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The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-21
INDEPENDENT ORDER B,NAI BIRTH.
FOURTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

District Grand Lodge No. Z, Independen
f Order OF B'nai Birth, continued its session
his morning at the l. 0. o. B. Hall, corne
Bienville street and Exchange Alley. Th
presence OF visitors was noticeably larger thai
heretofore, and manifested much interest il
the proceedings.
The convention was called to order b,
President J. l.. Herman.
After a desultory debate on unimportan
topics, the following amendment was then of
fered and, after warm debate, was adopted
by vote of 40 yeas against nays:
l. For the purpose Of assisting in the main
tenance and support of the Widows and
Orphans Home Of New Orleans, fund shall
be established, fund known as the w. and 0.
Home Fund of New Orleans.
2. Every brother shall pay to the fund, as
| long as he remains an actual member of a
lodge of the District, contribution of fifty
| cents per quarter, and said contribution shall
forever hereafter constitute part of the regu-
lar dues Of members to their lodges, to be col
lected in the same manner as the regular dues
are collected, and subjecting the delinquent to
the same penalties as apply to members in
arrears with their regular dues.
.. Inc 'oecrelaly OF eacn lOdge Shall be re-
quired to transmit to the Secretary of the Dis
trict Grand Lodge the sum OF fifty cents for
each member of such lodge, and the amount
shall be forwarded to the Treasurer of the
Home at the end of every quarter by the
Grand Lodge Of the District.
Its adoption was received with loud ap-
plause.
President Herman made a speech congratu-
ulating the Convention upon its action. He
was sure the adoption of the Home would be
a source of pleasure to all the State, in the
District He wanted it to be distinctly un
derstood that the Home was not sectional but
received objects of charity from all the States.
Messrs Newman, Simon and Levi, of the
Board of Directors of the Home, also made
speeches expressive Of their appreciation OF
this benevolent act of the Convention
A number Of appeal cases, together with
'ome uninteresting business, occupied the
ime Of the Convention until 4 P. NJ, a.
which time it adjourned
Pending the consideration of appeal cases
his report closed.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-21

The steamer Bismarck Will leave positively
this evening for Memphis, Chicot City, Green
vile, Vicksburg and the Bends See adver-
tisement Send down your freight.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-21

France annually consumes 4,OOO,VOO
pounds of tobacco. All this tobacco is
bought by the government from the growers,
manufactured and sold in the government
interest, for the tobacco traffic is in France as
much a government concern as the post
Office is here. In 1874 the gross receipts from
sales were 2S7, OOO, OOOf, or s57,4OO,O0O In
1915 ii was only S5,00O,00O.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-21

"tour of observation" seems necessary in
the State of Pennsylvania. In one county,
Allegheny, where the Republicans are in the
majority, in population of 100000, forty
murders have been committed in the past
four years. A Pittsburg paper says: eight
months ago an entire family of five persons
were brutally murdered. Three months ago
five Italians were shot down and dozen
wounded. About the same time murdered
man was found under the Fort Wayne railroad
BRIDGE and two men were slain on the streets
OF Pittsburg. Two months ago farmer was
murdered in the suburbs Of Allegheny, and
q month later there was another cold-blooded
assassination. Here are fourteen murders
IN less than eight months in single county,"
This looks badly for the "law-abiding
North.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-21

senator Jones's nose will probably be out
OF Joint at the White House now that Sharon.
n mas also been elected Senator from Nevada.
sharon IS said to be worth seven times az.
many millions of dollars as Jones is, and
urant may like him seven times as much as
ne uIu zones, when the latter was the richest
OF the Senators. However it is not vet CO..
I ueo that Sharon paid as much as Jones to ge.
ms seat and perhaps Jones may keep ahead
ID Grants affections after all.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-21

The New York Herald of the 18th inst.
thus speaks of the report of Messrs. Potter,
Phelps and Foster:
The report of the subcommittee on Louis
lana affairs is laid before the public to-day,
and as the work of three congressman who
personally investigated the condition of the
State, and whose ability and impartiality are
not to be questioned, it will have great
weight. It is, indeed, the only authoritative
and trustworthy statement of Louisiana af-
fairs that has been made, and in many essen
tial points contradicts the information on
which the President based his message. So
great is the contradiction that it is about safe
to suppose that if the report had been given
to Congress early in the week that message
III its present shape could never have ap-
peared. What Congress will do with it it is
impossible to say, but the country will accept
1t as the yindication of Louisiana
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-21

