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St. Landry democrat., 1882-08-19
Miscellaneous Items.

Georgia papers say that a fortune IS
waiting for the person who succeeds in max
ing sugar from watermelons.
Near Kingston, N. c., recently, a ne
gro boy, years old, shot his sister, aged 4
years, dragged the body into field, and hid
it in the rows of cotton. He said the child
began to cry, and to hush it he snapped
gun at her, as he had been in the habit OF
doing. The charge nearly blew off the
child's head.
A curiosity in the fruit line is on ex-
hibiion at Tampa, Fla. 1t consists Of five
distinct, fully -matured pineappies on one
stem, touching each other at the sides, and
spread out in the shape Of a fan, and around
the top OF the fan. like handsome fringe
are nineteen crownlets, which will each make
distinct plant.
Hogs near Kelly Station, Ky, are dy-
ing of disease resembling quinsy.
Girls may now be educated at the
University Of Mississippi.
It is estimated that there are no less
than fly thousand fine ripe waterme'ons
shipped north every day from Atlanta, ga.
A merchant in Tallahassee, Fla, re-
Gently received an order for one hundred
pounds of dried fig LEAVES OF a bright color.
AS the order came from large TOBACCO
manufactory. the use to which the leaves
will be put is easily surmised.
In the western counties OF Kentucky
some farmers draw their "wheat money" in
gold and take It home in shot-bags. This
sounds like ante bellum times.
improvements that will cost more
than Il 600 ono are now in course of con-
struction ut Birmingham, Ala.
Florida railways employ 10000 men
St. Landry democrat., 1882-08-19
THE President, who has $1,000

available for the suppression OF epIdemlcS,
has referred the matter OF yellow FEVER IN
Texas to the Secretary of the Treasury.
There are about fifty cases in Brownsville.
The people have organized and are prepared
for the worst, though no aid is requestead
from the Government at present.
THE Amalgamated lron-workers In
Chicago elected the following officers: Pres
ident, John Jarrett; Secretary, VIM. Mar
tin: Trustees, Samuel S. Wainwright, WIN.
Weihe, Edward Rogers; Treasurer, George
w. Perry. Adjourned to meet next year in
Philadelphia.
The steamer Mosel, bound from Bre-
men to New York, went ashore on the Eng
lish coast, the other day, and will probably
be a total loss. Ali the passengers were
saved.
The Boston dry goods clerks study
ing the processes of European industry were
warmly received by President Greyy in
Paris on the 9th.
FIVE cases of the most violent type
of smallpox have been discovered in one
family in the village of Stanchfeld. 1santi
County, MINI. Two children died few
DAYS ago, and it is believed none Of the five
now sick will recover.
TWENTY-FIVE Apaches recently cap
tured by Mexican troops were publicly shot
in Chihuahua the other day.
FOREST fires near Sandwich, Mass,
have driven a number of families from their
homes.
The Grecian Government has APP
pointed commission to proceed to England
and make contracts for the construction OF
powerful war vessels.
FELrvILLE, deserted village in New
Jersey, was sold by receiver the other day
for $1I, 450. There are eight hundred acres
OF land, twenty houses, two mills, church,
school house, and store, and S2o0,0O0 was
once refused for it. 1t was built by Felt, a
paper manufacturer, who transferred it to
Townsend, the sar>aparilla man, who placed
a mortgage of $60, 900 upon it.
The iron manufacturers in Pennsyl-
vania are engaged in a simultaneous effort
to start their works with men from outside
the unions. and have thus far met with
success.
THE Agricultural Department holds
that the cattle plague now prevailing in the
Middle and Southern States is the Texas
cattle fever. Agents of the department have
been sent to Virginia, North Carolina and
Alabama TO investigate, and information Is
being sought in Pennsylvania.
CONTRACTS have been let at Buffalo
for the construction of a portion Of the pos.
tai telegraph line between that city and Chi
cago, and work on the Indianapolis branch
will commence August 81.
| The fact that the recent storms in
Northern Ohio swept away thirty bridges in
Holmes County gives some idea of the ruin
to crops.
Mr.. INGRAM, of Montreal, Cana, or
the day preceding his retirement from the
post of assistant manager OF the Merchants
Bank, induced the chief teller to pay hin
"a, 700 on the false statement that the dtrec
tors were about to make such an appropria'
| ton iD his favor.
St. Landry democrat., 1882-08-19
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

