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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1885-05-20

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list.
Cine Der SauptperanlaiIunsen our
uumdBisfeit 1T &orperidwd9e unb
8lutarmutb. Wan sebe benz bartar
beitenben Wanne suten 2obn, 10 baB er
oes Worsens elm n~abrbaftes Sriibitid
81 iib nebmen fam, beftebenb tbeilweiie
in Sleiide. ~anitatt nur in Ebee unb
8roo uno !ebteres oft ubne Butter, uno
CT miro peniser 8erlansen mad i~tarfen
@etrdnfen baben, uno es uiro mitbin'
AUDI ueniser u~nmdbisteit seben. 9ente,
bic in u~nieren @iiensieBereien unb 3d.
brlfen arbeiteu, mi1ien itarfe Habrun9
baben, uno ipenn Tie Wittass tine Shui'
iel CUTE Suppe b:fdmen, ipiiroen fie
ueniser Gppetit auf itarse Sstrdnte ba
ben.
Sn Neutrality-suspicious. 9dussrn 9ibt IS
rpeniaer Erunfenheit, aussenommen bae
n5rbli6e Sranfreib uub gelsien MO oas
&lima ben @eintau niht ~be9infti9t.
9aBt bic Resleruns sewiienhaite Sn
ipeftpren bun @etrdnfen anitenen, unf
Sdlidunsen iebr itrens beitrafen, unc
es mirb bann niht uiefe Sale Don Tranf
lu9t unb Sdufermabniinn seben. 2aBt
bic &egierung aud wieberholtes '6fent
li9es 8etrinfen ,duBerit idarf beitrafen
nit @efdnsniB lno barter Nrbeit, iOsar
Dffentli1 nit StrdBenrein,een.
Nan bebauptet, Der @ebrau6 bon
@ein lei in Der Bibel nerboten. Das
lift iebp9 nidt Der SAD. Infer a0tt.
ltder @rl6Ier iebte zines ieiner ,srDBten
Saframente mittelit Brob unb Wein
elm, unb ct. 8aulus rdtb ieinem Sin.
ger Slmotbeus etpas @ein fir ieinen
lbmnden Ma9en 81 gebraufen; benn
es sibt 8erlonen 0 idmader Soniti:
luton, nelde lulde Sidrfung no big
baben. Gin autes altes spr dmpri
last: rMtan eiie itets, wenn man trinft,'
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1885-05-20
Grsbti6rf Xpnd) iiber Yro:
btbition.

