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St. Landry democrat., 1880-01-17

The knSas move in certain portions
of this nrish seems to be raging. The
latest sesation in that line comes from
our siste town Of Washington, which
seems ts be the "head CENTRE" One
DR.. Hewit, who was Republican can
didate 70 magistrate in that ward at
the last ection, and was defeated, ap-
pointed lmself as chief agitator of the
movemeI, and after arming himself
with creentials signed and sealed by
Gov. st. Jhn of Kansas, ESQ he said, }
he commaced the lucrative business OF
selling thlugh tickets to Kansas for ten
dollars Lad. A steamboat was to be
chartered y the Doctor, as soon as a
sufficient nmber of tickets were sold.
Things wet on smoothly, secretly and
silently. ntil from the number OF
negroes wb were offering to sell out
showed tEplanters that a large num-
Der of th colored population were
getting reay to 'sgit " from the parish.
1t was soolfound out who was at the
head, and le citizens kept quiet and
let the worl go on. knowing that the
victims wolI soon find out their swim
die and froI experience, which is the
best teacherlearn that those who are
urging theildeparture from their old
homes are asuated only by q wish 10
fill their owipockets with the money
of their deervedly deluded victims.
AS soon as TIT great philantrophist DR..
Hewitt had lceived sufficient number
of ten dollar'ills for passage, aud had
the funds ofseveral colored churches
and societiesdeposited with him for
safe keepingn the journey through
the wilderness" to the habpy Land of
Kansas, he caed a few of the brethren
together and agitated tones told them
that the hitpeople were organizing
to kill him anthat if he remained an
other day he MS dead man. He then
cold them hewould leave that night
for New OrleB, when he would hurry
up the boat, Id await their coming.
He promised take good care Of the
money, and onestly gave each and
every one reipt for the monies paid
him. He left,etween two suns, and
except for a VT lines written from
New Orleans tGtate that he was well !
AID aid that that the Int would soon arrive.
nothing has ba heard Of him. The
boat has not yetrriued, and VIC under
stamp a self-c6tituted committee of |
colored gentlem will soon leave in a
slSiff from Washgton for New Orleans
tointerview the)octor. We. sincerely
aope our own tizens win encourage
the exodus, and,t those who wish to
try life in lnsas go there. The
sooner that clas get way from here
10 better. We ill then get q more
l;a, tle class of ,borers, who will soon
ON l.,hfl hflsilra i,real to llheir places. We say
our eolor6a 1rrrttssefds, arho rant to 90 to
), and if the cou sntry is such as is re-
resented by tha apir agents, to let us
now when they get there, and We will
ack un and go too. '
St. Landry democrat., 1880-01-17

each machine, VIC see &6,003, 900 would
be produced by class of our people
Who are at present producers, Co
tng StllI further we see that Sl62J Of net
profits 81" annually produced by each
nachInc t. I'LL tlT pockets OF the manu-
facture> ami to create to the State an
annual increase in her wealth Of IS ,O91 =
12'l nus We see that more 4Ilan so, -
OO3 would be saved annually to our i'm
pcVeriShel people, whereas we now
quietly permit that sum to Lr added
unto him who already hath an album
dance. n ronrlu>i@sI. am aware
that much anxiety exists in the public
mind touching this attachment II is
natural because it touches the public
pulse and purse, ana arnuses hopes
which were hardlv thought G. exist
before. The Southern mind has SO long
dWelt upon the cotton fed as Il means
of escape from their tiradom that it
seemed to have closed to the fact that
any 0thtf means Of ogress was left to
them. There Is scarcely doubt nov
hat what these hopes will be tested
fully III the near future. Let those vino
are a Die to endure losses begin il, and. if
successful, let those with less money
but mere nerve follow. ! would advise
to investigate Thoroughly before en-
barking ln new enterprises.
Is the Machine good. have the
means Fam qualified to run machinery?
are questions Of the highest Importance
would not haze any one 10 make the
venture on any opinion Of mine. Had
the inclination to-day 10 purchase al
attachment, / would reSuryey the
ground many times before doing so,
and would advise similar caution on
the part OF others.
am, dear sir, very truly yours,
j. i. i!ENDERsoN.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-01-17

