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Every Day an Increase In Flesh and Weight
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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-29
FEVER ANE AGUE.

Fever aud Aguc cured for fifty cents. There is
not a remedial agent in the world that will cure
fever and ague, and all other malarious, bilious,
scarlet, typhoid. yellow and other fevers (aided by
Railways Pills) so quick as Railways Ready Relief
Fifty cents per Bottle.
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Cars run through from Peoria to Cincinnati with
out change. Connections made at Indianapolis for
all points East and South.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-29
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WATCH BUYERS ATTENTION
The undersigned respectfully directs the after
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Watches, made by
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Il CoTRvoIsTER, of
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and Ladies' sizes
in Stem aud Key
Winders.
Those Watches
have Equilibrium
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pered and hardar
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-30
HOME HOOK AND LADDER co. NO. 1,
THEIR ENTERTAINMENT LAST NIGHT.

THEIR ENTERTAINMENT LAST NIGHT.
The quiet precincts of the Sixth District
were enlivened last night to greater degree
perhaps than that suburban portion of our
city has been for many day past, by the re-
cherche entertainment and soiree dansante
given under the auspices of the gallant boys
of Home Hook and Ladder Company No. i.
The programme selected, in its novelty and
varied attractions, could not help but please,
and when the public knew what was in store
for them they focked to the company's hall
in droves.
One of the most delicate, and at the same
time courteous events of the evening, was the
reception at the car STATEN by the truck bows,
headed by Spcrer's band, of the gentlemen OF
the Orleans Dramatic Club, who had kindly
volunteered to assist in The evenings enter
tainment.
After the programme was concluded the
May dance was taken up, and we dare not
tell what hour it was when it closed.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-30
THE ENGLISH COMMITTEE.
The Health of New Orleans.
Report Of the Committee of PLY.
sicians.

In response to the published call large
number Of the physicians of this city last
night assembled at Hawkins's club rooms to
| receive and consider the report Of the special
committee appointed at the meeting of the
Oath inst. Owing to the fact that the rooms
had been previously engaged, tie meeting
adjourned to Parlor P, st. Charles Hotel,
where the Eoglish Delegation was met, and
the committee submitted the following:
The subcommittee to whom was referred
the duty of preparing report, in behalf of
the committee of physicians appointed at the
meeting of July "a, for the purpose of draw
ing up a statement of the health Of New Or
leans, beg to remark that they have not had
time to do Justice to a subject of such i'm
portance and are unable to offer anything
sati factory to themselves Nevertheless,
from the materials at hand, they are able to
compile some figures illustrative of the sub
Ject, and can add some statements which will
be borne out by the general testimony of
practitioners in our midst.
The aggregate resident population of New
Orleans may be set down approximately
at 100000, of whom about $50, 900
belong to the white race, and the
remaining $4,000 to the black and mixed
races. During the winter months this num-
Der is increased by a floating population of
perhaps $4,000 more, for which some allow
ence should be made in calculating the NOR
tality per thousand, while, in fact, the esti-
mate has been made on the basis of the per-
manent population. Of the floating winter
population a considerable number may be
classed as consumptive invaiids, many of
whom die here, thus swelling the mortality
from pulmonary consumption during the
winter months considerably above what it is
for the remainder of the year.
Great allowance should be made also for
disparity in mortality between the white and
colored races To illustrate this point, the
tabular statement is offered, show
ing the mortality per 1000, of population of
200 600, without consideration of the large
boating population during the winter months
fable SHOWING THE MORTALITY PER 1000 OF |
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-30

SECOND LoT OF NEW LOUISIANA RICE RE-
cEIvED THIS SEAsoN.-The Upper Coast
steamer Henry Tete arrived here on Wednes.
day evening. the 2Sth inst, from Thibodaux,
and brought eight sacks new rough rice from
the plantation of Mr. Jaubert, Belle Point,
parish of St. John he Baptist, consigned to
Messrs. G. Jaubert & Co.. in this city. This
is the second receipt Of new rice this season.
It will be milled by the Brook Steam Rice
Mill. G. 81. Allen, proprietor, and will be
placed On sale, when the classification will be
given
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-30

TO THE PUBLIC.

