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Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-28
THE STEAM VELOCIPEDE.

At the recent Industrial Exhibition at
the Champs Elysres, Paris, NJ. Perreaux,
of Orne, exhibited a steam velocipede.
The generator, the fireplace, and the mo-
tor are arranged behind the saddle of the
velocipctle, after the manner OF the port
mantcau Of horSeman. Chains or belts
transmit motion from the engine to the
wheels. All the parts are small, we'll
put together, and very compact. The
small tubular boiler is cylindrical and
has capacity of about three quarts;
and at the sides there are two rccepta
cles containing y sufficient supply of wal
ter to last during Il journey of two or
about one inch in diameter and has
three inch stroke. The whole engine is
mere plaything, and yet, with pressure
of three and a half atmospheres, 1t has
su tficient power to drive the VelOcipcdc
ut speed of from fifteen to eighteen
miles pr hour. The fireplace which
heats the boiler is an ingenious novelty,
and consists of Il small gasometcr fed by
wood spirit. The vapor of alcohol issues
through holes, and gives Il flame endow
ed with great caloritic power. Tie fire
is lighted az will, and in few minutes
steam lis up. A method is provided for
the escape of the alcohol va
por, and consequently the intensity OF
the heat. EXtcrnaliy the boiler IS fur.
nished with two tubes rolled in the form
of a spiral. so that the steam which is
produced circulates through these con-
tinuou sly, and is sexpose,l derectly to the
fire before the motor. The steam being
no water is carried over
with it. With u speed of eighteen miles
m hour. the cost of alcohol consumed is
from forty to sixty cents (thas caicnia-
tion, of course, for France). This is Ger
tainly not very seesnomical, but it is v"ry
pleasant to have horse under control
which eatsonly when he works.-Scien-
tifc american,
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-28
HOW NUTMEGS GROW.

Nutmegs grow on little trees
which look like smallpear trees,
and are genarally over 20 feet
high. The flowers are very
much like the lily of the valley.
They are pale and very frag-
rant. The nutmeg is the seed
of the fruit, and mace is the
thin covering over this seed.
The fruit is about as large as a
peach. When ripe it breaks
open and shows the little nut
inside. The trees grow on the
island OF Asia and in tropical
America. They bear fruit for
seventy or eighty years, having
ripe fruit upon them at all sea-
sons. "A fine tree in ia .aica
has over 1000 nutmegs on it
yearly. The Dutch used to
have all this nutmeg trade, as
they owned the Banda Islands,
and conquered all the other
traders and destroyed the trees.
TO keep the price up they once
burned three piles of nutmegs,
each of which was as larg as a
church. Nature did not SYM
pathize with their meanness.
The nutmeg pigeon, found in
all the India islands, did for the
world what the Dutch deter
mined should not be donc-car-
ried the nuts, which are their
food, into all the surrounding
countries, and trees grew up
again, and the world had the
benefit.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-28
NO. a..
barn. But in Il moment til
lightning struck that barn am.

barn. But in IL moment til ,
lightning struck that barn am,
knocked it into Il thousan,.
splinters, and sent lis hors;,
whirling over into a neighbcr-
ing cornpatch. "What did you
do then, Uncle William9" l
asked. ''Well," said he, ~ didn't
know hardly what to do. Twas
very much Encouraged, but t.
tell you the truth-the honest
Connecticut truth-Eli, 1 went
right out into the cornfield,
took eleven strokes of lightning
right on my bare back bone,
drew the lightning all out Of
the sky, and then got on to my
horse and got into New London
in time to lead at the evening
prayer meeting.- From Indi-
annapolis Journals Report of a
Lecture by Eli Perkins.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-28
AN ATTACK IN THE REAR.

yesterday singular accident happen
ed to Speaker Ogden Of tho H ,use. Du
ring tho proceedings, as the graceful
speaker arose fr"m his seat to put th.
vote on pe"ding resolution, tn House
was startled by a loud report, which was
not the report Of a committee, Some
members attributed the sound to the
noise of the Speakers mallet, but the
sudden vacating Of the chair by that off
clal indicated that something else was
the matter. The Speaker declared the
result of the vote Oh the resolution and
after calling member to preside, he
hastened to his private ROOM
1t'was then rumored that q revolver in
the side pocket of the gallant Coloners
breechcs had been discharged Ms he was
rising from his i'chaiEi He was slightly
wounded bya grazing bullet, and the
posterior portion of his pants considera-
biy damaged. The event was quite a
surprise to the Speaker, who did not
know, at first, from wlar quarter the at
tack in The rear had been made, Ii re-
quired few minutes to recover from his
queer sensation, during which time he
gazed around the House in a,nazement.
Realizing at length the state of affairs,
the Speaker adjourned to his Office as
stated above. 1t is not known whether
the injuries will interfere with his taking
his seat again to-day. From what could
be learned Col. Og'len is not in the habit
of carrying pistol, and purchased re-
volver only when gcing tc the State
House yesterday moruing, to prepare for
The reception of burglars who have been
lowering around his place of abode late
|y.--N. o. Picayune.,
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-28
PRESENCE OF MIND.

