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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-01-12
STATE OF MAINE.

IN SENATE. January 8, 1889.
ORDERED:-
mat the time for the reception of petitions and
Dllls 1or private and special legislation be limited
petitions ana bills presented after that cate be
reierred to 70 ne next legislature and that the
Daily Wing and Courier, Portland Daily PRESS
Eastern Argus, Lewiston Daily journal, Bangor
Commercial, Portland Evening Express Biddef6rd
Daily journal, Bath Daily Times, Aroostook Re
publican Rockland Opinion, Ellsworth American,
Piscataquis OBSERVER, and Machias Republican
A true copy of order as
Read and passed In the Senate And
Read and passed In concurrence In the House.
Attest NICHOLAS FEssENDEN,
jan10d3w Clerk.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-01-12

Waterville is willing to guarantee the leg
islators healthy moral influence if the capt.
tai is removed to that city.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-01-12

POLICIES Protected by the
Popular Maine Non-Forfeiture
Law issued only by the OLD UN-
ION MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY, of Portland, Maine.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-01-12

The Yantic has got back from Hayti all
right, having encountered no Bath schooners.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-01-12

The Life and Letters of S. L. Williams, L
L. d. This record of the career of an excel
lent and useful man will be especially &C.
ceptable to readers of the religious denom-
ination to which he belonged; while his
relations with the United States embassy in
China render his memoir also of national
interest. He was power for good in vari-
GUS ways, during his long residence in China
where he, in addition to his Office as United
States Secretary and Interpreter compiled
Chinese dictionary, together with much
other literary work, and had great influence
in politics and international relations. After
his return to America. he occupied the chair
Of Chinese letters at Yale College, and re-
eeived graceful and fraternaI recognition
from the late Professor Ko, of Harvard.
The volume is prefaced by well-engraved
portrait of DIR. Williams. New York and
London: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Portland !:
Loring, Short & Harmony
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-01-12

1t appears from the report OF. the Secretary
OF State Of Louisiana that more than one
half the registered voters In that State can
neither read nor write. The total number
of voters is 25s,so7. and of them 1877, 5i1 are
illiterate. 1t is quite evident that consti-
tutional amendment creating an educational
test would stand no chance at all in that
State with free ballot and fair count, for
1t is hardly supposable that the illterate
would vote for their own Acknowledgement.
The worst feature about this educational
showing is that 1t discloses a worse state of
things than existed.eight years ago. Then
the voters who could read and write num-
bered 1885, while those who could not
numbered i02,932. In most Of the Southern
States there has been some progress in the
right direction, but louisiana has starved
her public schools. with the inevitable re-
suit above shown. A good many Northern
men have been inclined to extenuate the
methods used in that State to suppress the
colored vote ON the ground that they were
necessary to prevent the government falling
into the hands of men too ignorant to rule,
but such showing as this will go good
way to close the mouths of Northern apollo
gists.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-01-12

ready treated from countless points of view.
IL VIII prove of great interest to Shakespeare
an students, and stimulate new research and
discussion of the method of the madness of
frince Hamlet. The close parallels between
ohakspeare's tragedy and the classic stories
OF Eneas and Electra are extremely brilliant
Illustrations of Mr.. Cookies idea of the great
drama of Man, at once the subject of his own
passions and of the Divine Power. New
york Fords, Howard & Hulburt; Port
land: Loring. Short & Harmony
The third and fourth volumes of the new
edition of Mr.. Whittier's works contain his
Poems upon Slavery, Labor and Reform
and Personal and Occasional Poems, with
the Tent on the Beach. 1t is impossible to
oyer-estimate the value and power of the
efforts of this noble man and poet, whose
name, as long as America has a history. will
be honored and loved as that of one of her
chief patriots. Each volume of the series
contains portrait of Mr.. Whittier; in the
third the likeness is from a photograph
taken in 1855, during the stress and strain of
the Anti-Slavery movement; the other, Hedi-
tatiye and serene, from photograph made
twenty years later. (Boston: Houghton.
Miffiin & Co.; Portland: Loring, .Short &
Harmony
Tancred's Daughter and Other Poems.
By Charles G. Blanden. The title poem of
this little volume is not its best. The re-
quirements of rhyme of the Italian octave
measure have evidently led Mr.. Blanden to
say things which should accommodate them.
He has, in his more, ambitious verse, the
fault Of strained and far fetched use Of
words; his narrative lacks free movement
and is not well proportioned In lighter and
simpler verse, he is often fortunate and
graceful, as in the little prelude: ''Song is a
river of music;" To Lisa; Pandean; Grasses,
etc. In his sonnets and certain lyrics, he
shows acquaintance with early English poe
| try. New York: G. p. Putnam's Sons
Portland: Loring, Short & Harmony
Rebel Rhymes and Other Poems. By Eliza
beth j. Hereford. 1t /, matter of surprise
and regret that a publishing house of the
high character, civic and literary, of Messrs.
g. p. Putnam's Sons, should have allowed
their imprint to endorse volume of verse,
not only devoid of merit as literature, but
disloyal to the Union. The war of the Re
bellion is over; but treason is always trea-
son. even in times of peace. portland: Lor-
| ing, Short & HARMONY
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-01-12

