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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-08-27

Have we not such men in our country
yet? All are not bad; all have not
gone astray after strange Gods. WIZ
not the Baltimore Convention fine
such a man and nominate him? Can
members Of the once proud and pa
triotic Democratic party SO far forget
their former prestige as to bow the
knee and lick the hand that smites
them; sell their birth-right for a mess
of pottage; aid in registering the
edicts OF their enemies, for the poor
prospect of a division OF spoils." /
cannot believe they will so fail i N their
duty but, if they should, the people
will rise in their might, call another
convention and place at the head Of the
columns a tried and faithful exponent
Of its ancient doctrines, and will follow
him to honorable victory or fall with
him in an honest, open fight for truth
and principle.
There are plenty of men willing that
the Democratic party shall become dis
organized; nay, plenty Of them anx-
ious, plenty Of them IN this district, in
the State, throughout the nation. They
want a third party. Is not this a suit
able time, a fitting occasion, for them
to crawl back into the ranks of those
in sympathy with them2 Boys, don't
follow them, their lead is a bad enc
out Of the frying pan into the fire.
Look before you leap; at the end OF
the path they travel is only destruction
to all you hold most dear. A change
from Grant to Greeley would only be
swapping the Old swarm, the new
would be more greedy still, more
bloody, more insatiate.
l have never, from the first, endorsed
the passive policy, nor the amalgama-
ton policy, either. l could not, con
sistently, forsake the honest convic'
tons Of duty in order to succeed, and
that upon false pretenses. l prefer al
open fight for principle, with inevitable
defeat, rather than a compromise by
which | should lose my honor, stultify
my conscience, and be branded for
treachery, while my enemies divided
the spoils. believe in a sober second
thought. There is yet time. trust
before November ar effort will be
made to resist the movement now on
foot to sink the Democracy forever be-
meath the waves Of a corrupt radical
ism. The coalition sought to be made
is the death kncll to Democracy, and
unless arrested by the people, time will
prove my words prophetic-scattered
disorganized, over-slaughed, they will
never rally again.
/ never expect to become a candi.
date for any office, unless the people,
sympathizihg with me in these my hon
est convictions of the duty of the hour,
should evince such a united wish to
place me in that position that l could
not be mistaken in their desires. In
that case, as the standard bearer ofthe
principles which they ald l together
have labored,,so long to build up and
perpetuate, | should be willing, with
them, to-sink Or swim--carry their
banner to victory, or, with them, sue
cumb to defeat.
Mr., Editor, will you do'mesthelsfavor
to insert this communication. Few
papers in the State, now, would be will.
ling 10 publish it. Policy will indicate
another course to most Of them but
would rather be right than go to Con
gress. Very respectfully,
MATT. MARTIN.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-08-27

negroes. Tue lines are drawn and two
parties are made-thc White Mans
and the Negro. AS Tacitus says;
''In undertakings OF Il private nature
men may advance or retreat, as they
see occasion; but when the contest is
for sovereign power there is no middle
course. You must conquer or perish
in the attempt" or course the ne
grocs who have been taught to crouch
under the yoke Of bondage care little
for a free constitution. They want a
master, and would vote for u. 5. Grant
against George Washington. They
are not capable, as a race, of judging
what is or is not class legislation, and
think that extra legislation is necessary
for them as an Offset for God having
made them black.
Certes, tho lines are drawn, and WI
shall dlsdain the little policy of using
equiyocal terms. We must have a
White Mans government or a Mon,
grel one.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-08-27
firm lin denoting lrmness and de-

with a firm lip denoting lrmness ana DC
termination.
Judge Portcr's career has been neted
for great industry. sterling integrity anu
close attention to business, neGlectlnS
nothing that he undertook to do, and as u
consequence he has been uniformly sue
%cessful in all his undertakings. Ills SUI
pcrior education, his strong practical ev-
eryday common sense. his correct know
edge Of human nature, and his amlablt
TEN per, have made him universally. popu'
lar. Judge Porter is known, too, to pos
sess both moral and physical courage, aht
Is not afraid of mon, mobs or rings. lie i
"A close rcasoner and Il good detatcr' ant
will carry the flag Of the Democracy III
umpLantly through the canvass.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-08-27

Democratic Conservative party can
wish. In fact, the nominee is a man
above rcproach-sober, intelligent,
brave, iu1cxiblc in his views, and his
views have always been right. True
that he was an old line Wing. But at
this time VIC can see no difference be-
tween old line Wings and Democrats
when both act in solid phalanx against
the Civ,l Rights party.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-08-27
Chancery SAL.
Thos. Gore, Executor, SC, ct ais VS. NJ. e.
| Fannin0. of ais.

