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Year: 1876

| Charleston Journal OF Commerce, Sept -.
Yesterday man came into the office
of the Journal Of Commerce, who should


be taken through Indiana and the
Northwest and exhibited on every
stump, labeled. "Speciment of Repub-
lican Reform Administration" The
man is an intelligent, respectable and
hard>working colored man, named
Tony Coga. On his head, face, breast
and hands were deep cuts, which had
been uncared for. His story is given as
being that of many hard working and
honest colored men. scolored men whom
the northern papers tell us thousands
of brave men died to emancipate from
the slave>driver's whip"


"On Thursday we were working in
the field," he said. "cutting rice, when
heard the whip smacking up at the
house, and knew the strikers were
whipping some of the folks. Most of
the hands working with me commenced
running away, but don't run away
from anybody. Well, the strikers came
running down and commenced whip
ping five of us. There were three
white men in the field; and they turned
around and walked off. The white
folks don't defend us, because they say
if they hurt any of the strikers the
people at the North will make big
fuss over it,and say they murder mig
gers for nothing. The strikers were
men and women. The women had
clubs and men rawhide whips, and |
.hink they must have had wire twisted
on the whips, because they cut like a
knife every lick. They whipped me
and my son and three others. They
had most killed me, and bad flung me
into ditch, and were still crowding
around us beating us with clubs and
whips when Hamilton (colored mem
Der of the Legislature) came riding up,
and got them to stop. When the
strikers started towards us they spread
all over the field, and the men who
were working had to run all sorts of
ways. Some of them ran into the
marsh and hid; some others got into
the swamp; several came near getting
drowned by running into the river to
hide; some swan across the river"


His eyes were almost completely
closed; under the left eye there was a
deep cash, which looked as if it might
have been inflicted with knife, and
he was evidently suffering severely
He was literally, from head to foot. a
mass of cuts and bruises. He states
that the clothes worn by him at the
time of the assault were absolutely
whipped off him.
Year: 1876

We learn that on Friday night last .
prominent Republican speaker, of Creole
birth, received friendly notice that
threats of assassination had been overheard
by the police, and that he had better be on
his guard on returning to his home after his
meetings. A man OF courage and Of honest
convictions, the gentleman was by no
means deferred by this intimstion of the
chivalry, but declared to his friends that
he would brave any danger alone The
colored members of the club, however, re-
fused to permit him to incur any such risk,
but insisted that they would accompany
him to his home and share in any peril or
violence to which his Republican associa-
tions exposed him. This they did. and the
presence of six or eight stalwart and reso-
lutte men did not certainly diminish the
ability of the gentleman to protect himself,
or retaliate for any personal violence in
flicted upon him.


The game of intimidation is thus At
tempted upon the man Of character and
intelligence as well as upon the timid and
ignorant. Whether there was any intention
to assassinate an eloquent and fearless
champion of Republican principles can not
be charged, there was undoubtedly . pur-
pose to iutimidate him from the free expires
sion of his sentiments. Whether the one
or the other object was intended there was
o failure, because of the courage of the
Creole Republican and the fidelity of his
Republican friends.
Year: 1876

Aw II compiled directory, such as the
one lest published by Soards. is of almost
universal necessity in the stores and offices
of New Orleans. We have never had bet.
ter Directory than his for this city, but the
publisher himself promises to surpass 1t in
his New Orleans Directory for 1877. Calls
will soon be made upon our merchants TOR
subscriptions, advertisements and general
information. The publication will involve
much labor and expense, and the publisher
relies upon the liberality of many subscrib'
ers to reimburse his investment. The ad
vantage Of advertising in work that is &c
frequently referred to is known to our bust
ness men, and they will only help them
selves when they help make a good City
Directory.
Year: 1876

The emancipated colored man is an
American citizen, endowed by the law and
the constitution with all the civil and poll
teal rights to which any OF US are entitled.
The world is looking upon him with inter
est now, some with doubt, others with hope,
some with positive confidence, and others
again with equally positive distrust,
whether in his must favorable condition in
America he can be differentiated" into
worthy American citizen. He is not having
fair trial.
Year: 1876

Life has a value which can be
as securely insured against as any
property liable to loss.


