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The Opelousas courier., 1886-09-04
oP ELoUsAs FEMALE INSTITUTE

Opelousas 81. Landry Parish, La.
TNHIS Institution will resuute duties Monday. Gan.
a. TENDER 6th. 1886. under the immediate supsryisian
of Mrs. NJ. NJ. Hayes and Mrs. NJ. A. Davis. WITH
competent assistants. The scholastic year consists 81
fortJ weeks.
TERMS OF TUITION:
Preparatory Department, per month. .........,, 81. 70
Academic ."ss "a
Music, with use Of piano . sm IN
Boarding. including washing, light and fuel, 10y. ia M
Embroidery. wax flowers, painting, drawing,
Incidental tee-........ Lea
DISCIPLINE:
The government Of this school is strict hnt parental.
no hard tasks or restrictions are imposed, but eypr,
student must comply with the rules, and must prepa,s
up to he measure of her ability, the lessons assigned
Our course of study and mode of instruction ara 10
train the mind to habits of correct thinking and ths
oagh investi CATION. No student will be allowed 10 =
Gar higher classes without thorough preD1ratiou, Pa.
rents and guardians may rest assured that the manners
he alt h and morals of the children aad wards shall =.
ceive due attention.
No deduction for absence, unless in case Of prosract
ed illness. The location of the town is heaitifni ana N
easy of access. The boarding department is under tba
immediate charge of Mrs. Hayes. Boarders viii ~
vide themselves with blankets and towels. FnSF ny
ticulars address
r NJ. NJ. HAYES.
july 2S5Snov 2779. Principal,
The Opelousas courier., 1886-09-04
A Reward Of s5O--Fifty Dollars

Us OFFERED by the Central st. Landry Protective
il Live Stock Association, for evidence that will lead
to the apprehension and conviction of any pera0ns
guilty of cutting wire fences or stealing horses or cab
tie belonging to any member of said Association
record OF the brands of members of the Association
may be seen at the he1se of the Secretary. Jn8. IA.
Ware, in Bellevue. or ut the Clerks Office ia Opeloqsss.
I. Z, SHUTE, JNO. M. WARE. Secsy.z.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-12
Buffalo Gap Mines.

The arrival yesterday at Buffalo Gap
of Hon. p. Schwenk, from Norfolk, Neb.,
accompanied by Judges w. +. Searles,
Of Newman's Grove, and ii. ID. Kelly, of
Madison, that state, has awakened a
new interest in the mining camp in
Springdale canyon, and has given conf
dence to those who had little faith here
tofore in the discovery. The party
visited the grounds yesterday, examined
the formation, secured specimens Of ore
from the different claims that have
shafts or tunnels, and returned to town
greatly elated over the outlook. Judge
Kelly will leave tomorrow for Dead
wood to compare the ore with Iron Hill
and have assays made, and if favorable
results follow. as will be the case, he
will return here to arrange to develop
certain property. DIR. Schwenk has had
considerable experience in the treat
ment and handling of silver quartz, and
he is Of the opinion a rich strike has
been made in the canyon. The doctor
is the gentleman spoken OF in the last
issue of the Argus as having bonded the
Lookout of A. 9. Swinford. The entire
party have great confidence in the camp,
and will back their judgment by sink.
ing a shaft on the Lookout.
Messrs. Trueax and Reynolds are
pushing work on two of their claims as
fast AS their means will allow, and are
meeting with extremely flattering re-
suits.
The coal industry is taking an up.
ward tendency. Several Of our bust
ness men have formed a combination
and leased a large acreage Of ground
near the Gap, and in a few days will
order a steam drill to thoroughly pros
pect the flats for coal. T. T. Davis & Co.
have reached a depth Of 200 feet with
the hand machine, and the prospects
are of such a nature to warrant the or
ganization above mentioned.
Buffalo Gap will have an abundance
Of coal in sight and dividend-paying
silver mines before the dawn of new
year If all will put their shoulder to the
wheel and pull together.-Buffalo Gap
Argus.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-12
A Pathetic Sight.

