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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-05

W. Il dARFEH,
ap4 10 my6 Sheriff Of the Parrish of Orleaps
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-29
The Great Salt Lake.

A Salt Lake City correspondent of the
Chicago Inter. Ocean says: "There
seems to be general impression among
strangers that the city of Salt Lake is
located on the margin of the great Salt
Lake, and the tourist on his arrival here
is surprised and disappointed to find
that it is not. The popular visiting
place on the lake is what is called Black
Rock, lying directly west, twenty miles
distant from this city, on the old over
land mail road going toward California.
1t is most interesting spot to visit, and
it is very strange that out of the many
who travel across the continent, DESTROYS
of seeing everything of interest, there
are so few who.will take the time and
trouble to see this most wonderful and
beautiful sheet of water. The size of
the lake is about eighty miles from east
to west, and about one hundred miles
from north to south. It is the great
reservoir for all the waters that empty
into the surrounding valleys, without
any known outlet except what the gentle
rays of the summer sun draws up to the
cloudy strata of the heavens. The water
is exceedingly salty, more so than any
body of water in the world, and its
buoyancy is fully 100 per cent. more
than that of the ocean. In the crudest
manner the Mormons make q pail OF
salt from three pals of water, and the
buoyancy is very perceptible in bath
ing, when the ordinary swimmer finds
he can float as easily and securely as
walking on the sure and firm set
earth. Sinking is impossible. The
water in the lake is gradually rising,
and some estimates have put it at ten
inches each year; but no means have
been taken to measure it until about
two months since, when a granite mon
ument was erected at Black Rock. a
short distance from the shore. The
lake as thing of beauty is almost I'M
surpassed. The water at times is OF
the deepest green; at others, of the
purest blue; and, varying from the
shallow to the deep water, from the
lightest to the darkest shades, and at
all times like the grand old ocean. The
seagull and the pelican scale just over
head, riding gracefully the waves upon
its smooth or rolling surface"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-29
The Donkey.

hav watched the donkey with CRATE
deal ov pashunt anxiety.
They are about three foot high. and
sumthing like three foot six inches
lengthways.
They hav a normal appetight, and
will eat all the time, and more too.
They Amt partiklar about their vittles,
and Will try hard to swallo a horse shu,
but seldum suckceed in doing it.
They are mostly ov a grizzly gray
cutler, and eat too mulch to ever git
phatt.
The donkey liz one ov natur's jokes, a
sort ov pun, which [ never could see
the point to.
They are az sett in their ways az a
post, and are the only live thing that IL
too mulch for klub.
They will stand more pounding than
sheaf ov wet oats without Smelling out.
hav seen them hitched up to go
kart, right away after breakfast, and
stay thare pashuntly until sunset.
They ale not hansum to behold, but,
az cluss study, are az full ov interest
az mile stone with the letterings all
worn off.
The donkey haz two ears and only
one tale, and their ears stand in the
same relashun to the rest ov their bod
dys that a steeple duz to church.
Their tales don't seem tn be emmy use
only to frisk, and the whole kritter,
from beginning to end, il about az un-
called for in this climate az pair ov
twin mud turtles or a dozen ov snaiks
eggs.
1 kant say that 1 hate the donkey, but
if thare want but one in America, and
that one waz stuffed, and belonged to
Barnum, I should be the last man to
shed tears over the result.
The donkey il sober and MYSTERIOUS
cuss.
1 luv all the dunn kritters. I luv to
ponder over them. / hav watched for
hours the vagrant pissmire, the spotted
tud and the vivacious hornet, and kan
see in them what / never could see in
man, their needle allwuss points to the
north pole.
Farewell, yu sad and thinking kritter
1 may never again write yure memoirs,
but whether 1 do or don't, I shall all
wuss respeckt yu az donkey, and
that's all.
/ forgot to state, in the hurry ov the
moment, that donkey will liv forever,
or thereabouts, and have the same in
delible kast ov kountenance to the last.
Adiew, yu craven image; yu solid
one, adiew Josh Billings.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-29
A New Way to Die.

