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Feliciana sentinel., 1879-05-24
THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION
BILL.

Appropriation bill passed the
United States Senate. with the re
pealing c'a1ses attached, by a vote
of 81 to 27.
Considerable debate was parti
cipated in and the radicals made
strong eif,rt to have the clause
which relates ~ the mode Of draw
ing Jurors stricken out but without
avail and tho sam" passed as report
ed from committee.
Mr.. B. r. Jonas smoke 3at len t..
op this bill ani took occa ion To
rtfute in his dien'fi,a manner the
charges Of outrage on The negro by
the Sou hern white man. and said
no man in his State Objected to the
result OF the war. In 1868 the ell
cc,ions in that State were free and
The people triumphcd by large
majority. Their representatives.
were sent to Washington but we're
rot recognized. That was the pol
icy Of the Repub; can party then a
it was afterwards. In 1876 the
election was a fraud. In 1872 the
pc op!e again triumphed, aud Nc
merry vas elected Governor by
1000 majority. The celebrated
Durell troubles followed. The
| dispossession Of the McEnery gov
ernment was described in detail.
1t had been said by Senators on
tho other side that no members oi
this body ever saw troops at the
polls. He had seen them quarter
ed in the city within easy distance
If the polls and ready to respond
at a moments notice; but the
crowning act Of military oppression
was the expulsion of the Dem ocrat-
ic Legislature in 1874 by Gen.
DeTrobriand, an army officer.
Coming down to 1877 he sroke of
the peaceful inauguration of the
present Supreme Court Of the State
of Louisiana. They had been ac-
companied by a concourse Of cili-
zcns, and the gallant boys in blue
had cheerad as they passed. fIr.
Jonas then proceeded to discuss
the Teller commute and the pres
ent condition OF Louisiana. He
spoke Of the case as Juror who
vas recently challenged and made
to stand aside for having given
aid and comfort to the rebellion
The juror was twcnty-scyen years
old. q: d was nine at the time the
war broke out. His crime WAS that
he had at one lime given his peck
ct money one dollar ard = hall
to a Confederate s,!dier. This
was a fact which had come unde.
his OWE notice. In re.a,icn t"
the Naichiiociles trouble lie slid
that The white people had only ar
med to defend themselves, to pre-
vent lnceudarism and massacre
The alleged outragcs committed in
this case as well as those in Caddo
were investigated by juries largely
Republican, and no indictments
we're found. Some Of the karish.s
are nopelessIy dominated by ne
groes, but there are no riots, nc
fights aud no trouble Of any kind.
He refer: ed to the neg:o ox,du=
aud means which have been EN-
pIoyed to induce the bla cks TO en-
rgrate 70 the West.
Mr.. Kellogg rose to rep'y, but
"a the Senate had agreed to take
vote at 4 o'clock, had only min
ute lett. |; he had time, lie said,
he could show that the speech OF
ms colleague was incorrect Fl,
had seen negroes shot dew in she
streets Of New Orleans and drag
ged like hogs along the street,
mak:ng the pavement tor rods red
with their blood, when they were
thrown iuto carts auc hauled aw s,
When Mr.. Kellogg made this
speech he was fully aware that he
had Fabricated a most malicious lie
Feliciana sentinel., 1879-05-24

Total collections $50, 46l, ,o56 So
We find that the receipts, other than
FOR State taxes proper, is made up Of
sundry items, among which we find that
The proceeds Of bonds ana stocks sold
unl interest on bonds collected by the
State and carried into the State treasury
amounts to the sum of s., ,A74,2l9 81.
Feliciana sentinel., 1879-05-24

E-S The Auditors report, says the n
o. Democrat, submitted to the Convention
some days since. exhibited the total COL
1ections from 1859 to 1879, including the
first quarter ending March 3lst, and ex-
clnsive of the year 1876, {the records of
this year having been abstracted.)
From a detailed report subsequently
prepared by the Auditor it apreurs that
the receipts Of State taxes proper amount
ed to-..-....-.....--..- .Se1 1897 ,954 II
Other receipts. exclusive Of
taxes Observation-Disclosures. 16,463, 1O2 Il
Feliciana sentinel., 1879-05-24
50 = SNYM s..
ASSESSOR 5 NOTICE.