Washington, June 5.-The final inter
ment Of the remains OF Delegate John
B. Raymond and wife of Dakota was at.
tended by a small circle Of friends and
relatives on Decoration day at Rock
Creek cemetery, near the soldiers home.
DR.. Bartlett, Of the New York Avenue
church, which Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
attended during their stay in the city,
otficiated. His allusion to the life and
character Of the deceased, and especially
to the little orphan girls who are the
wards Of Senator and Mrs. Sabin, were
most beautiful ami touching. The little
girls placed upon the graves of their
dead father and mother beautiful
wreaths Of immortelle provided by Mrs.
Sabin and Other garlands Of flowers, the
gifts of distant friends. Even the stall.
wart ~gravediegers wiped away tears,
| while the little waits were sobbing as
though their hearts would break, while
clineing to their new parents, the sen
ator and Mrs. Sabin, with a devotion
and intensity that make it a scene in
deed touching. The little girls are re-
spectively six and seven years old.
TheyNhave been with Mrs. Sabin since
the death Of their mother, owe a year
ago, and it is a question which is the
most devoted, the little girls to Mrs
Sabin or Mrs. Sabin to the orphans,
Surely their lives have fallen in pleasant
places, having a lovely home in addi.
ton to the tender devotion of both the
senator and his estiinable wife, who
have no children of their own. The
orphans can receive but a mere STIPEND
from the estate of their father.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-12

From every portion of the minin.
country reports come of indications O
increasing interest and activity in the
development of properties. Not only
are the new territories rapidly acquir.
ing capital for the establishment of per.
manent mining operations, but the
spirit Of advancement and improve.
ment is apparently ~rejuyenatipg the
older fields where the mining industry
has been sleeping, and apparently dead
and neglected for years. One of the
strongest combinations of the future
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-12

permanence and magnitude of this great
industry, is found in the fact that wher-
ever regular and continued operations
are established, they reveal new and
better evidences OF real value and profit
than has ever been shown before. 1t is
well known to the intelligent and OBJ
servant mining operator than even the
| old and abandoned fields, where failure
has been written in melancholy line in
every direction. afford under the new
d~ispensation some Of the best opportun-
tiles for profitable investment. AS a
matter of fact, as has been repeatedly
stated, we have as yet but begun to
comprehend the magnificent IL
awaiting tie development of intelligent
ly directed labor and capital. The inn
mense and wonderful products from the
crude experiments SO far made in the
history Of mining operations, are but
the beginning or faint indications of the
profit that yet awaits practical and in
t%elligent development. The facts give
evidences of the substantial basis upon
which this industry is to be established,
and prove beyond the question of a
doubt the inviting field where capital
may find the most satisfactory returns
The real elements of reliability and
certainty have as yet been but dimly
comprehended by the majority of those
who have casually observed the field.
The immense resources, the indestructi-
bic quality of the product, and the reg
ular and never-ceasing demand consti-
tutes features of unusual importance in
determining, not only the value, but the
extent and ~permanence Of this pro-
ductive industry. AS better understood
and comprehended, this industry, based
upon the development Of these mineral
sourc for productive purposes, as
sumes clearer and more permanent out
lines, and gives better proof of its real
and desirable character, which of itself
is an important feature, to the careful
and conscientious capitalist and in
vestor.-Chicago Mining Review.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-12

whose benighted and misguided opin.
ions, she would ever remain. We see
In this retrospect, the various futile at
tempts upon the part of inexperienced
operators to profitably reduce our gold
ores, by means of mills remotely located
from the mines, vainly anticipating
profit by methods which could but re-
suit in failure in any camp in the entire
region Of the Black Hills. We fail to
recall a single instance where mining
operations have been inaugurated,
which have been characterized by the
~faintest symptom of wisdom upon the
part Of the operator. Even in the ex
traction Of gold from our placers the
crudest methods have invariably pre-
vailed and vast deposits Of auriferous
gravel, which under moeern methods of
| placer mining, would yield a margin of
| profit, have been deemed worthless, as
a result Of the adoption Of the crude
methods referred to.
In this rapid review, covering az it
does a period of eleven years, we have
not been unlike the seagull that flies
over the surface of the ocean, and only
occasionally touches The surface. While
we have held it all in contemplation, it
is only at intervals we have noted its
passing events, and now that we have
approached the brighter borders Of the
present, we can but direct our thoughts,
Notwithstanding the sacred character of
the day, to the still more brilliant future,
that, pending the properly directed
efforts Of our citizens, will dawn upon
us in the near future.
The chief end to be reached, in an
effort to bring prosperity upon our
beautiful city, is unity. United effort
upon the part of the citizens of a town,
rarely fail to accomplish their purposes,
however difficult they may appear.
Local feuds, which invariably tend to
cneck and depress Il progress, should
be obliterated, and a united effort upon
the part of our citizens should be en-
listed, upon all matters having. for their
object the advancement of our common
interests. Every effort should be made
to insure the early development of our
mineral resources The fact Of there
being untold millions of gold and other
precious metals lying u~ndisturbed in
natures vaults around us, may be graft
flying in its contemplation, but until it
is utilized, can bring us no substantial
benefit. Let US keep the matter of
development, which is the inevitable
prelude to mining prosperity, constantly
before us. Subscribe to every honora-
BILE enterprise i%naugurated with such
purpose in view, imbibe the growing
enterprise that is now becoming general
throughout the Hills, shake off the feel
ing of lethargy that to some extent pre-.
walls, and avail ourselves Of the golden
opportunity Of placing Custer on the tol
round Of mining fame, which we veril,
believe to be, at this suspicious juncture
in our checkered history, within easy
reach.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-12

