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The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-17
A History Of the Fan.

A curious little volume has Just appeared,
giving the history Of fans among all nations
and at all periods. The author, Mr.. Blondel,
who has been able to examine many rare col
lections. states that it first cane from the
East, where it is always accompanied by fly
flap and parasol. The former is made of a
tail of the Thlbetian buffalo, white as snow,
and Of which the extremity is a tuft of hair
in the form of a plume. Fans of feathers
recently in fashion, date from the seventh
century. They were first used in China,
where the Emperor, Kao Tsong. having hee I'd
the cry Of a pheasant, supposed to be an aus
picious sign, ordered fan to be made shaped
like the tail OF that bird.
According to the author of the "Etudes
Aslatiques,' that article had more than one
singular use on it the rich deposited the
aims which they gave to the poor the great
received on it the delicacies offered to them;
it was lowered before superiors as a mark OF
Difference; the mobiles carried it to court, and
it served 10 cool them from the heat of the
day, and to amuse them while waiting in the
antechamber; it was the instrument Of pun
lshment OF the schoolmaster, and at the same
time was given as a reward. fan placed on
a plate OF a particular form announced to the
criminal OF noble family his sentence, and it
was at the moment in which he held GU: his
hands TO receive the fatal present that the
execu.ioner was to accomplish his work. 9Th
cinndti Ga1ette.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-17
Bijah's Jury Argument.
detroit Free Press. |

His Honor came in. removed three apples
from his coat-tail pocket and placed them on
the desk, and John Ruttan was called out
He was short man with thick neck and
CLASSY eyes, and he said he wanted a Jury.
And a clean shirt and shave wouldn t
hurt YOU replied the Court tumbling over
the warrants. rs it true that YOU were
drunk n
No sir-I fell down, was the rep'y
Swell, you can now fall up. You've been
here often. and LII make it six days
That'll let you ont in time to make garden :"
Il demand a jury exclaimed the prisoner.
IN send you up one in day or two in a
box, but for the present you must get ready
for ride in the buggy
81 demand jury" shouted the prisoner as
Bijah led him away.
The old janitor took the crowbar out of its
stall. pointed to the bloody hairs sticking to
the butt end. aud hoarsely whispered:
''See thar That man also wanted iury,"
The prisoner turned pale and sa: down on
a four-galion Jug.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-17
TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS.

In the message sent Thursday by Mr. Kel-
logg to the Legislature we read what follows
The system Of assessing and collecting taxes
now in operation is cumbrous, expensive and
unjust, and should be radically changed.
Much valuable property belonging to wealthy
corporations Is exempted from tcxation by
general or special legislation, though used for
ordinary business purposes, and yielding
large revenues. while adjoining properties,
forming possibly the sole support of widows
and orphans are assessed up to their full
value. As have said before 1t is matter Tor
grave consideration whether general repeal
OF NIL exemptions of priv ite and corporate
property from State and city taxation would
not be an act OF justice to the many, involv-
ing comparatively limited hardships to the
few.
This is all right SO far rs it goes, and we be-
lieve the Legislature will do nothing but their
duty in adopting Mr.. kellogg's suggestion.
We have always thought that the time hon.
ored practice Of exempting the property BE-
longing to churches, charitable corporations
and other associations was in direct violation
of the fundamental rule that taxation should
be equal and uniform, and that the indirect
Injury done thereby to these very institutions
overbaances the supposed advantages con-
ferred upon them
The charitable asylums and hospitals who
receive pecuniary assistance from the city and
State would be gamers by the repeal of these
unconstitutional exemptions, inasmuch as
the resources of both being thereby enhanced,
the amount Of supper: they now receive
could be nearly doubled were every descrip.
ton OF property made to bear its proper
share Of the public burdens.
But there is Il far greater and more CRYING
evil-one that '.is rank and smells TO heaven "
but to which Mr.. Kellogg his altogether
failed to make the slightest reference. We
aliude TO the notorious venality and corrup
ton Of many OF the State Assessors appointed
by Kellogg and by Kellogg's predecessor
venali'y sounblushingly practiced for MANY
years past, that not single taxpayer can be
ignorant OF it. One Of these rascals. Decker
was lately exposed and We presume had TO
retire. but there are many more whose ..wavs
that are dark could be easily ventilated
and whose swindling operations are lust AZ
we'll known to Kellogg as those of Decker.
This is where tae scalpel of reform should b.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-17
RANDOM RECOLLECTIONS.
NUMBER THREE.