For RED R1vEE.-This day, steamer W. J.
Behan is the regular Thursday packet, freight
or no freight.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-21

are busy in several cities investigating the
check files Of the banks, for the purpose OF
prosecuting those who have violated the stamp
law Our Chicago exchanges report that o
rich bonanza of unstamped checks has been
discovered there, suff cient in single banks to
make an aggregate of $4,000 in fines. 1t is
also stated that in Richmond, Va, large
numbex OF prosecutions are about to be en-
tered upon against the private dealers at GER
tain banks, who have used unstamped instru-
ments.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-21

correspondent of the St. Louis Republican
has had an interview with Senator Jones of
Nevada, in which the latter spoke with great
freedom in relation to personal and political
topics. In the course of the conversation the
subject of Mexico was introduced, and the
Senator expressed the opinion that there is no
possibility of the mineral riches of that coun-
try being properly developed under Mexican
rule. He thought, however, it would not be
long before the northern provinces at least
would belong to the United States, for Grant,
he said, warmly favored their annexation.
"and would in all likelihood inaugurate some
policy to that end before the close of the Adj
ministration" There have been reports in
circulation for some time that Grant enter
tains project for the acquisition of por-
ton of Mexico, though we do not know that
1t has before been plainly spoken of by any
one having rs confidential relations with the
President as the Nevada Senator.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-21
The Organ Of New England Republicanism
on Grants Message.
from the Boston Advertiser. |

The situation has been changed by the mes
sage. There went up such protest as ha,
hardly been heard since the war closed against
the use of the army in organizing a State
Legislature. No justification of the act has
been or eau be made. The President saws in
effect, Gentlemen, you who protest are more
than half right And straightway large
section of the Republican party speak and act
as though half confession of a mistake. nm
intentional We are glad to believe, had made
amends; as though there were nothing more
to be done when once the error had been adj
mitted.
This we think both illogical and unwise
| The country needs new guarantees: and it
will have them-it not from one party, then
from another. The change of tone OF some
who were lately protesting may fairly be in
| terpreted by the Administration as verdict
Of approval Of the policy pursued, on the ex-
plantations given. The same mistake NAV be
committed again, as it appears that the fruits
OF the late extraordinary proceeding, are to
be preserved and enjoyed by those who gath
cred them. If such should be the conse-
quences OF the message it will have changed
the situation for the worse and not for The
better.
The country has had enough of standing
behind Kellogg and upholding his Govern
ment What remains is for Congress to do.
Let as many Investigating Committees as NAV
be necessary go to New Orleans, but let us
have the truth. and let US act upon that A
hundred outrages do not prove that the Re-
publicans are in a majority. What people
want to know is the result of fair count of
the legal votes. No confidence is 10 be placed
in the finding Of the Returning Board 1t
bears fraud on its face. Louisiana has not a
truly republican form of government. 1t is
ruled bv Returning Board
Now. the time has come for Congress to
act, to place before the country the facts in |
such n way that that there shall be no suspi- |
cion Of par;isanship; to require that the con-
troll of the State shall be placed where true |
count OF votes shall show it ought 10 be |
placed, whoever may be counted in; and re-
strict the army to its legitimate sphere. If
Republican Senators and Congressman wish
% save the party, they will do SO most effect
Tally by showing that it has no liberation fer
rauds committed in its name. and no favors
or those who are guilty of them.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-21
WAvERLEY HOTEL.
= L Turner, city
Mrs Whitehead and

AT recent dinner of physicians in Franco
they were very jolly and toasted-disease.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-21

Butler envies Sheridan and wishes he was
in his place at New Orleans. 1t is not re-
marka5le that the ambition of the Hero ~
of Five Forks and that of the hero of
Heaven knows how many spoons should be
somewhat alike.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-21

. AN honest dentist frankly advertises that
mo pains will be spared IN endeavoring to.
give perfect satisfaction.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-21

INCREASE OF TAXATION. The Government
has come to the conclusion that in order to
meet the fiscal demands of the coming year,
and to prepare the way for the resumption of
specie payments in accordance with its pro-
misses, as expressed in the Financial bill
passed few weeks ago. an increase in taxa
ton is absolutely necessary. The Secretary
of the Treasury is, it is understood, of the
opinion that we shall require at least forty or
forty five millions of dollars more than we
now raise, and there is no way of obtaining it
except by an increase of taxation. In pursu-
ance of this view, the Treasury Department is
a new revenue bill, which will be
submitted to the Ways and Means Committee
as early rs possible.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-21
TRANSIT OF VENUS.
SOME INTERESTING FACTS ASCERTAINED BY TIM
SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITIONS.

