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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-23
The Terrebonne Patriot saws

There is at present three miles of our rail-
road laid, with q construction train run
ning as far east as Ellis plantation. Mr..
Garter informs US that they will be able to
lay about three miles of track per week,
ana consequently will have the road fin.
1 L., about the eighteenth of October.
The only grading to be done at the present
tlme rs about ten to fifteen hundred yards,
running from the proposed depot to Bavo,,
LaCarp, where small bridge will have to
already made. s,"Ao
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-23
The Pointe Coupee Echo has this obituary

UUlICC.
1t is with unfeigned regret we announce
the death Of Eugene Poydras, Esq He de-
residence on False river, after lingering
illness of several months. He was aged
about forty years, and was native of
Nantes Loire Inferieure), France, but was
a resident and a citizen Of the parish for
many years : was a member Of Pointe
Coupee artillery during the late war, and
at the time of his death was magistrate
for the ninth ward of the parish. The de-
ceased was well educated, and a gentleman
OF refined and polished manners, Of gene
rcus, liberal and social feeling, and was
highly respected by all who knew him. and
has left a large circle of friends who appre-
ciated his good qualities, and who now
mourn his untimely loss.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-23
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az, to be charged twO-thirds Of the above rates
4econd page monthly advertisements, each square,
o9opr month.
Tfanaient advertisements, having the run Of the
peper, first insertion 81 50 per square; each subse
cent insertion seventy. Ave cents Per square.
0ooond page transient advertisement, each insex.
~. 81 So per square.
Advertisements inserted 1t intervals to be charRed
= new each insertion.
Regular advertisers whs advertise largely, win
- allowed such discount from shove named tran
0ont rates - may be agreed upon; provided, that
~ cent.
N business notices Of advertisements to be
o18ged twenty cents per line each insertion.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-23
Says the Pointe Coupee Echo.

The third generation of caterni)lars arc
now making sad havoc on many plantations
in this parish. # any one doubts this state.
ment, they need only to call on us. and We
will give them positive ocular proof without
going half a mile from our office.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-23

The Pointe Coupee Echo says of the sugar
interest:
Our sugar planters are all very busy get
ting ready for rolling, and many of them
expect to begin very early to take off their
crop, fearing that they may be caught by
such freeze as we had last year. As we
have frequently said before, the sugar crop,
with few exceptions, is good, and, where it
cane is improving every day.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-23
THE WEEKLY REPUBLICAN

hpubh.hed every Saturday warming, and contains
tsEials local matters Of general public interest,
eo9mercial and monetary reports, and everything
t11t appeaEs In the Daily except such items ~
& little or NO public moment. The WEEKLY RI.
tUB1ICAN 10 An excellent family paper, valuable
- vol for instruction and amusement - infoTmar
IN ON the current tOpics Of the day.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-23

Transient Advertisements sapne terms g in the
Dany: Monthly advertisements inserted for one
1ouxfh Of the daily rates.
q liberal commission allowed to those who send
q elubs Of five or more.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-23

1t shall be the duty of the agent of each
party, within two months AFTER the exr;,.a.
ton OF the time limited for the delivery Of
me counter case on both sides, to deliver in
duplicate to each of the said arhitrators and
70 the agent Of the other party a written or
printed argument showing The noints and
referring to the evidence upon which his
government relies; and the arbitrators
may, II they desire further calculation with
r rr;n.ea 70 any point, require a written or
argument by counsel upon it Init IN s,ch
case the other party shall be entitled tn 70.
ply either orally or in writing, as the case
ARTICLE VI
In deciding the matters submitted tn the
arbitrators, they shall be governed by the
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-23

The nigh contracting parties agree that
all claims on the part Of corporations, com
panies, or private individuals. citizens Of
the United States, upon the government of
Her Britannia Majesty, arising out of acts
committed against the persons or property
of the citizens of the United States during
the period between the thirteenth of April.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-23


