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OIHcial Journal (if the Town or Thibodaux.
OFFICE (
Corner Market and Hatriot Street*.
THIBODAUX L—. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY'5 IH 1.876.
NO. 27
A ZEMA. O.. Coffee House Keeper, Main
St., between Jat-kMmatul St. Fliilip
reets. ,
I.EaTn. I,. S. LEBLANC, K~e!
Notaries public. Office Given Street,
iLUM, S. Pry Good* and Grocery, cor
ner Main and Jackson Streets.
B ADEAUX, J. Family aud Plantation
Groeerie*, Main Street, corner Main
d .Focus.
B ADEAUX, THOMAS, Attorney at Lam
corner Main and Koens Streets, up
stairs.
B II.LIU. J- R., Attorney at Lair, —uffi-e
Corn er St. Philip anil Main streets
LAKE, K W. t Attorney at Ijair, —of
flre Green Street.
B
B LANCHARD. J. K„ Surgeon Pentist.
—office, corner Green anti St. Bridg
et Streets.
B ODLKY, Hajioii* and Curt*. Depot on
Levee Street near the Thibodaux
Foundry. YV. H. RAGAN. Agent.
f>OL'RqUIX Ac BOUKON, ir«/rA»i«
iJ) her and Gunsmith, Peater* in Jewel
ry, fire-arms dr, corner Market und St.
Louis Streets.
(
ilREAUX Ac I.KGENDHE. Pry Good*
•O and Groceries ,corner Maiu anti Green
Streets.
C ROSS W YV. Physieian it Surgeon, Ol
ffie-e : Jackson Street
C ELKSTIN.JEAN, Halter, Main Struct,
comer Patriot.
ANSKRKAU, P.. Physieian, corner
Jackson and Short Streets.
D
D*
NSERKAU. H., Physieian. corner
St. Philip and St. Bridget Streets
JAXCELSIOR—LODGE NO. 34—Regu
Hi lar tl'.eetings at the Odd Fellow's
Hall, corner,^laiket und Patriot, every
Ssturilily evening at 7 o'rWk.
Offici-rs: (11. Tliilxslaux X. G.; C Azemn
V. G. US. T. Grisamore, See- ; Y'. Sancan,
Treasurer.
t l'KOST JAMES. 'Coffee House keeper,
corner Green and Market Streets.
nRIKDENTDAL MRS.S ., Family and
L Plautahoii Groceries Jackson Street.
t ^RANKLlX. .H., Acting Clerk of the
District' Court .—/itjlee Court Mouse.
F LEF.TWOGD. J. H.. Drug .Store.Murk
Street, between St. .Uiuis ami Dteen
*■!■•'
Streets.__________
F LEKTYVOOD. 4. II.. physician .—rt
fioe Market Strrdr.betiveen St. fx 1 . 1 is
and Grseu Streets.
I^UANKMN HOUSE—,H.F. HOLDEN
J 1'rnprietor, cornel St-Louis and* Mar
kst sts.
C 1RISAMORE. R. T.. Agent t \'oc<A A me
A rien Lift Insurance Co. Corner Mar
ket atnl St. Philip, streets.
OODF. J. S.. Attorney at Loir—office,
overJ. H. Fleetw.nal Market Street
G
0 LI0K I.EYY'IR, Attorney and Counsel
lor at Lair. Office, over J. II. Fleet
wood Drug store, Market Street.
H ESSE MRS. S. Millmary and Fancy
Pry Goods, Corner St. Louis and
H IGGINBOTHAM. M. T., Clerk of the
Toien Cornell —office corner Jack
•on and Leveo Streets.
H OLDEN. B. F.—Stages, Thomas S.
Holden conductor. In connection
with M. La. St T. li. R. to LafourcheCros
•tag—Office, under Franklin House,
B OLDEN, B F. /J eery stable, corue
St Louts and Bridget.
H OFFMANN, F. Varritge Maker, Lie -
ery Stable, corner Jackson and St.
Bridget St tests.
H OFFMANN, YT m Dry Good* and Gro
ceries, Main Street, between Focus
»ad St. Philip Streets.
H OFFMAN'S STAG K8,-A'i an* I tiff
in an I'roprietur, L. BanleJ. Cin
dn*tnr, in connection with Morgan's Ia>u
iatMtia, und Texas R. R. Lafourche Cros
. io t_
OGAN, P., Boiler Maker, corner Le
vee and 1 'hurch Streets.
