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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-01
The Arctic Martyrs.
JUNIUs.

New YORK, February 22.-This
morning the remains of Lieut.. De-
Long and his comrades were taken
from the Brooklyn navy yard by the
Tug Nisa, to the Battery, where the
bodies were placed in hearses and the
procession formed. The procession
consisted of naval officers and band,
battalion of marines, hearses, the
survivors of the expedition, several
regiments of militia, battali0ns of
regular troops, carriages containing
invited guests and various civic So
cieties.
Among the prominent people in the
carriages were Senator Warren Mil
Ter, the Chiefs of the Naval Bureaus,
Major General Hancock and Secre-
tary Lincoln, the Russian Minister
Consul General, Postmaster General
Gresham, Secretary Chandler and
Commodore Upshur, of the navy,
Mayors Edison and Low.
The procession moved up Broad
way and across the Brooklyn bridge
to the navy yard, where the bodies
will be in state to day. The day was
observed by general suspension OF
business, and the flying of flags in the
harbor and city at half mast.
Lieut.. William SchuetZ, who, with
Lieut.. Harder, left New York on
Feb. 4, 1882, to find the Jeannette's
dead, gave an interesting account of
his march for the bodies. He told of
his efforts about the Lena river, how
he and his comrades built schooner
81 feet long by 8 feet beam called
1.-THE Search" and how the off 'ers
and men took their four hours watch
at pulling the vessel like canal-boat
mules on stony shore that wore out
their boots. Lieut.. Scheutz related
how they travelled by dog and REIN
deer sleds some three thousand miles.
Sometimes dog sleds could make over
one hundred miles a day. Reindeer
had to be driven comparatively mod
erately. The lieutenant and his com.
rades, after they found the bodies
within ten miles of the mouth of the
river Lena, drove night and day.
stopping for nothing except to eat,
until they reached Irkutsk. At that
place the people welcomed the party
with marks of respect. The rest has
already been told.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-01
A Democratic View of the New Super.
YiSOrS.

From the Hagerstown Mail, Dem.]
sit is deeply to be regretted that
Governor McLane, in the appoint
ment of supervisors of election of Bal
timore city, did not think proper to
adopt Governor Hamilton in having
minority representation. 1t is the
duty of these three supervisors to Sc.
lect the judges and clerks of election
for the election precincts of the city
and to fix the places for holding the
election, and these are their sole and
exclusive duties. 1t is the settled
policy ofthe state to give the minority
one of the judges of election, and this
is right and fair, and it is equally
right and fair to give to the body
having the appointment, a minority
representation as he may know better
from his own association and connec-
ton with his party who would make
proper representative judges from his
own party" n "These appoint
mentS are the most important of any
made in the state-in fact, all the
others are unimpOrtant compared to
these. The supervisors have in their
power all the election machinery in
the city and therefore the result of the
election, in their own hands. if had
enough to determine it they can APP
point judges and clerks who will
make any result that may be desired.
With this great power every care
should be taken in the appointment
to be just to every one and every par
ty, and especially to guard against
any approach to- the thought of
wrongful and unfair conduct of cleo
tons, and against even the suspicion
of it. There is an end to confidence,
trust and government in fraudulent
elections an end to the purity of
party; to rightfuI and just legislation
ana to every principle that should
govern the order of a free state, and
every free citizens should regard it as
his first duty to plant this buIwark of
our liberties and institutions upon the
solid foundations of right, so that it
cannot be perverted or wrested by
the bad from its great ends.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-01
Information About the SOudan.