Tlios. Gore, Executor, &C., ct ais VS. NJ. E.
Tanning, ct ais.
By'virtue of a decree of the: Chancery
Court Of Franklin county, Tennessee pro-
nounced at its June Term, 1871. IN the
above cause, 1 will expose to public sale.
to the highest bidder, at the Courthouse
door in Winchester, Tenn :, on
Monday, September 9TH, 1874,
the remainder interest ofthe widow Sarah
A. Tanning in the 96-acre tract oflani a.,
lotted to her for dover out of the lands,ol
Samuel Tanning, decd, adjoining inc
lands of w. e. jennings and Others, new
il district No. 3 Of said county. A..
TERMs.-Said remainder interest IN lhs
lands will be sold OH Il credit Of six anu
twelve months time. Notes with approx,
ed security required Of the purchaser, aha
: lien retained until the purchase money
Is paid, July 18th. 1874.
T. Ii. FINCH, c. &M.
ids *
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-23
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, SUNDAY, AUGUST % 1871

Ger climate,e Vnd~sSser6stera variety -
fruits and dehcacies TO tempt the palate.
In our immediate neighborbood there are
many grand and interesting natural tea
lures; there is Popocatapetl belching forth
volumes of smoke from its snow-crowned
peak; there is Lake Chalso; there are the
gardens and groves of Huamantla; the
famed valley of Tlascala; the haciendas
among the mountains, and the splendid
valleys everywhere. There is Chapultepec,
with lts memories and legends; and there
are ruins of vanished cities-capitals, IL
may be, of dead empires, that persisted be-
fore Pelayo glorifed the Iberian name
Within easy distance of this city the tourist
may enjoy the climate he most affects,
spring, summer or winter at any season Of
the year. The natural beauties of the val
ley of Mexico are simply inGescribab!e.
Hitherto the unstable and changing phases
of political affairs doubtless had much to do
IN lettering tourists from visiting US IN
large. numbers. But there are no longer
disorders. Society is not disturbed and
there is no good reason why large number
of American pleasure-seekers should not
make Mexico their headquarters during The
coming winter.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-23
Discovery of n Relic,

While removing the old masonry of the
east abutment at Paramount bridge, at
Philadelphia, on the seventh instant, Mr..
Wiley, the contractor, discovered a copper
plate twelve inches square imbedded under
the lower corner stone nearest the water
works. Upon one side is the following in
scription neatly engraved: This bridge was
founded and erected in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and twelve
under the superintendent of the following
board of managers, viz: Philip Wager,
president; Cadwallader Evans, Martin
Dobbs. Samuel Breck, John Brtton. Abra-
ham Sheridan, Samuel Richards and Lewis
Wernway, architect" On the reverse side
is the following: .In the name Of the AL
mighty God, in the thirty-sixth year Of
American independence and of Masonry
1912, Jonathan Bayard Smith, R. w. P.
Grand Master OF Masons, attended by the
K. w. D. G. Master Peter L. Barber Du-
plisis and the grand officers, the Honorable
James Minor being R. w. G. Master of the
State of Pennsylvania, and a numerous as
sembly of brethren, laid the first stoue of
this bridge on the twenty-eighth day of
April, A. D. 1912, which may God prosper.
Engraved by Brother Francis Shallers."
This inscription belongs to the old wooden
bridge know as the Upper Ferry bridge,
which was destroyed by fire about the first
of September, 1883.
At the time of its erection it attracted a
great deal Of attention throughout the
world as being the longest span then
known. 1t crossed the river by single
span of $40 feet and four inches, the rise of
the arch being twenty feet, making the
measure over the bridge nearly 400 feet.
The width at the centre is thirty-five feet,
spread out to fifty feet at the abutment, so
as to afford additional lateral stability. The
iron rods which braced it were bedded in
the masonry, and have been again brought
to light by the progress of the work on the
new Paramount Bridge. The cost of the
original structure was $250.000. After the
bridge was destroyed by fire the rights of
the company owning it were purchased by
the District OF Spring Garden. and with the
assistance Of the city proper the wire sus-
pension bridge was erected bv Colonel
Charles Ellit in the year ls4l.-New York
Gyuphic.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-23
MARKETS.
Domestic Markets.

