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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-28
STEAMBOATS,.
He'd River and Texas.

He'd River and Texas.
NEW ORLEANS AND RED RIVER TRANS
| PORTATION COMPANY. AND TEXAS Pa
CIFIC RAILWAY AND CONNECTIONS.
| Through bills Of lading and through passen-
ger tickets to all landings on Red River and all
| railway stations In Texas. The best route to
Hot Springs.
| The following splendid and fast steamers
composing the line will leave as advertised be-
! La belle, Maria Louise. Texas.
~ Fl. Durfee, Col. A. 7. Kouns. Lotus Nos,
VA 5. ,Behan, Bonnie Lee, Dawn,
r-zsan~ FOR SHREVEPORT, JEFFER-
kzzIlIKsasS. a. son, Hot Springs. and all land
:. ings on Red River and railway
stations in TeSGaa
FOR SHREVEPORT
Texas, Geo. VA Raa MASTER
Leaves on SATURDAY, baecember 90, at %. m.
FOR UPPER RED hetyER.
10 Bryariy, M. T.. ScoyeiI tTnaster
Leaves on SATURDAY, December 40. at ) n. M,
FOR MINDEN. y
w. y. Behan, Geo. Wilkinson mastsar
Leaves SATURDAY. December 20. at 5 ~. IN.
No wharfboat charges. drayage or commission
will be- charged at mouth of Red River, or aet
New Orleans, in forwarding freight consigned
to the company by bill of lading.
For freight or passage apply on board OF the
boats or at the Office of the company. No. III
GravIer street. JOS. A. ak EN-, President
HITE Il CARLIN, BRITTON Il EPPLER,
ia4 LORD & MCPEAKE, Agents.
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xo Flatboats from Ohio River
BeIow--Cornlpk Up.
EXPORTS.

Ger shin Geo Washington, Probst, "a days from Bro
men, to MASTER
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SIERRA LINE OF STEAMSHIPS BETWEEN
NEW ORLEANS AND LIVERPOOL.

SIERRA LINE OF STEAMSHIPS BETWEEN
NEW ORLEANS AND LIVERPOOL.
DIEGO; -.;c..- 1894 tons Capt gasana9a
GUILLERMO. ..1225 TONS Capt. Eehevarrfa.
FEDERICO. ...1423 tons. Capt. Bidchea.
PEDRO. =. ........ ge5 tons. Capt. Mungici,
CAROLINA ....... 1sA tons. Capt Riestra,
GRACIA -. $500. 908 tons. Capt. Arizuma.
RITA...... ........ $50 tons. Capt. Gartez.
JUANA. ........ 757 tons. Capt. Gastauaec
The above powerfully built steamships wifi
enter the New Orleans and Liverpool trade dur
ing the coming fall. VIII receive cotton and
sign through bills OF lading to any ports Of The
Continent OF Europe.
,FEN6. The steamship
RITA,
will sail from her wharf SATURDAY. Nov N.
For freight and first class passage apDIvtp
RANGER. FATMAN a CO., Agents.,
oe4ly ~ Caronaelet street.
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INTERNATIONALLY brig Emmanuele-52O0 SKIS
Oiloake ,n.a
LTVERPOOL---Per ship Prince Rudolph--4s02
bales cotton 1900 pos slaves -
LIVEKPOOL--Per ship Colonial Empire--4sl2
bales cotton 5000 pcs slaves a
JIVEKPOOL-Per ship Minnie II Gerow---5550
bales cotton 2400 pcs slaves
HAvRE-Per ship Anglesea ---33lo bales cotton
1900 pcs slaves .- ,,,
MoBILE-Per schr Maud-l0 hhds sugar $50 bbis
DOtatoes so tons coal ..
PHILADELPHIA-Per steamship Rea1ing-3l6e
hills molasses 4g7 hhds sugar II sacks cotton seed
meal bale skins &C pkgs sundries
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LIvERPOOL-Per ship Llewellvn j M. rse- -4llo
seeks salt 30 don mats ,Taet son a. Manson
kUArAN-Psr schr John Atwood-3O0 bunehes
bananas 1 Is COO COcDanuts j Macheca &eo
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TO corn received without orders.
Lish1taTage at Brazos Santiago at risk and axs
penss O consignees,
freigtpt received for and bills lading signed
Only 20 ltt evansville, via Rio Grande Railroad.
az PER new naTif, less 33h per cent.
Freight payable Ia gold.
HMka$ fgr ITprpns christi, Fulton ANA
.SsxaAsa6s.5 t MARTY via Roe kport-The Ir0sa
steamer ARKANSAS.
Will leave A1giers on
SUNDAY, J,aeember 20. a
HARLAis,
viii leave ON
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UNITED STATES MAIL PACKET.
FOR GREENVILLE, VICKSBURG
isQA&A and the Bends-The fine and fast
aI2aEak passenger packet
FRANK PARGOUD.
JIM White master, G. Holmes clerk.
VIII leave as above, connecting at Vicksbure
with the 'Parisot Line for all points on Y..Aoo
JANNEY l. WORN,
r. W. ADAMS,
BROCKETT & CATER.
Through Bills of Lading given to Trenton
Monroe and all stations on Vicksburg, Shreye.
port and Texas Railroad. ..
mh27 BROCKETT d CARTER.
SATURDAY vICKgBgRg UNITED STATES
MAIL PACKET,
Leaves EYE every SAT sATg 1IIbd Jg2sI t1ur
Le1ne Natchez and all intermediate land.
4 ak11 6ings-The passenger packet
NATCHEZ.
T.. P. Leathers master IF. Muse clerk,
connecting at Vicksburg with the Parisot Line
for Yazoo Tallahatchie and Sunfower rivers,
and with Anchor Line for Memphis, Cairo and
st. Louis.
This boat reserves the right to pass all land
ings that the Captain may consider unsafe.
JANNEY Il WORK, los Common street.
HITE Il CARLIN, TChoupitoa.s street.
VIII give through bills of lading to Trenton,
Monroe. and all stations on VicksbuTg, Shreve-
port and Texas. Railroad. via Delta. La.
W. B. BROCKETT, Agent,
my6 SO Magazine street.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-03-20
The Fatted Calf.
English Paper.I

