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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-12
The TOW.B0at monopoly On the Lower
Mississippi.


The tow-boat monopoly at the mouth
Of the Mississippi has doubtless, as is
usually the case with monopolics,
over-reached themselves. In their
selfishness they have persistsntly 10
managed affairs ~ to impede the Gov.
ernment dredging service, and do great
damage to commerce. They have, ior
instance, made it point to run vessels
which they were towing aground in
such . manner that they would
swing across the channel dredged by
the engineers. In this position, five
hours suf1ices to accumulate bar Of
sediment about tho vessel, thus stop
ping up the way. At they receive 800
an hour for towing vessels over the bar,
this has proved q profitable specular
tion. The resolution introduced in
the House by Stone, of Missouri, in
structing the Commerce Committee to
prepare . law to facilitate the execu-
tion OF, and to protect public works of
river and harbor improvements, to the
end that private individuals and COR
porations may not destroy such works
without suitable penalties, was agreed
upon by the Congressional cheap
transportation caucus Saturday night,
to cover this case, and Was promptly
passed. This action, when fully car
ried ont, will have the effect to COM
pleiely mussle the tow-boat monopoly,
and will Prove great benefit to the
commerce of the Southwest.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-12

IT has been found that irradiation,
in photographs Of the sun, may be
done away with either by using q
non actinic colored screen or by max.
ing the sensitive f]lm incapable of re.
fecting actinic rays. This 10 done by
adding red aniline to the collodion.
After the photographs are developed
and fixed in the ueual way, they are
treated with chlorine gas, which
destroys the red color and leaves the
photograph on clear film.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-12

The new Brooklyn Metallurgical
Works of Brooklyn, Oal., near San
Francisco, are in active operation.
With q powerful crusher they pulverize
q ton of ore in an hour, from which
they extract gold, silver, and copper,
and the more refractory ores, lead, an
tlmony, arsenic, and copper. Six
strong furnaces subject these ores to
an intense heat for twelve hours. The
gases are conveyed in pipe through
a tower made of porous materials, the
vapors being checked in their progress
upward by fine jets of water, which are
utilized in a reservoir below,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-12

BAD TO WoRsE.-Blind man: "Ah,
Mr.. Evins, 1 'aint heer'd you pass this
sum time--I fear'd you were laid up
with your money-tiz." Mr.. Evlns:
''Worso nor that, John-worse nor
that! The wife went an faund me a
Job O. wark !"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-12
AUSTIN, MOWER COUNTY,
Parcpa.llOsa
ny MILES O'REILLY.

ny MILES o'REILLy.
Air" The Graves Of Barney"
Och sf songs fountain,
An' Of charms mountain
There = no plinla donua
Can wld her compare
For she is the sweetcst.
An the most cOmpIctest,
From her golden girdle
To her nut.brown hair.
She's tho gorgeous posa
OF Signor Rosa,
An she does Outvalue him
BY . hundred pounds.
Sure, her sm,lo il gracious,
An her bust is spacious,
Like milk-whlte reservoir
IAN trotbi that's what it is, the darliht an
may God bless her an it for the same! An, may
He look down upon her. an be good to her!)
OF all silvery sounds.
Hear her voice minuteI
Like lark Or linnet,
How the warble bu )blea mp
From her purify throatl
An now hear it faliin'.
Like an echo CALM
Flickerin' gently downward
From some hills remote.
Then again it rises,
An wid Joy surprises,
For her love an rapture
Find in gong relief;
An II now Slnko lOWly
Into prayer most holy,
Or now swells in r0ndeaux
(Though don't meself rightly know, upon
mo conscience, what sort Of . thing ''ron-
desu " ls when it's at honey
OF melodiouI grief.
When think Q dyin',
An me spirit dyin'
To that high Olympus
Where good gossOOns 60
Where their harps a-holdin',
An wild symbals golden,
All the proud immortals
Into music flow
Och ! the future taskin,
It is then Pm askin',
'sShall We hear Parepa
In that shinin' tbr0ng2"
For il her sweet singin'
Through all Heavens not ringin',
Earth can whip the Nine Mcsese
LAY, faixl an dozen or two Of them little
cherubl ms and serapbims who continually
do cry" ~ poor Father Mulcahy- God rest
him LIQUID me long ago at Sunday Schooi.l
In the line o. cong.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-12

