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MARCUS B. WHITE.

Departed this life, in New Orleans, Friday
| MARCUS b. WHITE, born at Thibodaux.
| Parish of LafOurche, October 20, 1912, leaving
parents. a wife and four children, to mourn
his untinely end. ~.
The first born and last to die of
our sons, has been summoned to
the world be. ond the grave, max
ing five children that we have lost
in seventeen months, all boys, in
tho following order: First, the
tall and comedy John Hail, Septem
Der the 9Th, 1881, at the age of 81
Years, 4 mos. second, the always
jovial and home-loving Willard Fill
more, on the 22nd Of the same
month and year, at the age of 80
years and 10 months; third, the
witty independent Claiborne Thibo
dau1, January q, 1882, at the
age Of 20 years, and s months
fourth, tue gentle, afectiohate Hen
ry Ki,ke, January II, 1888, at the
age of 20 years; fifth, our eldest,
the good natured rarent-loving
Marcus Brutus, February 8, 1888,
at the age Of 40 years and ) months
all natives CT Thibodaux. and edu
Gated in the public schools of New
Orleans.
So our printer boys, born in pow
erty, and reared to maturity, who,
during infancy and youth, enjoyed
the most robust Of health, except
Of the diseases incident to child
hood. have been summoned to eter
II; rest, aud Submitted a "revise"
OF their works here below to the
Great Proof-reader above; if
faults are found, we plead in their
extenuation that, ITO err is human,
to forgive DIVINE" Our fate has
been a hard one, but we bow to the
immutable DEGREES of Our Father
who art in Heaven, believing that
His rulings. though incomprehensi
BILE to lis children, are always TEN
pered with mercy.
On the part of the late family of
the lately deceased, we take occa
sion to return to the companion
and friends Of our boyhood days
Col. Louis husband the members
OF the Gresham family, whom we
have known from the time they
were prattling infants in tue arms
Of their now sainted mother, their
thanks and our gratitude for the
many kind favors and assistance
extended him during life, particu
larly during his protracted illne,s
OF many months. duration, uniting
him for his usual avocation of .
compositor 1t the case. The Typo
graphical Union, Of which he was
a member, as we'll as to the craft,
generally, We also are under .obliga
tions for favors, and for: havipg
taken charge of his obsequies, and
his remains to rest in the
'rrinters Tomb of the Greenwood
Cemetery.-Gretnc Courier.
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ONLY A PRINTER.-"He was
only a printer" Such was the
sneering. remark OF leader of arts
tocracy~the Goldfish aristocracy.
Who was Earl Stanhope 2 He was
only printer. What was Prince
Frederick Wiliiam-married TO the
Princess Royal of England He
too, was only a printer. Who was
William C%axton, one of the fathers
of literature : He was only a prin
ter. Who were C. p. Morris, J
Gales, \. 2. Willis, Horace Greedy
C. Richardson, Bayard Taylor.
Chas. Dickens, Theirs, Jerrsld,
Geo. D. Prentice and Senators Dix,
Cameron and Niles: They, too,
were only printers. What was
Benjamin Franklin z lie was also a
printer. Everyone cannot be a
printer. Brains are necessary
Mobile Register.
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The destruction from the high
water in the Ohio river and tributa
ries this winter has far exceeded
anything OF tho kind in the past
years. The food at Cincinnati and
all along the river has been above
that of 1882, in which year was the
highest water eve known.
Nearly all the towns along the
banks Of the river were more or
less inundated, the residents driven
from their homes, property carried
away and live stock drowned.
Jefferscnyi!ie and Utica, in which
we spent days in our early life were
both submerged and the greater
part of the people compelled to re
move for the preservation of their
lives. Distress has been great, but
the great heart Ct the American
people has again responded to the
walls of the unfortunate, and all
that human charity could do, has
been cheerfuily done to alleviate
misery aud soften the pangs of the
suffering, the hungry and the home
less.
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THE PORTABLE ELECTRIC
II

