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CT. VINCENT COLLEGE.
sf CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO.

This College. Incorporated by the Legislature
of is4s with the privilege of conferring diplomas
is nnder the direction Of the Fathers Of the Con-
creation ~ OF the Mission. The plan Of instruc-
tion embraces the courses OF Science. Literature
and Commerce. ~, .
! Sth OF September. aT
TERMS:
hoard. Tuition. Washing Medical Attend
= anco and Medicines per year. =. $3.50 %
u pav,pents made semi lam ually and In advance
AZ rN0ra annple information, address the
G6fLEGf. or the agent. n. ]. MITCHELL
fsskier OF Mutual National Bank. jy2otsi
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VOS. LLAD0, AGENT.

VOS. LLAD0, AGENT,
Between Dumaine and st. Ann opposite Madi
son street, New Orleans La.
Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals Fine Soaps, Per-
fumery. and all articles usually kept ON hand by
compounded. fell
VIRGINIA ROOFING sLATE-THE BEST
and strongest in the world. not excepting
the well known Welsh Slate.
The undersigned having accepted the agency
for the sale of the celebrated ORE BANK and
IMPERIAL QUARRIES, is now prepared to fiji
orders at prices much below those OF Welsh and
but little in excess of those Of ordinary American
| States Builders contractors and skaters gen.
orally are invited 10 submit them TO the severest
| tests ALEXANDER HILL,
mys 6rndGW ITO Carondelet streek
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n COMMERCIAL RESTAURANT,
1o7 Customhouse street. between Royal and
ound OF this establishment all the deicaciee Of
the season. as also khe choicest Of wines. There
wsli ~ nrivats dininsrooms VII nn.stsirs for a..
dings soirees etc.. all at very reasonable rates.
fe13 1Y76
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WANTS.

XNANTED-A YOUNG MAN t. GO TO THE
w country and take charge OF a Store. He
must be capable, Industrious and energetic: not
afraid OF work. References as 70 character,
habits and qualifications must be unexception-
able. To such a one good position can be
satisfactory services are rendered, advancement
will be made according to ability. He must be
information apply to LOCK Bon eos. aus st
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TO RENT.

YINO LET-COMMODIOUS. WELL vENTf
l. lated and lighted Schoolroom. situated on
Prytania. near ,.h Washington street. @ with ample
aua tw +. N. OGDEN. IS Union street.
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Reynolds Iron Works,
Corner Delord and Fulton streets

Reynolds Iron Works,
Corner Delord and Fulton streets
W. II. REYNOLDS, Proprietor,
Postof1ice Box 1890, Mechanics Exchange
Box 100,
Manufacturer and Dealer In
ELEVATORS - Timpes Patent Hand and
etc.
WIRE ROPE-For Elevators kept constantly
on hand.
REYNOLDS-Celebrated Revolving Wrought
Iron Screw. Plantation Cotton Press.
CAREY'S-Patent Ground Auger for Wells
Fen 20 Posts. etc.
ESTIMATES-Made on application for Iron
Fronts. Ornamental Columns, Railings. Fences
Galleries. verandahs, and every description Of
Wrought and Cast Iron Work for Bridges. Flat
and Box Cars for Railroads. Plantation Steam
boat and Machinery In General.
Send for Circulars. fe2
VIoroR's RESTAURANT.
3s and 40 Bourbon street,
Between Customhouss and Bienvile.
MEALS AT ALL HOURS.
Board by the day, by the week. or by the month.
Parties and Weddings supplied on short notice.
at very moderate prices. fe17 1y
NEW ORLEANS SAVINGS INSTITUTION
~ No. 1853 Canal street. Trustees-A Moul-
ton. T. A. Palfrey. Carl Kohn. 7. l.. Bayne, David
Urquhart. George Jonas. John G. Gaines Thos
A. Adams, Thomas Allen Clarke. Christian
Schneider. Charles J. Leeds. Samuel Jamison.
Interest Allowed on Depostts.
D. URQUHART, President.
CHAS. KILEHAW Treasurer apis 6m
T,HE SUREST CURE
l. FOR
RHEUMATISM AND RHEUMATIC GOUT.
Is the
CELEBRATED DURANPS REMEDY
For sale by A. Jas. Druggist,
is1 1O3 Ehartrea ct.
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III. CASSIDY,
SAIL MAKER
COTTON DUCK AGENT

