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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-06-03

science and Integrity, whose names have
jewelled history aud the memory Of
whose deeds of inspiration, her0ism aud
pntriotism we point to with pride; We
thank Thee for Plymouth Rock, Tor
Yorktown, for Appomattox-footsteps to
mark the progress Of righteousness and
the higher law; we thank Thee
for the declaration OF independence the
constitution of the United States; the
emancipation proclamation. our blood
brought charter OF freedom; We thank |
thee for the republican party aud for its
splendid history and lts still more
splendid possibility, and now as this
great convention enters on u work which
will involve the most precious interest
of fifty millions of people and in
large seuse the interests of
free institutions; we devoutly aud most
earnestly supplicate the blessing of Al
mighty God. Bless the members of
this body, their homes, the states the
parts Of the nation which they represent.
May the ambition Of patriotism, the wis
dom. statesmanship and the right
eousness Of christian consciousness
possess every breast and control every
action, and may the result of this con-
yentlon be IN harmony with the will of
God concerning us, and be received with
JOY by the people Of the whole land; and
Coming political campaieu mn nav be be
conducted with the deoency, intel
ligence. patriotism and dignity
| of temper that becomes free and intelli-
gent people; continue mercy to us;
bless our country with peace, prosperity,
and universal enlightenment, that we
may never deny the iaith of our fathers;
may We never cease to be q temperate
and free and industrious. Sabbath
keeping, God fearing and Christian
people, blessed with the righteousness
which "exalteth u nation"
CALLED To.oRDER.
Chairman Sabin on behalf Of the re.
publican committee called the conven.
tion to order. In it's name he said that
Chicago was known as convention city
1t was the field of republican victory
here it was that the immortal patriot
Abraham Lincoln was chosen; here the
party chose that great chieftain
General Grant; here was nominated
that great statesman and representative
citizen, james A. Garfield. (Oheers)
Every action of the party had been fol
lowed by victory. Having succeeded
against its opponents on all former occa
sions, it was about to put its house i,
order for another conflict.
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN.
| When Chairman Sabin mentioned th
name of Howell Clayton for tsmporar.
chairman, Lodges of Massaohusett
put in nomination Jno. r. Lynch, O
Mississippi, and thereupon debat
sprung up which lasted over an hou
when the previous question was de
manded. The convention then proceeds
to vote, the roll was called and each dele
gate responded to his name. 1t will tax
two hours to get through. The vote j
very close and intense excitement pre-
walls ~ this is regarded as test ques
tion in some respects.
LYNCH WINS.
| John h. Lynch, of Mississippi, wa
elected temporary chairman of the cor
vention.
Clayton moved to make the election {
Lynch unanimous. Carried.
Lynch on being escorted to the chai
by Clayton was received with cheers.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-06-03
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH,

