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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-02

From William the Conaueror downwards,
the chief delight Of BRITISH sOyereigns has
been in the hunting field, though some have
variedit with other more peaceful pursuits.
Charles II for instance. spent a good deal OF
time in a chemical laboratory. Prince Ru-
pert was devoted to mechanical pursuits, and
In the discovery Of meHnOtintO conferred a
solid benefit on mankind. Godolphin's life
was divided between the Council Chamber
and the cockpit. It is curious to observe
how men who have been noted for their
polish or culture as writer's or CONVEX
sationalists have, In their leisure moments,
found strange pleasure ~ @ssoGatlng them,
selves with sOrdid vulgarity. Prior, one Of
the most elegant OF our minor poets, con
stanty passed whole evenings In chatting
with a soldier and his slattern wife In low
public house In LOngaCre. Thomas WattOn.
the historian Of English poetry and Sngu-
larry refined writer, was often to be found
like Prior, In a low public house Joking ana
being iOked. Turner the painter, had SINH
lar taste. Leonard de VinCi felt Intense pleas
ure, or perhaps an inexpliCabl5 fascination, IN
CONTEMPLATING filth and garbage. he would
gaze for hours on the Shiny streams which
crawl out OF the slums OF Florence. But
to turn to less reDrehGnsble amuSementS.
The Lord Chief Justice Saunders, whose
character has been admirably skeIched by
Roger North devoted his leisure time to
practiCing on an old Virginia.. Milton select
ed the more dignified cOmpanlonshlp Of an
organ,
Innocent III, the greatest man VINO ever
sat on the throne Of st. Peter relieved his
graver amusements Of playing at ntne-pins
with the potentates Of Europe by gosstpin1g
with an old monk ut n fountain In the Fau-
can. He would listen for hours to the stories
and pOintless anecdotes with which his hum
bic companion, who had Travelled a good deal,
RECALLED him
Pntaviug. one OF the most learned Of the
Jpsits. when engaged on one OF his principal
works. used at the end Of every two hours,
to rise rapidly and twirl his chair about for
five minutes.
Bacon, Cowley, Sir William Temple, Eve
lyn, Button and Addison were accustomed to
Interrupt their literary studies by seeking the
stimulation of walk around their garden,
and have all Of them recorded their delight in
Adams principal pursuit.
| Stephenson, the inventor OF the locomotive,
when a child, used to sit in bog modelling
clay engines and constructing miniature
wfndmilIg. Toward the close OF his eventful
| life, his leisure was amused by his farm and
gardens. It was in these occupations that the
| great engineer spent the few years that were
| left to him after quitting the career Of high
minded industry In which he won fame fOl
| himself and conferred a lasting boon on man
| kind.
| Dr. Johnson, according TO Boswell, founc
amusement in treasuring scraps OF orange
| Dnpl
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-02
RAILROAD PERSONALS.

last g" even ming by the Mobile last line: Capt Z. A.
Yors9, New York G: B Am9ry Boston i Mr. Mrs. =. g
Mtsn39rE9Ynd i've st. 66s yy anner
can cam F. F." Ks1ners NasR7fe; Capt, j. j., brown
t ter. M"nfgom n White Springs; T. 9. EIIas.
SHn Francisco H. F. Bond and family, New
York: Brooks boswell, Alexandria, Va. !; Robert
Mrs. Dubost. Montgomery White Springs; Miss
Ann Dunbar. Baltimore; Geo. +. Holman
H heetfh T4GGnt0 0et 4
!. II, Alder. Boston; Msses F. h b,; Etie
Monomer 9 Me t Bpr6ss b3 " wams
new York; Misses NalIe and Goss. Alexandria:
VIM. A. Moore. PHILADELPHIA; Mrs. Alex B; Levy
an1 " ca reen e0[ 81 Lo 1Rnn Cant
Ciincinnati: CAPT VI. r Houston, New York
The following yer, among the departures
route: VI. j. A. Kennedy, Plttsbnrg; NJ q. ,Du-
pont, Europe, via New York; o. ?, Fa quhar,
Montreal Canada: NINE Pargu9 and Eons Eu-
MS. II. II. Bryan, Memphis; Mrs Frederick.
Europe, via New York U, @. BettIs. LouisylIe:
Mr. Mary Ba!liman, Europe. viz New York :
Vile; L. Delmas. Europe. via New York; ,Au-
guste Bohn and family Niagara Falls; }. ?.
Hudson LOUSY He; ). H. GILMAN 3. Europe, via
E1 Eur via New YORK; col. B. Hardy. ylcks-
burg E. RchmoPd Ph i n acassin
VIM watkins, Lynchburg; W. 4. Rost,, New
York: Mrs, Judge Heistand. Mrs. ,Heistand. San
spence and wife, Lynchburg. Va; b. Sinai.
New York J. w Ticker and Mrs Tucker Mi
lnn; A. 3 Seelye. San Francisco; T. >. Henry.
Magma Falls &C. V. b tldwin. Mrs. Baldwin and
Miss P~irce Vlncennes, Ind: Mr.. Spencer and
Ma, ter Spencer, baltimore: Or. $. J.. Henry
Niagara Falls; Col. P. B. Hunt. sherman,
T.xHS s. J. FlattO. Little Rock, Ark: Lewis =.
Clarke Putin Bay. o.; A. G. Miller. Vicksburg
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-02

The modest man Of the Elko Port says:
LENA" sends us a pOem,. asking; "Oh,
why am yearning for thee !" Indeed, Lena,
have never given you any reason to think we
could ever be to you more than friend.
Suppress your yearning, dear girl, and try to
forget us. The narrowing thought some
times comes to us that we were placed on this
earth solely to break hearts. Oh, why were
we not born rich and respectable instead Of
hnA1ItiRnl
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schurz and His German Friend.
LWashfnRton Postl

A few days ago an lrishman wanted to set
up an eating stand in the Patent Office, but
Secretary Schurz observed with great hauteur
that be wouldn't have his marble mansion
turned into n restaurant The next day
German applied and got the permit. Two
days later the secretary issued an order that
none Of the clerks should go outside the
building for lunch. Next to holding the victim
and examining the food into him, Reformer
Schurz seems to have gone about as far as he
can 90 for his TeutOniC friend
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-02

Washburn'a Art Gallery is one Of the most
elegant establishments in the South. UUOn the
walls OF the exquisitey arranged reception
room can be seen pictures In the greatest pro-
Insi n. rare specimens Of photograDhic art
about them that ono does not often see In PHO
tographs. Our read"rs should drop into Wash
has AL the native and foreign talent employed
that money could procure. and first class work
ia ia ralUlr
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-02
THE LUNATIC LOVER.
Temperance Of the EHcOrrIgible Busch
mt New YOrk-Wm. Ii AStOrs DaUgh-
ter the object OF His IdiotIc Atten-

TChicagO Times.l

New YORK May 26.-When Nilsson was
playing her first engagement in this city she
was greatly annoyed by the persistent atten-
tions of a man named Charles Busch, who had
a mania for falling in love with notable or
beautiful women. He annoyed Nilsson so
greatly that he was at last arrested and
Soon after he became infatuated with
daughter of VIM. B. Aston, and he obtruded
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-02

The ages Of the reigning sovereigns Of Eu-
rope are as follows: The Emperor Of Germa-
ny 81 years. the King of Holland 60 years and
10 months the Emperor Of Russia 50 years
and months, Victoria So years and months,
Victor Emmanuel died comparatively young
ut 81 years and months. The youngest SOW
ereigns are the Emperor Of Austria, AZ years
and 4 months; King Hunbert Of Italy, 81
years; the Sultan, 80 years and months; the
King Of Greece, 80 years, and the King Of
Spain. % years and month.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-02

CALIFORNIA WINES AND observation-disclosures.
Miller & DieImaun, No 80 Sou b Peters street
keep for sale the very choicest brands Of these
celebrated wins and brandi"s Many Of our
regularly oh ain their supplies from the W II
known establishment above named They have
Rl-O In store and for sale 300 casks OF Frank
Fehr's Louisville cream Der. which Is growing
ia fav and gaining great popularity. among
the ladies particularly. See card in another col
umQ,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-02

of fortune back to It's verdant shores as thirst
drives the weary wayfarer to q streamlet
We have not had time as yet to visit the
cathedral. It is one Of the oldest in Ireland
and has history which propose to give you
in my next
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-02
Moet & Chandon is the king Of wines.
J. r. Walker, d. d. s., 1874 Canal street.

We are indebted to the Crescent Room, No. 1f9
C,nal street. for late Northern and Western
room is new native institution and ought to
be patrOniZed.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-02
MONTROSS AND SHADY GROVE.
BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI,
New Open For the Reception Of Guests.

THE UNDERSIGNED TAKES PLEASURE
a. In announcing to his friends and the
season 10 offer Increased comfort and addi-
tionai accommodations to his many patrons,
Having leased the SHADY GROVE HOTEL for
a term OF years, will Keep same In connection
with the MOHTROS5 HOUSE. Both hotels
have been thoroughly renovated and rehtted,
situated directly on the beach, affording o. fine
ing, bathing and fishing of the finest deserip-
ton. No expense will be- spared to make the
MOntrOss and Shady Grove Hotels first-cEass m
every respect. Terms reasonable. Special
Rates to Families and Permanent Guests.
Meals 10 Excursionists 81, with privilege Of
bath houses free Of charge, Address
my64 Am P. J. MONTROSS. Proprietor.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-02
BARNES HOTEL,
MISSISSIPPI CITY.

TT1HE UNDERSIGNED HAVE LEASED FOR
l. term Of years this celebrated Watering
Place, noted for It's healthfulness. beautiful
scenery, FINE SEA BATHING and FISHING.
semi distant from New Orleans and Mobile on
the New Orleans and Mobile Railroad. a ride
and accessible by direct railroad and tele-
graphic communication to all parts Of the
country, aud with accommodations unedualed
By ANY HOTEL ON THE GULF COAST.
Intend to make BARNES HOTEL the most
comfortable and desirable house In the South,
both for SUMMER and WINTER RESORT.
lnvalids will find every delieacy, comfort and
attention, while the votaries Of pleasure will be
MUSIC. TEN PINS, BILLIARDS, SHOOTING
GALLERIES, ARCHERY, CROQUET, AND.
ALL OTHEk GAMES productive OF health
The Bar will be furnished with Wines and
chased.
We appeal. by right Of our past reputation o.
liberal Hotel managers. to the generous sup
port Of our people. for whose benefit We make,
Keeping FIRST-CLAas HOUSE.
Guests will % received at any time from date.
The House VIII Dc fully opened On the first Of
June.
I3Oard, Der Gay ~ 50
Board per week. ,......... Is 90
Board, Der week, per month. L. DC
N. B.-FREE OF CHABGE-Excursionf
and other parties will find at Barnes Hotel
magnificent Picnic and Encam pment Grounds
Of fifteen acres. shaded with live oaks. with
privilege Of Bathing and Fishing, and ars
cordially invited r. nartake thereof.
JOHN E, ROWLAND,
N.Y. 2m Projectors,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-02
" This is a rich and rare land.
This Is a fresh and fair land!'

Well might Moore hymn its praises: Well
may his cOuntrymen join in the refrain. We
no longer wonder at the owe of the pXiled
Irishman for the la d Of his birth-that love
so strong that it drives the toll worn seeker
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-02
GRAND ISLE HOTEL.
ON THE GULF OF MEXICO,
NOTED FOR IT'S MISUNDERSTANDING
QUALITY.

L Vated large nnmber ~ nav anftaaea ndeeS
to the former hotel buildings, and entirely res
furnished in elegant style. A new railroad and
the steamboat wharf and the beach, and addi-
tlonal bath houses built. The roads have been
thoroughly repaired Good facilities for fish
Ing, bathing and game.
For further particulars apply to @. STnOBETL
No. - South Peters street. near Poydras,
my17 am
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-02
COLHOUN, RIVERS & co.

COLHOUN, RIVERS g. co.
The hotel has been entirely renovated and re-
furnished throughout The cuisine is especial
ly excellent, being In the hands of q flrst-class
caterer and ass lstRnts and to our former pa
irons and the public In general we will say that
no expense will be spared to maintain the past
reputation OF this old and popular summer re-
sort The terms are as follows, viz:
Board per day. ..s..... ................... % 50
Board per week. is 90
Board per month OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 40 90
The Mobile Railroad will issue excursion
tickets, good from June until November. 1873,
For further information. as to terms, etc.,
please apply or address --
RIVERS h LOFGLEY,
myt5 I'm St. Charles Hotel New Orleans
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-02
MONTGOMERY WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
Montgomery County, Virginia.

THIS POPULAR SUMMER RESORT WILL.
Il be opened on SATURDAY. June 1. 1878, for
tho season, under the new management Of
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-02-01
MINNESOTA.
Eli Perkins Tells What He Knows About
the North Star State.

- Charles Letter % lp'eroeean. Jan ~
minnesota farmers are the richest
and most prosperous farmers iii the
United States, said an old man, as he
stood ON load of wheat and pitched
hay after hay into the st. Charles ale
NNtor
Why - | asked
Because, said the old farmer, "wr
raised about twcnty-cight bushels Is tho
acre AL over the state, sold il fnr 30 ctS
per buShcl, and put 50 III om pockets
for every acre of land We own. WHY,
I've been pockcting So nm acre ON eight.
dollar land myself"
but how about the Illinois farmers ~
| asked
MEL, those corn fellows down in u.
llnois have been raising sixty bushels Of
corn, worth twenty two cents per hl,shcl,
To an acre~that is, they've madc about
SIS an acre to our 81
find that MINES ia has produced
10000 600 bushels of wheat worth $S6,.
UOO. oOO III gold. and this with popula
ton Of 10O,OOO souls, That Il. one
cighty.tinh (l.S5) of the population III
our country has dug ont of tho ground
Si6,NO,0O0 Why, if all the scst of the
states had made money like the Mime.
sotians this year. the nation would have
made SS,0t0,OOO,MM three thousand
and sixty million dollars almost twice
the amount required ~ pay or the IN.
tioual debt,
OF the i00OO,OO bushels of wheat,
about eighteen-iortlcthS (tS.l0l, or II lit
tie less than onc.hNlf. has been shipped
The Chicago, Milwaukee, 4 st. Paul and
the Northwestern railroads have been
taking uut of Minnesota about 500 rar
loads Of wheat daily for some time
The roads are now bad again, and mo
more wheat will como ont till they have
slciyhing.
great many cmigrmts have gone
out ON the Northwestern railroad toward
the Dakota boundary, where good whoa,
lands can ~ h1ugm for from ~ 10 $40
per acre. There Is quite II mania over
there for buying wheat land
AS the country is prosperous, OF courso
amusements flourish Last night, nj
my lecture III st, Charles, the receipts
were $500 III the door, which would have
been first rate il hadn't had to divide
with the lecture committee, who are
getting fund ready to send for il scien-
title lecturer and sink it, can see MI
improvement III audiences this winter
all over the west Last year lecture
committees often lost money, hut this
year good houses greet lecturers, and
everybody seems 70 make money
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-02-01

should be always taken At meal times,
and only then.
! ann confident that as Il body, our
profession is unanimous in condemniuy
the modern American habit of taking
odd glasses IT StimulantS at All hours
and lamcnt~ the grievonS multiplication
ot the means Of gratifying this mis-
ehlevous custom, fnr truly the conduct
of masses OF young business men III our
cities and large towns in this respect is
becoming dj>smeeful ANA the practice
Is last gaining III other circles and com.
munitics. Our eonntrymcn of these
classes have no excuse fnr tins, fur
they are wcllfed and have liquors with
their meals in addition ~ their hourly
drains, wmlr Americans, who are no
torouSly the worst die!itianS III the en-
lhacd world, are drinkers At meal
time.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-02-01
Describes Wooden Daughter.

When Descartcs, the famous French
philosopher, resided in Holland he made
with great labor and industry female
nutomnton which gave some wicked
wits occasion to report that ho had nh
illcgitimate daughtcrnamed Frnnchinc
The object OF DcsCartcs WIS To demon.
stratc that bodies have no souls, but are
machines nicely composed, and that
move whenever another body strikes
them and communicates to them por-
ton Of its motions Having carried
this singular machine on board of Il
Dutch vessel, the captain, who some
times heard il move had the curiosity
to open the box. Astounded To see II
little human form uncommonly ANNA
ted, yet when touched appearing To be
nothing but wood, and being little vcrsod
in science, but very superstitiouS, hc
took the ingenious labor Of the philoso-
phcr for il little devil, and terminated
the experiment Of Dcscartes Ivy throw
ing his wooden daughter into the
sea.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-02-01
The Habit Of Drinking.

An English physician, Dr. Duck
worth, writes as follows Medical
men may flirly tell the healthy, robust,
wcl-fcd and wcll-houscd u give III
stimulants il they fully maintain their
health without them. Total ahstainer4
are generally large eaters, and the ulti-
mate tcxtural effects OF excess in eating
or drinking, if any, may not he very
dissimilar ] think it Is proved that the
addition Of little alcoholic food To IL
meal secures more moderate iugrs-
ton Of solids, and where it agrees, which
il does not always, promotes more
satisfactory digestion of them. But II
large number of persons suffering chief
ly from dyspepsia or insomnia are bet
ter without stmuants OF any kind. A
daily allowance Of alcohol ii manifcstly
wrong more % day and less tomorrow
may he needed or instinctivcly called
for The rational individual must hon
estly and conscentiOusy find out for
himself what the special needs Of his
system are. and where right-rninded
Christian individual is III earnest in such
4 matter and has proper control over
hs appetite, hc il not likely 70 ~ fir
wrong ii the matter Of stinulants
Medical men should urge tcetotalism
upon the nervous classes of drunkards,
persons who are careless and sclf-indul.
gent Or who BIZ their lives or calling are
much II the way of drink. Stimulants
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-02-01
Who Hit Him I

Saturday night, ~ the special train
from Waukcsha was hummiEg over the
rails, the passengers were conscious Of
grating noise on the side Of the ear
while hauling up 1T Elm Grove. The
engineer whi-tlcd "down brakes and
every one rushed 70 the platform 20 as
certain the cause Of the sudden stop
page. A sorry sight il was that met
their galr. The wreck ofa wagon hid
near the track, and under the debris
was visible the figure Of II man Ready
hands Carried the limp form into the
depot, and vigorous efforts were made to
revive him. Pity stood out on every
phiz like u cloud in summer sky
After series Of rnbbings, and just ~
the light Of hope was illckerlng low, tho
object Of their sorrow opened par Of
small orb, and looking about him, ex-
claimed in broken English BE the
powers, who was it that sthruck me?'
The gravity Of the crowd was percepti-
bly, turned To hilarious laughter. A
further investigation revealed the fact
that the man WIS not seriously hurt
and was only stunned.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-02-01
A FAMILY ROASTED ALIVE.
Fiendsh Crime Perpetrated by Two Ne
grOes in South Carolina.

On the 10th inst. Coroner Fleming re-
sumcd the investigation OF the burning
of Stephen Eneks and his family on the
plantation of Mr.. Sprawls. The eonfes-
sion of Dexter McCreary. colored, TO
the jury, revealed the details Of the
most deliberate and tcndish murder
that has ever been committed within
our county. The confession was to the
following effect On Tuesday, the LIST
inst. Fortune Bush and Discretionary,
both colored, agreed to rob stephen
Enecks, who was reported to have in
his possession some two or three hum
bred dollars-the savings Of years. On
Thursday night the 3D. inst. pursuant to
this agreement, Bush and McCreary
met near Stephens house, and ut u late
hour, Bush effected an entrance into
the cabin by raising q plank Of the floor.
He next opened the door admitted Nc
Creay, and they commenced their work
Of plumber. The noise that they made
disturbed stephen and his wife, and they
were apparently waking Bush then
struck them successfully on their heads
with an axe, drew their bodies from the
bed, pulled the mattress ON them, satu-
rated it with Kerosene oil, which he had
carried there, and applied i lighted
match to the mattress, deliberately fast
cning the door in i manner iii which
Enccks was accustomed to secure it, by
drawing a piece Of trace chain through
holes in the door and facing and putting
railroad spike through il They left
the burning building through the floor,
leaving the murdered man and lis wife
and their two little children to be con
imcd by the flames McCrcary claims
that he wished to rescue the children
when he heard their agonizing screams
as they were being burned alive. but
was deferred by the threats Of Bush.
Bush and McCreary were committed 70
the Aiken jail Oh Friday last