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The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-17

There is not little romance in the vari
Gus motives which governed the original
settlers of America. But the traveller of to-
day abors the process by which our North
west is made ready for civilization. An
irate cosmopolite, Capt. Butler, gives this
description of the process: "Place on the
river a steamboat of the rudest construc-
ton; wherever the banks are of easy as
cent, build clearinghouse Of rough logs
let the name of God be used in blasphemy,
and language be medium for the convey
ance of curses. Call hill! a bluff a valley
a gulch,' FREELY "a lightning bug man
a cuss,' three shanties "a city, Let every
man chew when he isn't smoking. and spit
when he isn't asleep, and when dozen men
are killed it is literally no MURDER and
your new land will be thoroughly civil
lied"
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-17

NILSSON AND LUCCA's FIRST DUET To-
GETHER.-At Mr.. Flyers benefit last night
the one great feature Of the evening was
the "Quis est homo duet by Nilsson and
Lucca The rosiest anticipations of the au-
dience were more than realized by it, That
each prima donna would put forth her best
effort and her utmost care was to be expect
ed; but the duet was not more remarkable
for exquisitely finished execution than for
the perfect blending of tone and charming
effects of contrast. Each voice seemed to
supply something that the other lacked,
and each to bring out the others beauties in
holder relief. To this harmonious union
Missions voice contributed purity and
spirituality, and Luccas gave warmth and
rich color. So close was the apparent sym
pathy between the two that one could al
most fancy they had sung together all their
lives, frightening the effect of each others
charms and supplementing each others
powers.-N. Y. Tribune, 4th.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-17

Some loving but tired mother, who ha
zen wearied and perplexed all day by tn
eise and pranks of her rOmping boy, an
t evening sits down to mend torn sock
nd trowsers, may enjoy the followin
leaSant verses:
Only boy, with his noise and fun,
The verest mystery under the sun,
As brimful of mischief, and wit, and glee,
As ever human frame can be,
And as hard to manage as-what? ah me!
IT'S hard to tell,
Yet we love him well.
Only boy, with his fearless tread,
Who cannot be driven, but must be led;
Who troubles the neighDors dogs and cats,
And tears more clothes and spoils more hats,
Loses more tops aud kites aud bats,
Than would stock store
For year or more.
Only boy. with his wild, strange ways,
With his idle hours or busy da 8;
With his queer remarks and . Id replies,
Sometimes foolish and son ct mes wise,
Often brilliant for one of his re,
As meteor hurled
From the planet world.
Only boy, who will be man,
If Nature goes GA with her fl st great plan
If water or fire, or some fatal snare,
Conspre not to rob us of this heir,
Our blessing our tr. uble, our rest our care,
Our torment, our joy
"Oaly boy
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-17

AN ONO GIANT-A Cleveland paper re-
lates number of anecdotes illustrative of
the strength and size of Abner McIlrath whom
it dubs giant 1t appears that Mcllrath
is siXty-One years of age, and is SIX feet
seven and a half inches, standing in his
boots, fairly p1opOrtioned in form, without
a pound of waste flesh. He was and is a
giant in muscular strength as well as physi-
cally. He has lifted 100 pounds of iron,
and blow with his massive fist and long
arm was so powerful that on one occasion,
when some twelve or fifteen sailors went
out to his place to "raise a muss," he
thrashed the whole lot and threw them one
by one out of the door just as one could
throw so many babies, and during that
operation he dared not double his fist for
fear his blows might prove fatal to some of
the rowdies "Abe" formerly carried on
the business Of a cooper, and used to come
to town with his load of barrels. On one
occasion, while stopping at the Red
Tavern" lately known as the Jackson
House." and which is now torn down, a snob
from town, who was out there with his turn
out in the shape:of livery horse and buggy,
got into difficulty with Abe, and, having
insulted him in some way or another, Abe
resented it by lifting the buggy right up and
straddling it across the fence, and then got
on his wagon and drove off to town, whis-
Ting as though nothing was the matter,
and leaving the luckless dandy to get his
buggy off the fence as best he was able.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-17

