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The Opelousas courier., 1890-04-12
'Peculiaritles Of Washington Society,

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Society here, says the Chicago Jour-
naps Washington letter, is peculiarly
constituted. At the SWEETEST Of the re-
captions you are certain to see a one
lGhousand-dollar clerk and q United States
Senator vieing with each other for the
smiles of the reigning belle. Time and
again the question has been asked, Why
lis it that the men of Washington are SO
Idissipated? It is because they have too
much idle time on their hands and with
which they do not know what to do.
The departments close at 4 o'clock; they
used to close at 8. From this on until 8
in the morning the clerks have nothing
to do except muse themselves. Better
paw than is received anywhere else for
the same work and all this spare time is
what makes Washington such q good
baseball town, why it is such a good
place for ell kinds of amusement and
why SO many saloon keepers grow rich.
IA mistake that was made by q visitor the
other day will give you q . to the way
these youths spend their time. A hand
somely dressed young man was treating
some friends to a small bottle of wine to-
day in Willard's. a United States Sem
ator came in just as the glasses were
about to be lifted. With easy grace the
young man who was doing the honors
stepped up TO him and invited him to
join the party. He did so. One stranger
inquired of another: aWho is that young
mani Some rich Senator'S son, | sup
pose.' ssOn the contrary" was the reply,
she Is only q one-thousand-doIlar clerk
In the Treasury, and, as ! know, is head
over heels In debt. He has been COM
PEELED to change his clearinghouse twice
40 my knowledge because BIO could not,
g would not, payaiis board bin"
The Opelousas courier., 1890-04-12
usw's That

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
icy case OF Cat that cannot be cured by
taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the Undersigned, have known =
Chen y for the last is years, ana believe n IN
perfectly honorable in all business transac-
lions, en- | financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
West s. Trux, Wholesale Druggist, Toledo,
Ohio. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
E. FL. Van Hosen, Cashier Toledo Nation.
al Bank, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. Price 75c. per bot.
tla Sold by all Druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-04-12

Every one knows that Daltonism on
sists in color blindness in regard to GER
tain HUGS. According to the researches
of DR.. Albertinl, this Daltonism is &C
companied by a corresponding deafness
toward certain musical notes. Those
persons who have not the sensation of red
can not distinguish the note sol; those
blind to green can not recognize re;
and to this lack of perception in hearing
is added the incapacity to produce the
noise made by means of the vocal ap-
narAtlS.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-04-12
The Costliest Book Extant.

The Vatican Library, at Rome, cele-
brated for its thousands Of valuable
books, has a copy Of the Hebrew Bible,
for which Pope Julius, in 1912, refused
s1S5, 900. The would-be purchasers
were a syndicate of rich Hebrews. They
did not exactly offer Julius 1926, 900 for
his biblical treasure, they simply told
him they would give its. weight in gold.
As the book weighs 325 pounds the offer
made is equivalent to the figures given.
50. Louis Republic.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-04-12
Prepare for Spring

Now is the time to attend to your personal condl
ton In preparation for the change to spring sea
son. II you have not "wintered well, = IL you are
tired out from o~verworiS IL your blood has become
impure from close confinement in badly ventilated
Offices or shops, you should take Hoods Sarsaparilla
at once. It win purify and vitalize your blood.
create . good appetite, and give our whole system
tone and strength.
HFor q f~rst-class spring medicine my wife and 7
think very highly Of Hoods sarsaparilla- We both
took IL last spring. Il did Us q great deal Of good
and we felt better through the hot weather than
ever before. It cured my wifs of sick headache,
from which she has suffered a great deal, and re
!ieved me Of a dizzy, tired feeling. ] think every
one ought TO take something 20 purify the blood be
fore the hot weather comes on, and VIZ shall Ger.
tainIy take Hoods sarsapariia this spriug.'-
III. PKAaoE. supt. Granite BY. Co, Concord, N. b
Hoods
Sold by all druggists. d; aix for IS. Prepared only
~ G. I HOOD & co, Apothecaries. Lowell. Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
The Opelousas courier., 1890-04-12
An Old Court Dress Revived.

TaE long-debated question ct Berlin Of
reintroducing the court dress for gentle
men worn at the time of Frederick the
Great, comprising knee breechss. silk
stockings and high-heeled shoes, has at
length been decided, the Emperor
William having issued ADJ order that
civilians 81 all ranks shall, on presenting
themselves 1t court, wear this costume.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-04-12
The man who is right is seldom left.

