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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-12-10
The Waste Lands Of Louisiana

We do not wish to throw cold water
on this (the Disston scheme for Florida)
or any other scheme which aims to de-
velop the material prosperity of the
South. The enterprise is worthy one.
But we do insist that there is not half
as much promise in it as in redeeming
the overdowed lands of Louisiana; Here
is an opportunity awaiting some COM
pany like Disston's that will prove a
bonanza indeed. We are trying it on
small scale to-day-with the Louisiana
Land Reclamation Company-with
great success; but there is room TO.
many more companies of this kind i.
their field, and for millions of dollars of
capital. As compared with Florida,
our overlooked lands, if redeemed, are
much more valuable. These waste lands
lie mainly in the sugar district of the
States where good land is worth twenty
five dollars an acre. The average agri-
cultural production per acre in Florida
is only seven dollars, while here it is
twenty-five dollars. The redeemed
lands in this State would be near to
market and in immediate vicinity to
thickly settled neighborhoods, instead
of as in Florida, several hundred miles
from any civilized settlement. The
State of Louisiana possesses 5000, 900
acres of swamp and overfowed lands,
for which at present there is very little
demand, the sales not averaging over a
few thousand acres year, although
the price is low-from twelve and a-hal
to seventy-five cents. That much OF
4 l,x~ hla a..I I,,ol l. =
shown by the fact that some 3,00U,0 900
acres of it had been purchased by diff
ferent persons. improved and are now
under cultivation. What has been done
BY these persons, most of them with.
very little capital to back them, could
certainly be done much more success.
fully by large corporation with plenty
of money.-Neo0 Orleans Democrat. -
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-12-10
An Unfaithful Shepherd.

H. F. Galen's sheep herder deserts
his camp and flock, leaving the sheep
among the wolves of the mountains for
two weeks without shepherd, steals
his employers fine herd horse and sheep
dog and runs away. The news of this
infamous outrage reaches us to-day by
Mr., Galen, who comes to the city to
find a herder to take the place of the
wretch, who has no doubt joined his
band of horse thieves. which is said to
extend from Utah to the Yellowstone
and the Northwest Territory. The horse
thief, who came in the guise of sheep
herder, is James Orion, and was hired
this fall by Mr.. Galen at BQzeman. He
moved out to the range camp driving
with him 1900 sheep, well supplied with
good horse, tent, rations, dog, bed
ding, etc.
1t appears from indications that Or
ton slept only one night at the camp,
and next day stole off, taking a valua-
BILE herd horse and equipments and
valuable shepherd dog. The man had
left the camp about two weeks, and it
was not known until last Monday, when
MIR. Galen had occasion to send out
Soue supplies anu IL was discovered
that the camp was abandoned and the
sheep scattered all over the hills, sur
rounded by ravenous wolves. Mr.. Galen
went at once to the range and succeed
ed in gathering some eight or nine
hundred OF his flock and bringing them
to his ranch-the Willow Springs. 1t
is believed that there never was such
wanton desertion practiced in Montana
before, and as it is the first instance of
such betrayal the guilty miscreant
should be punished by the first man
that could halt him with 'stop thief"
Pass his name around and inspect care
fully any man riding a fine bay horse
and having with him black and white
shepherd dog with tan-colored eye
brows. -Helen0 Mon. Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-12-10
AFFECT Condition Of Hawaiian Laborers.


Slavery" said an intelligent young
machinist to Chronicle reporter yester-
day; why, slavery is too good name
for the labor system in the Hawaiian
Islands. l went to the islands two
years ago and worked on the planta-
tions, continued the machinist, 't and
from what l have seen 1 quite agree
with the old negro who told me one
night at Naalehu. I've worked in
Louisiana in the worst days, and never
struck any slavery like what we have
on this plantation In the majority
of places, according to the machinist's
description, each laborer is given a
room about SIX by eight feet to lodge
in, and this apartment has to answer
all the requirements of single or mar
ried life. In many cases the machinist
saw family of six white people living
in one small room, with shameless
disregard for all the decencies of life.
At six o'clock the hands are escorted
to the field to work. The overseer of
each gang is on his mettle to detect any
negligence or hardness, knowing W Ill
that the value of his services is
rated by the amount which he can de-
duct from the wages of the slaves. If
an unhappy bondman is seen Sinking
his work he is deprived of the wages for
that day. If he resent the imposition
he is dragged before the native officer
of the law, who is ahail fellow we'll met
with the planter, and is fined. The
system of fines is in fact the most adj
vantageous TO the fiinty-hearted over
seer, for by judiciously using the ma
chinery of the law he can keep the
bondman more securely in his power
The law prevents them, from leaving the
service of the planter while they are in
debted to him, and the imposition of a
few heavy fines prolongs their slavery
for years. .a t .I4-- -,u'
The food given to the bondmen is not
so bad in quality as disgusting in the
manner in which it is cooked and served.
The Cinnamon and the South Sea
Islanders do their own cooking. The
white slaves depend on Chinese cook,
who is the servant of the plantation,
and endeayors to express through his
pots and pans the sinister disregard of
the overseer and the planter. The ma
chinist described the food furnished
him and other artisans at various PLAN
tdIiouS Us lSSustluS' IL uoeSn Jake
the poor fellows long to become demor-
allied, and then they are booked for
good. The sale of liquors is forbidden
on the islands, but the odd dollars the
poor slaves get soon go in drink. That's
how the Chinese grow rich by selling
rice brandy. The drink and the slavery
make them all one-negroes, Cinnamon,
South Sea Islanders, Kanakas and
whites. If ever there was hell on
earth it's on some of these plantations
I've ."-San Francisco Chronicle,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-12-10
A Terrible TarantuIa.