Human ingenuity has been much ex-
ercised in devising new ways to live,
but scant attention has been paid to
the discovery of original methods of
death. People have shuffied off this
mortal coil in distressingly similar
ways. 1t has been reserved for Miss
Boomershine, of Phillips county, Kan
sas, to crown her sex with fresh glory
by inventing brand-new, first class way
of travelling to that bourne, etc. Miss
B. had acquired, in her native village in
Georgia, the usual accomplishments of
the bellies of that neighborhood. She
dipped snuff with the utmost dexterity,
and she saved her parents rauch need
less expense by cultivating a keen ap-
petite for clay. 1t is said that in three
weeks she ate up a small hill which was
in the way of a projected railway, and
thus saved the company the cost of ex-
cavation. Her rivals affirm, however,
that the time spent was four weeks, in
stead of three. However this may be,
there can be no doubt that the busy
Miss B. was emphaticaliy made of clay.
Eve could not have surpassed her in
that respect. In an unlucky hour the
Boomershines moved into the grasshop-
per lands of Kansas. A distressing
phenomenon followed. The daughter
began to dislike her staple diet before
half of the clay-bank opposite the house
was consumed. This would not have
been half so bad in itself, had she not
developed at the same time an alarm
ing fondness for all green things
What the grasshoppers had left she de-
voured. One night she swept the corn
field bare. Her angry father sought
her in vain the next morning.. She
came home in the evening, after an all
day lunch on two acres of potato-vines.
When other resources failed, she joined
| the family COW in the pasture-lot and
I played ACKNOWLEDGMENT with such dex
! terity that the poor thing died three
, days thereafter from lack of food
| From time to time she said she felt as
if she could "take wings and fly away.
/ A doctor dosed her in vain. She grew
, worse rapidly. Her predatory excur
sions into the neighbors' fields EN-
r broiled the whole vicinity. When the
? grassboppers began to fly away, the
) end came Miss 3. watched them from
; the window. Suddenly she rushed
/ from the house. Her anxious friends
{ followed just in time to see the hope O.
: Boomershines play boomerang by flap
ping her arms as if they were wings
) rising ten feet in the air, and falling
) back into her tracks dead. A post
{ norton examination revealed tie mys
= terv. The clay the girl had consumed
in Kansas was covered with grasshop
L. -
. side. She "was literally swarEnins
{ with grasshoppers. Their influence,
had led to her vegetable eating, ant
4 their desire to go with their comrade
: had finally caused her death. The dis
covery of this new way to die belong
{ to Kansas we are but the humbl
: agency to give it a wider notoriety.-
2 Chicago Tribune.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-29

arms and supplies to Carlists. are said to be
wholly satisfactory =. Glasgow University
will elect Lord Rector November 16. An
active canvass is in progress. The Censerva-
tive students support Disraeli for reelection,
and the Liberals are divided, some going for
Forster, and others favoring Ralph Waldo
Emerson. The Governor of Jamaica recent
" dispersed meeting of Cubans at Kings
ton, which was held for the purpose of cele-
brating the anniversary of the declaration of
their independence.
THE African exploring expedition, n DEL
the lead of Henry NJ. Stanley, has arrived at
Zanzibar News from the Argentine States
continues warlike. The insurgent leaders,
Rivas, Borges and Arredordo have Joined
Gen. Mitre. Several vessels of the navy have
gone over to the insurgents. Sarmiento has
taken command of the troops defending
Buenes Ayres.
The letters of Bismarck to Count Won Ar
MIN, which the latter persists in retaining,
are now said to be insulting notes sent by the
Prince with the design of forcing Won Arnim
to resign his position as Ambassador at Paris
They were based on the Counts preference
for a restoration of the monarchy in France
to q pacific republic. The Count, however
will not give them up. and stin remains il
prison, firm in the determination to be mad,
a martyr of Great Britain. in sympath,
with the United States, has been experiencin.
a season Of business depression. The re
ceipts from duties in that kingdom hav
fallen off greatly since the American financa
panic, and merchants complain of the dull
ness of trade.
IT is proposed to create an advisory parlia
ment in Alsace and Lorraine. the province o
which shall be to recommend legislation to tn
German Parliament suitable to the wants @
those provinces. Rio Janeiro advices fror
Buenos Ayres state that in an engage
ment between the troops aud the insurgents
the latter were defeated and the
commander, Plaza, taken prisoner.
A RECENT gale On the northern coast of Ell
gland and Scotland caused serious loss to lif
and property. The formation of corps
Irish rifle volunteers is being agitated, an
there has been an extensive demonstration
its favor in Ireland. A strong effort is beip
made to obtain consent of the government I
the plan.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-29