A good story is told concerning a
town-bred curate, who had conseoted
to do duty on Sunday for his friend, the
rector of country parish 10 the mid
lands. The subject Of the morning SER
mon was the parable of the Prodigsl
Son. and in the hope Of impressing up
on his.hearers the Joy which the pat.
riarch felt on the return of his son, as
instanced by his ordering the fatted calf
to be killed, the young curate felt par.
donable pride in dwelling upon q sub.
ject which could not fail to be compre.
hensible to the dullest plow. boy in the
congregation. Remember" he said,
"this was no ordinary calf which was
to be killed; it was no common calf or
beast suffering from murrain; no half
starved calf slowly awaiting death. No!
it was not even merely q fatted calf !;
but" becoming more impressive, eft was
the fatted calf, which had been priced
and loved by the family for many yearsP
A sea Of wide eyes and gaping mouths
arrested for moment the eloquence of
the fedgling parson, and in the next
there was such q chnckling and grins,
and futtering Of old heads below, as
had not been witnessed even in the
memory Of the quaint.legged sexton for
more than "many years"
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A REAL TRAGEDY,
A Boy Accidentally Killed During
a Rehearsal for an Entertain.
ment.

A Boy Accidentally Killed During
a Rehearsal for an Entertain.
ment.
The GAINESVILLE (Ohio) Courier con.
tains the following:
A most distressing accident occurred
at Big Run, small village near Bever-
ly, Washington county, recently. Two
boys, sons of Isaac Mason and s. E.
Rumble were, with other schoolmates,
rehearsing for an entertainment to be
given in the school house one evening
last week. 1t was tragic scene, and
one of the boys was to stab the other,
in the play. To make it effective, the
Rumble boy was to stab young Mason,
and Mason in order to protect himself
had prepared a wooden breast plate, in
from. of which and under his clothing
was sack containing blood. Rumble,
armed with vicious looking dirk, was
to pierce this sack. At the rehearsal, at
the eproper time, be made lunge at his
antagonist, and missing the breast plate.
drove the weapon into young Mason's
heart, causing death in three minutes
Young Rumble appalled, at the terrible
ending of the play, became perfectly
wild with grief, and at the time our in.
formant left Big Run was raving ma
MAC. Two physicians we're in almost
constant attendance upon the boy, and
it was feared that he would never recov.
er his right mind. The affair produced
the widest excitt ment In the communi.
ty, and the village is shrouded in gloom
at the tragic ending of what was ex-
pected to be an unusually pleasant en-.
tertainment.
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detroit Free Press.I

