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DRY GOODS.

EXTRA INDUCEMENTS AND
IL GREAT BARGAINS y DRY 1"p''
CAS- BE FOUND Al
A.HT TZLEK & sos =,
NO. 3O6 BROAD sTktf .,.,.,.
Alithe latest novelties IN FOREIGN -i4 p''''''
TIC DRY GOuD>-NiZ.: 49,, ,,..r
MONTE CLOTHS. GRAPE LL1tIh>' VIZ, N,,,,,
BUNTINGS, LACE BiNilN"H- hh''N "''
SINS. skTiNs. PEKlN STRIPE. and ba.'
CADES-fnl line; .,,,,,,,.
BLACK GRENADINES I ANl>t', NNHN''''
UFNRIETTA and MONTE CLOTHS;
LAWNS-LINEN LAWNS, sgurea fti r,ii. IT,.
VICTORIA LAWNS. LINON D'DN nIiVi D.
TABLE-DAMAskS NAPKINS, &c..
PARASOIS-a full sud cOmlleir llte' a...
LANGUEDOC. POINT UEsPkl T. IN l,i .',
CHON LACLS; HOSIERY, III IlME,>' -.
TRIMMINGS asIFcialiy: LAtt MliIIH,r>
mall the new shades Lac Tor ~ Ll ~
aud KID GLOVES; LADIES ili "tnrtf
MEMS UNDERWEAR: LINZ in't,ii..
CAsSINFREs. etc; LACE >CARts' fpN
aud RUCHlNG. ,-
CARDOzo, FOURQUREAN 4 60.
WOULD CALL THE ATTENTION of 'N-
TRADE TO THEIR LARGE .sro'k ny
LAWNS,
ORGANDirS,
JACONETS.
LINON Ut DACCA'
BUNTING>.
GRENADINES,
EMBROIDERED SWISS MUSLIN
and many other goods suitable for the seas
They have ~ Tar the Target stock oi .ht'-
Dee found In the city. aud guarantee i'.H
be as Low As ruE LOWEST. A'
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RPECaAu. NsbTgS,Es
EE1- REMNANTS! REMNANTS

REMNANTS OF BLACK and WHITE Lawns
ana GRENADINES at 3, 4. and Be. q yard:
hEEMNAsTs OF DRESS GOODS Of every deserln.
ton at very low prices; ''p'
REMNANTS OF MERHiMAC SHIFTING CAL.
1scICO s 6kc. per yard: '"|'
JAPANESE SILKS at 20, rs. 80. and az.
yard, which Is less than oae. half the cot VT
LAWNS! LAWNS! LAWNS,
The largest stuck Of LAWNS in thi, ei,v
lected with care and suited " 6rst-ci,s.,, -
We Offer LAWNS at %, 7, 81 10, ~ a.
15c. per yard;
FINE FRENCH ORGANIZES. solid color,
figured.
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WHITE GOODS ,
REAnY.MApE nREssEs ,nh I.tsrrn.

All kinds Of MUsLINs, LAWS, PTOrEs o..
BRILLANTES.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-06-18
EIGHTH DISTRICT.

Captain A. ID. Payne: | am for the
strongest man, and by strongest man"
mean the man who can carry enough
northern electoral votes, together with the
vote from the South, which believe TO be
solid, as 10 elect. This northern vote must
come from the States Of New York, New
Jersey, Indiana, and Connecticut. New
York is sine qua non. We must have
some one who can harmonize the inhar.
monious New York Democracy. Isball moi
vote at Cincinnati for the man whom the
delegates from the above States assure Us is
the man most likely to have most strength
in those States. | shall endeayor not to
reach conclusion until the last moment,
when shall have had all possible light on
the subject. Condensed from New York
Herald,
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ern and eastern ports for through aud way
traffic.
baltimore Gazette.l
The above announcement was the Occa-
sion OF some surprise in railroad circles in
this city, although such a movement bad
long been anticipated. A representative Of
the Gazette called on Mr. b. f. Newcomer.
at his residence last evening and showed
him the Times article. After perusng it
carefully he stated that it was incorrect
so far as the formation OF syndicate
or combination was concerned. There
hod been satisfactory arrangements made
he said, by himself, Mr.. Walters, and
several other gentlemen OF this city, and
others In New York, Philadelphia, aud
Richmond, with the various railroads above
| named. Large amounts OF stock had been
purchased and controlling interests secured
in all OF the roads named, but not with the
view OF forming a syndicate, for that would
be probably detrimental to trade, but, on
| the contrary, with the object OF harmonizing
| the various companies, 80 that they would
secure protection from close competition,
and establish uniform rate Of freighis 10
| the seaboard.
When asked what special interest the
Messrs. Clyde had in the matter, Mr.. New
conner said that by the proposed arrange
| ment the Clyde coastwise steamers would of
course be greatly benefited by the large
shipments Of cotton over the roads controlled
to Norfolk and t!hence TO New York and
Philadelphia by the steamers. In conclu-
sion, Dir. Newcomer stated positively that
no idea OF forming Il syndicate had ever
been entertained, and that the movement
was purely for the purpose OF harmonizing
freight systems, which would be beneficial
to the mercantile communities OF Baltimore,
Philadelphia, aud New York. 80
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Not Generally known.

