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An Infants Asalr-n1llslon Cons.

Eight years aao u llnm II. Taylor, Of Albany.
whluh tbs lnfast wMs SOLO telr, ustllnatcd to 10
worth 1t irast half II utlllGIl of aoalnf4, IN an
,IrgtltlVnt bAsore Judge Wcstbrnnk, Ut Albany
p4clls ut real.ustutu salVn, 1t ,was charged that
Ito inc..!nu Ut this nnco pr!ncely fortune y not
now stliieleHt to support tue GPlr ahd pay t"4sa
Al,d tuturuAt charges, Had management. iu-
pruciaunn uf values. und various other causcs
have, 1t H. sud- contributed 20 this result judge
cerlAh taxus and Judgments and will ut y fut.
ure duy take proof relative u chntkts prctptrrd
by tho l1nll. Hamilton harris uvulnst tho maA'
uxrra OF tile estAtu.
, 1881-04-29

Tonox1o, April ss.-A mcctin9 wns hsld hero,
In tho schoo!-house Of St. James' Cathodtal. to
discuss tho Roy. D. J. Maolonnolls temperance
scheme. Tho rovcroud gentloman's i1ea Is to-,
brInu togcthor tho abstanors and moderate
drinkers, 80 that they mny combino and try to
romody tho many OWLS which lnto1uperance pro-
d,1ccs. Tho plau II something similar to that Of
tho Ncv. DR.. Crosby. Of Now York. Tho tneot-
ipg WINS lprgel, nttcn.!etl. a constitution WIS
udopted. Tip yobiety is to bo styled tho Tom.
pcrance uHloh. otllc.rs were elected aud rcso-
lutions passed cAlllnE for tho establishment Of
cn!fcoh in the city In opposition to satouns.
Nlnotcun gentlemen gAyo In thclr nu.nos re the
nucleus OF joint stock 0afleo- house company,
to have capltal Of t5o,lDo in g shnres. a
prospectus will shortly llo issled Tho objcct Of
tho tiow Society urc: ~ Tho hodsc0untonAnIlug OF
crrtaih soolAl uaAKes, HnQ especially OF tho.
praBtfGo Ut treating; ~ the collection And dill
fusion OF Information rs to tho evils OF In
temperance; ch tho aiding In tho establishment
Of c0tfco- hOuses: ~ tho securing Of tho OH
eorvancU nf tho Liquor lava now on tho htGtuto'
bopk: ID tho formation nf branch societies. The
EocIciy Is emtnontly rAthntle. membership bolng
open to all those wfu aro willing to Md III uty 0f
tho t.tjccts nbuvD Rat forth. Tho Kev. D. J.
Maclon,!ci! was elected President, with tho fol-
lnwlng Vice. prcsIdoiits: rresidout Wilson. tho
lion, g. W. Aiian. Etce.Chanccllnr Dlakp,
Mcssrs. WllltAm Elllot, ". .. McMurr!ch, and
John MlcdonNtd.
, 1881-04-29
COUNCIL BLUFFS.

COUNCIL nLuPss, Ia, April :s.-Trains on sir
OF tho olght lines of railroads terminating hero
NOW roach the UnIon depot aud make all oonueo-
tIons Woat. North, south. and East, a. before tho
flood, with tho oreepton Of the transfsr by tho
Union Pacific OF everything over its temporary
brldko aprosa the waahsd .out track. All Chi.
Northwcstcrp' and Kausaa City topartod this
eyenlng from tho Union Dopot on tune, nftor
the Union fac't1c. and everything II Mow cx.
peotod 10 noyo al0ng satisfactorily aud as usual.
Tho water u falling vury fast at this time.
, 1881-04-29

