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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-13

AN Ice. oLATED SITUATION We learn that
for some six weeks past the Upper Cedar Point
Light House has been so coul plctely hcmmed
in with ice that the keeper could make no COM
munication with the shore until one day this
week. The ice is said to be piled up about
sixteen feet high on every side except the one
facing the outer channel of the river. After
the ice commenced breaking in the channel a
few days since. Mr.. Smoot and the assistant
keeper cut their way out, experiencing consld..
cradle difficulty in doing So and in small
boat reached the shore in safety: The persons
thus held as prisoners by the ice king within
this lonely structure, out 10 the water. were
Mr. Smoot keeper of the light. Mrs Smoot
and Mr. Hodgkins, assistant keeper Of the
light. Port tobacco Times.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-13

Extraordinary Inducements offered
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-03-14
A Shrewd Old Fox,

A certain Norwegian hunter, who was
one morning keeping watch in the for
est, saw fox cautiously make his ap-
proach towards the trunk of an old tree
When sufficiently near, he took high
and determined jumped on to the top of
it, and after looking round while hop
ped to the ground again. After Rey-
nard had repeated this knightly exercise
several times, he went his way, but pres
emily returned to the spot, bearing pref
ty large and heavy piece of dry oak in
his mouth and thus burdened, and, as
it would seem, for the purpose of testing
his vaulting powers, be renewed his
leaps on the stump. After time, how
ever, and when he found that weighted
as he was he could make the ascent with
facility, desisted from further efforts,
dropped the piece of wood from his
mouth, and coiling himself upon the top
of the stump, remained motionless, as if
dead. At the approach of evening an
old sow and her progeny, five or SIX in
number, issued from neighboring thick
ct, and pursued their usual track, passed
near to the stump in question. Two of
her sucklings followed, somewhat behind
the rest, and just as they neared his am
bush. Michel, with the rapidity of
thought, darted down from his perch up
on one of them, and in the twinkling of
an eye bore in triumph to the fastness
he had so cunningly prepared before
hand. COMPOUNDED at the shrieks of her
offspring, the old SOW returned in fury to
the spot, aud until late in the night
made repeated desperate attempts to
storm the murderer's stronghold; but
the fox took the matter very coolly, and
devoured the pig under the very nose Of
its mother.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-03-14

A BEAUTIFUL ExPERIMENT.--Ihe
following beautiful chemical experiment
may easily be performed by lady to the
establishment of circle of friends.
Take two or three leaves of red cab
bage cut them into small bits, put them
into basin. and pour pint OF boiling
water on them let it stand an hour, then
pour off the liquor into clear glass bot
tie. 1t will be of clear blue color.
THEN take four glasses into one pour
six drops of strong vinegar; into another
six drops Of solution of soda into the
third the same quantity OF strong So
luton of alum, and let the fourth glass
remain empty The glasses may be pre-
pared some time before, and the few drops
of colorless liquids that have been placed
in them will not be noticed. Fill up
the glasses from the bottle and the IL
ouid poured into the glass containing the
soda will quickly become beautiful red,
that in the glass containing the soda Will
become fine green that poured into
the empty one will remain unchanged.
By adding little vinegar to the green,
it will Immediately change to a red, and
on adding a little solution of soda to the
red it will assume a fine green, thus
showing the actions of acids and alkahes
on vegetable blues.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-03-14

A REAL OLD-FAsHIoNED WINTER. =
Where is that elderly scamp who has
howled for sixty three years for an old
fashioned winter How we would like to
run him through planning mill run by
ice water, and cut him open with snow
pillow, and fill him full of snow balls,
and sew him up with an icicle, and strap
him to the north pole until the spring
rains released him. The awful wretch.
-Danbury Netcs.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-03-14
Teas Teas. TeaSy

S5toG20 PER DAY. Agens wanted All
SoooSSo all classes Of working peopll of ell
Their sex, young or old make more money at work
COR their spare moments or all the time. han
at anything else. Particulars free. Address e.
STINS0N l. CO.. ortland. Maine, 1888
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-03-14
AYERS CATHARTIC

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Internal organs which become clogged
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Full directions are given on the wrappsi
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the following complaints, which these Pill
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| ACHE, JAUNDICE or GREEN SICKNgi
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For RHEUMATISM, GOVT, GRAVE
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An occasional dose stimulates the si0H
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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-03-14
8rllows falls Times,
Snow STORMS off the Past.

