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Armory s; Principal Office,
H1ON, N. Y.
BRANCH OFFICES.

2s1 & 2s3 Broadway N. Y. Arms
Madison Square, s E. 23d St., n.
Y. s. Machines.
Bosto, I46 fremont St. Sewing
Machines and Arms.
Chica %, 237 State St., Sewing
Machines and Arms.
st. Louis, 600 North Fourth St.,
Sewing Machines and Arms.
Philadelphia, 80 Chestnut St.,
Sewing Machines and Arms.
Baltimore, At North Charles St.,
(Masonic Temple), Sewing Ma
chimes and Arms.
Washington, D. c., 521 Seventh
St, Sewing Machines and Arms.
May 10, '77-ly.
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Official Directory.

District Judge.
ERAsTE MoUroN.
District Attorney.
J. A. CHARGoIs.
Clerk of District Court,
LAsTIE BRoUssAaD.
Representative.
ADRIEN NUNM.
Parish Judge.
WILLIAM KIBBE.
Parish Attorney.
w. A. WHITE.
G.. B. SHAW.
Recorder.
LEO FERRET.
Tax Collector.
j. S. NUNEZ.
Police Jury. ...'!
HOWARD HoFFPAUIR President,
s. WISE, D. o. BRoUssARD.
F. D. LELEU, N. PERRY.
Town Council.
LEoNcE PERRET, Mayor.
LAsrIE BRoUssARD, J. ABADIE,
S. WISE, h j. BoYANCE
GEO. E. Lyons, Constable.
Justices of the Peace, Sd. Ward
E. B. PATTEN, w. A. WHITE.
Dep'ty. U. S. Surveyors
f. FRAY,
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Dir. w. w. Van PELI,
Medecin Tlectique

Medecin Tlectique. /.
Ofre ses services aux habitants %
paroisse Vermilion. ii traite comnne
cialite toutes les maladies DIES tenn
telles que, la leuchorree. feurs.blanes
etc. Son bureau est a Abbsville.
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BRIDGE STORE

ABBEVILLE, La.
KEPT BY W. R. ELLIS.
The Bridge Store has every
article in the dry goods and gro
Gerry line and are offered at very
moderate prices
There you can find everything
from a
NEEDLE to a GRINDSTONE
A full and new supply of
Dry Goods Fancy Goods
Notions Clothing
Hats Caps
Boots Shoes
/ Stationery
G r &C E r l e S:
Flour, Meal,
Grits, Rice,
Coffee, Tea,
Sugar, Syrup,
Oil, Vinegar,
Salt,
Black Pepper,
Canned Fruits,
Lard, Ham,
Bacon, Mess,
Shoulders, Sides,
Sardines, Goldfish,
Mackerel, Pickles,
Olive, Mustard,
Yeast Powder, Potatoes,
Dried Apples, Onions,
Butter, Cheese,
Candles,
Starch,
n L So
Cutelry,
-Crockery,
Tinware,
Earthernware,
Axes,
HelveS,
Brcoms,
Nails,
Shot,
Powder,
and
Caps.
Call at the
Bridge Store
and you will be convinced thai
cheaper goods cannot be bought
Ielsewhere.-decl5-'77.
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MOBLEY & CO. j. NJ. ROBINSON.
NEW ORLEANS
Lightning Rod Works
find General Factory Agency,
Reorgnnized
j. MI.
Of Florida Weneral agent.
Formerly of Savannah Lightning
Rod Factory Is years ago. Has
had 20 years experience in this
Branch Of Business,
Manufacturers, MUentors, importers
and Dealers IN all Kinds Of
LIGHTNING RODS AND
LIGHTNING ROD NATE
RAILS.
The Oldest Established Company
South and the only house of the
kind in South western Country.
"Robinson's Silver Gables" a
speciality. These Gables are con.
tinuous, having no joints. They
are the safest protector against
lightning ever invented. This
Company has been, is now, and
will be, for the remainder Of this
year, through the western and
northern parishes of Louisiana
represented by its gentlemanly
statesmen Messrs. E. E. Anding, o!
La ; S. W. Greene. Of Miss E. G
Pritchard, Of S. c., G.. G. PIitch
ard, Of S. G and J. NJ. Robinson
of Fla. This Company puts uf
the Silver Cables and all Other
Rods cheaper than they were evel
offered to the Public before
Skillful workmen employed
Orders promptly attended to ano
satisfaction guaranteed.
Ofice,2 1913 St. Charles St., cor
Calliope. june 23-6m.
New Orleans.
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REMINGTON
Sewing Machines.


No Machine has sprung so. ra-
pidly into favor as possessing just
the qualities needed in a family
Machine--namely': LIGHT RUN
MING, SMOOTH, No1sELEss, RAPID,
DURABLE, with perfect Lock
STITCH.
Witbin the past year important
improvements have been added
and no trouble will be spared in
keeping the REMINGTON a head OF
all competitors.
Agents Wanted in all Unoccupied
Territory.
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r. BEER,

COMMISSION MERCHANT,
For the sale of
Cotton s; Sugar, Hides, Wool and
Moss, and all kinds Of Country
Produce.
NO. SO OLD LEVEE STREET.
New Orleans, La.
All consiguments of Poultry. Egg,
6eeswax. Tallow, Etc, disposed OF to best
advantage. All orders promptly attend
ed to.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-02
A Nuit tor Fire Damages.

NEw YoRK, August l.-ChArles Mon
tague, on complaint Of George Clarke, oi
Springfield, was lodged in jail in default
81 $4,000 bail In . suit brought by
Clarke for $40, 900 damages for property
burned BY Montagus's Tenants Mutual
Aid Society, Of which Montague Is al
legged to have been an active member.
Clarke Ia said 10 be the largest land owner
10 this State, owning between 10000 and
6O,000 acres. The affidavit Of Clarke sets
forth that be became possessed Of the
lands through grant BY The Colonial
counsel to Wm. Cory and others. The
associates OF CORY transferred the undi-
yided moiety 70 George Clarke, an anees.
ter Of the present owner. The Mutual
Aid Society wa formed. Fires have
constantly occurred up TO the present
time, and property worth Thousands Of
dollars has been destroyed, and il is be-
lieyed that the Society still exists,
although its movements are conducted
with the striciest secrecy. The afidayits
Of the detectives recite 4 conversation had
with the people Of Charleston Four Cor.
ners, and state that on several OCCASIONS
Montague admitted to them that the sole
object Of the Mutual Aid Society was the
OF Clarke's property. To bind
lie members the Society had oaths with
the penalty Of death for their violation.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-02

Workmsn are now engaged in remov.
ing from the base Of the Washington Mon.
ument the aecumIations and debrl Of .
quarter Of century, preliminary to the
resumption Of work upon that long neg.
Iected and dreAry pile Of masonry. We
fear that we are destined to Zee the
completion Of II in accordance with the
modified plan; the discordant and bar
barbarous conception OF the Pantheon
at IL base having been replaced BY Mr..
Meades terraced and bAlustrated esplAn-
ade, and the proposed height oil six
hundred feet for the central obelisk hAy-
ing been reduced TO four hundred and
eighty Eve, At which elevation II still
will oyertop by Eve feet the highest
structure now existing. But a the
spire Of Cologne Cathedral will, when
completed, rise some twenty siI feet
above our republican monument, and
there il no knowing what superior er-
ial heights the effete monarchies Of
Europe may think il worth their while
TO attain with steeple or dome, fifty or
q hundred feet will be added doubtless,
II the money holds out, to the great re-
publican obelisk, in order that it may
still stsnd pre.eminent in this respect il
in no other. The Gentlemen Of the Wash
ington Monument Association, II they
really decline TO submit to public compe-
tition the form which this conspicuous
testimonial should ultimately assume,
and II they really prefer to retain the ss-
sentisl features Of design made some
thirty Eve years ago, when there was lit
tie or NO art in the country, will doubtless
save themselves an infnity Of yexation,
labor and delay, but they will have irrey-
ocably lost n great opportunity. We
again, on behalf Of the high interests OF
art, commend this subject TO their care
ful revision. 1t may not yet be too late.
AreAite1.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-02
Tine war win the Indians.

San FRAscrRco, August la Silver
City dispatch sAys: Two scouu OF the
party Of six have reached here from the
vicinity OF Sucker Creek. The scouts
met = partysof. hostiles and killed the
Piute Chiefs. Big George and Pretty
Johnny. They report JEFF Carter and
seyen'up.Harry undoubtedly killed.
Volunteers leave here tonight for the
vicinity Of Brdnesu. Scouts have been
sent in various directions the past q
hours. As yet no body Of Indians lar
ger than 2l0 in number have been dis
covered at any point. .--.t,
The Indians are faiding allthfough the
Snake River and Osghu country.
The driver Of the Boise stage, who was
wounded yesterday Is dead. --s.....
Mr.. Cheeseman is reported dead
There ,iS heavy itiug 10 the direction oI
camp Lyon No. 2. The country Is being
swept Of Gock by the Indians.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-02
: MELLOW FEyEk;5
nirid Qnarantine at Memphis

AAklu NuAtAhAuC 80 AAt1'
MExrHis, August 1.-The quarantin.
against freigh, and Itrayeliers from NeN
Orleans and Vicksburg, L. being rigdlJ
enforced. Freight by rail being detained
ten days at Whitehayen, Miss., and By
river At Presidents Islsnd quarantine
At meeting Of the Board OF Health th'
following action was taken:
ResolTed, that the Health Officer be EN-
powed 10 employ three agents to act a
detectives at Genada, Miss, Grand iunct
ion and Milan, Tennessee, to notify al
passengers coming from New Orleans
that they win not be permitted TO entei
the city OF Memphis.
RGs0fred, that no passengers or bsggags
from New 0rleans, or Vfcksbure, By
steamboat or rail, will be permitted L
enter the city OF Memphis until tnrthel
notice.
NEw ORLEANS, August 1.-The Boart
Of Health report "a new cases and sever
deaths in the past "a hours.
Csc1ssA1I, August LA negro diet
1t the hospital to-day Of yellow lever, anc
4 man from New Orleans waa semitic the
hospital for'treatment for the same dis
The colored man who died here haG
but recently arrived from NeH. oflsans..
Lou1syrILE, August l.-Rarray Carol
n striker on The steamer Mary Houston,
New Orleans packet which arrived 1
week ago, is sick in New Albany with, I
pronounced case OF yellow fever. He il
recovering undertreatm Thesteam
er has been tnmigated. C. J 1 f-A
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Durant After Thief Tappan :
How the Latter Attempts 10
Cover His Crimes.

BosToS, August 1.-Henry +. DuraDi
has issued = statement relative 10 the
Affairs Of the Boston Belting Company.
He denounces the attempt OF Tappan to
shield himself At his expense as 3 shame
ful outrage. and says: "He is not content
with stripping me, vile and relatives Of
our money and destroying the stock that
Mr.. Cheeyer and ! owned to the value of
from $3.50, 900 TO $500, 900 "a we'll as fail.
ing our New York Company. he is now
endeavoring 10 cover mp his crimes by
slandering me.!' Ase
Mr.. Durant states that the circum.
stances under which the credit Of the New
York Betting Company was impaired
were by having too many notes on the
market. he was induced to make bar.
gain with Tappan which Ia characterized
"a shylock bargain.
Durant details the circumstances Of
Tsppans representing to him the embar-
rassments Of the Boston Betting Company
In 1877 and 4 loan by himself and Cheeyer
Of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars
and says, ! also indorsed and guaranteed
for the Boston Betting Company for Eve
hundred and forty-nine thousand five
hundred and ninety-six dollars, and this
attrocious slander is Tappan's gratitude
for an assistance. -.a0--
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-02
Indian. Attack n stage.

SAN FRAscrsco, Angus. LA Boist
City dispatch says: The stage from Bois,
City 10 Silver City was attacked by In
disns, near Mondays Ferry, Snake river
The driver was shot through the body
but brought the stage to the ferry. A
guard Of Eve soldiers at the ferry ant
the employees at the station were ex
changing FIRE with the Indians when the
stage left. A body Of volunteers have
left here for Snake river, and anal
detachment Of troops from Fort Boise
are en- route for Mondays Ferry.
A Boise City dispatch says that Gen
Howard with the main body Of troops was
at Rock Canyon last night, IN pursuit oI
the Indians who attacked the stage yes
terday. The Indians were estimated &c
be about 200 in number, and have gone
upsmoke river towards Bruneau Valley
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-02
Mother and child murdered.

ST. LOUIS, August LA special from
Alton, ILL.,, says: The dead dody Of 4
mulatto woman, named Belle Debreau
and her child, four years old, we're found
In . cabin IN the woods. three miles
from the city to-day, with the brains q
both beaten out An old negro named T
Boles, the woman's steptAther, and 4
white man named Wm. White, were ar
rested on suspicion Of being concerned In
the murder, bat At last accounts there
seemed 10 be no direct evidence thai
either Was guilty Of the crime.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-02
Wife.Hurder and suicide.

San FRANcIsco, August This alter.
noon Henry Droge, . German grocery
man, shot and killed his vile At the res
idence and In the presence Of his sister
and her husband, With whom Mrs. Droge
had taken her residepee on account ot
Droee's incorporate habiu. Droge, after
killing his wife, blew his own brains out.
The set was due TO Mrs. Droges rein.
sal 10 return 70 her husband. The mur.
dered woman il an American and the
mother Of three young children.
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aiIAL CADErsIIIP.

WlLsO~RuRa, ". Va, July 30.
nd Es5a, Editor, of Gs FT,t oDu~s,.
AAl hEna:
GrInn:-I have continued the
malaliiou Ot applicants for appoint.
1.sI ,...! o. Sadst % We.t Point, until
August ID Al CiAtksburg.
:. ~. been informed BY the Secretary
"a Navy that there will BE- twenty. Eve
!oeaS HsA appointed 10 The Naval 1cad.
,LS,GAnllFoli', ,S..lsA. a. cadet engineers from
=. s.%a1If! ! n large. These appointments
~ - E alas y Ihs Navy Department, and
S'. IN lie Candidate must moi be updel
M IN S0' over tSenIy yeArs old, and
s,.ei.. $ '.I required TO certify on AoaOr 10 biz
sosI; rs1S is' OeIO'e hi. examination. Th,
i,tt.,oe isalloe must be accompanied BY sat
S.,HS ~, T'd.1ee !; Of moral character anC
~, .lI9 Information regarding dat,
tot.,. ~ lA sdOeatioGll advantages here
~; ~ eeH!et. Candidates who reeeiy,
I. IsIi.''0C S sill present themselves /,
a. II tfnis'tadeni Of the Academy OF
~ 5, ~. "a oi September Tor examination d
era. a Qualifications Tor admission. Th,
,sS,.a SlaSn vii be competitive; and
,5.,lS'' -. :. The following: Arithmetic, Al
s,i'Se'0OsA IN equations Of thefrst degree
P,iIo.S's0Na ots0aSIy. ROdimeutary Natura
E.,si.IP iEi.SPS! y Reading. Writing, Spelling
~ HiAHust, EngIish ComposiIioI
,si,si - fPa!. Candidates are also re
si,I.,sS,A0S & = 'A0S lair proficiency 10 pen
tr,j.,ssa ,jsal9g and TO produce satisfactor,
Si,a St q neeh.uicAl aptitude. OtheI
F,.,I,.. selag y equal, Candidates having Ii,
sssi Ss.tli s.tli lHd experience in the prac
pSisls5 sls5''sdse OF machinery will Be ap,
wi uIIl.e.'s' lsaSs' must be physically sound
IN la aad Of robust constitution,
IN ,s,l, - lP.ti!eaIArs and also blank Iorm,
Il Hsi IslSoo v can be bad BY applicat,or
t6s I'm W. ", Thompson. Secretary q
M, Washington, D. c,
s,s,,ol PG'n!neOt ia not under IN,
hNisI,'aee aee ! only write this letter 4
!oO.E '''SlliOa ''a,Ii upon this subject to d,
VSOS ~. ,sueato % Of The district, many o
ave written TO me,
Very Respectfully,
4. WuSOH
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8Y TELEGRAPH:
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT. ;
70 THE DAILY 1W7E4LlsEEcEa
GENERAL NEWS. )
pEEa 8
Tho House Committee on Labor e
Session. -Workinames Exam :
aminsd asto Their, Wants.
Machinery ths sussboao,,. ba,i ief Labor.
An Atheist Who Wants Other Peo-
pie Sworn. But WilbNot
Swear Himself. z
" {
Mr.. schwab, the Communist, VIII
Present His Views Another Day. :
Political Conventions and Nomina-
.tions. a4zHsas 6.
=
Storm Damages BY Land and Sea.
/ hi a-t :
/ Eoil Fire at Petersburg. :
= E7s=
IN
Mr.. schwab, the Communist, VIII
Present His Views Another Day. : ;
Political Conventions and Nomina.
~ .tiOns. a'"'as s:
storm Damages BY Land and Sea.
Eotl Fire at Parkersburs.
PARKERsBuRG
Great Fire in I,rogress.

PARKERsBuko, August 1880 P. N.
spoeial to the IntsllIGeneer: :
FIRsr pIsPATcH,
A FIRE has jnst broken out in the Cam
den company'siAcid Factory and Oil
Refinery. 'Present indications are thai
there will be a terrible conasgration. -
sIcoSD plsPATcH. =
Ats:4O o'clock tonight the Acid Work.
Of Ra,hbone & Flood were iet;on fire 3,
The explosion ot=a lamp. and totally de
stroyed. The loss ia estima,ed st thirty
thousand dollars. The property was IN
cured for fourteen Thousand. Companies
unknown. 2 Ha&zI :
By the most strenuous, effort on th.
part Of the Fire department. the Camden
oil refinery was saved. The'Aeid Work,
were supposed TO hsve beenufre proof
but the flames licked them MP like finder
- H.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-02
AJournaiistic Change.

CoLuMBuS D., August LA change il
the Ohio SiaIe Journal Ia announced, where
10 George E. RosS Of London, and s
FIeckinger, OF Dayton, obtain one-tWelLt
interest each, and will be connected viii
the editorial stat. The sale was made OF
q yalustion OF $4,000. A. W. Francisco
rstaina the general management. Gen
eral Comfy retains his one'third interest
The Journal t9 the only morning paper
and has control Of the morning Associa
tad Press sdispatches.- ...'-...--.-4.-
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Reenninre oi Texna NioelE.

e1LTEsToS, TExAs, August 1.-The
NasS San Antonio special, dated July
Is, saya. LieutenanL Kelley. with de-
taehmsut Of United States cavalry, crossed
The Rio GrAnde, near The month OF 81.
Felipe Creek, to recover stolen stock.
On The trail Oi the raiders be passed near
,ha town Of Las Vseas where he was
iSined BY The Alcalde Of the town and
other Mexicans, Who asaistsd 10 the re-
eoyery ofl7oaftls sndoDs hose.sa .
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-02
RErURNlSG CUBANS.
Questions OF TitIe.

NEW YoRK, August Ian Havana
letter says: Many emigrAuts returning
peniIess 70 Cuba are claiming the protec.
lion Of the Government and difficult
questions are rising between persons who
reclaim their former poseeAsions aud
those who have old credits against them
or are actual owners Of the property.
These question: will have TO be settled
BY tribunals and will Be obstaeles in the
way Of rapid reconstruction. Il sdecIeed
that all GOVeFnment ofieers shall be
regularly paid hereafter, buI a reduced
raIes, and the clergy will be invited 70
reduce their allowances. l8'' +l-'i. "
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-02

PHnApEIPHIA, PA, August 1.-Two
heavy rain storms, accompanied BY thun.
der and lightning. swept over the city
this evening, doing considerable dam
age 70 the Exhibition buildipgs and
goods containued therein. A Aportion ot
the roof Of WaunamGker's estGbliahmens
fell under the weight Of water, bot
only one salesman was Slightly injured.
Cellars we're flooded level with the street,
In many places doing immense damage to
goods stored. CulVerts were ehoked
trees blown down and roofs demolished
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DEsMoINEs, To-, August I.-Warren
Cooper, brother TO the Postmaster Of
Wintersel, Madison county, was killed
BY lightning yesterday while stacking
hay. His companion Mr.. Hildebrand
was severely stunned. Two horses were
killed and the stack set on Gre.
The amphitheAter and judges stand At
the Fair Grounds at Wintersel were to-
tally destroyed BY the storm last night.
Other damages, but generally Of triAing
character, are reported from along the
river. The severity OF the storm WH
very uauBual and some fears are enter
tanned Of damage TO the crops.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-02

oUuuu dHthkLS VI uhA4N hlANEbs
HEsRY, ILL, Angus. 1.-The Danley
elevator, owned BY Nicholson & RuliAou,
was struck BY lightning during theter:
rible thunder storm last night and burned
TO the ground, together with the eoutents,
over 10000 bu.hels Of grain. The ware:
house vas worth $4,000 aud the grain
$4,000. Insurance SO, 900 On building
and s. 900 on grain.
- .PLANISa MIL BURNED. -
DAVENPORT, IA, August l.-Dnring 8
severe thunder storm lA.t night Volk 4
Co.'S planning mill, at Rock leland, wa
struck BY lightning and burned 10 the
ground. Los, s2s, 900; insurance, SIC, 900.
NEw ORLEANS. August LA Ere orig.
mating 10 LeyPs dollar store, at l$I
Canal Street, almost totally destroyed his
stock, estimated At $4,000. Insured In
foreign offices for $4,000, Phillip Wer.
lein, musical instruments, damaged BY
water 10 about $1,000; FredeFson q
Harle, druggists, all perishsble goods,
damaged by water; insured. The total
loas r estimated at about 100000. The
origin is unknown. irf ~ s.s1A aft
sl1r LAX, 1Auyp5t 1.2The mining
town Of Alta, ID Little Cottonwood, was
almost entirely destroyed BY Gre this NJ.
tetnoon. Los unknown. s.r.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-02
TURKEY.
Turkial Ofiiessls on The Run.

BossIA, August 1.-The Turkish oti,
eills and the Austrian Consul General
have aed from SerajAVo on account oi the
menaeing attitude Of the populAce: 1t Il
stated that the troops after crossing The
riVer safe we're fred upon BY the united
MohAmAdons and Christians, who are
expected to occupy the dedles leading to
Herzegovina ~ The AuStrians advance.