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The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-09-27

A CHANGE OF M1ND-The Baltimore Gazette
says: Eliza Godfrey, formerly living near
Leavenworth, Kansas, is among the curiosi-
ties of womanhood. She is an interesting
and not unattractive damsel OF sweet sixteen;
and when one night she was missing. her
father set out on search for her which ranged
over S x hundred miles OF mountain and prai-
RE. The worst of it was that she had eloped
with her lover, one, as the seq1el proved, I'M
fortunate Mr.. Bailey. For when her father
overlook her the course of true love had NOT
by any means run smooth. She had Travelled
over two hundred miles in lumber wagon
over rough roads, and either her affection for
the man of her choice had been shaken out
of her, or she was OF disposition mighty UNI
certain No minister was attainable. ana
when the judge arrived to marry them this y
no y it all ended-a MICS little romance spoiled
by the cantankerousness of one woman: Judge
Norton was sent for and came upon the scene.
The party assembled, while the eager crowd
filed the doorways and windows to witness
what next would TIA inspire. Spoke the father:
Judge, this is my daughter. wish TO give
my consent to her marriage to this man:
Then said the Judge: Mr.. Bailey do you wish
to marry this woman? i do said Bailey,
And you, young woman. would you have
this man for your husbandY said the judge.
The young lady looked up and replied: Well
JudGA Gne1 not Just now. 49,
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-09-27

A few evenings ago couple of gentlemen
living in clearinghouse in Sacramento
were attracten to the room of lady in the
same building by her cries that there was a
centipede in her bed. The gas was turned
down quite low, but the men could see the
creature on the bed, and. doubling a towel
several times. one of them cast it over the
centipede and clutched it tightly to prevent
its escape One Of the gentlemen was some
what of an amateur scientist and desired
ardently to preserve the centipede as speci-
men. Accordingly the captured animal was
carried in the towel to a drug store, and quite
q number of persons gathered to get a look at
it The druggist poured chloroform on the
towel, to Supply the creature and to prevent
the possibility Of its escape, and one of the
clerks stood BY with an upffted club to strike
it. should it attempt to get OF The towel
WAS opened, and the expectant lockers on
were astonished and diagusted TO 6nd that al
the flfD Aad ~ mAds ovsr > kft2e strip q
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-09-27

"THE WEALTH OF THE AsToRs 1T is a
fiction pleasing to most peopl. to exaggerate
the wealth of the men known to be rich. The
taxes Of the Astors paid in New York Friday,
amounted to $3.50, O57 SO. This is believed to
re present an assessed valuation Of about S12,-
600, 900, and the assessed value. is usually
about two-thirds of the rel value. Upon this
basis We find the Astors paying taxes on about
100000 But tor some inscrutable reason
the assessment upon the Astor's real estate is
said to be only one-third its value, and we
have the real estate alone worth about $50,
OOO 600. This, however, does not touch the
matter, for there is said to be as much more
the taxes upon which are paid by the lessees
Thus we have the snug little sum of $72, OOO.-
OnO for real estate alone, and how mu b deeIer
the plummet would sink in the great sea Of
wealth, altar STIRLING the personal property,
nay - oily IN - eonieo11gA
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-09-27

We extract from the Church Journal of the
from Rt. Rev. Bishop Wilmer, of Louisiana,
to all those who contributed to the sufferers
by the late food:
correspondence of The Church journal and
Messenger
The Bishop of Louisiana desires to make his
Acknowledgements tor the kind and generous
contributions. conveyed through his hands, to
the people of this diocese, who are sufferers
from the recent food in the Southwest
Silent under suffering, they cannot remain
silent un er this manifestation of sympathy.
The rich and poor alike--a distinction for the
moment hardly to be recognized-unite to
express their obligations for the kindness
which has been extended to them, with a
liberality only equaled by its delicacy and re-
finement. They have been fed, clothed,
sheltered from peril and misery worse than
death, by friends who will remain unknown to
them till they meet before the Eternal Throne
Dear brethren, the blessing OF them that
are ready to perish is yours Night was
closing on many households pale with want
and despair, when your footsteps were heard,
and the spirit of Christian brotherhood as
serted its power, and the sweet fragrance of
Divine sympathy penetrated where the hand
of public charity could never reach. Suffer
ing faith is no longer confounded. Ministers
have been spared to their flocks churches
have been kept open in the midst of the
calamity-the congregation in one instance
making their way in boats to the Threshold
of the sanctuary, and when their little organ
was choked by the flood, their words Of prayer
and praise arose above the murmur of the
waters.
Thanks are eminently due to the Bishops Of
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Rhode Island,
for pastoral letters, which were fruitful of ben
efcent results: also to the Society of the
Alumni of the General Theological Seminary,
for the beautiful expression offraternal kindness
to one Of their number who has proved his con-
stancy to his stricken flock in their extremity.
Last, not least, to beloved brethren among
the clergy. for many precious words Of COM
fort accompanying offerings, made by their
congregations to the same cause.
1t is for the great future to reveal the full
extsnt of this blessed charity which helps to
bring this church into nearer communion
with the Pertecostal age, when believers were
of one heart and one soul when none said
that caught Of the things which he possessed
was his own.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-09-27

