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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-13
TFlheO.

The world is made of tribes. The grand
movements Of great events, and the changes
of empires are founded in causes, very gen
by tie world. Yes, "trifes light as air.
have led to some of the most important dis
coveries We have. The fall Of an apple
gave Newton the clue to gravitation; the
rising up of the lid of tearkettle gave Us
our railroads, steamboats,, ocean steamers,
and thousand other things, not to speak
of tho press-that, combined, put the world
centuries ahead In the mysteries Of the uni
verse and the purposes Of God. To the OBJ
servation of . flower dimly pictured on .
in chem istry and light, which ultimately
gave % the daguerreotype.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-13
WAR PATH.

SAN FRANCISCO, August I2.-Four COM
panies of the Fourth Artillery left for Chey-
enno.
A company of the First Cavalry, sta
toned at San Diego, has been ordered to
hold itself in readiness to leave for service
on the overland routes.
The San Diego Union Of to-day says this
force il necessary to protect the citizens on
the border from pillage and murder. Their
withdrawal will cause the settlers to aban-
don their homes. Real danger confronts q
numerous body of American citizens on the
frontier of this county, and the removal of
tho troops will be serious calamity.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-13
FOREIGN.

Dleraeli to Do Raised @ the Peerage-
Other Changes Consequent.
LONDON, August 12.-It lie reported that
l(r. Disraeli ID about to be raised to the
House Of Lords under the title of Earl Of
Beeoonsfeld.
Although Mr.. Disraeli il to be elevated ia
fho pooreeo he will remain Prime Minister.
Nte6ord Northeote will become the leader
Of the House of Commons. It IL the gen-
eral opinion that the Conservatives are
weakened by the change, but Mr.. Disraeli
ID physically unable to sustain the labor OF
leadeEship Of the House.
It 10 rumored that other Cabinet changes
will be made after propagation, namely:
Right Hon. Sir Charles B. Adderly, Bar
0not, president of the board OF trade, and
Lord John Manners, Postmaster General,
Are to be offered pesrages.
HI, William H. Smith, Liberal Conserve
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-13

ns.saaasy. fer suecsssfnl prosecution Of the
4 bill VII b reported increasing the
csvalry companies to number 100 men, with
the coalition that they shall be reduced
when the Indian war 10 over.
1ho Appropriation Bills.
All appropriation bills are prepared ana
agreed g By the conference committees:
They are being engrossed. Il is expected
they viii be put through both houses ana
possibly signed by the President to-day.
The Features Of the Diplomatic Apprs"
priation Bill.
Tho diplomatic bill aboliehes missions at
Portugal, Switzerland, Bolivia, Ecuador,
Colombis, Paraguay and Uruguay, Greece
and Denmark. The bill provides, however,
for charges d'sfsires to represent tne
United States in Portugal, Switzerland.
Greece and Denmark 1t annual salaries Oh
$4,000 each.
The following consulates are not Provioea
for, and hence are practically aooi W,SS
gis: Swatow, Southampton, Malta, viao,-
vostock. OporrO, Santa Cruz, Fort Ssio'
Nantes, La Rochelle, Port Mshon, valen-
ola, Stetlen, Msrunhsm. Cyprus, bncnsrsst'
Venice. Milan, Gaboon, Turks Island, rs
kododi, Goderick, and Windsor, Cansos
Wat
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-13

SARATOGA. August l2.-The Crest East
ern won tine 2:26 class race ut Saratoga in
three straight heats. Time-2:l9, 32lA,
221A, 2.:23&.
Mile dash, Arcturus first, Meco second,
Cyril third. Time-lA4.
two.yssr olds, Puryear first, 10000 sec.
0nd, Lady Ealyers third. Time-l:l84.
Nile and one-eighth, for three year olds,
Freebooter first, Courier second, Mary D,
third. Time-l:HA.
Two miles, for all ages, Victor first, Pres
ton lsoc0nd, brother to Bassett third.
Tino-3N.
PHILADELPHIA, August 12.-Athletics l
Hartfords Ii.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-13

