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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18
WON BY TEEMER.
A Good Boat Race Had In Charlotte Har.
hOr. Fla.

TRABUE, Fla, Feb. IA single scull race
took place yesterday in Charlotte harbor
for purse Of 81, COO and the championship
Of America between John Teemer, of Pitts
burgh, who held the championship of
America; Albert Hamm, of Boston, holder
of the Police Gazette champion trophy, and
John Mckay, Of Halifax, champion of the
maritime province of Canada. Special trains
brought crowds from all parts of the
State. For the first mile the Rntest was
very even, Hamm leading tdJ the turn,
which he made in 1920, Teemer following
ips 1890 and Mckay in 1895. The water
teas aough and the rowers had to .raus
Nearly half mile from direct 1lt5 -DlLy
sarn. After, turning Ieemer took the lead,
foRawed BY McK@ and Hamm. These
posi- lions wereg Gntained to the close, and
at hSlf Of tsxtance back from the turn
Teefea.45ad fafged five lengths ahead, but
Mckay andydamm closed up on him and
the finish yvas exciting in the extreme,
Teemer Whining in 20:04, Mckay 20:OS and
Hamm 2O:40
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18
SHERMAN IN NEW ENGLAND.
He Addresses the Young Mems Republican
Club at Providence. r. La

Club at Providence, r. Is
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Feb. 1.-THE Young
Mems Repu blican Club was addressed last
evening by Hon. John Sherman and Hon.
L. Il. Grosvenor, member of Congress
from Ohio. Senator Sherman opened his
address by referring to the auspicious
opening of the Presidential campaign and
the important influence that young mems
Republican clubs would exert upon the po-
litical movements of the day. He con-
trasted the principles Of the Repu blican
and Democratic parties, from the in
ception of the former, the Republican
| party having put liberal construc-
tion upon the Constitution. while Demo
Gratis re garded it as mere confederacy of
hostile, warning States. Under the ad-
ministraticn of the Democratic party there
was no National circulating medium, be-
cause in their view there was no power in
the Constitution to authorize it. During
the war the Republican party gave the
| country greenbacks and established sys-
tenn of National banks, the best ever de-
vised by man, so at the present time the
promise of the people of the United States
to pay $1,000 was worth more than any
bond of any country in the civilized world.
The Republican side did not believe this
country was composed of discord-
ant States, but firmly believed the
country had a right to protect its
industries, and that right reached to
the very foundation of the Government
The Democratic party did not believe the
Congress of the United States had any
power to levy taxes or impose duties, but
if done it should be for revenue only, not
to protect or foster any home industry, or
for any beneficial results. 1t has been uni
versally held by the Republican party that
Congress had that right. After the war
the reduction of the internal tax was be-
gun by the Republican party until nothing
was left except upon spirits, tobacco and
beer, and all manufactured articles that
could not be produced IN this country were
put upon the free list, and later on tea and
coffee were placed On the free list, so that
practically now one-third of all the i'm
ported goods were free, and the country
has more enlarged free trade than ever ex-
listed in the world.
He spoke in most vigorous denunciation
of the immigration into this country of
communists, anarchists and socialists.
Touching upon the tariff upon wool and
sugar, he said the Democratic party would
take the tariff off wool but strenuously OBJ
jected to the reduction of two cents on
sugar, for the reason that sugar was grown
in the South. He would take the tariff off
Of sugar and give the grower a bounty.
He then entered into an exhaustive analysis
of the proposed reduction of the tariff on
wool and vigorously debated the expedi-
ency Of such course by alluding to the
probable disastrous effects upon Western
wool growers and contrasted it with the
benefits which might be derived by the
Eastern manufacturers. The address was
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18
DEFALCATIONS.
Serious Charges Against u Catholic Priest

III bO8COns
BosToN, Feb. 1O.-Following close upon
the Crowley defalcation came the news of
another irregularity, this one involving a
priest of the Catholic Church. It is safe to
say that the surprise which accompanied
the announcement of Crowley's fall from
grace was no greater than that which is
caused by the information that the books
OF Father d. a. Roche, superintend-
ent Of the Working Boys Home on
Bennett street, were mixed. Father
Roche has had charge Of the institu-
tion for long time. Last week his resig-
nation was announced and was received
with surprise, which was mingled with re-
gret when it was declared that i'll health
compelled him to give up the work he had
followed SO faithfully for years. His res
ignation was asked for by Archbishop Will
liams as result of investigations made by
Father Hugh P. Smith, a trustee of the in
stitntion, & ii others.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18

PNEUMONIA was reported epidemic in
the neighborhood of Kyle, twenty
miles south of Austin, Tex. Whole
families were prostrated and the vic
tins in many instances died in short
time in great agony Of hemorrhage
from the mouth and ears. The disease
sbaffled all medical skill.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18
Wilkin Discharged.

