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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-10
REPORT or THE CONDITION
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LOUISIANA NATIONAL BANK
At NhT ORLEANS.
In :he State Of louisiana AZ tho close OF business
October 2. 1872.
RESOURCES.

RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts. ..............4i..7o 600 81
.,verdrafss.. ............. 1.oOV w
United States bonds 10 secure cireular
siOn... Observation-Disclosures. 90S.ow OO
Other stocks. bonds and mortgages 2l5.o9S ~
Due from 1edeemin: and reserve
agents. ..................... 1878: g.
Due from other nationa, banks. $685. 76
Due fro III State banks and bankers. 81 $40 80
Real estate. furniture aud fxtuIes.... 2l2 1877 Is
Current expenses and Ia xes paid...... :3.l6O Il
Exchanges for Clearing House. 81, 1858 on
Bills Of other rational bAnks.......... 2O.925 90
Fractional currency linc!uding nick.
elsl .......... 6,'27 "
Specie linciuding gold treasury notes. 10000 8.
Legal tender notes. Observation-Disclosures. 4.O528 OO
United States certificates Ut deposit
for legal tenders. .......... 10000 90
Five per cen' redemption fund. 1900 %
Total. .64l go ~
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid o00O 900 90
Surplus fund. Observation-Disclosures. 100000 90
Othe, undivided profits. l3', 9l6 %
National bank notes ouIstauding...... 1921 90
Dividends unpaid NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $50 90
Individual depOsits. l37J, 1856 81
Due to other national banks........... l26.74. q
Due to state banks ard bankers....... 2lG,7l9 43
Rent. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $50 Of
To!al........ 364l .oa0 ~
SrA-.". H"v,s,ASA.l
Parish OF Orleans. {
a. Luria. Cashier o! the above named bank. do
soemnly swear tba: the above statement ia true.
to the hest OF my knowledge and belief.
A. LCRIA, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me shis eighth
day VI October. 1874
EDGAR CRIMA. Notary Public.
COEgect-Atses!:
HENRY C.. MILLER
THOMAS L. AIREY.
J. II. LAFAYE.
oc!0 Nlp Directors.
Ii ENTGAN az ElTX lhRElNEDS
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Eruit Gamers arc engaged on put up joos'
He'msuen ..o called upon to perform
eseyn duty.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-10

A. EIMER BADBR, President.
Oh. EN6STVELD, Vice President.
GEORGE STROMKYEK, Secretary
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HENRY v OGDEN, Secretary,
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-26

an arrangement with all the cooks
on his rag beat to buy their rabbit skins
on condition that the heads should be
delivered with them, Thereafter be was
enabled to furnish the skeptcal buyers
the rabbit head with the dressed cat,
and everybody was satisfied. He sold
the animals to the small out-of-theway
restaurants, as a rule, where they were
made into gibelottes. The cat entire
yielded him one franc, and they to
whom he sold the flesh usually got about
two and half francs out of the animal
when turned into gibelottes. The bust.
ness was fair, but there was more compe-
tition-especaiiy since the Commune,
dnder which some people had learned to
eat the cat with pleasure, knowing him
to be cat. rfu lls
1t is hardly necessary to add that the
Pere jacques was obliged to conduct
his business in mystery in view Of pro-
visions contained in the municipal regu-
lations against the sale Of certain kinds
of meat especially those employed in
the manufacture of sausages, Italian
cheese and potpies, all of which are
comprised in the general word charcu-
terie. Considering the vigilance e&er-
cised by the authorities over the prepara-
ton of such ailments, one can infer
that the Pere Jacques was obliged to OBJ
serve much discretion in the disposal OF
his feline fesh. It was to the interest OF
buyer and seller TO keep the commerce
secret, and so far the pere had escaped
detection. M. jacques thought it was
an injustice that ander the republic a
man could not eat cat meat if he wanted
to, and he solemnly protested against
such tyranny.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-01-26

Franklin's birthday was celebrated in
Boston on the 10th instant, although
Franklin was horn on the 9th of Jan
parry, l7O6, old style, and his birthday,
according to the Gregorian calendar,
would be the lfth of the month. There
may have been good and sufficient rea-
sons for the premature celebration, but
it has given rise to a defence of the
celebration on the 10th, which is founded
on a misapprehension of the changes
made in the calendar. The Gregorian
calendar was instituted in 1882, when TO
correct the error in the ancient calen-
dar ten days were dropped, making the
25th of October the 18th. This reformed
calendar was not adopted in England
until 1852; when the difference Of the
two STYLES amounted to eleven days, and,
therefore, the Sd Of September, l752t was
made the 18th of that month. At
the time of Franklins birth the differ
ence was eleven days, and, without re-
gard to the English change Of 1852, the
computatian of his birth day, according
TO the Greg Orisn calendar, would make
it the 18th.
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APatnter,s vengeance.

