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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-22
A PROSPECTIVE PARTY ADVANTAGE.

4 FhU6FbUIIVE FahI HUV AN dGb.
The REPUBLICAN has already stated its
objections to the proposed plan for let
ting out the wharves and Waterworks by
contract. We need not recapitulate the
reasons which led us to such course.
Neither is it necessary for us to say that
We have seen nothing which has been
urged by the friends Of the plan to shake
our faith in the correctness of our posi-.
ton. We stand, therefore, exactly where
we were on that point of the subject.
But there is a considera ton connected
with this disposition Of the public prop.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-22

APPROPRIATION PRIZES,
100 Approximation Prizes a: SlaO. $4,000
100 Approximation Prizes a, 500. 10000
JOO approximation Prizes at Ssj.. 7,5UO
The Morning herald., 1875-08-27
JOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN.

Rapidly progressing:-the work at the
new basin. ..,,. a.,
The Workingmen's Loan Association last
evening sold $3.50 at 35N. ,'''.'' W.
Peaches were selling at 80 cents a basket
late last evening, at 4th and Market. ID -
IT A large crowd gathered at Hindle's En-
porium last night to discuss the days game.
4 The false alarm of fire between 8 and 10
O'Clock, last night, drew the people out on
Maaket street by the score. 'l1 tt@S71
The Gazsae Of, yesterday prints the ora
tion delivered by Senator Bayard at the Al
umni dinner Of the University of Virginia,
on the 1st dit. "" f'' .'', ''-t'.''~' -
70 At Rosendale Park, yesterday. afternoon,
there was to be seen the very top Of Ethio-
plan bliss. 4, Noble types of the African race
assembled there, indulging, under the name
of picnic, in the intoxicating pleasures Of
the swing, the dance, the promanade. Cal
ly capalisoned were the sterner sex in the
regimental of their cornet band; gorge
ously arrayed were their damsels and the
merry hours passed on.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-27
Politics and Rag Money.

NEW YORK, Aug. 26, 1S75.-A movement
is on foot here for the formation of new
political party. A club has been organized
called "The United States Legal Tender
Club" A circular has been issued asking
cooperation for United States legal-tender
sound currency, based on the faith and Gre
dit of the people Of the United States and
their general government, and also on the
revenues paid by the people to the United
States Treasury, and having in addition
representative value in being redeemable and
interchangeable for three sixty-dve United
States bonds. This organization will, ac-
cording to the circulars, favor the issue of
greenbacks for value to sufficient amount
Of money to meet the demand of trade and
to promote thoindustries of the nation, and
demand that greenbacks shall meet the ne
cessities of peace as they met those of war:
It is proposed to hold a series Of public
meetings to further the moyement, COM
mencing about September 1st. II ..g1
The Morning herald., 1875-08-27

Captain Webb has succeeded in accom-
plishing the splendid aquatic feat of SWIM
ming across the English Channel, from
Dover to Calais. He made his first attempt
on the 18th inst, but failed because of the
heavy sea. This. performance puts Captain
Webb at the top of the list of enduring
swimmers. Byron crossed from Sestos to
Abydos, but this was only clever six miles
swim, Boynton crossed the channel in an
inflated dress, and worked his way with q
sail and paddles. Webb used no help but
own two hands, and yet the world has q
greater interest in Boynton's performance,
since It showed just what can be done with
a well-contrived life-saving apparatus. Pro-
vided az, Boynton was, 1t would be possible
to keep above water, even without his am
phibions qualities. Stripped Of all aids, as
Webb was, the inexperienced landsEan
would be likely to go down under the first
heavy waves. ".1 3'- " ! I'd"
The Morning herald., 1875-08-27

