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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY,
Fourth Judicial District

1VU1p0 y Vu1V1d1 Q1pU11Cgs
fComprising the parishes Of Ascension, St.
james, St. John the Baptist and st. Charles. ]
District Judge, ...........O thello J. Flagx,
District Attorney, Morris Marks.
Regular terms of Court in Ascension open
on the third Mondays Of June and Decena,
l,er.
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Senator Landry left for New Or
leans Wednesday night to participate
in the excursion of colored Free
Masons to Biloxi to-day. In tue very
nature of things he will have a pleas
ant time. .t
Several new notices Of Tax Col
lector's sales were prepared for inser-
ton in to-day's paper, but the parties
seized settled the taxes. In cur ex-
ira editioa to be issued on Wednes-
day next additional sales wifi be adj
vertised.
Tie Board Of Assessors will ooaa-
plete the assessment of taxable prop
erty to-day, but the rolls will remain
open for revision and correction until
Tuesday evening. The total valua-
ton will exceed that of last year
somewhat.
Capt. Allen Jumel of the coast
packet Leslie Taylor announces that
from and after Wednesday, Septem-
Der LIST, his boat will leave New Or
leans on Wednesdays at IL NJ. aud
Saturdays at P. NJ, carrying freight
at as low rates as any boat in the
trade.
A new boat is advertised to enter
the Bayou Lafourche and New Or
leans trade-the Kate Dickson, to be
commanded by Capt. U. D. Terre-
bonnie Messrs. Claiborne Dugas and
J. B. Landry, Jr., clerks. The Dick
son will leave New Orleans at 5 p.
NJ. to-day.
Senator Pierre Landry has moved
into his new residence, on the right
bank of Bayou Lafourche, about two
miles below Donaldsonville, and finds
himself quite comfortably situated
therein, with ample room for his in
creasing family and all the conven'
fences Of a modest country home.
Mrs. A. j. Comstock, nee Miss Flor
ence Mavor, died in the city Of New
Orleans on Thursday. Her remaint
were brought to Donaldsonviile on
the steamer VIM. s. Pike last night,
and inferred in the Catholic cemetery
this morning. The deceased lady was
wife of Mr.. Arthur j. Comstock, clerk
Of the Lessie Taylor.
If any one should ask us our au
thority for the assertion that Mr.. Jno
Reuss has raised crop of splendi'
potatoes, we should point to the gen
erous sack Of those wholesome escu
Tents which that estimable gentleman
deposited at our residence last Mon
day. For the considerate kindness u
Mr.. Reuss we return sincere thanks
| A horse attached to a buggy be
came frightened while standing Of
the front street, Wednesday, ant
dashed of at lively rate, circlin
around the Market-House aud leavin
the buggy on the sidewalk at MIR
Kentzel's store in badly smasle'
condition. The horse kept on dow
Houmas street, but was present.
caught aud returned to his owner.
Judge Jean C. Matthew, Notar
Public and Public administrator fo
the parish of Ascension, left Thurs
day for visit to his boyhood's HON
in France, where his aged mother
still living. The Judge purposes be
ing absent about three months. an
the CHIEF, as one Of the legion
his friends, wishes him a prosperor
and pleasant voyage.
Wilkinson has made additions
his fine stock of stationery this weel
from the we'll known house of r. {
Eyrich, 100 Canal street, New O'
: leans, of such brands as Prizes rep
| Centennial, Neapolitan and note pr
per, and q full line Of cheap initi'
paper, all of which has been marke
down, - lnvnst firnrna Call Mt I'll
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-12-24

OF Lancaster, amounting TO S2lO 900.
The Prince of Wales receives TN annu-
lty of S2O0,00O in his own right, the
revenue OF the Duchy Of Cornwall, eX-
oeeding 100000, and 100000 in the
name of the Princess, bis wife. The
annuitles awarded the other members
of the royal family are ms follows;
Prince Alfred Duke Of Edinburgh, sec
ond SOM, e25 900; Prince Arthur Duke
ofConnanght, third son !, el5,O O0i Prince
Leopold, fourth son, Gl5,0OO; Princess
Royal, $4,000, Princess Alice of Hesse,
10000 Princess Helena, $4,000; prin-
cess louise, eGO0O; Primes Mary
(Teckb 10000; lrlncesi Augusta
| (Queen's cousin, $4,000 Duchess OF
Cambridge taunt of her Majesty
10000; Duke George OF Cambridge
cousin Of the Queen, El2,0OO--form-
ing anaggregate Of over half n million
dollars, Finally, the salaries of long
list Of royal appendages amount to
about S2,000,00O. ..r
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-12-24
EXTRAORDINARY RAINS