Spsetal Dtsp4teA to TIA Chicago 7rltut,s.
OMAHA Mob, April 2s.-r0.dsy tlat.oar train
Of tho Chicago s. Hock Island, With q load VI
baggage, mall, etr.. reached tho Union Paclao
transfer, and u ChicaEo, burlington 4 Quincy
engiu0 and lat-car sooo followed. Tho TRACKS
OF All the roads viii probably bo above water to-
morrow, u tho river II falling fast. haylug Epne
down over thEuo feet. All trains will be running
~ usual 70 tho tEansfer, .naktn4 rcgular and
proupt cuunccdons with the uufou paeihc, b.
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Saturday afternoon. No moro trou1e IL cx.
peotcd. The Omaha 1tallroat shors. smoltit,R
works a,suiery; na eaa no pasEa nocs VIZ hSGan
hnlnn ddfu01Qd. L z.
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NEW n1kLEANs.

NEW ORLEANS, April 2s.-The Louisiana gcos
uonal Dry. Dock. belonging to nraty 4 Mc1cl-
Inn, portion Of which sunk Mohdny, has alt
to.,e down In thirty foat Of wntor, aud Is given
up As lost. VnIue, $40 0D,
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The Coming Oubernatorfai Cam
paign in the Buckeye
State.
Gov, Charles Foster Certain to Be
Renominated by the Repub-
lieans.
Tho Various Names Mentioned Id Com
ncction with tho Democratic
Nomination.
Hpeculations az to the Result Of the Eleo-
tion-Both Sides Confident Of
gucoess.
Damage Done 70 tha Republicans BY The Recent
Sesslon Of The Legislaturs-1he Pro.
hiAttion Fanatics

Session Of The Lgislature-fhe PrQ.
hIhltion Fanatics.
spettat Cos,s.pondtnes of TIE Chicago 7rtbtne+
CLEVELAND. O., April a5.-The political sittih-
ton In thaStata of Ohio WAS never moro !nter-
eating than at prosont- 1t hns as many stdos "a
round stick, 10 isJanus-face1 md rs difficult to
read, pcrhaps, rs sphinx's riddle. both sides
seetn to bc somewhat dazed by it. and not till
tho late summer months shed their rlpeninV
eatnor upon the head Of tho country. politician,
and ho shall begin to realize that ho must scratch
gravel to 70 secure his new !eHso OF power and
got his fresh grip upon tho county salnEice, will
1t DO absolutely possible to tell which way tho
scale will turn. ...
It has bccn often asserted that In our Amcri-
con economy wo havs
TOO MITCH POLITICS.
It is Us truo az the Gospel of Love: but no ono
mukes any move to cut down the supply. Why
not, iu tho midst Of the general work of organ.
ven1on Of Cruelty 70 Animals and Children,
ata+ make one for dlinlniahlng tho
supply Of polLtics7 Many arc tho
converts 1t would RGt, and great would bo the
enthusiasm of tho adhcrents. "Thts Is an
awful bud ycnr for us hoEo In Ohio" said a
prominent Republican to mo yesterday. did
not usk him why, for tho least reflection told
mo. People urc heartily sick Of 10 much politics.
and they emit be snnau tu cnthuse worth cent.
1t Is tho oil yunr. md I'll tell you why.
About year ngo tho paopo wcro worked up
to great pitch OF interust In rcxnrd to who
should he tho nominees for President With
tho Republicans tho excitement after tho cot-
vention in Chicago bocnme moro and moro In
tense because an Ohio Inai. hnd been sclucted.
Tho cusnpaign for State officers, really means
of measuring struugth for tho Presidential
| struggle tho ue1t month"; was the most
, 1881-04-29

QUEBEC LEGISLATURE,
sp.eLsl DApateA to Tia cAteage Tribune.
QuxuxC, April S.-The Quebec Legislature
opunau to-day with tho usutl curetnoniUa,
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NEW PACIFIC RAILROAD ROUTE.
Hp<tfal QllpafeA 70 1ha Chteaao Tribune.