that they were not compelled to use theil
bats in other games than base ball. NJ gB!
The Quicksteps at times played brilliantly
but the game was marred by eight inexcusa-
Bile and fatal misplays. %'7 "'" 1'''4'
Talley occasionally played beautiful
game behind the bat, ,1but was not at all to
Fisher played badly, and Geary made two
important muffs, at the very crisis of the
game. As usual, Splaine distinguithed
himself, and Kelly, if possible, redeemed
his record of Tuesday by splendid batting and
beautiful catches. As whole, however,
the nine was weak. Lafferty, on account of
an injured arm, was not able to pitch with
his usual effect, and Talley being hurt in
the second inning, did poorly. ~ '. ''
The score by innings was as follows jt
Innings, i 2 3 4r,5f6 z {. 4t-,
Quicksteps, 2 O. 0 0 3 0 0 O--6
Creger, 0 90 o 90 4. 0 O--6
Tomorrow the Trenton club now on tour
will play the Quicksteps at tha,r new
grounds.
Oh Tuesday mex, the game between the
Doerrs of Philadelphia and the Quicksteps
will take place on the grounds of the latter,
and on Wednesday next, the Quicksteps will
play the Keystones Of Philadelphia, also on
the grounds in this city. mir. = I
The Hartfords beat the Mutuals, yesterday
at Hartford by score of to2.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-27
Moro TfltOn Suits.-.The Beecher
Matter not Ended.

New YORK, Aug. 26.-Morris and Pear
sail, attorneys for Theodore Tilton, yester-
day filed in the City Court of Brooklyn no
tices of issue in the Tilton suits against
Henry Ward Beecher, the Brooklyn Daily
Eagle and Thos. Kinsella, The City Court
will sit on the first Monday in September,
when the calendar, including she above
cases, will be called. If the Attorneys on
both sides are ready the Judge will then
fix day for the trial. 4: t. t, ..-
The Morning herald., 1875-08-27
Colored Taxpaye ers i'm Georgia.

COlOred Taxpayers i'm Georgia.
From correspondence New York Herald]
It may seem to you that the condition of
the negro in Georgia, is not happy under all
these circumstances. And yet believe such
a judgment would be mistaken. It is not
difficult to hear of instances of abuse !; but
the best and conclusive proof that these are
only spordaic cases, and that in general the
colored people are safe in their lives and
property, is found in, an official report ofthe
Comptroller General of the State, for 1874,
giving the character and value of property
and amount Of taxes returned by colored
tax payers for the year. The number of col
ored polls returned was sS,s1S. These re-
turned an aggregate value oftaxable prop
erty amounting to s6, ,157, ,70s, on what they
actully paid s3O,7Ss in taxes. They owned
3ss ,769 acres ofagricultural land, and city
and town property to the amount 81 200, ills.
Now remembering that these people were
slaves only nine years before; that they
owned, when they obtained their freedom in
1865, absolutely nothing, except what they
stood in, and that they have not only ac-
quired all this property in seven years, but
lived, spentla great deal Of money in foolish
ways, and lost, do not know how many
thousands, in, the Freedman's Saving Bank,
T. think it clearly establishes that-First,
they have 'labored with creditable industry
and perseverance, and, second, that they
have been fairly protected in their rights Of
life and property by the Democratic rulers
OF the State. do mol think the colored
people in any other State have visited own
half as much real estate, or, indeed, quar-.
ter as much, ss those Of Georgia. Surely
this says good deal for the effective justice
and protection given the negro in this Dem
ocratic State.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-27
..,DELAWl4.RE CROPS.