Winter Sketches from the Saddle. By
John Goldman. This is a cheerful little vol
ume Of outdoor pleasures which wins the
friendship of the reader for the wholesome
minded gentleman who keeps his sixty years
young with saddle exercise and friendship
with good horse. His descriptions are
agreeable; and the sketches contain much
interesting Renaissance. unaffected and
genial The frontispiece represents the
author, locking kindly at his readers from
the back of his horse, and the latter with a
bright sidelong glance seems to claim part
ownership in the pleasing essays. New
York and London: G. p. Putnam's Sons.
Portland: Loring. Short g. Harmony
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-01-12
CITY ADvERrssEmENrs.
CITY OF PORTLAND.
Notice of IN Hearing.

adjourned hearing on the petition Of n. b.
n Chase aud others for a street OF public way
ON Long Island from Fowler's Beach % the head
Of HarbOr-6race, will be given by the tnmmittee
on Laying out New Streets, on SATURDAY. The
18th day OF January, 1889, az II o'clock a. m, az
the Common Council Room, City Building.
BY order Of the Committee.
CHAS. J. CHAPMAN, Mayor, Chairman.
January 9th, 1889. tan6dtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-01-12

The Chezzles. By Lucy Gibbons Morse.
This is very bright, original and taking
story. One hardly knows whether to classify
1t for older or younger readers so may con-
Guide to recommend it to all. The scene
changes back and forth from Boston and
Cape Cod to Paris, and everywhere the
action is lively and entertaining. The
characters are natural and clearly drawn.
The Chezzle family are delightful people !;
and the pathetic little dumb Rama honest,
explosive Molly; delicious little Maria Cap
tain Pepper-who was at the same time an
Old Salt-and the rest of the persons whom
Mrs Morse has so well depicted, make up
varied group of agreeable acquaintance.
Boston and New York: Houghton,
Miffin a. Co. Portland: Loring, Short &
Harmony
The Birds Christmas Carol. By Kate
Douglas Wiggin. The birds were not birds,
but father, mother, boys and little invalid
daughter-and the latter, moreover, was
named Carol. So much for the purposely
misleading title Of this Ipretty little story
1t is somewhat conventional in its contrasts
of rich and poor and 1.-THE Christmas demon
strations of good will which united them
but it is both amusing and pathetic, writer
easily and prettily illustrated. Boston
Houghton, Mifiin O. Co.; Portland: Lor
ing Short & Harmony
The Human Mystery in Haml ct. BY Mar
tin w. Cooke, President of the New Yorl
Bar Association. This is subtle, powerful
and original meditation upon theme al
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-05-04

The Shreveport Times says, Gener-
al Cosgrove Of the Natchitochss Re-
view, who has had some experience in
the cultivation of rich bottom lands,
endorses the result of the recent expe-
riments made by thorough competent
farmers at the several Experimental
stations throughout the cotton belt
which have demonstrated the fact
that our short yields of cotton are due
in the greatest measure to- the great
distance given the plant, both in row
and drill. The Review maintains that
on river lands 36-inch rows and nine
inches in the drill is the proper dis
lance and adds:
We assert that the average distance
of cotton in our river bottoms wher
the grass is finally killed, and that il
sometime in June, is thirty six inchel
in the drill, taking the river as 6
whole, and the distance between row
is on an average not less than sixt'
inches. On an acre Of land at tina
distance there would he bus 2,94'
stake Is it at all surprising that TIN
cotton crop is nm annual failure
There are not stalks enough on th
ground to make bale to tho acre
and no amount of work con put
there. On Bayou Pierre lands til
distance between rows is kept at for
eight inches, and the cotto
chopped to a stand Of nine inches j
the drill. This gives IA, $50 stalks I
an acres, aud the farmers there hav
never, in any season.. have gone un
der bale to the acre, and have a
made big money!
In to-day g. BEACON will be seen a
article on this subject. While in A
ALBANIA few years ago We observe
the cotton stalks were more compa'
than we find then here nd ascertaint
that it was thick in the drill!
Those of our planting friends vi
3 have not put their cotton to star
should profit by these experiments
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-05-04
IMMICRATION.

