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Year: 1873

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Application having been made to
Governor Kellogg by the New Orleans,
Mobile and Texas Railroad Company
for the inspection, rs required by law,
Of ten miles of the. track of said rail-
road, finished, running westward from
Bayou Lafourche, and the same hav-
ing been inspected by NJ. JEFF. Thomp-
son, Chief State Engineer, and certi-
fed to as having. been completed in
accordance with law, we take. pleasure
in publishing the information, because
it is evidence that work on this line is
still going on. We ara enabled to
state, further, that good deal Of work
has been done on the road from the
point to where it is completed, and
Vermilionville, about fOrty -four miles.
A good deal Of work has also been
done Oh this road between Vermilion-
vile and the Sabine, q distance of
about one hundred aud twenty miles.
Over six hundred men are workinson
the road between Donaldsonville and
Vermilionville, and the whole work is
under the superintendent of Major
Rogers, one Of the best engineers and
most energetic railroad workers in the
country.


When the road shall have been COM
pleted to the Teche the chief difficult
ties of the construction Of this road
will have been surmOunted. That
part Of the country through which the
road passes, lying between the lower
Grand river and the Teche river, is
low, swampy and covered with dense
forests. Between these points the line
crosses many bayous which will have
to be bridged. We understand that
twelve miles Of this section have the
embankment approaching completion.
The whole distance Of this swamp
country is about thirty miles. When
this shall have been completed the
balance of the road, from the Teche
to the Sabine, will be comparatively
an easy job, the country through which
this passes being mostly prairie.


The last Legislature having granted
an extension Of time for the compile
ton of this road, we trust the company
will exert itself, as we have reason to
believe it will, in giving New Orleans
railroad connection with Texas at as
early date as possible. And we may
as well remark right here, that as the
last Legislature passed an act incor-
porating the Louisiana Central Rail
way Company to build railroad
between Vermilionville and Shreve-
port there is a good prospect of rail
CONNECTION between here and Shreve-
port, if Governor Kellogg signs the
act. We have reason to believe the
gentlemen who have exerted them
selves to gain the right of way from
the State for this road mean to build
it without delay when they are au-
thorized to commence the work. AS
Houston and Shreveport are likely to
be important railroad centres, railroad
connection berweens those points and
New Orleans must enhanceits business
in great degree. 1t is, therefore,
with much satisfaction we announce a
prospect of the consummation Of these
great works.
Year: 1873

In writing letters always put at the
head of your lottcr your full address,
town, county, state, and, it living in
large city, the street and number We
say put the full address aiaeays-at tho
head of every letter you write espeoial-
ly if you live in city, Your friend
may be in the habit of writing frequently,
and yet may not be able to remember
with certainty your exact street and mum.
ber; and the time he has to devote to
hunting up these necessary facts, is time
wasted on account of your carelessness or
stupidity. And if he is man whose
time is fully employed, your failure to do
so necessary thing does not raise you IN
his estimation.
Year: 1873

We would call the special attention Of
farmers again to the Importance Of pro-
tecting their young trees against the
winter ravages Of mice. The work re
quifad to do this is bat trifling and pays
largely. There are numerous ways for
accomplishing the desired end, but the
most etfectual and convenient we have
ever used was to bank with earth the
trunks up few inches from the surface
Of the ground. A wagon load of dirt
will bank large number of trees, ,and If
rich soil double benefit may be derived
by spreading the same over the roots Of
trees in the spring. a7 a


An exchange strongly urges plan
which we do ndt think as good as the
above,yet we give it for what it is worth
1t says to bandage up the stems of the
old tree with any cotton or wooden cloth,
if of old muslin with two or three wrap.
pings, letting the bandage 60 into the
ground an inch or two, and six or sight
inches above ground, and tie up.


