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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-06
TEXAS.

4 N good many immigrants are passing
Through Tyler.
sfhe total estimated available school fund of
the State III s7l7,727
Cheering reports from the fall wool clip III
NueHcea county begin to come In
Cotton worms are appearing in the Rrazos
bottom The rain will aid the crop OF crawl
Hrnsshupperg lii considerable quantities
have appeared iii the Keachl valley Parker
county, southwark.
Hob Smiley was accidentally shot and
killed hy n man named dilstrap, OF Buffalo
{Aap, short time since.
Tha Central Railroad Company has pur-
chased land seven miles south Of Meridian,
Il HuHuue county, and will lay out q new town.
Heorge and Andrew Brown wore sentenced
Tuesday to be hanged In Denton on the
Gwenty-first III November for the mnrder 81
Dock McIlatn.
Uwlng to The mistake of the surveyor the
41aTr MI Paint Rock. Goncho county. was 10
Gated d quarter iii d mile west Of the proper
polnt. The citilen4are red hot about IT.
AM Intoxicated Bohemian set fire accident
mliv TIL enlnUustihle substances In hts wagon.
shout mile distant from the A. and NJ. College,
Hi Gonzales county, and WAS burned TO death.
The Galveston barkeepers association have
resolved To fight the bell punch law on &c
count III its alleged nncUnstitutoinality. They
propose III enjoin the putting up Of the
punches.
The reports from Arkansas Pass say there
Are seven feet at water there and the general
opinion lii that Morgan steamers will come
Into Corpus Christi as soon as tho quarantine
i'll raised
The saloon men OF Austin county had a
meeting last week. Their programme Ia to
put up the price Ut drinks. and not fight the
INV. The TN collector or Travis has collected
5000 On the bell-punch tax.
Mir. VIM. Davis, Of Brazos county, has cot
Ton worms tn deal with for the third tima this
season. The first crop he poisoned: the ssc-
osld ctme during the drnuth and soon foil prey
HI the heat the present crop he u watching
Mnd will poison II necessary.
Al difficulty occurred four miles north III
Honey Grove between Sol Cleveland and q
man by tine name OF Tnomalson. Judge
I1iven fnterferad iii behalf of Thomalsnn, and
was shut by Cleveland four times, which re-
suited LII the death of Given.
The surveying Of most NIL the INDICATED
land Iii Dallam, Hartley and Oldham eoun-
ties, north Of the river. Ii about completed.
The Panhandle embraces about two hundred
leagues, nearly one million acres, and ~ q
whole liz very good body of land, supplied
with sufficient lasting water for stoekraisng
purposes The stock business Of this section
has already assumed large proportions. There
are located on the north OF the Canadian
river, Iii the Panhandle t20, 900 head or cattle,
nearly all vi improved blood. also $4,000 sheep.
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the males ab0ut fifteen will exercise, for the
first time, the right OF suffrage at the ensuing

