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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-12-31
EAST

The will of the late Mayor Have
yer, of Now York has been probated. His
property is valued at from $4,000, 600 to ?5,-
900, 900. The only heirs are his widow, six
sons and two daughters.
A new civil suit has been commenced
against Wm. NJ. Tweed, in which Edward
Mariner is joined as defendant, on behalf Of
the city, to recover from both $780, 900, alleged
TO have been fraudulcntly charged by Marri-
ner for rupplios to the street department aud
frauduIently certified to by Tweed AZ Deputy
street commissioner for payment. There are
thirty-ono bills of Mariners alleged in the
complaint, to be in this category.
The large, new dam just completed for
HAYDEN, Gero ~ Co. b brass works, at Hayden
vile, Mass. burst about II o'clock on the
10Th, and large body of water, covered with
leo about ten inches thick, swept down the
channel, through tho village with crash
similar to the flood Of May last. The cotton
mill Just below the village held the water
and ice, which has probably prevented an!
sacrifice of life at Leeds, with which place
there is no telographc communication. There
we're seventy-iive or ono hundred childrel
skating on the pond ab' the time, but 1t il
thought all escaped.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-12-31
Short Weights.

The American grocer has opened a
vigorous warfare upon the system OF
sWindIing known as short weights, and
which consists of putting less INTO
package than the marks on the outside
represent. ,.u,
The uninitated public have little
idea of the extent to which this is doAo.
Everything that is put in packages IS
cut short-so short, in the case OF oyS-
ters. that one packer in New York co /
fosses that it is quite common to Z, up
six five or even four ounces Tor
pound. All canned goods are put up
in the same way, and the public get
about half the quantity of goods they
bargain and pay Tor, and take the bal
ance in water.
This affects the people-the consum-
ORC but there is another class OF goods
where it affects the retailers, who have
much more power OF correcting 1t.
This il in the case of packages that have
N he broken and retailed from, as III
reisins, pork, &c. The grocer has found
n number Of retailers who have qul'
selling LAYER raisins altogether, because
thew found the packages so short o
what they are represented to contail
that it is impossible to avoid loss II
3 handling them. ru.n
II is useless to attempt any list OF Tn
articles that are thus packed short
would be about co.equal with ilsI Q
nacked articles. The evil is one oil leal !.
n fnI magnitude, and has continued I
GROW until endurance can endure L
u longer. = ron,ed
8, that retailers and consumers weign
j. measure everything they buy, ana IN I'm
national law be enacted compellil
ne every packer to put his own name h mp'
h. ali packages packed by him, iG,o ,,;'
!" ,,o 81, short weights under heavy pehal''tt p :
u" and make every packer rcspon,sln,Ie !
L;s goods This would un1oup,oI e,
d er, remedy the difficulty, provided shci @
au M law we're enforced, bnt there IS ieai i
Wy ,hs 10 fear that it might fail at that POI
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-12-31
FROM WASHINGTON.

Secretary Delano has written letter
to the secretary Of war, in which he says the
Black hills country is secured by treaty to the
Sioux Indians and repeat the request that
the most effective measures within the power
Of tho war department may be adopted to-
wards all persons making encroachments upon
said territory and that all intruders be pnr-
sued, overtaken and expelled from it.
A careful canvass of the finance COM
mittee Of both houses show that the passage
of the bill restoring tho tax upon tea and cof-
fee is very probable, and that consequently,
there is little prospect of any increase OF the
tax on whisky. 1t is expected that the restor"
alton OF the tea and coffee tax will provide
for all necessary additional revenue without
changing tho whi-ky tax. 1t is the desiro OF
both finance committees not to change tho
whipky tax il sufficient revenue can be cb-
tanned by other means. The little tariff blll
which will doubtless pass, will slightly increase
the revenue.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-12-31
FOREIGN.

