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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-08-09

WORKERS in ornamental wood
assert that yellow pine, hard finish
ed in oil, is the rival of any wood
that grows, not excepting the costli-
est Of the hard species, it being sus-
ceptible Of receiving and maintain
ing as high a degree of polish as
any known wood, while, impregna-
ted with oil, it is almost indestructi-
BILE. In such condition it is i'm
pervious to oven hot grease and 9TH
or substances that leave an ineffa-
ceable stain upon white pine, maple
and various other woods.
Gov. McEnery has issued his
writ to the Sheriff of Franklin, for
the execution on the Goth instant,
of Willie Williams, alias Fren-
chg, for the murder of VIM. B.
Burgess last Spring.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-08-09

..,;.., District:
Hon. N. G.. BLANCHARD,
. OF CADDo.
EDISON says-he is going into
original experimenting again, and
intends to get out new crop of in
yentions during the next year in
the electrical.
AT Clinton, in this State, the
question of Prohibition was again
settled on the 4th inst, by crush.
ing defeat of the cold water men.
The result was a severe blow to a
few, who were saugine Of success,
the result being altogether unlocked
for by them. The official vote, as
compiled by tho returning officer,
is. as follows: For license, 11Os;
against license, 1862.
IN is rumored that Mr.. B. w.
Mccullough, Assistant General
Passenger Agent Of the Texas and
Pacific road at Galveston, has been
promoted to General Passenger
Agent and placed in charge of all
the roads Of the Gould system in
Louisiana and Texas. Mr.. McCul-
Tough is an able and popular rail-
road man, and his promotion Is de-
served. Shreveport Democrat.
Gov. Cleveland accompanied
by Daniel Manning, of Albany, Wis
tied Samuel J. Tilden at Greystone,
on the 5th inst. They remained at
Mr.. Tilden's residence several hours,
returning in the afternoon to Alba.
ny. 1t is said that the visit Of the
Governor to Mr.. Iilden was in re-
gard to his letter Of acceptance of
the presidential nomination. He
is said to have carried with him o
rough draft Of the letter.
AS for the Democratic nomi-
nee, each day increases his strength
and popularity. The more his re-
cord is examined the more admira-
BILE does it appear. He has been a
faithful, conscientious public ser
want, always subordinating private
interests to the public welfare. He
is getting the support Of all patriot
10 men Of every class. His face is
firmly set toward the White House,
and it is not thought even the most
aggressive campaign eau turn him
aside.-[Courier-J ournal.
THE Democratic State Gen.
trail Committee of Louisiana have
issued q call for meeting for the
twenty first instant, to be
held at Odd Fellows Hall, to
which are invited the Presidential
Electors, chairmen of Congressional
District Committee, the President
Of Che Parish Committee of Orleans
the presidents of ward clubs and
the editors of Democratic newspa-
pers. The conference is deemed
essential to secure combined and
vigorous action in conducting the
political campaign in Louisiana in
favor of Cleveland and Hendricks
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-08-09

Cot. HATCH's W1LL.-The will
of the late Col. Francis Hanson
Hatch has been admitted to probate
in Jefferson parish. Its contents
are substantially as follows: '
"To Henry G. Miller, Of New Or
leans, and Robert P. Hunter, of
Alexandra, $500 each, for carrying
out the provisions of the will. To
Mary Miller, his servant, $500. To
his daughter, Livia Stuart Hatch,
his residence in j Jefferson known as
"Refuge," with all appurtenances,
library, furniture, etc. The remain
der Of the property to be divided
slnong his heira according to law.
Henry G. Miller, Robert P. Hunter
and Livia Stewart Hatch are made
executors of the will.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1884-08-09
Yours Truly,
G. w. McCUNE,
President Courier Co."

"A NEBRASKA girl, failing to
find a matrimonial market at home
went to California where she had
heard men were largely in excess
and that pretty girl could have
levees and make her selection from
millionaires. After a sty Of six
months she wriets:
II want to expose fraud.
There are more men here than
but in my judgment they have run
away from marital bonds elsewhere,
and have come out here for a quiet,
peaceful time, away f1om the pestif-
erous sex that has caused their woes.
A woman is of less consequence here
than anywhere else III the world.
There is mighty little marriage and
giving in marriage here. The men
don't seem to be anxions about it,
and the girls SO we'll understand
things that they won't encourage a
man until they know all about his
former life and make sure that he
hasn't a surplus wife or two in the
east.n o6 %
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-02-09
Old Fort Raleigh.

