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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-12
full ra.ons; NJ reduction of rating; N deprva.iou Of

full rations; NJ reduction OF rating ~ deprivation Of
SHORE liberty; o, extra duty
punished By the order OF commanding oicer' forty
iour offences are specified each with It's appropriate
punishment designated by letter. and twenty Ave other
offences named as suggestive OF such as may DO
punished by summary courts martial so that With
siSiynine defined offences dead ahead, which are
named merely az suggestive OF an indefinite number OF
her possible offences that may be crossing
starboard bows. II will be advisable that Jack Tar
should keep his weather eye constantly open, we'll
general sharp lookout all around The future logs
naval vessels may be expected to contain soch
entries as shis 10 "Apri H., L ~ Tom BOVINE: O. 81
formidable array OF offences and puuishments, IL Is
evident that the compliers OF the Regulations have
sympathy with cal nature, for while they pre-
scribe punishments or for drunkenness at sea or
duty, ana Tor occasional DRINKS, and also class
returning from leave drank' as offence No. IL In
list OF orty-two, hey allow the hilarious liberty man
who splccd the brace too often, to return
tue wARDRooM COUNTRY.
Tho following extract from the chapter ON "Apnrt.
ments and MeEses IS suggestive OF more rurnty than
one would look Tor on board man.o' -war:-
THE slaicrocms opening into the wardroom country
VIII be occupied by the officers attached 10 the ves
sci
sALurRs.
An addcnda' states Tint II has been decided by the
several maritime Powers that the following salutes
only will IN future be returned gun Tor gum
l. The salute TO a national flag on arrival In . for.
elgn port
. 10 foreign flag officers commodoros when mot
at sea or IN port.
l. TO royal pcrsonages, chiefs OF states members
OF royal families, whether upon arrival departure
from port or upon visiting vessel OF the United
States
2 To diplomatic. naval. military consular officers
or 10 governors or officers administering govern.
mcut
D. TO foreigners OF distinction visit to the United
States
4 Upon occasions OF national festivals annvcr.
sares.
The above regulation VIII be observed from July l,
1877.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-12

CHANGE AND PROGRESS
In 1859 there were seventy-hve post offices in the
whole Union. To-day there almost 81 600. The
the postal service last year s 000 0C0
Office by ali odds the important of its kind the
country, and only exceeded by that OF London In the
magnitude OF lis work. Let us see how its depart
ments are organized and what the work done really
tS-
DEPARTMENTS AND FORCES
Postmaster, Thomas l.. James
Assistant Postmaster. Henry g. Pearson.
Secretary Thomas X. Banncrman.
Keeper OF Records, James A. Hnchman
Chief Clerk, Charles A. Adams.
superintendent OF Searchers, John H. Hallctt
Number OF clerks, &c, employed ~.
AUDITORS DEPARTMENT..
Auditor, Levi Blakcsee. Clerks. 10
CASHIERS DEPARTMENT.
Cashier Harvey MAJOR. Clerks. 10.
MAILING DEPARTMENT.
General superintendent, Ant hony Ycomana
Assistant superintendent, William II. Wareing.
Day superintendent John W. Brady
Night Superintendent, George +. Hopper. Clerks,
&C., 264.
FOREIGN DEPARTMENT.
Superintendent, Dwight A. Law encc. Clerks 81
MONEY ORDER DEPARTMENT.
superintendent, William Phinley. Clerks, A.
REGISTRY DEPARTMENT.
Superintendent, Charles Forester Clerks, So
CITY DELIVERY DEPARTMENT.
General superintendent, James Gayler.
Inspector OF Stations, Hugh Gardner
Superintendent Post Office Delivery John Richards
Clerks. &C., 146.
CARE OF POST OFFICE BUILDING.
Custodian, James McAice. Watchmen, &C., 81.
Engineer, Robert Robinson Assistants &c 80.
Mail Bag observation-disclosures IL.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-05-18

