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New-York tribune., 1871-04-07
A GLIMPSE OF THE CAPITOL.
TWO VIEWS OF THE CITY-FROM WITHIN AND
FROM wITHOUT-TUR WASHINGTON GIRL
AND THE HIGH COMMISSIONER.


FROM wITHOUT-THE WASHINGTON GIRL
AND THE HIGH COMMISSIONER.
WASHINGTON, March ga clever young
Greek said to morning stood on the AcrOp
oils and cast eyes over the wide empty plain whore
a city should be and huddled village is, washington
and Athens the two most improbable capitals In the
world" felt feeling OF homicda resentment at the
audaciOus comparison. l think 1 rather pleased
than otherwise 1t honor to sit at the table Of
the Barmecide though you got no pottage. There Is
something OF ineradcabo dignity about cities that have
seen better days. The forlorn beauty OF the temple that
crowns like a battered diadem the brow OF the citadel
h will make Athens venerable forever though nothing
but kennels and cabins should cluster al is base SO
that accepted the witty gibe and the fellowship 1t i'm
piled with pride than have felt when com
PLEASANT bouey yarder has said OF Fskyllle that 1t was
another Paris
But 1t begins TO look IA II capital improvable
In another sense than that intended by my Athenian
friend. There is only for improvement but a
tendency and purpose that way The growth has been too
gradual impress very vydy the impatient eyes resi-
correspondents and faggedou members But II one
Will remember what a dreary town II was when the
Northern troops poured into it In the Spring OF 1861
the contrast presented to-day becomes very striking.
Then it sprawed in helpless fashion over the wide ex-
tent of hill and valley that stretches from the Navyfard
TO Georgetown Iii ghts and f0reshorening from any
point Of view attanabe could bring IL into anything
like compactness. Ii seemed Ike feeble youth srnerng
from Overrowth and 1t was hard TO believe that the
ank members would ever be knit into harmony and hrm
But the impetus of the did not end with peace
and the town Is certainly growing In more whole
some way than before The skeleton frame Of streets
and avenues Is rapidly filling up and padding with sub
stantal brick blocks, aud occasional appartion OF
brownstone and French roofs adds most urban air to
the WIDE streets Tho Treasury building Is almost com
peteiy finished, and the chronic Disagreement OF the
H., %
oi the West End during the ia disappearing with
natural reluctance. Providence years ago assisted
the WORK of improvement here by bunng the Presidents
stables which stood between tho White House and tho
New-York tribune., 1871-04-07
A herald from the King of Burmah has ar

