davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-02
OUR FOREIGN TRADE.

A glance at the statement of our foreign
trade for the year 1873, as compiled by tho
Bureau of Statistics at Washington, dis
covers some features worthy of consderar
ton. By this statement we are informed
that our domestic exports for the past year
amounted to $6O6, 366,53l; our imports
being 1924, 997 1862. Here we have trade
against us to the amount of about $4,000
600. But comparing these figures with
those for 1872 we find that in that year wo
imported to the amount of $677, l44, $40, or
about $52,O0O,OO0 more than we did last
year, while we exported $544, 43s 7s9, or
$62, 100000 less than we did last year; and
the balance of trade for 1872 was against
us $33O0O,00O. So that in the last
year we have really gained in trade to
the amount of $14OOO,O0O. But we come
now to another feature of this trade,
which is not so satisfactory. Of the i'm
ports for 1878, $16S, 1885,, 635, were brought
in American ships, and $451 $780, 65 in for
eign vessels; being an improvement of $780,
600, 900 for last year in the amount of our
importations in our own bottoms as con,-.
pared with the figures for 1872. But ths
difference in the value of our export trade
as between American and foreign vessels is
against us to the amount of SlO6, ZOO, OOa-
And we actually did $90,O0O,OO0 more foreign
trade in foreign vessels in 1873 than we did
in l872-certainiy most unsatisfactory and
painful showing in so far as our ship build
ing and ship owning interests are concerned,
and displaying the necessity for very decided
steps on the part of Congress to prevent our
giving away altogether the carrying trade
to and from the United States. Including
the foreign exports, and allowing for the
difference in the warehouse accounts, tho
exports for 1873 show an increase over the
imports of $3.50, 33l while IN 1872 the inn
ports exceeded the exports by $lO8, 473,713.
New York Commercial.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-02
NEW BOOKS,

LUCIAN. By Rev. w. Lucas Collins NJ. 4
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co
New Orleans: Kahn 4 Co.
Another volume of the justly popular
series of "Ancient Classics for English
Readers" edited by Rev. w. L. Collins.
The writings of Lucian are especially in
teresting to the modern reader, for their in
cidental testimony to the early spread OF
Christianity.
Born A. d. 100, and exercising his profess
sion of Rhetorician at Antioch, Tnessalonis
and other cities where he came more oS less
in contact with the "new sect" his works
contain few of those very rare notices Of
early Christianity to be found in contem-
pOraneOus writer's.
In his account of the self-immolation OF
Proteus, to which he was an eye wit aess, he
speaks of that extraordinary philos cphy of
the Christians" saying, "their first law
giver taught them that they were all broth
ers, when once they had committed them
selves so far as to renounce the gods of the
Greeks, aud worship the cruciied sophist
and live according to his laws"
Elsewhere he speaks of "that great man,
him that was crucified in Palestine for intro
ducing the new doctrines into the wOrld.~
Though characterized by Christian writers
as "blasphemer" and an antichrlst,,.
Lucian was, by his onslaughts upon the alb
surdities Of the mythology of the day, weall
ening the common enemy, and thus, ,n3
consciously, fighting the battles of Chris
tanity.
His brief apprenticeship to the trade oil
chiseling manufacturing stone
Mercures"-taught him that che held in his
right hand lie," and probably helped to
make him the NEUROLOGICAL iconocast that
he was. His Dialogues OF the Gods embody
the most caustic satire and the broadcast
birlesques while the contradictions and
sophistres of the shallow pretenders and
mitators of the Creek schools Of philosophy
furnished his pen with equally congenia
matter.
We cannot too highly commend the Pros
reader, in a most attractive form, the
choicest gems Of the Greek and Latin clas-
sizes, carefully culled from the more ponder
Gus tomes where they have been hitherto
lost to all but classical scholars. The literal
translation of the selected portions is pre-
ceded and succeeded by narratives, embody
ing the connecting links; the whole prefaced
by biographical sketch Of the author, .
critical notice of his most important works,
their translations and translators, etc.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-02
The Overflow on Red River.

