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Woods Theater.

Mr.. Frank Mayo, as "DaVy Crockett"
appears twice to-day--regular perform
ance this evening and New Departure
Matinee this afternoon, with only 20
house,
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A most refreshing and healthful institution
is the morning bath, and it is doubly bench
cial when GIenn's sulphur Soap is added. Use
it in preference to the costly scented soaps,
which sometimes injure instead of improving
the skin.
HilPs instantaneous Hair Dye is a standard
article.
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COAL DEALER, &c.
FRANK. LORENTZ

NOTARY PUBLIC aud dealer in coal and
plaster, fire brick. CLAW, chimney tops, drain.
tile, &c, &c. Office S3l Central avenue;
Branch office, SOC and S9S Central ave-
nue.; Office and blacksmith shops, S93
Central avenue; cigar store and Office, 3l3 w.
second street and S33 Central avenue Agent
for the Piedmont, West Virginia, bituminous,
coal for blacksmlths: also Goldon's horse,
cattle and hog food. Furniture cars
omnibus s, bugdes and barouches for
hire. Expressing and all kinds OF
light and heavy hauling done. Pleasure boat
FRANK. LORENTZ, for hire for picncs and
excursions. no25-ly-S&W
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LEGAL.

lN subscriber has been appointed and quail
fed as Executrix OF the last will and testa.
ment OF Louis Prell, late Of Hamilton County,
deceased. MARY PRELL,
ja24-3tW% EXecuLrix.
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CORDIAL.
BURDSALe5
DIARRHEA CORDIAL,

Asiatic Cholera, Chole-
fn MOrbus, Summer Complaint,
and other Diseases that pr0-
duce q relaxation of the
Bow els. whether on
Children or Adults.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-11-09
ITEMS or INTEREST.


Mrs Sterling. the novelist, died II
Edinburgh recently, aged rs.
Annie Story Mamie Wilson and Mrs
Dora Lockhart, department clerks Al
Washington, will leave their desks foi
the stage.
--" Lotus Flowers" is the title Of .
book Of poems published by the Apple
tons. They are by Mrs. Chambers
Kcichum, a well known Southern lady
Gen. James I.ongstreet, living now
AZ Gainesville, Ga, has just finished y
review of the campaign At Gettsyburg,
from is sinception to It's end.
Lydia Maria Child, who will be ID
next February, Is In vigorous health,
and shermind is AS clear and strong AZ
4 tlntof most persons twenty years young
cr Her father, David Francis, Is said
70 have been thepriginal manufactures
Of the Boston cracker.
- The Ae~ York rorrespondentsroi
thd '9prinedcld Rkptbliun says that
Anna Dickinson j. ht work on two play
srouesfor an English vctSass. lie aids
that Anna had two offers of marriage
last summer-one from a Congressman
r-bGt .sbs DECLINED both.
Mrs Gen. Fremont, Known In old
days as Jessie Benton, will contribute ID
Harper's Magazt tDe series Of papers Civ
ING her California and other experiences
Of twenty years ago The. ITst paper
gives giimpses of scenes of still earlier
days in ST. Louis. Washington and New
Orleans, when she was known IS the
daughter Of the great Senator.
Nj Theirs always took great pains
with his speeches. which were studied
even 20 the last refinement Of phrase
and verbal coloring They We're long
prepared. and after they were delivered
he uscn oftca 70 spend entire nights in
correcting them and amending them for
official publication. lpr, in extempore
debate. Ae had no superior, perhaps no
equal, till Gambctta arose.
Niliam q. Bryant possesses mar
yelous vitality. Seemingly he is as Wig
oroas a. he WAS ~ years ago. lie has
been taking very prominent part In
the public celebrations Of the hour An
exceedingly interesting scene took place
not long since. He was in large COM
pany aud il was proposed that he should
read his Thanatopsis. a small edition
Of his poems lay on the table. The type
was small and the print blurred. He
took the book and turned 10 the poem,
and with fifty years lying between the
writing and the reading, and without
glasses. with only the ordinary light ~
the gas chandelier-he read the poem
distinctly and impressiyely 10 the end
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-11-09
Robesons Mismnnagement OF the Navy
Depn

