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Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-02-08

A certain amount of opposition
is a great help to q man. Kites
rise against the wind and not with
the wind, Even a hard wind is
better than none. No man ever
worked his passage anywhere in a
dead calm. Let no man wax pale,
therefore. because of opposition
opposition is what he wants and
must have, to be good for any.
thing. RagaI World.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-02-08
Found a Pirates Buried Hoard.

According TO Il report from Fall
River, Mass, a man named Eddy
has found buried in his farm, in
an old iron Kettle, 1850 Spanish
doubloohs, which were deposited
there by one Of his ancestors, who
is said to have ploughed the
Spanish Main with Captain Kidd,
rs he sailed, as he sailed. Mr..
Eddy is still digging his farm, in
which he expects to uneartIl3 at
least 100000 more, which may
have been taken by Kidd from the
three ships of SPAIN against
which he went amain." We
hope that Mr.. Eddy will he sue
cessful in his search, and thus
prove-what has long been doubt
ed that Kidd or any Of his men
ever buried any treasure at all.
y horse which had to draw q
load to market almost daily, com
planned bitterly Of a steep hill on
bis route, saying:
you are neither useful nor
ornamental. You are simply an
obstruction to those who pass over
the highway. But for you, my
Iabors would be much lighter"
The driver overheard the com
plant and at once replied:
Cease your laments. But for
this hill on our route, | should add
500 extra pounds to your load
Mcra..--If we didn't have a corn
on the toe, We might have 4 boil en-
the neck.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-02-08

A physician, Fastening to a pa
tient, was met by an acquaintance,
who, noticing hole in the DOCTORS
coat-sleeyc, remarked that the
wisdom was peeping out. 'And
foolishness peep.ng in replied
tie doctor, eoolly.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-08-15
THE WAR IN HAITI.

Hippolyte's Forces Boinbarding Port-au-
 Prince-A small Army Making Il Big
 Noise.
 NEW YORK, Aug 10-Purser Squire, of
 the steamer Aivo, of the Atlas line, which arrived from Hayti last night, re- ports that the Alvo left St Marc, HaytL July 26, and arrived Ut Port-au- Prince the same day. When the steamer came to anchor the noise of Hippolyte's cannon could be distinctly heard firing at the town. The attacking force was at the west of the place about two miles away, With the aid of a powerful glass Purser Squire and the officers distinctly saw Hip polyte on the coast. The United States man -of-war Ossipee lay in the barbor of Port t-au-Prince and near her was anchored an English and Spanish man. of-war. A tug boat named the Panama, formerly be- longing in the United States and of about 120 tons burden, was there too. She car ried few heavy guns and was in Legi- times service During the afternoon Of July e6 the Panama was ordered around to where she could attack Hippolyte's bombardng party in the right flank. As soon as tho little tug got within firing distance she began to blaze away. She kept it up until darkness set in. The battle by Hippo yte's force was kept up all night. The Alvo left the next morn- ing. Hlppolyte losses can be reckoned in the hundreds. IL is said the Gatling guns used by Hippolyte played sad havoc with the outskirts of Port Prince. The cfficers of the Ossipee said to the people on the AIvo that they (the Ossipee officers) had become used to the contiaued firing and did not mind it n bit.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-08-15
THE LATEST.

