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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-10-16

A STORY of genuine romance in real
life comes from Marysville, Ohio. A
promising young man of the place, son
of one of its most esteemed merchants,
was engaged to be soon married to a
beautiful young lady, who, few days
before the day set for the wedding, was
taken sick and died. Her bereaved low
er was inconsolable, and resolved to put
an end to mis- life. He first wrote thii
letter to his parents: "What have ! te
live fort often think of drinking X
drown my troubles, but that would MOI
be showing respect 70 the one ! 30 dearly
loved. Rather than to become drunk
ard, will end it all by dose of prussi'
acid. My last wish is that be burie'
next to Dora, and that two monument
be erected over our graves, to cost no
less than $500" Then proceeding +
the room of his late betrothed, he thre'
himself upon her death-bed, swallowe
the drug and breathed his last. He Va
buried beside her in the cemetery; and
monument will Be erected according
As win.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-10-16

FRANKLIN, La, October 4.-The
fever is on Daniel Thompson's Calumet
plantation. Four whites and 70 blacks
have it; in most instances it is malig-
nant, but among the blacks generally
mild, readily yielding to treatment.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-10-16
BATON ROUGE.

BATON RoUoE, October 5.-Deaths
during the past "a hours; 8 over 80 new
cases daily for the last four dayA The
city is now = hospital. Almost every
house contains some sick. We are now
in the midst of trouble. Those who
are we'll are worn out through
want of rest and sleep. As yet the
weather promises no relief. The cry for
assistance comes on every side. Judge
Buckner, another active and efficient
Howard, il down sick.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-15
Removal of the state CAPITAL.


Several Of our country exchanges are, still
harping on the q1estinn Of the reTn'rval gg the
State capital. The FeOpIe's VinCbieat0s SAYS
that it sees good reasons for tfas removal
tWithstaDding the statements OF the New
Orleans DEMOCRAT to the contrary
The Vip0tjcdton, in it's attempt tocOnviDce
The people Of the necessity of removing the
capital, makes poor illogical argument--in
fact the only argument by which the people
msg@ be influenced under different ofrsum-
stances. The paper says: "COnfiiebof inter-
ests and great Consideration of public poIicv
nave forced mora Of the States 10
transfer their seats Of government to interior
towns. New Orleans, OF all commercial cities
In the Union, is more particularly aDDlteabIe
10 the rule. lbi has large floating Dppula-
tion, not only in transit, but engaged In BUSH
ness yocations directly interested in class
egAsiation.-that of banking and speculation
That may be, but We do not see thabthe sitl1a~
tion OF the State capital has anything to do
with those ''vocatiOns directly Interested IN
class legislation" Another argument, pretty
reasoning, Is. that in q country town
monOpolies and rings would lose their
power to control legislation in their favor.
Would it? We believe not; and W@are willing
TO wager that Baton Rouge would not be ex-
empt from the same monOpOizinR influence
SO severely condemned by the VyndicatOr.
Ihis, by the by, reminds us Of that much
abused phFa8e, II caught a cOId;" while the
fact is thatswe were caught by the cold. So it,
ts with mOnOpOiies and rings They do not
wait for the Legislatures to come: to them.
but they Ike sensible men, go wherever this
Legislature may meet, no matter If IL is IN a.
little country to.g1e under the pleasant per-
fume of the wild flowers Of the woodland val
geY, ~
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-15
Kansas and New Orleans.
tKanshs City Times.1

