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The Morning herald., 1876-02-10

their respective cities, toWasan0I ns'xnovl'
hood in such numbers - may be expedispt,
there to testify their JOY at the recurrence
Of the 81 ono hundreds year Of their National
existence and to testify their appreciation OF
the Same by such iprayers spd religious ~
ercises as may be suitable. D Laughter.
Edmund's amendment wss rajsctsd aS to IL.
McCrary's substitute was slso rejected by
lAte 1S. Edmunds moved to strike ont
nr..mbls, Lost aftsr some further debate.
Senate went into executive session and ad-
journed. ,,, /.
Mr.. Wood spoke in favor Of the bill .t
considerable length, and give humorous e1-
tracts from diplomatic correspondence TO
show what kind Of literature tho Govern
mept paid for. This .spesch caused some
msrrimsnt, whom he alluded to . letter
from minister Rssd, in Greece, describing
how he danced with Queen Olga &c.
Kelley said he did not know our foreign
relations were 80 funny. He ridiculed the
vein Of the speech Of Springer and Cox and
made a long and elaborate argument II
| favor of the Protective tariff. The Com
mittee then rose and House adjourned. ~
roreisn Csnsuls Recognised.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The Prssiden'
4 haa recognized L. J. j.. Nisuwenkamp ..
tConsul OF tha n Nethsrlsqdsfor ILLINOIS AN
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Ward Conventions.

How to manage the election to
elect delegates to the Parish Convcn-
ton is question that has been agila-
ting tie mind for some time and one
that was rot made sufficiently clear
10y the committed The best plan
will he to nominate 10 or 20 good
men in the Ward Convention, then
vote for them and the ten having the
largest number of votes be declared
by the Chairman the delegates,
which ten should be required to cas-,
the vote of the ward, and if possible
every delegate should atlenl in person
instead Of sending proxies. This
"o"id give satisfaction and secure
harmony in the party. 1t was not
settled as 10 whether the wards would
instruct or not and we believe that
matter was left open. We do hope
and trust that there will be full turn
out. 50 that there can be no dis
satisfaction.
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and why their old masters are all
Democrats for there arc no Radicals
in this State, nor in the South cAcrpt
Office holders, for as soon as ii becomes
a fixed fact that certain Radical can
not get an Office he turns Democrat,
and as soon as the Democratic party
gets the control of a State Govern
ment the carpet-baggcrs leave for
parts unknown and the local Radical
becomes good Democrats. The above
is only a sample OF he fees and sala-
ries paid the carpct-baggcr in this
State; while the cnulumcnis of the
Offices that exist under Radical rule
that was under Democratic rule there
are twice as many Offices under Rad
zeal rule. Aud the same disparity
that exists in the above samples
applies to every Office in the State.
Yours Truly,
Crow FooT.
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4 Northern View Of Nichols
Nomination.