Robert Bonner's New York Ledger.
The New York Times contains the
following just and apprsciative edito.
rial notice:
The New York Ledger recently
entered upon q new volume, and the
proprietor, Mr.. Robert Bonner, took
occasion to say q few words to his
hundreds of thousands of readers. He
tells them that the iberality which has
been shown in the past in the manage.
meRt of his paper will be continued
throughout the new year; that all the
old favorite writer's will contribute to
its pages; that he will be constantly on
the watch for "any new Developments
of real rising gcnius;' and that he is
determined to keep up the Ledger as
"the best family paper in the world. u
That these pledges will be kept, Mr..
Bonner's well-known enterprise and
high character afford q sufficient guar
antee. He may fairly claim the credit
Of having established a popular jour-
nal which is absolutely free from any
moral reproach or stain. In too many
of the trumpcry journals which have
been set up in the vain hope OF cornpet-
ing with the Ledger the lessons taught
character. Parents are depicted as
unnatural tyrants from whom it is a
duty and virtue to escape. A boy
flies from his home, meets With q
stranger of boundless wealth and liber.
ality, is instantly adopted as son and
heir, and achieve exploits which rival
all the feats of all the heroes known to
history. Many boy has found out to
his sorrow how little these wild and
mischiev0us stories represent the act
ual conditions of life. Too often the
teaching is even more pernicious-vice
and prof1gacy are a penalty inculcated.
Mr.. Bonaer's Ledger has always been
free from this abominable poison
Hence it has been and is freely admit
ted into thousands of families all over
tho country as companion and a
friend. No profane word, no vicione
stories are ever allowed to appear in its
columns. Among its contributors NE
some Of the most highly estec med
clergymen of the day, and many of the
ablest writer's in general literature. It
has two columns every week of replies
10 corresponding, which are full OF
practical good sense and sound advice.
In the number before us questions on
great variety of subjects are asked,
from knotty law points to delicate SUBJ
Jects connected with engagement and
marriage, and all these questions are
answered carefully and with great good
humor and worldly wisdom. In this
single number also there are eight diff
ferent stories, either continued or COM
ple!e in themselves, articles by the
Revs. Henry Ward Beecher and DR..
Hall many admirable comments on
topics of the day, and a great variety
of useful and miscellaneous reading.
A better publication it would be hard
to find; and while bearing our testi-
mony to the fact that it we'll deserves
the wonderful success it has achieved
in the past, may we add our wishes for
it's redoubled success in the future.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-12
WAYNEsBUR0. i

WAYNksBuRa, Pa., must be good
resort for disconsolate bachelors, since
the widows outnumber the widowers
about four or five to one, and the girls
there are numerically stronger than
the boys.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-12

A YOUNG clergyman, small of stature,
preaching as candidate in certain
place, one sabbath, peering over the
pulpit. Bible, announced as his text,
g It is I. Be not afraid.'
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-12

San FRANCISCO wants Delawa g
whipping post, aud she ought to have
IT,.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-12

MINNIE, MINNIE, tickle the parson"
is the latest reading of the Be]shazzar
phrase.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-12
At Large

IaE burning OF the Memphis and LouisviIle
railroad machine shops on February WAS
me work OF An incendiary named John Nc
carthy' former fireman in the employ Of the
company. He. in company with another man,
entered the Office OF the master mechanic. and
Knocked down the watcbman. and then set
fire to tho place. He was pursued some dis
tance by another watchman, who called On
him to stop. failing in which he was shot, but
afterwards escaped. The loss will amount to
$l10,eO0. Four hundred men are thrown ont
Of work by this fire.
AT . recent dancing party near Nashville,
Joseph Briley, II yesrs Of age, while standing
On the floor with his partner. was shot
throrgh the head and instantly killed by
Robert Batt-. Tie fiicuItv arose as to which
OF the two men should dance with certain
young lady In that ret. They agreed to leave
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-12
Mistakes.
BY JOHN N'oOvERN.
ne;H nnnn Hn,,~A -n.A

ABDU0AVD0
By JOHN N'oOvERN.
A tiny maid onco found q nest
OF newborn mice
And filed with childish horror lest.
By grim device,
The house. cat should tho place invest.
She sought advice
Her ten.yeared brother, II he must,
WOn1d take their care.
That night he told the boys with gust
How puss did fare ;
And they pronounced his sistef's trust
Verdancy rare.
How Oft some little bope OF aim
Is Trusting barred
To those who, bad We silent came,
Would ne'er have cared
Save that, mayhap, malicious game
Might worse have Jared.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-12
THURSDAY, February "a resolution

