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PERSON AL.

We were grathad last evening by call from
Hon, w. A. RICHARDSON and NJ ~ Kavanagh
who hHva lliet returned from " hastY trip u
Canada aud tho Northwest Both eentlemen
wore delegates 70 tho late Democratic nominal
Ing convention ut Baton Rouge and left for tho
North Immediately aft'r its adjournment. Mr..
Robertson ia the nominee Of the Democracy Of
tst. Landry for the State Senate and Mr.. kava-
naRh for the House. md they AFRO returning
homoio participate Ia the campaign and 70 roll
~ \ heavy majority fer Coy witt. Their trip
ht been Of groat hanefit to their health and
they will unauestionably give good account of
St Landry
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TO BE INVESTIGATED.
Two Young Men Who Claim to Have
Been Falsely Imprisoned.

Friday night Officer J. McEntae arrested two
young men named Edgar J. Toledano and Fl. T.
Parker and locked them up In cell No, 3 at the
Central Police Station on charge OF disturb
Ing the peace The officer stated that the dis
turbance consisted III the two Young men sing
Ing Mt 40 o'clock in the morning.
Taledano, not wishing his arrest to appear
on the records OF the police court. gavs flcti-
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RtaKe t.f the RIyers.
Above low Change
IA.tf,
.#s5 Stations.

*Banw high wHter mark OF 1874. sBeloW
bench mark. Indicates rise. Indicates fall.
The Halliday, was detained on account of not
boing able q ship a crew. and didn't lenve till
yesterday morning,
Among tho boats due to arrive this week, and
which are I'LL this side of Memphis. are the John
Mollio Moore and tho John DipDod and barges.
all from 81. Louis,
The Port Eads. from st. Louis Is due to-day
or tomorrow. and will have Immediate dis
patch.
Tho rYnura I.eo ia also duo to- day.
We announced. ~ few days ago. the return Of
Capt. H. J. Brinker and U. L. Truslow after an
absences Of several months and stated that
during this tmo they had lourneyed down He'd
river from Shreveport to the mouth In the in
erest Of their company tho New Orleans and
Red River Transportation Company moet-
Ing with nearly every merchant and planter
aong tine route. Thinking 1t might be OF In
terest In QUIZ readers. as well Ms 10 tho friends OF
this enerurising organization. we give the re-
suit Of briNf interview with these gentlemen
They report au universal feeling In favor Of
their company, proven by the fact that they re-
turned with contracts signed by nearly every
merchant and PLANTER between Shreveport 10
and including the lower parishes on Red river
The cotton crop Of the valley Is excellent. and
the weather for picking WAS never botter. The
planters have taken advantage Of the favorable
fall aud have boon and arc still actively engaged
in saving their crops. Cotton has been picked
with much care ard will come 10 market in
nica condition.
The corn crop is short, and whilst few
planters may make enough to run Them the
minority will have to buy.
The sugar crop is looking well. but will fall
short of last year.
The condition Of the river is deplorable. and
navigation almost entirely suspended In conse-
auence Of low water. and the many obstruc-
tons Ia the river; These obstructions now show
river Ia dotted with snags. piles of logs. old
wrecks and sand bars. We're the river once en-
tirely cleaned out Of these obstacles, they think
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ST. CHARLES HOTEL-W A Robertson, 81
Landry, La; John Leach, Halifax: Sim,
Sands. England: Baron areinde, Count Du
Ohastel. Rruesels: r Rogers. LIVERPOOL d u
Thompson. LIN: J g Andresa. N Y: W d Duher
rhiladelnhia:s Levy. \; Henry Lawrence
II Clarke, city.
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FROM THE PASSES.

poRT EADs. Oct. 26.-Bnrometer 1920 Wind
cast blowing hard. Weather thick and rainy.
Arrived: At :3nthta morning. Spanish steam
ship Carolina Algeria master from Havana to
Louis Ranger & %. Qunrnntlned
Bhrl cntine VIM. i. Cloves. DickensOn mas
tor. from ut. Helena. to MASTER
No departures
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Thc MIXERS Awful ohio EN perience.
fChicago Tribune.l

This Western Reserve is curious place,
said Senator Zach Chandler q week OF SO ago
to Tribune reporter as he was preparing to
leave that State Tor the East. IF ! don't get
home pretty soon / Shan't have anything
left. i have lost already nearly everything |
they call Akron some fellow stole ny hat ana
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Tho writer Of the hymn in which occur the
words, %, for thousand tongues. WIS. Of
course u woman. aud her prayer was I'm
doubtedly answered. This is written In q
very quiet whisper Keokuk Constitution.
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It la said that Chicago mans nightmare
turned out to he tho shadow of his wife's foot
on the bedroom wall. instead of an unearthly
monster with five horns.
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IF you do not want to be robbed of your
good NAME says tho MINNEAPOLIS Tribune,
don't have II printed on ynrr umbrella
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BREVITIEH.

