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St. Landry democrat., 1882-11-11
TOPICS OF THE DAY,
News from Everywhere.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

INSPECTOR POLLOCK, who was s1ls.
pended by Secretary Teller for arbitrary acts
at Pine Ridge Agency, claims that more than
year ago he made report to the Commits
sioner, accusing Agent McGillicuddy Of SELL
ing annuity goods to whites, and that it has
been suppressed. The forthcoming lnves-
tigation into the affair will take a wide
range.
THE revolution in Sonora is ended.
Governor Ortez has returned with his Cabi-
net to Hermosillo and discharged his SOL
diers. Gen. Reyes will now turn his entire
forces against the Apaches on the northern
border.
The elections in Italy resulted in a
victory for the Progressists. All of the
members of the present Cabinet having seats
in the Chamber OF Deputies have been re-
turned.
HERMAN HERMAN, deserter from
the German army, employed in a barber
shop at Springfield, Mass, by the death of
an uncle has fallen heir to an estate valued
at 100000.
REPRESENTATIVES, of Irish Roman
Catholic Conservatives have issued circu-
lar to the Roman Catholic Bishops Of Onta-
rio, Canada, protesting against the pulpit
being used for party purposes.
DICKSON, the star-route juror, wants
to be summoned before the grand Jury to
prove the charge that Henry A. Bowen, an
agent OF the Department Of Justice, offered
him S25, 900 to "influence'' the verdict.
A DETECTIVE and lieutenant of police
and member OF the fire department in
Baltimore, Nd, are in trouble for conspir-
ing to cause illegal voting.
HENRY P. COOPER, a well-known
tailor, was sent to private mad house in
New York the other day at the instance Of
two brothers, and now third brother has
begun legal proceedings to have him re.
leased. claiming him perfectly sane.
St. Landry democrat., 1882-11-11
The Comet.

Prof Fl. A. Howe, Of Denver, has computed
the following as the elements of the orbit of
the great comet of the present year, referred
to Washington time. and the apparent eclipse
and equinox of September:D, 1881:
Perhelion passage. ........ September TO- H53
Perhelion point. % ies. rlil. S;,s.
North node, 80 'eg I'm. ,tss
inclination ...... ............. l42 deg I'm. las.
Node to perihellOn on. o9 deg Ohm as.
I0garltnm OF g. : co,,Lo
Logarthm Ofe. .................... ....!"9J9o
Putting the figures into language which Is
intellig,b to the great majority of our read
ers we have the following points:
l. The comet passed within 15ooOo miles from
the suns center, and only about 10000 miles
from his apparent surface.
. The comet swings out into space to a dis
lance about ten times as great as the distance
of Neptune from the sun.
g. The period of revolution is fully2, 900 years.
Therefore:
4. This comet is not the one of 1913; and,
s. There is no danger that it will tumble into
the sun next year, or at any other time suffi-
GENTLY near to cause pang of sorrow to any
one now living.
g. We might also infer that, as two of the ob,
servations on which this computatiC-i is based
were made after the comet had left the imme-
diate neighborhood of the sun, its speed was
not materially lessened by friction during the
perihelion passage: and that, therefore, the
corona is not so dense at height of SOC, 600
miles above the solar surface as has been
rather widely believed in recent years.-Chfea"
40 Tribune, October IS.
St. Landry democrat., 1882-11-11
PETTY thieves have been annoying

