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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-05
ALLEGHENY THIEVES ARREsrG,

An Attached Engine Xelensrd-The boat
Race-Bel,nire Notes.
Bud Whiting, Of Bridgeport, was in town
yesterday.
Hecry Fog will take . place at the Boil
mont Glass Works.
Will @. Dickens, OF the Inlependent, Is
taking q short vacation at Newark, D.
d. Williams, OF the N. Z Church, will take
a two weeks vacation At Spring Grove, O.
The Plumed Knights were out on the
streets drilling for the first time last night.
John Weir is at Pittsburgh. a delegate from
Hersey Lodge 10 the A~maIgamated Associa.
tion.
The Junior Blaine and Logan Club will
hold a meeting Of City Hall for final orsani:
cation this evening.
A number OF large ore barges came up the
river Sunday night with ore Tor the ,Bellaire
furnace and the Riverside furnace it Ben
wood. E.< ;, u
Some buildings at the Pittsburgh coal
works Of Roekersaonssn d S,errlt have been
moved back FROM the narrow gauge: railroad
tracks to sllow the Ohio Valley tracks to
pass. o'
Paddy Brannon will train He'll Tor tho
Fel8Ing race. Briceland's boat house will be
used. A boat house will be purchased for
He'll probably, and certainly II he wins thi,
race sIsq. Albert Rodeief ia final stake,
holdet, .1. tit",9"f Zen L2iSt F!alis;
The Braldon property s,ld al pablly ..lo
for good prices A. Honeywell bought the
frame on South Belmont street for 81 200, r.
E. Neal the brick in tbs Second ward ior
s. 020; and Owen Meehan the Belmont street
brick house for s3,s75.
A'rspOrt wey going ting rounds yesterday
morning That a German WOMAN who had lust
arrived here Saturday morning and died
Sunday, had died OF cholera, 6he lived on
Indian run, or wss there tbs ono dav ehs
spent here. Her death wa7 from cholera
morbus OF q violent kind; but there was
psihiag In ilhe case to alarm Others.
Sheriff Bsdwick was IN topn yesterday on
bllipessin conneoti9u, With The case Q tICol.
Baron against tia Cleveland 4 Pittsburgh
Railway Company, 4 locomotive had boon
attached 10 aecure payment Of the judgement.
The money was psid, but through q mistake
In calculation the correct amount was rot
paid. The mistake was rectiisd at once and
thsengine Anally released.
TwoU. &P. b5akeinsA we're crested here
suspicion OF stealing q caddy Of tobacco
from q car at Allegheny. Those who had
watched tho men ACCUSED the man Of haviIg
hi; tohacpo in thsir sahooss and them taking
1t to their boarding house wrapped In Fspet,
after Destroying the caddy. The tobacco
was found in a ysrd adj ,inipg their boarding
lousa. A delay In . hsSripR was eauaed By
the necessity OF waiting for witnesses not at
this end OF tho road They are Jack No.
Alloy, Of East Liverpool, aud James O'Neal, /
Of steubenvllls. A hearing will bs had this
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THE BHlDGE COMPANY SUED
For $4,000 Damages by . philadelphia
H-.' Woman. rN&3

yesterday Hon. W.P. Hubbard filed the
preliminary papers in the Office Of MAI.
Mitchell, CLERK OF the Circuit Courts, IN =
sult for $1,000 damages brought By Mrs,
Matte Carr, q Philadelphia, sgainst the
Wheeling and Belmont Bridge Company. So
MIS-. Carr visited Wheeling frfends soma
time ago, and while here had OCCASION 10
cros5 the Suspension bridge. Whilc on it.
several men were engaged in making repairs
overhead, and Just az abe passed BENEATH
them one oil ths men lot fall 4 heavy Iron
bolt which struck her with crushing fo1ce on
the head. She was laid up for several weeks
from the efTac.s OF the blow, and she claims
that she received permanent ipja,y OF q
serious character her eye sight being part.
cularly Affected. She alleges that The aooi-
dent was due to negligence on the part oi'tLs
.workmen, and claims that she has sustaIned
10 the amount named, and she praya
to bs reoonpsnsed therefor.
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The Other Juniors,