Especial 70 the New York Telegram
II y asserted by prominent Democratic
members OF the House OF Representatives
that they will positively refuse 10 appropri-
ate the sum asked for by the Secretary Of
the Navy, amounting TO over - 90 200, be-
INK an alleged deficiency in the pay account
for the navy, until an adequate exclamation
81 this deficiency Il furnished by the Depart
ment. Those who are looking into this mat
ter assert that the estimates submitted by
the Secretary OF the Navy are misleading In
representing deficit in various branches OF
the navy where there Il no real deficit. Thus
money i asked 70 meet adeclared deficit In
the expenses OF the Marine Corps, when the
books of the Department show that enough
money H. Appropriated BY Congress 10 meet
all the expenses OF the Marine Corps and
leave an actual balance Of $4,000 at the end
OF the last fiscal year. The money provided
for this corps WAS diverted for the payment
Of contractors, and the men have receis ed no
pay for April, May, and June and. the OFF,
Gers only half-pay for those months, while
there still appears q balance of appropria-
tion--enough 70 pay them and leave Sl5,-
900 on hand. This transfer of APP
preparations, amounting in all 10 ST.
VW,Ov0, was made in defiance OF law BY
Secretary Robeson, with the assent Of the
Fourth Auditor Of the Treasury. The ap-
preparation al present asked for covers only
the sums transferred by Robson for the pur-
pose 0f paying up contractors, whose claims,
however, are not yet settled In full. II Is
alleged by well informed officers Of the navy
that the Department owes S2.0u0,OO0 or So
OO0,0VO more to contractors, for which an
other Deficiency bill will have to be present.
ed next winter. Robeson went on for years
piling up Indebtedness without authority OF
law, until II il said 10 have amounted, when
he went out OF office last spring, to -, 100000
or >5.Oo0,O00. lie told Congress every year
tltaf No Ala not have any deficiency ~ hp an-
propriated for, and thus prevented inquiry
into his acts untilt the Democrats came into
power. lie managed 70 use the appropria-
lion ~ one year 70 pay expenses incurred
me year before, and while all Che time COM
polling officers and men 70 wait for their pay
he piled ZIP this enormous debt which Con-
grcss l. now asked 10 provide for. A thor
ough investigation OF the whole thing will
be made when the House Committees are
Organized.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-11-09

