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Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-26

Andres Capture Answer to Prayer.
 By Daniel Steele D. D., in the Christian Advocated At the centennial of Andres capture and execution the fact that this important event WAS in answer to prayer should be widely
 proclaimed. The facts are these: On the voyage of Major Andre up the Hudson to
 meet the traitor Arnold and arrange the terms of his reasonable surrender of the fortresses at West Point, he required the aid of his private
 secretary in the preparation of the papers When the secret was disclosed to the secre- tary, a pious young man and member of one | of John ,Wesley's societies, he was struck with horror at the stupendous iniquity of Andres scheme, yet he performed the re- quired clerical service demanded by his perior.
 AS soon as Andre left the Vulture to meet | Arnold on the night of September 21, 1780, | the secretary retired to his room overwhelm- ed with sadness at the thought of the great wrong to the colonies which was about to be committed.
 He saw the iniquitous design to cut of New England from the other colonies by the l British possession of the Hudson and Lake Champlain and then to conquer both parts | of the country in detail He saw that this would intensity and prolong the war; bring l ing ruin upon the colonies and loss of life to l many thousands of British soldiers. He fell | upon his knees and spent the night in earn est prayer to God to interpose for
 the defeat of thato stupendous treason l which Andre and Arnold were then plotting at the foot of 8 mountain called Long Glove. He was probably the only praying man on earth who was cogni-
 zant of that great crime which was to stran- | gle our infant Republic. On that prayer | hung the destinies of the American nation.
 The prayer was heard. the plot foiled. We have all hung with breathless interest over the account of Andre's arrest on the
 neutral ground where he incautiously de- clared that he belonged to 'the lower party"
 thinking that his captors were Tories because
 they wore the refugee uniform. This mis- 1 take cost him his life and saved the Repub- lie. God was answering the prayer of the pious secretary. Let His name be praised.
 My authority for this account, which I communicated to MT. Bancroft to be incor- porated into his history of Arnolds treason, is found in the autobiography of the Rev.
 Ebenezer F. Newell of the New England Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He received these facts from the secretary himself in New Brunswick about
 the year 1900. The Rev. E. F. Newell died in 1SG7
Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-26

Men are so scarce in Enfield that dozen expert girls have been brought from New York to sort tobacco:
 Rev. George Colburn is writing history of Hartford, to be Illustrated with cuts of the public buildings and leading points of in- terest.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-26

MT. Jennings writes from London to the New York World that MT. Gladstone's strength is rapidly giving way under the merciless pressure which he has been apply ing to himself. Says MT. Jennings: "Watch- ing these tactics (of the Home Rulers) and fighting against them three or four times week has fretted and worried Mir. Gladstone, and at last tired him out. Un- less something can be done to relieve the intolerable strain upon him, he must soon be compelled to withdraw from public life alto gether. This conclusion is no longer con fined to his friends it is shared by the right honorable gentleman himself. And although the rumor of his resignation of one of his of fees is denied, you may rest assured that af- ter the Budget has been fairly launched MT. Gladstone will give up his post of Chancellor of the Exchequer, and it would not surprise me to see Mir Chamberlain, the extreme Rad ical, chosen as his successor. But in any case Mir. Gladstone must be relieved of some of the load which he unwisely put upon his own shoulders. His ambition is great, but at the age of seventy-two a man is compelled to bring his plans within reasonable limits or take the risk of encountering sudden and ru inous collapse"
Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-26

New York city is worth nearly as much as all the rest of New York State. In the tax assessment list the city has S197, ,532, ,075 of personal property against $154, 937, ,245 in all the rest of the State; and it has $1, ,049 ,340, 336 of real estate value against $1, ,977, 1929, : AT in the rest of the State. The total taxa ble valuation of the Empire State is $2,67a, 139, 133, and of the metropolis $1, 246, ,S72, All
Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-26
EDITORIAL NOTES.

A bill exempting building societies from taxation has passed the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-26

Ex-Secretary Schurz, in his talk with the members of the Civil Service Reform Asso- citation of Boston. said that he considered the competitive system to be of immense value. It had been well tried in the Interior department during the last four years, and as result there was increased efficiency, while the Secretary was obliged to devote very little of his time to talking about office, half an hour in day being sufficient. MT. Schurz did not however, think that the re- suit of competitive examination could be conclusive in all cases, and he appeared to favor probationary appointments. As rule, persons on entering the civil service should begin in one of the lower grades and rise by merit. In regard to the power of removal from office MT. Schurz thought that there should be demonstrable cause for the re- moval of an officer, but it appeared from his remarks that he considered that with the power of appointment properly regulated there would be but little danger of the power of removal being abused, even though that power might be arbitrary; and he showed from his own experience that it may be nec-, essary for the head of a department to make a removal when the unftness of the person to be removed is simply matter of eonvic- ton in the superior officers mind, and is not susceptible of proof.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1881-07-29
Deadlock Broken.

