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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-23

- used BY the company, are that the Nm,
performed At any hour Of the day or ia.
thorough manner in which the depo.,4s =
moved, the absence Of all ole nsiye ~. !
short space of time required Ian ordt,.,, : :
being emptied in from ten to fftesn uipn...,
above all. ITS CHEAPNESS. ~
All orders left At the company's s6aee !. !,
Common street, Or sent to Postoface hov = :
will receive prompt attention. -.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-23

SAILS quiet. We quote from warehouse at
82h 085c for coarse; 81 1901 Is y sack for fine.
Turks Island DUH and nominal at 750SOc y bag
Of two bushels; drayage to be added to he above
prices. Table salt in pockets. case each. accord
BAGGING-small stock and an active demand.
Domestic jute is selling. in job lots, at 1870
at ioc for Ia, GO lots and s yard for sm i. lots.
ESCULkNTS-Potstoes are il ample supply and
g. 6s Is Ion.ys ST. :se s auS
tarly rose at 81 4002 50 y bhl; onions are scarce
and finn. and sell at 81 1903 y Dbl; apples are
81 1872 50 p Dbl; cabbage dull, aid offer
Ct 1898 50 y CRAZE; large receipts; sour krout
DRIED fRUIT-Light supply of apples and the
dem. nd for them 10 mod rate; quoted at 506c p
ID: The market is bare Of peaches.
l0lkc; red mixed 30akc; choice black 81. 04ac
FEATHERs-Prime live geese sell at So 165c y fb.
enough II for the Is g. s fbs
lemons ~ quoted at So IS, Malaga IS IS y box.
EGGS-No arrivals from the West and the sup
ply is fair with 9 mode aste denan'. Western are
s s.s
ern are scarce and want. d, and sell 1t Sc; choice
red kidney sac; gree n peas 202kc y tb. Western
beans are dull and prices are n mins'
COAL OIL-The market is bare and there is only
m, derste demand sells in cases at 3603sc, IN
LiSsEkD U1E-Raw is quoted at So 065c; boiled
CSC y gallon.
POULTRY-Western grown chickens cell 1t e5 50
06 young do e303 So ducks &303 50; geese
grown chick. ms e404 50; young do 81 5003 50;
ducks 81 5O03 50; geese sS06; turkeys eD p
dozen.
OAK SLAVES -Sn all stock and quiet but prices
ara firm. Extra pipe. 60 inch is quoted ct seEOO
1861 extra pipe IS inch el250130; light piDe IS to
90 inch, 6l10; extra hhds 48 inch, &l2OOl25; extra
clsrof 40 inch 68SO90 ~ 1900. e
NAVAL STORES-The mar ket is hare of tar, and
= IN han of fIrY l
Spirits turpentine is quoted at 3lO33, p gallon.
RDin-D and 81 80, r 81 9002, 90 l002 Is H
$a 2s02 10 e2so, Z S32s % 50, o. Pitch |
STAR CANDLKS-The market 10 nominal Ut 15c |
Pm. The stock 10 ample 1or the preasmt demand, |
but an improvement In the latter 10 expec. ed q
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-23
The Captured Bank Robbers.

ST.. PAUL, September 22.-Before the
Mortified bank robbers surrendered, one
was shot dead and the other three wounded.
One called Younger was badly wounded in
his hand and back, another badly in the
Jaw and shoulder, and the other in the arm.
Two prisoners were slightly wounded. The
wounded robbers confess they are the
Younger brothers, but refuse to give the
name of their dead comrade.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-23

BORDEAUX-Bark A'phonse ct Marie -2O7 cases
wine 1888 cks wine l00 cases sardines 200 cases
braudy fruits 100 CASES olives lis pkgs vinegar ~
cases mdse :
, 1876-09-16
HUXLEY ON NIAGARA.
Geological Revelations Made by tho Fa1ia---
Estlnnted Tlnio Of Their Cutting Back
Through 6ix Miles cf Rock 10000

