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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-10-01
The COlOrs of Animals.

Color is often the protector of the
life of the creature. In this respect
the principle of utility, which is much
spoken about by the partisans of the
theory of indefinite transformations
manifested in all parts of the organism,
REQUIRES little consideration TO be
deemed indisputable. The hunter rea-
div believes that the animal has sue
ceeded in escaping from him in coDse-
quence of the gray or tawny color of
the fur, which was scarcely to be dis
tinguished from the soil, of its
plumage, which was almost identical
with tn foliage of the trees. In num-
berIess cases, hares and rabbits, flying
over the naked soil, are able to evade
their pursuers from q similar cause.
! The antelopes of Africa aud the kanga-
roos of Australia have coats that pro-
cure for them equal advantages. The
lion may be cited as a magnificent e1-
ample of conformity or cOloration.
Living upon the sand of the desert, or
sduatted among the rocks, the animal
at a short distance would be almost IN
visible, and the gazelle would approach
him without a fear of danger. The po-
lar bear does not stand out consplcu-
ousIy upon the glaciers the arctic fox,
the ermine, the alpine hare, which have
earthly tints in summer, have IN win
ter the whiteness of the fields of snow
which they traverse. Nocturnal beasts,
bats, rats, and mice wear vestment5,
which are well suited to obscurity. Al
though the tiger, the leopard, the pan
ther have, it is true, very visible mark
inps. vet they hide themselves beneath
trees, whence they spring upon their
prey. Among birds protective coloIs
are very common. Even without the
testimony of travellers We should have
| good reason to suppose that paroquets,
! touracos, and parrots, cOlored with all
sorts of beautiful shades of green,
would be very difficult of discovery IN
| tropical forests. In the desert where
| there is no shelter, and where neither
! tree nor bush is to be seen, swallows,
ouails. linnets, and gangas, which IN
/ habit such localities, wear plumage OF
various shades of gray and g isabella"
| similar 70 the sands and gravel. In the
mountains of Europe the tdgOPede "a
| species of partridge during the sum-
! mer has plumage which exactly har-
monies with the tint of rocks covered
with lichens. The bird delights to har-
! bor among such rocks, and spprtsmen
say that frequently q large flock OF
| them escape notice. In the winter,
/ however, the LagOpede changes his COS
tume and becomes as white as the
SHOWS he again succeeds in warding
off attention. The yellows, browns,
and " dead-leaf'' tints of grOupe render
the animal almost invisible when repos-
ing among the trees IN the woods. A
species of goat-suckcr found IN south
! America is of such peculiar tlnts that
when it Is living upon the little rock is
lands of the Rio-Negro it cannot be
perceiyed by the keenest vision.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-10-01
TIIANK KSGIYINfa.

TlAANhSGlELN ING.
Father, thank Thee
Once again feel
The loving arm Of thy protecting care
Ouistretched 10 save me in the dreary nipbt
OF sorrow and despair.
was weary
bad wauderd far
ont on the billows OF hfe's troubled sea-
without the Pilot who alone can guide
Tempest-tossed souls 10 Thee.
Eartb-frals thickenedi
And The hour grew dark
Ny step was faltering. and my faith was vvo.,.
In bitterness prayed that death might come A'
Aud then heard Thee speak.
Only a whisper!
BY the ocean borne,
Bringing sweet comfort from the honva,,I,, q, 49,.
" D. s'ill and know that am Cos"
Nor fret thy spirit more.
Only lamb that strayed
From out the fold,
Yet the good shepherd sought, with nnxious ,,.i,,
To find the wanderer, and with loving care i''-'
To bring II back again.
For this thank Thee
And tho still the test
OF oarths hard conflict may have 10 bear
III lean upon a Saviour's loving arm
And viii conquer by the power Of prayer.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-10-01

WHEN a paper says that there has
never been a family fight in the town OF
Clio, Iowa, it little knows of the way
women have of choking their husbands
with the left hand to drown the noise OF
their screams as the rolling pin falls,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-10-01

ALMOST invariably the cry of a short
cotton crop comes up in September
from various sections of the country.
Reports from Augusta, Memphis and
Galveston this year take similar gloomy
views but from Mobile and New
Orleans a considerable increase Is an
ticipated. A review OF the entire heId
at the present time would probably IN
dicate nearly, if not quite, an average
crop.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-10-01

TIE proprietor OF the Summit House,
in the White Mountains, finds it neces-
sarv to warn his patrons as follows :;
s' Guests going out to see the sun r1se
are requested not to take the blankets
from their rooms" The genial land
lord (aIl landlords are genial) has no OBJ
lection TO see his guests going scotlDg
before the gale, provided they do not
carry the bedclothes with them and
their bills are paid.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-10-01

GEN. CULCULA, the new Carlist briga-
der, exchanged the whip of coach
man for the sword OF a soldier, while
Lieut.. Gen. Saballs came from the gal
Ievs. On the 4th Of July, 1850, he was
sentenced for life for robbery.
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DIED.