Established In 1851
No. 95 Camp Street, Near Poydras,
Has constantly on hand The best and most COM
plete assortment OF
COTTON DUCK.
Embracing all widths. grades and numbers
AWNING STRIPES.
Plain and Fancy. In great variety, BLOCKS Of
all Sizes from inches up to the largest made
and all ready fitted Tor use
GALLERY CURTAINS. AWNINGS,
WINDOW AND DOOR SHADES. ETC.
or all kinds. made to order at she rt notice. and
satisfaction given in style and price.
TENTS. TARPAULINS.
A complete assortment always on hand Keep
In stock every variety OF
FRENCH. ENGLISH AND AMERICAN B BUNT-
INGS FOR FLAGS.
I have always In store, and will manufacture to
order. all descriptions OF
AMERICAN. FOREIGN and FANCY FLAGS.
will also give my. special attention to getting
up every kind Of Plain. Fancy and En-
SILK FLAGS AND BANNERS.
For Military and other companies. and Will
guarantee on such articles elegant styles. the
best workmanship and the most moderate
'f'0es' BAG MANUFACToRY.
am now making and will furnish In any de-
sired quantity.
COFFEE, RICE, GRAIN
And other kinds Of SACKS. equal In material
and work to any made, and Mt prices which VIII
DEFY ALL COMPETITION.
Repairing Promptly Done.
Trunks Neatly Covered.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
Private families and others giving entertain
ments, can have their -....
YARDS COVERED OYER
With Canvas. and suitable decorations portable
tables, Hghts, ETC.. viii be furnished at short no
tice, and on the
MOST REASONABLE TERMS.
as4SO4~As nah2a
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LEEDS FOUNDRY.
[ESTABLLSHED IN 1881
Corner Delord and Foucher street.,
IN n NcS

NEW ORLEANS.
We are prepared to manufacture
STEAM ENGINES, BOILERS,
SUGAR MILLS, SUGAR KETTLES,
DRAINING MACHINES, SAW MILLS,
CoTToN PRESSES, NEWELL SCREWS,
GIN GEARING, FURNACE MOUTHS,
CRATE BARS, JUDsoN's GOVERNORS,
and all kinds OF Plantation and Steamboat work,
and every description OF Machinery for the
South LEEDS d co.
We beg to call special attention to our large
stock Of Sugar Kettles. Having purchased thi
entire stock Of the Stacker Iron Works of Te,-
nessee. for which Mr.. E. f. Lavillebeuvre vas
formerly agent, land the only genuine Tenres-
see Kettle In the market,) We offer the SAM fof
sale, as well as those OF our own manufScture
At Reduced Rates, price lists Of which We will 20
pleased to furnish on application.
apo Al d&W
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STATE or LOUIsTANA
Parish Of Orleans. City OF New Orjsans.
Sworn To and subscribed before me. tbs Sd day
of June. 1876
JAMES FAUEY. Notar Public.
At a meeting Of the Board Of Directors held
on the sd day Of june 1876, 1T wss resolved 70
pay to the Stockholders. % demghd, FIVE PER
CENT interest on their stock.
DIRECTORS
7. MASPERO, 10. TOBY,
d FATJ0 ?. FOUROHY,
81 REF NJ w. SMITH,
]. J. FERNhNDEZ d. A. CHAFFRAIX,
j. nj. ALLEN. CHS LAFITTE.
je1sf
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The above etatemant IL just. true and cor
rect transcript from the books of the Company
PAUL FOURCHY, President
G. ". MOTT. Secretary.
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POLITICAL.

NOTTrE-au Political Notices ms2 be Paid
nm. IN Aatunce. This rule Mit be strictly cd-
heyvd Hp FAI
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RAILROADS.


V,HE NEW ORLEANS AND MOBILE RAIL
ROAD-MOBILE LINE
THE GREAT THROUGH ROUTE TO THE
b. EAST, NORTH AND WEST.
Via Louisville, via Atlanta an via st. Louis,
CARRYING THE U. s MAIL.
Trains arrive and pepart from Depot, foot OF
Canal street. as follows:
Express ..s:as a. m. Express 10 80 a. m.
Express. 500 y. m. EXPRESS. $3.50 D. IN
Coast accom- Coast aceom-
modation. ..3:15 p. m. mediation. .9;20 q. m.
Pullman Palace Cars daily to Cincin natl, Lou
isville. Nashville Lynohburg and Baltimore
without change and only one change to New
York and Eastern cities.
Coast accommodation runs to Biloxi
Ticket Office, corner of Camp and Common
Streets opposite City Hotel.
mh2 D. ,. ROBINSON, snrerintendt.
r. GREAT JACKSON ROUTE-
NEW ORLEANS. ST. LOUIS AND CHICAGO
RAILROAD COMPANY.
On and after Apil II. 1876 trains depart and ar
rive as follows: From Calliope street depot:
Mail ........ s 30 o. M Mail. 80. 1oa. m
Accommoda- Aecommoda-
modation. 40 a. m mediation 9;35 o. m.
PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING CARS
through to st. Louis, Chicago and Louisville
Only one change of Sleeping Cars to Eastern
cities. Tickets for sale and Information given at
20 Camp street, corner Common,
MI A. d. SHELDON. Agent.
j. d. FROST. General Manager fei9 '76 ly
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The WEEKLY sun.
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NEW YORK,

