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The Concordia eagle. [volume] (Vidalia, La.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-12
SOUTHERN DEVELOPMENT.

The United States Economist saws
that not only in all sections of this
country but in Europe too, the eyes Of
capitalists looking for great fields for
large investments are turned toward
the South. And to those who are
informed rs to the vast and varied
resuOrces of the South, there is no
wonder that it is so. a stranger from
any one of the old countries on the
other sido of the sea, in travelling
through the South, is doubtless as
tonished to SEQ the woods and wilds
that meet his gaze, even in the dis
tricts of country which were among
the earliest settlements in the colo
MES. lie is still moro astonishod
when, on inquiry and inspection of
the mineral regions Of the old States
Of the South, he learns that there
are al! sorts of mines, and of almost
unlimited extent, lying there undis-
turbed, with n wealth within them
that promises q marvellous degree
and permanenCc Of prosperity.
This long delay in Southern devel-
opment is attributable to the fact of a
vast territory with sparse population,
and to the fact that they have always
boon an agricultural and not man
ufacturng people. The vocation OF
the farmer or planter is, OF course,
the one calling upon which all other
callings ere either directly or indi-
rectly dependent. 1t has always
been so-and tt must ever continue to
be so. But the mineral resources
and manufacturing facilities of a
country, especially in this age, afford
means for making money and for cir
culating it among people of all class
es and conditions, which give to
trade and business of every descrip-
ton impulses and influences that
show themselves in the shining lights
Of thrift and contentment in the low
est as well as the Hottest households
in the land. Mining and manufac-
turing help agriculture in an immeas-
urable degree. They attract popula-
ton and put money into the hands of
the people to buy the products of the
farmer. They create railroads; and
the railroads not only bring men and
money along with them, but they
furnish the farmer or planter with
transportation to the markets of the
world.
The Concordia eagle. [volume] (Vidalia, La.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-12

Referring 20 my card above will
state that having secured the con-
tract as transfer agent from the Nat
chez, Red River and Texas Railroad,
1 have placed a fiTst-class wharf-bOat
at the terminus of the said Railroad,
and beg leave to inform the public
that I am now ready to receive and
forward all freight consigned to me.
Having bad several years experience
in the business 1 very respectfully so
Iicit the patronage of the public,
pledging to use my utmost endeav-
ors to satisfy all.
Ny charges to merchants and plan
tiers off the line Of the Railroad will
be furnished on application.
V. NJ. PURDY.
The Concordia eagle. [volume] (Vidalia, La.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-12

A representative of the Picayuue
called recently upon Major 3. NJ.
Harrod, and, ascertained from him
the following:
The danger of n rising river may
be said TO have commenced when the
water washes or rises over its banks.
In regard to velocity, Major Harrod
states that tine river moves more
swiftly at the top than at the bottom,
and that the maximum velocity is at
a point from 80 to 20 per cent. below
the surface.
AS to whether the river at New Or
leans was made higher or lower by
the closing of Bonnet Care crevasse,
Major Harrod states that up to q time
when the river reached u stage of thir-
ty feet at Baton Rouge, it was lower
at College Point and Carrolton this
year with the Bonnet Care crevassee
closed than it was last year with the
Bonnet Care crevasse open.
The last weekly reports received by
Major Harrod from Plum Point and
Lake Providence indicate n very
marked continuance of the good re-
suits described in the previous report
as published in the Picayune. The
channel is now drawn out of tho Bull
lorton and Stack Island chutes, and
is rapidly deepening along the course
whore the Comm ,ssion designed loca-
ting it.
The Concordia eagle. [volume] (Vidalia, La.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-12
THE RED RIYEE BOOMING.

A special to tho Timos-Democrat
from Shreveport dated last Saturday
says:
Tho heavy rain which fell here yes
torday morning seems to have been
general throughout this entire sec.
ton. The streams are all out of their
banks and the roads have been req.
derod almost impossible. Tho river
here is rising fast from local rains.
kilograms received hero to-day.
from Kiamitia, Fulton and other
points on upper Red rivor, report very
heavy rains, q booming river and q
big rise coming down. Tho indica-
tions are that tho threatened rise W
exceed that which has just passed of.
which submerged many plantations
above and threatened with overflow
many places between here and Cot-
shatta. Many planters on the riv-
cr who have finished planting Their
corr and cotton crops are somewhat
alarmed at tho outlook. Tho weather
is clear Tonight and the indications
arc that the rata, for the present, is
over.
The Concordia eagle. [volume] (Vidalia, La.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-12