The name of Soudan bears different
meanings, according as it is used by
the Arabs or by the Egyptians. The
former apply ii to designate the in
terror of Africa generally, and, fol-
lowing them, the geopraphers of
Europe have given this name to all
the countries along the southern edge
of the great Sahara. from Senegambia
and Sierra Leone on the west to
Darfur on the east. Etymologically,
Soudan means simply 1.-THE Blacks"
and is corruption of the Arabic
name Baladus Sudan, "the country
of the Blacks" AS employed, how
ever, by the Egyptians, 1.-THE Soudan"
means not the immense tract of Africa
just described, but a tract to the east
of it, which comprises the countries,
except Abyssinia, on both sides of
the Nile. south of the second cataract,
which have during the last sixty
years been formed into an Egyptian
provice bearing that name. The de-
pendent province or empire-for be
it understood, the Soudan is not
Egypt any more than Alg ria is
France-cOmprises much of Nubia,
all Sennarr, all Kordofan and all
Darfur.
A report recently made to the
British Foreign Office gave its length
from north to SOUTH or from Assoan
to the equator, at about 1850 miles,
but this makes it begin at the first
and not at the second cataract of the
Nile; Its width, on the same author
ity, from Massowan, on the Red Sea.
to the western limit of the Darfur
provice, is from | 200 to l, 400 miles.
1t probably, therefore, does not fall
far short, if at all, Of the dimensions
of India. 1t is inhabited by two to-
tally distinct races. The northern
half by almost pure Arabs, most of
them nomad tribes, protesting some
form of Moham'nedanism /; and the
southern halfby negroes, who, thouph
officially cIassed among Mussulmans,
are really pagans, and are, roughly
speaking, all sedentary and agricul.
tural. Up to 1919 the Soudan was
divided into number of petty king.
doms and chieftaincles but in that
year Mohammad Ali, the then Khe-
dive, sent his son ISmail to conquer
the country. From that time to the
present. the Egyptians have gone on
extending the borders of their nomi-
nal sovereignty, but have never yet
managed to obtain an undisturbed
footing in any part of the vast terri
tory they claim. The seat of the pro-
vincial government is at KhaFtoum,
at the confluence of the Blue ard
White Miles.
Khartoum can be reached Srom
Cairo, from which ii is some 1900
miles distant. by the Nile-the rail-
way stopping short at Assiout, less
than 300 miles from Cairo-but the
quickest route is by the Red Sea- from
Suez to Suakim, which may be re-
garded as the seaport of the SoWaD,
and thence by caravan route Of
about twenty.eight miles to Berber.
where the Nile is touched, and from
that point sONthward for about the
same distance to- Khartoum.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-01
A Disguised Democrat.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The pleu-
ro-pneunonia bill was taken up by
the House to-day in committee of
the whole. Mr.. Blackburn in the
chair. Mr.. Hatch (Mo,) supported
the bill. He ridiculed the fear, ex-
pressed by some opponents of the
bill. that it would provide for a large
number of Federal officials to work
against the Democratic party. He
was not afraid Of few more Office
holders. That was not what the
Democratic party had to fear. What
the Democratic party wanted was
funerals-funerels in New York, fu-
nerals in Indiana and In Ohio.
Laughter. 1t wanted to bury some
of the barnacles and corpses that have
been hanging to it. 1t had Nation
al Committee sit here few days ago.
and a majority of that committee did
not even have originality or indie
pendence enough to find place in
the United States wherein to hold a
convention outside of the place where
the Republican convention was to be
held. He had Travelled long enough
In the wake of the old barnacle laden
Democratic party, now following the
Republican party. He wanted new
blood-a little independence in it,
little originality in 1t. Before he
would have followed the Republican
party to Chicago, he would have
gone to Los Angeles. He would
have gone where the thermometer
reaches 40 degrees below zero or 80
above boiling point rather than have
gone to Chicago. laughter He
would have had the Democratic par.
ty possess independence enough TO
strike out for one on its own hook.
He defed the intelligence Of the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-01
The Cyclones Track,

RALEIGH. N. c., Feb. 21.-The
number of lives lost in North Carroll
ma by the cyclone is about fifty, and
an equal number were wounded.
Much property was destroyed. The
cyclone about Lone Creek swept
away forty houses. Two negro chill
dren and three white children perish
ed. The dead in the village of Rock
ingham number seventeen and the
wounded thirteen,
Star specials giving further partic
ulars of the cyclones say that the
storm came so rapidly that the peo-
pie were unable to escape from their
houses. Buildings were blown into
fragments, the bodies of the deed ter
ribly bruised and cut. The force of
,he winds were so great that two
millstones were moved hundred
feet. Chickens and birds were found
picked clean. The largest trees were
upset and the smaller ones stripped
of their bark. At midnight the sky
was dazzling red. The killed and
wounded belong almost exclusi vely
to the poorer classes, and there will
be suffering and restitution among
the survivors. Already twenty-three
dead bodies have been found IN Rich
Inond county.
Reliable reports state that on the
line Of Cherokee and Pickens eoun-
ties, Georgia, within space Of three
miles twenty-five persons were kill
ed and forty wounded. No deaths
occur ed in other counties contiguous
to these. The cyclone blew down the
residence of Col. Numbers, in Put
man county, Ga, dangerously wound
ing him. Mrs. Paschel, who took
refuge in his house. was instantly
killed. Seven negroes and nearly all
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-01
Strange RevivaIs in Ohio.

