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Condition Of the LeVeeS.

NJ, jeff Thompson, chief state engl-
neer of Louisiana, reports to Gov. kel-
logg. under date of the 9th OF May, as
follows, concerning the condition OF the
Mississippi levees: 81 have just re-
turned from reconnaissance OF the le-
wees and crevasses on the Mississippi
river in this state, and 1 have found
that we will require much larger
quantity of earthwork than for several
years to give our people any promise OF
safety from overflow next spring. Inc
tax provided to pay for the construction
of new levees will not build one'thlrd
Of the number actually needed, and |
see no safety for the state except
through the powerful hand OF the UNI.
ted States government, therefore must
pray YOU to take such steps as will pre-
sent our case to the present congress as
soon as possible, as few days delay,
SO near the adjournment, may deprive
MS of this sadly needed aid for another
wear, and entail upon tine present SUI
fering thousands OF our people anotner
wear of desolation and ruin. The river
actually run over about three hundred
miles OF our levees, which will have to
be raised and strengthened, and the
yawning crevasses at Ashton, Bass,
Point Pleasant, Buckridge, Hard Times,
Disharoom, Waterproof, Green's, Glass
cocks, Old River, Morganza. Morrl-
sons. Point Manor, Lobdell's, Hickey,s
and Bonnet Care will have to be closed,
besides the numerous small crevasSes
and the additional number OF breaks
that will occur from the caving Of the
banks when the water falls, which Will
have to be built up, as well as the nu-
merous works needed on the Latourcne'
Atchafalaya, Red River and Ouachlta.
The needs for the coming levee season
will be not less than three millions o.
cubic Yards, and it is impossible Tor inc
STATE To pay for one million cubic yalds,
and and therefore this additional amount
mnst either be left unbuilt, ana tne
state again flooded, or the general gov
srnment will have to give us iss misA1
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An Uncomfortable Island.

The little island of Niceros in the
Grecian archipelago is suffering under
a constant supply" of boiling water.
Some months ago, says the Pail Mall
Gazette, the inhabitants were seriously
annoyed by a series OF earthquakes,
which did much damage, and culmin-
ated in the bursting ooen of the sum
NIT in the highest peak in the island,
and flood of steam and boiling water,
which at one time led to the apprehen-
sion that not only would the whole is
land be destroyed, but every living
thing contained in it. The mountain,
however, suddenly ceased to boil over,
and it was hoped that for some years at
least there would be no recurrence of
this disagreeable phenomenon. These
hopes were unfortunately ly dissipated the
other day when the mountain resumed
its Objectionable practices, and emitted
such volumes of boiling water that the
position of the island has become al
most unbearable. To add to their dis
comfort, the ground is convulsed with
earthquakes, aud at the date of the lat
est advices the people had taken to the
open fields, where they were safer than
in their tottering houses. A scarcity OF
provisions is added to their other trou-
bles, and without houses, without food,
and with the prospect of being either
scalded or starved to death, the con-
dition of the good peop of Niceros is
at the present time by no means envi-
aE1a
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so UTH.