A good citizen, who has the cause OF
temperance at heart, was yesterday trav.
cling up and down Michigan avenue to
watch for topers and to coax them to
sign the pledge and mend their ways.--
He got hold OF three hard cases at once
and took them into boot and shoe
store, to argue the point. They were
willing to listen, but obstinate abou,
signing, and the good man went out to
secure more influence. He met butch.
er whom he had long known, and, ex
planning the case to him, the butcher
replied:
"They wont sign, eh7 Well, now
you see il they don't! They know me
and they'll put their names down like .
streak OF lightning!"
Entering the store, he unfolded The
pledge, and to the first, he said:
"Tom, / want your 6st to this"
ard ruther not" replied Tom.
"You put your name down here. Of
III give you the worst humping yoy
ever got, and don't forget it," yelled th,
1
butcher.
Tom signed, and the man Of meaI
crooked his finger at Jim, who didn'
hesitate q minute. The third one didn'
know the butcher, and he said be would
not sign the pledge for no man.
~ guess you will-I guess you will 7
said the butcher, as he rolled up hit
sleeves, "rm coming now"
He took the topper by the throat, fune
him over box Of boots and into cor
ner, and in thirty-nine seconds from th'
first dash the topper called OUT
"Let up on me and gimme the penF
He signed, and then placing the thre'
In a row in front of him, the butchel
said
"rm temperance all over, and my
whole heart is in this work. If catct
either of you guszling any more drinl
I'll tie you in a knot around q lam.
post and pump you out with fir
steamer! G'laug now, and see if yol
can't convert some one else |"
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what WIN surprise an Indian,

" sAess W hts SeAs ~ acO e8hn
From the Hunting Grounds of the Great
West.) =
The Indian has actual and commo..
experience of many articles of civilized
manufacture, the simplest Of which is
entirely beyond his comprehension as
the most complicated. He would be a
simple exclamation point did he show
surprise at everything new to him, or
which he does not understand. He goes
to the other extreme, and rarely shows
or feels surprise at anything. He visits
the States, and looks unmoved at the
steamboat or locomotive. People call
it steicism. They forget that to his ig-
norance the production Of glass bottle
is as inscrutable as the sound Of thun-
der. A piece of gaudy calico is mar
vel; common mirror miracle. He
knows nothing of the comparative diff
culties of invention and manufacture, ,and
to him the mechanism Of locomotive
is not in any way more matter Of sur
prise than that Of wheelbarrow. When
things in their own daily experience are
performed in what to them is remarka
BILE way, they do express the most pro
found sstonishment. have seen seve
raj hundreds of Indians, eager and excl
ted, following from one telegraph pole
to another repairer, whose legs were
encased in climbing boots. When he
walked easily foot over foot, up the pole
their surprise and delight found vent in
the most vociferous expressions Of ap
plause and admiration. A white lady
mounted on q side. saddle, in what to thu
Indian woman would be an almost i'm
possible position, would excite more
surprise and Admiration than would !.
Hoe printing press in full operation.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-03-20

EE Until near the middle of the last
century there was an officer of the Court
Of England styled "The Kings Cock
Grower" whose duty 1t was during the
whole Of Lent to crow, instead OF cry.
as watchmen did, the hour. The in-
tention OF growing the hour seems to
have been to remind sinners of the effect
the third crow of the cock on Peter
The FIRST Ash Wednesday George H.,
then Prince of Wales, passed in Eng
land, on his sitting down to supper, q
person advanced before the chaplain
said grace and crowed Past ten o'clock
The astonished Prince mistook the Ger
emony for an insult, and was about to
rise from the table in rage, but he was
informed that what he misconstrued as
an affront was nothing but an act of Ell.
quette practiced from the time Of the
Tudors to that Of the Stuarts. This
absurd practice was long since discon-
tinued.
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f-om ~ PIC. Son.b nmsr,css and "a.
.rsi A MERGE tbst from csn'rsi1 Ims,s.
"a heino the best vh;Ie tbe AfS;csn cnss
10 tbs noore.s Ths rsS suis sh,$s n
nearly vh;te. r. ctnnnd se7erai times bs.
twsan ;n;meIae sn,ed iron roIlers aSfer
[ wh;ch II nssssa .shronoh the comnas;.
,ion room which nrnsess IA secfat .htt,
wben r. comes nnt the oum has ths
hlact .nnesrsnca Of eomrsoo rohhsr G
Ths Tss. ,art ar nroess. % - ,h., If n.ss;nc -.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-03-20