The value to a family of the pro.
tective head, is what the protec.
tive head furnishes to support and
educate the family and as the
death of the head Of the family
would terminate such support, it
is the interest of the family that
such an event should be guarded
against.


Every man, in whatsoever sit.
uation of life he may be placed by
Providence, represents a value
be it labor, money or otherwise
and it should be one main object
of life to guard against the loss of
such value. To this end Life In
surance comes in and furnishes to
the family what would have been
furnished had the support Of the
family not ceased to exist.


If one owns a house costing
$4,000 and which rents for el 900
q year, he is careful to keep the
house insured for its value to pro.
tect him and his family against loss
of the revenue; that is should the
house be insured for $4,000 and
be destroyed by fire, the Insurance
Company furnishes the sum in
sured by which the house can be
rebuilt, thus q loss is prevented.


A man, the head of a family,
earns annually t1, 900 by his labor
or skill, which may be regarded
a. ten per cent upople capital OF
Ten Thousand Dollars invested.
Should he die the intelligence
which earned the 81, 900 is totally
lost to the family, but if his life be
insured for $4,000 this leaves his
family, though bereaved, q sum Of
money which continues their sup
port, and in addition to this the
dying parent has the consolation
that those dependent on him are
not left destitute.


Hence il it not wise and prudent
that every person having family
obligations resting upon them
should avail themselves of the pro-
tective blessings ofLife Insurancei


Life Insurance has existed in
our country nearly half a century,
and its benefits have been fully
tested and appreciated by hun
dreds Of thousands Of widows and
orphans who otherwise wonld have
been cast penniless upon the cold
charities of the world.


Reader, II your life is not insur.
ed attend TO it Immediately! take
out a policy in the Louisiana Equi.
table Life Insurance Company,
which il under the direction Of our
own citizens, a list Of which may
be found in another column.
Year: 1876

If any professional grower can
beat tile man of law, we will be
glad to record the fact. All wa
ter melons received at this office
will be scrupulously registered
and their weights will 60 down to
prosperity. Bids remain open
till the end of the season.
Year: 1876

Maplewood Music Seminary is situated In
the town Of East Haddam, on the east bank
Of the noble Connecticut river, near the
steamboat landing. The location Is sur
passed BY none on the river for beautiful
and romantic scenery, especially inthe sum
mer time the view Of the river for about
eight miles forming an important part Of
the scenery. Although this school In Its
present state has been In operation but a
few years, 1t has already taken It's place
among the first musical institutions of the
country. The Instrumental and vocal part
Il saH nPdsf sst th sAassfEs e P1ssseF
the cultivation Of the voice, or vocal depart
ment, il under the direction of Miss virt
ginie Shailer, very accomplished musician
in that particular branch.


Persons in quest of q thorough musical
education could not do better than CORES.
pond with the Principal of this well known
school.
Year: 1876

How would it do, whenever there is
death notice, to add the name of the
doctor? We should like to have the
opinion on that subject Of the eminent
legal authority. Charles O'Conor, who
is said to have been given over by the
doctors to die, but, refusing to take
their prescriptions, has got we'll.
Year: 1876

An afternoon edition of the Phila-
delpbia Times will be printed in Mach
inery Hall during the exhibition on
one of Col Hoes new presses. The
Times will also build an Office on the
grounds.
Year: 1876

Thanks.


To my friends and neighbors, who strove
SO hard to save my property from destruction
by fire on the 18th instant, and to whose aid
doubtless owe it that the ravages of the fire
were not even greater, extend my heartiest
thanks, with my sincerest wishes that none of
them may ever need like assistance from
me. S. F. SHALLcRoss.
Year: 1876

Editors Dispatch: For more than three
,ceeks this city has been furnished with
muddy aoater, which is a disgrace to the
Water Committee and the Superintendent
OF the Water Works. We were under the
impression that Colonel Cutshaw, the City
Engineer, promised Us clear water after the
new reservoir was completed. We have a
diyision-wall in the new reservoir. Then
why is the water not drawn from one part,
and thus allow the other to settle, and in
that way allow the red mud to go down,
and furnish us with water free from mud
that sticks in the mouth and colors every
glass and pitcher used !?


