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Smyrna times., 1870-03-02

COMING EVENTS CASE THEIR SHApow,-A
correspondent Of the Gd@ettc says tits report.
that some of the persons who are OFFERING
themselves as candidates for the office Of Sher.
IL ana Coroner to the Democratic party of
View Caste County are advocating negro suf.
trase and soliciting the votes of negroes f., So
cure their nomination and election,
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02

Inc Postmaster General. in communication
to the Senate Monday saws that rrm"rtS tr"',,
4'4 post offices daring the month OF .Jannar~ p,,'
SHOW the total cost Of free matter sent tTnIu
these I6 Offices to be $50 734 From hi, ,hn ,.
postmaster General thinks it would be- s,f. if1 ~
estimate the cost of tranking at Somp0nr nsr
month, or $2.4n0O0 per wear pei
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02

1t Is Is stated that the Railway Committee .,
ohe House have agreed to report in favor Of Of
cnarterlHg e an airline railroad from Wasbinol o.
ION 70 W. New York, and also in favor Of a road
from rom Washington to the SchuylkiiI coal 'J re.
glons % The action is important, if the state.
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02

NEW ORHAN.,-Messrs john II. HoFcclcr
.. v Smith and W. H. B4ggs have b"eD a,,'
pointed committee by the Methodist conrri'- %n
satIoIl OF this town to. procure a new organ
umu iney are r no" IN Philade phia making tLn
purchase i The committee, we are infoTmed eJ0
arc instructed to procure an instrument '"vJ yai
ucu at aPout S7OO, one suited to the canactv
'''r 81 Tue Ghurch and to have it in use on Sunday
,,lro m"A., when good music may be expected once
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02

Henry A.. Wise's old boast that his Con-
gr.e9ssional district contained no newspaper is
still justified by the fact. The immense area
OF the First Congressional District embracing
Eastern Shore, Accomac and Northamntom
has no newspaper published within it's limits
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02

'r'''" talks with good deal moro
.-' ..."" aense dbOut the Fifteenth Amend
lleht aud negro suffrage Il very connl,coD+
~ thinks that, after ten years fru;tlcss og,,,,
II mas at last succeeded in erecting a sc,rccror
that VIII filghten some one. 1t cried "aboI;.
tlon until 1t made itself idiculous and aIol;.
ton was fixed fact, all the time ho,,;,o 20
stay the tide Of coming events by its silly an.
peals to passion and prejudice. But events
marched right on, clear beynnd the sound -,
It's puny voice. Yet, past cx perience has tapcbt
1t nothing. 1t still thinks that it can further
stem the inevitable, and like viper enawinp
hle" it still goes on fietting itself until its
nerves are shocked by the most impotent cir.
cumstance. Vainly imagining it is hurting
others, it is really inficting punishment upon
ITSELF This scarecrow business is PLAYED
out, neighbor, as you ought to have learned
10y this time. Abandon it or you will be hug
gIng the very spectre you set up You know
how you supported truli loil' Union sltrap
at the head Of your ticket in 1864, and an abo-
htlon renegade at the tail of il iS 1868. and vet
you can hardly hate negro much worse now
than you hated them, their PRINCIPLES and
their achievements at one time. If you could
support Blair in GO there is no telling what
you'll do in 70. j. .a,.' .-sui.... ...f -
1t is no use to resort to sophistry any longer.
Whether the white man or the negro shall
govern this State is not the question at eli.
The Detatlcdreaa knows that there is no posi-
bility Of such a thing, either in Delaware or
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02