Eighteen hundred and seventy-six is the
Centennial year. 1t is also the year in which
IN Opposition House of Representatives,th the
first since the war, will be in power at
Washington and the year of the twenty.
third election Of President of the United
States A IL OF these events are sure to be Of
great interest and importance, especially
the latter; and all OF them and everything
connected with them will be fully and fresh:
" reported in THE Sun.
The Opposition House of Representatives,
taking up the line OF inquiry opened years
ago by THE SUN. will sternly and diligently
investigate the corruptiOns and Eisdeeds Of
Grants administration and will, it is to be
hoped, lay the foundation for a new and
better period i'll our national history. Of all
this The Sun will contain complete and
accurate accounts, furnishing its readers
with early and trustworthy information
upon these absorbing topics.
The twenty third Presidential election,
with the preparations for it, will be me,nO-
rable as deciding upon Grants aspirations
for third term Of power and plunder. and
still more as deciding who shall be the
candidate of the party Of Reform, and as
electing that candidate. Concerning all these
subjects, those who read THE SUN will have
the constant means OF being thoroughly we'll
informed.
The WEEKLY Sun, which has attained q
circulation of over eighty thousand copies,
already has its readers in every State and
Territory, and We trust that the year 1876
will see their numbers doubled. 1t will con.
tinue to be II thorough newspaper. All the
general news Of the day will be found in it,
condensed when unimportant, at full when
Of moment and always. we trust, treated
in clear, interesting and instructive man
ner.
1t is our ain to make the WEEKLY SUN
the best family newspaper in the world. and
We shall continue to give in its columns
large amount of miscellaneous reading, such
as stories, tales, poems, scientific intelligence
and agricultural information, for which We
are not able to make room in our daily edi-
tion. The agricultural department especially
il one OF its sprominent features. The fashions
are also regularly reported in its columns !;
and SO are the markets of every kind.
The WEEKLY Sun, eight pages with fifty
six broad columns il only ol.00 . year,
postage prepaid. As tins price barely repays
the cost Of the paper. NO discount can be
made from thus rate to clubs, agents, Post.
masters, or anyone.
The DAILY sun, large four page newspa
per of twenty-eight columns. gives all the
news for two cents q copy. subscription.
postage prepaid, SIC, month or % 50
year SUNDAY edition extra, 10 per year.
We have no travelling agents Address,
THE SUN. New York City
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They say-ah well, suppose thoy do,
But can they prove the story true
Suspicious may arise from naught
But malice, envy, want Of thought
Why count yourself among the they
Who whisper what they dare not say
They sdy-but why the tale rehearse.
And help to make tho matter worse
No good can possibly accrue
From telling what may Be- untrue;
Aud IL 1t not . nobler plan
To speak Of all the best you cant
They say-well. if it should be 20.
Why mead yOu tell the tale Of woei
Will 1t the better work redress,
make one pang Of sorrow leas
Will it the errinG one restore
Henceforth to go and sin no moreri
They say-oh pauae and look within
See how thy hesrt inclines to sin
Watch, lest ID dark temptatiou's honf,
Thou, too. should sink beneath its powe,
Pity the ffail. weep DER their fall,
But speak Of good. or not at all.
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A Panther Fight.