a herald IRON the klng OF Burmah has ar
rived In Ceyon, with golden cups presents for the
Buddhist notabtes OF the island and ompanled by
two Interpreters, Armenian and Slnghalese, who
to assist him IN his mission OF goodwill 10 his
regiOnsts In the island Tho objects Of the visit
10 establish close connection between the Budhsts
Of Burnsh and Ccy Ion and o. procure His Majesty
fac-simile Of the famous tooth relic VI tho De.ada
blalihgYA ut Handy.
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from effects of starvation. In U.s.
pahen, one Of the principal cities
of Persia, with a population Of a.
bout 100000, the rayages Of The fa-
mine and its concomitant diseases
have been fearful. The inhabitants,
weakened to The last degree by ex-
cessive want, have succumbed by
hundreds. The cemeteries are fill
ed. In that city alone it is estima-
ted that there are over 20y000 ma
tive Persians, 1900 Jews and 1850
Christians starving. The provis-
ions are almost exhausted and9Sare
quite insufficient to support one
tenth of the population for any
protracted period. Asimilar state
of affairs exists at Teheran, ten
miles further south, and hardly a
single city is exempt from the
visitation.
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m~ An exchange says that in
the event Brigham Young is. i'm
prisoned, the mormons are in for
q fight. They are buyingold mus
kets from the Government, and
have them converted into modern
arms. There is some talk of the
Mormons going to Mexico, where
they have been invited by the au-
thorities. God bless them let them
go, Uncle Sam will be glad to get
rid of such atdisreputable set,
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This was certainly the case two
weeks since, aud we havenot heard
that they have raised any funds
since"
"Has the company yet contrac-
ted to bridge the Atchafalaya ?
Has a rod Of the road been put
under contract west Of the Atcha-
1aya?" .r7eE .ar non ,TLuu
''The public want the truth.
Why is it held from them9 We
wait for a reply. .rs q, .~0
The Banner says in another ar
ticle upon the subject Of the road !;
eff that company intends to
pnsh their road to Texas, where
are their contractors? where their
laborers and supplies and why
do they neglect to pay contractors
and men who have been at work
on that Road?",.. ..-...J .....
The Banner further says "As q
journalist, speaking for the people,
we claim that that company should
push their road through to Texas,
or acknowledge that the scheme is
a failure. They have $4,000 900
of State bonds, which the people
must pay, and the taxpayers want
the road built, or the reason why
it is not built. Let us have the
truth about this business" Yes,
Mr., Banner, IF that company in
tends to push their road" to Tex
as, let them go to work and do il
as speedily as possible, or FAC
knowledge that the scheme is q
failure" The people don't went
to hear any more ''rumors through
travelling agents Of tho company
instructed to manufacture reports 2oorFtl
to order" The people are tired
ofsueh tom-foolery, and they don't
want to see any more travelling a.
gents in this meek ofrthe woods
again" o4-#. 4.. 3" ..... 4it .
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-11-18
The Elections.

New YORK, Nov. THE maio-
rity in the city is estimated ut 5O,-
600. A heavy vote has been poll
ed. !
Returns from Y fifty-sixA towns
show a Republican gain of 296O. |
Jarvis Lord has been reelected
from Monroe district. VIM. M,
Tweed is elected by q large maio-
rity. Ledwith, the. gammany can
didate for the Supreme Court, il
defeated. /
O'Brien is elected Senator from
the seventh district by large MAJ
jority.
Shandley probably beats Sigel
for register, The contest is close.
Tweed's majority in the sity is
$4,000. Az
Norton and Mailman, and the
general Tammany ticket for Sena-
tors, is elected.
Tammany elects thirteen assem-
men.
Tammany elects Spencer and
Jones of the Supreme Court. +
Seymour and Tilden are elected.
The Democratic majority in the
city is $4,000; in Brooklyn 5000.
Nearly the whole Democratic tick
ct in the city and county of Brook
lynis elected, including Powell. /
New YoRK, Nov. 8-Three hum
dred towns heard from give Re-
publican gains of 1890. |
Sigel is surely elected. .
Massachusetts. F
Boston, Nov. 9.-W. b. Wash
burne, Republican, is elected gov
emor. He has $4,000 plurality
over Adams, with thirty towns to
hear from. The Republicans have
a large majority in both branches
of the Legislature. /
New Jersey,
New York, Nov. 8. The election
Of Joel Parker, Democrat, for Co
vernon of New Jersey, by 5000 to
5000 majority, is generally conce-
ded.
Wisconsin.
Milwaukee, Nov. 8. Returns
from ninety-tour cities and towns
give Washburne, Republican candi-
date for governor, 1869 majority,
Returns thus far show Democra-
tic gains.
Wisconsin elects Washburne Cor
governor, and Che Republieanshaye
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-11-18
Sheriff Sale.

