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The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-02
Communicated
THE HAPPIEST MAN IN TOWN.

can readily picture him, for | attended
the Shrriti's sale this morning, and saw the
transaction which goes to make up said
happy man. We will call him John Smith
Smith is to all appearances an average man.
He is so unfortunate as to own property sub
iect to stealaye by city and State, but then
Smith is not SO foolish as to submit to the
steal, nor weak as to be seduced into
recognition of it by whisperings of ever SO
much per cent. discount by curbstone pat
riots, the brokers'. Neither is Smith to be
scared by a Sheriff's il. fa, nor yet by the
Sheriff. advertisement. The awful day Ito
50 many weak kneed ones who have more
money than back-bOne) comes, and Smith
goes to attend the sale of his property by
the Sheriff. Smiths countenance is settled
down as he goes into the mart. He waits
patiently. After while he hears his prop
erty described by the Sheriff Then a pause
Smith cocks one ear to listen for the bid ;
an ominous silence obtains. Then the Sher
lift, finding no bidders, buys it in for the city
Smith theE goes up. The corners Of his mouth
begin to crawl round towards his ears. H
turns around, and 10 and behold, a broad
grin sits upon his face. Smith goes off with
several friends laughing. The city claims
the tax yet but Smith has his property, and
what more, intends to hold it. The city has
done its most and Smith is MT hurt. Smith
is now quietly waiting for the Sheriff to sell
it for State taxes; and how Smith will en-
Joy the fight while Rebel skunk Clinton"
State Auditor, and the City Administrator
of Finance compare notes and fight it out
who has the best title. Could not Mast or
the Graphic get up this Smith sitting at
ease smoking in his office The Auditor
with his title sticking out of his pocket,
and the Administrator with his title also,
going for each other and in the dim distance
Congress sitting in Judgment on Louisianas
case.
The much talked of Northern speculator
does Mt figure here at all. That was bug
a-boo after the nursery order to scare timid
ones. There has not yet turned up big
enough fool to pay bona fide money for a
tax title resting upon a Judgment given by
fraudulent court, for a fraudulent tax,
assessed by fraudulent Legislature, while
Congress has yet to pass upon the parent
fraud which gave birth to the rest.
NON POPCII
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-02
Farming Matters.

An intelligent and observant farmer has
assured us that there will be no caterpillars
to injure the cotton this summer for the
reason that the winter has been SO mild, and
the spring early and warm, that flies are
all Matched out now. and will run their
course before there is any cotton for them
to destroy.
Should this assurance prove good, there
will be a large crop of cotton made this
ear even though the area planted be con
siterably less than last year With large
crop we cannot expect high price for the
staple. The argument is plain: Be certain
to plat SO that you won't have to buy corn
and meat at high prices with the proceeds
of cotton sold at low figure.
We prefer the Berkshire hog to any other
breed. We have tried the Poland, China,
Chester White. Suffolk, and Magee, and find
we can make 200 pounds Of meat in less
tine and with less feed from the Berk shire
than any othe. breed. Nine months is all
the time we want.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-02

The vote of the House of Representatives
to increase the currency limit to 500 OO0,0 900,
which Will doubtless be endorsed by the
Senate, is victory for the intlationists
One of two things is its inevitable sequel.
Either it is a step to be retraced, if the
country is ever to reach specie payments
again by fulfilling its broken pledge to re-
deem its paper in coin, or else it is another
and an irreparable step down hill to the
any other results than one of these two.
In either event. therefore, it is vote of
folly and disaster. 1t disgraces even the
ignorance and cowardice of the Forty third
Congress. 1t dIshonors the United State.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-02
IMITATION.

