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Year: 1873

The Postal Telegraph bill which is now
pending in the House has many friends
and some enemies. 1t proposes to au-
thorize company to purchase the pres
ent monopoly of telegraphs, and to run
them under stringent rules adopted by
Congress. At the same time it secures n
reduction Of two-thirds the rates now
charged, taken in the aggregate. 1t Is,
perhaps, the best that can be done at
present for the interest of the general pub
lie. The purchase of the old lines by the
Government, under the terms proposed
five or six years ago, will require a large
outlay on the part of the Government,
and the right to do this at any time will
be retained under the present BILL in case
the new company violate its compact
with the Government, and intend to i'm
pose upon it or the people. A huge lob
by is said to be quietly working in the
interest of the present telegraph monop-
oily. G. Nj.
Year: 1873

The refunding Of the cotton tax has not
yet come fairly before Congress at this
session, but when it does an amount of
light will be thrown upon the subject that
cannot well fail TO present it in II favorable
aspect TO the people. Jutice should be
done though millions of money be re-
quircd to be taken from the Treasury.
Principle is paramount over expense, and
If wrong has been done to an industrial
class in this country in violation of the
Constitution, restitution should be made,
let the cost be what it may.
Year: 1873

INCREASE OF PRESIDENTS SALARY


The attempt to raise the Presidents sal
AIRY to $4,000 per annum has failed be-
cause it was not presented in order. The
vote was very light and hence no conclu-
sion can be arrived at from this source
as to the popularity of the measure in
case it came to II square vote on the APP
preparation.
Year: 1873

Judge Henry Dugue, who was buried
yesterday evening from his late residence
No. sos ST. Charles street, was one of the
most estimable members of the Louisiana
bar. He was lately judge of the parish of
Jefferson. Throughout a long professional
cafeer. although cut off almost in the prime
of life, he retained the esteem and respect
Of his clients and associates. He was not a
politician and sought no notoriety but the
reputation of doing'-nis duty to those who
trusted him.


Like many, like nearly all hard-workins
lawyers, he goes to his rest leaving hardly
a ripple on the surface Of events to mark
his loss. The gratitude of his clients, the
regrets of his friends, the means of his reia-
tives will soon be forgotten. The devotees
of his profession can never hope for better
epitaph than he received yesterday. "He
was a good lawyer. He was devoted to his
clients He stood well in his profession.
For no one but the judge and his client
knows what the honest lawyer does. He
plays his part, makes lis exit and is fo--
gotten.
Year: 1873

| The City Council has had for some time
| under deliberation, in committee of the
whole. an ordinance granting to the Canal
Street, City Park and Lake Railroad Com.
pany the right of way FOR a double track
street railroad from the neutral ground on
Basin street, at its junction with Canal
street, down Basin to Cont street, out
Cont to Bernadotte street, along Berna-
dOtte to Orleans street, and thence on the
embankment on the upper side of Orleans
street to the lake.


The committee of the whole reported
back to the Council yesterday. and the or.
dinance was ordered to be printed and laid
over forfeiture action.


We have given the ordinance cursory
examination, and find IN it many commend
able features. The company is to lay rails
Of the 7 pattern. to weigh not less than
twenty pounds to the yard. The levels and
grades are to be located by the City Sur
veyOr, and the road is to be built under the
supervision of the Administrator Of I'm
provements. The company has permission
to use any kind of propelling power that
may be selected, but greater speed than
six miles an hour is not to be allowed be-
tween Basin and Broad streets. The COM
pany has permission to extend its
track to New Lake End, Bayou
St. John and Milneburg, along the
lake shore, and may use the lake shore
embankment if desirable. The fare is not
to 20 Do
ten cents to any part Of the lake shore.
The company shall keep its tracks and the
road Hereunder, in good order at its own
expense. The work is to commence with
in thirty days from the passage of the Or
dinance, and be completed to the lake
shore and in running order in twelve
months and to New Lake End and Milne
burg in two years thereafter, under pain
of forfeiture. At least one car in every
half hour shall be run from each end of
the road up to P. M, and one ca. every
hour up to twelve o'clock at night. The
charter is for the term of twenty-five years.


