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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-01-12

An Austrian correspondent OF an En-
glish paper, gives the following account
of an Austrian piggery where swine are
fattened in exceptionally large herds ::
In the piggery were $1,000 valuable
animals, in pens containing from one
hundred TO two hundred each. They
are compelled to be clearly in their hab-
its. They are brought from all parts of
tbs country when fifteen months old,
and are fed on the refuse of, large
brewery near at hand, supplemented by
maize and barley roasted and boiled.
The supply is unlimited, and salt and
other condiments are used to stimulate
their appetites, the object being to fat
ten them as quickly as possible.
There seemed to be several breeds,
some resembling our Berkshires, but
stronger on their legs, as they walked
about with comparative ease in spite of
their bulk. The most remarkable were,
however, the woolly pigs, with curly
hristles, resembling fleece, which is said
10 be worked into some Of the coarse
textile fabrics OF the country. They are
we'll worth the attention of English
breeders, for by careful cultivation pigs
wool might become useful material for
yarn. The establishment visited be-
longs to a jeint-stock company, and pays
a handsome dividend. There are also
several private pig farms in the vicinity,
containing total of 10000 or $4,000
pigs.
If any one can develop 4 breed of
'wOolly pigs" whose feeees shall be as
valuable as those OF sheep, he viii i'm
mortalize his name, and cause a new de-
parture in swine husbandry. Were the
pigs OF Asia, whose flesh the Hebrews
were not permitted 10 eat in the days Of
Abraham and Moses, the same species OF
the wild bear founl indigenous in
Europe by our progenitors? Our hogs
came from Europe. Did all the wild
hogs of that continent originate in Asia
or Africa?
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-01-12

There is a beefpackery at Port Lavaca,
Texas, where one hundred beeves per day
are slaughtered
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-01-12
GLITTERING MISERY IN WISHING
TON.

A recent Washington letter says: The
life of statesman's wife at the capital
is not strewn with flowers. l was re-
turning from the opera, and friend sud
denly twitched my elbow. "Come
here" he whispered, "and 1 will show
you something" 1t was hack drawn
up near the curb, the driver and horses
of which seemed asleep. Well" I
asked. That hack" continued my
friend IN an undertone, holds Mrs.
She comes here every night, al
most, to wait for her husband, who is in
the hall yonder, drinking and gambling.
She waits here hour after hour, and
meeting takes him home without word
of reproacb.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-01-12

INVALID PENSIONS INCREASED.
OFFICERS and Soldiers Horse Claims
Will be paid. Write COl.L.BINGHAM co, Atty's
for Clrims Patents, land Titles, Washington, D. G.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-01-12

The Best Truss without
Mffalepuugs ever Invented.
- X 3 lie ~. No humbug claim of a cer-
80 RUP1URE S.st1 tain radical curr, Int aguar-
NS&@ BE- Znutec Of "a cOmfof table. se-
NaSsS4f $3.50 cure aud Eaf- factory applf-
NtfSt- nuce Mewilit take back aud
~ pay full Price for al that Do not suit.
Price sIngle. like cut. - for both sidesi SO SEP
hy mail, postpaid, receipt uf price. y l5.-lulA
THUS. win cure more KuTturf- thsn any q these 90
which travnganf clnl- made, Circular. ffeff
t-..ut-roy Truss d.. ~ broadway. New YORK
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SvOUv eured fuel saved. aud heat increased
fs7.a..o,.a~. by applying the Spiral Draft. send
stamp fer circular with tes,imo pa, :
ais) TO Henry ford, 720 SAMSON St. fhlia.' fa'
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~ Tlii. Cut n 0sys the form 81 the sugar
~ TrCurh Csourd. They hold from ~ ln
GALLON. encl. Twenty hle cents pAys
~ alCtr a rackans 81 fhr fftd, hha pn,"i
~ ~ ransy Double IinniH ara rilpea 70
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Inn1TdQ Investigate the merits Of The Illus
llTN MI y truted Weekly lcfOre determining
MI LIN w. upon your work this fall AMI wintef.
The combination Tor this season surpssses any hing
here off,re ATTEMPTED. Terms sent free. Addtcss
CnAs. CLUcAs e Co. 10 Warren street, New YORK
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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-12
WEATHER AND RIVERS.