PETTY thieves have been ANNOYING
farmers near New Richmond, Ohio, for som,
time. Albert and James Thornton, ne
groes, were suspected. The other morning
they were found lying in a cornfield, rid
died with shot and bleeding to death. NJ
one knew anything about the shooting, but
the colored people in town became very dis
orderly in investigating the matter and q
number were lodged in Jail.
A YOUNG daughter of j. G. Welsh.
aus, of Glen's Falls, w. Va, was fatally
burned by the explosion OF lamp the other
evening.
ANDREW JACKSON, a negro who had
assaulted little white girl near Vienna,
La, was lynched by yigilantes the other
day.
NEAL and Craft, the Ashland muir
derers, guarded by a strong force Of Ken
lucky militamen, were taken from the
Fayette County Jail, Oct. 80, to Catletts-
burgh for trial. When the cases were
called counsel for the prisoners entered a
motion and filed petitions and aft
davits for a change OF venue. After
bearing the testimony offered the Court
granted change Of venue and sent the
cases to Carter County, and witnesses pres
emf, both for the prosecution and defense,
were bound over to appear On the third day
OF the next term OF the Circuit Court, which
commences on the first Monday in February
next. The change of venue caused much
dissatisfaction, and as trouble was expected
it was thought advisable to take the
y,rs, ko
barked on the Granite State at p. m. Nov.
l. At Ashland mob took possession of
the ferry boat and steamed out to meet the
Granite State. When the steamers
were within 100 yards of each other
the mob on the ferryboat opened fire,
and few shots came from the crowd on
shore. 1t was answered at once by volley
from the soldiers. Four or five OF those on
the river bank were killed and some twenty
some little boys, and baby. Three of the
mobbists on the ferry-boat were hurt.
The engine-house of Fox & Co.'S
wooden factory at Urbana, Ohio, was de
molished by a boiler explosion on the LIST,
and Robert Outram, the engineer, was badly
injured and died in few hours.
POLICEMAN j. G. PEPPER attempted
to arrest Frank Reynolds and Frank Col
we'll in saloon at Massillon, Ohio, the 9th
er night. Reynolds closed with the officer,
and in the tussle that ensued drew a re-
volyer and shot him in the thigh, making a
serious wound. With the assistance of BY
ISLANDERS, however, both men were lodged
in Jail. and the wounded man was attended
by surgeon.
JOHN GLYNN, a negligent fagman,
caused collision of freight trains at Dia-
mond, Pa, Nov. /, which cost him his life. |
Several employees were hurt and twenty
i've cars were demolished.
Two lads, named Theodore Bache
md William Switzer, were fatally burned
~ the explosion OF barrel of coal oil in
Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. 1.
St. Landry democrat., 1882-11-11
MISCELLANEOUS.

ABBEY's Park Theater, New York, at
which Mrs. Langtry was to have appeared,
was totally destroyed by fire, Oct. 80, in.
volving loss OF $25O,000. Henry Clark,
| stage carpenter, was fatally injured and
several other workmen were severely burned
or bruised.
Two prominent lawyers grew warm
in the Chancery Court at Memphis, Tenn. :,
the othey morning. Col. George CAN'T said
counsel on the other side were irving to
hoodwink the court. David II. Poston gave
him the lie, whereupon the Colonel hurled
tumbler and the two got together. They
were separated and fined. Poston's face
was badly gashed by the glass, which was
shivered on his cheek. bone.
The gale which has been sweeping
the southern coast OF Spain has done much
damage to shipping at Cadiz and Alicante.
Twenty -four fishermen are said to have
been drowned in their boats. Several bodies
have been washed ashore. Many families
are left destitute.
DICK WEsTENRA has been arrested
at Winnipeg, Manitoba, for obtaining mon
ey under false pretenses. representing him
self as an English nobeman. During the
fall of 1878 this individual figured in Ottawa
as Hon. Richard Westenra, was received in
to the best society, was a constant visitor
at the government house, and yictimized to
considerable extent several of his new.
formed acquaintance. In time to save ar
rest he took flight to the United States,
where he figured conspicuously as Lord
Courtney, under which name he was ar
rested in New York in 1880 on charge of
being an impostor. After his liberation he
travelled under several aliases, and is re.
ported to have added innumerabe victims
to his list.
VIM. H. ENDRIE has brought suit in
the Superior Court at Detroit against the
Michigan Central Railroad Company for
500, 600 damages for alleged breach of con-
tract in building and grading the extension
from Gaylord to old Mackinaw
THIRTEEN cars loaded with flour and
grain broke through bridge near Port Jer- |
Wis, n. T., Oct. 81, and went into the |
canal.
AN association has been incorporated
at Boston, Mass, for the purpose of colo
nlzlng Palestine with Christians who will re.
store the Holy Land to its former grand.
eur. .,r
IHE Virginia State Fair at Richmond
was inaugurated by an imposing procession
u military, civic, and trade societies.
FLOODS have caused great damage to
property in the vicinity OF Mentone, South.
'rn france. 1t is estimated the loss will
aggregate 5000, 900 francs. The co.st rooa
rom the Gulf of Jouen to Antilles has been
destroyed.
CHARLES KRAMER. formerly OF Win
chester, Va, died in the poorhouse at San
Antonio Texas, the other night, leaving a
aIuable estate to his daughter. Inte,nper.
nee killed him.
The debt reduction for October is e.
mated at SIS, $50 600.
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GENERAL AND PERSONAL

