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their woes have sprung. Of course
it will be opposed by Black League,
and the North may prepare itself to
hear of more horrible affairs like
those Of former years, where, upon
some pretext or other, the whites
have massacred the negroes, without
fairness or pity. The sequel of the
White League will inevitably be q
series of Ku-Klux outrages. Does it
not yet appear that no good to the
South results from such exhibitions
Of bitterness? Perhaps the South
does not believe it, but it is neverthe-
less true, that nothing will do more
to destroy the growing disposition to
consider war issues settled and re-
verse the tendency Of all parties to
concentrate attention and energy up
on the work of redressing abuses and
instituting reforms, than revival in
any part of the South of the old fe-
rocity of hatred of the freedmen. To
this the White League of Louisiana
directly leads. Let the fires of negro
persecution be relighted and the
North will care precious little about
the means that are used to keep
those who are responsible for it out
of power Perhaps the massacre of
negroes is considered in Louisiana q
less fault than squandering public
money; but the Northern mind will
not agree to such a discrimination.
| There is another view or the sub
ject. While the Southern whites are
constant in their professions that
they deprecate a war of races and
mean the freedmen no harm, their
conduct is not such as to disarm sus-
|picion. Their cue, if they want to
return to power, is to convince the
negroes that they intend justice, and
so to win their confidence and their
votes. But the negroes will never
be won to support White League or
those who countenance White
Leagues. And this is the trouble
that the whites are so impatient to
obtain power that they are constant
ly continuing plots which defeat their
aims. Confidence is of slow growth.
1t is not unnatural that the few citi-
zens are jealous and suspicious, but
there is only one way in which that
disposition can be overcome. Time
and fair conduct will overthrow it.
On every account this new scheme of
the Louisiana people is unfortunate.
1t tends to strife instead Of peace.
Its success would mean no good to
the negro. Its failure would leave
those who participate in it in worse
plight than before.
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1)oetical,
SEA DREAIIS.
BY JOHN G. WHITTIER.

The waves are glad in breeze and sun,
The rocks are fringed with foam:
| walked once more a haunted shore,
y stranger, vet at homie
A land of dreams | roam.
Is this the wind. the soft sea-wind
That stirred thy locks Of brown?
Are these the rocks whose MOSES knew
The trail of thy light gown
Where boy and girl sat down?
see the gray forts broken wall,
The boats that rock below:
And, out at sea, the passing sails
We saw so long ago,
Rose-red in mornings glow.
The freshness of the early time
On every breeze is blown:
AS glad the sea, as blue the sky
The change is ours alone;
THE saddest is my own!
a stranger now, u world-worn man
Is he who bears my name;
But thou, methinks, whose mortal life,
Immortal youth became,
Art eyermOre the same.
Thou art not here, thou art not there,
Thy place cannot see:
| only know that where thou art
The blessed angels be,
And heaven is glad for thee.
Forgive me, if the evil years
Have left on me their sign:
Wash out,,O soul so beautiful,
The many stains Of mine
In tears of love divine!
Oh, turn to me that dearest face
Of al! thy sea-bprn town,
The welded roses of thy lips,
Thy loose hair ripping down
In waves Of golden brown!
Look forth once more through space
and time,
And let thy sweet shade fall
In tenderest grace of soul and form
On memory's trescoed wall,
a shadow, and yet all!
Draw near, more near, forever dear!
Wherever | rest or roam,
Or in the crowded city streets,
Or by the blown sea-toam,
The thought of thee is home!
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How They Do THINGS IN OREGON.
Justice is sometimes swift in Ore
goh, even when administered accord
ing to law. A brawling fellow named
Gibbons fred & pistol at woman in
Portland. An officer interferred,
and Gibbons killed the officer. The
next day, Mobday, an inquest was
held, and Oh Tuesday Gibbons was
committed for trial. On Wednesday
he was indicted, on Thursday he was
arraigncd, on Friday he was found
entity. and on Saturday he was scr
fenced to he hanged.
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"NO More DuCkS--No More Injun."

