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Assassina ion in CaddO Parish.
shreveport Times, June l4.l

shreveport Times, June l4.l
In our issue of yesterday morning
we gave an account of the dastardly
assassination of Mr.. Michel Bernhelm
at the Loveless place, on the Mans
field road, three miles from the city,
and stated that G. w. Pratar was sus-
pected of having committed the terri
BILE and cowardly deed. Prater was
arrested and brought to town Tuesday
evening and placed in custody OF Con
stable Swearingen. That night
Coroner's jury was held and q post
norton examination made. All the
evidence taken before the jury is very
strong against the prisoner, and the
subsequent examination of the tracks
of the assassin and wadding of the gun
and the size of the shot make the
proof very strong. In the afternoon
before the assassination Prater bought
some buckshot aud five bullets of Mr..
Hughes, who keeps II grocery near
him, and just before dark he was seen
to ride across the road in the direction
of where the murder was committed
with double barrel gun. The wad-
ding that fell to the ground after the
discharge of the fatal load shows that
it was taken from an almanac and
corresponds precisely with wadding
of one barrel of Prater's double barrel
gun that was taken charge of by an
officer who went ont in the afternoon
to make the arrest. The bullets and
buckshot extracted from the deceased
also correspond with those taken from
Prater's gun. The tracks near the
paling fence from where the gun was
fired correspond in every particular
with pair of boots worn by Prater !;
the foot print showed that the assassin
wore Il pair of boots or shoes which
had three tacks in the instep which
corresponds precisely with II pair of
boots the prisoner had on when ar
rested. The length and width of the
track of the assassin were measured
by the coroner in the presence Of the
jury and were to fraction the same
length and width of tho boot worn by
Prater. The evidence, although only
circumstancial, was so strong against
PIater that the jury unhesitatingly
rendered a verdict thai Bernheim
came to his death by gun shot wound
inflicted by the hands of G.. w. Prater.
The people are very much incensed
at the commission of this daStardly
outrage, but we trust that no harsh
measures will be resorted to and tina t
the law will be permitted to take its
course.
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Out of Employment.
TYermilion Banner


From all the city papers comes up
the cry of thousands of starving people
who have nothing to do. Want of
employment seems to be the great
want of the day with the city people.
It is said that in New York upwards
of Fifty thousand families are out of
employment and out of bread. In
New Orleans many thousands are
starving for the want of work. Thou
sands are waiting for the Pacific Rail
road and the Jetties to bring them
something to de. The city journals
are continually firing off long leaders
on the subject of want of capital, en-
terprise and business, and giving
learned dispositions Oh the subject
of trade and finance, and the mode to
get things in shape once more. The
Pacific Railroad is what is wanted ac-
cording to some, and the grain trade
according to others, to give employ
nient to all. Now it is singular
phenomena that while the cities are
filled with idle people, in the country
the great want is labor-somebody to
work. In the Attakapas the whole
productive powers of the country are
almost paralyzed for want of labOrers,
and $4,000 people could find profitable
employment i'll the various branches
ofagriculture. Vermilion parish needs
10000, Iberia from 10000 to $1,000,
Lafayette, 10000, st, Martin and St
Mary, 10000 laborers.
Not that these numbers could all at
once get homes, butin comparative
ly short time they could. With this
accession of population these parishes
would not be half full nor be work ed
to more than half their capacity. We
know of many men whose farming
operations are not half so extensive
as they wish solely from want OF
laborers. Good homes and an indie
pendent living such as no city laborer
ever knew, are to be had i'll a short
time in the Attakapas. Is is not GER
tain then that somebody is out of
place, that somebody has got where
they are not wanted9 Talk about
want of capital! What is capital but
the accumulated fruits of labor ?
These idle laborers in few years on
the fertile fields of the Attakapas can
create all the capital required. Don't
wait for capital. Go to work and
create it. Yermilion parish last year
made less than 1000 hogsheads of
sugar. She has ample capacity to
make $4,000 hogsheads and plenty of
provisions and cattle besides. Suppose
now she had the population and made
and shipped SO, 900 hogsheads of sugar
yearly for sale, with the molassess
added, and made all her bread and
meat besides, how long would she be
in want of capital ? No, gentlemen,
get out of the cities where you are
not wanted into the country where
you are wanted, and your fortunes
will soon improve.
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MOrgan'S Louisiana ard Texas
Railroad. D
LAFAYETTE Advertiser. !

