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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-06

The historical four and-twenty black
birds WHO were baked in pie have been
quite thrown into the shade by 100 chickens
who furnished the interior of gigantic
u4~ty BAKED last eek In Bridgeport, Con
4ect.cut, for the fair of st Johns Church.
1t took four strong men to carry this monster
into ii hall; and it will take great many
more strong men and women and children
TO eat and digest If.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-06

One of the pret,iest of Christmas customs
is the Norwegian practice of giving, on
Christmas day, a dinner to the birds. On
Christmas morning every gable, gateway or
barn-door is decorated with sheaf of corn
fixed on the top Of a tall pole, wherefrom it
is intended that the birds shall make their
Christmas dinner. Even the peasant will
contrive to have handful set by for this
purpose, and what the birds do not eat Oh
Christmas day remains for them to finish at
their leisure through the winter.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-06

The Emperor of China is soon to be mar
ried, and has imported a pair Of elephants
to assist at the ceremony. His future con-
sort is undergoing a careful training in the
etiquette of court life For three years the
looms of Nankin, Hongchou and Canton
have been engaged on the silks and satins
for her bridal rousseau, and just now they
are announced as completed, at a cost of
nearly half million in our money. When
the bridegroom, who has the sun for his
emblem, goes forth in "a car drawn by ele-
phants, his bride, who represents the moon,
is to be borne to her palace in palanquin
composed entirely of strings Of pearls.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-06
Mr., julius Jetfreys, F. r. S., commenting

Mr.. julius Jeffreys, r. Is. D., commenting
on the statement made by "a Banker
that a single bank had lost $1,000 in one year
by light gold through abrasion, ascribes a
good deal Of this loss to the steel edges
of the bankers shovels. Having gone to
the Bank of England to invite attention to
what appears to be palpable defect in the
form of the coin, Mr.. Jeffreys was struck
on entering ''by the glittering aspect Of
the whole breadth Of counter upon which
the sun happened to be shining. Myriads
of particles Of gold were rejecting the
sunlight to the eye, as if purposoly to con
firm The object Of my visit 1t was mani
fest that these particles had been struck
off from the soYereigns which had changed
hands over the Counter, | presume that
day, and mainly by the sharp steel edges
of the shovels in each cndea7or to under
mine the coins. 1t was also plain that in
the mutual friction of the coins the milled
edges must do he work of mutual rasp-
ings as effectively as any form that could
be chosen with that design"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-06
L. S. GRANT
TGENEp.I. N.TIrRE-NO. >

TTENEKAL NATUKE-NO =.
AN ACT authorizing the President to nomi-
nate r. II. LamsOn lieutenant in the
United States navy.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled. That the
President of the United States be. and here
BY is, authorized to nominate r. H. Lamson
a lieutenant in the United States navy.
Approved, March q. 1871.
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GENERAL NATUEE-No. 81
AN ACT relating to the harbor at Buffalo
Nour

BE it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled. That the
Secretary of War be authorized, when in
his judgment he thinks it will be for the
interest Of the United States. to extend or
continue the contract fer the Improvement
of the harbor at Buffalo. made and entered
into upon the twentieth day of January
eighteen hundred and sixtv-cight.
Approved April b. 1871.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-06
of delivery, be, and the same are hereby
repealed.
Approved, April 10, 1871.
GENERAL NATURE-NO. 8. |