widespread depression prevails. II is
well 70 remark just here that further
reduction Of the currency. no matter
what plea r.ay be sst up in justification
of the proceeding, 10 : direct stab ~ the
business in Greats Of tho country. II
places the property cf the debtor class
within the grasp Of those who profit BY
the misfortunes OF others, no matter
from what cause they proceed, but when
those misfortunss are known 10 be the
result Of legislation designed for the
purpose Of robbing them the calamity
becomes crime 81 such magrit itude that
II can neither be weighed nor measured.
That the radical presidential fraud Il
prepared 70 inHict this curse upon the
country can scarcely be doubted, for .
man who would steal the presidency
will not hesitate 10 make money out Of
II if the opportunities oher-and that
contraction will increase the profits Of
those who, having money. fnd its pur-
chasing power enhanced by its scarcity
there can be no doubt The present
condition Of the country Is dcplo rable.
The people are every where Idle. and are
looking 10 Europe in the hopes that the
dcvasIations Of war may bring tho relief.
The productive powers OF the country
are At stand still bankruptcy is in
cressinx; taxes are burdsnsomc idle
ncss j. ia all the cities, tcwus and vii
lagc- Of the country, and the burden Of
Of debt j. steadily increasing. Under
such state Of affairs the country is OPP
posed 10 resumption in 1879 aud cppes-
ed 10 contraction, which alore makes
resumption possible.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-05-18


|. Mk. EbiroH- dear ar: since my
isst wiring 70 your interesting paper,
nave co'es'eu 'ew iiems oy way Of
travcl 'nat VIII 30 ~ interest 20 your
many readers ! ieit tne iair lsnd o.
IKE county, APrii "a ana arrived IN
tn's cisy on we %. everything lovely
tnough 100 'cuious 70 uenuon mere, -
want 70 mennon o'nsr thlngs pertain
ihg 20 thc excursion tflp - Siueinnati. -.
IN the evening APiii 1ouh' ! Was walk
ing a'ong i'!inois street gong 20 my
rosm, wnen = neara 'ne voice o. James
Z. Spnriock' FcuF houv!eo'e tounsy
5sss-utcrl sAssnk' hoie pa 1Hen !:
re.ss Pcsnn 'hc - ssog .hu seii YOU q
y! J"y .,'o su,i'.se. "nM 'S'nes =
tn's yos 0em, We never well
pisa.en ~ ny h's ners mas ny near
gig 'r'c"u' vne ~ my on hs'gnoors
WI" "s' wen, !ou NAY guess = tne
resi-. 49, nase 10 ''me - wrise ~ IN
Su'"ns or",nx' np'n -s'ns ny ou
Ir'e""' =, y. =. a"u ni.se'. aa1ac1 'ol
vsn'l""a''. lns'e wee tMsavc .oaenes
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-05-18


The ckholders OF the Lake Erie,
Evansville and Southwestern Railway
had meeting in this city yesterday for
the purpose OF slecting . board OF tlirec-
tors and officers for the ensuing year.
The meeting was pretty we'll attended.
Messrs. Colonel George n. Ellery and
Gs eral Hanson representing the East
cr. 't0ckholders. After organizing, tho
foIi~ wing directors for the prcssnt year
'were chossr
4. b. Hanson, OF Saratoga, N. ".
N. IL. Decker, L. Henry Mason, Geo.
n. M. Davis, w. Hart Smith, N. N.
Caleb, George w. Quintard, Of New
York.
m. fleming, r. Pattison, Samuel Bav-
ard. Geo. L. Dixon, Thos. Il. Garvin, Of
Evansville.
IN NcBcth, Of s.. Louis, No.
Al a subsequent meeting OF the new
board the following efilccrx were elect
ed
President n. B. Hanson.
vicc President PattisoR.
Secretary and Treasurer Mart
Smith.
| Assistant Secretary Geo. &. Weaver
The new directors propose to 70 10
work in earnest and make an effort 10
complete the line to Huntingburg 1t any
rate. Heretofore they have been har-
lrassed by many difIicnstIes that the pres
|ent management are con6deut they can
remove. We hope our citizens will cx-
|tcnd 70 them the encouragement that
enterprise merits.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-05-18

