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4 PRECIOUS STONE FOUND IN
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| IFrom the Atlanta Constitutional
Near Norcross there resides an old
German geologist who loves to live
among the peculiar specimens of min
eral and vegetable matter which he has
unearthed and housed. He is an elderly
gentleman of little sociability, but OF
great mental requirements. His physi-
cal endurance is simply astonishing.
For days at II time he wandcrs over
the hills and through the dales near
his home, collecting rocks and stones,
limbs and roots, tho properties and
qualities of which are unknown TO nll
but himself.
The room in which his collection is is
wonderful. In one receptacle are ar
ranged q number OF stones whose bright
rays remind the observer of diamonds,
In the centre of this long room there
rests Il stone half the size of II hen egg,
which was picked up by the owner
months and months ago. 1t was found
by its owner one rainy afternoon. For
nearly II week he had been on n tramp
through the hills and dales near his
home, and, weary with his ceaselcss
tolls, he was vending his way home
when his eyes fell upon something from
which the rays of the sun were scatter
ed in a thousand directions.
With little thought of what he was
doing, the gcologist stopped down and
picked up the object. 1t was nearly
half the size of a hens egg, and of an
irregular shape. IT was covered in many
places with thick, heavy clay, which
was removed with great care.
1t was found to be exceedingly hard,
and whenever struck with hard sub.
stance gave forth but little sound. It
was almost colorless with hue and there
tingc Of green. Its form was that of
an octahedron, but some of the faces
or sides were inclined to be convex,
while the edges were curved.
1t was subjected to acids and alkaIies
without experiencing any perceptible
change.
Some friends induced him to place il
on the market, and only a day or two
ago he received letter from a dia
mond dealer in New York Offering him
! SAG, 900 for it.
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IN THE JEANNETTE'S PATHWAY.

