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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-01-14
How to Care for the Sick.

Some time since we felt moved to make
some suggestion on the Importance of
endeavoring to educate our daughters
in the most import ant parts of skillful
nursing. 1t is subject we have much
at heart, for we so frequently see how
many suffer needlessly for lack of knowl-
on the part of those who have charge of
the sick. To be sure, many have not
the comfortable appliances that seem
almost indispensable in the sick room.
In small, cramped apartments it is inn
possible to do quietly, or entirely out of
the sick-room, much that the invalid
ought not to see or hear. -..
In such cases, patience, endurance on
the part of the sick and skill on the part
OF the nurse, to keep all preparations as
far as possible out of sight, are all that
can be done.
But in comfortable homes, with the
slck-room at a distance from the kitch-
en-, there is no excuse for many things
that are very annoying. We have
known nurses to put a saucepan over
the CRATE in the sick-room to make or
warm over what they intended to be
choice dainties for their patient. But
nothing should be ever warmed up,
much less cooked, in the room of the
invalid. The sight or smell of the most
delicate dish will be wearisome to the
exhausted nerves, and when made is re-
pulsive to the weakened stomach.
Make small messes. Better the pa
tent should crave spoonful more than
revolt at the abundance. Prepare it
far away from the sick room, without a
word OF consultation with any one ex-
cept the physician. and bring it the mo-
ment it is done. Don't linger till it
cools or grows stale and insipid, and the
little that is brought should be prepared
in the neatest, most attractive manner
Select the daintiest china and silver,
and if possible bring with it a tiny vase
with one choice rose or flower whose
raSrance will not be too pungent;
spread pretty, white, glossily-smooth
napkin over the small waiter; have the
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-01-14

three wounded in the recent riots at War
saw.
A VIENNA cablegram states that in
an encounter between six gendarmes and
sixty krvoscians, four of the former were
killed and horribly mutilated.
The recent tragedy in Ashland, Ky,
having excited intense indignation and
threats of lynching, the steamer Mountain
Girl was chartered to convey the prisoners
from Catlettsburg to Maysvilc. While
making steam, the train from Ashland
rolled in with about 500 determined regl-
ators on board. The Sheriff, with guard
OF ten men, by an adroit movement, took the
prisoners from the Jail to the wharf AS soon
as the crowd beheld the prisoners they
started down the bank with loud wells of in
! ready for an assault. The Sheriff, seeing
the mob descending, boarded the ferryboat
with his party and turned her down stream
The mob took possession of the Mountain
Girl and commenced a determined chase.
The steamer not yet having sufficient pres
sure, soon fell behind, but subsequently
she got in shape and commenced gaining
rapidly on the slow-going ferry, and in a
short time approached so closely that
a capture seemed imminent; but
fortunately the Mountain Boy, faster
boat, appeared on the scene on her regular
trip up from Ashland to Louisa. She was
hailed by the Sheriff, pressed into service,
and the party rapidly transferred to her.
When the transfer had been successfully
made the Girl. black with an excited, en-
ranged and bowling mob, appeared in sight,
and the exciting chase was resumed: but
the Boy soon distanced them. Further on,
some miitiamen were transferred from the
steamer Hudson in mids. ream, who took
charge Of the prisoners, whereupon the
chase was abandoned. The murderers were
lodged in Jail at Maysvile late at night.
IT is believed that the present Con-
gress will pay more attention to war claims
than the last. There are many which may
be termed legitimate war claims, North and
South, now before the Committee. Il num-
Der of which were pending before the last
and previous Congresses. Among these is
the Pennsylvania war claim, known as the
border claim. in which is involved some
$3,0O0,0OO. This is for damages done and
property taken by the Union and Confeder-
ate troops in the Gettysburg campaign, dur
ing Lees raid in Pennsylvania.
THE Secretary of the Interior has in
structed Indian Agents that they have pow
err to put twhite) intruders off the reserva-
lions, and may call on the military to assist
them. -"e |
ST. PETERSBURG dispatches say the
natives of the kuldja frontier massacred the |
inhabitants of two Chinese settlements in
retaliation for recent cruelty, defeating $50
Chinese troops.
BURoN, the Treasury carpenter, sticks
to his statement that he was paid out of the
Treasury contingent fund for work sup
posed to be done for the Department, but
which was in reality done for John Sher-
mans house.
CHLOE ANN VIOLET, of Washington,
D. c., died after fast OF forty three days.
Her delusion was that God commanded he.
to commit suicide by fasting.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-01-14
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