In the Princess Liehtenstein' late
work, Holland House" a curious anec-
dote is told of one of Hogarth's pic
lures. A nohleman had refused to pay
for portrait be had ordered, and the
artist being in want of woney, informed
him that if he did not do SO in three
days he would add to it q tail and other
appendageg, and sell it to Mr.. Hore, the
famous wild beast exhibitor. A similar
threat was executed sixty years ago by
a painter named DuBost, who, failing to
extract an enormous price for picture
of Mrs. and Mr.. Hope, showed it in
Pail Mall as Beauty and the Beast"
which so enraged the lady brother that
he cut it in pieces. The case was tried
before Lord Ellenborough, who decided
that the picture being libel, the plain
tiff could only recover for the loss of
the paint and canvas. hl
Something of this kind is related by
Senator CASTELAR, in "0ld Rome and
New Italy" Biagio, Master of the
Ceremonies TO Paul III, offended Michael
Angelo by imploring him to drape his
figures. As punishment for his taste
the artist painted him with the ears of
an ass in the depths of hell. The Master
Of the Ceremonies complained, to Paul
III of the insult put upon his respecta-
BILE person. ..r-
II beseeoh your Holiness to take me
out Of that" he cried.
"But where has he placed thee2"
demanded the Pontif. /, ,r-..r
leIn he'll, your Holiness, replied BIZ
agio, sobbIng.I
4" If tho, had seen in purgatory," said
the Pope, " would have removed thee,
but | have no authority whatever in
hell. :" Att l-tt4 81
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A Parlslan :. Rabbi" " DeaIer.

Albert Rhodes in the Galaxy.l
A little old man in blouse and felt hat,
at one OF the tables, is pointed out to me
by the policeman as one who, in addition
to rag-picking, deals in questionable
rabbits. he is known as the Pere
Jacques, and is regarded as a person OF
some importance in the rag fraternity.
! approach Pere jacques and engage
him in conversation He has become
expansive over his wine, and makes in
discreet revelations touching the rabbit
business. Twenty years ago he skinned
and dressed his rabbits, and people
bought them without asking any ques-
tons. That was the bon temps, and II
Il had continued he would be to-day
man Of independent fortune. But the
journals and inquisitive people got to
talking so much about cats in connection
with rabbits that long season of dull
ness followed as a consequences. The
newspapers went so far as TO figure up
how many rabbits were brought into
Paris each year, and how many were
consumed, and they made out thst twice
as many we're consumed as we're brought
in. he felt for a time IS If the business
was ruined, for thereafter the rabbit pur-
ehasers demanded the head OF the rab-
Bit As a guarantee Of the genuineness OF
the animal. But be was equal %
the emergency. He gave an exten-
sioH to bis commerce BY Masking
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Another of those Singular occur

Another of those Singular Occur
Itrnrn tH rences. W
The following, purporting to be an ex-
tract from a private letter from New
York, was published in the Hartford
Times of Thursday evening last:
The lady of the house where | live was
brought to New York by her father and
mother when she was eleven years old,
and with her two younger sisters, all of
them charming married women. in this
city now tits an old story, but vividly
fresh in the minds Of the whole family.
One night, in this city, the mother of
the three girls, having been kept up by
some household duties, had gone to bed
about midnight, when, beside herself the
whole house was hushed.
Scarcely had she taken off her clothes
aud got into bed, when she had occasion
to wake up her sleeping husband with
this: "Do you know that my mother is
in America? She has just been in here,
but would not speak to me, and this mo
ment she has gone into the room with
the childrenl Go in and bring her out
How she has found us at this late hour
of the night do not know" The reused
husband went into the next room, turned
up the gas and saw only three beautiful
little girls, smiling and sleeping in one
wide bed. He noted date and hour.
1t IS tame to tell the sequence. The
next mail from Hamburg brought news
that the grandmother of the children on
that very night and hour had gone to the
Beyond. Did she stop in this city to
bless the children on the way? Who
shall tell? Strangest of all, to the un;
believing--shall | say uninitiated 2-on
the morning after the appearance, the
three little girls all told at breakfast
sbouthaving dreamed ofgran dmother. !"
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says writer in the London Times, for
the last three and half years British
admiral to govern them, whose salary
has been heavy burden upon them,
and yet, on his recent retirement
you will see by the memorial
to the Secretary Of State for the Colo
nies that these detected islanders are TO
be taxed, out of their scanty revenues
but for imperial purposes, to give their
late Governor a retiring pension of $500
year for the next nine years, their
small revenue having annually decreased
for some years, and now amounting to
only few thousands, while even much
Of this (abouta fourth) goes toward pay
ing pensions forced upon them by the
government"
The intended exhibition of the natural
products of the island does not offer any
special attractions to the curiosity seek
er, but it is hoped it will interest those
who, returning from the east in the fa-
nous East Indiamen, stopped for a few
days at St. Helena.
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81. HeIena---An UnIueky Island.