Herman Bamwick, of New York,
has sued Miss Rebecca Mclean to re-
cover $4,000 for breach of promise of
marriage. The lady says they were
engaged on probation for six months,
with the understanding that either
could break it at that time. She re-
turned his ring and he was satisfied
but since then she has fallen heir to
$4,000. After. this he wanted to re-
new the engagement, but she would
not agree to it.
The Concordia eagle. [volume] (Vidalia, La.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-12

The officers of the government
steamer Lilly say that 81. 900, 600
would not cover the loss sustained by
the late overflow between Louisville
and Cairo. Hundreds OF farms have
ten to fifteen inches offine sand de-
posted over their entire area, and
fences, out-houses and other buildings
besides grain and other crops have
been swept away.
The Concordia eagle. [volume] (Vidalia, La.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-12

Under the circumstances the pre-
vailing dizziness at some of the great
business centre of this country is re-
markable. The clearing house figures
of twenty-five leading cities show for
the week ending March 3Ist, de-
crease of clearances of SO per cent, as
compared with the corresponding
week last year. The falling oil is
chiefly in New York. There was a
decrease in every large city, except
New Orleans, Baltimore and Phila-
delphia.
The Concordia eagle. [volume] (Vidalia, La.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-12

At New Orleans last Saturday from
6 a. N. until 10 p. NJ, the rainfall was
eight and two-thirds inches. This is
the greatest rainfall that has ever
been recorded since the establishment
of the signal office in New Orleans in
1871, The greatest previous record
was seven and one-third inches for
twenty-four hours.
The Concordia eagle. [volume] (Vidalia, La.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-12

A very curious case has just come to
an end here, says q Baltimore special.
In January, q year ago, a woman by
the namo of Elizabeth T.. GonsIer
came to Now York from England and
charged Henry Herman, n wealthy
furniture manufacturer of that city,
with having married and Abandoned
her in England. Herman had Just
married a New York lady, and the
charge was not only embarrassing,
but promised to land him in the pom
item tiary for bigamy. lie was tried
on the charge of bigamy aud only Sc
cured verdict of aCquittal after he
had presented such evidence rs left
no doubt that the woman had made
mistake. At the conclusion of the
trial, the judge remarked that if he
had been a poor man he would prob
sblyhaye been sent to State prison.
Theacquittal did not quiet tho scan
dal Herman employed detectives to
hunt up the woman's husband.
Not long agoi it was discovered that
there was q John Gouslor, foreman of
CHARLES Hollandcr d Sons furn ture
factory, in this city.
Mis-. Genslcr was brought here and
was confronted by The Baltimore
man. She gazod at him a few sec
onds and then said ho.Was her hus-
band On his part, Genslor acAnowl-
edged that he was acquainted with
the woman, and that he had once liv-
cd with her in London for about
three years. II is said that Herman
spontsl2,ovO in demonstrating his in
nocence.
The Concordia eagle. [volume] (Vidalia, La.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-12
a New Orleans dispatch of Monday

a New Orleans dispatch of Monday
nightsays:
The rear portion Of the third dis
trict is still overlooked from the rain
water and the effects of the high tide
i'm the lake.
The flow of the water through the
GouldsborO crevasse is reduced, and
will be entirely check ed during the
night.
The river to-day again reached the
flood height of 1874, and the water ran
over the levee at several points.
Sand-bags were used to prevent tho
water lowing into the city.
The Concordia eagle. [volume] (Vidalia, La.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-12

The \. o. States of Sunday says:
The election fraud cases will come up
about Wednesday next, and all of
them will be tried.
At present there are nine indict-
meuts standing in the United States
Circuit Court, and one of the counsel
for the defense has has been told that
thirty more eases will be filed, max
ing thirty-nine cases to be tried.
Government officials say that the
entire list will be gone through at
once fthis is done, it will take nine
ty days TO try the list.
The Concordia eagle. [volume] (Vidalia, La.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-12
THE RIVERS.