The Shreveport Times of the 2Sth ult., says:
Capt. VIM Robson of this city reports all
the plantations on the Bossier side from
Gadwin Point to Chalk Level, under water,
and all the low places on the 'Caddo side.
The water was rushing out over these places,
which accounts for the river being on Il
stand below Tones bayou.
The situation below here is as follows ::
on the Bossier side, all the plantations below
Chalk Level are under water as far down as
we have heard, say Adkins Landing, and we
Judge this to be pretty much the case from
that down to the Gatlin plantation.
On the Caddo side. all the low places from
Eagle Bend to Tones's Bayou are under.
They are as follows: Eagle Bend, no levee,
ten hands at work /; Bagley place, no levee,
six hands at work; Dufresne place, portion
levee, under full cultivation; Mutt place, no
levee, ten hands at work; f. X. Hall, no
levee, two or three white men. These are
all low places, and go under every heavy
rise. Col. Wards place, just above Tones
Bayou, was all right, and could sta'.d one
foot more rise in the lower places. Below
Tones Bayou all the places with levees
We're unhurt, SO far as we have been able
to learn.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-02
CarOndelet Street Gossip.

The need of a column specially devoted to
the interests of tinancers has long been felt.
and our endeavors will always lead us to
furnish such information as will not only in
terest the reading public generally, but post
those more Immediately connected with one
of the most important branches OF bust
ness.
At this special period of the year Caron
delet street does not present that field of
cliques and rings which in past years
created such sad havoc, and made that
thoroughfare a second Wall street, but still
the general dullness so apparent is ominous
of renewed activity at no late date.
The general feeling in securities of all
classes is by no means enviable, but it is
clear to all the knowing ones that they
have "touched bottom" and antcipations
of a lively summer, whatever some may
think on the subject, are by no means at
fault. The protesting of a large amount of
bonds issued by the city to the Jackson
Railroad in payment of stocks, created quite
a stir on the street yesterday. The bond
uoluCIs, Ill uoIHS 81, eHucaNoT 10 ITO u tut
railroad responsible, arguing that the face
of the bonds require the Endorsement, and
not simply the transfer of the company
Difference of opinion exists as to the point
in question, but should the railroad be held
responsible by the courts, it SHOULD be
borne in mind that there will be little
or no surplus left after payment of the first
and second mortgage bonds on the road.
In connection wilh these city obligations
law was passed by the recent Legislature
authorizing the renewal, fer period of
twenty years after attaching new coupons
to the same, or as an alternative to exchange
for city seven per cent gold bearing bonds.
Neither of these propositions have, ap-
parently, met the views of the bondhoiders,
as they hope, through legal process, to hold
the railroad and not the city, for non-pay-
ment of what is now redeemable in cash.
The city administration is busily engaged
in examining into the validity of the in
debtedness of the city of Carrollton, and
after a careful investigation, propose to
make clean sweep of such as will be found
legal by payment of the same out of the
| taxes cOllectable i'm 1S74
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-02
Infamous SANDERS.

Several of our contemporaries are assall-
ing the editor of the New York Times in a
most heartless and ruffianly manner. The
Jersey City Herald charges that the New
York Times is "edited by an English black
leg" who "frequents gambling hells, and
pays his losses with checks on banks where
he is not Known" This is most wicked
and outrageous SANDER. The Washington
Republican is even more cruel base and cow
ardIy. 1t calls the editor of the Times a
wife beater.' In the unournalistic Ian
guage of Shakespeare, this is IAN odious and
a damned lie." 1t is bad enough to basely
SANDER the man, but to drag into the con
troversy and bring grief to wife and
mother is worthy only of a wretch :" whom
it were gross fattery to name a coward"
The Washington Republican sneers at the
editor of the Times as an expert "poker"-
player. 1t is VIGOROUSLY untrue that he is
not an expert, He is the most clumsy, in
different muff at the game of "poker
known to the Mayors friends, who sit up, all
night at the little game. He knows less
about "poker" than he does about politics,
and throws his chips about as loosely and
recklessly as he does his invectives in the
columns of the Times. Calling a man an
expert "poker '-player does not detract
from his capacity as an editor of a leading
journal.
The ablest journalists in the country are
among the best "poker" players. Mr.
Henry WattersOn, of the Louisville Courier
Journal, outranks any man at the I'D. p"
game West Of the Alleghanes. Horace
White has the reputation of filling short
flush oftener than any sport that ever
travelled for greenhorns." Murat Halsted
and Sam Bowles can beat the world at the
game of cold sledge." Parke Goodwin has no
rival at game of "whisky poker" Charley
Dana, with pair of deuces," will 'bluff"
any newcomer with "two pair" and sweep
the board. The editor of the Times is no ac
count as "poker" player with these !" ex-
perts."-N. Y. Com. Adc.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-02
The Pestiferous Pets.
A Daring Attempt and Fail
Robbery in Daylight.