Il According to, the official report Of the
crops from Washington, the average .condi-
tim of corn in Delaware is '1O0LtheA Same
al in Alabama, and the average for all the
States being 81. ~ The average condition Of
oats for the country is .91-Delaware's ,estE
mate 70, or The same as South Carolina. Ia
gentleman from Sussex county states that
the corn in that region is in an unusually
fourishing condition, and that the yield will
be larger this year than it has been for many
a preceding one.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-27
A Tobacco Factory Destroyed by
.a Fire. t,- =

RICHMOND, Aug. as.-A fire last night in
the tobacco factory of r. W. Oliver destroyed
the engine room and a shed used for the pre-
paration of smoking tobacco. The loss is
between $4,000 and $4,000, which is fully
covered by insurance in the following CON-
panies: Merchants and Mechanics, Va;
Home, Va; State and Fire Association,
Phila.; Richmond Banking and Insurance
Company Old Dominion; Royal Imperial.
The principal loss falls on the Fire Associa-
tion, Phila. 1t is supposed the fire was of
incendiary origin.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-27
JMMARY OF THE NEWS

The feeling in servia is SO strongly ir
Or of the Insurgents that the Govern.
pt will have difficulty in preventing a
fict with Turkey.
Iuincey, Massachusetts had the largest
Yesterday morning that has been seen
|e for years. dit ,'s"S"'" '''' ~.
omplications have arisen between the
isll and Chinese Governments, and a
bus difficulty is imminent. - = :
he committee appointed by the. Eng
bondholders of the Erie railroad to in
the affairs of that road convened
|rday. f4rr6.a5
rifle that was owned by Patrick Henry
ng the revolutionary war was presented
he American rifle team in Brooklyn,
|nesday night. ~
e races at Long Branch yesterday
not SO we'll attenaed as usual, there
only about three thousand persons
mt. '''.''
royal order which has been issued and
ed into effect, prohibits the shipment
btatoes into the Kingdom Of Spain.
he rivers of the South and West have
n SO much that all danger has passed.
he Bank of California suspended yes
by. The suspension is regarded as
temporary, owing to stock combina-
frling, Ahrens & Co, shipping and
mission merchants in Baltimore, failed
erday. Their liabilities will amount
yer two millions. aaag. .r,@'i. IL
he convention of Turner's was held in
\ York yesterday. They will endeavor
ecure representation at the Centennial.
(he' steamer Klopstock, from Bremen,
|Ved in New York yesterday. ia.'.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-27
A Horrible Accident.

CINCINNATI, Aug. 2S.-The mother of A.
H. Snyder, of Springfield, ILL.,, while carry
ing an. infant down stairs, stumbled and fell
fifteen feet, crushing the skull of the child,
causing instant death to the infant and bad
ly injuring herself. The body of the child
was brought here for burial. Mrs. Snyder
It is now hoped will recover.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-27
Failure Extraordinary.

BALTIMORE, Aug. 26.-The Failure of
Stirling, Ahrens, s. Co., shipping and COM
mission merchants is reported this afternoon.
Their liabilities will amount to over two
million dollars. They were owners of the
Calvert sugar refinery. It was considered
one Of the wealthiest firms in the city, and
did an immense shipping business. .i
The Morning herald., 1875-08-27
bture OF 400 Of the Turkish
T.. Troops. -,,l r..'J..r...

1ENNA, Aug. 26.-The latest advices
p the insurrection in Herzegovina state
the insurgents have burned the towns
Focuiza and Rorito. They also captured
Of the Turkish troops, whom they first
lrmed and afterwards released. n
Condition OF the Crops. u
|ONTREAL, Aug. 22.-Tbis mornings
sse contains lengthy article on the
in Ontario and Quebec. The root
are success. Barley, wheat and
are about the average in many locali-
and have not been much damaged by
ate rains and frosts. 1850, sI"- a
The Morning herald., 1875-08-27
A Mysterious Case.

ALBANY, Aug. @.-At late hour last
evening the authorities were notified that a
dead body of man had been found at Ker-
wood Flats, mile below this city. The
body was fastenedto tree by rope around
the neck, the throat was cut, and three bull
let holes were found on the person. As yet
no clue has been found to the perpetrators
of the horrible crime. "a -. -..'..t.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-27
senator Cameron Movements.

t7 LEBANON, Pa, Aug. 26.-United States
Senator Simon Cameron, Hon. G. Dawson
Coleman, Chief Engineer Lorenz, of the
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Com
pany, and John W. Mish, Esq, Vice-Presi-
dent of the First National Bank of Lebanon,
left here this morning in the "transit," /" via
Pine Grove, for Pottsville. &e'
The Morning herald., 1875-08-27
threatened, Strike Of printers.

