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Year: 1875

A sucCEss.-Thc Silver Belt smelling works started up on "Wednesday and proved a success though an accident prevented completion of the blast. A charge of some five hundred pounds of rock was put in as an experiment, and ran finely until fre-brick cracked out of the lining, fell into the outlet and completely stop ped the flow both of metal and slag. Enough has been shown by this experiment, however, to settle the question of whether the orc will smelt or not, and 1t Is q success. Thorne and Murray were out there and brought in two bars which we weighed yesterday. One weighs 35 and the other 34 pounds. No assay has been made of it, but it looks well, and when its value is ascer- talned we will have more to say about It.
Year: 1875

FIRE IN THE WooDs.-Somc thoughtlcss per son has set fire to the brush and grass all the way from Little Copper Greek to Curtis saw mill, giving the workmen at the mill much trouble in fighting fire, putting the mill and logs in danger and destroying a large amount of standing timber
Year: 1875

LOOK at the enumeration of articles of new goods received at Bashford's in a halfdoxen small ads today. They have something entire ly new in the clock line that everybody ought to eNamine.
Year: 1875

We are glad to notice the elastic step and
the sunny smiles Of our merchants. 1t Is ev-
idence, trumpet toned, that trade is on the inn
prove. Business men see, in the future of oui
county, promise of better times thaa since
the war. Farmers are in better condition
with reference to their ability to meet their
liabilities with merchants than they have been
for years. Good crops of all kinds have repaid
their toll. This not only makes them hap
py but it sends thrill Of exstacy to the llea,
ofevery man who is interested in their pros
pcrity. Our wheat and -four is going to every
section of the country Our cotton has com
menced going to market.and we have no long
er any righttc complain Of hard times. When
our merchants can smile, under the benign
and salutary influence of the brilliant future
which they see before them in the dim dis
lance the rest of us should desist from our
croaking.
Year: 1875

Es- One of the proprietOrs of the al
paca factory in Chautanqua county, n
Y, having been presented with fine
pair of Augora goats, attempted the re.
markable feat Of taking the fleece from
their backs and making fashionable
dress Of the wool, between the sun and
sun, Operations were commenced at
sunrise, and at an early hour in the after
noon the goods were ready for the dress
makers. Four ladies then made the dress
complete in every particular, and ready
for wearing at sundown.
Year: 1875

EF A dispatch from Berlin says that
the Roumsnia government has refused
the request of Servia to co operate with
her in case she went to war with Turkey,
and merely promised to place an army of
observation on the frontier
Year: 1875

Esy- When 4 female barber was going
to establish shop in Jersey City four
on he" and took her by the left ear,
pointed to the depot and gently whis-
pered: Away wild yer And she
thought it best 10 away.
Year: 1875

THE Coal PRODUCT miners of
the coal regions in Pennsylvania are
now said to be fairly at work, after
six months of strikes. The Philadel.
phia Inquirer thinks that tie coal pro-
duct for this year will be half mil
lion of tons less than it was last year,
and last year the product was beyond
a millionEof tons less than in 1873
Therefore, it appears that, according
to every probability, the coal product
and consumption tor this year will be,
in round numbers, one million and a
half of tons less than it was two years
ago.
Year: 1875




communication published in yester
days REPUBLICAN. signed 'Meat Eater.
contains the assertion that, in the opinion
OF the writer. it is the duty of the meat in
spector to inspect the meat OF animals
slaughtered in the abattoir across the river
The duties of the inspector are clearly de-
fined by the law which created the Slaugh.
terbouse Company. and are, consequently,
not subject to discussion OF criticism in the
manner indicated by the communication.
All complaints in the matter can be set at
rest by perusai of the fifth section of the
act of the Legislature establishing the
Siaughterhouse Company. an extract from
which reads as follows:


That all animals to be slaughtered, the
meat whereof is determined for sale in the
parish of Orleans or Jefferson, must be
slaughtered in the slaughterhouses erected
by the said company or corporation, and
upon refusal OF said company or corpora
ton to allow any animal or animals to be
slaughtered, after the same has been certi-
NED by the inspector, as hereinafter pro.
rided, to be fit for human food, the said
company or corporation shall be subject to
fine in each case OF $3.50.