LIE Town ELEcTIoN.-There will doubtless
oe more than usual interest at our town oIoo
',on next Monday, the issue being ubo,,.,.
the present Board of Commissioner. sI.aIII
'ei1c'eu OF whether an old-fogy Board shall
,D c eiecteu' Last year the Imnroromo,,t
'cket or Town Hall ticket. as il was nn,,,,
lariy ealled-was elected by u maioritv of ahra.
- 'o'eS In total poll of fabout 2O5-more than
Two 10 one. by the election of that ticlot 49,,
.o"h mas been benefited more in one year than
II had previously been in ten years. Or since 49,
election OF the celebrated street-uav;no hoonI
winch SO exasperated some of our Old for,, ,,,.,,
perry holders and yet so beueftcd tb.. .d,n .
"hen the present Board went into of;,o 49,.
''ieetS were as dark as night could make tbnr,
anu our sidewalks as dangerous, uneven and
uuS'gntly as an unenergetic set of Commission
ers could suffer them to become N-o LaJ
pace 10 hold town meetings, or a dccent Lr;Ia
ing TO bold public entertainments of anv LII
from which cause our religions and obo.;.
Die institutions have suffered pecpn;,r,. ~. /
ana our town recelyed well-mcrited reproach
Vow we have well-lightei streets; We Lavo
had the steps taken frcm our sidewalk and
had them leveled and repayed where such w,.
needed some Of the streets bave been widan.
ed and improved four-fold in appearance and
we have public building that has done moro
ior our standing at home and our repptution
aorold than all the old fogy Boards would bav" .
been likely to have done in the next ou,r,er J
OF century. And yet our town tax was not !
as hlgh for the present year by twenty her t
cent. as it was 10 1867. p' Il
Nearly every step taken by the Board has
encountered bitter opposition, but the comnlo c
tloh oi the enterprises has silenced croaliro !,
Men WINGED at having to improve their pave. n
IN 'ntS' but alter the improvements were made il
,hey would not have bad them as they wers j.
before for twice the cost Of the alteration Onlr
The more malignant old fogies would rather 81
sec the town without the hall. Z
Inc Improvement party have had their ev- n
'ec'atlonS fully realized by the prcse,t Board
s.'"'.d be reelected, as it most proba' p
,ly vii. be- in
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02

MISSIONARY ANNIV VERsARY. The Juvenile
Missionary Anniversary of the NJ. T.. Church
OF this town, will be held next Sunday evening.
Ihe, exercises are expected to be interesting.
Addresses will be delivered by Prof. Bean and
tne Pastor, besides singing, and the other in
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02

lhe Gold exchange III New York. is conto,n-
plating the probability that gold, AS tbin%s ara
gong, wrl soon cease to be speculative co.n.
modify. The leading stock specuIators also
are talking about the market cutting l'oSo
rom I the gold premium" With the bears es-
pTcIaly 1t Is question whether il is saf. -
hammer values below the present noint -
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02

A bill passed the lower House of the Mis-
sour Legislature on Saturday, almost mani
mouSIy, requiring the appropriation of SI0 r.
every private school in St. Louis for ayor,.
scholar receiving free tuition in such s,baI
As It Is believed that this bill will almost hraE
up me public school system, an effort will h.,
made in the Senate t0defrat if WIN NC
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02
'SMr/W0, DcL.,
Wednesday Afternoon. Marc1, ~,

~" tiMhS iS published ev7y "Wednesday afrruoo, >,
"">ft" /" E''FEcETs. Etis,, aud rrcr.t,cr A. S,,,,
DeawSrr. ' VIZ ~ ''''!' '''
'h> - N"' EiTrirS One war sGeOir at,,, r ~ 6,
NOT paid Till til" rrl oi the No paper m
A., aAS "r, p''d only AT the option of the euhI,ivr
ADVERTISEMENTS Will hefnsrrtot xtthc ,otoe[ - t,
""' i'r'ae hrSt Insertion; subsequent irr
E'"'S liberal discount haac saarlori, sl,ni-.-
faal anl yrsriv a,ivrltiSrrS.
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02

A bill is before the Legislature of Massachu-
selts for fixing the qualifications Of persons
selling drugs and medicines" Before ANYBODY
can be employed in an apothecary's shop to
make up prescriptions or sell drugs, he must
have proved his qualifications bcfnre a Board
Of Examiners, or be graduate of some Col
lege Of Pharmacy.
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02

THE Loss OF THE EOxEIDA-Tbo irto,;ao.,o
comes that the United States stnamar 'lisenJe m.y
was run into by the English merchant stran"r ,',"r
br'nb0y off Yokohama and sunk immcJatni,.
afterwards, one hundred and twenty lives bo,
ing lost. 1t is impossible at present to gct the
lqll IA particulars, or discover wherein the blame
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02

The friends of General b. F. Butler. held =
public meeting at Union League HaII G'" "a d
Washington, on Saturday night. and adontad -.
a resolution Of thanks for his services in La t6a
army and in Congress One of the snnaLnre 'no
SAID that a Though few persons were preseut @ot'
u nH was the beginning Of movement to eIert
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02

