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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-12-22
THERE were eighteen executions

THERE were eighteen executions
growing out OF the recent Servian, insur-
rection, including four priests, four mer-
chants, one school teacher and nine peas
ants.
The firm of Peyton & Peyton, furni-
ture manufacturers of Birmingham, Eng,
have failed for 100000 j. H. Billups q
Co., cotton merchants, New York, suspend
ed; liabilities 100000.
On the night of the 18th an intoxicat-
ed man raised cry of fire in the gallery OF
the Academy of Music, Chicago. A panic
and perhaps serious loss of life was avert
ed by the prompt action of the manager,
attaches and performers. The offender was
arrested.
On the 18th the entire fore of printers
at work on the New York Tribune were
notified that their services were no longer
required, and they were ordered to leave the
building at once. Their. places have been
taken by men from out Of town.
The French have been strongly .forti-
flying their position at Hal Phong.
THERE is q deficit in the Egyptian
budget of 1883 of f3,o00, goo.
FIVE horse-thieves have been dis
posed of by vigilantes in Niobrara Valley,
D. T., recently.
ACCORDING to the London Times the
situation of Irish affairs is very serious.
AT Fall River, Mass, arrests con-
tinue on account of the graveyard insur-
ancs frauds"
A QUANTITY of arms and ammunition
were recently seized by the Dublin police
in a house of a man named Dunn.
For the year ended November 80, the
coal tonnage of the Philadelphia & Reading
Company was II 49, 377s tons.
THE Egyptian troops, it appears, did
not desert in the late battle near Sua-
KEN. More than 400 corpses have been
counted on the field by British officers.
At Waukesha, Wis, the agent of the
Iowa Great Eastern Mutual Life Insurance
| Company has been arrested charged with
graveyard insurance business.
On the 18th the French Cabinet had
under consideration the advisability of
| sending large reinforcements to Tonquin,
but Marquis Tseng says an amicable settle
ment is still possible.
The Bennett Mackey Cable Compa-
| ny's articles OF incorporation cover routes
to various countries i'll Europe, the West
| Indies, Mexico, China and Japan.
On the 18th the Kentucky distillers
| met at Lexington, KY, to arrange for re-
| duction of whisky production.
On the 18th Julia Reese and George
BolIes, the colored boy, were arrested at
| Jackson, Mich, charged with completely in
| the murder of the Jacob Crouch family
near that city on November %. They
| remanded for examination on January 8.
They were servants in Crouch's homestead,
and had been in jail as witnesses since the
murder.
A CABLE dispatch of the 18th from
Schneyden, Holland, says the coast in thar
vicinity was strewn with casks of powder
and dynamite from wrecked vessels. Forty
thousand kilogrammes of powder and 800
kilogrammes of dynamite were picked up
| by the customs authorities.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-12-22
HIysteriously Missing.
SPRINGFIELD. Mo.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Dec IL.
A Mr.. Reed, aged thirty three, native.
of Wisconsin, but whose parents are sup
posed now to reside in the vicinity Of
Newark, N. j., and who was recently en-
ployed as Inspector on the Kansas City,
Springfield. & Memphis Railroad, dis
appeared from his boarding place.
Mr.. George Reeds east of VIM.
McAdams', on Tuesday of last week.,
and has not been heard from since
He had large CAM of some kind of material
which he claimed was new varnish for
buggies, and he left on Tuesday morning
stating that he had contract short dis
tance southwest of the city, and as he left
said not to keep dinner waiting for him as :
he might not be back before night. He de-
parted in the above direction and has not
been seen or heard from since,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-12-22
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