UTTAWA, April 28.~Th6 heW sbute tbt TUG
Pacific Ilallroud, via tho Nowso rass, Is said to
bo npproxmately as follows; From tho summit,
which is scnchcd BY an casy grado. up to 5askat-
obowan,down to blackberry luver to tho Cotutn-
bla In aouthwcstorly direction, 10 miles: thauco
following tho reht. .hauk Ut tho Columbia River
mont, is mtIos; thenuo III Il nnrthwcsterly dircv-
tion 90 inilos 10 tho ilIx Eltay; t4enoo westward
through Eualo Fass. IS lTi!cs to shuswap Lake.
groat difficulty 81 which In the cross
[nK 0f tho Columbia River. The engineers
Hiycr by seeking to cross Inc selklrk ran8o OF
monntaius. but woro u,,s,scccasful IN theft at
tempt TO discover q psaoticallo routo through
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that tho Prohibition advocates are very much
dlAxualoSl at what they eonafd8r tho tamporlzn8
aspect OF tho Republicans on oil

coEnctvE-rEApEaANc QUESTIONS.
INT. on aubcr second thought, they know that
the Democratic mtrnhcrs vntc,l to q mar a9n!nst
The Democratic candidate Tor Mayor Of Clncn.
stso s sesoa g. nspsSa. I'd Sss aoee
sHpp9ss 9 ,hs gai ts tho .fr N1e stat~a5s
Il. deas very vs@erd.s @ H n sas eS.sa oy H.
There was sono talk @ week VIZ rna Of running lI'I
It il now fotnd that tho larRcr mart OF tho Dc.
tnocrAcy themselves aro going back on MIN. ana
he sSssr IT o u nao 9 q f. ss
III. joha s i. Tsomss. s. sp5laeaeii, 4 prom..
wild pit q good doal of money Into The cam.
patgn. is talked Of the most vigorously OF any
W Uea. H. A. Y. tso. .' oue-armed soldier banker
Of tho iittlo Town Of Ottawa. ls sort Of stand.
!ns eana'tlAte; b!t 20 vi! probably 1ot proni.so
hcart docs not specially
1ALLY ANY MORE AROUND THE SOLDIER
IDEA.
unless the tnonoY 10 there also.
famous talk With JudHo Thurman Of Putin
Lay aovern! yenrs ago. tn which tho Cathollcs
ws b. vii sx' praSaSy 5 5SfSd asSdes atS e.
impusauon Of being too much on the ksd'R'ovo
at joht, II. Fol.ett, also OF, Cincinnati, a young
friends; but will probably not got much sup.
.ela ey prominent M zsa.ls@sa 20. tsss as;
e BE- SSs " 9r 55ao 1u5 t.
thore aro grave doubts entsrtntned of h!s &c; ac;
R1ti hi3Rn tinaaimoasy ho now i,as vsry largc aad
rcn,anerativo iaw practice. IIo Is peculiarly
Of 1 eo as whof thSy tSk as spy swsss yea.
nRo, and was defeated; md hns rnRchcd
, 1881-04-29

HALIFAX, N. g., April ss.-A. Fl. Patterson, Al.
sistaut Agent ut the Halifax Hawking Company,
At Truro, has absconded. Tho loss ~ the bank
IL not knuwsi. 20
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NlIY9KEDOE. MICH.

MUSHROOM, MICH.
Hpsetdl Dtspateh to Ihs Chitdpo Tfttuns.
MuekKaoN, Mich. April 28-IIiRh water hAs
onrried away all Of the Muskcgon Ilpoming COM
pany's dams on Whlto Itivor. Tho dutnago dono
Is considerable.
, 1881-04-29

5psttai Dt.patsA "a tn Chseaoe TrtbuHA' :"
OTTAWA, April sa.-lt IL sald that Sly Charles
Tuppsr soiled for homo yesterday, ayqogpauted
hy sir A. T, Gait, Canadian ltSh Commissioner
to EnRlaud It Is also understood that tho latter
Will accept q portfolio IN thu Gororninont. aud
That Senator MoPhorson VIII soplace h!m ~
Htxh CoM&ul1sOnar. 80,
, 1881-04-29

CHURCH. 9U1Tt
MosTngAI, April sS.-Just!co T0rrauoa to-day
gavo Judgment Ia favor Of the TeMporslieIrs
Fund Of the Church of Scotland agalnst the mln.
.ster md Trustpes OF st. Andrew's Church hero.
Ihp cNsU bud been lDug tttn1 In tho courts, and
very luTYo amount Was Involved, ~
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-05
A Curious Punishment.

The Dutch settlers of New Meth
erland, now New York city, admin
istered a singular punishment to
disorderly persons. In the records
of the colony, which are preserved
in New York City Hall, there is the
following item;
"October IA, 1888, for drawing
his knife upon person, Guysbert
Van Regerslard is sentenced to
trow himself three times from the
sailyard of the yacht Hope, and to
receive from each sailor three lash
es, at the ringing of the bell"
Those Dutchmen believed in the
efficacy of cold water and counter
irritation to cool the angry passions
The bell was rung every morning to
call persons to and from their labor
and at 9 o'clock at night to an
nounce the hour for retiring. Guys
bert, therefore received not only
three duckings, but also three lash
ings, and doubtless ever after kept
his knife in it's sheath when his tenn
per was hot.
The bell wringer was notable
man. He was the court messenger,
the grave-digger, the chorister, and
sometimes the school master. When
the minister was absent he read a
sermon to the congregation.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-05
Mississippi Cotton Statistics

According to the census returns,
Mississippi produced in 1870 the
largest amount Of cotton of any
State in the Union. 1t was a!partic-
ularly prosperous year for the Mis-
sissippi farmers, whereas Texas,
which usually headed the cotton list,
was very unfortunate and had its
crop cut short several hundred thou
sand bales. The total acreage of
Mississippi was 2,026,9SS, and the
product 922.900 bales, Or very near
ly half bale an acre, splendid tes-
timony to the fertility of its soil.
This crop was the largest but one
ever raised in the State, the famous
crop of 1860 which exceeded it by
279, 567 bales.
The county producing the most
cotton was Washington, lying ON
the Mississippi river. Then came
Yazoo, in the Yazoo bottom, Kinds.
Bolivar, Pamela and De Soto. Two
counties, Hancock and Harrison, on
the gulf did not produce a bale
while the joint product of Green
and Perry was only l5S bales. In
the matter of fertility Washington
again led, producing seven-eights of
| bale to the acre or 51,470 bales on
SO, 1853 acres. The yield in Bolivar
also was about seven-eights Of a
bale per acre and in Issaquena the
same. In Lefore, Sharkey, Sun
flower and Warren, the yield was
three fourths of a bale. In Amite
Chichasaw and CovingtOn it was
only one-third of bale, and in
Clarke one-fourth.
If we consider the population we
will find Sharkey raises two and a
half bales to each inhabitant and
Bolivar and Washington two bales,
considerably over double the aver
age for the State.
Only one-fifteenth of Mississippi
of 3l72 square miles, was cultivated
in cotton in 1879, and yet its crop
constituted one sixth Of the entire
product of the United States and
was worth SAG, lat 900, or over $Sl
to every man in the State. A pret,
| ty good showing for the Mississippi
and Yazoo bottoms as the promised
land of American cotton culture.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-05
Mary Anderson's Latest Dodge.

By the way, the Mary Anderson
palace car in which the eminent ac-
tress rides while fulfilling her en-
gagements, dropped out of the news
paper paragraphs week or two age
and Mary became alarmed. "You
will have to put in some more fur
niture," said her agent. Everything
has been written up. The parlor
organ, the type writer, the sweet
cottage bedstead, the upright piano,
the easel at which You sit and paint
when the car is going through a
town, the patentS wardrobe (which
exhibits your dresses to the admir-
ling crowds have all been done. We
must have something new" "Sup-
pose we get one of Mrs. Lewis's new
cook stoves" suggested Mary; "and
then when there is a delay at the
station l might be seen through the
plate glass windows frying slap
Jacks and huming the Cottage by
/ the Sea- besides / could roll my
sleeves up. "Capital idea," says
the agent, at shall be done" so
now Mary cooks in her palace car
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-05
Senatorial Divorce Suit.