My attention having been called to a card, pub
lished to the public by Messrs. j. Macha 10, Jno
Schmidt and B. Barthe, in the Bulletin of 2sth inst.
in reference to my actions regarding the Public an
Private Markets Ofthe city New Orleans is to my
status as being selfstyled President of Butchers
Association, leave that question to the Butchers
| themselves and the public generally. deem it my
duty to the public, to answer it once for all.
| According to their Card kind of monster
who wants to starve them and their families cats
paw for some unknown horrid people, Ghouls sup
pose, who would like TO feel Oh the dead bodies of
themselves and families; and last but not least of ALL
am Gascon.
Now to answer the starving question. The public
markets. it is well known, open to every body.
would then say to the gentlemen who signed the
card and to their friends: Come into the public
markets; there stalls to accommodate you all
and to which you welcome; nothing will be de-
manded of you but what we all pay under the city
regulations; but that you keep good meat, for
you will no longer monopolize the public and will
have to look out for competition. As to being cats
paw, if being what follows makes me catspaw,
beg leave to plead guilty to the charge.
First, am catspaw for all the public arket peo-
pie, and their numbers thousands; am cstspaw
for all the property holders who have spent millions to
make improvements around the public markets,
which improvements yied hundreds of thousands of
dol ais year revenue to the city and State I am
catsplw for the public at large who would have ad
diional taxes to pay, the of the public
markets reduced or destroyed by the keeping up of
ths private markets. the want of which had never
been felt by our public before the year 1866, and
hich markets ere in reality popular only with lazy
servant girls and equity old bachelors. Finally, am
a catspaw in the interest of law and order believing
the Act of session of 1874 to be not only wise and
salutary, both financially and in sanitary point of
view, and above ALL believe in the prompt and faith
full execution Of all laws until repealed by competent
authority
And now for the last and most terrific accus a.
ton: Alas 1 am Gascon. What a crime To this
charge I also plead guilty, whilst claim to be a
true and law abiding American citizen. Were by
bi tn of any o her nationality Chinee, sup.
pose it would be all right; but to be Gascon and
thereto claim my rights under the law, what impu
lence In conclusion, this kind of con troversy is
neither profitable to the press nor edfyng to the
public, herewith close nay part of it By subscribing
myself, Your obedient servant,
JEAN BERTHIN,
President Butchers Association
jy 30 1t adp
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-30
FEMALE sORIBEs.

Some of our contemporaries have beer
very severe upon the Attorney General for EN-
ploying his wife as his clerk. Why this OBJ
lection to lady occupying SO important ant
arduous position Is net history full Of ex
amples of the tender sex filling the places O.
clerks apd amanuenses Did not the daugh
ter of Milton take down, from the dictation o.
the blind old bard. every line of those sub
lime poems that have made his name immor.
tai?
Did no. the fair daughters of our own
Prescott write out in full "The Conquest
Of Mexico, "The Conquest of Peru" Ser.
dinand and Isabella" and other of the works
of that charming writer? Did not the win
some little niece of Prof. Morse, the great
electrician, enact the part of secretary (and
she was quick as lightning at the business) to
that distinguished savan during the most i'm
portant period of his eventful life? And last,
but not least, did not that unctuous specimen
of clerical piety and dignity, Parson Newman
take with him, as his secretary, the beloved
partner of his bosom on his recent perilous
tour around the worldi
The faithful spouse shared with the Rev.
erend peripatetic ambassador the dangers
and hardships of his mission, scaling rugged
mountains, crossing arid plains and sailing
over turbulent seas, On wild hunt after
American Consuls- all for the pitiful compen-
sation of three thousand dollars in green
backs, travelling expenses paid. What a strik-
ing instance of conjugal devotion, self.sacri-
ficing patriotism, and poorly requited service!
The above instances being historical and
authentic, who can say that it is derogatory
to the dignity Of a woman to fill the position
of clerk, secretary or scribe? If the "Old
Roman" as the Attorney General has been
dubbed, will bend all his energies to un-
earthing the many frauds by which our State
has been victimized during the last ten
years, and bring the perpetrators to justice,
our people Will forgive him his past offenses
land they are many, and freely consent to
bis employment of small army of female
clerks to tighten the burden of his official
duties and beguile the weary hours.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-30
GOLD PRICES.

