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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-27

Maurice NJ. Weldio Is suffering from a
fractured skull at tho Delaware Hospital
Mr.. Weldie Is driver in tho employ OF
Petertagan and yesterday afternoon while
he was driving coach in Pennsylvania avo
front wheel dished ut Broome street, let.
ting the vehicle down and throwing Mr..
Wcldo against the curb with sufficient
force to fracture the skull near the base of
the brain.
Although the injury will necessltate tire.
phining no fatal results arc apprehended,
Mr., WeIdie being robust and healthy He
is about 60 years old and has a large mum.
Der of friends, who are glad to learn tho
injury will not result fatally.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-27

Butter sold to-day at q to 3Dcents per
b.; eggs, % to % cents per. dozen
turkeys, 10 to Is cents per. Id; chickens,
5Octo Sl.!5 per. pair; pork, lOcents per h..
sausage, 10 cents per. H.. potatoes, 80 cents
per. bushcl; oranges, - 10 - cents per
dozen; celery, b cents n stalk ducks, Is
cents each, geese, $,?5 each; suincas, 70
cents pair. lemons, l2C to l3 cents d.,
bananas, 10 to ID cents per dozen
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-27
List OF Sales.
February

February
4-Wm Taylor. Middletowp. Del.
9-pusey Highf1,li. Mil Creek Hd.,
16-Pdtrick Reagan, New Castle, Del.
lS-W s Burris. Red Lion. Del.
2&-Jos I'uckson. Now Castle Hid.
25-ledwaId NJ. Iiance, Bear Station,
New Castle Iu,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-27
"o,BRIEN. THE CONTRACTOR

Daniel Sully's impersonation of 90 Brien
the Contractor" at the Opera House to.
night brings into view beautiful and
tender hOmeliness and u noble sincerity, as
well as courageous manliness, that
aronses sympathetic interest and raises
the spectator quite above mere theatrical
convention. There is in the character no
false sentiment; he speaks no fustian and
he performs no superhuman acts but no
interests us at tho moment of his first APP
pearance on the scene and cOmpels us to
go with him through all tho ycissltudes
of his fortune will his final triumph and
assurance of tho battle won
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-27

The contractors having in charge the
building of the electric railway between
this city and Brandywine Springs say
they will have the road in operation before
May /. Ex- Building Inspectors Chandler
and Dohl are now at the resort examining
the buildings, with the view of ascertain.
ing which can be used by the company
and which will have to be torn down.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-27

Rev. !. Auid-, pastor OF Ehun N
church, Nlulh and French streets. u., +
ycste.day Afternoon Of typhoid pnwnoum
He has been atuu ned At tItc church ,..r.
last Anrll
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-27

Worknen are now busily engaged at
the Pyle Cycling Academy repairing the
damage wrought by tho recent fire. The
work will be rushed to completion, and by
noon on Friday the g9th ali will again bs
IN good condition and ready 10 receive our
patrons.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-27

Sheriff Flinu sold three properties at
the Court House this afternoon at two
O'Clock. They are seized as the properties
of Geo. Tindall, John Davis and Thomas
Bird and are all desirable pieces of real
estate.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-27

From iii" description given Of the
p0cketb0ok snatrher who during the pres
,ent month Succeeded in getting away
with several po"he. bouh1, a warrant was
sworn out for Iur arrest Of Edward TAI
nall. Las, cycaiIg he appeared at the
city hall nnd surrendered himself In
city court this morning he ask d fora con.
tiuuanco of his triad uuill hi, pYvnlu..
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-27

Sinus the first among pills fot ths
ladies mado OF pure material stand nIgl
In their accommodation for the iutIr n,
Ties Of .nleh !, also ssuL by mail. 80
Hing s.lcJ;.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-27
Remember the Ferd Fullmer Chorus in
Paul, the Apostle" tomorrow night.


