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Year: 1875

as with efficient facilities for turning of


the river water or keeping out the water


OF the river or lake, let them say so; and


let the Legislature we'll consider their
| petition, and relieve the landlord from the
present charge.


In few words, the people are sovereign.


The corporate creations of the law are
subordinate. The Legislature may per-
form its duties directly through special
agents or by remitting to the municipal
corporations the performance of these du-
ties. Whatever the Legislature may do in
these premises the Republican party will
sustain. 1t is committed to no abuses,
nor does it profit by any of the alleged
abuses more than the landlords them
selves.


There is one thing We will impress on
the citizens of New Orleans. The pro-
gramme of reform contains no proposal
to reduce the direct tax on the right to
labor or the indirect tax on the food of
the laborer. The meeting proposes relief
alone to the landlord. To the tenant is
assigned one duty. 1t is to stand by the
landlord, ''be the consequences what
they ma y." The children of the tenant
may be without school; the tenant may
be without police protection; the tenant
may be disabled from work by the mala-
rial exhalations of an undrained city; he
tenant may have no park " Nithin which to
pasture his COW. He must stand by his
liege landlord II all the consequences Of
suspending these public comforts. md
these consequence! They may involve
barricades, wounds, amputations, funer-
ais, dependent women and children, pos
sibly trials and imprisonment. Never
mind. Let the yeomanry stand by the
'landed gentry" and these consequences
will rebound to their glory here or hereaf-
ter.


With the avowed purpose of the Repub-
lican party to give all legislative relief and
reform which the constitution may author
ize, we do not see that the landlord need
proceed to such extremities as the politi-
clans propose, and if they do-the ten
antry will not IN the risk of violating the
laws to secure the relief of the landlord
from the education, protection and health
of the tenant.
Year: 1875

About the usual amount of business has


been furnished the surgeon and under


taker by the so-called holiday sports OF
| this season. Christmas and the Sabbath


were both duly desecrated by firing of
pistols and small toy cannons by the


youngsters, while thei, elders repaired to


the corner groceries to indulge in torch


light procession whisky. The result is
what might have been expected. Several


hopless boy have been severely hurt by


premature explosion of firearms in their


hands, while one poor little ipnocent boy


was killed by the discharge of pistol in


the hands of playfellow.


The Freetown fight would have been


impossible if the people over there had


been trained to proper observance of the
day. They thought it time for brutal
carousing, and when maddened by the
villainous compound sold by the name of
whisky, thought the time to destroy each
other had arrived, and everybody in the
vicinity of the groggery essayed to improve
the opportune moment. A bloody fight
and deep disgrace is the result of the
days doings. All the by-standers and
participants were so drunk or excited that
no ineligible or trustworthy statement
OF the affray, which resulted in the death
of poor McCabe, can be obtained. 1t is
only known that he had been at work all
day on job repairing steamboat, and
was on his way home when his attention
was attracted by great noise of fighting
and tumult near his house. Some one
told him the negroes had threatened him,
and were looking for him. He thereupon
went in and took drink, and then came
out again to make further inquiries of the
by-standers, While thus talking he was
struck in the back of the neck by ball,
and killed. 1t is not known whether the
shooting was accident or design. No one
appeared to know anything about it,
though there were witnesses enough if
they had only been blessed with their Or
binary sober senses.


While gunpowder is freely accessible to
juveniiity and inebriety, we may expect
to witness such painful scenes. During a
time of high excitement from any cause,
the means of destruction should be care
fully removed out of reach, thus render
ing fatal results improbable, if not impos-
sible We believe there was a police order
the discharge of firearms in
the street, but such is the general dis
regard for law on the part OF some OF the
people that the only perceptible result was
an increase in the usual amount of fire.
arms in the hands of small boys.
Year: 1875

