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Year: 1874

As fair an assemblage as ever gathered
within the walls Of theatre to witness
play was at the Varieties Theatre last
night, in response to the invitation given
out by the Orleans Dramatic Association,
on the occasion of It's second current COM
plimsntary entertainment. The play
chosen was Shakespeares great comedy of
"Much Ado About Nothing which was
enacted with the following cast:
Year: 1874

Don't forget


Don't forget


The drawing of the
The drawing of the
The drawing of the
Louisiana State single number lottery,
Louisiana State single number lottery.
Which will take place
Which will take place
Saturday, June 20.
Year: 1874

Our milkman on the Triton Walk
In virtuous indignation,
Asks what they mean b7 all this talk,
He hears about cream.ation'
He swere-in starting off his team
The cistens in his quarter,
Had got so low, in place of cream
He'll charge EN- more for water.
Year: 1874

gIGHTY-sFvEN REPUBLICANS VOTE WITH TIE ESSEX


STATESMAN IN OPPOSITION TO FURTHER INvEs-


LEGATIONS IN TIE SAFE BURGLARY CASE-RE-


PORTED IMPLICATION OF OFFICIALS IN TIE


CONsPIRACY-IHE SUBJECT TO COME UP AGAIN


NEXT MONDAY.


iBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE


WASHINGTON Dec. 1.-THE District Of Columbia
Ring destined to occupy the attention of the pub
lie to greater extent this Winter than was antci-
pated when Congress met. Gen. Butler was able to-
day 10 rally about him between so and 90 Repub-
hcans who were willing to 90 upon the record as
exposed 10 any further investigation OF the safe
burglary conspiracy, and in this way to serve tue
Ring generally, and his friend Whitley in particu-
lar But his triumph will be only temporary one
The men who planned that conspiracy will yet be
brought TO justice. no matter how high their rank
or how ably they are defended. The abandonment
Of the prosecution by the Government and the dis
missal of Mr.. Riddle from the case, cause only
temporary delay, and the resolution intro
duced by Mr.. Beck to-day, and defeated for
want Of the requisite twO-thirds vote. will
be passed at no very distant day. That resolution
directed the appointment of special committee OF
FIVE Representatives to inquire if any officer of the
United States or Of the District of Columbia had
obstructed the of public justice, especially
IN regard 10 the safe burglary conspiracy called
AZ soon as the resolution was read Mr.. Butler was
on bis feet objecting. Mr.. Beck moved to suspend
the rules and pass the resolution and said while the
Speaker was pounding bis table to prevent any de-
bate upon the question. that if this investigation
was made it would reach officials; that this fact
had become known, and for that reason Mr. Riddle
had been relieved from the prosecution of the case
The vote was taken by Yeas and Nays, and resulted
IN lS in the affirmative and 81 in the negative. As
tUo irde had tha Init
was not carried. The leading Republicans who
Year: 1874

Mr. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN: have often
had occasion to lament that want Of power of ex-
preston which has so affected me throughout life
that have often wondered why 1t Is have ven-
tured to take 50 much part In public affairs but
never regretted it SO much as do this evening I
know Of no time in the history Of my life In which
there was such an occasion for me to be
eloquent, and yet, alasi cannot be.
can only say that l never was so much impressed.
1 may say overpowered. with kindness as by the
kindness with which have been received this even
ing l try to imagine that it is not to myself per-
sonay vet the eloquent, kind remarks Of the Pres
ident make me almost think that 1t is to some ex-
tent personal greeting you giving to me- Zap
plause.l


must not merely thank you for your great Kind
ness but am now leaving your shores in two days,
and am glad to be able In this meeting. to say
word in return for the great kindness With which
have been received throughout the whole country
not merely courtesy to myself peruonally-tbst l
should have expected. the character Of Americans
for courtesy would have assured mo that would
be 90 treated when / was known - but there
arc mischief makers, sometimes. whe. pcrh sps
through reoklessness, may be from malice.
try on both sides Of the Atlantic 30
represent that there is some little feel


Pint Page,
Year: 1874




THE ALLEGED ABDUCToRs SHOT DOWN WHILE At
TEMPTING TO COMMIT BURGLARY-A COMES
SION BY ONE OF THEM IN HIS LAST MoMEsIs
THAT THEY CARRIED AWAY CHARLEY ROSS.
Two desperate burglars who are alleged TO have
abducted Charley Ross, were shot early yesterday
while they were attempting to escape from Judge
Van Brunt's country-seat at Bay Ridge, L. L. Ihey
had been discovered by a brother and q nephew OF
the Judge through the agency Of burglar-alarm.
Shots were exchanged, one Of the burglars was
killed outright and the other was fatally wounded
During his last hours he made the startling state
ment that he and his companion were the abdnctors.
A detective subseq uently identified him as man
who had long been suspected of completely in the
Philadelphia case. The dying burglar did not tell
where the child was or what had been done with
him.
Year: 1874

"When," says Mr. Beecher, 1--WE come
to be released from the narrowness OF
our own Church and our own sect, how
joyful is the brotherhood of good men
and how strong we are! We are apt to
suppose that Chrst's church is identic-
al with our own sect. When we arc
looking abroad and measuring the prog
ress of christianity, we are perpetually
tempted to selfishness and conceit. 1t
is the progress of the Baptist Church,
or of the Methodist Church, or of the
Presbyterian Church, or of the Congre
gational Church, that inspires in us the
conviction that Christ's kingdom is
growing in us.


"But take larger book Whenever
under any name, men love Christ and
their fellow men, they are Christ's and
are spreading Christ's kingdom. And
how glorious is the Church of God now
upon the earth! Not that narrow, con-
tending Church which the eye can see
nor that Church upon which you can
put the arithmetic, and which you can
measure; not that Church whose cathe.
rails and buildings you can behold
not that is the Church of God; but that
larger Church which is invisible. The
outward Church, as men look upon it,
is split up, and is pursuing various
controversy with diverse weapons
But there is Church wherein is har.
mony; and that is the invisible Church
that is made up of good men. 1t is
that Church which is made up of the
concurring hearts Of those who love the
Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity and
| truth"
Year: 1874

One of the best stories we remember
referring to a stolen watch, came from
a French source, In the rit of the ole
French opera, one of the audience sud
denly discovered that his watch was
gone. The evenings entertainment had
not commenced, and the owner of the
property mounted q bench, stated the
loss. which could not have occurred
above two or three minutes, and BEG.
ged those around him to remain per.
fectly quiet, as his watch struck the
hours like clock, and, it then being on
the stroke of seven, the watch would
speedily indicate into whose possession
it had fallen. There was dead silence
but the eye Of the proprietor detected
an individual who was trying to edge
away from the vicinity, and Immediately
denounced the sknlker as the thief
The latter was seized, and the watch
was found upon him and as the owner
quietly put it in his pocket, he remark
ed, "The watch does not strike the
hours, but l thought my assertion thai
it did would enable me to strike out the
thief"


''Does your watch 60 well ?" asked /,
bystander of the happy owner.


"It both goes well and returns well,
replied the latter.
Year: 1874

~1n his last lecture in New York
DR., Brown Sequard related the follow
ing: eff we put an organ taken from a
living animal inside of another animal,
very frequently this organ will be in
grated there The Infused serum be-
comes the object of chemical changes
the blood is attracted. and The organ
receives circulation. l once ingraftetl
the tail of a cat on a cocks comb. A
few days after it was evident by prick
ing the tail that blood was circulating
in it, and it certainly would have stayed
there had not the cock had fight and
lost its tail Laughter Other eases
oil grating leave no doubt in this re.
spect. 1t is shown by the fact that ovo
in animals when they are implanted on
q mucous membrane take hold of it
blood is attracted there, and circulation
takes place
Year: 1874

Pastoral visitation is attended with a
new peril in Texas. It is not the anguish
inc love of the fair but frail feminine
paTishioner which threatens 10 put an END
to ministerial usefulness so much as 2
more material danger. According to the
Dallas Commercial, the pastor Of fash
ionable church called on a newly arrived
business man at his office, welcomed
him, and invited his wife TO call
at the parsonage and have good
time. The business man, with
that indecision of character which business


men show in spiritual matters, said "tbat
would be all right" and the preacher went
his way. he found out his new friends
residence, and in the absence of the hus-
band made pastoral visit" The lady OF
the house asked him his business. He said
he came on an errsnd Of mercy and
peace. She said she didn't approve
of gentlemen visitors in her husbands
absence, and he replied that he was
,sieroyman and above suspicion, anu sat
down. She said she didn't know about
4hat, and wasn't going TO risk anything
And when be found the revolver under his
nose was absolutely loaded and cooked, be
thought be wouldn't risk anything either