WAsHINGToN, July 13.-Secretary
Chandler has received the following
telegram from Lieut.. Harber who was
sent to Siberia last winter with Lieut.,
Schautze to cooperate in the search for
the survivors Of the Jcannette:
'IRKoUrsK, June 22.--Stnrting for
Delta in schooners. Party increased
by Ensign Hunt and Bartlett. WIN
search Delta and westward in July;
eastward to Jana and islands in Au-
gust; will return in October if possible;
otherwise will wait for snow in No
Vember."
1t is probable that the above telc-
gram was written at Iakoutsk on the
Lena, and that it bears the date OF
Irkoutsk merely because the latter was
the station from which il was telc-
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covey. To retrieve, is to hunt up a
dead bird and bring him in. I teach
them to do that With ball. l have an
old dog named Dick who is my assist
ant teacher. Almost any puppy will go
after ball, but very few will bring it
in. Dick goes out and takes the ball
away from them and brings it in and in
a very short time they cone to under
stand their business. Dick knows his
duty we'll. He sometimes hasto throw a
puppy down and take the ball away
from him, and that he will quickly do
if the puppy hesitates to give il up.
To stand for a shot means for the dog
to stand when the covey flies up so that
the birds will not be frightened too far
away. A good bird dog will so into
the water and bring out duck as
readily as he will dead bird on the
field"
"How many dogs have you:'
IL have nineteen of my own and tif-
teen for training"
"What do you feed them on:''
"Some beef boiled and made into Il
mush, With bread.'
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\ Ihe following act passed at the late
session of the Legislature will be found
of considerable Importance to many OF
our readers:
No. 5O.l AN ACT
Providing for the re-assessment of over
howedlands or other overtlowed property.
! SECTION I. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly OF the State of Louis.
ana, That whenever lands or other
property are overtlowed by the waters
of the Mississippi river, or by any othe,
river, by any lake, bayou or back.
water, it shall be the duty Of the Asses
sors within whose parishes such lands
or other property may be situated, to
re-assess the same for their actual casl,
value, and in SO doing they shall speci-
ally take into consideration all the
damages to said lands or property and
the depreciation of the value of the
same caused by the overflow.
SEC. >. BE it further enacted, etc,
That it shall be the further duty Of the
Assessors throughout the State to make
said re-assessments whether the time
fixed by the law for filing assessment
rolls in the offices of the Clerks of
Courts and Auditor, has elapsed or not;
and in case CT re-assessments as provi-
ded by this Act, the Assessors shall
prepare supplemental rolls of overflow
ed lands and other ovcrflowed property,
which they shall file in the manner
now provided by law for general assess
ment rolls, on or before the first day of
August; provided, nothing herein shall
be construed as affecting the manner
of assessment now provided by law,
nor the rights of persons to contest as
according to law; provided
further, that it is tho meaning and in
tent Of this Act that all lands or prop
erty evertlowed the present year, 1882,
shall be re.assesscd under the provis-
ions of this Act.
II. N. OGDEN,
Speaker of tho House Of Representa-
GEO. l.. WALTON,
President pro tenn. OF the Senate.
Approved Jucn 30, 1889.
S. ID. McENE.RN,
Governor State OF Louisiana.
A true copy:
WILL A. STRONG.
Secretary of State.
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I SlSA SkACSs OuC VI NIS ul0u WHO pu
down the 646 we'll in this district, h,
told me the true story of the mystery
Much has been written about it, more
probably, than was ever printed abou
an oil we'll before, but the captain tolG
me few things that were new. Thi:
wonderful Cherry Grove district owes
its developement to the misfortunes O.
George III. Dimmick. He had been
wrecked financially over in the Coal
Creek region, and Captain Grace sci
him to work out this way rather to
give him a chance to recover than from
any other motive. Land could be
leased for u dollar and acre, and the ex-
pertinent was not very costly.
"When the tools broke through the
shell of the sand about 10 O'Clock on
the morning Of the nth of March,"
said Captain Grace, eve knew we had
found wealth. The oil filled up hun
dred feet before we could get the tools
out. The pressure of gas was tremen-
dous. We drove atight-fitting wooden
plug, three and half feet long, to the
bottom of the we'll, poured the hole
full of oil, screwed in the casing head, :.
and set the tools, which weigh not less
than ton, on top of it. Even then
when the we'll flowed it blew the cas-
ing head Off and sent the tools flying up
the derrick.
"One trick we played to deceive the
scouts I think has never got into print.
took torpedo man into IL room in
the hotel ut Warren one day, very
mysteriously, but took good care to
have scout see me do it. OF course
the scout Immediately hid himself in
the adjoining room. l told the shoot.
er, with my voice trembling, that 1
had put my last dollar in the CAT ven
ture, and had found no oil. 1 must get |
some appearance of grease in order to |
sell my lease and get out whole. 1 ar
ragged with him to go out that night |
and torpedo the we'll. Well, we went |
out with a make-believe torpedo filled
with water. The scouts were at our
heels, of course, and watched every
Wewent to the we'll in the
lead of night, and there went through
the form of shooting the we'll so accu-
rately that even the guards about the
we'll were deceived. The next morn
ing they complained that the smell of
the dynamite had given them the |
headache. Sharp as they were, the
scouts were all taken in, and did not
find out the trick until weeks after.
NarlN
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II. II. Russell.

ATTORNEY Il COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
MONROE, LA.
DRACTTCES REGULARLY i'll the Par
i ishes of Ouachita, Richland, Lincoln
and Caldwell, and in the supreme Court.
Collection of claims prosecuted with dill
gence and money promptly remitted. Man.
agement, sale and lease of real estate under
taken, and satisfaction guaranteed. Fees
moderate, Office on Wood street, in
StubDs building. Jan. 6, 1SS.
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Dentistry.

nR. S. L. BRACEY, Dentist, respectfully
- offers his professional services to the
citizens of Monroe and surrounding coun-
try. Having All experience of fourteen
Years in the practice, he feels confident of
giving satisfaction in all branches of his
profession. Is willing to warrant all work.
bilice NJ residence on Jackson street, near
The Female Academy, Monroe, La.
y7-mar16:1y
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John IcEllel.y.

ATTORNEY AT LAW Il LAND AGENT,
NO, Is Carondelet ST., New Orleans.
l AND BUSINESS at tho Land Offices in
IL New Orleans and Washington City at
tended to. Agency for sale and purchase
OF Plantations, Farms and unimproved
lands solicited.
51.ss-M Major J. G. Richardson is associated
with MIR. McEnery in the land business
to which he will give his entire attention.
January 6, 1851.
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Talbot Slilllllall,

A TTORNEY AT LAW. MONROE, La,
II will practice in tho Parishes of
Om'tchita, 1lorehonse, Ztichlaua and Frai,k-
TN, in the Supreme Court of the State,
and i'll the Federal Courts. Will take
claims for collection in all other parishes in
Louisiana, with privilege of managing
same in connection with attorneys residing
.here. August IS, 1881.
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John IL. llkSraVc.

