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Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-12-17

from the entire house. ITO spring up
and hasten to the exit was the work Of .
moment In tho corridors the deepest
darkness prevailed. With many Others
l tried to make my way in the dark, and
caught hold OF ths coat Of q person be-
fore me, and my own saat was held by
q string Of othess behind me. Thus we
CROPPED our way to the stairs, where,
also, it was pitch dark. All fell on one
another, but finally we reached the grand
loggis. While We were escaping we
heard the piercing shrieks Of the unfor-
tunatns who were either crushed to
death or snifocatsd by the smoke and
flames. Those who could not reach the
stairs FASTENED to tho windows of the
loggiS. II WIS a terrible time. Dense
crowds struggled together, those be-
hind urging those in front to spring out,
or We shall al dis.'"
THE VIEW OF THE BODIES
at the morgus shows some which retain
the form Of the last desperate struggle,
the features expressing the final cramp
of agony. Others arr fair women, some
with diamond rings still glit.ering on
their fingers, the only objects by
which they can possibly be recognized;
have been trarnpled to death and then
partially consumed by the fire. Some
have their skulls crushed in and limbs
distorted and broken; from Others the
bowels protrude, horrifying sight;
but Why continue this ghastly ist' SO
far only dozen persons have been re-
corded as having escaped The rest are
I'LL dead, aud all this fearful result is due
to the criminal carelessness, negligence
aad lack of the ordinary precaution Of
safety
The week after the Nice fire the police
authorities ordered that Director tanner
should have reserve Of petroleum lights
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FROM THE CAPITAL.

The Mutilation of Silver Coin.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. A new
method of mutllating silver currency is
being employed by number of patent
medicine venders and others to adver-
tise their goods and wares. Of late
large numbers of CONS have been re-
ceived in the Treasury which are stamp
ed on one side with advertisements.-
The stamps used are some part Of die
which cuts letters and words into the
coin. In most instances the name OF
the owner Of the article advertised is
not cut on the coin, but the advertise
ment simply recommends a certain nos.
trum or article. AS the coin is stamped
only on one side it can be passed very
readily, exposing only the perfect side
THIS is mutilation OF the currency and
a violation of law. The Secret Service
has been directed 10 investigate this and
hunt out and prosecute the offenders.
UNLAWFUL TRAFFIC IN POSTAGE STAMPS
Large numbers Of cases of violation
Of the law prohibiting traffic in postage
stamps are now attracting the attention
of the Postoflce Department, and spe
cial agents are hunting up offending
postms sters all over the country. Post
masters are forbidden to sell stamps ex
cept in the locality to which their Office
belongs, but many of them violate thi:
law. One postmaster in small village
in Virginia has made profit of nearly
$500 in the last few months selling
stamps to Baltimore merchants at II
per cent discount. The postal author
tiles say they are determined TO break
up this traffic.
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NEW YORK.
CAMERON ITEMS.

Our townsman, George Suppes, has
been drawn as Grsnd Juror of the U.
s, Court. He is notified to appear at
Columbus December l
Miss Lydia Bolen returned home last
we k, from Wheeling, sick of typhoid
fever. DR.. Webb was called 10 attend
the case.
Grandma Booghner is still sick; we
trust she may recover.
Correction-Read in SPIRIT OF Isl
inst: John Suppes and the Hons E.
Headley and H. Maury, instead of John
Suppes and the house.
Prof. j. Erie vine is about visiting
friends in Wheeling.
Stephen Boughner, Esq., shot Fox
at the distance Of rs yards, with shot
gun; said fox was going at the time al
more than 2.40 gait.
Some tobacco has been sold at about
81 per hundred.
George WILDER to- lay removed his
family to our village. George will gel
a good share of the public patronage.
We learn that our friend, Aaron Head
ley, will shortly engage in the mercantile
business ct Cameron.
Isaac Headley, brother of Hon. Ellie
Headley, is visiting friends at this place
R. II.
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Railroad Meeting at somerton.

