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The New York herald., 1878-09-17
KINGS COUNTY POLITICS.

The Independent democrats OF Brooklyn, at pri-
mary meetings the twenty 1--we wards of that city
last night, elected delegates tho Assembly con
ventions to meet tomorrow and choose delegates to
the Syracuse State Convention. Similar elections
were made by the dent democrats OF Williams
burg.
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PRIZE FIGHT.

James O'Dsre, OF Pacnc street, Newark, and John
Fitzsimm had light Tor $40 IN vacant lot ia the
southeastern part Of Newark sunday afternoon. Up
10 the seventh round tho rrsult doubuui bat at
that lime o'Dare began TO yomit, and gave ia. Hts
friends charge those OF Eunimmons with hsvins
poisoned hun.
The New York herald., 1878-09-17
CONNECTICUT DEMOCRATS.

lRnANorNo THE SLATE FOR THE STATE con-
vEN1IoN-A HARD MoNAY PLATFORM AGREED
uroN--rHE rIcxRr TO BE NOMINATED.
INK TELEGRAPH TO THE HsRALD.]
Nrw HAVEN, Sept 10, 1873
Thsro s large Gathering hero tonight Of delegates
10 the Democratic stn,c Convention, which meets 70.
morrow. Tho grccnoack question Is tho one OF
paramount importance, aud one destined to
crsato trouble unless shrewd policy 10 pur.
Iusa II i Suggested tonight ssthat q pisp-
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THE MAINE ELECTION.

RETURNS OF THE GUBERNArORrAL VOTE OF
THE STATE.
AUGUSTA, Sept l6, 1875.
Tho Kennebec Journal will to- morrow publish tho
gubernatoral vois Of the entire State, with the ex.
oeption Of few small towns and plantations Thoy
are compiled from cfc,ai returns. and give Counor
564l9 votes; Gareelon, 1852 votos; Smith, II, 4o4
votes. Connor's plurality over Garcelon Is Is, 547;
plurality over Smith, 15,015 The vote for Smith ana
Gsrcelon combined Aggregates Co. 26, apd therefore
Copnor lacks votes OF election bv the people,
The aggregate vote thrown was l2j, 126 The total
last 1Ol.19l
The New York herald., 1878-09-17

he is tho pos SCISSOR OF pure. sympathetic baritone
ana gave satisfaction 1sken altogether Mr.. Hes 81
company Is the stronges, presented In English opera
since the days OF Parepa Rosa
The New York herald., 1878-09-17
A RELIC OF CREDIT MoBILIER.

THE CASE OF HAZARD AND DuRANr BEFORE
TIE SUPREME COURT or RHODE IsLAND-A
MOTION AS TO THE USE OF Ex PARTE ArFI-
DAVIrS
The New York herald., 1878-09-17
DEBUT OF EMMA ABBOTT IN ENGLISH OPERA