the Baltimore and Ohio road to cross at an
other place and by means of viaduct, and
sued out two iDjunctions against
crossing at the present point. Both of
these injunctions were removed. On the 18th
inst. the officers of the Baltimore and Ohio
road. with constructing corps, accompanied
by the Sheriff of Porter county, proceeded to
the place Of crossing to lay their track. Here
they found long string of Michigan Central
cars drawn up on the track, deep bitches dug,
and barricades thrown up on each side. all
guarded by large force of men. The defend
ers refused to obey the Sheriff. and resisted
an attempt to arrest the leaders. The next
step was the procurement Of warrants for a
number of the men, and afterwerd all attempt
was made to serve them, but this again
prevented by force, and legal process obstruct-
ed. While the warrants were being read,
the crowd hooted and yelled, the engines
| whistled and puffed, and shrieked. creating
such al uproar as to drown the words of the
person reading the writs. A call for assist
ance was then made upon Gov. Hendricks,
who at once ordered company of militia to
the sceIe of troub es. and also telegraphed to
President Joy, of the Michigan Central, to or
der his men to desist. The latter repaired to
Lake Station. called off the dogs of war, and
everything is peaceful and serene once more.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-29
Popular Manners.

A knot of commercial and financial
gentlemen, after having dined together,
were chatting over their wine. One of
them, however, a man of large wealth,
gathered chiefly in an enormous retail
dry goods establishment, was holding
forth upon a subject as to which he
thought his knowledge and his fnan-
cial Importance gave him the right to
expect deferential audience. But this
being rather habit of his, his table
companions, by mutual understanding,
concerted at the moment, did not give
him the attention that he expected, and
turned and chatted with each other, as
the within took them. Whereupon he,
to insure q proper hearing for his Gre
marks" took out his pencil and raped
smartly two or three times upon the
table "C-c-c-cash?" Instantly respond
ed notorious wag who was of the COM
pany and the summons of the great
dry goods dealer did not have exactly
the effect which he intended. The fun
and the cutting satire of the rebuff can
not be denied and perhaps it must be
admitted that the sufferer by his assump-
ton had laid himself open to criticism,
if not to such rebuke. But still the in
cident is characteristic of styleof man.
ners not worthy of entire admiration
The GALAXY for October.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-29

AMONG the recent physical problems
is that suggested by the fact that ball
or bar of solid iron will float upon a
molten mass of the SANE metal. To
account for this it has been argued that
iron, like water, expands on solidifying,
and hence that solid iron is specifically
lighter than when in molten state,
and that, this being the case, the iron
floats just as ice does in water. Unfor-
tunately for the acceptance of this
theory, it is stated by its opponents,
and with good reason, that iron does
not expand as described, and hence is
not subject to the law that governs ice.
The second and apparently just theory
to account for the phenomenon is that,
when ball of solid iron is brought in
contact with the molten metal, it does
not sink, owing to film of air adher-
ing to it, which repels the molten iron
and prevents contact. This phenome-
non will be at once recognized as
kindred to that known as the spheroidal
state of liquids.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-29
Chinese Mandarins.

