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National Republican., 1877-11-23
CITT ITEMS.

FALL and winter listers, at ElsRNAs's.
National Republican., 1877-11-23
INTERIOR ADORNMENTs.

INTERIOR ADORNMENTS.
lCol Penra. Ave. 1901 Penna Ave.
A. P. McELROY,
GLIDER AND UPHoIsTERER,
MANUFACTURER OF PIER AND MAETEL
MIRRORS,
Portrait and Picture Frames, Gold and Walnut Cor
nices Old Frames repaired and rc-gilded Mirrors
and aid Ism6reSnns and Wndos shsdes 10 orasT. Iae
ION PESNSSLvANIA AVE, cor. Tenth 81.
Orders by man promptly attended 10. novsSm
Furniture and Drapery
OF
Newest and Most Elegant Styles.
ParlOr suits.
Chamber suits,
Lambrcquins,
Lace Curtains,
COrnicss.
HARMON, BOSWELL & CO.,
313 Eighth Street Northwest,
NEAR PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
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TuB PRINCES KILT surrs Of genuine French
cashmere at s.. The pretties, suit for child
two to FIVE years Of ase.
A sAKs 4 Co.,
SIC Seventh street.
National Republican., 1877-11-23

EXTRA PANTS (shorD for children. Price sl.25.
A. sAKs & Co.,
3l6 Seventh street.
National Republican., 1877-11-23
Knowing the Importance

Of electricity as curative agent In nearly all
nervous dIse@es-as paralysis, rheumatism and
many other diseases, all debilitated conditions,
&c.-and being stranger 70 most Of the physicians
Of the city. having but recently removed hero nom
Philadelphia, take this method OF Offering such
OF them as have neither the apparatus or time for
using u the opportunity OF having Il applied rs
they NAV prescribe-in baths or otherwise. Having
entered the regular" practice OF medicine many
years ago, and devoted the last few years To this
specially, hope 10 continue IN the favor and con.
idence of the profession and those who may be
placed In my hands for treatment Respectfully,
Or. TRRgzE,
0fice. 1903 New York avenue.
National Republican., 1877-11-23
GEORG ETU wv NEWS.

s5 ovEnooAr ErEAAS BROS, 7th and E.
National Republican., 1877-11-23

MINIS ovorcoats. ElsENAS GRos, 7th and T.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-04-26

ANECDorE OF Mr.. LINCoLN.-A new
story of Mr.. Lincoln is related by cor
respondent of Harper's Magazine. This
gentleman called upon Mr.. Lincoln soon
after he was installed, and while await
ing the Presidents leisure in walked sew
eral officers of the Spanish navy to pay a
visit of courtesy to the American ruler.
They mistook the visitor for the Presi-
dent, and while they made their pleasant
speeches to the former, the latter shook
with laughter, and motioned to his caller
to go on with the farce. The correspon.
dent concludes: "I thought how | had
paved the way to win the position [ had
come to ask. 1 made up my mind to ad.
dress the President in new way, and
thus add to the hold already had upon
him. So, when my time came, l stepped
up to Mr. L. and said: Sir, have seen
the annoyance to which you are subjected
by so many and often-repeated requests
for innumerable positions, etc. Now il
YOU will permit me to shake hands, |
will try and smother my desire for GER
tain position which 1 had come to ask
from you.' Mr.. L. jumped up, and
crasping my hand said: Sir, you are
one man in thousand. 1 am doub.ly
indebted to you. You have been the
means of conveying 10 those Spanish OF,
fcers that the President of the United
States is very handsome man, then you
do mot even ask an Office. But he
added, hurry home. You may re-
pent.'
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Cats and Snakes.

