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A lawyer and a parson were
talking about which way the wind
was. The former said, 1--WE go by
the courthouse vane." "And we,
replied the parson, ''go by the
church vape." "WelI," said the
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STATE OF LOUISIANA,
25TH DISTRICT CoURT-No. 622
Parish Of Vermilion,
Succession of Elijah Ewing.
No. 576

No. 576
Notice is hereby given to all
parties interested in the said
succession, or having any opposi.
ton to make to the tableau of debts
and charges and of distribution
of the aforesaid succession. to
file the same in writing, in the
Office of the Clerk of Court within
ten days from the date hereof.
Given under my hand and seal
Of court this day 2lst day OF
August 1880.
LAsT1E BRoUssARD, clerk.
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MOBLEY & CO. j. n. ROBINSON.
NEW ORLEANS
Lightning Rod Works
find General Factory Agency,
Reorganized
HeOTg071aze0
J. MI. Robinson.

Of Florida General agent.
Formerly Of Savannah Lightning
Rod Factois21 years ago. Has
had 20 years experience i'll this
Branch Of Business,
Manutacturers. inventors, importers
and Dealers IN all Kinds Of
LIGHTNING RODS AND
LIGHTNING ROD NATE
RAILS.
The Oldest Established Company
South and the only house of the
kind in South western Country.
"Robinson's Silver Gables" a
speciality. These Gables are con-
tinuous, having no joints. They
are the safest protector against
lightning ever invented. This
Company has been, is now, aud
will be, for the remainder OF this
year, through the western and
northern parishes Of Louisiana
represented by its gentlemanly
salesmen Messrs. e. E. Anding, OF
La S. W. Greene, Of Miss !; E. G.
pritchard, of S. c., G. G. Pitch
ard. of S. G; and }. NJ. Robinson,
of Fla. This Company puts up
the Silver Cables and all other
Rods cheaper than they were ever
offered to the Public before
Skillful workmen employed.
Orders promptly attended to and
satisfaction guaranteed.
Office, ,293 st. Charles ST., cor
Calliope. june 23-6m.
New Orleans.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA,
25TH DISTRICT COURT,
PARISH OF ERMILIoN,
c D:obo.l 7 oLloro ~

PARISH OF ERM1LION,
Succession of Richard Leblanc, jr
No. 6lO.
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1880.
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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-03-17

GO A WEEK si2a day at home easily
QlE made Costly outht free. Address
1nsB -. Augusta. Maine. diedawiy
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-03-17
The Weekly leader.
Issued EsEzT THURSDAY.
Terms; szsaa Yea, $50 Hail Yeas
Commercial JOB Pninldsg

OF eyeEy had Ns.ry. chsAJay aA1 ErpeaI-
uoasay eHeented czr1s a ever shaps and
Kind. bh Heads, Iotler and koas heAAinr.
hlanks a esesy kind feslen. efe. printed -
zhort notice Having . new lot AZ Type and
Presses. no can DO handsome work Al Low
Frees
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-03-17

The q. 8. Mail carried We
have First-Cla Eating Stations, and
the division agents take all pains to
secure tho comfort Of passengers. The
route - yell protected, having three
military posts on the road. leaving
only Is miles between military camps,
insurins nafety over the entire route.
SALISBURY & co.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-29
The New Senator from Mississippi.

