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Year: 1872

were that within a very short period
they would come back to pour forth
gold into the laps of their wives, and
repay every good which had been done
for them in their absence.


The parents, with true Jewish feel
ing, took them home to their dwellings,
knowing, as they did, that only the de-
sire for work caused the husbands to
roam from home. Arrangements were
tefected for taking care of them during g
their husbands absence, which would
be, as they said and hoped, but of a
very short duration.


They departed, each to try his own
fortune; the scholar eastward, the 9TH
er westward, promising that at the ex-
Ipiration of year they would return
and compare notes as to which had
saved the most money.


The scholar visited several places,
but without success. At last, he came
to one Jewish congregation, where he
was we'll received; but, unfortunately,
the congregation was small, and the
number of children in proportion
With them he stayed, receiving the con-
graduation Of the parents for the good
he had done to their children; but
alas! he had not done much good for
himself. He then tried other places,
but was everywhere unsuccessful. The
fact is, he knew too much, and his
learning was not fully appreciated
He, therefore, thought it best to return
to those whom he yearned once more
to behold, determining rather to be
poor with his own than among stran-
gers.


The other had been so successful
that, when the time arrived for his re-
turn, he was enabled to come home
with two hundred golden ducats in his
possession.


When the students met to compare
notes, the scholars appearance spoke
more plainly than words that-like
many others who had preceded him
he found there was no market for learn
ing; hence, his goods, which were stor-
ed in his head, found no purchasers.
When the other was asked how he
managed to be successful, he took his
friend to the window, asking him to
count those who passed by, and who
were well known to him, to see how
many of them were men of sense, and
how many otherwise. He did so and
seeing some forty passing, he could
Just count five only possessing good
sound sense, and thirty-fve deficient
in brains.


''Those fve," said the lucky student,
care your patrons-the thirty-fve
mine. Is it then a wonder that, my
friends being so very numerous, my
success should be equally great? I
purchased bear for few ducats from
a man who had taught him to dance.
With that bear [ travelled through the
country, and the people flocked to see
his antics, and rewarded me for being
so good teacher. Humbug is the or
der of the day. Do as [ did. Purchase
a bear; it pays better to teach him than
to devoteyo years to instruct the few;
whilst the majority would rather pay
to see bear dance than to pay those
who possess the qualifications to teach
their children. ."-Ezar, IN the Jewish
Messenger.
Year: 1872

At the residence Of her father, near this city. on
the 9th inst Of consumption, MISS LUCINDA R.,
third daughter Of Francis ". and Sophia Petty
grove, aged Is years, months and days,
Since our last issue we have been called to mourn
this sister dead. II there is anything in Christian
ity she was Christian, and died in full faith Of
future being. For nearly eight months she had
been stricken with that fatal malady, and when at
last she was told that she must die, she said, at
am ready"


-1At last
Without groan or sigh or glance to show
A parting pang, the spirit from her past:
And they who watched her nearest could not know
The very instant, till the change that cast
Her sweet face into shadow, dali and slow,
Glazed Ger her eyes"
Year: 1872

ONE of the soldiers at the American
camp on San JSAn tried to commit suicide
BY cutting his throat, last Tuesday. The
surgeon wac sewing up the wound when
the steamer Favorite lett. 1t is uncertain
whether the man will recover,
Year: 1872

Now that the Chicago Tribune has
gone over to tho Democrats it has
fallen to abusing the majorities in the
late investigating committees. If the
majority reports had found from the
evidence that the accused officials had
been guilty instead of innocent, then
the Tribune would have been satisfied.
And this is the organ of fair play and
reform.
Year: 1872

Complaint Is made by democrats and


Liberals that republicans should now


keep before the people the deeds or


loyalty, heroism and patriotism Of the


republican party and its army Of blue


coats. Democrats snecringly write the


party down as the loil party. Liberals


would have the people let by-gones be


by-gones, and make no reference to the


character Of citizens for the last ten


years. This is all vain talk. Such =
course is impossible. Four years more


and q century will have passed since


our Fathers cnunciated bill Of rights


for all men, that was the first full and


perfect one, ever declared by any peo-
pie. We still celebrate II, we revere Il,


and the names of those who maintain
cd II, are immortalixeil and honored by!
us, and all true lovers Of their RE


every whore. Ills impossible, and win


be impossible for al time to rcprcss the


natural outpourings Of the human


heart in praise of that noble sentence


declaring the inalicnable rights ofman,


and to forget the authors and support
ers Of that Declaration. On the Fourth
of July, 1876, the centennial celebration