One Of the largest grain transactions
we have had in the city In . long time
occurred yesterday. The Elevator
Company purchased 1900 bushels oi
corn il the ear at flfty-one cents pei
bushel, on thu river. - Evansville
Courier, 9th.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-05-18

1t 10 fifty-eight years since Odd Eel
lowship was established in America
During this. time 72o.0oO brothers have
been aided BY the order, S2o,00c,0O(
having been expended fol- that purpose
The entire collections for all purposes
amount 10 $500D0. 900.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-05-18

-s TIC . IA OF fVTII. ~ vFaFs NO,
General '.cslie Cocmbs. cf Kentucky,
then lq.wn Is The boy Carssir,r ~ am
rl. nard's fork "a tributary Of Augisizc
ris NJ. Ohio) at the head OF his company,
his men having first made raft will
their tomahawks, on which they placed
their rifles, tomahswks and clothes
General Coombs was then only 10 years
old. Of the valiant band thai swan the
fork he Is the only survivor. and, taking
= retrospective view Of the evcats that
crowd his history, he appears TO regard
this youthful feat with special favor
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-05-18
ELECTION.
New Winter stock
BOOTS AND SHOES

Nuu sslsssigNsd has large Mock cf seasonsh,s
- wess. Just received. which hs viii sell a. cheap a
asy hcsss " DUBOIS Csuuty Look q my prcss for cash
esv sssis nss': sss ssSss ss"ss nj, ss.ss.
La01oes Coopse nhooe 4 M
Sa1les' Fine ehooN ~
AID all other hinNo N proportion. Ten Ne,
81 ~ $50. So csms s.d sss. k'nECK.
Aev.A '7s--ay. JASPER, IND
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-05-18

Gen Grant was the only President
who took advantage of the opportuni-
ties offered by his Office to gather In
wealth. That wealth, IL general report
Is 10 be credited, has sliprsd away from
him through foolish and unlucky specu.
lalion. Thus, IL tho stories arc true, he
has lost both his reputation aud bis
money and moi one Of those who bought
his favor with magnificent gifts comes
forward now ~ assist him.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-05-18

One license issucd under the new
dog law of New York was "for Write
bull dog belonging ~ Tly~cs y. Grant,
ex-rissldeut or Ihe United states o;
Ame1ica, who Y residing al the Fifth
avenue hotel
The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-05-18

= The oldest Methodist minister HI
America u the Rev. y w Brown, d
Baltimore.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-04-14
DERIVI TION OF THE Word" AMER
ICi.O

whats in a name? The old poet
saw in the name of Helen presage that
the bearer would be hell OF heroes,
and hell of cities. And it is worthy of
note that, although this continent was
discovered by an Italian and taken pos
session of by Spaniards, and although it
obtained the name it bears by the merest
accident, ye. that name seems to indi-
cate it as the future home of Tell
tonic rather than a I ATTN race. America
takes her name from Amerigo Vespucci,
and Amerigo is the Italian form of the
name which is Amaary in French, and
Amalricus in Latin, the famous Gothic
name Amalric; and America therefore
thus seems to be designated as the realm
of the Annals, the proudest and noblest
of the Gothic tribes who overthrow the
Roman mistress of the world.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-04-14
PROF. rYNDALL.s WARNING.