The..Juuior Pinned knights Of The Lincoln
Club will mee, at Capitol Square this evening
FOX the purpose Of drilling. All the boys
ohould Gs Oh band promptly at 7:S0. Tbs Of.
icers have q laudable aegiys 10 emulate the
example OF the elder knights and show q
company as nearly perfect in drill AZ pos.
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Mr. JoHx LIE. farmer, Askhoutne. Mud
gee. N 8. W., Australia, writes, that he sui.
fered in,ensa agony for seven months, With
s~cisiica, and tint The first application Of St.
Jacobs OIL, the magical paiE-cure, relieved
him and In 3 short time he was cured.
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GEHERAL NOTICES.
REPUBLICAN
Congressional Convention,

Convention Of Delegates rom tho ri,s co,.
gretsieaa D!Ari OF Wet vir,iaii, VIII be heit. y,
New. MArtinSvil'e. on Tbut.dsy iuyEsi "a M
for the purpose Of nominating 4 candid lie II, TSr,
gress, and tsanSActlns such Gtaer buSIlpys A ,vsu w.,
be riopetly triteh'ed 10 sid Convention, ~"'
By Older Of tho ommiltco.
go ". ATKINSON, CHARM, 4.
HUGH STFRtISU. sccfetsry.
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The following shows the range OF the thor.
mo,neter, as observed at Scbnepi's drug s.ore,
Opera House corner, yesterday: "A. NJ, To;
IL M, s50; 3 p. ~, ST.; : E. NJ, So.
INDICATIONS.
WASHINGTON, D. c., August 5.-l:30A. ~
For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, gen
orally fair weather. north westerly winds,
slight change in temperature.
For the Lower Lakes, slightly cooler partly
cloudy weather, occasional rains. westerly
Winds; ~
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head: market allow and, weak It 100 lower rough
packing - S0a6 10; packing snd shipping d A.;
light IS 30ab 90: Mkips Is gas Is, 500 unsotd.
Cattle-Receipts e,s0o head, %shIpntnts l.tt0 head:
export grades 80 soa6 rs; good to choice shipping
Sc 0oa6 no. common 10 medium 81 Hsb 10; grIts
Texans s. 2oas Is; corn. fed Ieisns 81 co6 IS.
Ahees-seeelpn 200 head: inafie Oh Grla: Inferior 10
to extra II 0a4 %: lambs per head 81 0oa3 q;
Texss iheep 81 bOi3 -. Tse Drotrs' journal 70.
port, steady market lot AMERICAN cattle aud sheep:
the former l4tibn petlb aud the latter l5Al6c, esti.
mate dead weight. 49, ~ 4.
KAsr lInsKrY !. Angus. l.-Ca,th-:Market sct,ve;
Ro,d cattle 50 t0i6 80: extra 90 rs! good bltchert
grade 20 tob Is; oonmou 81 toss W: receipts s.275
head; nhipments 400 head. lloes- Market active;
receipts s;,oo head: shirmenl. 2, 10 head; philt.
s. i5N5 u. Sheep- Market active ttd 4 SHADE bet.
Yer OH ROOT. common and medium UNCHANGED
from lsst We,k's prices; receipts 400 head; ship
al Clsc cM1 i III, 9 ;;.n 4, +.-kiys hog, h,m; com;
% Ans W. Receipts i,2i9 head; shipueax go head.
Petroleum. 1ay
T1rusyiLE. Pa, August 4-Natlousl Tnnh,
tefuh AttS opened Al tic; highest nc: loves, i4xc;
closei At 74hc shipme IL 81 U.s. barrels; oh ,ttcii
~ 2ssbatrels' nus 1854 barrels. dlp.tch from
shot Ibis morniig. snd made % barrels the frs,
hour. and over 80 barrels the lIst four houts
Req d. Down = III CON slete .heii well No. 6,hls
week. Their I'VE p'oluclng wells sre doing be.
tween l,HO aud GU barrels. Too WAri we'll po1l
u ESTIMATED, 10 be doing bowen 300 and li,Ut
barrels per day. The Glttlau vol, on the South
bank , I Tho Allegheny river, Is shut down OH tor
oil knnu and Will probably be open btiJle market
hrlirH III III moruipg. II Is very important we'll
beiEg Affiliated West VI the HArrdSil aud ON a good
line with the big wells on the North bank Ct the
river Pats completed their We | to-day tn thv
cluster, II IL good fr 800 barrels the GrSl twenty
leur hours. ,BttrhRId we'll No. 8, Chambers No. .
On tho Island, Hall No. l and Markham No, !, xtt
dueAt any moment.
On CRY, PA. Ausust 4.-Eaional transit ccrti1
ette1. opened At Tie; highest nc; lowest T4kc
closed at 74Hc; sales 1861, g barrels; clearance,
s,aIo,cN barrels; runs 1854 barrels. shipments 49,
2ss barrels chs,tels 1t,2sS b4Ifeis U!l CITY oil e1.
change stock a % bid: 81 10 a3ked.
PlrrsDuh0n. Pa, August Ain the Afternoon
me market outlined weak at 7s55{e: rallied TO 7de
broke and closed At 74Hc. Trading active.
New YoRK, August 1 -pttrnloun quiet; United
4h"; crude 6aatst7hc; retned SIC. 1
BALTIMORE. Md, August A.-petsoleum higher
PHILADELPHIA, August 4.-Potrolcum firm al
~ Cotton.
NEW YoRk. August A.-Cotlon quiet at l1Rllkc
futures barely steady; August l6.9ic: 8eptembe,
10 SEC: October l0.b2c: November 10 800; Daen,
Der ~ toc; JGnnary 70 46c: sehruaIy i0,6lc: March
10 TIC; April l0.SSc; May 10 g7c
CINCINNATI O., Angus. 4.-Co.ton dull at lie.
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a FREE LUNCH will be tesyed at the "Oi.
iice" SALOON this morning from 0 until II.
:. ArGusr 'HANxE, Proprietor.
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MRS. CARSON FOUND,
BUT she ooss NOT WANT TO 7EsT,F
Tha Womta to whom Mr.. Csmatrtord Gave
: Oidsm for Groceries Sald to b In Newark,
0~Afo-iitr 4 n isvis8 a.rtdin Esidenee,
Tho lAvu,inatioh Postponed Again.