Dieieniaen fatboliihen 8iid5fe in
ben Ser. Staaten, melde in LESTER Belt
nit ben 9emperens!ern unb Yrpbibitio
niiten s~eliebduselt baben, iullten iid ben
gr5biidof 2pnd BON Goronto GUN, Wu
fter nebmen. @r 1T nidt rur sesen
Yrobibition an uno fir fi9, ionbern
audi segen 9pcal<S option, mie man bieie
in GAMBIA einsefibrt bat.
@r3biidof 2pn6 bat an bag Ser
liner Sournal" (8erlin, Snt.) e,nen
Brief iber bic Scottacte aeidrieben,
oeren Sntrafttretuns fir piele Drte
uub Counties in Canada bic 8robrbi.
ton ooer ,bas sdnalide gerbot beg
Sanbels unb Gusihanfs alIer gel.
fti9en @etrdnfe sur Solse bahen tpirb,
ndml,b iberaa ba, no bic MaioritGt
Der @iuuobnsr bafiir sefttuut bat. Die
Scott. Nete bebeutet in Canada unaefdbr
bafelbe, mas in ben Ser. Staaten bic
iosen. ,2otal Option . 2atps beoeuten,
cine lutale BrObibition ie nad benz
BiIen Der Waiorttdt in ben betreffenz
ben @emeinoen.
@rSbiidof 9pnd iuurbe bonn @eoafz
teur oes 9%enannten beuti6 canaoiIden
8lattes UNI feline Nuiidt iber bieies
@~illturseieb ansesansen uno ber 8rd=
lat s0serte ni6t, cine Nnttpprt au seben,
Die au9 in ben Ser. Staaten BON Bic
len nit @usen seleien iperben f5nnte.
Sc iast BARN:
r9ruufenbeit 1T nidt bic SauptIinbe
unieres suten canabii1en 8oltes. 8ir
baben weniser Srunfenbeit in Canada,
als es in irseno einem anoern 9anbe
oei1elben 8reltensrabes sibt. @ir be.
5peifelu au6 febr, pb bieie tbeilneiie
Brobi6itinn nod Counties bas @ute
uOabrinsen miro, bas ii9 bic 8efir.
wurter Ger Scott. Ncte bapun peripres
den. Sie Sdmierisfeiten, elm ioldes
@eieb aIs5ufibren, werhen iebr sruB
iein. Man miro einen GORDON golisei
UNI bic betreffenben Counties nnb ein
san,es peer BON Spionen auf,tsllen
miHen. On SteIe Ginger ebrbaret
liSeniirten Yerfaufer piro mar bann
etne Mense 2eute Obne @etuiifeu Doer
gbaratter baben, tpelde elfti9e Sc
trdute uerfaufen, unb babur9 wirb elm
sr6Beres uebel eutiteben, ais bas, mel.
Dies manfe 2eute s%esenwdrtis 81 beIei=
tisen miini9en.
Sd bin gang iider, baB bic sroBe
Webrbeit unieres Bottles bur1 grmabz
nunsen uno 8ereine, bic BEL Der Win
oerbett 6erri6enbe u~nmdBisfeit bier
ebenio mie in anberen @esenben i'm
Sti0en uno nit Siderbeit u%nterSriiden
w,rb. MdBise Trinfer, i'm Sorbelaeben
seiast. m0sen fiir mdBises 9riHten
unb mdBi9es Serfaufen itimmen; iie
iOaten ii6 aber nibt anmaBen, fir sdnSz
ii9e Brubibition ftImmen Su ipoIen.
@s 1T iebr idmer, irsenb cine morali
i9e Sugeno einem untpiligen Yplfe
auf5winsen au uoaen. Die 8ir9er
meroen INNER bas &edt beanipruden,
81 tbun wie ibnen be1iebt, porausseiebt,
baB iie baburd ibren Nd9iten teinen
S9aoen aufisen. Die tatboliide Stride
ermutbist freimiuise WdBiateit mit,elit
Sereinen, uno Der gapit bat bieIen
MISREPRESENTATION Briuilesien bewil,
list.
Cine ber Sauptperanlaiiunsen sur
r~lumdbisfeit 1T &0rperidwd9e unb
8lutarmutb. Man sebe Dem bartar
beitenben Waune suten 2obn, 10 baB er
bes Worsens elm n~abrbaftes Sriibitiid
5u iid nebmen fann, beitebenb tbeilweiie
in Sleiide. ~anitatt nur in gbee unb
8roo uno !ebteres oft obne Butter, uno
er miro ueniser 8erlansen mad ~itarfen
@etrGrfen babsn, uno es tuiro mitbin
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1885-05-20

Die Semperen5ler BON Ybilabelpbio
baben jebt etne &arte berausgeseben,
auf pelder idmmtlide @irtbi9aften
5pesereibanolunsen unb 8ddereien on
|aefibrt lino, um gu 5eisen, baB fir oos
3rinfen mebr ausseseben tpirb als til,
I@nen. @as Tie bamit molten, 1T idpe,
IeiaSuleben. Sic t6nnei BEN Qeuten 90.
ourh hbditens itat'itiih bemeii, n, pni
|oer Snrit srsBer 1T afs Der Sunaer.
@as lam ipnen oas uiisen? go bun,m
peroen Sic wobl nidt lem, nm aegel
zen Ourit 81 Seloe gu Sieben. Wtrl
,Nidts. tanr neoer Der Sunser, l,ud
Der Darit beliest peroeu.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1885-05-20
Der Stano Der 0erbannIun8ett
stptfGen &sm uno 8erIttt
erhent aus ben fOlsenben Mittbeilunsen
Der Berliner @ermania:
Berlin. q. Npril.

