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4istorical 6uents,
From The New York World Of January /.
Leading Events in the History of 1874.
STIRRING INCIDENTS BY FLOOD AND rIELD-rHl
DISTINGUISHED DEAD OF THE YEAR.

sVihhlAt lNiIDENfs III FLOOD AND FlEl.D-THE
DISTINGUISHED DEAD OF THE YEAR.
When the old year was born there we're
three problems awaiting solution by Congress,
and as the year dies they are siill unsettled.
" Hard Money +" Home Rule" and g Free
Iraden must look to a forthcoming Demo-
cratic Congress, made possible by the great
political revolution Of the year, for proper
and permanent adjudication. Congress re-
assembled for the long term shortly after the
holidays, aud being overwhelmingly Repub-
lican, set itself about making party capital for
the elections to be held in the summer and
fall. The "Salary Grab act was repealed
by the Senate--50 to Son the 18th of Jan
uary, and the House acquiesed on the 18th
instant by vote Of 226 to %. The most
serious question employing the time of Con.
gress during the session was that Of the cur
rency, though its attention was distracted by
such issues us the turbulent condition Of the
Southwest and the Sanborn moiety, Jayne
extortion and district ring swindles, the nat
ural outgrowth Of Republican party usurpa-
ton and corruption The imminence Of Nn
imitation victory in Congress in March drew
forth indignant protests from all parts Of the
country, and public meeting was held in
New York, in which many prominent men of
both parties participated, and by which re-
monstrance against the further expansion Of
the currency was unanimously adopted. Sub
sequently Governor Dix sent message to the
New York Legislature condemning the pro-
posed action Of Congress, and the Legislature
passed resolutions to the same effect. But
the initiation majority in both houses were de,
termined to push the obnoxious measure
through, and accordingly bill was passed and
sent to the President for his approval.
After few days deiberaiion the President
vetoed it, April ~. The next day the Senate
sustained ihe veto The Presidents course
was warmly approved by ,hepeople and press
in many partsof the country, though in Ohio,
Indiana and Missouri, some dissatisfaction
existed. in,she following month the Civil
Rights bill, a legacy from the late Senator
sumner, was taken up, and, after animated
discussion. got through the senate--2e 70 10.
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Selett poetrp.
THE EVENING HEARTHsTONE.


Gladly now we gather round Il,
For the toiling day Is done,
And the gay and solemn twilight
Follows down the golden sun;
Shadows lengthen on the pavement,
Stalk like giants through the gloom,
Wander past the dusty easement,
Creep around the fire.lit room.
Draw the curtains-close the shutters
Place the slippers by the fire,
Though the rude wind loudly mutters,
What care we for wind sprite's ire 2
What care we for outward seeming
Tickle fortunes love or smile?
Ifaround US love is beaming-
Love can human ills beguile
Meath the cottage roof aud palace,
From the peasant to the king
All are qnafIing from life's chaliee,
Bubbles that enchantment bring.
Crates are glowing music flowing,
From the lips we love the best
Oh the joy, the bliss of knowing
There are hearts wherein to rest.
Hearts that throb with eager gladness---
Hearts that echo with our own
While grim Care and haunting Sadness
Minglo ne'er in look or tone
Care may tread the halls of Daylight
Sadness haunt the midnight hors--
But the weird and witching Twilight
Brings the glowing Hearthstones dover
Altar of our holiest feelings!
Childhood's well remembered shrine
Spirit ycarnings-Soul reyealiugs--
Wreaths immortal round thee twinel
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Walter, who knew there was no hope, but
only spoke encouragingly to cheer his
father, who was suffering greatly from his
mifortune.
" | would not care for myself but your
mother-and poor darling Eva what will
she say when she hears of it?" said the
old man, weeping.
" | told her all, father. She said ''keep
a stout heart, Walter, and all viii soon be
well, proudly answered the young man.
" Bless her, bless her r cried Mr. Craw
ford. This inspires me with new hope"
The next day, as Eva was sitting in the
library reading the morning paper, she
came across the following advertisement
DERSoNAL. Miss Eva Whitney can hear
Q, ,h' something S, I 70 % her advantage by call
neys at Law, No. % c. street.
What ca, this mean ~ said Eva after
she read it over twice. swell | shall 90
at once. and learn for myselfu
She went quietly 10 her room and pre.
pared for her visit 10 tho l.wvors, of5co
She soon arrived at the place DESIGNATED
and en,ered , roow \, which w.. so.,od :
young and handsome man. and ipouired
for Mr.. Hobbs or Mr. Iartione
The gentleman addressed said his name
was Hobbs. and asked what the business
was. Eva related to him the circumstance
of hcr visit and said her nopo v,s wb;,
pey Mr. Hobbs ask.d ber 10 WALL into
his private Office, and gave her a seat
VIII Won please toll mo what vour e. /.
theirs full name was. Miss Whitney ~
said the lowver ne he seated bimself in !,
large armchair.
William Fairchilds Whitney"
"Where was he born?n
ain W, Virginia"
"How long has he been deadY"
aAbout ten wears
aDid Won ever hear him sncak of +,
brother p
eyes. sir He often smoke of his hro.
ther Edward"
Where did Edward Whitney reside at
the time of your fathers death {?
ain W., Virginia"
did YOU ever write to your Uncle
Edward. telling him of your father.
death ?"
ayes. SIR"
aDid Won ever receive an answerPr
"No, sir. | was taken for short tims
by an old lady who would not allow me h
write to him"
"That is sufficient evidence 10 convince
me of your identity and am nleased IN
saw. Miss Wbitnav that 20, ,ro tho onlv
heir to your uncles possessions. which
amount to two hundred and fiftv thousond
dollars
Eva WAS an oston;sbod nj The s,daon
good news that she was unable to sneak
for some time
"please give me vour address Miss
Whitney. and I will call on Won in , fsw
davs N arrapos averv thing
Eva gave him her address and hurried
home TO tell her friends Of her good for.
tune. As she entered the parIor she an
preached her father and said:
aYou are saved. father YOU are saved +,
As she snake she ,brew her arms arornd
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srAIx.