For three days and nights Dallas has
witnessed almost one continued deluge
of water. The very flood gates of
Heaven seems to have opened and
poured upon us . sea of waters. In near
ly every direction we hear of trains off
the track, culverts broken, bridges dan
gerous, tracks washed away, and we
fear some days will elapse ere regular
communication be established again.
From our kilograms 1t appears that
the rain has been general, perfect
flood having fallen in Galveston, Hous-
ton and along the, coast. <B4a.
1t is quite likely that some Interrupt
ton In the trade here will ensue since
1t is almost impossible for teams and
wagons to founder through the mud
until old Sol dries things up little.
We trust, however that more propi-
tious weather may usher in Christmas
day, for 1t would be n pity indeed to
marthe expected jovialty ofthatevent
which happens only once year.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-12-24
TROUBLE WITH MEXICO.


II Ia impossible TO say what compli-
cations may arise from the Invasion OF
Southern California by ak hundred
reyolutlonists, rs reported In our spe-
clal to-day. II IL quite likely that
General Schodeld viii bo able, with
the troops at his command, to repel
any attack, and with such aid as vol
unteer companies may afford, there
can be little danger apprehended from
All attempted seizure OF San Diego or
any other town Of Southern Califor1
nra. IA "a se "a I'm W
These dispatches do not Inform us ns
TO the object Of this Invasion Of one
of the States, but II il hardly possible
that such movements can receive even
the ertsanetion Of Mexicanotllcla
The application for more troops upon
the Rio Grande made to Governor
Coke by the municipality of Browns
Vile, aud the sending of Colonel John
l., Haynes and Others ~ n special com
mittee to Washington City while Con.
gress Is in session to represent the con
dition of the frontier to the nation
coupled with the alarming movements
upon the California border woulc
seem to indicate that matters are up
preaching q crisis, and that promp
action may be necessary on the par
of the Federal Government
II was but a few days since that thu
wires flashed us the news Of the thief
Of eight hundred cattle by Mexican
maurauders, and II does occur to II
that the frequency Of these wholesale
seizures Of our property and the ocea
sional murder Of our citizens. cause
patience aud forbearance to be II,
longer virtue.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-12-24
GRANT ANpsrA,N.

The President will havehis row with
Spain notwithstanding the pacific and
statesmanlike tone of his annual mes
sage on the subject. 1t is given out
now that there must be mediation or
intervention, or both, whichever or
however may best serve the purposes
OF the administration. When the navy
IL In proper trim, and Robeson is ready
with his sea-dogs, Mr.. Cushing, the
ablest of all our diplomats, will be in
structed to try, on mediation, taking
special care that mediation shall fail
and necessitate Intervention, and that
Intervention shall be so shaped as to
render war necessary, and then--we
SHAH be precipitated into, war before
the country has time to take breath.
Well, 1t win be superlatVe folly; war
without necessity to justify it at this
time, and yet ii will be 50 presented to
Congress aud the nation, that opposi-
tionAtoAit will be ilnpracticaUle. Spain
has done more than enough time and
again to provoke war, but what she is
doing Just now, or what she is to do
hereafter to justify war, is more than
we can guess. ~ But ii warsshouldbe
deemed a political necessity, as now
seems reasonably Certain, we will force
q war, and then declare that we are at
war by the act of Spain, aud proceed,
in the name of humanity and civilian
'tion, to.pile up few bundled millions
Of debt and hasten Castilians and
Americana TO hospitable graves. Phil
aoSiDhia X;DleS, vm arn mka
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-12-24
Progress OF the KccIy Motor Pro.
iecl.
lFnId Inc pniladeiphla TImes.I