Over at Washoe City, the other
day, some men stopping at the prin
cipal hotel, while viewing the sur
roundings of the place, saw a large
flock Of ducks settle down on the
farther side of Washoe Lake. A
Washoe Indian also saw the ducks,
and told the men that he would 90
after them if they would get him 81
gun. Ir the hotel they found an old
United States muskct. This they
loaded nearly to the muzzle, and Civ
ing it to the Indian, started him to
the lake. After he had gone the wags
who loaded the gun for him went to
the upper story of the house, and
with opera glasses watched the pro-
gress of the noble red man. He at
last reached the spot where the ducks
had been seen to settle down among
the tules. Presently they saw the
smoke dart from the Indians gun
saw him fall backward to the ground,
and heard tremendous roar from
over the ]ake--a sound as though
the gun had burst into thousand
pieces. Fearing that the guh had
burst and killed the poor fellow, the
jokers began to feel very guilty.
They fastened from the house and
struck around the lake. When they
had got about half way around they
met the Indian coming toward them.
There was long cash across his
right check bone and his face was
covered with blood, but he had as
many ducks rs he could hold in both
hands. "Well, jim said they
Show did YOU make it%' "Yes,"
said jim, zone ,more shoot um-no
more ducks, no more Iriun" Vir-
ginia City (Ncvada) Enterprise.
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Parish,

Police Jnrcrs:'
JAMES W. OSBORN. President
j. p. SMELLING,
T. G.. COMPTON,
JESSE CLIFTON,
WIN. KELSO.
CHAS. OWEN,.---..C Clerk Police Jury
J. NJ. BARRETT. Parish Treasurer
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EF MANY of the western

ER Many of the western men
who went to the gold mines OF French
Guiana arc returning. The fields are
100 miles inland, and it takes $50
miles of paddle-b,at travel and u five
or six days travel though tangled
underbrush to reach them; then the
gold, which is found in rotten quartz,
is in from two to six feet Of black
mud, whence rises an eflluyia which
no white man can endure; and the
water is so poisonous that the ns-
tiyrS drink nothing |,ta wine.
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CARPET WAREHOUSE!
Ha II CHARITIES ST.
r NEW ORLEANS
A. BROUSSEAU,

IMPORTER AND DEALER. OFFERS
i at Wholesale and Retail, CARPET
INGS, 1900 pieces English and American.
OIL CLOTHS. Floor, Table and Enamel.
MATING, 1000 rolls, White, Check and
Fancy WINDOW SHADES. Cornices.
Table and Piano Covers. CURTAINS,
Lace and Nottingham Lace. GROCA-
UELLE, Cote!iges. ferries. Reps, etc
HAIR CLOTH, Gimp. Plush, ctr
Jan --6m. 4. BROtiSSEAC.
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The waves are glad in breeze and sun,
The rocks are fringed with foam:
| walked once more haunted shore,
\ stranger, vet at homie
A land of dreams I roam,
, 1874-05-21

Charles O'Conor. md daughter OF tho latc Fran.
ois A. Livingston, a lady who has figured largely
In Now York anl Saratoga society, is ANNOUNCED
in Now York.
Mob, d yonr OF two ago, wrltoa to tobacco.
house In tiiat city to send him 1yo pounds ct
"tlno.cut' by axpreBe, adding, II nm cnndt'
data for Bhorifr Of this county, a1d tli91 py
iudlcious uae Of Avo pounds OF good tobacco
can soo,,ro 200 majority"
Two Peoria disti1lorioa (Nnsbaun'a and Bar,
ker's) have suspended operations, md 1t is sa1u
Tint tho balance will shut down 60 soon an thoy
got tho ntook thoy. aro now foeding on theif
binds. Tho alleged cause ia tho 10" pslce OF
bighwinea. a.-Pcoria Transcript.
-13mt1or told eofospondeut In Warrington
tho other day TINT ho could not run for Governor
next fall, bnoAuse ho had n1ato MI engaRemene
to 80 to the Fiji Islands and cat two missionary
haflicR,
, 1874-05-21
FIR les.
Chicago Loses About 100000.
Burning Of a College In Tennessee.

About II O'Clock last night, Nicholas Woloh,
tho watohman Of Toboy Il Booths packing
house, corner Of Grove and Eighteenth atrootu,
discovered flames issuing from undor the
tanks. Hc took an oxtinguisher and tried
to put out. tho fire, butt. sec!ng TINT It
was beyond LIS control, Immediately gave
quickly on tho ground and at work, but tho
building WAS little batter than tinder. and oil
hopes Of Saving 1t werc at onoo given up and
attention paid to preserving the sheds full Of
hogs on the west and north sides.
As little headwny waB mado fighting tho fro
Marshal Bonner ordered second alarm, and
soon after third. Just after tho SECOND alarm,
two tanks full Of lard exploded causing loud
noae and throwing balls Of 1ra 300 feet in tho
air aud scatsorfnR everything about in
= most promisououB mannor. As tho building
WEB surrounded by largo crowd At the tiuae, It
was almost miraculous that no ono was hurt.
Commissioner Sheridan Mas on hand
early, and rendered valuable asalstanoc
III saving property. Tho building wsa about 2oa
foot in longth, by 45o feet deep, and contained
besides the machinery. about &60, 900 worth o1
packed meata and lard. This Was insured for
A127 900 In nearly fifty Different eornpanios rh'
loss GU building and fixtures. will reaoh $4,000
insured for $4,000.
, 1874-05-21

,Cl,o Lentslnturo Talkes Certain 12o.
polIi0Rls uIenlbors i'll Rlnnd-AIl
G&uicts
L1rr1s TOOK, Ark, May 2o.-The Hon. Horny
Page. Htato Treasuror to-day tondered his renlgna-
tIol, 10 Gov. Baxter which was promptly accepted:
10th Housos Of tho Assembly passed joint
conduct OF Senators Clayton and Dorsey, and tho
representatives in Congress, tn attempting to
oyorlhrow tho State Governmout.
At Ia o'clock to-day hot, bodies marched from
The pllter Hlook to tho State House, and took
popsoapion Of their respective balls.
A ioiut convention waa held this evening, and
elected tho following Commissioners to SUPER
yiao and control the ensuing election for dolo-
gntoa to lho ConBtitutonal Convention. A. II.
Garland, Dudley +. Joues, Gordon N. poag,
4 Bill ot pardon and amnesty to thoso engaged
In tho late insurraotion WAS introduced in tlo
House.
Everything Ia very quiet.
, 1874-05-21
Tho Story OF the Gnte.Kcepcr.

From ths Springfield tafass.) Republican, liat 10.
little holow the reservoir Oh tho western
small, dismal-looking dwelling, In which lives
tho gate-keeper. THIS Is George Cheuay, a man
Of about 95, apparently an honsat aud well mean
ms Individual, Of little education and no moro
PLACE nearly three years, his duty bong to attend
to the opening and shutting Of the gntos, keep
close watch OF the condition OF the RESERVOIR and
report to hia employers anything which seemed
to demand attention. t has been his practice
upon rising In the morning to 80 out and inspect
tie condition Of a1fairs. Ho wont out as usual,
Saturday morning, about O'Clock, Eyotythinc
looked all right; the reservoir full, Us 1t had
been for several days. water WAS flowing out the
wssto-way on tho west aide past htB houso-the
gatewny having been closed tortnight-thoro
Wan no sign Of the impending catastrophe, aud
Cheney returned to his house; the family, in-
oudnE his wife, several children. and his father,
sat down to brsataat They were {ast n'sh s
tho old man, uho ua9 sitting ~ one Of the oast-
George, look there" About forty feet In length
OF the bottom OF tue reservoir. on tue cant sldo
uhenoy seems to lave roslIzed tic situation and
tho emergency at once. With single
eyo to tRe discharge ot Ills duty, aud
almoat, as ona would infor from hearing
adsa s S thu tao 5ssr 5say TtSSs se,sa 'Spprg m rg. ID
down to sho gate and lot on the wator full head
in tho hope that this might posaibly afford relief
aud avert tho threhtenlng danger. This aone,
lle paused moment to inSeatlgato the condition
Klunco showed him that 1t could hardly fail In .
fow minutes to give way entlrelys streams OF
water as large AZ mans arm wcro forcing their
way throngh. new onea appoartng every momalt,
utter downfall WAS evidently onlY question OF
minutes. Cheney rushed up to his house and
told hls father ho was going to tho village to
, 1874-05-21
ABINGDON COLLEGE.
A statement BY tho Students.

A statement by tho Students.
ABINGDON, ILL.,, May 10, 1874.
To tia Editor a the Chicago 7ftbuns: --
s1n: have this day mailed you a copy Of tho
Galoshurg Republic, containing tho nrtlcleon tho
Abingdon College difficulty, Of which 60 much
Inns baen said, oondcmning the action of tho
Board Of Trustoes, by partios horo. Aud these
reports havo gained currency through tho State.
Tho article waH written and signed by the n'enl-
bora Of the sonior and Junior olaeHos without
exception (so far as know:
viii you do an injured aud alandored inetttn-
tion the very great kindness to give this article q
plaoo In your valuable paper7 We have folt
hitherto liko saytng. but little about the mattor
publicly. But Fills Is a frao-will offering OF the
Two Glasses now reclting.. And they, as we'll as
members Of the Board Of Trustees, are aaairoua
Of giving 1t circulation. We trust, therefore,
that you will insert 1t In your columua, and
greatly oblige all those In favor Of tho action oi
tho Board OF TruHtees, ALDEnr LINN.
Member OF the Board, and Chairman Of ths
Finance Committee.
, 1874-05-21
SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION,