~ tab j. said II have produced three
fourths of the supply Of refined lead in
this country last year.
Over 100 Boston manufacturers mean
10 exhibit AT Paris next year, whether
Congress helps or not.
Two cranberry -raisers near Berlin,
Wis, viii realize nearly quarter of a
million dollars on this years crop.
Twenty years ago it required over
five tons 0f coal 10 make ton of iron
rails; now ton Of steel rails may ho
produced from the ore with half that
quantity ~ coal
Mr.. karns. of Ti'usville, Pa. start
cd recently for China, where the Cow
ernment has employed him To prospect
for oil He j. 10 yet salary of $4,000
and expenses for the first year.
There are more than thousand 90
operative societies ia Great Britain, hav-
ing 2t2,lSs members, holding co-opera-
tive capital amounting to $1,000. 900.
and drawing net profit on their shares
N one recent year ~ S670,12l.
An enterprisinng firm in Cincinnati
has asked the city authorities for the
privilege Of excayating the streets 70
lay lines Of shAfting for the purpose Of
supplying power 70 persons needing il
for machinery and willing to rent il.
The telephone has been successfully
introduced in The police department III
Albany IN place ~ the telegraph No
battery j. used. The current i gencr-
aicd ~ an elrcttn-magnct revolving
across the poles II a permanent mag
net
Twenty tons Of alabasier have been
imported from Italy by Boston organ
company. II IL 10 be sawn into blarks
and manufactured into the recently dis
covered substance. "Lithophanp ivory, N
and used entirely for the kcyhoards 81
organs aud pianos fH
Hon. W. NJ. Randall, of Chill.
South America, brother Of the late
Gov Randall. u Wisconsin, aud for
several years Consul Ia South America,
y IA GAINESVILLE, making arrangements
g start paper rnilfin Chill. s'1f
Electricity has bacn applied to Il
novel use ID the East Indies a platin-
nm wire, connected with the poles OF a
nF'ery, Il stretched around tree, and
becoming red hot, y gently sie-sawed.
unsll N burns III way through ltis
th"nyht that i free can l,c cat down
without any wasir.cs timber III about III
minutes, that would require two hears
Y fell N the ordinary way.
"a little book entitled . Fiftccn-cent
Dnlners for Workinginen's Iamilies,-
has been recently ISSUED by Miss Julics
1orson. II i designed Tor free dis
snputiQp among the class Cor whose
uenefii r was prepared. and can bc d.
famed ~ tie New York Cooking school.
\ 40. ~. Marks Place, New York.
iinedIrections given show In plain and
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-11-09

7 tcfpsic ifs object Il 10 promote sim
Plleig IN dress, and 70. make war upon
y luxury Members must pledge them
selves not 10 wear trains, or false hair,
or other frivolities. The dresses must
be plain, with only a simple embroidery
or trimming 1T the end of .he costume.
Mr. Raphael Brandon, q well known
London architect, committed suicide al
his chambers the other day by shooting
himself IN the temple with pistol His
manner had Of late been strange enough
70 cause his friends anxiety. He was
the author Of some works uf reputation
on Gothic architecture, and was also
known for his careful restoration Of
some Of the most interesting Of the old
English parish churches.
The Pope's annual income Of $685.
600, allowed by the Italian Parliament,
has been rendered him for seven years
in "A single bill. engraved especially for
that purpose, and AS regularly been de-
clined. The bills were then placed on
deposit i'm the Bank Of Italy, at the
Pope's order. being conveyed into the
treasury ii five years elapse without
their being claimed The two first have
thus returned TO the nation; but when
ever the Pope dies bis heirs will find
1929, 900 which they can legally claim.
"A fashionable drapery magasin in
Paris has discovered new mode Of COM
mendng its tempting goods to ladies'
far and near. 1t issues an illustrated
album, with pictures Of all the dresses
and other articles it sells, with the price
attached, and it announces that any lady
wishing 10 have this album, free and
postage paid,ca have ii by simply send
ing her card and address to the estab-
lishment in Paris. The feelings Of many
aworrhy Adam on finding this something
more Satanic temptation thus brought
under the eyes Of his Eve, "gratis and
postage paid" must be proper sub
ject for compassion.
a great event Is announced in En-
glish Roman Catholic society-the mar
risge Of the Duke of Norfolk TO Lady
Flora Hastings, sister Of the Earl Of
Loudoun (whose ancestor was Govern
or Of New York;, and first cousin Of the
Marquis Of Butte. The Duke, young
man, i Premier Peer Of England and
Hereditary Earl Marshal. lie has been
bred very strict Roman Catholic, and
i a iigure-head on all important occa-
sions connected with his faith. He has
an income Of some 100000 year, and
when the leases Of his Sheffield property
he owns most Of that great town fall
in,the Norfolk estates will be worth near
s1.500,o0o year. His bride-is niece Of
the last Marquis Of Hastings.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-11-09