Having pumped everybody who had an
opinion upon the authorship of the plays at
tbufed to Shakespeare, the New York Herald
Dowsits on the judicial bench in the court of
criticism, and after review Of all the testi-
mony. instructs the public jury to render a
verdict for the Bard of Avon There has been
no new evidence elected in the course of the
long controversy. If it serves any purpose.
that purpose is simply to show that Shakes
peare's name will pass down through all po.-
tsdty credited with the works at present at-
tsibuted to him.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-09-27

The truth is that in this era of public i'm
provements, and the multiplication Of con-
stituencies, there is a rapidly growing ten
dency to reduce the business of government
to a grab-game. Each constituency sends a
representative to Congress to accomplish
some particular local ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. To
do this the Representative must trade and
logroll. The Capitol at Washington, may be
compared to huge grab-bag, in which there
are prizes to be secured, such as public build
ings, harbor improvements, tariff interests
war claims, Indian claims, railroad franchises
steamboat subsidies, and a hundred other
things. A rough and tumble fight ensues
and the strongest grabber gets the most prizes
OF course each constituency expects to get
the biggest prize.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-09-27
The an COnauering OYSTER.

The New York Herald thus discourseth
about the oyster:
Anatomical scientists say that the oyster is
a marine acephalous mollusk of the lamelli-
branchiate order of the genus ostrea. The
shells are inequivalve, lamellated, the upper
shell being the smaller and moving forward
with age, leaving grove Tor the igament
along the adhering valve. The oyster has no
feet, the lobes are widely separated and united
only near the hinge. Respiration is carried on
with the vascular gills. Without jaws or teeth,
the oyster separates and selects it's food by
means of short labial processes, and u.s. there
fore, unable to feed upon any resistive sub
stance. The intestine is short, with few con-
volutiJns; the ventricle of the heart lies upon
the rectum. Oysters have no power of loco
motion and move only in respiration, or when
sperm and ova are expelled by the sudden
closing Of the valves.
The authorities differ on the subject of sex,
some holding that the oyster is hernia phro-
dite, others that the female predominates
The eggs of the oyster are expelled in a white,
greasy. viscid fluid, which rises to the surface
and which are called spats Being held in solu-
ton by the water, they soon find a Judgment in
the bed of the bay and soon develop fecunda-
ton arising through the medium of the water,
which conveys the sperm to the ova. The
tides the degree of the sadness of water,
and the character of the soil have all to be
considered in the multiplication of the animal
From the beginning Of May to the end of
August the spawning takes place. 1t is said
that the general belief that oysters are not tit
to eat during these months is a popular error,
started and supported by the oystermen them
selves in order to produce cessation in the
demand. The oysterMen must have good
knowledge of the tides and of the anatomy of
the oysters in order to secure proper planting
Especially has he to observe that he take the
oysters from the bed when the tide is running
out, SO that the fresh water may come down
from the rivers at the mouth Of the beds and
supply the fish with drink, for too salt water
makes the oysters lean and unhealthy
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-09-27

Question Of the day-Did Shakespeare staal
1aeon . vell . vsnisoup
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-09-27

