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Year: 1876

THE APPoRTIoNMENT MATTER
was again discussed on Monday morning and
the finding of the Conference Committees
was considered and passed upon by the out
side men.


The committees agreed on an apportion-
ment, the basis of which is 120 members for
the House.


This will necessitate the consolidation of
two wards of the parish, and the committees
agreed to give one representative to the Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth Wards and one for the
Sixteenth and Seventeenth Wards.


The committees further agreed to make no
change in the Senatorial Districts


The agreement was submitted to


THE CONSERVATIVE CAUCUS
and was Endorsed by that body.


THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
also held meeting, and the agreement was
presented and considered, and was decided
upon.


Gov Kellogg and Marshal Packard were
both in attendance.


AS will be seen by our report of the pro
ceedings of the Legislature, the Senate yes
terday passed bill IN accordance with the
above agreement


The apportionment in the bill was made on
the Genus Of 1875.


There was an effJrt made in the Republican
caucus, by cert.in of the Republican mem
bers of the Legislature, to have change
made in the Senatorial districts; but this
move was defeated, and, it is said through
the influence of Gov. Kellogg, who was pres
en-: at the caucus and at the executive ses-
sion when the bill Was considered, and at the
open session when the bill was passed.


The Cons ervative Senator's, to a man, voted
for the passage, and the only vote in opposi-
ton was that cast by Senator Detiege, Re-
publican.


Under the bill there is no change in the
Senatorial Districts, and the number OF Sem
ators will be the same.


Changes. OF coulse, will be made in the
House, and the following table shows the
representation from each parish under the
apportionment, and the complexion Of the
House as it now stands
Year: 1876

Christianity and common sense alike en-.
join upon us policy of kindness toward the
Indians, but it comes hard to be Christian
when the Sioux get SO high upon their ear as
to rtfuse government subsistence without
pearl rl-han1led kuiges
Year: 1876

ng-NoTICE TO CAPTAINS OF VESSELS ENTERING
THE PORT OF NEW YORK AT NIGHr-The NRw YORK
adopted distinguishing Coson night signal for
board the HERALD yacht showing while burn
ing red green red changing from the other
in succession and several miles distant Cap
tains vessels upon seeing this signal will obge by
preparing any marine they may have for tho Ship
News Department of the HERALD.


1Persous desrous OF communicating with vessels arv
ing York do bv addressing such vessels
care of HERALD yacht pier No East River New York
from all parts Of the world and promptly de-
hvered Duplicates required
Year: 1876

America, we impeached, werc directed TO do,
William w. Belknap. late Secretary OF War OF the
United States OF high crimes aud msdemeanors while
IN Office and demanded that the Senate shall take
order make him appear before that body TO answer
for the same and announced that the House would
soon present articles OF impeachment and make them
good TO which the response made, ''Order shall
be taken"


The committee retired and the routine business OF
the House was proceeded with.
Year: 1876

pore, and that only perverted sense OF patriotism
could find matter for rejoicing the downfall OF secre-
tary Beknap. As fact none but the thoughtless and
superficial among the democrats expressed any salts
faction this disaster the national administration.
Year: 1876

WASHINGTON, March g. 1870
Al ten minutes afer one O'Clock this afternoon the
proceedings the House we're interrupted by the ap-
pearance at the bar Of the House OF the committee Ap
ponted Yesterday TO notify the Senate OF the action
the House in regard TO the late Secretary OF War Mr.
Clvmer. OF Pennsylvania, chairman OF the committee
made the following report


REPORT or THE COMMITTEE


In obedience the order OF the House We proceeueo
70 the bar Of the senate, and IN the name OF this
uanaa and OF ali the neoola OF the United states al
Year: 1876




HE STARTS FOR MONTREAL AND AT PEEKsKILL
ExcITEDLY JUMPS FROM THE cARs-A LATER
EoRTHwARD BOUND TRAIN BOARDED.