Judge Tarbell, second comptroller
of the United States treasury, fig
ures as correspondent in q rather
sensational divorce suit. 1t appears
that one Mrs. CLARK has sued her
husband for a divorce. In his cross
bill the husband says Tarbell and
his wife came to board in his house,
and that the plaintiff and Tarbell
became imprudently familiar tow
ard each other, and he remonstrat-
ed with her, and, said that Tar
bell should leave the house, but
she refused to agree to this; that
she had talk with Tarbell, who
promised to be more circumspect
and he (the husband again remon
strated with her. and said that Tar
bell should leave the house, but she
said he should not leave. He as
serts that Tarbell has such influence
over her that he has no control. ..'ovel
her whatever, and that it was through
his (Ts) influence that she has fill
ed the bill in which the false state
ments are made.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-05
sAgiseeAaap.
Dickson's Rules for Raising Cotto

Dickson's Rules for Raising Cotton
David Dickson, of Sparta, Geor
gia, who took the premium at tn
State Fair in Ca, in 1869, for II
bales of cotton on six acres who be
fore the war made 100000 in 1!
years by farming, having begur
with a capital of only $4,000, ane
was equally successful after the wal
thus laid down, before his deatf
the rules by which he was govern
ed in the cultivation of cotton:
Lay off rows four feet apart with
shovel plough, double furrow, and
put in fertilizers eight inches deep
Ridge with long scooter, FIVE in
ches wide, make the beds with q
turning plow, and subsoil the turn
plough burrows; split out the mid
die with shovel plough. Plant
with cotton seed sower, and cover
with a board or harrow. First
ploughing-run twenty-five inches
sweep with right wing turned down,
hoe out two or three stalks every
nine inches ten days after plough
ing. Second ploughing-use the
same sweep the right wing turned
up a little more. Third ploughing
same way; run third furrow in the
middle to leyel.
Cotton standing thick in the drill
will be much more forward in ma
turing.
Cotton only requires distance one
way.
On level land run the rows north
and south.
A cotton plant to stand two week
drouth must have four inches sol
and six inches subsoil; four weeks
eight inches soil and the same
subsoil,
To improve the cotton plant, Sc
lect seed every year after first pick
ing, up to the middle of October
taking the best stalks aud the best
bOlls on the stalks.
From the 10th to Goth Of Aprl'
is the best time to plant cotton.
Plough every three weeks and lei
the hoes come ten days behind
cleaning the cotton perfectly.
Continue ploughing till 18th oil
Goth of August. Once or twice
during the season, shove out the
middle with furrow, to keep the
land level.
The blowing of cotton requires
one and a fourth days per acre.
Cotton plants commence when
small to take ON and mature bolls
and continue until they exhaust
the soluble matter or reach the full
capacity of the land. Two stalks
will do that much sooner than one
and will so avoid late drouth, cater
pillar ato
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-05
Seeking a crown.

A French officer, a prisoner on his
parole, met with a Bible, and was
so struck with its contents that he
was convinced of the folly of scep-
ticlsm, and of the truth of Chris
tianity. When his gay associates
rallied him for taking so serious a
a turn, he said: 81 have done no
more than my old school-fellow,
Bernadotte, who is become a Luth
eran."
''Yes, but he became so,n they
answered, ito obtain crown"
"My motive" said the officer, is
the same; we differ only as to place.
The object of Bernadotte was to OBJ
tain a crown in Sweden; mine, to
obtain a crown in heaven"
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-05
Ihe e9neside,
Preaching to One Man