Mr.. J. f. Goodwin, of Manteo, has writ
ten to the Elizabeth City Economist short
account of Old Fort Raleigh, on Roanoke
Island, where Sir Walter Raleigh's colo
nists laid off the city OF Raleigh and built
a fort to protect themselves from the at
tacks Of the Indians three hundred years
ago. The remains of the old fort are some
two miles from Manteo, near which ANA
das and Barlow landed. Mr.. Goodwin
wrote:
Il went to-day to see what could be
seen Of the old Fort Raleigh. which was
built by the first settlers on this island.
AS soon as I came to the place the signs
were 50 plain that any one could see them
They appear like a cluster of caves, with
banks thrown up between them. Several
large pine trees and live oaks are growing
on the old fort, and a smaller growth ol
| dogwood, sassafras and holly. It is stu
ated on the east side of Roanoke Island
about mile and half from the NORTH
end, near Walter Dough's house. There
is place near the fort that goes by thu
name of the ''Indian Hole" which is alst
| plainly to be seen.''
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-02-09
The Roads of Wake.

To THE CHRONICLE: Nothing in the
world makes me madder than for man
or a newspaper or woman or child to
keep on complaining about the roads
without ever suggesting one blessed rem
edy. God sends the rain every winter,
and our soil becomes mud when it is wet.
It always was so, and it always will be so,
until we are able in some way to make
the roadbeds hard. In the first place,
fear the road overseers do not do their
duty; but, if they did, our country roads
would have been bad for the last few
weeks-but perhaps not so bad.
AS payer Of Wake [ move that the
county build good turnpikes or something
and let it be done as economically as
possible, out of the public purse. l am
afraid my motion will not be popular with
some persons, but let those persons then
suggest better way.
TAX-PAYING WAGNER.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-02-09
A Strange Bet.
From the Ne1C York WorIC


New Yorker recently bet an English
man $4,000 against $40, 900 that he could
name three things that are greater than
any three the Englishmen could name. The
New Yorker won by furnishing on the spot
, the following answers: The largest library
is the Bibliotheque Nationale, in Paris,
founded by Louis XIV. It contains l.
400, 900 volumes, 100000 pamphlets, 15O,-
manuscripts, 300, 900 maps and charts, and
$50, 900 coins and medals. The collection
of engravings exceeds ], 10000 contained
in some 10000 volumes. The portraits
number about 100, 900. The building which
contains these treasures is situated on the
Rue Rchelieu. Its length is $40 feet, and
its breadth l30 feet.
The most extensive Park is Deer Park,
in the environs Of Copenhagen, in Den
mark. The enclosure contains about 4 )
200 acres. and is divided by small rvef.
The longest span Of wire in the world
is used for the telegraph In India, over the
river Kistdah, between BeZOrah and Sec
tanaorum. 1t is more than 5000 feet long.
and is streatched between two hills, each
of which is 200 feet high.
The Englishman paid his money ike
little man.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-02-09
A Sham Hotel.

To THE CHRONICLE We have no
time to lose in preparing for the Exposi-
often been said) is the question of accom-
modating the people. Somebody must
build big ''sham'' hotel, that is, a hotel
built of only enough timber to insure its
safety-without chimneys. 1t can be fur
nished neatly (not luxuriously) for COM
paratively small sum; and, when the rush
is over, it can be carefully torn down and
the lumber will sell for perhaps a. third OF
be at distance to insure safety.
If a house Iof this kind be built and
managed right, at the usual transient ho-
tel rates, it will pay. Let us show that
we know what we have undertaken, and
propose not only to do it., but to do it
speedily and we'll. II.
RaLeiOh Feb g.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-02-09
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
To EndOW Trinity College.

