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9pfAl SalAtttts.

Nsw Brid4e.-A new bridge has been
built on Mines CBulte, in the rear OF
Mr.. Monnis's plantation. That bridge
Is q good thing, because in winter the
/ lane being impossible, the traveller will
now pass on the new bridge.
Eictiion.-The town election which
came of on May 6, resulted in a good
choice Of Councilman. Though two
tickets we're ont, about half the names
on each were elected, For Mayor, J. O..
Mouton. For Cuuncilmen. @. 2. Alpha,
Ed. Mcbride, Jean Vigneaux, II. l.. Me
Bride, 7. Hebert, Jr., W. h. Lindsay
aud II. Landry.
The Heather After several weeks of
drouth, it has now changed TO the OPP
pOSite extreme, and we are having more
than our share of wet weather, as it
has been raining az intervals for over A
week past, and the ground is now
thoroughly saturated with water, which
was much needed. and now the crops
are all in n very flourishing condition,
aud the prospects for this season are
better than usual.
Railroad We have seen so many fair
/ prospects for a railroad, aud yet no rail
road, we came TO the conclusion to be
lieve in our railroad only when we hear
tho whistle of the locomotive in our
depot. But Notwithstanding our in.
credulity, we watch with eagerness the
least movement in that direction, aud
deem it a duty to %uounoe 1t. The
last piece of news for this parish, is
that a contractor is now cutting cross '
ties for the Use Of orr railroad
y Roods.-The public roads are nearly
all in good working condition now, but
there are a few things that should he
done at present, viz; the filling up of
the holes in Mr.. Kennedy Is lanes, and in
the lane leading to Pin Hook. A new
bridge should be built on the coulde in
front Of Mrs. ValmOnt Breaux's place,
there being already a bridge there, but
it cannot be used. The levee at each
end of Mr.. U. g. Broussard's bridge on
CoulGe Ileldes Cannes, should be raised,
As it is at present, it is quite dangerous,
there being a fall Of at least one foot,
and lately a peddler broke one of the
springs of his hack there.
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80 RCaNna.G

Stolen from the undersigned, four miles
below New Iberia, q Sorrel Marc, two
hind feet white, and star on forehead,
Also, a colt, dark bay, fifteen months
old. Both animals are American Stock,
aud unbranded. The above reward will
be paid for the recovery OF tho animals or
any information leading to the same.
May 70 wv. J. +. BESELER.
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Cotton mill operatives in Scots
land have been on a large strike,
and committed many outrages,
The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-23

BUSINESS FOR LADIEs,-Our attention
has been called 60 a new article for the
use Of ladies the Invention of which has
conferred an everlasting blessing upon
every lady. We refer 10 the Queen CITY
skirt suspenders for supporting ladies'
skirts, the most desirable and beneficial
article ever invented for the relief of
women. many of whom have suffered
years of miserable health caused solely
by carrying the weight Of q number Of
heavy skirts completely dragging them
down. Something 20 support ladies cloth.
ing is absolutely necessary. These sus-
penders are recommended by our leading
physicians to all ladies and young girls,
Every lady shohld have them. They are
sold only through lady agents. A splen.
did opportunity is offered TO some reliable
lady canyasser of this county 10 secure
the agency Of a pleasant and profitable
business, For terms and territory write
Rt once to the Queen City Susneuder
Company, 278 Clark Street, Cincinnati,
". dw
The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-23

,DobbtRs' Electric Soap. Having OBJ
talned b agency of this Celebrated
Soap for Vermilionville and yicinitv
we append the opinion of some of our
best people as to its merits
"Dobbins' Electric Soap, made by /. l..
Cragin u Co., Philadelphia, Pa gives
perfect satisfaction in every respect. /
have given 1t a fair test, aud recon-
mend IL to ell housekeepers.
ERNEST BERNARD"
II have thoroughly tested Dobbips,
Eeleotrio Soap, and find that ii sur.
passes all other soaps for washing nuT.
poses, and it is a great SAVIOR of time nlia
labor. r. nuaAr1i
After having used Dobbins' Electric
SOAP, we find that II is better than any
other soap we have ever tried. with
it, washing car be done in one half the
time. Boiling the clothes is unneoessa-
ry, andbut very little rubbing is needed.
a. GOuKLLART.
VermilionriHe, A. NEvEu."
II have thoroughly tested Dobbipa
Electric Soap, and find that il SURPRISES
all other soap for wahing purposes, aud
Is q great SAVIOR of time and labor.
A d. B~oupHEAux.p
We desire all our friends and Custom.
ers to give this soap one trial, so that
they may know just how good the best
soap in the U. s. is. GERAO BROS.
HeTntlLi0nrtHe La. lilo Sole agents.
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CHEAP Iog.-Mr. g. Azema, in
the right spirit, has opened an
ice house in ThibOdsux, where he
will sell II u cents i pound.
Good Northera ice, too.
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THE FRAUDS TO BIZ INyESTI.
GATED,

After much tilibusteriDg on the
pact of the Republican members
to prevent it, the Potter resolu.
ton, requiring an investigation
of the alleged frauds in Florida
and Louisiana, at the PreBiden.
tial election, passed the House on
Friday last, by vote OF LAG to
2-all the Republican members
refusing to vote, and the Speaker
voting to make up II quorum.
Before this m,eta the readers
eyes, the committees will proba.
bly, be appointed, aud The work
Of investigation be speedily be-
gan.
This resolution seems to have
created a great sensation through
out the North, and the excite.
ment will be kept up by the Rad.
Gals, who have issued a circulari
ITO the people OF the United
States" claiming that this action
is revolutionary" and calling
upon all to put it down. We do
not believe it is the nten ton of
the Democrats to endeavor TO
nnseat Mr.. Hayes, but to give q
final death blow to Radicalism,
BY exposing all their iDfamy. II
such is the case, We cordially en-
dorse the movement ; if more, we
regret that united action to seat
Mr.. Tilden WAS not taken imme.
diately after Mr.. Hayes fraudu,
lent selection TO the position
which has brought odium upon
our nation.
MARRIED. We have received
the pleasant intelligence that our
coufrere of the Thibodaux Senti-
mel, Major s. Z. Grisamore, was
last week married to Miss Dora
Mcbride, of thesame place. With
our whole heart We congratulate
our friend "Uncle Silus,n aud
hope be may live long to enjoy
married bliss, which he has de,
for many years.
- -
The recent drouth on Demers
ara Island, will entail a very
loss to the sugar planters
An earthquake at Qua, in Ven.
South America, killed six
hundred persons. Heavy shocks
we're felt at Caracas.
The Tammany Democratic com.
of New York, denOnnce
.r. Tilden for his weakness ina
flowing the Presidency to escape
lin.
Postmaster General Key threat
us, regardless of Gen. Devens'
Nv, to embargo the lottery mails.
people will sanction such d
tep, whether Devens does or nor.
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IF CARD


A most valuable end centrally located
property, on Old Levee street, New
Orleans. Has o front of 80 feet by a
depth of 2lS feet main building is two
stories high, and about 100 feet deep. and
adjoining in the rear is q one-story build
log with two good ovens, suitiDg it 'par-
ticularly for a CONFECTIONERY or
BAKERY. For particulars, address the
Editor of this paper. May 23-Im
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~ Call on Il. Dudley Coleman
& Bro, No. 12 Union street, New
Orleans, when you want cheap
machinery, mill stones, irons and
portable steam engines, cotton
presses, etc.
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~ DAY 10 Agents oanvassing for
" the Preside Visitor, Terms
a1a Onthts Free. Address 2. q. WICK.
augusta, Maifte. May2.Im
The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-23

On the 18th inst, there was
snow and white frost In pennsyl-
vania and white frost aud ice In
New York.
Gen. Wade Hampton has been
r~enominated, aud will untaouht~
edly be &c elected Governor of
South Carolina,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-09
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.

A baseball club is talked Of in Kosciusko
Batesville young people are enjoying
pound" parties.
The Record, a new paper, has just been
started at Corinth.
Colonel Jamison, of Houston, is one hun
dred and four years old.
The Mississippi Baptist State convention
meets at Summit on the sixteenth.
The Kosciusko Central Star, of July 5tb,
states that unprecedented rains have ruined
crop prospects IN that section.
Convention for nominating a candidate for
congress in the Shoe string district meets in
Vicksburg July 18th. A similar one meets in
Kosciusko, for Moneys district, August lst.
Macon was the scene of horrible murder on
Saturday last. A man by the name of Thomas
beat his wife to death with a club. To add
to the fendlshness of the crime, his wife was
in critical condition, and the murder may
be said to be double murder.
Vicksburg Herald: We are informed that
Mr.. Griggs, of Issaquena, is certainly a can
didate for congress against General Chalmers,
and that he is determined to run the race
through. Mr.. Griggs is principally colored,
but it is silly In US to underestimate his
strength. He can be beaten by General Chal-
mers, but not unless the Democrats, white
and colored, turn out and do their level best
against him.
By vote of eight hundred aud forty eight
to sixteen the people of Sharkey have decided
to subscribe seventy-6ve thousand dollars to
the capital stock of the Vicksburg and Mem
phis railroad. The people of Vicksburg had
previously voted to subscribe one hundred
thousand dollars. These subscriptions will
secure the building of the road through Shar-
key county.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-09

"IF it were not for the emoluments of
office" says Ed Shaw, who was present when
the National ticket was coopered, ''the Ava
Ianche would be where the APPEAL is to-
day." This is charge that needs attention.
Il is broad intimation that independently in
politics pays, and that it is just by SO much
superior to the machine politics which is so
fercely denounced by Independent journals.
Shaw also charged that Colonel Kellar, our
esteemed cotemporary, had made out the
ticket of the Nationals" Here we have an
pendent over the machine politician. Stand
ing i the imminent and deadly breach. with
Il hand held out to either party, he grasps
that which grasps first, rallies all
the odds and ends of discomfort, hits on a
new name under which Radicalism can hide
its forbidden face and marshals the hungry,
Office seeking crowd for victory. This is in
dependency. Alas! FOE the poor people,
hewers of wood and drawers of water, the
veriest drudges for the machine politicians,
to whom shall they look now that Independ-
ency is unmasked and Independents are shown
TO be like many other men who dabble in poll
tics, eager to trade for the spoils and willing
to compromise with any faction or party for
place, power and profit. Alas, that poor
frail human nature should, in the person of
the very chief of Independents, be shown to
be as weak after the things that are political
as even the mythical machine politician so
heartily pummeled by Independent editors
on the off nights when there is no ticket to
make up and no new party to organize.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-09

THE swift and sure witness for John Sher-
mantle author of letter in which he
promised brides of office to Weber and An
derson-is about to come to grief. special
to the Cincinnati Enquirer from Washington
states that within few days an information
will be fled with the district attorney there
looking to the arrest of Captain Thomas
jerks for perjury. 1t appears that some days
ago, when jerks was on the witness-stand,
he was shown by Representative M Mahon an
affidavit signed by himself, and attested by a
notary named Seymour, which he denied was
his signature. A day or two ago, before the
New Orleans subcommittee, Seymour was
called with reference to the genuineness of
the signature, and ne swore that jerks did
sign the paper in his Office. Seymour has
been directed by the committee to get all the
witnesses who were present in the room
there are alleged to be severaD, who saw
jerks sign the document, with view to
commence a criminal prosecution against
him for perjury. The correspondent adds
that both Mr.. and Mrs. jerks have decided
not to return to New Orleans, their perjuries
being so fragrant that both apprehend it is
better to get to cooler climate.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-09

ratty-looking man, with a thin, high voice,
and a quick, nervous manner. "He would be
unobserved in crowd of five," says the cor
respondent of the Tribune, land even where
he has become so well known it is not easy
to pick him out Of a number, save that he
has a quicker step and is always little IN
advance of the rest. But he has the in
herent qualities of a leader slowed away
somewhere in his composition" HE has
become" says the San Francisco correspond
emit of the Philadelphia Press, "a sort Of po-
htical god among the agItators of the coast.
They cheer him on the streets; they applaud
him on the platform; they run after him in
crowds His watchword, The Chinese must
go, has become byword in the State, and
his utterances are the strongest which words
can produce. The Chinese must go peacea-
bly, if they will, but If force Is necessary,
then he argued that the people should take
the law In their own hands, and, marching
in body to the Chinese quarter, should burn
or pull down every Monaghan house and
murder the inhabitants. provided they would
not flee the country for their lives" He
rules his followers with an iron will; it is
Cesarism more truly than that of the abso-
lutte monarchs of old. But whether he will
succeed on this side of the mountains, where
there is no Chinese question, remains to be
seen. Here he will find other leaders to
contest the palm with him, and that the cur
rent of public sentiment is toward settle
ment of the financial questions
and the publiefdebt-an the adjustment of
labor and capital upon basis that will be
acceptable to employer and employed.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-09

Mr.. Ed SHAW, who seems from reports to
have been the leading spokesman of the
Radical meeting of yesterday, charged with
the duty of revising the National ticket, pre-
pared, as he says, by Colonel Kellar, of the
truly independent Aralanche--Mr. Ed Shaw
says that the Nationals will accept this re-
vlsed ticket if only General Vaughan's name
is upon it. As thus revised and given to the
public, with the approval of the meeting
which George Prince Regent James-the-nov-
elist Turner enlivened with one of his pecu-
liarly turgid displays of rhetoric, this ticket
has just one Nationalist upon it, J. w. An
derson, and one Irishman, Owen Dwyer; one
granger, A. J. Vaughan; two Democrats,
Duvall and Crenshaw; all the rest being
Radicals of the most prominent tyEe-Kor-
trecht, Pierce, Bigelow, Eldridge, Kennedy
(coloredD, Turner, S. S. Garrett, and
Fred Hunt (colored). The Irishman was re-
tanned out of sympathy for the persecution
he suffered at the hands of the know
nothings twenty-five years ago, poor man,
and the granger to please the Nationals, but
the German, Uhl, was kicked out because his
countrymen, we suppose, have no rights that
black Republicans are bound to respect.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-09

ONE of the cIearest-headed men in con-
gress is Schleicher, of Texas. During the
last session he was distinguished for his man
ly avowal of policy that was in opposition
to that of the party of which he is an ardent
and devoted member. He was opposed to
cutting down the army, but he was not in
favor of increasing it, urging upon the atten-
ton of the war department distribution Of
troops that would meet the exigencies on the
plains, and enable officers like M'Kenzie to
punish Mexican thieves and Indian raiders
with vigorous hand. On his way to his
home near New Braunfels, Mr.. Schleicher
stopped at st. Louis last Thursday, for few
days rest, when he was interviewed by re-
porter of the Erening Post, to whom he gave
his views on the border troubles at some
length. AS these troubles may at an early
day ripen into an international difficulty that
can only be settled by an appeal to arms, we
make space for what the German Texan says,
quite convinced that no other member of con-
gress, nor any member of the government,
nor any man in the government service, ex-
cept NJ 'Kenzle or Ord, knows so much about
it, or is truly so intelligent as to the probable
result of the Mexican border troubles.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-09
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Rogersville Spectator: Reuben Mullins shot
VIM. Parks Sunday before last, on Newman s
ridge, Hancock county. 1t is SAID Mullins
was justifable. Parks will probably die.
Charley NJ Coz, colored, confined for per-
jury, and white man named Williams, con-
lined for illicit distilling, escaped from the
Cleveland jail last Monday night, and are
stillsat large.
GAINESVILLE Chronicle: Some idea may be
formed of the rapid rebuilding of the burnt
district, together with other improvements
going on in our city, when we remember that
Eve yards for the manufacture of brick are in
successful operation, turning out at least one
hundred thousand bricks per day.
Athens Post: We are not particular about
having many more reports. We have re-
ceived enough to justify the statement that
so far as III MINI county is concerned, the
crop is failure, and bad one at that. The
oats and hay crops throughout the county
have never been better within our recollec-
tiOn
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-09

A COMMUNICATION in our column of Let
ters from the People" will be found worthy
of more than passing attention. 1t is so clear
in statement and so pointed as to conclusion
that we cannot see how it can be resisted or
answered. Certainly the dishonest and
knavish rat-politicians, who cry out against
machine politics while they are busy nego-
tiating with secret committees for ticket in
the making of which the people have no voice,
cannot answer it. For the honest Republican
or Nationalist, who avows himself as such,
hoists his colors, declares his principles, and
selects his candidates for Office through a
convention, or In any fair, open way,w have
the highest respect; but for the no-party
man, who roams at large, ready to sell him
self to any party for Office, to take, for in
stance, as the defender of Hayes and Sher-
man, anything from postotRce up to seat
in the house, we have nothing but contempt.
He Is like the camp-follower, ready to serve
either army for the sake of the spoils.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-09
FAMILY SCANDAL.
Suit to Break a VIII which was Signed
by a Father in the Last Stages of
Dissolution. the SON Holding
the Old Mans Head.