Geological Revelations Made by tho Falia---
Estltnnted Time Of Their Cutting Back
Through, six Miles cf Rock, 10000
Years.
ft1n. 1rqE tlu7,tys 4:d,..s az Ka.aet,,e, stpa =
selcnce ure in the habit Of drawing largely from
their Imagination, but y Is really not TO-. Tho
Sst 'oo csse Hf fish
hays this archaeological evidence ot q, period
wllieh, IL eompaiison Win % our hsman standard.
may DO regarded III almost absolutely lnfinito.
Take for example. tho case OF the cataract Of
some timo 50 that might all nnyfelf With the
grandeur and beauty q That e1tranrdinary natural
Ssams t. TO vsey s
s sf or sr Thero / not i ths sast
+, sissy 9 tssasS s'f esa s ss:a' f'
iop and soft rock unaerneatl'. tbs wator
soii stratum aboro falls over. You can Trace ths
gradual excavation q That valley for sx miles
from that mhrssSas bn %,hts fS Poqtos
tho rate at which that work 10 going has not yet
been positively ascertaiucd, but VIC may be Por-
s @ ts s csfna bscR aSss not
nj miles or of ssei @ g euttls, wh!eh vii bring f
agara alone II i On unnatural matfor > to me how
H. xses a's.s5 ssd ee Ess
Whit relationa does psriot. Of that kind hear to
tho vast duration expressed BY thcfo vast lodges Of
sfrnta which fos o. as so g!oge W. ase psoP1o Gu T.
this. Tho sides Of tho rayiHe through which Mag
ara ID cutting it, Way arc formed BY n,assca Of al
which has cut through il. While IN that a!lnyial
matter you Ind The rumalns Of shell fish undiutn.
gu!shallo from thoeo which row inl!ah!t t!o laxe,
, 1876-09-16
A Turkish Joe Miller.

'ea'or' 0'a3<' II" t.a,stg ms<gt' Aa0a''"s mr. Sep
Tho Turks: grave plIi anI majestic rs they arc
often @ supposed to be, have a traditional Joe
Miller, one Nasr-Eddir, commonly called Nasr-
Eudin Iiod|a 9. g., the a9lv, or halt priest hnlf
tesnsi'crl. And just aa tholu was a real Joe
other, the origin Ut the jost-book named nfter
hin, 20 there secins I'd lIayc been an actual
Nasr,Eldln, WHO lived In tho days OF Tlmour
tfie Iartnrs Or Tarncrlamo "a. D. ltt15-l405)-
hts face. ~NA w.
rhs best known story Of Nasr-E Eddtn is often
found ~ COLLECTIONS Of anecdotes; 1t ls t!.nt 1T
out Of eur1no.i by three successive jocular ro-
plies. Tho first tilne hs assembled tic nillpIt, he
said, @ trug bcllcynrst do you know wllat / MN
Eog to to ssyyt ssys TIL THY s, 1se''Sa M" WheTs
ignorall,usrsl" and ca,nu down from tiss puipit
Tho next tins, when 10 asked tho sailio oues-
ton, thcy answered, YES, We knuw,H Whure-
upol. he said, "1len II Is useless lor INC 10 iii
'TLe Third time, having taken counsel to-
getller, the congregation, prepared an answer
which they thought would cof1ur thelr Joker
preacher, and said, "eomo OF us know, aud
some don't" WhcIcupS;n he promptly r.
dun't," a,,. once moro came down, :, 49,
Some Of thU ssorics Of Nasr-Eddln aro too
much Ut u har-rouIn kind for general society
aud so1nu (ulsp omitted GU this acc0unt) arc
ratller flat; but taken together they represent
Miller and partly to such historical 1utfoons as
Archie Armstrong; VIII sonmess, Tarlton and
their facc.ous fatcruity, who werc ,perlups, al
Of t1en full as foolish rs lnnhy. There 70 aiso
MI obi similarity In sunle Ut theso stories to the
Irish sort III inkcs called "buils."
Thus, tho 1luaia dreamed one night that be
was offered ptue aspers for something, but de-
manle! ten; and upon this beiug allowed, he 90.
uiApded nineteen, but woke up Just at that
, 1876-09-16
AM ENTN,
ALI, READY..-EXPOSITlOK.

