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Year: 1876

An organ built in Boston occupies the gallery of the eastern end of the great nave of the Main Centennial building. The in strument is thorough exemplar of the organ industry, and is so large that specta- tors can readily gain admission to its in terior and examine all the details. There are four stories of apartments within the case, besides an office,
Year: 1876

CONFERENCE WITH SECRETARY BRIsTOw-1WELVE


MILLION DOLLARS IN COIN ON HAND--A BILL TO


SET RESUMPTION GOING IN PREPARATION.


IBr IELEGRAPH 10 ThE TRIBUsE.l


WASHINGTON, March 1.-The members of the
House Appropriation Committee called at the Treas
ury Department to-day and had long conference
with The Secretary relative TO the proposed substitu
ton Of silver coin for fractional currency. The Sec
rotary expressed himself as willing that Congress
should pass law requiring the redemption of frac
tiona currency with silver; but he seemed to want
TO escape the responsibility Of the attempt should ii
prove failure although he does not think
it will fail. should it be successful, how
ever, he will fail to receive the credit
for carrying out the policy, for he has already
abundant power to put silver out currency with
out days delay. The Committee will tomorrow
decide the question. There are now, according to
the latest figures in the hands of the Committee,
S12 OOO, 900 in silver coin in the mns and assistant
treasures and 81 900 900 in silver bars. The Sec
retary now wants law making it imperative for
him to substitute silver coin for currency, and the
Committee have already practically decided on the
principles of the bill All the members of the Com
mittee are in favor of the proposition except Mr..
Holman who fears it may interfere with his green
back theories


The bill of the Committee will appropriate $163,
600 to be at once available for the purpose of
continuing the printing of the greenbacks, this sum
being required for operations before the beginning
of the next fiscal year. No money will be appro-
priated to continue the printing Of fractional cur
rency, and the bill will provide that none shall be
hereafter Issued. 1t will also direct the Secretary OF
the Treasury to pay out all the silver coin in the
Treasury for the redemption of fractional currency
as presented and TO provide for the coinage as fast
as possible of other silver to be available as fast as
the present supply is exhausted. The bill will be
drawn tomorrow and presented during the week.
IL will doubtless occasion considerable debate.
Year: 1876

during all the stages Of the Babcock trial Judge Pierre
pon had drawn from trctAttorney Dy yer the plans
OF the prosecution and the evidence In Its possession ana
communicated to Mr. storrs Of Gen. Bsbcoeks counsel
that this was done not once hut many times; and that
in order that there might be surprise Col Dyer was
called to Washington and induced TO eOnfde to the tor
neyGeneral all the secrets of the prosecution which In
turn became the property Of Gen. Babcock and MI
storrs In regard to ths Mr. Pierrepont says the re-
ports are not true. He does not know Mr. storrs
and never spoke to him In his life lie has never
said word written line to Judge Porter about the
Babcock case He has spoken with Gen. Babcock
about the since his Indictment Before his ndic
ment he and Secretary Brstow called Gen. Babcock into


the Presidents room day. and there In the presence
OF Gen. Grant told him Of the stories that current
about him. and that the only conversation be ever
had with him on the subject. He spoke with any
OF the counsel either side Of the Babcock about
the testimony, except with Col Dyer and Mr.. Eaton.


In regard TO the letter, which has now become so IA
NOUS and which has been interpreted as having been
sent for the purpose OF nmidang Witnesses and pre-
venting accompces from testifyine, Judge Perrepont
says first that correct copy OF 1t has yet been pub


shed Tho copy that has been going the rounds OF the
press for month is inaccurate in ny particulars. He
says that the circumstances under which the letter was
sent these: Reports had appeared in the news
papers that arrangements making to prevent the
punishment OF whisky thieves by the Wholesale and his
attention. well that Of the President had been d.
rectcd TO them, and the day on which the
letter was written these had accumulated and
had been corroboated by the assertion of Supervisor
OF Internal Revenue, who brought exaggerated
reports of such arrangements. Under these circum-
stances, and TO prevent public scandal the President
asked the Attorney TO write this letter which he
claims contains hint that the testimony OF accom-
plices not to be received Judge PlerTepont says
that the letter perfectly proper one, and that its
only object TO prevent great scandal Had IL not
been for the great excitement OF the tme It would have
been considered perfectly proper In regard to the pub
ncation OF the letter, the Attorney-General knows
nothing He at first supposed TINT II had been sent TO
the press by Col Dyer Ia convinced that he did
the DistrictAttOrney injustice.
Year: 1876

In regard to the business arm of the Order, the Cipcinnati Grange Bulletin says: "The re voiution has been so great, and the change so much in favor of the Order, that we fear many are misled, and they may expect and ask to much, as some are already doing. We should not educate ourselves to the idea that we are the only persors that can be wronged, and should not be ready to find fault with every little error or mistake, but meet the facts squarelyand without fear. There is no other class of dealers, or business organization, that has such arrangement for purchasing articles for the farm and home and on such favorable terms as those effected for the Patrons of Ohio.
Year: 1876

Whilst the farmers and nearly every body else is compelled to practice rigid economy in all things, will they, the xpayers, see that none but honest, practic al economical men are elected to fill offices from this time out?

 If that is what they demand, let them watch those already in trusted with the management of their trcasuries. The people must examine for themselves and see that the money they pay in in taxes is not paid out with q lavish hand. If Congress and the various legislatures have squandered millions since the war, is that a good reason why those elected by fair vote of the people should waste one thousand dollars or one single dollar?

 If contraction ot the currency and liberal appropriations, so- called, are to continue, onr people will be literally ruined; crushed :. +i,o aar+h Merchants and farmers who have held back their cotton have lost heavily, taxes anust be paid and it should be remembered that part of this very tax will go to those foolish appropriations for the ''Centennlal Show" at Philadelphia. l hope the people will put q stop forever to all such costly nonsense. I.
Year: 1876

Worthy Master Dudley W. Adams said in his annual address, at the late National Grange Con vention:

 ''Thc inquiry is often made, of what use is a great fund in the National Grange? and there seems to be a sort of undefinable dread lest some accident should happen to our accumulated treasure. l would therefore most heartily recommenn that the sum now in vested in the United States bonds be used for the erection or pur- chase of such a building in this city as shall be consistent with the convenience and dignity of the greatest secret society in the world.

 "It will thus form a centre to which all patrons can look as the result of their contributions, and be an example of solid strength that State and subordinate Grang es wlll do well to emulate.

 Did the National and each State and subordinate Grange now own and occupy suitable buildings, it would in itself be al most sure guarantee of perma- nence.

 "It shows wonderful vitality in our Oranges that so many have survived and prospered without any fixed or suitable habitation, but holding their meetings Tn school houses or any other build ing that might be temporarily at tainable.

 "I have yet to learn of the first failure of Grange which owned and occupied a convenient, com fortable and wcll-appointed hall

 No subordinate Grange should be for moment satisfied with its situation until it owns a hall fully furnished with all the conyenien- ces of a Grange room, including musical instruments and well selected library. Such Oranges never die; but, rootel in the ahec, tions of their members, they will bestow rich blessings on agrlcuI- turc long after their founders have crossed the dark waters.
Year: 1876

Plant the seeds exactly where you want the trees to stand. Al ways plant seeds of the best vari- cities and nine times out of ten like will produce like. An or chard of this kind will live five times as long, stand the drouth much better and you will stand a better chance for good fruit than paying cut money to timer ant tree peddlers. Any tune be fore the seeds sprout in the spring will answer.

 Flow the ground deep and well; plant tEe seeds and drive three stakes around each, keep them clear of weeds, keep all stock but horses away and in a few years you will have peaches to sell and eat.

 Remember it is not too late now. Don't put it off until next vaar T.
Year: 1876

It is a very bad custom to burn cotton stalks or remove them from the field if possible to avoid it. Brush them down, or break them off with the rotary harrow, or blow them under. They soon decay and add largely to the next crop as a fertilizer. II.
Year: 1876

DOI1'S OHe"tcu as 10 Cneat.


ana hence they are earnestly pressing
for q repeal of the obnoxious measure.
The moral difference between the
two parties may be accurately gauged
by the standard which each has erected
for itself in the presence of this dis
cussion. and it argues a brazen degree
of moral insensibility on the subject.
that the Republicans of the Senate can
now denounce this bantling and heir
loom of theirs without hanging their
heads in shame before the people
Year: 1876

The President OF the New Orleans Pa
cific, in his recent visit to Texas, was
assured everywhere that the completion
of that road would Immediately give the
direction of the whole travel and pro-
duce of that region to New Orleans. 1t
is claimed that it would increase the
cotton receipts alone at this port over
three hundred thousand bales. The
travel. too, from Southern and Western
Texas would prefer this route to New
Orleans. The people Of Galveston and
Houston would thus visit our city and
here make their purchases. The large
diversion of trade and travel to St Louis
by her railroad would be arrested by the
completion Of the New Orleans Pacific
to Marshall, when connections will be
established with all the railroads trav-
ersing Texas. !.


In view of such important results 1t
would seem that every citizen OF New
Orleans would cordially aid, to the ex-
tent Of his power, this great work


The present depressed condition oi
our trade and of values Of all property,
embodies an appeal and an argument
which must prove irreslstable 70 every
thoughtful citizen, in behalf OF TINS most
important enterprise. Let all VINO are
able put their shoulders to the wheel.
Year: 1876

There are many merchants who will
be pleased to learn that Toby Hart, OF
No. 23 Commercial Place, has taken a
new departure from the old custom OF
charging outrageous prices for sign and
ornamental painting, and is now ready
and willing to paint anybody or any
thing at prices to suit the times Go
and see him.
Year: 1876

In our report Of the presentation to
Miss Anderson at the Varieties Thea
ire on Friday night, we Incorporated
therein what was given to US as tran
script Of Miss Anderson's reply. Hav-
ing been favored by Miss Anderson with
the correct version Of what she did say,
and believing that her friends, and es-
pecially the members OF the Washing
ton Battalion, would like to preserve 1t,
we publish the same, as follows:


Ladies and Genuemen-My dear
friends Of New Orleans: This is an
honor that I dreamed not Of / know
not what to say to you, but accept my
gratitude, and be sure that these thanks
come from warm heart, filled with
love for every one Of you. | look for
ward with eager joy to next season when
hope once more to have the honor OF
appearing before you. Again. my
friends Of the Crescent City, with all my
heart and soul, thank YOU
Year: 1876

This phrase is very applicable to the subject
in question. as it refers to the new and fresh
stock Of spring goods Just received by Mcssrs
Levois & Jamison at their grand emporium Of
fashion, at No. 1876 Canal street. where there can
be found an assortment of goods unsurpassed
in style and fabric by any in this or any other
Southern city. Their new line of spring silks
cravats and spring dress goods are worthy Of
inspection. Prices are low and goods of the
finest quality Go and see for yourselves.
Year: 1876

PREDEsTINATIoS.-Dan Murphy, q
miner Of Nevada county was rele tined
to die one week ago last Monday. lie
had been working in diff when he
was warned that the roof would cave,
aud resting his hand on post he leaned
back to look at the danger. The cave
came catching his hand and mashing the
thumb. lie started for home to get the
thumb dressed and on the way met a
friend to whom he commenced relating
the circumstances of his narrow escape.
lie sat down on a rock by the roadside
while talking-the rock slipped and he
fell over backwards, rolling down the
hill followed by the rock which mashed
Lii head in such manner that he died
in short time after.
Year: 1876

IT might naturally be supposed that
one nose is worth as much as another--to
the owner or wearer but there is baker
in Chicago who holds differently. He is
a baker who had his nose bitten off in q
quarrel, and in suing for damages he al
leges that his nose was peculiarly useful
to him in bis business in enabling him to
Judge as to the freshness and quality OF
articles used in bread, crackers and cake.
He claims therefore that he has suffered
special damage in addition to that occa-
stoned by loss of time, designation, doc
tors bills, etc. The decision of the case
will be looked for with interest.
Year: 1876

Works WELL.-Not case of wife


beating has been brought before the Po.
lice Court Of San Francisco since the
passage of the law making the offense
punishable by the application of the lash


Previous to its passage there was an av-
erage Of four or five cases every week,
Year: 1876

A YOUNG man named Allen hastened
his departure to the world where there is
no marrying or giving in marriage, at
Mooney Flat last Friday. Cause-his
girl minded her mother and broke the
engagement she had with him. This is
a solemn warning to girls to keep their
engagement with young men Of that
papon
Year: 1876

DR. JEwETT has level head, probably
he knows how it is himself" He saws
whisky will make man feel strong
enough to challenge Goliah when he has
to hold on to post to keep himself from
falling.
Year: 1876

ONE thousand men will soon be set at
work in the Consolidated Virginia mine
at Virginia City. The men are aread v
on tho ground, SO it will offer no new
Held of employment for idle men in other
nlnccs
Year: 1876

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE health of
Cardinal McCloskey is improving, and
it is thought probable that he will visit
Cincinnati to attend the celebration of
the golden jubilee Of Arch Bishop Pur-
cell.
Year: 1876

mating all their local and Individual
differences to an overwhelming as
sault upon the common enemy.
Both in the East and in the West
the blind wrath of Cincinnati may
easily be turned to the praise Of st.
Louis by harmony in the Democrat
ic councils. The wrangling and fe-
ver-smitten Republicans have given
us our platform, by abandoning ev-
cry Pretense of concern for the daily
increasing snfferings Of tax-ridden
and misgoverned people. Upon the
platform thus prepared for US, we
have only to. place two sterling
Democrats, in whose character.
whose capacity and whose loyalty
TO the great principles of constitu-
tional Democracy the masses of the
Democratic party can repose and
absolute confidence, and the good
seed planted in June will be gather
ed in a golden harvest of peace and
prosperity in November.
Year: 1876

For years i have read articles on
the above subject, in all of which
the writer's advocated barnyard ma
nure, muck, cotton seed, scrapings
from the woods, fence corners, etc.
not one of which do I believe is at
all feasible with the present labor of
the South, or their manner of keep
ing stock. In the first place there
is too little stock kept in proportion
to the land, and they are only
housed while working, and often not
then-in fact, so little manure is
thus made that l have never seen a
cotton plantation that made more
manure than would do for the gar
den; and l have not seen three
farms in all my travels on which any
quantity of manure was hauled to
the fields. Since the war my expe-
rience and observation show me that
but few men have been able to en-
ploy labor to keep their farms in
order, much less to haul manure.
But there is a plan which | have
seen succeed, by which every acre
of ground in the South can be
brought to its original fertility, with
out costing you a dollar in money,
and making the owner rich while do
ing it, This plan is simply the
growing of green crops, feeding
them on the ground where they grew,
and turning under the residuum.
For instance, sow q crop Of peas,
and as soon as they are ripe (or even
before, if necessary turn on hogs.
sheep, or cattle, or such stock as
may be wanted to fatten after they
have eaten up all they will, then
turn under the residuum. aud SOW
a crop of small grain. When this is
ripe, feed off again, turn under the
straw left, and then another crop of
peas-and so on, for a few years,
and you will find your land rich. and
if you have judiciously handled your
stock, you will find that you have
made money on that.


Sorghum is fine thing to sow
broadcast to make a crop to turn
under. or red clover. if it will grow,
but l know nothing equal TO peas.


saw an old worn-out cotton plan
tation, in middle Tennessee, that
was bought for less money than it
cost to put up the buildings, which,
after few years of the above treat.
ment, was brought to such a state OF
fertility that the product ofone year
was fifty bushels of corn, average,
on about four hundred acres. So,
dear farmer, l think it a waste OF
words to ever be talking Of making
any kind of manure to be hauled on
the fields.-Cor. Southern Fcrmer.
Year: 1876


ICE CREAM IN THE COUNTRY WITHOUT


THE ORDINARY FACILITIES.


Take three pints Of milk, four eggs.
well o5aten, three-fourths pound OF
sugar, and one tablespoonful of corn
starch mix in a three-quart tin pail /;
boil in a kettle Of water till quite
thick; add one pint of sweet cream.
and flavor 30 taste. Freeze in a COM
mon water pail or any vessel OF suit
able size, with equal parts ice chop
ped fine and coarse salt. Rotate the
pail and stir frequently.


STRAWBERRY sHoRT-CAKE.


One quart of flour, sifted one tea
spoonful of salt two teaspoonfuls of
cream of tartar. piece of butter the
size of large egg; rub it in the
flour well dissolve one teaspoonful
of soda in tablespoonful of water,
and put the soda-water in two cups
Of milk bake in a quick oven. Take
three pints of berries, press half. and
then put the other berries in; save
some of the juice and mix some SUI
gar with it; split the cake, butter it.
and lay the mixture between
Peaches cut up. sugared, and mixed
with little cream or milk or or
anges cut up with sugar and laid be-
tween the cake, are also very nice.


ROOT BEER.


Take daIdelion roots, sarsaparilla
roots, yellow dock root, burdock root,
sassafras root, and wild cherry bark.
black alder bark, prickly ash bark,
and birch bark +; put one large hand
ful of each kind into large pot, and
pour in one gallon and half of wa
ter; boil the roots and bark long
enough to get the strength all out !;
then strain it and sweeten with mo-
lasses. When cooled to blood
warmth add yeast; let it stand
twelve or fourteen hours, until it
ferments, then strain it off the yeast
and bottle it, or put it into small
cask, and it will be ready for use.


PASTRY.


A marble-top, six by three, is our
pastry table; though a slab two and
half feet square answers very we'll.
All pastry should be kept very cool,
and for this reason marble is desira-
BILE. Pies, after being made, should
be set for ten minutes in a refrig-
orator. and thoroughly chilled. then
into brick oven, and the crust will
be light and faky and delicious, if
made after either of the following
recipes. A few trials, even by the
inexperienced, will prove both easy
methods and bring out, what few
know how to make, good pie-crust.


The first is the genuine French
puff paste, and is too rich for many
the second is often preferred. and
can be made rich or plain. as is de-
sired, by using more or less butter.
Year: 1876

Muslin dresses even of the most
delicate colors, can be cleaned in ten
minutes or a quarter of an hour, with
out losing their color. Melt half
pound of soap in a gallon of water;
empty it in washing-tub, place near
two other tubs of clean water, and
stir into one quart of bran. Put
the muslin in the soap; +; turn it over
and knead it few minutes; squeeze
it out we'll, but do not wiring it, less
it get torn rinse it about quickly in
the bran for a couple OF minutes !;
rinse again well for couple of times
in clean water; squeeze out dry and
hang between two lines. A clear,
dry day should be chosen to wash
muslin dresses. Half a dozen may
be done this way in half an hour
The last rinse may be prepared in
the same way as the rinses for wool
en- fabrics. A colored pattern on a
white ground must not be .blued.-
The bran may here be dispensed
with. When the dress is dry, make
the starch; for a colored muslin,
white starch and unboiled, but made
with boiling water is best for mus
lin dresses. Stir the starch with the
end of wax candle; dip the dress !;
hang it again TO dry. When dry,
rinse it quickly and thoroughly in
clear water; hang it to dry again !;
sprinkle and roll it up, afterwards
iron it with hot irons. Hot irons
keep the starch stiff. This rinsing
after starching is called clear starch
ing none of the stiffness, but much
of the unsightIiness of the starch is
removed in this way.
Year: 1876

Every newspaper one takes up
nowadays is sure to have something
to say about the "millionaires of
America-the' Astors, Vanderbilt,
Stewart, Jones and Sharon of Neva-
da. or Flood, O. Brien. Mckay, and
Fair Of Francisco and dNevada,-each
OF whom is proclaimed to be worth
from forty to one hundred millions,
all made by himself.


To hard-working people, who are
thankful for bare competency in
these impecunious times, this thing
is getting to be somewhat monoto-
nous-in fact, something of bore.
We have heard and read about these
bloated money bags until we are
surfeited with envy of their mighty
piles, aud with the constantly recur-
ring Thought of how happy we could
be with one of their incomes for a
single fortnight, aye, for single
week. or for even single day


But we implore our brethren of
the pen and scissors to stop this
oush OF millionaire literature. Let's
have a rest. It isn't morally healthy
TO be always contemplating those
glittering heaps 1t leads to con-
slant violations of one of the COM
mandments about coveting other
peoples surplus things.


So let's turn our attention to poor
but honest people for awhile. They
are the sort that get into heaven
easy; they are the sort we need not
envy, but are bound to admire and
love. and tie to. They are the sort,
too, that will be far more apt to di-
vide with and help us when we run
short or get into trouble. than those
heartless millionaires, of whom it
was long ago said that the souls of
a thousand Of them might dance to-
gether on the point of a cambria
needle without joltiDg each other in
the least r.