Within four months after the delivery on
both sides of the written or printed case.
either party may, in like manner. deliver
in duplicate to each of said arbitrators.
and to the agent of the other party, a coun-
ter case and additional documents. cor
respondence and evidence in reply to the
case, documents. correspondence and eyi-
dence SO presented by the other party.
The arbitrators may, however. extend the
time for delivering such counter case. doc
uments, correspondence and EVIDENCE
when, in their judgment, it becomes neces.
sary, in consequence Of the distance of the
place from which the evidence to be pre-
sented is to be procured.
If in the ease submitted to The arbtrators
either party shall have specified or alluded
to any report or document in IFS own ex-
elusive possession without annexing a copy.
such party shall be bound, II the other
party thinks proper to apply for it. to fur
nlsh that party with copy thereof and
either party may call upon the other,
through the arbitrators, to produce the
originals or certified copies Of any papers
adduced as evidence, giving in each in
stance such reasonable notice as the arbi-
traitors may require.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-24
The Histofy of Coal,

Once year, and at this season, it is
conventional for newspapers to say
something concerning the discovery of
coal in this country. Complying with
this custom, it may be noted that btu
minous coal was mined near Richmond,
Va, as early as in 100. 1t was extern
sively used in the vicinity in 1775, and
d Richmond foundry employed it in
making shot and shell during the Revo-
luton. 1t was sent to Boston, Philadel-
phia and New York in 1888. Obadiah
Gore and his brother, blaeksmiths from
Connecticut, were the first to make use
of anthracite coal in the Wyoming (Pa.
Valley in 1863. Judge Jesse Fell, of
Wilkesbarre, was the first to apply it TO
household uses. Philip Ginter, a hunter
in the Mauch Chunk region, discovered
ths<Jehigh coal IA aT9A$ Mines We're
opened in 1872, but it was ten years
later before the ccal was sent to Phila-
delphia. The Schuylkill coal was first
sent to Philadelphia in 1912. This brief
ly sums up the early discoveries of coal
in this country. The man who believes
that coal viii ever fall to its former price
of three or four dollars a ton is yet to be
discovered-M T. Pgper.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-24
The Cify ofaounpur pestrored.

We regret to record; says an India pa
per, sudden and great disaster at Jouh-
pur, a fine native city of the second class.
1t contained nearly 1900 houses and
more than %, 00inhabitants. The Riv-
er Gumti rose suddenly on the night of
Friday, the 18th, ofSeptember, flooding
most of the. moullas south of the river,
and one Or two on the north of it: II
continued to rise all Saturday before
noon the Rohuta Mohulla, Goolar Chat,
Jehengerabad, Wellandgunj, and Joyea-
pur presented the appearance of canals !;
before evening the foundations of the
houses began to give way, and then, one
by cne, they caIie crashing down, dis
solved by an element as devouring as
fire. All Sunday the waters began to
rise, and covered the roadway of the far
famed Mohamedan bridge the fine
pucka seria was now Hooded. and
crowds who had taken refuge there we're
driven to seek another resting place. All
Monday and Tuesday the waters grew
nightly and prevailed 1.-THE river by this
time flowed freely over the parapets of
the bridge, of which only the shops or
kiosks were then visible, and the flood
was still rising when the last tidings
reached us. The whole of the city south
of the river has been totally destroyed;
and as some people are skeptical when
they hear of native losses, we may add
that the post-ofiice, mission school, and
the solidly-built dispensary have al like
wise perished. On the north side of the
city many mohullas have been swept
away, and in the chief bazaars the larg-
est houses, undermined by the rushing
waters, were tumbling in, one after anoth-
er, with a crash like that of thunder. On
a moderate computation, between 1000
aud 5000 houses have been destroyed
many others must undergo demolition.
Ten thousand persons have been depriv-
ed of house and home, and it will require
all the energy of district officers and
the greatest lIberality on the part of the
government to prevent this calamity to
be followed by the ills incidental to want
and exposure. This disaster, accompan-
led as it is by a deficient harvest and
second total failure of the indigo crop, |
will, we fear, infiict blow from which |
the city and district will never wholly |
1t is believed that no lives have |
been lost. The people with good sense
and forethought began removing their
families as soon as the danger became
imminent. Perfect order prevailed. |
The magisterial officers and district su-
ofpohce spent most of their
.ime in the city, and the exertions of the
officer are said to deserve high
oraise. Though the waters were still
Using when the mail left, we trust that
he civil station is not in danger.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-24
How They suffered.

