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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-10
A WEST POINT CADETsHIP.
PRIZE ron SOME BRIGHT LAD IN TIN
ELEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

PRIZE ron SOME BRIGHT LAD IN TIM
ELEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
To THE EDITOR or THE HERALD
The Committee appointed 10 examine appicantN
for the West Point cadetship IN my district nave
made the following arrangements. wnicn will 90
ing you may be able to publish them, am, very
respectfully, B. A. W ILLS
The medical examination OF candidates for the
vacant caoetship from the Eleventh Congressional
District OF New YORK Will take place aT the Col
lege Of tina City OF New York, Tuesday, the 18th
inst, at half-past ten O'CLOCK In the morning. The
literary examination or those who have passed
the medical examination win be held At tns
same place and hour on the morning OF
Saturday, the I'D inst. Tae following
statement partially indicates the subjects which
the examination win cover. The candidates must
be able 10 read understanding ally, and win proper
accent aud emphasis. Iney must be aole %
Der 20 test their qualifications both IN handwrit-
ing and orthograpny. In arithmetic bney must
be able TO perform, with accuracy, the various
operations Of addition subtraction, multiplica-
tlOn ana division OF numbers, ABSTRACT, den0mi-
nate ana lracuona. Tuey viii be required - ex-
PLAIN reduction, prime numbers and fractions OF
number, tne greatest common dlvisor ana least
common multiple, ratio dpropornons, ana rulel
ana reasons tor statlng anu solving questions IN
simple and compound proportion.
IN English grammar they must 20 able 70 parss
any Ordinary sentence ana understand those por-
tions usually taught under the heads OF orthogra-
phy etymology, syniax and prOsody.
In geography they must be able TO give the den-
nitons OF all the natural divisions OF the earthia
surface, the grand DIVISIONS or the Eastern and
western hemispncres, the locations, directions
anu extent ~ mount aims, capes, peninsulars,
Islands, seas &c also bound aries and capitals.
Their knowledge under the head N United
states cannot De too iun. The candidates should
De Thoroughly Informed - TO the general features
81 the country Us boundaries, bays, gus, sounds.
Islands and mountain ranges, the location ana
termination Of important railroads, &c. In the
slssory Of me United states the Candidates muss
oe lamiar with as mucn as u contained In the or
binary Acnoo nigtOriea-
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KILLED ON THE RAILROAD.

The body Of man ABOUT sixty years OF age was
found lying beside the track o the Northern Rail-
road Of New Jersey at Fairuew yesterday morn
ing. The back Of his head had been crusned IN ~
n he had been struck by q locomotive, bnt not run
over. At 10 supposed ne was a NowDrkeZ. 90 na
hat bore the stamp OF Newark hrms lac oodg
was taken In charge OF Coroner RclAnakdt OF DER
sey Cay Rua now ii0s ~ thA Marsha.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-10
BASE BALL NOTES.

The following games have been arranged ana
wan be played on the Union grounds:--
MONDAY, May 1o-Atlanuc vs. Arlington.
Mar ll-Atlantic vs.. Athletic.
May l2-Mutual vs. Athletic.
May l3-Atlsnticv vs.. Phllads lphia-
Mag l4-Mutual Va. Philadelphia
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-10
SHERMANS MEMOIRS.
The Autobiography Of GEN
eral w. Il. Sherman.

THE GOLD FEVER OF FORTY-NlNE.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-09