Plum pnddtng.--l cupful sugar, 4
cupful molaSses, egg, cupful chop
ped snet, cupiul sour milk, ! teaspoon
fill soda, , cupfnls flour. ! tcaspoonful
salt, and of cinnamun; lastly. add 1
cnpful raisinS, seeded and chopped,
after sprinkling 4 little flour over them
10 prevent settling; steam y hours: 70
Id eaten with sauce. Sauce f0r iNd-
d,ng. --6 tablespoonfuls sugar, ? ~ but
ter, and hcaping tablespoonful Ilour;
Stir All together; when thoroughly mix
ed add boiling water till thin enough,
stirring al the while; place i On the
stove, let il come 70 a boil, remove, and
add the beaten white Of an egg.
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The Papal blessing has been for
warded in advance to the King Of spain
upon his approaching marriage with
Duke Montpensier's daughter.
Felipe Ifurbide, grandson Of the
Emperor OF Mexico, was married re-
Gently in Mexico 70 Miss Elena Idaroff.
step-dnghtcr 70 Maruaga, Spanish Min
istcr.
Jules Grcvy. M. Thiers's successor
in political life, lives in astsIe OF quiet
but decided elegance. His reputation
Is great as a che~s-playcr In this game
and in shooting he Gisis his chief recre-
ation.f kf bsi
The son ~ M, Perczel, Minister If
Justice ~ Hungary, has been killed ia .
duel -hY "A professor NJ the Lolytechnicnm
NJ 18th, who was jealous az his wife.
one ~ the reignng beauties of tnc Hum
gari;ln capital.
41A million and 'ifty-iivc thousand
men are reported W be un the military
regisrerofG hetseAansn Government. c1f
this number ayA. 900 are UPON the 90
called black list. for not having served,
including 100000 who have left the
couptry ~, avoid serving. 1t is estimate
ed that one TermQn in every eight ex-
patriates himself n avoid military
service.
A portion of the stake used III the
mprtyrdQm W Bishop Hooper at Glou-
cs'~ier IN EhelanH, Nj tho time of Queen.
Mary, was advertised recently iii the io-
Icnl papers for sale. The two members
81 Parliament Tor that city, Messrs
Monk and Wait, have contributed tle
sum required for IT. purchase. aud the
relic il " be preserved III the Gloucester
Museum.
-" Simplicity" Il the sweet title Of
an ASSOCIATION Of ladies just forn,hd ~
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-11-09

ODDS ana Ends.
swell son" No, don't like her AZ
All horribly vulgnrswoman. Calls her
husband 'Eneryi'' self-made father
(vagucly) "Ah!- Pause) "Well,
but amt is name Emery ?''-Lonior.
Fin.
The Lew map and railroad guide Of
Ohio has Just been published. Wash
ington, d. G., is located about midway
between Cincinnati and Columbus. All
other portions Of the map are marked
uninhabited regions. ~ Havkeyc.
First Briton, in America-" Now.
wat line do | take to 20 South wien
ret 70 the HohioP" Second B.. WY,
wen you ret to Lcwisyille. you ave only
to say, Where i the Hel and Hen N
and there You are. '-cos1rier-Journai
Poverty, except where there is an
actual want Of food and raiment, is a
thing much more imaginary than real.
The shame Of poverty--the shame Of be-
ing thought poor--is q great and fatal
weakness. though arising in this country
from the fashion of the times them
selves. s.-- C0Jbeu.
---One Of our agricultural exchanges
comes forward with the statement that
what hens need and must have, i shade;
and they won't lay worth cent unless
they have il. When our learned poul-
terers will have agreed that this settles
the great hen question, we will petition
Congress To give every hen in the United
States paras0l oil CtV Derrick.
We never saw such sudden and in
consolablc grief rs was exhibited in the
market this morning by man who
paved over whole box Of Iii. Klein
hans bull peppers 70 pick out half a
dozen, and then undertook to rub a
speck out Of his right eve. If he had
lost drove of rich uncles he couldn't
have carried on worsc.--Easton Free
Press.
The forthcoming Church Congress
proposes To discuss !. The Church Arch
itecture that we need" With All mod
csty we would suggest that some attcn-
tion he given To an Investigation Of the
kind of architecture which necessitates
"a hundred thousand dollar edifice for 4
fifty thousand dollar congregation and
trusts the L, for the deficit--in fact
decidedly mcdi-eyil style. No spire.--
illisncc
He was tramp. As he watched
the merchant pace his store with cast
iown ewes. he shook his head ''Poor
icilow,' said the tramp. ~ feel for
him. Note to pay. probably, and ten
cents te do ID with An. gentlemen.
fortune can not smile upon us all, but
tell YOU. il Il 4 precious thing % know
how YOU stand every Saturday night.
An, ycs." hc said with sigh, .'that
poor fellow l. doomed to bear burdens
which we know nothing Of. - Turner'S
Fats Reporter.
BIB laieersoll says that il takes
more sense to make Il good cook than 4
tolerabc lawyer. Any body who has
eaten a beefsteak that rescmhlcd strip
~ slippcry-clm bark, with the slippery
left out. and has listened % lawyer
talking for four hours 70 prove that ask
ing the witness whether his name i
John Smith j. 4 leading question, will
bc willing u walk up 10 Robert and say
"put Il there, you horizontal-hcaded old
pagan. - BrOoksiuc Jedtrsonian.
N AaAM A -NN& @ TN N
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-11-09

