The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-09-05
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

"A man named William Hare Skaggs
has been in Jail at Brownsville, Ky,
several months charged with the
murder of a missing citizen of that
place. A few days ago the missing
man returned to Brownsville i'll the
best of health, and naturally was
amazed at hearing of the jeopardy
Skaggs had been in on his account.
How Skaggs and the police feel about
the case is not related.
Alaska papers tell of traveller
named Clifton who few weeks ago
was making preparations in Juneau for
a journey up the Yukon river, which
he intends shall extend 1000 miles
further into the mysterious northern
region than any white man has yet
reached. He had hired twenty Indians
to accompany him, and had bought
several packs of dogs for use in sleigh
ing. 1t is said his expectations as to
the results of his trip run to great
gold discoveries as much as to
geographical glory.
Malaria is declining in Italy, says
DIR. Raseri. director of the hygienic
institute in Rome, the deaths from it
in five years from 1887 to 1898 being 3
in 1000, while for the five years pre-
ced:ng they were in 1000. All places
1900 feet above the sea are free from
it. In the valley of the Pc the rate is
to , to 1000, at Rome it is 3, in the
country south of Rome s; the AGriatic
coast north of Mount Gargano is
healthier. 1t is a curious fact that
malaria is most prevalent in the parts
that were most thickly populated in
ancient times.
"A decided change was made in our
national flag in 1894. On January 10
of that year law was passed that
after May l, 1895, the flag should be
composed of fifteen red and white
stripes and fifteen stars in the blue
field. This was the flag of the war of
1872. The change was due to the adj
mission to the union of Vermont on
March 4, 1891, and Kentucky on June
/, 1892, making fifteen states in the
union. The act originated in the
senate and when it went to the house
it provoked great discussion, but the
bill was passed.
"A slight epidemic Of gold fever is
sweeping over Cleburne county, Ala,
induced by the recent rediscovery of a
gold deposit at Arbacoochee, thirty
miles from Admission. The deposit was
worked prior to 1S49, but the California
gold craze which became virulent at
that time took all the prospectors and
miners from the Alabama field, and
the existence of gold in the region was
almost forgotten and the location of
the deposit preserved only in the form
of legend. A week or so ago the
ledge was rediscovered. Samples of
the quartz have been submitted to ex-
perts, and there seems proba bility of
the mine becoming profta BILE property,
and leading to considerable prospect
ing in the region.
The regimental colors of the
United States infantry are of blue silk
and bear in the center the arms of the
United States. Below the eagle is a
red scroll, with the number and the
name of the regiment in white. The
United States artillery has scarlet reg
mental colors, with two cannon
crossed in the center, with ~. S." in
yellow above and the regimental num-
Der below. The cavalry regimental
standard is beautiful seamless yellow
silk with four-fOot fly and three feet
on the lance. The arms of the United
States are in blue in the center, and
beneath the eagle red scroll bears the
name and numhar of the regiment in
yellow. The United States engineers
carry scarlet colors, bearing in the
center a castle with ~. S" above
, and Engineers below, castle and let
tering being in silver.