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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-12-11

The quietand orderly organization Of
the House on the opening Of Congress
presented quite contrast to some OF
the stormy and disorderly scenes that
have heretofore sometimes occurred on
such occasions. The most memorable OF
these disgraceful affairs was at the or
ganization of the 2Gth Congress, in 1889;
when, for days in succession, the then
Clerk OF the preceding House, Hugh M.
Garland, In calling the roll OF members
elect, refused, upon some technical
grounds, to call the names of the mem
bcrs from New Jersey, although theii
certificates bore the. "broad seal" o.
their State. The wrangle and strife con
tinued In the House for four or five days
the most intense personal hostilities
were engendered, no Speaker could be
elected, no organization effected, and
jet the Clerk persisted in his ssfusai TO
call the names Of the New Jersey mem
bers. s..s, ". ~
Finally, exasperated beyond endur
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Court cuttings.

Rosina Dick, Administrative Of Mar
tin Dick, VS.. the indianapolis, Cincin-
natl g. Lafayette Railroad Company. Ac-
ton for damages for loss Of life. Case
in progress.
Arnold Sullivan ct al. VS.. T. B. Specher
ct al. Proceeding to contest the will Of
Rebecca M. Sullivan. A verdict was
returned setting the will aside.
H. Marckworth VS.. Philip Klopp. Yer
dict for defendant. as,g
The Egner case will probably be given
to the jury to-day. L, .7 .-,ss.
G. J. W. Smith was appointed admin.
istrator Of John Crane, deceased. Per.
sonalty, $1,000; realty, $4,000.
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rnterior Departlnent.

The Report OF the Secretary Of the In
terror contains much interesting matter.
Concerning the public lands we gather
that the amount disposed of during the
year was 7,07l,271 acres. But this was
less than the previous year by 2,459,6O2
acres. The cash receipts for lands
amounted to 81, IT'S. SIG, being less by $780,
322 than the amount received the preyi
GUS year. The vast area of $50, ,253, ,O94
acres have been surveyed OF these lands
leaving 1, ,154, All, ,763 acres yet to be sur
veyed.
In the Patent Office operations we
6nd that during the year q, 4S9 applica
tions for patents were filed, and a.,
23O patents were issued. No less thar
2,495 patents were granted but not is
sued by reason of the non-payment o
the final fees. The total amount re
ceived from fees was s7322s6, and the
total expenditures were S7OS, ,s74, leaving
an unexpended balance Of $23,412; 81
that the Patent Office is self sustaining
OF the Pension Bureau the report
shows that the number Of pensioners on
the roll continued TO decrease, as hal
been since June 80, 1873. On the both o
June, 1874, the rolls bore the names o
238, ,24l pensioners at the aggregate cost
ofs26, PA, ,7s6. In 1875 the whole number
was 234, 1921, and the cost was SIC, ,2s9, ,520
Ofthese, 21,oas were pensioners OF thu
war Of 1872, which was ended Just sixty
years ago. Those hardy veterans holt
on well. There were also on the rolll
noless than 379 widows of soldiers Ii
the revolutionary war, which ,endet
spinety three years ago. This is a yer!
remarkable longevity.
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WHEN the roll-call is made In the
House of Representatives the Southern
members are reminded of the roll-call in
the Confederate Congress twelve years
ago. Alex. Fl. Stevens, their Vice Pres
ident; Regan, their Postmaster General;
Lamar, their Minister to Russia; Faulk-
ner, their representative in France,-all
these answer to their names now on the
roll-cali in the house.
. Then there are Goode, Ashe, HilL Sim
gleton, Hatcher, Atkins, CapertOn,
Fitzhugh, whose names once echoed to
the roll-call of the Confederate Congress.
After these come the names of twenty
six others. now members Of Congress
from the South, who once responded to
the roll-call in the rebel army, lighting
against the Government for which they
are now making laws, and whose Con.
stitution they have sworn to preserve
and defend. Never before did this world
witness such scene of reconciliation
and fraternity among those'who had been
deadly foes on the field of civil war.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-12-11