Scene at a religious convention: News
saper reporter comes in, bent on getting up
a ine report Of the proceedings, goes up to
Eale secretary's desk, sits down with the
.csersymen, dives down into the depths of
Dis coat pocket for paper and excitedly pulls
u aut, and with pack of cards, which fly
sAssut as II winged, much to the discontinue
81 reporter, and to the astonishment of the
n aforesaid ministers. Query-Will the next
convention resolve to crusade against play
ing cardss Moral-Reporters should keep
acards and copy-paper IN separate pockets.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-17

Washington Allston, who stood at the
head Of American artists half century ago,
was at one time so reduced by poverty that
he locked his studio in London one day,
threw himself on his knees and prayed for
loaf of bread for himself and wife.
While thus engaged knock was heard at
the door, which the artist fastened to open
A steanger inquired for Mr.. Allston, and was
anxious to know who was the fortunate
purchaser of the CANCEL Uriel," which had
won the prize at the exhibition of the Royal
Academy. He was told it was not sold.
"Where is it to be found?" "In this very
room," said Allston, producing the painting
from the corner and wiping off the dust
1t is for sale, but its value has never been
adequately appreciated, and l would not
part with it ?" "What is its price ?" al
have done affixing any nominal sum. l
have always, SO far, exceeded any offers.
leave it you to name the price," "Will four
hundred pounds be an adequate recon-
pense p 1T is more than l ever asked for
it," Then the painting is mine," said the
stranger, who introduced himself as the
Marquis of Stafford and from that time
became one of Mr.. Allston's warmest friends
and patrons.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-17

If the Republican party has sunk SO low
in popular esteem that such performances
as the one in Arkansas are required to keep
it in power, its life cannot be sustained long
on such stmulants. Undoubtedly the
present condition of affairs rever would have
come to pass but for the prospect that the
burlesque Republican party, managed by
these men, would be defeated at the next
general election.-N. Y. Erening Post.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-17

A CALAMITY FOR FRANCE.-The news that
the fl osts have damaged the vines in France
is serious political as well as social ques-
ton. The failure of the wine crop would
cost France in money alone as much as the
German indemnity. The distress it would
occasion to the large body of laborers and
farmers would be. made the pretext for I'M
fortunate and painful agitation.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-17

4 significant commentary upon the condi
81on Of parties IL furnished by the action of
Pennsylvania politicians. Both the Repub-
Gcsn and the Democratic leaders are urging
sase Importance of holding late Conventions
>zAaad having short campaign. Both parties
Seszn to shrink from the test of long can
Eas- As the Pittsburg Chronicle remarks,
II previous elections when an early Con-
1snaicn has been held, the "party vote has
-zQminees."
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-17

A Western justice of the peace has had
one hundred and thirty of his one hundred
and thirty-five decisions oyerrnled by the
higher court, and the reason that the other
FIVE were missed was because the parties
died before they could appeal.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-17

Dueling is now a costly luxury in Italy.
A recent law fixes this tariff A challenge
500 fine, hostile meeting $500 fine and five
years disfranchisement,f fatal duel five years
Imprisonment and $1,000 fine. Seconds suffer
same punishment as their principals, and the
challenger is always to suffer the severest
punishment. Duelists cannot evade these
penalties by fighting on foreign soil, and to
insult a person for refusing challenge is
punishable by fine and imprisonment. This
law shows wonderful progress among peo-
pie who have ever been Sudden and quick
in quarrel"
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-17

Madam de Metternich, that eccentric
lady who has kept an unsullied reputation
all manner of freaks and caprices,
has returned to Paris. Aplain woman, thin
even to the verterbrae of a skeleton she
outshone the loveliest bellies of the Imperial
COurt
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-17