We extract the following remarks from
the New York lIeralds leader of the 2sth
ult. on imitation:
He viii ask, Can the world pardon us, or
can we pardon ourselves, for repeating de
llberately in a time of peace the disastrous
and humiliating experiments of The war;
He will see better than most men how dis
astrous and hnmliating they are, remcm-
bering especially what befell his admins
tratlon when it went to London to find Il
market for its funded five per cent. loan.
There was never better bond. The Inter
est WIS larger than that paid by England
larger than we should pay for our money.
But our loan was rejected. We were com
PEELED to withdraw it, and yet about the
same time Gan BETA, at the he; d Of his flu
gilvc French Republic, raised one loan and
| the Russian Government raised another.
There was not u merchant or u banker in
London who did not know that the bonds
of America rested upon IL greater material
security than those of France and Russia.
But with all onr wealth and prod gions
prosp' cts and opportunities we had an Ill
name. We had tempered with our credit
and 1t no longer served rs. This is what We
have done now. The passage of this infla-
ton law is simply a proclamation to the
forei gn nations that we do not regard the
our business relations with the world and
with one another; that, instead of redeem
ing the paper we have already issued and
snpplantlng it with honest money, we mean
to add to the unsayory and repelling burden
from day to day, until we have no more
, credit than Turkey or Spain.
Surely never was a record clearer than
this-clear in its folly and it's shame Is it
any less dishonest because there is Western
and Southern ''public opinion" sustaining
it! We Lad "public opinion" in MISSISSIPPI
pi once which resulted in reputation, and
from which suffer to-day. Can the
President hesitate in his duty +? He s.above
passion and bias. He can afford to make a
sacrifice OF temporary popularity in behalf
OF national integrity, for if any man can
be said to be above the temptations of
human ambition, it is Ulysses s.
Grant. The eliminating supreme hon
ors of the Republic have gathered
npon his head. But even a greater honor
remains. 1t was "a rare and noble deed to
win the peace of Appomattox, for there he
saved the unity of the Republic. Now let
him save its honor. and those who honored
in then will bless him now. Let him say
emphatically that never shall the hand
which made the peace Of the Republic write
It's shame; that, having saved us from the
consequences of successful rebellion. he will
never drive us into the Niagara tides of in
flation and bankruptcy. We are in Niagara
tides. The President by his veto can say
whether we shall return while it is time or
take the uncertain, fearful and irreparable
plunge.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-02
THE LEVEEs.
How They Are Regarded by the
Planters,
From the North Louisiana j urnal.l

We have been creditably informed that
the Kemp levee. Of whose fame as a triumph
of engineering skill we have heard so much,
begins TO show unmistakable signs of the
grossest kind OF fraud. Professor Forshey
told us about Il year ago that he had reared
Ito the Levee Board) a monument more last
ing than brass: that his gigantic work con
tanned more cubic yards than all the pvra-
mids OF Egypt: and much more OF such as.
surances, calculated to quiet the fears of
those who depend upon this levee for Sc
curity. Now we are told that this boosted
work of art is a cheat and a swinde;
that what we thought was solid
embankment of earth, capable of
resisting the highest tide of the river. is
nothing but shell, Il honey -colnb of decay
ing logs and barrels, that must inevitably
give way before any ordinary water. The
Kemp Levee protects Cor should protcct IL
longer scope of country than any levee in
the State, except. perhaps, the Grand
Levee. The plantations III its rear are the
highest and most fertile in the parish! Upon
the faith OF the assurance of the perfect
safety and pern,anence Of this levee, tens of
thousands OF dollars have been invested in
Improvements, stock, and importation of
labor. Many have ventured all they had
and all they could borrow, in preparations
for planting these rich fields, SO long
lying fallow: What must be their con-
sternation to find that they are
again at the mercy of their old en-
envy. 1t is very evident, from the sinking
and cracking of the levee along the whole
line, that it is composed in great part ofioss,
casks, old wheel-barrows, and rubbish of all
SORTS, now Rapidly decaylng and making way
t.r the speedy disintegration of the whole
fabric. We are at a loss for epithets to prop
erly characterize the conduct of men who
could thus ieopar,lize the interests, and
almost the existence, of so many fellow
beings. The contractors who did this work
We're paid very large prices, sufficient TO III
sure its proper execution.
Where We're the engineers. to whose vigil
lance and fidelity the people trusted, while
this infamous robbery was going IN The
pirate who scuttles the richly laden vessel,
the thief who fires our dwelling while we
sleep, are criminals of lower grade, than
the men who deliberately laid this trap.
This matter calls loudly for investigation
and condign punishment, and if the Leyee
Board and their engineers valu: their credit
they will certainly make an effort to arraign
the guilty parties and to arrest, if possible,
the impending calamity.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-02
THE ASSESSORS WAR.
Kellogg Decapitates the Assessor Of
the Fifth District Without
Ceremony and With
out Law.

