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Year: 1876

At the present time there are twensy-eight
stone cutters engaged in cutting and finishing
the stone necessary to complete the new State
Capitol. They are now engaged on the cornice
and balustrade. One thousand three hundred
and ninety-eight feet, lneai measure, OF the
cornice we're placed last fall, and about 1000
feet vet remains to be land The work OF laying
the stone will be resumed not far from the first
of April, aud after the cornice and balustrade
are put IN place work will begin on the DOME
The rafters ON tho wings were put in place last
autumn. and 1t is expected to complete the
dome this year, There are now nearly atty
persons engaged on and about the structure,
The stone saws, which are operated summer
and winter anS sometimes night and day, have
sawed e. 900 feet of stone, surface measure,
and the rubbing bed has dressed and smoothed
10000 feet since the work on the Capitol was
begun. There are ten huge derricks which are
held perpendicular and in place by miles" of
wire guy rope, and are 20 arranged that stone
anywhere in the numerous and huge piles in
the yard may be seized and transferred to any
part OF the yard or building with ease and
rapdty, all OF which Is done by steam.
Year: 1876

In commencing our New Mode Of
Business. we wish to make known the
principle upon which our business will
be conducted, and wish TO be distinctly
understood,


1st' That we shall sell for CasL aud
Ready Pay.


Cd That our Prices shall be One
and the same to every body


3D. That we shall sell our Goods at
a small advance fromCost, in all cases


4th. That in no case shall there be
any deception used to sell our goods
aud that all Goods that do not prove to
be what they are sold for, may be return
ed, and the money refunded


5th. That it is our dissemination
all cases, never to be undersold.
Year: 1876

1t would be as easy to catch weasel asleep
as to catch Flemish woman idle. Young and
old, they are always at work and when there
is neither household nor ordinary work to do,
they always have the knitting to fall back upon.
You see little girls going home from school,
knitting in hand and even in gay Brussels
you may meet in the evening groups of young
women coming from the factories talking,
laughing. singing, and all knitting.
Year: 1876

No matter what others sell goods for it Us
no crterian for us to go by. We are nearly
one hundred per cent below every tbeing else
IN the market, and are rowing upthe whole
Boot and Shoe fraternity and expect soon to
land on the shores OF Cal-coo-tus Bay.
Year: 1876

IN. y. SUM


Widow Van Cott's audiences this week


have been rs large as the Warren Street
Methodist Church could hold, and ut
the close Of her sermon last night the
altar was thronged with pentents. She
ended UP her sermon with an affecting
story of the death OF her husband who
died in her arms at o'clock at night


For some minutes before he died she
fed him with white grapes They had
n love feast; he took a grape and she
took one. As he expired he said to her ::


Meet me in Heaven" and" she ex-
claimed with fcrvor, nothing this side
OF Heaven can keep me from him glory
TO God" The responsive brethren
echoed the glory until the house was
filled with the noise. Mrs. Van Cott 8
habit is to get the praying brethren into
the altar, to keep up one end Of the
meeting. while she goes through the
congregation singing out persons with
whom TO plead She ascertains the
temper of tho throng in this way. and
returns TO the altar. prays herself or
has some one else pray, loud AMI fer
vently. She calls the Christians to their
feet, and while they are yet standing
bids those who desire the prayers Of the
first to arise Few arise at first. Then
she marshals the working Christians,
anu SenuS tnem SOul-nuntlDS GOWN Ine
aisles. She goes to the back seats
where the worst sinners are. Her pres
ence is made pleasant by the perfume
Of a sweet bouquet on her bosom, her
breath is scented, and as she approaches
quite close to the sinner, touching him
with her hand, there is nothing often
sive to distract the thought from what
she says. She has grown popular in the
neighborhood, and expects to convert
one hundred sinners before next week,
when she is to 60 hence.
Year: 1876

A young lady at Nevada, Ia, has re-
covered damages from the estate OF a
suitor who committed suicide upon
being called upon to fulfill his promise
to marry her. The court held that the
suicidal act under the circumstances
was a deliberate breach Of promise for
which his estate might be held liable.
There was no plea OF insanity.
Year: 1876

FOhi, in the course of his wandering, com.
ing to village, Knocked at the door OF rich
woman and begged permission to euter.-
What! said she, do you think / receive every
rowing VfgabOnd


No. indeed it would be uubefttiug ro-
spertabe woman Go your way!


Thea he went to tho cottage Of a poor
woman, who at once kindly begged him to
enter She set before him the only food sho
bread iutO it, aud said May FOhi bless it,
that We may both have enough.


She then prepared for him n couch OF
straw; and, when he fell asleep, perceiviug
that he had shirt, she sat up ali night and
made him one ont of somc linen she had
made by her own hard labor In the morn
ing she brought it to him, begging he would
not despisc her poor gift After breakfast
she accompanied him a little way, and at
parting Fohi said May the first work You
undertake last until evening!


When she went home sno began to mea-
sure her linen, to see how much was left, and
she went on measuring, AID did not come to
the end Of i, until evening, when her house
and yard were full Of linen in short, she did
not know what 10 do with her wealth. Her
rich ueighbor seeing this, was soTcly vezed,
aud resolved that such good fortune should
not escape her again.


After some months the traveller came once
more TO the village; she went to meet him.
pressed him to 20 to her house. treated him
Z With the best food she had. and iu tho norm
! ing brought him shirt Of fne.Iiuen, which
! she had made some time before but all night
/ she kept a candle burning in her room, that
! the stranger If he awoke. might suppose she
/ was making his shirt. After breakfast sho
! accompanied him out of the village, and
. when they parted he said: May the first
/ work you undertake last till evening
! She went her way home, thinking the
I whole time Of her linen, and anticipating its
wonderful increase; bat just then her COWS
began to low Before measure my linen,
said She I'll quickly fetch the COWS some wster.
But when she poured her water into the
trough. her pail never emptied she went on
pouring the stream increased, and soon her
house and yard we're all under water. every.
thing was ruincd; the cattle were drowned,
and with difficulty she saved her own life,
for the water never ceased flowing until tho
. setting of the sun.
Year: 1876

HALLETT KILBoURNE, now at liber-
sIy, sent communication to the House
offering to testify fully as TO the real
estate pool, and inviting the commit
tee to examine his books to their
hearts content. He says now that he
has triumphed in sustaining what he
believed the sacred rights Of a citizen,
he is ready and willing to yield the
point for which he contended, viz =
the sacredness Of his private books,
when there was literally nothing in
them of public nature or which re-
lated to officers of the Government.
Before his communication was re-
ceived in the House, making s1oh ap
offer, the chairman of the cs,s9,fittee
had again subpGnaed him threaten
ing to again imprison him if he still
refused the inspection Of his books,
and yet when this offer was made by
him, the Democracy of the House spat
upon it by laying it upon the table.
Year: 1876

FIUM one Oh MOOuy 0eTmOnS.


Some years ago Ipicked up several
children in Chicago, and thought l
would clothe them and feed them ;
and 1 took special interest in those
bows to see what could make of
them. I don't think it was thirty
days before the clothes had all gone
to whisky, and the fathers had drank
it all up. One day l met one of the
little boys for whom / bought pair
of boots only the day before. There
was a snow storm coming up, and he
was barefooted. ".Mike," says /,
shows this /? Where are your shoes p
"Father and mother took them away
said he. There is a good deal that
we think is charity that is really do
ing great deal of mischief: and the
people must not think because we
don't give them money to aid them
in their poverty that we don't love
them, for the money would 60 into
their pockets to get whisky with. 1t
is no sign that we are all hypocrites
and iDsincere in our love that we
don't give them money. / believe if
the prodigal son could have got oil
the money he wanted in that foreign
country he would never have come
home, and it was good thing for
him that he did get hard up and had
to live on the husks that the swine
ate. And it is o good thing that peo-
pie should suffer. If they get good
living without work, they will never
work. We can never make anything
of them. God has decreed that man
shall earn his bread by the sweat of
his brow, and not live on other peo-
pie.
Year: 1876

this Nemesis is not an angel of re-
venge or blind anger, but according
to the oldest poets was the emblem OF
conscience after the soul had sinned.
It was painted as beautiful and
crowned angel moving on sublime
errand, that Of furnishing the guilty
and thus of leading the human fami-
ly to love those ways that are pleas
antness and those paths that are peace.