There is report that the Texas and New
Orleans and Louisiana Western railroads are
10 be placed under the charge OF the Calves
ton, Harrisburg and San Antonio.
On the twenty-sixth of the present month
the management Of the Louisville and Nash
Vile railroad will meet at Chattanooga, at
which time arrangements for their summer
passenger business will be perfected.
Seven thousand men are engaged in the
work Of construction on the Mexican Ma
tionaI railway, and it is confidently believed
that the road will be completed to Monterey
BY the first of September. The Acambaro
division, west Of Mexico, will also be COM
pleted in October.
The New Orleans and Pacific road is
building car and locomotive shops at West
WACO, La, opposite New Orleans, at which
il intends 10 build its own cars and repair its
rolling stock. 1t has recently received 5
s wheel and 10-wheel locomotives from the
Pittsburg Locomotive Works.
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| Changes.
temperature, 20
temDerature. 81

Maximum temperature, 70
Minimum temperature. 81.
NASHVILLE, April 19.-River falling, with
10 feet on the gauge.
PrTTsBuRe, April 19.-Noon-River feet
inches, and falling. Weather clear and
pleasant. Night-River feet inches,
and falling. Weather rainy and warm.
WHEELING, April 1e.-Noon-Riv 6 feet
inches, and falling. Weather cloudy and
rainy. Night-Riyer feet inches, and
falling. Weather clear and cool.
New ORLEANS, April 19.-Weather cloudy
and warmer; thermometer. So. No arrivals.
Departed: City OF Alton, ST. Louis; Thomas
Sherlock, Cincinnati. The W. P. Halliday
Is due tomorrow morning from St. Louis.
EVANSVILLE, April 19.-Noon-River Is
feet 6 inches, and falling. Weather clear,
warm and windy; thermometer, 6lo to 68o.
Night-River Is $40 feet, and falling.
Weather clear and cooler; thermometer. 65o
Arrived: Mary Houston, New Orleans.
ST. LOUIS, April -Night-River fallen
/ inch, and now stands % feet inches
By the gauge. Weather cloudy and cooler
Arrived: Gold Dust, Vicksburg; John B.
Maude, Memphis. Departed: John B.
Maude, Memphis; City of New Orleans, New
Orleans.
LOUISVILLE, April 19.-Noon-River fall
ing, with feet inches in the canal, 6 feet 5
inches in the chute on the falls. 8 feet
inches over the rocks. Weather fair. Might
River stationary, with s feet inches in the
canal and 6 feet inches in the chute on
the falls Weather clear. Business fair.
VIcKsBURG, April 1s.-River rose inch
during the past "a hours, and now stands
A feet inches by the gauge. Weather
of Cairo, ST. Louis, noon. Departed: Belle
Memphis, ST. Louis, II am. Up: r R.
Springer, Cincinnati, IL am. The Paris C.
Brown is due from Cincinnati
CIsc1NNAu,April l9.-Noon-River 10 feet
IL inches, and falling. Weather cloudy and
windy, with rain this morning. Night
River Is feet inches, and falling. Weather
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CHANCERY SALE
-OF-
h Il AL e q II AT L