Oliver c. Waddell, who recently re-
removed to this State from Texas,
settling along Stone River, in Stone
County, was bitten a few days ago by a
tarantula. He was on hunting expe-
dition in the mountains, and had
camped under u large pine tree. Some
time during the night the insect
crawled in between the blankets which
enveloped him as he lay before the fire,
and bit him twice, once on the finger
and again on the arm near the elbow.
He was awakened by tingling sensa-
ton in that part of his body, and arous-
ing himself discovered the cause, and
succeeded in killing the tarantula. 1t
was as large as the hand of an ordinary
man. Waddell's hand and arm began
to swell rapidly, and before he could
get to the nearest house, some four or
five miles away, the poison had spread
to all parts of his body. 1t
was some time before he could obtain
medical skill, and when the physician
arrived Waddell was found to be be-
yond hope. He fingered some time,
however, dying in the afternoon. The
case is singular one, from the fact
that it proves that the tarantula is capa-
BILE of intlicting a death wound. Louis
UiiLe COatrieT-.JOuradL. ..tr..,.r...
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-12-10
TO-DAY AND TOMORROW.

''H If there come some joy to me, .-.iu
. Would you have me stay,
With that joy to sweeten life?
a "Yes Heart, stay to-day"
Well. then, If have dream
ti OF some coming sorrow, t..il .tf
Shall wait to feel its fear? 81.
THAT will do tomorrow
If unto some loving heart
lUsNN I've a debt to pay? Inc 80 IT,.
"Ahl that is u mighty debt.
t4 Pay it, Heart. to-day" l,tt J7
s ..I If I'm forced from bitter wrongs
Cruel words to borrow? ''.
go "Then, dear Heart, there is no haste;
Keep them till Tomorrow.
"Duty, Kindness and Success
20 Lose by slow delay;
- Duty hath a double right 9
When it claims to-day;
r Kindness dies Il it must waltz r
Success will not stay
Unto them comes no tomorrow,
a-.p If they lose to-day. .r.I a,ft.t.I
: ''But for Debt and Doubt and Anger,
But for useless Sorrow,
~ Better you should wait day; '"
Keep them for tomorrow. .. .
And as every days tO-ddN ' f.'
-4 You may patience borrow, U# tfs.
Thus forever to put of
Such bad tomorrow"
... -Hape,'s Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-12-10

then the lock was broke afterward, to look as
II it ha been forced open. They've had the
foreman Of the safe-men down, too, and he
says the same thing. Naturally the argument
is: there were only two keys in existence; one
was safe with the President of the bank, andis
about all he's got to show out Of forty ears
savings; the only other one YOU had: conse-
quently 1t heaves it on to- you.n 4
81 see" said Wood. 81 will go with YOU
Do you want to come into the house with me
while get my coat!" 10 autI.
Well, suppose l must keep you in sight
now, you know"
And they went into the house. I
$ Mary said her husband, =" the folks that
lost by Clark when the bank broke have been
at him until he's felt obliged to pitch on some
body, and he's pitched on me, and Captain
Nourse has come to arrest me. | shall get bail
before long" ...UE-t. rIrJ.si-F ..s.i
he was gone. f H.i .t
But then ..r. ...f..-..s, dina t,f ..I-,..
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-12-10

Young Delmonico, of New York,
thus speaks of his patrons; " Men al
ways order better and more carefully
than women. The Western people are
about the same kind of feeders the
Yankees are. The Southerners go for
any dish that is fried. and become dys-
peptic in haste. The people of the
Middle States are the best diners. En-
glishmen get the best breakfasts"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-12-10

"A French newspaper informs its
readers that veterinary surgeon, re-
siding at Charleville, has succeeded in
amputating the gangrened leg of a COW,
and replacing it by a wooden one. The
cow, it is said, is now perfectly well
and walks easily upon the artificial
limb. .Ha G4NI H|. "If9
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-12-10

Three little girls. at Gold Hill,
New, were playing at doctor, nurse
and patient, and it devolved on one to
take the pills prescribed by the youthful
doctor, which were pine nuts, she'll and
all. Her case is serious.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-19
The following the closing quotations for Gov
BY ASSOClhIeU Pres
sUB-TREAsURY BALANCES.

Gold...........- ISL $50 Currency $3.50 1Sz
NEW YORK, March lS-The imports of dry goods
for the week s. sis and the amount marketed
1885,, All. Money more active at 5G6 per cent,
and closed at 81 per cent Exchange strong, and the
nominal rates advanced x per cent to 4slIs for
60 days and 4S4 for demand with actual business at
4SOG4S for long and 4S39 1885, for short sight Gov
ernments quiet but generally firm State bonds duh
and nominal. Railroad bonds active but irregular.
Toward the close Boston, Hartford and Erie rose TO
CO., Toledo, Decatur and Burlington incomes after
rising to 49,, dro pped to AZ Kansas and Texas sec
Onds to $50, Denver and Rio Grande rsis l161
and Iron Mountain seconds (preferred incomes So;
do frsts (preferred incOmeS) fell otto 9Ila.
The stock market opened strong and general y
higher but in the early dealings prices declined hI
per cent. At the first board the speculation became
strong and an advance was recorded, the upward
movement continuing to the second board when the
Improvement in values ranged from Il to per cent,
Nashville and Chattanooga, Alton and Terre Haute,
Canada Southern, Delaware Lackawanna and West
ern, Delaware and Hudson, Pacific Mail, and Lake
Shore being most prominent therein. In the late deal
ingS reaction of al per cent took place. the latter
in Pacific Mail and Nashville and Chattanooga. At
the close there was fractional recovery in most
Toledo, Del and Burlington rose per cent to
Gliding Canada Southern. 1900: Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western, 62,O0G Delaware and Hudson,
1000; Iron Mountain 5000 Lake Shore, H. 900; Louis
vile and Nashville, l50 Manhattan Elevated, 1000;
Mobile and Ohio; 5000: Nashville and CHATTANOOGA,
10000; New Jersey Central, 5000 Pacific Mail 5000
st. Paul. 1900; Wabash Pacific, $780, Western Union
S,0OG Texas Pacific $50
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-19

more the displeasure and hostility of the late En-
press, the more the probability of its permanance
Increased. 1t was not till some years had elapsed
that the Empress relaxed her opposition to a con-
tnuance of the connection, the chief reason of the
change being that the influence of the favorite was
! understood to be exercised in such way that the
monarch, who by 10 means lacked a fair share of
the characteristic passionate qualities of his race
was probably preserved thereby from something
worse. In this conviction the deceased Czarina, to-
ward the last, not simply tolerated, but, if any
thing rather encouraged and fcstered the liaison.
The Car himself becameso devoted to the Princess
that at length he could not endure her absence
from his company.
| The visits to Ems the social life of the Car at
the Four Towers, and his devotion to the Prin-
cess and family there are not unknown in Ger
many. The longer the relation was maintained
the more attached did the Emperor become TO the
family, the happiness ofwhose heads would seem
to have been perfect but for the missing sanction
oflaw and morality. The Czarina devoted herself
more and more exclusively TO the church and
works of religion and piety. leaving the domestic
hearth and family life more and more in the
! hands of the Princess At length the latter occu-
pied splendid suit of apartments i'll the Winter
Palace at st. Petersburg, above the rooms occupied
/ by the Car himself The new family relations
into which the sovereign thus openly entered
could Marty fail to exercise some lUnuencc on pup
lie life
Before long the Princess was induced, by solicit
tations from dignataries of the state and by petit
tons from less influential persons, to use her in
auence with the Car in matters of public concern.
Thus it came to pass that in the upper story of the
Winter Palace kind of regular but separate court
gathered together Here Russian statesmen were
to be seen crowding almost as eagerly as to the
real court story lower. Here, in fact state bust
ness was transacted quite as effeciyelyas the regu
lar ministerial offices of the Empire. The Car
himself, indeed, requested of the courtiers that
they should wait on the Princess and show their
respect and devotion to her; and such wish was,
ofcourSe, not neglected.
Only the legitimate members of the Imperial
family looked with jealousy on the intruder and
held aioof from the Court of the Upper Story. When
1t was observed that the Empress illness
Stunning threatening aspect it was regarded as
certainty that as soon as death had restored the
Car his freedom of action it would not be long
before he would marry the Princess Dolgourki.
Hardly had the Empress dccease taken place last
spring when all eyes were directed to the upper
story of the Winter Palace. 1t was, however, with
genuine surprise that four months after the death
of the Czarina, st. Petersburg heard it whispered
that the sovereign had led his second consort to
the altar.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-19
THE CZAR'S WIVES.
His Mergnaatic Marriage with the PrIn-
cess DOlRourki.