Keys were originally made of wood,
and the earliest form was simple crook.
similar to the common picklock. The
ancient keys are mostly Of bronze, and Of
remarkable shape, the shaft terminating
on one side by the wards, on the other
by ring. Keys of this description were
presented by husbands TO wives. and
were returned again upon divorce or
separation.
Hats were frst made by q Swiss at
Paris, I404 A. d. They are mentioned in
history at the period when Charles VII.
made his triumphal entry into Rouen in
1449. He wore hat lined with red vel
vet, and surmounted with rich plume
Of feathers. 1t is from this reign that
hats and caps are dated, which hence
forth began to take the place Of chape-
rooms and hoods that had been worn in
France. Previous to the year 1910 the
men and women of England wore close
knit woolen caps.
The custom of crowning the poets
originated among the Greeks, and was
adopted by the Romans during the em-
pire. It was revived in the twelfth CEN
tury by the emperor of Germany, who
invented the title Of poet laureate. The
French had royal poets, but no laure-
ates. The title existed In Spain, but lit.
tie is known Of those who bore Il. The
tradition concerning the laureate in Eng.
land is that Edward H., in 1867, emu
lating the crowning of Petrarch ct Rome
in l341, granted the Office to Chaucer,
with yearly pension. In 1880 the lau-
reate was made a patent Office. From
that time there has been regular snc-
cession of laureates.
The earliest mention of cotton among
the classic nations of Antiquity is by He.
rodotus, who speaks of it BY the name oi
| tree-wool, which name ii still bears in
German and other continental languages.
Cotton was not known in Egypt until
about 500 years before Christ. Then i
appears probable that it was imported
for all the cloths found enveloping the
| mummies OF earlier ages proved ts
be linen. Cotton cloths are mentioned
as having been imported into London in
1896, the knowledge of both the culture
and manufacture having probably beer
conveyed there by the Moors and other
Mohammedan nations. The former wert
the means Of frst bringing this manu-.
| facture into Europe,
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kin. Robert Thompson is his mothers

kill. Robert Thompson is his mothers
trustee.
Testimony Observation-Disclosures tes-
titled: Willie Sprague fred at him.
jerome Green was present; testified
that he and Willie we're firing for fun and
Willie fred some so yards distant from
Thompson as the latter happened along.
Postal Changes.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-The following
postal changes for the Pacific coast were
announced during the week:
Postoffices established Oregon, Gra-
ham, Clatsop county, G. B. Allen post
master; Washington territory, Mondovi,
Spokan county, G. D. Ide postmaster.
Postmasters appointed-F. E. Smith,
at Gabel, Columbus county, w. T., E. H.
Averill, at Langman's Creek, Whitman
county. w. I,
Postoffice diseontinued-Yo Yollcott, Clark
county, w. T.
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VOL. 5.
Poor Empress Eugenie.

