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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-05-28
ATTENTION TO THE OLD.
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I "A little ,thoug htful attention, how lsappy il
makes the old. They have outliyed most 81 the
friends OF their early youth. How lonely their
hours! Often their partners in life have long lled
silent graves;s often their children thew have
followed TO the tomb, They stand solitary, bend
ing on their etaf, waiting TILL the same call shall
reach them. How often they must think OF alb &c
lamcnted faces; Of the love which cherished them.
and the tears OF sympathy Whice fell with theirs.
now all gone. Why should mot the young cling
around and comfort thens, cheering their gloom
with songs and happy smiles. s1 ssSf 80 80
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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-05-28
CORN AND CUT WORMS.

A correspondent Of the Country
Gentleman says Your valuable
preventive-one and one-half pounds
Of copperas to one bushel Of corn
tried as follows, with great ease
cheapness and certainty, and most
marked and astonishing results te
all my hands Il pulverized two
pounds copperas at night, and the
next morning put in soak, and / put
one and one-half bushels of corn in
soak in separate vessel at night
fter soaking twelve hours Ipoured
off the water from the corn into a
tub; then added as much water as
will cover the corn, and add to it the
c0pp eras water, and thoroughly mix
and pour over the corn, and let it re-
main in copperas water twelve hours:
then poured off the copperas water
from the corn and rolled the seed
corn in J. ]. It's Excelsior or plas-
ter, and if early for planting | open
deep burrows, say four or five inches
and cover light with corn coverer:
but if late I cover deeper. tried
this experiment on a sod field Of
three kyears standing, plowed IL
March and April of 1878. plowed
with three-horse plow, seven niche;
deep on the average the ground was
nicely pulyerized. Planted on the
1st of May, three and one-half hy
three and one-half each way. Two
days planting (ten acres). | dam
pened the corn and rolled it in the
plaster. The third day I had the
corn prepared with ,copperas and
ready to plant. -l~4 >.-.' a. -->-l
Iplanted the corn across forty
four acre field, by the side of the
second days planting, and there
were between two and four days
planting; all treated alike, except
the application Of copperas ON the
two bushels seed corn. To the sur
prise and satisfaction of myself and
hands, it came up regular, green and
vigorous and grew rapidly soon
found it necessary to replant
| found on examination not
hill cut nor worm to be
found where the copperas was used.
and the entire field, except the two
bushels of seed thus treated, was
cut from two to three hills out OF
five, and often found from one to
fifteen cut worms in hill. Twas so
worried ] could not determine which
plan is the best, replant, pillow and
plant over,or check off between rows
l have heard of such being done, but
never tried it. I have ordered Isl
pounds, and I am urging all my
friends to give it trial. One bushe
of corn illplant five acres, and on,
and one half pounds Of oopperas vii
prepare the bushel Of corn. Coppera'
can be bought IN quantities to sui
farmers at six or seven cents pc,
Daund. 1t would cost IL cents pc
acre. tits cheap, simple and certain
with me and others who tried it las
year, and I regard this a valuable
-s- .n,s. IA 81 at HF n ga ne ## s. Hf ea Ra ge q
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-05-28

GET A HOME Rich or poor, get .
home and learn to love that home, and
make it happy to wife and childen by
your presence. Learn to love simple
pleasures, flowers of Gods own painting,
and music of his own, the birds, wind,
and water fall-so shall you help to
stem the tide of desolation. poverty and
despair, that comes upon so many
through scorn of little things. Oh, the
charm of little home Comforts dwell
that shun the gilded halls of society.
Live humbly in your little. house, and
look to God for grander one. ,.r.-nr
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-25
Report of the Committee en- iistr button