Thdnited States Revenue Collector
has ben in our town this week, and has
been string our merchants up in the
whisky business. He examined every
barrel # liquor in the different stores,
and We to the man that let any water
leak il the barrel, for Of coulse bis
Whiske would not stand the test, and
was eofiscated to the government. We
understnd he made one or two seizures.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-01-17
DlscGVcas 0fCOsuznb.ts' As,chor

"A curious relic Of one Of the e.pedi
tions which sailed to the West Indies m
der the command Of Columbus has. it is
Nela1ed by Martinique journal, been re-
cehtlytlscoVered. On the 4th of Au
gust, 149S, Q small squadron of tbrer.
vessels, under the orders of Christor,Ina1,
fColhmhls, was anchored off The south.
tWestetn extremity OF the islands of Trin-
!idaa; late at night, CGnumbus, it IS re-
laoea oy Washington Irving, suddenly
81" q wall or water approaching toward
the lleet 4fonl the south. His own YES
sci was lifted up SO high by the incom-
ing wave that ne feared il would he
fltiler submerged or dashed on shore,
Niliie thc cable OF one OF the other shjps
parts under the strain to which it was
falpJected. lhe crews Of the vessels gave
nlehselVe5 up for lost: but after time
.ne wave which it's slrmised must have
pesh caused by an exceptionally large
pody on water coming suddenly down
one OF the rivers flowing into the Gulf
gf Harla, ebbed back again. This sud-
aen rise OF waters OF the gulf is men
TONED 10y Columbus son Ferdinand
VINO adds that the feet suffered no
damage save the loss of one anchor. II
IS this anchor which has now been found
ana strangely enough, it was dug IN
fIom on, depth six feet below the surface
OF 81 the ground, at a spot 372 feet from
the nearest point Of the coast line. The
land,,,is well known, is gaining upon the
sea along the shores Of Venezaela. 50
that where ships rode at anchor gardens
are nov, planted. Tho anchor itself is
OF simple form and comparatively rude
l1li&nntaootare, the stock being eight feet
long ana round, witt! Il ring at one end
one FOOT in diameter, to which to make
fast the cable, and with hukes five feet
long the whole weighing LOO pounds.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-01-17

BRANCH RAHHOAD.-Tho certainty
OF the completion Of the railroad from
We" orleans to Houston within the
Il next thFee or four months, has aroused
the people OF the empire parish of St,
Landry to the Importance OF SECURING
carry connection with it. A few DAYS
aSna public meeting to consider the
suhlect' was held at Opelousas, and y
SUBSCRIPTION OF Sso,o0o for that purpose
IS being taken up. Judge Palkerson.
ana slr i'andely, on behalf of the Nor,
gan foad' favor the enterprise. We
nope to sec the branch road built with
out delay.--[ naEe Charles Erho !" ''"
St. Landry democrat., 1880-01-17

a an died OF liver complaint: One
dollas worth OF "BLACK -DRiyGHT'
woulthave saved his lif
For SIC by W. Q. POSEY.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-01-17

i'sa7 Prizes, amounting to. .slfo,4cO
- Applications for Agencies or
Rates to Clubs should only be made
to tie office at New Orleans.
Write, clearly stating full ad-
dress, for further Information, or
send orders to
St. Landry democrat., 1880-01-17

W. cal the attention Of our readers
to advertisement in another column of
the Ihiharmonic Association
St. Landry democrat., 1880-01-17

ladies, get permanent n-lit1 by using
"BLhCK -DRAUGET."
For sale by W. D. POSEE.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-01-17
Clement &tgacsiEAst,

STATEMENT CF THE COM5IIsS1rps F..
AGRICULTURE OF TIE ATE
< Of GEORGIA.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-01-17

We are informed that he Gay
~empleton Star Alliance Opera Com
pany," said to be the largest and
finest company in the State" will be in
Opelousas and perform at the Varieties
Hall, on February 9TH, Gth, eth, 9th,
10th anu 11th.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-01-17
1'Fsc ".5ote Cor Governor and
Lieutenant Governor.

