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Richland beacon., 1877-12-01

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O. - E; 10 "rres.
,, Yaid section 80, ,hey have
xe- aud costs. but tuat if the
aud costs, shall proceed to
I'll said taxes are satisfied =
delinquent, on lbc day above
Gay. mill said list Is cOu-
G. II. MOORE,
Collector isichland Parish.
Richland beacon., 1877-12-01

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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-04-14

of persons In burning hotel may be
saved. The st. Louis papers, not often
q unit on anything. agree that
the buildings should never ex-
stories, In which case all the guests could
easily reach safety outside of the hotel.
The elevators. those boons to delicate
lImbed people, come in for a share OF
condemnation. serving as they do as
flues through which the flames leap
from story to story, grasping in their
greedy embrace human lives as they go.
The insufiicency OF fire escapes in large
hotels Is noted IA detail In which hotel
keepers are criminally careless and many
plans are suggested by which these may
be made efficient In case OF fire.
The meagre number Of watchmen kept
on guard at the Southern in common
with au large hotels, is also condemned
rs the main cause OF the failure
OF the guests to be apprlsed in time that
the tire-fieud had gained possession OF the
basement OF the structure and was fast
eating up the chance Of escape Tor them
by the ordinary method OF
egress. And this doubtless
is the true reason why q score OF per-
sons. more or less. persisted in the
flames tina, licked up all Of the Southern
exoep, the bare walls " is useless to
| talk Of abo,ishiug the five or six story
plan OF building hotss ,J HaaaEEeffssa t B
greater attitude than that their upper
stories will not be cut of. in the face OF
even such calamity as the burning of
the Southern, and the value OF real es-
tate in large cities will preclude
the idea of building new
hotels on the two story plan. Elevators
will also continue in use; the hotel that
would ask its guests to walk up stairs
| in place OF using one would soon have no
guests to accommodate. Fire escapes, rope
ladders, and other appliances TO secure
safe and speedy exit from burning
building, would often tail OF their pur
pose just when the circumstances were
the most urgent. Women.and children,
nervous, frightened and helpless, would be
powerless to put them to the proper use.
The requisite number Of watchmen on
each floor ofa hotel, with system q!
signals by which the existence of fire in
any part of the building could be COM
| munlcated instantly to all OF them,
would in every case insure perfect i'm.
munity from danger to every inmate o.
! a hotel.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-04-14

OoLEsBY's speech in the Illinois house
eli Wednesday was somewhat longer
than Senator Davis lie read the MEN,
bers garrulous lesson on their duty and
responsibility as legislators. and sympa-
thized with them on the traditional in
gratitude Of republics told them he
had arrived at a point at which he had
concluded that it was his duty as
senator OF the United States to vote
and work for the reconciliation of the
old American silver coin. quitting it
again into circulation In the hands OF the
people Is an American coin and as a
world coin !" declared his pleasure at the
return Of the era of good feeling, and his
desire for "a restoration ot tho best pos
sih,e s.-.- W IeeIing North and South"
and concluded his remarks by hoping
TOR good crops the coming season and
the speedy. coming OF Ia better spirit that
viii take hold ofour people and will lift
us upon higher platform, when We shal
welcome the return OF the smiles OF peace
and prosperity once more; when we shall
be able 10 become a mere united ana a
purer people,"
This Is the hay-making season for the
'enator and he is improving IL while the
sun shines.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-04-14
THE NICHOLS GOVERNMENT.
ITS Strength NJ Reported 10 the Com
mission

| Especial Dispatch to the Coulier-Journall
NEW ORLEANS, April lin response
TO he written application OF the Commits
sion Tor statistics and information as 10
. the District Judges, their politics, and
| Wnlcn government they recognize, anu
as to the action OF police juries and other
ofhcials concerning their adhesion to one
or the other government, these being the
second and third OF q series of nine inter-
rogatories addressed 10 both sides, the
Nichols government will report that the
District Judges OF thirteen districts out of
eighteen have qualified In the office OF the
Secretary OF State Strong that is to
say, seven judges in the First district,
ana Twelve IN the remaining seventeen.
or nineteen In all. Five Judges are pre-
sumed to have qualified in the office of
Packard's secretary of state; twelve dis
trct attorneys have qualified under the
Nichols government. The REMAINING
SIX are supposed 10 have qualified under
Packard. In thirty Democratic parishes.
including Orleans, all the parish Off
Gals, and almost all OF the police Jurors.
have qualified under the Nichols gov
ernment. In the Republican parishes
OF Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles,
Hossier, Caddo, Carroll, Ibervlle, Plaque.
mines, Point Coupe, Red River. st
bernhard, st. Charles, and Terrebonne,
the parish judges and almost all the par.
ish officials have qualified under the
Nichslls government. In eleven other
Republican parishes, district attorneys,
sherlffs, corOners, and other parish
officials. in greater OF less number, haya
qualified under the Nichols government.
Thus In fifty-three ont of the fifty-seven
parishes the Nichols Government is
represented by the adhesion of a greater
or less number OF officials. liz thirty
parishes the Nichols government has
complete control; in thirteen additional
parishes the Nichols government has
the supremacy, and practical control in
ten more. 1t has part control IN only
four parishes. 1t has the semblsnce OF
complete victory.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-04-14
FIRE ESCAPES IN HvrlIs

