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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-17
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
The Recent Encounter in the Rotunda Of the
vi ginia House Of Delegates,

RICHMOND. Va. Feb 10 The committee IT.. 2
Of the House Of eeatss charged h@r with IN
,utunda Of the Capitol bslwsen W. A. Archer
and q N Hsr,ison, .uewspapar renarters, aud
JAMES A. Frazier. delegate from hockhrtdga.
puision of the two reporters from the floor of
the House duting the further session OF that
body.
proprtety of M. Frasters criticism IT fellow
member In n public newspaper and In unpar-
tam.ntafy a"snaae. but recommends mat he
privilege as member. The committee also
submitted another report. setting forth that the
police iuetiee, Orutchlald. had been guilty OF
fu Ing to giva up the parties to this atfray when
called for by tue Il use. md In saying That
maehins" tmeantig the House q D.legatssl J
damned one should 90 to tail" Upon the
recommendation Of the committee q process
was served upon Crutchtield. and further pro-
ceedinRs postponed until TO morrow.
A DEADLY ALrEReATIoN AT KENNEDY. N Y.
ford, P., says: At Kennedy. \ F.. Yesterday
afternoon Frank Morse got int, an aterrau n
with Ohas. s!ratton. 2 young man from Iexas. 7.
into Mnrae's heart killing btm INSTANTLY
APPOINTMENT CITIZEN KILLED by BURGLARS
Chicago Feb, lG-Hi,am E. Alien. a respected
citisan ot the Sandwich alec. was shot dead J =
hia bed yestarday morning by burglars' VINO
had forced an entrance to the house. Inc muir
derera made their escape.
SUICIDE Or A MIss1sstPpIAN.
New YoRK Feb 10. Josephus Eehols, TWEEN
ty-threa Years Old n native pf West Point. Miss.
committed suicide this morning In hts room a.
No d. Washington Place, BY cutting his throa
with a razor.
sa1. 900 TIRE IN NEW YORK.
New YORK, Fah ls. tlre broke out reater
day on ths rst II ,nr Of No. lis M tiden Lane
oenuuied BY G. a. Finch Il O.. dealers Ia heavl
nxt{..
nature Of the contents. It quickly made tte w1al
throughout tho bulliing au extended Into No
| III. ati ,ning occupied by Lieatenstein Bros
| The LOSSES are large In No. lit waa j. I, Wells
| whose sreentrictsa IA d DEALER Ia Panama hat
gained him notoriety. H. said he had s,xt
the building and destroyed Total loss Abou
/ fnI. .nOn
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-17
GENERAL WASHINGTON NOTES.
The Democratic Members Of the Census
Committee Opposed to Simmons's
Confirmation.

wAsHrTeroN, Feb. ls.-1t is learned to-day
that the Democratic members of the Senata
Committee on Census are unanimous In their
oppositton to Simmnns's nomtnation. aud th "
Senator Davis. OF Illinois. agrees vita them
that II should not be confirmed. Mr.. Davis.
view to having II Withdrawn. it the President
can be Induced to withdraw 1t.
GOVERNMENT AID FOR THE SUFFERING IRISH.
The House Committee on Naval Affairs has
directed Chairman Whttthorne to offer rreso-
luton authorizing the Secretary Of the Navy
to send ship to Ireland with supplies for the
suffering people.
THE NICARAGUA ROUTE.
Francis Morris. of New York. to day appeared
the tnterocean ship canal and urged the claims
OF the American Atlantic and Paei1, Canal
Comuany to the exclusive right OF constructing
ship canal by the way OF Lake Nicaragua.
A REPORT IN FAVOR OF THE PRESENT LIMITS OF
PAPER CURRENCY.
The sub. committee of the House Committee
on Coinage. Weights and Measures. to whom
was referred the petition CT the Bull on Club of
stricted to denominations Of $40 and upward,
reported to the fun committee to-day. racnm
ss be to he oi
s7oo. .ooo 600. and that all increase Of paper
money b by coin and bullion c,srtiiica atea auto
posit or metals. The report will be printed.
THE STAGE OF WESTERN RIVERS.
The following dispatch was sent by the chief
signal on 'er 70 observers at river stations
south of Louisville: The river at Cincinnati is
s2s feet ab we low water mark and rising: at
Louisville ~ feet above and rising, an 4 at Nash
Vile 4s feet feet inches above, but falling.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee will to-
morrow cons der the subcommittee report
on Mr.. Acklen's case.
The Senate Committee on Railroads to-day
discussed Senstor Coke's Laredo railroad bill
and recommitted 1t to the sub com mttae for
some amendments. after the Incorporation oi
wuich 1t will probably be recommended for
passage.
The LOTTERY CASE AGAIN UNDER AMUSEMENT.
The case of Dauphin vs. Key was again be-
urdav. The argument was on demurrer both
to the blu and the jurisdiction of the court
an opinion will probably be delivered mex
Saturday.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-17
A Railroad Question In which states
Rights Are Involved.