PouGuKREPsIK March 8, 1876.
As the four O'Clock train from Albany lay at the
Grand Central depot this afternoon, forty minutes
ahead of the starting time stranger with satche
and shawl lap robe entered the passenger room and
after securing ticket for Montreal, stuck it in his hat
ana commenced walking up and down the with
his head down II in deep study, waiting for the bell
strike which would be signal for the opening Of
the doors for passengers board the Suddenly
the signal gwen the doors opened and the stranger
hurried to the


As he moving along Detective Tily stood watching
him closely and calling the conductor of the tran said
TO him, 'Do you see that man with the satchel and
shawif" Tho conductor nodded his head 'sThat
man." said the detective, s Caleb Marsh who turned
up Belknap the Secretary OF War" Marsh, when he
got the platform asked where the Montreal was.
and fastening in 1t, put his luggage in the rack and
engaged berth Just before the train reached Peeks-
kill he showed considerable anxiety about something
and nervously asked the conductor when train
back to New York. The conductor told him he could
60 as far Garrisons. When the train stopped at
Peekskil he got of and walked up and down the plat
OF the depot his apparent nervousness increasing
and attracting the attention of almost everybody on
the train.


The conductor Of the sleeping car asked him II he
going back. He replied by asking the conductor
how long before down train would come He was again
told he could so far Garrison's and catch one
there. BY this time the train moving away from
Peekskill and Marsh jumped on board and once more
entered tho Montreal car. As the train moved along
the speed increasing rapidly, he suddenly turned
when half way up the aisle OF the car, and rushing





luggage, narrowly escaping injuries.


He remained at Peekskill til the six o'clock train
from New York arrived when he got on board and
passed here at s:42 ?. NJ, route TO Montreal
Year: 1876

Albany, March 3 lsT6


The Belknap disgrace was fruitful topic OF discus
to-day among the republicans OF the Legislature
There general acquiescence the belief that Il
bad for the party Senator Robertson thought it
was that the whole country had reason TO de-
Year: 1876

WHITTIER are we drifting? The first
ample spoken of in history was acconph
MED by large serpent, while nothing
but a contemplate little worm can be
found in our favoritc fruit to-day
Whitehall Times.
Year: 1876

Let's have the old bend, and not have the


new;
Let's have the bend that cur grandmOth-


ers knew,
Over the washtub and over the ehurn;
That is the bend that our daughters should


learn.
Let's have the bend that our grandmOth-
erS knew,
Over the cradle like good mothers true;
Over the table the family round).
Reading the Good Book mid silence pro-


found.
Let's have the bend that at church they did


wear,
Bowing meek, humble and lowly in prayer;
Not sitting erect with the modern miss


air,
With the Glove Of bonnet" just perehed


on one hair.
Leave the camel his hump; he wears it for


use;
Leave the donkey his pannier, and cut


yourself loose
From fashions that lower, defOrm and de


grade,
To hide some deformity that most of them


made
Year: 1876

Gen. Newton says that the BLASTING


out of the bottom at the He'll Gate


excavations will probably take place
about the middle of September. It


will require so, 700 pounds of explo-
sives to do the work. The materials
used will be nitro glycerine, rend
rock, and dynamite, according to the
nature of the rock to be blasted. In
stead of placing the explosives in
several large masses, it is to be scat
tered over the rock in small charges.
Holes have been drilled in the rock
columns that support the roof, the
number varying according to the
height of the column. These are to
be charged with the explosives, and
then it is to be exploded by means
of electricity. The blowing up is to
be done in three sections, and the eff
feet will be to crumble the pillars
and allow the roof to sink in.


The great opinion that the whole
mass is to be hurled into the air at
one grand blast is erroneous. Be-
yond a few beautiful Jets of water
shot into the air, and perhaps a few
pieces of rock hurled above the sur
face of the water, nothing will be
seen. When all is prepared the wa
ter is to be let in and the chambers
filled, thus forming what is called in
engineering parlance ga wet tamp.''


The water will confne the force of
the numerous blasts, and enable
them to act with greater force.


After the explosion it will be nee
essary to do considerable dredging in
the way of hauling out pieces of
rock. This will take several months,
but will probably be completed by
next spring. The persons operating
the blast will occupy a position about
800 Or4OO feet away.