NO1CE is here nv ri,en +ho+ ,.;,,
uttcnu at tho fol-! IJ!,;rr ,,na" Nv ~
days designated Tor the nlr,ose ] y" nf Pn, p"o
vlsinG the e;'ssessment for 1879
Ackiens' :,,' Ith ward, OF May 2Gth and 27th
Feliciana sentinel., 1879-05-24

D From the report of the State Aud
itcr TO the Constitutional Convention.
sve gather the following interesting facts :
Amount of receipts from as
sess1nents from March 81.
1869, to March 81, 1879 .S21 ,997 ,92l IL
Aud other receipts. amt. to 6,453, 1o2 II
Making Il grand total of all
receipts from 1850 to 1879
including the q'larterenI-
ing March 81, 1879, cf.:-7ss33s ,4G1 1855 So
Included in this report is statement
Of amounts to the credit of the poll tax
assessment. 1t is as follows:
Collections made IN 1859. So, ,OO4 90
Collections made in $50. 64,c92 Is
Collections made in 1471. 121 AL 10
Collections made in 1872. 1898 Il
Collections made in 1873. 1865 3S
Collections made III 1S74..--. 1886 81
Collections made in 1275...---s H. .425 43
Collections made in 1876. No report
Collections made in ls77... al ,96I 81
to!lec. ions made in 137S....... 1876 50
Collections made in 1879 for the
1st quarter of the year.. .21 .9l9 23
Making = total collection of. S::;;S5, 2U4 40
Feliciana sentinel., 1879-05-24
'sNIlE HENRIETTA HOUSE.
BAYOU SARA. LA,

-EAICC SARA. La.
Board can berrocurod by the day, week
on month, and at reasonable rates. In
the future as i'll the past, the table will
be supplied with the very best fare the
market affords. Elegant and well fur
nished rooms. Accommodating servants
CONSTANTLY in attendance. Patronage So
c;citcd and satisfaction Guaranteed.
Feliciana sentinel., 1879-05-24
VIM. GODDARD,

BOHEMIAN Toilet Ware, Atomizcrs,
- Toilet Powders and Putfs, at
o. p. BROOKS
Feliciana sentinel., 1879-05-24
COUNCIL PaCCGEDINGS.

Making total collection Of $:js3, ,2U4 40
Feliciana sentinel., 1879-05-24

* hoe Dressing, for ladies' an" anMp"oOI
~ rem Ashoes, at .. D. bh''1
Connecticut western news., 1879-12-24
A singular railroad eccident oc-

A singular railroad eccident oc- cured on the Atlantic Express train just as it was reaching Clyde, N. Y. "Down brakes" had been whistled, but the speed of the train was ot much dimin- ished, when young woman who had apparently been asleep, started up, grasped her bundle, ran to the plat form of the car, and, without waiting for information, jumped from the train. Her body rolled and tumbled over and over, and the bundle in her hand was cut in two beneath the wheels. Half dozen sleeping cars passed her as she lay just outside the rails upon the ends of the ties. She was found to be badly bruised, but not seriously injured. She supposed that the train had made the halt at Clyde and that she had been carried short distance beyond her stopping place. She refused to tell her name.
 -deneral Horace Porter told this story at the Commercial Club dinner at Chicago: "Shortly after the war, when General Grant and 8 party were going through New England, the train stopped at small town in Maine, and as he was standing upon the rear platform of the car, there was a sudden commotion in the crowd, and there were cries of Make room for your auntie Soon 8 gaunt, tall woman stepped out in front of the platform, put her spectacles on her nose, and set her arms akimbo, and said Well, I have come down here, running nigh onto mile, just to get 8 look at the man that let's the women do all the talking.'"
Connecticut western news., 1879-12-24
6 A Mining Accident.
CRUSHED TO DEATH UNDER SEVERAL HUN
 DRIED TONS OF COAL AND SLATE.

At quitting time at Faust < Sons colliery, near Lincoln, Pa., it was mo- ticed that three miners-Fredelick Hoy, aged about 45; John Eckler, aged 50; and William Jameson, aged 18-were missing. MT. Oulbert, the mining boss, gathered few miners together and in- stituted search through the mine. It was not long before they found the mu- tilated bodies of the men crushed bs- meath several hundred tons of coal and slate. The news of the accident spread like wild6re, and soon afterward the mouth Of the pit was surrounded by men, women and children, and it was with difficulty that the bodies could be hoisted out of the mine. It took twenty men six hours to free them from the debris. When the bodies reached the mouth of tke pit the screams of the women were heartrending. Upon ex- animation it was found that Hoy had both arms and one leg broken, and his head frightfully crushed. He leaves a wife and four children. Eckler had one arm and leg crushed, and his neck broken. He leaves a wife and two children. Jameson had his head mashed. He was unmarried, and lived at Pine Grove. Ii is supposed that Jameson was at work at the time of the fall of coal, and was the first one caught. The other men, hearing his cries, went to his rescue, and were crushed by another fall. This mine is one of the largest in the vicinity, and employs several hundred men.
Connecticut western news., 1879-12-24
a@ CANAAN, CONN.,. WEDNESDAY,, DECEMBER