The Illinois senate insurance commit.
Zee on Thursday presented bill de.
signed to secure fire escapements in no.
tells In case OF fire. The bill is entitled
ian act to require hotel, boarding and
'ooging-house owners and proprietors to
provide Dire escapes tor their houses and
II provides that the Wv uer. and prepri..
tors OF hotels Of two stories In height and
upward in this state, shall keep rope
ladders made Of good materials in each
and every sleeping-room in their houses
above the ground floors, Of sufficient
length, when one end is securely fast
ened 70 the floor or wall, to roach to tn,
ground when the other end is thrown
out OF the window, and Of sufii
Gent strength to allow all occu
pasts Of su,h room to safely escape upol
1t and reach the ground In case Of fire II
such hotel. Section 2ld prescribes penal
ty not exceeding $50 for each and every
room 80 unprovided wi,h:such rope.lad
Der; aud, 10 case OF loss ofIife on &C.
count OF such neglect and refusal 10 pro-
woe such ladder Of fre-escape, Their
such owner and proprietor shall be DEAN.
Ell guilty Of insnslsushter aud he MN.
ishsd ~ now provided tor such oftense
BY law.
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HYDROPHOBlA.
4 Remarkable SiOry Of the Disease
and the Mad stone.

(From the Hartford Courant
A correspondent, writing from Tar.
iffville. says:
Speaking of hydrophobia, brings to
my mind an incident in this village,
Some fifteen years since, mad dog
made his appearance on the premises OF
Ariel Nicholson, Esq. and bit his two
dogs, which were subsequently, killed
by their owner. A short time after
three OF his oxen exhibited symptoms OF
hydrophobia, and in "A few days ed in
great agony. One of his horses was al. o
taken sick, and was sent to Neal Logan,
the blacksmith, for medical attention. In
forcing some medicine into the horses
mouth, Legan's hand was wounded by one
OF the teeth. The horse died, and of n.y.
/ drophobia without question. Logan be-
came very much dlstIfssed about his
wound, and applied to DR.. Ensign tor
! assistance, but no remedies reached his
case, and finally. DR.. Ensign advised him
to go TO IA certain planter, who lived near
Richmond, Virginia, and apply to his
hand the ''healing stone" which the
| planter had often used in curing snake
! bites on his negroes.
Logan got as far as Washington. where
! he was seized with commissions, and was
/ apparently near his end. but lie revived
| ana was Win some dllilculty carried to
Richmond by friend who accompanied
him. There had been no difficulty in
| ascertaining the residence of the planter,
and the magic stone. after being moist.
ened with water, was placed on the
wound, where it stuck fast tor about
halt an hour, When it dropped of. The
| stone was put into cup of water,
and the water foamed like glass OF
sada water. The next day he applied
the stone again, and it remained on his
hand about sep lpinqteaSi; the next day
lived for twelve years OTTER this affair.
and he firmly believed that he saved ali
those years by his trip to Virginia.
The CoWaRt editorially says: Mr.
Nicholson is well known in this CITY,
being director OF the Charter Oak Ma
tlonal bank. and having business rela.
lions with many citizens here.
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THE EASTERN QUESTION.
War in Europe Inevitable.
The Last Chance.
THE CIRCULAR.