Many railroad accidents arc
prevented by a presence of mind
on the part of engineers. The
Oar Builder relates the follow
ing as among the recent evil
dences of presence Of mind on
the part of locomotive engi-
neers:
A passenger train on the G.
B. & Q. road was running %
| sharp curve, just under a piece
OF tall timber. The watchful
engineer saw a tree lying across
the track so feet ahead of the
locomotive. The train was run
ming at a rate of IS miles an
honr, and to check it's momen-
tum before reaching the obstruc-
ton was out of the question.
The engineer took in the situa-
ton at u glance. He threw the
throttle wide open, the engine
shot ahead with the velocity of
an arrow, and with such tremen-
dous force that the tree was
picked up by the cow-catcher
and flung from the track as if
it had been willow withe. A
man with not so cool a head
would have made the best pos
sible use of those SO feet in the
way of checking the speed of
the train. That would have
caused a disaster. Bradford.
an engineer, was bringing an
express train over the Kanka-
kee line from indianapolis. AS
the engine shot out from the
deep cut and struck d short
piece Of straight track leading
to a bridge, a herd of colts was
running down the
road. The distance to the river
was only 100 feet. Bradford
knew he could not stop the
train, and also knew that if the
colts beat the locomotive to the
bridge they would fall between
the timbers, and the obstruc-
ton would throw the train off,.
and probably result in a fright
ful loss Ct life. It took him on
ly half a second to think of all
this. The other half was util-
lied in giving the engine such q
quantity OF steam that it cover
ed that 100 feet of track in about
the same time that a bolt of
lightning would travel from the
tip of a lightning rod to the
ground. The colts were struck
and hurled down the embark
ment just as they were entering
the bridge.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-28
YcuxG Fred, n bashful yet nersistant

YcCSG Fred, n bashtul yet persistant
swain,
Was very much in love with Mary Jane.
One night she told him, in her tcnderest
tone,
at is not good for man to be alone"
Said Fred, Gust 80, you darling little elf;
We often thought of that same thing
myself"
Then said the lass, while Fred was all
aGOg,
You ought to buy yourself terrier dog
lie took tho hint, and left.
n y San
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-28
"MARY's BEAU"

Mary had a dapper beau,
His hair was sleek with lie,
And every time that Mary spoke,
The chap would sweetly smile.
He went with her to church ono night;
And when she rose to sing,
He smiled SO loud the parson thought,
1t too pronounced = thing.
And so the deacon turned him out;
Yet still le fingered near.
And waited patiently about.
Till Mary did appear.
And when at last she came, he drew,
Within his own, her arm,
AMI smiled as if he tlin would say,
you'll shield me from all harm"
"What makes the chap love Mary 80 ~
Tho angry parson cried.
Why Mary loves the chap, you know
The deacon then replied.
''Ncw York" Feb. 18th 1880.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-28
SOMETHING ABOUT GRANTISM IN
PENNSYLVANIA. 60 T..

