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Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-03-15
III. R. HOLMES.
FOR DISTRICT JUDGE.
To the voters Of the Parishes of Madi.
son and East Carroll:

To the voters Of the Parishes of Madi-
son and East Carroll:
respectfully announce myself as q
candidate for reelection as Judge OF
the Eighth judicial District, subject to
thu action Of the Democratic District
Convention.
Four wears ago, without solicitation
upon INV part, / was nominated to this
honorable position by the Democracy
of Madison, which nomination was
ratified by the Democrats of East Car
roll. At the time this nomination was
made, the prospects OF an election was
gloomy indeed, and there appeared very
little, il any probability Of success, but
being a devoted and ardent Democrat
and believing if the Democratic organl-
,zatiOn was kept up in these parishes
and all true Democrats would stand and
would come sooner or later, / accepted
,-,i,e fioNination Though it had been
6rst rendered to and refused by my
present worthy opponent,) and gave my,
whole energy to the contest. BY hard
and vigorous struggle upon the part OF
the Democracy of Madison was elect
ed. Feeling truly grateful for the high
honor which had been conferred upon
me. I determined that no act Of mine
should bring regret to those who had so
honored me, and have endeavored to
perform all my official duties firmly,
faithfully and impartially to the end
that the laws should be enforced and
good government prevail throughout
INV district. / have tried to mete on,
equal and exact justice under the law
to all persons whose interests it became
necessary for me to pass upon, and
though strong and outspOken as to my
political convictions and warm in my
personal attachments, have endeav
cred never to allow either the one Oh
the other to influence me in the least in
matters which have been called upOr
TO decide between political opponents
or personal friends or foes. If re-nomi
mated and reelected to the high ant
honorable position now hold, l shall
regard it with profound satisfaction a
approval by the people Of my officia
acts and shall strive in the future as
have in the past, to 30 conduct mysel
in the performance Of my official dutie
as to truly merit ut the expiration o
my next term, the appreciation Of ever.
good citizen in my District Of whateve
political party or faction in life he ma.
belong.
$50 ~ Very respectfully,
<i1.xzp 81. DELONY.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-03-15
ID II FIT.

Send any news from your neig il
bOrhood to the TINES.
Let us have peace.
March winds this week.
The river came to q stand at
Vicksburg March 9th.
The subscription list of the TIMES
is increasing slowly but surely.
The editor of the TIMES is not R.
Weightman; it is Roger c. Weight
man.
The solid 5th ward had no sig
natures to the petition for the mass
meeting.
The TIMES has not received the
East Carroll Democrat for two
weeks. What is the matter Dem
ocrat?
The TIMES gladly complies with
the request of several papers to ex-
change, and enters them on the ex-
change list.
Several buzzards were observed
sitting on the roof of the Journal
office last Wednesday morning. 1t
is to be hoped there is nothing pro-
phetic about this.
Before the convention. "Oh
yes; certainly you shall have seat
I'll see that you get seat" AT.
ter the convention. 81 did not gel
a seat myself"
A chicken fight last Monday
drew nearly, ifnot quite, as large
crowd as the mass meeting. The
chicken owned by the TIMES wa.
defeated by a large majority.
Sorry to see such a wcll-inform
ed paper as the Vicksburg Herald
get Louisiana matters 80 badly
mixed. But Louisiana politics are
slightly mixed and there is some
excuse.
The committee on public print
ing met yesterday and opened thu
bids for the parish printing. Th'
TINES bid $125, for the balance o
the year 1884. The Journal BIZ
81. Consequently the Journa
got it.
SIS there any chance OF gettin,
good quarters in this town." aske'
a stranger as he stepped from tn
cars, one day this week. "Wcll
no, l don't think there is" said
native. 81 have been trying for tw
days to borrow one, and can't"
The TIMES is indebted to MI
A. C. Monette, the Secretary ofth
mass meeting held here on Mon
day, for an official account Of tn
proceedings. The TIMES, however
had a reporter at the meeting VIII
took very full notes of the proceed
ings, and is, therefore, enabled t
present to its readers a much full
er report than is contained in tn
official account.
To relieve the minds of som
gentlemen who are worried abor
the matter, it is stated here
and now that the editor of tn
TINES does all the writing for thi
paper, and anything he does NJ
! write will appear in the shape
either a communication or clil
ping from an exchange.
Ifthe Richland Beacon will rea
, carefully the report of the ma
meeting held at Tallulah last MOI
J day, it will probably be able to III
derstand the situation in this pa
! ish. The party represented
$ the Journal have never accepte
i defeat, and wanted harmony on
+ on condition of debating the term
T as the party represented by tn
Y TIMES is the majority and has bee
' so regarded by both bodies
which an appeal has been MAJ
they can hardly accept harmony
: any such basis.
The Herald would respectful
: direct the attention of the prop
L-;&;os 70 Tho foot that durIl
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-03-15

