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FtIE. GREAT FLOOD.

we make the following extracts
from the New Orleans Times, of the
l6th instap5;
Along the levee In front of the city,
matters wore q more cheerful aspect
on TUESDAY morning. At the foot of
Canal street Tie water was stationary,
with the chances in favor of fall.
From that point north no perceptible
change in the appearance of the ievee
co,iId be noticed, the only weak place
heinz at The loot of Orange street. and
even there no danger whatever was an
ticipeted.
south of canal street the danger was
regarded at one time as most imml-
neIlt. hut the timely efforts of large
force Of lnborers, who were engaged all
nicbt on Monday, have proven suf1i-
cient 70 ward off the flood.
From the upper end of the platform
at AioFganls larry landineto paint OPP
nositc the lower end of the French
narket. embankments- have been
thrown up, and the water, which at
one time had covered the track, has
entirely disappeared. Workmen were
atill engaged, however, In strengthen
irg tue bquk, and a large gravel train
wa nut into service by the railroad
company 10 convey material for bal,
LASTING ihe rack in this vicinity. Al
the foot of spanish street is a weak
uoini, but q large force of men was en-
tared upon It all Monday night, and II
is now considered entirely safe. From
Louisa street to Commerce street, 8
distance Of some five squares, is tht
most dangerous point in front Of th'
city Here the water is several fee
above the 81 reets, and the pressure upor
ti,e lsvee Is imme use. A very larg'
force OF rlen has been constantly a
work. aud have succeeded in prevent
in.. ahy serious break. Up to noon, r,
1sf idsy a water wasescaping excep
Nlfy,u6 one or two small leaks; these
IA VS. exp ted, would be closed with
oit dolov. L may safely be said, there
fore, that Unless another rise occurs, s
isF q tbe " front IN concerned tn
At1I clock on Tuesday mornin
fha river a. the head OF Canal street III
dicated six inches above high waite
marx Of ISL
There arc many leeves in danger be
low riaqetmine. In town the leeve
tre ir,l and threatened to-day serious
H. TIE water IL now within fou
incbes of hat of 1852.
From lie creyasse in Bonnet Carr
bend. the news is as bad as IL can b.
n s--=h there is hevond control sn
sf.a sfIr Jis 10 close the breach hay
doned as being utterly fiItil'
l3ae t.slcr rushes through Al depth
-en NJ Felve feet with irresisiiol
- already begins 10 pO1r ini
Lax -.---lepas. As YET the Hater dos
not cover the track of the railroad, b
such must inevitably become the ca:
very soon.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-04-25
A SPECIAL telegram to the Galveston
News, dated Austin April 10th, says:

The committee invesgating the luna
tic asylum affairs, through their chair
man, Colonel Chambers, made afhda-
Wit this evening against DIR. w. q,
Phillips, late chief clerk ofthe comp.
troller's department., who was arrested
and placed under s., 900 bond, which he
promptly gave.
= Afffdavits were also made and war
rants issurd for, the arrest OF Hon,
James z. .Newcomb, late secretary Of
state, who will be arrested In the morn
ing.
hoth are charged with some offsnst
against the state, though ! have moi
seen the warrants, which were only
issued after five o'clock.
Bob Grant, well known in Calves
ton, has been missing for several days
past. No one seems to know hi
Whereabouts, though 1t Is thought b,
some that he will return, while otheri
think quite the contrary.
There is strong probability Of still
further developments in the asylum
matter.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-04-25

THE planning mill, blind, sash, door
and moulding factory Of Messrs. Grove
& Watt, corner Of Elm and Preston
streets, is being erected with dispatch
and will soon be in operation. twill
be the largest establishment of the
kind in north Texas, and is most ad-
vantageously located, running on Pres
ton from Elun 70 Pacific avenue.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-04-25

twelve thousand hands are ut WORK az
different places between Lower Co,s'
and the northern line OF the state.
The utmost vigilance Is kept up night
and day. If n like vigilance had been
exercised from the very beginning OF
the flood, no doubt some Of the breaks
which have taken place might have
heen preyented.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-04-25

