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St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05
PERSONAL AND IMPERSoNAI

Mrs. General Sherman, like hsr
husband, is q regular first tnighter OF
the theaters. y
Miss Jennie Cham mberlain, the Ohio
beauty that created such sensation ip
Europe, is now living at a hotel In
Cleveland. She seldom goes out, re-
ceives few visitors and leads a very
quiet life. II
George Bancroft, the octogenarian,
politician, and historian, is the only
private citizen admitted to the privi-
leges of the floor of the Senate, and the
only person to who such courtesy is
extended by name.
Senator Stanford's California
ranch contains $4,000 acres, and is
probably the largest in the country
Some $500 acres are planted in grape
vines, and he has wine cellar that
holds 100000 gallons.
Worth, the famous Paris costumer,
receives his customers in short en-
broidered jacket, capacious trousers, a
white flannel shirt fastened ut the
throat with loosely-knotted scarf and
brown Tam O'Shanter cap. ;
Sir Donald Smith, the millionaire
pioneer of the Hudson Bay Company,
gave his daughter, lately married in
Montreal, check for $2,00O,0 900. The
groom was DR.. J. B. Howard, young
physician of moderate means.
"A Nashville carpenter arose in his
sleep and went into his shop and began
filing saw. The noise woke him up
and he was nightly puzzled to fnd
himself engaged at work. at two O'Clock
in the morning in a dark shop.
Mrs. Cleveland has a double in
Washington-an unknown lady who
often appears upon the promenades,
attended by a large dog, and who so
strongly resembles the Presidents wife
that almost every person who passes
her turns to look at her.
An aged preacher Of Middletown,
Conn.,, claims to have travelled 76,Ooo
miles, preached over 4,S00 sermons.
performed the marriage ceremony SIG
times, the baptismal ceremony l,2o5
times, and delivered 556 funeral dis
courses. The largest sum he ever re-
ceived for years labors was $500.
Senators Vest of Missouri, Sawyer
of Wisconsin, and Jones of Nevada are
considered the best story-tellers OF the
Senate. They are all members of the
Commerce Committee, and relieve the
monotony of routine committee work
by anecdotes. wittisisms and funny
stories, rivaling each other in the effort
to pose as the leading humorist of the
| trio.
"A young man arrested as one OF
those engaged in robbery up in
Maine where eighty thousand dollars
was secured was brought to- trial the
other day and surprised his counsel
and confederates by pleading guilty.
He gave an assumed name and asked
to be sent to the penitentiary rather
than have his family name known and
disgraced.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05
ADDITIONAL D1sPArUHEs.

DIsP. -cHEs from the City of Mexico
state that SIX of the eight men who re.
Gently burglarized the house Of MIR. Bril-.
lianti and secured $4,000 have been cap.
tured, and $50, 900 of the stolen money has
been recovered.
AN unknown boy tramp, about Is years
of age, was killed by freight at Edge.
fisld Junction, near Nashville, Tenn, on
the Goth. Both legs and one arm were cut
OF, and he died in an hour. He said his
name was Ryan, and that he came from
Cincinnati.
AFTER three days Of rain it began snow.
ing at st. Paul, Minn., on the 29th. Sps-
cials from st. Peter, Mimi, Yankton aud
Canton, Dak., report damp anow ct those
places. This is the latest Snow OF any
spring for fivs years In South Dakota.
Ar Castle Garden, New York. on the Goth,
$3.50 immigrants were landed.
WHILE the Cherokee authorities were
attempting to arrest Jack Hawk and Bill
Beaver, two celebrated outlaws, they re.
sisted and were shot dead after . long
dghs from behind q barricaas Of horses.
They were two desperate characters, and
ing series Of years.
OxrrsBEHA COUNTY. Miss, on the 28sh
failed to vots Sis 900 Of her bonds to aid In
shs extension Of shs Georgia Pacific. The
citizens Of Starkville are very much
wrought up over che matter, and for feaR
that they win lose the road they will in
all probability either subscribe taas
~ xn~ he tNx
TuzaRAMs from the northern cities Of
Texas report exceedingly heavy rain
storms which have swelled the rivers be-
yond their banks, inundated the bottoms
and almost swamped towns, causing 8
great deal of damage to property and an
immense amount of good to crops.
In the neighborhood Of Edwards, Miss,
there are lis acres in tomatoes, and still
larger number of acres in Irish potatoes,
peas, beans, cucumbers and other truck for
market.
A JOINT stock company has been formed
ut jackson, Miss, for the navigation Of
Pearl river between that point and the
mouth, thence to New Orleans.
THE announcement is made that Gen.
Joseph e. johnson, the highest in rank of
living officers Of the Confederate Army,
was on the 9th unanimously elected
an honorary member of e. D. Baker Post,
No. g., G. A. R., of Philadelphia.
JOHN STEPHENS, "a yoang white man
twenty three years OF age, was arrested
at Memphis, Tenn, on the 29th for horse
stealing. The crime dates back two years
ago, when Stephens was employed ON the
farm Of Peyton Jones, nsar Henning
station.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05
GRANTS BIRTHDAY.
General Sherman and Others Celebrate It
by a Banquet at Delmonico's.