This should certainly be renewed
every autumn if necessary, until the trees
are large enough not to be injured
Those who are in earnest for remedy
will try this and save their trees; but it
will be too much trouble for others to
devote couple Of hours to this labor
annually, and they will rather run the
risk with the mice.
Year: 1873

The humsn hand has often been ia


ken to illustrate Divine wisdom-and
very WE'LL But have YOU ever examin-
ed your horsc's hoof2 II is hardly
less curious in it's way.S Its parts are
somewhat more complicated, yet their
design is simple and Obvious. The
hoof is not as it appears to the careless
eye, a mere lump of insensible bone
fastened to the leg by joint. 1t is made
up Of a series Of thin layers of leaves
of horn, about 500 in number, and
nicely fitted to each other, and forming
a lining to the foot ITSELF Then there
are as many more layers, belonging TO
What is called the coffin bone, and fitted
into this. These are elastic. Take a
quire of paper and insert the leaves one
by one into those Of another quire, and
you will get some idea of the arrange
mentGof the several layers. Now, the
weight Of the horse rests on as many
elastic springs as there are layers in his
feet-about 1000; and all this is con,
trived, not only for the conveyance Of
his own body, hut for whatever burdens


may be laid on him. sltf
Year: 1873

The following from Vicksburg Hedrld
shows how much genius can be thrown in
to a murder report: ''despOiled of his
wife and children, his home made desc.
late, he shouldered his rife and sought
out the destroyer of his happiness. A
quick motion of the hand, sharp report.
and Edward Gaines was never more to mar
the sanctity of happy home. He had
gone, with all his sins broad blown as
fresh as hell, to bis maker. Tonight VIM.
Robinson sleeps in the county Jail, and
when the Circuit Court meets again he
will be called upon to answer why he
should violate that Divine commandment
which says /" thou shalt not commit muir
der"
Year: 1873

i can't abide to see men throw away
their tools i that way the minute the
clock begins to strike, as if they took no
pleasure i their work, and was afraid Of
doing stroke too much. l hate to see q
mans arm drop down as if he was shot.
before the clocks fairly struck, just as if
he'd never bit o. pride and delight in 3
work. The very grlpdstone ull 60 on turn
ing bit after you loose it.-Adam Bede.
Year: 1873

Projection AGAINST INORNDIARIsM.
The National Board Of Fire Underwri'
ters, at their late meeting in the city OF
New York, resolved to raise fund OF
100000 for the detection, conviction and
punishment Of parties Engaged in the ne
Isrious business oI incendiarism and ar
son. The Executive Committee Of that
Board at their meeting on the 14th inst
carried out the resolution and opened the
subscription.


We hail this movement as a step In
the right direction, and commend the &C.
ZION as one not only likely to benefit
underwriters, but also to protect the pub.
liz from wholesale loss. This action Is
the more important when II is remember.
ed that the experience Of the large COM
panies transactiDg the business OF fire In
sllrance in the United States shows that
The proportion oil loss to bo attributed to
Tue above causes Is not less than S9 per
cent Of the whole, or q loss TO the coun.
Try Of at least twenty-five millions Of dol.
lars per Administering Bulletin.
Year: 1873

TIE Moundsville Democrat announces
that the rolling mill project at that place
has at last become fixed TACT" The
Democrat now looks forward to the time
when Moundsvillc will be one OF the
foremost cities Of the Ohio valley and
have "a booming bridge over the river"
The editor OF the Democrat would have
been the delight OF old JOHN WnLETT,
who had an unbounded admiration for
people gifted with "imagination."
Year: 1873

TINS unkind fling at the Congressman
who have returned their back pay and
kept their names from the public, Is made
by the Boston Tfapelier! "Being Con-
stessmen, naturally they are ashamed Of
acting honestly
Year: 1873

A HORSE CAR driver in Chicago gave u
penny over TO twenty different passengers,
to Try their honesty, and nineteen Of them
kept the money, while the other one
sWore that four more cents were due him,
Year: 1873

/, The workmen in the principal shops
for the manufacture oi custom boots and
shoes are now on a strike for higher
wages. The employers say that the
strike will not accomplish It's purpose


while the strikers are sanguine Of success
Year: 1873

New VIEW OF THE SALARY STEAL.-A
correspondent Of the Tribune suggests
that tho sum stolen and pocketed by Con
gressmcn under the head Of increased
salaries does not at oil represent the real
aggregate CT that robbery. The next
Congress, It's numbers being increased by
the new apportiOnment, will draw ST.
100000 extra, and 80 of its successors
Tho act Of increase entails o perpetual
annual charge Of $4,000 on the Treasury.
This Is exactly five per cent on $l8,OOOt-
900, and that is the rate at which the
Government is now borrowing money.
The elect Is therefore precisely the same
rs II Congress had issued $1s,OoO,oOO
bonds stolen the proceeds and left the
people to pay the interest on them. This
may seem strained view OF the case, but
it is perfectly plain that tho 100000 ex-
TIA cost that has been added to the annual
sitting5 Of Congress would nay the interest
on 100000 OF the consolidated debt.
The annual addition to the Presidents
salary would pay the interest on a halt
million of that debt.
Year: 1873

