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N Office.

rVNHE HOLDER OF CERTIFICATE No
i l0.s93. 20 shares Leopard, is requested to
call at our Bank
PAXTON 4 co.
Eureka, November 80, 1878. dl
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CHINESE CURES !!
DR.. MEN LEE,

rs PREPARED TO TREAT PATIENTS IN
l. the most scientific manner. He has made
medicine his lifetime study, and cures almost
every disease. He cures rheumatism in q
SPECIAL DISEASES and can cure them very
quickly. His medicines are all given hot. He
uses no cold remedies. He has made number
of astonishing cures. and all persons ailing
should at once consult him. Chronic diseases
yield readily to his remedies, and cures where
many others have failed.
NOTICE-I am graduate Of the medical
School of Canton.
street. je1 If
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Notice of Dissolution.

TIME CoPARTNERsHIp HERETOFORE EN-
l. listing between W. A. Montgomery and
Joseph Winzell under the name of MONT
GOMERY & WINZELL, in slaus shtering and
furnishing meats at Eureka, Nevada, was dis
solved on the 1st day of December by mutual
consent All persons indebted to the firm will
please make settlement US early as possible,
either party being authorized to make settle
ments.
W.. MONTGOMERY,
JOSEPH wINZELI.
Eureka, December 10, 1873.
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The future Of Massachusetts,, in

The future of Massachusetts,, in
the light of recent developments,
is an Interesting subject of con.
lecture. The vital statistics show
that the proportion Of marriages
to the whole population has been
sens,bly decreasing, and now DR.
Edwad. Hitchcock Informs the
American Antiquarian Society tia
the proportion Of college-educated
men in Massachu etts is constantly
growing less. In l8O0 1904 there
we're il the colleges of the State
eighty-six undergraduates to every
hundred thousand inhabitants,
While in 1876 there were fifty-ivr
DULY. The decrease ~ attributed
to the incl eased number Of foreign
horn persons who are making Mas
sachuset,s their home.
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which is of more value to rs than
any similar service for which we
pay so handsomely. 1t is proba-
BILE in view of these facts, that the
next post route bill to be adopted
this winter will include o contract
with the Brazilian line in order t,l
reciprocate the generous dealing OF
the government and merchants oi
Brazil. RICHARD.
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TAe aysrli
FOR 1878.


On the LIST of May. 1876 m -
ship ard control If THs woRrs ~,
into the hands of the underio,.,
der whose absolute and uuts-s 4 "A
direction The WORLD has en-, -.
mained and now re,aaius.
During the whole Of this n. |,
World has labored patiently ~ -
veringly for the Accomplishment j n
great Objects in politics Of psunss' 4
terest to the Southern people.
l. The restoration Of Local ~
eminent at the South. ~
2. A real reform If the Civil ~
in'such VASE ~ to destroy TIE ~
machines under the operstiOs 1 nj
1t has come to pass tnat the peook :
taxed to support political paxtiea "A.
a, political parties have no olh9 -
Of being except to lessen the huI1~S|
government. e
The first Of these objects h lng|
umplla .t,y accomplished. Al -
gent Northern men n0w adm nsl|
PARIS of the eoantry were = An =
terested re the South in sesinr / =
A corrupt and anti. Democrats -
inent in the south was . psnsnsI -
to the ascendancy Of tfae -
piacipies in the Ftdelal Gosuur|
and therefore to the peace sn1 ND
the whole people.
The g. coad political object q I'd
TIE WORLD contends still rslnGuth n
fully achieved. The actual Adniih|
tiou began its career with anSI
promises in iris direction n sliAai|
sufficient to FAY that they hays Ind
yet only in part redeemed GmvUI
for its part will resolutely sapphq
honest effort 10 redeem lIlen pslis|
fully, by wholnsOcssr made W 4
Is 70. ol.tely depunes every ~
thrown in the way VI rUlssnh1 =
from whatever quarter.
1t seems to the untiersigned -
L. proper that b. shosid sok 4 q
operation u tbs best msa q ~ n
with The WOULD in Nc efforts = q
out the policy bsrs outlined. y
lieves Tug woRLp " W apsPa q
Southern citizens aud Dsnoph q
Recommend to Southern ssa1R q
influence worthy and inpust1Dl
b.onght to bear With constastly -
ing power upon the cunduet 4 -
tiOnh affairs. ia the intssssk Z ~
Justice and Of harmony amsag ~
PIE vi al sectious. asr
1t is my desire to keep I'm ~
o living relation with ths -
VI the south, to the end nj =
ideas. wishes and feelings q 9
ern people may be c!elsl =
made known ~ the NoFt1 ~
the West. Aiken psirsts - :
lie affairs, the misAndssstasa1 8
by one another ;les at ~ 2
much evil that the uord ~
to be a synonym with qaer
strife. 1t was q wise sayR
Eigin, at the time Of one o. -
disputes with Great bris1n
intell.gent gentlemen alsns ~
the Atlantic with plsnsry
adjust the whole mstsss %
an hour. ~
WTnE woaIo simply ssis Y
the South to aid it in btiug
compete meeting Of minas 49,
lie questions between sns -,
citizens of all parts Of sn 3! .g.n Y =
| WILLIAM Hkkkt ~
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The. BayarIan government has
sent to the Protestant, Roman
Catholic aud JeSish congregations
of the kingdom, aud to the sanitary
officers of the chief cities, to ask
their opinions i'll relation to ere
nation. The RomaL Catholics ex-
press an unqualified disapproval,
the Jews decline To express any
opinion, the Pro.estanis say 1t
would only necess.tate change IL
their Liturgy, and the sanitary Off
Gals Recommend it after battles,
during epidemics, when the re e.
mains are to be sent to distant
places, and when the ground is
not suitable for the interment Of
bodies.
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washington Letter.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Dec. %, 70.