One Of the most Ingenious and useful con
%trirances in which electricity plays the
prominent part, is the Portable Electric
Lighter, for practical use in the office, at
home, and in factories. banks, hotels, res
t%aurants, saloons, and all places where
lighters are needed. 1t does away with
the liability offices from the careless use
Of matches, or fIom fires from children
playing with them, or from mice and rats.
The apparatus occupies a space of FIVE
square inches and weighs but five pounds,
and can be carried with ease from apar
ment TO apartment. II is complete in it
self, requiring no extra power, wires or
connection, and is 50 constructed that any
portion or part can be replaced at n small
cost. By simply pressing upon the knob
to the full extent Of the spring (Which con
meets the battery an electric current is
produced. by which the spiral of platinum
is heated to jrcandescerce and the lirht is
instantaneous. The material lasts abont
two months, and then can be renewed at q
small cost through any chemist. It will
not be long before everybody will have a
Portable Electric Lighter. The price, So,
is so low that it cannot fail TO become
popular at once
At a further cost Of $3.50, connections and
cups are adjusted to the battery. control
led by a switch, so that it can he adapted
for the purpose Of ringing an alarm or call
bell, which can be attached to the instrn
nent. Or by the addition of wires can he
rung at any reasonable distance. When
so adjusted, the circuit can be altered in
an instant, by the switch, to give light or
ring the bell at will. These connections
can also be attached to an induction coil.
by which q powerful current of electricity
can be convened. The principal Office is
at % Water Street, Boston. where all ap
Cp''cations for this most novel lamp should
b. sent.
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Novels ofttime-g give heart rend
ing accounts Of 'ca'amitles by fire
and water, bat nothing could be
more simply told than the terrible
overflow at Louisville as described
in the Courier Journal, which we
print to day.
Overfows are bad enough in the
South but they do not compare
with the one, so truthtulIy told
that occurred at Louisville,
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EEs&a,i.EisTEON:
RATES or ADVERTISING

For each square Of tea lines or less. the first
insertion, 81 80. Second Insertion, IS cents
per square. :or subsequent Insertions. pei
square 81 cents Obituaries 10 cents per line.
Professional ana iGsi,ess cards, including
paper. will re Published at thc rate If 20 cts.
per square for the first insertion, and % cents
for subsequent insertions.
"A liberal discount to yearly advertisers.
Announcing candidates for office so, to b.
paid for IN ADVANCE.
Advertisements net marked IN the copy
for Il specific! tire will he inserted till forhil
AMI pavmeu5 aracted.
Persons sending c":alrGnicationS to tllis rG-
pet must alw..y~ furnish their real names to
the Editors. Nc will not sa-e or ret,,ti. re-
jected manuscripts.
illusions ..erornally aisparag;ug to airy
one Will never he inserted except az adver-
tisements nor then, if peculiarly ohjactiona-
BILE.
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S. T. G~rlsanlore in his Steve Depot's
house furnishing store has put up in lot
terry one fire shell dinner set and one moss
rose tea Set.
Every ore who purchases in his store for
one dollar OF more for cash will receive q
ticket in this !otteeE free.
The drawing will takeplace May25, 1883.
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S. I. Grisarlore still has a few more Char
ter Oak Stoves for sale.
he has also 7 good cheap stove that can
be sold all completed for fifteen dollars,
that excels anythi ig of the kind ever
brought to this Market. Also fire CRATES,
charcoal furnaces, and'everything requisite
for kitchen purposes, to make the cock
happy.
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HIGHLY EsrEEMED.-The youthful color
aud arich lustre are restored to faded or
gray hair by the use of Parker's Hair Bal
sam, a harmless dressing highly esteemed
or its perfume and purity.
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SATURDAY, FEB. y, 1888.
OF NEW YORK.

