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All objections to said assessment must be in
writing, and filed with the clerk of said Board
at least one day prior to said meeting.
Oficial: q. M. RICE. President.
r. L. GoRMAN,
Clerk of the Board of Public Works.
1924
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These figures give Hendricks the lead on the
first ballot; and, assuming that majority
will hereafter be sufficient to nominate, the
Courier predicts that its favorite will receive
the nomination On the second ballot, by the
additional votes of Alabama Georgia, Flor
ida Mississippi, Kentucky, Louisiana and
Texas, 81 in all-giving Hendricks total of
1877 votes, 70 more than necessary. We have a
suspicion that our contemporary underesti-
mates Tilden's strength in the South, and over
estimates the strength of Hendricks in that
section. Probably Bayard will also take a
State or two here put down for Hendricks, as
well as two or three of the States given to Til
den.
Political guess work, however, is usually
very unsatisfactory and improbable.
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utable house. f." Intern.
An analysis of the above statistics shows that
during the five years ffty-six convicts were
sent to the State prison. OF the crimes.
thirty-four were committed in the country and
TWENTY-FIVE in the city; thirty-six were COM
mltted by non-residents and twenty by resi-
dents. Of the twenty residents ten were tenn
perate and ten Incorporate; and of the whole
number thirty-six were temperate and twenty
Incorporate; and finally, of the twenty two
crimes committed in this city, twelve were bv
incorporate and ten by temperate people.
So far as these facts go, therefore, they
afford no argument for temperance people.
especially when it is considered that the above
division of ''intemperate'' includes all those
who were known to drink at all, even though at
the time of committing the crime they were
perfectly sober.
And especially do the above statistics shew
that insted Of the number of convicts from
this county being areproach to it, on the con-
trary, it is an honor to it; an honor, first. in
that of the fty-six sent up in five years, thirty
six were non-residents; an honor, secondly, in
that we have had officers Of acknowledged
energy and detective skill; and an honor, third
ly, that we have Judiciary upright and fear
less in the execution of the laws EssEx
Many eggs are now sent to London from con-
tinental countries in cheap coffins instead of
boxes or barrels. The collins sell for more
than cost, and the shippers make money on
the packages as we'll as on the goods
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PORK.

Corn receipts in Chicago, 112,64S bushels; ship
ments 1871 57 bushels
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STAIE OF M1NNESOTA-RAMSEY COUNTY
y District Court.
In the matter of the assignment of Charles Golfer
On reading the petition of William Lee assignee of
the estate of Charles Golfer on file in this court
praying, for reasons therein set FORTH for leave to
sell certain real estate that has into his hands,
by virtue OF said assignment, at private sale.
1t is ordered. that the creditors of said Golfer show
cause if any they have. at special term of this court
to be holden at the Court House, in the city of ST.
Paul. county and State aforesaid, on Saturday, the
first day Of March, A. D. 1879, at the opening of
court on that day, or thereafter as counsel
can be heard, why an order should not be made by
this court authorizing and directing said assignee to
sell at private sale the real property in said petition
particularly described.
That copy of this order be served on all of the
creditors Of said Golfer, who found Ramsey
county, Minnesota, at least five days before the day
set for hearing aforesaid and that service be made
on all other creditors and persons interested In said
estate, by publishing this order each day in the
DAILY GLOBE, newspaper, printed and published
at st. Paul, Minnesota, for three successive weeks
before said March LIST, 1879.
Dated February 9th, 1879.
ORLANDO SIMONS,
N-45 District Judge.
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Boston Produce Market

BOSTON, Feb Is.
FLOUR-Firm: western superfine SsOO@3.25;
common extras 3.7504.25; Wisconsin do 4.OO04.5O; ;
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toch1ums .ss1d-tlipsion Of and addition to Block
IL, Woodland Park
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-22
Am Unlucky English Regiment.
[From the Washington Capital.

