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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-01

TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST
On and ailc Thursday, September 10, 1881,
TRAINS LEAVE Ii. & p. DEPOT AS FOLLOWS
7iO a. m.--NEw ORLEANS FAST MAIL, daily;
Direct connection for South aud Southwest DAILY
except sunday, To points on q. ~ o. IL H. -,
PULLMAN SLEEPING LARS ON 7;l0 n. M IRAN
from washington 10 New Orleans without clauge;
lois y. m.-SOUrHERN EXPIRES, daily, for all
X. Il. ,
from Washington to Augusta Ca. without
MARKS SLEEPING COUCH CARS from Washing
ton to Dnnl Tile.
Passengers Tor Manassas Division will take $40 a. m.
train daily, except Sunday. For Warrenton, Nio
n. m. train daily. . - 80,
For tickets and information call at virginia Mid
land ofiice, COZ Pennsylvania avenue.
NJ MACDANIEL, Agent.
N. SLAUGHTER. General Ticket Agent JyisH
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-01
United States Mnrshai's Sale.

by virtue Of writ OF horl facas issued out OF the
Clerks ONCE OF the Supreme Court of the District OF
Columbia, and to me directed, will sell Mt public
sale for cash OF the Court House door OF said District,
on SATURDAY, the sth day Of October, 1881 at ~
o'clock M, all the right title, claim, and interest OF
the defendant, James W. Barker in and TO the fol-
lowing described property TO wit! Fart OF lot TO- in
square am beginning for the ut the northeast
corner OF said lot and running thence south 100 feet
thence west 25 feet and inch to alley, thence
north with the east line OF said alley 100 feet and
thence east TO the place Of beginning, together with
all and singular the Improvements thereon. Levied
upon Us the property of the defendant, James w.
Barker. TO satisfy execution No. 22Oi, Ut law. I'm
favor Of H. Ross Perry and Frederick II. Mcguire,
executors Of James g. Hall.
G. l.. HENRY,
United States Marshal
Thomas Bowling, Auctioneer. selg-d&ds
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suBTREAsURY BALANCES.
on........ ss2siOO51 90 Currenoy.. e5,O26, 1893 0O
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TEN CENTS for EACH MESSAGE
No Charge Made Unless The Call is Answered.
Subscrbcrs tickets will be taken ut any of these
stations In payment OF messages. The following
places have already been designated as
PUBLIC STATIONS,

HOTELS
Arlngton--w. S. Roose's News Stand.
willards--W. g. Koose's News Stand.
Imperal-W. $. Rooses News Stand.
Meiropolltan-W. y. Rooses News stand.
National-ROose q Qhcen's News stand
Barker, j. W.. Stoves, iol Seventh street southwest
City Hall, west wing.
Ferguson II. b., Drug store. Second street and Penn
sylvanln avenue southeast.
Ficklin, o. H. Drug store, 1860 Thirty street
Helphenstlne, H. K, Drug Store EbIltt House.
Helphenstine, r. X, Drug Store, S26 Seventh street
Koss v ", Drug store, 1000 Seventh street, corner
Knman, Win, H., Grocer. cor. Fourth and l streets
northwest
Lewis, 4. T., Drug Store, corner Fourteenth aad p
streets.
Moore, Charles r., Drug store, corner Pennsylvana
avenue and Seventeenth street northwest.
National Capital Telephone Company, 1855 street
National Republican Business Office, Pennsylvania
avenue near Thirteenth street.
Nourse G, H. and Co., Drug store, corner Ninth and
Prentiss, O. A. Drug store, cor. Seventh aud FsA
Reinlen, Paul, Drug Store, corner Ninth and Sta
Scala, w. r., Drug store, SOL East Capitol street.
Simms u. a. c. Drug Store, corner Fourteenth street
and New York avenue northwest
Smith, 4. d., Coal aud Wood Oil New York avenue
Thompson, ". g. Drug store, Fifteenth street. oppo.
site Treasury Building.
wansall John Son, STABLES, SIS and sl7 Nineteenth
Winner Charles A., Printer, corner Thirteenth and
zug, j. T., Coal and Wood, Oh Rhode Island avenue
northwest
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POrsIKn Money Market
L.oNDoH. Sept a0-Consois % I-i0 for both. Bonds
--FouTs, l2O Atlantic and GREAT Western hrBts, 50
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HEALTH IS WEALTH.
The Smith 4 Egge Manufacturing Co.

