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E8 Address Registered Letters to
New Orleans National Bank,

New Orleans La.
Remember that ONE DOLLAR Is the price of
the smallest part or fraction Of ticket issued
in any drawing. Anything in our name offered
at a less pIice. is either a counterfeit or a
swindle.
Remember, also that tho pa ment of Prizes
is guaranteed by four National Banks ct New
Orleans, and the Tickets are signed by the
President OF an Institution whose chartered
rights are recognized in the highest Courts ;
therefore, beware of all limitations and anony-
NOUS schemes"
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The Panama Canal Bubble.

There is an old saying that people
like TO be humbugged, provided it be
cleverly done. The recent failure of |
the Panama Canal scheme goes to
prove the truth of the assertion. It |
was natural that a man like Lesseps,
who had just immortalized himself
by the completion of the Suez Canal
in the face of enormous difficulties,
should deceive himself into the be-
lief that no feat of engineering was
impossible for his skill and energy;
but it is hard to understand how
he so deceived his countrymen that
they should invest so many millions
of dollars in, a project which had
been declared impracticable by en-
gineers of other countries, who were
equally competent as Lesseps to de-
eide on the feasibility of the canal,
who had made critical personal in
spection of the proposed route and
whose countries would be more ben
Gifted by the construction of the
canal than the French would. Yet
with. such confidence in the scheme
did the veteran engineer inspire his
countrymen that everybody subscrib
ed to the stock of the compauy-the
rich man thousands of francs and the
poor man hundreds.
Work was begun in 1881 and for
time all went smoothly. Lesseps,
buoyed up by the recollection of his
past achievement and the vast
extravaganza of his ideas, sent back
to The company glowing reports of
progress, but lacking to every report
a demand for more money. At last
there came day when there was no
more money. The original estimate
of S165, 5000 had been expended
and many millions beside. The work
done was nothing to what remained
to be done. Reluctantly Lesseps
abandoned the idea of canal with
out locks, fed by the water of two
oceans. AS drowning men catch at
straws, he devised a plan for lock
fed by the Chagres river. On the
strength of the change few more
millions were raised, and an attempt
was made to get the French govern
ment to authorize lottery for the
benefit of the canal. The attempt
was a failure. No more funds could
be secured and the Panama Canal
bubble burst.
Lesseps, a bankrupt and broken
hearted man, has returned to his
home to meet thousands of others
brought to like condition through a
misplaced faith in him, while the
United States and English govern
ments have had to send ships of war
to maintain order among the laborers
whom he has abandoned on the dead
~ shores of the Isthmus. Not since
the South Sea scheme, which nearly
bankrupted England in 1719, or the
Mississippi colonization scheme Of
John Laws, which almost ruined
, France in 1870, has there been such
gigantic bubble formed of such
limsy materials.
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The Saturday edition of the "St.
Louis Republic has been perma-
nently enlarged to eighteen pages,
afording space for as much reading
matter as in the Sunday issue, and
new features of varied interest will
be added to its attractions. It will
be the Sunday paper for all that ter
Titory that cannot be reached on that
day by the Sunday paper.
No newspaper comes to our desk
that pleases our taste as does the
Daily Republic. It contains each
day greater variety of carefully So
lected reading matter, more items Of
latest important photographic news,
and more sensible editorials than any
paper we know of. It is soundly
Democratic, and the fearless and con-
sistent opponent of the corporations
and money rings, and is power
which they fear. Col. Charles n.
Jones, editor, is an able writer, and
an honor TO the profession. "The
Republic" will be brighter and bet
ter for 1889 If that can be, and we
hope It's largo circulation may be-
come larger.
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come larger,

