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Year: 1878

We call the attention of every Demo-


crat in St. Landry to the report OF the


proceedings of the State Central Com


mittee of the Democratic Conservative


Party, held in New Orleans on the 1st


May. From our representatives ON the


committee we learn that there was a


much larger attendance OF country


members than usual, that the utmost


harmony prevailed, and that notwlth-
standing the clamors of disappointed


politicians and the wide spread dissat-


isfactiop that some of them have at
tempted to convince us existed, no one
had the temerity to attempt to attack
in anv manner the administration of
Nichols and Wilt in any department.,
on the contrary the committee repre-
senting every element in the State op-
posed to Radicalism, were disposed to
sink all minor issues, and postpone until
some more favorable day the question
as to who should be the leader of the
party in the State.


In other words it was distinctly rec
ogpized that in the coming campaign
unity was of more consequence than at
any other time since the war, and that
unity must be preserved even should
some local politicians suffer thereby.
The last resolution passed by the COM
mittee and which was intended only
for St. Landry means this: that the
Democratic party of this State mean
in the future to have but one Democra-
tic party in St. Landry, that in that
party the minority must submit to the
majority and that no more OF the dis
scenes of former years must be
repeated. The people need have no
fear that Col. Patton will not carry out
the trust imposed on him, we can assure
them that he will do so, impartially and
and while we trust and believe
his interposition will not be necessary
and that the few politicians, who have
been keeping up our divisions, will be
by our own people invited to keep quiet
his time, we can and do without
hesitation say to the people Of the par
sh that this year there will be but one
Democratic party In St. Landry, and |
hat no one need hope for admittance
% the Baton Rouge Convention on the


st Monday of August on a half vote.
Year: 1878

He was the orfulest liar ever seen,'


from his friends funeral. why, he


told me once that he lived on a small


island in the Pacific Ocean on which
| there was volcano. Aud he said that
there was an active demand out in that


region for Natermelons, so he went irto
the business of raising them. And he
| said. one year his whole crop failed ex-


cept one melon, and that kept on grow
ing at such a fearful rate that it crowded


him Off the lowland and up the side


Of the volcano which generated steam


and caused an explosion which blew up
the whole concern to atoms, and shot
him four hundred miles out to sea,


where he was picked up by whaler.


He used to tell that the one great mis-


take OF his life was that he didn't drive


a plug in the crater of the crater of
that volcano so as to make it water
melon and come sailing on the half
shell.


"He would lie. He said that once he
was cast away on an ice berg, with no
baggage but a pair of skates and a fish
ing pole. But he skated around until
he came across a dead whale frozen
into the ice. So he took off his shirt it
was night for six months that year up
therefore it into strips for a wick,
run the strips through the bamboo rod,
stuck the rod into the fat of the whale,
and lit the other end. He said it
burned splendidly, and the iceberg re-
fiected the light so strongly that it was
bright as day for forty miles around
and one vessel ran into the iceberg
thinking it was light house. He said
he sold the iceberg to the captain for
$15, 900 and the captain split it up and
took it home aud made 300 per cent.
profit dlspOsing OF it to ice companies.


"Lie /? Well, sir, he beat any man /
ever came across. Told ME that once
out in Nevada a mountain lion attacked
him, with his mouth wide open. He
had presence of mind enough to grab |
it by the tongue and pull. The lion
roarcd with pain, but he did his level
best pulling, and pretty soon the tongue
began to give and the tail to shorten,
and directly out they came, the tail and !
the tongue in one continuous string. He |
said he had 'em at home aud he showed |
'em to me, but my belief is they were
only three OF four coWhides and bulls
tail dovetailed together.


