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Our reporter had 8 chat with Foreman Miller of the construction department of the Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Con pany Saturday, and he informed Us that he was going to increase his gang Monday. Keep your eye on the county clerks office.
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Mir. and Mrs. Sam Franklin and children left today for Memphis, where they will spend a few weeks with relatives. Mrs. Franklin has been quite sick for the past two months and her visit is to improve her health.
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Miss Maude Hawiey can now bn heard saying. ''Numbtr please, "over the line of the old phone Miss iHawley has succeeded Miss Gertrude sRike, who recently resigned.
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Mrs. Maggie Hill and son Tom leave this week for St. Louis, where they will spend the rem ainder oi the summer.
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The fire departments were called out Saturday morning, but the trouble only developed to be a de- fectiye flue at h. L. Gilmer's resi- dence on Ea t Fifth avenue.
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The baseball team here is making preparations to go to Little Rock on the Fourth to play a championship game at West End park with the local team there.
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Miss Stella Hawley, forme 'ly of this city, but now of Hot Springs. is visiting rela tives in the city.
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Conductor c. o. Harris. formerly of tfis city, but now of the Maiden branch of the Cotton Belt, is quite sick at Maiden, Mo.
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What a joy it is, in summer,
GladstonSs Phenomenal Memor

MT. Gladstone, who was well known as a great admirer of Homer's works, had phenomenal memory, and was able at any moment to recite the whole of his 1861 translation of the first book of the Iliad, consisti of ell lines. A guest at Hawarden once asked him If he could do the same with the translation of his rival, Lord Derby. For reply he took the vol- ume, which he had not loo'-ed at for many years, and handed it to his Ques- tioner, and commenced at the line. Of Peleus' son, Achilles, sing, o muse," and stayed not until he had rolled out. with sonorous voice and flashing eye. the whole of the first book, comprising TIT lines, and this, too. without single mistake.
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Mrs. A. c. Thompson anu son re- turned Friday night from Iowa, where they visited relatives for the past sever al weeks.
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MT. M. L. Altheimer has returned from a several weeks visit and soiourn in St. Louis and Hot Springs.
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Miss Fife Barrow left Saturday afternoon for Little Rock. where she will be the gdest of Mrs. F. R. Cock Till for few weeks.
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We are glad to state Mir. George Caldwell, junior men, Der of the Cald- well Grocery Co.,. is out again, after being confined to his room the past week.
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Mir. Orlando Halliburton, former ly of this city, but now a popular Little Rockian, is in the city.
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Miss Carrie Burgauer, of Hot Springs, who is soon to wed Mir. Joe C. Meyer, of this city, will arrive in the city in few days to visit Miss May Meyer.
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Mrs. John T. Davis has returned from a pleasant trip to Brtnkley.
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Mir. Harry Rosenberg. the young est son of Mir. Felix Rosenberg, is confined to his room with illness.
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Engineer Chas. Tucker, of the Cot ton Belt. confined to his home with illness.
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MT. John Portis, who is sojourn- ing at Sugar Loaf Springs, writes that he is rapidly improving.
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(F'rom Sundays Graphlc.)

Mrs. J. F. Carr is slowly improv- ing.
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Mrs. c. E. Shankle of Teyarkana. is a visitor in the city.
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Dr. H. c. Cupp, the famous osteo- pathlst, is in the city today.
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COLD la HEAD
It opens and cIeanses

GlYeS reIle1 at once. It Op"ns ana CItanStS the nasal passages allays inflammation. Heals and protects the membrane. Restores the sense of taste and smell. Regular slze. 50c Family size, s1. at drugglsts or by mail.
 ELYBROS. 56 Warren s.. NewYurk
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Pleasures on the FArm.

Oh, 'tis royal fun to froiic On the fragrant, Rew-mown hay. To roll and romp and tumble, And to while the time away: What a joy to lie and slumber, Innocent of worldly care, On the clover in the haymow, When some others put it there. i What a joy, when one is thirsty, Ere as yet 'tis time to sup, To consume the sweet ambrosia That the cows have yielded up- To drink out of the milkpai1, While You poise it in the air When some other has extracted The rich fluid that is there.
 = What joy it is, in summer, To be free upon the farm; An, the very air seems freighted With mystic sort of charm; Round and over all dreamy, Peaceful spirit seems to lurk- That is, if you do the dreaming, While some others do the work.
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If you can wear numberone, two or three shoe. Katz"nstein are sell ing s 0Ovalues ri $l B
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MT. Jno. H. Barnett, oi Monticello, is a visitor in the city today.
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IN THREE CENTURIES.
MANY PEOPLE BORN IN 18TH
 WILL SEE 10TH.

