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Year: 1870

BAror SARA, LOUISIANA,


August Is, l870.-
GENrLEMEN-I have the honor to ac-
knowledge the receipt Of yours of this day,
notifying me of my nomination for Con
gress by the Republican Convention of the
Fourth District, now assembled in this city.
I beg to inform you of my acceptance of
the same. and to request that you convey to
the members of the convention my deep
sense of the honor they have been pleased
to confer upon me.


lcordlally indorsc the great principles OF
the party, State and national, and promise
to spare no honorable effort to secure Or
success in the coming campaign. l am in
favor of the Union. first, last and forever;
the conservation of Republicanism, the pay
ment of the national obligations, the educa-
tiOn of all our people, the right to suffrage
of all citizens. the reduction Of taxes to the
lowest point compatible with the public
good. the building of the Southern Pacific
Railway, the improvement OF our rivers and
harbOrs, the sanctity OF American citizen
ship at home and abroad, the allayment of
the passions engendered by the recent war,
and the restoration of the country to peace
and harmony on the broad basis of impair
tial justice and equal rights.


While l am in favor Of internal improve
ments in general terms as have remarked
am specially in favor of building the
levees, moving the raft as it is termed
and improving the navigation of our own
Red river. Nine parishes Of the eleven in
our district are in its valley. Its soil is
richer than the famed banks of the Nile:
its people are brave, generous and enter
prising, and national aid should be given to
place its great arterial river in such cOndi-
ton as its importance demands.


If elected to the position for which yOu
have been pleased to nominate me, my
earnest endeavors will be directed to that
end.


With considerations of high regard,
have the honor to remain, very respectfully:
your obedient servant.


JAMES MCCLEERY.
To Messrs Wilcox Brown and Turnoir.
Year: 1870

The Charleston NeaCs recently gave
the following strange story: "A few
days since there was a colOred man in
this city with a scar entirely around
his neck. 1t is stated that during the
closing days of the late war he was
tried by a drum-head court, found
guilty, and sentenced to death, duly
hung, and pronounced dead by two
surgeons in attendance, one of whom
secured the body. He then restored
the hanged man to life. Although he
was to all appearance dead, yet the
vital spark was not extinct. The
hanged man hid himself until the
war was over, and then settled on a
farm within thirteen miles of the city,
where he is now at work. The scar
blluded to is but the mark of the rope
ay which he was suspended. The ex-
ecution, it is alleged, took place in
Kershaw county. 1t is also stated
that the surgeon who restored the
man to life is now resident of this
city"
Year: 1870

In the matter of ]. CARROLL TERRY, Bank


rupt.
d virtue Of a general order of sale entered
ID by the District Court OF the United states
for the District OF West Tennessee, will
proceed to sell on
Year: 1870

WE LIKE TO SEE.-An exchange says;
I'VE like to see young ladies who are bitter
enemies kiss each other very atfectionatey,
whca they lneet-it reminds us Of a man
named Judas, who lived several years ago
We like to see fashionabiy dressed lady
promenading the streets wearing btne silk
dress trailing yard behind her in the mud
it cleans the streets SO nicely me like
too see young man very polite and obiiging
TO other young ladies while he is scarcely
civil to his sister at home-it proves that
the lords OF creation are devoid of deception
We like to see little boys come to church in
the evening and amusc themselves by stick
ing pins, in their neighb0rs--it shows that
they are not 'burying talents in the earth "


We like TO see a man invariably throw a
newspaper, boots and hat into the middle of
the floor, for his tired wife to pick up-it is
evident that he remembers his promise to
cherish herI We like to see the choir
spend their time during divine service in
whispering and telling stories-it helps US to
appreciate the sermon, and convinces us that
they are capable of singing with the spirit
and the understanding, also!" We like to
see young ladies keep their jaws in constant
motion, endeavoring to masticate huge
ball of chewing gum-it looks SO lady like
We like to see man sporting fast horses,
while he owes the printer. and gives nothing
to the minister-it looks honorab!el There
are other things We like to see, but we
| forbear.
Year: 1870