Frigerio reports the lowest temperature on
Monday night rs as degrees above zero, and for
yesterday from 40 to 80. the highest point being
reached at 2 and p. m.
The Signal Service reports received last evening
show further softening in the temperature at
Northern and Western points, the softening re-
ferred to being as much rs 10 degrees, as is
shown by the following
Cairo GA, Cincinnati 81. Davenport 81, Dubuque
40. Galveston 81, Indanola 60, Keokuk 81, La
crosse 4S, Leavenworth 65,' Louisville SO, Mem
phis 81, Nashville 60, Omaha 81, Pittsburg so,
Shreveport 63, st. Louis 81, st. Paul 40, Vcks-
burg 81. Yankton A, Augusta (Ga.) 6s, C6rsicana
GA, Key West H. Mobile GO, Montgomery Ga, and
Savannah GO degrees above zero.
The river kilograms furnished by the Signal
Bureau show further rise of three feet in the
Ohio ct Cincinnati, aud twenty-inch rise at
Louisville, but at all other points on that stream
the water i, declining The Mississippi rose four
inches az Dubuque and Elk inches at st. Louis,
but was declining at all other points, except
vicksburg, where the rise has ceased and the
water level Is stationary.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-12
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY L. 1877

best Of him, for which offense three days OF his
pay will be deducted.
Patrolman P. Haas, Third Precinct, left his beat
TO the extent OF two squares, and when he re-
turned instead Of doing his duty sat down. Fer
the two experiments Haas gives up three days
pay. ...
supernumerary A. Millet was found sitting
down on his beat, and the board sentenced him
to fine OF two days pay
Patrolmsn j. Msgrou absented himself from
his beat without leave, and was reprimanded.
John MoTIsle pleaded guilty to sitting down on
his beat and going TO sleep. and gave up three
days pay.
Officer 2. W. Schubert, for the same offense,
| suffered the same penalty.
r.. Pazco, for sitting down on his beat, was
fined three days pay.
Officer John Allen rendered his resignation,
which WAS accepted.
Officer G.. W. Ober's communication TO The
board, asking for his money during the time he
was laid up from injuries received while in the
Second Precinct, was referred TO the Mayor and
Administrator Diamond.
Geo. M. Dero, who is under charges OF very
grave nature, rendered his resignation which
was accepted by the board.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-12
PROFESSOR FONTAINE's LECTURE.
some Interest Aroused that Promises to
he quite Lively.

some Interest Aroused that Promises to
he quite Lively.
Last evening Professor Fontaine lectured to q
somewhat larger audience than had attended
either of the preceding addresses. This, the
third and last OF the series, suggested "plan
for controlling the current of the Mississippi
river to protect its banks from undermines and
crevasses, to remove It's bars and so deepen it's
channel by erosion as to prevent overfows."
The essay was too long, elaborate and learned
illustrated as 1t was by numerous drawings and
charts, for anything like justice to be done il in
mere newspaper notice, though we shall en-
deavor, at another time, to condsnse the salient
points presented. Aside from the merit OF the
lecture itsei. we are induced TO do this that the
public may get at the merits Of what just now
promises to be quite an interesting and lively
discussion that the Professor has started.
When he had finished last evening, Capt. Roy
| arose and contradicted several statements made
by the professor, which he proceeded to elaborate,
besides presenting drawings. which he stated
would supstantiate bis having originated "ekmu-
zesis" as much as twelve years ago. by reason
| OF the lateness OF the hour and the irrelevancy
of this claim to the sub matter OF the lecture
| Capt Roy was asked to defer his criticisms and
the presentation OF his views to some future even
| ing, which not designated for the reason
| that Capt. Roys proposed lecture is now in the
hands Of the printer, for the purpose Of publica-
| ton in the Neto Era.
Judge Hiestand also criticised the Professors
theories. he said that the utter impraeticability
of his suggestions their wild improbability, re-
| minded him of Jules Verne's Journey to the
Moon" To carry out the projects suggested
would require the labor Of four hundred millions
of men Thousand years, and would drain the
| treasures OF the world. Il would be cheaper to
| tba LAS ipaip ahea from
St. Louis to the sea. Ho proposes on next Tues
| day evening to demoilsh the Professor utterly
| and show to the satisfaction OF all sensible men,
that his whole theory is but one Of the widest
romances violative Of every law OF nature.
From which promise we anticipate lively time
| OF it on next Tuesday evening.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-12
GOVERNOR ouIroM AND PARTY.
THE GRANG ERs.
Meeting Of the Louisiana state Grange
Here To-Day.