Of our National Independence Is to be
held in the hall where IL had its birth,
and ppans of praise will be sung in


honor Of the men Of the old revolution.
1t Is useless to attempt to stifle these


patriotic demonstrations, they ought
not to be stified, they never will be-
We know that it is, and has been COM
mon with democracy to pronounce the
self-eyident truths Of the declaration.
self-evident lies. We know that the
conduct ofa large portion of the de-
mocracy is just such as carries out the
sentiment they have announced as
above stated. If then il is commenda-
bic to remember and honor the deeds
OF the men Of the old revolution, how
shall we decline to commemorate and
honor the deeds of the heroic patriots
of the second revolution! How can
we separate the one from the other p
It IL simply superlatively ridiculous to
ask that wc shall cease to praise the pa
triotic men who saved the country du-
ring the rebellion, and to ask that they
be honorably remembered. 1t is folly
to ask that it shall not be urged that
these men are worthy of the confidence
Of the country, that they are eminent
ly more worthy than the men they
fought, in defense of the nation. When
the people Of this country forget to
honor those who sustained the Rcpub-
lie in its late trying hour, then win the
age Of patriots and patriotic effort have
passed away and the stability Of the
government be a thing of the past.
Year: 1872

Coal MINE EXPLOSION IN France
Ihe cable reports terribly fatal explosion of
'fire-damp in French coal mine. This acci-
dent had its complementa few days since in an
English colliery, where near fifty lives were
lost. In the investigation into the causes of
Inc English catastrophe it was proved that
many OF the men habtually carried in their
pockets matches, pipes and tobacco, some had
keys Tor opening their safety-lamps, and the
practice of smoking in the pit was general
Under these circumstances there is no cause
for wonder at the firing Of the coal gas on the
contrary, it is strange that explosions do not
occur every day. If men will carry fire in
places where it is as dangerous as in powder
magazine we must expect there will be cases
4or the coroner.
Year: 1872

Boston In Flames-A Second Chicago.


A terrible catastrophe has overtaken the
city of Boston, which threatens to equal in
disaster that which swept over Chicago last
year. The solid business portion of the city
lying south of State street and east of
Washington street as far as Summer
street and down to the water front
would seem at the latest accounts
to be doomed to destruction by fire. It
includes all the great dry goods and other
warehouses of the busy city, and granite
buildings appear to have suffered equally
with those of lighter construction.
Most Of the streets are narrow but the
fire area contains the most substantial struc-
lures in all Boston. A northeast wind was
aiding the flames, and they seemed to be gain
ing headway beyond the power of arrest
ing, in view of the human means at
hand. The neighboring cities have been
telegraphed to for special aid in fire en-
gines. The origin of the confagration
is not precisely known; that matters but little
now. A large dry goods store on the corner
of Kingston and Summer streets was discovered
yesterday evening to be in flames. At midnight
the fire had marched forward in its blighting
path half mile.


Glimpses of the terror which the awful
ire-god in his wrath inspires are caught in
the dispatches we print elsewhere, coming, as
it were, in gasps from the heart of the burn
ing city The determined struggle to save
property, almost at the risk of the life; then the
frantic fight for life, careless of aught else, is
repeated as though stereotyped from Chicago's
wild cremation. It is fortunate, indeed, that
in this last sad extremity Of fleeing for life
the city Of Boston is not channelled with q
river in its midst as was Chicago river
whose bridges only served to carry over the
flame by being burned themselves and then
leaving the maddened crowds of men,
women and children scorched and
parched to flee towards the lake
shore amid showers Of fire. Such baleful
contingencies we earnestly pray may be
averted from the grand old historic town
which Witnessed the first acts that led to the
great struggle which left us an Independent
Power in the world


