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increase production. A judicious
spending Of money during the coming
winter wQald be an Immense. help to
t&e final resumption Of BUSINESS al
ever the s0qatiy. OF coefse, -
w ka xill tesa undertaken EXCEPT
such as are of permanent value tUt1e
nation. There will undoubtedly be
an increase in the army and navy,
and there will be appointments for
new and better ships, repairing of old
vessels, aud, after the meeting Of
CoDgress, dockyards and arssoals
will be busy and noisy with the hum
Of industry. That there will be a
disposition on the l1artlof the coming
Congress to take some SUCH line Ut
action as l have indicated in regard
to appropriations for public works ID,
l think, highly probable. A large
plumber Of tue members will he iriss-
poDsible: they will be in a frame Of
mind to spend money. The govern
ment can not prevent that. All it
can do is to try and influence legisla
ton, and see that the expenditures
are for worthy objects, and that their
effect will I've the employment Of labor
and the promotion of the industrial
interest OF the country. nal SIS! 80
Fonrthly, the President. will do all
he can to enforce the civil service
rules. The last Congress failed to
make an appropriation for continuing
the work OF the commission. This
will be rectified this year, and, it is
thong BIT that, if there is any danger
of the Democrats carrying the next
presidential election, an effort will be
made to give usa. permanent civil
service. Commissions will he every
wbe'e appointed to investitate the
fitness OF the present officeholders,
and, if they pass a proper examina-
ton, they will be appointed for life
or good behavior. 1t is the Presi-
dents wish that this should be done.
His Cabinet will support him, and
the o0ly difficulty will be, with the
Senate and House. If the majority
of the members do really think that
there is danger of the election Of a
Democratic President, they will pass
this great reform, and go before the
country as to the permanence of the
system. ...-.
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If ws felt. disposed to indulge in
representations, we should say that
Congress will settle. the much
agitated Louisiana questions ut
the coming session, by the admission
of Mr.. PiDchback to the Senate aud q
refusal to pass Carpenters new cleo
ton bill. How does this insinuative
prophesy strike our Democratic bretl.-
rem Of the Quilt ,"
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The Attakapas Sentinel is more
honest in expressing its sentiments
then most Of it's White League con-
fferes, and does not hesitate to avow
in plain words its hatred Of {. yankees"
-as it calls the federal troops. If
the truth were known, this luminosity
against ."yankees I" would be found a
much greater incentive to the present
hostile attitude Of the White League
party Of Louisiana than all the absurd
and untrut4ful complaints of Radical
tyranny, usurpatiqn and misgovern-
ment.
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There will be grand doings in New
Orleans next week. The Knight TEN
plars celebrate 2 National anniver-
sary, and members of the order will
flock into the Crescent City Ave or
six thousand strong, accompanied by
visitors from all parts Of the country.
The festivities open Monday and con-
Time until Friday, ybep they will
close with 2 grand parade that will
equal, if not excel any pageant ever
beheld in New Orleans, if the prog
nostications are correct. Many per-
sons from Ascension will visit the
city to view the parade.
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Totals. -...-....... A,45I
Moncnre's majority. 145.

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Hon. G. B. Darrall arrived in Wash
ington this week, and was inter
viewed by demon Of the press. He
expressed the opinion that the Con
ssrvatives would have q majority Of
nine in the Louisiana House Of Rep
resentatives, but that at least five of
these would act III harmony with the
Republicans upon questions affecting
the Iparpetuation Of the existing State
Government. "F..
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The Hahnville Herald chronicles a
murder committed on the plantation
Of Mr.. Luling, in the parish Of St.
Charles, on the 9Th inst. A middle
aged colored man named Joshua
Mitchell shot and killed a young man ,
also colored, named Henry Mason.
Both men wooed the same damsel and
she smiled upon the younger sutton,
hence the tradegy. The murderer
is under arrest.
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SUGAR PLUMs FOR REPUBLICANS rc
SUCK.-Maine went Republican, elect
ing a clean Republican delegation to
Congress.
"Little Rhody" followed suit.
Vermont did likewise.
New Hampshire will probably do
rs we'll in March, 1875.
Although Massachusetts elected a
Democratic Governor, the Republican
candidates for Secretary of State and
Auditor received, respectively, 1900
and $4,000 majority. The old Bay
State is ours yet. It was not the party,
but individuals who were beaten in
the late contest.
The Republicans will try to carry
Connecticut in April next.
And will make struggle for vic
tory in California in September.
Florida went Republican.
Illinois Republican State ticket
elected.
Iowa gave 10000 Republican ma
jority.
Kansas went heavily Republican.
A Republican has been elected to
Congress in Kentucky, for the first
time since the war.
Michigan went Republican.
So did Minnesota. (
Mississippi will do SO next year.
Nebraska was carried by the Re-
publicans. s-
Nevada ditto.
So was South Carolina,
LOuisiana-
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$4,000 GIVEN AWAY.

