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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-28

HAVANA, May 27.--Sugsr dull; buyers and
sellers apart. No. IL nominal. Flour Sl2.
Exch ange on London l1l@lll; on United
States in gold ] y cent discount. Turks
Island salt market dull. is5f
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-28

LIvERPOoL, May q, EVening. - Cotton
closed quiet and steady; uplands lljd. Or
leans lid; sales to-day 400O bales. Corn
steady, SIS. Sd. Red Western wheat de-
clined, l2s. Cd. Sugar weaker, closing at
LoSDoS, May 27, Evening.-COnsOls g53.
Bonds III. s.rtrr r1 -....r.. all
The Hickman courier., 1868-05-16
The German Confederation.

I Wherever else it may be waning or
decaying, constitutionalism certainly
fourishcs just at present in Germany.
Count Bismark alone has got three par
/ liaments of his own to manage, with
quite distinct systems of representation.
\ day at Berlin which is not day when
some parliament is being assembled or
prorogued or adjourned is like day
which is not Saints day iNSpain.
There are such days but that is tae most
that can be said. In Austria there is a
very vigorous Parliament sitting at vi
emma, another, equally vigorous, sitting
at Pesth. And, besides these Parlia-
ments in the Great States, there are end
less Parliaments in the little States more
or less independent of the petty princes
who reign in the territory In Spain,
unhappily, only the merest show and
sham eff representative institutions con-
tinues, and every one there passively
succHmbs to petticoat government sup
ported by bayonets. In Italy the pa
triotic frmness of the Deputies in .vot.
ing the grinding taxes has restored the
credit of the free government. But It.
alS has only had to sustain reputation
for killing free government, whereas
Germany has had to earn one. AT pres
ent the success of the Germans is very
great, and this success illustrates in the
most forcible manner, the great truth of
constitutional history, that the whole
force and meaning of constitutions lie in
the tone and temper of those who work
them. If the Germans were not inclin-
ed to make their constitutions work we'll
there is nothing in the constitutions to
insure easy and successful working.
Nathiug could in theory be more cum
brous and i'll ll-devised than there should
be three separate Parliaments-a Prus-
sian, Federal, and Customs Parlia-
ment-each meeting at Berlin, and each
IAcontrolled by Count Bismark. But they
go oneyery well just now, because all who
sit in them are really penetrated by the
same ideas.
The Hickman courier., 1868-05-16
The Hebrew,

As long as time shall last the Hebrew
child of the Orient-will be an object
of interest and curiosity to his fellow
man. Tossed for ages upon the ever
changing tide of history, subject to every
vicissitude. an exile, refugee, wanderer,
he has nevertheless carried with him the
of Which he IS the oracle through the
manifest will of God Even in the dark
est ages of the world he has kept alive
the spark of immortal reason and illum-
ined the gloom of faDatcism, skepticism
aud tyranny by his unquenchable faith
and his exalted conception of the ma
jestic design of the Creator. Time,
revolution and change have only wrought
out more clearly his claim and placed
him more distinctly as an object of won
der and admiration Triumphing over
every obstacle, he has at length come to
be the first citizen of the world in com
merce, finance, and the fine arts. Roths
child, Touro, Mendelsohn, Heine, and
hundreds of others have proven their
claims among the great masters and lifted
the reproach of the nations " from off
their people, 1t can no longer be said:
" The wild dove hath his nest, the fox
his cave, mankind country, Israel but
the grave u
For in this land of freedom, as in al
most every country of the globe, the
Hebrew has the largest liberty, and has
built himself home. He has become
identified with our institutions and
shares equally the bur.hens of the gov
ernment But the most remarkable fea
ture about the Hebrew is his charity, he
never suffers one of his own people to
become an object of care to the State
his benevolent societies are without end.
The Hickman courier., 1868-05-16
A Copy for Us.

The New York Times, which fsvors
the negro scheme for the United States,
has the following about the African
Paradise of San Domingo:
aThe latest news from San Domingo
is that the country is in anarchy, and the
prisons all full. OF course there must
be some sort of governing force in ex-
istence to keep the prisons full but
this is probably about the full extent Of
its power. 1t is painful to see such n
rich and charming part of the world
give up to ruin and savagory. 1t is
grievous to see the control of such a
country in the hands of such a people.
But we see no hold for it, And we may
rest satisfied that if there be any lower
depths of human degradation than that
which they have reached, it will not re-
quire them many years to sink to it. If
the population would resort to canni-
balism. and devour each other out Of ex-
istence, it would probably be the best
thing that could happen"
If hundred years of experiment by
the negroes Of San Domingo has result
cd in state of society to which cam
nibalism" would be an improvement.
what may be expected after few years of
trial in the Southern States?- Boston
Courier.
The Hickman courier., 1868-05-16