The sympathy of the entire people of the
United States will be extended freely to Bos-
ton in this hour of its misfortune, and the sue
cor which flowed so magnifcently to Chicago
will be repeated, if needed, in the interest OF
her present sister in her desolation.
Year: 1872




reform y that Mr. Thomas Murphy and his
new Ring will just take the city Offices, if they
can get them, and say nothing about it, and
that they will place in the municipal depart
ments as good men as they can well afford to Sc
lect for the several Offices In their contemplated
sweep they may not find such facle work as
they now suppose. Last year they had q
republican IkegislatqEe .9 and 1t, i is notori-
GUS that it could at any moment be
bought up by the highest bidder. This year
they may discover thet the republican repre-
sentatives are still in the market, and that
where a department Of the CITY government
chooses to fight against o chansSe ana mas
money enough to use it will not be n easy
matter to topple it over and seize upon ITS
effects. If, however, as is probable, the new
Ring has money enough to control the State
Legislature, the best thing it can do is to go
boldly to work, complet., its sweep OF the
plurder, and let the Comm. tee OF Seventy
and al other outside political svire-workers
grumble as long and as loudly as ney may
desire. =


So far as MIR. Havemeyer is coucernsaS, ). II
there were re5lly any intention to make hiy'
election the era for the initiation.of a solid
municipal reform Independent Of politics, the
work would be plain and simple enough.
While we believe that Mr. Lawrence, .eq,,ally
as honest and aS honorable as Mr.. Have
meyer, would have made more eff
cient energetic and enterprising Chief
Magistrate Of the city, we are quite
aware that the successful candidate ia
no stranger to the duties of the Office; he has
filed it heretofore to the public satisfaction.
and while no man questions his honesty as a
no man doubts that he will stand a
faithful sentinel over the city treasury. But
city reform, in broad, practical sense means
more than the cutting down of
expenditures Our city, with million of
people, and it's immediate surrounding subur-
ban cities of million population, rapidly
Year: 1872

CONSTRUCTION OF THE AUDIENCE.


From that class of our population who
have usually held alOof from political gath
erings of any kind, and who have hereto
fore been content with the simple casting of
a vote, came last night an expression of
good will and welcome toward the Liberal
Republican candidates for the chief magis-
tracy of the nation which showed the storm
of enthusiasm that first saluted the names
of the standard bearers has struck, by re-
.verberation, the great deeps of popular
feeling. The audience which poured
through the open doors of the
temple were of all classes, but the greater
number belonged to the ihdifferents of the
last election, who saw in the present ratifi-
cation a chance Of escape from the tolls
which the spider at Washington had woven
around the industries and encompassed the
energies of the people. Besides, there were
the remains Of old party organizations, left
by the parent stem which had long ago rot
ted out Of the political soil. The old spirit
revived; the great mass of the meeting felt
the present political contest to be a battle
royal, wherein all the enemies of popular
government and the rights of the several
commonwealth must sink in the waves of
popular disapprObatiOn.


The committee OF arrangements had pro-
vided every accommodation for the people,
who thronged at an early hour every avail
able space in the auditorium, and, before
the actual beginning, talked over the pOlit-
ical situation, while the great heat of the
weather and gaslight combined forced a
large display of fans and waving hats. A
salute having been fired in Lafayette
square, doing honor to this solemn express
sion Of peoples will, helped the enthu-
siasm of the audience.


The time having arrived for the proceed
ings to open, the crowd manifested
considerable impotence in appIauding
to give notice that patience had ceased to
be a virtue. About eight o'clock the COM
mittee of arrangements appeared, and the
president of the meeting, Mr.. P. o. Hebert,
advanced to the table in the centre front
and put down his hat as a signal for the
call to order. After some more waiting the
band came in from the balcony, and served
Dy Gu6 mu5Ic u qu6n JndI UNEASY le6llug
which in an American audience, invariably
rules before the beginning of an occasion
like this.


CALLED TO ORDER.