LOCK BOX I7O5 bridgeport, CONN.
Manufacturers OF specaltes In Light Hardware aud
Metallic Goods GENERALLY, Government and Giant
Pndlocks, Sewing Machine Locks Piano Locks, Organ
Locks; the automatically made Giant sash. Chain su-
periOr to every other and very much cheaper lnO
special pulley requlred). The smith & Egge ManufAo.
turing Co also gives special attention Ia the mhngOt
estimates for the cost of the manufacture Of patentod
Inventions and all tho necessary tools and the manu-
treated Conndentialy. my2l-S1'Ih6m
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. Elk dividend.
MINING STOCKS.

GOVERNMENT BONDs-CLosfSu QUOTATIONS..
United states per cent extcnded...,.... IO0sG1i001
United States per cent extended-........ 10ih6Dln4
United States AZ per cent. registered ... ll35 ii3S
United States AZ per cent coupon ,....,. ii3S6Dii3M
United Statesi per cent registered. tl610ptlGx
United Statesi per cent. cOupon-......... ll7s (bd)
United States per cent g. L............ ll7'f1ll1h
United States currency skies ..... 1870 0pl3I
District OF Columbia 365's coupon-....-..... lU7 |
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-01
Notice to the Public.

Al our Grand Extraordinary Drdicin1s are undes
Mr supervision aud management Of GENERALS q, 4.
BEACREGARD and JUBAL A. EARLY.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-01

Responsible corresponding agents wanted at nj
points, to whom liberal compensation will be paid.
For further Information, write clearly giving fuu
address Send orders by express registered lottor
, 1881-02-04

Seventeenth Wnrtl. When tho puo understand
that lamca Lyman. Chn!rnnn: Martin l!crry. j:
y. Lyons. nut tho notorious rnm Cnhnnn. nf
If, tho CITY employ. ii viii Rive tho public snshn
ilcn nt TIM character. Of tho nun
IA forced tn Rct j, character rrutn. When they
support Nr. tinrrism By vutnG down result"
tto,i Ut sympathy tor t'arncl' md his cot,rn.
language. pi1pirr,l by tloir .nhster. FOR hope
to slhyG character intb!1g my follnw.t'tlIchs
and cn,!ntrymen when II Will 10 chnrttyso for
get thefre.
l.eat,, ill., or tsrecrGackers. ,l,d when they npVGar
ut n i.at,tl~ League tneetin1 tn innke M,liticnl
capital ult Ut VaH,r trrntlh's s,lt1trnua. IN HIT
.1Nn. II. HrAStGN.
, 1881-02-04