To THE CHRONICLE In the effort that
is making to endow Trinity College, the
secular press can do more to help possibly
than the religious press. knowing the
lively interest THE CHRONICLE feels in
Trinity, and in all our institutions, 1 beg
in this way to ask the republication in
your columns of Col. Alspaugh's PROPOSE
ton, published in last weeks AdUance.
Col. A. proposes to be one of twenty to
give 81 900 each; one Of fifty to give $500
each; one of one hundred to give $3.50
each; and if 100000 shall be got he will
give $4,000, provided the money shall be
invested as he suggests.
That is very liberal, and it is good
start. But in the whole history of North
Carolina no large sum of money was ever
raised by conditional subscriptions. If
one man will walk up and put down ST.
600 without any conditions there is a
better chance that another one will.
think it proper to explain that 1 have
no official connection with the college, but
am only one Of its
WARM FRIENDS.
Trinity College, Jan. 5.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-02-09
IN FENDER
There are Points and Projects of Inter-
est. and the ss Poor Man'' is Rich in

There are Points and Projects OF Inter-
est. and the 's Poor Man'' is Rich in
Plans.
Special Correspondence of the Chronicle.
PENDER COUNTY, February BUR
gaw, our county site, (only railroad de-
Dot before the formation of the new
county,) is now a pretty village, and we
already have court house completed that
would be credit to older and weather.
counties.
Ellington River has been much i'm
proved up to the village of Ellington, by
the General Government. so that fiat
boats and steamboats, can pass up and
down with more ease and greater speed.
The Negroes Of the village seem to ex-
hibit more energy, and are making greater
progress relatively, than the whites. Many
of them now have neat little homes of
their own, and have bought the Masonic
| building and turned it into church.
Point Caswell, on Black River, has be-
gun railroad to connect with Clinton.
| Steps are being taken to have the river
| improved. One or two steamboats, make
| regular trips from there to Wilmington.
We hope at no distant day to see the vii
! lage developed into a town of some note.
| Between Point Caswell and Ellington is
| the battle-ground OF MOOre's Creek, and a
modest shaft reminds the traveller that
here Colonels Lilllington and Caswell, at
the beginning of the struggle for American
independence gained glorious victory.
Though we have excellent farms in some
sections, the county cannot be called a
rich agricultural county. A great many
persons make support on the products OF
| the forest, such as tar, turpentine and
! timber.
| While we would not object to few i'm
migrants Of the right kind, we propose to
reduce the price of marriage license to a
minimum, and put premium on b-pos-
terity.
| wish to say that 1 am pleased with the
hopeful tone of THE CHRONICLE. ]
would like to give my hand to ''Cupid,' >
for he has already won my heart He
says he is almost, but am altogether,
| A POOR MAN.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-02-09
SOME NEW DEVELOPMENT
In the Winston Revenue District---
Judge ID. HI. Starbuck the Probable
Successor to DIR. w. HI. Wheeler.
ISpectut Correspoadence Of he Chrora icl


Judge ID. HI. Starbuck the Probable
Successor to DR.. w. III. Wheeler.
Special Correspondence ofthe Chronicle.
GREENSBORO, February 5th.-There is
a rumor to the effect that ex-Judge d. II.
Starbuck will probably succeed DR..
Wheeler to the Collectorship of this Rev.
enue District. Judge StarbYck was for
merly a Wheeler man, but for reasons best
known to himself, he championed the
powerful influence in the appointment of
the latter to the Collectorship over Wheel
er A brOther-in-law and a son-in-law OF
Judge Starbuck held office under Everitt,
and when Wheeler was reinstated, the
two gentlemen above alluded to were re-
quested to step down and ont, b1t with
the hopes of reconciling matters, the Pres
ident appointed the brother-in-'aw to the
Salem postmastership.
Judge Starbuck is a man who welded
great power in his county. He was
Judge under Holden, United States Dis
trict Attorney under Grant, and was Vice
President Of the National Republican
Convention that nominated Garfield.
George Everitt is his political pr0tege, and
now that the ranks of This faction are be-
coming disorganiZed on account OF the
exile to which Everitt has been treated,
the Judge doubtless feels impelled to take
the reinS of the faction in hand and re-
claim what has been lost by the succession
of Wheeler over Everitt.
Judge Starbuck is now in Washington
City. and will be pretty sure to place his
claims in the clearest light before the
President.
Mr.. j. Lindsay Patterson, young law
yer of Winston, (WhO was recently de-
feated for the solicitorship of the county
Inferior Court, accompanied him, and it
is rumored that he is an aspirant for the
United States District Attorneys place,
now occupied by Mr.. James E. Boyd.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-02-09

FROM he Wdshingt0n Gdzetze.
Our people ought not to be satisfied un-
til Washington is made a chief port Of en-
try. Our wharves are now lined with
vessels from different parts of the United
States. We do good deal in the West
India trade and we believe that we are
second only to Wilmington among North
Carolina seapOrts.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-02-09
Sunrise in Caldwell.
From the Hickory Press.