Again we have to give our readers
repetition of that tale of thievery and crime
which has been thrice told within two days.
Growing bold by success. and nothing
daunted by the officers of the law, the
rascals let loose on the community now do
their deeds in daylight, not waiting for
darkness to hide their action.
About half-past o'clock Wednesday last
the residence Of Miss NJ. A. Mitchell, No. l42
Toulouse street, was entered by some I'M
known party, and it was only by accident
that the thief was foiled in his attempt to
capture very large amount of money and
diamonds. The house is one of a double
two-story brick, Miss Mitchell occupying
one half and tho other being vacant. That
those seeking house might be able to in
spect the vacant side, the doors had bee: left
open, atfordng ingress to whoever might go
through. Miss Mitchell occupied room
on the third floor, in front of which opened
dormer window on to the roof. A like
window opened from the vacant house next
door. Just at dinner time Miss Mitchell had
TtdSOu W 10 StdIlo W eoHlC
to pay tritliRg debt, when she went to the
bureau and found her pocket-book lying
open and tweEty-three dollars gone. Not
thinking it stolen, she began to look about
the room, when, to her establishment, she
discovered a Ratchet lying on the bed. This
excited her suspicious, and glancing at the
armoir, she was terrified to find the doors
SCARED with blows and marked by jimmy.
The door had not yielded and the thief was
probably frightened off by her coming. The
alarm was quickly given, but the rascal had
time to run along the roof and descend
through the vacant house and escape. In
the drawer at which the man had been at
work there were probably $1,000 worth Of
diamonds and $500 in money. 1t is evident
from all the circumstances that the thief
was thoroughly acquainted with the habits
of the inmates of the house.
The whole affair was reported to the po
lice. but for some reason it did not get to
the reporters at the Central Station.
1t looks as though some of the police did
not want these repeated burglaries to get to
the public, but Independent of them the
BULLETIN will find these matters out, and
our leaders will be kept cognizant of such
outrages.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-02
DestitutiOn and Death.
THE sUFFERINGs OF HIGHLY ESTEEMED
FAMILY ON STATEN ISLAND.
From the New York Sun, April 25th

ruin Tue new 1OTk AprU ZCSn
A friend of Mr.. Francis Hamilton, q
widely known and once prosperous New
York lawyer, called at his residence in York
avenue, New Brighton. Staten Island, on
Wednesday last, and found him dead in
bed, with his wife sitting beside him hold
ing his hand. The poor wife, once remark
able for her accomplishments, was out of
her mind and unable to give any account Of
her husbands death indeed, neither she
nor the two little children in the room were
aware that he was dead, though the body
was cold.
For three hours they had been sitting ia
the death chamber, careful to make no noise
for fear that they might awaken him. For
some time past Mr. HamiltOn's health had
been failing, and with it his business gradu
ally left him until he and his family were
reduced to extreme poverty. He was not
the person to solicit aid from those who had
known him in his palmy days, and who
would gladly have befriended him, and the
condition of the room, with his emaclated
frame, showed but too plainly that his
death had been fastened by want. He had
not had medical attendance for some time.
Mrs. Hamilton has for many years past
been subject to fits of temporary mental de-
rangement, and it is feared that her bereave-
ment may permanently dethrone her reason
On Thursday evening she was taken By
some friends to the 8. r. Smith Infirmary
raving maniac. Yesterday she had some
lucid moments, but they wese moments Of
anguish. Mr.. Chas. X. Hamilton, OF Hamil-
ton Park, New Brighton, has taken the TIVE
little boys.
Coroner James Dempsey impanneled a jury
and made an investigation yesterday. The
testimony of DR.. Van Rensselaer, show cd
that the direct cause of death was conges-
ton Of the brain, but restitution had I'M
doubtedly accelerated the disease.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-02
The Rivers.

