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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-12
Smith.

'Gentlemen," said q candidate for Con-
gress, my name is Smith, and am proud
10 say that am not ashamed of it. II NAV
De that no person in this crowd owns that
very uncommon name. If, however, there
be one such, let him hold up his head, pull
up his dlckey, turn out his toes, take cour.
age, and thank his stars that there are a
few more left Of the same sort. Gentle
men, am proud Of being an original Smith.
ana not a SmIthe, nor a Smytha, but q
regular, natural S-m-i tn. Putting a v in
tne middle or an @ at the end won't do.
gentlemen. Who ever heard of a great
man by the name of Smythe or Smithe T
Echo answers who? and everybody saws
nobody. But for Smith, PLATA S IN 18th.
smith, why the pillars of fame are COW
cred with that honored and reverend
n anne. Who were the most racy. witty
ana popular authors of this centurv9
Horace and Albert Smith Who the most
Original, pithy and humorous preacher
kew. Sidney Smith. To go further back.
who was the brayest and boldest soldier in
Sumters army in the revolution! A Smith.
VINO paiavered with Powhattan. galiyapt-
ed With PocahOntas, and became the apces-
tor OF the first families in Virginia ? 4
Smith again. And who, l ask, and | ask
the question most seriously and soberlv:
who, say, is that man, and what is his
name, who has fought the most battles.
made the most speeches, preached the most
sermons, held the most offices, sung the
most songs, written the most poems courted
the most women kissed the most girls, and
married the most widows. History saws. j
say, and you say, and every body saws, John
Smith ~
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-12
The Troubles of an Hciress.

One Of the most interesting suits eve,
before the courts of Pennsylvania was
brought to close at Pittsburg last week
1t was an action of ejectment, brought by
j ohm Mckee and one Maria Louise McGon.
n1gle, widow OF a former county commits
sioner, against Annette Adelia Mckee and a
number of tenants, to recover possession of
some 600 acres of land at Mckee Rocks. a
piece OF valuable territory adjacent to the
city lines.
About one year ago an old gentleman
named Thomas Mckee died, leaving to an
only child, Miss Annette Adelia Mckee, his
entire estate, valued at upwards of
S2,OOO,U0O. The tact was noted at the time,
and Miss Mckee was set down as the rich
est single lady in the country. She is a
handsome girl, of about twenty years of
age, and, in court, was richly but tastefully
attired. The grounds upon which the effort
was made to dispossess the young heiress
OF her possessions, as given by the prose-
cutting counsel, are these:
James Mckee, resident Of Mckee Rocks,
died some years ago. leaving to his son,
1homas Mckee, an immense amount of
property. Thomas was married to Nancy
Matthews, but at his death had no living
issue from her. In 1852 he had living in his
house servant girl, by whom be had a
daughter. that daughter being at present,
Miss Annette Adelia Mckee. In 1868 he had
an act OF Assembly passed comforting upon
that daughter all the rights of child born
in lawful wedlock. Last year Thomas died,
leaving his entire possessions to his daughter
Annette Adelia. James Mckee had another
son also, Alexander Mckee, father of Mrs.
McGonnigle ard John A. Mckee. plaintiffs
in this suit. They claimed that the will of
James Mckee, under which his son Thomas
became possessed of the property in ques-
ton, gave him only an estate entail and
held that, even if the daughter was of legi-
innate issue, she was only entitled to half
of the property. The most eminent counsel
in the State were enlisted in the suit; and
1t was not till this afternoon that conclu.
sion was reached. There were points sub.
United on both sides; but Judge Stowe
instructed the jury to return verdict for
defendants, saying that on the third point
the one bearing on legitlmacy-he denied
that the act of Assembly conferred upon
Miss Mckee the rights of child born in
lawful wedlock. The heiress received MANY
congratulations on the announcement of the
verdict in her favor from friends in the
court room. The other parties to the suit
will carry it to the Supreme Court.--Te,c
York Herald.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-12
4 System of Free Banking Adyocated

