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St. Landry democrat., 1882-12-16
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

SONufSESSlONAL
DEC. 4.-The Senate was called to order at
noon by President pro tenn. Davis, and
after the adoption Of the customary reso-
notify the President and the House,
respectively, that the Senate was ready
for business. Reconvened at ] 30 ID. M, and
, shortly afterward the Presidents Message was
death of Mr.. HILL and offered resolution OF
regret which was unanimously agreed
spect ana the the Senate as 1nsh he
House assembled at II a. M, and was called
to order by Speaker. keifer. committee
vas appointed to inform the PRESIDENT aeat ana M
business. Bills were introduced: to pro-
hibit political assessments on Govern
ment employees; for q better regulation
of the civil service; to create an Ag-
ricultural Commission; and to amend the
Revised Statutes SO as to apply to all cases OF
bribery and other offenses against a free bal
lot The Presidents Message was then read.
The deaths of Mr.. Love- OF Alabama, and Mr..
Updegratf, of Ohio, were announced, and in
respect to their memory the House adjourned.
Dec. 5.-In the Senate the creden-
tials of Mr.. Brown, of Georgia. who was cho-
sen to fill the unexpired term of the late
Office was administered. on motion of Mr..
Anthony, the committees as they existed at
the close of the last session were
sontinnea Mr. re Saunders R Pre- as
mission of Dakota, and said in con-
nection Herewith that he would call up
next week bill relative to the same, now on
the calendar. Mr.. Beck offered a resolution
setting forth the law against levying political
assessments and instructing the Judi
ciary Committee to investigate how
much money had been collected
during the recent election, how it was spent,
and whether there was any surplus. "A bill
was passed permitting retired army officers
to hold official positions in the Territories.
In. the House, Mr.. Kelley reported q
bill to abolish taxes on tobacco and
cigars. An amendatory army retire
ment bill was discussed and laid over. bill
was passed repeating the provision that sea-
men discharged in foreign ports must be paid
three months wages. They are to be fur
nished transportation home instead.
Dec. 6.-In the Senate. petitions were
presented to increase pensions of persons who
lost an arm orleg in the service. A resolu
ton calling for a complete list of all persons
on the pension roll was adopted In
the House resolution was adopted to en-
body in the Post office bill clause reducing
letter postage to two cents.
DEC. IA bill was introduced in the
Senate to repeal the Internal Revenue act
In the House, the Indian bill, appropri.
ating $5,20s, 1888, was passed.
St. Landry democrat., 1882-12-16
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

OTsAHVES AMI CASUALIkEHs
A STAGE was stopped q few days ago
by two Mexicans in the vicinity of Lords
burg, N. NJ, who disarmed the driver and
took the mail pouch. Two Chinese passen-
gers were ordered outside, robbed of their
money, and coolly shot dead.
SOME scamps raised six paddles in
the second lock OF the Erie Canal at Brigh-
ton, N. Y, recently, and fifty feet of the tow
path was washed away. several bridges
were destroyed, and other damage was
done.
The other morning flames broke out
n the International cotton compress at
Houston. Tex, destroying that building,
with s, 900 bales of cotton and three resi-
dences. The loss is estimated at $500, 1000.
GREAT damage was being caused in
Paris on the 9th by the oyerfowing OF the
Seine.
THE other day DIR. n. A. Clay, of
Durango, COL, was killed by his partner
pr. Evetsky, who then blew out his own
brains. The tragedy arose from cowhid-
ing given the murderer by some ladies'.
FIRE few nights ago destroyed a
suaHty nv OotlaLHs OHts, anu tuTe0 men WHO
were sleeping in the building persisted in
the flames.
in collision on the Lehigh Valley
Road at Rumnierfeld, Pa, the other day.
. fireman and engineer were burned to
death and two trains wrecked.
A Few afternoons ago the steamer
Enterprise burned off Wards Point, N. c..
Capt. w. A. Thompson, W. Hancock and
colored man were drowned.
NEAR New Orleans, on the morning
of the 9th, the steamer Morning Star ex-
ploded her boilers and fifteen lives were
lost.
A BERLIN dispatch Of the 9th says
that the loss by floods in the Rhenish dis
tricts amounted to millions OF marks. The
damage to the town Of Doisburg alone was
million marks. Sixty houses near May
ence had been swept away.
A RECENT fire on Lehigh Valley mail
train destroyed ten mail pouches and twenty
newspaper sacks.
WILLIAM PATTERSON shot Joseph
Cook, killing him instantly, during recent
Quarrel at Cincinnati between hackmen.
St. Landry democrat., 1882-12-16
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL. E

