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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-02-06

Charles j. CAnds has bt en confirmed "a
assistant treasurer st New York.
The Senate committee on public buildings
reported favorably on the bill To appropriate
$780, 600 for @ public building In Sioux City,
aud the same amount for one at Oshkosh,
Wis.
The House committee on pensions instruct
ed its chairman TO report a bill granting~sN
surviving officer, soldiers or sailors o
Mexic IN war or their widows a pension OF IS
per month.
Members OF the Congressional labor eous-
mittee say that the sub committee OF the COM
m,tte' s on agriculture and labor have agreed
on making the commissioner OF agriculture n
cabinet officer, and providing that the depart
nent shall be known IA the Department of
Agriculture and Labor"
The total collections OF internal revenue
during the first six months OF the fscal year
ending Jane 80, 1885, were 3 S,59t6ll, al In
crease OF 80 90 46i over the collections during
the same period ~ the laat tecal year. There
WAS IN ~increas. f s67 i,573 on spirits, 1850 sos
orr tobacco aud si31 8 I on ferm.Dt.d liquors.
aud n decrease OF al 475 on MI c .llareous
ia ms The receipts du'!pg DecemHer. 1'S5,
were 1924 greater than during D. c,mber,
1884.
JAMES &. Hsliock who claims TO bee a son Of
the man who oriIinstei thu clearing house
syetem, has add ressed a circular Ia the 8 nate
Of thr United States charging j ,hn Sherman
with having allowed privot, parties I'd h
5 400 600 trade dollars coined illegally at the
United States minis IN 1877. H.llock says
Sherman violated the law, AVID then lied about
1t. The circular urges the Senate to rebuke
sherman by electing another president pro
tem.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-02-06
Imprisoned in u Tree for S x Days.

London Telegraph On Christmas
eve some children were playing in a
lane near Ashton Court estate, when
they heard some one moaning. The
sound was very weak, and it seemed to
come fir m a large tree in an adjoining
ield. Two Golfers got into the field
and, on reaching the plaza pointed out,
they found a bov named Edward Light.
in the hollow of the trunk and in such
a pitiabl, state that they got a ven Gle
and took HIM 70 the work house.
When be had sufii recovered, he
gave his name. and it was a,c-rtained
that his parents, living at Regent
street, Redminster, had missed him for
six days. Light stated that he hrd
spent bis school money On the 18Th
inst, and, fearing to go home, had
loitered about in the Peoples park at
Ashton.
During tho evening sOme boys pushed
him into the stream which runs through
the grounds. He got out, and. the
night being bitterly cold, he wen into
the field and crept through an opening
in an elm tree and let himself down in
to the hollow of the trunk. He took
off his wet shoes ADD stockings, and
during the night no went to sleep.
Next morning his feet we're so bad and
his legs so belumbed that he could not
use them to get up out of the hollow,
and he could only thrust his hand out
of the hole and call out.
Nobody hard him, and he dozed of
again in an exhausted condition. He
states that he remained in the tree for
six days suffering acutely from hunger
and thirst. till discovered. He was
very ems lated, and will probably lose
some of his toes.
The c oldest ~iulcr tveI knO WI n the
snutharn aiafoa waa In 1Ak
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-02-06

A paper in the Polish language ia among the
new things at Stevens Point.
A branch OF the Irieh National league is TO
be established at + Zen station.
Natural gas bubbles up ont OF the deep ar
tesian well In the park at Prairie du Chen.
J. IS Sail that the number OF dead bodies
shi, ped from Mil SSukee will sverag about
ten a week.
Mrs. Bessie VI. Shaver has been appointed
superintendent Of schools In Washington
County, In place Of Mrs. Clara Cus:ard, re-
signed.
The Oshkosh free night school ia a success
full venture. The majority OF the applicants
are young mechanics ranging In age from 70
to 81 years.
A canton Of the "Pa.riarchs Militant" tho
new degree OF ODD Fellowship, intended to
take the place OF the "Patriarchiai %circle,'' 10
about TO be established at Eau Claire.
A male rice bird, belsted In dining his com
paDions in their flight south ward, has taken
up his abcde With u flock of chickens belong
ing to II. A. Robbins, OF Hebron, Jefferson
county.
Though the First Congregational church OF
Oshkosh, by a vote of Is to 8, decided TO call
as pastor Rev. w. A. De Pew, of Masssehu-
sets, the society refused TO coLcur, the vote
standing 81 against Is.
La Crosse Is figuring the cost Of a wagon
bridge across the Mississippi. The need OF one
Was suggested by the recent loss Of the Min
nesota trade by the stoppsge OF the ferry and
the unsafe condition Of the ice.
Tue will OF w. G. scarborough, recently
filed In the Oltagamie county court, beQueaths
$4,000 worth Of prov erty to the Metz oiist
Episcopal clurcu extension fund. Rev. r. 8.
Stein and W. L Scarboro have been app Jinttd
exc ItTs.
The Free Baptists and Methodists OF the
town OF Nekimi, Winnebapo county. are ct
war. A Westinghouse built for ecu patton by
the Baptists, and, on It's dsuse bg tn, IN, by
any other evangelical denomination, has been
refused the Methodists.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-02-06