SALT LAKE, April 20 - In an aGrOy
between negroes last night arising
from game Of cards, two men were shot
through the breast and badly cut in the
back By a razor. Two of tho wounded
arc In q dangerous condition.
Year: 1873

His Death Again Reported by u


Private Dispatch.


OTTAWA, ONT, April 1s.-A private
dispatch has been received here TO day
saying that the Pope died on Manday last,
but that the fact had been kept secret to
avoid public agitation respecting his sue
cessor until the matter should have boon
decided In Rome.
Year: 1873

It wants to be distinctly understood
that this is a Republican party pauic.
Jay Cooke, Henry Clews Il Co., were the
financial agents OF the Republican party.
Their corruption. protiigacy, dabbilng
with government funds and advance no
tices O. sales of gold, by which they made
millions off OF honest brokers, are part
of the grand crash Nobody is RESPONSE
bic tor this panic and crash, but the Re
publican administration and the republI-
can party. lHItcoukee NeloS.


We like that, that Is just what we
want TO have understood. This Is a
Republican panic, aud very unlike any
thing that ever took place under demo-
cratic rule. For in this Republican
panic, nobody mas been hurt, and lew
scared, like all panics, the lnconslderate
folly of many, makes trouble tor them
selves and those connected With them,
there has been no occasion Tor an Indi-
vidual or Bank doug sound honest
business, to lose a dollar, and If 1t cleans
out those doing dishonest or unsOund
business, it will prove a blessing instead
of an evil The difference between a
Democratic and the Republican panic is
this, the one is crash while the otner Is
simply a panic. Under the Democratic
rule in the land, the country was flooded
with worthless wild cat money, every
farmer aud laborer had some OF 1t IN his
pocket, and when the panic came, as 1t
always will under specie paying system,
and the Banks had to suspend, every
dollar of that democratic trash, became
worthless In the hands of the laborer,
the farmer, and the poor generally, and
SO Democratic panic became a crash.
But now when this Republican Panic
comes, every farmer and every laborlng
man that has dollar, more or les hid
away in a stocking, can rest quietly and
let half the Banks in the county sus-
pend, and it will make no difference with
his dollar or dollars Thanks to this
glorious system of Republican banking,
aud it ends in nothing but a panic, and
in part blows over before the manlpula
tors in corners and steals, get ready to
spring their nets. The thieves can t
get up any crash when every dollar
in the country is good beyond doubt.
People can always hurt themselves aud
their Banking institutions through USE
less panic. However much of our Demo
cratic friends may desire it, they can t
make any capital out of this Republican
panic. .-Rdcine Journal
Year: 1873

1t is with the highest satisfaction that
we are enabled to publish that excellent
speech with the present issue. Ourreaders
will find the political questions of the day
discussed in a brief, but clear, frank,
practical and able manner. The Coz
ernor shows first that the financial affairs
of our State have been carried On faith
fully and honestly, and at much less
expense to our people than few State
Administrations can boast Of then he
speaks of our public institutions of the
past and present financial revulsions !;
of the troubles to our producers by ex-
cessive charges for transportation, and
proposes their remedies of the onward
march of the Republican principles of
Congressional action in regard to high
ways of the ruined conventions of our
opponents; Of the Credit Mobiher, the
salary back pay and of his own action in
these matters of the tariff; of Caesar
ism and what reforms he deems necessary
and how these reforms ought to be eff
fected. Then he refers to the two con-
tenting parties and contrasts their past
histories, showing plainly in that of the
Democratic party that on honest citizen
can desire its restoration to power and
influence, although, like the rebels dur
ing the war, they have adopted our uni
form to lead us into an ambuscade, but
they are no less rebels. We commend
its careful perusal TO all our readers,
feeling assured, that they will be fully
satisfied, if never before, that Governor
Washburn is the man we want for an
publican administration Cf our State af-
fairs by voting the entire Republican
ticket
Year: 1873

regret to see the cramping of several
large Industrial enterprises which are
compelled by the stringency to limit
their operations either by the discharge
of a portion of their working force, or by
working fewer hours par day at reduced
rates of daily wages. This win lead in
some cases, to strikes and lcck-outs, but
this method has never been success
ful