CHICAGO.
Chicago, June 8.
WuEAT-Closed lower, s7xc June; 500 July;
Ole August; 9lh September.
CoRN-Lower, 54Eo June; $3.50 July; HH
August.
oArs-Lower, sso June; s2ho July; go
August.
WHISKY CLIP.
RYE-63c.
BARLEYA85c.
FLAxsEED-S1. .8s01B9.
PoRK-Lower, s10.l5 June; $500 July;. sizes
August.
LAnD-ss. 100 June; ss.27h July; ss.4oc Au-
gust.
Hoos-Receipts 1850; market quiet, dull;
prices weak; 5@loc lower. For Light, $500
b.s5; rough packing, s4.eo15.15; heavy pack
ing and shipping, $59o05.t0.
CArrLE-Reeeipts 1000; Strong Export%
"a. .5oaess; good to choice, s6.2SG6.6s; cos-
mon to fair, e5.7s0s.25; butchers, e2.7t2s.z, /,
stockerr, IS. .e0O5.4O; Tezaas 44.250S.7b.
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The executive committee Of the Dako.
to Sunday School Association take pleas
ure in announcing that they have ar.
rangements perfected Tor the fourth an
nual meeting at Huron, June 3-5. Mr.
Henry Plant, of Minneapolis. and Chas.
Morton of Chicago, will assist in the
convention. They are men of national
reputation in the Sunday School work,
and need no commendation in this an
nouncemeut. Prof. E. o. Excel, Of
Chicago, will assist in the
singing. Prof. excel is one
Of the most favored and popular singers
in the northwest. All lovers of good
good singing cannot afford to miss this
feature of the convention. The Chicago.
Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad will re-
turn delegates who pay full fare going,
at one.fifth fare from Parker and Vol.
sey. The Chicago, st. Paul & Omaha
railroad will return delegates from HUI
ron at one fifth regular fare. The citi-
zens of Huron gladly open their homes.
The first session will be held Tuesday
evening, June Sd. The executive com.
mittee will hold special session Tues.
day afternoon at p. m.
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walls became steady and increasing.
Among the representatives in congress
forming part of the state delegations are
Mllliken and Dingley, of Maine; Stew
art, of Vermont; Price, of Massachusetts,;
Skinner, Burleigh and Wadsworth, of
New York; William Walter Phelps, of
New Jersey; Boyne and Bingham. of
Pennsylvania; Holton, Of Maryland ;Sib.
by, of Virginia; O'Hara, of North Caro-
lima; Snaills and Jefferies, Of Mississippi;
Kellogg. of Louisiana; Hauck and Pet
tibone, of Tennessee; Ochiltree, of
Texas: Mckinley, Robinson and Hart. Of
Ohio: Calkins, Brown, Peele and Steele.
of Indiana; Thomas. Davis and Adams,
Of Illinois; Washburn, of Minnesota;
Horr, Of Michigan; Anderson and Nor
rill, of Kansas, and Valentine. of Ne
braska.
| THE HOUR ARRIVES.
At 1924 p. m. the chair announced
that the hour having arrived for
the meeting Of the eighth republi-
can national convention, the convention
would now be opened by prayer by the
Rev. DR.. Frank Bristol, Of Chicago.
Prayer was then offered by Mr.. Bristol.
as follows:
God of our fathers, We adore and wor-
ship Thee and TO Thee by whose grace
and providence We are what We are as q
nation We would lift our hearts IN
devoted Thanksgiving and everlast-
ing praise; we thank Thee
for our glorious national heritage.
ior. this magnificent land Of wealth,
Thy bills and fertile plains, and for
tho laws and institutions which make II
land Of progress and Of ntsety; w.
Thank Thse Sof christian 1ulsn, 0ov0ssI
loe fsssdom and u God men g een.I
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Ths Men,l,ar

washington. June S-The weather ~
dicstlons for the upper Mississippi val.
Icy are: Partly cloudy weather, Aeht
local rains, variable winds, generally from
east to south. stationary Temperature.
Lower Missouri.valley: Slightly warm.
or, fair weather, light variable winds.
AMurderor Hanged.
Pittsburg, June 8-Jesse Carter, col.
ored, convicted OF being ON accessory in
the murder OF John Foster by Babs
Sones. was hanged at II o'clock this
morning.
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A Fargo special Of the 29th inst. says
that the title Of the steamer Eclipse is
involved in the case now pending in
the federal court at that city. In 1881
the boat was libeled, but was run during
that season by Capt. Braithwaite, as
master, for the libellants in 1882. The
latter sold the boat to Leighton 4 Jor-
dan for $ll,5 500, but only part of the
money has ever been paid, owing to the
refusal of Braithwaite to agree to the
terms of the sale. This was the final
argument. and the judge took the papers
and gave the parties twenty days in
which to file additional briefs.
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MILWAUKEE,.

Milwaukee. juno 8.
WHEAT-Weak; cash, and June. ssho; July
Ole; August, 8sc.
CoRN-Quiet, No. 2, 5sho.
OATs-Steadier. No. Q. slAc.
RYE-steady, No. b7c.
BARLEY-frm; No. 2, Sc.
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Preliminary incidents.

UNITED GAvEL.
The gavel used by the chairman ls
beautiful piece of workmanship of nu-
merous pieces of hard wood, closely
joined and highly polished aud sur
rounded by bands of gold bearing the
inscription: presented to the chairman
of the republican national convention of
1884, by T. II. Andrews & Co." A letter
of presentation accompanies the gavel,
which was read, and is as follows:
We have the pleasure no less than the
honor Of presenting to you a gavel which
is made of wood from every state and
territory in the union, including
Alaska. The handle of it is from the
old Charter Oak tree ut Hartford, Conn.
This gavel is solid unit and through
the states speak one issue; if the del
egates from all the states and territories
from which the gavel comes will act IN
manner equally united the business
interests of the country will be consid.
cred
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gailu grrss a,la @akutaiau

The Wisconsin. Iowa aud Nebraska,
or the Diagonal road, in connection with
the Milwaukee and st. Paul road, have
reduced rates to all retail merchants
in Des Moines from Chicago, Racine and
Milwaukee. The cut is five cents on
each four classes. The Central Iowa
traffic association is ended.
It is stated on high authority, that
the placing Of the Wabash railroad in
the hands OF receivers cancels the lease
OF that road to the Iron Mountain, and
relieves the latter of all obligations to
the former. The receivers OF the
Wabash railroad have been ordered by.
Judge Treat to pay accounts amounting
to 500, those falling due June 14th,
amounting to $4,000 and all other 90.
cured notes Of the company maturing.
Pending further orders, the Iron Noun.
tain road consented to the terms of the
order.
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HARRISON ON DECK.