" He was astonishing as truth crusher.
Said he served On O gunboat during the
war which was very small and light,
while the mortar on the deck was very
large and heavy, and he said the first
lime they tried to fire tifteen-in,h
she'll it remained stationary, while the
recoil was so great that it fred the gun
BOAT for miles up the stream and landed
t in tree. He was a liar, but he's
lead. | reckon he'll ketch it.n


There was no doubt about it; Mr..
)Leary was very successful as a coli
'tructor OF energetic works OF fic-
ion.-lChicago Times.
Year: 1878

PACKARD GoNE.-Packard has been
appointed consul to Liverpool. We sin
cerely trust Hayes will appoint every
other carpet-bagger in this State to some
foreign mission. Should he do this we
would willingly condone his action in
taking possession of the high Office to
which another person was elected.
Year: 1878

TIE Prescott E"teyPrise wonders why our people don't order doors, sash, etc, from their sash factory, in- stead of sending to San Francisco for the same Why,you poor simpleton, the people in this section don't know you have such business in your midst If it was an enterprising firm and wished to extend itS trade, il would know that by advertising in a paper published in a section it wish ed to supply, the business could be secured
Year: 1878

TIE New York Sun urges that one of the first duties of the national house of representatives should be to inquire into the authenticity Of the cipher telegrams published on the eve of the recent elections, and the means by which they were obtained. This is due to public morals and to the parties implicated, who should have an opportunity to vindicate them selves or suffer the consequences.
Year: 1878

A CALIFORNIA judge has decided that warrants made out in the name of fictitious persons are illegal; that q warrant to be legal must name or describe the person to be arrested, and that the officer must know from the face of the warrant, without any other information, whom he is com manded to arrest
Year: 1878

THE Enterprise has nominated the two members from Yuma county for the positions of speaker of the house and president of the council. Pres colt must want to secure two votes from outside their own section for some purpose. Wonder what it can has
Year: 1878

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has
decided case of interest to travellers on
highways which are crossed by railroad
tracks-the case of Shultz against the Penn
sylvania railroad company:


''Iu this case the train of defendant was
passing through village at the rate of TWEEN
five miles an hour, and the signal required
by statute was not given when it approach
ell the crossing. Plaintiffs intestate that
is he person for whose death the suit for
damages was brought was appros ching the
crossing at the rate OF twelve miles an hour,
in a covered carriage, and he Stacked up
but did not stop before going on the track
The court held that defendant was entitled
to nonsuit The court says that the i'm.
proper speed of defendants train, inexcus-
able as it was, had its counterpart in the in
excusable speed with which the deceased en-
tered upon the track. The opinion concludes
thus Nevertheless, the frequent recurrence
of such accidents, resulting in the loss of
life, loudly demands legislation, at least in
Pennsylvania TO protect the lives of persons
both in the ira in and on the roadway"


In a broad public sense, the New York
Post thinks, the nevertheless is the most
important part of the case. 1t is manifest
that some means should be contrived either
for sinking the railroad or the highway or
in some way absolutely preventing train
and traveller from moving on or across the
track or the highway at the same time.
When it becomes question of speed be-
tween the train and the lrsveller-it is time
for the Legislature To interfere. The mis-
called accident" on Atlantic Avenue, Brook
lyn, on which occasion train of cars ran
into funeral train of carriages, is inslanced
as case in poiat.
Year: 1878

A New Orleans gentleman tells the
following curious anecdote In Natchi-
toches parish pedestrian noticed ON q
lonely road frog fighting desperately
with tarantula, and the tarantula re-
turned the compliment by stinging the
frog. Every time the frog got stung he
would hop to the side of the road where
some green plantain was growing, and
nibble off a piece, after swallowing which
he would hop back to the fight. This
being repeated half dozen times, the
human spectator resolved to satisfy his
curiosity, took out iack-knife and
Topped off the plantain close to the root,
while the frog and tarantula were carry
ing on their duel. When the frog got
stung for the seventh time he leaped
back to where the plantain had been,
and not finding it, uttered a peculiarly
helpless cry, staggered a little, vainly
tried to hop into the high grass, shud-
dered, fell over on his side and gave up
the ghost.
Year: 1878