The English Parliament is prorogued
to February Is. -
REAR ADMIRAL WYMAN, who died a
few days ago in Washington, D. c., Of
apoplexy, was appointed to the command Of
the North Atlantic squadron in 1879.
IT is urged by the Postmaster General
that the telegraph system of the country be
brought under control OF the Postal De-
partment.
The proprietor of the North american,
at Philadelphia, Clayton McMichael, has,
been commissioned United States Marshal
for the District Of Columbia.
The Legislature Of South Carolina
has reelected Butler as United States Sena-
tor.
WILLIAM PITT KELLOGG has received
from the Governor of Louisiana certificate
of election to Congress from the Third Dis
trict
THERE will be 113 Democrats and So
Republicans in the Pennsylvania House of
Representatives.
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FUTURE MOVEMENTS.


The Carrier is due up for Pitisburg.
The new steamer Kate Adams will arrive
10 day.
The Centennial, Capt. Thomas L. David
son, is due up for st. Louis.
TIE Mark Twain, Capt. w. P. Hall, is the
Tuesday packet for Hales Point.
THE Thomas Sherlock, Capt. Jas Nichols,
is the next O-liser due down for New Or
leans.
The Katie Hooper, Capt. E. B. Smith, is
the Tuesday packet for all points on Arkan-
sss river. -gssz=-z-
TIE Rene Macresdy, Capt. o. K.sJoplin,
is the Tuesday packet for all points ON St.
Francis river.
THE City of Baton Rouge, Capt. h. E
Bixby, is the Anchor-liner Tuesday morning
for New Orleans and all intermediate land
ings.
LIE Hard Cash, Capt. Ed c. Postal, is the
Wednesday packet for all points on White
river, going through 10 Jacksonport. Chas
NJ. Postal in the Office.
The Tiger, Capt s. Basket, is the packet
Monday evening at o'clock for Peters
Landing and all way points. Frank Ellison
has charge of her business.
TIE Coahems, Capt Henry Cooper, is the
Lee liner Monday evening at O'Clock for
Osceola and the upper bends. Hugh Tom
linson and Charles Bourne are her clerks.
THE John s. Bransford, Capt w. n. Holt,
il the Mil. Harry Line packet Tuesday even
log for all points on White river, going
through to Jacksonport. George D. Marsh
in the Office.
The Granite State, Capt. J. NJ. Chene-
with, is the packet Tuesday evening at 5
o'clock for all points on the Ohio river as
far as Cincinnati. Robert w. Mccoy pre-
sides in her Office.
The James Lee, Capt. Stack Lee on deck,
is the packet Monday evening at O'Clock
for Helena, Friars Point and all way land
ings. Lloyd Whitlow is her clerk, assisted
by Platt Rhoades and Arthur Browne.
The Kate Adams, Capt. Mark r. Cheek, is
the United States mail packet Monday even
ing at 5 o'clock for Arkansas City and all
way landings. A. L. Cummins will have
charge of her Office, assisted by Lee Cum
minis, viii Lash and Walker Outlaw.
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LIVE STOCK MARKET.

