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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-08-08
TER FROM INDIANA.

SDLEToN, Ind, July 25th, 1874.
y H1G:-While perambulating
u beautiful city of Springfield,
a subject discussed which had
81 interest for me, and may be
TO a majority of your readers.
e the School Board in appoint
eaor the ensuing year, appoint
'eof high professional standing
aedged ability to the response
at Principals of Ward schools.
P'of the schools presented a
Ne Board praying that they
Reconsider the appointment
The male teacher of the year
:, is petition, signed exclusive
.'ers, the "Board paid no
~ lever, but appointed the
plea of economy. To the
-. 'iLof last year they paid thir-
..,lfe9lhrs, each, per annum; to
enf quail requirements and
Icy roosed paying a yearly
Ssnt,tdred dollars (magnani-
I'll remaining six hundred
'ntendl to add to the meagre
S"the s,ordinate teachers, of
Are te in each school. One
L wastaying in the city the
." schol held an indignation
p1emnig the action of the
noi 1 let the next morning and
90 he realt.
ngfeld at ten o'clock in the
hed Indian apolis at six in
~ route over the Blooming
estern Road led through a
49, ,kly-settled country, miles
,rn fields surround us, in
isiderably affected by the
silly giving promise of an
.. st to be gathered by the
~ hen in the golden Autumn,
h,,t aid the tanned Granger,
FISHES to air ones faint
entalism the word is most
few miles east of Dan
an e State line and enter
ere the face of the coun-
IS. ss:pge gradually, we have
ries far behind and are
gh wooded plains and
Indianapolis I came
80: sting volume, entitled
.o,.I. >, Annapolis, "by an old
lgely it sounds to sit
forest clearing, bear
.ghts, and remember
.a,. right here not forty
sre now stands this
oa,,,, 49, lristocratic city. 1t
ron, viro RS were principally
Ky and Ohio. Now
1,-, 'oss name familiar,
49, &c of their nativity
T, my Maryland.'
letting for In
49, a., lion Depot watch
s ling and going of
=, !. ted trains, one is
= that this great
mt.
Our present T.
Tall Creek, about
~ A.. anapolis. There
want of coloring
- .o.;., ment pervading
Q prevalence OF 80.
elcome insepara o.,5 ,;th ,ha
'ciety of the foil d.
A. A. G..
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-08-08

SURNAMEs.- were first used in
Europe after the triumph of Christianity
over paganism. Many Christian names be-
came so common as to create confusion
and inconvenience, and advocations and
personal peculiarities were used as distin-
gushing titles, as John the Mason, Peter
the Baker, Peter the Strong, James the
Smith, Henry the Fleet, etc. Many others
are derived from colors; Read, Reed, and
Reid, from red; localities also furnish their
quota. Many names underwent SO many
changes, and are in SO many different
forms, that it is impossible to say what
was the original
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-08-08

A MAMMOTH BOWL OF PUNCH.-A re-
markable bowl of punch was made across
the water in 1874. 1t was made in foun-
tain in garden, in the middle of four
walks, covered overhead with orange and
lemon trees, and in every walk was table
the whole length of it, covered with re-
freshments. In the fountain were the fol-
lowing ingredients: Four hogsheads of
brandy, twenty five thousand lemons, TWEEN.
ty gallons of lime juice, thirteen hundred
weight Of white sugar, thirty-one pounds
of grated nutmegs, three hundred toasted
biscuits, and one pipe of dry mountain
Malaga. Over the fountain was large
canopy to keep off the rain, and there
was built on purpose little boat, wherein
was boy, who rowed round the fountain
and filled the cups Of the company. 1t is
supposed more than six thousand mon
drank from the fountain.-Bunforfs Wine
Circular
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-08-08

n Vt AZ ih'he New Y ork
correspondent of [ 49,. e..
nishes the foIlowil a.,
stage have immune 49,. e..
as many as one VOL NJ. 81
are the leading art f,uorod. +ho
", anu 'uEries are like
wise. When the 81 :. N:,,,
'' upon 'no World in all
the glory of gold f., fuo ond
f"''' 'heSe les, not less
co. Constant re-
" .oni'o'"i mostly from
~ '''o agricultural
.., n ofoo highly en-
tertained at the conjuosa1s rood
them with great gust intimate
friends. One of the 1 -
actually prevailed upont On Arc,
" 'no "es'' "hr render the
tinseled splendors of tt A. ,,.+
account she was dwelling 49, Id :,
the interior of Wisconsin .ahhnao,
and babies, happy in thee h,colic
ism.
Actresses at the primo rono,;+,r
theatres, like Fanny Dave .r, Nor
.on, Rose Eytinge, Ada D, cornor
'o"o'' "io perlbesought
'y spooney ad mirers to cho; nan,o
nd condition. Fanny Dav,nd Cl,r =.
horton are reputed TO rece .huoo
cfers of this kind every we s+r.nno
say, some of the offers e., W.,
lie education, good standin
Independence. Not that a. 80,
l-timable and lovable, and c. n,,1,
/; excellent wives, but it 40 mon
mt to wed women without
1sag of them, exposing ii, '7re :,
" and their pride to theeo,t;on
Or |efusal.n '''
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-13
Rose Cammack vs.. John Hays.

ftIFTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF
Il Orleans, No. i39i.-By virtue of writ of seizure
and sale to me directed by the honorable the Fifth
District Court tor the parish of Orleans, in the
above entitled cause will proceed to sell at pub.
lie auction, at the Merchants and Auctioneers'
Exchange, Royal street between Canal and Gus
city, on WEDNESDAY, March IL, 1874 at twelve
O'Clock NJ, the following described lot of ground
together with the buildings and improvements
l. TWO CERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND situated j..
the Second District of this city in the suuar,
bounded by Bienville Where CustomhOuse and
Roberts On streets. designated by the numbers tes
and eleven, on a plan drawn by Louis Brinpier late,
surveyor general, annexed to an act of sale frons
Charles Papet passed in the ofce of Louis Fereaud
late notary public in this city, on the ninth dae
Oh June loSi SAID iots having IN American measure.
each, twenty SIX feet ten inches front on Vlllers
street, by sixty three feet eleven inches in deDIs
said lot eleven forming the corner of Where and
Rlenvllle streets Said lot number ten was acquired
Dy the defendant herein by purchase from Charles
Emmanuel Lomine, per act before A. Boudousauje
late notary in this city the eighth of Aprll
la98 and sad lot eleven was acquired by said dee
iendant by purchase from the estate of Charlott..
Dggs, the deceased widow of James Diggs per act
OF March, 1883.
q LOT OR PORTION OF GROUND, situated il,
ehe same dlstrlct and square, measuring, in Ameris
can measure twenty six feet ten inches three lines
'front.' on said Where street. by depth bet ween
parallel lines of. sixty three feet eleven inches.
that portion of the original lot number three acc
corning 10 a plan drawn by DepOuiily dated nine.
teenth of January 1885, deposited in the Office OF
rustave LIE Gardeur, then notary public in this
Guy. ana was acquired by said defendant herein
Dy purchase from Mrs Mary Lee Clark widow O.
Tue late Moses T. Clark per act passed before tho
late Thomas j. Beck, notary public in tits c.;-.
on the eighteenth of JuEe 1857.
Seized In the above suit.
1erms-~Cash Oh the spOts
,-,o.,,, W. P. HARPER,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-13
An Appeal.

Our contemporary, the Southern organ,
snakes this stirring appeal for the tempe
rance cause:
Six hundred policemen are kept under
orders in New Orleans to guard one interest
the whisky interest. -Four recorders ana
their cobcomitants to attend the poor vic
Tins of this whisky interest. One criminal
court. that is entirely inadequate to the sub
iects brought before it, il fed almost exclu-
siveIv from this source. Taxes, burdensome
To bear. are some of the fruits of this inter
est. but nothing to the hearthstone pangs
that flop over every day, caused by this
accursed of earth and damned of heaven
interest. Oh, for few Ohio women, and
feryent honest prayers, that the hearts Of
our legislators might be softened, and their
eyes opened to the Importance of squelch
ing, wiping out, and entirely obliterating
from the constitution this fearful coffee
house license system. Oh, ladies, you whose
husbands nightly come home with the poi.
sonOus fumes of this horrid stuff, and with
blood shot eyes, blooming noses, distigured
countenances, and pugilistic tendencies,
raise the cry of alarm, buckle on the armor
of truth for your shield, prayer as your
armor, and hymns as your weapons, and
march boldly to the Capitol and besiege
those stubborn, and blind legislators, until
they succumb to right and justice. And you
church going Christian ladies, with groan-
ing side boards of the deadly poison, whose
husbands imblde, just moderately, OF the
vitrOl, throw aside your sanctIInonlOus
Lord fearing and devil serving sanctity.
and offer up to high heaven prayer that
will be heard, that this greatest of earth's
sins may be washed away. And you, min.
listers Of the gospel whose hands are as
white. as snow and souls like midnighta
stop your daily rotations of deceitful rum.
bend your stubborn knees, and open your
closed lips to the Lord on high in aid of
this good work. prayer is mighty and
will prevail" But must be offered in
earnest and in faith.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-13
Mr.. Beecher's Romance
In the Sunday sermon of Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher, on Sunday last, he told, in

In the Sunday sermon of Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher, on Sunday last, he told, in
cidentally, the following neat story:
Tom was strapping, healthy boy, with
great appetite. He lived up in the noun.
tains among the charcoal burners until he
was nineteen. Then he went down into the
valley and hired out to a farmer. Tom was
a scullion and a drudge, and at first the
farmer hesitated to trust even the hogs to
his care. But there was a glimmering of
something in him that showed just little
through his uncouthness. After year or
two he became full farm labOrer, a broad
shOuldered, deep -chested powerful fellow.
who made himself clumsily useful. Well,
about that time the farmers daughter came
home from school. What a reveal.
ton she was to Tom. He never
knew until then what it was to worship
anything, nor how awkward and coarse
he was. He would have given all he had,
which wasn't much, to learn how to get
into room without hitting the door, or
what to do with his hands, or how to sit
down right. lie began to change his clothes
for better ones when he came in from the
days work, and there was about him the
dawning of improvement. Finally the
great day came. He stood trembling be-
fore the farmers daughter, the hard word
was spoken, and she didn't repulse him. l
think there is nothing in the life Of q man
which so rouses and stirs him as love. Tom
went to the wrestling matches, and what
vim there was in him. He read, he went to
church, he wanted to see how people acted.
And when, after a good }ife. he grew to an
old man, and talked in trembling voice to
his grandchildren, he used to say: 80,
what wife she was TO me- The world is
full of just such instances OF blessed i'll.
Thence
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-13


There is apparently strong disposition
among the members of the Military Com
mlttee and among the new members of the
House to make a more trenchant reduction
of the army than that proposed In the army
appropriation bill. Retrenchment in this
direction is believed to be easy and popular.
1t does not limit the patronage of members,
like all plans for etfecting saving, by stop
ping the erection of costly public buildings
or reducing the number of otfice-holders in
the departments or custOmhouses. So, with
out much reflection on the subject, the gen
eral feeling Is that the army is the place to
apply the economic knife. The plan most
talked off is to cut down the rank and file
to 10000 men, and reduce the number OF
regiments of all arms to twenty-five, mus
teripg out OF the service all the officers thus
rendered supernumerary. TIE Military
Committee have the subject under con.
sideration, and have directed their chair
man to prepare bill, but have not
to rmally discussed, as vet, the extent or
method of reduction. One OF the most
prominent of the army officers, when re-
Gently before the House Military Committee
for consultation regarding the reduction OF
the army, said there was a company of sol.
diers at Plattsburg, New York. When
asked whether they were needed there, he
said promptly that they were not. "Then
why not order them away, since they are so
much needed on the plains p asked mem
Der of the committee. The answer of the
officer was, that if the soldiers were ordered
away and the property placed in the hands
of a sergeant, the people Of the place would
find fault and scOld about it. 1t is reported
that another general officer of the highest
rank recently informed some of the Western
members of Congress that in the event of
Congress reducing the army to basis Of
$4,000 men the troops would be all with.
drawn from the frontier, and that the
settlers would have to take care of them.
selves. This species of lobbying on the
part of army officers is very distasteful to
some of the members OF the House APP.
preparation CommIttee..-New York Iri.
hume
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-13
Promotions In the Army.

Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Sully has been
promoted TO colonel of the Twenty-tirst
Regular Infantry, in place of Colonel Gran
ger, retired, and has been ordered to his
regiment, IN the Department OF the Column
bia; Lieutenant Colonel Potter of the
Fourth Infantry, has been promoted to
colonel of the same regiment, and ordered
to the Department of Texas, vice Double
day, retired; Major Lewis. OF the Seventh
Infantry, has been promoted to lieutenant
colonel of the Nineteenth Regiment, vice
Sully, promoted, and ordered to the De
partment of the Gulf; Major Mason, of the
Fifteenth Regiment, has been promoted to
lieutenant colonel in the Fourth Regiment.
in place of Colonel Potter, promoted, and
ordered to the Department of the Platte.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-13
The Fort st. Philip Canal.