When, in late issue, the Adeertisey
stated that Mr.. Morgan had no inten-
Ition of building railroad to Texas
through Southwestern Louisiana, it
was done upon what is believed to be
very reliable Information.
The question asked by the friends
and supporters of the Morgan charter,
and which they appear to think is a
complete and perfect answer to all
objections, is this, "What harm is
done in giving Mr.. Morgan the right
to build this road, when he asks no
bonds or State aid of any kind.' @
The answer to this, in Yankee
fashion, is, Why give him the right
to do that which he never intends to
.do9 Why heap upon the State the
expense of several hundred dollars in
passing and promulgating law just
to enable MIR. Morgan's employees to
present their employer with hand
some franchise us a compliment and
as an evidence of their devotion.
But waving all this, we are told to
trust to his intention and ability to
build this road.
That is exactly the point. Mr. Nor
gan's undoubted ability to command
the means to build this road is the
bane of the country, for this reason,
that no company of capitalists will
undertake to build road, when they
know Morgan has the power to rush
his through and thereby cripple and
choke their enterprise. Any one can
see with half an eye that it is not to
Mr.. Morgan's interest to presently
build road. So much in vindieation
of the late article.
1t is a source of no little. astonish-
ment that the New Orleans daily
newspapers, especially the New Or
deans Democrat, should speak slight
ingly of road to connect Houston
with New Orleans BY, q, road through
Louisiana. There is
not nor shsaid ke any antagonist be-
tween this and the d. Pacific to
Texas. Connection with
Houston could be formed with less
than one-kalf the cost of the road to
Why should not tiie New Orleans
press discuss the advantages of both |
,oads with failnesss /
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Weare alta loss to determine whether
the following paragraph from the last
number of the. Baton Rouge 4dyocate
refers to q bona 1fde homicide or is
simply Il put up job" to entrap the
unwary reader.
Sunday evening the unusual quiet
of our city was disturbed by the sad
intelligenceof. a homicide committed
by prominent citizen of this parish
on his plantation near this city. The
origin of the cause that brought about
the trouble is of such a delicate nature
we forbear mentioning the facts, or
even names, for the present. The
case viii probably be examined some
time this week. DR.: Brooks, Coroner,
and Sheriff Booth, as soon as they
heard of the trouble, went out to in
yestigate the facts. On their way ont
they met the citizen above menti toned
coming in to voluntarily surrender
himself to the authorities. He sur
rendered. at the Jail at once upon
arriving in town and is now in the
custody of the Sheriff. Coroner Brooks
held an inquest on the body of the
party killed.
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DIR. Townsend's Oxy-
genated Air will puri-
Ify the blood in one
third the time that
any other known rem
|edy can. Why2 be-
cause to inhale Oxy-
|genated Air it goes
direct to the Lungs
and passes through
the tissues and Gomez
in direct contact with
the blood as it is FORE
led into the Lungs py
the action of tho heart.
All the blood in our
veins returns to the
heart every four min
lutes if the blood is
lgood, and is forced
from the heart to the
lungs, and the more
Oxygen You inhaie in
ito the lungs the more
Iyou purify the blood.
When Oxygen comes
lin contact with the
Impurities in the blood
lit carbonizes and
burns, causing the
blood to be heated SO
THAT it warns every
lpart of the body, az it
Igoes on it's revolutions
Through the system.
Ii your blood is pure
you can not be sick.
We drive Mercury
and all other impuri-
tiles out of the blood.
We guarantee to pur-
Iify the blood in one
third the time of any
lother known remedy.
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The Sioux in British America.
rMontlpal Herald.I