The Washington Chronicle announces that
whilst the Senate transportation Committee
are in favor of the jetty plan for opening
the passes of the Missississippi, the House
Committee in Railroads and Canals, in view
of the division of sentiment relative to the
matter, have resolved to request the Secre-
tary of War to send the engineers who ex-
amine1 the river before the House COM
mittee for interrogation. The committee,
it appears, are divided between the two
plans, and the engineers are wanted to ad-
just the quandary.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-17

"Gath" writes to the Chicago Tribune
about Senator Jones. of Nevada. He gives
the following description of the millionaire
Senator: Conceive for Mr.. Jones a largsh
well-fed man, of plain attire, taking to
brown or dark gray colors, without jewelry
or affectation, leading life in chambers
like the bachelor of the Albany. His face
is like a Dutch portrait in the style of Rem
brandt's mellowest, with an American eye
in it. The cheeks are bright red, with the
color Of currant-clusters, seeming to expose
a juicy red life in the blood, and tor the
rest are open-air brown-the whole little
voluptuous in contour, but heightened out
with beard of rich Vandyke brown, where
the thread or two of gray hangs like the
morning cobweb on the red thorn BUSH
The eyes are hazel, carrying all expressage,
inundated with humor, clear as precision
shining with the light of feeling, expanding
with the glow of address The hair tarries,
satisfied that some time it must let the oils
of precious spikenard evaporate, but as yet
they give it hue. A tritle chuffy in the body,
as if he bossed all jobs with the knees, the
belly, the eyes, and the elbows, hallooing to
his workmen meantime, and too strong to
be always elegant-this was Jones'"
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-17

The new Governor of Florida is evidently
a man trying to identify the interests of the
people among whom he lives with his own.
His determination to prosecute Radical Off
cial stealers, and his refusal to pardon out
of the penitentiary defaulting tax collec-
tor, are hopeful indications of better state
of affairs in at least one Southern State. 1t
would be strange, but perhaps rightful
retribution if Southern Radical should
turn out to be the Nemesis of his confreres.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-17

The English take the more sensible meth
cd in treating their national debt. In the
first place, they don't permit any discussion
as to the desirability or possibility Of repu-
dating it. In the second place, they don't
undertake to pay it all off at once, but per-
nit future generations to take their share of
the nations burdens acquired in building up
the national strength and credit whose adj
vantages they will enjoy. Sir Stafford North
cote, the Chancellor to the Exchequer,
showed, in his recent budget speech, that,
since 1862, the debt had been reduced $3.50
$4,000, and provision had been made for
further reduction Of $3.50, 100000 BY 1883.
He proposed to apply a sum of $780, 900 to
the purchase of terminable annuities, which
would by that date extinguish another S35,
100000, and "he thought, then, that this
generation had done enough in that matter"
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-17

Napoleon III never had the reputation of
wit, but he said one sharp thing after he
had made himself master of the destinies OF
France. 1t was at the expense of his
princely cousin, Plon Plon, who said to him
one day, "You have nothing of your uncle
about you" eyes," he said" his family"
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-17

"Lord Massey" thus describes his visit
last year to Cape May: ARRIVING at Con
gress Hail. we went to the desk on which
was lying the visitors book. He (my com
panion) entered his name first as Captain
-. | must beat that. Like flash the
thought came to my mind, and like flash
it was executed-Lord Massey was written.
The visitors went to look at the list of arri-
walls. Stand backn was the word "a real
live lord is in our presence; gaze at him
reverentially, make way for him in his
promenade, bow to him when he passes, and
in every other way possible show that you
are title worshipers.' l had not been long
there before the proprietor came and well
coined me, telling me that did both his es-
tablishment and Cape May an honor by my
visit Suppers were proposed and gotten
up to welcome me; balls, dinners every
thing that could be done was done to lionize
me.'
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-17

