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Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-03
Stock Raising in TrXas.

The st. Louis Republican says
"there is no other pursuit or busi-
ness 60 profitable, Snd stock men
ere regarded as tie most wealthy
and prosperous in tle State. If
this is the case now when cattle are
80 cheap and transportation go long
and difficult, what will it be in a
short time when railroads will pen
citrate the stock region? 1t may
not be out Of place to give few
instances of large fortunes made in
the business in the last ten or ff-
teen years on the lower Rio Grande.
About thirty-eight miles west OF
Corpus Christi is the rancho of a
Mr.. Kennedy. 1t contains 10000
acres enclosed in a strong board
fence, forty miles long. Mr.. X. has
10000 head Of cattle in his pasture,
and is said to have expended $780,
600 in fencing and other buildings
connected with his business. Mr..
Richard Kings rancho on the Ger
trudes, not far from the bay, is said
to be still larger, and to contain
1872, 900 acres and 10000 head OF
neat cattle, and 10000 horses, be-
sides several thousand sheep and
goats"
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-03
dGW II niFpEsED-THE TaTE sTORT
81 CHIfiGG'S Rim.
From the Chicago Mail. ]


Now, this thing has gone just far
enough. We haven't been able to
pick up an exchange during the
last four weeks without seeing some
thing abcGt HRS. Leary and her
COW. We submit "ith thresdbare
patience, that for the first sixteen
or eighteen thousand times it will
I'll do very well; but when it comes
| to making habit of it, it is time to
"let up" Hasn't Mrs. Leary made
innumerable solemn afilayits to
the effect that her lamp wasn't
kicked over? and that she was III
bed and asleep when the fire broke
out? and hasn't che caused the
same TO lie printed in all the city
papers, and scattered broadcast
over the land? So where's the use9
The truth of the matter is Just
here: While Mrs. Lssry, or
OLearv, (both readings being
adopted, denies the alleged fact,
she gives 10 solution of the case in
lieu thereof; So the press, holding
To the maxim that "a bird in hand
is worth two in the bush" continue
to hawk about this same story.
Now, to SET the matter forever at
rest, we propose to give the ucrs
acto, obtained from indisputable
authority, bat which have thus far
been kept secret, lest the: persons
engaged in it should suffer some
legal penalty for the legal conse-
quences which their carelessness
brought about.
The story is short one. The
COW 'ros being milked'at night; she
did kick the lamp over; the lamp
did set fire to the stable which
caused the confiagration. 1t hap
pened this wise: A gay party was
gathered at house near Mrs.
Leary's. Daring the evening some
milk was wanted, and there was
none in the honse. and, of course,
none was to be bought, it being
Sunday night. Finally it was pro-
posed by one of the party to make
a draft " on Mrs. Leary's COW
without her knowledge. The pro-
position was accepted, and gay
bevy repaired to the stable for the
purpose of putting it into execu-
ton, with what resul: the whole
world knows.
These are the facts.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-03

COOP LAKGUAaE.-Young people
should acquire the habit Of correct
speaking and writing, and aban
don as early as possible any use OF
slang words or phrases. The lenger
you put this off the more difficult
the acquirment OF correct language
will be; aud if the golden age Of
youth, the proper season for the
acquisition OF language, be passed
in its abuse, the unfortunate victim
will most probably be doomed to
talk slang for life. You have mere
~ to use the language which you
read, instead OF the slang which you
hear, to form case in agreement
with the best speakers and poets in
the country.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-03
PROSPECTUS
OF
The Leuisiaaian.

1.,ia endca7or to establish another
l.gailial journal in New Orleans,
ths rroprtors cf tIie LorisIAsIAN,
,qog,,e 20 CD a necessity which has
lr,1 long sLI sometimes painfully
th neEis. In the transition state
o.orreople, in their struggling eiEorts
{, s.l4ia that position in the Body
pa,.ir. Which ve conceive to be their
dle. IL is regarded that much infor-
usa4a, guidance, encouragement,
r,.r,.l aud segroof have been lost, in
s,.ae1gce Of TIA lack of Il medium,
Trough which these deficiencies might
Nr"r'irJ. We shall strive to make
,as Lor;QAH!As d.sfder0'sR in these
rg-e,s.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-03
Matthew-If the young lady, who
you are towing up 5th Avenue,
meets one ov her precious beans,
and she wants tew hav few words