In the autumn of 1913, took walk 0
ROYAL street. New Orleans, with my friend D
Bow, the editor of De Bows Review. On on
return, he asked me to stop with him at
place called "the Gem, and take hot whisk
punch. When we were slipping our punch b
took up an evening paper-I think it was th
Picoyune-and read the following poem OF
the death of Wilde, by our friend, Alexande
B. Meek, of Mobile:
The Death of Richard Henry Wilde.
The harp that sang ''the Summer Rose"
In strains 60 sweetly ard SO well,
That soft as dew at evening 8 close,
The pure and liquid numbers fell,
Is hushed and shattered now, no more,
Its silve:y chords their music pour;
But crushed by an untimely blow,
Both harp and flower in dust lie low
The bard!-alas, knew him we'll!
A noble, generous, gentle. heart,
Which, as his brave hand struck the shell
Pour'd feeling through the veins of Art.
What radiant beauty round his lyre.-
Pure as his loved Italian tire.-
He caught the sweetest beams of rhyme
The TassO Of our Western cline
Nor this alone loftier power
That shOne in halls of high degree,
And swayed the feelings of the hour
As summer winds the rppled sea.
Bright eloquence to him was given
The spark the prophet drew from heaven!
1t touched his lips with patriot flame,
And shed a halo round his name
As late I saw him see him now!
His stawart form, his graceful mien,
His long white locks, his smiling brow,
His eyes benignant and serene!
How pleasa ut round the social hearth
When listening to his tones OF mirth!
What lessons of the good and true,
The brave, the beautiful, he drew.
Droop down thy Willows, Southern land
Thy bard, thine orator, is dead,
He sleeps where broad magnolias stand,
With "summer roses" DER his head!
TIL lordly river, sweeping By,
Curves round his grave with solemn sigh,
And, from Won trinkling orange stem,
The Mock Bird pours his requiem!
Bard of the South!-the "Summer Rose
May perish with the Autumn Leaf
The footprints left on Tampa's" shore,
May vanish with date as brief;
But thine shall be the "life" of fame;
No winter winds can wreck thy name;
Aud future MINISTRIES shall rehearse
Thy virtues in memorial verse!
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-17
Table OF Rates Of Domestic POstaxo.

The following are the rates OF postage on Do,
nestic Mail Matter of the different classes:
Note-Au domestic mail matter Except new.,
papers, magazines and periodicals sent to aetna
subscribers from known office of publication,
must be prepaid by postage stamps.
letter on which one full rate Of postage il
prepaid, but on which further postage is charge.
able, will be forwarded, when deposited in q
post-ofice, charged with the unpaid postage to,
be collected on delivery. If the postage is LEFT,
wholly unpaid, or is prepaid less than one fun
rate, it will be held for postage and sent to the
Dead Letter Office. Should it reach it's destna-
ton by insdvertence, however, it will be charged
with double postage on delivery. Zone fan
rate" means, in the case Of mail letters or oths.
6rst class matter, three cents.
In large cities and adjacent districts Of larc4
population, having two or more post-ofices WITH
in distance Of three miles Of each other any LEI.
ter posted at one ofsuch Offices. and addressed To-
locality within the delivery of another Of srca
Offices, which shall have been inadvertently pre.
paid at the drop" local letter rate of postass
only, may be forwarded to it's destination throura
the proper Office charged with the amount Of tbs
deficient postage, to be collected on delivery.
If articles chargeable with different rates q
postage are sent together in one package, thu
higher rate must be paid on the entire packages.
but two or more different articles, both charSo.
able with the same rate of postage, may be sers
in one package on payment Of that rate on ths
whole package.
Inc following articles are excluded from tbs
mails: Liquids, Poisons, Glass, Explosive Mo-
terials, Books, Pamphlets, Pictures and other
publications Of an obscene or indecent character.
all letters upon the envelopes of which, end pos-
tai cards upon which, scurrllous epithets ars
written or printed or engraved, or dislo.al &c.
vices printed or engraved; and all articles which
from their form or nature are liable to DESTROY.
deface or injure the contents of mail bags or the
person of any one engaged in the postal se.viee,
Postmasters are not allowed to give credit fts
postage, nor to deliver any mail matter unsl az
postage due thereon has been paid.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-17