Tho river here since tho 5th inst,
has risen two inches, with the gauge
now reading forty-threc feet 10 inches
and falling. The decline however
will hardly exceed n few inches ere
the rise from above reaches this
point. All the upper streams are
booming and much territory that was
free from water q week ago is again
inundated. The Ohio, Cumberland,
Tennessee and Mississippi aud their
tributaries arc rising from the recent
heavy rain storms which seem to
have been very general and heavy.
TheOhio has been rising rapidly from
Pittsburg to Cairo. At Cincinnati the
gauge now reads "a feet, rise of
five feet within the past week. At
Cairo the rise for the same time has
been ten feet and still on the increase
at the rate of ten inches per day with
much water yet TO come from both
tho Ohio and Mississippi. At st
Louis the river is again rising at the
rate of six inches per day, with a
considerable volume of water yot TO
come out from the Missouri and up
per Mississippi. At Memphis the
rise since the 5th has been nine feet
and the present indications are that
the gauge thore will read nearly
as high as during tho flood of
$50. The Second rise" now on the
way will be sufficiently great to over
flow the whole stretch of country
from Cairo TO Niclshurg, and the
largeand fertile plantations which
nave been planted in corn and cotton
since the subsistence Of tho waters a
few days ago will again be under wa
ter to the depth of several feet. The
section Of country below Vicksburg
owing to the water out of the Yazoo
has not had any considerable relief.
ana the coming rise on.top ofthe pres
ent high stage Of the river will cor
tainly result in dire disaster 70 this
whole section. The back lands which
are just beginning to be relieved from
water will again be covered and wo
believe to much greater depth than
pelore, ana the Volume to pass down
rs-soo greas rnst 10 will be very late i'm
the year before sufficient relief is OBJ |
tanned to enable our planters on the
back and in some instances on the
front, to plant their crops, The river
from New Orleans up, is chock full
and the coming rise will certainly |
back up on this section to such an ex-
tent as to cause the most serious APP
prehension not only thai we shall !
have very general overflow and
that too of long duration, but that
many of the newly constructed levees
will under the pressure succumb.
a nus A'AA AiAN iNN NtN btANthu mere ana
Nicksburg are intact, except the
Hardscrahble and Bondurant breaks
which have a high country back of
them. Butas soon rs the river shall
reach As feet we may look for several
of the levees above to break. Should
such occur the back portion Of our
parish will certainly set II water
and we would warn our planters to
prepare for at least water of that
stage. 1t is useless to indulge in the
hallucination that by some hook or
crook we are to escape the waters
above they are there they are
coming; and we are to get them, so
we had just as wei prepare and be
ready for the disaster.
The Concordia eagle. [volume] (Vidalia, La.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-12

Notwithstanding the numerous pro
tests which are being received from
America against the injustice of pro-
hibiting-the importation of American
pork into Germany, the government,
evidently influenced by sanitary rea-
sons, seems determined to enforce the
statute making such importation un-
lawful.
The Concordia eagle. [volume] (Vidalia, La.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-12

Assistant Engineer c. G. Coleman,
in charge of the Delta levee, reports
no serious damage done to the protec-
ton levee by Fridays storm.
The Concordia eagle. [volume] (Vidalia, La.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-12

Six years ago all the traffic in and
out of Birmingham, Ala, was done
with six mule teams. Now it has
three railway stations and ships 1000
carloads of freight per month.
The Concordia eagle. [volume] (Vidalia, La.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-12

Talent is power; tact is skill. Tai
ent is woight; tact is momentum.
Talentknows what to do; tact knows
how to doit. Talent makes a man
respectable; tact will make him re-
specified Talent is wealth tact is
ready money. For all practical pur-
poses Of life tact carries it against
talent in the proportion Of ten to one.
The Concordia eagle. [volume] (Vidalia, La.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-12
PROCEEDINGS POLICE JURY.
APRIL MEETING, 1888.

A petition from citizens asking that
a certain portion of tho 9Th ward be
annexed to the 5th ward was read
and upon motion prayer petitioners
granted, and in compliance therowith
the following was adopted:
Whereas, A petition numerously
signed by citizens of both the fifth
and sixth wards, praying for change
of boundary lines between tho fifth
and sixth wards, thoroby establish
ing natural boundary.
Therefore, 30 it Resolved, That
the northern boundary of the fifth
ward be changed from Cartor's ave
nuo to n point on tho Mississippi riv-
or whore tho river has broken into
Lake ConCordia, and that all that
portion Of the sixth ward north Of
Carior's lane, he and is hereby con-
stitutcd q portion Of Tho fifth ward.
Adopted April 3rd, 1883.
j. s. SHIELDS,
Attest; Pres. Police Jury.
NJ. A. JOYCE, Clerk.
\
Whereas, Tho constitution of Lou
islana prohibits parishes from assess.
ing or Ievying a license tax in excess
Of that levied. by tho State; and
Whereas, Tho Police Jury at last
regular meeting assessed u tax
against peddlcrs greatly in excess of
that lowed by the state;
Therefore be il ordained by the Po-
lice Jury Of the Parish of Concordia.
That said licenses loo and they are
hereby fixed to conform with State
licenses, namely:
For each poddlor by boat or other
water craft, no change, 500.
For each poddler in vehicle drawn
by two or more horses or mules SIS
instead of 1925 az passed in former
ordinance.
For each poddler in q vehicle
drawn by one horse, S15.,
For each peddleT on horseback $40.
For each foot poddler S., and all or
dinances in conflict herewith be and
they are hereby repealed.
Adopted, April 3rd 1888.
+. s. SHIELDS,
Attest: Pres. Police Jury.
NJ. A. JOYCE, Clerk.
The Concordia eagle. [volume] (Vidalia, La.) 1873-1890, 1883-04-12