All over the State the police jnries
are making appropriations at from
$500 to 500 for' printing pamphlets
descriptive of their respective parishes
These pamphlet! are sent out IN the
older States an, northwest, or some
times taken by an agent employed tor
that purpose. Why could not each
member of the police jury write W
his ward. giving the number OF acres
in cultivation, the number susceptible
of cultivation, and everything of an
advantage to an Industrious class OF
people? If our police jury will take
this matter in hand, write and get
others to assist, we are authorized t'
state that an immigration pamphlets
of 30 OF SO pages, good size with 10,
600 copies can be furnished tor thu
moderate price of 333 cents each.
/ All over the State we hear of i'm
migration pouring into other parIshe
while Richland has virtually die
nothing in substantial point.
Let us hear from our police jury Oh
this point. Richland should get he
uuata of immigration.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-05-04
OUR FRIEND SAMBO.

1t is hackneyed subiect-this OF
the negro-but hackneyed or not, 1t
is the most absorbing issue OF to-day.
The South must solve the problem
and solve it in It's own way, ior
National interference with the re-
lations of the races must ever prove
abortiye. Grant, with his rough idea
of military rule, could do nothing
decade or more ago; it is highly I'M
probable that Harrison by more mild
and pacific measures can accomplish
anything now.
So it is clear that the status of the
negro must be settled by the South.
And bv the South we mean the eau
casians Of the South. The fiat of the
Almighty, the immutable law OF ma
ture in race development, has forever
settled the question Of supremacy.
The white must rule the black. 1t
has been so to this day; in the nature
of things it will be so forever.
II therefore rests with the Southern
whites to settle the race problem. As
was observed many years ago by
Fred Douglass, the ablest of his race
there can be but three "outcomes to
the race issue: ANA lgamation OF the
blacks and whites; colonization of the
blacks. or the continuance of the
present relation of Caucasian supre
macy, with such Improvement OF the
negro AS the sense of justice of the
Caucasian shall dictate. Of thes'
"outcomes" it must be clear to all tina
the latter is alone possible. Anal
gamation is utterly repulsive to tn
whites. and should be so to the blacks
Colonization is impossible for tw'
reasons; we must have Sambo; Samb
must have us. The present statu
must therefore be maintained; tn
black must continue i'll political sub
, lection to the white, and to the latte
is confded the task Of seeing to it tina
: the negro is protected in all the right
to which he is Justly entitled.
The negro problem, therefore,
one that we must solve. We canno
cast it from us, for the negro is he1
: and he is here to stay. All our e
forts must be directed toward keel
ing him out of political power, b,
guarding his rights under the Law
e A negro is not bad animal; left
It himself he is rather docile than othe
v wise. 1t will be our fault if he do
j. not become more docile and bett
10 citizen as the years advance. SAM
y and Mars John ought to pull t
gether, with MARS" John as Il
boss" and all vii yet be we'll in t
= race problem.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-05-04

All over the South we hear of pro-
gress in minerals. farm improvements
and everything calculated to build up
a country. That this wonderful stride
has been brought about by the tide
of white immigration into certain
sections of the southern States.
South western Louisina is being now
populated by thirsty, intelligent
class of people while mp here in North
louisiana, the garden spot OF the
South. scarcely anything has been
done toward directing the attention
of home-seekers to the rich, alluvial
soil between the Mississippi and the
Ouachita rivers. In another part OF
this issue will be seen an article on
this important subject. Already we
see police juries throughout the State
mo ling in this direction. From $500
to 500 being appropriated. This il
a isdicious. expenditure. We are
authorized by q reliable house to sa!
that book. descriptive of the parish
will be printed, containing not les
than 80 pages, 10000 copies, ane
mailed to all portionsof the country
not only in the United States but Il
the old country as well. for the Low
price of $500. 1t is proposed tina
the members Of the police jur.
themselves, write, each = description
of his respective ward and other eli
terprising and progressive citizens t
w,ite, appoint a committee to read
and revise the proof. We have man
enterprising citizens who would
without pay, assist in this more:
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-05-04
TRIP TO CALHOUN md EXPERT
MENTAL FARM.