And Now tho Over"Xcnlous Cons,,,,.
II Paying tho ponnity In Jall,
ST.. Louis; Fel,. 1.-0rrgor Obcrshaw
Constable nf Elorisant, suburban yIIava
wns sentenced 7u-tlRy In tho Criminal Con.,
to ono years Imprisonment IL jail OIL conyIo.
ttom Of the tecl,ifcnl cl,argn If "culnahl.
negligence" Tho raturu Ut Ills sculno1,o
negligence" Is wllnt makes tho casr o,e ~
peculiar interest, Ono night IN Fcl,r,nrr
1871, Obershaw was o,lt OH tho Nu,lona'
bridge lh,Nd looking for Il Notorious thfst
ilntMc,l Louis 11olscllcr. OhGrsnaw was in =
wagon at tho time with Ills friends. As tha,
arrived Mt tic point where they expected ta
meet their matt they saw III tho uluoNtIaI,t
person who answered tho description NJ
1tolschcr. They looked ut Him, atlt! cor.
ciu,ieti Ia walt III c cn,nc right III 10 tbem en-
and then tako lin Into custody: nil. as thcyy
wNttgtt tlie young illnt1 opGsieH wtcket-gata
and started Into n yartl lelltltng 10 n flofsp.
shotgun will, hlnl at the ting, and, pointing
the lnlzzle of 1t ut the ntnn supposed to ia
liulsthcr, he yelled. ''lInltl hnlti haiti" w
Tho person called To, instead uf stopping
changed his pure FROM 4 walk to arn1, aid ii
mined at, anu brought him. to the GROUND.
0bersllaw rnn Into the yard, and looking II
the'persoil lio Ind shot, saw that It was not
lloschier, nli.i begged the strangers pardon
for shooting him. and expressed great regret
at the lnlstal;e he Ind mule, liz aiso ol!erel
to pny NIL the uOct9r bills TINT might accrus
owing t. the affltent I, n,l IT, M'nks ~ atone;
to lo Frank Dhnlly, n young Eentlc.lnn wlla
llatl been to Il bull. Ili,tl was rntnrnng home,
Ills parents llvetl III tho house ut tie tety
placu III w,icl, lle was shot. Young Dmityia
leg, instead Of becoming whole aga'u, tes'
md wus rcsorted 10. Jhen the parents d
tho young man Itctl suit nGnit,st Ubrrsaw,
| which resulted III 4 verdict far ST,5DD In IA
| vOr OF tic plaintiff. Tho State also prose
ruteu with tho result ltrst nlUyg 1ltentlQnel
, 1881-02-04
CURRENT GOSSIP.

TIE HUTcttEit's LOVE.
A butcher h,vet Il tcntlrr tnait,
To WOO her wcru lila hcsIgvs.
Aud he scnt her cup1es Ut gushing vcrsc.-
III fact, renl tcl,dctlulns.
Tho girl. Alrst ho cnuth not H,Iot-
Sl,c wntlt1 1--we HIN IFS brother;
But w'cn implnrctl tn .Dnrry slll:
"Trlpr, plchsc, aud ilil another"
Tho butcher still pursued the R!rlt
Ills plcrs bcCa.llu ll,slch boltlur;
Tito girI Mt list. Il, iln,1 relief,
(iuyu to Him il cutsl shoulder.
lie knew then TINT his hopes wcro vain,
tint rs he left he R.tlu:
MSEt,CL yu,t have C!tkistll tnr EtlCl1 lfatrcss,
iii hNuncll yul when I'm ttea1.'
IIe pinetl and rrcw sO thin and pnlo
III. felt his cid WIS nigh; ~.
Hut hts Wt,u Hlts F@tch liD lid flOt know
Whuthur to liver die.
uo tried to lrInls to drown his cures,
And ttiofo folitsl tlu relief.
But daily grew r,lur0 wubeXune-
= You never snll5ntc grief.
At last his ,vcnry soul found rest,
Ills sHrruWs tlDw ttrG Ger;
M tickc Ia,nlL now truubles him
Pork rencler, Ile's no nlOrui
-Ellttlrl 4HttNitder.
, 1881-02-04

Si tur,GsH9tueM'H a9 w.. au % ILL.,. uh ,o
~" ,.m, ,.rn ~ "on"s a.s,.,a IL '9 I'm ~st
nmn,,nt ntt ~ ~ vnrk lin, en,stnntlr s.r,,ri,.
I@,"s thotn, II fhn s''sa sstd prIvnio srcretnrr
ic,, ",, ~, ~ III, % Er,f Hi, ~ Ai.am,rt
Ms o, m M W. H. ~ t, ~ tiI int ,,,rfn ~ t,nsi
@ Ersa @ IN. IN ~ ar, nvu vh,t ,sa Il sn
". H., a,,,hmstt. ~ ~ n.sa.,st"f rrrsa liz
,,n a,, m,1ishr,1 r., cTrrr sn,ner In to caiii,-
e" trv ;,"i ut. III "st ft,,n,l,lom ~ mn. i, vas
" .an,st S1n a. Ia rcmsr ~ irnT iii,,wS.
n ~ " ts'fason ~. 81 iir",,, a,.d r,n,,,i,nr n
sr ,s1, - t,Grn'oM "' irnY t,ii .yns ~ M
nl,""t m :" ,n,t" ntIt,thcr nr' and III nnt,io
XIII ,cr ~ IN U. ",cr shn.,rtt sF fnr tha n,sIinr,
a,I w.. nJ'et y" wv" '"''H"s II '"' '"o postum
""'"e''' !..,,
IT NEED NOT NE ESFECIEp
TINT Gen. Qnrt!cli will tln my vreat amount nf
, 1881-02-04
IONI3ING AN EDITOR.
n.t-,ff $srSa Ibrs-w