At the meeting of the Indiana delega-
ton this morning, twenty mine voted to
present Harrison as candidate, and it
is understood that twenty-five of those
will surely vote for him. This
action has caused intense
excitement and promises to upset the
calculations.
The vote for temporary chairman by
the delegation has just started and it
will probably take an hour and half to
compete the vote.
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HAAsvILLE, Avoyelles, June %, '84.

This is nice cottong growing weather.
If anything not quite hot enough. |
believe the cotton planters want the
mercury to stand up in the nineties,
while at present it only gets up as far
as Sc Farenheit. Some rain now
would do no harm, but much good.
Crops are about all clean. The cotton
weed is raising itself up slowly, and as
il rule may be considered moderately
far considering the very backward
spring we had, and the heavy rains
keeping the lands soaked for so long a
time. Corn will he somewhat short
Just how much we can't say yet. The
oat crop was next to nothing for the
reason that so little of the grain was
planted Two acres is all the oats we
have noted in this vicinity. These
were moderately fair No grass of any
sort is grown at all. If there is, have
not seen it; and while we come to
think about it, what agricultural pro-
ducts will this State be able to show at
the Exposition this winter9 We are
evidently behind every other State in
the Union in the production OF va
ried field crops, such as corn, wheat,
rye, barley, oats and the various spe-
cies of grass.
Misses Mamie and Bunkie Haas re-
turned home last week from Jefferson
College, Holly Springs, Miss. The
young ladies speak in high terms OF the
school and its teachers. Miss Mamie
Clark, one of the efficient teachers OF
the above college accompanied Misses
Mamie and Bunkie home, and will re.
main their guest for the vacation
months. They will visit the watering
places OF old st. Landry, and all
those romantic spots for so many OF
which St. Landry is noted, and the
grand beautiful Teche that Longfeliow
SO admirably paints in his sad yet
beautiful story of "Evangeline." !"
The colored element, led by Rev.
HI. K. Barrett marched III files. OF two
yesterday morning from their church
on Elm street to the banks of Bayou
Beuf. After the usual prayers and an
exhortation by the Rev. Barrett, i'll
/ which he said "When Christ was bap-
tized God divided himself in three
parts one part went under the waters
of Jordan while the other two parts
/ looked down from heaven" etc, some
songs. plenty of amens,-he then lee
/ two converts out into the Bayou Bnut
and chen and there proceeded to ''dip,
/ tsp1unge, ns'souse" or immerse them, etc
Yours, &C., ILLINOIS.
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Courtesy.

William Wirt's letter to his daughter
on the "small, sweet courtesies oflite, ,"
contains passage from which a deal
of happiness might be learned: Il want
yourself pleasing to others, is to show
them that you care for them. The
world is like the miller at Mansfield,
who cared for nobody, no, not he, be-
cause nobody cared for him. And the
whole wsrld will serve you SO if you
give them the same cause. Let every
one, therefore, see that you do care for
them, by showing them what sterne
so happily calls the small, sweet
courtesies.' in which there is no parade !;
whose voice is to still, to ease and
which manifest themselves by tender
and affectionate looks and little kind
acts of attention, giving Others the
preference in every little enjoyment at
the table, in the field, walking, sitting
or standing"
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Eads' Ship Railway.
N. @. Times-Democrat.

