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far as will not destroy the beauty OF the streets
or collide with other Interests. They will proba-
bly, favor the Incorporation of roads In the east
or northeast where the facilities are not now
good, but there is opposition to all propositions
TO occupy the broad avenues with car tracks.
The school question will receive very careful
consideration, and there is little doubt that the
necessary legislation will be recommended.
The committee seems to favor the aQueduct
bridge.
THE LOUISE HOME TAKES.
The Senate District committee did not get q
quorum to-day until late hour; hence very
little was done. The bill to exempt the property
of the Louise Home and property from which it
derives revenue and support was considered,
and it was decided TO report q substitute to
exempt the home proper, but putting some
limitations upon the exemption Of other prop
erty connected with the institution. The COM
init ee agreed t. hold q special meeting some
day next Wees W act upon measures pending.
A TEMPERANCE PETITION FROM DISTRICT
CLERGYMEN.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Blair presented q
protest, signed by forty-one clergymen of the
District OF Columbia, against th. passage of
the pending bill In relation to barroom licenses
with the provision to permit licenses TO be pro-
cured without annually obtaining anew the
signatures OF o majority Of the residents aud
real estate owners OF the block. The petitioners
want q law to require that all applications for
renewal OF license shall be accompanied by
property owners Referyed to the District conn
s. III. Blair also presented 8 petition. signed By
forsy-tWo clerBymeu 0f the Dtstrfct, In favor Of
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ARMY LEAvES.-Leave Of Capt. William B.
Pease, 9th infantry, extended six months for
disability; leave of Capt. F. T. Whitehead, conn.,
subst., extended six months for disability;
leave of Capt. Thomas j. Gregg, I'd cavalry, ex-
Tended three months for disability; leave of
capt Geo. r. Price, 9Th cavalry, extended two
months, disability; leave for two months granted
= r. n. White, asst. surg, and I'd Lieut.
granted Maj. H. E. Brown, surgeon, for disa-
6ility; resignation by LIST Lieut. s. E. Stuart 'of
MS commission as I'd lieut., LIST artillery, &C
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The PRESIDENTS LETTER To PRESS CLUB
The President was invited to attend the annual
ball of the Buffalo Press club last evening. He
however, sent letter regretting his inability
10 attend, in which he said: II remember with
much pleasure an occasion OF like character
which 1t was my privilege to attend as the
guest of the club, year ago, and you NAV be
sure that If 1t were possible should avail my
sell OF the opportunity which your invitation
affords to again meet some OF my good Buffalo
friends But am obliged to say with real re-
greet that my public duties here do not permit
the acceptance of your invitation
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INDIAN TITLE TO LANDS IN DAKOTA.-On the
23d OF January last. Commissioner Sparks wrote
to the surveyor general of Dakota, in reply to
his request for authority to make a survey of
west OF DEVILS lake, that in view of the claim
OF the Turtle Mountain Indians to this land
ana That the whole question will be submitted
70 Congress for requisite legislation as to the
regular extinguishment of the Indian TITLE
that surveys within the described district
should be suspended. He is directed to award
no more contracts embracing lands situate
therein, and all such contracts now pending are
Indefinitely suspended
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The Townsend Estnte.
To Relieve Distrc SIS.

BATON ROUGE, June 3O.-Gov. Nc
Emery issues proclamation recitiDg
information received of great distress
resulting from severe storms and inun-
dations OF the parishes OF Rapides,
Grant and Catahoula; that crops have
been nearly destroyed, soil in many
cases washed away, fences destroyed
and cattle and hogs drowned, all to
such an extent that it is impossible to
raise crops of any kind the present
year. The governor therefore asks all
charitably disposed people In the State
to send contributions of provisions to
these distressed people.
He estimates the number of dis
tressed at ], 200 In Grant, 600 in Rapi.
des and several hundred in Cata-
houla.
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Resumed Work.