-
- e: =: e. 20 40 sss
cIesr rs s1ii. - ii&9 n d. a1Ss HCs,s
s s jobbin9 g So $50 fkeee pfieeA Thels ~
on ~ ssAiTTHsT BS004-ls dun ana quoted = ,as
mixc = n. fE-
HAIiCC Choice eugar.eme4 snan size, ~ =
n nsots su n IS Sisae 8; large and csdns.
average arc quoted at IN 1lse p r. tieseS
lSh sdXxa =: noe psopuCfsP Prime ns,, -.
ia aeiiine on orders .at eiss prime pork 6 81
fn ~, pSMn1 ~ vsTy eSsli and NO ciecs 10y
, DU.. on hsnd. ---'v
la = 1so ~ t,sr = snsd i3c 5cs
a ana ~ :;oid IL jcb lots = ~ . i9e 3
~, WISE =, ~ "a sn6 Wectssn 9 quoted & 81 n
. ~"iIor Seiivered here. -
CoRS IN 5gLK-2nS g oo s.d So cs,s gst -
ssp S. g export 's','' 1890
.as IS .. sas sess 4s1ss ' cs
81 gi1 remit rom Ssesvsrs sc Wiling
At Tce ~ +. Tc1ss' Tsnnessee OF western 3 +.
nee Cow PsAs@Deslsrs are selling the few that -
: Ser for 9 CLAW. some 81 sscks mixed brought s.
bnshel.
GoEs T. sse9. :11s ana ps.s
d HaS u ct Soc Sushs as saeis sold on the ID
ing, Of which 37s white At soc, and 100 choice whi
1871 e. cks sold, Of which goo inss'ier Texas It &
y III Su ,sS Sn0 90 1855
BRAN-The stock on the landing 1GE u about ~
sacks: No sales. Held ct 7sc lCS ne
at h sai0as > TOM onpp' ''- '' su'''s
STAR CANDLES-Moderate supply AID fair =
mand. Quoted 1T lac p ID. 1000 boxes in lots ~
C6FFEE-Ths market continues steady With )
fair local demand Stock in hands q dsalen
srsS c is' s JOB IL: sssSpasy s 5ns
fair i6as 0l7c; good l7k0l7kc; primo ls6lalS
s1Ir-aood demand. and very little on haal
Dealers are selling coarse q sOc, and tine e 81
sack dsys5Sc; At. LqI1 Il i 1855 YVES b:s
a. in size.
Are held 1t 13c; Job lots sell 6 134c; India lie
yard.
POULTRY-westsrn grown chickens sell ss 6
g s. soS ssus * sSs g.:
crown chickens e3 7s04 Is: young do s2 25O3 e.
dacks S30a 50; geese e607: turkeys slo0n ,
oo SsGas-rhe market 10 hare of Western, ana
Louisiana ere scarce. Western would commanl
141l6c: Louieians cOO25c y dozen.
BEANS AND WHSTRRN fEAS-No improves
to note, the supply 10 stfll ample and trade dun
northern beams are quoted z: q Sshe Ms:ssn
nsd Iidnev 81 S3kc y b,
DRIRD fR0IT - Liaht supply and negies1pi
wssfern snniAa are ouoted 6 S18ko, NoEfhom n
Gec. nesches 00okc = Is.
TikIOW-ls duh. Quoted st sAc , b.
WOoi-The receipts are stili la,se. With ~
asmsnd. Il unehsneed prices, Texas i quc11
- s911se. h,,,rv o22IOr. Tomieiama eIaar 1hNlS-
ciear lake ls02Oc p Is. -
W0sssSeile nn,cklv at previous prices en-
ala a. 1Gikc erav mixed 203kc. ma blaek y
- n - = =
"N1vAL srORRS-Onlv n iobbing dena.a
snirita fnrnentine Il eIIoted It 3V0S2c y e.IIoa
Rosin-D and 81 80, p 81 sOU2, g So lO0S 5, 4
80 s0 + % x x "a 2s n "a 81 II "a. ~
q e. 81. "a = "a - s1, so - hhl ~ :"
RH TrRP The stocE e heinv arsdua,lv redsss,a
end the receints "a amsll but fhere n sutcisst
s,ocE m hand. fhoice Goshen il ouofe1 =
sHc. S+ra,rhf;s creamerv 80 033c: medium con-
s3Gz1e. Inferior is nominal. Choice Western 3
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-13

DemocFatic NominatiOn In the Fifth Con.
gressi0nal District.
AoNRoE, La, August l2.-The congress
Gional convention of the fifth district con-
veped hero today. w. w. Farmer, of
Ouachita, was nominated for Congress on
tho first ballot. r. Y. Cobb, of Ouachita,
was nominated for elector and Colonel J..
Floyd King, Of ConCordia, - alternate.
0roenback Mass Meeting.
TER1E HAUTE, Ind, August l2.-The
largest night rally but one ever held here,
was tho Independent Greenback mass meet
ing tonight. Thirteen hundred torchlights
Were carried in procession, and large
body of horsemen marched. Speeches were
made by James Buchanan and N. w. Par
ker,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-13
RECEIPTS OF pRODuCE.
IN BANKRUPTCY.
ESTATE OF m. PoKoRNY.