Alexander H., the late Gar of Russia,
was first married April g. 1S41, to his cousin the
Princess of Hesse- Darmstadt, Maxiniliana vii
helu,ina Augusta Sophia Maria, daughter of the
Grand Duke LudwigII. The bride was then nearly
seventeen years of age, having been born August s.
1924 She was by education Protestant, but after
she exchanged her long German name for the
Russian one of Maria Alexandrovna she embraced
the orthodox Greek Church, of which she ulti
mately became an enthusiastic votary.
The Empress passed quietly away about year
since in the Winter Palace, and was buried with
BETTING solemnities. Shortly after this the Car
concluded morganatc marriage with the Prin-
cess Dolgourki This princess belongs to one of
the oldest and most aristocratc families of Russia
She comes of princely stock, which is counted
among the Rurikovitchi, the descendants OF Rurik,
the yaragiau or Morse founder ofRussia. In point
of high birth, in fact, the house to which the
Princess Dolgourki belongs surpasses even the
race of the Romanoffs, who reigned down to Eliza
beth, and then, through Anna, transferred the
crown to the Holstein- GOttorp line.
Some fifteen years ago, when the intimacy began
to grow close and firmer, it provoked more and
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-19
MONETARY MATTERS.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
Wall Street TraHsaetions-The Latest Quotations
in Stocks and BOnds-Neu York and Bal
timore Produce Markets-E0ndoH
and Paris Money Markets.

The following observations the transactions In
the finansial market yesterday, together with highest
lowest and closing stock quotations. furnished by
the banking house Of H. d. Cooke, jr., e. Co., If29
street, Washington. d. c.:
The market has been Inactive to-day and so en-
tirely void of outside pressureS that there is really
nothing TO say about il. The large manipulaors are
still holding aoof and letting the small local traders
shave the market all to themselves. AT one time to-
day there was slight activity. caused by fictitious
report that the Secretary of the Treasury going
to buy $40 100000 bonds The facy of this runOr was
soon discovered and the market again subsidized into
It's passive condition. Until we have some new inhi-
ences we cannot possibly have any activity in the
market At present there variations In prices
other than the Insignificant vibrations caused by
room" traders. The closing to-day shows an nd
vance in two-thirds of the list OF 2 per cent the
latter Nashville and Chattanooga. The remaining
third shows decline of 19;4 per cent The average
zone of fluctuations to-day has not exceeded 4 por
cent
Money loaned at 4G5 per cent.
Total sales: Pacific Mail, I5,IOO; Western Union
$780, do extended, sC0 Northwest. 3 500 Rock Island
100; ST. Paul, 1890; c. C. & /. G., 100 Erie 5000 Han
nibal and ST. 10, 1900 preferred. ZOO Lake Shore
l4OG New York Central. 35O0; Ohio and Mississippi
$500; Union Pacific, $780, Michigan Central roo Del
aware and Hudson, 97Oe New Jersey Central! 500;
Delaware Iackawanna and Western. 81 COZ
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-19
DISTRICT COURTS.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DIsTRICr-CHIEF JUS
TICE CARTIER AND Justices HAGSER AND JAMES
Mr.. s. A. Cox, of Maryland, admitted TO the bar.
Cahill vs.. Cahll; assigned for Monday. Mayhem VS..
Rupert; motion TO enter Judgment, and hearing
fixed for March 25 John H Stewart was appointed a
constable. Josiah Willard resigned as q constable,
and Henry D. Pfel was appointed in his stead
CIRCUIT CoURT-JUsTICE Neutrality-suspicious.
White; verdict for defendant.
PROBATE CoURT-JUsTICE HAGNER.--In re will of
George N. Hay; viii admitted to probate and letters
of administration issued to E S. Hutchinson bond,
5000; the estate is left to the executor In estate
ofC w Clarke: order granting letters of adminisr-
ton to J. A. Keech In re estate of L. B. Dickson;
letters testamentary issued to J. H. May In estate
George McDermott letters of administration issued
to Eugene McSweeny. In re James and Mary
Hamilton: W. F. Scala appointed guardian to the
K. Browne appointed guardian. Last will of
Last will of Richard Wallach filed for probate
and record. Last will of Mary Sioussa filed
for probate and record In re estate OF Samuel
E Lewis; list of debts due the estate returned By the
administrator. In guardianship of Indiana Garner
John f. Garner removed as guardian and Charles c.
COLLISION substituted. In will of Richard Taylor. of
Norfolk Va copy of will filed with the Register. In
re estate of D. A. Gardner: inventory of personal
returned by the executors In estate of Eliza
beth L. Hindmirsh; inventory of personal estate
turned by administrator. In re viii of Chris. Nell
meyer; will admitted to probate. In re Mary Z.
Major guardian; citation issued return able March o.
number of accounts were presented by the Register,
approved and passed.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-19
PRODUCE MARKETS.
baltimore General Market.