Soon after tho completion 0t tho plnnk.roNd
between Detro!l ai,d 1.nnslng, period Ut twrtl-
ty-suven or twcnty-olght years ngo, tho editor
Ut newspaper located about halfway between
startct! TOR Dctrult ono evening OIL tho wagon Of
IL tcArnstor. After trpvc1tna about MI hour tho
vch!uto WIS stopped by II highway robhcr. Tho
tcuI,stor fhcllcst ontabout $i2, but when tho Cd
ittr showed up tho "pot" only reached 10 conts.
"ynu'yu hidden ynur money III your bootsi"
shouted the rourr, and 1,o nnle THO editor pull
tan OIL No lnuru o.sh being to,,ntl, tho rul'l,cr
insisted thnt gs|at and ycst SHOULD cGsllU u'I fOrn
uloso, scarci,. ~. ut tho lend of u search ho
nuKrlly dGItiAncd:
II mn getting my rit1n for 1othnE. md was
going tn pny my oxpcllscs u l1ntroit by Auver.
llAnH thu hotel ut winch stop"
''lluw much Advertlsnx Will you R!vo mo 10
lot you orr
.'WclI, III take II, and tho ttatnstor Ia tho
witness to our bNr9Nln. Ill send In tho copy IN
tlMu fur Tho next Issue.
'rbn rnbhrr presently muvcd Oft !nto tho
wn&Ais unil nE tho vnllulc o1e0 moro rolled nvcr
the plRUk tho odlt0r ruDDed hts hands together
| Alll vhltektrd;
| chance 10 pass OIL Il bogus Init dollar, got !!
| splendid item OF news far NY local, ana work O.!
| up n column ad. to help ride n,e over tho dull
seasDni tell ytil tho lfcitsl will ho Oh u puy-
| ing baslH LII less thAH yt1rf'
, 1881-02-04
An Illnulry.


n tht Editor u The Ehlt0p0 Tribune.
CHICAan, Fob. I'll hnvo Just real yeur edi-
torfai headed "Tho iIin,ts Ilill-FcMnlo snf-
frlRe." VIII you bu kind enough to tell us III
the next issue OF THE TnluuSE sshercln tho
Constitution OF Illinois differs from otherStntcs
whero by allihority Of tho Legislature alone
my Utl,cr speofnI subject iii which they tire IT.
reotly lntprestel2 know nothing In which they
arc SO largely ind sifteringly interestsd as tom
ttt1nce. ~ JOaEptl JONES'
two hare no knowledge of any stato whose
Constitution Is like that of Illinois on sufrrnxo
where "w0n,en vntu OH educational and nthor
special subjects; md II thero Rro any Suites
with Constitutions TINT permit women to vote
on various subjects that fnct Will nut ennblo
them to voto In Illinois until tho Constitution Of
thts Stato Is changed to ullon' Of tho saitic.]
, 1881-02-04

10 he Editor Of 77e Chfeaoa Tribune.
CHtcAt3o. Feb. I-Yeu hnvc frequently e1-
posed tho practico of snnH people for smnll
SUNS nnd bringing such actions before Justice
twenty miles Or moreRwHy, Without RonH to tho
roundabout system Of nppealttg on NIL occnsons
to tho Legislature, au, Of opinion that 1t call
be Cured hy tho practice Ut tho courts. Fnr In
stance, let any OF the Judges now sitting Mt
nfsi 1rids declnre that NlI s,1eh notions arc Of,
their tnccn frha. md III stIc', will takc as hail
nprenla from such court rho plaintiff rM,lrnt
cnaIly ubIrc, to li9ht bRt. This. I believe, will
completely upset tho giving pf cases 10 the
Jurisdiction or Lttatlcea twenty and thirty miles
n'. The nnby thing fear Is. that tho Judges 10
mt practically cnntlemn this ontraKe.-tnlktng
iu tho Criminal Court Is shown tN he useless.
WILLIAM FRANCIS,
, 1881-02-04