Boston Herald: The Smith will case prom
ises 20 become justly celebrated. On the
twelfth of October, 1864, Ebenezer Smith, of
Boston, died at the age of seventy years, in
his residence on Allston street, leaving as
heirs at-law two daughters, Mrs. William II.
Thorndike and Mrs. Eliza w. Smith, both of
Boston; one son, Isaac T. Smith. of New
York city; and two grandsons, Hazen J.
Burton, jr., and George Burton, both of Bos-
ton, sons of Harriet Burton, deceased
daughter of EbeneZer Smith and Eliza
Smith, widow of said Ebenezer. He left
what purported to be a will, by which he
bequeathed his property in equal shares to
his heirs-at-iaw, cutting off his grandchildren
with bequest of five hundred dollars each.
This will was admitted to probate within the
statutory time. From this will there was an
appeal on behalf of the grandchildren to the
supreme court of probate, which appeal was
settled by the payment of five thousand dol
lars to the guardian ad Item of the grand
children.
But now new evidence has been found.
and, under the advice of General Ben +.
Butler, a petition has been fled praying that
the will be set aside. In the petition Eliza
Winchell Smith, the daughter, deposes in
regard to the execution OF the will:
'When we started to go into the room
Isaac said: we had better act quickly, for
am afraid he is too far gone even now to
sign it. We went into the room. Father
was reclining in large easy chair, and APP
parently In comatose condition. Isaac adj
vanced to him, aroused him by placing his
hand upon his shoulder and SAID he was
about to read the will to him. Mrs. Giles,
the nurse, objected. saying: 4 would not do
that; he cannot understand that Somebody
said: 4 would not any way; you will only
lose time 1t was suggested that we get
another witness, and Mr.. A. A. Foster, a
neighbor, was sent for. He came in. Isaac
then said to father: Sign your will Father
said in dazed manner:
My will?'"
Father then shook his head, saying NO.
Mrs. Thorndike then smiled, I'VE are all
here, pa, and we all want it. He shook his
head again. Then Mrs. Thorndike said:
Eliza is here, and she wants it, and we all
want it..
Father was relapsing into his comatose
condition, and Isaac went around his chair
quickly, took his hand with pen in it, aud
the name was written. My fathers eyes
were closed, and before Isaac took hold of
his hand the pen was dropping from it; if he
had not taken hold of his hand as he did, the
pen would have dropped out. Isaac raised
his fathers hand and arm, and placed it on
the board or table and put the pen in it. At
the time the signing was done, there didn't
seem to be any knowledge on my fathers
part as to what was being done. There GER
tainly was no movement or volition on his
part to sign it."
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-09
Terrible Tragedies in Texas.

Houston, Tex, July 5.-Particulars to
hand respecting the late shooting of John M
Larn, cattleman at Fort Griffin, by mob,
represent that affair as truly terrible one.
Larn was a citizen of good standing, and had
been, few days previously, confined to the
Jail of Schackelford county About one
O'Clock in the morning crowd of armed
men, on horseback, rode up in the darkness.
They were disguised by handkerch1efs tied
over the lower part of their faces. The
lynchers seemed to understand their business.
and nothing was said beyond a few low but
ominous mutterings. Forcing their way into
the jail, they searched for and found Larn.
He begged for his life, but in reply the lynch
ers fred upon him With a single exciama-
ton he fell dead almost instantly, shot down
like beef. Having satiated their revenge,
the crowd remounted their horses, and, leav-
ing the bloody corpse stretched full length
on the hoor of that frontier prison, rode
away, moodIly and defantly, in the shadows
of the night.
AT Towash, in Hill county, at a singing
school, a married lady and a doctor quar-
relied, The row became general, and several
knock. downs resulted, knives flashed, pistols
were drawn, and seven shots fred. 1t was
uncommonly lively, even for Texas.
1t is now thought in Texas that Abe Roths-
chiids will get another continuance because
his fourth cousin on his step fathers side has
the toothache.