BALTIMORE, March 1s-Cottou dull; middling 1O;<c
Flour active and very firm; Howard street and
Western super, S. 2554 90; do extra, "a 2jG5 co. do
family - 256 %; City Mills SUPER g 294 90; do ex
tra - 25@5 OO do family IS 25GS 5G do Rio brands
Sc O066 p; Patapseo family, 81 co. Wheat-Southern
higher and firm Western steady closing firm South
red, 81 1901 2 do amber, 81 22912 q: No West
ern winter red, spot and March, 81 2191 2lis; April
81 2z@1 21s May, 81 21ssG1 21l: June. 81 2OI91 81
July 81 I49116 Corn-Southern easier; Western spot
easier futures higher and firm: Southern white SIC;
do yellow, Sc; Western mixed. spot. 5sc; March,
57(157sc; April, 56@56,c; May, 54]f@54<c; steamer
5i@54tc. Oats active and firm; Southern, sc; West
ern white. AZ do mixed 45c; Pennsylvania, Sc Rye
quiet at 81 O5dl 09. Hay steady; prime TO choice
Pennsylvania and Maryland SIS O091s 90 per ton.
Provisions firm, but quiet; pork-od SIS 5O new,
$6 5 bulk msats-loose shoulders and clear rib Sides
none Offering; do packed. 69sAc; bacon-shoulders,
G<c; clear rib sides, 91ac hams, n@11i4c Lard-re-
fined. lie: Butter quiet; prime to choice Western,
packed l3d22c roll, 1S92e Eggs fairly active IL
ollie. Petroleum dull; refined sYc Coffee easier and
quiet; Rio cargOes ordinary to fair 0i4Gl2zc. Sugar
steady; a soft, &c, Whisky dull az 81 IOsl II;
Freights to Liverpool Ger steamer dull; cotton 3I6
@1d: -four, S2s I'd per tom grain Sd. Receiprs-fOur,
3l47 barrels; wheat $50 bushels; corn, 1854 bushels
oats, $50 bushels. Shpments-wheat. IS 500 bushels
corn none. Sales-wheat, 58O566 bushels; corn 2 79S
bushels.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-03-19
How 10 Care a Cold.

A medical journal tells how one man
was cured of cold: "He boiled little worm
wood and horehound together and drank freely of
the tea before going to bed. The next day he took
five pills, put one kind of plaster on his breast,
another under his arm, and still another on his
back. Under advice from an experienced old
lady he took all of these off with an oyster knife
in the afternoon, and slapped on mustard poultice
instead. Then he put some hot bricks to his feet
and went to bed. Next morning another old lady
came III with 4 bottle of goose oil, and gave him
dose Of it on quill, and an aunt arrived about
the same time with bundle of sweet fern. which
she made into tea and gave him every half hour
until noon, when he took big dose of salts. After
dinner his wife, who had seen fine old lady of
great experience on doctoring, in High street,
gave him two pills of her own make, about the
size of a walnut and of similar shape. and two
teaspoonfIlS of homemade balsam to keep them
down. Then he took q half pint Of hot rum at
the suggestion of an old sea captain visiting in the
next house, and steamed his legs with All alcohol
bath. AT this crisis two of his neighbors arrived
who saw at once that his blood was out of order
and gave him a half gallon of spearmint tea and q
big dose of castor OIL Before going to bed he took
eight of new kind of pills, wrapped about his
neck flannel soaked in hot vinegar and salt, and
had feathers burned on q shovel in his room. He
is now cured and fun of gratitude"