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a Loss.
Boston Commercial Bulletin

Keen fellows, those insurance a9entsf
There was an siarm Of FIRE the other
day, caused BY gas explosionsin the
"saloon' Of Mr.. Michael McGowsn at
the North End AS soon as the excite
ment had quieted down little ar. Me-
Gowan started for the insurance Office
where he had taken out policy on his
"shehecn" and its contents.
Soon after Michael left quiet look
ing gentlemen entered and interviewed
Mrs. MCGOWAN ON the suhject..of gas
He was very severe; he thought the gas !.
had been improperly used; be doubted
il The company would put pipes in lhers
aeairif 80 much damage VAS done &
IS 9 81 J I. ''!'|| J s|sgn1
|siness was transacted "under the gas
light" and she volubly protested:--
"Aisy, sir, av ye plaze is it the gas and
the firep Divil harm they have done,
anyway, bairin' Mike drivin' the head
av him thro' the windy, but nanny tie
worse lick he's got whin he's been out
wild the byes. Burn, is it2 Nothing
was barnt but Mixes old coat. AS fur
the whisky, it wouldn't burn if you'd
throw it on the fire. Damage, il, it,2-.
Wait till / get drop o whitewash, the
morrow and divil sign of scorch
| yell see' 'Sr1'--e-'
Meanwhile Mike, With his head bound
| up and wearing a woful countenance,
was waiting at the insurance Office
Presently the, agent arrived, and Mr..
McGowan opened the case ut once.
/ "Good Harnin' Mister Premium =
I've jist drapped infur me insurance, ,sor.
The bloody gas works, bad luck to 'em,
busted the stoofing ahl out NV the pipes,
and sit tre TO me place, and trowd' me
|clane troo the windy wild me head agit
Murphy'si wall as kapes the sgrocers
|shop, that camefrom County Cork an
knows me well, barrin he'll sell a glass
|lof whisky on the sly, which. being q
f[grocer, is agin me rights
i AS soon as. Mr.. MCGOWAN stopped
for wind the agent quietly inquired: =,
"How much do you think your, loss
lis, Mr.. MCGOWAN ?" s.s'5s 2 4 = =
i well, do not know,ssor. What
;, wild me place busted, and me stock burn;
led, me clothin' destroyed, me he'd bruk,
to say nothin' av the blud ON, Mnrphy's 8
wall. I'm thinkin' matter of $500 wud
be squaring me.'' 4s sts,.
i Mr.. MCGOWAN" said the agent,
ldrawing bank note from his drawer,
I'll have been up to your place this tt1or-
ming and seen what damage has been
done besides having the pleasure. of an
interview with Mrs. MCGOWAN. There
is $50 to pay for a bucket of whitemash,
pane of glass, and your broken head.
and. don't yon ever Try to play games
ION insurance people,
Il Mr., MEG face, leng gthened incl
BY inch and his square Jaw dropped as
Il the Insurance man continued Finally,
bis eye falling under the gaze OF the
other, be pocketed the money, signed
1.-THE necessary papers, and merely re
marked: ...sel.,.s, II ..4a
$50 ye'ye had an interview wild the
ould woman, have YEP Begorra! III
have one wild her meself agin ] &c
back
Mr.. MCGOWAN was true to his word
for he paid the $40 to the clerk of the
police conrt the next morning for, as
Mrs. Nee. described it, s'batin' her IKE
an ould carpet" .,.,s..g ~.
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bis nose, thinking he was going to fire.
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He slipped into an ice.cream saloon
very softly, and when the girl asked him
what he wanted he replied:
Corn beef, fried potatoes, pickles and
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Where the land is rolling, isn't real
estate apt to be rather unsteady
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-18
TRAFFIC IN OADETSHIP5.

The current complaint in former years was
that members of Congress nominated cadets
for West Point and Annapolis to crafty rela-
tives OF to secure political influence. Since
the days of Radical ascendency the complaint
has been that cadetships are sold by members
having the nomination, the sale being carried
on with little attempt at concealment. With
thousand or fifteen hundred dollars any
rich man could buy for his son the position
Of military or naval cadet, equivalent to tut
ton, clothing and subsistence for four years,
with reasonable prospect for honorable and
profitable occupation afterwards. The money
value of cadetship, considered without ref
erence to its being the sure avenue to COM
mission and an honorable lifetime occupa-
ton, is rather over than under $4,000. In
open and public market more than half that
sum would be readily advanced by hundreds
of parents to secure to their sons an educa-
ton equivalent to that which our government
affords to its germinal heroes.
The system Of appointment is radically de-
fective. The prize Of free collegiate and
military education ought to be open to gen.
eral competition in each State Of Congressional
district e often q . vacancy should occur.
The best material for army and navy officers
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-18
Some Of Grants Mistakes.