SOME INTERESTING FACTS ASCERTAINED BY TEyD
| SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITIONS.
The New York World of the 18th inst. pub
fishes cable dispatch from London saying
The first tentative computations made at
Greenwich Of data obtained from the observa-
lions of the recent transit of Venus. have
yielded results somewhat different from " hat
was expected Four calculations, made indie
pendently, give the suns parallax as being re-
spechvely 9O6 seconds, 945 seconds, 925 Sec
onds and 92O seconds, the mean being 924
seconds. The computations were made bx
Prof. O. Herrici Phi. D. of University Col
lege; Mr.. Frederick Guthrie, of the Royal
School of Mines and Arts; and Messrs. Dun
ken and Ellis, assistants at the Royal Observ--
atory, Greenwich. No calculations have vet
been completed at Kew Observatory. The,
computations given were made only upon tbs.
basis OF moments of external and internal
contact, as reported from different points Of
observation, and may be considerably modi-
| fed when the Photographic and micrometric
| measurements are taken into account
Based on this dispatch the World remarks,
on the authority of an American astronomer:
10 say that the suns parallax has been as
certained to be 924 seconds, is to saw that the
sun is distant from us about %, 1913 semi
diameters OF the earth, or 50, 443, 726 miles
Ihls is ), 926, PA miles less than the distance.
made out by Enecke, from observations of the.
last transit, and 100000 or 100000 less
than the results obtained by more recent
measurements. If this ratio were constant
we should require 144O years to overcome the.
entire distance and fall into the sun. But as
It is certain that our centripetal motion WOULD
be vastly accelerated continually as we got
closer within the sphere of the suns attrac--
ton, unless his forces should be proportion
ally decreased or his volume reduced, it is,
also probable that We should consume verv
much less time than is above given in making
the tremendous Journey"
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-21
A LONG BUGGY RIDE.

! Says the Norwich Conn., Bulletin: A gen
| tleman from our distant sister State of Kan
sas is visiting in this city for few days, who
drove all the way from Kansas to New Hamp
shire, in top buggy drawn by a single horse.
This is Thomas II. Kinney, of Wellsville,
Kansas. Mr.. Kinney lett tie fertile soil Of
the garden of the West on the 5th day OF
October. He carried only what baggage he
could stow away in the buggy-box, travelling
thus in light marching order. His horse was
a native Kansas four-year-old colt, sired by the
celebrated Gen. Mitchell, which followers of
the turf have often heard Of They started
out in the early morning, and travelled three
days without inconvenience. Then, for the
first time in his life, the horse was shod
Later on the shoes Were taken off and reset.
and aterward en- route he shod second time.
This was all the shooting necessary. The roads
were all sorts, of course, and once or twice.
on account OF rain and other causes. MIR.
Kinney had to stop over day or so alta time.
But he met with 10 accident, and accom-
plished the whole 1.529 miles in tifty-nine
days, arriving at Charleston, N. H., both
horse and himself in the very best condition.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-21

The following is going the rounds:
Georgia negro has no more faith in banks.
He lays his money out in store clothes and
hair oil, and the news of bank suspension
causes him to exclaim . Bust away wild yer
but Yer can't hurt desc lavender pants"
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-21

Alexander Dumas, the elder, when he gave
a dinner to commercial men, had a some
what singular method of deciding the time
for the inferior wine to be produced. He en-
joined his servants to put the best wine on
the table at the beginning of the meal while
the guests heads were clear; then" said he,
watch the conversation, and directly YOU
hear any single one of the company say, Il.
who am an honest man. you may bring on
the 0rdinaire'
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-21

Freddie Tenny, Of Allegheny, only ten
years old, is a mate to the boy who stood on
the burning deck, if somebody would only
sing him into fame. His father and mother
being away for all night, Freddie was Left to
keep house and take care Of his younger
brother, tive-year old. During the nigh
Freddie was awakened by smoke and nearly
sutfocated. He saw that thu house was on
lire. the floor having caught from Goals that
had fallen from the stove in the dinng-room.
He gathered up his little brother and set him
ont IN the cold, and then proceeded to carry
water IL pail and put out the fire. He eS
tlnguished the flames, took his little brother
back to bed ami both slept well till morning.
In the morning Freddie called in a family
who lived IN another part Of the house to see
what had happened. Two holes were burned
through the tloor-one two feet in diameter
and the other one foot. The little fireman
had saved the property, and probably some
lives, and had all the fun to himself. He was
charged to take good care of his little brother
and keep house, and he did it like a man.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-21