A0O01OA4S @0OA uoA J u "a 4OOV40s4O4S
for the appointment Of JOINT oommittee Of the
Senate aud House to investigate the government Of
the District Of Columbia, wss sdopted.-Nr. Or.
penter introduced bin to restore the rehts Of the
state Of Louisiana.-A memorial Was read from
ator from Vlrxints TO hl the unezptred term Of n.
]. Borden, deoeased.-The bin 70 facilitate the
execution Of and protect certain public wo9hs Of
improvement At the mouth Of the Ntssinippi river
was passed. Tho Chair announced 10 members
Of the Senate Joint committee TO investigate the A.
huysen, Boutwell,, and Tnurman.-The Senate
then resumed considesa*ioo Of the bankrupt bill,
after which IN executive session was held.
House.
bin was passed concerning practice in territorial
courts; also . bill 70 amend the ct Of March :,
1878, to encourage the growth Of timber on The
western pEairies.-The House spent the remaindee
Of the day in committee Of the whole on the army
appropriation bn.--1n the evening session Va
had for the oons'derstaon Of tho bin to revise the
statutes.
Senate.
FRIDAY, February 6.-The bill in re-
lation to bountiee passed. II provides that sr who
enlisted in tho army under the proclamation Of May
8 and previous to August 1s 1861, be paid bounty
Of S,U', providing the same has not already been
paid.--A bill was introduced and referred, pro-
shall be subject to state and county taxation.-At
tho expiratoQ Of the morning hour the coDsideea.
ton OF the bankrupt bill Was resumed, ond oocu-
pied the remainder Of the session.
House.
This being private bin day, number OF private
bills reported and acted upon After which the
House adjourned.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-12
A BIG GAME AT MARBLES.

A Twenty.Seeond w as,d Butcher and .
seventh Avenue Barber Again 1t the
sport OF lhetr ENTHUSIASTICALLY Ten
Hours IT Marble l'la ying for . Parse
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-12

.,.. Ao,>noko,Al, ~o-.A -
ratee, wnicn you heucelosn Iuns oo, ana We
VIII aec,uo "nas T anoeT t.s'Ie aaies . sn.m ce:
AZ wen 1s sly one tuny aPP.vec'.te s toe ol1,
nc1!tles wnIcn aIS ~ .ao . way VI tIamc nxed
oy law-1 WV; can easIy gee "nese ne u may some
t.u!es 1l woIA s; na"it a anu c" + aeuaa WRONG.
But u is ama1.ns-lt eoems W lne pfeposter'
ous-that 9'slh'eresteu men are not as com
rel9nt as those mterestea ;s" 10 & NIX rates which
snail DC JCs1 me Iauios"s anu the people.
10 rely on competltlon Iol reAet Will only
bring renewed odisappol:tHaeut. our pass MS
tory shows that t9e rapld 'ncieasc OF la'lroads
has only resulted III more s'saht'c comD'na
tlons'
It will doubtless be difficult to induce our
National Legislature and most OF our State
Legislatures to pass any such law which will
be sufficient, for there is no money in it. The
propositions which will be most likely to meet
Will, favor in those august bodies will be the
building of new railroads, or digging vast
canals, which will allow them the opportunity
to spend $5O, ,OO0, 600 or 500, 600 0O0. which We
will At least have the producers privilege OF
paying. When such amounts a. that are to be
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-12

