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The Democratic advocate., 1877-11-24

were guided, as to tho time of night, by
the stars, being familiar with the positions
of most of the planets. One Of their
songs ran thus:
Seven stars straight up and down.
Time poor Niger was agoin home.
In October and the early part of No
vember the Seven Stars, or Pleiades, are
at the zenith about midnight So DIR.
Holland is not the only one who dis
covered "a clock in the sky" which he
made, sometime since, the subject Of
very interesting chapterin Scrsbncr's Nag
dziae, referring to the revolution Of the
Dipper around the Pole Star. Not the
Seven Stars only, but all the principal
consultations were familiar to these night
walking, unlettered people, who told the
time Of night by the position of the stars
in the heavens, with the accuracy Of
clock. In going from place to place they
were guided chiefly by the stars, prefer
ring to travel Id direct line, across fields,
without regard to roads. In this way they
shortened distances. Notwithstanding
their habit of travelling in the night, some
Of them were very superstitious and given
to seeing things Of supernatural char
acter. Hence it was the custom to sing
in loud tone Of voice throughout their
journeys, to ''keep themselves company, =
as they expressed il. One Of them, dur
ing long night-ramble, came to division
fence while crossing field, the top rail Of
the fence being thrown of, and one end Of
it resting on the ground. AS our dusky
peripatetic straddled the fence, in the act
Of getting over it, 90 ball Of FIRE, as he
described it, struck the upper end Of the
rail and rolled down upon the ground
Of SRurse tho luminous body was nothing
r. han vapour, or an exhalation from
heighbOring swamp or msyass, known
a he "Will-o' -the-wisp.n Itfrigtfsned tlls
ssle adyenturer, however, almd ont d
Is, and, by saaa !. eovaeat, thai
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The Democratic advocate., 1877-11-24

In singing this song one person would
sing the first line, and then all would join
in the chorus of johnny boy, hellow."
Sometimes the "unlettered muse" would
attempt something Of higher order of
composition than the simplicity Of the
foregoing song. The following specimen
was sung as kind of recitative or chant,
by one person, the company all joining in
the refrain of "0h ho-o-o-o-o" at the end;
The Democratic advocate., 1877-11-24

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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-02-15
OUR LEGISLATURE

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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-02-15


SENATE. The bill relative to mo-
tions for continuances in criminal cases
was reconsidcred and recommittcd.
The bill for the remission Of penalties
to delinquent taxpayers was finally
passed.
Joint ballot for U. S, Senator Jonas
30, Gibson ~, Wickliffe 1G, Egnn 8,
Robertson 10. No election.
Proceedings Of meeting held ut the
Catholic Church, lake ChurIcs, Ln.,
Feb. 8, 1877, in accordance with a call
published in the Lake Charles Echo,
Of the 9Th inst.
The meeting was called to "r>}er by
Mr.. Sweeney, who nominated James
P. Gcary as Chairman, and 7. b.
Ferron Secretary, who were Umon-
imously elected by accamotion.
The object of thc meeting being
briefly stated the following commune
cation from Father Charles was pre-
scented, viz ;
'To the Catholic meeting, Lake
Charles, La.:
I npp0int the following gentlemen
representing all the people in that
country, in the manor to build a CaUho-
lie Churrh, and | choose them for
counsellor of the Priest in binding the
church: James P. Geary, Paul Puj },
Joseph SolIier, Daniel Coos and VIM.
Meyer"
(Signed) J CHARLES,
Parish Priest Of Cnlcaaj"u.
On motion, the committee appointed
Ivy Father Charles was unanimously
confirmed and instructed to await sor-
Their action until instructed by the
bishop.
On motion, the proceedings of this
meeting were ordered to be published
in the Lake Charles ECHO.
On motion, the meeting adjourned
subject to q call by the chairman.
JAMES P. GEARY,
Chairman.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-02-15
G. NJ. GOSSETT,
Attest: Chairman.
THAD. MAYO, Secretary.
The Opening Of Business Ac-
COrdjng to the new way OF
making a President.