The year opened with the coup q siat Of
General Pavia, Whereby the cortes was VIC.
lently dissolved and the Castelar, Gosernmeut
deposed. serrano came to The head of
affairs again. and in ths following month waz
declared President Of The Spanish Republic.
The caFlist war continued throughout ths
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A war between China and Japan was aver
ted by the evacuation in December of the
Island Of Formosa by the Japanese troops
The war Of the Dutch in Acheen dragged its
weary length along, and at the last dates was
still undecided. In Central Asia, the Russians
and English intrigued, and Yacoob put down
an insurrectiou raised against him by his own
son.
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The disasters by sea and land were the loss
ofthe French Transatlantic steamers l. Europe
and EAmerique, the overflow Of the planta-
tons on the Mississippiin in April, the break in
the Ashfeld Dam in the Mill River Valley,
Mass, in May, whereby hundred lives we're
lost and several villages destroyed /; the food
ing Of Pittsburg, Pa, in July, with great lost
Of life, the turning Of the Granite Mills a.
Fall River, Mass, and the killing Of many Of
the operatives; the tornado in Charleston, s.
c., ia September, and the great FIRE in Chica-
70 in July, which led to the withdrawal Of the
companies belonging to the National Board Of
Fire Underwriters.
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THE FAUIFIC.
King Cacoban ceded FIJI to Great Britain
in March, and British naval officer took
formal possession September 80. In March,
David kalakaua was elected KING Of the
Hawaiian Islands.
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Philadelphia Press. |


Of all timber trees the black walnut is at
the present time believed to be the most
profitable. Prices have been so tempting that
in many localities no mole of any consequence
are to be found. Ohio and and Indiana have of
late years been the great sources of supply.
From these States large quantities have been
sent to the furniture factories East. At
the present time Kentucky is shipping
walnut timber largely. While, how
ever, the older States are being depleted
Of this valuable wood, the S .ates
that may be called timber-planting ones are
rapidly coming up with supply. 1t is found
to grow with great rapidity in some of them,
and especially in Nebraska. In this State
several Eacres set out within the last ten
years are already producing nuts in abun.
dance, and these, it is said, have already paid
the expense of planting and care. Many
people, in view of the growing scarcity of
walnut fear its disappearance from market in
short time. 1t would be no matter for alarm
ii the extensive Western plantations were
better known
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STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ORLEANS, CRY OF New ORLEANS

