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Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-12-13
A DASTARD'S DEED.
IN, O. Democrat.

At $50 o'clock p. m. Thursday at the
boardin G. house No. 46 Royol street, Mrs.
A. N. Hebert, the proprletoress was.
without apparent cause or provosation,
murdered in a COW ardly manner by a
boarder named W.. w. Beas'ev, a comp"s-
itor on the New Orleans Times. BeasIy,
the Ied-handed slayer, brought no weap
ons into play in doing his bloody work,
but, using the brute force unhapfay len
dowed him by heterogeneous Nature, seiz,
ed the defense1ess woman and whirled
her into eternity from the back gall ~
of the third story If the house. The fall
was distance of sixty feet Piteous
screams fell from the woman's lips as she
fell to the ground with a terrible thud.
She struck the grant Q pavement below,
a mass of mangled humanity.
Her murderer, after his most unnatural
act, cast II last look at his bleeding and
helpless victim as she lay upon the pave
ment below, and realized what he had
doue, started to defeat that justice he SO
richly deserved by attempting to escape.
AS he wheeled to leave the gallery for +! Q
purpose of gaining he street, he was M.
by MT. y. +. Nolan, also q bOafuer III the
house, who hal been an eyewitness 81
his crime and no exclaimed to him
Coward, why lid yon throw that wo
man over the .lery p Bcastly replied
IL did not do it," Mr.. Nolan, somew hat
excited, struck Reasley as he gli,led Ivy
him.
Beasley then retreated to the street auG
remained away from the house som,
time, when he returned and was asking
if Mrs. Hebert was dead, wnen Officer
Newman and Devaney, of the Third Sta
tiou, took him into custody and locked
him up on 1. charge of willful murder.
Mrs. Hebert, II twI hstan,!ing meCiica
aid was imme lately summoned, ,urvive
her fall just fiiTee sninu,cs.
When the 'reno ter reached the seen
hew S usiie,e ell intn the no t room of I, Ii
hnrse o. u be c-vsted WI, h IL sheet
IN ole..,s.t'Y c,r }ers this room, lay tn
p{jsaT % r. Sc = wr,rh. covered an
aEn,ith h}eo'. Just abpv III
a.. II he Il,
svatee..,,s ne lrontal bone it was toun
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-12-13
W. S. D.SnEMlLT0M,

Justice of tho Peace. 4th Yard. West
Felicsana, La,
RESPECTFULLY states that having
held this Office for eight years, he is wen
qualified to perform the duties Thereon IN
an equitable manner. Collection OF ciai"
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-12-13
T. GASTRELL,
Bayou Sara, Louisiana,
DEALER IN

bayou Sara, LOUISIANA,
DEALER IN
PLOws, AGRICULTURAL IMPLE
ments, Brides, Harp"ss, Hardware, Guns,
Pistols, Pumps, Pipes, Machine FIttinss
Ware, Wagon and Carriage Toodwork,
Blacksmith's Materials, Etc, Etc.
TIN COPPER AND SHEET IRON MAN
UFACTORY.
Also Agent for the celebrated
"CHARTER OAK" Stoves
Uric, Garrett e. Cottman, Brinley, JAS
H. Hall and other piows, Aliens Horse
Hoes. Woods Moving Machines, Horse
Hay Rakes, all of which will guaran.
| tee to sell lower than can be purchased
elsewhere.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-17
BEATEN BLAINE.

The Returning Board Get Through Their
Labors- The Result to be Declared To.D Day
but the Fusionists Largely in the Majority.
AUGUSTA, Me-, Dec. 18.-The council were
engaged tonight in issuing the remaining Ger
tifcates which have not been sent out up to
this time. The members of the councils Off
cial list will not be given to the. public until
tomorrow. They say the House will stand 81
Republicans, IS! fusion ard IL vacancies,
the Senate 20 fusion and IL Republican.
The council have completed their official re-
port. 1t confirms the figures in the previous
dispatch. No decision yet reached upon county
officers.
PUBLIC OPINION DRESSED Up BY REPUBLICANS.
Boston, Dec. 16.-Dispatches from Maine
up to midnight give little additional informa-
ton regarding the action of the governor and
council in changing tho political complexion
of tho legislature beyond stating that
great excitement and bitterness exists
among the Republicans of Maine. A
dispatch from Portland says that ex-Mayor
declares that the Governor and council have
acted neither according to law or justice. L. D.
NJ. Sweat, Democratic ex-member of Congress-
deprecated taking away Portlands Represents
tives, when it was evident who had been elected.
BE was not prepared tospeak as to the legality
or illegality of the proceedings. Ohas. F.
SWEET, ex-Democratic councilman and q mem
Der of the city committee, expressed his
opinion that four at least of the Republican
candidates for representatives. in Portland
been fairly elected, and withholding their Ger
tifcates would operate very injuriously to the
Democratic party. He didn't believe there
had been any more corruption, bribery or
fraud on one side than on the other.
Edmund Dana, chairman Of the Democratic
State committee was not prepared to give any
opinion. he thought, however, that the Re-
publicans could not complain if they were
counted out on technicalities, as the furnished
plenty of precedenss.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-17
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE
OPPOSITION TO DON FOR CHAIRMAN.

