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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-27

CAIRO. December 2Gth.-The latest adyices re-
ceivtd say that FL Mahdi is still in FL Obed
DifTeren1IuI DuIies
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RESTORED.
MANHOOD

A victim of early imprudence, causing nervous
debility premature decay, etc having tried in vain
every known remedy, has discovered simple means
Of selicure which he will send FREE to his fellow.
sufferers. Address, J. II. ,Ri'EYES, 43 Chatham
stree New York yl21yTuThS
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EIcHARDs 4 EAREIsoN, San Francisco

DR.. CHEEvERS ELECTRIC BELT or Re-vn,l.or Is mad,
expressly f the Of derans proersavs organs
Hhen3ver debility of the geDeratve from
tTtr euie the continuous stream Of ELECTRICITY permAing
through the Parts them healthy There
no IiAke about this aEuent Yers Of have tested and
hoaiandS Of cures testified Weakness from Indcretio1
neaAety Lack Vigor Slrtyn fact tr51bles Of these
organs cured Do eonound h.s with electric belts adve
isd to all Ills from head This for the ONE Enecds
ggfose Fo- circular giving f Information address CEEEER
EECIA!C BELI CO., l0J HAI-lastyl So, ChIssgo. IL
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FOURTH DISPATCH.

MCDADE, December 26th-Tbe examining trial OF
George Mton and Thomas Bishop for the killing Of
Asa Beatty and Jack Beatty yesterday, is now pro-
crossing. 1t is learned that during the street fight
about 100 shots were exchanged between the trio Of
citizens and the seXtet o: desperadoos, the suit
being that one citizen mortaly wounded and
the other two hurt, two of tae oppo ing purity
killed. and the remaining four wOunded-one seri-
ousiy and two sightly. Hazety one of the six,
though wounded, is still at large. The excitement
has entirely subsidized this evening
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WANTED, LOST AND FOUND.

Advertisements of five lines in this department
Inserted for 25 cents for time three times for 50
cents or rs cents per week.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10
Rich Indians.

The Nayajos are a great nation,
numbering some $4,000 souls. OF this
number some 10000 are warriors.
They are well armed, but, fortunately
for the whites, have immense 1ocks Of
sheep and many cattle and ponies,
which tend to keep them at peace.
Man-ue-i is reported to be worth not
less than 100000. most of it being in
sheep. He has been an Indian of great
power and character, but of late has
become a great drunkard. The Naya-
10 Indian agency is forty-fve miles
north from Fort Wingate, New Mexi-
co. They manufacture curious and
unique ornaments from silver coin,
and their blankets and rugs have al
ready become famous for curious min
Cling of colors and remarkable textures.
They are eagerly sought for by the
whites, and have a high value, ranging
from SIS to 800 each. which is really
not extravagant when one considers
that they often occupy weeks and
months in weaving them. There is
neither cotton nor shoddy in the blan-
kets, but pure, unadultrated wool, col
ored with unfading dyes. We saw a
few of the tribe, great, strong, repul-
sive-looking creatnres.-Chicag Inter
0ce1g
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10

One form of engagement ring con-
sists Of a circle of small diamonds and
sapphires alternating,
1t is claimed that all dances will
soon go out of fashion, with the eX-
ception of the waltz and plain qua
drille.
The small capote and crescent
shaped bonnets will be much worn in
the fall. Each dress will have its par
ticular hat.
Some pretty auburn bonnets have
appeared in plated dull-gold cord,
edged with gathered velvet and trimm-
ed with rings.
Some of the women at the hotels at
Long Branch this year are trying to
introduce the fashion of using paint
and powder again.
The bird craze has come again. All
varieties of the feathered tribe are in
demand, from pigeons, sea gulls and
paroquets to birds of paradise.
New laces are offering in white,
cream and black-and-tan shades. There
are. also. laces that show embossed silk
figures on net backgrounds.
French women are exhibiting some
striking costumes at the sea shore
such as gowns, embroidered and point
ed over with cocks and cartridges in
the size and natural colors.
The fashion for buckles as orna-
ments on dresses and bonnets, is in
creasing. Steel appears to be the IA
vorite material for these, though bead
ed and chenille effects are also shown.
Jerseys continue to grow in popular
favor, Good silk ones can now be
bought for a song, and they are most
convenient and economical. as they
JdA bU aClA "llII tllllcSl any ul4tiC1
! skirt.
The lace and embroidered yokes
worn this summer by women and girls
on the majority of their morning dress
es are decidedly vulgar, as they do not
cover as much of the bust as is neces-
sary for decency.
Rough-and-ready straw hats in
white, crimson and blue. trimmed with
white null, dotted Swiss, gauze. veil
ing, and sometimes rosettes of narrow
satin ribbon. are still much worn at
| all seaside and mountain resorts.
Hats or bonnets are not worn at all
at any of the fashionable seaside re-
sorts after 6 o'clock in the evening.
| The women cover their brainless heads
with fancy lace hoods and pretty "fas'
cinators" crocheted out of Iceland
wool.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10
A LScusf ~EseCGsi0n.

Wonderful is the account of a locust
invasion of Syria, as related by DR.
William Thomson. He tells how, in
the early spring, a flying squadron
the pioneers of the vast army-passed
over the land, leaving it thickly sown
with their eggs, lying in little masses,
cemented together, scattered all over
fields, plain, and desert ground. This
done, these h%arbingers of woe van
ished; but within a couple of months
the very dust seemed to awaken to
life and to creep. Soon these infni-
tesimal moving atoms developed into
minute grasshoppers, who began their
destructive existence, all moving for
ward in one general direction, a creep
ing, jumping mass of living particles.
DR.. Thomson describes his first view
of this phenomenon. He was riding
near Fuliyeh, when it struck him that
the side of the hill had a peculiar ap-
pearance. Riding up to it, to his
amazement, the whole surface became
agitated, and began to roll downward.
His horse was 10 frightened that he
had to dismount. Then he perceived
that this animated dust was composed
of myriads of minute l~ocusts, soyoung
that they could not even jump; but in
their ~infantile alarm they rolled over
and over, producing an effect like the
movement Of fluid mortar.
On another occasion he rode through
a district where the work of extirpa-
ton was going on. 1t was near the
plain of Acre, and a swarm of locusts
had overfun the whole region. The
governor of Kahul had summoned
every man, woman, and child in the
neighborhood to lend their aid in the
common cause. The foe had not vet
grown their wings, and, being unable
to fly, were compelled to run in what
ever direction they we're driven. So
the people formed a vast circle, beat
ing the bushes and shouting, in order
to brighten the insect host and drive
them toward an isolated hill covered
with dry grass. Soon the hill became
black with the countless myriads which
thronged it. Then the grass was set
on fire in different places, and the
flames, famed by a strong breeze, soon
spread over the whole bill, filing the
air with an overpowering smell of
roast locust. The same operation was
performed at many different points in
the neighborhood, with very excellent
results. -N6eeteentb Century.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10

Good for Baby.

Here is something for the young
mother who must tend baby and sew;
Make a large square pillow, and for
this, hens feathers will answer if the
feathers of the goose are too eXpen-
sive; cover it with bright colored cali
co Or bits of cretonne; when completed
lay it on the floor and put baby on it
on his stomach. He will amuse him
self in many ways, and often learn
his first lessons in creeping here. He
will lie and pull or kick at the flowers
on the carpet, and will kick and roll
and gain strength in his limbs; and an
occasional accident caused by his get
ting too near the edge will not alright
a baby who has proper spirit and de-
termination.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10
God guard both Of you if we should

"God guard both of you if we should
never meet again"
They heard him open the window
and go out into the garden. Then
came quite a long silence. And then
a gruff voice, whose tones seemed to
curdle their blood, called out amid the
still night: "Stop, or | will fire.
There was no answer. Perhaps
three seconds of silence followed, and
then a keen pistol-shot rang out on the
tranquil night air. After that there
was q long, heavy groan.
"He has been shot" cried Viva,
looking with dilated eyes into her
companions CHASTITY face.
1t was true. Vivia's plans, shrewd~
ly as she had conducted them, had been
watched. A neighboring house had
been taken by the detectives as a post
Of observation. Perhaps, after all,
Hugh Robertson's appearance, climb
ing the fence there in the bright VIM
ter moonlight, had been somewhat of
surprise, else the shot would not have
been fired. But it was a shot that
proved fatal.
A few years later Ella Robertson
married, but Viva de Forest has e
changed her name, and never will.
There are some wounds that, although
they do not kill, never heal. And vi
Was is one of them.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10
GRANDPARENTS.

Nobody who has been active and
useful enjoys the feeling of being laid
on the shelf. Grandfather's step is
uncertain, his arm less vigorous than
of old, but he possesses a rich treasure
of experience, and he likes to be con-
suited. It is his privilege to give ad-
vice, his privilege too at times to 60
into the field and work with the young
est, renewing his youth as he keeps
bravely up with hearty men not half
his age. Grandmother does not want
to be left out of the household work.
When the days come for picking and
preserving, and the domestic force is
pressed into the service, who so eager
as she? It is cruel to override her de-
~cisions, to put her aside because "she
will be tired" Of course she will be
tired, but she will enjoy the fatigue,
and rest the sooner for the thought
that she is still of use in the world.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10
An Ota-TTnsc Hssseorist.

Poor Lieutenant Derby, who whiled
away the weary hours at Yuma,
Arizona, as well as at the other posts
at which he was stationed en- the Pa
cifc coast, in %concocting the rare
drolleries he gave the world under the
nom de plume of John Phpnix,"
completely ruined Yuma's reputation
as a summer resort by his famous joke
about the soldier stationed there who
died and brought up in the Internal
regions, which he found so chilly by
contrast that he found it necessary to
send back for his blanket. Since that
period, it is said, "sin-hardened invalids
repair to Yuma to die, with a view to
becoming Injured to the great trials of
the hereafter" Itwas also Lieutenant
Derby who, being left in charge of n
of the San Diego papers at n time
for a few days during the temporary
absence of the editor, changed the
politics of the sheet, to the horror and
chagrin Of that trusting victim of mis-
placed confidence. II was also he who,
on being presented to General Augur
and family for the first time, express
ed his pleasure at the meeting, and
then, looking down blandly at the
children, said, And these, / suppose,
are the little gimlets. for which IN
timely ebullition Of humor, it is said.
the general never forgaye him.-Inte,-
Deem.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

The complete destruction OF the
carcasses of animals that have died or
contagious diseases is recommended
hv NJ. Girard. He would dissolve the
bodies in cold, concentrated sulphurlc
acid.
DR.. John c. Thompson writes to the
London papers to point out what
ought to have been a well-knoWn
fact to Captain wea. or any other ex-
perienced swimmer, that human
strength or skill is of absolutely no
use in foaming water, where the num-
Der of air bubbles is necessarily SO
great as to reduce the gravity Of the
water sufficiently to make it impossi-
BILE for the strongest swimmer to sup
port himself, Had this consideration
received due weight Captain Webb's
attempt might eve have been made.
A curious fact about water is that it
is the metal known as hydrogenium.
When oxygen combines with iron it
forms a reddish rust, and the metal
becomes in time d~isintegrated. In this
condition it is said to be oxydized. Now
water is simply oxydized hydrogenium.
This metal is present in the sun and
all the planets in enormous quantities.
Indeed it is SAID that the human body
is composed of five and a half pals OF
water, mingled with some lime, iron,
and certain salts. Chemistry has re-
vealed to us many maryels, but none
greater than the composition of com
mon water.-Demorest.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10
"A RNaaa2aaock &O1aQ.

Swing! my Melted hammock, swing
Ever lightly to and fro!
On the bough the robins sing,
Violets dot the grass below.
All! how sweet the spring-time weather,
Youth and love are young together.
Swing! my Melted hammock, swing,
All the fields are drifting snow,
Daisy faces nod and sway
To the south wind, bending low.
Passing sweet the summer weather,
Youth and love are young together.
Swing! my netted hammock, swing,
Naples, gold and crimson, CLEAN.
Cardinal flowers make gay the waste,
Asters nod beside the stream.
Like a dream the autumn weather;
Youth and love are young together.
Swing! my Melted hammock, swing,
From the limb SO cold and bare,
Thro' the boughs the north wind sings,
Snow-iakes fill the frosty air.
Dear and blest the winter weather,
Youth and love are young together.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10
EIIlage Government im Russia.

Every commune, every mir is gov
erned just the way it wants to be.
The Russian mir is the perfect realiza-
ton of the perfect commune dreamed
of by certain Occidental socialists.
The property of the commune is indi-
visible, and as each has always more
land than it is possible to cultivate, a
regular conference is held every year
and a decision made as to what part Of
the soil shall be planted and what pro-
ducts shall be cultivated. Every soul
in the village is employed in the work
and after harvest the profits are equal
Iy divided. The mir has the priyi-
lege of banishing lazy OF worthless
characters. If ii crime be committed
all the inhabitants are held responsible
until the guilty party is found. In
the same way every member of the
community is held responsible for the
payment of taxes. But in practice
things do not run SC smoothly by any
as the theory of the system
might lead one to suppose. There are
plenty of lazy folk, turbulent and dam
gerous characters, ambitious men. and
over all these tower the employees of
the central government, who rule ty-
rannically and make the peasantry pay
them heavily for overlooking certain
things or pretending to ignore defcien-
cies.-Poris Figaro.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10
Fashion, Notes.
Sashes remain in favor.

Sashes remain in favor.
The foulards are very handsome and
stylish.
Children now wear black stockings
on all occasions.
Apassing fancy is to have a bed
spread of cretonne.
Plain white flannel remains in favor
for boating purposes.
A novelty in bedspreads are covers
of Turkish toweling.
Lambrequins ! as diverse in style
and material as are draperies.
A "velvet season" is predicted for
the fall and winter season of 1854.
Yellow ranges in all shades from
pale canary to amber and gold brown.
French grays, drabs, browns and
garnet are eolors most talked about
now.
Straight portieres of crash, worked in
outline embroidery. r used for bed
rooms.
For travelling and useful wear, fine
closhs with narrow lines and checks
are proper.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10

Professor Huxley maintains that in
fishing districts an acre of sea was
0 profuse in food production than
an acre of land. Salmon river re-
quired protection. But in the case of
the great sea the circumstances were
entirely different. He believed that
the cod, herBing, pilchard, mackerel
and similar fisheries were inexhausti-
BILE, and were entirely beyond the con
troll of man either to diminish the
number of fish or TO increase them by
cultivation.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10

Steam yachts gro in favor in Great
Britain. Tn 1868 there were only 80
steam yachts Of 1852 cons: there are
now 466, and the aggregate tonnage il
5I,s09.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10

Baptist statistics show an average Of
somewhat " 1,786 baptized in the
United States each Sunday.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10
The One woman Livestock Reporter.

XR0 On6 w 0ul8H AAFGR9EOcA mGBOTGGIs
Miss Middle Morgan, the much
written-about livestock reporter of
the Times and Herald, says a New
York letter. has bought a lot of prop
eIty at Staten Island and is going to
build a cottage there. The cellar is
already dug and the foundation stones
are laid, but the work has got. no fur
ther along for several months. Miss
Morgan is a specialist, so she is well
paid for her work. II she should
strike, she would, no doubt, get what
she demanded at once, for it would be
hard to find even a man to take her
place. | have net the pleasure of
Miss Morgan's acquaintance, but l
have seen her hundreds of times and
heard her talk. She has a rich Irish
brogue and talks very well. She is
quite a lady, and tramping about the
stock-yards of Commanipaw has not
robbed her of any refinement. So far
a appearance goes she looks rough,
not SO much her face as her dress and
figure; but she is as gentle, [ am told
by those who know her, as the most
delicately-nurtured belle, and, I have
no doubt, a great deal more tender
hearted; but you wouldn't think so to
see her lunging about in her short
skirts and big shoes, utterly oblivious
to the gaping crowd.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-11-10
Alaskan Women.

The matrons of high fashion and the
swell damsels of the Thlinket tribes
never make a canoe voyage without
smearin9 themselves well with the
black dye that they get from a certain
wild root of the woods, or with a paste
Of SCOT and seal Oil. On sunny and
windy days on shore they protect them
selves from tan and sunburn by this
same inky coating. On feast days
and the great occasions. when they
wash off the black, their compilations
come out as fair and creamy white as
the palest of their Japanese cousins
across the water, and the women are
then seen to be some six shades light
er than the tan-colored and coffee-col-
ored lords of their tribe. The speci-
men woman at Juneau wore a thin
calico dress and a thick, blue blanket.
Her feet Were'bare, but she was COM
pensated for that loss of gear by the
turkey red parasol that she poised over
head with all the eomplacency of a
Mount Desert belle. She had BACKED
her face to the edge of her eyebrows
and the roots of her hair; she wore the
full parure of silver nose ring, lip ring,
and earrings, with five silver bracelets
on each wrist, and fifteen rings orna-
menting her bronze fingers, and a more
thoroughly proud and self-satisfed
creature arrayed herself accord
ing to the behests of high fashion.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-09-06

ness and heller. SHELTER of camp life
you come back worn out and dirty
but with al appetite that makes all
food delicious and If you n for
get the roads-the plessantest recol-
lections Of the green patches OF
meadow and grazing cattle, tho cool
air. the singing brooks, the solemn
old pine forests of the mountains,
the quail broils, the squirrel stews,
the fish fries and the Giving camp
fires that make you sociable with
the ghs.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-09-06
The E1HeMien

As the time for tho big rife con.
test draws near the excitement in.
creases and betting has already be-
gun with odds ia favor of Nevada.
Cap Avery has arranged two bnlle.
tin boards in his saloon and both
the California end Nevada targets
are posted mp every day. The tar
gets are pri' ted aud Zach shot is
designated by wafer pasted on.
The following is the yesterd, US
score of the Nevada team:
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-09-06
The NisgaPa.