AN OUTLINE OF THE CONSPIRACY In
Louisiana the case ia bad enough as IL
is, but suppose that out Of these events
should come collision OF the people
with the troops. What then? II
would be o collision that would arise
from popular fury, for the citizens
against the resort to violence. 1t
would be an outburst Of popular pas
sion overriding the restraints Of better
judgment. Therefore, it would not be
resistance OF the sort that suddenly
arose in September 1t would not
surrender at any formal show of au.
thority or in any spirit Of discretion.
1t would fight. Somebody wonld bp
hurt. Naturally, the people who wou d
be- most hurt would be the emall force
OF United States troops on the spot,
compelled to face whole population
Of resolute ard desperate spirits. The
troops would be driven out nud the
people would hold the city. Grant
would. therenpon. "tnke command iu
person. He would concentrate ali
the available force of the Government
and endeavor to take the city; but he
wonld probably fail. for in sup
port of the people Of New Or.
leans would Immediately rully, to
fight their battles over again. the
whole of the population Of Missis-
sippi, Alabama. Georgia. Texas aud
Ark"nsas. aud the uen who onca
marched under tue Confederate CO.
Iors. We would be in the presence Of
new rebellion, fomented by the Ex-
ecutive; nnd the President would call
on Congress- for troops und money.
Would Congress vote them? There
can be no doubt of it, 1t must he re-
meinbered that this Congress still rep
resents the principles and the party
that tue country has repndin'ed at tho
polls. and in the chauce of new con.
dict aud II revived rebellion it would
see the hope Of u renewed huld on the
nation. 1t would vote the President
the lOO, QUO men he wants, aud If
within year from this time Grant has
command of 100000 men, the next
election for the Presidency will he held
at the Greek kalends. or whenever else
his Excellsncy may please. By ull
mems, then, let there be no conflict,
for that is the thing that is most de-
sired by the military satrapy Of the
White House. which has Grant in its
hands. .-Ne,o York Herald.
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FiunncI1l Condition OF New Orleans.
The extraordinary opinion given by
Hon. j. 81. Oslesby, before the Con-
gressional Investigating Committee in
New. Orleans. as 10 the satisfactory
condition Of business and soundness of
the finances of the city, is negatived on
all hands. He may think that he has
reasons for his statements. but they
appear,to be purely exceptional. Even
Ex-Governor Hahn, who was elected
Speaker by the rump Radical Legisla.
turs after the Conservatives were ex.
pelled. testifies strongly to the con-
trary. In, q speech made during the
short time that ex-A1syc. W:!.z was
Speaker, he ssid: "Our business, our
Commerce, are all languishing. Our
plantations are sold out for taxes. The
country is swarming with office. holdars
who ought to be swept away All these
thing. must be reformed" Even Eel.
logg. the propped-np Governor, in
his message, admits the State aud
city taxation to be 391a mills. He
says that the debt of the city. built up
during sesies OF years of mal.admi-
nistration of city affairs. aided by nn-
wise Legislative enaotments, is now 40
great that the annual tax required to
Keep, up the interest payments has be-
oome an almost insnfferable burden
upon the property of a large class of
worthy. law-abiding oitizens. The
expensessof ,.i,e oity for considerable
period have annually exceeded it's re-
venaes. and the footing of its floating
and bonded debt has thus increased
year by year with acoslerating ra.
pidity.
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The RESPONSIBILITY OF JUDGE
Mr.. Edward Lauge. convicted in the
United States Circuit Court of New
York of an unlawful use of mail bags,
was enormously sentenced by Judge
Benedict. Of that court. to fine and
imprisonment. The first part OF Mr..
Lapgc'a sentence having been fui-
filled, the United States Supreme
Court decided that the second part
mprisonment-was enforced without
authority of law. and the prisoner was
discharged. Therenpon he brought
suit for false Imprisonment a de-
murrer was set up by the defendant,
on the ground that judge WAS not
liable III IL civil action for damages,
notwithstanding the commission of an
error Judge Van Brunt, of the Su-
prcine Court. has over-ruled this de-
murrer, deciding that Judge of "a
court of general Jurisdiction mukes
himself liable to an action when he nt-
tempts to enforce Judgment which
he knows to have been satisfied The
ultimate decision of this case will he
looked for with interest.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-09

The sharp snap OF winter expert.
enced last week failed to rotard the
work on the Philadelphia centen nj ial
buildings. The outer walls of tho
Memorial Hall begin to loom up in
shaiF grand prUp0r6ions, and it is now
contemplated to push forward the
york with great vigor during the
greater part OF the winter.
Silver Spting, Fla, 10 one OF the
wonders of the world. ''
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-09

A GOOD STORY FROM CHARLoTrE.-A
correspondent of the Alexandria (Yu.)
Sentinel. writing from on the train,
tells this story. which is good enough
to laugh over:
Il thought Alexandria hail bad boys,
but Charlotte is ahead. What net of
Alexandria boys would have thought
OF such trick as the following? An
old farmer, who was overcome by the
heat-of corn whiskey-sat on Il door
step to rest. His hat fell off, which
revealed fine. intelligent.lookiug
head. which was bald from the fore
head to the nape OF his neck. The
boys, observing it, procured a false
nose made of pasteboard. The old
fellow was snoozing with his head in
his hands on Ills knees. They then
got O marking pot aud brush, made o
mouth and eyes, and put the nose on.
Yon can imagine the sight. The hair
on ouch side Of the back of his heud
made good whiskers. and email patch
OF hair on tue nape o. his neck formed
nice goatee. When he was awakened
for some time he did not know what
the joke was. but when he found it out
it was easy enough to tell which was
the real mouth, from the language
that poured from it,"
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satur iay Morning. january 8, 1876.
Esnaoras:s ws-s=.

