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Year: 1876

The captain of the schooner, the
Laura Lind, had noticed the wreck
of the Isabella, and supposing that
some of the crew might have sur
vived the disaster, sailed to the reef.
Of the nineteen Chinese four were
living, and the account of their
miserable existence during six
months was something heartrend-
ing. Without water or provisions,
they had endured the same priva-
tons as the crew, and had witness
ed three Of their number perish
with hunger and thirst. Several
times, they said, they had resolutely
stretched themselves upon the
ground patiently awaiting the
death that would put an end
to their horrible situation. But
at the sight of an easily-caught
sea-bird or threatening weather
which promised them water, the
feeling Of self-preservation got the
better of them and they began to
hope again. Thanks to the posi-
tion of the reefs, they were better
enabled to see the passing ships
than the crew upon Round Island,
but their deceptions were no greater.
At last they despaired of ever see
ing their country and beheld them
selves condemnedl to die on a surf
beaten rock, in sight of land, when
on the I'd Of January, they saw the
schooner mentioned above steering
toward them. They Immediately
gave distress signals, which were
answered, and upon the same day
they were welcomed by Captain
Lind, whom they never tire of
praiSing. New clothes, abundant
and choice food - nothing was
spared to restore them from their
past sufferlngs. More generous
than the crew had been, they in
formed the captain that there might
still be some survivors of the ships
company upon the island in sight.
Happy in being able to save these
other unfortunates, Captain Lind
went to the island and rescued four
Englishmen, whose appearance was
ANYTHING but promising.


For some time every vestige Of
clothing had disappeared. They
were completely naked and much
sunburnt. They were rescued on
the 9th of January, six months af-
ter the wreck. The captain treated
them with the same kindness he
bad treated the Chinese. They Get
sail for Noumes, which they reached
on the 18th of April.


1t is probable that the captain of
the Isabella, with the second mate
and some Of the crew, reached an
Australian port. 1t is impossible
to explain how he could have been
so ignorant of the laws of human
ity as not to Immediately have
had measures taken to save the
remnant of his crew. It is true
that it is also difiult to understand
how a whole crew could coolly
abandon to almost sure death the
nineteen Chinese passengers of the
Isabella.
Year: 1876

public money in audacious defiance
Of every safeguard provided by law,
would in no way be diminished.
The crime is in the illegal act and
not in its results. Every thief who
steals public money pleads the
temptation of speculation and an
intention to return it. Does that


plea change the offense?
Year: 1876

MEETING AT RIDDLES CHAPEL
The meeting at Riddles chapel held
last evening proved highly interesting
and fifteen persons arose for prayer.
The services will be continued on
sunday evening and the public is
very cordially invited to be present.
The members of the Association de.
string to take part will please report at
the chapel at 7.30, as, no mode of con
veyance has been provided for that
evening.
Year: 1876

The street market was crowded this
morning.


There were no police cases. this
morning.


The weather was decidedly chilly.
this morning.


These moonlight nigh.s bring mum
bers of people out on the streets.


Last night, boy was detected in an
attempt to knock away some bricks
and steal away the money which had
been placed in the corner of the new
Second street market house.


All who want good and cheap tea
and coffee should 20 to No. 3 w.
Third street, only one door from Mar
ket,you will always get good tea and o
handsome piece Of glass given with
it. James Crippen, superintendent.
Year: 1876

EINAL NOTlCE-TAXES FOR 1876


Il This Is the last appeal we shall make to
dellnquents for city and school Taxes for
1873; bills having been rendered and called for
several times, and notices Gent by postal card.
Some few have p,id no attention to these re-
quests while somo others have promised and
have not paid Now, on account of the short
time we have to settle and the City urging us
for the money, we are obliged from necessity
and for our own pl otection, to levy On the
goods and chattels OF each delinquent. and
having commenced to do SO we will continue
to make levies and sell until the taxes are
paid. Those having no property and who
are not able to pay, will please call at the
collectors Office and make satisfactory ar
rangemente; and to those who are able to
pay and will not we say that we 90 not in
tend to pay for them and we ask them to
give this their attention. II they do not pay
there is nothing for us o do but pay the city
taxes or take them to Jail, and the latter we
will positively do.


Ofice No. u East Sixth street. between
Market and King.