THE legal results Of Tweed's escape
seems to involve the Sheriff in liability
for such amounts as may be recovered
against Tweed in the suits under which
he was held in default of bail. The New
York Code provides fdat, ,-'it after being
arrested, the defendant escape or be res
cued, or bail be not given or justified,
the Sheriff shall be liable as BAIL" The
prospect Of having to pay some six mill
ions Of dollars for the old Boss is any
thing but cheerful to the Sheriff.
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THE opinions of the press on the sub

THE opinions of the press on the sub
ject of the Presidents Message are sim.
ply ludicrous. One pronounces 1t mere
muddle Of imbecility. Another declares
it to be the essence Of all political wis.
dom. On one hand 1t is called an cleo.
tioneering manifesto for e third term;
and ON the other it is heItto bela point.
blank remuneration Of future candi.
dacy. And SO on TO the end Of the chap.
ter. Putting all opinions together. and
the Message would have no more mean.
ing than the discourse of lunatic
Strange that men can see nothing alike
through their party spectacles.
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ance by this interference on the part Of
mere clerk, John Quincy Adams, then
|amember, rose and advancing TO the
front, every feature quivering with In
dignant emotion, raised his voice to that
pitch Of almost shrieking sarcasm for
which he was so much dreaded in de-
bate, and exclaimed = "Shall we, the
Representatives. Of the People of the
United states, sit here and permit this
clerk, the mere servant Of this House,
the creature of its creation. whose ex-
istence depends upon its will, to usurp
the throne and set the Representatives
Of the People at defiancer
To this whitening rebuke from the sold
Man Eloquent" the hall of the House re-
sounded with enthusiastic applause.
The Gordian Knot was cut. Mr.. Rhett,
member from South Carolina, even be-
fore the resounding cheers were hushed,
mounted his desk and in stentorian
voice moved ''that John Quincy Adams
take the Chair and preside until the
House is organized" The House.seized
the occasion, put Mr.. Adams in the
Chair, gave its own orders to its clerk,
and speedily organized permanently
with Mr.. Hunter Of Virginia as the
Speaker. 1t is to be hoped that such
stormy scenes will never recur.
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Home nuiIding Association No. 4.

There was. meeting OF the share
holders OF Home, Building Association
No. 8, at Star Hall, last night,.to hear
the report Of . committee appointed last
meeting to oexamine the accounts or lWm.
Russell, the defaulting Treasurer Of the
Association. The meeting was not. Or
ganized until half-past nine O'Clock, the
payment of weekly installments taking
np the time untiltha hour. s
Colonel w. l.. Robinson, in the chair,
stated that the report or the Committee
would be in order. The report stated
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DIscOyERED.

Or. Price has, after long series Of expert
ments, discovered a new procesD OF extracting
the subtle flavor from every delicious fruit an0
aromatic In his Flavoring Extracts the char
acteristic taste and freshness Of the real fruit
Is preserved and by his process 80 highly con.
cenrrated that but q small quantity 10 required
to lnipart their peculiar flavor to any article
in which they may be ueeuy Ladies' that wish
something superior In the way Of 6avoring ex-
tracts orbaEing powder should purchase Dr.
Pricc's. for we can assure them that they have
no equals. Dr. Prices Powder Is not sold in
bulk; loose powder sold as his 10. q fraud upon
the public.
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AT MILFORD Thursday evening, a Co

AT MILFORD Thursday evening, con-
vocation of Past Masters conferred that
degree upon A. B. Matson, che newly.
elected Master Of Milford Lodge, No. IS,
II. and A. NJ. A nice lunch wasspread
for the members and visiting brethren,
latter which Milford Chapter r. A. Ma.
sons held their annual meeting for the
election Of officers, with the following
result: Thos. j. Melish, II. F.; DAME
Clark, King, George NJ. Queal, Scribe;
Jacob AUhIey, r. A. e.; VIM. Beard, 2,
s.; James Paxton, Treasurer, and w. b.
Melish, Secretary.
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NEARLY BLIND:

