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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-08-30
MISS FANNIE MCKINNEY

will open her school at her dwelling
M LANDRY STREET, OPELOUSAs, ON
MONDAY, SEPT. LIST, 1884.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-08-30
~-orrcE OF ADMINISTRATION

TTDTC1AL. ADVERTISEMENTS.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-08-30

oPEIOUsAS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 80, lSS4
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-08-30

~ ESTATE OF JOHN WOODS, 1R.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-08-30

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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-08-30

august.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-02

recent DEVELOPMENTS In ship build
ing abroad. The machinery Of the
double-turreted monitors Puritan, Ter
ror and Amphitrite, contracted for UNI
der the act Of March 3, 1883, is ia pro-
cess of construction and no work has
been done during the past year on
their armor for lack OF the necessary
appropriations A fourth monitor,
the Monadnock, still remains unfin-
ished at the navy-yard in California.
II Is recommended that early steps be
taken 10 complete these vessels and TO
provide, also, for an armament for the
monitor Monadnock.
The recommendations OF the adj
visory board, approved by the de-
partment, comprise the construction
of one steam cruiser OF $500 tons, one
Of $500 tons, two heavily armed gun
boats, one light cruising gunboat. one
dispatch boat armed with HotchkiHs
cannon, one irOnet ram and three ter
pedo boats. The general designs OF all
OF which are calculated TO meet the
existing wants of the service are nov
well advanced and the construction Of
the vessels can be begun Us soon as you
shall grant the necessary authority.
THE ARCTIC EXPLORERS.
The act OF congress approved Au'
gust :. 1889, authorized the removal T.
| the United States of the bodies o.
| Lieutenant Commander George. W
DeLong and his companions OF this
Jeannette expedition. This remova
has been successfully accomplished ~
Lieuts. HARDER and Schuelize.
IN pursuance OF the joint resolution
OF congress approved February H. 1884
a naval expedition was fitted out iol
the relief Of Lieut.. Greedy, Y. : a..
and OF the party who had been en-
gagged under his command y
Scientific observations q Lacy
Franklin Bay. Tho fleet con
sisted OF the steamer fhetis
purchased ia England, the Bear ,pur
chased al st. Johns, \ r, ana th
Alert, which was generously provided
by the British government. Prepare
tions for the expedition were prompu.
made by the secretary OF the navy
with the active corporation OF IN
secretary OF war Commander Geo
! w. Comm was placed ia command o
the Alert and Lieut.. w. u. Emory !
Continued on sixth Page.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-02
fE FOREIGN MAILS.

h Of these subjects is now
rominent in view OF the re-
act Of Ju-ie %, 1884 of all
DIVISIONS arbitrarily compel
lean vessels TO carry the
from the United States.
asssry to make provision TO
owners OF such vessels for
that service after April,
oped that the whole subject
early attention that will
enactment of such meas
revival OF our merchant
the wisdom of congress
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-02
NATIONAL BANKS.

ponds still continue the
l,t the circulation Of the
ass, the question how TO
hlraetiOn of the currency
nelr retirement is one of
lncreasipg importance. IL
generally conceded that
eIhlng this matter exActs
~ excessive security, and
sli present bond deposits
nation than is now allowed
yea with safety.
the bill which passed
n .he last session, permit
M o. notes equal to the
y, Deposited bonds, will
80 ~ % the approval OF the
fesentatiye,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-02
! SUBSIDIARY COINS.
az ExUIsE TAXES.

~ \! Ihnual message OF 1882 re-
| We vsl \, 4 4 u the abolition of all eX-
|aa ~ Except those relating 10 dis
|on eVa his, This recommendation
" n. ~ ewed. In case that these
be abolished, the revenues
IgAl1s tlll remain to the govern
~ vii, in my opinion,
rssi nnI lilice to meet its reasonable
s e. IN y rts, but will afford a surplus
$3.50. :. 800 bgh to permit such tariff re-
|-DTNEW may seem advisable, when
nIIes-. Of the recent revenue laws
...Ts ercial treaties have shown
o .-.-s-. Esrters these reductions can
|ort We lilciously effected.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-02
aRPINa INTERESTS.

ilon of the secretary's re-
concerns the condition of
|Ig interests cannot fail to
your attention. He espe-
hmends that as an incen-
Investment of American
American steamships, the
lshall, by liberal payments
Expectations or other @ise,
|iye assistance to individual
md declares his belief that
course be pursued our for.
'ng trade must remain as il
most in the hands of for
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-02
FFRSNIrNT noNns

cent. bonds of the govern
amount of more than
pave, since my last annual
y redeemed by the treas
9nds OF that issue still out
punt to a little over $780,
Y one-fourth Of which will
Trough the operation OF the
curing the coming year.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-02
MESSAGE.
I,,oed from second rage.