John W. Gleason, of Fenian notorietv ond
formerly e! a ,Uuion General, was taken "I" 70
mlGihmond' Va. from West Virginia, on Sat. ~
I IITday on requSltion from Governor Walker
fsdI, t i charged with having collected money by
Ger in Virginia. ' i''enue ON
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02

TIE FARMERS BANK CAsE.-AcoorIiro 70
me decision Of Chancellor Bates, rendrraJ 10 10
! "SIday last, Messrs. Geo. W. Sparks Hrnpv pu
n a.d 1iS' %m6i William & Lowe, Edward Moore
a"u w. H. Hicks of Wilmington who were spo
bn'E ,bn ."r JosIrph HeSton, formerly cashier of
Of Lis raI'%e[s dfuk Bank, are liable for the amount
abnnt cT.agal9n I9 . which will reach, with costs,
aOou' sl-''"o' being 81, 500 for each to nav
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02

p Senators Nye, Patterson and S.u.
representatives Dawes, Van W,a%yer, and
Cargln and Ella are "stumpingo "yErk' Fitch,
shire for the Republicans A We" Hamp-
.oa;n, NE strongest NEWSPAPER articles 20, -.
against a, al the woman suffrage moyem:y, Written
To be from the pens Of women '"''n' are SAID
,,II.,,,;. Ihe Virginia Legislature ha, p,..o5 -.
allowing II per cent. Interest in passed passed a bin
contract. :" c4>cS Jfspecl.J
to A .nn,,. Methodist i church h., been built IN w.
- Opera glasses can now be seen IN ..
the fashionable New York cbnr.p.!n bcp IL some f
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02

hAD.DOGs. The mad dog excitement has
been alta high pitch in our town for several
days. Seven or eight dogs have been killed
on the strength OF it, but none cf them were
really known to be mad, we believe they ouly
looked quar- All the good dogs are secur-
ed, and we hope the tumult will result in the
eKtermlnStlon OF the balance. Many persons
are afraid to walk the streets at night.
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02

Patrick j. Meehan, editor of the Irish
Americd", was shot at clock Monday night
~ Broadway, New York, tits alleged by James
keenan. The wound is said to lie dangerous.
The affair grew out of trouble in the Fenian
brotherhood, the Senate" and O. Neil hay
ing come to 9. rupture, and Meehan having
of the organization.
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02
ErrOrS Of Ynm1h.

gentleman who suffered for y.,,.,,.
IN nay M .t. p.yhv' AID al }by "aNg;~ y, ,.a,. &
- ~, S''F' 81 ru3'rIn- LA iL.i, ,,I.. IT,.
i're H. tle receipt AMI directions .tI.. va "af
~ l''vi! lie VA cured S4vsrr, WI. ..l A'-
icucr. 49, " ~ A"'sT'',,'s - p''.sc'
Ia l3-ly " a. ~ I'M y. pol ~.
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02

The New York Methodist Convention u
session at Syracuse has declared in favor nf ~ -,
organization to oppose the claims of tbs RmI a'l
man Catholics to u share of the funds tor
schools and other institutions, also to onnose %
the sale OF liquor. O " OPpoSe
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02
DEATHS.

OFtLEf-At his residence Baltimore, the 18th OF teO"
Michael Oaiey formerly OF smyrnaJ in the DIST Of h'
age.
"lLSONIn Lepsc on the Q6th ult Mary wife oil
WIN. Wilson, in her 22d year
FoSrER-In Odessa the goth ult Mahon Foster, aged
about 60 years.
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02

y,;i MiippLEr"WN I, " ITEMS. The directors Of the
house having purchased lot adinin;. H;anA!ng IN
National Hotel "uJo'"fhg the
ad lhe MlddIeetown Hotel, Jos. Fl. Walker
Chester 90. y 'eo' Ortllpp, of
The lhe Ira%Tscrlpt says that L. Q. ScwaIl has
measured the grounds preparatory to bniId;ng
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02

~ DEAFNESS, Bhhiness and CAT4RRII,,s,,.
Professor of Diseases OF the Eve and a., ,,s a. eIO
ral 'o,ege OF Pennsylvania, ~ years e,ne,rsnrs
uofherIy OF LeydOn, Holland W. sl5 Arm >,,s.,
Th'.a. Testimonials eau he seen a, h., ntK.a ~
'neulcai faculty are invited 10 accompany tbe,, no
as ne nae 90 secreis IN his nracre Arfn,l
ton. '"' eh'ulha
Jel7ly
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02
tF"r the " smyrna Times. Il
=" WYnMINn III