A writer in the New York Tribune proposes
the following plan:
Let the leading men in all branches of com.
MERGE of this city conformity resolve that on
and after the LIST OF October next they will take
the paper dollar at its specie value only, say
80 or 80, as gold may be. There is no use in
putting it further off than that, although it
must not work retroac.ively. Let New York
set this ball rolling, and the country can't
stop it.
The proposition would seem to convey a
loss of about $50, 100000 on the $500, 900, 900
OF bank currency. say ''seem, for l assume
that the gain would be several times greater
than the loss, if any, on the following three
distinct points: First, the adoption of this
plan would Immediately make the paper and
the specie dollar gravitate toward each other
in value, and bring out for circulation and
into the country from abroad large amount
of hard money, thus increasing our circulat-
ing medium and giving increased purchasing
power to our paper dollar.
In substance this is much the same as what
was suggested several weeks ago in the Bull.
LETIN. The adoption of gold as the measure
in commercial transactions will have the
effect of rendering prices stable. Let all our
adopt gold prices in their business
and the results would be practically the same
as if specie payments had been resumed by
the United States Government. Where paper
was used it would be received at its market
value, whether IS, or 80, or 80 cents On the
dollar
1t would at irst be found difficult to pro-
cure sufficient gold for buying and selling,
but paper would not be excluded. The
fuctuation which now attaches to the prices
Of all wares and products would cease and be
transferred to the paper substitutes for
money. If a merchant sells case of cottons
or $500 gold, he may take for it that amount |
n coin or as much paper as will at time of
he receipt be worth $500 in gold.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-30
TIE FEVER IN FLORIDA.

The twenty sailors who were brought here
BY the steamship Lizzie On Wednesday, did
not come either from Barrancas or Fort
Pickens, where there is considerable yellow
fever, but from the iron clads lying at anchor
in the main channel, about one mile from the
navy yard. There has been no fever whatever
on the monitors, and hence there is no danger
to be apprehended from the arrival of these
sailors. who were. however, promptly con-
veyed on board the steamship Canandaigua
in the river.
A rigid quarantine has been organized and
is being maintained between the villages of
Warrington and Woolsey and Barrancas, and
the citizens Of Pensacola have organized q
regular patrol force which guards every
approach from the infected district with
great care-tne orders being to shoot any
body who may attempt to pass. The type of
fever is represented as being severe, but as
yielding readily to treatment. So far only
the unacclimated have taken the fever, the
old residents being quite exempt.
The officers of the yard have received per-
mission from Washington to close the gates
in the event Of fever breaking out in War
rington. Some of the officers at Fort Pickens
have pitched tents on the parapet of the fort,
and live there rather than occupy the regular
quarters.
The total number of deaths, including
Quarantine Station and Barancas, during the
asst five weeks, is about twenty, large num-
Der of those who took the fever having re-
covered or being convalescent.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-30

In 1925 American exports of manufactures
were valued at $40, lo9, 2lO; in 1910, s14,s43,.
666; in 1850, SD 624, 1877; in 1860, S5l, 927,-
Asa; in 1865, $50. $50. 4OS; and in 1874, $780,
iS5, l79. Since 1921, the exports of articles
not manufactured have ranged from Sc to 70
per cent of total exports. The percentage
IN 1871 was fraction over 60. The export of
manufactured articles seems to have no rela-
ton to high or low sarff.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-30