7s00Il0N C6FTf'HHazHeF nhVH# t0Hrtt7:
Mr.. Mnckny tof tho llonAnzn hrtn], rs nost
n,ner.sn',s ~, asu M ..,. .,sn r"nns,,shro
a's natlso to"n pSh'e s.."tts . ts.. ..,s,,,-
had known h!s fntaiiy I'LL my NO. aau ast np,.at
Ilnd nlMr,y long taiks with Ills br0thor, leobcrt
Mncltny. who Is n member Of II larxn engineering
,,r,n In hls naive lawn. md is rcvnrtird us n,o
~ 49," ,,roatosI ,n"c1,nnIcs ivur 1,lt
Mr.. Mnckny Ia very unsclfsh and modest nan.
othcrwEsc l,o might hnye been m Rich tn-ay rs
s pIo'sor is" Wy ~ n"s s',,,,',,. ~, rnn,,
ihVentca all'H's nc, nc "As "eVef s,uHns .'., ~
tue just rcw.ird7 Of his tnlchts. fle Is content
vii Ii t,sroycr;rI, s,rw urth,rJs nf npuynr farcc
w., =, ~. ,,,,s, ranrt, rocr t,,o i,nc,,t' AnL
INV ~ tes u.uet rp'o ~. s...,. o ,o,,taI m ,,a
inventive gGni'ts. lie It wAa. IN con11hntton
with Il Sfr. 0rny, wt6 first constructed r tteo-
motive for nscentlluY etegp grates. nnu u WE
fruM plntA furnished ny I'm nii cfplanatians
given 10 American mechanics who visited hltn a
In Scotland tbut tho locomotives were H!lllL
, 1881-02-04
awolso to lind tho fierce flames !ayour,nz ~.

tlWrfI|hfV(n"if HEa; ls
She 'aftf!7s6,tsthei other. members q, A..
wien tho hnrriilo thought cawnc iM,sate, unn1
nllml tint her two aS,s wert, nsjrcnn nyir ~ nel
upper ro0rlt where tho fire was Gjn1nIn.,,l ~ az
roaring tho irrc,st. Tho l,croIe mS,Hld ,ald
bounded np tl.c sta1rs and. etrri1x tia Ts1es rom
ilrr, willis tito screams Of icr children 9sa en
pnMR piercing through her henrt, sens
with Erent presence NJ mind sho set,,,
her tlartnus and rushed dDwl.stnrs ne'seed se'aed
il,e open air. and snl,ls PROSTATE Over r.. ih'sa
ert fi {fSSF 5 n'aes a15s Sers St eG 5s, frY" beS
iiiIu nlnnnrr, tloir f,,co and hnrte baIat n1t.
blIsterctl md Heorclch almost 10 II Ssi1ls Syilns
They nro now III critical condition, Iut ,na ny.
rcCOyHf,'' "' - =
, 1881-02-04