NEW YORK, August 22-The marAet for cotton on
the spot has ruled weak, with an unsatisfactory
business, though dealings in comparison with last
week, show Q slight Improvement. The demand
of exporters has been fully met. but the movement
was not of much importance.
Liverpool advices have been unfavorable, values
having receded - during the early part of the
week. The concession led to increased business
for the time being. but orders were soon executed
and the exporters withdrew during the closing
days.
Spinners have purchased occasional lots but
there is disposition to buy for other than imme
diate requirements. A slight increase in receipts
is noticeable, and the stock continues to concen
trate in this market. which creates an unsettled
in order to be prepared for the new crop which
will now soon be coming forward
For future delivery there has been a moderate
business, but q sharp decline in value. Specula-
tors have somewhat manipulated prices through
various reports of the drought, but the general
course of prices las bee downward.
The total sales included l5O, 1856 bales, Of which
delivery.
SKIES of 1881 ll8k; fve-twenties of 1862 ll2k; of
1864 1854; Of 1865 III; new 1855 Of 1857 HIS; Of
1868 1l7A; new fives 1929; ten fOrties ia.
Gold closed at ITO.
The sub treasurer paid out $5l 900 gold a. inter-
est
Customs receipts s27s,OOO; for the week,
$3,o22ce Imports for the week-merchandise,
So 05S; dry goods, So 095 267 Specie shipments
for the week 6693 229, of which &469 234 was gold
coin, 1903 gold bars and the remainder silver.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON, August 22.-Rate of discount in open
market for three months bills is Lilo y cent
which 10 ZIG below the Bank OF England rate.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-23
Matrimonial ThOrns.

Prentice milford says. in one of his
London letters to the San Francisco Bal.
letifs:
Young man and young woman, you think
that the divine intOXicatlOn OF courtshlp is
to last forever. You think it is always going
to be an ecstatic pleasure to trudge mile
through mud and rain to buy Seraphine Ann
a paper of pins. But this state OF things
can't last. It's TOO high pressure. 1t must
cool down. When you are married, and she
is yours and you are hers, and the novelty
OF the affair is over, and you are fairly set
sjed down into ..old married folks" then
comes the test. Then. if yon have been
Grabbed Old bachelor, full of little whms,
habits and peculiari,les as is the tretful poI-
cupine of quilts, then will come the tug
OF war. Don't you recollect, low, when
single, and You came nome alter some
tedious business, heated, tired, irritable
andss disguised with the world, and got
alone in your room. that you used to fling
books and Hacking brushes about. and
swear and thrash around for an hour or
two before you simmered down into COM
parative caimness! Well, matIimOny
won't cure this-at least at first But you
mustn't cut up SO now. Even temporary
raving maniac is not a proper or pleasant
person for any young woman to be shut up
alone with. And if, Oh entering. she sees
vtrouble written on your face, and asks you
WHATS the matter o. and you reply. "Oh,
nothing" because you don't want to be
spoken to, and, above all things, 1t annoys
and irritates you to be so Intercepted; and
still she persists in asking WHATS the
matter!' and still you try 10 say "Oh,
nothing" as mildly as you can, only il
won't be said mildly, and it comes of your
tongue as pistol shot,. and you
would just then like TO bite some
body's head otf-oh, won't you at
such a time wonder where the
amiability, the oil, the sugar, The honey,
the sunshine of courtship has all gone to,
And how will you feel, YOU who have been
accustomed to go in and out of your vile
bachelors den without inquiry or hindrance!
How will you feel as you start TO go out for
the purpose of getting drink around the
corner, to hear her say, Where are you
going!" and this a dozen times day.
and every time it is asked you must stand
and rack your brains for a new lie. And
those girls on the opposite side of the street
who are always at the window, and with
whom, before marriage, you carried on a
sort OF optical Irritation, which, to be sure,
went no further than the eyes-hOw do you
feel now as you catch Yourself still looking
into those windows and find your wife re-
garding you in peculiar manner, and you
know that she knows that you know how
she knows all about your gcings on at those
windows.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-23
A Swift Steamboat.