The Santa Rora (Cal.) Demo.
crst, of March II, relates the fol
lowing incident
A few days since, as Charley
Lancaster was riding over the
north eud Ofhis ranch, seeing af.
ter stock, in company with bis
brother A. j., and an acquaint-
ance, one of hia dogs freed . pan
tber. Barking in q canon at
short distance 6rst attracted his
attention. Listening, he recogniz
ed it as that of bis old dog Rrui
ser, and that it must be large
game, as that dog had contempt
for small. Getting off and tying
up his horse, Charley made his
way quietly through the brush
in the direction Of the barb ing,
and was agreeably satisfied Of
the correctness Of his surmise.
BruiSer had . medium. size pan
tner up a madrone tree, standing
beneath him on the steep canon
side. lie had nothing but bis re-
volver. The pauthers head being
shielded by the tree, he aimed
for the abdomen, the distance
being about thirty yards. The
ball took effect IN the groin, but
touched neither vital part nor
broke . bone. Tumbliug down
out Of the tree, three dogs were
on to him and then came, as Char.
ley expressed it, "such q scratch.
iug-it was y caution" The dogs
had him stretched at full length,
but his teeth and claws were ex-
| ercised 90 that for some time 9
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second shot could not be fred
from fear for the dogs. Some six
weeks ago Charley came near
losing::his best dog: At night Ran
ger is in the habit of freeing
foxes, coons and such like small
game, aud keeping them up till
morning, when usually Charley
or jim Parks relieves bis guard
6y shooting whatever it may be.
On this occasion he heard the
barking;it was soon after the
SNOW storm in January and near
morning. When daylight came
the old dog was at the door but
the other was absent. Taking the
rifle he started, but had ouly gone
a short distance when he met the
poor animal, sadly cut up. Evi.
IDENTIFY he had had a tussle with
a panther and had come of but
second best. The side of his head
was lacerated ; great gashes on
els shoulders and rios /; one flank
torn, hamstring gnxwed, and
worst of all, a cash in his stomach
from which protruded a small
bunch OF the viscera. Fortunate
ly the peritoneum was uniniured,
so that they were safely replaced,
the part bandaged, and the no.
ble animal otherwise cared for.
Excepting . limp on account o
the injured tendon, he is now
quite we'll, and did his share the
other day, coming ont of the con.
test better than Oh the former Oc.
casion, this time merely getting
his face completely laid bare Of
skin from his ears to the eyes.
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Remarkable Disappearance
Of Georgia Lakes.

A third lake in L0wndes county
has been enptied OF its waters by'
subterranean passages during the
last six months. What is the mat.
ter ! The Times has several times
alluded to the fact that Lowndes
county has within it's borders
numbers of lakes, from ten to I've
hundred and several beyond u
thousand ac'es in size; aud can il
be that these lakes are all c0nnec.
ted with q grand underground
water coure 7 1t seems &C.
In September last one dried uy,,
or run Oft, and LETT bushels upon
bushels of fish in holes of water
upon the lake. In January anoth
er, about Ave miles from this, did
the same thing ; aud now Grassy
Pond, q lake covering about Eve
hundred acres, just between the
two above mentioned, has left it's
millions of fsh out of water.
About three weeks ago it was re-
ported that the waters uf this
lake we're sinking below low va
ters mark and every day Ot two
we would hear that it was still
going down. Last Friday q re
port spread all over the country
like wildfire that Grass Pond was
low enough to rake the fish out
with nets, and by sunlown more
than one hundred people had col
lected at the place. Some had
dip nets, some casts, and there
was one seine in the party. The
first haul with the seine caught
enough trout, jack, Dream and
specklsd perch to make a amess"
for every one present. During
the night all the water disappear
ed and there were millions Of Ash
left dead upon the dry land, Sa
tur,lsy, next day, the planters
hitched up their wagons and haul
ed load after load and scattered
them in their fields for manure,
aud thousands were left at the
mercy of buzzards, hogs and 9th
ers creatures ofprey. Such quan
titles Of fish and such destruction
has never been known in the his
tory of Lowndes county. No Que
ever dreamed that there was bali
that quantity Of fish in Grass
Pond, though it was celebrated
for its fine fishing grounds in the
spring Of the year. The other
two lakes above mentioned did
not run thus completely dry, and
and the fish that were not caught
were saved by the water return
ing 10 a few days from its hidden
retreat in the bossOm of the earth,
We learn that Grass Pond 10 fill
ing up again, but is to late
to save the finny tribe. These
statements are not at all exagger
ted, and can be testified to by
several hundred people living in
this county. though it 10 msrvsl
GUS to all
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Wind Travelling Seven Hun
dred Niles an Hour.