The 1AlHH-MUDHL llIHfteN-%WlAl GAAlDts6f A0A but
first time, the right Of suffrage at the ensuing
election
An Atlanta girl Of highly respectable fam,
ily nut tin her brothers clothes and sHnntsred
nhont tie streets until Il runaway horse came
dashing by There was d feminine scream. 9
flint and full; hlit n doctor WIS persuaded
not ID "give her AWAY
According tn the Jaeksonyllle Union. the
total debit OF Florida is, In round numbers.
only million and q hnf dollars: she pays
hnr Interest promptly, and, without over
bnrtIeuDg her people with taxation, will re-
deem Ht maturity, or before, every bond Tor
which She ~ responsible
tirIf1iln Ga Ne,ea: We regret 10 learn that
d brother oil our estsplned friend, Mr.. \. IL
Wilson, WINS killed on Saturday last. On one
of Mr. Wilson's plantations down The cnnI-
try. We arc not In possession 81 the facts
III this case. but we understand MI. wilson
and some other gentleman became Involved
Iii difficulty. and both commenced shooting
about the aame time and both were wounded \
Mr. Wilson ID dead and the other man IL
dangerously wounded Mr.. q. IT. Wilson
left on Sunday To look after the matter.
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The weather since our Inst Issue has been
very charming nights and mornings cool, and
days pleasant. The planters are making
strenuous Efforts to get their cotton OF the
section Ut the State are diligently avnIlinR
themselves Of these fine days to put their
produce under cover. The cool, dry air ia
yora the work Of tho fields, ana what has been
saved Of corn and hay ts superb. Inc crop
oil cotton, which promised To ba 50 maRntfi-
cent before the storm. has, Il must he con-
fessed, boon seriously compromised IN some
districts by storms ur drOttb, but every OK
ertion ~ being now made, proHtlnE ny the
favorable weather. to hasten the picking Of
what hns 1nnturad. II is opening rapidly.
and Is gathered AZ fast as IT Whttens
VIZ see wagon foads OF lint and seed
In al directions, yet with oil their
exertlons We fear our planters Will 90 little
picking completed, tho approaching rolling
season will afford employment for the field
labor, aud tho sugar planters Will experience
no trouble, we Imagine. IN lindtnR hari.ia
enough for their work. We heard II some
very far from being general. ln some places,
ths stalk looks remarkably fine. In Kapides
parish for instance. On Bayou Bout the cane
fields will roll we think, nearly two hogs
heads to the acre on some plaGae Inc crops
along the Bayou Black and Ghnonhoula are
III good condition. III Assumption parish the
weather has been very propl'ious to the cane,
which Id rising rapidly. In many localities
only the bending OF the outside rows and
stripping of and tearing Of the leaves indi-
cate that great storm has paaaed over the
fields Iii lberville the cane II reeuperatlng
rapidly. and the sprouting from the Joints ls
lnconsiderable.
Tho pecan crop In orr section n now gath
cred. It would have been much larger, but
for the violent tempest we had, which blew
the nuts off aud In d great manv Instances
uprooted the trees themselves. The samples
OF pecans that we have seen were fine and
sold for $40 d barrel.
| We have been informed that the orange
| crop Oh the island belonging 10 Mr.. Jos JEFF
| fe1aon will be unusually small this year. III
consequence OF violent winds having stripped
| great many Of the trees Of their fruit. Mum
bers Of the bearing trees have been blown
down. and young plantation containing
nearly i've hundred almost entirely ruined.
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Al stunrauftue Station,

Br steamship Commander. Ellis, days from vera
Cruz to Lutas E Moore Geo
FIR bark I,dnse at Marie Colt 80 days from Rio de
Janeirp via 1T Thomas. To Iohnstone IL go don
SIP harb saraftu, Idotsga. days from Havana, In
ballast, to q Corral aao-~
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LOUISIANA CROPS.
IRERviLLE Parish.
-[[hnrYiIla Hnnth.l M

1t Ia astonishing to sec what change hne
come over tho foliage Of trees since the
storm. A new dress in green Clothes
nearly every fruit tree and shrub. tho grassy
award looks as II touched with the wand o.
spring, rpaes md flowers are gafly showing
their pnlora, and the peach trees are again In
bloom. With this also comes the glad 10.
teligenee from Ill portions Of our parish TINT
the corn crop was mostly saved and that the
cane crop Ind raised from its mostly pros
trnte condition, and planters everywhere ere
nTDD
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A New &windae.

