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Year: 1868

1t will be seen by the present and two
previous numbers of the REPUBLICAN that
Judge Josiah Fisk is the regular Radical
Republican candidate for the Office of Judge
of the second judicial district, comprised of
the parishes of Jefferson, St. Bernard, and
Plaquemines and that Gideon G. Fisk ia the
candidate for district attorney.


Judge Fisk was residing in Texas at the
time Of secession, and earnestly opposed the
same. In consequence of that opposition.
and his refusal to take the oath of allie
glance to the Confederacy, his house was
surrounded by an armed force at midnight,
and he was taken from bed and from his
family before the provost marshal, on a
charge of disloyalty to the Confederacy.
Alter being under arrest two months he
managed to make his escape, and after
hiding and wandering in the woods and
swamps Of Texas and Louisiana for
six months he arrived in New Orleans.
He was elected by the workinging mems
national union league as delegate to the
free state general committee, Of which T.
j. Durant was president.


The first speech published in New Orleans
in favor of abolishing slavery was made by
Judge Fisk. After advocating the course
OF the colored race until their liberty was
secured, he went to Washington to advo-
cate their enfranchisement He was the
only delegate from New Orleans at the eau.
Gus held at Senator Summers room, when
1t was agreed that the Radical Republican
party would strive to give the c0lored peo-
pie the right to vote.
Year: 1868

From Washington kilograms to the
Western press we learn some interesting
particulars relating to testimony before the
impeachment committee. One dispatch
says:


The committee has had Mr.. W. S. Smith,
correspondent, before it for three days, and
five of the seven managers IN turn have eK-
amined him. The testimony was in regard
to long conversation which the witness
had, by special alappointment, with the presi-
dent the evening before the removal Of
Commissioner Rollins. The president took
the tenure of office bill, read it through
aloud, and proceeded 70 critieise
its various provisions. The witness
asked the direct question as to what
the president would do in case he
shonld send successors to Stanton and
Rollins to the senate, and that body shonld
only refer the names to the committees
with no intention TO act. To this the presl-
dent replied that he would then make
positive removals; that he would not shrlak
from such steps, though the hue and cry o.
impeachment was raised; that be would oe
obliged TO ignore either the constitution OF
tenure Of Office law, and that between
them be could not hesitate. There was
much Of a similar character going TO prove
the deliberate intention OF the president TO
violate he civil tenure law. Mr.. Smith
will be a witness before the court
Year: 1868

AT least three or four times the amount
Of sugar made last year will be made dur
ing this 10 Louisiana. The result Of plant
ing for the last season showed sugar-raising
to be much more profitable than cotton.
Where the latter paid nothing to the plant
er, the cane plantation did we'll or at least
enabled It's cultivaors to live.
Year: 1868

BY n. W. TRAVIS,
Yes, "gather up the dust"


OF all that hath been slain
In cause that's sacred-just-
1t saves a nations name.
We care not whence they came,
Whether of low or high degree;
Private and chief are but the same,
DIX SBIf they died fer liberty.
Yes, gather up the dust
Of the heroes dress'd in blue;
In God they placed their trust;
They died for me and you.
They perished-sword in hand
While battling for the right
To sare a cherished land,


They have fallen in the fight
Then let their memory be
Embalmed in every heart;
Whose pulse beats for the free,
Can feel the slaves base smart.
Well gather up the dust


OF the heroes dressed in ptue-
1t is but meet and just;


They died for me and you.
Well place it in an urn,


Wet by nations tears,
The sacred dust Of men


Who di5pelled nations fears.
They can not be forgot,


These valiant men and true;
Their bones may bleach and rot;
Yet live the men in blue.
They live-as live the great
In bright historic page
Linked with the nations fate;
Linked with sgolden age.
Then let the anthem be


An anthem for the slave
An anthem for the free,


An anthem for the brave.
The brave who fought to right,
And the brave who fought to wron
The slave, in an age Of light,
VIII live in sacred song.
True Christians viii be just,
And charitable too;
Then gather up the dust


Of the men who died in blue.
The dust of gallant sons


Who perished in the Sight;
The dust of gallant ones


Who battled for the right.
Year: 1868

THE Gazette had to crawfish on its no.
tics Of democratic rousers at the Valley
and now it growls because We asked the
name Of their candidate who "roused''
there the other day to such IN extent that
he couldn't get up. Should our questions
trouble them we trust they will maintain
their proper relation TO their initial gar
m a0ta.
Year: 1868

to his own gain with as exact a nicely as can
the most venerable ''stager" in the new Tam
many Hall, it must be acknowledged that the
vote and attendant circumstances of the con-
test in the department Of the Jura are very
significant. 1t is ''frst blood" for the opposi-
ton, but will it be the last blood for France
Have the French people come to comprehend
the real value of the citizen franchise and
speak their thoughts freely by the ballot2 If
so the progress of the general election in the
empire towards its conclusion in November
may-as in Great Britain and the United
States-be attended with very extraordinary
developments as to the real state of public
feeling on the subject of the future system of
rule in the country.
Year: 1868

The English Press on the Chinese EN-.
| The English newspapers are beginning


already to exhibit some hostility to the Chinese
mission Of Mr.. Buningame in advance of his
arrival in Europe. Probably both England
and France may entertain some notions Of
conquest and colonization in the North Pacific
such as gave Hindoostan to England. 1t was
the rivalries of these two Powers in Asia
century ago that placed India under the
thumb of Great Britain and made the rich land
of the Hindoos British dependency. The
tone of the London press indicates similar
tendency now towards China and Japan; but
affairs are changed in the Orient since the days
of Lord Give and Warren Hastings. The United
States has voice and power in Eastern Asia
that cannot be very readily set aside. 1t is
mainly through our influence that the
Chinese have become an enlightened people,
shining far ahead of Hindoo darkness and ig-
norance. The Chinese know well enough
from what form of civilization they are most
likely to derive the largest advantages. They
see the elephant as wen as British statesmen,
and they are no doubt thoroughly posted about
British India. Mr.. Burlingame is about as
astute and knowing as any one else, and he is
not likely to be outwitted in the performance
of his mission. Meantime these groupings out
Of the English papers concerning the Chinese
people to watch the progress of Mr.. Burln-
games mission with great deal of interest.


We have no objection to England holding on
to Hindoostan. Indeed, we are willing to sur
render all Africa to her, for we have more
of that Continent in our midst than we know
what to do with; but 1t Is very different with
China and Japan. Affairs in that part of Asia
are going to be settled by the policy of this
country and the ideas of American cviliza-
ton. When Mr.. Burlingame undertook his
present mission the British Minister in
China was the first one to approve and
recognize it; but for all that there are
many bigoted people in England and many
people interested in commercial affairs in
China who do not favor his mission and may
endeavor to obstruct it. The tone of the
English press shows this when it talks Of great
danger coming to England from Mr.. Burlin-
games Embassy. However, if England should
try the Hindoostan game in China it might be
curious thing to see the United States playing
the same game in Canada. The independence
of China and Japan is worth preserving, and
the maintenance Of that independence has now
become part of our American policy.
Year: 1868

Touching the controversy with the Health
Officer about his interference with the collec-
ton of news from vessels arriving in the port
of New York, the following note explains the
assumed relationship of the Associated Press
with the collection of news:-


To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-


Dr. Swinburne and his employees represent them
selves as being the agents OF the New York Ass0-
cated Press in collecting the harbor news. In justice
to the Association the merchants and shpOwners OF
New York should be informed that the Associated
Press has nothing whatever to do with the harbor
news When the Association furnished that news
1t full and reliable, but since April last when that
duty surrendered to the Western Union Telegraph
Company and Or. Swinburne, 1t has been miserable
failure. The knowledge OF the fact that those par
ties were not competent to perform the service
induced the HERALD to naugurate the present steam
yacht system Of collecting the harDor news, winch
has proved OF such great advantage not only to the
merchants and ship0wners but to the pubic gene
rally. J. d. X. PUTNAM,


Representative of the HERALD in the New York
Associated Press,


No one knows batter than the author
of the above communication the operations
of the Associated Press in this connec-
ton, and his allegations are strictly true.
For some months past the Associated Press
has had nothing to 40 with DR.. Swinburne's or
the Western Union Telegraph Company's mode
of gathering the ship news. Other papers
may. for aught we know, content themselves
with the news as furnished from those sources,
but the HERALD prefers to furnish its readers
from sources under its own control, namely,
it's own steam yachis.
Year: 1868

suspect he will before long, and in favor OF
Seymour. Then we shouldn't be surprised
to witness terrible slaughter of the innocents
by the Executive guillotine. We must get
this conditional September session of Congress
out of the way and then the fur will begin
to fly.
Year: 1868

Miles OReilIy's Once and the Tammany


Ring-The New Movement for a New


Deal All Round.


The Tammany spoilsmen, it appears, are a.
ready casting about for successor to Miles
O'Reily as City Register. The temporary ap
pointment of General Jones to the vacancy, in
behalf of the late General Happiness family, is
a graceful act Of generosity on the part Of
Governor Fenton and the republicans which
the Tammany sachems would never have
thought of for moment. That is not Their
way of doing business. Their rule is the old
unchanging Tammany rule-get all you can
keep all you get, and let the dead bury Their
dead. The lucky members of the present Tam
many ring, acting vigorously under this rule
during the last eight years, have all become
rich as nabobs, and they are the nabobs of tn,
city democracy. They had hard struggh
with Fernando Wood to get him out and afttr
getting him out, but having at last madea
treaty of peace with him for value receiv,d
they have been consoling themselves with tie
idea of an indefinite reign Of power and gloy
and spoils and plunder. But a new dangr
already confronts them-the danger of sy-
tematic outside coalition, aiming at nothing
less than a new shuttle and deal of the Tan
many cards and new division Of the it
places and placers all round. The outsie
hewers Of wood and drawers Of water haze
had enough of that, and they intend to haze
some shares among the chances of makinga
fortune of two or three hundred thousand q
two or three years or to ''smash the machine
These outsiders, it then follows, have hal
enough of Mayor Hoffman as the democratic
| candidate for Governor, and in our coming NJ
vember and December city elections we my
look for the development of this projected rev.
luton among the biggest fat and pompous aid
prosperous big Indians of Tammany Hall.
Year: 1868

Only the advantage of celebrity was
vastly on the side of the panthers, and
when the alligator, with much difficulty,
succeeded in seizing one of them, he was
so slow about crushing his prey, and made
so much awkward mouthing of it, that he
put himself almost at the mercy of his
antagonists.


Still his powerful tail was free, and the
cat-like creatures, in springing about to
find his vulnerable points. were not so spry
but they took some stunning cuffs from
this caudal bludgeon. Besides, during all
the combat, the amphibians had been work
ing gradually towards the water, and now
the survivor was almost at the edge.


Once in the lagoon and his enemies
would be powerless. The panthers seemed
to be sensible of this, and by an artful
movement both succeeded in getting at his
throat while his mouth was full A few
seconds of vigorous tugging and tearing at
the tenderer flesh made the alligator s
death wounds, and he slid hopelessly into
the water


Two panthers survived to claim the vic
tory But they had scarce strength
enough left to snuff about the bodies OF
their slain. Both were much the worse
for wear and the hunter leveled his rife
and easily brought them down with a sin
gle shot apiece, after which he took of
their hides and the hides of their compan
ions, and made his way back to his ranch


In an eventful life of more than ter
years, subsequently to this in frontier coun
tries, he never saw anything in the shape
of forest or jungle fight that could com
pare with this combat between the pan
theirs and alligators.
Year: 1868

Animal life Is 4 scene of continuous de-
struction and repair. The whole existence
Of an animal is accompanied by an inces-
SAINT death of its parts: for every manifes-
tation Of muscular force. every sensation,
every act of volition-nay, every thought,
is accompanied By the death of the parts
through which these were manifest to the
world This waste of dead portions of
the body is supplied through the nutritive
processes, which build new matter into the
form and place Of the dead matter which
has been removed.