This has been an eventfuI year
in American history. And the
recent events only establish us
the more firmly in our opposi-
ton to the domination of the
machine Or caucus rule, in our
system of government. Here W.
have had dead lock OF the Sen
ate of the United States and the
business of the nation neglected
for months. And another dead
lock in the grand old State of
New York, holding the iegisla-
ture of that State in session for
weeks after its general business
had been completed ; and all to
crafty the personal ambition of
one mau-a manager OF the ma
chine or caucus.
But the patriotism and good
sense OF the people have at last
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EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
KNOXVILLE, Ala, !
July "a, 1881. {

Did you ever "rusticate"
That's my bus mess these days.
Knoxville is a very rustic village
composed of two stores, q black
smiths shop, a fine large oak
tree; and beneath it, a "moss-coy-
cred bucket which hangs over a
very deep, cold well of pure, linn
pid water. It is located in the
extreme northern portion Of
Greene county, about a dozen
miles from Eutaw, the county
site. The surrounding country
is relieved of all monotony by
countless wales, which appear to
be jammed down between the
hills like flutes 10 fashionable
woman's skirt. From the base
OF the bills little gurgling springs
burst forth, and 10 sit and lie near
them is grand privilege during
this tarnation hot weather.
Lands in this vicinity are poor
to extravaganza. The soil is
light sand, intermixed with ferti-
'izing properties enough to pre-
duce about FIVE hundred pounds
of seed cotton per acre. A field |
ooks like a mass ofhuge potato
banks. and to prevent it from
washing away" farmers run
heir cotton rows arourd the
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Condition of the President.

On last Saturday the Presi-
dent, who had steadily improved
up to that time, became alarm
ing!y worse and grave fears we're
entertained Of bis recovery, and
even now it seems bis case is
quite critical. The occasion of
the relapse was some obstruction
in the duct of the wound which
prevented the usual flow of pus.
This brought On . chill followed
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bv coDdsidsrablo fever. But the
attending physicians introduced
a longer discharge tube add sue
cae.7ad in re-estabiishing the rs
ual flow of pus, which brought
forth q small scale Of bone about
AN eio}t of an inch long, This no
donh, caused she obstruction OF
the 1iow OF pus that brought Oh
the chill. Since then, however,
the President has again steadily
improved but has not recovered
the vantage ground be held De
fore the reIa pse. When the news
of the relapse was first published
the excitement and anxiety was
fully as intense as when the news
Of the attem pted assa ss!natlon
Was first given to the public. Inc
whole nation, North and South
has sympa'hjzed earnestly ant
truly with the great sufferer ahe
not only our owa people, but the
nations Of Europe, are watching
with deep interest and synpath,,
the progress of his case Ii
, with feelings of gratitude an'
ioy wereceive every word OF chee
and hope. Gloom, Sadness an
. sorrow covers our hearts whe
] we hear unfavorable ne"s. W
y sincerely hope, in our next 'sso
: we may be able to announce IN
: President cut of danger.
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TAX NOTICE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA /
tn.ish of AIorel,at,ss

ialish of Morelioas, /
Notice Is hereby given that the fake
assessed for he year 1881 are set fartI
in the tax roll, now on file in my Gifted
and in the mortgage office of said paris
are now due and will become delinquel8
on the 3lst day of December and vii
draw sper cent. interest from that dat
until sold in accordance with Art 9Io q
the Constitution of the State of Loalssl1
ana. VIM. 2. DOUGLASS.
Sheriff and FAX C0lle5tets
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LEON SUGAR,
a EAL ESTATE AGENT,
BASTROP, LA.
FOR SALE.

Dwelling house, finely located on
bni. dings, garden, orchard, and 10 acre
land attached. Splendid opportlnit{
for obtaining cheap residence, OF IT
specializing.
Store house and lot, one of the be-
houses and business stands in TOYS
Two lots (adjacent) fronting Washing
ten street-one 1524x337. %, aud ths
other l53.2lx3lQ. VIII be sold seps|
rately or together to suit purchaser-
Comfortable residence with acres o.
tached. Good fencing, brick well, oaf
houses, and in good repair gensrailS'
Excellent neighborhood.
~ Parties wanting to buy, sell f
rent will do we'll to consult me.
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WHHTWOEsTaa
College,
BROOKHAyEN, MISS.

Will reopen September 81. lsa-
Number of pupils last term, vi.
Number of teachers, Is. i,
Board per half of academic years ~
Tuition from SIS to SIS.
Incidental fees from 81 to "a.
The languages, ancient and no y. ..
mathematics, the sciences, music a'a'
ing AMI painting thoroughly taasa asoo
The continued success OF TINS seipy
is it's best endorsement. There mas ~.
been death in this college tor ysa'
past. Address for catalogue
Ell. F. JOHNSON, A. NJ. u. ~
july22 Presioep'
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SOME PENCILINGS FROM mn ID"
AIRY.