WE greatly regret to see that, in con-
sequence of continued iii health, the
Hon. Peter w. Gray, of Houston, has
resigned his position as one Of the new
supreme judges of the state. His abil-
ity as a judge and his integrity as a
man caused general rejoicing at his
appointments
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-04-25

f iae sssigDment Of The deeket BY
Jisit is in iiie supreme court this, the
i4u district will be taken up next
N lay. Several Dallas lawyers have
AHstin to attend the court
am'.s IN, John u. stemmoBs and
Es.u ; -, Esqrs.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-04-25
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Nsr.srs. Wemr II. Grinin, Adyertissi,hhg sih
Agant, No. 3 South street, Baitimore' Sn,, Siu
= "a -, zoe. Wethcrill & Co., No.
az ,.i,r't.,n, .r' .rr. Philadelphia, are duly
nCly autnori5rd tl contraet I2r AZ HER.
Mon = itr iurag'ur In the pAiIhA"
ON, 5a ~, w, n,gL,il 4 Waters, Bankers,
Ln1,fi,SI, A., uIiiorized agents for THE
NEE Al4i a ha.' an county. I,orto,
r.,,III-, .auf... .1 lied agent for the Dali
Ss }}trtrr. %. money paid to him on
c,rn,rcu,.tr.l, l. July acknowledged by u.s.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-04-25

J.p. NV C0NB, ex-secreiary OF state,
was arrested, on Friday last, at Austin
on charge OF being coucerned in the
frauds perpetrated on the state in the
expenditures in the capital buldingH
and grounds.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-04-25

COLONEL +. W. FAyTon bss been
noninated as the demo9atle uandi-
ds.e foE mayor Of tbs Gig Of seHsrron,
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-04-25
To the Surviving Members OF Hood,
Texas Brignde.

CoMRADEs-By resolution of the as
sociation at its second annual meeting,
held in the city of Austin on the 9th
of June last, past, Galveston is desig-
mated as the place where the next an
nual reunion will take place.
Your comrades resident in Galveston
are preparing to give you hearty well
come.
We desire the presence here on the
7th of May, proximo, of every man
who has had the proud honor of be-
longing to "Hood's Texas brigade "
Our invitation is not confined to the
members of the first, fourth and fifth
Texas regiments-we include in the old
brigade all members of the eighteenth
Georgia, third Arkansas and Hampton
legion.
We have made provisions for the ac-
commodation of all. We have invited
that noble old hero, General Benning,
TO be present. Come, and once CLASP
in friendly grasp the hand of "Old
Rock,u Of Anderson, of Law, and last
but not least of Hood. And let us
have q reuniOn-n In name only, but
\ In heart and spirit.
We cannot issue written invitations
to each and every one of you, anC
therefore we issue this one general in
vitation through the press.
LESLIE THOMPSON,
w. NJ. ROBINSON,
J.. NJ. BURROUGHS,
W. A. sHEL1OS,
j. p. KINDRED,
Committee of Arrangements.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-04-25

General ls-.,stnn -c~''.lfng on q pai-
let aud suffering severe pain from the
wound in bis ankle, received 10 the
battle, slgnaled his distinguished rhe-
my to take rest, and then snsued that
remarkable dialogue which viii live IN
memory 50 long as the children Of Tex
a. preserSe the history Of thsir own
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-04-25
Committee Of Arrangements.

The State Grange of Patrons Of Hus-
bandry met at Austin on the 14th in
slant. There are one hundred and
twenty-one delegates present The fol-
loving officers we're reported: ". ",
Long, ". Master; J. ". Jennings,
lectures; james P.Goolnight. sssiEtnnl
steward; II. II. Bafker, secretary + Ms
Nj. Parker, Cora. Worthy MssteI
Long delivered his annUsi address on
WEDNESDAY.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-04-25
THE STATE GRANGE.