you are tOWlnS up ON avenue
meets one ov her precious beans
and she wants tew hav few words
with him, it is lilly butiful in yu
tew step around the korner, and
let the colversashun take place.
Thare IL no statute laws kompel-
ling you to do this, but it shows
crate powers ov endurance in yu.
When the young lady jines you
agin, and yu ask her what the talk
was about, she will tell yn, that he
wanted tew borro five dollars.
This will undoubtedly be the
truth.
Noses Tie world IL Citing aw-
iul wicked, and kuTupt.
ThOze tender stanza. ''Mary had
little lam," haz been ov late been
ridikuled bi poets who don't kno
lam from mutton.
1t wont be long. at this rate, be-
fore sum reich, more profane than
the rest, will cum out with III O1e,
offering tew bet 10 dollars that
Mary didn't never hav enny little
lamb at al, nor nothing.
BY and by, i expect sum malig-
nant kuss will pitch into "Old Hun
dred," and "Windsor," and Green
lands icy Mountain" and sich like,
dear old gems ov our infancy.
When ridikule gets tew be so
common, that it takes the place ov
philosophy, amung sensible people,
and even IL encouraged amung
phools, it IL sure s;ghn that mo-
rality IL trieing tew go down hill,
without emmy britching.
Nuk.-Yu say yu are about tew
begin life, and want tew begin right,
and yu ask me how tew do it.
First, az to yure religion, Iii ad-
vice il, that yu adopt leetle to q
time.
Commence with this, do unto
others az yu wou.i Nv them do
unto yu."
After w hav got tbs wei! larnt, i
will Civ yu another lose.
The CRATE t:abble with M begin
uers IL, they undertake few raize
more religion than they kan lift,
and the konsequentz is, they git
discouraged, and loze their grip.
To mutch religion il the wust
thing in the world tew lift.
As for politix keep out ov them,
az a bizzness, WI kant be a SUCCESS
iul POLITICIAN, in Nu York city, un
less yu keep a grocery, and sell rum
bi the drink.
A man mite az well undertake
tew make money with toll gate,
in the center or 80 aker lot, that
want fenced in, az tew slckceed in
pollytiks, in M York city, without
emmy grocery.
Az for the bizzness yu intend tew
foller, emmy thing that IL honest, il
honorabel, but wou,da't be hoss
jockey, for don't kare how Plus o
man IL, swopping hosses will make
him kareless.
In reference tew getting marrid,
i hav got but one rule for thst,
which don't vary, Harry Yung, aud
marry for Mv!"
This will win seven times out of
ten, and the other three times are
respektabel blun1ers tew make.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-03
TAXATION.

We hal .upport The doctrine of al
'fI4G.e division o. taxation among
IL 1e.-s.es. faithful Collection Of The
avenues. economy in the expendi-
'''@' cc4:oraebly with the exigen-
''s 81 lae State or County aud the
''''s' Of every legitimate o5liga-
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-03
EDUCATION.

W. '!aJ spstaia the carrying ont OF
''0QNS Of the act establishing
"nmon school system, and urge
paramount duty the education of
''''A' as vitality connected with
WI enlightenment, and the secu
p "'' stability Of a Republican
UFsTanen.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-03
FINAL.

generous, manly, independent,
'@''oaS conduct, vc shall strive
=, '"' our paper, from an ephem-
1d temporary existence, and
u upon a basis, that if we
command, we shall at all
deserve" puceoss.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-03

The most dangerous kind OF a
bat, that sometimes flies at night, is
q brick bat.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-03

An early. spring jumping out
of bed at Eve o'clock in the morn
ing.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-03

Transient advertisements, 81 80 per
square first Insertion; each subsequent
insertion, IS cents.
All business aotices of advertisements
to be charged twenty cents per line each
inserti' n.
JOB PRINTING executed with neatnecs
and disnatch
Wedding Cards executed in accordance.
with prevailing f,,sllO4s.
Funeral Notices printed Ola, nortest no
tice and with quickest dispatch.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-03

r,,, G.. BEOWN, ,---Editor.
y Y. \. P!NCHBACK,
Manager.
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.

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OFFICE AND SALES ROOM,
168 POYDRAS STREET,
NEW ORLEANS, LA.

References:
Messrs. Geo. w. Hynson h Co.,
Steel, Pinckard g. Co., John O.
Terry, Esq, Lloyd r. Coleman
Esq. Samuel Berrett, Esq.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-03
General Commission Merchant.