The St, Patrick's Hall meeting was just
what we expected it would be. A few
hundred quiet orderly people, of more or
less business and political influence, as
sembled to hear the resolutions which
they knew had been prepared, and take
the chances of hearing good speech, of
which, however, there were no sanguine
expectations, and possibly no disappoint-
meat ensued. The parade cost the Prop
erty Holders Association probably fifty
dollars, including gas and rent of the
hall. Anybody can easily get up as large
meeting at any time, and have his
political notions ratified, particularly if
he buries them in such mass of
words as to render the meaning OBJ
scure. Yet there are interests in this
city which were not represented
there. The small householder who
has paid his taxes long ago, did not think
he had any business at the meeting. The
laboiing people, who are compelled to
pay their rent promptly, whether their
landlords pay their taxes or not, were not
there. The policeman who suffers shave
on his pay, but pays interest on his gro
cery bill, had no stomach to ratify Mr..
Leeds recommendation to reduce his pay
and transfer the control of his duties and
destinies to the tender mercies of those
who think he is ovelpaid The school
teachers could not spare the necessary
nickels for car fare, Or perhaps they would
have been there to inquire when the
school tax will probably be paid. This is
regarded as great burden by the tax re-
sisters, though we are at loss to know
how they come to such conclusion. As
they have not paid it, we fail to see how
they have been impoverished by holding
ON to the money and lending out to the
teachers on their certificates at two-and-a-
half per cent month.


The three important classes last named
would not have been very enthusiastic in
their hurrahs over the ratified claim set
by the grasping property owners, that
they have right to withhold the payment
of the taxes for the support of police and
schools until they gain absolute control
of the administration. As they had no
objection, however, to harmless express.
ion of views extremely hostile to the in.
terests of the poorer classes. they did not
think it worth while to go to St. Patrick's
Hall to vote against them. There will
come q time and place though, when
poor and honest man without dollar be.
yond the value Of his labor or his brain,
viii count az much as property holder,
even though he owna whole street. On
that day the movers in the mass meeting
Year: 1875

they are enemies to the State, and when
it comes to frowning and voting and other
manifestations of revenge, may safely be
trusted to hold their own against what
few people may be daring enough to dare
to try and look them down. So far from
these threats soothing down the people
they are intended to intimidate, the exact
contrary effect is produced. prominent
third warder, in commenting on the
Bulletins peace objurgations yesterday, re-
marked with appropriate fourishes: 80,
that's bluff, and a bad one too. That
fellow amt got nothing more'n three
fush'


If some of those who are now so zeal
ously preaching harmony will step out of
the way and leave free field for the dis
play of personal ambition, at least one
great cause of trouble will be withdrawn
and Democracy will appear harmonious if
Lot respectable.
Year: 1875

Ss-NoTICR TO CAPTAINS or VESSELS ENTERING
THE PORT or NEW YORK AT NIGHT.-rhe NEw YORK
adopted distinguishing Coston night signal for
board tho HERALD yacht showing while burn
ing coos green red changing from to the other
in succession and can be miles distant Cap
OF vessels seeing this signal viii obgc as by
pairing any they may have for the Ship News
Department Of the HERALD


BPersons desrous Of communicating With vessels arrv
ing addressing such vessels
Of HERALD news yacht pier No East River, New York
from all parts the world and promptly de-
hvered- Duplicates required
Year: 1875

number OF depostors of the German Uptown Saw
ings Bank last evening at No 900 Third for
the purpose Of taking action in regard TO the
cent suspension Of the bank The meeting mostly
composed OF Germans, and number Of addresses
made showing the existence Of very bitter feeling
against the officials of the institution. IL finally
resolved at the suggestion OF the chairman Mr.. Louis
Reiss that all action in the matter be deferred for
monster meeting to DO held at an early date and
which the officials Of the bank TO be invited TO be
present and explain their action


The depostors of other natonalities complain that
favor shown TO the Germans and that number Of
them had drawn nearly all their money out Of the bank
Year: 1875

The plaintiff In the suit for divorce brought against
Mrs. Ann Savage, by her husband Lorenzo Savage Is
not the sexton Of Or. Duryea's church. was mad
vertenty published in yesterdays papers, but - or
was sexton Of the Atlantic Avenue Congregational
Mission Church. The correction made IN justice to
the sexton Of the former named church.
Year: 1875

Owing to the agance Or the Board Of Education
IN Jersey city the unexpended portion or the appro-
pralion will fa short Of the salaries Of the teachers
by several thousand dollars The teachers will DO
obliged 70 submit TO the reduction or bring suits
afsips, the city.
Year: 1875