- q
Froasa time to time, since the troubles
between the United States authorities
and the Indians have been going on,
we have expressed our belief that the
complications on the other side the
lines would be likely to place us in
the position of having to control a
number of the hostile Indians whom
the exigencies of their case, and their
own rebellious conduct had driven
across the lines. Several small bands
came across q short time ago, while
others. emissaries of Sitting Bull, jeanne
over and threatened our own peaceful
Indians if they would not go over and
helm them in their conflict with the
Americans. We find from Fort Walsh
adyices that early in March Major
Walsh came across a camp OF the
Yankton Indians about 100 miles west
of the fort. He found the head chief
of the Tetons and 81 lodges crossing
the line and making camp three
quarters of mile north of the line
and close to the Yankton camp. He
at once put himself in communication
with the Teton and Yankton chiefs,
and a council was held at which he
was Informed that the Indians had
been told by their fathers they would
find peace in the land of the British.
They had not slept soundly for years
and were anxious to find a place where
they could lie down and feel safe.
They we're tired of living in such a
disturbed state. Being asked as to
their ultimate intentions, they affirmed
that they had no idea of recrossing the
lines to mako war, and said they
would obey the law in this regard.
This particularly refers to the Tetons.
As to the Yanktons, the whole of their
bands not having arrived they could
not answer until after council had
been held, but it is believed they
woald return to their agency on the
other side of Fort Peck. The TetOns
claim that the, Sioux are. British In
dams, that sixty-fve years ago was
the first they ever knew of being
under the Americans. Their fathers
we're told at that time By chief of
the British fathers that if they didnot
want to live under the Americans they
could go further north into British
Territory again. They could not tell
why the British gave them and their
lands to the Americans. From chill
dren they had been taught that they
were British. They had in their camp
medals given their fathers by the
British for fighting the Americans,
with whom they had never made
peace. The presence of so considera-
BILE body of "hostiIes" among us is
certainly calculated to inspire uneasi-
ness, but Major Walsh believes that
the chiefs and old men viii do their
best to keep in their places those who
may be of a restless temperament, and
it is more than possible that, like the
Minnesota Sioux, who took mp their
abode with us, they may become as
quiet as any of the rest of our-wards.
Although We may not desire their
advent, it is likely we shall have to
make the best we can ont of it.
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The New York Sun jumps from one
extreme to another. 1t denounces
the fraudulent act of the Republican
party in counting in a President and
the Democratic party for making the
best of the situation and accepting the
Democratic policy of the Republican
President 1t abused Grant for inter
fering with local State Governments,
and now denounces Hayes for refus.
Jag to do s0.-Richlend BeaeGn.
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An Associated Press dispatch from
Toledo, Ohio, dated the 23d inst says
An attempt was made last night to
rob the express car of train No. 6,
bound East, over the Air Line DiVis-
ion of the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern Railroad. Shortly after the
train left Ligonier, Indiana, the car
was entered by four men, who ac-
costed the messenger and were about
to bind him, when they were con-
fronted by a force of officers and
expressmen, headed by Chief of p olice
Purdy, of this city, who had been
notified the attempt was to be made
to rob the ear. A short but most des-
perate struggle ensued,. resulting in
the capture of the entire band, who
were brought to this city and lodged
in Jail. All are young men, residents
of Noble county, Indiana. The train
was not stepped; none of the passen-
gers were aware that any thing
had occurred during the trip.
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A Warning To Advertisers.