Architect r. L. Rice has completed the
plans of the four additions to tho morocco
plant of Peter j. Ford & Co.. and they
are now on the boards at his Office, being
examined by the various city contractors,
who are anxious to do the work Bids
Will not be opened for week.
Special officer Frank Kane is indisposcd
at his home with an attack Of bronchitis,
Officer Harkins is filling his place.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-27

THE
| DAILY
REPUBLICAN
has the largest
circulation of any
paper in the State,
as is fully attested
by a glance at
it's advertising
columns.
This is not a
mere pretence or
bluff to catch the
advertisements
of our merchants.
To substantiate
our assertion we
are willing for
three reputable
business men to
be selected by dis.
interested parties
to visit our office,
go over our mailing;
list, visit the press
room, where every
courtesy and OPP
portunity will be
extended them
to prove the
correctness OF
our claim that
The REPUBLICAN
is the paper read
by the masses.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-27

Tomorrow promises to be partly cloudy
preceded by snow in various locations and
rather warmer, Friday fair with more
equable temperature.
The Thermometer at the REPUBLICAN
Oiiice registered to-day as follows:
7o'Clock 10 o'clock . o'clock \
81 26 gS 4
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-27

The enormous sale of Dr. Bulls Cough
Syrup has brought to the surface nuner
Gus limitations. Keep sharp look out
wh5n you buy.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-27
THE WAITE COMIC OPERA co.

A solid week vi comic opera ut popular
prices is announced for 6the Grand Opera
House beginning next Monday, with a
grand production of the great comedy sue
cess "rhe Tar and Tartar" which
will be presented with the origi.
nal scenery and costumes rs seen at Pal
mnr's Theatre, New York. The Waite
OparaCompany is not only the largest and
best equipped popular priced amusement
attraction ever placed before the public,
and it is the only one that carries its own
orchestra and all of its own scenery.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-27

At West Church to morrow evening the
OrNlnrLO. nPNul. be ApOsiIC, will DO sum-
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-06-19
Sheriff IS Sale.

Stat of Louisiana, Parish OF East Carroll
Seventh District Court-Beer. Meyer
& Co., VS.. ID. K. Peck and j. W. Bar
ber.-No. $50.
BY virture of writ of Fl Fa to me
directed by the Honorable Seventh District
Court for the parish of East Carroll afore-
said. in the above entitled cause. will pro-
ceed to sell at public auction, at the door
of the court house. in the town of Proyi-
dence. East Carroll parish. La. on Satur-
day, the 10th day of July. 1897. between the
hours prescribed by law. all the right, title
and interest of d. r. Peck audJ. W. Bar
Der in and to the following described prop
erty, to-wlt:
a II and singular the south 90 feet off OF
Lot in Block of the town of Providence.
having front OF 20 feet OH Levee street
and running back between parallel lines
100 feet. with all the buildings and improve
ments thereon and all the rights. ways and
privileges thereto belonging. seized in the
above SUIT.
Terms of Sale cash with the benefit of
appraisement.
J. W. DUNN. Sheriff
Sherif's office, Providence, La, June ;,
1897. ct.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-06-19
RIVER DATA.

". o. Times-Democrat.1
The flood in the lover MISSISSIPPI
pi this year was the greatest ever
known here. Each Mississippi food,
it is said, has Its own peculiarliles
and distinctive features, and that OF
1897 was different from its predeces-
sors. When all the data about 1t
have been collected, and its history
is fully written up, it will furnish us
with the most interesting irforma-
ton on the subject Of the river,
that will materially aid MS in solving
problems that have hitherto some
what worried the engineers.
One Of the marked features of the
late flood was the fact that the river
was higher everywhere than ever be-
fore, and broke the record at all
points from Memphis down This
has never been the case before.
The maximums at different points
have not come the same season.
Thus, while New Orleans expert
enced the highest water known in
1885,, at Natchez and Vicksburg
1862 was the big flood year, at
Memphis 1890, and at Cairo 1888,
and the other towns had still other
years to look back to as plenome-
nal. Thus there was no standard
flood year to measure by or com
pare with. One part of the river
country when it spoke of the big
flood referred to 1886, another to
1890, another to 1893. All is
changed now. We have standard
the flood of 1897 which will go
on record throughout the lower Mis-
sissippi as the highest water ever
known. The record of maximum
high water at the leading river
towns, the date when this occurred,
the height of water reached and
comparison with previous years are
as follows:
4
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-06-19
Archbishop Janssens, OF New Or.