IT is supposed the Southern Pacific
train robbers have been heard from. Five
desperadoes robbed the town of Bisbee,
Arizona, the night of the sth. killing three
men and wounding woman.
On the 9th the worsted mills at Mill
bury, Mass. burned; loss $4,000. Fire in
the Standard Bagging Co.'s works at Bos-
ton caused loss of $4,000.
Two Philadelphia brokers, W. G.
Barrett and E. J. Cattell, are held in SIC, 900
each to answer charge of embezzling Sc
curities belonging to customer.
ON the 10th five men drowned through
the upsetting of e boat on Niagara River.
SEVEN men went down in the steam
barge Enterprise on Lake Huron.
On the night of the 9th, at East Saggl-
nav, Mich, M. Ramsay shot his brother Ia
tally, mistaking him for a burglar.
The jewelry store Of Bacon q Co.,
Boston, was robbed the night OF the 9th OF
$4,000 worth of stock by burglars.
On the 10th, at Baltimore, Md,
Misses Carrie and Susie Martin were Sc
verely injured by jumping from the second
story of burning building.
FIRE destroyed the Courthouse at
Butler, Pa, on the morning of the 18th.
On the, 10th Bill Kinney was acauit-
ted of murder at West Union, w. Va, and
| a mob hanged him the night following.
On the 18th Mrs. John Eckert was
cremated in her house at Braddock, Pa. 1t
| is supposed she was murdered and the
! house fired.
w. w. FIELDS, proprietor of back
| woods saloon on the Cumberland River IN
Kentucky, shot four men fatally because
| thew raised a disturbance and would not
| leave.
On the 18th the Red River steamer
| Alexandria sank with 1000 bales of cotton.
FIRE destroyed the hosting works Of
the Locust Gap iPa.) colliery on the 18th.
By collision on the Georgia Central
Road, on the 18th, one man was killed and
four badly injured.
| By the recent hurricane fourteen YES
sells were wrecked and the quay demolished
at Denia, Spain.
On the 18th Charles Mclaughlin, q
San Francisco millionaire, was killed by
Jerome B. Cox.
| On the 18th the ferry-boat Garden
City burned at New York, n.any Of the pas
sengers barely escaping.
In San Francisco, Cal, Percy
Jacobus, Secretary Of the Eureka Consoli
dated Mining Company, has been arrested
| for embezzling $4,000.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-12-22
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.
The Cotton Crop.
NEW York, Dec. Z.

NEW YORK, Dec. Z.
In reporting the cotton crop of 1854, Brad
streets, has followed its methods of the pre-
ceding year. Correspondents in each county
were asked to send their Judgment as to the
actual yield of the county in bales. The re-
plies received were from 90 per cent. OF the
area planted in cotton, comprising GIG of the 657
counties raising over 500 bales each. Thereplies
from each county. The report includes ia
BILE which shows; l, the estimates sent from
the counties; and, e. additions of per cent.
for Involuntary under.estimates by cores
pondents The total yield of cotton this sea-
son reached by this method of reporting is
$3.50, GOO bales. An allowance of 100000 bales
is made for possible additions to the crop. as it
will be counted on September LIST from old cot
ton in the hands of planters. This by reason
of last years phenomenal yield, and the fact
that an advance in price may attract the IN It
sold cotton to market. The decrease in the
total yield as compared with the crop OF last last
year amounts to 1871 per cent. or l,S5S,0eO
bales
THE TOTAL YIELD.
The table of total yield by States as sent
from CPS counties, and with the allowance OF
eight per cent additional for involuntary un-
derestimates, is as follows:
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-12-22
MISCELLANEOUS.

