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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-15
BONELEsS CORPSES.
The Triumph Of Chinese Ingenuity Over
American Law.
[Gold Hill New News

lCtOlQ I'LL lNeVJ NsW5.J mz..
The law passed by the late Legislature for
bidding, under heavy penalties, the disinter-
ment OF human bodies buried in this State,
without first obtaining permission from the
county commissioners, was suggested by and
aimed at the well-known custom OF the Chi
trymen and shipping them home to China.
The custom has prevailed not only from re-
ligious duty, but through the contracted OBJ
legations of the companies to which they be-
long, Or BY whom they are brought to this
dead. Returning the bones suitably boxed
up, labeled and certified to, fulfills the con-
tract. For every Celestial not 50 returned,
or otherwise satisfactorily accounted
Tor, the COMPANY has 9, to to oa forfeit II
money to the relatives Of the deceased or to
the government. For this reason 1t Is that
ut suitable time, few months after
burial, TIE graves ere reoPehed ana me bones ts
apparently discourage and prevent In great
measure the emigration OF Chinese to this
country, but John is too cunning TO be caught
out or kept out on any such arrangement as
that. Since the law went into effect not one
Chinese corpse has been buried with any
bones In 1t. Skillful practitioners, employed
by the companies, remove all the bones from
the body as soon as convenient after death.
The corpse is laid upon the operating table
face downward. Some aromatic Joss-paper
la burned in the censor suspended from the
ceiling, the teacupfuls OF sanctifed rice water
are sprinkled over the body and around the
ROOM and priest repeats the sacred Chinese
ee a9oa nsd nee soo st M to ph ns s a
Of the occasion. The two skilled surgical
operators now step forward to their work with
glittering knives An incsion Is made from
branching off down each leg to the heel, and
along the back of each arm. The skin and
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-15

Rem1ttlng lines, penalties and fOrfeltures,
or refunding moneys legally paid into the
treasury"
On the motion of Mr.. /. D. Moore the pre-
vious question was seconded by rising vote
Of Is yeas to II nays, and on the main ques-
ton being put, item nine was adopted.
Item ten was read.
Mr.. Heron moved that the words without
their consent" be stricken out.
On motion OF Mr.. Stille, the motion to
strike out was laid upon the table, and the
item was adopted.
Item eleven was adopted.
Item twelve was read, as follows:
Creating corporations, or amending, re-
new1ng, extending or explaining the charter
thereof; proui0ed, that this shall not aDnIv
to the corporation OF the city of New Orleans s.
Mr.. Robertson moved that the item be
stricken out, and on the motion of Mr.. Moore
of Lafourche, by rising vote of IS yeas to
% nays the motion to strike out was laid upon
the table.
Mr.. Cunningham moved to amend by in
sorting the word private after the word
creating" and striking out the proviso.
MI. Land moved to amend by inserting the
word municipal" after the word creating. .
and by adding the words cor Of the eitv Of
Shreveport at the end of the item.
on the motion of Mr.. Moore of Lafourche
tue amendments OF Messrs Cunningham and
Land were laid upon the table.
On the motion of Mr. George the vote inst
taken on the amendment offered by Mr.. Land,
by rising vote of 50 yeas to 40 nays, was re-
considered.
Mr. Moore, OF st. Landry, moved that the
Item be amended by adding after the word
"thereof' the words, locating or changing
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-15

As letter deposited in the Morisburg, Can
stamp a loud explosion followed and the en-
yelope was in a blaze. 1t was addressed to
Mrs. William Sproule, Hoosac, and probably
contained Illuminating paper
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-15

From 1875 to 1877, according to statistics
just published by the French Ministry Of the
Interior, only 11,000 Frenchmen emigrated
from France, while during the same time
10000 foreigners crossed its territory in search
of homes In the new world. The indisposi-
ton to emigrate and colonize on the part of
the French is set down to the low increase of
population, which allows them all to live at
home comfortably under their own vine and
fig tree
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-15

Madrid papers report that Leo XIII in
duced Don Carlos, during his late visit to the
Vatican, to renounce all claim to the crown OF
Spain.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-15

The cattle plague is becoming more and
bred places have been attacked by the dis
ease. They are surrounded by military
GORDON and as far as possible prevented from
carrying on intercourse beyond its bounda-
ries. The loss to the inhabitants OF the dis
trict Is very considerable, and is not totally
represented by that of the cattle slaughtered.
Agriculture Is in many places at stand-still,
the cattle which serve as beasts Of burden
being locked up wherever the disease appears
The plague Is believed to have been intro
duced by several head of Russian cattle i'm
ported by Galican dealer.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-15