The season for disbuddfng fruit trees
is fast approaching. Theimportapce OF
the operation is generally acknowledged,
and upon its proper performances de.
pends the production of clean, healthy
wood, and the best OF fruit. Take, for
Instance, q single branch OF, the peach
tree, when 1t frst starts in the spring
II in healthy, fruit bearing condition,
1t will throw out many shoots and d
great number Of blossoms, and If the
whole Of these were left, It 10 probable
two or three Of the leading shoots
would draw oil the nourishment to-
themselves, and become rank and ovet. :.
luxuriant, whilst the remainder would
be weak and worthless. In like manner
the fruit would be small, ill-favored,
and . great portion abortive. Hence
the pruning called disbudding, by which
We mean the removing of every shoot
that is not required, and the stopping
Of new shoots that apparently are not
wanted to give form and health to the
tree, by rubbing out buds which, II left,
would grow. The same should be done
with the fruit blessoms; SO many Of
them should be rubbed away ~ to leave
the remaining ones to gather full blood
and form good fruit. All varieties OF
fruit trees require, annually, this system
Of pruning, and the time to do it il
when they are in full bloom.-Ohio Far
msr.
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Mistella,lr
He was Mistaken,

This morning gentIemaa entered o
shop on Fifth street, and asked the clerk,
"What is the price Of knit undershirts
with breast-pockets n He added.
81 travel q great deal and carry large
amounts ofEmoney, and I think that
idea OF pockets an excellent one, and j
am surprised that some one has not
thought Of it before"
"Really, sir" replied the clerk, 81
think myself II would besa good plan,
but am sorry to say we have none,
and 1 did not know there we're any
made" s..--....;5..
aYou di's h6t r said The a customer =
|"Well, that's singular. They are exhib.
tied In your own window, and caught
my eye as I was passing"
"You must be mistaken" said the
clerk. Il know every article in the
store"
"But I am not" persisted The gentle.
man. "Step around and see for your
self" s
The wondering shop-keeper did ss re
quested. he stepped briskly to tn
front Of the window, looked in, ther
looked at the gentleman, then coughed
and acted as though he bad just felt
sudden pain in the stomach, and thei
rammed q handkerchief into his mouth
and stepped back behind the counter.
"Well," exclaimed the customer tri
unphantly, saint they there"
"Ye-yes." said the clerk appearing q
though be had Q fsh-bone In his throat
i"They are there, sure enough. But, sir
those undershirts are not for men. ant
those pockets are"--and ct this point b,
dived under the counter and disappear
ed, while young lady clerk standing
near smothered q convulsive giggle in
cambria handkerchief, and started oi
with very red face on important busl
ness to the rear part Of the store.
/ A sudden light seemed to break i
upon the stranger, and he departed hui
riedly muttering,
4 How in thunder could I tell
amt married man, and can't be e1
lpected to know everything"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-03-20

ET The British House Of Commons
has very remarkable member in the
person of Mr. Kavanagh, country gem
tleman Of ancient family and great CO.
tate in Ireland. Although born without
legs or arms, he rides, drives and does
all, that most men do, and his dexterity
is such as to lead to the conclusion that
nature must have given him at the shout
der.joint something which answers the
purpose OF hand. In l765 there was
living in Somersetshire, England, . far.
mer scarcely less remarkable. He was
born without arms or shoulders, but en-
dowed with such extraordinary strength
and dexterity that he could, by soinS
continuance, do almost the Same is
other men. His teeth were 80 amazing,
ly strong that be could lift ten pecks Of
beans with them, and with his feet could
throw a sledge-hammer further than
other men could with their arms. He
married, as has also Mr.. Kavanagh.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-03-20