H. R. sTEvENs: Dear sir-In expressing my
thanks to you for benefits derived from the use
OF VEGETlNE, and to benefit others, Iwill state:
When eight or nine years old was afflicted
with Scrofula, which made its appearance 10
my eyes, face and head, and 1 was very near
blind for two years. All kinds of operations
were performed On my eyes, and all to no good
result. Finally the disease principally settled
in my body, limbs and ieet, and at times in an
agg awaited way.
Last summer was, from some cause, weak
in my spine and kidneys, and it was at times
very hard to retain the urine. Seeing your ad-
vertisement in the Commercial, | bought bot
tie OF VEGETINE, and commenced using accord
ing to directions. In two or three days OBJ
tanned great relief. After using four or five
BOTTLES noticed it had a wonderful effect on
the rough, scaly blotches on my body and legs
still used VEGETINE, and the humorous sores
one after another disappeared until they were
all gone, and attribute the cure of the two
diseases 10 VEGETINE, and nothing else.
Ii am ever affected with any thing Of the
kind again, shall try VEGETINE as the only
reliable remeoy. Once more accept my thanks
and believe me to be,
nantfrllu
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Dec. 1, 1872. No. 35 Gano ST., Cincinnati, O.

Diseases OF the Kidneys, Bladder, etc., are al
ways unpleasant, and at times they become the
most distressing and dangerous diseases that
can affect the human system. Most diseases of
the Kidneys arise from impurities in the blood,
causing humors which settle. on these parts
VEGETiNE excels any known remedy in che
whole world for cleansing and purifying the
blood, thereby causing healthy action 70 all
the organs Of the body.
vegetine il Sold by all Druggists.
deS-2t,W&
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One OF our most estimable citizene
NAV be thankful for the Introduction OIL
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup, for its timely
use has saved his life. y.4 III
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DIR. LORD will deliver his farewell
lecture this evening in College Hall.
Subject: ssChristopher Columbus"
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THE BEST MEpICINE.

EAST AiARsHFIELD, Aug. ~. 1870.
Mr.. STEVENS: Dear SRI am II years OF age;
have suffered many years with kidney COM
piaint, weakness in my backand stomach. !
was induced by friends to Try your VEGETINE,
and think it the best medicine for weakness OF
the Kidneys l ever used. have tried many
remedies for this complaint, and never found
SO much relief as from The VEGETINE. II
strengthens and invigorates the whole system,
Many of my acquaintances have taken 1T, and
believe it to be goon for all tine complaints
for which 1t is recommended. 1l..- :.
Yours truly. JOSIAH H. SHERMAN.
PRONOUNCED INCURABLE,
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BOSTON, May 30, /

H. r. STEVENS, ESQ.,, Dear. Sir--I have been
badly afflicted with Kidney Complaint for ten
years; have suffered great pain in my bacE,
hips and side, with great difficulty in passing
urine, which was Often and in very small
quantities, frequently accompanied with blood
and excruciating pain.
i have faithfully tried most Of the popular
remedies Recommended for my complaints.
have been under the treatment of some Of the
most skillful physicians in Boston, all OF whom
pronounced my case incurable. This was my
condition when was advised by q friend te
try the VEGETlNE, and could see the good ef-
fects from the first dose took: and from that
moment kept on improving until l was en-.
tirely cured--taking in all, l should think,
about six bottles.
1t is indeed q valuable medicine; and II
should be afflicted again in the same way,
would give a dollar for a dose, If l could moi
get it without
Respectfully, ]. M. GLE,
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vEGETINE.
KIDNEY COMPLAINT.

Probably there is no COMPLAINT that af1itts
the human system, which is SO little understood
at the present time, as some of the varied forms
Of Kidney Complaints.
There is no disease which causes such acute
pain or more alarming in its results than when
the kidneys fail to secrete from the blood The
uric acid, and other poisonous substances,
which the blood accumnlates in its circulation
through the system.
II from any cause the kidneys fail 10 per-
form the functions devolving upon them, the
cumulations are taken up by the absorbents
and the whole system thrown into q state OF
disease, causing great pain and suffering. and
very often Immediate death. Hence the inn
port ance Of keeping the kidneys and blood in
q healthy condition, through which all the I'M
plirities4of the blood must pass
PAIN IN THE BACK.
There Is no remedy known to medical science
which has proved itself more valuable ia cases
of Kidney Complaint than the VEGETINE. It
acts directly upon the secretions, cleanses and
purifies the blood, and restores the whole sys-
TEN to healthy action.
The following extraordinary cure OF great
sufferers, who had been given up by the best
physicians as hopeless cases, will speak for
themselves, and should challenge the most pro-
found attention Of the medical faculty, as well
as Of those who are suffering from Kidney
| COMPLAINT.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1875-09-18
OVERFLOW STATISTICS.
THE WAR DRPARTMENT IN
SEARCH OF INFORMATION.