70 Mayor l.. A. Witt. Char man Relief Committee:
.ST-The Committee on Distribution re-
port. that they organized yesterday, imme-
liately on their appointment, and without
lelay took the necessary steps to forward
provisions to those parties whose necessities
seemed to the committee the most urgent
Your committee have appointed fifty -four
local agents, TO whom supplies have been
forwarded for distribution in their several
localities, 10y steamboats, and by railroad
The fifty-four agents have been located in
the following parishes, viz: Point Coupee
Iberville, Avoyelles, st. Landry, st. Martin
st. Mary, West Baton Rouge, Tensas, Gaia
loula, Caldwell, Ouachita, Lafourche, St
John Baptist-and supplies have also been
shipped on the steamer Alice, to be landed
IN Amte River and on Manchac Bayou, at
points in Livingston and Ascension, where
The people from the interior have sought the
highlands.
Your committee have confined their ship
nents to the present time, to strictly neces
,ary articles of daily food, such as pork, corn
neal, flour and pilot bread
Your committee have shipped to these va
:+ous localities AZ $50 ratiOns of pork, 81, go
"ations Of corn meal $500 ratons of -four
1910 rations of pilot bread and 1l76 rations
If beans.
The difficulties incidental to organization
have been in great measure overcome, and
vour committee think they are now pre-
pared to push the work of forwarding the
provisions for distribution with rapidity.
DUNCAN f. KENNER,
Chairman Distribution Committee
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-25
Renefit of Mr.. kittredge.

Next Friday evening Mr.. Kittredge, the
enterprising, obliging and indefatigable
treasurer of the Academy, is to take his
benefit, to effect the success of which the
most talented artists of the company will
lend their concourse in helping to make the
entertainment one of so much attraction as
to draw a crowded house.
There are few, if any, of the habitnes of
this theatre who are not in some manner
in the way Of polite attention and general
willingness to oblige On the coming Fri
day they will have an occasion afforded
them to prove their appreciation of Mr.
kttredge.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-25
RATHER WET.

Friday was somewhat moist, but not
quite as much so as was last Sunday in St
James parish, as related by the Convent
Sentinel. After describing the downpour
the editor thus proceedeth to give his per
sOnal experience:
We undertook but one pedestrian feat
during the day, but, after proceeding about
six feet, changed our mind and made the
balance Of the exertion aquatically. Fortu-
nately we knew how to swim. Later in
the day we tried to feed the chickens from
the back gallery, but couldn't coax them off
the top of the chicken house, excepting one,
which failed in his passage through the air.
and was Immediately captured by an alli-
gator gar.
We threw out some bones for the dogs,
when six alligators put in claim for the
dogs: we felt too much Inundated to make
any defense. We always heard that alliga-
tors liked dogs; now we know more about
it, We are three dogs short, but gamer in
experience.
We caught nineteen catfish and seven
gasbergues out of the attic window: and a
large quantity of small fry came down the
chimney searching for something to eat and
were transferred to the frying pan. Not
withstandng our success in the fishing line,
we were not happy. Last Sunday was a wet
day'
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-25
PRICE-FIVE CENTS
HOW TO PUT ON A CORSET,
From the San Fral cisco Chronicle


At this junctnre the Coroner desired to
show to the jury the course taken by the
ball, and for this purpose produced the cor
set worn by Mrs. Burkhart at the time of
the tragedy. "You see," said he-and here
he drew the corset around his waist with
the laces i'll front-"th ball must have
gone in here from behind. No, that can't
be, either, for the doctor says the ball went
in in front. Confound it, Pve got it on
wrong All! this way" (Here the Coroner
put the corset on upside DOWN. "Now. you
which rested directly over his hip. the
ball must have gone in here. No, that can't
be, either, for"
Here Mr.. Mather, the handsomest man on
the jury, broke in. DR. Stillman," said he,
"yOu've got that corset Oh wrong" Here
DIR. Stillman blushed like poOny. WELL"
said he, "Pve been married twice, and I
ought to know how to rig corset" " Yes,"
said Mr.. Mather, "but you don't. You had
it right in the first place. The strings go in
front, and the ladies clasp them together in
the back. Don't knowi thiLk ought
to; I've been married. If you doubt it, look
here (pointing to the fallness in the top.
How do you suppose that's going to be
That" said DR.. Stillman, "why, that goes
over the hips" "No, it DON'T" said Mr..
Mather; that fullness goes somewhere else
this way :" and here Mr.. Mather indicated
where he thought the fullness ought to 60
At this pae-faced young man, with a
voice like a robin, and a note book under
his arm, said he thought the ladies always
clasped their cOrsets on the side. The pale
faced young man said this very innoCently,
as if he wished to convey the impression
that ne knew nothing whatever of the mat
ter. The jury laughed the pale-faced young
man to scorn, and one of them intimating
that he thought the young man was not half
so green about wOmen's dress as he tried to
appear. The young man was reporter, and
it is therefore exceedingly propabe that his
knowledge was fully as limited as was APP
parent from his suggestion, the juryman to
the contrary notwithstanding
Here another juryman discovered that DR..
Stilman had the corset on bottom side up.
Doctor" said he, ''put it on the other wayn
Then the Doctor put it on in reverse order,
with the laces in 'front.' This brought the
bullet holes directly over the tails of his
coat.
81 don't think" said Mr. Mather that
the bullet went in there, Doctor"
"No, don't think it did" was the reply.
"Contound it, it's mighty funny-six mar
ried men in this room, and not one that
knows how to put on a woman's corset"
Here the Chronicle reporter, who had sew
eral sisters, and always keeps his eyes open,
advanced and convinced DIR. Stillman and
Mr.. Mather, after much argument, that the
laces of a corset go behind, and that the
garment is clasped in front. After this ex
PLANTATION the course of the bullet was
readily traced, ald found to bear out the ex-
PLANTATION afforded by the two physicians
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-25