The London correspondent of the Troy
Times speaks as follows of the Empress
Eugenle: Little as most right-thinking
people may regret that the cause she
represents has been overthrown, and il
Is to be hoped never to rise again, still
he would be justly regarded as an I'M
feeling mortal who could not have q
word of sympathy to express for this
woman in the severe personal trials she
has been called upon to endure during
the last ten years. It is only short de-
cade since she occupied the proudest
position, as lady, in Europe; now it
can be said, without much exaggeration,
that none are so poor as to do her rever-
ence. Driven from her throne, stripped
of her honors, bereft of her husband,
son, mother and home, she is
all alone in the world. sur.
rounded with gloomy "reminiscences.
Hers, indeed, has been life of sorrow,
her road veritable ria crucis. It seems
on reaching England from South Africa,
she was, told that, after all she had re-
Gently suffered, the statue OF her poor
boy might not be given corner IN West
minister Abbey. The blow staggered her,
and she cannot be made TO understand
the reasons why the English Parliament
has set its face against the erection of the
piece of marble in the venerable church.
She cannot see why it is that the English
people must perform duty to France, q
friendly Power, before considering her
feelings and honoring the memory of her
son, who gave MP his life for the cause of
the country of his adoption. It is all
dream to her. She has accordingly re-
solved TO shake the dust of England from
her feet to take up her abode in
o foreign country, whittier she
will also carry the remains of
her husband and son. The place in
which she will take up her abode in fu-
ture will be at her chateau of Arenen-
berg, situated, as almost everybody
knows, in one of the loveliest parts of
Switzerland. There, it is further stated,
it is her intention to erect grand maus-
oleum which shall be last resting place
for the ashes of herself, the Emperor
and the Prince Imperial. Though we
cannot sympathlze with her in this re-
solve, thinking, as the most of us do,
that the good will of France is more to
be preferred than the respect of all the
Napoleons who have ever lived, now live
and are yet to be born, still we can be
generous enough to wish, as the psalm
ist says, that goodness and mercy
may follow her all the days of her life,"
and that wherever she sojourns those
among whom she dwells may remember |
that she is one who has been the sport Of
fate, one whose pathway in life has been
watered with tears.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-11-20

The other day the writer and one of the
best known medical practitioners of
Leadville, were talking over odd episodes
in business, when the man of pills and
plasters said:
81 think, to tell the truth, / had the
most singular experience of my whole
professional career the other day."
"What was it, doctor?"
Well, I'll tell you, leaving out all
names, for I expect the party viii be
recognized anyhow. It was just this:
"The middle part of last week one of
the best young ladies of Leadyille-
she's sweet as peach, too-came
to my Office in the evening, told
me in great deal of embar-
rassment that she wanted me to
help her out of some trouble. Well,
from her manner, my very worst suspi-
cions were aroused, and I began to ques-
ton her closely. And what the duce do
you think? Well, the confounded little
fool had the name of the young fellow
whom she used to be engaged to tattooed
on the calf of her leg. Now, she's just
about to get married to quite different
party, and had sense enough to see that
the marking would be likely to kick up
a big row in the family. She was aw
fully distressed and ready to submit to
anything, even surgical operation, 'to
wipe out the damned spot"
II was puzzled at first, but after
studying it over for little while
I happened to remember that /
had read somewhere in some old
scientific magazine that tatooing
may be removed by going over the de-
sign with needle dipped in ink. 1t was
forlorn hope, but I thought would
try it, and taking her little foot-delicate
position, wasn't it, for married mani
carefully went over the letters. It must
have hurt, but she never whimpered,
and when it was all over told her to go
home and come again in couple of
days.
"Well, sir, when she came / had the
satisfaction of knowing that the letters
had faded into an indistinguishable blue
line. The operation is perfect success,
and she is the happiest girl in Leadville.
I got $50 for the job. Let's go and have
o smoke"
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Resistance OF Bricks.

The resistance of bricks to crushing
force varies greatly, according to the
quality of the brick. Trautwine, who
has experimental considerably with
building materials, says on this point
that rather soft brick will crush under
o weight of from 450 to 600 pounds per
square inch, or about 30 to 20 tons per
square foot, while o frst-rate machine-
pressed brick will require from 300 to
400 tons per square foot. This last is
about the crushing limit Of the best
sandstone-two-third as much as the
best marbles or roofing states. But
masses OF brickwork, he notes. will
crush under much smaller loads than
single bricks. In some English expert
ments, referred to by this author, small
cubicai masses only inches on each
edge, laid in cement, crushed under 27
to 10 tons per square foot. Others, with
piers inches square and Q feet inches
high, in cement, only two days after be-
ing built. required "A to 50 tons per
square foot to crush them. Another, of
pressed brick. in best Portland cement,
is said to have withstood 202 tons per
square root, and with common line NOR
tar only one-fourth as much.
The same authority, however, is care
full to add the statement that cracking
and splitting usually commence under
about one-half the crushing loads. To
be safe, he recommends that the load
should not exceed one-eighth or one
tenth Of the crushing load; and so also
with stone. Moreover, he notes these
experiments were made with low masses,
bnt the strength decreases as the proper
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cALIFoRSIA.


