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Year: 1876

We are continuing in The HERALD
the thrilling story entitled 'The Two Or
phans." The demand for this story since
we commenced its publication has been
large and we have been obliged to greatly
increase our circulation, which with the
material growth of the paper has given us
a circulation, large and influential, and
lacking but little being the largest in the
n;tv
Year: 1876

BR1sTow is eating dirt down East. He
is training for the stump in Maine and
Vermont, in support Of the men and party
who degraded him. Poor Bristow! He
was thought to be honest just and honor
able. What does he think of the echoes
from his "Old Kentucky HomeY''.
Year: 1876

CONGRESS shows great apathy at the Sc
rious situation Of affairs, both civil and
military on the plains. This prospect of a
transfer of the Indian Bureau to the War
Department grows less and less every
day.
Year: 1876

THE campaign in Pennsylvania this
year is most important one. By the
operations of her new constitution, tie
term Of every Senator expires. For the
first time within the memory of voters,
her entire National and State legislators
are to be chosen.
Year: 1876

WASHINGTON, Feb. l4.-An important
ruling was made in the United States Cir
cult Court to Cay, ty Judge Wallace, in
the suit Of Berri vs. The Adams Expire,
company before the jury The case IN
volved legal construction of clause in the
express company's receipt limiting its
liability to fifty dollars, unless the value
of package shall be stated by the shipper
a. the time of shipment The court ruled
that the receipt was binding contract and
that as the plaintiff did not state the value
of his shipment at the time of its delivery
20 the EXPRESS company, the responsibility
Of the latter was limited to fifty dollars
and the plaintiff could only recover tha,
amount, even though actual loss had been
occasioned because Of the defendant neg
liscnce
Year: 1876

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. IA few days
since, subpoena was issued citing Orvile
Grant to-appear before the grand jury
here. This morning it was returned by
the clerk of the northern district court
mot served" for the reason that Grant is
now in Washington. and is not expected to
return to Chicago soon 1t is understood
that he is wanted to give his testimony in
regard to letter which he wrote to the
president when Bloomfield was supervisor
of internal revenue. asking for that
officers removal, and charging him with
being mixed up with the whisky ring, and
also intia ating that if he could have pri-
yate conversation with his brother, the
president, he would tell him more than he
cared to put on paper. The subpoena will
be sent to Washington for service.
Year: 1876

An American officer such as Custer
was is Of more value to the world than
five thousand bad Indians. At least that
number of red devils deserve to be made
to bite the dust to avenge the massacre
of the slain of the brave little band of
which Custer was the head. We hope
all trifling will now be stopped, and that
the settlers will be armed and the army
ordered to slay and destroy the Indian
wherever he is found on the war path
The people of these States have already
paid too much money to keep alive this
natural enemy of the white race.


The war was caused by the extortions
and cruelties and robberies of Grants
Indian ring; and then the daring anc
intrepid Custer was sent with his slen
der band into the jaws of destruction
Grant sowed the seeds of war and Custe,
reaped the HI vest of death.
Year: 1876

Come out to the meeting tonight !!
The Committee have made an excellent
arrangement of the stand in the rear of
the City Hall yard, facing the post-office,
and there will be ample opportunity to
hear the speech of Senator EATON, of
Conn.,, and that of our own Senator BAY
ARD. Both are representatives of Re-
form of whom the Democracy have much
cause to be proud.
Year: 1876

meeting and there forced to append their
names to the roll. It is reported that the
Democratic candidate for sheriff is going
out this evening with ribbsns with ''Colored
Democrat" printed on them, which he is to
Issue to the colored voters, to be pinned on
their coats ON Saturday next, when they
are to march in procession to the grand
macs meeting and barbecue to be given in
the city Of Baton Rouge. Some have been
forced to give up their registration papers.
This is the way, says our correspondent,
that they make Democrats out of c0lored
Republicans, forcing them to come to their
meetings and forcing them to enroll their
names. This speaks we'll for the first meet
ing of General Nichols there, where he ia
to be greeted ON his arrival by Republicans
forced to be Democrats by the shotgun and
navy six.