lhf Inv Lam,
LONDON, APRIL IA dispatch from
Pera says tho porte's circular to
the powers expresses desire
Tor disarmament Il announced the
Ottoman embassy at st. Petersburg
made vacant by the death of Cabouly
Pasha Will be immediately filled. The
tone il much more conCilatory than was
expected.
AS u precautionary measure, four
small iron clads leave Thursday for the
Danube. Russian steamers in port have
received orders from Odessa not to take
Passengers or cargo Tor the Mediterran-
can, but 10 remain at ConstantInople for
further orders.
RUSSIAN FEELING.
ST. PETERSBURG, April II ,-The JollY-
nal dc 50. Petersburg states there is no
further hope that Turkey will accede to
the demands OF Europe. The GoLes de-
claree the present state OF things is such
as TO leave scarcely any hope OF pacific
solution. Russian occupation OF the
Christian provinces OF Turkey would be
the logical consequence OF the refusal OF
the porte TO carry out the demands OF
the protocol. Such occupation would
exclude ali idea OF ambitious designs at
triouted 10 Russia, who, by intervening
in behalf OF the Christians, would solely
pursue humanitarian ends,
The LAST CHANCE,
BRUSSELS. April l2.-The TIE Lde-
!pendeHes Beige publishes special dis
patch from Paris which states that the
Duke de Gases, minister of foreign at
iairs' arrived in Paris Wednesday and
x.ttfh A z.I ~
maj EFFORT 10 induce the porte to send
special envoy 10 ST. Petersburg. This
Is the last chance of preserving peace.
THE ARMISTICE.
VIENNA, April IA telegram from
oel'igle says the prince OF Montenegro
"lil reject any proposal for prolonga-
''on oil the srmlstice.
MOVING FORWARD.
BUCHAREST, April l2.-The Russian
troops are making forward movement
out on the Roumanian frontier.
THE LATEST.
Inc Paris correspondent of the Times
teiegraphs that the latest news is rather
worse. Russia intimates that ii is now
useless Tor Turkey to send an envoy to
81. Petersburg.
=, Inc Times Berlin dispatch reports
lhat The Turkish reply has gwen rise to
free exchange Of opinions between the
powers and further negotiations are ex-
pected.
a further prolongation OF armistice
WIN Montenegro for ten DAYS has been
arranged.
Vienna special says this government
nas lost al hope that peace viii be main
aaiiled' From official source l learn that
turks are determined to relieve Nicsics
IA aiew days, which will be the signal Of
the outbreak OF hostilities. There has
Deen great excitement in Vienna all day.
everybody appreheDds that II war breaks
OUT Austria Viii, sooner or later, be in-
yolyed IN the struggle.
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The Louisiana commission are anx-
ious Tor bargain. Gov. Nichols, like
Gov. Hampton, knows his rights. and
knowing, dare maintain them. But
Packard must be pacified. "Weducs-
day." says the C0nyie,.Jouynal's New
Orleans correspondent, "the commission
desired Mr.. Randall Gibson to commune
cate to Gov. Nichols that it was their
desire that Packard should be elected 10
the United States senate. The communi-
cation was made, but proved absolutely
barren OF results. The proposal cxcites
'""oi' indinnatInn aiaon0 thn.a n~",n-
Gratis TO whom ii has been made known.
As yet it has been kept secret from the
general public
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meath him. All the bottom he raised
himself up to hs full height. "Hurrah
tor st. Louis" lie said: "New York amt
dead yet" Then
He GOT DEN0UT AGAIN,
Raising his hard up to the sky, he said 4,
IN lower tone. Lord, forgive me for
every sin that have ever committed.
To think OF having your door opened
with cry and lind the whole building
on fire and then to get out, Lord,
thank Thee. have been in fires before,
and in battles and fights, but this beats
all He was too much excited TO give
any rational account of himself, and was
hurried away in an overcoat which had
to be forced on his shoulders and held
there by two strong firemen, who escort
ed him to place OF safety. His name
was Chafles Z. Kennedy. One woman
came
down FKoM FOURTH FLOOR,
| Unaided, on rope, teat which few
men would care to try. Two mel
| jumped from fourth floor windows OF
Walnut street about the same time.
One was carried into the drug store il
the northeast corner OF the building ant
appeared to he not dangerously hurt
Another was taken up still breathin.
and carried into the st. James hotel
where he expired III a few minutes.
THRILLING SCENE
| Transpired on Filth street about hal
All hour after the alarm was sounded. a
man and a woman had been seen for
some time in flith-story window.
Finally the woman became panic.strickel
and jumped. Her headlong flight
through the air was witnessed by five
hundred people who rushed across to
the spot where she had fallen. She had
alightcd feet downward and was moi
dead. They carried her across and laiC
her on amattress at the st. James. Al
eyes now turned to the husband. whC
just then seemed to gain some keenness
sOI,I- .
| And, tying the ends, threw ont the strip
| The fireman tied rope 10 the end. II,
| pulled it up, made il fast, and let himself
down to the sidewalk. His name wa:
VIM. Stewart. A few minutes later he
had joined his wife, Of whose recovery
there was hardly hope.
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"TnE steamship Andean, "says the New
Orleans Times, "drawing twenty feet six
inches passed through the jetties on Sun.
day evening, with the tide down four inch
es below .mess food tide. This is the
deepest draught ever carried through the
mouth Of the Mississippi. This import
snt event in the history Of our com.
mefce demonstrates beyond cavil the sue.
csts which has attended Capt. Fades
efforts to open deep water at South Pass.
The agents Of the steamship Andeal
deserve great credit tor giving this prac
teal proof"
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BLAINE.
The Man OF Maine Expresses His
opinion In Telegram