On the 24th Of January, 1S1:,. Kellogg APP
tirmed Mr. A. Eyrich Assessor of the Fifth
District Of Orleans. Mr.. Eyrichs appoint
nrnt was for TWO years. aud he has per
formed the dates Of his office.
A few days since, A. Dunont, a colored
member Of the Kellogg Legislature, APP
pearpd before the Board of Assessors, eN-
hibited an appointment as Assessor of the
Fifth District from Kellogg. and, upon
vote, was seated and recognized by the
other members, against Mr.. Eyrch's pro
test.
Upon petition of Eyrich, the Superior
Court has issued all Injunction restraining
Dumont from exercising the duties OF the
office, and from collecting the $1,000 which
was collectable by each assessor on the LIST
inst.
The question involved is the right Of the
de facto to remove a State officer without
cause, whose appointment had been 'ap-
proved by the Senate.
IL NolHl SttHl tllt law Is dll VII tHc
of Mr.. Eyrich, and the attempt on the part
of Kellogg to foist upon the board one OF
his colored pets, is an arbitrary exercise OF
power which cannot be sanctioned by the
court. However, as has been sagely OBJ
served, there is no telling what l.N means
until the Supreme Court has had a chance OF
guessing at it, and in Louisiana there is no
upon their making the same guess
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-02
PRICE-FIVE CENTS

it, The original copy of the order was pro-
duced before the committee, and then it was
discovered that no return had ever been
made upon it by the marshal, and that,
having never been revoked, it was still "a
much IN force as it ever was. Mr.. Packard
said that after several weeks he verbally
asked the judge for permission to remove
the troops. and it was verbally given.
Numerous minor complaints were made
against the judge. He was accused OF neg;
Letting to open the winter term OF the court
for a month after the time fixed hv Inv.
Last year he should have returned to New
Orleans and opened court on Novembez |,
but dld not return until December |, thus
hlflfhlG HllnN persons to great incouyeu-
fence.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-02
FRUIT CULTURE IN LOUISIANA.
Sensible Letter Upon the Subject to the
Bulletin.
New ORLEANS, April |, 1874.

New ORLEANS, April |, 1874.
To the Editor of the Bulletin:
l noticed in this mornings BULLETIN an
article Oh the Fruit Industry of Delaware,
and can assure you that the views expressed
in that article, on the capacity Of Louisiana
to raise better fruit than Delaware, are cor
rect in every particular. A few days since
received letter from young friend dated
Covington, parish of st. Tammany, La
March Is, 1874, in which he saws: ~ am
very hard at work. 1t is spring time, and
we must beat the iron while it's not. We
have about ten acres of good vineyard, all
trimmed; also, about two acres of pear and
apple trees-that is, two hundred apple
trees and four hundred pear trees. We
have, also, about fifty peach trees-some
The peach trees are all scattered in another
part of the field"
These trees are on place that has been
RUNNING WILD
for nearly two years, and the writer of the
foregoing letter only took charge about fiji
teen days before spring opened, since
which time he has trimmed his vines and
trees, and will have no further trouble with
them until the fruit ripers, when they will
be picked and shipped to New Orleans,
where he expects to reap handsome profit
on his venture.
write this to show, that not only peach
trees, but pears, apples and grapes can be
raised in abundance in any part Of L0uisi-
ana, if properly taken care of. Here thon,
are fortunes for anybody who chooses to
work for them. H. P. DART.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-02