The Shreveport Daily Democrat
has been changed from a morning to
an evening paper. It is edited with
marked ability by that sterling Dem
ocrat, Mr.. G. Y. Porter, who is ever
found on the right side in public is
sues. He is a gentleman of the old
type. We wish the Democrat sue
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Louisiana Journal: "The legal
holiday business is rather overdone
ia this State. There are some days
that it is well enough to observe, but
blocking the courts and all legal
business all over the State on account
of such tomfoolery as Mardi Gras is
carrying the thing entirely too far. "
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Shreveport, March 12.-Cotton :
Good Ordinary, 8 GIG; Low Mid
ding, 8 1 Is; Middling, 9 8 16; Good
Middling, 10 1,16. Bacon, u. Lard,
Tic. Flonr, So to &c so. Cornmeal,
81 so. Rice, 5506c. Coffee, 1870
21c. Sugar, 6085c. MoIasses, 25@
45c. Corn, 434046 per bushel.
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IMPRoVEMENTs.-Several brick
buildings are in courss of construc-
ton which, when completed will be
ornaments to the city. There are
other buildings which will be im-
proved in modern styles. These
indications of prosperity must be
gratifying to all the well-wishers of
this growing little city.-ShreUeport
Times.
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The new State Capital of Georgia,
for which 81, 100000 was appropriat-
ed, has been completed and turned
over to the State. The astonishing
thing about it is that the work was
done in Eve years for $4,000 less
than the appropriation.
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Diptheria of 8 malignant type ia
prevailing at st. Petersburg, Frank
In couaty, Pa Last week all the
ohugchess sohools and singing classes
wars cloaed and public meetings for
hidden.
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It stands at the head of all South
ern newspapers. The great Times
Democrat of New Orleans, La
Daily and Weekly. It has the largest
circulation.
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The Bossier Banner commenced
it's tweuty-eight volume last Thurs
day. It is a bright paper, and evil
IDENTIFY prOsperous.-Ne,O Orleans
Citu ITEM,
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Mississippi ia to have two factories
for the purpose of making bagging
from pine straw, one to be located at
jackson, the other at Meridian.
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Tha acreage of tomatoes in Mis-
aissippi this coming season viii be
vary large. At orystsl Springs alone,
fully 1000 acres viii be devoted to
che tomato this year.
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You cannot afford to live without
newspaper; get the best, the Times
Democrat of New Orleans-Daily
and Weekly, It has the largest cir
culatiop.
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The Lake Charles Echo has enter
ed upon it's twenty firstyear, If the
people of Calcasieu know when they
are well of, they will continue to give
The Echo . most generonsand hearty
support.
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IN Is Of Is counties in Arkansas
20 licenses are granted and prohibi-
Aioa 10 veil enforced.
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n OIFs-- ] IChbbo UTHWIIIB OdIlIUdI ITIIbS arc
not entitled to terminal Prizes
tY@ For Club rates, or any further infnrma-
ton desired, write legibly to the undersigned
clearly stating your residence, with State
County, Street and Number. More rapid re-
turn mail delivery will be assured by y0ar en-
closing an envelope bearing your full address
Send Postal Notes, Express Money Orders, or
New York Exchange in ordinary letter Car
Ieneytat our expense) addressed
NJ. A. DAUPHIN.
New Orleans. La.
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St Louie pays for the eggs receiv-
ed yearly over million and quarter
doIlars.
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TRENTON, TENN, SEPT. 1, 1885,
DR.. Able Medicine Co., Pine Bluff,
Ark.--Dear Sirs: Ihave been afflicted
with dyspepsia in the worst form for
10 years. Language is inadequate to
picture it's horrors, and after these
long years of suffering, relief came in
DR.. Able's Dyspepsia Specific. My
cons, at Mount Vernon. Ark, sent me
a $500 bottle, and I commenced on
it, and relief was instantaneous almost.
However, two bottles cured me be-
yond doubt.
lam yours truly,
A. NJ JONES,
Near Trenton, Tenn.
For sale by j. B. Oneal, Haughton,
La, w. j. Mobley, Bellevue, La,
and ]. l. Allen. Serepta, Webster
parish, La.
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Louisiana State Lottery Company.