The Board OF County Commissioners met
yesterday morning IN regular monthly ses.
sion. Tha meelina was not called to order
until nearly ~ hour after the regular limo,
10 A. n. All the members answered 10 roll
call, and Mr.. Conmorford wns In bis Gus.
,oiasry scat. President Woods prssidsd To
save time the reading Of the miuutes Of the
lsst meeting was dispensed with, and thu
large amount nf routine business claiming
attention wag rapidly Disposed OF,
When, after the monthly reports had besn
noted upon snd other minor matte1s trans.
rcted, the Chair announced that tho Board
was ready 10 lake mp The case OF Commis.
sioner Commsrtord, Col. Arne.t, his stioy.
ney, announced that on Saturday a Mrs
Rstcitte, who was present, had sent word Ia
Mr.. Commsrford that she had known The
mipsipg Mrs.. Csraon md had knowledge o,
her having received orders from Mr.. Com,
mesfo'd and receiving goods upon them from
schuliz, Bros. Mrs. Carson, however,
had removed 10 Newark, Ohio. There
Col. Arne.t found her on Sunday
and got the affidavit barring On tbs c1ss
Mrs. Carson declined to come to Wheeling
however. and 10 adequate PROCESS could b.
| obtained 10 bring her hers, Sho seemed tr
be fearful that she would compromise her
sell, and would not epu4k very freely, Shs
admitted, however, that she had obtained
conda on county orders while living oere
Col. Arnett offered To- have Mrs. RstciiA,
sworn and to take her testimony as to whal
she knew OF Mla. Carson. The LADY had
seen the publications. concerning tho case il
the city press. and had voluntarily SEM
word Of her knowledge :oi Mra. Carson t.
MI. Commeriord. After this he a.ked for
Their time to produce other evidence,
Mr.. Spsldsl asked tho privilege OF maxine
some inquiries. He had no objection L
granting the extension OF time asked, but /
this slep were taken be would DO in favor O
employing counsel and investigating ali Mr
Commercials transactions as a Uommi.
| aInuar
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A Touxn cluxpn win N Tonchcr Name,