BE ALWAYS LOVERS. Married people
should treat each other like lovers all their
lives-then they would be happy. BECKER
ing and quareling would soon break off love
affairs; consequently lovers indulge in such
only to very limited extent. But some
people-men and women both-when they
have once got married think they may do
just as they please, and it will make no diff
ference. They make a great mistake. 1t
causes all the difference in the world. WO-
men should grow more devoted and men
more fond after marriage, if they have the
slightest idea of being happy as wives and
husbands. 1t is losing sight of this funda-
mental truth which leads to hundreds of di-
vorces. Yet, many man will scold his wife
who would never think of breathing harsh
word to his sweetheart; and many wife
will be glum and morose on her husbands
return who had only smiles and words of
cheer for him when he was her sutton. How
can such people expect to be happy
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-17

One Of the disadvantages of dying is that
it deprives yOu of the opportunity OF seeing
justice done after your death in cases that
very nearly concern you. There is trial
now going on before the New York
courts about some property left by
Mr.. Stiner, who was recently burned
to death with his whole family, in
that city. The point to be settled is wheth-
er the wife or the daughter of the defunct,
both Of whom persisted with him, lived the
longer. 1t is hard to see how such point
can ever be satisfactorily settled. Years
ago similar case arose, not by fire but by
water, out of the loss of the steamship
Pulaski off Cape Hatteras. The Pulaski
was crack boat, bound from Charleston to
Philadelphia, and she was full of "people of
society" A gentleman of Charleston was
lost on board of her with his wife, and the
courts were called upon to decide which of
the two, the husband or the wife, had been
the survivor. 1t was long and dreary liti
cation, and we forget now how it was de-
cded. But who can ever have felt sure
that it was decided in accordance with the
facts!
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-17
"And 50 he bore, sans blight or bar,,
The grand old name of gentleman.

A few evenings since young bachelor
who was particularly "sweet" on city belle
paid visit to his inamorata. The night
was dark, and he was all anxiety to greet
the bell quickly brought response, and the
door opened to admit him. The one who
answered the summons had no light, and the
young man, who surprising it was his charm,
er, rushed in, caught her in his arms, and
planted several vigorous smacks on her ruby
lips. He was suddenly brought to his senses
by an exclamation of disgust and a few an
CRY words in the Chinese tongue. He had
kissed the Chinaman instead of his dulcinea,
and if you want TO fight, Just mention Chi
naman to the Adonis. Moral-Beware how
YOU kiss in the dark.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-17

IMPORTANT To LInGANTs-Lawyers'b briefs
are printed for one dollar per page ct No. Bank
Place, near 6ravieE street,
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-17

Brooklyn has an undertaken whose first
principle evidently is the making of money.
He bargained to furnish a coffin for the child
of a poor woman named Ann Closed, the cost
of the same to. be paid in installments, one
Of them in advance. The woman made
strenuous efforts to raise the necessary
money, and succeeded poorly. Wednesday,
however, the undertaken appeared at the
house and laid out the corpse. "In the at
ternoon," says an account in the Brooklyn
Union, "the friends of the family assembled
and were waiting for the minister to arrive.
At this point, it is alleged by Mrs. Close,
who verities her statement by those of her
neighbors in the house at the time, that, as
they were waiting, the undertaken came into
the room where the corpse was lying and
demanded that some installment should be
made for the material furnished by him be-
fore he allowed it to get into the ground be-
yond his reach. Having no money, she could
not tell him of that fact amid her sobs and
tears. She begged his forbearance, vowing
that she would give him all the money she
could earn in the future until the debt
should be cleared off. But the undertaken
was memorable, and the friends of the wo-
man were very indignant at his alleged con-
duet. Seeing his determination to get the
money owing him or his coffin, they began
to make up a subscription, the amount of
which was not satisfactory to him, and he
refused to take it.
At last, growing impatient, he said, 1" If
you can't get me any security l must have
my coffin,' and with these words, according
to the report, he took the dead infant out Of
the coffin, laid it on the table, put the coffin
under his arm and stalked out of the ROOM
When the parties present had sufficiently
recovered from the first shocks of this
strange proceeding, it was only to witness
another sad sight. Mrs. Close was so over
come with grief that she tainted away, and
it was some time before she could be sufi-
GENTLY restored TO realise her position"
The money was finally raised by an appeal
to business men of the locality, another I'M
dertaker was secured and the child was
properly buried.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-17
Stealing Preaching.