Mr. John NJ. Sandidge called the meet
ing to order, saying that the meeting had
assembled feeling that something ought to
be done, and hence that there should be Op-
portunity tor saying it. Mr. Sandidge then
announced


THE ORGANIZATION.
Year: 1872

LATEST NEWS FROM ALL POINTS


PR0TRACTED SESSION Of THE HOUSE
LONG EXECUTIVE SESSION
sEEATES ADVICE TO PRESIDENT
NEGOTIATE SUPPLEMENTAL TREATY
LOUISIANA JUDICIAL DISTRICT BILL
IT'S REJECTION BY THE SENATE
NEW MINISTRY IN SPAIN
DOCTOR HOWARD INTERVIEWED
FIRE AMONG SHIPPING
EXCITEMENT AT MARSEILLES
DAN VOORHEES, AT HOME
Year: 1872

In an article on a recent fair in
that city, the editor of Macon
paper says a brother editor took a
valuable premium, but an unkind
policeman made him put it right
back where he took it from.
Year: 1872

Nothing gratifying can be said OF the a.
tendance at the theatres during this rainy
weather. Mile. Marietta Ravel played last
night to fax audience in the "Wept Of the
WIsh-tou-wishH and the Dumb Girl of
Genoa She will take her farewell benefit
this evening in the drama of the Broken
Ravel matinee. Monday evening. tho Ja-
Year: 1872

NiA~ "A ~ 30 >'1"A
says:


There were several gentlemen in sown
yesterday from the vicinity OF LewisviIle,
Arkansas They saw Red river at that
point, a few days since. They report il
very low with no prospect of a rise.


We have nothing later from the lower
river than that furnished US by the pilots of
the Garryowen and published in our edi-
tion Of yesterday.


There was very little business transacted
on the wharf yesterday. The Garryowen
received few bales Of cotton during the
morning. After taking on about twenty
five or thirty bales she whistled up her pas
sengers aH0 dashed of fox the Crescent
City.


There is one universal cry throughout the
city and country against the extremely low
stage Of water that the river affords. If
our citizens will render some assistance to.
warSl the closing Of Tones bayou they will
have no cause 10 complain after that stream
is filled up. The volume of water which
would be suddenly thrown into the channel
of Red river would increase the depth of
water from here out to the mouth to three
and half or four feer. Upon this depth of
water our iightest boats could carry 250 or
300 tons, and make the trip from New
Orleans here in six days, which would be 3
great improvement on the present regime.
Year: 1872

a dull, dreary, gloomy, wet night, and a
respectfully small audience, yes Mr.. Muir
ply was just as fine as ever in the drama of
''Help," which will be produced again for
his benefit this evening. Tomorrow at
twelve o'clock first grand Help" matinee.
Year: 1872

The question of the war wit: Eng
land is one which our farmers may
well consider before pitching their
cotton crop. Every one must draw
his own conclusions. The Southern
Standard says:


In view of the threatened distur.
bance Of the friendly relations between
this country and England, it would be
well for our friends to thoroughly con,
slider the propriety of planting toe
largely Of cotton. In case of wal
with England four and half million
crop would not sell for ten cents pei
pound.
Year: 1872

SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS MEN.-Of
those who engage in business on their
own account only three out Of a hun
dred escape failure, and only five out
of a hundred succeed in avoiding an
entire collapse of then first effort OF
those who at sometime or other have
in hand reasonable competence and
may be said to have succeeded in busi,
ness, ninety per cent, are still the
subjects of after rcverses of some sort,
so that only ten per cent, of the
successful ones keep their fortunes un-
shaken


No two things should be more
strongly impressed upon the young
men of our country than the insecurity
of riches when acquired and THEN
unsatisfyipg character. There is no
fallacy SO universally cherished as the
notion that wealth is a sure means OF
happiness. The care of large prop,
erty is one Of the most burdensome OF
earthly trusts. The man who is
earning a good living with a little some
thing to spare annua ly for the sweet
uses of charity, is far less tried than
the wealthy man, who, if he gave
judiciously in answer to every honest
appeal to his benevoleDce, would soon
divide his entire estate among the ben,
eticiaries.
Year: 1872

Rumor had it few days ago that
Mr.. Jonathan Black, had mysteriously
disappeared while on recent trip to
Camden, or while returning from that
place. We are glad, however, to be
able to state that Madam Rumor, for
once in her life at least, was mistaken.
Mr.. Black was in our office on Mon,
day, looking about as well as usual.
He informs us that he was taken quite
sick, and had to stop for several days
at house in the country. Hence the
rumor.
Year: 1872