I'm weary Of the food eat. Try shadines.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-15
ANNUAL STATEMENT
OF THE
FRANKLIN FIRE INSURANCE COMPMI
OF PHILADELPHIA PA,
For the Year Ending January, 1873.
LOO 49,

CASH CAPITAL. .................. .s4ee. 80
'fs YEAR p ISIS. .eoe.seu uulink .ne sssssas
Fire losses during the year 1879 s301A %
ASSETS
more than s5so5ooo. 81 1ssls4 n
Real estate. ..'..............3 $1,000 90
Loans . 129l6M
Stocks and bonds market valuel 533s50 %
Cash In banks and Office of company 247.9T y &
Total. ss,sss as "a
The above statement s true and correct to INC
best OF my knowledge and belief.
p a. BARKER. Agent.
No. SO Carondelet street, New Orleans
Sworn to. and subscribed before me this TWEEN. Z
ty-fourth day of April, A. D. 1879.
EDWARD IVY. Notary Public.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-15
THE SOUTH.

The scarlet fever Is very prevalent and fatal
at Austin, Tex.
The Mississippi Baptist State convention
will meet In Sardis in July.
Not single colored man has left Yazoo
county, Miss, for Kansas.
Selma, Ala, has elected her Democra attic
municipal ticket and Is happy.
Forty-one Thousand dollars were subscribed
In single day in Corsicana, Tex, to the Pal
estine and Corsicana road.
They had regular young deluge In the VI
cinity OF Dallas, Tex, last Monday, which did
q great amount OF damage.
There was another killing In Holmes county
(Miss) last week. l.. Greenly murdered Jack
Walker, both colored. The murderer Is at
large.
Public lands for building new State CAPT.
tOl are soon to be surveyed In the counties Of
Deaf Smith, Palmer, Castro, Lamb, Bailey,
Hockey, Dallam, Hartley, Cochran and Old
ham, Tex.
About twenty strangers recently went In
the night to the Newton county, Mississippi,
jail, broke open the doors and shot twenty
loads Of buck into Jack Simmons, colOred,
who had murdered Mr.. Percy. It is needless
to add that Jack lives no more.
An Arkansas youth, Andrew Drake, was in
Kosse, Texas, the other day, working his
way back to his friends, having been captive
among the Comanches since May 4, 1875, hay
ing then been captured at Fort Mckavett by
the Indians. An old Indian sent him to Fort
Griffin after some tobacco, when young Drake
made his escape.
The Eutaw, Alabama Mirror says: We un-
derstand that our friends at Boligee shipped
car load Of beef cattle last week to New Or
leans and that all the neighbors sent in hands
to get them on the car safely. We hope to
live to see the day, and not far either, when it
will be common occurrence to see not only
cotton and cattle, but sheep and hogs and
corn and oats and wheat shipped to any point
where they may be needed.
Tupelo (Miss.) Journal: On Monday even
ing last, about mile and half southeast of
this place, jeff Thomson, colOred, met his
death at the hands Of Mr.. Harrison Hobbs,
for whom he had been working. 1t seems
that the immediate cause Of the killing was
this: Mr.. Hobbs had hired jeff to do some
blowing, which he failed to do. His wife, how
ever, performed the work but Mr.. Hobbs was
not satisfied with it, and when Jeff returned
at night told him that he engaged him for
that purpose and he must do it. Whereupon
jeff became very angry; said he was as free
as anybody, and probably cursed Mr.. Hobbs
Mr.. FL. then got his gun and shot him dead.
The coroner's jury next day decided that the
deceased came to his death from q gun at the
hands of Harrison Hobbs, and that said kill
ing was murder. Mr.. Hobbs made his escape.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-06-13
The A. Co. M. S.


The last regular meeting of the Ashta
bula Co. Medical society, for the current
year was held in Temperance Hall, Ashta-
bula, Wednesday, June 11th, 1879.
President Burrows, of Geneva, called the
meeting to order at II A. NJ. The fore
noon session was spent in listening to u
report of the Ohio State Medical Society
at its recent session, and to the report of
interesting cases by various members.
At the afternoon session, DR.. Webster,
of Kingsville read an interesting paper on
small pox, which was discussed at consid-
cradle length by various members.
The election of officers having been
made special order for go p. m, result
ed as follows:
President E. D. Merriam, Conneaut !;
Vice Presidents, E. L. King, Ashtabula /;
B. II. Phelps, Orwell; Secretary, L. B.
Tuckerman, West Williamsfeld; Treas
urer, f. A. Tuttle, Jefferson; Committee
on Admissions, Drs. Fricker, Webster and
Meacham.
The Committee on the Admission of
Members having reported favorably on the
names of DIR. E Gibbs, Andover, and DR..
c. F. Grover, of Hartsgrove, they were
unanimously elected to membership.
The society next listened to Il paper by
DR.. Merriam, of COnneaut. on the Two
Fold Action of Medicines, which elected
pretty sharp discussion, in which many
of the members participated.
After the transaction of various items OF
miscellaneous business at 8 p. m. the soci-
ETY. adjourned to meet again at Ashtabula,
on Wednesday, Sept. 10Th, 1879.
+. d. CASE. Sec'y.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-06-13
KINGSVILLE.

Eds. TeI:-From the list furnished you
last week Of our deceased soldiers, it may
be seen that we have only one of the Revo-
lution-21 of the war of 1S12-and 28
Union sOldiers-18 of whom were buried
elsewhere than at home. By arrangement
80 graves were properly decorated, beside
the IS mentioned, for whom monument
was imprOvised, and received due atten-
ton. The exercises on the park preceded
the decorations. Speeches were made by
the local. clergy except in the case of Rev.
Mr.. Dudley, Of the Baptist church, who
was substituted by Mr.. c. j. Barrett. The
music was both martial and vocal. Mr..
A. M. Barton had charge Of exercises upon
thestand. Of all the exercises, the reci-
tatiOn CT the battle of Mission Ridge, by
Miss Flora Rawson, had. perhaps, the
most thrilling effect
The auspices Of Webster Post gave the
augury OF success, though for reason, they
were not out in full force. The grave of
l.. J. Benjamin, having been a member of
the Post. was, before leaving, visited and
feelingly decorated. A few moments of
meditation and a few broken remarks, with
the mementos left behind marked the
feeling Of the cOmrads of the deceased.
When the time comes for lake resorts,
we shall find Mr.. Hotto's grounds are'in ad-
mirable order-swings, croques grounds
and ample room for tables. Boats, too,
are in readiness for any and all, with bath
ing accommodations complete.
Ali hail Foster for the next governor of
the Buckeye State The soIdiery who
once voted almost solid for Brough as
against Vallandingham, will now say Fos-
ter as against Ewing. The latter was
Wallis right bower, about those days when
they set upthe claim-that the war was a
failure. Was be not? 1t will not take
long to make the choice for governor be-
tween Foster and Ewing. So the soldier
element say.
No damage hereaboutS from frosts, but
under shirts and drawers are considerably
in request.
F. S. Noyes-our old milk man, has
got a Cooley Creamer, and regards it as
the incest thing on record.
We have failed to report the death and
burial Of Mrs. James A. Fickinger. The
funeral was on the 9th ult. Much sym
pathY is felt for the bereaved friends. Mr..
Fickinger talks of going to Colorado in
the interest OF the government. towards
fall. G.
June 9, 1879.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-06-13
ORWELL.

On Friday night, Both ult., the new up
right part Of William Blanchard's house
was struck by lightning, knocking the
chimney down and tearing up things gen.
orally but hurting no one. The same night
the house of Frank BIssell was struck and
set on fire, but was seen by ]. Walters,
and put out before much damage was done.
VIM. Flowers has embarked in the pump
business, and appears to be doing well and
giving good satisfaction.
Owen and Dan Parker are making but
ter of an excellent quality, that commands
the highest price in market. They are
using the milk Of sixty COWS, and have i'm
prOyised tread power and use two stall
wart dogs to prOpel the process of churn-
ing, which relieves Dan of much WEAKNESS
and grief.
G. R. Stone moves to Hartsgrove to Of
fieiate as landlord and merchant. He can
fill the bill.
Our school in district No. 1 is taught the
present season by Miss Delly Burt, Of
Hartsgrove. She is an accomplished teach
er-well qualified for the place.
Orwell cheese factory has sold the May
make-about 500-for 61f cts.
have been Illuminating over The barren
ness and sufferings of life. There seems to
be very little worth living for. Whipped
when hardly out of the cradle; whipped
by cross masters in boyhood; obliged to
toil-sick or well-and suffer hunger when
men; then to work still harder and suffer
more severely when husbands, and after
eXhausting life and strength in the service
Of others to die and leave our children to
quarrel about the possession Of fathers
watch, while our widows think only of
catching some other fellow. HIG.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-06-13
Commencement Exercises.