The habit of ridiculing woman's dress is
chronic with men. No matter what the style
may be scoffers will always be numerous. If
Eve, with the native female vanity, attempted
any ornamentation Of her fig, Leaf, it is proba-
BILE that Adam got mad and accused her of
having designs on some gorilla.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-30

We have to acknowledge the receipt of
tickets for the matinee to be given on We'd
nesday, August 4. under the auspices Of the
Variety Dramatic Club, for the benefit of the
Louisiana Relief Association. The play to be
presented is the old standard drama, entitled
1.-The sea Of Ice"
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-30

The steamboat Iberia returned last evening
with the party of English commissioners and
citizens who have been inspecting the jetties.
They visited the steamer Katie, and, on the
invitation of Capt Phelps, went on her as far
as Carrollton, thereby getting a fine view
of the river front They expressed themselves
highly pleased with the Katie and her hospi-
table officers.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-30

On the 3lst of May, 1872, the city debt of
New York was $780, 227, $50; on the same date
in 1873. slO7, Ss9, OOo; in 1874, sl19, 1852, 299;
in 1875. sl276il,770 This debt calls for
about $40, 600 900 in interest. The city pays
in (city) taxes about $50, 600 600 per annum.
With ten times the wealth New York has
about five times as great city debt as New
Oriaa,iS
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-30

The Superintendent of the Insane Asylum
ut Batavia, Illinois, in which the widow of
President Lincoln was recently placed, does
not regard the prospect of her recovery as
very encouraging. Her son Robert visits her
weekly, and every possible provision is made
for her comfort.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-30

In 1874 New Jersey paid in excise tax on
fermented liquors s566,71S, and on distilled
spirits s293, 1877 In 1873 the amounts were:
For fermented liquors $6O5, TAG, and for dis
titled spirits s773. 1873. For the same years
the State of Maine paid about one-tenth of
these amounts
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-30

Danbtry Netos: William" observed q
Danbury woman to her husband, "Mrs Hol-
comb feels pretty bad since the loss Of her
child, and wish you would drop over there
and see her. You might say that all flesh is
grass-that we've all got to go the same way;
and see if she is going to use her dripping
pan this afternoon"
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-30
a Card.

NEW ORLEANS, July "a. 1875.
"en'iemen OF New Orleans and Louisiana:
am starting Shoe Factory. only ask of YOU.
seauemen' Tor your patronage. ] guatantee that
VIII give you better satisfaction in my line than any
ee'aoiisnment in this city-cheaper and Of better
material Gentlemen you all know that there are
great many laborers and mechanics in this State
VINO nave no work nor any food for thei- wives and
children II we will start our own factories and nat
ronize each other we could easily get along with our
factories OF all descriptions. Our money is all
70 the North and West which is millions Of doIIar.
nave been established in the Shoe Manuf.ctorv far
lne Hs' twenty-five years. and call the attention of
the community in general Vi
AouG respectfully,
JOHN HANSEN,
-9.--f 81 Canal str
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-30

Mr.. James J. McCullen, plasterer of the
Crescent Hall, now in process of erection,
desires us to state that it was through no
fault Of his that the lady was hurt last Mon
day 1t appears he was altering a wooden
mold for the cornice, and in taking off
small piece it fell to the ground, striking the
lady, who was beneath the scaffolding.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-30

Mr.. George Ellis, the well-known news
dealer, opposite the Post Office, has received
all the latest English and American maya
zines, several of which are of unusual inter
est. Those of our readers who wish to obtain
supply Of literary pabulum whereby to en-.
terrain themselves during these dull days
should give George a call.
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Yhs New Orleans BULLETIN can be had Of the
ava aren't Ia Mobile ct the depot. on the AIrivsl
n fhs p. n. train.

jon PRINTING now possess facilities to
snabla us to execute every description of
commercial, railroad and steamboat printing,
lawyers briefs, blanks and other legal docu-
rents, on the shortest notice, in the best
vtyIe and at the most reasonable rates. We
Will guarantee full satisfaction to those of our
friends who favor US with their orders.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-30