Keiffer, Brothers, 9Th Judicial Dis,
vs. No. 372, trict Court
Seier Levy. Parish Of Calcasier,
State of Louisiana. ,'"'
DY virtuo of writ Of 4. fa., issued
ID out of the 9Th Judiclal District Court
of the State 81 LOuisiana III and for the
parish Of Calcasieu, 81 he above num'
bered and entitled sslil ana 10 me di-
rected, / will proceed to sell at Public
Auction, 40 Che Courthouse Oh said par
ish, in the town Of Lake Charles, on
Saturday, the 2md OF December,
1871, at IL O'Clock. A. NJ, and Contin'
ueing from day to day Unnecessary, the
following described property, seized to
satisfy said writ, to wit. ..
A quantity Of Goods, Wares, and
Merchandise, belonging to Seier Levy,
defendant ii said suit, consisting Of
Dry Goods, Groceries, HaTlwaEa lin,
ware, Hats, Shoes, Guns, Saddles, ana
other articles too numerous TO mention
Terms CASH.
,rr w, III. HASKELL, ssy.yf.44
A -5 t'1 Sheriff Parish CRlcasieu'
November Ia, la7l.tlfED3
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-11-18

pGA- The subjoined paragraphs
in regard to the Mobile & Texas
Railroad, are taken from the Plan
ter's Banner of the 9Th inst, We
invite the special attention Of the
property.hoIders of this village to
them, and more particularly the
prOprietors OF vacant town lots,
who refuse to sell now because they
expect to obtain fabulous pricesfOr
them when the railroad is COM
pleted to Lake Charles. We, in
common With property owners
would be pleased TO see the TOAD
finished, and The cars on the track.
Strangers would flock to our love-
ly village, and it would no doubt
improve rapidly. The. farmers
would also be, greatly benefited
thereby, but We do.notbelieve that
the citizens oi this town will ever
see q railroad running through this
section Of country, if they do twill
not be constructed by the Mobile,
New Orleans, and Texas Railroad
Co., Let all who are 80 sGnghine
that the road WILDE completed to
this place in twelve months read
the following extracts below, and
our impressions Is, that every man
whose Uranium has not d fssure FL
it, oris blessed with d sound mind
in healthy body, will CometQ the
conclusion that the road will not
DO built, from the fact that the
company do not possess the means
to build it. This being the case,
how is itpossfble for the company
to hire laborels To- work upon the
road when they have no means to
pay them for their services.
Let us see what the Banner says
bout the financial condition Of
'ompany? "Does this compa-
ave contractors and labor
fifty thousand dollars
in constructing the
New Orleans and the
dGrand River Are
in New Orleans in.
'0r their pay2 Is
oW out Of funds +?
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Vente par he Sheriff

Keiffer, Brothers, vs., SINE Cour de DIS
Seier Levy, No. 872. trict JudiclalFe'
Etat de 10 Louisiana, Paroisse Calcasie"'
I'm vertu dun writ de &. fa, lance par
u Ii 8me COur 6le District judloiairo
Gle l'Etat de Ia Louisiana, dams e pour
Ia paroisse CalcasieR, dams PatiaiEe q.
dessus num6rot6 ct intitul6, ct d mos
adresse, ie proc6derait q vendre q encan
publique, d Ia maison dc Cour DO oeIe
paroisse, dams Ia vile de Lac OnlElos'
SameaI % 2 de Decembre, 1871
commencent i 10 heurea du matln, 60
oontinuant de jour en- jour sll est No
cessaiFe, Les proprl&t6s suiyant dectlse,
saisie pour satsiaire 10 dit writ, sasom .
Une quantit6 de Merchandise appM
tenant y SEER LEVY, detenS9Ie ,a
dams 10 dit proo6s, CONSTANT de M M.
chandise SGches, Groceries, Quinl yE,v
rie, Ferblanterie; Chapeaux, soa ti',,
Fusils, ataatra article tr0p long 0H"'
mere.
TERNEs &C Compliant, ~
I'M, I'LL. HASKELL,
sheriff ParOisse Caicasisu'
ls Novembre, 1871,
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BA-. We deeply regret to learn
that on the night Of the 28th ulti-
mo, a shocking affair transpired
at Big Woods, in the parish Of Cal
casieu. Two negroes were MUIR
dered by some unknown persons.
The difficulty was occasioned, SO
we have told, by the colored per-
sons refusing to work any longer
on a credit, having lobored the past
year without receiving any COM
pensation for their services, con-
Guided to go to some other locality
in search of work. They left tie
premises of the person for whom
they had been working at night and
on horseback, and a short time of
ter their departure, they were pur-
sued BY several unknown persons
on feet horses, and the negroes
were shot. AZ. .' ...''.'''. ',.'' '',,
We laid the fattering JUNCTION to
our soul that there we're no outlaws
in this parish, chat It was the
most orderly, peaceable, and law
abiding parish in the State, but
we are sorry to say that we were
mistaken. II is infested
with 4 goodly number Of outlaws,
and If the persons who imbued
their hands in the blood Of those
negroes at Big Woods are permit
ted TO go unwhipped Of justice, no
mans life will be safe. Let the
citizens who reside in the neigh.
borhood where the negroes were
killed, who are connizant OF the
circumstances connected with the
foul tragedy, file an affidavit a.
gainst the guilty party in order
that they may be arrested, tried,
and the punishment inflicted upon
them which they richly merit. BY
taking time BY the forelook, il may
be the means Of lettering others
from taking the law il their own
hands and crushing high-handed
outrages in the bud. We cannot
and will not have peace and good
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-11-18
The Famine in Persia.

