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The New York herald., 1875-11-01
OBITUARY..
HON rnoMaa i. prrNrETT.

HON. THOMAS r. PLUNKETT.
despatch from Boston says that Hon. Thomas T.
Punkett one OF the most prominent members OF the
Massachusetts, Legislature died at Pittsleld Mass yes
torday morning
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THE WEATHER YESTERDAY.

The following record win show the changes in the
temperature for the past twenty four hours in compar
son with the corresponding date Of last year. nd-
Gated BY the thermometer at Hudnut's pharmacy,
Urp Am buildinr.-
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DAMAGE TO VESSELS N PORTLAND HARDoR

PORTLAND, Me-, Oct 81 1875.
During the storm Saturday night number of ves-
sells in the harbor were damaged The schooner Alice
Norwood from Gloucester, forced against the
Grand Trunk wharf and her bowsprit broken
short of The schooners Henry Clay and
Ida May parted their chains and went ashore
the same wharf They pulled
OFF this morning by tug The Ida May had her bow
stove in and stem smashed down the water's edge.
The sloop Active into the schooner Carrie saving
in her top rail, breaking Jbboom and-REcoRDER
HACKETT SAYS --sWnATEvER
LITICAL OF FORMER LEADERS IN TAMMANY HALL,
HAVE NEVER INCREASED THEM BY EVEN sUG-
GEsTIvELY INTERFERING INDEPENDENCE
COURT WHICH HAVE HONOR TO BE JUDGE" -
carrying away bowsprit Schooners Elijah and Eagle
ran aground; schooner Ida G. Sponord had her bull
warks damaged by collision with another vessel;
schooner Sea Witch into the brig liza, carrying
away her main rigging, &c she into two tugs and
then another schooner before being secured schooner
Maggie w. Willard colded with the schooner George
w. PIERCE and had her sail badly broken number of
other schooners small steamers, &C. received more
less damage by chaang against the wharves. The
schooner Agnes French, Bangor for Cape Ann went
ashore during the night on Lineolnyille Beach.
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DIR. FULTON RESIGNS.

Rev. Justin y. Fulton for some months mast the
pastor Of the Hanson place Baptist church Brooklyp
at the close Of his sermon last evening read his letter
Of resignation and asked Its acceptance.
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wooLLEN MILLS BURNED.

CINCINNATI, Ohio Oct 81, 1875.
a Commercial special says Robert Adams woolen
mills, two miles north or Anderson, Ind, were de-
stroyed by nre this morning RECORDER HAcKErr
sAYs:--'I BEEN RECORDER NEARLY YEARS
AND HAVE NEVER BEFORE RECEIVED ANY SUCH NT1MA-
TIoN, EVEN IMPLICATION. Loss. ,000 No nsur-
anCe.
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THOMAS c. ECCLEsINE.

Recorder Hackett says:-'If there exists Office
which than any other should be utterly di-,
vorccd from political considerations it is that of
clerk or deputy clerk OF criminal court"
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GERMAN AND ANTI-TAMMANE
Pork Packer.

Recorder Hackett says:-"The Legislature has
wisely placed tho selection OF officers OF the Court Of
General Sessions in the exclusive discretion Of the
Judges OF that Court Every day Of experience con-
tributes to a court officers usefulness"
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NcENDIARY FIRE N AUGUSTA, ME.


In view Of the fact that several ncendary fires have
occurred Of late the city government OF Augusta No.
have offered a reward OF $500 for the detection of the
inceuuiares
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LIGHT FALL OF SNOW IN HARTFORD CONN.
HARTFORD, Conn, Oct 81, 1875.
There q slight fall Of snow here tonight COM
mencinr about ten ol o'clock.
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wrNTEn AMONG TILE cATsKII1s.

PoUGHKEEPsIE, N. " Oct 81, 1875
heavy rain storm occurred last night followed
by snow squalls and clearing weather The Catsk
Mountains are covered with snow.
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THE POLITICAL EXCITEMENT PERMEATES ALLS
classes Of society rvang the popular demand for kNOAS
beautiful HATS expressly manu- or he a ana
tor season few will put end TO tue former Tha{
KNOX HAT is thing beauty and ioy-untl II s worm
out Make your purchases 22 Broadway No 533 Broad
way or in the Ftfth Avenue Hotel.
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DESTRUCTIVE STORM IN JERSEY.

