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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-10-13
Ship Building in Maine Looking Up.

In Bath, Me. there are now 81 ves-
sells building, of which are 1000 tons
and upward. In addition to these, %
vessels have been launched since Jan. l.,
1882, having an aggregate tonnage of
} 27, 638 tons. The total tonnage for the
year 1882 will be about $4,000 tons.
Last year 1884 tons were built at Bath
and in 1874, 34,100. The largest tonnage
was built in 1854-about $4,000 tons.
From that date until 1860 the building
fell offirapidly, being only 18,400 tons
in 1860. Indeed, all the statistics show
. that wooden ship-building began to de-
cline five or six years prior to the war,
and seven or eight years prior to the
gadoption of a. protective tariff. Its
greatest decline in Bath was during tho
free trade years just before the war of
1861. The total tonnage built at Bath
from 1860 to 1881, both inclusive, was
464,217 tons. No labor is better paid
than that employed at Bath in ship
building. Every week this season $780,
600 has been paid rs wages by the Bath
builders. A builder employing about
$50 menfsays that his weekly payments
were $500 for wages-an average of
$16.66 per week to each man. The ship
mechanics live in good style, in scores
of instances owning houses that may be
called elegant, and horses and carriages
that would be the envy of those who de-
light in stylish turnouts. They are we'll
TODD, substantial and intelligent citi-
zens. Maine still furnishes much of
the hard wood and hackmatack used
in ship building, but by far the
larger part of the timber used in the
co. auction of Baths vessels is brought
from the south. -POrtldnd Press.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-10-13

scenery sink to tameness. never weary
of gazing on its wonders vr of admiring
its beauties. The beauties of Norwegian
scenery. it may be inferred from this,
are confined to few favored spots; they
are spread over hundreds of miles, and
they are both OH the coast and in the in
terror. To explore the country thorough
ly. so as to able to form judgment for
yourself as to what are the finest points
would occupy not months, but years.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-10-13

The police department of San Fran
cisco has inaugurated a crusade against
class of men whose existence is scarce
ly known outside of their own stratum
of society. They are known as ''lovers,"
and are the men who live off the earn
ings of women of the town. San Fran
cisco magistrates are filming them heavi-
" in the effort to make them either GO
to work or quit the city. Their mis-
tresses usually pay the fine.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-10-13

AT Montreal thief went into the hal
of boarding house, while the boarders
were at supper, and gathered up all the
hats. He was making his way out,
when boarder. little behind time, came
in, and asked him what he was about
ooh" says the thief, "rm taking the
gentlemen's hats around to Leary's tc
get smoothed." "Well," replied the
boarder, "take my hat, too" Certain.
ly, sir" said the accommodating thief,
and vanished.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-10-13

Recent geological Investigations are
thought to establish the fact that the
eastern part of Kansas, a part of Ne
braska, Southern Iowa and Northern
Missouri were once covered by a fresh
water lake, which received numerous
rivers and smaller streams from the out
lying regions, the turbid waters of which
deposited sediment varying from $50
to few feet in depth.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-10-13

In use is mahogany wardrobe, richly
carved. The grand saloon itself is as
large as many city parlors, and it is fit
ted with every imaginable convenience,
including kitchens, pantries, etc.
In addition to these luxuries some of
the presidents add bronzes and pictures
to the rest of their travelling furniture.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-10-13

London has more than a thousand
charitable institutions of every grade,
and for vast variety of csmmendable
purposes. The aggregate income of
these is over $20,000,000. There are
among them eighty-two hospitals and
forty-seven dispensaries, whose united
yearly receipts are $4,000 And yet
there is much unrelieved misery in the
British metropolis.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-10-13

WIn the Diamond Dyes more
coloring is given for 1octs. than in
IS or accents dyes, and they give
faster and more brilliant colors.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-10-13

Our large sales have proved to that customers
well pleased with goods and prices and hope to
nue merit the large trade in these goods that we hav
enjoyed in the past Our
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-10-13
Undertaking Department

Is always we'll stocked with Collins, Baskets and Rich
Trimmings and is under the supervision Of Mr. North who
has become popular an Undertaken.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-19

scales which, overlapped each other
like those of a fish. On examination
we found that it was solid layer OF
ticks, and that there was not room for
another one. We got out case knives,
scraped them off, to his evident de-
light which he expressed by crying
"Jar." The ticks no doubt tanned this
fellow and sent him to us. After the
ticks were scraped off, he was worse
speckled than guinea hen. We
turned him over to Calvit who will
keep him on exhibition at the Ex-
clIange,-25 cents entrance, children
half price; no reserved seats.
That horrid "Jar" of his still hannts
me and rings in my ears.
| had reported for your paper Dr..
Geiger's famous lecture in full, but as
it would have spun out this article too
long have not inserted it.
We are all tired aud will start for
home tomorrow Gin the morning; in
the morning by the bright light, when
Gabriel blows his trumpet in the NOR
ming. In the morn-ing-'
JACK HORNER.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-19

