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Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-11-03
First isaiiroaa Hmprcs.ions.
From the Virginia (Nev.) Enterprise

From the Virginia (Nev.) Enterprise
A man from Honey Lake Saw rail.
road for the first time in his life The 9th.
er day at Reno. In speaking OF the won.
der to IA friend he saiI : The forward
thing just gin couple OF coughs, and
then the whole string of 'ein got up and
started right off,
''That thar lead stear pulls powerful
fine" was what the Oregan man said
when his two sons, living at Elko, took
him out 10 the railroad track for the frs,
look at the cars.
'""ilat-you call 'um; heap wagon, nc
hoss ?" asked the Pluto Indian when he
saw the first train.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-11-03
MICHIGAN STATE AND OFFICE,
nntnl,.ar- l.f 1917

NOTICE is hereby given that the following
In descrlb ID swamp Land, situate in Chippewa
county, heretofore licensed as h. mestead which
land has reverted 10 the state, will be restore
to market at his oice November Sth. 1877, ten
! O'Clock A. N, and will he subject to sale accord
ing TO TIE form prescribed iy law. -s
ID. Il. PARTRIDGE, Commissioner.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-11-03
A BARBER Successfully Bluffed ofs
From the Chicago Times.

From the Chicago Times. +
The following colloquy took place in
a b.,lbcr shop not more than thou .and
miles from the corner of Clark and
Washington streets day or two ago:
BulIozing Barber-IIaye your hair r',s
10 day, sir?
Customer No, sir.
b. B. (while tumbling among he locks
Very lopS, very Struggling, sir; comes
clear down to your coat collar. -
C.-All right; I'll have the collar
moved down.
End OF colloqny.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-11-03
M1cH1G N. srArE LAND oFFrE.

LANSING- OcCOtPr I5t, 1911 J
NOTICE Is hereby given that tie following
In described swamp Land. situate in Chebay-
gan cunty. beretOf Re, reserved Oh road CONTRACTS.
or licensed as hOmesteads which land has reverted
to the STATE will be X. STORED to market ut this Of
flee November Sfh, 1877, at ten o'cloc A D. and
will he subject to sale according to tn, form pre-.
scribed by law.
b. F PARTRIDGE, G, mmissioner
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-11-03
About Diptheria.

The following circular from the Massa-
chusetts State Board of Health explains
itself:
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-11-03
MICHIGAN STATE LAND OFFICE,
IANSING Sanfnna her d 1877 :.

LANSlNV, SeplcmDer a, 1911 J
Notice is hereby giVen that the following de-
LIN scribed Primary School Land, situate IN
chippewa county, forfeited for non payment of
interest, will be offered for sale at public auction
at this Office November Sth, 1871 at ten O'Clock
Al unless previously redeemed according 10 law.
B. +. PARTRIDGE, Commissioner.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-11-03
Legal.
MICHIGAN STATE LAND CFFIOE.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the following
in described Primary school and Ae1ie ultural
College Land, situate in Cheboygan county, tor
felted for OF interest. will be offered
for sale at public auction at this Office Novem-
Der Stn ,lS77, at O'clock A. M.,unless previously
reQeemed according t., Law.
- BE PARTRIDGE, Commissioner
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-13


Wouldn't II pay some enterprising man to enter.
into contract with tho street car companies, or
some OF them, to run all. might cars2 The COM
panies are not enterprising enough to run the
risk OF ascertaining whether ID would pay them
directly or indirectly IL they did 80.
According to those who "took in" the Mobile
railroad excurrion yesterday, the crop Of algs-
tors in the swamps is bountifnl. One passenger.
ages and sizes. between Chef Menteur and Bay
st. Louis, some OF the old stagers lying in the
SUD, while the "sprigs" would dart ous into the
ravines as the train passed and make tracks for
hiding place.
Between two and three thousand persons left
the city yesterday on the Mobile Railroad excur-
sion trains. As result ths various watering
places on the coast were crowded and hotel keep
ess and restauranteurs were happy because they
had more than they could well accommodate.
A new style of bits will shortly be adopted for
the mules Of the Tchonpitoalas street line OF
cars to prevent thena from running away. They
make the round trip on this line inside Of three
hours.
III the Mobile Rsilroad people would extend
the limit Of their Sunday dollar excursion tickets
to three days instead OF one, they will accom-
modate the public and profit financially by such
a course.
grand picnic will be given for the benefit of
r. Mares, blind soldier, at the Alcazar Garden
nesr the barracks, on Sunday, the I'd Of Septem-
Der next.
On Sunday, August 2s, the Louisiana Social
Club will give to their friends at the Oakland
Park grand complimentary picnic, which giyes
promise Of being most delightful occasion.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-13
FRENCH POLITICS.