Section six Of the same law prescrites
the duty of the inspector, the amount of
his bond. and the penalty of $50 to be i'm
posed for any dereliction of duty.


In this connection it is pleasure to state
that Hon. J. S. Harris. the inspector. has,
since his appointment in January last,
turned over to the Treasurer of The State
sum upward Of $1,000 over and above the
amount of compensation tor his personal
services. This amount goes to the aid Of
the Charity Hospital
Year: 1875

The audience at the Varieties Theatre
last night proved unmistakably that the
patrons OF the complimentary performanc ces
OF the Orleans Dramatic Association do not
desert them when pay entertainment is
on the bill. The performance was for the
benefit of the Louisiana Relief Association,
and the theatre Was filled from top to bot
tom. The first piece was the comedy Of
the "Honeymoon.' which was cast as fol-
1nus.
Year: 1875

MGcREAsE IN THE LAST TEN YEARS NINE


HUNDRED THOUSAND IN PoPULATIoN-R


VOTERS THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND.


The Albany Args is indebted to the courtesy OF the
Secretary state for the results or the state census
which annex 1t is possible that the nnal revision
which the tables are undergoing may somewhat
change some OF the tables. No material change, how
ever, Is anticipated Mr. willers has given the taking
OF the census and the compilation Of the returns his
faithful supervision and the fact sufficient guarantee
OF the scrupnlous with which the work has been
executed On comparison with the State census taken
ten years ago viii be that the population OF tho
State has increased nearly 0oo and the number o.
voters has increased more than SOC, ,o0O:-
Year: 1875

idly continued, and shortly after one
| o'clock they arrive6Sat the Jones place,
| known as Riverdale. Then they learned
that their man was in the dwelling house.
| Mr.. Nelson dismOunted and went up to the
rear of the house and discovered LORD
sitting costly on the gallery in company
| with several ladies and gentlemen. Mel
son drew his gun down on him and told him
to surrender, which he promptly did. Mr..
Mccoy then came mp and they searched the
prisoner and found $632 on his person. He
admitted his crime. and said that he did not
know how much money he had taken out of
the safe, as he was drinking: that he had
lost some gambling. He stated that he had
lett Shreveport about six o'clock in the
morning; crossed the river: went down
opposite the beef packery, little over a
mile below town. and there hired negro
to cross him back to this side. His inten-
tion was to remain at Riverdale until the
Maria Louise should paes down, and take
passage on her. He had lost the key of the
safe. though he stated that he thought he
could find it where he had lain down on the
boss!er side to take nap. Mr.. Nelson will
go with him this morning in search of it.


He was taken before Justice Carter, and
upon confessing himself guilty. was COM
mitted to Jail.


1t is impossible for Mr. MeKenna to saw
how much money was taken, as he has not
been able to get in the safe, it is evident
that the amount was largely exaggerated
by public rumor.


Oar young friend Willie Nelson deserves
great credit for the energy and determine.
ton he displayed in the pursuit and capture
de and Mccoy. who is equally deserving of
credit, made the ride Of about fifteen miles
and swimming Nv five or six sloughs.-Shrere.
aort Times
Year: 1875

The public will be sorry to learn that
George H. Braughn. Esq, who has SO ably
represented Judge Atocha, was yesterday
too unwell to hold the usual session of the
Superior Criminal Court, and all business
was therefore continued.


Judge Atocha's health is steadily improy.
ing, he having been for some time out of
danger. His temperance on the bench
and on the street in good health will afford
pleasure to his hundreds of friends and the
public.
Year: 1875

A dispatch, received by the Ocean Tow
boat and Telegraph Company's line, con-
tains the intelligence that yesterday morn
ing the dredgeboat Essayons ran into the
stern of the ship Waterloo. The ship was
aground at the time. Her stern post was
started by the collision and her after deck
all loosened. She will have to be lghtered
and tOwed back to the city.
Year: 1875