The Democratic State Convention
in Louisiana has nominated Gen.
Frank T. Nichols, of Assumption
parish, for Governor, and Louis y.
Wilt formerly Mayor of New Orleans,
for Lieutenant Governor. These are
considered strong nominations Gen.
Nichols is one of the most popular
men in the State. but he has never
sought Office Indeed, he repeatedly
declined To have his namc used for the
nomination hich lac has Just received,
and witch VAS absolutely forced upon
him. Mr.. Wiz was Speaker in the
organization of the Legislature in
January, 1915, and by the wise dis
crclion which he displayed when the
Conservative ncmbcrS were Illegally
expelled at the point Of the bayonct,
he won the respect and esteem of his
political opponents.
There is no doubt that with this
ticket the Democrats can carry the
State bv 4 very large majority in
November. In the late Republican
Convention some OF the leading
speakers, in attacking their opponents
OF other Republican factions, admitted
that there was no possibility of elect
ing the Republican ticket, and that
the contest in the Convention WAS
one for control of the party organiZa-
ton 50 as to influence the distribution
o. FEDERAL patronage. The ConScr-
natives OF every grade, who comprise
nearly all the respectable white ciii-
zcnS and property holder, Of the State,
including the old-'ime Wings, will
doubtless unite heartily in the sup
port of this ticket, indeed they must
do SO for scf-prcscrvatiun, since the
candidates for the principal Offices on
the Republican ticket represents the
worst clements Of the party which
has robbed the State so pcrsistcntly
for years, and their election would be
a final and crushing blow 10 the
material interests Of Louisiana. On
the other hand, the Republicans are
at war among themselves, while many
Of the more intelligent voters are
deserving their selfappointcd leaders,
and in all parts of the State are enroll
ing themselves in colorcd CoHscrva-
tive and Democratic clubs CT course,
it is well understood that, as hereto
fore, fraud, forgery and every con-
ceivable villiany will be resorted to
to defeat the will Of the people, and
that Grant will send troops to the
State for the intimidation Of both
blacks and whites who wish to vote
for houcSt government. But never
theless the people of Louisiana are
confident Of redceming the State from
the rule of thieves and scoundrclS,
and that, too, BY such a decided
majority that public opinion will COM
pei even The present Administration
TO acqnieSre in the geSult-N y. SIN.
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r. , ,rcII Known fac, That the rrca, mass
kuowic,Icr Of the history of their country.
un.. rh. op,Iinr WORK, inlrndcdfor tie use of
.,.luoI. wL:al bv their very nature are brief;
designed for the comprehension of children
and i'm evarv >y,v u,,.uirrd 10 the a,ul, mind
rhcrc has Ia, q bcru felt n rruuinc wan, of :,
History If the limited Sratrs covering the
,vI.ole uarinI from The discovery of Tie. Ton.
,;neui 10 the present ,iay. and presenting in :,
sufficient and commemorative. form The history
Of our cnn,,rry trough its ,arinuS periods.
from, :, liat,,.r and more thoughtful STANDPOINT;
,l.an v,o,,,d he pIoror ia a ,Chou, Li,rory.
Thu. Hru,uuI we are nanny to- ,ay i salts.
,,c,priry mel in TN. Ccur,.itui.I History of
the United Sra,es,a work winch i. evidrnty
destined to take rank Il, the Standard History
Of our country. The author. james ID. Me
Cab,.. !, an able and well known historical
writer.
We most heartily commend thi, work t.
our readers. II is no dry mass of details. no
bonlja-rc effort to inilinIr the nat onal pride,
but in a clear. vivid. and bsliar, rarrarivc
of the event, of orr History. from the dis.
covrry of the Amerl,.an Continent to the
prr,rn, tay. /, gives ar lnrerr.t.u. acaounr
at ,hr Indians of North America. from tl,c
time Of the comm. of the white men. The
VOYAGES of Columbus. the explanations of the
different nation. of Eur0u, and the wander.
inns of the. Standards I'M S,.nrch of ru,d and
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TESTIygONI.SI.S:

Prof John B Rowland, musical instructor
of the Washington VI. f.. Church choir. say:
The ParIor Organs manufactured by the
Gem Organ Company, of this place, are
among the sweetest in tone of any have
ever heard. la style Of case and handsome
finish they are without AN equal.
From the IIdshi1gto1 S,cr:
On exhibition in orc Il tho large show
windows of CumuiIs, Cole q Thompson :
store Is an improved >ty.c of organ manuiac-
turcd by the Gem Or9an Company. Of Wash
ngton. The cu>c> are Of solid WA MT arris-
ticaiy finished and jnimcd together in The
most thorough manner. Tie wood work
evidently shows the master h1ul Of ilc ,kil.Cr
mechanic. The mu>ica! qualities Of the o.
gan, 80 we are informed 10y an ACCOMPLISHED
musician. are not exceeded lay the best ui>;u'.
m"uts OF the kind Use. 1t : Furnished. with
eight stops which -iy" it iuiI >cope in the
most dilluit pieces Of music. The action
consist, Of TWO AMI one half st, Of reeds. 81
arranged thai The slightest defect can be easily
reached and repaired. The organ j. also
supplied with a patent music rack. which
besides being ornamental, i of great cunvcn-
fence tn the performer. In conclusion. we
can say without prejudice, tia, the Gem Or
gan Tor beauty of style, handsome finish ami
excellent musical qualities, has no superior.
EGF" y WRITTEN WARaAyTE. FOR FIVE
YEARS ACCOMPANIES E~EEY GIN PAgLoR
ORGAN SOLD.
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District Convention.