A fire at Takei, Japan, last week, de-
stroyed about one thousand houses,
The Won Arnim trial has closed, and
the count WAS sentenced to three months i'm
prisonment
The steamship Mongal from Shang-
hal for New York, has been wrecked and six
teen persons perished
The German men-of-war Albatros and
Nantiluius have been ordered to remain al
Santander and demand satisfaction OF the
Carlists for their attack upon the German
brig Gustayc.
All the powers having accepted the
invitation to the international code CONFER
ence, Russia has Issued a circular asking them
to present their recommendation as to the
time OF the meeting of the conference.
Prince Bismarck has moved IN the
federal council that an extradtlon treaty DC
concluded with the United States when snail
replace all similar treaties now existing Dc
tween that country and various German gov
emments.
A desperate battle was fought at Bar'
ouisimento, Venezuela, between the govern
mont troops under Gen. Marquee, and the III
srrpents under Gen. Calina. The engage
ment lasted 81 hours. Between 7OO anu oo'
men were killed and wounded Both slde'
claim victory.
Alfonzo, prince of Austria, replying
to the address of the German Grandoes, say.
" A monarchy alone can terminate the disor
ders and uncertainty which prevail i'll Spain.
A majority of the people of Spain are agree
and have declared their opinion that he onl
Is the rightful representative of the SPANS
monarchy.
A shocking railroad accident oocurre
last week near the town of Woodstock, o.
fordshire. England The express train on IL
branch of the Great Western railway WI
thrown from the track and precipitated dow
an embanlment Several OF the carriages ft
in the canal, and thirty persons were KILT
and fifty wounded,
The Pacific Mail company's stear
y
ship Japan. from San Francisco and Yok
hama. was burned Thursday last when Elk
miles out from Yokohama. The Japan IL
; San Francisco Nov. II, arriving at lokohar
Dec. 10, and sailed thence on the 18th I
, Hong Kong, with three cabin passengers a
l24 Chinese IN tho steerage. The steamer IL
San Francisco with 937 tons of freight al
1915, 900 in treasure
!. The captain and several more OF Il
: crew and passengers of the Pacific Mail steal
! ship Japan have arrived at Hong Kong, 1
!, following yet remains to be heard from:
- NJ. Tiudell, cabin passenger, ono 1teerage p'
sengor, Surgeon Gall and several of the cr
and four hundred Chinese. The steamer
) first discovered on fire about eleven oclo
4 Thursday night, the fire being over tho be
II ora, The vessel was then 15O miles from llo
\ Kong, After two hours spent in fruttless
o forts to get the fire under control, the cap''
m decided to abandon the vessel. On Enc
,f morning all hsnds were transferred to
ut boats They remained about the vessel III
ID noon of that day, when all proceeded
h. swattaow. The mails were not saved
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-12-31
MISCELLANEOUS.
rho bullion producs Of Nevads alone

The bullion product OF Nevads aiohe
FOR 1875 is estimated at !6O,OOOOOO'
The father of Charles Ross oilers i've
tbousspd dollars reward for the return oil his
stolen boy. and promises to ask no questions
It is reported that the Mormons IN
the United States propose to found colonies III
Mexico. with the intention Of emgratlhs eh
masse from Utah. a.,
The suit of Josephine Mansne'u
aoainst the estate of the late james fi5k' 'i''
70 recover the value of two promisory notes
with interest. amounting altogether 70 F-''
oOo has resulted in favor Of the plaintiff
The Philadelphia Enquirer contain
n full expose of the Katio King SW'no'1' -" %,
tanned from gentleman who nnoa''!'' u"
fraud. lie traced tho supposed hA''' -
clearinghouse, and, after long eioLl, Ig' na
suaded l,er to confess the deception 'uo 10
been prscticing, and to produce the SHrt ",
dresses she wore at the manifestations ~
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-12-31

production OF the latter, with large amount
Of jewelry, ETC., that had been presented No
Katie at seancea, induced Robert Dale Owen
and DR.. Child, two leading spirituaIists, to
publicly repudate tho swindle.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-12-31

Johnny saved himself trouble but
lost marks in his definition exercise;
He got bravely through "presbyter,
which he found, by looking it out, to
be one who had had the laying on oi
hands by the presbytery. The next
word was "dissenter," and in an evil
moment Johnny, without turning leaf
in his dictionary, wrote "one who has
had the dyseutery. ."-Brooklyn Argus
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-12-31

--Corpulont old lady" should like
a ticket for the train" Booking clerk
Cwho thinks he will make n jokelmr
eyes ; will you go in the passeMTgIII' MsII
train or cattle train ?" Lady, shall
if YOU VI are a specimen of what w,.sin ! 1us sive
IL nxSer;onca 1od v in the passenger tram R'o
rnpeftSI n,d q ticket i for The cattle tram
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-12-31

Madame Ristori is among the Mex,
leans now, gradually travelling toward
New York, being engaged to follow
Mrs. Rousby at the Lyceum. she mas
finally secured the upper hand OF tIe
English language, for, if we are to
credit rumor, she recently rang her bell
at thehotel and ordered as follows: va
Ter. you will bring up me beef OF steak,
and boiled fried potatoes with cohee !;
and it is not necessary for milk, as no
can eat him."
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-12-31
LATE NEWS SUMMARY.
WEST.