The troubles Of the island OF 81.
Helena are beginning to attract no
small attention in England. The open
ing of the Suez canal has destroyed the
little commerce OF the island. The
once celebrated tomb Of Napoleon no
longer attracts strangers; aud the with
drawal of the British troops formally
stationed there has left the islanders
almost penniless. A piece Of burden
some red tape, moreover, entangles the
people Of St. Helena in the
shape Of expensive pensions which they
are forced 70 pay. They have had, "
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Spain, during less than year past,
has had seven different governments
The republic was proclaimed last Feb
ruary, and since then there have been
two cabinets under the premiership OF
Figueras, one under CASTELAR,, and the
present one under Serrano. Whilst FIVE
statesmen thus have been at the head
Of the Government, there have been
six different Finance Ministers, and the
London Times says they have managed
to bring the credit of the country to a
level with that of the most petty and
dishonest of defaulting States" 1t is a
curious fact that the intelligence of the
overthrow Of the Spanish republic
caused an advance of about one per
cent. in Spanish bonds on the London
Stock Exchange.
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Lessee Memphis and Charleston R. R.
RAILROADS.
Change of Time

NEaFms, Tenn. January q, 1874.
ON AND AFTER JANUARY THE 18TH,
~ 1874, trains on this road will arrive and
leave Memphis as follows:
Mail Train leaves Memphis. ............l1: 80 A. IN
Mail Train arrives at Memphis.........12.05 p. m
Express Train leaves Memphis......... s rs pm
Express Train arrives ut Memphis .l2 3 am
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Mail train leaving Memphis at
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MEMPHIS AND LoUEvILLE RAILROAD.
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Depot at head Of Main stree q
Ti.E"t ofico. 2s7 Main street. corner Of
Madison.
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Depot at foot Of Main street.
Ticket Once. 2s7 Main street, corner Of
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mIssIssrPPI AND TENNESSEE R. r.
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4. 0. Mall tdeily,...-.-..-. 20 $50 I.@
Preieht (dailysx. Sunday 6.1o SIS
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An. P.A. t'H. ~ ~ I
Mail Train daily..........1O.40 DIV
Freight and AccoInmoda-
ti0n...................-....-....- o.OV o.W
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1874-07-11
SINGLE COPIES, THREE CENTS

mine of torpedoes had exploded under
the car, pitching headlong into an an
cient maiden'slap, smashing anew sum-
mer bonnet she was taking home,
humping the prominent bugle of a
brother D. D., on the right, with the
gold-headed cane, and letting off yell
that could have been heard block
away. The one-horse power started off
on run, encountering the up car, re-
sulting in throwing them both from
their tracks and mixing things general
ly. The last seen fthe polite boy, was,
around the corner telling the boys how
well that bent pin had perforated old
Perkins. who, by the way, was at this
time waddling home faster than he came,
and thinking what glorious preroga-
tive Elijah had to punish wicked boys
Danbury News.
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Anecdote of Jefferson.

A party, Mr.. Jefferson, the Presi-
dent, among them, went out riding. A
small shower had fallen during the after.
noon, and when they got back to Moor's
Creek, the water was running up to the
saddle girths of the horse. An ordinary
western looking man was sitting on the
bank with saddle In his hands.
He waited till all the party had enter.
ed the stream but Mr.. Jefferson, and
then asked him for ride across. To
rein up to stone, suffer him to mount,
en- croupe, and carry him to the opposite
bank was matter of course. In few
minutes the party In the rear, who had
witnessed the affair overlook our sad
died pedestrian stretching his way along
the foot of Carter's mountain.
~ sayl" quoth a junior, ''what made
you let that young man pass and ask
that gentleman to carry you over the
Creek?"
"Well," said Kentucky, In broad
patois, "ff you want to know, I'll tell
you; reckon man carries yes or no
In his face--the young chaps face said
no-the old 'un's said yes."
ut isn't every man that would have
asked the President ofthe United States
for ride behind him." said another,
expecting TO blank the bold visage of
Kentucky. II such was his object, how
ever, he was very much mistaken. Q
"YOu don't say that was Tom Jeffer-
son, do you?" was the reply; and he
Immediately added, she is a fine fellow
any way"
"That was the Presidentl' was the
response.
Kentucky looked up and looked around,
the locality well known to travellers at
once carrying conviction In his mind.
He appeared TO be In brown study
for a moment, the massive features then
relaxed, heburst into aloud fit of laugh.
ter and thus spoke:-
"What do you suppose my wife Polly
will say when get back to Boone coun-
ty. and tell I've rid behind old Jeffer-
son? she'll say I voted for the right
manI''
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A Valuable Recipe.