There is blame to be laid at the office of
some man. Can 1t be Mr. DaUiS, chairman
of the Water Committee or Mfr. DdUis, Sa.-
perintendent Of the aoater-uorks or Colonel
Cutshap, engineer of the city of Richmond? /?
Come, gentlemen, let US hear from you-one
and all. The public have stood this muddy
water as long as it is proper; we want to
know if there is a cause. Is there harmony
between the officers? Is every man willing
to do his part and to work for the good OF
our psople? This matter of water is q sub
iect II the greatest Importance to the health
and comfort OF all our. citizens.


WATER DRINKER.


Richmond, August %, 1876. =
Year: 1876

MARROW ESCAPE FRoA DEArH-A MAN
BURIED ALIVE. IA bout O'clock yesterday
AFTERNOON two colored men named Moseley
White and George Gilpin narrowly escaped
death while at work in the foundation OF
the Grangers' warehouse, which is being
built on the lot on the south side OF Gary
street not far from the Danyilie depot, be-
tween Thirteenth and Virginia streets,


4 number Of stone-masons and laborers
were ut work building q heavy granite wall
on the west side of the foundation, about
twenty feet below the level of "Shockoe
Slip" Suddenly, without any premonitfon,
a heavy bank OF earth and remnants OF an
old brick wall cayed in, burying beneath
the debris the two colored men already
named. Moseley White, who lives in Man
chester, was at work nearest towards Gary
Street, and he was soon pulled out, and srs-
tanned only slight injuries in his right leg
and side. E'!t" ~


Gilpin was covered by fully five or six
feet Of earth, immense stones and brick
from the old wall. A crowd gathered di-
rectfy, and workmen commenced digging
for the poor fellow. AT first they hardly
knew where to dig, but finally they saw his
thumb sticking out, and in short time his
head was uncovered so that he could breathe.
Meanwhile the city ambulance was sum-
moned, and came to the scene with all
speed, provided with surgeon and all ne
eessary appliances for the relief of the man.
The workmen dug away for nearly an hour
and half, and finally the man was gotten
out, put on litter, and his wounds dressed.
The surgeon, DIR. James, who accompa-
MED the ambulance, found that the man was
injured internally, and that nearly all of the
scalp on the left side of his head was cut
off-indeed, before the wound was sewed
up the pulsation or throbbing OF the brain
could be plainly seen by the bystanders.
Although in this condition while in the
earth he gave directions to the men how to
dig him out, and hurried them in their
movements. He was removed to the aims
house in the ambulance, but Moseley White
was able to walk home. DR.. James was un-
able to decide after his first cursory eXami-
nation whether Gilpin was fatally injured,


but was certain that he was dangerously
hurt. ..
Year: 1876

| LARGE FIRE AT THE CESTENNIAL-GREAT
EXCITEMENT AT THE ATLAS HOTEI..-A fire
of considerable magnitude and entailing a
large loss occurred Saturday morning at an
early hour within an enclosure situated
about an eighth Of mile from Machinery
Hall, between the Atlas Hotel and the Penn
sylvania railroad, within which are stored,
in sheds built over them, all the packing
boxes in which the goods for exhibition
were transported to the Centennial. These
boxes were Of all sizes and shapes, and were
located here until after the exhibition,
when they were to have been again brought
| into requisition when the goods were to be
returned home after the exhibition closed.
The Philadelphia Bulletin says: The fire
was undoubtedly an incendiary one, but no
one has as yet been arrested. Owing to the
distance from the tracks of the Pennsylya-
mia railroad their trains were not detained.
The heat was such that the track which runs
through the lot between the sheds was con-
siderably damaged, the ties burned and the
rails bent into inconceivable shapes.


The sheds burned were those which con-
tanned the most Of the cases for the Engllsh
goods in the main building, the American
and French exhibits in the main and ART
buildings, and the Mexican, Spanish, Aus
trian, Norwegian, and German paintings ID
the art gallery. The loss will OF course be
considerable, and workmen Will at once De
placed at work repairing the damage:


The English and Canadian cases, as, irl-
deed, were all the foreign ones, were very
fine and valuable ones, being all built OF
heavy material, iron-bound, and lined with
zinc or tin. The English loss will be about
1000, the American the same, anu the
others far less. Very fortunately, the exact
sbona ond measurement of each box was
taken before it was stored, and from these
the workmen can proceed to rebuild With
out loss Of time. The sheds and contents
were insured.


AS the flames rose to an unusual helghr
the fire was visible from great distance.
and the report was prevalent for some time
that the fire was raging in the Atlas Hotel.
In this immense carayansary everything ana
everybody was in the most complete confu-
sion. The hose had been carried from Elm
avenue through the corridors, the hose IN
possession OF the hotel company had been
attached to the plugs within the building,
and streams OF water were running In every
direction. The guests were aroused from
sleep and were in a panic, scarcely know
ing whether they were on hand for deluge
or whether the end of the world had come.
All rushed pell-mell from their rooms IN
night array, with their yaluables and clothes
under their arms, and for time the vacant
lot In front Of the hotel very much resem-
bled mammoth dressing establishment, lit
up as 1t was by the flames as light as noon
day. There was no sleep for the balance OF
the night, but at O'Clock this morning all
partook OF second supper and retired to
bed to sleep off their fatigue and excite
ment.
Year: 1876

CENTENNIAL EXCURSION or THE CORPS OF
CADETS OF THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INsTI.
TUTE.-From letter addressed by General
Francis H. Smith, superintendent OF the
Virginia Military Institute, to a; gentleman
in this city, we learn that preparations are
being made to take the corps OF cadets to
the Centennial Exhibition about October
1st. Orders have been issued to the fur.
loughed cadets to report for duty by Sep
tember 1st. Every preparation is being
made to give the corps thorough drilling du'
ring the month OF September. A very gene
raj and strong desire was expressed among
the friends Of the Institute that the corps
should visit the Centennial while the cadets
from the United States Military Academy
at West Point were there, that competitive
drill might take place between the two bat
talions, but at that time the expense OF the
trip made it impossible for the Virginia
Military Institute corps to go. Since
then, however, some OF the Centen-
NAL commissioners have interested them
selves to secure free transportation
for the corps from Washington to Phila-
delphia, and our Virginia roads have accord
ed very liberal terms, so that it has been
finally decided that the invitation to visit
the Exhibition be accepted. II the cadets
could have been presented as they were in
June last-well drilled and thoroughly dis
ciplined-they would undoubtedly have
compared favorably with any similar body
of soldiers. Now, however, they will suffer
a serious drawback from the fact that q
large element Of recruits is infused at the
beginning OF the session. However, with
boys Of the class that attend the Institute a
mouth OF discipline and drilling under Col
onel Ship works wonders, and we have no
doubt that the successors OF the heroes OF
New Market will make a decided sensation
in the City OF Brotheriy Love.
Year: 1876

extended. Nothing seemed too grea Il
them In the way Of attention, and the mem
bers seemed to vie with each other as to
which could do the most. Health and long


life to the Norfolk City Guardt
Year: 1876

ACCOUNTS FROM DIFFERENT POINTS OF ITS
MOVEMENT AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
AND MISCONCEPTIONS OF ITS POSITION.


1t Is believed by astronomers that space between
the earth and the great stellar groups is filed with
small of matter which either the debris o.
exploded planets a2gregatons Of substances which
derived from combinations of the elementary
gases that constitute the foundation Of everything in
nature. The position Of these errant chunks of the
stars that shed the light Of other nights In the
vast expanse OF space is stated to be due TO
the counerpoise Of attraction exercised by the various
planetary bodies other and all that inter-
between them. II is, therefore, matter Of easy
comprehension to determine the nature Of what
termed meteors acrontcs aud shooting stars which
may be any clear night flashing through tho
start vault Of the heavens like fiery messengers pass
lag from planet to planet


When these detached masses pass through our
atmosphere-whch by the way, is expanded during
the summer heat to greater elevation than in winter
tme--the friction OF the air aone is sufficient to
deveope intense heat and rapid combustion in tho
flying matter, and We consequently their courses
marked at night by streaks OF FIRE across the sky.
When tho is small and the atmosphere
through which 1t passes is dense combustion
is the rapid, and the matter becomes





when the volume is large falling toward the
carth's surface under the influence OF gravitation IL
passes with accelerated velocity through strata Of
air Of different denses, and the heat being thus rap
idly increased explosion is the result which is
frequently accompanied by the phenomenon Of coored
lights, due solely 10 the combustion OF the various
mineral constituents OF the aeroite.


Aerolitcs sometimes OF great magnitude. and
travel with extraordinary velocity One which passed
within twenty five miles OF the earth estimated to
weigh GOO TONS and eed The of twenty
miles per second.


On tho morning OF the 18th OF November, 1899,
thousands OF shooting stars mixed with large neteors
illuminated the heavens many hours the whole
Continent Of America from Brazil to Labrador and
oven extended to Europe. In 1891 and 1882, during
the night of November lS prodigIous mullitudcs OF
shooting stars and meteortcs fell In the Red sea- in
tho Atlantic, In switzerland and in England In lss3
during the night Of November IL the grandest display
Of aerial pyrotcchny OF this kind took place and ex.
tended from the great likes TO the island OF Jamaica
over the American Continent


The meteor OF the night Of July was. perhaps one
of the most brilliant Witnessed but the fact that
It appeared alone gives additional Importance to its
appearance


FROM HUNTERS POINT TO THE GRAND GEN.


TRAL DEPOT.


To THE EDITOR OF HERALD


was snting my stoop Sunday night when |
saw the meteor. Its was from Hunters Point
10 the Grand Central depot


THRTY.NIyrH STREET.
Year: 1876

the new crossed the old to the eastward and
in the course of a mile recrossed to the west
erly side and from point almost six miles
north of the Houlton and Woodstock road,
diverged from the old line leaving it TO the
east. AT the point where the new line inter-
cepts the st. John, it was 1888 yards west of
the old. The point of divergence was seventy
miles south of the st. John. 1t was for
this wedge-shaped tract of land that the state
of Maine and Massachusetts, made a claim
upon the general Government and obtained
the sum of money which the European &c
North American Rrilroad received. The
claim of Mr.. Drew is based upon the same
ground He claims that those he represents
were actually deprived of a portion of their
lands by the adoption of the new line.


But here comes a fact which should put
Mr.. Drew out of the lobby and in that place
provided for swindlers. BY agreement be-
tween the contracting parties and to avoid
continual difficulties in adjusting claims, the
inc was actually established on that first sur
veyed and all surveys of land made by Maine
were made with the line OF 1918 as the easter
lyl bound. No proprietor lost a foot of his
land and consequently no proprietor or set
tier has shadow of claim against the
United States.


We desire It to be distinctly understood
that the above is the substance of statement
made by as accurate and careful an officer as
there is in the army-one who assisted in
making the survey from first to rlast and
understands thoroughly the entire subject
and he has no hesitation in declaring the
Drew claim fraud and the money if he OBJ.
tains it, a steal,


The Senate will do well to inquire into this
fraud before it endorses the action of the
House. 1t isn't good time to buy off per-
sistant Lobbyists at the rate of S35, 900.
Year: 1876

A few days since we gave somewhat eX


tended account of the boundary land claim
recently allowed by the House of Representa-


tives, in which it was intimated that the same,
to say the least, was apocryphal. Since the
publication of that article an official of the
United States Army whose name is most
honorably known, not only in the the service
but to our citizens generally, has furnished
us with accurate information relating to the
subject. He was one of the corps of army
engineers who established the line and he
now has all the notes, reports and memoran-
da incident to that survey. He has also con-
versed with Mr.. Webster respecting that por-
tion of the territory relating to the disposition
of the lands affected by the establishing of
the line under the treaty of August 1912. He
is, therefore, fully competent to give an opin-
ion as to the validity of the claim which Mr..
James Drew and his skilled talent in Wash
ington have got through the House. This
officer has no hesitation in declaring the
claim of Mr.. Drew a sheer fabrication and
the appropriation of $4,000 to pay it a sacin-
dte-an opinion which corroborates those we
have already heard from gentlemen living in
that section and familiar with the subject.


As we have before said the Drew claim and
those of the states of Maine and Massachu-
sets grew out of the diversity between the
boundary lines run at different times from the
head waters of the st. Croix to the point
where such lines strike the st. John river.
The first line was run, says our lnformants in
1917 and 1918 and was determined by the
ordinary instruments used in surveying. The
second line was run under the treaty of 1912,
and was as accurate as science could make it.
The timber was felled along the first from
the head.waters of the st. Croix to near the
north line of Houton and from that point ii
was 'bazed" through the woods to the st,
John. The engineers of the commission to
establish the line, found that the old and new
lines corresponded for eight or ten miles then