,fthe coinage of silver dol
,be issuance Of silver GER
rbis Ia a mstter of which
communications ! have in
o,rention of the national
n appears that annually
six wears there have been
.omniience with the act of
% ISIS, more than 27,000,-
5ollars. The number now
.sis reported by the secre-
Yearly l55, 600, goo, whereof
,,nre than 10000, 900 or Lees
! cent. are In actual circuls-
mere existence of this fact
,eto furnish of itself a CO.
nmept for the repeal
1slue which has made
possible. But there
nd graver reasons that tend
y direction. The secretary
",nviction that unless the
4 The issue of silver certih-
,snepded, silver Is likely at
day to become
b METALLIC STANDARD.
,ereisl disturbance and the
n of the national credit that
bus occasioned can scarcely
"A and the impairment OF
Al credit that would be thus
can scarcely be overeeti'
that the secretary't
respecting the with
rom circulation o.
dollar and two dollar
receive your approval. II
thai a considerable portion
,er now IN the vaults of the
hight find its way into the
TRADE DOLLARS.
n rade dollars have ceased
sent at least, To be an ele
tive disturbance IL our cur
I'm, some provisions shoulC
riheir surrender to the gov
In view of the circum
ben which they were coined
the fact that the,
had legal tender quality
be offered for them only q
dvance over their bullion
b SUBSIDIARY COINS,
etaryin the course of his re
ien the propriety Of beauti
Designs Of our subsidiary sill
and of 80 increasing thei
d they may bear their du
lue 10 the standard dollar
HsOns in this regard are col
bowed.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-02
R FOREIGN TRADE.

be gravest of the problems
lgeal to the wisdom of con
Button IL the ascertaining
h Effective means of increas-
Ngn trade and thus Teliev-
slpression under which our
are now languishing. The
Of the treasury advises
duty of investigating
lbe intrusted in the first in
q competent commission.
recognizing the cOnsidera-
may be urged against this
y nevertheless of the opin-
non the whole no other
Aay to effect speedier or
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-02
WAR DrpAnr,,rur

s sa.'. Of the war depart
4 sSsoele'afy reports a de-
|r,;is than 5000, 600, OF
~, 4on J. 3 900, 00Js wa effect
A SSusani WI for rivers and
'-''Oo,0 200 in the expendi-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-02
OUR NAVY.

The report OF the secretary OF the
navy exbibita the progress which has
been made on the new steel cruisers
authorized by the acts Of August Q,
1852 and March 3, 1888. OF the Tour
yessels under contract, one, the Chlca-
20 N 4500 tons, u more than half nm
5shad The Atlanta Of 4O0O tons has
haan successfully launched aud her
o.s inerv h now fiiting The Bos,
tnn ~ s060 IL ready FOR launching ana
M Dolnhin. a dispatch steamer OF
l50O IONS Is ready for delivery. 49,
Certain adverse Criticisms spom
designs OF these cruisers are ai 49, III,
by the secretary, who ,nsis.s lllas ~ .t
correctness OF the eoneiusiqns ~ IL
by the advisory board aud Dy tns n,
partment has been oenlonAliessN =
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-02
M. M. TEMPLEToH & CO.,
GENERAL LAND AGENTS

WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS
We have for sale ranch ana iarn lands as
low as q 70 per acre In various paris OF the
state, Can furnish ranches nom 800 70 100
COZ acres IA solid bodies, especially In Wich-
ia and Wlibarger counties. lmmlgfanh
will ind our prices Rs advertised We fnr'
nish abstract Of lands IN wichita ana VII
barger counties, and have the only complete
ones 81 the same.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-02

lures for the quartermaster's depart
meut. Outside Of that department,
the annual expenses of all the army
bureaus proper except possibly the ord
nance bureau, are substantially
charges which cannot be materially
diminished without change in the
numerical
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-02

The secretary Of war submits the re.
port of the chief of engineers as TO the
practicability of protecting our impor-
tRnt cities on the seaboards by fortifi-
cations and other defenses able to repel
the modern methods of at
tack The time has now
come when such defenses can
be prepared with confidence that they
will not prove importune and when
the possible result of delay in making
such preparations is seriously consid-
cred.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-02
HEAvIEsr GUNS

adapted TO modern, warfare, II
a guarantee order OF sum,
Gent magnitude accompanied
by a positive appropriation
extending over a series Of years shall
be made by congress. All doubts As to
the feasibility of the plan being thus
relieved, renew my recommendation
that such action be taken by congress
as will enable the government 10 con
struet It's own ordnance upon It's own
territory, and so TO provide the arma-
ments demanded by the considerations
of our national safety and honor.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-02
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-02
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$4,000 in Bargain;
Mems Clothing Half Value.

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The Dickinson press., 1884-06-14

The railroad company is extending
the warehouse side track west to con.
meet with the track at the old coal
sheds. The increasing business at
the depot made this step necessary.
Hanson & Engh unloaded $50 head
OF eastern cattle at the yards the
first of the week for their ranch near
Deadwood. They will ship in an
other lot during next fall.
The proprietors of the Mandan
Pioneer together with several other
of the leading business men of Man.
dan will at once begin the erection of
a large and handsome brick block
SONl00 feet to be known as the Pio-
neer Block.
Peter Ostland, freighter from
Deadwood, recently came over to
Medora for freight and finding none
there he came down to Dickinson and
is now gathering buffalo bones for
this market. He has twenty-seven
yoke of oxen.
Duncan & Hilles, the leading Man.
dan furniture dealers, advertise in the
PRESS and as II result have sold a
great deal of furniture in Dickinson
and vicinity. They are square deal
ing men and we can commend them
to our citizens.
E. Seaman returned from the Black
Hills Sunday evening. He and Will
Davis lost all their stock by having
them stampe,led while on the road
and Mr.. Seaman was compelled to
step off part of the distance over the
prairie. Mr.. Davis is still out look.
ing for the stock.
Allen & Adams, heavy cattle own
ers, have located ranch south of
here and will soon have $4,000 head
of cattle shipped to this point with
which to stock it. This shows that
the West Missouri country is becom-
ing famous for stock as well as farm
ing.
John McDonough was called to
Fargo Sunday by a telegram announce
ing the death of his brother Michael
at that place last Saturday. The
funeral services took place Sunday
morning at the Catholic church, after
which the remains were inferred in
Riverside cemetery.
Davis & Fowler. the Druggists, are
always looking after the interest of
their customers; they have now Sc
cured the agency for the sale of DR..
Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup, q
remedy that never fails to cure
Coughs, Colds, Pains in the Chest and
Lung affections. For proof try a
free sample bottle. Regular size
| so cents and Sl.
The Dickinson press., 1884-06-14
Notice to Stockmen.

Stock brands will be inserted in the
PRESS for one year for the small sum
of $40, exclusive of the cost of the
cut. This is dirt cheap and any
stockman, whether his herd is large
or small, can afford the investment.
If it saves only one stray, saying
nothing of range protection, it will
pay over three years advertising.
The Dickinson press., 1884-06-14
$3.50 Reward.

The above reward will be paid for
information leading to the arrest of
any person or persons setting fire to
the grass in the cattle sections of
Western Dakota.
N. P. REF. CAR Co.
CONTINENTAL CATTLE Co.
HUGHES & SIMPSON.
DoRR CLARK.
CLARK e. PLUM.
DICKEY Bros.
A. & i. RUMsEY.
CUSTER TRAIL CATTLE Co.
BADGER CATTLE Co.
June l4-tf.
The Dickinson press., 1884-06-14
NO EXPERIMENT..

With majority of people it is no
experiment that DR.. Bosanko's Cough
and Lung Syrup is a sure cure for
Coughs, Colds, Pains in the Lungs,
Soreness in the Chest, ETC., but for
those who doubt, ask your neighbors
who have used it or get free sample
bottle of Davis & Fowler, the Drug
gists. Regular size so cents and 81.
The Dickinson press., 1884-06-14

Advertising creates many q new
business, enlarges many an old busi-
ness, revives many a dull business,
rescues many lost business, saves
many failing business, preserves
many large business, secures sue
cess in any business.-Exchange.
The Mandan Pioneer estimates
that in ten years there will be l.500
to 1000 inhabitants in every town
along the line in the West Missouri
country.
The Dickinson press., 1884-06-14

Tons of bones wanted at
BECKETT & FOOTE's.
What Woman Says About the Recipes
in the Famous Albert Lea Cook Book.
Your valuable Cook Book came to
hand, for which accept my thanks.
It's treasure, for it's Recipes are
plain, and the book is we'll gotten up:
it's Typographical and general make
up speaks well for your department
in doing so much for the ''Women of
America" May your Road be as sue.
cessful rs every woman will be who
follows youu Cook Book, and every
man who eats thereafter.
Yours truly.
Mrs. NJ. r. KARsTERs.
This beautiful book contains IA
pages with Illuminated covers. Sent
on receipt Of ten cents in stamps or
cash. Address, Babcock, Fort & Co.
Chicago, III.
The Dickinson press., 1884-06-14
For Sale,

The furniture and lease of a hotel
containing sixteen rooms, doing \
good business. Reason for selling.
present lessee wishes to engage in
other business. Inquire of or address,
e. SMITH, Eagle House,
Dickinson, d. I.
The Dickinson press., 1884-06-14
LOCO

Tons of bones wanted at
RITIyr,r g. Ennr1,,c.
The Dickinson press., 1884-06-14
BY GEO. BE1s1GL,
Deputy.
Notice to Stock Owners.

All persons having stock running
loose. are hereby notified to keep the
same from trespassing Oh my land.
II. l.. DICKINSON.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-10

the state iiHe aftHmship stats N
tlsflas sHprussa n No insi uepss tias
~ ta#si = fsftla# ~ me tfaw sha rss
seHasss ifsts issn saved rvs ~ ihe
Steamers Hssis Picked I b ~ me sitami
sislr i'stes
Nfe YHaK, Ma
4 messsenaef with sn envelope N hls
hand, faa ialo m, Once u Alslln, liild.
win Z TO-, agents VI tho state Zine
steamship Company, bi broadway, N
eleven o'clock yesterday morning fan
minutes later The fnmof that The sleamuf
State u Florida had i0undefrdal sea had
spread alfosef the lover part oi The city
aud tie steamship Office VIA crowded with
excited men who we're anxious " learn tho
fate oi friends aud relatives The only
information the agents oi the line had 10
give them was the cablcgfam received
from Glasgow, ~ follows "lhc noamef
Devon, New iOfk Tor bristol, picked ~,
April ", two llie.buats of the state Ot
Florida, without occupants or goar, A
sailing vessel bound vest slgnalled the
Steamer CITY Of llomc, April w, In latl.
tude iofty.six, longitude ioriy.twO. She
had the Shlpwrrcecd GREW Of q State
Line steamer on board"
The State OF Florida sailed from New
York for Glasgow on April ~ NJ nlno
O'Clock In the morning She had there
fore been overdue for some days. No
news had been received from her until
this dispatch came, The fact that two oi
her life-boats had been picked up was not
conclusive evidence, Mr.. Baldwin said,
that she was lost, because both might
have been swept from the dayits la a
storm. II was the reference 10 the sig.
nal seen by the Anchor Linc steamer,
City Of Rome, that seemed 10 confirm the
belief that she was lost. A sailing ship
when picking up the passengers aud crew
OF a wrecked steamer would not he likely 10
hoist on board the heavy llle.boats, but
would let them go adrlit after stripping
them.
"fhe dispatch Indicates that only tho
crew wcro saved, 10 the exclusion of the
passengers, does II notf" said n listener,
"No; messages are transmitted be-
tween ships ut sea by means OF small flags
OF different shapes aud colors which arc
run alolt on small line. There is no
combination OF flags Tor the word passcn'
gers. The word crew includes all on
board ship, but II does not follow from
this, am sorry 10 say, that all Of either
the crew or the passengers were saved.
LoNDoN, May 0.
The City OF Rome makes the fol
lowing statements In regard TO thu
signals OF the sailing vessel spokcI
April 2Si The nrst signal was "ship
wrecked crew" Then followed two othc
signals, the first supposed TO be estate
aud presumed to refer 10 the State o
| Florida.
The Captain Of the Devon reports h
plcked.up two lIfc-boats Of tue State o
Florida Sunday evening In latitude n
longitude 81. lie feels certain the occu
| pants were taken of by passing vessels
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-10
rAlIA ANn rnrnKA.

II takes mo huahuis N po'aIoes "
fnahe = TN N alarch INV ftBitA
hight thousand chInamen Afe en-
plged IN California ~ h0usa servants
faai lnnneaace msfblu u selling
iur 10 ror cont more ihnn Italian mar.
hle IN The leading markets c1isaT
frlinat,
We have Hgi Colanlaioa. and tho
fees they gather morn lhan pas lhelf
expenses Last year ihe surplus was
osofF 5000, Washington stir.
The live States " Delaware, Colo.
RADIO, Florida. Nosada aud Ufrgon com.
lined have not ~ great population BY
about 10000 soul, ~ The Ciiy " New
York " y sun
Tho population " Mexico. includ.
Ing natives. Indians, Spanard and
those VI mlsci blood, numbers about
ln.mO,0O0. Tho area oi Tho country Is
nearly 100000 square mllcs.
South Carolna has i.b0s -four. grist
and rice mills, employing 1879 whites
and blacks, employing capital 0i
Hl,7bb,750. aud turning ont annually
s'''sa'uov WORM " nou', ,ccn' e'''
The Govcrnment VIII gain about
so,bV,OOO by tho destruction Of Irac'
tional currency Issued during thc sus'
pension ci specie payments u comes
IN very slowly now for rcdemptIon' not
s,Wo y month, aud There ARE over
$1,000. 900 still ont, most Of which will
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-10

am y f'iafkl Heaoni. lleal@a = IfaAtl
1hlfi, =, " ieffl FsHfsh. q n ilesss.
Az Ne ep~hIaF N shs kisshasIIst ushaF#l
cpnfsfsHes. IN FhllsfsIphia IN the ii the
speIsiy vs4 presented wllh : HIbls assa
w jeha Wssisy.
tHk ttais Convention u lhs psnaayI
vsnis ffehltlilonlsts eonsansd II rhlla
delpbla On The IL sad eIsrssd delesatss a
The National Convention. James A. BLACK.
of Lancaster. vas nomlnaisd ief Congress.
mas.at Iafgs.
IN Nev England about half Of the s,ncn..
o1 coftNn spindiss hsss sgfssd % fsdaes
pfodueiion. The Lowell companies viii
shut down Saturdays.
FoaKsf fires vsfs raging iafeeIy In The
vicinity sf The CatskIII Mountains and on
the highlands near Nsw York City on tho
"a, aud the damage would be heavy. near
wilkesbarre. Pa. tho mouniains wefe all
abInxe, aud nj California eisysn houses
we're burned. Two bridees on the Bear
Greek branch Of the I.ehigh Valley Rail.
road were destroyed; also tho stables of
Albert fcwIs a CO., and eleven horses per.
ishcd. The HIue Mountains near Washing.
ton, N. j., were also ON fire., and the de-
struction Of timber would be very great.
Az Sterling Run, Pa, several buildings
were destroyed, two families were report.
ed lost, aud u was feared that many lives
would DO sacrificed. Many towns were
befoggei by smoke, and tho air was al.
most suffocating.
A PLATFORM was adopted at the session
In Philadelphia on the ID Of tho Pennsyl.
vania Prohibitionists recommending the
suppression Of the liquor traffic, advocat.
Ing compulsory education, and In favor Of
woman suffrage.
WHILE dancing nt lehp.year party al
Danvers. Mass, the other night DIR. Edgar
Fowler dropped dead. He was thirty
years old.
AT Buffalo on the ID, terrific gale pro
vailed, the wind blowing sixty miles an
hour for some time. Great damage was
done to shipping.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-05-10

a saIla lgIAlna asIaesliga n 10 Nsgfsn.
II Convention. TM UfaNnm tanysnflaH
fast n fefsIsnd sni ehoas ~ anlnssfHstsa
delegation
TINS HsfylsAd ilspahIlcaes assembled Ia
Hats c1ntsHtlon on ths IN n fIsgsf4
losa ahd elsetei dsisgslss " We Chitsso
Convention who favored NIslae.
AftviilOs eays way ~ The close " 4
baseball game N clndnnsiitl tlle other day.
and o. person wss tlliei and msny oihefs
wefe seriously injured,
ia The region u I0Ganspef,, Ind, re-
eent wlni storm unfoofed several houses
and blow ears from ihs ifaek, Two nsw
steamers on i.aks MasInkuckes we're de-
nollshsi.
TINS execution u two wife murderer.
took plser on The sd-.wiliIsm Nc Hugh,
II Cincinnati. and Enoch Brown tcoIofedl,
al Halifax Court House, N. q.
TINS other nigh, Jacob Dobson, ono Of
The gang who murdered Sheriff Adkins In
Boone County, W. Va, was lynchsd al
urfIlthsvilie.
Tnk Grand River and its tributaries
were cvernowed by heavy rain on ths
~, Thousands Of acrcs In tho vicinity Of
ChIllIeothe, No., being submerged. II was
feared that large number Of cattle would
DO Lest.
A CYCLONE on The "a al Dol Rio, Tex.
destroyed several buildings, killed ons
man and seriously injured nvc other per
sons.