NEW YORK, April 2S.-In commemoratlon
of the anniversary of the birthday Of Gen
eral Grant an elaborate banquet was gwen
at Delmonico's last night. The arrange
ments had been made by General W. T.
present, all parties and all ranks being
represented.
General W. T. Sherman presided over
the first table. On his right sat Chauncey
NJ. Depew; the orator of the evening, and
on his left Mayor Abram s. Hewitt. The
others at the table were General William
Malone, General W. II. Seward, son of
Lincoln's Secretary of State; Hon. George
W. Childs, Cyrus W Field. Rev. John K.
Paxton,o Edwards Pierrepont, General
c. B. Comstock, W. C. Andrews,
Samuel Sloan, Captain w. W. Pax
ton and Albert Bierstadt. Among
others present were: General Fitz
John Porter Colonel A. Louden Snowden
OF Philadelphia, D. o. Mills, General
Stewart L. Woodford, General Wager
Swayne, Colonel Robert g. Ingersoll, Elliot
F. Shepard, Hon. Elihu Root and Herman
c. Armour.
Letters of regret were read from General
Joseph E. Johnston, Colonel John T.Mosby,
General James .Longstreet and General
Fitzhugh Lee.
General Sherman, after an appropriate
address, introduced Mr.. Depew, who de.
livered brilliant oration. He compared
and contrasted President Lincoln and Gen
eral Grant and said that each was neces-
sary to the success of the other and both
to the restoration Of the Union. No other
soldier was so fitted for the work to be
done in the field and no other man than
President Lincoln would have had the
masterful stamina to withstand the de-
mands Of the country for Grants with
drawal. The speaker touched upon the
generous recognition of General Sher.
mans great abilities evinced by Gen.
eral Grant and of Grants interposi
tion when President johnson wanted to
punish those who had been in rebellion. In
view Of the association Of his name with
the Repu blican Presidential nomination,
the following sentence from his speech
seemed significant: ut is notable fact
that though we are the only purely indus
trial nation in the world, wo have never
selected our rulers from among the great
business men Of the country. And the
conditions and prejudice of success present
iusuperable obstacles to such choice"
Other speeches were made by General
Malone, Colonel r. g. Ingersoll, Judge
Pierrepont General Noble, Of Missouri
and others
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05
vExED BY VOORHEES,.
An Alleged Scheme to Defest the Springer
Oklahoma Bill.

An Alleged Scheme to Defeat the Springer
Oklahoma Bill.
WASHINGTON, April 27.-The House Pub
lie Lands Committee at their meeting yes
terday morning ameded Senate bill 1880 by
attaching the Public Land Strip known as
No-Man' Land to New Mexico, instead Of
Kansas and for land Office to be estab-
lished in the strip and the appointment of
a register and receiver. This is the Voor-
hees town site scheme and the parties back
Of it think they are throwing the public off
the track by this amendment. Their pur-
pose is to pass it through the House as
amended and thus get it before an accom-
modating conference committee, where 1t
will be juggled into its original form as it
passed the Senate, which attaches the
Public Land Strip to Kansas. OF course
the Interior object OF this conspiracy is to
defeat the passage Of the Oklahoma bill,
but Mr.. Springer and the other friends OF
this latter measure are fully advised OF the
facts and prepared to thwart this scheme,
which is being engineered by Senator
Voorhees, and other Senators.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05
"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