The insanity of DIR. j. c. Aver of
Lowell, affords terrible warning to
advertisers. Here was man engaged
in the manufacture Of a pill, not differ
ing much from a hundred other pills
that may be obtained at any drug
store. In an unguarded moment he
made up his mind that he would ad-
vertise, not in the pieayune style of
the ordinary dealer. but in eompre
hensiye sort of way, by which he
could reach every possible purchaser
of pills. He started with the idea of
devoting half of his profits each year
to advertising. The result might have
been foreseen. He accumulated money
so rapidly that, he did not know what
to do with it. When he had rolled
together fifteen million dollars and
had vainly underworld to find some
outlet for his ever increasing profits,
his mind gave way under the absorb
ing cares of his vast business, and he
is now a patient at an asylum for the
insane. How easily this calamity
might have been averted, If he had
stuck to the conservative methods of
many of our merchants and refrained
from advertising, he might have been
passing quietly through bankruptcy
now instead of being loaded down
with his uncounted millions. 1t is a
dangerous experiment for a man who
does not want to become rich to ad
yertise. Orif he adrertises at all he
must advertise grudgingly and at long
intervals, lest his profits should grow
out of all proportion to his require
ment, and he should find himself
burdened with wealth. Advertising,
conducted on the principle of devoting
half the profits of a business to it, is,
we repeat, a dangerous experiment.
1t precipitates fortune upon the ad-
vertiser so suddenly that the chances
are even that he will not know what
to do with his money Utica Observer:
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Town of Donaldsonville.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
TRAVELLERS. GUIDE.
New Orleans & Texas Railroad
TIMETABLE.

TIMETABLE.
The steamer ST. Francis Belle leaves head
of Bienyille street, New Orleans, daily
Sundays exceptedl at 7:3O A. NJ.
Mail train leaves Westwego daily tSundays
exceptedl at 8:45 A. NJ; arrives at Donald
.sonyille at 1890 p. NJ. Returning, leaves
Donaldsonvills at lis p. NJ, arrives at
New Orleans $50. -
SUNDAY SCHEDU LE.-Steamer leaves New
Orleans as above at 7:45 A. Train
leaves Westwego 9, arrives at Donaldson
vile at 10 NJ. Returning, leaves Donald
sonville at 1870 =. NJ, arrives at New Or
seans at Sis.
c. E. PAYNE, Gen1 Agt.
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Can be cured. Why7
because we've cured
hundreds of cases,
Isome of them being
tgiven over to die by
all physicians of other
schools of practice.
Consumption is n dis
lease of the Air Passa-
lges and over two
thirds of the cases are
caused by Catarrh.
We guarantee a cure
If you will come in
season.
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Arrears of Pay, Bounty, &c.

Federal Officers. Soldiers, and Sailors of
the late war, or their heirs, are in many cases
entitled to money from the Government
which has been found to be due since final
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state amount of pay and bounty received
Certificates of Adiutant General u. s. A.,
showing service and honorable discharge
therefrom, in place of discharges lost, pro.
cured for a small fee. .5
Enclose stamp to Gilmore az CO.,
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Pensions! Pensionsl!
All Federal Officers, Soldiers. and Sailors,
wounded, ruptured, or injured in the line OF
duty ia the late war, and disabled thereby,
can obtain pension.
Widows, and minor children of Officers,
Soldiers and Sailors, who have died since
discharge, of disease contracted, or wounda
and injuries received in the service and in
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why! for the same
reason as given above.
The Bronchial Tubes
are simply conductors
to carry air to the
lungs, hence Inhala-
Ition must go direct ts
the seat of the disease,
and if you follow our
directions we guaran-
tee to CURE Bronehi-
tits.
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The steamers Constantine and
Vladimir have sailed from Sebas-
topol and Odessa, respectively. The
former sunk four Turkish merchant
men on the Anatelian coast. After
putting their crews ashore the Vladi-
mir captured IL brig off Varna. Both
steamers returned to port sa fl.
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To CURE CLARION. Take two ia
blespoons full of muriatic tincture of
iron, put it into a cup of whisky, mix
with one pint of water, and drench
the animal with the mixture. Wash
the affected part with copperas water
and apply as many times as the ami
NAL is drenched. -Pointe Coupee Pei
iran.
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The Carroll Conservative and DON
aldsonyille CHIEF: two of our best and
most valued country exchanges, have
our acknowledgements of the comPli-
mentary notices they each gave the
Beacon. RiehlGad Bfacog.
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Why : because Asth.
ma is a contraction of
the Bronchial Tubes,
caused by intiamma-
ton of the mueus
membrane lining the
Bronchial Tubes. Use
.0xygenated Air as we
direct and we will
war, ant a Cure. We
have cured cases of 90
years standing.
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BRONCHITIS!