The action of Secretary Lamar in
compelling Sparks to revoke his own
circular %suspending land entries is re
ceived with rejoicings throughout the
territory, as immigration will now con-
tinue u~ndisturbed.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-12

The sale of the late Gen. Grants book
bids fair to become Unprecedented
Mrs. Grants share in the profits arising
FROM its sale has already reached the
enormous sum of $1,000
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-12

Gladstone's home-rule bill was de-
feated, the vote on the measure being
81 for, and 34l against the bill. The
loyalists of Dublin are said t. he wild
with enthusiasm over the defeat of the
measure.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-12

Forty million bushels is the estimate
put upon Dakota's wheat crop for the
present year.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-12

1t is generally believed that Sparks
will be relieved from office upon the
presidents return to Washington at the
wane of the honey noon.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-12

The presidential party returned to
Washington on the Sth, two days earlier
than had been contemplated.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-06-12
PerCherOn and Arab Stallion
IMPORTING AND BREEDING ESTABLISHMENT.

N1W THTWW VVVHHVH
IMPORTING AND BREEDING ESTABLISHMENT.
Feur de Lys horse ranch thirteen miles northwest of Buffalo Gap O the north
fork of Lame Johnnie Creek; PoNofice, French Creek Station.
The only establishment west of the Mississippi importing direct from France
and Africa.
The Fleur de Lys stations will be pc mited to serve q limited number Of
mares du,ing the season of 1886 on the following terms:
VIp0CQ l5S9-Ful blood Percheron; imported last year; ageIc coming 5; iron
gray; height l6. bands; weight, 1900; very fast with harness W miles 7 min
uns, 20 seconds. Private stallion at Fleur de Lys; limited to a few approved
mares at 5000.
vIGOUREUX II (299l-Ful blood Percheron; imported last year; age,
coming . light gray; height la hands; 1850; superior breeder. Limited to 30
mares al go
Ell MAHDI-FuIl blood Arab; recorded with the stud book of French govern
ment; Imported last ear; age, coming Is roam red; height .l54 hands weight,
1860 D hrstp prizes IN running races $1,000; best time, "a! miles, 4 min, SO sec.
Pryae 11nn1 at fIenr de iys Limited to tew approved mares $50.
Ell kE8lR-tul blood Arab; recorded in the French tue book imported
last ear from Africa; age, coming q; black height l4l hands; weight $50
pounds; first prize 900 francs) of hc French government for his perfect beauty
and hiss splendid action as trouer. Limited to 30 mares at S2
Mares VIII De kept on grass at 81 cents per week, grain and stabGng extra,a u
will receive the best of care. No responsibility for accidents or escape. The
service Zee ana expenses of keeping ns tina all cases be paid before the removal
hands of same owner, free of charge.
Teams, saddle horses and yearings for sale at Feur de Lys after the 3Mh Of
April
National Republican., 1886-09-01
THE SMALL THINGS OF A DAY.
Minor Occurrences In and About the
City Briefly Put.


Tooth filling made painless by the use Of
a-half street northwest.
Kangaroo skin shoes for gentlemen, button
lace, and congress; the most comfortable shoe
made. Mrs. VIM. ii. Rich. III Market space.
Cream Of Anderson" Sour Mash Whisky,
bottled In Anderson county, KY, 81 per bottle
Chas. Kraemer, 737 7lh st. n. W. sole agent for
District Of Columbia.
James Johnson reports SIS worth Of clothing
stolen from his room.
Some persons at an early hour yesterday
morning broke open two money boxes in st.
Aloysius Church and rined them.
Sarah Catharne do Hart, by her will filed
yesterday with the register, leaves her property
TO her niece and nephew, and names Samuel
c. Palmer as executor.
The Corcoran gallery OF art, which has been
closed for some weeks, will be reopened to the
public to-day. The hours for visiting are
between a. IN. and p. IN.
Harbor Master Sutton complains against
street near the gas works, and that the earth
washes into the river and Obstructs the chan.
mel.
Rufus ]. Rock. living at 722 Seventh street
southwest, while cleaning his pistol yesterday
afternoon in his back yard, the weapon was
accidently discharged and the ball passed
through his hand.
The d street pool room case was called for
trial in the police court yesterday, but at the
request of the attorney for the defendants, the
mattCr was laid over until Saturday to allow
the examination of the decision of the Mary.
land courts In such matters.
National Republican., 1886-09-01
TWO CLAIMANTS FoRApArENT.
For the Railway Electric Telegraph and
Telephone.

For the Railway Electric Telegraph and
Telephone.
Henry Q. Strong, Of Chicago, has filed a
bill In equity against acting Commissioner
OF Patents Robert b. Vance and Elisha Gray,
also Of Chicago, to restrain the Issuing and
receiving Of a patent. This cause brings
out another feature of the telephone muddle
and complicates matters as to ownership of
patents further II they can be complicated.
Mr.. Strong asserts that he is the inventor OF
the railway electric telegraph and telephone
for the transmission OF sound and speech,
and made original application for letters
patent May 10, 1877. This application was
kept alive by having official action taken
thereon by amendments to the claims and
specifications from time TO time down to
the present, but the granting Of patent
has been delayed. IL seems that Elisha
Gray subsequently filed an application for a
"multlple telegraph" which Mr.. Strong
says Is his patent under different name,
and was stolen from him by trlckery aud
deceit and is an infringement upon his
patent. lie says that he has been informed
that by undue influence and completely
with the examiners and other officials OF
the patent office the application Of Gray
has been pressed forward, and the commits
sioner is about issuing him patent, while
his application Is being delayed. This, he
charges, is belng,ssdone by fraud and col
lusion with the officers OF the patent office.
By the issuance Of these letters the legal
title Of the invention will be placed In Gray,
which Strong declares will greatly iniure
and delay him in his rights and necessitate
long and tedious litigation. He therefore
prayed the court TO enjoin the issuing Of n
patent until the court could make inquiry
Into the matter. Justice Hagner made a
temporary order and set 1t down for hearing
on the first Tuesday in September
National Republican., 1886-09-01
Mrs. cuthbert.s Female Seminary.

We note with particular satisfaction the
additional educational advantage presented
by the establishment here In Washington OF
O "female seminary" as shown by the ad-
vertisement Of Mrs. Eugenla Cuthbert ap.
pearlng in our columns. This estimable
lady, who for twenty years was the princi-
pal OF one of the chief seminaries for young
ladies in st. Louis, Mo-, well and widely
known as having been conducted equally In
the interest OF Christian principle and char
acter and Of excellent scholarship, proposes
to establish o school In Washington city,
which we feel confident will, under her In
struction and governance, prove successful,
not only as regards its literary course, but
in tie teachings Of the principles which dis
tinguish cur Christian civilization-to the
assuring to the daughters In her charge
true and noble womanhood. A lady of the
highest character, teacher of long expe-
rience and of pronounced ability, she brings
with her Endorsements from the leading
citizens Of the west and southwest, whose
daughters have been under her teaching and
care, that evince quite as much Of grateful
appreciation as Of respect and commenda-
tion. They serve at once to preclude the
idea Of her new enterprise being mere ex-
perimentai effort, and are OF character to
assure early recognition, on the part OF the
intelligent and refined, to her claim to high
social status as well as marked adminlstra-
tive ability. In addition to az early
accurate educational training and fine
natural endowments, Mrs. Cuthbert pos.
sesses rare qualifications OF grace and
refinement that cannot fail to render her
establishment desirable home for young
ladies during their educational term, and
we hazard nothing in predicting for her
success quite equal to the most sanguine
and earnest wish and hope OF her many
friends. She has located her school in one
of the most attractive portions of the city,
and has associated with her Il corps OF ell
cient teachers of well-known ability.
Miss Matasca Gay will have charge OF
the department OF bellesle lettres; Mme.
Cuvilier of the French; Mrs. Otis Of art;
Nine. Caspar the vocal music, with other
well-kuown instructors. We take pleasure
In welcoming Mrs. Cuthbert and her school
as an important addition to our social aud
educational status, and bespeak for her the
liberal patronage TO which her hlgh charac'
ter and admirable qualifications SO emf
nently entitle her,
National Republican., 1886-09-01
Congressman Laird's War Rec ord.