Hark to the sound Vt hufnah,ty's walls
Mi lious of people witt aches and With ails
Headach S and humor5. a merciless flood,
Weakness of lungs and disorders OF blood
Yet tn sres a helper that certainly saves,
Tn 'usands Of people from premature graves
The rem dy is DR.. Piercefs Golden Mcdica
Discovery. 1t cures coughs, relieves asthma,
:hecks bronchitis, puriftes tas blood, heals
sores, sIuptions and unsightly pimples and
S wit houE a rival for al the ills that spring
rom a disorders liver. All druggists.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-04-12
TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.

The ';moneyed men, Of Camden, Me-, have
organized to shut up all the saloons in the
town.
The Massachusetts, Home for Inebriate
Women is about completed, and will accom-
modate one hundred aud fifty inmates.
Bright colored silk handkerchiefs adorned
with representations OF wine-glasses and
whisky-bottles are now sent into the Congo
States by the liquor men for free distribution
among the natives who buy their liquor.
Baltimoreans are alarmed over the recent
large increase in the number of saloons in
that CITY. A. committee of influential citizens
appeared before the State Legislature and
advocated the speedy passage of a high
license bill.
The Nashville Issue claims that the money
that Tennessee pays annually to the whisky
shops t$15, 000, 00O would meet all the regular
expenses of the State for ten years. Nash
vile saloon receipts alone would carry on the
Government. j.
The names of twenty-eight habitual drunk
ards nave been communicated by the police
authorities of Erfurt, Germany, to every
saloon-keeper and retail liuuor-dealer in that
city, the latter being by a Government ordi-
nance forbidden to sell them anything. !
A Battle Creek (Mich.) man requested the
City Recorder to order all the saloons in the
town not to sell him anything to drink. The
Recorder took the sensible drunkard around
to all the ginmills, told the proprietors to
take a good look at him and to not sell him
liquor on pain of prosecution.
The Rev. B. F. Kephart, a missionary in
Liberia, writes a letter to the Voice, in
which he gives the following as a part of the
cargo of the steamer that carried him: 10, 600
casks of rum, II cases of gin, 400 tons of gum
powder and IA missioEaries-al on their way
to Africa. Missionaries, rum, gin and gun
powder-what q mixture! ,
A statement to the effect that total abb
stainers are shorter lived, on the average,
than any class except immoderate drinkers,
has been given wide publicity, as it was at
tributed to a reputable British scientific So
ciety. Some one who has taken the trouble
to look into the matter, however, asserts that
the ratio is gained only by counting among
the total abstainers all who die in infancy.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-04-12

ic, and Davidic, and Mosaic, and Abrahamic
history. I took Rome, and Naples, and Athens,
and Alexandria, and Cairo on the way out,
and take the Greek Archipelago, and Con
stantinople, and Vienna on the way back.
What more can God in His goodness grant
me in the way of natural scenery, and classic
association, and spiritual opportunity? All
yes! 1 can think Of something gladder than
that He can grant me. Safe return to the
people of my beloved flock, the field of my
work, and the land where my fathers died, and
in the dust of whose valleys I pray God !
NAV ha buriad
The Opelousas courier., 1890-04-12

Violets, fifty or so in a bunch, have
been selling III New York city for OIL. so,
and florists say there would be buyers If
the price were $40.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-04-12

The toper's motto is Give for to-day"
out he EMPLOYS two DIS.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-04-12

Don't hawk, AMI bow, and spit, but use
Dr. S,ca,s Ea.arril Renadv. OF druggists
The Opelousas courier., 1890-04-12

Watch for MURRAY" Buggy adv. next week.
The author OF "Old Oaken Bucket sv1
iently did not believe In letting we'll enough
alone.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-04-12

No stranger should leave the city without
box of ''Tansil's Punch SC. Cigars.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-04-12