The recent fate of the Twenty fourth
Regiment of the British line in Zululand
is peculiarly melancholy. The regiment
| is nearly 200 years old, having been orig
| inally embodied by William of Orange in
1891, for service in the Flemish war and
the Netherlands. Its records show a
tour OF service unsurpassed by any other
| regiment of the British army for variety
and hard knocks, and it has always been
unlucky. Its first experience was a
disaster, being almost annihilated at the
battle of Steenkirke, when it was hard
ly two years old. Subsequently it suf-
fered out of all proportion to its COM
rades at Blenheim Families aud NAL
plaqnet, and was finally relieved and
sent home, in the latter part of Queen
Anne,s var, IN consequence, OF the i'm
possibility OF keeping it's ranks recruited
Forty years afterward it had an almost
similar experience on the same ground,
III the war OF the succession, and still
later, in the eighteenth century, it suf-
fered immense losses, and was at last
captured bodily in the American revo-
lntion. Returning to England, it en-
Joyed only a few years of rest when it
was sent to Egypt, and participated in
Sir Ralph Abercfombie's operations,
where its bad luck did not desert il.
Thence the regiment went to the PENN
sular, where it campaigned five years,
suffering, as usual, beyond all proper
ton. 1t was foremost at the stormine
OF Cuidad Rodrigo and st. Sebastian;
In the detiles of the Pyreness, in the
forcing OF the passage of the Bidassoa
and the Nine, and in the battles of
Nivelle, Orthes and Toulouse. 1t es-
capped Waterloo only by coming to
America, after the first addiction Of
Napoleon, and participating in the ill
starred operations which terminated the
war Of 1912 in humiliation to the arms
of England. Then it was sent to India,
where it had a hard round of service
under Com bermere Hardinge and Ma
pier, suffering, as usual, excessively in
the first Sikh war. It was no novice at |
tile Cape, either, for it had already |
borne the brunt Of two Caffir wars, and
had done as much to establish British /
rule in that quarter as any other Tegi- |
pent thai eyer served there. In short, |
has had only Gns great war in |
nearly 200years in which the old Twenty |
fourth has not borne a hand. That one
was the Crimeal war, which it escaped |
chiefly on account OF the sympathy at
the Horse Guards for its unlueky tradi-
ions, and though it was ON the roster
Tor foreign service when the Crimean
var was made up, another regiment was
detailed to take its place, and it was
'ent to one of the colonies. Finally,
lfter nearly 200 years of slaughter in
every cline, and in battle against every
enemy OF England, civilized and bar
,arous, the Twenty fourth has been
by sayages in South Africa.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-22
The MAN who Knocked WASH
imgtOm Down.

The grandfather Of Mrs. Laughorne
who died recently in Kentucky, was
William Payne OF Fairfax county, Va
of whom Collins History of Kentucky
preserves the following incident:
At the time Gen. Washington was
stationed at Alexandria, Va, as col
onel of a British regiment, before the
war OF the revolution, an altarnatiOn
took place in the court house yard be-
tween him and William Payne, in which
Payne knocked Washington down.
Great excitement prevailed, as Payne
was known to be firm and Wasling ton
was beloved by all. A nights re-
Election, however, satisfied Washing
ton that he was the aggressor and,
in the wrong; and III the morning
he, like true and magnanimous hero,
sought an interview With Payne, which
resulted in an apology from Washing
ton, and warm and lasting friendship
between the two, founded on mutual
esteem. Dnring the revolutionary war,
While Washington was on a visit to his
family, William Payne, with his son
DeVall, went to pay his respects to the
great American chief. Gen. Washing
ton met him some distance from the
house took him by the hand and led
him into the presence Of Mrs. WASH
lpgton, to whom he introduced Mr..
Payne as follows: "My dear, here is the
little man whom you have so frequent
ly heard me speak of, who once had the
courage to knock me down in the court
house yard in Alexandria, big as [ ann
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-22
A Beautiful Story.

