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The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-02

A great many Of the notifications
we experience in life have their root
in self-consciousness. We think so
much more about ourselves than
any one else thinks about us. How
our ears tingled when we made that
unluckly slip in grammar, but the
person who was talking with us, in-
tent on what he was to say presently,
did not observe either our mistake
or our embarrassment. Some one
fails to bow to your sensitive man IN
the street, and he spends half the
day in wondering why. He believes
that he has been cut and insultea,
while the truth is that his acquaiut-
ance, absorbed in some scheme OF
his own, never ever saw him. The
sharpest-barbed arrow Of scandal
derives its most venomous striu.
from undue seif-consciousness. We
are of so great Importance to our
selves that we fancy we are similarly
important to others, and we vince
at our own conception OF what peo-
pie are saying about us long after
interests more immediate and per-
sonal have banished us from their
minds altogether. In three years
after the death Of all but the very
greatest men the general public has
SO far forgotten them that if they
are recalled at all, you hear one say
to another: "Why, let us see, he
died few years ago, didn't hep" 1t
Il is safe rule to conclude that we are
no moro important to other people
! than thev are to us.
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-02
Dolly Warden.
BY BRET HARTE,

Dear Dolly! who does not recall
The thrilling page that pictufhd all
Those charms that held o,,r sc1,se tn thral>
Just as the artist caught her
As down that English lane she tripped.
In fowered chintz, hat sideways tipped,
Trim.bodiccd, bright-eycd, rogish-flpped-
The locksmitl's pretty daughterl
Sweet fragment Of the Masters art
o simple faith! o rustic heart!
o maid that hath no counterpart
Where eI shall i' We I'll tind tiS llikeY All, stay,
Methinks saw her yesterday
In chintz that flowcred, as one might say,
Perennial for ages.
Her fathers modest cot was stone,
Five stories high. In style and tone
Compost, and, I frankly own,
Within Its walls revealing
Some certain novel. strange ideas;
Gothic door with Roman piers,
And floors removed some thousand years
From their POmpeiian ceiling.
The small salon where she received
Was Louis Quartozc, aid relieved
BY Chinese cabinets, conceived
Grotcsqnely by the heathen;
The sofas were a classic sight
The ROmau bench (seditia 1lcight);
The chairs We're French, in gold and white,
And one Elizabethan.
And she, tile goddess of that shrine,
Two ringed fingers placed III mime
The stones were many caratS fine,
And of the purest water
Then dropted a courtesy. far enough
To fairly fill her crcsonnc puff
And show the petticoat's rich stuff
That her fond parent bought her.
Her speech was simple as her dress
Not French the more, but English less,
She loved yet sometimes, confess,
scarce could comprehend her.
Her manners We're quite far from shy:
There was q quiet in her eye
Appalling to the Hugh who'd try
With rldeness to offend her.
But whence" cried, 4" this masquerade
Some figure for toniglts charade-
Whatteau. .sl,cpherdess or mald!"
She smiled, and begged my pardon:
why, surely you must know the name
That woman who was Sliakespcar's flame.
Or Byron's-well, it's all the same:
Who, Lord! I'm Dolly varden!''
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-02

E Is TO WoMAN.-What
Jung love is to woman /!
her to know that some
ags fond of her :; that he
p she rejoices, and sor-
sae q grieves /; to be sure
s are loved, and that
a''sr' that one great heart
cred in its innermost re.
women! She can do
= ANYTHING, suffer any,
paeld' She grows pref
9 sweet influence -
4uef stronger F; and life
40.etaste ofheaven !; and
y beautiful, and all her
gold.
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-02

The Nebraska Democracy has in
dorsed the Cincinnati platform and
nominees, sending a united Greeley
and Brown delegation to Baltimore.
So to States previously reported
must be added the six votes of Ne
braska and twelve of Arkansas in
the Baltimore Convention. This is
not :. good year for the straightouts.
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-02

