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Year: 1872

We are almost every day asked the ques-
ton how will McMinn vote as between
Cheatham and johnson. We are without
reliable information from three Of the sew
enteen civil districts. The Democrats and
Conservatives ought to poll at least twelve
hundred votes. OF that number, from the
present outlook, Cheatham will receive
eight hundred, johnson four hundred.
Should the vote be less, we think it will be
divided between them in about the proper
tiou stated. In the Athens district It is
claimed that johnson will lead Chestham
twenty odd votes. His friends here are en-
thUsiastic in his support, and are laboriDg
under the delusion that he will beat Cheat
ham in Middle and West Tennessee. In
the estimate of the relative strength Of the
two candidates in the county, we give Mr..
johnson twenty-five votes the advantage in
the town district. There are some men in
the county-a small nnmber-who are not
vet decided as to which is the strong man.
We take it for granted that nearly all these
will vote for Chestham, and have 90 count
ed them in our estimate. We know Of but
two Republicans in tie county who viii
not vote for Maynard.


1t is only few days to the election, and
it would be worse than folly to attempt to
deceive or mislead now. We are free from
any prejudice in the matter, and speak
from the best information we can get.


Meigs, we learn, will throw three-fourths
of its Democratic vote for Gen. Cheatham;
Rhea and Monroe ditto. We are not 80
Year: 1872




Except in Tennessee, the Democrats ana
Liberal Republicans are one party, united
upon the same ticket and platform and sus-
tanning the same organization. In Ten
nessee the men who are opposing the Libe-
raj organization are not Republicans and
are not Democrats. They are simply po-
litical sore beads with fancied grievances,
chief among which is the belief that their
merits have not received proper recognition.
They really prefer the election of Grant to
the triumph of the principles proclaimed at
Cincinnati, if that triumph is to result in
the advantage Of the Democratic party
which adopted those principles at Balti-
more. The organs Of these sore heads
support Gen. johnson in opposition to the
regular nominee simply as q means Of de-
stroying the Democratic party, and openly
proclaim that they will sacrifice Greeley to
obtain votes for johnson. We do not see
how any Liberal or Democrat can consist
emily support johnson now any more than
Grant.
Year: 1872

Our readers should not forget the lecture
at Masonic Hall tonight for the benefit OF
the Library Association by Olive Logan.
Those who heard the charming lecturer on
Girls will of course desire TO know her
opinion of "Nice Young Men," and is use
less in this connection to remark that she
will tell frankly and unvarnished all she
knows about her subject. The large audi
ence who so attentively listened to her
former lecture, and who were SO much
entertained and delighted win again, no
doubt, be present tonight. Indications are
that the audience viii be equally as large.
Year: 1872

can in any manner interfere to destroy the
rights already existing, but must leave all
questions and controversies to be decided
by the courts on the basis of existing laws;
for any attempt to fix the eastern terminus
of the Union Pacific railroad at point
different from that now established by the
laws of the United States lor in effect to
compel it to receive or deliver freight and
passengers at a point beyond its legal
termini in another State would bea wanton
attack on vested rights and an effort to i'm
hair the obligation of existing contracts.


That the act Of the Legislature Of Iowa
prohibiting railroads in that State from
transferring freight and passengers to con-
Meeting roads except within its limits is an
assumption of power to regulate commerce
among the several states, vested by the
constitution of the Unit States exclusively
in Congress.


The DaOna of this
Year: 1872

PERsoNAL.-Wc have had "a call from ATr.
Harry w. Clayton the excellent comedian
recently of Crlsp's troupe, who comes to take
charge OF the organization Of the theatrical
troupe which is suo: tn be formed here under
the direction of Il stock company. II we are
to rely Oh the statement of those better post
ed than ourselves in the matter, this troupe
will be such as to insure both pleasure and
recreation to GIlr community
Year: 1872

NEEDS ATTENTIuN.-The Bridge over BAYOU
lesson. on Landry street is in a dangerous
condition; it should he attended to without
any further delay. There is scarcely a day
passes that we do not hear of some horse be-
ing injured Or crippled by getting his foot
caught in some Of the numerous holes in that
bridge. 1t has been patched SO often that it
will 10 longer bear patching. Will our Town
Council please make note of this
Year: 1872