HDoes it ever seem to you, kind
reader, that the Allwise Father has for
gotten this world which be has made5
Do you ever, seeing poverty and suffer-
ing on every hand think that He comes
but slowly to the relief Of the children
of men When next you have the
shadow OF such feeling as this, just
take hold and do what you can yourself.
The Almighty never instructed you to-
wait to see Him do His work. he only
expects you to do your own. Not ny
hasty alms, neither felt nor remembered,
may you labor, for aims giving is most
frequently the promoter Of idleness, but
by kind words, hearty sympathy, COM
slant watchfulness how and when and
where you msy wisely lift some burden
from the shoulders Of the weary. Ones
your mind set faithfully to this. task, eli
your doubts as to the wise oversight Of
the grest Supreme will fade.-Rsms 6sns
tinel. sss-i aw44 II H'L
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nwA prominent citizen rushed int

EYA prominent citizen rushed into
one Of our large dry goods stores, and
stopped at the hutton counter; he had 1
small sample OF brown silk in his handi
and be asked the smiling clerk il he had
any buttons to match that. PLENTY,
sir" was the answer, twill you have
them by the gross ?" mo, sir!" roared
the citizen, ~ want them by the bushel
cart load-ton! want them sent up
in wagons, and backed into my cellar;
till it is full and running over. I'm sick
of hearing, j oh n, did you match
those buttonsp' ! am not going to
spend the rest of my days running
round trying to match impossible col
orst There's my check, but I tell you,
l won't feel like myself till I've laid IN
my winter supply Of buttons. ."-BossoX
Globe. On
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RPink stocking having been di

EPink stocking having been dis
carded on account Of the poisonous
qualities of dye used it is now found
that the head, instead Of the ankles, is
threatened with disease If not actual
danger. A shoemaker in Stettin re-
Gently bought felt hat from we'll
known firm. Soon after wearing it,
though the hat exerted no pressure.
headache set in, with frontal swelling,
followed by pustular eruption, The
eyes also became 80 infamed that they
closed, and the swelling began to spread
to the lower part of the face. 1t was
evident that these symptoms were due
to the wearing Of the hat, and-the lat
ter having heen submitted to examina-
tion by a chemist-it was ascertained
that the brown leather lining was COL
ored with poisonous aniline.
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COULDN'T Scare MIN.

A Union street girl discovered her
young brother out behind the shed, the
other day, pulling away at sweet-fern
cigar.
"There, young man" she exclaimed,
as the cigar hastily disappeared behind
the boys back; "I'll tell father Of you
see il l don't"
eyes, you tell i'm" retorted the broth
er, suddenly recovering himself; "you
tell i'm an see how quick. that feller O.
yourn'll skip. Ill tell father how you
an i'm was settin' on the parlor sofa an
bim huggin' you like blazes. You jes'
90 an tell, that's all / ask"
The sister very discreetly withdrew,
while the young statesman finished his
smoke in tranquiIity.-Rock,and CoArier
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Six townships not represented.
w. F. WIRE submitted q motion that
the Convention be held on Saturday,
May 28th.
]. T. DouGHERrr moved to amend by
substituting Monday, April I'd.
Amendment lost; original motion
adopted. s
On motion Supervisors to conduct
the election we're appointed for the sev.
eral townships. eiazG
Resolutions indorsing Hon. GEORGE
n. PENDLEroN for U. S. Senator, were
offered by JERE WILLIAMS aud adopted
| ( Resolutions published in THE SPIRIT o,
the 18th inst.-PUsLIsHER
A committee Of three, JERE. VII
LrAxs, W. F. WIRE and s. ScHooLcRAFr
was appointed to confer with commit
tees from Guernsey and Noble counties
| in relation to Senatorial representation
Delegates were appointed to the Dem
cratic State Convention.
On application from Democrats o
Malaga township, the Convention wal
ordered held at Miltonsburg.
On motion the call for the Conven
ton published on the inside of this pa
perl was adopted, after which the Com
mittee adjourned.
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A citisen of Eureka having occasion
to 90 home unexpectedly night or two
since, caught gentleman acquaintance
in the act OF kissing his wife. On re-
lating the circumstance to a friend he
was asked if be punished the guilty
couple, and replied: mo, not exactly
but they must have seen from the way ]
slammed the door that I was not salts.
fed"
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inc Rixhl er Communiit:

London Times.-The first condition
Of good government is that the whole
community should, upon due occasion,
have the power of over-rdling the wish.
es, sentiments and ideas even Of its
most considerable sections. This duty
may arise on at least two grounds
either that the concession demanded
affects the interests Of other sections Of
the community and would be injurious
to the common welfare; or that It would
be clearly injurious even to those who
demand 1t.