AT Goshen Church, midway be-
tween the villages of GAINESVILLE and
Pickerltown, in the valley of the Mud
river, in Ohio, commenced on the 10th
of January a revival which has been
attended by sensational phenomena
of most Extraordinary nature. The
building will seat eight hundred per-
sons, but only portion of those at
tending can obtain entrance. The
only regular preacher they have, and
the individual who has created the
major part of the excitement, is Noah
McCioin, a eOlOred exhorter from In.
diana. Under his influence the peO-
pie become frenzied. They shout I'M
til they can actually be heard mile
upand down the country road. Many
ofthem throw themselves on the floor
and roll over and over, shouting in a
kind of ecstasy that they have found
salvation. while others try to drag
their friends forward to be converted !;
aud to a cool and collected person
suddenly appearing on the scene it
would look as if body of human be-
ings completely cut of their senses
had taken possession of the stout old
church.
Quite a number have had frances
orspells Of complete insensibility, one
of the most remarkable being that of
John Williams, a young man who
boldly proclaimed that he was an
atheist, and said that "if there was
God he wished his power might be
manifested in him, and If there was
hell he wished to have foretaste of
it," In vain his friends laborcd with
him and pleaded with him to give up
his evil ways and come out on the
right side" He stoutly declared his
infidelity, although attending all the
meetings, until, when pushed and
pressed one day, he ripped out an
oath and Immediately fell insensible,
without motion and a tiuttering, al
most imperceptible pulse, His friends
were horrOr-stricken, and did all they
could for six hours to revive him,
when he suddenly rallied, opened his
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-01

House to Introduce bill which had
for its object the promotion of agri-
cultural interests and which sought
in the slightest degree to interfere
with the operation of these gigantic
and almost m0narchial corporations
which controlled the transportation OF
the country. without having some
Democrat, attacked by qualm OF
conscience, jump on it quicker than a
duck on a junebug with a constitu-
tiOnal objection. Laughter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-01

raiser of that county. The wedding
day was set for This week, the license
procured and tie trousseau purchas.
ed, but on the day before the nuptials
were to take place the bride received
permission from her parents to go to-
Windsor, Henry county, the NEAREST
village, to purchase few articles to-
complete her toilet. The hired man.,
Joseph Graves, a handsome young
fellow. accompanied her in the fami-
~ carriage, and on the way to Wind,
sor the conversation drifted into the
channel Of the expected wedding.
Graves spoke Of the many hours they
had spent together and how they
would miss parh other in the future.
Finally he told her Of his love. The
girls heart warmed towards him
and an efopPmenr was soon proposed
and they proceeded to carry it out.
At Windsor they put up the carriage
at livery stable, boarded the Mis-
souri, Pacific passenger train and
went to Macon. They then went to
a hotel, minister was called, who
stepped before the blnshing bride
and the man Of her choice, who was
still attired in his farm suit of brown
overalls and cCwhide boots. and soon
brought her interesting courtshiD to-
an end by tying the nuptial knot.
The couple are still at Macon, Graves
former home,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-01
Henry Clay's Argument.

Miss Martineau was a famous ra--
tionalist. She once visited the coun.
try. During her visit she was intro
duced to Henry Clay. In course Of
conversation she spoke most slight
ingly of practical religion. Here is
the great statesman's reply:
miss Martineau, 1 do not know
practically what the churches call re-
ligion. l wish did. But I do know
of its effects. In the neighborhoOd Of
my home were two very estimable
families, who, in years past, fell in
what is known as kentucky feud,'
which means that as often as any of
the embittered parties met at fair
or public meeting there was proba-
bility that the fray would begin, and
it was as likely to kill the innocent
as those in the strife. The neighb0rs
did everything in their power for
reconciliation. did all i'm my pow
err with the rest but all was in vain.
The killing went on until one Of the
denominations held what they call a.
basket meeting,' and at what they
call revival these beligerent fami--
lies were converted, as they say, and
they have liv ed on the best of terms
ever since, blessing to the whole
community. 1 tell you, Miss Mar
tiDeau, that whatever will change a:
Kentucky fued into loving fellow.
ship SO soon ard effectively is ofGod..
No power short of Ills could do it,"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-01
SATURDAY. MARCH 1. 1884.

