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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-22

OF WEST FORTY-S tvENTH STREET.-A HAND
- somev furnished Second Floor fonr Rooms, to be
rented separately together, with Board al moderate price
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-22

s;te VEST fIiTaTY-fHiRD sTREET.-HANpsoMELY
s1,1 fnrpished Rooms 10 rent en- sny TO geote
men and thcir wives single seaemen with Board nnex
ceptionaIlc reference.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-22


RICH AND ELEGANT CABINET FURNITURE,
ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, MAY % AND ~
BY ORDER OF f. EfSEMMEEGER CO.,
AT THEIR wAREROOMs, 1879 BROADWAY,
northwest corner Of Ihity.fourtb street,
comprising their elegant stock Of rosewood and walnut Par
for Chamber Library and Dining Room SUITS, In pos
able variety; and other Escrtores Armosa
Si,ce Wsrdro9es Bookcases. BuGets Easeres, centre,
side, Card and Work Tables; Pedestals. Eases, Wall
Brackets Wall Pockets, Cabinets Pier Tables Jsrdnicre
Stands &C. &c all of which made for their
city retail trade will sold without reserve, ON
account OF TIE bung having TO be pulled down for widen
Ing broatway The goods now on exhibition. CatA-
HENRY b. nERIS, Auctioncer,
nd hli4H ra.a
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-22

90 BOND STREET.-THE LET, WITHIN A FEW no iIs
ZJ Of the Gra0d Central Hoel Rooms either furnished
uHfurrished, with Board
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-22


Also *l00G0 Estate Funds to loan, In to suit
bond and mortgage on New rk and BROOKLYN Properly.
THREE STORY HIGH STOOP HOUSE TO LET-uN-
n furnished. Twenty second street, between Fifth and
Sixth avenues rent 20D per annum; immediate possess
Ii. e. DREW co. lis Fifth avenue.
A FOUR STORY HIGH sTOoP BROWN STONE
"A Eause 70 le-Furnished, Fourteenth street, between
Fifth Sixth avenues $S0 month immediate posses
sion. H. r. DREW CO., l75 Fifth avenue.
FULLY FOUND HOUSE TO RENr-HIGH sTooP,
n near sixth avenne just below Fourteenth street all
Complete ORDER desirable; q good tenant rent
Will be made sw, JAMES Il. EDWARDS, 277 West TWEEN
ty-thrd street
A THREE STORY HOUSE ON THIRTYSECOND
n street, Lexington avenue containing fifteen rooms
water gas and other improvements and well furnished
rent $1,000 per annuu. c. s. PECK CO.. az Rroadway
TO LEON Easy TERMS, THE FIRST CLASS THREE
sory nigh stop brown stone furnished House south
cast corner lexington and street los
sees'n.. Immediately Apply TO PAGE McCAFfEKTf,
and Fifty second street. or HARNETT FLA
NAGAN, attorneys, NO. 50 Nassau street.
ITO LET PARTIALLY FURNISHED, TO PRIVATE
family only. large stone House, u East Twenty
second 3 'front.' hall marble tiled bill on house.
Apply before II O'Clock.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-22

D7l ST. MARKS PLACE.-A NICELY FURNISHED
- Room to let, 10 gentleman, without board; price
moderate.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-09

ter. fthere was any crime in kick
ing that leg out of the traces, my de-
fence viii have to be that of the boy
who went fishing on Sunday. A
preacher saw him sitting on the rivers
bank. " MY son." said he, "don't you
know you are committing a great sin
to fish on the Sabbath day ~ &c WAL"
said the boy, lit can't be no great sin,
for | hain't kotehed nuthin." [Ups
roarious laughter. I ran upon the
PLATFORM of Ignatius Donnelly. 1 still
regard it as good, sound, snbstans
tial platform, but there isn't enough
of it to make party out of. Tu-
multuous applause.] In fact, my
friends, found that the temperature
was increasing at the rate of one de-
gree for every fifty-four feet de-
scended. It got so hot l concluded
was going to the devil. Laughter
Now don't think man ought to go
the devil simply to prove that he isn't
afraid to go to the devil. So I took
the back track, I came up like half
drowned gopher, Tremendous out
burst of laughter.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-09
Management of Maniacs.

