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The weekly Louisianian., 1874-09-12

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wife. fitted both ny education and
temperament, for a Jealous interest
IN public affairs. Her. death there
1oro, comes with crushing effect
upon hee husband. With his res
. ignation, Mr.. Cameron will doubt
less with his daughter take. an <ex-
tended foreign tour, whence relieved
from the cares Of official life, he will
return homo to eud the later years
Of an: active public life H. we'll
earned rcposa s--. 60 ! .,rs:4 F,es 81.
ST - ~5~t 80
"ssa,ys the National Republican,:
Gen. Butler is announced fdf. q q
speech at Gloucester at: ssome tiil' q
within the next few weeks ,,l s' and
Massachusetts will await.with con-
Siderable interest his views, on the
.S- y - y
tovernorship question, Tho sa,ar.
euine Republicans who have care
fully buried the General md held
their wake over bis political grave
may yet 6ad h & he.ist ;ae gpc9p-
t0rtab)y )live|yyseoresf Msee kick
'ngs may upset oil 81 Cher plans.
E.,ae> paS.palr / / !! is.ihdy.
to DO the Republican Congressional
nominee in the FIFTH. diisttifiicdttl i that
State, against Hon. John Hancock,
Democrat. Both these gentlemen
arc ex- Unionists with the differ
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MEAT AND BREAD,
Messrs. Editors +:

MeSsrs. Editors:
1t has always been my custom to
take the best local paper in the
community in which / reside.
hence the fact that | am a regular
reader of the INDEPENDENT. and
Jealous supporter of its free and
fearless course necessarily follows.
am dependent on my labor for the
support of a growing family, and
just now whilst the cry is for
reduction of wages, and even re.
duction of working time, 1 am com
PEELED to watch the outgo and see
how it compares with tie income.
There are two things a working
man and his family must nave.
and with them hard times can
even be endured. They are bread
and meat. If wages are reduced
the price of these commodities
must also be reduced. Lit is the
poor man who must buy meat by
the round, or bread by the loaf.
Wages have been reduced. Are
the butchers and bakers going to
meet the reduction =? The butchers
pay - cts per pound gross for meat.
Say when butchered that it stands
them cents per pound, which /
believe is according to their rule.
then they retail the choice cut at
10 cents and the balance at IL cts.
per pound This would make 49,
cents per pound as the average, or
81 cents profit, which on a steer
weighing 800 pounds, would
amount to $50. Couldn't the butch
er do with halfthis profit and save
money AS for the baker-well.
every person knows that wheat is
only one dollar per bushel, which
Is a great reduction, but who can
tell how many loAves of bread are
made out of a barrel of -four and
the profit on it. A loaf of bread
that formerly sold at ten cents.
should now surely be sold at five.
and make them handsome profit.
The merchants must sell goods ac-
cording to the condition of the
markets. Why should not the
butchers and bakers do the same?
Cannot some arrangements be
made to equalize these things, so
that sellers and buyers cannot
wrong each other. Where is the
Board of Trade:
Respectfully,
HONESTY.
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GALE PARTINGToN.
For the Independent.

For the Independent.
Eds. Independent:
The public are perhaps little
aware Of the amount of patient,
earnest and faithful labor under
gone by the teachers of the schools
in our midst. Seeing is believ-
ipg."
The writer of this paid visit TO
the rooms in the public schools pre-
sided over by Miss Colston, Prof.
Gerhardt, Miss Hill and Miss EN-
inert Surprise at he number of
pupils present was the first feeling
on entering Miss Colston's room;
76 on the roll, 70 in attendance
The order maintained could not
have been better. The control ex-
ercised was both mild and gTm :.
In reading and spelling proticien
cy was displayed creditab'e alike
to teacher and scholars. The man
ner Of spelling was noticeable ; the
word being first spelled by single
pupil and then by all the class in
chorus; thus securing attention,re
lieving the tedium of study and
fixing the right photography in the
minds of the little ones.
Larger scholars were met with
in the other rooms, and the exer-
cises were in arithmetic Miss
Hill, like Miss Emmert, labors un-
der the disadvantage Of narrow
and uncomfortable room, yet both
she ard her pupils are making the
most of their facilities. Miss En-
inert is embarrassed with further
difficulty arising from the utter
want of desks, but the attention
and application Of the scholars
were unflagging,
OF that veteran and wcll-knOWn
teacher, Prof. Ger 9rdt,I will only
say that he was at his post, moss
efficiently discharging tie duties
ofhis station.
Do not such teachers deserve and
should they not receive the hearty
commentator and support of thai
public on whose behalf they are
spending and be spent,
SEMo.
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Communicated
MeSsrs Editors

MeSSrs Editors
AS your columns are open for
all, / suppose you will not object to
a teacher having something to say.
And here let me ask why is it that
teachers don't write sometimes TO
your paper? We see communica-
tons from merchants, farmers,
mechanics, politicians, and every
body else, but the teachers. Now
/ think that your readers would
not object to reading articles some
times from some of our Intelligent
teachers. l want to ask one ques-
ton Of the : teachers, and some
others besides the writer would be
glad to see a good answer. What
is the best mode punishment for
children, outside of corporal pun
ishment? We know all of the old
modes, of standing on stools, etc,
but these will not answer always.
Now | hope some of our expert
enced teachers will answer this
through your columns, (if you do
not object J
Everything is quiet in "OId Ar
den," / believe. A very interest
ing meeting closed at Mount Zion
Baptist church last Tuesday night,
and Wednesday morning Elder
Rogers buried seven young con-
verts in baptism. He was aided
in the meeting by Elder L, B.
Shepherd, of Charlestown, and one
night by Elder Murray Of your
city. The church has been great
ly revived and strengthened. Rog-
ers is doing good work here.
But | see you reaching fer your
waste basket. so will stop.
A YOUNG TEACHER.
Vanclevesville, Nov. Is.
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THE TARIFF RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE PANIC.

The Chicago Tribune, edited by
Mr.. Joseph Medill, and the ablest
Republican organ in the northwest
if not in the country, holds this
language ON the tariff and hard
times
Pennsylvania manufacturers
owe more to protective tariffs than
any other capitalists in the United
States. We should expect, if the
principle of protection is sound, to
see them bearing up in time OF
commercial depression better than
their nsighbors. The facts are not
so. The iron makers ofthat State
are in great striats, as are also the
csal-miners; and to day we pub
lish the news of a strike among the
carpet-weayers to avoid reduc-
ton of wages. 1t will soon
begin to dawn upon the
mind of manufacturers that
a high tariff eventually slim
ulates production beyond the legi-
innate demand; and when this
state Of things has been reached,
everything is in readiness for a
panic. The tariff is as largely re-.
spensible for a panic of last fall as
any other single cause"
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FROM LITTLE GEORGETOWN

LITTLE GEoRGETowN, Nov. IL.
Eds. independent:
The excitement of last week liz
our quiet little village was the re-
turn of our Village Merchant from
the city, with newsteck of cheap
goods. But we are Of the opinion
that he did notdisplay them 10 the
best advantage, for on entering the
store his fist intarrogatory was
"have you seen anything of my
Cat ?" And we understand all
alike, had that question first to an
swer before he could show his
goods. By the way he is about on
the bachelor list and like all bach
lors he keeps several cats and dogs
ard the loss of one of them is to
him a terrible catastrophe.
We saw the last mosquito wing
ing his feeble way to warmer
climate the other day, and as he
left the river behind him he sighed
sorrowful and said "Adieu, fair
Potomac" Fleming, Logan and
Wisner, have quit their bassing
and / linger here in vain for bite.
Adieu, until another year, when |
will come again and sit on their ear
and sing to them and present my
bill, to their great annoyance and
my infinite amusement-just
when fine bass is biting at their
hook.
Farmers in this vicinity are get
ting through with their corn husk-
ng pretty generally and are get
ting ready for winter, whenever
it breaks upon US.
More Anon f.
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The New York Tribune is Civ
ing the Rep Jblicans great deal of
advice as to what they should dc
in order to roll back the Democrat
ic tide of victory and restore Re-
publicanism to its former suprem-
acy in the contest of 1876. One of
the things it advises is that the Re-
publicans in Congress should, as
soon as possible after the begin
ming of this winters session, put
their party right on the record by
Offering constitutional amend
ment limiting the Presidency of
any executive to two terms; or,
what the Tribune thinks still bet
ter, one term Of four or six years.
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PERSONAL.

The Lord Mayor of London is a MAJ
OF about sixty years of age, with white
beard and hair.
Takah and Tonita, Japanese Consuls
to reside in New York and San Francisco
respectively arrived in San Francisco Oh
Saturday.
In the hunt at Eschmont the Prince
of Wales proved the best shot. Ofcourse
no Frenchmen would be so impolite as
to beat a prince.
"Give us American c,arst," says az
exchange. Get your nose punched and
you will have it.
Cincinnati is considerably agitated
because her Aldermen charge the city
$l2 per plate for their dinners. Cincin-
natl is noted for her hogs.
A California town, as its attractive
ness as watering place, advsrtises "a
hot spring, couple Of sulphur springs,
and nine mud baths"
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great halo of glory. Even free
whiskey saloons and whiskey de-
mocracy might rejoice and not
wish to support the sobriquet
whisky democracy. But alas we
fear the temptation will be too
great, we will wait and see.
You remember the great refora
the se-called Democracy were to
bring about some years ago in our
little State of West Virginia. The
New Constitution, that sounded
nice, bat it would not take with
the people of Berkeley. They
would not even be inverted THAT
is turned upside DOWN. by whisky.
In that beautifully-reformisg in
strument, they increased taxation
in every respect. From the gov
ernor down the salaries were in
creased. The governor two or three
hundred dollars; legislature from
50 to "a per diem each /; the judges
of the court of appealsiseveral. hun
dred more each circuit JUICES
$500 to $4,000 and other expenses
in proportion. Such reform is
woeful to the taxpayers, so much
so that they have to be consoled
with new promises, and / wish we
could say without whisky, but
1t is an everlasting credit to the
people of Berkeley that they enter
ed their strong protest against that
costly and useless document. Keep
cool, let us. wait and see.
SUI JURIS.
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The forty-eighth annual report
of the condition of the B. & o. II.
r., made on Monday shows that
the total revenues for the year
ending September Both were $14,-
947, 900. 1t is shown that the
earnings, in comparison with the
fiscal year 1878, have decreased
558,SSS.23 and the working ex-
penses $642,152 SO, making a com
parative increase in the net profits
of SO, 264.30. Compared with the
fiscal year 1872, the increase of
earnings being 81, 039, 1883, and
the working expenses 1858, 1858,
and the increase of net profits
amounts to $485,9SS, The APP
parent decrease in the last fiscal
year was owing to the falling off of
the coal trade which followed upon
the panic, but the admirable man
agement of company and the
strength of it's other resources
brought it through that trying pc
Rod with an ultimate profit and
advantage that no other of the
trunk lines of the country nearly
approached.
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| INDEPENDENT
Published Daily and Weekly by the
INDEPENDENT PRINTING co.
Blonders Building Corner Queen & Martin st
Notice to Subscribers.

TN VIEW OF THE NEW POSTAL LAW
(which will take effect on the lst OF jan
uary, 1874, which requires PREPAYMENT OF
postage ON all papers sent to subscribers
out of the county, notice is now given to
all subscribers that we shall send out bills
for subscription, in arrears and in adj
vance. On all subscription paid in ad
vance we will prepay the postage and con :
tinue the paper. On all subscriptions in
arrears at that time we will discontinue
the INDEPENDENT and forward bill |
.or collection. Bills will also be sent to
Berkeley county subscribers, and those it
arrears on the lst of January will be dis
continued and measures will be taken for
prompt collection. We shall endeavor to
publish spicy, newsy paper, well worth
the subscription price, and we propose to
adhere to the rule enforced by the paper
makers on us, viz: No money no pa
per-"
INDEPENDENT PRINTING co.
Nov. 14-wtf
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A JUDGE ELECTED BY THE BA

A JUDGE ELECTED BY THE BAR
Undera recent law enacted by the
West Virginia Legislature it is pro
vided that when from any cause the
regular Judge fails to appear on
the first day of Court. majority
of the bar present shall chose some
one of their profession learned in
the law who, after taking an oath
prescribed, shall open Court and
preside in place of the Circuit
Judges J. W. F. Allen being too
unwell to attend, the bar, Oh first
day of Court, Tuesday, elected
Hon. Ralph Berkshire, late Judge
of the Suprme Court af West Vir-
ginia, who had been applied to in
anticipation of the necessity. He
has proved SO far an acceptable
substitute, and given general salts
faction in the trial Of causes
NeW Greek Tribune.
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The Postmaster General did not
find the little feeler thrown out the
other day, suggesting an increase
in the rates of postage, so as to
make the postal service self suS-
tanning, at all acceptable TO the
public He now announces that it
is no part of the pan of retrench-
meut he proposes TO ask an in
crease of the rates of postage, but
he will make such recommended
tons 10 Congress as will enable
him To reduce expenses. He does
not expect to fully pay the expen-
ses of the department, but there
are sources of expenditure which
can be regulated and control. ed by
the legislation Whichwill be asked
This is all right, and Governor
Jewell is a first class man to insti-
tute a system of rigid economy
without impairing the efficiency o,
the mail service. After the first o
January all newspapers and peri
odicals going through the postoffict
will have to be prepaid, and thi,
will add largely to the revenue o
the department.
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PUBLIC LECTURERS AND IL
BRARIES.
Eds independents:

Eds Lndependent:
/ have watched with much plea
sure, your endeavors to bring be-
fore the public the importance Of
establishing a Public Library and
organizing a Lecture Association.
To establish library requires
funds. These can be most expedi-
tiou,ly realized by contributions
and dramatic entertainments
There are very few towns which
cannot boast of the mimic or mus
zeal talent of some of its inhabi-
tants.
The namea of the various lectur-
ers may be learned by writing to
the american Literary Bureaus
Cooper Union," N. Y. City.
Wendell Phillips,of Mass; John
B. Cough, John Doherty, of Phil.
adelphia Gen. Banks, are all fine
orators.
Josh Billing, Eli Perkins, and
Mark Twain, have no superiors in
the art of creating wholesome
laughter, though they knew moth
ing OF oratory as science. Lectur-
ers usually charge from one hun
dred to two hundred dollars and
expenses for their services, of one
night.
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Speaker Blaine has written let
ter to the Portland Press, iu re-
spouse to a paragraph mentioning
him as a possible candidate for q.
S. Senator, in which he states de-
cidedly he wonld under no cir
cumstances accept the Senatorship
He says: "I am engaged by and
accepted the candidacy and cleo
ton to serve the people of the Ken
nebec district as Representative in
the Forty-fourth Congress, and
from that duty could not be
turned, even were the Senatorship
offered me He speaks eulogist-
ically of Mr.. Hamlin, and frankly
expresses his deliberate judgment
that Maine wouldconsult her high
est interests and honor by return
ing Mr.. Hamlin to the Senate, but
denies that he has used or intends
to use any influence in his favor.
The Press, in it's editorial COM
ments, comes out strongly against
Mr.. Hamlin. The evidences are
pretty strong that Hannibal will
be retired. The memory Of man
hardly takes in the time when he
wasn't holding Office.
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Secretary Bristow in his forth
coming report will go for the scalp
of Architect Mullet and advocate
an entire change in the mode of
erecting public buildings in the
United States. He believes the
present management is unwise and
Improper. The Secretary regards
the power of Architect Mullett in
the making of plans, the letting'of-
contracts, the purchase of sites,
the supervision of the work, the
disbursements, etc, as greater
than that ever held by similar of
ficer before. He has yearly the alb
solute control of millions of dol
lars, besides the routine work Of
his work, to say nothing of the
preparation of plans for new build
ings and the repairs and improve
ments on old ones. The Secreta
| ry believes that he has too much
responsibility for one man, and
will prabably recommend some
radical change by which the du-
ties of the Architect may be sepa-
rated from those of disbursing Of
ficer, Supervising Architect, etc.
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LUCKY.-Sometimes good fer
tunes ceme in troops like their OPP
posites. Here is Mr.. VIM. CASTOR
of Boston, who woke up Wednes-
day to find that he had q COVER
ner's message to write, and now a
Denver, Col, dispatch states that
real estate which he bought there
in 1854 for $4,000 has recently
been sold and realized the hand
some sum of $685.
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VAN PELT A Backslider. PELT,
the Ohio apostle of temperance, has
gone back on himself and ordered lot
of lager:
WILMrNGToN, O., Oct 26, 1874.
Gambrinus Stock Co., Gin. O. Sir;
start again in Bnissness and would like
to sci your beer Please ship boz.
Botels of Beer. | will soon setel our
oald account. | shall start slow But
have a good Business Place hear.
Yours. j. q. VANPELT.
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The legend that winter never
sets in until the springs are filed
up promises either a continuance
of the late fine weather i'm New
York and its suburbs or else early
rains. The want of rain is BEGIN
ning o be felt III suburban dis
tricts. In parts of new England
manufacturing is diminished by
the partial failure of water power.
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Twenty barrels entered as "salt
meat and Australian beef"
were seized at Portsmouth, Eng
land, October %, and in each bar
rel was found the corpse of full
grown negro. They reached Eng
lar d from the United States and
were intended for dissection in
London; but who sent them and
where did the sender get them?
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Such a death 10 that which oc-
cured in Uxbridge, Mass, recent-
~, is extremely rare. The body
Of an unknown man, sixty years
old, was found hanging dead head
wards on the fence of the
cemetery. He had apparently
caught his ankle between the pic
ksts over the fence, and had evi
IDENTIFY been dead day or two.
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1t IS said that Louise Kellogg

1t is said that Louise Kellogg
fastens her garters with $500 CLASPS,
anb Anna Dickinson snaps a pair
ofamethysts round her little calves
while the widow of Captain Jack
is content to tie up her old army
socks with pair of Shacknasty
Jim's old suspenders.- Richmond
Enquirer.
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Father Taylor, while lecturing
on temperance, was Kissed by one
of his hearers, a notorious drunk
ard. Taylor stopped, pointed to
the offender and said, "There's
red nose got Into cold water; don't
you hear it hiss ?n
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serpent saw an eagle gain,

A serpent saw an eagle gain,
On soaring wing a mountain height.
And envied him and crawled with pain
To where he saw the bird alight.
80 tickle fortune oftentimes
Befriends the cunning and the base.
And oft the groveling reptile climbs
Up to the eagles lofty place.
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It is altogether likely that the
question of finances will be the
leading topic of the Presidents
message, and that he will not only
reiterate the views set forth in his
veto message of the finance bill of
last session, but will enforce upon
Congress the necessity of fixing at
once a day certain when resump-
ton Is to begin. In recent CONVEX
sation with Congressman Bass, of
New York, the President said he
had fixed upon the first of Janua
ry, 1876, as the time he would rec
ommend to Congress. The Presi,
dent is now satisfied that there
can be no permanent prosperity in
the business of the country until
hard pan is reached, and he hopes
to see specie Resumption ina leu-
rated before the close of his adj
ministration. He wants to make
it the cap sheaf of his civil admins
tration as Appomatox was of his
military career.
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Tennysonian, more or less -

Low DER her brow she pastes her hair.
Down curving to the Grecian nose:
Her frizzles once her fondest care,
Are wilted as last years rose
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A Dubuque man offers to pray with
the sick at tree dollars day. He is
also willing to drive team, break colts,
and run cider mill.