pable of producing the most extra
ordinary effects on exposed ob.
jects, such as buildings, trees, ami
mails and even bodies OF water. Iu
March, 1875, a series of destruc-
tive tornadoes visited North aud
South Carolina aud Georgia, aud
Sergeant Calver, Of the Signal
Service, was ordered to investi-
gate their character and effects.
Amoug other remarkable instan-
ces Of wind force he reported that
"a rock weighing $4,000 pounds,
having IS square feet Of exposed
surface. was moved 7 feet" "a
pine log, weighing 1900 pounds
and With IS square feet Of exposed
surface. was carried y quarter o. =
mile" "a pine board was driven
through q telegraph pole" "a
bale Of cotton, weighing 500 p'ds,
was carried q quarter Of mile" /"
The sergeant observer calculates
the following degrees of force for
the relative velocity Of the wind :
Pressure, 26.9 pounds per square
foot of exposed surface, velocity,
1873 miles per hour ; 3O.5 pounds,
1871 miles /; 77.7 pounds, I24.6
miles. He further estimates that
some OF the results could not have
been produced by y wind travel
ing at . less velocity than about
700 miles an hour Nep York
Herald.
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A. T. Stewards Career.


The subject of this sketch ar
rived in New York from Dublin.
aud in 1923 opened a small dry
goods store on Broadway. At
that time John Jacob Astor was
already worth millions, while
Cornelius Vanderbilt had been
some six years in the steamboat
business. Stewart was the last
OF the three to enter the race for
wealth in New York, but he
made astonishing time since 1926.
According to the writer of an in.
teresting sketch of Mr.. Stewart
recently published in the New
York World, from whom we de.
rive these facts. Mr.. Stewart in
1S4S built the large marble stone
at Broadway aud Chambers
street, whick was the marvel of
the time. Il acted as an adver
tlsement throagh the breath aud
length Of the land. From 1848
his business grew rapidly, and
gradually assumed the most co
lossal proportions. He chem built
his up towu store, which cover
an area of about two and one.
quarter acres. The total invest
ment, land and buildings, may
be roughly estimated at $2,75O,
OOO. To this establishment in
1862 Mr.. Stewart removed his re
tail business, and from that TINA
the down town store was devoted
entirely to wholesale trade, Mr..
Stewards up town store is the
largest establishment of the kind
in the world. There is nothing
Of the sort in London or Paris
which at all approaches it. There
are eight aoors-two below aud
six above ground, each covering
an area of two and one-quarter
acres-thus making a total of
eighteen acres devoted to retail
dry goods purposes. 1t requires
52O'bOrse power to heat the build
ing, run the elevators aud work
the sewing machines, which are
on the fourth floor. There are
about two thousand emp oyers
under pay. The disbursements
for running expenses are over a
million Of dollars per annum. The
Wholesale aud retail establish
nents combined have sold as
high as CSC, 1000, 200 in one year.
At present they run in the neigh
borhood ot S33, ,OOO, 900 per annnm
In addition to this he owned the
Grand Union, the largest sum
mer hotel at Saratoga. He built
up and owned u city on Long
Island, known as Garden City,
aud be was engaged at the time
of his death in u gigantic enter
prise at Glenham, near Fishklll,
where he owned large mill pro-
pei ties.
His biographer says that du
ring his business career of fifty
years, Mr.. Stewart was a constant
buyer of real estate in New York,
his holdings of real property be
ing only surpassed by those of
the AStnr family. Concarrin n
Mr.. Stewards vast wealth there
is a difference ofopiniun. Suffice
it to say that Cornelius Wander
bilt's wealth is estimated at from
@75, 600, 900 to 10000, 900, aud
Mr.. Stewart was said to be the
richer man of the two. 1t il
thought 81, 900, 900 would barely
represent the ANIMAL rentals and
profits of the deceased. He was
a liberal patron of the fine arts.
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Official.
TOWN COUNCIL OF THIBODAUx.

TOWN HALL,
Thibodaux, April 18th, 1876 !
A regular meeting Of the Town Council
this day. The roll was called and the fol-
lowing named councilmen answered to
their names. viz
p. E. Lorio, Mayor, r. r. Mcbride, NJ. A.
Legendre, Dr. j. H. Fleetwood, ]. Badeaux
Absent DR.. II. Dansereau.
s. T. Grisamore presented his commission
and was qualified az Trustee as per appoint
ment to I'LL vacancy caused by the death Of
s. Navarro
The minutes of the previous meeting
The following reports of the Treasurer
and Collector were presented, read and Or
dered to be spread on the minutes:
TREASURERS REPORT,
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A Brooklyn bachelor msntions
the fact that the scratch Of . f.
male baby is always more sudden
aud treacherOus than tina. Of =
male paby.-Brookly~ Argus.
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A Taxau banking 9rm at FAN
River has suspended. The rumor
is that cattle drover passed Q
bad ten dollar bill on them,
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The editor who was told that
his last article wasas clear @ mud.
promptly replied "Well, that
coyers tho ground, anyhow