Despite the rainy condition Of the weather
last evening, the attendance at Grnnewald
Hall was very large, and it must surely
have been gratifying to Mrs. Herr to wit
ness this speaking evidence of the high
esteem in which she is held by the music
loving people of this city.
The programme displayed evident care
and taste in its selections, passages being
given from the works of some of the most
celebrated composers, among whom we find
the names Of Meyerbeer, Beethoven, Gou-
nod, Strakosch, Weber and others.
OF the various performances, which, by
the-way, were all excellent we must men
ton in particular the piano duets by Mrs.
and Miss Herr, the exquisite singing Of Mrs.
Yates, the mastery execution of Mr.. Nader
de Monjan, and the artistic manner IN which
Mr.. Burthe sang his selection from the
grand opera lAfricane. Altogether, the
was a success
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-25
Acquiescence of the People.
kel'ogg's Government and
His Taxes.
43 600 Taxpayers Sued!!

Senator Morton, in recent speech, closed
by stating that under the benefcent legisla-
ton of the Kellogg Government, trade
was reviving, the people were contented,
taxes We're being cheerfully paid and the
future Of Louisiana was encouraging and
satisfactory.
Corroboratory of this statement of Kel-
logg's representative upon the floor of the
Senate, we mention that there We're exhibit
ed to us yesterday two State tax suits, copy,
petition and citation numbered respectively
5,9O4 and As ,9O5.
1t is believed by those qualified to judge,
that Of this vast array not over $500 are for
causes other than tax suits, leaving Of this
latter variety $4,000 suits in this single par
ish against the cheerful tax payers as afore-
said.
Comment is unnecessary. 1t may easily
be that the Senator from Indiana tn nks
everything looks lovely in Louisiana, but
what say the $4,000 sued taxpayers of the
parish of Orleans 4? Do not all speak at
once
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-25
CAPT. EADS AND HIS JETTIES.
To the Editors Of the N. O. Bulletin:

10 the Editors OF the N 0. Bulletin:
That Capt. Eads's theory of establishing
a deep channel across the bar at one of the
passes OF our river must fail, is capable Of
mathematical demonstration. The propo-
sition is, to start the jetties on or near hard
ground, at the Southwest Pass, above the
bar and on both sides, and then to run them
across the bar in cOnverging lines, to the
Gulf side. Let us suppose the jettes at
outside to be 1920 feet apart, and 264O feet
apart on the inside; the object being to
force ALL or nearly all, the water through
the jetties, and thus compel it to cut out its
own channel to a depth of 26 feet, or say 80
feet Just above the bar, at depth say of
50 feet, there will be, in line across, 2l1 200
cubic feet of water, and, as the current at
and above that line averages two miles and
a half per hour there Will be crowded or
thrown upon the inner side of the bar 2,7s7,-
10000 cubic feet every Lour, OF 46,464, 900
cubic feet every minute.
Now, line at the cOnverged point, at
depth of 80 feet, would embrace but $4,000
cubic feet of water, 50 that but 522, 72O, 900
cubic feet would find egress there every
hour, or but 8, $4,000 cubic feet every min
ute. The difference, then, between the
quantity forced out, and that which APP
prOaches the bar inside would be 2,265, $780,
900 cubic feet per hour and 81, 752, 600 per
minute.
But suppose very improbable event,
viz, that after the jetties are completed the
velocity of the current will be increased to
five miles an hour. That would carry out
but half of the immense surplus above
stated, and force the other halt, now passing
over the bar, to 60 elsewhere. Q.E.D.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-25
A Pace for Life.