CO.,, W WYOMING, Feb. 10, 1870.
Mr.. IHos. lR0NS-Ucur Sir. In nv renlv
10 ah article IN the SnAyr1.0 TIi,eS, of whiri
you are the author, used the words false ma
.lclouS, inSldlouS, aud cowardly | wish now
70 say mat while | rcahirm the truth Of said
believe you would not wilfjlly or n,i;1.in,"'I "i,
do me wrong ''-''0N''S
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02

CoUGHS AND COLDS. s.-During the cbangea.
Die seasons Of Fall and Winter, when coughs
and colds are so prevalent, no person shonId
be without some reliable preparation for their
cure, They should recollect that neglected
cough or cold frequently terminates in Con
sumption Hisso@ $ CompoWnd Syrup of Tar
Is the best aud most reliable article known for
lhe cure OF coughs, colds, hOarscness, chronic
catarrh, sore throat, asthma. and ali diseases ~
the throat and lungs. No person should be
without It. Price 80 cents. Sold by J. w.
Denny, Druggist, Smyrna, and al Drug stores
everywhere. RUssEII & LANnIs
decI-5m Prcprietors, Phila.
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02
Bronchitis OrThrOaI Dj,eos
THOSE AFFLTCrFp VII

=, 2ASEsvlLLE ONO. Fcbras-, zv,b ,t,
Nessrs ). y. HARRIS 4 CO.. -''N ~
Grntcmcn:-
,, a'yc beet al..,;-i io- r.,
"eN' years with Brenchitis inIts worst form mi nav,
'T'FtH'nE that could bul r,eomu!eln,,, d. With ~,
or u" reIlc until usr,i your Allen Lana, R,l, ,,l
me le''t IN short tilae. b,.rye 1t j., Tile best
eNl~l' Tor al! diseases OF the throat and lungs, and
uNH TO say tins much for NY own c,.r- -, ts ~, ~
II aus get relief. 80
Respectfully,
~ MATTHIAS rRrNtN
We know Mr.. fireman well a,d hi, .,.,.,.,, ,t,,. i.
correct.
". A. GRAHAM CO,
Wholesale and Retail Druggist, Zsaes,i,.r
Sold by J. W. DENNY, smyrna Del. .l.IY
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02

n;,iN John y BYRNE.-It having been stated tbo,
y rhyrne' thc lawyer and prominent Democrat;c
polltIrian OF Philadelphia was coming to D"Ial
ware 20 reside, reporter of the C1D,merc;,,J II
nas interviewed him. We make th, ioI.
| ton: ePo''ou cohFeIsa-
Our conversation drifting into political sinh
Jec'S Mr y Byrne stated that he was in = ,or,,
peculiar state OF mind about political m,ttar'
lnSt now; He is Democrat, but LeGeynS ss'iS IL
u gro suffrage, and always did. Wa. in "a
abaI;.;" y; ""oh'lQn Tor year>,-aiways was an
,LI:t' anLii'Iohl>t' let he is opposed to the Re.
PuolIGan Iarty, and certainly shall NOT ioin II
me Dem0cratlc party in Delaware Should
au1ps ltScit to me changed condition of affairs
ald ;9p 99rop me old issues If it refuses to do so
II VIII Dc wiped out of existence and new Oort,
VIII arse in its stead lie seemed 70 tb;pI (,
Ly pIonaOe that this would be the case and
tI"' Wi 'nere would be new division into parties
ne Sald a number Of Delaware Democrats 81.
ready accept the situation, and named nrn,';
.I;.i IIe4itiy amongst such Dr. Ridgely and Mr. Mero-
llin, OF hent co. Mr.. o ByIne manifested con-
@luc; dole interest as tOwhether there was any
3'SiollraoIe degree of feeling amongst the
,,'n"aIe democracy against the family Cow
i.i'cht Whlcn has as he truly saws. n1lrI i
WIN a roo OF iron, on which suIirct ,yo - " {
unable to give him any information of ti'o "o': WIZ
'l'T Il character he evidently sought. p0''
lie Is TIE individual who stunned tb;s S,oto
Ior Douglass IN 1856, we believe '4'o
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02