There are two distinct tribunals,
let it always DO kept in mind, now
engaged in determining the cleo
toral votes of the States-One
being the proper constitutional tri-
hunal Of the two Houses of Con-
gress in joint session, and the
other being the extra-constitu-
tional body of Fifteen Commits
sioners, yesterday called by
Senator ConkIing the Provisional
Tribunal, anu by Senator Ferry
the Electoral College Commission,
but which would be most correctly
designated as the Reference Com
mission, as to it are referred ali
electoral votes disputed in the
Congress tribunal, with power to
decide which of them are the law.
ful votes. Both of these bodies
cannot proceed nj the Same time.
The Reference Commission is in
session ouIy when The joint Houses
Of Congress, having t'kcn n recess
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-02-15


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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-02-15
T. b. FGRHrN, Secretary.

J,int Convpntion of lake CharIrs
Council No. 81. and Baglad Council
No g. held att. G, G. Room Feb. I,
1877 for the nnrnosa OF oIcrtjuy = Dis
h,irt Donutv Grand Worthy p,imate.
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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-02-15

F0RMAN-GRANGE HOMICIDE. -
The killing of EmiIien Grange on
the 25th ult. was a reckless and
colo bIoodtd murder. He was re-
turning home from this town, in
company with his wife IN back,
and just at night-foll, u horseman
advanced ana without saying a
word, fired the fatal shot and rode
rapidly away. The deceased and
his wife recognized the horseman
to be Lafayette Forman. The
coroner's inquest charged Formn
with the murder, and he was ar
rested and incarcerated. The pre-
liminary examination of the case
before Judge Eraste Monitor. COM
mcnced last Monday and ended on
Thursday. The testimony of the
witnesses was very contradictory
the accused proving an abb by
several relations. Forman was re-
handed to prison without bail.
Lafayette Advertiser, Feb, 3.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-02-15

J. c. LEAGUE.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-02-15

We are sorry to learn of the
death of Judge +, Guegnon, which
occurred ut his residence in Abbe-
vile on the 25th uIt. Judge
Gnegnon was native of this par
ISL, and an old and esteemed citi-
Zen of VermiIion parish, at the
time of his death. He will be re-
GREETED by many friends in both
parishes, ST. Lafayette Advertiser,
Feb. 3.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-02-15

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tons and memorials, and notices
Of bills, except in rare cases, but
will notice only action taken Oh
.n ~
bills aud resolutions introduced)
The bill to reorgani2e Police Ju-
ries in the country parishes was
taken up and the first section
| adopted.
SENATE.-On a suspension Of the
rules a bill passed its second
reading and was referred, to es-
tablish the 18th Judicial District,
aboIishing the Sd, and anneXlng
St. Martin to the 10th and st.
Mary to the 18TH District, The
bill relative to the salaries OF the
clerk and sheriff Of st. Landry
parish passed It's lhlro readInS'
Joint ballot for Z. S. Senator ::
Jonas "a, Gibson Is WickIih'e IS,
Egan 10, Robertson 10. No e'ec-
ton.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-02-15

Buy your Rnsset and Early Rose po-
tatoos from Bryan n Clement.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-07-05
THE CHARLESTON ELECTION.

The election in Charleston County for
members of the Legislature to succeed
the Mackey delegation, who were refused
seats on account of the intimidation,
fraud and corruption practiced in the
election last fall by the minions of Bowen
aud Mackey, came off on Tuesday, the
26th of June last, and resultadin com.
plete Democratic triumph-all of the
Democratic candidates being elected
almost without opposition. This shows
the correctness of the decision of the
House of Representatives, declaring
the last election void OH account
of the frauds practiced, for if there
had been legitimate Republican ma
jority of eight thousand in the County
last November, it would certainly have
made some effort to elect the Republican
ticket this time. Much credit is due the
people of Charleston for the energy and
decision with which they have condusted
this election, and we congratulate them
upon their unparalleled success. When
such counties as Charleston, Darlington,
Orangebnrg and Richland 60 Demo
cratic, the Republican corpse may indeed
be said to have been buried.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-07-05