GnasOiI at W. & II. H. Mengs'.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-10-03
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

Christine Nilsson arrived in New
York Monday, looking fifteen years
younger than when she visited US a
year ago.
The full text Of Judge Riers de-
cision in the case OF Williamson VS..
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany was wired too late for produc-
ton this morning.
At Rogers Park, Chicago, while
fifteen men were working on
sewer, a cave occurred; Patrick
O'D0nnell was killed, and a number
Of others injured, one fatally
Anna Helms, aged Is, committed
suicide at Terre Haute, Ind, Mon
day, by taking arsenic. She and her
mother had quarreled because thu
former was too intimate with her
5tepfather, from whom the mother
was lately divorced.
The fight between Mitchell and
Sheriff took place in New York on
Tuesday evening. 1t occupied thirty
minutes, in which seven rounds
were fought. Neither man was
badly punished, though some scien-
tilic work and hard hitting were in.
dulged in. The referee declared the
fight a draw.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-10-03
An UGLY RulnOr,

London, 1.-The Times gives a re-
port from an Upper-NaYik CORES
pendent Of a Copenhagen journal,
that Lieutenant Greeley, OF the
American Arctic expedition, was
murdered by his mutinous crew.
The report comes from Hams Hen
Dirk, an Esquimaux, with DR..
Natherst. Hendrix states that he
got the news from an Esquimaux
at Cape Stork. The Times considers
the report improbable, as DR..
Natherst has never mentioned it.
Mr.. Natherst was the geOlOgist of
the NoTdenskjOld expedition. Prof.
Nordenskjold telegraphed to the
,ssociated Press from Scretbster,
under date of September 22d, that
an Esquimaux named Dams
Chris LA, who was interpreter with
DR.. Nathers, reported having met
party of tsquimauX at God Haven
who had come to Wolssenholm. This
party stated that they had been in
formed by other natives that the
commander Of the American exped-
ition and another member of the
party were dead. The report printed
in the London Times may have been
based upon the same story.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-10-03
CITY COUNCIL.

Proceedings Of the City Council
Tuesday evening, October I'd, 1888,
Mayor Jennings presiding:
A petition was presented from
William Z. Barton and five others,
residents Of Chestnut street, III the
Eighteenth ward, representing that
travel On said street was much in
creased, and there were several
holes in the street which needed
filling; also that at the intersection
of Chestnut and Bluff streets some
grading was needed, and petitioners
ask that the Council authorize the
proper officer to perform, the neces-
sary repairs. Referred to the COM
mittee on streets and alleys.
a petition was submitted, worded
as follows: r
"NUMBER ONE.
II is proposed to number The
houses of the city according to the
following general system: The mi.
tial point to be ct the base and
meridian stone. at the southeast
corner of the Temple block, and ex-
tend therefrom east, west, north and
south; one hundred numbers to a
block odd Numbers on the left AMI
even numbers on the right, looking
away from the initial point, to the
extreme limits of the city in every
direction; the numbering thus con-
forming to the naming Of the streets.
NUMBER TWO.
It is proposed to number the
houses of the city according to the
following general system: To make
the first initial point on Ninth West
street, and number eastward On all
streets running east and west, with
one hundred numbers to block, to
the Fort Douglas military reserva-
ton. no make the second initial
point on Ninth South street, and
number northward to the northern
terminus of all streets running
north and south.
To the Honorable the Mayor and
city Conalcil of Salt Lake City: .
Gen'lemen-The undersigned, be-
ing thoroughly conversant with
both of the foregoing systems of
house numbering, hereby express
our choice in, and respectfully petit
ton your honorable body to adopt
the system to which our respective
names are attached.
The system of numbering desig-
mated as Number One, was en-
dorsed by the signatures of John T.
Lynch, postmaster, and 142 others;
system Number Two, by the sig
natures of Wells. Fargo 81 Co. and
two others"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-10-03
The Pavilion .

The elegant skating rink, which
has been named the Pavilion.
opened under the most pleasant
auspices yesterday evening. There
were over 500 persons present, and
250 pairs of skates were on the floor
at once. The hall is nicely dec.
grated and elegantly finished
throughout, and all the arrange
ments are complete, making this not
only the finest but one Of the largest
places of the kind in the country.
The cemeut floor is agrand feature.
being as smooth as glass and quite
noiseless, thereby adding greatly to
the comfort and pleasure of patrons.
The Opera House orchestra were in
attendance and discOursed sweet
music. The opening was a success.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-10-03
LATEST KILOGRAMS,
The Public Debt.

Washington, 2.-The public debt !:
Three and half per cents, S9, NAB,
600; ~, S25O.OOO,OOO: 4s, S737,6l2,-
$50; 81, 350,552,9O0; refundiDg Gers
tificates, 332, $50; navy pension fund,
S14,000000. Total interest bearing
debt, S1,316,618, 600; matured debt.
s., 643 Cos; legal tender, S346,739,s7f ;
certificates of deposit, $11,945, 600 ).
gold and silver certificates, Sl76, 1885,
4S1 fractional currency, S6,992, 90e.
Total without interest, sS542, 1858 ,25S.
Total debt. 1,S64.924,523. Total
idterest, $l2.337 ,6S5; cash in the
treasury, S1.521,S11,525; decrease
during September of S14,7O7,2 1929
decrease since June, S29,279,671;
current liabilities. interest due ana
unpaid, S2,027,133; debt on which
interest has ceased. So, 643 ,665 inter
est thereon. S303,384; gold and
silver certificates, S17,699,54S;
United States notes held for
the redemption OF certificates, Sill
945,0O0; cash balance available,
S158,546 600. Total 1885, 45O,67O;
available assets, cash in the treasury
1856 450,670; bonds issued to the
Pacific railroads, interest payable
by the United States, principal out
standing. S64,023,512; interest &C.
crued not yet paid, 1860 1852 interest
paid by the United States, $59, 222,-
093; interest repaid by the COM
panies by transportation service.
Sl7,028,522; by cash payments, PEE
cent of the net earnings. $685.. 1873;
balance of interest paid by the
United States, 41,53S,372,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-10-03

presenting the method of number
ing, rejected by the Council in its
action upon the petition of John T.
Lynch, p0stmaster,and others, came
up as unfinished business, and on
motion the enacting clause was
stricken from the bill-ayes s, noes
;, the ordinance passed by the
Council August I'd being thus left
IN force and operation, and the
Marshal was authorized to continue
the work of measuring and plating
under said ordinance and to begin
the issuance of notices to property
holders Of the correct numbers to
which their respective houses are
entitled.
The bill for an ordinance chang
ing the names OF certain streets In
plats ID" "G,""I," and "E" was
then taken up and referred to the
committee on streets and ALLEYS.
Adjourned for one week.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-10-03

Dr.. Van HummeIl has been in Salt Lake
but two weeks, and already offers the follow
ing we.known citizens as references about
the great SUCCESS or his treatment OF Catarrh
Of the Nose, Throat and Lungs:
Judge g. J. Wenner, Office over London
Bank.
Major ". q. Bird.
W. Rre6emeyer, Mining Engineer and
United States Surveyor, IS Second South
street Treated for twelve years, and no re.
lief until now.
Mr.. Stephen Leyburns FiEst South and
Second Fast streets.
Dr. Steinbart. 22t State road, tried all the
prominent physicians La st. Louis and New
York, and went TO Europe last year. He got
no benefit until the past two weeks under DE-.
Van HummelPs treatment.
Mr.. Orson Rogers, with Spencer Clswson,
says "LiSe is looking brighter now"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-10-03
Grand Army Day.

Pittsburg, 2.-This is Grand Army
day, and the city is in holiday attire
in honor Of the veterans. The day
opened gloomy, with steady rain,
which ruined many decorations,
but by noon the clouds had passed
and at this hour Il o'clOck) the
sun is shining brightly and
the streets are TIN onged with people,
visitors from the surrounding towns,
Western Penns ,lvania, Eastern
Ohio and West Virginia. This ALTERS
noon there will be a grand parade,
in which it IS estimated not less
than 10000 will participate.