Among the great snow storms OF the
past few we're more extended in their
range, or more disastrous to life and
property, than that of January IL, 1867,
1t lasted nearly twenty-five hours, and
was accompanied by a furious gale and
very cold weather. 1t extended as far
west as the plains, and was bounded on
the south by the Ohio and Potomac, al
though some of its effects reached to
Hampton Roads. Another severe storm
occurred on the Goth. Wrecks were
piled up along the coast, and scores OF
lives were lost. Many persons were be-
wildered in the snow, and quite num-
Der frozen to death, especially in New
England. Among these was Commo-
dore G. S. Blake. who got bewildered in
going to his home in the suburbs of
Boston, and took refuge in hut. He
never recovered from the shock of the
exposure.
From two to four feet of snow fell
throughout the Middle States. -Four
feet was the reported depth in Pittsburg,
and as it was much drifted, the conse-
quence was an interruption of commu-
nication between the cities and the coun-
try for several days. Many people we're
barricaded in their houses. Steamboats,
were kept in port, railroad cars were
snowbound, and mails were delayed in a
remarkable manner. There was no reg
ular communication by rail between
New York aud Boston for four days.
The records of the past contain &C.
counts of many similar storms; but the
most striking facts concerning them we're
naturally observed in New England.
The storm of January 10, 1857, stop
ped all the railroads of New England.
The Stonington road was not opened I'M
til January 9th. Trains did not COM
mence running between Hartford and
Providence until the same day. In some
parts of Connecticut the thermometer
was thirty degrees below zero.
In the storm of December %, 1858,
the snow began falling at eleven o'clock
Wednesday morning, and continued I'M
til four o'clock Thursday afternoon.
The snow was drifted as high as the tops
of the cars. A train of three locomo-
tives started from neighboring town
toward Boston, and was imbedded in a
drift at end of the seventh mile.
The next day train of three locomo-
tives occupied from morning till night in
accomplishing FIVE miles.
The great snow storm of January ID,
1881, was s:upendous one. The snow
was drifted in some places in the cities
to the depth of fifteen feet. The churches
were generally closed on the following
Sunday; partly because the snow was
piled so high against the doors that they
could not be opened.
In February, 1929, so heavy a snow
fell that many persons engaged in fes-
tvities com memorative of Washington
birthday throughout the country, were
showed up in various halls and had to
remain in them for days.-N. Y. World.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-03-14

REINFORCING" THE LAw.-Three bows
living in Bristol recently amused them
selves by going to the house of an old
man, named David Amman, and kicking
on his door and otherwise annoying him.
Mr.. Amman is harmless person, sup
ported by the town, aud living as a re
cluse. The authorities of Bristol CAV,
the boys their choice-to pay the ole
gentleman S. each, and ask his pardon
or be fined according to law. They set
tied the matter by choosing the forme
alternative.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-03-14
T AMPSl Sli

IHAvE THE BEST ASSoRTMENToF LAMPS
ever offered for sale in this village. Call and see Il
tell it right 80 "
Bellows Falls. Vt. Dee. 10, Is7l 81
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-03-14

The Congressional Globe will ceas to
be the official reporter of debates after
the 4th of March, and will be ranked
among the publications Of the past, like
Gales & Seaton's "Annals Of Congress.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-03-14
HALLS VEGETABLE SIC
Hair Remover.