The General Assembly OF the State,
in joint session, conyassed the vote for
Governor and Lieutenant Governor,
last Tuesday, with the following result:
FOR GOVERNOR.
=. /. NiItz .74,7G9
Wiltz:s majority 81 ,005
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
Samuel d. McEncry 16,003
James G. Gillespie ---.-.~--.--- 39,9G1
McEnery's majority .36,G4a
Sour Stomach is instantly relieved by
dose OF +'ELACk- -DRAuGHT."
10 H. n
St. Landry democrat., 1880-01-17
ahe AcgiSEattsre,

The two bodies Of the. legislature or
gained last AlonHay: the sSerate, ax.
Lieut.. Gov, Wilt presiding. witt, the
following Officers
John CieSG, Of Lafayette. Sec etary
5ohn A. Smith. of Caldwell, Assistant
Secretary,
ltobt. J. Barrcwg of West FoIiciana
otrgCant-atarln
= S. Aiarston, Of Orleans. Chief Ed
rolling Clerk
=. Fcu'enDc, Of Orleans, Doorkeener
after which Gov, Wiltz.resigncl the
chair to Senator W A. Robertson
l he House organized witt hon Robt.
n. Ogden Speaker.&
Peter Trozayant, Clerk
Thomas Mcintyre, Sergeant-av-arn1s
Qaery: Why vii. people suffer with
indigestion when "BLACK DRAUaHT''
would cure them
For sale by ". D, POSEN.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-01-17

no" 4RE'6oUTH cAE EEco&HTs OWN
SPINNER AND Sci IT'S co3v AT
SEVENTEEN dNsTEAD otEE
CEST$ 4 PCUND.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-01-17

oPH0JsY, SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1880.
"In Providence We trust'-every body else cash
St. Landry democrat., 1880-01-17
- ~ y i. H..
A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY
ITO WIN q Fortune!
GRIND HOSTHLY DISTRIBUTION, 1850,
At New Orleans
Tuesday, February 10th, 1880.
THE LOUISIANA
State Lottery
COMPANY

This institution was regularly
Incorporated by the Legislature of
the State for Educational and
Charitable purposes in 1868, with a
Capital of s1,ooo,ooo, to which it
has since added a reserve fund of
s3'0,ooO Its Grand Single Num-
ber Distribution will take place
Monthly. on the seeend Tuesday.
St. Landry democrat., 1880-01-17

5r>TERMs FtsUBsCR!rTIoN:
OSBdDoIIaR A1EugY CENTS a year, j1
uhfrG3h. h. The ycan he begun 1T amy time,
as fifti ,two nutubpt tie p3iperhahc year :
subscf btion,
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-08-17
THE sOLDlEk,s REUNION.