Among the members Of the forty-ninth
honorable record as Maj. James
Laird, representative from Ne.
braska. He was born in 1913, and
enlisted In the service OF his country
before he was liable to military duty,
serving four years, during which time he
earned many marks OF distinction. His
two brothers also entered the service, and
both were killed In action. Representative
Laird can illustrate his bravery by pointing
to five desperate wounds received In the
forefront Of battle. Al Gaines Mills he
was shot through the body while leading the
"forlorn hope" and was left on the field
for dead. He also received two wounds at
the battle Of Gettysburg and another ut
the second battle OF Bull Run. At Laurel
Hill his horse was shot from under him,
and a rebel cavalryman gave him severe
saber cut while he lay on the ground and
waved the old flag over his head to encour-
age his comrades on to victory, Maj.
Laird's name appears In many places on
the army records also the fact that he was
three times promoted for gallantry on the
field.
During the forty-eighth and forty-ninth
Congresses he has been a me mber OF the
military committee of the House, and ex-
erted himself in behalf of the ex-soldlers
and officers of the late war. His bill to pay
officers who were promoted from the ranks
but not commissioned for several months
thereafter was defeated by the Democrats,
Notwithstanding his earnest efforts for It's
passage. Mai Laird will be remembered
as having struck Cobb, Of Indiana, blow
In defense OF the people of the west whom
Cobb denounced as land robbers, and of his
personal honor Us representative from
one OF those states. He has championed
the rights of the workingmen In the forty
eighth Congress and the first session OF the
present Congress and received due credit
for so doing.
National Republican., 1886-09-01
CAUT1oN1Ne THE POLICE.
The Chief Admonishes His Mon to OBJ
serve the Rules.

Maj. Walker yesterday morning at the
o'clock roll call at the eighth precinct
station stood in front Of row Of ten or
twelve policemen. lie read to the officers
the riot act about violating the rules and
regulations. In concluding he gave them
a caution as TO the future. General Order
2O6 was then read II stated that Officer
T. j. Anderson was dismissed from the
police force for intoxication. Officers
Hawkins and Lyddane, OF the seventh pre-
cinct, were commended for arresting Wm.
Pope, who assaulted Gen. Augur, and also
Officers Easily and Cramer for arresting
Philip Stanton, charged with shooting aud
robbing X. II. Clarke. officer VIM. +.
Falvey, OF the third precinct: was promoted
acting sergeant and transferred to the fourth
precinct. Telephone Operator Wm. G..
Kendig was appointed first class private,
vice I. j. Anderson, and ordered to report
TO Lieut.. Guy.
The following transfers were made I:
Sergts. Perry, from the first to ilfth; Amiss,
from second to eighth; Hughes, from fourth
to sixth; Lombardy, from third to eighth;
Daley, from fifth to fourth; Boyle, from
sixth to first; Trunnell, from seventh to
third; Duvall, from eighth to second; Haney,
third to seventh; Barry, from fourth to
eighth, and SafTell, from eighth to third.
Privates Foley, from eighth to second;
Cole, from eighth to sixth; Moreland, eighth
to second; Clawson, eighth TO second; Hal
linan, eighth to sixth; Gantz, sixth to
eighth; Fitzgerald, sixth to eighth; Lee,
second to eighth Smith, second TO eighth,
and Appleby, from the second to eighth.
National Republican., 1886-09-01

The following reductions have been made
in the general Ian d office j. d, Smith, of
New York, from $l,sOO to $1,000; w. N.
Fuller, Of the District OF Columbia, 81 600
TO 81 400; j. P. Berthrong, or New York,
from 81 400 TO 81 200; John p. Grantham, Of
Fnrrar, Of the District of Columbia. from
81 coo to 5000. Mrs. q. N. Powell, of New
York, copyist, at 5000, has been dismissed.
Mr.. Ross, Of Illinois, is to be appointed re-
corder of the land Office In place of Seth W.
Clark, whose suspension dates from yester-
lay