ST. PAUL, Mlnn., Feb. 10.-The case of
John Wilkin, charged with bgamy, was
called In the municipal court this morning,
and at the request of County Attorney
Eagen he was discharged. It appears that
the prosecution have been able to secure
copy of the marriage certificate issued to
'Wilkin for his marriage with Miss Stetson,
but in order to prove a case against Wilkln
they would have to bring witnesses from
Pennsylvania to identify W''kin and the
lady. This thew were unable to do.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18

EVIDENCE at Ottawa, Ont, against
the manner in which the Dominion
Government permitted vessels totally
nnseaworthy to navigate the lakes and
inlets last season. prove that it was due
to the lack of inspection for which the
Government is responsible in permit
ting old hulks to carry freights on
these waters. The lakes were literally
alive with these floating collins.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18

The design of sculptor Bruno Schi-
metz, of Berlin, for the $3.50, 900 sol
+diers' monument at Indianapolis has
been accepted. 1t is for lofty square
shaft, with ornament supported on a
pedestal. Upon the top will be figure
of Liberty.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18

CHIPPEWA Indians were reported
annoying the Wisconsin loggers. They
divide up into bands of ten to fifteen.
scatter through the forests and pitch
their tents always in the neighborhood
of logging camp. This winter they
have been bolder and have even COM
PEELED the cooks in some Of the camps
to prepare them meals when the crew
was absent from the shanties.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18

BUzzARDs in Mississippi devour vast
quantities of carrion and hence are
valuable as scavengers. The law
against killing them is strict, the pen
atty ior violating it being fifteen dol
lars. The birds are therefore very
plentiful and tame.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18

ACCORDING to statistics gathered by
the Railroad Gazette, there were in De-
-cember last ninety-two railroad col
lisions, eighty-three derailments and
seven other accidents, making 1872 in
all; in which seventy-one persons
were killed and 211 injured.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18

SPEAKER CARLISLE has agreed to ap-
point as the special committee on the
Reading railroad strike, Messrs. Till
man, of South Carolina; Chapman, of
Michigan; Stone, of Missouri; Parker,
of New York, and Anderson, of Kansas.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18

The transfer of a large piece of prop
erty ON Fifth avenue, New York, was
recorded the other day. Tt was the
property of Robert Bonner, and he
transferred it to his sons for one dol
lar. The property is valued at over
81, 900, 900.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18

ACCORDING to the Electrical Review,
medicine may be introduced into the
human system by electricity. The
electrodes of battery are saturated
with the medicine and applied locally
to the skin. Experiments show that
there is an actual absorption Of the
medicine into the system.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18

ISRAEL LUCAS, the defaulting treas
-urer of Auglaize County, O., and his
wife, were discharged at the Toronto,
Ont, police court, as the Grown could
not get together sufficient evidence to
extradite them. Civil proceeding were
likely to be taken to recover the $751;
643 which Lucas took with him.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18

Mrs. JOHN JACOB AsToR left her
large collection of fine laces, valued at
fifty thousand dollars, to the Metropol-
itan Art Museum of New York, and
they will be placed on exhibition there
cann
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18

GENERAL LoGERoT is the fifteenth
War Minister France has had since
1870. Field Marshal Won Moltke is the
fifteenth War Minister Prussia has had
since the foundation of the Kingdom
in 17Q1
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18

Hon. HARVEY M. WATTERsoN, father
of the editor Of the Louisville Courier
Journal, was member of Congress
forty-eight years ago, and he is now
visiting Washington looking at the
sights through the eyes Of IAN old
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18

MISS AMELIA RIvEs, the authoress,
is said to have been overwhelmed with
offers of marriage since her portrait
was published recently.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18

THE golden wedding anniversary of
Hon. William Gladstone and his wife
will be held in July, if they both live
until that time.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18

THE French Government has refused
to take part in the Vienna Art Exhibi-
1tion because of Austria's refusal to
take part in the French Exhibition.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18

The Italian Cabinet has decided to
introduce bill in its Parliament in
creasing the duty on cereals and the
tax on alcohol.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18

NEARLY all the German sovereigns
have congratulated Prince Bismarck
on his military speech and its results.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-02-18
CURRENT COMMENT.