lifeless, and always bring with
them feelings Of unrest, often OF
unsatistied yet listless wishes and
hopes, feelings unworthy, perhaps,
but born Of undue haste and worry
and care. The days before for
weeks have been so crowded full Of
busy preparations. hands aud
minds have been SO constantly oc-
cupied, that now there appears to
DO a lack If something, vacancy,
MS If friends mad left fer a long
journey, or some sad thing bad
happened. The dream has been
dreamed; the feast has been eaten ;
the what-is-io-be has been; and
now blank appears.
Christnas was q lively day, n
lovely day. Children and "grown
ups" alike enjoyed it. The wealth
er was fine as possible and the
skating was perfect. The ponds
about the monument grounds back
of the White House were covered
with skaters all day long, for the
very most is always made OF the
little skating we have here.
Christmas is the childrens day.
but in ew Years day they have no
part or lot. New Years cards are
selling rapidly, jewellers are dis
posing of cake baskets. card
receivers, nut pickers, &c, and
dealers in fancy Cry goods and gen
,lemen's furnishings, of laces. rib
bons, towers, gloves, .neckties and
haudkerchiefs. These, together
with confeciions, fruits and other
edilles both substantial aud orna
mental for the table constitute the
articles subject to buyiug.and SILL
ing between Christmas aud New
Years days, for the latter is recep
ton day, when men lay wagers as
to who shall pay the greatest nnm.
Der of calls, and ladies, rs to whose
card basket shall count up the
highest number.
The President and Secretary
Evarts have earnestly recommend
ed seine action hSCongress to aid
our only American hne of s.eam
ships to South America, aud there
is necessity for action il We woult
save the remnant Of trade we have
there now, and ever expect to en-
large it. The leading powers il
Europe all pay handsomely for tn,
Running of similar lines for the
bt nett OF their merchants, ant
the result is that they are eettip,
the cream of the trade while ouI
manufacturers aud merchants al,
growing poorer and poorer ever,
day. Not only this, but the Enro
penn monopo;ists, which neve
put on lines to Brazeal until W,
had one OF our own, now put OF
mn inferior line to- break down our
if possible and thus. establish
their monopoly. The business de
veloped by the American line sine
it began last May has alarmed th
foreign manufacturers, and the
are striving By all means to Undue
our Congress not to do anythin,
TO maintain it. The line has
mail contract with brazil, aud it j
desirable that the United State
should also give = contract for
mail service; otherwise the lin
will be withdrawn, and our peopl
will he once more at the mercy q
the European steamers, whic
rule out our industrial inter
est every time. Late official re
ports to the State department sho'
that every State in South Americ
is willing to pay for one-half
steamship mail service with as
and there is great field ofIere
for the development Of our bust
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Sam1J Ti.Gen has won his suit
in the Supreme Court of Michigan
against the First National bank of
involving 500. 900,
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plies hickory 10 idisc sIe""'
car IS platform on wheels. to
which the mule is attached by the
ordinary singletree aud trace
chains. After leaving Tramway
night set in, dark and cloudy and
we had to ego slow" and "feel our
way" as one Of the passengers ex-
pressed it. Going ont front about
midnight 1 found Capt. Dick,
percbed ON a cotton bale, watching
with great earnestness into the
dark. He gave ME the informa-
ton that be would make three
more landings, namely: Wares
Joffrions and Marcott's, and then
ho for the city. sg
At sunrise Friday morning we
glided into the "big Mississippi.
By 10 o'clock we reached Bayou
Sara, where we stopped to coal
Here the passengers witnessed one
of the prettiest sights ever seen in
our State, and one which seldom
occdIs in Louisiana more than
once III ten years. It was this !:
The trees were al! encased in ice,
SO as to resemble glass or silver,
and while lying alongside the coal
barges the sun shUue ont clear and
bright. The effect was perfectly
magical, but can better he imagined
than described. There was gold,
crimson aud violet in the sky. aud
silver trees with diamond pointed
twigs, and lake of amber in which
it was all reflected with tenfold
splendor.
Shortly after leaving Bayou Sara
the Cannon overlook aud passed
us. We landed ut Baton Rouge
for passenger, where We ais" Sc
cured New Orleans dailies and
copies of the Baton Rouge papers.
| A little While after dark we began
to meet the boats that lett New
| Orleans at 5 o'clock in the evening.
the first Of which was the j. NJ.
White, the largest aud finest MS
we'll as the fustest boat nAoat IN
Western waters, and among the
several others met was the Edward
j. Gay. Bonue Care crevasse was
passed shortly after. at this place
vast volume of water ponrs out
Of the Mississippi across the roun-
TRY above New Orleans into Lake
lPontehartrain and finds an outlet
to thnGu.f by way of the various
channels we'll known to all.
In another hour the twinkling
lights along the shore showed us
the town of Carrullton, and soon
after could be s. en- the hulls anil
masts of the long line Of ships tha:
are always ut the city's uharves at
this season Of the year. Aud now
the pilot sounds his whistle, long
aud loud, pulls first one rope and
then another, and the bells ava,
down in the engine room keep nI
an iucessant jinsling, the boat
slows mp. Alb ! there is the Naichez
with thesbig indian on her wheel
house, aud there is the John How
ard, aud another the other side o
her, and still another, and then AN
lutber, aud more than dozen stll
beyond that. A voice from ih,
foot of Canal street wants To know
as that you, Capt. Sinnott,' and
Oh receiving an affirmative answer
halloos back, "Ihere is no room
for you. Go above to the Fl s
barge" And now the Bart abb
rounds to and starts up stream
"here is the placed" is hsllooet
from the Large, and the boat slow
" wedges in between barge ant
wharf, gets ont her lines, is mad,
fast, and then well it's after
O'Clock aud everybody is going t.
bed. Good night Ed.
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Down TEE RIVER, llO!
New ORLEANS. Jan. 4, 1879.

what used to the hustle and din,
the first thought that occurred to
me was to let the folks at home
have an account Of my trip.
Leaving Colfax christmas eve at
midnight on the Bart Able, we
found ourselves at daylight stu-k
on a sandbar near Mirebeau. A
little before sunrise the boat swung
clear aud started down the "river
of crookedness," and slowly enough
did we progress for the next twenty
hours. Not altogether owing to
the aforesaid "crookeoDess," how
ever, but mostly to the popularity
of Capt. Sinnott's boat, which keeps
him busy making landings ever,
few miles along the route for near
ly the entire distance from GRAND
Ecore to the mouth of Red river.
And right well does he deserve the
popularity Of his craft, for a more
careful captain is not to be found
in Southern waters. The live lopg
night finds him always on watch,
and no accident need be feared by
those who travel with him, if pru-
dence and careful watching can
avert it. sHd
The weather Christmas Day was
nipping cold, as all will remember,
and it was raining, showing ami
sleeting all day, and when the Bart
Able reached Alexandria, about 3
o'clock in the afternoon, a thick
coat of ice was wrapped around
everything exposed to the weather,
ropes. spars, ratings and deck
the whole boat, in fact-while on
shore the trees, houses and fences
we're encircled with like icy cas-
ing. As there was about a hun
dred hogsheads of sugar and twice
as many barrels OF molasses,. with
as many more bales of cotton to
come aboard, ! took advantage of
an invitation from q friend to 60
ashore, where / had the pleasure
of speaking with several Alexan-
drians we'll know to the people OF
Grant parish. They were all hav-
ing "a merry Christmas" the
weather Notwithstanding. At one
OF the churches the children had a
christmas tree, at night, but, fear
ing to be left by the boat, had to
foreko the pleasure of witnessing
the beaming faces of the little ones
made happy by Santa Claus pretty
presents. Upon getting back to
the boat I found that it would be
several hours before she could take
on all her freight, but the cold was
so very intense, and the stages and
wharf SO dangerously "slick" with
ice that it was deemed the better
part of valor to stay.in close'qnar
tiers. And, that my decision was
on good grounds, was verified be.
fore the night was over by M &c
cident which happened to the sec
ond mate of the boat, who slipped
and fell on the wharf, striking bis
head SO violently as to knock hin
senseless. In which state be was
carried aboard by the deck hands
Fortunately he was only stunned
and not seriously hurt by the fall
and the next day was able to at
tend to bis duties.
For some distance below Alex.
andria the Bart Able was confirm.
ally making landings, at some Of
which she received hundred Oh
more bales of cotton, notable
among them was Tramway landing
which l Judge takes its name from
q one-horse railroad which runs
back from the river to the sugar
and cotton plantations some eight
or ten miles distant. The rails on
this road are wooden, and the loco
4
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SHERIFro SALE.
Parish Court. Parish of Grant, State OF
Louisiana.

Nancy Revels vs.. Turner Brookins-
No. 6. ~
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By virtne of and to satisfy q writ OF
f fa.. issuet and to me directed, in the
above entitled aud numbered suit,
have seized and will offer for sale, al
public aution. in irOat Of the Court
hYu .e door, in tie town Coif,x, Lonisl-
ana, between the hours prescribed by
law, on
SATURDAY, January, 4. A. d. 1879,
the following described property. seized
as the prul~rty OF the defendant, to-wit.
One gray horse.
Terms Of sale-Cash. with benefit OF
nppi aisement. q. X. NUGENr,
Sheriff.
Shrrins Office, Colfax, La, December
20. 1878
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THE DEMoURATIC CAUCUS.
A Hill 10 be Framed tn Provids fer the
Hepr nj as the Federal Elsetiau Law

WASHINGTON, March 22-At tho nestinR
Of the House Democratic caucus yesterday.
Messrs. Springer. Carlisle and Reagan wer'
appointed o subcommittee on the report ~
the House committee to prepare a bill for CON
sideration at the Joint meeting to-day, EN-
bodying provisions for the repeal of certain
portions of ths Federal election laws, ana such
provisions rs the subcommittee may con-
slider desirable to enact In connection with tho
proposed repeal, In case majority shall
determine that II is not advisable tn adhere
to the original programme of passing the
appropriation bills precisely In The FORM So
far as regards the political clauses, In which
they wers passed by the House last session.
The subcommittee, II is understood, have
completed comprehensive measure.
The bill proposes to repeal the sections
which now permit the presence Of troops ut
the polls under certain circumstances and To
substitute for them substantially the British
law on the subject, which prohibits soldiers
being stationed at any point nearer than two
miles from the polls. Or TO 90 to them except
for the purpose Of voting, In which case they
must I'm mediately afterwards return to their
stations
The blu will also embody n repeal of the
jurors test oath provisions Of the existing
law. 1t Ia believed by Mr.. Springer that the
President will approve separate bill of this
character, and that the threatened dead lock
on the appropriation bills may thus be wholly
averted.
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sZegedin and Its SURROUNDINGS.
IN " Timea


A better idea OF the disaster at SzegedIn
and Of the causes Of the inundation can be
formed from an out Inc Of the course OF the
River rheiss and Of the surrounding country.
The Thesis takes Its rise I'm the Carpathian
Mountains, In the county OF Marmaros. IL
flows westward 70 Tokay, thence south
west TO Szolnok, after which 1t takes q
southerly course until 1t flows into the Dan
ube south Of 1itel, near the southern
river, with all It's sinuosties, is said TO be-
moro than 800 miles, and the extent OF
country drained by 1t is estimated ut $4,000
square miles. 1t receives numerous tribu-
t.ries on both sides, the principal Of which
are the Bodrog, Hernad, Sajo and Ia
gyva on the right, and the Szamos, Koros
and Maros on the left. The country for over
three hundred miles along ths lower part Of
the river ID q level plain, and the river banks,
which are very low, are covered with swamps,
overgrown with reeds aud Astounding with
feathered game. When the SHOWS In the
mountains begin TO melt in the spring the
water PUSHES down the mountain sides with
great violence, and, the numerous bends In
the river preventing the steady flow Of the
current, the waters overflow the banks, and
Hood the surrounding country. In the spring
OF 1Sa5 q destructive inundation occurred
after which an association OF the property
owners along the riverside was formed 10
devise means to avert future disasters The
channel OF the river was Strengthened In sew
eral places by digging canals 80 as to give
the current a steader flow, and more th IN
eighty miles OF banks were thrown up along
the dikes to keep the water In the channel.
These improvements were continued rs far
as Szegedin, and the present inundation is
said to have been caused by the negligence OF
ments
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commissioner Of this city, and A. j. Wake
field, who n alleged to be Mt the head pf the
so-called gamblers ring here.
Mr.. Brown stated he had been instructed
by his superior officers and advised by his
cnipse to say that there were grave c0nsti-
tutiOnal rs well as legal points involved IN the
matter. that all dispatches passing over the
wires are regarded by the company rs In
volahly secret, as are letters which pass
through the mail, and he must therefore de-
cline To comply with tho command OF the
jurv.
He further stated that the telegraph com
pany is anxious 30 have settled the question
as tU whether 1t eau be compelled to furnish
dispatches sent to other parties to grand
juries. cuutts, committees, etc, and respect
fully requested that the jury would take such
action In this case as would result In n legal
decision of the question. The probabilities
are that the jury will report the matteHto the
criminal court tomorrow, and that Judge
Laughton vii order the issne Of subpoena
duces tecum for service upon Brown
IT this Is disreRarded Brown will probably
be summoned before court to show cause why
he refuses to obey the commands Of the grand
jury, and the case will then come up for ar
gument The cause which brings this eondi-
ton OF things about IL the investigation by
the grand jury Of an alleged gamblers ring
here and the conduct Of the police commits
sioners In connection herewith. The recent
appointment OF Jas 9. Nidelet and the ap-
pointment Of A. NJ. Ladd as police commits
sOners by Gov. Phelps is also involved. Their
record was investigated by senatorial com
mittee q short time since, resulting In their
non-conflrmatlon by the Senate
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New York Evening Post.


There came to the dinner table Mt the LAW
renee House, tho other day, two strangers,
one lean and hungry looking customer, the
other D decent appearing young fellow. As
they reached the table the older man elutchrd
frantlcally at the bill of fare. and remarked
as follows.
Lets sec what they got. You know can't
eat everything. Been nearly dead for ten
weeks with dyspepsia. All, oyster soup
guess that won't hurt me-" 10 waiter
Bring me some oyster SOUP and, let's Sec
boiled white-iish' yes, Ill have some o. that"
The soup and the fish were rapidly eaten.
"Now let's see what elss they've got-you
know can't cat everything. Roast turkey :
that ought not TO hurt me. IN have some o,
that. Roast beef yes, I'll have some o.
that Chicken potpie'- yes, that's easiy d.
gested; LII have some. Let's see-I can't
eat everything; III take O bit OF the boiled
ham, some niaearoni, and. ah some chicken
livprs and vegetables"
The waiter had been taking the order, and
tho man with the weak stomach reached this
way for crackers, that way for butter. here
took piece of bread, there q pickle and q
stalk of celery, and, frequently reruarkiDg
that he couldn't eat everything, stayed his
stomach until his dinner WAS brought. He
looked ID over, sent the waiter back for some
roast veal and another onion, rernarkng that
his stomach was weak, he had been suffering
terribly from dyspepsia, and couldn't eat
everything. But at last got to work and
cleared the dishes,
The matter of dessert troubled him some,
because his stof1 ach WIS 50 weak, but he
finally ordered mlpCe pie, plum pudding loe
cream, with cup ~ coffee.
They were brought and devoursd. and then
he called ths waiter and made her n eoufitIen-
tial communication that he had been sick
with tbs dyspepsia, that bis stomach was
weak, he couldn't cat everything and wound
she bring him bowl OF mlIk2
The milk was brought; he crumblsd some
"a "A IA