N. O. Times-Democrat.
The news from Tehuantepec shows
that the progress of Capt. Eads' ship
railway is very rapid, and that it will
be completed within comparatively
short time Nearly all the capital for
this great enterprise has been sub
scribed in London. One hundred men
are already at work on the railway.
The first half mile of track has been
completed, which, with the river,
which admits three of the
largest ships abreast, completes TWEEN
ty-five and half miles of the Tehuan-
tepec route. A new pontoon system
for raising ships, perfected by London
engineers, has been adopted by Eads
in preference to the hydraulic system
which he first contemplated using; and
it will raise ship out of the water and
upon a carriage i'll twenty minutes.
Altogether, the Eads Ship Railway
is in better condition than it has ever
been, is we'll advanced in work, has
plenty of money subscribed to carry it
out, and promises to be soon COM
pleted.
1t must be evident at a glance how
much this work will benefit New Or
leans. The table we recently pub
lished giving the distance from various
ports in this country to those on the
Pacific via the Eads railway, shows a
difference of several hundred miles IN
favor of New Orleans in every instance.
Indeed, with the Ship Railway in ope-
ration New Orleans will be one OF the
leading American ports on the Atlantic,
the nearest by water to San Francisco,
Valparaiso, China, Australia and all the
countries facing on the Pacific Ocean
It is therefore necessarily interested IL
the success of Eads' great scheme,
which, next to his jetties, is the mos
important engineering enterprise IN
dertaken in this country for years, ane
almost as beneficial to the commerce O
this city as the. wonderful piece OF engl,
neering which overcame the difficulties
of the Mississippi bar.
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NO. 80.
JUDICIAL NOTICES
sc--,~r-S>-~~'---r-~- e~'-N-f~ fNr
TDUBLIC SALE.
Probate Court, Parish of 81. Landry, No. 45l9

L
Probate Court, Parish of st. Landry, No. 45l9
ESTATE OF GILBERT PRUD'HoMME.
Nv virtue of an order of the Honorable the
Probate Court in and for the parish of Saint
Landry, there will be sold at public auction,
to the last and highest bidder, by the under
signed tutrix or any duly qualified auctioneer,
at the last residence of deceased, in Prud-
homme City, parish ofSt. Landry, on IUES-
DAY, july 59th, 1884, the following des-.
cribed property, belonging to the estate Oh
Gilbert Prud'homme, deceased, to-Wlt:
l. A certain plantation, together Win
the buildings and improvements thereon, SIT
uated at Prudhomme City in the parish of
st. Landry, La, measuring two hundred ar
pents of land bounded north by Bayou Nal
let, south by public land, east and west by
Ann Young, widow VIM. NJ Prud
and is the same property acquired by Gilbert
Prud'homme from Ann Young, widow VIM.
NJ. Prud'homme. tSee act recorded in Alien
alton Book Y, page 43, Recorders office OF
this parishl.
2 a lot of creole horses and mares.
g. lot OF horned cattle.
L. Two old wagons.
5. Two branding irons.
6. One hack, one buggy, one horse.
z. One lot of sheep, about twenty head J;
about five head of hogs, one double barrel
shotgun, one saddle and bride, one lot OF
household and kitchen furniture.
Term-Cash. - .
MARY SITTIG,
June 2S, 1884. Tutrix,
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The Worlds industrial and Got
ton Centennial Exhibition.

We print below circular showing
what can be exhibited at the Worlds
Industrial and Cotton Centennial Ex-
position next winter.
Will not the people of st. Landry
make and get up an assortment OF ar
ticles for this Exposition?
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITS.
For the purpose of facilitating the
work of installation in the Main Build
ing of the Exposition, it is announced
for the information of the exhibitors,
that collective Exhibits, within the
meaning of the General Regulations
issued August 18th, 'e3, should be
constituted as follows, viz
/. Collective State, County or Par
ish, District or Municipal exhibits for
location in the Main Building, may
comprise collections of natural re-
sources, such as
Illustrations. Models, actual or pre-
pared specimens of Animals, Birds
Fishes, Insects, etc.
Geological Specimens, Fossils, Petrl-
fications, Shells, etc.
Prehistoric Relics, Antiquities and
Curiosities.
Minerals aud Ores.
Specimens of Soils from the various
geological formations of the section
represented, with analyses.
Grasses, Fibres, Moses, etc.
Specimens of Native woods IN con-
venient form.
Products of Forestry direct.
Agricultural Products of every des-
cription, Fruit, natural, dried or pre-
served.
Manufactured Food Products, and
Textile Fabrics peculiar to the section
represented.
/ Geological, Botanical, Entomologi,
/ cal and Ornithological Collections from
the section represented, properly
classed and designated.
Collections may be composed OF &C
tual or prepared specimens, or OF illus
trations, in photographs, or prints
OF Models of papier mache, or othel
material. and may embrace ofac1a
maps, charts, reports, etc.
i 2. Individual or associated collect
i've exhibits, for location IN the Main
Building, may comprise collections o
~
acter, or such as may be installed il
accordance with the grouping ant
classification already announced.
8. Collective exhibits for location il
Special Structures provided by th
exhibitors outside of the Main Build
ing, are not included in these detini
tions. and may be arranged to snlt tn
exhibitors, after proper entry has bee
made.
4. The Department OF Ednoatio
and Instruction is intended to be ma
tional and international exhibit in il
self, and to this end, it is desired tina
all exhibits in this group shall, witt
out losing their distinctive character
be installed in this Department.
SAM'L MULLEN,
Chief of Installation.
Approved !:
T. RHRKE
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NOTICE OF TABLEAU.