Mr. q Flynn tho news dealer of CONNER
cnl Alley has iaced liz under obligations for
the periodicals IF tho week., full assortment Of
which can he found at his newa rooms.
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MARINE NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT. /
October a. 1870

Arrived.
SIP steamslip Carolina. Algeria. from Liverpool vim
Havana, to Louis Ranger &co-lat dis
STEAMBOATS,. e=
City Of Augusta Brou from Tpper Coast
sabel. O'Pry. I'M Lower Coast
Clara s. DsF,ouche from Upper Coast a.
Martha Bassett from Lower Coast
Receipts of Produce.
LOWER COAST-Par steamer Isabel-225 sac ks of
rough rice II Allison &o1--70 do Haspel--l5 do 10
Jos David hhds sugar Il J0hHson-9 do A Thorn
son &coas Richard Milliken ~ bbs rice J Nelsou
&co-27 do Frankenbush & Borland-54 Roder-
III Soeoa-il bills oranges Roder-sundrIes tn
oraerTota ~ hhds sugar 216 bbls rice $40 saoks of
rough rice
UPPER C0AST-Per steamer Clara S-23I saoka
rough rioe Lanaux g. Sons-l47 do Allen e. Syme-i2
Foersfer's Rice Mills w r Happ--12 sacks aeed
cotton L Choppn-a terces hides NJ J Chapsky-
sundriss To orderEotal IA sacks seed cotton and os
sacks rough rioe
UPPER COAST-Psr steamer City Of Augusta
Srrdries tn order
LOWER COAsT-Per steamer Martha-Sundrea
to order
MemoraBdn.
The Er steamship Ayton. Robertson, from New
orleans Tor R0uen put into Halifax October % short
of coal She proceeded on her voyage the same
night w. ~
AMERICAN PORTS.
New York Oct 25-saiIed for New Orleans.
steamship New Orleans, Halsey.
FOREIGN PORTS.
by Gable to the n Y. Herald] @
Kouen, Oct 19-Arriyed from New Orleans Br bark
Eastern Queen. Nelson
Green ok Oct a-Arrived from Pensacola. Br bark
Mary Fry, York.
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RIVER VS..
OgFIOH NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Monday. October a. 1879.
Arrivals.
See marine column.
Departures.
W. r. Halliday

TO AFFlve.
u. j. day. !. w Cannon Bayou Sara: Belle
City Of Augnsta. J. a. Seud1er. Port Eads. City
pf Alten Moltie. Moore, John Dippold.. 1t,
Hehan Red river. Laura Leo. Frark Pargoud
Groonvie: Henry Tote. Donaldsonvlle: II. Il,
Ine YnHoo Valley. st. John Vicksburg: John
Wilson Ouaehita. Henry Frank Helena YHzoo.
Fanehon Big Sunflower Atehafaaya.
stage of tho Rivers.
Daily photographic report of tho stage OF water
at various points. with chauges In the "A hours
ending yesterday at u. m.
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HOTEL. ARRIVALS.

In
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Receipts of Produce.
Memoranda.

The Er ateamahp Ayton. Robertson from New
Orleans for Rouen put into Halifax October % short
OF coal She proceeded on her voyage the same
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Kouen Oct 1e-Arrived from New Orleans, Br bar
Eastern Queen, Nelson
Grten OK Oct 2l-Arrived from Pensacola ,Br bark
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TOkEI6N PORTS.

New York, Oct 25-sailed for New Orleans
| steamship New Orleans HalseY. -
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-05
q MyAkery EKpBDlMPsf.