Every year increases the popularity Of
BILE Hair Preparation which Is due to NJ &
We can assure our old patrons that il Is "
up to its high standard and it is the o. '
and perfected preparation for restoring tar
FADED HAIR to its youthful color. makltus
lnsuous ana sllken. The scalp, by It's u'a ne
white and clean. 1t removes all erEP
dandruf, and, by its tonic properties. plt--
hair from falling out. as il stimulates and
the hair glands. By its use. the hair gE7
and stronger, Inabaldness. it restores tie
glands TO their normal vigor, and will crsz
growth. except in extreme old age. 1t
economical HAIR DRESSING ever used. as
fewer applications. and gives the hair
glossy appearance. A. A. Hayes, NJ. D. Fl
sayer of Massachusetts, says, The e0nsukT
pure, and carefully selected for exeellebN
and / considered il the Best PREPARA i'd
intended purposes" ia
,SnLd b, al U.lLnnfs.s md nelllars In W.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-03-14
THE GREAT
BIO Cd Purif

Prepared by III. X. STEVENS, b
Price sl.25. Sold by all Druggists.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-03-25
TOWING AND DREDGING.

There was for some days feet Of sew
enteen vessels lying on and OF the oar
owing to the obstruction OF VesseI
stranded across the channel. This seems
TO have caused some recriminatlon be-
tween the dredgeboat officers and the
Towboat Association. The latter interest
is defended by q communication N the
Picoy,ne, which claims that thirty-fve
vessels were towed over the bar by the
towboats between the sixteenth and twen-
ty-frst instant. Upon these facts some
observations are proper. There IS no
doubt the officers Of the dredgeboat have
performed their duty as we'll as it can be.
done, but, in truth, the dredge is a feeble
instrument to control the navigation OF
this outlet. The conflict Of tide and
current makes. and always will
make, the bar. Whenever the tide
is strengthened by :. storm, it arrests the
current. and the deposit is swept into and
chokes the channel. This has heretofore
been done in one night. Here, then, is one
consequence Of the non-action Of Con-
gress upon the material interests Of New
Orleans. A canal cut across the narrow
delta would flank these passes, protect
shipping from the cormorants who infest
them, and give the harbor Of New Orleans
the reputation abroad Of being perfectly
accessible at all times. It is great dis
advantage tha: this should be doubtful
among shipowners. The triumph Of the
Towboat Association attracts public at
tention to another drawback to CUR port:
Let us suppose these thirty-fve YES
sells to be towed Mp and down at the
usual rates, and assume that they
averaged seven hundred ard fifty tons
burden each. This would amount
to something like thirty thousand dollars
towage collected within a comparatively
short time. These were no. all sail ves-
seis. and we may have oTerstated the re-
ceipts from this gold mine which the tow
ring holds at the mouth of the river. Still
these are charges to which sail craft are
not subjected when they go for cargoes
elsewhere. This wrecking business is as
natural here as at Key West. It is as
natural that the ring should abuse
the dredge officers as that the honest
wreckers Of Cornwall should denounce
lighthouses as an unwarrantable IL
reference with their legitimate plunder.
Let the people and press Of New Orleans
score upon this blockaded cotton fee: as
q proof that ship canal IS necessary.
Let it be pressed upon Congress by the
whole valley OF the Mississippi. and we
can avoid this great obstruction. From the
tow ringwe see norelief except in the sub
stitutior Of steam for sail. Steamships
| and a ship canal viii flank the passes and
relieve New Orleans from both the dredge
nd the tow boat. This will place her i'll
advance Of all other ports for the importa-
ton OF merchandise, and tie ex?or;ation
| of cotton and corn
New Orleans Republican., 1873-03-25
4 ChRPET-BiGGER'S VIEWS.