A Touxii Citizen with n Tougher Eauc.
Yesterday n,ornIns q middle aged man, Il
stranger in the city, respectfully dressed bu.
very drunk, inside himself obnoxious 10 the
residents Of tho Upper Market Square, enter.
Ing several business houses and n,lsbahaving
Gressly. Finally lie tssaulted q Young lady,
and a bystandcr promptly knocked him
down. When he arose his ncsa IVES eoattered
III over his lace, and his mouth Was SO full
Of blood hs could not swear. though be tried
hard. Officer Liston shortly passed, aud
took him In. His shirt was drsnohed with
blood by this time, and hia face Was a sight
10 ts eeen. PIT
Al the lookup L's.on asked him his name.
.Gotoeli |" wss the sleepy response.
what? ' said LtstoM.
tone. , "
"How do you spell it?' asked Ltston.
hs prisoner only answered by q shore.
He had tkllcn into r drunken sleep on The
bench. His nane was not registered.
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"A BIG A BATE
In the city In tho Month Of J%aly-Stsr
q. .N tliug EjKUres.

The death rate IN Wheeling in the past
month is the largest for several years, when
no epidemic was prevailing. The City Health
Officer, Dr.. 7. O. Edwards, furnishes the fol.
lowing mortality statistics for that month:
Deaths from all y
Proportion In Ito, Of population per anaun ...?6. 70
Deaths same month last year ....................... 4S
Male .....,.. 4Ol "hi!e. ..... ..... .......,69
En-nlo, 2JIrNIorol a
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GI1e Attdlqeuerr.
New Advertiselu enls.

New Advertise,n cnts.
Wanted-stustion aa 6ssnographer.
Wanted-A Girl for Homework.
Situation Wsnted-Iy Il Young Man.
sVhlnaola Property For Sale.
No Poison-Dg. Price's Flsvoring Extracts
Fourth page. ~
70 Buyers Of Tobaccog and Groceries.
Blaine and Logan Badges-I. G. Dillon.
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GEALED PROPOSALS,
MEETING.

4 special meeting OF the stccftorten O, II.
Wheeling aud Kin Grove Elllr I'd Vt,sl,s1
dcnced By a rsfolItion this day saofttd ty' M N
board, Will DO held al the ttice u ne bNi NV,
parry, in Wheeling, ". Va, on kstnltay, Ar,sr
10Th, 1854, at 2 o'clock P. ~, Tor The put,t@e dix
ing on a proposition 10 be 'hthsuhmiliei .ioeIuttt
and iMne bonds. secured by \ coed CT itGu on n,
property Of the coupsn,, and 81 lrbnssculY nti
other business az may be PIES ,itpd.
July nth. 1894. III
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NANTED

WANlED-LADlES AND YOUNG
w men In city or c0uutry. distance 10 otIe,.
II ny to take Il ce Light and pleasant work al iletr
own homes. s! 10 Is n dsy- easily and luIClly
ssftry. Address. UsivI MIG Co, Lox til
kostnn. mess aud
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DRY GOODS.
DRY GOODS.
GEO. M, SHOOK
g =; CO.

Arrangements ilayinslbecn per-
fected with the Atlantic Tea Co.,
No. I'LL Market street, our patrons
are cordially invited to llse their
storeroom ~ a Market street en-
trance md exit.
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tIIvN Et0NE, ------T "
CHICAGO ugpst 4-Tha lrc..:.rS' Journal r.pofte:
llya hnaE-EeCair.s II .fA huid: lhipmcnu 500
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Cotton.