It is not often that we hear any credit
rendered to the cat for either intelligence
or affection; and it is therefore pleasing
to be able to record two instances in
which one, if not both, Of these qualities
is shown in q remarkable manner in this
animal. A gentleman writing from
India to a friend in England, a few
months ago, says of a pet Persian cat:
1T was lolling on the sofa, drowsily peru
sing the newspaper, few mornings ago,
when Tom came and stood near me new
ing in plaintive way, as if to attract at
tention. Not wishing to be disturbed, l
waved him off. He, however, returned
in minute or so, and this time jumped
on to the sofa, and, looking me in the
face, renewed his noise more vigorously.
Losing patience, roughly drove him
away. He then went to the door of the
adjoining room, and stood there mewing
most piteously. Fully aroused, got up
and went towards him. As approached,
he made for the farther corner Of the
room, and began to show fight, bristling
up and Aourishing his tail. 1t at once
struck me that there was an unwelcome
visitor in the room, which Tom wished
to get rid of; and sure enough, in look
ing towards the corner, discovered
cobra coiled up behind a bookshelf under
q dressing table. The noise made by our
approach aroused the snake, and he at
tempted to make off,; but l dispatched
him with my gun, which was ready
loaded close by. You should have seen
Toms satisfaction. He ran between my
legs, rubbing himself against them caress-
ingly, as if to say, We'll done masterp
The snake measured five feet seven
inches in length"
The friend to whom this incident is
related, after reading it to me, went on
to say, that some years ago, when in
India with her father, the family were
gathered after tea, one rainy evening,
listening to one of their number who was
reading an interesting story. While thus
engaged, cat of which her father was
very fond jumped on his knee, and, NOV
ing about in restless manner, began to
NEW in o louder key than usual. The
old gentleman, as was his wont, COM
menced to caress the cat, expecting there
by to quiet it; but to no purpose. 1t
showed signs of impatience, by jumping
down and up again, mewing vigorously
the whole time. Not wishing to be in
terrupted in what was going on, he called
for a servant to put the cat out OF the
room; but Puss would not tamely submit
to an indignant turnout, and commenced
clawing at the old mans feet. This he
thought was going too far, he rose to
chastise the cat, but, ere he had time to
do so, he discovered that it was nothing
less than timely warning which Puss
had given him, for not far from where
he sat there was under the table, small
venomous snake, which probably would
have bitten him had he molested OF
trampled on it. The reptile was imme'
diately killed; and Puss ceased her new
ing.-Chamber's Journal.
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Fraternally yours,
TAnrPc REnpATu
To Mr.. NJ. HOWARD,
Ee-SherD Jefferson County, Mississippi

SOUTH CARo11NA's FR1END--THE
New YORK HEkALD.-The citizens of
Columbia did a graceful and becoming
act in presenting to Mr.. Eccles Cuthbert,
the correspondent of the New York Her.
aid, handsome gold watch as an evil
dence of their recognition of the candor,
impartiality and ability with which he
has chronicled events at the State Capt.
tai, since the nomination of Hampton
last autumn. Now that the political re-
demption of South Carolina is accom-.
plished, Mr.. Cut7lbert returns to his old
headquarters at Richmond, bearing with
him the goodwill and good-wishes of
thousands to whom he is personally un-
known, but who realize acutely how much
South Carolina owes to him and the great
newspaper of which he is representa-
tive
The success which has attended South
Carolina in her struggle for deliverance
is due, in large measure, to the support
given her, and the aid rendered her, by a
few journals in the North. Their words
reached ears which were closed to South
ern speakers, and found readers where
Southern newspapers are rarely seen.
Foremost, staunchest and most iuauen-
tial among such journals was the New
York Herald. Month after month, with
out hesitation, the Herald pleaded the
cause of good government in South Car
olina, mingling its appeals for justice with
wise counsel aad cheering words to the
agonized people Of the State. For once,
the heart of the mighty journal seemed
touched, and, in behalf of South Carroll
ma, every resource of rhetoric, sarcasm
and invective was exhausted. The whole
value, to South Carolina, of the Heralds
work may never be known, but enough is
known to command for the Herald the
respect, confidence and gratitude OF a
redeemed people. And if aught were
wanting to fill to overhowing the cup OF
our thankfulness, it is found in the fact
that the Herald is toiling for Louisiana,
our suffering sister, as it labored for South
Carolina, and will not turn aside until
in the Gulf, victory is won as brilliant
as that which perched on our standards
in the once Prostratc State.-Ne'cs and
Courier.
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SuLpHo-CARBoLATE OF SODA IN
SCARLET FEVER, DIPHTHER1A, ETC.
DR.. G. D. Beebe, of Chicago, in o COM
munication to the Tribune of that city,
maintains that scarlet fever, diphtheria.
erysipelas, and certain other forms OF
epidemic or contagious diseases, owe their
malignity to septic germs or living or
ganisms in the blood. He says that he
came to this conclusion with regard to
diphtheria more than ten years ago, and
accordingly tried the internal admins
tration of carbolic acid to destroy the
germs. The results were satisfactory,
many desperate cases recovering rapidly
under this treatment. He was subse.
quently led to regard erysipelas as OF
septic origin, and the certainty with
which the disease is arrested by the in
ternal use of an efficient antiseptic seems
to him complete demonstration of this
view. Fully eight years ago he predicted
that scarlet fever would some time be
proved to be as clearly of septic charac-
ter as diphtheria, but it is only within
the past two years that he considers this
to have been demonstrated.
In closing, DR.. Beebe earnestly COM
mends the sulpho-carbolate of soda to the
attention of the boards of health in our
cities and "of the true physician every
where" He adds this practical sugges-
tion:
cannot dismiss this subject without q
warning to those who pretend to make
use of this agent, but use so small q
quantity as to be utterly yalueless. l do
not know that this agent possesses any
other therapeutic properties than as an
antiseptic; and, to be useful as such, il
must be given in quantity sufficient te
disinfect the blood, otherwise it will be
as useless in the face of these diseases as
the spray of an atomizer in extinguishine
o conAagration.-Boston Journal O
Chemistry.
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-"It is we'll to leave something for
those after u.s." as man said when he
threw barrel in the way of a constable
who was chasing him.
- The Missouri Legislature has passed
q bill offering a bounty Of FIVE cents for
every rat that is killed. No man suffer-
ing from deliriuna trenaens need apply.
Hot drinks should be avoided in day
time during cold weather, as they have
tendency to weaken the lungs and affect
the throat. Take DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup
for all cases of coughs, colds and hoarse-
ness.
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An old negro woman gives her
views on raising cotton thusly: "De way
de use to make cotton in my day was wild
plenty OBJ hick'ry. Dey didn't need no
iuanner den. An if you'll glib me q few
niggers and good hick'ry now, kin
make any oh dis land about heah fotch
good cotton, dat will beat any OBJ yer
iuanner !''
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-04-26