Many Of our citizens will lecollect Mr..
3. Rush Plumley. who settled in New
Orleans after General Butler took posses
sion OF il. He was connected with tee
Treedmen's Bureau. and was noted for the
energy and skill lie displayed in organiz-
ING school system for the education Of
the emancipated slaves of Louisiana. Al
that early day Nj. Plumley proved him
self real friend Of the South by adyo-
eating the dissemination OF intelligence
among all classes Of the people. Since
that time lie has become citizen OF Texas
and has made himself equally asetul there
bv advocating liberal and progressive
course both by the government and peo-
pie OF that giant young State. which bids
fair to become one o: the brightes. Of the
stars that represent the States Of the
American Union.
Mr.. Plumley settled in Galveston and
became president OF railroad company.
was elected a member Of the Legislature.
'i4'' +40"' 80 r. ,,o,-,.
becomes editor OF me ually 1""tS' news
paper recently established IL Galveston by
=. IT.. p,,I,,;sL;rc Copnorv He is an
'lie 1IIIeS l "'-4S-t-i-o o'-- pony
able and earnest speaker and writer, and
withal a practical and useful man. as the
following article taken from, the Galveston
Times Of March IS, and evidently the pro-
5.o4 ofb;s brain c,oa~Iv demon rs+ra+es.
''''o - -1-' o-''-.-' -.'e. sa,-y,,
-HE SOUTH.
The sectional South" was not in Itself an
evil. The mistake was that the sectionaljty
was based upon n, az oagaGcny. ,ne IenuencE enS:1
freedom and equal rights. The South has
a right to be sectioonal-to work for itself
nrst; ae 'sI +beir 80 rioI+s @ and dnties and opr
| relations to them.
The South tHat we are Iaoo[Ing 10 10 esIaG- n.a
Hence: Ice South with an increasing popula-
New Orleans Republican., 1873-03-25
TICKETS FIFTY CENTS.

emitting the holder 70 one admission TO the Fair,
and chance IN the GRAND Lottery.
ANY person holding mum mbeTed coupon las the
same chance OF winning pTlZe IL the lottery as
those who use their tickets .or admission TO the
Fair.
The Directors Of the Association having through
a series of years tesored to every means in their
power to keep alive and foster this ASSOCIATION, so
identified with the progress and development OF
the resources Of our State. and finding themselves
al present involved 10 an extent that endangers
its very existence have adopted the following
plan, which TO them seem the only practical and
certain way nfraising funds necessary 10 perpetu-
ate this institution and place ( upon bass iAat
viii enable il continue its course of usefulness
The object OF the Association is to create re-
newed interest amOIg all classes of our citizens n
our coming Fair. and al The same time Cy offering
large Inducements stimulate the SAFE OF us llchela
20 extent that VIII enable i TO Eea!lze al
amount adequate to its pressing wants.
The plan adopted BY the ASSOCIATION :s 70 issue
20t coo tickets. at fifty cents a ticket. 'he same
price as is usual Tor admission TO the Fair, with a
coupon attached bearing number; the sad I. Het
emitting III. holder 20 one admission 70 our Fax
the coupon 70 be retained BY himself
on the last day of tie Fair numbers Correspond
ing with the number OF tckets lssued VIII oe
placed il wheel. ard al! % the prizes n another
when the grand drawing Will take place under the
supervision OF the ig.oTIns We. knows gen
temen:
/. y. Mark. Esq, President of :he Mechanics a1d
Agricultural Far association:
S.R-We -he undeIs gned, have received vouy
IN. drawing of IL. Grand Lottery .he Far
Grounds al YOUR next Pair, and fully recognizing z
the .mportanc Of th. enterprtz. which ,our As
sCciat ION has laboIeG .ota.uestv 20 establish and
beI;ev,ng -hr plan YOU !lT" adopted 10 be thor.
orcFIy ractic.I auC. We worthy he confidence
and supfor, ot tie pvb..c. c"eei.liiy comply with
Hopir. vour Association ra~ End n :iis n,.n
Il. re-f 50 .arr'-l y s"r. to'. We remain, ~.ta
u .cl respect. v"ir tI1..v rouis.
GENERAL g. :, pEAyREGARD,
EoS l.. A. Witt
Eavor 81 II" "i'y ~ New Gr,cara
C.a,'.s carsroc, rs!. patr. II1.'n, .zr.
James 7. Day k-C.- Z. =. "l.rI.v Esy.,
I. H. GaTdLe', =. /. =. 3. brigg. ssq.
". :. p He, SO, :. Z. 'ge-Jv. ksr..
5. H. kennedy 80. Charles Potion ksn.,
B. 7. F.aneeIs 80. Albert Baldwin, Esq,
LoIls schneider, Esq.
Tickets 10Y "a. az ~ Central Cfier,p Lo-..vv
Bazar of the Association No. I0. Canal srres. .aT.
ner 0. kxchaug. slev, and a. tn. iewelry music,
clothing. book and Equor store. lottery vendors
hotels and dePots Tor the sale Of sewing machines
For further Particulars concerning the Pa. AID
Lottery SGaGess
LUTHER HOMES,
Secretary and Treasurer
SeHJP StS CS.es.s be 30
New Orleans Republican., 1873-03-25
AN IMPORTANT PUBLIC MEETING
Tuesday Evening, March rs,
EXECUTIVE ORDER.