1t is estimated that the ditninusion of
the working classes of Paris amounts to
one hundred thousand, chiefly killed,
prisoners and fugitiyes, during and since
the Committee. In 1869 there were
thirty thousand tailors in Paris, to-day
only about twenty thousand then twen-
ty thousand cabinetmakers, now but
fourteen thousand while of shoer akers
and other artisans there is a like de-
crease In numbers. The consequence is
that the city is in danger of losing its
supremacy in elegant a-tisauship, as for
want of workmen many orders cannot be
filed for export and of conrse trade
will seek other sources of supply, where
conditions are more favorable 1t is
daily becoming more apparent that the
Thiefs Government made stnpendOus
blunder in its frantic and indiscriminate
arrests after the fall of the Commune.
Not only were great numbers of the
most valuable workers Withdrawn from
industrial pursuits which would have
benefited the whole community, but the
Government now has tens of thousands
of prisoners on its hands whom it must
support, has promised to bring to trial,
dares not release, and yet great pro-
portion of whom it will be unable 60
convict of any offence. When the YER
sailles troops entered Paris, reckless
slaughter of the Communist-and all
the inhabitants of that Inflated city who
were poorly dressed we've deemed COM
munists-was followed by wholesale ar
rests, the killed and prisoners amount
ing, it is thought, to not less than fifty
thousand. Many of those imprisoned
were the victims of denunciations in
spired by personal malice others were
seized in the blind rage of the moment,
without any reason whatever. Now
trade, a changed public |
opinion, and continual development
OF facts favorable to the prisoners and
injurious to the. Government, combine
to render any further postponement of a
general amnesty an invitation for fresh
A; and yet Theirs is power
less to move in the matter, as law has
made the act of amnesty a privilege of
the Assembly, which is in vacation.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-24

A SALT MOUNTAIN. famous salt
mountain of Palestine-called by the
natives ,Iebel USduB,-is a singular for
nation, being solid mass of rock salt,
of greenish white transparency, very
much the color of shallow sea covered
at the top with loose crust of gravel,
fints, plaster of Paris and chalky mari.
The mountain runs northeast and south
west. 1t is about seven miles long and
one and half miles wide. In its highest
points tits nearly five hundred feet high.
Around the base of the mountain the
ground Is full Of dangerous hollows, into
which animals often, and sometimes
men, fall and sink out of sight. Little
streams of water are constantly trickliDg,
even In the dry season, from underneath
the Salt Mountain and running into the
sea. A correspondent writing from
there says he never tasted anything so
salty in all his life salt itself, in the
lump, Is not so salty. This same cores
pondent also mentions the strange fact
that the Bible, nor Josephus, nor any
ancient writer, directly mentions the
Salt Mountain. Although only sixty
miles from Jerusalem, the best described
city in the world, the first really good
description we have of the Salt Noun
tain, so far as his party could say, is
Prof. 81. B. Tristam's, written in 1864,
and he only spent one day here. Only
little ways east-abeut ten miles-are
rich fields of sugar cane, indigo, wheat
barley, and other things.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-24
The FRmine in. Persia,