1t is stated that the famine has
already swept almost the entire
length and breadth Of Persia, and
still continues undated. The peo-
pie in every city throughout the
country are dying by hundreds
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2 majority in both branches Of =.
Legislature.
Maryland.
New York, Nov. THE electio.
is passing off quietly.
Baltimore city gives a Demooro
tic majority Of 67OO-a RepnIicai
gain Of 700. The Republicans bovI
probably carried two counties I;
tho State.
The Democratic majority in chi
State will be very considerably raI
duced.
.Toi9ia4@9, gTEHV /
Mississippi.
Nqtchez, Nov. THE eleotio,
passed off quietly. The Republil
can vote is estimated at $500. TberI
was no opposition.
GVicksburg, Nov. 1.-The election
passed off quietly. The Republil
can vote is estimated at 25O0
There was no opposition.
Vicksburg, Nov. 6.-The elecI
ton passed off quietly with thI
exception Of b few small fights. II
is impossible to get reliable new news
before to. morrow. alammftr.HI
'.r~ .#uu61"uH aG uga 1faHH aoda .,
lnn .daaslE LAPkamsas.r ..ffa.a
r. Little Rock, Nov, THE cleo
tons passed off quietly. IL is bel
Heved the Brooks ticket, in oppo+
sition to Clayton, has been elected
by Ave or six thousand majority
~,maa saJ Illinois. 1a ..a..s
T." Chicago, Nov, 77..--Medillis cleo.
ted Mayor by q large majority.
. Chicago, Nov. Seen. John L
Beveridge, Republican candidate
for congressman Of large, is cleo,
ted by probably 10000 majority
tn.Irnl araaVtTginta. .
Richmond, Va, Nov. RE.
turns show uniform Conservative
gains, with increased majorities il
both houses Of the Legislature.
-. ., Minnesota, = ...
ST Paul Min, Nov, Fifty
seven counties give Haurace Aus,
tin, Republican candidate for gov,
ernor, 1000 majority. Ill
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Ra.. Have you been to Mr. VIM.
Meyers Drug Store lately, il not,
YOU ought to give him Q call by all
means. He not only has mineral
and patent medicines of every de-
soription, and can give you q thor
ough puking and purging, or clean
ing out if you are sick and need
one, but II not, and only debiLita-
ted and low-spirited, Meyer can
reiuvenate the most spiritless, by
giving certain spirits Chat will re-
Tiivifyand infuse life into a being
who is almost ifeless, H.5u.G a Il
Those who are in fine health end
spirits, and do not require any re-
jdvenating cordial, in all probabih-
~ need edibles, such as nice, white,
and excellent Flour, Lard, and
some of the incest, sweetest, rich
est, and cheapest Goshen Butter
in this town. He also has a null
tiplfcity Of other creative comforts,
choice wines, liquors, paints, oils,
etc. He also has an endless variety
of toilet articles, and many other
fancy a'Ftricks' too numerous to
enumerate. i+nI .3dH ..ttHl d.
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order in our parish SO long as mob
ocracy prevails.
The parish needs q thorough pu-
king and prirgihg Of It's filth; and
the most feasible way of accom-
plishing it, is for all peaceable and
law-abiding citizens to lend help
ing hand to bring lawless charac-
ters to justice, and let the strong
arm of the law handle them. They
must be made to know they cannot
and shall not take the law in their
own hands,, and assassinate white
or colored people with IMMUNITY,
"a BEAUTIFUL S1aHr. Mr.. John
Dillon, the proprietor of the Saint
Charles Coffee House, in this place,
has on exhibition one Of the most
beautiful sights we haYe ever be-
held. It consists of d smalltWig,
containing a cluster Of large, ripe
and delicious oranges, thirteen in
number. They were grown by a
gentleman in the suburbs Of oar
village. .jiasa 21l
There are several orange trees
within a stones throw of our of.
Ace, which are ladened withlthe
golden fruit They look very
tempting. 7~'....''' a.. @a"f ,H.mo3
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RFD- Owing to the recent heavy