PITTsBURG, Pa, June 30.--Joncs &
Loughlin's nail factory was put in
operation yesterday, after being idle
since May %, 1885, exactly thirteen
months. This is the first factory to
start under the arrangement of the
Amaigamated association last Friday.
1t has sixty-five machines aud will
employ about twenty matters and sixty.
live feeders, besides heaters, rollers aud
packers. Preparations to start are
being actively pushed at the other
factories.
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sJust as Much Right to 1t as YOU

Major William Warner, member OF
Congress from Missouri had little
bit of unique experience at the surren'
der of Vicksburg.
lie was then Adjutant Of the Thirty
third Wisconsin, and on the Fourth Oh
july, while The details of the surrender
were being completed, his regiment
was Gin place rest" on the works, but
a few rods from the rebel WORKS,
which were similarly filled with the
iounging garrison.
1t occurred to Adjntaut Warner
hat it would be fine thing to ceie-
brate the day in an ol1-fashioned way
by reading the Declaration OF hide
pendence.
He had, and still has, magnificent
round, full voice, and every word OF
he grand old document rolled out
plainly and distinctly on the still July
air, and was a,ten.ively listening to
by both friends and foe.
At the conclusion the Union men
gave o ringing cheer, and the other
side responded with sbrill "rebe'
yell"
"What are you yelling fol?' shout
ed our boys "thal's mono of your tuner
al" We've just as much right to it as
you have" the Johuies yelled oack.
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formly kind to her, to take you 10
out of the cold.
Don't be too soft. Don't say: "These
little hands shall never do stroke OF
work when they are mine," and
ssYou shall have nothing to do in our
home but to sit all day long and chirp
to the canaries," as if any sensible
woman could be happy fooling away
valuable time in that sort of style, anu
a girl has fine retentitive memory
for the soft things and silly promises
of courtship and occaionaliy, in after
years, when she is washing the dinner
dishes or patching the west end OF
your trousers, she will remind you OF
them, in cold, sarcastic tone OF voice.
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Louisiana Legislature.

BATON ROUGE, June 3O.-The bill
authorizing the governor to contrac,
with certain parties to furnish the
State with 1900 new and official mans
OF the State, and to appropriate SIC, 900
for the same was favorably reported
upon by the appropriation committee
yesterday morning.
House bill No. ISL, providing for
the protection of alluvial lands of the
State, and instructing the State board
OF engineers to survey, stake out and
make estimates of the cost of certain
levees, was finally passed yesterday
morning by the House.
The governor sent message to the
House notifying 1t officially of the fail
ure to take down the roller coaster al
the West End New Orleans.
The House passed concurrent res.
olution authorizing the Governor to re
move or demolish same and pronounc,
ing the coaster nuisance on State
property 1t Is maintained under
lease by the New Orleans City rail-
road.
The Senate finance committee re-
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HINTS TO YOUNG MEN WHO WANT TO
MARRY.
Select the girl.

| Select the girl.
Agree with her father ia politics,
and with her mother i'm religion.
| If you have rival, keep an eye on
him; if he is Il widower, keep two
eyes on him.
! Don't swear to the girl that you
have no bad habits. II will be
enough for you to say that you never
heard yourself 3nore in your sleep.
Don't put much sweet stuff on paper
If you do, You vii! hear it read in
after years, when your Wife has some
especial purpose in intl citing
upon you the srvcrest punishment
| known to n married man.
Go home at n reasonable hUur in
the evening. Dan't wait t.ll the girl
has to throw her whole sou! into !,
yawn that she cannot cover with both
hands. a little thing like that may
cause GOODNESS u; the very beginning
of the game,
II you sit down on Some molass,s
candy tina, little Willie has left on the
chair, while wearing your new sum
mer trousers for the first time. smile
swee,ly and remark that you don't
mind sitting on molasses- candy ut all,
and that "hoys will! be boys" Reserve
your true feelings for future reference.
If, on the occasion of your first call
the girl upon whom you have placed
your young affections looks like an
iceburg and acts like quiet cold
wave, take your leave early and stay
away. Woman in her hours of freeze
is uncertain, coy and hard TO please.
In cold weather finish saying good,
night in the house. Don't stretch il
all the way to the front gate, if there
is front gate, aud thus lay the fUun-
dation for future asthma, catarrh, to
help you worry the girl To- death after
sh has married you.
Don't lie about your financial condi,
ton. 1t is very annoying to bride
who has pictured for herself life of
luxury in her ancestral halls to learn
too late that you expect her 10 ask n
baldehcaded parent, who has been uni~
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Funeral of David Davis.