America receives very few immigrants OF
the " Latin race" Frenchmen, Spaniards and
Italians are neither given to emiglating nor
to colomzing. A great majority of those
seeking homes and asyluns on Columbia's
hospitable shore come from Germany or
Great Britain, and the remainder almost en-
tirely from the Scandinavian peninsula, or
| Denmark, the Russians being almost as great
stay-at-homes as the French. European
emigrants to the United States come almost
entirely from the northern belt of the temper
| ate zone. For them to seek in this country a
climate corresponding to that. of their early
homes is quite natural. For freshmen,
Danes, Norwegians, Prussians, to seek homes
in the hot climate of the cotton States would
be a very strange thing indeed. Every body
understands this is the reason why the north
ern States receive ni~ne-tenths of the European
immigration. Yet in his speech at the sol
diers' reunion at Columbus, on the eleventh
instant, our stalwart stump speaker, President
Hayes, in abiding to the course taken by the
stream of immigration. said that it did not
flow into the southern States because the
law afforded no adequate protection to life
in those States a statement worthy of a
ward politician and demasogue rather than
of the President of the United States. This
soldiers reunion business is the thinnrsl.
most sickly Of attempts to palm off 4 partisan
demonstration disguised as the spontaneous
expression of the patriotic impulse of a whole
people. Democrats as we'll as republicans
were enlisted in the Union armies. Since
those armies were disbanded many who were
then republicans have become democrats,
and risd rersd. Yet in any reunion or
anniversary or other demonstration of the
the speeches would lead lis to believe
that such a thing as a democratic union sol
der, a"war democrat" was never known.
In listening to them no one would ever
imagine that the republican party stripped off
even its name. and assumed the non partisan
title of "Union party a party of which
republicans and loyal democrats were alike
members. In the tented field at Columbus,
the camp is laid off in squares divided by
Among these we have Grant street,
street, Mcdowell street, etc, but
there is no mention of any such avenue as
street. Perhaps the managers of
the reunion never heard of a Union officer
bearing that name. They will likely hear of
early in November.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-08-17
RULE OR RUIN.

The independent, of the 18th, is quite
severe in its condemnation of the course
taken by the MINER in giving expression to
the views Of the anti Maginnis element of
the party. We thought at first Of replying,
but since the Independent is so Uniformed
as not to be aware of the existence of such
an institution as the "machine" we dismiss
the Intention as unprotitable. We are glad,
though. that our contemporary frankly ac-
knowiedges itself an advocate of the life
tenure-of: office doctrine, for this is what its
plea amounts to. If a man is to be chosen be-
cause of his experience y the longer he re-
mains lii Office the more extensive and varied
his experience becomes aud consequently the
less justified are VIZ in asking for a change
When We adopt a state constitution We might
as well recognize this doctrine and ask for a
U. S. constitutional amendment permitting
us to elect senators and congressman each to
remain in office for the the term of his
natural life. An arrangement of this kind
would be heartily welcomed by such cons-rv-
a'iscs as tinanciers who strongly object to 4
change when once tl."y have take. The
trouble to fix things and possibly by news
Eairrs whose propriet0rs come III for a little
'tai now and then. But we have done
what we set ont to do in the discussion of the
question Of the delegateship. Our intention
was to give warning to 'pipe-layers,"
bosses etc, that a large wing of the party
is animated Ivy a strong hostility to a fifth
term. We have impaired this information in
no ml;'cing terms. If certain parties have
such an exceedingly good thing that they can
not let 90 of it for the short space of two
years, even for the SAKE Of fully restoring
harmony within the party, then we suppose
ruin is The word.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-08-17

Until lately, public interest in The way of
politics was conferred upon Ohio and Indiana,
the two states whose October elections were
expected to furnish an indication of the
result Of The presidential contest in Novem-
her. But latterly Maine has taken rank as 4
doubtful fall state. Tie effect of The late
fusion between the democrats and sr"enback-
anything but IA safe republican stale. and its
election, coming off as it does, in September,
may possibly be the first knell of the republic
can funeral note. The loss to the rcpubli-
cans VT Names seven electoral votes would
Lave III immense effect upon the c~uprgie, of
both parties in the election to follow. a mouth
afterwards, in the pivotal st tate, India "A.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-08-17

Maud S. walked away with the honors at
Rochester, making the fastest time on record
if the figures as reported are correct. st.
Julien's 2:l3a attracts 10 great attention now
adays, yet it seems only a few years since a
2:4O gait was considered phenomenal. I'm
less we are mistaken Flora Temple was the
first to make this record, and the surprise and
delight of horsemen was so great that "two-
forty" became at once the popular slang ex-
preston of the day, afterwards to be sane
ton by general usage as the correct phrase to
employ when an extraordinary rate of speed
is the idea to be conveyed. Even yet it is
used in this signiticatlen. But what would
be thought at Saratoga or Jerome park of
such a funeral pace rs 2:4O from thorough
breds.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-08-17
An CnfOunded Claim.

