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Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-09-15
JUDICIAL NOTICES.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
UIDOW ". SOREl,
VS.. NO. SIG,
", Fl. AIMIR.
SHERIFF,S SALE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT,
PARISH OF SAINT JAMES.


BY virtue Of q writ of fer1 ,tacias
issued by the above Honorable the
4th. judicial District Court, for the
Parish of st. James, bearing date
ofthe 21st. day Of August, ~, and to
me directed, in the above entitled
and numbered suit, l have seized
and will offer for sale at public auc-
ton, on the premises, OH
SATURDAY THE 9TH. DAY OF OCTOB-
Err, 1877. AT IL O'CLOCK A. NJ,
the following described property,
to-wit:
lsE.--A certain tract of land or plan.
ton called Buena Vista Planta-
,.on, situated in tue Parish Of St
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have given orders that the church,
meaning the untutorcd masses,
must accept this epistle as settling
the question of leadership; as heav-
en- has conferred the ruling power
OF these twelve men, it will be Il
capital effense to raise and ohjec-
tlun to their acts.
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15' ISL;
Official Directory.
Fourth Judicial District.

rComprisiny the Parishes OF Ascension,
ST. James, st. John the Baptist and st.
Charles.
District INTERCHANGEABLE Morris Marks,
District ATTORNEY. Il. Earllart.
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AssessIm g Roll.

The Assessment Roll for the year
1917 having been completed, the
Taxpayers of the Parish are here
by duly notified that the said Rol,
"ill be exposed at the Recorders
Office, at the Court House, from Mon
day August 18th. to September 18th.
1877, one month, according to law.
JULES DDRNIER,
Assessor.
st. James Parish, Aug. 11th., 1876.
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POLICE JURY.
President, A. L. Bourgeois;
Secretary, Emile J. Laichc:
Members, j. A. Drnilhet, j.. B. F%erclalid,
F'elicien Wagucspack, Desire Leblanc, ia
mes Davis. Alfred Mire, Henry johnson.
Thomas Mooney, Richard A. Harrison.
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Seventh Senatorial District.

comprising the Parishes OF Ascension
and St. James.
State .-Hi2irc La'i-try.
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Plus IN, is approaching the
completion Of his "Memoirs,'. Oh
which lie has been engaged for mo
re than forty years. In preparing
this work, which being executed on
an elaborate scale, his Holiness has
had no aid except from Father
Dresciani, one OF the most learned
of the Jcsuits. The Pope has now
handed over his autobiograph!cal
notes and accessory documents to
Father Drcsciani, who is to put
them in order for the press. Among
the manuscripts 10 be used in the
preparation of the Memoirs is the
correspondence of the Pope with
Charles Albert, King Victor Ema-
nuel, Napoleon III, and the Count
de Cavour. Bya special codicil to
his testament his Holiness orders
that the Memoirs shall not be pu-
blisied until ten years have clap
sed after his death.
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.. SCHOOL BOARD,

SCHOOL BOARD.
President, J. Gentil:
Secretary, J. Louis Gandet;
Members, DR.. o. Gaudet, J. n. Thibo-
,leaux, ID. T. Bourgeois, T. Mama Martin,
Tlielesphore Dusas, A.. w ThomFscn, John
Dickerson.
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THE GAMBETTA PROSECUTION.

Paris, Sept. I'm. Gambetta
failed to appear in court today for
examination for his speech delivered
recently at Lille, in answer to the
Judicial summons. He sent in a pcti-
tioa to the tribunals, however, as
king for an adjournment of the case
for one week, which the tribunal
refused and condemned Gambetta
in default to three months imprison-
ment and 1000 francs fine. Gambet-
La's counsel, \. Betlloland, wrote to
his client a week ago that he would
he unable to defend in consequence
OF an attack Of paralysis.
Gambetta, at the last moment,
applied to another lawyer: NJ. Allou,
to conduct the defense. but AIlou
declined on account of short notice.
Gambetta was, therefore, unrepre-
sented in court to-day.
The Republicans generally are
enraged ut the summary disposition
of his 81 and stigmat!Zc the sch
tcnce rs Il yillainous misuse of
power.
The proceedings in court to-day
were conducted in secret, the public
and the press being refused admis-
sion.
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We read in the M0rhsriWe Bul-
letin:
"Mr. Thomas Overflow, on last
Sunday, delivered an eloquent and
a powerful address on Temperance
to the citizens Of this town. His au-
diencc was large and very select and
the gifted gentlemen did not fail to
"rise equGeHp the occasion Over
ton speaks with clearness and al
ways with force-his language is
eloquent and chaste, and his address
"a listened to with marked atten-
ton throughout"
But it Mr.. Overton, before add
rcssing the honest people of Marks
vile. had drank a substantial glass
of good cognac, certainly his speech
would have been one Of those mag
niticent speeches that Dan. Webs
ter himself was in the habit Of del
lveri,lg in Congress when he was a
little Observation-Disclosures is Il more
powerful orator than water.
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Aux C~ontribuables
DE La
Paroisse St. Jacques.

Les Contribuables ct les Marchanls lie
Ia Paroissc St. Jacques sont prizes dc sc
rendrc 4 MO Bureau, . Ii Maison de Conr,
pour Y payer leurs Taxes ct leurs Licenses.
f. c. MIkE, Percepteur.
Paloisse st, jacques, = mai lo77.
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The Mallie Ragon took the place of
the Courier in the Parkersburg trade.
The Courier was unable to get over the
bar, and laid up at the Belmont mill.
The Science will be the regular Par.
kersburg packet this morning.
The Katie Hooper passed down about
"a. NJ. yesterday, en- route for Memphis.
The Comfort has taken the place of
the Telegram in the SunEsh trade, the
Telegram having laid up.
The Hudson will not be up today.
having laid up at Cincinnati.
The Heatherington has gone to Gin.
cinnati to raise the Calumet.
There is some prospect OF the steamer
Iron Valley and barge leaving for Gin.
cinnah tomorrow night.
The marks last evening indicated 3
feet, and still falling.
The Ella Layman, the recent purchase
Of Captain Jack Parrish, will take Tow
OF crude oil TO Parkersburg lust az soo T
as there is sufficient water.-Pas, Com
Gd:ate. WV SV"''
The cylinders Of Capt. stockdale's new
Pittssburgh and Cincinnati packet are 10
be Is inches in diameter. ~
The Alice Brown came of the Circ;r
natl dry docks on Monday.
The U. s. Marshal Is after the tov.
boat Kangaroo, now laid up at Monon.
gahela city. VuVn
Capt Harpets new boat will be named
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETINa.-The stock.
holders Of the Pittsburgh, Wheeling &
Kentucky railroad held a meeting at the
Court House yesterday. A large MAORI.
~ OF the stock was represented at the
meeting-Mr. Bayha representing that Of
Ohio county and Prof. Pendleton the
Brooke county interests. The draft o
the lease proposed to be made Of the road
to the PC. & st. L. Railroad was sub.
mitted, approved and ordered to DO exc
cuted.
The present President and Directors Of
the road were continued, viz: President,
G. D. Hubbard, and Directors, John Nc.
Lure, II. G. Lazear, VIM. Shaw, N.
Reilly, Thomas D. Messler. There being
no further business demanding attention,
the Board adjourned.
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@Maggis Harper in honor Of the Cap
tain's eldest daughter.
IBy Telegraph .....
PfTnBuRGH, Augult 0!--RiySr Q inch
ss and falling slowly Weather cloudy
and warm.
CAIRO, August 9.-Arrived-Hickory,
and Jno. Gilmore, St.Louis. River IS
feet 2 inches ard falling. Mercury 500.
CINCINNATI, August 9.-Rlyer I feet
and falling. Weather clear.-Arrivod--
Nail City and barges, Wheeling, Cons
Miller, Memphis, Andes due. River fal.
ling on Rising Sun bar with 8 feet Of wa.
ter.
MntpHIs, August .-River fell A inch.
es. Weather clear. Mercury s50.-Ar.
rived-Shinkle, Cincinnati, Tower,
ylcksburg. Departed-JOhn Woods,
Pittsburgh.
NASHVILLE, August o,-Riyer falling,
% inches on the shoals.
NEW ORLEANS, August Ono arri.
walls or departures. Weather clear. Mer'
curry 9O0.
VrCKsDuRo, August Weather clear
Mercury 90o. River fell 0 inches. Or
Belle Memphis. DoWn-schenck.
LOUISVILLE, August 0.-Dep. Rhodes
Morgan, Cincinnati, Gair Memphis. Riv'
er stationary, 8 feet in Canal. Weather fine
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CoNFERENcEo OF PRINCIPALS PROPOSED
The Superintendent Of Schools has ad.
dressed the following letter to the Prin.
cipals Of Normal Schools in the State:
"DeOming it important there should
be general agreement among our sew.
eral Normal schools as to course Of
study, text books, examinations, relations
Of Principal and assistants, regulation Of
intercourse between the sexes, bylaws,
etc, lhave thought 1t advisable to invite
conference Of the Principals Of these
schools 10 consider these and such other
subjects as may be deemed worthy of dis
cussiop; to be held during the session OF
the West Virginia Educational Associa.
ton, at Martinsburg, August 18th, Goth
and 3Oih. Please favor us with your
presence and counsel. Yours, ETC."
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TEMPERANCE IN WoopsFIELD.-The
Murphy movement was inaugurated In
Woodsfeld, Ohio, this week, by Messrs.
Wilbur TruemOn and Capt. John Bags.
The Captain returned on Wednesday
leaving TruemRn to 90 it alone, and judg.
ing from an extract from letter received
from Mr.. Trueman succe's has crowned
the efforts OF these temperance advocates.
Nearly two hundred names have been se.
cured and the interest is increasing. He
speaks. Of Woodsield as n grand little
village, fnll Of good, sound Christians,
conspicuous among whom as Jealous
workers in the temperance cause are the
Rev. Krouse, of the N. E. Church; Rev.
Smith, Of the U. P. Church; Mr.. Hollister
and vile, and Cum. Clark and wife. Mr..
Clark and wife, by the way, were formerly
residents Of this city. Mr.. Trueman has
Travelled about considerably among all
classes, and we take him Us authority for
the kindness and liberalIty Of the people
generally-of Woodsfeld, and congratu.
late them on securing his valuable ser
vices as a worker in the cause.
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PERSONAL Po1NTs-Hon. Joseph Ham.
ilton, Of Wheeling, W. Va, United States
Senator from the First District Of West
Virginih, was passenger down on the
steamer Hudson, and visited Change yes
terday, for the purpose Of specializing In
Maltese cats.-G Cincinnati Enquirer.
George Crumbacker was In the steam.
boat business only one day, but In that
time he made ahundred dollars and tho
title oi"Captain." ...L.......
Justice Caldwell has resigned the Pres.
idency Of the Smith Brewing Company.
The vacancy has not yet been filled.
W. Il Hayden, agent Of Coles mena.
geries and circus, Is In town making ar.
engagements for the show 10 exhibit here.
Gen. Stevens, brother.in.lAw Of Hon.
Thomas Ewing, OtOhio, was in the city
yesterday. ~.
Albert J. Wells, a Riverside mailer,
was one Of the Committee on Resolutions
at the National Iron and Steel Workers'
Association in Columbus.
MI. and Mrs. DC, List, Miss Emma
List, Mrs. Frank Hearne and L. r. War.
ner, are at ST.. GATHERINGS, Canada. ~
A boy named Hopper Mason, aged
about 10 years, was drowned In the Ohio
river Of Sistersville on Monday evening,
while bathing. His body was found on
Tuesday morning about five o'clock,
within 20 feet from where he was drown.
ed.
Prof. Geesely, the armless man, who
has exhibited in this city several times in
the last twenty-five years, isin the city.
The Prof. IL on a collection tour, being In
someWhatstraightened circumstances.
The following were among tho names
on the 81. James Hotel register last
night: Charles B. Mcclellan, Sharon;
Pa; J. r. Ratcliff and wife, D. B. Upde.
graf and wife, Mt. Pleasant, Ohio.
The following arc among tho late ar.
rivals at the SLamm House: Thomas ].
Wilson, Glenn EAston; George Rogers,
Proctor; Isaac Wisener, Beallsville, Ohio;
A. D. Havely, Sardis Ohio.
Among the arrivals at the Mcclure are
the following: w. A. Houston, ]. W.
Clarke, J. c. Becker, E. II. Switzerland
and 7. II. Kirker, engineer corps Of +.
". & Ky. railroad; j. NJ. Martin and
daughter, Of Athens, O; A. D. Fisher, OF
Cleveland, o.
Mr.. Jake Bentz, our delicate Market
Master, celebrated the 10th anniversary
Of his birth on yesterday.
Erasmus Wilson, a well known news.
paper man, has invented a cotton bale
tie and has gone to the CNrolinas to intro.
duce it.
We clip the following, concerning a
we'll known teacher in our public schools,
from the st. ClairsYille Gasetle:
Miss Eva Rice starts to-day on trip
to GAINESVILLE, thence to Cleveland and
thercoto Niagara Falls. She expects to
be gone several week and will no doubt
have pleasant time. Her mother &c.
companies her as far as Zanesville.
Captain Baggs, Of Wheeling, and viii
bur Trueman, Of Bridgeport, have been
working in the temperance cause for sew.
eral days Of the past week at Woodslield.
Mr.. Trueman returned there Wednesday
to continue the understandable Enter.
prize.
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--LATEST PROM THE SEAT OF WAR;
Mr.. Jacob Landfried, who had Just re.
turned 10 the city, furnished US last even.
ing with the following news from the
Jack Bass fishing camp, where an tinmer.
citul war is now waging on the ilnny tribe.
Anton Reymann caught large catfish,
weighing about six and half pounds,
which was blind In one eye. II was ne.
ceSSary 10 hitch horse to the end Of the
line In order to pull II ashore. A. c.
Egerter "treed" water frog, and while
attempting to capture him dislocated his
false teeth and rode 10 camp on mule.
Prof, Geo. Schwarzbach was detailed to
stay at camp and act as Waterman while
the rest Of the party were out fishing and
hunting. While on duty a number
(one) Of the rural residents who
live In the vicinity OF the camp,
came to visit the Jack BasSites. The
Professor, not knowing Of 4 better way 10
entertain the visitors Than by little
music, gave them grand vocal concert.
Among his selections was one from that
we'll known opera, 1.-THE Last Dish. Rag,
or tho Cooks Revenge. The Professors
singing was excellent, and the audience
was completely carried off ION mules
back, Col. Jake Nunge shot skunk in
mistake for a squirrel. 1t left lasting
impression with the Colonel. Oscar
Burdatts was detained at home by the ILL
ness OF man in Turkey. Johnnie Beuter,
who only got there last night, shot four
turkey buzEards and one boot owl, which
will be forwarded by express 10 the
Mayor Of Hole.in.the. Ground. Mr..
Landfricd returns this evening. He will
ride out on his favorite "Billy Goat" and
upon his return will give us any further
information Of Importance 10 the Coun.
try at large, that may have tranIpired.
p. S.-SinCe writing the above, we have
received a telegram stating that Mr..
Theo. Schneider, wdo was bitten by n
mosquito, is on the improve.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC.-The Chris.
tian Church Sunday Schools Of Steuben.
vile, Lagrange, Wellsburg and Bethany
united in an excursion yesterday TO Mrs.
Hedges grounds above the mouth OF
Short Creek. They came down on the
steamer O'Neal and were in charge Of
Sheriff Curtis. Abundant provision in
the way Of good things to eat and other
concomitants Of a successful picnic had
been made. The day being fine and all
the surroundings propitious, the little
folks were enjoying Themselves hugely
when our informant left. VIM. Walton,
OF Louisiana, student at Bethany Col.
legC, was expected TO wind up the cxcr-
cises OF the day with an address.
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WHEELING AND CAMBRIDGE MAIL
RourE.-The Wheeling and Cambridge
mail route was discontinued yesterday.
Hereafter the mail between St. Clairsville
and Wheeling will be carried over the
3. 4 st. c. r. Il. and B. & o. Il. K. via
Bellaire. Bridgeport will be reached via
Bellaire and the G. &P.R.R. The route
between St. ClairsvilIe and Kennon is
changed SO as to take in East Richland
and LOydsville. Morristown will be
reached via the B. so. r. K. and Bel
mont. Mail for Hendrysburgh and Fair
view will so by way Of GAINESVILLE.
There is considerable opposition to the
proposed change no far as it affects the
towns we1t Of St. Clairsville.
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ATTENTION DYsrrprlcs.-
McCoNSE1svrI1E, O., May 10, III.