H1cAeo, Aug. 26.-All the job printing
Ees ' IN this stty have united ii q request {
he Typographical Union to. 81 reduce ii the
Ees from sst to s1S pei PER week, va and and com ON
ltors from ~ cents to.40 cents a tlious-
Inc Union refused the request, and, j.,
nnmber Of the leading 'ofifeseas Offices Nj Viii e, g
to pay the old prices, a strike of Job
piers is expected.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-27
State Booksellers, Associ iatfon.

: state Booksellers Assoc iatfon.
ETRoIT, Aug 26.--The State Booksell.
Convention was held here yesterday,
en the State Association adopted aeon
a etion on and bylaws, and elected the fol-
png officers: President, Wesley Emery,
Lansing; Secretary W. F. Parkes, Of
f'etroit; Treasurer, John Moore, of Ann
The Morning herald., 1875-08-27

Inlmunists Sentenced to Death.
|AR1s, Aug. 8.-Four Communists, hav-
(been tried and convicted, were yesterday
fenced to death. The execution will take
|ce in few days. '
The Morning herald., 1875-08-27
The Weather To-Day.

b tue Mew England and Middle States and
h lake regions, clear or fair ueather will
Jail aciM North-easterly to South -easterly
Rs. There piH be slight rise IN ten,pera,
and q falling barometer.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-27
The Trouble Ended.

|oNDoN, Aug. 26.-The officers of the
ted States frigates Congress and Hart
have received full satisfaction from the
ernment Of Tripoli for the insult recently
Ted to the American Consul and his wife.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-27

he zelegrap16c Dispatches are Furnished o
|1for'sing Herald, by the A,nerica's Press
bciation, over- the Atlantic and Pacific
|yraphic Co.'S ecires. ','
The Morning herald., 1875-08-27
The Grand vizier Resigns.

pNsTANT1NopLE, Aug. 26.-The Grand
er has resigned his position, and will be
eeded by Mahmoud. ...,
The Morning herald., 1875-08-27
The Armistice Extended.

ADR1D, Aug. 26,-The armistiee be-
en the Carlists and Alfonsists at SEQ dc
lei has been extended another day.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-27
nth Of General Garibaldi's Repu.
ted Wife.

loME, Aug. 8.-The death of the wife
of General Garibali, at Ca
ia, is announced: $50.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-27

ne Institute Library contains about H.
volumes aud not 5000, as was stated
The Morning herald., 1875-08-27
lredations BY . ;Gang of Burg.
.lp; 'l.t' lars, .l-I. .' E1.

|INNEsBoRo, Aug. 8.-The Sheriffs of
field and Chester counties, by order of
BE Mackey, have each summoned
zee of 25' men, who are securing the
Ptry In search of . gang Of burglars who
rcd a store in Winnesboro last Friday
It and fired upon. the proprietor, +" ,'0 j
The Morning herald., 1875-08-27
Complications Between Great lBfi.
tain and China.

LONDON, Aug. 28.-It is reported that
have arrisen between the
British ana Chinese Governments, and that
a serious difficulty is imminent.
The Morning herald., 1875-08-27
Arrivals at the Clayton House.