Parlor scene: Mrs. Brown, who has spent
the summer among the White Mountains in
search of health, and who seems to have
searched the whole mountain side without
being able to find pair of blooming cheeks
or an inch of healthful skin; Mrs. White,
who has remained at home because her hus-
band could not afford to go, but whose fresh
complexion and bright eyes seem to have
caught their bloom and brightness from
mountain breeZes.
Mrs. B.-Dear me, Mrs. White, how well
you are looking! If you will not think me
impertinent let me ask how YOU can keep SO
healthy in this dreadful city? have been to
theWhite Mountains, go there every summer,
in fact, and | can't keep off the doctors list
at that.
Mrs. W, (smiling),-I'll tell you the whole
secret Mrs. Brown. You remember how
poorly was last spring, some days even be-
ing confined to my bed. DR.. - told Mr..
White to send me to the mountains, but
knew he couldn't afford it, and / tried DR..
Pierce's tavorite Prescription. It's effects
were so marvellous that also tried his Golden
Medical Discovery to cleanse my system. In
my opinion one bottle of the Prescription
and the Discovery is better than six weeks
of the White Mountains for a sick woman.
have only been out of the city week during
the whole summer; then my husband and I
went to Buffalo and stopped at DR.. Pierce's
Invalids' and Tourists Hotel. The baths and
mechanical apparatus for treating patients
were alone worth going to see. Besides, our
accommodations were better than we had at
Long Branch last year, and the drives and
scenery are superb. Let me advise you to
use DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, and
try the Invalids' and Tourists Hotel next
summer instead of the White Mountains.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-05
The Blue-BOttle.
New York Mercury.
Chambers journal.

An animal is wanted for the special
purpose of destroying carrion, SO as to
prevent it becoming a nuisance. The
creature appropriate for this purpose is
a small worm known as maggot. But
how are such worms to be extempo
rized, when mass of putrid meat is to
disposed Of? The difficulty is beauti-
fully got over by sending particular
kind of big fly called blue>bottle,
that is entitled to rank as a scavenger-
general. Instinctively, the blue-bottle
discovers where its services are required.
There it deposits eggs. The eggs very
speedily become maggots, and the mag
gots make short work of eatin up every
scrap of the putrid mass. When this is
done they cannot fly away. This, how
ever, is provided for. They undergo a
Transformation into flies, and they set
off in a fight for new substances re-
quiring their attention. This is but a
brief explanation of the process of trans
formation, which is various according to
circumstances: It is sufficient to inn
press us with the fact that the creature
referred to is in sense two distinct ani..
mails. 1t has flying life and crawling
life; or, more correctly, while in it
flying state it can originate host os
crawling creatures admirably adapted
for the design in view. In pursuing it's
professional avocations the blue-bottIe
i, far from being particular. 1t will
as readily attack a joint of meat
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-05

as a dead horse. Cooks, of course,
have a great detestation of blue
bottles, which they think sre created
only to torment them, and they would
be glad to hear that they were extermi~
mated off the face of the earth. This is
being little unreasonable. Blue- bot
ties have right to live, if they can.
No doubt, they make themselves very
troublesome when by accident they find
their way into room, and keep buzzing
on the window-panes. On these occasions
they are to be pitied. They are trying
to get out, with the view of performing
their proper functions, and they should
be let out accordingly. II they wish to
60 about their business, why not let
them 60 by all means, and be thankful
for the riddance? In short, though apt
to be an annoyance, blue~bottles are
sent for good purpose. They have
their appointed uses in creation, and for
these uses, their structure, while not
displeasing to the eye, is admirably
adapted. Look at their alacrity, their
swiftness on the wing. Bees are very
properly applauded for their industry.
But we doubt if they are whit more
industrious than the blue>bottle, for
they are actively roaming about to
"improve each shining hour" On their
own proper mission, which is to remove
what is unWholesome and unsightly.
The merits of blue-bottles have been a
little overlooked in literature. Her
aldry has strangely neglected them.
Should the fraternity of scavengers
think of getting up coat-of-arms, they
might with great propriety adopt the
blue-bottle as q crest. We know that
cooks will never be reconciled to blue
bottles. All they have to do is to keep
Joints out of their reach.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-05
Peninsular Virginia.