On the second day Wednesday,, the
most Of the day was taken up by the
address of the worthy master, Captain
w. w. Long, of Marshall, which is
published in full in the Austin States
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-04-25

we make the following extracts
from the New Orleans Times, of the
l6th instap5;
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-12-30

and cheapest newspapers ever published
/ The price Is but five dollars a year, being
at the rate of less than ten ccnts n week
Every farmer In the State who has ia,
privilege of7mail at less intervals than a
week should subscribe for the Tri- Week.
ly Fire Press. Try a copy for three
months this winter, which will give you
fully aud completely the doings of the
Legislature.
The publishers VIII strive TO render all
the departments of the Weekly Free
iress Financial, Commercial, Literary,
Agricultural, Social Political accurate,
-eaterPrislng aud complete. 1t will con.
tain besides the Choicest Literature and
the General News of the Day. Cores.
dence nom Abroad. The Weekly Free
Press Is carefully edited. IL is peculiarly
a family newspaper, aud as such claims
a superior rank. There Is nothing
about II dull or commonplace, but every
number from the first page TO the last,
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-12-30

ner which shows the whole institu
ton to be utterly irresponsible. Al
Vicksburg there was an agent nam,
ed Il. Beecber, who loaned out ST.
900, and took no security whatever
worth naming. In FEBRUARY 1872,
F. ~ Dockray, since known as q
dcfanlting Florida official, now in
Spain as prisoner, obtained &c.
574.sS on $1,000 of Memphis and
and FL Paso railroad stock at The
Jacksonville Fla) branch. The
'wretehed condition of the bank is
shown by the naming in the list of
assets, of -Sl37, 23s.7l, accrued in
t,rest on losses. The full report
will make curious chapter in the
history of ffaud.-Conricr. @
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-12-30

The latest acquisition which
Robert Bonner has made to his
famous stable is about the most
promising animal he possesses.
The FLY purchased, Lady Stout,
was only three years old last spring
and has the best three-year-old
record known, having trotted at
Lexington in $50 II, 800 and
2::32 1-2. Rumor had it that the
price paid for the animal was $685.
600, but the receipt given by the
late owner shows that the purchase
price was $4,000, probably the
largest sum ever paid for q trotter
Of Lady Stout's age. Mr.. Bonner
will have the fastest horse if money
ran purchase it ; yet it is possible
he might have higher ,n nobler
ambition.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-12-30

The Milwaukee Ne,cs says: A
Michigan "organ" denonnces the
Wisconsin editor who coupled Matt
Carpenter with lack Chandler in
one paragraph. A Massachusetts
editor denounces the Michigan
editor who used the names of Ben
Butler and lack Chandler together.
A Wisconsin postoffice organ more
than goes for Michigan newspa-
per which intimated that Matt
Carpenter and lack Chandler
were both up for a "vindication."
Another Wisconsin Radical news
paper thinks II a shame that the
names of Matt Carpenter and the
"outcast, Ben Butler, should be
connected together 1t locke as
IL lack Chandler, Ben Butler, and
Matt Carpenter were each ashamed
Of being found in each others COM
pany.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-12-30

The uncertainty in which the
fate of little Charlie Ross is involv-
ed is more painful than ever. When
the dying burgler on Long Island
made his confession of participa-
ii, n in the abduction, it was con-
fidently hoped that, though no par
ticulars were given, the solution of
the mystery was near at hand. 1t
was assumed that, with the death
of the abductors, the reasons for
concealing the child would cease
TO have any force, and that his
custodians, whoever they might
be, would gladly give him mp. But
the days pass without any further
tidings, the hope which was excit-
ed deminishes, and the fear that
the secret to be unraveled involves
something worse than abduction
again comes uppermost.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-12-30
Odd Fellows Institute.

A correspondent Of the Ere,
Press writes as follows concerning
the Odd Fellows Institute at Lans.
ing.
was very much pleased TO read
the article from a correspondent at
Adrian in the Free Press of Deem
Der 10 in relation to the extor;io,
OF money from the subordinate
lodges Of this State for the main
tainance Of the so-called "Odd
Fellows College" at Lansing.
There is no reason 10 doubt but at
the coming season of the Grand
Lodge this question will come mn
for final settlement. and IL a major
ity Of the lodges of the State feel
as does old Wasbtenaw No. o. ut
Ann Arbor, the whole scheme will
be buried so deep that IL will never
gain come to life, for il has been
'ushcd through Ivy a certain few,
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-12-30

OF stamps that have been used once
and then washed, and fitted for use
a second time. This seems an
enormous sum, but Mr.. Barber
has given the matter long and care
ful examination. Who it was, or
what organized band of men is not
yet known, Int it is evident that
the washing of stamps has become
a systematized business. As yet
the government has only one meth
cd Of revenge. In many cases a
washed stamp can be easily detect
cd. When this happens, the post
masters are requested to scrutinize
closely, the letter on which the
washed stamp is found is forwarded
to the dead letter Office.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-12-30
The Postal EXPENSES.