We believe our most celebrated
horticulturists all agree that Southern
grown fruit trees do better in Southern
soil than those from Northern nurse.
ries. As will be seen by reference to
his advertisement Mr.. G. l.. Sutton
has on hand a large quantity and good
variety of all kinds of fruit trees
grown in his own nursery and in an
adjoining county. Call on him.
Year: 1872

The TELEGRAPH.-We have been,
as our readers know, offering the
TELEGRAPH for sale. To this proceed
ing our friends, many of them, by
letter and otherwise have filed their
objections. We like to oblige our
friends, and would dislike very much
to take any step which would displease
them. But, inasmuch as they are
unwilling for US TO dispose Of the pa
per, and desire us TO continue its pub
LEGATION. we shall construe the expires.
sion of this desire on their part, into a
pledge Of their influence and support.
We think this is a fair construction
and that We have the right to make it.
And now we want to see right soon
what they are going to do in this direc-
ton. Our merchants and business
men are not coming up to our assis-
lance as we think they ought to do.
Our limited quantity of. advertising
space ought to be crowded to its
utmost capacity with local advertise
ments all the time. Will our town
friends do their duty in this respect ?
We shall see. Our subscription list
is not what it ought to be in this
county. Out Of q population of fifteen
thousand, We ought to have at least q
thousand subscribers in cur own
county. We have not got them. Can
not each one Of our present subscribers
get us one or two more? Friends,
try it. Can not each merchant and
business man in town get up club OF
ten or fifty from among his customers
1t will repay him by getting more
readers for lis advertisements. How
many young men will earn the cash
prizes we offer for clubs of fifty and
one hundred? 1t will cost you nothing
to make the effort.


We have already purchased con-
siderable quantity of new material for
our office, both for the paper and for
| job work, which we are now prepared
to do about as well as anybody. II
our friends will move up in this mat
ter, and show us their faith and the
sincerity of their professions, by their
work, we will continue to make addi-
tions to our materials and facilities
until we can enlarge and otherwise
improve the TELEGRAPH. All we
want is patronage enough to justify
the necessary outlay and increased
expenses. Give us this, and we will
give you the benefit of your own liber'
allty. We have to look alone to the
patronage of the people. We are pro-
scribed. We get no public printing.
That has to go TO sustain an organ Of
the ring.


We will not parade our claims
before you every week. We state the
case, as we think, fairly, aud we want
you to give the subject little thought
and consideration. We do not mean
to beg. We have two good hands,
and there is room enough and enter
prise enough in this broad world Of
ours, for US to find the just reward Of
our labors somewhere.


Now, friends, shall we hear from
you! Who speaks first?
Year: 1872

We are in receipt of a letter from
our wartime friend and comrade,
Capt Cyrus X. Holman, of Uliima>
Thule. He mot satisfied by long
ways with the way things have gone
Neither are we, Capt, and We are
doing all we can in eur humble way
to improve the situation, and we know
that You will help us With all your
might. May you live to see as sue,
cessful.
Year: 1872

Wearehot constitutional grumblers,
and we are not going to grumble any
/. great deal now, but we would be much
obliged and wonderfully grateful if the
Little Rock stage would manage to
arrive here on Tuesday evenings in
time for US to get our mail that night
or very early on Wednesday morning.


1t did not arrive at all last night.
Year: 1872

The Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution
says the parents of the marriageable
young hen of that city have agreed to
enforce as rlle that young ladies
paying attention to their sons must not
stay later than 10 o'clock at night.
Year: 1872

Lot our friends think of this: Grant
and hts party are in the minority in the
United States. 1t is the one desire of
all the elements of opposition to him.
to effect his defeat and the overthrow
Of his party in tho coming election.
Now let all these different opposing
elements agree upon some basis OF
union, and let them cooperate, whcth-
er in an organization or not, and the
desired end viii be effected. Let tho
new party come in pledged to retorm,
aud reform will be secured. Again
we say, think Of this; and think of 1t
as becomes men who are earnestly
looking and yearning for relief from
the ills of the country, and good will
come of it. This, or something worse,
Let the people chose.
Year: 1872

We have received another commu'
p;cation from our New Orleans cor.
respondent. too late for this issue.


We have also an original poem
dedicated to a citizen of our town,
which will be published next week.