nfD. Owing TO the recent heavy
fhins. there was a failure of the
Eastern mail on Wednesday last.
The creeks the mail carrier has to
cross ih order to reach our village,
yves filed to OVERLOOKING, and hence
was unable to cross them without
running the risk Of endangering
his own life, loosing his mules, and
also the mail bags. We are In
hopes that bridges will soon be
constructed across them, and then
our citizens will hear no more
croaking about mail failures after
n heavy rain. -
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1871-11-18

o. BE- His majesty, Jack Frost,
paid us his first visit on Thursday
morning last, Since the recent
heavy rains, the weather has been
delightful, cool and braoing@oL
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y BG It is stated that 4 new Oil
wen has been discovered ut Titus
vile, Pennsylvania A corespon-
dent from that vicinity says that
for nine hours it Flowed o stream
Of beautiful amber and rose tinted
oil, of sixteen degrees gravity, as
large as stove pipe, at the rate Of
487 barrels per hour. The oil is
SO heavy ii formed perpendicu.
lar column Of six inches in diane
ter that would push it's way up Sc
veral hundred feet into the air,
when becoming partially melted by
the sun'sray and overcome by It's
weight it would break off near the
ground and fall over like an inn
mense tallow candle struck with d
club" This is an important and
doubtless profitable discovery.
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Minnesota.

ST Paul, Min, Nov, 81 Fifty
seven counties give Haurace Aus
tin, Republican candidate for gov
ernor, 1000 maiority.,v.gar I'D.
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BE- The N. 0. Bulletin of the
9TH inst, says: '"'Mr,. Joe RaIstonp,
Of Brenhams Texas, has invented
some machines which promise to
effect a remarkable change in gath
ering, marketing. and manufactu4
ring cotton, The first is called the
Lone Star Gin Feeder, the second
the Lone Star Cotton Cleaner and
Planters Aid, It is claimed that
this cleaner will enable planters to
gather cotton with one-half the La
Dor heretofore necessary, and to
save q great deal Of trashy and dir
ty cotton usually abandoned in the
field. It is also claimed that these
machines increase the value Of gin
ned cotton TO the manufacturer at
least eight cents per pound; and it
is thought the use of the cleaner
will cause large quantities of seed
cotton to be shipped to this city
for ginning, ordtotbe sent without
ginning to places of manufacture
in the North or Europe, The Lone
Star Feeder can be seen at I'll! D.
Colemau'sn No A st. Charles st.
The cleaner will be there also in 3
few days. bgiGgog H9dgogt,aa8t
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.. Little Rock, Nov, The cleo
tons passed off quietly. 1t is be
,lieved tie Brooks ticket, in oppo
sition to Clayton, has been eleote
by Ave or six thousand maiorit,
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All AbCAt Taxes.

