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Year: 1870

four furnace companies could not have
fallen short of half million Of dollars.
And yet we are told that it is paying
business, and that the iron men are
growing rich, and becoming aristocrat-
ic and oyerbeariDg We are also fur
nished with the exact figures showing
to q cent what it costs to make each
ton Of iron. Commissioner Wells pre-
tends to do this. He may be honest,
but he must learn that these calcula-
lations amount to nothing when the at
tempt is made to work the matter out
practically. There are dozens Of mat
ters that 90 to increase the cost Of pig
iron, which are omitted in figuring up
the cost. Every once in while pipe
bursts, or a pump breaks, or the fur
mace works badly, or chills, aud stop
page results, causing loss ofhundreds
of dollars.


What the actual result has been to
many of the men engaged in the busi-
ness in this county, have merely
touched in this article. l shall pursue
this feature Of the business in my next,
because l still see in the Gazette, Com
mercial, and such organs of the Free
Trade League, that it must be conced-
ed without argument or statement Of
fact, that as a general rule, men engag-
ed in the manufacture of pig iron are
getting so rich that they not only do
not need protection, but that they need
a check, to keep them from controlling
the entire deStinies of the country.
Year: 1870

4 TLANIAIIUN TWO AND ONE HALF MILES
n from Washington, parish of ST. Landry on Bayou
Crocodile near its junction with Bayou B9uf one thou


sand acres four hundred and fifty open and under
good fence all but one hundred and fifty above
overflow A large dwelling in good repair, stables out
houses etc Cotton, sugar rice tobacco and other
crops do well on this place. and it would make superior
stock farm Ii is fine hog range, a ship
ping point, and healthy. Plenty of seed cane and corn
On the place, II
Year: 1870

Albany girls are dangerous things. One


recently asked IN attentive beau when he


meant TO marry her. and as he hadn't the
slightest idea ready on the subject, she broke
teapot full of water over his head, but


strange as it may seem, he didu't want TO


marry her after that. .aU !
Year: 1870

Dick" said a certain lawyer to q country,
man who was considered more fool thar
knave, what should You call the two great


est curlosities i'll the world y why" said
Dick, ''an honest lawyer and river on fire. !
Year: 1870

The hair Is generally worn ..ail of a
bunch, puifs, finger curIs, ringlets and
every other conceivable device in the wa =
OF making the head large out out all propor-
ton, are freely used and sometimes with
anything but fia,tcrng results to the appear
ance of the fair wrarers, still. when a lady


..,.
has good taste enough to know just how much
hair she may wear without making herself a
fright, the getting up of very fashionable
and yet very becoming coieGure must have
the assistance of art as we'll as nature.
Year: 1870

BROUGHT HIM TO TERMs.-An Indiana Girl
who had been loving fellow to an alarming
extent, and fearing her mother would find
out what was the matter, rode twenty miles.
with revolver in her hand, to where the
chap was ehOpping i'll the woods, and told
him if he didn't marry her she would make
tunnel through him. The wedding came off
that afternoon. He said he never would
quarrel with woman about a little thing
like that.
Year: 1870

Torrance Cassidy, who on Thursday last
ton, using abusive language, while the
latter was walking on Pennsylvs Avenue
with his son, was yesterday pronounced in
sane by the police surgeons, and sent to the
government insane asylum. The man had
repeatedly been refused admission to the
Executive Mansion on account of his singu
lar conduct.
Year: 1870

reduce the army. The Senate Military Com
mittee is divided on the question.


There will be . sharp struggle between
Garfield of the Banking and Currency Com
mittee and Schenck, OF the Ways and Means
Committee, to get the Funding bill to sheil
respective committees. Both committees
are favorable to the measure.