Mr.. Gowans says Of Poe: ''For eight
months or more one house contained us, one
table fed. During that time saw much of
him, and had an opportunity of conversing
with him often, and must say that never
saw him the least affected with liquor. or
even descend to any known vice, while he
was one OF the most courteous, gentlemanly
and intelligent companions have met With
during my. journeyings and haltines in
various divisions of tho GLOBE
Year: 1875

"Oliva'' writes to the Philadelphia Times:


The house inside is fine, but is kept with
little care. There are, for example, large
conservatories attached to it, yet no plants
are to be seen in the reception room, except
a fe " hyacinths scattered here and there on
the marble tables in front of the mirrors.
The sO-called blue, red and green rooms,
though their furniture is somewhat worn,
and their dimensions not very stately, are
still fine rooms, while the large East room
would have been really beautiful one had
it had bronze chandeliers instead Of common
crystal ones. very little in harmony with
the fine Greek decoration Of the ceiling and
walls. But, on the other hand, kind of
buffers pantry is used as a cloak room, and
crowd of people have to pass their hats
and coats through a window about three
feet square. The spacious vestibule again
utterly loses its effect at present. The sash
screen dividing the entrance hall into two
parts not being thrown open, makes the
vestibule look like two clumsy corridors,
and the absence Of any plants at the en-.
trance hall deprive it even of that air of
comfort and habitability which is to be seen
in every. we'll kept private house of well-to.
do people.
Year: 1875

A gentleman at Macon, Georgia, shoots
an actor. 1t appears the Rentz Female
Minstrel Troupe were performing there.
The exhibition it gave was an immoral one.
Among the good young men of the town
who patronized the show. and probably de-
nOunced it. as customary in such cases, was
one who became enamored OF fair min
and he was above associatIng in public
with can can dancer. and, according to
Mobile paper, was discreet enough to put a
note under the door of the room occupied
by the young lady at the 1.anier House.
The note asked for the writer the privilege
Of calling at twelve o'clock at night and
drinking bottle OF wine with the young
lady of the Rentz party. The young lady
signiied that such visit at such an hour
would be agreeable, and prepared herself
accordingly. When the young scion of
Macon appeared at the room door he saw
three gentlemen Of the Rentz troupe
also waiting for vine. This was not
in the bargain, and the goung man beat
hasty retreat, followed by the actors. who
slapped his face and otherwise treated him
very unkindiy. When such young man
receives blow. the honor he has left is III
suited. and the result IN this case was that


ust as the minstrel party were leaving
town the injured young man appeared at
the railroad depot, and approaching Mr..
Hill. the actor, fred upon him twice with a
Smith & Wesson revolver. The young man
who did the shooting has very properly
been placed under $4,000 bonds to appear
and answer to the charge of assault with
intent to kill. The case will come up when
the witnesses are away. The citizens Of
Macon are naturally indignant at the i'm
moral conduct Of the members of the Reutz
troupe.
Year: 1875

1t is stated by officers Of the jackson road
that the water from Bonnet Care crevasse
has covered the prairies in the rear up to
the railroad track, and has risen to within
eight inches of the high water mark OF
1874. To guard against any interruption of
travel however. the railroad company has
expended some $l2o,0oo in raising the road
grade. Miles Of trestle work permit the
river water to flow through to the lake, and
there is no probability OF an overflow Of
the track. An uniaterruption of travel is
guaranteed
Year: 1875

The train on the jackson road due in this
city at half past eleven o'clock yesterday.
did not arrive until half past five o'clock in
the afternoon. The detention was caused
caused by an accident to freight train at
Picken's station, Mississippi. A rail had
been removed By some malicious person,
and the freight train thrown from the track.
Several cars were demolished, but FORUM
ately no lives were lost
Year: 1875

The Springfield (Mass.) Republican,
eut wages of local labor as compared
with the wages of 1860, confesses to
some surprise at the result, all the i'm
portant branches of industry except
raj road service showing an advance
still retained of from forty to sixty five
per cent, and the average advance for
all classes covered by the investigation
being still tifty-two per cent. The
general average of this excess of pres
ent over ante-war wages is given as
Year: 1875

across this notice will understand that
their subscription will expire in . few
days and they are respectfully request
mark denotes tha their subscription
has already expi. ed, and unless We
hear from them Immediately. Ne viii
be compelled to di continue the paper.
Year: 1875