BLOOMINGTON, H., June 30.-The
obsequics Of Davis occurred here yes
terday afternoon, Services were ar
ranged by the family in accord with
the quiet modest taste of the deceased.
Nevertheless SO general was the
mourning and so universal tho desire
to accord the distinguished dead the
last honors, that the funeral assumed
imposing proportions. The city was
thronged with people and business was
practically suspended during the fun
eral service hours. A special train at
and one hundred lawyers from Spring
field. Decatur and Clinton. Yesterday
morning Judge Gresham telegraphed
from Indianapolis that he could not
come owing to the serious illness of
his wife, anti Col. II. B. Latham, OF
Lincoln, was substituted as pail
bearer. The remains lay in state in
the west parlor OF the Davis mansion
till 2 p. m. and there was constant
stream of visitors to take a last look at
the face OF the dead. The features were
calm and peaceful and much less wan.
ted than had been generally expected.
The casket was of cedar and draped
with black cloth. There were eight
heavy silver handles and a massive
plate bearing the inscription, "David
Davis, born November 8, 1916. Died
June 26, 1885," Resting on the casket
were wreath and star from tho family
and at the head floral pillow with
fbo xvcr1 ttura MI ia har,, f~onoJ acroos
it in purple immortelles. There were
many other beautiful offerings, in
Guiding combination of feather
palms from. Mrs. Justice Hunt and a
basket from the children of the State
Soldiers Orphans Home.
At 8 O'Clock the services were held
at the house. The officiating clergy
man was Rev. w. @. Pierce, q
relative of the family who read the
Episcopal burial service. The process
sion which followed the remains to the
grave was of an unusual length.
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Shot.

JACKSON, Miss, June 29.-Joseph
Bolton, railroad agent and operator at
Brandon, was shot aud MORALLY
wounded by L. HI. Johnson, occom-
panied by his son Marsh johnson.
On arrival of the train from Meridian
johnson stepped of and without a
word of warning opened fire on Bolton
who fell at the first fire. johnson
continued firing until he had emptied
his pistol into Bottoms prost rate body.
The palties are we'll connected. The
shooting resulted from family trouble.
Reports received from local option
elections in Simpson and Copiah
counties show that both counties have
gone dry by good many majority.
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LINE 2. o., La, January, S, 1855.

hereby certify that J had the manage
mciit of the Peterkin Plantation at this
place during tho year 1854, which was
planted in tho Pcterkin Prolific Cotton.
commenced planting on tho first of May,
and finished on tho 10Th of the same month.
The crop had tho usual culture on tho share
system. / have seen all tho varieties of
cotton grown in the country, and consider
the PetcrlSin Prolific far superior to all of
them. 1t fruits moro rapidly, stands more
hot, dry weather than other cotton, does
not rust. The crop here had no rain after
on o. r3 10 gro% op tnr
other crops of the country were burnt up
and matured nearly or quite to tho TOP:
Pickers claim they can pick ono-thi.a
moro of tho Pctcrkin than any other cottcn
grown. believe there is more money in
it than in any other cotton grown. Thee
has only been small portion of the crop
ginned which has been weighed by MIR. }.
Z. Hencgan, vino had charge of the gin.
Same averaged Al As 100 lbs lint cotton to Il
hundred pounds seed cotton.
GEO. w. SAW YER
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ported unfavorably on Mr.. Hunters
bill to rebuild the burnt seminary
buildings at Alexandria, etc; favora-
bly, on Mr.. Randolph's bill for the re-
lief OF Patrick Aver.
House bill to regulate employment
of children, young persons and women
in certain capacities, passed finally.
Senator Jumel's game bin was indie
finitely postponed.
Mr.. Smart's anti,future bill failed to
pass.
Mr.. Strickland's railroad bill was
indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Kennedy's levce bill finally
passed the House, as did those of Mr..
McWilliams and Mr.. Harmanson.
Senate bill of Mr.. Cordell creating
the Fifth Louisiana levee district was
finally passed to the third reading.
The bill! appropriating $4,000 to the
Southern university (coloreD OF New
Orleans, defeated Monday. WAS recon,
sidered and passed.
Mr.. Heard's land Office bin passed
the House.
Col. d. +. B oyd has rendered his re
signation as president of the STATE
university.
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CAMDEN, S. c.. Dec, 10, ISIS

CAMDEN, S. c.. Dee, 10, 1854.
Capt. J. A. PeterlSin;
planted your seed on two acres OF poor,
sandy land, after cutting oats from same,
on the first day Of Juno. twas well fcrtil-
lied, grew off nicely, but had severe
droliLh, which il stood remarkably we'll.
Made two bales, weighing $50 each, with
tho bagging included. 1t turned out al per
cent OF lint. Yours respectfully,
w. A. NNKROM.
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SrATEsRuRa, S. c., Dec. /, 1854.