Several San Francisco hartenders have
been led into buying almost worthless paint
ings at $50 apiece in this way: A we'll
dressed stranger lounges In the barroom 4
day or two, and then asks permission to hang
d picture In the place for q raffls The bar
keeper thinks OF the profit TO come from In
cidental drinking and readily consents. The
painting Is put up. the stranger pTaisinR 1t
excessively, and placing two hundred tickets
on sale at 81 each. A second well-dressed
stranger soon appears. He sees the picture,
and says that knowing It's high value, he will
buy 1t for $500. Can the barkeeper make
such bargain? The barkeeper, intent or
clearing $50, goes to the first stranger. and
succeeds In buying the daub for $50. but the
second stranger never returns TO take 1t for
$500 or any other price.
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OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT. /
Monday. October O. 1879.
Arrivals.
Bee marine column.
Ttn AwFFrA

Bee marine column.
TD Arrive.
81. Gay. j. w. Cannon. Bayou sara: +. @.
Stanarl, Belle Of Shreveport. Viii per- upper
coast; Emma Irvine. Alvin lower suast: II.
Il. Lee Viekshura; Bsrthn, Archaeological; w.
T. Behan, He'd river. Lucy II. Gastrell Dayis's
Bend.
StnEe ot tho Rivers.
Daily telagranhie report Of tho stage of winter
MT various points with ehhnges. In the d hours
ending yesterday at II. m.
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.'I..I'I.
AlRRN ssFsrnl.

When Sir Garnet Wolseley was In Natal. n
few years ngo. he called together Il meeting Of
nil the great chiefs OF tho country, sending II
special Invitation to Cetawayo. The Zulu
monarch did not come, but instead sent Sir
Garnet d hag OF wheat, notifying him that
the Zulu warriors were ms numerous as tho
grains In that sack. Sir Garnet, wishing to
reply in ttIE HHIHH sort spurUh, INIT TIN
wheat ground and returned to Oetewayo, to
signify that unless he kept pence he and his
warriors would be- ground TO powder between
the British upper aud neither millstenes. Get
ewayo did not heed the warning.
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Tony Pastors great story. "Ths Irish Detect.
tive" will b. commenced In NJ. e25 OF the New
York Frfside Communion.
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a Berlin genius has invented an instrument
for turning over the leaves OF music. The
Berlin man liz presumptnpus meddler. III
bis machine should come Into general use,
what would become OF the average young
man lii d high shirt collar2 His occupation
would indeed be gone.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-06

GO to Barnes Miller, No. 10 Natcnez street.
for firas-elasa rebronziug.
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Barnes h Miller, No. 10 Eatahez street. do tho
best work IN plumbing aud gas fIibg at lowest
market rates.
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rnnm TINE rAaaks.

ponT EArs. Oct. q. p. m.-Baromefnr % 30
Wind eas -tsouthsast. blowing strong. Weather
thick aud rainv.
Arrived. AT II :2nthfs afternoon British atenm-
shin Japnrase, Whithurn mastee. ~ days from
Cardiff In ballast to A X. Miller d Co.,
British steamship Aannourne. at this aftef-
nom. Hall. pnstar. as days from Mntsetltes, In
ballast 10 a. X. MIller h 10.
American hark r. A., Allen. Tarr, master. 20
days from Boston With los aud general cargo 10
jos. Kelly.
Nh dol arffrba
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-06

The German Emperor'a journey of two hun
dred miles from Dnnt1tc tn Stettin lust month
was d triiirnphal progress throughout. Every
station. village AMI cottage Within sight Of
the train being gayly decorated. The mani
festation eliminated ut Stettin. This WIS II
set-pff to tho gloomy STONES and closed blinds
Of Strnsshurg.
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Movements. os ocean steamers.

FoRr MONROE. Oct. 5.-Arrivod. Bark Aale
sunh md Eftiph harg Regulator from T rnam-
buoo, Swedah barkentina Helen for New YORK.
Arrived out: Herisr. Gresea Clyde. Gamma
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-06
III emoranda.