BALTIMORE Feb 10 Tn the suit OF Daniel Is.
presiaent and directors Of the chesapeake and
Ohio Canal Company and others. for an iniuue-
ton and appointment Of receiver, prelim11,n,ary
States Circuit COURT before Judges Bond and
Morris THE argument was on the question oi
jurisdiction OF the Untted States Court the State
il sayereipa power. being owner OF flveeighths
ri the caunl. aud sutt uf The Oommonwealt, ol
Virginia against the chesapeake aud Ohtt
Gan i Company and others b ing alreads pend
ment on the question of jurisdiction will prob
ably occupy several 6ays.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-17

proprlating Vi. 600 to defray the expenses az the
removal nf the body Of the late Major Gen.
George Sykes from Fort Brown. Texas, to West
Point.
number of bills we're then reported from
the-Committee on the District OF 0olumhiR.
among them q bill for the. protection Of the
bill prohibiting the publication of lottery
schemes Ia the District Of Columbia. which.
after some opposition. was. by vote of 90 to s4.
ordered en1roased aud read a third time
The House then adjourned,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-17
l Maryland Farmer Creates aOme Ex-
element by Marrying HIS step
dmnrhfnR

BALTIMORE. Feb. l6-Sydney Shores. n we'll
ia. do farmer of Somerset county. who re aently
married his twelve. year old sepdaughter. has
been arrested, and also the ofIictttpg clergy
man. Z.ehariah Brown. on the charge OF vio-
from marrying his stepdaughter or woman
from marrying her stepfather, under penalty OF
$500. The Clergyman is also maze hmsnapie 20
sum of $4,000 for each OF the accused to await
the action of the grand jury OF the county. The
case has excited extraordinary interest and
much indignation among the neghbors.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-17
ITALY.

ROME Feb. 1a-I Is stated that the Pope will
to. day issue an eneyclieal letter condemnatory
of divorce.
The Official Gazette announces the appoint
mant of twenty. six new Senators. Theappoint-
mems we're made to furth ar the abolition OF the
grts tax. which was opposed by a majority of
the Senaa.
ROME, Feb. 16 The osstfrafore Romano to-
day publishes the text of the Pap i encyciical
letter against divares. Ii Insists on the emil
nently religious nature Of marriage. and ex
horts bishops to urge that view on their i1oeks.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-17
The Troops Roundly whipped by vIcto-
lOria'A Band.

SAN Francisco. Feb 1e.-A Tucson dispatch
aays On tho tenth instant Capt Rucker, OF the
Ninth Cavalry. after following the Indians two
days, with bis entire command. III thu direction
strongly fortified In a marrow. rough canyon.
The troops were received with a heavy fire.
Several men and horses fell. The Indfans,
pell. NELL The Indians drove them across the
river the troops Abandoning their rations and
bedding which were secured by the Indians.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-17
A Clash Of Iud clal authority Averted.

PErERsBuna Feb. 16-1t was expected That
there wout bs clash of auth ,rity upon the
opening of Dinwiddie county court to- day. be-
tween the present Incumbent. Judge Jones.
who claims that his term Of office does not ex,
pire until January. 1881 and Il. y. Achail. one OF
maiat .ins that his right to hold conrt begins
with his appointment. After a conference be-
tween the judges 1t was decided that Judge
aud LET the case go to the Supreme Court. now
In session at Richmond, for decision.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-17

surveys for the proposed can al AMI plans hsye
been carefully revised aud rearranged mr,
change apparent In public Upini IN In the
United States since, he has been on American
hts work and prof ,et ehal. be made In full. the
N'earaeuan aud all other canal schemes will be
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-17
The Irish Relief Fund.