4 TrORNEY AT LAW, MONROE, LA.
N Office opposite Court House. Practices
in all the Courts of North Louisiana; also
i'll the Supreme Court of the State and the
Federal Courts. All claims, including cot
ton claims, will receive prompt attention.
Land Office and Pension matters attended
March CS. 1879.
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:. MlILSAPS. C.H. TRoTSDAI.E.
NIillSap:s ~ IrOuSllalc,

ATTORNEYS II COUNSELORS AT LAW
MONROE, LOUISIANA,
WIN practice in the courts of the Fifth
w District. supreme Court, and Federal
Courts. viii take claims for collection in
ali the parishes of North Louisiana, with
privilege of managing same in connection
with resident attorneys.
Onice in STUBB's RUILDISG, on Wood
street. August IS, 1881.
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DIR. $. G.. Murphy.

- recently arranged his Office with special
reference to the treatment OF chronic female
diseases, DR.. Murphy will give particular
sttention to that branch of his profession.
G.S-R Refers to the IN edical fraternity of Mon
roo and Trenton. juno Is, 1S1l.-tf
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IL. Richardson.

A TTORNEY AT LAW, MONROE, La,
"A will practice in all the parishes of
North Louisiana, the Supreme Court of the
state, the Federal Courts, and in the Land
Office Department of the General Govern
nlent. August 1871 I.
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James Il. StrOther.

4 ITORNEY AT LAW, Monroe La.
IL Will practice law in North Louisiana,
before the Supreme Court at Monroe, Fed
eral Courts of Louisiana, Court of Claims,
and Supreme Court OF the United States at
WASHINGTON City.
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JOHN ClOl4DERWOOD. TuOS. Y. AIlT
DrS. CnIderWOOaI Il Ably,

Practitioners in Medicine and Surgery.
Office on Grand street, in rear of +. NJ.
McCorniclS's Drug, Store, and opposite
ID. b. Gunby's store.
January 23, 10. n2O:1y
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ThOS. q. Benton,
A TrORNfEY AT LAW,
MONROE, LA.
Office with S. d. McICnery.
IDr. T.P. Richardson

HAS resumed the practice of Medicine.
IL He may be found, whom not profess
sionally engaged, at Moore's drug store
during the day, and at his residence at all
other hours. Monroe, Fob. 6, 1879.
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THE CuLOlsAL liAIsIT.

a writer IN Macmillan's Magazine
declares that the "chloral habit" has
developed into II social evil more per
nicious than alcoholdrinking or
opium-eating. This drug, inIits proper
use, is one of the most bene1icent and
noble of medicines, soothing ills that
no other prescription will antidote.
But it becomes a terrible enemy when
abused. Pcrsistently used it loses its
efficacy in small doses, so that injurious
quantities are taken to supply the old
force. Then coma eHsucS that some
times lasts twenty hours or more.
Finally it produces death, the victim
to the habit at last taking more than
the outraged system can withstand.
Medicinal authorities state the use OF
this drug is incredibly extensive, and
it is urged that means DO devised to
prevent the indiscriminate sale OF the
article.
John *. Randolph, living near Pitts
burg, believing that the Lord is soon
to visit the earth with another food
ID buAiulIIB 1lAti tIl' p'tt'ih VI
the vessel Of Noah. II IL 228 feet in
length by 1S feet in width, and viii
have a capacity OF one hundred tons.
He looks for the food by the middle OF
October. In the mean time he is maxi
ing arrangements for the reception OF
as many representatives OF the animal
kingdom as he can find, and is sending
! invitations to great many persons
whom he wishes to save.
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u should like TO know something
about this Egyptian question, dad"
said young New Haven midgit at tea
last evening. "What are they firing
ut Alexandria for-bccause it is grcat?"
ayes, my child, suppose So" "And
who is Arabi Bey and Dervish Pasha
and fsmaii--?' "They arc all foreig-
ncrs, my son. You can have no posi-
bic interest in them. Eat your supper
and keep quiet" This is the way some
parents have Of withholding informa-
ton they haven't got from their chill
dren.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.