Before the city the Surveyors mark, yes
terday morning, indicated feet below high
water mark of 1871.
At Carrollton.
We inspected the levees along the front of
this town, yesterday, and found that the
rumor we had heard during the day, that a
cave was likely to occur there at or about
the Picayune saw mill, was unfounded, and
we found instead, the levee in gool con-
dition and in no danger of caving
The Mississippi
is stationary at st. Louis and Vicksburg, and
rising st Memphis and Cairo.
The Ohio
on the 3lst was falling at Pittsburg. rising
slowly at Cincinnati and fast at Louisville
and Evansville At the latter place the rise
on Tuesday last was two feet.
We have nothing new to report in regard
to either Red, Ouachita or Black rivers.
they were all. at last accounts, falling
slowly.
The Crevasses
are all well in hand, and with continual
ticn of the present decline in the river
should be all closed in short time.
The Railroads.
The New Orleans, Mobile and Texas Rail-
road is putting passengers, mails and bag
gage through on time. Work is being
pushed rapidly towards completion on the
Pascagoula bridge, and it will be finished in
few days. No freight will be received by
this road until further notice.
The jackson Road
is putting both freight, mails and passen-
gers through on schedule time.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-02
Another Haul.
Special DeverauX on the War
Path.

Officer Deveraux, it seems, is endeavorng
to haul in all the suspicious characters he
meets, in order to capture the daring bur
glars who have been running riot through
the city.
Yesterday, in his ramblings, he met
Morgan Kennedy and Fred Boiler at the cor
ner of Canal and Peters street, and forth
took these "knights of the jimmy" in
charge.
They were brought before a magistrate.
and sent to prison, in default of giving
bond.
Deveraux was ably assisted by that eff
cient detective, Pecora.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-02
The Latest Phases of the Financial Ques-
| tiOn.
Special to the st. Louis Republican

Special to the st. Louis Republican,
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 26.-As the
time for taking up the Presidents veto mes
sage draws near the interest in the subject
increases.
Everybody anticipates lively times in the
Senate when the question does come up.
The infationists will undoubtedly open the
ball by attacking those on the opposite side
of the financial question and, as they are
greatly ont of temper because of their de-
feat, they are expected to fight without
gloves.
There will be no drawing of party lines,
for both parties are split on this question.
In fact, Democratic as well as Republican
members of Congress express the apprehen-
sion that the existing contest, which has
assumed so much of the character of sec
tionalism, will yet prove to be the entering
wedge to a general separation of those who
act together in the present political parties,
and may ultimately result in new cOmbina-
tons and parties, consisting of portions of
the material which make up the existing
political organizations.
In the Senate there will, doubtless, be
further unmistakable evidence given of the
unfriendly feeling that has grown up be-
tween Messrs Morton and Conkling. The
former will avail himself Of the opportunity
to reply to the remarks of the latter, which
were delivered with such effect and en-
phasis on the day the finance bill passed
the Senate, and at which Morton took
especial exception and promised to reply at
a convenient time.
Senators Morton, Logan, Carpenter, Fer
ry and West are engaged in drawing up an
address to the Republicans of the West and
South in support of their attitude on the
finances and in opposition to that of the
President. Nothing definite can be learned
of the contents of the manifesto beyond the
fact of its general tenor, as above stated,
and the assertion in addition to the effect
that the message to Congress, on the occa-
sion of the opening of this Congress last De-
cember is to be placed alongside this veto
message, and severe criticisms made upon
the alleged inconsistencies thus presented
1t will not be given to the public, however,
until an effort has been made to close up
the frightful gap the veto made in the Re-
publican party; but as neither faction is
disposed to make any concessions, negotia-
tons will be likely to fail. The manifesto
will ultimately be Illuminated
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-02