UNITED STATES MAasHAL's OYNc1,l
New Orleans. August 8, 1915
VHlS IS TO GIVE NOTICE THAT 4 WA
me District Court of the United states for the q
Ilct o. Louisiana, against the estate q
rr0kolny, OF New Orleans, in the par1,n
rupt upon his own petition; that the psy
ment Of any. debts and the delivery Of any pzvx
erty belonging. to said bankrupt, to him. =
him arc forbidden by law; that . meeting O ~. ~
creditors Of said bankrupt, to prove their asyda
ana choose one or more assignees of his estate
on the tewntieth day Of October. a. D: ~, .s
We've o'clock L., ct tho Customhouee bu1o'1N
New Orleans, before @. g. Kellogg, register;
aus oc2o United StateD 4ayshes
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-13
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
OFFICE OF THE REPUBLICAN,
Sunday, August 10, 1876.

OFFICE OF THE REPUBLICAN,
Sunday, August 10, 1876.
CLEARED YESTERDAY.
Steamer Amite. Adams. for Pensacola
Steamship Lizzie. Felaher. for Pensac0la
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.
Steamship New Orleans. Dearborn. from New Iaa
5ih instant to MOult0n-2d district ~
Ship Adorna, Hawkins, as days from Liverpool
J Forstall & Sons-Poinf
Mexican schooner Zouriela, Rails, 10 days NJ
Tuxpan. to Fatjo &co-2d district
sTEAMBOATs.
Carrie 4 Thorn. OPry. from Lower Cos&
NARY Ida. Ruis. from Houmas Plantstion
st Mary. Bergeron, from Baton Rouge
John Tolle, Allen. from st Louis
EXPORTS.
PRNSACOLA-Steamer Amite-7O0 axis corn 4
axis oats IS SKIS bran % bags coffee Is sks salt
bales hay 3 hhds sugar $40 pkgs mdse /.
Observation-Disclosures Lizze-167O sl1 eog1S
NEW YORK-Steamship New Orleaus--Asa
RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
LOwRR COAsr-Stsamer Carrie A Thom-D0
HOUMAS PLANTATION-Stesmer Mary Ma~
~ ska rice now and sundriee
BATON ROUGR-Stesmer St Nary-l00 boleo =
cotton 50 hhds sugar Is IL rouah rico (new)
1T LOU1S-6te0ner John Tclle-6075 bb1 -
" nall 0ole hour 1545 axis corn as sks oats I'll -
FLATBOATS.
Observation-Disclosures hstbeat-so, 900 stavo
RECEIPTS BY RAILROADS.
HORGANS LOUISIANA AND TEXAS RAIIl0H
AnNunf hala finn ahn y Sohru m
100 head cattle and sundrieo
NRW ORLEANS AND MOBILE RAILROAD, y
gust l2-100 bbls Hour ~ ola bacon 100 bills limo1
bbls whisky and sun6rioe
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-13

Though years bring with them wisdom,
yet there 10 one lesson the aged seldom
learn, namely, the management Of youthful
feelings. Age is 81! head, youth eli heart;
infusnce Of disapp eintment, youth under
the dominion Of hope.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-13

The above statement shows tfiflDg lncrease N
currency fair Improvement IN loans saa. &C. Is
pOsits. 81 r; .-+ar+ H.
nsner Wa without quoJable variation. OWING
70 the scarcity Of cash gold, the gold market was
stronger Scarcely anything, however. was cone.
while francs were unchanged; the movement was
confined 10 . few sales. New York sien ;,h wa
ont apv new feature to notice. State consols were
dull and quoted little lower. City premium
bonds were rather irregular and weaker, Closing
We continue to quote exceptional paper eS 8V-
y cent p annum discount; Al do at lO0H and
second Grade at 1908. First class mortgages rule
at 90l0 p cent p annum, and second grade are
quoted entirely nominal.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-13

Incidence is . distressing state; We must
be doing something to be happy. Action il
NO less necessary than thought to the in
stinetive tendencies Of the human frame.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-13
COMMERCIAL.

