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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-23

w. j, Kelly, medicines supplied. $50 45
Passed two readings.
By Mr.. Shaw:
An ordinance providing for the payment Of
the several pay rolls and accounts therein
named.
Be it ordained, That the following appro-
priations be and are hereby made, and that
the Administrator of Public Accounts war
rant On the Administrator of Finance in
payment of the same:
Officers, clerks and employees in the
Department of Commerce. ....... 1904 40
Mrs. E. Dunn, services as keeper of
archives for month of October,
1872. ............r..'...,.. l0O w
Clarendon Davisson, for services
Mary DAWSON, for services as
assistant librarian. 50 90
Fl. Conquest Clarke, Secretary Of
CounciI..... ..................... I0O w
Officers, clerks and employees in the
Department of Public Accounts 1866 IS
Officers, clerks and employees in the De-
partment Of Waterworks and Public
Buildings, viz:
Administrators office. ............. 1888 30
WaterwOrks office OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1870 90
Waterworks proper. i452 w
Insane Asylum. observation-disclosures. oOU w
Home of Aged and Inirm. ........ 30 W
Courthouses. .....,............... 20O w
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S4782 w
Officers, clerks and employees in the Depart
ment of Police, viz:
Administrators office. .,......... 1910 90
City Workhouse. Observation-Disclosures. 608 81
Public pounds. Observation-Disclosures, 399 90
City cemeteries. 80 90
Pubnc squares. .................... 39 90
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-30

An English correspondent gives n
description Of a Russian burial service as
it is carried on at the present time in the
Cars empire, and rs he recently wit
messed it at st. Petersburg, and whatever
may be our admiration OF the progress in
general civilization attained by this
hardy people, it seems that their system
of dispOsing OF the dead bodies of their
friends could be improved bya little less
noise and publicity, and the semblance,
at least, of little more quiet mourning
The service is conducted in wholesale
manner, and takes place in the morning
over all the cOrpses that are to be in
tered during the day in the cemetery
attached to the church. The cofiined
bodies are placed in two rows, one for
adults, the other for children under seven
years Of age, before which time they are
held innocent Of sin, and need less prep
aratiou for their trans-stygian journey.
The hands of the adult corpse are crossed
upon their breasts, and large sheets of
paper containing a prayer to speed the
soul To heaven are laid upon them. The
children had no appeal for the remission
of sins, but only narrow strip of paper
containing a prayer for Gods mercy.
These are the Christiauized ObOdi of the
old Greeks. Vast crowds collect around
the bodies during the service. y few
hysterical shrieks are heard, but the
majority talk and laugh and bury the
dead as soon as possible, in order to get
at the funeral baked meats.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-30

y City OF WOMEN.-Mrs. Leon Ow-
ems, in her lecture on Siam, tells the fol-
lowing: The central part of the capital
city OF Bangkok, in Siam, is devoted ex-
clusively 10 the residence of some nine
thousand women, among whom no man
but the King may enter. The inhabit-
ants OF this inner city are the thousand
women of the royal harem, and some
eight thousand more, who are soldiers,
artlncers and slaves. This little world
Is ruled by women as magistrates, who
administer the laws of the kingdom.
There Is no appeal from their decisions.
Prisoners are arrested by sheriiis of their
own sex. IL it Is necessary to chain
them, 1t is done by blacksmiths of their
own sex. IL a disturbance arises, il is
suppressed by a force of five hundred
Amazons, trained from infancy TO the
use oi sword and spear. Meanwhile the
slave women carry on a variety Of man
uiactures, or go outside the walls to till
the fields. The women of higher birth
are "sealed' to the King; the slave
women may marry, but their husbands
dwell outside the walls. The children
if boys, are banished from the city of
women ut six years old; only the girls
remain. All the Oriental distinctions of
rank are scrupulously observed i'm this
strange realm, except that the magis-
trates are chosen for personal character
and wisdom. Mrs. Leon Owens speaks
with great reverence of the woman who
was Chief Justice, when she lived i'm
Bangkok, and tells some remarkable
anecdotes Of the courage with which she
enforced justice against offenders far
superior TO herself in social rank.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-30