From the y. Y Tribune
Colonel George came 10 Mississippi
from Georgia with his father when a
boy ten or twelve years old. His faith.
er settled in the county where my
grandfather was one OF the earliest
pioneers. His people were poor, and he
worked hard upon the farm summers
aud drove cotton wagons winters. But
he managed to get himself an educn
tion, and to become one of the best
read men in history and bellies lettres
in the South. When the Mexican war
broke out he was only nineteen years
old. He volunteered in jeff Davis reg.
;ment and made a gallant soldier. After
he was mustered out he married and be.
gan To practice law and rear a family,
which increased rapidly until il mum.
bered FIVE girls and four boys. Before
the late war lac became known as one of
the best lawyers in the State. lie com
piled five volumes OF our State reports.
He enlisted in the Confederate service
soon after hostilities began and com.
manded regiment OF cavalry. While
campaigning in Tennessee he charged a
Federal redoubt at the head Of his men,
and riding his horse clean over the
breastworks fell into the hands of the
enemy and was kept AZ a prisoner for a
long time. During the political cam.
paigns OF 1875 and 1876 he was a chair.
man Of our State committee, and when
Boutwells committee came down to in.
vestigate us they got hold Of his tele.
grams, but found them as clean as Sun.
day-school letters. lie was chosen to
the Supreme bench subsequently and
was elected Chief Justice by his associ.
ates, although the youngest in service.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-29
Old HickOry's Idea of State Rights.

The Cincinnati Commercial prints n
fac smile of the handwriting of Andrew
Jackson, the original manuscript being
in the possession of the Historical So
oiety. 1t reads Qualification is revo
lution--and II State attempts to multi.
fy the laws OF the United States by
force, II is rebellion. and if she posses.
ses the physical power to resist success.
fully, then she has the right 10 estab.
lish her own government, and if the
balance of the States have the physical
power, they have a perfect right under
this confederation of perpetual &
perfect Union, TO ooerce her to obedi.
ence. For State TO go out OF the
Union peaceably she must obtain the
consent Of that number of the States
which the Constitution gives the power
to alter, 4 amend it. The people being
the fountain OF oil sovereign power have
a right to alter i change their govern.
ment and the oonfederated i perpst.
ual union formed by themselves, upon
which the more perfect union, the Con.
stitution of the united states. II based,
provides how it can be altered or de.
solved--any other mode to alter Il, Il,
reuotgiion C ear.H
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-29
MARRIAGES.

tTEPHESS-NELcHTE.- Eey. l. W s.aA' 81
his fesideBoe ia Tyrone, TagIsIs,. ias -.
tusisut. Mr.. Abe8usEo T. Stevens aud Ne L.lf
Nelebef, 10th q Port Matilda, iIi. rosu'y.
YEAnGEH-LUCAs-ou Jauuar, J. l,.D Of Hf
residence u tie brides mother 90 CarfIu ievutis
W hetloektg, Esq- Mfr. John lHArrt n.
Miss Mary y. LuoAs.
1cCLlNToCK-IIoY. On the ltih instant II hr
residence Of the tgidss f.areni. T., Re-, Csarrt
Harizsll, Mr. Andrew 4 MgCiuiork af F1Gir
township Ciintou o0unts, aul Mi-s Na.i-b Il!
81 Marion township, tlis county.
JOHNsToNBAUGH-Mo MooRF-A q, Tuurslizl
parsonage, ty the Rev. J. W King Jauuary i
lssq. Mr.. james Johnstonlsaugh, 81 statt CoIIs.s
and Miss Alice Moore, y Lelnont, Centre r5ggfy.
N0LAN-McCULtoUGH Jauuary t. ls,y t
the Cstbcsiral ai Pit;slurc. Pa ty The Rev iaitg
kaaidon- Mr.. ThsInAs u. Nolan O. Na.hugi1
ID. c. and Miss ABnie Mccullough. 81 TitishurF. p
HARTMAN-BRowN.- On the 18Th instant ll b.
Jshn Tomlinson, Nt. William NJ HaEimsu, q Nil
helm. and Miss Viola Brown, q Asrunslurg.
NALLoRY-LoOs.--on the nth q Isuusry lsSt, I'
Rev. W u. Stover. Mr.. 6. q. MAll0ry and Nis Ann
Jpos, both q RebeFsburg.
NoLL-HALL-In the Baptist church. st MnsshuE
Pa December 81, 1879. hy Rev. n. C0'Els-ser, W.
George NJ. Noil, Of Pleasant Gap and Misl Ida j.
Halt, q Milesburr.
McooY.--Ai rnionville 90 ths IN i1
Rev. J. n Shaver. Mr.. J. ". NAuralin g. Miss Jan
D. MCCOY, hoih uf Unionville Pa
f0N-BARRET.--fln the s2d int. ct the Rdarr'l
parsonsge, Jacksonville. by Rev. Geo. J. Iisria
Nc Thomas J. foI, Of CESAR Sptings Chut1u &C. D.
Mrs. Sarah A. Rarrei of Bald Eagie township Gin
ton county, Pa.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-29
STATE NEWS.