Apropos of her majesty's review of
the ironclads at Spithead, it may be in
teresting to recall the fact that the queen
can look back upon at least one danger
GUS maritime adventure. Cruising off
the Isle of Wight in the yacht Emerald,
while she was yet Princess Victoria, the
beeeze freshened into gale, and before
the vessel could get into Cowes road the
decks were swept fore and aft. The COM
ing queen, however, undauntedly re-
mained a witness of the scene when q
sudden squall took the Emerald aback,
and crack went the topmast Immediately
above the cap. The pilot, Mr.. Saun-
ders, quick as thought, sprang to where
the princess was standing, lifted her in
his arms to more safe position further
aft, and the next moment crash came
the topmast down where the queen had
originally stationed herself. But for the
prompt action of Mr.. Saunders the queen
would probably never have lived to wit
ness the ponderous procession of the
ironclads. Indeed, her majesty long
ago acknowledged that the escape was
something to be thankful for, as the
pilot, at her instance, was promoted to
be a master and when the Princess
Victoria became queen of England, he
was early invited to court. Moreover,
at the death of Mr.. Saunders, some few
years after, her majesty made considerate
provision for his wife and family.
Year: 1878

SO still SO still
The night comes down on vale and hill
SO strangely stiils cannot close
My eyes in sleep EoAEatchman goes
About the little town to Keep
All safe at night. cannot sleep


SO dark so dark
Save here and thoro flittering spark,
The fireny's tiny lamp, that makes
The dark more dense. My spirit quakes
With terrors vague and underlined
/ see the hills loom up behind.


So near SO near
Those solemn mountains, grand and drear
Their rocky summitsl Do they stand
Like sentinels to guard the land ?
Or jailors, fierce and grim and stern,
To shut us in till day return2


hear sound,
A chirping, faint, low on the ground;
A sparrow's nest is there. / know
The birdlings flew three days ago;
Yet still return each night to rest
And sleep in the forsaken nest


No fear! No fear
Sleep, timid heart Sleep safely here
A million helpless creatures rest
Securely on Earth's kindly breast;
Willie Night her solemn silence keeps,
He wakes to watch who never sleeps.


Joy Allison.
Year: 1878

Two years passed, and beautiful
lady reolined upon a sofa in large and
richly furnished drawing-room of a
country mansion, everything about
which betokened the great wealth of
the proprietor, who sat by the window,
patting the head of a noble mastiff,
which every now and then looked up at
its master, and gave bark, as if to AK
what he could do for him. There was
not much that dog or man could do for
the wealthy owner of Windus Park, for
time had lavished on him all her favors
ancient descent, great wealth, beau
tiful wife, and two promising children,
Well might Sir William be proud.


Suddenly the luxurious silence of the
room was disturbed by loud clamor in
the hall, in which questions were heard
rapidly put by some one in an agitated
voice: "Where is my lady2 Where is
Sir William ?" and the next moment
Emily Garter, Miss Joan's maid, rushed
into the drawing-room.
Year: 1878

of the traditional and invincible
Democracy. But, expelled from
power, there are so many infiu-
ences calling for the reconstruction
and publication of the Grant.gan-
grened Republican party that we
cannot help believing that the
reformation will be attained, and
that the party will hereafter be a
salutary influence in American
politics as one of the great histori-
cal parties destined to preserve the
nation from ephemeral and mis-
chievous impulses.
Year: 1878

THE elections impending in the
United States are So certain to be
overwhelmingly Democratic; the
strength of the Republicans at the
East is so certain to be dissipated
by Greenbackers aud Labor re-
formers, that the task of the DEM
ocratic party is simply reduced to
"lying low' and gathering in the
chestnuts. We have Republican
cat's-paw at hand to rake them
out.
Year: 1878

The old story in the New family, misun-
derstanding between wife and husband. Yes
terday Mrs. New, residing on Pleasant avenue
near Ramsey street, was down about the police
headquarters complaining that the old man
was acting like the old devil up at home. A
policeman was sent up to soothe the old
man, but when he got there.
Old New was found as peaceful as a lamb. But
New took new departure when he learned of
his wlfes late movement. He paid the police
headquarters visit, and was going to raise
the old Ned because she had taken upon herself
to complain, when it was no such thing.


