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Year: 1873

An incident alluded to in our tele-
graphic report yesterday, as having &C.
CURED at the Lotus club Of New York
on the reception Of Wiikie Collins, the
great English novelist, is worthy Of al
least passing comment. Mr.. Bradlaugh,
the representative OF the English me-
chanics, was present on the occasion, as
the honOred guest Of the club, and, avail
ing himself Of call for some remarks, re-
ferred TO the fact that no English club
could be found courageous enough to
break through the system Of caste which
prevails in the "tight little isle,'
and afford him an opportunity
such as he then enjoyed Of speaking
flee-tO-face with his illustrious country
man, whom those present had met to
honor. In referring to this curse OF
caste, Mr.. Bradlaugh brought home to
all present the great difference between
America and England. Here we have
no caste, though it is undeniable that
we are not wanting in many stupid peo-
pie who would willingly assist in the es-
tablishment and development Of such a
system. Our laws and customs are all
alike against it, and we hope will always
Temair So
Year: 1873

Following the example of the mer-
chants OF other cities, though tardily,
those Of our city yesterday held a meet
iug for the purpose Of an at
tempted adjustment Of our local
financial difficulties on a scale
commensurate with the general
public interest. The result will be
found on the fourth page, from which it
will be seen that a committee was APP
pointed to confer with our banks and
bankers with a view, if, possible to
bring about a general suspension
after the manner of the other
cities Of the country. This committee
conferred with the banks, and the result
was a refusal to suspend. Why they
refused viii be made to appear in a for
msl report, which will be presented to
the chamber Of commerce to-day, and
which viii be given to our read
ATs tomorrow. Until we have it be-
fore us We will foTbear comment on q
conclusion that to say the least seems
strange, with the action Of st. Louis,
Chicago and other cities before us.
While upon the subject We desire
10 cali attention to an article
from the New York Bulletin
which will interest especially our cotton
men. 1t is characterized by great good
sense, aud worthy the close attention Of
our bankers. Another fact worthy Of
consideration by our fnanciers is thees-
tsblishment of a clearance-house blythe
Nashville banks, whose yearly business
is not half that done by our banks.
Why can't We have a clearsnce-house
here?
Year: 1873

AAhAHA nj


In another column we publish an az
.icle from the New York Tribune that
startling indeed. II the figures there
given and facts stated be true, and
hat they are we have no reason to
ioubt, it may be that the presses of the
reasury viii be set to work again to
make up possible deficiency growing
put Of the inefficiency and mismsnsge-
ment Of the most important department
II the government. The figures as
they are given by the Tribune
read as if prepared by one who
has an intimate acquaintance with
'-ne sfisirs Ct the treasury, and shows
that on the first of January there will be
S deficit Of nearly million, with but
little chance for much from the customs
or revenue departments before the first
Of the following quarter. As the TIi-
5UHC puts it, "upon the subsidence OF
the present stringency in the money
market We shall have a market glutted
srith gold and legal tenders and treas
Ury pouring both gold and legal
tenders into that market, and
powerless to withdraw either its
r5in or paper" ," and the United States
government, that heretofore has been
able TO pay Off its bonds at the rate of
one hundred millions a year, will be
forced to resort again to the paper-mills
and printing-presses to pay its running
expenses. So much for a treasurer who
has allowed himself to be manipulated
and controlled by speculating syndi-
cate, aud lent himself to the purposes Of
the ring which has run Grant and the
government. "How long, o Lord, how
lOnuui
Year: 1873

NEW YORE, September 29.-Addition-
al advices to-day touching the financial
situation at home and abroad are Of a
reassuring character. The re-opening OF
the STOCK exchange tomorrow Is an
event anticipated with much less appre-
hension than has hitherto been the case,
owing 10 many private settlements, 10
manifest a disposition Of forbearaDce
and generous dealing between man and
man.


THE STOCK EXCHANGE.