Mem0faRdn.
The bark Eatrona Dix of Quebec sailed fran
1vigtnt Greenland. May q for Philadelphja, and has
since been heard Of The Natrona registered 236
tone. and was built at Quebec In 1877
The span bark Flora from New Orleans Aug 26
for Bordeaux, arrived at Baltimore October leaky.
and reports had heavy weather and was hove ON her
beam ends. Cargo OF wheat ehifted and was partly
tho pumps being choked
DISASTERS IN SEPTEMBER.
The number of vessels eonging to o. bound to or
from ports in tho United States reported totally lost
and missing dnripg the past month is 81, of which
Ii were wreck 81, abandoned / sunk by collision,
founderea and s are missing. The list comprises
ships. barks, briggs and i6 schoenera. Their
total value, exclusive of cargoes. Ia estimated at
S35o. 000.
AMERICAN PORTS
New York, Oct SAILED for New Orleans
teamehips Morgan City, Read, and New Orleans,
Ha1sey.
PbiIadelphia Sept 3o-sailed for New Orleans, sehr
L Smith, Sanders.
FOREIGN PORTS.
[By Cable to the ". 7. Herald
Rouen. Oct Arrived from New Orleans b
steam ship Aiverten Daniel.
Texel, Sept ss-sa1ied Tor Pensacola Dutch bark
Vfede
Holyhead, Sept ae-sailed fer Galveston from Liy
erpool, Br bark Hope, Campbell.
by MALL
Bristol. Sept i0-sailed fer New Orleans, ship Med
Portland, Sept 2o-sailed for New Orleans. staaro
ship Wheatfeld Munro.
SPOKEN
Sept 70. In La 3s a. Ion - Br steamship Wanderer
Haynes, frrm Philadelphia for New Orleans,
LAUNCHED
AT Portland, Me. Sept 80 the steam schooner n i
Sudbury was successfully launched she goes mt
Ehe lunRsr trade ~ the Gulf Of Mexico.
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Receipts nc the nsw Rasln.

HOPE VILLA-Psr stsa amer Aliee-34 bales cot
ton sacks seed cotton Kanshaw Gammaek xco-2
bales oo ton II Heyman- do Bush Lsvsrt--s do 7
boxes eggs bids hides Rabin-l0 bales lotion to
II Allison Aeo--a do J. Airey Aeo-2lB sacks cot
ton seed Cotton Seed Assooiation-i6 sacks seed
cotton L Ghoppin-55 cords WOOD Mnsey Marcy
sunaries to oraer-Tota 81 bales cotton u saeks Of
seed cotton 2iS sacks cotton seed
Daily Republican., 1879-07-23
Parental Restraint.

A great portion of the lawlessness
exhibited in our country is attributable
to the laxity of parental government
and restraint. Small boys are permitted
to roam the streets until late hour at
night, and not a few learn to chew to
bacco, smoke cigars, play cards, drink
liquor and swear like Trojans. The
number of intoxicated youths in the
streets of various cities on certain occa
sions, has not only been remarked by
the citizens but has been chronicled by
the press and deplored by the pulpit.
A reform in this respect should be
speedily inaugurated. Parents should
endeavor to restrain the evil propensi
ties of their children more fully if they
desire that they should become useful
citizens and prove a blessing rather
than a curse to the community in which
they reside. They should be tanght to
restrain their appetites and evil pro-
pensities and to respect the laws of
God az well as the laws of the land
The practice of morality and virtue is
more important than a knowledge Of
the arts and sciences, as great scholars
sometimes become great criminals
Parents should realize more fully that
the condition Of society depends in a
great measure, if not wholly, upon the
Of their children. The present
actors upon the stage of life will soon
give place to the boys and girls of to-
day, and the condition Of society will
be what they make it. Many Of the
tipplers will become drunkards and
and many of the idlers are
OH the highway to poverty and ruin
The formation of habits of abstemious.
ness, of industry and of liety is the
great safeguard of youth, and parents
who do their duty faithfully will instil
into the minds of their children that
the practice of the virtues is not only
expedient but of the highest import
ance, if they would lead a successful
life and enjoy the honors and blessings
incident thereto, while evil practices Of
any kind may lead to shame, bankrupt
cy, misery. ruin, death and eternal
punishment.
Daily Republican., 1879-07-23
rhe Poison In the Brandywino.