THE naval appropriation bill passed the
Senate on the 5th. The knit goods bill passed
rs it came from the House: also, the bill ex-
tending fees OF certain officers over New Mex
leo and Arizona. The Senate reccded from
its amendment to the deficiency bill ard
joint resolution was adopted voting $4,000 Tor
mileage for the special session in 1881. The con-
ference report on the sundry civil bill was
adopted also that of the committee on the
bill to publish the agricultural report
resolution for a Consul General to Persia ana
to the bill in relation to steam vessels were
agreed to. Conference reports on the naval
bill and the sundry civil bill appropriation
were adopted. Both houses adjourned till
the eth.
VOTE on the resolution for select COM
mittee on American ship building, in the Sen
ate on the It'll. resulted 40 to 10. House
bill repeating the export tax on tobacco
passed. In the House lO9 members were
present and all business proceeded by con-
sent. Mr. Robson introduced bill to re-
duce taxation and moved to suspend the
rules and pass it, AS only go members voted,
the cry of no quorum was raised ana the nlli
was withdrawn. Both houses adjourned tor
one day.
IN the Senate, Aug. s, the bill passed to
transfer Orphans Home property to the Gar
field Hospital, and Mr.. WINDOWS report with
regard to the use of money to defeat the
bonded spirits bill was ordered printed. The
Democrats voted to adjourn at p. m, and
Cameron, of Wisconsin, Chiicott, Plumb and
Sawyer. with Davis of Illinois, voted with them.
Mr.. PendletOn offered a resolution, which
was adopted by unanimous vote, rendering
thanks to Hon. David Davis President of the
Senate, for the uniformly able. courteous and
impartial manner in which he has presided
over the deliberations of that body. At :55
a request by Mr.. Morrill, that the tax bill be
passed by unanimous consent met with de-
risive laughter on the Democratic side. When
the clock indicated the hour of three the pre-
siding officer formally terminated the session
III a brief speech. -. After the transaction OF
some unimportanr business, Speaker keifer
addressed the House as follows: 'This House
is about to terminate its first session 1t has
been an important one to the country With
thanks for the generous and kind treatment
on the part of the House, with my best wishes
for all its members, regardless of party, l
now, as authorized and required by the con-
current resolution of the Senate and House of
Representatives. declare this House adjourned
without day,"
St. Landry democrat., 1882-08-19
MISCELLANEOUS.

The Navy Department is IN rece1pI
of advices from Rear Admiral Nicholson,
commanding the European Station. dated
off Alexandria, Egypt, July "A. 10. He re-
ports that on the 10th Of July, at a. M,
he received official notice from Admiral Sey-
mour, commanding the British naval
forces at that station, that hostilities might
occur within twenty four hours between
her British Majesty's forces under his COM
mand and the de facto rulers of Egypt, and
requesting him to move the vessels under
his command out of the line of fire. Ad-
miral Nicholson sent information imme-
diately to the Consulate to prepare to re-
ceive all refugees who sought his protection.
The day was busy one, as every nation
atty present was doing its utmost to free
the city from its residents and the har-
Dor from vessels. At 3 p. M. Admiral Mich
olson moved outside the bar with the vessels
of his squadron (having about 100 refugees on
board) and anchored. On the 14th,
after the bambardment, Admiral Nichol-
son again crossed the bar with his vessels,
and anchored inside. He sent to the khe-
dive, who with his Ministers was at the pal
ace, and stated that he wished Immediately
to re. establish the United States Consulate,
and, with his permission, send an armed
force on shore for its protection. The khe-
dive thanked him, and asked his aid in eX-
tinguishing the fires still raging, and also in
preserving order. Admiral Nicholson &C
cordingly landed 100 marines, who guarded
the Consulate, which was re established In
its former situation, and also aided in eN-
tinguishing the fires, in burying the dead
lying about the streets, and in preserving or
der around the Consulate building. That
morning Admiral Nicholson went on shore,
visited the Consulate and walked around the
burnt district, which was the finest portion
of the city. As the English were landing,
the guards on shore.
THE Lake Shore Road suffered
another accident to its freight trains, at
Clyde, Ohio, Aug. 8, which delayed trains
and caused considerable damage. Careless
ness was the cause.
THE hackers of Sullivan and Tug
Wilson have notified them to cease train
ing, as the New York courts refused to en-
| join the police from interfering with the
! gloVe.ngnf.
AN earthquake shook up the Island OF
| Chios on the 9Th.
THE Subsidiary High Court of the
Ancient Order of Foresters OF the United
| States is in session ut Boston.
| NEPAUL and other feudatory States in
India have volunteered to furnish contin
gents for the British army in Egypt. The
Sultan's proclamation, declaring Arab
Pasha a rebel, condemns the conduct of the
military leaders as criminal, and mention:
the friendly relations Of the Porte with Eng
| land
St. Landry democrat., 1882-08-19
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