the soil of peninsular Virginia is
rather kindly than rich. Certainly it
has not that richness of virgin land Of
which it is said, "Tickle it with a hoe,
and it laughs in a harvest but light
manuring produces a quick return and
ample crops, and that considerably ear
lier than in other places north of Nor
folk. There is still remnant OF the old
style of farming to be seen, of which it
was said that there were only three crops
raised in Virginia-corn, hogs and mig
gers, of which the hogs ate all the corn,
and the niggers devoured all the hogs.
One of these crops" however, is re-
moved from the list.
"The poor white" is poor-very poor.
The small farmers of the north cannot
compare with these in absolute destitu-
tion of money.
Doctor" said one of them, who had
slowly recovered consciousness after
being terribly injured by an exploding
grindstone-" doctor. I reckon I'm pretty
badly bruck up, amt I?'
eyes, my man; you are hurt just
about as badly, to stand chance of
recovery, as any man I ever saw"
Thet's so. thet's so. Wa'al, doctor,
do you know, thet ez poor ez am n
ez much ez I need money, I wouldn't
he'd this happen to me ter-fer twenty
Ave dollars !"
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-05
Science and Navigation.

The French academy devotes a prize
of 5000 francs to rewarding progress
calculated to increase the efficacy of
naval forces. This year the prize has
been divided between two persons-
one of them, Lieutenant Balls, for his
method of determining longitudes by
observing the cccultations of stars by
the moons disc; the other, M. Perroy,a
naval engineer, for his marine distilling
apparatus. The method of Lieutenant
Balls is said to be simple, and of much
service to men who are not accustomed
to intricate calculations. The moon is
watched passing over star and sudden
ly eclipsing it. This observation, when
reduced, gives the longitude of the oh.
server, and Lieutenant Balls plan is
understood to consist in making this
reduction in so simple form as to bring
it within the capacity of the average
sailor. Of course the method will not
furnish the longitude. In given place
there are, on an average, six occultations
in a month, and one may reasonably
expect two at least to escape cloudy
weather, or difficult circumstances, such
ag the smallness OF the star or the too
great luminosity of the moon. The
value of M. Perroy's distilling apparatus
for use at sea- has been abundantly
demonstrated. The water it furnishes
is fresh, aerated, inoderous, limpid and
quite drinkable. The apparatus has
three principal parts, an aeorstor, a
refrigerator. and case of animal char
coal. In the first the steam passes
through two cones, the second inclosing
the first, and air is drawn in through
the second, so that tbe steam is con-
densed in an air current, and gives well
aerated water. The refrigerator is of
the circulatory type, a number of tubes
connected 50 as to be easily taken apart
for cleaning, and inclosed in a case
through which sea water circulates
(entering below, and leaving, in heated
state, above), with cooling effect. The
water is then caused to circulate in the
case of animal charcoal. M. Percy
adopts three types of bis apparatus, diff
fering only in size. The largest pro-
duces 10000 litres of water in twenty
four hours, the second 5000, and the
third $500. The system was first tried
aboard the French frigate, La Glorire,
and it has been generally adopted,
where required, in the French navy.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-05
Protect he &yssepta from 1FePnrfsa,

1t is possible to do this even in regions of
country where mlasma is most rife, and
where the periodic fevers which it causes
assume their most formidable types. The
immense popularity of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters is very largely attributable to the fact
of its efficacy as a remedy for chills and
fever, bilious remittents, and as preventive
of the various forms of malarial disease. In
those portions OF the West and South where
complaints of this nature prevail, and in the
Tropics it is particularly esteemed for the
protective influence which it exerts; and it
has been very widely adopted as a substitute
for the dangerous and comparatively inef-
fectiye alkaloid, sulphate of quinine. Phys
sic ans have not been among the last to con-
cede itsmerlts, and the emphatic professional
Endorsements which it has received have
added to the reputation it has obtained at
home and abroad.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-05
A Grand Scheme.

General Fremont, now governor OF
Arizona, proposes to advocate personally
before the proper authorities in WASH
ington his plan for bringing the waters
of the gulf of California back to what is
supposed to be their old basin in SOUTH
ern California. This basin, which is
now dry and sandy desert, is two
hundred miles long, fifty miles wide and
i'm its centrsl part is three hundred and
fifty feet below the level of the sea. It
lies between southern California and
Arizona, and ia unfit for the sustenance
of man or beast. Between the upper
end of the gulf of California and the
basin or valley in question ridge of
land interposes. Through this it is
proposed by General Fremont's plan to
cut canal for distance of ten miles to
lake about twenty miles long, and at
the other end of the lake continue the
canal some fifteen miles more. The cost
might be 81, 900, 900 and the time neces~
sary for the work perhaps six months,
but the General contends that the bene>
fits to the two states of California and
Arizona would be incalculable. The
great wants of Arizona are water and
moisture. On the eastern slope of the
low range of mountains that separate
this basin from Arizona all is dry and
barren as in the basin itself. The heat
is intolerable and no vegetation is possi>
bic. The introduction of this great
body of water would change the whole
face of things. In short, it would make
the whole surrounding country to BIOS
som like the rosa. In the opinion of the
governor the canal should he made deep
and wide enough to admit such vessels
and steamers as sail the Pacific.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-05

these together with gentle heat, and stir
until the camphor is dissolved; then
pour it into moulds. 1t is very good for
rough hands.
BOTTLE CEMENT.
For good cement for scaling bottles,
mix three parts of resin, one of caustic
soda and five of water. This compost
ton is then mixed with half its weight
of plaster of paris. The compound sets
in ethree>quarters of an hour, adheres
strongly, and is not permeable like the
plaster when used alone, and is attacked
only slightly by warm water.
ITALIAN MAcARoNI.
Take fourth pound macaroni, boil
it in water until tender thicken one-
half pint milk with two tablespoonfuls
-four; add two tablespoonfuls cream,
one half tablespoonful mustard, little
white pepper and salt; stir in this one
halt pound grated cheese; boil all to-
gether few minutes add the macaroni;
boil ten minutes. This is the mode
adopted at the best tables in Florence.
DRY BREAD AND COLD MEAT UTILIZED
Chop your beef very fine, then soak
YOUR bread in cold water until it is very
soft; take it in the hands and squeeze
as much of the water out as you can,
having two>thirds as much bread as
meat; mix the bread and meat thor
oughly together; beat three eggs we'll
and mix in; add salt to taste; make in
balls the size of biscuit, and fry slowly
in butter or cooking fat till brown on
both sides.
FRICAssEE OF COLD BEEF.
Take some cold roast beef that has
been underdone, and having cut of the
fat and skin put it, with the bones bro~
ken up, into stew pan, with two large
onions sliced, two good sized potatoes
sliced, and bunch of summer savory
and a leaf of sweet basil, or any other
sweet herbs you may have handy. Add
to this the gravy and about a pint of
warm water cover it closely, and let it
simmer for about an hour; then skim
and strain it, carefully removing every
particle of fat in another saucepan
melt piece of butter the size of wal
nut, which thicken with a spoonful of
-four; stir it a few minutes, and then
add the strained gravy to it; let it come
to boil, and then put to it table,
spoonful of catsup and the beef cut in
thin slices; let it simmer from five to
ten minutes, but on no account let it
boil, as this would render the meat taste
less and insipid.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-07-05
E a&.rn and 3)l.nt'ti'n.
u,oouv d,orn-How to Raise IL.

Broom corn requires nearly the same
quality of sell and mode OF culture as
Indian corn. It thrives best on fiat,
loamy, or river bottom land, but will
grow satisfactorily on any fertile soil.
Corn stnhble or clover sod precede it
with advantage.
After thoroughly pulverizing the
ground in the spring with the harrow,
mark out the rows, three and one-halt
or four feet apart, and if possible SOW
the seed with common garden drill, or,
wanting that, drop the seed as evenly as
possible by !hand. When the plant is
two inches high, run backward and for
ward between the rows with two
horse harrow, to kill the weeds, loosen
the soil, and give the corn start. Most
people plant too thick, and hence no
damage will follow if some of the spears
are torn up. After this, treat as ordi~
nary corn.
The next thing is to prevent the brush
falling down and growing crooked. This
is done by bending down the corn as
soon as the heads shoot out. Be careful
not to bend the stalks so low that the
tops will touch the ground, or so much
that the joints fracture, else the corn will
be ruined. Go over the ground and
repeat the process until the heads are
cut:
When the seed has matured, cutting
must begin. The brush should be cut
just above the upper joint, and the leaf
removed. Take two rows, and, after
cutting the brush, cut the stalks near
the roots, and lay them crosswise between
the rows to serve as bed for the brush,
80 as to keep it from mildewing. Then
bundle the stack. Let the stacks
remain for two or three weeks, until the
corn is perfectly dry. Haul to the barn
and thresh. A man and boy can clean
several hundred pounds in day.
The evergreen variety is preferable,
its yield exceeding that Of other varie-
ties. The crop is easily managed and
highly remunerative.-T Dirigo Rural.