Three incendiarv A rs at KugstoD, Ont,
were traced TO a lad named Her1ey, the son OF
a leading merchant.
Little Lolita Crahtree sold one nj her San
francisco lots last week for II, 400.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-02-06

The " Quiry Ia progress In Montreal 70
spectipg customs frauds shows that officials
have ACT, d In collus.on with importerst {, pass
third Of their original coat.
-Phiadelphia's municipal election will be
held on February 10.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-02-06

The c oldest ~iulcr tveI knCy Il n the
southern states was Ia 1855.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-02-06
An Elephant Starts Out to See the
Town.

ROCHESTER,, N. Y. Dec. 80.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-09
The Texas State Capital.

GALVESTON, May 5.-The Mallory
steamship Comal, from New York,
arrived in port with abons so or 60
stone.cutters from Scotland en- route to
Austin, Tex, to quarry stone for the
new capitol building.
The Knights of labor in this city
hsa known of this from telegram
received from. New York Sunday
which instructed the Knights of Labor
b'sre 10 institute proceedings for the
detention Of the stone cutters, and to
inform the district authorities of the
matter and to seek legal advice upon
the subject. A representative knight
thereupon addressed communication
to one of the prominent lawyers in the
city, soliciting an opinion of some
kind.
In answer Burns, & Burns, atty. at
law, the addressed parties, stated that
nothing could he done here in Calves,
ton in the matter, as the contract la
borezs were alredy in tho Uuited Sateas
before they were taken on board the
Mallory steamer to be brought to
Galveston that in bringing them from
New York the master of the Mallory
steamer violated no law and cannot
DC interfered with: that it was unlaW-
tul FOR Any person OF corporation to
import foreign labor into the United
States AS construed by the Federal law
upoa the subject. The act of Congress
OF Feb, 18th hast, Furnishes only the
master of the vessel who knowingly
permits and brings to land within the
United States from any freight port
any OF the contract laooress specified
in the law.
Failing in ability to move the law
the knights here determined upon
trying the fleets Of moral suasron, snd
with this object in view committee
waited on the stone cutters almost as
soon as they came from the vessel.
They represented that convict labor
was being employed on the capitol
building, and through this sought to
Influence the foreigners from aiding
and abe,iiDg the contractors from
doing that which the committee dem
ounced in unmeasured terms as an
outrage on honest labor.
The results of the talk will not be
manifested until Su nday, and will be
determined by the action of the for-
eigners whether they go or stay.
They gave no expression of opinion 10
the committee.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-09

Readers of Hawthorne,s blouse of Seven
Cables will recall the pathos with which
poor Clifford Pyncheon. who had been un-
justly imprisoned since his carly manhood,
said, after his release: My life is gone, and
where is my happiness.' But that could
be done only III part, as CLEANS of warm
sunshine occasionally fall across the gloom
of New England autumn day.
In II letter to Messrs. Hiscox Il Co., Mr..
l.. II. Titus, of Pennington, N. =, saws: ~
have suffered untold misery from childhood
from chronic disease OF the bowels and
diarrhoea, accompanied by great pain, I
sought reliet at the hands Of physicians of
every school and used every patent and
domestic remedy under the sun. l have at
last found in PARKER'S TONIC a com
plete specific, preventive and sure. AS
Your Invaluable medicine, which did for
me what nothing else could do, is entitled
to the credit of my getting back my happy
days, ! cheeriully snd gratefully acknowi-
edge the fact"
Mr.. Els. Wells, who needs no introduction
to the people of Jersey CITY, adds: 1.-The
testimonial of Mr.. Titus is genuine and
voluntary; only he does not adequately
portray the suffering he had endured for
many years. He is my brother in-law and
l now know the case well. He is now per-
fectly free from his old troubles and en-
Joys health and life, ascribing it all to
PARKElt'S TONIC.
unequalled as an invigorant; stimulates
all the organs cures ailments of the liver,
Kidneys, and all diseases of the blood.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-09
st. Matthew's
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.

