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Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-01-05
LAFouRcHE STAGE
NOTICE 10 TRAVELLERS, ;,

@UI1JE 4 . 4 Ia = q As1L1sSSs
The Stage carrying the United States
NJ il leaves NapoIeonville daily lSundays
exceptedl ct o'clock A. ~, arriving at
Doaa dsonyille at o'clock.
Returning, leaves Donaldsonville on the
arrival of the train from New Orleans aud
takes pas engsrs to all points cn Bayou
Lafourche to Napoleonsille at reasonable
For passage, apply at the Washington
Hotel. Napoleonvslle, and City Hotel al
DonaIdsonville.
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-01-05
SHERIFF'S SALE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
l5rH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT,
PARISH OF ASSUMPTION.
CITIZENS BANK OF LOUISIANA
as. No. 2123


sale to me directed by the Hon. the
18th Judicial District Court for the
parish of Assumption, in the above
entitled and numbered cause, will
proceed 10 sell 1T public auction at
/, the Court Ho sc door of the parish
of Assumption, at Napoleonville, on
Saturday, January 5, 1873,
between the hours of 10 A. NJ and
10 P. NJ, tue following described
property, to wit:
A certain Sugar niantatiOn,
together with ali the buildings and
Improvements to and appurtenanees
lhereunto belonging or in any wise
appertaining. situated in the parish
laf Assumption, in this State, and
tcomposed of the following tracts,
to wit:
10. A certain portion of ground,
on the right bank of the Bayou La
Ifourche, at alb ut twenty-fonr miles
below the town of Donaldsonville,
measuring nineteen and half az
Ipents front from one boundary post
Ito the other, by a depth OF eighty
lsrpents, bounded above by lands OF
William L. Wynne and below by
Hands of T. I4ansdale Cox.
i 20. The nnrtlieast and northwest
lduarter of section 2, township 10,
west of the Mississippi river, OF
range IA east, in the district OF
Hands suhject to sale at New Or
leans. La, ana containing together
three hundred and forty six 20IlO0
(346 20ll00) acres.
30. I he sou beast quarter and
least half of the southwest quarter
of section 2, township Is, range Ia
least, and containing two hundred
land ffty-ni,e 65II00 (259 65Il0Ui
Iactes.
40. Lor No. 4 of section Sc, T Id
RI4E, containing eighty acres.
{, so. The east half of southeast
Iauarter of section 3, T Is, south o
range Ia east, containing St l8ll0
acres.
Together with all the building
/, land improvements-su house
mills, engines, cabins, stables, barns
,e land all appurtenances thereunto be
,r longing OF attached thereto.
ID Also
AL Eleven miles.
Four carts.
* One wagon.
Five plows.
land all rights of privileges there
innto belonging.
slie above property will be sol
in block on the following
~ Terms and Conditions:
Sc 10. The purchaser to furnish
stock note for the sum OF seve
us thousand two hundred dollars, pay
" able ON The 1st of January, ls7s
and renewable according TO til
leharter of the bank, and to assum
all responsibilities of a stockholde
7. 30. To furnish a note for te
thous md eight hundred dollar
falling due on thu lst OF Januar,
IIs79 with the privilege of renew IL
1.-THE same from yer to year by pas
ing at such renewal; ]; twelve hui
Idred dollars on the capital and il
lterest in advance on the balance,
the rate of 81 per cent. per annnf
lin default of which renewal the nj
to bear ) per cent. interest per al
mum.
Said notes to be identified Wi
the act of sale and mortgage an
pledge of stock between the Cit
izens Bank of Louisiana and Spic
10 Jones. passed on the 25th Ma
1869 before F. Grima, Notal
Iublic, aud the balance CASH.
All costs OF sale and taxes due
be paid before adjudication.
". A. j. ECHEVERRIA,
Il; Sheriff.
=; Parish of assumption, Novemb
iQA 1877
Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1878-01-05
BITTERS

Purify the blood and strengthen the sys-
tenn, eraaieating the effect of dissipation,
maintain the human frame in co dition of
healthfulness, dispel The Blue and all men-
tai distempers, and relieve those whose
sendentary habits lay them open to de-
preston. They prevent and cure Bilious
nd other Fevsrs, Fever and Ague,
Chills, Dfarrh9a, Dysentery, Dys-
peps a, sea-Sickness, Collie, Cholera
Cholera HIorbus, and every complsint
incidental to diet or atm sphere. Ladies
will ind them sovereign boon, as they
eradicate all traces of Debility, Nervous
ness Inertness, aud Diseases peculiar to
the sex.
Depot. 60 Decatur Str, N. 0.
, 1878-09-14
TRAIL CurrrIs.--Eight lodges o

TRAIL Cutters. Eight lodges OF
Lemhi Indians were employed for
two months during the summer in
cutting trail through the dense
timber from the mouth of the mid
die fork of Salmon river to the head
of Lost river, q distance of more
than sixty miles. The trail is broad
and well opened; logs four feet in
diameter being cut twice in two and
rdoed out of the way. The object
was undoubtedly to provide a pas
sage of escape for the Indians, one
way or Other. AS might be necessary.
Before the Indiad raids, Messrs.
Murphy had in John Day valley
band of three thousand sheep. said
to have been among the best in Or
egon, and were estimated to be
worth in the neighborhood of
$1,000. OF these but 200 are left,
the rest having been killed by the
Indians. In one pile there was not
less than 600, some with their throats
cut, others with with the ham,
strings cut. P. f. Murphy. one of
the owners, was among the first kill
ed in Umatilla county. A herder
by the name Of Gentry was killed
at the same time. P. r. Murphy
leaves a wife and three children in
San Francisco,
SUIcIDE.-On the last trip of the
steamship Great Republic from San
Francisco to Portland, passenger
named Jack Kelly, who had been
drinking freely at the bar until his
eyes had the wild look of maniac,
jumped overheard and was drowned
on the second pight out. A man
who saw him take the fatal leap says
Kelly caught rope as he disap-
peared in the darkness over the side
Of the vessel. and begged for help.
then dropped into the ocean just in
front Of the wheel, aud was proba-
bly, instantly killed. A boat was
lowered, but the most diligent search
failed to discover any trace Of. the
unfortunate man.
, 1878-09-14
Republican Territorial
Convention.

By der Of the Republican Territorial Central
Committee, duly assembled pursuant TO notice,
this 18th day Of July, A. D. 1873, at New Tacoma,
Washington Terry, notice is hereby given, that
Republican Territorial Convention is called to
assemble at Vancouver, Clark Comfy, w. T., on
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9rH, 1873,
at the hour Of 10 o'clock, A. M. of said day, for
the purpose OF nominating candidate for Dele
gate to Congress, and for the transaction of such
other business as will properly come before 1t.
The Committee bas fixed the apportionment Of
Delegates to said Convention as follows: One
Delegate at Large for every County in the Terri
tory, and one additional Delegate for every one
hundred votes and for every majority fractional
one hundred votes cast in each county at tho
general election Of 1876, for the Republican
Candidate for Delegate to Congress. Upon this
basis the various Counties of the Territory will be
entitledto representation in said Convention as
, 1878-09-14

change to be made by :he respective County Com
mittees, that the various County Conventions he
held at the County Seat, on Saturday. the 28th
day of September, 1878. at the hour of O'Clock
P, NJ, and that the primary meetings to elect
Delegates to the County Conventions be held at
hour of o'clock P. NJ, of Saturday the 2lst day
OF September, 1878, at the voting places in each
precinct. This recommendation is intended only
Tor those Counties which have no County Central
Committee, when they fail to act.
By order of the Territorial Republican Central
Committee. DANIEL BAGLEY,
Chairman Of Committee.
BYRON BARLOW
Secre .arv,
New Tacoma, W. T'y., July Is, 1S78-jul22-td
, 1878-09-14

From the Daily Of Thursday.
FIRE IN PoRT1AND.-On Tuesday
afternoon. q fire originating in o
Chinese wash house, consumed four
old wooden building on Front street
immediately in front Of the o. s. N.
Co. 3 dock. An incident of the fire
is related by the Standard: The
firemen fought their way into the
interior and their surprise can be
better imagined than written, when
they heard q voice calling. "for
Gods sake help me out, I am burn
ing up" Search was made and q
fellow known as dublin" was
found wedged in between the two
buildings with the flames curling
about his head and feet. An axe
was brought into use and the fellow
released from his terrible position,
but not until his neck and breast
were literally roasted, and all that
saved him from instant death was
he spray from the steam as itstruck
the wall near his head. In cutting
away the planking, one sprang
back cutting an ugly cash in the
forehead, from which the blood
flowed freely. He had been indulg.
ing in drop of whiskey and was
asleep in the upper story, and was
not awakened until it began to get
too warm to be comfortable, and
while wandering around in the
smoke, dropped in between the two
houses.
New BOATS. .-Messrs. Tierney &
Co., have the contract for building
two boats for the U. S. Revenue
cutter Oliver Wolcott. One of
these boats is o cutter, 25 feet in
length by 6 feet, four inches beam,
and 2 feet, 4 inches depth. She is
being built at the boat yard of John
Yarno. Her keel is of Eastern oak,
her frame of Steilacoom oak and her
sides of Puget Sound cedar. The
model and workmanship are very
fine. Mr.. Yarno has built some
very fine boats, since his residence
in Seattle. The other boat, a dingy
IS feet in length, by 4 feet, 10 inch
es in beam and l foot TO inches
deep, is being built at Robinson's
boat yard. The workmanship on
both Of these boats is q credit to our
city. Messrs. T5erney g. Co. are
having these boats built by others
because OF the large amount Of work
they have on hand.
CLOSES. The series OF revival
meetings which have been held in
this city for two weeks past under
the direction of Rev. II. W. Brown,
the evangelist, closed last evening.
The subject OF the discourse was
''the man who came to the wedd ,1g
with his own clothes on" At the
close of the address, short praise
meeting was held, when many of
the church members present, and a
namber of converts, bore testimony
to the instructions in bible truths
they had gained during the meetings
We learn that Mr.. Brown goes to
Walla Walla from this city.
CALLED. We learn that Trinity
Church of this city has given a call
to Rev. Geo. Herbert Watson, at
present of San Francisco.
NEW MAP. = Messrs. Eastwick,
Morris. Z Co., have laid upon our
table their new map of Southeastern
Washington Territory, just issued.
The map is accurately compiled
from official surveys. and is espe-
cially valuable for persons who are
seeking locations in the southeastern
portions of the Territory. For sale
in sheets, 81 each.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-07-18
A RIAL LIVE MERMAID.

There is a real live mermaid in the
Westminster Aquarium, London, a
specimen Of the manatee, having been
recently received from Demerara. This
Is the little animal that has given rise
to the prettiest legend Of the sea. The
glass tank in which It is placed is en-
tirely above the level of the floor, and
the water, which is fresh, as the ami
NAL, though marine, often swims far
up rivers, is kept very clear. The depth
OF water given to the Aquarium speci-
men hardly allowed Of its full display
in the mermaid position, as the tai
ought to be able to get quite free from
the bottom of the tank. One nipper
slightly thrown up gives the traditional
hand looking-glass, and the gentle pad
ding Of the other when seen in the
clear water gives the hand holding the
comb. The harp introduced in some
drawings, however, does not exist. A
similar specimen was received a few
years ago at the Geological Gardens,
but could not be kept alive, and only
afforded q naturalist a fine opportunity
for dissection, and the subsequent pre-
paration Of a scientific paper.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-07-18
ROMANTIC STORY REVIVED.

The determination Of General Sher
mans son, Thomas Ewing Sherman
to become q priest, revives the roman
tic story Of the life and love of Gen.
Scott's daughter. As the story goes,
this daughter fell deeply in love with a
member Of one Of the foreign legations.
The attachment was reciprocal, but the
match was so bitterly opposed by the
old hero Of Lundy's Lane that it was
broken of. She cared nothing for the
world after that, and very o o after
was received as a nun In the George
town convent. Her lover returned to
his native country and was o en-
rolled in the priesthood of the Catholic
church. In subsequent years he was
ordered to Georgetown College, and
took his turn in hearing the confessions
of the u at the convent. On one
CT these occasional Miss Scott knelt
in the confessional to her former lover,
and under such circumstances a recog-
milton took place. She tainted, went
into a rapid decline and soon after died,
and he left the country again never to
return. SO a Washington gossip de-
clares.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-07-18
A PLEA FOR ICE WATER.

A large number of newspapers, for
the want of something better to do. are
running crusades against ice water. 1t
Is said to crack the enamel on teeth,
impair digestion and lay the foundation
for cancer and catarrh Of the stomach.
So far as the damage to teeth is con-
cerned, it may be said that warm food
and hot drinks are more potent destroy
ers than ice. The Esquimaux eat cold
victuals and drink cold water, and they
are celebrated for the soundness of
their grinders. 1t is observed that
when cattle are fed on warm mashes
their teeth decay with great rapidity.
1t is sudden transition from heat to
cold which does the mischief. An i'm
moderate use Of ice water Is d~eleteri-
GUS, and so is almost anything else
taken into the stomach without moder.
alton. But IL ice water does destroy
human life it should not be discour
aged. The country is overpopulated
Wealthy people are generally addicted II
the use Of 1t. AS they pass AWAY abun'
dant room is made for the Communists,
and in this way social discord and a
third term of Grant may be averted.
When WI consider the fact that ice
water and two-thirds of the things that
constitute our food and drink are but
agents of human destruction, it is really
a wonder that we live from one cleo
ton to another.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-07-18
HoG-INDIAN ANERIcANisNs.

There are certain colloquial express
ions-peculiar to this country, we be-
heve-which, whenever we hear them,
reminds us either of an Indian or a
hog' lhey are not a part of our form
ulated language, but nevertheless are
In common use. They may prouerly
be called lip-lazy idioms, for thew ara
uttered without moving either the
mouth or the jaws, and appear to have
been invented by somebody who had
the toothache, chapped lips, or the lock.
jaw SO badly that he couldn't synabi.
cate tho simple words s.yes, and no.,
or the interrogation, "what did 20,
say?o
For example, you are talking to ,
friend You will say, at is a warn
day" He, with closed mouth, and 1
c~onsenting nod OF the head. viii reply,
"Uh-hu." Or, failing 10 understand
what you said, he will cock up his ca
and utter = sharp 'shuP'' Or, no,
agreeing with you, he will, shaking hi.
head, express his dissent with b gutter
al interjecfion. which, as nearly rs W,
can render it in print, is s-oniesh.ae
like s'hueg-oo.r Z GW
NOW, we do not pretend to be sufi.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-07-18
A ROYAL WHITE ELEPHANT DEAD.

The Oldest Of the white elephants,
which was born in ITO, has died in his
temple of Bankok. Every one knows
that this famous elephant, before
which a whole people bow the knee, is
the emblem Of the people Of Siam. 1t
is honored with the most beautiful
presents, for the Indians, full Of the
idea Of metamorphosis, still believe that
so majestic an animal could be animal.
ed by only the spirit Of a god or Of an
emperor. Every white elephant pos.
sesses its palace, a vessel Of gold, and
harness respondent with jewels. Sew
eral mandarins are attached to It's SER
vice, and feed it with cakes and sugar
cane. The King of Siam is the only
parsonage before whom It bows the
knee. and a similar salutation Is rem
dered 1t by the monarch. The deceased
idol was accorded magnificent funeral.
A hundred Buddhist priests oficiated
at the ceremony. The three surviving
white elephants, preceded. by trum.
pets, and followed by an immense con.
course Of people, accompanied the fu-
neral car to the bank of the Menam,
where the King and his noble lords re-
ceived the remains, which were trans
ported to the opposite bank for burial.
A procession of thirty vessels figured
in that curious ceremony. All the float
ing houses, arranged in double file on
the Menam, to the number Of $4,000,
were adorned with flags and symbolical
attributes.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-07-18

ciently versed in linguistic mysteries to
explain the origin of this American
habit Of close-mouthed u~tterance; but
we can't help but suspect that the pecu-
liar expressions referred to are eviden-
ces of the truth of the Darwinian the
ory, that civilized man was once a brute
and a savage The hog grunts "uh-hu"
and ''hu,'' and, ascendinga few steps
in the scale of development, the wild
Indians characteristic grunt is "UghT'
or "~ugh-hu!''
And then there are those who, while
you are talking to them, will assent,
and keep on asserting, with a low "uh-
hu," or express surprise or doubt with
an occasional sh~ort-accented i~nterroga-
tory aewp" or open their lips just
enough to plant the tongue against the
under part Of the upper row Of front
teeth to suck out a semi-hissing utter
ance Of surprise or disgust, which
sounds very much like the peculiar
noise mode by a lite pig engaged in
the delectAble business of taking in its
dinner-something like "tsit, tsit,
tsit.'
Won't somebody who has nothing
else to do go to work and write a dis
QUESTION on the Hog-Indian element
Of our American ~colloquial languagep
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-07-18
THE LONDON SEASON.

The season in Iondon ma va, Lnow
began a month AGO. and for The nov,
two months the citv will no crowded
and upper-tendom will he en;oy;na h;oh
jinks. Her Majesty is off nj BaImora,.
as usual, and consequently no draving.
rooms are held: but Londoners long
since became accustomed to Her Males.
TVS seclusion, and there il ouite an
abundance Of ROYALTY alwavs at hand
at the shortest notice. The Mace far !
stranger to behold English bigb Iife In
all its glory, is in Hyde Park from 4
TO- O'Clock of a pleasant afternoon II
IL all on wheels or on horseback 70 no
sure, but it is as pretty a sight as ono
may Q in London, nevertheless IN.
way to see it at its best is TO w,,s
down Piccadirly into the PARK and
saunter l~eisurely along the outer nrom.
enade. The broad and maoniscen,
drive which surrounds the mark Is
thronged with handsome
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-07-18
AN UNPARALLELED CASE.

The New York papers announced, q
few days ago, that an Italian youth,
aged 10, had fallen desperately in love
with a French girl Of 16, while they
were crossing the Atlantic in a steam
ship together. He could speak nc
French; she could speak no italian,
and they HAD no common tongue in
which to communicate their thoughts
and feelings. Nevertheless, he man.
aged to inform her by eloquent panto-
mime of the fervor Of his passion, but
without making any particular impress
sion upon her. He did not despair,
however. He continued his ~voiceless
suit, and took occasion during its pro-
gress to inform her Of his financial ION
dition, giving her to understand that
it was such as to fully justify him in
the preparation of marriage. This
part of his communication was OBJ
served to touch her; her former indif-
ference disappeared; she rapidly melted
into compliance; and when they reached
u shores they were promptly united.
The New York Times comments: The
sentimental will say that this proves
that love needs no words to express it.
self; that it has its own peculiar Ian
guase, silence that speaks, eloquence Of
the eyes, etc. The satirists will con-
tend that money won where affection
failed; and we are forced to admit that
the thing lies open to this construction.
But II such be the truth let us remem:
Der that the girl is French, a mere for
eigner. Let US comfort ourselves that
such a thing could not happen here.
Who has ever heard of an American
girl moved to marriage by the vulgar
copeidaraftnn nf ,,onayo H.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-07-18

TIE report that comes from WASH
ington, that work on the Washington
National Monument, in that city, is to
be resumed next week, after many
years delay, Is welcome news. What
ever faults may have married the origin
al plan Of the structure, the American
people are under obligation to finish
this memorial Of the great leader Of the
struggle which laid the foundations Of
our Republic. There should be nation
al pride and patriotism enough existing
to make this monument worthy of the
man and the events which 1t is design.
ed to commemorate.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-07-18
III SPICE OF LIFE.

What excuse has the Potter commit
tee for longer existing?
Never be SO generous as to give your
self away, except in marriage.
Two fizzles in one month-Montreal
riot and Clarkson N. Potter.
Always have vinegar in the house.
1t is such an acid-uous worker.
The procession business is a thing of
the barbarous past in Montreal.
The White Mountains will be Vice
President Wheeler's summer resort.
Eternal igetness is the price of mod
ern liberty. Atlanta Constitution.
Sunday games of base ball are run
ming the youth of this country into
base paths.
Edison has a long, peaked nose,
which indicates Ill inclination to pry
into things.
The Burlington Hawkeye calls the
New York Nation 'sthe swallow-tailed
paper Of America"
Mr.. Beecher is engaged to deliver
seven lectures in Minnesota before the
present month goes out.
A western base ball club has a player
named B~uckwheat. He is said to make
an excellent batter.
Vanderbilt is opposed to increase Of
railway freight rates as set forth at the
Saratoga conference.
Old Bill Allen looks upon himself as
the strongest candidate of the Democ-
racy for the Presidential ticket of 1880.
Ben. Butler has set up a calf of brass
which he worships, and the name of the
idol is identical with his own.
Paul de C~assagnac, the editorial duel.
list Of Paris, has just married a fortune,
along with q lady named Mile. Acard.
"Happy is the man." says the New
Orleans Picayune, ''who can lie all day
under a shade tree, looking for work."
Mrs. A. T. Stewart has elegant
summer apartments fitted up for her.
self at her Grand Central Hotel at Sar-
atoga.
We are a faster people than the Eu-
ropeans, and yet our cotton manufact-
urers are said not to turn out as fast
colors.
The elevated railway Of New York
city is making money, and needs to. 1t
is mortgaged at the rate of 5000. 900 per
mile.
As though the weather given them
was not hot enough already, numbers
of people in all parts of the country
continue to commit suicide.
The Albany Journals satirists thinks
California ought to send for Henry
Bergh, because somebody has been
tampering with her great seal.
Elopement, marriage, twins and di-
vorce have happened to one Indiana
girl within a year. We have the Albany
Evening Journals word for i'll
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-07-18

TM candid and manly testimony Of
Senator Kellogg as to the fairness OF
the Republican vote in Louisiana, in
the State and Presidential elections Of
1876, win go far towards rebutting the
tomfoolery and puerile evidence Of Jim
Anderson, Weber and Mrs. jerks, in
the minds Of the honest, earnest people
Of the Union. 1t will require all the
sophistry Of the Democratic party to
refute the plain and convincing story Of
Senator kellogg, which only drives
another nail into the coffin of the sham
reformers.