and young Allen got into scrab-oaks hard
y larger than respectable ounce trees.
IN less time than it takes to tell it the
bear had Cheney on the ground. scalped
hir with one blow, crushed his arm
and shoulder-blade with another,
hnd left him. The bear instant
" turned his attention to young
Allen seized him by the boot leg, and
Jerked him from the tree so violently
khag the poor fellow rolled thirty feet
down the gulch and under some willows,
where be lay in silence. The third man
WI beyond reach, 50 the grizzly, master
Of the circumstances, rose to his full
bright, gave q roar of triumph. and
walked leisurely home. Not a single
not was fired By any Of the three menI
Yet let no one hastily shoot out the con-
temptuous lip, for n~inety-nine men OF
Y might have done as badly. The
Sust of q large grizzly from his chap
psFal shelter is b terrible thing to face. !
bistrrlst most of the current stories
nb9ut successful h~and-to-hand encoun7
fess with full grown grizzlies. There IS
ID 0ak tree IN Shasta County under
Which . miner who had fred upon q
grizzly was killed BY one blow from the
enraged animal, and when his compan-
ions killed the bear it was found that The
mans bullet had passed entirely through
fhe aninal's body.
e u were not for poison placed for
azAa ii his haunts, the great master Of
fhs California forests would still walk
fsalnne as 4 rhinocerosn In almost every
EElld canyon Of Coast Range and Sierra.
saea lsaEn y give him TIE track when.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-04-12

The ';moneyed men, of Camden, Me-, have
organized to shut up all the saloons in the
town.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-27
Hall, Southside, and fix the date and place
for holding the picnic.
NAMING THEIR DELEGATES.

mnlgnmafed Association Elections That
Were Held Yesterday.
Yesterday was election day for the local
lodges of the Amalgamated Association.
That is, they selected the delegates who are
to represent them in the coming convention,
while there was great deal OF interest
manifested in nearly all of the elections,
they passed off quietly. which indicated
harmony and good feeling among the oppos-
ing candidates. The following is the result
of the elections so far as could be obtained:
Washington Lodge No. 10O-Robert NJ. John
ston, delegate; Joseph Orchard, alternate.
Excelsior Lodge No. 63-John Peel and Alex.
Redpath, delegates
Penny Lodge-Stephen McSwigan.
Valley Lodge No. 2-Thomas Murray
Monongahela Valley Lodge No. 63-William
Carney, Ernest Sherman, Dennis Reilly and
John Yelig.
American Lodge No. 2s-James Keeling, John
Donehoo. John Burke. Henry McNally and
Tubal Cain Lodge No 23-wnliam McNa-
mara, James McGinty and Patrick MCGOWAN.
Superior Lodge No. 3-Joseph German and
A. Knogle.
Eureka Lodge-John Hanlon and John Nc
Coy.
Custer Lodge nominated their delegates
yesterday afternoon. The election will
take place May 10.
The other lodges that named their dele
gates were Monongahela, Harmony, South
side and Washington. The coming conven-
tion is looked forward to as one of the most
important in the history of the organization.
An effort will be made to raise the pudding
scale from S. so to S. 90 per ton. It is eI-
pected that some trouble will be experienced
before the scale is signed, as it is likely that
the manufacturers will meet the association
Individually this year.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-27
IT GIVES SATISFACTION,
Mill Workers Pleased With the Eight
Hour Turn in Jones & Laughlins'.

Mill Workers Pleased With the Eight.
Hour Turn in Jones & Laughlins'.
Excelsior Lodge No. 60, of the Amalga-
mated Association. composed of the steel
workers in the American Iron Works. met
last night and decided on the schedule Of
hours for the new eight-hour regime, to be
put in force May 5. The three turns will
work from A. M to P. M, 8 P. NJ. to II P.
NJ. and II P. M. to A. NJ. respectively.
This schedule will be presented to the firm
for their approval before final adoption.
Said one Of the men last night, "The new
rule will work we'll all around. When the
men 60 on duty they will feel fresh, and can
turn out more steel than in the same time
under the 12-hour system. The rule will
effect about three hundred men and will
give employment to one hundred more than
at present. We may be giving that one
hundred third of our present wages, but
even if that be so in whole or in part. we
believe that life consists of something be-
sides working, and where we may lose in
money we regain it in many other ways,
which will ultimately more than make up
for the financial loss"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-27
AGAINST ROUGH ON RATS.
The Coroner's Jury Recommends That the
Legislature Prohibit Its Snle - They
Could Not Find Who Put 1t in Stewards


