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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-08

James, thirty-two prisoners, mostly Geor-
CLANS, were taken by our cavalry and left In
temporary custody Of the artillery with
which / was then serving. was detailed
with a .sergeants squad Of CannOneers to
guard them, and was also directed to obtain
rations for Them They were all enlisted
men, the ranking officer among them being
an orderly sergeant, whom | requested to see
that the rations were properly distributed.
He fell them in" and / observed that
SEVERAL OF THEM hIMpED,
Or had bloody rags wrapped about their
limbs or heads whereupon I said:
Orderly, several of your men appear to be
wounded. You should form them in sepa-
rate squad, and | will have them marched to
the dispensary"
"Oh,' said he, 'they are all right; some of
them have got slight scratches, but they
would rather stay together and take their
chances with their comrades than be sepa-
rated and sent to hospitals
then examined them myself and found
eighteen were in q condition that whould have
excused them from duty had they. been Fed
eral soldiers This was the ninth of June,
and some Of those men had received their
wounds at Cold Harhor on the third. or at
Tolopotomoy bridge on the fifth. But they
did not consider themselves as even "slightly
wounded for when captured they were act
ing as the extreme rear guard of Hills corps,
which was then retiring into Richmond by
the Darbytown road.
MY natural impulse was to treat them as
was accustomed to see our own soldiers
treated. But
THEY VIEWED THEIR OWN CONDITION FROM
THE CONFEDERATE STANDPOINT,
and refused to consider themselves as
wounded men. Had eighteen out Of thirty
two Federal soldiers been in the plight they
were in the officer in charge would have re-
ported his force as completely cut to pieces
Such facts as these are important enough to
be taken into consideration by men who pre-
tend to write history. A. G. b.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-08
FASHION NOTES.
AIEDICIS yELYETS.

Among the royal velvets imported for bon
nets and their trimmings one of the novelties
is two-toned velvet called Medicis. This has
satin-back Of one shade with two lengthwise
rows of the raised velvet pile of contrasting
shade, forming stripes. The India cashmere
feathers are made up Of small bits taken from
the breast, neck, and wings Ct various birds,
and massed together in the colors Of India
ShaWlS.
FALL WRAPS.
The earliest importations Of fall wraps
show sacques or coats for plain garments for
general wear, and nantes for dressy wraps
The new loosely woven cloths called coat
ings, containing several colors blended into
one, will be made into cut-away coats for
early fall weather, and very simply trimmed
India cashmere and cameis hair cloths will
be chosen for mantles; black steel gray, and
dark blue will be the colors used. The trim
mings will be marabout passementeries &C
fluffy as feathers, yet made Of silk, and
sometimes frightened by beads or orna-
buttons. These will form the headings for
pleated laces and for the new flambeau
fringes Of erimped tapes twisted in spiral
shapes, like so many small corkscrews.
Merchants differ about the use Of beads.
They all think fine jet will be worn again, but
more carefully than Of late, but they differ
about retaining the rainbow and garnet
beads. Very handsome inlaid buttons are
being imported in colOrs to match costumes.
Very small jet buttons will be sold by the
gross for trimming a single dress Of black
silk or of wool.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-08
A GOOD SUGGESTION.
To the Editor Of the Democrat:

To the Editor OF tho Democrat:
NEW ORLEANS, September 7, 1878.
I see by this mornings DEMOCRAT that
there has been o large amount of money col
lected in New York for the benefit of the yell
low fever sufferers by means Of placing ballot
boxes in prominent places. These contribu-
tions are individually very small, but aggre-
gate large. Why not do the same in this city
Many of our citizens, if they saw a ballot box
right before their eyes, would drop dime or
q nickel in, which they would not do other
wise. HYATT.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-08

ROASTED COFFEE Macmillan Hermann
whose large establishment is one of tho most
interesting features Of Canal street. is locnted
at No 80. Roasted coffee In tin, cans or in bar
shipment. See card In another column.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-08

The attention of our readers is called to the
now passenger time card Of the Chfeago, st
Louis and New Orleans ralrond, which ap-
pears In another column, No train for the
North will leave this evening by this route. but
commencing Monday, ninth Instant, q through
train will leave the Callopo street depot daily
att H. M. with Pullman sleeping car attached
Passengers from the North will arrive here on
md after ninth instant, at 1856 u. m. daily.
Tickets may be procured on morning ninth
instant, at depot or to. day ct the office No. %
Camp street, under City HOTEL between the
hours Of IL m. and o.. NJ.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-08

It is written in fine femal hand. It's a
poem and asks: "What was the dream of
your life?'' It was signed "Elfrida." We
haven't room for the poem. but just to quiet
Elfrida we will answer her conundrum. The
to put on a clean shirt every day, and to have
two suits Of clothes, with pair Of suspen-
ders to each pair of pants. But it has never
been realized, Elfrida. Castles in the air.
ikeOkuk Constitution.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-08
Sensible Talk.
Cleveland Plain Dealer

ANY laboring man." said Hon. John T. Fol
this election bends his neck to the Republican
yoke should never again complain of burdens
and Distress The Republican party has
always proved itself the foe of the laboring
man, and opposition to it should be the car
dinal principle of workingmen. They should
throw their votes where they will do the most
good, and shun all entangling alliances with
new parties which will in the slightest degree
act against the Democracy, the true friends
and defenders Of labor and industry.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-08

Cisterns, sos Josephine street. cisterns. See
price list In another column.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-08
FALL SHAWLS.

Heavy square shawls for early fall use have
the smooth centre of black brown, or gray,
with broad bourette or other rough-tigured
India cashmeres. Others are all one color
and are finished with handsomely plated
fringe and on some the deep fringe is in
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-08

bright Scotch plaid colors. The reversible
shawls, different on each side, are very thick
and warm. Striped shawls have richly
shaded borders. The travelling shawls, long,
fine, and soft, are In clan tartans, and are
most liked In combinations Of green and blue.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1878-12-26

THERE seems now to be very lit.
tie doubt that the ChlllIcothe &c
Council Bluffs Railroad, will be
completed in as short time as is pos.
sible and that work will begin
early next spring. A few days ago
there was 4 meeting of the business
men of St. Louis held, at which, it
was unanimously resolved to raj c
s2jO,OOO, by private subscription, IN
aid Of the completion Of the road.
The 81. Louis Republican has been
taking great interest IN the matter.
In last Mondays lssuo,,ot that paper,
was the following editorial:
'"The cheering prospect for thc
speedy building of the long delayed
ChllIlcothe branch of the st Louis,
Kansas City and Northern railway
10 Omaha, and the equally good
prospect that the Missouri Pacific
will soon control line into the
heart of Texas are gratifying indi
cations that st. Louis is about to 90
to the fore among the railway cen.
tres. The railway system of this
city needs but a few extensions and
connections 10 make the fact plain
that the true hub of the railways OF
the whole country is the Union de.
pot al st. Louis"
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1878-12-26
Democratic argument

The st. Louis Republican in an
editorial Of last week: "whllc the
French and the English people-are,
perhaps, equally intelligent, indus,
trlous and economical, they have
for centuries, followed different
methods of managing their savings.
The French hoard; the English in
vest. 1t has been said that France
IS full of small boards of silver and
gold buried in secret places, In
gardens or hidden away in stock
ings and crevlces of the Peasant cot,
tages. 1t was the opening of these
boards and bringing their contents
to the aid of tho government at the
time when tho S1,000,000,O0O, in.
dcmnity exactcd by the German
congress, had to be paid, that brought
France through that emergency,
and surprised the world by the ex-
traordinary resources Of a nation
struck bleeding and crippled to Its
knees"
The Republican makes this state
doubtless to refute the arguments
of advocates of an additional issue
Of greenbacks, who point 10 the
prosperity of France in support OF
their theory. The Republican
well knows that France paid
the large indemnity and "sur-
prised tho world by the
extraordinary resources of q nation
struck bleeding and crippled to its
knees" by issuing sufficient
amount of legal tender paper mon.
Icy to put the industries of thai
.rountry to work, and give employ
ment TO every person, and ralSet
products and manufactured article
were which told to every natiol
on the globe.
That the French are not miser
and do not hoard their money,
well known.
That person, who is so niggarC
", as TO stint himself and those VIII
depend upon him and hoard col
in old stockings, would come I
the assistance of his governmer
with his treasure, no one woul
think of believing. This falls
statement made to rob tho greer
back Of its glory, comes with poe
grace from the leading democrati
paper Of Missouri.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1878-12-26
School Report of The County
Commissioners.

To the Hon. r. d. Shannon, Super.
tnttAddnt Public Schools:
DEAR Sla:- Under the provis-
slons of Section 80, School Law of
Missouri, l have the pleasure of sub.
mlttng the following report:
Number of white persons in the
County between 6 and 20 years of
age, male, 3,4G5; female, 1885; to.
tai, $3.50.
Number of colored persons IN the
county between 6 and 20 years of
age, male. 2ll; female, 209; total,
420.
Number of white scholars attend.
ing the public schools OF the county
during the year, male, 1885; ic-
male, $500; total, 5,7S5.
Number of coIored scholars at.
tending the public schools of the
county during the year, male, AZ /;
female, 81; total, 1875.
Total number of days attendance
by all such scholars, $4,000.
Average number of days atten.
dance by each child, 81.
Number of days schools have been
taught, summer term, 5000; winter
term, $1,000; total, $4,000.
Average number of scholars at-
tending each day, summer term,
$3.50; winter term, 5000; total,
1880.
Number of teachers employed in
the county during the year, male,
ITO; female, 40; total, l50.
Average salaries of teachers per
month, male, Sis; female, $50 to.
tal, $3.50.
Number Of school houses IN the
county, lO3.
Number of scholars that may bC
seated in the various school houses
$3.50.
Number of white schools in opeI
alton, $50.
Number of colored schools in op
GRAFTON, 7.
d. Average cost per day for tuition
D of each scholar, .O54.
a Value of school property in tn
county, sSl, 500.
I Average rate per cent. levied 70
| school purposes in the county, pc
, 10000, 1896.
Amount on hand at beginning o
Z school year, $S,S37.76.
Amount received from publ
, funds, Estate, county ana township,
sl6.S3l.57,
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1878-12-26

AT the beginning of the s'avehold-
ers' war we were startled by hear
ing a man exclaiming IN an impas-
stoned manner:
"Thc people are beginning TO
find our there's God somewhere p
Tho blood Of the unnumbered
victims cries out from the ground,
and the sound browns the crash of
temporal disaster.
Like the slaveocracy of the South
the Money Power is tratiicing in hui
man blood
"Thcre is q God somewhere !" -
indianapolis Sun.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1878-12-26

AN act making all notes, tainted
with usury, VOID, and an act prohib.
iting the collection of all notes and
securities not listed TO the Assessor
arc laws that the times demand.
We believe that the incoming legis
lature will enact them.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1878-12-26

The statements of u number of
papers that the Warrensburg Press
had ceased publication, were entire
ly unfounded. The "Press" is Que
o! the very livcliest papers In the
State, is learlessly edited by Hon.
IL. Martin Williams, and strikes at
fraud high and low, from the great
specie basis fraud, down 10 the coun.
~ and city bond frauds.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1878-12-26

CABLEGRAMs from England tell Of
widespread poverty and distress
Hunger is stalking through the land,
and the "Work'us," that noxious
hole, SO graphically portrayed by
Dickens in "Littlo Dorrlt," is be-.
coming the home of thousands and
thousands.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1878-12-26


The Grecnback men of Rich Hill
Township, Livingston county, Mis-
sour, claim the palm this year.
Until now it has been the stronghold
of Democracy for years. In 1876
this township gave seventy major-
ty for Tildcn. The first and only
Greenback club in the township was
organized only six weeks previous
to election. On the 9TH of Novem-
ber, election day, the political sen
timent in that locality was stirred
as never before, and the Greenback
men, under such good workers as
W. G. Gilbert, President of the
club, and Liston Crabbe (Gordon),
member, whose work told at the
ballot-boX, secured to the Green.
back ticket III votes out of 226,
giving the Grcenback candidate for
Representative majority of 2.
Now this is what we call good
work, and shows what intelligent,
aggressive Independent men can ac.
complish when they are guided by
truth and Patriotism and beard the
hon of partisansh!p and prejudice
in its den. What the people want
is information on this Greenback
subject, and when the defenders of
the cause move right ahead holding
the lamp of truth before them, ap.
pealing to the reason ofvoters, then
success follows in exact proportion
as men become intelligent and dare
to be Independent. -Pomeroy's
Democrat.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1878-12-26
Thursday, Dec 20, 1878.

THE Marics County Courier is an
advocate of the "ncw civilization,
and supports Vest for Senator. 1t
also dcnounces S. r. Glover as "a
ID old hypocritieal blatherskite." )"
Comment is unnecessary.-Warrens,
burg Press.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1878-12-26
Notice.

All ladies who are willing to help
the poor, by giving them sewing and
other work to do, are requested to
apply to the officers and members OF
the Union Aid Society.
Mrs. ]. A. GROSS, President,
Mrs. NJ. S. PARKER, Secretary,
Mrs. J. II. STEVENSON.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1878-12-26

THE Democrats in Congress are
getting ready to indorse the re-
sumption act. They have never
failed TO oppose every movement of
the Republican party when first
proposed, nor to indorso the same
when consummated. Qneer record.
indianapolis Sun.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1878-12-26

An act should be passed, by our
Legislature, making it the duty of
county attorneys to bring suits
against persons who have failed to
give In all their effects to the assess.
or, for the taxes that would have
been levied against them had cor.
rect assessment been given. This
law would relate back for an unlim.
tied number Of years, as the statute
of limitations will not run in favor
of a party guilty of II fraud. until
the fraud has been fully discovered.
Such a law, properly enforced,
would bring into our county and
city treasures an amazing amount,
fifty thousand dollars a, least.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1878-12-26

Amount realized from taxation,
$l6,6O1.66.
Amount paid for teachers wages
in the county during the year, $751;
1927.
Amount paid for fuel for schools
In the county during the year,
100000.
Amount paid for repairs or rent OF
school houses during the year, $500.
Amount paid for apparatus and
incidental expenses, in county for
the year, $4,000.
Amount paid for erection Of
school houses or purchase of sites
S2,9S6.65.
Amount expended in defraylng
past Indebtedness.
Amount of unexpended schoo
funds In county at close Of year
$5,64l.77.
Very respectfully,
Ii. +. O'NEALL,
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1878-12-26

The Nationals in the Legislature
can secure the election of a Nation.
al United States Senator for Indi-
ana, and it Is the universal demand
that they do it or break hahn
string. Indiana Sun.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1878-12-26

The busiest firm in town is
Crosby and Earle. They are crowd
ed with orders and visitors. Their
Art Studio is like a bee hive. Many
new attractions have been added.
No finer Christmas Gift could be
giYen.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1878-12-26
IN UinuInbercd yiciim.

We read the columns of CONNER
cial and business failures, and the
summary of losses, and VIC think it
is fearful ;but We are too apt to for.
get that the halt is not told, for the
minor losses of the multitude arc
not recorded-only the large fail
ures OF the few.
There are many that have no mo-
ney to lose; whose labor is their on
ly capital, and it is well nigh worth
less commodity,seeking, too often in
VAIN, markc. of exchange for food
and clothing. Others sink into the
vortex Of crime and are hurried
out of sight, to where honest peo.
pie cannot find them.
We received the other day let
from q friend who lives out West,
and in it he gives the following bit
of sad experience
81 have just returned from q bu
rial-that Of n woman whom to
know was to honor and love.
She came with her husband last
winter to this new country to earn
\ livlihood and to help him build
up home.
Having not even q saddle horse
to work, the yonng husband and
helpful wife toiled day by day. The
husband was hard working and the
wi fe was saving, but never losing
IN the least certain air of quiet
dignity and refinement which plac-
ed her above her rude surroundings.
She was born II queen among wo-
men, equally with the proudest
belle of our national metropolis.
In time came little one-rest-
and then toll again. A cabin was
now finished and for the first time
the young couple had homo of
their own. Times are hard in q
new country, but they could learn
to live saving. In order to be eco
nomlcal the unselfsh wife went too
scantily dressed worked too hard
and too long; enduring pain and
coming sickness to save that bane
ofhonest poverty, doctor bill,
A few days of agony, delirum
and then came the sleep that knows
no waking.
The tears came involuntarily IN
to my eyes as | gazed upon the cum
ningly worded motto over the cabin
door. Welcome Home it read, and
the hands that wrought it were still
ed forever, or shall wo not say they
were clasplng in glad welcome IN
the homo beyond the river?
AS l looked over the daily paper
which has just been brought in,
read where the Secretary of the
Treasury congratulates himself on
being the author of tho Resump.
ton Act-the law which has blight
the plenty of our far land, and bur
dened our oor with grinding op,
pressions. l could not but ask myself,
knowing the circumstances as | did
at whose hands will the life of oul
lost sister be required in that great
day"
There are many who fall in ST.
Ience and make no sign. There are
skeletons bleaching In tho by.path'
of the downward road TO resump
tion-the homes of those who fell by
the waysido in the struggle for "lfe
liberty, and the pursuit of happi
ness" They lost no vast fortune
they sunk no huge investments
they were pinched with poverty
they slckened they laid down thei
lives.
They lost all
The weeping companion an
, wailing children are left in waiting
till the priest Of Mammon want
moro victims for tho altar.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1878-12-26
THAT BIG FEE.