H
B OME HOOK AND LADDER CO.
No 1. Regular meetings on the
| first Monday of each mouth. Regular ex
ercises on Sunday preceding the tirst
[ Monday of every Month.
| Officers- II. K. Mellride President, E.
| Loiscau Y'ice President, C. Azema. Fore
I nian, R. Frost. 1st Asst. Foreman, YY'. H.
j aitgan,2nd Asst. Foreman, J, Oilier L«n
I dry Secretary, Henry Riviere, Asst.
Secretary, H. Faure, Treasmer. la-o A 11 -
•oin. Warden, Megel Capello, Tvlcr.
K L1NG, DAY'ID. Pry Goods, Shoes,
Boots, Hats; Caps Stc„ corner Main
I *t!d Forns Streets.
K NOBLOCH A. F„ Parish Judge, Of
fice at Court House.
K KOJILOCH. CLAY St ARTHUR, At
torney* and Counsellors'at 1 Ixnr, —nf
)*Jt> stairs MajnSt., between Jackson
'■Tl,' ?hiBp Streets.
1 J- ifeehanirnl Engineer and
1 'faoufaeturfr'of sugar Apptraiu*. and
j M acAuirey- i-ftcsidettcr. Jacksoft street.
L IKIN'. Mtts. J. Variety sfere, Stores .'
Oils. Tin-irdre. See —Jackrfon street
|iW°*lte St-BrWget st.
ANGMAN, LOUIS, Sadler. cornur St
J Philip and St' Bridget Streets.
rjUlSAMORE, Copper. Tin and Sheet
K, s»J ron ^ nrlt ers, cornea Mkfket and
• Philip streets ' ' <r ''
KGENDRE, JOS., Groceries, Bine*
**d Liquors, 'corner Green and Main
[OISEAU, K.. Tailor. Main Street, he
tween Jackson and St. Philip Streets
OJGO, P. E ., Justice of th* Ptaeffiud
l"ard St Mayor of the Town, —of
» corner Green and Levee Streets.
[ONT-CARMEL CONVENT. Acade
tny for the Young Ladies, under the
ctnm of Sister St. Bernard.
[EUN1ER.A. Dealer in Foreign and
^ fhmestie Pry Goods. Groceries. &o.,
street corner 8t Philip.
CAR 1 )$.
IVf eBride H. R., Foreign and Domestic
. * lery Goods, Fancy Article*. Main
treet, Ix-twt-cu St. Louis and St. Philip
it recta.
[ H'HEl.KT, II. H Parinh Tt 'ca surer
1 Gr offi Kti-nct, cor.
M OORE, I. 1). Attorney at Late ,—ol
bee up stairs Main St. corner
Focus.
^hD, J. Q.. Shoemaker, Main
yj Street between St Louis and Green
f i S J> El.n AX, E. A. Attorney at lane,
Otnen Street, between Slain and
I liilswlaux Streets.
IHII.IPH.AL ALFRED, Palter, cornet*
Levee and Marouge Streets.
P
KURIN. A. J. fnriegn and domestic
ifetods. Hat*, shoes a nd groceries, cor
Main and Sr-Philip streets
P ROTECTOR FIRE CO. No. 2. ln
giue House, Jackson St. Regular Pa
rades on the rhirdSttndav of each month,
nml regular meeting on the third Monday.
Offiovrs:—P A. Aneoin. President ; lit.
Lointi-inant, Yiei-President; C. Sahmirin.
1 Secretary : F. J. Laganle. Assistant Seere
tarv : YV . C. Ragan. Foreman • Ben. Mal
! "rough. Assistant Foreman ; Frantz Zer
i '!**e Director ; John Hav. Assistant
! H,l| w Director ; YV. Brockhoeft,Tn *si.Hiiror.
I\ IERK, J... pry Goods, corner Main
and St. Louis Streets. '
R
O AM AX, V., Agent Sun Mu,Inal lift
' ' In surance. Company, l lrhuda^v j7a.
A m,' ' latent Agent and Collector
Office I hiltodaux Sentinel, Market'St'
! UTUAXGKRs HOTEL - THOMAS Al.
, t » HERTI. Proprietor, eoruer Tliilio
! daux and Green Streets.
CT. JOHN'S SCHOOL—Rev. C. F. D.
. \ Lync principal Jackson Street near
! St. John s Church.
OABOURIX, C .,Surgeon Pentist, Office;
LT Jackson Street, between Thibodaux
and St Bridget sts,
OOCIETE DE IIIEKFAISAXCE ET
LJD'ussistauce Mutuelle de Thibodaux.
Les seance regulihre de eette soei^td
oiit lieu le premier Jeudi de clia<|ue mois
A 7 heures du soil- ifu ler ix-tolire au ler
avril. ot A 8 heures du ler avril an ler oc
tohre.
Offieiers :—IT. Dansereau, President ;
P. A. Aueoin. Y'ice President , F. Saoritn,
Seerdt-aire ; II. H. Midi, let, Assistant Se
cretaire ; E. Loisenu, Tresorier ; Tlidophi
le .Thihmlaiix. Coileetour ; Alecste Bour
g- ois. Portier.
r | , l-riiEAl', II.. Carriage Maker an
J Horse Shoeing, corner Levee and P
tllot Mleels.
r J''AHOR H. YV.. Family and Planta
, Han Groceries, Green Street,hetwoen
la-vee and Market Streets.
1 rpiUHODKAUX. JOS. T., Pharmacist,
' I /tenter in Patent Medicines. Perfv
| mery. Stc., eoruer of Maiu and St. Philip
Streets.
r |*'HI HODEAUX. 40R. T.. Treasurer of
| 1 Me Toien, corner ilain au.l St. Philip
I Streets.
j rpilIBGDAUX FOUNDRY. L. KEEFE
X Proprietor, Levee and Jackson
1 Streets.
1 rpilIBODAlX, Til KO I'll ILK, Torn,,
| 1 Constable, Assessor, Collector and
Wharfinger Office Green Street betweou
| Market and Levee. <
OUNG MEN'S BENEVOLENT A8
SOCIATION, OF LAFOLRtHK,—
1 Regular meeting on the Urst YVednesday
ofeilch month, at 7 o'clock, at the office
j of J udge Lorio. Cor. Green und Levee,
j Officers :—11. N. Coition, President. J,
VY'- Kiiobloch, Y'iee President. M. T. Ilig
: giiihiitliatn, Secretary, C. Azema, Treasu
' rer, J. Hay. Censor,
rplIIBOOACX FIRE DEPARTMENT—
] J Orgetiised SepteuilM-r 7th, 1874. Ofli
I <-ers : —YY'- H. Ragan Chief Engineer, P.
E. Lorio, 1st Assistant ; A. II. Ragan,2nd
Assistant ; Norbert Roth, Secretary St
Treasurer ; J I,. Aucoin, Ifelegate of the
Thitiodnux Fire Co. No. 1. J. Lagarde, und
,S- T. DeM^uadd Delegate' of the Home
Hook St I^tdder Co. No. 1
njlHIUODAl X COLLEGE, Yery Rev.
X C. M. Meimid, situated in one of the
most healthy parts of the town of Thibo
dattx.
V TERGES. J. M. St Co. Barber, Main
Stoet. between St-.Lonis and Green
st treet
V KRRIKK, T„ Gunsmith, Main St., he
tween St. Louis und Green Streets
vv
KBBE L. A., Sheriff, Office et Court
House.
W INDER, THOJIAS, DishHet Attor
ney .— office. Market Street, be
I tween Marotige and Patriot Streets.
W EISSENTHANXKlt, ALOIS. C»u fra
tio n*ry and Scuta H liter, Green
Street between Market und Maiu Streets.
HOTEL. Mrs. G
Proprietor, Market St
W ASHINGTON
Gurnard, Prop
between St. Philip and St. l.ouis Streets
riMIlBODArX SENTINEL. Job Office.
1 corner Market and Patriot Streats.
rilHIBODAUX BENEVOLENT LODGE
X No 90. A. F. and A. M—Regular
nicetinga on the second Saturday and the
last Saturday of Every month, at 3 o'clock
f. M., Greeu Street, between Levee and
Market Streets
rpHIBODAUX FIRE NO. 1. Engine
' X Room at Toirn Malt, Levee St. Reg
mar parades on sreond Sunday of each
month. Regular Meetings on Monday af
ter the second Monday of every mouth.
Officers —ft. T. Grpiiunore, Pres.dent,
E.' E. LeBlanc, Y'iee-President, P. Tfone,
Secretary, M'. T. Higgiilliotham. Assistant
Secretary, H. YV. Tabor. Foreman.^ H.
