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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-03-08

"Can not the Indian be made q USE
fnl and productive member Of society
by proper teaching and treatment !"
If the effort is made in good faith we
will stand better before the civilized
nations Of the earth and in our own
consciences for having made it. All
these things are not to be accom-
plished by one individual, but they
will receive my support and such
recommendations to Congress as will
in my judgment best serve to carry
them into effect. l beg your support
and encouragement. It has been and
is my earnest desire to correct abuses
that have grown up in the civil SER
vice Of the country. To secure this
reformation, rules regulating the
method Of appointment and promo
ton were established and have been
tried. My efforts for such reformation
shall be continued to the best of my
judgment. The spirit of the rules
adopted will be maintained.
acknowledge before this assem-
blage, representing as it does every
section of our country, the obligation
! am under to my countrymen for the
great honor they have conferred on
me by returning me to the highest
Office within their gift, and the fur
ther obligation resting on me to rem
der to them the best service within
my power. This l promise, looking
forward with the greatest anxiety to
the day when [ shall be released from
the responsibilities that at times are
almost overwhelming, and from which
l have scarcely had a respite since
the eventful firing upon Fort Sumter
in April, 1861, to the present day.
My services were then rendered and
accepted under the first call for troops,
growing out of that event. l did not
ask for place or position, and was en-
tirely without influence or the ac-
quaintance of persons of influence,
but was resolved to perform my part
in a struggle threatening the very ex-
istence of the nation. | performed
a conscientious duty without asking
promotion and without revengeful
feeling toward any section or individ-
ual. Notwithstanding this, through
out the war, and from my candidacy
for my present Office in 1863 to the
close of the last Presidential cam
paign, I have been the subject of
abuse and slander scarcely ever
equaled in political history, which to-
day feel that [ can afford to disre-
gard, in view Of your verdict, which
l gratefully accept as my vindication.
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Son Of Napoleon the Great.

There is something exceedingly
touching in the history of the unfor-
tunate duke, Napoleon II, Duke of
Reichstadt, who, during his final ill
ness, thus composed his own epitaph;
"Napoleon FRANCOIS Joseph Charles
Bonaparte; born King of Rome-died
Lieutenant in Austrian artillery"
Handsome, accomplished, brave, the
iaheritor Of splendid name and daz-
zling glory; loved almost to idolatry
by the country in which his childhood
was passed; a magnificent future
stretching out before him-fate frown-
ed upon his brilliant prospects, gave
him weak constitution, wretcled
health, bitter disappointment, and
was only kind in leading him to an
early grave. He brcathed his last at
Schonbrunn, in the chamber once
occupied by his father, and in the
neighborhood Of the imperial chateau
where he was wont to take his soli-
tary walk.
He seems to have been completely
blaze from his childhood, and of SO
melancholy temperamentth that scarce
ly any thing gave him pleasure. Every
thing was done to cure him Of his
gloomy Indifference, and when alt else
had failed, he met in one of his lonely
rambles a beautiful peasant girl, with
whom he fell in love at first sight.
She appeared to return her affection.
Her society aroused him from his leth-
argy and endowed him with new life.
She first taught him, it is said, the
nature Of happiness, and by her pres
enee the dreary emptiness of his being
| was delightfully."- filed, Peasant as
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she was, she was graceful, accom-
plished witty, and to his fond fancy
she was u goddess on the earth. He
revealed to her all the sources of his
discomfort, poured into her confding
ear the secretest of his thoughts and
the sacredest OF his feelings. She was
the single break of blue in his cloude,l
sky, and in that blue was set the star
OF hope.
One evening he was in the city, and
attended the opera. When the ballet
came on, among all the dancers sud-
denly flashed form of wonderful
beauty and grace, agile us a fawn,
1.-THE as q spirit, and the theatre echoed
with welcome to the new divinity of
the dance. The pale youth flushed,
and his heart beat quick. Was he
dreaming or was the sylph like crea-
ture, bounding and wllirling on, the
Marie, whom he had preferred before
all the ladies of the court He rubbed
his eyes and leaned forward, his very
soul burning in his face. He could
not be mistaken. The lovely and
guileless peasant whom he had wor-
shipped and admitted to the inner
most sanctuary of his spirit and the
magnificent dancer of tic opera, was
one and the same. The blazing thea
tire grew dim; the tumultuous ap-
plausc was no longer heard the un-
happy prince gasped, struggled, faint
ed and amidst much excitement was
borne to his carriage.
The charming dancer who had fas-
cinated him was the famous Fanny
Elssler, thene the beginning of her
extraordinary conquests and career.
She had allowed herself to be used by
his relatives to ensnare the, young
dukes affections, in the hope that
through her some interest in life might
be awakened. The ingenious and
handsome boy pleased her, no doubt.
Her vanity was gratified at the expense
Of his final faith. He never recovered,
it is said, from this sudden and terri
bic shock, and she-was literally
paid.
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Mr.. Frost, the engineer of the Hoe

