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Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-01-11
HOMER, La, FRIDAY JANUARY Il, 1880.
StvaMgo Marriages.

Ie'erthe Great married g peasant,
who VAS his best counselor and
truest friend.
II. dc Lessops married at the
age Of sc Mile. de Braga who
was rot quite 10 years Of age.
The wife Of Jeremy Taylor, the
great Eugiisi, divine, was the
natural daughter Of Charles |.
The countess Of WaIdcaross has
been married four times. Her
present. husband is the famous
Lord ColIipgsforl.
shaaespeare's marriage TO Anne
Halfway was an example Of in
equality, beth in age and N intel
lcct. lie was IS and she Is when
they were married.
Milton married unfortunately,
and his wife's temper Was not
like that Of Mrs. NTesley's the wife
of John Wesley, the founder of
Methodism.
John Howard, The philanthro-
pist, married, out Of gratitude, a
lady twenty years his sensior
She diea in q few years, and he
married, again, this time for love.
Lady Beaconsied vas thirty
years oder than DisyaelI, but the
great premier did not realize any
difference in age, so remarkably
suited were they to each other.
The poet Browning has recently
stated the fact Elizabeth Barrett
was six years older than himself
at the time of their marriage, she
being 40, he "a years.
| Samuel johnson at q married q
woman OF IS. They lived togeth
er twenty two years, and when sht
died Johnson refused to be con
soled. He never married again.
George Elliot married Mr.
Lewes, although his first wife wa:
living and he had but g limited
divorce from her. Soon after
Lewes died she married John Wal
ter Cross, who WAS much younseI
than she was.
| Baroness Burdett Coutts for
feited her interest in Coutts' bank
by marrying William Ashead Bart
lett. He is an American BY birth
and at the time Of his marriage
vas 81 years Of age aul bis bride
was 81, and the richest woman il
the world.
A most unequal marriage which
turned out happily, was that o
Charles, second Duke Of Rich
mond and Sarah Cadogan, which
was q bargain to cancel q gamb
ling debt between their parents.
Lady Sarah being n co heiress
The duke was 13, the bride l3.
A marriage that was unequal as
to years, was that Of Mohammed
and his wife. The latter was
twenty years older than the for
mer, but the union was congen
ial one, as the prophet had pre-
| dicted it would be. He outlivee
bis wife and mourued her loss IN
til he died,
The beautiful widow, Fitzher
bert, who became the wife Of
George ", when Prince of Wales
was 80 years OF age when she was
secretly married to him The in
equality of this marriage was ii
the difference of station and not Of
ages, the husband being q prince
of the blood and the wife a sub
ject.
Hon. Caroline Elizsbc Sarah
Norton, the granddaughter oil
Richard Brinslcy Sheridan and
sister to the Duchess of Somerse,
and The Countess Of Dufferin, was
the divorced wife of the Hon
Chapel Norton. At so years
when confined to her chair BY
rheumatism, she married William
Sterling Maxwell, twenty years
her junior. Strange to say the
match was a happy one.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-01-11
NO. Il.
Djd0!e shot him.

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great WORK Tor The churcn.
Old Mr3. Rol5ton grabbed up
some hot water the OTHER day and
ona,,,nl Sim pn,nnus
n:,,I,: ,.,
va, N''5 "'0' '0'' 10 '''''"''"''
Win ao9 CHOLERA
Mage Brown fell of his horse
Saturday and s,ljt his head oDcu
H., 40. \
"'N' n'"'J HAS s'' /" ~" SUN
Of clothes.
John Fillpot killed Jack Walton
dav herore Yesterday
S,nn h,o ~ wow, .n.
'' navy NV
t"'i@ HappeNs Will ie' gu Nn'">
-ATEdnSaT Irdteler.
pinn1cs Gores 1hcas and Pains
When . hundred bottles Of sar.
sonor;lIo ~ other nra,e,,ions enc.
cjjics fail to eradirate unborn
scrol.p|a or con,arious blood pois-
on. remember HAT 3. 3. B. lBo.
ten;r Rlnod polm)~ has oainel
manv thousand victories, in as
many socmnnrlv incurah|c instap-
cos send to the BLOOD Balm Co..
A,lant, On for Book Of Won
dcrsn and he convinced, It's the
orb, firm. Mood nnritier
G ~ Messer Howe,rs X Roads
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ve.rs with sores All the med,-
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Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-01-11

Do good and leave behind you
a monument of virtue that the
storm of time can never destroy.
Write your name in kindness,
love and mercy on the hearts Gt
the thousands you come in con-
tact with year by year; you will
never be forgotten. No, your
name and your deeds will be al
ways leglble on the hearts you
leave as stars on the brow of even
ing. Good deeds will shine as the
stars Of heaven.
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A man accused of murder, wish
ing to prove himself insane, should
conduct his own case,
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-01-11
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Official Directory.
UNITED STATES SENATORS.
Il L Gibson, New Orleans.
J 3 Eusts. yuw Orleans.
REPRESENTATIVES,.