Jim Fisk wasn't O mortal man,
not overly pious we fear /; he was
the author too of Black Friday, and
would beat the sharpers of Wall
street whenever he could, but this
wild, reckless, as many say, unscrup-
ulous man. had many noble traits
and among them shining brightly,
generosity. Whether the following
story told Of him be true Or not, we
can't help thinking better Of the man
for having read it
Eleanor Kirk tells a beautiful lit
tie incident of the late Col. Fisk,
which she vouches for as true in
every particular In passing out Of
his opera house one day last winter,
Col. Fisk was occosted by very
beautiful young girl, apparently sew
enteen. She was plainly, but taste
fully dressed, and appeared very
earnest in her desire to be allowed a
few minutes conversation. Her story
was quietly told II have failed in
everything I have undertaken in
earning my own living. My father
is paralytic, and is utterly helpless.
I must take core of him. To do this
I must have money. I am beauti-
ful-that I know as well as you do. -
"Well," volunteered the colonel,
"and you wish to speculate on these
personal charms "I want money,
Mr.. Fisk, for my father" replied she.
"Tell me-" continued this strange
man, "and tell me the truth-are
you a good girl?" eyes, sir" Sob
bed the child. "And would you
rather continue one?" he asked
again. "Oh, Mr.. Fisk of course
I would!" she replied, bursting into
tears. "Well, then" said he kindly,
and with a strong feeling, "for Gods
sake keep SO. Jim Fisk is a pretty
rough boy, but he mever hurt a hair q
acoman's head get, and he never
will and more than that, little girl,
it shall never be said of him, when
he has passed in his checks and
stands before the judgment seat,
that he has ever so much as winked
at the ruin of any girl. II will help
your father, if you will promise me
that you will never try this dodge
again with anybody and I want
you to be solemn about as if you
stood in the presence of your God.
The promise was given, the father
was taken care of until his death,
and the girl was educated for q
music teacher, and is now success.
fully employed.
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-02

ping took place a Lo Crosse,
by or two ago, at which,
to the Democrat, "the
given away by the city,
ty was mighty glad to get
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-02

(h paper concludes a biog-
Robespiero with the follow
nee: "This extraordinary
no children except his
Rho was killed at the same
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-02

Par homes radient within
social virtue, and beauti-
10y those simple adorn-
alch nature is everywhere
| The children. born in
Will leave them with re-
one back in after-life as
holy shrine the town
pulls and in whose wales
are found will live for
hearts of its grateful
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-02
NEW SERIES .-I0til. NO. 81.
Carl ScllurZ.
HIS LETTER TO THE ILLINOIS LIBERAL
REPUBLICANS.

HIS LETTER TO THE ILLINOIS LIBERAL
REPUBLICANS.
SpR1Nar1E1p, Ill, June 26.-The
following is the letter of Senator
Schurz to the Liberal Republican
Convention at Springfield
Sr. Louis, June rs, 1872.
My DEAN S1R-I regret to say that
it will be impossible for me to attend
the convention of the Liberals of
Illinois tomorrow. I arrived here
last night from the East, and find an
accumulation of business which de-
mands my immediate attention !; be-
sides, I desire to address my con-
stisuents here before taking part i'll
the campaign elsewhere. You have
my earnest wishes in your endeavors
to rally for united action the ele-
ments Of opposition to that system
and policy which has now the coll-
troll Of the government and people
Of this republic, and which, not ill.,
appropriately, has been called
Grantism." It is time the people
of the North and South be once
more bound together by the inspir-
ing consciousness of common ma
nationality, rights and duties, and to
this end it is necessary that tradi-
tional barriers be broken down, and
the policy Of force, by which the en-
bers Of civil strife are assidaously
famed, and the bitter feelings Of the
past are kept alive for partisan ad-
vantages, give way to those moral
a5 encies, Cancellation, and fraternal
intercourse, without which our Re
publican system can not endure. 1t
is time the despotism OF party spirit
were broken, which in tho shape OF
personal government, rules our An-
tional legislation, and with an organ
ization of ofice-holaors debauched
with corruption, delnoralizes and
subjugates public opinion, and stands
IN the way VI e.,o-,, +."-o ~--a ths-
ough reform and to this end it is
necessary that the embodiment Of
that disposition in the present ad-
ministration be defeated in its efforts
to continue in power, and that thus
q free field be opened for reforma-
tory movement, untrammeled by sell
fish partisan control. Applause.
Whether we will be able to accom-
plish all we desire or not, we GER
tainly can accomplish this, if, for
that purpose, we unite in an ener-
getic effort, and our success will be
a real step in the right direction
Although I can not be with you to-
morrow, I hope to be able to CO.
operate with you to that end in tho
course Of the present CANVASS. APP
plause.
Very respectfully,
G. SCHURZ.
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-02