Champagne, Assistant Foreman, 0. Kno
hloch, Hose. Director. R. Cointmeiit Assis
tant Hose Dir tor, P. A.I/eMatiadJ Engine
Jiircetor, A. Weieenthancr. Assistant Eu
kine Director, O. Malhrou, Tyler, Jos. T.
Thiliodeau* 'jfreasurer.
T hibodaux, p. a, ( 'ieit Engineer.
Jai"ksoh Street, Apposite St. Bridget
Street.
Z ERXOTT, FRANK. Watchmaker imp
Dealer in fine'Jewelry de. Main Street
between St. Philip and Jackson streets.
fAAZZO Dr- J. B C.. UAyrirmn and
V* Acoueheur, Ihtbodanx P. 0., Lafour
che Parish, La.
Y oung men's dramatic club.—
Kegiilai meeting Second Thursday
of each month.
Officers :—Thomas A. Badeaux. Presi
ident ; Emile Loisenu, Vice President ; J
Onier Landry, Treasurer ; Henry Riviere
Secretary ; F. Simeon. Stage Manager ; ,1.
A Perrin, assistant Stage Manager; John
Hay.Property Man: T.Bergeron. Costumer;
A F. Knohloeh, Prompter : J. L. YVehre,
Assistant. A. B. Ragan. Floor Manager,
Thomas Holden, Door Keeper.
Committee ot Arrangements : A. B. Ra
gan, Chairman,.I. X. Wright, I.. Aucoin,
M. T. liiggingliothaiu.
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187'i
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— Ad
journal ot* tbe Sth St uiitorinl District.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE TOWN,
IKSUtill KVKItr SATlltOAV
DUNCAN S. CAGE. Jr., Editor
P- SANCAN* Pro'r k Hnoiitt ss Manager
OFFICE COU. MARKET AND PATRIOT ST
What My Lover Naid.
By the merest chance in the twilight gloom,
In the orchard path he met me—
In the tall, wet grass, with its faint per
fume—
Aud i tried to puss, but lie made no room ;
yli. I tried, hut lie would not let me ;
So 1 stood ami blushed till the grass grew
red.
With niv face bent down above it,
While betook 11 y hand, as he whisp'ring
sail—
(How tho clover lifted each pink, sweat
head,
To listen to all that my lover sai<l ;
Oh ! the clover in bloom—I love it!)
In the high, wet grass, went the path to
hide
And the low, wet leaves hung over;
But I could not puss upon either side
For I found myself, when I vainly tried,
In the arms ol my steadfast lover.*
And lie held me there, ami he raised my
head.
While he closed the path before me;
Ami he looked down into my eyes and
saiil-
(How the leaves bent down from the boughs
o'erhead.
To listen to all that my lover said ;
Oh ! the leaves hanging lowly o'er mo !)
Had lie moved aside a little way,
I could sure! then have passed him :
And would ijiU have heard what he had to
say,
.Couid 1 only aside have east*
It was almost dark, and the moments spud,
And the searching night-wind found us ;
But he drew me nearer and softly said—
(How the pure, sweet wind grew still, in
stead,
To listen to all that my lover said ;
Oh, the whispering wind around us !)
Iain sure lie knew when he held me fast,
That I must be all up willing;
For I tried to go, and I w ould have passed.
As the night was ,coming 'wifli Rk dew at
last,
Ami the sky with stars was 4U(iug.;
But he clasped me close whmj I woidil have
fled, ^ ,r
And lie made me hear his stto'y,
Ami his soul came out frtun his lips anil
said—
(How the stars crept out where .thy white
mooli led.
To listen to all that my lover said ;
Oh, the rnoou and stars in glory !) 1
I know that the grass and the leaves will
.pot tell.
And I 111 sure that the wind—precious ro
ver—
YV'ill curry his secret so safely and well
I lint 110 being shall ever discover
* hit* word of the many th it rapidly fell
From the eager lipso'fniy lover.
Shall never reveal what a fairy-like spell.
They wove round about us that night in the
dell.
Iu the path through tin* dm-laden clover ;
Nor echo the whispers that tuuda 111 v heart
swell
As they fell from the lips of my lover.
The Case Against Babcock.