The Improvements will deepen the
channel about thirty feet, and allow
of the passage of the largest vessels,
where before only crafts of high
draught could go. 1t is expected
that the ocean steamers will take
this route to and from Europe, as it
is shorter than the Sandy Hook
route by about eighteen hours.
Year: 1876

n machine that is bound to take the lead. It
only wants to be seen and tried to convince
any one II Is folly for any person to par-
chase a machine nOW-a-days and not look
around and get the most improved.
Year: 1876

Patrick Henry, in the Virginia con-
venbion on the adoption of the Con-
stitntion of 1888, spoke as follows:


Your President may easily become
king. Your Senate is so imperfectly
constructed that your dearest rights
may be sacrificed by what may bo a
small majority and very small minori-
ty may continue forever unchangeably
this government although horribly de-
fective. Where are your checks in this
government? Your strongholds will be
in the hands of your enemies. It is on
the supposition that your American
governor shall be honest that all the
good qualities of this government are
founded, but its perfect and imperfect
construction puts it in their power to
perpetrate the worst of mischiefs should
they be bad men. And, sir, would not
all the world blame our distracted folly
in resting our rights upon the contin-
gency of our rulers being good or bad
Show me that age and country, where
the rights and liberties of the people
were placed on the chance of their rulers
being good men, without consequent
loss of liberty. say that the loss of
that dearest privilege has ever followed,
with absolute certainty, every such mad
attempt. If your American chief be a
man of ambition and abilities, how easy
will it be for him to render himself alb
solute9 The army is in his hands, and
If he be man Of address it will be at
tached to him, and it will be the subject
of long meditation with him to seize
the first suspicious moment to accom-
plish his design. And, sir, will the
American spirit solely relieve you when
this happens9 I would rather have q
king, lords and commons, than gov.
ernment SO replete with such insupport-
able evils. It We make king, we may
prescribe the rules by which he shall
rule his people but the President in
the field, at the head of his army, can
prescribe the terms on which he shall
reign master, so far that it will puzzle
any American even to get his neck from
under the CALLING yokel"
Year: 1876

Ex-Senators Carl Schurz and John B.
Henderson, and other prominent men
of st. Louis, have forwarded petition
to Congress relative to the counting Of
the electoral vote. They say in the
petition that the present condition OF
the country calls for some action which
shall settle the political disquiotude.
The clause in the Constitution respect
ing the canvassing of the electoral vote
is quoted, and pronounced inadequate
and liable to diverse construction. The
attempt to canvass the vote in joint ses-
sion of Congress is deprecated as GER
tain to raise partisan issues, and develop
strife which may prove most disas-
trous to the country. Thepetition then
proposes as the remedy that the whole
matter shall be transferred to the su-
preme court of the United States. 1t
is urged that that is the only tribunal
from which fair and bipartisan de-
cision, one which will satisfy the whole
people, can be obtained. TO effect this
the petition proposes that the two
Houses shall improve the three weeks
preceding Christmas in forming and
agreeing upon OOustltuUlohal anAe
ment placing in the supreme court the
duty of canvassing the electoral vote.
Most of the State Legislatures meet i'm
mediately after the holidays, when the
amendment could be submitted; and the
latter holds to the opinion that the
amendment could be ratified without
delay, so that it could be made pal 9of
the Constitution and apply to the fs-
ent election. Both of the Presida lial
candidates, it is urged, would recognize
the wisdom of this course, and both the
Republican and Democratic Legislatures
would ratify it. The petition dwells at
length upon the wisdom of removing
this important matter from a tribunal
that is likely to be affected by party
strife,
Year: 1876

Dare to be honest, good, and sincere,
Daro to please God, and you never need fear.
Dare 10 be brave in the cause OF the right,
Dare with the enemy ever to fight.
Dare to be loving and patient each day,
Dare speak the truth whstever you cay.
Dare to be gentle and orderly, too,
Dare shun the evil Whatever you 90.
Dare to speak kindly, and ever be true,
Dare to do right, and you'll find your way


through
Year: 1876

into this place, they are now prepared to cleanse
and renoyate Feathers In the mos eflectua man
ner BY d pressure of Steam, and the way it is ap-
Piled together with the facilities for ventilating
and drying which we have invented, We claim more
effectual and in less time to renovate Feathers
than by any other process ever offered to the pub
lie. Our process rot ony cleanses old feathers
from all impurities, relieving their matted condi-
tion thereby increasing their bulk nearly one half
making them light am lively. clean and healthy,
Dut also removes The disagreeabe ot or SO common
ability thereto.


az FOR further particulars see small bills which
will soon be in circulation
Satisfaction will be guaranteed, or no charge
will be nude


Parties desrous of examining the process ire rs-
spcctfully lnyted to call at our place of business
Year: 1876

