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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-29

...@ OFFICE BOARD OF HEALTH. /
- ."5@ New Orleans. August %. 1878. !
Official statement OF cases OF yellow fever re-
ported In New Orleans Is as follows. viz:
Deaths from Ia m. yesterday to IL m. today. 81
Nav raans .....,,.., NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. go
Total cases to date ,2oto
Total deaths to date ~ =, ''s
SAMUEL chopin. M. D., President,
r. r. TAYLOR M D.. Secretary,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-10-31

is given to the proble M how to live and how
to protect himself from the the aggressions
of others wants something more than mere
assurances of the benefits arising from adopt
ing our religion. It is hard to get an Indian
to adopt our religion on an empty stomach.
An Indian would have poor opinion of q
God who couldn't keep his belly full. -
a Senator-What do you think of the
necessity of breaking up the tribal relations
of the Indians2
Gen. Crook-The Indians in this depart
ment are anxious to have farms and own
them in severalty, and have them fenced off
something that they cannot be deprived
of, and which they feel that they own them
selves. When an Indian can have his little
house and farm, and his COWS, pigs, chickens,
etc.,-sometning that will insure his future
something that he can call his own, it will
do more than all other things together
toward breaking up his tribal relations
When the Indians future is secure, he will
caro- little what the opinion of his chief is, or
whether he has any chief. You nigh as
we'll try to break up flock of sheep by an
order as the Indians. It is their great desire
for the most part to have some provisions
made for their families. The Indians COM
plain that they may die and leave their
families "on tie world.'' They like to be
provided for like the white people, and have
the feeling that when they die their families
will be provided for.
Senator Saunders Should the Indians
be made lf-sustaining?
Gen. Crook-Unquestiona they should.
see no reason why any portion of them
cannot.
Senator Saunders-Is it practical?
Gen. Crook think it is.
Gen. McCrary-Of the Indian outbreaks
what proportion do you think is due to dis
honest contractors and agents?
Gen. Crook-Fully ninety nine one hun
dredths could be traced to that source and
to the bad faith generally with them.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-10-31
IN FAVOR OF "A TRANSFER.

Gen. Crooks on the Proposed Transfer of
the Indian Bureau to the War Depurt-
neent.
The following is The substances of Gen.
Crooks testimony before the Congressional
committee on the transfer of the Indian
bureau:
Senator Saunders-Do you think the trans
fer of the Indian bureau to the war depart
ment would insure better management than
the present system?
Gen. k-Unqueshonably it would.
Senator Saunders-Why do you think so?
Gen. Crook-One reason is that rewards
and punishnlents should follow Immediately
in order that the Indians may understand
them. It is necessary that the authority
should have the power and force to back its
decisions and for this reason both branches
of the agency should be in the same hands.
The present management is like having two
captains on board ship-sure to cause
trouble. In Oregon, where I first entered
the Indian service, there were as wild In
dams along the Pacific as there are in any
part of the country nowadays. I bring to
mind two tribes who happened to fall into
good hands, and to-day scarcely a farming
community in the country is more industri-
GUS and thrifty, more well behaved and law
abiding than they are. One of these tribes
is the Simcoes, and the other the Warm
Springs. = 40 IS i.
Congressman Hooker DO you think that
religious instruction should be introduced
among the Indians or could properly be?
Gen. Crook think SO. The great mis-
take made is to commence administering to
their spiritual wants before securing their
physical wants. An Indian whose whole life
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-10-31
"Here l am Again."

The Florence (Arizona) Citizen says:
Once more the stage from Tu' So, has
been stopped and plumber d by single
high waym The sta"e left Tucson
with two passengers, and as it happened
Arthur Hill was again the driver. John
Miller, one Of of the passengers, was sitting
on the outside, and a. they neared the
point Of the mountain he asked Mr.. Hill
to show him Just the place where tho
coach Was robbed on July 81. Mr. Hill
replied that it was only short distance
ahead, and he would pcint out the spot
They reached the place. "Therc," said
Mr.. Hill, ''the robber was hid behind that
BUSH" Mr.. Miller nodded, land there
be is again" shouted the driver with the
same breath, as the same masked robber
sprang from behind the same bush and
pranced before the horses shouting, yes,
here I am again, throw up your hands, .
etc. The surprise Of the gentleman on
the box Can easily be imagined. In fact,
there is a decidedly ludicrous side to this
stage of the game" or game of the stage,
or the same stage robber, or-but mere
serious incidents follow. The mail sacks
and express box were thrown out. The
man on the inside lost about So; but Mr.
Miller was more unfortunate; he was
obliged to give up his kocket-book which
contained about 1926.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-10-31
In pursuance Of meeting Of manufae

In pursuance Of a meeting Of manufae-
lures, merchants and citizens held lately in
Chicago, looking toward the extension 81
trade and commerce across the continent and
with foreign countries, the committee pronose
to hold convention in Chicago on the 18th Of
November, to which the President, Governors
ofStates, members Of Congress and ministers
from the South American States, Mexico.
China and Japan have been invited. Governors
of States, chambers Of commerce, MAYORS of
cities and Manufacturers associations fayoripg
the objects of the convention are requested TO
send delegates and notify the committee of an
intention to attend, addressing Geo. s. Bowen,
4 Ogden building, Chicago.
The Foreign Christian Missionary
society held its third anniversary in Ciucin-
natl, o., on the 3d., Rev. Isaac Errett of Gin
cinnati preaching. After devotional exer-
cises, a brief address was made by B. A. Wat
kins, of Minnesota. Tie report of the board
show missions planted at Southampton, Ches-
ter, and Southport, England: Copenhagen.
Denmark, and Paris, France. Nine thousand
dollars were raised last year, and it was pro-
posed to raise $4,000 next year. A dispatch
was received from Timothy Coop,of Southport,
England, pledging 5000 OF this amount. The
announcement of the sudden death of Ben.
jamin Franklin, editor of the american Chris
tian Revieao created profound sensation. Va
rious committees were appointed and several
short addresses made.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-10-31
Laps at Pi;nics.

The lap is PROFESSIONALLY most use
full and admirable organ. When expand.
ed, the Tsp will bod fifteen quarts Of
chestnuts. peaches. apples or other desire.
able fruit, and there has been women
whose laps would hold the entire supply
Of hairpins required for their back hair
though, of course, laps of these enor
nous dimensions are somewhat rare. II
is, however, at picnics and tea parties tina,
the splendid capabilities of the female
lap are especially displayed. 1t is Az
easy matter for lady, while engaged on
picnic, to hold plate of salad, another
OF picked oyesters, third Of ice or n,
and fourth of cake, together with a cup
Of coffee on her lap at one and the
same time. In feats of this kind the
female lap is unique. The young man
who undertakes to hold food On bis
knees invariably comes to grief. The
utmost he can hope to do is to balance,
for brief period, a plate of salad on the
ridge of one of his legs, from which it
sooner or later slips, with the most pain
full consequences.
As for holding q tea-cup or a coffee
cup on his KEGS, he recognizes the utter
impossibility of the thing. His only re-
sources is to deposit it on the floor, or on
the grass close by his side, after which he
usually steps 90 it, or at least kicks it
over. This indicates in the clearest pos
sibie manner that man is not by nature a
picnicing animal.
Without laps picnics are dangerous to
the integrity of trOWsers and 1eps. and
there is no way in which art can remedy
the masculine deficiency of lap. Let
women go to picnics if they choose. They
can go SO without doing violence to their
clothing; but man is flying in the face OF
nature when he undertakes to sit on the
grass and to manage six & fferent kinds
of food. It is true that picnics consist
ing Of women alone would not be popu-
lar. Young men are needed, both to eat
the legs of chickens, and to go o mile
and half in the hot sun to bring water
for lemonade #
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-10-31

MIR, Cough does not cont1ne himself to
cold water topics in the course of his tour
through England. At Gloucester he in
weighed against universal suffrage, which
he said, was working awfully in
America In the cities. the vilest and
the lowest were ruling. What did they
think, he asked, of prize fighter, a
black-leg, being sent to Congress to
represent one of the most intelligent dis.
tricts in'New York2 A great battle, he
thought, would have to be fought in the
States, and he hoped to 60 back and stand
side by side with these fighting for the
right and the true. Mr.. Cough is care
less about his facts, for when Mr.. Nor
rissey was in Congress he did not repre-
sent"one Of the most intelligent districts
sn New York." although he was sent to
the State Senate by an uptown constit-
uency. The temperance advocate seems
to be even more Respondent concerning
universal suffrage than Prince Bismarck.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-10-31
Nei1SSOn.
CbristineNilsson, in g. plain

: CbristineNilsson, in a. plain gray cos,
tune aud hat shaded with gay plumes
claim rlore than passing glance. More
for the sake of the past, however, than
for that of the present. for her beauty,
once sc real and SO winning, is sadly
faded and the passage If years has &C
centuatcd the marked points in her
countenance, such as the high cheek
homes and the general hardness of out
line: Yet the blue eyes and flashing teeth
are attractive as of old. hear that her
voice has suffered as her beauty, having
lost its exquisite and subtle sweetness,
that diamond-ike quality that was its
greatest charm. From that, Ut for some
unexplained cause, the glarYS OF the great
prima donna's career is waning, and she
does not draw as once she did. Yet she
has abated no jot of her pretensions, and
consequently the managers fight shy Of
her, as witness her non. engagement in
London last season. Yet.she is but little
over thirty, having barely reached the
age at which the powers ola great singer
should be at their prime.-Lueg Hoopers
Letter. !. . -
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-10-31

Madame Marie Dumas, daughter and
sister Of the celebrated French novelists
Dumas, ST., and Dumas, Jr-is de-
scribed as person Of even more eccen-
tricity Of character than her father.
Having been divorced from her husband,
she returned to her maiden patronymic,
and besides acting as secretary to her
father, ,epublished books that nobody
read, and painted pictures in crayon and
oil thatnobody looked a." she-was o.
very robust physique, and inherited her
fathers Ethiopian features. While she
lost no opportunity to inveigh against
luxury and extravacance, her every day
toilet seems to have been simple, un-
pretentious yellow and black satin dress
with red scarf aud yellow silk turoan.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-10-31

AclergymaD said that he once visited
q lady of his parish who had just lost
her husband in order to offer her consol-
alton, and upon her earnest inquiries as
to the reunion Of families in heaven, ne
strongly asserted his belief in that fact;
when she asked with anxiety whether
any time must elapse before friends
would be able t, find each
other in the next world, he
emphatieally said, sNo! they
will be uaited at once" He was think
ing OF the happiness Of being able to
offer the relief Of such faith, when she
broke in upon his meeita.ions by ex-
claiming, sadly, .Weli, his first wife has
got him then, by this time y
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-10-31

q The Philadelphia Medical and Surgical
Reporter, in an article on anti-fat nos.
trums and theirirjurious effects upon the
health, calls attention to safer methou
Of reducing superabundant flesh, recently
suggested by DR.. Tarnier, French ply
stefan. It is substantially q milk diet.
The pahen' is ,equired gradually to sub
stitute milk for other TODD, until finally
It constitutes the sole diet. This method
is said to. be both successful and safe.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-10-31

The DesM oines Registers official State
reviews for Iowa show Hull's majority 1885,
The rest Of the Republican State ticket is
about the same. b.. IS
Senator Wilmot, of New Brunswick,
Ontario, will be president Of the Dominion
Senate, and member of the government with
out port iolio. - II
The st, Louis Globe Democrat announces
that Samuel J. Tilden is engaged to be mar
ried to St. Louis belle, and that the wedding
will take place within three months.
James 8. Whitney, prominent citizen
and leading politician of Massachusetts,, died
suddenly at Boston, of apaplexy, as he was
about to leave for his home in Springfield.
President Hayes has accepted the in
vitation extended to him by j. H. Bond,
Collector Thomas and other prominent
Medical institute in hat city. The
Chinese minister has also accepted an invita-
ton to be present.
Gen. Sherman, accompanied by Mrs.
Sherman and Col. Bacon, of his staff, commits
sary general; Judge Advocate General Dunn
General Poe, of the engineer corps, and Gen.
eral Williamson, commissioner of the land
Office. left Washington for Indianapolis on
the 2Sth inst, to attend the reunion of the
army of the Tennessee in that city.
Mayor Stockley of Philadelphia las re-
ceived letter from Gen. Grantfrom Bordeaex,
France, acknowledging the receipt of a r-so-
luton of the Philadelphia city council to ap
point special committee to receive him upon
his return, and states if he returns by way of
the Atlantic he will take Philadelphia
steamer and notify the committee of the time
OF sailing. The general thanks the council
and citizens of Philadelp hia for the honor done
him.
The heads Of tho several departments
at Washington presented to late Cabinet ses-
sion estimates for the next fiscal year which
were reduced to the lowest figures possible in
view of the falling off in revenues. The ag-
gregate amount required will not vary mater
tally from the appropriations made for the
present fiscal year with the exception of the
deficiency in the post office department, and
increased expenditure in the Indian Office.
The commissioner of the general land Office
has transmitted to the secretary of the inter-
ior reduced estimates of the amounts needed
by him the next fiscal year. The aggregate
about 81 1884,, 900, including $4,000 to prevent
depredations on the timber lands, ETC., and for
salaries and expenses of surveyor generals
offices, and 1900 for salaries of registers and
receivers and other expenses Of local land
offices throughout the country. The esti-
mates for salaries of employees of the general
land Office is 1907, 40, an excess of sS6,7so
over the amount appropriated for the current
year. In explanation of the increase Com
missioner Williamson states the present cleri-
cal force is not half large enough, nor is there
half the necessary oom in which to transact
the business of the bureau in the satisfactory
manner
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-10-31

Prof. L. D. Williams of Allegheny Col
lege, Meadville, Ia. died recently. On
the morning of the funeral the bereaved
widow, who lad up to that time bravely
borne her great affection, entered the
roc m where the remains were laid out to
to take last look at the face of her life
partner. The undertaken raised the
lid OF the coffin. Mrs. Williams gazed
for a moment on the marble features,
and fell dead in the arms of her son.
Mrs. Williams was IS years of age----two
years younger ttan her husband. They
will be Inferred in the same grave.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-10-31
HOUSE, FARM. GARDEN
: Axrfcultura. Notes.

A&ffcultMrA4 N0teE.
T Wheat branrontains about IL per
cent. of nitrogen, per cent. of pot.
ash and 9 IL per cent. of phosphoric
acid. J. Z. ~ ! u
Why should the farmers Of America
bother their heads with abstract questions
of fnance2 They can take care of them
selves without any conflict as to capital
and labor. ... $3.50 - s..
Among domestic animals natural
depravitv almost never exists. Bad treat
ment produces vicious animals, and kind
ness leaves them as nature made them
at all times gentle.
The American agents of the Liverpool
Ashton salt firms have offered $125 each,
| to be competed for at the coming Inter
national Dairy Exhibition, to be held in
New York city. OF course, the products
entered for competition for these prizes
must be sailed with Ashton salt. Even
this, however, will not be so bad.
A discussion has arisen as to who was
the ''inven' orr of The Forest-rose straw
berry. If his salary were increased
sufficiently to make it an'object, perhaps
Commissioner LIE DUO could settle the
| whole question. At all events he seerns
to know considerable about the berry, if
his testimonial can be believed.
The Farmers Alliance has issued its
pronuL ciamento. It remains vet to be
seen whether the farmers will indorse first
and strongest its principles of protection,
or respond to its appeal for financial help
to keep its exchequer in fu.ds. The
form'r is good scheme, but the latter
means business. The issue is awaited
with considerable anxiety.
The late auction sale of twenty-nine
head of imported blood-cattle in New
York city developed the fact that gentle
men farmers have not died out, nor is
our stock in this country likely to
deteriorate at present. Good prices, &C.
tive bidding and general interest in the
sale and importation Indicate a. growing
| interest in good stock here. Some day
We may compete with Europe in breeding
as we'll as grazing stock.
| The floral display at the Western New
York Fair was made principally by
EIlwaneer & Berry, R J. Dnnellv W. II.
r id. John B Keller and Mrs. Lyday.
IGpCIcStC1 Las dl"dSS Deeu uOtcu 1tI lAS
display Of elegant flowers. This exhibi-
ton was no exception to the rule. Prob
ably few towns in the United States are
| able to make such fine display of flowers,
and to keep for so many years the repu-
tation for Horticulture that Rochester has
maintained. James Wick. the great
Rochester tloricu turist, ann few others
are to-day responsible for the reputation
which the Flour City has in this line, and
it must be maintained. So far they have
done we'll, and they fell Themselves bound
to keep up their regulations.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-10-31

An old woman, On beng examined be
fore magistrate as to her place of legal
settlement, was asked what reason she
had for supposing her husband had lie.
gal settlement in that town. The old
lady said, He was born and married
there, and they buried him there, and if
that isn't settling him there, I don't
know what Isl {s..4 Ss9&zztt $.<
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-10-31

There are no circumstaces unuer Wnlcn
honesty and integrity of purpose will not
stand . man in GOOD stead" says some
philosopher; but we would like to know
how it will help the man who finds him
self suddenly forced to associate with q
bull dog in orchard with high fence
around it. s$
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-10-31
Personal. AVID 4>u.4xTICAL.

PERSONAL Ind FU11LIICAL. "
John s. Carlisle, formerly United
senitor from West Virginia, is dead.
Bishop Perry, Of Iowa, and Bishop Rob
ertson Of Missouri have reached this eoun try
from Europe.
Duke Charles, Of Schleswig- Holsteln-
sanderburg GlucksLurg, brother Of the King
Of Denmark, is dead.
The Socialists of st. Louis nave full
city ticket in the field, made up Of candidates
on other tickets endorsed BY them.
John p. Kiippart, Of Columbus, Ohio,
who for, twenty-seven years has been secre-
tary OF the Ohio State board Of Agriculture,
Is dead.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-10-31

IT IS q lamentaDle fact that q piece Of
pastboard with verse on il, given as
reward of merit in 4 Sabbath -schoel has
not half the charm for asboy as the same
azed piece Of pasteboard with the simple
talismanic words, "a dmit one = 80
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-10-31
CURRENT TOPICS.

The. largest SUNDAY, school in the world
lit is said) is at Stockport, England. The
building accommodates about 1000 ,and
the school, has branches, that, ,acccmmo-
date 1000 more. The number of teachers
registered since the school was opened is
6,085, and of scholars 90,804.