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From Garfield.

GARFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. 2lst, 1875
Red Ribbon on the inCreaSc-morc Joining
at every meeting. There is To bc on Saturday
evening of this week a grand rally for Red
Ribbon and the RICH, at the Garfield school
house
On last SUNDAY afternoon there va, start.
linz and almo>, incredible occurrence ut the
home of =. II. Jcnnctt, the merchant of this
place. \ child of his less than two years old.
fell from the railing Of an outside stairway 70
the ground. distance of /; feet pcrpcdicular.
alightmg on his head and face in Il solid heap
of coal cindcrS The child Was picked up and
after the momcntary excitement had subsidized
and little time given to examining and wash
ing. was found To have received but little in
Jury. save a few scratches and bruises around
the nose. mouth and forehead.
Mss e. White. Of Ottawa, having been here
on visit with an old >Choolmatc of hers. NJ
turned Ia Ottawa on last saturday.
Hugh Boner and family babe farewell 10
many friends here on last Tuesday, and took
the iron track To- their future home in Necsho
county, Kansas
The mud Is deep and getting deeper, as it is
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Everybody sings Hold the Fort" but few
know the origin of the remarkable song The
Chicago Intcr-Occaa gives the following:
There was fort at Altoona, about eighteen
miles from Kencsaw Mountain which was be
ing badly pressed by the Confederate forces
When sherman reached Kencsaw he signaled
to Altoona which was commanded by Gencr-
nj CorSc Hold the fort, for | am coming
The message was seen and read 10y The men at
the fort, and as reply was necessary, General
Cor,c ordered young officer standing near to
send the reply-"Wave the answer back to
Sherman that we will hold the fort" 1t was
easy to order, hut while the rebel bullets We're
flying thick and fast several members oi the
signal corps declined Ia signal, until General
Corsc was impatient, when the young officer
referred To above grasped the flag, mounted
the dangerous post, and ''waved the answer
back" To sherman. That young man was
James W Mckenzie, of Hampton, Iowa, and
the war records mention the brave and cool
act for which he was promoted.
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Has the present winter been more uncommon
than any previous season ? The following is Il
record: In 1873 January was pleasant and
moderate and February was "A summer"
month. In 1873 JANUARY came in like April. In
149 there were but two snow storms and Febru-
ary was Il summer month again and March the
same. In l1jl January 10Th frost was entirely
out OF the ground February was like spring
and winter ends wonder through the whole.
In 1856 in January the fish, as they are reported
To have done this year, struck" in from the
sea, the weather being so warm. February was
delightful and March clustering, but soft as
MAY. In 1913 January 2,th wonderfully mod
crate and February 9th No snow fell since
December 21th-wonderful weather. In 1868
February the 2;th the New York Gdzette dHd
Post Boy reports that last Thursday the wealth
cr was 50 uncOmmOnly warm that young lads
went INTO the river To swim. In 1872 the tenn
pcraturc was so high in England that leaves
came out on the trees in January and birds
Matched their brOodS in February. In 1899 the
weather was equally mild and the maidens OF
Cologne wore WreathcS of viOctS and corn
flowers on Christmas. In 1927 the trees flow
cred in the month Of March and the vines in
April, cherries ripencd in the latter month and
grapes appeared in May. In 1872 the trees
were covered IN January and the birds Matched
their young in February as in l,i2. In 40
the same thing was repeated and it is added
that the corn was in the ear at Easter. There
was in France neither snow nor frost through
out the winters OF 1913, 1907, 1917 and 1853,
finally 1862 even in the north of Germany
the stoves were not lighted and the trees flow
cred in February. The winter OF 1896 was not
unlike the present, the winters of 1880, 1871
and 1851 were more or less soft and mild
TOrOHtO Idg,r
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There WAS Il scene in the Minnesota lcgisa
urc one day last week that reminds one of the
Pennsylvania legislature in the DAYS when
Simon Cameron used to buy his election to
.thcU |. :. Senate. The motion pending was ON
amending a law under which one Merrill has
the contract for supplying Minnesota with
school books;
Representative Brandt Of Brown county All
dressed the Chair, saying: II heard it init
mated that money was being used by the Text
Book Ring to defeat this BILL but saw nc
evidence. | determined Yesterday to seek an
opportunity and demonstrate whether it was
true or not Here's the proof of it. Mr. Speak
er, (waving Il bank note) received this mon.
cy this morning in consideration of my prom.
Use to vote for the adverse amendment to this
bill" The bank note was then sent to the
desk by Brandt and, on the call of member
read, proving 10 be $50 note of some national
bank of Detroit An acrimonious discussion
followed, ending in the rejection of the motion
to take up the bill, and the appointment of a
committee to investigate as to any and all brib
cry in connection with the Text Book bill
The committee consists of Edmund Rice, Chair
man; Ramsey c. Richardson of Morrison
Bishop Of Waterman, and Campbell and Eel
Ter of Wabasha.
Brandt's story, as told TO personal friends, is
that the book lobby, consisting of the repre-
scntativcs of Eastern publishing houses, last
evening sent out carriages and brought to their
headquarters at the Merchants Hotel a mum
Der of members of the House, among whom
was Gcib fSibley county, Brandts roommate
To Geib was offered 500, then 5000, if he
would vote against the Merrill bill, and he
was promised an equal amount for his room
mate on the same condition. Geib repeated
this to Brandt this morning, and the two went
together to the Merchants, where bargain
was made, and Brandt was paid $50 in Geib'>
presence.
The members of the lobby directly involved
are rumored to be prominent men Of this State
and the party from the East, both representing
New York publishers
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Wide Awake,

