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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-14
THE CROPS
Estimate of sheep and Wool for the
season-Spring Flowing Delayed

Estimate of sheep and Wool for the
season-sPring Flowing Delayed
INDIANAPOLIS, April 1.-THE National
Crop Reporter for the city of Jacksonville,
Ill. issued its first number from this city to-
day. The following is an abstract Of the
leading information presented. From esti-
mates of correspondents dated March 10, in
relation to the comparative number and
condition of sheep TO be sheared this spring,
and the probable comparative weight of
fleeces, deductions are made as follows:
The States of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas. Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and
Wisconsin reported of sheep of all kinds in
1873 a total of nearly ten millions sixteen
Thousand. The estimated increase over
last wear in the number to be sheared av-
eraoes for the eight States one and one-half
ner cent. and assume the rate of increase
in the number of all kinds TO have been
the same, the result is an average OF trine
over ten millions one hundred and twenty
seven thousand sheep. In obtaining the
probale Weld of wool, the rate Of three and
one-half pounds per fleece is made basis,
which places the total clip last year IN the
eight ctates named little more tnan
thirty-six and one-half million pounds
The estimates OF the tTOp htPOfeci
correspondents indicate for this year an av-
erage falling of in weight of feeces OF
8 2-lO per cent. Taking the slight gain In
numbers, and the loss in weight OF fieeces,
the result leaves a probable shortage this
year in the States named amounting 70 a
little over 1,I5O,0O0 pounds Of wool.
The past winter has been generally very
favorable to shsep-breeding; and While the
average condition March - was over one
per cent. better than at the same date last
wear. the increase of lambs has been con-
siderably greater as compared with the pre-
vious winter.
In most localities ordinary spring WORK
ON March - was quite forward, but sIl0se-
quent to that date snow and rain storms
caused general cessation Of plowing and
planting.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-14
LOUISIANA.

wide Crevasse Below Baton ROuge.
NEW ORLEANS, April IA creyasse
three hundred feet wide, is reported at Nc
Gallons, two miles below Baton Rouge,
on the left bank. The State Engineer who
was dispatched 10 the mouth Of Bayou
Plaquemine to cut the dyke which keeps
the waters out Of said bayou, has returned
without executing his mission. The citi-
zens of Iberville parish and the town of
Plaquemine in public meeting protested
against cutting the dyke, and resolved to
prevent it by force. They have detail of
armed men guarding the levee. 1t is now
positively asserted by those best informed
that the opening of Bayou Plaquemine
would overflow the town of Plaquemine
and the greater portion Of Iberville parish.
Hence the opposition.
BATON ROUGE, La, April 13.-The ere
vase at McCullom's plantation effects
Wards Creek and Bayou Fontaine, Bat
tones and about fifteen river plantations be-
tween the crevasse and Bayou Manche.
The planters and the levee companies will
make an effort TO close the break.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-14
THE HUB.
Disgraceful Hubbub i'm a Boston
Church.
Moral Intemperance VS.. BiDulous
DiO Lewis Wants to Convert a
Minister in His Own
Church.
Music Hath Charms. Play en-, Ne
Devils.s

Music Hath Charms Play en-, Ne
Deyils.'s
Boston, April J3.---In the course of a
sermon yesterday, Rev. A. a. Haskell,
UnitarIan clergyman said that Dio Lewis
career in Boston and its neiehtofhood had
not impressed the people with his devout-
ness or his reliance on prayer, nor could
we believe he would ever have embarked
in this enterprise had it not been for the
remuneration he is said to enjoy. The
women's crusade Was the intent of prayer.
ProhibitOfy legislation was interference
with the divirsS iatention to give man a
free choice between good and evil. lie
wished his voice might be heard by those
men and women who were using intempe-
rate means to suppress intemperance.
DiO Lewis who happened to be present,
rose from his seat and asked to be heard.
One Of the committee told him he could
not be allowed to speak.
The benedictiOn was then pronounced,
and amid loud cries of ''Take the platform,
Doctor," DIR. Lewis stepped upon one of
the seats and was proceeding to speak,
amid great confusion, when the committee
man again called on him to stop, and then
excitedly exclaimed, s'The parsons a cow
ard, and so they all are" Kisses and con-
tinued cries of ''Take the platform; speak,
dOctor."l
The committee man said: 'qf you win
hire hall, Mr.. Lewis, we shall be very
glad to hear you.
Col. Observation-Disclosures and sisters, it
is not the spirit of the Master.''
The organ here drowned his voice and
he exclaimed ''Play on We devils" The
organ played on, aud the meeting dis
persed.
The Legislative Machine.
The 22d ballot for United States Senator
resulted as follows: Whole number of votes
219, necessary to choice 10; Dawes, 63;;
Hoar, 81; Curtis, 81; Adams, II; Bullock,
Is; Banks, Z; Sanford, 8, Washburn, 3;
Whittier, Leonard, and Pittman, each.
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DIRECT TRADE
Between the Mississippi valley and
Brazil.

