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Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1874-06-11
Anccdote Of Thad Stevens.

Pierre NJ. B. Young, now representative
in Congress from Mississippi, was confed-
crate general and a graduate OF West Point.
He came to Washington soo,: after the war,
seeking to have his disabilities removed. He
is fine, manly fellow, and seems to have
accepted the results of the war in good faith.
He went to Thad Stevens, who was chairman
of the Election Committee, and Thad began
to play with him, as be sometimes did with
those whom he intended to make Lis victims
He said:-
"You are a graduate of West Point, be-
lieve!"
"Yes, sir"
Educated at the expense of the United
States, believe, which you swore faithfully
to defend?
"Yes, sir
"You went into service for the infernsl
rebellion?"
"Yes. sir"
you were brigade commander in the raid
into Pennsylvania, which destroyed the prop
erty of so many of my constituents:
Eyes, sir"
''It was squad of men under your direct
charge, and under your personal command,
that burned my rolling-mill down."
"Yes, sir"
Young thought he was:gone, but seeing
that the old veteran had come into the pos
session of the last fact, which Young did not
dream he knew, it was impossible to deny
the truth of his questions. Thad roared out,
"Well, I like your id impuderce. l
will see that your disabilities are removed.
Good morning" The next day the bill passed
the House.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1874-06-11

rugged Goose Creek mountains, when by TAX
ing in its course the natural pass at Emigrant
canyon and Salt Lake City, the capital of the
Mormons and the commercial center of the
mountain Territories. they could form juno
tion with the c. P. by the most admirable
bench land, formed on purpose, between the
Bingham Canyon mountains and the south
end of the lake, and, if necessary, get $5,-
OO0, 600 for SO doing. The speaker told the
people that bis revelation was published in
the Frontier Indfr one year before, and that
a Gentle town would grow up at the end of
the lake.
To this Brigham Young replied that ''it
would bc impossible for rival city to grow
up
WHERE COEINNE NOW STANDS.
Said that goods and houses did not make
cities. That Cheyenne was only shingle
town and never could bc more. He added:
1--WE have city here-hOw did we build it !?
Was it by keno and faro halls, and rascallion
leviltry that it grew? No, it was this, it was
this!" accompanying the ''grand flourish"
with working Of his muscular arms. 1t
was the muscle of the Saints that made the
city.
To make long story brief, two months
later the Salt Lake Reporter published an ar
ticle to the effect that the locating engineers
of the Z. p and G. p. railroad: had just
stuck their stakes on Monument Point, ut the
north end of the lake. A few months later
the Reporter was published daily in the rival
Gentle town.
The dreamer meantime republished his
''later revelation" Of the year before, calling
the attention of the public to the fact that the
files of the paper containing the original could
be found, not only at the Office, but at the
avertising agencies of the principal cities.
Brother Stenhouse would say that if the
revelation was ''day dream" the author
was Psychological. AS it was night dream,
Brother Joseph would pronounce it an inspi-
ration. Brother Brigham would decide that
in either case it was prophecy.
The plug hat man Is your humble servant,
LKGH X. FREEMAN.
SAL7 WEL1& W. r., Nay 49, 1874
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Fl0gginR Judas Iscarsot.

Good Friday the sailors on board the Por-
tuguese and South American vessels lying in
the London docks cOmmemOrated their an
nual custom of flogging Judas 1scariot, the
false Apostle.
There was large crowd, principally COM
posed of scamen from the neighboring ships,
and the ceremony may be described a. fol-
lows: At daybreak u block of wood, roughly
carved to initiate the betrayer, and clothed In
an ordinary sailors suit. with a red worsted
cap on the head, was hoisted by rope round
the head into the forerigging. The crews of
the various vessels then went to chapel On
their return, about II a. m., amid the shouts
of the sailors, and with great jeering and de-
rision, the figure was lowered from the rig
ging and cast into the dock, and ducked three
times. 1t was then hoisted aboard, and, after
being kicked around the deck was lashed to
the capstan.
The crew, who by this time had worked
themselves into state OF excitement, then
armed themselves with knOtted ropes and
proceeded to lash the effisy, ut first rs body
and then, tolled off in pairs, kept up the fog
ging until every vestige of clothing had
been cut to tatters. During the process the
ship-bell kept up an incessant clang, and the
captains of the ship, looking on admiringly,
ScIVcU OUT goes Ol RIOS ~ Cuc cAcCuIOucIS.
Those not engaged in the Aogging kept up q
sort of rude chant, intermingled with exple-
tives.
This proceeding was carried on until one
o'clock, when the dummy was unlashed and
conveyed with much ceremony to the galley.
situated amidships, where it was burned
amid the cheers ofthe sailors and the crowd.
1t had originally been intended to have COM
bined the whole of the crews of the various
ships in one body, and to have carried the
figure in solemn procession q circuit of the
docks, but on an intimation being conveyed
tokhe different captains by the police author
tiles that such proceeding would encourage
the formation of a rough mob ;snd probably
lead to scenes of violence, they wisely
counseled the crews to abandon the project,
which was accordingly done.-London TEX.
0rHDh.
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A GENTLE REVELATION.
The One thnt Located the u. p. 0nd G..
p. Railroads via. the ogden and
Weber Cany on Route.