No. 1927, R--Chancery Court Of Shelby County
Matte B. Jones' Assignee, use, etc., VS.. John Il.
Allen ct al.
DY virtue of an iuterlocutory decree for sale,
ID made in the above cause on the I'd day OF
March. 1882, sd entered Msrch 6, 1851 NJ. B. 81.
p 33l, will sell. At public auction, 70 the highest
bidder, in front of the Clerk and Masters ONCE.
courthouse of Shelby county, Memphis, Tennes.
see, on
Saturday. May Ii. Iss2,
within legal hours, the following described prop
erty, situated in Shelby county, Tenn. to-wit:
The undivided half interest of John r. Allen in
and to lots 4. 10 and IL, designsted upon plan
of subdivision adopted and OF record in case OF
C. g. Allen ct al VS. John K Allen No. 89ss ID. of
this Court, decree rendered April 6. 1870 Partition
ing the property among the heirs Of william =.
Allen deceased; said lot No. fronting IS feet 90
inches on the south line Of Vance street. aud
tending back southwArdly between parallel lines
$50 feet alley; taId lots 10 and II trSDng eacn
IL feet ins hes on the cast lire of Aliens enue.
and extending back easswsrdly ls2 feet inches
between parallel lines being portion OF the lots
so conveyed or deereed 70 G. s. Allen in said par
tition suit.
Terms Of sale-on credit OF six months pur.
chaseIs executing notes with approved security.
bearf interest lien retained redemption
barred. This April 7, 1852.
r. J. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
Humes & PostOn. Sols. for complts-
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RAILWAY RECORD.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRAINS

Chesapeahe, Ohio and souIhWestern-
Trains move as follows: Mail leaves daily. ex-
cept SUNDAY, st 400 pm; freight leaves daily at
ESQ IN. Nail arrives daily, except Sunday, at
an. freight arrives daily at $40 pm
Memphis and Lutte RocE-Trains move
as follows: PASSENGER No. leaves daily at 400
am; t.eignt leaves daily. except Sunday a. $50
am Pas eHEer No. arrives daily IT $40 am. +;
freight arrives daily, kept sunday. at 30 pm.
Memphis and Charieston-TTains move
as follows (eity time Mail and express leaves
daily at sos D m; l. mail aud express leaves
daily at 1925 M oJmerville accnmm ndation
lie ives daily. exec OF sunday. AZ - pm. Mail and
e. press arrives daily at 30 a m. fast mad snd
ex press arrives daily az 9:l0 m; SOmervflle &C
co:nmOdatiOn arrives daily, except Sunday, at 10
o.
L0uisvIIIe and Nashyflls-Trains move
follows: Fast mail arrives daily at los q
leaves at IL pm; msil leaves daily at 80
am passenger accommodation Leaves daily at
10:10 am; arrives daily at $50 pm. fcity timel-
will make close connection for all points East;
Brownsville accom- odaion leaves daily, except
Sunday. at 4:55 pm mail arrives daily at $40
pm; Brownsville accommodation arrives daily,
except SUNDAY, at S:Sj a m
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GENERAL NEWS.

