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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-09-25
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The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-09-25

Newspaper advertising promotes trade, for
even the dullest times advertisers secure
by far the largest share Of what is being
done.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-09-25

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and visilant OF statesmen; addressing thou
sands each day, always in the advertisers
interest, and ceasslessly at work seeking
customers from all classes.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-03-31
THE CITY-sHE SETS HER hoe TO
~ s3 DIGGING.
Licenses Illegally Collected@The Mayor
Ordered 20 make Restora ton. Iii

Suits were recently instituted by Messrs.
LIE Gardeur and Z. Pilot for money which
they have been forcibly compelled to pay
for licenses, in order to practice their pro-
fession as notaries. They complained that
no such tax was due. assn
The case, on Saturday last, was brought
before John L. Lareche, Third Justice of the
Peace, who decided that as commissioned
officers of the Legislature they are not tech
nically pursuing calling, trade OF profess
sion, but are, in reality, State officers, and
that the Legislature has not given to the
city the right of taxing State officers. The
city has no more right to tax them than the
Supreme Court Beach -
The Treasurer is, consequently, ordered in
the customary legal phraseology to take the
$7l he collected from each of those gentle
men snd put it right back where he got it,
and to pay for all the botheration besides
A rule was taken but dismissed, the city fail
ing to appear. gb
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-03-31

Springfield armOry, in consequence of the
neglect of an old rule of the government
which required the distribution Of these
aims in arsenals constructed for the purpose
in the different sections Of the country. In
the beginning of that year the accumulation
had filed the places of deposit at Springfield
where the newly adopted improved arms
were mad to make irOOm there for the new
arms % they wers< flushed, Mr.. Floyd
muskets and 10000 rifles tUempty Southern
arsenals, constructed many years before'to
receive them, under laws Of Congress. They
were old-fashiOned arms that had been dis
carded by the government on account of the
recent improvements in small arms. and the
adoption by it OF the ssrihed musket." About
400, 900 of the old discarded arms, and all of
the new improved were left in the North.
About a year later 1000 rificd mnskets were
offered for distribution to the States under
an act Of Congress- Only 700 Of them went
to the South, however because even then
there was so little apprehension ofwar that
several Southern States refused Ortneglected
to take their positions Mr.. FlOy0s orders,
as have lsaid, were given before secession
had been thought OF, or war unprecedented,
by the people of any part Of the United
States.
The seeding States in general made no
preparation tor war by procuring amrs-nOne
Of consequence, that is to say. believe
that Georgia procured 10000 old-fashioned
muskets, and Virginia had 10000 made in
State armOry more than forty years before.
They had, Of course, flint locks. Each of
the other Southern States, on seeding,
claimed, and when practicable, took posses
sion of the military property of the United
States within it's limits They obtained in
that way the arms with which they began
the war. sg'''ei
To recapitulate: The Confederate States
began the war with liz, 900 arms of obsolete
models, and 200. Of the recently adopted
weapons, ".rifled muskets," and the United
States with about 45O, 600 Of the old, and all
Of the modern arms that had been made
since the adoption of the new model, about
the middle, of General Pierce's administra-
ton, when Mr.. Davis was at the head Of the
War Department, except, however, the 700
held by the Csnfede.acy. The equipped
field batteries and fixed ammunition OF all
kinds were in the, North, as well as the es-
Establishments for the manufacture Of arms
and the preparation Of ammunition, except
that at Harpers Ferry, which, being on the
border, was abandoned by the United States,
after an attempt to destroy it, which left
little besides machinery.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-03-31
BILLIARDS.,
Coste Attempts to Wrest the Cha NIPPON
Cue from Abrams, but Is Beaten.

Coste Attempts to Wrest the Cha NIPPON
Cue from Abrams, but is Beaten.
Last night the long looked for game for
the championship came off between Abrams
and Coste, at the st. Charles Exchange
There were goodly number of billiard low
ers there to witness the game. aner
About $50 the contestants entered the
arena and Jagged for go, which was won by
Abrams, who went in as if he meant bust
ness the game was very closely contested
until about the twenty-third inning, when
Abrams slipped up on an easy draw, and left
the balls together for Coste, who, taking ad-
vantage of this chance scored a round 80,
which put him somewhat ahead of Abe, but
nothing dannted, the little fellow played on
until the thrty-ninth inning, when BY hard
work and well-played shots he slipped in
neat So, which seemed somewhat to discour-
age Coste, and gave to Abe renewed conf
dence. t' f.F
Before the game the odds were in favor of
Coste, but to the chagrin of his hackers,
Abe walked his log in fine style. The fol-
lowing is the e,s
SUMMARY.
800 points French carOm, game played on
114x9 Collender table, at the st. Charles
Exchange, between Louis Abrams and Ar
thur Coste, for the championship of the
State and the gold mounted cue, won by
Abrams in "a innings, by a score of 300 to
Coste's 179. Time of game, one hour and
forty minutes.
Largest Runs-Abrams 49, 81, So; Coste,
II, Is, &c.
Areuge-Abrams, S 1854; Coste, S l4-53.
The grand tournament, open for ali ANA
teurs, will come off at the Crescent City
club-rooms on April 9Th sa
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-03-31
. glimpse of the back of his head. He hal