The railroad meeting held some time
ago at Malaga, Ohio, adjourned to meet
at the call q the President The Presi-
dent called the meeting at Somerton,
November 5. The meeting was held in
the Bank Hall and was called to order
by Mr. Fowler, who acted as President,
with T. P. Harris, Secretary. Barnes
vile, Somerton, Malaga and Miltonsburg
were represented
The committee appointed at the last
meeting we're called on to report. The
chsirman Of the Barnesville committee
(Dr. Ely reported very favorably. The
people were enthusiastic. There we're
some WHO were opposed 10 the road or
any road, but he thought they would
eventually yield He thought the road
could be built, the route was an excel
lent one, ahd all that was needed was
earnest work. DR.. Mccullough, on be-
half of the Semerton committee, report
ed the people divided as to the best
route. Some think an east, ard west road
better than the proposed line. Yet the
people wanted road. y
Mr.. Evans, of Malaga,could not make
much of report, as he was not one ot
the committee, but he was authorized to
state that they were in favor of road
Messrs Dorr and Ketterer. of Millions
burg, were very much in favor of tht
route and promised their full quota. Re
marks were mace by Hogue and Miles
of Somerton, and Moore, of Barnesville
Mr.. Moore spoke earnestly and had con
fdence that the road could and woult
be built.
On motion of Mr.. Moore, the Secre
tary was instructed to write out an ap
plication tor charter and secure names
to the same. The route agreed upon is
beginning at or near Gainesville, run
ming by way Of Somerton, Malaga, Mil
tonsburg, LewisvilIe, Stafford, Harriets
vile, Salem, 20 Marietta, Ohio. Th
name to be The Barnesville and Mari
eta Railroad Company. Capital stocl
100000.
The meeting adjourned to meet at th'
call of the Secretary.--Barnesville En-
tsrpriSe
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The Plain Truth of History,
n. Y. SIM.

n body, so far as we have observed,
seriously objects to the election of David
Davis to the temporary Presidency OF
the Senate, but that is no reason why
our esteemed Republican contempo-
raries should distort the truth about it.
as many of them do. Tue ALBANY
Journal, for instance, says:
"The people decided at the ballot box
last fall not to restore the Democrac,
to power, and yet, in def ince of this
popular will as thus expressed, the Dem
ocrats of the Senate went ahead, and, BY
choosing Mr.. Bavard as their presiding
officer, made Democrat the consttu-
tional successor to the Presidency
Now, the plain truth of history is this.
More than one-half of the voters of the
United States voted in 1880 to put the
Democratic party in power The men
who turned the scale against the party
lived in the city of New York and cal
led themselves Democrats. Of the
thirty eight States OF the Union, nine
teen, exactly one-half, voted to trust the
Democratic party with power. The
United Safes Senators are the represen
tatives of the States. Had the Sena-
tors from those nineteen Democratic
States voted IN accordance with the ex.
pressed wish Of the voters of those
States, there would have been tie vote
on the pro tenn. Presidency.
Our Repu )lican contemporaries should
be honest with themselves and say
with Federal patronage we bough
Malone, who was elected to represent {
Democratic State, and we thus got ma
jprity that the people Of the Unite
States voted not 70 trust US with"
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Fees for Entering Lands.

A citizen desiring to take homestead
in California, Oregon, Washington, Ne
vads, Colorado. New Mexico, Arizona,
Idaho, Utah, Wyoming and Montana a
must pay at the time Of making the
filing (if the land is not within the lin
its of railroad grant in fees and com
missions SIG for l60 acres II the land
desired is within limits of railroad
grant $22 is required, while in the States
of Iowa, Nebraska, Texas, Kansas and
other States lands not within the limits
of railroad grant are open to settlers
for S14 for 160 acres, and within rail-
road limits SIS. The same ratio ol
difference is made when the settler
comes to prove up on his land after five
years OF toll aud danger on the frontier
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LOVE VS., MONEY.
A Coming Wedding Calculated tt
Cause q Sensation.


