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Year: 1872

of the Health Board lately complained to a
TRIBUNE reporter that they were un-
able to enforce the law against dealers
in impure meat and adulterated milk.
They may take lesson and encouragement
from the success of the Bureau of Combusti-
bles. We have given them information OF the
sale of foul meats, and shall not long leave
them with an excuse of ignorance as to the
sale of adulterated milk in this city. AS in
the cases of the petroleum dealers and butch
ers we shall take the responsibility of naming
names. and shall prepare ourselves amply to
face few hundred libel suits by taking care
TO publish nothing which we cannot prove
before any court in the country.
Year: 1872

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The Judiciary Committee of the Assembly
has been moved by the urgency Of appeals by
the Bar Association, the Council of Political
Reform, and of the newspapers, to make the
long deferred bill reorganizing the Police
Courts of this city special order for an
early day, and there is some hope that action
may be had upon this important measure OF
reform. We give in other columns some par
ticulars of the progress of the bill and expiana-
tons of the peculiar abuses which it is in
tended to correct.


The simple truth of this matter is that the
Board of Police Justices is the strongest and
almost the sole remaining power of the late
Tammany Ring. The Treasury has been rescued
from them, and the principal departments OF
the City Government are in the hands OF men
who, even if disposed to do wrong cannot, by
reason of their differences Of opinion and po-
ltical affiliations, be formed into a corrupt
Ring like that we have lately destroyed. The
Police force itself needs reorganization and re-
dsciplining, but that will come when the new
Charter reforms the whole municipal admins
tration. The removal of the present Police
Justices with Tammany affiliations is part of
the Judiciary reform already signalized by the
resignation of CardozO and the impeachment
of Barnard, and not to be provided for In
charter. How needful that that reform should
be thorough we have repeatedly pointed out,
and cannot too urgently impress upon the leg
islators before whom the bill ought soon to be
hrnuohf
Year: 1872

which wo publish to-day. He gives his cordial
and unqualified support to the Cincinnati
nominations, and sets forth with great clear
ness and fullness of detail the reasons why in
his Judgment the Democratic party should
make no separate nominations. Judge Cation
is universally known and respected iH the
West. and his name will carry more weight
with his party than almost any other which
could be mentioned
Year: 1872

We publish this morning on our second page
a remarkably full and interesting account of
that singular colony of Lowland Quakers, who,
under the name of MennOnites, have lived for
the last 800 years in Russia The reason why
q special interest attaches at this moment to
that estimable and peculiar sect is that they
are seriously contemplating a removal in mass
TO America. Those vested rights and privi
leges under which they have lived so long in
peace. attaining a growth and prosperity rare
in Russian annals, are now threatened by the
Imperial Government to such an extent that
the whole community has taken the alarm,
and their leaders are casting about for some
means of escape from the paternal govern
ment of the Car. 1t is not to be expected
that the Cabinet of the AutOcrat will readily
consent to the expatriation OF so large and
valuable a portion of the population, for these
quiet cOme-Outers have increased to 4O,OOO ana
have accumulated very considerable property
in the neighborhood of Berdiansk. But what
ever may be the result of the present move
ment, it will excite great interest and SYM
patty throughout the world, and especially In
the countries which they propose TO abandon
and to adopt.


What exposure of a dangerous or nefarious
traffic will accomplish in aid of the flicials
charged with suppressing it, is happily shown
in the statement from the Bureau of Combus-
tbles, that since the publication of the names
of the offending dealers four hundred have
been arrested and fines to the amount of
S5,I42 25 collected. When it is remembered
that a decision of Judge Barnard previously
protected these dealers from punishment, the
result which is practically the suppression of
the traffic, is still more astonishing. Officers
Year: 1872

The deadlock on the Palmer Charter has
been dissolved, the Senate having yesterday
agreed to the Assembly amendments. The
bill accordingly goes to the Governor, with
the proviso prohibiting appropriations by the
city for sectarian purposes. The apprehension
that the Governor will veto the bill is natural,
as all his antecedents forbid us to suppose
that he will give his approval to Charter
containing the non-sectarian appropriation
clause.
Year: 1872