i ]
BE IT KNOWN, that, on this Eighteenth day
Of the month Of June in the year of our Lord,
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-tive.
and Of the Independence Of the United States of
America the ninety ninth,
Before me, JOHN G. EUSTIS, a Notary Pub
lie, in and for this City and Parish of Orleans,
State of Louisiana, duly commissioned and quail
fed, and in the presence of the witnesses here
matter named and undersigned,
Personally came and appeared the parties
whose names are hereunto subscribed, acting 70"
themselves and those whom they represent, as
become associated with them by succession, pur-
chase. transfer, or subscription, who severally
declared, that, availing themselves of the pro-
visions of the laws Of the State of Louisiana re-
lative to the organization of Corporations for
works of public improvements and for other pur-
poses they have covenanted and agreed, and do
by these presents covenant and agree to form
themselves into and cons itue corporation
under the following articles, which they adopt as
their charter:
ARTICLE
The name of this corporation shall be the
FIRST CENTRAL DIFFUSION SUGAR MAN
COMPANY, and by that name it
shall have power and authority
First. To have and enjoy succession for the
period of twenty five years.
Second. To contract, sue and be sued.
Third. To make and use a corporate seal.
Fourth. To hold, receive, purchase, and con-
vev property, real and personal.
Fifth. To name and appoint such managers
directors and officers as it's interest anda en-
venience may require.
Sixth. To establish make, alter, or amend
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CHARTER.

the capital stock of this Company to any amount
not exceeding five hundred thousand dollars
| $500, OOO), and to make any notifications, add
lions or changes in this act of incorporation, OF
to dissolve the Company, with the assent Of
| three fourths of the stock represented at such
| meeting. Such modification, addition, change OF
dissolution shall be recorded as required by
| law.
| ARTICLE XIV.
| Whenever the dissolution of the company shall
take place either by the limitation of it's charter,
the vote of the stockholders, as provided in the
foregoing section or otherwise, its affairs shall
be Immediately placed in liquidation under the
charge of two commissioners appointed by the
Board of Directors. Said commissioners shall
be solvent persons not indebted to the company,
and residents OF New Orleans.
They shall remain in Office until the final iqui.
dation of the affairs of the company and the dis.
tribution Of the surplus funds among the stock
holders.
Their compensation shall be fixed before their
election, and shall not exceed two and half
per cent (2L per cent? OF the assets realized by
them, and III case of a vacancy occurring from
any cause whatever, the remaining or surviving
commissioners shall Immediately appoint another
otherwise any court of general civil jurisdiction
in the parish of Orleans may make such appoint
ment, on the petition Of any three stockholders
ARTICLE XIV.
The fiscal year OF this company shall end on
the first day of March in each year. On that day,
or as soon thereafter as practicable, the books
of the company shall be balanced and general
statement Of its affairs be prepared and submit
ted to the stockholders, for fifteen days preced.
ing such election OF directors.
Thus done and passed at my Office in New Or.
leans in the presence of Andrew j. Arm strong
and Fred Stansbury, lawful witnesses residing
IN this city, who have hereunto signed their
names as such, with said appearers and me, said
notary, on the day, month and year herein first
written. after reading the whole.
Original signed)
JNO. W. LABOUISSE.
r. SIEG,
r. C. CAMMACK,
VICTOR MEYER,
8. 2. RELF,
T. L. AIREY & CO.,
OTTO KRATZ,
A. J. ARMSTRONG,
F. STANSBURY,
J. G. EUSTIS,
Notary Public.
I, the undersigned, Deputy Recorder of Mort
cages, in and for the parish of Orleans and city
of New Orleans, do hereby certify that the within
and foregoing Act of Incorporation was this day
duly recorded in my office, according to law, in
B. lis, folios 618, GIG, $40, 621. 622 and 623.
New Orleans. La, June 81, 1875.
(Signed) c. DARCANTEL,
Deputy Recorder.
certify the above and foregoing to be cor.
rect copy of the original Act of Incorporation
and certificate of recordation thereof eXtant in
my current register
In faith whereof grant these presents under
my hand and the impress of my official seal, this
oath day of June A. D. 1875.
J. G. EUSTII, Notary Public.
ie25 iy2916
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Table Of Rates OF Domestic Pa.,..

