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The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1870-02-05

BUCKwHEAT CAKEs.-These are
peculiarly adapted to cold weather. The
appetite Graves them, and they supply
the system with warmth, to enable it to
resist for long time the feeling of
hunger. But they must be made just
right, and here il a prime recipe: Make
thin batter with quart of -four, half
cup of yeast, warm water and n little
salt Let it rise over night. Bake on
both sides on gridde. A little of the
batter left in the rising dish will serve
as yeast for the tiext bath. 1t Is better
to add teaspoonful af saleratus before
baking in the morning, and it is very
essential that this be good and strictly
pure
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1870-02-05

The Coward estate in England, claimed
by American hoirs, is said to amount to
$3.50, ,0O0,O 900, and the prospects are be-
lieved to be good for the recovery of the
entire sum. All the foreign line has be-
come extinct in the death of William
Coward, in England, in 1917. No heirs
have appeared, the property was put IN
the hands of three trustees 10 manage
for the benefit of future claimants.
Some of the heirs ef this estate are resi-
dents Of Toronto, new Jersey
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1870-02-05

THE NATuR OF RoosfERs. -Roosters
according to profue history, if mi edu-
kashun remembers me Alright, were form
erly MN. who cum suddenly upon one
ov the heathen gods, at a time wneTr he
was not prepared tcw see company, and
waz for that offence rebuilt over iuto the
first rooster, aud waz forever afterwards
destined tew crow, az Kind ov warming.
This change from a man akounts for
their fighting abilities, and for their po-
liteness to the hens. Thare is nothing
in Il man that womnn admires more
than his rcddyness and ability to smash
another fellow, and it iz jis SO with hen,
When rooster gets licked, the hens all
march off with the other rooster, if he
aint half so big or haudsome.
1t is pluck that wins hen or wo-
man.
BOOSTERS doc but very little household
work. They won't lay emmy eggs, nor
try to hatch .cnny, nor see to the young
ones. This satisfys me that there is
s;sn's :. ,','s : !; ~ IN ouav of
the ROSTERS fust origin.
lu kant git rooster to pay atten-
shun toa young one ;.tha spend their
time III Growing, strutting and OCCASION
ally find worm, which they make a re-
markablc fuss over, calling their wives
from distance, apparently to treat them
but jis az the hens git thare, this elegant
aud elaborate coxcomb bends over and
goqbles up the morsel.
just like man, for all the world
JOSH BiH;ags.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1870-02-05

A nice young Woman called upon a
clergyman one day; and told him that
her husband was unkind to her, that lie
passed nearly all Of his leisure hours
away from hotnc, and that, in short, his
conduct was rendering her miserable "a
81 thonght, sir" said she, ''as y,u are
good and wise tnan, perhaps you would
advise me What to do, that might re-
claim my husband" s,a5 4Y
"Your complaint is not an uncommon
one, my good woman" said the pastor,
"aud 1 think it is within the reach of a
simple remedy" 45L
"Oh, tell it to me, and L will bless
you" said the poor woman l ,e
The paster took her hand kindly, and
looking into her face, said, iinprcssively !:
"Always meet your husband with
smile" sr ~
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1870-02-05

An English clergyman wont to hotel ii
10 order dinner for number of elcrical % u
friends ~6g.g Sis,
"May l ask, sir, !" demanded the wait. .;
er, graz ely, "whethor the party be High s!
or Low Church 7" 81 ~ 81
Snow, what on earth do my friends as,
opinions matter to you" said the clcr. sisg
gyman. -;ys.r6
"a great deal, sir" reioincd the whit. +
or, off High Church, must prutidea s.
more wine, if Low Church, more wit. lgsa
ties" e.f.se9.2.s5.s 4,
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1870-02-05

Know all men by these ''presents, . IS =
M. III. :.
Utaut reply 60 "A sveHuTs . uiIice Ae iAeea
As a tanneS Grant WIS bred, batasg g
sttatesman, he is doush.-lsssfoBsse Reg Hs
Ben. Butler the othet& day quoted >
from the sermon on the Harp OF ago
Thousand STRINGS, Creditiug it to the
Scripture.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1870-02-05

barefooted all winterS aad insisted upon
it SO much in her Hind way that they
could not refuse. = fstlf iss y ," -
She fairly dotes Oh my children, and
I've seen her many time go to their
trowsers pocket and aske out their pen.
nies after they'd got so'sIeep, and put
them in her bureau dr sssrifor fear they
might loose them. = .; - y
l started to tell yaii about my wife's
bridal tour, but the faes ISL never could
find out much about IL myself. Ibelieve
she had good time She came back
improved in health, snd l. found out,
before she had been intthe house twenty
four hours, that she had gained in
strength also. l don 'flsay how l found
it out. 1 simply say I fPand it out.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1870-02-05