At a meeting Of the governing board
Year: 1873




SHREVEPORT, September 2s.-Witbin
the last four days several of the most
prominent and useful citizens of Shreve-
port have fallen victims to the epidemic.
The population has been fearfully
thinned out by sickness and death.
We no longer have funerals. The
riages, dash through the streets like q
section Of artillery in q battle seeking a
position. A few more sre drummed up,
the coffin showed into the hearse and
driven rapidly to the cemetery. This
is the case even with the most
prominent citizens. The Howard's
have opened an orphan asylum, and are
feeding about two-thirds of the resident
population. There are fewer deaths and
new cases because there are fewer
people. The physicians appointed q
committee last week to investigate the
origin Of the epidemic, and evidence
has already been traced, showing be-
yond question that the fever was import
ed here from Cuba. Drs. Chaffln, Bruins
and Davidson, who are here from New
Orleans, are fully satisfied on this point.
The Shreveport Times Of tomorrow
morning will contain the following
appeal, which the Howard asso-
citation earnestly reqHests the press of
the country to publish:


AN APPEAL,


To our Fellow-Citizens:


The yellow-fever epidemic that has
already swept away more than four
hundred of this community is still
raging with unabsted fury in our midst.
We have now at least seven hundred
sick, Of all ages, sexes, colors and ma
tionalitie7, all Of whom, from the pecu-
liar character Of the disease, require con-
slant and skillful nursing. In addition
to this there are hundreds of people let
without cent and without employment.
Amongst them are many women and
little children. All Of them must for the
present be provided for and fed by the
Howard association, for there is no work
to do and no money to be had. The
destitution in our midst is as heart
rending as the disease and deaths are
fearful. The drain upon the
friends of the association has
been enormous, and the liberal aid
sent us by our sister cities is nearly ex-
hausted. Under these painful circum-
stances, we are forced to make this gen.
eral appeal to the country for additional
dlu. we nave ptopie hLuOilg US sulleIAbs
from want and dying from all sections
of the Union, and from ali nations, and
we feel that the great public heart will
respond to this appeal extended by the
most dire necessity. Our own resources
are nearly exhausted. The well are
broken down, the poor are threatened
with actual starvation and the sick and
dying are about to be deprived Of the
commOnest comforts humanity can offer
them. We appeal not to our fellow
countrymen, but to our fellow-men for
aid
Year: 1873

Business is decidedly improving at the
produce exchange, and much more
hopeful feeling is expressed. In fact,
business is said TO be getting back into
its old channels, and gloomy apprehen-
sions as to foreign exchange appear to
be yielding to brighter prospects. A
meeting OF the clearinghouse assOcia-
ton was held at the Merchants bank
this evening TO take action on the prop
OsitiOns submitted by the committee Of
the produce exchange to the cOmmittt .
OF bank presidents this morning with the
object Of aiding foreign exchange. d.
Hughes and MIR. Humphrey represented
the produce exchange, and spoke
in behalf OF their plan. They desired
the clearing ASSOCIATION to appoint a
committee Of five, representing as many
different banks, to buy commercial bills
with bills of lading attached, and make
a requisitiol On coin FOR issue Of clearing
house certificates for the benefit of ship
pers. The proposition was referred to the
loan committee for report at a future
meeting, which will probably be held
tomorrow.


THE UNION TRUST COMPANY.


Wesley, receiver Of the Union trust
company, thi smorning denied the report
that Commodore Vanderbilt had return
el to the company their loan to the Lake
Shore railroad.


THE CLEARINGHOUSE.