The D,nbury N,irs asks: What can be
sadder than to read that three yonug women.
under eighteen. were arrested for drunken
ness, the other night: = To read that six
young women were arrested there for drunk
enness. would be twice Us sad, We should say.
No,ristorn Herald.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-17

A gentleman who was converslng with an
Oneida girl on James street last week, sur
prised her somewhat BY suddenly running
away. jumping over load Of hay. and hiding
in dry goods box. A great food OF light
broke in on the girls mind when she discov-
cred that the gentleman's wife was approach
ing.-Rome Seatinel.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-17
FERTILIZERS +! FERTILIZERS

FERTILIZERS ! FERTILIZERS
FERTILIZER NO. 1 FOR SUGAR CANE.
FERTILIZER NO. FOR COTTON.
FERTILIZER FOR ORANGE AND FRUIT
MANUFACTURED AT THE SLAUGHTER
HOUSE BY THE BLOOD FERrIL1z1NG
FERTILIZERS.
NO 1.-COMPLErE FERTILIZER
for the SUGAR CANE, Sorgho, Indian Corn
Complete Fertilizer composed of amending ard
fertilizng substances with chemical bases to be
used manure topdressing at the rate of 500 or
500 lbs. per acre. in bags Of 200 lbs. (per ton.)
SAMPLE NO 2-Fertiiizer for Cotton.-Com.
plete Fertilizers from 500 to 600 lbs per acre,
FERTILIZING SUBSTANCES.
ohosphates fine ground bcnes), per ton....s45
of lime, per ton.......... IS
Phosphate precipitate per ton ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 60
Dried Flesh, in powder, per ton. so
Dried Blood, in powder per ton....-...... rs :
lair, Horns in powder, per ton................ 50
Azotized compounds representing the constituent
elements of genuine guano per ton.--... 50
These Ingredients, prepared and ground with the
reatest care in mandatory in the shape Of
ne powder and be mixed on the fpot with stable
ianure, bagasse, vegetable manure ETC.
mhl4 I'm OFFICE, 81 North Peters street. |
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-17

In Pennsylvania, they call their spelling
matches bees There is more bus than
buzz about them, however.
The daily gazette., 1875-09-24
CAPITAL AND EXPERIENCE.

The Drawer was chatting few weeks
ago on the piazza OF the United States
Hotel, at Saratoga, with bright Ger
man gentleman, retired from business.
who related the following little anec-
dote:
"Going down to New York the other
night on the boat" said he. II got chat
ting with a German acquaintance, and
asked him what he was doing"
WE'LL" he replied, "shoost now l am
doing nodings, but have made arrange.
ment to go into pizness."
Glad to hear it. What are you going
into p
"vell, I goes into partnership nit a
man"
did you put in much capltal7'
"No; I doesn't put in no gabitaI."
Don't want TO risk it, eh f''
mo; bat puts in de experience"
And he puts in the capital 2"
Yes, dot is it. We goes into piZness
for dres years; he puts in the capital, 1
puts in de experience. And the end of
dres ysar ! will have de gabital and he
will AAvs de experience ~ Harper 8
Weekly
The daily gazette., 1875-09-24
sheriff 8 saIe.

