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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-08-30

sD" Among the purchasers at the
recent stock sale of Gen. Meem, as
we learn from the Free Press, were
Col. r. w. Baylor, w. N. Clements,
III. B. Davenport, Daniel Hefebower,
of Jefferson; w. d. Smith, John w.
Luke. Province Mccormick and G. II.
Hardesty, of Clarke; Sam Peters and
]. J. Miller, OF Berkeley; and John NJ.
Miller, of Frederick.
The bidding was less spirited than last
wear. and the prices realized much lower.
Two hundred and ninety two sheep
brought So, 557 30, or an average of about
SO per head-igures which certainly did
not prove very profitable to Gen. Meem,
if, indeed, lie cleared expenses.
He was compelled to ask permission to
withdraw some SouthdOwn ewes, which
were selling at ruinously low prices.
The sale included lot OF fine Kentucky
Short-horns, which went even lower than
the sheep, the prices in almost every in
stance being less than the General had
paid in Kentucky for them. Only some
twenty head were sold, none of them COM
inc TO the lower Valley except "Wisnell
Duke 2nd," a splendid animal, bought by
2. Mccormick, of Clarke, for $50. Cows
and heifers brought slightly better prices,
but most Of them were sold at sacrifice.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-08-30

TO- PERsoNAI--S. Y. K. Rive
had n pleasant visit on Friday OF last
week, from Major w. ". Coe, Prlnci-
pal Assistant Engineer of the Shenan-
doah Valley railroad. He has charge
of all the work on this road, and we
feel assured that it conld not have been
placed in more competent hands. The
Major, from the first inception OF this
road, took charge of it as Engineer, and
of course he is perfectly familiar with
its working, and the country through
which it runs, and We congratulate the
Construction Company upon their Sc
curing so able and competent Engineer.
The Major also informs US that ne has
two corps Of Engineers at work survey
ing and locating the road in Pagc coma
ty, and south towards the Z. ~ .. X
r. in Augusta county. The Major has
his headquarters at Front Royal, War,
rem county, Va.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-08-30

bJ Mr.. J. Will Taylor, residing
near town, was taken suddenly i'll at the
store of Mr. w. 7. Lemen in this
place on Saturday last. He was con-
veyed TO the residence of DR.. G. 7. But
Ter, where he remained under the treat
ment of that gentleman until Tuesday
morning, when he was able to be taken
10 his home.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-08-30
ss- Cry COUNCIL, SPECIAL SESSION.


The City Council met in special SEES
sion on Monday evening last, for the
| purpose of considering the work on
High Street now in progress. There
was considerable diversity of opinion IN
regard to the work, as TO how much
should be done and in what way 1t
should be done. 1t was finally agreed
that the work on said street should be
suspended (tbe grading now commenc-
ed to be tinished) until all the bills Tor
work done on the streets be presented
to the council, and that only such work
on other streets as was absolutely neceS-
sary should be done. During the dis
cussion of the question, Mayor Ray
arose and said: Gentlemen OF the
Council-it is not often that address
YOU. and believe never do we, in our
part Of the town, ask you for personal
favors. We live, as it may be compar-
ativly termed, in the Eastern Fan Han
die, or extremIties of the corporatlon;on
the barren rocks of Italy; on the street
| have been told, or rather on that por-
ton of it, that no improvements have
been made for forty years. For twelve
wears We have lived there, and wlthour
family have had to wade at times, al
most knee deep in water and mud If we
wished to get out of our house to attend
churcb,or to go to the stores. But we
do not ask you to take us out OF the
mire, or to set our feet on solid toun-
dation, but we do ask for our neighbors
sake, to have this street under consider
alton, fixed in a passable condition, tor
we know that directly benGittlng them
You indirectly benefit us; and now we
appeal to you to let this work so on
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-08-30
HOUSE AND LOT,

No. l7G, on South side OF Washington
street, running back to Church alley, and
adjoining the property Of John Criswell
and Solomon Miller, and now occupied by
VIM. II. Miller. improvements, Dwell
LING HOUSE, Shop, Stable, Shed, and
other Buildings.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-08-30
HOUSE AND LOT.

part Of No. %, Oh East side Of Princess
street, aud corner OF alley, Of which VIM.
Bowen dot seized, ana IN which he lived
al the time Of his death. improvements,
DWELLING House, Shop, Stable, and
other buildings, and We'll OF Water.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-25

