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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-06
Terrible Death OF q Fisherman.

The San Diego World thus describes
the horrible death of q Chinaman on
the Coronades recently: Our readers
know that the abalone meat is priced
delicacy Of the Chinaman, and that the
shell of the abalone, when properly
polished, is one OF the most. fanciful
and beautiful things in nature. The
abalones are generally sought lower
down the coast, but are also found in
the neighborhood of San Diego. A few
days ago Fung Chou, q professional
fisherman, residing near Roseville,
name of "Chewder," started ont to
the Corona6es in his boat to hunt for
abalones. OF course, his movements
can only be surmised by the event.
The supposition is that he moored his
boat and began his quest. The Ooro-
nades are quite abrupt in their forma-
tion, precipitous, but , occasionally
broken. "Chowder" saw an enormous
abalone in aoleft of the rock, in place
covered with water when the tide was
in, and throwing himself on his stomach
he dropped over the ledge to wrench the
delicacy from its fastness. Abalones are
univalvular, and if, in detaching one
from the rock, to which it can fix itself
almost immovably, one happens to not
wrench it loose, at once it often closes
it's single shell on the rock, prisonlng
the spelling hand and causing mex
pressible agony. This was poor
"Chowder's" fate. As his evil star
would have it, the abalone was unusu-
ally large, and the poor Chinaman, un.
able to release himself, must have early
realized that he was doomed. From
his position, leaning over the rock, he
could not brace himself, or obtain any
leverage by which, at the sacrifice of
the hand. if need be, he could free him
self. We can imagine the agony suf-
fered by this poor wretch as he waited
for hours the rising of the tide which
should end his misery by death. The
actual pain endured must have been
unspeakable, and no help was nearer
than eighteen miles. We can conceive
of nothing so horrible as such situa-
tion, except the ancient Persian punish
ment of the boat" described minute
~ by Plutarch, in which the victim was
thrown to the ground, boat was turn
ed upside down over him and staked,
and his face was smeared with honey to
attract the insects. There he was left
to die. The poor Chinaman's plight
was almost as bad as this; but happily
the returning tide prevented the tor
ment from being as lasting. The mex.
orable waters, however, shortly did
their work. There came time when
the poor Chinaman could strain no
longer, and when tho b-iny Aood svoA-
ed from his lungs the breath of life.
When Chowder's body was recovered
by brother Celestial his dead hand
was still clutched in the remorseless
grasp of the abalone which had so ter
ribly avenged the invasion of his rocky
home. The agony the poor fellow had
endured in this novel martyrdom was
imprinted on his face.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-06
Coronation of the King Of Spain.

This city, says Bangkok correspon-
dent, has lately been scene of fes-
tivity and gorgeous professions and
illuminations, owing to the recoronation
of the King, who has lately attained his
majority. He was originally crowned
about six years ago, on the death of his
father but, being then only a boy of
13, he could not undertake the sole
charge of government, which was,
therefore, intrusted to a Regent, who
has fulfilled his duties in manner
which is seldom met with in Oriental
countries. ~
Prior to the present ceremony, the
King, according to Siamese law, was
compelled to enter the priesthood for a
short time, and had to perform all the
duties of the youngest novice and to
receive instructions suitable to the
position he was to occupy. After this
ceremony he was, on the morning of the
10th of November, at half-past 5, re-
crowned by the attendant priests, which
fact was announced to the people by q
salute of 1O1 guns from the palace, and
another of 81 guns from q French
frigate which came to Bangkok In honor
of the occasion.
At 10 A. M. the King repaired to the
Royal Throne, arrayed in the splendid
State robes, and attended by his mobiles
bearing the different insignia of his
power. A most brilliant assemblage
had been previously congregated in
front of the throne, and representatives
from almost every civilized nation were
present. Immediately after His Majesty
had taken his seat on the throne ne
read proclamation abolishing crouch
ing and prostration in the presence OF q
superior. From time immemorial it
has been the Siamese custom never to
stand in the presence of Royalty, and
the highest mobiles in the land could
only approach the King on their knees,
with their elbows resting on the floor,
and their hands joined in the act OF
worship. A nobleman visiting another
of higher rank than himself would have
to remain in very similar position, no
matter how long the interview mlght
last, In the proclamation the King
stated that he had been impressed with
the conviction that no country cou!d
prosper where such servility and worship
from one man to another was the Gus
tOm. ana CuHt u0 WA0AOA W ooo AAOAA 49,
q more equal footing, 30 that the poor.
est subject in the kingdom might feel
sure of obtaining equal justice with the
During the reading of this edict, all
the Siamese present, to the number OF
about 400, remained in q prostrate con-
dition on the floor, but at its conclusion
thev arose simultaneously and did their
best toward making bow to the King
in European Fashion.
Many of them appeared i'll at ease.
and it was noticeable, by their round
shoulders and half-stooping gait. that
they were almost afraid of the position
they found themselves in.
After q few more formalities, the
King retired amid the most horIloie
din Of conches, gongs, horns, ana al "a
other native instruments which couis s
possibly render discord discoroana:'
As the King now possesses some n! mil mill
tary bands very fairly trained IN Euro.
pesn music, it is anticipated that the
native instruments sounded their own
death knell on this occasion,
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-06

