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Year: 1872

A general order of the War Depart
ment announces that, by direction of
the President, the military division of
the South is discounted. The conf
manders of the departments of the
South and of the Gulf will report direct
to the headquarters of the army. The
personal staff of the late MWor.G
Halleck will report for duty with their
proper commanders. The general staff
officers of the division will report for
orders to the chiefs of the respective
departments. The records of the di-
vision will be turned over to the head.
quarters of the Department of the South,
except such as are not needed there,
which will be forwarded to Washington
by Captain r. N. Scott, Acting Assistant
Adj General
Year: 1872

You should always keep your horse
fat. and never allow any lien on him.


When your horse refuses to take
up an oat, consider him as having failed.


You may stirrup your saddle, but
don't stir up your horse-in crowd.


If you don't look carefully after the
bits of your horse, you may some day
be looking after the bits of your wagon.
Year: 1872

A Buffalo man must have the credit
for the most novel invention yet pro
posed for propelling boats on the canal
The power is not attached to the boat,
and the entire body of water in the ca
nal is moved, and the current thus Gre
ated is used as the propelling power
The plan embraces q wall laid in the
centre of the canal its entire length, di
viding it into two equal channels. AT
the head of each level is placed an i'm
mersed wheel of peculiar construction,
which is moved by stationary engine
and the action of which is to throw the
water from one of the channels into the
other. A current is thus created from
the machinery in one channel and to
ward it in the other.
Year: 1872

heroic men of the Liberal Republican party.


Ihey must and will stand by our brave allies.


Inc Democratic party burnt their ships when


Gney gave their encouragement to the
Liberal Republican movement; they have


burned their ships and passed the time of
| party control.


We in the Northwest have no other idea
but that the Democratic Convention will


meet, adopt platform and indOrse the
Cincinnati conventions nominees. But l


do not like the idea of their meeting so near


Washington because of the corruption that


exists in that city; they might bring their


corrupt influence to bear upon the cOnven-


ton. If the Democrats do not make NOM


nations it Will not be surrender, but re-


treat to stronger position. We only furl


our flag for the contest and fight under that
of our allies.


AS Missourian, claim the privilege of
saying this much IN regard to your State
administration. Governor Warmoth was
first appointed to civil and military position
IN this country by one of the ablest and
purest men Missouri ever produced, Gov
ernOr Gemble. As MissOurians, we have
watched his career as Governor of LOuisi-
ana with more than ordinary interest He
may be guilty of the thousand charges
made against him in the newspapers, but
until some testimony is produced, indOrsed
by the true and known men of Louisiana,
proving these charges, MissOurians are too
brave and magEanimOus to condemn him
as guilty without trial.


1t he is guilty we will be the first to con-
denim him, if not it is ungenerOus to make
chan ges that can not be sustained.


And if he is within the sound of my voice
tonight implore him in memory of the
past, of his present responsible position, of
his bright anticipatiOns of the future, to re-
deem fully and truthfully the brave words
he spoke in favor of the people of Louisiana,
at Cincinnati and st. Louis.


When you are redeemed and enfran-
chised, when you can sing as the children |
of Israel sang the sOpg of deliverance from |
Egyptian bondage, after Moses had led |
them in safety and triumph through the |
perils of the Red Sea, then, and not till |
then, stop to discuss and murmur at the |
previous record and achievements of any |
leader or ally in your holy cause.


Now, in conclusion, fellOwcitizens, let |
me beg of you to stand by the party that |
will stand by you. Not only stand by it /
but work for it. Bury your prejudices and |
move in solid cOlum to the front. Move /
as did brave General johnson on Bull Run, |
without asking who was senior captain as |
did gallant Hays and his braves at Mary's /
Heights; as did the intrepid Taylor and |
many other great men. Do this and re-
deem your State, thus adding another
wreath to the proud history of Louisiana
more lasting than that won for her by her
gallant braves


At the close of the speech he received a
hearty round of applause, and one of the
pest behaved and orderly assemblages that
'ver was gathered together adjourned.
Year: 1872

CAN MEET ALL DEALANDs.-The stock
now on hand at the store of Mr.. S. n.
Moody is without a doubt as complete as
ever seen in this country. 1t embraces all
descriptions of shirts, from the celebrated
''six for So" to the finest linen lawn, fit for
a prince or pOtentate. Mr. Moody's stock
of furnishing goods is equally complete,
and now is the time for our readers to go
there and fit themselves out for the sum-
mer. The very reasonable prices at which
goods are sold in this house enables every
person disposed to be neat in his dress to be
so at very moderate expense. Frequent
changes of underclOthing is particularly
conducive to health in this climate during
the summer, and our readers should go to
Moody's as soon as possible, and lay in
such stock that they can never suffer on
that account.
Year: 1872

Tomorrow will commence the third
week of the grand industrial exposition, at
the Exposition building, on st. Charles and
Carondelet streets. The halls are crowded
nightly to see the elegant displays of goods,
the machinery that is always in motion; to
hear the delicious music of Jaegers band;
to take good look at the works of art ex
hibited on the walls of the fne-art hall, and
to look at each other.


Exposition Hall will, during the beautiful
evenings of the summer, be converted into
a ladies' exchange, and will be visited by
half the people in the city. Admission
twenty-f cents.
Year: 1872

This piece, which has proven an unDar-
| allied success, will be repeated for the sixth
time at the st. Charles Theatre tonight.


We are glad to be able to congratulate the


management on the complete triumph they


have made, which, however, is largely due


to the valuable assistance received from


the members of the talented company who


sustain the various characters in the plav


Public opinion, which at first seemed to


be against the piece, owing to sundry mis-


representations made as to its political ma


ture by our contemporaries of the press,


has now become loud in its favor, and
large and exceedingly enthusiastic au-
diences witness every representation.


We have word or two to say here re-
gardimg the manner some of the city papers
have endeavOred to slight the theatre and
its management by their absolutely igno-
rant paragraphs concerning the play. One
article few days since rebuked the mem
bers of the company for not "having any
thing better to do than to perform in a
piece which panders to the taste of Repub-
hcan politics" The writer evidently had
not the remOtest idea of what he was writ
ing about. All those who have seen the play
viii Immediately perceive how very ridicu-
lOus such statement was-and the same
paper has, since the first performance, bare
" noticed the piece in any manner.


The real fact is just what the bills adver-
tise-"A drama representing scenes in
Louisiana as it was before the war" and
politics have nothing whatever to do with
it. 1t is true, there are some speeches made
by the characters that might by a very
strong effort, be construed into political
opinions, but the sentiment expressed is
anything but Republican in its meaning.
However, as we remarked a few days since.
we do not think that this should have any
effect on those who desire an enjoyable en-
tertainment, or on those wise critics who
write down play without knowing what
they are about. The "Octoroon" is unques
tiOnably a remarkably fine play, giving
many truthful pictures, and dealing with
characters and scenes that nearly all of us
are familiar with, and played as it is by
such talented company, deserves the sup
port and encouragement of all our theatre
goers.


OF the cast we have so fully expressed
our opinion that we need not now repeat
them at length. Messrs, Clarke, Ryer, How
son, PitOu, MurdOck, Holland and Bradley
are unexceptiOnally good. Miss Freeman is
excellent as Zoe, and Miss Muir
dock is as popular as ever. We understand |
that the success of the piece has induced |
the management to continue it on the |
boards for an indefinite time, and we ex-
pect to see tonight one of the largest au-
diences ever within the walls of Old Drury. |
Year: 1872

Rain commenced during the first race and
continued all afternoon; the track was
deep in mud.


Boston, May 18.-The game of base ball
to-day between the Red Stockings and
Haymakers was won by the former by
scOra Of So 9
Year: 1872

Al meeting Of the Board Of Direc-
tors Of the Memphis industrial Exposi-
ton, held last night, we were made to
tremble for the character for enterprise
which has heretofore characterized you.
After months Of work, there remains
10 ne taken Of the twenty-five thou
sand dollars Of stock necessary TO COM
plete the building, which promises to be
useful as well as ornamental, still
four thousand dollars. This is re-
ally discreditable, viewed by the
light Of the expositions in other
cities, the success Of which has
led to their permanency. 1t also
furnishes occasion for s0rrowful regret
that the Board Of Directors lone Of the
best for such purpose that could be Sc
lected), have had 10 trench upon their
private means to advance the scheme
10 its present stage. Here in g city that
has taken a fresh and a wonderfully
long step forward in the road to growth
and wealth, with more than thous-
and men engaged in business of one
kind or another, the comparatively
paltry sum Of twenty-five thousand dol
lars necessary to complete a building
that vii bring Us millions has not vet
been subscribed! Not thirty dollars
head, and yet there remains four thou
sand dollars TO be taken. The Mardi-
gras carnival Of last spring netted us
over one million dollars spent by visi-
tors, surely this Exposition viii do bet
Ter, appealing, as it viii, to our best in
stincts and impulses. 1t is not a (
private speculation, it is not
projected for the gain or profit
Of any man or men, but
solely and altogether for the good and 4
benefit Of the city. The gentlemen who |
have charge of it are engaged in a gra-
tuitOus work, for which they will be
content to receive the eclat of success.
Surely they should have the help they
ask. Twenty-Five thousand dollars is /
but little divided among seventy-five
thousand people, and should long since
have been subscribed. Weappeal to our
business men, to all our people, to come
forward and subscribe not only this pit
iful four thousand dollars, but as much
more as may be necessary to place the
Exposition beyond contingency. We
make an earnest appeal, and hope it will
be responded TO literally.
Year: 1872

An old traveller tells a pretty tough story
about being lost in the woods with his dog,
where he could find nothing to eat, and had to
cut off the dogs tail, which he boiled for him
self, and afterward gave the dog the bone
Year: 1872

1t is the custom, for members of the
Tennessee Legislature to make visit in
body to the widow Of James K Polk. This
year she is looking better than at the last
visit, and recognized gentlemen presented
more than year ago aud not seen SINCE
Such powers of memory are wonderful But
Mrs. Polk is altogether wonderful woman.
extraordinary alike for her mental and moral
qualifications, beauties of person and excel
lence in all the graces that adorn life.
Year: 1872

Another move in the wrong direction is


being made at the North, where oil the


noted changes in everything, manners,


morals and politics, originate. The Turf


Field and Farm (Which by the way has


become an excellent paper of the kind)


contains q well written article in favor Of


the abolition of side-saddlcs, and the rid


ing of women like men, on horseback.


We understand, also, that Scribner's


Monthly Magazine, which we have not


seen, advocates the same change. This,


too. 10 considered ono of tho bsst of the


Northern Monthlies. 1t appears, from


the article in the Turf, Field and Farm,


that side-saddles have been in use for


hundreds of years, and the writer admits


that il may be very difficult to bring about


the desired reform. We trust IL will be,
and that the attempt will be failure, as


much as or more so than the Bloomer move
ment. 1t will be understood, at once, that
this change in the mode Of riding for wo-
men involves, of course, a change in dress.
If they ride like men, astraddle, they must
be dressed like men with pa antaloons or
breaches. And when this become, the
common dress for riding, it will soon be-
cone the common dress for walking and
for all ordinary uses. The tendency to
assimilate men and women in occupations,
hnh nd
has been exhibited in the Nor thern por-
tions of this country for some years, and
seems 10 be gaining ground, until We see
papers of the first responsibility giving
way to this unnatural and unreasonable
deusion. God has made u great distinc
ton between men and women and the eff
fort to counteract His determination and
to make them as much alik, as possible
must prove failure in the end. AS the
sexes are marked by nature with unchang.
able differences, physical and menta', if
not moral, there should be marked dis
tinction in dress and occupations. We do
not undervalue the female sex, but they
are very unlike men, thank Heaven, and
the more they are made to act like them
and look like them, the less we care about
them, and, if they did but know it, the
worse it will be for them. All these ef-
forts of so.called reform to benefit women
will only work to their serious injury.
The people of the present day are not wiser
than their predeccssors-tbey are only
more corrupt. 1t is full time that stop
was put to modern progress, which is not
If the weak minded women
nre foolish enough to want TO resemble
men, for the Lords sake, let not man, who
was made in the image of his Maker, aid
hem in this folly. A woman astraddle
horse, or mule or an ass! thunder
md lii ghtning and wind and hail and brim
stone! What next?
Year: 1872