Between the Mississippi valley and
Brazil.
ST. LOUIS, April I3.-'The proposition to
establish direct trade between the Missis-
sippl Valley States and Brazil, by putting
on a line Of steamships from New Orleans
to Rio Janeiro, is attracting great deal OF
attention here. A speech recently made
before the Board Of Trade, by Col. Sam. G.
Reed, of New Orleans, in which he fully
explained the project, and gave an elabO-
rate account of the benefits and profits
which must inevitably result therefrom,
is published, and was the subject Of gene
raj comment and approval on Change to-
day. All classes of business men heartily
endorse the scheme, and the press speaks
most fayorably of it. a joint committee OF
the Board of Trade and Merchants Ex-
change, who have been examining the mat
ter for some days past, will report approv-
ingiy tomorrow, and there IS no doubt the
enterprise will receive aid from the mer-
chants of this city.
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ECCLESIASTICAL.
APresbyterian Minister Charged with
HereSv

CHICAGO, April 13.-At a regular meet
ing of the Chicago Presbytery, which was
held today, formal charges of heresy were
preferred against Prot. David Swing, pas
tor of the Fourth Presbyterian Church of
this city, and one Of the editors of the
ARiance The charges were very volumin-
Gus, twenty-five different specifications
being included in one article alone. They
were referred to a committee of the body
for consideration, and are to be presented
by themto Prof. Swing if found to contain
sufficient grounds upon which to base
ease. II is thought the case will come up
for trial before this meeting of the Presby-
tery. and it will be sharply contested, and
the probability is it will be be carried to
the higher Ecclesiastical Courts. The case
cxcites great interest in church circles on
account of the high standing, not only of
the accused, but of his clerical brethren,
who have been most prominent in bringing
the case before the tribunals of the church.
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W0MAN'S RIGHTS
And WOmau's wrOngs-PlssoIs VS..
whisky.

And WOmau's wrOngs-Pls!oIs vs..
whisky.
ST. LOUIS, April 13.-The Globe has a
letter from Mt. Vernon, H., which gives
an account of new kind of crusading
practiced in that town last Friday. Mrs.
S. S. Wilson accompanied by her sister-in-
law, Mrs. Thos Watson, went to the drug
store of Z. NJ. Shepperd and demanded the
prescription upon which her husband pro-
cured liquor. Mr. Shepperd being absent,
his clerk told her she would have to see
DR.. Porter and get him to revoke the pre-
scriptiOn. Mrs. Wilson regarding this as
an evasion, drew a revolver from her muff
and told the clerk if he didn't give up the
prescription she would blow his brains out,
and presented the pistol az his head in a
state Of great excitement. A parley was
held, however. and Mrs. Wilson was finally
induced to call on DIR. Porter, which she
did with the drawn weapon and obtained
speedy revocation of the prescription. The
ladies then marched to Shepherds saloon
and Dr. JOhnson's drug store and with pre-
sented arms gave them their orders, after
which they went of, much to the relief of
all the doctors and saloOnists of the town.
Cheaper than DiO.
JEFFEBsoNvILLE, Ind, April 1S.-FOr
the last month report has been circu-
lated on the streets TO the effect that the
women composing the Temperance Board
were being paid one dollar and half per
diem for their prayers. In an editorial of
the NeU AIbday Ledger, the report, COM
ing as reliable, is severely criticised, and at
a Temperance meeting in Mozart Hall,
Saturday evening. the editors informant
was denounced by James Flierney in an
excited manner, most harsh and bitter,
such as liar, scoundrel and villain. The
editors informant proves to be newspaper
reporter, who says his informant is an hon
Orable gentleman and has no objections to
giving his name, and suggests to the Tenn
perance Union to clear away the charges
and not denouncc men as liars, scoundrels
and villains, in public, because they dis
cuSs street talk. The situation between
the temperance and anti-temperance peo-
pie seems to be Of an irritable political ma
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-14