SECRETARY TELLER emphaticaIly de-
mics the report that he advised the passage
of the river and harbor bill over the Presi-
dents veto.
CAPT. HAwoRTH, Indian Inspector,
has been instructed by Secretary Teller to
proceed to the Indian Territory and other
Western States to supervise the erection OF
numerous new school, houses.
AT Socialist meeting in Paris the
other night, Louise Michel spoke of Arab
Pasha as a true disciple of the French prin-
ciples of 1893, whom France ought rather to
support than combat.
IT is rumored at st. Petersburg that
Russia is making warlike preparations at
Odessa in view Of the possibility OF compi-
cations between Turkey and England.
ALL the Representatives selected by
Speaker Keller to serve on the committee to
investigate the plan for improving the Mis-
sissippi River have accepted, and every data
of this great work will be carefully inquired
into and embodied in the report to Congress.
THE fact that the House of Repre-
sentatives adjourned without passing the
resolution of thanks to its Speaker eXcites
much comment in Washington, and has
highly displeased Mr.. Keifer's special
friends, as well as given much annoyance
and,chagrin to the Speaker himself.
The election in Utah went over be-
cause of the nom arrival Of the Commission
ers, and Governor Murray is given power
to fill all important offices by appoint
ment.
THE new French Cabinet comprises
Du Clerc as Minister Of Foreign Affairs,
Fallieres for the Interior Department,
General Bilot as Minister Of War, and
Cookery as postal and telegraph chieftain.
The Massachusetts Prohibitionists
congratulate their brethren in Kansas and
Iowa and express sympathy with those
struggling in other States. The Indiana
Republicans are in favor of such an adjust
ment of revenue and tariff as will raise nc
more money than necessary to pay interest
on the public debt and the expenses Of Gov
eminent.
MR.GLADsToNE has declared that the
campaign in Egypt is to protect the inter-
ests of the civilized world; that the Suez
Canal must be kept open, and that the war
is for the purpose of protecting the Egyp-
tians from military tyranny.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR and Postmaster
General Howe will visit Wisconsin, Mime
sofa and Iowa about the middle Of Septem-
Der. During his stay in Milwaukee the
Chief Magistrate will be the guest Of Alex.
ander Mitchell.
THE remarkable contest in the
Twelfth Illinois District, in which the Dem
ocratic Convention spent two days at Mount
Sterling and three days at Beardstown.
closed by the nomination OF James NJ
Riggs, of Scott County, on the 1.52lst bal.
lot.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
A WORK train on the Summit Branch
was ditched near Lykens, Pa. on the It'll
John Townsend and Charles Hosmer were
seriously injured.
FRANK HUGHES, a tramp painter, at
tempted to steal a boat from Omaha, Nebr.,
the other day. Meeting with some resistance
he seized an AK and attacked man named
Janson, knocking him down and infiictins
St. Landry democrat., 1882-08-19
AT a local election in Frankfort, Ky,