They had good time in the House OF Rep-
resentatives yesterday. Looking over the de-
bate, one might be puzzled to know exactly
what business, if any, was before the House ];
but many funny stories were told, and not
few ancient jokes cracked. Then there was
the usual amount of Laughter" which comes
to us duly punctuated through the official re-
port of the proceedings. The result OF IT all
was, that the House agreed to reduce the duty
on pig iron ten per cent.
Year: 1872

The Illinois papers are publishing
revelations Of the cruelty practiced in
the Illinois penitentiary. A convict
who became insane from cruel treat
ment, was accused Of hypocrisy and
was stripped. covered with croton oil.
capped in the back, alcohol poured
down his back till 1t was blistered and
then hand and foot-cuffed and COM
PEELED to lie on the blister on a straw
bed. Two or three buckets Of cold
water at a time would be thrown on
him In cold weather in bed, and he
would be left chained down In this
condition. This was continued a month
or so. The case was reported by the
nurse that took care Of him.
Year: 1872

GRACE CurRCn Fsm.-The fair and feast
which the ladies OF Grace church (Episco-
pail have been holding it Virginia Hall, will
be continued during the week. So worthy
an Object is OF Itself sufficient to attract a
large number OF purchasing visitors, to sag
nothing Of the ladies who conduct the affair
and distribute sweets.
Year: 1872

DOG DAY.-A number of persons have
been summoned to appear before Justice
Crew this morning to show cause why they
should not be fined IS for keeping unlicensed
dogs on their premises.
Year: 1872

State Mineraloeist Whitehill ar
rived in Eureka by last nights stage
from Austin. He is making an Off
cial tour of the State for the State for
the purpose of collecting samples Of
ore to be displayed in the State de-
partment at Carson. We hope our
miners and superintendent will ex


tend him every facility for obtaining
choice specimens of Eureka ores.
There is great variety of ore in this
section. and the display at the Capt.
tai should be second to none in the
State Eureka Sentinel, May "a.
Year: 1872

A PERFECT RENovAToR of the system
carrying off the vitiated bile without the aid
of Csloms!, or any mineral medicine. Sim
mons Liver Regulator is entirely vegetable
and harmless, and ought to be taken By
avery ONE
Year: 1872

LITERARY SNoT BERY.-There is no
greater piece of literary snobbery extant
than the attempt made by pretenders,
to change established geographical
names to display their erudition. The
snobbery of attempting to give an ari-
stocratic turn to the plebain names OF
Smith or Brown, by the substitution of
q v or the addition of an does not dis
play so unpardonable vanity, and lit
tleness, for it does not deceive anybody.
The corruption of the language is cor
iuption of history; and to print or write
the name of town or river by another
name than that established by law, is a
perversion of political ard legal docu-
mentary history, which is a moral fraud
upon our successors. Certain literary
pretenders at Portland persist in writ
ing and publishing the name of their
town, Observation-Disclosures and
the Willamette, Wallamet." The
snobbery of this affected style is as pat
ent as that of the successful rag picker
who changes the name of his daughter
Polly Ann, to Pol]yanthus, to give it
more aristocratic sound.
Year: 1872

The management Of the jackson railroad
deserve the thanks Of the community for
putting on the Sunday excursion train to
Magnolia and intermediate points. The
line of that road is becoming a fruitgrOw-
ing region, and visitors can obtain there
the choicest, freshest and best fruit of the
Southern country There they enjoy the
breezes as they pass through the groves of
pine trees, the beauty of the rivulets and
and the large streams also. Excursion
tickets are sold at very low rates, and
crowds of our citizens avail themselves of
that fact to go out on the train that leaves
the Calliope street depot at twenty-five
minutes before eight o'clock every Sunday
morning and returns about ten o'clock a
night.
Year: 1872

Thr great event in the financial world to-
morrow viii be- the grand drawing Of the
single number tickets Louisiana State
lottery, which will take place at eleven
o'clock, over. the rooms of the company.
The public are invited to witness the draw
ing. Here is an opportunity to win small
fortune by thepuFohase Of a single number
ticket for only twenty dollars, which is
liable to draw the capital prize of fifty
thousand dollars. One chance out of
twenty thousand is secured by the Pur-
chaser of. one of these single number tickets
Of drawing the highest prize ever offered
in the Louisiana State Lottery and If the
fifty thousand dollars shall be drawn by .
poor man who invested his last dollars for
luck, then all his friends win rejoice. Fifty
thousand dollars is at all times a respect
able sum, but now when the worms are
eating of the cotton crop, business is dis
organized, the railroad to Texas is M
finished, and the Shreveport railroad COM
mittee sits without quorum, fifty thou
sand dollars is an immense fortune which
any man would be willing to enjoy. There
are other and smaller prizes to be won.
Year: 1872