The Gretna Courier is inform
ed that the SENTINEL is mailed to
that Office every week. II it does
not receive it the fault lies some
where else.
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Huntington, the great railway
King has purchased the Morgan
Louisiana and Texas Railway and
Steamship Company, and the nan
agement y! the same will pass into
his syndicate. On april ] 1888.
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ARR VAIL AT THE NTRANG
ERS HOTEL.

c. L. Ebert, Jno. Warner. w. Holloway,
John F. 3iroert, F. Ogden. Max Block, H.
Bier, Henry Elder, John Reixach, c. K. Durn-
ford, Hiram Conn, c. Taylor, N. o; w. LIE.
pine, Lafourche E. o. Lalande. John Burns,
Joe. Tatterman, Joseph Martin, Napoleon
vile.
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LOWER LAFoURcEE, Feb. Is, >s3.
Editor Sentinel From half mile
below Cut OF, down to vicinity of
Orange City, left bank, the country
is overlooked from waters of BAYOU
Lafourche.
During the last few months. sew
era! caves il. the emba..sment of
the bayou, have occurred, through
which the water is now rushing
with uninterrupted fury. No at
tempt was made by those people
living in the vicinity to close I'D
these breaches. On the contrary, for
weeks those very parties Aare been
cutting their hrees, to insure, I sup
pose a good deposit Of sand.
The levee cutting business is in
the neigliborhood Of Guidry,s set
Element, just below the place where
the Danos crevasse occurred last
season and %hich, b. the way. was
rebuilt THE leveel by the govern
ment.
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ENTIRELY SATIsFACTORY.-Ladies wish.
ing a perfume that combines novelty deli
racy and richness, find Floreston Cologne
entirely satisfactory:
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Fine Clothinp

we take pleasure to inform j.
Friends md Customers. that
are enabled to show for ths
coming season, the nesysa ssl..
and largest assortment Of IT, -
and well finished goods in H.
market, which for elegance ana
choicemess Of patterns will s,r'
pass any of our previous =.
deavors.
We cordially invite Won !.
call o'L-us when visiting tbs
City to be convinced Of om
low figures for fine styles and
workmanship.
Samples md rules for sy.
measuring sent on appicotim
free If charge.
Leon Godcheaux,
81, 81, and S. Canal St;
New Orleans. La.
Jan-6-s3-1y.
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Protector Fire Company No. ?,
viii give an excursion to New Or
leans On March i and ) leaving
Ihlbodaux on Sunday morning
March i, at 500, J. N. and will ar
ri:e in New Orleans il time to wit
ness the Firemen's Parade.
Returning will leave the City on
Monday March s, az O'Clock P. NJ.
thus giving tie entile day for Elk
cursicr;sts to transact business or
pulsue pleasure. This will be 9
good opportunity for persons to Wis
it the Crescent Cityal have a.good
time at little cost as the fare for the
round trip viii be Only $3.50.
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THE WATER! THE TATER!!