DISCUSSING the matter of pensions,
on the 9th, Senator Davis CIV. Va said he
had stated last year that arrears in the pen
sion bill would cost the Government sum
greater than the national debt, and the
| statement was laughed at. Present indica-
lions seemed fully to justify the statement
he then made. Mr.. Logan, replying to Mr..
Davis, said statements not based on accu-
rate information should not be allowed to go
to the country uncontradicted. The asser-
ton that pension arrears would cost more
than the national debt was certainly not
based on any reliable basis.
SOMETHING of sensation has been
created in Washington Star route circles by
the wholesale arrest of members of the ring.
The arrests were made cautiously and quiet
Iy, and the matter was Il profound secret
excepting to few newspaper men.
THE President has nominated Samuel
c. Parks, of New Mexico, to be Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of Wyoming,
and Joseph Bell, of New York, to be Assoc
ciate Justice of the Supreme Court of New
Mexico.
DR.. E. A. ADAMS, Assistant Medical
Superintendent of the Michigan Asylum for
Insane, was fatally stabbed by patient in
one of the wards while he was making his
daily rounds. The patient was hitherto
supposed harmless. The stabbing was done
with large pocket. knife recently lost by
one of the attendants.
THE hangman was busy on the 9th.
Joseph NJ. Kotovsky and Charles Ellis (col-
ored), st. Louis, and John A. Phelps, Mar
shall, Mo-; Martin kankowsky, Jersey
City, N. j.; Joseph Abbott, Elmira, n. Y;
Terrence Achille and Sterling Ben, both
colored, at Franklin, La, were all suspend
ed between heaven and earth.
Rev. JAMES CAMERON, pastor of the
Second Presbyterian Church, Oakland, CAL,
died from the effects of poison. His wife
gave him dose of carbolic acid by mistake
for medicine.
Mr.. DONOVAN, attorney for Mr.. Frost |
in the Frost -Sessnghaus contest case, has |
flied protest against the dispositions being
regarded as evidence. Also, protest |
against receiving a transcript of record of |
the United States Court, which had never
been offered in evidence. but was placed in
the dispositions as if it had been.
NEAR Cincinnati, Mrs. Mary Muller
committed suicide by cutting her throat
with razor. She had been driven insane
BY an importlnate sewing machine agent
who threatened to sue for payments she
could not make.
The railroad and express office at
200 miles west of Bismarck, IT,,
was broken open and three mail pouches
we're rifled while two watchmen were quietly
sleeping.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-01-14

divided 0,000 among themselves. The
business recently has been confined almost
exclusively to Western States.
THERE is a prospect of general
strike by the puddlers in the rolling mills in
the middle district OF Pennsylvania, extend
ing along the Susquehanna River for nearly
fifty miles, unless their employers advance
their wages.
A COMMITTEE of telegraph operators
have called convention of the brotherhood
at Pittsburgh, Pa, on the first Monday
in March, to form an international organi-
cation.
UNDER the presidency of Thomas
Davis, company has been organized in
Boston to build steamships which are ex-
pected to cross the Atlantic in less than a
week. Nearly 100000 stock has been
taken.
REDUCTION of public debt during
December last, So, 1868.
The business OF New York for the
year, as exhibited by the returns of the
Clearing house, reached the unprecedented
total of S4o, 400, 100000.
j. WINsLow, JONES & Co., packing
firm doing business in Portland, Me-. and
owning fifteen corn factories, five lobster
factories, and fourteen lobster and salmon
factories in the provinces, have failed for
1882 co.,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-01-14
MISCELLANEOUS.