Meeting Of the Louisiana state Grange
Here To-day.
Yesterday was the appointed time for the meet
ing OF the State Grange of Louisiana, but, owing
TO the necessities Of the crops and business en-
gagements, all Of the delegates did not arrive in
time to participate in the opening.
There being no quorum present the meeting
was postponed until to-day A representative Of
the DEMOCRAT had the good fortune to meet DR..
Ryland, who is the presiding officer. and from him
Cleaned much Of interest to our country readers.
DR.. Ryland expressed the opinion that the
Changers ntver stood in better position than
they do to-day. At first when the organization
first started many became members simply to
serve their own ends and to further individual
interests, but gradually these have all dropped
off and now the order is working more efficiently.
Some mistook the nature Of the grange move
wise benefits might accrue from membership of
it, but now it has been brought down TO farmers
basis, where il was originally intended to be- and
things were working most smoothly.
The Doctor was warm in the expression of his
opinion that we have had enough Of politics for
some time to come, and that tho people should
direct their attention now to the judicous use of
our agricultural resources. He saw no reason
why, with our soil and our climate, where the
richest grasses can be grown, we should be dc
pendent either the West or Texas for the
choicest of beef. Our facilities, and indeed
everything was in our favor in that respect, and
II the people would only forego politics, the
State would be hundred times benefited.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-12
ARMY OF TENNESSEE.

This association met in regular session last
night, at their hall, Gen. G. T. Beauregard in
the chair. The secretary and recording secre-
tary both sent excuses and were relieved from
fines on that account. After this the executive
committee reported on the question Of badges and
certificates. The constitution and bylaws re-
ported by the executive committee, and adopted
at the last meeting, became the subject Of quite
q spirited debate. Capt q. E. Fenner. third vice
president, objected in q very vigorous and en-
phstic manner to The fines and penalties for nom
attendance to the duties OF membership OF the
association. The bylaws, as reported and
adopted at the last meeting, we're amended &C.
eordingiy, but ON motion OF Col. James Lingan
the whole matter Il fines and penalties was re-
ferred to committee of three members, COM
posed OF those Directing, Capt. Fenner being
made chairman.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-12
SKELETONS STRENGTH.
with One Blow He Killed Ned No

With One Blow He Killed Ned Norman.
Between and O'Clock Sunday night rough
and tumble fight. took place at the corner OF
Tehoupitouas and Celeste streets between two
negroes named Alexander Shelton and Ned Nor
man, which subsequently resulted fatally TO Nor
man. Il appears that number OF cotton press
men were standing at the corner, among whom
were the two parties named, when one OF the
crowd alleged that Norman was q better man
than Shelton.
Shelton replied that Heaven had endowed him
with large amount OF muscle, which WAS backed
by certain amount OF courage, and he was OF
the opinion that when it became necessary he
could show the stuff he Was made OF.
Ned Norman, who seems to have been sighted
by nature and left nothing to bragg on save his
strength, was ambitious to have his companion
believe that he was the best man that hung out
at those corners, and inaugurated the fight by
striking shelton in the face.
Shelton, who seems to have been careless
fellow in hand ,o-hand fight and would make
more passes than blows, but when be did sue
coed ia getting in q blow he generally earthed
his man. This was the result when he struck
Norman in retaliation, we'll directed lick in the
face. Shelton, after knocking his assailant down,
walked of, but Norman appears to have had a
reputation at stake, and following mp Shelton,
drew knife with the evident intention OF clay
ing him.
Some one of the crowd cried out to Shelton TO
look out, as Norman had 8 knife. The pursued
party turned upon his purBuer, and being per-
.sos u IA Lag way, Oh uoh Lin hch III thS
face that felled him insensible to the ground.
The crowd gathered around the apparently dead
| man, and conveyed him to his domicil on Cordu-
roy Alley, on Theresa street, between Tchoupi-
toulas and Thomas, where he expired twenty
four hours afterwards from the effects OF the
blows received.
Sergeant Calvin and his men were ignorant oil
the difficulty until Monday night, when they
learned of it by chance. 1t appears that Drs.
Higglnbotham and Monette attended to the de-
ceased up to the time of his death, but made nc
report of the affair at police headquarters as ia
customary.
II is also rumored that there was another ne
gro beaten severely in the same difficulty, but
his whereabouts have not been ascertained.
Coroner Roche and City Physician Beard held
post mortem and the doctors certificate is 10
the effect that the cause OF death was conclusion
OF the brain.
The inquest was continued until 6 O'Clock
Wednesday evening.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.