New York, Nov. Much fsshion-
able interest is centered in a wedding to
take place in Trinity Chapel November
l6, at which DR.. DIX is to oliicate The
lady is the daughter Of Professor Char.
lier, age twenty, and beautiful The
young man is Mr.. Howe, the private
secretary of Postmaster Pearson HI
is ot~good family, but poor. When
Charlier, who has not objected to
Howe's attentions to his daughter, heard
of the engagement, he forbade it. An
other sister and the young mother o.
the girl took the lovers part, and were
ordered out of the house.
DR.. Morgan, of st. Thomas' Episco
pal Church, declined to marry the coup
le without Cbarlier's consent, but DR.
Dix, Of old Trinity, who had looked in
to the matter, says the young people
are right, and he will perform the cere
mony on November 16. Postmaster
General James son Frank, is to be bes
man and President Arthur's son, one oil
the ushers. The father says he will for
bid the bans and Dix says he has pre-
pared written statement which he viii
read, and then go on with the ceremony
Charlier says his principal objection L
his daughters youth The affair create
much interest in fashionable circles
The wedding is to be large. The girl
are now staying with friends, and th'
brother who is going to give his sister
awav, has left letter and gone to worl
in store. Wnen his father, who i
very rich, ordered him out of the house
he gave him 3 $40 bill 1t is expected
that great crowd will attend the wed
dino.
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I6r The folio owing forecast Of the
weather for the coming winter was pre-.
pared by George H. Twiss, for the meet
ing of the Tyndall Association. He
has made similar predictions for the pas
six years and read before this Associa'
ton, and his forecasts have generally
been verified by the facts:
The winter will be the mildest since
the winter of 1855, but the average
temperature will be "a little below thai
of that winter. The length OF the winter
will be from six weeks to two months
shorter than last year, the severe wealth
er commencing about January l, and
closing early in March. The winter
will be characterized by sudden sharp
changes. The thermometer will likely
touch lower point than any time las
winter, but the general average Of the
temperature will be much higher. A
severe cold dip may be expected between
December % and January 10. There
will be little snow, and sleighing, i
any. will he of short duration.
The amount OF coal required for do.
mestic purposes will not be more thar
two-.hirds as much as required for las
winter
Builders can confidently arrange tc
continue work till the latter part Of De.
cember. and with the Interruptions Of {
week or ten days through the winter.
Generally the weather W II likely prove
treacherous and variable, and further
precautions will suggest themselves tc
those interested. -,
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THE ELECTIONS.
The New York legislature Demo.
cratic In both Branches.
LARGE DEMOCRATIC GAINS IN
WISCONSIN.
Tho MahOne-Republican Repudia-
tiOniSts Garry Virginia.
WISCONSIN,.

WISCONSIN.
MILWAUKEE, November 9-Democrat-
ic gains from counties reported, being
half the State, $500 The Republicans
are confident they have elected their
ticket, bat the Democrats still insist that
Folk has been elected Treasurer by
small majority. The prospect is that
the Republicans will have about 5000
majority.
NEW JERSEY.
NEWARK, N. J., Nov. 9.-The latest
returns give reduced Republican ma
joritv in the Legislature. The Senate
stands Is Republicans TO 8 Democrats,
and the Assembly rs Republicans, 80
Democrats, one anti-monopoly Repub-
lican and one doubtful, but claimed by
the Republicans. The Democrats gain
three Senators and the Republicans one
VIRGINIA.
RICHMOND, November 9 Later re-
turns further reduce the Democratic
gains in the Legislature, and there is
now no hope of recovering the lost
ground in counties to hear from. Pret
ty full returns received from over half
the State and the indications are Came
ron is elected, and that the Readjusters
will have good working majority on a
| joint ballot in the Legislature.
MINNESOTA.
ST.. Paul, Nov. 9 9-Retnrns from 100
cities, townships and precincts received
up to eight O'Clock give Hubbard, Re-
publican, for Governor, 20,060; John
son, Democrat, IL, $50. This is about
one third of the vote of the State, and
indicates falling of Of thirty to forty
per cent from the vote of last year.
CONNECTICUT.
HARTFORD, November 9.-The Re-
publirans have elected ten out of the
fourteen Senators voted for Yesterday,
giving them II of the "a. Last year
The Senate stood 16 10 This year
there are three new districts Tue
House stands, according to the returns,
14s Republicans, 9S Democrats and one
Greenbacker. Last year, Republicans
166, Democrats 80 and l Greenbacker
PENNSYLVANIA.
PHILADELPHIA, November 9.-The
Republican committee has some add-
tfonaf advfces from the interior, from
which they place Bailey's maj >rity a.
1000, but the Democratic campaign
managers are not Satisfied that an ad-
verse result has been achieved.
The Times says Bailey's plurality is
1900 The Press gives the returns
from 66 counties, showing Bailey 8
plurality over Noble of 1858
NEW YORK.
ALBANY. November 10 The returns
from the State received by the Evening
Journal, put Carr's majority at 10000.
The Journal says il these figures stand
all his associates on the Republican
ticket, except Huested, are certainly
elected. The Journal figures the SEN
ale at II Democrats, l5 Republicans,
and the Assembly 81 81 Democrats, 81
Republicans.
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There bOs been granted to the Cana.