Information received by members o
Congress from different sections Of Penn
syivania where delegates We're elected t.
the state Convention and instructed tt
voIe for Blaine, shows that there is q de
termination not to abide by the action O.
the State Convention to vote as unit.
Members of Congress from these dis
tricts have been informed that if an at
tempt Is made to force them to carry out
this programme and cast their vote as a
unit, they will appeal to the convention
and demand tho right to vote as they see
tit and as instructed by their county con-
ventions. They believe the convention
will sustain them in this position.
! Gen. Grants friends here admit that il
verely initiate against his chances for
| the nomination; that the gentlemen " ho
| are putting his name forward rely upon
the united vote of the State of PennsYl-
vania, New York and Illinois to lead oft
with, and any break in the line will be a
formidable impediment to the success of
their plans. The friends Of Gen. Grant
in New York city and other p litical CEN
tt cs in that Sta:e, write that there is OPP
ell rebellion in many districts, and that
the Blaine and Sherman men are hard at
work cndeavoring to utilize these dissen-
sions and urge the malcoutents to resist
the nominations of the party leaders aud
the entol cement of the unit rule.
Gen. Hulburt, of Illinois, an init
mate friend Of Gen. Grants and who
commanded a corps of the Army of the
Tennessee, said to-day that he was in re-
ceipt of n number of letters from prom-
nent Republicans in different parts of
his State, and was much surprised to
learn that the controversy attending the
Pennsylvania Convention had caused
marked CHI nge in public sentiment there;
that up to this time the State of Illinois
had been unanimously for Grant, regard
ing his candidacy as absolutely necessl-
ry to the success Ct the Republican par
ty. The Developments of the Pensylva-
mia Convention, however, indicated that
ment Ill the hands of the machine politi-
clans, and The people OF Illinois are not
satisfied to contribute to any such pro-
grammc; that with Grant out of the teId
the preference Of Republicans appear to
be decidedly in favor: Of Blaine. IL was
true, he said, that quite ar effort had
been made to work up. n Washburne
boom, but his name in connection with
the nomination was simply as possible,
not IS a probable candidate; that if the
delegation from Pennsylvania should
vote as a unit and New York follow, Hi
nois would undoubtedly cast her intu-
cnce in the same direction; but if, as al
legged, Pennsylvania will not vote as a
unit on the firs5 ballot and there is a
break, he did not believe that under
these circumstances Gen. Grant could be
and doubted very much
whether he would permit his name to
before the convention in
scramble for the office.-Cincinnati COM
merciaL
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-28
MR.. FORTS BILL.

Ihe last few months ha
doubtless demonstrated to ever,
thinking person the absolute
necessity of legislative action
relative to printing paper.
While the labor cost of man.
utacturing newspaper has not
materially ad vanc G d,-and
while it can Se protitably man
ufactured atseven centsa pound,
and but for the duty could even
be imported at seven cents /,
pound, the mills in this country
have put their price to nine,
ten, and eleven cents, and are
talking of making it twelve
,cenIe, ,0f more .,.s4. eos. -;.-.l. d. ....,...4
AS the matter now stands.
every publisher in the United
States for the tax must ulti-
mately be borne by the people)
are at the mercy of the pa
per-mill combination-and the
past few months has shown they
AeIVc ITO mercy. uE .,...
The present high price of
print paper, ifpersisted in, will
necessitate an advance in all
classes of periodicals and books.
School books, the cost Of which
is already burden scarcely to
be borne, will be higher. The
advanced price of periodicals
will reduce their circulation thus
working injury to both publish
er and reader.
Every cent levied upon pa
per is q tar upon the Intelligence
Of the people. The stability of
the nation depends on the in
telligence of the people, and
therefore it is a matter of nat
ional importance that all duty
should be removed from print
paper, and from all articles
used in its manufacture.
In order to remedy this mat
ter, Mr.. Fort, of Illinois has re-
Gently introduced in Congress
a bill which calls for the placing
of printing paper and all mate
rial used in it's manufacture, on
the free list. -.
Great opposition to this bill
is being made by nor led influ-
ence, consequently Congress-
men from the various
Districts Of the different States
at once receive instruc-
tons from their constituents.
A petition, from eve y Parish
or County in the United States,
signed by every publisher and
by every member Of a school
board andprivate citizen should
at once be forwarded to the
Congressman from the District
IN which the document origi-
mated, instructing him to use
lis influence in favor of the
Fort Bill.-Patriot- Democrat,
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-28

HITHERTO it has been a mat
ter of some difficulty to deter
mine the time oftlight of small
arm projectiles, owing to the
impossibility of seeing them
strike. In a series Of expert
ments made by the Z. S. Ordi-
nance Department this difficult
ty has been overcome by the
use of the telephone. The tel
ephone was connected with two
Blake transmitters, one placed
near the gun, the other i'm front
Of and near the target. The
time between the report of the
gun and sound of the ball upon
the target was measured by u
StOp-watch. The observations,
founded on d large number of
experiments, never differed
more than a quarter or half Of
Il second from each other, the
slight delay in starting the
watch being neutralized by the
delay in stopping it. 1t was
found that the time of transit
was affect ed hyofthe wind, being
shortened by arear and length
ened by a head wind.-Scienti,fo
4 ynsrktMr.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-28