Business fair.
Weather delightful for all kinds of bust
ness.
The funeral of Captain J. w. Cannon
takes place at Frankfort this afternoon.
Captain Kallaher is having that mud re-
moved as rapidly as circumstances will al
low.
Signal service report: River % feet 6
inches-rise inch during the "a hours end
ing LOS pm. yesterday.
Alexander Moses, agent of the New Or
leans underwriters, was a passenger out for
White river yesterday on the Hard Cash.
All boats in. port yesterday wore flags at
half-mast on account of the death of the dis
tinguished Mississippi river steamboatman,
Captain John w. Cannon.
All the LEGAL packets had good trips out
yesterday-the Hard Cash, for White; the
Plow Boy, for Arkansas, and the Jim Lee,
for Friars Point and the bends.
Lees pilothouse attracted general attention
on Front street yesterday, but nobody could
tell what it was intended to represent.
Among the passengers down on the Jim
Lee yesterday was Colonel John D. Ussery,
one of the substantial farmers of the bends,
one whose lands were covered by the
recent overflow, yet prides himself that he
never drew a single ration from the govern
ment for himself or his farm people, but took
care of all, and nobody suffered.
Mr.. D. B. Ramsey, of Batesville, Ark.
wants to know if the river was frozen over
at Memphis during the winter of 1877 so
that the floating ice stopped running, and if
the John III. Hanna met with any trouble
here on account of the ice that winter.
Reference to the files Of the APPEAL for
that winter, shows that on December 30th,
the ice gorged three or four times during the
day, but as often broke loose from the heavy
pressure above. On the same day the John
II. Hanna met with some difficulty in getting
in to Glenn's wharfboat.
The City OF Baton Rouge sets herself up a
peg or two every trip she makes. She ar
rived here yesterday morning Just days IL
hours out from New Orleans, with 1922 tons
freight, 20 cabin passengers and so deckers,
doing all the regular business offering on the
trip up. That Is what should be called the
champion run. Truly, the young lady should
be decorated with the horns, blue ribbons,
and all the other Paraphernalia that belong
to grand achievements. She laid here till
noon cleaning boilers, and then skipped out
for st. Louis. and may look out for a big
record. She's q screamer, and don't you for
get it.
Yazoo City Herald, Friday: speaking of
the damage to the Yazoo City bridge inflicted
by the City of Yazoo last week, Captain
Ledbetter is reported as saying to Vicks-
burg Herald reporter, who interviewed him
upon the subject, that the wind was blowing
a strong gale directly across the river, which
caught The boat, swinging her around against
the bridge, knocking 1t off the right pier, one
end of which sank almost Immediately
In reply to this it is only necessary to quote
the law in such cases made and provided.
Here it is: IF the wind and water are
unpropitious to an attempt to pass through
the draw, then ordinary caution would
require the vessel to stop until the danger is
winds and currents. The bridge cannot do
rhis and SO the boats must"
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Receipts Yesterday
EUTURE MOVEMENTS

The City of New Orleans is the Anchor
liner Saturday for New Orleans.
The r. r. Springer, Captain H. U. Hart,
will pass up tomorrow morning for Gin
cinnati.
The J. A. Woodson, Captain L. P. Drake,
is the Saturday packet for all points on
Arkansas river.
The Ste. Genevisve, Captain George Car
veil, is the Anchor-liue packet this evening
at 5 o'clock for Cairo and st. Louis. Rolla
Porter ia her clerk.
The Josie Harry, Captain Milt r. Harry,
will arrive tomorrow morning, and leaves
again Saturday evening at 5 o'clock for all
points on White river, going through to
Jacksonport.
The Vint Shinkle, Captain G. Wash
Thompson, will arrive to-day and leaves
again tomorrow evening at o'clock for all
points on the Ohio river as far as Cincinnati.
Colonel J. d. Moore is in the Office.
The elegant passenger packet Guiding
Star, Captain J. d. Hegler, is the O-liner
this morning at 10 o'clock for Vicksburg,
Natchez, New Orleans and all intermediate
lsndings. Frank Stein has charge of her
Office.
The Dean Adams, Captain Mark r. Cheek,
is the United States mail packet this evening
at o'clock for Arkansas City and all way
landings A. L. Cummins is her attentive
clerk, assisted by Lee Cummins and Walker
Outlaw
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cloudy and cool Arrived: Granite State
and Andy Baum, Memphis; L. P. Schenck,
New Orleans. Departed: Charles Morgan,
New Orleans; Cons Miliar, Memphis
CAIRO, April 9.-Noon-Weaiher clear
and pleasant Arrived: Ste. Genevieve, St
Louis, am; John A. Scudder, New Or
leans, 4 am; City of Helena, Memphis, j
am; Vint ShiDkle, Cincinnati, noon. De-
parted: Ste. Genevieve, Memphis, am;
John A. Scudder, St. Louis, an; City OF
Helena, ST. Louis, pm Night-River IS
feet inches, and falling. Weather clear;
thermometer, 659 Arrived: City of Green
vile, Vicksburg pm; City OF Providence,
ST. Louis, + pm. Departed: Vint ShinkIe,
Memphis, pm; City of Greenville, St.
Louis, 8 pm; Guiding Star, New Orleans,
pm.
Ship News.
SoUrHAMProN, April l9.-Arrived: Neckar,
New York.
QUEESsrowS, April 19.-Arrived: Sam
aria, Boston.
HAMBURG, April l9.-Arrived: West
phalia, New York.
New York, April 19.-Arrived: Batavia,
Liverpool; Amerique, Havre.
LONDON, April l9.-Arrived out: State of
Florida and Canada, New York.
NEW ORLEANS, April 1S.-Arrived: Gaia
Ian, Liverpool, ria Cuban ports. Cleared {:
Taboso memo, Tabosco.
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CHANCERY SALE
OF
R E AL K o r A r 4