care we to have another over
flow as was experienced here last
year" is the question that every
one is asking. The food coming
out Of the Ohio is the greatest that
has ever passed Louisville in 50
years, but owing to the low condi
ton of the Tennessee and Cumber
land rivers, it failed to fill the river
at Cairo as fall as it vas in 1852.
The Lower Mississippi can carry
out this food without serious trou
BILE, unless similar waters Join it
from the Arkansas, upper Mississ
irpi; Red and other rivers below
Cairo.
On Thursday night the ,lississ
ippl at ST. Louis vas only half full
and falling the Arkansas at Lit
tie Rock was three fourtlls full and
falling rapidly; Red river was not
iull AID falling and all the Tribu
taries on TIE lower river were low.
At that date the Missouri and
upper rivers were frozen, the head
OF the Ohio rise was at Cairo with
a fall close by. The Indications at
that date did not indicate ANYTHING
very alarming to tue country below
Red river. Should heavy rains oc
cur in a few days SO as to fill up
those streams. before the main
body Of the Ohio rise runs out, trcu
bic may be expected III this section.
The above has reference to the
mississippi river and the Atchafa
laya Valley. appearances indi
cate that the water in the Lafour
che below Naroleonville will be
high enough to give trouble and
vexation 10 the residents thereon.
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A DvERTlSERS by addressing GEO: 7.
"A HOWELL & CO. 10 Spruce ST., new
York, can learn the exact cost Of any proposi
ed line Of ADVERTISING in American NeSs
papers. l00-page Pamphlet, Csc.
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no national existence, and which without
aid given 1t BY those who have abandoned
the Republican party, let rs hope for time
only, would be almost unknown even In
Virginia. Let the Republicans Of Virginia
stop and view the situation. They will
see every leading Republican sacrificed,
nearly every Republican officeholder who
devoted and worked for the election Of
Garfield and Arthur removed and Demo-
cratic Readjusters, or so-called Republi..
cans, who turned traitor and supported
Hancock and English, put in their places.
They will see the State and municipal
offices multiplied in order 10 provide easy
places at public cribs for the relative DOW.
ers that be. They will see l20,0o) Republi-
can voters made the subservient tool for
the boss, az his q, 900 Democratic follox-
ers who fill all offices, draw their pay with
becoming regularity, aud never fail to vote
the Democratic ticket in every Presidential
election. They will see all these things
and more, and seeing them let
rs hope that their love OF the
party. and its principles and their
knowledge OF their power in the superiori.
ty of their numbers will lead them to As.
sert their manhood, throw of the yoke
which the so-called "coslition" has placed
upon them. and to carry themselves once
more beside the proud old banner under
which freedom was first delivered to the
nation. shall take prompt and, l trust
effective measures for thorough
organization Of the party on such
basis as will harmonizs the conflicting
elements within our ranks and draw to it
all who are willing TO boldly avow them.
selves as in full sympathy with its princi.
Piles, and are not ashamed to adopt the
name which has for twenty years and
more been honored by the msjority Of yo.
ters in these United States"
am sir, very truly yours,
JonN !. DEZEsDoRr
Chairman State Central Committee ot the
.. Republican Party of Virginia.
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pEzENDoRF's DOCUMENT.
what He Has g Soy Upon the Present
status Of Affairs In the Political
Arena OF the Old Oomipt00.

WAsHIyGroS, Jaly 2i.-Ex-Consressman
D.zepdoif, now in Washington, has written
the following letter accepting the Chair
uspship of the Republican State Commit,
ie.:
.Jone. ". Depnna, E.q., Secr,tpg Of tte Stat>
GHtroi Committee. RePuJticdn party d Vb-
cini1, Richmond:
Ny pEAE sIk:-I hsve the honor to &C
knowledge the receipt OF your COMM mics.
ion OF the 20.h inst, notifying me of my
lection ,s chsirman Of the State Central
Committ.e of the Republican party
Of yiTgipis,s vice J. W. Coch-
Isp.N resigned, ard also a copy
Of the Despstcb, containing the fsso-
luton adopted by the committee. ] accept
the cbaiimsrsbip with full knouledSe Of
siI difficulties surrounding The party In
Virginia, and with esSuest determination
10 meet snd overcome them. Let the In,
GOO Republicans of Virgins remember they
are Jart and parcel Of the grand nstional
party that has for quarter OF Q century
controlled the destinies Of this country aud
then let them gay whether they are wiii.
ing 10 sbsndon their interest in thai
.psals 70 snsls.aszss sitt Sa1s h,A.sa a.
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STRIKERS CONFIDENT
That They Will Come Out on Top
in the Present Difficulty.
SOME NEW LIGHT ON THE SUBJECT.
The Company Claims to Have Everything
Running ToIerably WE'LL But, They
are Liable to Claim A.
most Anything.