JOHNSON-On Monday, July 81, 1874, of con-
sumption, Robert N. Johnson, aged thirty-seven
years, native of this city.
His relations and friends are requested to at
tend his funeral from his late residence, No. IS
South Rampant street, This Afternoon, at 4
O'Clock, without further notice.
BRACKEN-On Monday, July 9th, at O'Clock
7: NJ, Thomas Bracken, aged 80 years, native
OF this city.
His friends and acquaintance are respectfully
invited to attend his funeral which will take
place This Tuesday Evening, at O'Clock, from
the Hotel Dieu.
McCOARD-On Sunday morning, at half-past
IL O'Clock, Eliza McCoard, relict of the late
Samuel McCracken, in the seventy eighth year of
her age, native of Belfast, Ireland.
DOBBINS- Sunday evening, July 26, 1874.
at q O'Clock, Mrs. Mary Dobbins, wife Of the late
Jno. q. Dobbins, native Of County Tipperary
Ireland, aged 40 years.
FONT.Monday morning, July 81, 1874, at half
past O'Clock, Rosa J. Font, aged II years, daugh-
ter OF 8. J. Font and Celeste Penisson, sister of
Dr. julie Font.
The funeral will take place tomorrow evening,
at halfpast o'clock. Friends and acquaintances
are respectfully invited to attend
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ALPHONSUS GIRLS SCHOOL.
ANNUAL EXHIBITION.

%Ehe annual exhibition of this school, which
took place last evening in ST. Alphonsus Hall
reflected great credit not only upon the accom-.
plished Sisters of Mercy, who have it in
charge, but also upon the pupils.
The stage was beautifully decorated, and
the evenings entertainment was enhanced by
the presence of the Hibernia Cornet Band,
which discoursed the sweetest music.
A gold medal the highest prize for studi-
BUSINESS and accomplishments, was awarded
to Miss Annie Cook; and the next highest, sill
yer medal, to Miss Jennie Larkin.
Diplomas were given to Misses Annie Cook,
Mary Murphy and Mary Alice Call.
The following is the roll Of honor of the
school:
FIRST DIVISION. Lizzie Donlan,
Mary Bestick Cecilia Sebastian, B. Tierney,
Minnie Hare, Kate Farrell and Eugene
DrouSSe
SECOND DIVISION. Misses Agnes Jones,
Kate Kenny. NJ. A. Rainey, Kate Purcell, NJ
lrahey and A. Ludwig.
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MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.

There was quite wellattended meeting al
the Office of Glover 4 Odendahl yesterday,
for the purpose Of initiating the project Of D
new Merchants Exchange, The meeting was
composed of grocers, commission merchants
and others, and was organized by the election
OF Mr. r. s. Howard as Chairman and Mr..
VIM. H. Deeves Us Secretary.
After considerable discussion it was deter
mined to organize the Exchange at an early
day, and, in accordance with proposition
made by Wash Marks, Esq, the gentlemen
present were sslle. upon to subscribe toward
a FIND to guarantee the expenses tor the first
year. The call was responded to literally
and, after appointing committee to solicit
further subscriptions from those interested,
the meeting adjourned
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THE REGATTA YESTERDAY.