The Coroner's Jury Recommends That the
Legislature Prohibit Its Snle - They
Could Not Find Who Put II in Stewards
Soup-Other verdicts.
Coroner Mcdowell concluded the inquest
in the McKeesport poisoning case yesterday.
William Stewart, the 16-year-old boy who
is charged with the urder of his 4year-
old brother James, went on the stand. He
denied purchasing the poison or having any
knowledge of it He said he went home
on the morning of the poisoning and after
breakfast went to bed, where he stayed
until P. M. The other witnesses exam
ined were Mrs. j ane Bell and W. H. and
Joseph Shirbine, but their evidence devel-
oped nothing new. The case was then given
into the hands of the jury and they returned
the following verdict:
We find that James Stewart aged years
and 8 months, came to his death at the resi-
dence of his parents, Jenny Lind street, Nc
Keesport, on Saturday, April Is, 1890, from in
flammation of the stomach due to arsenical
poisoning. From all the evidence we find that
he had partaken of soup made by his mother,
Mrs. Jeanette Stewart. and his sister. Agnes
Stewart and we find that William Stewart Jr.,
had purchased box of "Rough on Rats" from
Druggist John B. Edle on Friday, April IL, but
we are unable to say from the testimony who
put the Rough on Rats in the soup. We rec
ommend that the Legislature of Pennsylvania
and the Government of the United States pass
laws prohibiting the sale of said patent poison,
known as Rough on Rats"
Upon receipt of the verdict Coroner Nc
Dowell committed William Stewart to Jail
for trial at the June term of court for the
murder of his brother james. The boy
evinced but little emotion, and the entire
Stewart family gave but little evidence of
grief.
The murder is still wrapped in mystery.
The evidence against the boy is not very
strong, and so far no motive has been dis
covered which would lead him or anyone
else to commit such a crime.
The verdict on the body of DR.. Robert S.
Marshall, of Allegheny, who shot himself
on Friday. was to the effect that the de-
ceased committed suicide while temporarily
insane.
A verdict of death by suicide while tenn
porarily insane was also returned in the
case OF Patrick Nightingale, who was killed
on the Panhandle Railroad.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-27
MAY PROVE FATAL.
The Daily Grind of Accidents 20 Men,
Women md Children.

The Daily Grind of Accidents TO Men,
Women md Children.
Il frightful accident occurred at Twen-
tieth and Sarah streets, Southside, at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Charles Mitch
ell, colored man, kept jumping on and off
street car No. AZ, as the story goes,
and by some means was caught and thrown
under the car or fell of. The horses passed
over him and he was rolled under the car.
He was very badly bruised and the extent of
his injuries will not be known for some time.
1t is feared that he was injured internally.
In the evening David Lewis, the driver Of
the car, came to Police Magistrate Succop's
Office and gave bonds for appearance at
court, should it be necessary:
Eugene Shaw, son of William Shaw, of
the Southside, was run over by a butchers
wagon on Jane street yesterday, and badly
bruised.
A 2-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Null
laney, South Twenty-ffth and Sidney
streets, fell into tub of boiling water yes
terday. and was seriously scalded. His
chances for recovery are said to be doubtful.
Fred Miller, of 81 South Fourteenth
street, fell off beer wagon and was run
over on Second avenue yesterday afternoon.
One leg was broken and the other badly
injured.
John Heitzholle, aged q years, brake
man on the Panhandle Railroad, had his
arm crushed near the elbow yesterday aft
ernoon, while coupling cars, at Mansfield.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-27
TOO YOUNG TO PERFORM.
Humane Agents Arrest n Circus Manager
for Allowing Two Little Girls to Go
Through n Dangerous Trapeze Act-A
Stiff Fine Imposed.

Humane Agents Arrest a Circus Manager
for Allowing Two Little Girls to Go
Through n Dangerous Trapeze Act-A
Stiff Fine Imposed.
Walter L. Main, manager of Main and
Van Amburg's circus, was arrested yester-
day at Washington, Pa, by Agents O'Brien
and Bergman, of the Humane Society, for
violation of the act of Assembly prohibiting
the employment of children under 10 years
of age to perform in public.
The circus showed in East Liberty last
week, and from there went to the Southside.
Among the performers were Kittie and
Myrtle DeAlama, two pretty little girls,
aged about 10 and years, respectively.
They did a trapeze act together, which the
younger child went through apparently in
fear and trembling. The tender age of the
girls excited considerable comment among
spectators of the show and finally Agent
Bergman was notified. He informed
Agent O'Brien of the matter and it was
learned that the show would be at Wash
ington, Pa, Yesterday.
An information was lodged against Main
before Alderman McMasters, and the two
officers started for Washington with the
warrant. Arriving there they lodged
another information against Main before
Squire Ripple for the performance there,
and then went to the afternoons perform
ance. AS soon as the children had COM
pleted their act Main was arrested, taken
before the Squire and find $50 and costs.
He then lett deposit of S10O to appear
before Alderman McMasters in Pittsburg
on May to answer the charge.
Main asserted that the children were Is
and 10 years of age. but they appeared to
each be fully three years younger. They
came from town in Ohio, three weeks ago,
and are with an uncle, John DeAlana, who
is attached TO the show. Main said that
their act would be cut out of the pro-
gramme, as he did not want to be fined for
every performance given. He said it was
the first he knew of any such act of Assem-
bly,, and he would steer clear in the future.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-27
OPPOSING FOREIGN MUSIC.
The knights of Labor Want Home Talent

