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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-04-27
Jewels OF the Crown.of scotland.

At Edinburg, Scotland, some years since,
the Jewels of the Crown were locked in q
box, that box in another, and so on, until
they were supposed to be burglar proof.
They were then locked up in the vault of
the castle, there to remain for one hundred
years, the keys being placed in mortar and
fred into the sea. Scarce fifty years passed
by, and the modern lock picker opens the
vault and boxes without trouble. So the
science Of medicine, when studied with the
aid of chemistry and the microscope, becomes
plain and simple, and diseases that were
regarded incurable generation ago, now
readily yield to remedies employed by the
modern and progressive physician. A decade
OF years since, and women were taught to
believe that their peculiar diseases and
weaknesses were incurable; but now hum
dreds and thousands of once bedridden
women in the United States will testify to
the fact that DR.. Plerce's Favorite Prescrip.
ton has effected their perfect and permanent
cure. ...
TOLEDO, OHIO, Dec. s, 1876.
DR.. R. V. PIERCE, Buffalo. N. Y:
Dear Sir-About five years since my wife
was taken sick, and though we employed
the best physicians in our city, yet she
Aradually grew worse, so that she was COM
fined to the bed. Every remedy had tried,
or could find, failed to cure or even give
relieF. At last procured bottle of your
Favorite Prescription and to my surprise it
gave almost instant relief, and with little
perseverance, an entire cure was effected.
& Ever gratefully yours,
GEO. BODENMTLLER.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-04-27
HIeHLY IMPoRTANT TO r'ARnEps :

HIGHLY IMPORTANT TO FARMERS
The manufacturers of Sheridan's Cavalry
Condition Powders inform us that their pow.
der viii efeetually prevent hog cholera and
all other diseases in hogs, and that they will
increase the size and weight one quarter.
Large discounts to persons owning two to-
three hundred hogs.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-04-27
Reliable Hprx xaoz,aa. EEnuna

Amy one needing dry goods of any kind will
consult their own interest BY sending to B. f.
Devices, 725 Chestnut ST., Philadelphia, for
samples of their goods, as they have but one
price to all, and that price is always below
the market. SAMPLES sentfIee on application
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-04-27
Simmons Liver Regulator.

BannmOns' Liver Regulator has been in use
for half century. and there is not single in
stance record where it has failed to effect cure
when taken in time, according to the directions.
1t is without doubt the Greatest Liver N1edi-
cine i'm the World; is perfectly harmless. being
carefully compounded from rare roots and herbs,
containing no mercury or any Injurious mineral
substance, 1t takes the place OF quinine and Gallo
mel and has superseded these medicines in places
where they have heretofore been extensively used.
Procure q bottle at once from your drugg list; do
netdelay; give il fair trial, and you will be more
than satisfied with the result obtained
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-04-27

Rice is more largely grown and con-
sumed as human food than any AZ
cereal. It is said to be lie ,aain foo Is
one-third Of the humaa race.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-04-27
MEXICAN MUSTANG LsAlMEHe
FOB MAN AND BEAST.

Established 35 Years. Always cures Alwavs
ready. Always handy. Has never yet failed III fyty
millions haze tested Il. The whole world approve
the glorious old Mustang-the Best and Cheapest
Imminent in existence. Is cents bottle. The
Mustang Liniment cures when nothing else " Ill.
SOLD BY ALL MEDICINE vENDERs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-20
Wooden Church Steeples.

The great fire of Sunday evening taught q
lesson our builders ought long before this
to have learned II is that Of the folly and
danger OF constructing church steeples Of
wood in large city.
The Presbyterian church to the east OF the
Excelsior building, which was burned along
with it's ncighbor. though II was built of
stone, was surmounted by wooden stecple.
the spre rising from stone tower The
fire was first communicated to this stecple
| and to the roof of the church. and thence
slowly worked itself down, until the edince
was almost entirely destroyed. Suhstan-
TALLY the same thing occurred when the As
sembly Rooms in Broadway were burned,
| ten or twelve years ago. and the cathedral
ia Prince street was set aire. Not long
afterward the Lutheran church in fifteenth
street suffered in the same way from the
brands and sparks which flew from the
burning Academy Of Music.
| large share OF the spires of our city
| churches are of wood. adroitly made to re-
| semblc stone, the material OF which the walls
| of the ediices are constructed. Apart from
the architectural sham involved in this. the
wooden steeples are peculiarly liable 10 take
fire. thus rendering the churches they SUR
mount insecure. and endangering the build
ings In their vicinity. Sometimes the rea-
son this sham Is resorted to is the inability
Of the foundations of the churches to sup
port stone spires; and in other cases the
funds raised by subscriptions and mortgages
are insufficient to put them up.
| III stone church cannot be built OF n
strength equal to the sustaining OF steeple
OF the same material as the body of the edi-
flee then the church should get along with
out any steeple. If the trustees Of the
church are unable TO raise money enough Ia
put up spre Of stone. they ought 10 70
without a spire until the cash Is forthcom-
ing A steeple, If II is artstically con
structed l. a very handsome ornament; but
it. beauty does not compensate for it, lnse
curity owing to it, liability To catch fire
and endanger the buildings in the ncighbor
hood Besides. temple for divine worship
should not be a sham.
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The Republicans al Albany.