The Postmastcr-Gcneral has de-
clared himself in favor Of all posi-
bile reductions in the expenses of
his department; the House Post
Office Committee is said to be
equally bent upon reduction, and
the temper of the House is auspici-
Gus to the favorable reception of
any measures calculated to secure
retrenchment. We suppose also
that Senators would Indignantly
resent any imputation that the
Senate was any the less disposed to
cut down postal expenses than the
House. All parties interested,
therefore, being practically of one
mind in the matter, there
ought to be no difficulty experience
ed in effecting considerable reduc-
ton from the vary large amount
the postal estimates call for. II
seems unreasonable, that while in
Great Britain the postofice should
he q source Of revenue, in this
country, with postage at greater
ratethan prevails there, there should
be such large annual deficit. For
the next fiscal year it is estimated
thatthe revenue will fall short nearly
slO,00O,O00 Of the receipts. Thi.
is the largest deficit the country
has yet been called upon to meet
and it is one which certainly mer
its the patient and earnest attention
of the Postmaster-General, tn,
House Committee on Postoffice ant
OF Congress. Perhaps there ar,
here and there some leaks which
may be stopped; some loose screw
which need tightening, and SOM
portions of the machinery whicl
need slight repairs. There may b,
some good reasons why the deficit
in the Postoffice Department should
grow greater year by year, bu
the bare fact itself seems unreason
able.-Eree Press.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-12-30

Down in New Jeresy they have
discovered a new system of bribery
of the State Legislators. Several
of the members have received O
polite intimation that rooms have
been engaged at leading hotel in
Trenton, and that one of the lead
ing candidates for the Senatorship
will be pleased to have him occupy
the apartments at his expense. 1t
is not related, however, that any
one Senatorial aspirant has engag-
ed more than twelve rooms at any
one hotel.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-12-30

A Washington special to the Chi
cago ISmes states the report of the
special commissioners on the affairs
of the defunct Freedmen's Savings
Bank presents such glaring record
Of plumber and corruption as to
excite alarm among Republicans,
who have fathered the institution
in and out Of Congress. In word
the poor white and colored people
of the district and of the South
have been simply robbed Of hun
dreds Of thousands Of dollars OF
their aggregate savings. The Ia
bles of assets presented are replete
with the most astonishing items,
showing that the funds of the poor
freedmen have been worse than
thrown to the winds. An instance
OF what was done i'm the district
was the loaning Of $4,000 to J.
b. w. Vandcnburg, Of which he
still owes s160,Oss. The ring
manipulators and contractors seem
to have had free run Of the bank.
and familiar names appear on every
page--such as A. u. Mullett, treas
urer Of the Morris Mining Com
pany of Colorado, who obtained
81, 400 ON 100 shares Of stock. The
branches we're managed in a man
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-12-30

The reposc which the country
has enjoyed for some months, so
far as ocean horrors are concerned
is rudely broken by the news
of the burning Of the Pacific
Mail Company's steamer Japan.
The details furnished are very
mcagr', and te public wi
undoubtedly look for further par
ticulars with intense interest. 1t
is not impossible of course, that
large numbers of passengers should
be destroyed blythe burning of a YES
sci only sixty miles from port, with
out anybody's neglect, but the oc-
curance is one which calls for n full
investigation. The Pacific Mail
Company does not occupy a very
pleasant position before the pnhlic
atthe best; but its position would be
much altered for the worse il II
should appear that it sent wooden
steamer to sea without adequate
provision for saving passengers In
case Of fire or wreck. For the
sake Of humanity as we'll as of the
company, il is to be hoped that {
full account of the catastrophe viii
show the company blameless il
this regard.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-12-30