Colerldge relates story to this effect
| Alexander, during his march into Africa
came to a people dwelling in peaceful
huts, who knew neither war nor con
quest. Gold being offered, he refused
it, saying that his sole object was tt
learn the manners and customs of the
inhabitants.
Stay with u.s." said the chief, as
long as it pleaseth thee"
During this interview with the Afri-
can chief, two of his subjects brought a
case before him for Judgment The
dispute was this:
The one had boughta piece of ground,
which, after the purchase, was found to
contain a treasure, for which he felt
himself bound to pay. The other re-
fused to receive anything, stating that
he had sold the ground with what it
might he found to contain, apparent or
concealed.
= Said the chief, looking at the one,
" You have a son." and to the other,
" You have a daughter let them be
q doWry"
Alexander was astonished.
And What,' said the chief, would
have been the decision in your country p
I'VE should have dismissed the parties
and seized the treasure for the Kings
USE"
"And does the sun; shine in your
country does the rain. fall there are
there any cattle there which feed upon
herbs and green grass 2" asked the
chief.
Certainly said Alexander.
Ah," said the chief, " it is for the
sake OF those innocent cattle that the
Great Being permits the sun to shine,
the rain to fall and the grass to grow il
your country"
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-22
Senator McCreery's Gard.
New York Times.1


Some days before the adjournment Of
congress, as the story goes, good-na.
tured and ponderOus Senator Me Creepy
of Kentucky, was waddling down Penn
sylvania avenue, when dapper young
gentlemen, one of that class which de-
lights "society girls" by exclaiming al
intervals during fashionable receptions
" Have you been very gay this season 2
approached him with the question "Ah
senator, how de do; called ON you this
morning. Did you get my card 2"
Yes" said the senator dryly, Il got
the card /; but what did you mean by
writing E. p in the corner of it 2"
'Oh that" said the young gentleman,
evidently delighted at being able to give
information, that, you know, means
en- personne,' in other words, left in
person."
Yes, yes" said the senator medita-
lively, 4 see"
The next day Mr.. McCreery again met
the young man, and this time going up
to him, said, "Ah, by the way, called on
you this morning /; did you get my card ~
Eyes, sir yes," was the reply, 81 got
it but, say, senator, what in the world
did you mean by writing S. B. 4. A., in
the the corner Of it ?"
What" cried the old gentleman,
all over his big face, didn't
you understand that9 Tn surprised.
What should mean but sent by
niger n
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-22

Ones physical fraae=llis body, lii
muscles, his feet. bis hands-is only &
living machine. It is the mind, control
ling and directing that machine, thai
gives it power and efficacy. The sue
cessful use of the body depends wholly
upon the mind-upon its ability to direct
the will. If one ties his arm in sling
it becomes weak and finally poWerless.
Keep it in active exercise, and it ac-
quiries yigor and strength, and il dis
ciplined to use this strength as desired /:
just as ones mind, by active exercise in
thinking, reasoning, planning, studying,
observing, acquires Vigor, strength,
pe9ee ef concentration and direction.
Plainly, then, t.le iga4 Who exercises his
mind in reaaifg and Thinning, giEas
it increased power and efficiency, and
greater ability to direct the efforts Of his
franae-rhis Work-te better re-
suits than he can who merely or mainly
uses his. muscles. Ifalnan feads d book
or paper, even one he knows to be erro-
neons, it helps him by the effort to COM
bat the errors. The combat invigorates
his mind. Of all men, the farmer, the
needs to read more, to
strengt his reasoning powers, so that
they may help ont and make more efec-
tive. more profitable, his hard toll. There
can be no doubt that that farmer who
supplies himself with the most read
ng-the most Of other mems thoughts
md apprenticeship in the end, IL not
It once, be the most successful.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-22
A Thrifty Administration.
PHILADELPHIA Times l