Its now known that the yellow fever was i'm
ported from the West zndies into New Orleans
early LII the month ut May but nv naraistnnt
lying the New Orleans health authorities have
sndeavored to keen the knowledge of the pre-
yHsainR yellow fever from the world Tho ~
fer i yellow ssspr tttp
memphis have been AMPLE. az no one here
Thought 1t possible to bring the Infection III
MeSa phis In the month of Hay and June from
the city of New Orleans. wEere there was n
yellow fever. AS tho question stands ths iii ID
voeates OF the importing theory have the best
Of IT, unless 1t can be proved that citizen Of
Louisiana ts capable OF telling the truth
The above extract from the Memphis Ara
da,ache is knowingly false. No paper Of the
standing Of the Aaafanehe can afford to make
such reckless and malicious statement II
the reports Of the health authorities were un-
supported. still the statement rejecting upon
them would be groes SANDER; but when
those reports are eorroborated In q Thousand
different ways. and the facts as regards the
health Of New Orleans fully and freely pre-
scented to the country every day through
thousand different channels, the statement OF
the Avalanche degenerates into Willfully
slanderous attack upon the commerce OF this
city and the people Of Louisiana. II knows
better when 1t says there is or has been yellow
fever In New Orleans during the present year
This city Is thesvictim OF persistent lying.
which the Apaldnche complains OF, and that
eaper Is largely responsible for 1t.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-25

The Bonapartists have another and very
Frenchy account Of the killing OF the Prince
Imperial. It was treachery, base and Judas
like treachery, that slew him. Lieut.. Carey.
so their wondrons tale goes, lived for many
years In france, and was on terms OF the
closest intimacy with the leading Republic
cans and Communists Of that country. Since
he has been In Africa, Carey has been In con-
slant communication with those men. 1t 10
perhaps supertuous to go further and state
the natural sequel-that the supposed lulus
who slew poor Lulu were Communists In dis
guise In full league and understanding with
Lieut. Carey. Another and very similar YER
sion Of this story, current among the many
enemies OF Prince Jerome, is that Plon-Plon
was the party III correspondence with Carey
and the Zulu agents Of his.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-25
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOURAT FRIDAY, JULY Is, 1879.

regard to the debt question by any CONSIDERS
tions that were not honorable, They further
declared that all the scandalous r,1mors re-
flectlng upon the integrity OF members OF the
Convention were traeeable directly to Caron-
delet street, and that their object was to effect
the price OF bonds for speculative purposes.
It will be remembered that Col. E. A.. Pal
frey was very important witness before this
committee OF investigation. He refused to
answer certain questions, and was arraigned
before the Convention for contempt Of Its au-
thority. 1t was disclosed thateasua inquiry
had been made Of Col. raIfrey to know II 1t
were necessary to prevent population would
he subscribe money, He answered that he
would not, but he refused to disclose the name
Of the party who made the proposition be-
cause of his absence from the city. For this
he was arraigned before the Convention, and
the Convention very properly decided that he
was not in contempt because Of his refusal to
name the party who had proposed scheme
which there had never been an effort even to
carry out
With the committee we are confident that
all rumors rejecting upon the integrity Of
any member OF the Convention In regard to
the settlement Of the debt question are vile
ISLANDERS and ought to be SO treated by Gil
honest people.
Col. Palfrey Is too well known In this COM
munity to require any ylndlcation at our
hands; his character and standing is above
reproach, and the directory Of the company OF
which he Is president is composed OF men OF
well-earned regulations for integrity.
All Of them have been staunch friends OF
the Nichols government during Its hours OF
peril, and invested In Louisiana consols be-
cause Of their faith In the Democratic party.
They would not sanction fraud, corruption
or wrong doing, and 1t was gratuitous in
situation. unsupported by any testimony
known to the public. for Dol. Lott to inti-
mate that corruption might have been dis
covered but for Col. Palfrey's refusal to
dignity an Idle remark by dragging into
public the name q party then absent
and unable to defend himself II assailed.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-25
THE CORRUPTION COMMITTEE.

The committee appointed by the Conven-
ton to Investigate the grave rumors of cor
ruption Of members Of the Convention and
their speculations In State consoIs, pending
the consideration Of the debt question, made
1ts report on Wednesday, prior to the adj
sJo1irnment OF the Convention The committee
declared, after examining some forty or fifty
witnesses that it could trace these rumors to
no reliable source, "either by direct evidence
Or Weli-authenticated hearsay." "On the
contrary" says the committee, "it appeared
to our satisfaction that the ISLANDERS upon The
Convention and it's members were originated
and circulated by the bulls and bears, spee-
ulators in State bonds, for no other purpose
than to affect the market value Or s,nh
bonds.'
From this investigation the committee con
Guided that these rumors were the vilest of
that no corruption fund had ever
been raised, and that no member of the Con-
Vention had been influenced ID bib course III
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-25