Four Thousand of These Old-Timers
 in Europe and TOO of Them in the
 United states-A Rather Strange Cir cumstance. U
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Katzenstein is closing out some small sizes in Ladies' black or tan Oxiords. $500 values at $l.35.
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Avoid drying inhal- ents, use that nicb cleanses. and heals the membrane.
 EB's Ctean Balm is such remedy cures CATARRH

easily and pleasant
 ly, contains no mer- scury nor any other
 injurious drug. It is
 quickly absorbed.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-11-25
A Pine Land Sugar
Planter.

A few years ago ! raised five acres
OF sugar cane on the pine lands back
of Ocean Springs, Miss. We got
16t tons to the acre, and it con-
tanned twelve and half per cent
more saccharine matter than that
grown on your rich alluvial soil
over here in Louisiana. The ferti-
l,zer used on this pine land cost two
dollars an acre, and there was no
heavy expense for drainage and
ditchiag. ! honestly believe there
is more money in raising sugar cane
on the pine lands than on the bot
toms, and tue first man who tries
il will make . fortune. l am too
old to try it myself, but some Ut the
young and ambitious planters might
very well go into the business. II
it proves that our pine lands can be
profitably devoted to cane, it would
not be'five years before we would
produce in this country every pound
ofsugar we consume.-Daily States.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-11-25
Trick Played by China

The discovery has been made by
the Federal authorities Of Austin,
Tex, district, which embraces all
OF the Rio Grande border, that many
Of the Cinnamon who recently en-
tered Texas from Mexico, and are
now in custody awaiting deportation
to China, crossed the Rio Grande
for the express purpose Of being
given q free trip back to their native
land.
Most of the excursion act vlolators
were taken to Mexico few months
ago by an agent Of the Mexican
Central Railway Company, 20 be
employed in the construction work
Of that road. They became home
sick, and learning Of the deportation
law of this country they lost no time
in crossing the Rio Grande and sub
hitting quietly to arrest. There are
several hundred OF these 6iscon'
tented Cinnamon in Mexico, and II
all OF them should force the United
States to pay their passage back to
China the aggregate expense Will be
considerable, the cost per head
being about $500, which includes
transportation and expense Of
guards and prisoners.-New York
Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-11-25
A Year Too Soon.

Washington, Nov. 17.-Not one
of the astronomers in the city has
yet joined issue with Prof. p. j. See
Of the Naval Observatory on his
statement that the astronomers have
made = mistake Of twelve months in
calculating when the most brilliant
part Of the shower Of meteors will
occur.
Prof. See, who has charge OF the
big telescope at the government OBJ
servatory, says the astronomers have
not made q mistake in saying that
the meleers are passing through the
earth's orbit at this time, but ne
does say that the passage will last
another year, and that the brilliant
part of the display will occur year
hence. He holds that it will take
two years for the leonides to pass
through the earth's orbit.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-11-25
Registration Notice.

Under Act 1919 of 1898, NEW
REGISTRATION of all legal voters is
required to be made in the respective
parishes of this State, and by virtue of
the power vested in me by said Act and
the laws Of the State Of Louisiana, pub
lie notice is hereby given that I shall
proceed to register all legal voters OF
the Parish Of st. Tammany, La, com
menciqg at the Courthouse, in the town
of Covington, ON Monday, Aug. IA,
1899 and closing at said Courthouse on
Saturday. Sept. 3, 1899, and ut the fol-
lowing-named places and dates herein
after stated, legal holidays excepted.
The Office to be open from 8 O'Clock
A. NJ, to O'Clock P. NJ, and from Z
O'Clock p. NJ, to O'Clock p. NJ, fol
the registration of all legal voters
First Ward, at the Town Hall in
jacksonville, Sept. and 5.
second Ward, at Verger, on Sept
q and z.
Fourth Ward, at the Town Hall in
Vaudeville, Sept. and 0.
Fifth Ward, at the polling place, or
Sept IL and II.
Sixth Ward, at the polling place, on
Sept. Is aud IA.
Seventh Ward, at j. j. Cusachs, on
Sept Is, and at Henry Keller's, Sept. l6
Eighth Ward, j. j. Willis Sept. Is
and at John Swintzen's Sept. 10.
Ninth Ward. in the Town Hall al
Slidell, Sept. 20 and 81.
And from Sept. %, to Dec. 81, in Gov
ingtOn at the Courthouse.
Registration books and blanks will
be opened and furnished so as to enable
voters to register at the respective
Dmed places on said days.
All persons Of foreign birth ART
required to bring their naturalization
papers or certified copy of the same
to encble them to register.
| WARREN THOMAS,
Assessor aud Ex-Officio Register Of
Voters, st. Tammany Parish La.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-11-25

