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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-31
Nsv York.

NEW YORK, July 23.-3O0 r. M.-Cotton
|-Qniet. Flour UNCHANGED; receipts 1000
bbls; sales 1000 bbls. Wheat-1<(alc bet
ter; receipts al 900 bus; sales 5000 bus; No.
2 spring seller August 1t $l.O2. Rye-Quiet,
but frm. Corn-xc better; receipts lis, COO
mixed. Barley-Nominal. Oats-Steady; !;
receipts A. 900 bus; sales 81, 900 bus At s2@
34c for mixed western; 3lX@37c for white.
Pork-Firm; at $40. .25S SlO.5O. Lard--Quiet;
at $7.20@ 7.25. Whisky AT tf.O7. PetroIe-
um-- Crude Mt SIC; refined 10Ac.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-31

A SPECIAL chart of the polar
regions has been made in London for Mr..
Bennett, whose expedition, next year, is
togo to Behring strait. The warm current
flowing north through the strait is rep
resented as sweeping round the north
west coast of America, one arm of. it
going north by the west side of Bank
land to so degrees north latitude. No
doubt this is the direction which it is
intended the expedition will take. Kel-
lett land, at the north entrance to the
strait, is extended into great broad
island, by the east side of which this
warm current is represented as flowing.
Ii such land really exists, it will GER
tainly form excellent basis for further
operations by sledge.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-31

PROFESSOR PRoCToR says that the
Photographic work of the British expe-
ditions for observing the transit of We
nus ended in failure, 80 far as the deter.
mination of the suns distance is con-
cerned, the distance deducted from the
best measurements being nearly 100, ,OOO,-
600 miles, result hopelessly incorrect.
The last Greenwich estimate Mr.. Proc
tor regards as satisfactory approach to-
ward the value--about 92,333, 800 miles
which other measurementshave shown
10 be approximately corpast.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-31

TALBOT county, Maryland, has money
in bank and cash to lend. Recently the
commissioners made a loan of 81, 400 of
county funds on mortgage on a farm.
S1he money was lying idle, and the COM
missioners thought the test thing to do
with it was to put it at interest in a safe
mortgage. The county has several thou
sand dollars yet in bank, and there is
perhaps $20, 900 on the collectors books
for 1876 and 1877. 1t is possible the
county taxes will be less than ever be-
fore. The rate will hardly amount to
fifty cents
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-31
GENERAL.

THE international chess tournament at
Paris is concluded. NJ. Seukertort, of Ber-
lin and London, receives the first prize,
having gained sixteen games with one draw
Mackenzie, of New York, takes the fifth
prize, being the winner of twelve games,
with one draw. .."
TIE land upon which the New Orleans
mint has been built has been decided to the
government, and final steps for putting the
mint into active operation will soon be
made.
The republicans of the Fifth Ohio dis.
trict, nominated VIM. Allen, of Darke
county, for congress. Hon. Charles Foster
declined the nomination for congress in the
Seventh district.
The standing OF each base ball club in the
League, at the close of the week ending
July goth, can easily be seen from the fol.
lowing table:
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-31
MilWaukAA.

MILWAUKEE, July 23--3 200 p. M-F'lour-
Quiet but firmly held. Wheat--Active and
higher: No. atssl .Os@l.09h; No. 2 al
81 .06@1.07K; July the same; No. 2 seller
August at 9l@93c; September at s5H@s73s.
CONFIRM at SOC. Oats--Steady at 25Ac.
Rye-Tame but firm at E2Kc. Barley--Ex.
cited and higher; No. 2 cash and August,
S4lS9S5c; No. new SELLER September, soc
old. S5c. Proyisions-Very dull; pork,
$9.37k. Lard-$6 95@7.25. Hogs-Quiet
at $3.95@4.2O.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-31

oLIANtN0S.
i MERCEDES left her husband 5000,
900. '.77 S q
j Mn. GRANT weighs 1ss pounds anl
! Mrs. Grant IVA.
i NAPOLEON wanted TO get Cyprus il
4 1898.
i THE Russian Jurgoes have ! sonx
/ Farewell, till We meet ct the mouth 81
the Thames."
/ A French writer, presumably mar
ried, defines trousers to be things which
men put ON and the women wear.
A FEW years ago Maine WAS the great
! numbering state in tho Union. but now
she is the sixth on the list.
| IT took eleven hundred pounds oi
ham to help make 1 Fourth Of July din
ner at Auburn state prison.
BEDBuGs are getting mp Id the world
they have been heard from on Mount
Washington.
The western people ray that lightnisg
has never been known to strike : slated
roof.
GENERAL GoRDos has purchased !
farm in Georgia of the generous siae Of
1860 acres, and Il going TO raisc sheep
upon it.
THE Twickenham villa Of the poeS
Alexander Pope, with its grounds and
the poets celebrated grotto, was recently
sold for 90. 900. ' & s''
"A MARKED change" "A silver qnar
ter with > hole in il How to make !
match-safe-Ho the head Of the match
in water.-NnSistosr{ Pa) Herald.
To the Americas boy thers is IN ~.
full, majestic difference n tha weieht
between the butt-end Of . AGh-pole ard
a hoe-handle -Syracssc G1nday 1Im0.
TWELVE years ago poor man in Oak
land, CAL, across the bay from San
Francisco, pre-empted long stretch Of
mud fats on the bay shore, erecting :
shanty there and living In IL He has
just been awarded t96, 900 gold coin for
his II years gpardianahip and his
"sguatter rights." I
"WEa1 there any aliens and strangers
among the Jews at the time OF their
Journey to the Promised Land ~ asked
the superintendent last Sunday. No,
sir,n replied the smart boy on the back
seat; "they were all TO the mamma
born.H School closed with singing.
Burlington HdUkeye.
In the house Of ! Devonshire hborey
there were lying in m ordinary hned nd
two mothers, two sons, one daugher, one
grandmother, one grandson; 6f0thcf Aast
sister, uncle and nephew, al 81 Whon
(eleven) were comprehended u four per
SONS, viz. A mother and her danghter,
each with an infant son. ,4
SENATOR THURMAN II said to be the
most unostentatious looking nfan III the
senate. He generally wears light grxy
clothes of loose and comfortable fit, in
preference to the undertaker-like suit Of
broadcloth 80 much affected " his fel-.
low-senators, and bis daily life IN Wash
ington is more like that of an honest,
well-to-do farmer than sknator. 4
FRANK and Willis Wess discpaling
which were the most economical, men or
womens and Frank seemed to be Getting
the best of the argument, when Willie
brought the argument to :
close by saying: Zone thing I know;
my father cdMnake D piese q butter 80
over more'n twice - largo . piece n
bread for me ~ mother can.
The painters 81 military SCENES Mo
desire 70 exhibit their pictpses et the
Paris exposition are naturally displeased
at the order given, both BY Tho 0esplan
and the French governments, that ~
pictures OF scenes ia the late war shall ~
admitted among the national conlfibnss
tions to the art exhibition. They hAye
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-31

MINNIE WARREN, the well known dwarf
died ct Fall River, Mss, on the 9sd inst,
in child birth.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-31
Foreign.

LONDON, July 23.--l2:30P. M.--Consols
at % 1-l6. Liverpool wheat market opens
steady; floating cargoes steady; on passage
steady; good cargoes mixed American corn,
off coast at 23s 6d(a2Is
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-31

The suspension of Vim. II. GladwiD, q
old member of the New York stock ex
change, is announced.
On the 22d instant, Mr.. John q. Tappan
treasurer of the Boston. Mass, Betting
company, resigned the position he has heli
since the organization of the company
thirty years ago. Upon the resignation oi
Tappan, f. s. Converse, treasurer of ths
Boston Rubber Shoe company was chosen
his successor, and he found the affairs in
such condition that he called a meeting Of
the stockholders and creditors on the 22d
instant, at which it was stated that Tappan
had issued notes to the amount of 5000, 600
and is also held for $4,000 on outside in.
dorsement, as treasurer, the proceeds OF
which have not been received by the com
pany. Total liabilities of the company
$s39,000; nominal assets s9so,0o0; notes
payable rs above stated $62s, 900 also ap.
peared. Mr.. Tappan, to make good the
losses to the company, the responsibility
for which rests with him, had handed over
to the creditors his entire property o: the
nominal value Of 81 ,Oo0, 900. In consequence
of the condition of affairs the company has
suspended.
THE Tuscarora Indians won the best three
out of five games of Lacrosse, defeating the
Union club, of Port Colborne, Ont, ON the
Goth inst.
1T is understood that the creditors of Jay
Cooke Co., will receive another dividend
on some $500, 600 now in the hands of the
trustee. The sum of 81, ,O0O, 900 has been re-
allied from claims due the estate.
A. NJ. DICKEY has been nominated for
congress by the Democrats of the Second
district of Vermont
SEVERAL heavy failures were reported in
New York city on the 10Th. A. NJ. Il r.
Davies, umbrella manufacturers, suspended.
Liabilities, 100000. Slate, Workman d
Co., blank book manufacturers also sus-
pended. Liabilities about 100000 On the
same day voluntary petition in bank.
ruptcy was filed by William p Tilton, iron
dealer, formerly of the firm of Gerry, Col
well d Tilton. His liabilities amount to
$4,000, of which $4,000 are Endorsements
for the Girard Tube Works & Iron Co. and
the Huntington Bolt Co. There are no
assets.
SIX cases of yellow fever were reported
at the Brooklyn navy yard, on the 18th in
stant, three of which were fatal All six
men were on the receiving ship Vermont.
+. j. OAKLEY, the cashier, who abscond.
ed with $4,000 of the Merchants Exchange
bank, New York, in 1870, was arrested in
New York city on the 18th. He has been
in Canada since the commission of the |
crime.
The English steamer j. B. Walker sailed |
from New Haven, Conn, on the 18th inst,
for Constantinople, with arms and ammu-
milton for the Turkish government. She I
had on board 20,ooo,eo0 cartridges, 1900
rifles, $4,000 sabre bayonets and, 10000
scabbards. Total value ef carge 81, ,OS5, 900.
THE case of Saylor, collector of customs
at Buffalo, N. Y, against whom charges of
immoral conduct have been made, is now
before the treasury department and is under.
going investigation.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-31

The Liberian exodus association does
not mean to abandon it's operations be-
cause of the troubles of the emigrants
on the Azor. Its president, the Rev.
Mr.. Porter, denies that the towage of
the vessel from Sierra Leone to Monro-
via, and the provisions furnished have
run the society in debt $4,000, the real
amount being only $l,250. He thinks
the Charleston Courier's correspondent,
who accompanied the colonists, has
drawn a more darkly colored picture
than the facts will warrant, and argues
that it is not the associations fault if
cmigrants, disregarding its warnings,
make change of country without ade-
quate means for starting Alright in their
new place of abode. He is quite sure,
however, that they carried more money
han has been reported.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-31

AN English commission, of which
Chief Justice Cockburn was chairman,
has just reported on the extradition con.
troversy which engaged the English and
American government two years ago.
Their conclusion sustains the American
view in every respect, and will undoubt-
edly furnish the basis for the negotiation
of new treaty on the terms which our
government has formally proposed.
Criminals will be surrendered freely, ex-
cept for religious, political or merely
local oftenses, without condition as to
their trial for cause not specified in the
indictment. The criminal is entrusted
in short to the honor of the government
which asks for his surrender, and it is
presumed that under civilization he will
get no more than his deserts.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-31

IT may possibly be a satisfaction to
some people to learn that our English
cousins are our companions in the misery
of this heated term. The English papers
report singular effect of the excessive
heat on the railway metals between
Wigan and Manchester, on the London
and Northwestern line. Near Plat.
bridge station the up line to Manchester
was found bulging for eight lengths in
the shape of an 5, at one point the metals
ana sleepers having been bodily moved
nearly two feet. The rails appear te
have been set to tightly, and on the heat
expanding them they had been twisted
out of their original course, causing
traffic to be interrupted for several hours
Had this state of things not been oppor
tunely discovered a serious accident
might have resulted.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-31

HE French government, it now def
hitely appears, is to discard its present
system OF bronze field guns, and have,
instead, guns of steel rings, puddIed and
cast. 1t has been under the considera
ton OF the French artillerists to adopt
the English method Of built up, wrought
iron coils, Including the muzzle-loading
principle; but this would have required
new and extensive plant Of machinery,
whereas the transition from bronze to
steel presents the substitution Of diff
,erent metal as almost the only change.
Inc preference Of the French for breech.
loading cannon is to be carried out BY
.ne application to these gums Of the
crew-relieve," or French system, and
Two kinds Of 6eld pieces are to Be pro
uuced-one rather larger than the Eng
iish nine.pounder.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-31

The Strange Z Iisappearance Of the Nsrse
/. Settlers Of 067 in Greenland.-Will
Lieut.. Schwatka Find Their Descend
ants Beyond the Ice-Fields Near the
poleP
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-08-16

DIED,


At Prairie Mer Rouge. La, July 81, 1878,
DAVID FAUX, only SON of Robert A. and
Flora Il. Eaulk, aged years and o months.
Little David was child of rare promise.
Even astranger would DO at once struck by
his prococious mind and manner, and pro-
nouncc him something remarkable. Our
hearts arc nlied with sorrow and our sym
pathies reach out to enfold the stricken
parents. Bnt ahi II we can turn to some
sacredly treasured lock of hair or pictured
face Of our own, we know that our sorrow
u light and our sympathy weak. The pa
rents alone know the full force of the desc
lation. To them the world is changed The
SUM light Is unreal !; tho trees have lost
their greennoss the sky its blue, and the
fragrance OF flowers and song of birds fall
upon sensea dullod and Unappreciatiye.
Home IS home no longer. On every hand
some little memento of the lost darling
meets the eye. and the heart bleeds afresh
must be carefully folded, and kissed, and
wept over, and put away ont of sight.
that every little step Of tais dear little life
Happy Is he who at such time can OK
claim with the stricken mother of this lit.
tie ono ssAhl darling, though thor canst
NOT come to me, still can go to thee. =
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-08-16

the plain letter OF the Divine law,
and letting such unregenerated crea-
tpres aswe are, manage the political
affairs Of this State. III they he good
Baptists, they must know there is such
a thing in human affairs as the Inevi-
table. Christ said, render unto Cesar
the things that are Csesar's, even when
Cesar was an usufper and tyrant.
May we suggest to these colored
clergymen that it better BELTS their
station and their race to tarry at
Jericho, and see the salvation which
superior intelligence and long training
mot in the jungles of Africa, or from
the descendants Of cid Ham can
bring, II IT be brought at alif The
peoples Of this stnte are at peace. Let
them remain so.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-08-16
To the Qualified Electors of the
state OF LOuisionSe
OFFICE OF srofsaAnrAy hccds
ST.seonIe and Is

OFFICE OF SEof5IARrAy needs
SyseonIe and is
New Orleans, JnSts wise
In pursuance of article lat GasS.. -,
ton Of this State, publication il MY, ~
to the voters of this State of IN a. lG'
amendments to the constitution OF Sy5o Of
agreed to by two-thirds OF the menu 3 rn.
ed to each house of the General AssessSSs
its session of 1878, and which are rcQuiN>s{ II
bio published, three months before tho
general election for Representatives tow
General Assembly, in at least one newspnSs
in every parish of this State, in which a ny
paper shall be published. Said amendmsS
appear more fully in acts Nos. 5 and tat
the regular session of the Generar eHShad
of 1873, and in act No. II of the eXtr9so,,,s,
of the General Assembly of 1878, &HS,-..
officially published for the informntfgs WI
voters, and which will be submittft we,
people at the next general electioMsAr,e.
held on the fifth day of November, (next) fs7
In such q manner and form that the poop
may vote for or. against each amendmcnts>ss
arateiy, and II majority of the votes at sa
election shall approve and ra.ify all or cit:
of said amendments the same shall becqDlS
p'''' luz 'o'''' WILL. A. sTRoNeshe
Secretary of State.
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read and Iseaect.

Think how you suffer day after day with
chills and fevers; think of your misery,
and then think how quickly you can be
cured of chil1s and fevers by taking few
DIES FEVER and AoUE RJlMEDY. This is
the best medicine in the world Tor chills
and feyers it cures every time, and never
fails; it cures when quinine and physi-
CLANS, prescriptions fail. It will quickly
cure cliills and fevers, and gives health.
Thousands have been cured of chills and
fevers by using this medicine. Get n bot
tie from G. W. McFee, and try it. You
will bless the day you try it,
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-08-16
There is a better way to Enjoy Life

Than to quietly suffer the miseries resulting
from Dyspepsia. If you are distressed with
Headache, Nervousness, Low Spirits, Wakefui-
ness, Palpitation of the Heart. Costiycness,
Liver Complaint, Pain in the Stomach, Bad
Taste In the Mouth, Heartburn, ETC., seek that
comforting relief that always comes from Sing
Parker's Ginger Tonic, and you will be aston
when freed from pain and suffering. Protect
also your little one from Cholera Infantum,
and yourself and family from sudden attacks
of Collie, Cramps, Dysentery or Cholera Nor
bus. by keeping this superb corrective and
invigorant always OF hand, Buy a $ 90 bottle
from G. w. McTee, or sample bottle al
Is cts, and test its merits.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-08-16


s.s.o " .onisiaps Parish OF ouachIta. :.
u iift 2 seentil District Court.
- sthn AZ Parker
r. .Atre. Mary q. Adams Z -
! OF Y writ OF seizurc and sale
i, i, Yaea sfrs4tA -taiss honorable Fourtoonth
z SUIT yo soized and VIII ofia,.
y -. ., AZ y 1Sssr az tho Court House II,
IS ~ ~ aioaroe wfthin tho. hours I,,..,.
tfpSA ~ 90. W On =.
80 - iss.ss.,r dur, august ~, Iazs..
100 toslaoyylnE dassribed property to-,ujt.
u, s sses ..nan s.s Of ground IN tho citv of
nrccl w r14Hre number soventan,, ~,
Nssrr- Sss.taHsr,s and IJubbarI,s a.,,iia
Stop ',,iessgsn s.S ~ the cornor of Wnsi,-
ton, e. ahifu htreets; thenco runni,,r
ipgton sss ~ xst ,cua hundred and twontvs
alczS TIL = vs lfrS, tss limo Of lot soisi r.
five loot, ssf thence along the line
n ssi sq ~ Il s = ssr, asfsssii
the..se parallel With Third street to corne,
thonce at = right anglo with tho limo lisi
described westerly forty foot, moro or less
tfonce In q limo parallel with Third street
and on tho division limo of said Delery LOT
and in a southerly direction one hundred
and Twenty-Five feet TO Washington strool
to the place of beginning--with all the
buildings and improvements thereon.
Seized as the property of Mira. Mary q
Adams, and Will DO sold TO satisfy said writ
OF seizure and sale and costs.
Terms of sale, cash, with the benefit o
Dc T. p. RICHARDSON, sheriff.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-08-16

We ask atten4toty to the calls pub-
.lishcd to-day Ora meeting of tho DEM
ocratic voters OF the Monroe ward, on
the 24th, and also for q general mass
meeting Of the Democrats OF the parish
on the 10th, to ratify the action of the
recent Democratic State Convention.
II is incumbent upon Ouachita parish
to ratify the action of the remaining
parishes in the State, and we shall ex-
pect to see this parish come manfully
up, to their rescue. Like some OF the
machinery of our power press, Ouachita
has been n little eccentric. It is related
of Artemus Ward that the heartiest
laugh he ever had, was over an old
Hgrindstone, on plantation near Lake
Providence, one side OF which was
nearly worn away by hard grinding,
and which when set in motion bobbed
and jumped like a proud, hip-shot
darkey in walking. Ouachita has been
eccentric somewhat like the fore
wheel Of a. buggy we saw on DeSiard
street, Monday, just from the Associa-
ton. or the three other wheels, none
followed this particular one-it was
Independent. Ouachita parish pro-
poses, now, to step to the front, and
make manly fight for constitutional
liberty and for tho complete and final
redemption of this down-troddenS State.
The issue is made as Thoughts to have
been and our people rejoice even over
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-08-16
MISCELLANEOUS.
BEHEN'S
SEWING MACHINE EMPORIUM,
MONROE, La.

MONROE, La.
The public will find it greatly to their
advantage, before purchasing elsewhere, to
examine my stock of Sewing Machines,
which / am now prepared to offcr for CASH
at the following exceedingly low prices. !
Stewards New Family, Singer style...$3s 90
shuttle NOR NOR boiobin used ~ SO 90
Wilson's Improved, very latest style. 20 90
Howe. ......... 81 90
Weed ............ ......................... 26 90
Grover a. Baker...... -. ........... 25 90
Wilcox ~ (3ibbs....,.......... ............ 16 90
am no longer anybody's !" agent" but
l,uv and sell Exclusively for CASH, and
keep constantly on hand Needles, Oil
Shuttles, Betting and Attachments for all
Sowing Machines. "a EftkS
gB-I employ no agents and run no
wagons.
At Mealy's Photograph Gallery.
August i, 1878. BIN
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-08-16
CUoCEssION SALE.
state OF Louisiana, Parish or ouachita,
3HtEst ~ - Parish Court. ~

Succession of Il. n. Kofchkiss-
: BY virtue OF an order issued from tho
Hon. Parish Court, bearing dato July 30th,
1873, and to me directed as sheriff OF said
parish, / will offor for saIo mt public auction
at the door of tho Court House In tho city
OF Monroe, within the hours prescribed by
~ SATURDAY., September 7th, 1878,
tho following described property. to-wit /:
A lot OF ground, with tho buildings and
improvements thereon, situatcd In the city
of Monroe, In your said parish and State.
Commencing at the lower corner OF Grand
street of the lot owned by Moses ~. Ed
wards, and running south along said street
thirty.threo feet iSinohes, TO the upper
| line OF Gross lot, and thence bctwcon par
alioI lines 70 the river, being tho satile lot
acquired by fiortgagor from Robert EndonI
as oor act of sale datod 2Ist April. 1870,
recorded in NotariaI Book s., page 400.
Terms of sale, cash, at not less than
appraised value. an.
- ~ HIs-lIArtDSON. -.