VIM. T. Auchincloss, City.
s. H. Sellars, wife and child, Miss.
VIII. Catlin, Conn, e
Samuel T. Howland, N. r. " ~
James Kear, My. f'a-aut .'A =,
Watson Jones and party. Phila.
Miss Jennie Wilson, " '.H
Miss Lydia G. Hart, 80 !" ,
]. 3: Mendinhall, 8. u
J; H: Wilfong, Jr. i, na...
w. W, ?; jv;3ina sehstky' a1nt q r
Miss Miss Rates, < atss,' a~'a W. !" J" .....
Miss Wroe,o .r1, Isg D. 20. '.'oa
Miss Hoffman, ri Jri "n1a. i
VIM, Henderson, NY. lm. .a UrR -
Jas. T:::Munn, Binghampton, N. Y.
G. M. Childs, Baltimore. o.. ,uN
Robt. Cartlin, N. Y. .r!'lu PIN 3.
Mrs. s. s. Culbreth, Dover, Del.
J. G. johnson, Portsmouth, O.
Mr.. Osborn, Railway, NJ. lt,E -a'
B. Donefan, N, Y, .L..,.r,.,.
Jas! F. Brook, Trenton. NJ ."-
A. G. Snyder; Ashterville, O.. "1'1
The Morning herald., 1875-08-27
Di> astrous Fire In Massachuse tt.

QUINCY, Mass, Aug. 26.-This morning
the Robertson Building In this city was de-
stroyed. The fire was first seen on the first
floor on which WIS the large establishment
of Trainor & Mahd, !clothiers. The stock
valued at 1000 was insured, also G. John
sons appthecary, on the same floor was in
sured. On the second floor was the milli-
merry and dress making room Of Mrs. Clapp,
and the hair dressing rooms Of Mrs. Carlin.
The third floor was occupied by the iRwral
Ledger, which with the furniture, lot ofre.
gala and fixtures was totally destroyed. Mr..
Robertson's building was insured for 81
600 in the following offices: Providence, Of
Providence, $4,000; Merchants and Farmers
Of Worcester, $4,000; Tradesmans and Me,
changes, OF Lowell Mass, $4,000; Dorches-
ter of Dorchester, $4,000. Trainer and
Maired, were insured in stock valued at 3 f.
OO0.l G. @. Johusen,is insured for 81 ,50O|
and Of stock 80, ,QOOs, The loss m.tht billiard
roomyts $4,000. The Rural Ledgs has ST.
600 insurance on their furniture. ]. N,
Proprietar ef the Central House
says most of Ills furniture is in q damaged
condition, which was insured In the wy
lnyuth and Braintree Insurance Company.
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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-04-08
Tobacco in Connecticut.

At a recent meeting of the Connecti-
cut Valley Agricultural Institute, Prof.
Stockbridge is reported, in the New
England Homestead, as saying that
there was about forty million dollars
worth grown in the United States, IN
the following order: 1, Virginia 2,
North Carolina 3, Maryland; 4, Ken
tucky 8, Mississippi; 6. Connecticut
Z, Massachusetts,, etc. The analysis of
tobacco shows it to be narcotic poison.
No other plant is like it in composition.
In a small quantity it is a stimulant, IN
large quantities deadly poison. 1t is
a rapid grower, and draws from the
soil more than any other plant. Glover
takes from the mineral element of the
soil ten per cent, tobacco twenty per
cent, or one ton of tobacco exhausts
400 pounds of mineral substances for
every acre. The Connecticut seed-leaf
tobacco has a popularity, in contradis-
tinction to any other in its hueness and
tbinness of leaf and texture, and light
ness of color. Tobacco is made by its
soil. It cannot be heavy clay, heavy
loan or alluvial soil. Must be fine,
sandy land, having absorbent power,
and retaining heat through the night.
Taking this poor soil q large quantity
OF uuhG BG uhGO. ne 4dAASA 10
the machine for raising tobacco, and it
must be fertilized and not allowed to
deteriorate a particle. Tobacco is so
exhaustive that no farmer or farm can
make 1t an exclusive crop. Stock must
be fed for the manure, and the streams
of grain which flow In from the west are
to be taken advantage of.
Prof. StOckbndge said If tobacco
raising was managed on business prin-
ciples, with economy, it IS the best
business man can engage in, In the
Connecticut valley. There will always
be a market for all that will be grown.
The reason of the present depression
of the business is because the quality
has much deteriorated, and this is ac-
counted for in part by not using the
right kind of fertilizers, but mainly
in the future to ripen and cure it. To-
bacco properly cured should be ripened
Just as much as Gny other plant we
grow, and the modern method of plant
ing it too near together has caused Sc
rious evil, and is the great source of
pole-sweat. In planting so close to-
gether all except the upper leaves are
shaded, and the juices of the leaf are
not properly elaborated. To make a
fine leaf, and to develop the oils and
4 acids of the plant, we must expose it to
/ the direct rays Of the sun.
The curing process is defective; by
/ the slow gradual process, much of the
| essential narcotic oil is lost. Prof.
/ Stockbridge referred to q new system
adopted largely in Maryland and Vir-
/ giuia, to cure tobacco by an artificial
/ heat with a furnance constructed FOX
/ that purpose. And it could be done
/ thoroughly IN seven days. first making
/ the heat temperature to eighty degrees,
/ ami the course of five or six days in
crossing to $50 degrees. This artificial
curing retains all the virtue of the to
bacco, in fact, increases its essentia
] oils.- Rural NsJO Yorker,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-04-08
The Old Man with the Saws.