Uu.l: L. rlI H.
Ina! y! Is 70 say, one'lourtn OF tne m
come e;A Is sPens n; IN % REM, o9e,nai! IN 1909,
one-eignsn IN incioental ana inevi'aole
eAPenses, ana two-PeInaPs cn iour-per-
sons are cio1ned on *oO q year; OF, under
sne moss lavoIaole circumssances, one,
!oultn iol lens. one,tnaro IN 1000, ana
1ne expenses OF iamly remain Mn 70 oe
mes on Twice tnas sum. Inere Is no
1aiasnlp MN:as IN IL, no munger, no colo
Neitner % are mere pooks, papers amuse-
menus, culture, accumulation. IaKe
tne lack OF room. In any pars OF Sne
clty eAceRt tne quaiteIs aDanaoneo Ino 20
ines sae so.calleo craminaa 1 MAJ Glasses ~ $ioo t year
rents room ana TWO 1eoro0ms. b9i!t
as tenement.nouses orainarlIy are, tnls
gives aoout two-tnlrds tne space on one
moor OF an ordlnary twensy-1oot iront
mousse. In otner wo1ds, oa nSo II one lamlly
mas nas an income OF $1.OUO ana announcer
x1Oo, tne nTse a mas s,a I'LL. !lmes M tne room OF Q!
nse @ of bai,uavs and dg vara W. r. uIea wnn,d nnt
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-06
Life In the City.
How People Live In New York ON Four
teen Dollars . Week,

How People Live In New York ON Four.
teen Dollars Week.
Fourteen dollars a week, of$728 q
year, in New York city, is salary paid
to thousands of clerks who by industry
and close application have passed from
the lowest rank 10 one where position
is assumed and the first promotion is
gained. To win and hold such posi-
tion requires medium business abilities,
. good handwriting, Inethodical habits,
unvarying diligence, and o more than
average knack'at the particular trade in
question.
There are thousands, fully as compe.
tent, ready to take these same positions
at from IS to $40 per week.
Promising that an average man of
family devotes o weeks income to his
rent, and rarely finds it advis.
able to rise above that amount, weeks
expenses will be nearly as follows:
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-06

The world failing to end in accord.
ance with the last prediction of the Ad-
ventists, their newspaper organ comes
out in new type and every preparation
for permanence. "After all, says its
editor, "may it not be true that we are
the simple-minded, foolish people the
world at large esteems us to be, and our
hopes mere dreams 2"
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-06

A paper was recently read before the
French Academy extoling the virtues
of buttermilk. It claims for this article
a good share Of the acid which destroys
the incrustations which form on the ar
teries, cartilages, and valves OF the
heart. and believes q constant use OF
buttermilk will free the system from
troubles which inevitably cause death
between the seventy. fifth and hun
dredth year of mans life.
There is q demand in California for
the re-euactment of the law forbidding
the carrying Of concealed weapons.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-06

When the world no solace gives,
Whom in deep distress groan;
When my lover and my friend
Leave me with my grief alone;
When weary land I tread,
Painting for the rocks and springs,
Overshadow me, o Lord,
With the comfort Of thy wing!
When my heart and flesh shall fail,
When I yield my mortal breath,
Whom / gather up my feet stei
Icy with the chill of death;
Strengthen and sustain me, Lord,
With thine all-sufficient grace;
Ovorlean my dying bed
With the sweetness Of thy face.
When the pang, the strife is past,
When my spirit mounts on high,
Catch me up in thine embrace,
In thy bosom let me lie!
Freed from sin, and freed from death,
Hid with thee, in heaven above,
Oversplendor mo, o God,
With the glory Of thy love.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-06

Two data are given from which to es.
innate the value of fowl for the t. BILE
or market. A table fowl should be all
breast, with short limbs and 81 ,all
bones also, fowls are In perfection 70,
the table only before they have attain cd
maturity.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-06

Miss Susan B. Anthony petitioned
the United States Senate to remit the
fine imposed on her by Judge Hunt for
illegally voting at Rochester, N. Y.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-06

q IN kinds neatly executsd q tho lowest living
pfioes. Our once is well furnished with mate.
Hal and stock for this department, and ws now
have experienced and competent workmcn to
use them. II you want any printing done you
need not 60 to the city, or out Of tho county,
for you can get - good work and ~ low prices
Of this Office ~ any other.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-02-21
Public Sales.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
B. w. Taylor