McCoNNELsvILLE, o., May 10, ~.
DR.. E. A. FARQUHAR, Dear SRI
have been troubled with dizziness, weak
spells occasionally, palpitation Of the
heart, and numbncss in the right leg, with
at times Il severe headache, all caused by
dyspepsia and constipation OF the bowels,
for the last ten yearF, and had the best
physicians prescribing for me, but only
with temporary relief. heard Of your
Medicated Crackers and have been using
them about six weeks, and have been re.
lieved Of the numbness in my leg, the
dizziness has left me, my constipation la
about gone, and l am beginning to feel
again like new man, and hope, in a
short time, by the continued use Of the
Medicated Crackers, to be entirely well.
Yours very truly,
JAMES COCHRAN,
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POLICE CouRr.-Judge Cranm1. The
following cases were disposed Of yester-
day morning: t-F a'l
Samuel Cable, Adam Coleman and
Joshua Miller were sent to the city pris.
on for drunkenness.
John Archie was committed for carry
ing :off medicine from Dwights drug
store without first paying for It.
Melissa Robinson and Ellen Hughes
were fined 81 and costs each, and Peter
Curry S. and costs, for using abusive
language toward EImira Ripley.
The case Of Elmira Ripley, charged
with using abusive language towards Me
LISA Robinson, was continued until Sat-
urday at 4 Pm.
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THE CHEAPEST RooF Is THE GRAVEL
RooF.-George Crumbacker, Of this city,
Is now fully prepared to put on gravel
roofs in the most improved method, and
warrants his work TO give satisfaction
both as to resisting FIRE and turning water,
The tar used is put through a process
that frees II from oil and benzole, and nc
matter how great the heat, II will moi
run. II Is equally efficient in roofs Of
every conceivable pitch. Mr.. Crumback'
or keeps on hand roofing cement and CO.
ment for tanks and sidewalks OF the best
quality, which he offers for sale at the
lowest rates. This roof has stood fifteen
years in this city.
Address me through the postol1cc OF
call at my establishment, head oil
Eighteenth and Woods streets. All or.
ders promptly attended 10.
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ASK YouRsE1F THESE QursrIoxs.-

