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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-08-02
Noble Seats.

Louis Blanc told the following in a
recent conference at Troyes: One day
Iarrived at Versailles before the opening
of the session. An usher informed me
that two persons wished to see me. I
saw the visitors; they were two Ameri-
cans, of the purest Yankee type, who
presented themselves to me as unknown
friends. They had read my books, they
said, and wished particularly to see me.
I thanked them, and then, thinking that
they probably wished to attend session,
1 offered them seats.
"No, they said; call we want is to
rec the chamber where the sessions are
heidi!
I conducted them thither. As room as
they had entered, without even casting a
rapid glance around to take in the ap
pearance of the chamber, they said:
"Could you show us M. Gambetta's
seat?
Much surprised at this curiosity, I
nevertheless acceded to the desire of my
Yankees, and pointed out to them the
place where M. Gsmbetta, who had nor
yet become the president of the chambe
habitually sat. Thereupon the two
Americans, one after the othe coolIy,
sedately, methodically, with closed lips,
serious air and fixed looks, like men en-
gagged in performing grave duty and
one demanding precision, sat down on
the chair, rose and sat down again, one
alter the other, as if they were testing
the frmness Of the seat. .stupefed,
watched the scene, striving to UNDER
stand this singular manner of visiting the
chamber of deputies, when one of the
Yankees asked me:
GIN. Louis Blanc. you viii have the
goodness to show us your seat also p
Curious to watch their conduct at my
seat, led them to it. Without opening
their lips, they went through the identi'
cal performance, rising and reseating
themselves, each one in his turn, like
two gymnssts repeating an exercise.
When it was over, each drew from his
pecket memorandum-book and wrote:
" Chamber of Deputies, Versailles. Sat
in the chairs of the Honorable Messrs.
Gambetta and Louis Blanc, deputies"
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-08-02
The Way One Man Got On.
Boston Transcript.

Boston Transcript.
He applied to the editor.in-chief of a
New York daily, who knew him we'll
and was aware of his ability and expert
ence. I've nothing to offer you" he
said, ''but perhaps you had better see
the managing editor. "To the man-
aging editor, who also knew
him well, the applicant went
well, the applicant went. "Then's
nothing ] can give YOU" he said pleas
antly: "why don't you see the editor.in-
theft" The next day he applied to
both again, and the next, each time
receiving the same answer. Dropping in
on the fourth day he noticed vacant
desk in the reporters room, kept for any
one who might use it. He called to the
Office boy told him to clean up the desk
and bring wrsting materials. Having
moved in" he sought the city editors
assignment book, picked out job that
he thought he could do, did it, laid the
result on the city editors desk, and
went home. The next day he did the
same thing, and the neyt, and the next.
On the fifth day the editor-in>chief
passed thsough the room while he
was at his desk. $50 you've
got to work. he said pleasantly.
" Yes, sir" answered the self-aprointed
reporter. A day or two later the man.
aging editor came in. SCOT at IL at
last, oh p he inquired. eyes, sir"
answered the LATEST addition to the staff,
going ON with his work. Things went
on in this way fer two weeks, when one
morning the chief came in. "How do
you like your position Z" he asked.
"First rate" he answered; "there's
only one trouble;"I haven't had any
money yet" "No money! How's
that7 Perhaps the managing editor
forgot to put your name on the roll.
Never mind, ! will. How much did he
say you were to have p "He didn't
say sir" said the reporter, telling the
truth very literally. The chief fxed
the pay then and there, and dated 1t
back two weeks, and the changer ON"
became full.Hedged member Of the
staff ON the spot. And the best of the
joke was that it was not until two years
afterward that either the editor.in-chief
or the managing editor knew how 1t
came about, each supposing the other
had done it. Two heads were certainly
better than one that time for the appli-
cant
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-08-02

with Alice Oates, on the grounds that
Alice Oates Titus Watkins was not the
person with whom they had entered into
engagements on account of her married
relation. And now comes Mrs. Henri
Laurent with suit fer $40, 900 DAMAGES
against Alice Oates Titus Watkins fer
the alienation of her husbands affectisns
from her, and the correspondence in
uraof
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-08-02
A Once Promising Career Ended