The supply Of cattle continues very light
and the prospects are very favorable for the
future. Mich COWS are in good demand
The market is bare OF sheep; good fat NUT.
ton is in demand. Hogs are in fair supply
at present; prices remain frn.
Corn FED CATTLE-Choice, Hose.
GRASS CATTLE Choice, 4(944c; good. 81
@4c; fair to medium, 23@3fc; common
1a@2c.
SHEEr-Choice, per pound, 4c; medium,
s@33c; common, per head, S1@1 SO.
LAMRs-Choice, per head, 43A5e pei
pound; medium, per head, 34(944c pei
pound
Hoas-Choice, $50 to 200 pounds, 64C97c;
medium and heavy, 6963c; common,
53@6c.
Cows AND CALVES Il Good mich COWS with
young calves, per head, S20@40; yearlings
per head, 5000.
ST.. LOUIS, December 15.-Hogs-buyers
and sellers apart; packers demanded con-
cessions; little done. The few transfers
made were at yesterdays prices; IS 20@5 IS
for light, IS S5@6 20 for packing, and S. 10
@6 25 for butchers and extra. Receipts,
Is 100; shipments, 150.
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Maximum Temperature, "a.
Minimum temperature. Is.
VIcKsBURG, December 16.-River fallen |
inches. Weather clear and cold. Departed
Jay Gould and lew, New Orleans.
PrTsBURe, December l6 -Noon-River 8
feet, aEd dfafiiHg-- zrf1er-cfexr and cold.
Night-River 4 feet 10 inches, and falling
Weather snowy and cold.
New ORLEANS, December 16.-Weather
clear aud cold; thermometer, 42o: during last
night the mercury fell to SO. No arrivals.
P. Chouteau, Memphis.
WHEELING, December 16-Noon--River
feet inchs IS, and falling slowly. Weather
partly cloudy; thermometer, Ice. Night
River feet incnes, and stationary.
Weather partly cloudy and cold.
ST.. LOUIS, December 16.-Riyer falling
rapidly, with about feet above low water
mark; good deal OF new-made ice running.
Weather clear and very cold, but moderating
some. No arrivals or departures.
CINcINNArI, December 6.-Noou-River
IA feet inches, and failing. Weather cloudy
thermometer, DO. Nighl-River Il feet 5
inches, and falling. Weather clear and cold.
Departed: Andy Baum, Memphis; Charles
Morgan, New Orleans.
CAIRO, December 16.-Noon-Weather
clear anu cOiu. Arrived. nut Onlnkle, M m
phis, IL PM; Mary Houston, New Orleans,
IL am. Departed: Vint ShinkIe, Cincinnati,
midnight. Night-River feet, and falling.
Weather fair; thermometer, 20o No arrivals
Departed: City of New Orleans, New Or
leans, pm.
LOUISVILLE, December 16-Noon-River
stationary, with z feet inches in the canal
and feet inches in the chute on the falls.
Weather clear and cold. Night-River ris-
ing slowly, with feet inches in the canal
| and feet Z inches in the chute on the falls;
some ice running to-day, but not sufficient to
| affect navigation. Weather cold and freez.
,, ing; mercury falling all afternoon.
EVANSVILLE, December 16-Noon-Rivel
rising, with 1910 feet by the gauge; river foil
of running ice. Weather clear and cold
| thermometer, 19o. Arrived: Granite State
Cincinnati, pm; Cons MiIlar, Memphis, II
pm. Departed: Granite State, Memphis
midnight; Cons Millar, Cincinnati, midnight
Njght-River rising, with 8 Ito feet by th,
gauge. Weather fair and cold; thermome
| ter, 20o
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AYERS AeUE CURE.
A Vegetable Product,

Only used in AYERS AGUE CURE, has
proven itself a never falling and rapid
cure for every form of Malarial Dis
order, Fever and Ague, OF Chills and
Fever. No injury follows its use, and
its effects are permanent. 1t rouses
the system to condition of vigorous
health, cleanses the blood of malarial
poison, and imparts feeling of COM
fort and security most desirable in
Ague districts. 1t is an excellent tonic
and preventative, as well as cure, Of
all complaints peculiar TO malarious,
marshy and miasmatic regions. The
great superiority of Ayers AGUE CURE
over any other compound Is that it
contains no Quinine, Arsenic, or min
eral; consequently it produces no
quinism or injurious effects whatever
upon the constitution. Those cured
by it are left as healthy as if they had
never had the disease.
The direct action of AYERS AGUE
CURE upon the LIVER and Digestive
Organs makes it superior remedy
for Liver Complaints, producing many
remarkable. cures, where other medi-
eines have failed.
For sale by all druggists.
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The Rate Cutters.

