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Year: 1874

THE table of statistics of the Con-
gressional districts, printed in this
mornings paper, viii be found very
useful to those who have aspirations
for congressional honors. 1t will be
seen that Gov. Brown carried seven of
the ten districts in the election of 1872.
We ought to do better than that the
coming fall, and can if every man does
his duty. Let there be no divisions,
and We may confidently count on eight
or nine Congressman. In all the pre-
hminary steps of the coming summer
let this be borne in mind, and let
Democrats everywhere work up to this
line, L-
Year: 1874

WASHINGTON, March 12.-The only al
lusiOn to Senator Summers death, in the
Chaplain's opening prayer, was an express
sion of thanks for the true Congressman,
ever raised to defend that which is just and
right, and of hope that the dispensation
over which the nation mourned to-day
might be sanctified.


After the reading of the journal, no bus
iness was entered upon and no motion of
any kind made, but the members sat in
their seats, amid a murmur of cOnverSa-
tion, for an expected message from the Sen
ate announcing its action on the death of
the Massachusetts Senator.


Soon message was received from the
Senate, and thereupon f. a. HOar, of
Massachusetts, rose and in a fearful voice
and with great sadness of manner said:
The event which the resolutions of the
Senate announced fell upon the ear of this
House and of the country yesterday with
startling suddenneSs. To-day, wherever
the news of it spread over the broad land,
not only in this city among his associates
in the public councils, not only in the old
commonwealth of which he was the pride
and ornament, but in many quiet homes,
in many cabins of the poor and lOwly
there is to-day ineXpressible tenderness
and profound sorrow. There are many of
us who have known and loved him, whom
this event units for public duties or for
any thoughts other than those of the pure
life, that faithful public service, that as
sured Immortality.


In response to 4 resolution of the Senate
he offered these resolutions:


Resolved, that this House will attend the
funeral of Chas. Sumner, late Senator from
Massachusetts,, in the Senate chamber to-
morrow, and on its return to this House,
the Speaker shall declare the House ad-
journed.


Resolved, that committee of nine men,
bers be appointed who, with the members
of the House from Massachusetts,, shall &C
company the body of the deceased Senator
to its place of burial in that Common
wealth.


Resolved, that as a testimonial Of respect
Year: 1874

WE fear the Netc York Tribune will
be elassed as Bourbon. 1t has gone
back half a century to bring up the
''views of an old fossil on the question
of finance. Tut tut, are we to have no
progress in this live age?
Year: 1874

A LAWYER who had recently married
pretty widow was mapping in the close air
of the court room, when the name Of the
lady's first husband was mentioned by one
Of the members Of the bar, causing him TO
awake suddenly. Springing to his feet lie
exclaimed, sWhati what. You can't
have her." After which he blushingly ex-
planned that he was dreaming, and thought
that his wife's first husband had come to
deprive him of her.
Year: 1874




LAFAYETTE, INb.; March 12.-The tenn
perance excitement here continues unabated.
County Commissioners to-day refused six
applications for permits, some of them on
mere technical points. Five or six more
will be acted on tomorrow and will prob
ably be rejected. The ladies are working
earnestly and quietly. The city has been
divided into thirteen precincts and a COM
mittee of thirty ladies appointed to circu-
late pledges. One Of them is total absti-
nence pledge; another asking voters to sign
no more applications for permits, and the
third a petition to Congress, of which the
following is a copy:


sTo the Congress of the United States:
The undersigned, members of the Women's
Temperance League Of Lafayette, Ind, do
most earnestly and respectfully, in conSe-
quence Of the great and grevious evil of
intemperance spreading as it does crime,
pauperism, ignorance and other miseries
through all grades Of our American sOeie-
ty, petition your honorable body to so
amend the oath required of all officers in
the service of the United States, to require
them to abstain from the use of intOxicat-
ing drinks as a beverage during their
term of office. We ask this because Of
reprehensible practices Of persons whom the
people have placed in such official position,
and because of the salutary and beneficial
influence such requirements and consequent
conduct would exert on the young men Of
the nation, and also believing that such an
amendment to the oath Of office with the
penalty of removal for its violation, would
annually save millions of dollars for the
Government. We therefore most earnestly
pray you to grant our request by laying
down such rules of sObriety for the govern
ment of those whom the people have placed
over them, as will secure our request" ;"


They ask the ladies in other cities to cir
culate similar petitions, and assist them in
the good work. The ladies here will make
no raids on the saloon thinking the course
adopted the best and most effective in the
end
Year: 1874

COLUMBUS, o., March 12.-The cru
saders spent the morning invisiting private
houses. obtaining signatures tOthe citizens
pledges, and the morning in street work.
The only noticeable feature Of the day was
at one of the saloons the ladies found the
door locked and proceeded to sing and pray
in front of the place, when the proprietor
mounted a chair on the inside of the
saloon and peeping over the tranSOm of
the front door drank the health of friend
across the street in glass of beer. One
salOon-keeper declared he was anxious to
sell out, if the ladies would purchase his
stock at considerable below cost, and assist
him in obtaining another situation. The
question of purchase was referred to gen.
tleman's committee for consideration.
Year: 1874

New YORK, March 12.-MayOr Have
meyer to-day telegraphed to Mr.. Dawes
asking that the committee having charge of
the funeral arrangements of Senator sum
ner ON arrival here to allow time for the
remains to lie in state in the Governors
room in. order to give the citizens time to
view the face of the dead. The Governors
room will be draped in mourning and flags
al half mast from public and private build
ings and from the shipping in the harbOr.
The Chamber of Commerce called Especial
meeting for tomorrow to take action on the
death of the distinguished statesman.
Year: 1874

NEW YORK, March 12.-The Federal


Courts and offices Of the city are closed to-
day in respect to the memory Of eX-Presi-
dent Fillmore, whose funeral is taking
place in Buffalo. The flags are at half-mast
on all public and many private buildings,
hOnOring alike the ex-President and Sena-
tor Sumner. The colored people are TO
give an expression III public meeting to
their grief for the loss of Senator Summer.
Year: 1874

~ Ii any of our readers want. or know
of any one that does, the help female can
learn of such at .his Office, and at the same
time help a very worthy woman. A white
woman with tour children and stranger in
our midst, is willing to do most any kind OF
work to earn II living. Any contributions
needed in IL family will be acceptable aud
thankfully received, Any thing left at tins
Office will be sent to its destination.
Year: 1874

IA EF When the Rev. Jesse Lee, the
father OF McthOdism in New England,
was asked why there were no doctors OF
divinity in his den mination, he prompt
sisk. From the large number OF ID
DIS ON hand At present, it is fair to
presume that Methodist divinity has had
quite spell Of sickness since that time
Year: 1874

HARD ON MEMPHIS The Austin, Miss.
Cotton Plant makes some very damaging
charges against the cotton factors of
Memphis, or some OF them at least,
which seems to have aroused the indigna
ton Of the planters to such an extent that
a cooperative effort is to Ne made to
transfer their trade TO St Louis. The
following is an extract from one of the
articles in Ike Cotton Plant on the sub
ject:


We give here few of the complain S
which have been laid before us, and we
vouch for their truth; and if Memphis
men or bottom men wantle know names
we are prepared to give them:


Case No. IA gentleman shipped a
lot of cotton to Memphis early in the
season, when cotton was worth II cents,
with instructions to sell at once He
drew some money on the shipment, and
supposed that the cotton was sold and
when cotton went down to IL cents, the
merchant advised him of sale "on the
dip and that the cotton did not pay his
account by considerable amount.


Case No. "A party shipped lot of
cotton, when it was down at II cents,
writing letter Of instructions, directing
the merchant to hold for rise, and the
merchant acknowledged receipt of the
cotton, and the Instructions to hold for a
rise; cotton went up Immediately from
about II cents to l6 cents, and the mer.
chant sends account sales at | | cents, or
Whereabouts, stating that she had sold
the cotton before he received the instruc.
tions to hold for a rise" ...


The old name for this sort of transac.
ton was stealing, and we insist that no
better name can be given it. There is
no doubt Of the fact that many Of our
commission merchants of Memphis are
spectators. They receive a lot of cot.
ton, hold it for one or two weeks, il cot
ton advances, the returns show sale on
arrival when Gotten was low. If cotton
declines, sales show the lowest figure in
the declne-sod on the DIPS the
proper expression, and the merchants of
Memphis should have printed on account
Of sales, 5 O ID, We intend to show UP
these infamous practices, and to expose
those who are constantly taking advan.
tage OF our people to rob and wrong
them out Of their hard earnings. There
Is no money in cotton FOR the producer
but untold wealth for the Memphis spec
ulsting commission merchants There
is money in cotton, If justice is done by
the merchants, and the cry that " there is
no money in cotton is peculiar to that
scope of country that ships to Memphis.
Quit it,


In republishing this article the Mem
phis Appeal call, upon the cotton cx.
change of that city TO investigate these
grave charges and bring the offenders to
justice.
Year: 1874

We presume it is scarcely necessary
10 remind our city readers that this is
the day fixed upon for taking popu-
lar vote upon the question as to wbeth-
er or not city bonds 10 the amount OF
100000 NAV be issued to defray the
EXPENSE OF paving certain thorough
fares. Polls are to be opened at the
usual places and at the usual time, and
all the voters in the city are invited and
urged to express by their ballots their
will in regard to the proposed improve
meDt.


The project has some warm friends
and some active opponents, and it is
somewhat difficult to predict the result
OF the vote. The apparent lack OF pub
llc interest in relation TO the matter
reuders it easy 10 de'eat the scheme, be-
cause, according TO the law, three
fihs OF the votes cast must be in the
affirmative in order to authorize the
creation Of the debt. The friends Of the
measure ought therefore to be much
more active than its opponents in order
to bring out full vote.


We believe that the loan should be
authorized and that the proposition
now before the people affords the essi-
es. and best means that can be devised
for raising the money necessary to make
the improvements which all concede
ought to be accomplished. We are not
disposed, however, 10 make any great
"hurrah" about the matter, and we
have no quarrel with those Of our citi-
zens who desire continuance Of the
present condition OF the streets which
it has been proposed to pave.
We would like, however. to zee some
thing like fair expression OF opinion
upon the subject, and we therefore hope
that our city readers will take enough
interest in the matter to go to the polls
and vote.
Year: 1874

couuty2 If so, look to South Carolina


and Louisiana, where the party in power


is made Of just such material as compose


the Radical party Of Shelby, and behold


your fate. There the non-tsxpayer, the


ignorant negro and his more degraded


white associates, have the power Of tax
alton in their hands, and the result is a
rate Of taxation from two to three aud a
half dollars upon the hundred dollars,
that has crushed and ruined the proper
t. holders Of the State, compelling them
in many instances to flee their property
to avoid tax that exceeds the amount
OF its annual income. Elect the
Radical ticket tomorrow and in
a short time negroes win dOmi-
nate over the county court Of
Shelby, and the ruin viii be the same
which has desolated cities, counties and
towns wherever Radicals rule. Paying
little or no tax themselves, they would
mercilessly tax the property-helders Of
the county to provide the means for the
free indulgence Of their corrupt purposes.
Every man in the county who pays q
tax, however small, is interested TO pro-
tect himself and property against these
vino are striving for its pos
session,
Year: 1874

Taxpayers Of Shelby, are you content
to risk the power Of taxation in the
hands Of the negroes, and such low sd-
venturers as make common cause with
them against the white people Of the
Year: 1874

this present letter OF courtesy, in which
bid you farewell. In doing this per-
NIT rue to add that respect which am
unable to entertain for your committee
az a tribunal, which 1 cannot help ex
pressing for you, each and all, as indi-
viduals. Truly yours,
Year: 1874

Special TO the Appeal


VICKsBURG, August 4.-The whites
are triumphant. Every business house
in the city was closed during the entire
day, and every white vote was polled.
The election passed of quietly, without
even a street fight, and the vote was by
far the largest ever cast in the city. The
city is wild with enthusiasm tom light
Cannons are being fired, and the white
people are jubiIant. We are looking
anxiously for Memphis to follow suit.
Year: 1874

The city election passed off quietly;
no disturbance Of any kind. Both the
whites and the blacks polled their full
registered strength. Some Of the lead
ing negroes Of the third ward attempted
to induce their followers to leave that
poll, but an excuse FOR such a course was
studiousIy withheld by the whites.
About forty negroes voted the white
ticket, and four whites voted with the
negroes. The whites elect their entire
ticket by three hundred and fifty ma
jority-their first political victory since
1861. The stars and stripes have been
thrown to the breeze, and every avail
able piece Of bunting is displayed in
honor of the event.
Year: 1874

The New York journal of Commerce
make, tn" following just remark upon
the tendency of General Grants message
in Southern affairs;


"Nhatcvcr disturbances occurred at
the South just before the election-and
there was nothing serious of that nature
the southern people, black and white,
are most amicably disposed to acquiesce
in the result Of the campaign. With the
exception of local and passing difficult
", originated By negroes of Vicksburg,
the whole South is in condi-
tion of profound peace. SO far as all
human ausuries go, this blessed state of
things promises to continue. And yet
President Grant seizcs this very occasion,
wmch ought TO he Il theme of national
thanksgiving,,.to reiteratc his old distrust
Of the southern whites, and his purpose
10 enforce To enforce the law with rigOr,
that i, always against the Conservatives.
Persistence in this policy--upon which
the President and the Radical wing of
hi, party are financially bent-will only
the sooner hasten the overthrow Of those
who how miSgovcrn the country
Year: 1874

The Frcedlnan's Bank and Trust
Company are to report to Congress to-day.
From lengthy telegram received, we
.,.p the Commissioners state that sowing
to defective system of bookkeeping,
and general confusion of accounts, and
considering the material they have had to
rely on, and persons to deal with, it is
somewhat doubtful whether they shall be
able to obtain an absolutely correct state
mcnt of the liabilities and assets Of the
Company. At any rate, it will be a slow
and tedious process. The entire report
shows mixed up, unsatisfactory and


ncIplicable state of affairs connected
with the mis-management of the bank.
Year: 1874

A REMARKABLE EsCAPE.-The Hollis
ter Enterprise of the 18Th says One of
the most marvellous escapes from death
we have ever had occasion to reco, d
comes to us from San Benito. A few
nights ago, MS two little boys, sons of
Judge Brown, Of that locality, were sleep
ing in a cabin Mt short distance from
their fathers residence, q limb Of tree,
fifteen inches in diameter at the butt,
broke off and fell, striking the hut point
foremost, completely dem1lishing it. A
stub Of the branch some six inches in
diameter penetrated the bed on which
the boys were sleeping, pnssed between
them, going through the bed clothes and
mattress, through the floor and into the
earth at least eighteen inches. Neither
of the boys was injured, except few
slight scratches. The cabin was torn TO
pieces and the boys were so completely
covered in the debris of boards and
branches as to be unable to extricate
themselves until assisted by their father.
Year: 1874

A month. has now elapsed since the
first session of the Forty-thnd Congress
was closed, and in that time that much
abused body has received its full share of
condemnation and but meagre allow
ance OF praise. Ii we are to Judge by
the average newspaper criticism, each
Congress is infinitely worse than all 9TH
ers which preceded it, and so with the
present one. Yet, while there is without
doubt some acts OF the late session that
were better undone, an impartial review
OF its entire work will show much TO
commend. As the Republican majority
receive all blame for the short comings
OF Congress, 50 are they entitled to all
credit for its better actions. In review
ing the work of the 43d Congress, the
Washington Republic presents long
array of bcnefcial legislation and speaks
of that body as an improvement on past
Congresses. The repeal OF the Salary
bill and the refusal of Congress to re-
store 10 itself the Thanking privilege are
actiuns deserving Of praise in these days
of general degeneracy. \ great number
of exhaustive Investigations have been
the lot OF the present Congress, but to
the honor Of the Republican minority be
it said they have shirked no responsible
ity. Dishonesty has been sought out and
punished wherever found. The corrupt
Territorial government of the District of
Columbia was summarily abolished. A
searching investigation into the method
of collection of customs, having proven
the moiety system To be the source Of
much fraud that system was entirely re-
pcaled. In the langIAge OF the Republic,
ono patty has ever shown such II dispo-
stion to open to the country its whole
history, and to make the crooked places
straight and the rough places smooth"


the regular appropi iation bills for the
current year me nearly twenty-five mil
lions of dollars less than last year, show
ing that something has been done in the
way OF retlenchment and economy. Lib
elal appropriations were made Ia the sut-
lerer, Ol the South and substantial aid
given to charitable and educational in
situations, but, says the RepHJtfc, "no
Congress has Tor II long time been so FAR
from the influence OF the lobby, or has
shown toward all schemes for fraudulent
depletion of the Treasury such nm un-
broken front Of opposition" With the
actions OF the Republicans of the present
Congress prominently before the people,
that party need have no fear of being SUI
peIceded.
Year: 1874