A political map of France was issued the
other day, showing the strength of the parties
in the several departments. 1t told SO strange
o story for the discontinue of the monarch
lists that the authorities had it seized at the
kiosques, where it was offered for sale. The
ACCOMPLISHMENTS were colored according to the
votes which they gave at the last general
election. The London Times says: "Red is
used to mark the place which returned any
of the 363 deputies who voted want
of confidence In the present ministry, while
green indicates the area of favor for the Cabi-
net, and white the few spots that arc neutral.
The effect Is very remarkable Nearly the
whole eastern half Of the country, from the
Pas dc Calais to the Pyrenees Orientales, is
colored red. Only thirty anti-Republican
constituencies, it is said are to the east OF
the line, and they are mostly in four OF
five groups; while toward the south and
the centre ten whole departments have not
returned single royalist or imperialist: The
southwest, on the other hand, is in the hands
of the monarchical parties, although even
that ancient fastness OF legitimacy is broken
up by many centres of republicanism. The
political lesson of the map may be concisely
summed up in the fact that the Republicans
are exclusive masters of twenty three depart.
ments, while their opponents have not the
sole possession Of even one
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-13
Palais Royal.

Among the many changes to take place soon
on the grand boulevard none will be more strik-
ing and more indicative of the good time to come
than the swayiDg to the breeze the banners OF the
grand "Palais Royal" Our enterprising friend
Levy, who has for 80 many years been the popu
lar proprietor of the dollar store, No. 1877 Canal
street. seems to have had his faith shaken in re-
publican institutions and ideas, and is deter
mined, with enc fell swoop, to oblterate the
name of dollar store forever. He is making prep
arations for the opening Of this elegant and gor.
geous establishment, and nothing will be spared
in making it the most attractive place in the
Southern country. Levys dollar store is known
throughout the whole South, and as it has been
known for its promptness in filling orders and
the polite attention of the clerks and the place to
get everything, 80 will the Palais Royal grow
into popular favor, for we will see in the large
and gilded signs that are to sdorn the building
evidences of a new era, prosperity which we
have longed for but never expected until the
present time.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-13
SMALL ROYs AND II RAILROADS,

We are not partial to small boys, either as
genus or species; in fact, we think the less
there would be OF them the smoother would be
the harmony OF the universe. We will go so far
as to Estate that il there was decent way OF
quietly eliminating them and destroying the
nuisance, so to speak, by absorption, we would
have no objection, and would even secretly ap-
plaud the consummation. This is what we think
of small boys, aud we do not care who knows it,
At the same time bavs o nervous horror of
dreadful things, and we admit that we shuddered
on Saturday evening, even 10 our bosoms Cor Q
and In the marrow OF our bonee, ut the sight we
saw.
The Mobile freight train had started and WAS
under good headway, and a BAKERS dozen OF
small boys, black and white, were romping in a
way thai made us dizzy ON the roofs OF the
freight cars, and running races, with temerity
that suggested thoughts OF aniucky falls and
mashed bones. over the empty platform cars. OF
which there we're about seven or eight. The
nonsensica and abominabie little wretches were
playing tag or some other absurd game, 10 mpiug
like the "Wilhemus Capricornus" from ono car
TO the ether with astonishing agility, and when
they had got to the end of the string
of platform cars would jump to the
ground as ii the car was not in motion, climb up
again by the irons and preeipitous ladders of the
freight cars and begin over their horrible romps
and dreadful race, the ponderous engine all the
time snorting useless sounds Of warning and the
speed OF the heavily rolling train increasing at
every FACILITATING moment. We have eeen the
prof seional acrobats, male and female, play
their airy pranks in the circus and could not for
bear suocumbing to q touch Of human nature by
shudderng when the desperate actors took their
flying leaps In mia-air but these were
working for their daily bread, it was
their profession, and as en- American
citizen we object to censuring anything that is
business, but small boys running races over plat
form cars have nothing TO do with business; in
Fact, they haye business to do it, and 1t ought
to be the business OF the company to see that
hey should not be permitted to do it. We un-
derstand that the same thing goes on daily also
on the Jackson railroad. We enter oar protest.
We claim OF the supervisors that they should
have the prsc ice stopped Immediately. They
have responsibility. Let them only think for a
moment of 8 poor mother whose twslve-ye yesr old
son 10 broughs back to her mangled corpse.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-13