Edward Everett once said: ITO read the
English language well, to write with dis
patch neat, legible hand, and be master
of the first four rules of arithmetic, 30 as to
dispose of at once, with accuracy, every
question Of figures which comes mp in prsc-
tice-I'call this good education" There
are good many young men with fine
+" classical education," nowadays, who can
neither read English respectfully, write legi-
bly, nor cast All account readily.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-02

A treless locomotive was tested in Pater-
son, N. j., few days ago, and worked very
successfully, drawing two cars loaded with
passengers at fair rate of speed The
boiler was charged before starting with suf
ficient steam to run twelve miles.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-02

Sixteen lady medical students graduated
in Philadelphia on the 18th inst. Includ-
ing those who passed through other colleges
in the West and elsewhere in the United
States this spring, the number Of women
who have entered the medical profession
this year will not probably fall below five
hundred.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-02

A perfectly healthy man, returning heme
the other night, fell dead on meeting his
mother-in-law. This is the worst case of
that nature yet reported.
, 1874-10-26

- :, -, , :, -, ,,,- -, a., ,,,,
email radnGalo III both. Tho rcsluutou II thn aalf
aiatoh y st1ll more n,arhe on aecof u tHo low s
.aes OF lSas win! reros!a t ,Wrus a. n o, ; 1nt
years cfi,lh Ihn 1l!anA Southern ttaioat nv "4ie
thow a,l nGrenhel yicd et ~! i,nroSea aay mtso
nthtcs nf nt tle s)hin Aho9 alEht hiGfeaso ~ 'l.
,h III te atie ctaat srs nf'o1t cal 10 lass year IN
e''A q'''"i'y aud Iaa'i1s.
Tho prvlics nt tho oat-crop in tho Now England
flutes si,uus OIL tho wllor, considerable Ircreasr
sn!nO increases ler ylold " ror cent Nrw ffanp-
ncttn, taper cent. on tic other hand, Nhole 1sa,s
dccrrascs her snhtl cra Ia PR cont Conncctlet1t,
ror crnt 1o puulliy ro.1lrr with last yoar raugos
fr,rm 100 In Rhode 1alanil 10 1O' in sIaino.
ronnByiyanta rolucos hur crop IL per utnt. Com.
painta II drought Ii, soma qnartos un Of cxccas Of
ruin III hters iitirata tho lea,ng Of tlis do
eitnc The btcr Middle Stalrs however, Aho" on cll-
, 1874-10-26
CHICAGO DAILY MANIET.

.,.... SATURDAY EVENING. Oct u.
ALCo1IoL--,vas steady ut st 9sG71.D7.
BAOUM Col&N-Waa nctya aud trni. Wo quote: !:
Wit w5 % %ssi II shqse n;o hs epoo % toa DO ga:
choieo stalk braid, s@oc; inferior brush. oMt@7o;
'fiS5ff SufIpIES n Xrrn1A1swero ranor quo. but
steay 1T tho quotations unncxcf: Michigan staceo,
90; Now York stlcco, .o0 Louisville
9 9sns vf .ssp s2ss; s; AtEo1 : M g. 1s s1 u = Iii
Ill. tu. aos; ai 1ii;iins tsonmsa,. ts5S@
del; Indiana, pressed, st5.coea.5.uo: do common,
DUrYEl,-Tho feeling among ho.acsu neon,ed ar,r-
than at The beginning Of the week. attributable
doubt to the t,prved.one Of the Eastern n'artct,
where llvrc socka arc light nna tho tc1n~n1 good.
The supply IL inoatly u strong hands, aud thGro Is lit
tc Akcthoo ot any tncrcaso in t.o receipts tu tho
tent that prizes Will bunor. quote The .uarhes firm
to good graacs, .5@2su: inferior to common,
DAGGING-No improvement III tho demand for bag
ging waa apparent, nor tho tenor Of prices any
more In secrs favor. l3llnincss tB dull, and while
lrccA remain nom!aiiy unchanged tierc Is mora or
ksssssss %ss sseR s s 1nf5s1a Sssp + M
a aoa 81 isS9'ss ws;=ashs siass ss5s soss 'S''e do
CUorElsaa Inactive aud nominal. Quota
t9na: lor nrrs. ,srd sns; ersss = s, a
a.uo; pork stasss, rough. $4,000, ip0o TO- b,cked
sl8I0@se ierce slaves rough. SO ooGe2a 90
s:Sn0GaSsoo; to, nuokst,, tssbOGg5U05 iour stasea
$7,HoGas.5o: circle -four heading, 7ht@9c.
not only on lors accolnt but for shipment East una
Wea md jobbers, well as factory1nen, entertain
very .tn 1icwa. Ihe following rrisea sfs current:
c0AL-The coal trade lis more than usually quiet for
tho seasen,--lte tbs continued mid weather-but
Jcsriss ne dunesa tho ,arke. nl.inlans frm tone,
all sny changes that may occur will probably By ~ ai
J11Gu fIIHrAl bag
, 1874-10-26