Washington county has no lioo.
liquor place in It's borders. 'h'ea
Arrangements indicate that
county in the State will hold an agr;eryy
tural fair this year. ''ol'
The Philadelphia and Reading PA,
road Company is CONSTRUCTING a 80,
Der OF engines capable OF making seynl'
ty.iive miles per hour. '''''''
William Ermentrout. Of go.d;.
father OF State Senator Ermcntror,
died on last Thursday, aged 81 IT,
was popular, and had held numeron,
positions OF trust.
II is rumored in Oil City that Jaro..
Keene, of New York, and FrankI;r .
Gowen, OF Philadelphia, have purcbssai
controlling interest in the Tidewa,.,
pipe line, and are now girding un ,b...
loins and preparing to enter the saiI
and do battle with the united lines,
On Thursday afternoon of last vo.,.
serious wreck occurred on the pt1'
delphia and Erie Road, near Carnern,
The engines OF an express freight We,
and an extra east collided with ter,iI1,
effect. Both engines were dernolisl,J
and many cars totally wrecked. III
ward Nixon, OF Remove, fireman Of a.,
express freight, was almost instant,
killed, and Christian Dean, the eng,.?
eer, was 20 badly injured that be cs.
hardly recover. The engineer and frs
man OF the extra were also injured.
Judge McKennon. in the Tnite5
States Court at Philadelphia, on Is,
Friday, decided, in the test case of .faJ..
5. Hall VS.. the Pennsylvania Raj,,os1
Co, to fix the responsibility for los. lr
the Pittsburg riot, that the los. W.,
caused by fire while plaintiff GOOD,
were in transit by defendants win.
the meaning Of the exception Of fia
bill OF lading; that defendant is ~,
shown to have been guilty Of negljgercs
by which the efficiency OF the e5ce,..
ion is impaired, and hencefor,b 4.
plaintiff is not entitled 10 recover TIs
bill Of lading contained a clause 81.
cepting the liability Of the ra,lrosi
company for freight lost by fire.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-29

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SPECIAL NoTIcEs % per cent. above regular rates.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-29

The war between the Grant and
Blaine factions of the Republican party
in this State is assuming, says the Har-
risburg Patriot, rather lively aspect.
The heavy artillery is nearly all on
the side of Grant but lots of little pop
guns explode here and there in the
Blaine line of battle. Much will de-
pend on the Philadelphia Gas Trust.
1t is reported that Don Cameron visit
ed Philadelphia the other day for the
purpose Of convincing M'Manes, the
delegate-at-large for the Gas Trust, of
the propriety of giving his support to
Gen. Grant. 1t is also reported that
the Gas Trust representative was not i'm
pressed by Mr.. Cameron's arguments.
MIR. M'Manes is said to be friendly to
Blaine, probably because Blaine is well
posted on the subject of government
contracts. IF it should turn out that
the Gas Trust Is opposed to Grant the
State convention will either be silent
on the Presidential question or will
instruct the delegation to Chicago to
vote for the hero OF the Mulligan let
tiers. At any rate it is evident that
Mr.. Cameron will have some trouble
to control the convention.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-29
Bridal Customs.