The loan committee OF clearing house
met this morning to continue the issue
OF loan certificates. Manager Camp
said everything looked favorable for the
banks and public, ana he could see no
reason for further disaster.
Year: 1873

MIDDLETON Aug 18th 1873
Mr. Mackley


As we have no organ in this county,
we ask the favor of saying a few words
occasionally in your sheet. You ask Mr.
Scott if he would vote for Mr. Thurman,
provided he is elected to the legislature.
l have no authority to speak for him it
is true, but I can speak for myself and
many of my brethren. Our party has no
principles, except prohibition. if we are
not prohibitionists we are nothing. Now
Mr. Mackly I am informed by democrats,
that l do not think would deceive me,
that Mr. Thurman has been lifelong
temperance man, and that he made sew
eral temperance lectures in Washington
last winter. l was formerly Republi-
can. and had the party prejudice against
the name-democrat. but l am not will
ling to believe that all democrats drink
whisky, swear, and chew tobacco, as is so
generally charged against them. in fact
| know some of them my self that do none
of those things. in view of the above
facts l would vote for Thurman. it is
charged that the effect of our action will
that make the matter any worse, will DR.
Monahan do less for prohibition than
Harrison? the DR. and Mr. Harrison are
both known as temperance men, ] am
told the DR. only sold liquor in the inter
ests of SCIENCE he wished to study the


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system, and after careful observation of
its direful effects, for years, he is satisfied
that it is highly detrimental and proposes
to quit. in fact it is said he attributes the
degeneraey of his party morally, physic
ally, and intellectually, to bad whiskey.
Now supposing Mr. Harrison equally sim
cere in his temperance principles, what
does he know practically, of the evils of
intoxication? l doubt, if the fellow was
ever drunk in his life, or ever associated
with drinking men. he has had nothing
to harrow up his feelings, as many of us
have had. our candidate it is true has
been temperate from his youth, up, but
he has been associated with the demo
cratic party, and we all recollect that
when Mr. Scott was boy many of the
democrats were drinking men. and from
those early impressions he has learned to
loathe all forms of intoxicating bever-
ages. Now Mr.. Editor you cannot hon
estly accuse us of being precipitate in our
action, we have waited long and patient
ly for the Republican party to come out
on the Lords side. You have long
known our candidate for the legislature,
did your party ever propose to do it sell.
the honor to send him to make laws for
us2 you would have Knocked at the idea
of sending such a man to the legislature.
and when that pure patriot-Kirkendoll
was candidate for delegate to the
constitutional convention, was there not
broad grin on your faces, at the idea OF
Bill Kirkendoll, you sneeringly
called him--being a member of such a
body as that and when that Christian
gentleman-Mr Persons against
that man of sin, in our township for the
office of Justice of the peace, how did
your party act-2 said they would rather
have even democrat that had some
common sense than Republican Min
Year: 1873

Purity and temperance go hand in
hand. They usually meet in the same
character Impurity asks the aid of in
temperance; and intemperance opens the
floodgates to all other bad passion, impu-
rity included


The victims of intemperance is not
now shut out from the sympathy and
kind attentions of his fellow men, as one
stricken with the plague, fit only to die.
Kind and sympathizing hands are every
where offered to pore the oil and wine of
pity and hope into his desponding past;
to teach him to rise above the state into
which he has fallen-to shelter him in
the ark of total abstinence, from the flood
of folly and sin that threatens to ingulf
him. He is now made to feel that he
has friends who are laboring, hoping
praying for his repentance and recovery.
gets or disbelieves, that he is yet man
and has mans. duty to perform. They
show him his faithful wife whose love he
has so long repaid with sights, and
whose counsels he has spurned-they
show her to him, watching for his re-
turns, and praying for his reformation
through long and sleepless nights of sor-
row, and teach him how he should value
her devoted love. They reminde him of
the talents God has given, and still con-
tinues to him, and of his faculties for the
attainment of Heaven, and the use he
may still make of them. They teach
him that he can yet be a man, and they
inspire him with the determination to be
a good man and useful man. He learns
to know wherein his danger lies, and he
to resist his temptations. He lives in
daily walk with God, depending continu-
ally upon His arm for the salvation which
he knows his own strength cannot effect
He realizes the frightful nature of the
precipice upon the brink of which he has
been standing, and his heart beats with
gratitude for this, other mercies rise be-
fore him, and the sense of the unthank-
full life he has been leading fills him with
contrition, and makes him the anxious
"to bring forth fuits meets for repent
ance." His whole life is changed; he
who was but recently wretched, woth-
less drunkerd, has become an attentive
husband, kind parent, good citizen,
and an exemplary Christian. Such fruits
are produced by the labors of the friends
of Prohibition. Truly they have their re-
ward They may not all live to see the
ours of intemperance wholly taken from
the land, yet their cause is a holy and a
righteous one, and it must finally trump.
And every effort they make for the adj
vancement of its principles among there
fellow men, will react upon their own
hearts with mighty influence for good.
In seeking to bless others, they them
selves are doubly blessed. Let them
heather pause nor faint in the glorious
work