WILMINGTON. Feb. 15-Over $4,000 we're raised
by the Catholic churches In this city to-day for
the Irish sufferers.
MoB1LE. F7b. ls-Rieht Rev Mr. Quinlan.
Bishop OF Mobile, has issued a circular order
ing collections to be taken up In the churches
OF the diocese for the relief o. the distress In
ireland.
MENPHrs, Feb. 1s-Fifteen hundred dollars
subscribed by the citizens Of Memphis for the
r.lsaf Of the suffering In Ireland will be for
wanied to-day to Archbishop McHale. Of Ire
land.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-17
FOREIGN FLASHES.

PARIS, Feb. 10 In the Senate to-day the bill
for the reconstruction OF the Superior Council
of Eduea' Ion passed ita secona reading.
Tha will OF NJ. Raspail leaves the bulk OF his
fnrlun OF 1000 0ea francs to the Paria munich
patty. on condition tina 1t be empioyed In loans
TO the wo, kipgmehs societies
pERIIN, Feb 1s-In the lower house of the
Pru-sian Diet TO day the budget of estimates
uassed its third reading.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-17
CENTRAL AMERICA.

PANAMA. Feb. GA Are was raging in the Cap
Of the departure of the Pacih: mail steamer
from La Ltb-rtad on the first instant. The
had been destroyed. Four th ,nsand stand Of
arms. 100000 cartridges. together with ther
pFnpefty. were burned. No details ara given.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-17
CANADA.

OTTAWA. Feb. ia covered sleigh. in which
her Royal Hi9hness AMI His Excellency. at
tended By Col Mcneil and Hon Mrs Laneham.
were going to the Senate Chamber, Saturday
The Princess received a severe confusion on
the head and had the lobe Of her right ear cut.
Mrs. LanRham was much bruised on the arm.
Hts Excellency was slightly hurt on the fore
head
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-17
SPAIN.

MADRID, Feb. IA railway train In Anda-
lusia bound for Madrid. carrying a govern
ment treasure chest, under the enarge of five
end 3rmes, was stopped yesterday Sunday
by sixteen hrieands between Aeazar aud Ar
RamusslIa. Marshal serrano. who happened
to bs a passenger on the train. took comm md
OF the gendarmes aud fired on the bandits. who
fed, One of the gendarmes was wounded.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-17
BRITISH COLUMBIA.

SAN Francisco, Feb. 15-A dispatch from Vic-
tnri4 states thnt ths recent severe weather In
Brttleh Columbia WAS go fatal In It's eff 'cs on
atork and feed that unless there ts an early
marked change for the better the colony will be
largely dependent for meat on Oregon and Call
forDia for nt eaat three vnars to come.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-17
Movements of ocean Vessels.

ROTTERDAM Feb 1s.-Saied February 10:
Bark ,ndor for New Orleans:
LIyERpooL Feb. IS Arrived: Steamer Caro-
lima from N-w Orleans.
HAIlFAx, Feb. 1s-The steamer Ayton from
New Orleans for Havre. put IN here DAY snort nor.
tomorrow.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-17
Abandoned at Sea.

Brussels arrived to-day. bringing the. crew.
twenty-four In number. Of 'he British ship
Irwell. bound from Bremen to America. which
was abandoned at sea In sinking condition
February Is.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-17
The Bridge over the Meherr1n Tempo.
raFily Repaired,

PETERSBURG. Va. Feb 1.-The bridge over
Meherrin river on the Petersburg and Weldon
Railroad af HicNsford Va, destroyed bY nre
On the night OF tn > ninth instant. has bsen re-
PLACED ~ temporary trestle Trains will Dass
through on time to- day.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-17
The Nature of the New Il abroad COmbina'
liOn.
Especial to the Democrat

ATLANTA. Ga. Fab. 1s-The Louisville and
NashyiIle road has not leased the Central road
and the Georgia road L has simply made r.
stock Of the louisville and Nashville road was
sold In New York tot day at 14s. This is unpre-
aadantad
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-17
DANGEROUS Illness Of n Prominent Rap
tfRt ClePgymAn.

RICHMOND. Feb Rev. ]. B.. Jeter. one 0
the oldest ministers Of the Baptist Church II
thfs country also one I the editors of the Re
Ioious Herald is wing very i'll at his residence
In this city. with little hope OF recovery.
Sharp County record., 1880-09-02
The Greatest in the World.

Without a question Buffalo, N. Y, can
boast of the largest and most complete pri-
vate Sanitarum in the world. The lnvallds'
Hotel was founded by Dr. Il. Y. Pierce who
has represented his dristrict as State Senator
aud in Congress, and is known throughout
the United States as the originator of DIR.
Pierce'S Family Medicines, and who has also
become widely celebrated in the treatment of
chronic diseases. The erection of this man.
moth home for invalids was made necessary
by the large number of afflicted who locked
to Buff ilo from ali parts of the United States
10 consult DR.. Pierce and the eminent medi-
cal gentlemen associated with him as the
faculty of this celebrated institution. The
establishment is said to have cost nearly a
half mill on of dollars, and is furnished with
every appliance and facility lor the care OF
chronic ailments. A corespondingly large
branch institution is located IN London, En-
gland The whole concern is owned and op-
Grated by the Worlds Dlspensary Medical
Association, of which the original DR.. Pierce
is Presdent-his BROTHER an uncle, and other
eminent medical gentlemen taking part in the
treatment of cases. In treating cases they
are not at all confined to the narrow limits Of
prescribing the justly-celebrate1 remedies,
Dr. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery, Pleas
ant Purgative Pellets or any other set rem
edies, however good, but have resort to the
whole range of the Mdteria n.dicG as well as
to Turkish and other baths, Swedish move
ments and other approved and meth
DDS of cure
Sharp County record., 1880-09-02
Give the BOYS TOelS.

Almost all boys are naturally mechan-
les. The constructive and initiative
facul,ies are developed in part, at a
very early age. All boys are not capa-
bic of being developed into good prac-
tical, working mechanics, but most of
them show their bent that way. There
are few cases in which the boy has no
competent idea of the production of q
fabricated result from inorganic materi-
al, but such cases are rare. Given the
proper encouragement and the means,
and many boys whose mechanical apt
ness is allowed to run to waste, or is di-
verted from its natural course, would
become good workmen, useful, produc-
inc members of the industrial communi-
ty.
The mechanical boy ought to have a
shop of his own. Let it be the attic, or
an unused room, or place in the barn
or the woodshed Give him place and
tools. Let him have good pocket
knife, gimlets, chisels, gougeS, planes,
cutting nipperS, saws, II foot rule, and
material to work. Let the boy have a
chance. If he is mechanic it will
come out, and he will do himself lfcredit.
If he fails he is to follow some calling
that does not demand mechanical skill.
-B0StOm Journal Of Commerce.
Sharp County record., 1880-09-02
GRn,d.nrLPn .rlmns & nisnltch. !

A remarkable cure Elf -ctel in stubborn
case is thus recorded by our Bsrnville corre-
spoudent, to whom the invalid made the
statement which he gives as follows; Mrs,
Jacob Sunday, of jefferson Township, was,
for several years, severe sufferer AMI un-
der the treatment of good physicians. Sha
grew worse, and was confined to the house
for three months, unable to walk, and hardly
able to sit or lie. Several weeks ago she re-
solved to try the Hamburg Drops. Very
shortly after she had taken a dose of the
remedy, she experienced relief and was able
to walk across the ro ON. She continued to
take the medicine and recently declared her
self entirely cured, and is able to attend to
her daily work as well as when seventeen
years Of age.
Sharp County record., 1880-09-02

"A calculation of the height of the at
mosphere has been recently made by
Herr Ritter, starting from this principle:
The quantity of heat which must be
communicated to a mass of air cooled
to absolute zero to bring it, under con-
slant pressure equal to the atmosphere,
to the state of the lowest layer of the at
mosphere, is the calorific equivalent to
the mechanical work which would have
to be expended to lift this same mass Of
air from the earth's surface to the limits
of the atmosphere. Supposing, first, our
atmosphere to consist of a gas which
would retain the properties of perfect
gas to absolute zero, he gets the height
twenty-five kilometers. Then, taking
the same calculation for an atmosphere
of pure water-vapor, he gets $50 kilo-
meters. Considering, lastly, that while
it is not possible to make an exact cal
culation for real gases, which certainly
condense and solidify like water
before reaching absolute zero,
one must obtain a result little
different from that found in the
case of such vapor, he concludes that
the height of our atmosphere must differ
little from $50 kilometers-a number
which agrees well with that deduced by
Schiaparelli from observations of falling
stars.
Sharp County record., 1880-09-02
Feeding for Pork.