AN ACT for the restoration of Commander,
George A. Stevens, United States navy,
to the active from the retired list.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives. of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
President of the United States be. and is
hereby, authorized to nominate, and by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate
appoint George A. Stevens to the active
list of the navy, with the rank of lieutenant
commander.
Approved, April 10, 1871.
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HE KILpATRIcK L1DE1.-The editor
OF one OF the regular morning papers ia
recent importation from Brittany has
successfully provoked an arrest for libel
at the hands of General Kilpssrick. The
libel complained of was bold and gross
assault upon his moral and family cha.
racter. A journalist of common sense
and reputable instincts should never
permit political rancor to induce him to
calumniate gentleman's private charac-
ter and seek to carry discord into his
domestic sanctuary. Nothing but q
newspaper novice or newspaper fanatic
could indulge ia such a folly; and TINT
one until recently on alien should allow
American politics to 10 unduly excite
him, is special marvel, for it is impos.
sible to suppose that he feels on such o
subject with all the intensity natural to
us who are "to the manner born" Pro-
bably monarchist who has Just become
Republican inagines that he is q much
better one than he who has been no.
thing else all his life. 1t is Lacon who
says: Gas there are no roads so rough as
those that have just been mended. SO
there are no sinners SO intolerant as
those who have just turned saints"
NeU York Sunday Times.
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The following is the Kansas City (Mo. J
Times account of George Francis Trains
lecture, delivered at that place on the
3Oth. and we have no doubt but that it
is true: "His subject last night was
principally George Francis Train, though
he managed to find time to prove Grant
fraud. Greeley a swindler, hell myth,
religion delusion. Christ mockery,
God creation of Moses, the Bible ia
hle, the church den of reptiles and
frauds. State horde OF thieves, the press
machine for lies, an American Citizen
dog. while George Francis Train has
more intellectnality. more sense, has
seen more. knows more than ali the
world besides, is Pagan a gigantic
fraud. a stateeman, an enigma, an oracle,
and, above all, the next President of
America 1t is relief to know that
George Francis has done with Kansas
City. He is first-rate the first time, but
ever afterwards bore. Exit George
Francis. Come no more"
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Everybody knows that whiskey--par.
tlcularly pop.skull-will nnloose the
tongue OF the most reticent creature, and
set it in uncomfortable motion; but it
was left to whiskey sold at some Of the
Columbia bars to perform the wonderful
work OF actually making tho "dunb 10
speak," which feat was accomplished
last week upon fellow who had for
several days played the role Of mute and
imposed upon number of humane peo-
pie OF TINT town. In an incautious mo.
ment, however, the fellow took too much
tongue.oil, got on spree. and the first
thing that unruly member did was to
charge United States eoldier with hay-
ing robbed him Of seventy.fve dollars.
Many years ago deaf and dumb man
came into an Office where We worked, and
30 excited the sympathy of all hands that
We subscribed literally to his relief.
In the evening we went to the boat land
ing to see the fellow off. The vessel had
just "swung into the stream" when the
landlord OF hotel suddenly appeared,
halloiDg at the top OF his voice, .'stop the
boat! that deaf and dumb man hasn't paid
his bill" At this the deaf and dumb man
leaned over the side cs the boat, and
shouted as loud as the landlord had, "you
go to h-ll." We've looked with suspi-
cion upon mutes ever since.
Onion Times.
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BROKEN LOOSE. E.-There is no telling
when fire gets headway where it will
stop. Chicago was nearly burnt up.
though its buildings Of stone and iron
seemed before to defy the elements com.
bined: The Greeley 'craze" having cot
into the heads Of q number of people at
Cincinnati, has been spreading and
spreading until it looks as if the entire
population of the country, including
Grant, would become lunatios. First the
South caught the infection, then tbe
Democracy OF the North, and then the
great Republican leaders began to show
signs of "midsummer Madness" and
now the Republicans, rank and file. are
going wild. Radical ediflces OF granite
and iron like Massachusetts, and Ver.
mont, supposed to beimpregnable to the
flames, are melting like lend before the
furious hent of the Greeley movement.
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CEASED. The hack from this place to
Newberry hos again ceased to run; SO
our mail facilities are now as before
lone ''cranky," but regular thrice O.
week.-LaurensoiN Herald.
Thirty-eight shares of Charlotte, Co.
lumbia and Augusta Railroad stock were
sold at auction, in Chester, on Monday
last, at prices ranging from SI8 Is to $l0
per share.
A Grand Rapids young woman takes
care OF horse aud buggy. and even
greases the buggy. Perhaps she likes
the felloes.
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OBITUARY.