Wood Street, Monroe, La.
Mass every morning at $50.
On Sunday: Low mass at 7 O'Clock high
mass and sermon at 10 O'Clock cathechis
or Sunday School at 8 p. m. sermon and
benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at
7p. m.
Always enough of vacant seats for
visiting strangers.
Connected with the church: 1. Sodality
of young ladies. known as "ChiIdren Of
Mary" meeting first Sunday of every
month. 2. st. Matthew's Ladies' Altar
Society, meets first Sunday every month.
3. Young Catholics Friends Society, meet
at their Public Library Hall first Sunday
Of every month. 4. st. Matthew'S Branch
Of Catholic knights Of America, meeting
first and third Tuesday of every month.
5. st. Hyacinth's Convent, under tho
direction OF the Daughters of the Cross
sister Seraphina, superior.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-09

The celnetaries of San Francisco con>
tain large number of very costly
monuments In tho Catholic cemetery
are tomb erected by Mrs. Theresa
Fair at cost of $15, 700, the vault of
w. S. Ohrien which cost $75, 900, the
Donahue monument which cost $50, 600
and the Dunphy monument which
cost $4,000. Senator Jones has a vault
in the Laurel Hill cemetery for which
he paid $4,000. and the Lothian
monument in the same place cost
$50 OO0.-C eIyoyniu Letter.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-09
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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-09
LINE +. o., La, January, 5. 1872.

hereby certify that had the IN ,nn,c-
mont OF the Peterkin Plantation nc tbs
place during tho year ISSt which was
planted in the Pcterkin Prolific Cotton
1 commenced planting on the first of May,
ana finished on the 10Th fthe same month
The crop had the usual culture on the share
system. 1 have seen all the varieties OF
cotton grown in the country, and consider
tho Peterkin Prolific far superior to all Of
them: 1t fruits moro rapidly, stands more
not, dry weather than other cotton, does
not rust: The crop here had no rain after
Sd OF July. Continued to grow during the
long dronth, remained green, Iorg after
otter crops OF the country were burnt W
and ma'ured nearly or quite TO the top.
Plckefs claim they can pick one-t hirt,
more OF the Peterkin than any other cotton
grown. l believe there is more money in
1t than i'll any other cotton grown. There
has only been a small portion of the c,or
Einned which has been weighed by MIR. j.
L. IleneSan, who had charge of the gin.
same averaged Al 45- 100 lbs lint cotton TO
hundred pounds seed cotton.
GEO. W. SAWYER
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-09

BOSTON, May, 5.-Erederick Doug~
lass has written letter to. Hon. l.. w.
Bird, which he says:
81 ANA Republican and did all 1
could to defeat the election of Mr..
Cleveland. He was under no political
obligation to me whatever, yet I held
the Office Of Recorder nearly IA whole
year under his Observation-Disclosures
office by law held not for any term,
but solely at the pleasure of the
President.
awhile In office President Cleveland
treated me as he treated other offices
holders in this District. He was
brave enough to invite Mrs. Douglass
and myself to all his grand receptions,
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-09