,, GooD Cows;-Wiliam IIayIett, uborasidas
near near Stanton, Mill Greek Hundred. has sII eipIf
tU"s ~. Mhlch are now making IS pounds Of bnt,
T., r.. per week being ~ pounds for each cow w
gaoL .1aoi ycar they averaged 10 pounds each n~r
HGeh 1% i'om 1T the first Of February to the first Of
hiu i"Su~r "ir !ney are OF the Durham stock, Of
inoJs , T"m rising and in high condition. lie
viii eat. Whenever a hcii%, Jan. n''y 90 a. tEey
evidence OF becoming first class m;Itnr etSe
Is S9ii to the butcher. Out Of six he on,r sm sue
ceeueu IN getting one good COW. -Rc0niEa"uoo auo
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02

From this day forward goods sold at very
reduced prices by W. Ii. BaggS.
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02
MARRIAGES.

MARRIAGES.
"'ApLEl-lKELAN-At o'clock on Sabbath morning
last Deb 27thJ by Rev. g. W. Kennedy Mr. Andrew Brad
ioy "nu Miss susanna Irean both Of Kent county Del
LE-MARFlNOn the evening Of the Ist the same
' "i'am l. Lee, OF New Castle Del and Miss Maggie
M"rtn al New Castle county Dell formerly Of HedeIO"H'
Lancaster county Pa.
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02

The c0lored citizens of Kentnckv :, ,;o,-
their speedy enfranchisemeDt by Tho ajo,,,;o. ~,
OF the Fifteenth Amendment. he'll - Stntn
Convention at Frankfort last week TO [nn.id.
er their interests and duties as citizens Tbe
Convention determined with great urani,pn;tr
TO @lve their active support to the RrnnhI;ra1
party OF the State so long as that partv sbai
continue friendly to their race, and the Demo.
Gratis the reverse 'l' Deiio-
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02
Irritable tmyaii,is,

nn,i,t1 not only effects the ysical L..rt,t
t, ann ''inp"rs ut l~ victims. Tho 10" q.
=, 49,, MEASURE d"n"raliaoi by his suT,ti,y !, ''"',
4 pr.,. 'h' sun i'rnhess, or despair. a< tn. , ''
hi, S"nstyrnrss wirh ~. ru,,, ""N D..
,,t 'Ni'"" tII" words arI art,u> of ,J 80" "si.
liz = '''''oHf>" even with thn-, ,,.ar.., - '"i hin
G,r.i,, ''''i""htly marked hy g., iili,i., 49, "' '1
t ,i, " MS real nature. Tlr.s,. are tI, ,,, Sr..
so,,t 49, l"r "hirh the invalid c,p,,, i .,
u, "a '' 'h"S occasion much hou,rn,,rl a.. ''""f!.
harmon, ~ u' h"n" circle, II l. r...,. . " ~
~ "' a. |" the rescue OF 'lrr ari,,i' 10 ''.H,
,y', ~ ''r removed from iuc3i.r,f i,. ' ''i inn.
can onI, 'ur'"ncr' . prom.t, r,i t.'e
o"'S p ''"l' t' removing their n,,,,r '''''" IT,.
't functions of tho -'ola,i, ,,,f " '''an -,-
n .'4 III" b""'iN. ,un thus. ,i,,., '' u '.ccr,
tbor,,t nt mach httrr' ~, sinlul,ano,g 'rsaa.
"o''u@h ana salutary chang, N ti ',2' ''"'.rig
,,., =, Ei''N'"ta ct winch the ,,r,.,.,,, IA"'r,r.
u "h"'a'H%' regulating and ~ '' ''ny,,-l
'' '' S'H""!aht winch lrnI, ac,i',, ~ o!ars..
,,., " 'e i""e't and bcat that ,4,, h. 49, '- 'h"g,.
"'',' '"' "i all cereals, VIZ: ,,,,d " 20 '.r a..
prr,,r, @T'I, ry'tora''v lor4 ..ug, .r.,
'"& n"'al'- Improvement it. "''A Fnol e,
NINA @ ,i us "ouIly 'uicring- astc ir.,, Meath! ~:
''iu WI" recover rapidly iIorA H. 10 ly tnti
tll around. '.a"'i lil !4., ,.,l..., ''
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02

w. We p are Offering for sale the following Rail.
T "aa firTt Mortgage per Cent. Gold Bonds
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & '1 '"'''e'''
:, Minnesota Railroad, at 95
Kansas Pacific R. r. at gG
Lake Superior & Mississippi
hallroad, at 96
We can recommend the above bonds nc bo.
ing III our judgment, first class. Pampblcts
and a., particulars furnished on application .Ino
Mclear X Son, Bankers, No. 6)I Marto, y%o 9.
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02

just received, the finest assortment of Cloths
anu CiSsImeres IN town, and at lowest prices.
oy the yard or made to order, by w. Fl. Bags
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02

have just returned from the citv with a
new new invoice OF Cloths aud Cas~imeres, and Won
Will be astOnlshed at the reduction in nrices
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02

Mr' II. q. Bowen, of the " Y L0e5eo,7co,
mas been before the Senate Post-ofire Co"''
imlttee, and argued in favor OF the rednrt;oU mf
letter and newspaper postage and the abnl;tinn
ol the tranklng privilege His renr,.s,t',I;',''
We're W. favorably received. In an interview w;,L
postmaster General Cresswel the latter sa;J
ne "'uI DO all in his power to abolish fra~E L
l'R, ana that done, the way would at once Omen
at once for reduction in postage. 0''0 'i''"
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02
CITY FOLKS AND corNTRy ro, ~

nj, ad I%, m distinction which used exist between ci,v ~
h amI fr country friends. seems To he fs - @ Sil peo
c"mp.ry '"n W modes OF communication have bronr5 c &
and nrs ~ togetht that the people become nnr
IKE one another In almost H'Ic
.| true IN the matter dress Y0n cs,
i' now by the clothes he 't
REV. Ellie d m or senE obtain his clothing Of Wansmatst
dressed M though he lived i'm the ~ e can De as well
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02

\ President ,Girants message to the peopIe Of
New Hampshire as delivered by Mir. Dawes in in
his speech at Nashua, will rejoice the who'll
county, cI;na ~ assure the people of New Hamp,
nomical expenditure of money M dur;n@ ;"e eIo, IT,
present year is an earnest of nIcdTa ~ L,e
1t shall be in the year to come. Tell tLa noo'
pie OF New Hampshire that during INV admin
lstTatlon there shall be no ascending scale "f
public expenditures; but whenever and wber.
ever the closest scrutiny Shall disclose the nos.
sI6lI!ty OF cutting off dollar, it shall be done
Additional force is lent to this very important
message of the Chief Magistrate by the fact
that it was borne by the official who has br"n
most Jealous in scrutinizing and curtailing tbn
PnhllG expenditures, and between whom and
fullest accord ''''
Smyrna times., 1870-03-02

GOLD STILL GOING D0wN.-GolJ wont
down to Is on Monday. With our bonds and
provisions and cotton going over to Eurone IN
exchange for dry goods, &c, gold, in tart !" ;r
getting to be drug in the market and .iI
our people, of all professions and pursuits of Of
all sections and parties end classes. must nre-
pare Tor the general reconstruction that i at
hahd OF lower scale of prices all around and
In Gverythlng.-.N T. LEer0LL anu
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22

The RED MEN We believe there afe a number Of
Red Men in these hunting grounds, and possibly a
small tribe in Shreveport young chief from the
land OF Harrison was not many moons ago on the war
path, artistcally painted and gracefully "eggned y
organising wgwams and giving lessons in
at 90 much whoop If We be right in this corlfsc-
cure the following which is going the rounds of The
pre's, may prove Of interest to them as teaching the
vital Importance of having the right grip"
friend of ours, who took trip TO California, said
he not afraid of the Indians because he belonged
70 the Benevolent Order of Red Men, and knew all the
passwords and winka and the fgura:ive language and
things, and no savage going to touch him, init
ated and fixed up in regalia be was. He hadn't
gone more than hundred miles from Omaha before
band OF Indians came ut him and scooped him up
lie took the chief aside and whispered the password
IN his ear, and gave him the grip twentysix times on
Doth hands, and made some observations about fifth
moons and happy hunting grounds" The chief
fepHed IN iraternal manner by tomahawking him and
obbng bis butcher knife into bis vitas Our friend
remarked that these ceremonies were not observed in
hl9 lodge but the chief wanted TO show him all the
pecnhartIes OF the Western system 30 he scaped him
and chopped off bis nose and was about to build M
0onhre on his stomach, when some soldiers arrived
and rescued him He is now the bald headedest Red
MAI this side OF the Pacific ocean, and you never a&w
person so Disguised with secret societies and INDIAN
poetry he is going to sue his lodge for passing
%ouIereit grip on him, and for damages done BY loss
Of his hair