CLOUD BURsTs.-The Truckee ReDuJ-
licdn, in reference to the cloud bursts
which occasionally occur in the Sierras
during the summer season, says: $50
sudden is the flood that where not drop
of water has been seen for weeks or
months, huge, turbulent, Overwhelm-
ing torrent comes pouring down, carry
ing trees, rocks and everything else be-
fore it, washing away railroads, bridges,
toll roads, houses, in fact anything in its
way. One Of these floods thus pouring
down a steep, dry mountain cation fire.
quently shows an advancing front of
logs, bushes, huge boulders and similar
debris twelve or fifteen feet high. Woe
10 any unlucly teamster who happens to
be passing with his loaded wagon along
the bed of the caflOn. Those who under
stand matters are able TO guard against
the impending calamity by getting their
wagons out of the ravine and up on the
hillside as far as possible, or if they
have no time for that they will unhitch
their animals and give them a chance to
escape. Instances are known where one
of these cloud bursts has occurred on
some broad slope, where, having no
ravine TO carry of the water, it has
plOwed and torn 4 channel for itself of
great depth and extent
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-30

HS"ib VI my culiu because she Claimed
kindred blood to the Indian, the wild
man of the forest? Such thoughts as
these passed rapidly through my mind
before l could answer her.
When the pale stranger comes
again, my child, bring him to the wig
wan of your parents. There you will
receive your answer was my reply I;
then, taking the birds from off the
branch, 1 took her by the hand, and to-
gether we walked home.
"The next day Many Canoes was with
her, and each succeeding day for a fort
night did he linger by her side, hoping
to gain her love. But the more his af-
feetions for her increased, the more she
disliked him, till at last she refused TO
be in his company any longer, and re-
mained at home daily instead of walk
ing, as was her usual custom. At last.
as we had not heard nor seen anything
of the stranger for a month, Lenard and
l began to think he had given her up.
when one evening towards sunset we
missed our pet from the wigwam. Look
ing up, perceived her guitar had also
gone. Always knowing where to find
her | proceeded towards her trysting-
place, but no trace Of her was to be seen,
though her guitar hung in its usual
place. Thinking she had wandered away
into the forest i'm search of flowers. I sat
down to wait her return, when beheld
this taking the dagger before mention
ed from the box lying ur6n the mat al
my feet. Picking it up, 7 examined il
wonderingly, and found the initials II.
y. b. marked upon q gold plate. Sur
missing ut once to whom it belonged,
placed it i'm my belt and awaited the re-
turn Of my child. But the sun sank be-
hind the western hills and yet she came
not. At last, thinking perhaps she had
returned home, intending TO leave the
companion of her solitary hours for the
next days amusement, / retraced NV
steps homeward, feeling a deathIy sick
ness creeping over me. All that night
Lenard and waited, and at early dawn
set out with many others of the tribe in
search Of our too dearly idolized child. I
We traversed the forest far and wide.
lut found her not. We entered the far
'fi' villages, but could gain no informa-
ion Of her whereabouts, and at last was
orced to believe that which we had at
irst suspected, that she had eloped with
he strange pale-faee. Alas for usl Our
lome was now made desOlate. Fleet
DOT and Many Canoes swore vengeance,
md resolved to find her, but after a
weary search Of over month, returned
The old man was incon-
olable, seeming to take it to heart even
more than her father did, who was sell
lom heard to speak after her loss.
hough the canker was eating his life's
,lood. Soon after Fleetfort was taken
II and died, cursing the white man who
lad stolen the Star from his wigwam.
This event cast a still deeper gloom over
Lenard, though I in my heart reioiced
hat he whom disliked was no more"
As it was now lunch time, Mrs. Hew-
tt proposed that they should go down
md take some refreshments, which they
lid, though Blanche and Cordelia would
ain have heard her tale through with
,ut the interruption.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-30
A Right Recognized.