In concluding en- address to the students
of University College London Pro-. Tyn-
dial, who is unquesiionably one of the most
indefatigab,e brain workers Of our century,
said, take care OF your health. Imagine
Hercules as oarsman in rotten boat
what can he do there bur by the very force
of his stroke expedite the ruin of his craft.
Take care of the timbers of your boat" The
distinguished scientists advice is equally
valuable to all workers. We are apt TO de-
vote all our energies 70 welding the oars, our
strokes fall firm and fast, but few OF US ex-
anime or even think Of the condition of our
boats until the brOk en- or rotten timbers sud-
denly give way and we find ourselves the
victims of calamity which could have been
easily avoided by little foyethought. What
began with slight fracture, or perhaps even
a careless exposure to disorganiziBy in
fiuences, ends in the complete wreck CT the
life.boat. The disease which began with a
slight headache or an undue exposure 10
cold terminates in death, unless its progress
be checked, and the disease remedied. The
first symptoms, the heralds of disease, give no
indications of the strength of the on-cOming
foe, and the victim trusts that his old ally,
Nature, will exterminate the invader. But
disease is an old general and accomplishes
his most important movements in the night
time, and some bright morning finds him in
possession OF one OF the strongest tOrt.tc3-
tons; and when he has once gained strong
hold in the system, Nature ANONYMOUSLY
turns traitor and secretly delivers up the
whole physical armory to the invader. Like
the willy politician, Nature is always on the
strongest side, and the only way to insure
her support is TO keep your vital powers in
the ascendant. Keep your strongest forts
the stomach and iver-well guarded. Do
not let the foe enter the arterisl highways.
for he will steal or destroy your richest mer-
chandise and impoverish your kingdom. To
repulse the attacks Of the foe you can ind
no better ammunition than DIR. Pierce's
Family Medicines. Full directions accom-
pany each package His Pleasant Purgative
Pellets are especially effective in defending
the stomach and liver. His Golden Medical
discovery for purifying the blood and arrest
ing coughs and cclds. II YOU wish to become
familiar with the most approved syst, IN of
defense in this warfare and the history Of TIE
foes method Of invasion, together With COM
plete instructions for keeping your forces in
martial order in time Of peace, You can find
do better manual Of these tactics than "The
Peoples Common Sense Medical Adviser"
by K. V. Pierce, ". d., OF the Worlds Ds-
pensarv. Buffalo, y. Y. Sent 20 am address
on receipt of 81 30. II contains over nine
hundred pages, illustrated by two hundred
and eichty-twO en- gravings and colorei plates,
and elegantly bound in cloth and gilt.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-04-14
TRUTHS AND 1RIFLCS
The clients Of Hail can hire auo,be

The clients of Hail can hire another.
AS a rule the larges. women have
the smallest babies and make the mo-.
fuss over them.
The muffied voice of Chicago EN-
erges from its snow-hanks piiifui,y 81,
pealing for spring.
The crocus is ! ginning 20 hatch
the east, the caucus in the south aid the.
locust in the west.
Which is the best way to pop the
question the answer which takes TIE
prize is, as follows: With the mouth,
and Immediately ai,erward the lips
alone may be used TO good advantage.
The World says i: was &c Mrs. Nor
gan" whom Oakley Hall was trv:ng 10
divorce. There's not such woma. but
she is "a good enough Morgan" til after
Mr.. Halls latest conundrum is guessed.
The rich young men who didn't
learn trades ten years ago because their
fathers were ''irdependen;" are now in
New York sitting on Eastwood .aove.s
and waiting for a snow bank to draw on.
"A use has been found for the much
abused Spitz, for when the now fre-
quently dead Spitz is dumped On the
garbage boats, the hands STRIP him o. his
skin and eventually several sewei TO-
gether turn up in splendid robe.
Augustus Picard, who died az
Rochester few days since at the age 0.
one hundred and ten, drank whiskey
before every meal and smoked several
cigars before breakfast. If it had not
been for this, he would probably have
lived to lie one hundred and eleven.
Just before being shot for murder
Bishop Lee posed for photographer,
and looked pleasant as requested then
he directed the artist to send ccpies 10
three of his favorite wives. The iimner
seems to have succeeded there porter az
the scafold.
An ingenious Yankee has invented
protean implement that can be used as
a watch.key, boot-jack, a toothbrush,
coal-hod, tuning fork, an opera glass
and a garden hose. This is wha: the
glorious patent Office report has done for
our imperilled country.
"A San Francisco lawyer has sued Cor
$4,000 fee for his service in a divorce
case. The lady in question thinks his
services worth about $1,000. The law
yer estimates them at 100000. 1t is
luxury to be engaged i'll a business which
enables one to make out bill for ninety
nine thousand dollars whether it IS pail
or not.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-04-14
THE SPHITES OF SPRING.

