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The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-17
SLIGHTLY MIXED.

A dispatch was received in this city on the
night of October 18Th, dated at Vicksburg,
and reading as follows:
y1cKsBuRe, Oct -. - This community was
shocked this morning to learn that three colored
men were attacked last night-one killed out
right. another MORALLY wounded, and the third
receiving slight injuries. Two OF the white mt n
charged with the crime have been arrested and
are in iai Citizens assembled on the streets to
denounce the great wrong perpetrated, and In
the afternoon an immense mass meeting was
held at the Courthouse, when the stores were
closed that all might participate. hey. Y. IA.
Marshall presided, and resolutions were adop'ed
condemping all violence, disclalmlng RESPONSE
bility of the deeds last night, and pledglng sup
mort to the law of the land, which is strong and
powerful enough for all. The city is perfectly
quiet, with firmer determination than ever to
check violence in the future.
The st. Louis Republican and the Louisville
C5urier-Jounal of the 14h inst, have the
same dispatch, dated New Orleans; and so we
are charged with aft .irs really occurring IN
the city Of Vicksburg
The negligence which brought about this
mistake is hardly pardonable; if the press OF
the country are to be subjected TO the uncer
tainty which is inspired by such errors by
those in charge of the Associated Press afairs
it is time they set about rearranging matters
so as to insure something like reliability IL
dispatches forwarded.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-17
The Girls Giving Their Hair Rest.

The hair is TO be worn down, after the man
ner of the "Pre- Raphaelite ladies" as they
are called in London. They originated the
fashion of loose hair, and the mode has yield
ed, settling lower and lower, till to mass your
hair in a ribbon upon the nape of the neck,
after the whole length has bsen plated and
then loosened out into the ripples produced
by its confinement in close strands all night.
is to argue yourself not unacquainted with
the London haute mode. The front locks are
short, and either he down in a forehead
fringe or are = frizzed" and hang over the
eyes. The only departure from the pendent
frizzed or rippled hair is the style which
bears the unpoetic name of "door-knob."
This is purely and simply the hair of the
wearer, without any addition to its luxuriance
or want of luxuriance; plated knob mid
way between the top of the head and the nape
of the neck The bellies of the day tell us
that their hair is " taking rest" The style
will last awhile, they say-long enough to inn
prove their tresses. The Metropolitan.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-17
Origin and Secrecy of Inventions.

4 century ago what man discovered in
the arts he concealed. Workmen we're put
under oath never to reveal the process used
by their employers. Doors we're kept closed,
visitors vigorously excluded from admission,
and false operations blinded workmen them
selves The mysteries OF every craft were
hedped in by thick set fences of empirical pre-
tensions and judicial affirmation. The royal
manufactures of porce lain, for example, were
carried on in Europe with spirit OF jealous
exclusiveness.
His Majesty of Saxony was especially cir
cumspect. Not content with the oath OF
secrecy imposed upon his people, ne would
rot abate his kingly suspicion in favor OF q
brother monarch. Neither king nor kings
delegate might enter the tabooed walls OF
Meissen. What is enormously called the
Dresden porcelain = that exquisite pottery
of which the world has never seen the like
was manufactured for two hundred years by
a process so secret that neither the bribery OF
princes nor the garrulity of the operatives
ever revealed it. Other discoveries have been
less successfully guarded, fortunately for the
world The manufacture of tinware in Europe
originated in a stolen secret. Few read
ers need to be informed that tinware Is
simply thin iron plated with tin by being
dipped into the molten metal. In theory it is
an easy matter to clean the surface OF iron;
dip it into bath Of the boiling tin and re-
move it enveloped with the silvery metal to q
place for cooling. In practice, however, the
process is one Of the most difficult in the arts.
1t was discovered in Holland, and guarded
from publicity with the utmost vigilance for
nearly half century. England tried in vain
to discover the secret, until James Sherman,
Cornish miner, crossed the channel, insinu-
ated himself master of the secret, and brought
it home. The secret of manufacturing cast
within the reach of ali artisans. Philadelphia
Commonwealth.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-17
SEARCHING FOR THE GOVERNMENT.