No political party ever lost anything 10y
dealing fairly and squarelv with the people
The Republicans Of this State have made
great mistake in not being honest in the
matter Of the apportionmcnt. For two ses-
sions of the Legislature the Republican
members have allowed THOMAS q. ALvoRD
TO organize and carry through schemes for
bringing the two Houses into deadlock,
and thus preventing the passage of any APP
poltionmcnt act.
This course of conduct has brought the
Republicans into discredit Honest and in
teligent men look upon it as thinly-dis-
guiscd mode Of evadng the Constitution and
cheating the two largest cities in the State
out Of their rights. The Republican party
Of New York cannot AFFORD to have such n
well-iounded charge stand against them
through another election.
ALvoRD seems to he getting his sappers
and miners in line again, and he talks arro-
gantly of what he will doand what he won't
do about allowing this and that county adj
ditonal members of the Assembly. The Re-
publicans In the Legislature, for the sake Of
their party, II from no higher motive
should put a mu2Zle on ALvoRD and obey
the Constitution by dealing honestly with
this question
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now TIE People ARE PLUNDERED.
And the Array Made Expensive md Useless
scnndsious Disclosures.

n
NASHlN"ioN, fep. lo'-ih' HOUSE Noih-
mittcc ON Military Affairs has adopted a course
a. a., ,.,,f,,,to, - o,.,,,,. .Ii,,ros (which
!" "9 'N"''iin''. 'i VI "''"' 'N'." ~ "
l. likely 10 yield most important results. Ihu'r
the direction of the Chairman, Gen. Banning.
.r., ,.,,, d, oi.,.,, o,,,r .,,,bo,. hos h,,, sum.
WV ~ "i' '"' ~ "''N' "'t.'"'' nos " '
moned before the committee. and int"rrogated
H. To- the nxnct amount Of his my which in cascs
=, W. ,.-t'it,... ,,,,'..,,' hi, a., ,hi.
VI ""''''s ""'"'"~ ''"o'"' r''"'"' :" ",''
city proves Ia he very murh larger than thc
uuhlished statements would lend ono to expcct.
=, T., -, t.r ,,s,an,, ,ho, s,r',oon
~ 9t""n' io' 'h7'"''' ""' '"' ISL"
Baxter. Medical Purvcyor. with the rank
II Colonel receives over SO POO while
II -, Il. l., H. 40 Eon ~,
A'' H''''i'" s""l' ~ "n'' s'''''' az"
even That Is some 300 more than was paid 10
Colonels in active service during the war He
.i,.,s H., ,n, a., ,,noo a, o-o,s lon,,n,.;,,. NV
r'o'''s III '''o "'s' p's'o i'o'v"s 'o"so'"S '"''
In addition ne gets s'O month Tor rent oil SIX
rooms. or Il $50 year The method Of ex.
800, ti,,,, L. o,o,1,r ;,,,s..o,io,, ~ ,ho ,,.o,. T.,
P'nu"uie II ""o'"'i 'i'"9i"'un ~ 'no wa, i"
which tho army - made expensive and useless
baxter lives I'm large house whose rent is slOO
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the treaty OF Paris or will modify on re-
move them. II removed, they will oh
viously he removed for all nations, and the
Black sen will be opened to all war vessels,
including our own; il confirmed, these re-
strictions would bind the United States a. Il
participating power, so that we should as
sumo fresh obligation with no advantage
whatever
Now, whether wrongly or rightly, our
country has hitherto in practice held itself
not bound by the stipuations Of 1876. Two
years after that date, when infractlons Of
the treaty were very joalously watched,
Capt. BARRON, in the frigate Wabash. pushed
through the Dardanellcs and Bosporus,
and anchored Off Constantinople. There was
commotion and criticism among the Turks,
but BARRON held that his Government was
not bound by the treaty that ncutralizcd the
Black sea and its approaches; and, without
conceding the legal point, the Porte received
the call as well meant and friendly. Why
give up the vantage ground Of this prcce-
dent, If it be such? Participation in Eu-
ropean Congress would bring no advantages
whatever; but it might bring serious obl-
cations.
rsNtH W'T' UINtulHS W w R'' ny 'llN wv
ly, it would be overbalanccd a thousandfod
by the evils of a departure from our tradi-
tional policy. Honest friendship with all
nations. entangling alliances with none"
said THOMAS JEFFERSON. in his first inaugural
address rs President; "cxcludc foreign in
trgues and foreign partialites," said JAMES
MADISON, in his inaugural address. AZ for
WAsHINGToN's counsel on this subject, the
farewell address has made IL immortal:
Europe has set Of primary Interests which 90 us
have none. very remote. relation Hence she must
he engaged IN frequent controversies the causes o which
essentially foreign To Hence. there.
fore 1t be unwse to implcate ourselves by
artificial ties IN the ordinary yicssudes OF her politics
the ordinary combinations and collisions o her friend
ships enmies. Why iorcgo the advantages ~
50 peculiar atnatons why quit e. stand uron
foreign ground' why BY Interviewing desuu, with
that Ut any pant OF Europe entace our and pros
pcry IN III, tolls OF European ambition. ryal.hip inter
est humor OF capricel'
No doubt there are statesmen at Wash
ington foolish and vain enough to look kind
~ on the suggested participation of the
United States in the European Congress: but
any practical move in that direction would
be quickly stopped by the voice of the people
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-20
viii Gov. Nichols Pardon Gen. An.
dersOny

A special telegram from New Orleans TO
cur esteemed contemporary, the Neu York
Times, printed In that Journal on Sunday
stated. on what purportcd to be the " high.
est authority" that before the sentence Of
the law is carried into effect in Gen. AMBER
SONS case. Gov. NICHOLS will interfere"
The same despatch also states that "if the
supreme Court refuses to grant Gen AMBER
SON q new trial he will be sentenced ac-
rording TO the terms Of the law; but II Is
certain that Gov. NICHOLS will at once
pardon him"
II is said that Gov NICHOLS personally
made no pledges as conditions Of hls~Deing
installed in his present Office, but that per-
sons OF influence. standing, and in the
closest relations with him, did make such
pledges, and that the Governor may now
feel himself bound TO carry them out. Color
Is given to this rumor by Mr.. KENNER. one
OF the first citizens Of Louisiana, who. when
questioned by a correspondent Of the Nelc
York Herald on the probability of the Gov
crnUr's pardoning the members of the Re-
turning Board. replied that. SO far as Gov.
NICHOLS IL concerned there has been no
such agreement made with him personally
and believe. continued Mr.. KENSER. "he
took Office without any entangling bargains
tut II Is hard to say what agreements may
have been made by political friends without
his knowledge" Except for some such
agreement, Mr.. KESNER appeared to be very
positive, the Governor would not grant a
pardon.
II Gov. NICHOLS does pardon ANDERSON,
{ will be at once understood as part Of the
bargain made by the traders in Office who
gave the Presidency TO HAYES for the po-
ittical and personal advantages which they
were TO derive from his administration
There is no other good reason for pardon
70 ANDERSON. There is no other explana-
ton Of it. Whether NICHOLS made the
bargain in person or through others, it is
all the same. 1t is bartering justice for
otfce.
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John Sherman.

1t is not difficult to understand the trouble
vi JOHN SHERMAN, or to guess at the rea-
son Of II. Considering his close connec-
ton with the crimes Of the Louisiana Re-
turning Board. and the heavy interest he
has in them, We do not wonder that he
raves, recites. and maddens over AMBER
SONS conviction.
The Great Fraud by which the country
was cheated in 1876 Will stand through all
time as the basest offence ever perpetrated
upon the rights Of a free people. 1t was ac-
companied by acts OF subordinate villainy
which aggravated its atrocity-by perjury,
subornation Of perjury, and forgery. There
was bribery in it also. The testimony OF
KENNEL, MADDOX. and other witnesses be-
fore the Congressional Committee and else
where, is direct to this point. WELLs's letter
10 WEST is q plain demand for money, and
KELLoGGs recent statement in the cloak
room OF the Senate shows how part OF II
was obtained.
But. besides the evidence crcumstantial
and positive, which shows the payment Of
money 10 the Returning Board officers, or
some OF them, there is distinct, undeni-
able, and conclusive proof of corrup-
ton and bribery IN the naked fact
that WELLS. ANDERSON, both the ne
groes, and nearly all tho clerks Of the
Returning Board. are now kept and main
tanned under SHERMAN in the Custom House.
How could this have happened unless in
pursuance Of a previous bargain? What
possible claim could these notorious rascals
have had upon the patronage Of the Adj
ministratiop. except the crimes they COM
mitted in creating IL ? 1t would have been
more honorable and less corrupt II Mr.
SHERMAN had paid for their frauds out OF
his own pocket, rather than TO satisfy them
with public money out Of the Federal
Treasury.
There can be no doubt that SHERMAN
with his train Of visiting statesmen, went
20 Louisiana for the purpose OF getting
the vote Of the State falsiiied, altered, and
forged. They succeeded through the in
strumentality Of the Returning Board. Now
the returning officers are prosecuted anC
Jne Of Them Is convicted not OF the principa
crime but Of one simple offence out Of the
many that constituted the aggregate Of tn,
Fraud No wonder that SHERMAN, as we'll al
the other conspirators. is filled with terrol
and dread by this movement 1t is the frs
rush Of the Overlooking scourge. 1t por
tends that the whole conspiracy may be laiC
bare The refuge Of lies shall be swcp
away, and the hiding place Of falsehooC
shall be uncovered.
II SHERMAN and his associates at Wash
ingtOn could. with safety 10 themselves
shake of their tools AT New orleans. the.
would no doubt leave them to their fate, am
Iously wash their hands of all completely il
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-20
lSEU.tGE GAS.
a Challenge to the Health Bomrd To Explain
whit the Poison IL.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-ST: | see
In THE Sun Of yesterday that Dr. Morris. late
Of the New York Health Board is out with tho
old. old remedy suggested and enforced by
the health authorities" and advocated by him
more than sixteen years ago" This remedy
consists of vcntilating the sewers through the
hou.r drains. by means 81 a pipe extending
through tho roof. | declare this to be u pesti-
lent iallacy. For sixteen years il has been
ncratcd. reiterated and enforced whenever
practicablc' 10y the Board Of Health. until II
has come tn be received as an indisputable
truth lay most physicians and sanitarians. And
vet Notwithstanding this great and only pann-
cea. mortality from Zymotic diseases ia not
arrested. hut sewage gas adds to its number OF
victims from year to year in constantly IN
creaSing ratio.
" it'll all the means and appliances which the
annual expenditure of nearly hall million
gives. the Board Of Health has not even told us
family OF gases, whether II IL simple. as
oxygen or hydrogen. or n compound. and II the
latter what are its constituents. assert thnt II
j. not gas Mt all. and that the poison called
sewer lsewn2cl gas can be cnectualy prevented
from entering houses.
should neither DR.. Morris nor the Board oi
Health notice this communication. and through
THE Sun tell the public what sewage gas II,
aud why IN spite OF their famous remedy pre-.
Ventahle diseases increase from year to year,
will state in n future communication what II is
in my opinion. and the remedy.
J. NJ. WOODWARD, sanitary Engineer,
21o Clinton street, brooklyn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-20

Mr. FLYNN of Brooklyn has introduced
In the Assembly a bill for the punishment
OF matchmaking. II is entitled An act 10
punish attempts to obtain money or value
by the wilful use Of threats and to declare
and define the offence OF blackmail." It's
provisions are:
SECTION | Every person who either verbally or ~
written or printed communication shah threaten To- 40
cuSe another Ut any offence shall threaten to
ncate publish, al IN any manner 10 use information
or documents statements that alleged t. h. dis
advantageous 20 the personal reputation or 10 the bust
standing at amy other person. with intent bv any
such tcanng 10 eNtort any property or 10 derive amy
pccunarN or valuable benefit whatever shall upon con
vicuon be adludgod guilty VI misdemesnor
sac ANY such lfcnce shall be known by the name
Of blAckmAn
SIC . 1us act shall extend aud he IN addition To
any existing provisions OF law upon like subject matter
which are now ia force
sFc This act shah take effect Immediately
This would be very sweeping law. II
would punish AS a misdemcanOr the threat
ening to do an act, which act itself may be
done with perfect IMMUNITY; as, for in
| stance, the business Of mercantile agencies.
| They communicate and use information and
| statements disadyantageous to the personal
| reputation and business standing Of others,
and they 10 it to derive pecuniary and valu-
| able benefit to themselves 10 wit, to OBJ
tain large sums OF money in the way of
| compensation for this information from
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THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION.
Mr.. Watterson'- Hecoiiection-Mr. Tnden's
Wnr Against Ii.