Mr.. Frost, the engineer of the Hoo
sac tunnel, gives the condition of that
work at this time as follows: Whole
length of the tunnel four miles and a
half. Of this there remains vet to be
opened a length of less than 5000 feet.
OF the whole distance opened up to
january l, the low galleries or head
ings first worked had been enlarged
to nearly full size of required tunnel,
as follows: From the east end, for a
length of 9S:35 feet; in the central sec
ton, for a length of about 600 feet;
and from the west end the work OF
enlargement has been carried, with
intervals of only partial excava-
ton, to distance of 5000 feet, OF
which more than seyen-eighths of the
length is nearly full size of tunnel
OF the final work of trimming out to
full size, there are at the east end sec
ton 22O0 feet, and in the west end
section 1000 feet nearly complete, and
also further length of 1900 feet en-
tirely complete. :
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-03-08

LONGEVITY IN FARMERs.-In late
address before the Farmers Club of
Princeton, Mass, DR.. Nathan Allen
said that, according to the registration
reports Of deaths in Massachusetts,
published now for shout thirty years.
and preserved with more accuracy and
completeness than anywhere else in
the country, the greatest longevity is
found to obtain in agricultural life. In
the ten different occupations, rs given
i'll these reports, the cultivators Of the
earth stand rs class at the head,
reaching on an average, the ags Of
nearly sixty-five years, while that Of
the next class, merchants, is only fifty
years that Of mechanics of all kinds,
about forty years. Thus there is
an advantage Of about fifteen years
on the side Of farmers, as compared
with merchants, rs they reach an
average age but little short of three
score and ten, allotted by the psalmist
to human lite.
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A fellow who had been shaved III
China says the barber first strapped
the razor on his leg, and then did the
shaving without &ny lather. The
customer demonstrated, but was told
that the lather was entirely useless,
and had tendency to make the hair
stiff and tough, and wac, therefore,
never used by persons who had any
knowledge of the face and its appen-
dages. After the beard had been taken
off-and it was done III very short
time-the barber took long, sharp,
needle-headcd spoon, and began to
explore the customers ear. Then the
barber suddenly twisted his subjects
neck to one side in such q manner
that it cracked as if the vertebrD had
been dislocated. "Hold ont" shouted
the party, alarmed for the safety of
his neck. "All right replied the
tonsor, "me no hurt you," and he
continued to jerk and twist the head
until it was as timber as an old lady's
,dish-rag. He then fell to beating back,
breast, arms, and sides with his fists ;
then he pummelled the muscles till
they fairly glowed with the beating
they received. He then dashed a
bucket Of cold water over his man,
dried his skin with towels, and de-
clared that his work was done. Price
two cents.
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A Mammoth Shin.

'Rhat the Devastation, the new En-
glisll Ship of war, is success, so far
as has been tried, is now admitted.
The ponderous monster which squats
upon the astonished waters with Il
dead weight of 10000 tons, takes any
ordinary wave with stolid indifference,
whether she receives 1t end-on, op
upon bow, beam or quarter, while
the prodigious hill of foam which her
stem piles up when under way, as was
expected, washes clean over her for
ward deck, and she is often submerged
aft; but her massive nidsection rides
quietly enough, and those on board
her when anchored in tile rolling, tide
way ut Spithead say that she was
"steadier than houses ashore" She
turns with great readiness and in a
small circle and her speed as proved
i'll six trials along the measured mile,
is not only equal to the promise ofher
designers but exceeds expectation.
The mighty engines driving this is
land Of iron, with an indicated power
of $500 horses, with seventy seven
revolutions per minute, got fifteen
knots and half. out of the ship, and
her mean rate at full steam is thirteen
knots and three-quarters. Here, there
fore, is a craft which is vulnerable
only to very few guns, has the swift
ness Of a mail packet, and the handi-
ness-thanks to her twin screws-of
a tug, while she could utilize these
qualities to llurl upon the sides Of an
opponent the awful force of all her
ten thousand tons moving with the
velocity of spear. On board of this
remarkable man of war there are no
less than thirty-four distinct and sep
crate engines, and, indeed, the value
she represents is as serious as her
fighting capacity. What remains to
be learned is the behavior of the ugly
giant in real Biscay gale; and
whether or no the cul-de-s0c which
she carries aft will or will not prove
q mistakelina heavy following sea.
With stability assured to 55 degrees,
with no top gear to set her over, and
with decks which can be Theoretically
sealed, she is safe enough, but when
she does roll, or pitch, or send, the
rivets and fittings in her huge body
will be shrewdly tried. Except the
Russian monitor Peter the Great,
nothing floating could resist or even
challenge such a vessel, at once SO
strong and swift. The Torpedo, no
doubt, may yet be so developed as to
make the Devastation, and all her
terrible sisters, impotent against a
defended coast. On the high seas at
present she has no superior.
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ThurlQw Weeds Tribute.

On Tuesday last Thurlow Weed
wrote to an evening newspaper AN
account Of feat lately performed by
an octogenarian in Dntchess county
who was desirous Of uniting with the
printers throughout the country in
erecting a monument to Americas de-
parted journalist. Moved by the ap-
peal Of his former brother craftsmen
for. aid for the proposed monument,
the venerable ex-typo went to the Office
of q Rondout newspaper and begged
permission to set 1000 ems as his share
toward the fund. His request being
granted, he threw off his coat and
rolled up his shirt sleeves, and stood
up before the composing case, from
which he slowly and carefully pro-
ceeded to pick up and arrange. the
metal letters. In describing this in
teresting incident, Mr.. Weed said that
I've himself would proudly return to
the case if he could have the same in
ceutive rs the old Duchess county
printer. His communication was read
by some of the compositors on tie
newspaper to whom it was addressed.
1t was suggested that a letter be sent
to the distinguished ex-editor and
political ally of VIM. Fl. Seward, ten
dering him the use of their cases to set
one thousand ems in aid of the mon
nment. This was done on Wednesday,
The invitation, which was carried to
his private residence, announced that
if he undertook the work they would
gladly consent to his receiving the
regular trade prices, and to having
the money he earned credited to the
Greeley fund. Mr.. Weed has not vet
replied to the letter, but it is under
stood that he will accept the PROPOSE
ton, and that he will fix the time for
the task when he is in good health.
The last time that Mr.. Weed set
type was on November 8, 1854, while
he was editing the albany Epening
Journal. The paper was kept back
from the press until the result of the
gubernatorial election just closed could
be ascertained. While the employees
were waiting he hastened into the
Office, and seizing a stick set up the
announcement which informed the
public of a Wing victory. 1t was con-
fined to ten words as follows: "The
eagle screams! Myron H. Clark is the
next Governor" The expression
"the eagle screams" had great sig
nifaRnce among Albany politicians
twenty years ago. Previous to this
performance Mr.. Weed had not set
type for thirty years, Or since the days
when he and the late ex-Mayor James
Harper were fellow apprentices in Hen
shaw's shop in this city.
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Attention is now being called to the
wooden railroads that terminate in
Quebec, of which there are over a
hundred miles in operation. The
gauge of these wooden railroads is four
feet eight and half inches. The rails
are made of hard maple wood, size
four by seven inches, are set edge
ways, and are notchcd into the cross
ties four inches deep, being secured
in their places by wedges driven out
side of the rail. The ties are eight
inches thick, and are laid twenty inches
apart. The cars have four wheels,
and pains are taken to have the cars
and locomotives rs light as possible.
The rails are said to last four years,
& made Of good wood, and not sub
jected to heavy strains. In some in
stances trains have been drawn over
these roads at tie speed of thirty-fve
miles per hour, by locomotives weigh
ing thirty tons. These wooden rail-
roads seem to answer very well for
light traffic, and they are so calculated
that iron rails may be substituted for
those of wood when business requires
the change. The cost Of these roads
varies from $4,000 to 81 900 per mile,
according to the amount of grading to
he done. This, is going back to first
principles, for the first railroad was
equipped with wooden rails.-Prairie
Farmer,
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A drunken fellow had wandered
into Sunday School and took a seat
among the smaller scholars, when the
teacher accosted him with, "Lool1
here, sir, do you know what condition
you are in?" "Yes'm; in the gall
of bit'ness, in the bonds # 'niquity.
Ask me some hard quesh'ns."
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"You are the dullest boy ever
saw" Grossly exclaimed bald headed
old uncle to his nephew. "Well,
uncle, "replied the youth, with a glance
at the old gentleman's bald head,
"you can't expect me to understand
things Ms quickly as you do, because
you don't have the trouble of getting
them through your hair.
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An awkward man, attempting to
carve a goose, dropped it OH the floor.
"There, now," exclaimed his wife.
we've lost our dinner ''Oh 10, my
DEAR" answered he, git is safe-I have
cot my foot on it,
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"What's that7n said a teacher,
pointing to the letter x, to q little
ragged urchin. Dads name." "No,
no, my boy" !" Yes, it is; I've seen
him write it a good many times"
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An Abbey in ireland exhibits two
skulls of Shakespeare one Of him
when he was a little boy, aud the other
when he was man.
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worlds standard of values-gold-
and, if possible, to par with it; to
the construction Of cheap routes of
transit throughout the land, to the
end that the products Of all sections
may find market and leave n living
remuneration to the producer; to the
maintenance of friendly relations with
all our neighbors, and with distant
nations, to the establishment of our
commerce and share in the carrying
trade upon the ocean, to the, encour-
agement of such manufacturing indus
tries as can be economically pursued
in this country, to the end that the
export of home products and to indus
tries which may pay for our dmports,
which is the only sure method of re-
turning to and permanently maintain
ing a specie basis; to the elevation OF
labor, and by humane course to bring
the aborigines of the country under
the benign influence of education and
civilization.
It is either this or war of exter-
mination. Wars of determination en-
gagged in by people pursuing COM
nerce and all industrial pursuits are
expensive, even against the weakest
people and are demoralizing and
wicked. Our superiority of strength
and advantage of civilization should
make us lenient towards the Indians
the wrongs already inflicted upon him
should be taken into account, and
the balance placed to his credit. The
moral view of the question should be
considered, and the question asked
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-25