G. !. BoATNER. J. S. B0ATNER.
G. j. 4 j. S. BOATNER,
A TTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT
II Law, Monroe, La, will practice i'll all
the Parishes OF North Louisiana, in the
Supreme Court at Monroe, the Federal
Courts, and in the Land Office Department
of the General Government.
Office fronting northeast corner of public
square. July Is, 1882.
H. q. COBK,
A TTORNEY AT LAW, MONROE, LA
IL Jan. 2. 1879.
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RE-AssEsslNG ovERFLowEp LANDS.

The following act passed at the late
session of the Legislature will he found
of considerable Importance to many of
our readers:
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-01
Catholic Pastoral letter.

CINCINNATI, O., March 80. The
Catholic Provincial Council, which
met here recently, has prepared a
lengthy pastoral letter, to be read in
all churches. It received its first
publication to-day in the Catholic
Telegraph. 1t begins with a review
of the progress of religion since the
last council, twenty years ago, and
congratuIates the church on it's
transition from the mission epoch
to condition of fxity. 1t
then goes on to speak of
the necessity of obedience to the
authority. 1t holds that all men are
not equal, and that men ordained
to rule as king, magistrates, bishops
and priests have rights which their
subjects do not. 1t is very outspo>
ken on the subject of labor unions,
and says that mans labor is his own
as much as the gold of the rich man,
and that he has right to sell it as
he pleases at fair price, and so long
as men accceed to others, the
same freedom, as they claim for
themselves, there is no sin In labor
banding together for self protection,
but labor unions are liable to fail and
cannot be sustained when they at
tempt to force a man to Join the
union or to work for price fixed by
the union. Catholics cannot be
partners in any attempt to coerce
others against their just rights, or
to do injury to any person or to
the property of others. The letter
has long paragraph on newspapers,
in which it specifically denounces
what it calls the illegitimate means
by the Irish World in its advocacy
of the cause of Ireland, but adds :
" We are ready to cooperate with
the bishops of Ireland in any legiti>
mate effort to emeliorate the present
unhappy condition q the Irish peo-
ple." Reverting to the subject OF
authority, the letter says: "It is not
Catholic doctrine that power comes
from the people, and that the rulers
do not exercise authority as
their own, but as entrusted te
them by the people. The Catholic
doctrine is that the grant of power
is notsgiven by the people, but they
only designate who is to WELD it. Al
to the priest, the people are com.
manded to seek law from his lips il
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-01
ST. LOUIS
Surrender of Dick Little, the Train
Robber.
He Proposes to Assist in Captur
ing Others At Large.

ST. LOUIS. March 31.-A special to
the Post~Dispatch says Dick Little,
the train robber, has surrendered to
the authorities under the following
conditions That he be granted i'm
munity from punishment by. the
Governor that he be paid $4,000,
cash, Immediately on giving himself
up, and that he receive $4,000 more,
In the event of the train robbers now
at large being captured through his
instrumentality. Little has already
received $4,000, being part of the
$4,000 paid to Police Commissioner
Craig for the arrest of Clarence
Hite in Kentucky. Should the cap
ture of Little's pals be effected,
Commissioner Craig and Governor
Crittenden, between whom the plan
was evolved, will receive in the
neighborhood of 100000, the ag-
gregate amount of the rewards of-
fered, less the $4,000 to be paid to
Little.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-01
The Floods,

New ORLEANS, LA, March 3d.
Tow boats, fats, barges, skiffs, for
age and rations have been forwarded
to Bayou Crosse Tete. Governor
McEnery has ordered depots for
supplies for Crosse Tete established
at Port Allen and Plaqueline. All
outgoing steamboats, carry rations
and forage to the overlooked section.
The relief committee is actively at
work, dong good service, supplying
lumber, forage, medicine, etc.
The demand for supplies is increas-
ing daily, as the water continues to
spread over the Grasse Tete, Atcha-
falaya and Bayou Teche section.
Along the Teche some thirty planta :
tions are reported more or less dam
aged by backwater from the Atcha-
falaya and Grand Lake. The condi-
tions of affairs along the Atchafalaya
is daily growing worse.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 30
The Secretary of War has directed
that the balance of the rations at ST.
Louis, $4,000, be transferred to
Commissioner Hemingway, at Mem
phis, for the benefit of the people of
Mississippi.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-01
MINOR DISPATCHS.