Cant. Waddeu tells us that he now has
the Narrow Gauge track laid to the Ca
tawba River, five miles from Hickory, and
that the bridge is expected to be COM
pleted so as to let his engine run across
into Caldwell next Monday. This will be
the first train ever run into Caldwell
county.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-02-09

That was an expressive phrase that cool
and familiar friend of the Governor used
in confidential though somewha; irreve-
rent mood the other day. ''Old man Jar
Wis, ;" said he, ''has more bara-yard scnsc
than the whole crew Of the other iellows."
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-02-09

When is dog like piece Of 1ewelryi!
h;a ii nta ta;lNRoston l nuc oonam ere;Gl % Buiiean.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-02-09
A New Sort of Professor.
From, the Washington Gdz

from The washington GdzeHe.
Mr.. Willie Forbes, the efficient instruct
or of brass bands, who has been engaged
in Pamlico county, is home on visit.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-02-09

In As much as the tricentennial of the
landing at Roanoke Island IL = pertinent
topic. l wish to know why we got the name
barlow" for the .'sorriest" knife In the
world.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-02-09

The Asheville Citizen calls for foun-
tain in the Court House Square. This is a
new kind of demand in North Carolina.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-02-09
The People he Meets On the Read and
the Gossip he Hears.

AT the great chicken show in New York
were there any North Carolina game roos-
ters7 They bes, the world at their pecu-
liar vocation. Did you know that.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-02-09

Mr.. David Anaerson-no: the worst
company you can encounter. by the way,
behind tall dirt pipe In a smoking car.
for Mr. Anderson and the Eeeaiag T,si.
tor OF Raleigh. hurrah For they say to
our energetic folks. "Buld n cotton. seed oil
| mill; and strsightway IL ought TO be
built.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-02-09

THE CHRONICLE editorially declared
the other week that ''us folks" didn't know
the pretty uses OF gaudy colors. Uphugh |.
| saw fellow with a yellow cravat accom-
panying girl with a red dress and green
hat-gear who carried a blue accordion-
and the trio got off at Salisbury the other
night
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-02-09

observed the other day when Judge
Gilmer entered the train land nearly eve
rybody knew him and bowed TO him) that
there was an ominous look and quiet re-
mark by an occupant OF very nearly every
seat TO his neighbor, as much rs TO say
something about the Governor. suppose.
He is threateningly popular man, Judge
Gilmer Is. all over North Carolina.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-02-09

And so the world goes. l met Nutmeg
State man several weeks ago who pleas
antly made me nominate Governor Jarvis
for the Vice-Presidency and now, 10!
the Charleston Nens and Courier comes
with an editorial extension OF my little
boom, putting the glory OF it all on an un-
known small journal printed beyond the
mountains. So il the Governor becomes
Vice-President and should ask for q for
eign mission because first gave publicity
to the happy suggestion, in will pop your
little mountaineaf and wish to 90 to the
Court Of st. James's! Republics are un-
grateful.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-02-09

There is one powerful and proper force
at work for the Exposition Of which you
have not spoken. II may be pardoncd,
Fries Ito use the language OF Washington)
informs me that she Is going to talk and
talk and work for it. "And will you 20
with Mr.. Fries on his trips to different
parts Of the State ?" 'tJust as often AS
can. you may be sure''-an additional and
attractive reason why the people will well
come Secretary Fries wherever he goes.
All round the little circle OF our life this
Exposition touches us.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-03-28
Santa Ana Items.