One of the oldest inhabitants OF
Boston has furnished the following
anecdote of Governor Leverett, as an
illustration of the force of courage
and ingenuity upon mailman:
One morning, many years ago, a
stout, burly built maniac in par
oxysm of insanity, burst out of the
asylum, and on his way a musket,
heavily loaded, fell into his hands.
With this formidable weapon, mount
ed with the terrible bayonet, the
mailman rushed out into the city, and
pretty effeetually cleared the streets
as he was marching along. Turning
a corner, he suddenly came upon
Governor Leverett, and was on the
point of making point blank charge
upon the vitais of the old Governor,
who, comprehending his danger in a
single glance at the old fellow, and
drawing himself up squarely and
firmly before his dreadful antagonist,
he hailed him thus:
/" Ho brother soldier, have you
learned your exercise Z"
I" Yes, | have" said the fellow,
with a terrible oath,
"Then, brother," said the Cover
nor, /" stand to your arms, like a
vigilant soldier, while I give the
word of command"
The mailman seemed pleased, and
stood bolt upright, with his m1lsket
fitted closely to his shoulder, in regu-
lar drill order.
"Poise your fireloel1 The fellow
did so, Crest your tirelock ~ The
fellow obeyed. "Ground your fire.
lockt" This he did, "Face to the
right about, march,. I" says the Gov
ernor, and the mailman wheeled and
stepped away. The Governor quickly
ran up behind him, and seized the
powerful fellow and musket, and held
him until several lookers-on--stan
ing at safe distance, and watching
this curious seene-came to the Gov
ernors assistance, and the madman
was carried hack, in awful rage, to his
quarters,
The aneedote reminds me of q
similar one that happened to the
famods DR.. Physic, an eminent medi-
cal man, now dead and gone, of Phil
adeiphia. The doctor was visiting
physician at the lunatic asylum, near
that city, and one morning, after
going his rounds among the patients
OF the institution, the doctor stralled
up stairs Into the top gallery of the
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-09
Men of Humble Origin.

John Adams was the son of an
humble farmer, and Franklin was the
son of a tallow chandler. Pope, one
of the greatest of English poets, was
the son of linen-draper. Bloomfield
wrote his best poem, s'The Farmers
Boy" while working in garrett, as
a shoemaker. Clifford, the first editor
of the Quarterly Reuieac, began life as
sailor boy, and afterward served an
apprenticeship to a shoemaker. Ben
johnson, the dramatic poet, worked
for some time as bricklayer. Shake
speare was the son of poor man,
who could not write his name. Burns
was the son of small farmer; Allan
Cunningham of a gardiner; Hogg was
a shepherd Ebenezer Elliot worked in
an iron foundry; Falconer was a
sailor boy; Thomas Moore was the
son of a grocer, who, however, man
aged to give him a classical educa-
ton Gerald Massey is the son of a
canal boatman, and began life as an
errand boy, and was next an opera
tive in silk mill. Daniel Defoe, the
author of Robinson Crusoe," began
life as a hosier, and was almost
wholly self-taught. Cobbett, was in
early life a farmers boy, and after
wards private soldier. Isaac Wal
ton, the tComplete Angler" was a
linen-draper. DR.. Isaac Miller, Dean
of Carlisle, and his brother Joseph,
author of "a History of the Church."
began life as weavers. DR.. John Pri-
deauS, Bishop of Worcester, got his
education at Oxford, by entering the
University as a kitchen boy. John
Bunyan, author of the " Pilgrims
Progress" was tinker and entirely
self taught. Joseph Ames, the anti
quarry, was an iron monger. Hugh
Miller, the geologist and Journalist,
was a quarryman. Camden, the
great historian, was the son of a house
painter. Caxton, who was the first to
set up printing press in England,
was apprenticed to weaver. The
dramatist, Holcroft, was a groom.
Tom Paine was the son of u. stay
maker. Sam Pepys was a son of a
tailor. Richardson, the novelist, was
the son of joiner. Among scien-
titic men, Simpson, the mathematician,
was a weaver. Captain Cook was the
son of a peasant, who at seventy
years of age, learned to read that he
might pursue the, narrative of his
sons voyages. Sir Richard Arkwright,
the inventor of the cotton spinning
machine, commenced life as barber.
Prindley, the engineer, began life as
a mechanic. Sir William Herschel,
the illustrious astronomer, was a
in the band of a regiment.
Faraday, the chemist and natural
philosopher, was the son of black
smith. Ferguson, the astronomer,
was IL shepherd. John Hunter, the
celebrated surgeon, and his brother
William, the eminent physician, were
sons of farmer. Chantrey, the
sculptor, was a milk boy; and Flax
man, another great sculptor, was the
son of pl,,ster-cast maker. Sir
Thomas Lawrence, the painter, was
the son of an im-keeper. Opie, the
painter, worked in q saw-pit, and
the satirist, began life as a
working engraver of coats of arms.
Golden, the Statesman, was the son
of farmer. Sir John Hawkins, the
famous general, began life as
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-09