Yousay at pains but sh. know
Iha; Ills the vanished fakes @! snow
Eiherealized- TRANSPORTED
To spiri: forms, 10 spiitss ot spring;
They always come when winter, dead
In all his state is vanishing...
I've heard the pa;ter Of their feet
On roof on sod, This many veal;
! know j; we'll It's music sweet
Unto my wakeiul, listening ear.
II comes but when the winds al rch
Beat loud at easement and at door,
Apd iinps the tossing boughs OF lsrch;
Our quaint, low roof tree, widely Ger.
Then, through the soughing, signing wind,
The rushing and the roar, find
The patter. pstter Of their feet
slit softly through, as music sweet
Reaches ihr GU b fret and toll and siiiie
That vexes us IN daily life.
They vanish with the morning light,
Each dainty, dancing willful sprite-
And YOU who only deem il rains
Are still no wiser for your pains.
Pain cometh cen in time Of noon;
4 hey come but when the yelled moon
Hides in somb-e veil Of gray
The while the midnight March winds play.
How learned their secret still
Some fowe rets Oh q sunny hill.
Noddisg their dainty head in elee
Some springs agope, tOla ii 10 me.
For kith and hin OF wild wood flowers
Are sprites that tome in springs first showers
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-04-14
GRAPE BRANDY.

The Californians are feeling very happy
over the fact that distillers of grape
brandy are allowed, under bill recently
passed by congress, to place their pro-
duct in a bonded warehouse, where it
can remain three years without the pay
ment of the federal tax. The domestic
manufacturer now has the same privi-
leges that have long been enjoyed by the
foreign producer. The wine-producing
and grape-growing interests Of the state
have, during the past year or two,
reached point Of great depression. The
last vintage was the heaviest in the his
tory Of the state, and, coming with Gel
lars already full, the vine growers were
met by expenses for casks that many of
them could ill afford. The passage OF the
brandy bill removes the incubus from
the whole business, and all expect it will
greatly stimulate the production Of
bran ly. and create an increased demand
for grapes. The last vintage has been
variously estimated at from 100000 to
10000, 900 gallons. Certain it is that
the production of wine in California has
reached quantity about equal to the
entire amount of foreign consumed in
the United States, and any great increase
in shipments to the eastern states must
be at the expense of domestic production
in those ties or foreign importation.
1t appears, therefore, that the main reli-
ance of thI California grape grower, as
the crop reases, must be upon brandy
making. A'randy has the advantage
over wine hat, owing to its compare
lively high price, it can bear the cost of
transportation to distant market, which
is an important consideration in Califor.
MIA, and that the grape product of large
areas requires, in this concentrated form,
but small expenditure for casks to con-
tain it.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-04-14