Read what Mr.. T. X. Legare, merchant
and planter. writes from Fort Motto, $. c..
November 81, 1854:
Capt. J. A. Peterkin, Fort Motto, s. c.:
Dear Sir-You ask me to give you my
experience with your improved cotton seed,
aud as have no interest in the matter ex-
cept the good OF the farmers. I will give you
my experience. I planted acres of your
seed this year and the cotton grew off rap
idly, stood the dry weather we'll and kept
green and bearing long after other cotton
near it had dried up and ceased producing.
ginned out three bales, and 1000 pounds Of
seed cotton made 400 pounds of lint, or 40
per cent lint, while it took 1850 pounds Of
other cotton ginned same day on same gin
to make 400 pounds lint. I know of many
other parties who also had a turn out OF 40
and even AZ per cent, while tho Ozier seed
only made 80 to 80 per cent.
As merchant, 1 shipped to Charleston
about 100 bales ofyour seed for two parties,
and without my factor knowing it. they ali
sold for the top Of tho market. and most OF
them Il cent over the market, as the staple
is very fine and beautiful. It's virtues ARC
that il grows we'll. stands drOnth, bears
heavily, and makes a beautiful lint which
sells for top of the market. / consider it.
the best cotton have ever known, supe-
rior to Dickson's and Ozer's.
Yours, very respectfully,
Il. X. LEGARE.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-09
Congressional Dignity.

A good story is told of Congressman
Glover, of Missouri, young and very
self.important member of the House,
who succeeds Mr.. Broadhead of ST..
Louis. 1t indicates the remarkable i'm
portanca which your average new
Congressman attaches TO himself and
to his position. It was in the cigar
stand ut Wizards Hotel that the incis
dent occurred. He was attempting to
buy cigar to suit the esthetic taste OF
the member from st. Louis, and push-
ing back some that had been offered
him, said 'sGimme something a shade
darker" The dealer in the fragrant
weed, who is an old timer, and don't
feel at all abashed by the presence of
so great an individual as a Congress.
man, replied nonchaIantIy. call right,
my good fellow, here is something
darker" aud he passed out another
grade OF cigars.
Drawing himself up 10 his full height
which is probably about Eve feet
seven inches, he responded, loftily,
"Probabiy you are not aware, sir, that
you are addressing member of Con-
gress." The reply OF the cigarster was
lost in the suppressed litter from the
crowd which always fills the Hobbies
Of a hotel.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-09
The following exhibit of vital chan
ges in the United States is prepared ny

The following exhibit OF vital chan
ges in the United States is prepared ny
the Surgeon General for ,h,: trHth
census: "The total population i'll 1880
was so, l55, 1888, an increase in ten years
Of II .597,4l2. Of.his Increase, 2sl .2l9
per annum may he taken as due to
immigration, the total number Of iD-
migrants for the ten years being 2.S12,-
1911. This makes the mean annual in-
crease due to excess of births over
deaths s7S,522." The mean annual
birth rate for the United States is
given as Sc per 1000.
The United States as whole, durin g
the census year, had a comparatively
low death rate and high birth rate.
The death rate is shown to have been
higher in the colored than In the
white population; in the foreign ele~
ment than in the whites of Americ an
paren,ag,; in the cities than in the
rural districts. The most important
cause of diseases and death were co.,
sumption, pneumonia, diptheria, ty-
phoid fever, maIariaI fevers aud those
ill-defined forms of disease to which
children under one year of age are
subj ct.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-09

O,e # the imformants hints Jay
Gouid is The General Master Workman
Of the Knights of Capital. If he has
transformed himself to q protector OF
other people in the possession Of their
capital he has u .dergone change in.
deed Ii tho RIO his plan has been to
get i'u:d Of il himself. His welfare
has bee" against The capitalists rather
than the iabnrers, and one time he was
80 careless about his dpfenses that he
found himself in possession of some
nine Mullins of Erie money which he
was compelled to partially surrender,
and il was understood that be was so
mortified at the revelation of his
negligence that he resolved never to
let ii occur again.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-09
EONT NIOTTE, S. c., Nov, ISIS

FoHr MorrE, S. c., Nov. l, lssl
Capt j. A. Peterkin:
planted ten acres OF cotton with your
seed. Had two other valieticS--tin Jones
ana Inc Dixon Cluster. All the land was
alike and fertiIized and cultivated the same:
your seed stood the drouth, made more seed
cotton per acre aud turned out H.. Der
Gent. INT, the other varieties 30 per cent
consider your cotton 4 bless; ing to our
country.
Yours Respectfully, n CAROL.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-09
BAsTEoP, La, January q, lsS5.
Editor Morehouse Clarion:

bAsTEoP La. .Jaunary q, lSSi'.
Editor Morehouse Clarion:
Dear 'Si'-1 said to you some time since
tfist would give you the result Of my gin
ginned 81 900 lbs seed cotton, weighed in lots
OF from 900 to 1900 lbs, which turned out
Al 3S:lo per cent of lint cotton.
ms cotton was planted from 1st to lOtl,
of May. Had tho usual cultivation on The
snare system. No rain after LIST of July,
Stands more hot, dry weather than AMY
other cotton grown. Hands claim they can
pick one-third more Of it than the common
cottoh. Can also gin at least one-thirti
more or 1t in the same length Of time han
any other cotton.
know my seed to be pure, as there was
mo other cotton planted on my Line plantn-
tion in 1854 except the Peterkir.
believe there is more money to be made,
py d. ieast 30 per cent in planting Tho Peter
kin than any other cotton
Yours Respectfully
GEO. a: PIGFEHHIN.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-09

The late Mark F. Bigney, who it
will be remembered died only a few
days ago, was poet Of no smalh calitre
He collated and published, In 1867 a
small volume of poems and his last
invocation Of the. muse, with the ex-
ception, Of occasional epigrams was the
following address of, WELCOME to, Mrs.
widow Of thu President Of
Fair daughter of u sunny clinse,
Our welcome greets the hero tonight
Twero met with lays of LOFTY rhyme
10 welcome ono so bright.
With every charm of -yomanhood;
Linked to man Who know no wrong
Twas thine to stand where heroes
Stood.
To suffer aud be strong!
Death cast its gloom across its path.
Tho hero and the husbands slains
How sad the wreck of warlike wrath.
How sad TO die in vain!
But she, the qleenly mother, lives
She lives for those who called him sire
tier motherhood sweet fragrant gives!
From blossoms that aspire.
And day by day her hopes take wing
To soar beyond the faythcst star
And gather flowers which only spring
Gods bright fields afar.
Long may she live to grace this earth
With light and love and joyousness,
The synonym of truth and WORTH
With blessings may she bless!
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-09
CAMDEN, C.. Dec, 10, 1855

CAMDEN, S. C.. Dec, 10, 1851.
Capt. j. a. Peterkin;
planted your seed on two acres of poor,
sandy land, after cutting oats from same,
on the first day of June. 1t was well fertil
lied, grew OFT nicely, but had Il severe
drouth, which it stood remarkably we'll.
Made two bales, weighing 45o each, with
the bagging included. 1t turned out II per
cent OF lint Yours respectfully,
w. A. A NkROA.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-09
CHESTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.

We, the undersigned, James II. Hamilton,
John Millen and T. Blanks, do hereby GER
tify that we were present and did assist in
of the Peterkin Improved variety:-- Seed
cotton, 1920 TBS yield of lint 574 lbs, or 4O1s
lbs to lO0ibs seed cotton. Also that 1867 lbs
seed cotton of the Same lot Tinted 1855 lbs.
The above mentioned cotton was ginned
on Il. III. Moffat's Field Gin, without taking
any extra care in ginning; also, that tho
above mentioned cotton was raised by Capt.
&1is My the e con s and STATE ABOVE o wiz
ton. J. H. HAMILTON,
JOHN MILLEN,
p. NJ. BLANKS,
Certified and subscribed before mo, this
Gath day of October, 1884.
JOHN &. MAGILL, Notary Public.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-09
SrATEsBURG, S. c., Dec. l, 14s4

STATEsBURG, 5. O., Dec. l, 14S4.
Capt. J. "A. Peterkin;
1 this year planted the seed bought of you
and am pleased with them. It has made
moro seed cotton per acre than any other
cotton, stood drouth better, and turned out
Al per cent of lint. I can sell some seed in
my eighborhood for you.
Yours respectfully,
DESSUMORE BULL.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-09

The widow of Gen. Santa Anna IS
in Mexico, spending her declining
years in a rosk ing-chair, smoking
cigarettes.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1886-05-09
HURCH DIR ECTORY.
METHODIST CHURCH.
A. G. CoUEY, PASTOR.

Children's Meeting, at $3.50 A. NJ, monthly
Public Services, IL q. m. T. $40 p. III.
every Sabbath.
Sunday School, $3.50 p. M, every Sabbath
Prayer Meeting, Thursdays, S:l5 p. ~.
All are specially invited to attend.