STATE OF ioC's:ANa.I
Executive Department.
New Orleans, March II. 1873.
It having come TO my knowledge that assess
ments for taxes have heretofore been urequa.lv
made, and that marked favortism has been shown
TO individuals to the detriment of the general WEI.
fare and the interests of the State and being desr.
that each citizen shall bear his proportion of!he
burden OF supporting the State government. and
no more:
hereby give notice TO al State assessors that
discrepancies, errors or omissions. such as have
been complained OF. vii! henceforward be corsld'
cred sufficient cause for the immediate Vemova! of
the delinquent officer. AL errors and omissions
in existing assessment rolls VIII be promptly
corrected, as provided for by law.
Given under my hand aEd the seal Of the State
hereunto attached this seventeenth day O. March.
IN the year of onr Lord eighteen hundred and sev.
enty three. ard .. the independence Of the United
States the Ginety.seventh.
WILLIAM P. KELLOGG.
BY The Governor:
WILLIAM WEEKS.
Assistant Secretary Of State. NILS -
New Orleans Republican., 1873-03-25
TELEGRAPFIC TRUTH.

Since the rear guard Of the Fusionists
have evacuated Washington. the telegraph
has not devoted itself so exclusively to
Louisiana affairs. as for some weeks pre-
vious TO the evacuation. It's last
sensation was the news that the
nomination Of Mr.. Casey was very
doubtful, even after the confirmation OF
Mr.. Packard. heretofore alleged to have
been the head Of offense in Louisiana.
How much must the believers in tele-
graphic truth have been astonished to
learn from the same authority that had
predicted doubt as to the confirmation OF
Casey that i was caused without difficulty.
and even that Democrats had, upon some
Invisible point Of policy. withheld their
opposition.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-03-25
ccAPnPIV COURTFOUS

Nr. Thomas 4. Adams, as chair
man OF the Committee Of Two Hundred,
has, no doubt. as was his duty, prepared
the elaborate and ingenious report to
which his name is appended. It dis
plays not only an intimate acquaintance
with one side of the great question dis
cussed. but shows also thorough knowl-
edge Of the Plantagenets. as also OF the
metaphysics Of force and right. But, be-
cause Mr.. Thomas A. Adams has had
such advantages Of education as to have
written this document to which he atfixes
his name, It is no: at al courteous to say
CT another:
c. c. Antoine, coIored person, and not
TO be suspected OF capacity to conceive the
curious production WHICH has been prep&r.
ed II LIS paIhe.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-03-25

policy pursued by the law resisters ana
their organs would have dissolved our
city government, suspended its credit
and abandoned all these public duties
These have been the secret, though the
real Influences. which have prevented the
Committee Of Two Hundred from recon-
mending measures Of violence. They
deserve the approval Of their constituents
for-their prudence. 1t is to be supposed
the report Of the special committee will be
received. and the committee discharged.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-03-25

Captain Atkins, the lighthouse keeper @ a.
Half Moon Shoals. says the Galveston
Times. discovered last Friday what ne sup
posed to be the wreck Of vessel ana se,-
ting ont his boat made TO il, and found 'n"'
a 81 ,on named the Mary Ann had been cap
sized. He also found upon the bottom ol
tbe vessel her captain and owner An1Fe"
FIood whom he took to the lighthouse
CaD+ain Flood was almost exhausted nav
mo been mauy hours in his peril0us posl'lcn'
New Orleans Republican., 1873-03-25

The editor Of the Vermilionvl.ie Cot'on
30! has seen in that town small Veach
tree. which was budded il jane last, and
abe limb which grew during tie balance OF
.be summer, only nine months IRON the
bud, is now bearing fruit.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-03-25
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Three thousand quires Of BLANK BOOKS OF"
sorted sizes and styles Of binding.
Parties desirous Of completing Their otte tta'
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