BY virtue of the authority in me
vested as Chairman of the Congrcs.
aional Executive Committee of the
Fifth Congressional District of the
State Of Louisiana, hereby give no.
tice that a Convention will be held in
tho city of Monroe, Ouachita Parish,
Louisiana, on Saturday, the 18th day
of August, 1876, for the purpose of
nominating candidate to represent
the Fifth Congressional District in the
45th Congress Of the United States.
The Cbairmcn of the several Parish
Executive Committees are requested
TO call Parish Conventions for the
purpose of selecting delegates to at
tend said Convention. The repre-
senta,ion will be the same as hereto
fore.
T.. ID. FARRAR. Chairman,
Congressional En- Com. 5th Dist.
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ALABAMA AND KENTUCKY
ELECTIONS.
A Glorious IictOy.

MOBILE, August 1.-The election
passed of without any disturbance.
The city gives over 500 Democratic
majority. Returns from the State, SO
far as heard, indicate large Democratic
gains. The Democrats claim the State
by $4,000.
MONTGOMERY, August 7.-Rcturns
show large Democratic gains. Enough
has been received to warrant the
statement that tie Democratic major
ity will be $4,000. Many counties
heretofore Republican send Democrats
TO the Legislature, and the majority
on joint ballot will be very large.
The vote by Congressional Districts
show seven of them Democrats, and
one Republican. AS far as heard
from. there has not been disturbance
OF any Kind in the State. The utmos;
good feeling prevailed everywhere.
LOUISVILLE. August County
elections were held in this State to,
day. Bourbon county elected DEM
ocratic sheriff by 800 majority; Fay,
cite county elects o Democratic ticket
by 500 majority; Jesaminc county,
Democratic majority 500; Campbell
county, increased Democratic majority;
kenton county, l4OO Democratic
majority; Boyd county, Republicans
elect the whole ticket except sheriff;
Mason comfy. Elliot, Democrat,
elected for Judge of the Court of
Appeals, by an estimated majority of
500. In the Congressional election
to-day, Henry Watterson was elected
by an overwhelming majority, only q
few scattering votes being cast for
Head. The Republicans had no local
ticket in the field. Abbie was elected
sheriff Young Henry Clay was
beaten for Prosecuting Attorney.
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Editorial Correspondence.

Mr.. Polk, ALA, Aug. End, 1876.
Since my last | have changed
headquarters, and have visited several
places of interest to myself, though
of small! importance TO the general
reader These old familiar spots
awaken many "reminiscences Of tie
past, especially the old homestead,
where ! spent my childhood days, and
around which cluster the fondest
recolections Of the long ago; but |
find strange faces therc-four or five
families occupying and cultlvating
our old farm, one only of whom were
known to us in the good old ante-bcl-
lum days Of happy childhood and
yOuth-,hc old hcarthstonc is sur
rounded by strange faces, while the
old family circle is broken aud scat
tcrcd-somc taking their long rest
from which they viii only be awaken
ed by the voice of their Savior.
In my ramblos about the country
| meet with an old acquaintance
occasionally and converse with them
of old times, but feel like imagine
Rip Van Wrinkle did when he awoke
from his long slecp-lhe old people
grown up, like young Rip had.
! An interesting religious revival is
in progress at Baptist church three
miles north of this place. and wife
and are going to attend to-day, and
hence will lay this letter aside until
return from preaching I find the
church very much disturbed in this
country by the teachings of the
Advcntists and believers in the ami.
hilation Of the wicked.
Crop prospects look rather gloomy
IL me-that is in regard to cotton
but this ncighborhood had very
good rain last evening, which revived
corn wonderfully, for the rain was
beginning to be needed very badly
in places.
The general election of this state
will be held next Monday, and politics
run high. No radical candidates, but
plenty of independents, who are
receiving the entire radical support
and dividing the democratic vote, the
malcontcn,s going of with them and
endangcring the success of the party.
| see by the BEACON Of the Goth
ultimo that cur party has nominated
Gen, Frank Nichols for Governor of
Louisiana and Louis \. Wilt fol
Lieutenant Governor. This result
was unexpected to me and TO our
friends of this State. We thought
Jack McEncry was the man for Gov
crnor, but will support the ticket as
chcerfully as if my old friend Jack
headed it. TOM.
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District Convention.