"That was old Wiggin's doin's. She kept the baby. But there's letter here from MT. Foster, as will tell all about it.
 With trembling hands the old man opened the envelope. As he did so some photograph-cards slipped to the floor.
 Sally picked them up.
 ooh, father it's Bessie's own portrait, and yours and mothers and the child's, poor little darling 1" And her kisses fell warmly upon the pale face which for years had never known any such token of affection.
 "Read this, Sally" said her father j; "my glasses are dim."
 Sally read the letter aloud.
 When she had finished, the old man got up and walked to the window.
 Rob, meanwhile, with some vague idea of afording pleasure, had undid the wrappings from his picture.
 "What is it, dear9" Sally said, as he turned it toward her. Her eyes were blinded with fast-falling tears.
 "It is Jesus Christ" said Rob, quietly. "Hs looks like my mother. He says, Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not.'"
 Deacon Reed slowly turned around.
 "It's a Christmas gift to me-" Rob continued.
 "And he's a Christmas gift to you, sir," said I've, pushing the boy toward the old man. "God sent him P
 The old man drew the child to him, and looked for an instant intently into his face. His stern lips quivered:
 "God forgive ne," he faltered, "I don't deserve it. Twas hard to my own child-but, as deal with you, so may God deal with me-"
 I've, with his hands deep in his pockets, walked to the window and looked intently out upon darkness. He winked his eyes very hard, then he whistled-an indecorum which he in- stantly checked. But his feelings of exultation were such as could not be repressed; and, while the rest of the party were blinded with tears, he opened the door, slipped out into the snow, and gave utteranoe to his feelings in pro- longed cheer.
 It was happy party which gathered around the supper-table of Deacon Reed on that stormy Christmas night. A kind of chastened gladness was upon the spirits of the elders and for Rob, how his eyes frightened and the bloom and life of childhood seemed to flush out on the small face. He was in his own home-with his own kin he had found sure haven in that great dreary ocean of life where he had felt himself a waif. And how his presence seemed to fill up the void which, ever since poor Bessie's departure, had existed by that fireside and in those hearts There was but one shadow on Rob's happiness.
 "I wish you didn't have to go away, Tye," he said, sorrowfully.
 "Mebbe," said his grandfather "mebbe we can arrange about that I've been wanting just such boy as you to help on the place. Been looking for one @ long time. Is it 8 bargain, sonny?"
 I've said he thought it was,
Connecticut western news., 1879-12-24
An Item for Newly Married Men.
,ye said he thought it was.

A man on the cars was offered a news paper. He took it, looked at the head ing, and then threw it aside with dis gust, and remarked:
 'sI don't want any news from that pa- per-"
 'sI supposed that everybody read it in these parts," answered. Has it been pitching into you 2''
 'Pitohing into ms? Great Csssar I should think they had. But you just let me meet the editor of that paper."
 "You never make anything by strik- ing an editor," I said, "Better grin and bear it."
 "Yes, that's all right for you to say ; but just let me meet that man I'll show him how to run a newspaper"
 "What did he do?"
 "Do? He did deal. Here's how it is; I often go to Springfield in the evening and come home on the first train in the morning. We'll, one night I met an old crony, and we went to the Music Hall and the theatre. When we came out we met some friends. Of course, could not get right out, and I treated then Jim treated and the others treat ed in fact, we were having a pretty good time, when some fellows came in and began to raise row. In less than no time the police wsre in and had us. The next morning I was hauled before the court and fined $7.4O. I did not care much, because I gave false name, and I knew my wife conldn't find it out but the next morning, I'll be eternally confused if that very paper didn't have it all in, and my name, too P
 "Did your wife see it?"
 "I should say she did," "Did she make fuss ?"
 "Fusa Godfred, Eihu! Are yor married ?"- Elnoira Gazette.
Connecticut western news., 1879-12-24
Local News a Speciality.
DEA TH IN THE WOOD.

