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BAYOU MACON AND rENsAs.
STEAMSHIPS,
WEEKLY LINE FOR FLORIDA AND ma.
VANA.

w EEhE1 LIME FUN FLUNuWA AMI MAJ
VAMA.
MORGAN LINE q. 3. MAIL STEAMSHIPS.
NEE6s FOR CEDAR KEYS, KEY WEST
AAisneE and Havana - This following iron
eIeamsh ips will leave Algiera:
MORGAN "WEDNESDAY. Feb H. s pm sharp
CLINTON. "WEDNESDAY. February 10. am,
Superior passenger ace9mmodations. All
and Texas Railroad Depot. foot OF Lafayette
street. For freight and passage apply to
CHAH. A. WHITNEY b CO., Managers,
ja23 Magazine and Natchez streets.
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AUCTION SALES.
BY MONTGOMERY Co.

PARLOR SUITS. SOFAS. CHAIRS, PAINT
Glasses. Plated Spoons Forks. Knives
China Dinner Set. aud the usual assortment
Of Household Goods. etc. at Auction.
nN THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 10. AT ii A. M.
MONTGOMERY Il Co,
fa10 3t Aucioneers.
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ADvERTIsEMENrs.
AUCTION SALES,

AUCTION SALES.
by the Sheriff OF tho Parish or Orleans
SALE BY THE OWL SHERIFF OF THE
PARISH OF ORLEANS.
IN THE MATTER OF THE NEW ORLEANS
MECHANICS SOCIETY
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Orleans-No. 2s, 9s4: now transferred to the
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UPPER COAST.

UPPER COAST TRI-WEEKLY PACKET
SPRING AND UMM Err ARRANGEMENT,
Leaves every TU ESDAY. TIL RSDAY and SAT
UkDAY at 10 q, m.
IN FOR WELHAMS PLANTATION
A6astat BONNET CAkRE and all interme.
diate landings-The newly repaired
passenger steamer
ST. FIR ANCIs BELLE,
fAlso representing steamer City Of Augusta.
Chas. Deane. master. J. +. Brou, clerk
viii leave as above, returning down the coast
on opposite days In daylight.
For freight or passage apply on board, or to
jazz n. e. harper. II Delta street.
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Arrived.
Ship Ryerson Dennis, "a days from Rio Jane,ro,
to MASTER Point
Sw bark arlJshapn Eanck II DAYS from 81 Thorn ~
to master Point
Sohr Santo Oteri, Pxzat 10 dnys from Kingston ia,
to y Oteri Il Bro-Pio Tier
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-04
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO. Feb. 24-Flour and nom.
inal. Wheat-Unsettled and lower; No. 2 red
winter, 1.s4; No. Chicago spring, 1:s4@
1.241 for seller cash; .24h for seller February;
1.s4S for seller March; 1.25E for seller April;
1904 for seller May. No. Chicago spring, Ill
@l.12; rejected, 9o692. Corn-Duu and droop-
ing at SIS for seller cash. 57A for seller March;
s7h9s7x for seller April; 41Sstef eeller May:
rejected 36. Oats-Dull. weak and lower at SEX
for seller cash; 31x03l}< for seller February;
317t for seller Msrch; a5k for seller May.
Rye-Steady. Barley Easier at 7s. Pork-Un-
settled and lower at 11.75 for seller cash; 11.75@
11.77H for seller March; IL 90@1assM for seller
April; l2.o5012071l for seller May. Close:
Wheat--Active and higher at 1.25A for seller
March: 1868 forseller April. Corn-Fairly &C
1--WE and shade higher at 37H for seller March;
37A for seller May. Oats-Firmer, advanced kc
Pork-Higher, advanced 7K01O. Lard-stronger,
advanced 2Ac. Hogs-Receipts, $4,000; ship
ments, 500, fairly active. but prices fully main
tanned; mixed packing, 4.2o04. 40: light, 1850
40 choice heavy, 4.5o04.65. Cattle-Receipts,
5000; shipments. 1900; shipping dull, slow and
unchanged at 4Oe@5, ,0os; butchers, steady at
2.so@4, CO. ,stockers' and eedeu'. nrm at $500
400: clearance made. sheepsRsceipts, 400;
shipments, 700; steady at 45o@5.50.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-04
Cannon for Monuments.