A convention of the Democratic
and Conservative party of the 18th
judicial District is called to meet at
Monroe on Saturday the 18th day OF
August next, for the purpose of NOM
mating candidates for Judge aud
District Attorney of said District.
This convention is called In pursu.
encc of resolutions of the Executive
Committees Of each OF the parishes
composing said District. Each parish
will be entitled TO the same represent
tation that it has in the State Con-
vpniion.
S. y McENERY,
Chairman Ex. Com. Or,achiia Parish.
S. q. PARSONS,
Chairman Ex. Com. Mosehouse Parish.
=. il. TOLER,
Cbsirrnan Elk Com R,chlsud Parish
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-08-12
In MemOriani.

Col. Tom Manlove, formerly Of this
city, pays tho following tribute to the
memory of an OLD coripariun. We
find it in the editorial columns of the
Lynchburg (Na. } Star:
The distressing intelligence reaches
Us of the death, by drowning, at Delta,
La, on the 2lst o: July, of Len
Downing, one of the brightest and
most interesting young men in the
Mississippi valley. Thus has passed
away from The busy scenes Of life the
loved companion Of our boyhood, the
earnest ana stcadfast friend C man
hoods prime: Truly. death loves
4 shining mark" aud strikes down
with unerring hand the Young, the
brave, the beautiful 1t is no. hard
to die when kind hands arc near TO
minister TO every want, to wipe the
death dew from the paid brow, and
with prayers and tears to watt the
t!ceting spirit to its starry home.
But to be sweep; into eternity in the
twinkling of an eye, to go down
beneath the rushing waters of an
inland seal sight ofhomc and friends,
is passing sorrowful We have no
tears to shed, however, for our beloved
friend. He is gone, we rcveren,ly
believe, to a better land, and we give
our sympathy and tears to the loved
ones So suddci ly bereit. The dead
are at rest, the living are left to
mourn.
We were informed by j. S Rich
ardson who was on the train last
Tuesday that Lem Downing's body
had rose that day (he Sth.) 1t was
seen and heard by two men on .he
wharf-boat. When it rose it made a
splash in the water and was supposed
to have been confined some way to
the bottom and the rcccding of the
water perhaps removed the sand from
tne body. 1t was in a perfect state
representation with exception of some
flesh from the point Of the shoulder.
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GtsIniOy,s Of tliC Press.