OPPOSITION TO DON FOR CHAIRMAN.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-The principal topic of
conversation at the hotels and elsewhere to-
night Is the probable action of the national Re-
publican committee, and the opinion seems to
prevail that Senator Cameron will be elected,
though Representative Frye undoubtedly has a
| considerable following. There was some oppo-
sition this afternoon among the older members
of the committee to the selection of Senator
Cameron, and Gen. Averill, of Minnesota de-
veloped some strength. Chicago is still favored
as the place at which the convention will be
held, and those who have been most strongly
opposed to the convention going there now
concede that the question is pretty conclusive
ly settled in Ohicago's favor.
CAMERON THE MAN.
An Informal meeting of the members Of the
National Republican executive committee, this
evening, resulted in virtually disposing of the
main business Of to-morrow's meeting, tho Sc
lection of chairman and time and place for
holding tho convention. As soon as it was
known that Cameron would have place
upon the committee, Chandler
and Frye, who had been
considered strong candidates for
the Craftsmanship announced that they would
not make contest with him for the position.
The general impression tonight seems to be
that this will result in leaving clear field
for Cameron. A general canvass of views Us
to the availability of the various cities sug-
gested, developed an unexpected stength
among the advocates of Saratoga, but Chicago
seemed to be beyond any question the choice
of large majority.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-17
PERSONAL.

Hon. A. Fl. Reed, Glencoe, at the Merchants.
G.. A. Fay, Esq. Bismarck, al the Merchants.
Richard Milton, Sank Centre, at the Claren-
Edward Clifford, Milwaukee, is at the Olar-
endon.
J. d. Upham, ESQ.,, Duluth, at tho Mer-
chants.
j. ". Morrow, Esq. Fargo, D. T., atIthe Mer-
chants.
Hon. J. N. Stacy, of Monticello, 1T the Mer-
chants.
Senator T. g. Mealey, of Monticello, arrived
at the Merchants last evening.
W. A. jackson and family, Newark, N. j.,
are stopping at the Clarendon.
J. w. B. Hunter, general agent for the st.
Paul Plow Works, is at the Clarendon.
Col. J. w. Van Vliet, Wilson, Wis, was
among the visitors to st. Paul yesterday.
William Bell, of Bismarck, was shaking
hands with his friends in st. Paul yesterday.
Hon. j. Simmons, Little Falls, is among the
numerous guests at Col. Aliens hospitable
hostelry.
Deadwood, D. r., is represented at the Mer-
chants by Messrs. G, w. Reitz. A. q. McLary
and G. F. Thompson.
At the Merchants: h. G. Fridley, Becker; ].
G.. Lawrence. Wabashsw; T. R. Stevens, Red
Wing; A. G. Anderson, Carver.
John ]. Rhodes and wife, Hastings, were
among the guests at the Damascus Command
cry reception at the Merchants last evening.
Hon. J. @. Farmer, Spring Valley, Judge elect
for the Tenth judicial district, appeared before
the supreme court yesterday, all the judges
present, and subscribed to the oath of Office.
Hon. G. @. Chamberlin. of the jackson Re-
public, and president of the Minnesota Editorial
association, is in the city making the final ar
rangements for the annusl meeting of the as
seciation, to be held in st. Paul Jan. 28th.
DR.. G.. W. T. Wright, Lake City, of the
State Normal school board, registered at the
Merchants yesterday afternoon. Last evening
he attended the reception of Damascus Com
mandery at the Merchants, and this morning,
accompanied by Prof. B. F. Wright, of st.
Paul, will proceed to st. Cloud for the purpose
of making an inspection of the normal school
at that point, which duty, it is expected, will
occupy three days.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-17
ALL AROUND THE GLOBE.