The Chief Signal Officer Of the War
Department has issued o circular, re-
questing information from planters
and others living in the Valleys Of the
Ohio and Lower Mississippi rivers, "a
to the amount of damage done by the
recent Overflows.
T. further this purpose he desires
planters and others who can furnish
reliable information to send to his ad-
dress at Washington, D. c., answers
to the following questions:
]. Name of the parish Tor county,
and State in which the person making
the report resides.
2. Number Of acres in said county
overflowcd.
3. Date at which ground was first
Overflowed.
4. Greatest depth of water on
ground, with date at which maximum
was reached.
5. Duration of overflow.
6. Nature Of crops injured with
acreage Of each kind.
z. Name and .6catiOn Of each plant
alton at which damage was done,
either tO crops or property.
8. Such other information O. bears
directly npon the subject.
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The Tare on Sug.n.aE.
ST.. JAMES, Sept. IL, 1875.

ST. JAMES, Sept. IL, 1875.
To tho Editor of the Picayune:
notice that the Chamber of Com.
mcrce is again agitating the question
of the tare on sugar in h0gsheads, and
advocating ~ per cent. The principal
reason given was that of some heads
of hogsheads have been sent to market
which weighed 40 pounds. Ten PEI
cent. covers fully the weight Of a
package honestly made. With twelve
per cent. tare the honest ones would
lose, and it is very probable that the
40 pound heads would be increased
in proportion by the same parties who
now ship them. The proper way
would be to trace back the too heavy
packages and publish the names Of
the shippers. Actual tarc is imprac-
ticable, because a hogshead weighs a
great deal more after it has been filled
with sugar on account of absorption,
and it would be imnfSsible to verify
the true original eight. In my
opinion, the effect d an increase in
the tare would be to set every planter
making heavier packages.
The honest to prevent loss, the 40
pound heads men to keep up their old
advantage.
We have had very warm weather
for ten days, very good for the canes,
which were set back by the cool wealth
er Of August. In this immediate sec
tion we want rain, as hardly any has
fallen since three weeks, and yet a
few miles above and below they have
had more than enough. BY expe-
rienced planters the crops in this
parish arc considered ten Or fifteen
days backward.
Yours, truly, H. o. G.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1875-09-18

IN medieval Rome, know not where,
There stssd m image with it, arm In air,
And on its lifted finger, shining clear,
A golden ring with the device, Strike herer
Grsstly the people wondered, though non'
Guansed .g... .a. -. r.rg.-.st
The meaning that these words but half e1
prssssd, ~. r--
Unth Q learned clerk, who 1t nssnday
With dswncast eyes was passing on his wy
fnneed, .nd observed the spot, md marked
whssssn The shadow of the finger fell;
And coming back at midnight, delved, and
4 secret stairway leading nnder ground.
Down this he passed into spacious hall,
Lit by flaming jewel on the wall
And opposite brazen statue stood
With bow and shaft In threstening attitude.
Upon Ito forAhced, like . coronet,
Wcro these mysterious words of menace set /:
THAT which ! am, am my fatal aim
None oan escape, not even you luminous
Midway the hall was fair table placed,
With cloth Of gold, and golden cups enchased
With rubies, and the plates and knives were
And gold the bread end viands manifold.
Around IL, silent, mOtionless, and sad,
Woc seated gallant knights In armor clad,
And Ladies' beautiful with plume and zone,
But they werc stone, their heats within were
stone;
And the vast hall was filed In every part
With silent crowds, stony in face and heart.
Lsag q the scene, bcwildered and amazed
The trembling clerk In speechless wonder
Thss fsen the table, by his greed made bold,
L. ~As->A = S~c1~lnA ~rxJ k,xsra ~r rail-
I'd tsddsniy lom their sesss ths guests up
10 vssltsd ceiling with loud clamors rang,
IL eNAGe ePed his ARROW Ut their call.
o1n1oselng t6o 1ambeut Jewel on the wall,
NJ " wao dArk around and overhead -
e1aek - ~ Aoor tho luckless clerk lay dead! 1!
usvrlAsr = tAis legend then records
= Ghastly application in thcae words:
y megB y The Adversary old,
Wnoe seokcning 6ngr points 70 roalms Of
O. - sd passisns - ths downward
TT - IL soul itom . diviner cir;
L. oeuhcr, Dcath; tho flaming jewel, Life !;
5eErsstid goods, the goblet and the knife;
Tho kniGhts and ladies', al whose aesh and
Dy ava3s hsws besn hardened into stone; !;
1he dsrk, tie scholar. whom the love ofpeH
rs.ps1ss Pc from h'' books end from his no'ler
The scholar snd the world The endless strife,
The discord In the harmonies of lifel
Tbs love Of learning, the sequestered hooks,
And Ill the sweet serenity Of books; :,
Tho markct-placc, the eager love Of gain,
whose aim \ vanity, and whose end Il pain
Extract from "MorituH Salutamus," BY
d HENRY w. LOxGEEILOw.
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The oranse. Crop.