III Queen Victoria were as well
Informed Of political affairs as the
inventors of fiction and sensational
literature, she would never have sent
her fleet to Alexandria to interfere
in the quarrel between two Egyptian
rivals for an unknown girl. The
good Queen has been led to believe
that some of the most momentous
interests of the Christian and com.
mercial nations of Europe were at
the bottom Of the war, never suspec-
ting that all the fuss is about one
who was many years ago a Coptic or
Arabic girl, but is long since, per-
haps, a discarded wife and withered
grandmother. Her majesty ought to
dismiss all her ministers, fine all the
reporters of the political papers,
and then search among the garrets
of the continent for the obscure ro-
nance writer's, scrub them up, clothe
them decently y, give them enough to
eat for once in their lives, and then
stand them up beside the throne so
that they may be handy to give her
the very earliest information.-rEx.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-19
Altogether Unnecessary.

The Egpress takes the trouble &c
republish from one of the New Or.
leans papers our article, defending
Senator Luckett from an imaginary
reflection made upon, as was sup
posed, by this paper.
The States and the E1press might
have saved themselves the gratui-
tous trouble they have taken, as no
reflection of any sort was made or
intended upon Senator Luckett for
the supposed failure of the Hospital
and University bills in the Senate,
and the actual failure of the latter
bill in that body. We never thought
Senator Luckett wanting in the zeal
and ability attributed to him by the
article in question. We said then
what we say now, that we don't know
why the Senate refused to pass bill
which had passed the House by so
large a vote. 1t was and is q matter
of surprise to us, of which we have
heard no explanation, but it was far
from our intention to blame Senator
Luckett for the failure, or to impute
to him either lack of zeal or want
of ability to properly look after our
interests in the Senate.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-19

lNELrG1BLE.--The name of Judge
E. North Cullom was announced "a
candidate for the new judgeship,
but we notice that it has been with
drawn. This was done probably, be.
cause it was discovered that under
the clause of the Constitution reaui.
ring two years residence in the dis
trict, he was ineligible. Judge Cul-
lom is gentleman of distinguished
ability, and would have been a for
midable candidate. We mention the
fact in order that voters may not
throw their votes away, as they
would if they voted for an ineligible
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-19
THE San Francisco wheat shippers

The San Francisco wheat shippers
are beginning to be alarmed at the in.
tiuence ofnew Southern railroad lines
may have on the export trade of that
port. The Southern Pacific is carry
ing breadstuffs to New Orleans at 800
ton, whereas iron goods by fast
freight from New Orleans to San Fran
cisco via the Union and Central Pa
citic lines is sl34.4O per ton. This
extraordinary difference leads to be-
lief that the Southern Pacific is work
ing to establish an export market at
New Orleans for California breadstuffs
and to drive off ocean freight from
San Francisco.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-19

| For the information, as we'll as warn
ing, of all concerned we publish below
the game law recently passed by thu
legislature and approved by the Gov
ernor:
No. 70. AN ACT.
To amend and re-enact sections one
two and three of act No. 60 of regu.
lar session of 1879, entitled an ac
for the protection of game, animals
and birds in the state of Louisiana
Be itenacted by the general assembly
of the state of Louisiana. That sec.
tons one, two and three of act No. &c
of regular session of 1879 be amended
and re.enacted 80 as to read as follows:
Section /. Be it enacted by the gen.
eral assembly of the state of Louisiana,
That it shall be unlawful in this state
to catch, kill or pursue with such intent,
any wild duck, deer, or fawn, or to have
same in possession after it has been
caught or killed between the first day
of March and the first day of October
of each year, under penalty of not less
than twenty-five dollars or more than
fifty dollars for each offense.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That no person shall catch, kill or pur.
sue with such intent, or have the same
in possession after it has been caught
or killed, any wild turkey between the
fifteenth day of April and the first day
Of October, in each year under PEN
atty of not less than ten nor more than
twenty dollars for each offense.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That no person shall catch, kill or pur-
sue with such intent, or have the same
in possession after it has been caught
or killed, any quail, partridge, phea-
SAINT, between the first day Of April and
the first day of October in each year
onder penalty of not less than ten nor
more than twenty-five dollars for each
offepse. Provided the police iuries of
the various parishes may regulate the
time the provisions of the above Sec
tons one, two and three are to take ef-
feet in their respective parishes, and
provided further, that in each and
every parish in which the said police
juries shall fail to regulate such time,
the time specified in said sections one,
two and three shall prevail, and ali
laws and parts of laws in conflict with
the same, are hereby repealed.
R. N. OGDEN,
Speaker of House of Representatives.
GEO. l.. WALTON,
President pro tenn of the Senate.
Approved July S, 1882.
s. ID. McENERY,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
WILL A. STRONG,
Secretary of State.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-19
A WONDERFUL COTTON
THAT PROMISES TO REvOLUT1ONIZE THE
PROCESS OF PLANTING AND
GINNING.