CREMATION IN BERLIN.-The philos
pliers of Berlin have been experimenting
in cremation enough to show that it is
cheaper way Of dsposing of dead bodies
than by inhumation. They have con-
structed furnace in which at the very
low cost Of three shllings they can re-
duce nun weighing two hundred pounds
to handful of white ashes, and that
without either sound or smell. 1t takes
nm hour and half of cooking to do the
work.
Year: 1874

LOCAL OPTION. Chief Justice Read,
Of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania,
has decided that the Local Option law of
that State is unconstitutional. The ia
tai point was the delegation OF cgisla-
tive power to the districts. He hold,
that legislative power is vested in the
Legislature only, and like judicial pow.


er cannot be delegated back to the peo-
Year: 1874

WARNING TO SETTLERS. Settlers and
miners upon the public land, she uld see
to it that their filings on the public lands
do not expire, as it is understood that
the new Commissioner Of the Land or
fee at Washington has determined to
enforce and declare all filings Cancelled
when the pnrties fail to prove up in the
time required by law.
Year: 1874

A DELAWARE man, arrested for mur-
der, proved that on that night and at the
hour Of the murder he was at home maui
ing his wife, and this fact saved him. A
word TO the wise and 50 forth.
Year: 1874

On the night of Rodriguez Monday,
a caucus of leading Radicals was held
in Austin, the purpose of which was to
concert and organize the most expedi-
tious, certain and effective scheme to
throw Texas into anarchy and procure
Federal Intervention. Among those
present was Governor Davis, whom it
was sought to inveigle into the plot,
but unsuccessfully. He refused to en-
ter into the plot, saying that he was
Governor of Texas, and while acting
as such, should do nothing in violation
of his duty to the people of Texas, and
that upon the expiration of his term of
Office, he would resign it into the keep
ing Of his legal successor. Notwith-
standing this, the conspirators went on
with their scheme, and have deputed
an Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipetentiary to go to Washington
and secure the aid and comfort of the
Federal Government.


Will Judges Og ten and Walker, Cen
eral A. ]. Hamilton and Colonel }. q.
Tracy tell us who was there, orsay they
were not? We do not ask Judge Me-
Adoo, for we know he was not there.


If the foregoing be true, and ii is
stated on reliable authority, there is
one man in Texas who can nip this
stratagem in the bud, or at any rate,
defeat it, and we believe he will do it.
That man is Edmund j. Davis. If he
does, he will entitle himself to and re-
ceive the gratitude of every man in
Texas, and retire from Office carrying
with him the respect and good wishes
of all classes and conditions of men.
We confess to a mistake in the Supreme
Court, but we will venture it again on
the new issue.
Year: 1874

From this day henceforth Wesley
Ogden, Moses b. Walker and John ID.
McAdoo, by accident sitting as the
Supreme Court of Texas, will be known
throughout the United States as the
semi.colon Judges, for this, that be-
tween the shade of difference between
comma and semi-colonI equal in
grammatical reading to pause Of one
breath), they have sought to strangle
liberty, establish an indefinite despo-
tism, trample under foot the solemn
voice of great State, and judicially
perpetuate themselves in office for an
indefinite period of time. Each one
of them has sat in judgment in a case
wherein he was directly interested, in
direct conflict with our own and every
State constitution in these United
States.
Year: 1874

Firemen will be interested in the
following paragraph:


A fireman has introduced into an
engine-hOuse in Bridgeport, Ct, an
apparatus whereby the lights are
turned up, the horses unfastenod from
their stalls and the doors thrown back,
all by the striking of the first blow OF
the alarm. The apparatus has worked
very successfully for nearly year.
The hammer of the gong in lifting to
strike the first blow moves a lever
which sets the whole machinery in
motion, and the horses, on finding
themselves unfastened, make their
way to the truck and solemnly back
into their places.