VS..
T. NJ. Gilmer, ct ais.
In District Court, Parish Of Bossier, La
No.
DIV virtue of writ of fieri faclas issued
ID on twelve months Bond
from the Clerks office of BOssier, La, in
the above entitled suit, and to Inc directed
have seized and will proceed to sell at
public auction, to the highest bidder. before
the Court house door, in the town of Belle
vue, La, within the legal hours Of sale, on
1874, the following described property, to
wit:
Five hundred acres Of section seven, and
south half of section six, east of Red River
south half of section eight, northwest quar-
ter of section nine; southeast quarter Of
northwest quarter of section nine, township
eighteen, range thirteen: and the north hal
Of section seventeen, and the fractional pOr
ton of section eighteen, in same township
and range, east Of Red River, in the parish
of Bossier, with all improvements thereon
containing in all one thousand six hundred
and thirty-One acres, more or less, anC
known as the "TOM GILMER" Planta
ton.
Also, 16 head of mules, 2 wagons, cart
sixty thousand pounds of seed cotton, eigh
teen hundred bushels corn and eight thou
sand pounds Of fodder.
Seized as the property of the defendant
w. M. Sebastian, and to be sold to pay ant
satisfy said writ-say the sum Of 8 Ii 900 OO
Terms of Sale-Cash, without benefit o
appraisement.
Act of sale at expense of purchaser.
Bellevue, La, January 81, 1874.
b. +. ONEAL, Sheriff.
Per w. H. HILL, Deputy.
nO45-5ts-pr's fees $25.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-02-21
A MALICIOUS FALsEHOOD.

AuIAA1S1Ooo L
TT has been reported i'm some parts
i of Bossier parish, that the firm
of G. w. SENTELL & CO., Com
mission Merchants, New Orleans,
had suspended. At first we gave no
attention to the report, believing that
the friends of the firm knew it too
we'll to for a moment credit such an
idle rumor. Learning, however, that
the report is still in circulation, we
take the liberty of pronouncing it a
malicious falsehood, and would say to
those who may have claims against
the house of G. w. Sentell & Co., and
feel the least uneasiness as to its sol
vency, to.present them to us, and we
will settle the amount Immediately.
The friends of the firm need feel no
unasiness whatever. Let them ship
their cotton |; we guarantee that they
will lose nothing by the "bursting''
of the firm of G. w. Sentell & CO.
They are not of the class that burst.
In their commercial lexicon there is
no such word as fail" They trans
act business upon solvent principles,
and no other.
n. w. sENTELL & co.
February 81, 1874. 1t
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The New-Hampshire campaign
seems to be a remarkably dull
one. Neither party is entirely
stisfied with it's candidate for
Governor, and neither seems to
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or not. Partisanship is evidently
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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-02-21

The ghost of Bonaparte doubt.
less looks down with grim salts
faction upon the present condition
of st. Helena. Mountain floods
have destroyed many of the villa.
ges and dreadful have been the
ravages of the white ants,
The population has decreased by
one-fifth within eighteen months,
and the inhabitants who are left
are starving.
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The Michigan newspaper
publishers met in convention
at Lansing on the 18th inst.
for the purpose of considering
the proposed repeal of the new
postal law, which prohibits the
free exchange Of newspapers
through the mails. The De
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any action favoring arepeal OF
the law, and says:
"The old law granting these
was passed in the
days when the press was much
more addicted to deadheading
and begging than it is at pres
ent. We are proud to say that
every year the newspaper press
is becoming more independent,
more self-respecting, less
ready to ask for small favors
and charities. And for this
reason we are sorry to see a
newspaper lobby at Washing
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HHERIFFN SALE.
NHER1TT7N OdIE.
In Parish Court of Bossier Parish, La
No. 343
j. w. ONLEY

In Parish Court of Bossier Parish, La,
o.343
j. w. ONLEY
VS..
A. p. BUTLER, ct al.
Dy virtne of writ of fieri facias issued
ID from the Clerks Office Uf said parish
and State, and to me directed, have seized
and will proceed to sell at public auction to
the last and highest bidder, before the Court
house, in the town of Bellevue, Louisiana,
within the legal hours of sale, on Saturday
the 7th day Of March, 1874, the following
described lands. to-wit:
The south half of northwest quarter and
northwest quarter of southwest quarter and
northwest quarter Of northwest quarter OF
section twenty three, and the southwest
quarter of southwest quarter Of section IA,
and the southeast quarter Of northeast quar-
ter of section twenty-five, all in township
twenty, range thirteen, containing 24O acres,
and known as the Coates Butler place.
Seized as the property Of the defendant,
Butler, and to be sold to pay and satisfy
said writ.
Terms of Sale-On credit of IL months
purchaser to give bond for purchase price
bearing per centum interest from day Of
sale, with approved personal security and
vendors lien and special mortgage retained
to secure payment Of bonds. Said lands
were offered and sold on the 9TH instant, or
said terms, but purchaser failed to comply
with the terms of sale.
Act of sale at expense Of purchaser.
BF ONEAL, Sheriff.
Per VIM H. HILL, Deputy.
Bellevue, La, Feb IA, 1874. (pr's fee 81: