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, 1879-10-04
Letter From Idaho.
THuRNAN's Mills, BOISE VALLEY, ]. T.,
September %, 1879. I

THURMAN's Mills, BOISE VALLEY, l. T.,
September %, 1879. !
EprroR STATESMAN In perusing Your
wide-awake paper l have noticed that. IN
connection with its spicy items of home man.
ufacture, it possesses one other commenda-
BILE feature, VIZ: correspondence from vari-
Gus sections of the country. Doubtless the
printer, as he lays his typographical hand
upon some of these crude articles. swears
softly to himself as his practised eye takes
in the total absence of punctuation points.
or falls upon word now and then which
must be reconstructed IN order to bring the
writer's orthography mp to Websters stand
ard. However that may be, they are gen
orally read with pleasure tby the writer at
leastl and in this migratory age sometimes
with profit And with these preliminary
remarks your humble correspondent invades
the sanetum, and answers to the call for
"mnre copy" with few items from this
portion OF our "iair land of sage"
We have been blessed with an abundant
harvest this year. The gram yield WAS
largely over average, and the same might be
said of all other portions of the crop The
health also has been good, and as for morals,
we are model people $50 l am told.l We
vote an
AIR LINE DEMOCRATIC TICKET,
One of the least of our eminent virtues, and
without regard to party lines or sectional
feeling. give the hand OF welcome to the
stranger who wishes to make home in our
midst. Our public school at this place closed
a few weeks ago. The teacher, MIR. L. A
Wisdom, made many friends during his stay
with us, and by his gentlemanly department
and Scholastic abilities. Won for himself a
record as teacher as well as the lasting
good will of his patrons and pupils.
The hands on this ranch, after six-weeks
run, made final clean up with a result Of
over
NINETEEN THOUSAND BUSHELS
OF grain. wheat, barley and oats To har'
vest this large crop required large force Of
men and horses, machinery, etc, but W. l..
Thurman, who is a host within himself, put
1t through with vim that, like Capt. Cut
ties watch, ''cOuld be egualed by few and
excelled by none" His mills, the Idaho
Standard have been running the past two
or three weeks ehopping barley, in order to
meet the wants OF his large trade in this
country. The old veteran r. NJ Crawford
manipulates the buhrs, and turns out an ar
ticle of -four that would, subdued by caloric,
tickle the palate of an epicure and make a
mule skinner" think of the bread his moth
er used so give him. At the present time,
the sporting element among US are looking
forward to the fall races, which open at Boise
City on the 9th of next month. Coin and
greenbacks will make the usual transfers and
some of us will, as likely as not. feel an ach-
ing void about the pocket, which, after all
to the majority of us, will not Seem un-
natural.
All quiet as regards the festive Lo: and
wishing the STATESMAN long and prosper
Gus journalistic career, am yours,
r. kENsAw.
, 1879-10-04

THE SENATE AS ABLE AS EvER.-Though
there IS still some rubbish on both sides OF
the senate. yet, in proportion to its number.,
what single chamber Of any legislative body
in the world is superior to it in ability, e1-
perience and capacity for dealing with ques.
tions of practical legislation, and questions
involving the discussion of great fundamen'
tai principles of government, Taking them
all in all it is doubtful whether the senate.
rial debates in the DAYS of Webster, Clay
and Calhoun disclose greater power and abil.
ity than will be found in the discussions OF
the senate during the coming two years. In
compafi;;:ss- the present with the past, 1t y
well to remember i'll these eariief days wh..
Daniel Webster said or did was but small
part Of the senate proceedings. Ii one is dis.
posed to study the congressional debates Of
the present day ha will find much to excite
his admiration but to do this properly one
must fight his personal and party prejudices.
, 1879-10-04
Moxn.y the 10th ult. was a glorious

MONDAY the 10th ult. was glorious
5,v For Americs- We did not win VIC
tory on field or food, but We exported to
Europe from New York alone two hund-
red thousand bushels of grain, twenty
tbonsand barrels and bags Of iour, twenty
Eve hundred bales Of cotton and thous.
snds of tons of meats, cheese, butter and
other provisions.
, 1879-10-04

SOME UNTHOUGHr OF STATISTICS The
Boston Transcript thus groups together
some statistics of the kind which almost
everybody might know if any one took
time to think OF them. Allowing two
square feet to each person, the entire
population of Boston could stand on the
public garden, with good deal of room
to spare. The entire population "l the
United States could stand In Boston
proper (not including Brighton, Dorches-
ter, and West Roxbury) The entire
population of the world, (now estimated
at LAO, 600, ,0GO) could stand on the
Island of Martha's Vineyard, or in the
space occupied by the towns of Boston,
Brooklyn, Newton, Needham, Dedham,
Hyde Park and Milton. The state of
Massachusetts, would, in this way, accom-
modate seventy times the present popuia-
ton of the world. The entire popu.ation
OF the world, placed side by side, and al
lowing two feet to each person would en-
circle the ea.th twenty times. The states
Of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont,
taken together, are rs iar9e as England.
Any one of the states OF Georgia, Illinois,
Iowa and North Carolina is as large as
England ka,isas is as large rs England
and Scotland together Ireland is about
the size Of Maine. France is more than
twice as large as England, Wales and
Scotland together. Texas is ,hirtyfve
times As large as Massachusetts, or as
large as Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island CunnectI-
cut, New Ycrk, New Jersey, Pennsy ivania,
Delaware, Mary land, Ohio and Indiana
combined The entire population Of the
United Stat, s could be provided for IN the
state of Texas, allowing each man, wo-
nian and child four acres of land The
entire population Of the world could be
provided for III the United STATES, allow
ing each person one and half acres OF
land.
, 1879-10-04

The Boston GLo5e goes for the Ohio stsl,
warts in the following strain: The elima1
of the ridiculous is reached in republicaa
campaign song in Ohio, In which the poet
remarks: limited. bold and frm wcu
stand. as Lincoln and his army stood and
as he thrashed the rebel band, % We viu
thrash the Bourbon brood-hurrah for Fos-
ter" etc. Now, the "brood which tbese
shouters propose to thrash. i Generaa
Ewing and General Rice, the gallant soldiers
of the army that "stood United, 6rm md
bold" in ths defence of the Hon. Charlss
Foster, who was at that time selling calico
and sugar at war prices.
, 1879-10-04

A NEW CpRE.-Of medical novelties there
is no end. One DIR. Christian, not sstis6sd
with any existing pathics, has proposed N
the principal German and Swiss journals
something which be regards as better thaa
water-cure, milk-eure, whey cure or grsps-
cure, viz: Night-An Cure "Opea Your
windows" says Dr.. Christian. "aod allow
the cool spirits Of the night to enter yoaf
chamber and to sveetsn and calm yOcf
dreams" Some time ago MIG NightngaA
advanced the theory that night-sis was ahco'
lutely harmless to the sick; bus Dr.. chra.
tian goes further, and declares that it VII
make them we'll
, 1879-10-04
PADDIs VERSION OF ExCElslou.

1t was growing dark So terrible fasht.
As up the side Of the mountain there pashed.
A broth OF boy up to bis neck in the snow:
As he walked his shillaleh he swung to and
fro,
Saying, It's up till the top of the mountain
Ill 20,
Onless covered up wid the bothersome snow,
Be jabers "
he looked mortal sad, and his eyes Were as
bright,
As a fire of turf on a cowld winter night:
But divil word that he said could We tell,
As he opened his mouth and let out a veil.
Saying, It's up TO the very tin top will 90,
Unless covered up with the bothersome snow,
Be iabers.
He saw in the cabins as he wandered alon:
The light of the candles and the fires so warm.
But big chunk of ice hung over his head,
Wild snivel and a Sroan, - By st. Patrick, I"
he said,
Sure its up till the very tip top | will rush,
And thin ii it falls its not meself it will crush,
Be jabers."
" Whist bit,' said an Old man, whose hair
was as white
As the snow that fell down ON that miserable
night,
Sure yeTH fall in the water. HE bit of lad,
For the night it is dark and the road it is bad 4"
Beriad he'd not list TO word that was SAID,
But he'd so till the top if he went on his head,
Be jabers.
A bright 5uxom young girl, such as ike to be
kissed.
Axed him wouldn't he stop" Now how
could he resist
So swapping his fingers and wink;ng his eve,
While shmilins upcn her he made this reply !:
Faith, | meant to go on till ] got to the top,
But since your swate self has aXed me, sure |
moight as well stop, BE jabers.
He stopped all that night, aud he stopped all
the next day,
And We must Mt be axing, when did he 80 away );
For wouldn't he be bastely gnsSoon,
To be layinS his darlint i'll the swate honey
moony
While the old man has paraties enough and to
spare,
Sure he moisht as well sthop if he's comfortable
there, Be jabers.
, 1879-10-04

THE election in the stht Of Maine
passed off quietly. The dmocrats re-
duced the republican majority IN that
abolition state wonderfully.
, 1879-10-04

Ben BUTLER has received the nomina-
ton for governor of Massachusetts, from
the democrats and greenlackers COM
bined,
, 1879-10-04

s.r,sy1Ep.-The anticipated pleasures OF
tomorrow make rs satisted WITH tne num-
drum pleasures Of y.
, 1879-10-04

No single consignment taken for any distance
fox less than Fifty Cents.
Fast freight rates, one dollar per ton extra
mp nr down between any points
All freight destined fnr any points where
there is no agent must he prepaid the rates
chargeaLle for next station beyond.
, 1879-10-04
Rates OH Up Freight.

Between Waila Walla aud Whitman
leach wayl Observation-Disclosures 81 90
Between Wala Wals;t AMI Milton Station 90
Between WaIla Waila AMI Blue Mountain %
, 1879-10-04

Through rates from Portland viii be as fol-
lows:
FROM Portland to Wa!la Walla OF Whit
Ei::n, per ton. n.....................S SO W
From Portland to Milton Station ..-.. y 90
From Portland t. Blue Mountain Station 20 80
, 1879-10-04

All freight remaining at depots over "A hours
will be stored ut owners expense and risk. All
bills payable in gold coin before delivery of the
freight The ciI :rges If the Wallula Transfer
Company, On both up and down freight, is -
cents per ton.
, 1879-10-04
RAILROAD COMPANY!
ties Oh Down Freight.

nN AND AFTER SEPTEMBER l.1S79,
~ the following rates will he i'll effect until
further notice:
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-10
Agents for fkae Echo.
The Negro i1xssisss.

AL tine papers are talking about
it, and the republicans, notably III
Congress. are making capital fit
The white people Of haissas are
more excited over this unwelcome
accession to their population than
the Californians are over the pres
.ence of the Chinese, and already
armed bodies Of them declare that
the negro must move on.
Destitution. sickness and death,
have made q triple assault on the
col0red immigrants in 'ttle prom
ised land" and many OF them are
begging for means to return south.
AN important convention Of south
ern planters and leading eolored
men is now in session atSVicltsburg,
considering the exodus, and the
best means to prevent further de
pletiom of Iaborin the cotton region.
II is said this convention has re
suited advantageOusiy 10 both
races, and especiallytto the col0retl
people. There is Ho doubt that
some new system Of labor is desilsl-
bic to the colored people in the
rich cotton and sugar planting sec
ti0Rs. Planters seem to have re
gnired high rents from c0lored ten
ants, and sharp country store keep
ers have sold goods 10 eolored peO-
pie on a pledge Of their crops, at
extravagelftiy high prices The
Vicksburg convention proposes TO
correct these causes Of complaint,
and they should bc corrected.
Honesty is a jewe, and itit should
be more scrnpnlonsly observed to-
wards one class than towards an
other, it should so be observed to-
wards the ignorant and the ertle
Ill0us.
AS we have said before, the exc
dus, in the near future, can only
benefit tllewhite people Of thesouth,
and seriously injure the ceolofed
race. The eolofed people should
be fully advised Of the evils they
must suffer from the exodus, but
nothing beyond advice should be
done to check it. The republican
party has been and always will be
the most dangerous enemycof the
colored man. lit cares for nothing
except political power and public
plumber, and il cares nothing for
the negro except 10 use him in the
accomplishments these base and
selfish purposes. The time is rap
idly coming when the curse of the
.colored race will sit heavily on the
republican party.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-10

Observation-Disclosures A. Wllitney,
E,sg,, President If nj. IL. 10 T. IL.
T., d =. >. Go, and George Pan
tialy, Superintendent, will arrive 10
Morgan City to-day at $50 o'clock,
iof the purpose of inspecting the
new road beyond Berwick. A
new passenger coach,
ilhe Morgan built at the shopin
Asgiefs. was sent over the bay
Yesterday for their aeeommoda-
l 4, and will he used on the trip.
I,hefoad inowfeaahes several miles
ABOVE Frankllp1lnaking fully 25
miles omrlated from Morgap City,
AZ fonr months. and the work goes
ioh without any noise made about
1.-THE best indication ,of skillfuI
management ta and real progress.
Morgan City Review, May 8ra.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-10
Special Repogf on Sunday Law
STATE or I,ouIsIAsA,
Parish of st. Landry.

STATE OF LOUISIANA, \
Parish Of st. Landry.
In the name and ly the AUTHORITY of
the State Of Louisiana, the GRAND Ju-
Fors OF the State of Louisiana, impan-
5neied, sworn and charged to inquire
within and ifofthe! Parish Of st. Landry,
ana specially diiaFge whether
the Sunday Law now in existence is
respected and enforced throughout the
Parish OF st. Landry, would respect
ltnliy report that after a tailigent inves-
tlgatlpn, no information was drought
TO their knowledge OF any infraetion Of
SAID law, exception one case in which
The Distfict attorney is instructed 10
file an illfofmation.
Andlthe GEand JnFoFs would further
say thai the enactment of this law .bp
the authorities, is the best Safeguard
Tor the protection Of the public peace
an onf community that could be afford
ed and the proper respect due to the
Sabbath day, and would fecommendf to
The paToehlal and municipal authorities
70 cause a strict and rigid enforcement
OF the law ia all its provisions.
Respectfully submitted.
WM. IdGHITIEY,
Foreman Of the GRAND jury.
Filed ApFil 81, 879.
%. NooRHIEs, by elk.
We clip the abovefrom the OpeIousas
tGonfier, and are gratified TO know that
the report of the Grand jury echoes
the popular sentimento st. Landry on
the Sunday law.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-10

business is brisk at Frank Illus
ton 81 Cos ship yard on Lake
Charles. Last Saturday a barge,
90 by 20ifeet, was launched there.
TO be used by the Louisiana West.
ern Railroad Go. in piletdfiving for
the railroad bridge across the Cal
tcaslen river; and through the north
fern edge of Lake Charles. Next
Monday they commence building
another barge oflthe same ,dimen
sions, and expect to finish it in ten
days. Last Tuesday they hauled
out theIlarge barge t;Paul'', belong
ing to the railroad company, and
will have iteverhanled and ready
i0r launching next "Wednesday.
This barge is 400 1T. long, and is 10
be used in llightering the slliploads
of steel rails now nearly due off Cal
casieu Bar.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-10


The Orange Temperance society
met Tuesday night and ,(lisbanded
for good aud forever. The organ
was ,douatea to the Orange Male
and Female Institute. and the
lamps and furniture belonging to
the order were turned over to DR..
BFown, An consideration of his
kindness in allowing the society
Tree use use qf his hall. IlOrange
Tribune, May 81.
This was an independent Organ
Ilzation, having someitwo wears ago
dissolved ats connection with the
Grand Council of Ie4aa.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-10


Capt. tGaakill, of the eoasting
schooner Mary Isoniea, is a hero
and Mason. On the last fnn
IRON New York to Nawoern, N. (C,,
his lookout discovered the wreck
OF the CLARA Meffiek near Halter
as, with five men ehngiug to the
rtlgging. lle captain Wentforwafd
and cIo1ely observed the signals
made 10y the wrecked men, after
winch he ordered the boat to he
lowered aud stated that lheintena-
ed to save them if possible. The
wind was blowing a gale and the
seas Were Funning very high ait the
time, and one of his men asked:
will Eou try 10 save tbem2"
.Ihe captain replied: III will go
TO them or die iin the attempt. Il
see the Masonic signal of distress
displayed. Who will volunteer to
go with meg" Two of his men at
once volunteered, and the three
Iofape men stepped itto the Sawl
and showed off from the vessel.
Ihair nuhle efforts we've crowned
with success. They reached the
men, took them off from their per
.iioas position and resurned in
safety to the Mary L,onisa. The
five men had been clingiug ito the
rigging ct the masthead about
aiz hours. dN. 4. alrlbune.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-10

WeIleafn fromgsapt. Frank Hus-
ton thatGapt. Ihos. Reynolds, with
the steam tug Alert No. q, lis at
Shell island for q cargoaf shells to
be used on the Louisiana Western
Railroad.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-10
The State CONSTITUTIONAL Com
venfi0n.