lFR,rn the philadelphia Tlmes.I
Thersod as u movement in the keely
morton thsiness yesterday. 1t was the
day of ire usual election of directors
by stockholders, of whom there are
are one hundred ana fifteen on the
rolls having 10000 shares of a "face"
value of five dollars share, distribu-
ted among them and held about half
and half in New York and Philadel-
phia. After electiug eleven directors
and hearing the reports of the present
condition of the machine, the party
took carriages and drove out to Keely's
workshop, where they inspected the
new generator, which was received
yesterday afternoon from /. p. Morris
u Co.'S. 1t weighs two tons, and is
made of phosphor bronze and Austria
liam gun-metal, and will, according to
Keely, be able to generate thirty
eight thousand pounds Ia pressure to
the square inch. The new receiver, a
perfect sphere, thirty inches interior
and forty inches exterior diameter
weighing seven thousand pounds, cast
in steel at the Chester Works, and
taking four days to cool and thirteen
days to be decarbonized will also be
received from Roach's works at Ches-
ter in about n week. Then in about
three mounths the Keely motor will
be ready to split ships in two and
drive engines to New York and back
on II pint of water.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-12-24

Just ground OF complaint or remon.
STRANGE on the part of sister churches"
AS was seen In the paper read by Prof
Raymond on Friday night, this ques.
ton involves Mrs. Moulton's case, and
naturally her charges against Beecher,
and, finally, the re-opening OF the
scandal. The cr pdrto council called
by Plymouth church will, however,
involve Beecher In another investiga,
ton. He would not have expressed
such n willingness, on Friday, If he
had not been certain Of Beecheran
council
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HeecIler ReNpernte.

Beecher's utterances last week are
not calculated to win for him the re-
spect of right-minded people. If Ply
mouth church is "belted with fiery
Ice" as he asserts, he, himself is iid-
ding ON the ruins Of Plymouth, like
Nero, in view of the forked flames
which cast their glare upon vanish
ing Rome. He is acting the part of
a clown whose strained comparisons
aud compulsory wit excite the com
miseration ofthe spectators. If we did
not believe that Beecher is playing u
deep game, the impression that heis
insane might obtain foothold. Tie is,
however, standing ut bay over his con-
cealed guilt, and he will fight like a
bulldog until the last. The determine
alton to call an er pdrte council by
Plymouth church, and the refusal to
acluiesce in Mrs. Moulton's PROPOSE
stion for mutual council, is simply
confirmatory of the belief that Beecher
will shirk an Investigation again. His
speech on Friday was full of wild de-
iiance, but the man is q driveling
coward at heart. OF course, Plymouth
church does not care fig for the fell
Iowship of her sister churches. The
views of the people, moral and relig-
ious, are so peculiarly their own, that
the church has been, really Isolated for
some time, although in the event Of a
formal act of disfellowship on the part
of a. council OF, churches there
would, doubtless, be q secession of
some members to other organiza-
tions. In the Congregational organi.
cation there are some peculiar points,
All the churches stand in sisterly re-
latiOn to one another while perfectly
complete and independent, in them
selves, with the limit that when a.
CHURCH isorganizedit must be recog-
nized by a cOunCi II of churches as to its
orthodoxy, etc. Its pastor has to be
approved also by the council. A church
that act cuts him off from communion
with oil theNchurches, they have the
right to examine the case, and if the
communicating church has erred,
the sister churches may recommend
the restoration of the accommodated
member, and, if restoration in that
particular church Is refused they may
advise any other church to receive the
membe thus cut oft. Mrs. Moulton's
reason for calling council is, there
fore, apparent. Her case would have
been examined and given to the
world, and although the council can
not compel Plymouth to receive her,
she will have gained her point. AS it
A.. ~.
churches for the advisory council and
submits to them the question,
"whether there is anything In its or
der and discipline which requires cor
rection of which could constitute any
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-12-24
a PRETTY FRAGMENT.