Tho boiler in a saw mill at Green
Bav, Wisconsin, exploded Monday, killing
fifteen men and wounding twelve others,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-12-31

Two idiotic burlesques of Ham
let" have been brought out in London.
One is q revival of an old piece by
Poole, in which the prince is made to
dance an Irish jig, present a par Oh
garters to Ophelia, and fight boxing
match with Lptes, while the ghost
drinks the porter out of pewter pot.
In the other almost the OILY Ieke is
making the ghost Shakespeare himself.
The title OF the piece is " Hamlet, the
Hysterical; DeIirium in Two
Snpsms."
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-12-31

I was ut Homburg in the following
wear, and soon found myself at the
grave which had so fascinated me tae
previous year. Another cross, exactly
similar to the old one, stood at the head
of a very fresh mound, with an lnscrlp-
tion recording that Cyril Martyr also
here rests in peaae. Little Edith was
waiting in charge of the Fichtes 70 De D.
sent to her mothers relations IN Eng
and.-Chamber'S J0mnaL
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-12
Auditor Clinton Before
Judge Abel.
He Receives a Lecture.
He Is Compared With
Zacheus.
The Bulletin INDICATED =!
The Auditor Judicially Charged with
Levying Blackmail and Com
pared with a Midnight
Robber.

Auditor Clinton sues the BULLETIN for
ten thousand dollars, for having charged
him with levying black mail. The charges
made against this official, of whatever char
acter they may be, can and will be substan-
tiated at the proper time. We are not alone
IN our estimation of the Auditor, as will be
seen by the following lecture, addressed to
In the suit of the State VS.. Charles Gin
ton, charged with assault and battery
and false imp sonment, the prisoner having
been found guilty; and, on application for
new trial, Judge Abel addressed Auditor
Clinton as follows:
Mr.. Auditor-YOu claim to be Christian,
and You assume the name of one. Zacheus'
ambition was worthy one, because he de-
sired to see Christ pass by, and for that pur-
pose he climbed a sycamore tree, bat he was
commanded to "come down" Now, you
propose TO be Zacheus, and | propose to
show how you "came down." You had made
me frequent promises to pay my salary,
long since due and wrote you that | had a
note to pay and wished to know if l could
get the money from you to meet it. But
Zacheus wouldn't .'cOme down" on that Oc-
casion, and hence / failed. You paid your
own salary, however, within one cent, and
that showed how much Zacheus came down
on that occasion. In your report you say
that S139, goo would be sufficient to pay the
expenses of the Legislature, but at the same
time you show that you paid Sl.7OO,OO0:
hence Zaclleus came down for S1,3OO,OOO.
But Zacheus could afford to come down, as
these claims were bought up at from five to
ten cents on the dollar
This was the greatest robbery ever perpe
t.ated on long suffering people, and mid
night burglar would blush at such rob
berry. He takes his chances to be shot, and
when Zacheus comes down on him he comes
down with the strong arm of the law. But
these public robbers go unwhpt of justice.
This is small matter in comparison with
other times. when Zacheus came down, and
the people were robbed Of $50 100000. Did
You expect me to come down when the law
and the Constitution gave me my honest
salary, for which labor faithfully, and the
people accord me9 No, sir. despise you
and your pelf! Those who have robbed the
State may sink into oblivion. want none
of their spoils. You may think that Zacheus
would have to come down to me to obtain
justice in this court but, sir, do not judge
you by what you have done, but | consider
simply the merits of the case, and, as the
Court is satisfied that you had a right to ex-
clude from your Office the prosecutors, let
there be a new trial
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-12
THE FLOOD ON TIE TECHE.