BosTON, April Ex-senator Blaine. In
a telegram TO the Herald, says: IL am
sure Governor Chamberlain knows that
he has the profoundest sympathy in the
heroic, though unsuccessful, struggle he
made in Sonth Carolina for civil liberty
and constitutional government. | am
equally sure Coy. Packard feels that nv
heart and judgment are both with him
in the contest he is still waging against
great odd. for the governorship at he
holds by title as valid as that viii ch
justly and lawfully seated Rutherford Il.
Hayes in the presidential chair. | trust
also that both governors know tn at the
Boston press no more represents the
stalwart Republican feeling OF New Eng
gland Oh the pending issues, than tn e
same press did when 1t demanded IN Q
enforcement of the fugitive slave law N
1851
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-04-14

Cheap railroad and warehouse com
missioners will be the servants oil the mo-
nopolies they are intended to control:
This fact is patent, and no talk about
economy can cover 1t up. Harmless as
doves they are not, but as wise as SER
pents are the monopolies. and often tnev
come with the voice OF reformers. crying
in the wilderness of hard times, down
with the publicexpenses. Let us lop on.
Let us save" But the loppings and saw
ings they suggest are always OF the KIND
that will do them the most good.
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tsv. CULLoN, in a special message TO
the nate, has withdrawn his nomina-
rionsfor penitentisry commissioners.
Attorey General Edsall has submitted
an elAorate opinion to the governor
upon te question Of such appointments
In wish he takes the ground
that ne governor under the
constitution and the law, ha.
the right to appoint and commission
peniteTtiary commissioners without sub
mittinx their names to the senate for con
firniadop.
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Cor. 8. 8. TAYLOR OF this city was at
the Southern the night Of the fire. He
is yariously reported among the lists Of
tue guests a. 5. $. Taylor, Cairo; ). $.
Taylor, st. Louis and L. J.. Taylor, St.
Louis: Numerous as he was on that fearful
night, however. all three Of him escaped.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-04-14

ArroRSHY.GESE EDsALL under the
distraction Of the board OF railroad and
warehouse commissioners, has eotcred
suit in the Cook county circuit court
against John and w. II. Harper, III an
action of debt, to recover the sum o.
s2a.s50. The claim is for fees collected
TO w ~
t.ktcaRo,
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The burning u the Southern hotel ha.
aroused deep feeling all over the coun.
try, and induces numerous discussion,
upon the danger 10 Lie and property risk
ed BY the travelling public aud by the PEG.
PIE who make their homes In the caravan.
ssries known - modern hotels. Various
plans are suggested BY which the lives
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PREsIpKST HAYES Is very undecided
a to when he win call the extra session
of congress. He should commit the
question to q commission.
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THs Louisiana commission Is grind-
ing away in New Orleans, and. like TIE
mills Of the gods. it grinds exceeding
slOW.
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Ghs BULLETIN.

TEX compulsory education bill tailed
In the Illinois house bya vote OF sky
eight nays to fifty.four yeas.
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THE SOUTHERN.
Thrilling Incidents Of the GreS, Fire.