RECENT estimates Of the Department
of Agriculture place the total wheat yield
at 40O,O0O,Ooe bushels; oats. 50O,000,0O0
bushels: rye and barley little short OF
the crop of 1882; buckwheat, about one
third short; corn, little short of previ-
GUS estimates, and cotton about 5000, goo
bales.
In his report the Commissioner of
Agriculture says: ssThe total value of forest
products of the United States for the CEN
sus year is estimated at S700,000,00o In
other words, the forest products exceed the
value of our crops of hay, rye, oats, bar
lev, buckwheat, potatoes and tobacco taken
together. They amount to ten times the
value of gold and silver, of which we make
so much account, and to more than three
times the value of the precious minerals
and coal and other minerals combined"
1t is authoritatiyely stated that Claus
Spreckels has cornered the Hawaiian sugar
crop. He holds So,03o.000 pounds.
A SPECIAL from Monterey, Mexico,
of the 18th says: Four train robbers were
arrested this evening. The names of twen-
ty-three others are in the hands of the Off
Gals. It is rumored that the Mayor of New
Laredo is involved in the matter.
On the 18th the President sent a
special message to Congress adyerting to
the Importance of a liberal policy toward
the Mississippi River improvement. There
is sentiment in Congress in favor of put
ting the money for this river in q separate
bill. 1t is understood that the President
recommends such policy.
In Madrid on the 18th rumor was
current that the French had seizeda couple
Of islands in the Gulf of Guinea, claimed
by Spain.
RECENT violent gales have caused
great damage in England and much loss of
life at sea.
Ar Lyons, France, Cyvoet, an an
archist, has been sentenced to death for
completely in dynamite plots.
NoTH1NG has been done by Admiral
Courbet yet, but he is going to seize BAG
Mini unless China agrees. to the French
proposal.
ON the 18th the American Base Ball
Association met in Cincinnati. The
championship pennant was awarded to the
Athletics.
TIE preliminaries have been COM
p1eted for a grand minstrel festival in
Music Hall, Cincinnati, beginning Decem-
Der 80. sFgsi
APPLICATION has been made by Nor
mons to buy from the Government the old
State-house at Fillmore, Utah.
wrYrKNnwy citi1an and official f,f
Alvin, Pa, E. G. Palmer, is mysteriously
missing.
AT the Convention in Milwaukee,
called to amalgamate all Wisconsin Irish
societies four hundred delegates were in at
tendance.
ADvIcEs from the Governor of Khar-
toum state that FL Mahdi is sending out ex-
petitions to subdue Darfour and the Kaba-
bisch tribes near Khartoum.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-12-22
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

In the Senate on the 10th the standing
and other committees were appointed. The
resolution asking the Secretary of the Inte-
1ior to furnish copies Of all papers relating to
the transfer of the land grant of the New Or,
Company to the New Orleans Pacific Company
was passed. $3.50. In the House, under the
call of States, a large number of bills we're in
PRODUCED. A resolution was adopted calling
on the President to take some action in the
case of Patrick O'Donnell, now under SEN
tence of death in England. Without complet-
ing the call the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 18th Mr.. Sherman
introduced bill for closer relations with
Mexico and South American States. Post
master-General Gresham's appointment was
confirmed. In the House Mr. Robinson
offered resolutions inuuiring whether United
States Minister in England had accepted any
title of nobility, such as lord rector" whether
the United States Navy assisted the British at
Alexandria; whether British detective had
been allowed to tamper with the mails in the
New York Posf-office; also for information to
enable the passage of a law TO prevent foreign
noblemen from forming land monopolies IN
a large number of bills and resolutions intro
duced making in all 1,021 under the call. A
message was received from the President in
relation to the wants Of the Indian bureau
House adjourned until the l4th,
In the Senate on the 18th a resolution was
offered calling for information as to the ex-
pense account of the Department of Justice.
Mr.. Beck's resolution for information regard
ing the sinking-fund was adopted. Mr.. Will
sons resolution for constitutional amend
ment to enable Congress to protect the rights
of citizens was referred. The House was
not in session.
In the Senate on the 18th bill was intro
duced to admit Washington Territory as a
State. The report Of the Committee on Rules
ton of presiding officer pro tenn. occupying
the time and developing party vote. Final
action was not reached. A large number of
appointments were sent in. -. The House was
NOT in session. a3ss#
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-12-22

On the 18th General Arson G. Nc
Cook was nominated by the Senate Re
publican caucus for Secretary Of the
Senate.
On the afternoon of the 18th j. A.
Thompson, acting Deputy Comptroller OF
the Treasury, was stricken with paralysis
while at his desk in the department..
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-12-22
mo. OF BALES. NO. OF BALES.
STATES.