Our republican friends are determined to
make the most of their sratmtous assumption
That Gen. Garfield is a trained statesman"
Trained! Trained how and to what? That
he understands the methods of business in
lie house Of representatives, and is an adept
IN some OF the arts necessary to serve good
ends, as well as bad, in that body, we freely
admit. But what great measure did he ever
originate? What policy that subsequently
met the approval of the public has lie ever
devised? Mr.. Clay was willing to rest his
reputation upon his American system, i'll
volying high tariffs and internal improve
mentS; Mr.. Webster rested his upon his ex-
positions of constitutional principles applied
to practical emergencies; Mr.. Van Buren, his
upon the sub-trcasury Mr.. Benton his upon
gold and silver as the only constitutional
currency. A statesman is not merely a man
or reading; he is a man of scientific knowl-
edge, with the courage and ability to apply
his doctrines practically. Now, although he
may parse Greek like a school teacher. and
may have certain text books Oh political
economy at his fingers ends, General Gar
field has never risen above the level of his
party. lie never leads: he has ALWAYS fol-
lowed, and generally at a very humbiy dis
lance behind the bold men who stand at the
head OF tho oluml. 4 theoretical freelradcr,
he proclaims himself an advocate of the PRO.
tectivc system. a civil service reformcr, he
promise the contlol Of appointments to the
politicians. a prrtentious moralist, he A.
ceptcd the brides of Amcs and Chittepden.
A protesting Christian, he did not hesitate at
perjury when it was necessary to conceal
bribery. Without convictions. without moral
strength, and without any but superficial
learning. he has always been the mere. slave
of party. His craftsmanship is of precisely
the same order aud grade AS that Of the uu-
distinguished thousands who have come and
gone IN congress sincr he first went there.
sOme fifteen wears ago.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-08-17
There il little reason I O doubt that the story

There is little reason to doubt that the story
as told in to-day's dispatches describes truth
fully the real fate of the Blenders. Substan-
tally the same account has been given be-
fore, and by different persons supposed to be
members of the Bender gang. This time the
informant goes so far as to indicate the place
of interment, and it is altogether likely that a
search will be instituted and his words verified.
From what we know of the prairie character
we must acknowledge that such a disposal of
the prisoners is precisely What we might ex-
pect to follow the discovery of so many foul
murders, committed wilfully and with cool
deadly deliberation and concerning whose
perpetrators there could be no sort of doubt
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-08-17

We are promised something rich in the way
of developments before a great while. We
all remember Bristow's success in breaking
up the ncfarious whiskey ring, also the re-
~lentless hatred with which Grant ever after
wards pursued Bristow. This dislike on the
part Of Grant was so pronounced, so bitter
that it gave rise to suspicious as to whether
or not he had himself been more seriously
compromised IN the whiskey frauds than the
facts as published would imply. These sus-
picions are to be cleared up or else confirmed
by a book soon to be published. Babc0ck
and other friends of Grant were parloned !;
but others, Fishbache Of the St. Louis Demo-
crat, and Mcdonald among them, were al
lowed to serve ont their term of imprison-
ment. Mcdonald in due time was set at
liberty and, smarting under the injustice
which eXacted of him the full penalty of his
misdeeds while others, like Babcock, more
guilty than he, were allowed to escape alto
gether, he proposes to write a book giving the
full history Of ;he Whole whisky ring cor
spiracy.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-08-17