Louisville. Ky. Feb. l9.-Ilrferring editor-
ally To Mr. eWIus promised despatch, the naoit,J apsd
hi, muruing contain, the following Ia the end tie
complete history of the acknowledgement of the Demo
cratic campaign amer the election OF Mr. rdcn will
fold itself II viii then be found that Mr. Iden hun~lf
opposed ~" Electoral h and made his opposition
sufficiently distinct to Mr. Hewitt, that Mr. Hewitt sup
pressed Mr ndens despatch and went ahead m spite oi
Ms master and that but that It was Unsafe to>wHp horses
IN tio middle OF the stream Mr. Hewitt would have been
superseded IN the middle OF January"
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To THE EDIroH OF THE SuN-Sif: At tho be.
ginning o the late war there lived 3Sl last Fourth
street widow Alice brady and her Three q
'nrn volunteered in the war :" the Union. and almost
the MT man g. tall at Bnll Run Patrick Brady 4
after BERNARD. another SON was Killed NJ Mine Run
station nud Thomas another ,on. AFTER cr> ing huuor
hi,. d>h. sed "a account ~ wound. ami sickness,
only drop dead AT his mohrrs iert shortly aii'r las
rrtlru Two other drd In The mean Time ami ga
FRIDAY. Feb -. John i Brady, Young man 81 much
lroiui.c ami tte last OF The sous. hurried ~ 'Atafs
Cemetery. The at the grave. with iiv uscd Won.r
W,triiN the tomb. tears ,n m, eyes ni even
lthdi.I kni a. 4-isrs hrright the nld Tdy tack 20
hf desuitr hnur. - East FOURTH street. tor size hAi
tlstu uf fl small -lli - ger week - what
NAM oHE =, b. H. "
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In the House. yesterday, contested clcc-
ton ease from Louisiana was made the peg on
which 10 hang another political debate. HALE
and GARFIELD held forth ON the in.;ratitude of
the South, the bad return il was making for all
HAYEss kindness, it- inildely to lis engage
ments. the persecution of the Returning Board.
and the impossibility Of carrying out policy
Of Cancellation If this sort Of thing WASH I
stopped. Both HALE and GARFIELD acknow-
edged that they were for the HAYES pol
icy ut the oustar, but both have had
their faith in ii rudcly shaken. Both
are persuaded, also. that these proseou-
tions in Louisiana menace HAyEs's title. Mr..
CLyMER of PENNSYLVANIA bids the people Of
Louisiana go ahead and probe the Fraud TO the
bottom; while Mr.. DAVIS of North Carolina in
sists that, II there was a compact not 10 punish
forgery and perjury. all the parties to it belong
in state prison.
The silver eanD n divided sssinst itaAlt
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1t seems that some people have had their
individual share Of the national vanity
Initiated by the alleged Russian suggestion
Of American representation at the approach
ing peace Congress in Europe.
l; would be the height OF folly for US to
accept such an invitation AZ u maritime
power this country is no doubt Interested
IN the rules Of Euxine navigation; but there
IS no reason why our war vessels should
need 10 go through the Dardanelles in the
iuture any more than in the past. And
should they So need. the United States
would be in better position for sending
them thither by refraining from the Con-
sress than by taking part ia it. The Con.
grass will either conhrm the restrictions O.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-20

1t IL very generally remarked that Bayarl
ralor Will hr great improvement on Bancroft DAVIS AZ
MWl.i'rtn - ran
Nr laN4.r arrstands coloqual German. French AM
Ru.-f iui .priN, tho finnish Ian. uLpc Will great IT,
rNN. No. rnd some man. ana hc Miuhc great uthH
mruti ihr trnanc0urt licis umHu cod nae po,tr an,'
n h- -aw runaway horSe dd-iuis tar u.h the Wilhelm
.tIi-~e lu k,r.n Mlh uf crown lriirp. ice would ~
uuW naud VIII, tWuc columns ui hrdut..n uovtrN.
such nuu wall prove insaluah, 10 the 'ruhu tSuIA
and Wc uust that he VIII hc cuunrmp AZ once
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-20

II has always been II favoritc contriv-
ancc Of short-siehted and unprincipled rulers.
when money was scarce with them. 10 dehase
the coinage. But 1t never did any good that
WINS not promptly countcrbaanced by the evil
OF it. II the dollar was reduced in value one
half and still called and declared dollar. it was
instantly found that 1t would buy hut half dol
lars worth. and thus the object of liz issue was
AT once frustrated. We may make ninety-ccnt
dollars till we are black in the face. but not one
II them Will ever buy a hundred cents worth
Of anything