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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12
% WORK rs PRAYER. -

The Governor of this State, on the
first day of the present month, issued
proclamation naming Wednesday,
the ninth, as day of "fasting, hu-
initiation and prayer" and recon-
mending that "every person within
the borders of Louisiana should, on
that day, repair to some place of
public worship, and there humbly
invoke our Heavenly Father to stay
His Christening hand and deliver us
from the scourge, etc.
The first point that strikes the
thoughtful mind with regard to this
measure, is its hardness. For more
than two long months the scOurge
has been affecting our people, "baf-
fling human Skill" defeating all the
efforts that devotion, courage and
charity" could bringto our assistance,
and spreading desolation through
out our own and sister States"
Now, if public prayer is the appro-
pirate remedy for such "yisitation;"
if the Almighty Father, in punish
ment for moral delinquencies and
without regard to natural causes, has
sent by special decree this calamity
upon us, intending in his Divine
Providence to continue it until by
public prayer and humiliation, and
by unusual fasting, we should mani
fest our dependence upon Him, and
thus induce him to "stay his chas-
tening hand" if this, we say, is the
true state of affairs, why in the name
of religion and humanity was the
important proclamation so long de-
layedl Why was itnot issued when
the disease became epide mic, and,
above all, why, when it was issued,
was the prOpitiating ceremony post
poned for nine whole days. Nine
days Of sickness, suffering, heart
wringing, soul-torturing agony Was
it to give time for the proclamation
to reach the distant parishes9 But
there are hundreds of thousands of
persons in New Orleans and its Vi
entity who might have tried the eff
cacy of their united prayers, and thus
obtained some slight mitigation of
the Christening" while waiting for
assistance from the rest Of the State.
If quinine had been the cure, and we
had had but little Of it, surely we
should have made use Of that little
and not waited nine days for full
supply. Perhaps, however, the
theory Of public prayer as 8 remedial
agent implies the necessity Of unah-
unity considering that; = cur Hea-
venly Father had diereeafded the
prnyeM Rhich had been daily aud
hourly assembled to His holy throne
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12
OUR DEsTITUTE.

The generous and ample aid for
the relief of the sick furnished by
other communities has been extended
as far possible to those rendered
destitute by the consequence of the
epidemic, We have used our whole
influence to induce the War Depart
ment to regard this sudden and ter
irible calamity as appealing to hui
manity for immediate relief and
when private corporations and per-
sons were devoting their means to
the relief of the South, to take the
responsibility of relieving our desti-
tuition, and to cast that Department
upon Congress for justification and
indemnity.
But whatsoever the extent of ma
tional and individual Iiberality, it
can not be expected, or indeed de-
sired that this humane assistance
shall be continued after our city shall
have been restored to health and our
people to employment.
A recent estimate places the NUM-
Der Of persons relieved at fifty thou
sand. We can not have less than
that number absent from the city
rnanyo Of whom are naturally short Of
means toFemain abroad and can not
venture TO fetufn to their homes for
some weeks to come. It Is very rea-
sonable to suppose that some Of our
early cotton mar. take q direct rontel
- the East, 8sila itremains 70 be
seen If the fall supplies Of our cOun-
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12

State government in any case they
have almost forgotten that there is
any such thing as the people of the
United States. Not having been
visited this year by epidemic or
overflow, they. were in no need to
stand on their good behavior lest
liberal contributions should be stop
ped. lin short, we can think of
nothing unless it be the strange and
unaccountable "magnanimityn OF
the Democrats of Natchitoches which
stood between Blunt and slavery,
between Breda and instant death.
1t was not the law, for that was
most shamefully violated in every
turn of the disgraceful proceedings
it was not fear of the State govern
ment, for such sentiment is strange
to a people who never heard of a
case of punishment for political OUT
rage inflicted by such a purely "home
rule" affair as our State government
is it could not have been fear of
the United States government, for
the troops have been withdrawn,
and most of the leaders of the mob
suppose the Kuklux laws have been
repealed or made on-effectiEe by
the Confederate brigadiers in the late
session of Congress- In short, unless
we attribute Blunt's escape from
death or slavery to the "magnanimi-
ty" of the people, we shall have to
consider it one of those conundrums
which nobody can find out. 81
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12

the Eastern cities and from the pro
vision centres Of the West. We may
pEudently apprehend, therefore, that
commercial consequences win follow
the present epidemic that were un-
known before the railroad and tele-
graph opened to our natural Gus
toners uninterrupted access to the
markets of the East and West With
out the intervention of New Orleans.
1t will be, therefore, of the utmost
Importance that some census of the
restitution should be taken and some
estimate formed Of the number of
dependent people to be provided for
during the long period which may
elapse before the city shall have adj
justed its business to the support of
it's population. When it shall have
been ascertained what portion of our
people 1t may be necessary to supply
with food if not with rent and raj
ment it will become necessary to de-
termine how this duty may be eff
ficiently performed. Assuming that
contributions from abroad shall cease
with the epidemic, and that the
funds of the city government can
not be relied on for the maintenance
of our destitute, some measures Of
public policy must be devised to
provide for the Unsuitable necessities
of an unemployed population. These
measures we would suggest: vi
l.. An estimate of the probable
number of people dependent during
the ensuing winter upon public or
private charity; separating the des-
titute according to age and sex, and
especially noting the widows and
orpha ans among them.
2. Wherever it may be the wish
of any so destitute and dependent to
go elsewhere for the aid of friends or
for temporary employment, trans
portation should be furnished them.
The extreme danger of imposition is
so great that this transportation
should not be granted until the fear
of epidemic is at an end, and then
only under the inspection of care
full committee. The idea being to
relieve the city. of an anticipated
burden, and to prepare for receiving
such refugees with other immigrants
when our prospects may be more
favorable.
3. An industrial reconstruction
which will afford the support Of
manufactures during the whole year
by utilizing a part of our population
at present unemployed.
A. An importunate demand upon
Congress to appropriate the means of
constructing the Texas Pacific Rail-
road and of otherwise opening for
eign trade, with the construction of
the Mississippi levees.
The last proposition may be kept
in mind, but postponed in the i'm
mediate present, but "the poor have
ye always with you," and they must
be provided for, not only in their
present need, but in the long and
desolate days that may be coming.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12
ORLEANS CENTRAL
COMMITTEE
ORLEANS CENTRAL RELIEF O

ORLEANS CENTRAL RELIEF cd
Customhouse, New Orleans, October
The ORLEANS CENTRAL REL
MITTEE respectfully acknowledge
of the following donations:
From Mrs. NJ. G. Butler, preceptrs
Brownsville. Texas, proceeds
children's entertainment. $1,000.
From captain, officers and men attach
to United States revenue mar
steamer John A. Dix, through III
George L. Smith, Collector lof Q
toms of the Port of New Orleans.
From D. satterlee, Esq, Postmaster
Dunlap, Harrison county, IO'
through Hon. George L. Smith, Q
lector of Customs of the Port of N
Orleans. ...~..............
From Hon. Henry L. Pierce, Mayor
Boston, through Howard Assoc
tion, F. N. Ogden, Vice PRESIDED
From P. j. Potter, of the firm of POI
81 Co., treasurer Of cOmmittes
n Green, Kentucky, eleven barrsl
-four.
From Morris McGraw, New orlesl
donation of paper bags, valued at
FRANK L. RICHARDS
President Orleans Relief Co
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12
AN APPEA.
TO TIE PEOPLE or THE UNIT
ORLEANS RELIEF con-
CusroMHousE, NEW D
p ~ October 10

To our felloW citizens of the United
For more than two months 0,
been afflicted with q most
epidemic, and to all appearing
be many long days before it ces
vaststing work,
A population Of over two
thousand is confined to the clos
a city; the fear of ,contAgion
the outside world to close its dod
us as against lepers. Strong
would gladly work, are forced d
all the day idle," Tor the work.
the marts of trade are closed.
Our homes are being desols
plague which has thrown the
its horror over the whole wor
beyond the Atlantic the wall d !
been heard. Believing that
would be favorably received
organizations that have for d
devoted themselves TO doing
earth to their felIow-men whc
dence has afflicted could be unit
common effort, thirty of tho
sentatives Of organized bodies
selected the undersigned to
necessary measures for, relief,
the Orleans Central Relief Com
receive and distribute all conh
this committee having Just ed,
distribution of Government
with general appreciation. 4
neous impression created by
lished statement of the Howard +
ton, that they had sufficient 1
their purposes-ha arrested all
our relief-but this association /
in its published reply refusing on
upon them, that theft Fstatem
not and can not prevent any a
or associations from putting fol
their own appeals for aid to Il
poor and destitute. y asa
Whatever unexpended balance
ard Association may have in d
and Of which we can obtain no h
they declare ''that moneys SO I'M
us" (them) ''are held as q tTustfd
the supervision Of our" (their) Il
ship" Therefore our hunanitah
ment failed in that direction. q
flat we have Just made to the Se
War hes faiisd, and for reasons
by him as fol ows: Il am std
opinion that it is possible for ycl
relief from private sources, and d
therefore not a case for the ext
government aid in the absens
thority."
You, who have already nobly Il
to the calls of others for relief, d
that this city is filed with It'd
smitten and dying; but another
scarcely less to be dreaded follov
into many homes and smites 4
and well. Hunger and want eli
whom the pestilence spares. II
is given medicines, to the dead b
we appeal to the humane of
try to save from starvation d
are well.
FRANK L. RICHARDI
Chairman of Com
ISAAC N. MARKS,
President Fremen's Charitable
ton.
AUGUSTUS REICHAH
Vice President Louisiana Associat
of Tennessee.
YORK A. WOODWARD
Commander Ora nd Army of thel
Since the above appeal was
Hon. Secretary Of War has turn
forty thousand rations asked
these supplies will not last more
days.
By order of the Orleans Cent
Committee.
| A. 0. BOYLE, SEQ
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12
ORLEANS CENTRAL
COMMITTEE

ORLEANS CENTRAL RELIEF Coz
Customhouse, New Orleans, October !
The Orleans Central Relief Cons
the honor to acknowledge the recs
following donations:
From William Cross, treasurer, thrOuI
Hon. Charles B. Pratt, May
through Hon. Ed. Pilsbury, Mayo
From J. Pierrepont Morgan. Esq, Trsi
urer Southern Relief COMMITTEE
New York Chamber Of Commsrs
through W. F. Halsey, Esq, per b
Charles T. Holman, to be experdl
IN provisions for the poor.,.....
'r Respectfully, 1. Z
F. Z. RICHARDS
President Orleans Relief Cor
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12

Ehomss Jefferson, in making up that
list of grievances against Great Britain,
left out the weightiest one of the whole
lot. The house-hy came from England
Exchange.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12

There be men who are never SO happy
as when talking about what they don't
understand, and because the things they
understand not are many, their talk has
wide range and their nimble tongues run
on continually. Selah - Boston Transcript.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12

Careful housewife (lifting shoe from
the soup tureen) La! who'd a-thought
baby's shoe would turn up in the soup?
But I knew it wasn't lost. never loose
anythineT
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12

Physicians have determined that if in
mar one faculty is lacking another faculty
becomes unusually strong. We have no
ticed that where politician has no con-
science his bank account grows very large.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12

II don't like that cat, it's got splinters
in its feet, was the excuse Of the Natchi-
toches Democrats for refusing to let the
Republicans organize in that town lately.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12

Oliver Wendell Holmes says that man
over ninety is great comfort to his
elderly neighbors. He is picket guard
On the extreme 0utposts, and young folks
Of sixty or seventy feel that the enemy
must come BY him before he can come
near the eneampmsnt.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12

q Jenny, what makes you such bad
giflf" "Well, mamma, God sent you
tie best children He could find, and if
they don't suit you can't help it"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12

M. D. Conway says that in Paris corsets
are not made to fit the women, but the
women have to be fixed to tit the corset.
ES. A bad fix the Partisan women must
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12

Religious services will be held to-mor-
row, and every Sunday morning at eleven
O'Clock, at Ames Methodist Church by,
Rev. J. Il. Ivy.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12

Clifton W. Tayleure, the writeure, &C
teure, and autheure, is added to the list Of
faileures -.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12

To kiss rosy-cheeked girl and find
your mouth filled with Venetian red, is
truly avful-Er. Serve you right, if you
can't tell paint from natural bloom.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12

An observing young gentleman of al
most three years said, during pause in
he conversation: "Mrs. Jones, let your
teeth down again"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12

I First lady-"Why do they call those
balls foul?" Second lady-"Don't know,
nnless because the pesky things are con-
tinaahy flying over the fence"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12

Don't attempt to punish allyour enemies
at once. You can't do a large business
on small capital.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12

Friend; "But why, dear, did you throw
er Percy for Harold ?" ''well, you see,
blends with my initials, and makes a
shch nicer monogram"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12

Denver, Colorado, has church which
the naughty boys call the Church of the
eight spot of diamonds" ..-,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12

Ths Nouistown Herdld is authority for
the statement that the man ''who would
not die in autumn" is supposed to have
been . seedy politician, who could not
forget The faot that there are more free
drinks lying around loose q month on two
preceding the election than during al the
rest Of the year.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12

RMdsk meetings have been held in sew
eral parishes. ~ 81 5g 5aa al
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12

Professor of English Liturature: what
important change came over Swift in his
old age ?" Senior: HE died." 4-l L..
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12

He was humane man. He would not
turn out of his path to treadupon voHml
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12

The man who was hemmed in by q
crowd has been troubled by stitch in
his side ever since.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12

A man must die before his will amounts
to anything woman secures hers du-
ring her lifetime. Trite joke.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12

Our Northern friends take . rational
view of Southern destitution.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12

Young poets find it hard to win fame
nowadays. There are SO few anonymous
poems to claim.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12

What was the best thing Judas could
have done before hanging himself !?
Change his mind. --ii 30
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12

Everybody must take things as they
come. This is especially true of cholera
and yellow fever. .....7-
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12

'tT stand corrected, as the boy said who
was too sore, after thrashing, to sit down
in comfort--Neao York Aetos. .sI
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12

Tice is on the war path, he wants ten
thousand dollars damages, weather or no.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12

Tomorrow. The day when misers give
when idlers work, and when sinners re-
form. est
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12

The less indulgence. one has for ones
self the more one may have for others. 1
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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1878-10-12

Since the above appeal was
Hon. Secretary Of War has turn
forty thousand rations asked
these supplies will not last more
days.
By order of the Orleans Cent
Committee.
A. o. BOYLE, SEQ
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-03-21

Last evening was presented at Recre-
alton Hall the beautiful burlesque and
extravaganza entitled "Chow-C how,"
to n fair audience. This troupe is not
entirely unknown to the people of Chey-
enne, as it appeared in public here Il
couple of evenings last season. Those
who have seen the beautiful blonde
Lydia Thompson and her associates in
their specialties, if they were present
last evening, could readily discern the
similarity between them. Chow-Chow
is a play brim full of witty sayings, in
termingled with lively musical selec-
tions. Added to the troupe since its
previous visit here we notice the
name of Miss Pauline Markham, n
favorite all over the eastern states.
Miss Richmond appeared to most tx
cellent advantage last evening. The
troupe will give two new pieces to-
night. Go and see them.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-03-21
UsHIN NoRTHwARD.
Something More About the Storm and
Losses Thereby-The Stage Line.

JENNEY's S~rocKADE, March l6, ~.
Editor Cheyenne Leader:
The first through coach from Chey-
enne since the storm arrived here this
evening having on board five passengers
who left Cheyenne Tuesday morning,
and four who started on Wednesday.
The passengers were transferred to an
open wagon at Fort Laramie, in order
TO enable them to travel. The roads
from that point appeared to grow worse
until Hat creek was reached, when a
decided change for the better took
place, and at Lance creek the storm
belt seemed to have taken a jump, as
there is not the slightest indication of
the storm from that station to this
stockade.
When near Rawhide Butte the stage
met Waid's outfit No. Q, the one sent
out last from Cheyenne, and informa-
ton regarding the heavy loss expert
enced by his other outfit, which con-
sisted of eight six mule teams, was re-
ceived to the effect that the teamsters
now have only seventeen head of stock
to work with, having lost thirteen head
through the storm, with the remainder
missing.
Hecht's bull-outft is also a heavy
looser. A teamster named Cornelius
lost four head of mules during the
storm, near Government farm.
The stage management at this end of
the line displays energy enough to keep
up the reputation of the company. Mr..
Ward, the superintendent of this divis-
ion, Is % making his. return trip to
Deadwood from Hat creek, since the
storm, and has everything in working
order.
The weather has been delightful dur
ing the week, and before this reaches
you there will be nothing left to indi-
cate the severe storm of last week.
]. d. V.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-03-21
BEAR CREEK SUFFERERS.
Arrival in Cheyenne Of a Party Which Were
Showed in" There.

On yesterday a party of thirty-fve
men arrived in this city from Bear
creek, where they encountered the
great storm and met with much suffer
ing but fortunately no loss of life.
From A. j. Marks, one of the party,
we learn that the outfit left old Red
Cloud Agency for Cheyenne on the End
inst, with six days provisions. After
travelling five days they encamped on
the Bear and woke up Friday morning
to find themselves enveloped IN snow
drifts. They were showed i'm nine
days; two nights and three days they
were without either food or fire, hud-
died into a tent only ten feet square.
On the fourth day the weather cleared
up sufficiently to allow them to VEN
ture forth from what, for a time.
seemed to be a living tomb. BY dint
of perseverance the snow was removed
enough to give them an opportunity of
getting at the small amount of proyi-
sions yet remaining in their wagons.
Four Mexicans belonging to the par
ty started for the Eight Mile Ranch in
search of provisions, one of whom soon
returned to camp, being unable to
stand the fatigue. The others con-
tinued their journey and got lost on
the prairie. One of them, named Jesus
Leiba, was frozen to death, and the
other two after wandering over the
prairie three days and two nights
finally found shelter, but were unable
to get back to their comrades. Two
others of the party named VIM. Schultz
and Thomas Waterman, struck out for
one of the ranches, and after travelling
eight miles found shelter, where they
remained several days.
Our informant and Jacob Jergins
walked from Horse creek to Hillsdale,
a distance of thirty miles. Upon thei1
arrival there the ticket agent kindly
cared for them until the next day,
when they took the cars for Cheyenne.
The other twenty-seven men came tc
Cheyenne with their teams. Several
of the party suffered severely from
snow blindness during their trip, and
upon their arrival here were in an al
most famished condition. These mer
are n portion of the outfit which left
Cheyenne on the 2nd of January with
lot of wagons, cattle, ETC., for use a
new Red Cloud Agency, but who turned
back upon learning of the Indian STAN
pede from their new location.