From the Brashear News of the 9th inst,
we take the following:
The water in the past week rose slowly,
the back water on east and west side of the
Teche spreading over the fields but no per-
ceptible increase in the bayou channel
.Na,y.-Below Cypremont the spread of
water since our last Issue covered two thou
sand acres of uncultivated lands. At the
Verdun settlement, below Centreville, the
waters of Grand Lake and Bayou Teche
meet, causing Il very strong current to flow
from the lake.
The 1OWns Remain in same condition as
previously reported in former issues, the
suffering, OF course, increasing with the con-
tnuance of overflow, a large number of
plantation hands under impression of free
and liberal issuance of rations, moving to
near points where local agencies of distri
button committees are established.
Beruick's City.-The water has increased,
and nearly all the deserving inhabitants are
living on rations drawn at Brashear.
LoWer 4tchafalaya.-From Brashear to the
mouth of the river, including all the lands
on bayous leading to the sea, scarcely dry
spot is left. a distance of not less than forty
five miles many of the inhabitants have
moved to this vicinity, after abandoning
their crops cattle and houses, and in many
lHStdHCtS udItly SdNIiS tuSiI lives anu Gil
during exposures to weather as well as
water.
4roca Plantation-We are informed by
Mr.. J. w. Redmond, the manager Of this
place, that he has been compelled to aban
don his place entirely.
Bayou Boeuf.-On a visit to this Bayou
we learned the following losses not reported
in our last Issue: Vinson Brothers, $50 acres
cane and 70 acres corn; Smith & Berwick
259 acres cane and 100 acres corn John
Tarleton, 100 acres cane and so acres corn
II. Wagner, 100 acres cane and 60 acres
corn; NJ. Hart, 20 acres cane and 20 acres
corn
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-12
Fatal Assault.

Last Saturday evening, the Cd inst, about
two miles above the Court House, q rem.
counter occurred between two colored men,
one named TheOphile and the other Portals
L'Ouverture, which resulted in the killing
of TheOphile This work of death was
done with heavy walking stick-a kind of
bludgeon-which Portals generally carried.
He felled to the earth at the first stroke his
unfortunate victim, and then with the Inf1-
ration of mailman, battered one side of
the skull of the PROSTATE and senseless man
into fragments. This was done before any
one could reach the scene.
Portals was at once arrested and lodged
in tne parish Jail. Shortly after his arrest
and removal to prison, the news of the
bloody deed drew together number of the
laborcrs at work on the adjacent rice farms,
who became muah excited at the cruel mnr-
der of the unfortunate man, whom they
knew and respected, and would certainly
have avenged his death on the limb OF q
tree with piece of rope if they could have
put their hands on the prisoner. The slain
man is said to have been quiet, inoffen-
sive and working man.
Portals LOuverture is a native of the
Republic of Hayti, is about thirty or thirty
five years of age, is educated, possessing
aptness in the acquisition of information,
and says he is q dcscendent Of Tonssant
LOuverture, the liberatOr of Haytl. He
speaks and writes French fuently and with
correctness, reads English Understandings,
is a skillea photographer, sketching crayon
work with rapdity. His habits, unfortu-
nately, however, are periodically reckless.
For some time past he has been engaged
teaching school near where no committed
this fatal Pl04uemines Sentinel, 9Th.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-12
English Opinion of the Arkansa Middle.
Complimentary Notice Of Federal Inter-
ference in Stite Affairs.