Average temperature yesterday 3J4l
Average temperature for corresponding date last
year. 425s
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THE GALE on THE LAKES.

DETROIT Mich 0ct3 1, 1876.
The gale that has prevailed the lakes for the past
thirty-sx hours has been of unusual violence but
serious marine disasters have as yet been reported
large eet Of vessels sought shelter at Sand Beach Har
boT and number ran back to Port Huron.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.

General Albert J. Mycr, Chiefof the Signal Service.
United states Army, is staying al Tie Fi0h Avenue
Hotel Governor s II, Ebert and Ex-Governor john
Evans, q Colorado al the st. Nicholas Hotel Mr.
Thomas 6. Cary, o. Cambridge, Mass is residing az
the Hoffman house. Lieutenant Colonel Moares, et
tho Twentieth regiment British Army is REooRpER
HAcKErr sAYs-'I HAVE RECORDER NEARLY
EIGHT YEARS, AND HAVE NEVER REFoRE RECEIVED ASN
SUCH NTIMATIoS, IMPLICATION" registered at
the Windsor Hotel Captain Hamilton Perry Of tha
steamship Adriatic, Is stopping al the st. Denis Hotel
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WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. IL A. NJ
Probabilities
For the upper lakes, the Upper Mississippi and Lower
Missouri Valleys, falling barometer, warmer south
west to southeast winds and partly cloudy weather,
with occasional rain in the two first.
For the Ohio Valley and thence to the Gulf coast
slowly falling barometer southwest to southeast winds,
warmer, clear partly cloudy weather.
For tlse lower lakes and Atlantic states rising barom-
eter northwest to southwest Winds low temperature,
clearing and clear weather. followed BY falling barom-
eter on the lower lakes
Caulonary signals continue on Lakes Erie and On
tario, and on the Atlantic from Cape May and
Eastport
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DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT CAMBRIDGE, N. Y.-rHE
LOSS AND INSURANCE.

CAMBRIDGE, Oct 81, 1875
A lre occurred here this morning destroying prop
ery 70 the value Of about $50 900 II was st discov-
cred in the building owned BY G $ Robinson on Main
street. and occupied by him a clothing store oa the
first 1oor the basement by John Morrissey as a sa-
loon, and the upper floor by William Ahern a billiard
room. From here II spread 10 Mcclellan & Harpcrs
block, on the west, occupied by McMurray, Ward &
Co, tobacconists and James Harper dry goods and
groceries, and to the Union House on the
cast, tho west wing OF which was occupied
by r. N Tint grocer; Joel Allen, shoe shop, and A.
Patch barber All Of these buildings burned.
Arnold & Co., furniture dealers, who occupied the
second story Of Mcclellan & Harper's building had
just sold and had everything removed from their
rooms and thus escaped loss. Through the exertons
Of the nremen, aided by rain storm, with no wind,
Rice's seed warehouse the and Ackey Block on
tho opposite side Of the street were saved.
The following are-RBcoRDER HAcKETr sAYs:-oTnE
OFFICERS VINO ESCORT AND GUARD PRISONERS TO AND
FROM THE CRY Prison, GUARD THEM
IN COURT AND VINO TO SOME EXTENT CONTROL
PROCESS, OUGHT nor TO BE MERE POLITICIANS,
nut sUcu RELIABLE MEN AZ THE JUDGES sELEcr,r
THE LOSSES.
s. j. Stroud, Union House, $4,000 insured for
10000, d. NJ West1ll boardor in the Union
House, $4,000, insured for 5000. Many Or the other
boardors lost varously from $50 TO 5000 f, N Tim,
$780, fully insured; 9. S Robinson, Se,Ooo insured Coz
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A-DANDRUFF, DANDRUFF DANDRUFT-S0 I
annoying those Of eany habits also erupve and other
scalp Diseases falling loss fading and hair
cured by special treatment of DR.. D. G. PERRY, 40
Bnnd Yors.
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SEVERE SNOW STORM IN SYRACUSE.

SYRACUSE, n. " Oct 81, 1875
storm prevailed in this city through
the entire day AT least five inches Of snow fell
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NEW PUBLICATIONS.