Death in the wood Death and scene of decay! Death and Q horror that creeps with the blood, And stiffens the limbs to clay. For the rains are heavy and slow, And the leaves are shrunkeD and wan, 1. And the winds are sobbing weary and low, And the life of the year is gone.
 Death in the wood Death in its fold over fold, Death-that shuddered and sank where
 stood, At the touch of hand so cold At the touch of hand so cold, And the sight of clay-white face. For saw the corse of the friend loved, And hush fell over the place,
 Death in the wood S Eeath and scene of decay, Death, and honor but half understood. Where blank as the dead lay; What curse hung over the earth, What woe to the tribes of men, That we felt as 6 death what was made for
 birth, And birth sinking deathWard again! Death in the wood In the death-pale lips apart; Death in whiteness that curdled the blood, Now black to the very heart! The wonder by her was formed Who stands supreme in power; To show that life by the spirit comes, Bhe gave us soulless fower'
 ELAINE GooDALE.
Connecticut western news., 1879-12-24
Gambling in the Army.
A PROPOSED NEW ARTICLE OF WAR TO PUT STOP TO THE EVIL.

It is well-known to all persons fa- miliar with military life on the frontier, says Washington dispatch, that gam bling among officers of the army and enlisted men is very prevalent evil, and one which has, with it's concomitant evil, rum, led off cers into more trouble and caused more dishonorable discharges from the military service than all other causes combined. Senator Plumb, of Kansas, who has seen numerous evil dences of the bad influence of gambling in the army, proposes to make an effort to put stop to it, and with this view has introduced in the Senate bill to make an additional article of war. This proposed article provides that "any officer serving with troops, or any sol. dier not on furlough, who gambles, bets, plays for money, or other valua- ble stake or consideration, at any game of cards or otherwise, shall be brought to trial by court-mart1al, and, upon con- viction thereof, punished as follows If an officer, by discharge from the mili- tary service, or such other punishment of less grade as may be inflicted by the sentence of the court-martial if sol dier, at the discretion of the court" It further provides that "any officer of the army, whether or not serving with troops, who, by gambling, betting, or playing at cards or otherwise, shall win money from junior officer, shall, upon conviction by court-martial, be pun ished as hereinbefore provided in the case of an officer serving with troops. ' Any post-trader who shall allow any part of his store or building to be used for gambling purposes is liable to have his appointment revoked by the Secretary Of War
Connecticut western news., 1879-12-24

A BOY from Honey Lake Valley, who for the first time in his life saw mili- tary company out for drill in Virginia City, with fife and drum, gave his moth- CT the following account of the business: "A little man blowed on his squealin' stick, and big man that stood beside him hammered on his thunder box, then the boss man pulled out big long knife and shook it at the fellers what war standin' in long row, and they all walked of on two legs"
Connecticut western news., 1879-12-24

A GRAND fancy dress ball took place lately in the Middlesex County Asylum. Six hundred of the patients took part in the ball, and many more looked on from the gallery. For the previous two months they had been preparing for the event, which had almost entirely filled their minds-the very thing intended. The women were, lu particular, de- lighted, and behaved with perfect pro- priety, many of them dancing beaus tifully.
Connecticut western news., 1879-12-24

CALIFORNIA papers contain much in- formation about the grape culture in that State. The St. Helena Star says {: "Last summer 8 certain forty acre tract, nineteen of which was in vines, was of- fered for $4. 500. Parties thought it too high. This fall the vineyard alone yielded g., ,50O worth of grapes" The Anaheim Gazette reports: "It is said there are tons of grapes rotting in the vineyards at Westminster, the owners being conscientious temperance people, who would rather see the fruit waste than sellit to winemakers.'
Connecticut western news., 1879-12-24

IN THE Poorhouse of Saginaw County, Mich., there was an old man who for many years had been an employee of the Hudson Bay Company. Alone and friendless, he hoped for speedy term ination of his wretched existence; but life, when it was least wanted, would not depart. He grew to be 1O2 years of age, and then committed suicide in 8 pig-stye at the almshouse.
Connecticut western news., 1879-12-24

Ir IS now proposed in Paris to substi- tute for the dispatch of letters minia ture railroads, with trains run by elec- tricity, in place of pneumatic tubes. Satisfactory experiments have been made. The pneumatic plan has long been in use by the London Postofice, but does not seem to have found favor in France.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-12

