The Republican journal., 1885-05-14
Generallties.

| of the South"
| Wsconsin's tobacco acreage this year has in
creased one-third.
Consul General Van Buren, of Japan has re-
| signed on the ground of i'll health.
Ex-President Arthur is confined to his room
at his home in New York with scatca.
Charles P. Miller. of New York, has sued
Whltelaw Reid of the Tribune for libel.
A farmer near Sacramento, CAL. nets SO 900
this year from twelve acres of asparagus.
Floods in the country around Dallas. Texas,
are causing great suffering and loss of life
April 30th was the 29th anniversary of the
| declaration Of peace between England and Rus
| sa.
The seat of government of West Virginia
has been removed from Wheeling to Charles
| ton.
The Commissioner of Patents has under con-
| sideraion plan for the entire reorganization
of that Office.
Emperor Dom Pedro of Brazil has reigned
| ftty-three years, or longer than any other liv-
| ing sovereign.
The water in the river at Montreal is subsid-
| ing rapidly The estimated damage by the flood
| will he 100000.
| A man named Ward killed Mann lillian at
| Langton, Ala, the Both nit. The men We're not
| even acquainted.
The Governor of New York has signed the
| Niagara Park bill, which appropriates nearly
| a million and half.
| There is in Berlin an apothecary shop which
| dates its establishment from 1888. 1t was re-
Gently SOLD for $1,000 900.
Secretary Whitney expresses the opinion
that Congress will vote sufficient amount of
| money to build good ships.
| Minnesota widow recovered 81 900 for
| breach Of promise from railroad man. She
| wanted ten times As much.
| person who says he can identify Arthur
| Orton. the famous Tichborne claimant, has
| been discovered at San Francisco.
! The well known publishing firm of J. R. Os-
good X Co., of Boston has made an assignment.
| The Liabilities of the firm about S150000
| Five of the fastest transatlantic steamships
have been chartered by the British government
for cruisers, at $4,000 to 100000 a month each.
The wife of an habitua drunkard in Buffalo
recovered l,O30 against liqnor sellers. whom
she had notified not to furnish her husband
drink.
The total revenue of the British Government
| the past year was fSS, ,o43 900. and the eXpendi-
| lures were fS9 ,092 000 leaving deficit of El,-
of'ooo.
pros l,lio. of uon,.orl 1r,;,,ou.;,,. ,,.,
IN the Parker House restaurant, and Mary l..
boo!il' VINO edils narpers 8aZar. each receive
1000 per year.
prohibition paper published in Buffalo has
Standing heading which reads, white Wheat
Wh>key Wastes Wealth. Wrecks Womanhood.
Wahops Wives"
taught "A trade the Archduchess Maria Theresa
| Of Austria is learning to make eWelry in
| Tyrolese workshop.
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Il coplous stream of lava is Issuing from the
| principal crater and flowing toward Tore del
Greco and pompe
,.
| Britain has now a wen drilled army of 30 ,00G
| men, besides other thousands whom she can
| cali upon in case of need.
iht Increased YAK III Ehglahd OF nlne pence,
| crease the tax of Bass and Al>opp alone to the
| extent of $Sj0,000 YEARLY
T.
| ~ - .N' i'i'iI'iIH estihiattu thdt IL all lne
| 'u'ni"i!h loltI Ska'eIS III America Would
enough left To count them.
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81.
'.,-' }ae AZ" oi "lhher ol lhe cotheIi alumni
- ~ O'iis " itioil- ne ooJtcteu " HIS
| ~,
Wy thlte tIets tha' shadea the tent OF JeL-
- :! Sph n"Nie AZ 1he spot "ncIe he was captured
~ i'"ln .puht4' NeVtSta' nave since peeh
S'u'N oS is'''h'lS anu killed.
an TGean oi m ITovlase. mp' ,ao to
| trn,n R,rkar nf BnStnn NM fn,I Sara
iny Freeman 6. Barker 6. draw 30
|
| EN-Gov. McLane of MARYLAND. the newly
,I ,i, H. 10 lancei ,eia seM ao[h M
ltt,,.r No,,,,nnhi f II "nu u""S"'e vi 'iie
| '>'"N' ~ ii'ii>''' ioi ii"Nie'
| About 1000 families have settled in FIorida
since November, mostly in Orange, Sumter.
'or,i t"l4,'a ana iolk counties. ana large
nv" VI 'ieiii e"'he from hortnerh States
Mr.. Randall intends to devote the summer to
the restoration of bis health. His physicians
have informed him that his recent illness vas
| tha ttn,I, N"'''e' ~ ''i'' p"o NSh'''"''oh "
gay i''"'
There are about 100000 "drummers'' in the
| United States and their average salary is $1,000
and expenses One-tenth of their number he
Uma ao "ss"c'a''ols lof mutual pfotee'oh' m
"
Fires are consuming the forests and fence
| along The tier of mountain countirs In Viroinia
| including Rockbrdgp. Highland. Allegheny
Ausus'" ana hotkihShaih. Inc loss VIII be the
no"'''9' ioi years
The executive committee of fine National
| Civil Service Reform Association have voted tn
hold the next annual meetina i, Nayvnort r
- III 1f"su>!. george w illam GURUS VIII pre-
i>'' "A' "o'if0i an auulesN.
The Sprinofield (uassA \ hoard of alderman
have granted .ll;3 licenses to sall lionnr in thnt
civ. That i, one lionor sbon tn ahtont bon in
babtants me thirSt If S,rin"t;oiu noo,'Io
must "o VI " iioat raging oeScflpuoh'
| The number of r.;lro,d ..oi,la,,s il, ,ha
Tnitpd States durin, tss1 is i,,a, !, / 1ol ~
| these ~ ,v4ra rolIii1,',i ~ cu1 1,ii,>, ~ ~
81 are rpcorpd rs ..yi', rtor ,,n II :;
.ll asg nnrsnny LiJIoa .".I -no ;,i wy ~
Mrs u.rv po,o,,o, of ,ao. 1o-o .,.
visitine, In afaya,tn f,I; :, - ] ~ iI y
Uar n,inI i ,,ro,o @ 4 = si sS"i o',''
1hat .he i deaf Sh % n.i e. Soy Z
Oliver Perry ard is "f nnI.o" Wy ."'n0"'
"''' = "'''N' u Dei'""ie'
The number of cigars manufactured in the
United States in 1881 WAS 2 Al 30e OH hainp
ra,nirin, o, uc noo non ii',s ~ VI oou'1, n y
n,,inhar - po"iuo 90 y. ,na e"i 900 ne
- - 'ii'ue was o'f''o''ooo'
The epidemic at Plymouth, Pa. i said to be
of a much more serious nature than il has been
for IA week past One hundred and thirty new
| bayn ~