So many applications have been
made, by means of bills in Congress,
for donations of condemned cannon, to
be used in building soldiers monuments,
that the Secretary of War has been
called upon to make statement, show
ing how many such cannon have been
given away. and how many there are left.
There were none given until 1868. In
1870 there were given 1876 bronze can
non, worth $22, ,63S. go with $1,275 worth
Of iron cannon; in 1871, 43 bronze can
non, worth $13, 1876, and $1,240 of
iron; in 1872, ~ of bronze, worth Sc, 900,
and $500 worth of iron; in 1873, ITO OF
bronze, worth $31, ,522; in 1874, 1876 of
bronze, worth $15, 700: in 1876. Il of
bronze, worth $3,602. In 1876 only i
bronze cannon were given, and in 1877
none; but in 1873 the number rose to
"a, and in 1876 to 81. The total weight
OF the bronze cannon given for. these
purposes was 1928 pounds, and of
iron, 357,084 pounds. The value of
these cannon was $ll1.345. There are
only 268 condemned bronze cannon
left, and 230 of iron. The Lincoln
monument needs more bronze cannon
than can be furnished, and there are
demands from the Gettysburg Battle
field Memorial Association which ought
to be satisfied. There are yet to be
called for 100 guns given away by acts
recently passed.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-04
Why We Butter Our Bread.
United States Miller.

The layers of the wheat berry, as we
proceed towards the center, become es
more and more completely starchy,
and al the center but little else is found,
and this portion makes our finest flour.
The finer the flour the less fit it is
for nutrition. In it's natural state, the
wheat, with all its components present,
its not fitted for perfect human develop.
ment. There is a deficiency in the po-
tential heat producing materials, espe-
cially for cooler climates, there being
only two per cent. of fat in wheat. We
instinctively supply this deficiency by
the addition OF fatty bodies. We
spread butter upon bread, we mingle
lard or butter with our biscuits or cake,
and the fat meat and bread are taken
alternatively or coincidentally. The
starch, being corbin hydrate, can af-
ford, comparatively, but little heat in con-
sumption, and the fats are demanded
by the wants of the system.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-04
A FIERCE COMBAT.
The Life and Death Struggle Between
aCat and a Rattlesnake.
Americas (Ga.) Republican.

Americas (Ga) Republican.
About three week ago, during the
beautiful sunny weather we have had
which induced the trees to bud and
bloom, was walking in my garden
one morning thinking about preparing
an early start for spring vegetables,
when I saw large rattlesnake summing.
My first impulse was to 60 to the house
get q gun, and kill it. But looking
around, I saw q very large house cat
cautiously creeping upon the reptile.
Anticipating fight, and equally desir-
Gus of getting rid of the cat, which kill
ed chickens, concluded to witness his
attack upon the snake. The cat crawl
ed upon his stomach, pulling along On
its feet, whisk;ng its tail from side to
side and every now and then stretching
its neck to see the snake. When about
ght or ten feet off the snake coiled up,
sprung its rattle, faced the Cat and dart
ed its forked tongue out rapidly. The
cat commenced q rapid circle around
the snake, so fast in fact that the eye
could hardly keep up with it. At last
it got near enough and made dart at
its enemy, but through providential
reasons it went high above the snake
which also struck at the cat, thus break
ing its coil. The cat went too far and
by the time it had turned to face its
foe the reptile was again coiled and
ready for the attack. The cat wished
to catch the snake, but seemed aware
that if it missed the neck it would be
certain death. Atithe sixth assault they
met and instantly the snake was wrap
ped in several folds around the cat,
which used its sharp claws with deadly
effect. The cat had been bitten on the
head and neck several times, and both
continued to fight. The snake had
been tore nearly to shreds, but did not
unloose its coils around the victim.
The poison was swift and deadly. but
before the cat died the it caught the
snakes head in its mouth and crushed
it, and fighting they died. The snake
enwrapping the Cat in its coils. The
snake measured four feet, eight inches
and had thirteen rattles.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-04