The March Wide Awake open, pleasantly
with genuine snow baling irolc for "a front
ispiecc, from the dainty pencil of Mary \.
l.athbury. IT, more attractive pieces are
Margy's Two Troubles pretty story f-chool
life: What johnny Found-in the same vein
The Shovel Brigadc-apropoS of late snow
storm; The Child To,lers of Boston Streets
Grandpa's Story-by VIM. VI. F. Round; The
Story of King-by Arthur Gilman, &c There
are several nice poems, and pleasant illustra-
irons run through all The articles.
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chronological journal.

The leading article is given to phrcnoloSi
cal analysis, with portrait, and well written
biographical sketch of Nathan Allen, VI. D.,
that eminent Lowell physician who gave New
England such waking up few years ago 1y
showing the rapid degeneracy and rush towards
extinction of the native New England stock.
Other articles of especial interest in the March
number are: Falling Through Space; Dcyrl-
opmcnt of the Earth; Tongues of Fire; Nine.
H. p. Blayatsky; Sermon by II Woman N Il
Back Seat; Brain and Mind; Victor Emmanu-
cl; The Use Of Tobacco; Notes on Science and
Agriculture, &c
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Some great Boston philosopher, in lately
ovcrhauling the current books and magazines
prepared for children, breaks out in violent
imprccalionS and invokcs legal protection for
the mind of the rising generation lie Ger.
tainly could not have been reading ST Nicho-
las How could the youthful mind be injured
bv reading for instance such articles rs those
in the March st Nicholas headed Junas Won.
deriul Troubles; How Matches are Made; \
Talk over the Hard Times; Common Sense in
the Households Secrets OF the Atlantic Gable
Westminster Abbey; The News Carrier; The
Woods in Winter; Crumbs from Older Read
ing: \ Monument with Story &c, &c, Ia
say nothing of the ever amusing, instructive
and happy Jack in-thc Pulpit: No-;hc BoS
ton philosopher was evidently thinking Of
something very different
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The Nursery.