| Our attention has been called t,
a new cotton, which, if what il
claimed for it by the original pro
Queer is true, will paralyze the cot
Ston gin business and make our plan
ters bonanza kings. This new cot
ton is the result of a long and careful
experimenting by MIR. Amos A.
Subcrs, a merchant of East Macon,
a gentleman whose veracity we can
not call into question, who assures
us is all that is claimed for it. Mr..
Subers says it was produced by by
bridization of the wild cotton, which
grows along the low lands and banks
of the Caloosahatchie River in Flor
ida, with the common okra of our
vegetable gardens. This result of
Adjudication is a wonderful stride
OF progress. In appearance, the
plant retains the stalk of the familiar
okra, and in foliage the leaves of the
common cotton plant; but in it's fruit
ing resembles neither. 1t grows to
the height of two feet and has one
beautiful bloom on the top, which
resembles the magnolia flower in ap
pearance, size and odor. The blooms
remaiD white for two days, and then,
beginning with delicate pink, grad
ually change to dark red, when they
drop of, and then appears a most
wonderful boil. For a week this boil
resembles that of the ordinary cot
ton, and then continues to grow un-
til it reaches the size of a gallon tin
bucket. The lint then begins to
grow, but is held in place by the long
okra-like points. When fully ma.
tured more of it can be picked by a
common hand in one day than elk
hands can pick of ordinary cotton.
The lint has no seed, and hence the
ginning is dispensed with. The bolls
produce from one and a half to two
pounds of fine, long staple cotton.
In the bottom of the boil from four
to six seed resembling pcrsimmou
seed are found. The many advan.
tages of such cotton are so numer.
Gus and manifest, that we do not
them. Mr.. Subers will
give any information concerning his
wonderful plant upon application
containing stamp for reply. The
lame is derived from the magnolia
lower, which its bloom resembles,
md Mr.. Disston, who has recently
purchased four millions of acres of
ands in Florida, and on part of which /
he wild cotton grows.-@Macon
Ga. Telegraph.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-19

How TO SAvE.-All hard workers
are subject to bilious attacks which
may end in dangerous illness. Par.
ker's Ginger Tonic will keep the
kidneys and liver active, and by pre-
venting the attack save much sick
ness, loss of time and expense. De-
lay at such times means danger,
II Detroit Free Press. See another
column.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-19

The first bale of this years crop
of cotton, was received at New Or.
leans on the 18th inst. consigned to
Richardson May. 1t came from
Grueckville, De Witt Co. ,!Texas, and
weighed 37s pounds. 1t was auc-
tioneered off and brought $95.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-19

A MAN may be sufficiently intoxi-
Gated to wipe himself on the morning
newspaper and sit down to read the
towel, but never drunk enough to pull
a stopper from bottle, throw the lat
ter!away and drink tho cork, even if
it would serve him as ,aslife proserver.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-19
BY an act of the recent so.s;o

BY an act of the recent session
of the legislature dogs are declared
to be personal property, as much so
as horses, cattle, etc., provided thew
are assessed. Unless they are placed
on the assessment rolls, they are en-
titled to 10 legal protection; and
when assessed, should a dog be
killed or injured, the owner can re-.
cover an amount not exceeding the
dogs assessed value.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-19

--MRs. Abraham Lincoln died at
her home,sin Springfield, ILL.,, last
Sunday. She has been in failing
Health for some years. On Saturday
she was stricken down by paralytic
stroke, and remained in a comatose
state until the end.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-19

SEE the new advertisement of
DR.. Henry St. John, in this issue.
He has just received, direct from
Landreth, a large quantity of fresh
Turnip Seeds, { this years crop, J
which he offers to the public for
sale cheap. Now is tue time to pur-
chase Turnip Seeds.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-19
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= ANSWERS rncnivo6 fror J.n

ANSWERS received from demo
cratic editors, representing twenty
hive counties in the State of New
York, regarding their choice for gov.
ernor of the Empire State, show that
Hon. 5. J. Tilden is first, and Mr..
r. F. Flower is second in their af.
fections. The sentiment regarding
John Kelly's course is unanimous. It
is that his conduct has been "unto-
ward and lamentable."
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-19

Hicks, Guiteau's spiritual advi.
ser, was once q candidate for Con.
gress from Florida, but did not sue.
coed in the election. He also once
occupied a pulpit iu Albany, but had
to abandon it on account of Gin.
paired popularity"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-19