From the worM.l


The beaLitude pronounced upon
the meek that they shall inherit tho
earth seems likely to be verified upon
the Mormons. 1t seems that the
Homestead law entities any" head
of family to eutcr into the allotted
portion of land to possess it. In the
eye of Mormon usage the male Nor
mon is the sole " head OF family"
which may contain an unlimited
number Of wives, each With
an unlimited number Of chill
dren. In the eye OF Federal law
he is the head only Of the family
which consists Of the ranking Wllc
according TO seniority and her Of
spring. Thequestion then arises who
is the head of the family Of which
the male Mormon is the father and
each of his "plural wives the moth
er. The Commissioner Of the Gen
eral Land Office has decided this
headship to be vested in the mother,
and has issued land patents accof@-
ingly. A lively bull IN the real ee'-
tato market can therefore do no
shrcwder thing, with the view ofac-
quiring vast territories ut low rates.
than to become as multiplcX a Nor
mon as possible. But it is grievous
to remark the Inconsistency OF the
female saints, who for all other purs
poses insist that they are lawitliv
married, and for the purposo Of" DO
ing" a paternal government out OF
its broad acres maintain that they
arc not married at all, and that their
children are children Of nobody,
unless haply of the truly PaicrnaI
government aforesaid.
Year: 1872

liz w" L yin A4CIStkle


The people of the Northern States have
made up their minds that whatever may
be the result of the Presidential election
the next Administration shall give peace
and entire freedom to the white citizens of
the South, and shall extend the protection
Of the Constitution over the whole Union.
They will no longer suffer the Southern
States to be paralyZcd and their white
citizens to be degraded to help any political
party. If the President, recognizing this
fact, would rid himself of his present pO-
1itical adviSerS-Stump orators, carpet
baggers, Office-holders and all-and adopt
toward the South such a generous and
noble policy as he pursued toward the van
pushed soldiers of Lees army and fore
shadowed in his famous report to President
Johnson, he would not only ensure the
success of the Republican State ticket in
North Carolina next month, but would
sweep the whole Southern States in No
vember. Such triumph would be more
valuable and more honorable than any
victory won by political trickery or by the
dangerous eXpedient of creating hostile
feeling between the white men and the
negroes of the South.


Scarcely paper comes TO us that does
not afford proof of the good policy of the
CObioc puIoutu ny tIIC DtyAC.IIAofc NOll"oI-
ton in the nomination of Greeley and
Brown, and in thereby giving to Northern
men who, though opposed to Grant, are
still Republicans, great interest in the
success of the Conservative party i'll the
Southern State elections.


Such Republicans as these sec there is
no hope of reformation undar Grant.
There IS a certainty Of reformation
under Greeley. The next step is an easy
selves everywhere fighting not only for
Greeley, but for Greeley's friends. This
couraging to us, for the reason that it
affords such a sure guarantee against
threatened wrongs at the hands CT the
Grant Administration,
Year: 1872

them arises from their right to vote, it is
found in the course of the Era. "Nigsers"..


COlored men are excellent loyal citizens
when they vote as the Radicals order them
to vote, but when they choose to exercise
their own judgment and to vote, as they
may deem best for the good of the coun-
try they are, according to the Era, only
"Niggers."


But this is "nOne of our fu-
neral" AS we said before the colOred peo-
pie are free to vote as they wish without
let or hindrance or persuasion on our part.


The day will come, however, when hav-
ing been emancipated from their new mas
ters, the carpet-baggers and scallawags,
t. y may listen to us. Till then we shall
not attempt to influence them.
Year: 1872

In the Journals of the Legislature of
1916, page 80, is to be found the follow
ing record. "Mr. Settle introduced the
following resolutions.


ReSolced, That tho attempt on the part
of some of the States of the North to in
tertere with slavery in the South, is fla
grant violation OF the Constitution of the
United States, and fraught with incalcu-
liable mischief to the people of this State.


ReSOiUc3, That the preservation of the
rights Of This State i'll the peaceful enjoy
ment of the domestic institution of slavery
is a paramount duty.


ResoLred, That much praise is due to
the patriotic men who have boldly main
tanned the compromises of the constitution
in the midst OF the inturiated fanaticism of
the North.


ReSOlred, That this State is determined
Year: 1872

The new election law requires the ballot
to be upon white paper and without
any device.


The object of this law was to enable ev-
cry man to vote in accordance with his
own best judgment and wishes, and with
out the fear of any party lash being applied
to him.


The ballot is now as it should be, per-
fectly secret. Under the late law, by means
OF devices and the use Of peculiarly colored
paper, the Radical ring masters were able
to tell at glance whether men were voting
according to orders Or not.


They can do this no longer. Colored
men can now vote as they wish without
fear of incurring the odium of the Radical
ring masters if they happen to vote against
orders.


The ballot is now secret. Let every
man remember this.
Year: 1872

WE had the pleasure of seeing in our
city on yesterday, Henry T. Jordan, Esq,
Of Person county.


Captain Jordan was a member of the
Board Of Manager in behalf of the House
Of Representatives on the trial of the I'm
prlchmcut Of Governor Holden, and was
one Of the most faithful and efficient mem
burs Of the Legislature. lie brings cheer
ING intelligence in regard to the political
prospects in the central portion OF the
Year: 1872

OUR time for work is growing short.
Are We ready?


Remember that the Radical candidate
for the Vice-Presidency says that if MERRI-
MON carries North Carolina il will strike
Grant q blow that will make him stagger.


Let us remember this and work accord
ingly.
Year: 1872

Our job rooms have been re.
plenished with a large variety
OF new type, Of the latest cut, and
we fatter ourelves that the works
turned out Of our Office for the
past year has been second to
none ever done III this city. Our
prices are low, and will COM
pare favorably with those Of any
other place. Those who have
work which they ,~ish done in =
neat and workmanlike manner.
had better give Us q call, and ex
anime our work and prices.
Year: 1872

VALUE OLA NEWSPAPER following
is the experience of a mechanic concerning
the benefits of newspaper.


Ten years ago lived in town in Indiana.
On returning home one night, for | am a
carpenter by trade, l saw a little girl leave
my door, and | asked my wife who she was!
She said Mrs. Harris had sent her after their
newspaper, which my wife had borrowed.
AS we sat down to tea my wife said to me


81 wish you would subscribe for the news
paper; it is so much comfort to me when you
are away from home"


'I would like to do so, said /, "but you
know l owe payment on the house and lot.
1t will be all can do to meet it"
She replied: eff you will take the paper,
l will sew for the tailor to pay for it."
subscribed for the paper; it came in due
time to the shop. While resting one noon
and looking over it, saw an advertisement
of the county commissioners to let bridge
that was to be built. put in a bid for the
bridge and the Job was awarded to me, on
which cleared $500, which enabled me to
pay for my house and lot easily, and for the
newspaper. If had not subscribed for the
newspaper would not have known anything
about the contract, and could not have met
my payment on my house and lot. A me-
chanc never looses anything by taking
newspaper.
Year: 1872

POPULAR D1sGUsT.-The New Haven
Conn Register says "Never in the politi-
cal history of our country has there been a
greater popular disgust manifested with an
administration or such stampede from the
ranks of its supporters, as at present. 1t
does not seem confined to any particular To-
cality, but it breaks out in all quarters.
There is not town in this county but in
which we have the names of Republicans
who who will vote for Greeley; our letters
from every part of the State tell the same
story, and so do our subscribers of their Re-
publican neighbors, and so does our subscrip-
ton book--perhaps the best criterion Of all.
Connecticut will vote for Greeley, Or we have
no knowledge Of our people"
Year: 1872

MADE HIM PAY.--When General Jackson
was President, heartless clerk in the Treas
ury Department ran up an Indebtedness with
poor landlady to $50, and then turued her
off as he did other creditors. She finally
went to the President with her complaint
and asked him if he could not compel the
clerk to pay the bill.


"He offers his note, she said, "but his
note is good for nothing"


Said the President, "get his note and
bring it to me.


The clerk gave her the note, with the jeer-
ing request, "she would let him know when
she got the money on it.


Taking it to the President he wrote can
drew Jackson" on the back of it, and told
her she would get the money at the bank.


When it became due the clerk refused to
pay the note, but when he learned who was
the endorser, he made haste to "raise the
wind" The next morning he found a note
on his desk saying that his services were nc
longer required by the government-and ii
served him right.