Alexander II. Stephens has edu-
Gated more than 60 men and boys.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-11-09

M Eaps Ana sissiMr-. =
"a l-year-old child 81 Henry Alder-
,sop was buracd ID death III Hastings.
Airh. ~ the ppsettiug of y trhp.
ttIIeIty Inring. ssg,al Z. SUI LfCon-
rad Daring. living eight miles south
west u Goshen, Ind, was Instantly
killed tv "A falling tree
John Ryan, aged 40, was instantly
Killed at Syracuse hy hcing caught Be.
tween the shaft and d wall In 4 Touring
mill.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1877-07-07
DEATH OF EDWARD MEEGE

DEATH OF EDWARD MEEGEL.
The many fricds of this gentle
man were sorry to learn that he
had died at his residence neal
Lockport, on Friday afternoon
June 20
Mr.. Meegel had been q resi-
dent of Lafourche for about 2f
years and was engaged III plan.
ting. He formerly lived in Carol
ton Louisiana, and was at one
time mayor of that tom.
He has served as Justice of the
Peace and Police Juror in this
Parish III both of which positions
he acquitted himself to the salts
faction of his constituents.
Mr.. Meegel was of a very 50
cial disposition, hcspitable anf
kind. He was upright and just ii
his dealings with his fellow men
He now reposes in the quiet G
metery of the dead, and all tha.
remains of him is the memory Q
OF the good that he has done
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1877-07-07

HOUMA, La, July 5, 1877.