An Oregon Judge recently finedtwo men
each S. and costs, and as the men had no
money he took their notes for the amount
aud thinking the State ought to have secu-
riety from its debtors, the Court signed the
notes as security.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-14
Rather In,nrohahle

Informal information has reached official
quarters here that agents of European
powers are now among the Insurgents Of
Cuba, with view of giving them such aid
that they may overcome the Spanish au-
thonties and establish in that island diff
ferent government, but with monarchial
features. Nationality of agents withheld.
There is no way Of verifying the above re-
port, although it is believed in official
circles.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-14
ESTABLISHED MARCH 80, /
Hamburg, having been appointed in 1866
by President Lincoln,
Grant on Currency.

President Grant ia conversation to-day
on the subject Of finances, said he had no
hesitation in asserting that he was opposed
TO imitation in the general acceptatien Of
the term, to an increase of currency Beyond
actual busiEiess necessities OF the country,
bat at the same time he had given no
opinion concerning measures before Con-
gess, nor had he indicated what his action
would be relative to any hill that might be
passed. -a--a
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-14

Capt. Thomas, ofthe Greece, denies en-
phatically the statement that che French
Captain was in any way hindered from re-
turning on board his ship. Matter isslike-
ly to come under investigation ere long.
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MOST Infamous wanuer.

We saved the mails, but they would not
allow us to save the baggage. The Captain
Of the Greece promised to allow me TO go
ON board next morning, but did no. do so.
Capt. Lamaire did not change his cloth
ing after getting on board the Greece, not
being willing to aecept any eourtesies after
the manner in which the officers of the
Graaca actad
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Charges gof Corruption in the
Postofiieei
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-30
TIE GREAT SENSATION.

Last Tuesday morning, &C were
excited by . rsport, which Was said
to be found ia that euterprizing
journal, the Kansas City Times. 1t
was said to be . great expose Of
Kansas officials new chapter on
the .'rotten Commonwealth" We
started out to find = paper. We
were alarmed in little while over
the report that they had been sell
ing il Topeka at one dollar per
copy; but we kept up the chase
until we found one; borrowed it.
and. almost out of breath, returned
to the Office, expecting TO sput all
hands to work on an extra and
scatter it broad cast oyer the land.
But after we read the column of
head lines, we glanced over the
columns of the wonderful story,
and discovered the name of Asa
Hairgrove. AS soon as we saw
that we drew . long breath OF re-
lief; and as we read and found that
Asa was the reVelatOr of the in-
famous plot being exposed, We
grew quiet, and the story became
really enjoyable. Old Kansans al
know Asa. He will get drunk and
lie. He will lobby and shyster. IL ha
can make = little money out o.
some aapirant. And, just a. WI
expected, he conVicts himself o
bribery, and shows. that IL he ha(
his just deserts, like some othel
men we wot of, he would be wear
ing striped uniform, and boarding
near Leavenworth. Asa didn't &c
$4,000, and ne is mad about il
Asa can't make any money in To
pekA this winter, and he is ma
about that. Like Othello, his oc
cupation il gone. There il mo on
= trying to bribe men this wintsI
and no one but himself, seeking
bride. He seeks revenge b,
! slandering some of Kansas officialI
The correspondent didn't knoV
Hairgrove. He caught a rarts
unawares. lie made some money
perhaps, for his employers, an
:. furnished a cheap" of fun for oil
. KAnsanS. We Sympsthize with til
q interviewer, and laugh ct his gre1
Q display of large capitals in his firl
8 column. Come, stranger, look on
|. for these JAyhAWkers.
n Now seriously, we wouldllike
}, know how much Hairgrove mad
u out of that wonderful story. So.
enterprizing Times, did you diyid
= the prophets with Asa?
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-30
THE LEGISLATURE.


1t is customary, at each session OF
the Legislature, to prepare . roll OF
the members, on which each men,
Der records his age, occupation,
politics, etc. The list prepared by
the Secretary Of the State for the
present Legislature, and thus made
up, shows that the members of the
House 60 record themselves as Re.
publicans 10 as Farmers; II Re-
formers; 8 Independents; 6 Dem
ocrats; l Republican and Farmer /;
3 Liberal and Independent; ! Re.
publican and Liberal 2 Republican
and Independent; one claims no
politics, and one marked to no par
~. The occupations of the mem
bers are thus pat down IS farmers ;
l trader; one mechanic 3 physici-
ans; Is lawyers l printer; I land
agent; , merchants; 3 editors; ]
teacher; 3 clergymen; / nursery
man; , stOckmen 3 no business /;
Eighteen of the members are over
80 years of age; five are over 60 ;
and only three are under 80 years.
-Atchison Champion.
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TILEGRAPHICS.

The ship carpenters of PhiIidel'
phiA aud Camden are on . strike.
Cause, reduction of wages.
The internal revenue receipts fol
the month will foot up $780, 600
Outstanding legal tenders 1881 ;
767, TS7.
Two men we're killed in Newark
N. j., while assisting an engine, on
the way to q fire, out Of . rut.
Ex-Postmaster Jones and sx-su.
perintendent Morton, Of the money
order department, Of the city Of n
Y. are In trouble about an alleged
defalcation Of more than 800, 600
Helena, Ark, had . $4,000 fire
last Sunday morning.
The British parliament has been
dissolved. II is said that dissen.
sions in the cabinet brought Il
about.
The lower house Of the Missouri
legislature defeated the bill allow.
ing women to hold Office under the
school law.
The OsWego river, New York,
has been on . terrible high.
Many families had to leave their
houses last Sunday. The damage
to property has been immense.
The men and women OF FAN
River, Mass. favor the 'itea hour
law" as
City Treasurer, Alex. d. Ham.
ilton Of jersey City, N. y, itis aid,
has ned with several thousand dol.
lars OF city money, and 100000 Of
water bonds. His Ofaciel bond is
ont Of place,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-30

field for men with some capital,
right here, in Emporia, il they
could be made 10 see it. These
persons that will persist in tiliing
the soil must have implements to
work with, sach as hoes, rakes,
shovels, spades. plows, harroWs,
mowers, reapers, threshing ma
chimes, sulky rakes, sulky cultiva
tore, wagons, carriages, axes, corr
cutters, tanning mills. and other
things TO numerous TO mention.
And we feel safe in saving that II
the implements were to be had al
home. of our own manufacturers
that they would be generally used
all over the state. This 10 what will
build up our city and make it ON,
of the most thriving and larges
in the west. RURAL.
Emporia, Jan. 25th. 1874.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-30

The financial muddlc makes .
name head swim. The question
must be . difficult one. Yet every
man seems to think he understands
IL. Every Senator and Congress-
man has . remedy. Every msr-
chant and banker knows Just what's
the matter. The farmers under
stand the situation fully. Every
man, in fact, IL satiSfied that il his
plan was adopted the country would
prosper. We want money. Every
man knows just how to increase the
circulation and I'LL the peoples
pockets.
But no two men see alike. A. is
sure that Be plan is failure and
c. 10 sure that no ether plan but his
can bring relief. Every paper iS
full OF some earnest mans plan of
easing up the money market and
no two OF them agree Some favor
an imitation OF the currency; others
oppose Imitation. Some cry out for
specie payment, and others swear
that would ruin the whole country.
So IL goes. We have tried to see
the way out; looked At the different
plans proposed thought one was
good, and lust 80 we we're ready to
adopt II, some other scheme would
turn up, and we thought il the best.
The truth OF The matter 10, but few
men understand public finances.
We have one suggestion to make
to our readers. Stop all unneecs-
sary expenditures; if possible pay
mp old debts; make no new ones /;
save everything that you can, and
then let the finance question turn a.
II may, you are comparatively safe.
You msy ROt have much money,
but IL you are out OF debt you are
free.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-30