The average weight of bales compared with
last year is 4s3 pounds, as against 46s pounds:
and the number OF rounds OF seed to poand
of lint cotton as compared with last year is
3.l2. as against 3.24 pounds.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-05-25
LAKE CRYSTAL. |,
Township lO7, Range 90.

LANDS INCORPORATED IN THE VILLAGE OF
LAKE CRYSTAL.
Olive A Jones 34-f0Oa Of
NJ 20-l00 of G AZ OF
swa of swl4 8 "a $50 65 US
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-23

The great difficulty experienced IN
manufacturing raw cotton into goods in
the mills already established in the South,
is that of securing reliable mill help. The
negro don't like the confinement, and be-
sides is slow to learn the work; the poor
white labor IS only available at all in a
small percentage of its numbers; while
it is hard work to get medium class
of labor down there from the North,
and still harder to hold them, when they
have been brought there at great expense.
Notwithstanding the fact that cloth made
from cotton, brought into the mill direct
from the fields, and therefore uninjured in
its fiber by being baled, brings swift
market and higher price, many of those
Northern men who are running mills in the
South, find by their inability to secure a
middle class of mill help, quite hard sled
ding to make their ends meet.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-23

Ii there is to be change made in the
chief engineer of the fire department it
would be we'll to have it done in a fair and
square manner. 1t was very remarkable
performance which portion of the board
of fire commissioners INDUCED in on Tues
day night. 1t was we'll understood that at
the meeting of the city council Tuesday
night, two additional names of fire COM
missioners would be sent in to fill the
board in accordance with the new law
passed at the last session of the
legislature. Apparently with view of
forestalling action by the full board,
ru mp meeting was held in secret at pri-
vate Office of one of the commissioners,
instead of at the usual place of meeting,
and the present chief engineer was practi-
cally deposed and the position assigned to
Mr.. Shay of Chicago. There was an evil
dent desire to take snap judgment before
the new board could be organized, and
hence these remarkable proceedings. Mr..
Shay now has the question of accepting
the proposition of the secret rump meeting
under advisement. Among other things
which he should consider is whether he can
endorse the underhanded, back door
style of his selection, and whether he can
afford to accept position rendered in such
a manner. Mr.. Shay is not responsible
for the snap judgment style of his ap-
pointment, but as 1t is important that who
ever holds the position should not enter it
under a cloud, the manner of the selection
may haze some weight in his delibera-
ton. 1t would seem that if Mr.. under
writer's agent Hall had concluded that Mr..
Shay was the man for the place, he could
have trusted the full board, instead of hay
ing rump meeting to do his bidding the
very night the council was to fill the va
cancies
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-23
THE NEXT SPE4KERSRTP,

The CONTEST for the speakership of
the next house OF representatives is
going on briskly even though congress has
adjourned. 1t has been transferred from
Washington to the columns of the news
paper press, and the mails are burdened
with correspondence touching the success
sion to Mr.. Keifer. The several aspirants
have enlisted all their friends in their be-
half, and these friends are besieging the
newly elected congressman by personal APP
peals and written petitions. There is not.
perhaps, Democratic congressman in the
country who has not been approached by
the supporters of each of the half dozen as.
plrants, and his vote requested, and all
sorts of arguments are employed to infu-
ence a decision.
Of all the candidates Messrs. Randall and
Carlisle appear to be the most active. The
former has claims of large parliamentary
experience, and is also the representative OF
the protection interest. His course during
the last session of congress was shaped with
view to his candidacy for presiding officer
OF the next congress. He carefully avoided
all entangling alliances, and even on the
tariff question he managed to dodge a vote
on almost every question that would be
likely to offend the free traders. He re-
fused to serve on the committee of confer
| ence on the tax and tariff bill lest his &C
ton should compromise him in some man
ner. Yet his sympathies are so well un-
derstood that he cannot hope to deceive his
colleagues by pretending to have under
gone change of heart or to have mitiga-
ted in any important respect his devotion
to protective policy since the time he
packed the committee on ways and means
in that interest. 1t seems probable that
he will, however, secure majority of the
eastern members, and some of the western
men who may feel induced to vote for him
by the promise of committee positions.
Mr.. Carlisle enters the field with the
prestige of greater personal popularity
among members than Mr.. Randall. He is
consistent free trader, or, rather. fayors
tariff for revenue only. He does not
lack legislative experience, and is a good
parllamentarian. He will have
the support of large part
OF the southern and many of
the western members, and will certainly
give Mr.. Randall close rub for the prize.
DE would make capable, popular and i'm
partial presiding officer.
Mr.. Blackburn is also in the field. and is
making an effort to divide the southern
delegation with Mr.. Carlisle. moro with an
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-23
HOUSES FOR THE PEOPLE.
A New Real Estate and Buildi ag Society
to be Formed.