The true inwardness of the last cam
paign is gradually coming to light. 1t
has transpired as an open secret in Wash
ington that two certificates of deposit for
$1,000 each were made payable to R. B.
Hayes out of the Republican campaign
fund, and that they were drawn by his
endorsement. 1t has also been said that
Mr.. Hayes received -other sums from the
same source, and thus, for the first time
in the nations history, we have Prcsi-
dent who has helped to spend the cam
paign fund raised to elect him. We
have no right to conclude that Mr.. Hayes
appropriated this money to his own use,
but then it raises questions which ought
not to be asked concerning our President.
Was the sum spent in helping to buy his
election under one form or another?
Whether Mr.. Hayes spent this money
properly or not, he showed by handling
it disregard for the etiquette of former
canyasses, and brought himself down to
the level of the ward politician, who is
entrusted with large sums of money to
advance the. interests Of the party to
which he belongs. Mr.. Hayes was
pushed to carry Ohio, but he should
never have consented to take part in the
expenditure of money to advance his
election to the Presidency.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-07-05

Nothing decisive has occurred during
the past week in the Russio-Turkish war.
Fighting has been INDUCED in to con-
siderable extent, and many in both
armies have been killed. About sixty
thousand Russians are over the Danube,
and a fight has been progressing at Sis
tova, with disadvantage TO the Russians.
The latter have destroyed Rustchuck by
bombardment, and the Turks are said to
be laying waste Bulgaria, one of their
own Provinces, for the purpose of falling
back and leaving the Russians barren
country to subsist upon. The Russians
are more active and better of6cered than
the Turks, and their progress into the
Ottoman dominions will probably be
rapid. Although "Holy War" has been
declared, the Sultan of Turkey has not
up to this time assumed command of his
forces. The Russians are elated by vic
tory, while the Turks are depressed by
defeat. There is very little prospect that
any of the European powers will at pres
ent interfere. They will allow Russia to
whip Turkey if she can, but after the
war is over if Russia attempts to take
any territory she will have harder fight
for it than that which is now going on
with Turkey. The policy Of Russia will
probably be to divide Turkey up into
small independent governments, and
trust in the future to be able to annex
them to her territory.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-07-05

Some time since, John B. Hubbard,
the notorious Revenue Detective and
United States Marshal, on a raid into
Pickens County, behaved, as usual, in a
most outrageous and defiant manner,
breaking up guns without cause, cursing
and abusing persons, and finally got into
a difficulty with Mr.. J. M. Potter, who
he greatly abused by personal violence.
A warrant was issued for him on charge
ofassault and battery with intent to kill,
but the Sheriff of Pickens County was
prevented from arresting him by a United
States Lieutenant, who stated that as
Hubbard was revenue officer ne could
not be arrested by the State authorities,
and thus the rascal was allowed to escape.
The warrant, however, was forwarded to
Columbia, and Trial Justice Marshall
had him arrested, and, in default of bail
in the sum of FIVE hundred dollars, COM
mitted him to Jail. He will be brought
to Pickens and tried for his outrageous
conduct, after which he will no doubt
learn that the time for such high-handed
defiance of law and propriety as he has
been living from for the past eight years
has ended. Public. officers are as much
bound to obey the laws as any individual,
and Hubbard is capital subject to give
the first lesson to. We congratulate him
in getting at last on the road to the place
where he has so long deserved to have
his abode which is inside of prison doors.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-07-05
T.. CASS CARPENTER.

Another carpet-bagger has come to
grief for practicing the vices which are
inherent in most South Carolina Repub-
licans. Senator Cochran, as chairman of
the special investigating committee, took
out warrant for the individual whose
name heads this article, upon charge OF
forgery which will no doubt put Carpen-
ter where we have long thought he and
his compeers belong. 1t is the same old
cry of altering figures in check so as to
obtain more money than was due him.
He only got three thousand two hundred
dollars more than was due him for adver-
Using in the infamous Columbia Union
some years ago, and the committee are
not generous enough to pass the matter
over, so this sweet Radical luminary has
to face offended justice, which is terror
to men of his stripe. The following dis
patch to the News and Courier is a con-
densed synopsis Of the testimony taken
on the preliminary examination:
COLUMBIA, June 20.
The preliminary examination of l..
Cass Carpenter came off before Trial JUS
tice Marshall to-day. Mr.. Louis D. Lc-
Conte appeared for the State, and Messrs'
Melton and Wilkes for the defence. The
members of the investigating committee
were present in court.
Treasurer Leaphart testified as to the
identity of the warrants upon which the
action was based, which were the origin
ais on file in his Office. The amounts
as appearing in the altered warrants were
1866 and 1896 respectively.
H. L. Tappan testified that he was
clerk in the treasurers office in 1877, at
the time the warrants were paid. They
were paid to Carpenter or his agent, and
were for Carpenters benefit. The re-
ceipts are in his name.
Woodruff and Jones testified to the
genuincness of their signatures in ap-
proval of the accounts upon which the
warrants were paid. They could not tes.
tify to the original of each or either; but
admitted that they would not have ap'
proval of the accounts in such form for
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-07-05

