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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-04

ARKAPoLus.

FOB ARKAPOLIB @
Leaves every SATURDAY at b. m,
~ FORARKAPOLT9. GREENVTT,rn
l@P3l1(S and the bends. vicksburg, Dale
- Natchez and intermediate iandinc.
Tho steamer
Frank Beck Jr. master. A. MeVay clsrk
leaves rs above. connecting ut Vcksburu wifi,
Parisots Line for all points on tire Yazoo. 6nn.ss
flower, Deer Greek and Tallahachie.
q, r, WORK, T. W ADAMS.
O. G.. WAYNE BHOCKETT u CARTHUs
viii give through bills Of ladinR to Trentfnss
Monroe. and all stations on the Vicksbnrss.
Hhrevsnort and Pacific Railroad. via Delta. ~
also to Pine Bluff and stations on T., r. Nj nj
and T. Railroad via Arkapolis. g.
W. B. nkOCkETT. Agent.
se2s ss Magazine ytreek J
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GREENvlLLh, vsCRsBUsa AND BEND

GREENvlLLh, vGCKsBURG AND BENDS.
UNITED STATES MAIL PACKET.
..os F sc1s v Hh3IA3 G. R +. %i
t1 Davis 8 Bend and intermediate land
inEs-The steamer
ROBERT f. LEE,
William Campbell master. I'll Howard clerk
leaves as above. connecting at yicksburg with
oWer Deer Greek and H2 TaaRat chi 'N00 Gun
g. +. WORK, IS Commercial Place.
@. G. WAYNE, 50 Gravfer street.
GEO. ID. HITE. 142 Gravier street.
VIII give through bills of IadinR to Trenton.
port and PACIFIC W Er T. gH6G TX Rst AGENT L.
aulo 3a MaRazfna street.
UNITED STATES MAIL PACKET.
FOR VICKSBUR4 AND GREENVlLLE.
Leaves every v1 THgRSDAY :,
49, I and BendsMThe new and max nI'
cent J. ,.f y. W%s s1fam'r
e at %rssF oaF h fa1 seFf Line
Boat reserves the right to pass all landings
tina! IL e s w9SR may S Sa % S2sy!s
R. VI. ADAMS. BROCKETT 4 CARTER.
VIII give through e bills Of j. Aaing to Trenton
p0'' "'u "'''' W. ". B. BROCK Eft. Agent.
au19 80 Magazine street
SATURDAY vICKSBURa UNITED STATES
MAIL PACKET.
Leaves every SATURDAY. at s .. m.
-% FOR VICKeBUR d. DAVIS BEND.
iR NatchsMTl and ell intermediate land
nATCHEZ,
T. P. Leathers master. J. r. Muse clerk.
connecting at Vieksburg with the Parieot. Line
for Yazoo. Tallnhatehie and Sunfower rivers,
and with Anchor Line for Memphis, Cairo and
". Louis, Will give through bills Of lading to
Monroe and all stations on the Vlcksburg.
This boat reserves the right to pass all land
ings that the Captain may consider unsafe.
For freight or passage annly on board. or to
JOHN JANNEY. 1O6 Common at.
j. Il. OAKLIN. 60 Common st.
VIII sign through bills ladtng to stations on
the Vtcksburg. Shreveport and Pacific Railroad
at same rate Rs other boats.
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Arrived.
, arrivals from sea yesterday
arEAMBOATg.

No arrivals from sea yesterday
sTEAMBOATB.
f,haa p Chontean Thorwegan, from Helena
q Peck Gilman, from Gousbatta
Alex Chambers. Highly, from Bayou des Glaises
Jobn W Cannon Lpaao. from Bayou Sara
Assumption. Charlst. from Bayou Lafonrche
Ashlapd Stipde, from PaDola tRed RIVER
II Schenck Carter, from Cincinnati
w y Hal iday. Gould from st Louis
era No TO- Hamilton from Eaaons Ferry
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MARINE NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
14Rn

VyEIUB NEW VHLEANb UEmVOMAXs
February I. $780, J
Cleared Yesterday.
Steamship New Orleans, Halsey. for New York
MonltOn
Lucas u Moore h 100
Br steamship Jamaican Winder. for Liverpool
Lowell 4 Bailey
Steamship Ellie Knight, Mckay, for Key West via
Coaar Kav. / X Roberts
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Exports.

NEW YORK-Per steamship New Orleans
alis bales cotton 80 bales 14aa sacks ooake ~
bbs nackerel a2t bbls molasses 4o5 bdla hides 167
drv hides 10 bbs sugar ~ bales iatle IA pkgs honey
II bales iaap 1850 pcs slaves
LIvERPOOL-fer steamship Orator--300o bales
cotton II 900 busbes In bulk
LIvEkPOOL----Per steamship Jamaican---4l0O
ha,es cotton 26t1 sacks niloaks
KEY WEST VIA CEDAR KEYS-Per steamship
Ellie Knght--For Key WeAt, 400 bbls -four VI bbs
crackers 50 bhls grts u bbls whisky Us pbls corn
meal 10 boxes meat 1850 SACKS 50 sacks bran 30
sacks oats Us sacks coffee 10 sacks peanuts 20 bales
hay hhds sugar 10 tieroes hams. For Cedar Keys
$50 bbs flour 10 bbls eornmeal IS hbs grits 10 bbls
pork bbls whisky $50 sacks corn 10 SACKS OATS w
oACks coffee ~ casks bacon tieroeB hams
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-02-19

Gen. Skobelof will start for Tash ksud
this week, arriving there the 1st Of
March.
RoxE. Feb. ia pspal encycIical
argues in favor Of the removal Of the
rite Of marriage from oil civil jurisaic-
ton wnatsoeves It traces the history
from pat:isrchal to Catholic times and
declares that Christ elevated il 10 Q
sacrament, which only his church can
administer. An attempt made under
various guises BY . modern spirit Of
irreligion to rob the church Of her
right either to bind or loose the mar.
rage tie must be resisted by the whole
Catholic world. His holiness indicates
conditions where . separation of hus-
band and wife may be sanctioned BY
the church. and concludes with IN ex-
hortstion 20 the universal episc0pate
to communicate bis teachings to the
faithful for their welfare in both
worlds.
HAVANA, Feb 17-Matanzss papers
report tha: . collision occurred yester-
day morning between . passenger
train from Havana and . freight
train, on . curve on the road. near
Ssnligueland, and that fifty persons
we're more or less wounded.
HALIFAX. Feb. I6-The wife Of
Adam Murray, living near Glasgow.
yesterday gave birth to five children.
three girls aud two boys. al finely de.
veloped. All doing we'll.
CALLAo. Feb. 15-Sailed. bark Ma.
thilde. FOR Port Blakely.
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writer TO avoid the iuelexance Of re-
peaaing the same word several times in
eeotsecs.
Shorthand Writing.
Parliamentary rules. drafting resolu.
lions. petitions to public bodies. foru
IN extended and important portion d
the book.
The correct form Of Punctuating,
Lettering and Wording for Sign Paint
ing, and Tombstone Inscriptions. 10 en-.
tirely new. aud forms an important
feature of the Manual.
The many Alphabets. the great vari.
ETY. Of job Types. directions fol
Proof Reading. Authorizations. Stats
tical Tables. Foreign Words and
Phrases. dictionary Of Christian Names
ETC., ere al important.
The rules for Writing Poetry. the
Raymiog Dictionary accompanied BY
the large number of choice Poems.
will b especially Interesting to people
Of literary colturo.
Thos. e. Hill. the author of this
book, was for fifteen years one Of the
most popular teachers Of Penmanship
in the Uoi,ed Ststes. ard more recently
has been . very successful editor. news.
paper publisher and business man
combining in "a eminent degree the
essential qualities Of mind aud expert
sucs which are necessary to prepare
such Q comprehensive work
The book il sold only By subscrip
ton, and We bespeak for Mr.. e. John
en-, the aeSnt nov canvassing for it or
the Sound. . favorable opportunity 70
making known its merits. And VI
cordially rscomend this work to on
readers, confident that no one will 70
greet the money paid for . copy.
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THE DEATH RATE OF

n
Our country is getting to be fearfuliy
alarming. the average Of lite being
lessened every year, without any req
sonabls cause. death resulting general
ly from the most Insignificant origin.
At this season of the year especially.
. cold is such . common thing that iu
the bury Of every day life We arc apt
to overlook the dangers attending it
and often find teo late. that a Fever or
Lung trouble hes already set in.
Thousands lose their lives in this way
every winter, while had Dosches's Ger.
man Syrup been taken. q cure would
have resulted. and large bill from q
Doctor been avoided, For oil diseases
Of the Throat and Lungs. Bosches's Ger
man Syr.P has proven itself to be the
greatest discovery Of its kind in medi-
cine. Every Druggist in this country
will tell you of its wonderful effect.
Over $4,000 hotties sold last year
without single failure known.
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The king killers aFs supposed 70 b.
after Queen victoria. - we'll - after
hss bsothee sovsssigus q The Cent?
nsnt. She 10 now guarded from sssas.
sins - saver before; ths soldisry being
used on every ooeaaioa. and The palsca
and Der person bsing constantly d.
tended and watched By sscrst police.
Thsse hing killers are . clumsy lot oi
fsllsya never fully succeeding In their
ausdsesas designs; but for Ill tha,
they must make Il very uncomfortable
Tor The crowned heads whose lives thsy
ars Constantly seeking.
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Thursday. February 10, 1880
the NATIONAL DEBT.


The public debt OF the United States
amounted o. the Let inst. 70 round
two thousand nillien dollars. OF nearly
eight hundred millions Les than in
1865. and over eleven millions les than
on the let q Jasusry. 1850. For over
eight years there has BEEN no re-
ductioo Of the dsbs like that effected
10 the month just expired. Our inter-
est bearing debt now snounts to
81. 7sl SO. $50. and the whole deb. and
accumulated interest 10 q. 304. S26. 400.
This i diuiaishsd BY @soa. 2,2eo 10
the Treasury. lssvisg the ost Indebted
ness q! 0o07s4, 40. Il b veil fcF IL
people frsqssptly 10 inspset their No
tienal accousts. and there Il no time
whss il can b done With more sstis-
fastioe than when . handsoos showing
like the one foregoing can b made.
A sational debt IL not looked upon 10
The listed 1tatssas nstionsl blessing,
even W1sn our isesrost q low and ouI
securities are held st home. Our debt
must usdsego . constant reduction
until IL 10 numbered among the thing
that were. Iooladiog interest and
principal ~ have paid over twenty
I've hundred millioos q our dsbt il
the pest fifteen years. Another 6ftser
years like The Last will witness the o..
tisgaisbmsnt Of every dollar Of oul
nations obliestioos.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-02-19

EAstss1 people are hearing great
deal nowadays Of SEATTLE and sksgit;
names. By the WY. easily pronounced
Alright. but which ere gsosrslly mis-.
pronessssd BY those aaaequsintsd With
the correct psonsnciatioo. In properly
spesking The name Of our city, il 10
divided into three eyllablss. ~ Seattle.
and 20 pronounced. Eastern people
usoalIy elioinats he seooad syllable.
end calf Il Seattle; . very natural En-
ror. but one that never fails to provoke
bread suils on the facs Of the local
resident. The g in 6kssit il given
the ssit soand. ~ though Il were ], and
the whole word pronounced ~ though
spelled Hks jit.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-02-19

The anthracite coal trade Of 1879
suosnted In quantity to 3s.1A2.6ss
tons. against 1905. 1851 toos IN 1915
~ iasssass Sos the later year q $751;.
al tons. and an ioersass also over any
year In pssvioss history. The Wyen.
iag region farsishsa f4se6. 1eS tons
Last yeae; ~ LsAigA fegien 4.ss6. -
tsnA ~ the osAuylkill Etgios a.9oa..
10 teas. The anthracite Of Penssyl.
vania + hyead sll qssssioa tie hand.
soonest ssd heet eoal n The world.
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4 IanaAnY IN on. seek


We have rsoeivod . ENJOY q Hill'a
enlarged and improved Isnual d
Social anl Daaieess Tovms, : hand
soooly beunl ouesep velnne. ~,Is,S-
idly psiase6, v,SA siscsss iii,ssrss;sr
Pilates md dlassuue. q Ano heavv
pepse. nAking 6 nscAaeiuslly. one q
the 1aese epscinoos q book Dr.
work and bieding. whils q : msnnal
q vslae q = sspesioe o aay on
publlnAioas - havo $50.
TIE vaxiooe ohsptern a IA va,a
treat voey fully ~ folloviae eubieefa
viz
Peananohip. vAjeA y ysey peofneelv
illusesatea end aeoompa,ied Win ~
Asssl 4 lishseraphis oopiss. alona
With explioit direesio.a ~ ~ ~
seruo,ioe cd The srs q saacnlne. "
6pelline. pssesaasisa. o & eapitsl
let&ses aAd he rulss q Conuseitioe
ere III trsated quite q leostA.
0eu 20 wslAs Or ~ psssa ger.ne N
inpoeoane ohaoess.
h psstieo q IL hook devokea -
Leeter writine ysprseente .earlv TO-
AanAsed letters q eoefsenondecc,. -,
cludine lsetsss q brsinsa. epplios.
tieos - oatnasieos, Leetme 6 49,.
usD06tles, lnereduclioa, lsieo6nhin
Lave. 60
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That have taken away this old
mans daughter it 10 most true true
have married her and I have 10 reason
to regret it-for since that happy day
we have always kept . supply Of Enii
Frese's celebrated Hamburg Tee 10 the
house and consequently wife and I. aud
all the dear little ones. are in good
health all the time.
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A box 3lH inches square in the clear
will hold half . ton Of anthracite coal.
nut size. 1t I lows, therefore, that .
box or bin 3l1< inches wide. tho same
depth, and 63 inches long. will hold .
tea.
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The Chicago postofice ranks next to
New York in the quantity of mail mat
ter received and distributed PhilSdel.
phia. which for many years occupied the
second place, has fallen behind.
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SAN FRANCISCO. Feb l6-Neustadter
Bros. proprietors Of the Standard Shirt
Factory. employing . great number Of
Chinsmen, today informed the work.
ingmen's committee thst they intend
ed 70 discharge ell their Chinese aud
replsce them with girls ct IN advance
Of twsnty per cent. in wages. The San
Frsncisce Laundry. . large establish
msnt. has also promised to discharge
Chinese employees.
Dennis Lyon, proprietor Of the
Weekly Monitor. died today.
SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 1S-The stage
from San Diego to Laredo was stopped
today By footpsds. One passenger 60.
the drop and frightened Of the rob.
bers. A posse pursoed and caught oil
hsgapg this evening.
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"Underground Treaaures, How and
Where to Find Them" By Prof Jauss
Orton. . IN excellent beck for Ekarit
mines. Call ard see it at G Davies's
Book Store
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yElggfi5|l!E|)4! Eaa|l