Stealing preaching is species OF THEFT so
rare and venial, especially in Boston, that
it ought not to have elected an attack from
writer in the BOstl n 4drertiser. But 1t
has done so. An apparently Intelligent
person in that journal insists that going to
church without hiring a pew is stealing
preaching. He urges the contribution box
as a remedy. We have several grounds OF
objection to this theory. In the first place.
those people who 60 to church, including
those who do pay as well as those who don't
pay, are not so numerous that the senslblli-
ties of anybody VINO writes for the Boston
Adrertiser ought to be harshly touched by
any such stealing as that of a little preach
ing
Even who he would only "steal awhile
away" ought not to be indignant if a man
gets a little preaching on the sly. Indeed,
the Gospel is advertised to be without
money and without price. II religion were
not as inexpensive as this advertisement
would indicate, we have in mind not
few Christians who wouldn't have any of
it. This theory, therefore, promulgated by
the Boston Adrertisr, is blow aimed
at the Christian religion. 1t is. in addi-
ton, piece of ingratitude. The State eX-
empts church property from taxation.
The followers of the men who, with san
dalless feet and without purse or scrip, car
ried the new tidings over the plains OF
Judea build lofty palaces Of worship, in
which men Of dividends and women tied up
in godly laces can worship God in modern
fashion. Government extends to them the
courtesy Of exemption from taxation. 1t is
urged that they show no such courtesy to
the impecunious ones who are starving, or
are, at least, little hungry for the preached
Word. Ought not the avaricious worship
ers to bear in mind that their pew tariff or
contributon-boxes may send many soul to
the lake that burneth with fire and brim-
stone, where there is weeping and wailing
and crashing Of teeth ?-Cincinnati En-
quirer.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-17

ONE FOR His GRACE.-An amusing story
Of an English nobleman, recently deceased,
is told by the "Man About Town." in the
English Sporting Gazette: "The Duke he
says was once in church, no matter where,
when collection was announced for some
charitable object. The plate, or bag, or
whatever it might be, began to go round,
and the Duke carefully put his hand in his
pocket and took out form, which he laid
on the pew before him, ready for transfer to
noticing this action. initiated it by osten-
tatiously laying sovereign alongside the
ducal form.
This was too much for his Grace, who
dipped his hand into his pocket again and
pulled out another form, which he laid by
the side of the first The little snob fol-
lowed suit by laying another sovereign be-
side the first. His Grace quietly added a
third form, which was capped by third
sovereign on the part of the little snob.
Out came fourth form to swell the Dukes
donations; then the little snob triumphantly
laid three sovereigns at once upon the
board. The Duke, not to be beaten, pro-
duced three FORMS Just at this moment
the plate arrived. The little snob took up
his handful of sovereigns aud ostentatiously
ratified them into the plate, and then turned
defantly toward his rival, as who should
say, i" l think that takes the shine out of
you" Fancy his chagrin when the Duke,
with grim smile, put one form into the
plate, and quietly swept the remaining six
back into his pocket. His Grace used to
chuckle when he told that story, and l
think on the whole he had the best Of it.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-17

The injustice of the requisition system as
now enforced has been forcibly illustrated
in the case of the young woman arrested in
Troy by Chicago detective, on suspicion of
being notorious thief named Mollie Hol-
brook A paper issued by Gov. Dix was
placed in the hands of an utterly incapable
man, as the detective, Miller, appears to be,
empowering him to arrest Mollie Holbrook,
or any woman whom he might suspect to be
Mollie Holbrook. Miller found a young per
son whom he supposed to be Mollie, and
without attempting to identify her placed
shackles on her wrists and took her to Chi
cago. There she was discovered to be not
the woman, and was of course released. She
asserted that she belonged to respectable
family, and was earning decent livelihood.
But the mistake would have been none the
less cruel had she been poor and friendless
person.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-17

Aut Hannah says cremation is burr
ing shame"