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December 81, 1874, distribute fmpartially
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Democratic newspapers in the East
insist that their party has won q vic:
tory upon hard money platform,
while Western organs Of the great
unwashed are just as certain that the
people have demanded an imitation
of the volume of paper currency. How
can these contradictory propositions
b6 rec0nciled I --s
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AD,VeERTIsEnENTs.l ]
ST. VINCENT, SCHOOL,
Under the Director Or Sister
~ Charity 80

The exercises of this School viii be ~
sumed ON Monday, 2lst September ''t
The Sisters OF Charity. respectfully ssaist
the patronage of their friends, ana the pub-
lie in general. ..,,@..
The course Of Instruction Win embrace tb~
following brnnches Of the English language
orthogfsphJ, Rsaains, Grammar. co.npo-
sition, Plain and Ornamental Writing Pres-
teal and Rational Arithmetic; Book keeping;
Principles Of Algebra Ancient and Modern
Geography; Use of Globes; Astronomy
Sacred and PrOfane History; Biography
Mythology; Moral and Natural iPbi3os-
ophy; Chemistry and Botany; Drawing
and Fancy Needlework Music on the Piano.
Ter1ns-Payable in advance: -
Primary Glasses. per month u 90
More advanced. 3 90
French Drawing; Painting in water
colors, and Fancy Needlewoorf, each form
an extra charge of one dollar per month. la
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Congress and its Work.

The following is contained in q
special dispatch from Washington te
tue New York Graphic:
l am enabled to state on the very
highest authority the probable pro-
s'a.Dme Of the administl alton duIiuq
the coming session of Congrhss.
First, thee is DO thought whatever
on the pa,t of the President or of an
Of bis advisors Of making change in
the personnel OF the Cabinet. The
President is perfectly satisfied with
every member of the present admin
istrafioD. They know t;Ieir duties.
are thoroughly efficient, aud. as tue
President believes, are honest and
prompt IN their performance of the
various iunctions which pertain to
their Offices. The President does not
see any necessity for change, even
IN the least important membels of the
administration.
Secondly, think am authorized
10 contradicting enterely the notion
that there is any change in the finan-
cial position taken by the President
i" his messages, especially tue veto
message. He does not propose to
bulge one inch from the pos;tioo re-
spect'ug return 20 spejce pay ,Oents
AS early as the business Of The
country will admit o. He is 10 favor
ofno rash or immediate change. i,ni
would like to signalize his admins
ttat'on by the restoration Of good
order and good feeling 10 the SOuto.
aud by the resumption Of specie paw.
mems, SO that the currency of the
United States would be identica,
with the currency Of the world. He
Is inclined to the belief that there can
he no return to any real prosperity
until gold aud silver are again made
the circulating medium of the coun-
try. 1t is not improbable that the
may favor repeal Of
the legal act, which repeal may here
believe would restore the prosperity |
Df the conptly and slut comne, ia,
and manufacturing interests at ooce |
Rat contraction, it is believed bee.
would only prolong the present. dali
state OF trade, add might even poo
luce another panic. The speciiic..-
ion Of time, however. wheo the /
would cease to be LEGAL
ende. ior debt. would. it is believed
> lmn,ate business, as every Que wonlA :;
'e anxious to part with bis notes TO-.
ONE form of property. The slim.
lns ouce given, H. would c,.,tiure
p to aud atie' tbe time they ceased ,
be legal tender, and when thew
'eie simsly Deprecated ca..eocy
10 ed at a discount.
Thirdly, have the very highest
for saying that it will b.
re aim Of the administration to favor
orks and pgblic improvement on {
re seaboard aud lakes aud on the ! &
ississippi-every where IN fact that q
Dor can be employed at fair rates. {
hard winter il approaching, and t
stead of charity the President h. Y
ives the people ought to have work. d
liberal disbursement of funds bv +.
9 government would affect the re-. q
il trade Of the country, and would
duce manufacturers every where to
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THE STATE VOTE.

