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GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
Domestic.


Small pox is on the increase through
out the Western States.
A false charge of stealing 25 cents
drove an Illinois girl insane.
Albuquerque, New Mexico, is to have a
mechanical and agricultural fair.
The weavers at Lawrence, Mass, have
struck and all labor is suspended.
Congress has passed resolutions of
sympathy with the Russian Jews.
Worshiping by telephone has becomea q
practical success in Hartford, Conn.
projected hotel in Toledo will have
a chapel in lieu of the customary bar
room.
Petitions are being circulated at vari-
Gus places for the pardon of Sergeant
Mason.
A prominent New York merchant was
lately married to spirit bride by spirit
pastor.
Chicago's petition for Mason's pardon
is 24o0 feet in length and contains 1900
names.
Gen. Grant has transferred his prop
er:y to his wife for q consideration Of
$4,000.
jeff Davis, who has long been blind in
one eye, has now nearly lost the sight of
the other.
1t is runored that Harry Garfield is
engaged to one of Col. Rockwelrs
daughters.
One Of New Yolk's secret societies is
retltioning for removal of the Andre
monument.
4 pious evangelist closed a revival at
Lynn, Mass, by running away without
paying his bills.
The Baltimore 4mesican has started a
five-cent subscription for the benefit of
Sergeant Mason's family.
Gui!eau and his brother are trying to
secure the services of Gen. Butler to
argue the bill of exceptions.
An aged woman at Newport, Ohio,
murdered her little granddaughter for
fear she would grow up wicked.
The Kentucky Legislature is investi-
eating the charges that the convict
camps are places of barbarous torture.
| The tunnel between the st. Louis
bridge and Union Depot is cleared of
smoke from passing trains by an immense
fan.
A horse which was being shipped from
Boston to Chicopee, Mass, opened tie
car door, jumped off the train and re,
turned home.
a train on the Northern Pacific was
twice obszructed by buffaloes in one day,
| near the border line between Montana
| and Dakota.
A band of 1ync'lers at Jacksonville,
Oregon, We're fred OH by a Deputy Sheriff
and they killed him instead Of the mur-
tlerer they had come after.
A ball from the weapon with which %
Bentonyille, Fla, 10y was shooting birds
passed through the door of a house kill
ing four-ye old child i'll the arms of
it's mother.
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Foreigr.

SAOiSAs
An earthquake visited Costa Rica,
March 16.
Yellow fever is reported to be raging
in TrujiIlo.
The English Lord Chaneellor's health
is very poor.
Forty cane fields have been destroyed
by fire in Cuba.
Two West indian Islands Lave been
annexed to Jamaica.
The Pope is disposed to come to a set
Element with Germany.
South Australia is to have now
IIo,se of Parliament at Adelaide. a
The Car is firmly resolved to retain
anlicable relations with Germany.
Tunisan Insurgents have proclaimed
Al Kalifa, their leader, Bsy Of Iunis.
The island of Elba, Napoleon Is old
home, is being strongly fogtiied by Italy.
| Germany will accept H1hat tue other
powers agree on in the Egyptian ques-
| ton.
| The King of Siam has appointed 81
London goldsmith jeweler to the royal
court.
| Gladstone attended the Haymarket
Theatre aud was both applaudod an,
| Lissed.
| Forty persons were killed by the fall
in. OF the shaft of mine near Teplit<.
/ Austria.
4 spacious new dining hall for tSo
! clerk is to be erected i'll the Bank ut
/ England.
The government of South Australia
has organized Il crusade against Eng,
sparrows.
Gen. Skobeioif pleads to the Car til
lie was intoxicated when he made i:t
recent speech.
A popular penifential pilgrimage -
Jerusalem is announced by the relisiu's'
Journals Of Paris.
Four towns in Brazil have been si
stroyed by tie late constant rains, III !
many persons drowned.
Criminal proceedings have been iiIs'i
tated at Copenhagen against the tfai':,-
Iator Of Lola's g Mana
The Crystal Palace Theatre a Mar
sei.ses was destroyed by fire last Saul
day. Loss 10000 francs.
Queen Victoria Las written u letter g t
thanks for the universal sympathy ea!ird
forth by t.lc attempt on her lie.
At Il meeting OF the Social De1nocr''t'e
C.aD OF London, thanks were teHdcrct
10 tie assas.i,s Of the late Car.
) 4. fire broke out during the perform
:. ff Ii tz.it.ss y Peter
burg, Mart:. Vs. The Audience estare>s,
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4 Foolish Mistake.