One of the mistaken policies of stock
feeding, especially hogs, is ofeed them
upon some one unchanged diet. As the
matter of feeding is made a scientific
study, the idea of an exclusive corn diet
is being abandoned, the results pointing
Enthusiastically to the fact that it is un-
healthy; and, if so, it cannot be classed
as profitable, and our veterinary authors
are now claiming that hog cholera, that
scourge of hoe breeders, had its origin
in districts where corn was fed to the
exclusion of all other diets, and if the
system is persisted in it will be noticed
that preventatives, either of the farm
ers own invention or an advertised nos
trum, are demanded, which the hog, to
satisfy some craving that the one diet
does not supply, devourS with Unsuitable
greed.
Upon this subject the Western R'TaI
says that corn is principally carbon
aceous, hence exclusively fat forming,
and to keep up healthy and growing
state, the hog must have mixed food,
such food as will develop all parts of
the system, and for this purpose the
turnip is very valuable as diuretic,
and with the more nitrogeuous foods,
such us heat irliS,Siiiss 1ii,et be
growth will be continuou, and the fat
tening process will be thus extended,
and while health will be promoted,
there will be far less complaint among
stock feeders that the hogs are not f9%-
tening, and that the feeding to await
favorable stage of the market is one
of outlay without any compensating re-
turn in pork for the corn consumed
Cleveland Herald.
Sharp County record., 1880-09-02
louisville Ky) Commerclal.l
Steamboat Life and It's Dangers.

In recent interesting article upon the
palmy days of steamboat life on the Missis-
sippi, in which special mention is made of
Captain Chas. N. Corri, of Louisville, and
the statement of his cure after years of suf-
fering with Rheumatism by st. Jacobs OIL
our exchange says: Such Endorsements, com
ing from our own people, leave no doubt
that the emphatic claims made in the inter
est of St. Jacobs Oil are fully justified.
Sharp County record., 1880-09-02
What a Rock Did.

An enormous piece of rock recently
fell in narrow canon between Rock
Creek and Chamberlain flats, in Click
itat County. w. T. 1t came from a
ledge above a road and nearly crushed
a atraveler and his horse. 1t then went
over the precipice, flying through the
air distance of some LOO feet, went
through band of stray sheep below,
numbering about seventy-fve. killing
outright about forty-five of them, while
the rest were hurled through the air
against the surrounding rocks, and
MANNED or injured. - Omaha Herald. H
Sharp County record., 1880-09-02

BURDETTE has been fishing. 81 haven't
done so very badly myself he says, in a let
ter to Mr. Bailey, of the Danbury NeWs. 81
have been out twice, all day long both times,
and caught three fish. an average of one and
one-hJlf fish day. That is 54715 bluefsh
year, and let me tell you there are very few,
il any, amateur fishermen who catch more
than this in year. The fresh fish caught
aggregate about fourteen pounds down here;
but il they don't pull down the beam at
thirty-sev.n pounds apiece BY the time | get
them to Burlington, my pen has lost its cum
ming, that's ALL"
Sharp County record., 1880-09-02

Almost everybody knows of patent
flour, but not every one understands
what it is. Stripped of technicalities,
this is about the story of its manufac-
ture: The best flour used to be made OF
winter wheat. Spring wheat yielded
either much less in quantity, or else so
much of the bran got into the flour in its
manufacture that its color was intoler-
ably dark. The wheat would be ground
and then bolted. In the refuse-the
bran and middlings-would be included
large portion of the weight Of the
spring wheat, and this would sell more
particularly for iced for horses. Now
the best of flour, and the most expensive,
is made of this very refuse of the old
fashioned process. 1t all came out OF
the discovery of way to draw out the
bran. Under the new process the wheat
is ground about as before. The first
result is an ordinary flour sold for ex-
portation. Then the remainder is taken
and put upon great horizontal sieves,
and while agitation is going on there
an ingenious system of draft is rushing
up through, and carries off the bran.
What is left is the glutinous portion of
the wheat, the most nutritious and most
productive, and out of this, purified now
by the drawing off of the bran, we get
our new process flour. The result Of
the discovery OF the process has been to
make the poor spring wheat of Min
nesota and upper Wisconsin the most
valuable kind of grain.
Sharp County record., 1880-09-02

"A gentleman at one Of the hotels
split some milk on his coat, and Won
dered if it would leave grease spot.
"Grease spotP" queried a fellow boarder
Just opposite, "grease spot? Well, |
should say no. Rather look for chalk
marGs when it dries up" The quality
of the milk served at that hotel justities
us in agreeing with him.-KeOkuk Con-
StitutiOn,