The following account of the famine
in Persia is taken from statement made
at a public meeting recently held in
london to raise money for the relief OF
the sufferers
T" The lamentable famine now raging
in Persia, and threatening to carry of
hundreds of thousands of the seanty pop
ulation of that extensive kingdom, has
been, caused by the unparalleled drought
which has preTsilad throughout the
country during the last three Years.
"In an area far exceeding that Of
Great Britain and France together, no
IiYer.of any importance exists, and the
quantity of min in the spi;fit.g and sum-
mer Is Insignificant. In ordinary years,
however, the fall of snow between
November and March is considerable.
1t thickly covers the huge mountain
ranges which interseet Persia, and as it
melts in the spring and summer 1t fills
the watercourses and small canals from
which the peasants irrigste their crops.
The soil in the valleys is naturally fer
tile, and little labor insures a large
harvest il only the winter snowfall has
been abundant. This, unhappily, has
for the last two or three years been sin
gularly wanting the springs, water
courses, and rivulets have been complete
ly dried up, the corn sovn over and over
again has been wasted, the supplies In
the country have been exhausted, and
famine, with disease in its train, is now
rapidly doing its deadly work.
"The population Of Persia has recent
ly been estimated at about four millions,
a large proportion of whom are Eclyauts,
wandering Tribes who correspond to the
Bedaween of Arabia and Mesopotamia.
These Eelyauts principally inhabit the
southern and eastern parts Of the empire,
where the drought has been most severe.
Their means of subsistence depend
mainly on their focks and herds, which
have. now in some places altogether per-
ished; owing to the total want of grass on
the mountain SLOPES and in the valleys.
The most pitiful destitution and the
most appalling mortality are the results
The towns have scarcely suffered less
At Bushire, where relief is most easily
afforded, and where much has been done
lnder the auspices of the British Resi-
lent, deaths by starvation are of daily
occurrence. 1t is reported that the pop
1lation of Kazeroon, lately estimated at
;en thousand, has fallen during these
lays of visitation to one-ffth that num-
Der /; that in round numbers some four
thousand have died of famine since this
ime last year, and like number have
led the place. A similar condition Of
Ifairs exists at Shiraz, Koomesheh, and
more or less all over the large provinces
If Kirman and Khorassan; while even IN
he less afflicted northern districts the
most lamentable distress prevails. 1t is
eported that in the city of Ispahan alone !
10 less than twelve thousand people have |
lied of want, and more than double that
lumber in the province. No material
can be looked for until
,ayt snriu0
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-24

The NEWSPAPER A NECESSITY. The
Cincinnati Commercial, describing a re-
cent visit to Chicago, dweIls upon the
wonderful display of newspaper vitality
as one of the notable signs of the time.
Political and personal antagonisms have
been sunk in efforts for the common
good rival sheets are printed amicably
in the same Office and On the same press;
the old spitefulness and abuse have been
put aside; the business men are pouring
in their advertisements by the hundred,
and the improvised accommodations are
inadequate to supply the demand. In
short, the Chicago dailies are revived
with the best promise, and their profits
are so large that great part of their
heavy losses will. be made up in year
or two. The newspaper has become a
necessity In every civilized community,
and neither fire nor tempest can repress
the energy which it represents.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-24
The Cloud.

A white little clcudlet up in the sky
Born Of the winds and Of the waves am
And soft float through the tremulous blue,
When the shining stars of heaven peep through.
cover them often from mortal sight,
And hold in my bosom their silvery light;
And the moon enfolds me in soft embrace,
And smiles upon me with tender face.
The sun climbing high in the rosy morn
My whiteness tints with the colors of dawn, !.
And around me sheds through the long, long
day
The glory and light of his shining ray; p b
And the lark springs forth in the morning
And siegs to me songs for the dawning meet
While he plunges deep in my snowy wave, zs
The stains Of earth from his pinions to lave.
When the sun sinks deep in the far, far west,
On purple billow, with golden crest,
And stains with his glory the mountains dim,
And tinses with crimson my curling rim,
And the twilight dies, while the night-birds
sing, Ae
And darkness sweeps downward on noiseless
wing, e,ii. =
Then again bold in my bosom white @
The deep shining stars with their silvery light,
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-24


A SUNSET INCIDENT AT BUFFALo.-The
Buffalo Express says "The sunset of
Saturday evening, as witnessed from
Central Wharf, exhibited most singu-
lar phenomenon. As viewed from that
point the great luminary appears to sink
into the waters of the lake, and presents
beautiful sight on all ordinary oeca-
sions, but at the time referred to, Just at
the moment when the sun appeared to
be floating, as it were, ball of fire on
the surface of the lake, it suddenly as
sumed a conical shape, as If of molten
iron and the sides had run down, the
whole form evidently magnifed to twice
its usual size. Directly in the centre of
this body of fire was plainly visible the
form of ship, as if sailing in and part
OF the sun. Many of the business men
of Central Wharf, who have for years
witnessed many curious features and
beautiful scenes in the western sky, never
before saw the like of this"
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-24
A Bows Letter Ahout Chicaxo.