His foot was on the Treasury steps, and his
name it was Cameron. Simon of Pennsylva-
nia known to the carnal minded OF his native
State and the irreverent Washington cores
pondent as "the Wennebago Chief. he
had come to the Capital on business. No
statesman connected with the running OF the
Government ever did SO much business at the
Capital during the recess and SO little during
the session; none ever figured so largely IN
the departments and SO little IN the debates;
none ever plunged SO madly to the front when
ever, by removal, resignation, or death, an
office was made vacant and The success OF tree
institutions imperied thereby.
So long as Pennsylvania had man or
wanted dollar, the Winnebago Chief Was
bound to be at the door of the department in
which vacancy impended, with his hand on
the latch and his bl east pocket full OF certi-
ficates and recommendations. He was in
Washington on Thursday. He had business
with the departments. What department in
particular does not appear; very likely with
all of them. Nor does appear either what
was the nature of his business. The
Winnebago Chief is not III the habit OF
beginning at the top Of Newspaper Row
and confding to all the correspondents in
succession the nature OF his business with the
departments. Not that he withholds any
thing from anybody. A more communicative
statesman on the subject of cereal crops it
would be hard to find. and yet the Winnie
bago Chief does not thrust information as to
his political plans upon the newspaper cor
respondent or reporter. Ii may be said OF him
in very brief that he was not born yesterday.
The Chief had visited most of the Depart
ments, and, unlike some investigating COM
mittees, had found every hody OUT. And now
his foot was on the Treasury stairs and he IN
uuired for Bristow "Bristow is out of town,
was the answer he received. ''And where is
he % said the Chief. SIN Connecticut" was
the reply. The Chief gathered himself up
and wrapped his toga around him. mo-
ment he was lost in meditation. What deep
| thoughts flashed through the great mans
mind, as he stood thus in statue-hke repose
thoughts OF the government, OF adminlstra-
| ton, of cabinets, of combination, caucuses,
| and conventions, and of the Pennsylvania
election-mortal can not guess. The Presl-
dent was somewhere in the West disposing OF
farm stock, and making speeches on the
school question. Robson, Bslknap, Jewell,
Blistow, and Pierrepont, all were away,
and there was no Secretary of the Interior.
Here was a state OF things. DID
he sing ''No one to love, none to caress;" die
he break forth with "Twas ever thus since
childhoods hour" did he make an cutlery
against the Government? Not he. With
calmness and elaboration, yet with an EN-
phasis born of two flights of stairs and a sense
of disappointment, he simply said d" Well
this is a h of a time" And then he fold
ed his tent like Winnebago and silently stole
away. Aud yet there are people who pretend
| TO say this is not a Government that will ruI
itself. The Chief knows better.-N. I. Fri
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-17

Octave Feuillet, in composing, goes through
the emotions of an artist, and in order to give
himself over to them completely he has had
constructed on his country place near Saint
Lo little chalet, whera no one is allowed to
enter-not even Madam Feuillet, his wife.
He is much sought, but there are not many
opportunities for enjoying his society, for he
goes to bed at 8, in order to rise betimes for
his water-cure and long walks which he be-
lieves necessary to his health, suggesting to
some extent the malade imaginaire He is ex-
ceedlDgIy we'll Bred most respectful to womes,
and at the same time susceptible to their
charms.
He is we'll rooted in religious principles,
and in all things is remarkably sincere. An
illustration of his eccentricity is furnished
during a residence near Mont Blanc, when he
had the window closed that looked out on the
mountain; he could not tolerate the mass of
white. His literary friendships are not nu-
merous, although he is generally esteemed.
He dislkes cdn3dJuderie as much as he does
Paris. Although his dialogues are remarkably
brilliant in his novels, he can hardly be called
an entertaining talker, which indicates that
his work in this Way is the result of effort and
elaboration. He has a sensitive literary
conscience, and does not give his manuscript
to the publisher until completely finished. AS
to physique, he is agreeable, evidently be-
longs to fine race, is ordinary in stature, and
easy in his movements.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-17
Origin of Great Men.