DR.. Richard j. Calling, who
revolutionized the methods OF war
fare by inventing the rapid-fire gun
that bears his name. has invented
an automobile plow.. DR.. Calling
has just arrived in Chicago to direct
the making of the new machine.
1t is built on the pricipal Of the
automobile, with disk plows SO ar
ranged as to do the work of the iin-
elements now IN use, with greater
facility and rapidity. and q greater
saving. DR.. Gatling proposes to
build the machine so it can be
operated by one man. It will do
the work. it is said, Of eight men
ana twelve horses. The propulsion
power either gasoline Or oil.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-11-25

In the objections filed in the SUI
pe-ior Court IN New Haven county,
Conn.,, to the will OF the late Othniel
c. Marsh, professor of palaeon.
tology in Yale College, it IS alleged,
among other things, that she, the
said Marsh, at the time Of the ex-
ecution Of said supposed will, was
extremely nervous and laboring un-
der the deluslon that there was no
future lite." II the disposition of
the testator's property was influ-
enced by q disbelief in life beyond
the grave, and the court is called
upon to determine whether such dis
belief is a delusion or not, the out
come OF the case will be extremely
interesting. I'm whatpresumtions,"
says they New York Sun, twill the
court indulge? Does the law pre-
sumo that there is = future existence
after death? II not, why is the de-
NAL of q future life any evidence
tllat.th disbeliever is the victim Of
. delLslon on this subject? II testi-
incapacity is to be predict
ed on agnosticism alone, We shall
have . multiplication Of will con-
tests in The coming century.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-11-25
Eighteen Warships.

New York, Nov. IA special
from Washington says:
The project for further naval in
crease, which Congress will be asked
to authorize at the next session for
Immediate construction, involves
eighteen warships, three of them
armored cruisers Of the Brooklyn
type, three improved Olympus,
one-third larger and proportionately
more powerful than the fine flagship
that led the way into Manila bay,
and twelve gunboats Of a type re
commended bv Admiral Dewey as
essential for the effective patrol OF
the Philippine archipelago.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-11-25
Vice President Hobart.

Garrett A. Hobart, Vice Presi-
dent of the United States, died at
his home in Patterson, n. j., last
Monday morning, after prolonged
illness.
By the death of Mr.. Hobart, the
Office of Vice President of the
United State. becomes vacant for
the last of President McKinley's
term, as the law provides no sue
cession. A President pro tenn of
the Senate will be elected by that
body when Congress assemblies,
who will hold office until March,
1901. By the law the succession
to the Presidency of the United
States, IN the event of the Presi-
dents death, falls upon the Vice
President, and next TO the Secretary
Of State, the secretary of war, and
then on down, as provided by law.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-11-25