The Fourth Annual Exposition Of Chicago T. EnW
DFEN freTa 4: y. e if;ao r N. daily. The E1hi.l.
tfons Of TExTI7.E FABslEp, Agricultural and t}etl-
nfactuis ia Wood If6n. leabtr tsiasN, 4c, the n1.
cunr. HocteiJ ano ot,irrs ihs Mn.rur, at NATillAI
sals IL ns' H' IL
Hltte Abarc t1Ie C1onts and thu Utanh 0rchcst. ur'
Han, together constitute the finest display CFrr Aln
IN 0rhrr ttIat all mky view the WEhfEkN CEATl.N+
Mail Expottttnn the mAn aTefnent hare adopted tho
rE1CEs or ADMISSION.
svcaE..' 80
For Chttdftn. one a'ntPston. good for all day md
cych!hH. ~
For Adults On Saturday, ola admission. Rotai for
w I'M saa ~ II c. r ID
for iii DAY and evening. .is
For hnlla every day after D. n......,........ ri
For Children, efcry day after p. n1.......,r III
Communication TckcA, 1fteen 4dniAAinnR sun
Tie Communication TlckE44 arc especially Rdapttu Ia
4
, 1876-09-16

cash no customer, no turned over and shut np
hIa eyes, saying, "Oh, we'll, my friend, give me
nine, tllcn."
Tl'!a IA exactly the cane Of the 1rtahman who
punch or hot; and having choRcn the latter,
md having walked up hcfort the aervant cafne
back With the hot water, ho tn1d l,ts dream,
adding, With much sfnccrity, "AnA now IT'S
throubl!ng inc that didn't take II eowld."
, 1876-09-16
FOR OCTOBER.


CONTEHrs ToK ocIorEk:
es Huiha1 q ton fhra sisS ~ 'Sfe ye u n 'f'e, Wo
rafta. Tart l. tHfM an Hfnssrhtfoh by Afff<d
OUT OF LONDON. Chsp. III. Dy Jultaa Hawthorne,
'CIf1A1'o.osCU1sO. Dy Edgar Fnwceit
DAY AT DUTCH FLAT. BY Albert F. Webster.
MODERN l., LAMIA- Adapted from tho French by
PERFECTION. Dy afafic La B1ron.
\ DAY IN THE FOREST. uyM. T. ". 5.
Af1CE GRAY. A Story IN Thirteen Chapters, Chap.
1en xI.-IliL by Annie isotl,Hcfl.
TOGETHER AND ALONE. Iy C, 4. S.
BEAUTIFUL WOMEN. BY Francls tInEry Fairfield.
ON THE BALTIC. In tho Sea and on tho shoso. Ds
Julia 8. TntwceF.
1.-THE wOopMANsER pASTuW." Dys.F.Iopktaa.
TIE CUEAisD SERVICE uy william II. Htdetnc.
rEEstAnCH AND is. lly n. II. r. Round.
OLn.TIAiE F1sAECE. J.: ]soyaty and tho Court. ny
George ST. TowIe. (1VtiA Sfren HiWssrationa.}
FEat1NisCESCEs. II, N;nthrringa from an Artists
portfollo.} Dy. Jau,ef +. Freeman,
DY TIE THICKNESS OF a BUTTON. From the
GtThlnn.
THE pIlYs1ooSoMY OF THE HOUSE. By Joel
Bcnton.
FALLEN FORTUNES. Chapters xL.-1LlI. Dr.
James fayn.
soRknw AND JOY. Dy II. II. stoddasd.
EDITo1lB TABLE. Dull scrMons Hnd hull Listeners;
1M1ustice TO- our Mechanics; WagncF1 Triumph;
Tie Ttibuntions OF Portrait: :fetkers Sca.Datha In
our Cities; Bret Hasto's New Play.
NEW DOOkS.
, 1876-09-16
EDUCATIONAL: 8. = y, y z a
LAW SCHOOL, !; ID 4
<: j
HARVARD UNIVERSITY

day, Sept. 2s. Tho examinations Tot adsancedt
Standing will begin on Thursday, Sept 20, At Il,
n; At The beginning Of thb academic year 1A77*;
arc not graduates Of Colleges will b. required ID
pas preliminary examination. At tho beginning
Of tt1o academic year 1s7n- the Faculty Wi ada
didatcs for degree who cnfnr the School after Ihe
academic year 1b70.'7 will bo examined in the c.i
tire coHrde o. three ycark They must aiao bd
members Of the School nt least two years. For 1t.
formation, and for circulars giving full pattcularS
hdatcss JOHN II. ARNOLD, Librarian. =
, 1876-09-16
LAWRENCE SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL,
ava. = =
HARVARD UNIVERSITY:

Thts schoo! provides four course IN Engineer.
nraf flittory and 1T Mathenatica, Fhystcs and A..
4Tss e. R0Tte1 81 III Y, Is tho 4ns thai
amply pTo!ldci With iabofaiorcs, aprtratus I'D eot.
icc3n; Stndcnta q TIN Scientific School can occupy
!ni Examinations for admission Will b. held sept 3s
and 70. beginning All For Information, addfc.a
, 1876-09-16
EDUCATIONAL
BISHOP fEELLMUTn COLLEGES,