Archbishop Janssens, OF New Or
leans, the great Catholic preiate,
who feft New Orleans on Friday last
for an extended trip through Europe,
died at sea on Saturday when only a
few hundred miles out. The remains
of the Archbishop were returned to
New Orleans, where great sorrow
was felt by all classes of citizens.
The New Orleans States says that
Archbishop Janssens had taken a
firm and enduring hold upon the
affections of the people of this city,
and they had cause indeed to con-
graduate themselves for having
received, with every demonstration
of Joy and respect, on Sunday,
Sept. 16, 1888, the famed Bishop of
Natchez, whose signal merit had
secured for him deserved promotion
to the archiepiscopacy of the import
ant diocese of New Orleans. In no
other years have so many churches,
orphan asylums and schools been
reared to the glory of God.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-06-19
Notice.

Office of ParishSuperintendent of Schools
Lake Providence, La, June 3, 1S97.-The
q Iarterly examination of teachers who
may be DESTROYS OF procuring certificates
with view of becoming applicants for pc.
sitions in the public schools of this parish,
will take place at the school house at Lake
Providence. commencing on Tuesday, July
LIST, at O'Clock a. ~. and closing on July
I'd, 1897.
The branches III which teachers will be
examined will consist of those embraced in
the LIST, 2nd and 3rd grades, and certificates
of qualification will be based upon the
number of points made throughout the
entire three grades, IS points being neces-
sary to obtain first grade certificate.
70 for second grade and IS for third grade
certificate.
Applicants presenting themselves for ex-
animation must provide themselves with
paper, pen and ink, and answers must be
written upon single sheets and pledge at
tached 10 each
The examination viii commence prompt
ly at O'Clock a. m. and close at 5 O'Clock p.
m. of each day. ANY additional informa-
ton will be cheeriully furnished on appli-
cation at this Office.
CHAS. r. EGELLY, Supt.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-06-19

1t took the crest Of the wave if
teen days to travel the short distance
from Memphis to Helena, 76 miles,
but then there were creyasses on
both sides of the river to interrupt.
From Helena to Vicksburg it took
thirteen days, ana from Vicksburg
to Red river tTenty-seven days to 60
l54 miles, or six miles a day. In
all, the flood wave took .fifty-ive
days to 60 from Memphis to Red
river distance of $50 miles, travel
ing at the very slow rate of ten
miles a day, or less than half a mile
an hour, although the current of the
river was so much more rapid.
We all know how rapid the
decline was from Red river down,
where the levees held. Indeed, the
maximum high water was reached at
nearly all points south of Red river
within few days of each other,
the fact being that the channel was
so secured out at New Orleans that
when the flood wave, which had
made itself felt at Red River land
ing May IS and at Bayou Sara May
IA, reached New Orleans 1t found
the river we'll able to hold it and
caused no rise here whatever, but
simply kept the river stationary.
With the full data it will be pos
sible to. show how much more rapid.
ly the river discharges itself with the
levees than without them, and how
much larger volume of water it can
care for without overflow. The
facts will be strong proof of the
value of levees in reducing the dura-
ton and height of the flood when
these levees are built strong enough
to hold.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-06-19
Information for the
Public.

The following is the schedule OF the
Y. e. M. V. R. R., taking effect from
Sept. 10.
New Orleans Division-Train will
leave Vicksburg at $40 am and arrive
at New Orleans 1885 a. m.
Train 81 will leave :Vicksburg 500
a. m. and arrive New Orleans $50 p.
m.
Train 6 win leave New Orleans 1920
p nj. and arrive Vicksburg l so p. M.
Train No. % will leave New Or
leans at 500. a. m. and arrive at Vicks-
burg at $50 p. M.
Memphis Division-Train No. viii
leave Memphis at 80. p. m. and arrive
at Vicksburg at 500 a. M.
No. % will leave Memphis Mt 8:45 a.
M. and arrive at vicksburg at 6:45 p.
m.
Train No. 6 leaves Vicksburg at
1901 a. M. and arrives at Memphis at
710p. m.
Train No. "a will leave vicksburg
at 1885 a m. and arrive at Memphis at
$50 p. M.
All trains run daily.
For information as to rates &C.,
write to
Your Ticket Agent.
vicksburg. Miss.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-06-19
Notice to Mortgage Cred
itors,
EAST CARROLL PARISH.