lFrOm the New York World.
The Cabinet selected and maintained by
Grant has been the worst, and in some re-
spects the most ridiculous, known in any
country in modern times. It has Included:
Creswell, the hero of the Chorrenniny con-
tracts and other jobs;
Williams, the Attorney General from Ore
gon, whose use of the public money in provid.
ing his wife with landaulet and misapplica-
ton Of the funds in his department for cleo
tioneering uses in the Southern States COM
PEELED the people to demand his resignation;
Delano, who was forced to retire BY unre-
futed charges of corruption in connection with
the Indian supplies;
Boutwell,, the Grcton grocer, and as sdle-
pated a meddler with finance a. We read OF:
Richardson, Boutwells scandalous success
sor. who was rewarded for his compelled
resignation by an appointment as Judge of
the Court of Claims;
Borie, the good-natured old Frenchman,
who found himself too much out OF his depth
and comfort to stick in the Navy Department,
even to please Grant;
Robson, who succeeded Borie, and whose
maladministration of the navy and navy yards
has occasioned a continued series Of ugly
charges and constant public discomfort;
Mizzsr Chandler, of Michigan, and
Bslknap!
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-18
P0sT-TRADERsHIP swINDLEs.

The Picayune's special telegram Of March
18th, says:
A member Of the firm of Durfee & Peck,
post traders, will testify before the Clymer
committee tomorrow, that the firm were &C.
customed for years to send assessments to
Washington through Babcock's brother, iv-
ing in Kansas; and that they were compelled
to pay in order to keep the trsderships
Three years have passed since the gigantic
frauds upon the revenue were first developed
in q few startling instances. From those
known to have been committed, the inference
was at once drawn that there were very many
other and similar robberies of the Govern
ment, the conveniences, facilities and chances
being the same wherever distilling was carried
on, the average strength of temptation, the
average ascendency of the vice Of avarice
and the average weakness Of waxen human
nature being about the same. Yet time has
led to the detection and punishment Of
scarcely one whisky thief in hundred of
those believed to be now fourishing in their
basely won wealth.
Thus We fear will it be with the newly dis
covered method Of blackmailing the traders
who cheat soldiers and Indians along the
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-18

shores Of the Missouri, the Yellowstone and
the Rio Grande, and ct hundred lonely out
posts throughout the Western Territories.
The abominable and infamous greed Of Bel
KNAPP has furnished single authentic case Of
the prostitution of the appointing power. but
from this one the inference will be that the
practice has prevailed widely and foR many
years. There is no doubt Of the fact that
royalty ranging from $1,000 to SAC, 900 q year
has been paid by each of the fifty or more
principal post traders who hold their appoint
ment from the War Department. The entire
number, of large and small, is not less than
two hundred. but many Of the posts are too
unimportant to afford trade sufficiently val
liable to allow anything for division.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-18

This is the way the London Standard
touches the Babcock trial:
In the course of the trials it came out that
the criminals had been in constant and init
mate communication with important men at
Washington, and especially with the Presi-
dents private secretary; and kilograms were
produced, of which We will only say that it
was very easy to understand them on the as
sumption that Gen. Babcock was an accom-
plice of the official plunderers, and shared
their booty, and not very easy to understand
them on any other supposition. 1t was abso-
lutely necessary to put him on his trial. but
his conviction would have been ruinous to
the party in power. Fortunately for them the
Witnesses against him always broke down just
at the critical point.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-18

would b secured; ~ The rspsoaeh q pohd-
al. family and aristocfatic favoritism would
be taken away; tho temptation to speculate
"a csdetships would be removed; and, above
all other advantages very powerful stimu-
liant would be given to the cause Of educa-
ton. Two hundred Of these magnificent
prizes bestowed each year would energize the
educational process more than an expendi-
ture of $1,000. 900 in the ordinary way.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-18

There il, says the Washington Capital a
great defect in our law that Congress would
= IN - correct. We punish the man who
oGss 70 give . bride the same ss the official
aeent Who receives the bride. This is all
wrong. Il puts the temptsr and the tempted
n the same boat II makes the act accom-
ulished bond Of secrecy. Now, by amend.
iop the law 90 . to leave the bribe.taker alone
subiect 70 indictment two results would be
accomplished No officer would dare listen
% proposition Of purchase, Or il he did, the
road would be open 10 his speedy punish.
zenk
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ACar..