THE Guiteau trial does not draw sc
well as heretofore. The prisoner seems te
have been tanned, and the courtroom i,
not the inspiriting scene it was. Counsel
for defense ask for more time and another
chance ON direct examination. The prose
cution object to any reopening of the case,
expecting to push it to an early conclusion.
Guiteau 8 opening speech on the Sd is char
! acteristic: ~ had a very happy New Year
yesterday, and hope everybody else did. ]
had lots of visitors, high-toned, middle
toned and low-toned. That takes them all
in, l believe. They expressed their opin-
ions freely, and none of them want me
hung. They all, without dissent, expressed
the opinion that shall be acquitted"
The diplomatic scandal in Washing
ton last winter which resulted in the recall
OF certain attaches from France, Spain and
Brazil, is revived by the temperance of
the disgraced young men. They were ex-
PEELED from the Metropolitan Club, COM
posed OF the elite of West End society, and
further, they were reported to Secretary
Blaine, who made the matter the subject of
diplomatic correspondence and requested
the recall of the offenders. This was done,
but change of Administration has brought
these ssscions OF noble families'' back with
the reappointment of their respective coun-
tries.
SOME twenty Pullman palace-car con-
ductors have been discharged for smuggling
imported silks across the border on Grand
Trunk and Great Western trains.
DR.. S. r. PATTON, who mysteri-
ously disappeared from Ripon, Wis, leav-
ing the impression that he had drowned
himself in Green Lake, has been found at
Mechanicsyille, Md, doing thriving busi-
ness under the name of Harmon. The girl
with whom he Is supposed to have eloped is
said to be in Canada. The wife whom
Patton deserted is still in Ripon with her
family of small children. She recently sold
her homestead, which was quite heavily in
numbered at the time of ner husbands de-
parture.
Two aged brothers, named Rose,
starved to death in a room in the Arcade
building in Buffalo, repulsing all offers of
aid. They were the architects OF the build
ing in which they persisted.
TWELVE Jews were killed and sixty
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-01-14
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

PETER VIEWERS, of Milwaukee, trav.
cling for German newspaper, was thrown
from his carriage at Whitewater, Wis, re.
ceiving injuries from which he died.
The explosion of locomotive boiler
on the Savannah, Florida & Western Rail.
way caused the death of an engineer and
fireman.
w. T. Brock, prominent attorney
Of Florence, Ala, was shot to death by J.
Edgar Byrd, saloon-keeper.
THREE Oskaloosa Qowa) lads select
ed as target for rifle practice a magazine
owned by the American Powder Company.
Five hundred kegs were exploded with ter
rife noise and dire consequences. The boys
were hurled several hundred yards from he
magazine and all instantly killed, being
burned and mutilated almost beyond recog-
milton, their bodies presenting Il sickening
sight. A large number Of houses were bad
ly wrecked, and many persons injured by
flying glass and wood. Nearly all the bust
ness houses in the city were damaged, show
windows being smashed in and the goods
scattered about in confusion. The body of
John Phillips was found fifty yards dewn
the hill, clothing nearly all gone, back por-
ton OF the head carried away, and the body
otherwise horribly mangled. John Stedman
was blown through wire fence, hundred
yards away. and fearfully torn. Gerald
Joyce was found in the creek $50 yards
away, with the head almost completely
gone.
A DISPATCH from Red Wing, Mimi,
says Andrew Gunderson and Fred Matter
were drowned while skating.
A DISPATCH from Gloucester, Mass,
says the crew of wrecked schooner who
took to the boats were driven almost to can
nibalism. Five men were badly frozen and
two died.
MITCHELL BROWN, Sherman, Wis.
was fatally burned while attempting to get
his team out of burning barn.
LEWIS, a three-year-old son of Lewis
and Hannah Rocklige, residing in Island
Creek Township, O., was burned to death
on the 4th.
AS an east-bound passenger train on
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Road was
crossing the tracks Of the Pittsburgh, Gin
cinnati & st. Louis Road, near Western
avenue, Chicago, it struck three workmen
on the track. killed two of them and NOR
tally injured the other.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-01-14

Within a bow-shot of the great town
gate of Morat, in Switzerland, stand a
venerable oakG2lslore than five hundred
years old. It3@as a full-growne tree on
the eve of the famous battle Of Morat,
when Charles the Bold held conference
with his Generals under the shade of its
wide-spreading branches. Twenty-four
hours later the leaders of the Swiss
gathered round this self-same tree,
and there offered up thanks to
Heaven for their signal victory. They
dispatched a messenger to Freiburg
with the tidings, and, in conformity
with a foregone arrangement. confided
him token by which the Federalists of
that city might recognize him as duly
accredited envoy. This token was
leafy branch, cut from the oak in ques-
ton. Its bearer put forth such speed
in executing his mission that when he
reached Freiburg he had but just
strength enough left to gasp out his
message and then dropped dead on the
ground, grasping his oak branch to the
last. He was buried where he fell and
the branch, planted on his grave, is at
the present moment one of the largest
and stateliest trees in Europe, having
completed it's four hundred and fifth
year.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-01-14

"A leading merchant of Louisville
refused to buy sealskin sacque for his
daughter. The next day she left the
house, and when night came she did not
return. For two weeks all efforts to
discover her were unavailing, but the
detectives employed in the case at length
learned that she was employed as do
ihestfe servant ant, ttftfef iii assumed name.
She refused to return home until her
parents promised to get her the sacque.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-01-14