ducod last night Mt tho Park Theatre Brooklyn whom
Miss Emma Abbott tho young Ariercan primx
donna mace her long expected debut In English
opors Her effort was magnificent success IN
every respect The house was literally packed win
a refined aud critical audience OF which this city
furnished a very respectabls quota. Managers, prime
donne and musicians lcvelisd orgnet,cs unc strained
praciiscd ears in every par. OF the house and
among the most generous bsstow'Dg their spplauss
Az lbc fall Of tho cnr.an she was called Qua, aud
tho end OF every Succeeding compelled TO ap-
poar a, The footghts to receive such ovatons ~
sout tho blood dancing 10 her cheeks. Tho perform.
was, fact tho climax In the life Of tho young
ar,ists--ihe realization Of her HES drean, the cu
mna,ion OF her long years OF untIrng, perssvering
work study IN her chosen profeseioU. IL may be
said that th Is performance also marks q epoch IN
the history Of opera this country, for It 10 long
stop in the direction Of popcarzins that hitherto
expoasvc and exotic entertainment The masses
who believe thai
One may live isoc and caw
That never hrard of rcrgocsl.
and who cannot be ooaxci into th,aus where they
have TO pay 50 Tor u seat &c iston TO an unKnown
hear . compesition well sung in their ewn Ian.
guage. When the leading lady IN such O CON-
pany Is yosns Aneiican ,s w who has worked her
hard wofI, showing the pluck characteristic OF her
nationality, sbs appeals at once 10 tho sympath,cs
to achieve succesk II WOULD puzzle the qnidnuncs TO
dstcrmns the "school' TO which tho performance OF
Miss Abbott should be assiancd. IL was schol.
sstic-it was natural. Her words vbraod with emo.
ton warm iron tho heaet Facial play and gesture
born OF tho sentiment blended with tho song into
full and oundcd performance In which arr was lost
sight Of and Marguerite herself breathcd ana movod
upon the stage. IL Was tho general remark IN Llio
audience that such actress has not boon
seen upsu the lyric sage sisss Lucca LETT eur shows
She YES cvacnsU suffering from nervousness
eary In the svco,ng but u gradually wore
OF under tho influence Of kindly applause.
and whoa she reached tho 'Jcvei sons" u entirely
disappeared One OF the chioi beauties OF her per-
formanee was the perfect dtsnctncss OF nor ar,icu.
iaoo, ovcry syllable being distinctly caught by those
Ia the lobbiss. Iu tho "Prison scene the touching
pehos OF her invocation sent thrill OF pity through
the hearts OF all and when scene closed sho
called before tho curtain and greeted with prolonged
applause ana che
fhs siobei oil Miss Zeloa scsuin the sprighsIy,
winning performance WITH which the. orern-Soipa
pubuc have been long familiar. ONE Cssies Faust
nothing cfcditablo can be said. He was tvidcnuy
suffering from q severe cold, which ruined
bis singing and reelected upon his usual good. ac-
tion. Mr.. Kyse's Mephisto marked by good acting
and truly diabocai isoisl play MI Bfngsw, az
yalentins made his .nrst appearance ON any sisga
The New York herald., 1878-09-17

bVIIEH b bUCCES5UE IN THE HUUSE OF KEP~
REsENTATIvEs.
LOWELL, Mass, Sept. 16, 1878.
The republican COMMITTEES OF the Seventh Cos
gressionai district to-day votod 10 call convention
here October 10 nominate successor 70 General
Butler
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MOVEMENT OF OHIO REPUBLICAN PoLITI-
cIANs-APPoINTMKNrs MADE BY THE UNITED
STATES JUDGEs-DvMocRAT OPPOSITION TO
INTERrERENCE IN THEIR STATE ELECTION.
[BY rEIEeB.PH TO THE HERALD
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portation were removed, would hard
ly, if traced back 80 far, allow mar
gin of SIS for what may have been
the work of several people for months.
Shawls that many years ago would
have cost the importer $3.50 are now
being sold for $50 over the counter.
Consequently, where one shawl a
day was considered a good show
half a dozen day during the busy
season are what firms dealing in them
now attempt to sell at retail. In con-
sequence of the present Improbable
nature of the business the Cashmere
manufacturers have almost ceased
making shawls. America at present
ranks as the country importing the
largest number Of shawls, and Boston
has the credit of disposing of more
proportionately than any city in the
world Exchange.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-03-13

HISTORY OF "HoME, SWEET HOME"
On one occasion Howard Payne, the
genial hearted, kind little man who
wrote the immortal song of "Home,
Sweet Home," was walking with me
in the great city of London and, point
ing to one of the aristocratic streets in
May Fair, where wealth and luxury
had the windows tightly closed and
and curtained, lest the least light and
warmth should 60 out, or the smallest
air of cold winter come in, where
isolated exclusive English comfort was
guarded by patrician dragon of gold,
he, this tiny man with big heart,
said: "There, my good friend, I be-
came inspired with the idea of CLONE,
Sweet Home," as I wandered about
without food, without a semblance Of
shelter 1 could call my own. Many
! night since / wrote those words thai
issued out Of my heart by absolute
want of a home have passed and re
passed in this locality and heard
siren voice coming from these gilded
fur lined, comfortable walls, in thu
depth of dim, cold London winter
warbling "Home, Sweet Home" and
knew no bed to call my own."-fCor
rsspondencs Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-03-13

CONSUMPTION CURED.-An old ply
stefan, retired from active practice,
having had placed in his hands, by an
East Indian missionary, the formula
of a simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent cure of Con-
sumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma
and all Throat and Lung affections !;
also a positive and radical cure for
General Debility and all nervous COM
pIaints, after having thoroughly tested
it's wonderful curative powers in thou
sands of cases, feels it his duty to make
it known to his suffering fellows. The
recipe will be sent free of charge, to
all who desire it, with full directions
for preparing and successfully using.
Address, with stamp, naming this pa
der, DR.. j. C. STONE, "a North Ninth
Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-03-13
AN ACT
No. 50. |

Relative to crimes and offenses, au-
thorizing judges, in certain cases. to
sentence c0nyiets to work on the
public works and roads, or in work.
houses, and delegating the power to
parochial and municipal authorities
necessary to enforce the same.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Sen
ate and House of Representatives of
the State of Louisiana, in General AS
sembly convened, That in all criminal
prosecutions where any person is con-
victed in any of the courts Of this
State of any crime or offence punislia
BILE under the law with imprisonment
at hard labor, but not necessarily 80,
the judge before whom such convic-
tion is had may sentence the person so
convicted to work on the public works
roads or streets of the parish or city
in which the crime or offence has been
committed, and which may be event
ually chargeable with the costs of the
prosecution, and for term rot ex-
ceeding the term now specified under
existing laws; provided, that when a
fine, in said cases, is imposed as part
of the penalty in default of the pay
ment of such fine and the costs the
judge may enforce the liquidation
thereof by sentence of additional labor
at the rate of one dollar per diem.
Sec. Q. Be it enacted, etc., That in
the city of New Orleans the City Coun-
Gil, and in the several parishes the
Police Jury are hereby delegated fall
authority to pass all ordinances and
laws which they may deem necessary
to carry into effect the provisions O.
this act and for the discipline, work.
ing and employment of such convicts;
provided, THAT no Police Jury shall
have power to pass any ordinance to
cause any person so convicted to wear
ball and chain, or any other sign OF
symbol of degradation, and that the
person so convicted shall not be work
ed more than ten (l0) hours day, and
shall not in any case, be put at work
before six o'clock IN the morning;) pro.
vided, that such convicts shall not be
employed out Of the parish having
venue of the crime or offense; or in any
other labor than upon the public
works, bridges, roads or streets of the
parish or city or in such warehouses;
as they may establish.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That all laws in conflict herewith be
and the same are hereby repealed.
(Slgned) LOUIS BUSH,
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives.
(Signed) Louis A. W1LTz,
observation-disclosures and President Of
the Senate.
Approved February %, 1873.
{signed) FRANCIS T. NICHOLS,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy {:
WILL A. STRONG,
Secretary Of State.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-03-13
Romance From Far Alaska.

A young man who was in Alaska
some four years ago fell in love with
the only young lady on the island,
girl of fifteen, who was possessed of
extraordinary beauty, and whose hair
fell below her knees. But he was an
able to communicate the told, old
story to her, for she did not under
stand word of English, nor did he
speak Russian. In his dilemma the
arrival of the priest on his once-in-
two years visit was a Godsend, and
to him he made known his love-
The priest, knowing the young man
to be posed of a high character and
fair fortune, thought it was a lucky
chance for the young lady to escape
from life of such isolation, and he
willingly persuaded the girls mother
Cher father was dead) to consent to
the match, but the young lady her
self was not to be persuaded. She
argued that she had never spoken to
the young man who expressed such
desire to be her husband, and only
seen him twice, and he bad been on
the island only forty eight days, but
her objections were overruled, and
the marriage took place. Alter liv
ing in Alaska for several months, the
young man brought his bride to his
home in Cleveland, Ohio. She was
astonished at the fashions she saw,
and declared that nothing would in.
duce her to wear her hair otherwise
than flowing-as she had always
worn it. But before twenty four
hours had passed her mother-in law
had persuaded her to try the effect
of braids around her broad and shape.
ly head; and now she dresses as much
in the fashions as any lady in Cleve-
land. Last year her husband went
to Alaska again and brought home
the young sister, who is eleven years
Vt age, and promises to be as beauti-
full as the elder. The mother, bcref,
both her children, still cl;ngs to
her no ne ON Que of the islands of
Aiaskn.-E Portland Transcript.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-03-13
JENKINS ANNIHILATOR
THE GREAT SOUTHERN REMEDY
II FOR
RHEUMATISM, GOVT & NEURALGIA.

TTHOsE TERRIBLE ENEMIES OF HUI
i man happiness, Rheumatism, Gout
and Neuralgia, heretofore seemingly I'M
conquerahle have indeed found their mas
ter in JENKINS ANNIHILATOR. We
have the testimony of men of the highest
standing in Louisiana and other States,
that after suffering indescribable pans for
years, from which they sought relief in
vain by visiting the Hot and Warm
Springs of Arkansas and Virginia. and by
nsing dozens of remedies more or less high.
ly praised, when, in fact. hope had almost
died out, they have found relief from pain
by the use of the ANNIH1LATOR, and by
continuing it for short time. have been
perfectly cured. The ANNIHILATOR is
preparation purely vegetable, agreeable
to the taste. and may be taken without
fear of any injurious results by the deli
cate az we'll as the robust in constitution.
~ Price 81 90 per bottle. For sale by
all Druggists. Ask your Druggist for cir
cular containing certificates, or send to
N. JENKINS g. CO., Proprietors.
New Orleans, La.
Finlay g. Thompson, Wholesale Drug
gists. New Orleans, La, General Agents
for Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama
Arkansas and Florida.
March 6. 1875 1yr.
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Camel'S Hair Shawls.
HOW THEY ARE MADE AND WHERE
THEY COME FRoM-BoSToN
THE BEST MARKET.

One of the most popular, if not the
most popular, of ladies' wraps is the
cameps hair shawl. These shawls
are made Of the wool of the Thibet
goat, which is native of the noun
tains and valleys of Tartary. From
the mountain goats come the coarser
wool, while the fleeces from all the
animals are sent to Cashmere, where
they are bleached, cleaned, spun and
dyed. After the yarn has been care
fully sorted it is given TO the weav.
ers, who are furnished with the de-
signs to be followed, and these de-
signs have been changed but very
little during the lapse of ages. The
labor upon single shawl is very
great, as sometimes shop, full of
operatives is busy upon it for an en-,
tire year, and although the District
of Cashmere can produce $4,000
shawls in year, the yield from it's
looms falls far short of that number.
There seems to be no exclusive mar.
ket for their sale, and the conse
quence is that merchants trading in
calcutta or Bombay find them con
stantly accumulating on their hands,
and it often happens that an Ameri-
can commission house will receive all
invoice of these shawls, which they
endeavor to dispose of to dry FOODS
dealers. Large consignments are
sent to London, where they are an
nually sold at auction, aud where
agents from all parts of the worlc
come to buy. As the purchases are
all based upon private opinions, tn,
estimates made vary widely, and th,
agents often ruin the houses TO
which they act. In spite of the pan
lc' there has been a steady increas
IN the demand for Cashmere shawls
1hey are being sold, however, 70
less than their cost, and this is du
70 the fact that there has been
gradual accumulation of them
Leading firms are selling camers
nan shawls to-day at price which
II sas cost Of transportation aad ign
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A USE For ALL.-Utilitarian with
propriety claim that they find nothing
useless or entirely supertiuous within
the ever widening circle Of their knowl-
edge u! creation. Though short. sight
ed norta!s may not promptly discover
the fact, there is most assurelly a use
tor all things. Vast. and exhaustless
IA nature is, she does not waste her
power in the production of superhni-
ties. As Martin Upper states in his
volume of Proverbial Philosophy,
"There is use in the prisoned air that
swelleth the pods of the laburnum !;
design in the venomed thorns that
sentinel the leaves of a nettle; final
cause for the aromatic gum that con-
gealeth the moss around rose, and a
reason for each blade of grass that
reareth its slender spire." This is true
philosophy and should teach us sub
mission to the All.wise DEGREES Of
Providence. What! Shall we, crea-
lures ola day, presume to criticiso the
great work of creation, or charge the
Creator with folly because we are not
able to see the end from the beginning
or to account for many things, which
seem to the superficial observer to mat
the beauty of nature; or stamp on the
universe the brand of imperfection
Animalcul8 of which q Thousand Can
disport themselves with as much ease
in drop of water as shoal of whales
in the ocean, are as truly the creatures
of God as man, who styles himself the
lord of Creation. There are wonders
of both land and sea that battle gu,
finite comprehension, but let Us nevel
consider anything superfuous ant
worthless, simply because we do no
understand the cause Of it's existence
or the reason for it's creation. Rattle
let US remember that God reignet
and doeth all things well.--[ Exchange
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HOW DELOs LOST HIS SCALP.
AN OLD INDIAN FIGHTERS DEsCRIP
TIoN OF SCALP RAISING
PROCESS.

Iknow'd just as well as l know'd
Anything that my hair was going to
he raised in Less two seconds unless
some of the boys seen my fix and
made the devil present O that In
lin. l heerd some o the boys give
shout, and knew by scattering 'mong
the squaws and young ones that
some O. 'em were coming. | heerd
saot and yell, and the squaw that
had yanked me down fell dead with
half her body on me. The big Injin
was game anyhow. He kicked the
dead squaW of O me, and then set
one O. his feet on my chest. The
numb feeling had almost left me, and
/ could see the fringe on the leggings
of the 1njin. l know'd what be was
after, and if ever man cussed and
swore to hisself, that man was me,
because none O. the boys seemed to
get there, nor to shoot. Two O the
soldiers war coming for me all the
time, but the business was done so
quick that they didn't have time to
shoot agin' after killing the sqnaw,
till the thing was over; but it seem
ed morn a week to me. The Injin
bent down quick and grabbed me by
the scalp lock. Lord! how he jerk
ed! l shut my eyes. Then it felt
as if some one had ripped cash
with q dull pair of scissors all round
the top O. my head, and then pour'd
q ladleful O. hot lead onto it. A
fash of the awfuiest, sharpest pain
that can be imagined ran all through
me, clean to the end O my toes
Then it seemed as if a horse were
hitched to my hair and he was struck
with whip give a sudden spring,
and tore the top O. my head of from
side to side. / could feel my knees
draw up, and my hands 60 shut and
grab in the snow, and set my nails
clean into the flesh. The sensation
was jest as if from the top O. my
head there had run cords down tbro'
my body, which were fastened in my
flesh all along, and that these had all
tore loose from my toes up, aud fol,
lowed the top O my head when it
was jerked off. / know'd I were
scslped, and that were all l know'd
for three days.
About the time | lost my hair the
cavity came up, and the Injins was
licked, and there wasn't many of 'em
got away. The boys who seen the
Injin scalp me said they killed him,
but if they did they didn't get my
scalp back. 1t mought a got lost in
the snow, though. They sent me to
Laramie, an for four or Eve weeks l
had 4 little the screst head that ever
set m s. mas shoulders. They let
me come east To- get SQUAD. aud We
sence been lon'ab!y discharged, the
COMMENT saying that a nan that
had been CAPPED once Ivy the Injins
had done all that could naturally be
expected of him for his country
I'm itchin', thoagh, to get out
'moug them dirty Neg Purses
They's one thing certain, the devils
cant get any more scalp out o me il
they ever have q chance.
a.
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Ice did not become an q