and Obeyed her mandate to ''get out o.
there with singleness Of purpose consist
eut with a Christian life, and gymnasuC
feat that would have gained him national


reputation in the Saw-d1St ring.
Year: 1874

CINCINNATI, Dec. 15.-The Times New
Orleans special says: At mass meeting
of the people of Caddo and Summer Grove
parishes, it was resolved to refuse employ
ment to any Radical, black or white, aud
to refuse to countenance any planter OF
merchant, who gives aid or comfort in any
manner to the same. In Caddo it was also
resolved, that the white people Of Caddo
parish declare that they intend to be
bound alone by the verdict of the people
expressed at the ballot box, Nov. 2, as
announced by the Commissioners Of cleo
ton who counted the votes, and proclaim
their fixed purpose to install into office,
Jan. 1, 1915, all officers elected in this
parish. They call upon other parishes,
particularly in North Louisiana, to take
similar action, pledging them their as
sistance.


Special to the Chicago Times.


A strong police force is now on guard at
the State-house, fully armed and proyis-
ioned, in anticipation Of an attack by the
White Leaguers, who have not, up to this
time, given any pronounced indication Of
when they will assume the offensive, or
how they will shape their actions.


To-day kellogg telegraphed TO the Cap
tain in charge of the police force at the
State-house, asking him if he could hold
the building for twenty minutes against an
attack. Being assured that the place could
be held. kellogg replied that if an attack
should be made by the White Leagues, be
would have the entire United States mill
tary force here at the scene within that
time, and that the streets of New Orleans
would run with blood. The feeling seems
10 be general that trouble is imminent, and
that it may begin at any moment. The
Picdgume says of the feeling in the city:
"For three days the city has been agog with
sensational reports, the origin Of which it
is impossible to trace, but whose dreadful
purport is on everybody's lips. Many sober
men would prefer to have the blow fall
rather than live in a constant state OF un-
certainty. They would accept revolution,
rapine and murder if it brought speedy
and final termination to the existing un-
easiness. Sensational as the assertion may
sound, New Orleans is to-day terror
stricken-at what it cannot conceive"
Year: 1874

As my wife at the window one beautiful
day, stood watching man with monkey,
a cart came along with broth of boy,
who was driving stout little donkey. To
my wife then spoke, by way Of joke,
'sThere's a relation Of yours in that car
riage." To which she replied, when the
donkey she spied, 'Ah, yes. relation by
marriage"
Year: 1874

A good deal of effort is being made to
cover up the fact Of trouble in respect to the
relations of the Secretary OF the Treasury
and the President, but the opinion obtains
in well-informed circles that the case IS
even more serious than has been stated In
any of the publications made on the sub
iect. The trouble grows out OF the inter
ference of the President with the secretary
In his endeavor to inaugurate certain ad-
ministrative reforms. The indications
now are that the Secretary will have hard
struggle to maintain his just authority and
take a proper care Of his official reputation.
In fact, considering the way the govern
ment has been run, and the strength oil the
corrupt influences at Washington, the re-
tirement of the Secretary is very possible
event,
Year: 1874

on the scaffold. Oh, young men and


women who hear me, pause before Won


make one step toward the narrow wav.
A great shadow has been cast upon this
household. Poor Mary Pomeroy, when


she fell, realized that all the beauties
had departed out Of this life. What a
fearful mass Of human beings, who have
made 3 similar false step, have robbed
themselves and sometimes their innO-
cent ones Of iifef Poor Mary POmeroy !
She raised her soal to God and prepared
herself to pass to world where she
hoped there would be no suffering. j
have made up my mind said she,
shat ! must make a great effort if
will be saved. When bad fallen, /
Year: 1874

We receive with delight the an
nouncement that the charter of the
Z" Midland" railway has been SO
amended as TO include this city in
its route. This quiets all apprehen-
sions son the subject, and unites our
people IN the opinion that the "Mid-
land "is the grandest thing in the
way OF a railroad yet proposed in
this State.


Not of those who have suspected
the Incorporators or any one of them
OF any sinister design with regard to
q subsidy and all that, we have ad-
vocated the road from the first; and
having done so IN good faith,
we are now especially graf
ified that all uncertainty Y
Is removed, and that our city by law
shares equally the magnificent pros-
pective advantages OF this road.


These are simply incstimable. Not
only does the road, when built, ins:l.
tute wholesome competition ia rail-
way transportation for this city and
for all Central and Southeastern
Texas, but reaching out 10 its grand
design TO the bounds of that much
neglected region, the Texas frontier,
it cuts the Guordian knot OF protec-
ton by the same stroke with which it
developes an Empire second to none
in Its now latent resoEces of gran
deur and wealth.


Success then to the Midland and
may we all live to shake hands over
its completion all the way through
from the Texas Pacific on the West
to Beaumont and New Orleans in the
Southeast.
Year: 1874

The New York Tribune is exercised on
the subject of the Frontier Telegraph Ap-
preparation. He can't understand how
the measure received the prompt support
Of Congress. Probably if the Tribune
had submitted his scalplock to the skill,
full manipulation. Of Msssieurs satanta
and Big Tree for little while, his ideas
would have been little clearer, at least
shade or two more charitable.
Year: 1874

The Danbury News man has gone
to Europe. He's going to split on a
very common rock after all. We had
hoped he was made Of better stuff.
Now, il the innocent youth who runs
the Galveston News was to make o
sea voyage in that direction, and take
Van Horn and Fishburn with him, the
bsnighted people over the water
wouil see all the various types and
shades Of Texan journalism, and
would be compelled to rut up their
standard several notches higher.
Year: 1874

The Galveston Mercury pours several
phials OF choice sarcasm over the immacu-
late editor, and the innocent correspond
ent of the Galveston News, On the sub
ject of the award Of the public printing
II we are not further out in our reckon
ing, in this case, than we have been in
sny other, we predict that both the News
and their correspondents, as well, per
haps, as the Statesman, have allowed
their greed to force them into position
which will bring down upon them the
scorn Of all honest men in the State, ire
spective Of party.
Year: 1874

Decision of the Attorney General on q


Question Of Rank.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 1874.
The Attorney General has decided that person
whose connection with the army as a commits
stoned officer has been severed by resignation or
legal dismissal cannot be legally returned to his
former rank or commissioned by rcappointment
to ill vacancy In a regiment or corps OF the
army, when, by such reappotntment, he will be-
come superior in rank and position to another
Ofllcer who holds q commission in the same regi-
ment prior to such appointment.
Year: 1874

An unknown man was found at halfpast nine
O'Clock last night dying in front or the house No.
81 Thompson street. While he was being conveyed
to the Eighth precinct station house he expired
He was apparently about thirty years old, had a
dark complexion, black hair, whlskers and mus
tache. He wore dark coat and vest, black pants
Year: 1874

The world will be shocked to learn that
the czar while in London danced in frock
coat. 1t wasn't his fault, however. Doubt
less bis wife forgot to pack up his swallow
tail with the rest of his wardrobe.
Year: 1874

Mollie Nudge, young, beautiful and tai
ented, lives somewhere on the banks of the
Mississippi, and every man who has seen her
has proposed on the SPOT; but her father
hates all mankind and says she shall remain
single all her days. There is going to be a
tragedy that way one Of these days, and we
vote for Old Nudge as the heavy villain.
Year: 1874

Rev. DR.. Bellows Upon tho Old Law


and the New.


The Rev. Dr.. Bellows preached yesterday morn
ing at All Souls' church from II. Corinthians
iii, 1l-l4-"For II that which is done away
was glorious, much more that which remalneth
Is glorious. Seeing then that we have such
hope. we use great plainness OF speech: And
not as Moses, which put veil over his face, that
the children Of Israel could not steadfastly look to
the end Of that which is abolished. But their
minds were blinded; for until this day remaineth
the same veil untaken away in the reading Of the
OLD Testament, which vail Is done away in Christ"
The reverend DoVor said that God had tenderly
and fatherly let US know here through Paul the
fate OF the Old dispensation, and He had spoken
In unmist akable terms OF the future OF the new
order OF things. The old order OF things had
been glorious, but was now superseded by a new,
which was infinitely more so. primary school is
glorious, because IL Is necessary preparation for
the academy, which was in turn glorious but only
awaiting the better step Of collegiate lie. SO was
the chrysalis glorious unnl the uler being OF the
butterfly was reached. SO was man glorious until
the better life beyo nd this world. which was in
nniteiy more So The the Mosaic law n was done away
II was only dong away with 1t formally. The law
which. had been that OF centuries, and was
stated by the Almighty to be the law which
he had given, was received by the early Christians
as HIS word and has never been totally done away
with. slavery after the proclamation OF our
great President still continued TO exist and viii
live yet IN The minds, at least, OF many for years
TO come Iue true tnen, IL tnat OF relOrma-
tion instead OF evolution accepting the past In
order that 1t may benefit us 70 know what to do