On Thursday of last week quite a
crowd went out to the experimental
farm. Arriving there about 10 a. m.
we could see from the railroad that
an immense crowd had already col
lected there. In fact, after our crowd
of seven or eight hundred had joined
the other crowd, we could not dis
cover that much had been added, so
great was the crowd already assembled.
1t is to be hoped that next time it
is given out that there will be grand
barbecue, that sufficient edibles will
be furnished, especially when they
are to be paid for. A great many
came of hungry The writer was
fortunate enough to get plenty-hav-
ing gone down earl y-but many were
disappointed in getting anything tc
eat. As to the experimental part o.
it, the date was too early to see much
Next meeting will be much more in
teresting as the vegetation will havt
attained an age sufficient to judge.
Owing to the magnitude OF thu
crowd and the scarcity of seats w
only remained short time near tn
stand, prefering to stroll around an'
look at the fowls, &c. We remained
for awhile and heard Capt. Wells owe
half through.
The crowd was altogether too larg
for the limited Accommodations; W
would advise the manager, however
to at least provide water before anoth
.er meeting of the size of the one o
the last Thursday in April, as man
actually suffered for water. Thos
who had lemonade stands were er
tirely too tardy for the thirsty crow
who clamored for it or anything
; auench their thirst.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-05-04
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
SIIERIFF'S SALE.

e. II. Moore, Tutor for Jno T. jenkins,
VS..
Jno. I. Jenkins.
Fl Fla issued m Final Accom-, of said Tutor
ship from the 9th Dist Court: Parish Of
Richland State OF Dousiara.
By virtue Of the above described writ of Fl.
Fa. directed to me Laving seized, will, on
Saturday, MAJ 18th, 1889,
Ole. for sale al the East door Of court house,
in RayviIl-, La, tie following described
property, io-wit:
The undivided (! interest Of John t jenkins
in and To- \ " J OF y F. and T. J OF W !
and \ W OF n W and " w Of 5 f. !
sec. 3 and " ! of 5 w Sec ., L II i 9
f.. containing l2U acres for ! interest, together
with interest ~ the Improvements &c,
thereon Situated IN Richand Par h.
Terms oi saie-rwelve months credit. pur-
chaser TO execute bond with approved secu-
rity, mortgage retained upon the property SOLD
To secure the Iun base prce. Costs cash.
May iih. 1889. II
LEM SCOTT,
Sheriff
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-05-04
O.AKL.AHOMA AND LOUISIANA.

Prof. S. A. Knapp, of Lake Charles.
who has been one Of the most earnest
friends and supporters of immigration,
and to whom much of the movement
of population which has recently
come into Southwestern Louisiana Is
due, thinks that the Oklahoma
boom ought to turn more lmmlgra-
ton in this direction. We quite
agree with him on this point, that the
Oklahoma craze offers Louisiana an
admirable opportunity to advertise
its advantages and secure desirable
settlers. That affair has shown how
many thousands of persons there are
in the United States looking for new
homes and cheaper land. They were
so anxious to get change and to be-
gin life under more favorable auspices
that they tramped hundreds of miles,
suffered great deprivations and eX-
posture, in the hope of securing a few
acres of land in the centre of a wild
territory where they were surrounded
bv Indians. This land is far removed
from civilization, suffers from drOuths,
and there is not enough Of it t. pro-
vide one-tenth of the boomers with
farms. What are the surplus going
to do? where will they move and find
quarters? Here, in Louisiana, they
can, Prof. Knapp shows, get home
steads, of lands far better and more
fertile, with milder climate thar
any in Oklahoma and with no danger
of drouth. The boomers are looking
around for new quarters and ever
threatening to move in on the Chero
kee Strip and try to steal the lndiaI
lands there-something which thu
government will, of course, not per
nit. In the meanwhile, an immigra
ton agent has gone from Louisiana t
: Law before the boomers, who di'
not get land there, the advantage
this State offers them. Here the.
4 can get everything they want. Her
there is no lack of land, no drouth, n
tsevsre- winter, here, they will I'm
/. themselves surrounded by civilizs
{ ton, and not subject to the rude, ex
= posed life they are compelled to un
1 dergo in the Indian Territory.
4 but few of these pioneers are pei
suaded down here, and send back
: their comrades an account of tn
o country, the latter will recognize tia
|. Louisiana is truly the promised Ian
I for settlers for which they are lookin,
! and there will be as big rush for
), as there was for Oklahoma few day
II ago.-Times- democrat.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-05-04
NON-RESIDENTS.