Mr. Paul Boynton having succeeded in
swimming the English Channel between
Calais and Dover on his second trial, a
description of his life-preserver and the
ease with which it can be donned may
not be uninteresting. The original pat
entee of this life-saving apparatus is q.
s. Merriman, who recently invited q
member of the New York press to try it
on. From his description of it we give a
condensed account. To show the rapid
ity with which the suit can be put on by
one accustomed to it, the inventor first
dressed himself in the outfit, occupying
just one minute and fifteen seconds in
the operation. Aroused in the dead of
night by collision on shipboard, one
has to do what one would naturally do
throw on a pair of pantaloons and shirt,
and he is prepared to Jump into the sea.
The dress is made of two pieces. fitting
together water-tight at the waist, and
completely enveloping the wearer,. hands.
feet and all, save his eyes, nose and
mouth. In each leg. on the breast, back,
and in the haad-piece there are air-tight
compartments (between the outside rub
Der and the iinlng). each of these COM
Ae'Ad5 AOhS tuOO Acttttlug
from it, by means of which the wearer is
enabled to initiate the dress. This can be
done in the water, the dress. uninfiated,
being sufficient TO sustain body on the
surface. The representative of the press,
after being shown everything about the
dress, removed his outside coat and shoes
aud was instantly whipped into the rub
Der breeches, the hooded jacket thrown
over his head, his lean sides expanded by
the united breath of the inventor and his
assistant and in just four minutes from
the time of signifying his desire to '.try
1t" he was plunged into the briny deep.
Plunged is hardly the word he was
rather launched, and f1oated off upon the
water like cork. With this rig on
man is like oil upon the water. sinking or
wetting being altogether out of the ques-
ton. For several hours the reporter
foated about the bay. now swimming
feet foremost, now in the opposite direc-
tion-either way with the greatest of ease,
and considerable rapidity. On landing,
his clothes were found perfectly warm
and dry, the stiffness not even taken
from his collar and cuffs. The recent
exploit of Mr.. Boynton will give his
life preserver worldwide notoriety aud
cause it to be generally sought for by
those who go down to the sea In ships
Iiryinia Enterprise.
Year: 1875

Ihe Grass Valley Union tells Of q doc
IN tnat town whose morality has been de,
stroyed by his associations with mon


The animal is a black-and-tan. and looks
IKE a cross between terrier and snan-
lei. From an early age the animal showed
o marvellous inclination to copy what was
vicious IN man. 1t does not seem that
ne ever smoked perhaps it was because
the formation of the mouth forbade that
luxury. Chewing tobacco has ever been
ms especial vanity. He will 90 any length
TO procure his favori.e stimulant: even
cigar stumps and secondhand quids off
the sidewalk do not come amiss. In fact
they are his chief resource. He has kept
up the practice so long that if he fails to
nnd tobacco to satisfy his cravings he
falls into fits. His dissipation is not con-
fined to tobacco. but he exhibits a remark
able fondness for alcoholic stimulants.
He will lap up bowlful of wine at a sit
ting. Even brandy is not too fiery. and
he will drink it, provided it is sufficiently
diluted, until he is drunk. Coffee with
cognac is another of his weaknesses, and
he will hold his paws lovingly around a
cup OF it until the last drop Of it is drain
ed. His master having recently complied
with the Common Councils ordinances
and muzzled him, the poor animal re-
jected all kinds of food-even bones =
and tried to starve himself because he
could not get his accustomed tobacco.
Year: 1875

No WILL NECESSARY. I'm case hus-
band and father dies intestate, the Code
makes the following provisions as to his
property. which in ordinary cases would
seem to do away with the need of will !:
One-half goes to the wife and the other
half is distributed equally to his descend
ants. A child, when adopted, takes
the name of the person adopting. and
the two thenceforth sustain towards each
other the legal relation of parent and
child, and have all the rights and are
subject to all the duties of that relation"
Thus reads the Code. And under it the
adopted child becomes in all legal rela-
tlons the peer of the child by blood. And
it may be of interest to many if we state
here that the husband cannot by will de-
prive the wife of her full share-that is
one half of the common property. He
can will away his own half, and that is
all.-CdrSon Appeal.
Year: 1875