A MIsTAKE.-The following from
the La Crosse Democrat will be read
with interest by young fellows who go
to church for fun:
A minister, not many miles from
here, retaliated on some young people
who were laughing in the congrega-
ton in the following manner. He
paused, looking at the disturbers, and
said Il am always afraid to reprove
those who misbehave in church. In
the early part of my ministry made
a great mistake. AS | was preaching,
a young man sitting just before me was
constantly laughing talking and max
ing uncouth grimaces. paused and
administered a severe rebuke. After
the close of the services one of the of
fetal members came and said to me
Brother -, you made a great
mistake. That Young man whom you
lehaked is an IDIOT Since that have
always been afraid TO reprove those
who misbehave in church lest should
repeat that mistake, and reprove an
other idiot" During the rest of that
service, at least, there was good or
der.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-09


General Geo. A. Sheridan, umdoubt-
edly one of the finest orators in the
South, attended a mass meeting o.
Baton Rouge couple of weeks ag&
and delivered rousing speech
favor of the State Administration.
Of this speech, the New York Sun of
the twenty-seventh of Novembe.
says: a
In to-day's San we publish extrac1
from speech recently delivered d
Baton Rouge by General George Al.
Sheridan. General Sheridan has from
the first been one of the foremost
leaders of the Republican party in
Louisiana. He gives 1: very racy
sketch of General Grants friends in
that State, who, like his friends i'll
this State, seem fully bent upon
destroying the party there in order to
secure a Grant delegation to the
national convention. So
General Sheridan's likeness of the
Presidents principal supporters in
Louisiana are as graphic as his denun~
Citations of military despotism there
are seathing.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-09

The trial of the Boyd brothers IN
New Orleans for the murder of Samuel
Rainey has been concluded, and the
jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
Judge Abel rebuked and dismissed
the jury, charaeterizing their decision
as one of the most illegal on record.
The evidence against the accused was
conclusive in the extreme, and th<
supposition is the jury was bribed.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-09

large rotunda of the building, to
view the city and surrounding coun-
try. While absorbed in the view
from his high elevation, robust mad
man, who had eluded his keepers,
came suddenly upon the doctor, to
his no little astonishment and bodily
fear. But keeping perfectly cool, he
bid the maniac "gOod day. and was
turning about to go down stairs.
No you DON'T" said the man,
elutehing the doctor firmly as vice,
want you to show me something; !;
they say you do everything; cut off
heads, legs and arm put them to-
gether, take a man all apart and
mend him up as good as ever; and |
know you can, too, but | want you to
jump down this hole (the opening of
the rotounda, surrounded by the long,
spiral stairway, away on the pave
ment. Come on, do it you must!"
And the fellow exerted himself to
drag the doctor up TO the railing, to
which the poor doctor clulig with the
tenacity Of tick. The moment was
one OF peril to the doctor, but his
presence of mind completely foored
his antagonist.
:" 1t would be very hard for me to
jump down there, sir - said the doc
tor; "but | can do greater feat
than that for you, if you wish to see
me try"
" Can, you, eh, old fellow ? Well,
try it. What is it 2"
I" Why, sir, will go down there, to
the bottom, and with one spring, sir,
I'll jump clear up here.n
''Ha ha! laughed the maniac
F" that would be worth seeing; go
down doctor, and jump up-fll catch
you when you come up"
The doctor lost no time in going
down and sending dp the keepers,
who nabbed the poor deluded man.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-09