EsEaoEas:s Words.
In the expulsion of the Conservative
members Of the Louisiana Legislature,
General DeTrobriand displayed a
finished courtesy. He said that he
was there simply to obey orders, and
not himself to judge OF anything. He
hoped that his presence alone would
prove sufficient to enforce them. This
failing. because Speaker Wiltz would
yield to nothing but force, he brought
in hle Of soldiers, more for chow
than to act q rude part. He was bet
ter thsn his superiors great deal.
The, scene must have been affecting
when Thomas Vaughn, of Oaddo, a
siivss,aesie1 ola man. was acoostsa
by General DsTrobriand and his
guards. He rose very slowly to his
feet. and said, in most solemn and
i;lrTiTToaivo ilrTiTTosaivo sorms: t
IA General of the United States
army has placed his. hand upon my
shonlderi and commanded me to leave
the floor OF this House.. AS member
OF ,this body, duly elected by the peo.
pie or Cadd0 Parish, and as an Ameri-
can Citizen believing that the rights of
American freemen are not yet all dead,
I desire TO enter my solemn protest
against this outrage" 80
Hel.was then marched out by his
captors, amid the profound silenoe OF
the late 90 noisy Assembly. ft'r' '77
When Vigers was planted in his seat
by the military, the end came. and
Speaker Willz. gazing upon the scene
in silent indignation, stepped slowly
down ] from !his' desk in . most i'm.
pressive manner. and. with q voice
broken with emotion, delivered the
following remarks:
I'm the name of the people of the
United States, and in the name of my
bleeding State. and in the name OF the
God OF justice, again enter my solemn
protest against this interference. Gen:
tlemen OF the House of Representa-
tives, your Legislature has been in
vaded aud taken possession OF by the
military forces of the United States.
Under. these circumstances, do not
oonsider it my duty to longer remain"
He then stepped down amid enthusi-
astio applause.
The Speakers conduct and language
in this emergency were such as to
commend him to the regard and ad-
miration of the whole country.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-09

The detectives h0vo entered the
field Of statistics in the Charlie Ross
Case. More than $4,000 have been
expended. they say; commissioners
have searched from ocean to ocean
aud across; 100000 circulars have
been issued; printing aud photograph.
ing have cost $1,000; u corps of clerks
have been employed in the correspond
enos about tho boy; 200 bands Of
gypsies have been searched; one stray
boy has been found and taken home
to his mourning parents; GOO Charlie
Kosses have been reported, and ut
least 800, 900 persons, at one time or
another. havo been on the search.
The result is nothing yet, anil the de-
tectivas bolieve he is dead, or else in
the charge Of some recluse who has
never heard of the case.
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TIE NEW .YoRK Posr ON sHxn1nAA

TIE NEW YORK Posr ON SHERIDAN
AND CONGRESS- The Euening Pos
says: The people are inclined t0 indul
gent treatment of Lieutenant.Ge General
Sheridan. who comes to the front as
tho latest leader OF the Republican
party, bearing the pronunciamento oi
this freshest development of the
"peaoo policy" on the point OF his
sword. He has never pretended to be
anything bnt soldier, and rough
one at that. When there are no great
campaigns to bs made, his fancy natu.
rally turns to Iudiun warfare, aud it is
therefore not surprising that, finding
himself under orders in Louisiana, he
believes that he is there to fight
Piegans or Modocs It is true that il
lie had added to the military virtue
something Of tho broader culture
which h ~ heretofore made grent CAP
tains eminent iu civil life, without
dimming their military reu0wn, be
would never have proposed that in u
purely political struggle, citizens Of a
Tree State. citizens representing IL ma.
Jority of the people OF that Statr,
should he outluwed IS "bandittl" anu
brought to the summary judgment of
the drumiieHd. with snort shrift and II
voIley of musketry.
In the whole record of political
crimes and political blunders commit
ted by the Republican party there il
nothing which surpasses in blundsrinR
criminality yesterdays proceedings OF
the Senate and House Of Represe nta.
tives. In the Senate, a resolution was
offered, calling upon the President for
information. Instead of allowing it to
pass, the Republican Senators op-
posed it ON II wretched quibble, but
opposed it in suuh way that they
forced themselves and the Repu blicu
party into the position of defending
the Louisiana wrong, defending the
action of the President aud of the
Lieutenant-G General, nnd adopting the
drum-head banditti policy. or oourse
there will be soarcely II dissenting
voice in the popuIur verdict rendered
upon the situation thus apparent to tn.
country.
After yesterdays proceeding it seems
vain to hope Tor any good thing from
the Forty-third Congress, except It's
final adjournment. But that adjourn
ment brings mp very serious ques-
tion. We have heretofore urged an
early meeting of the Forty fourth
Congress, on the ground of the ueces.
sity OF action upon financial questions
and other matters affecting the busi
ness interests of the country. The
graver inquiry now presents itself
whether it is prudent to leave the
Federal Govern ment during the inter.
val from March to December in the
hands Of Its Executive brnnch-whe
ther the liberties of the country are
safe in the absence of Congress 80
long as important political concerns
are turned over to military officer
who disposes Of them as if he we're
fighting Fiegans. 1t is hardly too
much to say that the Republican party
will find it impossible to rally from the
effects OF this staggering blow received
in the house of it's friends.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-09