District Court, Parish St. Landry, No: -
estate OF LOUIS DEsMARAIs, 1NsoLyENT.
Whereas VIM. A. Robertson, of the parish OF
St. Landry, syndio of the above named
estate, having fled tableau OF
distribution Of funds thereof, accom-
panied by his petition praying for the no.
mologation of the same;
Ana whereas. notice of filing of said petition
and tableau has been ordered by an order OF
court bearing date June l9, 1884; :,
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given to al
persons interested to make opposition to sald
tableau, in writing, at my office IN the town OF
Opelousas, within the time required 6y law
whv said tabIeau should not be homologated
and confirmed. JAMES o. CHACHERE,
June 81, 1884 Clerk
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Pointe-aux-Loups Springs.
Parish of St. Landry, la.

VWNHIS favorite summer resort, celebrated
u for the curative powers of its waters in
a large number of diseases, including Dys-
pepsia, Rheumatism, Kidney and Liver Dis
eases, Neuralgia, Paralysis, Diseases of the
Blood and Skin, and many other diseases
both acute and chronic, is now open for the
season. The accommodations are all flrstc
board and lodging, with use of baths and wa
ters, $3.50 per day, $40 per week, $40 per
month A resident physician will always be
in attendance in case of need. Hacks may
be had at all times at Rayne and Mermenteau
stations by those coming by way OF the La.
Western r. r..
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The sugar planter, rice cultiyator
and lumber manufacturer of Louisiana,
will, as rule, vote with the National
Republican party this fall.-Morgan
City Pree Press. j,
And when the Republican party will
put sugar on the free list they will, as
a rule, walk up like little men, and
have their ears bored for the simples.-
Thibodaux Sentinel.
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Eontelieu's Impeachment.
Special to Daily States.

Special to Daily States
BATON ROUGE, June 24.-Ex-sena-
tor Perry, of Iberia parish, appeared
before the House Judiciary committee
and requested the committee to fix a
time to take up the articles of i'm
peachment filed against Mr.. Fontelieu
The subcommittee reported favor
ably on the articles of impeachment,
and to strike out that portion regard
ing the merits Of the election.
Mr.. Perry represents the people
The matter comes up at six o'clock this
evening
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a fair Pharisee: She--sT think it's
4 sin and shame to kill the dear little
feathered songsters. If ! had my way,
I'd make law against killing birds.
Guess people wouldn't starVe If they
let tie birds alone 2 He-.But what
wo,ld the ladies do without hat orI,a-
ments q'' SheaO that's an entirely
different thing. OF course, when there's
an actual necessity for shooting the
1ear creatures one must stife ones feel
ings, you know. Boston transcript
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To G,on.mtrx Relies.

Wells and sunshades cannot prevent the
summer sun from embrowning your complex
ions but GLENN's SULPHUR SOAP will speed
lily restore if duly applied according to d.
rections. The great charm of this article is,
that there is not suspicion that the effect it
produces is artificial. Nothing can be more
natural than the soft ustoet texture ii tipa'ts to
The skin. &c. N. Crittenton, Proprietor" is
printed on each packet, without which none
is genuine. Sold by druggists and fancy
goods dealers.
Hilrs Hair and Whisker Dye, black or broom,
GfY.s eea,fe
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At the star grocery.

Crushed Sugar at 125 cents;
Pulyerized Sugar at l23 cents ;
Clarified Sugar at 10 cents
Best brown sugar at 81 cents
Best rice at 6S cents;
Good rice at ~ cents
Best white beans at "a cents
Extra choice -four at cents.
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vTNHE taxpayers of the town of opelousas
l. are hereby notified chat the listing and
estimation of the valuation Of all real and
personal property situated within the corpo-
rate limits Of the town of Opelousas has peen
compIeted, and is now exposed at my office
in the Courthouse in the town of Opelousas,
for inspection and correction, and that the
same will SO remain exposed for the space of
thirty days from this date.
Office hours from 10 o'clock A. NJ to z. N.
w. NJ. JOHNSTON,
I7-5t Assessor and Collector.