Abh 1OuhSELF THESE QUESTION:
Are you respondent sufferer from
Sick Headache Habitual Costiveness, Pal.
pitation OF the Heart? Have you Dizi.
ness OF the Head? Is your Nervous Sys.
tenn depreSsed2 Does your Blood circu.
late badly2 Have you Congh? Low
Spirits2 Coming up Of the food after
eating? &c, &C., All Of these and much
more are the direct results Of Dyspepsia,
Liver Complaint and Indigestion.
GREENS AUGUST Flown ia now &C.
knowledged by all Druggists to be a
positive cure. 100000 bottles were
given away in the. U. S. through Drng.
gists to the people as a trial. Two doses
will satisfy any person Of it's wonderful
quality in curing all forms of Irdiges.
ton. Sample bottles 10 cents. Regular
size IS cents. Sold positively by ali first
class Druggists in U. S. cod
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DR.. E. A. FARQuHARs INDICATED
CRACKERS, for the relief and cure OF
every form Of dyspepsia, or other func-
tionAl disease Of the stomach and bow
els, as we'll as all sympathetic affections
arising therefrom. There Is no taste or
smell OF medicine about them.-nothing
to indicate to persons using them that
they are taking medicine. Their princi-
Piles are so combined as to affect the sys-
TEN by insensible action, which gives a
quick, healthy and complete digestion.
cures the disease by removing the cause.
For sale by druggists and grocers gener.
ally.
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CT. V. s. W. RAILRoAp.-The work
on the frat ten miles Of the G. T. Va W.
railroad is progressing rapidly. Pick (el)
men strike every day. II the land own
ers along the route dre authority, there
will be some four or five hundred sta.
tions within short distance oithe eastern
terminus. Every man has Just the place
for depot, and is willing to give the
land, fence it in, build depot, put light.
ming rods on 1t and act as agent.
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FOURTH WARD IMpRovHMENTs-We
are glad 10 see some signs Of activity
among the builders, who have had but
little TO do during the summer. The
Fourth Ward seems 10 have more enter
prise in this direction than other sections
Of the city. Among the improvements
contemplated in that locality are the fol-
lowing:
Mr.. b. Alwinger will put up fine
storeroom at the corner ofNNood and 10th
streets.
Mr.. Washington Lewis is making ar.
rangements 10 erect fine residence
"around the hill.n
Mr.. Chris. Stoehr intends building q
fine storeroom on 18th street.
Mr.. Arthur Little will this season put
up block OF four brick dwelling houses
on the west side Of Chapline street, north
Of 10th. The houses will contain all the
modern improvements.
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PERSONS need not take long and ex.
pensive trips, subiecting Themselves to
the annoyance Of heat, dust and fatigue Of
travel to enjoy the beneficial effects Of
mineral waters, as McLain Brothers keep
constantly on draught fresh. and cool
KisSengen, Congress, Vichy, seltzer, Blue
Lick, Bethesda and other celebrated med.
icinal water that they sell by the barrel,
gallon or glass.
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THREATENED STRIKE OF ENGINEERS.
For several days past rumors have
been in circulation TO the effect that the
engineers on the Baltimore & Ohio rail.
road were about to strike. The officials
here have no knowledge Of any contem.
plated strike, and think there Is no prob.
ability OF anything of the kind occurring
at present,
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FIRE AT PLEASANT VALIEY.-Yestcr.
day afternoon VIM. Memminger's slaugll.
ter house, at Pleasant Valley, caught fire
from his smoke house, where he was
smoking meat, and burned to the
ground. The fire communicated TO the
wagon shed and otheroutbuildiugs, which
were also destroyed. 1t was with great
difficulty that Mr.. Memminger's residence
and Bedillion's Mill were saved. The
damage will no doubt be considerable,
but We are not informed how much.