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4 Great Cause of Depression.
UIushin1iOn CupifDl,1


i view of the unhappy condition Of af
fairs In Great Britain Il national caucus wa.
held to investigate The same with respect It
discovering It's prime cause.
The result of this investigation will be O
equal interest to America us to the United
Kingdom; for our habits, rs our language, are
alike, and the same social mistakes OF Lie are
Ommon TO both nations. After careful In
uuiry and search, the positive fact was nsccr-
tuinc that II useless luxurious condition OF
action was the active agent tlInt trippCu up
the heels Of industry, and alcohol was the
same.
1t was found to be an astounding fact that
during the past four years the amount Of
money expended In Great Britain for intOXi.
eating drink amounted to no less than two
billion seven hundred and s~crCnty-eight mil
lion one hundred and sixty thousand dollars.
This Is but four millions less than the sum To-
tai N the foreign trade OF the country. In
lSD there were but jD,hN public houses In
England: to-day there arc 2W,0W-un cyi-
dencc OF the enterprise Of the DIZZY.
If the amount Of money iooliSlllypxpcnded
in Intoxicating drinks was dcplUycd in the
business, and send n flowing current through
the now sluggish and Stagnant ponds Of
trade.
Luxury in its best shape is bad; In it's worst
rs in this. destructive, dcmoraliZing and to
be abominated.
Few men who habitually drink will deny
that their bar expenses are largely IN excess
OF the entire cost OF supporting n family.
And cui bOnO? Except false stimulus, :hit
rci It's in inattcntion to business, chronic dyS-
pcpSia and continued i!l-health.
We arc not total abstinence nOr puritanical,
but il Is the business of all men, and the Of
flee OF all sensible people, to dccry useless and
injurious excess. And certainly none In the
records of folly exceeds the absurd and inju-
riOuls use Of intONicantS.
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Peril from the Pulnit.

The habit of perpctuatly mentioning inc
theories Of uubRlicvcrS when preaching llt
yoSpcl gives 4 nan the appearance OF Src;it
learning, but also proves his want Of com
mon SENSE. In order to show lii" value O
wholesome food ii is not nccGful TO prOl!rl
your guest Il UoSc OF poison, nor Woulu it
think the better of our hospitality II YOU
did so. Certain sermons are more calculated
TO weaker Faith than to render men believers.
they resemble the process through which /;
poor unhappy dog is frequently passed ;t tlC
Grotio dcl tanG al Naples. He is thrown llr
to the ga> which reaches up 70 the spectator $
knees. not with tn" view OF killing hliIi, but
merely as an exhibition. Lifted out OF his
vapory bath. h" is thrown into Il pool of wa
! ter, and lc~ivcS in time lOr another opera
ton. such adug is not likely to he Il very CT
iicicnL watch dog or pur>uCr of game; and
when hearers sunday after sunday are plung-
cd inlua bath OF skcrtical thought, they may
! survive the experiment, huI they Will never
hccomc spiritually strong or practically use
full. II is never worth white 10 make rentSin
4 garment for The sake Of nicndiu% them. non
to create OubtS III ORDER to show iiow clever
~ we can quiet them. Should Il man set fire
! to his house because he has Il patent cTtinc-
iraY. which would put it out in no tive, hC
would stand Il chance of one day creating a
couIlugrltiUn which all the patents under
! heaven could uot easily ~cXtinguisli. Thou
sands OF unEciicvCrS have been born into the
family Of skcptici>ln by progressed prcachcrs
oT The GOSPEL. who supposed that they were
l%rclninglhcm to faith: the fire fed upon the
h,;irs OF leaves which the foolish, wcil-intcn-
toned speaker cast ulon II IN The hope 81
S,nothrrlng ii. Young lnch III many Install
crs have obtained their first notions of int
deity from their ministers; they have suck
ed in the poison but refused the antido.c.
the devils cn,cchislS in doubt have been the
men who were sent to preach '"hcil"vc and
IiyC." This is Il sore evil under the sun, and
II seems hard to stay il, and yet Ordinary couI-
mon sense cu.llt to teach ministers wisdom
in such = nlittcr.-Spur5Soh.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-05-28
Feared they Wero ell Dcad,