NEW ORLEANS. March II. 1876.
The undersigned certifes that he was the holder
of quarter of Combination Ticket Nos So IS, Il,
Class g. in the Louisiana State Lottery which
drew the first CAPT al prize of SIX THOUSAND
DOLLARS on THURSDAY, March 16, 1876; said
ticket having cost the of Twenty Five Cents, at
the office of GEORGE ECUYER 300 Poydras, corner
Liberty street, and that the amount was promptly
paid on presentation Of the ticket at the office of the
Company B. mitchell,
PCS Poydras street.
,,h1a 1todr
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-18

The Hindoo bible fordids Q woman to see
dancing, hear music, wear jewels. blacken
her eyebrows, eat dainty food, sit at q win
dow, or view herself in q mirror during the
absence of her husband, and it allows him to
divorce her if she has no sons, Injuries his
property, scolds him, quarrels with another
woman, or presumes to eat before he has fin
iahAd his meal
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-18

a Wall street broker has not been to church
n twenty years. Tho other day he went after
salvation to the Hippodrome and had his
peekss picked. He Is now pronounced
henihen.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-18

s'Nevsr mind, sonny. the rain makes boys
Rsow." remarked . tramp. the other day,
whsn he took silk umbrella away from : lad
IN The midst of rainstorm.
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'PEPIN & BROUSSARD'S.
1853 CANAL STREET,
White Building, corner Baronne.

We will open On MONDAY March 49, . large
lot of SPRING and SUMMER GOODS, bought for
cash at New York aue' ions which we will sell at
extraordinary LOW Prices for Cash only.
The best bargains tor Mondsy will be in:
White and Color ed IRISH LINENS,
White and Cclored MAkSEILLES QUILTS
BOBBINETS MUSLIN for Bars anu Nottingham
LACES,
LINEN LAWNS and JACONETS
Black ALPACAS and MOHAIR.
French NAINsOUKS, ORG ANDES and Victoria
LAWNS, HOSI ERIES, NOTIONS, Etc Etc.
Special attention is called t. our immense and well
selected ,rtment of
USE FURNISHING GOOrS such as
Table DAMASK, TOWE ING, Damask NAP
NAS WINE CLOrH, ETC.
Also
10 cases Soft finished LONSDALE at 10c.
5 cases Soft tini he'd COT ON at Sc.
10 bales Brown 81 A ISLAND COT ION at and &C.
White and Brown COTTON SHEETINGS ETC.
CASSIMERE', JEANS, etc. n,h12
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-18

An Irishman noticing woman pass along.
sspisd two strips depending from under the
ladys cloak. Not knowing that these were
styled saahes. and In the right place, he ex-
claimed: "Fsith, mA'am, yer galluses are
unfiad"
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-18

a Hoosier named Wishe married Miss Had
Der tho other day. Some day, perhaps, he'll
0jsh he hadn't her.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-18

In Raleigh, N. G., large and sagacious dog
1baghs of . number Of persons who were try
ing 10 get an unfortunate woman ont Of .
burning house, and he did 1t 80 we'll that the
woman Was roasted to death. This little story
Vim mot appear in that interesting Boston pub
Heakion. ssOur Dumb Animals"
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-18

A Russian paper predicts that within five
years al the European powers will have wal
u their hands. Let's keep neutral and sell
powder 20 each other-Dar0n Free Press.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-18

A rich contractor was holding forth upon
he instability Of the world. "Can you 90
count for II, sir 2" he said, turning to Sam
Foote. "well. mot very clearly" he re-
npondsd, "unless We suppose il was built BY
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-18

The Patent Office ct Warrington, during its
baEinsN hours last year, granted patents at
The rate Of ono every twelve minutes.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-18

\ The Oymer committee are to sit With closed
doors to digest letters they are delueed with
daily. giving names and dates. "Why," said
III. Clymer, quoting that old allusion so often
IN tho mouth of his old friend. ex-Msyor
vaax, Of Philadelphia, my mail.box is the
lions mouth at the gate of the Doge of
Venice and if the Senate will pass Knots
bill giving immunity to witnesses who testify,
Yhecountry will know all"
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-18

The capacity Of the English language is
bsiag better understood every day. Brooklyn
shutters are now called F" rinkualists."
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-18

IN Pnmzua-we now possess facilities 10
unlhls a 10 execute every description Of
sunmssuial, railroaA and steamboat printing
xsvyssI Briefs, blanks and other legal doca-
menin, On tho shortest notice, In tho best
aU1aL ana & the most reasonable TateA We
N auaxnutee full satis1hction to those Of eur
au1nnde who favor III With their orders
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-18

An Edinburgh tobscconist was lately fined
MY pounds for having in his possession to-
hacco which on examination was found to
contain sugar and lcorice.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-18

HU111EinnE.-With our regular Sunday
salsoa viii hereafter be issued . supplement,
vhiGh win enable rs to lay before our readers
greater amount and diversity Of reading
nnn1kaR
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-18
Diseases Of the Eye and Ear.
DR.. @. BEARD, Ocoullst,
..DAUPHNE STREET.-.--.....-..N
Orleans InArmaFys
Od1cs hours from 10 to 81.
To the Public.