Secretary Bristow, of the Treasury,
ls said to have several relations In
Kentucky who earn their own living.
a contemporary ssys that such me-
gleot OF his own family disqualifies
him for the Presidency.
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PARTITION OF VIRGINIA. In tho lie.
cision Of the Supreme Court of Vir.
ginia, i'll the case Of Higganbotham' d
executrx rS. the Common wealth OF
Virginia, in which the court declared
that both Virginias were liuble for the
debt of the old commonwealth, Chief
Justice Moncure took occasion to ex-
press the opinion "that the partition
OF Virginia was accomplished by acts
OF injustice aud spoliation not exceed.
ed in atrocity by the partition OF Po-
land" 1t is not worth while now to
indulge in harsb remarks upon the
subject, though the decision of the
court in regard to the obligation OF
the debt seems abstraotiy sound in
principle.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-09

UNITED STATES DISTRICT CoURr.
CHARLESTON; January Judge
Bryan presiding. The Judge charged
the Grand Jury, expounding the law
aud explaining their duties, after
which they retired and brought in the
following bills: United States vs.
Richard Murphy, for advising persons
to vote illegally, no bill; United States
rS. Edward Labiteau, for voting more
than once. true bill; United States os.
rhos. Fields. for stealing United
States property. true bill; United
States us. Lewis Kline, james Moir
and John T. Ancrum, for illegal vot-
ing, true bills; Robt. s. Josey, deal
iug in manufactured tobacco without
paying the special tax. no bill. In the
petition of Leroy Wilson. assignee, in
the matter of George Wilson, bank.
rupt. to call in lien creditors, it was
ordered that the assignee give due
notice to all creditors to prove liens
before Registrar Carpenter. on or be-
fore February the lat.
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NEW SENsATIon. "A girl is the cause
fit. Money vas the object. Inquire
the result. Jiff .d a etsf4
WI ~ 49, .-,,,,y,. {. .-!..t .ta
The LATE FIRE IN ORANaEBuRa.-
Any who may be disposed to respond
to the appeal Of "W. H." in yester-
days PHOENIX. Gan send their contrihn.
ticns in clothing. or food, or money.
to james +. IzIar. Esq, chairman of
the Rcllof Committee. Orangeburg, or
leave them at the store of r. D. Sem
&c Son, Columbia. "
THE MAsQUEEADE.-The grand
masquerade ball, to be given under
the auspices OF the Schuetzen Vereip.
OF this city, will be postponed till the
2oth inst, in consequence, partly, of
80 many amuaements und entertain.
ments advertised for the public dur.
ing the evenings Of next week, as yell
as to give ample time for many who
are making elaborate preparations for
suitable costumes. which cannot be
completed in few days. The mum.
Der Of tickets already sold indicate q
large attendance, and as it is probable
that the affair will be an extensive and
very brilliant one, the Schuetzen
Halle. although large and pleasan.
one, will scarcely be sufficiently com.
modious, aud doubtless the enterpris-
ing committee of management will &C.
cure larger one. OF all which, how.
ever. the public will have due notice.
LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
John Aguew-Sale of Real Estate.
Sensation
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MAJORITY AND MINORITY STATES
communication in the Richmond Dis.
patch. the author OF which is spoken
OF by the editors as "a venerable and
veteran statesman" makes the follow
ing statement of the present condition
Of the Union: "We are not permitted
to ignore the fact that this Union, as
now constructed, is composed of ma.
Jority States by compact, and mino.
rity States by conquest and subjuga.
ton" It is certainly true that en-.
tirely different treatment is meted out
to The Southern States frvm that pur-
sned towards those OF the North. Pfsc.
ticaliy there III nov no equality of
States under the Government. It
canAot long ,exiat with this inequality,
and the November elections indicate
that the Stipe is nos distant when
equality WILDE re.establiahad. and The
Southern States ressued from oppres.
aion end injastioo. az ~ !. s, d !.
L.. !. -
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In his old age, Garibaldi is falling
iuto poverty, nnd the island home on