"A CENSUS bulletin just issued
places the number of males 81 years
and over in the United States and
territories at 12,O3O,347, of which
number S,270,51S are native whites,
3,O72,4S7 foreign whites, and l, 4S7,
34s colored, including Chinese, Ja-
epanese and Indian.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-19

THE total loss in Iowa from the
recent tornado is estimated at from
$500, 600 to $1,000 900. One fourth
OF the population of Malcolm IL llome-
less. Every church and public house
is destroyed, and funeral services are
held in the streets,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-19

ALL the laws passed at the re-
cent session ofthe Legislature-150
in number-bave been promulgated
in the official journal, and are now
in full force and effect,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-19

The DISTINGUISHING CHARM.-A
delightful fragrance of freshly gath
cred flowers and spices is the distin.
gushing charm of Floreston Co.
logne.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-19

Mis-. Scoville denies the truth
of the poisoned bouquet story. She
says it is an easy matter for any one
TO scatter arsenic over dead flowers.
"its just like them," says the indig
nant Madam; crowding in the whole
OF the Stalwart leaders into her
sweeping sheer. The chemists are
now engaged in testing the alleged
poisonous character of a vine which
was part and parcel of the now ia.
nous noseSay.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-19

THE city of Alexandria, Egypt,
is still burning. The city cannot be
restored to it's former state, it is said,
in twenty years under the most favor
BILE circum stances.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-19

The Grand Jury in the Star
Route cases failed to find al indict-
ment against Senator Kellogg Their
action was unanimous.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-19

JAMES Gordon Bennett gave q
fancy ball at Paris recently, and
$4,000 worth of presents were given
to the guests.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-19

The population of Alexandria,
Egypt, Is $4,000, which is exactly
the population of New Orleans, &C.
cording to the last census.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-19

SINCE the downfall of the Con.
federacy, Mr.. Judah P. Benjamin,
has enjoyed great prosperity as a
lawyer in England. According to a
correspondent of Northern journal,
recently on looking over his list of
cases, he found that it included just
half of all the suits from the entire
realm that we're before the house of
lords on appeal. His wife and daugh-
ter now live in Paris, the latter hav.
ing married French army officer.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-19

-FoR tile evening, feathers arran-
ged in the hair and on the bodice, fas-
tened down with tiny diamond pins.
are remarkably effective. These pins
are in the form of birds, crescents,
butter flies, flowers, stars and insects
of various species.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-19

-HYsTER1cs, a melancholy symp-
tom OF serious monthly troubles, are
cured by the use of English Female
Bitters.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-19
NOTICE.

A MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE
n Committee of the Fourth Congress-
sional District is called for MONDAY, tho
9TH day day of August, at Natchitoches,
La. MI. CUNNINGHAM,
Chairman.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-19

BATON ROUGE, commonly called
the Highland City, now has Post
Office with $50 lock boxes.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-19
FOR DISTRICT JUDGE.

WE are authorized to announce that
w. T. BLACKMAN is q candidate for
District Judge, subject to the action OF
the Democratic Convention.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-19

SELLING LIQUOR TO M1NoRs.-The
following are the provisions of the bill
passed at the recent session of the
general assembly, prohibiting the keep.
ers of bar-rooms, drinking saloons,
groceries and coffeehouses, from selling
or giving intoxicating liquors to mi
nors, and which is the law, which we
publish for the information Of all con-
cerned:
Any person keeping bar-room,
GROCERY, drinking saloon, coffeehouse.
or other place where liquor is sold by
the glass, bottle or gallon, who shall
give or sell any intoxicating liquor to
any person under the age of twenty.
one years, shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and on conviction there
of shall be punished by a fine of not
less than twenty-five dollars nor more
than fifty dollars for each separate Of
tense, and in default of payment shall
be imprisoned for not more than thirty
days; provided it shall be a good de.
tense against any prosecution under
this law for the defendant to show on
the trial that the person purchasing or
receiving the said Intoxicating LIQUOR
had been previously emancipated &C.
cording to the laws of this State. or
that he did present to the person SELL
ing, an order signed by his father, mo-
Their or tutor, directing the sale to be
made to the said minor.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-19

New Iberia, in this State, is to
have 4 bank.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-19

The Khedive in his harem sits,
And things go harum scarum;
Tho Sultan gets insultan notes,
And has to sit and barum,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-19
THE WILD MAN,

AS we sat one night, the ruddy glare
Of the camp fire lighting up the dark
ness for some distance around, we saw
crossing the creek and coming right
to US chocolate colored man chat we
at first took to be negro. He walked
up to the fire, sat down and shivered.
We asked him who he was and he an.
swered GAR" We asked where he
came from, he said "Jar." He seemed
to have very little intelligence and the
whole of his vocabulary consisted of
that word "Jar." He had evidently
never seen a human being before
There have long been rumors of wild
men being in those woods-but as
usual it was disbelieved. He seemed
covered all over with little black