The March number opens with touching
full page picture, entitled Nobody's Dog, and
a poem by Fred b. King; and the closing
page, in a cheerful happy song set to music,
tells what happened at the Froggic', Party
Few will care what's between, but will deposit
their - cts. checrfully and take the rest on
trust
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McsSrs. VIM. Wood Il Co., of New York
the great Medical Book Publishers, advise us
by circular that they have Il new work in prep.
araton for early publication, which we predict
will have large sale, being an absolute Noes
sty to every one, and every class in all places
1t to be complete Encyclopedia Of the
Practice Of Medicine Hygiene and Household
Surgery, written by over fifty of the most dis
tinguishcd Physicians and Surgeons in the
United States. Illustrated by an immense
number of fine cngravings, newly drawn and
prepared expressly for it. Containing 1cry
full and practical directions how to treat every
disease and accident incident to the human
race, the preservation Of health in every sage
and under every condition of life.
This is the first time physicians of ackrowl
edged high standing have ever combined to
give tie people professional advice in this sub
stantial, enduring form.
The work will be sold by subscription
through canvassing agents only, and thcpub
fishers will appoint responsible agent for
every section of the country.
We shall look for its appearance with great
interest.
Any Of above publications may be seen at
the bookstore Of Osman IL IIapcman, where
single copies are for sale and subscriptions re
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At length Mr.. Hayes has succeeded in filing
the place of minister to Germany. Bayard Tay.
lor consents to take it, and the senate has con-
firned the appointment Mr.. Taylor is under
stood to be qualified TO draw his salary in either
High or Low Deutchs as the government may
prcier.-7inics.
The new style adopted by Mendoza ladies, Of
kicking up behind and deXtcrously catching their
skirts when approaching crossing is very arts-
tic and difficult to acquire. Almost any evening
the dear creatures may be seen practicing on the
back stoop in pair of-homc stockings anddirty
wrapper.-TacS.
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New York, November seventeen.
My dearest Charles, my souls delight,
! could not see you ycstcrc'cn-
You must not visit me tonight
Darling, dare not tell you why,
But fate so wills it; all is Ger
keep my secret with sigh,
But in this world wen meet no more,
And yet love you just the same,
But do not Judge me as SEEM
Forgive me- Charlie! Do not blame,
Think Of me only AS Il dream.
For am doomed to fade and die
Wen meet, perhaps, some happier day;
Visit my tomb, but do not cry,
Adieu! Your poor, distracted MAY.
T. S-Charles, come tomorrow, anyhow;
The doctor says it hardly shows;
I'm not ashamed to tell you now
had pmple on my nose"
Grace Greenwood says Benjamin Butler (shc
rolls out the whole BcnjaminJ makes hen
breathe quick and strong with expectation. "
Grace is not woman 10 be triilcd with, Bcna
nin.-EI.
Mendoza Ina, been having religious revival
'Jtcy but an incident at the railroad ticket office
thc other day sadly brought the good work
20 a sudden end. man, according 10 the NorS,
applied there aud insisted on paying some six OF
seven dollars for rides which he had stolen oil
md ON during the last half dozen years. He had
now got religion, he said, and his conscience
wouldn't let him rest until nc made this rcstitu
ion. Ifthat was the kind Of religion the rcviv
r'i,t, were Introducing the average Mendoza
man, it seems wanted no more Of it and the re.
,iyal terminated iucontcnently.
The Aurora N,,rs dcyotcs several columns tn
the advocacy Of "Confucanism," system Of re-
'igion in which the editor profc,,c, to be a fast
believer. In fact lac seems 10 be- not only rrg-
i"u,ly, but politically, mentally, generally and
90 round given over To Confuconsm.
a World correspondent represents the follow
iug as common incident ON board first class
steamers for Europe during the first day out:
Life insurance, presume, sir:' cuurtcou-ly
remarks one passenger 10 another u they meet
On deck Yes, sir-quartcrly returns replies
the person thus addressed; your face seems IA.
Hlliar-l mu,i have met YOU al the Tt mean
there. IN the same line of business sir." NO.
Fir haughtily replies the other: saving, bank
-s91O,ODD-frst cabin, SIR" and hc stalk, over ,o
'he privileged side Of the quarterback
The telephone may get To De as common after
while ~ brokcn-b'adCd jack knives but tn,
English Language will never stand on the tor
rung Of perfection until il contains a gcntcci
hi-h-t0ncd word that will mean all that horn
swOgsio" imples.-Bro,lJasi Ta5',.
4 Columbus tOhiol paper received the follow
'ng notice 10 discontinue az advertisement. #
will b. appreciated without regard 10 locality.
To dle Edltors N tn Dispatch:
Please discontinue 10 print II you will,
Nv See house for rent" and send in your bill
III the good old sober Republican days,
Tie weather was honest and true in it, ways
seed time and harvest, with thunder aud rain,
And ice when the winter came round again:
But tie HAYES fraud now manage things a
hey please,
And sc'rc too near Hell 10 nave hard freeze
The New York herald., 1878-11-07
PAPERS or 1858.