The iclcl.rr- ot N,ophogrn Col'gc have
he highest natioa! REPUTATION both a teachers
and authors Il j. the rhcape,, college "i the
kind la The worlI, and j. he best cne for the
males aud f.nalc- Of the Moth and South.
1t j. located in bcaar'':i -cciiun ot the state,
whic! was selected with g:cai caIc.-Hepui-
Iican Eanuc., Nashville. Tenn.
, -TnnpLoacu : the chcapc,' college OF IiHc
-r,J, -, &c, wogli. There are hy" schools
divided int, departments, which are thor
oual in their ie,. 81 Of s,uty-Bu!lein', Nash
vile, Tennessee.
/ rr,,idaii Walton, of Net, Logon, deserves
the warm support, not only Of ;h' p'1p' %
h. section, but d: TIE entire UnioE.-So'ton
Courier, Nass.
Nrnphogcn j. no, only ono NJ the best, hnt
certainly one Of tn" cheapest colleges ~ the
Union --Eranion Republican, Mrs.
Neophogcn j, Ca" al the most 'harmin" AMI
,aIuhriou- SPOT, on earth. The ."ucrns''y ~
it, hnno,cd and pIlau'hropir President has
not gone uurcwardel. It Is II successful amt
rapidly Claiming us'ir'ium.-lioustcn AZ
Texas
Ncophoncu J., nmdcdupon right principles;
la, adopted, the rI.ht course; = InLurd WIN
the right spi.ir; aims a, TIE r@Li ends ami
u>rs the night meau. San Antonio EAVir-r,
Texas.
1t offer, to youth Of both sexes thorough
and complete cduca,ru IN every department.
of science ani literature. 1t j., in the i"'L
sense Of the word, ar,i-scciaIItn.-N. u
Times, La.
1t is pr".cmincn,l, hcalty.-N q. State
Register, La.
The President of Ncophog"n College i
gentleman Of rare culture, versatile manners
and excellent earning. We commend the
Claims of tlii- institution to the careful cun-
sidcrafinm If iho>c who have sons ana dau.h-
ters 10 educate -Buwn>yIlo States, Tenn.
N,ouL1ycn College was funded about cl-ht
year. ayn by Prot. John VI WALTON. \. VI
IL. d.. who i, President ard Professor OF
BfU,> L.3tfyS Ill, literary and scientific at
,ainnrnr. are of the highest order. while. his
povcr, OF discipline and sr!'n"l govern
men, are nn-upa,,cd --Ga!a;ih Examiner. T.
Nrnrhoyrn y entering it, Icuth academic
year. and j. one at the best college, IA exist
rnrr summit rn-imrl. Ali,>.
III, reputation a. an educator is cO-cXtcn-
s.ye wi,h the South -~-I"urnnI. Mo.
Tie President, Pat Walton, /, one Of tie
most energetic and rn,erpri-ing men in he
South, aut j. qualified. - every particular. !,r
tlic important p1>i'roa winch lac now occu.
i.ies-t Nayheld l"uoo,at
The Facul'y are s.aGuatr, Df the bc>r
American aua En2'.-h s..tn,l.. and igk,,s
nar'"rai regulations "a irashcr> and iyd!iors.
l,rn.,i,ir. ~.
Nc"phn-"u ia~ u naIiuua' CHAMPION the
youth 81 thu rouuriy. and ti,' l,rf! l.tv" Il
,.a'iui,al reputation --l'uir~-, lau:yI
Marcel >'Ii. l>,r.-Iy
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DELHI, Ia, August oh, 1876,
Grow FUoT.

l'ELiil, In, august J.H, ic1o.
Editor BcdcO6:
Not having the love Of the Lord,
nor the fear of the dXXyX before my
mind, \ venture 10 write YOU lew
lines TO let you know how we are
getting along.
The weather is hot with scattering
summer showers, too late and light
t, save the corn crop. and about suiii-
Gent to make cur Liliputian cot
ton shed the light crop it has.
Politics are as quiet Us a dead seven
sleeper. and we have not heard of a
single instance in this Parish of the
members If the Executive Committee
breathing into It's cold and liieless
body one spark of the fire of life. We
See an occasional letter in your
columns from Bro H., giving the
Parish Executive Democratic and
Conservative Committee and the
Parish Convention that met at Ray
vile on the Bird of last June. and
somebody in general, fits about the
representation from the different wards
/ in the Parish Convention that is to
meet in Rayville on the End Saturday,
the 9th day Of September next, to
nominate candidates for Parish Offices;
we do not question his theory on the
basis Of representation, but believe
the Convention has the power to reg
ulate the representation from the
different wards when they meet, ami
do not believe the Executive Com
mittec at this time has any authority
over the matter, but since we have
too much at stake to permit such
issues or iSms to mar the harmony of
the Democratic party, and that is not
the style of the Democratic party any
way; we must first earrote the Radi-
cal party in this State before permit
ting such matters to enter our camps.
What was tho cause of the exodus
from your pleasant town OF S. W.
Smith and the Boyd brothers and
their concubnes three or four weeks
ago. and OF Wash McGce about two
weeks ago? Was it to get up an
excitement for political capital? or
were they sent for by Packard and
Leonard for political consultation to
organize the Radical campaign this
fall in this Parish! We would like
know. we are curious on the subject.
We have heard of 40 Bulldoozcrs in
this Parish, and do not believe there
is any necessity for the organization
any where, much less in Richland
Parish, where we have Pete Fccnan
TO sncre for u, which is truly fright.
full.
! went down to lIoscyc q few days
ago and WAS very much entertained
and instructed. They have ,ured
their Temperance society into dcha;-
ing club; the subject debated the
night that was there was this " If
the seven sleeprrs slept seven years "
how long after all the rest Of the
human family We're rcsurrccted by
the sound of Gabriel's trumpet before
they would wake up in the rcsurrcc-
ton Yours Truly,
Crow FooT.
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ALTERNArES,
Ii. f.. JONAS,
OF OILNANS.
r. e.. MANNING.
The Democratic National Conn
nliltCc.