BILMARDs.-Last night Mr.. A. E. Hoa
played Mr.. John Miller the three-ball French
caroms, to decide who should receive the
second prize in the French caroms. The
game was won by Hoa in the sixty-ninth
inning, by score of 200 against l49 points.
Mr. Hoa also won the first prize in the four
ball game. Average of winner 62-69.
The tie game for the third prize in the
four ball game was played between Maggi-
oil and Coste won by the former in the Oath
inning, by score eff 300 to l2l points.
Average Of winner-12a.
Mr.. John Miller has challenged A. f. Hoa
to play him the French caroms game, 800
points up, for $50 side. The game will
come off on Wednesday evening, the 9th
instant.
To-day at IL NJ, Maggioli will play John
Miller for the third prize in the three ball
game, at which time the prizes will be dis
tributed.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-02
The Growers Column.
Our Guardians.

Dear GrOuler-Have the police force been
removed from the upper portion of the First
District?
1t is now about two weeks since l heard
the rap of watchman's baton on Triton
Walk. GRIZZLY.
We hardly know what to say to our
have marked the absence of the usual num-
Der of police and concluded that a large re-
ducton of force had been made This
would seem to be true from the increasing
number of robberies. Kellogg is retrench
ing probably at the spiggot.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-02

A well-dressed, MISUNDERSTANDING lady
walked into a saloon in OswegO, the other
day, laid her muff on the counter, and took
out pair of speetacles, when the bartender
promptly informed her that no Bible-reading
would be in order there. Reaching down
into her dress pocket, the woman produced
. fiat bottle, and coolly called for pint Of
whisky. She doesn't know yet what the
bartender was alarmed about.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-02

"Mr. Conductor, pray tell US how you
hold these cars when you want them to
stop I" said frightened lady while descend
ing the almost perpendicular road from the
Tiptop house on the White Mountains.
awe apply the brake, Madam" Suppose
the brake should give way, what theni
"We then apply the double-acting brake"
"But, Mr.. Conductor, suppose that brake
should not be sufficient to stop the cars,
where would we 60 then'" Madam"
said the conductor, solemnly, 81 can't pos
sibly decide; that depends entirely upon
how we have lived in this world"
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-02

That is a significant statement of the New
York Herald to the effect that the Comptrol-
ler's Office Of New York city, under the re-
form management, cost last year seventy-ive
thousand dollars more than in 1868 under the
Tammany ring! This is something to make
Tweed smile.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-02

We hear of so many complaints on the
part of those who visit CarrOllton for
pleasure, and are detained after o'clock at
night by the lack of cars, that we feel COM
pelled to notice it. The railroad company
ought to put on more dummies.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-02

We have to return our thanks to that
popular and estimable gentleman, j. Kilt
redge, for moonlight serenade by the
Academy band His benefit was as great
success as has been had here for years, and
he has our best wishes for his health and
his family's May they live long and
prosper.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-02

The finest collection of ancient lace ever
made has been loaned from Paris, and will
be displayed at the International Exhibition
at Lon, on. The specimens will be arranged
chronological order, and will illustrate
the origin and growth of lace making. There
are upwards of 800 specimens, some of which
possess historical interest, as they have be-
longed to great sovereigns and pontiffs.
The finest display of laces perhaps ever seen
in Europe was at the Ecumenical Council
upon the robes of the cardinals, but in
point of historical and artistic interest the
London exhibition, it is said, will surpass it,.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-02

The Milwaukee Sentinel says: "When
New Orleans proudly shows Quebec a shirt
front stained with fresh strawberry jnice, the
latter triumphantly exhibits to New Orleans
a sore on the side of the nose, made by a
moe this years growth"
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-02

A DOwn-Easter says that the demand for
pocket TASKS has so greatly increased since
the temperance usade began, that the
price OF tinware was doubled.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-02

An advertising jeweler compares the
water vi his diamonds to widows tears.