The Daily Telegraph, the most widely cir
eulated journal published in London, dis
courses as follows in its issue Of April 22d;
Recent advices from Arkansas painfully
illustrate the political condition OF those
States of the American Union which were
in rebellion between 1861 and 1865. The
never-ending fight between two rival Gov
ernOrs, of which other States, such as Lou
isiana, Texas, Alabama and Georgia have
already been the scenes, is now raging with
it's usual fury around the State House at
Little Rock, the Legislative capital of Ar
kansas.
1t is natural that the white citizens of the
rebel States, who represent their wealth,
intelligence, and, for the most part, their
virtue, should object to Governor and
Legislature thrust upon them by Ignorant
and impecunious negroes, and by the selfish
and mercenary white strangers who employ
these negroes for their own larcenous ends,
In the States where carpet-baggers have
since the war been supreme the condition
of the finances is such as to disgrace any
community that calls itself civilized. Thus,
in South Carolina, the Legislature consists
of 63 members, so of whom are negroes or
mulattoes and - white. Ont of the aggre-
gated 63, there are % members who can
read and write, while Al make their mark
with the aid of an amanuensis
Only 10 members are taxpayers to col
lectiye amount of $146 per annum, the re-
mainder paying no taxes; and the entire
body, thus constituted, levies on the white
people of the State for over "a 100000 yearly.
Who can wonder if, under these circumstan
ces, the sorely- tried province should refuse
to pay its interest? The real truth is, that
so long as President Grant keeps Federal
bayonets in the Southern States, nomnally
to maintain order and enforce law, but real
y with IA view to manipulating the negroes
for political purposes, there will be no
end to the turbulent scenes which still
keep the civil war alive. In order that
Republican Administration may continue
to dispose of the enormous Gov
ernmental patronage the carpet-baggers
are supported and encouraged from Wash
ingtOn, and President Grants reelection in
1872 was powerfully aided by the dragooned
votes Of Southern States. We were in hopes
that the words casually dropped not long
ago by the President to the effect that sit
was time for the Repul lcan party to I'M
load" presaged an early withdrawal of the
troops. But the last telegram from Arkan-
sas reports that although President Grant
declined to interfere between Mr.. Baxter
and Mr.. Brooks, his troops will not permit
blood to be shed. If there had been no
"earpct- baggers," and the Governors cleo.
ton would have been conducted fairly and
without heartburning.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-12
Tn. Loutstana Members.

WASHINGTON. D. c., May 8, 1s74.-The
House Committee on Elections seem to have
deferred to the last their action upon the
contested seats from Louisiana; but, as
might be expected, their decision is in the
interest of the Kellogg ring. To report in
favor of seating Pinchback for Congressman
at large would also be report to validate
his election to the United States Senate. If
Pinchback could be made to keep quiet, or
speak according to order, like Revels, he
would have been seated as Senator long ago,
regardless of questions of color or right.
But as he is vain, loquacious and irrepres-
sible negro, 1t was resolved by his party as
sociates to get rid of him. The Committee
on Elections will therefore report that there
was no one elected as Congressman at large
from Louisiana, and this report will be
signed by all the Republican members of
the Committee. The Democratic members
will report in favor OF seating Mr.. Sheridan.
Mr.. Lamar, of Mississippi, will draw the re-
port. The decision of the House will, as
usual, be governed entirely by party policy.
Correspondence Cincinnati inquirer.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-12
The Pets on a Spree.
TCONTINUED.7

Yesterday one of the bar tenders Of
that we'll known establishment Of Mr. Nu-
gents, No. II Carondelet street, on entering
the front entrance, preparatory to opening
for the business of the day, discovered that
the back door opening into the bar had been
forced open, and a further search elected
the fact that side entrance from the street
which led through an alleyway to the back
yard had shared the same fate. That
thieves had again been plying their work
an investigation soon proved. The tills
were minus some thirty-odd dollas and the
the shelves lacked that uniformity so char
acteristic of the establishment. 1t was very
evident, Judging from the amount of whisky
swilled and bottles of wine which they
carried away with them, that the occasion
was made one of rare Publication.
TO BE CONTINUED.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-12
LINKS IN THE CHAIN.



DR.. Geo. Howe sorrowfully left the Qaur-
antine Station May ID, where, since January
1873 he has offciated as resident physician,
having been appointed by Ex-Gov. Pinch
back through the efforts of Senator L.
Butler, of Plaquimines parish, and now, Mr..
Editor, the sable Mr.. Batter no longer re-
eeives 500 per month foe obtaining him the
appointment and sustaining him in it, the
said SUN having been paid Mr.. b. by DIR. II.
during his stay at quarantine.
When, at the close of his term of Office as
Lieutenant Governor. Mr.. Pinchback was
about to try for the United States Senate,
he called the faithful around him to sell
them State Offices Mr.. Butler pledgng him
his support on condition he would allow
him to select officials for the parish of
Plaquemines, an agreement " as made.
Mr.. Butler sold the office Of Sheriff for
eighteen hundred dollars, that of resident
physician for the sum / have named
DR.. Howe, finding it impossible to remain
longer at the Quarantine as chief official,
on DIR. Pcrresss arrival, made strenuous eff
forts to become his assistant, and hurried to
consult the Board of Health, but as his atti-
tude toward them had, during the time he
remained there, been def ant enc, his Of
fers were rejected, and DIR. Howe was
obliged to resign his bed of down.
NUMBER IS.