HhsAtSNs
Alab,ma-Watrr l.. Bragg.
Arkansas-john !. Sumptcr.
Calilurnia--F. MrCopi,in.
CoIuradO-B VI. Hughes.
Conneciirut-WiIliam II Barnum.
Dclaware-Robrrsom Hickman.
Flori'a-Gen. Mccall.
Gcorsa--Grorga I. Barrry.
lIlimoiS-Wiiliam {. Candy.
Indiana-1homas Tolin.
Iowg-M. VI. Ham.
Kansas-I. f.. Eaton.
Ecn,rky-H. ID. MclIenry.
Louisiana-B +. Jonas.
Mainc-Elmmd Wil,on.
MisSouri-Juhn G.. Priest.
Muryland-O. llor-cy.
Massachuscils-i'. q Prince.
Northumberland fainter
Orcgon-Ex Governor John Whitaker
Neva'la-Robcri =. ). kraiing.
Ncbraska-Georgc J.. Miller.
.Ninncsota-W. Lochraue.
New York-Abram s. Hewitt
Vm2iuia-lInbrrt \. Co%hill
New iIampShirc-Aarou Y Subway.
Ehnde Observation-Disclosures Van Slack.
William l.. Iialr.
Sou,h Carlina-.Iames II. Ryan.
Mississipdi-W T. Barks,ialc.
Vrrmont-B. y. SmalIry.
New ,Irrscy-Miles Ross.
-Oho--j"ln :. pazzon.
PcnnsyIvania-WI liam L: Scott.
Wisconsin-W William +. Villas
West Virginia--AIrx BampbcI!.
Texas-F. s. Stockdale.
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Jos !emle. State of Loui.iona.
VS.. No. 937. Parish Of Richlaud
JoIn e Hu,son. Par. CT Ouachila Par.
DY VIRTUE of writ Of II. "a, issued
- from the Honorable Parish Court, in
and fer the Parish Of Ouachita, ard to me
directed, as Sheriff of said Parish of Richland
have seized AMI will o.ler for sale at the
door OF the Courthouse, in RayvilIc, La, ON
Saturday, September the I6Ih. 1876,
the following described properly. in lots of
not less than nor more than - acres, viz ::
W. J sec. 9, /. u, n. r. Sc.
Terms cash with henegt of appraiSemen,.
c. II. MOORE, Sheriff.
EHyville, La, Aug. -, 1876.
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REFRESHMENTS IN FRONT ROOM
SXsElsEFi''S SALE.

Duke Sartpn State Of Louisiana,
". No. jl2 Parish Of Richand,
W. Z. Adams. Parish Court
DI VIRTUE OF A WRIT OF Fl IA
H issued from the Hon. Parish Cuart, in
and iur said Parish and State and To me-
directed, ] have sc2cd and will otter for sale
al ihc door Of The Courthouse, in said Par;,l,
ca Satnrd"y, September The Is, 1876.
the following described prapcr'y tc-wi,: The
gin house and one acre al ground upon which
the same i situated, an. the cabins constructed
OF the materials furnished by plaintiffs, includ>
in% tho lot of ground no, cXcccdin. one acre.
ON which the same i, situated, upon the
Adams place.
Terms cash with brncli, oc ADVERTISEMENT,
{. II. MOORE, Sheriff.
Rayville, La Aur - 1876
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EXCITEMENT IN LAKE PROVI-
DENCE.
A TaX-COllectOr and His DEPUTY
Attempt to Assassinate Il
Gentleman.
Especial 10 the Bullctin.1

EIcEsBuRG, Miss, Aug. 7.-Sat.
urday night, Il. ii. Lanicr, editor of
Republican paper and Tax-Collcctor,
and j. ID. Thompkins, his deputy,
attacked +. l.. Morgan on the Par.
goud, while lying at Lake Providence.
Thompkins held Morgan down while
i:aner shot him in the hip. 4 nephew
Of Morgan, named Jones. then shot
Lanier through the arm. in The chest,
and shot one finger off his hand
Great excitement prevails at Provi-
dence. u