,Sie Congregation be; auBerprbent
liden tir6lrden Nnselesenbeiten bat am
lebten Sreitas iber pie 8erionen Der
tinftisen GrSbii96fe BON Soien unb
85in befinitiu enti9ieben. GQe garbi
male, nit Iusnabme zines einsisen, ba=
ben ii1 fir iofortise @rleoisuns Der
Berlonenfrase ausseiprpden; garbinal
@raf aebodopsti b~eiaruortete bic Be-
l6leunisuns t,eier 9lnselegenbeit am
,ebbafteiten." Somit tudre Die 8eies
unssfrase fir beloe GrSbistbimer
iprudreii ipenr bic preuBiide &esie
runs ben ganoibaten bes bl. Stubles
iir bas GrSbistbum 8oien acceptirt.
aeiber feblt aber nod bas @inneritdnb
uib 9reuBens NIT Der gerion bes flint
tiseu @r5biidofs BON Hpien, piewObl
oerr BON Sdl6ser fosleid nad iensr
Sibuns ont poriseu Sreitas cine lanse
Oepei9e iiber biele Inselesenbeit mad
Berlin seididt fat.
ygine geritdnoisuns iiber bic princi
piellen firdlrder Srasen ioI erit mad
Der @er5fentltduns ber Namen Del
SrsbiihDfe Don &6lu .uno Soien Der
iudt tuerben. gerbanbtunseu iber BIZ
InSeigepFiht iueroen sleihSeitis nit De-
t5raae iber Die SOrbiloune uno Gr5ieb
uns bes &lerus iowie ibe- Die fir6lid)
Surisbtction an9efniipft ueroet."
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1885-05-20

aus 8anamo rpirb bertdtet
r@s p~erlautet aus 5uuerldiiiser Guelle
oaB elm 8ertras 5uiiden Der &esierune
in 8o9ota unb benz @eianbter Der Der.
Staaten betreffs Sideruns Der Ser.
febrsfreiheit iiber ben Sitbmus BON Ba=
mama abseidlOiien pproeu lit. 9ieier
8ertras uerleiht Der Ser. Staaten. SIC.
.aieruna sewiiie 8eaufiidtisunssredte
iiber allen 8erfehr per Yabn Deer &anal
abel ben Sithntus bon 8ananta nit ae.
tpiien 8eidiserpHidten, bic i'm Gin
flans nit Der &eSieruns Der Ser. Staas
ten pon Columbia ausseibt tuerben fol:
len. 8ie es beiBt, meroen bic colum.
bianiiden unb Ser. Staaten- &esierun
gen suiammentpirfen, nm bic 8erfebrs.
iiderbeit auf benz Sitbmus aufredt 81
|erbalten." 9ur6 bieIen 8ertras e,s
bielte Die Ser. Staaten. &sgieruns aud
oas &edt uno Die Bfidt, ben Banan,a.
SdiHsfanal benz un~sebinberten Serteb,
often 5n balten, mas iebenfaus be,
frans0fiiden &esieruns nidt ie6r &c:
nebm iein piiroe, obne baB iie inbeB E,
men YOrtuano gum ft6renbeu @insreifer
inben t6nnte.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1885-05-20

Ser Staat SEEM gort bat nun ben
8eiib Der b~iesidbrisen nd9iten hinge
bung Der Riasara=Sdlle ansetreten unp
fir Die @runoitide, Die in einen 5fent.
.liden 8arf umsemanoelt tperben iolIen,
oas ~anitdnoise Siimmden BON t1.433,,
|429.50 beSablt. 9aB ale Sreunoe sroB,
|artiser Haturid6nbeiten bieIe Nahrihl
|freubisit besriBsn peroen, 1T fiber.
%fparen bod bic 8rellereien, benen iebe,
8eiuder Der Sale ausseiebt mar
IiflieBli6 Der Qrt, baB 8iele ii9 i6eu
ten binsureiien. Ser Nnfauf i6as
aber aud Die umsebuns Der 5dne DO,
Ieiner 8erunSieruns burb @ubbarmad
Jung Der @aierfraft. 9ie fanrab,l6v
&esierung iOate benz 8eiipiele Der Seen
gorfer folsen.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21
How TO Raise POtatOss.

inexperienced potatoe grower tells
how to make crop Of this indispen-
sable esculent. The first step Is to
put the ground ia good order, then
run out the rows, in which SOW some
approved phosphate, mixing plaster
with the phosphate, and with the
cultivator or other small harrow go
down The row, mixiog the soil and
phosphates thoroughly together
Put in the phosphate two or three
days or even more before setting out
plants is better than putting it in
fresh. When you put the phosphate
In the bin or row 1nder the plant or
seeds it is too strong for the plant in
the infancy aud Injuries the small
roots. tits too stimulating, CT heat
ing for them. Plaster will help this
very much, even more than any one
would suppose who has not tried it.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21
TrIaI of Captain WlIIlams.