St. Louis, Jan. J # 7 .— Public
.sentiment here is \evy strong
against Habcock, and, ft the jur\ T
shail be at all susceptible to sucii
prejudices, bis eoimetion is as
sured. His failure to put in a pep.
sonel appearance and plead t'i
the indictment, after he had
shown such a precipitate inclina
tion to vindicate himself, made a
had impression to start on, and a
number of things have happened
since to strengthen public opi
uion against him. The report—
whether true or not does not mat
tnr—that the President had eu
(leavoted to secure a nolle prose—
qui iu behalf of his private seere
tary, had a bad influence for
''Bab.," and the prejudicial feol
ing thus engendered has been ag ,
gi'HY'ated by the farther rumors
that the President had used his 1
efforts to arrange a plan of prose 1
cution that would insure acquit
tal, Therfe is, doubtless, nothing
to found the rumors on, but their
circulation has. neY'ertheless, mar
red Babcock's prospects for a j
perfectly fair trial. The Govern
meat attorneys say they will j
have no difficulty 11. sending Bab
cock to the Penitentiary. The au !
thentioity of his handwiitiug in
liis despatches formerly produced,
and also of letters and despatches
to be produced, will be establish
ed beyond a doubt, thus fixing
his connection with the King.
The transmission ot money from
«»o^ce to Babcock will also be pro
ven.
A letter was received here yes- '
terday from Joyce, iu which be
expressed the opinion that Bab
c*»ck was—to use his expression
—"a gone man/' The Govern
meat attorneys promise to fur
nish the public some new and
interesting developments as soon
as the trials begin.
An Englishman was boas tin"
lo a Yankee that they had a bouk
in the British Museum, which*
was once owned by Cicero.
"f), that ain't nothing retorted
the \uukee j in the museum in
Bosting they've got the lead-pen
cil that. Noah used to check off,
the animals that went into the
ark."
An Essay on Fish.
;
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1
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!
'
Fish may be divided into clas
ses—codfish and fresh fish. The
propriety ot dividing them into
classes will be at once apparent
when we reflect that they are
usually found 111 schools.
The mackerel Is not exactly
codfish ; but he comes so much
nearer being a codfish than a fresh
that he is for the present classed
with the former.
Fish exist in sizes to suit the
purchaser, from minnows to
whales—which" aie not flsh, strict
ly speaking. Neither is the alliga
tor a fish ; but if we attempt to
teil what are not fish, this article
will far exceed its intended limits.
The herring is not absolutely
fisli ; be is a suggestion ot depart
ed fish. But the strongest sugges
tions of departed fish are smelt.
The herring sustains tl e same
relation to the finny tribe as the
Egyptian mummy to the human
race.
Fish are caught by measure and
sold by weight—that is, they are
caught by the gill and sold by the
pound. But th.*y are sometimes
caught by weight—wait till you
get a trite.
Contentment is the chief respite
to the successful fisherman.
Surveyors are apt to be good
fishermen, because their lines and
angles are apt to be all right.
The mermaid and fishwomau
may also be mentioned in this
connection. The former is a good
illustration of what is meant by
the ideal, and the latter as fitly
represents the real.
Many land animals are repro
duced in the sea. Thus «e have
a dog fish, the cat-fish, sea -1 iors
anil sea-horses, bat no sea-mules.
None of the abo» e have hind legs
and any manner of mule without
hind legs would be a conspicuous
failure.
It may not be out of place to
mention Jonah iu this connection.
He was not a fish, but was once
included among the inhabitants
of the deep. There has been con
siderable dispute as to the name
of t^e fish that swallowed the
geijjtlemun abovo mentioned,
soijje persou? arguing that the
throat of a whale is not large
enough to swallow a man. This
objection seems to lie incogscqueii
tial.
Jgnah might have been smaller
mould than other men. Moreover,
it is certain that he was cast over
before being swallowed—cast
over the rail of the vessel.
There has been much specula
tion. also, as to the cause of
Jonah's expulsion from the
whale's interior, but the theory
most generally aocepted is that
lie soured on the whale's stom
ach.
He was very fortunate in reach
ing land, since he had no pilot.
If he had taken a pilot with him
into the stomach of the whale
he would doubtless have selected
Pauncheous Pilot as the proper
man.
Jonah was the first man who
retired from the Department of
the Interior, and Delano was the
last one.
But we digress. Let us return
to our to our fish.
The codfish is the great souice
of till salt. In this respect Lot's
wife" was nowhere; however, it
would be well to "remember Lot's
wife/'
The saline qualities of the
codfish permeate and percolate
tin; vasty deep, and make the
ocean as salt as himself. Weighed
iu lus own scales, he is found
Yvanting—Yvantiug considerable
freshening. He is by nature quite
social, his principal recreation
being balls—fish balls.