The scene in the senate caucus COM
mittee room the other day is growing
in importance, chiefly through the
efforts of Mr.. Stephens, who has written
his version of the story to the At
lanta Constitution. Senator Gordon was
taunted into the use of angry words by
Mr.. Stephens, but he wrote a letter Of
apology, regretting that he had been
tempted to speak angrily to man of
such great age, and with whom he had
always had such friendly relations. The
charge that Gordon intended to threat
en- Stephens with bodily chastisement
is too absurd to require answer.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-04

resented by the suliotes, when they
were besieged by Ali Pasha in 1892.
The Suliotes formed q semi-independ-
ent confederacy, comprising sixty vii
lagos, in the districts of Margariti,
Paramythia and Janian. Up to the
time of Ali Pasha they prided them
selves on the regularity of the payments
of their dues to the porte. But the in
trigues of the cunning old Veil, who
wanted to get the whole of the spahilik
of Suli into his greedy hands, soon
reused the people into rebellion, and
they commenced their glorious and
heightened war against the far greater
resources of the renowned pasha. The
latter, by means of duplicity of which
he was such consumate master, had
entrapped Tzavella one of the Suilote
heads of houses, into his power, and
then laid seige to the town of Suli. He
endeavered by bribes to induce Tzavella
to turn traitor. Cunning here met his
match; the crafty Suilote pretended
compliance, and even left his own son,
Foto, in Ali Pasha's hands as hostage.
He returned to Suli under pretense of
betraying the town, but no sooner had
he arrived than he sent letter of de-
fiance to the pasha. Ali then assai]ed
the town and it was here that the hero
ism octhe Albanian women became so
CONSPICUOUS, Mosko the wife of Tzavella
and mother of Foto, showed prodigies
of valor during the seige. She broke
open some cartridge boxes with a
hatchet and then loaded them on the
other women, and rushing into the
trenches, distributed them among the
Suliotes. Ali threatened to roast alive
her son Foto; but she replied she was
young, and could have other children,
and that she would eat a bit of the roast
ed flesh of her son rather than betray
her country.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-04
Was This Second .Sight-.or What.
London Court Circular.

It is not often that q clairvoyant
comes off SO triumphantly as did a
young lady named Louie" who claims
the possession of second sight, at
Nottingham the other day. It appears
that Mr.. William Nicholl, well.known
man on the turf, without absolutely ex-
pressing disbelief as to the young lady's
powers, declared himself sufficiently
incredulous to offer Louie a IS note
provided she could tell it's number and
the bank on which it was drawn. The
challenge was instantaneously accept
ed the correct number and name of the
bank given without q moment'ss shesita-
ton and the note was ITO the
fair artistic amid much appldse. The
lady certainly deserved it. .s
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-04
THE DEMOCRATIC CALL.