SrATEsBUHa, S. c., Dec. 1, 1884.
Capt. J. A. Peterkin:
this year planted the seed bought ofyou
and am pleased with them; 1t has mad
more seed cotton per acre than any other
cotton, stood drouIh better, and turned out
IL per cent of lint. I can sell some seed i'll
my neighborhood for you.
Yours respectfully.
DESSU MORE BU LII.
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Mr.. w. II. Tabor, Oakland Plantation

writes:
ORANaEnURG Co., S. c., Nov. q, 1884.
Tt gives mo pleasure to testify to the I'M
euuaied valuo of tho Peterllin seed, being
of the number who have hitherto discredit-
cd its true worth. I have just ginncd my
tirst bale from this seed having planted
only two acres, and from 1914 pounds seed
cotton have ginned 81 bale weighing $40
pounds. I can't say too much for il, and
intend another year planting my whole
crop with it.
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Burned to Death.

SHERMAN, Tex, June 30.-Two
girls of William Miles, aged IL and
10 respectively, were burned to death
Monday night seven miles southwest
of Sherman. The building caught
tire from carelenessness in throwing
away match aftor lighting lamp,
The rest Of the family had narrow
escape.
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Fort Motto, S. c., Nov. l, 1884

Fort Motto, S. c., Nov. l, 1884.
Capt. j. A. Pcterkin: .
planted ten acres OF cotton with your
seed. Had two other varietieS--tle Jones
and the Dixon Cluster. All tho land was
alike and fertiliZed and cultivated the same;
your seed stood the drouth, made more seed
cotton per acre and turned out Az. per
cent. lint the other varieties 30 per cent.
l consider your cotton a blessing to our
country.
Yours Respectfully, N. CAROLn
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Rev. Thomas p. Clarlkson writes from
Eastoyer, S. c., November 25, 1854:
Tho cotton seed you gave me proved most
satisfactory. The yield of lint turned out
forty-one per cent, tested in the presence of
Col. Richard Singleton, at whose ginhouse
it was ginnod. I am so much pleased with
it that 1 intend to plant no other seed; it is
everything it claims to be it is far superior
to the Ozier, the Duncan or any seed have
ever seen tried.
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Mr.. r. j.. Clark, Fort Motto, S. G., says
Having received so many letters of en-
curry about Peterkin'S Cotton Seed, since
some correspondent of tho News d Courier
saw fit to mention my purchase of Capt.
Peterkin, will take this method ofanswcr-
ing them and say to all interested i'll cotton
planting that will dispose of a part OF my
purchase at $3.50 per bushel sacked and de-
livcred at Fort Motto. S. G. I-planted
several acres tho past season and was so
thoroughly convinced of its great value that
L shall plant larGorly and entirely of this
seed. 1t yilded mo fifty-iive pounds seed
cotton more per acre, and every hundred
pounds seed cotton has yielded mo forty
pounds lint.
II. Il. Clare.
Fort Motto, Orangcburg Co., S. G.
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BILL NYEON BUTTER j..

Bill Nye. the ;great humorist, says
butter is the mature fruit OF 'uil
blown COW. 1t is the greatest effort OF
her life. The cow tolls, not neither
does she spin yet say unto you that
Solomon in all his glory could not
beat her on hand made, or rather milk
made butter. This subtle joke have
repaired and newly upholstered for
use during the winter.-tSouthc1,a CNlti-
r0t0r.
ANY person who has been reading
the yoluminous reports on oleomars-
arine, now coming from Congress
through almost every newspaper
in the country, will be apt to at once
fall to the conclusion that Bill Nye
has but vague idea of what butter
is, to say the least. Bill is behind
the times. There was a day in MS
youth when butter was exclusively
the fruit of tho cow, and was harvest
ed in a liquid state, but how different
in this age of progress, judging from
those recent reports. Nowadays it Is
as much the fruit Of the OK as Of the
COW, and they can't wait to harvest
in the old way, but kill the animal
and take it by force Of arms. And
there Is no liquid state about its orig
in as it was known TO Bill Nyc, that
is if we except the brief period in
which il is reduced 10 semi liquid
the process of frying the cracking out.
-WObHc Register.
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BAsrRor, La, January &c, 1855.