Agent for the sale of Real Estate. etc.,
OUT DOOR SALES PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-03-10
Another High.handed scheme!

Some ambitious county Treasurers
have at length capped the climax OF
cool impudence! They have a bill be-
fore the Legislature TO extend the term
of all present county Treasurcrs one
year-thus adding one year to the term
for which they were elected. To accom- =
plsh this end, an assessment was some
time ago made upon each Treasurer,
and large amount of money has thus
been collected TO purchase votes enough
to carry the bill! 1t is almost needless
to state that tho efficient Treasurer oil
Columbia county, DAVID LowENBERG,
ESQ. from the first refused to have any
thing to do with the project and declin-
ed to contribute. A large number OF
Treasurers are at Harrisburg to urge
the passage of tho bill. We scarcely
thiuk that there is recklessncss enough
even in the Legislature to perpetrate
such palpable outrage upon the people.
Oh, Radicalism what sins dost not
thou aim to accomplish against the
people!
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-03-10

THE most impudent piece of charlat-
anism just now pervading the country
is described by the letters III. II. Helm
bold.n He has amassed an immense
fortune by manufacturing and selling
certain patent medicines, and is using
his money to give himself notoriety.
Whenever he leaves place the fact is
telegraphed. When he arrives any
where the dose is repeated. When he
goes on the street for ride, he uses an
unique but attractive conveyance to
which five horses are attached, three OF
them tandum, and is accompanied by a
retinue of lacquies. He pays for the
insertion of puff5 in city papers and
sends them to all country papers whose
address he can obtain, with the puff
marked, and a request for insertion.
Latterly these are accompanied by a
card purporting to be " issued by the
Democratic Executive Committee OF
the U. s." On one side of this card we
find, in bold letters, " One Union! One
destiny !-Self.made men the Nations
choice-H. II. Helmbold, of New York,
for President" On the other side as
much nonsense as can conveniently be
way OF advertising his nostrunis, and
this is our contribution to that end.
Beware of humbugs, and especially
those who resort to humbug modes OF
advertising
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-03-10
Tho Nine Million steal.

There may be members in the Legis-
lature who would vote for any measure,
for price, but that class is not sufil-
GENTLY numerous to pass the omnibus
swindle. The more honest members
outnumber the scamps in the present
body.-ScraHtOn Republican.
"rhat class" is sufficiently numer-
Gus" in any body composed of a major
ity of Radicals to pass any measure "ior
q price" The vote on the bill Will prove
that "the more honest members" do
not "outnumbcr the scamps in the pres
cnt, Legislature. The vote will also
prove that large majority of the Rad
icals in both houses will vote for the
"Jig stedi," and that the "swindle"
could not be perpetrated except by the
support of the great body of the Radi-
cal party. A few Democrats whose CON
stituencies are to be benefited by the
steal, and few rascals amongst them,
" no have imposed themselves upon a
confding party, will vote for the Dill
also, but il the Legislature contained a
Democratic majority in both branches
the thieves would not muster courage
to present their bill. Radical Congresses
and Legislatures are in their element
when they are reveling in bold schemes
of robbery.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-03-10
Radical Contests.

A year or two ago the seat of Demo-
cratic member of the Legislature from
Philadelphia was contested, and several
witnesses swore that they were an or
ganized band of "repeaters" and had
voted sufficient number of times for
the sitting member to make up his ma
jority. Nobody doubted at the time
but that the testimony was false, yet
the partizan committee gave the seat to
the Radical contestant. Recently the
agent who procured this testimony
quarreled with BUM, the Parsonage
who obtained the seat, and had him ar
rested for his villainy. Here is the af
fidavit:
"That WILLIAM NJ. BUM did meet,
by appointment, at hotel, on Broad,
above Chesnut street, MICHAEL SLA-
WIN, CHRISTOPHER LAME, GLoRGE
ELLIOTT, JOHN ROMAN and DANIEL
REDDING, and did there write ont the
evidence that they were to swear falsely
to, and for them to study out by heart
before they went before the committee
at Harrisburg, and did offer and agree
to pay for the same oath, If executed
rightly, the sum OF $50 apiece. Ana
that he did take them to Harrisburg,
and did cause them to swear to this false
statement. And did give to agent Sl25
to divide among the five men before
mentioned after they had came out OF
the committee.
"CHARLEs HARTNACK.
"Sworn and subscribed before me this
third day of March, A. ID. 1871.
AMES III HAGAN A l1arman.p
BUNN was held to bail for his appear
ance at Court to anwser the charge OF
subornation of perjury. He was also
arrested on the charge of swearing to q
false bin of milage for his perjured
witnesses, which he did not pay over tc
them but put in his own pocket Such
is Kadicalism! BUNN is at present the
Radical Register of Wills for Philadel-
phia.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-03-10
Blshop James o. Andrew.