The executive committee of the ma
tional democratic committee issued the
following call for nation convention on
the 25th of February:
in the city Of Washington, on the 2Sd OF Febru-
ary, 1880. has appointed Tuesday. the 22d Of
June next, at noon as the time, and chosen the
city of Cincinnati as the place OF holding the
entitled to representation therein equal to
double the number Of its senators and represen-
tatives in congress of the United States. All
democratic, conservative and other citizens of
the United States. irrespective Of past political
associations or differences who can unite with us
in an effort for pure, economical and constitu-
ti0nal government, are cordially invited to join
in sending delegates to the convention.
At the last national democratic convention held
in the city of St. Louis, i'll 1876 the following
OntiOn was adopted:
"Resolred, That the states be requested to in
struct their delega:ee to the national democratic
convention to be held in 1850, whether it be de-
sirable to continue the two thirds rule longer
force in the national convention. and that the
national committee insert such request in the
call for the next convention"
Chairman.
FREDERICK o. PRINCE, Mass. Secretary.
VIM: 4. Forney. Ala. John J: Sumter. Ark,
+. McCOpping, CAL, b. NJ. Hughes. Col,
II. Hickman, Della, Wilkinson Coll, Fla,
Geo: F. Barnes Ga. W. G: Cloudy, ILL.,.
Austin 81. Brown, Ind, NJ. NJ. Ham, Iowa.
]. E. Eaton, Kan, H. D. McHenry, Ky,
B. F. Jones, La, Edmund Wilson. Me-.
o. Horsey, Md, Edward Kanter, Mich,
Wm Lochren, Minn.. Ethal Barksdale, Miss
John G. Priest. Mo-, Geo. L Miller, Neb..
R. P. Keating, New, A. W. Sulloway, N. H.,
Miles Ross, N. j., Abraham s. Hewitt, N. Y.
VIM. Ransom, N. G., j. g. Thompson, O.,
Jno. Whitaker, Ore, VIM. L. Scott, Pa,
Nicholas VanVick, r. l., Jas. H. Rion, s. c..
VIM. B. Bate, Tenn, F. 5. Stockdale. Tex,
B. B. Smalley, VT. r. A. Coghill, Va,
Alex. Campbell, W. Va. VIM. F. Villas, Wis.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-04
A Colonial Secretary Up a Tree.
From the London News.

freed by pigs is not exactly the posi-
ton in which we should expect to find
a colonial secretary-at least, not often;
but when Mr.. Fowler, Colonial Secretary
OF the Honduras, was recently explor-
ing the interior of the colony, he was
overtaken by a drove of peccaries, and
had only time to take a snap shot at
the first of them and scramble up q
tree, dropping his rifle in the perform
ance, before the whole pack were round
his perch, gnashing their teeth at him,
grunting and sharpening their tusks
against his tree. Now the peccary is
not only ferocious but patient and rath-
er than let an object Of its anger escape
will wait about fo- days, so that the
Secretary had before him only two
courses-either to remain where he
was until he dropped down among the
swine from exhaustion and hunger, or
else to commit suicide at once by COM
ing down to be eaten there and then.
While he was in this dilemma, however,
what should come along-and looking
out for supper, too but jaguar. Never
was.beast of prey so oportune, for the
jaguar has particular fondness for
wild pork, and the peccaries knew it,
for no sooner did they see the great
ruddy head thrust out through the BUSH
es than they bolted helter-skelter, for
getting in their anxiety to save their
own bacon, the meal they themselves
were leaving up the tree. The jaguar
was off after the swine with admirable
promptitude, and the Secretary, finding
the coast clear came dOWn-ref1ectinp
as he walked toward the camp, upon
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-04
EXCITED HIS, CURIOSITY.
A Returned DeadwoGder Tells of His
Stirring Little Experience.
Hartford Courant!