being ferried over and looh after things generally
on the boat; and whom night comes he does NOT
generally feel like going to 4 dancing party. Mr.
and tactics OF certain classes Of passengers, 10
nickel.
- so frequent that tbere is nos q recess on the
boat which has not to be looked into eeaeh trip.
sest some passenger has ensconsed bimst If in one
q them under some protext, to avoid meeting
tbe collector. The greatest dodgers, however,
be long to the newly enfrsnehised cass. The
darkies walk boldly on board, and when tho coll
lsctor calls for his faoney, they i'are very sorry,
boss. but do man Use been working for
didn't give mo no money dis week
when come over again pay you, shuah." The
excuse is we'll known by experience, and he is re-
gnired TO deposit his cotton hook or his pocket
knife, " he have one, ~ security for the nickel.
otherwise he is carried back on the return trip TO
the poinb OF departure. Il not nEfreanantIy oc-
cars, however, In the letter case that After con-
siderable fumbling abont his clothes, he finds iha
required michel; and yet, sometimes, despite tho
most careful watching, he manages 10 give the
collector
1.-THE snir,"
and lands safely at the point OF destination glory
Ing, doubtless, at the cute way in which he has
done dat white man." The eolored woman will
pay for herself, but the child Ia invariably under
six years OF age, and, on pincb, she will turn
all her pockets wrong side out TO convince the
o Hector that, at all events, she lint got no
ndder pioayune" The human nature Of the COL
leotor gets the best Of him and the moke passes
free OF charge.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-13
FIRE AT SEA.

An Unknown Vessel In Flames on Lake
BOrgne.
Parties who arrived in the city last evening on
the Mobile Railroad Sunday excursion train re
port that they saw in Lake Borgne what seemed
to be schooner
OR SHIP ON FIRE
out some three or four miles further and nearly
in line with tho point where the ste amer Liz Q
burned.
The passengers on the train first noticed the
burned yes sel whom crossing the bridge at Bay
81. Louis and from that point to Chef Menteu
the flames were plainly to be seen when ther4
was no timber to hide them from view.
II being late at night it wss not possible, of
course to learn any particulars, though 1t can ba
safely said that there were
NO CASUALTIES BY DROWNING,
as the lake was nearly calm, only light breeze
blowing during the day and evening.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-13
New Rice 4rOU.

large shipment OF new rough rico. COM
prising ia sacks, was received here yesterday
by the New Orleans and Texas railroad, and was
brought to this city by the steamer ST. Francis
Belle, running in connection with the railroad. II
was raised on the Aymar plantation, st. James
rsh, consigned to Mr.. G.. W. Terrell. The
above is the second receipt Of the season and the
first receipt from the upper coast. Our energetic
friend, Mr.. O. E. Payne, the superintendent OF
the above road, informs us he will continue to
bring large shipments Of new rice from this day.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-13
CAUnRING,.
Arc POiiCpnse,r Auth0rlzesE to Club Prison
ers fndiscrinlInately

Arc POiiCenGr Authorized to Club Prison
ers Unfortunately r
at about l O'Clock Sunday morning Officers
Nizon Walsh and Tate, at the request OF u man
named Jefferson Moseberry, brought desperate
negro named John Baphsss to the Central Station
for incarceration.
The prisoner was charged as follows: BY Jsf-
ferson Moseberry with assault with q dangerous
weapon, to wit, q razor; by Vim. Usher with as
sault and battery. and by Officer Nixon with as
sau't with q dangerous weapon, TO wit, razor.
While Eoseberry was making his charge he
was struck in the face by the prisoner. Officers
HgToN AND wALsE,
who had no right TO let go Of their prisoner until
he was behind the bars, tried 10 get possession
OF him. and while they were thus eDgsgsd officer
Tate took q hand In the shirmish, and dealt tho
prisoner q telling blow over the head with his
club.
The negro exclaimed, 'sTake me to the hos
pital, +" adj then fell senseles to the floor.
As stated in Sunday mornings DEMOCRAT, 40
soon as Sergeant Ryan reached the station and
saw the prisoners condition, he sent for q char
ity wagon and had him conveyed 10 the hospital
for medical treatment.
Fortunately for Officer Tate, John Baptiste, the
clnbbed man, was only slightly injured. for had
the wound proved q mortal one, lie would have
been in the eyes OF the law murderer
There have been before the Board of Crescent
City Police several cases OF officers clubbing
prisoners, and, as they have escaped with light
punishment. there has been no end 10 the promis-
euous uss OF the club. The policeman, as We
have said in previous articles Ia not public exc
not 10 be permitted to nse his club unless In .
case of necessity.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-13
VOL. LIMO. 235.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Capt. nr0wu Presents Very Favorable
Report Thereon.
Especial to the Democrat