It's believed that the present wheat
will be the largest that was ever raised in
south.
The supreme court of Louisiana has
5ei that lcvee bonds issued under act
aier 32, of 1870, to be valid obligations of
tite
1ae branch of the Mississippi Central
s@i from Durant to Kosciusko was opened
'Aic last week. The event was celebra-
Durant. y
b speech before the Memphis
1oer of commerce, Mayor League stated
The entire business capital at that city
not exceed three and a half million of
m
Iphy sician in Ouachita parish, La,
Ito the Minden Democrat, that there are
thousand people within the limits of his
tce who are sick and destitute and need
tcne.
Evansville, Ga, special announces
Ascovory of another rich gold vein near
4onega, on the Pigeon-roost branch,
seln the ore is rich and in immense
atities.
= boy named Martin Oates, son of
'ge a Oates of Augusta, Ga, was killed
1lens, in that state, the other day, by the
dental discharge of pistol in the hands
a little girl.
& larry, aged 10, son of Frank Mel
= Of the firm of Eader & Melersh, of
DPhls' while. trying to got loaded pistol
aplaymate was accidentally shot through
ungs and probably fatally wounded.
+ late dispatch from Helena, Arkan-
ays Robert Reed, a notorious desperate,
''Ily keeper of a low groggery and lately
+ ile'or of hotel there, was shot and killed
~ partner, Elisha W. Cannon. Cannon
'lyor Wiltz, of New Orleans, has ad'
va another urgent appeal for aid to
W havemeyer, in which he says " Will
iOfk come to the rescue Of our destitute,
iamishing people? A deadly famine
IOulSana would be national disgrace,
" Tue wealth of America must prevent at
lizards
'4Omas Farrell, a mattress maker re-
on Front street, Memphis, was fatally
%s week by Harvey Porter, colored, who,
nenry Clay, colored, got into dispute
FARRELL about the civil rights bill, and in
'aAFrel Porter drew razor across the alb
oI Farrell, letting out his intestines.
'pa Porter were arrested.
'peclal from Nicholasville, Ky. :
horrible murder on the I'd inst.
1uB H. Masters, much respected mer-
=" Mcholasville, went to all the saloon
J" IN that town and requested them not
!" whisky to his sisters husband. All
'~'ea except ]. II, Soper, who assaulted
49, II, Soper, brother, interferred.
'"u OF Masters then interposed. A me-
auco' IN which W. H. soper, son Of the
'S'Or g OF the saloon, shot Masters in the
s:ough the right lung, killing him al
Instantly.
y Tlal of Gov. Moses for grand
" which was set down for Friday at
s'OutS did not take place, in conse-
N.Y. N.Y.. tho absence of the accused. The
% 'of the state asked for warrant Of
su' The court refused il. The counsel
A., III 'hen moved to strike the case from
A'' on tho ground that q governor
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NEWS Or THE WEEK.
EAST.

The Broadway stage strike has ceased
The hod carriers of New York are OF
,.rke for $3.50 per day stopping all build
operations
Four hundred men have been dis.
8lred from the iron mines at Port Dram,
J.. and five hundred will be discharged
,on the Hibelnis mines next Saturday. The
uges Of those retained, has been reduced to
IS cents rer day from $3.50.
Agipsy fortune-teller encamped with
lHte a few miles from Brooklyn, N. Y,
ygreIed with the leader of the band. He
elcE her, aud her son, a boy, knocked him
rp. The leader fired several shots at the
.r The latter, who WAS hit, staggered to-
nl the leader and stabbed him in the arm,
iil leader then shot the boy through the
art. The boy was thrown into one Of the
nsons and the band hastily left.
i painter named McCulloch, while
ilmkng on a bridge at the Three Sisters is-
lll at Niagara falls, last week, fell Off the
ahol, and was carried by the current to the
i4eof tho falls, where he caught on rock.
Ihg uncoaslng efforts from the bridge and
sp NCCulloch was finally rescued from his
BILIOUS position by John Conroy, who, at the
,hoi bis own life, tied rope to his body
made bis way to the rock where McCul-
lahad been hanging.
4 United States war vessel Gettysburg
EGyed at New York, with instruments and
lHimcos for the scientific corps engaged to
ikis Obseryations OF the transit of Venus.
b stores contain five sets Of houses and
-42s besides scientific instruments, which in
!. .ais FIVE splendid clocks, each worth nearly
s-i4 The value Of thematorial is said to be
1 $1,000. The officers Of the Swartara
ghat tie scientific men, who, among their
/ Sf.Ie' Tor the expedition, have supplied sec
in houses for Hobartown, place Of 5000
aAuants.
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Cremation In Siam.

A writer says: During residence
of several years in Siam / neither saw
nor heard OF single burial in that
country, nor did l meet with more than
three Siamese tombs. They were the
oTombs of Three Kings, said to be
centuries old, and all that 7 could learn
of their history was that beneath those
gorgeous monuments of black granite,
exouisitely chiselled and adorned with
mosaics in gold, silver, copper, ebony,
and ivory, reposed the ashes of the
three famous warrior kings who had or
dered the bodies to be buried instead
of burned in order that the singularity
of the circumstance might keep the
memory of their virtues and bravery
ever fresh in the hearts OF their sub
iects, Burning is now, and has been
for centuries, the universal custom in
Siam-preferred, it is supposed, be-
cause Of the facility it affords for re.
moving the precious dust of the loved
and lost. In old aristocratic bouses
have seen arranged in the family re-
ceptacle massive golden urns containing
the ashes of eight, ten, or twelve gene
rations of ancestors; and these are cher.
ished as precious heirlooms to descend
through the eldest male branch.
THE Japanese government having
been officially advised that the projected
war upon the island of Formosa wonld
involve also a war with China, has de
cided not to enter upon such a cam
paign and the $1,000 Japanese troops
who had already been started from Ma
gasaki for Formosa island have beer
ordered to Corea, but it is thought tina
this movement will also be checked b.
the Russians. Twelve insuTTectionist
al Saga against the Japanese govern
ment have been executed, including
Katski, who was educated at Albany
He had been back but few months.
IoR1ANDERs are beginning to emigrat
to this country, and are described as
bright, cleanly, healthy looking class .
people. closely resembling the Scotch
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HARRY. after looking on while his
new little sister cried at being washed
and dressed, turned away saying Il
sbe screamed like that up in heaven l
don't wonder they sent her Oh.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-06-13

JOHN HENRY asked Quig if there was
not danger of his losing his breath-it
was so leeky.
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IoR1ANDERs are beginning to emlgrate
TO this country, and are described as .
bright, cleanly, healthy looking class Of
people. closely resembling the SCOTCH
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1)hao1, phun and pphaney.

Chicago is now called 'Crema-
ton City"
The most difficult ascent-Get-
ting up subscription.
Susan B. Anthony, aged So
The Graphic made this discovery.
Receipt for a hot breakfast
Admire your landlady's new bonnet.
-Injun probabilities: "Mabe snow
next week; mabe heap damn hot
"A Memphis paper defines adver-
Using to be o "blister which draws
trade . ..
In Delaware the price for calling
the Court "a bloated old rhinoceras"
is just s..
allow Goliah was killed with a
sling" is the title of a Maine cru
sader's lecture.
Jones says that why he isn't
married 8 because that when he
Wooed she wouldn't. "a
TO secure scowl of perfect dis
gust from a woman, tell her that a
caterpillar is crawling on the back of
her dress.
"A Bufaloeditor never takes time
by the back hair. He simply casts
the eye of his mind across the chasm
of centuries.
1t is considered pretty we'll
settled fact that death has no terrors
for the man who marries woman
after thirty years courtship of her.
-"Is them the common sassage"
inquired a venerable looking lady,
as she surveyed bunch of bananas
over her spectacles the other day.
Col. Egerton, in the House of
Commons, said philanthropy is so
energetic that ''it requires good
deal of influence nowadays to get
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NEW YORK.
n EW YORK WORLD
WEEKLY, sEMI-WEEKLY, DAILY
FOR
1874.

V,TE GREAT DEMOCRATIC VICTO
4 ries IN New York, Ohio, Maryland an.
Vrpinia. the startling Republican defeat
in Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas and Illinois
| foreslatow the election of Il Democratic
Congress in 1874, and the election of ;
Democratic President in 1876
| The secret of the triumph already wOl
has been steadfast adherence to the organ
ization, untlinching fidelity to the princi
| pies Of the Democratic party. The Work.
has been faithful to its trust. When faint
hearts talked of spoiled party, a new
party, it bore alott the fay Of the historic
indomitahle Democratic party. That flag
inscribed with the legends Free Trade and
Farmers Rights, Hard Money and no Mo
fnopolies,-tne Democrats OF Ohio and
New York carried to u glorious victory
|suhverting Grant majolfties Of 81 zoo and
81 600
A new career now opens before the De
mocracy-more glorious and more beneti
cent than it's past career, identified thougl
that be with the fonnding of the republic
its expansion across the continent, it 5
half century Of prosperity and peace.
The open secret of its future, as OF its
past and present. triumphs, is still a stead
last adherence to the organization, au IN
linchins fidelity to the principles of the
Democratic party--prIlcIples never 81
ueedful us now to be applied throughout
our National. State and Municipal life, t.
heal the wounds and decentralization OF
war; to stop corrupt and prohisate expen
ditnre, to limit and lpcalize powers Gu
trusted to the peoples servants, to libcrats
our industries from the letters of u barbar
Gus Tariff, our trade from the fluctuations
of an irredecnlable paper Currency, and
our agriculture from the double plumber
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The duty of The World in this onward
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