GROCERIES &c-Don't forget that you can
still get your groceries and family supplies as
cheap as ever at Munzesleimers. even though


the navigation is getting daily mere difficult
and uncertain. A call at his establishment
will suffice to convince any one of these facts.
Year: 1872

ain candidate for tho office of Sheriff of
the Parish of st. Landry ut the electinn to
be holden in November next. For what the
people Of St Landry may expect of me in
that, official capacity in the future. refer to
my past survices as the executive Deputy of
the present Sheriff. C.. C.. DUSON.
Year: 1872

SENATOR SUMNER yesterday laid upon the
vet open cofin Of Horace Greeley an appr0-
pirate garland, in the shape OF resolution
iookIna TO the abolition OF all recorded memo.
ries OF the late contest between the people OF
this country, SO far as they appear in the Army
Register and on the colors of the national
forces. No more truthful recognition OF the
labors of the great pacificato. could be attes-
ted by the Senate and House OF Representa-.
iyes Of the United States than the adoption Of
this SresOlutiOn.-AGE.
Year: 1872

SOME shipbuilders say the failure of iron
In ships will cause q revival In trade IN
wooden ships, and assert that iron vessels
are always ready to sink when the heads OF
the iron rivets become corrOded.
Year: 1872

We never could see the virtue OF
the boast which is so often made by
papes and magazines, that so large a
portion of their pages IS original.
Such originality is often MAIN
tanned at the Expense of the worth.
The best exchanges of our acqualnt-
ance are by no means those which
have the greatest amount of original
matter. There is more of editorial
tact and talent required to make
proper and practical selections, than
is put in requisition by the produc-
ton of the vaunting original papers,
who seem to require originality as
the only requisite for good peri
odical. A good newspaper is al
ways dependent upon other resources
than its own. And the boast of
periodical that it is entirely original,
is too often like the boast of library
if it should claim to have the pro-
duction of only one author.
Year: 1872

Some one recently wrote letter to the
London Times begging for aid for the widow
of Sir John Franklin, who, said the writer,
was about to be turned out of the house
lent her by the Grown, to starve and die.
Whereupon Lady Franklin replies that she
is in possession OF an income for life secur-
ed upon entailed property amply sufficient
for all her wants, besides her pension as an
Admiral's widow, and that she would be
very much obliged If people would only let
her alone.
Year: 1872

THE New York Herald says: "Mr Gree
lev has returned from his famous political
tour vigorous as a young athletic, cheerful
as a young cricket and hopeful as a bride
He feels that the admirable and happy little
political pocket essays with
which he delighted his au-
diences have given great impulse to
his cause, and he feels placidly confident of
a favorable result in Pennsylvania. Mr.
Greeley is deserving of gratitude for having
impaired some sound sense, courtesy and
fairness to campaign rapidly degenerating
into vulgar brawl. We hope the example
he has set will be productive of good. The
ovation be received on his return home was
we'll deserved.
Year: 1872

AN ingenious Pensylvanian has invented


new dye for textile fabrics which destroys


the eyesight of seamstresses rapidly and
completely. From purely genealogical


point of view the experiment may be very
Interesting, but in these days of arsenic and


aniline, unscientific people may hesitate to


stand the hazards of the dye if they have to
600 Il hlnd.n
Year: 1872

The following is an extract from letter
from the Hon. James Shields received at the National
Liberal Republican Headquarters in this city


should have been glad TO have said few
words TO my friends in New-York Ihope to be
able 10 DO this and long before the election. Just
now am at work preparing for State Convention
on the 18th We all united but want this State to
declare for the Liberal ticket first and last and to send
80 good men TO Baltimore pledged TO that Then will
address myself 10 organize Illinois and the other West
ern States act together solid phaanx against any
and every attempt put third ticket in the neld In
my opinion the whole West is unit for Greeley ana
Brown, or Will be before the Baltimore Convention.


Chatic0lhc, No., June 3. JAMES SHIELDS.