WHEELING, w Va, March 81
Hon. James A. Potter, judge of the
Supreme Court of Appeals of this
State, died suddenly of heart disease
last night.
New YORK, March 31.-The mems
bers of the Cotton Exchange yester-
day voted to observe Good Friday
and the Saturday following as hollis
days.
SAN Francisco, March 31.-The
Chinese merchants of this city have
finally formed q merchants ex-
change, which they have been secret
ly organizing for some time past, and
have elected officers. The object of
the organization is mutual benefit
and protection.
COLUMBIA, S c., March 31.-Gov
ernor Haygood has ordered Attorney
General Youmans to repair to
Charleston and defend the election
and other officers of the State in>
dicted and to be tried in the United
States Court.
1t is thought that an extra session
OF the Legislature will be called
shortly to redistrict the State.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-01
New York General Market.

NEW YORK, March 3l.-Southern -four
quiet and firm;. common to fair extra. SIS.
20ae 65; good to choice do, 6.70aS. 90.
Wheat ! higher, somewhat excited and un-
settled; ungraded red, ST.. 20al. AS; No. red,
March, l. 4lal.47; April, 1.42sa1.4 Corn
excited and lka3 higher, closing with less
strength; ungraded, 78as2; Southern white,
944; No. 2, March, 784; settlements, April,
z84aS03. Oats excited and higher, speeula
tive trading closing with most of the
advance los No. 3, 50. Coffee steady and
rather quiet; low ordinary Rio, May deliv-
cry, 8. Sugar stronger and in good de.
mand; Cuba moscovado, 7a7s; Cuba centri-
fugal, S9aS44, fair to good refining, 74a7s;
refined, firJner, with a good enquiry; stan
dard A. 81. Molasses firm and demand
fair; Porto Rico, 5Oa7O; New Orleans, 55a
rs; English Islands, 42a44. Rice in fair
demand and firm; Rangoon, d; Bond do.
duri paid, 5sa54. Wool dull and depressed;
domestic fleece, 34a47; Texas, 14a30. Pork
stronger, good export business, but specu-
lation dull; old mess, spot, SIG scale IS;
choce, 100; middles, quiet and very
strong, with prices unsettled. Lard higher,
quiet and active, closing with less strength
S1l.30
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-01
Fire at Amherst College.

AMHERST, Mass, March 30.-A fire
destroy ed Walker Hall, the finest of
the Amherst College buildings. The
loss is about $500,000.
The total loss to Amherst College
by the burning of Walker Hall and
contents is about S1S5,O0O; insure
ance, $4,000. The loss beyond in>
trinsic value, in paintings, records,
philosophical apparatus and the min
eralogical cabinet will be severely
felt. The cabinet was the work of
many years labor, and had just been
reclassifad
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North Carolina Co1ored Repub-
licans.

RALEIGH, N. G., March 31.-At the
convention of colored men, assem-
bled yesterday in Goldsboro, COM
posed of three hundred delegates,
from all the heavy counties of the
State, resolutions were adopted to
the effect that, while we do not favor
the abandonmeht OF any of the prin.
ciples of the Republican party, and
while we endorse the Administration
we hail with pleasure the unmistaka-
BILE evidence of a liberal movement
in North Carolina, and we will sup
port such liberal movement, and viii
join hands with the hbsral men who
have heretofore acted with the Dem>
ocrats party, and who are willing to
bury the dead past, in an earnest
effort to build up the State and
guarantee to all equal rights and
privileges.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-01
DIR Lamson's Case.

WASHINGTON, March 30-The Sec
retary of State this afternoon tele,
graphed to Minister Lowell, at Lon-
don, to apply for delay in the execu-
ton of the sentence of death in the
case of DR. Lamson until the arrival
of documentary evidence from this
country, tending to show insanity on
the part of the prisoner and an alb
sence of criminal intent in the offense
of which he was convicted. This
action, on the part of the President,
was based on an opinion by Attor
ney General Brewster that this man
was a proper case for executive in
reference.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-01
Hanged.

SELMA. ALA, March 31.-W. Risen
ger and Bill Ludlow, who were con
victed in the City Court at the Jaru-
airy term, of the murder of Jesse B.
Wesinger, an old man living in this
county, on December 18th, wEe
harg ged to-day.
After menaclng them the sheriff
took them in hack to the enclosure
prepared in the. suburks, where,
guarded ny the city military COMPANY,
the prisoners made lengthy speGbes
protesting their innocence. At 1920
p. m. the sheriff babe them good bye
and loosened the tiger, end in Is
minutes they were pronounced dead.