To our mind his recommendation
as to our nceds..ofprying into the final
shape and condition of rewards
and punishments, is worthy of
thoughtful consideration. He says


OF the final shape to be assumed by
rewards and punishments we know
little. But we need not know more.
AS in youth we go to school each day
and study faithfully, not reading the
future, not knowing whether the bar
or the pulpit, or the path of business
will ask for our mind and heart, and
rs in our childhood days we know
not where our home shall be, whcth-
er by the Hudson or the Mississippi
or by the ocean or lake, and as we
know not what friends will stand
nearest us in far-of future days, but
in our ignorance move on until time
slowly evolves the plan of God, SO
as to the greater future beyond the
tomb we must clasp the present to
our heart and thus walk on and on
waiting for the flowing stream of
time to carry lis to the great sea. As
to the laughing babe, at last old age
comes, with snow-whitc hair, SO to us
all here to-day in health and in ignor-
ancc of the future, the great eter-
nifty will come at last telling us all its
joy and sorrow in words never to be
recalled.
Year: 1876

The Davenport Gazette is RESPONSE
BILE to us for the following news, viz
That clergyman said to the male
portion Of his congregation last Sab
bath, that it was their business to
punctually attend the primary eau
cusses and conventions of their par
ties and lend their power and intlu-
cnce to the nomination Of good men,
and that if they did not do SO they had
no business to complain if men not
agreeable to them were nominated
and elected. That preacher is right
any way, whether he said so or not,
Year: 1876

THE prevailing opinion Of the press
is expressed by the New York TIL
bune, which says: "There can be no
doubt of the general effect of Mr..
Blaine's speech in defense of himself
against the anonymous charges of
corruption in railroad affairs. 1t is
generally accepted as an absolute and
conclusive refutation-tO be shaken
only by positive proof Of the falsity
of some of his explicit statements. If
anybody has such proof now is the
time to bring it forward. If there is
none, the effect of the charges will in
evitably be to improve Mr.. Blaine's
standing"
Year: 1876

CRATIC FAAh 1S1Os


On the first day Of the present


month. John ID. Atkins, Democratic
member of Congress from Tennessee,
introduced into the House resolu-
ton which instructs the committee on
appropriations to insert into the post
Office appropriation bill provision
that should provide for the payment
to postmasters and mail contractors
in the South whatever was due them
on salary or otherwise at the time
they went into rebellion against the
Union. Speaker pro tem., Cox, was
in the chair, and on cira coce vote
he declared the resolution adopted.
The Republicans called for the ayes
and nays, and then it was that the
Northern Democrats began to scatter
and run from the hall, and Atkins,
observing the bombshell he had
thrown among his allies, withdrew
his resolution. The Republicans not
being satisfied with this, Gen. Gar
field renewed the motion and called
for the ayes and nays. Then the
Northern Democracy were in o box.
They did not dare to vote against the
resolution, for that would sour South
ern Democracy, and it was suicidal to
vote for it, for there is great battle
to be fought and it would be bad
pill in the North. The Northern
leaders are extremely anxious to have
their Southern allies wait until they
mutually gain power, then they prom
ise to do up their jobs of reimbursing
to the rebels. At this stage of the
game it looked as though the Dcmoc-
racy would stampede and leave the
House without quorum, but finally
the stumbling, dull-mind of Clymer
blundered on to a way out, and moved
that the House adjourn, which it did.
So, to get out of their desperate
straits, the Democracy closed business
at an unusual hour, and ran away as
man would from disturbed hor-
nets nest.
Year: 1876

Iowa Cry, May, 3.--A five year old
son of Gus Rink, fell into the Coral
willie mill pond at this place and be-
ing sucked in to the head gate o: the
fume, ten feet under water, was car
lied in the ilnmc one hundred and
fifty feet under ground, past three
large water wheels and came out of
the lower end of the ilume, where he
was found three quarters of an hour
after, under Closes paper mill, cling
ing to post, uninjured and patiently
waiting to be rescued. 1t is consid-
cred as the most remarkable case on
record.
Year: 1876

We notice that the Democracy in
this State are avoiding calling Demo-
cratic county conventions, pure, but
seek to temper the call so as to open
wide the doors to the old Llbcrai
element. While this is true, the state
Convention is labelled Democratic,
pure, and the prevailing demand is
that only an old Democrat shall be
nominated for the Presidency.
Year: 1876