On a trip a Few Gays siiieo w 'n0
Gulf coast my companion and self
had dusty ride to Monroe. Ihe
hack travelled so slowly that the
dust rolled in from the front ana
rear, and played havoc with our
best suits.
One night spent in refreshing
sleep in Monroe, and we were OF
next morning for the Crescent City.
The travel on railroads at this sea-
son would be delightful but for the
dust; however, it did not hy SO
thickly but we could look at the
crops along the route. The corn
was burned up and the cotton all
small and poisoning at the top,
hence | concluded that the crops
everywhere we're the ane as In
CITY I found that all the merchants
confidently estimated the crop at
seven millions of bales. I told
them Of the condition of the crop
in Morehouse, and that the same
causes that affected the crop here
would reduce it elsewhere, They
looked very simple and changed
the subject. I am now trying to
solve whether they thought me a
fool, or whether l changed their
opinion of what the estimate should
be. But, before this should men
ton that we landed IN Vicksburg.
We arrived there on Sunday. Be-
ing full of interest in the prohibi
ton movement, and knowing that
Mississippi had what they call a
Sunday law, concluded I would see
If it was enforced. / knowingly
winked at colored gentleman and
asked him if all the bar rooms were
closed. "Oh yes p he said, but
in a coniding tone he told me we
could get into the Palace Saloon,
which was the finest in town.
With an adherence for such places
but with a desire to inform our
selves we walked to the front door,
turned the knob, and the door
opened. We were then in the
presence of the bar-keeper, and
could not back out, so we took a
lemonade, and while slipping it
asked If the Sunday law in Vicks-
burg was not enforced. eyes"
replied the bar keeper, "we cannot
eyaae it; every time court meets
we pay heavy penalties, but the
Sunday profits justify the ex-
pense. :" Sad commentary on the
morality of Vicksburgers.
The best meal on the route at
the Lamadrid House, and we were
off for Jackson.
The same philanthropic yearning |
for-for information, impelled us |
on our arrival there to see if their
BAR rooms we're opened. We I
CROPPED around in the rear of dark
places, we questioned men who
seemed to be on the same mission.
ont all replied that the Sunday
aw was strictly enforced and that
he bar rooms could not open un-
il IL O'Clock Sunday night. All t
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Of seed cotton per acre,
and from 10 to 40 bushels OF
corn, and potatoes in abundance.
Il isn,t q wheat country, bnt
with proper cultivation from IL
20 bushels per acre can De
raised. Oats do well. German
milles and her grasses do we'll,
"a much as two tons and over
per acre having been raised.
Farmers need never bay mo-
| lasses or the indicated syrups
(which they are sure TO get II
they buy in any city Tor they
can raise sugar cane in abund-
ance for all domestic uses.
The water in this bill or table
land is in wells from so to 6O
feet deep, and is OF the very
best-cold, pleasant taste, IS
perfectly clear and Iimpid, and
the country is as healthy as any
portion OF the Mississippi Val
lev. There are thousands and
thousands Of acres OF this NIL
; land for sale cheaper than 1t was
!, originally bought from the gov
ernment. This may seem strange
but it is SO, and the reason is OF
: easy explanation, which will be
given in full when We come to
write about the swamp country
Suffice it for the present to say
o the people who entered this bill
:. land found after a while fal
b richer and more desirable coun
9 try inst few miles away in tht
!, swamp, and they left their hi
farms for these richer lands
II We regard this hill country a
81 one Of the best places for poo
is man who labors himself Tor
Ia living to settle in. Timber o
:, every kind known to our South
- err land is abundant. Cattle
10 horses and hogs fasten and thrlv
st on the range during the summe
i'd time without feed. But of eours
"a we think stock of oil kinds wonl
!, do better by being cared for an
: fed regularly.
70 AS TO the appearance OF In
y, country, We have written VIVA
O. 1t was in the early days OF To
IL parish, But since then the eour
y try has been settled, Gre hs
~ been kept out Of the woods, an
er the underground has sprung u
be end become quite dense. VIM
IT, the underground may detra'
somewhat from the origin
sightliness Of the land, it dol
nc 70 nat efnfpssa5jfptIss Ii Il hs oIa a.
,e worn out States who conieu
plate a removal think Of vii,
VI We have written about our hi
IN lands. We venture the asse
be ton that if the same amount
he care, cultivation, labor and a
!, tention We're given to the quail,
OF land here on these hills whic
IN is required and given in some
nd the old States to raise one bal
40 Of cotton, the !aborer would
rs rewarded with at least tire
i heavy bales, and everything els
- in proportion.
ne We are not through yet: l
es fact We have only commenced t
al tell Of the advantages of on
or parish. We will have more t
= say on this subject next week.
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Centenary College,
JACKSON, LOUISIANA.