From the Salt Lake Tribune
In June, 1867, there was great mass meet
ing at the Tabernacle. Ten thousand per-
sons were present. Among others, the locat-
ing engineer of the Union Pacific railroad,
and man of whom the Salt Lake Reporter
said: "Therc is man in town with stoye-
pipe hat on"
The speakers who addressed the meeting
were Brigham Young, George A. Smith, Geo.
O. Cannon, Mormon Apostles; +. H. Head
and Warren Hussey, Gentiles. Several had
had revelations in 1916 and 1847, that an
''iron band would connect the then unes-
tablished peoples of the Interior Mountains
and the Pacific coast with the Atlantic. 1t
was to follow the old Mormon trail from
Council Bluffs to Salt Lake City, taking in its
course Emigrant Pass, and connecting with
the G. p, rid the south end of the lake. This
was the natural route, yet the imam with the
plug hat rose, and begged pardon for having
received
A LATER REVELATION.
He said that when asleep in the great Vel
lowstone Park, about one year before, he had
dream that he was in an overland telegraph
Office, and heard a message from the Mayor
and Aldermen of Salt Lake CITY, to the
Mayor and Aldermen of Omaha, saying !:
: W. nave NJ l6SI 30 lSI IuuuCuCcO luO INV
tors of the L. p. Railroad as to have gotten
them to consent to the location of the main
trunk line within forty miles of the city, to
the north, with the promise of branch be-
ing speedily built to this city,"
This dream was at once sent to the Fs'Vntser
Inder, the peripatetic press then published IN
the Fort Saunders garrison. Soon after the
dreamer wasin Virginia City, Montana, where
he received q letter from bis brother. VINO
was in the confidence of the Directors, anu
in it he was requested to secure an interest IN
the Soda Springs, Idaho, as it was generally
conceded that the railroad would pass along
the valley Of Bear river, by the way OF Inc
springs, l2O miles north of city:
Although the speaker had no knowledge OF
the topography Of the country, and s;n,a notw,tn;
standing that every one who Was :cqna;nted ;,a q
with it said il would be impossible to build .
road down INC Weber Canyon forty miles 70
The north Of :he city, and inst there could be
rc'hius to Justify .he ma ssrs in Coz ssIoei-
ing the I. p. by rot that wosld strike
tho lake a, les middle part and then wind
round the north end, thench through the
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1874-06-11

While we were walking through the ba-
zaars the guide casually pointed out the slave
market, and of course we entered. Our way led
into courtyard with fountain in the CEN
tire, and mosque at one side; off at one cor
ncr was the entrance to the slave-dealer's
apartments. The merchant, mlld-mannered
Moslem, was in the courtyard. and had with
him q black boy, eunuch, for whom he wan
ted ESQ. We followed the dealer up mar
row staircase to locked room, which he
opened. Four negro women were here, two
sitting, and two lying upon the floor, which
was spread with rugs and blankets; theyoung-
est may have been Is. and the Oldest 30. The
dealer said something in Arabic, whereupon
the women rose and stood in row, facing
us, where they were Joined by the boy. All
kept their heads turned away, but now and
then took furtive glances at us. We did not
francs backsheesh, we return to the street.
In Damascus the slave trade is open. In
Cairo and Constantinople it f1ourishes by
stealth. In neither of the last two cities are
strangers admitted or permitted to see it, but
in Damascus there is no such c0ncealment
The trade is not extensive, and is mainly con.
fined to supplying servants tor private houses.
The traffic in beautiful women for the harcm
is pretty nearly thing of the past, and so is
the general trade in slaves for heavy labor in
large numbers. As far as can learn, there
was never slave trade and slave employ
ment half as extensive in the Orient as that
which was the boast of the United States
.ess than twenty wears ago. slaves IN the
East are a family possession, ard not reck
Oned a. aspeci6c item Of wealth. The Uni
ted states brough, to the grestest perfectOn
the employment OF hun,an beings ~ legal ten
de-. Correypvade.sce inc;nn0ts GdSetfe-
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1874-06-11