On a Congress street car, the other
evening, was very quiet lot of passen-
gers. and among them a man about
sixty-fve years old, having fouI or five
hand-saws under his arm, apparently a
saw-iler. Opposite the old man sat
woman with young babe in her arms,
and presently broad grin covered the
old fellows face, and he nodded to the
child and said:
81 never loved anything as I love
children I can hardly keep from
biting his little ears %
He waited a moment and then asked
How old is that beautiful child,
madam? ?"
"Eight months, " she replied.
"Only eight months? Why, I've
seen children twenty-five years old who
didn't know as much as that child doesl
had child drowned in a bar1 once,
and you don't know, madam, how it
hoored me
He looked around the car for a mo-
ment, and then said, reading from the
card
"Change to the amount of 50 will be
furnished by the driver. Well, that's
liberal enough. He hasn't offered me
any yet, but 1 suppose old customers
The driver counted noses, saw that
he was one fare short, and he jingled
the bell.
Are we near some station ?" asked
the eld man, standing up aud looking
out.
He sat down after awhile, looking
around, and, his eye falling upon the
baby, he asked of the mother:
Couldn't you let me hold him lit
tie while? See him look at me- I'll
bet $40 he thinks I'm his father p
She refused to trust the infant off her
knee, and the old mans face grew sad,
and he sighed as he said :
"Just think of it-that innocent child
has got to be buried in the ground and
be eaten up by worms, like the rest of
u.s.
He wiped his nose on one of the saw
handles, held his hat in his hand and
his eye catching sign on a grocery, he
exclaimed /:
"Sweet milk for sale here That
make me think, madam-dO you bring
that child up on the bottle ?"
Her face grew very red, and she made
no reply. The old fellow looked his
saws over, one by one, laid them down,
and walking to the front end of the Car
he picked up a basket containing meat
and asked
"Does any one own this meat ?"
A woman made a motion to signify
that it was her property, and he uncOv-
cred the basket and called out:
Pork chops and a small piece of
veal. People who want to eat veal can
! gnaw away, but I don't want any |
What are pork chops pound, madam?'
She did not answer, and the old man
picked up his saws, and asked
"Does any one here know the name
of the man who invented saws ?"
There was no answer, and he pulled
/ open the car door and continued:
" Yes, 1 do love children. was q
child once myself, but didn't have any
fun"
AS he stood on the platform he went
on:
st viii be just like me to fall down
when step off, but of course I can't
stay on this car forever. Well, good
by. everybody, and pleasant dreams to
you"
He stepped off the car, slipped and
fell fiat in the ditch, while his saws flew
in every direction. AS the car passed
on he was heard saying:
"They ought to have a machine tc
lift people off the cars. Detroit Free
! Press