W EDMUND PROVOST,
Receiver Northern District Qncluding all
'''' ' - ~ EDWARD FARMER
Receiver OF Southern District INCLUDING
all south OF sixth street.


NOTICE TO REAL ESTATE OWN.
ERS.


| THOSE WHO SELL OR TRANSFER
REA l. ESTATE WILL OBLIGE THE
| UNDERSIGNED BY LEAVING A NO
TICE THEREOF AT OUR OFFICE
THAT WE MAY ASSESS TT TO THE
PROPER OWNERS.


EDWARD PROVOST,
EDWARD FARMER,
mar25tf City Assessors
Year: 1876

The question in hand is whether credits "
arc property" IN tho sense In which the latter word Is
empoyed In the thirteenth section OF the eleventh article
Of the Constitution which requires all property 10
be taxed n proportion to Its value 1t is not doubted OF
course that even though credits be not property In the
sense referred to- and consequently not to be taxed US
property, the Legislature may, nevertheless In us ds
Year: 1876

Maritime Matters-Trade Locking Up.
Itis now nearly two months since freights
went down 90 low that it was impossible to
move ship without q loss. And those of
our shipmasters whose ships were empty
and idle, began to chew their tobacco finer.
reduce the stewards market money. take
in ropes, and put out chains, cockbill their
yards, cover their boats and decks, and
make all snug for the summer.


And strange to say the most of these
toilers Of the sea who were in port when
the bottom dropped out, Is they call it, are
who have been caught in the same fix in
their younger days, and had promised better
things. But here they are again, and up to
the beginning of last week they had made
up their minds to endure our genial climate
until the latter part of June, when they
would put ship keeper on board, and HE
to their happy homes on the rock-bound
coast of Maine, there to bask in the sun
shine Of fair wives and children under the
shade of the maple and birch until the





their first hundred bales Of the season.


With the coming of the present week,
however, the plans of several of these
weather beaten tars have been knocked
overheard to leeward.


Freights having advanced little, the
ships Virginia, Western Empire, Crescent
City and Lawrence Brown, and barks
Rome, Wetterhorn, Enrique and Sheffield
are all loading, and their masters jubilant
over the thought that they will soon be on
old ocean, and monarch of all they sur
vey."


Those who are left are watching the
coming and going of their broker as they
would watch sleepy mate, and for the good
reason that business has 80 perceptibly
picked up within the past few days that no
vessel of the present feet expects to be
obliged to lie the summer out. Orders
have been received from abroad to buy cot
ton, tobacco, staves, grain, etc., and they
are being shipped Is soon as purchased.


The trade between this port and Havana
is quite brisk at the present time, the
steamships City of Havana, C. w. Lord and
Margaret having arrived in the last two
days with tull cargoes of sugar. The City
of Havana brought nearly 5000 sacks of
sugar from Havana, via the Mexican ports.
The C. w. Lord left for Havana on her re-
turn trip Wednesday evening with q full
cargo, chiefly Of breadstuffs, while the Mar
garet leaves on Thursday evening for the
same port with like success.


Our merchants are highly pleased with
the new quarantine law, which provides
that the resident physician shall determine
the time necessary to detain the vessel to
disinfect, thereby doing away with the ten
day system. The improvements in fumiga-
tion and disinfectiOn have been 30 rapid
and perfect that few hours suffice to per-
form what took days few years ago. Four
hours at quarantine, with the present fumi-
eating process, will kill every living thing
under deck on shipbosrd, from a roach to
man,
Year: 1876




On Thursday, May &c, a most fendish
murder was committed in the parish of
Iberville by colored man named jackson,
who was in the employ of Messrs. Murray
Graham & Dumonville in getting lumber
from the woods. They were camped in the
De Glaize swamp, in the northwestern por.
ton of the parish, and it was here that he
murdered Graham and McCardle, and after
rifling their pockets and setting fire to the
huts fled to the woods.


Although hunted for, no trace of his
whereabouts was known until Wednesday
morning last, when he was seen and chased
but succeeded in getting away. He met q
colored woman in a field carrying food to
her husband q short distance below the
to own of Bayou Goula, where he is employed
in chopping wood. She was attacked by
jackson and killed by stroke on the head
from q blunt instrument. He then took the
food and fed to the swamp, but posse Of
citizens had gone in search of him at last
accounts and his speedy capture is proba-
BILE.
Year: 1876

WONDERS OF SLEEP 1t is related
that a man fell asleep as the clock
tolled the first stroke Of twelve He
awakened ere tine echo of the twelfth
stroke died away, having in the in
terval dreamed that he had commit.
ted II crime, was detected after five
years, tried and condemned; the
shock of finding halter about his
neck aroused him to coasciousn ess,
when he discovered that all these
events had hapi cncd in an inlinitos-
sinai fragment of time. Mohammed, i,
wishing to illustrate the wonders of
sleep, told how a certain man, being
II shicl found himself made poor
fisherman; that be lived as one for
sixty years, bringing up a family and
working hard; and how, waking
from his long dream, so short time
had he been asleep that tho narrow
neck Of gourd bottle filled with
water, which he knew he overturned
ae he fell asleep, had not time to
empty itself.
Year: 1876

Says writer: It was at a military
review, held in Vienna, on the occasion
of the 6ftieth anniversary Of the estab-
lishment of the military Order of Maria
Theresa


Not far from thirty thousand cavalry


were in line. A little child-a girl-of
not more than four years, standing in
the front row Of spectators, either from
fright or some other cause. rushed out
into the open field just as squadron Of
hussars came sweeping around from the
main body. They had made the detour
for the purpose Of saluting the empress.
whose carriage was drawn up in that
part Of the parade ground Down came
the flying squadron, charging at mad
gallop-down directly upon the child.
The mother was paralyzed, as were
others, for there could be no rescue from
the line Of spectators The empress ut
tered a cry Of horror, for the child,s de-
struction seemed inevitable-and such
terrible destruction-the tramping to
death By thousand iron hoofs!


Directly under the feet Of the horses
was the little one-anothef instant must
seal its doom-when a stalwart hussar,
who was in the front line, without slack
ing bis speed or loosening his hold,
threw himself over by the side of his
horses neck. seized and lifted the child
and placed it in safety upon his saddle
bow; and this be did without changing
bis pace, or breaking the correct align
ment Of the squadron.


Ten thousand voices hailed with rap
turous applause the gallant deed, and
other thousands applauded when they
knew. Two women there were who
could only sob forth their gratitude in
broken accepts-the mother and the
empress.


And proud and happy moment must
it have been fer the hussar when bis
emperor, taking from his own breast
the richly enameled cross Of the Order
of Maria Theresa, hung it upon the
breast Of bis brave and gallant trooper.
Year: 1876

A Southland (Mo.) paper describes


the pigeon roost there this year Is fol-


lows: Pigeons have come into this part


Of the country BY millions. OF even
| ings the sky is darkened with them in


the neighborhood of DR.. Dodson's. on


the Auglaise. They have made Dodson's


farm their headquarters, and at nights
the trees and underbrush are loaded
down with multitudes. As this roost is
but short distance from our house we


have had ample opportunity to watch


their maneuvers, and to hear the inces-


SAINT noise they make. A little before


sundown large armies Of pigeons are


seen coming from different points Of the


compass. but each army passes onward


as if they intended to change their roost-


ing place. After awhile they return


and settle on the trees around the roost,


not many Of them nearer than mile Of


the place They make sudden flights


from these trees, and the sound Of their


wings is like that Of a great storm


There is constant roaring in the air As


myriads Of the birds fly to and fro


About dark they fly toward the roost,


and for long time they fly round and


round, and have the appearance of bees
swarmiug, although the vast number
and tornado-like roaring they make sur
passes anything in the power Of man to
describe. After while they alight on
the trees and bushes. and the limbs are
bent downward, often are broken off.
The pigeons keep up constant chatter
ing which can be heard for miles away.
They are never still during the night.
So far as sleep il concerned, such .
thing is out Of the question with a pi-
geon. They are disturbed by them
selves, such thropgs assembling in
spot that none can be still for moment
and the incsssant dischargiug Of fire.
arms among them causes them to change
their location almost constantly. This
roost is visited every night by crowds
of men, some with guns and others with
poles, which they use in thrashing down
the pigeons that happen to be at the
peint struck. Hundreds are killed every
night; but when light appears the vast
armies again 60 forth with apparently
as much vigor as ever. Pigeons have
been killed in New York with undigest-
ed rice in their crops, which they had
evidently gathered in the rice6elds Of
the Qarolinas. From these and other |
circum stances it has been estimated that |
l pigeon flies at the rate of mile min
ute. Imagine, then, millions upon mil
lions of these birds, all on the wing at
The same time, over scope of country
not more than two miles square, and a
Faint idea Of the noise they make may
be obtained. But no one can ever fully
imagine what pigeon roost is or how
much noise they make until one is seen
Ind heard. There is an abundance of
mast here now, and We suppose the pi-
yeons will remain here until it is all gone.
0ne curious circumstance is that in the
,eighborhood Of this pigeon roost We
lever see pigeon from the time they
cave in the morning until they return
q the evening. They are not eating
he mast here at all, but somewhere
hey are all fsasting Iuxuriantly, for
hey are all fat.
Year: 1876

