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The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-02-13
TOWN ORDINANCE.

AN ACT to provide revenue for
the town of Bastrop, to levy and
collect licenses, taxes and to de-
fine the ,luties of the collector of
said town in relation thereto.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
Mayor and Council of the town OF
Bastrop, That an advalorum tax Of
five mills on each dollar of the val
uation of the real and personal pro-
perty, situated within the limits of
the corporation of the town Of Bas-
trop, and upon which the State
levies tax, as shown by the State
Assessors tax roll for the year
1879, adopted and ratified under
| Act No. 20, approved February 9th,
1880, shall be assessed, levied and
collected in current funds for the
purpose of supporting the corpora
ton of the town of Bastrop, for the
fiscal year commencing June 1st,
1879, and ending June LIST, 1880,
and of promoting the public interest.
Section 2. Be it further enacted,
etc., That all taxes and licenses as
sessed under the laws and ordi-
nances or the corporate authorities
of the town of Bastrop, against the
property of any person, firm or
company situated within the limits
Of said town of Bastrop, are hereby
declared to be a lien and privilege
on the immovable property of said
person, firm or company, for the
amount of such tax, any alterations
thereof or encumbrances thereon
notwithstanding until the same
shall be fully paid.
| Section 3. Be it further enacted,
etc., That the tax collector for the
town of Bastrop, be and is hereby
authorized and required to proceed
within fifteen days from the passage
of this act, to collect the taxes i'm
posed by this ordinance, and he is
hereby authorized In case of failure
or neglect of any person or persons
to pay the amount of taxes due by
them after ten days previous writer
or printed demand having beer
made to process in the same way
and manner, and he is hereby
clothed with the same authority K
collect the taxes due by such de
lnquent as is vested in the Stat,
tax collector under existing laws O
the State of Louisiana, and in tn
, event of a seizure Of property t.
pay the taxes, interest, costs, pen
alties, etc., no one will bid at tn
sale of the property an amount suf
, ficient to pay the accrued tax, in
Guiding interest, cost ard penalties
and in such event, the tax collecto
,, for said town is hereby authorizes
to bid in such property for and il
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-02-13
Hamburg High School.

This school for both sexes is doing
better than ever before.
The second half session begins MON
DAY FEBRUARY 10th inst, and will
continue twenty weeks, Or five months.
One hundred dollars paid down will
cover ali school expense, except books
and music, for pupil for the time NEIL
toned.
People with average children and
ready money are invited to send to Us;
BUT NO OTHERS.
New furniture. including two fine
Pianos, will be ON hand the present
month. D. C. B. CONNERLY,
feb6 Principal.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-02-13
A MEDITERRANEAN.

Perhaps no human beng In
the universe is the subject OF
more ridicule, and the object OF
more sarcastic innuendoes, than
the poor, hapless mother-in-law.
People generally, editors collec-
lively, and some of the married
men of this parish particularly,
are eternally casting unpleasant
insinuations about the woman
they once approached with such
stupendous feelings of awe, fear,
and anxiety. To this last class
of people we propose giving a
small batch OF gratuitous advice.
We have no patience with she
editorial mother -in-law funmak-
ers, and shall pass them by, be-
lieving that they will reap the
reward they deserve by an ever
lasting conjunction of con-
science in the great hereafter.
Any advice We might offer an
editor upon this subject might
result as did our suggestions,
two weeks ago, to the father OF
"a crying baby make some
body mad. Hence, the woman
who is so unfortunate as to have
an editor we'd her daughter can
not consistently expect any con-
ISOLATION from US, save a good
big pile of tree, heartfelt SYM
pathy. But the mother-in law
of other men-say farmers, mer.
chants, bar-keepers, gamblers
and "loafers' shall ever hear oil
our battling for their rights
their tongue rights. ...
| We claim that the mother-in.
law is one Of the most indispen-
sable elements in the wife sup.
ply immaginable. Think of it
Had it not been for her yor
never would have been the cher
ished (?) and devoted (?) hus
band you are. We claim tina
the mother-in-law has an inalien
able right to lift her voice il
thunder tones against ana pro
test the husband may make to {
wife's most whimsical and non
sensical desire. Why not !? L
no. she the mother, and there
fore the anxious well-Wisher O
her daughter, whose happiness
, she has simply placed in you
brutal hands Il the plaintiye
, pleading tears of a wife canno
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-02-13
FEMALE EDITORS.