MI. Thomas j. Durant, Of Washington.
lec5ured last evening before the mem beers
OF the American Geographical Society on
Free Banking" He observed that the
national banking system in the late tinap-
clal crisis was found utterly Inadequate to
the shock, though the reason was Ienarl1-
aole and the productive powers of the ma
ton were estimated at $4,000, 100000. This
national banking system was entirely IN
able to meet the wants of industry and
commerce, and YVES pronounced failure
precisely at that time when a failure was
most disastrous to the interests OF the ma
ton. The arrest OF free banking was the
arrest OF general commerce and the manu-
featuring interests of the country, and it's
effect was to plunge thousands into poverty
and deprive hundreds OF thousands of
proper employment.
The true banking system, in his iudg.
ment, should afford credit to commerce and
industry, circulating medium convertible
at all times at the will Of the holder, and
not be liable to depreciation, but should
otter complete guarantee to the depositor.
He believed by the system of banking he
advocated that there should be four sub
dlvisions-the United States national bank
established by Congress, the branch of such
United States bank in the capital of each
State, local divisions of banks of infinite
number established by the United States
banks, and the establishment of combina-
ton OF manufacturers and agriculturists en-
gagged in productive enterprises, designated
the industrial union" which should be Gre
ated wherever the necessity for circulating
medium was felt. These four branches
would constitute the whole system, with a
paper money issued subject to specific legal
enactmeDts. The National State Bank
should be the medium by which alone the
currency or paper money of the system
should be distributed through the country,
but the lecturer took especial pains to de-
fine the bearing Of each local bank organi-
cation on the currency and general pros
perity of the whole institution. He did NOT
seem particularly to favor the idea of a high
rate of interest and his observations an.
peared rather to be directed to a lowering
Of the rates of percentage with view to
The advancement of the general public |
,oOd.-rTc1c Yort Times.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-12
How Frank Pierce Got the News of His
Nomination for the Presidency.

| Sitting one night in the fremont House
with the late Colonel Barnes, he said to me:
| THAT was queer thing about the uomina-
| ton OF franz" Frank who" [ said.
! Way, frank Pleroe-General Pierce. You
see, we intended to run Frank for the Vice
Presidency. We thought the South would
cohceae that office to the North, and we
pltened upon the General. He was very So
Siai Ia MS habits, but very quiet. He spent
his evenings with set of good fellows. and
tne Iact Is he drank good deal, though it
was not generally known. The morning of
ms nomination, it was agreed between
rank ana myself that he should spend the
gay at Mount Auburn, no one but myself
knowing where his place of resort was. He
was very nervous and greatly agitated. L
agreed to drive ont in the afternoon and tell
him how things looked.
When the news of the Generals nomin-
atlon came on, men rushed into the Ire
mont House by hundreds. They knew nv
intimacy with the General. But kept nv
own counsel. drove out to Mount Auburn.
1t was long time before l could find
FRANK. He was solitary and alone, lean
ing on the monument over the graves of
the Webster family. As soon as I saw him
shouted, BY =, Frank, you have got itV
Got whatP Got the nomination for the
Presidency Not the Presidency Yes,
you are nominated for the Presidency by
me great Democratic party of the States.'
rae as marble, Frank turned from me-
nall kneellng and half standipg-prasping
the SAND stone shaft, he took a solemn VOW
that ne would drink no intoxicating liquors
Guflng the canvass, nor, if elected, during
the PRESIDENTIAL term. That vow those
VINO knew him best knew that he kept
H"Tse'gh's" Letter to Boston journal.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-12
DIR. Livingstone.