New YonK, May 20.-Papers were read In tho
Social Sclcnco Association as follows On tho
J" "Ialloual p1inclples Of Taxation,' by Dayitl a.
Wells; on "Ocoan Lanea for Steamship Nuy;-
eatiou," by Prof. Doniamin poaBe.
4 Committee Of Fitteon WIS appointed to con-
and to take such ateps for tho arrangement Of
safo sou route. 4 paper WAS tlan road by Gar
diuor g. Hubbard, Of Boston, OH s'Anorioan
aud European Railroads." He said TINT only gu
tho prosperity and good condition Of our coll.,-
try. Samuel i. lsuggles advocated tho wdoll-
ing OF tile Eric Canal and advised tue Associa-
tio,l to pasa resolution to TINT clroot, and re-
quoHsing tho stato Of New York to do ita duty.
Adjourned.
, 1874-05-21
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Gov. Moses Do9xcs tho n1antons Of the
Ll1rs

Gov. Moses Dogkes tho nItntons of tho
ln1Ts
CuAnIzsToN, s. G., May 20.-The statement
that Gov. Mosos list night submitted to arrest
turns out to ba incorrect. He had concluded to
yield, and had sent his carriage for IN officer
empowered to make the arrest. but at tho last
moment changed his mind and agnin refused
to be arrested. This morning hs obtauod
= warrant for tho arrest of the Orangebnrg slor-
lit on charge Of attempting illegally to arrost
In orangeb1ug, thia morning, the State Solicitor
reported tho Governors resistance to tho arrest,
aud inquired What stops the Uourt would tako to
enforce lsB authority. The Court replied that
for the present it did not aeo its way clear to II
successful fight With the State nailitia, and fur
ther action would bo held undor adyiacmeut.
AL y auiot toay Tue asosp troops wers ot s aa
rested but 1t IL understood lo will stand trial.
, 1874-05-21

mcnttnR OF tho State Bonrd Of Assesa.
mont-Petation for Nelnstatemont.
Special Dfspatch to Tho Chtcaao Tribune.
MADISON, Wis, May 20.-The first meeting OF
tho now State Board Of Asaoesmont, consisting
of tho State Secretary, Treasurer, and Attorney
General. meeting once In two years, in place Of
tho Senate, to equalize tho State valuation and
taxes, began here to-day. The Board organized
by e1ecting Treasurer Kuehn Chairman, aud
Secretary Doyle, Secretary, aud are now d1ll-
gently pursuing their work.
Gov. Taylor hoard tho application for rein-
who was removed from tie Office of District
Attorney In December, 1873, By Gov. Washburn,
on the ground Of neglect Of dut.oB. Gov. Tay-
1or reserved Ills decision for consultation With
the AttorneyGeneral.
, 1874-05-21
THE TURF.

TIE TU1SF.
THE NAHuY1LLE HI Es.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 2o.-On tho second
day Of tho spring meeting Of the Nashville Blood
Horse Association tho attendance was large.
The ladies' stand Was vol filed.
THE FIRST RACE,
johnson stake, for ill ages, daah Of two and d
quarter miles, ESQ entrance, play OF pay, $500
added, closed With twelve entries five started.
J. Il. Riches {. b. Wanderer r....................1
", g, uArdiu3a b. f. pl8nchette,
John Fnnka b. c. st. George:
". Il. dordons Q. b. Jack Of TrnmrR ...........4
4. p. Lewis T. Co., 10 Johnson.
Tfme-4:o6H.
In pools planchette sold tho favorite, With
Wanderer close up; St. George third choice.
SECOND RACE,
mile heats for q purse OF $500:
4. K. Alcoct's c. Ohattorbox :.:.........-.1 dint
j. F. Blockson, jr.a Q. Jean yaljean........2 1S
], r, Darry,a bt. c. Survey. 2 Il
In tlis raca Vatican was loft out OF the pools,
suryey selling for the frat choice, Chatterbox
SECOND. After the first hent, Vatican sold about
q to / over Chattorbox, Surrey third. Time
1:4713, 1;49A, 1:4sA.
Dash Of one mile for a puras Of $3.50: =
y. =. scnlly's br. g. Nol1; H.;
j. j, Merrills ch. T. Brittermart.
". T.. Pryor'x ST. h. Norwood. 4
L, 4. uitchcockta ch T. Quits.
TIme-1:49A.
In this racs Quits sold for $500; Brittcrmart
5000; Tie Nurse, $1s4; Noll, Sl12; Norwood,
E5fi =
, 1874-05-21
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