That laughable " ring" has
ply formed in California,
years grain crop is very
lowing thus fact, some willy
have by purchase bagged
stock OF grain sacks, so
fmers are at their Wits
ow how to bestow their
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-02

bee woman created q SEN
cently on riding through
and St. John streets in a
eclning on the coffin-bed
ling a pipe.
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-02

and dumb person being
eee bis idea Of forgiveness,
pcil and wrote, eft is the
which flowers yield when
upon
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-02

Ety is a grace that adorns
utides every other grace !;
l. the most splendid natural
hired acquisitions lose their
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-02


Jest farmer, who had just
is frat term Of jury duty,
ed by Il neighbor how he
eplied that since his return
attention had been con-
eupied in trying to discov-
node by which he could
neighbor--a thing which
before occurred to him to
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-02

The new postal bill, which became
a law just before Congress adjourn
ed, makes some changes in existing
regulations which are of general in
terest. The postage on circulars,
newspapers, and other transient
printed matter, has been reduced to
one cent for two ounces. This re-
duction will prove of great benefit
to our business men, and will doubt
less result in a large increase of rev.
enue in this department Of the post
al service.
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-02

A Vermont contemporary sug-
gestively remarks Anonymous
communications are worth four cents
u pound vt this Office
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-02

~ is speaking as we think,
Is We pretend, acting as
IS performing as we prom
being as we appear to be.
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-02
St. fRANCK'lIE, LOUISIANA TUESDAY, July e. 1872. MWM
The Grant Ticket.

The Grant Ticket.
The Grant organs have not given
the full ticket for which the Grant
party and its recent proselytes are to
vote. The Cincinnati Enquirer gives
the ticket as follows
FOR PRESIDENT OF TIE UNITED STATES.
U. S. Grant, salary. .$25,000
FOR VICE PRESIDENT OF TIE UNITED
STATES.
Henry Wilson, salary 5000
FOR INDIAN TRADE IN NEW MEXICO.
jas. Dent (Grant's brother-in-
law. $4,000
FOR UNITED STATES MARSHAL, DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA.
Alexander Sharp, (Grant's
brother-in-law) 900
FOR POSTMASTER, CONVICTION, KY.
Jesse r. Grant, (Grant's ia
ther.) 5000
FOR DOOR KEEPER OF THE WHITE HOUSE.
F. T. Dent, Grants brother
in-law. 5000
FOR APPRAISER OF CUSTOMS, SAN FRAN
CISCO.
George w. Dent, Grants
brothcr-in law. .G,OOO
FOR MINISTER TO DENA1ARD.
Rev. M. G.. Cramer, (Grant's
brothcr-in law $500
FOR ASSESSOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE BIRD
DISTRICT Or OHIO.
G. B. johnson, (Grant's moth
er's second cousin. =. 10000
FOR CLERK IN REGISTER OFFICE
Adam Dent, Grants brother
in-laws third cousin. 1000
FOR MINISTER TO GUATEMALA.
Silas Hudson (Grant's cousin) $500
FOR KEEPER OF PUBLIC STORE IN NEW
YORK.
Geo. X. Leet (Grant's brother.
in-law's cousin) )......... 100000
FOR CLERK IN FIFTH AUD1roEs OFFICE.
Orlando III. Ross Grants cous-
FOR COLLECTOR OF NEW ORLEANS.
]. T. Casey (Grant's brother
in-law) .......... 10000
FOR POSTMASTER OF NEWPORT, KY.
G. B. Winans (Grant's second
cousin) 10000
Even this is not the full ticket
all the relatives of the Grants and
Dents by marriage or consanguinity,
even unto the third, and fourth gen
erations arc to be provided for, be-
fore any Of the plebians can come
in. This may be interesting to those
Louisiana politicians who are taking
q little sly stock in Grant, in antici-
patton to some Federal appoint
ment.
The Detroit Union confidently
promises a large majority from Mich
igan for Greedy and Brown, and,
after survey of the situation, con-
siders the following States absolute
" safe for the Cincinnati Liberal
ticket at Baltimore: Iowa, Texas,
Maine, Kansas, Florida, Georgia,
Indiana, Missouri, Illinois, Vermont,
Kentucky, Alabama, Virginia, Min
nesota, New York, Louisiana, Ar
kansas, Wisconsin, Maryland, Missis-
sippi, West Virginia, Pennsylvania,
South Carolina, North Carolina.
These will cast 54S votes in the con-
vention.
The new postal bill, which became
a law just before Congress adjourn
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-02