I Before the woman of Utah emiOved
I the elective franchise those who clam
ored loudest for its being extended 10
them were parties who had no political
taxes to grind,u and who were filled
with the bitterest feelings of animOsitv
against the people of Utah. They fool
ishly imagined that if our sex in this
Territory had the legal right to vote,
they could lead us by the arts which
politicians are accustomed to use, to
turn against men whom we had tested
through long years OF trouble and sor-
row, and follow their lead. Upon no
other hypothesis can their urgent de-
mands on Congress to bestOw the right
of suffrage upon US be explained. For
when the Territorial legislature did
enact such a measure, and Il became
law by the signature of acting-governOr
Mann and the approval of Congress;
and when they found that we could
think, and that thinking we intelligent
ly supported the candidates of our
choice, they were even more clamorous
that Congress should pass a law de-
claring illegel that which they had be-
ioretime sought to have legalized., They
contended that the exercise of the fran
chlse by us would not stand the test of
the courts, and endeavOred TO have our
votes declared a nullity. But the de-
elsiOn Of the Supreme Court of the
United states in the Engelbrecht case
declared, in plainness, what power was
vested in a Territorial Legislature.
Then, finding that the highest tribunal
OF the country had declared that the
acts of the Legislature, when not disap-
proved by Congress, were of binding
forcei and rs the elective franchise was
so conferred upon the women of Utah
and was consequently valid, their next
move was 10 practically recognize that
which they had SO violently denied and
disputed. At the general election, on
the 9TH inst, the candidate put forward
by these same individuals was voted for
by the ladies who would not support the
Peoples ticket; and thus quietly but
pointedly they acknowledged n right
they could no longer gainsay. Butwhat
shall be thought of men who knowingly
refuse to recognize every right to Others
which they claim to exercise themselves,
and yet talk of their respect for republi-
can government and the glorious princi-
pies enunciated in the Declaration OF
lndepenence! Their political honesty
OF to-day is on a par with the ''philan-
thropy" of a few years ago that urged
an extension of the right Of suffrage to
the women of Utah, and both are arrant
hypocrisy!-llOmc1fs Exponent.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-30
Education and Employment of Girls.

Nothing so tends TO the degeneracv OF
womanhOod as life of laZiness and in
dulgence-an aim for q wealthy hus-
band, and then life with no object nor
! aim beyond raising a family, whether
I taste lies in that direction or not. II is
not only bad for physical health, but is
bad for moral also.
! \ very serious and common mistake
in the training of our girls is the neglect
definitely to provide against the vieissi-
tudes of life with the faculty of noble
/ self-support. Just think of YOUR daugh-
| ter, well born and bred ana rocked i'm
the lap of luxury, coming, one of these
days, TO sewing or keeping boarders for
a livelihood. Yet thousands of girls.
upOnwhose girlhood fortune lavished her
gifts, have come to that. 1t seems to us
that every rich man who has daughters
should provide for them with visions of
the almshouse continually floating be-
lore his eyes. No amount Of pecuniary
endowment will be sure defence against
the demons of pauperism. The fires
may burn IL up, the waves may ingulf
II, prodigal scoundrels of husbands NAV
waste it, rascally trustees and executors
may pillage il. These and a thousand
kindred contingencies considered, beside
the prOverbial helplessness of woman,
are almost enough to makea thoughtful
and cautious man pray that daughters
may not be born unto him.
So then, we say, let the education OF
our girls provide for the possible prob
lens Of self-help in the noblest possible
way. The daughters of millionaires and
mechanics alike should be made dis
unctly 10 understand that all the love
romances lie, and that there is no such
thing as making compact with fortune
70 avert the necessity of honest toll.
Nay, more, we would have the girls
taught that labor especially brain labor
Tor the benefit of the world, is too noble
TO be undertaken for mere mercenary
ends, albeit the world must and will nav
for it,
Our American girls need a great deal
OF discipline in this respect, and their
fathers and mothers need to have a great
many OF their foolish notions of proprietv
about toll, and the wicked caste idea Il
encourages, killed as the rank social
weed il is. You will hardly find a girl
who viii teach school, or parent who
will allow ii, except under the compul-
SION oil a scanty purse. What shame
to our Christianity is this 4 fine lady,
rustling in her silks, boasts that she has
had all masters in literature and art, has
seen all the galleries of Europe, speaks
three languages, can draw from nature,
and we know not what else; and vet she
would not soil her respectability bv
teaching child of ignorance the alpha
bet or hammering the MULTIPLICATION
table into class of little know-nothings
IN calico! sure enough, the millennium
has not come yet.-Balancc.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-30