! The weather was propitious, and, as a
natural sequence, there was large attend
ance yesterday at the "amateur regatta " al
the lake end.
| There was not much wind, there was too
much sun, and the sport was not great; but
nevertheless there was good race.
The bell for the start, after the delays
always attendant on regattas, sounded at
o'clock, and the yachts were
OFF.
There We're slight putfs of wind off and on
that amounted to very little, in the result and
it was light sailing all around.
THE COURSE
was a triangle five miles around and the dis
lance three times over the course; or, fifteen
miles.
There was little OF no excitement, as from
the outset the result was a fOregOne cOnclu-
sion. The Jennie, entered by Harris, had it
all its own way for the first prize, and there
was not much doubt regarding the ability of
the Maggie Welsh to carry off the second prize
for the same class of boats, and as for the
next class the Gazelle was looked upon as the
winner.
That there was no mistake as to the calcula-
tons above set forth, the following list Of
winners will show:
THIRD CLASS BOATS.
Jennie-1st Prize-Time: 6:28:4O.
Maggie Welsh I'd Prize Time: 6:3S:O3.
FOURTH CLASS.
Gazelle-lst Prize-Time: 65515.
r. E. Lee-2d Prize-Time: 7:O1 :OS
The Adelia it was generally supposed,
would enter. and the odds were in her favor
against the field, but on Sunday night some in
dfGduals, who are outside of the cline nature
intJhded for them when not within the wall OF
certain building in Baton Rouge, scuttled
hSt. And in fact ruined her, and if she can
by fixed at all, she will never again be the
toat she was.
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GRAND ISLE. July 10. 1874.

GRAND ISLE July l9, 1874.
| Whereas, Reports injurious to the interests Of
the Hotel at Grand Isle have been circulated, q
meeting was this day held, and Capt. B. Moses
was elected President and Mr.. Conway, Secre-
tary.
It was unanimously resolved by the under
signed guests assembled, that the trip via Bayou
DIES Allemandes is much more pleasant and
preferable to the old route via Harvey's Canal.
That Capt. Boardman and Capt Walden, of the
| steamer BOssier, are extremely courteous and
polite, and make time. At this watering place
the accommodations and fare are possibly not al
that the most fastidious could desire, but sufa-
GENTLY good, while the fish, oysters and bathing
cannot be surpassed. The charges we find mod
crate and fair for the times.
B. MOSES, Chairman.
MATTHEW CONWAY, Secretary.
j. S. Perkins and family Philip w. Delmann and
Theodore Lilienthal and family
lady, F. Forester and lady,
Fred G. Ernst, Felix G. Ernst, Jr.,
LIS. Schehin, r. B. Kennedy,
Geo. Hoehn, w. Schultz and lady,
FIR. Hartel, Jules Stoehler
Thos. Green, wife and s. Kits,
daughter, A. Mcbride,
E. Hoehn, T. H. Thomason and
J. Dreyfus and family, family,
Chas. LOchbrunneg, Elkin Moses,
Chas. Pozzi, NJ. Papoyich and family,
NJ. McSweenev, II. Oetth
John +. KrantZ. Wa Ct
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THE MERCHANTS FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY

The Times Of yesterday contains the follow
ing notice:
The Merchants Fire Insurance Com
pany," of New Orleans, Office No 43 Caron-
delet street, is now fully prepared to take
risks, in moderate amounts, at fair and equit-
able rates. This organization, although not a
year in existence, can boast of an excellent
business, which is daily increasing, and which
bids fair, q. no distant day, to rival many Of
our old established companies. The stock
holdt rs OF this institution are mainly com
posed of some of our well known citizens, an
ample guarantee to policy holders, that all
losses that may be sustained by them will be
Immediately adjusted and fully paid
The Merchants is conducted upon conserva-
tive underwriting principles, no amounts
above $500 being carried by the company on
any one risk. 1t is claimed that since its Or
ganlzation the company has not sustained
single loss, evidencing sagacious and prudent
underw1itin and rejecting great credit upon
the able management of the company by the
Board of Trustees. J. W. Hamm, ESQ, is the
President, and s. Solomon the Secretary OF
the Company.
OF course this is business on the part of the
Tmes-twenty cents q line, and twenty-four
lines - 80: but it has funny look, when the
exposure Of the BULLETIN published on Satur
day evening Is taken into consideration.
Wonder if the Times has policy from this
company ct Jngc +'t
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selves to believe and we trust Kellogg's latest
bantling will remain upon the statute book
simply as monument Of the combined
stupidity and rascality of the would-be Machia-
villain who signed it.
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The many warm friends of Major John H.
New in this community will be shocked be-
yond expression to learn of the death of his
accomplished wife, at the Westminster Hotel,
London, Oh inc 18th inst. Mrs. New was a
native of West Baton Rouge, and daughter
Of Dr. Nolan
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Under the will of her uncle, Just deceased,
Mrs. General Bristow, wife OF the new Secre-
tary of the Treasury, has just fallen heir to a
fortune Of s250,OOO. Fortunes, line msfor-
tunes, never come sngly.
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Ben Butler could not keep his hands out OF
the Beecher-Tilton middle He appears now
On the Tilton side of the ugly controversy, and
is likely to make the matter good deal louder
In tone than it would be without his valuable
assistance. Ben's great delight would be to
have civil suit, with himself for plaintiff s
attorney. Kut we trust he will not be graft
fed
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1t is something unnacountable how these
sober and sedate old fellows, as soon as their
families have. gone to the country to spend the
heated term, commence to wear their Sunday
clothes every day, and to argue that four
hours sleep is all that the human frame re-
quires to be Healthy.
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Messrs. KGin & Co., booksellers and sta
TONERS, No. 100 Canal street, send US Serb
ner's for August, Applston's Journal for July,
Harper's Weekly and Frank Leslie.
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Staub sends us from his cheap news stand,
No. So Canal street, full lists of Northern and
Western papers, Scribners Magazine for
August, the Graphic, the Forest and Stream
and Hearth aid Home
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DEATH OF A. L. PLouGH-We learn from
the Galveston Mercury, that DR.. A. L. Plough,
formerly well known city of New Orleans,
died on Thursday last in Houston
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Depot for Disi,atect1asts.