These are the principle features Of the
ordinance before us, and with some few
amendments, they appear 80 be such as
will commend Themselves to the public.
One of these, we would suggest, is that the
city reserve the right to amend the charter
at any future time, so as to compel the
company to put on more cars in case it may
become necessary, and to compel their rua-
ming after midnight Again, it would be
better for all concerned if the line was made
to start from Tivol circle, and then out
Delord street to Rampant, and down Ram
part and out to the corner of Canal and
Basin. This would be a great accommoda-
ton to the residents above Canal street
and it appears that amicable arrangements
could be made to use the tracks of other
companies the greater portion OF the way
down to the proposed starting point on
Basin street.


An inquiry as to the corporators devel-
opes the statement that Messrs. William
Henry, Thomas Hassam, Ben S. Harrison,
Louis Gagnet and J. S. Smith are among
the most prominent of them. These are
men of energy, public spirit and discern
ment, and belong to that class into whose
hands the people may trust public interests
with safety.
Year: 1873

publishers of that paper have another
story. which has not yet been named,
also by the same writer. His domestic
life was very unhappy, and he had been
separated from his wife a long time. His


two daughters, aged from twelve to ff-


teen, were living with the mother. The
lad not heard the deceased


mention his son. In one of his novels
the deceased had made himself the hero,
and had set forth Lis troubles to some
extent in the story. He was residing in
a suit of rooms on Fourth avenue, two
doors north of Fifty fourth street. just
previous to his death The statement
that the deceased was a member Of the
Masonic fraternity is denied
Year: 1873

with :he processes by which it is formed,
and express onl y wonder tLa. The same
idea of tracing the food principle to its
source had not occurred to themselves
In any other city than Paris there might
be some hesitation about making expert
ments with this new diet but men who
have. learned to sit down to dinner of
horse steak will have no hesitation In
trying any other viands that come well
recommended. The food is made of
earth-even, it is said of refuse matter.
1t contains in exact proportions the fcur
elements necessary for nutrition Pre-
pared with skill and care, it not only has
rejected all that does not assist life, but
it is said to be spiced and performed IN
such a manner as to realize our dreams
Of the ambrosia of the gods. Smell and
taste are gratitied at the same time that
digestion is rendered a pleasure. 70
stale scent of cookery fingers aboUt It
it has banished at once all the disc6In-
forts of the kitchen. Those who have
eaten it (and my informants are medical
men of high repu.e) say that its effect
on the system is magical, and lis taste
beyond description IN words. In their
enthusiasm they 60 a;ill further, and say
that NJ Guereites discovery will DO
more to bauish alcoholism and other per-
verted tastes, and restore the system to
its normal condition of healthy appetites
and sound digestion. than all the discov-
cries of all the medical men who have
ever lived.


With others, laughed heartily at tho
idea when it was first broache1, but a
second and more sober thought has made
me lend reader ear TO what has been
told me. / remembered the habits of
the clay eaters of North Carolina. and
the tribes along the Amozon River. who
eat soft, highly scented clly that is
found upon its banks, and are seemingly
as well grown and Is strong as those
who live on flesh and fruit. If this
could be done by barbagians, Iyeasoued.
why should not ciyilized men be able to
derive their food from the same source 2
The animal is fed by vegetable life-the
vegetable by the substance and grass OF
the earth-heace it is reasonable, as Pro-
fessor Guerette argues, 10 seek the means
of sustaining life at the source whence
they draw their susterancc. VOLTA tort!
Chemistry has become such an exac.
science in the clear sighted Frenchmans
hands, that he can combine the elcmeu-
tary parts in his laboratory as readily
and far more quickly than can be done
by the slow processes that require the
growth of animal and plant, and without
meeting the cause that badly effect the
food we now eat Science has simply
come to the aid of nature, and quickened
her processes. Il it so Surprisingly won
derful after all ? Artificial vaPor has
turned the wheels of the locomotive and
lifted the lever that prOpels the steamer.
An artificial fash of lightning sends
messages under the ocean and across
continents. And now artificial food is
extracted from natures laboratory hy
processes that, as IN the abive cases, au-
initiate time That is all that has been
done. But it means a physical, social,
but economical revelation.
Year: 1873