A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press, writing from up the Yang-tse-
Kiang, says 1.-THE mandarin in charge
at Tankan was frst-rate fellow. He
came on board to visit the ship, and as
everything was very strange to him he
eviDced great interest in all that he saw.
1 gave him a cigar, and after showing
him how to light it he commenced pull
ing at it. After he had taken five or
six whiffs he handed it to one of his SER
wants, who passed it to the rest of his
fellows, each III his turn taking five or
six whiffs. They all seemed to enjoy it
exceedingly. When they smoke they
have pipes that hold very small guam
tity of tobacco; after taking couple
of whiffs the tobacco is exhausted they
then knock out the ashes and FL up
again. Their tobacco is very mild, and
one could smoke it all day without feel
ing any bad effects. Before he left, the
mandarin very kindly asked us to come
and see him aboard of one of his gun
boats, so one evening some of us went.
He was waiting for us, and had the tea
all ready. Whenever you go to see a
Chinaman, whether on business or not,
he alw0ys Insists ON your taxing cup
of tea. He also treated us to some
samshur, liquor distilled from rice,
rather pleasant to the taste-resembling
sherry-bu one has to take great care
or else he will find himself under the
table. The old fellow had not much to
show us, but he did all in his power to
make our visit pleasant one. His
men-of war CD consisted of two junks
with small gun-about two or three
| pounder-on the bow and stern of each.
These guns are used when boats pass
ing down the river will not stop and pay
the squeeze, or show their passes.
The way the mandarins get their money
is by establishing in their several dis
tricts stations where everything passing
has to pay small toll. Some of the
boats coming down the river have to
stop fifty or sixty times.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-29
d. Boon
A BAR

At that time he was 26 years Of age,
and doubtless was more than 100 miles
from any human habitation, relying
alone upon his own brave heart, strong
arm and trusty rife. The tree is just
two feet in diameter and leans about
three degrees from perpendicularity.
1t has been greatly defaced by seekers
after immortality, who have inscribed
heir names, otherwise unknown, all
over it, for ten feet, or nearly so, above
the surface of the ground. For several
hundred yards southwest, and imme-
diately around the tree, is large num-
Der of mounds, with corresponding de-
pressions, which have led many to be-
lieve that it was originally mining
region of the Indians, and some have
been led to think that beds of pure sill
yer, rs rich as those of Potosi, might
be found by digging. But lam satisfied
that the mounds have been produced
by uprooted trees, whose roots decaying
have left the cherry beds high above the
general surface.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-29

There has been serious trouble between
the Baltimore and Ohio and Michigan Central
railroads in Porter county, Ind. The first
If way across the Michigan Central track
near Lake Station. The latter road objected
because the State law requires all trains to
come to a full stop at every crossing, and each
additional crossing occasions additional
delay. The Michigan Central people desired
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-29
A Relic of Daniel Boone.

A correspondent of the Nashville
Union and american writes from
Washington county, Tenn: Near Mr..
Faw's farm, on the lands of S. E. Ed
wards, is the famous Boone tree which
contains the earliest record of civiliza-
ton in Tennessee. 1t stands on the
northwestern slope of a hill which rises
up from Sinking creek, near the
Brownsville and Jonesboro stage road.
The hill is thickly set with beech, ma
pie and oak, and the whole earth is
ramifed with gnarled roots, which
cover the surface like an inextricable
mat. The dense woods. the roar of the
little creek as it leaps in cascades over
the tinted limestone, and the deep
gloom of the forest gave a wildness to
the surrounding not unlike what one
may imagine it was ia years ago,
when Daniel Boone, the bold pioneer,
resting his rifle against the tree, carved
in indelible characters the result OF
the days work in this way:
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-29

The MoNARCHs.- merriest mon
arch in the world is Victor Emmanuel /;
the finest looking, Kaiser Billy; the
most stuck-up, Alexander Ii. of Russia I;
the thickest. headed, Francis Joseph of
Austria; the most republican, Leopold
of Belgium the richest, Peter III. of
Brazil tie most amiable, Christian TX.
of Denmark the youngest, Oscar III. OF
Sweden and Norway the most produc-
tive, Queen Victoria the dirtiest, the
Emperor of China the most married,
Abdul Aziz Khan of Turkey; and the
".dorgon-dest," Gen. Grant. Brooklyn
argus.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-29