Departed this life, Saturday. july az. in the
NJ, MY, NTH year OF his age, OF apopIexy. pa
TRICK HENRY FLANAGAN Anative OF fCoun-
Y Down, Ireland, and for many years a mer,
chant OF this city. While some familiar faces
OF generation fast passing away still move
among US, respected and honored, yet many.
enserPrieing and energetic in their business
careers, illustrative Of tho oharacteristics of
ColuWbia's past as present polished. hieh.
toned, liberal-minded merchants NAV be no.
tlced daily to be disappearing from our midst
sWniahdrswing WI from the turmoil Of business and
the walks OF active, busy life. The eubieot Of
this brief memoir, P. II. Flanagan. was 90
temporary with and Of this circle OF OoJum-
Dia's energetic, enterprising, progressive and
Puoic spirited citizens. Full Of an active
amoition, an energy and will eurmounting all
obstacles, ne recommended his old busine 90 in
columbia, with the view to retrieve a Ioat for
tune, consequent upon results OF tho war
when, full panoplied for the undertaking de-.
termlned teri to succeed. he died at his post"was
ing us OF the uncertainty OF life. As citizen
ana merchant, whatever the peculiar eocen-
tricities OF the man. he was ever among the
! Ierem!cst, according.to means. to aid in pro-
bia, his selected home, and In his line. felt a
generous pride In being ranked among her
most liberal, enterprising and public spirited
mnierohants. 20 While among us, he deported
nimseai a, true 70 the land Of hia birth and his
ADOPTED home, and keenly felt the general
mtsfortunes Of the country. - ~
He has passed away-his loud, merry, ring
ing laughter. bis cheer ui, aninhAting voice,
WITH lts kindly tones, will be po longer heard
among us. Peace to his memory. peace and
conso!ation to the poignant grief of the
family circle; peace and consolation to the
eorrow-stricken wife; peace and consolation
10 III; sons fast sohing the portals Of
to the dear little daughters. the sun-'ight OF
home, the Joy OF their 'pxrents. the tender
opening buds, around which were entwined
the strong afsctions Of q fond father's heart
80 t''t f'ta ~ q r. A q
COLUMBIA, 8, O.. August 0, 1872.
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GREELEY, THE KEMANCPATOR-The me-
groes OF the South are still in slavery-a
bondage far more ignoble and degrading
than that which the war freed them
from. Under the old order of things.
they at least had superior race, who
understood their wants and capacities,
for masters. But since the war, they
have fallen under the thraIdom of the
meanest white ofscouring of the North
adventurers, utterly without deeency or
honesty, WHO have swarmed into the un-
happy country in the rear of the Fede-
raj bayonets, to be installed in power by
an equally corrupt nationals administra-
tion, and protected in their schemes for
plundering the impoverished country.
Ihe Southern negro has become the alb.
lect slave OF this crew. He is bound to
hls new masters by horrible oaths; and
fears and infatuation have SO taken DOS.
session OF him that he receives as religi-
Gus truth everything that is told to him
from that source. Even those among
the negroes who are more intelligent
than their fellows, and who give secret
ear to the expostulations of such Repub-
licans as Sumner. Schurz, Banks and
their own Saunders. are 30 sapped of
their manhood by the demoralizing in
huences around them, that they dare not
render their support to the candidate
for whom they have the most respect
The election of Mr.. Greeley will break
the bonds Of this new peculiar institu-
ton OF the South. When the strong
arm Of the General Government no long,
or protects the plunderers in Office in the
South, they will fee in dismay to the
sluns and corners from whence thew
came. Then will the black be really
free. e.-Ne,o York News.
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A London letter furnishes the follow :
ing, under date of July 18:


ing. under date of July 18:
Terrific atorms and floods have been
our sad experience the past week or two.
those OF Sunday and Saturday, 18th and
18TH inst, was truly frightful. From
about ! O'Clock on Saturday morning.
until after O'Clock in the afternoon,
that ls for more than thirteen hours, the
rain Tell in Manchester so heavily that
occasionally Especially during the night
IL mlSns nave been imagined that water
spout nad broken over the city. A pain
iut accident occurred at the city &C mete-
ry' whioh has for its Southern boundary
the river Medlock. The food water in
Saturday, backed up and rushed into the
cemetery. The ooffins were lifted. broken
by being dashed against the weir, aud
the released bodies, in all stages of de.
cay, were carried down the stream.
Some OF them foated down through
Manchester into the Irwell, and thence
into the Mersey-as many as nineteen
peinS counted by one observer at Knot
Mil. Others aoated to Ancoats Bridge,
flnmill Brow. where they were stayed
among the debris which could not pass,
aud taken to the Fairfield street police
station. Others were secured in the
Gemetery. G' Others, again, hoated into
rhiilips Park, and into adjoining cellars
ana gardens. In the garden of one beer
house, in Bradford, four naked bo 'ss
f1oated, and that of a child was as
covered while pumping the water out of
the cellar.
The number Of bodies recovered of
those which had been washed sway by
tho tiood-besides portious of human
remalus-is ffty-four; and it is certain
that others will be taken ont of the river
at various points during the next two or
three days. For the re.interment of the
bodies, between eighty and ninety coffin
we're Asked for and provided by the
guerd CT the poor Of Manchester:
ana as soon as circumstances would per
NIT, the remains which had been dis
turbed were recon- mitted to the ground.
Ihls work was accomplished for the
most part during Saturday evening and
Sunday. The food in it's course through
Ancoat's Vale wash ed away three cottage
houses, two OF them being empty. The
other was inhabited by warehouseman.
named Caverdine, all Of whose furniture
was swept away. A large furniture shop
III Brook street was partly destroyed.
Monday and Tuesday, the entire sea-
venglng force in the employ of the cor
poratlon was engaged in the removal of
the mud and debris left by the food in
the houses and streets near the Medlock.
Upwards of 500 loads,of mud and rub.
bish have been removed.
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"A 81. Petersburg despatch of yesterday
says that grest: confagration was then
raging at the city of Nizhnee Novogo-
rod, in the quarter where the annual
lair Is being held. A largo quantity OF
valuable goods had already been do.
stroyed.
1t doesn't matter how watchful and
vigilant girl is. if u rude fellow kisses
her, 1t is ten to one he will do it right
under her nose.
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Tea 4! Tea! Tea

Il Tho Great United States Tea Company"
. nice assortment Of the best TEA, consist.
ing OF Oolong. English Breakfast. Young
Hyson, Imperial and Gunpowder. put up
expressly for families, in beautiful packages
OF one pound each, which We offer at greaUv
reduced prices. Il. D. SENN b SON.
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D." Marringe.-Happy relief for Young
Men from the effects Of Errors and Abuses in
early life. Manhood restored. Impediments
to Marriage removed. New method OF treat
and circulars sent free, in sealed enyelones
Address HOWARD ASSOCIATION, No. q
South Ninth street, Philadelphia. Pa.
Aug IL emo
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Mississippi Valley and on the upper