AT local election in Frankfort, Ky,
a negro named Edward McElroy fired
double barreled shotgun into the crowd at
the polls and then shot at Sanford Esbert.
Pistols We're then drawn by about twenty
persons, and the colored man was rlddled
with bullets.
A TRAIN on the East Line Narrow
Gauge Railway went through bridge near
Winnsboro, Texas, on the 18th. w. b.
Fowler, conductor; Isaac Bosser, express
messengers; C. H. Harper. mail agent; L..
T. Tethrot, a passenger, were killed. W. +.
Scott, A. B. Abe, R. D. Potts, A. A. Hem
derson, J. Weaver, A. u. Martin, ana Two
ladies We're seriously injured.
LIGHTNING at Stamford, Conn.,,
struck the Presbyterian church spire, the
residence of Roswell Hoyt, and the hat fac
tory of H. K. White, causing loss OF S4o,-
900. Four men were killed and three others
badly hurt.
FLoRENT1NE KRENTz, aged 10, was
murdered by young girl named Kate Hertz
in New York City on the 9th. They were
lovers.
A REJECTED sutton named Dietrich
Peterson killed Miss Frieda kiekemeyer,
mortally wounded Miss Frances Maus, and
then turned his revolver upon himself, send
ing u bullet through his heart, in Chicago,
Aug. 8. Peterson had been paying atten-
ton to Miss Kiekemeyer for some months,
but her father came into a little property
and objected to further visits. When he en-
tered the house for the last time he found
the young ladies together and fired indis-
criminately. The first shot hit Miss Maus,
and fired at close range.
AT Henrietta, Texas, the other night,
James Irbis, saloon keeper, was killed
by a Texas cowboy named Lanning, who
escaped.
FIVE persons were drowned by the
capsizing of a boat at Nantucket, Mass,
Aug. 8.
Two Parisians who were attempting
to climb over the railing surrounding the
Tuileries during the recent display Of fire
works caught hold of the electric wire IL
Illuminating the grounds and were killed.
CLARA DICKENS, a young lady who
had quarreled with her lover. took fatal
dose of morphine in Peoria, H., Aug. 8.
In Camden County, Georgia, on the
9th, two boys forced little fellow into the
river and held him there till he was drowned.
| JOSEPH WILLIAMS and Clayton Far
rell fought duel with pistols at Fort Og-
den, Fla, on the 9th, and both died within
an hour.
PHILIP BENDER, aged 70, who was
tired, deliberately sought watery grave at
Louisville, KY, the other night. j. R..
Adams, cashier Of the West End Hotel,
Long Branch, N. j., killed himself on the
same day in consequence Of some domestic
trouble.
A NEGRO named Blakeny was lynched
near Lancaster Courthouse, S. c., on the
Sth, for assaulting a white girl.
By the explosion of a boiler in Weav-
er's mill, near Eldersvile, Pa. the other
day, Thomas Bennington, the engineer, and a
workman named James Phillips were killed,
and the building was almost totally de-
stroyed.
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The party Of workmeu, some ten or twelve
in number, engaged In constructing the new
Western Union line between Helena and Sill
yer Bow, reached here last Friday with the
wire, and the line La now In operation.
At present the party IL putting up the Tel
ephone Exchange poles In Deer Lodge, and
the town wires and instruments will proba-
bly, be put In next week, giving direct con-
nectien through the Exchanges, with all par
ties having instruments In Helena aud Butte.
BY Monday. 1t latest, the party will resume
work extending the Western Union line
along the railroad toward Silver Bow juno
ton. IL In anticipated the wire will be
strung In three weeks, 1t being the intention,
owiue to the ground being 80 hard frozen It
present, to only set alternate poles now, and
put the Others In In the spring. The line ID
badly needed by the railroad company, and
there should be an Office IT Warm Springs.
Mr.. w. w. Crossman, In charge Of the Tel.
ephonc Company here, put up the Exchan-
ges In Butte, Helena, Ogden, and Salt Lake.
The rates will be - per month: open . IN.
70 p. free In Deer Lodgs and tariff rates
% Butte, Helena, Clancy, Jsffs1on City, and
wickes. The switch. board will be 1t VIM.
Coleman d Co.'S. The line win be working
inside week.
The Montana Telephone Co.'S force - q
work setting the pols. between the town Of
dee and tho railroad depot. The poles are
pu. In to stay -Avs feet deep.
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MANETTA, TWO MILES, 4:27A.

Wilkes Spirit Of the Times, Nou. 18th.
by Mr.. Robert Bonner's black mare Nanetta
and running mate, driven by Johnny Muir
ply to a road wagon weighing 155 pounds.
Saturday, Nov. 18th, on Mr.. Bonner's track
Mt Tarrytown, viz: Two miles in 4;274, the
time at different points being taken as fol-
lows First quarter, 34i seconds; half, 1o7;
three quarters, 1:zil; mile ,2:14.; fifth quarter,
24si; sixth, 3:22s seventh, 3:54i; two miles
All; second mile being trotted in 2:12', and
last half In LOAF. As will be seen from above
analysis, the first and fifth quarters were the
slowest, SAT seconds, and the seventh was the
fastest, 80 seconds.
On ascertaining these particulars, one Of
our representatives met Murphy, and know
ing that an experienced driver can, when
riding. closely approximate the time he is
making, put this question to him:
Didn't you think 1t incredible that trot
ter could make two miles in Al |, even with
the aid of running mate?"
"No, sir; not for this mare, ~ had driven
her before with q runner. She trotted two
miles In 4:35i, the last mile In 2:154, and last
quarter In 33i seconds. She also trotted .
mile to harness In 2:19l more than q year ago.
guessed beat 4:30 before heard the time;
and, listen, over good mile track, on sum-
mers day, she can make two turns of 1t In
40 or better, SO rugged"
Manetta Is ten years old was bredat Wood
burn, and got by Woodford Manbrino. out
OF M aimaison, by Alexanders Abdallah.
This mare also produced, by Woodford
Mambrino, Mr.. Bonner's Malice, trial in
harness 2:lgi, and Mr.. WIN. Turnbulps Man
fred, trial 2:25i. and the full sister to MaImai-
SON Is the noted mare Primrose, who, when
bred to same stallion, produced Prineeps,
sire of Trinket, record 2:14.
The famous old mare, Black Rose, the dam
Of both these notable broodmares. was BY Tom
Teemer. Her son, Darkness, trotted to the
pole in 2:273. and her daughter, Hermosa, Ii
the dam of Mr.. G. r. Emery's promising stall
lion Hermes, record 227i, by Harold.
Primrose, mentioned above, IL the dam Of
Maxim, o fine inbred Hambletonian just i'm
ported by 8. z. LARAMIE. 1t II due to Mr..
Larahie to say that his stables have as good
blood - any in the country, and with the at
tention he gives them and the money he in
vests IL would not be surprising II within the
next ten years he puts horses on the track
that will give Montana y national reputation
- Q producer of 6ne and fast horses.
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RAIL ROAD NOTES.

