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Year: 1873

Brother Badger was rather taken aback g few Sundays since. Brother Badger is senior deacon of the crack church of Raybridge, and Brother Badger owns great deal of property in Raybridge, and is very loud in his praises of the town. He would advise everybody, and everybody's relatives, to come and settle in that peaceful moral, and beautiful municipality and to further so laudable an end, he would sell them land upon which to build houses.

 It was Sunday evening, and at the close of the prayer-meeting Parson Logos, who is the settled pastor of the crack church of Raybridge, informed his friends that Rev. MT. Swan, of Lake side, would supply his pulpit on the following Sabbath and he gave as a reason for the exchange that he himself should have no time to prepare sermon as he was going on a mission to the Heather. .I

 The assembly were in consternation. They loved their pastor, and did not wish to part with him.

 Brother Badger arose and addressed the minister openly. He was surprised and pained.

 Wherefore? ?" asked the pastor.

 "That you whom we so love and re- spect, should make ready for doing such thing without giving us more warning"

 Doing what thing, Brother Badger ?"

 "Going off to the Heather, sir.

 "Why, bless you, my dear brother, 1 ana not going 0ut Of toaO7a !'
Year: 1873

The Tender Appeal of a Deserted Fam "

 Postmaster Billings, of Santa Clara, Gal has received the following letter, which he has had published in order to reach the missing man if possible. It tells its own sad story?

 70 the Postmaster. ot Santa Czarn.- Will you be so kind as to inquire if there is such a man as George Ray in your city or where he is if he has left Santa Clara? He is about thirty-seyen years of age, dark eyes and hair, not very tall, and is carpenter by trade. He IS my dear father, and we have not heard word from him for more than two years. Ma is left with five child ren, and am'' the oldest and am fourteen years old. Sometimes ma thinks he is dead, but I dreamed, the other night, that he came home to us, and it has made me think so much about him that l cannot help writing to you, for I can- not give up all hopes. Oh dear MT. Postmaster will you do this favor for poor, homeless girl? and you shall have many warm thanks. If you can see him, or hear where he is, will YOU be so good as to send him this letter !? Will you please answer? Yours, truly,

 The following is the letter enclosed:

 My DEAR, DEAR PA.-How can I tell you how sad my heart is while I write to you, not knowing whether you are dead or alive. Do you love us any more? Why is it that we do not hear from you any more? If you are sick and discouraged, we will try and help you to come home, and then we will work and take care of you. Oh, how hard it is to live as we do, now that the children are all separated! Willie is at the State Reform School in Lancaster. in this State, and ma does not have to pay his board; man in Berlin has adopted Frankie as his daughter. and rich farmer in the country has Libbie as his child, and Henry is at Fredericks- burgh. l am working for wages in a small family in Massillon. Ma has learned the dressmaker's trade, and sews by the day in this city, and helps me all she can. She has been working in the city for the last two weeks, and will be there some time. It is hard to have no home, no pa to love us-and oh, pa, do take pity on us, and come back We will all receive you with open arms. And how happy we will be to have you with us, as you have been once. Oh. pa, do write, and tell us if you love us still. Your sorrowful daughter,

 EMMA A. RAY,

 Massillon, Stark County, Ohio.

 Could anything be more touching than the fervent, earnest appeal of the young girl?
Year: 1873

A correspondence of the Chronological Journal, writing from the South, gives the following statement:

 Among the points of resemblance which seem to give plausibility to the theory that the American Indians are descendants of a remnant of the lost tribes of Israsl, IS 8 custom of theirs agreeing in it's main features with one described in the book of Leviticus. Ac- cording to the Indian usage, the nearest of kin had right to slay the murderer wherever he found him, during the in- terval that elapsed from the time the deed was done till the Green Corn Fes- tlval but If the murderer eluded his pursuers up to that time, and then eff fected an entrance into the sacred circle of the dancers, he was safe from the Avenger of Blood. This Avenger had 1t also in his power to grant the mur- derer respite. An old white settler, who lived in this country before the Indians left, tells @ story of one who was thus respited for fortnight, at the end of which time he was to meet the Avenger of Blood at designated spot, to be put to death. Every day during the interval the doomed man approached the rendezvous and sang his death song, recapitulating his deeds of prowess and his immortality of glory. At nine o'clock on the fair spring morning of the ap- pointed day the victim and executioner appeared under the shining green leaves of the beach, in the heart of the dewy forest glade. The white hunter had concealed himself near, and looked on eagerly, half expecting to see the vic tim sue for mercy, or the stern execu- tioner relent from his purpose but no! he first placed himself at the ri ght dis tance, crossed his arms on his breast and looked calmly in the face of the Avenger, who, coolly taking aim, shot him through the heart p
Year: 1873