President Grant stated to day that he was
decidedly in favor Of the confirmation oi
Bradley As Associate Judge of the Supreme
Court, and did not intend to withdraw his
Year: 1870

Thank God, he still lives. NOtwith-
standing he was stabbed in the house of
his friends, he still survives his enemies,
We clip from the Knoxville Whiq an ex-
tract from communication from an Eek
Rebel, y urging his claims to seat in
Congress, from the first Congressional
district, and notwithstanding there are
already two anti Radical candidates in the
field from that district, it appears that the
people are not content and aCiH not be
satisfied until Johnson is again in Con
gress. -3l, ri 60. ..- --..-....-..-


The communication is endorsed by the


Whig, and in the course of the editors
remarks be says ''What a giant he
would be in Congress. The people of
the South need his great talent and ser
vices in Congress, and our only regret is
that he was not made our United States
Senator. We sincerely trust that he will
permit the people of his district to run
him for Congress. A man of his great
mind and large experience should not lie
dormant in times like these, when his
country and his people are suffering for the


want of the aid and assistance that such


great men as he alone can give. Let our
Democratic brethren of the press,
throughout the Stale, say to him, accept
the call of your district to seat
in Congress. With johnson in the halls
of the National Capitol, the Buffers, the
Summers, the Stephens, aye, and the pup
pet Grant, who occupies the seat of the
Father of his Country, in the White
House, would tremble like Belshazzar. He


would strike terror to their guilty souls


and paralyze their influence for evil IN the
| future -iSReLbyUiIle Rescue.
Year: 1870

A GLOWING account of the crop prospect
in Upton county is that given by the
Record. 1t says: ''Last year we commenced
making large estimates of our cron pros
poets little too soon; the rust came along
and destroyed much of our expectations
This year we concluded to wait until we
might say with safety that large or small


crop would be produced in Upton. This
year the crop in the county, taken on the
whole, will far exceed any since the great
year of 1855. Cotton was never looking
better; more than third larger crop viii
be raised this year than last, and the crop
of last year was an average one. The corn
is in fine condition, and may rightly be
considered out of danger; the yield will
be large to the acreage. Our farmers tell
us that the cotton has shed fewer bolls this
year than ever before, and that more


squares appear Oh the stock than usual.


This is owing to the splendid season we


have had in the past two or three weeks.


Last year Upton shipped over twelve
thousand bales, and we think we may
safely predict that the amount of crops
this year will be over fifteen thousand


bales, at an average of]sfiYe hundred
pounds to the bale. "=---------
Year: 1870

CLEoPATRA's extravagant feat of dis
solving a costly pearl in vinegar and
drinking it off at a banquet had its exact
parallel in England during Elizabeth's
reign. That grave and otherwise frugal
citizen, Sir Thomas Gresham, is said to
have reduced to powder pearl valued at
fifteen thousand pounds, and to have
drunk it in glass of wine to the health
of Her Majesty, thereby winning his wa
ger from the Spanish Ambassador as to
which of them would give the most cost
ly dinner. l--l-,E- -ss .gt gL-l OF Inv
Year: 1870

A WILD cat attempted to take a baby
out of its cradle in cabin near Manka-
to, Minn., but little black and tan dog
attacked it and fought it until the mother
came in and drove the wild beast out with
brand of fire. fiji. ....-
Year: 1870

Avery strange report comes up from
Helena on apparently good authority.
Some days or evenings ago five young
men passed few hours together in a
social manner al one of their rooms, and
separated for the night, as young men
usually do, without any unusual occur
renee. Next morning it was discovered
that they were all deaf, apparently be-
yond relief. One Of them is now in the
city for treatment though we have not
met him. These are the leading features
of this remarkable event, as related by a
gentleman who came up from Helena
last week; but it seems so incredible that
we give it only as rumor and forbear
giving names or further particulars 81
present. Memphis Ledger, dug. 16.
Year: 1870

An old couple in Cambridge, Mass,
quarreled, and the man took watch he
gave his wife at their marriage, and sold
it in Boston. She then stole his false
teeth while he slept and kept them till he
brought the watch bacR. Draw game.
Year: 1870

The proclamation of Gen. Mcmahon,
who is loved by the French people, has
revived the failing confidence in the army,
notwithstanding his reverses but as they
were against such terrible odds as to the
numbers engaged, many indeed now feel
assured as to the final result of the war.