MANY man is rich without money.
Thousands of men with nothing in their
pockets are rich. A man born with a good
heart and good limbs, and pretty good head
piece. is rich. Good bones are better than
gold, tough muscles than silver, and nerves
that fash fire and energy to every function,
are better than houses and land 1t is bet
ter than landed estate to have had the right
kind of father and mother. Good breeds
and bad breeds exist among men. as readily
as among herds and horses. Education may
do much to check the evil tendencies or to
develope good ones, bat it is good thing tc
inherit the right proportion OF faculties tc
start with.
Year: 1870

steamer wesphss, decided that both vessels were in
fault and that the damages must be sppcrtioned The
plaintiff was the Of the Norwegian brig Phocis,
which was sunk by the Westphalia in the English chan
mel The brig sailing the corner of Tue West
phaia close hauled Tue steamer steaming 10 the
whistle continually, as dense fog prevailed No one ON
the steamer heard any horn from tie brig and when
she was discovered IL was impossible TO avoid her


The case of James Fisk, jr., against the
Albany and susQuetanna Railroad Co. came up yester-
day before Judge Brady for the settlement order
changing the place of trial Judge Brady said he wished


settled in accordance with the decision that the plain
t might elect In which county try it, whether Albany
or Rensselaer, Mr. Field said that they objected to the
word elect and did not IL to appear that they had
made any eeconn the matter but that it was decided
under the direction OF the Court Judge Brady said the
order was drawn in conformity 10 his decision and he
could not alter It. Mr. Field gave notice that he should
appeal from the order hut postponed motion for stay
OF proceedings pending the appeal.
Year: 1870

OF monetary affairs, and the market seems 70 have
settled down to its normal condition prior NO the late
squeeze. On approved collateral borrowers have sup
piled their requirements at The legal currency rate and
no indications apparent Of any proposed movement


to ointerfere with the natural course OF money, although
according to the street gossp such attempt is again
shortly to be made The currency movement is against
the city banks money being shipped I'm largo amounts
both the West and South West. The prospect that
money will rule at7 per cent during the remainder Of
the year reflected in the discount market as the banks
buying no paper Commercial acceptances are
therefore slow OF sale, with nothing doing under per
,rn. L.. H.
Year: 1870

The earnings Of the Pacific Railroad OF MISSOURI 1or
the second week in December F09S0 and Tor the
corresponding week s5927 showing an increase
Of 81 1853.


The following an official statement OF gross earnings
and net income OF the Union Pacific Railroad Company
Year: 1870

Members Of the fire companies
in the State labor under the belief
that they are exempt from militia
duty. This is an error. 1t is
true that there are fremen In the
State who are exempt from SER
vice in the militia but all firemen
are not. Only chartered Compa-
mics in whose charters this ex-
emption is declared, are free from
duty. It is therefore a matter OF
considerable importance to fire.
men to look into their charter priv
ileges. The mere fact Of being a
member Of q fire company exempts
no one. We are inclined to think
that It will be advisable, to avoid
trouble, that lists Of active mem
bers Of the fire companies, thus
exempted, should be deposited
with the Assessor to avoid enroll
ment. The militia act does not
exempt firemen as q class.
Year: 1870

The Army bill, which was ap-
proved by the President on July
18th, 1870, contains the following
provision:


"SECTIoN 1S. And be it further
enacted, That it shall not be law
ful for any officer Of the army of
the United States on the active
list to hold any civil office, wheth-
er by election or appointment,
and any such officer accepting or
exercising the functions Of a civil
Office, shall at once cease to be an
officer Of the army"


The American people labor un
der the impression that the Presi-
dent or the United States is sworn
to execute the laws of the country.
In the Radical party, Gen. Grant
is recognized as the paragon OF
perfection, and of course, what he
does, is with that party, eminent
ly right. Now, we don't charge
the Chief Magistrate of the land
with perjury, but it is a singular
freak of forgetfulness, which in.
duces him in the face of his oath Of
Office and the above law, to con
tinue about his person Frederick
Dent, Major of Infantry and
Brevet Brigadier General Orville
G. BabCoCk, Major Of Engineers
and Brigadier General by brevet
and Horace Parker, Major Of Or
dinanCe and Brigadier General by
breYet.
Year: 1870