Don't make the mistake Of eoisfountlins Il
remedy of merit With auaek medicines.
We speak fro.a experience when we say
that P..rker's Ginger Tnt.ie is sterling
be:,, Il restorative which viii ito al that il
claimed Tor IT, We have used it ourselves
III tie h:.rpiest ress.Eis ttar kl.enafaa 'isl.l
aud when worn out by oserwork. s;e adv
- Times.
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For all pulmonary. urinary and digestive
diseases. and affections of the heart and
brain, use BroWn Iron Bitters. H.ttongth-
ems every part. and cures hy its soothing
and refreshing effect.
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pONALDSONVIlLE
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
SEWING MACHINES.

fIy A. KINGSTON, dealer in all kinds Of
i : New and secoud Hand Sewing Ma
chimes, ITO Canal street, New Orleans. La.
Needles, Oil, Attachments 1nd everything
belonging to the sewing machine. Ma
chimes sold, exchanged or rented on easy
monthly payments aiachines given on trial.
Repairing a spec. .alty.
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~ KLINE, corner Crescent Place and
We HoumAs street, dealer in Dry Goods.
Notions. Boots and Shoes, Groceries, Pro
visions, Corn, Oats and Bran.
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DRY .sOODs. GROCERIES. Etc.

ID LANDMAN. dealer in Dry Goods,
- Groceries, Plantation Supplies, Wines,
Liquors, Cigars, Tobacco, and General
Merchandise, corner Il. r. Avenue and
Taylor Streets, one block from Railroad
Depot.
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Transient advertisements 81 per square
aest Insertion; each subsequent insertion,
rs cents Yer square.
Ohcia. advertisements 81 per square first
iascrtic,a; each subsequent publication 80
can't per square.
Editorial notices, first insertion, 20oents
eer line; subsequently, 10 cents par line.
Cards of six lines or less in Business Di-
rsetory, five dollars per annun,.
Brief communications upon subjects of
pablo interest solicited.
No attention paid to ANONYMOUS letters.
The editor is notresporsible forthe views
Of correspondents.
Address: CHEZ. Donaldsonville. La.
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~ TOBIAS, dealer III Groceries, Dry
W. Goods, Clothing, Notions, Boots and
Shoes, Hats, Furniture, Hardware. Crock
cry, Trunks, etc, corner Mississippi and St.
Patrick streets and No "a Railroad Avenue.
Every thing at lowest figures.
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TNO. x. PARK, dealer in Staple and Fan
- cv Groceries. Provisions. Plantation and
Steamboat Supplies. Canned Goods, Wines,
Liquors, Bottled Beer. Ale, etc, Dry Goods
and Notions, corner of Mississippi and Chet-
imaches streets, opp. River Ferry.
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EOSEPH GONDRAN, dealer III Clothing,
- Dry Goods, Notions, Hats, Groceries,
Wines, Liquors, Boots. Shoes. Hardware,
Paints, Oils, Saddlery, CrocEery, Furniture
and all kinds of House Furnishing Goods,
Blue Store, Mississippi street.
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NJ ISRAELk Co, dealers III Dry Goods,
NIe Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Saddlery,
Buggies, etc, corner Mississippi street and
Railroad Avenue.
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INSURANCE AGENCIES.

W MAURIN. General Fire Insurance
- Agent, Mississippi street. over Fer
nan,,ezs barber shop. Represents frst-class
companies with over s50.00C, ,Qbo Of capital.
Policies issued directly from agency with
out ;.a};ly
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LIVERY STABLES s. UNDERTAKING.
nCHONRERG:S Livery. Feed and Sale
y Stable and Undertaker's Establishment,
Railroad Avenue. between 1berville and At
ta,saras streets. Competition deticd.
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TINSN1TH.
BARBER SHOP.