Buckner. R T--160 arres $ W qr sec II Up
Ism ROE. Tax 1856, S5.2S, Tax 1887.
1928 Tax and cost 1889. 1872
Calhoun. J D-93l5 acres, all secs 8. II,
20. % and 80 TIP - N r s F., half and :.
h,If Of Nv or sec 3. F. half Of r a. sec a.
All sec % Tp IS N R7E,N F. qr Of N W ~
sec Toll RTE, F. or offs W ~ and
SEaro offs E ~ Lots 3. 4. 5. 8, ii, ~, Us
IS sec 9 all sec 10. S and F. Of Lafourche,
W ar of S W or and half of W or and )
W or of W ar sec IL. F. half OF N Hr and
=: ar Of S F. ar lots /. S and 10 sec 3.
half of N E or and W half sec 2 TIP IL
IF. W half oil F. half and W half sec 10 Up
NR7E Tax and cost 1888, SlO2 ~
Carroll. James, Estate-SO acres, W hall OF
ar sc 25 Tn IS Rs f. Tax 1886
Al al: Tax 1887 81 Al, Tax AMI cost 1888,
S. 81.
Dunbam. l. n. Esta,e--l38 acres, Fracl 5
w or sec 81 Tpl7NRS z. Tax and cost
1883. s. 20.
Jenkins. Jno TITO acres. half interest in
N W or of n Z pr, r. half Of W qr W qr
Of W qrNw ar offs f Or sec 3, 5 Or oi
W Or sec TIP II N re- E. Taxes and
costs 1885. Sl2s2
Larkin, NJ TITO acres, W half Off W a.
sec IS Tn IS N r 7 f, n e Ir OF n 1r sec
10 TIP 10 Mr. 6 f., Taxes and costs 1883
50 As.
Nall Edward-l6O arres, S n Or o.
ar W or o. EqrNEqr OF wGr a.
OF e or sec IS TIP l7SR II Taxes and
costs 1858. Sl3 40
Thomas, VIM A, Esiatc-52o acres. ha'i
ofNEqr. syqrofNE or, NV qr Of q
half ofNw or, W Grof " ar sec ~
I5sR6E. s-w or sec IS TIP IS SR6E y.
hal; of 8 - sec IL rpi fSR6 Iaxe
1886. Saf5; Taxes 1887, 50 Is; Taxes an'
costs 1883. SIS 81.
Unknown Owner-32O acres. west hal
/. Section IA Township Is North Range I r.as'
Taxes 1886, s. SO, Taxes 1887, - o.
Taxes aud costs 1883, - IA.
On ,aid day of sale. / will sell snch Por'io'
Of said properly as each debtor VIII POM on'
an, in case the d-b'or will not point our s'''"
Glen, property will at once ana "i"''
:, 6,,,b.r delay, sell the least quantity oil sal.
l n,op.r,y Of any debtor which any oiuuer VIII
e INV for the amount OF taxes, Interests am
costs due by said debtor. The safe WIZ u
..,;,hou, announcement. for cash in legal tende
..,,n.x or,h. Unired States. and the Prope't
e .o,d .haII be redeemabe at any time Tor th
q sn.ce of one year 10y paying the price piver
with twenty per cent, COSTS on" penn"
added. TEA. crO1T
Sheriff and ex.officio Tax Collector rar'sh
Richland, State Of louisiana.
Rsyyille, La, April 27th, 1889.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-05-04
Both We're Killed,

LULA, Miss, April 2e:-Informa-
ton reaches here from Glover Hill,
twenty miles south of here, that a
tramp entered the house OF negro,
named Kirkman, last night, and with
a drawn pistol demanded his money.
The negro went to his trunk, ap-
parently to get his money, but got a
pistol and fred at the tramp, who
Shot at the same time. The tramp
fell over on the negro's bed dead, and
the negro walked out the door and
fell dead on the steps.-Commercia
He@ld.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-05-04

Il was q hunded years ago on
Tuesday last that George Washington
was inaugurated as the first president
ef the United States. The event was
duly celebrated throughout the union
All the ancient records were un-
earthed, and all the letters that Wash
inetop wrote. were puSlished. 1t is
But juet to say tiatin. the possession
ofa New York gentleman tie follow
;na letter Of the father Of his conn-
nv" was found: Dear Bill: My
as big IS . hogshead this
1aotring; how j. yaan? Truly and
ainearely. George Washington.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-05-04

Developments in the department
of surgery within the last few years
have demonstrated the fact that the
illness which carried George Washing
ton off would not have terminated
fatally had the patient been properly
treated. The discovery Of this tact is
great triumph for science.-Shreve-
port Democrat.
1t is stated that Washington was
actual bled to death by his physicians
In those days bleeding was very com
NON.