rhe Poison In the BraDdywtne.
Yesterday the disgusting sight Of
poisonous refuse matter from the fac
tories up the Brandywine, resting upon
the top cf the water was again wit
messed. The inky black stuff came
down from Bancroit's mills, and the
white stutf which would not mix with
the inky poison came from Jessup d
Moore's paper mills, on the north side.
The 6rst, however, is that which is
| most complained Of, as it comes down
from above the third dam, and on the
side from which the drinking water tor
the city is pumped, and this lis what
causes the complaint On the part OF the
citizens, which has resulted In a law
suit against she Bancroft. Brothers, now
pending before the Courts at New Cas-
tie. The same complaints were form
erly made against the milky stuff that
came down from the paper mills, but
the enterprisiag firm Of Jessup& Moore,
in order to avoid complaint, went to
work and constructed large sewer at
an expense, it. is said, Of O,ooo or
10000, which now carries their re-
fuse chemicals down beyond the water
used for the city.
With the latter named gentlemen
there is no more did eUhy, and neith-
or is there any more complaint against
nuisances emanating from their mills.
What Jessup & Moore have done now re-
mains for Bancrotts to do, and We are
glad to see movement on foot by which
the refuse from their mills can be carried
in q sewer across the Brandywine to
the north side, aud thereby Remove the
complaints now so freely made against
that firm. This indeed seems about the
only remedy for the complaint, and 1t
is received down to choice on the
part of the Brapcrofts of building the
sewer or going out Of business.
The people OF Wilmington have been
very patient under the most severe
provocation, and after having beeo
goadsd to prosecute them, from feelings
of sheer necessity to protect themselves,
it is not likely that they will abandon
the prosecution against the Bancrofts.
As there are but one of two things that
can he done to abate the nuisance
either to build the sewer referred to, or
close out business, we hope that one or
the other may be decided upon before
the Brandywine Creek is again over
flowed with inky black liquid chemical
poisons.
Daily Republican., 1879-07-23
A NOTE.

The s.RepuAlkcan sttll leads In
earculatiOn. Advertise whore you
ret the most Eer year noRey aoA
che tsRepubliean'' In that OaDcr.
Daily Republican., 1879-07-23

The frequency Of ice-house fires,
which are no doubt the work of incen-
diaries, suggests the propriety of the
ice dealers employing watchman to
watch over their premises. The loss of
late by ice-houses fires, would pay a
good salary to several watchmen.
Daily Republican., 1879-07-23

THETAx PAYERS of Wilmington should
remember that all who pay their city
and school taxes in the month of July
will receive an abatement of five per
cent. In August the face of the bill
will have to be paid, and in Septem-
Der five cents will be added With heavy
tax payers this is important, and there
are now only seven days of July left in
which taxes can be paid.
Daily Republican., 1879-07-23

IT REQUIRES pretty cheeky kind OF
pc S t'ge hi, job printing done at
some job ottic-, and then for him to be
eros at the dior Of a newspaper he
cause he INT give him gratu'teus
puff. Their are good many Of that
kind CT people n Wilminc'' Il wno for
get that the proprietora cf j.; EEpUB-
LiCAN can do job work as w"!l a. puff
in the columns Of their pap--.
Daily Republican., 1879-07-23

LBT EvrRY housekeeper use extraor-
dnary diligence in keeping every nook
and corner about their premises thor
oughly cleansed. This will be secu
rity not only against the yellow fever
but against all other infectious diseases
Daily Republican., 1879-07-23

THoUGH thoroughly exposed, tne po-
lice officer captured in hons- OF i'll
repute over Eleventh stree, bridge, is
still kept on duty. The eyes OF Will
mington are on Mayor. Almond, no
matter il it is the REPUBLICAN, that
says so.
Daily Republican., 1879-07-23
A Chester Co unIy Farmers envy

In March, 1878, the fine, large barn
of Reese Oltenkirk, near Waynesburg
Chester county, was burned to tn.
ground. A few weeks ago, the barn
having been rebuilt and stored, Mr..
stenkirk received an anonymous let
ter, which sald: "Y0u will have more
bad luck some of your stock will die
for you inside of six months, your barn
will burn again and one OF your neigh
bOrs along with it," The other day
fonr cows died at once from poison that
had been put in their feed. Honey
bi ook is excited over the mystery.
Daily Republican., 1879-07-23
HOLD THE FORT by MOONLIGHT. |.