Other wards are to follow suit, by paying
the men their dsy's work and furnishing
them with teams to come into town, each
wagon to be guarded by one or two white
Year: 1876

We learn from citizen of Montgomery,
who has just returned from visit to New
York, that every indication in that State
new points to 3 large majority for Hayes
and Wheeler. Az one of the instances
coming under the personal observation OF
our informant, We mention the fact that
John Morrissey is now paying forfeits on
bets made by him as to the result in New
York. Our informant happened to be pres
last week whea Morrissey paid forfeit
in certain case, and it is notorious fact
that he is daily engaged in Kidding himself
of bets in this manner.


The general impression is that Hayes and
Wheeler will carry Nsw York bv an over
whelming majority State Jour-
nal.
Year: 1876

Agricultural and Mechanical College.


The next session of the Louisiana State
Agricultural College will commence on
Mondsy next, at the college rooms. corner
of Common and Baronne streets, and its sd-
vantages should not be overlooked by the
parents and guardians of boys who need a
thorough and practical education. The
tuition is free to all poor boys accepted by
a committee. A corps of able teachers has
been engaged, and no pains will be spared
to make the institution worthy of its en-
dowment. A few more pupils will be taken
upon application to the president at the
college building.
Year: 1876




". H. Hunt, Esq, our candidate for At.
torney General, returned home on Wednes'
day full of vigor and hope. He lie prepar'
ing to take his coat off and go to work in
the campaign. 1t is likely Governor kel'
iogg and Mr.. Hunt will go up the river to-
gether in few days, and our readers may
be assured of hearing q good report from
them. We do not know that the first point
where they are to speak has been de6nitive'
ly settled, but believe it will be Iberville.
It will not be long now before We shall
have speakers all through the State, and
our friends in the country may expect
lively canvass from this time up to the
day of election.


Among those lately returned from
abroad, none are moro gladly welcomed
back than our old and public spirited fel
loW-citlzen Colonel James c. Clark. de
returns with improved health from sum
ner in Germany, where he went to visit
his children at school.
Year: 1876

Mr.. Ephraim Leighton of this city, has horse
that is thirty seven years Of age. The animal is
in continuous service, being frequently driven to
town, and in ~ smart and frisky as young colt
Year: 1876

We call attention again to the entertainment
and supper provided by the ladies of the Free
Baptist society in the vestry Of their church, this
evening. An antiquarian supper will be furnished
and served from six o'clock till eight; after which
there will be entertainment, consisting of sing
ing by the Hallowell Quartette Club and select
reading. by Miss Sarah Z. Laughton of Lewiston.
The select readings Of Miss Laughton already
given in this city have been received with great
favor by the most competent judges. Tickets can
he obtained at the door for the low price of TWEEN
,y-fve cents, for which both the supper and enter
taiument are furnished, each being well worth the
price Of admission. We bcspcak for the ladies q
generous pa 'onsge, as the proceeds are TO be de-
voted to the beueft of the society.
Year: 1876

Mr. Gladstone at the annual meet
ing of the Society for Distressed Per-
sons, held in London recently, said
that "It was the oldest institution of
the kind so far as his knowledge went.
IL was an institution of peculiar mod
esty, and it did not, like others, assert
by continuous advertising. 1t was
now customary not only to advertise
at intervals and from day to day, but
to repeat the same advertisements
over and over again in the same news
papers. This betokened a singular
state of mind; it showed there was a
certain amonnt of darkness aud great
competition for attention, so that no
one expected to gain by it unless it
were by many strokes of the ham,
mer one after the other. That mad
been used with enormous effect in cer-
tain religious movements, and there
were those who thought with regard
to those remarkable operations of
Messrs. Moody and Sankey in Lon
don that those operations could have
had no effect whatever had they not
been sustained with some knowledge
and pertinacity of wholesale advertis-
ing, which until quite recently was
kown ouly to inventors of certain de-
scriptions of backing and paste"
Year: 1876

This affair which occurred last Sat-
urday night was not correctly stated
in our Tuesday edition. It took place
at the corner of Fourth and Spring
streets, the husband following his
wife through house and tearing the
child from her arms. She protected
her child as well as she could and in
the struggle almost secured the revol-
yer which he carried and it is believed
would have shot him had she succeed
ed. The husband is said to have treat
ed his wife cruelty and divorce is
about to be applied for. Perhaps q
little application of the lash, under
the benignant provisions of the Roach
bill, would be the proper thing.
Year: 1876