4 HERO OF THE PEN
ERNEST WERNER, author OF Good Luck,n
"a TIero III the Penn the most exciting aud original
romance he has yet produced The story abounds In
bin itnatlous that challenge Of the hero hi
rival aud the following, enstng the readers sym|
nabie and interest degree. IL is story
satis6es 10 An unusual No other novel pubshe
this season with in living interest and adeg
TO nature.
THE TREASURETR0 SERIES
Vol. Ill. Story
Comprising "a Fight for Wife, by William Black "Dr
Nariqod By Charles Dickens; THE Loan Of Lyrem -
Fits Hugh Ludlow; "A Widow by Breyet,n by ~ +. wsI
without a Talcp by William Mcguire. Cloth red edges,
uniform with Vols l. and H., "Buresquen and "1ravi
esty. 81.
Now ready at the book stores and libraries Mailed posts
paid on receipt Of the price, by
WILLIAM h. GILL 4 co, Publishers
800 Washington street Opposite Old SOUTH Boston.
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SNOW IN MAsuINGroN.

WASHINGTON Oct 81, 1875.
There was lght ial of snow here this afternoon,
the lrst Of the season.
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GRADUATED CHEST AND LUNG PROTECTORS
only you lay aside in the spring withous
taking cold Sold everywhere. BY mail, ~ 90
ISAAC A SINGER, 69t Broadway.
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THE NATIONAL GAME.

MATCH BETWEEN HARVARD AND BROWN UNI
vERSITIES.
PROVIDENCE, r. l. 0ct 81, 1875.
AT game Of base ball yesterday between Harvard
and Brown universities Harvard scored 10 and Brown
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So HAT FOR 81 90 FINE HATS A SPECIALITY
SILK HATS 81 so, worth S. 10 New Church street, up.
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AN IDEA OF THE PREVALENCE OF RUPTURH
Is afforded by the fact that the ELASTIC TRUSS COM.
PANY 6S3 Broadway sell several hundred Of their magnh
cent instruments daily.
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NEW YORK OCT. n. 1s75.

EVERY ONE WHO HAS A THROAT COMPLAINT
should HALE'S HoERY HoREHoUSD AND TAR
pIKg's TooTHAcHE DROPS cure in minute
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RRIGHT'S DISEASE, DIABETES DRoPsY GRAVEL
- Calculus, Cont rheumatism. Dyspepsia, Diseases ot
the Liver Kidneys, Bladder, Prostate Gland, Premature
Prostation, Organic Debility and Chronic Affections Qn-
curabe by general practtioners Two pamphlets explains
ing their successful treatment by Natures specific Bethesis
Mineral Spring " ater, and DR. A. IAWLEY HEATH. th6
author and proprietor free 20 any address Depot and recep-
tion rooms 200 Broadway, Now York n BSee his trada
mark "Asahel Made Of God,n on all packages.
nYsPEPSIA AND DISEASES OF THE LIVER. ~
~ SPRENti NJ. D., late member New York Academy ~
Medicine treats Dyspepsia and Liver Diseases an ex-
elusive specially Residence POI West rwentysecond street,
An interesting pamphlet mailed for - cents.
Recorder Hackett says:-"If the notions you ioro-
shadow should be acquesced in by the Criminal
Judges, insomuch the composition OF political com.
mttees often changes, might the composition o.
officers and thereby confusion at east be occas
stoned. cannot sanction your proposition"
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EFFECTS OF THE GALE ALONG THE NEW ENG