In Sweden a bride has her pocket
filed with bread. II is supposed that
every piece she gives to the poor on her
way to church ayerts some misfortune.
In Norway the bride herself hands
around strong drinks, that all the com.
pany may drink long life TO her; the
wedding feasts last some days, and the
guests have no wish that their modera.
ton be known. In Liberia il is the
custom for the bride TO retire from the
table before the end OF the dinner, and
to throw over the bridegroom's house 4
hard cake made of coarse -four: the
higher she throws ii the happier will
she be. In Circassia there is always set
on the carpet in one OF the rooms OF the
bridegroom's house a vessel Of vino and
a plate of dough; and the first thing
the bride does on entering the room is
TO kick over the wine and 10 scatter
the dough with her hands about the
room. In some parts of Russia, the
bride and bridegroom, during the ban.
quet which always takes place on the
evening of the wedding day, are separat.
ed by a curtain the parents of the
couple exchange rings, and basket of
cheese and small leaves is blessed by the
priest.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-29

II appears, by the annual circular Of
Messrs. X. S. Dun 4 Co., that the mum.
Der of failures in business kept annually
increasing until from 4,069 in 1872 it
reached l0,47S in 1873. But now the
tide has turned. The number of fail
ures in 1879 was $500 less than during
the previous year, and the amount of
liabilities involved declined from $23l,.
3S3, ,l32 to SOS, l49,0 ,0j2-by far the small.
est amount since 1870. In ls72-the
year before the orssh--the total amount
of liabilities was Sl2l ,056.000. The cir.
cular speaks of the past year as ''phen.
omenal" both in the extent and rapid.
ty of its profits, resulting from the
advance in values and an increased vol.
ume Of trade, and in the decreases in
losses from bad debts. The statistics of
failures ehow that in the Western States
only one trader in every l59 failed, as
against one in every 100 in the Middle
States, one in % in the Southern States,
and one in IS in the Eastern States,
while in the Pacific States the failures
have reached one in IS. The improve
ment is shown moro clearly by recall.
ingshat in 1876 every sixty.ninth man
succumbed; m 1877 every seventy. third;
in 1878 every sixty.fourth, while in 1879
il was only every one hundred and fifth
trader who surrendered TO adverse fate.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-29

Thomas Adds Emmett, a grand r.
phew of the famous Robert Emme,
who was tried for high treason agaire
the English Government and not n
death, died in Carmel, New York lsr
week. Mr.. Emmett was prominent cir
engineer and had charge Of many ,,s
portant State surveys. He va. e.r4.
cially proud OF one relic Of the Eums;
fsmiIy--a large emerald ring which W..
used as a seal by the United lr.hmer
in 1898. At one time the English Cor
eminent offered a reward OF sou for III,
possession--but they failed 10 Obtain
even a clue TO its owner.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-29

Judge J. Il. George, United Stats
Senator.elect for Mississippi. i. about,
iifty-eight years of age, and ]. in the full
vigor of health and manhood. He has
for years stood among the foremo.
lawyers OF his State. and in Is, he Va.
chosen Chief Justice Of the Supreme
Court in Mississippi. He is conserve
tive in his political ideas. aud on ques.
tions of national import agrees witt
Senator Lamar. For some years before
the war he was reporter Of the supreme
Court, and he has written several Law
books that are of standard authority in
his and adjoiAng States.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-29

THE Democratic Legislatures of
Louisiana and Mississippi each elect
ed a Senator last week. In Lou
isiana, Gen. Randall l.. Gibson
was the fortunate man, and in
Mississippi, Judge John y. George.
The former will succeed the term of
VIM. Pitt Kellogg, the last of the car
pet-baggers in the Senate, and the lat
ter, the place of Mr.. Bruce, the last of
the colored race in the Senate. Both
the new Senator'S are said to be able
lawyers and eloquent debaters, with
much experience in public affairs.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-29

EVERYBODY will be glad to learn
that Senator Lamar, Mississippi's no.
BILE statesman, is recovering from his
recent paralysis. The country could
not afford to lose the services of such
men as the Mississippi Senator, and
his restoration to health is most de-
voutly desired.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-29
DEATHS.