Caprera is becoming desolate. The
proud and venerable patriot is finding
friends in his necessities, and might
never have come to such straits il his
troubles had been previously known.
Money has been sent him by some of
his admirers in America. aud his wants
are now attracting attention in his ma.
tive land.
OSE MORE VICTIM On Tuesday
last, while the down freight train was
at Cash's Depot, in Darlington, en-
gagged in shifting some cars. one of the
train hands was standing behind car
waiting to couple an advancing one
with 1t; the car was driven with such
force that the man received mort tai in.
jury when they came together. He
was taken up at once and carried to
Cheraw on Car by the engine, but
died before reaching there.
Lovers will be sorry that the tomb
OF Heloise and Abelard, in Pere La
Chaise Cemetery, France, which is the
object OF many pilgrimage without
candle or banner, threatens to become
q ruin. and the municipal councillors,
who must be all old bachelors or sepa.
rated from their wives, decline 80 far
to vote sou to repairing the little
mausoleum.
On Friday night. January 1st., one
or more persons entered the posi-
Office ct Darlington, through q ba1 IS Aa
window, and took away quite o num-
ber OF letters. Nothing else Wv
missed from the Office. Tl-e ehtranEe
was effected by breaking Epaue OF
glass and drawing the fastening over
the sash, go that it could be raised.
Whoever broke the glass ont his hand,
as blood was found on the sash.
The manufactures OF Richmond.
Va. for 1874 amounted to Sl7,746,.
72O, an increase over 1873 of $685..
584. which is largely due to the high
price manufactured tobacco is bring
ing. The internal revenue collections
in the district were $3.80l. .76l. Sc. an
increase over 1873 Of $638. 765.77.
A colored "bandit." named Joshua
Fraser, went to the house Of Benny
Cooper, colored, who lives in Kershaw
County, and shot him through the
window while he was sitting down
near his hearth. Cooper died from the
effeots OF the wound, and Fraser has
been arrested.
Two men in Bangor, Msine. nave
organized an extensive business ia the
manufacture Of hoos heels from ecraps
Of leather ppEchased ct the shoe fsc.'
tories. y About 25. 900 pairs Of heels
are made annually, for which sfonr
cents o pair are, obtained. .ss g.,3' 7ii
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HOTEL ARRIVALS. JANUARY S.-Hen.
dric Rouse-W III Reid. Charleston; @
Tnsnar. Augusta: J w Carr, Bslt-
more; A P Champey. 8 c. l. Shuler.
Lexington; W T Osborn. Cairo, Ill; G
Dixon. N Y; II A Gibson, Fairfield; G
G Montgomery, Richland.
Mansion House-J B Henry, Green
vile; G Boozer. Summit; W B
Whites, Prosperity; D J Griffith,
G Fields, Summit,
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Died, ut her home in Chester
County. December 8. 1874. Mrs. Sarah
a: Wilkes. wife Of Major j. W.
Wilkes.
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Mr.. Sam. Clifton. formerly of Ohes-
ter. but now attorney at law. Sherman,
Texas, gave his friends hero pleasant
surprise by snddenly appearing in
their midst on Christmas. He is in
fine health and spirits, and loud in his
praises OF Texas. which he thinks is
bound to become Me State of the
South. As an example of the rapidity
with which tho State is filling mp, he
Gays that during the past three months
W. 600 emigrants, from the various
Snnthern States, ISs--c ;f::sssscaa :a.oas l.
Waoo. Chester Reporter.
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~ Hon PRICED BIoGRAPHY.-M
Joseph Jefferson. the actor, has writ.
ten u letter to his counsel in New
York. saying thut he has received from
II collecting firm in that city notice
that he is indebted to the Genealogical
Publishing Society of New York in
81. SS7.96 He remembers that over
two years ago he was requested to call
Mt tho socie'y's rooms on "important
business. lie went. and was told
that they wished to print the story of
his life. They asked only that he
should give them the fucts. He re-
ferred them to Col. Il. Aston Brown,
The dramatic agent. who, he said. had
printed his biography, and then bade
them ndieu. He denies that he entered
into a contract with tho society to pay
them any sum Of money to publish his
biography, and was astonished when
he received the notice above men.
toned from the collecting firm.