Thank God, for the change which pub
lie opinion has already wrought: Thank
God, for the efforts which are being made
to stay the moral pestilence! Oh, it is
fearful to think how many homes have
been desolate-how many hearts have
been broken-how many lofty intellects
have been humbledl it is fearful to think
of the madness-the crime-the awful
death-which follow intemperanc


II L Nickel
Year: 1873

compoop. we have flied unto you and YOU
have not danced-we have put ourselves
in your way and you have scorned us.
you claimed it was brains you were after
when we presented our claims and
that our candidates were aoanting in that
important item Mr. Editor, we know
better, it was on account of our princi-
Piles. you dare not come out like men
and declare in favor of prohibition. they
that are not for us are against us. thank
God, the talent. and moral worth of the
land are coming over to us. wish every
apologist for intemperance could hear
even some of our native orators show up
the evils of the demon whiskey if
would tell you who some of our ablest
speakers are both you, and your candi-
dates would shake in your boots, even
their most bitter opponents who heard
them, admit that they spake ..as never
man spaken Excuse this long article Mr.
Editor and l will write no more but 1
will be at the polls if am spared, and if
there should only be one vote for prohi-
bition in our township, Remember it was
cast,
Year: 1873

A party that has shown plain hostili-
ty to all the honest impulses of the peo-
pie can never again win their confidence.
Yet this is what the Democratic party
has done and persists in doing Its long
alliance with slavery has so corrupted its
political instinct that its leaders have be-
come wholly incapable of sympathizing
with any of the traits of popular progress


If there is any one principle which the
people have most distinctly affirmed in
repeated elections, it is that there shall
be no divisions of caste among us of race,
creed, or color. But the Democratic press
at the North as well as the South insists
that there shall be war of races. The
Richmond Enquirer urges its white popu-
lation to make the single aim of their fu-
ture elections new subjugation of the
colored people. 1t proscribes at once
their education, advancement, and their
civil rights, and it includes in its denun-
Citations all the more intelligent portion
of the whites, who are laboring to prepare
the colored race for an honest perform
ance of their duty as citizens. 1t will not
be satisfied with even a white mans gov
ernment unless the white men are to be
again raised into a ruling caste. The
Alabama Democracy repeat the foolish
suggestions of Virginia, and in the midst
of the rapid decay of all their material
interests inculcate policy that must
tend to drive labor and capital from the
State. In Georgia the Virginia theory
has long been practically enforced. By
the aid of the Ku-Klux and various meas
ures of intimidation Georgia has attained
that goal toward which the Virginia pol
iticians arsllrging their party. Its result
is told in recent speech of the Governor
of Georgia. Within few years" he re-
LOT ha Sfato hoc ,tNyt n1
of its laboring population, and has gained
only "one thousand by immigration, and
he naturally becomes alarmed at con-
dition of things which indicates swift
decay in the prosperity of the communi-
ty, and which shows that the virtue of II
white mans government is capable only
OF frightening away immigration and of
Year: 1873

A SEVERE TEsT-The Commissary
General of the United States, after trial
of all the principal starches in the country,
decided that Duryea's Satin Gloss
Starch was the best that could be procur-
ed, and the government from that time to
the present are buying this article This
is fact worthy the attention of cOnsum-
prS
Year: 1873

$4,000 IN CASH FOR $l.-We call the
attention of our readers to the advertise
ment in another column of the Nebraska
State Orphan Asylum. Here is chance
to win fortune in a Public Legal Drawing,
and aid noble charity
Year: 1873