X E L l. VS. L. BORA DRY.
Corner Common and Claiborne streets.
The undersigned having contracted wit. 10
City Of New Orleans to furnish Disinfectants for
use OF the Board of Health, will sell crude Zinc
iron, Coo per gallon; Calvert's pure carbolic acid
No. at 55c per pound; copperas, roll sulphur,
and chloride lime at low rates. Special quota
tons to the trade.
VIM. j. KELLY,
As, 4S so Claiborne street, cor. Common
ie28lm*
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Theodore 'Tilton has played the roll Of
Samson with a vengeance. he has pulled
down the s,lded temple Of hypocrisy and
buried Bee, her, Mrs. Tlton and himself in
the ri MS. Of Plymouth Church as Of Troy
it may hereafter be written, 1t ,cas
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-07-28

THOSE MCsKETs. H. Ries, keeper Of a
junk shop ut No Al Carondelet Walk, called
upon Us yesterday to state that the muskets
referred to IN Sundays BULLETIN as having
been stowed away on the Basin, were his prop
erty. He says further that he purchased them
for retail to; anybody, white men Or negroes,
and not for negroes exclusively that his prin-
cipal customers are the men on trading YES
sels, and that other junk stores sell guns in
the same way. He made no effort to conceal
them. but IN the contrary exposed them for
xRle
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We are un6er obligations to the Pelican So
cial Club for sher consideration of our efforts
towards effecting change in our affairs. For
their kindness in electing us honorary mem
beers we return thanks
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-07-28

Ship your freight for Red River by the Carrie
A. Thorn. Hhe u light dram boat and viii 60
through without detention.
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Tomatoes were first used in this country as
an edible in the year 1919, but they did not
come into general use until more than twenty
years subsequent to that date.
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We are indebted to Geo Ellis, of the Pos.
Office news emporium, for late copies Of thai
Prince Of English weeklies the Saturday Re-
view, and of LIE Courier DIES Etats- Unis, LIE
Messenger Franco American, the New York
Graphic and Dublin Nation. Those who take
m interes, in European affairs cannot find
better sources Of information than in the
Above named periodicals.
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CRoPs.-A private letter from Mr.. Joh1
Webre, of Latourche informs us that both
the cane and corn crops are very good, yet the
worms have injured young corn somewhat
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'.7Ais Government ,1as made By ,ohite men, for
he benefit Of ,,il,ite men and their posterity for
svev, and should be administered by ml,ite men
and by none other whatsoever. Stephen A..
Douglas.
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iy2f 3t2dp
For Sale.
TWO MILLION PAVING BRICK,

NOW LANDING EX JACKSON RAILROAD
Apply to
NEWMAN 4 KENT,
iv17 15tMSE 80 TchOupitonlas street.
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The amazement and grief of Theodore
Iilton, when his statement was published, are
said to have been very great, as he intended
1t to go ho tnrther than the Committee. It
appears that an over-zealous newspaper re-
porter secused a copy Of the document sur
reptitiously and printed it in spite Of Tiltons
positive commands. There seems so be
terrible fatslity about the wretched matter.
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We are indebt ed to Mr.. Peter Mcbride,
Secretary Of the Carrollton Railroad Company,
for copy Of the Shanghai Budget, ofJune 18th
Six entire pages Of this IS page journal are
devoted to the publication Of the proceedings
in the case If 1.-The Committee of the Shanghai
Race Club ". The Shanghai Cricket Club, ;"
tried before H. b. Ms Supreme Court, before
Sir Edmond Hornby, Knit, Chief Judge.
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company.

