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Year: 1874

The New Albany paper tells the
following joke: Five good sized
men going through small sized
back door all at once is a sight not
often seen, but such o one was wit
messed at Jeffersonville few days
since. A well known citizen, who
initiated a woman's voice stepped
in at the front door of q saloon and
called out, ''Come on, dear sisters,
we have caught them in their vile
den at last" Five full grown citi-
zens were enjoying a social game OF
"pitch," and just as one liberal
player had bid three the voice fell
on their ears, and they went
through a back door before the
seller had time to run
Year: 1874

Among the other members of the
Assembly who have deserved the good
opinion of the public we must not for
get Mr.. Hamilton Fish, Jr., who has
worked early and late in behalf of
honest government. That he could
not be bribed t.y the Hastings fratern-
lty We all knew to start with; but he
has developed capacity for business,
and an aptitude for public affairs
which could not fairly have been ex-
peeted from SO young a man, and
which ought to be very gratifying to
his constituents. We know of no
man in the State with better pros
pect before him, and we sincerely
trust that his example will induce
other young men of good family and
fortune TO enter public life, and to
abandon the misehieyous and unman-
ly theory that politics are beneath
q man of education. The ambition to
take an active part in the government
OF ones State or country ought never
to be deemed beneath" any man.
The only way, after all, to elevate pub
lic life Is to get the educated class to
SO into It with the same energy and
vigor which the scalawags. unfortu-
nately, too often display The hone
OF the country is in the young Ameri-
cans of the day-the native born sons
Of the old stock, who have just pride
in their country, and who ought to be
the natural enemies of the predatory
gang who now infest the avenues TO
pubic life, and who are able to buy
big houses in Fifth avenue and else
where on the proceeds of their mum
der. This is much too large a subject
for paragraph. but We hone that
some OF our young men will taka tba
trouble to mark what Mr.. Fish has
done in a single session, and give mn
the idea that it is nobler to loaf abont
the streets of Paris than To be seen Mt
Albany or Washington.-New York
Times.
Year: 1874

The camphor tree grows freely in
tropical countries, often attaining q
diameter of fifteen feet and q pro-
portionate height.


The wood is strong, durable, and
very aromatic; it is serviceable in
ship building, and valuable for cab
met work, being light and not liable
to injury from insects.


Camphor wood promises to be
come at no distant day an import
ant article of commerce.
Year: 1874

The Changers have project under
consideration for obtaining correct
crop reports. Each member of each
Grange is to report the condition of
the crops of his neighborhood; sum
mary of these reports is to be sent to
the county council The county coun-
ell reports in turn to the State Grange
and the State Grange TO the National
Grange. The information thus OBJ
tanned will be condensed into gen.
eral report which will be forwarded to
every Grange in the country. And
now another feature of utility has
been initiated by the Patrons of Hus-
bandry in Minnesota. 1t is to co-op-
crate in the pursuit of horse thieves.
Both ideas are excellent.
Year: 1874

is the best paste or mucilage for scrap
books. Freshly made paste of flour
Of gum arabic is more troublesome to
prepare. and stains the paper yellow.
ter than The pa preparation @ Of gum "a arabic
but fresh -four paste is superior to
either. 1t does not discolor the pa
per, and if dried soon will not sour.
Year: 1874

A petition is talked of being cir
culated at indianapolis, praying for
tho pardon of VIM. J Abrams, who
is serving out life sentence for
being an accomplice of Mrs. Glen.
If the principal is allowed her free
dom, surely person not half SO
guilty should not suffer for com
plicity in the same.
Year: 1874

The importation of colored miners
into the Clay county mines is still kept
up. Fifty arrived from Virginia week
before last, and eighty more were ex-
pected at the Barnett mines last week
Year: 1874

tReturns from onr State indicate
that IN the majority of towns where
the temperance question was In issue


the anti-temperance party has carried
the day. The contest was spirited
and the vote generally very full.
Year: 1874

WORK COMMENCED ON THE BUILDING ITS NJ


MENsIoNs.


Our energetic and enterprising German citizens
are adding another to their already numerous
iaures in their aid 10 the improvement OF our
city.


This morning work was commenced upon the
new German Catholic Church, at the corner OF
Tenth and Madison streets. The building is to
l4Ox63 feet, with all the modern improvements.
1t was proposed to dig the cellar by volunteer
help, and early this morning many were seen
with pick and shovel vending thsir way to the
spot.


goodly number Of Irish, whose love OF tbelI
religion 10 not surpassed by any nation. were
promptly on hand to give aid to their German
brethren.


The erection Of the Church will be under the
supervision Of Rev Father Mayors, whose ell
known energy al d ambition Is a guarantee tha,
the edifce will be a handsome ornament to oul
city.


The German Catholics OF our city have hereto
iere been worshipng in common with the others
bnt alter the completion of this church they will
have the truth proclaimed to them In their own
language, and have their children instructed in
the various branches OF study, in their native
tongue.
Year: 1874

THEFr.-Some person who wished to visit AT
lante City very badly, procured a ticket from
window OF the store Of Mrs. Davis, In Sixth street
near Walnut, last Sunday night, by cutting away
the sash and then forcing out piece OF glass,
making hole large enough to permit the passage
Of the coveted article. There were two OF three
other tickets in the window bat the light fingered
party generously iorbore taking more than he
desired for his own transportation.
Year: 1874

Brownsville Bee.


We now have our candidate for Gov
ernor and our platform of principles. Our
candidate possesses all the qualities neces-
sary to insure his success, and our platform
is impregnable. There is still high duty
for us TO perform, and to this question We
now intend to direct our attention Ii
Is more than probable that Judge Port er
will have no opposition, and our candi-
dates for Congress viii nearly, if not quite
all. be elected II is to the Legislator
that we must direct our attention. Here
is our only danger. Our platform pledges
us t0certain great and important prinei-
pies, and decided policy. We must com
mence a reform which will meet with the
hea.ty appreciation Of the people. "All
exhorbitant salaries must lie reduced a
diminution in the cost of criminal prose
cution must take place. We must spre-
serve the untarnished credit and honor Of
the State. by meeting all her just obiiga-
tions.~ What measures can be adopted
by the Legislature or the Goyerer-
nor To bring about these desirable re-
suits without burdening the people, We
cannot now say. That must, in a great
measure, I've left TO the wisdom, patriotism
and practical good sense Of the Legislature
and Of the State officials, including the
Governor. In order that suitable measures
of reform NAV be adopted, we must have
an able and sound Legislaiure. The best
men i'm the State should be brought for
ward AS candidates for the Senate and
House of Representatives. No pledges
should be required of them in regard to
the election of United States Senator, eX-
cept that they will support the nominee of
the Democratic members of the Legisla-
ture. The same spirit of Organi-
zalion that has carried us safe thus
far. will, if adhered To, carry us
| on triumplantly to the desired haven. In
| selecting the United States Senator, we
should select Il man Of great ability, Of pure
character and lofty patriotism, who is thor
| oughly in harmony with the principles laid
| down in our platform. If We permit the
| Senatorial question to enter into our con-
test. To divide us, we will lose the vantage
ground we now occupy. Let us first ascer-
| tain that we will have the Legislature be-
| fore we begin to discuss who shall be our
| Senator. Questions of State policy are OF
| more importance to us at this time than
even the election Of a Senator.
| How to save the credit OF the
State without imposing heavy bur
dens OH the people, is the vital and
delicate question. 1t can be done, but
it requires skill, Judgment and ability to dc
it. If our country were prosperous, the
present rate of taxation would not be bur
densome, and we could soon pay our debt


How to render our country prosperous, ]:
the all important question, and 10 this, II
future numbers, we propose to invite tn
| especial attention of our readers. We pro


pose to show them how they can save toU


times the amount of their State taxes, an'


we will do so by presenting much nor


feasible plans than are presented blythe art
ful demagogne who is always trying 4
make the people dissatisfied, in order tina


he may ride into Office.
Year: 1874

They tell a good story of a young lady
whose taste and invention were much great
er than her means. Invited to one of the
villa parties, where she knew point lace
would be a. a discount, and diamonds at
running scale Of magnihcence, she
set her wits TO work to make
herself respectable in such gorgeous
company. She had neither point
lace nor diamonds, and, what is more tOthe
point, she had no money TO buy much more
than a calico gown. What was to be done?
She did rs Cinderella did-tranSfOrmed
what to the less brilliant mind was untrans
fOrmable, by the aid Of her fairy gOdmOther
mother wit. Hanging up in her closet
was an old white silk-yellOwed, wrinkled,
tatteTed. Its next allotted use was to figure
i'm patchwork quilt; but in her dilemmathis
ghost of a gown, this phantom from a score
or more parties confronted her, and with it
a sudden inspiration. She took the phan-
tom from its peg and opened her paint box
for she is an artist of no mean ability
and presently over the faded surface sprang
a delicate tracery Of field flowers. And the
end of her labor was the result that not
only Solomon in all his glory was eclipsed,
but all the other women in their diamond
and lace
Year: 1874

THE object of the Ne'C York Free
mans Journal in exposing the German
intrigue for the cession of Porto Rico,
is avowedly to arouse the American
people and defeat its cOnsummation.
The Journal is Carlist in sympathies,
and hopes thus 10 prevent the Madrid
Junta from obtaining the substantial
aid against Don Carlos which Germany
offers in exchange for the Island. There
remains contingency that the silence
and consent of the United States to
this arrangement may be purchased BY
the offer to us Of the Cuban elephant.
So we may look out for the possible
annexation of a chronic rebellion and
another million Of negro voters.
Year: 1874

Mr.. o. H. Kelly, Secretary of the
National Grange Organization at this
city, reports a steady increase of the
membership of the Order and of the
number of the lodges. The increase of
the latter for August is about four hun
Ira1
Year: 1874

At meeting of the police jury of the
parish of st. James the following resolu-
tions were adopted:


WHEREAS, The General Assembly at it's
last session passed an act closing places of
business throughout the State on the Sab
bath day and the same is now awaiting the
signature of the Governor to become law;
therefore be it


Resolced, That we urgently request the
Governor to sign said act, believing that a
very large majority of the people of st.
James will be benefited by and approve
said act.


Resolced, That the secretary be instructed
to forward copy of this resolution to his
Excellency Governor Kellogg and also to
the New Orleans REPUBLICAN, Tor publica-
tiOn
Year: 1874

! The North Louisiana Journal, published


at st. Joseph, contains the following:
| We regret to have to acknowledge that,
despite the confident assurances of General
| NJ jeff Thompson, our parish has been


visited already by one calamity in the shape
| of a crevasse. The levee at Hard Times


has broken, and tor forty yards the water is
| pouring over in depth varying from six
| inches to six feet. The levee Just below


Hard Times Is also in very precarlous
! condition. A vigorous effort is being made
| by the members of the police jury, three of
whom have been on the spot, to avert the
| threatening calamity.


A few thousand dollars judiciously ex-
! pended by the parish at this critical juno
| ture may save hundreds of thousands to
| our citizens. As every person in the parish
is directly interested in the safety Of the
| cotton and corn fields from ihundatiOn, we
have no doubt but that our efficient police
jury will be warmly commended and their
action indOrsed, in the steps they may take
toward protecting the parish, by their con-
stituents Should any money be expended
for the necessary Strengthening of the weak
levees, by the police jury, there is no doubt
but that the Levee Company will reimburse
the parish for it,


General M. jeff Thompson and Major
Richardson, levee engineers, arrived here
by skift at a late hour last night. They re-
port the Macon at Floyd at full high water
mark, and heavy flood coming down the
Tensas from the Bass crevasse and AshtOre,
so planters may prepare for very high
back water


The following is from the Delhi Chronicle:


We presume we need not hope for less
than still further rise of the water in the
swamp opposite this place, of at least eight
or ten inches, under the most favorable cir
cumstances.


We learned on Thursday that the lower
portion of Lyons Bend, near Midway on
this side of the Macon, was under and the
levee protecting the Upper portion of the
Bend could stand but little more rise.
Hence we infer that great portion of the
Bend is under by this time.


The water commenced flowing through
O'pOssum Fork into BBuf river some time
last week, and Mississippi water reached
the Bout river railroad bridge, at Girard,
on Thursday.


From all the information we can gather
on Friday morning, we think we can safely
say to those who can stand a raise of one
foot more that they need hardly have any
apprehensiOns of getting under water; at
least we have reason to hope they will not.
God be merciful to those who are under. for
we fear many of them will be bound to
suffer.
Year: 1874

The Congregational Council opened this
morning with only few delegates present.
Many ladies were among the auditors.


After singing and a prayer by Rev. DR..
Buddlngton, in which he asked that the
Lord would guide Plymouth Church to
answer the invitation extended to its pas
tor In a truly Christian spirit, the time
for holding sessions of council was agreed
upon.


A recess was then taken.


The Erie Strike Still in Progress,


The diff Guilty between the Erie Railway
Company and its former employees in the
freight houses has not yet been adjusted.
The modified demands Of the strikers have
been rejected, and they have been given to
this evening to answer the proposition of
the company allowing them to resume
work at rates fixed by the company, after
signing the agreement that in future,
should they not like the wages paid, they
will retire peaceably, and not III terfere with
men who may be employed to I'LL their
places.
Year: 1874

By the following significant article in
the n. Y Times, leading Administration
paper, it would seem that Gen. Grant
has no inclination to interfere with local
contests in the Southern States for light
cause. Gov. Ames' Vicksburg dispatch
might as well have been sent to the in
visible man in the moon as to the silent
man at Washington


The following is the extract referred
to:


But the interference of the United
States, by means of troops, to preserve
order in this municipal election in the
largest town in Mississippi would not
mend matters. Perhaps the negroes and
the locality, the Radicals and Conserva-
tives, might understand each other better
after a good fight. Killing, it is true, is
deplorable, and it is thought rather light
ly Of in Vicksburg, and if some hint at a
means of Cancellation between the races
should prove the fruit of collision, 3"
the community would be the gamer. A
little period of anarchy might enable negroes
and lOhites to discoUer that their only safety
lies in joining hands for the maintenance Of
decent and honest city government, In
erpeIIing from their midst the aduenturers
aoho haze n.isled the ignorant and oppressed
the capable citizens in short, in the ex-
ercise Of those mutual concessions which
are usually accorded after two opposing
parties have seen that neither is inclined
to wholly yield.


The refusal Of the General Govern
ment to interfere in any manner with the
election is likely to have as its result the
defeat OF the corrupt whites and blacks
who have done much to injure Vicksburg.
Should this happen, the mass of the negroes
there will be forced in future to choose
good men from the native-born white
citizens to fill the more important muniG
cipal officers, and this will certainly be
a step toward conciliation-one which, in
due time, will be appreciated by both the
ex-slave and his ex-master, even though
in the meantime they may have had an
occasional quarrel over an election. 1t
will take more than one such quarrel
to briDg about the ''war of races" in Mis-
sissippi. Thunder storms clear the air, and
do comparatively small harm.
Year: 1874

Extract of Letter from an ola Ol''1en oi'


sthe Color line" issue.)


81 am opposed to the White League
movement. see nothing in 1t but in-
creased mischief, and this notwithstand
ing the triumph of the white men IN
Vicksburg (where it seems they had
a registered majority of about three hun
dred.) There is but one thing for US
to expect in communities where the
negroes are largely in the ascendant II
this movement becomes general among
the whites, and that is, negro domination
in it's most CALLING and revolving form.
Not only should we, who are in no condl-
ton to maintain ourselves at the polls
where one vote counts as much as an
other and maiorities rule, refrain from
acts which invite such domination, but
we should implore our more fortunate
neighbors not to precipitate it upon US.
| am glad our Vicksburg friends, since
they felt constrained to make the issue,
succeeded; and shall be rejoiced if they
use their power 50 as to convince the
negro that his rights are safe in the hands
of honest Southern white men. Give
him full justice and he may no longer
lend willing ear to those who are his
worst enemies"


Anothercitizen incidentally writes: 81
90 the color line. The negroes may be in
amajority, but blood is thicker than water
and brains will tell. The negroes have
made it point to draw the line, and
elect the worst men to Office; and now
inasmuch as the federal government in
tends to hold its hands and let us manage
our own affairs, am in favor Of doing it.
We have been plundered long enough.
Year: 1874