Judge Mackcy was on hand and rs interest
M: rs usual. Tuesday, in the corridor OF the
Wheeler House c"struct up all acquaint.
ance with Il gentleman from Anderson. In
The course of the conversation, the gentle
man mentioned the fact that he was Il private
in the war. The Judge expressed tic greatest
ut having met him. Shook his hand
mos! cordially, and said: "Sir, | am truly de-
lighted to sec You; | have been looking for Il
private in all this GROVE for two,ays and
failed to find ONE; l feared they were all
Just then the dinner bell sounded,
and the Judge escorted the surviving private
into the dining room and secured him the
best seat at the first table, while many Cen
Colonies. Majors and Captains had to
wait for the second. The only other private
the JudgcSuccccdcd in finding was one named
J. II. Campbell, Of MISUNDERSTANDING UcIuid.
There Is one private s0ldic" in AbDcvillc
County. Please note this Mr.. Herald.
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An Ohio cow last week broke n mans neck
by Il kick. \ mule that witnessed the ci,Stl-
atty went behind the barn and wcpt.--Nor1ts-
tO,en Herald.
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SYMPTOMS of q DiseascdLiver.

OS!NCICIllS VI u LiESl.
DAM in he right side, under the
| edge of the ribs, increases on pres.
sure; sometimes the pain is in the left
side; the patient is rarely able to lie
Oh the left side; sometimes the pain is
;elt under the shoulder blade, and ii
frequently extends to the top Of the
shoulder, and is sometimes mistaken
Cor rheumatism in the arm. The
stomach is affected with loss of appe-
rite and sickness; the bowels in gen.
eral are costive, sometimes alternative
with lax; the head is troubled with
pain, accompanied with a dull, heavy
sensation in the back part, There is
generally a considerable loss of men,
Dry, accompanied with a painful sen.
salion of having left undone some
thing which ought to have been done.
A slight, dry cough is sometimes an
attendant. The patient complains Of
WEAKNESS and debility; he is easily
startled, his feet are cold or burning,
and he complains Of 4 prickly sensa.
ton of the skin; his spirits are low;
and although he is satisfied that exer.
else would be beneficial to him, ye.
he can scarcely summon up fortitude
enough to try it In fact, he distrusts
every remedy. Several of the above
symptoms attend the disease, but cases
have occurred where few of them ex.
;sted, yet examination Of the body,
after death, has shown the LIVER to
have been extensively dcranged.
AGUE AND FEVER.
DR.. C. McLANE's LIVER PILLS, IN
CASES OF AGUE AND FEVER, when
taken with Quinine, are productive Of
the most happy results. No better
cathartic can be used, preparatory to,
or after taking Quinine. We would
advise all who are afflicted with this
disease to give them 4 FAIR TRIAL.
For all bilious arrangements, and as
a simple p~urgative, they are unequaled.
BEWARE OF INVITATIONS.
The genuine are never sugar coated.
Every box has a red wax seal on the lid,
with the impression DR.. MCLANE's Liver
PILLS.
The genuine MCLANk's LIVER PILLS bear
the signatures Of c. McLAHE and FLEMING
Bros. on the wrappers.
Insist upon having the genuine DR.. Z.
McL,SE's LIVER PILLS, prepared by Elem
ing Bros, Of Pittsburgh, Pa, the market being
full of limitations of the name MCLGHe,
spelled difc, entity but SANE pronunciation.
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The Daricn 81 c.:.ll scheme Is TO be COLI
sidcred at Il co.. .r'f' in Paris next imme
ii seems likely Ia: 1t company will be form
ed, with DcLc>scps. the protector of The Sucz
Canal, as president. John IlawkShaw, O!
England, who W Il conspicuous advocate OF
the Sucz On ,crprisc, Is understood to he inter
eStcd. y route Will probably DC chosen, II
nothing more.
ALL manner Of repairing done by r.
Seal, at prices to suit the times. =
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Judge Thomson has Mt last decided the ca
Ses against the county, Which unlockS tho
large amount of money go unnecessarily
kept out OF the hands of its rightful distribute
tees. He decides that all debts against. the
county, passed upon and approved by tho
County commissioners, must be paid.-Md,5-
on Merchant and Farmer. IT
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The Feeling III Charleston.

There was not cvcna ripplcof excitement n
Charleston Yesterday, every particle Of uii-
c~asincSs being removed By the publication OF
the tclcgr.tlnS OF Nj. Williams in t:ic .Ncms
nnd Courier. At the Carolina Savings bank
! about Si0.GiO WAS paid ont to small drpoSitnrS.
II Is not too much 10 say that the firm of &.
W. WiliianS& 90. and The Carolina Savings
Bank stand higher in pubic estimation and
public confidence than before the Hurry in cot
ton began.
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Suspension in the Cotton Tradc---Wli-
liams, Brine IL Co., Cotton Brokers'
Suspend Paymcnts---The Liabilities
Estimated at s3I5, OOO---The Result
Of SpecuiatiOns Oh IL "Short' Mar
knt.
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WHAT TIE NEW YORK PAPERS
SAY ABOUT THEIR SUSpENSI4T..
How Mr. Williams Checked the Vast
Cotton Ventures Undertaken by, the
NousC--Thc Charleston millionaire
Equal to the Emcrscncy--Thc New
York House Dissolved and all Obi
cations Promptly met.
Sr,CS ana {n1,jir =.