st. Andrew, apostle, was the son of fish
erman; st John was also the son of a fish
erman; Pope Sextus was the son of swine
herder-he was also one; Aristotle, of doctor;
Boccacio, of merchant; Columbus, of wool
comber; John Basth, ola fisherman; Diderot,
of cutler; Cook, of servant; Hampden, Of.
a carpenter; Talma, of dentist; Gesner, of q
bookseller; Salvador Rosa, of a surveyor; Eu-
ripides, of fruit-womaD; Virgil, of baker;
Horace, of denizen; Voltaire, of tax collector;
Lamothe, of halter; Fletcher, of a chand-
Ter; Masillon, OF tuner; Tamerlane, of q
shepherd; Quinault, of banker; Rolin of q
cutler; Mohere, of an upholsterer Rosseau,
of matchmaker; Sir Samuel Bowditch, of
silversmith; Ben Johnson, of a mason; Shake
speare, Of butcher; Sir Lawrence, of a GUS
toni house officer; Collins, of halter; Gray,
of notary; Beattie, of a laborer; Sir Edward
Sugden, of barber; Thomas Moore of
sword maker; Rembrandt, of miller; Benja-
min franklin, of chandler: Cardinal
Woolsey, of a butcher; Napoleon, of lawyer.
Advertisements in the Want and Rent column in
the BULLETIN, not exceeding one square, inserted
or fifty cents each.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-17
Familiar Quotations.

The appearance of a new edition of Mr..
Bartlett's admirable volume of i" Familiar
Quotations - sffords fresh occasion for Won
derment over the strange and unsupported
origin of many of the sayings so common in
daily life, 1t seems almost impossible for
modem to say good or bright thing that can
not be traced back to a respectfully antiquity.
The Bible has given us scores OF apt and
striking bits of wit and wisdom which have
been in use so long and so generally that it is
a surprise to hear where they came from.
And, on the other hand ii is no less surpris-
ing to learn that numerous choice passages
OF morality and religion which we are accus-
toned to credit to the Scriptures
were really first uttered by heather
philosophers, or written by the poets
and playrights of remote centuries. 1t
is curious, too, that great many of our
so-called vulgarisms have the stamp of high
authority-as ITO run muck" for which
Pope is responsible; and "Too thin, which
was applied by King Hal to the batteries Of
Bishop Gardiner, according to Mr.. William
Shakespeare, gentleman who also used the
word "bully" in exactly the sense that we
now hear it employed by goddess urchins in
our back alleys.
OF course we are indebted to the works of
Shakespeare that they were writ
ten by him, and not by Lord Bacon-for a
large proportion Of our most popular and ser
yiceable quotations. 1t is Shakespeare that
says, "Oae touch of nature makes the whole
world kim" SHE hath eaten me out of house
and home;" "thy wish was father to that
thought {" familiar in their mouths as house
hold Words" "all that glisters mot glittels] is
not gold" etc.
But Shakespeare did not originate all the
shrewd savings which sound as if he might
have made them. 1t is Milton who speaks OF
"Linked sweetness long drawn out" and
furnishes the much-worn remark about
fresh woods mot tields] and pastures new. y
That elegant apothegm, TO err is human,
to forgive divine" comes from Pope, who also
wrote the homely truth so often cited, "Fools
rush in where angels fear to tread, and that
other excellent bit Of irony, can honest mans
the noblest work OF God" Johnson taught us
to say "Hell is paved with good intentions; "
and Goldsmith gives US the conquerlng motto
of Measures, not men," The phrase
of equivocal virtue, Where Ignorance
is bliss it's folly to be WISE" is
supplied by Gray; and the favorite heading
for speeches on the currency, Thoughts
that breathe and words that burn
low feeling makes one wondrous kind" was
written by Garrick; The trail of the serpent
is over them ALL" by Moore; "Of two evils,
the least is always to be chosen" by Thomas a
Kimpis; Fine by degrees and beautifully
less, by Prior; 'What will Mrs Grundy
say :" by Morton, in the play of "Speed the
Plow;" ga thing of beauty is joy forever,
by Keats; Coming events cast their shadow;
before" by Campbell; and "God helps them
that help themselves" by our own Doctor
Franklin.-S. Louis Globe Democrat.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-17
WEBSTER'S HOME.