(from the Chicago Times report
suddenly at one OF the windows on
the fourth noor appeared a man in a
nlght-dress. Glanclng around he ap-
peared TO realize his situation perfectly.
The ladder had been taken away, and
below him was sheer descent OF sixty
feet.
TO JUMP WAS CERTAIN DEATH.
What shall dS:' he asked. "Stay
where you are answered the crowd,
aroused to clear appreciation of the
lmminenee OF the danger and OF the pos
sibiilty OF securing help. ICED deliver
me, he exclaimed, looking up at the
lurid sky, and down at the fioors below
HIN. now all ablaZe tie looked up at the
SKY, and his hands clasped in PRAYER,
Lord, for Jesus sake" could be easily
heard by the throng below, Gained into
perfect silence. 1t seemed hours before
the truck was brought. Ii must have
seemed centuries 10 the lonely man
standing AT the darkened window
lighted by a
AN OCCASIONAL FLASH
From the iiames around him and start.
leu by the crash that came here and
there OF falling walls. Lord, for Jesus'
sake, he cried. 'Stand where YOU arc.n
said nifty voices. The truck :finally came
ana was slowly and clumsily raised 10
the window. Two iiremsn went up and
put the man ON the ladder. lie came
down slowly, hi limbs trembling be-
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-09-20
PAINFUL ACCIDENT.

Last evening as the lightning train was
William Douglass, who works for John Fur
| long, the dairyman, got on car to take lit
| tie ride. When the train reached the old
round house he eudeavored to jump off when
one of his feet caught under wheel and the
heel was, nearly torn off. The unfortunate
boy is now lying at the Arlington House,
where he is receiving the kindest care. Drs.
Waters and White were called in, and at
first thought that it would be necessary to
amputate the foot, but are now of the opin-
ion that it can be saved. The injured lad is
the son of John Douglass, Hills Ferry, San
Joaquin county, Cal, and left home about
light months ago 70 seek livelihood for him
self He AZ ears to be very intelligent and
worthy the Liberation of good people.
A RUNAwAE.-Recentlya party of railroad
magnates left lis city to examine the survey
for the proposed extension of the Virginia and
Truckee Railway. They started from here
in q carriage, with four horses, and well
known stable keeper acted as whip. All went
on well until the party came within two or
three miles of Bodie, when one of the horses
became so seriously disabled as to require his
being taken out of the team. The driver got
down from his scat and unhitched the horses;
while he was caring for the sick animal the
other three ran away, leaving the passengers
in wagon, without any horses attached, in an
alkali fiat. The party was compelled to walk
into Bodie through the hot sun and sand, and
frequently, during the tramp, gave vent to
not at all fattering to the driver
1t is stated that the millionaires, referred to
in this sketch, who are accustomed to their
ease and comfort, did not relish this forced
march much.
The Kellogg Carey concert troupe will not
entertain the music loving people of Virginia
nor Carson. Their demands are little too
lppish - only $500 per concert Who |
wouldn't be prima donna
The new sewer on Telegraph street, under
he supervision of Chief Butts, is making
inc progress. The drain will be in working
order by the beginning of next week
The Presbyterians of Storey county will
lave picnic at Treadway's park next Satur-
lay. This will probably be the last of the
eason.
Messrs. D. o. Mills, H NJ Yerington,
saac James and Chief Engineer Anderson
eturned from Bodie yesterday
The southern stage brought in one bar of
ullion, valued at 81 ,139, from the Northern
Belle mine, last evening.
The traps for the Tom Thumb show passed
trough for Virginia yesterday morning.
Col John Rosser has gone to the Sacra-
lento Fair.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-09-20
BY MOONLIGHT.
known.

The moonlight party which is planned for
tomorrow night, at Uncle Tread's gardens,
by and in behalf of the ladies of the st Peters
Episcopal church is not to be lost sight of now
nor forgotten after it is over. For it will be
the most magnorious jubilee and festive
gathering of this season and locality
period and a place by no means unaccus-
toned to similar gatherings. Did we say any
thing about Professor Varney and his Emery
minstrelsie?" If not it remains to be said
that he and band of musicians will lead the
dancing. Did we say ice cream? If not we
meant to. That CONNECTION Gf it is confec-
tion) will be there frigid as an artic iceberg
but 1avorous and toothsome. Also supper Of
the substantials, not forgetting chicken salad
and other luxuries, also doughnuts and coffee.
Price of admission, one dollar; price of supper
80 cents. Otherwise, unless in the direction
of refreshments (of harmless nature) no
charge Beneath the pale orb's gentle beams
but thatll do. Tomorrow night, remember
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-09-20

slice of toasted home made bread. Take this
leisurely, blessing the gods, with a pint of
good beer or ale served in pewter, and you
will be beatifed Don't go to your desk too
soon after lunch, but rest quiet for gentle
half hour, and you will be wiser and bet
ter man