I;Y virtue Of sundry wr..s of Leyari Facias
u ms directed, will be exposed to Pubic
Sale at the
DEL WAREHOUSE no, 5ls MARKET ST
kept by George W. Ortlip, in the city of Will
minEton, New Castle county. Delaware. on
TUESDAY, the 18th day of OCTOBER, 1875
At - O'Clock. p. M.
The following described Real Estate. viz;
All that certain lot or ;ece of land with a
two story frame house thereon erected, stu
ate in the city of Wilmington afor ressid,
bounded ard described as follows, to Wit: Be-
ginning at point on the northerly side of B
street at the distance of eighty tour fe et cas-
terly from the ea>terly side of Locust street a
corner for land of Richard Ii. Rowe; thence
along sad Rowe's land northerly parallel
with Locust street. and passing through the
house on this lot and the b use on the lot ad-
joining on the west ninety-tour feet to the
soutrerly side CT six feet wide alley leading
into !. Gust street; thence easterly along said
side Of said alley parallel with Is street
twelve feet 10 n stake; thence south erly par.
allcl with Locust street and passing through
the middle of the PARTITION wall between this
house and the house adjoining on the east
n:nety- four feet TO the aforesaid side of b
street; and thence thereby westerly twelve
Get to the place OF beginning. be the contents
thereof what they may. with the free use sn 4
privilege Of the said six fDet vide alley lead
ing into Locust street in common with others
entitled thereto forever.
Seized and taken in execution as the pro
perty OF William Z. Gallagher and Jauo his
wife, and t IS, and t. be so ID by
WM. IL. LAMBs0N, Sheriff,
Sh0rif's Office, New Castle. Sept. ~. 1852:
The daily gazette., 1875-09-24

sMERnFF's SALE.

Rf virtue ofa writ of Levari Facias to nj
~ directed, will be exposed to Public Sale
~ the holel otJames G Townsend, at Towns
end, in Appoquinimink hundred, New Castle
county, Delaware, on
FRIDAY, sth DAY OF OCTOBER, 1875,
At l2 O'Clock, M,
The following described Real Estate. viz:
All the following described tract or parcel
OF land situF led in Appoauinimink bundred.
70 VIII beg1nnlng at point in the centre OF
the public road leading from Taylor's Bridge
70 Chambersyile and in line OF lsnd now OF
onnli t1.n ostrander, thence with said road south
sixteen anu one-qtfarter degrees west SO Clio
perenes 10 corner in said road corner for
other land OF the SAID Thomas Bratton. Jr
rom thence with the line OF that land north
IL "a uegrees west 10 al0 perches corner as
last aforesaid, south l5I degrees west Q g 10
perches 10 the Blackbird road corner as last
;ofesaiu' south l3& degrees east 7-lO per.
cncs IN sad road corner as last Aforesaid
soGth ~ degrees west perches and links
corner as last Aforesaid, south 79A deQrepa
east $40 perche5 near SAID Bratton's store
mouse and IN the centre OF a new public road
leading from sand Cham bersville to the school
mouse IN school District No. IS; thence with
the centre Of said new road south one degree
east 81 o-lO perches to O stake In said new
roa9 corner for these premises and other
LANDS OF the said Edward Beck party hereto
.hence by new line now made separating
these premises from other lands of sald BecE'
north 81 degrees west ls0 2. IN perches to a
stake n me low ground standing In line Of
land OF John Atherly; from thence with said
Atnerly north 2Jla degrees east rs 4.lO perch.
aouth 49, degrees east So 5.l0 percbes to a
stone corner as last aforesaid north 5TA de.
greeS east III 5,lO perches to stake In the
biackbird and Charlottesville road as last
ahn ahtoiesa!u, south Il degrees east 10 Clio per.
ches in sad road corner as last aforesaid i.
thence north degrees east 10 s.l0 percht to
STAKE In SAID Atherly's line corner for these
premises anu the aforesaid Ostrander; from
tnehce WIN me of island bounding there.
with to the place of beginning. CONTAINING q
sikty-slx acres and eighteen pcrches OF land
with 4 sTall tenant house thereon erected,
seized ana taken in execution us the prop.
erty OF Thomas Bratton, Jr., and Sarah bis
wlie anu I. ts., and to be sold by
WM H. LAMBSON, Sherlff.
Sheriff 5 Oflce, New Castle, Sept. 20. 1878.
The daily gazette., 1875-09-24
SherIn,s NaIe.

DI virtue of a writ of Lcvari Facias to me
- directed. will be exposed to Public Bale
at the
b iLAWARE HOUSE NO. 51S MARKET ST.
kopt BY George ". Ortlip. in the city of vii.
mingten, New Castle county. Delaware. on
TUESDAY. the 18th day of OCTOBER. 1878,
A. 2 O'Clock. p. m.
The following described Real Estate, viz
All that certain lot. piece or parcel of land
situate in the city OF Wllminston. New Castle
county and State of Delaware. bounded and
described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at
the intersection OF the southerly side of Front
street with the easterly side of Broome rect;
thence southerly along said side OF Broome
street one hundred and ten feet TO the north
erly side ot Read street, at fifty feet wide
thence easterly along said side of Read street
one hundred feet TO a stalk thence northerly
and parallel with Broome street one hundred
and ten feet to tho southerly side of Front
street: and thenc ceithereby we 'terly one hun
dred feet TO the place of beg inning, be the
co ltsnts thereof what they may.
seized and taken in execution as the pro-
porty of Parker X. Mahan and Mary L. his
wife and I. Is and to be sold by
WIN. III. LAMBS0N. Sheriff.
Sherifi's Office, New Castle, sept %. ls7e-2l
The daily gazette., 1875-09-24
SHERIFF,,S SALES
SiEERzFF,S SALE.

Ky virtue of writ of Leyari Facias
- - to me directed, will be exposed to Public
Sale al the
DELAWARE HUUS NO 5l3 MARKET ST
Kept by Geo ". 0rtlip. in the CITY Of Will
mington, New Castle County. Delaware, on
TUESDAY,
THE 9TH DAY OF OCTOBER, ls35.
at l O'Clock, p. NJ,
Inc following described real estate. VIZ.
All that certain lot or piece of land with n
tWo.story brick dwelling thereon erected
situate IN tho City OF Wilmington aforesaid
bounded and described as follows. to wit.
Degihning at the easterly side of Forrest
strcel, between Twelfth and Thirtnnnt III
streets, at the distance of ninety.nine feet
ahi aiG slA lnches from tho sOuthefly side OF
lhlrteeuth street at a line of land convrved
OF TO be conveyed to Joseph ID. Pierson and
Henry Plerson, thence with sad PIerson q
line easterly parallel with Thirteenth street
ility-three feet to the westerly side OF 4 three
leet wide alley running from Twelfth to
thirteenth street, thence with said alley side
southerly fourteen feet to a stake in The limo
OF george and A. s. ~Capeilo thenca
with their line westerly parallel win
thirteenth street through the middle Of the
u.vislon tuN. wal between the house fifty-three
| feet to the said side OF Forrest street thence
| herewith westerly fourteen fee. To the nIace
OF oeglnnlng, be the contents more or less
ana win the common use of said three feoi
wlue alley and all other streets and alleys
| connected thercwith forever. eaeh and 49,
party occupying land adjoining said alley r.
oe bound to contribute their proportion nc.
cording TO the number of feet occupied n,
binding thereon.
Seized and taken into execution as the pro
perty OF William G. Gallagher and ,Jane his
wife and terrc tenants, and to be sold Nv
., WIN. IL. LAMBSON, sheriff
Sherif's Oftiae. New Castle,
Sept l5' A. D.. 1875. sepi7 2ta~ts
The daily gazette., 1875-09-24
sEsERIFF,S SAFE.