THE Augusta (Ga.) Orphan Asylum, a
 magnificent five.story building, was almost
 entirely destroyed by fire on the 11th. The
 structure cost over $lO0,000, and was in
 sured for sC0, GOO. All the children were
 gotten out safely.
 | THE first schedule train on the Georgia
 Pac fic Railroad Company's broad gauge
 track reached Greenville, Miss. on the 10th. A GIGANTIC horse stealing industry is
 thought to be established in the counties oi Dakota along the Missouri river. | MYRADs of grasshoppers appeared in
 the clover fields near Bolivar, Tenn, on the | 10th, sweeping all vegetation before them.
 Fortunately their inroads were circum
 ,ribed to an area of half miles width, as
 they passed on their journey eastward. They stripped the corn stalks bare, eating
 the husks off the ear.
 | THE State Board of Railroad Commis-
 sioners of Arkausas have just completed
 the assessment of the railroads of the State | fer taxation. The total assessment is about SlS,0O0,000, being considerably in- creased over last year.
 THE announcement that the Red Lake | Reservation would soon be opened for set | clement has caused large numbers of peo- pie from Wisconsin, Dakota and adjoining Minnesota counties to squat upon valuable land on tue reservation. The Indians have become iucensed at the squatters, and threaten to go on the war path. A FIND that will afford study for those in terested has been made at St. James, Neb. | by D. l. Brewer. While digging for the purpose of making repairs to his unill-danI, ho unearthed the remains of prehistoric monster that probably roamed the prairies hundreds if not thousands of years ago.
 THIRTY persons have died from Aux and dysentery at Warsaw, H., and 222 cases have been under treatment. AUGUST crop report of the Department of Agriculture makes the condition of cotton s93, an advance of nearly two points during the month. Since lss) this average has been exceeded in 1882, 1885 and 1887.
 A CONTRACT for tue construction of the first section of the Kentucky, Tennessee & Alabama Railroad has been awarded. The road is to run to Birmingham via Sheffield and S500,00O has already been subscribed
 THE Board of Control of the Mississippi Penitentiary paid into the State Treasury on the 10th S2,509 the same making an aggregate of ss,50o SO paid since May last in excess of the payment of all current ex penses of the institation
 ROBERT SNYDER, a saloon keeper of Fl. dora, Kas., shot his wife and mother-in- law on tue llth. Snyder is an ex convict, having served term in tine penitentiary for train robbery.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-08-15
The Acknowledgment of Errors.

It is very easy to be at fault, either will fully or unintentionally. It ia very easy to find an excuse for ons's self when ones fault is pointed out It is not very easy for one to sec that he Is at fault when he is told of the fact Nor is 1t very easy for one to acknowledge frankly that he has been ab fault without profering an excuse for him self when he is told by another that he has been so. There is nothing more natural than for man to be in error on almost any point, and to see why he was SO There IA nothing nobIer than for man to see thaA he has been in error, and to say so without a word of excuse for himself What pity 1t is that while so many men are constant- ly falling into error in their course, so few of them have the nobleness to perceive their errors, and to confess them without palliation as often as they have an oppor- tunlty of doing so!S & Times.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-08-15
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
wAsnINGroN NOTES.

WASDI DINGION NOTESs
 HE President has accepted the resigna- tion of stephen A. Walker, district attor- ney for the Southern district of New York.
 TIE President and party left Washing ton on the h for their trip to Bar Har- b0r, Me-
 Ar the request of the Postmaster Gen eral the Secretary Of War has directed the Ouartermaster-G General to instruct his sub ord.nates 10 pay no more Government telegraph bills until the rates to be paid are furnished by the Postmaster General. MUCH annoyance is experienced in Washington by swarms of feas.
 THE report of Captain Shepard, com manding the revenue steamer Rush. in re- gard to the British sealer Black Diamond which was mailed at San Francisco, has been received at the Treasury Depart ment. Acting Secretary Batcheler re- fused positively to give it to the press, but admitted that it confirmed substan- tially the newspaper reports concerning the seizure.
 IMMIGRANT INSPECTOR ALLEN, of Yer mont, has entered protest with the Treas ury Department against the strict enforce ment of the Alien Contract law along the Canadian border
 TIE United States gsodetic party sent out 10 establish the boundary of Alaska have begun work on the British Columbia boundary.
 SECRETARY NOBLE has requested the War Department to take necessary steps to keep intruders from the Sioux reserva- tion. This action was taken in anticipa- ton of rush of settlers now that the suc- cess of the Sioux Commission is assured SPECIAL agents of the Treasury Depart mont are investigating a number of com plaints that the Foreign Contract Labor law is being violated on the Mexican bor- der. IL is alleged that large number of Cubans are illegally employed in the to- bacco factories at Key West and that a cigar manufacturer in Fl Paso employs Mexlcans who come over the line in the morning and return in the evening.
 A SPECIAL meeting of the Naval Ad- visory Board has been called for Wash ington August 93
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-08-15
BOSTON EXCITED.
The Disappearance of Prominent Bust ness Man Causes Great Excitement and Several Heavy Failures.

The Disappearance of Prominent Dusi- ness Man Causes Great Excitement and Several Heavy Failures.
 BOSTON. Adg. 10--The wife of c. P. Brown Of B-Jwn, Steese & Clarke, wool dealers, late failed, is in an almost in- sane condition resulting from suspense caused by ile continued absencs of her hu band, whb has not been heard Of since last Tuesday. Tho brother of the missing | man xpresses the opinion that the busi- | ness aff, frs of the firm have driven him 1 crazy, while hi, friends say he has either commit cd suicide or has absconded 10 Europe or Canada or else Is wandering about the country in demented condi- ton Not line of intelligence has been received from him by any one.
 M. r. Dickinson. Jr., counsel for Brown, Steese G Clarke, said that a petition in insolvency would be filed today voun- ,ary as far as Messr-. Sieese and Clark were concerned and involuntary in Browns case. The affairs of the firm were in such condition he considered that was the only ccur,e @ to take. He had ascertained that the firms signature was on the notes of the Riverside Company for q certainty of $500 0)o He had no
 prec So knowledge of wrong doing on
 Browns part and was ignorant of his
 whereabouts.
 Dickinson went to Prov idence yester- day to recover Sl2j.0 worth of wool sold by Brown, Sieese & Clarke to the River side mill but the return of tn e goods was refused and he entered suit to recover them
 A dispatch from Providence says: The
 Massa chusetts Loan and Trust Company placed an attachment for S290 600 on the Riverside mill yesterday. This makes S512, 900 of attachments on the property here. Nothing is known of the where nbouts Of Brown, the treasurer.
 CAUSED ANOTHER FAILURE.
 BOSTON. Aug. 10.--George W. Hollis, of the Hollis Dressed Beef 6 Wool,Company, made an assignment yesterday for the benefit of his creditors te Judge Asa French and N. E. Hollis. His embarrass- ment is caused by the failure of Brown, Steese 6 Clark. It is stated at the office of the Hollis company that bIr. Hollis embarrassment will not affect tho company. The assign ment causes considerable surprise, MT, Hollis being considered quite well to do. The assiSnees state that this action has been taken because Mir. Hollis had consigned large amount of wool to Brown, Steese & Clark, on which he had received no advances and he did not know how much oek he would have to realize on iminedia ely in order to meet notes on which he is liable.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-08-15
THE GRANT MONUMENT.
Preparations For the Unvailing at Leaver
 worth September IA.

Preparations For the UnvaiIing at Leaven- worth September I4. FoRT LFAvENwORTH, Kan, Aug. 10.- The committee appointed by the Grant Monument Assotiation to make the neces- sary arrangements for he unvailing of the sta ue September fl is making eiabor- ate preparation for the occasion, which it is believed will bring together the largest number of people ever assembled al any place in Kanse
 Senator J J. Ingalls,, Major William Warner George R Peck and General c. w. B'air have agreed to be present and speak upon the life of the great soldier and will be the orators Of ths day. It is intended that each vii! present different periods of tho soldiers life.
 Invitations are 10 be sent to distin- euished people, societies, Grand Army posts and Confederate associations to be present at the unvaiing. The lime set for the commencement of the exercises is two o'clock in the afternoon. This is done to give the people a chance 10 arrive here from distant points m the western and southern paris of this State as well as of Missouri.
 Application for reduced fares has been made by ihe committee on railroads to the Western Passenger As, ociation. which is 10 meet in Kausa4 City in day or two and favorable answer is expected Both Generals Merritt and McCoox are working 10 achieve but one end, and that is to make the day grand success. General Mer- ritt, the ofilcio president of the asso- q alion, W II give an account of tho move- inent naugurated for the erection of the statue and the progress made during that ' p,a
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-08-15
THE WEST.

LATER reports showed thirty blocks burned in ihe recent fire at Spokane Falls, Wash. The loss was estimated at SiO, 600. GOO
 TIE Washington Constitutional conven- ton by vote of ~ 10 23 has decided not to incorporate aclause establishing rail- road commission.
 THE skeletons of fifteen persons were unearthed on tue highway eight miles south Of Peoria, ILL, recently No one knows how lbey came there.
 JAMES WoOD and George Nature were instantly killed by the failing of a scaf- fold at Lima O., the other day.
 DURING a quarrel over some trifilng matter at the Chicago stock yards. John Richter stabbed and instantly killed Adolph Whitman. Both men were em- pioye6 in a racking house and both were married.
 THE Gentilss carried the recent election in Salt Lake City, Utah and were much elatsd over their success.
 AN al-day debate took place In the Washington Constitutional convention over the elapss Co exempt church property from taxation. The question was finally settled by leaving the whole matter to tho Legislature ettle.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-08-15