| In fOreCasting the future Of water transnor~
tation for the products of the new West the
J Times has repeatedly alUded 30 the cer-
| 1anty that tho successful Inauguration of am
| export trade from the Missouri Valley via.
| Now Orleans would compel Chicago Mon
| Sreal and New York to compete by giving ms;
q continuous Waterway to the East via the
iEtnoiS river AND the illinois and Michigan
canal. Chicago you'd shus hggve a waterway
to 5ne mouth Of tAe Missouri almost as direct
| as ehe Chicago aEd Alton railroad. She is
alr9ady demanding national aid for the
improvement Of thaS waterway, and.
as we have repeatedly said, men now living
will see Chicago bargpsa and New Orleans
barges comp peting for grain CaTgOes at the
Kansas City elevators. <rhe state of Tlli-
nOs, says an editorial In Mondays Chicago
1ftb"rf, has underthker} at her own ex-
pGnSey and has eXpgaded over one million of
ldollars' OF her own money to establish per-
manent steamboat navigation from the mouth
q the Illinois river 10 its junction with the
Illinois and Michigan CaDaa. The State has
also expended Of her own money Oyer S6,OOO-
fD building this canal. This work Is now In
1EogresS, and, when completed, will be one
~ the greatest struCt ueS Of the kind In
tho world. There will TO q continuous route
OF $50 miles of navigation cOnnegtIng the
great Mississippi and NJ ssOuri rivers at their
JuItetiOn with She system Of lake navigation.
This WORK Illinois has prosecuted at great
COSG, and - n0w prosecuting toward q grand
successes. 1t Is q national work, unegualed bv
anything Of the kind ever attempted In this
country. Ft win put New Orleans and the
commerce 0Gdth9 Ohio river and Of the Mis-
souri, river In direct communication with Lake
Michigan; and yet the min steen Representa-
tiVes and two Senators from this State in
Congress did not ask one dCAEar in aid Of the
State In prosecuting this work. There re-
main but three dams to be tAIiIt to complete
this work, but IL does not appear that,
any OF the candidates for ve-elec-
lion to the Senate or To the House
ever proposed 40 appropriation to add the
State In the grand enterprise she Is carrying
on at her own cost though the entire twenty
one votes Of Illinois We're given for tho appro-
priation Ct $259,00O for the Fox and Wiseon-
Ola rivers, and the SG,0O0,OOO for the mountain
6tFeams Of West Virginia and Georgia, and
the S0,G0,0O0 generally voted fCral iaagin-
able purposes. Had these IlIinUisans In Con-
gross demanded that in the general steal
&AO,O00 be given to aid the State In the Tlli-
nois river improvement that sum would have
enabled the tOli5Ot the canal to accumulate
in sufficient amount to build one Of the re-
naming dams, and the completion of the
work would have been shortened at least two
yeers. Has Illinois ceased to have any inHu-
enee in Congress- Where are the iIIustUtou8
generals and statesmen the State, hes fur
ntshed the national legislature?
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-15

ATTACK ON THE TROOPS AT ST
HENRY.
Mischief Caused by the waving of an
Orange Handkerchief
MOh n1amuPapd

MONTREAL, July 14.-AIl the troops from
outside the city have departed for home,
and Montreal is restored to its normal quiet
ude. The injury inflicted upon the business
of the place by the disturbances of the past
week Is incalculabc, and the prevention of a
great and disastrous riot need not be ascrihed
TO the mayor and regular municipal govern
ment. The magistrates insisted independent
ly upon the summoning of troops to protect
the city from the freaks Of the mob and the
Vaccinations Of the numerous tramps and
thieves who had swarmcd in from various
places TO take advantage Of the expected dis
orders.
Although the rate payers will have a heavy
bill to pay tor military expenses, 1t Is con
Ceded that the cost is but an ounce in COmpar-
ison with the heavy ruin that would probably
have been wrought had the city been left to
the hal-heartcd protection Of the police and
the mayor band Of special Constables.
There is not tho least doubt that Montreal
owes It's escape from n calamity to the $500 or
5000 soldiers, who conducted themselves in a
most admirable manner and who were dis
posed and handled 10 perfection under the
orders of Sir Sclby Smythe. The Orangemen
arrested on Friday will come up for prelimi-
nary examination at tho police court on the
eighteenth. on the charge of being members
of an Illegal society.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-15
Attack on the Troops at st. Henry.