The New York paper. of "Wednesday have
Il variety OF statements concerning the SuS-
pension of the firm of WilliHnnS, liirnic Il Go.
of the :irln ~; Il branch of the house OF Il.
W. Williams * 60. OF Charleston. but in fact
there h nc connection | Ctwc"n them, except
lliat Mr.. Williams is the senior member ui
the charleston i!nlse and had an interest III
the firm of Williams. Hirnir n CO.. The trlc'
grains of Mr.. Williams publi>l"l yesterday
give days later news than The New York
papers had, and show that Williams. llirnir
4 60. pay every draft on them. and did not
suspend for want of money. but because MIR.
Williams refused tGalinw the firm TO take the
risk of any lurthc: loss.
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rant of the extensive speculations of Mr..
Birnie. There were rumors III Change yes
tcrday that several minor frs were I'm fnan-
cial difficulties, but no authentic particulars
could be obtained, nor were amy other sus-
pensions officially announced.
Liabilities *3l5,00O and Assets
Nearly 81. 900, GO0---All Claims to
be Paid III Full.
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\ Morning Advance Of Fifty-Si1
Points Followed by Heavy Fail
urc--Pandcmonium Iii the Exchange
--'sBuIis' at the South Enriched by
Northern HECurS.s

The Cotton Exchange Was again In q fer
mcnt of excitement yesterday, and the tluctu-
atoms were 81 violent that the old house of
Williams, Birnic & Co., OF IS Beaver street
WAS forced into temporary SUSPENSION. Very
few brnk crS had suspected that the house was
embarrassed. and the Exchange became pain
drmonium when the following notice was
puStcd at LIS L. NJ:
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-12
some Curious Figures.
--------- II " Ill.,.


Or. a, Weisbach, chief OF the Austro- Hun
garian Hospital Ia Constantinople, and who
1s spoken Of as having taken more measure
ments OF living men than any other anthro-
pologist,' has published results relating to
many individuals from nineteen different peo-
pies, inhabiting the most various parts of the
earth. One OF his conclusions, which may al
ty Of the pulse-beat varies In different nations
within very wide limits. Thus, the pulse of
the Congo negro beats but 62 times In a min
ute, while the quickest pulses are found
among the Targals 1907 and the Madurese and
Nikobars tS4) The Japanese pulse beats rs
times per minute, and the Chinese 70. The
shortest people measured, that Is probably
the shortest in the world are the Hottentots
Q256 millimetres), next to whom come the
Japanese.
The other extreme is represented by the
Maoris OF New Zealand n,757 millimetres),
and the Sandwich Islanders, Kanakas and
Kaffirs are but little less tall. The circum-
ference Of the Patagonian head Is the largest,
and the Slamese the smallest, and the curious
statement Is made that tall peoples usually
have small heads and short peoples large ones.
the most noticeable exceptions being the
Siamese, who have small heads, although
their stature is short, and the Patagonians,
who have large heads although they are very
tall. Patagonians are said to have noses much
broader at the root than Congo negroes, and
at the nostrils the negroes noses are also
much narrower than are the Australians
North American Indians and POlynesians
nave the largest bustS, or chests, and the Ma
lays the smallest The East Europeans gen.
orally, and the Congo negroes alone among
Africans have all the leg bones longer than
the arm-bones. while among Australians,
Polynesians, and especially East Asiatics and
patagOnians, the leg-bones are shorter than
the armbones.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-12
Literary News.

"The Abbe's Temptation" by Emile lola.
author OF :" L'Assommoir" and Helene"
translated by John Stirling, Is In press and
will be published in few days by I. B. Peter
son Bros, Philadelphia, In uniform style
with L'Assommoir.' One Of the most noted
literary editors in New York, in writing to
the translator, says: 1t is the sweetest love
story l ever read, and is a great book. for
there is much in the work that is lovely and
pathetic. 1t Is also q work OF marvellous
ability, not immoral in any sense, while it
teaches a great lesson. The Able Mouret.
brother Of Helene. who serves to point the
moral IN ZOla's previous work, entitled
Helene, or Une Page D'Amour,' Is the cure
of village whose inhabitants are stepped ia
all the degradation of peasant life In the
able Is developed the devotional spirit of his
mother. Innocent OF all guile, uncomfortable
and blushing at the profession of his female
parishioners, devoted to the worship of the
Virgin Mary. he, with his half-witted sister,
lives a life Of purity and happiness, until his
mind is unbalanced BY the constant strain
on both mind and body, caused by his inces-
SAINT vigils, and to save his life he is taken to
q deserted villa, where his reason is gradu-
ally restored, and with returning reason
comes health, strength and love. As lola
depicts the innocent love and purity of the
unhappy able, one can scarcely believe that
be, who wrote 'L'Assommoir,' can be the
author OF this sweet, pathetic and charming
love story"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-12
The President OF tue Convention.
fNn.ohftnchaa Vfndicator1