The RAILWAY CAR SHoPs are getting
bravely toward completion. The interior
walls are whitewashed or undergoing the
process of whitewashing; the corrugated
iron roof, whore finished, is receiving a
painting excavation of supertiuous
dirt is going on here and there to make
way for floors aud trenches and things:
the roof is going up over the engine, or
round house part of the structure; some
huge blocks of sandstone for the main
driving engine of the shops have been
received and the big engine pit has been
dug for their reception; floors are lay
ing; painters are daubing; thinkers are
hammering and soldering; carpenters are
saving and adding and hammering away;
a small army of white labOrers is snak-
ing things round generally; and the in
evitable John Chinaman is doing his
share slowly but surely and patiently.
The great hall where Curry's Mammoth
Ball is to be opened to the entertainment
of modern civilization presents very
busy scene. These armies of roofers
and carpenters and painters and white
washers are to be massed together and
hurled against the unfinished proportions
of that vast apartment: and it will rise
in the glory of its coming until the first
CLEAN of the sun of the gellorious Fourth
shall CLINT upon it, and parting day shall
inger and play about its superintendent
ventiator / hat room will be finished
and prepared like bride for the feast.
or the grim and eupeptic Curry will
adorn its cross beams and its rafters with
the dangling bodies of his tardy and del
inquent minions
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examination was tolerable and fell short
only when an occasional " Patsey
Boliver' rose to explain. Patsy Boil
iver's sister Mary was there. also,
who said that to multiply is, ITO take
the less from the greater to find tnelS
similar amount Next to calesthenics
the children of the Grammar Depart
ment love their teacher above all things.
She has their hearts, and that Is why
they flourish so under her teaching.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-25

COMMISSIONED. Governor Bradley has
commissioned John Powell, jr., No.
tary Public to reside ut Dayton, Lyon
county, Nevada.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-25

Hrs ExcELLENcY, Governor Bradley,
and his staff, have been invited to par
ticipate in the projected celebration of
that integral part of the calendar year
which persons of poetical tempara-
ment delight to designate columbia s
natal day" Whether he and his reti-
nne or any part thereof will accept Of
this courtesy we are not informed.
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CARSON PUBLIC SCHOOL.
Examination in the High School md
Grammar Departments.

The examination opened at 10 O'Clock,
yesterday, in Mr.. Howe's room with
spelling. Seventy words We're selected
and proposed by Rev. Allen, one Of the
Examiners. They are neither long nor
unconth words ; and We publish them
in order that the public generally, and
especially those who reproach children
for a word misspelled. may have an OPP
portunity to test their own photography.
If any shall discover that they have
been at variance with the dictionary,
they may blush unseen and grow wiser
in their spelling to the extent Of the
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TIE grammar and geography class of
Miss Ellis will be examined this morn
ing at the Public School. The examin-
alton will be continued in Miss Shear 8
department in the afternoon.
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WE NOTICE that the renovation and re-
construction which have been going or
at Winston's Exchange and in Legate's
rotisserie have made b 9TH the saloon and
the eating house much more bright,
cheerful and commodious. Legate has
Slowed his range athwart ships, and il
makes him more room to cavort in and
growl over. and certainly looks better
than the old arrangement did. The very
loneliness of the premises is attractive;
and there is pleasing diversity Of
character in the contrast of Winston e
hirsute angularity with Legate's width
of girth, depth of bottom and glaring
and shiny sterility of poll.
LOOKING out of Carson street north
ward, an ugly parched old hill bounds the
view some five or six miles off but look
southwark, and at a distances Of sixty
miles from town you behold the lofty
summit ridge Of Silver Mountain. an
east spear of the Sierras. still deeply
covered with sparkling snow.
The Sacrament of Baptism will be
administered in the Episcopal Church.
this evening, at 8 o'clock. After the
service there will be a meeting of the
s. s. teachers.
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