Afftp hFk 1TlbhHfs
It has been reported tint blltlcrs and other
sory unts, who buy provisions for families and
clubs mike II prltetlce OF exntttuY from tho
dealers Of whom they buy IL certain sum of
money per month or II percentage OF tho pitr.
cliascs rs n compensation for their custom. l.
Tribune reporter recently asked many lellers
about tho truth nf tho statement. The first
plnce visited wns Fulton Market. \ number Ut
dpulers there sni that they wero mot cnllctl OIL
to rive my percentage to stewards or servants,
as they 1cnl principally with hntcls, urd always
directly With tho proprIctors Ono larHe dealer
in produce however, admitted his acquaintance
with tho practicc. hut woild not thlk nbout tho
lnntter for fear Of inJurng his trfte. III WISH.
iuHto. Market several tenlcrs positively dotiel
that they ever paid surynnts for thor employers
custom, hut satl they know tho practtco wis
general In tho uptown chops. Tho scry.
ants Of tic rscl, families, they said. did
nut buy extensively ut thelr murket. us 1t was
So far away. They uIso sn1 tl,At they sold IT
itptwn ] ,vs avsn,,es s md strcets mid so could
nut afford 10 givc any catnlntsslnns tor clistut!.
4 pr!n!nent provision tlenlvr IL Tonpkti's Mar-
kct denied thlt hD Grgr Knvo servants coln-
mission, and did not think illo rrAetlco WIS gen
cr,,i in th0 n,Nrkct. lilo snia he knew that tho
town, u,ld tnt It wns having bid effect on his
business. As M instGhce. he said TINT new
customer IL wo,,lM, ca1lea one day an rA!d her t
Of her survant Viii win tlja her narket!nx., \
aid aud askcd s Tor hcr commission Of pr cent m
tho bill. l,cing told It wis uKntnst tho pr'!ctice
The , @ to y y enss sy 1sse 'ct se ~ tho
tirni. transferring tho custom III her otnployor
10 in uptown shup.
IN s isroaaMay @ @ siovc ii Wo, sanarc, il WIS statod
TINT tho tirfa pntd no commissions 70 scrya1ts,
!o. o thG Prsssats t1.SS o. ~ so
uttcr t3ecnuy, to Keep their good Wilt. nIld III
, 1881-02-04
ASHES,
. NoltEo4 .u,,
III thf Edii4r oi Ins Chicago 1Hes"e'

. To tn Edlsr ot Jhs chteaoa 1"s. s''.,s,ts "a
CHtuAaO, Fob. l.-Not!c1ns your ,,',r.. t,,f Of oar
to-duY's rn.Ruxn regarding the ,i.''n Aaraoya II
Health Department to attend to tno wo.si r.
hShe9 ind g4rbago from tho alleys ...,ssrytr Y
spcctfuliy psk whuther the clts II Ike ID =
obliged ia remove llshGa or iiot. -, cal nt r.
isss Mssa p!sso Sas IT. Sn see naS tessa
the scayeisxsr wo,ii oMly remove g!fMtsIsr MtsIsr ~
intu b.xcs ur barrels, lAlt M nsu sluu uIxht "
ctgcuanatAnces, ami thar tilo ilol..,'Iiy. n"
thrown tnso tho nIIey. Aespee'a"sIpsc aInstis.s
Zone man rsmovcs tho garbage aua p'
the ASleS.1 81.
, 1881-02-04
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.
The Hon, r. II. Mitchell.
10 Ihs EtIttor nf The ChttaqV I.ftbM,Ie.

IHG kAnus A. ~ NAlACgaHIls
10 ihs Editor NJ 1ht Chicago Tribune.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Feb. al sec thnt my In
fn~nlntIon tint tho lion. Y. +. Mitchell hnd becn
appointed ono Of the lallrond Warehouse In
vessEKatIng Committee was Incorrect. | I'm glad
to N0te tho fact, rs hive always considered Mr..
Mitchell Il tnlr nun. md for his own snke
should harn regretted to tnre sccU him pn this
Committee.
, 1881-02-04

Never experiment too l,'.e1t; W., bs list rsutS
f"! IT, +. e1ns Iasltslbsad aa ,i stts, sttSf Ssi
fore.lla,l OF T. l.ally / co; y MaenIWritss; Ms,sI Writss;
s. Boston, dlI II, ihls wise, nsr. n1@ Lut ~
lIau severe pains III my sllo''.uHIickiy eusfas
using st; JacubssD!I. Was a"s'A'
aud alt entirely WylI,
, 1881-02-04