First District, Louis St. Martin, \ 0
Second District. II Hahn. of Jeff, rson
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tourth DISTRICT, n I blanchard, "h'' poo
Fifth District, Z Newton1 Hi AoFeto'1'o
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= Y e"p1 yy;I Ga'o'''' }n.,l,
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Jackson: Third Mondays in March aud
October.
Caldwell: Fourth Mondays ia March
ard October.
VIM: First Mondays in April and \ :
vember.
Gatchitoches: Second Mondays IN April
and November.
Sabine fo'iEth hOhGays ID Apfii anu
'3''"' nov '.'''" ia '-"' "''N -
eeliioer'
Red River. Third Mondays in May and
D.o.,,,,,or
IhihD DISTRICT OoCRI.
Composed of the Parishes of Claiborne,
Ilnion and L,nc,ln
Alien barRsdaie' huston. judge.
i II IClcndon, Homer Dist Attorney.
cLAihoHAH fAhi'h.
First term commences the Second
=, -,
1l'Ao'y ~ . January '"'y 20 "''
hecsnd term commences on the IhiEd
Monday in March. No iury.
Th;ra saw, oo,nnonoos -, flo ssoo,d
:, - w - N0''''''S'' - w., ''''
Monday in August. jaFy term.
Fourth term commences Oh the See
ona Monday in October, No ;nry.
UNION PARISH.
E;,st ts,n, oo,n,onoas a, th. E;rst
:. n'D '''"r commences o'' '''o : %
seso,,a tern, comm. ,,eas a., th. soc-
ola Monday in April. No jury.
Third term commences on the Third
+ Monday in July. Jury term.
Fourth term com,ncncfs on the First
Monday in November. No jury.
LINCOLN PARISH.
First term commences GA the Fourth
s. 5mVnuay III February. jury term.
Second term commences on the First
Monday in May. No jury.
Third term commences Oh the Third
Monday in September. Jury term.
Fourth term commences on the
Fourth Monday in November. No jury.
slst SENATORIAL DISTRICT.
composed Of the parishes Of Claiborne,
Bienyille, Mebster and Bossier.
SENATOR'S.
! r; Phipps. of Claiborne
W w. Vance, Of Bosser
CLAIBORNE REPRESENTATIVES,.
: " Seals Homer
3 4 I Nelson Homer
PARISH OFFICERS.
Drew Ferguson Clerk OF Court c
~ K Ramsey Deputy and Notary
II K;r,nots;o,. cha.;g
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-05-17
THORNDYKE RICE DEAD.
The New Minister to Russia Passes Away
After a short Illness.

The New Minister to Russia Passes Away
After short Illness.
NEW YORK, May 10 6-Allen Thorndyke
Rice. editor Of the North American Re-
view, and new minister 10 Russia, died
here this morning. He was to have sailed
for his post yesterday. He was suffering
from sore throat on Monday. and his ply
sician forbid him to start until he Was bet
ter. The disease rapidly developed into
malignant tOnsilitis, resulting in death as
stated. No serious result had been antici-
pated up to the last night
Ar. Rice was born IN Boston IN 1883 and
spent a considerable portion of his life
abroad. After graduating at Oxford, in
1870, he returned 20 the United States and
entered as a student at Columbia law
school, IN New York. In 1876 he bought
the North American Review, at that time
leading dull and uneyentful existence,
and assumed the editOrsbip of the maya
zine, infusing new life into it. He organ
lzed in 1873 what is popularity known as the
Charnay expedition, which was dispatched
under the JOINT auspices OF the Unit d
Statee ana france, 10 Investigate systemat-
ically the remains of ancient civilization In
Central America and Mexico. In 1884 he
bought controlling interest IN lie Matin,
one OF the chief papers OF Paris. He was
afterwards nominated for congress on the
republican ticket, but was defeated by the
hostility of a faction of his own party. A
subsequent controversy resulted in the
reading OF bis opponents out of the party.
MI Rice edited q series of papers ON A bra
ham Lincoln, which he had previously had
published in syndicate of newspapers,
and also the reports of the Charnay expedi-
ton, previously alluded 10, which were
first published in the North American Re
view. His recent appointment to the Rus
sian mission VIII be recalled by newspaper
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-05-17
HUNDREDS HOMELESS.
Five Hundred Houses Destroyed by Fire
in suburb of Quebec.