HAVE one barrel Of the seed OF
i "Millo Naive" Any . q my !ps .aa1tf, Ies
of cost. / would like to see MILO
Naize planted largely. 1t has proven a
good thing with me. .
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-03-15
FOR SHERIFF.

announce myself a candidate for
SkSyfaso Madison. Parish subject to
the decision Of the Democratic. mass
meeting.
ii. b. HOLMES.
III hereby announce myself a candi-
date for Sheriff of Madison parish SUBJ
ject to the endorsement of the Demo-
Gratis of this parish.
,.-','-s -, JAS. T. MCCLELLAN.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-03-15
SUCCESSION NOTICE.
State of Louisiana, Parish Of madison
Sth District Court-No. 355 Probate.

SUCCESSION OF JOHN A, KLEIN, deceased.
WHEREAS, Abner w. Crandell has
w presented petition to said Court,
PRAYING for the administration Of said
Succession. Now therefore, all persons
are required to show cause, IL any they
have, within ten days from the date
hereof, why the prayer Of the petition
er should not be granted.
Witness the Honorable e. j. Delony,
Judge of said Court, and the official
seal thereof, this 18th day Of February,
F. N. DAWSON, Dp'y Clerk.
A true copy,
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-03-15
Justices of the Peace.
NOTICE.

IN reply to assertions made by some
l. of my political opponents-that if /
should be elected Sheriff the office
would be run in the interest of and for
the benefit of others-I take this OPP
portunity of informing my friends and
the public that, should they, imposing
confidence in me, place me in that posi-
ton, / will give the office my individ-
ual attention and supervision, and my
best endeavors shall be to do my duty
and deserve the title with which I..may
be honorea. Respectfully,
feb26- WIN. KELLEY.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-03-15
Local Mail.

Mail from Ashwood, New Carthage,
King and Cape, arrives Mondays, We'd
nesdays and Fridays, ut 1880 am, and
leaves at 2:3O pm. of same days.
Mail from Omega and Millikens Bend
arrives Monday, Wednesday and Fri,
day at ii AIN, and leaves at = pm. OF
same days.
JIM. HILBERT, P. NJ.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-03-15
MILO MAIZE.

New Advertisements.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-03-15

.PrOfessfonal:Cards.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-03-15

viii practice his profession in the
pariahes of Madison, Tensas, Richland
and East Carroll. mch1-1y.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-03-15
TO ADVERTISERS.

Ex-OficioReg. Parish of Madison
, 1884-11-19

cipate a prosperous season, notwith-
standing the temporary check. Sa-
vannah trade does not seem to have
suffered by the depression nearly as
much as that of Charleston. In the
matter Of cotton Savannah is now
the second port in the United States,
and first in naval stores. The re-
ceipts of cotton in the past year were
65+,375 bales and of naval stores,
651, 900 barrels, against 546,675 in
in the previous year. Over a million
packages Of fruits and vegetables
were shipped, and the total trade of
Savannah was nearly S80,000,O 600.
The Savannah merchants are very
sanguine as to the results of the COM
ing year, and those of New Orleans
are still more SO, believing that an
era OF exceeding prosperity is close
at hand. The increase in the assess
ed value of - Southern States dur
ing the year amounted to over
S2O5, 600, 900. There was, however,
in New Orleans city a decrease in
several of the years receipts, cotton be
ing l,514,434 bales, against 1876, I'll
bales, while there was a general
decrease in the exports Of $14, 900, 900
the exports Of 1888 having been
S95,230,966, and of the present year
only $81, 064, 1855.
, 1884-11-19
Trade in the Southern States.