. glimpse of the back of his head. He had
actually come from barber-shop whore he
had had his hair cropped to within q six
teenth Of an inch from the scalp for the pur-
pose, and was iadnlging in emphatic cpl
thets against the barber for having left so
much hair at the back. "Ife can only
catch glance at the back of my head, he
said, "all will be right; and ever since morn
ing have labored studionsly to effect my
object. Wait while ard see me do it."
We waited. Bill stood erect in the centre
Of the room, his arms falling down at his
sides, la militaire. He began to move his
head around, slowly and by degrees, until
his chin rested on right shoulder, then sud-
denly jerking his body around, right-abonted
in the most approved military fashion. This
he repeated several times then tried it to
the left, each time heaving deep sigh and
exclaiming "Pve missed it again. "But
don't go away" said Bill, "your presence
encourages me-" It's more difficult than you
imagine. just try it few times" We
thanked Bill warmly for his invitation, but
informed him that we did not have the
necessary amount Of physical energy for the
task.
After resting himself for a few moments,
he was up again, in the centre Of the floor,
looking straight forward, and remained in
this position for a few seconds. With the
rapidity of lightning his body was bent in
two forward and Ills head found its way
between it's legs, always in pursuit of his
idea of seeing the back of his caput. He
next stood on his head, his face to the wall,
and his feet resting against the partition a
sudden handspring brought him to his feet
again, and his eyes fairly popped out of
their sockets in their strain to view the
desired spot which was to relieve him
of his pangs of conscience. And
these were only few Of the antics
which he cut while we were present. All
innocent enough, and poor Bill would have
been left to his mania but for subsequent
attempt which was deemed too serious to be
permitted to be repeated. Bill finding that
his strength was failing him, and that he
was no nearer seeing the back of his head
than before, now eudeavored strenuously
with both hands to turn his head back
wards, and that having also. failed, he pro-
ceeded to take large bowie knife from a
bureau drawer and withdrew it from its
sheath. swell, what are you going to do
now, Bill ?" we asked. "Cut the ID thing
off y he CALCULATED, " that's the only way, l
believe, can manage it,"
With some little difficulty the weapon was
taken away from him and, considering the
desperate character of his case, he was sent
to the Insane Asylum, where he is procured
the gratifying sensation of being placed be
fore mirror with smaller one behind him
which reflects the back of his head, at which
he gazes with angelic beatitude the live long
day, until the shades of nj ht come on and he
sinks into deep soothing sleep.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-03-31

Who shall find fault with the Presidential
tinkering in the Affairs of Louisians now
Some New Orleans people have been giving
Mr.. Grant picture Of himself, on horseback
and danea and And they
time,,s Now L. the day of triumph for the
loyal and truly good. Wonder If Dureu
psid for It f-lsdidxapoJss Sextixea
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-03-31
THE LEyEES.
What the Sugar Planters Themselves
-i 3D. Think of the Matter. af|

The levees in the parish of Point Conpee
(Mr. Jeff. Thompson notwithstanding are
in perfect order. The planters there are in
no ways alarm a about an overflow, In
'front.' Of Waterloo there is four feet of bank.
Against the largest levee in the parish there
is only foot of water. et*t1 . 5f-ts
We make this statement in consequence of
the alarming and sensational reports brought
to this city, which can have no other effect
than to alarm commission merchants, and to
curtail their advances to the planters. The
precise situation cannot be better stated than
by the following extract from paper pub
lished in the interest of a Legislature which
passed the Levee and many similar laws:
S"The Levee Company now contend that
they cannot be held to protect against the
insidious ravages of crawfish, and that RI
parian owners must themselves defend
against these enemies. When the incorpor-
ators of tie Levee Company sought and OBJ
tanned their charter, they did SO, accepting
all the perils and responsibilities attaching
to so grave an undertaking, and which had
always been accepted by State and paro-
chial authorities when the levees were en-
trusted to them. This position of the Levee
Company appears the more iDdefensible.
when it is remembered what is the nature
and extent of the perilous depredations of
crawfish-the character of which were well
known to the incorporatOrs at the time they
eagerly reached forth their hand to clutch
their present charter"
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-03-31