hATIAuAX LFEH1Nts OEt sfs
Sinse our lust report the changes III 'lia inxrkot
tcnt. steadily fair bilsfleA1 ~ tttns prosecuted
10th On local and interior aecoits, aud with a'ile
aud uo assorted stotks and coltecttous all TINT coh
bo tcarcd our merchants regard tlla situation win
eminent satisfaction, Yhn market for cotton testeS
retnirs thu steady toue impaired 10 ny the acoh VI
t} Eastaru manufacturers in e1lr1tllHR rouletl1f,
aud tho Nbcraity will whiet. ordurs are now hcnE
uarl,eti,igs though 1uae then vt tho ncssnnnY
Of tue nIuutl Its nuring with conGlIeranle aFeauf
nj well sustained l,reeD. Nn ritr &Ae 1olo"i!B 4S9nl
thu New York Du{fctl Ut Oct. u ...
During tho weak Huder rcvlnR LEO tnalA teatnrcS
ns TIC ,@ekage trada wcra essentially hehntGcu, ex.
sf tint thnre was p ,iler1trrent TT Hctlyy In sulle
dnmri.nputs indicative 0f iHassostct Jnhbll,E HtocEs
Tnors wss a!au nureassa anasy tSr soss ~ s.sas-
l,Y reaI1pss stimulated probably by Ito cooler "oatar
which nreyaile and ur.lerd to tAir aggregate Rnlbult
wers xseoIyuA trn,n moro tl.Hiastt lnseFs. 49,
Nrle trails yepnrtH from tbs Soilli 1l Southwest arc
mara cIcurarEilB and e ealcR Ut The week 10 job
t.rrx tro,t ttasa .cettona developed iurket improves
t,Ie toward thp tusa VI tho Wocli tlcfo was Ah IT.
im1 of buyers fruI tae Nts WHOSE Accnullsg OF tho
statr of bisitsas tAers ase eatlrey satisfactory,
WrLr io1hiug t1!,le WAN irtcgulat aild t7n 1t would
In nyidjp,n) il w.,t nut ss tlstlc,ilt 10 ao hosta
whsu trpusEetton1 during tho week were larger tl1an
Of ANY corresponding peslb; yet te entirn volume of
buauuss ollly 1nadeshss a'!t o"1ug to tho low
i1t tl!uncial uanl!t!un OF tim tradu fe1ulnr aoUtt
.p1 iln 10 this limo faifulua Aavo OCCURRED
ian drIng tnrlucr 6tnsoaat when business was much
mvrs active ttati Ut uressMt. Collections coming
ioeyko and rcail dulers hayn their b.laleYs vol
hand, aud sheir liabilities are " nuch xuallsr thtl.
iHiihi Tint pune but aarmlsA GAtc!pAa further gus
ngtIa!ouB nf nlun1eut,'
, 1874-10-26