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Jas Johnson. CINCINNATI Platt, New York r
Hon M Maxwell, EngIand;, 0 Horsey. Balti-
more; Thoe. BakeMell. Pittsburg. Henry Rob
i |! New York; W Go,ndkin New York: D
+ RR Bic md vile. Kansas; v butter Dun.
can, New York: Vim Fl Dennis. wife and child,
2 Coast Survey Sur, Robinson dI u ard wife,
Middletown. o; i / Shutter, Hamilton, O; b
Kerr. Pittsburg; b Williams and wife. St
Mary; G Walker, St Mary: A 3 DeLane. st
sTs.' JAMES HOTEL Rhodes. La; Q Y
Shearer, city; Il Birmingham. st Louis: II G
Brown. Galveston; = PERI, city; I 4 Will /
v. Parr and wife. MeComb CITY; A Ulman and
I O Perkins, Southern Express Co; APWilson.
spqtherni Express C9 John nppleWhites Mss
La; s T Bradford, summit; Edward sommers,
NY; = J Wamsley, San Antonio: NJ Robertson.
Ohio; A James. Ohio; Il D stapleton. Mobile I;
o x s9ssrdlfYPBE HhfoSTf1E! Efcapt Davis bark
Clara Eaton Capt J A. Capp, bark Emma Yer
non; L Il Draughan. Tangfpahoa, La; Duke.
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Howe Cairo, III; u W Register. Tensas; W W
Pel river; G. g C q Clinton Beg GIBSON
Biloxi; Q B johnson, Pass Christian; 6. s.
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city; Jesse Martin Kentucky; J J Hebert. her
vile, Lag M Sargent, Lexington. Miss Bal
lou; L Ballou Bolivar county, Miss J ! BroWn.
W Scott. Atlauta: l. scharf. IberyiIle: Leon
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Lexington, Ky; Chas Montgomery, San Anto-
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cry ECHOES.

Z
J. Graf and J. Leah were LODGED, in tine flith
Station, charged with pifering coal.
On Monday q vicious dog bit q little girl named
Maggie Clair aud wss shot by Officer Fraflm.
For asssulling Eliza Haley with dangerous
weapon Laura Bell was immuTed In the SECOND
Precinct Station.
John Harris went on spree, disturbed the
public peace and carried concealed weapon.
His reward was cell in the station.
BY virtue OF warrant Emma Toro was landed
In the Fourth Station charged with assaniting
| Larna Nelson with dangerous weapon
John Hugle q 1ahorer, was lodged In the Third
Station charged with being drunk. disturbing the
peace and carrying concealed weapon, 70 VII, .
| razor.
M. O'Rorke, q poles officer, surrendered at the
| Third Precinct station, charged with being an
| accessory after the fact to the charge OF petty
larceny.
Idel Lau6ry was lodged in the Third Station,
| charged with allowing vicious dog to run 81
| large, and which attempted to make meal OF
| Joe Revas.
| At half psst8 O'Clock Tuesday morning man
named rman PipgrY, aged fifty years, y native
| of Germany, died suddenly at No. Toulouse
street.
| fillmore Durell, charged by Ben Bludsoe with
having picked his pockets at the Maosllister
show was on Tuesday morning h0norably dis
charged by Judge Smith.
| Marshal Keer waived examination on charge
| OF shooting and woun6ipg with intent to commit
murder aud was sent before the Superior Crm~
| inal Court under bonds Of $1,000.
Pat McDonough, the driver OF the car thss rsn
over and injured the child Claiborne Flynn, ON
| Sunday at 8 O'Clock, Monday morning surrsn-
dered al the sixth Precinct Station and WAS trans
ferred to the second.
| At hslf.past 10 o'clock Monday morning, as
| Mr.. W. Fredenstep and Ohas. Hioe were driving
down Prytania street, the horse became human.
ageable aud ran away. Both occupants were
pre- cipitated to the ground, receiving slight in
juries.
| Mary Dexheimer was arrested by Sergeant
ORourke aud landed in the Suburban Station
charged with having abandoned her child, an
| infaht q few weeks old An Investigation Of the
matter by Chief Boyap disclosed the fact that
| there was nothing in the charge.
At half-past O'Clock Monday evening Officer
Witler found boy named Buddy Jet, aged six
| yeare, astray at the New Lake End. The ttls
| boy stated that a man had pulled him aboard
q schooner 81 the CITY and put him ashore ut
the Lake End.
At about hslf-past s O'Clock yesterday morning
horse attached TO bakers cart, owned by
Chas. Flat, took fright at the corner of 1t. Ann
! and Charities streets, and ran away. A man
| named N. Lusk, who WAS crossing the street, was
ruin over and slightly injured.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-12
THE OLD SYSTEM WANTED.
Jenerson city and Algiers Asking for
Autonomy and self Government.