SHERMAN HYDE & Co. Pacific Coast
Agents. ALSO agents for tho celebrated
Estey and Standard Organs. For Sheet
Music and Brass Instruments, address
SHERMAN, HYDE 3 Co.
aug3l .d&wly Fan Francisco.
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8A0T6 8W VIA II &0s
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb 1S--A commit.
to-. consisting If sx- Gov Dennison. T
@ 6sssions. Henry Linderberg. Rev Jas
Poindexter and Col w B McClurg. was
sppoisted for the purpose of establish.
ine headquarters in this city today in
the interest OF Secretary Sherman for
the Presidency.
4IxPHrs. Feb 17-Roberts. Andcr.
son & Clsw. merchants at holly
Springs. Miss. have made an assign
msnt. Their Liabilities are $4,000.
On Sunday night revenue officer
Cooper captured . still belonging to
Malcolm 4 Hastings in Henry county.
Tennessee. neor the Kentucky line.
The oaicer and four men were pursued
By thirty moonshiners. and took refuge
in . house near whore the capture was
made. Tho moonshiuers guarded the
house oil night. but. fssring detection.
disappeared 1t daylight. and the Off.
GERS succeeded In bridging tho still to
Paris. Tenn. TIVE thousand GALLONS Of
whisky and beer were destroyed by the
o@cers.
NEW ORLEANS. Feb FLOWING "a
the remarkable increase in the price Of
printing paper. the proprietors Of news.
papers last evening adopted resolutioa
90 folisws:
RsssSssd. That the representatives oil
Louisiaua In Congress b and ars here
By saRsestly requested to use their in.
/ AsannNn - hav.. Nh~ A.nN. c,r ,~:>s:.~
paper. chemicals and matsrisls used in
the maauisetars thereof removed or
materially reduced.
Kansas CrrY, Feb l8--Sevsral car
loads Of emignnts fro,s the central
States went down the Galveston road
this morning. Their real dsstinatioo u
believed 70 b the Indian Territory.
Colonies are forming il Southern Kau.
80 and towa oompaniss are organizing
In Kansas City. and there 10 no doubt
that ehsre will b . formidable invasion
OF the Territory in question. The Pres
ident's proclanaatioo excites only ridi-
culs. Il sppears that plenty Of capital
b invested In the enterprise. The AFFAIR
oscns 70 b engineered By Eastern osp.
itAlists. 81.
11DlAxAPoIls. Feb l7--John @ New,
% being interviewed today. said: 81
an free 70 eonfess that the feeling
agatust 0saaA which hes apparently
sprung up within the past week, sur.
prises 0e very much. think him the
only nan Who csn carry Virginia, Lon.
tsiana and North and South Caro-.
lipa."
CL1vELAxD. Feb le-D Landau. Z
high o(icer aud treasurer OF The Jswish
order OF Kssches Sher BArsl, 10 missing
with tS6 QUO Of funds. but in such 8
shape thae b could Aavs realized NO.
thing fro's them. Foul play Ia sus.
pectsd.
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4ADaIn. Feb. lila Oortes TODAY
Seaoe Oravts. Minister OF Finance.
presestsa . bsdget fos she iiseal ye.r
OF l60O 81. He sstimates the revenue
at 79a. Oo0 O0O pesaies ssd the sxpee-
dieur~s II 6ae. 00O. coo pesases. He
asksd auteor,ty - borrow ly0. 900. 600
pesat@s - aoasins d~he. although Il
might b necessary TO exceed that NAY.
imum in the event Of var or sefious
die urbancsa- TIE budget statement
eauesd decline on the Huur,s.
Loaspon. Feb. ia tlismsch from.
IAhces says that Tuskspsa inrce be-
lssvsd g b. accompanied bv Abdul
Rahman Khan has r~achcd Akveha. in
Afghan ToskissAn. There l. great en-
element q CAbul over this report.
6saLlx. Feb. 1.-THE 0esmania
sttsAmoatans organ calls on the Reich
seag 70 dsnaad froa Bismasek explap.
aesoos seeardiee the rslsaions Of der
.eay NJ AseasiA asd oeAsr sovsra-
0eohe
b s1ssrtsd 4 g. Psssrshsre hat
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OTTAWA. Feb ls-In. the House OF
Coomons today Sir John Macdonald
presented . 0eesage trom Hin Rxcel-
lency The 0ovsrnor- 0snessl, recon.
msnd,ng . vote Of oloO, 900 for the 70.
Lief Of lrish sufferer.
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The Boss LUNCH AND rHx BEST
BEER. you will always Ind .: the
Concordia Hall. on Mill street, not
only the best of homo made, but also
the excellent Humboldt Lager Beer.
Also imported beer in quart or pint
bottles. Boiled ham and all kinds 81
cold lunches TO order.
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Nlcholsss lnfallihIe lnteesien.
Guaranteed TO cure promptly and per.
msnently overy case OF Gonorrhoa,
elect ard Whites. no matter of how
long standing. If directions are followed.
Internal medicine not recommended az
necessary. A cure guaranteed or money
refunded. For sale BY Geo. W. Harris &
Co., Wholesale and retail drugRists, Sc
attic. W. T. ol6dAw6m
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The family jar usually contains vim
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NOTICE.

1OTICE Is HRREBY GIVEN THAT VI
IN hove di0poood Of our entire inteeooe In ~
drug md Ded1ciDo business 70 u. T. Cody 3 Co.,
Who viii hsroafose co0A2ct the bushes In tAe
old etand. Yesler's corner. We bespook for The
new 0rm Continuance Of the buGln0ao Of Tie
old arm a Geo. ". Hayris E 20 All billo due
the Old afm Will be paid " -. 4. rsiSDod VAo
VII pay al claims against the &c arm q 0oo.
". Harris %. -.
GEO. ". HARRIS 4 90.
Hsving purchased The stock and 1xturoo knovn
- the City Drug Store. We solicit TIE palrooaea
OF the old 0fm Of Geo. ". Harris CO. anl ~
Duolic generally. Shall q al times kosp Q tau
assortment q goods In our line, both wholesale
and retail. end b strict atesotion - business N
hope 70 merit The pablie Datroeaos.
n. +. CODY 1 GO.
Dated Seattle, Feb. ID. 1850. nj
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-14

later Of consumption, and before dying
gave the secret into the keeping of Ami
size, who was shortly after ordered to
Governors Island, New York, whittier
| this strange tory lad preceded him, and
immediately upon his arrival there he was
| besieged to toll the words Of the monk 10
Carroll.
The poor fellow was literally torms mt.
| ed daily with such requests, but held out
bravelv until one fateful day he went out
calling upon two well-known bellies of
Gotham, to one of whom he h: d short
time before made Il proposal of marriage
aud was then awaiting her answer. They
for an hour vainly lesought him to de-
liv>r the secret to them, til! finally he
was in agony.
The last card was played by his ina
marate, who, taking him to one side
said: ''i!arry, you may keep this secret
IT, you will, but you ought to have conf
dcnce enough III us to believe we could
also keep it. However. you can know
one thing, the man who is to be my nus
band shall have no secrets from me-" II
am conquered" said Ainslie, "and you
shall know the rest. You mnst first
promise to keep it to yourselves" The
ladies promiscd-ot course they kept
1t, but it some way transpired-and Aim
size. bending down, whispered: 81 now
give into your sacred keeping the secret
which three men have kept with their
lives. May you do liHewise. What tho
ghost of the Old church said to Carroll
q long time bet,ceeu drinks!
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-14
IHH CLEMENT ArrACdIGMr,

AS the slhicct of the intro.
ductlon Of this wonderful in
ventlon in the cotton growing Q
sections OF the South, is becom-
ing all absorbing, we deem
1t dpropos to furnish a few f&cts
and figures relative to the cost
and the advantages to be de-
rived from its adoption. The
information given below is from
a letter writ ten by the West
minister Manufacturing Com
panN, III reply to inquiries from
a resident OF East Feliciana:
Our little New Process Yarn
Mill is situated on a branch of
Choestoe Creek, two miles dis
tant from Westminster, Oh the
Air Line Railroad.
Our organization, known as
Westminster Manufacturing Co,
is composed Of farmers who
lthSe Il small amount OF cotton
asa surplus. Wewere led toin-
vestiGate this enterprise in No
Ecnber, 1877, by the experiment
Of the late Col. +. L. Harrison,
of fAnder>onville, :. c., aHG were
advised 10y him that acrop ot'77,
amounting to $4,000 pounds
seed cotton, would be sufficient
to run one set Of machinery for
five OF six months. Acc>rdiny-
~, we agreed to hold the crop
and go into the enterprise. We
then purchased the following
lachinerE, viz; One cotton
:lca cr, one Clement Attach
nent, one 3G-inch Wellman Top
Flat card Ghese were all new
md combined all the principles
II the Clement Attachment for
onvcrting seed cotton directly
nto sIivcr), one tour-tlclivery
Dantorth Drawing frame, one
2-bobbin i}antorth Speedcr,
Wo Dantorth Spiuning-f frames,
32 spindlcs each, two Reels,
ne Bunch Press, and one Bale
'rcss, (All good sccond-hand.}
his completed the list OF ma
hinery OF our New Process
ILL, Of capacity Of 100, 900
onnds seed cotton per annum,
dcost $500. For buildin es,
sotive power, furnishing, etc,
200 more was expended, ma
ing an investment of S3,7O0.
IN the lst of April, 1873, we ,
cgan to operate. Our opera
'rs consisted OF seven Young
irls Of the nei9hborhood who
ad never seen d cotton factory,
nd one young man OF expert ,
ice, who operated thecard and (
aimed these raw hands. a son :
one Of the proprietors, a ,
oung man of no experience in
'e business, but with fine schol-
:ly attachments, a graduate of
lo Of our best colleges and
Of a practical father, +
us employed as Superintend-
1t. OF course the want of OPP )
ative experience resulted in I
ore or less loss to us for seven {
eight weeks, but at the end c
five months we had a well i
aimed set Of hands. BY the G
of November we had COM L
eted the manufacturing of the
op f 1877, and proceeded to
exon the crop just made and t
und it amounted to $4,000 {
.nndS KnnWinu tins would i