"And another thing" softly con-
,inued the native, never fight in hot
room; used to do it years ago, but l
found it was running me into con-
sumption. always do my fighting out
doors now"
III 60 out with you, you old rabbit
killer" exclaimed the painter, who had
his coat off.
That's another deadly insult, to be
wiped out in blood, and / see ] must
finish you. ! never fight around a
depot, though. / 60 out on prairie,
where there is a chance to throw my
self"
Where's your prairie?-lead the
way" howled the crowd.
1T wouldn't do any good" replied
the native, as he leaned against the wall.
Il always hold ten dollar gold piece in
my mouth when fight, and l haven't
got one to-day-in fact, Pm dead broke"
Here's gold piece" called tall
man, holding up the metal.
I'm a thousand times Obleeged,"
mournfully replied the native shaking
his head" Inever 60 into fight with
out putting red paint on my left ear for
luck; and haven't any red paint by me,
and there isn't bi, in Reno"
"Are-you-going--to-fght? ?" de-
manded the Cal painter, reaching out for
the bear-skin cap.
81 took a solemn oath when boy
never to fight without painting my left
ear" protested the Indian killer. "iou
wouldn't want me to 90 back Eon my
solemn oath, would you?"
You're cabbage, squash, pump
kin, dressed up in leggings!" contemptu-
ously remarked the car painter, as he put
on his coat.
eyes, he'sia great coward" remarked
several others as they turned away.
"l'll give $4,000 for ten drops of rcd
paint ~ shrieked the native. cob! why
is it that 1 have no paint for my ear
when here is such chance to 60 in and
kill"
A big blacksmith from Illinois took
him BY the neck and run him out, and
he was seen no more for an hour. Just
before the train started, and after all the
passengers had taken seats, the first
man" was seen on the platform. He
had another bowie-knife, and had also
put tomahawk in his belt. There was
red paint on his left ear, his eyes rolled,
and, in terrible voice, he called out:
"Where is that man Logwood? Let
him come out here and meet his doom -
"Is that you? Count me in" re-
piled the car painter, as he opened a
window. He rushed for thedOOr, leaped
down, and was pulling off his overcoat
again, when the native began to retreat,
calling out:
"Pll get my hair cut and be back here
in seventeen seconds. never fight with
long hair. ! promised my dying mother
not to-"
When the train rolled away he was
seen fourishing his tomahawk around
his head in the widest manner.-Brete
Hart, IN " y Sun.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-04-14

ONLY four of the fifty-eight signers OF
the Texan declaration of independence
in 1885, survive. These are Edward
Waller, of Virginia; John W. Bunton:
Q. Tennessee; w. B. Scates, of Sherman.
Colorado; and Charles B. Stewart, OF
Texas. All are over sixty-three.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-04-14

THE Massachusetts legislature is COL
lec.ing information in reference to Spitz
dogs. The testimony against them is
surprisingly heavy and bad. They are
nervous and irritable, and easily pro-
voked to bite, and their bite often pro-
duces hydrophobia, even when they slow
no signs of madness. 1t looks as though
the beautiful animal will have to be
given up altogether.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-04-14
HORSE MFN nand others who oye

"HoRsE MEN, "and Others who pretend
toknow, say that the follow nc directions had
better be observed in using Sheridan's Cav
airy Condition Powders: Give horse Ia
b!espoonful every night for week the same
every other night for or . nights the same
for mich COW, and twice a. much for az
OK. The addition Of l;.tle fine ss,t will oe
an advantage.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-04-14

sIrPOssIBLE,t that one will be 20 foolish
to suffer from Caiarrh, Cold in the Head, bad
Smells in Nose and Throat, when by this new
antissptic principle, DR.. j. II. 1cLean's O.
tarrh Snuff, Won can be cured. Trial Boxes,
by mail, only 20 cts. Or. j. n. HeLsoa, Sl4
Chestnut S.. ST. Louis, Mr..
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-04-14

That good for nothing man Hansen
never robbed bank nor blew open a
safe, nor did anything else wrong to
entitle him to the goodwill, sympathy
and charity Of the benevolent, and the
benevolent proprietor of the large paint
establishment who was going TO give him
situation sends him word he doesn't
want him.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-04-14
CURRENT PARAGkAfHS'

TENNESSEE has had three postmaster
cenerals--Cave Johnston Aaron "
Brown. and David NJ. Key.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-04-14

FeUR California railroad mend. ID.
Cotton, Leland Stanford, Chas. Crccker
and Hopkins-have erected palatial resi-
,:ences on the summit of California street
hill, in San Francisco. Mr.. Stanford's
house cost s5,O0O,OOO, Crocker's 81
100000, and that Of Mr.. Hopkins, when
finished. will cost nearly S3,OOO,0O0.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-04-14

NOTWITHSTANDING the assurances OF
peace by Turkey, the principalities and
the great powers, the Bashi Bazouks con-
,inue to commit nameless atrocities on
deienseless populations, the Bosnians are
srming their whole population, and Rus
sia is strengthening her Black sea de-
lenses.