BE 1T KNOWN AND REMEMBERED:
That on this the 23rd day Of October in
the year Of or Lord one thousand eight
hundred and ninety nine, being the day
tixed therefor BY law, l, Ii. r. Wanen,
Clerk ct the Sixtee ath Judicial District
Court aud ex-Otficio Jury Commissioner
for tie Parish of st. rammapy, having
previously summoned in writing Mil
ton Burns, Ed. Brew ste-, ]. l.. Phillips,
A. Frederick and ". J. Mayfield, Jury
Commissioners, and ]. Ii. Murphy and
J. Is. Mallle, free holders aud citizens
of said Parish as witnesses, to appear on
this day; and w. j. Mayfield. Milton
Burns. Ed. Brewster, j. l.. Phillips and
Adolph Frederick. Jury Commissioners.
having appeared in my Office in the
Courthouse, in the town OF Covington,
the place designated by me, did proceed
with the Jury Commissioners in the
presence Of the witnesses aforesaid, to
examine the General Venire List and
strike therefrom the names OF all per-
sons who have served as grand and
regular jurors since the previous draw
ing of the general yenire, as we'll as al!
those persons who have died, removed
from the parish or otherwise disquali-
fed, and to remove from the General
Venire Box the slips containing the names
Of the persons so stricken from the list.
We. the said Jury Commiss; oners,
aforesaid, in the presence of the afore-
said witnesses, then supplemented the
General Venire list ty adding thereto
the Dames Of as many qualified jurors
as was required to make three hundred,
and by adding to the ballots IN the
General Venire Boz, on separate slips
OF paper, the names OF the persons so
added to the list. We then did select
from the said supplemented list the
names Of twenty (2U) persons, as far
as possible from different pats OF
tie parish. which persons good
and true men. and did in the pre- ence
Of the other Jury Commissioners and
the aforesaid witnesses, place thei:
names. written by me, Clerk, on separate
slips Of paper, in an envelope sealed
and endorsed by Lee, Clerk, as List OF
Grand Jurors as follows tn. wit.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-11-25

Our Maryland neighbors, after
being true to the principles Of JEFF
ferson and the fathers for a genera
ton, In. an hour of fractional strife
and evil advice from their enemies,
forsook the paths of political virtue
and good sense and wandered OH
into that region Of fire and birthstone
peopled by Hanna and all his trust
sangels." They have had four
weary years Of Republican rule, and
the experience has been more than
sufficient to satiate the most per-
verted appetite. Tuesday they
marched back into the land OF
promise and are truly welcome. -
Washington, Times, Dem.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-11-25
Rural Free Delivery.

The annual report to the post
Office department Of A. w. Machen,
superintendent of rural free deliv-
cry, shows that gratifying progress
is being made in extending free mail
service to agricultural districts.
The service is highly appreciated
by the farming population. Rural
free delivery has now passed be-
You'd the experimental stage; its
benefits and practicability are
thoroughly established. Congress
must now make provision for ex-
tending the system over the entire
country as rapidly as possible.
Mr.. Machen asserts that the sys-
tenn can be widely extended with
little burden on revenues. The ex-
tention of the free delivery service,
he says, tends to increase the reve-
nues of the postofiice department
and thus largely to offset the added
cost. Mr.. Machen also gives a
very good summary of the benefits
accruing from the extention of the
free delivery system to rural DIS
tric.s. One benefit is increased
postal receipts. Another is en-
hancement of the value OF farm
lands reached by the service. I'm
provement of roads traversed by
the carrier is also noticed. In some
districts the farmers make consid-
cradle outlays in roadbuilding in
order to furnish a route that the
carrier can cover in all kinds Of
weather. Through being brought
into closer contact with the markets
farmers are enabled to obtain bet
ter prices for their commodities.
These are material advantages.
The educational and social advan-
tages are properly declared to be
of even greater importance, and are
almost certain to be recognized by
Congress, which is bound to pro-
mote the welfare of farmer as well
as city resident.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-11-25

And We being of The opinion that a
jur- was not needed for tho second week
of said court, the said Jury CoMmis.
sioners placed all of sail slips in an
envelope and endorsed as above state.,
and sealed. were by US placed in the
Jury Box" and locked and sealed and
placed in the custody Of tho Clerk oil
Court. in the presence OF tae above
mentioned witnesses, for the use ai the
ensuing session of court
All Of the acts of the Jury Commits
sioners aforesaid having been done in
the presence of each otl.ey and Of the
witnesses above named and me, OK.
Ofticio Jury Com m issioner and Clerk,
all of whom hereunto sign their names,
on the aame day and date first above
written.
Ed. Brewster.
]. l. Phillips.
Milton Burns.
w. j. AIayfield.
A. Frederick.
Jury Commissioners.
II. Il. Warren,
Clerk and Ex-Oticio Jury Commissioner.
Witnesses:
j. II. Murphy.
j. b. Maille.
a. r Warren. Clerk of Court.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-11-25

OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF
ST. TAMMANY PARISH.
One Dollar q Year.
Entered in the Postofiice at Covington,
La, as second-class matter.
w G. KENTZEL,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-11-25
Joseph L Cooper