Especial to the Democrat.l
CINCINNATI, Aug. ia Washington spe-
cial TO the Gasettc says that Capt Brown, OF
the United States Engineer Corps, In charge
of the inspeetion'of Eads iettics at the mouth
OF the Mississippi river, has just sent to the
War Departmental very favorable report. The
report states that Eads' plan is substantial
success. During the past four months there
has been more work done than nj any previ-
GUS po.iod. One million six hundred thou-
sand cubic feet OF inattrass has been placed In
position ut the ietties at the head of South
Pass with about sixty thousand cubic yards
of store. The settlement which had been pre-
viously noticed MT the end of the east jetty,
has stopped. and there has been no noticeable
settlement since March last.
In four months 10000 yards Of sediment
have been secured from between the ietties
and carried out to sea. All that impedes the
passage now Of ship drawing twenty feet
through the entire length of the ietties Is a
little strip of lao feet In length. Through the
rest of tho channel there Is depth of twenty
feet
Capt. Brown finds by q comparison of the
Gulf survey beyond the end of the jetties that
as the result Of ietty currents there has been
q slight average increase of depth. while the
twenty feet and thirty feet curves have re-
aceded. From this circumstance the conelu-
sion Is drawn that the bar has not reformed
in advance of the ietties.
Capt. Eads, who Is here, Is confident that ON
the basis of this report he will soon receive
his second payment Of S500,000.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-13
LETTER FROM RAYvI.LE.
RAYvILLE, R1CHLAND PARISH. LA
August Z, 1877.

August z 1877.
Editor Democfa--We have the finest crops
that crow ever flew over. There is consid-
cradle talk of eaterpillars, and some of our
splanters are preparing to give the vermin
doses of arsenic, others Paris green. Some
say there is no use to try to destroy the i'll
sect, but as matter OF course, God favorS
the vigilant. The corn crop Is made and is
very fine: fodder pulling and working the
public roads are the order Of the day in this
parish. ,,
and our physicians will have to do something
else than dose out calomel. Now would be a
good time for them to get good paying schools
in these hereaboutS, as SchoolmaSterS are
scarce.
We have been SO in the habit of abusing the
Radicals, that our friends, for the want OF
these to abuse at this time and considering
them as vermn Of the past, pitch into Gov.
Nichols and the Legislature on general prin-
ciples. pitied the poor devils OF the legisla-
ture and tried to defend them, but soon
learned that it was too big task for a man OF
my calibre, and retired from the field
Some time ago the Hon. FL. ID. Ogden, chair
man OF the committee on investigation OF the
department of education, instructed the Hon
Thos. A. Spires, president, and +, ii. Ioler
secretary OF the board of public education OF
Richland parish, to make an examination OF
the books and records of the former schoo
boards Of Riehland, and report at the earliest
moment. practicable. In obedience to said
tIStG uGtioiS AleSSES. spires dLu lOlSI Ue
gan some two weeks ago to investigate
school matters The minutes of the
board show that on the 10Th of August, 1871
]. T.. Lewis, G. r. Balfour, w. Day Oil
Jones took the oath of office as members Of
the school board for this parish, al. pro.
ceeded to organize the board by electing Ir
win T. Lewis, president, and VIM. r. Oliver
secretary and treasurer. There was some
preliminary business done when the boarG
adjourned. At the regular meeting of the
school directors of the parish of Richland
held in the town of Rayville, on Monday
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-13
mechanics sIx.