COrTON-The sales to-day embraced 1900 bales
at full prices requiring partial advance Of &c in
our quotations tor ordinary, good ordinary. low
midd ing, middlirg and good middling. We give
also the figures and report of the Exchange, al
below:
.,,rp,r.u erANnApn nr AssYrvcArror
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-13
Stock on hand and on shpboard not cleared. 344ls
bame time Last year. ..................... 17474


Same time Last year. .................... ]7,474
Receipts proper since last evening 1T bales
against l65 on last Saturday and last year
%R asi an ag e. ~ since August Of
The Exchange teleersms make the receipts at
Al the ports from y N. yesterday to 10 NJ to-day
and since August 81 400 975 bales against 45 934
last year-increasce ga ,O4l.
nhSSrss to Great Britain as bales
the continent none, against 81 bales last week and
stocks It ali the delivery ports made up to u
M, lSs, s27 bales, against III ,sl2 Last week and
TOBACCO sales today embraced So hhds
~ ~ ana 4Sl The amount on sale 10 estimated at
S4oO hhds; We continue to quote - follows: Low
lug Tugs ~: ShSSkc; medium to good lugs 70sc: low
i49lskc: selections l6ol7c. Received since Last
81 d stock on hand
fREIGHTS-The market 10 steady at previous
By ,tean-Cotton to liverpool slsd; corn, p
R1oZdsnce. SsH River and rhadslphis va Si sse
b :sii-cotton to Liverpool. s.led to Havre so;
70 Boston Nc; to Providence 10; corn to Liverpool
s0GAR-Received this morning 50 hhds. Thew
refused for prime. The market 10 active and ex.
cited with the stock in the sheds Reduced to Soo
good prospect for the All
higher and 100 hhds sold at sac for common; 81 9
f0r TAR; $40 for good fair; sac for fully fair
for prime; lOfc for choice; lie tor yellow clar
lied; and llkc for white clarified.
MOLASSBS-None coming IN, and the stock Ia 90
CITY kkkNkRY 4OLASSKH-Is selling on ordars
ct &c &c TOT common; SO for fair; GOO for prime
CITY REFINERY SUGAR-Is selling on order, .t
lie Tor yellow clarified In hnds; Ike for Vhif~
Clarlned In hhds: II Ac for standard in barrels
iS Sc ,Ge sIafnSated, powdered and crushed and
FLOUR-The entire present demand for cuh.
nas peen not, and supplies now Offering ON rhe
Spot AND TO arrive without finding buvers Tho
sales DAY are confined to 500 bills to arrive for
Una. on Rnvate terms, and SIS in the local trade
OF which % low treble at eS; so and So cooa trehe
extra at cS IS; 50 choice treble st ~ * 81 .ho;n
treble extra .t e6 So 30 choice extrs mot sS
30O DO to arrive. at 81; IS aud IS snot "a 81 ~
ana lUV Dble ON private terms. m ana * hsIf
DDie choice treble extra sold at "A - h:1f M
common nour IL quoted ct 81 :563 IN. a. q
90 ~ npernne % IS; double extra Sl0I Is. low
dreeie extra % 50 as l2; good tre6le extra rs IS
vS ~; cnoice treble extra S5 7S0S choioe extrs
~Co M NJ NJ c4oiee nmily % 7s07 50 p Dbl.
hettas s,, Mn,;-!s drooping in expectation Of
$ Sh s suRPnes II is offering. to a,rtve, at 81 10
prces s sne t n Hese sslss q g Dbl The job
~. dah1tTH-Command % 80 p Dbl on tho LANDING
s pnSr1 iS ~ 70 IN jobbing lots In store.
aVAA-Tno market 10 ct Q etandstill and mes. II
Suotc0 et go 50 p Dbl for extra heoyy Iiot az n
CDs soid ct 90 50 p Dbl. Job sales arc ms IA A.
SH,s price, and dealers are retailing st 2I02l n
DRY SALT MRAr-Iisht supply and v.rv it'll.
aemand Shoulders are held in LOIS ct SIC, ma
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-13
NEW ORLEANS CLEARING HOUSE.

