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Year: 1872

visions of the reconstruction laws, and the
forfeiture of many of the rights secured to
the colored man


But this would not be the worst evil.
The party once abandoned, could never
be revived. The history Of other parties
are examples of what ours would be-
| come. Indeed, the abandonment on the
part Of Republicans of their party atfilia-
tons is precisely what our opponents wish
for. It is what their Vaccinations have
all been designed to secure. This is the
reason why they hold out to Us. in glitter
ing generalities, the glory Of the reform
movement-the prestige Of the Democratic
coalition. But they are insincere. 1t is
not patriotism that urges them to this
couse. It is political ambition. They
want to rule where the Republicans now
| reign.


But an adhesion to party principles does
not involve support of all tie bad men
that profess allegiance to the Republican
party. On the contrary, We should get rid
Of them. Neither does it pledge US in op
position to the reform of political abuses.
This is Indispensable. 1t is upon this
principle that the Governor ana the Re
publican party in this State have labored
SO assiduouslv to purify the party and re-
move local abuses. It was this Hberality
OF views in regard 10 party allegiance that
brought about orr legislative troubles.
The coalition between the Democrats and
the Customhouse Republicans inperiled
the security Of the State government and
broke down the barriers OF peace and
order.


It is true that Republicans can differ
about the best means to accomplish given
end, but once destroy tlte allegiance of
party and We may bid good-by to al our
hopes of securing the prosperity and sub
serving the good Of the nation. All the
scattered elements OF adverse parties will
at once unite against Us. The ascendency
We now eujoy will pass into other hands
and the history Of the Republican party
can be written in its defeated hopes and
practical inutility.


In this State We are pledged to reform.
The Governor has st an example which
if Republicans reflect wisely, is the best
record we can have. Devoted to the best
interests Of the State and nation, and pre-
serving our party allegiance, we can secure
the frlition Of all We hope for or desire.


We repeat our hostility to any surren-
der Of our party ascendency, or any coali-
ton with adverse elements which may
possibly involve it.
Year: 1872

Two instances that occur to us lust now
viii serve the purpose Of Illustrating the
causes Of our present unhealthy CONNER
ciaI condition. Aman Of our acquaintance
OWES house which is old and stumbling.
which he declines to repair bec;.uae tho
present rate of rent viii not justify tbs
outlay. 4 small sum Of money would put
ii IN q condition to command double the
rent it at present returns, but our acquain-
lance refuses to spend this small sum be-
cause the present tent is rot greater than
it Is. Another acquaintance in the interior
owns a farm which he refuses to improve,


because he barely makes a living from it as
it is. Both of these parties could obtain
the money to make their property worth


double OF treble what It VIII fetch at pres
Year: 1872

The Bee waits the colored people to
read Mr.. Singleton's speech and ponder
it as the apple Of their eyes. Our antique
contemporary is full Of concession to and
sympathy for the negroes, provided they
will accept Mr.. Singleton as their guide
and counselor. It is afraid, however that
its solicitude is il vain, as it sees strong
symptoms among tie colored people Of
stickin. to the Republican party. If tie
Bee is not good at logic, it is certainly not
because its eye-sight is bad, for VIVA, it
says is visible is certainly to be seen.
Year: 1872

One of the great causes OF high taxation
and heavy licenses arises from the neglect
OF taxpayers to pay their taxes, and of
license PAYERS to meet their obligations
promptly to the State government Large
sums are annually uncollected and there
seems a general reluctance TO pay up. The
State tax collector of the First District of
New Orleans, George A. Sheridan, gives
fair notice to those who owe for licenses
that if they do not pay then oelore the
fifteenth instant, they will be collected by
legal means, which will involve heavy costs
and some perplexity. We advise those who
have not yet paid their State licenses in
this district to SO do at once, and save
costs.
Year: 1872

its 100000 shares, is apparent, and deahh9
in its stock is the only business of the street
about which there is either variety or IN
terest. Yesterday was not fair index OF
the value of the stock; there were no
buyers. Buying and selling both are neces-
sary to constitute market. Quotations
were in order for preferred, - 30 paid, at
50 50. So 37la, 50 25. No engagements re-
| suited from all this canvassng the lines
both being shy of one another, or. as an
umpire at a certain contest truthtully re-
marked short time ago, "One mans afraid
| and the other is afraider.'


Brokers complain that money is fiat
| When it can be had at seven per cent out
side of bank accommodations, it does not
pay to go into the money lending business,
or do little pawnbroking and pledge
holding on grand scale.


Every tongue was in motion on the levee
stock question, hence in other paper things
must be rated at the same old figure.
The business in warrants is not alarming.
Gentlemen of the cloth only cut off .
cents from every dollar in exchange for
cash. New warrants are valued at O%12,
not so many offering as few days ago
Legislative clerks and such officials have
cast of the burdens with which they were
afflicted, and hence one cause OF the depre-
citation is removed. Tor if the whole end OF
life in broker consisted in his buying a
warrant if be were offered it in pleading
manner he would not touch it without try
ing all he could to get it for less than the
holder made his tender.


Outdoor trading in cotton was shut Off,
and the rain which was strained through
a birdshot sieve checked the current of
operations, nothing being more apparent
than the fact of bad weather aueiling the
spirit of speculation just as it subdues the
animal spirits. Factors have the call, and
stand on their dignity. Prices are strong
and press upward. The reported improve
ment of sixteenth of penny in Liver
pool did not help buyers much, factors
pointing to this significantly as proof of
their assumptions.


No sales at the Board of Brokers last
evening. The offerings and bids were as
follows:
Year: 1872

\ new trouble has fallen upon those who
They are made the victims Of a new species
Of blackmail. A man who aspired TO the
high honor Of being sheriff Of the county of
New London has lately received a letter
from personal and political ene.o0 which
closes with this terrible threat Il hold the
cards to defeat your election, which / shall
proceed to do unless receive a check
payable to my order before "Wednesday
March Z. Tor Sl0O...
Year: 1872

When the Reformers offer to 30 as much
for tie colored people, and for men who
are and have been faithful to the Union,
as the Republicans do, they viii stand
better chance than they do nov, of being
supported by these classes Of voters. This
is suggestion that they can study at their
lni s,lra
Year: 1872

The Democrats held a meeting at Anite
on the tLirtieth of March at which they
denounced the project of forming a ttrd
party as impracticable and absurd. As a
matter Of course, the Democrats will say
this, as the formation OF a third party
throws them in the shade Hari-kari is
not a Democratic virtue.
Year: 1872

A New Haven NJ. d. has discovered a
successful way of silencing the clamors of
his landlord. When that grasping person
age calls for the payment of rent, the doc
tor quietly shows him skeleton in an inner
room, and tell him that man came here
just two weeks ago with bill" This is
regarded as equivalent to settlement in
y,l1
Year: 1872

Thompson is not going to do anything
more in conundrums. He recently asked
his wife the difference between his head
and hogshead. and she said there was
none. He SAYS that is not the right answer.
Year: 1872

Have you got your ticket in the grand
single number drawing of the Louisiana
State Lottery for Saturday! Remember
the capital prize of s50,o00 was won at the
last drawing Now is the time to buy
tickets. We cal on every one to take a
oIapca
Year: 1872

Ea The new postal law permitting small dry parcels or packages to be sent through the post office at the rate of only two cents for each two ounces, although not yet gen. erally known and understood by the public, has already created large amount of extra work at the post offices, and is likely to prove universally popular. The express companies are in consequence already low ering their charges on small parcels.
Year: 1872

The disappearance of Franklin Pratt of Wallingford, town clerk, judge of probate, acting school visitor, and ex-advent minis ter. is not so mysterious as it was. A sprightlY young school ma'am has also dis appeared and there is no longer any doubt that the missing pair have eloped together Platts wife, who was away at the time, found letter from him on her return say ing they could never live together again, and giving her authority to dispose of his property.
Year: 1872

BRGHT's DIsEAsE.-By the showing of the New York papers and the statements of prominent medical men, it is plain that that fatal disease known as Bright disease " is alarmingly on the increase in that city. Ten yours ago this disease was compara- lively unknown, and it is only within the past three years that it has been thought worthy of statistical observation. The sta- tistics for that period, show that the ratio of deaths from Bright's disease, as compared with the total deaths from all other causes, was, in the city of New York, as one in fifty-two.

 Although physicians have hitherto been unable to discover any cure for this terrible malady, when once firmly established, they seem to have at least been able to trace it to its direct cause, and so discover that it is not only curable in its earlier stages, but might be avoided altogether by proper per sonal care. The causes are stated to be the sudden and extreme climatic changes, and the excessive use of alcoholic drinks, so that the preventions are abstinence from the latter, and care in dressing to the weath-
Year: 1872

Boston drummers while on the seashore wear plain black trowsers with the knees and seams neatly linked over to conceal age, while their entire salary goes for boot black ing and neckties.
Year: 1872

The closing of the season of summer boarders at Mrs. Isaac Browns s, came very near being attended by serious accident. Just as the 8:2S train was due at New Preston Station, 8 terrific shower almost prevented the passengers from reaching the train from an adjoining barn where they had taken refuge. Mrs. G. W. Corn. ing who with her brother, F. $. Brown, and some relations from New York. who had accompanied the Misses Lanes and their friends to the station, were returning home and when near the bridge, Mrs. Corning, in endeayoring to adjust her wrappings to protect herself and friends from the driy- ing storm, lost her balance and fell direct ly under the wheels of the wagon. For tunately her waterproof cloak caught suf- 6ciently to drag her until her brother who was driving could stop his horses. just as the wheels came in contact with her head, only just stopping in time to save her from being crushed. One of the gentle men jumped from the wagon and caught the front wheel which in the haste to stop was backed on her foot, and with almost super-human strength rolled it off. .. It would have been crushed, but for the soft ness of the earth from the recent rain. It seemed almost miracle that she should have escaped without serious injury. The ladies were much terrified and Mrs. Corn ing's little daughter nearly went into spasms .- ..
Year: 1872

We have been trying for several years to have the town do something in fixing mp the East Street burying. ground, but as there are legal objections in the way, a subscription has lately been started and the prospect now is that next spring the work will be done.
Year: 1872

GEN LEES RooM-The Nashville Union
and American says: A gentleman residing
in this city, and who returned from the
Washington and Lee University, Of Virginia.
relates some pleasant facts connected with
the last days of Gen. Lee. He says that the
private room in which the General occupied
has been left just as it was whep he went
out of it on the morning he took to his bed,
and from which he never aross. The Gen.
eral went into his room at the usual hour
shat morning, put on hisslippers, took seat
near a window, from which he drew the
curtain partially back, and began reading q
copy Of the Nashville Union and American.
He had been complaining of feeling unwell,
and after reading short time he laid the
paper on the table and left the room, never
more to return To-day the visitorto the
University is shown the room which he is al
lowed to enter, but is prohibited from touch
ing anything. On the dust covered table he
sees the paper as it dropped from the hand
of the great chieftain, and near the chair,
| which is partly turned around, his slippers.
The curtain is in the same positien in which
the General had placed it, and in the ink
stand is the deeply corroded pen, just as it
had been left when last used. A guard is
mounted at tho door every day to see that
nothing about the room is distured by any
one visiting il.
Year: 1872

A Snowman in Baton Rouge
lately advertised that en- a certain
night, the performances would be
for the benefit of widow and an
orphan. The canvass was crowd
ed that night, and a part of the
audience were the University Toys,
that Col. Boyd just for that once
allowed to attend through charity
to the needy. The clown with
the enestrienne entered the ring
together, when he made the fol,
lowing neat speech, Ladies and
gentlemen, you behold in this Ia
dy equestrienne the disconsolate
widow, and in your humble SER
want, the needy orphan for whose
benefit this entertainment is
given"
Year: 1872

A TRUE LADY, was once
walking short distance behind
a very handsomely dressed
young girl, and thinking, as /
looked at her beautiful clothes
81 wonder if she takes half
as much pains with her heart as
she does with her body2" 4 poor
old man was coming up the walk
with a loaded wheelbarrew and
just before he reached us, he
made two attempts to get in the
yard of a hoEse, but the gate
was heavy, and would swing
back before he could get in.


'EWait," said the young girl
springing forward, "I'llhold the
gate open"


She held the gate until he had
passed in, and received his
thanks with pleasant smile as
she passed on.


She deserves to have beautiful
clothes, for a beautiful spirit
dWells in her breast.
Year: 1872

A lady entered a drug store
and asked for bottle of James
Experience" The clerk in
formed her that Jane hadn't bot
tied her experience yet, but
they could furnish "Jayne,s
Expectorant. n
Year: 1872

a Pekin Qll.) woman was
asked by the preacher if her
husband feared the Lord. She
replied, Fear him! Why bless
YOU, he is so feared of Him that
he never goes out of the house
on Sunday without taking his
gun with him."
Year: 1872

Traveller tales are not always


to be depended upon, and SO


therefore this travellers tale, as


related in a paper in Upper AL


SAGE, must be taken for what it


is worth. He says:-In journey


ing from PfiIt to Basle | saw at a


distance Of about two hundred


PAGES from me a large dog leave


the road, and enter the brush


wood. The dog belonging to


my companion, native Of Al
SAGE, was about to follow the
strange dog, but was recalled by
his master. "No, no, you must
leave him alone, he is on duty;
it does not do to interrupt bus
mess" / looked to him for an
explanation of the mystery con-
veyed in his words. He then


told me that dogs were trained
to bring smuggle1 1 goods,such as
watches, &C. from Switzerland
into Alsace by meahs of a saddle
fastenedto the back. The man
ner of trainingthe dog was this:
The dog was well fed at home,
and then after.a while led across
the border of the village where
he is to receive his load. He is
shut up for some days without
food, and moreover beaten by
a man dressed in the uniform of
a custom-house official. As
soon as the dog is set at liberty
he naturally starts for home at a
double-quiek pace. On the way,
that is, on the high road, which
he is sure to take, people are
with whips, or guns
loaded with peas, which are
fired at him, untilhe learnstOtake
refuge from all strange men in
the brushwood. Two or three
such lessons are sufficient to
make the sagacious animal COM
prehend what is required of him,
and he then becomes the best
contrabandist going. Six dogs
thus support their master.
Year: 1872