| Mr.. Hayes receives an annual salary
| of 10000 good round income it mus
| be confessed. There is no way of find.
ing out all his pickings or allowances
but some OF them am able to mention
In the first place he gets his house rent
and furniture free. Not curtain, OF
chair, or blanket, OR napkin, or towel
does he have to buy. All his fuel is
furnished by the government, and not a
cent does he have to pay for gas. His
vegetables are raised in the public gar
dens by a gardener paid by the govern
ment. His steward is paid by the gov
eminent, and so are his cook and his
coachman.
How many other servants our good
government pays for | do not know, but,
so far as can see, Mr.. Hayes only ex-
penses in the White House are for meats
and groceries. Even his doctor and his
medicine are paid for by the govern
ment. Even his beef comes from the
government butcher, and he pays only
paid on the h0of. In other words, the
government buys an OK alive for beef,
paying, say four cents a pound. The
President gets the beef at the same rate,
and so the White House table is sup
piled with sirloin steak, tenderloin steak,
porter-house steak and rib roasts for
four cents per pound, while the depart
ment clerk, on $1,000 year, pays from
fifteen to twenty cents per pound for
his beef.
The President does not buy wine or
economical temperance is!
Wines have always been q big item in
the White House, for it was never con-
Quoted on temperance principles before.
Wines being out OF the question and
all the advantages counted, will any
head of a household who is accustomed
to good living tell me that it costs Mr..
Hayes more than $4,000 a year to liveg
It the family is charitable I have not
heard OF it. True, bouquet of flowers
is occasionally sent to a fair or hospital,
but, bless you, the flowers were raised
III a government conservatory, cared for
by government florist. Even in the
summer time the President pays no
house rent, but lives in a house belong
ing to the old soldiers of the country
and supported by contributions from
the soldiers in the regular army.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-22
Houston Age.


At meeting of the directors of the
Texas and New Orleans Railroad hell
yesterday trlpartite. agreement be-
Railrod and Steamship Company, as
Western Railroad Company, as party OF
the second part, and the Texas and New
Orleans Railroad Company, as party OF
the third part, was ratified and approved
in all the details. The agreement had
been already ratified and approved by
the other two companies named as par
ties.
By the terms of the agreement thus
ratified and made binding, the Morgan
company contracts to build, equip and
put in good running order, the road
from Morgan City to Vermilionville.
The Louisiana Western contract to
build and equip the road and put it i'll
good running order from Vermilionville
to Orange, OH the Sabine. And the
Texas and New Orleans company con-
tracts to fully equip and put its road in
good running order from Oronge to
Houston. And the parties OF the con-
tract bind themselves that the work
they have respectively under taken shall
be completed, one third in six months,
two-thirds in twelve months, and the
balance in eighteen months from the
date of the agreement.
The road is to cross the Sabine five
miles above the town of Orange, and
following the course of the river will
connect with the present road at the
rear Of the town in prairie and admir-
ably adapted to the connection. The
change OF crossing from the immediate
front of the town will not lengthen the
line OF the road exceeding two miles.
Thus the question Of an all rail con-
nection between this city aud New Or
leans is settled at last, and time is
definitely fixed within which the con-
nection is to be completed. The con-
tracing parties, from abundant caution,
have allowed eighteen months-that is
until August of next year. But three
powerful corporations have Joined in
the undertaking. Their means are
ample. They will push the work for
ward as fast as men and money can
push it; and no one will be surprised
il, by the 1st of January next, " change
cars for New Orleans shall become to
Houstonians familiar as a hnusehold
word.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-22

Everybody is willing to say his pray
ers when he is in tight fix and sees no
other way out. The Lord is the last re-
sort of some people, and their religion
after the fashion of the sailor who prayed
and said: go Lord, | haven't asked
anything of you for fifteen years, and
if you'll get me ashore | won't ask for
anything for fifteen years more.n The
little shoeblack also had a system of
theology after which a great many take
pattern. He told an inQuiring mission
airy that he always said his prayers at
night because when he was asleep he
didn't know. what might happen; but
never in the morning, because any
bright boy can ia Ike care of himself in
the day time.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-22
A Serious Obstacle.

A young darky had conceived a yio-
lent passion for a neighboring mulat-
tress, and taking her one. night behind
him on an old farm mule set out for
Georgetown to have the ceremony of
marriage Gel ebrated. But in endeav-
oring to navigate a mud hole ON the
Georgetown hill the mule apparently
lost his power of locomotion, and the
darkey got down to examine into the
cause of it. Unfortunately, he got too
close to the animals hind legs, and an
unexpected CONFUSION of the mules
extremities shot him ont to the side
of the road with a violence which re-
sembled the discharge of cannon ball.
What's de matter ~ inquired the
prospective bride, astonished at these
hurried movements.
Matter dar's heap dc matter. Dis
weddin' amt a comm off,
What's de reason it amt ~
Oars reason 'nuf-dat mule got sum-
tin de matter wild his hind legs, and Use
got somefin de matter wild my stomach
and dat's reason 'nuf to stop a weddin'."
And it did.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-22