y QUEER tIsH.-The members of the
Australian Eclipse Expedition, if unsuc-
cessful in the primary object of their
voyage, saw some strange things along
the shores to the north OF the great con-
tinent of Australia. Mr.. FoOrd tells n
wonderful story, ''amply attested by
witnesses" of IA fish with four hands.
ms extraordinary creature was found
crawling on piece of coral dredged up
from the bottom of thessea. 'The body
was that of a fish, said Mr.. Foord be-
fore the Royal Society on January 22d,
but wonderful 10 relate, it had in the
place Of fins four legs, termed by what
you might call hands, by means of
which it made its way over the coral
reef. When placed on the skylight of
the steamer, the fish stood up on its four
legs, n sight to beholdl IL was small
and something like lizard, but with
the body of fishw It is to be hoped
that a full and scientific description of
this marvel Of deep sea dredging NAV
soon be published, as the specimen ap-
pears TO have been brought back to Mel
bourne. Mr.. White, too, of the same
expedition, tells strange tale about rats.
'Ihe little island,n he said, "upon which
we pitched our tent was Overrun with
them, and what was most extraordinary,
they were every color from black to vel,
low, and some tortoise she'll
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-30

Color BLINDNEss.-Ata recent meet
ing of the Boston Society of Natural
History, the methods of testing patients
for color blindness and for loss of the
power of color perception were ex-
planned. An instrument invented in
Germany for testing color blindness
was exhibited and explained. This in
strument consists Of rotating appar-
atus which moves disk whose centre
is q circle, One-half black and the other
white; outside of this is ring half red
and half green, then another ring of
violet and red, then the outside ring of
violet and green. When rapidly rotated
the centre appears TO be colored gray
that is, black and white mixed. To a
green blind person the middle ring will
appear gray, that being the result to
him of q mixture OF violet and red. The
outer ring will appear gray TO the rcd
blind patient, and the inner gray to the
ri0iei blind. BY the use Of this instru-
ment it is evident a large number of
patients may be simultaneously exam
ined for one or more kinds of color blind
hess FaildiclDhi0 Lcdgcr.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-30

4 LITTLE BOYS REBUKE.-Therew was
once a very old man, who lived in the
house with his son. The old man was
deaf, his eyes were dim, and his legs
weak and thin. When he was at the
table he could hardly hold his spoon. so
much did his hand shake, and at times
he would spill his soup on the table
cloth. All this veXed his sons wife;
aud they made the old man sit in the
corner behind the stove. There he ate
his food from ali earthenware dish, and
he had not always too much to eat, as
you may guess.
Well, one day his trembling hand
could not hold the dish-it fell to the
floor and brokel At this his son and
sons wife We're so veXed that they spoke
harshly to the poor old man. His only
answer was deep, sad sigh. Then thev
brought him a bowl made out Of wood,
out of which he had to eat his food. Not
long after this, his grandson, q boy about
seven years of age, was seen at work
following out log of wood. His par
ents could not guess what he was irving
to DO. The little boy said nothing to
any one, but kept at work on the log,
and looked very grave, as if he had some
great work on hand.
'What are you doing there ?" asked
the father.
The little boy did not want to tell.
Then his mother asked
What are you doing there, my son?r
co." said he, 81 am only making n
trough such as our pigs eat out ofu'
but what are you making it for?u
81 am making it," said he, ssfor Won
md father to eat out of when grow up.'i
The parents looked at each other, and
,urst into tears. From that time forth
hey treated the old man well. He had
he best place at the table, Il nice dish
Ind plenty of food.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-30
NUMBER IL.

RESPECT EyERYBonY.-You have all
read of Benjamin Franklin, and how he
| rose 10 distinction, amid privation and
Z toll. But there is one anecdOte which I
have never seen in print. IL was told
me by gentleman of Boston, who re-
membered the old house in which Frank
lin was born. "Often,n said he, ohaye
looked at the old tumble-down building
in Milk street, and imagined the bare
foot boy sitting on the doorstep, learn
ing to spell from an old post bill"
A young miss, daughter of q distin-
guished citizen, passed him one dav
while thus engaged, and the boy over
heard her words of ridicule as She spoke
to her companion, laughing at the en-
gerness of the poor lad, and deriding his
beautiful spelling book
But there came another dav. when
franklin was our ambassador at the
court of France. a wealthy American
lady, who was present at one Of the fes-
tive occasions made in honor Of Frank
lin, greatly desired an introduction to
her distinguished cOuntryman. 1t was
obtained and great was her surprise to
near him say: AYE, aye, we have met
before" She could not remember
when, and Franklin added, 'fYou do not
DiDSA tiS Ot4cioulcu little DoN IN
Milk street, studying his lesson from the
muddy post bill!'
Although spoken good humorelly, the
fair lady was much disconnected al the
remembrance of the incident. ID is 10
be hoped she learned lesson therefrom.
In regard to the Importance Of treating
everybody with respect. She knew not
the name of the barefoot boy; but he
Knew her TO be the daugher of the rich
Mr.. -, and, after being introJuce,I
TINS incident Of his childhood immeli-
ately recurred to his mind.-Er.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-30