A friend forms MS that number OF per-
sons were at the lower McCullen crevasse at
the time of the breaking up of the upper
crevasse at McCullen's gate. He gives a
graphic description of the maneuvres of
those spectators upon ascertaing that their
retreat had been cut off, and were then, as
it We're, between two fires. He says that
the first intimation they had of the break
was heavy shock to the leyee on which
they stood, and which they thought an ad-
mOntion to sift out from that point, which
they turned to do, but just as they had
faced about, they saw the water sp irting
out from the levee, resembling very much
water issuing from the nozzle Of fire en-
CINE. Just then the levee gave way and water
commenced rushing through in genuine
crevasse style. Upon seeing this, some of
the more excitabe members of the crowd of
spectators began to ask, What shall we do
to be saved 7" whilst others, who took in
the situation more coolly, led off in rapid
strides for the nearest point of high ground,
and the whole crowd followed, making quite
a spectacle 1t is said that as they rushed
ahead for high ground, the water rose so
rapidly that some of the more chunky racers
were taken about amidships by the cold
rising waters, and that "ngh! ugh ugh!
wish I'd stayed home, could be heard along
the line. This should serve as moral to
loiterers Persons should never crowd
around places of danger unless they 90 there
to render assistance.
Baton Rouge -dvocate.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-25
The koux Murder.
The Theory of the Police.

Since the development by the Coronor's
inquest of the startling facts bearing on the
murder of Mr.. Roux, and the tracing of the
deed almost direct to d. NJ. c. Huges, the
police have been looking for him, but as yet
their search has been unsuccessful. Some
days previous to the inquest, Hughes was
brought up before Judge Cullom, in compa-
ny with Mr. Arthur Gastinel. for contempt of
court, and they were each sentenced to
pay a fine Of fifty dollars, and in
default, to imprisonment in the Parish
Prison for twenty four hours. Mr.. Gastinel
paid his fine, but Huges declined to do So
and went to prison. At the expiration of
his sentence he was released, and that is the
last seen of him by any one connected with
the police.
There had, short time previously, been
/; difficulty or misunderstanding between
Hughes and Mr.. Gastinel growing out of
circumstances, it is said, that led to the rule
for contempt.
Hughes was, at all times, clustering
man, always talking about what he would
do in certain contingencies, but much more
so was this the case when he was under
the influence of liquor. At such times,
when laboring under sense of real or
fancied wrong, he had a habit Of drawing
and displaying his pistol.
The Theory of tn Police
is that on the night of the murder Hughes,
who, it is known, was intoxicated, started
out to find Mr.. Gastinel with the intention of
renewing the misunderstanding, or perhaps
doing worse, and that seeing Mr.. Roux he
mistook him for Mr.. Gastinel, but on APP
preaching him discovered his error, ard
going up to him placed his arm around the
shoulders of the deceased, a habit of his,
and proceeded to explain. and drawing his
revolver by way of demonstrating some
threat against Mr.. Gastinel, pointed it at
Mr.. Roux, and either acciden ally or in
tentionally in his delirium it went off.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-25

The postmaster at New Orleans having
telegraphed to the Postmaster General at
Washington, that the country from New
Orleans to Brashear is likely to be sub
merged, and thus break the connection be-
tween New Orleans and Texas, and asking
to be allowed to employ special mail facili-
ties by way of Plaqnemine and Grand Lake,
as was done in 1867, the Postmaster General
replied by telegraph that, under the exist.
ing law, the Department has no power to
employ temporary services in the case pre-
scented. If arrangements occur, the post
master must do the best he can with routes
already established. The matter has been
referred to Congress.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-25
Academy of Music.