In an article which has been brought to our notice
Monday. March 10. as coming from a special CORE
spondent in New Orleans who signs himself . Gray
son." the following gross misstatement republished
in the New Orleans Times of the 10th inst, is
made
A Jolly Cruise.
'1reckon tits about three years ago. commanded
steamer on the Lake; one day got sealed orders to
carry lot of the members Ct the State Government
some of the legislative chaps, and don't know who
all, out a cruiss-a big drunk. Old jeff Thompson
was one Of the party, and I was to get my orders
from Maj. Here he named a prominent officer
Of the United States engineer corpse Well, sfter
were out aud under way the Major told me to
head % sSs ssy n1 na.g
th- steamer reached the bay, Major - showed me
. big map all drawn with lines. where he said he
wanted me to run The boat and to heaye the Lead but
Then said l. Major. you'll hive tc get another
e with it esa na Now they
had come down there to learn the true state
of the water, to report 1t to the govern
Well know q towboat captain that was aboard
and told the Major would ask him to throw the
lead but he refused so at last tuebost captain was
found and that lubberly cuss sounded and called
four fathoms, four and half, and at tn rate all
over the bay, when knew pl'nty # places VIII re
there weren't half that water and that vent
st. Louis Republican.
The undersigned accompanied the expedition
referred to in the article and had every opportunity
for knowing the untruth Of the statement puportng
to come from the Captain of the steamer.
This refutation Of base Islander we feel due to
ourselves rs we'll as to the officer of engineers
ferred to-
II. Tyler, firm Of n. & G. Thos. Hasam,
Tyler, w. S. Bailey
]. H. Oglesby. L. LaCombe.
C. II. Mumsord, c. Seller.
G. w. Hynson, A. Zerega
Walter L. Bill, B. F. Glover
Silas Weeks, A. Brady,
c., TYLER firm of H. e. C. 3. B. Packard,
Tyler, james F. Cas- y,
l. K Roberts, G. w. X. Bayley,
S. J. Highly, A. Shulz,
Cyrus Bussey, Geo L. Norton,
Thomas Mcclellan.
mills 1t
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-18

Isg1 OF LETT11sslThe BULLETIN viii pub
nsh hereafter the List Of Letters in the Bun
~ edition.
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ssSure, which il the entrance out ?" asked
m Irishman ct railway station the other day.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-18

Motto for an orphan asylum-Thus far, and
no father.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-18

There Il surplus of $1,000. after defraying
III ezpsnses of erecting the statue Of Stone
vail jackson at Richmond, and Gov. Kemper
sseommends that the sum be invested and the
Income appropriated annually to the present.
aiion Of gold medal to the best scholar in
aaeh Glass Of the Virginia Military Institution.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-18
Southern Shoe M0nMfGctOTy.
NEW ORLEANS, July ~. 1a1A
At npla ~nA UAufaaAnA4

NEW OKLEANS, July u Kd5Ss
Gentlemen Of New Orleans and La1islanas
am starting Southern Shse Factory I only AskE
of you gentlemen. fer yonr patronage. IguAtEntesr
that will give you better satisfaction in my hae tn1s
any establishment in this cty-eheaper and ola bss
material. Gentlemen. you all know thai there are
great many laborers and mechanics in tina S3a&e
who have work nor any food for their wives aat
children. II we will start own factories anA pe4-
ronize each other We could easily get along with sn-
factories of all descriptions. Our money il N giS1
to the North and West which 10 millions Of dsllnkA
/ have been established in the Shoe NanufSstay ~
the Last twenty-five years. and caai The ats2aa0 =
the community in general.
Vours respectfully.
JOHN HANSEN,
Cam e1e
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-18

Tn ExBIxM.-Two friends were passing
= building recently erected. the front of
whieh was plastered in imitation of
RrAnite, whom ono remarked to his
companion, who was . native Of the
ssRmerAld Isle," tho owner Of that must be
- enthusiastic Irishman." "Why do you
think sol responded the other. - Because. I"
mid tho former, "he displays 30 oonspicu-
uosly the shamrock"
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-18

Gen. Braxton Bragg, with some gentlemen
4tom Mobile, Ala, and Austin, Texas. are
iaking steps for the establishment Of an ex-
esnsive colony in Western Texas. Col Nor
1en. Mr.. Hollingsworth and others left Austin
. lsw days ago for Laredo. for the purpose Of
mAking thorough examination of the coun-
~. with : view to establish . large stock
sanshs. and also to prosecute mining opera
ticns and farming.