The ANTIQUITY OF HORSE RACING
The antiquity of horse racing, in sub
stantially the same shape which it now
wears, is far greater than even racing
men of reading and education have been
in the habit of supposing. Without fol-
lowing the authors of some treaties upon
the turf into their elaborate disquisitions
as to the evidences that the Romans, af-
ter their subjugation OF Britain, brought
over their own breed of running horses
to these island, we are justified 5n be-
lieviug that horse racing Is in vogue
among the Saxons, from the facteA that
Hugh the Great, father of Hugh Capet,
of France, sent present to King Athel-
stan of several German race horses.
There is also farther evidence that
horses, famous for their speed, were
transmitted to this monarch from many
parts of the continent ,-and we read that
in the year $50 law was promulgated
by him, enacting that no horses should
be exported from Great Britain except as
royal presents. But the earliest authen-
tic evidence of horse races having been
celebrated in this country is furnished
by the old chronicler, FritzStephens,
who wrote In the reign OF Henry III
1i54 to 1882 aud who describes what
would in these days be designated as the
Smith6eld meeting of 1168. As we read
the translation of the old annalists
words describing a Eial of speed be-
tween horses which took place seven
centuries ago, it is with difficulty that we
can persuade ourselves that we have pot
Bells Life or the Sporting Magazine be
fore us, and that we are not perusing the
performances of animals by Stockwell or
Trumpeter. ''The horses. he tens US,
" are not without emuiati they trem-
bic and are impatient, and are continual-
ly in molten. At last, the signal once
given, they start, devouf the course, and
hurry along with unremitting swiftness.
The jockeys, inspired with the thought
of applause and the hope of victory,
clap spurs to their willing horses, brand
ish their whips, and cheer them with
their cries. "-H. Pauls.
The Hickman courier., 1868-05-16
Depreciation Of Lands I'm Ten
neSSee.

The report of the Department of Agri
culture for March, compiled and issued
by the United States Government Com
missioner of Agriculture, has returns
from Tennessee showing a general de-
cline in the value of farm lands through
out the State Compared with the esti-
mates of 1860 the depreciation is placed
at between 15 and 20 per cent on the ag-
gregate value.
The heaviest falling off is in David
son or Henry counties, being about 90
per cent. WeakIey and .Neigs report
forty per cent decline. Some few coun-
ties report an increase in value. The
same general causes, says the Nashville
Banner, which have tended to depreciate
real estate, and particularly farm lands,
in the Southern States, have operated in
Tennessee, though not to the same ex-
tent, nor is it probable that a return to
former values will be so long delayed,
there being less necessity to sacrifice and
not so strong disposition to sell at any
price,
The Hickman courier., 1868-05-16

ADVERTISING PATRONAGE. = We
copy the following sensible remarks
from the jamestown On. W Journal :
"In general sense, the effort on the
part of any merchant to get trade with
out advertising is wrong to other bust
ness men in the place. Whether a man
believe in advertising or not, he will con-
cede that the newspapers are1A great
help to the place, and that Asipess
amounts to very little in places that
don't support one or more of them
Absence of newspapers is 2 bad sign for
a place, in a business pointsof view, as
absence of churches is in morals, OF
school houses in education. The men
who support the village paper do more
to build up the place, and make it pros
porous, and draw trade there, than all
other influences combined. Therefore,
the man who tries to come in and take
the benefits of that prosperity without
contributing to sustain it, tries to dead
head" on the rest of the business men,
and does thom wrong.
The Hickman courier., 1868-05-16
A Curious Case OF Suspended
Amin atom.