II \ virtue OF writ OF venditioni Exponas
to me directed, will be exposed to frblIc
Sale al the Hotel OF James c. Townsend. m
Townsend. in AppoqulnimInk hundred. New
Castle county, Delaware, on
FRIDAY, THE sth DAY OF OCTOBER. 1878.
At II O'Clock, M,
Tho following described Real Estate. VIZ,
All that Farm or tract otland excepting there.
out the grave yard situated in Appoquinimink
hundred New Castle county, Delrware,
bounded and described as follows. to.yit -
adjoining land. of John Athcriy, Ayers
Stockley and others, and containing ore hun.
dred and ninety-three acres Of land, more or
less. u
Also, all the following piece or parcel of
lahd situate in Appoquinimink hundred. New
Castle county, Delaware, and bounded as toI.
lows Adjoining the other land of Edward
Beck as above described and land Of Georre
a. Deakyne and others, and containing forty.
eight acres of land, mo c or less.
Scizedhnd taken in execution g the uro.
perty OF edward Beck and TO he sold hv
WM. II. LANBSUN, Sheriff
Sherir's ofhce, New Castle, Sept. D ls7j.
The daily gazette., 1875-09-24
John Chiaamdn Gireshis TjetUs
on Politics.
From the Cincinnati Trade List

From the Cincinnati Trade List
Probably the most curious pair of
human beings that have yet been seen
at the exposition witnessed the show
on Monday night. They were China.
man, clad in flowing robes and sandals
with the inevitable pigtail done up in
a double bow knot at the back Of their
heads A representative of the Trade
List, after following them around for
some time, came up to them while they
were at a stand still on the bridge In
Flcral Hall.
The following valuable and interes-
ting conversation occurred.
Reporter-Hey, John. What do you
think of the show?
(Chinaman grins and shows his
teeth)
Reporter lin louder voice(-I say,
john, It's big display, isn't iti
Chinaman-Chow Hi likee Mclean
man shows heap big.
Reporter-Good for you, Chow Hi.
Did you ever see anthing as big as this
in Chinag
Chinaman-Chow Hi likee Mclean
man show. Chow Hi likee Mellcan
man Billallen. Mclean man dolce
heap good Chinaman. Billallen brick.
He makee more dolce.
Reporter-Well, what has this got
to do with
Chinsman-Chow Hi not afraid Nell
can man. Chow Hi stick up for Bilal-
len. Washee closee Billallen. Votee
six times Billallen. He heap great mani
Makee dolce plenty rice. Chow Fl.
ikee while man talkee hOut Rilla1
len.
And as Chow Hi began to unwring
his pigtail at this interesting juncture
and indulge in series of evolutions
that were strikingly suggestive of the
familiarity with sports of the prize ring
the reporter concluded that it was
wrong to further molest the son of
Confucius, and accordingly departed.
The daily gazette., 1875-09-24
SHERlFF,S SALE.

DY virtue ofa writ of Fl. Fa to me directed.
ID viii be exposed to Public Sale on he pre-
ise', in Br .ndyyine Hundred, in New Castle
coInty. Delaware. on
MONDAY, 4th day sf 0CToBEE. A. D. 1875
At 10 o'clock. &. M,
The following described Personal Property
viz:
1 horses 2 colts, half interest in IL cows
halt do. in calves, half do, in II hogs, b ali
do. in u pigs, half do. in wheat. half do. in
corn; half do. in bay, farm wagon. slop wa
gon Germantown wagon, reaper and mower
rows, euitivators, forks, rakes, shovels. a o.
also household and kitchen furniture.
Seized and taken into execution az the pro
perty OF BENJAMIN Atwell and 10 be sold BY
sheriff's ofice, New Castle, Sept. 20. A. b