In conclusion / would lsay to all young
men: Marry your seee9d wife first, and
keep out of debt by afai means, even if
you have to borrow mohey to do it,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-02

on the Administrator Of Finance in favor of
the following persons, for the sums placed
opposite their names, for materials, etc.,
Public Buildings:
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-02

nance, which was read first and second
time. and laid over till the next regular
meeting:
An ordinance to recognize and approve GER
tain audited claims contracted By the late
city administration.
Be it ordained by the Council OF the city
Of New Orleans, That the following &C.
scribed claims against the city of New Or.
leans contracted under the late municipal
administration be and are hereby approved
and ratified and ordered to be paid with
seven per cent per annum interest from the
dste of the approval of the late Finance
Com mittees, out of funds to be hereafter
appropriated for this purpose.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-02
The ordinance in question was as follows:
MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS.
City Hall, July 81 1859 I

IOtSl.. .................... .$67 5S3 3;
The ordinance in question was as follows
MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS. ,
City Hall, July 81, 1863. J
mo. 952-New series.l
Res0lued, That the Mayor be and he il
hereby authorized to appoint Board of
Commissioners, consisting of seven mem
bers, TO manage the Waterworks until such
time as the City Council may take further
action.
Resolued further, That the Mayor be and
he is hereby authorized to appoint Super
intendent OF Waterworks, under the control
OF the commissioners aforesaid; provided,
that all the appointments by the Mayor be
subject to the confirmation Of the Board of
Aldermen; provided, that the said Commits
eloners and Superintendent. shall hold office
under the Mayors appointment until such
time as the Common Council may propose
and mature the necessary ordinances and
resolutions for the final government of the
Waterworks.
(Signed) ALFRED KEARNY.
president Board of Assistant Aldermen,
tSigned) THOMAS II. SHIELDS,
President pro tenn Board of Aldermen.
Approved July 81. 1868.
!signed1 JOHN R. CONWAY,
JOHN W. OVERALL, Secretary.
Mr.. Pierce moved to lay the report on the
table subject to call.
M. West seconded - motion, which was
imported by Mr.. Bonzano and carried.
Departments Reports,
Ar. West submitted the following report:
Dsr4 u;sg q re-. o. ol..s,
10 ths Honorable the Council Of the CITY Of New
The undersigned having had under con-
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-02

also that in many cases taxpayers have been
assessed twice on the same property, with
no authority on the part of the Admin
lstrator OF Public Accounts to alter or cor
rect said tax bills; therefore
Re it ordained, That the Administrator of
Public Accounts be, and lie hereby authoriz-
ca to correct any tax bill in his hands for
the year 1869, upon certificate to be fur
nished by the Administrator of Assessor ents,
which shall show the manner in which any
error has been made. or that parties have
been assessed twice on the same property,
either real or personal, provided that no al
teratlon or correction shall be made, except
as herein provided.
Mr.. Shaw presented the following ordi.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-02
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, THURSDAY, JUNE 2 1870