MRS. MAYBRfC combined appeal to the Home onise for her reprieve. Thoir acton is based not only on the confusion in the medical testimony taken, but also on the peculiar be- havior of the judge, which has ex- cited fern mt of indignation through out the country. The foreman of the jury has been interviewed concerning the verdict which he and his fellow jurors so hastily brought in, and be has shown himself by his answers to be possessed of only confused notion of tho evidence which had been presented in court He did not know that Sir Charles Russell had offered in court to call witnesses who would substantiate the statement Of the defendant and that the justice refused to hear this important testimony. He ad- mitted that he would not be sorry if re- prieve was granted notw thstanding his vote was in favor of the rdict of mur- der. The general impression left by the inter view is that the jurors allowed them- selves to be swayed and biased by the grossly one-sided summing up of the judge and that they gave hasty verdict without giving the case and the evidence any persoual consideration
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-08-15
STRANGELY KILLED.
Compressed Natural Gas Blows Out ti
 Head Cap With Fatal Results.

Compressed Natural Gas Blows Out the
 Head Cap With Fatal Results.
 PITTSBURGH, Pa., Aug. 10-By an ex- plosion of a natural gas well on the South Side last night two persons were killed, two fatally injured and dozen or more badly wounded. Booth 6 Flynn, con- tractors, had just completed laying a thirty finch gas main and were testing it by means of compressed air. When a pressure of l75 pounds had been reached he head cap on ths end of the pipe blew out carrying with it large amount of timber and debris. A hundred or more workmen from adjacent iron mills re- turning home had stopped to watch the experiment.. The debris was hurled into the crowd as though a bomb exploded. Ihe killed were John Miller, twenty three years, single; John O'Con- nor twenty five years, single. Injured John Grenin, internally, cut about the head. will die; Henry Reich, skull frac- tured, injured internally, can not recover; {; William Greene, injurned internally and cut about the head and body: James Hem drick, St Louis, both legs fractured. head cut; John B. Raney, millwright severely lurt about the head and hurt internally. Among those su staining painful cuts and bruises were James Duffy. Thomas Welch Frank Doyle William Jones, Martin Gar vey, John Schwalter and Severance Mu- sich
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-08-15
Indians Threaten n Massacre.

NORA, Minn., Aug. 1o--The massacre of the inhabitants ot Chief River Falls, a small village near Red Lake reservation is imminent. Hund eds of squatters had invaded the reserva' ion, stak d out claims and prepared to stay. The Indians. ncensed, gathered around Chief River Falls until now about two hundred braves with war paint on are there. They have been drinking and cnrousing and threaten to make a raid upon squatters and slaughter tnem if they do not remove at once Inhabitants of the village have pettionsd inc Governor to send troops to protect them and 10 re- move the cause of the trouble. The In- diaus are in an ugly mood
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-08-15
GENERAL.

A DISPATCH from Ensley City, Ala, re- ports that Andy Williams went home and found William McCuteheon in his room with his wife. He killed them both with a revolver and left
 GENERAL BoULANGER has issued a dec- laration in which be says that the accusa- tions against him are islanders and that he relies upon the French people as his sole judge
 LORD DUNRAvRN has decided that his yacht Valkyrie shall not yisit America.
 WILLIAM MeKAMY was horribly ground Co death in his fathers quartz crusher re- gently in Mexico. He belonged 10 Bon- haus. Tex.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-08-15
- . - 4 Child's Frightful Fate.

WICHITA Kan, Aug ln-Was it at- tempted murder CT an accidentf is the question agtating the parents of the three-year-ul daughter of Joseph Hii- ton, who was horribly mangled on a street car track and who is now dying in agony. No one noticed the infant until the shriek was uttered which told of acute suffering. When the car was stopped and the little one was picked up it was found that the mule's hoofs had battered tho head, pen etraie the tender fl sh. laying [ are the stomach, and dislocated ono hip joint. Suspiclops have been directed against a fourteen-your-o q boy who has been in ihe habit of abusing the child
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-08-15
Hare, For Pratt.

ST. LoUis Aug 10. Darwin ". Pratt who was St. Louis agent for the McCor- mick Harvesting Machine Company Of Chicago. with Hiram H Post ss his hcok- keeper, went 10 the State penitentiary at Jefferson City and surrendered himself Post embedded and on his statement Pratt was indicted as an aceomplice, tried and sentenced 70 three years la the peniten- iiary. This was several years ago and the Supreme Court has just affirmed the deci- sion which sends Pratt to the peniteHtiarv. lt Is believed he is innocent and wiii be pardoned by Governor Franc B. Pralt's iamilv here k highly respected and tic case is q very saa One.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-08-15
LOOKS HOPEFUL.
The Supposed Tascott Arrest in Texas Maj
 Turn Out flight.

The supposed taSCott Arrest la leAas May
 Turn Out Eight
 CHICAGO, Aug 10-It Is possible that the young man under arrest in Laredo, Tex, may really be Tastott. He answers the description to a dot, and tells conflict ing stories. He says he is A. 0. Dell phine, of Concordia, Kan. w. II. S Pep pefe'l postmaster at Concordia, tele- graphs, in reply 10 an inquiry, that no such person as 4. 0. Delphine ever lived there or received mail at the post office there, A. J. Stone, son-in-law of Mir. Shell, ihe murdered millionaire, last evening said "lt the picture sent on from Texas is Tascott's, it can be ideni- fled in ten minutes. l kuow Tascott myself There are scores of peo- pie in this very ueighbOrhood, where he lived for years-with- in few doors of Mir. Shells home who knew him we'll" What do you think of this Laredo arrest, as far as the information goes?" was asked. '1 think it looks very hopeful It is the best news paper discovery that We have yet had, but l have so often been deceived into hoping too ar that am inclined 10 go slow. The description is good and la llies with Tas- cott in every particular"
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-08-15
'-'t . s~--a-a'7a--Tar-r=- I-n..a l,tnn1anf Ilrnsnnlfa

CHcAGo. Aug. 70 A special from Mil wankse says; Encampmout prospects were never brighter and all Milwaukee ls tusy devisng plans to entertain the com ing crowd. it is expected thai 5o GOO vets erans will take part In the paraae
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-08-15

A ROBUST character is always an admira- ble one, provided of course, iG is directed toward right objects and is so under con- trol that it can exercise tenderness when 10 Is needed Aman who can storm when that is needed has place in the world, but if he can do nothing but storm the world would be better without him. United Presby- terian
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-08-15
rIns In unlon County. III.

ANNA, It.. Aug. lO.-Fiux has for several weeks been almost epidemic n the neighborhood of Lick creek, this coun ly. Entire families have been prostrated at one time an many deaths have occurred. especially among children. Within two weeks nearly every family in the dislric had one or more cases
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-08-15

Mrs. Maybrick, which has been signed by most of the barristers and solicitors of the Liverpool cil cult, and he petition which has been circulated anon g the merchants and brokers, Parlia- ment i.self has taken
 :, the csuse of the
 condemned woDau.
 \ number of mem iers of the House of 'ommons have de-
 cided to make n
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-08-15
KANSAS PENSIONS.
The Disbursements at Topeka Over Seven
 Million Dollars.


 TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 10.-Hon. G. W. Click, United States pension agent at To- peka, who will soon be succeeded by Bernard Kelly, has just submitted his an- nual report to tue Commissioner of Pen- sion3 at Washin gton. Tho report is an extended one and it's preparation required much careful clerical work. The fiscal year closed June 8, 1880. and the report covers the transactions up to and includ- ing that date. The total disburs emeuts from tue Topeka oflice were ST 223 S0S 4S
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-08-15
MRS. MAVERICK.

Her Condemnation Excites Much Interest
 in Engiand-EEorts in Her Behalf.
 NEW YORK. Aug. 10.-A cable dispatch from London says: In addition 10 the memorial to the Government in behalf of
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-08-15

THE Prince of Wales has purchased new uniform, his eightiesA Eaeh new eostqIns Of military character that he buys costs nlhi about s450 He therefore owns about sJ0i- QUO worth of uniforms.
The Russellville Democrat., 1889-08-15
The sum of dlshnrsements lor that

The sum or disbursements for that period is over S150 0)) smaller than it would have be en, had the appropriation not been exhausted toward the close of he fiscal year. It shows the different monthly rates paid 10 widows, minors and dependent relatives and the number of pensions at each rate Twelve dollars per month was paid 10 50.G99 of the above class. SIT rer month to 1S9 SEQ per month 10 II, Sl0) to one and Sl6}e6 10 one There are 5, 531 pensions in this class. The different rates of invalid pensions aver age from Sl to Sl00 per month. One man gets S1 and but one gets Sl90, though there are 29,Sl2 pensions in this class. One thousand nine hum dred and seventy-nine are paid S2 per month: , 605. S4; 435 SC; 6.004, s: ?. 074, Sl0; 2,574 SIP; | l1S2, SIG; 942. S36, etc. The total number of pensioners of all classes was 3s 570. Eighty-nine persons failed to claim pensions due them. There was paid as fees o attorneys S12l,013. 7J.