The Secretary of the Interior yesterday
received telegraph from Agent Adams
announcing his arrival in Denver en- route
for this city with the party of the chiefs
who signed the recent agreement with
Commissioner Brunot relinquishing their
reservation in Colorado. Their visit to
Washington was provided for in the
same agreement.


By the prepayment of the November
Interest on Government securities about
seventy-nine millions of dellars in gold
will be thrown upon the market. OF this
amount it is estimated that between
fourteen and ffteen millions accrue upon
coupon bonds, the mass OF which are held
to Europe The displacement of coin
then to answer this demand will be slow
but the influence of the movement in
general will be beneficial to the produc-
aF f5.a


The Continental Hotel Company of
Washington which proposes to built a
hotel east of the Capitol. costing 500.
600. is selling it's stecEs rapidly. The
committee appointed to examine the title
of the property to he purchased reported
that il had performed the duty and found
1t all right. The East Washington prop
erty owners are alive to the necessity of
building up their section, and the build
ing of this hotel is intended as stan
ding advertisement for them.


The growth of the petroleum trade is
wonderful. The production the cerrent
year has been lavish and prices low, hence
parties have largely engaged in the ex
port trade. Over hundred vessels are
loading or about TO load at New York.
aud as many more at Philadelphia with
this article.


The late revival of our cotton manu-
facture is one of the gratifying facts of
the time. During the last fiscal year we
consumed l.2Ol. l27 bales of cotton. or
about third of one crop. Our exports
of cotton fabrics haye risen from 8. II
packages during the first eight months of
1872 to 13 l2S during the same periol OF
1873. We have yet much to do to re-
cover our ground previous to the war :
but We have lately made encouraging
strides In that direction. Our Industrial
operations all indicate vitality and pro
gressiyeness which breaks the force OF all
financial panics. LIFE
Year: 1873

WHAT women need is not less accom-
plishments, but more Of the solid educa-
ton. Among all nations, the idea of
ornament precedes that of use; and this
holds good in regard to the mind as well
as the body. Do not fear that the sex
will neglect the accomplishments. The
womanly nature loves them, and will
therefore provide for them.
Year: 1873

A MAN in Berea, Ohio, thought he
would milk his cow with mittens on, one
col morning last week, but hardly had
the lacteal fluid commenced to sizzle in
the pal, when the COW handed him one
on the right ear with her hind foot, and
the next moment he was soaring like an
ange! through the barnyard crowned with
badly battered tin millpail.
Year: 1873

THE little boy who sang, ~ want to be
an angel" in Sunday-school with so
much energy that he almost choked him
self, confessed to an enterprising reporter
that he really wanted to be captain on
Il canal boat
Year: 1873

AN Albany man refused to ride to the
grave with his mother-in-law on the oc-
casion of his wife's funeral, for the reason
that the whole pleasure of the occasion
would be destroyed by such an arrange
Year: 1873

NOTHING sets so wide a mark between
vulgar and noble soul as the respect
and reverental love of woman. A man
who is always sneering at women is gen
orally Il coarse profigate- or worse.
Year: 1873

THE ALDINE, while issued with all the
regulari y. has none of the temporary or timely
interest characteristic of ordinary periodicals.
1t is an elegant miscellany Of pure, light, and
graceful literature, and collection of pic
lures, the rarest specime ms Of artistic Skill in
number affords fresh pleasure to its friends
the real value and beauty of The A ldine will
be most appreciated after it has been bound
up at the close of the year. While other pub
lieations may claim superior cheapness as com
pared with rivals of a similar class The Aldine
is a unique and original conception alone and
unapproached - absolutely without competi-
tion in price or character. The pOssessor of
the quantity of fine paper and engravings in
any other shape or number of volumes for ten
times its cost and then, there are the chro-
mos besides
Year: 1873

From the lghtest muslins to the heaviest
Linen, Wooien or Cotton goods, with Silk,
Linen or Cotton thread Scanning, Quilting,
Ga herring. liemming, Telling, Cording, Tuck
ing, Braiding, EmbrOidering and making But
ton Holes with the greatest facility


If it be inconvenient for the purchaser to
visit the salesroom, the order may be forward
ed to the office, and it will be as faithfully
filled as if tho selection had been made per-
sOnally.