4 meeting Of the Pilot Commissioners was
ied at the Office of the Board at Burlingp and South
st., Yesterday afternoon. very important and accu-
rate survey Of the tides the East River presented
by Gen. Newton sor which he rendered vote Of
thanks Gen Newton has charge or the removal Of
rocks in the haIlOr and has recently been engaged in
endeavoring TO remove Diamond and Coentes Reefs
An impression has recently prevailed though without
authority that vessels drawing 81 feet OF water could
cross these reefs nc low water, and under
this impression attempt was recently made by
the shin Seminole she grounded and was detained
some time, supposed TO be on q portion OF the rock
which had been blown into the channel The Secretary
OF the Board Pilot Commissioners called Gen. NewtOns
attention the fact and his reply LAID before the
Board yesterday. The General states that Diamond
Reef has left with the debris Of last seasons blast
ing unremoved for want OF time and money Work Will
begin in a few days Diamond and COenties Reefs.
The depth of water either of these reefs s ape 10 vary
with every large blast, and to become less until the
debris OF the blast is removed. 1t will therefore be un
safe vessels OF deep draft over these reefs unt
official report of their having been removed has Deen
Year: 1873

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION SPEAKS FOR


TIE BoARD-SECoND DAYS TESTIMONY


It will be remembered that the estimated
costs Of the Kingsbridge Widening Commission came up
before Judge Fancher for confirmation recently anu
that the high figures led the Court TO refer the o "'
M al
Year: 1873

FooD is LIFE.-"One mar" says the
proverb, may lead ''the horse to the water,
but twenty men cannot make him drink.
But it is also true that the horse cannot
drink unless he be taken to the water. In
like manner, while it is true that each part
of the body must be in condition Of read
mess to take up from the blood the nutri-
ment it needs, it is also true that there
must be abundance of good blood for each
part to take up nutriment from. Now, in
order to have good blood, we must have
on the one hand, sufficiency of appro
pirate wholesome food, and, on the Other
hand, we must have sufficiently keen
digestive power, that is, simply-dissolv
ing power-in the stomach Many suffer
from more or less deficiency in this dis
SOLVING" power To supply this very de
ficiency, is the primary and chief function
of that great tonic stimulant, DR. Gottliel
Fisch's Bitters!


This subject continued next week undc,
Nutrition Hour Possible.
Year: 1873

IT is great pity that the doctors
won't agree, but then they won't Here
is Dio Lewis condemning tomatoes as
injurious to the teeth, while other medi-
cal advisers recommend them for their
beneficial effect on the liver and the
other organs which affect the teeth. One
of the medical journals condemns onions
us specially dangerous, while others adj
vocate their use as specially favorable
to health and longevity. And SO of the
other things, from Mrs. Winslow's sirup
to old Bourbon straight. 1t is Il great
pity that the doctors would not get
things into a satisfactory fix, and let
the rest of mankind live or die, sur
vive or perish, in regular scientific
fashion.
Year: 1873

A NEWSPAPER published in one of the
cholera stricken towns gives this advice
Keep your temper. A man in perfect
health the other day in Nashville got
into fit of passion which speedily
changed to II fatal spasm of cholera"
Year: 1873

THERE is not an acre of cultivated
cranberry marsh i'll Minnesota, and yet
hundreds of people make an almost ex-
elusive business of gathering the fruit
for market. Cranberry marshes abound
in numerous regions throughout the
State, aud wherever found are, owing
to some peculiar fitness of soil and
climate, not only very prolific, but pro-
duce fruit of superior excellence.
Year: 1873