BosToN, Mass, Oct 81 1875.
severe eastery rain storm visited this city yoster
day, continuing nearly all night, with high wind
after midnight The very high in the harbor,
interfering with the ferryboats, Of which entirely
suspended trips after midnight No damage vessels
in the harbor has been reported The gale severely
felt all along the coast to Rockand, Me-
At Gloucester the schooner Ocean, which was run
into off that port Monday night and badly damaged,
and had just been repaired and was ready to sail
ashore and will prove total loss She was bound
from Boston to Calais, with general cargo, part Of
which will be saved
The schooner Amulet from Boston for Trenton, Me-,
put IN for Gloucester harbor and went ashore near the
same place AS the Ocean She lies high and dry but
being light is not much damaged and may get on Ife-
c0rer HdcteH SdyS:The Legislature has loisey placed
the selection Qf officers Of the Court Of General Sessions IN
the ercuStUe discretion Cf e Judges Qfttdt Court Every
day Ge1per5cace contributes q court oDcerS use
tataeSs =
AT Saco, Me-, the gale is reported as having been
very heavy. At midnight pinnacle ST. Joseph's
French Catholic church was blown OIL The water was
very high, ana to- day Poor Island and the wharves in
the city were submerged. The schooner MMseles,
from Boston for Ellsworth, Me-, parted her anchor
cables and went ashore Stage Island the rocks
inside OF the Wood Island Light and will prove total
loss Her sails and rigging may be saved. She
$50 tons burden and valued at $4 500, with insur
AT Portland Me, the storm is reported to have been
the most fearful one experienced ior years. Signs,
fences, gasghts &C, demolished while in the
harbor quite number Of vessels injured. At
Deering, the new residence Of Mr. Reed nearly COM
pleted, was blown down and demolished.
The gale was very severe at Bath, Me, Vessels
dragged their anchors in the harbor ad the schooner
Il. r. Emerson went ashore on the flats near the rail-
road wharf but came oil TO day without much damage
At Rockand Me- the gale very severe blowing
down fences, signs &C No damage, however, is re-
ported to shipping in the harbor
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T,yposR WALL, STREET DEALINGS. MARGINSl
" puts calls straddles Book gives lau xpanaton ngw
the thing done. Price - cents. MORTIMER Co.
Pubishers Box S0SG Post Office. New York.
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A-HERALD BRANCH OFFICE, BROOKLYN,
corner Fulton and Boerum street.
Open from A. NJ. to > +. NJ.
Sunday 3 Y. NJ.
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THE STORM.
SEVERE WIND AND RAIN ALONG THE SOUND
VESSELS COMPELLED TO PUT BACK.


VESSELS COMPELLED TO PUT BACK.
NEWPORT, r. l., Oct 81, 1875
severe storm or wind and rain prevailed in this
vicinity night Upward Of seyentyhve sail Of yes
sells arc at anchor in this harbor tonight The steamer
Bristol OF the Fall River line, left here on time last
night but was obliged 70 lay TO under Goat Island until
one O'Clock this morning, when she returned and
waited until tho wind went down. which at four
o'clock. Tho steamer Providence, which left New York
halEpast four yesterday afternoon, obliged to
put into New London until daylight and consequently
did not arrive here until nine O'Clock this morning
Captain Simmons Of the latter steamer reports seeing
large tree-nasted schooner ashore about five miles
east of Watch Hill, on Narragansett beach Recorder
Hdcheu says;-U The notions y0u foreSRdd0W should be
dcqIiesced "a by he Criminal JigeS i,lSomuch as ne
composition Of political committees Qttea changes
might te composition u c0art officers and thereby
fusion ~ least be accustomed cannot sanction your
Propog'E mn The steamer Eolus, with passengers
from New York. via Wexford, due at halEpast eight
O'Clock last night aid not reach her dock here until
five O'Clock this morning
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FURNITURE AT BARGAINS.-0UR WHOLE
Stock of
RICH CABINET FURNITURE
will be positively closed out
AZ and under cost make tor other departments
LORD & TAYLOR.
Broadway, corner TwentOA street.
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MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT.
WAR DEPARTMENT.

AN bEIAhIMENIt
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, J
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. III a. NJ
Probabilities.
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BEAUTIFUL AND NATURAL BROWN OR
bacS.-BoswELL 4 WARMERS "CoLonlEtc rug
HAIRn Depot, No. Dey street.
The New York herald., 1875-11-01

CORSET DEPARTMENT-LORD & TAYLOR
and Twentieth street offering large lot OF
CoRsFrs including extra large sizes at 30 cent less
han cost
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BLACK SII.KS-L0RD TAYLOR HAVING PUR~
chased the balance OF leading importers stock Of
BLACK CASHMERE SILKS,
will and after November 500 pieces at less than
Of importation.
Broadway and Twentieth street.
Grand and Chrystie streets.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-02-12
NOTHING TO DO.