Eight Of the prisoners committed TO Ludlow Street
Jail on the previous day charges OF having in their
possession unlawful naturalization papers gave bail
yesterday and were released. A number Of those who
had been paroled but had not their papers In their
possession. presented themselves to COMMISSIONS
Davenport yesterday and surrendered their papers.
John Montgomery was brought before United states
Commissioner Deuel. charged with having voted ille
gally on election day in the Sixteenth election disric
Of The Twenty first Assembly district. lie admitted
he came to this country when twcnty-six years Oh
and took out no nrst papers Ite got his full papcr
IN 1865. He pleaded that he had isrgr aud sick tam
iv. and the COMMISSIONS liberated him his own
rccoenzsnce " await the action Of the Grand Jury,
6ix hundred and sixty nine was the total numlnr "a
The New York herald., 1878-11-07
Boys here are the names have selected for you to

Boys. here the have selected for you to
raj y?"
.'Oh dear. II Mr. Kelly to follow his own
inclination he might have selected ticket in many
respects different"
r..Ihcn the cry Of the one-man power IS dcusion?
..Altogethcr misleading. Mr.. Kelly, of his vo-
lition would not to select for candidates men who
had been previously beaten. The Convention is re-
sponsible tor the ticket and its members know
enough to share the blame between them, if there is
any blame in the NATTER
Then the public have all this time been labOring
under msapprohension about Mr. Kellyy"
We'll. so far accusing him OF being dictator is
concerned think they have. He is a good democrat
and honest man, and he'd be just ready to resent
dictation as he would be to avoid it,.
What will be the future OF Tamniany Hall?
.A parties suffer defeat at time another, and
it is sometimes perhaps wholesome experience.
Tammany has struck its foundations too deep TO be
fatally shaken by hurricane like that of yester
day. 1t will soon be itself again. stronger and more
sell reliant than ever. y
The New York herald., 1878-11-07

but because they wished to show sohn Kelly that he
should not dictate to them whom they should elect
GENERAL ARTHUR JuBILASr.
General Arthur wonderfully jubilant Yesterday,
according the statements of his friends: TOR the ex-
Collector has chronic horror of being intervnwsh
and his views therefore only be stated
second hand One OF his political intiniates said
be had never seen General Arthur Joyfui
as he and wonder, for the result OF TINS
election. which would send Roscoe Conklihg back 70
the Senate. also send General Arthur back
To the Collectors Office Among General Arthur :
friends the opinion seemed to be general that TINS
election WAS. indirectly, decided slap at the reform
ers'' of the Custom House, and that the Custom
House would see radical changes soon after the
reasseInbling Of Congress.
The New York herald., 1878-11-07
THE CITY VOTE.

Below the corrected returns of the vote in the
city. but in of the tables the figures naom
pletc owing to election districts that have not yet
been received. The returns for District Aldermen
from the Twenty third ward have not been received
and the vote for Adermen-at Large in the ward
is incomplete.
JUDGE OF COURT OF APPEALS
Bradley tlem, O.aS4
Danforth rep. 4, ,59l
Bradley's majority. .33,ya3.
The New York herald., 1878-11-07

rAMMANy's ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE WHAT
THE LEADERS SAT- OF THEIR DEFEAT
cHAGRrSED BuT NOT DEMoRAIzED.
The leaders Of Tammany, otherwise known az the
COMMITTEES on Organization, met yesterday in the
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nRAUD, ELLIS N. Groceries, utne
Is and Liquors, corner Green and Nam
stroets.
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Assessment and Reg.
istrafiOn.

4 CCORDING TO LAW I HEREBY
n give notice that will be at the fol-
lowing Polling Places for the purpose of re-
vising the Assessment rol for 1879, fOr-
the Parish of Lafourche, also for the pur.
pose of registering all voters, viz
May Goth. Precinct No. 3. Court House.
Thibodaux, 6 days.
Nav 9th. Precinct No. !. Aurelien Braud
Store and Neighborhood, 3 days.
May 30th. Precinct No. 2. Eugene Smiths
Store, and Syplarien Dugas, days.
June 3rd. Precinct No. A. Lafourche CrOs
sing. 3 days.
June 9th. Precinct No. 5. At or near Jules
Thibodaux. days.
June 10th. Prenciiict No. G. At or near Lo
yency Folse Store, 3 days.
June 18TH Precinct No. 7. At or near
August Claudet Store, 3 days
June 18th. Precinct No. s. At Lockport,
3 days.
june 20th. Precinct No.9. At Delaune's
Store, 2 days.
June 22nd. Precinct No. 9. At Livaudais
Letlet. day..
June oath. Precinct No. %. At Cut Of
and Neighb0rhood 3 days.
| June 9th. Precinct No. %. At Janvier
Guedry and Orange City, 3 days.
| July lst. Precinct No. q. At or near Tras
inona Foret plantation days.
| July 4th. Precinct No. 20. At Tongue
vile. 3 days.
Other appointments will be made next
| week.
All property holders will please not fait
| to meet me at the appointed places to have
their Assessments revised. will also be-
obliged to I'll proprietors to furnish me
with the naiues and ages of all males on
their Premises between the agesof Is and
A.
Thibodaux May llth. 1878.
X, r. MCBRIDE.
Assessor and Registrar.
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xro,TEG MEMS BENEVOLENT As
\ soCrATlON. OF LAFoukc HE,-
Eecular NEE ing on the first Wednesday
- zach raonfh. aa o'cioek, at tie ohion
HaT. Cor. Green and AaRkes:
Oificers M. n. Coqlon, P3e3.t,ens. t.4 1sla
C. Sabourin. Vice President, ); w, hno
blach, Secretary. C. Azem4, treasurer ,,T
j, nj. Walsh Censor, j. wright ooi-
lector.
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MACHADO,J j. D. Groceries and Dry
u1. Goods, corner Maine jackson and
Levee streets.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
= Parish Court, Parishsof Lalourche.
Cazeau and Vergnole vs.. No. 625 Lorenzo
Daeova.