Besides, the ofice-hOlders in the list re-
ferred to above, and some half-dozen re-
spectacle and deluded gentlemen who la
Dor under the strange delusion that they we're
"born Democrats, +" and must die such, these
marshals are utterly unworthy of notice,
being without standing or influence in the
community. We commend this fact to the
careful attention of the Liberal delegates,
who will thereby be enabled to form cor
rect opinion as to what constitutes the Last
Ditch faction, even in New Orleans.


That the managers of the affair have done
their level best to make this list of names
large and impressive, is as certain as the
fact of their wofpl failure is patent. Days
of hard work and careful canvassing brings
only this pitiful result.


But there is one result that is not SO con-
temptible, viz: the irretutable proof fur
that the game of the Last Ditchers is to
win the parish and city offices, without
caring pinch of snuff for the State We
appeal to the sober common sense of every
disinterested man insthe community if these
marshalships are not intended as another
name merely for court .clerkships, sherif7s
batons and the uncounted other. Offices
which are bleeding our taxpayers to death,
and which self-preservation demands must
be abolished or shorn of their exaggerated
proportions!


We hope this procession and its attend
ant circumstances will entirely satisfy all
the people that the Last Ditch Democratic
dodge is harmful delusion. and danger
Gus snare.
Year: 1872

after little time thought it was
foolish to give way to dream, and
quit digging. The astonishing fact is
that he dug to within six inches of the
body, and perhaps two or three more
forks-full would have revealed the body,
which was found in all particulars as
seen in the dream, except that the head
was toward the south.


The wounds found on Smiths head
show that he came to his death from
blows which crushed his skull. The ak
that did the deed was also found, the
butt Of which was covered with blood.
Housels overalls and blouse had stains
on them. He says it came from his
bleeding at the nose, which he is SUBJ
ject to. Mrs. S. corroborates this state
ment in regard to his bleeding at the
nose. The Coroner's jury found that
Smith came to his death from blows at
the hands of Housed. He was arrested.


from the Evansville Qnd.) Journal.


A young girl died in this city day
or two since, quite suddenly, of congest-
i've chills. Word was sent to her par
ents, who live about ten miles from the
city, and her father came to town and
took her body home for interment.-
While here he told the family with
whom she had lived that at two o'clock
of the morning she died, which was
about the hour of her death, he distin Ct
ly heard her call him twice, and he rose
from his bed, but was, of course, disap-
pointed.


from the Austin CTexas) Statesman.


Mrs. Patterson of this city, wife Of
Mr.. James Patterson, one of the old he
roes of the Texas revolution, was the
subject of a remarkable visitation last
Monday night which borders on the mar
velous, to say the least. She awoke and
saw lying ON the further side of the bed
what appeared to be a young girl. The
room was light enough for her to distin.
guish the features perfectly, even to the
color of her eyes and HAIR, and she al
once recognized the child as one she
thought much of in Eastern Texas. She
was wide awoke. as she says, and closely
scanned the figure several minutes, wher
she arose, got match. keeping her eye
on the object until she struck a light
when it suddenly vanished. The strang
est part of the story is that about nine
o'clock the next morning letter was
tolEon from the nnstnf6rn addressed tC
,her, which on opening, contained the in
telligence of the death of the little cir
whose apparition she believes she saw
the night before, with the statement
that the child expressed an earnest de
sire that her friends in Austin should
be informed that she was going to die
and hoped to meet them in heaven.
Year: 1872