A Sorry Attempt to make BusiAess Better.
SAN FRAsoIsco, Nov. 13.-Christopher Rocchi-
f essr n s nses Il M ysr
with bullet through his head and pistol still
grasped in his hand. He has lately been despond-
ent over the dullness Of business.
Railroads at Law.
Los ANGELES. Nov. PA suit was entered In the
superior court to-day by A Cohen attorney for the
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company, against the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company. for recovery OF
lands in this county alleged to be unlawfuiiy held
by the defendant and for rents since August l. 1876
amounting to $25o, 900.
The Evangelists.
Moody and Sankey opened their campaign this
evening at DR.. stones church to audience Of two
thousand which seemed much impressed with the
Efforts of these noted evangelists.
Death Of John HI. Baird.
John II. Baird, well known pioneer and ex-
chairman of the democratic state central committee
died In his eonpe this afternoon while being con-
veyed from court he had been attending to the
Palace Hotel; aged 62.
OHiciaI Arrested.
City and County Attorney Murphy was arrested
this afternoon charged with the violation of his
official duty in employing labor on the new city
wall by days work and not publishing the contracts
He was released On bail.
A Lot ef Yonng Fools.
Miss Nellie Calhoun. young theatrical debutante,
number of yonng gentlemen admirers. who, at the
conclusion Of her performance ut the California
theater. harnessed themselves TO her carriage and
drew her 10 her hotel.
Hancock Electors Ch0sen, Except
Judge TerFy-Repubihcans Have
Twelve Majority In she Legisiature.
SAN FRANcsco, Nov. 9.-Official returns
are not yet all in, but enough are received
to determine that the Hancock electors,
except Judge Terry. have carried the
state by majority of 200 to 800, while
the Rennhlicans have elected al assem-
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Thurlow Weed.


/ While talking with Thurlow Wee.
about the political situation, my eye
| fell upon steel engraving of I.afavett,
~, -, 81 ,...-
on 1le "a'i win : ies'el N french o.
the broad margin, written by the daugli
ter of the great champion of liberty. I
thanked Mr.. Weed In warm terms for hi
polite attentions to her father sswhen il
America recently and expressed the
most earnest interest IN the futnre nro.
gress of the rennblie.
$50 won knew T,afavetta 81, T asLad
aOh' yes !" The old Gentlemen sa;d b;a
face lirbt;ng nn M .T knaw ~ him vaisl.;n. ell in
timately, in fact. travelled considerably
with him while he was here. That was
INN what year was it ?-I forget
ssIn 1924. I suggested.
EYES," he went on. sehe was 65. I
should think, and was about 81. I was
invited down here and accompanied the
General and his suite to ALBANY. We
went on the steamboat chancellor Kent. )
It was summer time. and wa were three
days going to ALBANY. The boat sfopned
at all the villages along the river and
everywhere an ovation awaited the great
deliyerer. There were flags and sneeches
and dinners. and eyery expression of
joy. An event of a Iifesime-that was.
As we moved quietly along from point IN
point, Lafayette sat on the promenade
deck viewing the beautiful scenery and
responding to the welcoming shonts of
crowds along the shore T.afavette vas
q very large man. a man of colossal pro-
portions and of maiectic demeanor. He
was larger than am, and I am over six
feet, even now. II, nv old aoe.''
"How did the company amuse them.
selves during the three days?''
ftMost of the time was spent by the
veterans in telling stories of the reyoIu.
ton. There were more than dozen rev.
officers there: and they have
all been dead these forty wears. One of
these was. remember. Col. Nick Fish.
father of Gov. Fish. He had served near
the person of Washington. and he was q
good story teller. He told a great MANY
anecdotes. showing that all
hands had good deal of fun even when
The army was ragged and barefoot in the
Jerseys, and it wasn't certain where they
were going to get their next dinner.
And here Is picture. : said Mr.. Weed.
rising and feeling along the wall for it,
that interests one about as much as that
of Lafayette.
He laid his hand on framed copy of
the familiar silhouette of the first rail-
road train that ever ran in this country
from Albany to Schenectady. in 1881.
Then he carefully measured off o dis
lance from one end, and pointing with
his finger said, ST am right there-do
you see me in that car? I was greatly in
Eerested in the experiment, and when I
sat there l foresaw some of the greatness
20 which the railroad system has since
grown in this land. The train made very
good time that day, too, surprising every
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He was brought before the Galveston
Recorder on the charge of drunkenness.
.'Do you plead guilty or not guilty2"
81 don't plead at all. I deny every
thing s.Do you deny having been up
here before?'' 81 should smile. Why,
Judge, / deny being here right now. Ii
you catch me giving myself away just
wake me up and let me know it. -
Galveston News.
The acme of laziness has been reached
by the man who always kept one eye
closed because he could see well enough
with the other, and besides it was too
much trouble to keep them both open.
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hnoN hoE p coxxczed their roz6lsa b<t5sx
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ST. PErEasauRG, Nov. 12.--All Nihilists
tried for plots againt the czar's life were
found gnilfy and five sentenced to death,
eleven to hard labor In the mines at
penal sersitude, and the Court said IT.
would ask mitigation OF one Woman's
sentence.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-07-17
The CANDIDATES,
Pehes of the Democratic Nominees 70;
President and Vice President.
Winfield Scott Hancock, the Soldier
Il Statesman.
Fan q. English, 1.-THE Pride of the
Il. Heosier State"

~ Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock, son
snamin Franklin and Elizabeth Han
Was born in Montgomery county,
ssb. ID, 1924. He comes from sound
'o'saxon stock, the ancestral line on
Maternal side leading back to the
ish aud Welsh, and on the paternal
e English, Irish and Scotch. His
'rs family were Episcopalians and
uas' and his mothers Baptists. His
asrs family have resided in Pennsyl-
I'rsm tie time of William Penn,
aaVe heen living in what is now
Somery county for the past $50
IN Hatfield township, may now be
'ue old family homestead, with the
~ l764 on the gable end of tho more
Dspart; the older part, built 10: 6 be-
aillng intoedeoay.
-, hancock's father was q native of
ssuelphla, and as q boy of Is sought
wv "hen the British threatened the
aa''ng the war of 1912. 1t was at
W. ", FORD on the site of Norristown
;",asnlngton had crossed the Schuyl-
a.. 1's campaign of Valley Forge, and
aere' IN full view of the historic
aa a' young Hancock's early years
,I~ hsssao' Born and raised in a patri-
A.. sr.'sphere, with heroic blood in his
,0ss martial spirit and love of JUS
oL saVe promise of the brilliant
was destined to achieve.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-07-17
THF FULFlLLMEN T.
BY AI.INE T..

Three birds sang on a beechen be ugh,
While the morning wind Blew fresl
far.
and snowy clouds sailed hero and there
Like phantom fleets of upper air.
Three birds sang on n beechen Lough
Waking the echoes wild and free,
lle warbling of each melody
Told what they chose their fates to be.
The first one sang of deep delights
Where curling waters far away
Bathe the isles with rainbow spray
Beneath the light OF summer day.
Where sea birds sweep the opal crest.
VI gIistning waves give back the light
edected from the starry height
When throb tho pulses of the night.
Elere sound the mystic notes that blend
Win murm'rlngs from the palmy shore.
Ard tapping waves forevermore,
Teach ocean, she lis tEeir :uneful lore.
mother sang III tones as sweet,
VI peaceful calm mid dcwy shades,
ahappiness in greenwood glades,
lhegfts of love that never fades,
Nsheifring nest OH forest bough,
mother love-the downy brood
at light the shadows of the wood.
AMI make divine the ties OF blood.
Third one plumed his radient wing,
anu soaring high to Heavens gates,
nose that he might ever wait
on the sun gods royal state.
enn'ing the waves of eastern skies,
beJond the deers of neither air,
wv Sasre the joys of freedom where
LUG Skies enfold the mountainous air.
m the day-star again had cast
nef ruddy torch in oceans tide,
aSse W Warblnrs' notes were hushed beside
llet crystal brook in forest wide.
|Tshe: who chose to sing among
lne Isles washed by gllttrirg spray,
Semsht had closed the summer day,
0eeame the eager falcon's prey.
|ss y, hunter's deadly art laid low
.ps one who sought no gift above,
mTaiaappy calm of peaceful love,
"'laln the twilight of the grove
%, "a be wEo dared to soar beyond,
f't:e "aere shc<n of sunlight ever falls,
|1aln |al cages prison walls,
|.ussWeet, lost life in vain recalls.
['Ou cara, L3., juno, 1880.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-07-17
CLERKS NOTICE.

The State of Lonisiana-Parish of West
EellcIana.
Fifteenth ia 'icial District Court.
Clerks Otiice-July Sd, 1850.
Office Is HEREBY given that Mrs.
~ ID, ,Frankenberger, tutrix, has filed her
final account in the succession of Lenos
trankcnbetgcr deceased, and unless legal
opposition is made within ten days, tho
same will be homolcgated according to
law. C. NJ BARROW
July $50. Clerk.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-07-17

20 Young man don't swear. There is
no occasion for swearing outside of a
newspaper Office, it is useful in proof
reading and indspensably necessary in
getting forms to press. 1t has been known
also to materially assist an editor in look
iEg over the paper after it is printed.
But otherwise it is a very foolish habit.