Ewing and Rice have only three legs be-
tween them, but they run so well that Foster
is becoming seriously alarmed. He has gone
beyond the borders Of his State to look for tn
sinews Of war, and SO great are the necessi-
ties Of the case that the loyal Office holders
OF Pittsburg have guaranteed q contribution
OF $4,000 to help along the cause. It will
take several more such guarantees to land
the Republican candidate. AS every office
holder in the country will probably be levied
on before the campaign ends. there will be no
lack of means. When the returns get In Fos-
ter viii find that 1t was not money be needed,
but more Votes. After all, money cannot al
ways control the will Of the people,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-25

The Irish rent and land question is getting
more unsatisfactory every day. While In Gal
way the tenant farmers are shouting
communism and calling for divi-
sion Of the land the landlords In Mayo
are pitilessly exercising their rights
and ejecting those tenants who, on account OF
the hard times and bad crops, are unable to
pay rents promptly. Within few months, no
less than eight hundred elections have been
served III County Mayo They have SO stirred
up and excited the population of that county
that revolution or riot is by no means impro-
bable. The failure Of the crops from drouth.
followed by destructive floods, serve to still
further aggravate the evil, and unless mat
tiers change considerably, agrarian distur-
Dances are to be feared In Ireland this fall.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-25
b. A. BURKE, Managing Editor.
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM OF 1876 AND
1879

1hat the Dem0cratic- Conservative party 0f
The Stnte Of Louisiana in Convention assem-
bed do hereby rsitadte OIL The pledges con-
1afned IN the party platform adopted IN July,
1876, and particularly the fosloacing, to wit.
We hereby pledge cur party to the eetisfac-
tion of uu The legal obligations issued bv the
Htute Of Louisiana; to the most stre'saoms e.
forts III the direction of reform and u. eco
Monical administration Of the government. e.
pecially to the abolition ef ILL unnecessary pub
Nc Offices; to the reduction Of the fees and sata-
sfes Of office To the standard of b fair re'r,a-
sssation; the consequent reduction Of tdration
b the loarest possible limit commensurate arith
The necessary expenses Of the government and
THE PRESERVATION Or THE PUBLIC FAITH.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-25
CINCINNATI HUMANITY.

Cincinnati Is added to the list of badly
scared towns over the yellow fever menace,
and Is about as nervous as circumstances
Justify. Reasonably. too, for, being within
this years heated belt, she Is as liable as
Memphis to contagion and epidemic. Apropos
OF this, the Enquirer OF the twenty-first
launchest out Into bold invective against all
maligners Of Cincinnati humanity, and says !:
We intend that Cincinnati shall remain g city
refuge. II the sad need comes for those who
would fee from approaching death. In order
that people may safely come into and stay III
the city We propose 10 keep the yellow fever
strangers, and properly careful of our own peo-
That i e Il ns ssSW
inconyenience to anybody, we propose to make
i exceedingly inconvenent for the yellow fever
measures Of precaution will be promptly TAX en-
The fever is not here. and there is NO reason TO
believe that any. germs of Il. are here Let not
kept away. and L would be- criminal not to for
bid Its coming: by all the known remedies Of
preca,ution. The siekly sentimentalsm That
would admit 1t In the name OF humanity
would be most inhumane. Last year Clncin-
natl was humane enough to send about f75,ooo
to the sufferers from the yellow fever ia the
State Of Kentucky It is intended 10 keep DIN
ein Il, free from yellow fever that she may be
to1T dEHtu W ues ~ IL u5G6SSHTV, IllS
is our method OF being humane
The method proposed by which yellow
fever Is TO be kept out is rigid quarantine, ON
the following plan:
STEAMBOATS, are 10 remain In mitlstrea1n 900
feet below Delhi quarantine station Eli inspect
ed. No housebod fleets. rags hides or similar
articles are to be brought to any landing In the
city. Straw bedding. clothing etc. from boats
south Of Louisville can not be thrown into the
public waters Of Cincinnati or Within 1000 feet
thereof.
There can be no doubt that there Is more
serious danger OF the dread scourge going
northward than returning, If 1t spreads at all,
and the apprehension OF those cities In Its
path is to be viewed with all consideration.
Yellow fever may be compared to prairie
IRE, spreading and consuming. The North
and West is now ripe for 1t. This section has
already been burnt out.
Louisiana holds Cincinnati In grateful
recollection for the generous aid extended
our distressed people, and we at least cannot
join in condem ming her citizens from seeking
to protect herself. We can only trust that q
kind Providence will preserve her generous
people from the destroying pestience that
ravaged our land and desolated SO many
homes,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-25

yellow fever epidemic appears to be an
incentive to marriage. The day that the
fever broke out In Memphis for the second
time, and when IT became evident that yellow
fever was certainty and had come to stay,
there seems to have been q rush for marriage
licenses. Everybody was going away and
everybody wanted to get married at once It
is probable that the Memphis marriage rate
for that one day OF gloom and disaster ex-
ceeded that OF any day Tor the year. Thus
the fever, while 1t separated many, at the
same time united many COUPLES,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-25

MARRIED..