A New Real Estate and Buildi ag Society
to be Formed.
In order to meet the great demand for
suitable houses Prof. F. G. Boucher is en-
gagged in organizing 1.-THE New Real Estate
and Fire-proof Building Society of St.
Paul. The object of the society will be
to hold, receive, sell or lease real, personal
or mixed property in the city, and to build
on lands or lots belonging to
the society dwelling houses with
freproof material, and to rent or sell the
same.
The class of houses which the society to
be organized proposes to erect, will be
built so as to meet the severity of our
northern climate. and promote health and
comfort by removing the numerous diseas-
es resulting from exposure in our too
lightly built wooden cottages.
The first capital stock of the society will
be 100000, divided in shares of $50 each,
to be paid in five monthly instaIIments;
this capital can be raised at the will of the
board of directors.
Operations will commence as soon as
$4,000 in money has been paid in.
Payments on the shares can be made in
money, lana or loIS IN 81. raul at q cash
valuation.
Net profits will be divided annually
among shareholders, and they will have
the privilege of renting or buying the
houses of said society in preference to
others.
Prof. Boucher will be glad to meet those
desiring further information at his Office,
No. 1O4 East Third street, Presley block,
where they can see specimens of the fire
proof material, plans, etc.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-23
HOME AT LAST.
The Remains of John Howard Payne Ar
rive at New YOrk--Their Future Dis.
position.

The Remains of John Howard Payne Ar
rive at New York--Their Future Dis
position.
NEW YORK, March 2.-Arrangements
have been perfected for the reception of
the remains of Jno. Howard Payne. The
body will be in state in the governors
room at City hall to-day and tomorrow.
The hall is draped in mourning.
The body will be placed in a catafalque. so
that visitors may readily view it as they
pass through the room. Saturday the re-
mains will be taken to Washington on the
special car furnished by the PENNSYLVANIA
| railroad and delivered to the authorities
of Oak Hill cemetery to be held until the
9Th of June the ninety first anniversary of
| the poets birth, when the final funeral GER
emonies will take place.
New YORK, March 22.-The steamship
Burgundla, from Marseilles, with the body
of John Howard Payne on board, was sig
nailed off Navesink Highlands at 10 this
morning.
When the steamer Burgundia, bearing
to his long home in his native land the
| author of the sweetest of songs, Home,
Sweet Home" arrived at Brooklyn, the
| aldermanic committee and Chas. NJ. Mat
thews and Lieut.. Reginald F. Nichols, of
the United States navy, representatives of
w. W. Corcoran, of Washington, forced
their way among 500 Italian emigrants
with which the ship was crowded, and pro-
cured the coffin. The heavy box was placed
| on the shoulders of four stalwart Italian
| sailors and borne down the gang-plank and
across the pier, through the uncovered
crowd, to the hearse awaiting. There was
no ceremony, and everything connected
with the removal was of the simplest
kind. The coffin was covered with
the American flag and followed
by four coaches containing the aldermen.
Corcorasn' representatives and members of
| the press. The poets remains were
brought to this city and placed in the gov
ernor's room in the city hall. Here for
two hours the people passed before it. All
day tomorrow the body will lie in state,
and in the evening, escorted by the alder
men and Gilmore's band, playing "Home,
Sweet Home" will be taken to the Penn
sylvania railroad depot, and carried in a
special car to Washington.