strawbcrry-piokersa aro in demand In Southern
1tlinoin.
-spoaking OF Gen. Dutlcr'a illnesa, wash
iugton scribe says 'tEightoen hours Of laborl-
Gus sin each day aud slx hours Of troubled hieop
An Eastorn capltalist proposes to increase
tho capital stock OF the First National Bank OF
IndIanola, Iowa, $4,000, provided tho citizens
will raise a& much more.
THE dosth nf Cornelia L.7iugston. Nlfo OF
, 1874-05-21
College Building Burned.

NASHVILLE, May 2o.-Neephagon College, ST.
uated at Cross Plains, Robertson Co.. Tenn,
vas totally destroyed By fire at O'Clock this
morning. A. there had been no fire about the
been the work OF an incsndiary. 1oss,
10000. II was With great diff
Guilty that the young Indy students GOULD
be induced to loavo the burning building in their
ed into their rooms and forced them out, thus
saving their lives. The male students saved
their trunks, while those Of tho femsles were
Lost. No insurance.
, 1874-05-21

that body At tbia place, Thursday, July ?. ar tan
earnest effort viii ba mado BY our citizenH anu
tho ptoss here to make It p1oaaant for tho
ntrangors, Of whom some forty or flfty are q"
Franno, an Grafton will bo dolivorod by Col.
dilhort pfcrco, Of tho Inter- Ocean: Carriage
tlriyos around tho beautiful surroundings OF this
olty, q Bteamboat oxoursion on Cloar lako, .
parade aud exhibition Of tho Holly wator-worAs,
by tho Fro Department., aooIal gathering ln
tho ovoning OF the first day and az many other
pleasures aB oan bo Ind in t.aporte, have been
arranged to entertain the visitors.
, 1874-05-21

A snlnll-Slzeh Fight on Fighting
Xsinnu, Detroit River.

Special D3spatch 70 1Hs Chlca00 TT1bltne.
DETno1T, Mich, May 20.-Tlis morning, At M
early hour 4 prizc.bght for purse Of $3.50 nas
fought on Fighting Island, in Canadian terri
tory on tho Detroit Rsyor, heVernl mica below this
city, by Charles Med Donn1d, Of Detroit, and John
Creary, OF Saginaw: Twenty-threo rounds were
aud the @ Tas
bY Mcdonald. Neither Of the combatants were
punished enough to attract attention, and It is
more than probable TINT tho whole affair waa h
pnt-up Job. Tie aghtors and their frionds left
this city and WindHor on HteamerB and scows
about O'Clock this morning, and returned about
II o'clock The mill mas witnessed by nearly
100 PERSONS, mostly Of the shoxt-haized frater-
nifty.
, 1874-05-21
Fatal Full

sptciot Nspatch to 1He Chicago 1F}b4ns
souTn BEND, Ind. May 20.-Ths afternoon .
fold, noarly so feet from tho ground, started to
lower themselves, When one Of them, By some
unaccountable means, unlocked tho platform,
aud waB preclpitated down a cellar-way, frAcsttr-
Ing his skull and breaking q log and arm. His
name iz John Kennedy, lately from Kentucky.
snd bis injuries are probably fatal.
, 1874-05-21
Eun Oyer md Killed.

Speetal Disrateh 70 TNe CAfcaao 1f7tunt.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, May 20.-Mattlias eteim-
ha,1sen, stranger. lately OF st. Louis Was run
over in the freight yard of tue Northweatern
Railroad here, yesterday, and killed. He was
last aecn alive sitting on the platform Of an
empty car. A switch engine eams up to back
the cars away, aud WHOM it passed, ths bloody re-
mains were found scattered over the track.
, 1874-05-21

Hpkcfdi Wspatch 70 IAs Chicago 1FibNnt.
WnKEspanRE, Pa, May 20.-Yesterlay after
noon ]ittls Irish bny, the son Of James Be!and.
WAS killed at the Mineral Spring Mine under
very peculiar circumstances. He wss standing
when tho gate below mas opened for the purpose
Of filling car, and he was drawn down with the
oulm and In moment WAS out Of eight. The
operatives Of once set to work to e1trcate tho
1ad. rho was soon found Bmothered to death,