Mississippi Valley and on the upper
lakes, with Northerly to Westerly winds,
extnndipg on Sunday to the Ohio Valley.
with lower temperatures and occasional
cloudiness and rains.
SAN FRANoIsoo, August 1O.-Fires are
raging in the pineries along Puget Sound,
and are doing great damage.
BosToN, August 10.-Over City of the
heaviest shoe manufacturing concerns
in Lynn have pledged themselves not to
employ any persons controlled by the
Crispin Associations after today. The
Crispins, on their part, have voted to
withdraw from the Lynn Savings Bank
all money standing to their credit,
amounting. in the aggregate. to about
u, 900, 600, whioh sum, they claim, is
largely controlled by the manufacturers
in their retail aud other business trans.
actions.
FALL River, August 1O.-The bark B.
Rodgers. into which the steamer Bristol
ran this morning, was laden with iron,
and was at anchor. The steamer made
a hole six feet into the bark, and was
held there till the crew of the bark got
aboard the steamer, when the latter got
clear. The bark sank instantly. The
Bristol then landed her Newport passen-
gers, ana started for Fall River, but the
leaks ginning on her, she was beached.
She probably will bo got off in few
days.
New ORLEANS, August 1O.-The Libe.
raj Convention has nominated full
State ticket. It is now believed the
Pinchbackers will fuse with the Custom
House.
NEW YORK. August lO-Evening.-
The French band sailed for home to.
day, large crowd seeing them off.
A gang Of striking laborers drove off
twenty-five men from work in the cellars
in. Attorney street, this morning. beat.
ing some with .their own shovels. The
strikers fed before the police arrived.
To-day Was very hot; thermometer
near 90.' t,'i'
E1 Secretary Seward and family ar
rived in town from Auburn to-day.
The bank statement shows loss in re.
ceipts OF IS. $50. 900. Imports of the
week SO. 254, ,668.
There were 645 deaths during the past
week.
To.day's specie shipments $346, 226.
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ADsENTEEIsM.-Ase search of the records
shows that sin6e March 4, 1869, the Pre-.
eident and the members of his Cabinet
have been away from the public business
more than third of the time. They
have been running about the country
attending political meetings. or baskine
by the sea shore, or catching fish amid
the brooks and lakes Of. the Northern
border. In the meantims, the depart
ments are left'in charge of subordinates
who. taking the cue from their lazy run.
awaylsuperiorss attend to business with
the most listless indifference. It is no..
torious that citiasns having business
with the Washington departments at
this season of the year, can get pothing
attended to, tho excuse invariably being
that "the Secretary is absent" or the
President alone can attend to this. -
Ihe entire public service is demoralzed
by this absenteeism. The clerk in the
Treasury cannot See why the head of the
nation or the chief Of the bureau can
shirk work, and he not do 40 also. Grant
junkets with Conkling; Delano runs over
to Ohio to look after his private bust.
ness; and Creswell lays himself out in
the Maryland sun for good long nap;
and the VI, 200 clerk elurs his work, shuts
his ledgers. and gets away to picnic
or spree. Like master, like man. Il is
a satisfaction to know that the next mas.
ter is working-man, and that he will
not only stick to business himself, but
see that his men attend to theirs. and
earn the salaries the people pay them.
NeD Fork Neus
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A PERPETUAL PREsIDENr.-I the argu-
ment is good that Grant deserves another
term, because his last was ''good one."
why cannot the same plea be advanced
in 1876. and again and again, ad inJini-
tn'n? Who supposes. that if the people
re.e!eot the President this year, he will
not be crazy for third term four years
hence? The longer he holds power, the
harder it will be for him to relinquish it,
ana the more desperately he will struggle
to be continued in office. We believe if
the people of the United States do not
put Grant out at the end of his present
term, they will have much greater diff.
Guilty il doing it in 1876. We may make
the present peaceful revolution; but if
the opportunity passes, there may have
to be blood-letting at the next attempt.
Grant will "stick". as long as the conn-
try will tolerate him.-Ne,o York Ne,os.
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The HOTEL OF "THE FLYING LOUISE. :"
A Paris letter records the demolition of
noted resort, called "The Flying
Louse," the last OF It's kind in, Paris.
,Vagabonds Of all sorts found an asylnm
here. Four sous was the price OF o
nights lodging in large room, straw
mattress, large tub in the centre for
abiutions, and the oircumambient air to
dry with, but neither chair, table nor
towei. Some fragments of looking glass
were STUCK on the walls, bat which could
not gloss the human form divine. The
beds we're in rows, and fastened to the
wells. The locataires we're received from
0 T. NJ. to A. NJ; after that, one more
sou was charged; at 10 A. NJ. the hotel
must be cleared. Sixty persons were
received night. Many novelists have
described this, place and its Inhabitants.
- -
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Coke.

pERsONS who desire to be supplied with
Il the above article will leave their orders at
my once. JACOB LEVIN,
Secretary and Treasurer Col. Gas-Light Go.
Aug II
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The following language has been at-
trlDuted to the Hon. Henry Wilson
Ihe time had come when the uniform
OF the State militia should no longer be
dlsgraced BY being seen on the back of
Catholic lrishman or Infidel Dutch
man." "By the light of these
burning shanties the Teuton and Celt
may read the certain doom that will
overtake them in their attempt to com
pete with the nntiye-born American for
political supremacy on this continent. {"
Now Mr.. Wilson bays, "I have never in
my political life, written line or utter
ed sentence tending to degrade any
man, white or black" Does he mean to
say he never uttered the words quoted in
the first instance as spoken in 1854, or at
all?-B0st0n Post.
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Special Notice.
OFFICE BoAnD OF UEA1r

OFFICE BOARD OF HEALTH
or,o COLUMBIA. August 10, 1872.
NOWTIpGIES Wp a is hereby given, that on and after
spoct all the yards, cellars, &C.. in the varioms
wards OF the city. The ordinance relative to
nuisanccs will be strictly enforced. The
noard recommend the citizens to have ali
sneir trash and garbage placed in barrels or
moval. 40 0"A'S io
BY order OF the Board.
rHOS. Z. WALKER, Acting Clerk.
No C"oH copy. AuR II
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TO Rent,

To Rent.
E THREE ROOMS. partly furnished,
AaA either with or without q Kitchen. Applv
at this Office. Aug II
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Ida Greeley doesn't wear humps and
bunchings and ear rings.