 Down by the brook went Ellie and I. Down by the brook heath the forest trees, When the air with the breath of flowers wa

 sweet

 And the long grass swayed in the summe

 breeze. The brooklet danced in tho sunbeams bright And murmured it's own sweet song of glee While over our heads the merry birds Were filling the air with melody. An, me l wonder if ever now Her thoughts go back to that dear old time, When under the trees alone we sat, Hearing the nipples dreamy rhyme? And dipping her hand in the waters bright How lazily she with the nipples played! And the dimples hid in her soft, fair cheek As I watched her there heath the old trees

 shade. Alas, for the VOWS we plighted then Her heart was fckle, and mine was strong; The love she gave on that summer day Lasted only the summer long! Down by the brook, heath the grand old trees. Fife and mo more may go, And only the birds in their leafy nests Shall hark to the ripples' dreamy flow.
Year: 1873

We are prepared to demonstrate
to any one. TINT our Elevators are
SAFER than any other. That t1ley
run FASTER and very much
MORE STEADILY and more quiz
city than any other. Tint they are
simple In construction, and there
is very little machinery to get out
oforder and need repairs, and that
they cnn be operated ut very much
less expense thin any Other, even
If the water Is pumped by steam.
IF connected will, ali artesinn well
the cost Of operation is NOTHING,
us tho saving in insurance and WIZ
ter tax pays the interest OIL the
cost of the well.


We cannot afford to give away
the Elevators, but we c.an prove to
any one t1lnt our Elevator is better
in EVERY RESPECT than any
other, and CAN BE RUN FOR
NOTHING. This ought to satisfy
the most slkeptica1.


Shall be glad to show the Eleva-
tor to any one, and PROVE all we
claim. WIN. E. HALE 81 CO.,


Second story, southeast corner


State and Was1lfngton-sts.
Year: 1873

John Wiggins, a col0red member of the
Kellogg Legislature from this parieh.
died near this place on last Sunday night,
OF smallpox. He had just returned from
New Orleans where it is supposed he con-
trac..d the disease. az his brother died of
smallpox while in the city and he waited
upon him. When he was taken sick. he and
mis- family were taken to house about a
mile from town where he died.


Although he was the leading cO1Ored man
Of tho parish. and seemed TO have many
friends among his own race. there could not
he found negro in the community to bury
him. Even hi. own family lett the place as
soon a. he died. and he remained just as he
WAC when the breath left him. from Sum
day night until Wednesday evening. The
white people offered large sum to
any one who would bury him. and after
much difficulty two colored men were
found who would undertake the job.
and on Wednesday, evening he was
buried near the house where he died and
the building burned. This is e sad com
mentary upon the civilization and human.
isy Of the negroes. to think they would
allow their trusted leader and companion
to remain several days without giving hun
ii decent burial, and it lis moro TO be won
dered at because he has large circle of
relations living here, among whom are sew
eral brothers. There were several negroes
III the community who had had the small
pnx, but none of them could be induced to
go near him. .--NdnSfeLd Reporter.
Year: 1873

us before we got to Alexandria. When wa
got to Alexandria | learned that Calhoun
had been arrested and had been taken off
of the boat The gentlemen who took him
from the boat stated that they were going o
to take him to COlfax and make him Guiet
the mischief and restore the peace that he
was the promoter and head cause OF. as he
was principally responsible for what had
been. But do not believe (although, of
course, did not see the persons who had
him in custody that any violence against
him was meditated; but it is hard to saw
what an angry set of men will do under
such circumstances. l have good evidence
to believe that the destruction to nv prom
erty resulted from the failure to assaesinate
me, which had been premeditated.