The reports on the industrial pro-
gress of the South show a fairly salts
factory condition of things, with one
or two exceptions. The trade of
Charleston for the year amounted to
S64, 512, 100, against S75,l15,400 of
the previous year-a decrease of
over SI0,O00,0 900, attributed to loss
OF business in upland cotton and a
general diminution of the wholesale
and retail trade of the city. The
decrease has taken place principally
in cotton, rice, naval stores, resin and
lumber, while on the other hand the
manufacture and export of phosphate
rock show a considerable increase, the
shipments from Charleston and Beau
fort, together with local consumption
being 409, 1O3 tons, against 352,631
tons in 1883. The crop reports over
most of South Carolina are very en-
couraging, and the merchants anti
, 1884-11-19
R0iltc0Vs ne Japan.

The total length of railways now
open in Japan is 24O miles, the first
opened being that between Toxic
and Yokohama, which is 20 miles in
length, and was opened in 1872. This
line, which has five intermediate sta
tons, cost nearly 5000, 900, and was
constructed by English engineers.
The line between Eiiogo and Osaka
was opened in 1874, but it has since
been heightened at both ends, and
now runs from Kobe to Otsu, having
a total length of more than 60 miles,
and cost 10000 0 yen, This line,
which has I6 intermediate stations,
EraVerS"S the Wealthiest provinces of
The centre of Japan, and among the
numerous articles which it conveys
to Kobe and Osaka are silk, tea, cot
ton, rice, wheat, wadding, and cotton
goods. 1t also carries inland the ar
tlcIcs imported from abroad and the
native goods Sent by sea to Kobe.
Ibis line, which stops short at Otsu,
begins again at Nogahama, a town
upon the opposite shore of Lake BIZ
wa, and runs to the port Of Tsuruga,
upon the sen of Japan. The distance
between the two places is q miles.
The line was opened for traffic in
1882, So that the whole of this part
Of Japan can be traversed by railway,
except for the break at Lake Biwa, a
service of steamers plying between
the two termini. A third line has
been constructed between Nagahama
and Sekigahora and Ohogaki, its to-
tai length being So miles. The ter
minus Of Ohogaki, to which the line
was extended on the 25th of May, is
the centre of the province of Mino,
which is one of the busiest and most
productive in Japan. The fourth
line open IS that which connects To-
kio and Takasaki. The line was not
commenced until June, 1882, but by
July Of the following year the trains
were already running as far as Ku.
magai, which is 80 miles from the
capital, and the line was COM
pJeted to T'akasaki this spring, when
the Emperor opened it in person.
The length of this line is about GO
miles, and it brings to Toxic large
quantities of silk, tea, and tobacco
from the different provinces. Two
other lines are in course of construc-
ton ; the first running from Shina-
gawa, upon the line from Toxic to
, 1884-11-19

muel Montagu describes a visit to the
principal colonies of Russian Jews in
the North West of America. About
80 miles west from Bismarck, Dakota,
is the "Painted Woods Colony" of
Russian refugees. On reaching the
colony three farms we're visible. The
houses were made of turf enclosed
in wooden frames. The inmates
seemed to be fairly comfortable, on
tented, and hopeful. This IS the
second year Of the coIony'S existence
and owing to the Jealous attention of
DR.. Wechsler, Minister at St. Paul,
it may be considered a success. The
men had passed through the worst pc
Rod, and had now a fair proportion of
each homestead (of 100 acres) under
cultivation. They declared that they
observed the Sabbath and the santa
ry laws. Portions of the Pentateuch
were inscribed on their d~oorways.
The men, especially the younger, ap.
peared TO be of good physique, and
likely to develop into firsi-rate farm
ers. At Winnipeg, Manitoba, many
Russian Jews make a fair living.
There was no time to visit the colony
200 miles further west at a place
called Moosonim. Sir A. r. Gait
settled this colony in the early part
of the year. Some Of the colonists
from it who were encountered at Win
nlPeg were certain of success. Other
refugees were anxious to be settled
on land. At Chicago a number of
refugees gain a good livelihood. A
wealthy jew has a large slaughter
house and beefpacking establish
ment, employing in various capa-
cities about 1000 work people,
over 100 Of whom are Russian
refugees. Of these Jewish work
people he spoke in the highest terms;
they were intelligent, trustworthy,
and industrious. One was spoken to
when hard at work unloading and
stacking coal others were in tie VA
rious departments earning large wa
ges by heavy work; they expressed
contentment. The Jewish colony
at Mount Vernon nea Mitchell, Da-
kota, was reported to be very pros
porous. In New Jersey, about 80
miles from Philadelphia, is the Vine
land colony, which was thoroughly
inspected. 1t is almost entirely de-
voted to market-gardening, Each
homestead consists of a wooden house
and Is acres Of land, which when
fully cultivated can maintain a family
in a most comfortable manner There
are about 20 families on this settle
ment. Many Of the Jews display
great intelligence and skill in cultiya-
ting their land they have made good
progress in trying circums tances. A eli,
gar factory isalso. worked by the Colo
nists.-Iimes.
, 1884-11-19

It is announced that Parliament has
voted a million pounds sterling for the
Nile expedition.
The Franchise Bill was read yesterday
a first time in the House Of Lords.
The Blue Book contains details of large
expenditures for the defences OF st. Lucia
and Jamaica
The "Times'', in an editorial on the
West Indian question, expresses the
opinion that Canada ought to promote ex-
ports of fish. lumber and corn to the West
Indies, admitting sugar free i'll return, thus
establishing a mutually benefcially trade
now m%onopolized by America.
Further cholera intelligence asserts that
the epidemic is unquestionably spreading
in Paris, but still there is no panic. The
exodus from the city is increasing and
Switzerland has ordered trains arriving
from France to be q%uarantined.
Dominica, Nov. 14th-The Legislative
Assembly passed resolutions yesterday re-
queSting the Council to consider the de-
STABILITY Of obtaining a reciprocity treaty
with the United States and if unsuccess-
ful to endeavour TO do so with Canada. 1t
was also proposed, if necessary, to send
delegates to England and America and
that a sum of money should be authorized
lOF HAT purpose
st. Lucia, Nov. 14th-At a recent pub
lie meeting held here it was unanimously
resolved to petition the British Govern
ment for the imposition of a counteryail-
ing duty in order to secure fair cOmpeti-
ton for native sugar in British markets;
it was also further resolved to invite the
Joint action of other Colonies IN the com
mon interest.
New York, 18th Nov.-Sir William
Harcourt, speaking in the House of Com
mons, expressed his sympathy with the
Skye CrofierS he disapproyed of the po-
hey of using force, and beSought the land
lords Of the West Of Scotland to mitigate
the condition of the people.
The appointment is gazettcd of Mr..
Shaw Lcfcvre as Postmaster General in
succession to the late Mr.. Fawcrtt.
It is announced that lord ROSebelry
will succeed Lord C|arlinstord as Lord of
the Priyy Seal.
Washington advices state that America,
expecting an outbreak Of cholera in the
Spring, is already making preparations.
1t is stated that knights Franklin
Refinery Of Philadelphia has discontinued
business because the margin ofproiit, which
is only three-eighlS of Il cent per pound, is
insufficient.
According to latest cholera news from
Paris, MI. Waldcck Rousseau has been
visiting the hospitals. The cold weather
is checking the mortality, the proportion
being only one in thirtysiX thousand of
the population.
, 1884-11-19
On the line Of the Panama canal.
(From 4 Correspondent Of the GIeQner.)

Work On the Canal continues as usual,
notwithstanding occasional showers. 1t
would appear the rainfall of the last two
years has not been as heavy as in proceed
i'll gyearS. AT the meeting OF the SharehOld-
eTS held lately in Paris, the estimated ex-
penditure tOr the carrying on of the work
on the Canal has been approved of, so at
least for a year there is no fear Of amy
StOppage to the flow OF soils or souls to the
lsthmuS.
Speaking of souls, it is as yet ~inexplica-
bic that the Canal Company have as many
labOurers as they require, and continue to
bring them to the Isthmus, when it is well
known they pay the passage of most Of
The same men two to three times a year.
The labOuIerS' passages to the Isthmus
are paid by the Company. AS soon as
they save about so dollars they return to
Jamaica, where the amount is squandered,
and they come back to the Isthmus again
at the Canal C%ompany'S expense, and the
same thing is again repeated. Of the ex-
cavation done on land, nine-tenths of it
has been performed by hand by the Jamai-
cans with II small DeCanville wagon.
This kind of labour the Contractors have
found cheaper than by employing the large
material such as excavatOrS, sc.
In the section of Obispo, there stands in
the line OF the Canal a mountain into
which the company has made a tunnel and
filled a chamber with 4 tons of Dynamite
and 1 ton of powder. Two unsuccessful at
tempts have been made to explode it. in
consequence of some flaw III the wires con
Meeting with the electric battery. Another
attempt will soon be made, and as it will
be interesting to know the effect of so LARGE
a charge of combustible matter, you shall
be duly informed in time.
Russian JeWish Refugees IN
america.
Daily Republican., 1884-09-09

The Engineering News deprecates the
derisi with which reports of progress
upon the Isthmus In the construction of
the DeLesseps canal are commonly re-
ceived. 1T 10 the fashion," says the
News, ito deride DeLesssps and his
eneineers, and to prophesy failure in
tnoir envrts-to discount, In fact, both
the energy and the determination and
the resources Of the nation they repre-
sent" The fact that after all these
years spent upon the Isthmus "only
one.thirtieth Of the excavation isdone, I"
the News regards rs Of no Importance.
The preliminary work was necessarily
Immense, and rapid progress in digging
WAS not TO be expected In the first or
even In the second year.
Tho years since 1881 have been
wasted dry ground has been made,
towns have been built for the thousands .
TO be employed, hospitals for the sick,
ana An immense fund OF material
gathered for the work that is to come.
The progress TO this date cannot be
measured In cubic yards; the present
output IL merely an incidental feature
In the transformation Of an inhospitable
soil, barren of all resources, into a
worlds workshop fitted with the tools
ana labor necessary TO execute one of
the grandest engineering and CONNER
cial enterprises Of the century The
actual work is yet to be done what has
been done IL only to insure the speedy,
economical and more perfect execution
Of the task on hand"
That this iS the proper way to regard
the past history Of the enterprise, and
that the expectation Of completing the
canal bv 1888 IL not au unreasonable
one, is shown, 1t is urged, by com.
par1son OF the amount of excavatinR
done prior To January / 1884, and the
amount done since. From 1881 to the
date just named 3,610,77S cubic yards
OF matesial were excavated, while In
the first four months OF 1884 there were
as many as 3,2l7 AGO cubic yards ex.
| cavated, showing that the plant fol
DONG the work Ia just beginning tc
come into action.
lt is we'll TO recall the fact that of the
100 100000 cubic yards excavated In
the case OF the Suez canal sc, SOC, ,00l
cubic yards were excavated during the
last two years )" that is TO say, after
the plant had been created and the con.
tractors were provided with tools appro
pirate to the work in hand" The force
OF D, 200 at work last year is now in
creased to $4,000 mtn. The Panama
railroad has been put l.. repair, and
Instead OF the eight trains over it daily
as in 1882, there are twenty-five.
AT the same time the dividends OF
the stock have increased from 1212 pc
cent. to 10 per ceut. Nor is the sani
tray cond ition of the Isthmus as bad al
represented. Including accidents, th'
deaths during September last wer,
about 8 to each 900 of the 1000 to 10,
900 men at work. During April ant
May of the present year, with from
$4,000 to 5000 men at work, the death
were at the same rate. OF the 143, $50,
900 cubic yards to be dug to finish tn
canal, 6,S53 239 had been dug up to Ma.
| !, 1854.
Daily Republican., 1884-09-09
The Wor las Fair at New Orleans.

The Baltimore Sun says : The exposi-
tion will open AZ New Orleans Decem ber
l, 1884, for period of about six months,
closing not later than May 81, 1885. 1t
was originally local enterprise, but
was given a national and international
char cter by an act Of Congress passed
February 10, 1883. Thegeneral govern
ment has appropriated 81 300, 900, the
State of Louisiana 100000, the city of
New Orleans 500, 900, aud the citizens
of New Orleans have contributed $500,
900, making total fund to defray ex-
penses of S2,000,000. Many foreign
| countries, as we'll as States and Terri.
tories Of the United States, have made
appropriations be present by exhibits.
The exposition will embrace every
| thing In the line of arts, manufactures
and prod acts of the soil and mine, and
Is quite as comprehensive in its scope
as the centennial exhibition in Phila-
del phia. The exposition buildings are on
larger scale than those of the centennial
The main building, which also com pris-
es machinery hall and music hall,
covers 656. .030 square feet of space, or
about 33 acres, The main building at
the centennial covered 20 90 acres. The
government building, 885 by 565 feet,
is larger than the Vienna exposition
building. Horticultural hall, 600 by
1914 feet, is said to be the largest conser.
vatofy in the world. The art gallery,
200 by 80 feet, and the cotton gin annex,
800 by 100 feet, for the exhibition OF
machinery for cleaning and preparing
cotton, are the other principle build
ings, in addition to which there will be
number of minor structures. Definite
rates of fare have not yet been announ-
ced, but arrangements, it il etated
have been made with the leading rail-
road lines of the country for consider.
able reductions.