The Rev. JAMES o. ANDREW, the
senior bishop of the Southern Methodist
Episcopal church, died quite recently
at Mobile, Alabama. He was born in
the year 1901, in the State of Georgia,
and entered the conference Of South
Carolina in 1912. He was ordained a
deacon in 1914, and two years later be.
came an elder in tho church. He was
first ordained bishop by the general
conference which met in Philadelphia
in 1882. AT that time tho Methodist
Episcopal church was united over the
whole country. The marriage of Bish.
op ANDREW to wealthy southern lady
who owned number of slaves was one
cause which was instrumental in pro.
ducing the disruption of that religious
body, which has ever since continued.
He was then ordained bishop of the
southern section of the church. lie
was a strong and eloquent preacher
pure in character, and faithful in the
performance of duty.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-03-10

Hon, CHARLES j. BIDDLE succeeds
Hon. WIN. II. WELSH ip the editorship
of the Philadelphia Age. In Congress
Col. BIDDLE exhibited much ability
and under his management the Age
will no doubt continue to be very able
Democratic organ. Col. b. commanded
the first regiment Of the celebrated
Bucktails during their first period of
service, and until his election to Con-
gress.
We never could see why daily news
per could not be conducted with as
much energy and be made to exhibit
as much power in Philadelphia as In
Now York, yet that peculiar ability
which renders daily papers interesting
to everybody and of large circulation
and influence, has always been wanting
In the Philadelphia press, except so far
as the old Pennsylvanian formed an ex-
ception. OF its kind, the Ledger is su'
perior to any paper In New York, and
rs keen, shrewd, spicy news journal
the Day has no rival In either city.
Our remarks apply more particularly
to the partizan political papers, and are
equally applicable to both parties. We
hope Col. BIDDLE may organize an ed
itorial corps that will make the Age the
first Democratic journal In tho Union.
A vigorous leader of great ability and
courage in the newspaper line is just
now needed in this new world, and IL
In fact a necessity. The public need
something more than cavilling oppo-
sition Journal-the need is for physi-
clan who will suggest the proper reme-
dy as well as detect the disease.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-03-10
What the Democratic Party Proposes.


The abolition Of two.thirds of the
present standing armyas usclessly kept
up by the Republican party.
The cutting down of naval expenses
one-half at least.
The practice of keeping $lO0,oO0,00O
of gold in the Trca3ury from year to
year, instead of employing it to take
up bonds that draw s6,000,0O0 annual
interest, should be stopped.
The amount of interest debt would
be reduced one-third by imposing upon
the bonds a national tax equal to the
amount to be paid in State and local
taxation by all other property. This
would save $4,000, ,OOOa year.
By expanding the currency to an
amount commensurate with the bust
ness and industrial interest of the coun-
try-say s3OO,OO0,0O in greenbacks-
and to redeem bonds, some $4,000, 900
year interest might be stopped.
The internal revenue machinery,
with its collectors, inspectors, pimps
and spies, would be abolished, and the
matter turned over to State and county
Collectors and Treasurers, who would
collect tho Federal taxes at small cost.
No extravagant grants of money
which are now made for the White
House-such as $4,000 annually for fuel
and $40, 900 year for lighting the Pres
ident's House-would be made.
These are some, but they are by M
means all of the measures Of economy
which the party can and will propose
for diminishing the tax paying burden
of the people.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-03-10

RADICALS who are mendacious and
unscrupulous, are endeavoring to i'm
press the public mind with the belief
that the Democracy are opposed to a
Constitutional Reform Convention.
----y ---.---- p.o."u'' ssro
charge, than the fact that the Demo
cretic members Of the Legislature are
opposed to authorizing the election of
members to said Convention in the leg
islative Districts formed by the infam-
Gus apportionment bill passed seven
years ago. Why will Democrats be so
perverse as to object TO the right of
their opponents to form the Districts
and control the Convention ? AS the
Radicals have majority in the House,
was it not the height of temerity for
Mr.. BUCKALEw to report Il bill in the
Senate which provides for fair distri-
button of members between the two
parties? He should have known that
the " trooly loil " are not yet ready to
acknO Owledge that Democrats have
rights which their persecu tors are will
ing to respect. -Lycoming ,Sandard.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-03-10