1t looks as If the public career of Alice
Oates were about ended, For some time
she has had storms from all directions
blowing about her ears. The beginning
was tine publication of her letters to
Henry Laurent by Mrs. Henri Laurent.
In the second place she was lately mar
ried in Philadelphia to . dapper little
eounter-hopper named Wstkins. which
social arrangement she was trying 70
conceal for business reasons. That came
out. Then Msssrs. Miles & Steele, of
Cincinnati, her managers for next season,
formally cancelled their engagement
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-08-02

Prot. Pancost who has been, and is
eth, explaining to medical students the
Carolina colored twins, exhibited about
the country under the title Of the 1.-TWO
headed Girl" regards them as far more
wonderful than the 6iamese Twins.
These were two distinct human beings,
while these sisters have single backbone
below the shoulder blades, at which point
the spinal column branches like the let
ter Y. They wers born back TO back,
but in learning to walk they have 20
changed their original position that they
now stand side by side. When either Ii
touched below the point Of conjunction,
both feel It; but above that point sensi-
tiveness Is separate. These monstrosi-
ties are not nearly 10 uncommon a. 10
generally thought, a. any one must know
who has read ST. Hilsire's History Of
Anomalies OF Organization" There was
tho twin monster, Rita Christina, born
In Sardinia, who was taken to Paris and
died there. Her head, neck and upper
extremities were duplicated, wi lie the
chest and abdomen were single. A child
with three hesds, born some thirty-fve
years eincs at Catsnia, Sicily, attracted
much attention from scientific men. Am
brose Pare describes two girls united by
the back, belly and forehead. They
lived to be ten years old, when one Of
them died. The dead girl was then
separated from her living sister, who
soon died also. The Hungarian sisters,
In the last century were united by the
back, and had one alimentary and urinary
canal. They, or shs, NJ you like, did
not die for twenty-two years. Ofai the
human monsters known, none has lived
10 long as the eiamese Twins. They
lasted sixty-three years, while hardly
sny Of those on record have survived
half 10 long, most of them dying befoIa
thirty.
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Insects on the IsaiirOad.
Reno iNey.) Gazette.

One cricket would stand poor show
trying to stop railroad train, but mil
lions of them can do it, as was proved
Saturday night. The west~bound inn.
igrant train No. 6 met an army OF
eriekets at Clsrk's station, about fifteen
miles west OF here, that night, and was
detsinedtwo hours and half trying to
get through. To make the passage the
train men were finally forced to take
broo,ns and sweep the insects of the
rails. The crickets covered the track
for about three miles, and when the dny-
iDg-whsels of the engine struck them
they would whirl around without going
forward ~ inch.
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Cause and Effect.
New Haven Register.