The following are the rates OF postar. !.
nestic Mail Matter Of the different classe.
Note-An domestic mail matter (excant
papers. magazines and periodicals sent h n.
subscribers from known Office Of public.
must be prepaid by postage stamps.
| A letter on which one full rate of uos..,
prepaid, but on which further postage il =.
able, will be forwarded, when depodtad \
post-ofice, charged with the unpaid post..1
be collected on delivery. II the postage Z J
wholly unpaid, or is prepaid less than a..
rate, it will be held for postage and sent = }
Dead Letter Office. Should it reach its das.,
ton by inadvertence, however, it will be chs,
with double postage on delivery. 'One
rate" means, in the case Of mail letters or !,
6rst class matter, three cents.
In large cities and adjacent districts Of /,
population, having two or more post-ofiees VI
in distance of three miles Of each other. anv
ter posted at one of such Offices, and addreasa}
locality within the delivery of another Of I
Offices, which shall have been inadvertentIv
paid at the "drop" or local letter rate Of posi
only, may be forwarded to it's destination thin
the proper Office charged with the amount a.
deficient postage, to be collected on delivery.
If articles chargeable with different rst.3
postage are sent together in one package
higher rate must be paid on the entire pacs,
but two or more different articles, both Oh.
able with the same rate Of postage, may be
in one package on payment of that rate on
whole package.
The following articles are excluded from
mails: Liquids, Poisons, Glass, Explosive
terials, Books, Pamphlets, Pictures and q
publications Of an obscene or indecent charao
all letters upon the envelopes Of which, and
tai cards upon which, scurrilous epithets Il
written or printed or engraved, or disloyall
vices printed or engraved; and all articles W
from their form or nature are liable to dest
deface or injure the contents Of mail bags or
person Of any one engaged in the postal serv
Postmasters are not allowed to give credal3
postage, nor to deliver any mail matter until
postage due thereon has been paid. II
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Miraculous Escape from Panther.
From the Houston Telegraph. Sept. 10

~.
Last Monday morning man and wife who
live about nine miles east of Willis, left home
on business, leaving their house in charge of
their eldest child, about twelve years of sge.
Towards noon the girl heard the infant, aged
fourteen months, which had been laid while
asleep on bed In an adjoining room, utter a
horrid screech, upon which she Immediately
ran to its relief, and imagine her feelings.
upon opening the door, to see huge panther
with the babe in its mouth leaping from an
open window, Immediately over the bed. But
she, like true heroine sprang upon the bed
and then out OF the window, screaming at the
height of her voice, and upon being Joined bv
the other children about the house, pursued
the panther at her utmost speed.
They followed about forty rods, to pair of
bars which separated the clearing from the
forest, at which place the girl states that she
approached to within fifteen or twenty feet of
the panther, when it relinquished its hold of
the child leaped the bars aud made its wav to
the woods. The infant was picked up, much
strangled from its rapid movement through
the grass and sand, which had filled its mouth
and eyes. but soon recovered and is now we'll,
save few scratches about its body, which
have the appearing of having been made by
the panthers teeth. These marks are very
PLAIN, and there are several blood blisters
where the teeth in slipping came in contact.
Inc girl states that the panther dropped the
child once before arriving at the fence, and it
supposed the giving away Of the clothing was
The cause, 1t was much torn. We obtained
The foregoing particulars from a gentlem an |
living in Willis. Too much praise can not be |
on the brave girl who saved the |
,hilds life.
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lDrOOKlyn ArgnG.I
The usually quiet little village of Leesport,
on the line of the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad, eight miles above Reading, has had
q sensation, which caused a good deal of
amusement. A Reading sewing machine
agent induced the head of family there to
take machine and pay for it in monthly in
stallments. Before the machine was entirely
paid for, the husband and father died. The
widow was in destitute circumstances, with
q half dozen children, and unable to pay the
balance owing on the machine, when the
agent came round to take the machine away.
She was determined that he should not re-
move the machine until he had handed back
at least some of the money that had been
paid on it by her husband. He was appar-
emily Just as determined to secure the machine
without returning any of the filthy lucre,
insuted the woman, and endeavored to take
by force what he said belonged to the COM
pany by reason of the payment OF monthly
installments having been stopped.
While the agent was inside the house she
locked both the front and back doors, put the
keys in her dress pocket, and, being robust
woman, went for" the agent. Size took
hold of him, and a severe and prolonged tus-
sic ersued, while the children were fright
ened and cried and screamed. The widow
threw the agent over the hot kitchen stove,
and finally succeeded in setting him wn on
top of it and held him there, when he begged
piteously for mercy. "For Gods sake let
me go, and I'll pay You back every cent your
husband paid me-" Being satisfied that he
was severely scorched, if not partly roasted
around the thighs, she pulled him off the
stove, but held on to him until he had paid |
back every one of the installments, and then |
she gave him two minutes time TO take the |
machine and clear out with it. The name of
the plucky woman, and also that OF the agent, |
are withheld by special request. |
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How iwo Girls Repelled Burglars At.
tack
1St. Louis Republican.