SILvER-PAvED STREETs.-The Virginia
(Nevada) Enterprise says: Our principal
streets being macadamized with refuse ore
taken from the mines in early days, and
being coated with the rich ore that has been
year after year siftsd down upon them
from the ore wagons, are now everywhere
more or less argentiferous. Indeed, there
is not the slightest stretch OF the imagina-
ton in saying that we never take a step in
the town but we are walking on silver
that our streets are literally paved with
silver. While speaking of this fact day
or two since, young man bet his friend
the price Of the assaying and 1.-The cigars
that he would take lump of mud of of
the wheel of bus, then standing before
them, and would get out of it precious
metals to the value Of over s. per ton. An
ounce or two Of mud was taken from the
wheel of the vehicle and placed in the
hands Of an assayer, who was not told
where the sample was obtained, and who
no doubt supposed that he was dealing
with decomposed ore or vein matter from
one of our mines. The assay was made,
and the assayer's certificate showed that
the sample contained "Silver, "a gold,
$3.50; total, $685." After this we may put
on airs, even though our streets are villain
ously muddy occasionally, for the very
mud on our boots contains both siver and
gold-is not the vulgar mud of the "eow
county" towns.
Year: 1875

A PLEA FOR THE PIGs.-We deem it al
so doubtful policy although very eommonj
to make the manure cellar an apartment
for pigs. An animal whose carcass is used
for food should be kept in a clean place,
with pure air. The pig is one of the most
tidy Of all animals, naturally, and will
take more pains to keep its bed clean than
any other farm animal. Nothing is more
false than its proyerbial dirtiness; this
imputation properly belongs to its negli-
gent owner, in not making suitable proyi-
sion and furnishing clean and pure apart
ments.-Albdny Country Gentleman.
Year: 1875

PRESERVING MANURE.-The Boston Jour-
nal of Chemistry states that the sources OF
loss in the storage Of manure Are two hrst,
the escape CT volatile ammonia and other
gases; and secondly, the loss of valuable
salts by teaching. The first difficulty may
be obyiated by covering the excrement
with eight or ten inches Of good soil or
loan, which will absorb all escaping gases.
A bushel or so OF plaster may be advan-
tageously scattered over the heap before
the soil is thrown on. The whole mass
should be perfectly covered, leaving no


chimney" for gaseous exudaton. The
danger Of teaching may be avoided by COW
ering the heap with hay or straw sufficient
ly thick to shed most OF the rain. If kept
in this way a sufficient time, the manure
will undergo spontaneous decomposition,
the products Of which will be ready for
immediate assimilation by plants. The
usual process is carting manure to the
fields in the autumn to waste, by both the
above processes, some Of their most valua-
BILE constituents.
Year: 1875

EDITOR HERALD: The President of
Confidence Engine Company No. 2
desires to offer his thanks to Mr.. B.
Mcclellan for his gratuitous ruling that
under the ruling of this President" 4"
at the special meeting of said Com
pany on the oath inst. all acts of said
meeting were null and void; notwith-
standing which, Confidence Company
No. 2 will stand by it's unanimous vote
to accept the invitation of the Thirty
Fights to participate with them in q
picnic to be given by that company on
August lst. will relieve the mind of
our Secretary as to the illegality Of the
action of the Company by saying that
| shall rule that he is not subject to
fine for non-attendance should he not
put in an appearance.