Rudolph Lehman vs. Charles NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Shea has rendered the subjoncd decision as to the
jurisdiction Of the Court arising on the issue of a
question between the above named litigants:-
this case an order OF arrest has been granted by
the Court, and the question is presented formally
whether that order of arrest, being in the nature of
process shall be served and executed by the Sheriff
or by one Of the marshas. am OF opinion that the
act OF 1867 (which prescribes that all process, ex-
cept summons issuing out OF the Marine Court,
shall be directed to and served by the Sheriff O! the
ye CITY and county Of New York; has been
any summons, warrant attachment, execution 'cy or
other process issued by this Court may be served
and executed BY any marshal Of this city, which
enactment plainly leaves 1t optional with the party
IN whose interest the process is issued to have II
served ana executed either by the Sheriff or any
The act OF 1872 does not by any Intelligent con.
structl0n Interfere with this option given by either
St Mese acts; but especially provides that all pro
scss shali he directed 70 and executed BY ''the
omcers as now prescribed by existing Iaw;r and
ine statute Of 1895 not having been abrcgaed by
among he ocers prescribed s Tsts by eSstina Se.Hrs
and all OF the process OF this Court. The process
therefore, Is lodged In the HANDS OF the attorney
on on, whose e V,oh , mas been granted, for him to
shal OF this city, as he may advise The act or Is7a
referring to all the officers who previous to lis
enactment were empowered to serve and execute
the process of this Court, is without limit alton as
70 the Kind Of process, and comprehends all pro.
cess, whether initiative, nesne or final; and an
order OF arrest being mesne process clearly comes
within the comprehension OF those provisions
Section six OF the act OF 1872 does not regulate
the manner In which the order OF arrest shall
bc served OF executed: IL merely supersedes the
mode OF arrest then existing by warrant and sub.
ftitutes IN its place the provisional remedy OF an
order OF arrest In the action, which may may not
bc fesorted to by the party plaintiff; and the word
ing OF The act Is that such order OF arrest may be
Riante1 ny Justice OF the Court, and that 1t may
De appned Tor IN the action and for like and
IN Ike manner as now required by the provisions
oI tle Code OF Procedure, which like cause and
mahner merely apply to the application for the
oIuer Oi arrest, and not to the person by whom it
snaii De served ana executed. ] can entertain no
nonDi lhat thls Is the proper 10 s certainly the
ppVIOus cohsuucuon OF the act In this Iartlcular
Year: 1872

CRIME IN ENGLAND AND IT'S PUNISHMENT
A correspondent of the New York World fur
nishes that journal with an account of arraign-
ments and trials at the Old Bailey Among
the prisoners was a gentleman accused by the
society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ami
mails of cruelty to cat by breaking its back.
He was convicted and fined e5 and costs or two
months hard labor, the exact penalty inflicted
upon the cabman who killed a boy by careless
driving. The gentleman paid the fine while
The cabman has gone to serve out his time. A
man named Judge, convicted of dealing in OBJ
sene publications and pictures, was convicted
and sentenced to two years imprisonment at
hard labor, while one Solomon Davis, who, af-
ter long trial was found guilty of a very fla
grant perjury, was let off with twelve months
imprisonment. One of the most unusual cases
was that of the indictment against a young
man for forging a document purporting to be a
decree of the Divorce Court. The accused had
fallen love with young woman to whom he
paid his address, but who discovered ere;onc
that he was married man. He confessed the
soft impeachment, but stated that he was on
the point of procuring a divorce from his wife,
and in due time produced what purported to be
decree of the DivorcefCourt and clipping
from a newspaper recording that fact. This
young buck was a compositor on the Times, ,and
had ingeniously set up in the form of news
paper paragraph and printed pretented state
ment of his release from his marriage state. He
was convicted and sentenced to eighteen
months imprisonment.
Year: 1872

TUESDAY last was the anniversary of the
destruction of great part of the city of Chi
cago by fire, and the day was marked by the
removal OF business firms into their new and
permanent warehouses. Some of the news
papers were enlarged and nearly all of them
reviewed at length the history of busy year.
Buildings have grown up with startling rapid
ity; nightfall has fallen on scores of edifices
that had not an existence in the morning, so
to speak, improvements have been devised
and executed, and new and gigantic enter
prises embarked in. Chicago is to-day the
busiest city in the world, and one ofthe wealth
lest and most prosperous. But she has
another experience inevitably before her.
She is repeating, on more gigantic scale,
the history of our own city. She is throb-
bing with feverish life and excited by fic-
tltious prosperity. By and by, when the de-
mand for buildings is answered, and she has
grown up to the extent of her present COM
merce, her merchants will feel the need of the
muIons that are now locked up
i'll bricks and mortar, and Chicago must stop
awhile and earn working capital for her
business; the present "lush tines will be
past and will surely be followed by period
longer or shorter-of depression. The his
tory of one city is that of another, and none
can escape the record. Chicago, however,
when she begins to rise from depression will
come up quickly, for her commercial connec-
tions are almost numberless and very strong:
eut the experience we have predicted she
cannot avoid. .......