A correspondent of the Boston Globe has
been visiting the farm of Daniel Webster at
Marshfield. and writes: The mansion house
is typical American homestead, quite ex-
tensive with an air of comfort and conve-
nienee. and in some way impresses one as
the abode of past greatness. Sufficiently
ornate to satisfy good taste, it has an unpre-
tentious grandeur that accords well with the
SPOT. Though occupied as private resi-
dence and not open for public lnspectlon'
still the writer aud friend were most poilteiy
received and shown the principal rooms ny
the excellent lady of the house. ,.,
The first room visited was the library
which is the finest and naturally the most IN.
teresting apartment. L. is situated in one OF
the wings of the house, and was designed by
Julia, the lamented daughter, especially for
her fathers use and in its plan and arran ge-
ments does great credit to her taste and skill.
II is left as nearly as possible as 1t Was at ME.
Webstet's death-the great N asslve writing
table, the favorite chair. the pictures, ana Or
naments remain mementoes OF other Gays,
and wildly recall the great life with which
they were so intimately associated. Most OF
the books have been removed from the cases
for SALE but their places are supplied with
articles of vertu and ornaments OF great
variety and value, the collection OF a lifetime.
The high vaulted walls are adorned with
pictures and busts, many of the former beng
family portraits, the most conspicuous being
one of Mr.. Webster, by Healy, painted at the
time of the signature of the Ashburton treaty,
and another of Major Edward Webster, in
the uniform Of the Massachusetts Mexican
Volunteers The staff and white felt hat are
suspended in their accustomed place over the
picture of their former possessor. Other
rooms-the music room, the dining and
morning rooms, the star chamber, and MIR.
Webster's room, in which he died-were
shown US, and the particular features and
souvenirs pointed out. They are all pre-
served in appearance as when the household
lost its master and the nation its greatest in
tellect.
In the dining room many pictures OF favor
its cattle drawn from life hang on the walls,
while in others miniatures of grandchildren
and sketches of Webster in rude home garb
and white hat attract the eye. From the win
dow of the morning-room, looking out upou
the great elm, the final farewell was taken two
or three days before his death of the herd Of
$50 cattle, driven up for their owners last
view Mr. Webster had strong attachment
for his cattle, and talked to them and fondled
them as though they were intelligent beings.
The rooms have that home-Gke aspect in
keeping with the character of one "to the
| manner born," who here sCaght relief from
the cares OF State and life, and ever yearned
for the peace and pleasures of beloved New
England home in which he was reared.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-17
The Ohio Election Not DiscOuraging 10
the Democrats.
Especial Telegraphic Correspondence OF the Cou-
rier-Journal]

Especial Telegraphic Correspondence of the Cou-
rier-Journal.]
WASHINGTON, Oct. Is The Ohio election
has 40 absorbed the attention of department
officials, that hardly thought has been given
for days to any other subject. Secretaries
clerks, and their underlings OF all grades,
have been eagerly waiting and Watching ior q
result which would give them hope OF per-
petuating the Grant dynasty. When the news
came last night that Hayes was elected tnelr
10Y knew no bounds. They affect to regard the
victory as finally stopping the tidal wave, and
some prominent Radicals in their enthusiasm
said that it "meant third term for Grant
Thoughtful Democrats are not at all dis
couraged by this defeat, and though the Re
publicans are confidently claiming that Penn
sylvania and New York will follow suit, they
furnish no reason for their boast Democrats
here regard both States as reasonably sure Tor
them in the November election, and have no
idea that the hundred thousand unemployed
laborers in Pennsylvania can be made to vote
with the party that has brought them to beg
"a
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-17
A GREAT CENTENNIAL PICTURE