/ know one exception to this rule. He was
an ambitious fellow, and was determined that
family dignity should not crush him. He
found that business men were not disposed to
employ the SONS Of those old families, be-
eanso a. thsir ina1Rcimcy On tbs account
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-05-29

of their respective families After the
congratulations were over the comra-
ny, to the sound Of music, proceed' q
to The library in the second story "i
the mansion, where, on series of
tables, were displayed the lcgaht
presents to the bride. the names of
the donors being attached to all the
articles. Among the most costly
gifts were dessert set OF
eighty-four silver pieces by Geo.
w. Childs, and a complete silver din
ner service by A. j. Drexel, of Phila
delphia, the combined value OF them
being probably 81. SOC; Secretary Fish,
a large silver tankard Ct. neral and
Mrs. Sharpe, of New York, ring with
a stone cameo set with diamonds !;
Postmaster General Creswell, n very
handsome silver ice cream service; cx-
Senator Cattell, diamond ring. five
stones; l.. P. Morton, of New York, an
emerald and diamond ring these two
rings are probably worth q thousand
dollars each Secretary Robson, q
toilet set and sidepieces, brass, elabor-
ately finished of the style of Louis
XIV !; A. T. Stewart, of New York, the
largest size lace pocket handkerchief,
such as sell for $500; General Bah
cock. an elegant valenciennes lace fan,
with smoked pearl frame, with the
monogram of the bride in gold.
Mr.. Sartoris presented to his wife a
large and choice collection of flowers.
The present of the father of the bride
is ten thousand dollars also all
the immediate members and relatives
of the Presidents family, five hand
some presents.
At II o'clock the company partook
of wedding breakfast, elegantly pre-
pared. The bill of fare was printed
on white satin, and stated that the
breakfast was from the President and
Mrs. Grant in compliment to Mr.. and
Mrs. Sartoris. All the bridesmaids
were presented with handsome bo-
quets. Little boxes tied with white
silk, containing wedding cake, were
brought away by the guests. At lao
this afternoon the bride and groom
left Washington in q special train for
New York. Their Pullman palace car
was handsomely decorated with flow
ers and evergreens and American and
British flags. They were accompani-
ed by General Porter and Messrs.
Childs and Drexel and their families.
On Friday the President and Mrs.
Grant will go to New York to take
leave of their daughter on her embark
alton for England. Tunes were playe ed
this afternoon oH the Metropolitan
Church bells in honor of the marriage.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-05-29
Miss NelIic,s Wedding.

The bride wore a white satin dress
deliberately trimmed with point lace,
With t4lle veil. The hair was adorn-
ed with orange blossoms.
There was nothing particularly 40
ticeable in the dress of the groom,
which was in the latest style, of course,
with the conventional white necktie.
The bridesmaids were Misses Barnes,
Fish, Dre4el, DeRt, Porter, Conkling,
Sherman and Frelinghayse... They
were severally dressed in white corded
silk, covered with white illusion, with
soft puffs and pleatings caught up
with flowers. Their sashes were Of
the same material as their dresses.
Four of these ladies' were distinguish
ed by pink roses, and the other four
by blue flowers All things being in
readiness Rev. Or. Tiffany proceeded
with the ceremony according to the
form ct the Methodist Episcopal
Church. Every cnc, as Rs1}al on such
occasions, preserved a marked silence,
and listened attentively to every word,
while closely watching the manner and
of the bridal pair. The
ceremony over the minister was the
first TO kis5 The bride. She Immediately
turned to her father, wh9 embraced
and kissed her. Then the mother Gp-
preached and kissed her, as did also
The brothers of the bride and numer-
GUS relatives and female friends. The
new-made husband enjoyed his share
Of the handshaking, and orally ex-
pressed congratulations. The band
played the Wedding March at the con-
,lusiop Of the ceremony.
Seventy carriages conveyed the
guests to the Executive ManoiOn. Less |
han two hundred versions were pres |
ent, including Justices of the Supreme
Court, members of the Cabinet, Sena-
,ors Frelipghpysen, Carpenter, Cam
eron, Conkfng and Logan; Vice Pres
dent Wilson, Speaker Blaine, General
Altman. George W. Childs, A. J. |
Drexel, Judge Pierrepont, General
Arthur, and Generals Porter and Bah |
cock; Sir Edward and Lady Thornton.
The officers of the army and navy ap-
oeared in uniform. The persons above |
named were accompanied by the LADIES' |
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-05-29