RATES OF SUBSCRIPTl0N-Two DOLLARS
per annum, and ONE DOLLAR for six months.
Subscriptions are not taken for Q less period
than six months.
Liberal deductions made to clubs Of ten or
more subscribers.
RATES OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Dollar per
square Of one inch for the first insertion, and Fifty
Gents per square for subsequent than
three months. No advertisements counte less
Than square.
Liberal contracts will be madewith those wishing
ITO advertise for three, six or twelve months. Ad-
vertising by contract must be confined to the I'M
mediate business of the firm or individual contrac-
sing.
, Obituary Notices exceeding five lines Tributes
of Respect and all personal communications OF
matters of Individual interest Will be charged lor
at advertising rates. Announcements OF marriages
and deaths, and notices ofa religious character are
respectfully solicited, and will be inserted gratis
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-04-26

"A new paper in Texas starts out
with the announcement that in religion
we are conservative, and we intend to ad-
here to the cash system.S
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-04-26

1t is pleasant to shake hands with a
girl whose fingers are covered with dia-
monds, for you feel that you have a for
tune within your grasp.
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Special Correspondence Nelc Orleans Democrat.

keep to himself the baseness by which 1T
had been brought about. To his feeble
mind the winning Of that suit by perjury
and subordination of the same was some
thing to boast Of, and so he boasted of it
to Mcclure, his attorney. The latter
heard him through and then told him he
must go to the Judge, ask permission to
waive Judgment and offer to settle or
compromise the case without reference to
the verdict of the jury.
John demurred to this advice.
"Well then," said Mcclure, "you ID
scoundrel, if you will not do that, l will
90 into open Court as your attorney,
waive Judgment myself, and state the
methods by which you obtained verdict
in your favor; and then, having washed
my hands out of your case, will present
you to the grand juryp
This threat brought John to his senses
and he obeyed McClure's command.
Now then, when it is further stated that
it was one of his own relatives whom
John thus sought to defraud through
perjury, and the success of which opera
ton he deemed a matter for exultation,
you can form some idea of the quaint
combination of villiany and idiocy which
serves him in lieu of a character.
But odd and ludicrous rs his earlier es-
capades have been, they fall far short OF
his late political exploits during the last
two weeks. 1t will be remembered that
when John first began to get through his
thick skull the idea that Chamberlain
was going to be left to his fate by Hayes,
he Immediately sought to make his peace
with Hampton. The latter consented to
an interview with Patterson more out OF
a sense of grim humor than from any
other motive, and when Patterson came
Hampton enjoyed the scene in its ludl-
crous aspects as keenly as did any, of the
lookers-on. Patterson made pledges OF
fealty, to which Hampton listened suave-
ly, and which he accepted with queer
sort of half:amused, half-pitiful express
sion upon his good-natured face--much
as he might have accepted assurances OF
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III Ills lace. leel tuae A"'o .1o.iN -
whole duty to the black race. And with
this. record, unbroken by single word or
act conservative, I should urge the black
men of the South, if my voice could
reach them, to join the Democratic par
ty.
If they were to do so in body, what
would be the result? Absolute protec-
zion, to begin with, in their rights OF life
and property. They would not be driven
from their homes by the thousands as
they were driven into the highways OF
South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisi-
ana, because of their loyalty to the Re-
publican party. The Democratic negro,
is the safest male creature that l know OF
in the Gulf States. All other males
must fight for themselves. For him only
every white shot gun is ready to do bat
tie to the death
The exodus of the blacks to the Dem,
ocratic party would make that powerful
organization the champion of negro
rights. There is q movement growing
rapidly in the Republican party that
seeks to limit the franchise to the educa'
ted class and to the holders of property
The sentiment has sprung out OF the cor
ruptions of shillelah rule in New YORK
and other Northern cities that are con-
trolled by the Irish vote. The Demo
Gratis will resist this measure on behalf
both of the Irish and the blacks, because
the negro vote gives the South 80 mem
bers Of Congress, which the Democrats
have now gained forever in consequence
of Hayes Southern policy.
1t will make no difference to the friends
of the negro in the North whether he
votes for the Democrats, land thereby Sc.
cure safety and justice for himself and
his family in other ways,) or whether he
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-08-09

this entire section of the Red River
Valley from the vicinity of Shreveport
to Natchitoches.
I'd. That it is our unanimous onin,ou
that, as the United States government
has inflicted this injury upon a large
number OF the citizens of this congress
sionai district embracing the parishes
hereintofore enumerated, it is their
duty to grant US an appropriation by
the next congress to remedy this evil,
and thereby redeem nearly one hun
dred and fifty Thousand. acres of the
finest alluvial lands in the State.
srd. That it is our duty as private
citizens to do all we can to assist our
selves by private enterprise to relieve
this section from the imminent peril
under which we are laboring from the
dangers OF future inundation, and in
the interest of navigation.
, 4th. That we do not desire to iniure
the commercial interest of any city,
town or village, or the material inter-
est OF low water steamboat navigation,
and our opinion is that no such inter-
est will be injuriously affected, but on
the contrary believe the whole COM
mercial and agricultural interest of
this valley will be enhanced and the
values of property largely increased.
5th. That our senators and represen-
tatives in the next legislature of the
State are expected with their united
effort to have 90 much of the levee tax
as can be legally used appropriated to
remove all distractions to navigation
in Bayou Pierre.
9Th. Resolved that as the swamp
lands have been donated to the State
by congress with the condition that
the proceeds of their sales be used for
their redempt N, it is the solumn duty
of the State to carry out its obligation
in good faith and give this portion of
Red River valley its just rights.
9TH. That we raise as much money
by private subscription as may be
necessary to make complete survey
of Bayou Pierre and an estimade of the
cost of removing the obstruction, and
that committee be appointed to carry
out this resolution, and we recommend
Mr.. John M. Robinson as a suitable
engineer to make this survey. Where
upon, the chair appointed the follow
ing named gentleman an executive
committee on subscription and work:
G.. A. F. Poole, Patrick B. Cash, H. C..
stringfellow, E. F. Cornell, B. F. Fort,
J. J. Marlboro, DR.. Fl. Mcfarland and
w. D. Mercer.
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Many a man who drives his bays
or his grays is himself driven By
duns.
The coming victory for the Dem
ocracy in Ohio will mean the speedy
disbandment and overthrow of the
Republican party in every State in
the Union. 1t committed universal
hari.kari when it robbed the people
of their rightful President Oma-
la Herald, Dem.
The bond of Mortimer Carr, Ex-
Speaker of the House of Represen-
tatives during the reign of War
moth, charged with breach of trust
and embezzlement of $35, 900, has
been reduced from $4,000 to &c.
600. Carr could not furnish even
this amount of bail, and consequent.
" still languishes in the parish
prison.-Shreveport Times.
Said one striker at Pittsburg,
with a cigar in his mouth costing
more than two loaves of bread,
1--WE cannot live on the wages offer
ed, and may as we'll be shot az
starve." He misunderstood the cues
ton. The alternative really was
whether he would rather be shot
than omit any of his usual indul
gences.-N. 7. Tribune.
| Why doesn't some illustrated
paper give us q picture of Genera
Howard leading the troops to bat
tlei Something lively, such al
Howard with Q sword in one hand
q prayer book in the other, and ;
negro in the rear shouting: sGo i
boss, bust'em up like you did tn
Freedman's Bureau Bank.-[PhiJa
delqkia Chronicle.
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Sherif7s Sale.

Sherif7s Sale.
Leroy Templeman No; a6os. In District
T. M. Gilmer, ct ais. La.
Dy virtue of o writ of fieri facias issued from
ID the 18th Judicial District Court of Lou
isiana, in and for the parish of Bossier, in the
above named suit, and to me directed, have
seized and shall proceed to sell at public auc
ton, to the last and highest bidder, at the
Tom Gilmer Plantation, on Red River, in said
parish of BOssier, about four miles above
Shreveport, within the usual hours of sale, on
the first Saturday, the LIST day of September,
1877, the following described property, to-wit
The north half Of section IL; the south half
and the south half of the northwest quarter of
section 8; the southwest quarter, east half of
northwest quarter and the fractional south
east quarter of section 9; and fractional sec-
ton ID, east Of Red River, al in township 10,
range IS, in the parish Of Booster and con-
tanning in all, ll43 acres, moro or less, with
all improvements thereon.
Also, at same time and place, the following
described personal property, to-wit:
26 head of mules, about 60 bushels corn, 1900
pounds fodder, $50 bushels sheaf oats, one old
turn plows, ID sweeps, 20 pair pillow gear, one
lot singletrees, one set cart wheels and axle,
and fifteen head cattle, more or lees.
All seized a. the property Of the defendant
T. NJ Gilmer, and to be sold to pay and satisfy
said writ-say the sum of $9974 II, besides in
terest and all costs.
Terms Of Sale.-The lands to be sold fol
cash without the benefit of appraisement.-
The personal property for cash, with the ben
eft Of appraisement. Act Of sale ct expenss
Of purchaser:
J.B ONEAL, Sheriff.
Per w. H. HILL, Deputy.
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There will be q meeting of the Board of
l. School Directors for BOssier Parish, at
Bellevue, on the first Monday, the-3rd day of
September next. All members are hereby
notified to be present, as business of impor-
tanee is to be transacted.
Ex-Presidents L. w. Baker and N. A. Dur.
din, and ex-Treasurers B. F. Oneal and e +.
Cornell are requested to meet the Board on
that day, and bring with them all papers,
books, documents, vouchers, &C., connected
with their offices, as an inspection aud exalni-
nation Of the same is desired by the present
Board.
Auxiliary or visiting Trustees for each Dis
trict, appointed at last meeting of the Board,
are requested to report, on day Of meeting, the
number, location and character of Schools re-
quired in their respective Districts.
All persons desiring situations as teachers
are also requested to be present on that day.
j. G.. ALLEN, President
August 9. 1877.
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E,strayed before Arthur Edwards, Justice of
Il the Peace, Ward No. 5, Bossier parish. by
Thomas Grisset, and will be sold to the high
est bidder, for cash, at Bellevue, La, on Satur-
day, the 18th dsy Of August, 1877, q white
and red speckled Cow, with one horn dropped,
marked with an under square in the right ear,
and split in the left ear, aged about 3 years.
Appraised at $5.
The owner is requested to come forward,
prove property, pay charges, go.
HENRY STONE, Stray Master.
Bellevue La. july 10Th, 1877.
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Public Sales.
Stray Sale.

EHstrayed before the undersigned, by s. F
~ Austin, on the 5th day Of May, 1877, and
will be sold to the highest bidder tor cash, at
Bellevue, La, on Saturday, the 18th day of
August 1877, Black Mare Pony, branded on
left shoulder with letters ~ W )" speck of
white on left hind foot, and about Is years old.
Appraised at $l8.
The owner is requested to come forward,
prove property, pay charges, &c.
HENRY STONE, Stray Master.
Bellevue La, NAV 10, 1877