~. =, aTr,rc 1n,1t en- In 4, ,o,,n s,o m ~
N e., kI IL ron,In1 axnn ~ ei1 M -, ofa1of a
s9l IN S' -~eh' -"' 80 S'4'''' W. @s~So
PLY; 1s'M Trs-Lurua ase ams,, aoa =. liar. ao..
cn1rrr N T ,in :. M :" fpc ' "N"'
9oLpkamno; ~, : W ~; aee ,,, a,<. ,,.
d. 5e NV '"A' 4s'' p'p'' o>so' eo'
~ 1.snnrp..1,tsons M m, p,,o,t,,,rn ronn.- 49,.
G sS1 ~ iass s3e:
s'ass, ~ ~ n. ~, .,oa, p,o,,. ,,, u, ~
GEEs - ~ a'!os tsunata ltu. i ~ -
not ao A'' 4'es An4c1ae1n AA"9n'a
Il: ;a:: loe = 41I' n o n ,o.. ,o.., :,
nAIwNvy' " w ~ y !uoi - - - ~ -
- ~ nn an ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ n4c -. t aou 10 ~
fo ~ . "a wi ie' oNou's'' w p'S s'n1
, 1874-10-26


daily pales are III exsesa Of past scasuns at
spoi,dig period. while stoeks q most descriptions
ict ocu.'ptes vsry arnt poaon. oaoatlu.s as
fuowu: No. whltein!. .nr e. @'9ea.a5; M. 4de,
sss ssS Se iiuSst ID y sess .ss
NJ nEeEs & SSs ss7ss so,s tay Ill., ss = m
S56017s: Labrador rersiaE. spit, brls. ss.so99.oo;
us $sat =, sssr s Ps aserfiaz dan. sSn xa; hr'
sa!inon; Ji;'rl; sS''ea1ooo; ocean trout doa aud
FRUITS AND NuTs.Raisinss, pr,uea, u''rrants.
viii good demand, aud lr all will lis
exception Of c!'rrants. Tho lenland for den.estic
stil iii IN '4 al unsettled etato N,ats norng oio
freely 1t forInsr prices. We quote; ~ Eollf.os-
pts p9os sN III; III @Hrs sI suuss .s" es; H. ill.,
Ill., iycrs. now !! ~ i.. ~ o!d fsossoo
r.; do now. ~; eItson. aG@sse; lo.uon }!sst
:S sM 4A,ss: &2pis; inyy 5Ssss S3 s S1
ssss +; ss'; S1$S: $s Sss1iss ssss; %xs' sx II
s; F.sest-si aS% sDfsss
g.la 'sss; sas Ha iss; *rss ii va tsaGs s
Ys19 sj% w'Sx9n Ys ssnsassa Rssts ,sy s
n1ii ifES nyiSirs ii iii local request ut
ssqsss p5s?' ses sisss' rss ssF' h % Ss1t
ar. 4ss5(ss,7 lcars, 7arGS Sl0J uur ho9 Or
USarorl aa uatawla T,Ssv ,s. 49Ss3vs nef
nsaMio: rramhcrrex SiU.oOta1.uo Per Lrl; Wild do
fsG0a lu0O: guinness. 7brGasl.oo; California pears,
California glape1, l@r case, b0 ibs Ibkay.
glVil; husett, 3s.l}1. ,........ ...
f1li0UENt LH-Tliere were no aytnululns 0f weak
nrvs n to nsrlG Tor anyuf the staple 4riiuca. nor
war ac.spo{s otsvrvA vt any concession frou fuser
rutus. tho gc,rral market prosecuting frIn healthy
tonc An sdyAneu IN colfess snsms hnmiuelt, in fc1
sntinse 10 tlIe onward Hnybluent ut tAV Heaboarl.
biIvara nrp lle but tlu nlArktt Ia usoAg 1t tho io
nlcilt ltiar aptss aoas euuIIes etc., ars alead1ly
| Aoll, l}eloW nra tho quotations.:
| Ht-UAlu HopA-70y1|xc.
oosrEEs-Mosha, 95ts5oa .. q: Jay4, sa@Sla ;
No. s Ill., seHS f.sSant,oIG eSSIst Io ossSS sEt
9aXoI primo A!o, 23G254e; good 40, 31NeS?ao
| noulnon do, 2QA8auAoI rosatlua Do lsh81aa