THE Moscow University has been re-
opened and the students have returned
quietly to work.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-01-14
WHERE IS IT TO END7

John Jacob Astor, the poor Ger.
man immigrant who founded the
fortunes OF his family by hearken.
ing to good advice when frozen up
in the Chesapeake Bay, left an es-
tate valued at S40,00O,00O. At the
time of his death this was the great
est amount OF money or property in.
dividually earned in the United
States. We are told that the eS-
tate is now valued at about $780,
900, 900, and that it increases some
800, 100000 a year. 1t is founded
chiefly upon houses aud lots, and
therefore not speculative. Unless
some convulsion Of the earth takes
place, like that which destroyed At.
lantis. this mammoth gold mine
will continue to disgorge its fabu.
lous wealth. There might come
time when the Astors would cease
to perpetuate their stock IN direct
line, compelling division of their
enormous holdings, but this would
be the happening of the improbable.
One reason assigned for the prodi.
gious growth of the estate is that
the Astors, from generation to gen.
GRAFTON, are taught TO be as thrifty
as the original founder was. They
are advised to value monepas their
most precious possession, and, ex.
cept on rare occasions, to care for
it with something akin to penuri.
BUSINESS. 1t was Mrs. Astor's pri.
vate fortune, inherited from her
father, that she dispersed so liber.
ally, and not the family cash. If
SAC, 900, 5000 have increased to $780,
DOC, 900 in forty years, what under
such management and policy as has
hitherto prevailed, will be the APP
portionate increase of S300,000,000
in the next half centuryi
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-01-14
THE HOOPS CAME OFF.

1t is very rarely that a horse ont.
lives the loss OF his hoofs and grows
new ones. There are farmers who
never heard OF such Il thing and do
not believe it. GoIdsmith's great
trotter, Domestic, for whom he
would not have taken $4,000, iniur.
ed himself in a race at Detroit in the
fall, and inflammation of the forefeet
set in,-the hoofs coming Oft, leaving
the Iamina exposed. Never did hu
man being bear up more bravely an.
der Intense suffering than did this
plncky little animal. When the boofs
were removed he put his legs out so
that the operation might be made.
For four weeks, while Domestic Law
in his stall with his feet tied up in
cotton, he would reach out his head
to take his medicine with surprising
intelligence. His attendants rolled
him about at their will in attending
to his case without the slightest re.
sistance on his part, he understood
that it was all for his own good. 1t
will be many day yet before he
will be able to get about with his
usual gait. He can stand but few
minutes each day, and, although the
new hoofs are growing satisfactorily,
it will he year before any attempt
will be made to put him in training
There is ridge OF bright new horn
about one inch below the
place of starting, aud which promis
es in time to perfectly replace the
hoofs that are gone. Below this new
horn is the hardened and dry lamina.
The case is very peculiar one, in
this much, that the hoofs were re.
moved with the knife. Ordinarily,
IN case of this kind, the old hoots are
to be forced off by the new
growing horn, but this always re.
suits in deforGity of the feet.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-01-14
AMERICAN TITLES.
A PROTEST AGAINST LOADING
DOWN PEOPLES NAMES WITH
RUBBISH.

We have ellis Excellency" at
our National and State capitals,
His Honor" in our courts, big and
little, Honorables 5" in our legisla.
tive halls and public offices, "His
Reverence and Ellis Eminence "
in our ecclesiastical establishments,
and minor titles for minor person
ages who happen for the time being
to occupy an office or trust in State,
Municipality or Church. The men
who sport these titles are, as mat.
ter of fact and law, no more excel
lent, honorable, reverential or emf
nent than are many other men, and
and not infrequently they are very
inferior and sometimes unworthy
men.
Calling ward hummer of a sa-
loon keeper an honorable be,
cause the people in the district have
chosen him a member of the Legis-
lature, or addressing as "His Hen
or" small potato lawyer who hap.
pens to have been elected or ap.
pointed a Justice Of the Peace is
simply ridiculous. Fortunately the
pig.tail affix of ESQ.," which was
nplx in nfrx
in imitation of a meaningless Eng.
lish custom, has of late years passed
ont Of fashion and into inocuous
desuetude." The plain and proper
Mr." is good enough for any res.
pectable and reasonable American
citizen.
1t is to be remarked that there
are no provisions of law in this
country, either national or State,
which authorize or even counter.
ance President or a Governor to
be designated as "His Excellency,"
IL Judge or justice as "His Honor"
or any body as Honorable"
The fact that these titles have
been adopted and are adhered to
in this country is only an evidence
that we are descended from Euro
pean ancestors, and have engrafted
upon our unwritten law and per.
petrated some of their customs and
traditions, which, however defensi.
BILE they may be in "the old coun.
try" are utterly Inappropriate here,
where all men are free and equal be
tore the law, and where titles of dis.
tinctiOn are contrary to the spirit OF
our institutions Chicago Journal.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-01-14
baltimore & OHIO RAILROAD.
d
Time table in effect Nov. 20, 1887.
UrCTyV aRn