Full instructions, recently compiled, and
giving full information upon every point in
detail, accompany each Machine, and enable
the most inexperienced to operate without
difficulty.


Our interest in the successful working of the
Machines is not second to that of the purchas-
er, and we esteem it a privilege to aid, by cor
respondence or otherwise, any person who may
require it.
Year: 1873

and there is perhaps no subject of equal
Importance on which there are greater
incongruities than on the point, what
rights are vested, so as to be beyond
the reach of legislative action, and
what are within its proper and regular
control. He also says that in the term
contracts, are not included rights or
rather interests growing out of meas
ures of public policy. And the Supreme
Court has said that the contracts de-
signed to be protected by the tenth sec
ton of the first article of the .constitu-
tion are contracts by which certain de-
finite, fixed, private rights of property
are vested, as distinguished from rights
growing out of measures, or engage
ments adopted or undertaken by the
body polite or State government, for
the benefit of all, and which from the
necessity Of the case and, according to
universal understanding are to be va
ried or discontinued as the public good
shall require.


Having sought in this article to pre-
sent the law respecting political vested
rights succeeding article will be an
inquiry what vested rights have been
acquired by private corporations in
this State and how far said corpora
tions are subject to Legislative action
and control.
Year: 1873

The SAN Diego World, in its last
few issues, has shown decided ten
dency towards the Independent move
ment. Having bolted McNealy for
District Judge James Mccoy took it to
task, and he in time is quite severely
handled. The World plants itself
firmly on its right as an Independent
Journal to support any man by whose
election it supposes the good of the
country will be subserved. Ii this
opposition of the World to party
trammel is founded on principle, and
not on price, If it is unbought, it is
significant of good era coming. Mr..
McNealy may be the fittest person for
the position to which he aspires; he
ought to be, he is Democrat, and NJ
complaint seems to be made against
him except his youth-but, when a
party journal, especially one located
in a small country town, and conse-
quently dependant upon party patron
age, dares to bolt the dictum of party
from principle, Il hope is born that the
pristine purity and virtue will return
to politics. The HERALD while it
will support Democracy and Democra-
tic principles, will not hesitate to bolt
the nomination of any man, il a bet
ter name he Drpsantad
Year: 1873

AGAIN the wires are down, and again
the HERALD goes to press without


news from abroad The dispatches


that came during the short time the
, wires were working, are anticipated
by those received by mail. TT is hoped
Tomorrow will put, the line insorder.
Year: 1873

A WATER SpoUT.-A water spout
passed over the lake Saturday evening
plainly visible to the citizens of this
locality It was rare and wonderful
sight. Many who witnessed it, though
advanced in years, never saw its like
before. AS it appeared to the writer,
about 6 o'clock, it was we'll over the
south and moving in that direction. 1t
had evidently passed from the lake
and was in view about five min
utes, when it broke and gradually dis
solved from view. The end connect
ing with the clond swelled out larger,
and disappeared from sight at last.
The clouds in that direction were
heavy and black, and the water spout
appeared like monstrous cable hang
ing from the clouds to the earth. Its
outlines were plainly visible against
the dark clouds, but as it dropped
against the clear sky below it was still
more distinct. ltmust have been full
" FIVE miles in length, and its course
across tbs lake some five co eight miles
distant from this city possibly more.
We shall be much mistaken if some
report of disaster in its path is not
heard in due time.-Bufalo Erpress
21st.
Year: 1873

The Supreme Court of Illinois h as
decided that fire insurance company
has net the right to cancel a policy
when a fire is approaching the insured
property or when danger of destruc-
ton is impending The case arose un-
der the cancellation of a policy on cord
wood while forest fires were burning
in the neighborhood.