TUESDAY, FeOruafy IA petltlOn OF
colored citizens Of Atlanta was presented, denying
the statement Of A. H. Stephens that the oolored
citizens Of Georgia did not desire the psage Of The
civil rights btl also the resolution Of the 0eorgis
legislature to the same e6ec&-A Position was also
askine for the equalization Of bounties.-Theb bin
providing for the erming and equipptng Of the
whole body Of militia Of the United States was
The bin to increase the number Of peymasteel
In the azmy received . favorsble repoet-Nr.
Sherman introduced bin for tho redemption and
reissue Of United sate. eeA teode.s and national
duced in relation to the liability Of ship owner
Also, bill to establish bureau OF health at Wash.
ington, under the direction Of the Interior Depart
ment.-The Senate then proceeded to consider
the bankrupt bill.
Several bills Of IN unfmportant nature wsre
passed.-The army appropriation bin Wae ooosid-
cred I'm committee OF The whole, and IN amend
mont limiting The sanding army to 5000 enlisted
men adopted:--The election committee reported
as:GSsa aeSs to ,s.: g.
Senate.
WEDsRsDAY, February 4-Mr. Sher-
man explained the provisions of the DIN 20 secure
an equalization of National Bank circulation.-
The consideration Of the bankrupt bin was then
resumed, and continued until the hour Of adjourn
ment.
House.
The Commissioners Of Agriculture was requested
to furnish . lnper ON irritation forwarded BY Nf.
Marsh, q. Minister to Italy.-Asa Hodges va
admitted to seat from the hrst congressional dis.
trict Of Arkansas.-Thec consideration Of the army
appropriation bin was resumed in committee Of the
@hole.- Upon rising, the sp< akee announced sew
eral changes in the committee TO investigate the A.
fairs Of the District OF Columbia, the committee
now beinG constituted ~ follows NeaDra, wilson
Of Indiana, z. II. Roberts of New York, Hubbard oa
Michigan, Hamilton Of New Jersey, and Jewett d
OhiO.-The House then took recess tin Tao, the
bill to revise and consoH late the statutes. =
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-12

Railroad station at Boston II rooted
with IS, 600 feet Of this glass. weighing
three pounds to the square foot and
the Boston and Providence station has
on it's roof IA 900 feet, weighing four
pounds to the square foot.
Tn city of San Francisco shipped
$75, 600 worth of fruit during the5ssa.
son; one firm shipped 2028 tons OF
fruit, 800 tons of vegetables, - tons OF
seeds, and 80 tons Of dried fruit. The
business of drying fruit and canning,
both for home consumption and the
Eastern markets, 10 carried on more
extensively in San Francisco.
TIE Rev. Charles L. Thompson, OF
Chicago, declined 4 call 70 Louisville,
with . salary of IS. 600, acknowledging
that the offer WAS . generous one, and
the feeling which inspired it wae very
grateful to him but adding "hons
of these things move mel" Pronpely
came back the telegraphic responee
1--WE have voted $500 to move You ana
your furniture!"
THE new Joss house, in San Francis
co, is approaching completion. Wo!k'
men are engaged in putting up the in
terror ornaments. The sacred iccloeure,
in which the idols are to be placed, u
nearly complete, the slabs bearing IL
legorical figures, in DENT retierot afe
unpacked, and IN few weeks oil the
big and little gods will fill their resPec'
tive places.
A goldfish was captured at Ketch
Harbor, N. s., ON Tuesday last, which
differed in some respects from the or
dinary "takes." Where . properly
organized cod has fins. the fellow ma
f,1pers like a seal, and these Mppers
were used to some purpose. for the
fisherman who made the capture had
great difficulty IN landing him. He
pulled stronf er than any fish ever be-
fore captured by that man, and, stter
being landed, tapped around in tho
boat, much to the annoyance OF its
other unwilling occupants
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THE RAILRoAD.-Tt is the popular
belief among railroad men that Gen.
Ames has gone TO Cleveland for the
purpose of paying for the construc-
ton of the bridge which spans Bayou
Lafourche at this place, and that that
structure will seen be called into ac-
tive use. Preparations are being
made for the resumption of work up
on the road, and We believe the in
stitution has fallen into the hands of
men who will push it through TO its
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We call the attention of Gov. KEEL
logg to the fact that his aid is re-
quiIed to prevent deadlock in the
affairs OF our town government. I'm
der the provisions of the old charter
the Mayor is required to give thirty
days notice of ali election for munich
pal officers to be held the first Satur-
dag of May, the same to be conducted
by the Supervisor of Registration.
OF course the PRONUNCIATION of the
new charter passed at the last session
of the General Assembly will obyiate
the necessity of this election, and this
is just the point we desire to bring to
the Governors consideration. At
present Ascension has no Supervisor
of Registration, and as the time is
near at hand when the Mayor is re-
quired to issue his proclamation, that
official is somewhat bothered as to
the course he should take in the
premises. We ask the Governor to
approve the new charter at once, or
give such intimation of his intention
to do so at an early day as will justi-
fy the Mayor in disregarding the old
charter provision for giving notice of
IA municipal election. ~
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A couple of coiored men, whose
names are unknown to US, quarreled
last Tuesday evening, upon the Point
Houmas plantation, and one struck
the other OH the head with a pair OF
names, fracturing the skull and in
flicting a very serious wound. The
attending physician has hopes of the
recovery of the wounded man, though
a pestion of the brain has oozed
through the fracture.
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Post-omce Notice.
DoNALDsoNyILLE, La.