A touching story is told by the Lynch
burg Ne,os: " Not a thousand miles
from Richmond wife lay in a dying
condition. Having brought up clever
orphan girl, who was grown, the dying
called the young woman to her and said:
Il will soon leave you my little child
rem motherless. They know you and
love you, and after | am gone I want
you and my husband to marry" The
young woman. bursting into tears, said:
"We were just talking about that"
Year: 1876

Miss Stokes considers work very un-
ladylike. and kitchen work perfectly
shocking" But when an industrious
and sensible young man began to occa-
sionally drop 10 and spend an evening.
she very wisely refrained from express
ing these convictions, after hearing him
on several occasions severely denounss
the frivolity and Incidence SO fashion
able at present with many of the young
ladies Of Philadelphia.


Entertaining high regard for the
young man, she determined to surprise
him by some great feat Of her industry
and perseverance, and last evening As
they were seated together on the parlor
sofa, after the conversation had begun
to flag, she artfully allowed sigh to
escape her.


Are you unwell ?" he tenderly in
quired-


mo, am quite we'll"


But you sighed" be persisted


''Yes; but suppose it was because
eelt so tired"


"Have you been busy p


"Oh! yes. indeed" was the reply.
why. would you believe it ? Icut out
a to,oel and made it all by myself to-
day"


There has been a cooluess between
the parties ever since. the reason Of
which che has never been fully able to
explain. but she angrily remarked the
next morning, that some men we're
foolish enough to imagine that woman
ought to be able to do more work than
q City horsepower engine.
Year: 1876

Referring to the war with the Sioux
Indians, the New York Herald says :
We shall have to fight out of this as
best We can-as we have before-with
triumph in the end, but with humilia-
tion all the same, with a loss of money
and, perhaps, of life. But now, when
we are mourning he death of brave
men, and what looks like a reverse to
our arms, why can we not take up the
Indian question again and solve it Can
we not deal justly with the Indian? OF
course Sheridan will reinforce Crook and
of course there will be another battle
and a terrible punishment of the In
dams. But is this all? Why not end
the whole question now2 Why not
make one job of the Indian business ?
Why not march against the Indians
with force enough to make every one q
prisoner Then why not give them
some one place to inhabit and keep
them within it's limits There are not
as many Indians in the whole country
as there are inhabitants in the lower
wards of New York, and we certainly
could handle them without this constant
drain of blood and treasure. We might
take Arizona or New Mexico, or we
might purchase Lower California and
have a territory under military rule
where every Indian could live. 1t is in
consistent with our civilization and with
common sense to allow the Indian to
rove over a country as fine as that
around the Black Hills, preventing its
6evelopement in order that he may
shoot game and scalp his noighbors


That can never be. This region must
be taken from the Indian even as we
took Pennsylvania and Illinois. But
while we build empires on his plains we
should not kill him, we should not rob
him, we should not treat him as a pan
ther or q grizzly bear. If the exciting
news from the Sioux region only
awakens in us a sense of duty neglect
ed, of opportunities wasted, of unnec-
cessary losses in money and life, if it
only compels us to do justice to the In
dian, it will, in the end, be blessing to
him and an honor to ourselves.
Year: 1876

On the table before us, in bottle, are
some strange looking specimens that
ninety-nine persons out of hundred
would pronounce very young field mice.
There are eleven specimens in all, and
they could all be packed away in a re-
ceptacle the size of a walnut.