When you hear a man assert that he
can find nothing to do, you can safely
put it down that he was born tired and
is dcvoting lifetime to rest. Times
are hard, ard money is scarsce; yet a
man who is determined to get along in
the world, can find enough to do. We
have Il class of street loatcrs who arc
very particular about the kind of work
they do. If it is not hard work, it
matters not how disreputable it is, they
are ready to engage in it; but if, on
tho other hand, it requires the exercise
of brain or muscle, they refuse to do il,
and sit around on dry good boxes, ami
complain that they can "find nothing
to do" Watch the man who is
ashamed to work. He may not be a
thief, yet if you would start out to hunt
thief, you would not look among the
men who occupy your workshops. If
mans hand is blistered by earnest
toll, you would pass him by and direct
your steps toward the man who "can
find nothing to do.'' They are the
pest OF society, polluting everything
they touch. They foster vices and render
desolate the hearthstone.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-02-12
FEN PICTURE OF ROGER A. PRYOR.

The following graphic pen picture Of
Gen. Roger A. Pryor, who figures SO
conspicuously in the famous Beecher-
Tilton trial, is taken from the New
York Tribune:
1t had been taken for granted that
Mr.. Beach would reply to Mr.. Evarts,
and it was therefore Il surprise when
Gen. Pryor arose, bowed to the court,
and proceeded to speak. Up to this
time Gen. Pryor had not taken an ac-
tive public part in the case, and there
was, therefore, considerable curiosity to
hear him. 1t did not take many mo-
ments to sec that he was an eloquent
orator.
His defamation is eccentric, his
gesticulation earnest and profusc, and
his temperament evidently is nervous
ly eXcitablc. At times he bends forward
and lowers his voice almost to II Wills
per. Then, suddenly, ATS he he cor,le"-
aroused, his ln,ian-likc figure straight
ems, his face lights up with intense
enrnestncss, aud his voice rings out
clearly asa bell. Sometimes he speaks
very slowly, long pnllscs occurring be-
tween his sentences, but ut other times
the words flow from his mouth without
effort, and his delivery is wonderfully
rapid.
One of bis ccccntricitics is to play
lightly with his eyeglasses, swinging
them around his finger, then placing
them upon his nose and pecring etiri
ously over them next wiping them
with his handl>crchicf,a and finally drop
ping them and ninging the handllscr
chief with Il quick motion across the
table. Gen. Pryor was plainly very
familiar with his subjcct,and it was not
necessary to be II lawyer or a judge to
understand him, SO clearly did he ON
body his argument.
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VALUABLE CGE'ToN ri.AnrA-
TIOS FOR SALE nys Hs.Ny.

This plantation. situated in Mnr'hn,,St'
Parrish, fnur mites mort IA cuSt OF tat ttitsr
and known ',H the Gardner place is n;rr ri
tn. mos! desirable plantations in that
ueSirahlr section. TN" place contains eight
hundred acres, of which three hundred,
and HHN :'tfeS are cleared. and nudcr i.,,cr
with Oh" necessary inrr 'vrn"utS thereon
for thcr ruttiNat inn. 1i:is, place i; i,, S ID,
cheap, and ON :l,.ruiniiGHut i!ss trrlrs,. II
not sold, il will hr leased for uiV, or more
years. on lihcrHl conditions. itr, gtiftl,,,f
particulars apply To 4. w. Wright. at Oak
RI.,s. or y. &. M"r,:3t,,, ut i;nStrnp More
nous" parish. nr =. u. MrEuNvN NJ monroe.
LAT, or \. '. Gardner. SELMA Ala.
NnNrmb"r, II. 1874. Emo.
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juno l., 1874.
A liiAMaBRA Isl:STAGrlsANV

MONROE. La. October > IS-t
To ntV F5i'Na% "aH ittt'pH~ IF .NoH,o,. ,,,,ti
CiciaitV:
tender Nou my sincere Thanks for NOEIr
kind and liberal patronage CNirnIra hero
tOiorc. ! am now ready to reopen nay.
Restaurant and ana prepared to servo up in
hrst-ciaSs style all kinds of Fish. Ovstcrr.
CLAIMS. ShrinlpS Crabt>s, Gamc and cvurV-
thing clSc that can he found in Il first class
Restaurant. | have secured III" services OF
Mr.. FaNCto, ono OF the bpSt cooks that New
Orleans ever produced, and Will guarantee
satisfaction to one and all hoping to meet
with Kind and liberal PATRONAGE in the
future SE III the pnS!.
Very Respectfully.
GEO. u. ENSSMI \HlrE
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A CARD.