Five Hundred Houses Destroyed by Fire
in suburb of Quebec.
QUEBEC, May ia disastrous fire
broke out this morning in St. Tauvener.
The hames spread with great rapidity
through the wooded district, and houses on
Waller, Chenel, ST. Peter and St Marie
streets were burned. Help was asked from
this city and Quebec and engines were
quickly sent, but owing TO lack of water
their efforts were crippled. Battery b was
finally called out and rendered valuable as
sistauce in fighting the flames. At o'clock
the IRE had about burned itself out. having
destroyed over a hundred buildings.
While the military was preparing 10 blow
up houses to check the flames premature
explosion took place, killing Mai. Short
and Sergt- Wallick of Battery B. They
were buried in the ruins. Loss, S150,O0O.
The body of Sergeant Wallick was re-
recovered horribly mangled. The fire
after being checked on the city side burned
furiously toward the northwest.
The fire burnt itself out about O'Clock
after reaching the limits of the 81 Xavier
district North and west of Nassau and
St AmbOis streets has been swept clean
with the exception of a portion OF Nalreme
street About 200 houses were burned,
and as many Of them were tenements the
number of families homeless is not less
than 200, comprising 5000 or 5000 per
sOns.
utU aIt lllfItcAlD&
selves in behalf of the homeless people.
Application has been made to Sir A. =.
CarOn for the use of the drill shed and
other government buildings TO shelter those
who are yet camped out in the fields. The
Clergy are distributing food, and steps are
being taken to organize a system of relief
The majority of the people burned out are
of the labOring slass.
The total loss is estimated at $500, 600,
insurance S13IOO0. If the wind had been
from any other quarter all ST. Roches
might have gone. AS il was, St Lauvere
is badly swept up TO its farthest end. IL
was generally supposed Sergeant WRllick
died after being taken from the ruins, but
il is since learned he Is still alive in the
hospital. He is very seriously injured and
not likely TO recover.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-05-17
OKLAHOMA ENTRIES.
Marshal Needles Latest Report to the At
torney-General.

torney-General.
WAsHINGToS. May I6.-The attorney
general has received report from United
States Marshal Needles, of Indian Terri
tory, in regard to the acts of himself and
deputies at the opening of Oklahoma terri
tory $50 far as / am concerned" he says,
II have not entered any land or lands,
town lot or lots, in the Oklahoma district.
and have no interest whatever, directly or
Indirectly, near or remote, of any kind or
nature in any land or lots in the territory
l do not know positively as 10 my deputies,
but have had an intimation that one OF
them has secured town lot in Guthrie,
and one OF two have entered quarter sec
tons OF land near there. | am not positive
as to this, but will at once find out the
facts and report to you Ii there are any
BY my deputies, l have not
OF persons, other than those reported by
me TO you in my communication of the
30th ult had any authority from me to
enter the territory on or before the 22d
ult." Marshal Needles explains he did not
fully investigate the action of his deputies,
because two speciGi agents of the land
Office had been engaged for two weeks in-
vestigating the whole matter. Their re-
ports had been sent to Washington and he
presumed the attorney general had been
fully advised in regard 70 them. In post
script he says: "lf the statements IL ade by
me and the report of the officers OF
the interior department are not satisfactory
To you / should like a copy of the specifi-
cations filed in order that l may furnish
testimony IN detail to refute them.
should ike 10 meet my accusers face TO
face before you"
Attorney General Miller said this after
noon il was bu' just to Needles to say that
the reports of the special agents showed he
had helped them materially in their inves-
legations and that there was nothing to
show he had done anything wrong The
attorney general added he would expect
Marshal Needles To make an investigation
of the action of his peputies in entering
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-05-17
NO DUEL FOR HIM.
Willard Refuses the Challenge Of q
German to Meet on the Field
Of Honor.
The Challenger Arrested and Admits
His Desire to Put Hole Through
the Financier.
10 Fix the Time-Generally Believed
TO be Insane.