IT is said that Attorney General Williams
has laundering for the Russian mission.
SPECIAL dispatch to the Chicago Inter
Ocean states that the special agents of the
Treasury and Postoffice Departments upon
Federal offceholde-s in Texas will be laid be-
fore the President, with q recommendation
in favor of the removal Of many of them. II
is alleged that the report duplicates Senator
Flanagan in corrupt practices in the matter
Of appointments.
Political.
DIR. ]. C. AVER, of pill and pectoral fame,
has been nominated for Congress by the Re-
publicans of the It'll Massachusetts District,
now represented by Hon. E. lockwood Hosr.
rs. s. Cox and Fernando Wood have been
nominated for Congress by the Democrats of
New York city.
FREDERICK W. SEWARD, son Of the late ex-
Secretary of State, is candidate for the New
York Legislature in one of the metropolitan
districts. The following are the new State
officers chosen in Iowa at the recent election
| Secretary of State, Josiah T. Young State
Auditor, Buren, r. Sherman State Treasurer,
William Christy; Law Register, David Secor
Attorney General, NJ. E. Cults; Supreme
Court Reporter, John r. Runnells Supreme
Cou4t Clerk, Edward J. Holmes.
A WASHINGTON dispatch to the New York
Tribune Gays the Conservatives of South Car
DINA are circulating petition soliciting the
Federal government to resume military contro
of that State.
CONCERNING the third-term talk, Washing
ton correspondent telegraphs as follows to
leading Western daily: "A prominent Re-
publican, who claims to have had recent con
versation with Grant, says that Grant tolt
him he had no idea of being a candidate TO
the third term that he would not run on an,
account, although he thinks many member
of the party want him to. 1t is reported tina
Grant further says that he has not denied tn
stories concerning the third term, for they ar
preposterous, because wholly unauthorized
that it would be impertinent to contradic
what he never dreamed Of doing"
IT has for many years been the custom o
the legal fraternity of Chicago to support
brother member for almost any Office withou
regard to politics, the question of ability onl
being considered but now that two very abb
members of that profession have been name,
for Congress from the South Division Of tina
city, comprising the First Illinois distric.-B
G.. Caulfeld on the Peoples Cor Democratic
ticket, and Sidney Smith on the Republican,
sharp and interesting campaign will follow
80. George F. Edmunds has been re-electe,
United States Senator from Vermont.
WE present below a statement Of the mem
bers of the next House of Representative
already elected this year, compared politicall
with the members elected two years ago:
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-29

GHARP-EDeED.-A good story is told
of Fenimore Cooper, who rather prided
himself on certain native wine manu-
featured from his own grapes. One day,
when he was dining with witty guest,
Cooper poured out glass of vine, and
looking at it with pride, remarked,
"Now, call this good, honest wine. y
Yes, Mr.. Cooper, L agree with you.
1t is honest wine-poor, but honest.
No response from Mr.. Cooper.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-29

How TO CHURN.-Churn with pres
sure instead of friction. The dash
churn brings butter by pressure, and
makes better butter than most other
kinds of churns. Butter should also
be worked by pressure instead of fric-
ton. The ladle or worker should not
be drawn across the butter, but pressed
down upon it.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-29

THE Democratic Convention Of the Fifth
Massachusetts District has passed resolutions
favoring Gen. Banks, who is to run as an in
s1af>snaesst cssrsdid1tC.
The opponents Of the Tsmmany Hall De-
mocracy, in New York city, have nominated
Oswald Ottendorfer for Mayor. :. Baxter. the
author of the famous Temperance law. who
was candidate for the Legislature from
Wayne county, Indiana, has been defeated.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-29

A PHYSICIAN writes to a New York pa
per that Americans are too quiet at
their meals, and adds that cit is we'll
society at meals greatly aids digestion.
The sympathetic influence which exists.
between the stomach and brain attests.
the truth of the assertion"
A LIGHTNING-RoD which was.put up
under the personal supervision of Ben
jam Franklin, in 1862, remains still
upon a hotel in New Hampshire.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-29

Members Of present Congress.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-29
POLITICAL.

The November Eiections-State and Com
gressiOnal Nominations in the North
western States.
The States of Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota,
Kansas and Wisconsin hold elections on the
Sd of November-the first three for State Off
GERS and Congressman, and Wisconsin for
Congressman only. Appended are the tick
cts placed in nomination in the several
Stataa.