'jreenback club of this city on the
l4th INST, To inquire into and report
the facts concerning the contract
made by the City Council, to pay
81 900 attorney fee, in the city bond
swt, made their report last Saturday
night. We have not space to pub
lish the report in full, but can givc
only n synopsis of 1t,
They reported:
That the council obtained the
written opinion Of II. NJ. Pollard,
Esq, as 10 whether the city had q
good defence to the bonds. The |
opinion states that $4,000 of bonds
bearing 10 per cent. interest were
issued and sold at from 65 TO S5
cents on the dollar, the proceeds of
which were applied to the payment
of bonds formerly issued by the city
on account of subscription to the
c. d' B. railroad; that said bonds
were issued without authority OF
law, and are null and void"
The attorney supplements his
opinion as lawyer, by his opinion
rs a citizen, that the debt is honest,
the holders paid all the bonds were
worth, and that the best policy
would be to pay them in full"
What proportion of tho $50 was
paid for the legal opinion, and what
for the opinion as a citizen, the
committee is unable to report. That
after suit was brought on tho bonds
the council employed the same at
torney, who submitted the dual
opinion, 10 represent the city. The
f order employing him provides that
he be paid $1,000 for his services
, 5000 down, and S4OO when iudg
ment is rendered in trial court but
, in case of compromise at the tria
=. term, $500 only to be paid IN addi
: ton to the 5000 down. The attor
ney to bring suit in State courts tc
G enjoIn collection of q judgement
p should one be obtained.
Il So far as the committee could as
certain, no other attorney was con,
suited IN order to obtain bette
4 terms the committee is of the opin
ION that the interests of the cit,
were Of sufficient importance I,
have justified an effort to secure bet
: ter terms; under certain contingen
u ces the compensation provided nigh
e be reasonable; under certain othe
s. contingencies, would make the fc
II simply enormous. The attorney
0 employed for this one suit on $500
IS interest coupons, leaving the city t
1t her fate in case other suits b
c brought The committee have ell
n dcavorcd to give due regard to al
|. extenuatng circumstances, an
II would recommend that it be
:. ReSolced by this club, That in tn
r, matter under consideration, tn
Council was undoubtedly actuatc
G By a desire to promote the publ
u good, but failed to exercise that Wig
y lance necessary to secure those eco
d nomic reforms promised by tn
ic Greenback party, In their election.
&c Having, to the best of their abll
- ties, discharged the deicato and re
\. sponsible task assigned them, com
is mittec asks to be discharged"
ID The report was unanlmousl,
"a adopted by the Club.
- - School Report Of the County
Com ElIIliSSlOUpr.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1878-12-26
Fair.

Any person, by dropping us postal
card, with his name and address plainly
written thereon, can get this paper three
weeks. And we will put his name upon
our subscription list At the expiration
of the three weeks If he does not desire
to continue taking the paper, he can no
tify us by card or letter OF the fact, and
we will charge nothing for the three is
sues; but in default OF such notice he is
to be considered subscriber at the usual
rates and terms. Address,
THE CRISIS, Chillicothe, Mo.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1878-12-26

BRrrToN A. Hill will soon pub
llsh an address to tho Grecnbackers
OF Missouri.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1878-12-26

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:! three months 1900
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' six months 1900
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