The New DISTRICT ATTORNEY
The Leavenworth Times gives the
following sketch of Capt. Geo. r
Peck, the United States District
Attorney for Kansas:
"Capt. Peck is . young man
about 81 years OF age. He gradus
ted at Milton College. Wisconsin
Just before the rebellion. When
the war commenced he enlisted "a
= private soldier in the first regi-
mept that left the State, and was
subsequently promoted TO 8 captain-
cy in the 9th regiment of Wiseon-
sin volunteers, and served until the
close OF the war. After he Was
mustered out of the service he re-
SRMed his law studies and was ad-
mitted to the bar in the fall Of 1866,
and elected the following year to
the ONCE OF Clerk, in the District
Court, and Served two years, and
shortly after begun the practice OF
the Law. Judge Lyons Of Wiscons
ain. pays q high tribute to his
worth as . lawyer, rating his legal
mind as one of the best"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-30

The Senate in Executive session
yesterday, confirmed James Z
Bangs, OF the District of Columbia
to be Secretary Of the Joint Com.
mission for determining the bound
ery line between the United States
aud the British possessions from
the Lake of the Woods to the
Rocky Mountains. $50
The Military COMMITTEES Of the
House, by majority vote, agreed
yesterday to report Q resolution di.
recting the President tn appoint Q
military committee Of inquiry for
the trial of Gen. Howard. The
members Of the committee who
voted against the resolution will,
Il 10 stated, oppose IL when Il Gomez
mp In the House. Ja57 ae@ 81
In the theatre ct Ulm, Germany,
during . performance, one OF the
twsaty-four petroleum lamps at.
tached TO the chandelier suspended
FROM the ceiling exploded, and the
q 0id fell Ike q shower Of fire upon
the auditors. The dresses were ig-
nited OF abont twenty women, ss7.
erAl OF whom were seriously in.
tured, one fatally. - SIC : =
Tia postal telegraph scheme wa
again under discussion before the
COMMITTEES on Post-odaces Of thu
Senate yesterday. Mr.. Orion made
an exhaustive reply 70 Mr.. Hub.
bard and the Postmaster General.
The House Appropriation Con.
mittee will decide today whether
they will take an action on the
question ct this session.
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EXTRAVAGANCE.

We lik to boast Of our greatness.
As = people We are braggers. We
all brag. We brag about our
selves, about our country, about our
institutions, about everything. Our
country iS the widest in the world ;
we have the biggest rivers; the fine
est lakes; the highest mountains ;
the densest and biggest forests; the
broadcast prairies in the wide, wide
world. We are the most enterpris-
ing people on the globe. These
things can be said truthfully.
But are we not disposed to over
do things? Our grand country
makes great braggers of US, and
when We set out to do . thing, we
propose to do it on . grand scale.
We build big cities dig Ions, deep CO.
mails; haver ailFoadS clear across ouI
big country; bridges of iron across
our great rivers tunnels through
our Rocky Mountains, or run our
cars right over their peaks; we do
pretty much as we please about and
with everything. Our bold free.
dom has led Us into ruinous ex.
travaganee. We have built more
railroads than We actually need
Many of our cities are too big fol-
the country around them. We raiaG
too much corn, wheat, oats, cattle
and hogs. We mean that we have
. surplus OF these, hence the low
prices complained of.
Then we are disposed to want
more than We really need. W.
work and figure for immense for
tunes. We eat and drink most ex'
travagantly dress splsndidly; in
deed we go into extremes in every
direction. If we are not on the tor
of the mountain we go clear down
into the lowest valley. We are ex'
tremists all over.
Our extravaganza affects our re-
lIgiOn. We are either rigidly or
thodox; or biatantly heteredox
We either shout so loud as TO offend
our neighbors, or we are 60 rsticen
in our religious profession that nj
one knows where to find us. And
we are all striving for the mastery
in many things, lawfully or unlaW
fully. We want the biggest preach
or, the iseGt congregation, the big
gest church, most splendidly fur
nished. One denomination vie
with another in these things. w
are not always able to support GU
religious extrsvsgance; our BIZ
preacher gets poor pay our BIZ
church is half filed. Our overflow
ing Sunday-HchOOl is suffering TO
books and requisites, and our heayi
ly burdened members are groaninI
beneath their extrayagant load o
church finances.
Look which way We may, We se'
the signs of extravaganza which Art
sweeping us down to ruin. Tit
time has come for us to stop and lool
around US little. Down with thu
breaks Let us get . long breath
Let us quit Dragging and blowing
and cool off once. Let Us try Il
quit our extravAganee, and live likl
sOber, earnest people. ExtravA.
gance has produced one crash, and
will continue to produce them. unit
we are cured or killed. Let us bG
sober.