ALBANY, y. Y, May Is. - Richard
Boecker, young German, was arrested
here this afternoon for challenging TO a
duel Henry Willard. the we'll known finan-
eier. New Yerk lawyer came up with 3
detective and a local police justice is
sued warrant for the arrest. Boecker is
slightly built young man and when ar
raigned before the magistrate frankly ad-
mitted sending the challenge, and said he
would have shot Willard IL he had got a
chance. He smiled all through the pro-
ceedings and conveyed the Impression that
he was deranged.
The challenge he sent to Willard is writ
Ten IN the German language. ia a legible
hand A translation of II. as nearly literal
As possible, is As follows: "Mr. Willard, /
mad long ago decided to have an account
ing with you as we'll as with my father.
our plan' which you two had cOncOcted
against me, has miScarried, of which l am
extremely glad. Your meanness towards
me- eompels me 10 challenge you 20 a duel
with pistols at such place as may be agree
Aole 70 you-in your Office, IL you
please. give You three weeks time.
AT the end of that time. in case You should
refuse 10 night such duel, / should advise
You 10 leave America, for IL we should
meet the Consequences would be serious TO
YOU Mlll you please, By return mail, deS-
ignate the place where We may settle our
affairs. In case you do not answer my let
Ter snail seek you personally
r. BoECKER-
boeckeT was committed 10 Jail TO await
the action uf the grand jury. He said he
nan reason for sending the challenge, but
would not divulge it, There is a rumor
that wher Willard was in Germany a few
years ago he was the guest OF BOecker's
parents and BoecleT' father is said 70 have
given Willard $1,000 10 carry TO the young
man This story does not receive much
cFedence
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-05-17
FAT OFFICES AWARDED.
A Minister Appointed and Several Consul
ships Given to Workers.

Minister Appointed and Several Consul
ships Given to Workers.
WASHINGTON, May l6.-The president
made the following appointments this after.
noon: Solomon Hirseh, of Oregon, to be
minister to Turkey; Clark E. Carr, of lii
nois, TO be minister TO Denmark; Henry
w. Severance, of California, to be consul
general at Honolulu; John Jarrett, of
Pennsylvania, to be consul at Birming-
ham; Thomas A. Sherman, OF the District
of Columbia, 20 be consul at Liverpool.
Solomon Hirsch, of Oregon, to-day ap-
pointed minister to Turkey. is a prominent
business man of Portland of Hebrew pa
rentage. He was a leading candidate for
finally giving way to Senator Mitchell,
after long struggle.
Clark Carr, of Illinois, appointed to be
minister to Denmark, is a leading republi-
can, about 55 years of age living AZ Gales
burg, where he has been postmaster He
was prominent in the last campaign and at
the beginning of the present administra-
tion was strong candidate for the Office
of first assistant postmaster general.
Henry w Severance. of California, made
consul general 70 Honolulu, has for years
been identified with the Sandwich islands.
His father was minister TO Hawaii, and his
son has been consul at San Francisco for
the Hawaiian government.
John jarrett, who goes as consul TO
Birmingham. is well known from his long
connection with the steel and iron in
dUstries. He is secretary OF one of the
largest associations of metal workers in the
United States, and has been prominently
before the public as an earnest worker for
protection.
Thomas II. Sherman, selected as consul
at Liverpool, came originally from Maine.
He was private secretary to Mr. Blaine
when the latter was speaker In 1863, and
retained the same connection during
BlaIne's term in the senate and his former
of the state department..
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-05-17

The Chinese Times says on March IS:
Chinese accounts from Kai-Teng Pu, Civ
ing. as IS usually the case. no specific de-
tails whatever which can be tested by any
light we have, seem confident that the
Cbeng Chou reparstiOn Nill stand It Ia
admitted the leakage Is rather considerable
but on the other hand 600 or 10 600 work
men, night and day In relays. are engaged
IN thickening the wall, widening the
base and stiffening the structure. The
difficulties are great, as the pressure OF
the water in the great pool tends TO un-
dermlne or weaken the foundations OF
the bank, but AZ any rate the breach has
been closed, after a fashion, and strenuous
measures are being laken 70 make the work
permanent, so a. 70 resist the coming
Hoods Of spring. We trust these confident
anticipatlOns will not be falSified The rest
OF the accounts are not 50 rsassurfnz. The
Cheng ChOn wall may stand. but the YeI-
low river banks, north and south. are with
out exception in bad condition, and an
other break OF breaks may BE- anticipafed il
the river should rise high. Tne dreadful
river - FAR from being tanned, and will yrt
do Infinite damage % the empir4
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-05-17
A BUTTE SENSATION.