One hundred colored emigrants from Colds
boro, N. O., passed through Petersburg, Va,
yesterday en- route for Washington and thence
to Indiana. Other parties are en- route.
The business of the Anglo-American Packing
and Provision company of Atchison, Kas., for
the year ending the 18th, was 1926 hogs
packed. In addition 129,054 passed through
the stock yards direct for st. Louis and Chi
cago, making the total of hogs shipped from
that point 454,32l.
The first through passenger train on the Gin
cinnati Southern railroad left Cincinnati yes.
terday morning.
The employees of the Chicago packing houses
to the number of about 1000 men, held Z
meeting last night and decided to strike ct 8
o'clock this evening. The packers assert their
readiness to remove their business elsewhere
rather than to submit to the demands Of the
strikers. A number of the houses did not buy
any hogs yesterday.
WI. Paillar & Co., dealers in musical in
struments in New York, are accused Of de.
frauding the custom house..out ;of t91O0, 600 on
duties.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-17
TIE MARKETS.

LONDON, Dec. l6.-The Mark Lane Express
says Great distress has prevailed in sgricul-
tural districts owing to severity of the weather,
which is now. however, somewhat ameliorated.
Work has been almost at standstiu and crops
suffered severely from the frost. Some of the
land intended for wheat is still unsown. Young
wheat has scarcely begun to show itself in
England, but on the continent the appearance
of growing crops is satisfactory.
The condition of English wheat sent to mar
kets was somewhat better, but deliveries are
small, and notwithstanding its defective con-
dltion many samples have been advanced a
shilling. Feeding also showed an upward
tendency. Foreign importations still continue
liberal, last weeks arrivals in London and Liv-
erpool being over 154 900 quarters, but despite
these imports the tone here has unquestionably
improved. There has been SEINE desire to
speculate in wheat, but business for consump-
ton is chiefly confined to the immediate wants
of country millers, others not wishing to in
crease their stocks before the holidays.
Large American arrivals prevented an al
vance in American wheat. Russian, however,
has risen shilling in consequence of the
closing of the Baltic. Great confidence is felt
in the course of prices after Christmas, in con-
sequence of scarcity. good business was
done in maize at from six pence to shilling
improvement in prices.
Arrivals at ports of call have been moderate.
There has been better demand for wheat off
coast, and the latest prices show an advance of
from one shilling and six pence to two shil-
lings per quarter, but the frmness of sellers
rather checked the demand. At the close there
was improved demand for maize at from six
to nine pence advance.
There was but little direct business in for
ward wheat, either for red winter or spring,
owing to the high American quotations, but
there was good demand for California and
Oregon, which advanced a shilling per quarter.
Maize in better request. Barley quiet but
steady.
Sales of English wheat last week, 41,668
quarters, at 46s I'd per quarter, against 81, 1868
quarters, at AS lOd, the corresponding week
3ast year.
Imports into the United Kingdom for the
week ending December 9Th, were 1857, 1923 hun
dredweights of wheat and 100000 hundred
weights of -four.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-17
NATIONAL NOTES.
CONGRESS PROCEEDINGS and GEN.
ERAL CAPITAL NEWS.

Cannon Voted for Statue to tho Francis
P. Blair Monument-several Bills Passed
by the House Affecting Minnesota and
Dakota-Proposltion to Wipe Out
Twenty-eight Million OF State Indebted
Ing Since 1S37-Gen. Averill Developing
Strength for the Craftsmanship of the
National Republican Committee-Prog-
ress of tho Work Upon the Washington
Mouument-The Consular and Diplo-
matte Appropriation Dill Agreed to
Miscellaneous.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-17
BALKED BRITONS.
THE SITUATION GROWING ALARM.
ING IN AFGHANISTAN.

gagement with Mah0med Jan-The
Enemy's Force Estimated at Fully Thirty
Thousand and Steadily Increasing-Gen.
Roberts Urgently Calls for Reinforce
ments IL tho Occupation Is to be Made
Successful-Political Complications ut Va
rious European Capitals General Ad-
vance in the English Grain Markets-Dls-
tress in the Agricultural Districts Caused
by Severe Weather-Distress Among the
Poor In Italy and Famine in Armenia
Terrible Mine Disaster. miscellaneous
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-17
AFGHANISTAN.
4 CRISIS REACHED.