No; 42ls. R-chancery Court OF Shelby county
w. Y. C. Humes ct al, firm of Humes Il Poston
VS.. John R. Allen CT al.
DY virtue of an interlocutory decree for sale
ID made in the above cause on the ID day OF
March, 1882, and entered March z. 1882, N. q 81
page 35l 1 will sell at pubic auction, 10 the high
est bidder, in front of the Clerk and Masters
office. Courthouse Of Shelby county, Memphis
Tennessee, on
Saturday, May J 3. 1850,
within legal hours the following described, prop
erty situated in shelby county, Tenn, to- vii:
The undivided half interest of John K Allen in
and TO lots A. 10 AID IL, as designated upon plan
Of subdivision adopted and of record In case Of G.
=. Allies ct al John Z. Allen. No. 1888. T. d. of
this court, decree rendered April G. 1870 PARTITION
ing the property among the heirs OF VIM p Allen.
deces sed said lot No fronting As feet 90 inches
on the south line of Vance street and extending
bsck southwardiy between parallel lines $50 feet
to alley; said lot 10 and II fronting each Al
feet inches on the east line OF Aliens avenue.
and extending back eastwardly IS2 ct inches
between parallel lines, being Tortlon of the lots
conveyed or decreed - c. s. Allen in said parti
ton suit
Terms of Ssle-On credit OF six months; pur-
chasens executing notes with approved security,
besring interest lien retaine i; redemption barred
This April Z, 1882.
r. J. BLACK Clerk and Master
L. W. Humes. Metcaf & Walker, Solicitors for
a0mDlafnants
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At New Orleans the spot market opened
quiet; at IL 80, quiet; at 80, steady; at 8,
active and firm, closing with quotations un-
changed. Closing quotations yesterday: Low
ordinary, 9gc; ordinary, 10sc; good ordi-
nary, 1lic; low midiling, 1lgc; mtiddling,
l2c; good middling 1850. Sales, ZOO bales
The New Orleans future market opened
dull but steady; at IL 80, easy; at 1890,
dull; at 1 80, dull but steady; at 2:30, quiet
and steady; at 8, stiff, closing with prices
advanced points for April and slight
changes for other months. Closing quota
tions: January, 1I32@11.35; February,
II o.; May, IL 0s; June, 12,24G12.25; July,
I2.4l@l2 A; August, IL 54@@12.55; Sep
rember, 1l.70@11 II; October, 11.34ta II 35;
November, 11.19@11 20; December, 11.20@
iL21. Sales, IS, 200 bales.
The following bulletins indicate the con-
dition of markets at other ports: