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Year: 1876

The DEMoCnAr's special from Shreve-
port exhibits the carpet-baggers' and
the negroes true idea OF liberty and
government. Sensible men desire no
better proof OF who are responsible for
all the riotous proceedings which trans
pire In the reconstructed States than
the scenes. such as that which our
special describes at the Radical conven-
tion at Shreveport. which occur In
every instance where there are
two factions in the Radical
party. The carpet-bag rogue, and the
ignorant negro, have no conception
OF the freedom OF political opinion or
action. Their idea is to obtain control.
and possession of power, by violence or
fraud; and the theory they have prac-
uced against the Democratic party,
they play of against each other in their
conventions and committees


The split in Shreveport is serious
one.. Bill Harper, a hurley black negro,
for years has been the absolute mister
OF the Radical party, white and black
No man In the party has dored to dis
pute his authority, and he has ruled
with an iron hand. A. b. Levissee, Ross
Wilkinson and Heffner are influential
white Radicals, and their recent revolt
against Harper, beyond question, peris
the harmony OF the party in Caddo.
That Harper and his followers at
tempted to break up the convention
shows the vim bpldness and tenacitv oP
this negro leader. Our Northern tra-
ducers may obtain little light upon
the negro politician and carpet bagger
from the fact that the murderous white
savages OF Shreveport had to protect
the convention Of one faction of the
Radical party from the brutal and law
less violence Of the other
Year: 1876

Weowe special amends to the memory
OF Dick Turpin for having compared
him to Packard in the head lines OF the
letter OF our correspondent from Natchi-
toches. We admit that it is rather
rough on Dick Turpin," but 1t was the
nearest we could come to it, and we
thought we would let the thing stand as
we did not know OF that gentleman
having any male relatives existing who
would be likely to take the matter up .
Year: 1876

assistance on tho ground that he was being pressed
upon and could not perform his duty. The soldiers
were placed as stated As soon was fully informed
OF the circumstances ordered the soldiers withdrawn
rs had previously informed Governor Chamberlain
that should connne my action TO tho preservation Of
the peace. and should do nothing with reference to
keeping the doors of tho rooms Of meeting OF the
houses or the rooms themselves unless It became
necessary because of breach OF the peace which the
civil officers Of the should be unable to
No done by the soldiers except that of their
presence, stated, but whilc they were present
persons claiming the right of entrance under ccrtn-
cate OF the Clerk OF the Supreme Court refused
admission THOMAS II. RUGER,


Commanding Department.
Year: 1876

army, not very strong, indeed, bat very
handy at the outset Of q contest he has
the navy, which means control of the sea
and the sea- ports and of foreign commsrcej
he has all the forts and strongholds, all the
munitions of war, all the vast organization
of the United States service in every de-
partmeDt, the organized strength of nearly
all the Northern State governments, and
he has in his pocket the back-door key OF
the Treasury.


Against all this organization and prepara-
tion and strength and money, what will the
Democrats count on to sustain the Presi-
dent whom the people have electedf Not
much besides their courage and their Drawn
and muscle. Yes, better than all that, they
have the conviction of being right. These
things will, they may reasonably hope,
prevail in the end, but will it not be vice
to expect reverses at first Z
Year: 1876

After an absence of some eighteen
months, our venerable Archbishop. the
Most Rev. N. j. Perche, reached home last
Wednesday night by the Mobile train.
Late as was the hour, quite concourse OF
Catholic laymen had assembled at the
depot, foot of Canal Street, to concur with
numbers of the clergy in welcoming our
beloved Prelate back from his long and IA
tiguiug travels. Carriages were in waiting
to convey him and his retinae to the Arch
iepiscopal residence, and there number OF
other gentlemen had assembled to join in
the CONCENTRATIONS of the occasions.


We are happy to say that His Grace is
evidently in most robust health, uotwith-
standing the fatigues of railroad travelling,
and bears upon his features and person the
evidence of strength for years of usefulness
to come. The spontaneous outburst OF
welcome which greeted his return was evil
IDENTIFY gratifying to the good Archbishop,
showing, as it did, that time had not wea
kened the affections of his flock. Indeed,
considering that His Grace does not come
back much richer in worldly goods than
when he went away, 80 warm greeting
must have been doubly consoling in che
proof of personal affection that it gave. 1t
was himself that was welcome and not his
purse. 1t was testimonial, not bought
with money, that in himself and for himself
| he was dear to his children.


We in common with all Catholics hope
that, before long, temporal prosperity will
return to our people in such measure that


without foreign assistance they will be able


to lift the Archdiocese out of all hnancia
embarrassment, but whether such be The


case or not, we hope that His Grace viii


continue to face misfortune with his accus


toned courage and not permit the" hare


times to add limo of caro- to his features
or lessen the strength and lightness of hi'


step.
Year: 1876

OLD Folks CONCERT IN ST. PETERS SCHOOL.
Az o'clock this evening q regular old-fash-
toned concert will be given in st. Peters
School, Marign1 street, for the benefit of the
poor visited by the parochial Conference of the
st. Vincent de Paul Society. In these times
of great business depression when even these
who formerly were well do find it hard to
get along, we should not forget the terrible
trials of the poor, many of whom, in addition
to long endured sufferings from want of pro-
per food now have to bear the bitter cold of
winter without warm bed clothing or fire..
Let everyone who can spare the small sum
asked on this occasion, Twenty-Five cents, go to
the concert, thereby uniting pleasure and
charity.
Year: 1876

We all take the color and tone of our lives
from the little group in which we live. man
cannot have friendship for half q dozen men
who are loose of speech and Of Ifs, and mingie
with them, without losing tone.
Year: 1876

A PARTY having q HOUSE to let in good
n lOoan y either IN Hew.York Brook n furnished or
furnished would remain bOarder IN part
Of The rent address note 10 A r. c. Box No T.
Tribune once
Year: 1876

TIE Weston Democrat Is o good deal
out Of humor because the Executive
Committee did not decide to hold two
conventions and is somewhat severe in
Its criticisms. The Democrat is generally
pretty plain spoken, and its editor means
what be says and says what he means
without any mincing OF words. We
have no reply to make 10 the criticisms
on the REGIsTER, believing In the scrip
tural sdage that when 'the righteous
smites thee. it shall be kindness"


But we do think that the gentlemen
who compose the Executive Committee
ought to know "a little o something It
is presumable tina. they are persons of
ordinary intelligence, and as it was their
duty to inform themselves in all matters
pertaining to the good of the party, we
might at least infer that they were in as
suitable position TO judge whether one
or two conventions would bes! promote
the welfare OF the party as outside par
ties, who only look at it through one
glass. If the committee had undertaken
to have hauled the convention aroun1 to
suit the interest of each particular candi-
date, they would have had nice time of
it. We would respectfully suggest to our
genial friend WoFF, before he fires again,
that he "wipe oil his chin" or pull down
his Yest.r
Year: 1876

OUR Republican neighbors over the
river in the Belmont District are terribly
exercised to know whether Capt. DAN
FORD is to be candidate for Congress or
not. You see, there are some thirty
seven patriots who are exceedingly anxi.
Gus for the people OF that district to lay
them on the altar. But DASFoRD has
the inside track over the whole crowd,
and he is just about as reticent about it
ss GIANT is abost his third term aspirs-
tioRs. The Captain utterly fails to say
whether be is to be candidate or not,
and the other thirty-sevea people are in
suspense. The best solution Of the ditti-
Guilty would be to elect 8 Democrat, and
give DASFoRp until the next term to do
eide whether he will run or not.
Year: 1876

TIE present storm from which we
have been suffering, seems to have ex.
tended not only throughout this whole
country, bu. also through England. The
average fall Of show in this vicinity has
been about six inches on the level, fall
which We are informed, is about equal
to that which occurred In 1852, which
caused the great food at that time.
This is thing to be dreaded, especially at
this season of the year, when the changes
Of temperature are SO sudden for. should
there be either warm spell now, or u
copious rain fall, the result would mat
urslly be very high river, if not mn
overflow. 1t would therefore DO very
well for those interested 10 be on the
lockout.
Year: 1876

CuR.Na Hay IN The CocK.-As I have
never seen q method like mine for cut
ting and curing hay mentioned in your
most valuable Journal, I thought I
would write it out, hoping thereby to
help some beginner in the business.
As it is an established and admitted
fact that we must cut hay early, how
shall we best preserve it in its purely is
the question. Now, those who are
lucky enough 10 have The " wherewith'
to purchase hsy-caps, tedders, ETC., will
tell US that single day will cure it
quite enough to have it keep we'll. Bot
what shall others do who do not have
these helps? For more than fifteen
years I have endeavored 10 begin 10
cut the clover as soon as it was in full
bloom, bot more recently have come to
the conclusion that il the weather
promises we'll. il is not best 10 wait for
few blossoms to come out. Cut it
when the dew is all of, letting it lie
one night; open next day, and improve
all the sunshine. Now, if fairly wilted,
make the cocks larger, and let them
stand one or Two DAYS, and If they are
not dry enough 80 as not to sour in the
NOW, you must open it again; but if
otherwise, let them Stand, only do this,
commence and cock them over, letting
them cure in the cock rather than by
the sun. Persons using this kind of
feed for their cattle, will make as much
butter in December as in June, provid-
ed the cows are in fresh milking con-
ditiou. Clear timothy, managed in this
wsy, is worth fifty per cent. more than
that which has been cut and put into
the barn, and allowed to become hot
and burnt in the NOV. I have often
seen hay that had an ash-colored ap-
pearance. aud very dusty, that was not
much better than bright straw.
Year: 1876

The proposition to extend the time
for building the Texas Pacific Rail-
road, offered by LUTTRELL and agreed
to by WIGGINToN, gives Colonel SCOTT
and party an opportunity of showing
their earnestness in the work they
profess a desire to carry out. They
can now commence building a road


at San Diego and push ahead with all
the means and energy at their COM
mand, or they can do as they did
once before-make a pretense of do
ing thing they never intended to do,
and wait for a three hundred and
fifty million dollar subsidy. 1t does
not require much of prophet to tell
which of the two propositions they
will adopt. They will not build the
road now on the same terms which
they refused some years ago, and as
they can obtain no other terms they
will not build the road at all, and
once more the land will revert to the
Government. 1t is admitted on all
sides, and by all parties, that the
Texas Pacific Railroad company, of
which Colonel SCOTT is the head, have
not now and never had the slightest
intention of building the road out of
their own means. Their sole purpose
has been to obtain an enormous SUBJ
sidy from. the Government, and as
they have not and never will obtain
the amount asked for, the conclusion
is inevitable that the right to the
land granted through the extension
of time will be forfeited again. The
hope of the people for southern
overland road is in the Southern Pa
cific Railroad company, and that COM
pany is giving the most satisfactory
evidence that the hope is wellfounded.
Year: 1876

State at heart, deprecate the existence
OF a treaty that allows such detri-
mental influence to exist. A remedy
will be found in time, but the ques-
ton is one that demands cool, calm
deliberation. Public sentiment is
warm and all classes participate in
the spirit of indignation at the state
of things that exist in this regard. A
spirit that will produce effects similar
to those of Communism in France is
to be deprecated, and should it be
manifested, the strongest arm of the
Government must and will be exer-
cised in its suppression. A violent
effort to right such social wrong will
be productive of immense damage to
innocent parties through destruction
of life and property, and a stain will
be placed upon the fame of our State
that can never be effaced. We be-
lieve that the people of California
have too much of sound discretion TO
disregard the rules of propriety that
insure proper regard for the dignity
of the law. The Chinese problem is a
knotty ones but there is firmness and
wisdom enough among those upon
whom the solution of the question de-
wolves to work out satisfactory re-
suit without overstepping the bounds
of strict legal propriety. In the name
of all that is just we trust that this
ebullition of a spirit of violence will
cease, and that the evil we condemn
will be speedily removed by the legal.
ly constituted authorities.
Year: 1876

When reason is not the guide, and
passion is allowed to obtain control
of the conduct of the masses, dam
aging results invariably ensue; and it
becomes the people of California, in
view of the excited state of public
feeling on the Chinese question, to be
rational rather tnan impetuous. VII
olence unwarranted, even though the
motive that prompts decisive action
may be just and fully called for on
general principles, always produces
retroactive results that are more in
furious to the body polite than the
evil sought to be corrected. Late in.
telligence from San Francisco brings
the news that some of the Anti-Chi-
nese organizations have entertained
the idea of assuming military form,
and that one of these societies has al
ready obtained equipments in anticl-
patton OF use. This is wholly wrong,
aud such spirit of violence should
b. discouraged by all good citizens.
There il not a sane man in our State
who does not appreciate the untold
calamities that hang upon the
presence of the Chinese in our
midst. All who have the moral
social and mercantile welfare of our
Year: 1876

Something more than a month ago
there appeared sketch in the HER.
AID, giving form and local habitation
to floating legend concerging box
of gold said to have been buried in the
Arroyo Seco by old Don Tiburcio Ia
pa, thirty years ago. OF course the
account was considerably colored, to
present it in a readable shape, and as
it was only myth at the outstart we
did not think that even the most cred
ulous reader would believe it. But it
transpires that the story f1oated about
in the press of the country and was
finally copied into the New York Sun,
where it met the gaze of a man who
swallowed it OH the half shell land the
result is the following letter. We pre-
sent it entire for its original simplici-
ty, merely anglicizing it in grammar
and orthography:


TO the Editor of the Herald:


SIR. L have seen in tO.day's New
York Sun, newspaper, an account of
hidden treasure. L am laboring
man. l have been in California.
went there after the war. 1 worked
at Santa Cruz on the railroad for a
few months. There were then good
many emigrants to Los Angeles to
settle on Governor Downey's land in
Lower California. / wanted my COM
rade to come down by land or water,
but he backed out and would not go
with me, so l returned to the States.
Now, Sir, while / was working at
Santa Cruz for fuse factory, in the
employ of man by the name of
Lynch,


DREAMED A DREAM


of such treasure. in my dream, the
box was iron, the money was doub-
looms, and some smaller pieces of coin.
This account sprung my old dream.
Now, Mr.. Editor, if there is any
truth in dreams, [ saw the old
man Tiburcio Tapia. If this man Ra-
man is his genuine son, L would go to
California and find the treasure for
him if he would pay my way. there
and back to New York in case of fail
ure.- In case it came out right 1 claim
0ne-half, and will pay my own way
back to New York. Mr.. Editor,
please give this note fnll considera-
ton before you consign it to the
waste basket. L remain your obedi-
ent servant, JAMES BRADY.


Direct your letter to Flat Bush
Postoffice, Long Island, State of New
York, in care of John Brady, Milk
man. J. B.
Year: 1876

1t is a we'll Established fact that
men when in desperate circumstan-
ces, in an insane effort to retrieve
their failing fortunes, are guilty of
acts ill-timed and injudicious in the
extreme. In correspondence with
this feature in individual life, the Re-
publican party of this State has been
guilty of a variety of stupid blunders,
that while they must be acknowledged
as errors, can but he regarded as acts
of the most bare-faced effrontery and
impudence. While the air is filled
with the exhalations of impurity with
every movement of the party, and a
shameful surrounding that should
bring the blush to the cheek of every
honest American, the present pos
SCISSORS of party and political power
have the boldness to demand of the
people renewal of confidence, with
the air of a conqueror rather than the
submissiveness of one guilty, suing
for mercy. Confident as they seem to
be in their ability to draw upon the
Secret Service and other funds, rely
ing as they have ever done upon the
use and value of money in elections,
they now assume with bare-faced
brazenness to ask the people Of our
State to endorse some of the very men
upon whose skirts there are stains of
apparent criminality, if not absolute
guilt. The Republicans of Sacramen.
to, in the election of their delegates to
the State Convention, have demon
monstrated the truth of the pre-
ceding statements. Among their
foremost representatives for this
end is one ROBERT GARDNER, whose
official career has been investigated
by committee of the Legislature
with no satisfactory results tending to
remove suspicion concerning his
conduct while in office. The late Sur
veyor General may possibly be not



guilty of absolute theft; but in re-
sponse to the late legislative investi-
cation there was a woful failure on
his part to clear his skirts of the orig
inal stain. At this procedure the mass
of the people and taxpayers can but
feel indignant. But it is an evil
dence that the Radicals propose in
the coming campaign to do whole
sale business in whitewashing, and
endeavor to force upon popular accept
ance and reelection men whose career
should consign them to San Quentin
rather than to any position of trust or
honor. The conduct of the Radicals
of Sacramento is simply characteris-
tic, and gives the keynote to the pro-
posed manner of their conducting the
campaign at hand. The calcimining
operation will not work. /.
Year: 1876

The silver bill of last session Yesterday
passed the house by decided majority. and
hereafter the silver dollar will be a legal
tender for all debts, private and public, not
required in law to be paid in gold.
Year: 1876

That was brave act of the
Catholic priest Father Adams of


B'Ooklyn) who, seeing a young
woman attempt to commit suicide
by drowning, jumped from II ferry
boat and rescued her. When the
| boat had got into the middle of
the river the woman darte(l
through the crowd that stood on
the rear deck aud Ieaped over the
chains into the water. In an in


slant all was confusion on the
deck, women shrieked and men
were bewildered. Then it was that
Father Adams pushed through
the thrOng and sprang into the
river. The tide was swift and the
drowning woman had drifted far
away from the boat. The man,
with strong. skillfnl strokes, push.
ed straight out into the current,
and caught her just as she was
sinking for the last time. Both
were exhausted, there was no hope
of succor from the ferry boat, and
they hattled in vain with the tide.
just as it seemed as if both must
be drowned they were pulled on
board fainting. They were resusci
tated with difficulty, and then
were carried to the shore.


'Itwas an act of charity" said
Father Adams, Ito save the wO.
man. Nay, more than that, it was
an act of duty to save her, for
oGr church teaches that one who
dies a suicide may never reach
heaven. | saw this poor creature
in her effort to take the lite which
God had given her, and felt that
as there was probability of my
saving her l ought to try TO do
it. saw, too, that the men on
the boat were paialyzed, aud
that the woman's life-hcr very
soul, indeed-w forfeited
should she drown. / did only
what was right-what was my
plain duty-a,d / am sorry that
SO simple q deed should have
brought me 80 prominently he.
fore the public" l.
Year: 1876

The Reese River (Nev.) Reveille
tells the following: "There was an old
fox which for period of several years
had continually evaded the fieetest
and keenest-scented hounds, the scent
being invariably lost in the vicinity
of house situated in the woods and
removed from any habitation, and
which was used as a store house for
pelts. At last one day the hounds
started the old fox, and away he went
in the direction of the house, with a
pack Of young hounds in full cry af.
ter him, but on nearing the house he
disappeared leaving the hounds and
hunters non -plussed as usual. While
the hunters were gathering in and
around the house discussing the fre-
quent mysterious disappearance Of the
fox, veteran hound came lining up,
and, entering the door, set up vigor.
Gus barking and tried to jump up on
the wall. His singular action attract
cd the attention of the hunters, and
an examination being made, the old
fox was found suspended by his tail to
a nail in the wall, keeping perfectly
still, and looking, unless closely OBJ
served, like the pelts with which the
walls were hung This plainly showed
that the old fox, when too closely
pressed, had taken refuge in the house
and hung himself up on the nail by
his tail, which was the reason for the
dogs always losing the scent at that
particular place."
Year: 1876

Three times within the last half year
the wires of the direct cable have par
ted near Tor bay, the last surface
resting place on this side. The 6rst
break occurred three hundred miles
east of Tor bay, near where the cable
crosses that of the French Cable Com
pany. When the steamer Faraday
found the break her officers became
convinced that violence had caused
the disaster. The cable near the
break bore fresh indentations and
worn spots that could have been made
only by an anchor or by grapnel Of
some kind. In the hope that it might
turn out that the damage had been
done by carelessness rather than by
design the company's officers said
nothing at the time. Then in Octo-
Der break occurred about two hun
dred miles west of Tor bay, and the
Faraday found in that case also marks
ofsviolence near the break. Thereat
the company offered $1,000 for infor-
nation, and since then many seafar-
ing men have called at the offices of
the company with what they deemed
important information, but nothing
Trustworthy has been discovered.


The break Of few days ago is be-
lleved to have occurred near where
the cable first parted.