Some American gentlemen visiting Paris
last year became much interested in do
ramic picture representing the siege of Paris
during the late war, and determined, il pos
sible, to secure it tor the American Centen-
NAL. This the great popularity OF the picture
at home rendered i'm possible, but after much
negotiation they bargained for 81 nilar and
better one to bs executed under the super
vision of Col Lienard, by French artists of
high repute. The painting, which is now
completed and enroute for America, is I'M
douotedly the most notable work of art ever
brought to this country. Its cost, exclusive
Of transportation, duties, etc., was nearly $780,
000f
Col Lienard, of Paris, the originator of
the picture, accompanies it to America. Pre-
vious to the Centennial the picture will be ex-
hiblted in the principal cities of the United
States. From description of its original and
it's duplicate, contributed by Lucy Hooper to
AppIetons Journal, we learn that the work was
executed in the vast building formerly occu-
pied by Les Pompes Funebras. The original
painted by NJ. Philiippteaux, after two years
of continuous exhibition, still remains one OF
the most popular sights of Paris. During
the course OF the work Of reproduction, the
great canvas was sret ched upon the floor.
AS soon as portion of the printing which
was worked up from miniature sketches ia
S C. ols-was flushed the surface was COW
cred with paper, and the completed part
rolled up. The finished picture is over fifteen
metres wide, and about 800 feet long-say so
by 1000 feet. 1t is even finer than its proto-
type in the Champs Elysees, being taken from
far more advantageous point of view-viz. ::
the position of the Prussian batteries On the
heights of Chatilion.
A peculiar and attractive feature of this ex-
hibition is the introduction of superb life
sized figures, in PAPER mache, of men and
horses, occupying the foreground of earth in
front of the canvas, by means of which the
eye is insensibly carried from realty to the
painting-a perfect illusion. These figures
are modelled with painstaking accuracy and
ability, and are even startlingly lifelike.,
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-17
A Revolutionary Fable.

Speaking of instances where history has
been perverted writer says: Another revo-
lutionary fable which has imposed even on
that usually hypercritical writer, Mr.. Carlyle,
is the horrible story of Mile. de Sombreuil.
Rumor has it that during the 'massacres Of
September" her father was drag ged from
prison and was about to be murdered by the
mob. when she fiuBg herself before him beg
cling for his life and crying out that she was
a friend of the people. ''If that be SO, said
one of the furious crowd, 'let US see you
drink the blood of an aristocrat, and tearing
heart from one of the corpses he squeezed
it into cup and presented it to her
The heroic girl, SO runs the story, drank it
of, and thus saved her fathers life. The ro-
mantle fable, however, is only one more paste
Jewel to add to our collection. AS matter of
fact, the courage, beauty and devotion of
Mile. de Sombreuil, as she pleaded for her
fathers life completely disarmed the murder
Gus gang and when, overcome by her emo
tions, she tainted, one of them offered her
glass of water, a drop from his bloody hand
fell into the cup, and hence the horrible
story. which is repeated by every historian of
the French revolution Louis Blanc first pub
ished the true account he heard it from
lady to whom Mile. de Sombreuil had herself
related it; in fact, the latter always told the
story to show that although cruel, the men
of September were accessible to pity.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-17
Southern Shoe MdnatjactOry.

NEW ORLEANS July "a 1875
Gentlemen of New Orleans and Louisiana:
am starting Southern Shoe Factory. only ask
of you gentlemen, for your patronage guatantee
at will give you better satisfaction in my line than
any establishment in this ctycheaper and of better
material. Gentlemen you all know that there are
great many laborers and mechanics in this State
who have no work nor any food for their wives and
children. If we will start our own factories and pat
ronize each other we could easily get along with our
factories of all descriptions. Our money is all given
to the North and West which is millions of dollars
have been established in the Shoe Mandatory for
the last twenty-five years, and call the attention of
the community in general.
Yours respectfully
JOHN HANSEN,
jy27 2dp IS Canal street.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-17

once more announced Nr publication. This
time in December.
The value of books exported from England
was s48S, 67S-an increase OF E36, OOO over
last year.
The letters of the late Charles kingsley are
being collected for publication. -,
Annie Keary's new novel, "Castle DAILY"
presents the public with a graphic and en-
pertaining story of Irish life thirty years ago,
during the great rebellion of 1913.