There are but two opinions as to their
identity mice first, then if the guesser
is bold he will say young rats, only to
take it back, adding that they are hardly
large enough. The truth is that they
are the young Cf the opossum, one of the
strangest animals we have. The bulk of
fifty such infants would not equal in size
one newly born kitten or rabbit, yet the
mothers are nearly equal in size.


When the young opossums are born
they are about as large as a small cherry,
and resemble for all the world young
terrier pup. They are as innocent of
any covering but pinkish white skin
as the palm of an infants hand.


The pouch in the mothers belly con-
tains the teats, and on them stick the
young ones-like wax, would be the Or
thodOx comparison, but really harder
and closer than pup to an old boot.
Care must be taken when they are loos-
ened, or the head will divorce itself from
the body and remain hanging to the ma
ternal fount, SO closely do they adhere.


How they get to the teats is not
known to us, and we doubt very much if
there are many who have ever witnessed
the neoduS operandi of the transfer.
Being q nocturnal animal, and having
passed into proverb for shamming, we
doubt very much if any one ever saw
just how these poor little fellows, with
their bull pup heads and pin tails, got
hold of the teats to hold on so bravely.
1t is probably the case that the mother
places them there. When once fastened
they have to do considerable tumblipg
before being able toshift for themselves.


Where the mother is travelling about
or lying down, her family must l,ok out
for themselves, and they are squarely on
their feet only when she is lying on her
back, from which we infer that they do
not get many diversions of the kind.
The only leading business of the first
of their lives is to get good hold and
then hang on.


When they are large enough to let
loose they are then on their own hook,
which is, in their case, the tail. We
have noticed an old one hanging by her
fore feet from a limb on a summer s
night, with a double handful of well
grown opossums, with their tails twined
around hers, while she was swaying to
and fro, evidently giving the children a
swing.


The opossum is omnivorous, and
though having a decided preference for
birds and their eggs, will take kindly to
] constructing home inside dead horse.
In confinement it will eat anything, and
would sooner be in the dark than not.
Being good digger, an expert climber,
and skillful at playing 'possum when
overtaken by an enemy, the question
might arise as to why we are not over,
run with them when they are so prolific


The answer is, that the woods are full
of them, and they are commoner than
cats, but being of no value as an article
of commerce, nocturnal, and not often
eaten, we do not see much of them.-
Rod and G,n1.
Year: 1876

Sunstroke is caused by excessive heat,
and especially if the weather is "mug-
gy." 1t is mole apt to occur in the sec
ond, third, or fourth day of a heated
term than on the first. Loss of sleep,
worry, excitement, close sleeping rooms,
debility, and abuse of stimulants pre-
dispose. 1t is much more apt to attack
those working in the sun, and especially
between the hours of eleven o'clock in
the morning and four o'clock in the
afternoon. On hot days wear thin cloth
ing. Have as cool sleeping rooms as
possible. Avoid loss of sleep and all
unnecessary fatigue. If working in
doors and where there is artificial heat,
see that the room is well ventilated.


If working in the san wear n light hat
(not black, as it absorbs heat) and put
inside of it on the head wet cloth or a
large green leaf ; frequently lift the hat
from the head and see that the cloth is
wet. Do not check perspiration, but
drink what water you need to keep it up,
as perspiration prevents the body from
being overheated. Have wherever pos
sible an additional shade, as q thin UNI
brella, when walking, canvas OF board
cover when working in the sun. When
much fatigued do not go to work, or be
excused from work, especially after
eleven O'Clock in the morning on very
hot days, especially if the work is in the
sun. If feeling of fatigue, dizziness,
headache or exhaustion occurs cease
work Immediately, lie down in q shady
and cool place, apply cold cloths to and
pour cold water over head and neck. If
any one is overcome by the heat give
the person cool drinks of water or cold
black tea or cold coffee, if able to swal-
low. If the skin is hot and dry, sponge
with OF pour cold water over the body
and limbs, and apply to the head
pounded ice wrapped in towel or other
cloth. If there is no ice at hand keep a
cold cloth on the head, and pour cold
water on it as well as on the body.


If the person is pale, very faint, and
pulse feeble, let him inhale ammonia fo1
few seconds, or give him teaspoonful
of aromatic spirits of ammonia Charts,
horn) in two tablespoopfuls of water
with little sugar.