During the discussion of bill before
the United States Congress relative to
the treatment of cattle, Mr.. Allison, OF
Illinois, one of the largest shippers of
live stock out of Chicago, and who has
been engaged in the business for twenty
one years, had hearing before the
House committee on agriculture. He
said that for fifteen years of that time no
one ever thought of running cattle more
than twenty four hours without taking
them out of the cars for rest, food and
water, and that at suitable points on all
the great railway lines cattle pens were
provided. But some six years ago others
who went into the business began run
ming their cattle through to New York
without stopping. The bullocks were
thus got into high fever, and on being
unloaded they were allowed to drink all
they could. A bullock in this condition
will drink from fifty to sixty pounds of
water, and as they are sold in the morn.
Ing the purchasers pay for this increased
weight In some instances the cattle are
/ fed, but not watered, at Philadelphia, OF
Albany, and this adds to the fever, and
increases their capacity for water. The
butchers, however, notice this food, and
complain that the cattle have been
stuffed, but the water is absorbed into
the system and escapes detection. The
consumers are, of course, the victims
in the end, as they not only have to pay
for this watered stock" but eat meat
which cannot be considered healthy
since this mode of running stock was in
augurated, those previously in the bust
ness have had to retire from it, or tt
adopt the present mode of through
shipment.
Year: 1876

Culrasses with sleeves contrasting with
the bodice, and matching the skirt, are
most worn, but sleeves made of two ma
terlals are the newest. For mourning
and neglgee wear sleeves are cut long
and very narrow, but for demi toilet
they rarely reach below the elbow; for
these an approved style of finish is to
turn them up with lace, and often a
flower or bow of ribbon is added to the
bend of the arm.


Antique buttons are in great demand,
and when they are not used bows of
ribbon are given the next preference.


Passementerie is worn in profusion.
1t comes in most costly and beautiful
designs, among which are bright silver
braids of peculiar pattern, dead silver
braids, steel braids, checked metal and
black braids; also silver passementerie
studded with soft balls of blue, pink or
red floss silk.


novelty in aumonieres is one which
IS almost square of black velvet with q
silk pocket at the back; the velvet about
the pocket is outlined by flat chain
work of silver, while two rows of the
same chain work laid on black velvet
serve to suspend it from the waist. In
the center of the bag is monogram; !;
these can be punched in silver, with
prongs at the back to attach them as re-
quired.


All varieties of white lace are fashion
able excepting Brussels application.
Valenciennes is very popular and is
brought out in exceedingly expensive
patterns. This lace is used on almost
everything-morning dresses, ball
dresses, hats and even shoes. The Louis
NV. guipure is largely devoted to trim
ming ladies' underclothing. Torchon
lace is reserved for edging petticoats.
Old lace brings fabulous prices. Vene-
tian point in relief, before it reaches the
United States, costs from one hundred to
two hundred fancs per yard. Parlor
collars and deep cuffs of this last men.
toned lace are much worn. Many
bodlces are made with q square collar at
the back on which the Venetian point is
placed. Jabots of lace mixed in with
ribbons, and China crepe tichus trim
med with lace, are much worn with din
ner dresses. Coarse ivorv net with lace
ends and coarse ecru net are used for
the neck, tied in large bows over the fur
or velvet cloaks and jackets. Valen-
ciennes of an ecru shade is introduced
for trimming these ecru nets and for
other purpases where creme is the shade
desired. This effect, by the way, can be
made with any white lace by dipping it
in coffee.


Black lace is but little seen, excepting
on black.
Year: 1876

The Keokuk Constitution says: Not
long ago there lived in Indianapolis,
Ind, man and wife who seemed to be
happy, until the wife discovered that
the husband was false to her. Then she
took her babe and what few effects she
possessed and left-was out on the
world, and compelled to earn living.
She was we'll educated woman, and
could converse in three different Ian
guages; was refined, and had all the
airs Of q woman who had the entrance to
good society. From place to place she
travelled, seeking some employment
whereby bread might be earned for her
baby and herself. Chance brought her
to Keokuk, and we suppose being dis
heartened and unable to obtain other
employment, she accepted a situation as
a servant in a. boarding house, and is
now working there in this capacity.
Year: 1876