The white people i'll Grant parish and in
adjoining parishes were assembling TO re.
sist the encrOachnents of these men. Ward
and his desperadoes have been and doubt
less are now prowling about the country,
taking horses, guns and whatever else they
could lay their hands upon. Ward and his
men, about a week ago, killed two peace
able colored men. and perfect reign of
terror is now instituted in COlfax This is
the first statement for anv newspaper that
| have made, except letter | wrote the
New Orleans REPUBLICAN,, which they re-
fused to publish.


will state that all my personal property
has been taken away and destroyed; that
the coffin spoken OF contained the body of
a little girl, who died in Lake Chal les in
1867, which had taken up and was going
to renter in Red River, and that learned
in Alexandria, as | came through on Mon
day, that the negro mob had taken it out
and burned it. A great many cOlored men
we're in Alexandra, who had run away
from Colfax to keep out of the trouble.
Year: 1873

The spring meeting Of the Louisiana
Jockey Club gives promise of being rare
occasion, unless marred by bad weather.
The track is in good condition. the stables
are full of fine stock. the club grounds are
decorated in all the srlendors of spring,
and there are no rival objects of interest to
attract the attention Of the people.


Saturday. the twelfth. has been set for
the opening, when we shall expec: to see
q very large attendance. Before the close
of the races we have no doub. every one
able to spare the time and the small sum
required TO pas. the entrance gate, will
visit the Fair Grounds course.
Year: 1873

NEW YORK, March 2z.-Ihe proposed
movement for a general strike among
wOrkingmen for the maintenance of
the eight-hOur law, is gathering
strength. At meeting of the German
shOemakers held yesterday, addresses
were made favoring a strong Organizs-
ton, so as TO participate IN the coming
strike. The International association
propose taking legal measures against
employers who refuse to comply with
the eight-hOHr law. The members of
that body think that al sections and
trades should strike this year to enforce
the law
Year: 1873

The Financial Chronicle, excellent
authority on all business matters, has
no sympathy with the feeling of de-
spondeucy which exists in some quart
ers, growing out Of the stoppage of
manufactures in various parts of the
country; and it administers a severe
and well-deserved rebuke for the COM
mercial and monetary distrust (Which
designing persons and papers are at.
tempting to excite" 1t says:


There are undoubtedly weak spots
in every trade and time like the pre-
sent tends to bring them to the sur
face. But as whole the mercantile
community is, beyond doubt, sound
and In better condition than for years
before to meet such a strain as the
present and as money has again be-
come easy to obtain by all who have
undoubted security to offer, and is sure
to grow more abundent, there are the
best of reasons for viewing the situation
with hope and confidence rather than
with dependency.


This also, is the view taken by the
New \ ork Bulletin, another able and
influential authority on matters con-
nected with trade and finance. Dis
cussing the several features of the sit
uation that paper observes


The manufacturers retire, as it were,
before the panic in good order and
condition. When the blow struck
them they were, as rule, doing a
large and profitable trade, and from
no quarter are there any complaints of
over production. stocks are general
ly very light, and the credit and resour-
ces of employers are comparatively un-
impaired. They are all. or nearly all,
in excellent condition to start up again
at any moment. In this very essen
tial and important respect there is
abundant ground for favorable hopes
of the future.


The Econonsist holds similar lang
uage; declaring that ''the alarm mani
tested during the last few days is ex-
cessive, and to considerable extent
groundiess."


The truth unquest;onably is that
there is great deal more trouble on
paper than in fact-the result, principal
ly, Of the labors of that obnoxious
class of people and papers who for per-
sonal or partisan purposes are always
to be found striving to promote furries
and panics. No one denies that times
are hard. But whatever tends to
lower confidence depresses trade. Let
US have more working and less wall
ing.
Year: 1873