The Philadelphia Post publishes the
following letter, written by bright lit :
tie Chicago boy of ten years 9izo iaf i,
I ii - CmcAeo, Oct. 8, 1S71.rg.
DEAR MATTHEW No one can imagine
how large the fire is, and am not go
ing to attempt to describe it. As the
fire is raging am composing the fol-
loving verses: )
4 CHICAGO. 20 s'1-al -
City OF fire, wrapped in fame, gu3 e %
It is useless to name .--.s. at. -.,s - u
The extent Of fire, which commenced IN one
oh ! how men, women and children wish it.
would rain
1t would keep many creatures from pain. saisd
People who once were vain
Nay never be sain again = - - f. - -
Eight miles Of buildings wrapped IN light, ,7sh
So light that it does not seem like night -r
A river SO redl 1t is turned to blood?
No; its bed still consists OF mud. f
What do hear7 Boom boom
The blowing up OF many . room lH-
The IRE can be stopped none too soon. =
will finish these verses in my next
letter. l hope all are well. Your affec-
tionate friend. WILLIAM W. N
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-24

NEWSPAPER MEN.-Therei is no class of
people who do half so much good, or
work so hard, as newspaper men. They
publish good papers, and they strain
every nerve to do this, but the populace
do not consider this, or the fact that news
papers are fair index of their own in
teligence and enterprise. Some papers
put up with all sorts of expedients to get
along, when there are scores of inauen-
tial men who are greatly benefited by
the papers who do nothing to sustain
them. They might speak good word
for them, get their friends to subscribe
for them, sustain them with their adver-
tising patronage, and thus remunerate
the Woodworking newspaper men.
Every citizen ought to be animated by
sufficient pride, if by no other motive, to
sustain good papers, and thus see them
worthy representatives of the people.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-24

ADvERT1s1Ne.-Advertising is an art,
and is the mother of the art of money
making. Successful advertisers unhesi-
tatingly and gratefully deslare that they
owe the beginning of their prosperity
and the foundation of their wealth to
the liberal and iudicious use of printers
ink. 1t is paradoxical, but not singular,
that printers ink, by blackening a mans
reputation, actually benefits him. The
ingenuity displayed by some accomplish
ed advertisers makes advertising almost
a fine art. These shrewd men manage
to make the most unwilling read their
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-24

A SINGULAR Casa most singular
occurrence recently occurred in Lawrence,
Mass, at q grave The deceased had for
some time previous to his death kept a
dog, who had been his constant compan-
ion, and even in death the faithful ami
NAL would not leave the side of the re-
mains Of his master for scarcely mo-
ment. When the family left the house
to go to the cemetery, the dog was shut
up but before the procession had reach
ed the cemetery he made his escape and
ran about, looking eagerly for his mas
ter. He was very much bewildered, and
was finally taken into the carriage with
his mistress. Arriving at the grave the
poor brute crowded to the side of the
grave and looked wistfully ond mournful-
ly at tie casket as it was being lowered
into the grave, and was about to Jump in
himself, when he was caught and held
by a bystander. The scene was very
touching.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-24

FOUND IT.-As laborers were at work
cutting a new road through hill, in a
hollow known as Hang Hollow, near
Council Bluffs, they excavated sack
containing S12, 900 gold and silver rmoney.
hidden there eighteen years ago by one
Muir, who murdered a comrade, Cali
forniap, in that city. Muir was hung by
a moo of Californians, and slid he had
hidden the money under stump in this
hollow, but refused to tell where. Many
persons have hunted for this secreted
treasure in vain. The laborers shared
the booty equally.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-24

LDAT1oN.--The workingmen of
Berlin aEe earnest in their preparations
for carrying out their recently announced
programme of intimate union of all the
workingmen's associations in a general
society for cooperative action in regard
to pay, hours of work, and other ques-
tions of common interest.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-24

WHAT Is IT ?-Scme Western newspa-
pers talk about mysterious, but fearful
enemy, which IS destroying hoeks of
sheep about Manitowoe, Wis. No marks
of violence can be discovered save small
hole behind the ear, from which the blood
has been smoked. The prevailing idea is
that i is the work of vampire.