Majeritles for the Candidates
for pt~1s Trvassrer.
The alterations lin OR table this
week, basld upon semi-official sinfor-
nation Of the result in the parishes
of Avoyelles, Calcasieu, Catahoula,
Claiborne snd Ooncordis, reduce, Mr..
Moncure's estimated majority to 2745.
Our readers will bear IN mind that
the majorities marked with an aster-
isk (*) are simply claimed or esti-
mated.
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The Science Of Health for December closes
the fifth volume of that most useful mag.
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be seen from the following table of contents :
Diseases of Childhood; Transmission Of
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Effects; Infant Mortality; A Plea for Hy-
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Popular Physiology, with illustrations;
Hygiene in the Pulpit and in the Press
The Skin and the Blood; Edible Nuts;
Regulating Vice; Faith as a Remedial
Agent; Taking Cold; Little Folks; and
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THE RETURNING BOARD.

THE RETURNING BOARD.
In view Of the position that has
been held by tho CHIEF relative to
the probable conduct Of the Retarn-
ing officers in the execution Of their
official duties, we feel gratified to
note that even the most rabid of Dem
ocratic journals are showing b dispo-
sition to retract the many harsh as
PERSONS uttered against these gentle-
men within the past four weeks, and
that the general impression is estab-
lished that nothing may be looked for
but fair examination, canvass aud
PRONUNCIATION Of the results of the re-
cent election. + "
The Board have advanced we'll into
their work, having canvassed and
promulgated the returns from the
parishes of the First and Second Con-
gressional Districts and made a fair
commencement upon the remaining
parishes. Day and night sessions are
held, and with continuation of the
energy SO far displayed in the prose
cution Of the tedious work, its COM
pletion may be looked for within a
very short space of time. Mr.. Arroyo
has wisely concluded to remain with
the Board until its labor is done.
While we do not give him credit for
any more honesty than his fellow
members possess, yet we are especially
gratifed that he has reconsidered his
intention to resign. There are many
unreasonable, vicious men among the
opposition who virtually believe that
whatever Republicans may. do is
wrong, and if the interests of the
Democracy are contrarily affected
thereby, no amount Of evidence could
convince these hotspurs that an out
rage had not been committed which
an immediate uprising of
(" this people" and summary ami
hilatlon Of the alleged perpetrators.
The ill-advised cOunsels of this class
Of men have Influenced Democratic
movements heretofore aDd produced
riot and bloodshed which are in every
way inimical to the interests of a |
State and her people, whatever the
provocation. And because of the
which exists that tile
same kind of advice will obtain in
White League circles in the future
which has been heretofore followed,
we are glad that there is member of |
the Returning Board who is an avcwed |
Democrat, and that he is working
'armonionsly with his Republican
and Conservative colleagues. If the |
White Leagues seek to overture the |
results proclaimed by such q Board,
public opinion will brand them as |
opponents Of all law and justice, and !
heir uprising will be suppressed with
he same promptness as that of the |
|4th of September.
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A glance at the political history Of
the past fifteen years will show that
the Democracy has almost invariably
gained in the elections Of the " off
yea.sr and lost heavily in the Presi-
Dental contests. II is probable 1876
will prove no exception to the rule.
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Special Notice to Tax Payer,

tf $50 - Is9sggt8, 4t,ss
A LII persons Who have not paid their
'-,trt CURRENT. STATE TAX AZ
are hereby notified that peremptasy
measures viii b taken within the ahor+..ss
possible delay teeaforce Immediate payment
OF the same, pursuant To the instructions Of
the Auditor Of Public Accounts. IN,
l.. +. BENTLEY.
Tax Collector of Ascension parish.
Donaldsonville, October 3rd, 1874.
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Saturday, November %, ~

The Globe Theatre, New Orleans,
has gone into bankruptcy, for want
Of patronage. All the theatres in the
city aIe doing Q poor business.
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METHODIST GENERAL CONFERENCE.