Nxw yonk, August A,-Cotlop Quiet at l1Rllkc
futures barely steady; August lG.9ic: 8eptembe,
10 soc; October l0.b2c: November 10 800: Deen.
Der ~ toc; January 70 46c: sehrua1y io.6lc; March
10 7sc: April l0.S5c; May 10 SIC,
CINCINNATI, O., August 4.-Co..on dull at lie.
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CEO.M.S SHOOK & CO,

Great reductions have been made
on ull classes Of Summer Goods, rs
these must be sold prior to septem.
her LIT, to make room for New Fall
Stock. N
Store closes at & P.M., Saturdays
excepted.
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,ToLsDo. O.. AuSu1, l.-wApst uu,c, and firm:
IN. xnile Nc NJ. I White &c; No. q red cssh
Ky Gid: August S5Hc rsted; September siLc bid;
uStore, ssIc; November SSXc biz; year SSkc
Irsco; 70. = SOFT $50: No. ) RED S'ss6Hc. otn
qn!et aid steady: No. 2 cssh. August aud Seplem.
Der sc; ref. ,t:d sc: no g.lde r.. Oats duh and
nom taS, No. 2 White sskc; No. 2 Cash SIC; August
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a bill 81 s35 was ordered 10 BE- prid to h.
n. Hussell tor bis e~erviceB in the shrsks casa
s9 Attorney. The sharilfs accounts Of His
settlements. With the School Boards Of the
,vaEio'la DISTRICT were ordered to be flsd and
. copy Transmitted to the Auditor Of asa;a.
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THE PROCEEDING IRREGULAR,

Col. Arnstt did not object TO this. but
called attention to the fact that This whole
proceeding ives based on an anonymous COM
munication 10 a member Of the Board, and
he thought II would but bs fair to let The &C.
cussd know OF any other point Of accusation
which he might bs called upon to meet.
ll.aaIiasl Aysnla ala.lt
St. Landry democrat., 1884-02-23
Honoring the Faithful.

We learn from the Minden Democrat
that a district Democratic convention
of the 22d senatorial district composed
of the parishes Of Bienville, Bossier,
Claiborne and Webster, met there on
the 18th inst, and nominated John c.
Vance of Bossier and James Brice OF
Bienville for State senators. Mr.. Vance
was in the last Senate, and also Judge
j. D. Watkins of Webster, who refused
to be a candidate for another term.
The convention passed the following
preamble and resolutions, which we
publish to show that the people appre-
ciate and honor those who serve them
faithfully when sent to the legislature /;
when those sent there do otherwise, and
serve the monopolists and corrupt rings,
the people thould take good care to
have them stay at home next time:
Whereas, our late Senators, the Hon.
r. ID. Watkins of Webster Parish, and
the Hon. John Vance of Bossier Parish,
have proved themselves the champions
of the peoples rights, and have shown
uncOmpromising opposition to all mo-
nopolies, rings, cliques and machine
politicians, as also nnyieIding hostility
TO all Lottery schemes. And whereas,
they ever served their constituents with
fine greatest attention to their several
wants, and more than met public expec-
tations, as the uncorruptible and honest
patriots, working not alone for the good
of a section, but the welfare and pros
perity of the whole State.
Be it Resolved, That we tender to
them our unfeigned thanks and hearty
approval of their entire political course
as the standard bearers of pure DEM
ocracy.
learned with profound regret, that the
Hon. j. d. Watkins could not consent
to serve us again as Senator, without
too great a sacrifice to his personal af-
fairs.
Resolved, That not only our District
but the entire State has sustained a
great loss in being deprived of his valu-
able services as an eminent jurist and
profound statesman.
Resolved, That this Convention
would have hailed with delight the
privilege of renominating him by ac-
clamation, and that we assure him of
our waTmest personal regards and high
appreciation Of his services.
Therefore, be it Resolved, That we
tender the nomination by reclamation
to the Hon. Jno. C. Vance, as one of the
Senators of the 22nd Senatorial District;
and also, Capt. James Brice of Bien-
Vile, as one of the Senators of the said
district.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-02-23
orELousAs, La, Feb. 18th, 1884.