I1hyerstfy.H
n the Editor Of The Chicago Tribune,
WEST nErEt,:, Wis, Feb. r." III t1mo Of
pence prrpnre for WIZ" Is Il trlto shyinx: n0t
less, however. thin this: "ln tltno Of prosperity
prepare for alversity.'
in thEs country tttNrc than my, Othor In the
world VIC are linhlc to grrMt commercial iMctun-
tIpna, reycrses. nld panics, tho causes Of which
are always to he attributed to ecrtNin excesscs
that ir understood in thu!r ELECTS might hAyo
saved tho country tho tflstrOs5 and loss that
always fnlluws their cululluutlDn III n crisis or
pnnt1. IN ayt,!d thoau distressing revorses with
their rccl,rrunco w1nll be. IN incattsnnblB
blessing TO Our unntry. lhnt 1t Is possible ii ~
eertaIn ~ tAat the I!!'ys Of progress and com"
10. the Government provide for. q Finance
1htreu,, tb,rgel with tho responsible duty Of
H.sllaring fruiN n'l snnrecs fncts md stat!stca
relntihg 10 tho movement or nll products.
tsS Rst!Sn sSftc, e al MD ss yysrytsux q ~ ,se liz
acunulilatio,ls. From these rncts,> properly
iii1s iirta,i w" . Gcoo",o M't aahorlty as ~ ,ixcs
ut the probabilities Ut tho tnt'trn; be cuatlrtl to
nlviKe ,Iin'n i,!nnrInl phttera frd.n Judgment
| hast.i Alld fatnud upon u t.ntA g0llFrtbendIn8
to fass q of ,a tho rcsePs oonpafe WITH tho ux
ii ii not my j.Iirpu#o to discuss In detni the
pIni, or nlcrit III Aurti y !;Irenu. but rather &c
Suggest lts lsussIblu value i tho !tnportItNce tt
tho utsl1.try nf soo cf,trso shNt VIII rrtlteut vi
result III I,Altle n1l commercial tlisaAter.
II Gen. GurilvHl In Ills l1lNllX.srHI would brtna
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MiscegenatlOn Ia OpclOusns.



Quite sensation was produced in
our town by the publication of the
banns on last Sunday at the Catholic
church, of the approaching nuptials
of Mr.. Schwartz, white employe on
the Morgan railroad, to Miss Donate,
"A quadroon girl residing in this place.
Threatening placards were posted on
the principal streets, with evident in
tention Of breaking up the affair, but
the parties were not to be deferred
from their ideas of conjugal happiness,
as was shown by their marriage being
duly cefebrated at 5p. m, on yester-
day, (Thnrsday), by the parish priest,
at the Catholic church. No oppose
tion, however, was then offered, nor
have the parties been molested since
the consummation of the event. The
brides father belongs to one of the
colorn AZ contra-distinguished from
freedmen; he was a slave owner be-
fore the war, is a well tO-do merchant
now, and good, law-abiding citizen.
A similar union was prevented here a
few weeks age by the Intervention of
the fiiends of the young man, who
succeeded in dissuading him from his
rash purpose. This is the second case
of miscegenation which has occurred
In this parish, the first being that of
young Catholic priest, who ignored
his ministerial VOWS by marrying a
quadroon widow, several years ago,
about fifteen miles west of Opelousas.
His recreancy was promptly punished
by deprivation of his priestly orders
and excommunication from the
These are most unfortunate
precedents, and there being no law in
Louisiana prohibiting such intermar-
riages, it is TO be feared that they will
increase and excite less condemnation
In the future.
The comet., 1881-06-11
TRIBUTE OF RCspECT.

Alta meeting of Gem Fire Company
of this city, the undersig ed were ap-
pointed n Committee To prepare reso-
lutions expressive of the respect Of the
Company, for our late brother fire.
man, JOSEPH w. WEBER.
WHEREAS, IL bath pleased the
Almighty God, in his divine wisdom,
10 take from our midst, our cherished
friend and brother fireman, JOSEPH
w. WEBER; therefore, be it
ResotUed, That in the death of this
esliInable young gentleman, our COM
munily deplore the untimely dccease
OF worthy aud valuable citizen,
while his many friends mourn the
loss of one whose many qualities and
christian virtues won their highest
confidence and respect.
ResOtUed, That this organization
has lost one of its most active vigilant
and efficient members.
Resotved, That in this, the hour of
their bereavement, we tender our
heartfelt sympathy 20 his sisters and
friends of the deceased, and that the
Secretary be instructed to transmit to
them copy of these resolutions.
Resolved. That these resolutions be
spread upon the minutes and that
copy of them be furnished the city
papers for publication.
JOHN MCGILL,
M. O'BRIEN,
f. g. MULLER,
w. L. SALMON,
T.. c. CARROLL,
Committee.