Old Punster says he knows a
woman who wears new hat out the
first day she gets it.-Drake's Magazine.
-Tramp-"Here's pie I stole OF
yer windy, mum. Iwant to bring it
back" Housekeeper-"Well, I'm glad
you've got some conscience" Tramp
-"Yes'm. I'm tough, but 1 don't
dare to eat strange mince pie.'-
Judge.
Old gent-"Why does your father
go around begging instead of work
ing?'' Little boy-"He begs SO he can
get money to buy whisky" "But why
does he drink whisky7" $50 he can
get up courage to go around and beg"
Teras Sf,ings.
-Minister(to widow)-"I was at the
cemetery to-day, my dear Mrs. Bentley,
and discovered that your husbands
grave is quite overgrown with grass. :"
Widow( fetching a sigh ):-''Yes, ]
promised poor John just before he died
I would see it was kept green"
DIR. Pellet-"So Scalpel set your
broken arm?' Patient-"Yes. sir"
Pellet-"What were his chargess"
Patient-''Twenty dollars" Pellet
Robbery, sir-downright robbery. 1
would have amputated it for twenty
five dollars. .''-Detroit Free Press.
Mamma" said Johnnie. ''can any
body hear with their mouthp" "No,
dear; don't think they can," replied
his mother. "Then mamma, what
made Captain Smythe tell Lucy he
wanted to tell her something, and put
his lips to her mouth instead of her
carp
-Esquimau-"Well, stranger, what
are you doing up here?" II came up
to look at the country, but I guess I'll
60 home again. don't like the cli-
mate" "What's the matter with it?'
''Too sultry by far ''Sultry? Holy
Grail! Where are you from?" New
York. ."-Lincoln Journal
-'In the spring young mans
fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.
o, it does, eh? In the spring young
mans fancy doesn't do any thing of the
sort. It turns to thoughts of how he's
going to get in about five thousand
hours Observation-Disclosures fun
into fourteen days Of ten-dollar summer
vacation.-Puck,
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05
PERSONAL AND PoL1T1oAI.

LORD WoLsELEY, at banquet to Sir
John Pender in London recently, disap-
proved the present army and navy system,
which he said would sooner Or later land
the country in disaster. Undoubtedly the
reason for this could be found in the
system of government by party, the curse
of modern England, which, he said, was
sapping the manly honesty formerly char
acteristic of her statesmen.
JUDGE SAMUEL d. LEcoMPTE died in Kan
sas City, Mo-, on the Oath, in his seventy
fourth year. He was appointed Chief JUS
tice of Kansas by President Pierce, and
presided at the constitutional convention
held at Lecompton, which place was named
after him.
THE international Copyright bill was
again before the Senate on the Oath and
went over. The House had the Tariff bill
under discussion.
The body OF Ex-Governor John 7. Hcf-
man arrived at New York on the 24th on
the steamer Fulda, Of the North German
Lloyd's line
THE Queen of England arrived at Char
lottenburg on the morning OF the 24th and
Immediately visited the sick Emperor OF
Germany. The latter rallied somewhat
after the interview, but relspsed again at
night.
TIE British Parliament has refused to
pass the Irish County Government bill to
second reading.
CONFLICTING reports were current on the
25th regarding Hon. J. g. Blalne's health.
Walker Blaine emphatically denied that
his father was in any way sick, and said
that he went to Europe for pleasure and
not for the benefit OF his health.
THE Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and
Arizona Republican conventions have
chosen Blaine delegates. The Texas dele
CATION will stand divided.
PARNsIL recently expressed himself as
confident Of Irish home rule in the near
future.
EkrsRoH FREEERIcK was reported much
better by his physicians on the S6sI His
appetite was returning and his re4yesy
was thought probable.
QUEER V1croR1A Left Berlin for rondoa
on the o6sh.
TEE Indiana Democrats have nominated
Courtland M. Matson for Governor. Gray
was indcrsed for the Vice-presidency.
HRNRY GEoRaB advocates Grover Cleve'
Land for President and Roger Q. MILLS for
Vice President
TIE Servian ministry resigned On the
9th. but onew one was at once formed.
THE birthday OF the late General Y. ..
Grant was celebrated in New York and
other cities on the 9th.
PRINCE BISMARCK has declined the title
OF Duke on the ground that he 10 not IN
position to support the dignity.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail
CONGRESSIONAL