For oner Political Ns1cs Sacond and FyaA Pagss
Year: 1872

1t IA the opinion of The CIeUeGad Herald that the
people Of the South passive as lambs led to
che slaughter; but now that they are restored to
their forfeited rights as voters they become brave
aad outspOken." But" says The Herald in a half
tone Of apology eve like it." Somehow this gives
US a sort Of impression that The Herald does not
like it" at all, and possibly it may like it less
before all is over. We hardly see that it is worth
while to maintain the Republican party merely for
the sake Of keeping Southern passive as lambs
led to the slaughter and upon the whole we must
own to preference of " brave and outspoken" men
to dumb dogs.
Year: 1872

The Grant organs have taken to republishing some
of THE TRIBUNEs old editorials with such taking
titles "a Truth in Small Compass" They could not
better describe them THE TRIBUNE in the habit Of
giving great deal of truth in small compass and aD
propriate times. If they would bring their researches
down to the more recent numbers Of THE TRIBUNE,
and publish in the way. they would give their
readers much truth not likely to be otherwise ac-
cessbe TO them and unlike their present quotations,
peculiarly adapted TO the present time and present
questions.
Year: 1872

According 10 a paragraph which is now on lie
winding way through the newspapers, two ladies
who recently called upon Mr.. Greeley to obtain his
views Of the Female Suffrage question, went away
with the opinion that if elected, he would turn out
every woman holding an official position" IT, upon
coming into Office he should find any woman lor
mani holding an official position with no greater
passion for the truth than is manifested by the man.
ufacturer of this silly story opinion is that he
would. If be could turn that person out with but
little remorse or regard for the sex Of the idiot We
think we may venture TO say this without person
ally consulting with Mr. Greeley upon the subject.
Year: 1872




The Liberal Republican movement in one OF
its aspects may be considered as bolt from
the tyranny of q despotc party organization,
which had outlived its usefulness and aban-
doned the aims of its existence. A few Free
Traders bolted from that bolt, and, as the out
growth of their movement, called conference
in New-YOrk. Even here the overwhelming
sentiment was still in favor of the Cincinnati
ticket. Thereupon the irrecOncilables bolted
again and mustered yesterday in the Fifth
Avenue Hotel twenty-four strong. From these
came presently another bolt. Gen. Jacob d.
Cox gave formal notice that he could not per-
nit his name to be used in any movement
the sole result of which would be to
aid in the reelection of Gen. Grant !;
and Mr.. David A. Wells, making no speech.
silently took his hat and departed. The rem
nants of this miniature bolt from the Free
Trade bolt from the Cincinnati bolt, fell then
into a drizzle of talk, whence finally oozed a
Presidential ticket 1t was supported on the
day of its nomination by precisely twenty-five
men in the United States. To-day it may
have the support of something like eighteen
or nineteen. In a fortnight or so it will prob
ably sink peacefully out of sight 1T would
be an entirely safe contract, any day. next
week, to undertake to put all the voters in
the United States supporting it into pair of
Fifth-ave. stages, and give them ample room


Yet we are sincerely sorry to see the name
of so good man as William s. Groesbeck
thus abused. The future has doubtless recog
milton and honor for gentleman so upright
and able always, so true friend of the
country during the war, and 80 sagacious
since. No friend of Mr.. Fred. Law 0lmsted
can fail to regret that his name too has been
made ridiculous in this preposterous fooling.


The Fifth Avenue Conference was called to
unite the opposition to Gen. Grant. In large
measure it did so. 1t did more. 1t developed
unexpected strength for the Cincinnati ticket,
brought out ex-Vice-President Foster of Con-
necticut, dispersed the misrepresentation about
Carl Schurz, and brought several prominent
Democratic leaders to the front. But, as we
have said, there remained nearly score of
irreconcilables-few of them having either
public recognition, influence, or expert
ence. Of these six or eight will proba-
bly, vote for Gen. Grant. The rest are
working for him to the extent of their youthful
ability; but we gladly give them credit for
having no sort of comprehension of what they
are about.
Year: 1872