I1OUMA, Lib, July ., 1871.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
Ihe annual distribution Of Pre-
miums and closing exercises of
the Convent Of Our Lady OF the
Sacred Heart, took place last Sa
turday evening iii the presence
OF a large and select audience.
"The Figures by the Titles
ones, was excellent and graceful
~ delivered.
"Playing Schoor' by the young
Misses. Wright, Dupont. Zeringer
Bu1on, Myers, L%oevenstein, Gri-
mage, Ring aud Gouaux, formed
an interesting part of the even
ing's programme.
THE LAST "Boarding
School Accomplishments"-wa was
delivered by the Senior pupils,
with the following caste
Mrs. Hopeful. Miss r. Cune.
Mrs. Granville. " E. Viguerie.
Bette Hopetul.--." T. Henry.
Martha Hopeful. -" L. Berger.
The we'll trained young ladies',
dignitied and unaffected, deliver
ed their several parts with easy
and graceful department. and
we'll merited the oft repeated APP
probation Of their friends and ad
inireIs.
The closing address, a master
piece OF composition, was excel.
lently read by Miss Theodosia
Henry.
Rev. Father Poyet, addressed
the students in eloquent terms,
thanking them for their many
kind thoughts in his behalf, prais
ing them for their diligence in
the past, and urging them to con
tinue the bright course so nobly
begun.
The distribution of premiums
then followed, and we happily
wended our way home, with long
ing thoughts of our own almq nj
ter.
ACCIDENT,-Yestesday even.
ing VIM, Butler colored., former
~ ct L%afourche, had his head Sc
vered from his body, by the out
going train, on the Houma road
1t appears that the unfortunate
man was laying on the track, bis
neck resting on the iron rail
and his head on the outside was
, supported by a cros&-tie. Wher
the engineer saw the man across
the track he blew down brakes,
and all was done to stop the trail
but it was too late. The man hat
. passed from life to eternity evi
IDENTIFY without pain, and withou'
, one thought Of the dim futurity
PlcNlcs.-The young colorc.
people have in;sngura;ted water
, melon picnics.
:. Very respectfully, ''OLlOf'
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1877-07-07
What the Bilious Require.

Since torpidity of the liver is the CHIEF
cause Of its disorder, it is evident that what
the bilious require is all alternative stimu-
liant which will arouse it to activity, an eff
feet that is followed by the disappearance
of the various symptoms indicative of its
arrangement. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
invariably achieve the primary result NE H.
toned. nesideS removing the constipation,
fi~atnleucc. heartburn, y%ellowness of the
skin and whites of the eyes, pain III the
right side and under the right shoulder.
n%a!4sea- vertigo and sick headache, to which
Billions invalids are peculiarly subject. As Il
remedy for chronic indigestion, mental DIES.
ppndency and nervousness the IHttcrS are
equally etficacious, and us IL rsl"vaat OF
lost visor, IA means of arrcsting premature
decay, anG.a source OF relief from the mfr.
mites t, which the gentler sex is peculiar
~ subject, they may be thoroughly relied
upon.
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ROPE VS.. CELL.--The nress reports ofthe
official hanging of the three murderers. at
the Parish Prison last Thursday, in men
tioring the levity with which many of the
spectators witnessed the lerrid scene, CON
trim the convictions ofthose~ wEoOppose cap
ital punishment on the ground that it has
not the effect intended i. e. to strike terror
into the hearts ofevil doors. The sentencing
OF mnrderers to solitary confinement for lite,
has been over and over again urged as the
END ST punishment most likely ~ prevent
the dire crime, The mere thought of such 4
retribution-solitary cot fnement for life,
in Il cells enough to make the most hard
ened criminal trelnble.-N.. q. DeltG.
The spectators who witness
hanging exhibitions are not per.
sons who have fears of the gal
lows, and consequently the break
ing of a villains neck may not
make much impression unon their
sensibilitieS.
Let the murderer hang as a
punishment to him, whether it
does any good or evil to his sur
yivors.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1877-07-07

This is the song that the ex>
cursionists to the Gulf coast, on
the Eua Hughes, Assumption and
Eureka, sing as they return
home
Breathes there a man with soul SO dead
Who never raised up in lis bed.
And looked around in mortal dread
Who could not sleep-but scratched his head
And blissful dreams of love'had fled,
While he clurg to the white bed-spread.
His eye-balls heavy. too, al lead,
He'd SIT and sigh and groan by Ned!
It's hot as blaZes." Then he said:
Dana that m~csquito"
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1877-07-07

FUN, AMT IT.-The pasSen-
gers who went joyfully down to
the Gulf on steamer Assumption
tor u three days cruise. came
back attel'ope day'Sexperience,
When the average mosquito,
that dwellS in the marshes near
the mouth of Bayou Latourche,
picks an acquaintance with Il
seFahger, that Strangerimmediate
ly "oh's for Il lodge in some vast
wildeinessf and then gifts up
and gifts. .