ST. LOUIS, December 16.-It is reported on
Change and elsewhere that some fast freight
lines are again cutting rates on eastern ship
ments. This is done by consigning to inter-
mediate points aud rebilling TO destination.
This is the old game to beat the pool, and
some lines are said to he quite successful in
playing it. The Midland. running over
the Chicago and Alton, and the White Line,
over the Indianspolis:andS st. Louis roads, are
lines specially mentioned as engaged in cut
ting, and others threaten TO retaliate unless
rates are Immediately restored.
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RY virtue of the power vested in me by 4 trust
ID de- d made by 6dpio Means and vile. Char
lotfe Means, on November rs. 1881, and recorded
in Book 30 40. page 345, of the Registers once Of
shelby county, Tenn, the fnoebteJness therein
secured being past due and unpaid; at the request
of the holder OF the note the evidence OF said In
debtedne>s, win, at 1890 O'Clock pm. on
saturday, Dece a. her -. 1889,
offer for sale, and sell to the highest bidder, for
cash, at the courthouse door, in the city OF Mem
phis, Tenn, lot OF ground situated and being
psrtof Lot No. 8. in Block No. 3s. in the Taxing
District OF Shelby county, formerly city Of Mem
phs, Tenn. beginning at point In the east line
Of &C. Martin street sentg eight (s feet south Of
thence southwardly thirty-eight (3s feet with the
line of st. Martin street 70 siake; thence east-
wardly. at right angles with St Martin street, one
hundred and sxtyfour (164l feet TO stake thence
norfhwardly thirty-eight 1881 feet TO Joseph Null
cahy's line; thence westwaEdiy one hundred aud
sixty-four (l64 feet to the beginning point. Tns
right Of equity of redemption IN case Of sale is
waived and the said bsTloite Means relinqui shea
and quit claims her right to homestead dover In
said DESERT property Title believed 70 Be good,
but sell as trustee only. December 1. 1882.
-fOHE IOAGUf, Trustee.
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1. ". HUMEs, Trustees.
Is & Poston and W. NJ. Randolph. Attys.
Trustees sale.

FINDER and by certain trust deed executed
u january 8, 1881, 70 me, as trustee, by Z. &.
W. Shelby and 5. C Shelby, duly recorded IN the
Registers Office OF Shelby county, Tenn.. In book
., page 2lS, and was recorded on the 22d day of
January. 1881, in Record BOOK No. 1876, page 129.
TO secure an Indebtedness therein set fortn VIII.
On Saturday. December 23, Iss2,
sell In front f the Courthouse IN the atty OF Mem.
phis. Tenn, between the houfs Of IL O'Clock 3 N.
and Ppm, at rubiic auction, to the highest bid
der, for cash, the following property described IN
said trust deed TO wit: one hf, h undivided In
terest in q tract or parcel Of land In the Second
District Of Shelley county, Tenn, an 4 bounded as
follows, to-wft: On tie south by the lands of the
Crane heirs; ON the north by the lands known as
the Sigler tract; the east by the Williams
tract and on the west by the land known as the
old Shelby tract, and nov owned by 6igleF, con-
tanning seventy-six t76) acres. more or less. Also
q e-ffth interest in another tract parcel of
land. situated in the same county and State and
in the Fourth Civil District OF said county. and
known as the Ware homestead, and bounded on
the south by Mr.. ClfR Alexander and Mrs Burke:
on the north Dy Mr.. Glenn: on the east by the
Sigler tract, and on the west By Cuba. containing
one hundred &C es, more or less Equity of re-
demption barred title believed 70 be good, but
sell as trustee only.
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PERsoNAl ANo GENERAL