One of the best incidents of the burglar
season, an incident which occurred early in
July, now sees the light for the first time.
just before the Fourth of July one of our
citizens left home on a brief visit with his
wife, leaving the house in charge of the cid
est daughter, who had only younger girl
with her for company. hired man slept in
one OF the lower rooms of the house at night
in order to afford protec ion. Everything
passed off pleasantly until nearly the time
fixed for the return of the father and mother
on the I'd or Sd day Of July.
Previous to the departure from the city of
the gentleman referred to, he had purchased
lot Of fireworks WITH which to celebrate the
Fourth and amuse the family, and these fire.
works were stored in one of the upper rooms
On the evening Of the I'd the young lady and
her companion retired as usual, fearing moth
ing, since the hired man was sleeping as
usual down stairs. In the course of the night
they were awakened by a noise at one of the
lower windows, and discovered thai burglar
was trying to effect an entrance. The
noise made did not awaken the hired
man, and the alarmed girls dared not
go down stairs to arouse him. At the
same time they feared to let the burglar know
OF their presence, having the wrong impress
ion that should they scream the burglar
would suspect them to be helpless and SO
come in boldly. In the extremity, bright
idea occurred. They resolved to let off the
fireworks. The rockets and crackers were
found, taken slyly to window above the
one where the burglar was at work, and as
many of them as could be ignited at onece
lighted and tossed out together. There was
great report, the air was full of fire for
moment, and the terrified burglar bounded
away at full 81 esd, evidently surprising him
self the target for half dozen revolvers A
more original way of getting rid Of robber
was certainly never devised.
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J. G.. EUSTIS. Notary Public.
l, the undersigned Deputy Recorder Of Mort
cages in and for the parish of Orleans, city OF
New Orleans, do hereby certify that the above
Orleans Pacific Railway Company. was this day
duly recorded in my office, according to law, in
book 49, folios $685. 627, 62s, 629, $50, 631 and
632.
New Orleans, June 20, 1875.
Original signed.) G. DARCANTEL,
Deputy Recorder.
certify the above and foregoi to be true
and correct copy Of the original charter and GER
tificate of recordation thereof, now extant in my
current register.
In faith, whereof, grant these presents under
my hand and the impress of my official seal, this
Sd day of July, A. D. 1875.
j. G. EUSTIS, Notary Public.
jy6 I'm IS Carondelet street.
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"Rents have risen" was the jocose remark
Of the astute small boy when nail caught in
the previously small tear in his coat tail and
ripped the garment up. to his neck subse-
auently, after an interview with his parents.
he moaned to himself in the woodshed that
ssleather had fallen"
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NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN
--~~~~~-~~<~~c~~~~~-~ooo~o~
NEW ORLEANS, SEPTEMBER IL, 1876.
A WARNING.
brooklyn Argus. !

HOW A PENNSYLVANIA WIDOW TREATED SEW
ING MACHINE AGENT.
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Blackman's Commercial College, 131 Caron-
delet. Terms reduced. See Advertisement
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The Value of Black Walnut Timber.

1t will pay to buy your coffee, parched or
ground, at the Tea Depot,5 Camp street.
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Union Insurance COnaD07au
NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS
EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL STATEMENT
UNION INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW
ORLEANS.
Published according to Law and their Charter.