The Y. p. Association Of Olivet Presbyte
an Church will give u select excursion On the
Delaware. around the Fort on Wednesday
evening. July 80, on the steamer s. A. Nc.
Call. Vocal and instrumental music by Sc
lect singers and the American Rifle Band.
Boat will stop at Edge Moor on returning to
ments on board. Hacks will be at the co ner
of Chestnut and Adams streets, and all who
wish can be taken to the boat and returned
for 20 cents, each. The committee will spare
no pains in making all enjoy themselves.
Boat leaves Fourth Street Wharf at 8 o'clock
sharp. Tickets only 40 cents, or Two for IS
cents Tickets for sale at y. r. Dilworth's,
H. q. Samples and II. M. Mullen's.
7-2224 20 2S 2730
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-04-04
GENEVA ITEMS.

Our farmers are complaining of dry
wells and cisterns, dry fields, drying up
of wheat aud dry everything.
Health universally good, except John
d. knowltOn, down with intiamatory
rheumatism. He is only in the incip.
lent stage and it would be hard tor the
wisest to correctly guess tie length of
its continuance.
On Thursday night the 25th inst. the
Circle of Progress Closed is proceedings
until the second Tuesday of October,
under very favorable auspices, with a
full house and uncommOnly good exer-
cises, which consisted of debate and rec.
itarions, interspersed with music by the
Geneva String Band and solos and music
on the melOdeon. The question for de-
bate was an old one, Resotued, That a
single life affords more happiness than a
married one. Geo. Lynn, Prof. Robin
son and Geo. Esse for the affirmative r.
b. Howell and Q. L. Knowlton negative.
The usual amount Of eloquence was dis
played and the judges. Mrs. P. r. Nc.
Clure, Mrs. f. Esse and Miss Pearl NJ.
Lee, decided in the negative. True as
"Steele" to her sex and her good judg-
ment, Miss Lee Joined with her expe.
rienced neighbors and decided in favor
of married life to give the most hap
piness. OBSERVER.
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Usage ITEMS

A prairie fire last Saturday threatened
for time to do considerable damage but
by hard work was kept under control.
w. L. Wisely has fully compensated
those who we're loosers by the fire two
weeks ago.
Mrs. Dodge is gaining slowly. She is
able to be up most of the time. The
people have responded nobly to the 80.
iicitations for and in their behalf.
]. w. Alton comes to the front with q
boy.
MIR. Talbot is completing new resi-
dence at Ozark.
The Sabbath School at Usage Valley
was reorganized last Sunday. Almost
every school house has its Sabbath School
with the exception Of "poor old NilwOod''
which does not recuperate very fast.
Two more families have arrived and
are preparing to build on Sec. Is, which
is another addition to the Monte Vale
neighborhood. LONE HAND.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-04-04
NEW COMERS.

Mr.. Bowlus, of the Southern Kansas
Land Agency, has recently sold land to
the following gentlemen from the east :
Mr.. Geo. w. Baker from Ohio bought
the scarry farm md moves onto it at
once. He broyghtout from Ohio very
fine team wbic1/ attrac:ed unusual at
Mr.. Michel Yunkes, of St. Louis,
boughy an/sO acre tract a few miles
north east of the Oldfast farm.
Mr.. Benjamin Keithley, Of Bedford,
Indiana, bought Mr.. Goring's farm, stu.
a,ed about five miles west Of lola.
Mr.. - Mute, of Columbiana CO.,
Ohio, purchased the north quarter section
of the Rutledge farm, few miles north.
east of lola and will occupy it at once,
His family are expected this week.