METHoD1sr4 GENERAL ~OoNszazNoR.-
The Louisville Co1amercial has this to
say with reference to the General Con-
Terence OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church. South. to be held in Louisville,
Kentucky. the first OF May:
1t will be composed of nearly 500
members, hall OF them the most dis
tlnguished ministers of the denomina.
tlop,an half its moat prominent lay
members. The assemblsge OF the Con.
ference will attract, besides. many hun
dreds OF visitors interested in it's delibe.
Iahons and anxious to see its members.
The whole South will send representa-
tlves to Louisville. and our city is not
likely again in long time to have an
opportunity to form and cement 80 mnny
valuable friendships az this meeting will
give opportunity for. The General Con-
ference is not likely to meet here again
for generation. Its sessions arc held
only once in four years. The conven-
ton which framed the Methodist Episco.
pal Church South, at the time when the,
great division in the Methodist Epi, GO.
pa! Church took place, met here in
rapid growth Of the country, it is likely
sAos AS VAL W AAOAo t4nu tAiItJ ScuI )
before it again becomes Louisville's
turn to entertain another General Con-
ference. i9N'
The meeting Of the General Confer
once. will be especially interesting. be-
cause it will be the first at which nc.
credited representatives from tho Me-.
thodist Episcopal Church will be pre-
sent. the last General Conference of
that body, hold at Brooklyn, having
provided for such representatives. It
would be gratifying coincidence if
Louisville, which was the place where
the division in this great religious body
took definite and prominent form,
should be the place where movement
for re-nnion was inaugurated.
As we said above, the Conference will
continue it's session for a month. Dur.
ing its continuance. daily paper, und.r
the editorial management of Rev. DIR.
T. 0. Summers, of the Nashville Aduo.
cate, will be published for the purpose
OF furnishing foil official report Of its
proceedings.
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SPRNa Trade IN DRY GOODS The
New York Post says that tho wholesale
trade in dry goods, although opening
little later than usual, is in most depart.
ments showing continued increase of
bnsiness, which promises favorable
season. The effects of the panic are
still! discernible in some branches, but
the condition of affairs in general is
much better than was commonly antioi-
pated.
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Columbia Hotel.
FIRST GLASS IIOUSE-S3 90
PER DAY.

A CHANGE OF management,
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offer to tho travelling pubic more
comforts and conyeniences than
can bo obtained ut any other
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sourH OAnonmA MONUMENT Assoo1A.

South CAROLINA MONUMENT Assoo1A-
TIoN.-The monument proposed to be
erected by the women of South Caro-
lima, in memory OF their gallant dead in
the late Confederate war, has been de.
layed in its completion by want of the
necessary funds. The cost of tho monu.
ment will be $40, 600; the first install.
ment Of IS. 900 has been already paid to
the distinguished architects, Muldoon &
Co., OF Kentucky, who are proceeding
with the monument, which, when
finished, will be noble and beautiful
tribute to our deceased soldiers. It is
requisite that So, 900 shall be raised by
October next, to complete this sum Of
$4,000. This can be easily obtained, il
each District will pledge itself TO give
$500. and il every individual who re.
celves one of these circulars will send
tne amalI suu1 Vi W. ~. :. :; ,.-....a.
ahs oGiiaSt0fS 10 app0inied in 6vefy vii
lage and city, and let the money collect
ed by these local treasnrers be promptly
forwarded to the General Treasurer,
Mrs. W.. K. Bachman, at Columbia. If
the ladies in these Districts will give the
matter their earnest attention, We are
convinced that they will soon secure the
amount required. Surely none will re-
fuse to aid in perpetuating the memory
Of those who counted not their lives
dear that they might save the land they
loved SO we'll; aud though the cause
they died for be lost, all is not lost, so
long as their grand epitapb, "They died
for their principles, whether engraven
m marble or on the tablets Of our hearts,
shail contain for us and for future gene
rations inspiration and hope.
Mrs. W. K. BACHMAN,
Treasurer S. .. Monument Assoc'p.
MRs. JOHN T. DARBY,
Corresponding Secretary.
Miss MARTIN,
Recording Secretary.
BOARD OF DIRECTons. officers of
the Association and Mrs. q. Maole, Mrs.
g. Howe, Mrs. G. Walker, Mrs. John
Mckenzie, Mis-, John Bacon, Mrs. \.
Dargan. Mrs. G. Beck, MrseB. Levy.
Mrs. John Fisher. Mrs. ". Fl. Gibbes,
Miss LaBorde, Miss Wade, Mrs. S.
Beard.
13~ Papers throughout the State will
oblige by copying.
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AHAA AL SAoS1A S3,ouO,uoo.
pOOKS OF SUBSCRIPTION 20 the Stock
- OF this Company are open in Columbia,
y. T., at the Carolina National Bank and ut
the Central National Bank. Ono per cent
only paid on application, to secure tho stock,
anu tho first regular assessment Of twenty
por cent. to be paid only when officially
csl'el for. Feb 25