speaking about fast-running steamboats,, y
said Mr.. Thomas Hartshorn, yesterday, roll
ing his quid into his larboard jaw and giving
his Tuckapaw trousers hitch mr. Hart
shOrn served as cook on the ram Queen
Of the West') 81 suppose you never heard
between Cincinnati and New Orleans She
was beauty. l suppose that when she
was tied to the bank with stern line and
tow-line she was one of the fastest boats on
the river. She made one celebrated trip
from Orleans, think in AZ. Her time was
made matter of record. It was seven
days, six hours and three weeks Comm
up from Orleans once, the captain was
situiD' at the table, and he noticed several
big hulks Of fellows servin' as cabin boys.
He called the steward to him and SEE he:
Don't you think it would look better to have
bows waiting on the table! dOnc like to
see men film the place of cabin bows.
Let 'em go and get some young CHAPS
why, d-n it, captain says the steward,
them fellows were boys when we left New
Orleans The Elephant" continued Mr..
HartshOrn, chnging to his nautical remins
cences, twas pullin' out from Memphis one
day on down trip, and somehow she got
mixed up with raft of saw logs. She
broke one Of the logs loose, and it fioated
out into the stream. The Elephant
headed down the river, and finally got
alongside the log. Then commenced one of
the incest races you ever see. There was q
good stage of water, and the log doomed
along right lively. For about week they
held together purity we'll; but the Elephant
had to land at the mouth of White river,
and the log beat her into New Orleans
about twenty minutes. There was some
thing wrong with the Elephants boilers,
and she couldn't make steam properly.
That's what the captain said. She was
nice boat to ship green fruit on" said Mr..
Northumberland Enquirer, august 7.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-23
THE WAR PATH.

DCCAuICW W suC Ooo0OSs
WASHINGTON, August 22.-The following
telegram was received here to-day from
Governor Osborn, of Kansas:
i have information, through the Indian
Agent Stubbs and others, and from other
sources, that the Usage tribe of Indians
have, at a general council, declared war
against this State.
Depredati0ns Commenced.
DepredatiOns had already been commit
ted BY them on our southern borders. The
State has but few arms, and the United
States troops heretofore guarding the line
being now in the Indian Territory, at a
great distance from the Usage reservation,
exposes the frontier settlements Of this
State to great danger.
Arms Wanted.
With arms we can defend our borders
Can you furnish me with 1000 carbines and
accoutremants and 100, 900 cartridges on
account of the State of Kansas.
The telegram has been referred to the
War Department.
The Apaches Capture Delche and Twelve
Prisoners.
SAN Francisco, August 22.-Advlces
from Prescott state that twenty-five Apache
Indians, scouts of San Carlos reservation,
have arrived at Camp Mcdowell, from
Tonic. Apache country, bringing in the
head of guerilla chief Delche and twelve
prisoners. They report having killed
twenty-five Tonic Apache Indians. There
are no white men in the party.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-23