1t will not be many years at th'
present rate of increase before oul
library of Congress will compare
favorably with the libraries Of most
other governments. The increase
during the year past was l5,405
volumns, and about half as many
pamphlets, making the whole num-
Der of volumns in the library Oh
1877, besides $4,000 pamphlets.
Under the copyright laws, MAX
ing it obligatory to deposit two
copies of each copyrighted pnbli-
cation in the Library, there were
received 6.S40 books, which surely /.
speaks vOlumns for the prolifcness
OF American authors.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-12-30

The Republic, the new organ of
the administration started in New
York just before election, has sus-
pended after a brief existence Of
ten weeks. The receipts of the
Office during that time are said to
have been three thousand dollars,
and the expenses fifty thousand.
Administration organs are not as
popular as they were a few years
ago.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-12-30
A Queer Reason.

The Post thinks the Democrats
in Congress and the Democratic
press ought to refrain from asking
for Investigations because none of
the investigations heretofore under
taken by the Republicans have
been satisfactory, Haven't the
Democratic niniorities on the in
vestigating committees persisted
in making minority reports. asks
the Post; and haven't the Demo-
Gratis been doing their worst to
teach the country that Congress
sional investigations Conducted
by Republicans are unsatisfactory,
unreliable and onc-sided ? 1t is a
queer reason, and yet there is a
grain of truth in it. There is very
little to be had in way Of satisfac-
tion from Republican investiga-
tons when there is the slightest
possibility that n full, fair and
honest investigation may implicate
a Republican. There is some con- [
ISOLATION, however, in seeing them /
get so near the truth and then c
void it; and this is tolerably fair d
ubstitutc for the satisfaction which ?
would follow an honest exposure v
{ the truth. t
The amusing features Of the rea- il
IN is that it should be given by OF
4 organ. 1t is as though the m
Party should say in as
} many words, what do you ask pc
) to investigate for; don't you su
low that We won't do it honestly hi
reminds us Of the blubbering ST
hool-boy in a New England to
hool, who when catechised about tn
me ink spots on his desk, said: qr
What do you want to ask me pa
'ont that fort; don't you know er
at I'll lie !'-Elce Press. Iii
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-12-30

The washing Of postage stamps
is probably the most profitable
specie Of laundry work in this or
any other country. Third Assis-
tant Postmaster-General Barber
estimates that the government is
annually defrauded out Of $1,000
600, or about five per cent. Of the
amount Of stamps sold, by the use
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-12-30

Those who remember anything
about that exceedingly unsatisfac-
tory peicc Of business, the safe
burglary trial in Washington, vii
recall tho fact that a very impor-
tant witness for the prosecution
could not be found when wanted.
The name Of the witness was Colby ;
and now that the safe burglary
trial is over and nobody hurt he
has turned up. The place Of his
abode is China, where he holds the
position of Consul at Chin Kiang
under appointment of the Presi-
dent. The question now is if the
President forgot about the APP
pointmcnt when so much inquiry
was making about Colby; and
now those who saw Harrington an
honored guest at the White House
while his trial was perd;ng are in
clined TO think he must have for
gotten it.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-12-30
AlPENA WEEK. 7 ARGUS.
Wednesday,, Dec. 80, 1874.

Approximations exist that on the
first of the New Year there will be
a general strike of the employees Of
the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania,
iron furnaces. This will produce
harder times than has yet been
experienced in that section.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-12-30

and not wholly for the avowed
purpose of supporting aged odd
Fellows. We have seen enough oil
the workings Of this clique to know
their extortions are far from what
they purport to be.
The members Of several lodges
have been tlireatened~if they did
not come to time with this tax
Lodges throughout the State have
been told that they would lose their
charter if they did not pay it,
and we believe that this has been
done in one case. There is no need
of this Odd Fellows College,
where, we are told, 1--WE get our
learning for nothing" The State
of Michigan owns and controls an
institution where education is dealt
out free of charge to those who may
desire it, and for O. few men 10 I'M
dertake to bleed the lodges of tho
whole State will not pay and they
IAN threaten us with dissolution as
much as they please, we viii never
submit to this imposition.
This matter interests the lodges
If the whole State and we would
ike to see the views Of some of
he other lodges expressed.