BAsrRoF, La, january &c, 1855.
GEO. A. peterkin, Esq:
Dear tSiy-I take pleasure in tcstifying TO
the value of tho Peterkin Cotton Seed.
obtained enough OF the seed last spring to
plant little less than quarter of am aero.
The seed were planted about tho 10th of
May on the bayou land and received the
usual cultivation without any fertilizer. 1t
1t had no rain after about tho first III July
until tho crop was made. Tho yield of
lint was at the ratio of G2S pounds per acre,
anal a onamiiv inc in w n em ru n room
l estimate the yield of lint ut forty per
cent of lint cotton, and think so we'll OF
tho seed L now give you lny order for
year. Respectfully,
JAMES RUSSEY.
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Mr.. John L. Moorer, writes from Orange
burg County, November %, 1854:
have tried the PcterLin Seed on a small
experimental scale against five other kinds
tho Thomas, tho Ozier Silk, the Duncan,
and my own, Mixed Dixon, and am salts
fed it yielded ono third more than tho best
of tho others. like it because it picks well
and holds it's own against all bad and OK
treme Seasons.
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In n recent letter FROM Mrs. Il. Is
Custer, she Gays; al do want the
boys of this day 10 know Gen. Custer
Boys all love Indian stories, in fact
ANYTHING that savers of peril and OF
dangers fiji their heart with year'nGS
but boys, while from the lives OF
Gcno,a!s like Caster, Ire or Jackson,
you may learn s'of hair hr"nii' Scrap' s
i ~ imminent deadly hirnrh,' that
may make your hearts beat aud your
cheeks glow in sympathy, Yet from
their lives too yUn May learn lessons
not o: war, or Of military tactics, but
of kindness to man and kindness to
loved old Sorre!; and the writer has
seen The white haired Leo sto0p 10 pet
a tGddlirg child and III his gentle zone
to say TO it kind word. Custer was
as gentle aud tender as he was daring
and brave. After a long march, no
matter how weary, he never sought
his own rest until the dogs that were
his constant companions, were fell ard
watered, when they would lie down
near their kind master and sleep, no
doubt with one eye open, ready to
move when he moved, whether to the
the dear ones waited so auxious'y'
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The Times Democrat Almanac,
OR YEAR BOOK,

viii be sent free. The It'd. ALMANAG has
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For all purposes address
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Resigned.

Resigned.
WASHINGTON, June 3O.-Mr. VIM.
E. Smith, assistant secretary of the
treasury, has rendered his resignation
to the President to take effect July 1.
Approved
The President has approved the act
to legalize the incorporation of national
trades unions ; the act granting fran
king privilege to Julia d. Grant the
act to remove the political disabilities
Of J. q. Flonrnoy, of Mississippi, and
ten miscellaneous bills, including the
bill to pension the widow of Com.
modore A. A. Semmes. The president
also vetoed two private pension hi lis
Killed.
NEW ORLEANS, June 3O.-Bernard
de Santos, 76 years old, and father in
law Of q. r. Finley, a Camp street
druggist, fell yesterday from the third
story gallery of Hotel Dieu to the
ground, sixty feet, and died in hall
an hour.
The Townsend Estate
Judge Houston has decided the
noted Kate Townsend will case
against Troisville Sykes, the murdere,
in whose favor the will was drawn
Ellen Tully, of San Francisco, an al.
legged sister, gives the estate TO the
State of Louisiana.
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Mr.. D. J. Carroll writes from st. Mat
thews, S. c., December l, 1854:
Tho Peterlin Seed far exceed my eNpcc-
tations; has made mo moro seed cotton
per acre than any planted, and yielded me
~ lbs lint cotton to every 100 lbs seed cotton.
Send me 80 bushels whom you ship Il. }.
Buyck's.