AT every Radical convention where
resolutions are offered, one is adopted
denouncing the land-grabbers and pro-
testing against the squandering of the
public domain on mammoth railroad
corporations. This is all snare and
cheat. Look at the votes of the Radi-
cal members of Congress on these swim.
ding bills. Every Radical member
present from this State last week voted
for the Southern Pacific Railroad land
grant, while every Democrat of the
Pennsylvania delegation voted against
it. Actions speak louder than clap.trap
resolutions. When will the people
open their eyes to Radical duplicity,
fraud and corruption These "loyal"
fellows they send to Congress are paid
in Railroad Bonds for their votes, the
country is robbed of millions of acres
of valuable land and Radical conven-
tions still go on passing resolutions de-
nouncing the iniq uity, but continue to
ret urn the very same rascals to Con-
gress, thus rewarding them for their
villainy.-Perry County Democrat.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-03-10

Gov. ALCoRN, who was Confeder-
ate General of considerable note, but
afterwards became so "truly loyal {"
that the black and white Radicals of
Mississippi elected him Governor and
then U. s. Senator, and whose influence
assisted in electing the negro Revels to
the latter body, now refuses to take his
seat in the Senate, because he holds
that body in contempt and will not as
sociate with carpet.baggers.
Gov, CLAYTON, Radical, also refuses
to accept his seat in the Senate, from
Arkansas, because of his hatred for the
Lieut.. Governor, who would succeed
him as Governor if he resigned the lat
ter office Such is Radicalism!
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-03-10
The Sale of the state Securities.

The report of the Senate Committee
upon the recommendation made in the
Governors message that the railroad
bonds now belonging to the State
should be sold and the proceeds APP
piled TO the payment of the public
debt, is the weakest document which
ever emanated from Legislative Com.
mittee, and that is saying great deal.
They say that the Pennsylvania rail
road bonds should not be sold because
a small part OF their principal is paya.
BILE annually, which fact would make
capitalists unwilling TO purchase them;
yet these are the bonds which the Pine
Creek and other embryo Pennsylvania
bantlings are 50 anxious to get hold of
and which the very men on this COM
mittce voted year ago, and will vote
in a few days again, TO exchange for the
bonds of these wildcat roads, doubtless
esteeming these latter bonds more valu-
able than those now held by the State,
because they do not expect any part of
their principal to be paid annually or
even centennially.
The Committee cannot find anything
to imperil the market value of the
Sunbury and Erie bonds owned by the
State, bat they think that they should
not be sold now and the proceeds be APP
piled to the eXtinguishment of the pub
lie debt, because before they become
due some time in the next century, at
the present rate of its liquidation, the
State debt will be all paid off anyway
There is legislative wisdom for you
Common people now would have taken
| quite q different view of the matter
and would have supposed that, as We
will not need the money in 1900, We
had better sell these bonds now, wher
we can use their proceeds in paying oul
debts.
The members of this Senate Com
mittee know very well that their repor
is absurd, and that the real and only
motive for keeping these bonds in the
Treasury is that they may be stolel
from it by railroad corporations, who's
second raid upon them is organized ant
will commence in few days. .-LancdS
ter IteNigencer.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-03-10

DANIEL WEBsTER's opinion of Ben
Butler is thus stated by the Albany
ArguS;
For several years he was blathering
Democrat. He was delegate to all
National Conventions, and made him
self conspicuous by his servile devotion
to the slaveholding interests. At the
trial of Dr. Webster, Butler attracted
some notice, and gentleman who had
met him in conversation and taken a
strong aversion to him asked Daniel
Webster if he knew the man Butler,
and what there was of him. 81 have
seen him, sir" was the reply. "He is
a what we call sharp pda;o1,,r praetditi;on1,er o A
Gated, with the impudence of the devil,
and conscience to match" "Such a
man might be dangerous. Is he likely
to attain position in which he can do
much Mischief" "No sir-no danger
of that. He is certain to be hung before
he reaches position of that kind.'