In healthy condition the skin is kept
supple by an oily secretion, which answers
the same purpose as ciling leather
During warm weather this secretion, in
common with all the other secretions Of
the skin, is more abundant than in cold.
When it is insufficient the skin becomes
dry and harsh and on those parts Of the
body where the skin is thick and subject
to much motion, as on the hands, it readily
cracks or assures. The amount of this Sc
eretlon is SO much reduced in cold weather
that the frequent washing of the hands
with soap causes them to chap. readily.
and this the more certainly if the soap is
not washed off The alkkah in soap is
usually in excess. and this combines with
the oily secretion, and so deprives the skin
OF Its natural lubricator. To prevent the
hands from ehapping, then, be careful to
wash all soap from them thoroughly in
clean water. This will ordinarily suffice :;
but, If not, it will be necessary to make
good the removed oil by using KENNEDY S
SALT RHEUM OINTMENT, a sure cure Tor
| all skin disease of whatever name or nature.


PRICE SO cENTs. Sold by Druggists.


3-ldly.
Year: 1873

Robert Dale Owen writes in the atlantic
that he spent week with General Lafayette
in France, and from him learned this incident
of WashingtOn's conduct after discovering
the treachery of Arnold:


'The usual version is that he commune
Gated the portentous news to Generals Knox
and Lafayette jointly, but that is an error.
The statement made to me by the latter, dur
ing our journey to La Grange, surprised and
interested me at the time, and has remained
indeIlibly impressed on my memory. 1t was
this: When Washington sat down to dinner
no unusual emotion was visible on his cOun-
tenance. He was grave and silent, but no
more so than often happened when recent
tidings from the army occupied his thoughts.
At the close of the meal he beckoned to La
fayette to follow him, passed to an inner
apartment, turned 10 his young friend with
out uttering syllable, placed the fatal dis
patch in his hands, and then, giving way to
an ungovernable burst of feeling, fell on his
neck and sobbed aloud. The effect produced
on the French Marquis, accustomed to regard
the General, cold and dignified in his manner,
as devoid of the common weaknesses of hui
manity, may he imagined. Il believe said
Lafayette to me in relating this anecdote,
that this was the only occasion throughout
this long and sometimes hopeless struggle
that Washington ever gave way, even for a
moment under a reverse of fortune: and,
perhaps, l am the only human being who
ever witnessed in him an exhibition of feel
ING SO foreign to his temperament. AS it
was, he recovered himself before | had Pc
rused the communication that had given rise
to his excitement, and when we returned to
the staff not trace remained in his demeanor
either of grief or despOndency.
Year: 1873

When his lips touched the wine it turned tc
gold. He took an apple, and it was the same
He was alarmed, and tremblingly cried:


"Dispel the charm! l shall starve tc
death with all this gold"


Then it was Silenus' time to be alarmed
He tried to break the charm, but could not
He was quite long journey off. Midas got
very hungry; he despised his gold and had il
removed from his sight Bacchus told him
he must wash in the river Pactolus When
ne did all the sanu turned to gold. He turned
wearily away from it; he hated it SO that he
would not let his people gather it, and it was
washed away. Gold had not satisfied him.
lie could not live upon it; it made him very
wretched.


90 papa,' exclaimed Minnie, clasping her
hands, "Ill never wish for everything to be
gold again. then l couldn't eat grandma s
doughnuts, or mama's orange cake, or Brig
cts cookies"


Her papa laughed as she went over the list,
and said:


Zone would think you lived upon cake I
am not sure but cake might prove as fatal rs
gold, though it would take some time longer
to die from it perhaps than by starvation


80, have to be stinted; l can have only
just so much. have wished. though, that
everything we ate was cake" Minnie dropped
her head. 81 must not, see it was wrong"


"Well, hope, my dear, you have learned
two lessons from this story, to be satisfied
with what you have. and to be temperate in
all your habits. If all of our wishes were
gratfied, we should undoubtedly find many
of them as hateful to us as did King Midas
his gold"