in Louisiana. But do not propose
that the small politicians Of the par
ty, whose principal Importance is de-
rived from the official positions they
occupy, shall determine my actions
or duty in the premises.
q. W. CARTER.
80 The Little end Of NOthing.''
The Liberal Republican move
ment in one Of its aspects may be
considerok ss a bolt from the tyran-
ny Of despotic party organization,
which had outlived its usefulness
and abandoned the aims of it's exis-
tence. A few Free Traders bolted
from that bolt, and, as the outgrowth
of their movement, called a confer
ence in New-York. Even here the
overwhelming sentiment was still in
favor Of the Cincinnati ticket. There
upon the irreconcilables bolted again
and mustered yesterday in the Fifth
Avenue Hotel twenty-four strong
From these came presently another
bolt. Gen. Jacob D. Cox gave for
NAL notice that he could not permit
his name to be used in any move
ment the sole result of which would
be to aid in the reelection of Gen.
Grant and MIR. David A. Wells,
making no speech, silently took his
hat and departed. The remnants of
this miniature bolt from the Free
Trade bolt from the Cincinnati bolt,
fell then into a drille of talk, whence
finally oozed a Presidential ticket -
1t was supported on the day Of its
nomination by precisely twenty-five
men in the United States To-day
it may have the support Of some
thing like eighteen OF nineteen. In
a fortnight Or SO it will probably
sink peacefully out of sight 1T
would be an entirely safe contract,
any day, next week, to undertake to
pull all the voters in the United
States supporting it into pair of
Fifth-ave. stages, and give them am
pie room.
Yet we are sincerely sorry to see
the name of SO good man as Will
liam S. Groesbeck thus abused. The
future has doubtless reco5nition and
honor for a gentleman SO upright
and able always, SO true a friend of
the country during the war, and SO
sagacious since. No friend of Mr..
Fred law Olmsted can fail to regret
that bis name too has been made
ridiculous in this preposperous fool
ing.
The Fifth Avenue Conference was
called to unite the opposition to Gen.
Grant. In large measure it did so.
It did more. 1t developed unexpect-
ed strength for the Cincinnati ticket,
brought out ex-Vice President Fos-
ter Of Connecticut, dispersed the
Misrepresentation about Carl Schurz
and brought several prominent Dem
ocratic leaders to the front. But, as
we have said, there remained nearly
a score of irreconcilables- o1
them having either public recogni-
ton, influence, or experience. OF
these six or eight will probably vote
for Gen. Grant. The rest are work
ing for him to the extent of their
youthful ability but we gladly give
them credit for having no sort ol
comprehension of what they are
about.
A Vermont contemporary sug-
gestively remarks !: Anonymous
communications are worth four cents
pound vt this Office
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-02

The California wheat crop this
season, it is said, will be enormous.
Their surplus for expectation will be
about ter million bushels
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-02
,,v Walker is said to be
. eensation on the streets of
Ion by appearing in a Dolly
oat and pantaloons.

I,as no more right to say
thing than to act one !; no
bt to say a rude thing to
han IN knock him down.
The New York herald., 1872-11-05
PREPARED FOR THE ELECTION IN BROOKLYN

At late hour last night the politicians concluded
their preparations for the elections. The tickets
were folded, put up in parcels ana distributed to
the proper parties. The men to ''man" the polls
had been selecte and promised to be ION deck"
take their turn at the helm and aid in steering the
candidates into office. The sails are to be hosted
at sunrise and the flags are to nOat to the breeze
until the sun SETS when the little journey will be
ended and the anxious passengers quietly dropped
down at their journeys end wherever that may
be-.
United States Commissioners Jones and winslow
will be in attendance at their Office In Montague
street, throughout the day to entertain any conf
plants that may be preferred by citizens, and to
issue warrants for the arrest OF any vi0lators OF
the Election law that may be reported. There will
also be reserve force OF deputy marshals on hand
in the United States Court building, on Montague
street. ready for any emergency that may require
their services. A police iOrce will also be held In
reserve at the Police Headquarters.
Mr.. George Flanley, the teegraphic superin-
tendent, has made arrangements to have the re-
turns promptly telegraphed to police headqllar-
ers, and the mistakes and blunderS OF previous
years will not be repeated.
HERALD bulletin board will be found at the
Brooklyn Branch Office OF the HERALD, In the Long
Island Savings Bank building at the corner OF Full
ton and Boerum streets, and the result of the vote
Will be promptly put on Tor the benefit OF the cit
zens The vote will also be promptly received at
the headquarters OF the Democratic and Republic
at Police headquarters, it will be useless for peO
pie to crowd into and about that building.
At special meeting OF the commissioners Of Ex-
cise the following resolution was adopted
Resolved That the attention Of all licensed liquor deal
law prohibiting them from selling giving away any in
toxcang liquors wines, ale or beer within one quarter
tion that they DC notified fully comply with said
prov,onm n q law I next Tuesny N9ysmtsr under
for violation thereof
The New York herald., 1872-11-05
CONEEcTICUT's FEMALE VOTER.