To-day takes place the grand gift matinee,
at which magnificent gold watch and
chain is to be given to the fortune favored
possessor of the lucky ticket. This is done
especially for the benefit of the lady friends
of the Academy, and they should bear this
in mind. The programme itself is most at
tractive, the bill for the matinee being Poca-
hontas. Tonight the Seven Sisters display
their charms, and tomorrow evening a
above gentle savage and the Seven fes-
tive SOrOres
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-25

At musical party in B oston, the other
evening, one of the young ladies who was
on the programme for a ballad lost her self
possession and courage at the eleventh hour,
and said she "really couldn't sing before SO
many people," Whereupon her father, who
was among the guests, entered into an an
sry alteration with her, which terminated
abruptly BY the daughter calling her father
a fool, and announced her intention of going
straight home" The rapid return of the
demOiselle's self possession and courage so
startled the company that the party broke
up soon after.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-25

the members, in conclusion. do not let us 90
down on record in this way l tell Won
gentlemen, you make an appropriation Of
S2o,oo0, but by passing this bill it will re-
qnlre great deal more than $4,000. The
appropriation for incidental expenses has
been exhausted long ago, tell you, gentle
men, who sit down here and vote away this
money. Now, sir, on this motion, | demand
the previous question.
A meeting of the employees was called,
and eight hundred dollars, or thereabout,
was raised, and Mr.. Young Immediately add
vocated the resolution, and it passed.
Another Nice Job
was the payment of the pages. The law
authorizes the employment of ten pages.
Young gave out vouchers for thirty, and ex-
acted ten dollars apiece from each. The
law also allows five committees to employ
clerks. Every committee that was ap-
pointed-some fifty or sixty-employed
clerks, who also had to suffer.
A meeting Of the employees was called
for the purpose of ascertaining, if by some
means Young could be induced to give them
their vouchers; a proposition was handed
them, stating that if ten per cent. of the
whole amount was raised,
He Would Is ue Their Vouchers.
This was done and the vouchers were issued
But the employees have received no pay as
yet.
The law authorizes the appointment Of
ten pages. Thirty vouchers were issued, and
Young Received Ten Dollars
apiece from each page.
We understand that when the official re-
porter requested Young to deliver his
voucher that individual remarked, "What
am going to get out Of this ?" On the first
and second voucher he demanded seventy
five dollars apiece, and on the third forty.
Besides, the chief clerk had to be subsidized.
The last voucher never was issued.
When the question of giving thirty per
cent. came up again-Young having received
the money-he advocated the resolution in
his vigorous style, and it passed.
Young gained the floor as the session was
drawing to a close and advocated the passage
Of bill approprating
Nincsy housand Dollars for Contin gent
Ixpenses,
which passed. under his magnetic touch. O;
this sum but few members and employees
received cent-unless it was those no
z came down."
The rest Of the money subject to his con-
troll, he
Divided as He Thought Fit,
md when the appropriation was exhausted
ne still continue to issue vouchers to those
who paid him for it. Some of these vouch-
RS
Are Now On The Market.
This is one Of the class Of negroes who
the State of Louisiana in the
Legislature We could mention the names
If several parties
Equally Guilty as Young,
which we will do in few days. This
nan Young, after the adjournment of the
issued vouchers
Which were Never Recorded
n his accounts to the Auditor These facts
,an he substantiated oy members and en-
,loyees who would willingly take an oath
@ the effect.
The "Hon." Mr.. Young has decided to
make fight for Senatorship in the next
and is very sanguine in his ex
rotations. Let his constituents make a
tote of his conduct, as we have exposed it. |
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-25

LIVERPOOL, April 24-123O P. Motion
market quiet Middling Uplaads Gid, Mid
ding Orleans sgd; estimated sales to day
$4,000 bales, 1000 for speculation and export.
Sales for the week 10000 bales, OF which
$4,000 were for speculation and 10000 for
export.
Total stock 787, 900 bales, of which $4,000
bales are American. Total stock afOat,
$50, 900 bales, of which CSC, 600 are American.
Receipts of the week II GOO bales. of which
1000 bales.
May and June delivery from Savannah or
Charleston, not below Low Middling,
8 Sled; June and July do, from New Or
leans, SD.
LATER, P. Motion unchanged. The
sales to-day include $500 American, June
and July shipments, from Savannah or
not below Good Ordinary, ED.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-25

The Secretary of War telegraphed to the
commandant at Little Rock that he must re.
tire to the arsenal with his command as soon
as danger to life is no longer threatened, and
leave the question to be settled by the con-
testants or the courts.
A dispatch from Little Rock, dated yester-
day, represents affair there as in stat. quo
Brooks, addressing his troops, said that he
was determined to hold the State House in
spite Of everything.