With this issue we enter upon our
eighth volume, with a much larger
subscription list than ever before. We
hope during this year to make TUE
REPUBLlCAN more popular than
ever. aud will spare no labor or ex-
pense in the effort. We ask our
friends throughout the county to aid
us. as they have in the past seven
years, by their patronage and encour-
age ment.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-01

The pulse-beats of a criminal dur
ing execution by hanging have been
recorded. After the rope was adjust
ed the pulse-rate was III Sinmediate-
ly after the drop it fell to "a, 50, 40,
20, and to O. in the Attn minute; hut
the sixth minute 1t rose to 20. then
to 49,; eighth minute O; ninth "a F.;
after this no pulse was perceptibIe in
the arteries, but the heart heat two
or three times between the ninth and
nineteenth minute. The death was
from strangulation, the neck not be.
ing dislocated.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-01

An Alfalfa Constitution cOrrespon-
dent says: 1.-THE other night while
talking to Senator Brown / noticed
piece of rabbit fur protruding above
his collar. / asked him if he wore
rabbits foot about his neck. NO.
he replied, but do wear a rabbit
skin on my chest. A lady commend.
ed it as the best possible protection
against cold. Kgot fine rabbit skin,
cut off the feet, and tying the two
legs together with ribbon. / tied
the skin about my neck. 1t has
worked like a charm.'"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-01
Picture Of a Dakota Blizzard.

A paper published i'm a Dakota
town gives the following description
of a blizzard :, "Untii about Al P. NJ.
the day was sunny, pleasant, and
with temperature as mild rs spring.
The streets were filed with people,.
and ladies were prom"nading in the
enjoyment of the ETHEREAL mildness.-
Suddenly, and, without the slightest
warning, Il solid white wall of frost
and snow appeared in the northwest.
1t seemed as though the bluffs in that,
direction had suddenly shot upward
to a height of 900 feet, so solid and
compact did this icy wall appear. In
a second Of time the storm burst with
appalling fury, and the windows.
which had by the mildness of the at
mosphere' become clear of frost, were
heavily coated with clinging snow on
the outside and heavy frosted par
ticIes on the inside. The air grew
terribly cold. and was Il 'rkened by
flying frost and snow. The high walls.
of the hotel directly opposite were
not to be seen. All objects were hid
den by the flying and rapidly driven
snow. People on the streets sought
shelter, and the stores were temporar-
lily used for protection from. the fierce
ness of the bowling blast. Darker
grew the atmosphere. to such an ex-
tent that business in the Office was,
stopped until lights were procured"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-01

The bill to tax mortgages was kill
ed in the Maryland Senate Tuesday,
by striking out the enacting clause,
on motion of Mr.. Brace. Mr.. Getty
voted for the motor.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-01
The Hired Mans Luck,

A romantic wedding has occurred
in Jackson county, Missouri. The
Rev. Moses Anderson Was the ac-
cepted lover of Miss Fannie CALI.
cote, a daughter Of q wealthy stock
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-01

the stock on the farm were also xiii
ed.
Dayisboro, Ga, on the Central
Railroad. was almost destroyed. Six
stores were blown down. also the
brick depot. Ten employees of the
railroad were killed and many dan.
gerously wounded.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-01
TERMS OF ADVERTISING.

Correspondents must enclose full name and
ad1ress, not necessarily for publication, but
saprivate guarantee Of good faith. Reject
ed communications will not be returned.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-01-11
SENATOR FUNSTON.