AERIAL NAvIGATIoN-AF French aer-
onaut, Dupuy de LONE, has constructed
balloon of colossal proportions, at Par
is, in which he will endeavor to solve
the practicability of aerial navigation.
For long period the protector has been
experimenting upon system different
from any yet attempted, and which has
given some very favorable results. The
balloon is elongated so as to present the
area of the least resistance. To the car
is attached huge sail one hundred and
sixty-one feet in total extent of surface,
designed to act as rudder. To enable
it to so act however, the balloon must
gain sufficient headway not to drift with
theswind. and to effect this a screw pro-
pelles, with two blades each of thirty
feet diameter, is employed. It has been
found that by these means the balloon
of NJ. de LONE can be worked at a con-
siderable angle to the winds direction.
Further experiments are being made,
but all these attempts so invariably end
in failure that interest in them, through
repeated disappointments, has become
languid. If NJ. de LONE, by some good
luck, should succeed, his success will be
something more than nine days won
der; and if he should fail, his name
will be swallowed up among thousands
of others who have met the same fate.
A horse-car conductor in a Western
city got his ticket t-of-leave in this man
ner At night, when he had finished
his trips, he began counting his money,
not knowing that the Superintendent
was looking through crack in the wall.
This is the way the conductor began to
count: "There's dollar for the road ;
here's dollar for me, and so on to the
end of his forty dollars or more. He
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found to his surprise, that there was an
odd ffty-cent scrip which he had no
change to divide. Finally he concluded
to toss up cent, and see whether he
should have it or the road. 1t came
"head," and belonged to the road. This
disappointed the conductor, so he thought
he would give himself another chance,
and on tossing up again he won, and put
the scrip in his pocket with deal of
satisfaction. The next day, the super
intendent called the conductor to him
and told him he had better get his pay
and leave. why" said the conductor,
..what have | done % My friend,
said the superintendent, 'the trouble is
i think the road ought to have had
one more chance in that half-dollar last
night
Year: 1872




Devotion OF MALABAR WOMAN
Every Sunday school pupil has read Of
the funeral piles in India on which wild
ows sacrifice themselves after their hus
bands die. The English newspapers
give an account of similar instance of
sacrifice on the part of a widow in Eng
land. A wealthy merchant who lived
in Brighton, during one of his mercan-
tile expeditions abroad, had met with
beautiful Malabar woman, whom he mar
ried in the presence of the English con-
sui. He brought his wife home to Eng
land, where she lived happily. She re-
fused to listen to the teachings of Chris
tianity, however, but clung tenaciously
to the beliefs which she had acquired In
her native land, and had little temple
built on her husbands estate in the
country, where she daily offered up her
devotions according to the rites of her
own faith. ffH E77lti


At length the husband died. The
widow threw herself upon his lifeless
form in an agony of despair, tore her
hair, and dis6gured her beautiful feat
ures with her nails. On the evening af
ter the funeral she disappeared After
three days unsuccessful search for her
it occurred to somebody to look In the
temple where she was accustomed to
perform her devotions. and they there
found pile of ashes yet smoking-the
remains of the devoted woman. All
alone by her self she had built the fu-
neral pyre, and unseen by mortal eye
she had inundated herself thereon In
obedience to the severe requirements of
the religion in which she had been rear
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Year: 1872

The Christian Union, in an article on
the personality of the President says
that General Grant is misjudged because
he makes no attempts at effects. mo
American president was ever so absolute
ly unpretentious, so simple and modest
in his manners as General Grant.
Year: 1872

A BURNING BRIDGE CROSSED BY A
RAILWAY TRAIN.-The Albany Times
gives the following accident of a burn
ing railroad bridge, terrified engineer
and narrow escape:


Any one who has passed over the Bos-
ton and Albany railroad will remember
the sharp curves and deep cuts in which
that route abounds in the vicinity of
Chatham. Last Saturday evening, as
conductor Russell's train was thunder
ing on towards Albany, the. engineer
observed but little way ahead what he
supposed to be FIRE by the side of the
track. This being no uncommon occur.
renee he gave it scarce thought until.
as the engine rounded sharp curve. he
saw to his horror that the flames came
from bridge over which the train must
pass.


1t was moment of terrible suspense.
Just before, the bridge which spanned
an abyss of some fifty feet, but was with
out sides or cover, was cracking in the
flames. No earthly power could check
the train in time to prevent the disas-
ter which seemed inevitable. Nothing
was left but resignation to the decree
of fate. The locomotive with its fright
ened engineer, the train with its uncon-
sclous passengers, rushed and forth
nately passed in safety, the burning
timbers being still strong enough to
sustain the passing train.