WESTWARD
Train No l. limited to Cincinnati and st.
Louis. leaves Philadelphia 10 so m. Balti-
more 80 m. Washington 30 p m. Martins
' Train y 10 5, Cincinnati, Chicago and St.
Louis, leaves Philadelphia 500 m, Balti-
more 5 30 p m, Washington 10 p m, Martins
burg II 50 a m.
Chicago and Pittsburg, leaves Philadelphia
7 M Baltimore 10 90 a M, Washington 10 So a
m. Martinsburg 90 M:
Train No I. Pittsburg Express, Daily. leaves
Baltimore so p m, Washington 10 IA.
Martinsburg II 90 m.
No 49, daily, stops at all stations between
Baltimore and Keyser and connects for Rom
ney, leaves Martinsburg so a m.
Train No Is, daily except Sunday, Baltimore
to Grafton, Martinsburs II 55 p M stops Mt all
stations and connects for Romney.
No HI. Harper's Ferry and Martinsburg Ac-
commodation, daily except Sunday, leaves
Harper's Ferry 30 p m, arrives Martinsburg
10 p m.
No Q, limited, from Cincinnati. arrives Mar
tinsburg IL Is p m, Washington % p M BALTIC
8 25 m, Phila p p m. Stops at junction
No 4, Express from Cincinnati and Chicago.
BALTIC 80 m. Phila IL noon.
No 6, Limited. from Chicago and Pittsburg,
arrives Martinsburg 80 p IN, Wash 40 p IN
BALTIC As m. Phila 10 90 p m.
No s. Express from Pittsburg, arrives Mar
tinsburg OF m, Wash 7 20 a IN, BALTIC s so a
m. Stops at V Junction.
No So, Grafton and BALTIC Accommodation,
daily, arrive Martinsburg 25 m, Wash 5 q
and BALTIC IS p m. Stops at all stations be-
tween Grafton and Washington. Connects for
Winchester, HagerstewR and Frederick.
No SO, Keyser and BALTIC Accommodation via
Main Line, daily except Sunday, arrives Mar
tinsburg 10 Is m leaves 10 20 a m. Stops at
all stations. Connects for ali points on Valley
Branch, Hagerstown and Frederick.
No lis, Martinsburg and Harper's Ferry Ac-
mediation, leaves Martinsburg & 10 a m.
Daily except Sunday. Connects at Harper s
Ferry for Hagerstown, Winchester, Fredel lex,
BALTIC and Washington.
IT. MARTIN, Agent.
W. NJ. CLEMENTS. Gen. Manager.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-01-14
A VERY SAD LITTLE STORY.

She was the wife of a labOring
man, good woman who struggled
bard to keep heI house neat and her
children we'll dressed. but she had
violent temper. 1t was Saturday
and the two little children, Ben and
Alice, we're ready for an excursion,
Ben wore a white suit, which his
mamma had made for and of which
he was very proud. just as Ben
was leaving home the mother dis
covered black spot on the daz.
zling white suit.
What's that ~ she asked, sharp
ly.
"Only dease spot, mamma. only
little dease spot.n
"I'll make a grease spot out OF
you," she exclaimed angrily, trying
TO strike him.
Little Ben lodged, but ran bis
head against the sharp edge of the
bureau. When she picked him mp
be was unconscious.
The physician found the child de
lirious and pronounced the case
brain fever. 1t was quick in its
work, aud Ben was soon still and
cold.
In darkened room sat the moth
er by the side of the little coffin.
Alice stole IN quietly and tugged at
her dress.
Mamma, darling, is Bonnie a
dease spot now 7"
Sobs, choking sobs, answered her.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-01-14
SHE KNEW 0'coNNELL.

% Sunday last an aged woman
made her appearance in the streets of
Jersey City, aud she was laden down
with bundles and her movements so
cratic that she was followed by a
crowd of boys, who aggravated her
by cries of " crazy.n She finally took
shelter in the police station, where
she was induced by a reporter
speaking her native Irish to give
the following account of her life !:
She said her name was Sarah DO.
herty, and that she was born in
in that part Of the Green Isle
whence the wind came that blight
ed the potatoes, when the famine
and the fever ragged. She was
born somewhere about the year 1913,
and remembers very well to have
heard people speak in later years of
the stirring events Of that time.
She knew Daniel O'Conell, the great
pacificator of Ireland, and she says
he one day winked at her and told
her she was very pretty little girl,
indeed" In those days." said
Sarah, ~ had cheeks that you
could bleed with straw, and l was
as lively as lark. but the bloody
Sassanache impoverished me and
mine, and We were driven from our
homes to wander all over the face OF
the earth. One OF my brothers died
while fighting for the French, an
other was in the English army and
was roasted and eaten by savages
in the interior of Africa, and a
third persisted in Australia while in
search of gold. | myself landed in
this country some forty years ago.
1t took US about two months, | think
to cross the Atlantic. went West,
lived with the miners for years, and
saw some terrible times in Califor-
MIA. married q miner out there
and had fifteen children. Where
are they Scattered, scattered,
avourneen. All my people, some
how or other, became scattered.
As for myself, all wish now is to
try to return to see Grannaile and
then die. | would like to have my
poor bones laid in my own land
among nv own peOple.n
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-01-14

During the past year the Baldwin
Locomotive Works of Philadelphia
bailt the enormous number of 653
locomotives, being 90 more then
we're ever turned ont from the great
establishment in one year. During
the year over 5000 men have been
employed at the establishment, work.
ing 3O4 days, resulting in the com.
pIetion of one locomotive in every
four hours and forty minutes. If
the 653 locomotives were stretched
ont in line they would make a train
FIVE miles in length. Some of these
engines went to Cuba, Brazil, Mexi.
co, Japan, Central America, and the
Sandwich Islands.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-01-14
Railroads.
CUMBERLAND VALLEY RAILROAD.

u 4
On and after Sunday, June 18th, 1887, trains
will run as follows: STANDARD Tine.)
EASTWARD.
Fast Mail leaves Martinsburg at % a N
Bedington 40, Falling Waters 7 IL, williams
port station 90. Hagerstown s ~, Chambers
burg Is, Carlisle 10 ., arrive at Harrisg II 10
Phila. Is pm.
Mail Express Train leaves Martinsbulg at
3 Is m. Bedngton $50, Falling Waters 337, VIII
Transport Station 10, Hagerstown Il, Cham
bersburg Is, Carlisle 30 arrive at Harrisburg
at %.
WESTWARD.
n. o. Express leaves Harrisburg at 4 10 q.
M Carlisle 55 CAambersburg q 30, arrives al
Hagerstown at 10, Williamsport Station s.
80, Falling Waters 81, Bedington W, Mar
tinsburg %.
Mail leaves Harrisburg at Is m, Carlisle
8 49, Chambersburg 9 80, arrive at Hagerstown
at 10 40, Williamsport Station IL OF, Falling Wa
tiers II Is, Bedington II %, Martinsb 4rg Il 50.
Fast Line leaves Harrisburg at IS, Car
Isle So, Chambersburg 80, Hagerstown 10,
Williamsport Station %, Falling Waters ID,
Bedington 20, arrives at Martinsburg ! 30 pm.
w. A. GARD, Agt. j. +. BOYD, Supt.
II. A. RIDDLE. General Passenger ACT
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-01-14
SIZE WAS ALMOST DEAD.

I was SO low with dyspepsia that there
was not a physician to be found who
could do anything with me. l had fiut-
tering of the heart and swimming of the
head. One day l read your pamphlet
called Life among the Shakers,'' which
described my disease better than could
myself. | tried the Shaker Extract of
Roots and kept on with it until to-day l
rejoice in good health. Mrs. NJ. E. Tins
ley, Bevier, Muhlenburg Co., KY.
For sale by all Druggists, or address
the proprietor, A. j. White, Limited, 81
Warren St., New York.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-01-14

PARKERsBURG. w. VA, Jan. o.
The coal miners at the mines in
Mason county, owned by ex-senator
Camden, have been Oh strike for
several weeks. There is no immedi'
ate prospect of a settlement. The
price is for an advance in wages
The price of coal in Pnint Pleasant
and neighborlng points has mateFi'
ally advanced.