Our dispatches announce the passage in
the House of the military bill, providing for
the gradual reduction of the army. There IS
some doubt that the Senate will adopt the
measure as passed upon BY the House, and
its enactment into . law at the present ses-
sion cannot be regarded as assured.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1874-06-11

The Republican Central Comnt'ecof Dee'
Lodge county meet in Deer Lodge city to-day
10 fix the time for holding the county conven-
t;on and f1r the transaction OF other busnSs
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-20
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

The Bee announces that the Republican
party has. by the decision Of Mr.. Bon.
zano, manifested bad faith in carrying
out the arrangement. It says that this
should not prevent aliens. who have not
yet registered. to exercise that right, and
make it respected. In case of opposition.
such citizens should report, Immediately,
the fact to the parish committee. and
measures will be taken to insure their
registry.
1t has been now some mo uths since
the same journal advised arming the
White Leagues to insure that if justice
were not done them in the election
they should see that their rights should
be accorded them. We would like TO
know what measures can be taken by the
political clubs to compel registry which
the legal authority does not permit? Have
we an armed body among us who overawe
the government and interpret and execute
the laws?
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-20
WHY ARE THEY FRIGHTENED,


# nobody has done any harm. why
should there be such nervous anxiety
about the intentions of the United States
officials? If all is Innocence and peace in
North Louisiana. why should Marshal
Packard and District Attorney Beckwith be
interfered with III the discharge Of their
sworn duties: Why is the indignant inquiry
made, sit every murderer and robber is
to be arrested under the enforcement act:'
What interest has any honest an in muir.
derers and robbers that he should care
specially under what statute they are ar
raigned and brought to the bar of JUS ice:
And what good excuse can there be for
calling the pursuing officials 'federal
bloodhounds:" North Carolina passed
through some such ordeal before recon.
struction became thorough. Her mur-
derers and robbers were dragged from
their homes at midnight and any other
hour they could be caught. Justice fin
ally overlook them and they are de.
tanned at albany. Since they have
left the old North State has gone
to building factories and is quiet
and peaceable. We wan. something of
that kind here. and i: will &C hard but we
shall have it. It makes not SO much diff.
ference what man calls himself. He
may imagine himself free VIXEN he is the
most abject slave to bis own selhshness or
the spirit OF prescription that peryades
unreconstructed circles It is the esti-
mate which mis- neighbors put upon him
which determines his character, And the
chances are that If he is afraid to look the
United States marshal in the face he has
been guilty of something wrong. It will
not change the position of things to call
red-handed murderers ''gentlemen" and
tho faithful officers who pursue them
malignant partisans" and "blood.
hounds II the employment of hard
names could avail anything the rebel edi-
tors who did the trumpeting for the late
rebellion could have conquered world in
arms. If assumed indignation can pro-
tect the perpetrators Of blackhearted
deeds, haif-a-dozen White League papers
in this State are sufficient to screen al! the
shotgun heroes in North Louisiana.
It is easy to sow the wind, and little
mel appear to be brave when so engaged:
but when the harvest comes in, AM, the
whirlwind is TO be .eaped, tie real test is
applied. Then We see who finch from
the responsibility. There is but one
course OF safety. and that consists in
always respecting the rights. opinions,
property and liberty OF Others. The
White Leaguers have violated the golden
rule. and now seek to shirk the conse.
quences. Il liberty can not live without a
continuance Of the outrages against life
which this State has witnessed during the
past six OF seven years, then it is better
that it die and be buried out of sight for
ever. There are many things more
desirable than such liberty.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-20

independent" contemporary regarding
the election are as groundless as its recent
surrender after the events of the fourteenth
of September proved to be.
We figure out a result greatly at va.
rance with any notions of defeat to our
party. and hasten to give our neighbor
warning that he may avoid committing
himself irrevocably to the losing side. 1t
is an unpleasant thing to do, this being
called upon to explain how it happened
that one is often found on the wrong side.
Where a journal is deficient in courage
and sagacity, the safest way is to depend
upon the interviewing dodge. BY this
means space may be filled up, a little
ripple OF sensation created, and no serious
responsibility incurred. Neutral papers.
like timid swimmers. should always keep
i'll shoal water or stay on shore.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-20