Ice did not become an article or
until the present century;
but already, in the United States
alone, $50, 100000 are invested in the
business of gathering and selling it.
Large shipments of ice are made to
South America ana Asia, the Euro
pean nations supplying themselves
with ice from Norway. There has
been remarkable increase in the use
of the article in the United States
since 1S45, when only $4,000 tons o.
it were used. In the year 1875 the
consumers bought 100000 tons
and probably 100000 were cut.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-03-13

EoTuIyG TO Do.--The brave man
Or woman will always find something
to do. ! know little woman who,
by her husbands illness, has been
reduced to work for a livelihood
She will do anything which is hon
est. One week she does some copy
ing. The next week she is at her
sewing machine; friends eyes are
weak and she happened to say she
was looking for a seamstress. At
once our heroine (for are not such
heroines?) stamped on her pride,
which squirmed horribly and said:
Remember she was your brides
maid, and doesn't know how very
poor you are; you'd better pretend
you know Of seamstress." Down
came the foot, and the words are
spoken bravely: eff l may take the
work home, l will be very glad to do
it," Another time there is sudden
sickness, and a nurse is required
She goes; and so, gradually, she &C
quired a reputation for intense ear
nestness in fulfilling her duty that
of earning money for her children
and, one thing leading to another
she learns how to support her family
comfortably and with ease. Wher'
there's a will one can generally fint
way.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-03-13
JULIUS LEVIN'S
Cos LUMBER YARD 2ssG
AGENT FOR
G.. II. WATERS, SAW MILL.
BARRON'S SAW MILL.
ON FLA N D
100000 FEET OF FENCING.
100000 {" I" PLANK
100000 feet Notwithstanding.
SPECIAL ORDERS FILLED in 48 HOURS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
succession Sale.

ns ssess' &: WELLS Of No. s'7.
Probate Docket-Parish Court-Par-
ish of Rapides-state of Louisiana.
PURSUANT TO AN ORDER OF
i Sale issued and to me directed by
the Honorable, the Parish Judge of the
Parish of Rapiles, State of Louisiana,
in the above numbered and eptitled
Succession, commanding me to sell
fer the payment of debts, and for Cash
and according to Law, the following
described property belonging to the
Succession of Martha L. Wells, / shall
offer tor sale at Public Auction, in
front of the Court House door, Alex
andria, La, between the hours pre-
scribed by law, on
SATURDAY, the 9th day of APRIL,
A. D. 1879,
the following described property, to-
wit:
A certain piece or parcel Of ground
situated, lying and being in the Parisl,
of Rapides, on Bayou B@uff, being the
undivided one-half of the "Hatch
Dent" tract of the Wellswood Planta-
ton, containing four hundred 400,
acres of land.
Terms-CASH, subject to appraise.
ment. H. NJ. ROBINSON,
Sheriff and ex -of8cio Auctioneer
March 6, 1873. r.
Printers Fees SO.
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TO CONSERVATIVES

THE ADVERTISER, HAVING
i. been permanently cured Of that
dread disease, Consumption, by a sim
pie remedy, is anxious to make known
to his fellow sufferers the means Of
cure. To all who desire it, he will
send copy of the prescription used,
free of charge) with the directions for
preparing and using the same, which
they will find SURE CURE for CON-
SUMPTION, ASTHMA, BRONCHI-
IT'S, Sc. Parties wishing the preserip.
ton will please address
Rev. E. A. WILSON. !.
l94 Penn ST., Williamsbursh, n. Y