HENRY AND ATKINSON DOMINATED FOR THE
SENATE, AND WITT, LOyESsTETg, CHAafBER-
fI.AYsE, AND LYONS FOR TIE ROUSE. -:s7g'I
f The Conservative, primary ele ctions toog
place yesterday, and was attended by no
excitement and little activity until between
. o'clock and sunset. Then is being eYi-
dent that thecontest for, the fourth pace on
fhe House ticket was between Massrs..
James Lyons, Jr., r. Wiley Davis, and Viii
liam l.. Royall, the friends OF these. gen tie
men became very industrious aud broue ht
UP voters to the polls with astonishing r,l-
pidity. The vote polled was snsalFer tbaa
expected, Notwithstanding the interest
felt by il,e people generally was grean 4.
All OF the candidates being good men,
there was on the part Of many relnctapee to
strike off names, and this will undoubtedly
account for the failure to vote OF some ban
dreds. Two or three days previous it was
commonly thought tLat the aggregate in the
city would be $500 or 5000 votes. "Straight
shots" were indugedi in Gn city and county
to considerable account. s
The following statement shows the stale
OF the polls at q O'Clock P. NJ, and the
table below it gives the vote at the close of
the uay:
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-12

Mayors Ca'%t.-At the Mayors Court
yesterday seven persons were ehsrges with
baylnS unlicensed dogs. They were dis
charged upon procuring medals for the
same. - :. -
The police wi:lieontinue their searcl, TO.
cay throughout the Second ngd Forw,,
wards. Persons who have not gotten the
required licenses haRy expect to ts.reportetl
aud fined to-day. Chose who, were before
the court yesterday are from the Third
Ward
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-12
TO HOLDERS OF 4-..- .a
- CITY OF RICHMOND BONDS
MATURING IN JULY AND AUG UsT, 1880.

At a meeting OF the Board or Commissioners
Of the sinking Fund held May 1, 1879, Ii was
give public notice by advertisement that the out
standing boets OF the city ot Richmond. due IN
1850, vii, Oh and after, the lss day OF July, 1879
be redeemed on presentation at the oliCe of .hi
aaditor Of the city.
In pursuance of the abnye directions. hereb,
give notice that the SIX PER CENT. BONDS OF
THE CITY. due in July. 1880, amounting 10 S67..
s5tI37, and August. 1880, amounting 10 s37..
56s.2a-tOtal sl05.01 a.65-will be redeemed 4
PAR AND ACCRUED INTEREST on presehta.
tou az the office OF the Auditor of the city on anc
aflar the ST DAY OF july. 1879.
~ - HENRY 6. CANNON,
Acting President Commissioners sinking faha.
s
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-12
Rooms STATE CONSERVATIVE J
RICHMOND, Va, September II, 1s79.)

RICHMOND, Va, September II, 1872
The following canvassers have been ap-
pointed:
Sixth Senatorial District-Randolph
Brown. t '
Eleventh Senatorial District-Captain
Henry Heaton, Major Charles Lee.
Fourth Congressional District-Colcnei
William E. Green.
Alexandria City and County-STnuel G.
Brent. ~ ~
Carroll County-Frank Lindsey, Garland
Hale. l"
Fauquier County-Charlvs T. Green, G,
B. Gibson. ...r'-. '.''--
Floyd Countrywide Tompkins.
Grayson County--,Ir.dge J. W. Haekler,
A. n. DIckerson, ". v. Wilson, DR.. W,
R. Du!phey. II,
Rockingham County-M. Linden. -,
@,sa> aa,,' j. BELL BIGGER, Secretary.
Conservative papers please copy.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-12

THE MOZART LAST NIaHT.-The Mozart
musicale OF last night was we'll attended
and very enjoyable. The "Last Rose OF
Summer" shows itself in the ladies' bon
nets and the gentlemen's button-holes, and
the weather is such us to permit one to en-
Joy the music With out being obliged to keep
time with ian, which sometimes squeaks
and annoys one's neighbors. The orches-
ira, which is b eginning to look fuller than
during the heated term, played very
finely. The cornet was at times rather
blatant. "Dublin Bay" and Hearts
Of Oak" sung by Mr. W. Il.
Grant, were enthusiastically received,
and tire former seemed to touch tender
chord among the audience. Dir. Thilow's
'cellc, solo was an exquisite composition ex-
quis .itely rendered, and Slgnor Jardella's
"s Gene ct Aria" 4" was charming. Were we
tc, Judge cause by effect, however, weshould
say that the "Trifolien" waltzes by the
, Strauss brothers was the best composition
on the programme, for 1t was the only one
that made The courting couple" behind
us stop talking. 1t also called forth the
appreciation of the gentlemen who carry biz
canes and keep time to the music with them.
| The young ladies who laugh all the time
also stopped and admired. ,s.g