These partial distinctions and con-
structions of parts are continuous, but not
equal, for during a day of activity the
former are greater in amount than the lat
ter Hence the necessity for a period of
repose from labors, when both the muscles
and the nervous system may be repaired
period when greater rate Of nocturnal
constructiveness in the body may balance
the destructiveness of diurnal labor Sleep
is the period when an animal most resem-
bles vegetable in its functions Of nutri-
ton Negetative life is characterized by
growth and construction of organic matter.
In sleep. the animal is mainly construc-
tive machine, repairing all the parts which
have been wasted during the day, and
storing up force for use during the hours
Of wakefulness"


Thus writes contributor to the North
British Rerie,c, who has given scientific
and highly interesting exposition of the
cause of sleep, and the purposes which the
quieseent condition of the brain is designed
to serve in the physical economy. The
brain which fills the entire space within
the skull, is admitted to be the seat of in
teligence, from which is issued the COM
mands, called volitions, that regulate all
movements of the body. The brain is
fully supplied with blood !; and the opinion
OF psychologists was formerly that it was,
during sleep, as freely supplied as when
awake, or even more so. This is an
error, as has been proved by the exper-
iment of placing glass window in the
skulls of certain animals. and watching,
through them, the operations which were
going on in the heretofore darkened rooms.


- In the waking state, the brain is larger
than it is during sleep, while in the latter
condition it becomes pale and bloodless.
If the animal be disturbed by dreams, a
blush suffuses parts OF the Drain ana AIT
er complete wakefulness the cerebral sub
stance becomes turgid with blood, the
whole surface being now a bright red,
while vessels. invisible during sleep, are
filled with blood coursing rapidly through
them.


There is another fluid in the brain
which has close relation to sleep. although
its Importance has not been recognized by
writer's on the subject. This is watery fluid
the cerebro spinal duid-which bathes
the brain on all sides, and in all its convo-
Iutions. 1t is secreted easily, and absorbed
with equal readiness. SO that as the skull
is close cavity. which requires to be al
ways filed, a diminution Of blood in the
| brain is attended with an increase of GER
ebro spinal fluid. The spinal column and
Year: 1868

In the farlS correspondence OF the New
York Times we find the following:


But what are we to think of the wonder
full Jolide of Warsaw, Of few months ago
Here is something more fantastic than any
thing the astronomer ever dreamed of. On
a starlight night the citizens of Warsaw
gazed petrifed, with fear, at the rapid ap-
proach of an immense ball of fire which at
last burst over their heads with a noise
and shock such as never has been heard or
felt before on the face of the earth After
the globe burst, each of the pieces in turn
broke up, until parts of the mass, before
reaching the earth, were in powder, the
first discharge representing from the sound
the discharge of artillery, and the smaller
pieces, the rolling discharge of many regi-
ments of small arms NJ Dauboe of the
French Academy of Science, who has just
been lecturing on the subject, has obtained
for the Academy 932 pieces of the broken
5olide, NJ Krantz, of Bonn, gathered up
for himself 1912 pieces. Other professors
have done the same, and millions of pieces
vet remain strewn over the section Of
country where ii broke.


1t was computed that this globe had a
surface of 1000 acres; and. was consequent
/ ly large enough to maintain the life of
many microscopic nations. Where did it
come from, and what was the force that
directed it thus in a straight line against
the earth? When first seen, it appeared
as large as the moon, and never appeared
larger till it struck our atmosphere and ex-
ploded This fact shows its frightful
rapidity OF motion. for from the distance,
at which it appeared less than the moon, till
the time it exploded, it must have shot SO
rapidly that the eye had not time to per-
ceve its enlargement Then, again, what
was the cause of the explosion, and especial
ly of an explosion 50 complete as to almost
triturate the particles? Was il the
density of the earth's atmosphere that
broke it, or was the explosion due to the
contact Of certain gases Of the meteor with
the constituents Of the air 1t is more
consoling to adopt the first theory because
we will then feel as if our atmosphere
served as cuirass to the earth, and would
continue to protect us from the stray globes
like that of Warsaw. The shock and the
spring Of the air must have been something
beyond the computation of man; for it did
not knock people down, and yet it occurred
at something like fifty miles from the earth,
and the pieces picked up show it to have
been tolerably hard stone.
Year: 1868

4 hunter in the wilds of Texas. who
met many startling adventures and saw
some strange creatures, was once witness
to singular battle on the banks OF lone
ly lagoon in the forest.