TOOMBS'S FIRST AND SECOND CHOICE


Every day there are leading Southern men
who come before the public in speeches or let
ters, accepting the situation created by the
war, the constitutional amendments, and the
subsequent social changes, and earnestly de-
string O restoration of normal and legal gov
ernment as a means of restoring the lOng-d
turbed tranquility and harmony among the
States. But as these utterances invariably
conclude with some expression favorable to
the election of Messrs. Greeley and Brown,
they are never allowed to appear in the columns
of those papers which seem to consider them
selves the personal property of Gen. Grant.
If the matter is of such signal publicity as to
compel notice, it is made the subject of a
Rebels will vote for. Once in a while, how
ever, some eccentric Southerner, who did not
do fighting enough while the war lasted to
get tired of it, and who rather relishes the
present state of dormant war, lashes out
against the Liberal candidates, whose
election is to herald the incoming of a
genuine peace. In all such cases the Grant
papers greedily publish these effusions
with eager delight. "A Rebel who turns his
back on the past, and determines TO make the
best of the present and the future, who has
still a decent pride Of country and magma
nimity enough to desire the general good, is
garded as an outlaw by the papers which de-
live their inspiration from Washington while
they have nothing bat hospitality and praise
Year: 1872

NEW CONSTITUTIONAL CONTENTION.


In accordance with legislation perfected at
the last session of the Legislature, the Gov
ernor has sent to the Senate for confirmation
the names of thirty-two gentlemen who are TO
undertake the work of drawing up and proposing
TO the people for ratification suitable amend
ments to the Constitution of the State. 1t
will be remembered that the work of the last
Constitutional Convention, though much OIL IL
was excellent, was, nearly all of it, rejected
by the people. The names now proposed by
the Governor consist of an equal number
of Democrats and Republicans. We GER
tainly hope that the Convention will
not undertake to do too much. The slow
ness of the people to mako changes in their
organic laws is one of the strongest elements
in our institutions. When changes are pro-
posed In the fundamental law, their nature
and the necessity for making them should be
clearly understood.


The clauses in our present Constitution, pro-
hibiting the State Government from contract
ing debts, except by vote of the people
sanctioning an act of the Legislature, have
been of great benefit in recent years. We
hope, now, for an amendment which will al
low the State to get rid of its non-paying
Canals The new Commission is exactly of the
size of the State Senate. We should judge,
from the list of names submitted by the Gov
ernor, that the Commissioners will make
very respectable body, and will be inclined to
discharge their duties with fidelity. The pres
ent political cOnjuncture takes some difficult
ties from their path. Let them make the best
of their opportunity.
Year: 1872

We learn from The Cincinnati Times that the
Methodist Conference Of that city has been inyesti
eating the charges made against the Rev. N. }.
Cramer our Minister at the Court of Den
mark, and the result is the opinion that Mr..
Cramer. :" in his private as well as official
character, is above injurious suspicion" 1t
seems to be the judgment OF the Confer
ence that the worst that can be said against Mr.
Cramor is that he happens to be connected by mar
riage with President Grant" This unfortunate gen.
teman must take the bitter and the sweet of life to-
Qether If he had not been connected by marriage
with President Grant, it Is not very likely that he
would have held his present office, with all its de-
lights and emoluments 1t might be well for the
Conference also to explain how it happened that Mr.
Cramer undertook to insult another guest at the
table of brother Minister, by intruding disagree
able topics of diplomatic controversy on social
OCCASION was compelled to desist and was only
o,ieted after he had threatened TO go about the
next day and read the dispatches TO every guest at
his house.
Year: 1872

We did MT say it, This bit of criticism is not born
of New-York perversity-we find it in The Boston
Transcript. The writer is speaking Of one of Mr..
Gilmore's enormous arrangements, and says: The
fiat reception of The Swallows by Abt is in point
an exquisite thing exqusitely led by sympathetic
composer, full Of the poetry and sentiment of his
inspired air. yet roughly rendered, without sharp
ness of outline or power Of colorng. and an iney-
table disappointment to the art and to every
auditor who loved the air. Can this plain speaking
old gentleman really be Bostonianf
Year: 1872

There is no indication of any satisfactory
end Of tho strike" now in progress in this
city. On the contrary, delay has only en-
Uttered the workmen and strengthened the
hands of the employers. The action OF the
iron and metal workers lends new force to
the trades which had previously quit work
and their attitude is fortified by assistance
from abroad. The prosperity of important
branches of trade is now at stake, and 1t Is
possible that, before the dull Summer shall
close, we may finally lose valuable mechanical
interests.
Year: 1872

II the War Department be not too much engaged
in making arrangements for the elections in the
Southern States, perhaps it can inform us whether
the following order was really issued at Yagainia
Bay, Oregon:


''NorIoE.-Any person employed on this work-Cape
fully on or of duty Of the President OF the u 81 or any
member OF the Cabinet, or any superior officer OF the