A. They Are Picked Up Promiscuously.
The Utah & Northern bridge builders were
discharged yesterday.
The Utah u Northern graders completed
their work for this winter on the West Deer
Lodge depot grounds yesterday. The Town
site company will now complete the street
grading.
Mr.. j. j. Donovan has shipped from Deer
Lodge by BASES teams to points below Bear,
one hundred tons Of railroad bridge iron. R..
r. Brooks has the contract to haul the seven
ty-five tons yet to be delivered ut the iron
houses at Manton's, g Iy's and Little Black
foot.
Two new postal clerks were put on the
Utah & Northern to-day. Thomas Orchard,
transferred from the Ogden and San Francis
co railway postal route, and Ortez Randall,
OF Ohio, are the two men. This IL a step in
the right direction, az the clerks on this run
have been long overworked.-Ogden Pilot
NOT. 18th.
Washington Dunn & Co. haye finished
their work between Garrison and Missoula
aud Mr. Fred Anderson, their efficient chief
clerk, who can take off trial balance Or
write up giant powder explosion with equal
facility, In in Deer Lodge closing up their
books. Mr.. Dunn and Mr.. Bennett have
other large contracts below. distinct from
this.
following are distances by stage road,
nearly the same rs railroad, measured from
Flathead Agency. We are indebted for them
TO Washington Dunn, Esq:
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Valuable Colts Killed.

David Auchad, Of Dearborn. writes from
st. Paul, Mimi, that ON the 18th Inst. the
train on which he was travelling west on the
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha
railroad, with three car loads of Hambleto-
nian colts, ran into wreck. He says: "The
two-year-old colts were in the car next to tho
engine. The tender was driven half way
through this car, killing twenty -four ont Of
the twenty-five colts In the car. The second
car contained twenty-seven head Of year
lings. These were saved. - were al>o TWEEN
ty head of three-year-old In third car. had
sevsnty-swo heal altogether - sixty-eight
mares and four stallions--all hne blooded.
NY loss will ainoun, to $500, some Of which
will get back. win start on the home
ward trip ~ soon nv possible
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Messrs Dunn & Bennett, contractors, have
within the past week sent 100 teams and 100
men from their Little Blackfoot and He'll Gate
contracts to the Jocko Reservation In Mis-
soula county where they win work from An,
tonnes Ferry westward to meet the Hallett
forces. The road. bed IN now entirely COM
pleted texcept bridging) from Sweetiands
70 the summit Of the Coriaccan defle If
teen miles west Of Mis~oula. being total dis
lance OF lis miles. Four-fifths Of the road
bed il also completed between Camas Prairie
and Antoines Ferry. distance Of forty-thrce
miles. The force just sent down will work
bstween Antoine's Ferry and the mouth Of
the Missoula river, which l. the western limit
Of the Dunn contract. II Is estimated the
work--eight milss-wili require about two
months to complete At latest advices Hal
lett had the graie completed 70 Moose Creek
leaving him gap Of thirty-thrse miles to
All before reaching Dunn's contract. We In
fcr from these FACTS thAt Hallett's graders will
not come on the Reservation y al, - before
thsy reach that point Dunn b Bennett will
have complstsd tho roa.i-bed, leaving no
work except Tor the bridge builders and
track layers. s.Hallett's Army" will there
fsrs doubtless ~ mustered out and shipp~d
beck 70 whsnos thsy came, without invading
ths peaceful donains " Nissoula~