He had killed black panther at this
place-more in self-defence than for game,
for he was chasing wild cattle that day
and leaving the carcass, to return. possibly.
by-and-by for its skin, hurried forward on
trail which he expected would lead to
the object of his hunt.


He came back before night with the
trophy of a wild bull hide, and passed the
lagoon where he had encountered and
killed his dangerous assailant in the morn
ing. Savage cries and sounds of brutal
struggle informed him, before he came to
the place, that some deadly battle was
going on among the beasts Of the forest.


He soon came in full view of the scene.
and sanguinary one it was. Four black
panthers were ferociously disputing the
possession of the carcass of the dead pan
ther with two enormous alligators. The
object of the combatants on both sides ap-
pearel to be the same, viz, to eat the car
cass !; and for this both fought with bloody
tenacity, tugging at the bone of contention
by way of seeing how much had been
gained.


The panthers were superior in numbers
two to one but the alligators had much
the thicker armor. and could fight with
their tails as we'll as their heads, so that
the battle was pretty nearly equal. One
of the big reptiles had panther on his
back, plying his flank furiously with his
hind claws, and another was holding him
by the fore leg with jaws like tiger.
When he succeeded in shaking off his saw
age assailants his fore leg was broken, and
slit was made in his size nearly through
the flesh into his entrails.


Meantime the other alligator was max
ing frantic efforts to get the third panther
into his mouth He had nearly succeeded,
when with tremendous swing the huge
tail of his fellow -saurian knocked out the
panther and wedged itself firmly between
his jaws. The teeth snapped together like
pair of copper-mill shears, and one of the
tail-thrashing combatants was minus his
weapon.


The fourth panther, that had been vi
ciously busy with teeth and claws at the
ewes and throat Of the curtailed reptile,
now redoubled his attacks, and with the
aid Of two others, in front and rear, soon
disabled him. The third panther, owing
to his entrance and exit through his enc.
mys Jaws, was hors dm combat with broken
back.


The fight was now between single alli-
gator and the three remaining cat-savages
One of the three. however. was by this
time badly damaged. Some terrific stroke
or bite bad completely scalped him, and
the skin i ing down the side of his neck,


tapping as he fought. Another, appa.
rentiy, had rib or two broken, but did
not seem to mind it. The odds in the
battle were still not 30 very great.
Year: 1868

FAsu1oxABLE CHo1Rs. The Examiner
and Chronicle ventures to say " A fash
ionable auartette choir costs from 81 900
to $4,000 year Many of these perform
ers who lead the worship of God on Sun
day are regularly engag ID in the places of
amusement in and about the city. Few of
them arc professors Of religion, and few of
them are professors of propriety. They
pay little attention to the services or to the
decorum of the house of God. They have
nothing to 10 with the prayers, the read
ing Of Gods Word, or with the preaching.
The part they bear in devotion they pro-


pose to do artistically, according TO con-
tract, and nothing more. 1t Is the custom
of some costly choirs, during the sermon,
to retire to an ante room and enjoy them
selves, while the performer, as they regard
! him at the other end of the house takes his
part. An artist was secured. took her
place in the quartette choir, and charmed
the audience by her vocalization. More
than all, she charmed the people by
her modest and even difhdent bearing.
She had never sung in a choir before,
it was said, and the sympathetic ladies
pitied her embarrassment. A couple of
Sundays revealed the fact that the modest
damsel had been connected the whole sea
son with Niblo's troop. with whom she
had been performing the Black Crook.
Year: 1868

ners, though they throw into it so much Of o.
their own characteristic movements that 1t
loses something of its conventional aspect
Then we returned to the house, where the
dancing and singing were renewed, while
here and there groups sat about on the
ground laughing and talking, the women
smoking with as much enjoyment as the
men. Smoking is almost universal among
the common women here, yet is not confined
to the lower classes. Many a senora-at
least in this part of Brazil. for we must
distinguish between the civilization on the
banks of the Amazon and in the interior,
and that in the cities along the coast-en-
joys her pipe while she lounges in her ham.
mock through the heat of the day.-A
Journey IN, Brazil, by Professor and Mrs
AgaSSiz.