We are inexpressibly gratifed to learn
from one of the headlights of the White
Leaguers that ''the white men of Louisiana
will no longer permit few hired DULLES
to interfere with colored Democrats" If
we are in order, however, we propose as
supplement to the new departure that the
hired DULLES cease to annoy colored people
of any and every political faith. We are
not aware Of anything that has been more
influential in dividing the two great po-
litical parties in this State than the policy
to be pursued toward the negroes Re-
publicanism proposes to treat them as
men endowed with all the rights of citi-
zenship, while Democracy has resorted to
every expedient of persuasion, bribery
and force to defeat this policy. The same
journal that now promises to throw the
protecting @gis Of the whole Democratic
party around colored Democrats still in
sists upon dismissing colored Republicans
from private employment. One of the
chief patrons of the same journal has es.
tablished q free intelligence Office and
soup house for white men exclusively.
The same columns that thunder forth
threats against all who modest colored
Democrats hold up as signal patriot the
man who is running al amateur estaL.
lishment solely on the color line.
: We are thankful. however. to know
from official sources that there is such a
thing as a colored man who is found
worthy to be taken into full fellowship in
the Democratic party: to be paraded
through the streets, treated at the corner
grocery. and fraternized with in all re.
spects IS man and brother. The white
Republicans have done all in their power
to protect the colored people in the asser.
ton of ordinary privileges, and have
not limited the exhibition of their senti-
ments to the week before the election,
nor been confined merely to the ceremony
Of hobnobbing with them over glass of
whisky. Our party found out long ago
tuht tACAC 10 AkO COAOI III d tOIc, LULU AL
the result of a days work: that for oil the
practical purposes of life colored man is
as good as his white brother, while in
some respects. as in the cane and cotton
fields. on the levee. and wherever the
hardest work is TO be done, he stands
without rival. Being useful, ne should
be the object Of special regard on the
par. Of the constituted authorities, and
they can be materially aided in this duty
If the Democratic party will extend the
same consideration to colored Repub-
icans that We do to colored Democrats.
There should be no hired DULLES en-
ployed by either party. nor TO: any pur.
rOSo
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-20

MAYoKALry or NEW ORLRANs.l
New Orleans. September 26. 1874. :
WHEREAS, II is provided by the charter Of the
city OF New Orleans that the elections for the
Mayor and several Administrator shall be held b.
ennialy at the time OF the elections for members
of the General Assembly: and they shall be chosen
at large by the qualified voters Of the city Of New
Orleans" and
Whereas In the absence Of any law requiring
either the Governor OF the State Of Louisiana or
the Mayor OF the city OF New Orleans to give notice
by proclamation Of such elections for city officers.
it is nevertheless obviously necessary and proper
that such notice should be given;
Now, therefore. have thought proper to notify
that, on MONDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF NOvEM.
Der NEXT, being the day ixed by law for the cleo
ton Of members Of the General Assembly and city
officers, election will be held in said city Of New
Orleans for the following:
One Mayor.
One Administrator Of Finance.
One Administrator Of Commerce.
One Administrator Of improvements.
One Administrator Of Assessments.
One Administrator OF Police.
One Adminsir ator Of Public Accounts
And one Administrator of Waterworks and Pub
lie Buildings.
The said election will be held at the same places
and be conducted BY the same commissioners As
the election for members ct the General Assembly.
Given under my hand and the seal Of the city of
New Orleans.
se26 % LOUIS A. WILT, Mayor.
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MAkSHAL'S MUNITIONS.

United States vs.. Tobacco Ila0g Sac tory
OF $. r. Mayol.
vS THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
1 Nistric. OF Louisiana, No. :l13.-in ob~diencc
to az. admiralty warrant, 70 Sue directed in ire
above entitled suit have seized and taken INTO
my posse ssion-~
The TOBAC 20 MAHUfACTORY oFs. r. MAYOR,
now libeled by the Un7ed States tor the causes
set forth in the libel now pending il tle n;st.ic,
Court of tho United States.
And do hereby cite and a'monish che ewnsr OF
SONS having or pretending to have anv rigb. IN.
or interest In Or +" the SANE TO be and aDpear at q
District court OF the United States for the district
aToressl1 10 be holden at the city OF New Orleans
on the third Monday Of November 1874 TO sbow
caGse, any they have Or ear, why che said
Ieoacc" Manufact"r' should not be condemned
ana SOFA agreeaoIy to the prayer of iibe lants.
.nitea states MA'shSls Office, SoS OycSns
October -, 1854.
S.B. PACKARD
eczo 81 Aolo Il United States Marshal
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NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1874.

people who seek for offices upon COM
pulsion to those who wish to work for
their living and vote as freemen. For
these reasons. we dissent from the con.
clusion that the display of military and
naval force here is "puerile and con-
temptible." In our judgement it is
neither. but on the contrary. absolutely
necessary. The Republican party to a
man approves of tie presence here OF
strong defenders. Even the fair minded
and peaceably disposed Of the opposition
welcome the boys in blue. and feel te.
viving confidence at the sight Of that
flag that never yet Aoated over wrong.
or lent its stripes to Cypress the innocent.
1t is natural enough. however, tina. the
bafled insurgents should raise objections
to anything that forces them into good
behavior. Since the President sent his
martial display and the ships of war. sup
plemented by few companies OF caval-
ry. the conduct Of the White Leaguers
has been, SC tar as outward appearances
60. nearly unexceptionable. This is too
satisfactory a condition Of things to be
interrupted for slight reason. To with.
draw the great conservatory influences
that have effected our peaceable condition
until the patient is placed beyond the
danger of relapse would be hazardous in
the extreme. Perhaps at this time. with the
means of speedy punishment at hand, the
most outspoken zealot feels like restraining
his propensities to sally ou: in an attack
upon Kellogg, but what security can be
given that the present forced good be.
havior would continue for an hour after
the disappearance Of the troops. Even
while the Bulletin is demanding that we
shall 'have more display Of those gum
boats and this martial array" constant
demands come IL from the country for
more forces to protect the people in the
enjoyment of the right to live in peace.
The very fact urged that Louisiana is
State in the Union, and not in arms
against the federal government, is the
warrant for sending assistance to over
come her domestic enemies. The under
lying mistake Of the White Leaguers is in
supposing that all the rights and SOW
ereignty Of this State are centered in
themselves, and that their enemies are
the enemies of Louisiana. The lessons of
seven years have been unable to beat
it into their heads that other people here
have some rights, and are to be protected
in their enjoyment: that the Louisiana
of to-day is very different from the Lou
isiana Of fifteen years ago. Until these
things are fully understood and admitted,
it may be necessary for the paramount
to maintain a show of force, to
guard against such accidents as happened
on the fourteenth Of September. The
troops will harm no one who is well dis.
posed. Their presence here is no insult |
or menace to the State. since they are its
allies and friends. And, as everybody is,
just now. protesting unbounded loyalty
we are at loss to know who. if anybody.
can be offended at the exhibition OF our
nations power,
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NOTICE..

OPTICS OF The CoMsssrossaso % $50
Sfeeaman's Savings and Trus; Company. Z
Washington D. e.. July ls, i37i.S
Notice ia hereby given to all persons otler thas
depos.tors, who may have claims against tho
fhhEDNANS SAVINGS AND TRUST COMPANY
OF any OF its branches that they called upon TO
present the same and to make legal proof thereof
TO the Commissioners of sad company, at their
once, No. loO7 Penns ylvania avenue, Wash ngton,
District Of Columbia Pass books. when prope III
adjusted, will be deemed sufficient proof OF tho
balances shown to be due thereon. Depositors
will therefore present their pass books to tho TO
spective branches by which they were issued -
soon As possible. that they may be properly vefi'
tied and balanced. JOHN A. J. CREJWELL,
ROBERT PCRvIS.
RH. T. LEIPOLD,