RY VIRTUE OF A WRIT OF FL
- Fa to me directed, in the above enti.
tisd and numbered ease have seized and
will offer for sale at public auction pursu-
ant to law to the last and highest bidder,
at the Court House i'll the town of Thibo-
GauX, on
Saturday the 9th. day OfJuly 1873.
between the hours of II o'clock A. NJ. and 4
O'Clock p. NJ, the following described pro-
perty, to wit.
10. a CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND
situated III this parish Oh the right bank of
Bayou Lafourche little above Lafourche
Crossing measuring one arpent front. by
one arpent in depth more or less deep to-
2ether with oil the buildings and improve
nents thereon.
y. TRACT OF LAND INCLUDING
the Cypress Swamp situated in the rear of
the lands of Ceiestin Boutary in this Par
ish at about four miles below the town of
Thibodaux on the right bank of Bayou La
iourehe measuring two arpents more or
less in front or the same front which is
owned by the said Boutary and twenty al.
pents deep the said Twenty arpcnts begin
ming at the Twenty arpcnts of.said Boutary
in the rear and they Completing the forty
arpents OF said Boutary tract.~~
TERMS OF SALE CASH OF THE
Spot in L. S. Treasury Notes.
June lst. 1873.
l.. A. WEBRE, Sheriff
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Jean Bite. Bourgeois Neuville Braud (sub
rogated) VS.. No. 7l0 Joseph Legendre.
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DY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE
A. to me directed in the above entitled
and numbered Succession, directing and
ordering neFts sell the property below de-
scribed to pay debts OF said Succession
the undersigned officer will proceed to sell
at the Court House in the Town of Thibo-
daux on
Saturday the 6th. day of July 1878
between the hours of II A. NJ and 4 p. M.
The undivided one third OF certain
Town lot situated in the Town of Thibo,
daux and designated on % plan of Thirty
lots of ground executed by K. ID. Richard
son on the l7th June 1916 and deposited
in the Recorders office of the Parish of La.
fourehe aus lot Number One hundred and
seventy-six measuring one hundred feet
front on jackson street by Two hundred
and fifteen feet nine inches and one half in
depth-Douuded in front on East by Jack
son street-North by lot number l75. and
South by lot number III together with the
| undivided one third of all the buildings
and improvements thereon.
| Terms Cash on the Spot.
L. A. WEBRE, Sheriff.
May 24th 1873.
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MEUNIER, A. Deaier T., Foreign an,
III Domestic Dry Goods Clothing &c,
Main Street corner st Philips
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TO HOLDERS OF PARISH WARRANTS.

There is money in the Parish Treasury
to pay old warrants registered in 1874, mp.
to and including No. S37 and those regis.
tered in 1876 up to, and including No. 4Sl.
+. SAMOAN,
June 9Th. 1873. Parish Treasurer,
Ertract from the Minutes Of The Proceedings
Of g,e Potice Jsy. Repiiar Session,
Oct. Ist 1877.
RESOLVED: That all Warrants or.
Claims against the Parish. not presented
to the Treasurer for payment, within Sixty.
days after ttc Treasurer advertises he has
funds in the Treasury to pay the same,
shall he reregistereil, and the funds ad dyer-
tised for G payment Of the said Warrants
or Claims, shall be applied BY said Treasu.
rcr to the payment of the next oldest W.s-
rants or Claims, in the order Of. their regis.
rration.