Afford the ltghcAt intellectual and Christian cdn-
Gallon to the enns and daughters Of gentlemen at
very moderate charges.
The Cnllcscs are ond mile npart, and arc both
implied with m able STAG Of experienced resilient
European teaclcrs.
, 1876-09-16
1T CAN BE CURED.
SANFORD'S RADICAL CURE

Il local and constitutional remedy, and !s sgplied 20
Improved lnllsnE Tube, which accompanies cnc hot
tle free Of charGe and internally coustitntionay
wefrt by sta action tho intlcOtls cnauga OF tfb
throst sn 4 a.oas + fEsct ths ,sy.ts M f1S !hs Eo:o
no rcriuanet cure ran bu as. Titus the nfstcd &C.
of this remedy Is superior TO all othcta Of combua.
tonB OF OILERS.
, 1876-09-16
FIELD CLASS IN ZOOLOGY.

4 cld clNa In Zoology under the supervision of O. g.
NESTCn1T. ofttIe Chicago High School. will tr form
Cd 1t Lake Forest Academy on Saturday morning Sept
aEa'n n tls aprne: rerson. not connsstca With the
the payment Of merely nominal by applying to
, 1876-09-16
SANF0RD'S RADICAL CURE

I1ha worked rovo1ptto the treatment Of CAtarr.
II has deHnnatTAte1 beyond NIL d1bt that this dtcasc
I'D hagpnss. ay ls made To- f2lisw }ss r. m!ss.y
of treatment originated hy r Sanford, siz. tho local
and cnnttttutot1a by remedy prepared hy !Esttla.
tio IA k only one cftf offered to Tho public that Will
bear tho test Of tlMC.
, 1876-09-16
IIELLn1UTH COLLEGE (BOYS).
q. $3.50 per annum, including alt charges.

uELLMUTH LADIES' COLLEGE,.
$3.50 per Annum.
Nednciton 70 c1ereymen. Yearly scholarships on
very advantageous terms.
Principal and Chaplain u. F. DAnNELL,
D. d.
, 1876-09-16

MADAnGE O. DA SILVA
sud Mrs. Alex l}radfonls (foFmerly Mrs. Ogden
llattmans} Kng'sl, French, and German .Doar,tng
ana lay Tor yoans Ea!es a. md CHILDREN. viii
Yark. lleopens Sept rs. Application may be
mule by letter or personally, as above.
, 1876-09-16

An Elfctro.ta9tynnIc Battery combined With
sMinx sMinx r!HsteS, forming c,csf t!c ,Scsf nlantGr 1 for
, 1876-09-16
ELECTRICITY
BALSAM AND PINE.
TWO IN ONE.

ono. raet, Of which prrfpra Ia function and ,nittdly
produce 1norr cures than any lnmcnt Iotlop wAAll or
plaster G0fVrH compounded IN tho history Of lncd
ciIc. Try one. rHEcx, - CEXrs.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-12-21
VOL. XVII.

years. These dolls have wardreoss cor
responding with those OF the modsIn
belle. They are now dressed win .ns
double.actins. self.adjusting hoop-ous.
lie. cloaks trimmed in fur. walking ha@
and lr..s hats, combs. brushes, BEADS
Isw.lry. and the balance Of the nxtures
which 20 to make up fashionable toilet
QUAINT TOYS.
some Of the work done BY these
;cnonut people. with no other imple-
meut than a knife, il simply wonderful.
Ci..r cases. which are made to deceive
some unwary dead beat. who Is aston
ishsd. when taking cigar frsin an ex-
tended hand, to have figure hy in his
face. With a thumb attached TO the nose
ami the fingers in the act OF vibrating.
There is a most inviting chair. with q
cushioned seat. which astonishes the
lounssr. who drops into its tempting
arms, by striking up Yankee Doodle.
music box being concealed In the cush.
ion. A miniature COW. covered With
leather uddsr. looks natural snoneh to
give milk. by sliding miniature trap.
door in the back and pouring milk into
the tin tub. which communicates with
the udder. the rurally-inclinea child may
smuse itself milking IL cut. OF music
boxes there is an endless variety. some
forty different styles. These are all
made by skilled workmen in Switzer-
land. A recent improvement. whereby
harp was attached, brought the lucky
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-12-21

THE fURSITJRI. LEASE AND oOoo
u will Of the SMITH HOUSE. . brick buid-
ing. hsri.nni-hesi. aud containing ten nicely
flrnished r,,oms. At No. o3 Nsrth q street
Virginia CITY. Apply on the premises.
detg tw
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-12-21
STATIONARY ENGINEERS.