AUTHORIZATIONS On Tuesday evening.
July 49, 1879, ut the Coliseum Place Baptist
Church. by the Rev. DR.. Tucker, Robert Laxton,
native of London Eng. to Miss Maggie Pat
tison. of New Orleans. daughter Of the late Will
liam Fl. Pattison. No cards.
London. Eng. Jackson. Miss and Glasgow.
Scotland. papers please copy.
KEANz-BENSEL-A Grand Isle. on We'd
nesday July %. 1879 by the Rev. r. P. Heintz
Mr.. John Fl. Kranz to Miss Mary Catherine
Bensel. daughter Of Henry Bensel. Jr.. both OF
New Orleans
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-25

The refugees from Memphis have been
stricken down In several of the towns to
which they have fled for protection from the
yellow fever. Three are sick In Louisville,
several in Nashville, and one man got as far
east as New York before he was attacked by
the disease
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-25

The term OF Senator Maxey, OF Texas, will
expire In March, 1881 or course the incum-
bent Is not averse to being his own successor.
Besides, eK-aov Hubbard, Congressman Rea-
gan, ex-Congressman Hancock. Gov. Roberts
and many others are asprants. The contest
promises to be an interesting one
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-25

The Prince Imperial bequeathed 100000
III money, and life annuities amounting to
900 year, while his entire fortune will
not cover $4,000. This Ia coincidence with
the great Napoleon, who. dying devised mil
lions to his relations and friends while his
whole estate did not exceed 100000.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-25

Music Is al expensive luxury on Coney
Island. Levy gets $3.50 a week, and board for
his family; Gilmore is paid $500 for himself
and $1,000 Tor his band; Arbuckle, the prime
attraction at Talmege's church, receives 5000
% week at Brighton. and Liberati 5000.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-25

The latest novelty at Partisan balls Is to
give each lady D book Of checks on which Is
printed "Good foe the til dance" She fills
out and signs these and presents them to In
tended partners, who tender them for pay
rueut when the time allotted has come.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-25

Mrs. sutro wife OF Adolph Sutro, the pro
jector of the first mining tunnel, raised q
WhIrlwind Of rows In Virginia City hotel by
clubbing Mrs. Allen, beautiful widow, with
d champagne bottle, and then instituted suit
for divorce against her husband
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-25

Mrs. jerks has been interviewed about that
$500 treasury elerkship she holds. She
does not care SO much for that. she de-
elares: what she esteems and treasures far
more than any other gift Is a photograph
OF John Sherman, given to her by John him
self. 1t ID gift, she buasts, which no other
woman In the department. possesses
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-25

An exciting Indian war is promised us at
an early day. Sitting Bull has crossed the
border with $500 Of his braves, and, like Lord
Percy, is enjoying himself hunting on our
territory. The troops In Dakota and Mon
tana territory are not strong enough to
attack the savages, and will content them
selves with acting on the defensive and pre-
venting the Indians from doing any damage
tn apttlnrs
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-25

A man Ia Cincinnati claims to have discov-
cred certain Hrophyllactic for yellow fever,
and Is writing II up In the Enquirer. 1t con
sists mainly Of large plant Of eucalyptus
trees all through the South. This has been
tried The eucalyptus certainly does seem
TO have the property Of somewhat freeing
the ar from malaria, but has no tendency To
check yellow fever,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-25

The National Greenback Labor party In
New York will hold convention at Utica Oh
the twenty eighth OF August, for the purpose
Of nominating State officers. As the strength
Of the party is under 100000. the older parties
are not much excited over the nominations to
be made. The only use the party subserves
III to act az q disturbing element In the cal
culations OF the political figurers.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-25

to fall back on Its supports after having
routed and annihilated the enemy. Yet 1t 10
possible that this may become necessary be-
cause OF failure Of supplies or the nature o.
the pn1trtrv
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-25

A few years ago an American lady was exe
cluded from the royal receptions at Windsor,
because she had remarked during the life of
her divorced husband. Sarah Bernhardt, the
mother of four illegitlmate children, dlned
with the Queen and Princess Beatrice at
Marlborough House few weeks ago.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-25

Gen. WOlseley's usual luck seems to have
followed him to Zululand, although later dis
patches do not fully confirm the great victory
claimed BY the English over Cetewayo. It Is
not entirely consistent for q victorious army