MONTREAL, July 14-Ou the arrival of the
train with troops from Montreal Mt St. Henry
where there was n lacrosse match the mob,
among whom were many of the same kind
and class which crowded the streets Of Mon
treal on the twelfth, the moment they caught
sight Of the red coats of the volunteers they
commenced to taunt them with having come
to Montreal to protect the Protestants.
The men stood this for timC but finally
one of the volunteers IN the rear car of the
train pulled out al Orange handkerchief and
waved 1t at the crowd. Immediately the cars
were stoned and the windows broken in. One
man fired r. pistol from the car, and imme-
diately rifles We're leveed from the windows
and about fifty shots fired The mob took to
its heels, and in an instant n perfect StAm-
pede occurred, in which children and women
were Knocked down and trampled upon, sGv-
eral OF them being badly bruised
The officers were among the men In an in
stant, and soon stopped the firing which had
commenced without orders from any one.
When the smoke cleared away it was disCOv-
cred that J. Il. ROLAND had been wounded Sc
verely by n rifle bullet through the rear Of
his hip, and little distance from where he
laid was picked mp Michael Hayette, shot in
the side. ROLAND, who resides on the St
Paul road. and who ia French and n Catholic
was removed at once to the residence Of his
father.
These troops are the same who were Sta
toned at the Place d'ATmes on the twelfth OF
July, and were witnesses of the Terrible
scenes transacted there They were then with
difficulty restrained from attacking the mob.
and their animosity got the better Of them Mt
last Lieut.. Gen Smy the has telegraphed for
the arrest of the men who fired. and will mt
once order rigid investigation into the
whole affair.
The population of St Henry is much exas-
perated at the occurrence, but many say that
the mob were to blame, as they had no bust
ness to attack the troops.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-15

The crown of Bald Mountain has been
cracked again. The erevice which Teceatly
yawned from depths more or less abyssai, Is
now two feet wider and one hundred and fifty
feet longer than it was. second crack has
been discovered in the face Of the otherwise
solid rock, whence, as from the caves Of Rich
Mountain, a steady current Of exceedingly
cold air rushes out with considerable force
This opening, when first seen, appeared TO be
a small one, but by the removal Of several
loose fragments of rock, which was quickly
and readily effected, it was enlarged sufff-.
GENTLY to permit the passage Of mans bodys
and several Of the bolder members Of the -
ploring party at once forced an entrance.
Several smaller crevices We're seen branchEao
off on either hand, but holding to the plairesf.
and safest route, the crack-tinders were. en-
abled to penetrate to a distance of one, hun
dred and fifty yards In the direction Of Cha
heart Of the mountain. Bald Mountaiais NOT
far from Rich Mountain, from the aresf 81
which seven States can be seen. Warm
Springs North Carolina) are eight miles
away by bride path, and Chimney and Paint
Rocks, In the wonderful French Broad YAK
ley, are close at hand.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-15
GfnYRF nIfln,f.

Some malignant In the Treasury Departs
ment furnished the Washington correspond
ents With 8 sensation the other day, to the
effect that Congressman Glover, while serving
as colonel during the war, drew double pay
for the month Of May, 1868. The story is-u6-
terly Improbable on it's face; for nothing
could be more unlikely than that a man In
GloyeFs position would descend to the petty
larceny OF $500 or $500. It. turns out that. a,
laundering clerk in the department charged
Glover with double pay for the month of May,
and'enteged none for March and this biunder
is the only egg to be found in that rnare's
Dsst-EC Chicago Times.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-15
Incident Of the reeent famine in India: A

murder case has been tried at Mysore. where
the prisoners were number of famine
stricken boys, who murdered a companion.
The whole of the boys were in the habit of go
ing about the streets and picking up the leaves
with the refuse Of food that were thrown out
OF the houses of natives, and eating the re-
fuse. The deceased being the biggest boy of
the lot, always came in for the lions share.
The others thereupon held consultation and
decided that he should be put to death, and
they formed plan for putting their decision
into execution. They asked the big bow to
come for a walk beyond the fort walls; then
they took him to the trench, threw a big
stone on him and cut him up with knife,
which they afterward hid in a garden. The
boy murderers Were sentenced to ten years
rigorous imprisonment.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-15
Meeting Of German InternatiOnals.