CONGRESSIONAL.
In the Senate on the 23d the House bill to
prohibit the making of books or pools on trot-
ting or running races, foot racing or base
ball In the District Of Columbia was
passed; also the House bill for the sale of
certain New York Indian lands in Kansas. The
International Copyright bill was then discussed
until adjournment. The House passed
the bill giving pension Of $75 per month to the
widow of General Ricketts,. Under the call OF
States bills and resolutions were introduced.
The balance of the day was given to the con-
sideration Of the River and Harbor bill in Com
mittee of the Whole.
AFTER clearing away some unimportant
business on the oath the Senate resumed con-
sideration of the International Copyright bill,
which, after debate, was laid over. After the
passage of several bills of private and local
nature and an executive session the Senate ad-
journed. !. In the House the Committee on
Elections reported on the Frank-Glover contest
from ST. Louis in favor Of Mr.. Glover. The
House then, in Committee of the Whole, re-
sumed consideration of the Tariff bill. Mr..
McMillin, of Tennessee, spoke In favor and Mr.
Burrows of Michigan, against the bill. When
the committee rose the House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 25th resolution
was adopted calling for copies of the reports of
Special Agents Beecher and Tingle as to the
alleged smuggling of opium from British Colum-
message was then taken up and Mr.. Voor-
hees addressed the Senate at length. At
the close OF his address the conference
report on the joint resolution for q conference
of the American nations was non-concurred in
and a new conference ordered. :. AS soon as the
House met it went into Committee of the
Whole on the Tariff bill, and was addressed by
Messrs. Bynum, of Indiana, and Dockery, of
Missouri, in support Of the measure. night
session was held and the debate on the bill con-
tinued.
AT the conclusion OF the morning hour in
the Senate on the 26th Mr.. Ingalls, took the floor
and gave notice that on Tuesdry he would reply
to some remarks of Senator Vorhees in his
speech of the day before. The conference re-
port on the joint resolution to take part in the
international exposition at Paris In 1883 was
agreed to. The Senate then resumed consider
alton OF tie Railroad Land Forfeiture bill,
which was finally laid aside, and
bills passed granting the right Of way to
the Kansas City l. Paciflc railroad through the
Indian Territory; appropriating 100000 addi-
tional to the public building at Wichita, Kan,
and granting the Kansas Valley railroad the
right OF way through the Fort Riley reservation.
Adjourned until Monday. -. In the House the
Senate bill passed for the relief OF the Omaha
tribe OF Indians In Nebraska and to extend the
time of payment to purchasers of lands from
the Indians. The remainder OF the day was
given to debate on the Tariff bill.
THE Senate was not in session on the 9th
Soon after the House met debate on the
Tarif bill was resumed and continued into
the evening session, at which seventeen pension
hsl1o y,aecad
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05

MANY of the leading importers, man
s,facturers and merchants in the woolen
goods trade met at New York on the
oath and organized an association.
The scope of the association Is to reg
nlate terms and discount in the sale of
goods, and it is probable that prices to
iobbers and the retail trade will be
greatly advanced. The new organiza-
fion. it is said. viii take the form OF q
trust, efforts being made to compel all
dealers to enter the combination.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05

THE friends of the Stewart bill to
pension the widow Of the late Chief
Justice Waite, have about given up all
hope of passing the measure. 1t is as
serted there is no precedent for such a
pension act, and for this reason par
ticularly the sentiment in both the
House and Senate seems to be decided
II against it. The bill is in the Senate
Committee but it is not likely that it
will be even reported.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05
MIsCELLANE0Us.