F. BUTLER,
Pres't Confidence Engine Co. No. 9.
Year: 1875

yNNIE MAGNOLIA HAS BEEN FITTED


up in the most attractive style possible,
with view TO the convenience and comfort
of patrons. The proprietor desires to call the
attention Of customers friends and the public
to his superior stock OF
Year: 1875

The most perfect home ever saw was in
a little house, into the sweet incense of whose
fires went no costly things. Six hundred
dollars served for years living of a father.
mother and three children. But the
mother was a creator Of home, and her re-
lations TO her children were the most beauti-
full have ever seen. Even a dull and COM
monplace man was lifted MP and enabled to
do work for souls by the atmosphere which
this woman created. Every inmate OF her
house inyolnntarily looked into her face for
the keynote of the'day, and it always rang
clear From the rosebud or the clover leaf,
which, in spite of her housework. she always
found time to put by our plates at break
fast, down to the essay or story she had ON
hand to be read or discussed ia the evening.
there was no intermission of her influence.
She always has been and always will be INV
ideal of mother wife. II to her quick
brain, loving heart and exquisite tact, had
been added the appliances of wealth and the
enlargement of wider culture hers would
have been absolutely the ideal home. A. it
was, it is the best have seen. 1t has
been more than twenty wears since crossed
its threshold. do not know whether she
is living or not But rs see house after
house in which fathers, mother, and children
are dragging out their lives in haphazard
alienation of listess routine and unpleasant
collision, always think with q sigh of that
little cottage by the sea shore. and the wo-
man who was the light thereof" and find
in the face of many women and children, as
plainly written and as sad 90 see as in the
newspaper columns of Want
ed-A Home Ercinuqc
Year: 1875

A MAN Of piety may be lodged in the
rudest cottage, and his occupation may be
only to sweep the street, yet let him so sweep
the street, that, through the honest and dill
igent doing of his duty, God is glorified, and
men are led to speak and think better of re-
ligion, and he forms a link between earth
and heaven.
Year: 1875

leaves behind him an excellent and devoted
wife, and several children, some OF whom
are quite young, and two OF whom are
twins and almost grown young ladies, OF in
tereSting and pleasing manners. Mr.. Ncbb's
wife was Hacker, belonging to an exten-
sive family, well and favOrably known
among the early settlers Of Southern Hi
nois. whom this scandalous conduct Of a
father and husband must bear TO the
ground Springfield Reg ier.
Year: 1875

DR. A JOURNAL OF A SOLDIER DURING


THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR.


CHAPTER III.


When Burgoyne arrived at Saratoga
we went to meet him there. As soon as
we came near enough together the can
non began to roar. Each army contin-
med their march until we came within
musket shot. then we fought and drove
them back. / remember seeing some old
Dutch women sitting in the tents smok-
ing their pipes. We fought till night
came on and then retreated. After this
we went for our dead and wounded,
which we had blundered over in retreat
ing. The next day the commanders
agreed to bury their dead and take care
of their wounded Each party came on
with flag of truce, and went to work
till they had cleared the ground.


A few days after Burgoyne began to
be uneasy, for he found he must fight or
starve, so being willing, we went at 1t
again. This was at Saltwater Here
we met him near the river bank on the
meadow land. 1t was level and smooth
and we all did our best to prove right
to the soil. Soon the cannon began tC
roar, the armies approaching each other
till we came so near as to use small arms
After this we fought for some time, TIL
at length they turned and showed us the
backs of their red coats.


As they were retreating, Gen. Fraser
rode back and forth trying to stop his
men, and make them stand their ground
A Captain Rogers, of the rife company
said to his men, If you will dismoun
that officer / will treat you" AT thi
two or three leveled their rifles, and h
fell.+


Night coming on, each army retreate'
to camp. In two or three days after
Burgoyne surrendered to Gates. Gate
gave him two or three days to get read.
to march out as prisoners of war. Whel
they marched out ] was called to guar
the Hessian troops. We marched ther
to a place called New City, now name'
Troy.


| think this was in October.+ Th
weather being rather cold they mad
themselves fires and went to smoking


1t made me sick all night, not bein


used to smoke next morning the guar
was relieved, and | crossed the river
Albany. Where the smokers went to,
, never knew.


B At Albany we took up our wint'
quarters. Here was billetted in goo


house. During my stay | enjoyed m,
. self very well. The young folks wei
}, lively and very fond of US; we used
,. spend the winter evenings with ther


and some days when the ice was smoot


and it was good skating, we took gre
I pleasure in skating up and down Il


river with them.


Early in the spring of 177S, there b
= ing some tories in Burgoyne's army, th'