CoRRINNE, Utah, was recently
startled into a state Of alarm and
scientific speculation by a rain
the first it had seen in three
months-which, descending upon
it flooded il with water and liz
yards. Throughout the western
part Of the town they were found
in countless numbers, and varying
in length from two to eight inches.
They seemed to be little else than
the ghosts Of Lizards, however,
for those which remained on the
ground died and dried up in n
short time, leaving little more
than skin and skeleton. A local
paper describes them as boneless
in which case they could not
have been lizzards-as having soft
and "mushy" bodies, and being
quite lively when placed in water,
but dull and listless when on the
ground. In color they were dull
brown, with bright spots. The
same paper says that the usual
theory of such showers-viz; that
the rain brings the Lizards from
the ground-will not apply in this
instance, for they died in a few
minutes when left on the dry
ground; the ground has been
baked too hard by the recent
heat and drought to let them live
in it; and some of them were
found in "Judge Spicer's" rain
barrel, into which they could not
have crawlad. Singularly enough
the savans of the town have no
theory of their production and
appearance.
Year: 1870

general tenn OF "ba1rels of pork" Per
sons buying this light pork to send East to
consumers are liable to the suspicion Of in
territorial fraud, and must bear the loss.
Under these circumstances, to protect the
character Of those engaged in the trade, and
the credit Of the city generally, the pork
packers, after months Of consideration, pre-
pared a rule by which each packer is to be
required to brand upon the head Of each
barrel the weight of meat packed therein,
and the date of the packing, and of course,
thus become responsible for what is thus
certified to by him upon zach package.
The proposed rule prevents fraud, and re-
quires that man selling barrel Of pork
should deliver what is known as barrel Of
the standard weight.


When these new rules were presented to
the Board of Trade, that body did not
adopt them, The outside dealers and
spectators in all other branches of trade
rallied to the defence of their friends inter-
ested in dishonest barrels OF pork. The
opposition was 80 great, and SO determined,
that the friends of the rule only rescued it
from defeat by having it reconlmitted:
These are the facts and they are not credit
able. Pork packing is large business,
and the character of the city demnnds that
it be free from fraud. II man orders 200
barrels Of pork from Chicago, the charac-
ter Of the city demands that he get what he
pays for. If the Board Of Trade will not
adopt any rule on this subject, each packer
has remedy md q protection in his own
hands. If he does not propose to defraud
his customers, he will brand
his own packages, with the date
and the weight of +. meat packed
therein. That pork will be sold thereafter
under his guarantee; and it will DO worth
more than other pork in the precise pro
portion OF the value of the guaranteea as COM
pared with that Of others. ALI pork not thus
branded, will be bought md sold for what
it is worth, and persons buying it will take
it with all the risks of fraud. Pork will
thereafter be sold by brand, according 10 its
merits, and according to the character and
responsibility of the firm whose name it
bears, It will not take long for purchasers,
at home and abroad, to learn the difference
between TINT pork which is sold under a
responsible name, and that which is push
ed On the market anonymously. The pack
ers have the means in their own hands to
protect the public against fraud.
Year: 1870

ened, falling hair checked, and bald
ness often, though not always, cured
by its use. Nothing can restore the
hair where the follicles are destroyed,
or the glands atrophied and decayed.
But such as remain can be saved for
usefulness by this application. Instead
of fouling the hair with a pasty sedi-
ment, it will keepit clean and vigorous.
Its occasional use will prevent the hair
from turning gray or falling off, and
consequently prevent badness. Free
from those deleterious substances which
make some preparations dangerous and
injurious to the hair, the Vigor can
only benefit but not harm it. If wanted
merely for
Year: 1870

ed pair of bellows. Some of the keys serve
only to alter the pitch of the voice; the Others
only fourteen in number, are used singy or
IN various combinations for the several VOW
ais and consonants; thus b d can be convert
ed by one auxiliary key into NJ N respectively,
and by another into p and L. The French
nasal vowels require peculiar apparatus for
which the mask is always replaced. The ma
chine is very curious one, but will probably
prove impracticabe. The world is already
full enough of "talking machines" and those
we have are of little profit. Their disadvan-
tase IS that they do not get out of order as
readily as the manufactured article.-N. Y
Year: 1870

AN Eastern paper has the following in regard
to a " woman who dared - Some time ago n
young country lass had IL lover, as most young
country girls have, and she made up her mind
that she would capture him if such thing were
possible On n certain Sunday evening she
gradually drew out of him a confession that he
" liked her, and before he was hardly aware of
himself promise of marriage. When Henry
returned home he meditated over the matter II
little and wondered how foolish he had been.
With his we-known opposition to hasty mar
riages ard promises, how could he explain his
conduct to his Z" fond parents2' 1t was, indeed
dilemma and one that perplexed him to solve.
Some days after the incident above noted, the
lady, whom we will call Mary, had party, and
Henry was one of the invited guests. In the
evening Mary informed him there was to be Il
wedding there, and showed him the license


Imagine his surprise on seeing his name in the
document. Now Henry you going to fulfill
your engagement" she said, gently stroking
him under the chin. He tried to excuse himself
on the ground of not being ready, and wishing
little time to arrange his worldly affairs but
it was no go. She told him to put on a bold
face, and just finish the affair up at once and be
done with 1t. At this juncture the Squire made
his appearance, and the two were joined to-
gether in matrmony
Year: 1870

The Detroit Post has the following-


One John B. Trout, who is now serving q sem
tence in the Indiana State Prison, at Michigan
City, was brought here to show that the johnson
family had been in the counterfeiting business
in Indiana from 1865 until 1867, at which latter
date Trout was sent to prison.


For the benefit of the Court, counsel jury,
and spectators, he entered into minute de-
scription of the process of engraving plates and
printing notes. describing the various articles
which had been seized in the Johnson house,
and their various uses in counterfeiting. But
the most wonderful exhibition of his skill was
in telling the name of the engraver of plate by
examination of bill printed from it. He was
thoroughly familiar with the work of all the
engravers He detected counterfeit from
genuine bill at glance. He readily designated
as counterfeit an issue which even the Treasury
Department took as genuine for some time
before detecting as false, the department then
being obliged to cancel the genuine issue because
the false was so nearly perfect. The United
States Marshal has book containing samples of
all the couDterfeits yet issued. Trout looked at
these bills and told the engrayer correctly each
time with very little examination.


Among these bills were those from plates en-
graved by Boyd and Ulrich, and other celebrated
counterfeiters, and which are so perfectly done
as to deceive SO out of every 100 persons accus-
toned to the examination of money Trout
could not describe the process by which he dis
tinguished these various bills, but characterized
1t as an indescribable instinct. He said he had
worked off hundreds of thousands of dollars In
counterfeit money while he was engaged in the
business. He is apparently about thirty-five years
of age and seems to be on the brink of a con-
sumptiye's grave. His term of sentence does not
expire for two years yet. But he says he
does not expect pardon, though 80 near death.
He prefers to end his days in prison. aud has
made his coffin with his own hands. He is a
modest, quiet-looking man. and says his appear
ance always won him the confidence of those with
whom he came in contact, and had much to do
with his success in dlsposing of counterfeit
money, II seems surprising that man of his
| talent should choose to use it in a course of
crime and end his life in a state prison. His
skill, exercised in a legitimate direction, would
| doubtless have gained him o competency.
Year: 1870

sad illustration OF the dangers attending the
use OF ntro-glycerine has aroused the people to
placed by the existence of the factory in the
community, and 1t is probable that the rebuild
ing of the works, which was said to have been
contemplated by the proprietors, will not be
aueafpd
Year: 1870

This Is the fourth week OF the great closlng-out
sale at LEVY BROTHERS.. They still offer very
complete stock. Scarcely an article can be called
for that cannot be found In this establishment,
and at prices That will astonish the closest buy
ers In such times as these the LEVY BROTHERS
may be considered public bcnefactors, as those
who have limited means are enabled to supply
their wants for q little money. By the busy ap-
pearance Of their store we are led to believe that
the public appreciate the efforts OF these gentle
men, and bestow upon them the patronage they
o.ff -
Year: 1870