The world, if ever it is to be performed
by men, can only be so by the personal
intercourse of living men-living apos-
ties, not dead ones. Love, meekness,
Kindness, forbearance, unselfishness,
manifested in human souls, uttering
themselves in word, look and deed,
and not by mere description of these
sentiments, or assays upon them, can
alone regenerate man. Neither money,
nor schools, nor churches, can ever be
substituted for living men. Not minis
tiers going their rounds like policemen
with black clothes and white neckties 4;
nor elders taking statistics, nor deacons
giving aims, or ladies tracts; all good,
but we want Christians, whether they
be smiths, or shoe makers, OF tailors, or
gr0cers, or coah-drivers, or advocates,
to remember their own responsibilities,
their own immense influence of good,
and to be personal ministers of good
Norman Macleod.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-22

A French lawyer is reported in sepa,
ration case to have pleaded very warm
ly for his client, who he said, was liter
ally dying Of hunger, and who had two
small children. He demanded the i'm
mediate aid Of 5000 francs, in the name
of humanity and the name of justice,
and, full of confidence, he threw him
self on the equity Of the court. A few
days later his client received the fol-
lowing letter: Madame-I am happy
to say we have succeeded in obtaining
the provision of 5000 francs. | have
handed 1000 francs to your attorney,
who has given me receipt, and | am
much obliged to you for the surplus in
settlement OF fees"
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-22
Tfe Longevity of Quakers.
MUCH LONGER THEY LIVE THAN OTHER
PEOPLE.
IA Quaker in the Pail Mall GazetteI

"a Quaker in the Pail Mall Gazette
The question of the greater longevity
OF the members OF the Society of Friends
| than that or the population in which
they are placed is of considerable infer
est, and the citation of some figures
throwing additional light on it may be
useful. In addition to the annual tab
ular statements of the incomincs Nv
| births and outgoings by death, valuable
facts may be gathered from the working
OF the assurance company which exists
| for assuring the lives OF Friends and
| those connected with them. A sho1t
| time ago an elaborate table was drawn
| upfrom allavailable sources, from which
| the deduction was made that the mean
future lifetime Cor expectation of lite)
at birth was in the case of a male Friend
about 1888 years, the mean among the
general public being 1896 In the case
| OF females the difference was not quite
so large-that of the Friend being 45,1
and OF the general public 42.16. But
average lite OF the Quaker is above that
OF the mean value, 1t having varied in
recent years from slightly over 81 years
to 5S years. 4 summary and ANALYSIS
of the age at death of members Who
have died for more than 30 years show
that out OF J43 deaths there were 1853 of
persons under the age OF 80 at death.
224 OF persons who died between 30 and
so, 517 whose decease occurred between
the ages of 90 and 80, and 80 who died
at the age of so OF above, 3 being
reputed centenarians. All attaiuable
facts prove that there is a greater long
cvity among the Quakers than other
persons, but there is room for very great
speculation as to its causes and as to
the probabilities of its continuance. #
is far from generally known that the
decline in numbers i'll Society OF Friends
has been for many years arrested, and a:
comparatively rapid rate of growth has
been experienced. In 1864 the number
OF members in Great Britain was 1875:
and for some years that number was NOT
increased by more than half a dozen or
so yearly, and that even was an improve
ment on the decrease that had been
known Tor some years previously. In
the decade ending with 1868 there was
no addition to the number of mem ers-
the deaths outnumbering the births, and
the incoming by other methods barely |
the deficiency. In the decade |
ending with 1878 the death rate has still /
been higher than the births, but the |
influx OF members has more than coun- |
terbalanced the loss and thus the total !
OF members is raised to about |
14,600-the increase having been the |
most marked during the later years.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-22

The tallest story Of the tyranny Of red
tape comes from Naples, Italy. The
family Of one of its prosperous mer-
chants drove out into the country and
were hurled over aprecipice, the father,
mother and four sons and daughters be-
ing killed. When the mangled bodies
were finally recovered the authorities
refused. to admit them to the city unless
they paid the general duty on fresh
meat, as the list Of duties, they said,
makes no provision for human meat.n
The relatives objected, but finally had
to pay $50 lire to get the corpses into
town.