Lieut., Gov. L. A. Witt has been selected as
the choice OF the Constitutional Convention
| now sitting In the city OF New Orleans, as Its
presiding officer Without disparaging In the
least the other gentlemen who were aspiring
to the same position, we think the Convention
could not have done better than to have So
lected Gov. Wilt.
Gov witt Is "native and to the manner
necessities OF the citizens Of this common
wealth, and thoroughly imbued with patri-
otto feelings for her prosperity and happiness.
AS parliamentarian he has no superior, and
president, we feel assured that the Convention
will frame such an organic, law as will prove
beneficial In It's results and conducive to the
general prosperity 81 the State.
Correspondent Shreveport Standard
The election OF Hon. Louis A. Witt to the
Presidency OF the Convention was cause Of
disappointment to many, who augured from it
much evil to the State, charging that he
would In the appointment OF committees and
chairmen reward his friends and punish oppo-
nents, but when his appointments were an
nounced such was not the case, asvery many
worst opponents, and some OF the most i'm
portant committees are so formed, notably
the judiciary, to which Judge T., Z. Land was
assigned as chairman, when 1t was known
He had not occupied the chair many days
before oil recognized the fact that the choice
Of the Convention was fit one, and that he
was the man for the place. Combining, as he
does, thorough knowledge Of parliamentary
law and practice, with firmness, courtesy and
administrative ability rarely possessed by
any one, he has been able to form the Conven-
tlOn from crude mass of men into an or
derby, quiet and working parliamentary body,
which, Notwithstanding its large number Of
ID In pleasing contrast to some OF
our legislatures. This choice has been most
fortunate for the State and will enable the
Convention to finish It's work In One-half the
time which would have been consumed had
an inexperienced or incompetent chairman
been chosen
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-12
.---..@--. -5 .3
GRETNA ARLAZE.
Three Houses Destroyed During the
AhKence of the 0ccunanfA.

At 10 o'clock last night fire broke out In
row of cottages located corner Of Gretna and
Second streets. Gretna and. regardless Of the
energies Of the fire department. the entire row
was destroyed.
The fire was first discovered In the corner
house. a two. story frame. and. although the
flremen worked hard. the building was de-
stroyed. This property WAS occupied by Capt.
W. Kigley, who at The time of the fire was
attending fair, with his family given at one
Of the fire engine houses. some distance from
the coDflagratiOn.
The flames then communicated and destroyed
the adjoining two-story building. This build
ing was unoccupied. The fire, driven on its
course OF destruction by a heavy wind, ex-
tended to the double two-story house on Grand
street and left 1t In ashes. This house was oc-
cupied by Durand Lapeyre. who was also alb
sent with the members of his family at the time
OF the fire. The three buildings were owned by
Mr.. Ferdinand Samuels. and insured In the
Merchants Insurance Company for $4,000.
Both Captain Rgby and Mr. Lapeyre lost all
Of their household effects. Whether they were
insured or not could not be ascertained. owing
to their absence.
The cause Of the fire ID unknown. The whole
block would have been destroyed. owing to the
lack Of water. save for the fact that the steam
tug Protector steamed off on the reflection aud
arriving at the bank opposite the fire. furnished
the engines with all the water they required
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-12
CITY ECHOES.