In the March number of Ocean Highnavs
detailed account is given Of the reputed
death Of DR.. Livingstone, derived from the
materials supplied by letters received from
Lieutenant Cameron, DR.. Dillon, Lieuten-
ant Murphy, and Said bin Salim, the Arab
Governor of Unyanyembe. From the arti-
Gle referred to we extract the following
particulars
| In March, 1872. DR.. Livingstone reached
| Cnyanyembe. and, after receiving supplies
| from Zanzibar, set out with ninety men ON
| his last journey in the following August.
| He proceeded in a sOutwesterly direction to
e'southern extremity of Lake Liemba,
the prolongation of Tanganyiki towards
the south. Thence he made his wav to the
northern shore Of Lake Bangweolo, near
| the point where he was in July, 1868. But.
being unable to cross, he passed round the
beze and three smaller tributaries and,
marching along its southern shore, he
appears to have reached the point
where he expected to find the four
mountains, two of which where, he
conjectured, the sources of the Nile
mentioned by Herodotus. 1t is then
probable that he marched in nOrtherly d.
rection and explored the region of the Ka-
tanga copper mines, for Lieutenant Gamer
on, who has been indefatigable in collecting
information, was told by an Arab merchant
that he had seen DR.. Livingstone and his
party, all well, some months previous au
katanga. In returning they had to cross
the Luapula and work their way eastward
through an inundated country, in which,
sometimes for three hours at time, the wa
ter stood over the waists of the travellers.
During this trying journey two Of the men
died and several deserted. When marching
across the swampy tract near Mora Achin-
Ip nSfx
terry, brought on by exposure and over ia
tlgue. According to one account he got as
Tar as the district of Lobisa on his way
PACK, 10 the east of BangweolO, where he
died after ten or fifteen days illness, proba-
bly, in May or April, 1873. if Sir Samuel Ba-
kers theory proves correct, at the very
source OF the Nile, at the fountains Of
streams flowing into the south end of Lake
Ianganylka, the most distant reservoir OF
the great river.
seWhen Livingstone died his party number
ed seventy nine men, among whom were
few Mask boys and other faithful servants.
Chief among them was Chumah, who had
been rescued from slavery on the Zambesi,
and who went on ahead to beg for succor
from Unyanyembe. He seems to have ar
rived on the sixteenth of October He
stated that the party. with DR.. Living
stones body, was from ten to twenty days.
march from Unyanyembe, and was nearly
starving; that the had also two boxes Of
books with them; and that the doctor, be-
fore his death, had told them to fetch an
other box OF papers which he had left at
Ujjl and to take it down to the coast.
Chumah found the East Coast Livingstone
Search Expedition at Unyanyambe; and a
telegram, dated at Alden on February %,
informed us that while Lieutenant Murphy
ls bringing the body of the illustrious tray-
aler down to Zanzibar, Lieutenant Cameron
mas gone EDWARDS to Ujiji to recover DR..
LlvingstOne's papers.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-12
Il Pitiful Story.

The New York correspondent of the Troy
Press gives the story of woman, who
| claims TO be neice OF one of the ex.Presi-
dents of tho United States, SO reduced by
poverty and distress as to be friendless
beggar in the streets of New York and
brooklyn, and often compelled to apply to
the station houses of those cities Tor a.
nights lodging. The woman saws that her
name is Jane HernGon TYLER: that her
father was William w. Tyler, brother of
ex-President John Tyler, and her mothers
name was Fanny Arnett Stevenson. From
1871 to 1913 her mother presided as mistress
OF the White House, and on December Is.
1871, she was herself born. She was well
educated at boarding school in Missis.
sippi and at convent near Baltimore.
Mrs. Tyler having died when Jane was
lew years old. At the breaking out Of the
civil war her father went South and served
as General in the Confederate army, his
family, consisting of twelve children and
second wife, living in Richmond. The war
oelng; over, the family removed to Washing
ton. Her cousin, John w. Stevenson, mem
Der OF Congress from Kentucky, endeavored
TO OBTAIN employment for her in some of
the government departments, but was un-
successful On account of her being a dauch-
Ter OF Confederate General. Subsequently
SUE h'ed as governesS in Baltimore for
TWO years and then removed to BROOKLYN,
where she married Frank Jennings. He
ABUSED and subsequently deserted her. An
old acquaintance gave her home ami there |
her enid was born and died. When she |
became convaiescent woman came to her |
ana showed marriage certificate, record |
lug the TACT that she was the lawful wife of |
the man whom Miss Tyler had married. |
she obtained general Homework, but her
health failing she gave up her place to seek
lighter employment. but was unsuccessful. |
SINCE that Time she has been forced to walk
the streets in all weather and annIv 70
charitable associations for aid She saws
Ter relations refuse TO to see her. Once or
jwice her sister and cousin have given her
mail sums of money, but will have nothing
more to DO with her because she is down ia
he world. As for the widow Of John w.
er, who resides on Staten Island and is
wealthy, she will not give her husbands
liece any help. The woman who tells this
ad story is said to be well educated, an
ccomplished musician and lady in her
Sunday Chronicle.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-12
The Laureate's Welcome to Alexan-
drOwnn.