REVIVAL OF PATRIOTIC SENTIMENT
The Boston Advertiser thinks that the
prospect now is that "long before the
nation gets through celebrating the ami
versaries of the Revolution there will be
such revival of patriotic sentiment in
every section of the country that the ami
mosities of the civil war will be practi-
cally blotted out" and it says "There
is no longer need to strive to make our
countrymen of the South ashamed of
their folly. Let us henceforth act the
nobler part, and bend every energy to
the work of making them glad that, IN
spite of all, we are still one nation not
weaker, but stronger, for the conflicts it
has passed safely through"
Year: 1875

RECENTLY there was row at the Utah
penltentlary. all about a razor, and which
should use it first. Several severe cuts
and bruises showed out prominently after
the cruel war was over m
Year: 1875

HERE is good thing on advertising from sColorado paper: We wouldn't advise any body to advertise any more than we would advise teamSter to grease his axles. Axle grease costs money and if you can't go Ca kitin" with a heavy load, why, you can trav- el along anyway, and save money for the grease. lfyour thimbles wear out a little sooner, what of that, haven't you saved the money that other teamsters have squandered for grease It is just so with advertising-it don't pay any more than it does to grease your wagon when you are about to draw a heavy load.
Year: 1875

CHARLEs O'CoNNoR's hat is probably the worst hat exhibited on good head on Broadway. There is tradition among New York lawyers that it was presented to him on the day of his admission to the bar, and that he has been wearing it and sitting on it ever slnee.
Year: 1875

Two years ago Pennsylvania servant girl wps sent to Prision for stealing S200 from her employer. The money was found the other day where he had hidden it, and now theanan offers the girl S6 as recompense, while she is willing to settle for ten thou sand. 's
Year: 1875

SOON HoME.-It is reported that a young lady of Philadelphia, who went out to the Fiji Islands last summer as a missionary, is a, home again. Her first Sunday school class came shuffling into her house one morning with nothing on but necklaces, whereupon her enthusiasm in the cause all melted a way
Year: 1875

There is q story told of fellow who
applied to a lawyer for advice. Au ae-
qnaiutance had charged him with steal
ing y horse. '.Well,- said the LAWYER.
that is clearly actionable such a
charge as that is SANDER .But.- said
the fellow, ..he not only charged it but
he proved it to be true


Tais is very much the case with the
unfortunate Col. Pfeander, the republi-
Year: 1875

In the Senate, Immediately after the
reading of the journal, the comsidera-
tion of the resolution for the admis-
sion of Pinchbeck was resumed, and
Merriman continued his argument in
opposition to it.
Year: 1875

To ALL, particularly invalids, spring is trying
season. Indications of sickness should at once be
attended to. Fatal diseases may be caused by al
lowing the bowels to become corstipated and the
systom to remain in disordered condition until
the disorder has time to develop itself. An ounce
of preventive is worth a pound of cure, an old
and truthful saying. Therefore, we advise all who
troubled with the complaints now very prevalent
headache, indigestion, disordered liver, want OF
appetite, Nausea or feverish skin, to take without
delay, Schencks Mandrake Pills. We know Of nc
remedy harmless and decisive IN its action. 1t al
once strikes at the reot of the disease and produces
healthy tone to the system. People never need
suffer from any disease arising from disordered
condition of the liver if they would take this excel
lent medicine when they feel the first indications
OF the malady. Families leaving home for the
summer months should take three or four boxes O
these pills with them. They have an almost in
st.ntaneous effect. They will relieve the patient
headache in one or two hours, and will rapidly
cleanse the liver OF surrounding bile and will efec
tually prevent bilious attack. They are sold BY
all druggists.
Year: 1875

We now enter the field for
the fall and coming Winter
aud are furnishing the bes.
paying ard most easily worked
agency in the world. our
agents have always heen the
most successful. and We nave
lately added NJ " and exceed


ing,y taking induct ments, re


quiring only intelligence and
application for any one,young
or old, Of either sex, to make
really irst-class paying busi
Year: 1875

Peter Donahue's new steamer to run
between San Francisco and Donahue,
to connect with the Sonoma railroad,
will be ready for use in March. She
is intended to be tire fastest steamer
on the bay.


w. A. Dewey and his assistants have
succeeded in clearing from the Ameri-
can River Canal the trees and other
drift that lodged in it during the high
water, and it is now in good condition
again.
Year: 1875

ESPECIALLY ASSORTED FOR SCRAP
BOOK Ill 4ND DRAH- s


ING CLASS COPIES.