How tender and true Is the scene de-
plcted by the following verses. How
it open our hearts for the little one
who softly whispers "Mamma, God
knows all the rest ~ E
"Now layn--"repeat II, darlng"-
"Lay me- llsped the tiny lips
OF my daughter, knceling, bending
Ger her folded finger tips.
down 10 cp"-"To sleep. she murmured
And the curly head bent low;
~ pray the Lord, gently added,
lyon can say II nll know
spray the Lord"--the sound came laintly,
Fainter still--"my soul to keep
Then the tired head family nodded,
And the child was lnst asleep.
But the dewy eyes half opened .a...
When clasped her TO my breast,
And the dear voice softly whispered,
MAMMA, God knows all the rest.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-12-24
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

The HERALD offers to William E
Woodruff Jr., of the Little Rock
Gazette, its sincere sympathy in his
loss by lire ofthe excellent stock and
planto that well-known paper. The
building was erectedjn 1873, especial
~ for the Gazette, and was in many
respects the best In the South for the
purpose intended. The outfit Of ty pc
and presses was very heavy, compris-
ing first.class book, Job and newspa-
per Office and a book bindery. The
loss in machinery involved one of
Cottrell h Babcock's latest improved
presses, one Hoe press, three Gordon
presses, alo-horse power Baxter en-
lgine, a Eireka cutting machine, be-
sides standing presses and other APP
purtenances of the business. Major
Woodruil's lose, exclusive Of insur-
anee cannot fall far short Of twenty
five Thousand Adollars-a blow from
which 1t would be hard fora ordinary
paper to recover. But the same energy
that carried the Gazette to the fifty
fifth year Of its existence will, we are
sure, be sufficient to resurrect from the
ruins, and that quickly, an establish
ment equal In every respect tothat
which has melted away before the
flames. The people Of Arkansas are
too deeply indebted to the Gazette to
be laggard in extending helping
hand In this Its hour OF trouble, and If
assistance be necessary we are satisfied
Major w. will not ask 1t In vain.
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3 AN English vicar, Stately deceased,
had received from lhisliving over four
hundred thousand dollars. He was,
during the latter years of his life, too
iniirm TO preach much. Exchange,
We give our .clergymen over here
two hundred and fifty dollars year,
and possiblya pair Of embroidered
slippers and thinkthat we are profuse
In our immense benevolence. 1t is no
wonder there is SC. little heartfelt in
terest in preaching, for we starve all
inspiriting thoughts out of q man
when we force him to live upon such a
pittance for twelve long months.
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A DvERTIsING, Cheap, Good ! S sSo late
N atic.-All persons who con.e tol he
making contracts with newspaper send rs
insertion of advertisements, snoul,u ~ ROW,
New York. for their PAAIPHLBT,.,BH,vsooa q
(ninetl,- seventh edition), containing hshows
over 1000 newspapers and estimate ., sor Lead
ing the cost. Advertisements akenlo a s
ing papers in many. states az iGRTJHn
reduction nom publiebers' rrtes' ossixrlY-
HnnX. X1I1&|
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-12-24

California honey has made its way
into Eastern markets, and is likely to
add to the reputation of that State for
valuable productions. 1t is admired
for its delicate flavor. The bees com.
mence working in California early
in February. The finest honey is made
from the flowers OF the sage plant-the
true sage-which grows there in
abundance. The "buckwheat grease
woodn "A plant resembling buckwheat,
also affords excellent honey.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-12-24
DARING GRIN Es.

We of Dallas recolect the bold rob-
berry of an express messenger, in open
daylight, upon one of our principal
Streets by mounted robbers. That
such defiant theft could be success
fully consummated in broad daylight,
In well policed city offourteen thou
sand people, created not n little stir
among US. Now we have the partic-
ulars of robbery equally US daring.
The United States express car on the
st. Louis, Kansas City and Northern
railroad was entered about twelve
miles from st. Louis, by masked men,
the messenger seized, bound, hurled
into u chest and securely locked in,
while The highwaymen proceeded to
rob the safe of some twenty or thirty
thousand dollars. SO well planned
was this sudden attack that it proved
Il Success and up to this moment no
capture has been effected. In fact, the
clue to the robbers Is so slight as to
preclude the idea ofultimate arrest.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-12-24

The regular annual allowance of
Queen Victoria Is Sl,025,O0O designed
''for the support of her Majesty's
household and of the honor and 'digni-
ty of the crown Of the United Kingdom
Of Great Britain and Ireland She
also receives the revenue Of the Duchy
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-12-23