The broadcast, brainiest, and most
representative man now talked of for
the Con OCCASIONAL vacancy is Senator
Fuyrstcn, OF this county. We cannot
expect to elect a man who can
step at once into the place of the la
mented Haskell. The Second District
has sustained loss which cannot at
once be made good. But in electing
Mr.. Funston to that place, we elect
man as broad and comprehensive in
his views, as well versed in economic
questions and as ready and effective in
debate as was Mr.. Haskell when ne
first took his seat in the halls of Con-
gress. 4 man, too, equal in native
force. to his illustriOus predecessor,
and of wider experience in political af-
fairs than Mr.. Haskell had at the time
of his first election. He has, too, that
capacity of growth that was so mar
vellousl V displayed in Haskell's short
political career--a capacity, we predict
that will keep him the representative
of the people when he is once there.
Add to this the upright and irreproach-
able character of the man, and Allen
county claims a candidate worthy of
The united and enthusiastic support OF
the party.
f. III. Funston is representative
man. and emphatically a man of the
people. He is a scholar, and yet not
ashamed to earn his bread in the
sweat of his face; fresh from his farm
and his stock and his daily toll, and
vet man of college training and of
wide and general reading. Such men
are not common. and they are the best
representatives of our free institutions.
While fitted by experience and the
training of the schools to make them
selves felt, they are yet close to the
people.
Senator Funstou's Repuhlicanism is
of the uncOmpromising and aggressive
kind. He believes in the party and is
in full sympathy with the principles it
holds dear. While decided in his views
and fearless in advocating what he be-
lieves to he right, he is cool-headed,
conservative and sound. No more fire.
auent remark is made of him by those
who know him most intimately than
that he is man of good, hard sense"
and when it comes to the matter of
representing the people, and all the
people, no quality is more to he desired
than this same good, hard sense.
We have said before that we consid-
er Mr.. Funston the most available
man now before the people, and we
think so yet. And more and more, as
indications multiply, we believe that
he will go into the convention the
strongest man and come out its nomi-
nee, and that his triumphant election
will indicate the wisdom of his nomi-
nation
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-01-11

THE Leavenwofth Times has the fol-
lowing to say of Mr.. Funston and the
Second District:
Present indications point to the NOM
inatl0n of Hon. +. II. Funston on the
Republican, ticket. Several other good
men are spoken of in connection with
the nomination, but as far as we are
able to see, the weight of Republican
sentiment is III favor of Mr.. Funston.
II would be bad policy indeed for eth
er party to nOminate any man connect
ed with railroads or otherwise. Mr..
, Funston will be satisfactory to the Re-
publican masses, and would make a
strong candidate.
The following, said in the same con-
Dection, We heartily endorse:
With anything like fair judgment
on the part of the Republicans, their
candidate will be elected. The Times
would like 10 see the contest made on
square issues. 1t would like 10 see the
Republicans adopt a reasonable res0lu-
ton in favor of tariff 50 adjusted as
10 protect home industries. 1t would
like to see the Democrats adopt resp
luton pure and simple for tariff for
revenue only"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-01-11
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LaHarpe Locals

/ The LaHarre boys say thay believe the girls
have mors enthusiasm than tn. boys; | guess
they gla leap year has come.
/ Miss Anna Scott, Of Coloay, has been visit
/ Jig at MIR. John GhIfests' during the holidays.
! Mr. Shuey will preach at Moran next Sunday
in the morning and at Elm Dale in the after
noon.
Mrs Mary OhIfe>t spent the holi laws at home.
MIR. Don Lenbery, vino has been visiting in
this vicinity for the past month, started last
Friday for his home in In'liana. accompanied
by his ann Mrs Charlie Ohifpst who expects
10 remain about siX weeks visiting relatives and
friends.
han. Dale school adjourned Pee. 2I to begin
again after New Year: Tut IN account of the
storm the teacher did NOT get here Kill He,inrs
day and school commenced thursday for a sie-e
Of Iiye months.
Cold weather has come at last AMI with il a
snow storm and up year We have seen one
OF two sIeighs but have failed TO hear the jtugic
of the sleigh bells. 1 guess they are frozen up.
OrriD Hartiy spent the holidays at his h Tue
in lola.
Miss Dean Pace also spent the holidays in
lola.
Mr. Milford has gone to Fog &c ut Cor few
days.
.sses Anna and Mary Ohlfest. siSters 0:
Mrs. Reedrr. spent The holidays in this place.
Miss Anna expects 10 return 10 her isOnle near
Lawrence this week and Miss Mary will sIsy
with her sister aud 20 10 school this winter.
Mr.. Elmer x, msberg was home during the
) holidays; he gave two weeks vacation and be-
ian school again last week.
NJ, Reedrr expects shortly 10 build on his
farm nurIn Of the TaiIrDGt.
The literary AT Elm Daie was not very largely .
afteLded. The ,TaILa 81 tU- tpOneG Il al Itc .
next meeting, which viii be Ole week from
~atuFuay evening.
\ ss~tIepsu rJn this rlpce saws Ibis is The