What the result would have been had
the passage been attempted ten minutes
later, is fearful to contemplate, as on
examination the supports of the bridge
were found to be much weakened and
the fire making rapid progress.
Year: 1872

The Shreveport Souasecester1s of Tuesday
says;


We we're favored with calf yesterday by
Mr. w. j, Hatch, one of the Typographical
engineers connected with General M. JEFF
Tbompson's surveying party In conversa-
ton with Mr. Hatch, he informed us that
he could, in ten days time, by working
night and day, effectually close Tones
bayou. He feels confident that the closing
of this bayou would give depth of water
in the channel, from here ont, of
four feet, and said that if the Board
of Trade of Shreveport will but fur
Dish him the required assistance he will
close it in the time above mentioned. If
Mr.. Hatch is correct in his views in regard
to Tones bayou, it would certainly pay
Shreveport handsomely to render him the
required aid without delay. Freights are
now Eve card rates from New Orleans TO.
this point while freight on cotton from this
point to New Orleans is So per bale, With
four feet of water in the channel of Red
river from here to the mouth, freights
would not be more than one card rate up
and only about So per bale on cotton down.
So it is to be plainly seen that the business
men Of this city would save more than
double the amount lin freghts alone) re-
quired to close up this destroyer of our
navigation.
Year: 1872

There is fortune to most men in tie
practise of photography. Shorthand
writers always command regular employ.
ment and large pay It is easy to learn
the art OF profession, and ono way as TO
make application as indicated in the
want" column of this paper.
Year: 1872

One of the latest French fashions among
the ladies is to wear on the head wide
tortoise shell band, something after the
style of pictures seen Of Greek ladies in
olden times, They are ornamented with
small gold balls or stars, and are very
effective, particularly for full dress.
Year: 1872

We acknowledge the courtesy Of q sere.
made last night from the Second Ward Lib
eral Club, and are glad to perceive that
these gallant fellows recognize, even in the
heat of political contest, such chivaltic
amenities. We homer their friendship yhi!e
If hnnnra l1s
Year: 1872

At fashionable dinner party ir New
York, the other day, a superstitious lady
left the table because She noticed just
'' thirteen in the company. a gallant
gentleman left his >ass and persuaded hes
TO take it.
Year: 1872

LATEST NEWS FROM ALL POINTS
ARRESTED FOR LIBEL
Woodruff AND ClAFLIN LOCKED UP
FOUR DAYS RAIN IN LONDON
FALLING OF ~ FLOOR
CUBANs LOST IN THE ILLINOIS
LOSS OF STEAMBOAT BELFAST
HEAVY FREIGHT FOR NEW ORLEANS
Condition Of the Horse Disease
Year: 1872

BY an act of Congress it seems that
the Legislators OF this staten now in
extra session, will elect a Senator to
fill the vacancy occasioned by the exp;ra-
ton OF Senator Morton's term. Senator
Morton will Undoubtedly be reelected as
the Republican members will all vote for
him. Hon D. c. Bingham, called the
attention of the House to the law which
provides that the Legislature of each state,
which shall be chosen next preceding the
expiration of the time for which any Sen
ator was elected to represent said State
in Congress, shall, on the second Tues
day of the meeting and organization there
of, proceed to elect Senator in the place
of said Senator going out of Office etc.
This he claimed requires that the elec-
ton of "a United States Senator must be
on Tuesday November 26 and not the
regular session in January as has been
generally supposed since that time.
Judge Newcomb Hon. A. c. Porter Gen
eral Benjamin Harrison, and several of
our most prominent attorneys have exam
ined the act, and all are of the opinion
that it requires the election for Senator
to take place on the second Tuesday of
the present session. and there is no doubt
but the election will take place at that
time.
Year: 1872

ANYTHING TO BEAT MoRToN-A
great many Democrats in this state have
exhibited "a desire to make trade Of some
kind with anti Morton, or sore head Re
publicans to beat Morton fer the Senate
They would willingly unite on Coifax, il
they thought that it would create divis-
ion and bad feeling among Republicans,
but Mr.. Coltax is not willing to become
a party to the game, and it would be very
difficult 10 find prominent Republican
who is willing to be slaughtered in that
way.


The Plymouth Democrat is opposed to
the scheme-the failure to beat Grant
is TOO fresh in its memory.