The Opera House was filled to overflow
ing last Wednesday evening by an audi
enee composed of nearly 1000 persons, to
witness the commencement exercises Of
the class Of 70, of the Ashtabula High
School. The class is composed Of four
teen members, and is, We think, the largest
ever graduated from this school. The
following are the names:
Classieal-Clara Conklin, Ella Luce,
Edith Darrow, Libbie Moore, Carrie Ducro,
Alice Sanborn. Fannie Ellis, Grace Torrey,
Mary Tieknor and VIM. s. King.
English-Bessie Seoville, Stanley E.
Amsden, John H. Conlon, and Fred. a.
Smith.
Upon the front of the stage was large
and beautiful collection Of flowers, wreaths,
exc, back of which were seated the members
the class, DR.. E. L. King, President Of
the Board of Education, Rev. Jno. SAT-
ford, Pastor of the Congregational church,
and Mr.. Geo. W. Waite, Superintendent
Of the public schools, and Miss Pierce,
teacher OF the High School.
The following is the
PROGRAMME:
Music
PRAYER. Rev. Jno. Stafford
Music.
Essay-Women in History -. Grace TOrrey.
Essay-Alind the Pauses Hilary TicEnOr.
Oration-NOthing in Vain, John h COniOn.
Essay-TwO Women Of Note Fannie Ellis.
Essay" A lmOst'' .....-.--. Edith barrow.
Musie-TwO Forest Nymphs.
Oration--Independence Of Character,
Stanley E. Amsden.
Essay-The Third Law Of Motion,
Alice SanbOrn.
Essay-The Lost Arts ofour Grandmothers.
Libbie Moore.
Oration-Success in Life Fred a. Smith.
......-... Clara Conkltn.
Music-Instrumental.
Essay-Lanes--------. .------ -------Eiia Luce
ESsay-'Pray away devoutly, and hammer
away stOuLIy" "............ Bessie ScOvtlle.
Oration-Wher Weare and Whittier Drifting
Will s. King.
ay-ValedictOry-WhO is Who?
Carrie DucrO.
Presentation of Diplomas by the President
DR.. King.
Class Song. Benedlctlon.
The orations and essays were well chosen,
aud very erediTable in style of delivery
and recitation.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-06-13
Transfer of the HarbOr Division.

Since the opening for business Of the
Harbor Division of the L. S. & NJ. S. Ry.,
it has been known as the above named di-
vision, and has been under the manage
ment of the superintendent Of the Erie
Division, Mr.. C. B. Couch. Arrangements
have been made to take effect on July 1st,
by which it will be transferred 10 the su-
perintendent Of the Franklin Division, Mr..
Geo. q. Mcintyre. A new depot for the
Offices is to be erected, and Mr.. John P.
Manning, who for so many years has been
the manager of the Western Union tele-
graph Office at the depot, will take the po-
sition Of the,eOmpany's agent. The heavy
freight business at the Harbor has nrcessi-
tated these changes.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-06-13
AUSTINBURG:

The Patrons Of Husbandry here, are to
have an ice cream supper or something Of
that kind next Saturday afternoon, at
which time number of candidates viii be
received into full membership.
This is the eventfll week of the whole
year at the G. R. Institute, and quite an
epoch in the events occurring in this quiet
rural Hamlet, and more than usually so,
as the triennial reunion of the large num-
Der Of graduates and members of D. L.
Society will bring many into town this
year.
L. NJ Cowles' superphosphate drill has
under the skillfIl management Of the vet
eran driller, James Styles, planted up
wards of 90 acres of corn this spring, be-
sides having put in 60 acres or so of oats.
As he only charges so cents per acre to
plant corn and fertilizer, it is much cheap
er than any other method Of planting for
the farmer who uses fertilizers.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank and Amy Hoyt
have a little daughter who has no less
than eight grand parents living in Austin
burg, four Of them being great grand pa
rents. Yours, IRIS.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-06-13
Strawberries and Cream.

The ladies of the Baptist church will give
an outdoor Strawberry and Ice Cream fes-
tival on the church grounds, Tuesday even
ing, the 17lh. Bill 15c.
FEsrIvAL-The ladies of the N. E.
Church will give an Ece-cream and Straw
berry festival in the lecture rooms of the
church, Tuesday evening, June 18th. By
order Of the President. V. NJ. B. See.
There will be strawberry and ice
cream festival, for the benefit OF the Tenn
perance Society, at Smiths Opera House,
on Friday eve, June Goth, music, tableadx,
&c., are on the programme. Come one and
all. Admission to the hail 1Oc. Refresh
ments extra. By order of Com.
FESTIVAL AT THE HARBOR-The ladies
of Ashtabula Harbor beg leave to extend a
general invitation to the citizens of Ashta-
bula and vicinity to attend 'Lawn Fete"
at Bro. John Harmon's, on Friday evening,
June 18th. 1879. Proceeds for the benefit
of the Harbor N. C. T. Q. Price Of ad-
mission to grounds 10 cts. Refreshments
10 cts. Strawberries and ice cream IN
abundance. BY order of Com.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-06-13
SOUTH EAST ROME.