PLAoUEMINEs PARISH, Sept. 2.
To the Editor Of the Picayune:
With your permission, would use
your columns to correct a statement
which appeared in your issue Of the
Sd inst, and which does an il ,1stice
to . very considerable agricultural
interest in our parish.
The article referred to is from the
Sentinel Of this parish, and states that
the orange crop of 1874 amounted to
! $780, 900 oranges, which netted the
sum of S10G, 600. Presuming that the
crop was as large as here reported,
that number of oranges at 90 per
thousand, the usual price, would have
netted Sl65, 900, figures far above the
amount actually received for the crop.
It may be with you a typographical
error, but still, it is calculated to
create q false impression out of the
State where the facts are not known.
The Sentinel reports the crop as
having nettcd $4,000. would in
stance the sale Of three crops to con-
tradict the statement. Orchards
owned respectively by NJ. Hip. Le
Richie, Mr.. Leovy and E. Lawrence
were sold last year, one for $500, one
Mt s35OD and one at $4,000; total,
S11, 1000. l mention these merely as
an example.
There are many orchards in the
parish whose crops average $4,000 and
5000 each year, and the( is con-
stantly increasing.
ITO show the value of these orchard
lands it is only necessary to add, that
an orange orchard in good bearing
cannot be purchased except at a price
far bey ond its actual value.
Our oranges are called in the North
and West sour oranges. This arises
from the fact that they are picked
fully two months before fully ripe
and ahipped in a partly gree1 state.
COnn0isseurs pronounce the Louis
lana orange, when plucked perfectly
ripe, superior TO any orange in the
world. n IN 1
The crop Of 1875 ls.a0S esaingly
well, free from sickness, and promises
large and abundant yield.
SUBSCRIBER.
IN. o. Picayssae.J
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Died On Monday, September Is,
1876, 1t 0:3O O'Clock A. M. at
the residence Of Mrs. r. Vessel,
Nav Orleans, Mortimer r. Smith,
aged s. ycers. Mr.. Smith was
born iMWsyne county, State Of
New York, came South In 1862,
vAs . lieutenant ID. the 81st..
'eolored infantry, and made his
appearance In St John the Bap-
tist in April 1857 as chairman Of
the board of registration. In
the November election Of the
same yeaF, be was elected to the
6tate Senate for the parishes Of
JeheraOn,, ST. Charles /, and st.
John the Baptist. In January
1858 he founded tho Repsblioax
Hioaesv which became the official
Journal Of 81 Charles and St John
lhe Bsptist. he also procured
~, himself the appointments Of
president Of the police jury and
president u the school hoard. In
December 1858 hc married Miss
Della Vessel. During his short
and wild career, Mr.. Smith
squeezed oil the money he
could In bis omcial capacities |;
but II appears that hiH expenses
vess at par With The grabs, for Of.
ter his defeat In the election Of
1872, be was not much better than
> bankrupt. he dies poor and
lkien6loas, and W are sorry to say
thst be has given the people Of st.
John the Baptist little oapse to
mourn his loss. The "hatterers
fthe festal hour who surrounded
Mn daFiDg his shortlved pros
perity ray that hs was geeArous
anA rkisd,hearbed.