DrouLAR MEETING OF THE FIRST
IL, Diyision 81 staiioesry kneinesrs o. ne
stst. Of Nevada held at niness' unias nr.;
street. yirrinis, svay THURSDAY A'A"'
'S"'" os'0e A. @. oRossuAN. ohiet.
Ut. Gnsrxwoop. Permanent sssrsssfJ. N
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-12-21
ENC cRAVIN G.

WHEN YoU WANT TO oEI 1oUh
rraysd on cposns. watches, silvsrysrs. and 81
fhat sort Of thing. 20 70 L o. BUTCH. -
South Q street. Virginia. and have u Gee 10
good shape. ~ m
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

There was pretty tull attendance at The
Republican County Convention on Tuesday
though it had very little to do, and did thai
little in very little time. The attendance
consisted mainly Of aspirants to variety o.
offices, from congressman down, VINO hau
come to feel the bucolc pulse and see maj
no rival stole march on them. Frank Cor
win, on taking the char, plped out MS
stercotyped little song about the beauty vi
brethren dwelling together III unity, anu
keeping their powder dry and guns loaded 10
pop the other fellows Cullen sang llt'ie
chorus to the same song, the effect OF when
was to avoid any unpeasantness among the
brethren on the gubernatorlal question. Ana
then a rising bubble of discomfort on the
presidential question, melted by motion 10
declare for Blaine, with an amendment IN
favor of Bristow and another IN favor OF
Morton, was in like manner sQueched by a
motion to lay on the table.
In short, the convention was an admirable
illustration of what G. W. Curtis calls ma
chine politics" Its whole action was gulld
ed by professional politicians, who moved II
like a skillfully set and thoroughly oiled
machine. One little wheel of the machine
gave a buzz indicating motion that Frank
Corwin be elected chairman; "click," or Il
second the notion snapped spring. \
simultaneous movement of all the parts vot
ed him in Then one limb of the machine
moved committee to select the delegates; a
slight commotlon among all the parts carries
the motion Then the boss wheel moves
dozen little pinlons ana committee is maze
by which the delegation is ground out strict
ly according to order. Thus all is arranged,
planned, dovetaied and matched beforehand,
the machine does the work, and about thirty
bucolic delegates look on IN dazed bewlder-
ment, wondering what in thunder they had
come there tor.
There was nothing done but to appoint
thirteen delegates to attend the state conven'
ton at Springfield on the oath inst, and
these were divided between the candidates
by giving Beverage 6, Cullen 6, and Ridge
way /. Why the most likely of all the can
named should be put off with but one TO the
others six each, the boss spoke in the wheel
failed to explain. However, in spite ola little
friction, the machine did the work las per
order" without clog or hindrance.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20

The Mendoza Neos, commenting on some
recent remarks of the FREE TRADER on the
deterioration of the county press, and espec.
tally its exclusive devotion to local swash, -
asks
Who is to blame? The public demand tins
"swash". Readers do not care to know an
editors opinion on any subject. lhey think
and investigate for themselves.
The FREE TRADER is not Directing to a due
attention by country editors to matters aboul
home. Indeed that should be their chief
business. The local press should be perfect
epitome OF the region in which i, circulates,
but the editor, large proportion Of whose
readers often take no other paper, ought also
to bear in mind that he is a citizen of his
state, county and of the world, and that by
due attention to large and more general topics,
he can often exercise a decided Influence in
moulding public opinion on matters OF In.
finitely greater moment than the proper or.
ganizatlon of a local debating society or the
erection OF district school house or town
hall. Let any editor who imagines his read.
ers "care nothing about his opinion on any
subject" write "A slashing editorial on some
topic Of general lnterest-the presidency for
intsance-and.run counter to the general cur.
rent in his locality, and see il nobody cares
about his opinion. Yet when some such de.
fusion as that which now has slezed many
western localities on the subject OF initiation
threatens to carry people into foolish extremes,
the local press can exercise thousand times
more influence to repress such folly than the
metropolitan press.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20