Carr. MILT HARRY, IN the organization
of his line IN the White river trade, has sp-
pointed M. S. Jay general agent OF the line,
with headquarters in Memphis. This line ia
to be worked up 10 high standard in all
the elements affecting the interest of the
public, and information affecting its traffic
either in passenger or freight, will have
prompt attention BY addressing Mr.. Jay.
Articles of Incorporation of the Little
Rock and ChoctaW railway have been filed
in the Office of the secretary of state OF
Arkansas. The road is to be $50 miles 10
length, running from Little Rock through
the counties of Pulaski, Yell, Perry and
Sebastian, to the boundary lire between the
State and Choctaw Nation. James C.. Gil
breath, VIM. b. Truman. John C. Forester,
Clayton Dills, Abner d. Peace and Samuel
F. Farley are named as directors.
CINCINNATI Gazette, Friday: "Mr. II. Coll
bran, general freight agent of the Alabama
Great Southern railroad, and Mr.. E. P. Will
son, general freight agent Of the Cincinnati
Southern, had a conference yesterday with
the cotton men, in the officers room of the
Chamber of Commerce, with reference to the
rate from Birmingham, Ala, which at pres
ent is 81 so per bale. Both shippers and re.
ceivers consider this figure too high, and
have been for some time agitating the quss-
ton of reduction. No agreement, how
ever, was made at the meeting yesterday,
although the arguments made were taken
into confederation
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-17

Bu.ines. continues very brisk at previous
quotations Touisiana sugar and molasses
easing of. in cousequence of liberal receipts
from alsn,.,;ons Canned goods unchanged.
sus.R-Innisisns, open kettle, 6i@7ic
in barrels: yellow clarified, 73@Sc; of-white
clarified SlSssc; pure while, sc; cut loaf,
lie; granufstea j, iOfe; Pordsrsd. HE
CoFFEE-OT binary, e49lOsc; prime, liz
@12c; choice, I23SlStc:
MsLAssEs-New Louisiana, common TO
fair, 35Ia4Oc: good to prime, 45Cs4sc; strict
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rhs Memphis ana vicksburE.

Track-Iaying on The Memphis and Vlcks-
burg road will soon commence from Yazoo
river north. Fifteen miles of steel rail il
expected by rail. Resident Engineer A. II
Sesrles is now engaged in running track cen
tiers. This will greatly facilitate the work
between Smede's place and Rolling Fork, a.
it will enable the contractors 10 transport
supplies and labor more rapidly and cheaper
than hafora
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TRUST SALE.
Trustee sale.

THE undermined appointed trustees by decree
Il OF the supreme Court Of the State OF rennes-
ses, in room aud stead OF l. V. Dixon aud Charles
Kortrecht, ceased, trustees in certain deed of
trust executed by Henry G. smith and wife, on
tte LIST day OF June. 1876, duly registered in the
Registers ONCE OF Shelby county. Tennessee. in
Deed Book, No. li6, page s. do hereby g1ve notice
that on
Saturday, January n. Isss,
within legal hours, on the premises. we win sell
the property In said trust deed described to-wir:
Lying and being In Memphis, shelby county. Ten
nes>ee, now the Taxing District OF shelby county.
and on the north line Of Manson ttreet fronting
the north line of Madison about $50 ieel and
having for Its east boundary line the street line OF
Fourth street and being all that property which
in June, 1876, was embraced within the fences and
occupied by e. G.. Smith and wife a family resi-
dence.
Terms of Sale Cash-Equity Of redemption
{. 80 ~ nght ~ dover and homestead r.
leased " lac 49, .sIl- u u deed Ct trust.
r. NJ HEATH, lr,~.....
L. w. HUMES
HumeS 4 POeton and w. n. RandOlDh. AtfvR
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BRooMs AND BRooM-coRN.