And the names remaining, two hun
bred and eighty (2S0) written on sepa-
rate slips of paper by me. CLERK. witt,
the number of the ward in which they
resided, We're placed in the General
Venire Box, and alter being well mixed,
Adolpa Frederick, one Of the aforesaid
Jury Commissioners, in the presence
OF the remaining Jury Commissioners
and witnesses and me, Clerk, proceeded
to draw therefrom the names of thirty
Coy persons to serve as jurors for the
first week Of court, commencing ON Mon
day, Dec. 10, 1899, being the third Mon:
day Of said month, which were writer.
down by me, Clerk AMI ex-Omcio Jury
Commissioner as drawn, aud the slips
containing their names were placed IL
an envelope ari sealed and endorsed
List Of Jurors No. l, which were ~ fol
lows, to-wit;
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-11-25
Chairman.

The following is the roll of the
Democratic Executive Committee:
First Ward-Geo. Koepp.
Second Ward-J. NJ. Yates.
Third Ward-F. W. Hosmer.
Fourth Ward-A. Verret.
Fifth Ward-E. 3. Thomas.
Sixth WARDS. j. Talley.
Seventh Ward-J. j. Cusachs.
Eighth Ward-J. II. Murphy.
Ninth Ward-E. j. Perilloux.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-11-25

Voting machines were used in
Buffalo Ut the late election for the
first time. They worked SO per.
fectly that the exact result OF the
election throughout the city, as to
the head Of the ticket. was known
As minutes after the close Of the
polls.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-11-25
Covington Academy.
A Thorough Graded School
For Boys and Girls.
Situated in the former Bank
Hotel Building, corner OF Rutlsnd
and New Hampshire streets.
p. L. MITCHELL.
MISS E. V. WHELPLEY.
NOTICE.

MISS E. v. WHELPLEY.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-11-25
Parish Committee Meet
Ing.
Covington, La, Nov. II, 1899

Covington, La, Nov. IA, 1889.
A meeting Of the Democratic
Parish Executive Committe of St.
Tammany Parish is hereby called
to convene at the Courthouse, in
Covington, on Tuesday, Nov. %,
1899, at IL o'clock A. NJ, for the
purpose of arranging for the nomi'
nation of candidates for the parish
Offices, and to provide for the cleo
ton of delegates to the State Nomi'
mating Convention, which meets IN
Baton Rouge, Dec. 90. The per-
sonal attendance of each member
is earnestly requested.
J. ]. CUSACHS,
Chairman.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-11-25
q. &. Land OGre, New Orleans. La.
Oct, Is. 1899.

U. 8. Land Oi1re. New Orleans. La. !
Oct. Is. 1899.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing-named settler has filed notice OF his
intention to MAKE final proof in sup port
of his claim, and that said proof will be
ula1e before H. r. Warren, Clerk OF t; e
District Court st Covington. La, on
Tuesday, December. IL. 1899. viz:
THOMAS j. PARKER.
Who made homestead entry No. l6,Sll
for the south half Of the southwest quarter
of section ., and south half of south
cast quarter, section 8, township 6.
south range - east, st. Helena meridian.
He names the following witnesses 10
prove b is continuous residence npon
and cultivation OF said land viz:
w. E. Parker, Of Townsville p. o.,
La, and A. A. Parker, George Wilson
and Thompson Parker, of Violin p. o.,
La.
no4 Ct: WALTER L. COHEN, Register.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-11-25
District Democratic
Committee.

The District Democratic Execu-
tive Committee will meet at Amite
City, on Saturday, Dec. 2, 1899,
at 10 A. NJ. All members are re-
quested to be present.
JOHN FREILER,
Chairman.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-11-25

The Western Waterways Associa.
ton adjourned last week, after pass.
ing resolutions favoring liberal ap.
preparations by Congress for im.
proving oil ayailable rivers and har.
bors, recommending the assumption
by the general government of the
comple.e control Of the lower Mis-.
sissippi, urging that every provision
be made for the improvement Of
Southwest Pass, and making othe,
Recommendations.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-11-25

The negro troops stationed at
Fort Ringgold took possession Of
the Grag-Jergensen rifles and anu
milton at the fort and opened fire
on Rio Grande City. The entire
rural portion Of that town and the
adjacent country is under arms and
the fort has been surrounded.