Louisiana State Lottery Company.
Incorporated by the Legislature in 1868, for
4 Educational and Charitable purposes, and
its franchise made a part of the present State
Constitution, in 1879, by an OVERWHELMING
POPULAR VOTE.
Its Grand Extraordinary Drawings take
place Semi-Annually, June and Decemberl,
and it's Grand Single Number Drawings take
place on each of the other ten months in the
year, and are all drawn in public, at the Acad-
envy of Music, New Orleans, La
"We do hereby certify that we supervise the
arrangements for all the Monthly and Semi
Annual Drawings of The Louisiana State Lot
terry Co, and in person manage and control the
Drawings themselves, and that the same are
conducted with honesty, fairness, and ID good
faith toward all parties and we authorize the
Company to USE this certificate, with fac
SMILES of our signitures attached, in its ad-
vertisements"
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coSMoPoLITAN
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that in thirty dsvs
In from this date will file my application,
under Act 81, of the Louisiana Legislature 81
1883, to homestead the north half Of northeast
quarter and southwest quarter of northeast
quarter Of section IS, township % Norfh. 81
range 10 West
WILLIAM EDWARD PICKETT.
February Ia, 1888. march 81
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To IFesDGsseg.s.

No hunting or trespassing will be allowed on
IN my plantation, situated six miles below
Shreveport. on Red River, and known as
Lower Chalk Level"
January 10, 1882 Tvs
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AT.naoinns Postmastar.

MIDDDETowN, N. j., May 1S.-A re-
markable case in connection with the
Coshocton postof1ice has been
postmaster, and in March last, soon
after Postmaster General Wanamaker
assumed his duties. Henry lnderlied
was appointed to superSede Winter.
The usual blank bond was mailed from
Washington to Mr.. Inderlied. The
bond was executed and re-maiied at
CoshocJon, but never reached the post
Office department. Correspondence
from Congressman Stivers of this city
also failed to reach Mr.. Inderlied.
Suspicion was aroused that Winters
was suppressiDg the letters from
Washington and Congressman Stivers,
also those sent by the new appointee.
II was only by the use of plain en-
velopes, addressed in disguised hand
to other parties, that Mr.. Inderlied
could obtain any Information, and his
second bond was mailed at another
postoffice, some miles from COShocton.
His commission as postmaster was
mailed from Washington on the Sth
inst, but he did not receive it untiEyes-
terday. Special Agent Stewart of the
Postoffice inspectors department ap-
reared on the scene and Winters soon
Wilted. In the Iatter's pockets were
found Mr.. Inderiied's commission and
letter from Congressman Stivers and
the post Office department, all ad
dressed to Inderlied- Inspector Stew
art took charge of the pocketed mail
Mr.. Inderlied was put in charge OF thu
Office at once and Winters was taken tx
New York by the inspector last night
| the new postmaster accompanying him
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LAID TO REST.
The Funeral Of Allen T. Rise, Late
Minister to Russia.
A Funnel Shaped Cloud Visited Jack
sonville. Illinois,
Doing Considerable Damage 10 Crops
and Property.
A Tenacious Postmaster Items
Worthy of Note.

NEW YORK, May 1S.-The funeral
of Allen Thorndyke Rice took place at
Grace church, Broadway and Tenth
streets, at 10 a. m. to-day. The re-
mains had been removed yesterday
from the Fifth Avenue hotel to the
residence of his sister, Mrs. Edward
Cooper. There it was that the pail
bearers assembled at half past 8 O'Clock
this morning. The pall-bearers were
Vice President Levi Z. Morton, Walk
er Blaine, representing the department
of state; General w. T. Sherman, ex-
Mayor Edward Cooper, Pierre Lorril-
lard, Chauncey NJ. Depew, 5. II. DIN,
William Jay, William 2. Douglass
and W. w. Astor. The remains were
encased in a casket of solid rose
wood on which was plate bearing the
name of the deceased, the date of his
birth and the date of his death. The
the casket was completely covered
with flowers, All these were carried
to the church with the casket, and
other emblemS awaited it there
Among the gifts of flowers was
one from the president, and Mrs
Harrison. The funeral cortege ar
rived at the church at 10 O'Clock. The
church was crowded and the sidewalks
near the entrance were also filled. Tht
service was the regular burial service
of the Protestant Episcopal church
Bishop Potter officiated, assisted by
the Kev. DR.. Huntington. rector o.
Grace church, and Rev. George I'll
Bottome, his assistant rector. at thu
conclusion of the service the remain;
were exposed to view in the vestibule
The pail bearers and the clergymel
took up position on one side of thu
casket, and all the people as the.
passed out had an opportunity to SCI
| the face of the dead editor.
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violent Fit of insanity.

ST. LOUIS, May 16.-Early this morn
ing wild shrieks were heard proceeding
from the third story of the Hotel Bar
mum and crowd soon gathered in front
of the house. The excitement was in
creased by the appearance of a patrol
wagon and shortly after three police
men emerged from the hotel bearing
between them the struggling figure o.
man covered with II blood stained
sheet. The cause of the cOmmotion
was Il man named L. +. Kirk, of Jack
sonVille, ILL.,, who was seized with a
violent lit of insanity during the night.
Kirk took a room at the Hotel Barnum
at 1890 and an hour later the guests
were startled by loud crash as of
breaking glass. Demoniac yells fol-
lowed and IA policeman hurried to the
third floor of the hotel where terrible
sight was revealed. A man completely
nude with blood pouring from more than
twenty ragged gasheS was rushing about
the room screaming and beating the
walls. The officer grappled with him
but the madmen beat him off and it
WAS found necessary to summon help.
Two more officers appeared and the
man was secured. A love affair in
which Kirk was disappointed is the
supposed cause of his insanity. To
night friends took the unfortunate
man TO Jacksonville, Illinois.
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PORTLAND, Ore, May 16.-The
steamship Columbia. which has just
arrived at Astoria, bound from San
Francisco to Portland, brings a report
of the loss of the Oregon Railway &
Navigation company's magnificent
side wheel iron steamer Alaskan.
This vessel is reported to have foun-
dered OF Cape Blanc, Monday. May Ii,
while on her way from Portland to
San Francisco. The Alaskan left
Portland last Saturday, May IL, bound
for San Francisco where she was to go
on the dry dock for some repairs pre-
paratory to being placed Oh the Puget
sound route. 1t is supposed that she
must have encountered a very severe
gale while on her way down the coast.
The steamer fortunately carried no
passengers having on board only her
officers and crew when she went down.
Cape Blanc is 400 miles south of the
mouth of the Columbia river. The
steamship Columbia which was COM
ing up the coast picked up the captain
and mate and eleven of the crew and
brought them to Astoria. Five men
are reported TO be drowned and two
boats containing the remainder of the
crew have not yet been heard from.
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Conference Between Neat Mea.

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE con-
ference of directors of the American
Meat company and the trustees of the
American Cattle trust was continued
here again to-day. The meeting was
private but enough was learned from
an authentic source to warrant the
statement that the alleged deal be-
tween the two concerns will have been
contaminated by to Knight. The arrange
ment does not as has been enormously
stated contemplate the consolidation
of both concerns and the exchange Of
IS. OO0. 900 in securities. The purpose
of the conference looks to the forma-
ton of a traffic agreement by which
the meat company win handle the pro-
duct of the cattle trust making the
pecuniaEy outcome beneficial TO both.
ihe details are still under considera-
ton and in all probability be salts
factorily settled before the meeting
adiourns.
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LUXURY AND FAST TIME.

The FIRST and Only Line Running Vsstibule
Express Trains between Chicago and Council
Bluffs.
Magnificent VestibuIe Express trains
built expressly for this service with
all the latest lmprovements-now run
daily each way between Chicago and
Council Bluffs, over the Great Rock Is
land Route-time Is hours. This is a
splendidly appointed series of continu-
GUS parlors on wheels. including ele-
CANT dining and palace sleeping cars.
No noise. no dust. no swaying of
coaches, no cold draughts of air. no
slamming of doors, but restful comfort
the entire journey. No potentate of
the old world travels in q more prince
ly style, or commands greater llIxuries
or mCle of them, than those going west
can now enjoy, if ticketed to or from
Council Bluffs via the Great. Rock Is
land Route. This train also connects
at Omaha with the Overland Flyer -
going through to and from Chicago and
San Francisco, Portland, Oregon, and
Los Angeles, in 81 hours. Tickets and
rates by the Rock Island Vestibule nc
higher than are charged by lines hav-
ing greatly inferior accommodations.
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ToxnshIp Officials Arrsa..d.