CALVIN FARLEY, who for 80 years had been
one Of the proprietors of the Joliet StgHdI,
died at his home in tina, city on the l'h INST.
A few months ago We announced his with.
drawal from the SigadI on account of failing
health. His allment was q cancer in the face,
from which he had been great sufferer for
over a year past. Calvin and his brother
Calneh Farley were among the Oldest settlers
of Joliet, having lived there over 40 years,
ard published the signal so years. Calvin
had charge mainly OF the mechanical depart.
ment OF the Office, leaving the editorial man.
agement TO his brother, though when driven
10 il he could handle a pen with more than
passable facility. lie was modest and unas.
suming kindly and sociable, and in all bust.
ness and social relations the soul of integrity
and honor. Highly esteemed by all for his
many sterling qualities, his loss is keenly
felt by the entire community Of which he
had for so many years been an honor.d
member
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20
THE INCURuS OF TAXATION.

We are now passing through the effect oi
what is known in business as panic, brought
en- by unlimited credit and speculation. Bust
ness is at a stand still,-factories closed or
working on short time with reduced forces
trading houses making little beyond expen'
senses, and real estate dull and depreciating
in value. There is little help for tit must
work out its own salvation. But while
passing through this state OF things, every
weight man has to carry becomes burden,
a straw in his way assumes the proportion OF
a serious barrier, and dollars count as they
have not for years.
The greatest burden the American people
to-day have to carry IS an enormous taxation,
that is eating into the vltals of the country.
The war necessarily compelled enormous eX-
pendiures on the part Of the government, but
when the war closed the policy should have
been to reduce expenditures and lessen tax.
alton, that the waste of the country might be
restored and the elements for future growth
built up; but the governmental policy has
been completely the reverse of this.
THE extravaganza of our governmental
consumption is illustrated says Gov Tilden,
"by comparison of the public expenditures
of 1S70-five years after the close of the war
with those of 1860 and 1850"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20

That if not reduced, and that soon, nation.
al bankruptcy must be the result, is selfevi.
dent; tor, according to the most reliable sta,
tstics, the annual net earnings of the nation
are but from five to seven hundred million
dollars in prosperous times, while the annual
consumption by the government, which pro,
duces nethlng,,.is, as stated above, over $780,
100000, which, placing the net earnings at
the highest estimate, leaves $4,000, 900 that
the government consumes above the annual
savings of the country. We are living as it
were from hand to mouth, leaving nothing
for future growth-but on the contrary run
ming annually 30 millions in debt.
Is it astonishing that times are hard? Even
in prosperous times, when the industries of
the country are worked to their fullest extent,
such taxation would be grievous burden,
aud fatally interfere with our prosperity as
nation. When an American lauds his coun-
try he expatiates on our free o. institutions,
&C., and especially on our boundless re-
sources, which, developed by our wonderful
energy, might furnish meat and drink and
luXuries for the entire world for an indefnite
time. Is II not strange that with these wonder.
full resources we are not growing richer? AS
it is our labor, our productive power, are so
heavily taxed that we cannot compete with
the rest of the world, in order to fully devel.
ope our resources, and that which we could
save to improve our homes, our land, our
agricultural implements, open our mines, In
crease our factories, is swallowed up by that
house of Munschausen, the public treasury,
and the taXcaters.
This Is exactly the case in the south today.
Her excessively high taxes brought on by
radical extravaganza, thieving and msman-
agement, bind her down had and foot. A
tax of 4, ) and even per cent. is not unusual.
In the city of New Orleans on many estates
of the rich the taxes exceed the rents, while
many of the estates of the poor are contiscated
to pay these excessive taxes, and all proper
ty rendered unstable and worthless. In such
a condition of affairs will II ever be possible
for the south to developed build herself
up? Or, is it strange that the entire white
population and the honest negroes united TO
overthrow the regime that brought this bur
den upon them?
We are fast tending toward the same mael.
s,rom IN the north, and prompt action oil
some kind is absolutely necessary to prevent
our disastrous ruin AS nation. Without
such a reform the south can never be resur.
be built up in the fullness OF her power, and
nothing can again put business firmly on its
feet; withoat this our centennial year will
usher in, with all this centennial glare and
glory, not advancement, but emily a fearful
acceleration OF our downward race that will
as sure as the sun stanus end in the final over
throw of the nation.