The Santa Ana Standard has the fol.
lowing items Of interest from that sec
tion of our imperial county:
Weather record for Santa Ana for the
week ending March 20, "a, as reported
by w. z. Cook: Average temperature
at 6 A. NJ, 81 degrees above zero. Aver.
age at noon, 6S above. Average at 8 p.
NJ. 5S above. Rainfall for the week
10 inches. Rainfall for the season,
90 inches.
The low est the thermometer has fallen
in the valley the past winter has been
3S degrees above zorro, which is six de-.
grees above freezing. There has not
been any ice nor q flake of snow during
the winter and the temperature has
been higher on an average than last
winter The saucer peaches began
blooming in December, and now are
loaded with good sized young peaches.
Mr.. Thomas, of Hiawatha, Kansas,
who moved here last fall and bought a
200 acre farm o couple of miles from
town, is farming this season upon quite
an extensive scale. He says his alfalfa
is nearly ready to cut now, and he is
still sowing more.
Alfalfa is one of the best grass crops
in California. without any exception, as
shown by the following facts: Mr.. w. z.
Cook, of this place, has one acre in that
grass Last year he cut it eight times for
hay, and got between twelve and fifteen
tons of fine hay. Yet he irrigated
it but twice. Once in January and
once in the fall. The same piece ti
! ground is now ready for moving again,
and will not have to be irrigated at all.
He will cut it at least eight times the
present year. Mr.. Cook tells US that
one acre of good alfalfa will keep span
Of horses or horse and COW the year
around. and if COW is kept on this
grass she will beat the best cows of the
States in the production Of milk an l but
ter, as he has tested by keeping the
record of his own.
The farmers and wine growers north
Of Anaheim have determined to get rid
Of the rabbits which prey upon their
vines and sometimes do great damage by
eating the tender buds. Last Saturday &
Gazette announced big hunt for
Wednesday. We attended to see the
ful. About twenty sportsmen turned
cut with guns and dogs and met at
Prowning Bros. at nine O'Clock in the
morning. Browning Bros. were elected
captains Of the awkward squad; Keith,
Of Anaheim, lieutenant; w. j. Smith,
quartermaster; VIM Chilson, commander
OF the sharpshooters; ourself, chaplain,
as usual, while several scouts and guide,
were selected Tho drive extended
from Brewing Bros. down across the
railroad along the river bank and lasted
i've or six hours. The fun was immense
a. the ground was Just open enough fol
fine shooting The result Of the day,
work was the killing OF over fifty bis
jack rabbits aud the rest so badly scared
that they are going yet. Every one felt
satisfied with the days work, expres.in,
himself as willing to march again il
another campaign at any time.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-03-28
How to Get q Living.

The following extract from the Immi.
grafton Association report is full of in
tsrest:
An Illinois man settled few years
ago in Monterey county on 100 acres OF
government land to raise stock. The
old settlers laughed at him. They had
grazed stock there from 10 to % years,
and knew man could not mako living
ON 100 acres. Why, The country was
so dry that nearly every year II was
necessary to drive stock so or $50 miles
away to fesd--and they had the whole
country to Craze over, too! Well, he
would try it anyway. His method was,
when the rainy season came on to plant
and sow feed for his stock, the same as
he would have done in any State east Of
the Rocky mountains. When feeding
time came, which is in summer and fall
here, he fed his stock as he would have
done in winter in Illinois. In this he
had the advantage of no cold weather,
snow, or chilling blasts. While his
neighbors' stock is poor, grazing in the
summer over SO much territory Of dry,
thin grass, his are fat, with an abund-
ance of rich prepared food, and when
ever the butcher wants fat OK or sheep
he has it, and gets the highest prices.
The result has been most satisfac tory.
He has made money off q l60aor home.
a'ead.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-03-28

PERHAPS the most singular feature Of
the control Of an intelligent agency Of
public opinion lies in the extraordinary
demands which arc made upon an
editor whose purposes are really honest.
Our latest experience in this line lies in
the receipt Of communication from
O late resident Of Los Angeles, who
now lives In q small town near Dussel.
dorf, In Germany, and who yet believes
that her domestic grievances onght TO be
ventilated in the Los Angeles HERALD.
She supplies us with the most ample
narrative Of her domestic wrongs. and is
willing to pay US for the fullest develop.
ment Of this purely private chronicle.
1t is very hard, indeed, to repress social
confidence Of this kind. But. whether
IL shall come from Germany or the
Indian Ocean, we are compelled to say
that we cannot surrender our columns to
personal controversies. While we may
lament their existence, we cannot con
sent to be party to such melancholy
memorabilia.