INDIANAPOLIS, May 16.-For some
time there has been more OF less talk of
Irregularities in the Office of Township
Assessor Quill. The matter was brought
to the attention of the grand jury and
chat body to-day returned indictments
against Assess 1r Quill and his
chief deputy, Charles Tyler. The
men are indicted jointly and
there are five counts against each
for conspiracy, grand larceny, obtain
3 money under false pretence pre-
senting false claims to the county
auditor and presenting false claims to
county commissioners. The indict-
ments are found on the facts of dunn
mics being placed on the assessors pay
roll. The evidence against the men
was very strong. though both Quill
and Taylor say they can explain every
thing when the proper time comes.
Both men were arrested but were re-
leased on 5000 bond, 81 900 on each
count
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DAYS DARK DEEDS.
RObt. Day, While intoxicated, Shoots
His Wife and His Father.
Allen 7. Rice, Newly Appointed
Minister to Russia, Psad.
The Sioux indians viii Sell l60,-
600 Acres Of Land.
"A Firsce Confagration in Progress
at Quebec.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 16.-Robert
Day, twenty-seven years old, son OF a
wealthy farmer living two miles from
Loveland, Ohio, reached home about
midnight last night from circus, in
toxicated. The family was awaiting
him. Drawing two revOlvers, he de-
clared his intention of cleaning out
the ranch" The family hastily left
the room. Robert Day, ST., sixty-five
wears old, was the last to leaYe. and his
son, with deliberate aim. fired at him
and sent ball through his body, and
he sank to the floor. Young day then
went in search Of other members of the
family, but finding none went to an
adjoining farm, where Mrs. Hubbell,
his divorced wife, lived. He forced an
entrance. The noise awakened Mrs.
Hubbell, who came out to learn the
cause of the disturbance. Upon her
appearance Day fired. striking her in
the stomach. The servant girl then
appeared and he fired at her, giving
her a slight wound in the face. He
then set fire to the barn and kept the
neighbors away with his drawn revolt
vers until finally the marshal came
and overpowered him, during which
Day fired ten shots at the party, one
of which touched the face OF the mar
oH
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2Wheu You Go South.

You wish to be fully informed as
to the cheapest, most direct, and
most pleasant route. You will wish
to purchase your ticket via the route
that will subject you to no delays
and by which through trains are run.
Before you start, you should provide
yourself with map and time table of
the Memphis route kansas City,
Fort Scott s. Memphis r. R., the
only direct route from and via Kan
sas City to all points in Eastern and
Southern Kansas, Southwest Missouri
and Texas. Practically the only
route from the west to all southern
cities. Entire trains with Pullman
Palace sleeping cars and free reclining
chair cars, Kansas City to Mem
phis; through first class coach
Kansas City to Chattanooga. Knox
vile and Bristol; through sleeping car,
Kansas City to New Orleans. This is
the direct route, and many miles the
shortest line to Little Rock, Hot
Springs, Eureka Springs. Fort Smith.
Van Buren,, Fayetteville, and all
points in Arkansas. Send for Large
map. Send for copy of the Nilsson
ri an Kansas Farmer, an eight page
illustrated paper, containing full and
reliable information in relation to the
great states of Missouri and Kansas
issued monthly and mailed free.
Address, j. E. LOCKWOOD,
G. Z. q L. A., Kansas City, Mo.
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He Won the Wassr.

Rock ISLAND, ILL.,, May 16.-John
Williamson, at 2 o'clock this evening,
completed the feat of carrying two
bricks from the Commercial across the
street and back, setting them down at
each side and picking them up again
for thirty-six hours, for SlI0. He
was allowed an hour for meals and
fifteen minutes every two hours to rest
He began at O'Clock yesterday morn.
ing and continued. according to the
stipulationS, through the rain which
lasted for hours after midnight. This
evening he was serenaded by brass
band from the theater and presented
to an immense crowd. His hands and
feet were badly swollen. but he ran .
race afterward with our fast amateur
runner and beat him. The brick carry.
ing feat is an old device. originated b.
Barnum in the days of his Brcadway
museum. and the highest record i
thirty-one hours. Considerable inones
changed hands on the result.