Cotton closed quiet and nominal; sales 4o2
bales; middling uplands leA 0l7'sc net receipts
Futures closed easy: sales 2O,3oO bales, as fol.
lows August 1875 ais 1896 September lS'sc;
October l5h ais 13-32c; November l5ac; Decem-
Der Is 9320l5 9.l6c; January IS l5-32Ul5kc; Feb.
ruary Is Ice; March Is l3-l60l5 27-a2c; April
Flour dull, 1Oc lower and nominal SIS 40d6 Is for
common to talr extra Southern: So 20d92 for good
to choice do. Wheat dull, l02c lower, closing
heavy; 81 Pal 70 for old winter red Western, ~
al Is for new do; 5 25Nl % for Few amber W est
ern, 8 260l SO for white Western. Corn lc better
closed dull and heavy; sl0S1 he for Western mixed;
82h O83c for light mixed and yellow Western. Pork
dull; s22 75022 ss1Sc for new mess. Lard hrmer
Coffee quiet. Sugar quiet and firm. Rye quiet.
MOlasses dull. Turpentine and rosin steady;
Freights dull; cotton by steam aa5-l6d, grain by
steam 6O6Md.
Bank statement-Loans decreased e625 600; spe.
$625 600; deposits decreased 5000 000 circulation
increased trfe; reserve decreased o., 1500 600.
CINCINNATI, August 22.-CottOn dull m.GoIng
16hc.. Flour dull and unchanged. Wheat dun
Is. Corn steady; demand moderate; 612o9c.
Oats steady; demand moderate 430iSc Pork
steady; demand moderate; sales at $685. Lard
easier; summer H0l4Sc. Bulk meats steady;
scarce, l2as Ol2hc; clear nominally at 2A 0l24c.
BacOn-Demard fair and market hrm; shoulders
81 d9ssc; clear rip 1875 l3ac; clear la'sc Whisky
steady at CSC.
and unchanged. Wheat-Fair demand at yestsr.
days decline; No. red s O61a al OF; No. red
winter 81 Is. COrn-Duyers and sellers report No.
2 mixed at 69070c asked, 6616Sc bid Oats firm; .
fraction higher; No, 44045c. Whisky steady; s8c.
Pork firmer; $A. Dry salt meats higher; shoul.
ders &c. Bacon strong and advancing; shoulders
9A0Ioc: clear rib i31s 0l3ssc: clear 1874 0l4c.
Lard firm and unchanged.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-23
Keep Ammonia in the House.

No hOusekeeper should be without a
bottle of spirits of ammonia, for besides it's
medical value it is invaluable for household
purposes. 1t is nearly as useful as soap,
and it's cheapness brings it within reach Of
all. Put a teaspOOnful of ammonia to a
quart of warm soapsuds, dip in flannel
cloth and wipe of the dust and fly specks,
and see for yourself how much labor it will
save. No scrubbing will be needful. 1t
will cleanse and brighten silver wonder
fully; to pint of suds mix teaspoonful
of spirits, dip in your silver spoons, forks,
ETC., rub with brush and polish with
chamois skin.
Fer washing mirrors and windows it is
very desirable; put "a few drops Of ammonia
on piece Of paper, and it will readily take
Oh every spot or finger mark on the glass.
1t will take out grease spots from every
fabric; put on the ammonia nearly clear, lay
blotting paper over the place, and press
hot fiatir0n on it for few moments. A few
drops in water will clean laces and whiten
them as well, also Smuslins. Then it is a
most refreshing agent at the toilet table; q
few drops in basin of water will make a
better bath than pure water, and if the skin
is oily, it will remove all glossiness and
disagreeable 0dors. Added to q foot-bath
IL entirely abs0rbs all n0xiOus smell, so
often arising from the feet in warm
weather, and nothing is better for cleaning
the hair from dandruff and dust.
FOr cleaning hair and nail brushes it ia
equally good. Put teaspoonful of ammonia
into pint of water, and shake the brushes
through the water. When they look white
rinse them in water, and put them in the
sunshine or in a warm place to dry. The
dirtiest brushes will come out of this bath
white and clean. For medical purposes il ia
unrivaled. For the headache it Is desir.
able stimulant; q frequent inhaling of it's
pungent odors will often entirely remove
catarrhal colds. There is no better remedy
for heartburn and dyspepsia, and the aro-
matte spirits of ammonia Is especially pre-
pared for these troubles. Ten drops Of it
in wineglass are often great relief The
spirits of ammonia can be taken in the
same way, but it is not as palatable.
In addition to all these uses the effect of
ammonia on vegetation is beneficial. If
you desire roses, geraniums, fuchsiae, etc.,
to become more feurishing, you can trv it
upon them BY adding i've or six drops to
every pint of warm water you give them,
but don't repeat the dose oftener than five
Or six days, lest you stimulate them too
highly. So be sure and keep large bottle
Of it in the house, and have . glass stopper
for it, as it ID very evanesOent, and also
injurious to corks.