CAPE ofGood Hope has been
brought into telegraphic com
munication with England by
the successful completion of the
cable between Alden and Zan-
zibar. The first messages were
transmitted between Queen Vic
toria, the Sultan Of Zanzibar,
and the Governor of the South
African Colonies, December %.
Scientific Amc,'ic0n.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-28
BIZ HENRIETTA HOUSE.
BAYOU SARA. IA,

bA VU SARA IH.
Pr'l can bepr"cnred by the day, week
Pnth, and ut reasonable rates. In
sture as in the past, the table will
Ppplird with the very best fare the
Fl affords. Elegant and we'll fur
r,'om.. Accommodating servants
|antiy III attendance. Patronage 90
and satisfaction guaranteed.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-28

- All kinds of repairing of
watches, clocks, jewelry. spec
tacles and musical instruments
executed in the most perfect
manner, by j. B. Reiff, watch
maker and jeweler, opposite o.
u. brooks Drug store.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-28
Several fine articles of fur

niture including an office writ
ing desk and bookcase com
bined, walnut book shelves,
chairs, rockers, armoires etc.
etc. may be purchased at a bar
gain from Mrs. P. Lebret, at the
room adjoining Brooks Drug
Store,
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-28
vs. BROWN.

(Opp"site City Han,)
River Front, Bayou ara.
baler in Watches, Clocks and Jewelry.
fge assortment OF Eye Glasses aud
taclcs on hand.
rti.ular "ttrn,i'", given to the re.
PIX of Watches, Clocks and Jewelry,
paid for old g"l !, silver and di:.-
s. Plain gold rings made to order
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-28
IENRY C. KAUFMAN,
VS.. D. HA MILTON,

lice of tho Pence 4th Yard. West
FrlirIana, La,
states that having
this office for eight years, he is well
ihrd t" perform the Duties thereof in
4uitablr manner. Collection Of claims
receive his special attention
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-28

ono'd a.a Need-~A book OH Malarial
LES LES ana Liver Complaints, sent
~ ss, iF SaaIord. liz Hroa.l
AW
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-28
New Orleans PriCeSi:
y Melal Mt Viena and philadelphia

II. Il. ANTHONY & CO.,
j Broadscay Ne,u York.
s.r .rrurers, Importers and Derlers in
FRAMES, ALBUMS, GRAPH
kn, OSCOPES,
.hEOSCOPES AND VIEWS,
dSs, cHhoMos, PHOTOGRAPHS,
,TH trsa agoods-Celebrates, Actresses,
~ aaVGRAPHIC MATERIALS.
aeadquarsers for everything in
~ Stereopticons and Magic Ian.
tsa style being the best of its
W. market. Beautiful Photo
ahsParence of Statuary and
gs of the window. Convex
aan nfactnrers of Velvet Frames
,siares and Convex ,J1ass Pic
.a:iogiies Of Lanterns and Sliies,
t.!ons Tor usiEs, sent on receipt
an. .10-'S0.5m.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-21
TELEGRAPHIO B9EVITIEs,

Frederick Schaeffer, wealthy lager beer
brewer of Staten Island, who shot himself
ten days ago. died at Saratoga, N. Y, yes
terday morning.
Secretary Schurz passed through Chicago
to-day, EN- route for San Francisco.
The loss by the First avenue fire in New
York Monday night was S150.000
Stephen Richardson (colored) Monday
night entered the house of his father-in-iaw,
Robert Phinney, at Washington, N. c., and
killed his mother-in-law, and probably fatally
injured his wife and father in law. Richard:
son was arrested.
The Italian Senate has approved the bill
for the adoption of the grist tax.
Psrnell has accepted the Presidency of the
movement for complete amnesty to Irish po-
litical exiles.
The French Minister of Justice has issued
a circular enjoining his subordinates to avoid
all appearance of official Intervention in i'm
pending Department Council elections.
The nuns who keep the orphanage Sarpe-
vile, in the Diocese of Soisoins, France, have
solicited the authorizations prescribed by the
decrees
The evening papers of London authori-
tatiyely contradict the report of the intended
marriage of the Baroness Burdett-C Coutts.
The village of Remus, in Engadine, France,
has been burned. Ninety eight houses were
burned.
The Russian Government has given an or
der for the construction in England of four
torpedo boats.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-21
A QUESTION OF THANKS.