s'Deadwood." said the stranger. put
ting down his half. eaten slice Of lemon
pie, and taking long pull at the milk,
II went there when the first rush was
made for the hills. Rather rough
crowd, the first lot, you bet; more whole
some now. When I got there I was
dead-broke-didn't have dollar, didn't
have revolver, which q man III often
need out there worse'n meals vittles.
I was p,ob'ly the only man in the hills
who didn't carry a firearm, an I was
some lonesome, tell you. The only
weapon I hed-Pm blacksmith-was
a rasp, heavy file, you know, about
eighteen inches long, which I carried
down my back, the handle in easy
reach just below my coat collar. Un-
derstand? Like the Arkansaw man car
ries bis bowie.knife. Pm not exactly
temperance man. lust don't drink
an don't meddle with any other mans
drinkin'-that's all. One day-I hadn't
been in Deadwood morn a week-I
was sittin' in s'loon-only place mali
can sit to see any society-when feller
come in, a reg'lar hustler, with his can
full an quart over. He'd revolver
on each side OF his belt an looked vi
cions. Nothin' mean about him, though.
Askt me to drink. Not any, thank
you,' sez I. Not drink with me! Me!
Bill Feathergill! When ask tender
foot to drink ] expect him to prance
right up an no monkeyin'! You hear
me?
"We]), when his hand went down for
his revolver, I whipped out my old file
quicken fire 'ud scorch feather, an
swiped him one right acrost the face.
When he fell I thought I'd killed him,
an the s'loon film up with bummers,
/ sorter skinned out, not KNOWN what
might happen. Purity soon chap in a
red shirt came up to me. Sea he, You
the man as ke-arved Bill Feathergill?
Cos ef SO be as you are, eff you don't
want ev'ry man in the hills to climb b
you, don't you try to hide yourself-the
boys is askin' for you now.'
ut struck me that my friend had the
idee, so waltzed back and went up and
down before that s'loon for nigh three
hours. I'd found out Bill wasn't dead
an was bad medicine, but it wouldn't do
to let down. Purity soon I see my man
a-headin' for me. His face had been
patched up till it looked like the closing
out display Of a retail dry goods store.
There was so little countenance ex-
posed that couldn't guess what he was
a-aimin' at, 80 brought my hand back
of my collar an grabbed my file.
"'Hold on there, hold on sez
he, gimme y'r hand, I'm friendly, I've
got nothin' agin you, not thing, but
you'll pardon my curiosity what sort
of id weepon was that, stranger 2 "
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-04
Milwaukee Market.

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 25.-Flour-Dull. Wheat
Opened unsettled, 80 lower, closed firm; No.
hard, 1:26; No. 1, 1.s4; No. 2. 1.2s; sell
ler February, 1.2s; seller March; 1889; seller
April, 1.241; No. 8, Ill; No. 4, los; re-
jected, 81. Corn-Lower at SO for No. .. Oats
Quiet at 3lH for No. 2. Rye-Firmer at Is
for No. l. Barley-Lower at SO for No. 2 fresh.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-04
Brave Women.
BlsckWood's Magazine.

The extraordinary courage of the
Albanian women has been displayed
over and over again in the history of
the country; but one of the most cele-
brated instances was that recorded of
the branch of the Albanian people rep
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-04
BREAD AND BUTTER BATTLE.
An IncisiYe and Humorous Lecture by
the Rev. C. L. Thompson-HoW This
Life Should be Lived-Some Striking
Contrasts.
Chicago Times.


The Rev. G. L. Thompson, D. D., OF
Pittsburgh, Pa, on last evening lectured
to large audience at the Fifth Presby-
terian church, taking for his suhjec the
"Bread and Butter Battle" The elo-
quent gentleman said that Plato's philo-
sophy should have ruled that the hu.
man brain, under no circumstances,
should have weighed more than fifty
ounces, as history had demonstrated
that persons afflicted with weighty
brains were at all times engaged in
schemes looking to their personal az.
grandisement and the grinding of the
poorer classes. Communism was not a
plant of steady growth, but was occa-
stoned by supposed wrongs, brought
about by persons clothed with the re-
sponsibilities of governing the masses.
The idea, superb in itself, of common
government was only a despotic gov
eminent under a softer name. In the
United States there are about seventy
distinct communistic societies, all
claiming inheritance from the idea of
Plato, the best known being the Oneida
community of New York, which was,
however, more renowned for its canned
fruits than for an innate love of moral
ity. All the writer's from Plato down
were unsuccessful in establishing their
peculiar doctrines of communism, and
the people of the Oneida community,
headed by college-bred enthusiast,
were the first to practice their disgust.
ing doctrines. All the socialistic pa
pers were substantially in accord with
the demands of European socialism,
and in reality advocated the idea of
placing q premium on idleness and
shiftlessness, and tax on industry. A
communist was one who ycarns to re-
ceive something for nothing, and be-
lieved in the loafer's plan of getting a
living by ;lundering the camp. One
acre of land hedged about with the
bands of love and industry, and in
trenched by law, was preferable to the
grandest estate in a country under
which thundered the volcano of COM
munism, or where the doctrines of social
ism were looked upon with the slightest
degree of favor.
Tho onooLor 1rovu q vivid oor,,o ~;oo,,
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-04