The partial showers which have fallen
here and there have not changed the
cotton crop prospects. The cotton
crop is seriously injured-the mid
die crop is lost-and the top will be nee
essarily short. In a word, the falling
off from last season will be heavy. But
we apprehend the farmers who are not
able to hold up their crops will not be
the gamers by the consequent advance
in prices, which will occur late in the
season. The spectators will bear the
market and then bull it to suit themselves.
The unfortunate attitude Of the pro-
ducors is all owing to the fatal credit
system to which they have fallen victims,
as an expedient to put off the evil day OF
bankruptcy
Year: 1874




it Is not to be supposed that the colored
voters win be attracted over that line
into white mans party, based upon the
idea of discriminating against, and pro
scribiEg them, on account of their race.
That line may suit you, brother Herald,
in Tishomingo, where the whites are pro
bably ten to one; but to Us in Hinds,
where the colored majority is two thous-
and and upwards and the races are get
ing along peaceably it will not work so
we'll


1t will be two years before general
election will be held in this State That
will lie the Presidential election in which
we will undertake now to say that none
of the National parties, will adopt a
''color line" platform: but both, or all
of them, if they profess to be be national,
will place themselves squarely upon the
doctrine enunciated by the Conventions
Of 1872.


1t will be three years before al election
for State officers viii take place; and in
that canvass, issues wholly unexpected at
present may be introduced. The Presi-
Dental election which intervenes, will
probably change the whole aspect of the
case. If the path OF our Northern friends
to victory is not obstructed by movements
in the South which will be construed into
design to overthrow the Constitutional
amendments securing freedom to the
blacks, and to which all parties in that
section are solemny pledged, change OF
administration at Washington may pave
the way to an easy triumph for Reform
in our State government, without all the
anarchy and strife, and perhaps blood
shed, and interruption OF business and
disturbance of values which must neces-
sarily accompany the employment OF the
''color line" as a political slogan.


In this article, we have not considered
the question of numbers and their mevi-
table bearing upon contest the very
terms and nature of which would tend
to place the two races on opposite sides,
with majority OF 10000 in favor of the
blacks We have drawn our conclusion
from Stronger premises. True wisdom
consists in following what we believe to
be right, rather than what we may appre-
hend to be expedient; but in this instance
justice and expediency are concurrent.
Year: 1874

Reports of mob violence and organized
lawlessness in Texas reflect no credit on
the authorities Of that State, and detract
from the favorable representation which
too often lure people away from good
homes to take up their abode in that State.
The accounts show that whole counties
are under the control Of banditti who
murder and rob at discretion. Wise,
Dewitt, Bell and Commanche counties
especially are afflicted with the rule of the
outlaws. Gov Coke has several militia
companies in the field operating against
these bands, but they are wholly ineffi-
cient, and his system, though more Dem
ocratic, is far less effective in restraining
the outlaws, and giving protection to
persons and property, than the odious
State Police of his predecessor.


While entire counties are subject to the
depredations of the marauders, cases of
individual violence all over the State,
are of frequent occurrence. We would
advise persons who have thought of
changing their homes here for that State,
to pause and look before they leap.
Year: 1874

Several of the official organs have dis
credited our statement that Gov. Ames
sent for Chief Justice Peyton and remon-
strated with him against the course of his
son, young Chancellor w B Peyton, for
refusing to grant the injunction to restrain
the delivery of the Trust Funds to the
v & \. r, r. Co, and that the attempt
of the Executive thus to tamper with the
Judiciary was Indignantly rebuked 10y the
Chief Justice, whose integrity is as far
above reproach, as his legal learning
is unquestioned If these doubling or
gans viii institute inquiry of those in
whom they seem to place more reliance
than TIE CLARION, they will probably
admit that we were not far wrong.
They may also learn that after the young
Chancellor refused to execute his Excel
Iency's will in this matter, it was seriously
meditated in Executive circles to revoke
his commission, or not submit his APP
pointment to the Senate for conirma-
ton.