The Hoo Crop. have several
communications on this subject that
we have not room to publish. All
agree that the crop is short. Some
claim there is not more than a half,
while others assert there is about
two-thirds crop. In either case, it is
conceded there must be a material ad-
vance in price, and that the advice,
Of the late Farmers Convention, to
hold on to the hogs till pork will bring
$500 per cwt., is sound. Of course,
this will not suit the purposes of the
scalpers, who, last year, made fortunes
on pork by combining on the farmers.
Their doing SO was considered sharp
movement that gave evidence Of great
intellect. This year, when the farm
ers combine in Selfde fense it is horse
of another color-it is oppressive, abu-
sive, ungrateful and unbusiness- like.
The idea that producer should pre-
sumo to fix price upon anything he
has to sell is simply absurd. W hat
are scalp pers made for but to fix the
prices for farmers +? If they are not good
for that, what are they good for !? Such
is about the line of reasoning INDUCED
in lately by one of the large dailies,
which, when it wants to use them, has
many pleasant things to say of the
farmers. That the action of the Conven-
tion was sensible, in recommend ing
the farmers to hold their pork till it
brought a remunerative price, there is
no doubt; and that th advice to pack
it themselves, sooner than sell at a
less figure than $500, was equally
Wise.-IndustrjaI Age.
Year: 1873

| The defeat of the Republican ticket


in this State, on Tuesday last, might


have been prevented had those whose


duty it especially was to make an un-


usual effort in its behalf done their


whole duty. Governor Washburn. at


the beginning of his administration,


took firm stand in behalf Of some kind


of legal restraint upon the liquor traf-
fic, and, by 50 doing, he laid every


man who believes in such restraint


under obligation to stand by him in
office, and to work for his retention
therein. But we venture to say that the
temperance men, either as individuals
or organizations, with here and there
an exception, made no special effort to
secure his election. The temperance
men as body are too apt to lose sight
Of the Importance of aoorh and to be
satisfied with simple demands for re-
form. They bad splendid opportuni-
ty on Tuesday to prove their faith by
their works, but it is painfully evident
that they failed to do their full duty.
Had they put forth tithe of the effort
of the liquor men, Governor Wash
burn, the true reformer and the fear
less Executive, would have been
triumphantly reelected.


The thousands Of dollars expended,
the thorough organization and hard
work of the liquor men to defeat Gov.
ernor Washburn, and all those whom
they suspected of favoring the Graham
law or anything like it, and their ex-
travagant rejoicing over the result of
their labors, are abundant evidence,
not only Of their earnestness, but of
their conviction that he was inimical
to their particular views on the liquor
question. When temperance men
are ready to put forth the personal
effort that their opponents do; when
they are ready to sacrifice time and
money in behalf of their principals;
when they are ready to come zealously
to the support of those who in Office
have carried their principles, they may
hope for success. Until they are will
ing to do all these things, they should
be modest in their demands Of parties
and officials. .-Mluaukee Wisconsin.
Year: 1873

The fate of States seem to hang
npon very slender thread i'll Wash


inoton-in confirmation whereof Il very
curious story, related by Il c,rres-
nOnIent of the New York jEDrRd, in
connection with the mission of General
Dick Taylor last Winter, is being freely
circnlatcd, and from the authority on
which it rests is received with much
crcdence. It Will be remembered that
General Tay!or had several interviews
with the President on Louisiana mat
tars. and that he expressed himself as
encouraged by the result. The state
mcnt now made is that General Tay-
lor's account Of the situation was, by
the Presidents request, repeated be-


fore the Cabinet; that it produced
such an impression that it was deter
mined that the Government had no
alternative bUt to recognize McEncry;
that the President prepared Il message
TO Congress announcing this fact that
Senator Morton hearing of it, imme-
,liately went to the White House and
protested against any such action, and
as the result of his persuasion the
President changed his message and
determined to adhere to Kellogg. The
evidence in favor Of this statement is
such that it would seem as if some
official notice must be taken of it.
Year: 1873

We read with amazement that the
Northern Presbyterian Church has de-
clded to take part in the centennial
celebration N Philadelphia in 1876
because 1--WE quote from one of the
speakers "oIr allegiance is due first
to God, and secondly to the Govern
ment." We suppose this speaker hardly
spoke for his Church; for if he did,
that body would present rather an I'M
popular phase to all other Governments
in the world. And yet he must have
meant this. For if he spoke of the
members as citizens, it would be
III their character as citizens that
they should celebrate the centennial;
and if he spoke of them as Chris
tians, their second allegiance would
he due to their Church but as
he maintained thai as a Church they
Onght to take part in that hum
bug, he must have meant that the
allegiance of his Church is due to the
United States Government. This is n
plea for the union of Church and State
that wOnld astonish Baxter, and Alex
ander, and Rice, and the elder fathers
of that Church, if they could hear it
offered. Protection and allegiance are
correlative terms. The Church must
be the 2)rOtegee of the Government to
which it owes allegiance. Evidently
that Church must coltine its opera
tons to Uncle Sans territory. We
suggest that it should proclaim that
its allegiance is due thirdly to Sambo.
And we doubt that the Southern peo-
pie will agree to be taught their
duty as Christians by such men, as
the San Francisco clergyman proposed.
-RichmO',d Dispatch.
Year: 1873