An Alderman Accuses His Associates OF
MisaPProPriating City Funds.
BUTTE, May 16.-ISpecial to the Inde-
pendent Alderman Lewis created quite
sensation in the council meeting last
evening by accusing Alderman Wynne.
Marshal COult0n and two other members
OF last years police board. of misappropri-
Ating S666 OF the city funds. He alleged
that the money had been used 20 fit out a
prospecting party 10 locate mineral ground
In Idaho. Alderman WyDne denounced the
story as malicious lie, and produced David
Meiklejohn, who took oath that he received
the money in question for services as a
special secret service officer. Aldermen
Lewes, Muller and MullVille were appoint
ed special COMMITTEES to inves-
tigate the charges. This afternoon
meeting was called for
O'Clock, and though Alderman Lewis had
ample notice Of il he did not appear TO sub
stantiate his charges. The committees adj
jOurned until tomorrow morning. The
aldermen accused Of corruption are furious
and will probably sue Mr. Lewis for libel.
Tfere Is no one who believes there is any
foundation for the charges.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-05-17
LOSS OF THE ALASKAN.
A Magnificent steamer Wrecked Near Car
BIanco-Five Men Lost.

\ Magnificent steamer w Wrecked Near Cape
Blanco-Five Men Lost.
PORTLAND, Ore, May l5-The steam
ship Columbia, which has just arrived at
Astoria, brings report Of the loss of the
Oregon Railway & Navigation company's
magnificent side wheel iron steamer Alas
kan This vessel is reported 90 have fOun-
dered at sea of Cape BlaucO. Monday, May
IS The Alaskan left Portland last Satur-
day. bound for san Francisco, where she
was TO go on the dry dock for some repairs.
II Is supposed she must have encountered a
very severe gale. The steamer fortunately
carried no passengers, having on board
only the officers and crew when she went
DOWN The steamship Columbia picked
up the captain, mate and eleven OF the
crew Five mn are reported 70 have been
drowned Two boats containing the re-
mainder have not yet been heard from.
The latest news says the vessel founa.
cred of Cape Blanc and that the Officers
and crew numbered thirty-four As sOon
a. the vessel begDn % founder the officers
and men deserted her, taking 70 the boats
Captain Howss. Pilot Woods and eleven of
the crew were in the bnat that was picked
up. The remainder OF the crew were in
the other boats and their fate is not yet
known. Hopes are entertained that they
drifted landward and were saved. The
vessel took no passengers, though q num-
Der had applied for passage, but were not
allowed 10 20. The Alaskan was the most
elegantly fitted up steamer iD the north
west and cost S350, coo. She was insured
for $500 600
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-05-17
STOCK INDEMAND.
Fierce Fight Between Dillon, Smith
and Wiz 4 for the Control of
regon Navigation.
-rd Buying up Securities and the
Other Side Trying to Win Through
the Courts.
The Result still UndecIded The Atchison's
Policy az Outlined Prom BOSTON
An Interstate Hearing.

NEW YORK, May l6.-The fight between
the Dillon, Smith and Willard parties for
the control of the Oregon Navigation con-
tinues very fierce. The transfer books of
the company close tomorrow, and both
parties were actively engaged in borrow
ing aud buying stock In the stock ex-
change dealings it absorbed all the inter
est. The greatest demand was for stock for
delivery to-day, S6 being bid for such shares.
Stock deliverable tomorrow was freely sold
at 35. In the loan crowd, too, the stock was
the main attraction, and one per cent or
500 for every one hundred shares was bid
for iCs use until tomorrow. Neither side
expressed much confidence in the result
but the heavy buying was apparently on
Willard orders, while the opposition de-
pended upon legal orders for their weap-
ons. They are following up the Injunction
obtained on Monday by another, which
Judge Barrett Issued late last night which
restrained Willard and the Oregon Trans
continental company from dlsposing Of
Oregon Railway Il Navigation stock for
any purpose whatever.