Received at Now Orleans, La, 10Th Oct.
\. ID. 1874, of the Piedmont and N iington
Lilo insurance Company, through q. w.
General Agent III Now Orleans La.
The sum of four Thousand dollars III Iuil
payment OF claim under policy No. 2liO2 on
the life of Jos. {. Godfrey.
\SiSncd) LEN Il HAAS,
4\tty'S III fact.
Witnesses: c. II. G. brown, Gaho Kahn.
Oct, 81: lul.
Received AT Monroe, La, 18th October,
\. ID. lS7i, OF tho Piedmont and Arlington
Life Insurance Company, through &. W,
Terrell, General Agent and Manager in
New Orleans, La. the sum OF five thousand
dnlia,s, in full payment OF claim under
policy No. S''o, the life of ISAIAH
q \ lttEr.
HARClSSA GAERT'r
RENSiiAW, COM AtK Il CO.,
New Orleans. i.u.
Witnesses: FT,ukiin Garrett. r. Purcell,
Robert NJ. FHr""ii, T;,nsl. NJ. Sintno,,ss, ~.
=. Bell, of New Orleans. uct:.,: I'm.
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'lNO I)lksls;<:ISiS.

Having purchased tn" stock OF uru"s
together with the furniture. Nc, lntrl\-
owned by t.. u. DrnuiGruir. ~ TIC Same.
stood when the hniiSN WIS closed. ! nilrl g.
dispose OF am interest in tn" stock to any
competent Druggist who viii H~sItujc tht,
management of he hu&iurSS
\ small outlay will mako AFT the needed
adlit ions to he stock of bruuS-thr t,irri-
turc is ample and in good condition,
II preferred. ] viii soil the entire stock
and ouiiit nj II very reasonable price, Tho,
opening * :: good urto for Il conrCinu(
druggist. Address
G. w. PIERCE.
Monroe La.
Juno l., 1874. t.
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Omaehita Telegraph.
LEARN A TRADE.

never look ut my old steel COM
posing rule that do not bless myself
that, while my strength lasts, am not
at the mercy of the world. If my pen
is not wanted can go back to the type
case and be sure to find work; for l
learned the printers trade thoroughly -
newspaper work job work, book work :,
good trade. 1t is as II rock upon which
the possessor can stand firmly. There
is health and vigor for both body and
mind in an honest trade. 1t is the
strongest and surest part of the self
made man. Go from the academy to
the printing office or the artizan's bench,
or, if you please, to the f:,rm-for, to
be sure, true farming is ;, .rade, and a
grand one at that. Lay thus Il sure
foundation, and after that branch of
into whatever profession you please.
You have heard perhaps, of the clerk
who had faithfully served Stephen
Girard from boyhood to manhood. On
the twenty-iirst anniversary of his
birthday, he went to his master and
told him his time was up, and he GER
t:ainly expected important promotion
in the merchants service. But Ste
phen Girard said to him:
every we'll. Now go and learn a
trade.''
"What trade, sir?"
aGoOd barrels and butts must be in
demand while you live. Go and learn
the cooper's trade and when you have
made a perfect barrel, bring it to me-"
The youny man went away and
learned, the trade, and in time brought
to his old master a splendid barrel of
his own make.
Girard examined it, and gave the
maker two thousand dollars for it, and
then said to him:
"Now, sir, I want you in my counting
room; but henceforth you will not be
dependent upon the whim of Stephen
Girard. Let what will come you have a
good trade always in reserve"
The young man saw the wisdom,
and understood.
Years ago, when the middle-aged
men of to-day were boys, Horace
Greeley wrote:
cit is great source of consolation to
us that when the public shall oe tired
of us as an editor, we can make 4 Sat
isfactory livelihood at setting type or
farming; SO that while our strength,
lasts, ten thousand blockheads, taking
offence at some article they do not TN
derstand, could not drive us into the
pOOrhouse."
And so may a man become truly in
dependent.