The codfish was worshqied by
the Greeks; but be is only half as
well treated by the inhabitants
ot Cape Cod—he is simply ship
ped. Hence the difference between
the Greeks and the inhabitants
of Cape Cod.
Small fish are usually harmless,
but parents can't be too careful
aliont permitiug their children
to play where large fishes abound,
as it is au established fact that
the big fish frequently eat up the
little ones.
The jelly fish is, perha{>s, the
best understood of all the finny
tribe, because, lieing translucent,
it is easy to see through him.
The greatest number of fish is
eaten on Friday, and the Dext
greatest nuiulier on Saturday,
because those that are left over
aie wanned up tor Saturday's
breakfast.
ArgumentatiY'e persons are
fond of statiug that it is gram
matical to say that the five
loaves and three fishes were ate,
since five aud three were always
eight. They should be treated
with silent contempt.
Fish are provided with air
bladders, so that they can rise
from the depths of the sea by
simply filling the bladders with
air. If any one is disposed to ask
1 Yvhere they get the air for such
i inflation, let him understand in
advance that this article is not
I intended for the solution of petty
1 conundrums.
There are many interesting
rumors about which might lie
mentioned, but the foregoing
facts may be considerable of-fish
al.
Give it another trial.— The
following, from au exchange, is
sensible and to the point:
In the early career of Henry
Clay's life he was elected to Con
gress.
After serving his first term lie
weut home among his constituents
aud ran as candidate for another
term. One day he met. an old hun
ter who had voted for him the
first time, aud cordially accosted
him, asking a secou'd vote for
him.
"No, Hal," was the reply ; "you
didn't vote right on that ar bill;
you mostly did well, bat that au
shot fixed you—'twaut right."
Said Clay—"Tilt's a good riflle
of yours, ami generally bits right,
but once in a while misses fire,
don't it T"
"Yes, tbat's true, but it mostly
brings 'em down."
"Wall, said Hal, you don't
throw it away for one miss go,but
you peek the flint and give her
another trial, don't you V
"Yes, Hal, but that was a
mighty bad vote, you know."
"Bat, 'sposiu it was ; will you
serve me worse than the old gun f
You gave that another chanee—
eau't you be askiud to met"
"Wall, Harry, there's some
poYrder in that; I'll i>eck and
give you another chance."
Frequently we find subscribers
ot newspapers reading the good
tilings in them for in'ist of the
year ; but, by chance, they find a
single article that don't suit them,
when they flare up and order the
paper stopped, without consider
ing the hundreds of articles it con
taiued which pleased them. Is
this tiie best way to do f
A Cure for Gravel. —Dr.
Streeter, of Santa Barbara, tells
the Atlas that the worst case of
gra\-el may l»e cured, the deposit
tlissplvt d and passed away, by
using the water in which potatoes
have been boiled to pieces; strain
tiie water, sweeten to taste, and
drink for two or three weeks.
This is a painless cure. The same
authority states that furring or
coating deposited on the iuside
ot steam boilers may be easily
removed, making the surface ap
pear like uew iron, by placing a
quantity of raw potatoes in the
boiler and letting them boil to
pieces. After two or three days
open the manholes, and a sandy
deposit will he found ; brush it
out, and .the boiler will be as
good as new.
If there js no danger and no
appreheusiou ol war, why is that
Secor Robeson is sending so
much haste in getting monitors
ready tor sea f We are told that
fourteen of these vessels will be
in couditiou for actus} service
before the end of the month.
These uiouitors have nearly all
been laid up tor years. They are
useless for any other purpose
than fighting, and to put them all
iu commission implies great ex
pense. Unless there is expectation
or dread of war, Secor Robeson is
wantonly wastiug the public
money.— Ex.
We haye not been iu the habit
of regarding Secretary Fish as
paiticularjy scholarly in the use
of language ; but in iiis recent
interview iyith a correspondent
of the Wor }4 he eviuced a very
nice discrimination. Speaking of
his note to Mj. Cushing, be said :
-There were sotpe points in that
note which I, for oqe, anticipated
would arouse discussion, aud
even argument."
It is pieasiug to !m v P this as
surance that the Secretary fully
comprehends the distinction
which his own diplomatic oprres
poudence so amply illustrates,
that discussion is uot always qr
gurnent.