Years ago, says correspondent of the
Boston Transcript, when we went to
school in little weather-beaten school
house, what exciting contests there used
to be over the teachers favorite exercise
Of having the scholars estimate with the
eye the size and weight of different OBJ
jects in the room. He would hold up
his cane, and have each one tell how
long he thought it was, and it was a
lucky child that could come within half
a foot of the right length. He would
measure an urchin and then have the
scholars try to reproduce the measure
on the wall. He would mark off an inch
or foot or yard in some conspicuous
place, and then see how near anybody
could come to chalking the same length
upon the blackboard. And it was aston
ishing how wide astray one would go.
The fact is, our eyes deceive us ridicu-
lousy even upon the commonest things
At first thought, which should you say
was the taller, three year-old child or
q flour barrels and could anything but
actual measurement convince You that
the same child is half as high as a six
footera There is an old saying that q
child two years old is half as tall as he
ever will be; and after few experiments
in measuring one can easily believe it.,
but not before.
Year: 1876

It happened the other day on the LIE.
high Valley railroad, says the Reading
Eagle. The train had just left Eastor
and the conductor was making his first
round, when he observed small white
dog with a bushy tail and bright black
eyes sitting cozily on the seat beside g
young lady so handsome that it made
his heart roll over like lob-sided pump
kin. But duty was duty, and he re-
marked in his most deprecatory manner


I'm very sorry, madam, but it's
against the rules to have dogs in the
passenger cars"


ooh my, is that so 2" and she
turned up two lovely brown eyes at him
beseechingly. "What in the world will
do can't throw him away. He's a
Christmas present from my aunt"


BY no means, miss. Well put him
in a baggage car, and he'll be just as
happy as robin in spring"


What put my nice white dog in a
nasty, stuffy, dusty baggage carr"


I'm awfully sorry, mss, I do as
sure you, but the rules of this company
are as intlexible as the laws of the Medes
and them other fellows, you know. He
shall have my overcoat to lie on, and the
brakeman shall give him grub and water
every time he opens his mouth"


"l just think it's awful mean, so do;
and know somebody will steal it, 80
they will, and she showed half notion
to cry that nearly broke the conductors
heart, but he was firm, and sang out to
the brakeman, who was playing a solo
on the stove


"Here, Andy, take this dog over to
the baggage car, and tell 'em to take
just the best kind of care of him."


The young lady pouted, but the brake
man reached over and picked the canine
up as tenderly as though it was two
weeks old baby, but as he did SO a.
strange expression came over his face,
aud he said hastily to the conductor


Here, you just hold him minute
till L put this poker away" and he
trotted ont of the car door and held on
to the brake wheel, shaking like a man
with ague.


The conductor 10 sooner had his
hands on the dog than he looked around
for hole to fall through.


"Wh-wh-why, this is worsted dog.


" Yes, SIR" said the little miss, de-
murely. Didn't you know thati"


No, I'm most awful sorry to say I
didn't know that" and he laid the
Christmas dog down in the owners lap,
and walked out on the platform, where
he stood half an hour in the cold, trying
to think of q hymn tune to suit the worst
sold man on the Lehigh Valley road
Year: 1876

The young Duke of Reichstadt, Ma
poleon H., delicate in health from his
birth, had never seemed capable of feel
ing the least interest in lie. Nothing
could rouse him from profound indif.
ference and melancholy that penetrated
his whole being. He distrusted every-
body; was unwilling to go into society.
1t was thought that if his affections
could be enlisted his mind would assert
itself. A number of the fairest young
women about the court were presented
to him, but their charms, their blandish-
ments, their conversation, their passion,
real or feigned, moved him not a jot.
He turned from them in weariness, and
begged to be excused. Some sagacious
functionary suggested that the ballet
queen should be introduced to the for
lorn youth in the guise of peasant, in
the hope that she, 80 accustomed to con-
quests, might conquer even him. The
plan succeeded to a charm, and Louis
fell i'll love with the seeming peasant
girl. She pretended to reciprocate his
love, never intimating that she was not
ignorant OF his birth and position.