An exchange very trlthfully says
that the Chicago fire has demonstrated
the inability of ordinary safes to with
stand the heat of great confiagrations
and the wits of inventors will be set
to work to discover SOME substance
which may be relied upon as a protecr
tiOn from fire.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-09

In consequence of The large number
of pensions paid in Nevesnber, the re-
duction Of the public debt during that
month was only SO, ,462, GOO The I'd
tai debt of the United States is noV
something less than 2,00, 900, ,009
Amount of cash in the treasury De
.cember 1st, s106,3s0,144.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-09

The difficulty of late existing bee
tween the New Orleans FiremenS
Charitable Association and the city
authorities has been settled by the
employment by the city of the Asso-
citation to extinguish fires for n term
of five years, at the rate of $4,000
per annum. This sets the question q
a paid fire department at rest for Il
present at least. We believe the vol&
mteer system to be preferable, henc}
are glad this contract has been EN-.
tered into.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-09

The Jackson (Miss.) Leader of No
yember Both, says:
A squad of Federal soldiers is to be
sent TO Newton county, and perman-
emily quartered there. This has been
rendered necessary by the villainous
conduct of the Democracy in that
county. A perfect reign of terror is
reported as existing, produced by
threats and assaults upon Republicans
and Republican officials. E. B. How
ard, the sheriff of the county, is miss
ing, and no doubt that he has been
brutallE murdered by the Ku-Klux
exists among those who are familiar
with the prevailing state of affairs.
He left his home about two weeks ago
for the Northern part of the county to
collect taxes, but has not been seen or
heard of for ten days. His friends,
becoming anxious for his welfare, have
made diigent search, but can get no
clue to his whereabouts. In addition
to his known unpopularity among the
Ku-Klux, owing to his fearless con-
duct as Republican, he was especial
ly obnoxious to them on account of
his recent election to the office of
sheriff. A week before the election
he was met at night by band of as
sassins who told him that he should
certainly be killed ifhe was elected and
warned him against running for the
office. Other and bolder threats had
been made against his life. Now the
barbarians seem to have done their
bloody work, and not even his body
can be found. Other county officers
are threatened with death if they
qualify. Such being the condition of
things. Federal assistance has become
necessary, and viii be made ample to
keep the peace, if a whole regiment
be required. The time for intimidat-
ing Republicans has passed, and the
midnight Democratic assassins might
as well find this out first as last. New
ton county, will receive the special at
tention of Uncle Sans Prosecuting
Attorney, and without fear OF favor,
bring her offenders to justice.
In another paragraph, the same
journal says
A report of trouble in Amite county
came to our notice this morning. If
seems that white man shot a color
ed man, whereupon he was promptly
arrested by Sheriff Parker and held in
custody. A band of laWless men, num-
bering some fifty, organized and for
eibly took the prisoner from jail and
released him. Considerable excite
ment has been produced by the affair,
and this morning, on requisition OF
Governor Alcon, eighteen Federal
soldiers were. sent there to preserve
the peace. They will likely remain
for several weeks, OF longer, if neces-
sary.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-09

In the three recent billiard matches
in New Orleans between Messrs. J0-
sqph Dion, champion of the world,
and Henry Miller, local champion, tht,
former was victorious each time. In
the second game Mr.. Dion made tho
unparalleled run of I05 points. @
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-09

The opening night of the New Yari,
cites Theatre, New Orleans, was a
successful one, the large house being
crowded to it's fullest extent. The
theatre is described as one of the
finest in the country, and it will be a
popular place of resort The greax
comedian, John f. Owens, viii appea
next Monday night. !
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-09

Iti authoritatively stated that over
two thousand persons have been ar
rested in South Carolina under. the
Ku- Klux act. ~A EH
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-09

The Thermometer stood only two
degrees above zero in st. Louis last
Monday.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-09

AN HONEST CONFESSIONAL cer-
tain Mr.. Ignatius Donnelly, Of Minne-
sofa, in a recent speech, spoke as fol-
lows in. regard to his change of poll
tics
/" 4 good deal has been said about
my returning to the Republican party.
! do not feel that ever was ont of
that party. | may have got one leg
over the traces, but / was in the
harness all the while. Great laugh
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-09
Space. IIlwk. mo. mos mos. 7.
Transient advertisements. 81 per square first
insertion; rs cts. each subsequent insertion.

Communications may be addressed simply
"CHTEF, Denaldsonville, La" or to the eSi-
tor and proprietor personally.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-12-09

The war in Cuba continues,
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1871-11-11
Chancery Notice.

N No. 4os. Bill for divorce
Jerome b. Johnson.
In the Chancery Court Of Pamela county
State of Mississippi. October Term, 1871
"Wednesday, October 18th, 1871.
Upon affidavit filed in this case, II appear
iI to the satisfaction of the Court that the de-
/ndant, jerome B. Johnson, Is a nonresident
/of the state Of Mississippi but resides in the
state Of Arkansas, and that after diligent in
qairy, his post-oficc address cannot be ascer-
tanned; IL Is therefore ordered dy the Court
that the said defendant, jerome b. johnson,
do entcrhi appearance herein on or before the
first day of the next term OF said Court, to be
held at the courthouse Of said county OF Pano-
la, in the town of Sardis, on the End Monday
in January, 1872, and plead, answer or demur
to the compliments bill herein, or the ale
cations therein win be taken for confessed, as
to him.
II is further ordered by the Court that a
copy of this order be published for four weeks
suetessively in the weekly Pamela Star a
public newspaper printed and published in the
town Of Sardis, in said county.
A true copy. j. C. HARRISON, Clerk.
Polk X Ashmore for complainant. nll-5t
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The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1871-11-11

General RObt. Il. Lee.

The example Of the late Gen, Lee
in refusing all gifts, and declining
to receive compensation for services
not rendered, is more worthy to his
country and to all who follow It,
than millions in gold. The facts
here stated will not be forgotten
In the wiuter Of 1864 the City
Council Of Richmond rendered
Gen. Lee, nm elegant mapaion az
some small token of the high esti.
nation in which he was held by the
city which he had 80 long deten,
ped. But the grand old man re-
piled /; 81 do not expect to be in
Richmond during the continuance
Of the war, aud my family are az
comfortable as they have a right to
expect IN these times. / must,
therefore, with my thanks for yonr
consideration, most respectfully de-
cline your offer. II you have mon,
ey to give, | hope you will bestow
it upon my private soldiers, who are
more in need and moro deserving
than myself"
AT the close Of the war offers Of
pecuniary assistance poured in upon
him from all sides, hut he steadfastly
refused to receive them.
An English nobleman, thinking
he would rejoice IN some place of re.
treat from his Affections, wrote to
offer him a splendid country seat
and a handsome annuity. He
nobly replied: II am deeply CRATE
fal, but cannot consent TO desert
my native State in the dark hour of
her adversely. ! must abide her
fortune and share her fate.n
Soon after he took charge Of Wash
ington College he was visited BY the
agent of all insurance company,
who altered him the Presidency at a
salary Of TON thousand dollars.-He
told the agent that he could not
properly attend to both. aBut Gen
rail-" said the agent, eve do not
want You 70 discharge any duties,
We simply wish tho use Of your
name. That will abundantly CON-
pensatc u.s."
"Excuse me, sir" was the prompt
and decided rejoinder, 81 cannot
consent to receive ray for services l
do not render"
Hc received many offers Of this
sort, and Just a short time before his
death Q large manufacturing CON-
pany in New York offered him a
salary Of fifteen thousand dollars 4
year i he would become their pres
ldent.--But to all such offers lie had
the same reply his duty to tho
college fully occupied his time, and
hc would not receive ley where be
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1871-11-11
Notice..

The Tax Books for personal and
real have been placed in my hands
for collection, and l now inform the
tax payers that | am ready to re-
ceive said tax. The amount of
State tax on the assessed value Of
property is forty cents per hundred
dollars; County tax, two hundred
per cent. on that Of the State. The
time for collection viii expire on the
first day Of December after that
time, collections will have to be
made by distress. (Seo Article
VIII, Sec. 2, Revenue Act, approy>
ed Nay 18th, 1917
The appointments made below
will be filed as far as possible, bat
owing to the shortness Of time. 1t
may DO impossible to fiji them all.
~ W A H T..
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