Eds. Tey:-The frost of last Friday
night has not done as much damage to
crops as was al first feared, unprotected
garden vegetables badly injured, crops
mostly killed, apples and small fruits gen.
orally, not badly injured, some fields OF
corn and potatoes badly injured, while
others have escaped. Some are planting
over corn, poor seed the cause. The late
advance in wool is causing many smiling
faces We have many fine sheep in this
section. Two hundred thousand brick
will soon be open for sale at the Clark kiln.
Another kiln of same size will be put up
as soon as possible, as the demand is large.
Thanks to the New Lyme brass band
for their late call on us. A mole gentle
menly set OF young men are hard to find,
or more worthy OF the post they occupy.
The New Lyme high school building is
being finished up as fast us workmen can
well DO it. From to 10 teams have been
to work the whole of last week finishing
up the grading of the grounds.
The annual gathering Ct the Suits
family took place on Thursday last, at
the residence of VIM. Stults, in New Lyme
where everything passed off pleasantly aud
in fine order. 20 persons were in due
time seated around two long tables IN
their large dining hail. which were filed
to their utmost capacity with the richest
viands of the season, and after all had
partaken to their entire satisfaction, the
great wonderment to us, was, where hun
CRY ones enough coald be found to make
way with the balance. or the 20 persons
seated around those tables, IL were Ovei
20 years of age-the writer being the old.
est. near n. The company having retired
to the spacious parlor, music and singing
were next in order. Then prayer was of.
fered by Rev. w. Roberts, of Madison, fol.
lowed by remarks by VIM. Stults, FL
der johnson, from Colebrook, aud several
others. The whole family then formed
and marched to the Suits family buryinl
ground for the purpose Of decorating III,
graves Of those Of their departed friends
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-06-13

FIDELITY RECOGNIZED AND REWARDED
Twenty-Five years and eight months ago
to-day our old friend, John P. Manning,
entered the Office Of the Wetsern Union
Telegraph, at our depot to learn the art of
telegraphy. How well he has succeeded
in mastering the art and performed the
difficult and responsible task can be readily
ascertained by any one who has been at all
familiar with the business of the line, or
the running of trains on the Lake Shore
Railway. During this long and unprece-
dented stay at one place as manager Of the
Office, he has never received one unkind
word, orally or by letter, from his superiOrs
or associates on the line, and certainly he
Is at peace with the rest of mankind, es-
pecially with his fellow townsmen. He is
the senior, by nine years, of any other
operator on the whole length of the Lake
Shore railroad. Three times he has re-
fused TO accept the position OF train dis
patcher, preferring to remain quietly with
his family, with whom he is SO mueb at
tached, in his modest residence, than to
lead more active and exciting life IN the
city. To show how he is estimated in the
railroad circle Of his acquaintance, he was
yesterday rendered the agency Of the Lake
Shore Railway Company at the Harbor,
with an increased salary, with full charge
of the company's business at this impor-
tant point. He has concluded to accept
the position and take charge Of his new
field of labor July 1st. Success to you,
JOHN!
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-06-13
Pen wortb Reoommend,ng.

We have been favored with samples of
the celebrated Spencerian Double Elastic
Steel Pens, and after trying them feel jus
titled in highly commenting them to our
readers. They are made of the best steel,
and by the most expert workmen in Europe,
and have national reputation for certain
desirable qualities which no other pens
seems 70 have attained in SO great perfec-
tion, among which are uniform evennesS Of
point, durability, fexibility, and quill ac-
mon. 1t is thus quite natural that the
Spencerian should be preferred and used by
professional penmen in business colleges,
counIing-rooms, government Offices, public
schools, and largely throughout the coun-
try. Indeed, so popular have they become
that of the ''Number One" alone, as many
as eight millions are sold annually.
The Speneerian pens may be had, as Il
rule, from any dealer; but when not thus
obtainable. the proprietors, Messrs. Ivison,
Brakeman, Taylor & Co., the well-known
publishers 1873 & 140 Grand Street, New
Ts,k, will send for trial, samples of each
of the twenty numbers on receipt of twen-
ty-fiye cents.