tine name OF tue tiiaiFIAdlI Vi ttiCii
committee. as follows:
On distribution oftthe powers OF
the government; Lyons, OF East He
liciana. chairman.
On contested elections: GlraTu,
ofIatlyette, chairman.
On general provisions; Todd, OF
1lorehOuse. chairman.
On, enrichment; Kidd. Of jackson,
chairman.
0nexecutive department; Breau1
of Orleans, chairman.
On impeachment and removals
from office; Cunningham, Of Natchi-
toelleS, chairman.
On printing and publishing;
Bvrne. of Orleans. chairman.
On parochial affairs; Richardson,
of guachita. chairman.
On schedule To the constitution;
Heron, OF East Baton Rouge,
chairman,
On militia; IyeGa1tleuy, Of Or
leans, chairman.
CHI contingent expenses: Lagan,
Of Orleans. chairman.
GIN rules: Hon. /. a. Witt. presi-
dent OF the convention, er-Qficio
chairman.
On amendments to the new con,
stitlition; George. Of Webster. chair
man.
On limitation: Moore, Of La
fourcire, chairman.
On federal relations; Blanchard,
of Calltlo, chairman.
On honesteads anti other e3emp-
tons; Stringfeliow, OF Red River,
chairman.
On public education; Claiborne,
of .PointtC0npee, chairman.
On superintendent; Robertson, Of
ST. Landry, chairman.
On manufactures; carey, Of Or
leans, chairman.
On State lands; SutheTlin. ofDe
Soto, chairman.
On legislative department; kno-
bloch, of I4afonrciIe, chairman.
On bill OF rights; Mcdonnell, of
Orleans, chairman
On health and quarantine; Luck
EFT, OF Rapides, chairman. .
On elective frauchsse; pccbe. Of
St. james, chairman.
On taxation, equalization, and
exemption; Phelps, OF Orleans,
chairman. \
On internal improvements; Ker-
nochan, OF piaqneniines chairman.
On corporations, and corporate
rights; Mutt, of Caddo, chairman.
On Judiciary; Land, OF Gaddo,
chairman.
On emigration and immigration;
Aeliy. OF Orleans, chairman.
On finance; Denis, of Orleans.
chairman.
On Investigation Of State debt;
Kidd, OF jackson, chairman.
On the city debt, government
and drainage, Bell, OF Orleans,
chairman.
The delegates from the tenth
senatorial district, and Calcasieu,
are on the following committees i:
Hon. Don. Gallery, on thelpowers
OF government; on federal rela-
tons; on superintendent; on Judi
GARY; on investigation OF State
debt.
Hon. ID. j. Reid, on inpeach-
ment and removals from office; on
State lands; on investigation loftheII
State debt.
Hon. ". lei. Kifkmap, on con
iingent expenses; an health and
quarantine.
An immense number OF sorlin-
anoes and resolutions have been.
introduced and referred to COM
aud on reports Of commit
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-10

which are Legislative to one; those
which are executive to another
and those which are judicial tc
aun!her-
Art. 2. No one of these depart
ments, nor any person, oil coitec-
tion of persons, holding Office IL
one ot tliem. small exrnise power,
properly iseIonging to either Of the
others, except IN iha INSTANCES
hereinafter expressly directed or
permitted.
The following, IRON the Orange
Tribune of the I'd inst, explains
why we have had no mail from
Galveston for the las two weeks
The heavy rain OIL Tuesday Of
last week was general throughout
the State, aud the damage to rail
roads and other throngi1fares
amounts to millions of dollars.
Travel has been almost entirely
suspended, and through trains on
any nf tine roads are not run. Ihe
fine iron bridge Of the Texas and
New Orleans road over the Ban
Jacinto river is total loss, and
the track In other places Is greatly
damaged. Trains iron the east
and west have not been nearer
thangnine or ter miles of eaohpth-
or, making transfer of mail aud
passengers Impossible, and 1t will
be two or three weeks yet tbefoTe
they can get through. No mail
from the west has been received
ut THIS office since Il week ago yes
terday. The trains at each endtof
the line run nov only when order
ed 10 move, and are being used
almost exclusively III transporting
timber ioI repairing the road.
Other lines III the State have been
damaged eqnalIy a. clnuoh as the
T. d n. O. The Hand Z. C. road
has just completed an iron bridge
at Houston, and it is ruined. The
International road is minus
number OF its most costly bridges,
aud Brenoud's Marrow Guage is
greatly damaged. 0nlyune copy
Of the Galveston News fbronght
throngb By Capt Ford has reach
Orange since The rain, and being
entirety deprived OF our exchanges
with The wines still duwn--it is
Impossible fe' us 40 give any
thing like a full or reliable report
OF the damage sustained through.
out the State. AS will be seen bv
Il telegram to the News, published
el&eehere, the upper Sabine is
hlaherlhan was ever before known,
winch guarantees us big river, 4
and which, perhaps, will be worth
to the town of Orange 100000. !
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-10

This il the way they do jbnsi-
ness down at Isftke Charles. We
clip from the Echo:
"A kit Of No. 4 maolseral for a
saw log, al Gill d Platz."
d saw log for a years suhsorip-
lion, We suppose. That rather
stnmps uF; but it beats the credit
system ali holIow.--[ Bossier Ban
jnef
Aon are wrong, Senator. lit
means that Gill a. Platz, merchants
and lumber manufacturers, will
exchange for a saw log at their
mill kitpfmacieral atthair store.
A years subscription TO the Echo
costs Two dalIarsin efyyhard cash