Mrs. Huntington, OF Norwalk, Debarred
from the Privilege or Voting for Presi-
dent-The Action Of tho Sclectmen Adj
mitting Her 10 the Franchise Declared
Unconstitutional.
BRIDGEPORT, Nov. 4, 1872.
MRS. Sarah M. T. Huntington, OF Norwalk, Conn.,,
was some weeks since admitted by the Seectmen
OF that town to the franchise took the oath and
thus became an elector. Upon subsequent app,ica-
ton to the registers to have her name put upon
the voting lists, that she might vote for President,
the registers refused to enter her name upon the
lists, and closed them without doing SO. On Satur.
day Mrs. Huntington, through her counsel, A. b.
woodward and John II. Perry, OF NOrwalk, applied
to Judge Minor OF the Superior Court of Fairfield
pei the registers to reopen the lists and put her
name on them. The case came up at Bridgeport this
morning, Q. 8. Ferry appearing counsel for the
registers The case was argued before Judge Minor
Messrs. woodward and Perry cOntending that the
action OF the Seectmcn was final as to the qualifi-
registers could not refuse legally to put her name
upon the lists, and Senator Ferry, on the other
hand, maintaining that the action OF the Select
men was contrary TO the constitution OF the State
and therefore null and void. After hearing the
arguments pro and con. Judge Minor delivered an
opinion sustaining the registers, on the ground of
the unconstttutonality OF the action OF the Select
men. Mrs. Huntington Immediately took an appeal
to the Supreme Court. This is considered impor-
tant as test case, and the decision OF Judge Minor
Is looked upon as one likely to be sustained by the
higher Courts. Mrs. Huntington will be debarred
the privilege OF voting for General Grant, as was her
intention. She is go0d-l0okng young woman, of
est to the proceedings or the Court attracting CON
siderable attention.
The New York herald., 1872-11-05

port, Mass, from st. Domingo for Boston, with
sugar, dye and other woods, having her coiors set
Tor health officer. II was ascertained that she
mad two cases OF yellow fever on board. The ves-
sci was quarantlned. and since then no one but
heaith officers have been allowed to visit her. one
VI Tue men died and at the date OF the Collectors
ie'ler the other was convalescing After her quar-
ahune mas expired and she has been properly
i"in'ea'eu, she viii proceed to her destination.
trapping the ssDrummers.,
the law recently enacted by the District legisla,
tion imposing fine OF 5000 on all .drumners,,
who solicit trade without license is being rgidly
enforced. New York houses are particularly repre-
sented in this class, and the police are always on
the alert number OF arrests have been made
during the past few weeks and the fine imposed.
The New York herald., 1872-11-05
YOUNG MEMS MUNICIPAL REFORM AsSOCIA-
TION.

This organization OF the Fifteenth ward having
Its headquarters at IA Broadway, held its final
meeting last evening. They number upwards of
1--WE hundred men, every one voter The object
OF the association is partisan and good, honest
city government, and while they endorse no one in
particular, each member forms committee Of one
to watch the polls guard against illegal voting and
see that each man registered whose name after in
vestgat0n is found TO be all right, puts in an ap-
pearance to cast hts ballot. Each polling district
has foreman, and about ten men assigned, whose
duty 1t Is to keep tally with the poll clerk and
compare the names OF voters. This committee"
remains from the moment the poll opens until the
last ballot is counted. About noon to-day the fol-
lowing notice will be sent to delinquent voters:-
HEADQUARTERS YOUNG MEMS MUNICIPAL RRFORN
ASSOCIATION, IA BROADWAY,
DEAR SIRIt appears that you have not yet voted. The
polls close ut four O'Clock r. NJ Please come out and de-
post your vote LA ROY 5. COVE, PRESIDENT
J0nN NJ. BOWERS, Secretary.
This organization claims to have prevented at the
last election the deposit OF at least one hundred
fraudulent votes In the Eighteenth ana Twenty
first wards similar associations to the above are
In active operation this campaign.