ALL PER SON S
that read this are in
vited to send for our
large and beautifully
illustrated paper, sent
free to any address.
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GU r. T. $

Why ? because Inha-
Iation is the only way
that the Air Passages
can be reached, and
ICatarrh is a disease of
the Air Passages of
the Head. Use this
Treatment as we di-
rect, which is easy and
Ipleasant,a and we guar
autee a perfect CURE
of Catarrh,
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A STHM A !!

WE GUARANTEE
TO CURE Coughs,
Colds, Diphtheria,
Pneumonia, Neural
gia, and nearly all
other severe attacks
when all other rem
edies fail.
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ERICAN AND FOREIGN PATENTS
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Successors to Chapman, Hosmer & 90.
Patents procured in all countries. No
fees in advance. No charge for services
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nations free. Our valuable pamphlet sent
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Consumption!

DYSPEPSIA WE
CURE. Liver and
Kidney complaints
are effectually reach.
ed by Oxygenated
Air.
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Parish of Ascension.

Parish of Ascension.
REPRESENTATIVE. Frederick Fob5.
..- Gloster II. Hill,
Parish Judge, Henry o. Maher,
Parish Attorney. Frederick Dutel,
Clerk of the Court. K. Bentley,
Recorder, W w. Butord,
Keeretar and Treasurer, Fl. Vieknair.
Assessor. Felix Braud,
Tax CoIleeto R. P. Landry.
Sheriff. Peter A Jones,
Coroner J. Sullivan, Jr.,
Jail PHYSICIAN. w M McGalliard,
Snper visor of Registration, Louis Lefort,
PuhIic Administrator. jean G.. Matthew,
Official Journal, .-------. D'ville CHIEF.
PoLIcEJURoRs-R. T. Hanson. President;
Henry Heyman, Hillery Rice, p. A. Alieman,
Arthur Burnett, Joseph Ferricr, Joseph l..
BRENT William King, Henry Mccall and
Bernard Lenanu. E
BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTo Rs.-A. S. Oar
row, President E. N. Pugh, Secretary; F.
Ticknair, Treasurer; Ben. Gibson, ii. U.
Minor, C. d. Blouin, Augustus knight, b;
Claverie. Louis Lefort, j. G. Warner and
Solomon Barmon.
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
FerrSh Judicial District.

Ferrth Judicial District.
4Icoinprisdng the parishes of Aseessioa, st.
gsmes, st. Sohn the Baptist and ut. Charles ]
Dis+T.ict Jus Norris Marks,
District Attorney,--------F. Il. EarhaIt-
Regular terms of Court in Ascension open
on the third Mondays of June sad Beeen-
Beer
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saventb Senatorial District.

lComprisiRg the particles Of ASCENSION and
st. Sames.1
State Senator, Pierre Landry,
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CATARRH!

WE MAKE A SPE-
CIALTY of treating
patients by mail.
Please write and de-
scribe your symp-
toms.
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The total Expense OF Tuition, Books, etc,
need not exceed $3.50. If Parents prefer it
the President can accommodate few Stu
dents in his own family. His residence, 1904
Chestnut ST., is located in one of the finest
parts of ST. I.onis, about - minutes walk
from the College. Board $40 per month.
- For CIRCULARS, ETC., Address
II. A. RICE, A. VI, LIB,
d2-ly President.
Connecticut western news., 1877-11-30

The Cheapest, Purest, and best family medi- cine in the World!
 An effectual Specif- for all diseases ofthe l iver, Stomach and Spleen. -.. .
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