Brooms of home manufacture continue in
good demand. The new crop of broom corn,
which shows a considerable increase in
quantity and improvement in quality, finds
ready sale at quotations.
BROOM CoRN-Crooked, 394c per pound !;
Straight, 5(97c per pound.
BRooMs-Per dozen in Wholesale lots,
81 75f014
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WHISKY ETC

Prices as previously quoted and business
quiet.
BRAND1Es-Cognac, 5000; peach, 81 SO
@3 so; apple, 1908 so.
WINEs-Imporled port, 81 5094; sherry,
81 55@4; champagne-American extra dry,
sos; Piper Heidsick, $23l925; Mumm's
extra dry, S25@27; claret, IS 1907 per box
Catawba, 81 50@6.
straight, 81 5o@4, according to age.
CHICAGO, December 16.-Wbisky, 81 16.
ST.. LOUIS, December 16-Whisky quiet,
81 Is.
LOUISVILLE, December l6.--Whisky quiet,
81 II.
BALTIMORE, December l6.-Whisky steady,
81 173@I Is.
CINcINNATI, December Whisky steady
with good demand, 81 II.
New ORLEANS, December 16.-Whisky-
Western recti6ed, 81 0591 20.
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PETROLEUM Markets.

COAL OIL-Wholesale lots, 1sc per gallon.
CLEVELAND, December 16.-Petroleum
quiet; s.w., 1l00, SIC.
PIrTsBURG. December 16. = Petroleum
quiet; united certificates weak, closed at
9S3c; refined, 7s@73c, Philadelphia de-
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8 PsLTRiES, HIDES AND LEATHER.
The hide market is active, with increasin,

receipts.
HIDES, Erc-No. 1 dry flint hides, lea
163c; No. 2 dry hides, 1Sc; dry salt hides, 10Y
@l24c; No. 1 green salt hides, Sc; No.
green salt hides, &c; green hides, 5@6c. Bees
wax-prime yellow, 20@22c; tallow, 6}c;
ginseng, per pound, ST. so. Dser skins
prime, 25c.
FEATHERs-Prime, 40c.
WooL-Tub- washed, 25@35c per pound
uuwashed, 1S@2Sc; bury, l0@l6c.
LEATHER-Oak sole, per pound, 37@40c;
hemlock 27@30c; harness, 36@40c; skirt
ing, 37940c; French cali, $4,000 per dozen
domestic calf S3O[045 per dozen.
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HOUSEKEEPING MATERIALS.

Bricks, lime and cement quiet al former
prices.
FRAMING LUMBER-Yard prices-Rough,
SIS per 1000 feet; dressed $50; yellow pine
flooring, S35; shingles, 1904 so; lathiug-
poplar, 81 rs; cypress, 81 per 1000 laths.
Extra prices for extra lengths above 20 feet.
NAIs-s3 90@4 per keg, and leading
sizes hard to obtain.
BRIcKs-Hard, $40 so; soft, SO per 1000;
friedrich, $495 80 per 100.
LIME AND CONSIDERATIONS lime, 95c(9
81 barrel; Tennessee, $4,000; Louisville
cement, 81 T0@1 rs barrel; Rosedale
cement, $3.50 barrel; Portland, So; plaster
eff Paris 3 So
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3he Liverpool spot market al noon 49,
eaker, but not quotably lower. Sales, oOoV
bales, of which 6400 bales were American
Receipts, IA 900 bales, of which 1880 bales
were American.
At 1890: Uplands, 5 15-16d; Orleans, STD.
The Liverpool future market at noon wss
quiet; December, 81 81, 55 GA, . $3.50
ruary, 5 53.64, 5 54-64d; February-Msrch,
5 81 64d; March April, 5 55 "a, Sc $40;
April May, So sd; Msy-June, 81. 645;
Juue-July, 1-64d; July-August, 6 SD.
Al / 20: Fehrnary-M May. s 55-64ds March
April, 5 57-64d; April-Msy, 59-64d; May
June, 5 81 Sad; June-July, Cad.
Fufures closed steady