HENRY M. ROBERT,


Major OF Engineers, u s. A."
It appears from this that any person capable of
speaking disrespectfully of the President of Mr.
Fish or of the rest of the Constitutional advisers is
incapable of working to any purpose on light
house. We are glad to have the thing settled, but
we are sorry to have 1t left undecided whether q
journeyman mason who should speak disrespectfully
of the President would be equally incompetent.
Year: 1872

The Greeley and Brown club known as
the Solid Men of the Third Ward" had a
rousing meeting at their headquarters, No,
l66 Common street, last night. The greater
part of the evening was spent in the discus
sion of aniforp, the necessary prepar.
ations for torehlight professions, all of
which were satisfactorily disposed Of The
utmost harmony prevailed, and every mem
Der showed an earnest disposition to push
the work Oh hand forward.
Year: 1872

a railroad because the train as it thundered
by in the morning shook the crockery on his
breakfast table so that it spilled his coffee.
This evidence was actually given in a year
ago railroad injunction suit,) And just as
long as such frivolous objections create a
feeling that railroads interfere with "the
rights of property" we will be without
these money makers and without business.
Wake up, and look out for the locomotive
when the bell rings.
Year: 1872

A little unpleasantness took place at the
Ninth Ward CustOmhouse Radical Club on.
Monday night. Some of the members got
into a quarrel about charge that their
delegates to the Baton Rouge convention
had been bought and sold, and this very or
binary and commonplace lin. Boss Pack
ards patty accusation was considered per
sOnal by some of those interested. The up
shot was a couple of pistol balls from Cap
tain Larry ODonnell addressed to one
Thomas Carey, but respectfully declined,
the exit of the president of the club through
a side window, and the M ost rapid and IN
dignifed adjournment of deliberate body
since Packard's bummers broke up his own
Third Ward Club for refusing to indorse
Grant, Kellogg Antoine & Co.


Truly, the GRANTEES are solid and har-
monious party, and keep their goose well
elevated.
Year: 1872

BRILLIANT AND ECONOMICAL STARCH.
"A brilliant and economical starch finish
Is made by taking one pound Of wheat
starch and stirring 1t up carefully in six
pounds oi cold water until It Is reduced
10 homogeneous paste. One ounce OF
AQUA ammonia Is then to be added by
constant stirring, alter which the paste
pecomes slightly yellow and swells con.
slderably. It Is next TO be diluted with
fve pounds Of cold water, and then
brought nearly TO the boiling point, stirring
continually. Alter quarter Of an hour
at this temperature all the surplus am.
monia will have beceme volatilized, and
the mixture will be found to furnish an
economical size, useful for a great many
purposes. Linnen starched with this
not only becomes sitter, but much more
lustrous, 1t may also be used for coat.
ing wood to be poliShed, asst completely
closes the pores,
Year: 1872

Coop RULE.-Sidney Smith is said to have
cut the following from a newspaper and pre-
served for himself It is good enough for
others to refer to occasionally:


"When you rise in the morning form res
olution to make the day happy one to a fel.
low-creature. 1t is easily done:-a left.of
garment to the man who needs it, kind word
to the sorrowtnl, and an encouraging express.
sion to the striving-trifes in themselves light
rs air-wiIl do at least for twenty-four hours.
And if you are young. depend upon it, it will
tell when you are old; and If you are DID, rest as
sure it will send you gently and happily down
the stream Of eternity. BY the most simple
arithmetcal sum. look at the result If you
send one person-only one. happily through
each day, there are three hundred and sixty
Eve in the course Of year. And suppose you
live forty years only, after you commence that
course Of medicine, you make 14,6OO beings
happy, at all events, for time"
Year: 1872

Low BAROMETER IN POLAR REGIONS
AND N CYcLuNEs. - Observation
shows that there Is a marked depres-
sion Of the barometer in the polar
regions and in the central part Of
cyclones; but no very satisfactory
explanation has as yet been given Of
the cause Of this phenomenon. Re
liable observations show that there
is a depression Of more than one inch
below the average at the equator, in
that portion Of the Antartic region.
1t is also known that during the
continuance Of cyclone, the barom-
eter stands from one to two inches
lower in the central portion Of the
same, than when exposed in the ex-
terror part.