We laid before Our readers, on yes
terday, the text of President Grants
remarkable proclamation. The prcsi-
dent asserts that the Kellogg govern
mcnt has "becn judicially determined
by the inferior and Supreme Courts of
said State to be entitled to hold their
offices and discharge the functions
thereof, and in the next sentence,
"that Congress-, at its late session,
upon n due reconsideration of the subject,
tacitlv recognized tho said executive
and his associates, then and now in
office, by refusing to take any acton
with respect thereto" This assertion,
SO formally made by the President,
may he true. SO many things have
been done in Louisiana That it is
possible the action of the State Courts
may have escaped public attention. 1t
seems passing strange, however, if the
question at issue between the McEnery
AMI Kellogg governments has been
g judicially determined by the inferior
and Supreme Courts Of said State" OF
Louisiana, that more prominence has
not been given to the fact. The asser-
tion of the President may be true, but
we do not believe it to be true.


| It certainly is not true, however,
| that the nOn-action of Congress, or
! rather of the Senate, was based upon
/ any judicial determination of the
mater by the State Courts OF Louis
| lana. The controversy there turned
upon the action of Judge Dureu, OF
the Federal, and not of the State
| Court.


The proclamation, If not false
in positive statement, Is certainly false
in inference, and the attempt of the


President to create the impression
that his recognition and unlawful sup


port of the Kellogg us1lrpation is based


upon the action of the State Courts.
and not upon that of Federal Judge


Durell, will excite both contempt and


disgust.


But the proclamation contains an


other assertion that will not bear the


light of truth. The President assert:


that the Legislature of Louisiana


ss cannot be convened in time to NEE


the present emergency" If this b.
Year: 1873

not true, the action OF the President is
entirely without warrant Of law, even
if Kellogg be the rightful Governor
Of Louisiana, for the reason that it is
only "when the Legislature cannot be
convened that the Constitution per-
mits the Federal G. ,vernment to pro-
tect Il State Government "against
domestic violence" Does any one
pretend that the Legislature of Louis
lana cannot be assembled in less than
ten days from date? Why all this
delay during these long months, and
when the MnEnery Government had
troops in the field, in open daylight,
and with arms in their hands? Is it
not little strange that the President
should have delayed his proclamation
until after the last armed foe Of the
Kellogg Government had voluntarily
surrendered and was prisoner in the
hands Of the Federal authorities
Verify, the Federal doctrine seems to
be that insllrrcctiOn begins when
resistance ends.


But the proclamation, itsalfin another
part, brands the statement that the
Louisiana Legislature cannot be con-
voned in time to meet the emergency,
with falsehood. The fact that the
turbulent and disordcrly persons"
are allowed twenty days to disperse and
retire, shows how insignificant the
President regarded the SO called ''emer-
gency' to be. IT will be remembered
that IN lis famous or infamous South
Carolina proclamation, he allowed only
ave days for the Ku Kiux, so-called, to
disperso and to deliver up their arms,
ammunition, uniforms, disgrises, &c.
Has our President lost his wonted
vicOr or has he made a false statement :?
If it be true that the emergency is so
great that the Legislature cannot be
convened, in these days OF ''rapid tram
sit of thought and matter by steam,
and telegraph" in time to meet it, it
would seem that twenty days notice
was long time to allow for the offend
ers against law to disperso and retire
peaccably to their homes On the
other hand, if it be not trifiing with
the Kellogg government towait twenty
days before going to its relief, it would
seem that the Legislature has ample
time to assemble and decide whether
or not Federal interference is needed
to protect the State against domestic
violence.


If the people Of the Northern and
Western States submit without protest
to this proclamation, President Grant
Will have successfully crossed the
Rubicon.