From the Portsmouth IN: H. Enterprise, Dec, 1871


The passage OF the last letter Of Captain Fry OF
the vlrgnius, to his wife, in which he speaks OF
being with her soon after his DEATH reminds us Of
q little incident which happened ut the Pensacola
Navy Yard before the war, while he was stationed
there as q lieutenant in the United States Navy.
He was q firm believer in the doctrine
OF Spritualism Meeting one day in front Of his
residence In the Navy Yard gentleman or this city
who was then attached to the yard in a clerical
capacity, he asked II he believed in Sprituasm to
which the gentleman replied that he did not know
anything about 1T. Captain Fry then invited him


into his house, set him down at table in the par
lor, gave him pencil and sheet OF paper and told
him to think about some dead friend or other, and
II he had any message for him he would
communicate it. He then took seat him
self IN one corner Of the room. The gen.
tleman acted as directed, called to mind young
man Of this city, who died in the Methodist minis
try, and Immediately his nand commenced moving
lnv0Iuntarily, the pencil In the meantime tracing
out q sentence. After the writing had ceased,
Captain Fry told him to read what he had written
and he found this sentence there :-"You and ali
your tatners family will be saved at the last great
day." We have heard the gentleman declare fire.
quently that the writing was wholly involuntary
on his part, and he did not know what was written
until he had read 1t.
Year: 1873

A few OF the Academy reformers met last night
in the directors room at the Brooklyn Academy
of Music, Mr.. Franklin Woodruff in the chair. They
have had the Brooklyn charter under con-
sideration for some time past and
last night Mr.. Mclean the Chairman of
the Legislative committee, reported progress but
asked Tor further time. After q lengthy debate
they adopted or agreed upon section reorganiz-
ing the Board of Police. The section pro-
vides that ''wthin 80 days after the
passage of this act the Mayor shall nom-
nate, and, with the consent OF the Board
of Aldermen. shall appoint proper person to fill
said office. In the month of January, 1876 and
every two years thereafter, the Mayor shall
nominate and with the consent or the Board OF
Aldermen shall appoint proper person to fill such
office. He shall receive annual salary OF ,500n
The committee then adjourned.
Year: 1873




Those who iancied that the President would
be unduly Influenced By political consldera-
tlons in his action with reference to the
Louisiana muddle will he compelled to &C.
knowledge their error on q rerusal Of bis
modest but firm message, the text Of which
We present IN another column. His expressed
Intentions, in the event Of the neglect Of Con-
gress to settle the question preecntcd by the
claimed legal existence Of two governments
within one State are based upon the most
practical and most widely recognized prin-
clplcs Of American law.


The settlement Of this Louisiana question
Is very desirable just now. The business Of
the State has been incidentally retarded by
and welfare Of lts citizens have been greatly
disturbed by the anarchy which a contin.
uance Of the present state Of affairs will only
make the more uncomfortable. Il Is due to
the entire country, and more particularly
to the suffering Interests Of the State
herself that Congress, before its adjourn
ment should adopt such measures as
will relieve the Executive from the ne
cessIty Of interfering In State afialrs, and re.
store to Louisiana q government capable oi
enforcing and worthy Of receiving the re-
spcct Of her citizens. While General Grant
shlrks no responsibility In the matter, he
very scnSlbly, and with commendablc dis
erection, urges Congress to perform the duty
which belongs peculiarly to lts province
There Is sufficient time before the 4th Of
March In which to permanently settle this
vcxatlous question, and It Ia to be hoped thai
Congress will no longer delay action upon It
Year: 1873

Tho suggestion of tho Register that
the Legislature shall extend tho time
for paving taxes is a good ono. 1t il
nothing but right. Many men, usually
prompt in paying their taxes, have
been utterly unable to procure tho
money to do so this fall. We trust
Mr.. Collins will use every effort in his
power to secure the early passage o!
o law extending the time TO the first
of March. In 30 doing hc would ren
der substantial service to his con
stituentB.
Year: 1873

IT is not reasonable 70 expect the
President to remove Richardson at once
to make room for Corbin Some respect
must be paid the letter OF the civil ser
vice reform regulations. Thev seem
to the general apprehension, to require
the appointment OF competent ass's-
tsnts. AS a matter OF TACT the assistants
can soon be managed out OF the way
Corbin is the man for Finance Munster.
He ls the Presidents finsncisl brother
in>Iaw. He knows how to remove corn
from the West. Make old Black Friday
Corbin Secretary OF the Treasury and
he will put the forty million OF retired
greenhacks into circulation at once,
aud illustrate jim Fnk's beautiful
theory OF waiting the produce of the
West to the East on high gold.
Year: 1873