THE Bank Of Amigo (Wis.) was robbed
of %, 600 the other day by some unknown
person, who went into the back door while
the cashier was at dinner.
DR.. McMAsTER, veterinary surgeon,
was fined in Washington recently for
s.dockingn two horses tails belonging TO
attaches OF the British Legation.
JUDGE GRESHAM, ut Milwaukee on the
9th, decided the suit OF the heirs OF the
late 8. s. Merrill, general manager OF the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road,
against G. H. Price, for an accounting in
connection with Colorado land transactions
in Minnesota and Dakota, involv ing profits
supposed to be in the neighborhood OF $l.-
600, GOO. The decision was in favor OF the
defendant.
CENTRAL CITY, Dak., has been destroyed
by fire. Loss, s250,00l
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05

THE Senate bill authorizing the Chi
cago, Oquawka & Kansas City Short
Line Railway Company to build a
bridge across the Mississippi at or near
the city of Oquawka, Henderson Coun-
ty, H., has been favorably reported by
the House Committee on Commerce.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05

GENERAL BoULANGER gave his po-
litical banquet in Paris on the 9th.
General Boulanger and Count Dillon
arrived at seven o'clock. The crowd
soon swelled to an enormous size. en-
tirely stopping traffic, and there were
frequent shouts Of "Vive Boulanger"
and "a bas Ferry
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05

A LARGELY attended and very bril-
liant reception was rendered the other
evening at the Union League Club, by
the Red Cross Society of Philadelphia,
TO Clara Barton, president Of the Ma
tional Red Cross organization. The
army, navy, judiciary and the medical
fraternity were well represented.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05

TEE security holders Of the Missouri.
Kansas q Texas read have issued q re-
ply to Jay Gould's letter. They de-
clare that Mr.. Gould's statement that
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas owes the
Missouri Pacific over 81, ,000, 900 is pc
culiar one and does not agree with the
facts, shown by the relative earnings
OF the road. They do not outline what
action they will take.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05

TEE entire Texas Congressional
delegation, headed by Senator Coke.
called upon President Cleveland re-
Gently and presented an invitation to
attend, with Mrs. Cleveland, the OPEN
ing and dedication of the new State
Capitol ut Austin. The President said
ne could not give definite answer.
ibut might possibly be able to go to
Arcfsn
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05

A CABLE message has been received
at the Department of State from Min
lister MeLane, at Paris, announcing
the release of Fruchier and Arbios,
tTo naturalized American citizens
{ Tho were held by the French Govern
. nent for military services.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05

The Gatling Gun Company. with a
capital of 100000 subscribed in Lon
don, has been formed with the object
of transacting the business of the gun
trust in the Eastern hemisphere. Earl
De Grey has been elected chairman OF
the company.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05

The Winnipeg correspondent of the
St. Paul Pioneer Press reports renewed
apprehension in the Saskatchewan re-
gion of an Indian uprising north of
the Saskatchewan. 1t is feared that
the Indians in the Saskatchewan val
ley would join any outbreak that might
he made.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05

ALL the papers IN connection with
che consolidation of the Kansas City.
Fort Scott & Gulf and the Kansas City,
Springfield & Memphis have been filed
in the different States. The Gulf road
is now thing of the past; hereafter 1t
will be known as the Kansas City, Fort
Scott G. Memphis. A new board will
be elected about May Is.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05

7 IT has been discovered that the Bur-
ling & Quincy road has violated the
terms of the recent passenger and
freight agreement in making a circus
contract at less rate than that fixed.
This nullifies the agreement and leaves
The various roads free to make such
rates on circus transportation as they
choose
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05
ADMIRAL KRANTz, Minister of Marine,

ADMIRAL KRANTz, Minister of Marine,
will introduce bill in the French
Chamber of Deputies asking for a
credit of 62,o0o,00 francs to be ex-
pended upon defense works at Brest,
Cherbourg and Toulon. The Minister
proposes that the money be provided
by series of credits covering period
of eight years.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-05-05
CURRENT COMMENT.
The Government has purchased S.
us, $50 bonds under the recent circular
at saving of interest of 1866, ,984.

THE late Emperor Williams will
shows he left 100000 marks, Of
which 100000 go to the Empress
Augusta, his widow. The crown
treasury receives Z. 900, 600 marks.