Total Last week.. ,8o9 459 ~ 4Lo,5il w
Total week before. ...... 3.S74,5A IS 98.248 ~
Gold opened At Ill s. 0Ill7s against Ill 4 at New
York and after limited business closed at the
opening rates in both markets. The Salee were
confined to $4,000 at Ill p 0ll1x, and e2OoO at
ll1H.
continued entirely nominal
Sterling was little lower, while francs were
unchanged. The tales Of the former cCmprlsed
G2OOO bill Of IS Al; G106O Al clear at -; 42Oo do
at IS Az and SlJ08 bank 1T IS Ash.
The only sale Of francs reported was 5Oooo COM
mercial at 40.
IS 4O as 4l1s for bill Of lAdng and Al clear and
-Oe5 IS for bank (bank counter rate -Oe5 469sl
and francs 1T 470G4.6SA for commercial and nom
insl for bank.
New York sight was quiet and unchanged. The
ONLY sales reported were go 600 private bankers
and 8 Is 900 bank ct /, ~ cent premium.
The banks continued to check on New York ut
p cent premium, and commercial sight was still
quoted ajax.
TIE Stock Exchange was closed, az usual, on
Saturday.
Stocks were without any new feature to notice.
The Gales included 30 shares Peoples Bank ut S2s
and shares Merchants Insurance Company at
salts.
state consols were dull and lower, closing at
abe ut 560S6k against 56057 yesterday. Tho OILY
sale reported wss 5000 at SCH.
CITY premium bonds were in fair request. but
shade LAWYER, closing 1t 32a O32ss, against S2k q
32l yesterday. The Gales and reeales comprised
SIS zoo, embracing 1000 and $4,000 at SPA,
8 lOOO at 32k, $40 ono at a2k, 5000. $1,000 and
$1,000 at 32a4 and 900 at 49,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-13

Rsaaluans = ~ New 0slsans Rssssnse
Augnss Is, lsyo.

once hours ON Sundays from 10 A: =. 70 - =:
Psrsons calling IN these letters win please say
Advertised" and Owe dAte.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-13

Messrs. Hay Mehle furnish NJ the following ~.
port. Their quotations represent actual aAles 9
hrst hands. Weighing bundling, drayaee NJ
commission have to be- added:
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-13
AMERICAN STANDARD OF CLASSIFICATION.

The market opened with manifestly stronger
tone, and continued firm throughout the day,
with light offerings which were generally he'd
h0Ac above Yesterdays ruling rates. Under
these circumstances buyers were compelled to
pay fraction more, requiring the change in our
quotations noted above. The dispatches repO, ted
Liverpool strong at previous rates, with sales of
Is 900 bales, and arrivals 132d higher; Havre firm
VITA q moderate demand, and New York firm at
yesterdays quotations for spots and futures, rul-
ing stronger in the morning, but closing at de-.
cline of 32c in September and an advance Of
1-32c in most of the later months.
At noon to-day middling was quoted Ut Galveston
like. at Charleston at u3sc, ut Winnings on
at lilo, st Norfolk at lie, at Baltimore At
Ike. at New York at II 5l6c, at Boston at l2kc,
at Memphis ct Ike at Augusta ct 1lkc.
The worlds visible supply ID set down at 2,056 $50
bales. against 2l48 1886 last week and lbs 297 last
year, showing falling eff from last year of So ,72s
bales. against 73, 307 last week and 1870 the
week before.
The receipts to-day included bales new crop
from 1ndianOls, consigned to Messrs. 8. Gumbel
and Prsncke Dapeel.
Tho Exchange makes the amount on shipboard
not cleared 6S70 bales, embracing 2486 for Liver.
pool, ALAS for Havre and l49 for coastwise ports,
leaving In presses, agreeably to its account at
II NJ, n ,769 bales, only small part Of which 10
actually on sale.
The Exchange reports: SALES 1l5O bales. Market
strong" Its quotations for ordinary and the grades
"a L n
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-13
AFTERNOON REPoRT-3:43 P. M.

The following statement of the weather and
river, is furnished by the Signal Service officer
stationed at New Orleans:
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-13

The Orleans Oil Co.
Rome
Secretary Of the Louisiana Roberts Diffusing Pro
cess Sugar Co.
Goodspeeds Empire Publishing Co.
JOHN d. G. PARKER, Postmaster.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-17
NOTICES.