LONDON, Dec. l6.-The Times, in an editorial,
says news from Afghanistan indicates beyond
doubt that a crisis has been reached in our
military operations in that country more i'm
portant than any through which We have yet
passed since the commencement of the invasion
last year. Happily the position we occupy and
the resources at our disposal appear to render
us better able to meet this emergency than any
which has yet preceded it, but our strength is
being tested more severely than hitherto.
MAHoMED JAN.
A military contributor to the Times writes:
The temporary success of Mahomed Jan over
Gen. Massey coupled with the evacuation of the
position won at such cost the 18th inst, has
evidently given the rising an impetus it will
need all our strength to overcome. Shirpur
cantonment, which lies two miles north of Ca
bull, are entrenched, and they contain several
months supplies. The troops are in good
health. and though it is humiliating to feel
that at the moment the Afghans have the upper
hand. that our army Of occupation has passed
from our hands, and its governorship been
transferred to Mahomed Jan, yet there is no
cause for alarm. There is many man inside
that entrenchment who has faced heavier odds
than those at present against him, and though
it may be unpleasant to learn that the Afghans
hate us now with the undYing hatred they ex-
hibited in 1872 there is no reason to feel any
which overlook US then.
REINFORCKMENTs NECESSARY.
CALCUTTA, Dec. 16.-General Roberts tele-
graphs from Cabul that one mountain gun was
lost during Sundays engagement. General
Roberts estimates the number of the enemy at
$4,000. Their fire, he says. was severe. He is
confident of his ability to restore British au-
thority in Afghanistan, but says reinforce
ments are necessary to enable him to act vigor-
ously.
SPIRITS AND LOSSES.
LONDON, Dec. 16.-A correspondent of the
Times at Cabul telegraphs, the 18th inst, that
the troops are in excellent spirits and ready for
any work. The British loss in the various
affairs Of the past week were forty-two killed,
including six officers, and seventy-six wound
3D. including nine officers.
PUSHING TROOPS FORWARD.
In view of the serious nature of the late in
telligence from Afghanistan, troops now under
orders for India will be dispatched earlier than
was originally intended, and the grave nature
of the situat on will delay the departure from
India Of some regiments which were about to
return after long service.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-17
THE GLOBE HOROSCOPE,

As it Casts its Light Upon tho Chicago
Market.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.1
CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-This day il on par with
the monkey and parrot time We have expert
encei. Wheat opened on the jump and never
stopped, some say the clique selling, others
that the gentle granger was stepping to the
light, but nevertheless We have had it lively
to-day. It sold on the curb at Sl.2719 for Janu-
uary and $1.2y for February.
Corn was depressed early, bat later all offer
ings were taken by strong buyers, January eel
ling at 1870 and February at 1890, May 46c.
Provisions acted to-day as If nobody ever
wanted to eat hog meat again. It was weak,
and then it was strong by turns. but finally
winding up on the curb $l2.70 for January.
Lard @7.3711.1
This prediction goes on record: Pork, lard
and corn are good property, if followed down,
and sure to pan out handsomely. Watch it.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-17
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES

A Deputy q. g. Marshal on Trial for Coun-
terfeiting, at Dallas, Tex-Rev. Winslow,
the Forger, Traced ito Buenos Ayres-A
Colorado Stage Coach Overturned by
Wind and Hurled sDown an Embank-
nent Seventy Feot-A Leading Physician
and Lawyer Of st Louis In Trouble Over
Case of Abortion-AIisce Crime
and Casualty Record.
Local Elections in Winnipeg.
Especial Telegram to the Globe
WINNIPEG, Man., Dec. l6.-Elections for tho
local legislature took place to-day. Capt.
Scott was elected for Winnipeg. The govern
ment will be largely sustained. Returns not
all in yet.
WAREHOUSE BURNED.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Dec. 16.-At o olock this
morning the warehouse and blacksmith shop
containing betting, blacksmith and carpenters
tools, at Gravel Island Mills, owned BY the
French Lumber company, of this city, was de-
stroyed by fire. It originated in the floor under
the heater in tho warehouse. Loss, Sl,500; no
insurance.
DEFAULTING BOOKKEEPER
MONTREAL, Dec. 16.-The bookkeeper J. J.
@. Abbott, of Loid, of the firm of Abbott,
TAFT & Withershoon, named Escott, is . de-
faulter to the extent of $4,000. he had been
specializing in stocks and using trust money in
the hands of the firm.
ABsooNDED.
New YORK, Dec. 16.-Frederiok Snyder, ex-
aminer in the custom house, indicted for re-
ceiving brides, failed to appear when his case
was called to-day aud his bail was forfeited.
1t is understood Snyder is in Canada.
w1NsLow THE FoRaER.
BOSTON, Dec. 16-A detective here claims to
have information that Rev. e. d. Window, tho
forger, is in Buenos Ayres. under the assumed
name of W. D. Lowe, and is publishing the
Buenos Ayres Herald. He manifests great in.
terest in religious affairs.
q. s. MARSHAL ARRA10NED FOR CONTEMPLATING.
ST. LOUIS, Deo 16.-Deputy United States
Marshal e. W. Cole, of Kansas. WAS arraigned
before the United States court at Dallas.
Texas, yesterday, on . charge of dealing in
counterfeit money over . year ago. before he
was appointed deputy marshal
KILLED 81 BOILER EXPLOSION.
COLLINS, Ind, Dec. 16.-The boiler in Louis
Trumbull's saw mill exploded to-day, killing
Trumbull, his two sons, and two other persons
employed in the mill.
STAGE COACH HORROR.
DENVER, Dec. 18.-A stage driven by j. A. D.
Dwyer was overturned by sharp wind in
Boulder Cannon, this morning, and fell down
the embankment seventy feet: Dryer receiving
injuries which resulted in his death tonight.
No other person seriously hurt.
ABORTION.
ST.. LOUIS. Dec. l6.-Dr. Charles. A. Smith,
a prominent physician of this city, has been
arrested for abortion on . servant girl named
Ellen Singer. The girl confessed, and names
prominent st. Louis lawyer as her seducer.
The telegraph omits his name.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-17
Senate committee, providing for the abolition
and repeal of the legal tender power now given
United States treasury notes. Referred. Ad-
iournod
OLD STATE DEBTS.
OBJECT oE sENAToR DAVIS BILL.

OBJECT OE SENATOR DAVIS BILL.
WARRINGTON, Dec. l6.-The bill introduced
in the Senate to-day by SenatorDavis, Viva, to
relieve the treasurer of the United States from
the amount now charged to him and deposited
with tho several States, refers to the amount
of $28, oil GA that now appears on all quarter.
~ statements of tho treasurer as a part of the
unavailable balance for which he is nominally
| responsible, although money is not within
his control. The act of June, 1886, passed at
the instance of Henry Clay, provided that all
money in the treasury on the first of January
1887, except five million dollars, should be de-
posted with the several States in proportion
to their respective representation in Congress,
on conditions for its repayment to the govern
for by the secretary of the treasury.
In compliance with this law three installments
of treasury surplus were deposited with the
twenty-six States then constituting tho union,
the largest amounts being deposited as fol-
lows: With New York, s4,Ols,52l; Pennsyl
S2,0O7, 260; North Carolina, Kentucky and
Tennessee, 81, 4ss757 each: Massachusetts,, 81
338, l73; South Carolina and Georgia, $l,O57,-
422 each; Maryland and Maine, $685. 1888 each :;
Indiana, $S60,214, and the other States, viz.
New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Rock
Island, New Jersey, Delaware, Alabama,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Illinois,
Michigan and Arkansas amounts ranging from
1886, ISL to 1864, $40 each. The fourth INSTALL
ment was never distributed, for the remainder
Of the surplus of 1897 was found to be
needed for expenditures by the government,
and the act of 1887 repealed the statute of 1886,
but provided that the first three installments
should remain on deposit with the States till
otherwise directed by Congress. No subse-
quent direction having been made by Congress
the money still remains with the States. In
view Of the fact that States subsequently adj
mitted to the Union have obtained large grants
of land. ETC., from the federal States. which
the older States don't share in, Senator Davis
believes it will be no more than equitable to
relieve the latter from their legal obligation to
repay this amount of surplus revenue which
their citizens originally and his bill
therefore proposes to release them, and the
treasurer alike, from any further liability to
account for it.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-17
GENERAL FOREIGN.
TWELVE MINERS KILLED.

LONDON, Dec. 16.-An explosion of blasting
material in the Wilhelmstuck salt mine at
Schwobischholl, Wnrtemburg killed twelve
miners and injured eight, of whom two only
are expected to recover. The disaster was in
creased by miners in a panic endea voring to
open door outwards instead of inv ards, thus
preventing aid from reaching them before they
had fallen unconscious from the effects of the
fumes.
Furnishing LIBELLERS.
LONDON, Dec. 16.-The grand jury Of the
central criminal court has found q true bill
against Henry Labouchere in the Lawson libel
case, and also against Mrs. Georgiana Weldon,
for libeling Rivere, the manager of the Covent
Garden promenade court.
FAMINE IN ARMENIA.
CoNsTANTINoPLE Dec. 16.-The Armenian
patriarch has been informed that there is a
famine in the province of Vau, Armenia. The
patriarch has opened subscriptions for the re-
lief of sufferers, and requested the porte to ais
tribute wheat3 among them.