The Detroit Tribune gives currency
to the following singular case:
A week or two ago the wife of very
respectable mechanic res3ing on Twelfth
street in this city died after short i'll
ness, and the usual arrangements were
made for the funeral services. One oi
the city undertakers, at the request OF
the husband provided very handsome
coffin for the deceased, into which the
lifeless remains were placed, and they
were permitted to remain in room
During the ensuing night however, one
of the watchers, who had heard and read
of cases of suspended animation, and
being imbued with curiosity in the
premises, decided to ascertain for her
self whether there was any probability
of truth in such reports A favorable
opportunity presented itself for the full
/ fillment of her schemes, aud having
satisfied herself that she was really alone
with the corpse, she obtained small
/ looking glass and laid it on the face of
the. deceased. To. her great surprise
there appeared evidences of breathings
upon the face of the glass, and she re-
solved, for fear of deception, to make an
other test with another glass The opera
tion being repeated, the same signs were
manifested, and she revealed her dis
coveries to the other watchers. Each
in turn tried the glass, and each had the
satisfaction of observing precisely what
the first did
OF course in the morning the whole
affair was discussed with the family of
the deceased, and it then occurred that
a long time ago a Young man, a member
of the womans family, had died, and
previous to the burial the corpse had
actually turned over upon the side, show
ing signs of life, and the case was de-
clared to have been one of suspended
animation by the best medical testimony
that could be procured 9 Under all these
circumstances it was by the husband
deemed advisable to defer the funeral
ceremonies, and accordingly notice was
given that the interment would not take
place, at the time previously announced
The corpse was left in the coffin several
days, and upon the fifth day, after the
supposed death, signs oflife were so num-
erous that the body was removed to bed,
where it gradually became warmer, and
finally its previous deadly expression for
sock it altogether The ensuing day
the woman opened her eyes, spoke on
the third, apd she is now in fair way of
recovery. Three we'll known medical
gentlemen are now engaged in examin-
ing this case thoroughly, and when their
labors are completed we are promised
their written opinions concerning the
affair.
The Hickman courier., 1868-05-16
And he said, q Not that one but an.

And he said, " Not that one but an
other"
As the child bcheld his brothers
angel in her arms. he cried, go sister.
am here Take me - And she turned
and smiled upon him, and the star was
shining.
He grew TO be young man, and was
busy at his books, when an old servant
came to him and said
!" Thy mt her is no ne. I bring
her blessing ON her darling son"
Again at night he saw the star. and
all that former company Said his sisters
angel to the leader:
Is my brother Gomez"
And he said, g Thy mother"
A mighty cry of JOY went through all
the stars because the uvPther was reunit-
ed to her two children. And he stretch
ed out his arms aud cried, 40, mother,
sister and brother, am here? Take
me y And they answered him, "a not
yet, and the star was shining.
He grew to be man whose hair was
turning gray. and he was sitting IA his
the firesilis huavy IN. s,;issssss
aud with his eyes bedewed with tears,
when the star opened once again.
Said his sisters angel to the leader,
" Is my brother come p
And he said, Nay but his maiden
daughter"
And the man who bad been child
saw his daughter newly lost to him, a
celestial creature among those three, and
he said " My daughters head is on my
sisters bosom, and heJ arm is round my
mothers neck, and at her feet there is "A
baby of old time, and l can bear the
parting from her, God be praised =
And the star was shininR
Thus the child came to Be an old man,
and his once smooth face was wrinkled,
and his steps were bent And, one night,
as he lay upon his bed, his children
standing round, he cried, as he had cried
so long ago:
& see the star -
They whispered to one another He
is dying"
And he said, "I am. My age is fall
ing from me like garment, aud move
towards the star as a child. And O, my
Father, now l thank thee that it has
often opened, to receive those dear ones
that await me -
And the star was shining and it shines
upon his grave.
The Hickman courier., 1868-05-16

A SPECIMEN BRICK.-The New 7 ork
Express says the value of reeonstruc-
ton" on the Radical plan is evidenced in
the condition of Tennessee. Every ma
tive body that can is getting out of the
State, and leaving places for adventurers
with carpet bags to fill. These latter, as
fast as they obtain footing and power,
tighten the thumb screws on all whites
hot of their own stamp, and encourage
the negroes to perpetrate such outrages
as the natives can not bear, but must
resent. This brings Brownlow's militia
down upon them, and thus we hear of
murders in that rcriou almost daily.
Memphis used to be fourishiug city.
Five thousand persons have left it within
ninety days Whole rows of store houses
in the most eligible business portions of
the city are now untenanted. Dwellings
in streets are vacant. The poor have
scauty employment, and some are on the
verge of destitution Provisions and
rents are held at exoEbitant rates. Here
is specimen of the fruits of reconstruc-
ton, as Congress wants it. The other
States, about to be " brought in" under
the same benefcent code and system, are
pretty well ruined already; but when the
" Brownlow plan gets Systematically at
work, the ruin will be equal to that of
Poland
The Hickman courier., 1868-05-16


THE ConING BREEZE OF GREEN
BAcKs.-We publish an article from the
New York Herald which throws some
light upon the Radical policy for the
Presidentialcampaign. It's speculation
we regard as)shrewd, and may be com
mended to De thoughtful perusal of our
readers. I4eieading Radicals in Con-
gress andtl.k Radical press maintain
discreet retfcthce at present as to their
financial schemes. But we have every
reaseua to belsAe, as the Herald suggests,
amount of AZ or two millions, and per-
haps more u contemplated. We see in
the atrocio y impeachment business that
this party i4l stick at nothing to main
tain their pawer, and to hold the patron
age of the gqTernment. As it is evi-
dent that the urrent of popular senti-
ment is setting strongly against them.
they will see the necessity, therefore, of
adopting temporary expedients, what
ever may be the ultimate consequences.
to carry ountheir objects. By initiating
the currenck money will become abund-
ant. speculafions and enterprises will he
stimulated, labor will be employed -
high rates, the farmers will get high
prices for their produce, and there will
be Temporary and general prosperity
Every one will be in good humor and
look favorably, for the time, upon those
who bring about such state of things
The mass of people will not stop to
think about the fictitious and evanes-
cent character of such prosperity. They
will swim along joyously with the tide,
carrying or thinking little of the newt
able reaction that must follow, bring
Jag universal bankruptcy and gloom
And what will the political leaders care
SO that they can keep the people in good
temper and amused until they can con-
solidate their power and make msney out
of the initiation. The deluge may come
afterward but they expect to be SAFE
Nash. Banner.
The Hickman courier., 1868-05-16
TME HIpDEN LINE. :

The following lines are now g&erally
known TO be from the pen of DR.. ]. Addison
Alexander. 1t is one of those productions
of genius which never die:
There is a time, we know not when,
point we know not where,
That marks the destiny of men
To glory or despair.
There is a line by us unseen,
That crosses every path;
The hidden boundary between
Gods patience and his wrath.
To pass that limit is to die,
To die as if by stealth;
II does not quench the beaming eye,
Or pale the glow of health.
The conscience may be still at ease,
The spirits light and gay;
That which is pleasing still may please,
And care be thrust away.
But on that forehead God has set,
Indelibly n mark;
Unseen by man, for man as yet
=. is blind and in the dark.
And yet the doomed man 5 path below,
Aag bloom as Eden blea ned
He did not, does not, VIII not know,
Or feel that he is doomed.
He knows, he feels that all iswell,
And every fear is calmed;
He lives, he dies, he wakes in hell,
Not only doomed but damned.
o where is this mysterious bourne,
By which our path is crossed
Beyond which, God himself hath sworn
That he who goes is lost.
How far may we go in sin?
How long will God forbear?
Where does hope end, and where begin
The confines of despair.
An answer from the skies is sent,
Ye that from God depart;
While it is called TODAY, repent,
And harden not your hearts
The Hickman courier., 1868-05-16
A RECIPE WoRrH ONE THOUSAND

a hECElPE WORTH ONE Il hOUSAN u
DOLLARS" Take one pound of sal
soda and half pound of unslacked lime
put it into a gallon of water and boil
twenty minutes Let it stand till cool,
then strain of, and put it in stone jug
or jar. Soak your CLOTHES over night, or
until they are thoroughly wet through
then ring them out and rub on plenty of
soap, aud in one boiling of, the clothes
we'll covered with water, add one tea
spoonful of washing fluid. Boil half
an hour briskly-then wash them thor
oughly through one suds, and rinse with
water, and your clothes will look better
than the old way of washing twice be-
fore boiling. This is an invaluable
recipe, and l want every poor, tired
woman to try it. I think with a patent
wash tub, to do the little rubbing, the
washer-woman might take the last novel
and compose herself on lounge, and
let the washing do itself. The woman
who can keep secret has known this a
year or two, but her husband told it
while on an electioneering tour. So
-nys the Ohio Cultirator.
The Hickman courier., 1868-05-16

To CURE SORE THRoAT.-Take the
whites of two eggs and beat them with
two spoonsful of white sugar; crate In
little nutmeg, and then add pint OF
lukewarm water. Stir we'll and drink
often. Repeat the prescription if Deces-
sary, and it will cure the most obstinate
case of hoarseness in a short time.
The Hickman courier., 1868-05-16

1aEO1Stf -'OSA u OO's Al ""A NAHo oHN
commission.
City Onicers.
MaRor.-Sam'l Landrum.
Civ Judqe.-J. II Davis.
Ckrk-J. III. Morehead
JHarshai.-Pst Cunningham.
County Omcers.
Csvnty ,Jndge-B. r. Walker.
Couufy At,orncy-H. A. Tyler.
Circuit Court Clerk.-W. IL. Brevard.
County Court Cierk-Jno. A. Wilson.
Sher.G-Wm. Herrin, Office at City
Hall.
Drp"y She,iF-Henry Campbell,
efice with j. A. Lauderdale.
Csroncr-M L. McJilton.
Jdilor.-G. W. Stubblefeld.
.h~sistrates-Di No. !, f. G..
Kimbro, Jacob Bushart. Constable
George Morris District No. 2, Owen
Miles, and Alfred Naylor. Constable
Wm. II. Roper District No. 3, j. w.
NAYS and John Boyer. Constable
George M. Wilbourn. District No. 4,
J. n. Hawkins and r. Cross. Con-
stable-L Everett.
County Assessor-Wm. Hubbard.
u. S. -4ssessor.-T. G.. Buck.
U s. Rer. Collcctor.-H. G. Catlett
Judqes.-Court of Common Pleas,
Ed Grassland Circuit Court-E. /.
Bullock
Commonwealth 44norney.-J. Tice.
Register IN BankzuPtcy.--Charles S.
Marshal
The Hickman courier., 1868-05-16
A Kentucky hog breeder gives the

A Kentucky hog breeder gives the
following as cure for hog cholera:
eAfter trying good many cures Cor
what person said would bc,) the only
remedy seems to be--with the syringe
give the hog an injection of strong,
warm soap-suds, Concentrated lye soap
was used and cut off tho tail. Either
part of this remedy only, failed, both
did not, except when the hog was very
Gar sone.
The Hickman courier., 1868-05-16

Thad. Stevens, who admits that he is
q working outside the Constitution i;
for e1pellipg Audrey johnson for work
ing inside III it. :
The Hickman courier., 1868-05-16

Gen. S. B. Buckner is shortly to take
charge of the editorial department of the
louisville Courier.
The Hickman courier., 1868-05-16

Hon. Jesse d. Bright, of this State,
was present in the court room at Dayis's
trial. Gen. Lee and Secretary of
War Seldom was in Richmond as wit
ncsses
The Hickman courier., 1868-05-16
Hickman Directory.

Aftorncys at Ldv.
l.. O. Goalder, Randle & Tyler, A
p. Kingman, B. X. Walker. john A.
Lauderdale, John W. Cowgirl, L. NJ
kichol, Oscar Turner, j. G.. Smith, Troy,
Tenn.
Physicians.
Drs. Gourley & Corbett, Carter Blan-
ech, II. C. Catlett, a. A. Faris.
Dry Goods.
J. Amocrs, VIM. b. Benny, Wolf &
$ Plant, j. H. Davis, j. S. Hubbard.
Drug Stores:
e. A. Holcombe, W II. Walker.
Wholesale Grocers.
Millct & Roclhac, " a. McCutchen,
H. C. Bailey, C. Ledwidgc.
Saloons.
John HcinzA James Parker, J.hn
Whiting. John Semouose.
Hardirafe aud 7rnrdfe.
n. p. Harness, S. n White.
Commission Merchants.
Rendarsnt & Drswry. Oyertons Steele
carriags Mauufactory.
Kirkpatrick & Bro.
Cigar Manufacturers
Irancis Miller
Biagon1 Manufacturers.
usrtviek Il Baltzer
,a1 NH I;riiors.
Louis Persons. f. Case.
BARRIERS.
z. Margraff & Co.
Fruit Tree Nursery.
George f. Rogers.
Honss and Sign Painter.
Thomas II. Jones.
Express Companies.
Merchants Union Express; Southern
Express; Overton, Steele & Co., Agents.
FuUnititre Stores
F. BaHQldus, Charles Oswald.
acfde,Harble Works.
B. f,,Rsssge.
ES,ring Nils.
H. M-sty5ason,
II Ssss Books
fA5spnce Agent.
hszEfrcry Stable.
Nm B. Plummer.
Wafchntoker aud Jc,oelry.
Jshn ID. Walker, a. Plaut.
Boot dhd Shoe Shop.
George Wehmsn, Casper Sohm & Co,
Julius Frenz.
The Hickman courier., 1868-05-16
NASHVILLE DIRECTORY

NASH VILE DIREC TORI.
Ewing & Co, wholesale grocers and
commission merchants; L. L. Coleman,
wholesale druggist; Paul, Tavel & Han
ner, booksellers, stationcrs, bookbinders,
and job printers II. \. Huntington,
dealer in fine custom made clothing and
gentlenen's furnishing goods. Hotels
st. Cloud, Stacey House, Mansion House,
Nicholson House.
MEMPHIS DIRECTOR
Jones Bros, Cartmell 4 Drury, cotton
factors and com mission merchants.