STATE INTEREST MONEY FOR YE SAVAGE.
On yesterday morning the trustee for the
Secretary Of. the Interior collected from the
State Treasury s2,327.20 due as interest
on bonds held by the Department for the
benefit of the Cherokee, Choctaw, and
Creek Indians. So
Year: 1870

~ The eccentric elder s.,
well known as an active and earnest
Baptist preacher, once said from the
pulpit, "They say there's no family
government nova days. But there
is; tell you there is just as much as
there ever was, but Cleaning over the
pulpit and lowering his voice into
quiet and confidential tone the diff
ference is this: When 1 grew up the
old folks governed the young ones.
bat now the young ones govern the
old ones.
Year: 1870

painfuI sensation Of having left undons
something which ought 70 have been done
Often complaining of weakness, debility aud
low spirits. Sometimes some of the above
attend the disease, and st other times very
few of them; but the liver is generally tha
organ most involved. Cure the liver with
Year: 1870

One remarkable fact attending the terri
BILE confagration near Ottawa is that the fire
has extended underground for long distances.
This is an evidence of how great the drought
must save been to dry up the earth's moist
IRE SO deep below the surface, and thus af-
ford underground fuel for the flames. 1t is
by falling into one of these subterraneous fur.
naces. On the Rideau River the steamers
sail between fires on either shore and the
trains run through blazing woods.
Year: 1870

A CoLD DECK The Democracy Of the
Fifth Judicial District seems TO have had
"cold derk" wrong in on them in the person
of Judge Booker, whose Democracy goes no
farther than self and personal spites. lie
refused to make the San Joaquin RepuJH-
can. an able. sound and faithful Democratic
organ, The official paper Of the county. Judge
Booker will find that selfish spite and in
gratitude to the party that gave him posi-
ton has done bis work for him for all future
time. de can travel with the owls and bats
hereafter as honorable, daylight Dem ocra,s
have no further use for such AS he.
Year: 1870

OBTAINING money under false pretenses is
acrimiual act, and those who don't know the
fact should enquire of the District Attorney.
Public notices intended to mislead the pub
JIG for personal gain, at the expense of pri
vate individuals are dangerous experiments
Our laws in this country are no; hung so
high that they cannot be read, or couched
10 such language ne not TO be understood.
Year: 1870

We are threat cncd with another billiard ma
MIA. The contest is to be for Golden cue, en-
titling the possessor to call himself champion of
the Pacific. 1t was thought when Rudophe des.
polled US of the diamoned tipped stick that we
could rest in peace Tor awhile, but there is not
the least likelihood OF such u desirable ;oasum
alton and every little boy in the city will again
grow learned about breaks and runs' and
strokes and points
Year: 1870

Another gathering OF unemployed met on
Tuesday to discuss the situation, but the only
conclusion arrvcl at was that the times were out
OF joint all over and especially in San francisco
1t is shame to sneer ut these poor fellows will
ling to work yea ujable to OBTAIN it, but some
OF The proprelors 10 change things or the bet ter
are so very foolish that it makes Que wonder if
they ever read. The most sensible and original
remedy was that expoundel on Sunday by au
unknown individual. He thought that good
pestilence, two or three fierce wars and an Occa-
sonal iamine would put everything right. The
world was too crowded and the sooner some of
us were hustled oil TO eternity the better it would
be Tor the remainder. Good logic. but | am
afraid we should all want to be rcInainaars
Year: 1870

Figaro to-day tells an almost unbelievable tale
an excellent christian lady, member of chris
tian church received an official communication
from the vestry, citing her to appear at the next
meeting ami answer the charge Of playing at one
OF the theatres. The estimlble person to whom
this cmenation of bigotry was addressed was gull
~ oi the sin OF aiding to support her family.
Refusing TO resign her position and starve, she
was subjected to all petty prosecutions, and
yesterday was expelled from the congregation
II the society Of Heaven is to consist OF such
creatures, know one who doesn't want to 70
there. YERBA BuENA