The bequest left by the late Duke of
Brunswick to the city CT Geneva is over
f650,OOo The majority of the committee of
the town council appointed to take charge
of the legacy are in favor of using part of it
to pay off the funded debt of the city
which amounts to 100000. The minority
are strongly opposed to this proposition,
which would deprive future generations of
the benefit of nearly half the money.
Meanwhile the authorities Of the canton in
which Geneva is situated now wish to col
lect the usual succession tax of twelve per
cent. on the whole amount. 1t is said, on
the other hand, that law passed in 1870
exempts from legacy dnties all establish
ments authorized by the State, 'and that the
town council Of Geneva is clearly such an
establish ment.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-03-31

Hard times everywhere. Seventy-fve
per cent. of Of card rates, or one bit a bar
rel fails to bring freight for Red River or
the upper tributaries. iaeo,. +...-... = 4
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-03-31

The Columbus Enquirer says: Bald
Mountain is tardy in erupting, and the good
people in the neighborhood keep up their
religious exercises with devotion that
nothing but an earthquake could excite.
The threatening demonstrations Of the
mountain have, from all accounts, been 20
instrumental in leading them to repentance
and promises Of reform a. to suggest the idea
Of trying the same means elsewhere"
- Eits
Mr.. John Mitchell has been very seriously
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-03-31

A catfish weighing sixty three popnds was
lately captured in the Rock River, Illinois
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-03-31

The Washington Republican pitches into
S. S. Cox for his appearance in the role Of
capital mover. Cox told them in the house
one day last week that he could raise joint
stock company out on the prairies Of the
West, and pay them for their old rattle trap
building and build them better capital
than they had, one that would lie national
ornament and convenience, and let Washing
ton go to grass, and save the people of the
whole United States from the eternal taxes
extOrted from them for the benefit Of the
people of the District Of Columbia alone, or
words to that effect. The Republican calls
"this little chap (Cox) worthy successor of
Reaves," and In memory Of the latter's past
exploits calls him " the most notorious fraud
Of the Mississippi valley" se
A catfish weighing sixty three popnds was
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-03-31

So 90 Sh's&fet & .ssits-l -
-sb25'. & n h9iIi sd Lfs Ell tads 4ah
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-03-31
WAR IN THE COURT HOUSE.

The quiet precincts of the old Court House
were somewhat disturbed yesterday by a
rencontre between member of the bar and
a beautiful lady. The little scene was
enough to make some Of those old Spanish
Dons who once administered justice in the
Cabildo to laugh under his tombstone. 1t
appears that one of our leading milliners
known in the fashionable world, and attach
ed her horses and carriage, in the Fifth Dis
trict Court, on the refusal of payment.
Yesterday morning rule to set aside the
attachment was fixed for trial before Judge
Cullom, and the lady and her husband at
tended court. The attorney for the MILL
ner happened in close proximity to the lady,
when war of words followed and the man
of the robes received some rather rough
handling and very hard names. The only
response he gave was to say to the irate lady
that her husband would he held responsible
for her action.
The husband, who was not then present,
soon appeared. The lawyer accosted him
WITH ''Sir, your wife has insulted me, and
hold you for it." 'Yes she has" answered
the spouse, "and Iinsult you, too" Whether
he intended to go on and make long in
vectiye speech will never be known, for he
received, somewhere about the nose, a Tom
Allen smasher, and went down. The wife
now came to the rescne, and the legal gent
was driven back by the brisk. attack and
fast falling blows of the lady. Those pres
ent interfered and prevented the use Of pis
tolls. After the general confusion was quiet
ed, the court resumed business, and speace
reigned in Warsaw" 1t seems that the lady
deems the extraordinary attachment of her
carriage as harsh and oppressive.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-03-26

tortiens Of the jerks. II il easy q
build the tombs Of the prophetz
while you reap the harvest they
sowcd, and after they have been a.
ready canonized. II 10 easy to build
the tombs Of the prophets now while
We stone the prophets cf our own
time, may be. Permit me Metho-
dist brother, to believe that had you
lived in the days Of Parscn Donald
son you would have condemned these
rude Tishbites as sharply - he did.
But you would have been wrong, a
he was. For without them there
must have been barbarian, worse
than that OF Arkansas and Texas.--
Methodism was ~ the West oil that
Puritanism was to New England.
Both Of them are sublime when con-
sidcrcd historically; neither Of them
arc very agreeable to live with maybe.
But alas! am growing a. theolog-
ical ~ Mr.. Donaldson himself Mean
time Morton had foried the creek 1t
. point more favosAhle than his Cross
ing Of the night before, and is riding
rapidly homeward, and ever as he re-
cedes from the scene of his peril and
approaches his home do the cmbsr-
rassments Of his situation become
more appalling. II he could only be
sure Of himself in the future there
would be hope. But to q nature 20
energetic ss his, there is no action
possible but in right line and with
the whole heart.
To be continued.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-03-26
CHAPTER XVII.
nFI.ryrEANcE.

Parson Donaldson was journeying
down to Cincinnati--at that thriv
ing village Of about two thousand
people-to attend Presbytery and to
contend manfuIly against the sinful
laxity of some of his brethren in the
matters Of doctrine and revivals. In
previous years Mr.. Donaldson had
been beaten little in his endeavors
to have carried through the EXTREMIST
measures against his more progress
sive s'new side" brethren. He con-
sidered the doctrines Of these jealous
Presbyterans as very little better
than the crazy ranting Of the ungram-
maticai circuit riders. At the mo-
ment of passing the tavern where
Morton SAT, condemned to death, he
was eagerly engaged in Staying out
a speech with which he intended to
rout false doctrines and annihilate
forever incipient fanaticism. His
| square head had fallen forward, and
he only observed that there was
crowd of goddess and noisy men about
| the tavern. He conld not spare time
to note ANYTHING farther, for the fate
| Of Zion seemed to hang upon the
weight and cogency of the speech
which he meant to deliver at Cincin-
natl. He had almost passed out of
sight when Morton FIRST caught sight
OF him; and when the young man,
finding that no one would 60 after
him, set up vigorous calling Of his
name, Mr.. Donaldson did not hear it,
or at least did not think for an instant
that anybody in that crowd could be
calling his own name. How should
he hear Morton's cry? For just at
that moment he had reached the por-
ton Of his argument in which he
triumphant!y proved that his new
side friends, however unconscious
they might be Of the fact, were Of
necessity Pelagians, and, hence, gull
ty Of fatal error
Morton's earnest entreaties at last
moved one of the crowd.
| "Well, don't mind,' he said; t'I'll
call him. Pears like as ef he's q
| lyin' any how. / don't low as he
knows the ole coon, or the ole coon
knows him-liker'n not he's foolin'
by le,tin' on; but 'twont do no harm
to call him back" Saying which,
he mounted his gaunt horse and rode
away after Mr.. Donaldson.
! "Hello, stranger! l say there! Mis-
ter! @, mister! Hello, you ole man
on horseback"
i This was the polite manner Of ad-
dress with which the messenger in
terrupted the theological meditations
Of the worthy Mr.. Donaldson at the
|, moment Of his most triumphant an.
, ticipat;ons Of victory over his oppo,
! nents.
sWell, what is it?'' asked the min
lister, turning round on the messenge'
! . little tartly; much ~ one woult
who is suddenly swakened and no
, at al pleased to be awakened.
!, sThey's . feller back here as ",
! tuck up fer hoss thief, and we M.
1 three quarters Of . notion Of stringin
on him up; but he says IS how :
! he knows you, and ct you kin do hin
any good, ! hope you'll do it, for
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-03-26

Some beings resembling in one
respect the connecting link that OAR
win thinks connected man TO the
monkey, has turned up, not in fossil
form, but in veritable Aesh and blood.
There are now on exhibition in Lon
don, two persons, whose faces, inclu-
ding the nose, ears and cheeks, are
entirely covered with hair. This
covering by NO means resembles
beard, but is fine, soft and silky. like
the covering If the scalp. The eldest
is man Of aboa. fifty, and the
younger, which is represented as his
son, is about four. Their teeth orc
defective, neither having the number
found in ordinary human beings
They talk but little, hut show pref
erence for music. Several scientific
men have examined them and state
there il neither frand O. deception
about them. The parties having
them in charge declare they were
captured in vast forest in Eastern
Russia by some hunters Who mistook
them for bears. Mr.. Frank Buckhnd
states that the hands Of the nan
clearly show that they have been ac-
c,,stomed to labor. He intimates
that the hair on them may hare been
produced in this way. What is called
: .'mouse'' or patch Of long dslinate
hair, is occasionally seen On the cheek
| of persons. Ia the case Of this man
| the ssmouse" covered the whole face.
The fact that the san il haisy- laced
only shows that this peculiarly lss
| been transmitted. R c. hs7A@