In England, as suppose you know,
writes correspondent, the way of hang
ing is different from that i'll the United
States. Instead of the condemned per-
son being strung up to the ceiling, a
hinged board on which he stands is sud
denly let go by drawing bolt, and he
falls downward. L presume that in the
United States the poor wretch always
has his neck broken and dies without
pain, but here hanging is tho most ca
rriciously cruel of all the ways of put
ting to death. Everything depends on
the weight of the man and the depth Of
the fall, and in the majority of cases the
victims are put to slow and agonizing
death by strangulation. The hangman
or one of his assistants has often to hang
on to the feet of the body in order to
shorten the struggles. In the case of
Wainwright the scaffold was surrounded
by a screen, 30 that as soon as the drop
fell, he vanished below, and only the
rope was seen taut and jerking.
Year: 1876

A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial, speaking of the cruelties
practlced in the peuitentiary at Frank
fort, KY, gives the following account Of
the atrocious manner in which women
are treated there:


The female prisoners, of whom there
are about forty, are employed ut hemp
spinning; they are all dressed in men s
clothes of the regular prison stripe, and
do as much and as severe work as the
mon, although in far better quarters and
less repulsive circumstances. They work
III long brick building, which is we'll
ventilated, in consequence of which they
suffer comparatively little from the dust
of the hacking houses. Their wearing
OF male attire Is made necessary by the
nature of their employment. They are
hltched to long rope, which turns the
spindle, and rs they walk backward, tug
ging at tho rope, the hemp is unwound
from big swath of the material around
their waists, and nimbly converted into
hemp rope for bagging. 1t is hard
work, but might be vastly worse. A
woman's task is to spin fifty pounds of
this hemp rope day, and when she has
done that she is through for the day,
and may have the freedom of the prison
yard. Tho superintendent Of the de-
partmcnt informed me that an expert
and faithful worker could finish her task
between seven o'clock in the morning
and two inthe afternoon; but it was after
three o'clock when my visit was made,
and they were all hard at work yet. In
making general survey of the place I
noticed curious looking instrument
hanging up against the wall. 1t consist
ed OF handle of some hard wood, about
ten inches long, and leather strap an
inch and three-quarters wide and some
eighteen inches long. 1t was evidently
whip, and supposing it to have been
misplaced 1 asked the overseer about it.


No." no replied, "we have to keep
that here to whip the women when they
arc in their tantrums."


"You don't mean seriously to tell me
that the State of Kentucky tolerates the
whipping Of women, even in this horri-
bic place ?" inquired.


"Such is the rule OF the prison." he
calml y replied, "and it has to be DONE"


Aud who does it ?" was my next in
quiry, as 1 Looked curiously about the
place for some monster with bulldog
head and mask to hide his brutal fea-
turcs.


81 do" WAS the blandIy conveyed in
formation.
Year: 1876

Wave by wave DER the sandy bar,


Up to the coasts lights, glimmering wan,
Out Of the darkness, deep and far,


Slowly tho tide came creeping on.
Through the clamor Of billowy strife
Another voice went wsiling thin:
The first faint cry of newborn life


Broke on the highland the tide was in.
Wave by wave DER the sandy bar,


Back again from the sleeping town,
Back to the darkness, deep and far,


Slowly the tide went dropping down.
Silence lay on the chamber OF death;


Silence lay on the land about;
The last low autter Of weary breath


Fell on the highland the tide was out.
Year: 1876

SALT LAKE CITY, July 2O..The Ann
Eliza vs. Brigham Young case was up
before Judge Shsfer to-day, when the fol-
lowing rulings were given: That Ann
Eliza claimed to have been married to
Brigham Young, which defendant did
not deny, but denied that she was his le-
gal wife; that as the contest was as to the
legality of the marriage, the court could
not properly grant alimony during the
suit. The motion for personal attach
ment upon the defendant for con.
tempt of court in not paying $500
per month alimony was denied, as this
was q harsh measure where milder means
would be sufficient motive to strike out
the amendment. The answer of the de-
fese was overruled and the evidence in
the main case ordered taken before the
committee, and it is probable an execution
will be asked by the plaintiff as means
OF collecting the alimony heretofore
awarded, while the defense will no doubt
ask for reduction of the alimony.
Year: 1876