Total United States and
Canada. ... 24S, 40, o00, OG0
AS is we'll known. statements have
been made, of late years, from time to
time, of the rapid destruction Of our
pine forests, and predictions have been
hazarded that the time is not far dis
tant when the pine tree will become
extinct, and Numbering become lost
art. But, with regard tc the establish
ment and care of plantations of woods,
little has been done. Id foreign coun-
tries for many years-In some for cen
turies-the preservation OF the forests
and the planting OF trees upon the
waste l1nQs, the mountain sides, the
sources Of streams. and other broken
and worthless lands united for Guilt
walton, has been a matter OF careful
study and governmental control. 1t is
to the results so reached and the lnfor-
nation thus nlaced at our disposal that
we must now turn as The necessity of
the measure becomes more apparent
to Us.
The report referred to, shows the i'll
effects of the destination o. timber to
prepare the soil for some special cQlti-
walton, and the benefits derived from
planting trees, whereby tracts formerly
deemed valueless and often unhealthy
have been rendered valuable and availa-
bic for the use of man. For the careful
examinst.oc Of these subjects and the
devising of the proper means to regu-
late them, patient and careful ,aEesti-
cations are necessary. For the pres
.,n., perhaps, the establishment of
elaborate sp4ools of forestry, as in
other countries, would be unnecessary;
although it may be 4pesIiqne4 If ac-
curate and thorough knowledge Of this
kind can be too widely spread? But it
will be wise for the people Of this
country to take up the subject in time.
A. tree Is not the growth of day,
ard, eZen though it be growing while
we are Sleeping, ''the band that plants
the acorn will never cit the full aEown
oak that springs from it's germ" A
house that is burned down can be re-
built in a few months. A whole city,
destroyed by fire, like Chicago, can
rise from the ashes in year. But
tree growing is a slow process. The
forests that are Planted? to-day may
generation. How the people in Vir
ginia .eal;ze the value and the glory of
our forest growth. How naked would
be the most beautiful landscape, and
even the most sublime mountain, with
out the trees! Even an ordinary
dwelling, destitute of architectural
gage end adornments, is rendered
more attractive b. grove around it.
than beautiful mansion Eithogt trees.
We would rather have the prsssnt
forest growth of Virginia than the
most classic lands of the Old World,
crowded with palaces an! castles, but
dss.tn1s St est s Works Of h art th
grand living works Of nature aye slow
Of growth, and it sometimes takes
mote th2eelri a generation to replace
them.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-05-29

The atlanta correspondent of the
Augusta Chronicle writes 's1s is said
with a great deal of probability, that
several failures will occur in this city
before a great while among young
merchants. Money is very scarce, and
it is belived that the business commu-
nifty is more critically situated than it
was during the financial crisis last fall.
ss ~ ga IN sne money no. market
advance in cotton. Parties are with
holding their cotton with the expecta-
ton of realizing an enormous profit,
and thereby stagnating the money
market. One bank in this city, it is
said, has Invested one hundred thous-
and dollars in cotton, Gnd is patiently
waiting for it to advance to a higher
figure. Another cause Tor the SCARCITY
of money is said to be the constant de-
mand Of the State on the banks for
money to pay the interest on maturing
bonds"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-05-29

II" ALL PAR icnlariv invalits, spring is try
ing season. Indications OF -icknrs- should at
once lee attended TO. Fatal diseases NAV be
caused by allowing the bowels to become con-
stipated. and the syste m to remain in a disor
deTed condition, until the disorder has time to
develop itself. An ounce of prevention is worth
pound OF cure, is an old and truthful saving
Therefore, We advise all tho are trCu bled with
the complaints now very pre- valent-headac ache,
l. digestion, diserdered liver, want OF appetite
nausea, or feverish skin, to take, Without d lay,
Schenck's Mandrake Pills. We know of no
remedy SO ha' mless and decisive in its action.
IL at once strikes at the root OF the disease and
produces healthy tone to the system People
never need suffer from anv disea arising from
a disOrdered condition of The liver if thew would
take this excellent med cine when they feel the
first indication of tie ma'ady. Families leav-
ing home for the summer months should take
three or four boxes of these pills with them
They have almost an instantaneous effect
They will relieve the patient of headache
IN one or two hours. and will RAPIDLY cleanse
ally prevent a billions attack. They are sold by
Il druggists. may IS 1m
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-05-29

Attorney General Williams, it is
sai4, made o clear breast of it before
the Committee on Expenditures in the
Department of Justice. He admitted
that a recent examination disclosed
great extravaganza in the contingent
expenditures of his department. He
prGposec to do better in the future
The famous LANG nleb-vhi.,h he admit
ted had been used both for the Official
and social uses of himself and family
has been sold and the proceeds cover
ed into the Treasury. It is under
stood in Washington that Judge
Wright bought the landulet for 81 600,
with view to exhibit it in the fall
campaign of Ohio, Indiana and other
StGtey.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-05-29
cor, wADDELL,S CANVASS.