1t seems that New has been absent from home
for some time without his wife's permission.
When he returned he was informed that his
room was better than his company. The same
toyou, Mrs. New, as the house is mine, ETC..
was given as reply. Over this welcome home
the row arose. At nightfall it was supposed
that no overt act of warlike demonstration
with shovel and tongs had been inaugurated.
Year: 1878

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Another accident occurred last evening,
which may terminate fatally. John Green, a
teamster employed by j. O'Brien in grading
Lafayette avenue, was crossing the st. Paul &
Pacific railroad track near the City mills,
when gravel train was backing up. The
train struck Green's wagon and threw it and
the horses over the embankment, and tossed
Green ten feet into the air
The unfortunate man fell across the
rails in front of the train
and four wheels passed over him before the
train was stopped. The injured man was picked
up and conveyed to his residence on Rondo
street, near Harrington avenue. The horses
were thrown one on top of the other, and the
smashed up wagon on top of both. One horse
Is badly injured. A GLOBE reporter hastened
out to the residence of the luckless man, aud
found him in bed surrounded by some twenty
relatives and neighbors. He was evidently suf-
1ering greatly, and at times his mind was wan
derlng. he was not in a state to tell how
the accident occurred. The injuries
OF the man. SO far as ascertained
are both legs broken, the right one has the
knee smashed, and the other is terribly man
gled above the knee. Calling on Dr. Murphy
who was promptly in attendance and dressed
the wounds, the reporter told that the Door
fellow had received severe shock to the
system, from which the doctor feared the worst
He thought if b. survived the shock there was
hope OF recovery. One leg will have to be
amputated this morning if the man sufficient
~ rallies. The other leg the doctor hopes to
save: The man, however, is greatly Frustrated
and is suffering terribly.


The flag man says that he warned Green not
to cross and he does not know why he persist
ed, unless it was that he thought the train was
gong the other way. The double track seems
to confuse people greatly.
Year: 1878

We take pride in having the largest and best
assortment to select from that can be found in
Minnesota and the public may rest assured
that our goods are superior to the ordinary
class of ready made clothing, and every article
we sell is reliable in every respect Boston
zone Price Clothing House, 43 East Third
street. st. Paul.
Year: 1878

one of the most wonderful productions Of ma
ture, in form like the delicate skin of a snake,
together with choice collection of beautiful
shells, for sale at the 99-Cent Store. Be sure
to examine them
Year: 1878

The Public
should know that we have the largest variety
OF holiday goods to be found in the city. No
trouble to show goods aud give prices. Call
and examine before the best goods are selected
and laid aside. WHITE. SToNn h Co


Book Store 81 East Third street
Year: 1878

Grand total. 1856


While the exports and imports do not show
corresponding increase to the arrivals and de-
partures of boats; is gratifying to know that,
notwithstanding the long and serious low
ing exports during the last three months Of
the season, and very largely curtailing imports
entirely 50 from way points-the actual
business of the lines show very decided in
crease over the year 1877, and previous years,
sin ;e the completion of the several rail outlets
to the East we now possess, brought tha. inter
est into active competition for the carrying
trade of our State, and the Northwest The
following tables of comparison show the bus-
ness of the Keokuk-Northern line for the two
past years.
Year: 1878

TO THE EDITOR OF TIE hERALD:-


In coming down on the Metropolitan road few
MORNINGS ago some Of the passengers VINO were
standing were thrown into the laps others who had
seats by the rapid running OF the train around the
curve at ,xth avenue and West Tnird street. The
thing occurred West Third street and South kith
avenue Many OF the passengers were frightened. 80
much 80 that several Cham station
rather take tho risk AZ The curves before roach.
ing Park place. Passengers prefer safety to speed
II more care Is not observed you may soon have 10
shron icle a fearful accident. PASSENGER
Year: 1878

TNorE.-Letters intended for this column must DO
accompanied by the writer's full and address TO
insure attention. Compliments who unwilling 10
comply with this rule simply waste time in writing.
Write only side Of the papeE-Ep. HERALpl
Year: 1878

To THE EDITOR HERALp:-


Please ask Mr.. Field II no cannot put ON more men
and give US cars on Third avenue to Sixty-ssventh
street. Tho longer the delay the greater the insult
from the THIRD Avenue Railroad. A lew mornings
ago. at seven O'Clock, came IN a with forty y-nne
crowded In 1t from Eghty-nrst to SIXTY
fifth street and then found full in the depot
ana was obliged to stand up or wait for third car


THIRD AVENUE.
Year: 1878

ABOUT the Cruclties Practiced by the
Mexicans.


Washington, May "a Washington
letter has just been received by Repre-
sentative Schleicher, from prominent
citizen of Corpus Christi, Texas, which
contains the following reliable state
ments regarding the recent terrible and
outrageous murders committed in
Webb, Duval, and the surrounding
counties, by Mexicans in the garb of
Indians:


81 have lived in the counties of San
Patrico, Live Oak and Muces, for thirty
years, and have been through all the
troubles of the frontier, but l have
never seen such wholesale slaughter.
They took little boys from six to twelve
years old, and two men on horseback
would hold them up by their hands,
while the third would take out their
entrails; the men they would shoot and
take ont their entrails. This was seen
by women and men who were hid in
the brush, and we found the bodies as
it was told to us, and in the manner
stated. The killed amounted to about
twenty-five men and fifteen children;
the children were from seven to four
teen years old. This raid was made to
get horses for the Mexican army, and
am told by authority, that all the raid
ers receive is what money they can get,
with other valuables, and one dollar a
head for all horses they bring safe over
the Rio Grande. 1 think they must
have crossed over the river with five or
six hundred head of saddle horses.
There were about forty-ive raiders al
together; about twenty-six in the party
that did the killing; about ten in the
one that was below San Diego, and
eight or ten in the one that crossed
above Eagle Pass. When say five or
six hundred head of horses mean the
number that was taken by the party
that did the killing. TIE party that
crossed the Rio Grande below Rio
City, had about one hundred and fifty
head of horses. ] do not know how
many horses they crossed above Eagle
Pass.
Year: 1878

SPEAKER RANDALL has an eye OH
the main chance. He is very anxious
about the political complexion Of the
next His letters about redistricting
Ohio and Indiana are not quite so dis
interested as many think. He is work
ing gradually to the accomplishment of
u certain end, and that is his own re-
election to Congress. To be sure of
this. his own district must be recon-
structed. To be compelled to lobby at
Harrisburg for such a bill would be
hnmiliating in the extreme. He pro,
poses to introduce the redistricting itch
in adjacent States, and run the risk OF
Pennsylvania catching it.
Year: 1878

Washington, May 9.-The Senate
committee on Railroads this morning
unanimously agreed to recommend the
passage of Senator Mitchells bill to aid
in the construction of the Portland,
Salt Lake & South Pass railroad, by a
grant of land equal to the number of
acres, estimated at 100000, restored to
the public domain by the abandonment
of the Northern Pacific railroad branch
across the Cascade Mountains to Puget
Sound.
Year: 1878

Chicago, May 9.-Leon Chontean,
delegate of the French committee or
ganized in Paris to secure a CONNER
cial treaty between this country and
France, had conference to-day with
the Executive committee of the Direct
ors of the Board of Trade, and laid be-
fore them his plan for conference
between the leading commercial men
of his country and of the United States.
The Board will soon consider and act
on his proposition.
Year: 1878

THE joint resolution reported from
the committee on Education and Labor
on Thursday, for the enforcement of
the eight hour law, was brought before
the House by unanimous consent, which
could not have been obtained for any
measure less universally popular rs a
means of making votes.
Year: 1878

WHEN the recording angel observes
"A minister of the gospel holding nail
between his fingers while he misses it
with hammer, the trustworthy scribe
drops into brown study and pretends
not to hear anything.
Year: 1878

THE indications now are that the
Republicans will make large gains in
New York next fall. The Murphy men
are having wonderful success in that
city. Eight hundred recently signed
the pledge in one day.
Year: 1878

1t is now pretty well settled that an at
tempt will be made to introduce the Mof-
fit whiskey register into Georgia, a bill
TO that effect having already been offered
in the house Of Delegates in that State.
The bill proposes that the tax thus raised
shall be devoted to the maintenance OF
the public school system of Georgia.
Year: 1878

We need to learn the lesson that this
life is given US only that we may attain
to eternal life. For lack Of remembering
this, we fix our affections on the things
of this feeting world, and when the time
comes that we must quit it we are all
a9hast and terrified Fuller.