New Haven kesisser
His step was quick and there was a
slight anxiety in his tone of voice as he
asked: Heard from the gsme?"
"What game ~'
"Why, don't you know, the ball game
betw sen the Basehits and the Hotlin-
ersw
sob, thirteen to three in favor of the
Hotliners," and the telegraph editor
resumed his paste brush and manifold.
Wh-e-wi" and he slowly walled to
tine door with the sir of man who had
lost q bet (and we'll bet he had). Gath
ering up his courage once more be lean
ed his hand on the railing" Did
Twistem pitchf"
"Yes.D
Hoidemfast catchT
"No."
"Ah, well, that accounts tor it.; you
see Twistem has got the prettiest incurye
you ever ssw, and Holdemfast IL the
only msn that understands his signs 30
~ to know when 1t IL coming; and it just
does come, you bet your boots. He
struck eight men out. and only one man
got hit from him, and that was little
pud hit in the"
A sudden uprising and advance move
ment Of the entire editorial corps and .
glance ut the size of their feet cut short
his lecture on "cause and effect, !" and he
slipped somewhat hurriedly through q
very small opening of the door, and we
trust be is receiving his reward some
where, and we don't care where, II it's
only In warm place.
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turning to camp at dusk. The few
native allies we had left did terrible
work in this pursuit., and it was difficult
for our officers to recall them to return.
As they cut off and dispatched the
retreating Zulus the cry of 1sandhlwana'
resounded in the evening air."
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This country will never be rid Of
terrible extremes Of temperature until
Charles Francis Adams msrrias Kate
Clsxt01.
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tween them, DuJ ne bau altogether hI-
dervalued the brute's cunning Quick
as lightning the great animal altered
its course, moved around the opposite
aide Of the trunk, and in second the
elephant and the man stood face to
| face. There was no human POSSIBLE
/ ~ Of escape now, and the Hindoo
knew that the last few sands Of his
life were rapidly running out. Like
all Of his race he was fataIist, and
even the terrible death that over
Swallowed him brought to him no ter
rors. Calmly be crossed his hands
over his bosom, and bowed his head
to the inevitable.
II was all over in five seconds
Tho elephant raised his trunk higher
than before, and struck q hurried,
awkward blow, hitting his victim not
with the lower end of the trunk, which
is very tender, but, as far as could
see, with his cheek or mouth. The
man went down as though he had
been felled with a cannon ball, but
Immediately he raised himself on his
elbow and looked upward. For one
second the brute stood over him, and
then dropped heavily forward, one
massive knee going down upon the
mans breast
The elephant rushed away trumpet
ing as before, and took refuge in some
low hills in the neighborhood We
learned the next morning that he be-
longed to Rajah, who, in his ankle
ty to get curly to the exhibition, had
caused him to be overdriven, with a
heavy load, until he was driven mad.
What we saw was only small
part Of the damage he did. He killed
seven men that night, including his
driver, who was his first victim Ny
friend and went in the morning to
see the seven crushed bodies, which
all lay under single canvas sheet.
For some time the natives standing
around tried to persuade us not to I'M
cover them, but u native constable
concluded the argument by seizing the
corner OF the sheet and pulling it to
one side. The faces were all calm
and liie-like, for Hindoo, even under
the most appalling conditions, rarely
suffers himself to pass into the other
life without composing his limbs und
features.
The moment the natives standing
around saw the uncovered bodies a
frenzy seemed to possess them. The
men rushed to their tents, and ple s-
emily returned with rusty old swords,
flint.locked pistols, and bell-mouthed
guns. All these weapons they began
to polish vigorously with the inten.
ton of making immediate war upon
the elephant. But Col Spei Ger, the
Commissioner of the station, had al
ready sent a party Of Bengal Lancers
after him, and in the afternoon he was
brought back, with bullet in one of
his knees, and loaded with chains so
arranged that he could be pulled to
the ground at o moments notice if he
showed any signs Of rebellion.
The Rajah who owned him at
tempted to make light OF the matter,
but fine of something like 10000 ru-
PEGS, levied by the Government, in,
dcced him to take more serious
view of his brute's achievement"
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Or being asked what he thought
FIRE flies were made for, little boy an
swered: al think God made them for
candles TO light the little frogs TO bed.p
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ALFRED A. BUaSHAS, an ex-member
of Congress from Connecticut, is dead.
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The California papers are arguing
the G institutional question holly.
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Now that the Southern darkies are
heading West. wouldn't it be as well
for them to come 70 Utah? We can
otler them all the inducements Kansas
holds forth, and perhaps more. The
Jayhawkers may offer them lands, but
oh, so away sugar you've lost your
sweetness. Yesterday in the Third
District Court a colored gentleman
named Williams, was married by the
late Chief Justice Schaeffer, to buunc.
ing white Mormon girl from Ogden.
Next!- Salt Lake Tribune.
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Daily globe., 1879-08-23
CITY NOTICE.
CHANGE OF STREET GRADES,
Cry CLERKS OFFICE,

ST.. PAUL. Minn., Aug. IL, 1879.
Notice is hereby given that the Common
Council of the city of st. Paul will, at their
regular meeting to be held in the Council
chamber of the City Hall, in said city, on the
second day of September, A. d. 1879, at 1880
o'clock P. NJ, order change Of grade on the
following streets in accordance with and as in
dicated by the red line on the profles, dated
by the City Engineer, August 5th, A. D. 1879,
viz:
Glencoe street, from Mississippi street to
Columbia sire ct. E.%# ~
L'Orient street, from Glencoe street to Penn
sylvanla avenue.
Pennsylvania avenue, from Mississippi street
to Columbia street.
Columbia street, from Glencoe street tt Arch
street.
Pleasant avenue, from Third street to Ram
sey street.
Oak street, from Third street to Ramsey
street.
Chestnut street, from Exchange street to
Oak street,
Sherman street, from Pleasant avenue to
edge of bluff.
Eagle street, from Third street to Spring
street.
Walnut street, from Pleasant avenue to WASH
ington street.
Exchange street, from Eagle street to Walnut
street, and from center Of Wilkln street to the
east line Of Wilkin street.
Franklin street, from Eagle street to Elm
street, and Won Minden street, from Western
avenue to Dousman street, in accordance with
and as indicated by the red line on the profile.
dated by the City Engineer, May 14th A. D..
1875
Profles Indicating the proposed changes arc
on file and can be seen in this office.
By order Of Common Council.
[Officiall THOS. A. PRENDERGAST,
210-tues-sat-3w City Clerk.
Daily globe., 1879-08-23
ADELAIDE KEMBLE sARTORIs.
Bio0raphy of the Lady WhOse Death Wa
Mistaken for that Of Nellie Grant.

Bio0raphy of the Lady Whose Death Vas
Mistaken for that of Nellie Grant.
After the country had been several days
sympathizing with Gen. Grant and Mrs.
Grant in their grief at the death OF their
daughter, the agent of the press at London
has discovered and announces that it is not
their daughter at all who has died, but her
mother in-law, Mrs. Edward Sartoris, q lady
better known to an older generation as Ade-
laide Kemble, daughter of Charles Kem-
ble-the brother of John Philip Kemble-
by his wife Marie Therese, clever actress
of Viennese birth and French descent, who
began life on the stage as a danseuse. Ade-
laide Kemble was the younger sister of
Mrs. Frances Anne Kemble Butler, and of
John Mitchell Kembell, one of the most
eminent OF Anglo-Saxon scholars and his
to,ians, who died in 1857, leaving his great
work on the "Saxons in England unfin-
ished. Adelaide Kemble, who was gifted
with singular beauty and with voice of ex-
quisite quality and rare compass, very early
in life became an opera artist, and on the
stage of .Covent Garden Theatre-during
her brief but triumphant career as prima
donna-won great distinction by her dram
attic force as well as by her vocal endow-
ments and her artistic training. The best
judges of the day pronounced Pasta to be
her only superior in the role Of Norma.
She married, while still very young, Mr..
Edward Sartoris, the son of Greek mer-
chant established in France, who had mar
ried in England and who purchased proper
ty there, and retiring from the stage became
one Of the recognized leaders of the most
brilliant and intellectual if not the most
fashionable society of London. A few years
before her sons marriage to the daughter of
President Grant she had contributed in-se-
rial form to one of the English magazines
some charming papers on social life in
France, which were republished under the
title of "a Week in a French Country
House, both at London and at New York.
Adelaide Kemble was strangely unlike her
more famous but not more fortunate sister,
Mrs. Butler, and inherited more of Charles
Kembls's quiet dignity and gentle social
gra:es. Her welded life was long and
a happy one, yet she dies only in the Goth
year of her age-a fact which will startling
ly remind many people in this city who as
sisted at the American debut of her brilliant
sister in New York forty-fve years ago that
they must no longer include themselves
among the heady youth of the present day.
Daily globe., 1879-08-23
St. Paul Wholesale Markets.


WHEAT-The offerings were moderate and with a
good demand values ruled steady at the annexed quo
tations No. l. SO 1bs., 88@9Jc; No. q 81 1bs. 8O@8sc;
No. g. Sc 1bs SOC; No. 8, Is bs., 75c; No. g. 81 bs.,
7Oc. New-receipts light We quote: No. 1, SOC; No.
75c; No. 8, 70c.
FLoUR-Patent process S6.75@7.OO; straight 500
clear 400; xxx 1850 500.
OATs-The demand fairly active and values ruled
steady at the annexed quotations: No, / white, 27@
CSC; No. 2, 26@27c per bus; mixed, 25c per bus.
CoRN-Demand fairly active at the subjoined quota
MILL STUFFs-Ground feed, $3.50 bran, $5.25
shorts, $40; corn meal 100 lbs, 90010O.
tons: No. 2, 34D36c per bus.
BEANs-Fair to choice mediums $1.1001 40; navy
hand-picked 1.5001.75; common stock 90c@1S1.10.
BuTTER-Choice creamery 14016c per b fair to
good do 7GD10c: common 4D6c.
POULTRY-The demand was active. and with mod
crate supplies prices ruled firm. Spring chickens,
per pair, 35045c; old chickens, per pair, 60G575c.
Eaas-The demand was good, and with light
offerings prices ruled higher. Sales of fresh-laid
eggs are made at 1O@12c per dozen.
PRovIsIoNs-The demand was good at the follow
ing range of prices: Mess pork, $950@1O.OO. Lard
in barrels, $500 per 100 lbs; kegs 7.5O; pals 500
City cured hams Sc per b shoulders 4D5c; bacon
sides 5Gn5hc; breakfast bacon 8O8Kc.
LIVE STocK-The demand was active at the fol-
lowing range of prices: Choice smooth steers $500
fs450; good aeshy steers, $s.25@3.75; cows and
heifers, $2500l3.25.
Daily globe., 1879-08-23
THE PIER PLEASANTRIES.

The Sprag~e Family at Peace, With Pros
poet Of Rec0nciltation-ConElin Con-
duct the Subject of Severe Ce,esasre.
LNarragansett Pier Special
For the present ex-Gov. Sprague and his
spirited wife are at peace, and it is not i'm
probable that they will become reconciled to
each other, as they have on many previous
occasions. The ex-governor is erratic, ir-
regular, and not capable of forming great
policy and carrying it out. His enemies
charge him with being careless in his state
ments, and both he and his family admit
that he has used his wife on several occasions
in an unbecoming manner.
Mrs. Sprague, on the other hand, is known
to have provoked the Ex-Governor in many
ways, SO as to drive him away from the table
OF out of the house. This is the statement
of Mr.. Sprague's own mother, greatly re-
spected lady who lives at Providence. The
relatives of the Ex-Governor declare that he
and his wife will be on good terms again,
unless Mrs. Sprgue prefers different
course. - |rs ~ Ed
While at Providence the ex- Governor is
known to have carried himself with dignity
and sobriety. He is always irregular in his
habits. He will fast for twelve hours In
succession and then resort to the bottle.
This has been his custom for the last twenty
years, and helps to explain his painfully
sensitive temper. His commercial and
political position is entirely gone. He has
no social ambition, and rather dislikes DO
lite society.
Senator Conkling's presence at Canonohet
has not been accounted for, and he is known
to have waited at Newport until it was GER
tain the ex-governor was absent. Then he
went to Canonchet. He was received at the
landing by Mrs. Sprague, and how he IN
stalled himself at Canonchet is testified by
the German teacher, by the children, and by
the servants. Ex-Governor Sprague has
shown by his actions how he viewed this in
trusion. The opponents of Senator Conk-
ling do not charge him with criminality, but
with ungentlemanly conduct, impudenoe
and cowardice.
Ex-Governor Sprague does not consider
the affair ended. He thinks himself out
ragged by the Senator, and demands satis-
faction. It is freely stated among respon-
sible people that Senator Oonkling has COM
promised Mrs. Sprague's honor-not Grim
lnally, but socially-and that he ought to
restore her good name and fame. A state