Senator Norwood, of Georgia, in his recent
address at Emory College, made some inter-
esting points. Among them were these:
"While emancipation diminished our wealth,
it increased our political power Negroes
vote for men aud not measures, and their
800 600 votes will be added to ours The ne
gro is gravitating toward us. The people of
the North will soon rise and demand sur
render Of the elective franchise or colonial
ton"
Negro voters are not likely to continue for
many years the property and chattels of any
party.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-30
BILE SHOWING THE MORTALITY PER 1000

| OF LII. Cnalile, Is that infant mortality among
the colored races is nearly double what it is
among the whites.
1t should be borne in mind that a humble,
of serious maladies are far less prevalent in
New Orleans than in more Northern cities.
Among these may be named typhoid, or
enteric fever, a disease almost unknown to
this city. The whole. group of eruptive fevers,
OF which, particularly scarlatina, is trihing,
both in extent and severity; rheumatism,
greatly obviated and mitigated by the mild
ness Of our climate; true Group, rare disease
| here, and diphtheria, less common than in
| colder climates; meningeal infammations,
| only occasional and never epidemic here;
| choleraic diseases, less prevalent and malig-
nant (due in great degree to the use of rain
water, for drinking and cooking purposes,
and partly also to the character Of our soiD;
dysentery, not occurring in an epidemic
form, and generally quite amenable to treat
ment; puerperal inhammatory affections,
comparatively uncommon, never epidemic,
and amenable to treatment, (only II deaths
in 1873, and 20 in 1874
Another point to be considered is the fact
that the mortality at our great Charity Hospi-
tai only partially belongs to our city, as its
inmates come mostly from the country par
ishes and from the other States of the Missis-
sippi Valley.
Malarial fevers have hitherto been Justly &C.
credited with large percentage of our NOR
tallty, amounting in 1874 to no less than Z
per cent of the aggregate. 1t is, however, to
be remarked that these maladies are decreas-
ing, both IN severity and general prevalence,
owing to Improvements in drainage and the
filling of building lots, and that large por-
ton of the cases treated here are contracted
outside our city.
For many years yellow fever has been the
dread OF strangers coming to our city, but it
must be noted that there has been but one
general epidemic since 1858, and that the ra-
ito OF mortality to the entire number of cases, |
in the epidemic of 1867, was only about per
cent.
In conclusion, we would state that we have |
not had time or material at hand to extend |
our investigation to the health of the State at |
large, outside the city. On this point, refer |
ence may be made to the communications of |
Doctors Taylor and Tatman, in the Nav Or |
leans Picayne of July % and 20, 1875. For
further particulars touching the health and
mortality of New Orleans, we refer to COM
nunication furnished for our consideration
BY Doctors Jones and G. II. TebauIt, of this
,ity.
D. WARREN BRIcKELL M D.,
Chairman of Meeting.
SAM'L LOGAN, NJ. D.,
Chairman of Committee.
]. P. DAVIDSON, M. D.,
Chairman Subcommittee.
G. n. TEBAULT, M. D.,
III. H. HERRIcK M. D.,
I. r LEMoNNIER, NJ. D.,
G. CHAs TURPIN, NJ. D.,
PIERRE TRIcoU, NJ. D.,
SAML chopin, NJ D.,
j. d. BRUINS, M. D.,
Subcommittee.
The addenda is omitted on account of its
ength.
A general conversation ensued, after which
ne report and accompanying documents were
laced in the hands of the English Delegation
nd the meeting adjourned.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-30

Whew We never dreamed what grea!
rogues these Radical gentlemen were until they
began INDUCING in epistolary efforts and bio.
graphical sketches.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-30

And now Theodore Tilton wants to bet one
half of the slOO, 900 be expects to get from
Mr.. Beecher, that no other man in America
can succeed in lifting Bessie Turner from one
bed to another without waking her and losing
his SCALP No takers