Last evening the boys Of Mechanics Fire Com
pany No. returned from their excursion trip To-
Vicksburg, looking recuperated after their So
iourn in our sister city. After they had arrived
they oomplimented the DEMocaAT with q SER
enade, and amidst blaze Of light their engine
was paraded through our principal streets. The
engine itself was gem in ita way. Tho silver
and nickel oroamentation. highly polished as it
was, showed resplendently in the brilliant light
Of the torches, and drew forth the enoomiums of
all who saw IL. From nil reports tho members OF
the company enjoyed themselves thoroughly ON
their trim.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-13
BALL AND BULLS EYES.

AZ Day at the RIFLE Butts at FrogIneor.
Yesterday afternoon was quite gala one at
Frogmoor, and our rihenien improved the oppor-
tupity by doing some excellent shooting. As IL
wac the last day for the Crescent City team to
display their Workmanship the crowd was con-
siderably larger than on the previous Sunday,
and from the interest shown, the earnestnsss of
ont .cihzsns' feelings toward our "home boys"
8As made most manifest. The contest for the
1iamond badge between FIVE unensbers of tho cub
ofened the day'e SPORTS and Capt. II. g. Eyrlch
cAfAt OF victor. The following is the score
sfs AsAT 800 YARDS, FOR THE DIAMOND BADGE.
III "a. Eyrieh-5 a 8 6 S O 6 6 s. 9 5 q 6s-sa
JAS Buelley--G 0 4 4 8 5 8 4 4 4 4 4 4-6D
Major VIM. Arms--5 6 4 6 4 4 B s 5 6 4 9 SD
withdrawn
Jno. X. Renaud-- --0--withdrawn
u. 7. Manning-0-. withdrawn.
Following this was the battle for the yaudry
badge, with military rifles, six pounds pull OF
trigger.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-13
The Amateur Rowing Assoeiation

The Louisiana State Amateur Rowing Asso.
ciation met yesterday at 1890 a. M, at Hawkins
club rooms, and decided to hold their annual
championship regatta" upon the lake, in Sep
tember, between the 17th and Oath instant. The
a fair ls likely to prove an immense success, az
all the clubs will take hand. --..,-.
The association is now composed of nine clubs.
The annual meeting for the purpose of elsctipg
officers to serve L r the ensuing season will be
h. Id at Hawkins club room ON sunday next al
10 a. NJ, when final arrangements for the re-
gatta will be made and tie programme an
nounced
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-13
THE HOPES ANNIVERSARY,
GssOwds Line the Levee tn see tine Oars~
nnen Mt TheIv Wsr1t

HAeh At kHesF W@rks
The Hope Rowing Club ought 10 be happy over
the result Of yesterdays greeting on the part oi
the public to that organizations third anniyer.
s,ry. The levee, from the head Of Enghien
street, where tho club houes s sitaated, to the
point where tbs stake boats were placed, pre-
sented most animatsd appearance, and the
wharves were lined with ladies IN eager anticipa-
tion awaiting the promised sport OF the day 10
commence. As IL was known that crack srews Of
this crack club would be out on the water, many
amateurs and lovers Of rowing took the oars down
10 the club house, and by 4 O'Clock almost every
rowing club WAS represented.
The recent victory or the Hopes st'the lase in
the recnt resetta augmented considerably the
general interest n them, and % Ii Ia not unlikely
one OF their ersws will participate In
NUMBER o# CONTESTS
to be held at the North, there was natural de
sire TO witness once more display OF their skill
aud muscular power. From the date OF it's or =
gahisa tion dowa to the present. he rise Of the
Hopes hiss been most rapid. From small be-
ginning the club has increased it's influence and
membership, until now IL ia. perhaps, the most
popular with oarsmen in our city.
The advance 1t has led in our southern waters
In thorough training and discipline has by victory
proved the efficiency Of the regimen, aud already
tneIe sIe uany WHO tnlbH bne HOpeb rank Win
the best OF Eastern crews as to style, bottom,
finish ef stroke and power.
Yesterdays programme was indicioasly So
lected 90 as to please the large crowd assembled
10 DO HONOR
to the club. The tub race with it's somewhat dis
astrous results tn some OF the aapirants, was to
the crowd what thu farce In theatre ia after the
more exciting drama, and served TO bring out
loud shouts OF uproarious applause from the be-
holders.
One feature Of the occasion was tho brass band
that, with somewhat more than the skill OF the
average brass band, dscoursed between the races
selected airs. Coming over the water the sound
was melowed snd sofened, the tone improved
by the distance and lightened by the clear at
mosphere.
The wherry, gig and tub races we're exciting,
and were hugely enjoyed by those assembled.