provements be and he IL hereby authorized
to sell any refuse material, belonging to the
city, arising from repairs on bridges
wharves. etc., in such manner, and upon
such terms as he may deem most beneficial
to the public interest. The money arising
> from such sales shall be paid by the pur-
, chesers to the Administrator of Finance;
ana the Administrator of improvements
shall make monthly reports to the Mayor of
all sales thus made.
Mr.. West explained that there was no
prospect of his being able to sell property
OF any value under the resolution. It
had mainly reference to an old building
on the levee and some scrap iron. 1t cost
something to keep them, and he wanted
to get rid of them.
Carried.
The following resolution introduced by
MIR. West was, at his request, laid over to
be printed:
Resolution appropriating money to pay
Eager, Ellerman l. Co., for work done on
the river front.
ResoLUed, That the sum of seven Thousand
eight hundred and forty four (S7S44) dol
lars is hereby appropriated to Eager, Eller-
man d Co. for constructing breakwater,
Jettles, etc.. near the levee, Third District
",
templated in article TAI, Leovy's Digest;
and the Administrator of Public Accounts
is hereby instructed to warrant on the Ad- |
mlnlstrator of Finance in favor of Eager,
Elerman d. Co. for the sum of seven thou
thousand eight hundred and for,y-four |
(s7s4G dollars, as per bill approved by the |
Administrator of improvements and the |
City Surveyor.
The Mayor asked when this work was
done.
Mr.. West replied, some time last Septem-
Der, when the river was cutting into the
banks below the cotton press. He judged
it to have been a work of emergency.
The Mayor: Done under contract at a
price fixed.
Mr.. West: Yes, sir.
The following reports from Mr.. Delassize
were received and adopted:
DEPARTMENT OF THE WATER WORKS.
and Public Buildings, : |
To the Council Of the City of New Orleans:
beg leave. respectfully, to be discharged
from the further consideration of the petit
ton OF Coroner Avila-the finances of the !
city not admitting of the expenditure neces.
sary to carry out his wishes, as set forth in
The petition before me.
heSpeCLluIly, II. i. DELASSlZE, {
Administrator.
DEPARTMENT OF THE wATERwogKsl |
and Public Buildings, |
New Orleans, Msy 81 1870 } |
TO the Council OF the City of New Orleans:
The petition of the judges, officers of the l
court and members OF tue bar, for the cree.
ion of cisterns within the courthouse in
closure, being, in my estimation, emiuently t
ust and proper, beg leave respectfully to
eport favorably thereon, and ask the pas Q
age Of the accompanying resolution. n
Respectfully,
L. T. DELASSIZE,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-02

siderstion the petition transmitted here
} VIM from merchants and others, request
ing permission to have the building know
as the Merchants Pavilion" retained at it
present location; and it having been salts
factOriIy demonstrated that the removal
the building in question would be prejudi
. cial to the commercial interests OF the city
the undersigned begs to report favorably
on said petition, and respectfully recon
mends the passage of the accompanying
resolution.
Very respectfully. your obedient servant
J. R. WEST, Administrator.
Mr.. West stated that this was one of those
cases where the commerce of the city would
be benefited, and he moved the adoption OF
the following resolution:
Be ii resolced That permission is hereby
granted to the proprietors of the building
known as 1.-THE Merchants Pavilion )" stu
ated on the levee, at the head of Poydras
street, to retain said building at its present
| location.
Be it further resolved, That this per.
| mission shall be liable to revocation at the
pleasure of the Council.
Carried.
Mr.. West presented the following report,
| stating it was similar case:
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS \
City Of New Orleans.
May 81. 1870.
To the Honorable the Council of the City of New
Orleans:
The petition of the Mississippi Valley
Transportation Company, to be allowed
to retain small Office on the levee
for the accommodation of their bust
ness, Is respectfully reported upon favor.
ably, with a resolution to meet the case.
Very respectfully, your obediert servant,
j. r. WEST, Administrator.
The report was read and the following
resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED, That permission be and the |
same is hereby granted to the Mississippi |
Valley Transportation Company to have |
and retain the building used as an office by |
them, on the levee, at the head of Girod |
street; provided that this permission shall |
remain in force at the pleasure of the Coun.
Gil.
Mr.. West, in relation to the clause of GER
ain laborers who had been hired in the |
name of the city by an unauthorized per-
son, who had obtained from them small
advances to complete his bonds and then
bolted, requested the reading of the sub
Joined report:
u DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS, |
Ia Bureau of Streets, New Orleans,
May co. 1907 |
Hon. j. r. West. Administrator Of improvements:
SIR have the honor to return herewith
ne petition OF laborers employed By Joseph
hichon, to work on the streets of this CITY.
With the following report of quantity OF
work performed by each of them. The ma
ure of the work performed was ditching on |
Willow street, from Melpomene to jackson;
N Claiborne, from Melpomene to First; on
en- streets back of Clai borne, running from
Protection levee to Washington street; on
FIRST, Second, Third and Fourth streets,
rom Claiborne back to Protection levee.
The work has been well done, and
although not absolutely necessary to have
een performed at this time, will prove of
dvantsge to the city. Below is the time of
ach man:
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-02
THE WEEKLY REPUBLICAN
Terms Of Subscription.
Qno year, Is; six months, 81 So
CITY couNcIL--oFFIcIAL
REGULAR MEETING.

CITY HALL, NEW ORLEANS,
May 3d. 1870.
Mayor Flanders called the CouRcil t.
order at seven o'clock this evening.
Boil called.
Present: Administrators j. r. West Um
provements), Alfred Shaw (Accounts), L.
T. Delassize public Buildings), s. C. Emley
tCommerce), E. W. Pierce (Police), J. s.
Walton (Finance), and H. BoHzano Assess.
ments).
The reading Of the minutes of the last
meeting was dispensed with.
Conmunications from tie Mayor.
The Mayor laid before the Council the
following report of organization:
MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS 4
City Hall. May 81, 1870
ADNINIsrRAroRs-I have the honor to re-
port, for the approval Of the Council, the
following appointments in the Mayors
Office, with the salaries set opposite their
names:
b. Conquest Clark, Private Secretary,
$4,000.
E. L. Bower, Chief Clerk, $500.
H. Clarence, Clerk, $500.
v. Asbury, Clerk, $500.
&c. Campbell, Messenger, 5000.
A. ]. Bacon, Doorkeeper. $3.50.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
BENZ. F. FLANDERS,
Mayor.
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Isaac Alexander, foreman. ...22
Louis Richey, foreman. 124
jeffrey Baker, foreman. 10
Archie Carter, foreman. 20
ALBERT Allen. foreman. .............2 %
Sam johnson, laborer. .................lO
Pierce Edwards, laborer. ...........22
Frank Edwards, laborer. 10
Fran Edwards, laborer. 10
Wash Hudson, laborer 10
Edward Potter, laborer 20
Peter Nouer, laborer.
Charles McDermott, laborer.. ....22
stephen Robinson, laborer.. 10
Moses Ross, laborer.
Armstrong Preston. laborer ..,.....1
Alfred Marshall, laborer.. 10
Joseph Carter, labOrer. ............13
James Williams, laborer.. .l65
Warner Lewis. laborer. 49,
stephen Thompson, laborer, .........l 31
Henry James, laborer 10
William Mcneil, laborer ............ Al
Joseph Jackson. laborer. ....-........l3
Victor Eugene, laborer. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Henry Smith, laborer. ................ 3
Very respectfully,
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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-02

On motion of Mr.. West the appointments
above reported were confirmed.
The Mayor laid before the Council the
following communication:
To Hon. Benjamin f. Flanders Mayor, and Board
of Administrators of the city of New Orleans:
GENTLEMEN-Herewith present to your
honorable board, for payment, bill OF the
late Commissioners of the City Waterworks
for services rendered in conducting the
same, and commissions in adjusting and
settling the accounts and interests between
the Commercial Bank and the city of New
Orleans.
On behalf of the Commissioners respect
fully call your early attention to this matter.
Your obedient servant,
A. W. BOSWORTH,
President Of the late Board of Commission
ers City Waterworks.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-02

new orleans, may ~, 1sIU.
The city of New Orleans to Abel W.
Bosworth, Commissioner and
president of Board of Commits
sioners, for services rendered as
commissioner and president in
administering and managing the
City Waterworks, under ordi-
nance No. 952. new series, ap-
proved July 81. 1868, say one year
and eight months at $4,000 per an.
mum ..;..;... -: 1888 80
To Gabriel De Ferret, William Nc.
Culloch, Thomas Mcknight,
Harry T. Hays and Francis H.
Hatch, for services rendered as
commissioners in administering
and managing the City Water
works, under ordinance No. 952,
approved July 3d.. 1868, say one
year and eight months at $4,000
per annum each. ......".: ......25 900 90
To Eugene A. Waggaman, for SER
vices rendered as commissioner
in administering and managing
the City Waterworks, under Or
dinance No. 952, approved July
81, 1868, say one year and five
months at $4,000 per annum. -. 1850 90
To Abel w. Bosworth, Gabriel De
Ferret, Eugene A. Waggaman,
William McCulloch, Thomas Nc.
Knight, Harry T. Hays and Fran
CHS b. Hatch, for commissions in
adjusting and settling the &C
counts and interests between the
Commercial Bank and the city of
New Orleans, as specially en-
ployed by the Mayor and Finance
Committee of the Common COun-
Gil for that purpose, on the ap.
praised value of the works, S..
000, 900 at two and one.half per
cent. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 80 900 90
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-03-29
Gbe Gimes, Mem BLOOMFIELD, 1]a.

Heer, Mariar," she contnooed, "get the
tongs and pull Hiram out aud scrape him
off with chip"
was jerked out pooty lively, when the
Conkllns sot to scrape me off. Then
says the old woman
"Heer, Hiram, take her, she's yourn
but in the futur keep out of swill barrels
and sich
We were soon united in the holy bonds
of wedlox, and line free to admit it was
trooly the most momentshus event of my
checkered life. On. B. No keerds.)
laid out a series of rules with which to
govern my wife, but she bein little de-
cided in her opinyuns, thru obstikles in
my way, resemblin broomsticks, &c, wich
caused me to abandon the rules.
But | defy any man, or strong minded
woman, standin, to rise and git up and
say that Mariar haint heen a good wife
and virtuous housekeeper, darnn my
stockins and patchin my old close, like an
old roman muther, while watchin over
the II (eleven) offspring of wich she and
| are the respected parents.
hope the public wont consider it ca
gertism when l say honors has been show
cred onto me like hot cakes. Like one
of our many presidents, I've risen from
the lowermost round of the ladder, hav-
ing served successfully as tailor, stage
driver, pound master, hog constable, skool
trustee, H., ontil my feler citizens called
onto me to dump my encyclopaedia form
into the magisterial cheer, and my deeds
as Gustice of the Peece, has gone into
history he'd fust along with Square Solo
mon. How troo was the sayin of H..
Ward Beecher:
There is occasionally time,
With a tied man,
Which if taken by the horns,
Will lead him, If he keeps his head level,
To nobody nose wherer'
HIRAM GREEN. ESQ,
Late Gustice of the Peace.
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-03-29
Rather Mixed.

A Judge who was examining an Irish
witness i'll a case of assault and battery,
was rather troubled by his mixing the
personal pronouns in such manner.
Said the witness;
"There was Mike and the dog there,
yer homer so he flew at me very saw
age"
Judge" Who? Mike?"
Witness.-"No, the dog, yer honor.
And says to him"
Judge" TO whom The dog ?"
Witness,-"No, Mike. your honor.
" Get away wild yer!" and l just hauled
off and hit him."
Judge" Hit Mike p
Witness.-"No, the dog, yer honor,
and he made rush for me-
Judge.-"Who? the dog ?"
Witness" Mike yer honor. And I
up wild stone and throwed it at him,
and it rolled him over and over"
Judge" Threw stone at Mike ?"
Witness" At the dog, yer honor.
And he got up and hit me again"
Judge. The dog 2"
Witness.-"No, Mike. And wild that
he run of"
Judge" Mike?"
Witness.-No, the dog. And then he
came back, and got me down yer hon
or"
Judge.-"The dog came back at you 7"
Witness.-"No, Mike yer honor, and
he isn't hurt any at all"
Judge. -" Who isn't hurt ?"
Witness" The dog, yer honor"
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-03-29
Novel use for Cats.

The clever French missionary Hue,
who, with his companion Cabet, first gave
US an intelligent account of life in the in
terror of the Flowery Kingdom, was not
little surprised, and quite incredulous
at first, when his Chinese friends told him
that cats were their watches, and enabled
them to tell, with unerring accuracy, the
hour of the day. He learned however
by careful observation, that this was really
so : for he noticed that the pupil of every
cat he saw, though wide open in the early
morning, would gradually contract as the
sun rose; at noon perpendicular line of
extreme delicacy would be all that was
left to be seen, and then the pupil would
dilate again, to return to its natural size
by sunset And when poor Pussy has
served her time as dial, she is served
up herself-not in disguise, as in French
restaurants, but boldly and boastingly.
In many a lowly house in town, and in
almost every farmhouse in the country,
number of cats are seen fastened to
chains for the purpose of fattening them
and in the market-houses they hang in
long rows, exhibiting their snowy white
ness, and withsheads and tails carefully
left untouched, to testify to their genuine
ness.