In the prcssuo Of matter we have
overlooked the following manifesto
from the Autocrat Of the TaX-Eat-
ing Ring:
OFFICE AuD. PUBLIC ACCOUNTS,
Jackson, Miss, May 81, II.
Tothe Tar Collector Of Pike Go Miss 4:
SIR As some misunderstanding
exists as to the torn of advertising
lands delinquent for Taxes Of fiscal
year 1870, Tor sale, | would state
that you will be guided by tho fol
lowing instructions;
LIST. You will distrain for taxes
unpaid ON LIST of June, 1871. The
fifty per cent, damages have been
reduced 10 Is per cent, under act
May -, 1871.
ID. You will advertise lands de-
linquent for taxes on the lst Mon
day o fJuIy, 1871.
3rd. You will sell said lands on
the lst Monday OF August, 1871.
4th. Your final settlement, of
taxes for fiscal year 1870, will be
due at this Office on the lst Mon
day Of September, 1871.
Yours respectfully,
II. MUSGROVE,
Auditor Public Accounts.
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FLIES.

Uncle Toby might have acted
like a Christian Philosopher when
he gently raised the window and
tenderly released the fly, that had
80 annoyed him, from between his
thumb and finger, but we confess
we appreciate the short objurgatory
sentence ofJosh Billings, who it
seems to us has more Of human ma
ture in him than the old hero of
Stcrnc's inimitable Tristan Shandy.
"Durn a fiji says Josh, and so say
we. a fly is the most concentrated
nuisance we T aware Of. Never
in such II minute tissue of bones
cartilage and tease, have we seen
such IN amount Of malicious mis-.
chief. A mosquito is an angel com
pared to Il fly. The latter is an ia.
sect guerrilla, while the other pos.
seSse some of the gontlemanly in.
instincts Of regular. lie never
intrusivcly interiercs with yom
dinner, gets into your soup, or in.
sists on taking the first sip of wine
from under your very nose. A fly
is an ortiul doJger, there is no pro
lection against his incessant assault.
on your nervous system. He i,
proof against determination. Any
thing that will kill a fly, will fur
nish a dozen substitutes for the dc
ceased. Flies have an immcns,
reserve corps, or else they aremad,
TO order as circumstances require
We can tolerate mosquitoes, bu
ilies--pshaw.
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LATEST NEWS.

LONDON, June l9.-Thc Pope's
jubilee was celebrated throughout
Ireland.
Two ships have reached English
ports with yellow fever aboard.
PARIS, June l9.--Indications of a
renewal of the instruction multi
ply. The workingmen openly in
suit the soldiers, and attempts at
assassination and iacendiarism con
tinue. The international candidates
will be renewed. Twenty-Five Com
mune officers have been arrested
since Friday, mostly foreigners.
The Libertc asserts that Felix
Pyat arrested twenty-five hundred
women incendiarles and sentenced
them to transportation to Now
Caledonia.
Gambetta soon returns to France.
The Imperial Guard is being rcor.
ganizod under the name of the Re,
publican Guard.
VERSAILLES, June 19.-The As.
sembly passed a bill giving the ma
tiVes of Alsace and Lorraine the
franchise and eligibility to the As.
sembly.
Favre informs the Assembly thai
10000 French prisoners yet re.
main in Germany, but are return
ing at the rate Of $500 daily.
LONDON, June 20,-1n the House
of Lords, Granville, concerning The
treaty Of Washington, said tina
April 8, 1865, the date Of Genera.
Lees surrender, had been accepted
as the date Of the termination o.