There hos been granted to the Cana.
dian Pacific Railroad subsidy, which
may be valued at 800, 100000
George Daubner, OF Wsukesha Co.,
Wis, who received several thousand
dollars back pension. and who was ex.
-amired at Detroit for alleged fraud upon
+ the Pension Bureau, was held for trial
by Commissioner Bloodgood
The State Railroad Commissioners oil
iowa have drawn the attention of the
railroad managers to the general need
of coal throughout the Stste, and they
have promised to prevent a recurrence
of the lsmine of last winter.
It is reported that Judah P. Benjamin
is at the bottom of the present boom in
Conf derate bonds, and that be and jeff
Davis have tcguleriy drawn tue interest
ACQUIRING from The Confederate deposits
10 the Bank Of England since 1865.
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Sitting Bull and eighty of his imme-
diate followers are guarded at Fort Ran.
dali by colored soldiers of the. Twenty
fifth infantry.
The Milwaukee Sentinel estimates that
the log cut on the Wisconsin river and
its tributaries will be 40 per cent less
than it was last year Heavy rains have
filed The swamps and lowlands, making
It impossible to locate camps and carry
ID supplies before freezing weather.
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ABold Challenge.

NEW YoRK, November 10 e. S
Stokes authorizes the Turf, Field and
Farm to say for him: 81 will match
Mr.. Macksy's California bred Sweet.
heart, against Mr. Raymonds Kentucky
bred Phil Thompson, mile heats, besl
three in five, for $4,000 side; race tc
be trotted some time in July, at Chicago
Or New York. That track is to be cho.
sen which will offer The best terms as to
gate money. The expenses of bringing
Sweetheart from San Francisco will be
considerable, and, therefore, / will put
up forfeit of $4,000 against $4,000
and an additional $4,000 against $4,000
five days before the one fixed upon fol
the race; or, if Raymond will trot il
California will put up forfeit OF So,
600 against his $1,000 1 will eithel
give or take $4,000 for expenses.
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CATTLE MARKETS.
wheeling Live stock Market.

The cattle market for the past week
was dull. Sales were maie at 3 Al 3
according to qraIity and condition.
Hogs, prices are lower; 5ta6c were
the figures yesterday.
Sheep are dull almost to stagnation
The best quality bring 31c, and there i:
no demand for any Others
Calves bring 5.00a8 90 head, accord
ing to s'za. The demand is good, and
the supply is small.
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REPUBLICAN, editors are sOrely troub-
led about tho temperance legislation
that should be enacted next Winter
They are under obligations to favor
temperance measures of some kind, bu'
the kind that will not hurt their party
with the saloon element, and at the same
time please temperance advocates, is the
two-horse act they are riding now and
something OF that nature will, undoubt.
edly, be proposed and passed before The
coming session closes.
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FOREIGN.

Cardinal Gianelli, Archbishop of Sar
dis, is dead.
A statue of Lord Byron has been un-
veileh at Missolonghi.
Most Rev. John MacHale, D. D.,
Archbishop Of Tuam, is dead
French annexation of Tunis north Of
the Medjerda River is now talked Of.
Austria's position in regard to the i'm
perial interviews was discussed by the
Hungarian delegation in Vienna.
Dean Bradley, in his inaugural SER
mon at Westminster Abby last Sunday,
alluded to the friendly feeling between
England and America.
Prince Bismarck has begun suit for
slander against Herr Won Bunsen, seces-
sionist. arising from speech of the
latter to his constituents.
A steamer company is running on the
Grand Canal at Venice, and some of the
smaller canals are to be filled up and
converted into streets.
The Home Rule League has issued a
manifesto to the Irish people initiating a
campaign in favor of local self-govern-
ment, with an imperial Senate to manage
the affairs of the British Empire.
Land ords and tenants in Ireland are
beginning to compromise their differ
ences, the former on account OF the
sweeping reductions of rent made by the
Land Commission and the latter On ac-
count of the expense attending applica-
tions to the court.
In England the Times, replying to the
free traders, prints statement showing
that the trade OF England has increased
more than that of the United States, and
that Americans lose $50, ,000, 900 year
through being compelled to employ for
eign bolto ms to do their foreign trade
The Times thinks American competition
in agriculture will become m IRE severe.
In Ireland Mr.. Parnell in al intervie "
thinks the Land Commissioners will not
n axe as large reductions in rentin Nun
ster as they have done 10 Ulster, and
that the Southern tenants will be dissat.
isfed Appeals will be taken to The
Land Court from some Of the decisions
OF the sub commissioners The land
lords declare that the heavy reduction:
in rent will ruin hundreds of them.
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TyphoOn in Tonquin.