NEW YORK, July 24.-"The Western
Union Telegraph Company has practically
suspended business to-day" said Mr..
John Campbell, the chief of the strike
yesterday afternoon. THE force OF actual
workers is small, and is growing smaller,
and they have received new blow in the
closing OF great numbers OF their small
offices. You see," he continued in expla-
nation, "the company has from 1900 to
1900 small offices through the country;
these are in small places where the busi-
ness is not principally of a commerce, but
what might be called rather of serious ma.
ture, such as matters ef death and sickness.
In each of these offices there is generally
only one operator who attends to not only
the railroad matters but to Western Union
matters as we'll. Many of these men have
been asking US to order a strike, but we
have not. We did not want to
Inconvenience the Public
so greatly, but today am getting news
from all directions that they are going out
in great numbers. This action, while 1t is
not ordered by the Brotherhood, will serve
us in two ways. II will cause great loss
of income to the Western Union, to whom
these offices are yerv profitable, and then II
will render the public, who are In sympathy
with us, still more impatient with the cor,
porations that have forced US to this STEP
do you think the public are in sympathy
with you" asked the reporter.
Most certainly. OF course | know that
business men, who cannot send dispatches,
are apt TO be angry, and they don always
stop to think with whom they should be
angry. But the company left US no recourse
but to strike.
As 10 the Proposed Alliance Against
the Western Union.
What truth is there in the story that the
Baltimore and Ohio and American Rapid
Telegraph companies 8 are about to form an
alliance with the strikers against the
Western Union? As TO that am not
ready to say anything. The matter has
been talked of and may be SAID to be In
NEGOTIATION. but it is not yet time TO speak
of rhem.' Then what foundation is there
for the notion that new company is to be
formed in sympathy with the Brother
hood That matter has been talked OF.
have had great number OF commuElca-
tons from different persons about it,
many of which have not yet had time to
read. being so busy, but l can only say
that it is perfectly feasible.
In This Connection
it may be said that rumor was in circula-
tion yesterday which the reporter was un-
able to verify that the principal strikers
are liable to be summoned before the senate
committee on labor and education and that
TIE outcome of this move is likely TO be
proposition that the government assume
the telegraph service OF the country. In
this case it is thought the operators and
the line men may secure all the benefits
that they are now trying to wrest from the
companies.
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tiECHMER DENOUNCED
IS a Thief In a Circular Issued to
the Order.
HIS Bond Good and the Association Will
Not Lose a Dollar Full Text Of
the Document.

CHATTANOOGA, TESN, July 24.-Colonel
Russell, President of the Catholic knights
of America, said to day, regarding the fail
ure Of ex-Treasurer EeChmer, that his bond
was good for $500, 600 and that the associa-
tion would not lose dollar. His deficiency
was traced to-day, but the exact amount
has not yet been ascertsined.
LEBANON, KY July % - William z. Rus
sell, S p. Of the Catholic Knights of Amer
ica, has issued the following circular
To the Officers and Members of the
Brotherhood of Catholic Knights Of
America:
see in daily paper reports concerning
the GefalCation, of our late treasurer, J. s..
Hechmer, which | deem extravsgsnt and
exaggerated to a degree that mig ht produce
alarm. / have Just returned from Grafton,
w Va, having gone there at the request
Of the new elected treasurer, Mr.. O'Brien.
| found the office and books OF Hechmer
i'm b d condition and detected him in
preyarication and deceit. The amount OF
his defslcation is not definitely known,
but, if it be large, he has amsssed 1t
through his entire term of office by book
keeping defyipg paid experts The ne
treasurer now has the books and records OF
The office.
/ have Hechmer's bond, and the con-
current opinion of the best lawyers OF the
Lebanon bar is that the same is valid and
binding upon the sureties. am informed
thst the boudsmen are worth S2OO,0CO,
which secures our orders against loss by
the defalcation. Ithink We have sufficient {
money in hand to pay all outstanding death
losses without any additional assessments
leave at once for Chattanooga, and will
i'm me diately on my return fully inform
the members of the entire order in this re-
eard.
Cruel as this action Of our unworthy
treasurer is, with your cooperation, which
4 earnestly request, We can safely moor
our noble institution, against which the
hand Of 10 one man can ever prevail"