blCkLEs-on the ilth instant, IN Gadi.ouhurE NJ
Hannah Bickle, At the venerable sEs 81 ~ seAit ~
months and q days.
TEsf-~At the residence of his brother, N Phls3uit
on Tuesday afternoon, January u. lsso, d c@
sumption, John NJ. Test. aged - year.
NoNNADA.--on the 18th inst IN Marion tcwushh
Mr. Anua MARY Nonnads. wife ~ Samuel Nahua'e
aged 81 years 10 months aud Is dAys.
PRRDUE.-In penn=f township. on Saturday, The 2'n
instant. Mrs. Elizabeth perdue, aged - YEAR aa
DAYS
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-29

Two fossil trees are now on their
way to Washington from the Western
part of New Mexico, designed to be
placed in front of the door to the new
National Museum. These specimens
of the petrefactions which abound in
in that country are said each to weigh
several tons.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-29

GEN. GRANT is displaying his "in-
cense of royalty" in Cuba now. Next
he will carry it to Mexico. But in
the meantime, his third-term boom
here is falling so fiat that not even the
sprightly and vigilant Don Cameron
nor the magnificent Conkling will be
able to boost it up to a respectable can
vass for q constable.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-29

Two hundred ladies and gentlemen
from New Hampshire are on an ex-
cursion to Washington city this week,
to quarter at the Ebbit and Arlington
Hotels. They will doubtless have a
good time, besides the wisdom they
draw from the nations Solans now con-
gregated at that interesting point.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-29

The opinion of date Dec. -, 1877,
and the opinion of date, Jan. 3, 1850,
are not in exact harmony, but in ex.
planatioh OF that fact it must be remem.
bered that the first decision was given
when Democrats plead not to be count.
ed out because of faulty returns, while
the last one was evoked 10y the prayers
OF Republicans not TO be ousted on sim.
ilar deficiencies
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-29

THE strong minded women are again
haunting the halls of Congress crying
for suffrage, and the privilege to enter
the hustings and fight and scratch for
favorite candidates, like the other boys.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-29

rHILABEsFHIA. January e. lss'
Flour dull and dropping; superfne, - 500 gNua
saRasfs. ohio ansl Ia'lsaua family sa issr5 rem-
sylsaBia family Sc 2s66sAs - Louis family = q -
Minnesota family, =. .2sbGs5; patent and high grsis
Gms2s.
Wheat unsettled and duli; No 2western rel, y
Pennsylvania red sl.5s: amber sl.ss
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-29
now YocuN PROVES IlLEGAL voTEs.

HOW YOCUN PROVES ILLEGAL VOTES.
All the illegal votes charged to Curtin
beyond the 6l admitted in the restate.
ment OF the vote by his counsel, were
pretended TO be proven as votes cast for
him without calling the voters 10 learn
from them how they had voted. In
some cases local partisans were called
to testify that voters, appearing TO be
illegal by the record, had told the wit.
nesses that they had voted for Curtin.
In other cases witnesses testified that
voters had stated before the election
that they intended to vote for Curtin,
and in other cases, when neither direct
nor hearsay evidence could be obtained
as to how illegal voters had voted, it
was proven that the voters were Demo.
Gratis and their ballots charged to Curtin.
All such evidence would be inadmissi.
bic before either court or a legislative
committee, as it proves nothing and is a
confession Of the inability OF Yocum
10 prove illegal votes for Curtin by eth.
er competent or credible testimony.
But independent Of the illegal votes
proven, or pretended to be proven,
there are, rs shown by Yocum's own
presentation Of his case, from five to
ten times more illegal votes unaccount.
ed for than Yocum's returned majority.
and that brings the case clearly with.
in the settled rule of law that, when
practicable, the contest must be sent
back to the people, and the case will
be disposed OF in that way,