THERE are occasional paragraphs ap-
pearing in Republican journals, inti-
mating that President GRANT should be
censured for his recent removals Of honest
men from office, and that he is now act.
ing in a way TO injure the party. Some
of these journals have even gone so far
as to give currency to the absurd
rumor that the President is suf-
iering with the disease known
as softening of the brain, and that
he is becoming insane. This will
not do. GRANT has done and is doing
nothing worse than the long series q
acts for which his party at Cincinnati
declared that he deserved the gratitude
of the American people" The only
difference is that the party is weaker now
than it has been, and therefore staggers
under the load Of folly, outrage a1d cor
ruption which it carried so jauntily in It's
palmy days. GRANT has doubtless ruined
the party; but he did it long ago.
Year: 1876

PERHAPS there Is too much talk about
the mortality of these days, which ought
to be studied with intelligence rather
than looked on with fear. If 1t lead peo-
pie TO be more careful of themselves and
their ways, it will not be wholly evil in
its influence.
Year: 1876

At the meeting of City Council, last
evening, Mr.. NcGlinchey introduced an
ordinance inrelation to having the streets
of the city cleaned by contract, which
was read first time. The main provis-
ions of the ordinance are as follows:


The city shall be divided into two dis
iricts, Northern and Southern, the south
side of Sixth street to be the dividing
line. The Street Commissioner shall ad-
vertise annually, in January, for propo-
sals to clean the streets, alleys and lanes
OF each districts, and the contracts shall
be given to the lowest bidders with ap-
proved security. The work of cleaning
the streets to be under the supervision OF
the Street Commissoint and Street Com
mittee and when the contractors shall
neglect to do any necessary work it shall
be done by the Street Commissioner, at
the expense of the contractors. The pay
ments to the contract ors shall be made
monthly.


After its first reading the ordinance
was referred to the Street Committee who
will have it remodelled by the City
Solicitor so as to include all the necessary
provisions. 1t will then pass to third
reading and be adopted, probably with
out opposition.
Year: 1876

LODGING AT HoTEL.-Early yesterday
morning Policeman Fensom discovered three
small negro boys piled up together under the
porch Of the St. Claire Hotel asleep, They
were conveyed to the station-house. Justice
White sent them to Jail for thirty days on the
charge of yagrancy.
Year: 1876




1t will thus be seen chat the fruits OF the
canvass on General Lees birthday for con-
tributions to his monument are coming In,
and the board of managers are greatly en-
couraged to hope for handsome return.
The little town Of fernando, Miss, win q
male population of less than one hundred,
has the credit Of being the first town to send
up its offering, and Edentou, n. c., stands
second on the roll of honor. In the Senate
of Mississippi collection was taken up on
the birthday, and s219 30 have been received
by the treasurer of the Association.
Year: 1876

When the blood becomes weak and impoverished,
from whatever cause, the whole system Is thrown
out OF order, and though the sufferers may not be
pared to resist The cold. bleak weather attending
the winter season. The person may be thickly
clad butt the circulation Of the bood Is poor they
will sfiyer with Illc cold.


There is nothing which will 50 fortify the system
against cold or chanSeable weather as quick circula
ton of good. pure blood. The FEGErINE will re-
new the blood give tone to the stomach. restore
the liver 10 its proper action, stimulate the kidneys
so as to enable them TO perform the functions de-
y0lvip- upon them. carry OF the putrid humors,
regulate tic bowels. and restore the whole system
10 working order. This Is precisely what FEGE-
TINE does. and this is the exact way through which
il has pplished so many wonderful cures, as
may be seen by tie following unGues:ionaole evil
deuce:
Year: 1876

Judge Lynch was somewhat unwell yes
terdsy, and sent message to request Judge
Tissot to preside during tho short hour Of
Saturdays work. By some error the mes
sage was not delivered, and Judge Lynch
was compelled to come to court late and
examine few small matters, though still
unweN and unable to remain but few
minutes.
Year: 1876

Governor Kellogg yesterday received .
letter from we'll informed and prominent
citizen Of Monroe, which states that the
Democrats resorted to the most arbitrary
and barbarous intimidation. Outside of
tho city it was nonsensical to dream of Re-
publican success. Testimony of the means
used to defraud the people and drive Re-
publican voters from the polls will be ready
at the proper time. So complete is the
reign of terror that the writer dares not
put much of his information on paper, but
only hopes he may be able to reach New
Orleans alive that he may tell Of it.