10 Montana, Arizona and New Merieo.
IT is even broadly intimAted that Hay
den's and Jenney's surveys, ostensibly
undertaken for scientific purposes. wJre
in fact designed to further the purposes
of the robbers.
The appraisers Of the estate OF the late
Thomas II. Selby have filed their invent
ory and sppraisement. The total value
the estate is So, 221, 69352. The claims
against it amount to S1.60l. 435.63 pay
able in gold, and ss7, 779.0l payable in
currency.
Preparations are being made on the
Lady Bryan mine to put in pumping
machinery of the largest and best char
acter, which. when completed, will place
the Lady Bryan on footing with the
first-c class mines of the Comstock.
The Register says Captain McCasey,
chief engineer at the Humboldt mill, has
invented new process for making shoes
and dies for quartz mills, which is said
to be as durable as steel, and is as cheap
as cast-iron.
The first lot of twenty tons of ore now
being worked at the Winnemucca Reduc.
ton Works, from the Clemo mine, sec.
ond-ciass ore, worked $6S per ton. II is
thought that the rst-clsss will go from
$50 to 5000 per ton. The boys say
there is plenty of the stuff in sight.
A rich strike is reported in the Bay
City tunnel, Little Cottonwood. The
tunnel is worked with closed doors, but
1t is shrewdly surmised that the Emma
vein is tapped at considerable depth be-
low the English workings. and that the
indefatigable Yankee will get away with
Johnny Bulls bonanza while he is en-.
gagged In hunting mares nests in London.
Five attempts have been made, says
the Salt Lake Tribune, to have Utah al
mitted az a State. The first was in
March. 1849, when Brigham was nomin
ated Governor, Wells Attorney Genera
and John Taylor Associate Justice. The
other attempts were in March. 1856
January. 1862; March. 1872. and Deem
Der, 1875.
The Virginia Chronicle OF the 18Th
says: The Wells Fargo mine is il
trouble. 1t has struck water--a larg,
body OF it. stream burst in yesterda,
in the east drift about forty feet from tn
shaft. The rush OF water caused con
siderable cave which. however, the Sup
erintendent states has been taken up an,
securely timbered. At the same time
heavy stream was tapped in the ives
drift. This has been partially stopped
but work has been wholly stopped. Th
water yesterday stood sixteen feet dee
in the stump.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-12-23
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

The bears of Montana are now dream
ing the happy hours away under six feet
OF snow.
A trunk belonging to Miss Palmer,
who was lost on the Pacific, was picked
up at Port Dungeness.
Washington Territory proposes making
up the expense OF representation at the
Centennial by popular subscription.
Delting. convicted at Carson of arson,
has been sentenced to Ave years impris-
onment in the State Penitentiary.
When the Defiance furnace started up
recently, in Coso District, salute OF rs
guns was fred, and the population all
felt joyful.
The widow Of Mariana, the Apache in
terpretsr, recently deceased at Tucson,
manifested frantic grief and demanded to
be inferred with her dead lord.
A wealthy company of Germans will
shortly begin the erection Of one of the
finest and most complete breweries on
the continent at Truckee.
The Reno Journal understands that
the railroad company have "let out :"
several OF their Oldest hands on the
Truckee division on account OF alleged
populations.
The SutrO tunnel in November was
advanced 1886 feet This is an average
of fraction over eleven feet per day,
and is not quite up to the average last
Sunmer, but some OF the rock met with
was unusually hard.
The Peoples Ice Company at Truckee
has q storage capacity of Is. 900 tons. It
has also two reservoirs which are filled
with water from the mountain springs.
One OF these reservoirs covers an area Of
ten acres.
A party OF Chinese miners, engaged on
placer claim near Wagontown. Mon
tans, were recently pnt to sleep by a
dose OF morphine administered by their
cook, who desired an opportunity oil
getting away with the treasure OF the
camp. One Of the victims did moi
awaken thereafter.
| The Helena lMuntsns) Independent,
says II has leaked out here that big
effort will be made. as soon Is Congress
meets, BY I ring OF land arabbsrs. to &c,
hold Of the most valuable mineral landI