For SecretaryOt State the News
has decided first choice. Hon. Jo-
siah 4. Young, the present incumbent
is one among the men called to re-
sponsible place of public trust to
whom the people can say, "wcll done,
good and faithful servant" His
watchful care over the interests of
the State whenever and wherever in
volvcd in the duties of his office, to-
gether with his courtesy to all, is
well known to the writer, as well as
to all who have had occasion to visit
the ancient mansoleum Oh Capital
Hill. We therefore favor letting
well enough alone, and hope to see
Mr.. Young returned TO his present
position for another term.
Year: 1876

Ro0crt Collyer, in late sermon
says that the Methodist Church needs
to turn over new leaf; as there is a
gross departure from the former time.
Formerly they were ready to go
gladly TO any field where their labor
was needed, but now are log-rolling
for the sottest places and the best pay.
lie looks upon this condition OF
things as indicating drift from in.
wardness to outwardness, and from
that again to selfishness, and thinks
that the days of this Church are mum.
bered for any noble use, except she
repent and do her first works.
Year: 1876

That was very beautiful thought
Of the little child who turned from
the corn-popping at the kitchen fire,
and, seeing the snow, cried out
"Mother, come and see: the rain is
popping out all white
Year: 1876

For example, Boston Is Il deg north and deg.
east from New York The star will disappear in New
York at Oh As sm Adding % minutes Tor the differ
cnce OF latitude and Ii minutes for the difference OF
longitude the disappearance al Boston will be at about
l0h 6m But will only be occulted short distance
to the north Of New York, the limit passing nearly
through Hartford, Conn.,, and Kingston, N " SO that
there will be no of determining with reasonable
accuracy the time when will disappear any given
place, except by careful computation The times for
the smaller shown upon the diagram and for the
stars to the left of and J may be estimated
from the above data with sufficient accuracy TO observe
the mmerslons; but the immcrsons OF these smaller
stars only be well seen with large telescope


have already referred to the effect Of mountains
and depressons upon the moons edge Attention has
recently been called TO remarkable depressions the
moons western limb, the Equator, to which have
been given the name OF the dscoverer. In the monthly
notices of the Royal Astronomical Society," vol a. No.
l. Rev Henry Cooper Key announces his discovery
and furnishes diagram, OF which the following is
copy
Year: 1876

For any other place within two hundred miles
Of New York city, correction must be applied for the
difference OF longitude, and also for the difference OF
latitude, which may bo obtained for the principal stars
from the following table, the result being the local
tme:-
Year: 1876

Observed with ordinary telescope; but the re-


appearance OF the smaller from behind Tue
moons bright limb will require good telescope and
previous knowledge OF the time and place al which the
from the above diagram, and the time for New York
city is given in the following table II will be observed
that several times during the occultatons there VIII be
two contacts nearly together that IL is un


which will nrst occur. IL happens that IN
each case, in this city IL is probable that the INNER
sion OF the will before the OF
the other The principal star Alcyone, Eta, ndi-
Gated IN the table by A. and in the diagram by the
Year: 1876

We propose, during the months OF
May aud June next, to visit different pos
tions OF the state and address the people
in opposition to the Republican pro-
gramme of contraction and resumption.
We think the right time to talk to the
people is in the interim between seeding
and harvesting. We shall 60 where ever
a greenback club has been formed or is
likely to be.
Year: 1876

in New York, the hot-bed Of the bond
and gold holders, the Board of Trade
has adopted a memorial to Congress in
which they dare to say


Your memorislists have been forced to the
conclusion that the legislation Of last winter
has operated unfortunately as respects the re-
existence Of these laws upon the statute books
is to-day hindrance and not help to the
restoration Of confidence so greatly needed.
The existing statute providing for resumption
on given day is standing menace against all
business enterprise, all undertakings lnvOlV-
ing the use OF money. To all business men 1t
has the same significance as has the red flag in
front of the locomotive to its engineer, "Dan-
ger ahead put on the brakes!' Under the
paralyzing fear engendered by this menacing
danger, credit and confidence, the indis-
pensable accomplishments of healthy and pro-
htable industry will shrink into still narrower
limits, and all our material interests will be
still further depressed; and when the appointed
day for resumption arrives we shall find our
selves less prepared in every respect to con-
sumate it than we are to day. We should then
have less Of confidence and less of coin, and
that com bearing higher premium than 1t
does no1c.