DoNALDSoNyILLE, la,
April 8, 1872
Mails ArE.ive-From New Orleans at
IL NJ. daily Sundays excepted
From Thibodaux Monday and Thursday
at 6 o'clock p. M.
From st. Francisvillc Monday and Thurs
day at 8 o'clock A. NJ
Mails are ClosetI-For New Orleans
at 1880 A. d. daily Sundays exceptedI.
For Thibodaux on Monday and Thursday
at $50 +. NJ.
For st. Francisyille Monday and Friday
at $50 p. NJ
Post-offiee will be open every day from I
A. NJ. to $50 p NJ, except on Sunday, when
it will be open from to A. NJ, and again
from II A. NJ. to u NJ
Persons having business at the office VIII
please notice the regulations and guide them
selves accordingly
Money orders can be obtained at this offics
upon post Offices IN all parts of the United
States. A list Of money order offices can b,
seen upon application.
p. LANDRY, P. N.
+. FoBB Asst
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SUCCESSION SALE.
State of Louisiana,

~
State of Louisiana,
Parish of Ascension-P Parish Court.
SUCCESSION OF AGNES CORYI
ZIER. DECEASED WIFE OF
EVARISI,E LEROY.
BY virtue of decree of sale dated the
9th of March, 1874, in the above named
succession, to me directed, and emanating
from the Parish Court of the Parish of AS
cension, will sell at public auction, at the
late residence of the deceased, on lot No. g.
square No. II, of 5th street, in Port Barrow,
Parish of Ascension, on
Wednesday, the First dag of
April, 1874,
at the hour of Ii o'clock a. NJ, the following
described moyables, te-wit:
4 l. One House and all the other improve
ments on said Lot.
=. DHe Arnoir.
3. One Bureau.
f. One Cooking Stove and apparatus
thereto belonging, and culinary utensils.
f ,. twenty-five Chickens.
g. One Bedstead
Ierass:-Cash, in United States Treasury
Notes, to be paid ON the spot.
ERNEST PEDEsCLAUX,
Auctioneer
Parish OF Ascension, March %. 1874
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EoR SALE.
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

IMPORTANT NOTICE!
OFFICE OF COMMISSION OF ENGINEERS, }
New Orleans, March 10, 1874.
TO ell Whom it Nay Concern:
There is every evidence that a very high
food in the Mississippi river is near at hand,
and we caution all persons who have cut
roadways through the levees or who own
defective rice fumes, to repair the same Inn
mediately as danger is imminent.
Remember the Bonnet Cairo erevasse was
caused by a simple roadway, and was the
occasion of the loss of millions of dollars.
We earnestly recommend all planters and
residents on the river banks to use due yigi-
lance and make such small repairs as may
be necessary to protect themselves.
Ii Your neighbors are neglectful please
report them to this office.
I P.a1. q Lo MssEnz Commission nj
JOHN V. VAN PELT, Engineers.
NJ. JEFF THOMPSON. Chief State Engineer.
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TIME TABLE N. O., III. & T. 3. r.,
IOJ7ISIAN DIVISION

Daily Passenger Train-Leaves New Or
leans at s A. NJ; Arrives i'm Donaldson
willie at 1915 p. 81.
Returning Sundays exeepted), Leaves Don
jacksonville at lis p. NJ; Arrives in New
Orleans at 5 T.. NJ.
SuaRay Passenger TreiR-Leaves New Or
leans rs above, arriving i'll D0naldsonville
at I2 N.
Returning, Leaves Donaldsonville at PIP.
M.;Arrives in New Orleans at $50 ?. M
Freight Train each cay ecery other day.
Trains stop at all way stations.
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A gentleman who lately paid a
visit to the Northern regions OF Lou
isiana, informs rs that the cotton
planters have even better prospects
of a fine crop than the cultivators of
sugar cane. The outlook may, there
fore, be regarded as truly lovely lin
an agricultural point of view, all over
the State.
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We call the attention of bricklayers
and laborers desiring work, and of
those who may need a large and sub
stantial barge, to the advertisements
published in another column by
Messrs. Thibergt g. lWilken.