Session 19SO-Sa had 1873 students, y
professors and teachers and three A &,
graduates. The entire expenses y
board and tuition for scholastic W,
need not exceed Si44 i'll prepafa1s@s.!
department., nor Sl64 in college cias ssl
Next session begins September o. i0''
Send for catalogue.
G. G. ANDREWS.
iu,vs President.
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broken the shackles which hays
so long bound them, and thew
have declared in un,nistekab|s
terms that the machine must
die. Lord Roscoe has fallen.
His sun which shown with such
splendoc while in its zenith, hss
gone down behiuds~eIond, and
the ranks OF his spartan band
have been broken and scattered
never more to be reorgani5sa
Warner Miller has been elected
to th. u 8. Senate in place Of
Thos. G. Plat, resigned, aud /.
C. Lapham has been elected IL
place Of the proud and imperloGs
Roscoe. Both of these men ore
Members of the preseua Con.
eress, and their withdrawal from
the House reduces that body to
about a tie; aad ii the Demo.
crots will act with wisdom ia ths
Fall election, there are great
hopes that they can control the
organization OF The House at lis
mex. session. The Republican
, party, with The two deaa-locAs,
andthe attempted assassination
4 Of the President on its hands, has
$ enough weight TO sink it so deep
I, that it ought never to como TO
:, the surface again,
. With this terrible load On tha
. Republican party, il the Detaoc.
y racy don't manage to get coa.
troIe of the government the party
q ought to be reorganlzed by send
: ing its old leaders to the reat
and Advancing younger men TO
!, the front and to the IN tnsgemeal
e. OF the issues OF the party.
Q
~ n q
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DEs. W. e. F'gfGEg,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
BaSTROP, LA.

Having perinantly located in i'.stmfpII
offers his professional services to the PEI
rls Of Ibis town and yisi lt 4df H. h mil
sa uare at all hours. when not engaged Il
the duties of his profession. anl viii
be ready, night or day, to respo,t
promptly TO the calls OF bha peoptc
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OUR PARISH.
An Invitation to Immigrants.


We were not among the fist
settlers OF the parish, but We
have often listened with interest
70 the recital OF the dangers audi
hardships, pleasures, hopes and
fears of the early settlers. Be
lore the country became settled
and q great part cleared up, 1t
was not ike it is now. In the
oTace OF the tangled growth OF
nuderbrpsh, the travellers vision
was crested with a wide expanse
of perfectly open country, not
E,csh nor o shrub to obstruct
the view. But the majestic oak
aua tall pine, with other ana
varied large trees studded the
landscape just enough to give
cool sud refreshing shade ana
add to the beauty OF the scenery.
IN the summer time the 'lch
grass would grow to about the
height of two feet and as thick
and regular in its growth as II II
had been sown by man, alter
careful preparation OF the
ground, which gave to the whole
scene the appearance OF one vast
field Of waving grain. The whole
face OF the country being almost
perfectly level, with here and
there a Sigh. undulasion. the
swift aud beautiful deer ano
other game IL abundance were
seen, 10 seeming perfect security
near the dwellings OF the p'o
neers, and at play or leisnFeiy
feeding within easy gun'sho
range OF the traveller or bun'e
"a he wende5 his way along tn
dim road or through ths beauti
/ full and inviting woods.
! This description apglieg; ,n :
from about 1874 to about 1856
During this Time immigration
poured into our parish, and i,
every direction the sound of th,
az. the hum Of industry and th,
loving OF cattle were heard. Th,
unbroken forests were utilized il
furnishing logs for houses. ant
rails fer fences. There were M
saw mills here then and settlers
could not procure lumber will
which to build comfortable
framed houses. But large tree.
were plentiful, and with ak, mau
and wedge the hardy settler
would very soon himself prepare
tie material, and, wien ready
cell in his neighbors. give din.
ner, and they would aid him, and
in one day comfortable log
house would be erected. In
those days selfshness and ex-
cluslVeness were unknown. All
met on an equality. feeling a
common dependence one upon
the other, and enjoyed them
selves as heartily as if they lived
III splendid dwellings surrounded
by every luxury. And it is said
there was more real happiness
among the people then than
when they became more pros
. porous. At that time Of the his
tory of our parish, immigrants
coming here seemed to have a
perfect borror OF what is known
as the swamp country, and with
out exception sought homes in
the bills, as it is called. But the
section known as "the hills" is
not a billy country by any
means. It is more Of a table
land, being nearly level, only
sufficiently unduIating to be
drained we'll without the aid Of
ditching. It is from 80 to leo
feet higher than what is known
~ the swamp country, and that
is why il is called "the hills =
The lands OF this portion OF the
- =. -.r.61 - IL
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