PARIS, Nv. S.-The Superior Of the
emissions Etrangeres" in this city has
received dispatch from Hong Kong to-
day, announcing that terribly disas-
troas typhoon has ravsged Western
Tonquln. Two hundred churcles, "a
Presby;eries and colleges and 2,00o
houses have been reduced tn ruins. Six
tg thousand Christians have lost all they
possessed. The suffering is frightful.
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A World CT Good.

One of the most popular medicines
now before the American public, is Hop
Bitters. You see it everywhere. Peo-
pie take 1t with good effect. 1t builds
them up. 1t is not as pleasant to the
taste as some other Bitters as it is not a
whisky drink 1t is more like the old
fashioned bone set lea that has done a
world of good. If you don't feel just
right try Hop Bitters -Nunda Ne,Os.
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The pawnbrokers of Great Britain,
1872 in number. take in during The year
200,O 100000 pledges.
In Washington territory the legisla-
tive council killed the Woman Suffrage
bill by vote Of 5 to Z.
The hutter, egg, milk and cheese trade
of this country is estimated to be worth
about $40 100000 year.
Judge Cox, of the Ninth Minnesota
district, was formally impeached by the
House Of Representatives of that State
Friday.
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An Unparalleled Country.

A corps of United States engineers is
eamped few miles north of Bedford,
Indiana, engaged in, establishing the
thirty-ninth parallel of latitude. The
work has been going on the past two
yesrs, having been commenced at point
on the Pacific coast near San Francisco.
Numerous detachments have been en-
ployed, one taking up the work where
another would leave off. The present
company began on the border of west.
ern Missouri, aud will carry the survey
to the eastern boundary line of Ohio
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EXPRESSIONS.

Luck is dream of simpleton.
No great man is hungry for fame.
Virtue is the politeness Of the soul.
Report is qlick traveller, but not 8
safe guide.
The more virtuous man is the more
virtue does he see in others.
Recollect that trihas make perfection,
and that perfection is no trife.
Hard workers are usually honest
Industry lifts them above temptation.
Cold natures have only recollections
tender natures have remembrances.
1t is often the case that men, for the
sake OF getting a living, forget to live
The virtue of prosperity is temper
ance; the virtue Of adversely is fortitude
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Horrible Massacre Of 200 Girls

LONDON, November l0-A Cape Coast
dispatch reports that the King OF Ash
antee killed two hundred young girls
for the purpose OF using their blood for
mixing mortar for the repair of one OF
the state buildings The report of the
massacre is received from a refugee
chosen as one OF the victims. Such
wholesale massacres are known to be Q
custom with the king.
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RT The limited express that leaves
New York every morning at & o'clock
aud runs through to Chicago in twenty.
four hours, makes over forty miles ar
hour all the way through. TIE distance
is nine hundred miles, and il no stops
were made it would still require thirty
seven and half miles per hour; bu,
counting the stops at Philadelphia, Har
risburg, Altoona, Pittsburgh, and al
two or three places on the Fort Wayne
road, it requires full forty miles an houl
running time.
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ATTACHMENT

David ". Norris, plaintiff, Before P. n.
vs.. Beard, J. P. Of
Jacob Neuhart, defendant. Center town.
ship, Monroe county, Ohio: On the eth day
of November, AID. 1881, said Justice issued
an order Of attachment in the above action
for the sum of $l8 81, with interest from
the lst day Of July, 1881, and $40 the prob
able costs. Said action is set for final trial
December "a. 1881, at o'clock P. NJ.
nov15, ,'Slw3. DAVID W. NORRIS.