GoPARTNERsHIP. aii '.s u, u !: .
W WHRELlSGi WA JAM J, 1876
Tho undersigned hayc this day formed cOpart;
nerShIp under the name OF ~ III ...sl .,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-17

COOPER, OF the Fairmont IHder, calls
Ben. Hills speech "noble"One. Cooper
was South during the war Hence the
standpoint from which the speech is "no-
ble.' Cooper also says that the Hon.
Henry G. Davis made an sable" speech
on the manner Of keeping accounts in the
Treasury Department. Yes, SO "ables
that Senator Boutwell, was able to tear il
to pieces in few sentences Of explains
tion. All Confederates and Democrats
are OF course anOble" and cable" when al.
luded to in Democratic newspaper. 81.
Here is an opinion about Mr.. Davis
cable" speech that shoots good deal
nearer the mark. It is from the Chicago
Tribune Of Friday last:
Senator Davis, Of West Virginia, got
started yesterday on his wild.goose chase
after gigantic Irregularities In the ac-
counts Ok the Treasury Department. He
had seized upon a collectionof apparent
discrepancies, and these he made the
most Of, carefully emitting 10 apply to
the Secretary OF the Treasury for explains
ton and enlightenment. Mr., Bout
wells, experience at the head Of the
Treasury Department made It easy for
him to brush away the cobwcbs In the
brain OF the West Virginia Senator.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-17
what the Grangers are Alter.

Mr.. John NJ. Harr writes to the Fair
mont Virginian an interesting statement
as to what is the "true meaning Of the
Grange Order. He says that "the Grange
is nothing more nor less ihan An asricul-
tural organization, and its great aim 'isto'
increase the agricultural interest Of The
country by exciting in those who cultivate
the soil taste. for their calling, by ele:
waiting 1t to its true dignity as the fore.
most among the useful arts, and by, invest
ing it with employment Tor the brain as
well as the hands; by increasing the at
fractions ofcountry life, making the farm
a place where life Is to be enjoyed, as well
as an investment by which moneyis 70 be
made; by adding TO the productive capae-
ity Of the farm, increasing It's fertility,
improving its processes, enhancing It's
profits, diversifying its crops and lessen
ing their cost; by protecting the producer
against combinations where he Is deprly-
ed Of the frnits Of his labor, and secure for
him free and fair market for his
products. These, as I understand them,
are the great designs Of the Grange.
They, the Grangers, make no war on
other industries. They look to the de.
velopment Of the agricultural interests OF
the country, claiming for their vocation
that it is the grandest, the most import
ant and most independent OF all other
pursuits. The Grange is mot, as some
have falsely said, a crusade against all
other pursuits ofliie. 1t is strictly a far
mcr's organization for self Improvement
and self help, antagonizing no legitimate
industry, but prepared TO oppose and
crush all combinations, rings, and cor
ners that are against the producer. Its
objects are to bring the producer and con-
sumer to nearer relationship with each
other; that is to trade more directly and
thus set aside the worthless middle man
to great extent, and by this mode the
condition Of both will be bettered. No
considerable person can object TO these
principles. Nd one can say but that the
farmer has been imposed upon He has
had to labor for'less wages than those who
follow other occupations. It does seem
TO mo that all farmers and Iaborers ought
10 rally to the Grange to protect their
rights for IN union there Is strength.
Appropos to this same subject, we
notice that Mr.. Geo. W. Poston, Of Mason
county, writes to the Point Pleasant Reg
isser a letter from whichwe make the fol-
81 BE-. o. e.
lowing extract. II ~, = "a =, /
Our order now numbers ,45o, 900 mem
bers, allworking for the common interest
OF our country without even the distinc-
ton OF sex. Equality is our motto. Pat
rons, we have in the United States, 2, 100.-
900 farms, averaging 100 acres each. !.
Who have been receiving the proceeds ?
Look at our cities, and they willanswer
the question. What is and has been the
farmers rights?-It has been TO let. the
the merchants and professional men set
the price on our labor, our produce; and
even say who we must sell to. We are
required to sell our tobacco to the specu-
lator for seven cents pound. When
will the farmers throw off this yoke OF
bondage? Not until we make the Grange
. school Of study.