Next to new bonnet, the pride Of .


vomsn's heart in the house renovation


which is the first care OF Spring-is


new carpet. How to get cheap car


pets is question OF far more interest to


large majority Of housekeepers than


any other in the range Of practical po-


Iiticsl economy. Well, the economists


OF the protection school, who teach that


in order to get cheap goods OF prime


quality American manufacturers must
hsse monopoly o. the nome market


told the country that the only way to
get lhree-ply carpets at low prices was


TO lay tax upon foreign carpets OF that


grade so high as to completely exclude
item from the American market. This


being done the protectionists assured US
that the home manufactures of carpets
would multiply and flourish that farm.
ers would get the highest prices for
their wool. and that carpets would be
sold at rates which would gla lden the
heart OF every housekeeper. and enable
her to carpet every room in her house
.or a trifling sum The foreign two
and three ply carpets were completely
shut out Of the market, and the home
manufacturers held monopoly in the
market One may inquire 10 vain at
any carpet house in the country for a
foreign carpet OF these grades there
are none in market Now let US note
the result, and See how every promise
made oy the protectionists in this mat
ter has been broken. The American
msnufac,urer, whose po ckets receive a
Government bounty made up Of a tax le-
wed upon the public. charges them about
double the prlce tor which the foreign
carpet could be purchased, il not taxed
out OF market. But, says q protection
lst. is it not satisfaction to know that a
great branch of home manufactures is
prospering by reason Of protection 7 The
truth is that. notwithstanding the tariff
and the high price asked for Car pets,
that branch of manufactures 10 ln q
more depressed slate than it has been
tor years Several failures have occur
red in it recently; the market lie glutted;
the demand is light; and the weavers
get less wages than they did last tall
But, urges the protectionist, the farmer
gels fine price for his wool. Now a
leading manufacturer is dissat tlsfed
with having to rely on the home supply
of wool, and wants the tariff on foreign
wool taken of, 80 that the carpet weav-
ers aan make. some money. Protec.
ton should be given to the manufac-
turers, but not 10 the farmer, is the
doctrine OF the former class The pro-
lection theory is au obsolete idea. The
tax which it levies upon competition is
a commercial blunder, and is practically
a TAX levied upon the people for the
beu eft of few manufacturers. The
Government, by driving away competi-
tion for the purpose of building up trade
at home, ignores a maxim which has
been recognized ever since traffic began:
that competition is the lie Of trade.
Year: 1873

INTELLIGENT HENs,-A correspondent
ofthe Brunswick (Msine) Telegraph
relates the following: A hen and
large flock of chickens were in the
habit Of coming round our north back
door and were rather troublesome. Une
dsy Mss C put out favorite cat say
ing, There, Julia. il you can catch one
Of these chickens you shall have the
whole of it" No sooner said than
done-the chicken was caught and
eaten. The hen came "a usual next
isy with her chickens, but never after
that day did she come without the com


rany OF another hen, who invariably
took her position between the hen and
chickens aud the bouse-door. and
marched like any faithful sentinel back
and forward in the space. II the cat
made her appearance she would fly At
her and drive her away with such vlgorr
that the ca, was glad to run. julia
never got another Of those chickens.
Now how did this mother hen COM
municate and make the other hen COM
prehend her loss and the service she
required This is a simple tact
Year: 1873

The above nap, which was carefully prepared from
Official sourcee is here reproduced from TIE TRIBUNE ot
May y, as beng OF special interest in connection win
the official report OF the Poari3 Investigation published
Year: 1873

FLoUn.-Hellngs & Co. have train load of their first quality -four es route to this place, which they propose to se!! at @ the hundred weight. Salt River people cay this four is as good as need be desired. This reduction in the price of flour is a grand thing for this section.