To days dispatches tell u pretty tall nit =
ing story about that New Mexican town built
OF atloh, houses standing on foundations
composed Of fabu;otlsly rich gold. bearing
quartz. The only parallel We know for this
case a, reported is furnished by il certain
hourislil's town built in a rich placer district
and consisting to a great extent of brick
buildings. The brick were all manufactured
on the spot from earth whose every shovelful
would yield d handsome pau prospect, and
was not worked fnrthe gold 1t contained or.ly
for want Of water. If this town, like the
New Jerusalem, is not paved with gold, it
can at least be truthfulIy claimed for it that
gold is one of the building materials employed
in its construction, for every individual brick
OF each OF its spacious blocks will yield a
fair assay return Of pure gold. This golden
town is known as Butte City, Montana.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-08-17
Eastern News-Furtner Complications

LONDON, August 1.-THE f]ollouin" is a
verbatim copy Of a dispatch received by the
daily Ne'rS, from it, correspondent Il, st.
Petersburg last night ] have grave reason
to believe that Asov"ki'aH has been acting in
concert With, ard has be"l assisted by Alb
dmr*'mankllan, ani that TIE worst sus.
plclons are not without some foundation, I
would assuredly not send such disconnruino
intelligence except Oh the most s.rionS
grounds. The expression Of the wnis, sus-
plclons is Interpreted to refer To Russian in
tr's''eS' or possibly /" amor OF actual Rus
Sian co-"l"rati"n with lAgoybkllal.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-08-17

Americans are neither particularly we'll
posted ror yet deeply interested in the minor
details Of the Eastern Question" Still 1t is
CRAFTY ing e" make out from our foreign dis
patches that there is a prospect Of peaceful
settlement of the difficulty lately arising
betty Ell Turkey and Greece.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-08-17

NAslilNGToN, August l4.-Previous 10
leaving for Windsor, Vermont, tie Secretary
OF State concluded his examination Of ,ba
recent alleged insults 10 American vessels in
Spanish waters, and addressed a commo,;c,.
ton to The Spanish government.
The province OF Nouuuania will soon send
a special envoy TO the United State, ia ,,-
houlee the Independence of Rouunanj..
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-08-17
New York Bullion ana Metal Nj

Bullion-TLc London MAJ ket fn
yer ruled steady at 81 l3-16d. per oup
Wednesday, when the weekly award
Council Bills having been made al !
vance of l-Sd. per rupee, the value II
bars advanced to 50 7-SJ. per ounce.
the nominal value Of fine bars has al
to $l.l4i to LIS.
Lead-The market has developed
and unsettled tone and while tie void
business transacted since our last ISL
neen large. lower prices have been al
but the views of sellers have latel
higher, and they are generally holding
4 l-2 cents. Sales of common DOM
amount to about ) TO 600 Ions dow
as - cents, bat this price appears
been eXceptinnable. since the mai
holders Sold at 4.t0 to 4.35 cents. T
ket closed with 4 very much Grid
and stcaiier tone.
Copper-Somc Of the largest cd
having closed contracts with the COD
tor future delivery at 10 cents, tie |
has assumed a much iirmer aspect, anil
moderate purchases for cash have tHi
at - cents, holders have refused
further parcels at this price and deuI
advance. The sales amour: to about |
pounds at - cents cash, and 5.0OV,NI
O0o,O00 pounds for delivering dHdj
current months, September and Odd
10 cents. The mining companies nOj
their stock as high as - II cel,tS id
Instances. and The market Throughout
No CHANGE has been cablrd from "a
Chill bars being last quoted Col. lOaI
selected iGG.-Nining Record, Avg@l
WASHINGTON, Aug. l4.-Tle mali
tractor on the route between Fl. Da'iI
and Ell paso, y. NJ, asks for military 4
ton against the Indians. The 'lislalI
referred to the wal department.
LONDON. August l4--TIc Imitl
says: The marriage OF lady Eiur,icl |
and Aslmead Bantlcti will TAKE plF'|
day.