Where is Tilden now who conspired
to defeat that great and true man. Gov.
Allen OF Ohio because he would not bend
his knee to the resumptionists?


And the Cincinnati Enquirer, one of
the leading Democratic papers of the
West, says thereupon:


We have no terms for the knaves who have
struggled for years to sell the Democratic party
out to bondholders, and who have gone out Of
their way to strike down the democratic colors
when they did not happen to bear the usurer's
sign. You helped to spawn Tweed. and the
curse of you and your thieves hangs over the
democratic party to day. To the New York
World we send scorn and defiance


Amen TO that sentiment!
Year: 1876

tional bank currency alone, or for some other
currency convertible into gold, it would have
been intelligible; but to demand the mainten-
ance OF mixed system of greenbacks and na-
tlonal bank-notes lis simply to declare in favor
OF perpetual uncertainty It looks now as
though there was to be fight in the republi-
can party oyer the money question. with
the anti -resumptionists, and that the quarrel is
to be more bitter than that in the democratic
party on the same question.


An eastern exchange says:


Petitions are pouring in upon Western Rep
resentatives in Congress from their constitu-
ents, asking that they ''let up on this hard
money business and go for the immediate re-
peal of the resumption act"
Year: 1876

The case for the settlement of the proper
holder of the Office of Assistant Attorney
General went over for decision on the
merits in the Superior District Court. The
rule nisi taken by Judge Dibble against
Judge Braughn being discharged, the lat
ter seems to have the advantage just at
present, having already been recognized by
the court.


Tomorrow is the last day of this term
for all the district courts of the parish of
Orleans, except the First and Second. Each
Judge will, however, in his discretion, when
business demands it, preside during the va
cation, or secure competent representa-
tive to issue necessary orders.
Year: 1876

The unanimity with which Hon. Charles
E. Nash was renominated for Congress by
the Republicans OF the sixth district last
evening, although not unexpected, can not
fail but prove source Of qualification to
himself and friends. Although novice in
politics he made good fight and won a
complete victory. His course in Congress,
although he has taken no prominent part,
is such a. to commend him to the lovers of
liberty and justice, and We predict his re-
election by rousing majority.
Year: 1876

the shotgun policy must be defeated. We
must take especial care to select capable
men for Office. The right to vote without
fear of assault must be the rule. l
regret to say that no community
is in worse condition to-day than
is that of Louisiana. All the worst
crimes are committed and the offend
ers are not punished. If such condition
OF things continues, more people than the
defenseless negroes will suffer. He pre-


dicted that unless intelligent men take part
to secure order, no ma will be safe in life
or property, which is an argument to induce
US to secure . good State government.
Crimes like those committed in Coushatta
are burning shame. He appealed, first, to
those who were aspirants for office. The
time was in this State when Republican
nomination was equivalent to election, but
that time is past, and to-day the black man,
by reason of his social change, has become
like the white man in his commercial
transactions. We must consolidate the
black vote by putting up men who can
command their respect, and that rests in
great part with this convention; therefore,
let US have . reconciliation, if possible.


With your assistance we will attempt to
advance the interests Of the best men. We
Year: 1876




Occasionally q lunatie finds his way TO
the Democratic committee room. A
short time since one Of these added.
Drained individuals was placed upon the
stand. lie was the possessor OF State
secret. that. once told. would blow the
Republican scamp sky high. Gradually
he approached the fatal revelation. IL
was none other than that President
Grant had called upon him at midnight
and begged him not TO appear before the
committee. Here was a grand BONANZA.
but il faded from sight when the witness
declared that his door was locked, he
was in bed. and that Grants spirit came
in at the window. The COMMITTEES could
have been purchased cheap. They
thought, or the Democratic members did.
that they had caught the President at
last, but when they discovered that they
had only got his spirit, and that from the
lips Of a lunAtic. they dropped the pur.
suit and discharged the witness. What
next7 When the jail and the asylum
fails TO convict from what source will
these Bourbon inquisitors procure the
desired evidence ri Washington Repub-
lie