George Morris was locked up In the Third
Station. charged with petty larceny.
w. j. Young was immured In the Third Sta
ton. charged with carrying a concealed wea-
pom.
John T.. Irene was locked up In the Third
Station on charge Of assault and battery on
Pat Kelly.
Saturday sneak thief stole twenty yards OF
carpeting from Levy's store On st. Peter. near
Royal street.
Isabella Ray. charged by Isabella Fernan
with assault and battery, was locked up In the
Third Station.
George Swtzer. charged with buying stolen
property from one VIM. Gale. was locked up in
the Third Station.
Vincent Bonnet was locked 10 IN cell at
the Third Station, charged by A. II. Hyatt with
obtaining goods under false pretenses.
John Caron and John Peter Pirate were
locked UP In the Fifth Station. charged with
malicious mischief and also with drunkenness
Bernard Laingne caused Jean Carries arrest
and detention In the Third Station on the
charge of assaulting and wounding him with
dangerous weapon.
Pierre Jordon. August Easier. Leon Borden,
Lasalle Eugene, Annie Reed, Chas Crowley
Poupon Briscou. Jas. Mason and Leetric Agone
were arrested on Saturday. charged with ped
ding without lfcence.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-12
A. MORMON MUSTER.
IMMENSE DEMONSTRATION AT SALT
LAKE CITY
I'm Honor or the Apostle Wells and His
Refusal to Reveal the Endowment
House secrets--The saints Never
stronger Than To-Day.
fChicago Times

60, - About sonf
IT. LAKE CITY, Utan, May t:-h 1aat ,, ~,
people came Ia from tns COUNTY, h taen ,r nan
and This morning 70 take par ~ ei,e Mi
sion 70 escort Wells Inc III .rhara VIZ he
ness, TO his residence from tns e., .s,aoI the
has been confined Tor refusing .1 - io'ooi one
secrets oil the endowmeilI a o,,9h ~ tba cf4v
Inc PROCESSION Iotn l' .hon N mn naonia L,
and contained nos Ios o,n .M% tbem 4on aldar.
carriages ana on , ..so.ohad tbrnmnh Tia dust
ly matrons, WIZ . aa,,s ord hannara hoarin%,
CARRYING s ~ sswn,sen IN favor ~ pol vna'
SUCH tnp HOLY o % Lace Tar tho Ont ~ anrnna
ny, .la " Inc ga ~ nur rirhfaS" There were
Inan s aaeo u,naa -echonl chidren In the line
aDout 9ypw nI IL wera iiteraIiu hinckad hv
lug , eiI M throa milea and aa Tho nroeeas,on
peop paed III baaded ID Walls and Holm TayIor
BIZ, ,'yaouaod n . u onen harnncha daafen
i IluinE mnsu ,aonnndad op''A N'1oA
lug uhnn Il ~ ooad TIC Federal court. house tho
ahnnta ,uepa iomdast. Judge Emerson and
sho nfsicara IT The court Witnessed the demon
s nv from IN the balcony. The nroeesson
rnarchad In tho IiD tabernacle. which was m
cha n hoid rnora than half 81 tho Ok OCD neo-
III ypbn II IL aatimatad tried IN cain admit
tnnoa yuaiIa frnYn INA atand aimniv 1banLed
~ no,,itIt,Iaa fnr the damonatrpton If re-
a,oot ~, nna ,rho atnod faithful III his rali
shn.,s IL a4tn divnipe Church
saorat ''.s-s say =. "
Taa,io, ,ooaa short anaech fill ~ exnres-
o,nn: ~ lnuaitv In tho Government and con
stitntinn Int nrotaoting anainst inferference
rydtt, hia raiigms haiief and nracfices He
wasa moro conservatiya than usual. evidently
rn aas that rnanv naraona were nreaenf
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THE "OKOLONA STATES"
augusta Chronicle.I


A good deal Of notoriety has been given to
States by the free use OF them by Republican
speakers and Republican newspapers. The
States is an obscure weekly, "edlted" by a
Southern man and an Ohio carpet Dagger
Its diatribes against the North and Its absurd
threats Of secession and revolution would not
have been noticed at any other time, and the
States would have speedily died natural
death. But the Republican policy now is to
inflame the North against the South and the
vaporings and blackguardisms of the States
are paraded In print as rejecting the senti-
ments OF the Southern people. The editors
Of that sheet, being more knaves than fools,
saw an opportunity for making money out OF
the Republicans, and did not allow It to es-
cape. They continue to publish blood and
thunder editorials, and the Republicans buy
the paper and circulate 1t through the North
and West. This little game, strongly sus-
pected for some time, was fully exposed the
other day by the finding In Kenton, Ohio, OF
the following letter addressed to Gen. j. s.
Robinson, The Republican party manager In
that place:
OFFICE or THE SOUTHERN STATES,
Okolona. Miss, April 80. 1879. !
Gen. ]. 8. Robinson:
structfons.
The points are made red-hot this week. and
all OF them will hit hard. 1t is advisable to
have them as extensively copied az possible
We will mark them for our Northern ex-
changes.
Congressman Frye regards it as great
success.
We will give them hell according to the ex-
tent Of the circulation. The larger the sub
scription list the louder the thunder.
Will. Fl. HERMAN.