A London correspondent of the New
York Times has this to say of the poet
laureate and his welcome to the Duchess of
Enenburgh:
Poor Mr. Tennyson has, unhappily, rot
been able to resist the pressure put upon
him to write copy OF verses in honor of
the marriage. l understand that he was at
first extremely reluctant to do anything of
the kind, but it was suggested that as
there had been a poem about a Danish
princess, it might be misunderstood if there
were not also poem about the Russian
princess. The queen, too, had set her heart
upon it; and though of course, she said
nothing to the poet laureate herself, there
were others who did not neglect to convey
her wish. In the old days an order would
simply have been sent to the bard to COM
pose so much poetry on such subject, by
such a day, and to have it copied out nicely,
and if, when the poem came home, it
was not exactly to the taste of the court,
1t would have been sent back for revision,
with directions to say more about this and
less about that, as the case might be. Hap.
pity. poets now are treated more respect
fully. 1t is assumed that their muse is not
a mechanical force pump, that can be turned
on as occasion requires; and it is merely
suggested privately that if the laureate
feel in the mood, and with the proper in
SEPARATION coming upon him, he will, perhaps,
oblige us with a song. Still. even a poet
doesn't like to take $500 year and a butt
of wine without doing something for it, and
SO Tennyson yielded in an unlucky hour
of weakness. His "Welcome" has created
much disappointment among his admirers
Anything more weak and namby PANTY
was never written in a schOolboy's pocket
book, and even the mechanical construc-
ton of the verses is miserably clumsy and
defective. The rhythm is deplorable, and
is as lame and hating as the sense. The re-
train, "Marie Alexandrowna," sounds like |
the grotesque echoes of the nursery lines,
ending MY Mother" and copied |
IN Innumerable valentines. If the verses
had been simply signed T. everybody would !
have cried Upper. Now it is known that |
Tennyson can be Upper when he likes.
To-day many are laughing and some are |
sad about this extraordinary doggerel
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-12
Fan Filtration.

When lady uses her fan in an outward
moYement-that is, away from her. into
space-it means that she is married aud y gu
inward from space to the body-means
.hat she Is free. If, however, this inner
movement is made by tanning III down
"ara direction 1t means that she is a wild
oW; Ii IN an upward direction that she has
never been married. a closed far, held
upright, means lido as you like" An open
ian, resting On the breast, means Silence"
A closed fan, presented to you horizontally,
means IAN invitation;" presented by the
small end, indifference" With one leaf
open, ''.friendship;" two leaves open, Sym
pathy;' three, Glove and passion" A
talking fan should be composed of seven
leaves, to correspond with the seven DAYS
in week. The hour you are expected at
the rendezvous is intinated by SO MANY
taps being. made. on the leaf which repre-.
sents the day. A colored fan placed on the
lips means don't tell" A circular move.
ment OF the fan means 1--WE are Watched
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-12
1.-THE KnOwiDgest Dog,
From the Virginia Enterpr;se.

ii-oiii tiIo enterprise
He came in from Truckee Meadows YES.
terday, did this level-heaGed dog He rode
i'll by the side OF his master on a load OF
potatoes. He was not a pretty dog, not a
dog OF blue blood and nigh degree. He
was tall, gaant shaggy-haired, wild eyed
looking bflldIe beast OF recorded pedigree.
AS the wagon, carrying man. dog, and DO.
tatoes, halted for a time in front OF a sa loon
IN North T. street. one OF q party Of half a
dozen ioungers thereabout made some re-
mark III regard to the appearance Of the
canine, when thus spake We horny-handed,
frowsy-headed tilier OF We soil "Feler,
that air amt purity dog, l know-hes
like Inc, makes no pretensions to material
beauty-but he's just the durndest know
INCEST dog that ever wore hair. He's got
mere insrinl, that dog has, an more savey,
an pen'tration, an insight into human ma
tur', jist in that ugly old cabeza o. his nor
can be found in the beds of whole plaza
full OF yer dedicated town dogs-poodles
an SIGH. What | pride in him for is his
regular human sense, he's iist the darndest
dog out Now eff / come home from
town perfectly sober twhen I've left
him TO see after the ranch) it would list do
your hearts good to see that dog show off
what q sense OF appreciation he's got of me.
Fellers, his gorgeous tail then stands aloft:
he skyug!es about: he runs on afore me
scrapin' up the yearth with lis hind feet.
sen0in' the chips fyin': ho holds up his
head an barks III cheerful an manly tone
of voice, escortin' me forward and feeiin'
prouder'n he'd holed woodchuck. But let
me come home full of tangleleg, sheep
herder's delight and teranteler Juice and
that is the darRdest sha1nedest dog yer
ever saw. He jist takes one look at me and
he knows it ALL Down goes his tail, he lops
his ears, hangs his head, squats his back.
and lookin' back now and then he sinks off
and crawls under the barn - actually
to be seen about the premises for
tear somebody'll find ont that I own him. |
tell you, feliers, he's the cussedest dog for
right out and out human sense that ever |
was seed in these parts, and Truckee |
Medders is proud that he war puppcd thar" |
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-12
SHILLING PEAS.