SHERIFF AND TAX COLLECTORS OFFICE, !
PARISH OF EAST CARROLL,
Lake Providence, La, june 5, 1897.
La conformity with Section, 63, Act So OF
1888. notiee is hereby given to all parties
holding mortgages upon real estate in the
parish of East Carroll on which taxes fol-
the years 1899 and 1896, have not
been paid. that l Will begin the sale Of same
at the Court House door, on Saturday, the
10th, day OF duly, I'D, 1897, and that mum.
Der of pieces of property so delinquent are
now being advertised in this newspaper in
conformity with the law preparatory to
such sale. The attention of the mortgage
creditors is especially called to these adver.
tisements of tax sales, and they are warned
to take such steps prior to the sale as may
be necessary to protect their rights.
j. w. DUNN,
Sheriff and ex-oflicio Tax Collector. East
Carroll, parish, La.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-06-19


13 ard IA; lot of sec 25 of &c,
+ 3 e; lots /, 2, 3. 4. 5. 6 and 8 of sec
and fract sec Is of 20, Ii e.
Taxes 1896. s10.10.
Witkowski, l.. L. Ashton. 900 acres,
9Th ward. Being an undivided half of
lots or fractional sections 1, 2. 3, 4. 5
and G; al of see 9 aud TO- and all of
sec lying east Of Bayou Macon, %,
mr. u e. Taxes 1896, sos. 60. Taxes
1898, SS4.10.
Witkowski, Josephine. Ashton,
900 acres, 5th ward. Being lots or
tract sections 1, 2, 3, 1, and 6, and
all of sec lying east of Bayou Macon,
and ali of sections and 10, %, +
IL e. The same being an undivided
half of the above. Taxes 1898, $84.00.
Greenwood. Heirs of Messrs. Evans
George place, 6SS acres, I'd ward. Be-
ing Gu undivided two-thirds of the C
4 and W ] of n e !, of II W ! sec 3,
all of sec 10, the W of s W ! and n
W of / sec II, 10. r IL G..
Taxes 1896, $4,000.
Lachs s. Co., s. W. Island 90. 800
acres, 4th ward. Being the S e sec
or lot Is of t p, II G. Taxes
1896, 1886.
Waite. Mrs. Mary A. Mascotte
place. $50 acres, LIST ward. Being
sec As, a part of fractional sec 40 and
all of fractional sec so, IS, n r Is e.
Taxes 1896, $9010.
On this day oi-Sale, will sell such ror-
| tion of said property as each debtor will
| point out, and in case the debtor will not
point out sufioientproperty, Will without
! further delay. sell the least. quantity OF
| said property of any debtor. which any bid
| der will buy for the amount of taxes, inter-
| est and cost due by said debtor.
The sale will be without any appraise-
| ment, for cash in legal tender morey OF the
| United States, and the property sold shall
| be redeemable at any time for the space of
one year by paying the price given with 20
| per cent penalty and costs added
j. W. DUNN,
Sheriff and Tax Collector parish OF East
Carroll. La.
| Providence, La, June 9Th 1S97.-6t
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-06-19

Gov. Russell, of North Carolina,
has been requested by Gov. Culber-
son, of Texas, to appoint eleven dele
gates who will be sure to attend q
cotton growers convention at Calves
ton August 2. "The purpose of the
convention says the Raleigh CORE
spondeut of the Baltimore Sun, lis
to devise and regulate concurrent
legislation in the cotton States; TO
relieve the cotton Industry from
speculation aud gambling influences
which Cypress it, and to suppress un-
lawful interference with the cotton
trade. 1t is particularly aimed at
dealings in futures. Gov. Russell
will appoint the delegates, and feels
great interestsin the convention.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-06-19
Notice.