The Dyak marriage ceremony in
Borneo is as follows: The bride and
bridegroom are made to sit on two bars
of iron. The priest waves two fowls
over them and then knocks their heads
together. The bridegroom puts che
root and some betel leaf i'll the brides
mouth. The fowls are then killed.
which closes tn3 ceremony.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-01-14
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


JAMES GORDON BENNETT has gone to
st. Petersburg to confer with the Car in
regard to polar expedition on new pIap-
IN which the base Of operations will be as
the mouth of the Lena
The death is announced at Philadel-
phia of exCongressman Edward Jov Nor
ris.
TESTIMONY in the following contested
election cases has been prepared and sent to
the printer by the Chairman ofshe House
Committee on Elections: GilletRvs Hern-
don, strabach vs.. Herbert, S,bson VS..
Oates. Smith vs.. Shelley, BisbeeSs Finley,
Anderson VS.. Reed, Buchanan vs. Manning,
Lynch VS.. Chalmers, Lee VS.. Richardson,
Mackey VS.. O'Connor and Smalls VS.. Till
man.
IT is authoritatively stated that Hon.
John c. New will be sent to succeed Foster
at st. Petersburg.
SENIOR ROMERO has been appointed
by the Mexican Government as a special en-
voy, charged with power to negotiate q
treaty OF commercial reciprocity with the
United States. Senior Romero has been re-
peatedly Secretary of the Treasury in Next
co, and he has lived many years in this
country as Mexican Minister. He is pro-
gressiye man. II
GEN. GRANT is said to have reached
the conclusion that Gen. Fitz John Porter
was deeply wronged by dismissal from the
Army, and will address an earnest appeal
to President Arthur for the prompt restora-
ton OF the disgraced leader.
GrN RurSycrrp Lo,
OF the Department of Justice.
The death is announced of William
Harrison Ainsworth, the English novelist, |
G. G. CLAY, ex-United States Sena- |
tor, is dead.
The President viii send special
message to Congress pointing out the neces-
s,ty for immediate legislation looking to the |
suppression Of smallpox.
COMMERCE. AND INDUSTRY.
The Grand Society of Railways, of
Russia. is insolvent. The misrepresentation
OF %, 100000 rubles OF Government money
on the Nicolas line is announced.
The Anglo-French commercial treaty
negotiations are virtually ended, without
satisfactory result.
A COMMITTEE appointed by Secretary
FoIger, assisted by thirteen gentlemen from
the Treasury Department, have begun to
count the money in the United States Sub.
-rsasurySat New YoruCity, preRarstory to
acetan OF the newly appointed Treasurer
takinS session of the office. yhe COM
mittee \ thaSe to count about $50 tons of
silver, anfen ting to about $4,000 900.
The invA NgStion int the affairs of
the World Mtaar~refief Association, OF
Lebanon, Pa. sAssws that during its exist
ence OF ten monthst issued policies repre-
senting about SIS POI, 900, and the officers
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orrIch or rIrn OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,

WAsMINgTOS, April s, 1kS2.
il N PURSUANCE OF THE THIRD AND SIXTH
sections of act Of Congress- approved MARCH, 3, 1881,
aud the act making amendments to said act, APP
proved April I, 1882 the following property of the
auction, the 2Oth instant In front OF the premises,
commencing at o'clock y. m. with the lot hrst
named herein, and continuing IL the following order
IN WASHINGTON,
All OF Lot three (3), In square three hundred and
elghty-twO (ls2), and improvements thereon, known
a. the Central Guard-HOuse, situated on Louisiana
containing 1851 square feet of ground more or less.
Part of Lot three CD, square four hundred nnd
ninety (9Ol situated the north side of street be
tween Four.and-a-half aud sixth streets northwest,
containing "a square feet OF ground more OF less
The two following will he sold ~ one parcel;
Part OF Lot one ~, square three hundred and sew
avenue and Ninth street northwest, containing loo
square feet OF ground, more or less
Part OF Lot Seventeen (l7) square three hundred
and seveny-twO (3I2), situated on corner OF X and
Ninth streets northwest, containing 1880 square feet
III GEORGETOWN.
Part Of Lots forty seven il forty eight tlS), and
forty-nine (i9) IN square thirty (3O with improve
ments thereon being the ola Town House and No.
Engine House, provided that the engine house may
be used by the District until new engine house is
rental therefor ut the rate Of per cent the nur
chase money for such u'e.
Lot tweny-seven (27), containing 0iSi square feet,
more or less, and Lot twenty t2s) containing
A2506 square feet, more or less III square six (6 be-
Ing the Fish Wharf property, fronting on Water
street.
money IN cash aud the balance In six and twelve
months, with interest at per cent secured by deed
of trust on the property purchased. LII,
uured upon each piece of property sold
The Commissioners reserve the right to reject any
and all bids IT. in their Judgment the property offered
does not bring fair market price
BY order of the Commissioners.
ap8,i0,ll,i7,lS WILLIAM TlNDALL, Secretary.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-11
DISTRICT COURTS.