A lady applying for admission
to tho juuior class ot an Eastern
seminary, being questioned by tbe
President as to her qualifications,
replied .*
"I aiu't much of an arithme
ticker, but I am qq £*celleut gram
in a l ist."
lie
is
lie
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Public Opinion.
Tiie independent water has
really an uuineriteil hard time of
it. He wants to do right, and tie
has tried to do right;; butithe
elements at the present are dead
against him. Here it is Grant,
and there the Rag Baby ; on
this side the Confederate briga
diers, ou that the Radical corrup
tionists ; tbe devil behiud him,
the deep sea in front. It is too
bad. Well may he miirnur with
the unhappy Christian "in Watt's
hymn ; •
"Between two aeta 011 one small poiut of
laud,
YVcurieil, uncertain aud amazed I stand.'
—-Courier Journal.
The ouly newspaper in the
United States to eensnre Goy%
Chamberlain, of Month Caroliuu,
for trying to keep Moses and
Wbip|ier from the bt-oeh is the
favorite White House organ at
Washington. It thus comments;
"Gov. Chamberlain has lieeu
iuY'etgled into a path of i>oliticai
turpitude, which musteY'entnally
end iu bis personal political des
truction. By a shrewd and care
fully prepared scheme the Demo
cracy have succeeded iu making
him a pseudo-apostate from bis
party constituency, aud securing
his gubernatorial influence to
further their efforts in overthrow
ing the Republican power in the
State/' Mo Moses and Whtpper
are admitted to be the represents
tives of the "Repnblicnn power
in the State/' That is justification
enough of the Governor's psen
do-apostasy."— N. Y. Tribune.
The last attnek ou Gen. Scbencg
comes from Harper '* Weekly which
says it has hitherto efained
from commenting ou the Emm
Mine scandal, because tbe tacts
were so imperfectly known. It
now regards tbe publication of
tiie original coutract between
Gen. Scheuck and Mr. Trenor
W. Park, together with the facts
embodied iu Mr. Ueverdy John*
son's letter, ns constituting a
sufficient r asou for bolding
that Gen. Schenck is at least
guilty of an indiscretion will sutfi
cieutly grave to authorize ami
require his recall.—T. Tribune.
To the domination ot the negro
the white citizens of South Caro
liua will not submit. This is uo
threat! It ifi the simple declara
tion of the conviction that things
have come to such a pass that,
if we do not mend them, we must
emigrate or starve, We do not
intend to emigrate. This State is
too precious to be abandoned. We
will bold it and keep it. We are
here, and we mean to stay.—
Vhrletton News and. Courier (Hem).
Prof. Seelye, of Massachusetts,
over whose election to Congress
last year the "independent'' news
pa|ier were so jubilant, is loosiug
favor with that class of journals
because he shows a disposition
to regard the school question as
one of great importance. He will
tiud, after a little more experience
in public life, that representative
"ijuiepeudentcy'' is expected to bo
spyplj a servile tool of the mean
est lot of plotters and bummers
aiul dead-beats that ever appear
ed in the |K)liticsl arena .—Tnry
Times [Rep.j
The next campaign is beginn
niug to be understood among the
people as a pew trial of a very
old issue, which 'the returning
soldiers understood to have been
settled by the \y4r.~N. 0 , Repub
lican.
Whatever may huY-e been
thought of the wisdom or |tolicy
of the resumption act a year ago,
it is perfectly clear now that it is
paralizing business, checking en-*
terprise, and interfering with tbe
hpalthy grpwtta of the country,
If it were a mere dead letter, do
ing qo good por harm. Moreover,
it is apparent to everybody as a
mattpr of faot that tiie Govern
ment cannot possibly resume
specie payments qii tbe 1 st of
January 1870 .—huljananolis Jour§
nal (Rep.)
The other day a Vicksburg
father gently said: "Don't stuff
Victuals into your mouth iu that
way, »o a ; George Washing
ton djdn't eat in that fashion."
The boy, after pondering for a
While, remarked to bitnselt ;
DAud I don't believe that George
Washington licked his hoy for
flndiug a bottle of whisky io the
shed when be was bunting alter
a horse shoe, either,n
Teacher—<' What is tbe defiai
tion of flirtsRoo T"
Intelligent young pupil—"It ia
attention without intention."
It is impolite to say a man has
^cheek/' Bs*y "JaeUd area/'