AWn v0b sbF ENs w MN sssrs
yencrscn city ana AIgicrs Asking for
Autonomy and Self Government.
We learn that petition IL now being cir.
cnlated, which thus far has been signed by every
resident and taxpayer Of the Sixth District (lste
Jefferson City, TO whom IL has been presented,
requesting the coming Legislature to repeal the
sct Of the wsrmoth Legislature of 1871 annex
Ing Jefferson City to New Orleans.
The petition AYERS that not only was the said
Mt In violation OF the constitution, In that 1t
changed the boundaries OF the Second Judicial
DISTRICT but that also their property rights have
been burdened by an illegal tax levied thereon
from year to year by the City Council to pay the
interest aud principal of the so.called bonded
debt OF the CITY Of New Orleans tamounting to
over $4,000, 00D), which debt was created years
before Jefferson City was annexed TO New Or
leans, in which, therefore, they had no voice or
interest, and from which they have not and
cannot receive any benefits.
The petition asserts that * per cent tax Ia
ample enough 70 operate their own government
% cash basis, az was the case before annexa-
hon, whereas they have been taxed as follows:
In 1871, city tax ~ per cent; 1878 (72), per
cent; 1874 az per pent; 1875, 2hs per cent; 1876,
TX per cent; 1877, TX per cent. While their
are without any OF che benefits to which they are
entitled. They pray, therefore, that the act Of
1871 be repealed and that they be restored to
their former rights under the old charter.
We hear also that Algiers Ia coming with q
sinilar petition. Their case lie even worse than
that OF Jefferson City. They were annexed at the
name time 40 Jefferson City. They say they used
10 pay tax Of 4 to Il per cent, which was ample
for their purposes, but have since been called
upon for the increase given above for the old
city debt. to pay for paved streets. gas, water
works and sundry contracts en- this side of the
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-12

circumstances do not feel at liberty 10 reuse.
This, however, my fourth term, will be ray last.
From the various tickets before you [ would
urge you 10 select men Of calm Conservative
views for the governing committee, 10 that under
their management our Exchange may assume
even still higher and more commanding posi-
ton In the community.
thank you one and ell, for hearty support
and cheerful cooperation in the past. For the
future, with an earnest personal acquieseenoe
to law and order on the part Of every individual.
and patient waiting upon appointed methods,
each feeling the honor OF the Exchange in his
own keeping. believe our career will be one of
constant progress, and our destiny that of good.
w. r. LYMAN.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-12

The government Of Guadeloupe offers the
sum Of $4,000 to the inventor OF new process.
OF extraction OF juice OF .sugaricane or OF sugar
fabrication this prize to be given to whoever OBJ.
tains from the cane yield Of IA per cent Of
sugar. and the cost Of application OF the new
realized. The cane raised at Guadeloupe con-
tains 18 per cent Of sugar, and hitherto a. per
centage OF "a on an average has resulted from
Dueharsaing invented an inhibition process by
which. it appears, the yield is increased from
"a to nearly 70 per cent; In fact, according TO
from his process is gain ip the percentage of
yield Of 2.ss. At any rate. M.Ducharsaing's in
yention was deemed sufficiently important %
warrant the awarding 10 him Of a $4,000 prize.
The present premium, therefore. is q second
one am 1t calls for still further improvement
to be made. The experiments on &C least &C.,
600 pounds of cane are to be conducted under
the auspices Of government commission.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-12
POLICE BOARD.

The Police Board which met last evening at
the Central Station, were as lenient as usual on
guilty policemen.
The first two lambs who came up expecting to
be slaughtered were snpernnmeraries J. Dillon
and J. Olevier, of the Third Precinct, who were
charged with having, on the Ali inst, disturbed
the public peace in the Beef Market while under
the influence of liquor, and with also having as
saulted boy and created . second disturbance
of the peace in coffee-house.
The evidence was conclusive and the board
dismissed Dillon from the force, and fined Oleyier
ten days pay.
Patrolnaan j. ONeil, Third Precinct, sat down
on his beat and allowed Morpheus TO get the