A large collection of pictures of different
lies and on almost every conceivable sub
iect have been put up in an attractive envel-
ope and are now offered at a price intended to
make them popular in every sense


Envelope No. containing 30 beautiful en-
gravings5 is now ready, and will be sent, post
age paid, to any address for ONE DOLLAR.
A liberal discount to agents and teachers.
Year: 1875

A square mile is laid off at an eligible point
on the tract, with lots 25x140; avenue 100 feet
and streets so feet wide.


A stream of water can be brought in so as
to supply every lot with crystal, cool, sweet
water.


Provision will be made for a College and
Farm School.


A large lot will be set apart for each relig-
ious denomination. A block will also be
given for the erection of a large hall by the
different Fraternal, Grange and Temperance
Societies.
Year: 1875

REX REDIvIvUs-His Majesty Still Lives-
Mardi Gras TO be Obserced ,cih Unusual
Sp'endor.-There is now no longer any
doubt about the coming of his Majesty the
King of the Carnival on the approaching
Mardi Grassland we are assured upon un-
doubted authority that the preparations for
his coming are rapidly being completed
upon scale of unusual splendor.


In confirmation of this, the unexpected
arrival of his majesty's chamberlain,
Bathurst, last evening, sets at rest all
doubts upon the subject.


We learn that his Excellency will, in
few days, promulgate an edict brought
direct from the royal hands, and>that at a
conference held last evening the veteran
Earl Marshal Warwick was instructed to
push forward all the preparatory operations
without delay. ........


We are glad to be enabled to make this
gratifying announcement, coming as it does
SO cloee upon the advent OF the New Year,
and have no doubt that his msjesty's loyal
subjects will give the glorious monarch a
grand and gorgeous reception.
Year: 1875

SOMETHING NEw-New Years being at
hand and everybody, desiring to give neat
present to mark the time, wishes of course
to give something new. Some of the neatest
things may be seen at Leighton's, corner of
Canal and st. Charles streets. They are
the Long Branch pebbles, picked up by Mr..
Leighton himself and mounted specially for
his trade. They are new, elegant and not
expensive. Mr.. Leighton remained North
to secure the best bargins Of the season and
is new Offering his customers the advantage
of his rare jud gment and long experience
Call at Leighton corner and you are sure
to be suited.
Year: 1875

The annual holiday festival of the First
Congregational Church Sunday school will
be held this evening at the chapel, corner
of Prytania and Calliope streets. The Off
Gers of the school desire to make Of this oc.
casion plea asant and sociable entertain
ment for the adult friends of the church, as
well as profitable and enjoyable evening
for the children. With that end in view,
all persons now or formerly connected with
the congregation and their friends, are cor.
daily invited to be present. An old time
social reunion of the friends of the First
Congregation Church is wished for, and
the Sunday school festival tins evening af
fords the opportunity.
Year: 1875

letter went on to say that he had d;unex-


pectedly fallen heir to large fortune,


and he hoped they would accept this


slight token of his friendship. 1t would


have been unkind to refuse, and they
gladly received it aas ieas bsils1fls


So the mother and son lived on 10
the old home. Howard from time to
time sending forth volume. from his
retreat, and she finding her happiness
in his. Every summer Ethel and her
little ones spent with them; and their
grandmother could hardly be blamed
for being little partial to one fair boy
whose dark eyes and auburn hair were
the very hue of his namesake's., -


But the tenth summer brought with
it the sad knowledge that the life so
priced was drawing to a close Howard
was dying. 1t was on summer even-
ing that he died. just at sunset; the
fading light streamed- through the win-
dow. resting like a halo ofiglory on the
calm face, losing itself in his wealth Of
auburn hair, creeping tenderly around
those kneeling beside the bed, falling
warm and bright over.the quaint old


III
Bible lying open near. ......sisj


Mother and son we're not long part
3D. A few short months and the hearts
hat clung SO fondly to each other were
ogether evermore.