The Knights of Labor Want Home Talent at
the Exposition This Year.
The Exposition Society is meeting with q
snag on account of engaging the Thirteenth
Regiment Band, of New York, for the show
next September. The following petition is
being signed by hundreds Of members of the
labor organizations, protesting against en-
ploy1ng other than Pittsburg music.
"We, the undersigned citizens of Pitts
burg and Allegheny, wish to respectfully
protest against the action of your society in
engaging foreign band for the Exposition,
and would hereby petition you to reconsider
said action in the matter; cancel the engage
ment which you have made with the organ
ization from New York and employ home
band instead"
Manager Johnston is in New York. 1t
will be impossible to learn what will be
done in the matter until he returns. The
Thirteenth Regiment Band is the one which
played at the Exposition last fall. Mr..
Innes, the leader and cornetist, will be re-
membered.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-27
WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING.
Some Who Travel, Some Who Do Not, and
Others Who Talk.

Mr.. Samuel Alivine, Burgess of Green's
burg, and one of the oldest residents of that
place, took the Allegheny Valley train from
the Union depot last night for Buffalo where
he is to visit his grandson. SON of the late f.
P. Zimmerman, a well-known conductor on the
Pennsylvania road.
MIR. George Herbert, who is identified
with the Philadelphia Record and well known
at both ends and in the middle of the grand
old keystone State, was in the city yesterday
He is a Democrat from way back, and the Ran
dali and County Democracy clubbers made
things pleasant for him.
Mr.. John C. Duber, President of the
great watchcase works at Canton, O., aud one
of the officials of the Hampden Watch Works
was at the Duquesne yesterday.
Josiah Cohen, Esq, and Mrs. Cohen
will depart for q European trip on Saturday.
May 10, and do not expect to return until about
September l.
Judge William McKennan, of WASH
ington. Pa, was registered at the Duquesne
yesterday.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-27
A NEW COKE COMPANY.
Piffsburg Furnishes ConnelIsvlIle With a
Competitor.

Piitsburg Furnishes ConnelIsvlIle With a
Competitor.
A new coal and coke company was formed
in Pittsburg yesterday. 1t is to be known
as the Acme. The incorporators are F. B.
Tomb, j. B. Anderson. F. NJ. McKelvy,
Joseph 7. Farland and others. 1t is the in
tention to open a large field in West Vir-
ginia, on the Baltimore and Ohio road, al
though their headquarters will be in Pitts
burg. The company bias already purchased
several hundred acres of the best coal land
in the vicinity of Clarksburg, and an option
has been secured OH several thousand addi-
tional acres.
Work will be commenced at once on the
plant, which is to cost $75, 900, and will in
clude 100 Adams ovens. The total output
from the beginning will exceed 300 tons per
day, and the capacity will be doubled inside
of year. The company has been organ
lied to compete against Connellsville coke.
1t is said the property of the company is
among the richest coal lands in West Vir-
ginia,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-27
ALLEGED CHILD STEALERS.
Strange Story Of Attempts to Rob Mother
OF Her Dumb Boy.

StrAn&C StoES VI AhhuhPt1 ~ AAo1 "a hAothci
of Her Dumb Boy.
A strange story is that told to the police
of the Twelfth ward by Mrs. Thomas Multi
gan, who asks their protection against three
men whom she claims are taking desperate
measures to steal her 16-year-oId son,
Michael. Mrs. Mulligan lives on Penn
avenue, near Twentieth street. Her hus-
band is night watchman at Hamilton's glass
house in Twenty-sixth street. The son is
delicate, very small and unable to talk.
According to the mothers story, three un-
known men came to her house on Friday
afternoon, and one of them asked to be al
lowed to take her boy away with him and
give him some money. She refused, locking
the door on the men. They returned two
hours later, making the same request, and
meeting with the same result.
Yesterday morning, Mrs. Mulligan states,
these men broke in the rear door of her
house, seized the boy, and we're only pre-
vented from dragging him of by the desper-
ate resistance she made.
A special officer has been detailed to
watch her house. Mrs. Mulligan states that
she knows no reason why the men should
want to steal her boy.