e .' Il mas lett seeds Of what hat i WAS Witch ars
still springing up in our midst. Men OF science
argue from opinions and from csrtalnties. Some
things exist incontrovertibly. We cannot. for
instance. deny that London exists, because
we know 1t does; but we can doubt whether
London or Paris would be good places OF resi-
dence because that Is q mere opinion. 1t does
not follow that because two people take the op-
posite OF Q question one must be right. Il may be
that


BOTH ARE WRONG IN PART.


Things OF science are things OF certainty, and It
Is only when We are positive that fact begins.
Now the nature OF God for instance, is one OF
those mysterious lndennables which one may
challenge. and even to the word everlasting,
when applied to punishment, we may doubt It's
meaning. Language has undergone SO many
notifications since the Bible was written or Its
words spoken that words which have long since
changed their meaning are taken by some TO mean
the signification OF the present day, and we are
wrong In always having the same opinion as our
father.
Year: 1874

Will practice in all the Courts OF this State.


Being Attorney for the Central Pacific Railroad
Company, will obtain title to the lands belong
ing to the Company, for any parties wishing to
purchase. a,4.at
before the United States Land Once for nine
years, respectfully tenders his services for that
branch Of business. Will take necessary steps
to secure the selection of lands by the State,
and obtain pvtents for the same for parties with
or without their being present.


Having an associate Attorney at Washington
especial attention will be given to obtaining
patents to public lands and mines, as well as
suits and business generally before the Depart
ments. my20tf
Year: 1874

The city of Portland has much reason to
congratulate itself upon its enviable and
steadily increasing prosperity. While other
cities are seeking for means of support for
their unemployed population through the
winter now upon us, our laborers are very
we'll employed, In large manufacturing
places, where population has increased rap
idly, there is now much distress consequent
on discharge of employees and on reduction
of time in the workshops. From this distress
we are almost or wholly tree. Our small in
crease OF population is really benefit.


As commercial city we are of course to
some extent unfavorably influenced by the
prevailing uncertainty in regard to financial
matters. But our banks say that payments
were never more promptly met, that few men
are on the street seeking to hire money, and
that entire confidence is felt in the sound
condition of the trade of the city. All the
money required may be had at easy rates,
and capital is very fairly employed. With
return to stable currency new enterprises
will be set on foot, and our city will move
forward as rapidly as is consistent with le-
gitinate business undertakings.


The fire of 1866 has not infrequently been
mentioned as blessing in disguise. In a
sense 1t was. 1t tied up large portion of
our capital in handsome buildings, suitable
for temples of trade, and thereby prevented
the investment of that capital in those ques-
tionable enterprises in which so much money
has been sunk during the last eight years.
The remainder of the capital was no more
than sufficient for the ordinary transactions
of trade, and by consequence was all invested
in legitimate business. This business, because
of what seemed at the time deplorable lack
of capital. was kept from undue expansion;
and at the time of the financial hurricane,
our commercial crafts had little canvas
spread, and were easily enabled to outride
the storm.


The outlook is eminently encouraging.
The action of the Grand Trunk Railway on
the transportation question gives substantial
encouragement, and the opening Of new
roads will largely add to our prosperity. The
Grand Trunk takes substantially the same
position toward Portland as the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad toward Baltimore, giving
us all the advantages of our favorable geo.
graphical position. Our future was never
brighter.
Year: 1874

IT does look as if the subsidy crowd might
pack their carpet bags, settle their board bills
and turn their backs upon the national cap
ital. The present Congress may be unequal TO
the solution of the financial question, but a
majority is wise enough to withstand the Sc
ductions of Mr.. Tom Scott and his associates.
Year: 1874

THE vote yesterday in the Senate on the
finance bill indicates that it will pass
that body by strict party vote. 1t
won't in the House, for DR.. Kelley declares
that it shall never become a law if he can
help it. Perhaps he and Butler have left the