The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment, present; A. Per0din, d. Meche, T. A.
Hicks, s. Haas, L. Young, T. G. Chacnere and
b. E. Clark.
Mr.. Perrodin in the chair.
On motion Messrs. Christiane and Lucius
Smith are authorized, as per petition, to change
the road which passes through their lands. sc
as to run on their west line, in accordance witt
section 8 road ordinance.
The Police Jury proceeded to make the fol
lowing appropriations, viz:
For the purchase of q suitable lot of
ground for the erection of a market
house and engine house in the town OF
0pelousas, payable out of the criminal
corporation tax of 1884, collected from
said town, Five Hundred Dollars. . $500 OF
to be expended under the supervision of
the town council, provided, the authori-
ties of the town of Opelousas, through
their proper officers eede back to the
parish tho lot OF ground on which the
market house now stands, being q part
OF the courthouse square.
For lumber to repair the fence around
the courthouse square, to be paid over to
the town council of Opelousas, they pay
ing for the labor Fifty Dollars. so o.
out of corporation criminal funds
For the purpose OF purchasing, PEN
mock Patent Road Machine, One hundred
and Seventy Dollars .......--,.-.--. 175 O
payable out Of funds not otherwise APP
propriated IN. er the supervision Of the
clerk OF the police jury.
The following appropriations for inter-
nal improvements
Two Hundred Dollars ............... 200 o.
to assist in cutting canal to drain the
public road from Opelousas to Washing
ton near the Holl1er place, and Messrs.
Ed. Boagni, Chas Hollfer and Percy Col
Inns were appointed committee to have
the work done
One hundred and Fifty Dollars 1880. 100 o.
to make a draw in the Rrobin bridge on
Bayou Teche and Messrs Placide Robin
Deodat Sicily, aud L. D. Sicily, were APP
pointed committee to sell the contract
according to law.
Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars $50 Of
to repair the bridge on Bayou PLAQUE
mine at Church Point, and Messrs III. j.
Daigle, Edgar Barrousse and Antoine La
bes, tr were appointed committee to
sell the contract according to lay.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-02-23

The constitution declares gambling
to be vice, and directs the legislature
TO enact laws to suppress it. The lot
terry is gambling institution OF great
magnitude, and yet the constitution
recognizes it. Notwithstanding gamb-
ling is illegal, the city authorities of
New Orleans grant permits to gambling
establishments, for pay-this may not
be compromising felony, but it is COM
pounding what the law condemns and
orders to be suppressed. This way
some officials have of taking the law
into their own hands, of violating the
law, should not recommend them to the
people for reelection.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-02-23

There is one crying evil that the next
Legislature ought to remedy.
A few days ago there was q number
of Italians in ThibOdaux, who had been
working for some Levee Contractor,
who had discharged them without pay
ing their work.
The men had not cent to buy a, loaf
of bread or to procure bed td1gleep
upon. Is
Ii the Legislature would make it 4
penitentiary otfensa for any contractor
TO discharge laborers without paying
them for their work, it would be wise
action. Contractors either have money
or they have not.
In the latter case they should not en-
ploy poor laborers to work, and if they
have funds they should pay them cash
and not give them b lot OF certificates
or statements that are of no use, and
which will not buy cracker hibO-
daux Sentinel.
These are some Of the Italians, We
suppose, that recently landed at New
Orleans and cases like this show how
badly the State needs immigrants.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-02-23

The Democratic committee of Natchi-
toches parish elected Hon: NJ. j. Gun
ningham to represent the Democracy of
that parish, on the State committee.
He is the candidate for Attorney Gener-
al on the State ticket, and the only can
didate on it that was opposed to the Nc
Emery administration. He has been a
member Of the State senate for the past
four years, and has been determinedly
opposed to the lottery, monopolies, etc.
The members Of the parish committee
in honoring such man by sending him
to the State committee, honor them
selves.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-02-23

But passing over political matters,
allow me to call your attention to the
great injustice practiced by the rail-
roads of this State in regard to stock
killed on them. / see an able editorial
on the subject reproduced in your paper,
from the Natchitoches Review. The
Texas Pacific Road, which runs unfenc-
ed through our fields, kills many head
of stock during the course of year.
The company, through its agent, says
that there is no law to compel them to
pay for stock killed unless gross negli-
genee can be proven, which it is very
difficult to do, especially when stock ere
killed at night. The Texas Pacific,
through a feeling of charity or semi
justice, agrees to pay One-half of the
value of an animal killed-they how
ever to set the valuation, which they
put very low, ] can assure you.
The above extract is from Baton
Rouge correspondents Of the Picayune.
If man owns field or pasture, and
refuses railroad the right of way, and
the road obtains the same by expropria-
ton, should he or the road fence the
track so his stock may not be killed ?
1t seems to us that the road should be
required to do it.