Internationals, vii with number q the Social
istic Labor party, was held this afternoon at
Turtle Bay Park, to raise money. to assist
their countrymen in Germany. There were
present. All appeared to enjoy themselves in
genuine German fashion r. W. Bartholomew
was the chairman, and explained the object
of the meeting. Alex. Jones addressed the
meeting in German.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-15
PRICE, FIVE CENTS.

navy in very brief period as the destruo~
tive. power i5 absolutely irresistible The
Italian government is preparing to build two
and the DandOlo, with tonnage each Of 1I-
900 and armor 36 inches thick. The British
navy has no vessels "a powerful MS the DuilO
and DandOIO. The Italian navy nw0 cornprises
lG iron-cads, 81 screw steamers and 30 paddle
steamers, with an armament Of GIG Guns
There is little doubt that Italy could make
herself felt, in the event of q war, on the sea
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-15
s. d. MCENERY,

The cotton planters of Brazos county, Tex,
have q novel way of destroying the cotton
worm. 1t is as follows: A lantern, set inside
of pan, made of a common sheet of tin, and
surrounded by about quart of water, upon
the top of which a spoonful of kerosfne is
poured, is the remedy. The flies which pro-
duce the worm are attracted at night by the
them, fall into the pan of water and oil and
are then destroyed. Any kind of cheap Ian
tern is used. The cotton fields are lighted up
with thousands of these lanterns nightly, and
the remedy has so far proved highly success
full
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-15
SHARP SHOOTING.
The Washington Ar.nlery Team Ahea,
Especial to the Democratl

Especial to the DemOcrat.l
MOBILE July H.-Our boys arrived safe
and we're received by the officers of the First
Regiment of Alabama State troops. Nine
teams have entered for the company match
tomorrow We had practice this evening.
The shooting was fair, considering the
weather and wind
The Washington Artillery team beat the
Continentals three points. No practice at 900
yaTds-targets down. SHOEWACAMETTE.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-15
Troops for the creek Frontier.

LONDON, July 15.-A dispatch from Con-
stantinople says that two Turkish iron-clads,
with eighteen full battaIions Of infantry and
six batteries of artillery, are being got in
readiness to proceed to Volo. They are to
form part of the army which is to operate
on the Greek frontier.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-15

Tie corruption in the Russian army reveals
itself daily in more startling forms as the ex-
animation at Odessa progresses. One colonel
received from the government 10000 roubles
for -four falsely said to have been blown away
by a sudden storm. A general gave receipts
for 10000 imaginary tons Of hay, and shared
in the money paid for it. Five Thousand tons
of biscuits were found to have been made SIM
ply of plaster and sand. Receipts given by
officers for sums varying from 10000 to $4,000
roubles on account of mythical forage or pro
visions were exceedingly numerous.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-15

Democratic Representatives elected on the
issue Of reform. 1t Is wonderful that these
Representatives should wish to perpetuate as
an example Of their craftsmanship an instrtt
ment scarcely denied by Its trainers as only
designed to rob and plumber our people.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-15
The HaU d9iD.

The Dandolo> sister ship of the Duilo, here
tofore the most powerful iron-clad in the
world, was launched at La Spezzia, Italy, and
will add her formidable strength to the
Italian navy, upon which the government has
is double-turret ship, 339 feet long, with a
breadth Of 65 feet, and displacement 1860
tons. Her armor is q inches thick at the
water line, and she will carry four 1OO-tOn
Armstrong guns 80 feet long, firing proiectiIeg
iron and steel, with compartments. She is
provided with a powerful ram and tunnel
In the stem is ready for the discharge Of a
rapid torpedo boat Her engines are Of suffi.
cient power to propel her fourteen miles an
hour. One such vessel as this could sink our
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-15
WEATHER PROBABILITIES.