Halifax newspaper spins an interesting
yarn about a whale. 1t is related that on the
23d OF November the American fishing
schooner Sultan, while riding at anchor on
the Grand Banks, with $50 fathoms of cable
out, was taken in tow by whale which had
become entangled in the cable. After whirl-
Ing through the water at the clipping rate of
twelve knots an hour for nearly two hours.
the cable was cut, and the monarch of the
.salted seas dived into the depths with his
harness on his back. To the Yankee mind
the incident is pregnant with sugges,iveness.
If man can cause the elephant in its glory
to become the humble minister of his pleas
ures, if the fierce grizzly of the Rocky
Mountains can be made to turn a spit, and
the wild zebra of the desert to haul cart
aye, if he can time the livid lightnings to do
his bidding, why should he not put bit in
the mouth of while? Surely it would fur
nish o nobler career for the animal than life
with no higher destiny than to walow in la
illness year by year, and at last to be har-
pooned for his oil. That whale-transit may
yet be the means of inter-continsntal COM
who will dare gGnsay?
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-21

In turning his attention to the hundred or
no OF custom-houses in the United States
which return little or no revenues to the Gov
eminent, Mr.. Bristow is performing work
that will meet with public appreciation.
There are in the United States 13l custom
houses. The whole customs revenue tor 1873
was SiSi, 929, 900, of which New York collects
STA 900, and seven other ports $50, 79O.-
Al. The remaining 1913 custom houses col
lected only s9,172,0oO, of which S7.Ssl, 900
Is collected in %, leaving S1.29l, 600 to be
collected III the remaining 100 custom-h houses.
The receipts of these hundred custom
houses do not meet their expenditures.
Ninety ports, according to the official returns.
only collect about half enough to paw their
own expenses These ninety ports cost the
country about half million, and have no
other excuse for being in existence than to
provide sinecures for politicians out of bust
ness. Secretary Bristow has also discovered
that there are great many useless officials
about the custom houses in large cities, aud
estimates that half million can be saved in
this direction.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-01-14
What Jeems and want,

Mr.. MACK The old prOvurb sails
"fUrberance seeces to be a vertue."
Jeems and l have suffurd on in silence,
thinkin' by our united efurts we could
live down the evil of Xtravagance of
dress in the ladies'. Now Jeems and l
fought the war threw tugether. When
Jeems put in the ash-kake | billed the
beef. If Jeems gethured the leaves fur
a bed got the rocks to put our heads
on. So Jeems and l cum to luV one
another like two bruthers. Well, when
this cruel war were over, and Jeems and
l Gums home we finds ourselves awful
pore in this worlds goods. jeans and
l goes to wuTk like all forty, and it
weren't long afore Jeems and cum
menced to think of gwine to see the
gurls. We went to see this one and that
one; Jeems and l were mighty taken
with the gurls; but we did not think
we could afford to dress them with so
many fine things. They would weaTe
faults har all of 'em, faults paint on
their faces, faults BUSHES, faults shoO-fly
overskirts, faults apron frunts, faults
ruflies and many other faults things
Jeems and | could never lern the name
of; besides they used twenty to thirty
yards in dress. Now Jeems and /
tuck it into our heads this were all rong,
we trys to git our girls to leave off there
faults fixins. They larft at US. Jeems
and l were not to be put back that away,
so we goes into a soluIn plege not to
marry any CURL what wears any faults
things, vainly thinkin' the gurls would
cum in. But insted they have got to be
about ten times as faults as they was.
Now Jeems says he feels all our effnrts
are vain to change over the gurls to
think like us; so Jeems and have been
lOokin' out for sum gurls fur and near
who wear nOthin' faults, but we hav
been disapinted. Last Sunday Jeems
and had been long ways to see sum
guris and had been wurse fooled than
common. We were ridin along in ST.
lence thinkin' what wus to be dun, and
! all to once Jeems spoke up, said he had
the idee for US, we would write in the
SITTzEN and offer TO marry any TOO gurls
| that could be found that wears nothin'
| faults. That is good, Jeems, says /, we
will do that. so Jeems he puts it on
/ to write. | never Fit any for any paper,
but Jeems he keeps after me to try so
| here l am givin' whole history OF our
/ tTubbles, maxim war on "see OF trub-
| bles," as Shakespeare says, sta cad
| them" Yes, Jeems says ii he can 4 id
/ a CURL what wore no faults things, he
would so to the uttermOst parts of the
/ earth for hur. Now Jeems is mighty
! industrious man, and has good place
and many fine horses and other nice
/ things. He says he viii give them I'll
to any CURL he can find that wears
nOthin' faults.
Now my old mother used TO tell me
not to brag on what l would do, and
! am very modest man; but l won't let
Jeems out do me. If you can fnd the
gurls you shall be liberaly rewarded.
Any CURL writin' TO Jeems and /, We
viii be nifty glad and come To see them
rite away. write to JEEMs AND l.
LISvL, 10 &C.