Hon. A. NJ. Wad /. il. candidate FIR Congress,
p ill tdress hi- fellow citizens at the fol,wing
times AID pl cts:
june 1n7, wedn = iay-PJrt-m)u b, Carte
ret county.
Jane 19'h, Fr.,ay-Sanier-' st>re, Carteret
county
jun 81, satuTia, -Newport, Cartcret Co.
June 18Th, Mond .y-Richlan,is, Onslow Co
June 1.th, TueAtay--Jscks onyille, Ous,ow
c 4"ts.
June 18th, Thus iar--fyd Is Mul-, onslow
county.
june D l. Moniay--KeaansviI.c,D Dap ia Co
June Il, ruesday-W Warsaw, Durln Co.
June "A b. Wednt siay-F aisoH's Du. I'm 60.
June 18th, Thursday I iIntOn. Sampson Co
June 2&tn, fri,'ay -Mcpan.eI's y Roads
Sa.n son comfy.
June 27th, Saturday -Tnyl o,' = EIiLgo, Samp-
son county.
June 29th. Mon tay-TayctteyiIl', Cumber-
June Both, Tuc s,iay-M Manchester, Cun.her
Land county.
July %, THU suay-,fone sboro, Mooro Co.
.Jniy 81, Friday-Cartnage, Moore Co.
Jnly It'll, Saturday. Carter Mills, Moore
county.
July 9th, MoIday-H arlington p. O., Har-
nett county.
July eth, Tuesiay-Lilington, Harnett Co.
July Sth, Wedns slay- A"ersboro, Harnett
county.
July 1ltb, Saturday-''The Hollow 81 den
county.
July 18Th, Monday -klizabcthtown, Bladcn
county.
July 14th, Tuesday-Dalton, Bladen county.
July 18th, dnesiay-Brinkley's Brunswick
county.
July igtE, Thrrsday-Whiteville, Coluz bus
equity.
July 1Ttn, Friday-Wiiiiams', Columbus Co.
July goth, Monday Iron Hill, Columbus Co.
July 22d, Wednesday Shailotte, Brunswick
county.
Other appointments, as desired, will be here
after made. D&Wt.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-05-29

The revision of the Bible is pro-
crossing rapidly in England, yet it
wi occupy, about six years longer.
ly as possible, the same arrangements
as those enforced by James I. during
the making Of his tfapslatiGn. Or.
Guisburg, Church q England oler-
gyman, is one of the most indefatiga-
BILE of the workers on the revision.
The preliminary work is discharged
by him, and then submitted to the
other members of the company.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-05-29
From the Ly nchburg n W.
spare the Trees.

The Committee on Public Lands IN
the House of Representatives, acting
upon a memorial laid before them by
the American Association for the Ad-
yancement of Science, have prepared a
bill and presented report in which
forest culture is fully discussed, and
the appointment of Commissioner OF
Foresty under the authority OF the
Secretary of the Interior recommend
ed. Not to go fully into the statls-
tics of the report, we may present
few tables which may be of interest.
A careful estimate of the percentage
of woodlands in the following coun-
tries is.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-05-29

In the United States and Territories,
the Southern States come first, with
amounts ranging from 40 to go per
cent. The Eastern, Middle, and
Northwestern States from 20 to 40 per
cent, and the Western and Prairie
Stetes from to 90 per cent. Illinois
is placed at 10, Wisconsin at 20, and
Iowa at Is per cent; while Nevada,
Arizona, Dakota, Colorado, Utah, New
Mexico, and Wyoming are comparative
ly treeless. This table IS necessarily an
approximation, as much land is owned
by nonresident and large tracks
of unimproved land afford but uncer-
tain data.
OF pine, the estimate is as follows ::
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-05-29
from the Savannah News
WOman's Rights in Florida.
OcALA, Fla, May Is, 1874.
Editor Morning Neaos :

Editor Morning Ne,Os:
You seldom get anything from this
part of the moral vineyard, notwith-
standing your paper is more generally
read here than any other. You have
very frequently alluded to the condi-
ton of our judiciary, their character
and Gn) capacity. The Hillyer's have
also been the subjects of editorials on
several occasions. Ose of them is
County Judge of this county and &C.
96fcio Judge of Probate. The ELI
closed is an exact copy of an order,
Judgment or decree emanating from
him. I have seen the original. The
trouble was between an old black man
and his wife. Yours truly,
SJRSCRIRER