TT u. FERNANDEZ. Barber Shop, Mis-
LIZ sissippi Street. near corner Lessard.
Shaving. hnir-cutting, shampooing, etc. IN
most artistic style
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nERNARD LEMANN, dealer in Western
ID Produce. fancy and staple Groceries,
Liquors. Hardware, Iron, Paints, Oils. Carts.
Plows, Saddcly, Stoves and Tinware, Fur
nitnre, Crockery, Wall Paper and House
Furnishing Goods, Mississippi street, corner
i,rescent Place.
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hotels AND BoARDING-HoUsEs

HOTELS AND IsOARDING-H HOUSES.
III old stand. corner Mississippi and les
sard streets. Jos. Lafargue. proprietor. Bar
and billiard room attached. Firat-cIass-rzt-
tertainment and accommodations
TITY HOTEL, P. Lefevrc. Proprietor,
~ Railroad Avenue, cor. lbervllle street.
Bar supplied with best Liquors.
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ID. VEGA, Agent, dealer in Dry Goods,
~ Notions, Clothing, Boots and Shoes,
Hats, Groceries, Liquors. Furniture, Hard
ware, Tobacco Paints, Oils, Glass. Lumber,
Bricks, Carts and Wagons; Loeb's corner,
Railroad Avenue and Mississippi street.
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CONTEMPORARIES.

NONALDsONy.LE CONFECTIONERY,
by A. Grilhe, Mississippi street, near
st. Patrick Branch on Railroad Avenue
near Opeloueas street. Cakes. Fruits, Nuts,
Soda Water, Ice Cream. Cakes. Ice Cream
and syrups for weddings and parties iur-
nisled on short notice..
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DRUGS AND MEDrCIsEs.

ID RYBISkI. Apotheeary and Druggist
d. Mississippi street. between St. Patrick
and st. Vincent streets, adjoining Gondran' 8
stare.
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NJ LEVY, dealer in Dry Goods, Cloth
1X1s ing, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Groceries,
Furniture. Hardware and Plantation Sup
plies. at Lemann's old stand, Mississippi
street. G. FEITEL. Agent.
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TNO. SOLOZAEO, dealer in Groceries.
- Wines and Liquors. Crockery, Tinware,
Notions, etc. No. 81 Railroad Avenue, be
tween Conway and st. Michael streets.
Donaldson vile.
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW.

DAUL LECHE, Attorney at Law and No
1 tary Public. Donaldsonviile. Once ::
One block below the Courthouse, on At
takapas street. JP1o
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WASHINGTON NOTES.

AlYRA.
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A Strange Compact.

A curious event has taken place in the
Bohemian town of Neustadt. Judge
Rychlik, Kapelmeister Bauer and q
merchant named Kohn met at a room
in the inn every evening of the past
winter, for social purposes. At one of
these meetings, in merry humor, they
swore a common oath to continue this
companionship in death as well as in
life, and to fulfill the spirit of this COM
pact, each took pledge that if one of
the brotherhood died, he would, within
fourteen days, follow him to the land
OF shades. The men being in middle
age and in robust health, it was expect
ed that years would intervene before
the compact would call for fulfillment;
but about six weeks ago Judge Rychlik
died in his sleep from the fumes of q
defective coal stove in his bedroom
Twelve. days later, TIE merchant Kohn
was dead of congestion of the lungs;
and the compact was completed and
closed when, terrified by the fate of his
brothers therein, the kapelmeister,
Bauer, took to his bed and died on the
tenth day after Kohn had followed
Rychlik. . r.-
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A Variable Star.