The Claiborne Guardian and
Richland Beacon are discussing
the reason why women do not
"take to- journalism for a sup
port.
The elitols of both papers
talk like fanatics upon the sub
ject. If the argument and ideas
they advance came from the
Sentinel, whose editor is the
great apostle Of Vienna temper
ance associations, We should not
be at all surprised; but when
the long-headed Guardian and
the matter-of-fact Beacon mar
vel why ladies do not become
editors, our surprise eliminates
| in establishment. We had ex-
pected better things of them.
Our opinion Of men and things
| is full of deceit. We are upon
the point of never passing judg-
ment upon another man. Our
conception Of Shakspeare's gen
Jus, Millions sublimity, Pope's
rythmical powers, Moore's pa
tbetie grandeur, Poe's touching
sentimentalism, and Wazker's FOL
the SentineD block-headism was
derived from and predicated
upon, their pen pictures. Bu'
since the editors of the Guard.
ian and Beacon have deceived
us so wofully, We do not know
but we have been deceived by
) all the authors we have evel
read.
The question agitating The
,, Guardian and Beacon is one o
the simplest we ever heard dis
; cussed. It seems to US that the
verriest fool in Louisiana coule
give the reason why women d.
not become editors. The ques
ton is too simple to admit of I
moments discussion. We ar
ashamed that men of such short
sightedness and indecision be
long to the journalistic army 0
Louisiana. More plainly, W
think that the Guardian an'
Beacon are both laboring unde
a severe attack Of absentmind
:. edness. They know the reason
that women are not editors
! They do not think. They ar
! too proud to ask gentle, lamb
like woman: Hence they crop
on in blissful, though willful, ig
norance. We are sorry for then
We shall break the spell Of ie
, norance. The reason that wo
men are not editors, and tn
$ very best Of editors, is the sin
pile fact tina. their husbands al
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-02-13
FOR SALE OR LEASE.

Modoc Plantation, on Bayou Barth Or
omew, containing about 500 acres loo
in cultivation. Excellent houses giee
house, press, etc. About two and nan
miles above Lind Grove in Morenoase
PARISH. Terms exceedingly liberal Ap-
DIV to Hon. James Bussey, Bastrop' La
DC. MORGAN, Agent.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-02-13

too '1etcheG}' lazy to attend the
babies while the long-sufering
wife writes the editorials. >
We're it not for mans laziness
we should have a host OF intelli-
gent, powerful, female editors.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-02-13

We have received the first
number Of the Monroe Bulletin,
a six column paper published by
VIM. Fl. Gayle and edited by
VIM. T. Atkins. The Bulletin is
neat, tidy-pretty. If the first
copy contains a specimen Of
what the paper IS to be, a rare
treat is in store for the readers
Of the Bulletin. We wish the
new paper and its enterprising
owners an abundant success.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-02-13
WANDERING ULYSSES.

Ex-President Grant is the mos.
lannon's man that lives. No peo-
ple Of the earth, but have heard
Of this illustrious man. His fame
has reached the ears OF all ma
tons. In his circumterrestrlal
voyage, the eyes Of the world
we're upon him. To US OF the
South, Grants fame is regarded
in an unenviable light. Our
prejudice, which is the natural
outgrowth Of former hostility,
precludes US from extolling and
Boosting the fame Of this wonder
full man. 1t is natural that we,
whom Grant oppressed in BY
gone days, regard him with
cautious and skeptical eye. Like
the heroes OF ancient Troy,
Danaos t;neo, ct donas .ferentes.
Nevertheless, we must admit
that he, whom We fought with
such fierce desperation about
Richmond, and who exercised
such a tyrannical and relentless
SWAY over Us after we had laid
down our arms and furled our
weather.beaten banner, is to-day
the acknowledged hero OF the
world. With an adamantine
stubbornness, and an unswerv-
ing frmness, he stood like a
statue throughout the excitement
of that period Of our history,
when the Electoral Commission
was the central focus Of the eyes
of the nation, and when wild
rumors were rife that the coun'
try was upon the verge of q
gigantic civil war. Happily fol
us, and for the whole Union, the
great question was settled AMIGA
bly, - though wrongfully ~ ano
Grant tacitly left the country
& In all OF his wanderings he has
preserved a dignifed reticenct
upon all questions pertaining te
his future designs. He has beer
spoken Of, written of and asked O
as the next President Foreigr
potentates have preached hin
upon the subject Far-seeinl
politicians OF this country hav'
endeavored to extort an opinion
from him on the subject OF
successor for the usurper Hayes
All have failed. When he re
turned from his European trip t
the United States, he was lion
lied from the Pacific to the Al
lantic, and from the Lakes t
the Gulf. Hungry politician
haunted him by day, and lnquisi
tive newspaper men by nigh
During the exciting scenes OF a
the ovations and receptions thu
were rendered him, Grant Wa
i the same taciturn, imperturbabl'
uncommunicative man that b
was in the presence OF tt
crowned heads of the East. E
has neuer publicly expressed
desire to be the next Presiden
Yet, if the Republicans elect tt
next President, our opinion
that Grant will be the man.
all the aspirauts in that part
"Wandering Ulysses" is the ma
whom We would rather see place
in the Presidential chair. "
believe the next Chief Executi,
Of this nation will be a Republ
can, and, by the gols, deliver |
from the sway of a Blaine or
Sherman. Give US a true Der
ocrat, or give us Grant.
We have received the fir
~
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-02-13
FOR SALE.

AT A VERY LOW FIGURE FOR
CASH desirable residence in Bastrcp,
with half square of ground Also 30
acres land in the limits of the corpora
ton. Apply to
NEWTON & HALL, Atty's.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-02-13
NOTICE.

Is hereby given that no goods OF any
kind must be sold on our account except
on authority of written order win
either Of our signatures attached thereto
R. III. JONES,
r. H. JONES, Jr.
Bastrop, La, January 23d, 1880.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-02-13
FOB SALE.

Cheap for cash, a very desirable resi-
dence, two blocks from the public square
twenty acres OF land, good garden, or
chard, etc. Apply to undersigned.
jan16-lm H. G. WRIGHT.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-02-13
New Advertisements.
NOTICE.

All parties wanting Browns Fertilizer
Distributor will take the following
measurement of wagon: Width of bed
outside measure; diameter of hub.
PRATT g. HARRINGTON,
feb13-1m Agents.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-02-13
NOTICE.

Is hereby given to all parties having
guns or pistols at my shop that unless
they come forward, pay charges and
claim their property within ten days
from this date, the same will be sold for
amount due me for repairing.
CHAS. WINKLER.
Bastrop, La, February 6, 1850. 2t
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-02-13
The Boss Coffee Pot.
PATENTED 1873 g. 1879.
THE BEST IN THE WORLD.

Makes coffee in one minute equal to
the best French Drpper. Saves one 9,
fourth the coffee. Price only sl.0O Cail
and see it at the St. James Hotel, Bas-
trop. La. j. J. CUTHBEhI.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-02-13

D%New Orleans handmade shoes
for gentlemen at Peterkin's.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-02-13
Charles WinkleP,
LOCK AND GUNSMITH,

Bastrop, Louisiana.
Will repair guns and pistols on short
notice. Satisfaction guara nteed.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-06-17
News Miscellany.

Louis Nitscher of Utica wished to
make his wife believe he intended to
commit suicide; so he swallowed full
ounce of laudanum, believing that
the dose would be harmless in conse-
quence of its amount. He found how
ever, that the drug had speedy nd
alarming effect. He ran to police
station and begged that all the physi-
clans in the city be sent for. Three
were brought, and for nine hours Il
most remarkable struggle was main
tanned to saYe his life. He was violent
ly exercised and stomach pump was
used, but he fell into complete uncon-
sciousness, and ceased to breath. Ar
tificial respiration was kept up by al
ternately raising his arms above his
head and depressing his breast. His
heart ceased to beat, and it's action was
revived by electricity. StimulantS
were forced into his stomach and in
jected under the skin of his legs. But
he died nevertheless.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-06-17
SPRING MILLS ITEMS.

The Spring Mills Academy, Prof. ID.
NJ. Wolf, principal will close its spring
term this week.
The Star Literary Society will give
a pubic entertainment oh the evening
of the 18th inst.
Mr.. John Grove is making prepara-
tions to build steam saw mill on the
Tressler timber tracts.
Mr.. Geo. Jamison, of Farmville, Va,
is here on visit to his many trends.
J. A. Leitzell has painted his house
Makes it look we'll.
The citizens of Spring Mills are go
ing to have a permanent picnic ground
near town. This is move in the right
direction. Success to it, gentlemen.
YoNEY.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-06-17
A MIDNIGHT HORROR,
A Collision In Long Island Sound.
Great Loss OF life,

Great Loss or life.
SToNINGTON, Conn.,, July 12.-Be-
tween | and II O'Clock last night the
steamers StOnington and Narragan-
set cOllided, off the Connecticut river,
in Long Island Sound. The Stoning.
ton plunged her bow into the star
board of the Narraganset, just in front
of the wheel. The side of the Maria
ganset was crushed in aud cut almost
to the waters edge. Water poured in.
to the hole and the steamer began to
sink. But this was not all. The gas
began escaping. 1t caught fire and the
flames spread rapidly over the whole
ship. A scene of wild confusion fol
lowed. In a moihent the ill-fa ted
steamer was filled with the shrieks and
cries of the frightened passeng ers
Lights were finally procured and then
the passengers fought for chairs, mat
tresses life prese rvers and every article
that could possibly aid. to float them
Then there was a rush for the boats
with which the Mar ragansetWaJ well
supplied. These were sometimes over
crowded and capsized. Many of the
passengers jumped into the water. II
was wild awful scene. People were
clinging to RATS, to boats, to every
thing movable. that could be thrown
overheard, or wele supported by life
preseryers, or were swimming without
any support.
The total loss of life is not yet known
but is supposed to reach about fifty
The entire number of passengers wa'
between $50 and 400.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-06-17
For the Journal.
NATURE.

The leaves complete theil patterns fine
What artist gave them the designp
The flowers their matchless hues dis
play,
What masters hand can paint as they !
The birds find theh ola haunts-who
showed
To them tn unmarked, aerial road?
The pines their stately trunks uprear
With ease, with leisure, year by year;
The cheerful sun the clouds updrawS
And fills the rivers without pause;
And all the planets run their round
Without sign of toll or sound.
Thus nature holds her onward course,
SweetIy unconscious, rich in force.
&. g. Zeigler.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-06-17
THE ARMY WORM.
Terrible Ravages Comm tilted by
the Pest in New Jersey.

LONG BRANCH, June 10.-The raw
ages of the army worm upon the wheat,
corn and timothy crops in Ocean and
Monmouth counties and other parts of
New Jersey still continue. Farmers
who at sunset see their grass and rye
doing we'll awake at sunrise to find
acres on acres destroyed. The. .rapidity
and thoroughness with :whichrthese
worms do their work are appalling,
and coupled with the late drought this
new scou tge Is likely to make the year
1880 one Of serious disaster to,a large
part of New Jersey. About Long
Branch the worm appears in the great
est numbers. Hardly blade of grass
is standing in John Hoey's HOLLYWOOD
park, the destruction of the forty acres
comprising the park being accomplish.
ed IL two days. Forty loads of sod cut
on Tuesday by Superintendent =. M'Kay,
of Hollywood, to replace bare spots,
we're totally eaten up in three hours,
looking as though a fire had. swept
through them. On foot square of
sod 5s7 were actually counted. In the
vicinity of Freehold the worm has
made terrible favages upon the corn
fields. Between Red Bank and Long
Branch the Central New Jersey rail-
road track sis black with the worms
which are travelling westward. Sat-
urday's express train, as it sped along
by Little Silver station, threw hundreds
of insects into the coaches of the New
York way train standing on the track.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-06-17
SENTENCED TO DEATH.
George Smith and Catharine Miller,
Who Murdered the Latter's
Mmahand
Special Dispatch to THE TIMES.
WnLIAMSPORT .Tune


Special Dispatch to THE TINES.
WILLIAMsPORT, June II.
To-day Judge Cummin filled an ell.
aborate opinion denying the motion
for new trial Of Catharine Miller and
George Smith, convicted of the MUIR
der Of Andrew Miller. near Jersey
Shore, on the night of the 18th of
March. Catharine Miller was the wife
Of the murdered man and she conspired
with Smith to put her husband out Of
the way, so that they might :Iive to.
gether. Her paranhoul decoyed the
Old man out to the barn, killed him
with club and then suspended him
by the neck 80 as to create the impress
sion that he had committed suicide.
Mrs. Miller furnished the rope. Both
confessed and were committed on the
10th Of May. After the Judge had de-
MED the motion for new trial Dis
trict Attorney Hart moved for judg-
ment. when the Court pronounced the
terrible sentence Of death upon them as
they stood side by side. Such a scene
was never witnessed in this court be.
fore and before the Judge was through
with his unpleasant duty he was
visibly affected. This is the first
woman convicted of murder in Lycon'.
! ng county. While the man will un.
doubtly be hanged 1t is thought the
WON an will escape with Imprisonment.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-06-17
The Storm in ClintcnCounty.

The Storm in ntcnCounty.
LOCK HAVEN, June 14.-A terrible
wind and rain storm passed over this
city and county yesterday afternoon.
Houses and barns were unroofed,
bridges we've damaged, and fruit orch
ards, gardens, shade trees, fences and
sheds were destroyed. The city flour
ing mill, of this place, was blown ont
of line. No lives were lost.
Jacob Bennett heard angry voices
in his house at Sedalia, Mo, and on
peeping in saw that the wife whom he
was liylng with was confronted by the
wife whom he had deserted. He eau
tiotsly stole away and Sent q policeman
to separate the women, who were
found fghtihg furiously with knives.
MIDNIGHT HORROR.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-06-17

"Helo neghbor! VIII be good TO hold
minutes inform where that cheap store Is the people talk
much about z"
pleasure Phsa ielpha Branch yeu
Yes
Do that ynder that
people Is congTegated %
Wel
goods them will disappointed
and accommodating wait
whether Be particular going through make
selections might getting
They will adhere strictly TO their moo ne Price and overchare
all in
see for yourself Go ahead pghbOr cannot be disappointed buy
clothing
Dor, be jogging aloRg.'
SAY hold on IS detan there
priced the goods be- kind enough to tell me their prcesH
Oh with pleaSHe then wouder they cheap
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-06-17
DIED.

On the 4th inst, ut MIlcsburg. Capt. VIM.
Levi, aged 70 years.
On the 18th inst, in Gregg township, Catha-
rlne May, daughter OF Daniel and Sarah Long,
nged years.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-06-17
MARRIED.

On the 2nd inst, by Rev. F. X. Fowler, Mr..
VIM. b. Allison, of Pottcrs Mills, Centre county
Pa, to Miss Laura b. Higman, of Blossburg,
Tioga county, Pa.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1880-07-02

ing the standard of public morality
and adorning and purifying the public
service, merits the lasting gratitude of
his party.
10. Free ships and living chance
for American commerce on the seas
and on land no discrimination in favor
OF transportation lines, corporations or
monopolies.
IL. An amendment to the Bur-
lingame treaty; no more Chinese inn
migration, except for travel, education
and foreign commerce., and therein
carefully guarded.
II Public money and public credit
for public purposes solely and public
land for actual settlers.
l3. The Democratic party is the
friend of labor and the laboring man,
and pledges itself to protect him
alike against cormorants and the CONF
mune.
IA. We congratulate the country upon
the honesty and thrift of the Demo-
cratic Congress-, which reduced the
public expenditures $40, ,OOO,OOO a year;
upon the continuation of prosperity at
home and national honor abroad, aud
above all upon the promise of such q
change in the administration OF the
government as shall insure US genuine
and lasting reform in every depart
ment of the public service.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1880-07-02

ster "drink" impelling its subjects like
the money which Romeo gave to the
wan apothecary, exclaiming as he
took it:
"Doing more murders in this loathsome
world
mayst not SELL
What sort Of a jury was it, whose
minds were SO unbalanced as to turn
loose Il murderer, triumphing in his
guilt and laughing to scorn the safe
guards of the law: What sort of feel
ings 90 they possess for the tender ties
Of affection and love they have for the
dear ones Of their fireside, who could
allow an assassin TO go scot free under
the vicious pretcxt of such temporary
insanity? Excused from crime; expur-
gated from the faint of the vilest VIII
blacker than plutonian shades or sty
gian waves, he goes forth urged to a
recommittal of as foul deed under
the conni vance of such verdict.
If insanity existed in that fatal hour
for Porter, is it not presumable that
those organic arrangements of the
mind are merely dormant only to be
reused into unmitigated madness when
the alcoholic impulse be given? In
iiberating him do the courts place an
inhibition upon his drinking, or what
safeguard is required for the protection
of society: If insanity be admitted to
be dependent upon the stimulating
properties of liquor to so completely
obtund the higher faculties of the
mind, there are a hundred other sub
stances analogous in its effects. 1t is
high time that the people were forcing
it upon their lawmakers to hedge
them in by laws which neither sneer
at justice nor make the contortion and
quibbling of them by lawyers Il mock
cry of truth. Such men as Currie
should be placed in an asylum, having
been adjudged insane or liable thereto.
Society demands this as tho least COM
pensation from the blow of such an i'm
pious decision.