Those Indians don't appear to mind Gen
eral Ord any more taan they do Gener.l
Orde1s +---
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REMOVED.
JOHN BOIS
, FURNITURE DEALER.
Having removed to Nos. 1872 and 154 Camp street.
would inform his friends and the public generallV
that he is now prepared to
TAKE FURNITURE ON STORAGE
AT THE
CHEAPEST RATES.
He will also continue to buy, SELL remove, re-
pair, pack and ship Furniture, with full guarantee.
PICTURES AND LOOKING GLASSES FRAMED
je21 3m
EVERY LADY HER OWN DRKssNaAKKR.
The art Of Cutting and Fitting taueht in ten !es-
sons at moderate rates. Black Crepe made new.
Also Dressmaking and Millinery OF tho latest and
neatest styles. MRS. GAPBANATTLf So
Gas Magazine street, New Orleans
LADIES' HAIR STORE len 3m
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RICE MILLS.

When some time since we gave to our read
ers full description of the modus operandi OF
rice milling, after our witnessing the process
at the Brook Steam Rice Mill, on Tchoupitou-
las street, near Lafayette in this city, we
thought that everything which could be done
to a mill to make it thoroughly perfect for its
purposes had already been done to that mill
But perfect and complete as were the appli-
ances we then saw, it would seem that the
Messrs. Allen were determined to improve
even upon perfection, and in the last few
weeks have spent several thousand dollars in
extending their facilities for handling the i'm
menselv increased crop which is now about
being harvested Among other additions to
the mill is an invention Of the engineer, Mr.
Rupert, for milling bearded rice, which has
hitherto been very near unmanageable, and
now, with their immense capacities, Storage
room alone for over one-third Of the entire
crop which will be made this Year,, the Messrs
Allen say to our rice planters, Come on with
your crops; We are ready to attend to you all
in first class style, and with prompttude,
turning out 300 barrels Of No. l rice day if
you wish it. Verbum sap. sat.
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VI MObIIEI, ALA
G.. E. THAMES President;
THOS. HENRY, SR., Vice President;
T. N. FOWLER, Secretary.
DIRECTORS:
G. E. Thames. Jacob Magee, T. W. Sims,
p. d. Barker, A. G. McCants, J. NJ. Thomson,
A. P. Bush, John Bowen, L. Touart,
G. G. Duffee, J. H. Garner, NJ. P. Levy,
L. Brewer, Thos P. Miller, 0. F. Carthorn,
A. J. Gillespie, A. Murdoch, A. PrOskaner,
J. C. Chamberlain, J. H. Marshall, P. Fl. Pepper,
T. Henry, ST., c. G. Richards, r. J. Drant,
c. E. Rushing.
NEW ORLEANS BRANCH.
References by permission:
A. Thomson h Co., Flash, Lewis b Co..
State National Bank, Jno. T. Hardie & Co.,
Lehman, Abrams s Co., Office 80 Camp street.
Formerly Equitable of New York,
HENRY McNAIR, Gen1 Agent.
Reliable agents wanted. jy12 I'm cod
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Quick DrspArcH.-The steamship Yazoo, OF
the Philadelphia and Havana Line, arrived at
this port from Philadelphia, with full cargo,
on Friday night, at IL o'clock. She com
menced diacharging at ! A. NJ, and took in
the bulk OF 1000 bales of cotton by IL o'clock
Sunday morning, after having been detained
nearly four hours to receive her coal She
entered AMI cleared on Saturday, and sailed
on Sunday evening, at o'clock, with a full
list Of passengers; crossed the bar and went
70 sas at Z o'clock Monday morning. This is
certainly tie quickest dispatch ever given any
Steamship .ut of this port.
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Partly cloudy and continued warm weather.
A Utica rooster catches rats. Four a day is
his average.