| The following, which is true. hl
never before been published, and 4
it is something both interesting, p|
culiar and remarkable, we mol
Igladly give place to il in the cd
umns of THE SENTINEL. The fact
were related to us by friend 4
Ydzoo Sentinel.
We will premise by saying ths
the occurrence happened during It'd
ministerial work of the Rev. Theo|
rick Pryor, ID. d., father of Ger
Roger A. Pryor, the distinguishes
New York lawyer, and now an agel
Presbyterian Divine, residing II
Notaway county, Va. Though ha,I
ing already passed his allotted threI
score and ten he is still actively en-
gagged in pastoral duties.
Once, in his early ministerial
years, on a very cold, bleak and
rainy Sabbath, he had ridden fweiys
miles to fill an appointment rpoI
reaching his designation aud enftE
ing the cliufeh tc found al ~
man, and he non professor 3 IL
ligion. Noae Of the Elders none !,
the Deacons, none Of The good Old
sisters or brethren OF the ehufs i
were there-no one except that lone
solitary man. The congregation
was therefore exceedingly small
the smallest probably that ever
greeted minister. What did the
Rev. Mr.. Pryor do? Walk ND ia
the man and while away the Church
hour in conversation with HIM
Notsat all. He deliberately entered
the pulpit, and after waiting a due
length of time, went through the
usual services, emitting not even a
song or prayer. He preached as
though he were addressing the
largest congregation. He felt that
that man had come there to hear a
sermon, and that he should not he
disappointed. And he was not.
Let the sequel demonstrate the
force and power Of that sermon:
The gentleman, as above stated,
was a non-professOr Of religion.
But awhile afterwards he connected
himself with the Church, and called
the pastors. attention to the day
when he preached a sermon to him
alone, and said that was the turning
point in his life.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-05
Things Hard to Understand.

Why an endless procession O.
drinkers from public dipper will,
without exception, drink close tt
the handle.
Why half the human race was
not born without hearing and the
other half without speech. Then
the takers might talk on in uninter-
rupted flow, and the hearers exer-
else their especial gift without their
present prurlency to speak.
Why people will go into society
to get bored, when they can get
bored just as well at home.
Why the young lady who will ca
|gerly chew boarding house mince
pie will carefully eschew boarding
house mince meat.
Why a mans stomach will be so
verlastingly squamish at home,
and at the eating house display a
faith like a grain of mustard seed.
Why a woman will make excuses
for her bread when she knows lit is
the best she ever made and knows
her company" knows it.
Why q young gentleman swears
so much lopder and more copiously
when stranger ladies are within ear
shot; or in other words,
Why the desire to make a fool of
ones self springs eternal in the hu-
man breast.
Why we are so much angrier
against him who shows US our ers
ror than him who leads us therein.
Why everybody is so prompt to
answer, "How do you do?" when you
ask that inevitable question. And,
Why you seem to be perfectly sat
isfied with the information contain
ed in this echo.
Why ones piety strengthens as
his health weakens.
Why people will get married when
courtship is so sweet.
Why man who claims to have
found marrying a delusion will
again embrace that delusion upon
the first covenient opportunity.
Why cold weather comes during
the season when it is least agreea-
BILE.
Why is it so much easier to be
polite to people who we shall proba
bly, never see again than to those
whose good opinions We have rea
son to cultivate.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-05
Men may come, and men may go,
Bnt flow ON forever.
The Kind of Religion We Want.

We want a religion that softens
the step and tunes the voice to mel
ody and fills the eyes with sunshine
checks the impatient rebuke; a re
ligion that is polite, deferential to
superiors, courteous to inferiors'and
eonsiderate to friends; a religion
that goes into the family and keeps
the husbands from being cross when
dinner is late, and keeps the wife
from fretting when the husband
tracks theynewly washed floor with
his muddy boots, and makes the
"old man" unmindful of the seraper
and door mat; one that keeps the
mother patient while the baby is
cross, and amuse the children as
well as instruct them; cares for the
servants besides paying them
promptly; projects the honey
moon into the harvestmoon and
makes the happy home like the
Eastern fig tree-bearing in its
bosom at once the beauty of the
tender blossom and the glory ofthe
|ripened fruit. We all want 4 res
ligion that shall interpose between
the ruts, gullies, and rocks of life
and the sensitive souls that are
travelling over them.