Paying ones self is an art not understood
by all and there are cases, when the le-
gitimate paymaster is remiss or intention
ally mean, in which some knowledge of the
science is beneficial. John Henry, a twelve
years-old youth of Boston, of whose per-
sonality and last operation we were the
other day made aware, is evidently one of
those who may have begun in ignorance of
the philosophy, but if so he is certainly
acquiring the knowledge by degrees. A
few weeks since, passing along one of the
commercial streets of the Hub, he was
attracted by very small package, picked
it up, and discovered it to be one hundred
conveyed the name and address of the
losers, and John Henry at once presented
himself at the store occupied by them,
where he found the eIrand boy in tears and
very nearly in fits, under the seedlings he
had experienced for losing the money when
on the way to pay certain monthly rent,
and the fear of losing his place as pun
ishment. When the finder laid down the
money and the bill, the errand. boy nearly
went out of his senses with JOY, and at once
implored his employer to pay him his salary
for the week, that be might give it to his
benefactor. This was scoffed by the en-
ployer, and necessarily declined by John
Henry. who left his treasure trove and
went on his way thinking little, possi-
bly,, as was afterwards made apparent. A
week later he was in the same neighbor-
hood, and it commenced to rain. He bent
his steps to the store which he had before
visited, went In, and commenced an exam
ination of a line of goods largely consisting
of costly umbrellas. At last, having suited
himself with very nice specimen of the
genus parapluie, worth, possibly, six to
seven dollars, he approached the counter at
which the same merchant was standing
to whom he had delivered his "find,"
and thus declared his intentions
{" You know me, don't ycu?" "Yes,"
answered the merchant, after scanning his
face moment. Yes; you are the young
man who brought back some money he had
found, the other day "Just So" said
John Henry eyes; | am the young
man. The day brought it back your
boy was very grateful, aud wanted to give
me his weeks money. OF course did not
want that and, all the same, yon did not
want me to have it. Perhaps you may
have forgotten it, but haven't; you did
not even take the pains to thank me for
saving your hundred dollars. IhaYe come
to the conclusion that ought to be paid, g
little, and am going TO be. have Sc
lected this umbrella good morning. he
put the umbrella r.der lis arm, and lef5
the store and he wac not called back. 1t
is just possible that the merchant may
have learned a lesson III the operation, bUs
that is not too sure. At all events, are
have learned il and that is tn. thing of
most Importance ~ NfoTfnr,i's Mouthiy.
The Emperor of Austria is sad TO plsy
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-21
OREGON.
Weather = New Steamship Drowned
Wheat OutIOOk-PrOducc Market.

Weather New Steamship = Drowned =
Wheat OutIOok-Produce Market.
PORTLAND, July 20th.-The weather is
clear and delightful.
The new steamship Columbia, which passed
Point Conception last Saturday morning, is
expected to reach the Columbia river bar
this evening, in which event she will arrive at
her destination tomorrow. The arrival Of
this floating palace is looked forward to with
no small degree of public interest, and the
steamship will be received with demonstra-
ton of welcome
The following dispatch was just received
from Hallet's Camp on the Columbia Rains
ford Pond, waiter on the steamer North.
west, while drawing bucket of water from
the river opposite the Willows fell overheard
and was drowned before assistance could
reach him.
Reports received from differen. counties in
Willamette valley indicate that the fall
wheat yield promises to be at least Is per
cent above the avefage, and the increased
acreage will bring total yield of fall wheat
to 80 per cent. more than in 1879.
In the produce market to-day there is but
little feeling. Receipts generally are not
heavy, though considerable wool is coming
forward, and sales are reported ranging all
the way from % TO 29c, the latter being the
best figure. The clip is being moved pretty
rapidly under the fair prospects prevailing
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-21
BRITISH COLUMBIA.

Thunder and Lightning Favorable Re-
ports.
VICTORIA, July 20th.-There was severe
storm of thunder and lightning yesterday.
Favorable reports as to the condition OF the
ship Thrasher have arrived. The wrecking
parties are throwing out the coal and patch
ing up hole in the bows.
The weather to-day is clear and calm.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-21
sIu,ce Robber Killed by Two Boy,
Fatally Injured in n Mine.

WHEATLAND, July 2Oth.--A large body of
ore in the San Francisco copper mine at
Spenceryille gave way last evening, crushing
man by the name of w. B. Casey. He
cannot survive the injuries he received.