House to-day. A little Of such talk at
Washington as was INDUCED by Cover.
nors Hampton and Nichols, and their
followers in South Carolina and Lou,
isiana, would have reaped for the De-
mocracy the fruits of the national victory
they won. We do not blame Mr.. Tilden
and every honest man in America for
denouncing the ihfamy Of The commits
sion, but if they expressed no opposition
to the commission before its organization
it is folly to say now that they were op-
posed to the bill creating it. The Dem
ocratic party has been swindled and
cheated but it is not dead by any means.
On the contrary it is marching on to al
most certain victory in 1880, at which
time we will have presidential nominee
who knows the rights Of his party and
who will dare maintain those rights de-
spite the Vaccinations of weak kneed
Democrats and crafty Republicans. Mr..
Tilden would make magnificent Presi-
dent, but before he can ever get another
nomination he must convince his party
that he will find out his opposition to
measures in future before they are exc
cuted, and further that he will not cringe
from asserting and maintaining the rights
of the party which nominates him.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-07-05
II 'fs; - ''-sf..Ssstzt
Tho Iowa Republican Convention.
WASHINGTON, June rs

WASHlNGlON, JUNO |o'
The action of the Des Molnes Iowa
Convention, has been closely watched
The financial planks are as follows; 4th'
The public credit should be sacredIy
maintained and ali obligations of the
government honestly discharged, and that
we favor the early attainment Of curren@
cy convertible with coin, and therefore
advocate gradual resumption OF specie
payments by continuous and steady steps.
5th. The silver dollar, having been
legal unit. of value from the foundation
of the Federal Government until 1873,
the law under which its coinage was sus-
pended should be repealed at the earliest
possible day, and silver made with gold
legal tender in payment of all debts,
both public and private. We also BE-
liegeithat the present volume of currency
should be maintained until the wants of
trade and commerce demand its further
contraction. At the conclusion of the
reading, resolution endorsing the Pres:
dent and his policy was offered by Mr..
Resly as an amendment to the first reso-
luton. This created an 'indescribable
uproar and was received with tumult, in
which were mingled vociferous protests
and Kisses. The Chair ruled the resolu-
tion as not being german to the subject.
An amendment endorsing the Presidents
policy and saying it would secure the re-
suits asked for in the third resolution of
the report of the committee was then Of
fered to that resolution, and met with
the same result. The third resolution,
as presented by the committee, was then
adopted. After this all the rest of the
resolutions of the committee were
adopted. Mr.. Cults offered the following
resolution:
Resozyed, That the so-called Southern
policy which has been inaugurated and
pursued by the present national admins
tration is in accordance with the princi-
pies of the Republican party.
/ This was received amid general tumult.
DR.. Bardsley moved that it be referred to
the Committee on Resolutions. Mr..
Merriam, of Keokuk County, moved,
amid great excitement that the resolution
be tabled, which was adopted by about a
'three-fourths vote.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-07-05

The administration of President Nc
Mahon in France is determined to carry
the country against the Republicans.
The Prefect has discontinued the Council
of one of the towns of France and substi-
tuted commission for the purpose of
carrying the election in it. There is
every Indication that fraud and tamper-
ing with the ballot boxes will be resorted
to to secure an administration victory.
The republic is on trial, and if the ad-
ministration is sustained, it is only
question. ofa short time, for the organiza-
tion of the De Broglie Cabinet means
the erection if possible of some form Of
monarchy. The Council of Ministers on
last Saturday decided upon a time for
holding the elections, but refuse to make
their decision known, though it is
thought they have agreed on August the
9th as the day of election, and only de-
sire to withhold its publication in order
to prevent the organization of the oppo-
sition. The friends of the Republic,
however, are led by the great and illus
trious NJ. Thiers, and are organizing for
determined stand against the admins
tration. The sympathy of all Americans,
and, indeed, Of all advocates of self-gov-
ernment, should be with NJ. Theirs and
his party, who are striving to avert the
evils threatened by corrupt and ambitious
leaders.