The Journal of Chemistry publishes
a recipe for the destruction of insects,
which. il 1t be one-half as efficacious as
1t is claimed co be, will prove invalu-
able:-
Hot alum water Is q ecentsuggestion
as an insecticide. 1t will destroy red
and and black ants, cockroaches, spi-
ders, chintz bugs, and all the crawling
pests which infest our houses. Take
two pounds of alum and dissolve 1t in
three or four quarts Of boiling water;
let 1t then stand on the fire till the alum
disappears; then apply it with brush,
while nearly boiling hot, to every joint
and crevice in your closets, bedsteads,
pantry-shelves and the like. Brush the
crevices in the floor of the skirting, or
mop.boards, IL you suspect that they
harbor vermin. II. in whitewashlng a
ceiling, plenty Of alum is added to the
lime, 1t will also serve to keep insects at
q distance. Cockroaches will fee the
paint which has been washed in cool
alum water. Sugar barrels and boxes can
be freed from ants by drawing chalk
mark just around the edge Of the top Of
them. The mark must be unbroken, or
they will creep over 1t; buta continuous
chalk mark half an inch In width will
set their depredations at naught. Powd-
cred alum or borax willkeep the chintz
bugs at respectable distance, and ira
velers should always carry package
in their hand bags, to scatter over and
under their pillows in places where they
have reason to suspect the presence of
such bedfellows.
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That bad Roy.

Elder Perkins had an appointment at
the Ladies' Missionary Rooms, at five
O'Clock Friday Afternoon, and at 4.50
you might have seen the street car COM
ing down South Main under full head
of one-horse power, and the Elder COM
ing up Banks street as fast as ESQ live
weight would permit. The bell of milk
cart had deceived him as to the proximi-
ty of the car. and il fresh orange peel
had not caused him to measure his
breadth on the pavement he would have
had to wait for 1t. As it was, he had
just time to fish his spectacles from the
gutter, and his stove pipe, together with
his gold-headed cane, from an open
hatchway, when the car was on hand.
Tom Fills, the butchers boy, was on
board, and although most of the passen-
gers were smiling at the Elders appear
ance, Tom kept up a very sober look as
he politely offered the frustrated Elder his
seat, taking up a position on the steps.
The Elder was sight as he slowly NOV
cd to the proffered seat. One pantalOon
leg was over the strap of his boot, and
his hat looked like the leaning tower of
Pisa. The muddy sidewalk had parti-
ally leclipsed his nose and painted a
moustache that would have done credit
to professor Of burnt cork. The FL
der had got opposite to the seat offered
him and was preparing to put an end to
his troubles by sinking with dignifed
movement into "pIace of rest" when
alurch of the car sent him down with a
vengeance, but be came up again as il 10
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A Bad Habit.

The other day very pretty young
lady rode in the horse-car which daily
conveys US down town; and as she sat
just within our range Of vision, we could
not help observing the handkerchief
Irritation" she presently commenced
with an exquisite seated opposite. That
both enjoyed the sport was evident; her
face was SO pleasant to look at that one
would think her secure from ill-natured
remarks, butpresently, when the charm
ing coquette left the car, my ears ting.
led as I heard what her partener in the
pleasant little game audibly whispered
to companion; while the girl went her
way, her pulses still tingled with graft
fed vanity, never dreaming that ten
minutes; folly had jeopardized her good
name. If all young ladies who pride
themselves on their skill and tact in the
art of Irritation, could only hear all
that is said of them, behing their backs,
we think they would renounce their in
delicate Establishments forever, If not
past that Wholesome indication of shane,
for the false part they had so far play
cd on society. The practical fiirt is look
ed upon by all young men, save those
green enough to be her victims, merely
as a piece of human trumpery. with
whom it may be well enough to while
away an hour or two now and then,
when nothing better in the way of am
usemant offers
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The Rev. Mr.. Parks objectedto eating
his picnic dinner at Moro, CAL, under
the American flag. remarking that
''that rag through which he had put
many bullet hole disturbed his enjoy
ment. On the following Sunday, as MIR.
Parks took his place in the pulpit, he
found an american flag hanging from
it. He was about to pull 1t down, when
Mr.. Miller, who placed 1t there. after
hearing his unloyalsp speech at the picnic,
quietly rose and presented a pistol ad-
ylsing him to go on with his preaching
and let that flag alone. Miller sat on
the front seat with his finger on the
trigger, ready, for any allusion deroga-
tory to the flag. At the conclusion OF
the sermon Mr.. Miller made a motion
that the church had no further use for
the services of Mr.. Parks, which was
unanimously carried. Mr.. Parks left
Moro, and another minister is wanted
here.