Day after day they met in the gardens
excursions on foot and in carriage, until
new spirit and new life became his.
He made her his sole confidant:
he told her of his bitter past, the de-
spondency; of the hope and ioy she
had been the first to awaken in his ma
ture; that she was the one human being
in all the world he loved or cared for.
In the midst of this idyllic life, the
duke, being one day in the city, felt in
clined to visit the theater. That even
ing he sat listless in the box, hardly
needing the performance, scarcely no.
ticing the ballet, until 1.-the figure of
brightness and beauty bounded upon
the scene. He was all eyes and anima-
ton at once. He had never imagined
SO marvellous q likeness to Marie. Gould
he be mistaken2 He leveled his loro-
nette again and again.


The vision of the lover could not be
deceived. The truth and the whole
truth soon flashed upon him. His
Marie and everybody's Fanny were one
and the same. The glass fell from his
hand; the poor boy turned deadly pale,
and might have swooned in his seat had
he not been taken from the theater and
driven home almost insensible. The
next morning the story was all over
Vienna. Louis never cav Marie more.
The little hope and faith he had she had
aroused; after that cruel trick he fell
ones more into himself, never to hope
again. He did not live very long. Tie
very night he died she was dancing in a
crowded and applauding theater. She
had forgotten al about him, but she
still remembered the 10000 forms that
had been paid her for deceiving him.
Year: 1876

self of the opportunity of seeing what
kind Of stuff you were made Of, Phil
Acrel And now, as the deed of convey
ance isn't made out yet, don't suppose
your lawyer need trouble himself about
it: The heiress won't quarrel with you,
I'll be bound"


Philip Acres cheek flushed, and then
grew pale with strong, hidden emotion,
as he looked at his fair wife, standing be-
side him, when the sunset turned her
bright hair to coils of shining gold, and
thought how unerringly the hand of
Providence had Strengthened out the
tangled web of his destiny.
Year: 1876

FNANoIAb.-The Colorado Prospector
says The whole currency of Colorado
Springs seems to consist of one five dol
lar bill, left by some unfortunate con-
sumptive, and when man wants money
no must follow that poor bill through
twenty hands, and then may not be able
to reach it.
Year: 1876

The contractors bids were opened yes
terday by the Commissioners for the pave
ment of Pennsylvania avenue, when it was
discovered that the bidders included num-
Der of non residents, whose bonds were ap-
proved on the afiidavits of interested par
ties. This procedure is sufficient to show
that up to this time the Commissioners have
not taken hold of the subiect-matter of
their duties with true instinct or under
standing of its importance. The most sim
pie way to settle this matter is that the
Commissioners shall take the matter in
hand themselves and carry on the work
under their own personal supervision. In
no other way can the suspicion be avoided
that favoritism has been or may be exhib-
tied, and in no other way can the assump-
tion be effectively destroyed that the same
ring is engaged in copartnership attempt
to seize this important and profitable con-
tract. Undoubtedly the Commissioners
have the authority to do this work them
selves, and if they do, no one will dispute
the declaration that they can do it cheaper
and more satisfactory than by any other
method. They can buy stone and asphalt
and rent or purchase the requisite ma
chinery, and thereby save to the District and
its citizens the percentage of requisite ex-
penditures which would otherwise go i..o
the pockets of outsiders and others who are
temporarily resident here. Any other
course than the one We have suggested will
undoubtedly result in an Investigation at
some future time.
Year: 1876

typed plea that the pistol went off by accident,
as If his drawing 1t and pointing it toward the
negro were both accidental. This plea was be-
lieved, or at all events acted upon, and he was
only convicted of manslaughter In the fourth
degree, and sentenced TO twenty nine days i'm
prisonment. That ponstrous failure of JUS
tice had taken place was patent to every one I;
but what shall we say of Governor Tilden's
granting full pardon for the purpose of re-
storing this man-slayer to ;izenship, and, per-
haps, showing the Buffers and other good
friends of the Governor in the South that he
attached as little Importance to the slaughter
of colored men as they doi Nay, this most
iniquitous annulling of an iniquitously lenient
sentence is made into piece of magnanimit!
on the part of Governor Tilden, seeing that the
policeman was called a Republican. If he &C
tually were a Republican, which from his name
we greatly doubt, he is not likely now to vote
against Governor Tilden nor to induce any o.
his clan to do SO. But his politics had nothing
to do with the question whether or not the RI
diculously inadequate sentence should be re-
voked in its only substantial part, namely, thg
derivation of citizenship,