NEVER BEEN N THE T'OwN BEFORE.
'Can You direct me to the - hotel?u
inquired a gentlemen with carpet-bag,
OF 0urly Hibernian, standing on the
steps of railroad station.
'falth," was the reply, ''its jist that
can do that same. You see YOU list 90
up that strate till you come to Teddy
OMulllgan's shOp-then-"
but L don't know where Teddy
y OAlulligan's shop, as you call it, is.r
20, Faith, why didn't think of that.
NelIi your honor must kape on till We
get to the apple wOman's stand, OH the
corner of brick church, it is. and kane
that on the right, and till We get TO the
sign of the big watch, and, mind We.
don't fall down there; then keep on a
little further till We turn to the right or
left, but by the bones OF st. Patrick, I
don't know which,
The traveller turned in despair to q
long, lean, lank Jonathan, who was
standing close by, and made the same
inquiry.
"Maybe you're going to put up therer'
queried Jonathan.
"Yes, 1 intend to-"
'Did you come from far off ~
eyes, from Philadelphiaw was the
impatient reply.
Got any more baggage? ," said the
imperturbable Yank.
''No, this is all,r said the traveller,
convinced that the only way to get the
direction was to submit to the question
ing
''Going to stay lOng?"
Couldn't say" was the reply in
rather cruty manner. "But I am in
hurry, and would like to be directed
''Wait minute. You're a married
man, amt you ~
''No, l am not, and l won't answer
until you have answered"
"Wall, Squire" said the Yankee,
coOlly, "rd like to oblige you, but the
truth is, have never been in the town
before myselfii
In less than q minute, a carpet-bag
with man attached, was seen hurrying
away from that vicinity. He didn't find
asking directions of any particular adj
vantage.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-30

FANNY FERN on DOLLY NARDESs.-
When | say that the street dress of the
majority OF the respectable women at
New York to-day is disgusting. l but
feebly express my emotions. ] say the
respectable women, and vet, save to
them who know them to be such. an
pearance leaves q wide margin for doubt.
The clown at a circus wears not n more
parti-colOred costume; in fact. has the
advantage Of being sufficiently "tautn
10 use a nautical phrase, not to interfere
with locOmotiOn; while theirs-with
disgusting humps upon their backs. and
big rOsettes upon their shoulders. and
loops, and folds, and buttons. and clasps.
and bows upon their skirts. and striped
satin petticoats, all too short TO hide
their clumsy ankles-and more colors
and shades Of colors heaped upon one
poor little fashion-ridden body than ever
was gathered in one rainbow-and all
this worn without regard to tempera-
ture, or time, or place. say this pre-
sents q spectacle which is cOmical. One
cannot smile at the young girls who are
one day-Heaven help them-to be
wives and mOthersI
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-30

CosT OF THE HOOsAC TUNNEL--An
official report, by the State Auditor to
the Legislature of Massachusetts,, shows
that the cost to the State since it took
possession up to Jan. l, 1872, is S7,9S5, sol.
This sum includes what has been paid
OH the original contract, Sl,477, Cos. It
is estimated that it will yet cost for n
railway from the west portal to North
Adams, Sl64, 6S5; for interest on loans,
premiums, commissions, etc, Sl2,627,-
509-a total of Sl2, ,792, ,264-up to March
l, 1874. Some reductions from this are
to be made for sinking fund, rents, etc;
amount not stated, but not very large.
This is, probably, the most precise
estimate yet made Of the cost of this
great work.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-30

SHORT OF MEAT.-A minister goino
to dine after sermon, with one of his
deacOns, came upon the hired bov of his
host, digging at woOdchuckjs hole
The parson, who was unknown to the
boy, checked his rein, and accosted him
with: III
a., We'll, my son, what are you doing
Digging out woodchuck, sir,p said
why, but don't you know that it is
very wicked? And besides, you won't
get him If you dig for him on Sunday"
"Git limp said the boy. 'Thunder!
I've got to git i'm; the minister's COM
ing to our house to dinner and we amt
got any meat"