COURT IN BANc-THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND JUS
TICEs Cox AND JAMEs.-Jones vs. Warden; opinion
by Justice James affirmed In Leftwich i'm
proved leverage; opinion by the Chief Justice; af
submitted. Magruder vs. Thornton leave to dis
continue at cost OF plaintiff aud appeal; affirmed.
GroAt VS.. O'Hare: ON trial. Adjourned till ten A. IN.
today Assgnment-Nos. u, 80, &c. 81, So, co. 81, o.,
6J, IS, and g.
Cutler, Walter vs. Uhlman commission TO get
answer of infant defendants ordered to issue. An
derson VS., Anderson anticipation of notes by Her
man Bchmidtnan allowed. Chrlstancy Vs. Christi
ancy; correction Of name of Commissioner Flowers
deed and ordering sale. Lowe vs.. Jackson refer
ence to auditor ordered. NauclS VS. Nauck terms of
sale by trustee defined. Frdley Fridley; test.
mony before irving Williamson, examiner, ordered.
trustees ordered Rice VS.. Hancock; appearance or
absent defendant ordered. Adjourned TIL ten a. m.
to-day. Assignment-Nos 7, IL, II, 49, and H.
CRIMINAL COURT-JusTICE WYLIE.-John Long,
larceny; bench warrant returned cepi John II.
Murphy, larceny; BENCH warrant returned cepL
Theodore Handy, assault with intent TO kill; motion
for new trial filed. Thomas J. Brady ct AL con.
spiracy; motions to quash indictment overruled.
Recognlzances of 8. W. and John W. Dorsey for
felted and bench warrants ordered issued. A. &. So
teldo murder; motion TO quash Indictment owe
William Fegan. fast drvng verdict not guilty
Robert O'Nell, unlicensed bar; verdict not guilty
William ]. Knox unlicensed bari verdict not
guilty Peter Monnhan, unlicensed bar; found
Adjourned TIL ten a. NJ to-day. AssiRnment-Chrs-
tiana Taylor, Theodore Handy, Thomas oliver, lr.,
and Jennie Williams,
CIRCUIT CoURT-JUsTICE MACARTHuR.-Gonzaga
W.. Blglow; Judgment on award. Chappel VS.. Ma
tional Fair drounds Association; trial. Adjourned
till ten o. m to-day. Assignment-C Calendar Nos l62
200, 20l, 2e5, 297, 29s, 900, 800 and 30i
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vIRoInIA NEWS.

The board OF supervisors Of Norfolk County win
hold the regular monthly meeting for the month
Of April at the court-hou to-day at noon.
Tho following postmaste rshnve been appointed:
Joseph Culbertson, Dickins0nville; Miss Kate A.
Russell, Dover and Francis NJ. Kendall, Upper
vile.
The new steamer of The Old Dominion steam
ship Company made the trip from Norfolk to
Richmond on Friday night without any difficulty
or delay en- route.
The largest haul of the season, so far as we have
heard was made &C Brinkleys fishery, near Nor.
folk, one day last week. Seventy five thousand
herrings were taken
The city council OF Lynchburg have resolved on
an Issue OF fifty thousand dollars in bonds for per-
manent Improvements in the city. lnitiotory
steps were also taken for the introduction ofthe
electric light
Commissions have been sent to the following
posiinasters j. Murphy Iron Gate, hlleghany
County; J.. T. Morton, ampdcn.Sydney college,
Prince Edward County, John briggs, Neule
Ridge, Patrick County; and II. N Berry, Orlando
Nelson County.
The tobacco receipts at the Lynchburg ware
houses continue 10 be unexpectedly large. The
drought of last summer and the frost Of the fall to-
gether II was thought had reduced the crop con-
siderably below half but the receipts would go
TO show that that estimate was much too small.
The prices for leaf are high, aud planters 60 home