In the year 1872, star suddenly
blazed forth in the northern constella-
ton Cassiopea that apparently had never
been seen before. 1t was first observed
by Tycho Brabe, German astronomer,
and had then reached the first magni-
tude, as the brightest stars are desig-
mated. 1t increased rapidly in brilllancy
until it surpassed Venus, and could be
seen at MONDAY. In q short time it
gradually grew dim, and was supposed
to have disappeared entirely. This was
forty years before the discovery of the
telescope. 1t has since been found by
telescope observers that the star is still
visible in the same place, as a star of the
twelfth magnitude.
The bright star excited great attention
at the time of its appearance, and an
cient astronomical records were searched
to find out if any such star had been OBJ
served before. Curiously enough. in the
year 945 and 1864, brilliant stars were
seen in the same constellation Cassiopea.
If these were previous appearances OF
the same star then it would seem to be a
variable star, with a period of about
three hundred years. Variable stars in
clude those that do not shine with a
steady light, but are sometimes much
brighter than at others.
Some astronomers, counting back,
have come to the conclusion that the
star must have appeared in its brightest
aspect about the time of the birth OF
Christ, and that it was possibly the Star
in the East that pointed out to the wise
men ''where the young child was.'' On
this account it is sometimes called the
Star of Bethlehem.
The most interesting theory in regard
to this wonderful star is, that it may be
expected at any time. If it is variable,
with period of about three hundred
years, it is now due, and the probability
is that it will appear in its old place in
Cassiopea between the present time and
1885. This constellation is easily found.
| for it takes the form of chair or the let
ter ''w," and it is so far North that. in
this latitude, it is visible all night
Youths Companion.
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Colonel Bowie.

Sensational articles appeared in spec
ial edition of the Houston Daily Post re-
Gently, written by w. P. Zuber, of
Grimes County, protesting to give the
first full account of the massacre of the
Texan garrison in the celebrated fortress
of the Church of the Alamo, at San An
tonic, March 6, 1886. Zuber says he got
the account from Mexican fifer known
in Texas as Polin, who was with the
Mexican army at the time of the capture
of the Alamo. Polin says that after the
Mexican soldiers had taken the fort,
scaled the walls and put the garrison to
the bayonet or sword, Santa Anna, ac-
ccmpanied by members of his staff, en-
tered the fort and viewed the Texans
slain. Polin, being fifer and a priv
ileged character, entered with Santa An
ma, and Immediately behind the Mexican
dictator. Santa Anna ordered the citi-
zens of San Antonio to pick out the
corps of Colonel Travis, the Texan COM
mander, which he ran his sword through.
After Santa Anna had retired from the
fortress, two Mexican officers, with
number of soldiers, entered and pro-
ceeded to pile up the bodies of the dead
Texans, in order to burn them. In the
search for corpses they discovered the
celebrated Texan patriot, Colonel James
Bowie. in secluded apartment of the
fortress, lying sick upon stretcher. One
of the officers looked at the sick officer
and asked the other if he knew him. The
latter said he thought he did, and that
it was the infamous Bowie. The officers
then berated Bowie for fighting against
the Mexican Government, after having
married respectable Mexican lady. He
denounced them for fighting under a
tyrant like Santa Anna. They ordered
him to shut his mouth, and Bowie said:
"Never, for your Sort ''Then,'' said
the senior officer, "we will relieve you
of your tongue" They then had SOL
diers taks knives and split open his
mouth, cut off his tongue, and throw his
body, still writhing, upon pile of
corpses. The latter was saturated with
camphene, and while Colonel Bowie S
body, still bleeding but speechless, lay
alive upon the funeral heap. match
was stuck into the combustible fluid and
tall pillar of flame Immediately shot up
and one of the American officers, pale
and trembling, said to his companions:
'sThat fire takes Bowie's soul up to God. I"
This is the first account of the last mo
ments of Colonel Bowie ever published.
Houston Dispatch.
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The Farmer rs q Citizens:

A popular error exists as to the po-
sition a farmer holds in the country
as one of its rulers.
It has been quite common to divide
the whole country into two classes
"farmers" and "other people" and to
consider that the rights, duties and in
terests of these two classes were entire
ly different.
This is a mistake, and a serious one;
Caste distinctions of this kind have no
place in free America. The nation
il composed of MEN, not Of farmers,
butchers, bakers, etc. The rights and
duties of citizenship 60 with the man,
not with the occupation. The far
mer is as much a nan and a citizen
as the lawyer, the banker, the teacher
or the, manufacturer. And he has
same tights, the same duties and the
same responsibilities as they have
No more and no less.
Likewise, the farmers interests are
largely the same as others. They ar'
interested fn q strong government
that will make life and property sc
cure and punish crime-so are tn'
farmers. They are interested in hav
ing a pure government, honestly ane
carefully administered for the benin
of all-so are the farmers.
Phe duties are also the same. IL u
the duty of every citizen to secure I
good government, good officers OF tina
government, good laws and good en-
forcement of those laws,-ths farmer
duty just as muck as anybody elsss.
Every citizen is responsible for tn
condition of his country, for the per-
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sons who are put in Office and for the
acts they perform. Fer every cor
rupt act Of the government-for eve
ry thing that brings stain of disgrace
on our nation, every citizen is directly
responsible; the farmer just the same
as others.
There is just one point of diferenc e:
Farmeas are more numerous than all
other classes put together; they hold
more property and cast more votes
than all other classes put together.
They therefore bear a larger share of
this responsibility than all the rest of
the people.
Have you thought of this thing,
bretheren? Have you considered that
on you rests a majority of the respon-
sibility for the corruption that degrades
our country to day? Have you un-
derstood that on you rests the respon-
sibility of state and national legisla-
lures filled with men, some of whom
can be bought and sold as sheep in a
market? Have you remembered that
you are responsible for the oppression
of railroad combinations, the outrages
Of patent laws, the corruption of
courts and legislators by free passes.
Surely our farmers have not realiz-
ed the fact that they are citizens with
the rights, duties and responsibilities
of citizens, or they would never have
allowed matters to reach the condi-
ton they are now in.
Will our farmers awake to a reali.
zation of their rights, duties and re-
spensibilities, and will they remember
that one of the first duties of citizen
is to see to the nomination of GOOD
men-Farmers' Advance.
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Senator Brigham.

We eeannot urge to stongly upon the
voters of the sixth district the impor-
tancs of nominating and electing
Joseph Fl. Brigham wheather he de
sires the election or not. What citi-
zen Of Ohio that has not been aware OF
the steady gigantic growth Of pow
er in the hands of the Rail
road Corporations of this count ry
Who has not trembled that has rehec-
ted on the Anaconda grip that is dai-
ly fastening itself on the body polite.
Who denies that we are practically,
financially and politically in the hands
of half dozen Millionaires who are
at the head of our Railroad Systems.
It is a fact that men have been elec-
ted to Congress within the last three
years with Railroad money and infiu-
ence and it will be done again and the
number increased. Our only hope Of
salvation lies in electing men whose
eyes are open and see this Anaconda,
whose hearts are pure and incorrupti-
BILE and whose nerves are sufficiently
strong to fight the Serpent. Voters
of the sixth district have such man
and they should nominate apd elect
him. We have watched his course du-
ring the last general Assembly and we
are proud to say he was for the people,
ably and fearlessly. Although he
failed in passing one Of the best and
most important bill that has been in
troduced in that body for years, the
blame is not his, it:belongs to the era
ven corrupt votes cast agaist it. To
him belongs the glory, to them the
shame. We refer to Senator Brig.
ham and again repeat to the voters Of
the sixth district to elect him. Al
though we differ politically from hin
we pride ourselvers in not being sc
prediudiced or hide bound as not Il
see merit and worth if it should be IL
the other ranks. We shall watch thu
movements in this district with grea
interest, anxiety and fear. We sa.
, fear for we are aware of the bitter op
position and immense power that vii
be brought against him or any othe
man who has dared to fight the Ser
pent and proposes to do SO until tn
people have their rights and justic
done them.
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GREENBACK TICKET.
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE.

We want our readers everywhere to
remember the names Of those who
voted for and against the Brigham
Bill, for preventing extortion on the
part of railroea companies:
YEAs.-Brigham, Evans, Foresman,
Godfrey, Hartshorn, Hollingsworth
Jones, Kinney, Myers, Pollard,
Sayre, Strong, White.
NAYs.-Anderson, Ballauf, Brownell,
Chapman, Dexter, Dickinson, Ea-
son, Hall, Horr, Kirky, Norton,
O'Hagan, Pearsons, Perkins, Pond,
Wilson, Wolcott. Yeatnan.
ABsENT.-Palmer, Reed.