Pink sunb8nnet hanging down
Der q fair face half frOwn;
Basket tipped upon her knees
Maiden busy shelling peas.
Looking DER the garden wall,
Youthful figure straight and tail.
Lounges with a careless grace,
Straw hat pushed Off sunny face
And a pair of lazy eyes
Look with cool and calm surprise
On the fingers plump and white
Smelling peas with all their might.
Such q little busy bee
Puts to shame poor fhriftless ME -
And yawn, half made, half real,
To these words give sign and seal
Pink sunbonnet mods assent,
Fingers give the pod a rent,
As though saying. Were these yoa
I'd soon show you what I'd do!'
$50 you think ought to be
Qnite ashamed of this poor me-
Who bewails his lazy lot,
And to better it tries noIr
Pink sunbOnnet gives nod.
Cracks fresh new glistening pod,
Which exploding seems to say,
Answering tor her. boldly, yea
Lazy eyes dart quick look,
EOught but silence will they broog;
BENDING closer they peer down
Meath the bOnnet's clumsy crown.
! would toll and strive each hour,
Working with a will and power,
Had ought to work hard for
Some sweet, bright reward III store.''
Pink sunhonnet laughs out now
And the face is all aglow.
Is she answers, pointing down
To her basket, with a trown-
" Lots of shell and little peasl
Words are well and sometimes please:
But words are shell-its fruit we need.
Take it easy-pIOve by deed"'
Quick the lazy eyes fash fire,
and their owner bends down higher.
Till the color in his cheeks
Fades and tiickers as he speaks
" All, but tits within the shells
That the perfect fruit first swelis;
All my words I'll prove right true,
II my reward may be you"
Pink sunbonnet's still and dumb,
Busy fingers quite oercOrne;
Drops the basket of the knees,
And down roll the half shelled peas.
:. See, yon work in vain alone
Without help naught can be done:
May l then through our lives be
Helpmate to yOa Loyalty -
Two brown hands clasp fingers white;
Lazy eyes grow clear and bright;
Pink sHnbOnnet 'gainst her will,
Looks up with cheeks pinker still.
And again it gives a nod
Then d noise! Was 1t pod.
Something sounded. AS you please.
1t all happened-shellng peas!
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-12
Squares.

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say to be charged two-tbrds of the above rates
Second page monthly advertisements, each
square, $50 per month.
Transient advertisements having the run Of the
paper first insertion S so per square; each subse-
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Second page transient advertisements, each IN
aortiOn s i so per square.
Advertisements inserted at Intervals 10 pe
charged as ne W each insertion.
Lli businees notices of advertisements to be
charged twenty cents per line each insertion. 50
Regular advertisers who advertise largely, Will
ae allowed such discount from above named tran
sient rates as may be agreed upon; provided, that
u no case shall such discount exceed twenty five
00rn
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-12

A curious custom is still maintained at
Lam beth Palace, the episcopal residence OF
the bishop Of Lambeth, in London. Be.
tore the doors of the Morton Tower, every
week, bounty, or dole of money, bread,
Pensioners. F
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-12

Inc inspiring sunshine of the season has
touched the heart of an Indiananni;s III
who concludes a love letter thus. ..TLe
ring is round, the dish is square, and we'll
De married the next State fair. The bell
snail ring, the drum shall play, and we'll
20 dancing all the way Answer soon.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-12

ne does not allude in any way to the brevet
OF Field Marshal which the King had sent
him at the close Of the fighting by the hand
OF one OF the Prussian Princes as the fittest
acknowledgement of his splendid services.
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