A united press has done much to calm
the public mind and restore order. The
people are even getting reconciled to the


careful reserve of the official journals


touching the movements of the army.
Year: 1870

The e,chteenth session of the Legislature OF
this State closed its labors on the 4th inst. at
midnight. AT this time it Is Impossible to
know how much or how little was accomplish
ed for the general good. Many bad meas
ures were brought forward how many OF them
became laws time alone will show. "A large
portion of the session was consumed Ia dls-
cussing unnecessarily political questions that
were not and could not have been changed oy
any act of this legislature. A vast amount
of important legislation was unattended to un-
til the last few days, when an immense num-
Der cf bills were rushed through with lightn-
ing rapidity. Many acts of this Legislature
have been severely criticised. and It IS re-
lief to the people that the session has closed.
The determination shown by both branches
to plunge several counties hopelessly in debt
for the advancement of Railroad corporations
excited a feeling of distrust until the Cover
nor's veto was sustained. which definitely de-
not he granted, and resulted in the passage
of an act restricting counties from creating a
debt for railway purposes fora greater amount
than i!e per cent. on the assessed value Of
property within their borders. An Equali-
cation bill was approved on the last day
which it is believed will be of value to tax
payers. A reduction of ten cents was made
in the State tax. When the laws passed
shall be understood by the people it is to be
hoped fer the benefit of the Democratic party
that the eighteenth session will compare fa-
vorably with it's predecessors.
Year: 1870

Over the beauty of the plum and apricot
there grows bloom and beauty more exquisite
than the fruit itself-a soft, delicate blush
that overspreads its blushing cheek. Now il
YOU strike your hand over that, and it is once
gone, it is gone forever, for it never grows
but once. The flower that hangs in the morn
ing impeared with dew-arrayed as no
queenly woman was ever arrayed with jewels
once shake it, so that the beads fall off
and you may sprinkle water over it as you
please. vet il can never be made what it was
when the dew fell silently upon it from
heaven On frosty morning you may see
the panes of glass covered with landscapes,
mountains, lakes, trees-bleDded in a beauti.
fnl fantastic picture Now lay your hand
upon the glass, and by the scratch of your
finger, or by the warmth of your palm, all
the delicate tracy will be obiterated. So
there is in youth purity and beauty of char
acter, which when touched and deiled, can
never be restored, fringe more delicate than
frost-work, and which, when torn and broken,
will never be re-embroidered. A man who
has spotted and soied his garments in youth,
though he may seek to make them white
again, can never wholly do it, even were he
to wash them in his tears. When young
man leaves his fathers house, with the bless
inps of his mothers tears still wet upon his
forehead, if he once lose that early purity
of character it is loss that he can never
make whole again Such is the consequence
of crime.
Year: 1870

A KISS THAT MADE PAINTER "A little
boy named Benjamin West, living in Penn
syivania, was set to watch baby asleep in a
cradle. He looked at it kindly, and felt
pleased to see it smile in its sleep. He wished
that he could draw picture Of the baby !;
and seeing piece of paper on table, with
pen aud ink, he tried what he could do.
When his mother came in, he begged her not
to be angry with him for touching the pen,
ink and paper and then he showed her the
picture he had made. His mother saw baby s
likeness. and was so much pleased that she
kissed her little boy. Then he said if she
liked il he would make a picture of some
flowers she held in her hand and 50 he went
on from that time, trying to do better and
better, until be became one Of the best paint
crs in the world


In after life, he said that it was this kiss
from his mother that made him an artist.
Year: 1870

that this society is retarding their pro-
gress in civilization and christianity, re-
garding it as dangerous to peace and
good order. They claim it TO be part
of their religion; the teaching. though
verbal, is to them what the Bible is to
us. They do not seem disposed to give
it up as yet; some of them promise to
consider it. 1t is understood that all the
chiefs and many of fthe head men belong
to this Band. At close of this council
with the chiefs they were notified that
we were about to hold council with
the young men and requested that they
should not be present.


About one hundred and fifty of the
other members of the tribe were at an
adjoining school house waiting our ar
rival. We had very satisfactory in
terview with them. They informed US
that they wished to form themselves in
to civilized bands to promote their
growth and civilization, and become law
and order abiding citizens. They said
they were not satisfied with their pres
ent chiefs, believing that the course they
pursued prevented their progress.
..a TO BE CONTINUED.
Year: 1870

An editor in New Jersey recently pub
lished long obituary notice of an uncle
of his who died out in Australia and left
S4O0, 900 900 to his only nephew. The
intimate, acquaintance Of the editor re-
CARDS this story as the preliminary meas
are of carefully devised scheme to get
trusted for couple of winter under
shirts. Persons who ha We such articles
for sale are warned not to give credit to
any editor who tells such story, unless
he haswith him the dead body Of the
uncle, with the money in the pantaloons
pockets of the corpse.
Year: 1870

A good story. is told of voter in a
Western State. He votes the Democra-
tic ticket,and got his ballot several days
before the election, and fixing 1t, put
it in his vest pocket. Perhaps he
scratched it little-perhaps he didn't.
On the morning of election day he paid
his house rent, and, taking receipt,
put that also in the vest pocket. When


he went up to the polls to vote he put
his hand in his pocket, and taking out
as he supposed, his ticket, and handed
Year: 1870

On railway in Massachusetts, recent
Iy lady thought she was on the wrons
train, and the conductor being notified,
stopped the train and fastened to the
rear TO help the lady out, as all good
con ductors will. As he stood waiting
for her to come out, he heard her ex-
claim by the door, BLESS me, L am all
right, only was riding backwards"
her seat having been turned the wrong
way.
Year: 1870

EXTRA GOLD SALES IN JULY.-The amount
Of gold saved as interest which will be sold by
the Government next month will reach near
two million three hundred thousand dollars.
This is exclusive of the regular monthly sales OF
Secretary Boutwell,.
Year: 1870

THE INDEBTEDNESS OF THE CORPORATION
OF WAsHIHeroN.-We give below Q statement
Of the Corporation Indebtedness, a. furnished to
the Senate Committee on the District Of Co.
lumbia: S6t
Year: 1870

JUDGE PURCELL ON THE WAR PATH-Judge
Purcell was at the Capitol this morning endeav-
oring to learn more of the fraud by which.
he alleges, the bill was passed hystinp him from
the judgeship. He had evidence Intended to show
that President Grant would not have signed the
bill had he known the contents. The natter.
Court, when he expects justice to be done him.
Either the old judgeship or the new one must
the Judge have; otherwise dctwu est de repubsca.
as the Judge would say, It Is all over with the
Commonwealth, and the d. Of G..
Year: 1870

JACKSONVILLE, April 21- Yesterday after
noon, at the Illinois Hospital for the In
sane, located in this city, a most appalling,
exciting, and thrilling scene was witnessed
by many persons. An insane woman in
some way escaped from the apartments in
which she had been confined rushed up
the stairway, leaped upon the root, and
dashed away to the end of the building,
swung herself over the edge of the roof and
dropped to a cornice, some six or eight
feet below. Upon this cornice, foot wide,
and some seventy-fve feet above the
ground, the wild maniac walked pack and
forth for a quarter OF an hour. Men rushed
to the roof and passed rope to her, and
tried to persuade her to fasten it around
her body, but in vain. Blow, beds were
placed to break the fall should she leap
from her perlloUs position. After remain
ing on the cornice fifteen minutes, seem,
ingly unconscious of all danger, she sWung
off, and holding by the cornice until her
feet touched a cap of the fifth story Window
she let go the cornice, and, wonderful TO
relate, alighted erect and steady upon the
esp, which was but foot wide and four
feet long. There, at that fearful and dizzy
height, she stood gazing about for quar-
ter of an hour. Then she seized firmly the
rope lowered to her, and leaped into the
cir. The strong arms above gradually
lowered her, and when she was about thirty
feet from the ground she relaxed her hold
and fell upon the beds below, and although
stunned, was taken up uniniured.
Year: 1870

THE following question belongs to the
mixed mathematics and q great many peo-
pie have got mixed up in trying to solve it:
If three cats kill three rats in three min
utes, how many cats will it take to kill 100
rats in fifty minutes?
Year: 1870




WASHINGTON, May 23.-An important report
will be made to Congress in few days from the Joint
Select Committee Oh Retrenchment, concerning the
smuggling frauds along the Mexican border A vast
amount OF evidence has been taken all tending 10 snow
that there has thorough organization 10 carry Oh
this nefarious practice, and that it Is still continued
to very great extent During the examination OF
witnesses, an ex-COnfederate officer OF some
prominence testified that during the Rebellion, Juarez
now President Of Mexico, was at the head or TINS
consent OF the and that he sup
piled the latter with arms and munitions OF war IN retn
for cotton which he smugged into Mexico; This was
done at the when he pr0fessed great feeling for the
United States, and while the latter was extending MN


Great Aid To regain Mexico from the control Of Maxim
IAN The evidence upon this point is conclusive ana VIII


undoubtedly create talk in political ana dplomatlc


The report says that during the Rebellion the town Of
Zona Lbre furnished free ports OF entry for the Con-
federate through which they exported their cotton and
nitions of war. The Mexican Government, while pro;
Tossing friendship for the United States, sympathzMed M
power 1t modified its customs regulations so as 70 1ac


tate the expectation of cotton and return OF war mate
rial, and while the Confederate ports were poGx and
munitions Of war imported into Iona bre TO DE trans
ferred to the cOnfederacy at oneourth the rate OF duty
taken to other places in Mexico. Under the guse OF
friendship and neutrality, the Mexican Government did
done do II openly hostile for in that case could have
easily kaded the mouth Of the Rio Grande and have
completely cut of that great of Confederate sup
plies Efforts have been made to have Mexico abrogate
the decree establishing iona Libre bnt instead 3i
complying they have extended its limits 70 INCLUDE
of the course pursued by Mexico during the late war
and Of the feeling toward the United states whcn now
annates the majority OF 9er % s we e
must depend wholly ourselves and must protect our
by the best means in our power In eoncluson
the report the passage OF bill 10 repeal all
existing laws authorizing the transportation and ex
pOrtation of goods and merchandise In bond 10
Mexico overland or by inland waters and Tor other pur
Year: 1870

T HAVE few more lots laid OF on my home
i place that I would sell on good terms.
These lots lay lust out side of the corporation
and ON the line of the fernando strpeE cars


Apply 20 lsslol ]. n. PRQTINE
Year: 1870

The day at the Stock Exchang ge has been marked
by less animation than yesterday, particularly IN d"id
and Government bonds, though the stock market wa" AZ
tive and strong The money market has rued easy VI"
supply on call being abundant 10 meet the demand Al
per cent az tho general rate the leading bond dealers
being readily supplied at a. exceptional loans, wheso
the borrower was not strictly rstcass being reported
ate. There is nothing new to note in the currency
movement the outflow being OF only moderate amount
Exchange on York is asO less scarce at the "eer"
money ceners the purchases of the Western merohah


having covered by prompt remittanees The banks
report moderate demand for discounts, while IN tho
outside market there is free movement OF oomrnerca
paper. the following being the rates for the various
Year: 1870

Gold at l17f-the price TO which it declined
yesterday--is rather striking contrast to gold
at the figures which prevailed only as late as
last September, not to speak of the days of the
war. The decline took all Wall street by sur
prise, and not the least so those who, in 1865,
on the heels Of the surrender at Appomattox
Court House, prophesied specie payments in
three or four, and certainly not beyond five
years. In the whirlpool of speculation which
has since interviewed these same wiseacres
have forgotten their own predictions, or,
with ''the wish father to the thought"
have recently expected continuance
of high premium. The five years-the
longest delay allowed-have nearly expired.
They should not, therefore, be surprised at
the realization Of their own prophecies. The
fact is that in the grand recuperation of the
country we are steadily advancing to specie
to oppose such consummation will be run
down by the terrible force of our national
progress. Europe foresees it, and is buyinc
our securities at constantly advancing prices.
The speculator who stands in the way recalls
the observation Of the Irish engineer who, see
ing bull on the railway track making ready to
attack the approaching locomotive, ''admired
his pluck but thought little of his prudence"
Fisk, Corbin and their confederates in the
gold 'corner' were smashed by the irresisti-
BILE power of the same progress. II Congress
will let the currency alone the whole question
Of the finances will settle itself without trouble.
Specie payments at an early day is only our
inevitable destiny. Nor will the change pro-
duce the direful results predicted in some
quarters. With the premium on gold once
wiped out enterprise would make new start
over the whole country, for we should then
have thousand millions Of money in place of
eight hundred millions, and the inflationists on
the one hand and the specie payment contrac-
tionists on the other would meet on common
ground.
Year: 1870

make him afraid. Everybody will hold Office.
The taxes will be abolished. We eshall have per-
petual opera and public fountains of champagne,
paid for out Of the tax levy. Has not Kit
Burns been converted, and do we not hear the
songs Of praise where in other days rose the
soft squeak Of the flying rat or the angry yelp
OF the savage mastiF? What else do we see
IN life so sweetly radiant as the coming hours
Of this gracious time but Mr.. Bonner's 'spure,
sweet love stories" which instruct and improve
the human race? Nature itself responds to the
era Of good feeling which has begun to bless
mankind. Truly the amendment is passed and
the Devil is chained. Let US see if he will
remain in bonds thousand years.