The trial of Captain Williams,
charged with the murder of Otto
Mayher, a German employed on bis
oyster dredging boat last fall, was
commenced 10 the Circuit Court for
Somerset county, yesterday. The
particulars of this case have hereto
fore been given in the CAPITAL. Out
of the regular panels of twenty -four
and fifty talesmen, which had been
drawn, but nine jurors were sworn
Forty additional taIesmen were or
dered, and the court took a recess till
four. On assembling, the defense
raised some technical points which
were discussed but finally Withdrawn,
and the court adjourned till this morn.
ing at O'Clock.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21
The Temperance Union.

The meeting held at Wesley Chap.
el last night was we'll attended. The
president made some interesting re-
marks on the subject Of temperance.
An article from the "Christian Homeo
On "True Temperance" was read by
Miss Garter. History Repeating
Itself,v was the subject of another ar.
ticlo read By one Of the members
The young ladies were encouraged
by the improved attendance aud hope
this is indicative of future success.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21
A skatIng RInk for Fair Haren.

The Weems Steamboat Company is
making arrangements for large ex-
cursion business during the coming
season. Fair Haven, its summer re-
sort, will be improved and made more
attractive BY skating rink, addition
al bath-houses, and on piles driven in
the water there willfbe large build
ing where the visitors can sit and
enjoy he bFeezes land look at the
bathers. A large number of societies
mud Sunday schools have already
made arrangements for their regular
excursions The season win open
June %. Fair Haven is situated in
The lower end Of Anne Arundel,
about 20 miles distant
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21
THE TARLE.


TRAINS LEAVE TRAINS ARRIVE.
Nail, 6.85a. m. Mail, 8.55 a. m.
Accom-, 1905 p. m. Accom-, 1.50 p. IN.
Mail, 1855 p. m. Mail, 5.55 p. m.
Sunday Trains g. 35 a. m. 430 D. m.
Through freight to and from Baltimore
every day. Local freight Tuesday and
Friday at 9. 80 a. m.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21
Clean u

e ID now time to clean upl Get
the ash heap out Of your yard -
scrape up the broken bits Of crockery
and glass, rake up the scattered
siraws and chips, clear out an the
debris accumulated during the winter
months, put q coat Of white-wash on
Jour fence and then as Jon look out
ol your back door at the budding pro-
ducts Of Spring, life will seem like !
new thing to you.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21

RATES OF ADvERTIsTN6

One inch, one day, rs cents two days
III 90 three days, $1.25 one week, $500;
two weeks, $500. Liberal rates made
with those advertising By the month or
year. Local notices and political or spe-
eial communications, cents per line.
Ordinary announcement of marriages
and deaths free, but obituary notices viii
Be charged for at one-haH the usual rates
II advertising.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21
FOR SALE
DESIRABLE
liDWELLING HOUSE
~. syY.. yo.,.se.3 -, fKn rasfer of ngn D0Ifs
Centrally located u ne GU q Annapolis.


TINE undersigned, as attorney for the
owner. viii offer at private sale, a
very DESIRABLE RESIDENCE, cen
trailv located on one of the most pleasant
and desirable streets in Annapolis; has
every convenience for comfort; contains
eleven rooms, including bath room and
pantry; hot and cold water. range IN the
kitchen; fireplace heaters in parlor and
dining room with hot air registers above
fine, large parlor and sitting room both
fronting the street; wide hall running
through the house: porches back and
front and in every respect comfortable,
pleasant and desirable home. Will be
sold on reasonable terms Of the
purchase money can remain on mortgage.
For particulars apply to
IS. THOS. MCCULLOUGH,
m26 No. 4 State Circle, Annapolis, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-31
His LANGUAGES.
From the San Francisco Post.


The local heather Chinese rather more than
holds his own in some respects and many of the
children of the better class of Mongolians have
attended school to some purpose, despite the
social-restrictOn law under which they labor.
The other day California street matron, lust re
turned from three years tour abroad adver-
tised for frst-class cook, whereupOn an intelli-
gent-loOking pig-tail applied for the position
''Whatee your ramee, John?" asked the lady
in that peculiar babytalk supposed to be adapted
to infants and other foreigners.
"Wan Ice"
.You sabe Toast tlurklee, Wan?" lispcd the
lady.
The Chinaman knit his brow and shook his
head.
80, dear me!' said the tourist to her imported
maid, in what is known here as Mills Seminary
and abroad as restaurant-French, what ain
to do? | can't make him understand"
ut is very unfortunate" said the Chinaman
rehectively. Il see you don't speak French
very well, and, besides that, Chinese and Eng
lish are the only languages l know"
He was not engaged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-31
How a Drunk ard Reformed.
From the San Francisco Call.


81 had noticed that men who made business
Of buying and selling wines in large quantities
sampled them and ascertained their quality and
bouquet by taking two or three mouthfuls in
succession. rolling it around their tongues as
one might say, bathing their palate in tin
short. subjecting it to the severest tests by the
organs of taste-and then ejecting it from the
mouth without swallowing any. The rcmen-
brance OF this came upon me one day when
was perfectly sober but terribly Respondent.
resolved to try it. did, and have met with the
most gratifying success. You may laugh, but it
is the solemn TRUTH l took large drink of
liquor. but instead of letting it pass into my
stomach checked it in my throat and gargled it
Tor a minute and then spat it out. To my joy
found my thirst for it almost as much appeased
as though had swallowed the liquor. / tried
it again and again with the same effect was
not made drunk. have followed this plan ever
since, and have not been drunk since, although
have gargled the liquor never swallowing a
drop as many as dozen or more times day
the same number of drinks used to take. The
plan is very simple one. and is, l believe the
only one for slave to the cup"
Has -FOUR appetite increased?"
ION the contrary it has decreased BY the
means adopted my brain has become clear and
strong again, and my will power is as good as It
ever was before | became q hard drinker. In
gargng the liquor get all the benefit of the
flavor and all the satisfaction to nv appetite,
without losing nv Senses"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-31
THE EYE-GL ASS DUDE.
How he ~ Deceived and Attempts to
Deceive Others-Affectnti0m aud Re-

From the New York Mail.
DO the jeunesse doree affect the single eye
glass as matter Of style? ?" said Broadway
optician. Eyes they do to considerable ex-
tent. Look here"
The Optician reached to shelf, and taking
down box displayed a large collection OF cir
cular pieces Of glass.
These" said he, taking up several neat ex-
amples. resplendently polished and pierced with
holes in each case these are nothing more nor
less than ordinary window glass. OF course
they are well finished and the holes are drilled
with diamond drill, but they affect the sight
no more than the interpositiOn of window
would. l sold thirty of them TIE other day to
young lady who intended to perpetrate a bit
OF satire by having them distributed as favors
in the German. l sell them at 81 each. Yes, il
entire windows were sold at q proportional
price, most of US would have to go back to ISM
glass. Using useless eyeglasses Is another Illus
tratiOn OF the AnglOmania which is now so ram
pant. do not know that this is any more silly
than dozen Recommendations There is one
thing to be noticed which Is curious. Those
who are really near-slghted are contented to have
people believe that their wearing of eyeglasses
is simply affectatiOn. Those who really affect
them are anxious to have people believe them
nearly blind"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-31
Un.A American Americana.
From the PHILADELPHIA Times

Millions of dollars are taken out of the coun-
try every year by the American colony in Paris
said gentleman yesterday discussing the prob
lem of taxation of real property. "Perhaps
could give no better illustration, said he Ethan
the Rdgway family of this city. who have made
their home in Paris for at least thirty years. 1t
is said that their income from rents in this city
is at least $50 900 year, all of which is spent
in swelling the profits of Partisan tradesmen.
The Ridgways are only one Of a dozen or more
enormously wealthy American families who have
completely eXpatriated themselves and take but
secondary interest in the politics and material
development of this country. except in so far as
it affects their incomes. Their children are born
reared. educated and married abroad Miss
Ridgw&y married the Count de Ganav, scion of
one OF the Oldest French families. His brother
was for time connected with the French Lega-
ton at Washington. 1t is probable that this
family. except to keep their property in repair
and collect their rents will never contribute to
the sum of our national wealth. 1t is singular
how some Americans are willing to cut adrift
from Their native land. No foreigner of the
same standing in his native country could be
induced to fOrsake his home"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-31
Anle1eur PhOtOgraphy.

From the Boston Globe.
you've no idea how this business is increas-
ling" said well-known dealer in Photographic
materials the other day.
"We are selling thousands of dollars worth of
materials to ameteur photographers now. You
see there are lots OF them that take fancy to
the art Many OF them at first send to New
YORK and buy cheap outfits. such as they see
advertised as low as .12 Well of course those
are not satisfactory. and then they come here and
select first-clasS materials costing from 500
upwards Some invest 500, and some even 90
as high as $500"
II suppose quite number of wealthy people
take II up for their own amusement p
On, yes, good many and they buy the
best an most eXpensiyematerials. Why q
prominent physician in this city spends a great
deal or his leisure time in the summer in the
practice OF the art. suppose we have sold him
not less than Il 500 worth OF Photographic an
paratus and materials during the past year We
got an order from him yesterday for about 5000
worth He's at one OF the seashore resorts for
rest and recreation. and amuses himself by TAX
ing pictures. He purchased one of our large
lenses, costing $50, and can take as large and
nne picture as any artist. Then there is an
other weil-known professional man i'm the city
who has bought at least $500 worth of materials
Of US, and takes great interest in the art
care ladies affected By the MANIA too: >"
Certainly; dozen or more ladies from
Beacon street and other aristocratic portions OF
the city have purchased materials of u.s. Some
of them have bought outfits costing $500 or $500.
and even more. They take these outfits with
them when they 90 to the seashore or the noun
tains for the summer, and are able to spend their
leisure in very pleasant aud satisfactory man
ner"
"HOw long does it take them to learn the art
suppose they have to acquire some knowledge
Of the chemicals, don't they"
Bless you, it's easy enough to learn. Chem
tad uun xrifh af,a, ,I.t
No; they don't have to use them at all The
dry plates are used now almost entirely. You
see, 1t is not necessary to develop these plates
at once A plate can be exposed and then put
away to be developed at the persons cOnve-
nlenee."
How do the Ladies succeed2"
Finely; some Of them make as 1ne pictures
as you can find anywhere"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-31
A LIVELY FLORIDA CONVENTION.
NegrOr' ,eet to Nominate a Mayor-One
Man -&ilied and an lndiscriminate

AeVNSs
Lavilla is a populOus suburb Of Jacksonville,
Fla, with scarcely a dividing line between the
two. The suburb has q very large negro popu-
lation, and the whites are in a hopeless minority.
For Lavilla has been noted for the turbu-
lence of its local politics and the riotious demon
onstratiOns attending its corporate conventions.
On Tuesday night the citizens met to nominate
a municipal ticket for the ensuing year.
negro presided over the convention, and the
large majority of those present were negroes.
Inc meeting was stormy one. When the time
lOr nominations came twenty sable statesmen
were on their feet at once demanding the chair
mans attention. Two hundred voices called
"Order!" and "sit down." Pandemonium
reigned. Friends of the rival candidates grew
furious. Epithets were Kissed through set
teeth Hot words and an indiscriminate free
fight ensued. For twenty minutes the hall be-
came den OF struggling wild beasts. At last
pistols and knives were drawn and pistol
hred This temporarily quoted the crowd and
after time business was resumed. On given
motion several members again sprang to their feet
ana vocfferated for the chairman's recognition.
Among them was John Legrant, colored.
George Richardson angrily commanded him to
Bit down. Legrant refused. and the two adj
vanced upon each other. Richardson had come
to the meeting armed with a heavy pine fence
picket, and. raising this terrible weapon, he
struck Le@rapt fearful blow on the head.
splitting it wide open and telling the latter to
the floor. Legrant was carried out Of the
house and never spoke again. He died next
morning. In the melee that followed three men
were dangerously cut and half a dozen hurt
more or less. Notwithstanding these terrible
Interruptions a considerable portion of the
crowd remained in the hall and nominated a
young white man. named Lengle for mayor. A
second meeting has since been held. and an op-
position ticket nominated and there is talk of q
third convention.