At meeting of the Lake Providence
Lumber Co., held Feb. 18th inst. the Board
of Directors agreed on the following prices
for lumber, to-wt:
Cypress cabin lumber, So per m.
Cypress bevelIed siding. rough, $40 per m.
Cypress dressed siding, S13 per m.
Cypress T. &c g. flooring and ceiling, best
grade, 81 per m.
Cypress t. & G. flooring and ceiling, End
grade. S13 per m.
Gum cabin lumber. IS perm
Shingles. all heart. $3.50 per m.
Shingles, End grade, 81 per m.
18 These prices are for lumber at the
mill; when delivered, the hauling will have
to be added.
E. j. HAMLEY, Manager.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-06-19

1t will be noticed that the excess
was the greatest between Helena and
Vicksburg, where creyasses were
most numerous, and that both above
and below the crevasse centre,
although the record of previous
years was broken, it was not as badly
broken as these. Wherever the
levees held, although there was just
as much water IN the river, the Mis-
sissippi did.not rise as high, COM
pared with previous years, as 1t did
in those stretches where the levees
broke.
Another feature that is very
marked and significant is seen in the
time it took the crest of the wave to
descend. We have some previous
figures on this subject, but they are
all changed by the experience of
1897:
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-06-19

The floods, the earthquake shocks
and the very extreme cold spell
throughout the country in the past
few weeks, has caused the Picayune
to ask the question: SIS it a warn
lng?" and says that these physical
disturbances and alterations may be
but harbingcrs Of the tremendous
commissions in the intellectual, moral
and spiritual worlds that are being
prepared for, and are to take place
at no distant day.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-06-19

The Sundry Civil Bill that has
recently become law, carries with
it about 50 $3.50 900 for the improve
ment of the Mississippi river from
Cairo to the passes. The "Dirt
Mover" OF Memphis, says a very
large portion Of this money will he
expended in charging and strength
ening the levees, raising them above
the grade line of the flood of 1897.
The Mississippi River Commission
meets in New York on June "a, to
make the allotments for the ensuing
year,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-06-19

Lional Adams, the New Orleans
lawyer, who had no superior in the
State, and who is charged with COR
ruption and malpractice in connec-
ton with the Heart case, viii now
have to face the accusations against
him before the tribunals Of the State.
He was once power in the city ring
notifies.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-06-19

Henry Gardes, president, Walter
w. Girult, cashier, who wrecked the
The American National Bank of New
Orleans, and whose trial has been
going on for the past four weeks be-
fore the United States court, were
found guilty. For once in many
years the "sillk stocking" thieves
have received their just deserts.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-06-19
Notice.

Having completed the listing and having
estimated the values OF all real and person
al property in the parish in accordance
with law. notice is hereby gwen that my
lists will remain open for inspection and
correction at my Office for a period of 20
days, beginning on the 10th day of June,
1897. w. G.. McRAE,
Assessor East Carroll Parish.
Lake Providence, La, May 20, 1897
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-06-19

The loss in acreage from the late
overflow in the districts OF Arkansas,
Louisiana and Mississippi is now
estimated at only 10 per cent; or 80
per cent of the overlooked lands have
been replanted in cotton since the
water went down.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-06-19

The city of Shreveport has been
selected as the place for holding the
annual encampment of the State
militia. We think Baton Rouge
should have been the place; but as
the progressive, wide awake city of
Shreveport has been named. We hope
that the encampment will be a sue
cess
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-06-19

Mr.. Uriah hIilsaps of Monroe,
chairman of the drouth relief COM
mittce, has made his report to Gov.
Foster. 1t shows that $500, 600 was
raised in money or supplies. The
great Times Democrat alone raised
c15 OO0
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-06-19

Mr.. James NJ. Foster, of Caddo
parish, is said TO be the most extern
slve cotton planter in the world. He
has under single fence over IL 900
of land and his annual crop ex-
ceeds 900 bales of cotton.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-06-19

The bill in the Legislature OF Ar
kansas authorizing the issuance OF
$500 900 in bonds for the construc-
ton of levees in that district has
passed both Houses, and 1t is under
stood the governor will sign it.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-06-19

An exchange wonders why it is
that we have so many old maid
school teachers, and the n. o. Herald
says that that conundrum is easily
solved, and also demonstrates their
wisdom. That they do not want tc
give up forty dollar a month job
for a fifteen dollar a month man.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-06-19

The Senate by vote OF AZ to ID
adopted an amendment to the Tariff
bill placing raw cotton on the duta-
BILE list at 20 per cent advalorem.
1t is the first time in the history Of
tariff legislation that duty on cot
ton has been incorporated in bill.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1897-06-19

Without going into ante bellum
history, and taking only the record
as compared with the highest water
known since 1871, we have the fol-
lowing excess this year over the
maximum record Of the past: