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St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-28

leaders in the west. GEN. EARL VAN DORM
Some slight changes had been made in the
army of the Cumberland at the beginning of
1868. Brig Gen. Gilbert had been sent with
his command to protect railroad communica-
ton. His headquarters were at Franklin,
Tenn
March 4, 1868, Gen. Gilbert ordered Col.
John Coburn, of the SD Indiana volun-
teers, to take five infantry regiments, with
Aleshire's battery and 600 cavalry under Col
Jordan, and march south toward Columbia.
He was to take with him 100 wagons on a
!. foraging expedition. He was also to note the
force of the enemy at Columbia. Gilbert did
not know, neither did Col Coburn, that Van
Dorm had pushed his picket lines far out to
the north, in sight Of Franklin itself. Such
was the fact, however. Van Dorm had even
moved his headquarters to Spring Hill, north
Of Columbia. Three miles north Of Sprins
Hill the five regiments of Col Coburn
struck the united forces of Van Dorm and
Forrest, in all IL, 900 men.
There was sharp but short fight and the
Confederates fell back in the afternoon
That evening Coburn sent a hasty mes sage to
Gilbert, informing him Of the greatly superior
force of the Confederates, and proposing that
he be allowed to fall back. Permission was
refused, and nothing was left Coburn but to
fight for it next day, March S.
The battle fought next day has three
names. 1t is indiscriminately called the
fight Of Spring Hill, Unionyillea and Thoap-
sons Station. The Confclerates usually give
it the name of Spring Hill.
Col. Coburn's wagon train was large and
valuable. He left one regiment to guard it
and pushed on towards the Confederates.
early March 5. After marching two miles ho
met them near Thompsons Station. Tho
Confederates were in line of battle ready to
meet MIN. Forrest occupied Van Dorn's ex-
treme right.
Coburn opened the battle, his command
charging down the turnpike road upon a Con-
Tolerate battery For reply, Armstrong;
Confederato& brigade sEraHg forward and
opened terrible fire UPON Coburn:s front,
While brigade of Texans attacked upon the
left
j, coburn ordered his command to fall mck.1
they did so. the retreat being covered by Col
Jordans cavalry. @Ardan dismounted part.
hind stone fence to meetSE Arest's advaec-
ing men. In hot haste the LN.Qwagon t alin
in the rear was dispatched BuOKs. tie Had
sess Fl tb rr saaa,v with the asl
Twice Forrest charged apon Gil. Jordan
behind the stone fence, to dislodgfhiIn, and
twice he failed. The third time hS was sue
cessfu. Col. Jordan's men Were taken
prisoners Col. Coburn was surrounded on
three sides by swarms of soldiers. His last
round Of ammunition had been fired He
could only surrender The wagon train got
away, however.
Forrest demanded Coburr's surrender with
loaded revolver pointed at him. Naturally
Coburn yielded at once. Forrest led him
back and introduced him to Gen Van Dorm,
end then went to look after the wounded
With Col coburn were made prisoners a,2OO
men.
March 10, Gen Gordon Granger attacked
Van Dorm OF Spring Hill, broke up his en-
campment there, and drove him south beyond
Rutherford,s Creek.
Two months later, May s, 1868, Earl Van
by DIR. Peters.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-28
ENLAR GE MENT OF MAGIS-
TRATES' JURISDICTION.
PLAIsANCE, La, April 90, 1888.


Mr.. EDITOR Il read your criticism
Of Mr.. Duson's suggestion of a law en-
larging the jurisdiction of magistrates
in criminal cases. The idea suggested
seems to be "a very good one, in some
respects; bat it is left too indefinite
not sufficiently formulated. To take
cases out OF the hands of jury OF
twelve men to be charged by the judge
OF the district court, and place them IN
the hand OF a justice of the peace with
out any help to form an impartial and
iudicious opinion and share the IespOn-
sibllity Of a final decision, might be an
other extreme that would impose PAIN
fUl responsibilities on the magistrate
and give less satisfaction 20 all parties
concerned perhaps.
Suppose the magistrates be cmpow-
cred to impanel jury Of the first
twelve men drawn ont of the names
OF all the jury-men in their respective
wards (who can read aud wrlte), after
said names shall have all been put into
II wheel in the presence Of the magls-
trate, and the parties to the cause, and
revolved to their satisfaction, and then
drawn by them alternately. And II an
appeal be prayed for, let the three mag
istrates i'll adjoining wards in some
cases, and five in others, set in ludg-
ment upon the case and decide 1t final
~, in certain causes to be specified !;
while others, to be specified, might be
appcalable to higher Court.
Some of the advantages of such a
system would be a speedy trial, as the
administration of Justice would be
more distributed and less expensive
as well as more convenient, inasmuch
as all parties would be near the Court
and could return to their respective
homes at night.
But in such responibie system of jul
rishictjon as that would be, the magis-
trates should all be required to under
go an examination and obtain certlti-
Gates of qualification for the duties OF
Office thus clothed with such en-
larged powers, before receiving their
commissions, just as attorneys and doc
tors have to do before entering upon
the practice of their respective profess
sions. ID. w. FOSTER. :
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-28

N1>'' ~ 40 ~o-.@-' dui ULo cuti1CUSI
of their military movements was similar
But here the resemblance ended Jackson
was man of devout piety, while Forrest
was altogether the reverse of sanity. He
had temper like tornado, used terrific
oaths and woe betide the soldier who dis
pleased him.
Forrest was born in Bedford county, Ten
nessee, in 1921. He earned his own living
when mere boy, and never obtained much
education He was a man of wonderful
energy and shrewdness, and accumulated q
large fortune early He lived in Memphis a.
the beginning Of the war, and Immediately
enlisted as private in a company of mounted
ri1emen. Shortly afterward he was com
missioned colonel, and empowered to re-
cruit regiment Of cavalry, which he did
rapidly. Soon Forests cavalry became
known wherever the Union armies of the west
were to be faced. Forrest was made brig
adler general in 1862, major general in
1868, and lieutenant general in 1865 He
died in 1877. On February, 1868, Forests
headquarters were established at Columbia,
Tennessee There, toward the latter part of
the same month, his troops were REINFORCED
by those of Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorm,
1850 strong, three brigades of cavalry. Van
Dorm took chief command.
The romantic career and tragic death of
Gen Earl Van Dorm are known somewhat to
his countrymen north and south. A native
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-28
Am End to Bone Scraping.

Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg, IT,,
says: Having received so much benefit
from Electric Bitters, ! feel it my anty
to let suffering humanity know it. Have
had arunning sore on my leg for eight
years; my doctors told me would have
to have the bone scraped or leg ampn-
tated. ! used, instead, three bottles of
Electric Bitters and seven boxes Bnck-
lens Arnica Salve, and my leg ID now
sound aud well.r
Electric Bitters are sold atfifty cents
bottle, and Bucklenss Arnica Saiye at as
per box at Hamilton q Bailey's Drug
Store. IS
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-28
STATE OF LOUISIANA. PARISH,
OF SIT TANDpv

STATE OF LOUISIANA. PARISH
OF ST. LANDRY. s
Be it known to all whom it may concern that
7, John N. Ogden. District Attorney of the 18th
Judicial District of Louisiana. have examined
tho foregoing act of incorporation Of the Saint
Landry Homestead and Loan Association, and
am Of the opinion that the purposes and OBJ
jects are legal, and that none of the provisions
therein contained are contrary TO law.
JOHN N. OGDEN,
District Attorney 18th JUDI Dist La.
Filed March Esd. 1885,
LOUIS p. EQUALIZER,
Deputy Clerk.
STATE OF LOUISIANA. PARISH
OF ST. LANDRY
7, Louis p. Louallier, Deputy Clerk of the
18th Judicial District Courtin and for the Par
ish of st. Landry, State of Louisiana. do here
by certify that theabove is a true and correct
copy of the original act of Incorporation on
ME ana OF record in my office IN Miscellaneous
Book No. 8 at folio
In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed
{c~>S-~) my hand and seal of office at Ope-
( SEAL. lousas. La this 4th day of April
(~y-~l~%~} A. ID. 1881
LOUIS 2. EQUALIZER,
Aprll7 Deputy Clerk.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-28

City Item With the death Of DR..
Agnew there passesaway the last SUR
vivor OF the once famous United States
Sanitary Commission, to which tile ar
my and the nation were SO much in
debted during the war. George f..
Strong vas the first to go he was fol-.
lowed by Dr. Bellows and then by DIR.
Van Buren,. All the members Of the
parent body strangely enough have
died of somewhat similar diseases.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-28

berland was Brig.
Gen. Nathan Bed
ford Forrest, after
ward of Fort Pill
low notoriety. For
rest was in many
respects to t h g
western Confeder-
ate army what
Stonewall Jackson
was to the eastern.
Both were silent
men and little used
to joking. Both
were pillars o f
strength to tho
Confederate cause,
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-28

Of Mississippi and
q graduate of West
Point, the year 1861
found him 40 years
old and major of
the Second United
States cavalry. He
Immediately re-
signed and entered
t h e Confederate
service, where he
became one of the
most brilliant Con-
federate cavalry
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-28
NOTICE.

LAND OFFICE at New Orleans. La, I
Feb 27th, 1888. !
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice OF his intention
to make final proof in support of his clnifH anG
that said proof viii be made before the Judge
or Clerk of Court at Opelousas Ia., On Thurs
day, April 10Th, 1888. viz:
RAPHAEL Il. MANUEL,
who made Homestead Entry No. 7102 for the
south half tGf the northwest quarter south
west quarter OF the northeast quarter, and the
northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of
section 49, township s. south range / west,
Louisiana meridian.
lie names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
of said land, viz:
Anasthase Gnillory, Benoit Soiteau. Emile
Hebert. Joseph Bolton, al. OF st. Landry Parish,
Louisiana.
THOMASJ. BUTLER,
march laet Register.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-28

City Item: Congressman Theodore
S. Wilkinson has received very nice
letter OF thanks from the ladies of the
New Orleans Mint, whose salaries have
been raised though his personal efforts
The ladies say that in less than one
month Mr. Wilkinson has obtained for
them that which should have been
awarded them ten wars ago.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-28
NOTICE..

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
New Orleans. La, March 1888.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support OF his claim ana
that said proofwil be made before the Judge. COR
III his absence. the Clerk of the District Court,
at Opelousas, Louisiana, on Wednesday, april
18th, 1888, viz:
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-28
TMEODULE DOEGET,

who made homestead entry No. G354, for the
south half OF northwest quarter and north half
OF southwest quarter section q, township g.,
He names the following Witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
OF said land, viz:
Ertelus Salnier, Anatole Bellon, ULCER Vi
drine, Milton Robinsan.-all of the Parish OF
st. Landry, Louisiana.
THOMAS J. BUTLER,
march 17-6t Register.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-28
Is Consumption IncurabIe ?

Read the following: Mr.. C. H. Nor
ris, Newark, Ark, says: "Was down
with Abscess of Lungs, and friends
and physicians pronounced me an In
curahle Consumptive. Began taking
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, am now on my third bottle.
and able to oversee the work on my
farm. 1t is the finest medicine ever
made"
Jessie Middlewart, Decatur, Ohio,
says: "Had it not been for DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption |
would have died of Lung Troubles.
Was given up by doctors. Am now in
best of health" Try it. Sample bot
ties free at Hamilton & Bailey's Drug
Store. 5
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-24
A MURDERER pARDoNED.
sIamle Thorpe's Slayer Finally Pardone
by the Governor.

Mamie Thorpe's Slayer Finally Pardoned
by the Governor.
BALTIMORE, July 23--At the urgent
solicitation of Mrs. Hazeltine of James
town, N. ", Governor Jackson pardoned
the lady's son, who was convicted and
sentenced to eight years. imprisonment
for the murder of Mamie Thorpe. The
crime was committed just four years ago,
in a house of iil-fame in this city kept by
Pearl Snow. Hazeltine and Van Witsen,
the latter young Baltimorean, had
brought Mamie Thorpe and May White
to this city for an extended spree through
the north All hands were free with
their money, most of which had been
advanced by Hazeltine. They stopped at
Pearl Shows house and spent in wines
the balance on hand When Hazeltine
found himself broke he wanted to pawn
q diamond ring belonging to May White.
The girl, however, declined to help him
in that way, and, after violent quarrel
Hazeltine deliberately shot the owner of
the ring under the ear and in the arm,
and then turning on Mamie Thorpe, who
crouched in corner, shot her in the
back, killing her Instantly. Murder in
the second degree was the verdict at the
trial which followed, and eight years the
sentence. The young mans parents
have labored necessarily to secure his
pardon, but it was not until the judge,
state attorney and jury had recommend
ed the pardon, and Governor Hill and ex-
Governor Fenton of New York had inter
ceded, that Governor Jackson granted it.
He was released, and will be taken home
and placed in charge of @ physician. His
brain is said to be affected
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-24
Bull Run Celebration.

WASHINGTON, July 23. Saturday was
the twenty seventh anniversary of the
battle OF Bull Run. IN 1861, the 21st of
July was Sunday The Seventy First
regiment CT New York celebrated the
anniversary on the battlefield. The vet.
Grams of that command, with 450 men
OF the present organization, have been
the guests since Saturday morning of
the Richmond Howitzers and the First
regiment of Virginia volunteers They
were received by Gov. Lee, and were ac-
companied by large number of Rich
mond people to the scene of the first
great battle of the late war. The Sew
enty y-first will arrive in this city today
as the guests of the Washington light
infantry. The regiment will be received
by the president and the secretary of the
navy. 1t is proposed then that there
Wlli be visit to the navy yard, because
that was the permanent quarters of the
regiment in 1861.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-24
A Long Lost Daughter FOUND,

FARGO, Oak, July 23.-Eleven years
ago B. +. Ralch, now OF this city, was a
resident of Macon county, Mo-, and
the owner of hotel. Business called
him from home for few days, and dur.
ing his absence boarder at the hotel
named H. G. Graves, took a span of
horses and wagon, belonging to Ralch,
and, with his youngest daughter, 8 years
old, left for parts unknown. He came
to Fargo three years ago, having re-
ceived dispatch from a detective that
the man who had stolen his daughter
was here, but found the information was
anfounded. A short time since Ralch
received a dispatch from United States
Detective N. S. Gray informing him that
his daughter, now a lady of 20, was in
San Antonio, Tex. Ralch is taking
measures to enable his lost daughter to
come to Fargo.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-24

CHICAGO, July 23--Henry Romaiz was
deliberately and brutally murdered by
Theodore Sutter about midnight Satnr-
day night. Rornan had been paying at
tentions to Suffers sister, to which the
latter objected. Sutter came home late,
and learning that Romaiz had been at
the house in the evening, seized a huge
butcher-knife and started in search of
him. Finding him on the street, with
out a word he plunged Tho knife into
Romafz's s breast with such force as to
completely sever two ribs. He then re-
turned to his house, where, in company
with three friends, he barricaded him
self and savagely resisted arrest, but was
finally overpowered and locked up.
Romaiz died at noon Sunday after identi-
flying Sutter as his murderer
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-24

New YORK, July pa party of l4O
Icelanders was landed at Castle Garden.
Some of them were hound for Manitoba.
The journey from Iceland is one of
twenty-five days. Only two steamships
a year are run between that country and
Scotland-one in March and the other in
October. The past winter has been p
very severe one with the Icelanders, and
as a consequence sheep raising, almost
their only industry, has been failure.
The winters are becoming more severe
each year. and heavy emigration from
the land of ice to the United States within
the next year or two is not improbable.
Besides the colony in Manitoba at Win
nipeg, there is one at Sayreville, Middle
sex county, N. j., whittier many of the
recent arrivals are going to engage in the
industry of brickmaking.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-24
NOVEL PLAN OF SETTLEMENT.
Heirs 60 a Great Estate Divide the PROF.
erty by Lot.

hehs ~ IL Sreat T.state blSlQe the Erop-
erty by Lot.
New ORLEANS, July 23.-About two
years ago at Jackson, Miss, died sud
denly Edmond Richardson, the richest
cotton planter in the world. Some six
months ago he was followed by his wife.
A part of the estate of Mr.. Richardson
consisted of thirty-seven plantations
There were five heirs to the estate--four
sons and one daughter. A novel method
was adopted to make an equal and fair
division of these plantations among the
heirs. Five lists were made out with
the names of seven plantations on each
list, SO selected as to make each list as
desirable as any of the others. The lists
were numbered, and corresponding num-
bers placed in q hat. The parties in in
terest drew the numbers from the hat
and each took for a share the list of
seven plantations belonging to the num-
Der drawn. Everybody was satisfied and
pleased with the result. Mr. Richard
son had left his affairs in such good shape
and had shown such good Judgment in
his investments that all the plantations
are desirable and profit paying property.
The Refuge Oil mills and Western mills
are still undivided, the heirs equally
sharing in the profits of these enter
priSes
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-24
Nebraska and Iowa pension

WAsHlNeToN, July 90 Following is
the representation of Nebraska and Iowa
citizens in the last batch of pensions is
sued:
Nebraska Pensions = Increase: Will
Ham u Robbins, Aurora; Samuel G..
Phenicie, Trenton; Joseph H. Misner,
Fullerton; Anton Eichel. Hansen;
Thomas Kincaid, Riverton.
Iowa Pensions Original invalid:
5eorge Gladfelder, Moravia; William
WHAT'S, Leon; George w. Healy, Du-
2uque. Increase: John Brown, Haven;
John Kane, Emmetsburg; Jacob b..
Heller, East Nodaway; Herman %. Kel-
sey, Holly Springs; Edward J. Trussler.
Creston; Henry Hine, Onawa; John d.
keppar Battle Creek; Joseph Thomas,
Mobile; Martin Lietier, vsn Vert;
Joseph Boone, Luther Re issue. VIII
lam I'll. Goodloye, Central CITY.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-24
white Trash Must Go
Southern Whites Ordered to
Leave the Country.
BUT COLORED MEN RETIRE
A Race Conflict for ohiciaI Supremacy
Ends in the Indictment of Forty
Persons by Fearless
Grand Jury.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 23.-The grand
| jury of Crittenden county has made a
| report regarding the punishment OF
eighteen negroes by an armed organlza.
ton, Forty persons have been indicted
The jury found that anonymous notes
had been sent to q number of the white
men by negroes, giving the whites flVe
days to leave the country. This resulted
in retaliatory measures, the whites meet
ing and escorting out of the county the
negroes suspected of sending the threat
ening epistles. Among those who re-
ceived orders to quit the country within
five days were Col. M. f. Smith, the
| leading merchant of Marion; Sheriff W..
+. Warren, of Crittendsn county; j. f..
Stevens, a blacksmith; P. P. Berry, q
lawyer and S. o. Moshey, q former mag
istrate of Marion. The grand jury sue
ceeded in tracing the anonymous threats
to the office of the county clerk, David
Ferguson, one of the thiYteen negroes
banished. His office was opened and
fragments of anonymous notes, which
evidently had not seemed to be satisfac-
tory, were found on the floor. Experts
pronounced the handwriting as that of
w. j Ramsay, young South Carolina
negro iu the employ of Ferguson as clerk.
The immediate motive for sending of the
warnings was found in the fact thaG Fer
guson and D. W. Lewis, the negro
county judge, had been indicted by a
former grapd jury for habitual drunken
ness, the penalty for which was removal
from office. The intention was to create
reign of terror and break the force of
the prosecutions. Ferguson was one of
the Arkansas alternates to the Republi-
can convention at Chicago. He was
serving his third term as clerk of Crit
tenden county, an office worth Sc, 900 per
year. The testimony before the grand
jury was highly sensational.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-24

Michigan for these crops Reports from
Kansas Indicate that crops have been
considerably damaged by hail. Reports
from Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas,
Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi show
that the crop conditions have been i'm
proved by the favorable weather during
the last week. More rain is needed in
North and South Carolina, although In
the latter State the weather was fayora-
BILE for cotton. In New Jersey and
Pennsylvania the wheat, rye and hay
haryests have been about completed dur
ing the favorable weather of the past
week. The weather condition in these
two states has been unusually favorable
for staple crnns
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-24
THE SINGLE TAX IDEA.
Henry Georges Land Tax Theory Said to
Be Gaining Adherents 4

Be Gaining Adherents
WASHINGTON, July ,,3. The Post, In
an article referring TO the recent CONVEX
sion of Judge Reed of Tennessee to the
single tax idea, after quoting that gem
tleman's ayowal that he believes In
Henry Georges plan for single tax on
land values, and the Democratic party is
tending toward free trade and finally to-
ward the single tax idea, says: 1t is
not without interest to watch the growth
of the single tax idea There are said
now to be over thirty members in the
house OF representatives who believe in
1t, coupled with an income tax, but they
keep rather quiet about it at present.
Representative Tilman is n great ad-
inirer 81 Henry George. Congressman
Smith, the Milwaukee Independent, who
will, however, support Cleveland, says
that the drift of public sentiment is to-.
ward the George idei Representative,
Dingiey of Maine has for Democratic
opponent an ex printer by the name of
Allen who Is ii single tax advocate, He
was nominated by what is said to tbe the
largest and most enthusiastic convention
ever held in that district. 1t numbered
over a Thousand delegates, There Is not
much chance of his winning, but he will
make a lively campaign. -
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-24
A Joke on Uncle Dick Thompson

TERRE HAUTE, July 23.-Ex-Secretary
of the Navy Thompson, addressed Re-
publican meeting in Bowling hall Sat
urday night. Sunday morning while the
janitor was cleaning the hall he picked up
apiece of gas pipe seven inches long, sealed
with sealing wax and with powder
fuse, half burned, protruding from one
end. The bomb, if such it was, was
turned over to the police, who put it in
fire, which destroyed the contents so
that nothing remained but charcoal but
caused no explosion. People generally
believe it to have been the work cf a
w pIld- be Joker