WASHINGTON, July Is, a. m.-Indications
for Monday:
weather, light, variable winds, mostly from
the south, nearly stationary temperature and
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-15

The blessings OF the conquest of Bulgaria
by the Christians are thus set for tn In re-
garians pay now about treble the amount of
the taxes to which they were accustomed
under the Turkish rule, and can support this
heavy increase only by reason Of their un-
usual earnings. The money is partly spent as
salaries for the Russian functionaries and
their Bulgarian clerks, while the remainder ap-
pears to be absorbed by the Bulgarian army
now in course Of organization. For the good
of the people, especially in towns where
rigorous tax-leyying, combined with heavy
fines for the least, and often imaginary con-
traventions, is carried on, nothing whatever
has yet been done"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-15
The Imnorters Protest.

New YORK, July IA movement is on
foot among the New York merchants to pro-
test against Secretary Sherman's recent order
importers to open every package
on which rebate is claimed
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-15

ventiOn being called at once and a majority
are In favor Of voting against The proposed
amendments. 1t is as able a delegation as
ever left this parish upon similar occasion.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-15
SAN SALVADOR.
The GrasshOpper Plague-ExpOrt of Grain
Prohibited.

SAN SALVADOR, July 14.-A formidable
plague of grasshoppers threaten to destroy
the entire crop of this State. Owing to this,
government has issued an order prohibiting
the expectation of all grains which serve as
food for the people, and has removed the i'm
port duties from the same class Of cereals.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-15

On the day before Queen Mercedes died, H.
OOinquiries as to her health were made at
the palace by letter or telegram or In person.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-15
RuhRfninE.

LONDON, July ia dispatch from Vienna
says that the agitation in Bosnia Is RAPIDLY
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-15
ne sOI0 All Right.
de Soto Democrat.

The delegates appointed on Tuesday last to
represent this parish in the State convention
are all in favor OF a new constitutional con-
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-15

Chicago has new directory. 1t Itisrublished
under the fascinating title Delinquent Tax
List, 1875 Detroit Free Press.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-15
MnHes a scnunfsrel.

That President Hayes is a scoundnel is tIrfs
lOpini0n, of Eord Roscoe's Utica neWsgaper.--
iIC Cincinnati Commercial
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-15

Since the close of the late civil war, the Ma
rietta (Ga.) Field says n.Aarly half million
pounds OF bullets have been gathered from
the battlefelds near that town. One man has
shipped Ga 900 pounds,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-15

New Iberia Sugar-Bowl.I


The power of this most corrupt institution,
the Louisiana Lottery. is daily extending
throughout our State. We have long been
proud of the integrity of the country press,
which could not so easily be influenced for
bad purposes as most city journals; but of
late we have frequently been mortified to
find in some of our most respectable country
exchanges the new advertisement of the cor
rupt Louisiana State Lottery. The editors
of these journals doubtless think, as they do
not personally recommend the lottery that
they are not giving it any encouragement;
9a sn9 very Act OF h9 ad
The promises of q fortune held out by the
swindling concern are such that many cannot
withstand the temptation to invest. Hence,
our country parishes are being drained of
their wealth, to be squandered by the profit
gate Howard. We charge guilt upon every
paper which advertises it, and we want to
see enacted a law to make papers responsible
for every advertisement they publish which
misleads their readers and causes them to be-
come swindled. An editor should be very
cautious what he gives publicity to-
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-15

Ballot-box stuffing, which in America is a
fine art, well patronized and almost invaria-
bly, successful, in France does not meet with
much favor. Last October the Marquis d'Al-
len, mayor of Pertins, Legitimist and q
relative Of the Comte de Chambord, was
eagerly desirous of the election of q Conser-
vatiye deputy He employed a number Of
rOughs to excite disturbance at the proper
time in the room where the election was held
in order that he might be justified in clearing
it of spectators during the progress of the
count. Only such spectators as were entitled
eneb to os V esn
com partment in the ballot-box Of tickets
never deposited. The Republican was beaten,
but only temporarily. The case has been
heard, the fraudulent deputy unseated, and
the scheming marquis is now an inmate Of a
Jail, with no Hayes to pardon him, and no
pretense that his was special case"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-15
Illinois Politics.

Illinois has only four State ticksks in aiAe
field. Poor thisa!
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-15

involves not to exceed an expense Of s. a
week, not Including the expenses Of travel to
get here. Very truly, A. G. B.