the admirable arrangements of nature,
who having made peccarries to eat
Colonial Secretaries, provided also
jaguars to eat the peccaries. .
, 1880-04-11

treaty, is looked upon by the railrond man
arrrs in this city as having been inspired
hT stuck speculators In the interest OF jay
GonId. who lust now Seems to have consid-
ernhla influence with }certain Congressman.
M one believes that such a bill could have
hcen Introduced for-nny other purpose than
tn Kid Gould and other STOCKHOLDERS to de-
nress the value Of Canadian and North
Western roads and :help to give Gould's
SontG,yestf.r1l lines a "boon.'' 4 law
If that kind would not only ruin
iii the Canadian ronds having their termini
n thn United States anu forming portions of
nast-anf}-west o. trunk-lines, but would also
rnjn The Michigan Central, Detroit g. Mil
wa1,1;ee. and nearly all other Michigan roads,
whiln tj'c Northwestern lines FROM Chicago
valid he immense sufferers. The railroad
1nen here saw tile scheme Is too ridiculous to
hc considered in earnest fur one moment 1t
is not believed that Vanderbilt. had anything
to i1n With Ehe matter. While the destrue-
tfon or the Grand Trunk might prove very
ninasaut tl,' ]iui, the fact that the Michigan
f,pntrni' and Canada Southern, In both of
syltirh lc holds controlling interest, would
also he seriously damaged, would prevent
him from aiding in such 4 scheme, not con-
STEERING Mt all the fact that the Great West
ern forms the best connection between the
Michigan Central and the New York Central
II amy real attempt should be made to pass
such a law the entire Northwest would rise
t., a man. and teach the corruptionists that
their interests canLJ It thus be trltied with.
II is not believed, however, that there is any
danger that the scheme will ever he heard of
again. .,
, 1880-04-11


There is a sad young man up Michigan avenue
to-day. he rot up very early on the morning OF
rhe Iat and riegetl up box and hung upon II
a sign reading: ~Don't annoy the baooon. q
rre;it many people looked into the box aud were
annoyed by boots and yelts, and the inventor OF
foot farmer with his weather eye open for
living curiosities. When he saw the box and
the sipn he hftchcd his team and made an
inspection. There Was no bauoon III tho oo1
No, sir: there wnsn't even the falntess fraee % .,
fence laughing bis sides sore, when the farmer
pld you have any eaboon in that boz7'
mo Of course not"
"Then why that sign? II there is no baboon
there how can he be anqoyGas NJ 3ne onck an
aWhy, It's only sell,' explained the young
1What's se1lY ~
"Why, to-day is Aprii-fool day"
t.Nerer heard Of any such DAY IN my Ire.
tako joke as well as the next man. but can't
be babooned to-day or any other day. Where's 5
that animalf'
"Ncver had my"
"Neyer had a baboon tn the boz, yet you
hang out q sign that people mustn't poke him q,
.!But can't you tnke joker!
"a Joke? Where Is the joke In forbiddlnY Us
to annoy the baboon when thero tsnta baboon
within q thousand miles OF us7 Other folka
may not resent It, but can't Dc lmposeo VI
He hauled the box down, kicked of the Stats,
and then he picked up the young man, tufneq
him end for end, twisted him up, and 1ammeda
him into the baboon box. It Was an awful
tne beboon rot there all the same, and after
the farmer had driven away they nad 70 pun
the box apart to get the living GU r'osty OUT