The Washington correspondent Of the St
LOUIS Globe of the tenth says:
The Mississippi valley representatives are
making careful canvass of probabilities on
the Fort ST. Philip canal project. There is
more danger of a reasonable appropriation
being antagonized by the jealousy of the
other water route interests, which are sure
TO fail at this session, than there is from
any feeling of sectional rivalry as that of
the lakes or of New York and other Atlantic
coast interests. 1t is found that, as IA rule,
the latter are not opposed. even If not ac'
lively favOring.
The New York men are likely to aid; so
TO the East the same is true. There is some
fear felt of the Senate committee, but it is
understood that Chandler has promised q
fair show to any bill coming from the
House. Tho amount estimated by the en-.
gineers il S5,000O00, onetitth OF which will
be asked for this year
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-13

lfIFTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF
Il Orleans, 40. :23..-Bv virtue of writ of seizure
ana sale 10 me directed by the honorable the Fifth
DislTlct Cou:f tor the parish OF Orleans II lii.
aboVe entitled cause. will proceed TO sell at pun
nc auction. at The Merchants and Auctiopears
exchange, Royal street. between Canal and Gus
tonhouss streets. IN the Second Distric. of this
c.ty. On " EDNESDAf. February 25, 1874 at twelve
wit fO'0"''' ="
CERTAIN PARCEL OR LOT OF GROUND 10.
Sether Wlth all The Improvements thereon and ac.
Gessories thereto, situated in suburb Ponchartrain
IhlrI District of this city of New Orleans and
numbered one hundred and thirteen, in the square
bounded by Aa1repas, Des Marai., Florida and
savage streets, according 20 a plan drawn By Tia.
hesse, ate City Surveyor. dated June s. 1909 and
deposited in the office of W. Christy notary pu hc
- this city: said lot measuring sixty feet front
on both Maurepas and Florida streets, BY one hun.
ured and fifty feet in depth and front Des Maras
street: being the same property acquired by the
Gefendant herein by purchase from henry &. Bull
by act passed before Amedee Ducatel, notary pub.
lie IN this city. on the ninth day OF Japuary 1918
Seized in the above suit.
TermS-l. Cash for a sufficient amount to nav
plaintiff ) claim, say the cum of two hundred and
mtg dollars, with interest thereon at eight per
cent per annun from the twelfth day of July I81l
tllI the day or sale, hve par cent attorneys fees
and costs of suit. 'N'
q The purchaser to assume, to the extent of the
amount OF his bid, the payment of a pronissory
uo0e. secured Dy mortgage on said property for
the Ike sum of two hundred and tfty dollars
drawn BY defendant to his own order and by him
lnaoIsed, dated January 9, 1879. payable twelve
months after date, and bearing eight per cent ner
annum from maturity until final payment.
-. 3. And the balance Of the price OF adiudication
II any, casn on the spot,
lsz4 fsi42S Sheriff Of the Parish Of Orleans.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-13
W. T. HARPEK,
fef0 26 mia Sheriff of the Parish of Orleans.


SUPERIOR DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
. - of Orleans No. 57,727.-By virtue of writ OF
teri facias to me directed by the honorable the
Superior District Court for the parish of Orleans
in the above entitled cause, for city taxes for
the year 1873, will proceed to sell at pub.
lie auction, at the Merchants and Auctioneers'
Exchange, Royal street between Canal and Gus.
tOmhOuse streets, i'll the Second District of this
city. on SATURDAY, March IA, 1874, at twelve
o'clock NJ, the following described property. to
wit
La CERTAIN SQUARE OF GROUND, in the Sixt:s
District OF this city, known square number
enc hundred and eight, bounded by Tchoupitou-
las, Jersey. Amelia and Pension streets and
measuring two hundred and thirty five by three
hundred and four feet and composed of eighteen
lots
2. THE SQUARE OF GROUND number three hume
dred and eight, bounded by Plaquemine, Perrier.
heontine and VamOnt streets in the same disc
trict, and measuring two hundred and seveatys
eight by two hundred and eleven feet.
3. TWO CERTAIN PORTIONS OF GROUND i1p
square number two hundred and twenty, bounded
by Magazine, Camp, Aline and Foucher streets in
the same district one portion measuring hume
dred and twenty-five by two hundred and hfte
feet, and the other measuring three hundred AMI
four by one hundred and eiShty-four feet,
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot.
W. P. HARPER
iei0 rs mill Sheriff of the Parrish of ORLEANS
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-13
ZebniOn NJ. Pike Jeremiah Simp,On .uh.
YOmateQl Rnil.rt la iSnIl

METH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF
l. Orleans. No. l122.-By virtue o. a writ of iieri
iacias, TO me directed by the honorable the Firth
District Court for the parish of Orleans. ia the above
entitled cause. will proceed to sell at public auc.
ton at the Merchants and Auctioneers' Exchange,
Royal street. between Canal and Customtotlse
streets. in the Second District of this city, on
TUESDAY. March II. 1874. at twelve O'Clock NJ,
the following described property. TO wit
TWO CERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND, together
with all the buildings and improvements thereon,
situated. lying and being in the Fourth District of
this city. in the square bounded by Ursula NOW
Coliseum. Prytania, st. Mary and st. Andrew
streets. and designated by the numbers seven and
eight. Lot number seven measures thirty one feet
eleven inches five lines front st. Mary street.
one hundred and seventeen feet eleven inches
one and one half lines in depth the side adioln.
ing lot number eight, one hundred and eighteen
feet six inches seven lines in depth on the oppo-
site side. and thirtytw0 feet in width in the re ar,
LOT number eight measures thirty one feet eleven
incheS i've lines front on st. Mary street. one hun
bred and seventeen feet eleven inches one and
oaehalf lines in depth on the side adjoining lot
humber seven, and one hundred and seventeen
feet three inches four lines the opposite side
and thirtytw feet in the rear. per plan OF John
Sch!ber. engineer. Beng the same property ac.
CURED by purchase from James Fisher, per act
passed before Theodore Guyol, notary public in
TINS city. ON the twenty first day OF February,
1855.
Seized in the above suit.
Ierms-Cash OIL the spot.
". P. HARPER.
fe13 26 NH: Sheriff Of the Parish of Orleouv
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-13
West Point Visitors for 1874.

The President has appointed the follow
ing board of visitors to the United States
Military Academy, at West Point: for 1874:
General Charles S. Hamilton, Wisconsin;
Commodore C. X. P. Rogers, United States
n&vy; J. Donald Cameron, Esq, Pennsyi-
vania; Rev. A. b. Kendig, Iowa; Hon. Fran
cN Wayland, Of Yale College, Connecticut;
Hon-O. Temple, Tennessee; Hon. Rich-
ard P. HAnmond, California. '
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-13
fGESERAL NarURE-SO. %
SHERIFFS SALES,
Abraham HOfnung W. George u. Wolf &

=
SfyTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF
- orleans, No. 542S-.By virtue OF a writ OF tieri
facas TO me directed by the honorable the Sixth
District Court for the parish: OF Orleans in the
above entitled cause, will proceed to sell pub.
lie auction on tho premises hereinafter .esgnat ed
or WEDNESDAY. February %, 1874 at halfpast
ten o'c:cck A. NJ. the ;ollawin. described prop.
j. THE STOCK OF MERCHANDISE. Bills. Ac
counts Notes and other Assets IN store No. 40
Cana! street in the First Distric. OF this city.
per inver tory. which may be seen in my office
Also. the unexpired term OF the lease of said
,. THE STOCK OF MERCHAND1sE Bills. Ac.
counts Notes and other assets IN store Nos. "a and
% Magazine street. i'll the First District of this
city. al per inventory which may be seen in my
Also. the unsxpired tern, Of the lease OF said
5. AND TIE STOCK OF MERCHANDISE, Bills,
Accounts. Notes and other Assets store No. III
Poydras street. in the First District of this city,
yer Inventory which may be i'll my office.
Also. she unexpred term OF tho l.ase OF said
!. ALL THE GOODS AND MERCHANDISE be.
longing to defendants, and contained in the Boston
Warehouse. on Lafayette street, between Camp
and Magazine streets, in the First District of this
CITY. as per inventory which may be seen IN my
5. ALL THE GOODS AND MERCHANDISE be-
longing 20 defendants and contained il. my ware.
house. No. a st. Ann street. between Royal and
Bourbon streets in the Second Dstric. of this city.
as per inventory which may be seen in my office.
Seized III the above suit.
The sale to commence at No. l7o Canal street
and to continue from day to day until the entire
stock of said store sposed Of and then 20 com.
mence at Nos. "a and 26 Magazine streets and to
continue from day to day until the entire stock
ETC.. OF said stores is disposed of. and then to
mence at store Ne. III Poydras street and 10
til ne from day to day until the entire stock said
store is disposed OF, and then TO commence at the
Boston Warehouse. and 10 continue from day to
day until all the goods of defendants at said ware
house are disposed Of and to end with the sale of
defendants GOOds contained in my war house, No.
"a st. Ann street.
The goods and merchandise to be sold consist of
n large and fine assortment of crockeyy and glass
ware and house furnishing goods.
Printed catalogues of the articles 20 be sold may
be had few days previous to the sale on applica.
ton to tho sheriff office.
Terms-For the stock Of merchandise, bills &C.
counts. etc. cash the spot and for the leases the
purchasers to pay the rent il falls due and the
baiance of the price OF adjudication. If any, cash
on the spot.
". r. HARPER.