The Niagara is now . regular
mail and passenger steamer of Lake
Tahoe. It leaves Glenbrook at Z
o'clock in the morning (Sundsys
exoep'ed aud makes the entire
tour of the lake, reaching Glen.
brook ut ! 80 p. N and connecting
With stages tc Carson. It then
leaves for Tahoe City connecting
With Moody's stage for Truckee.
]. 4. ToDNAN, Commander.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-09-06
When Mark Bornck wants

When Mark Bornck wants to
make sensation in journalism he
gathers up couple of bnshels 81
old cuts sueh a. Governor Perkins
Leland Stanford, the BALDWIN Ho.
tel. some pictures of Lower Cali
forria and q few stations and 10.
sues a mammoth edition. These
old crts have been doing service
low for several years and would
pail upon the public if they were
issued oftener than once q year
There is but one paper in San Fran
cisco which can get ont frs. class
edition that shows Jour
ualistic ability and genuine enter
prise and that is the Chronicle. The
rest are mere limitations.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-09-06

ID. Circe has now a fine stock
Of fast and safe hOrses and new
carriages and is prepared to fur
nish teams or single rigs at
cheaper prices than any stable
in the city. Horses boarded by
the day, week or month and
given the hest Of feed. A trial
will give satisfaction. both as tn
the quality and price Of services
rendered. a
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-09-06

Ayers Ague Cure, when used
according to directions, is warrant
ed to eradicate from the system all
forms OF malarial disease, such as
Fever aLd Ague. Chill Fever. In.
termittant, Remittant and Bilious
Fevers, and disorders If the liver.
Try it. Tho experiment is a safe
one, and will cost You nothing if =
cure is not effected.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-09-06
Deaton's stage l.ine.

For quick trips to the Lake our
now canopied. open-sided stage, i.
unrivaled. It wilt carry twelve
passengers, and is taken at light
ming speed over the grade with six
spirited horses Seats can he
secured at the stable or Ormsby
House. Connections With ~ll the
boats. q. S. mail carried Summer
and Winter.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-09-06

FOR BANQUETs. DINNERS AND
PARTIES Eclipse Extra Dry it is equal to
any and superior to most i'm ported
brands, and the only natural California
Champagne in the market.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-09-06
STOCKS.


M,rasn< Board.
70 Ophir. 3 81
23O Mexican, 3 65
100 Gould and Curry, 2 6,
100 Bess and B.,lcher-4 O5
200 California. 300
1870 Savage. 2 o., 2 b9O
100 Con. Virginia. Sc: IS:
SOD Chollar. 2 80,
Sos Potosi. SIC
800 Hale & N"rsross. 1 Is 50
100 Or ,wn Point. l -
10 Yellow Jacket, 8 .
SO Belcher. l 10
800 Sierra Nevada. 8 IS, 81
60 Utah. go
1159 Alta, l 40 | Is
$50 Union. . 81
100 Co1:id nee. 2 O5
100 Scorpion. So:
30 Northern Belle. 81
Afternooi Board
$50 Mexican. 3 81
$40 Gould & Curry, 2 70
205 Best & Belcher. 4 O5,
$50 Sierra Nevada, 81
Ophir, 3 S.
30 Bull ion. l 10
80 Bo.lie. 25c
100 Navajo. 3
Cos Savage. ] s.
300 Con Virgini,. Coz
GOO CAifornis. CSC
$40 Potosi, 99c
$50 Che lar. 2 p
50 Crown Point, l.
$50 Haze & Norcross, 4 so
- Alpha. 81
100 yellow Jacket. 3 Is
$50 Excheqner. $50
24O Union. 81 5
1910 Alta, l 20
81 Northern Be le, 81
$50 Andes, 75':-
30 Utah. 2 Is
100 Overman. 4Oc
80 Eareka Con.
80 Belcher-1
100 Senator. 15c
100 Bullion. l G5