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The national Republican., 1867-05-13

90 SATURDAY afternoon, being one OF the
pleasantest days Of the season, the grounds
south Of the Presidents Mansion were hlled
with n finely dressed assemblage Of ladies and
gentlemen, to hear the music Of the United
States Marine band, under Band Master Scala
Tho programme, as given in the morning papers,
was a good one, and was further improved by
substituting tho "0vorture to William Tell
instead of . piece of less note and interest.
After the customary prelude of national air
the band gave tho march from 'Tannhause, by
Wagner a grand specimen of the Emusic OF the
future" We have hoard II played by the band
a great deal better. Tho instruments carrying
the air were very weak and greatly covered by
by tho accompanying parts In the Overture
to William Tell'' (most always an acceptable
piece, and generally asH played by tho Ma
rinss) there seemed to be the same trouble, the
aute having the principal air in the Andante
was vsry weak, so Of course the others were too
strong. "The Mabel Waltzos," by Godfrey,
were quite pretty about year since, but as
almost every band We have heard has played
them from the time of their publication, and on
every variety Of occasion, they are about
"played out" We would suggest that as
waltEes arc In such favor now the band arrange
"The Wandering Jew" by Bergmuller, n pretty
niece, or Fall Of the Leaf WAltEes," by J. s.
knight, very easy waltEes to be arranged We
should like to know why the bandmaster did not
beat tho time while the band was playing tho
march from "Tannhauser." There is hardly
reason why band having so much good mate.
rial in 1t as has the Marine should not be the
very best In the United States
The national Republican., 1867-05-13

TEMPERANCE MEErrSds.-Yesterday al
ternoon temperance meetings were held at the
Northern Liberties and the Western market
houses, and also In Georgetown. Able adyo
Gates Of tho cause appeared before the public
aud pointed out the numerous dangers by which
those were beset who allowed themselves 70 DO
aIlured into the use Of ardent spirits. At night
a yery enthusiastic meeting was hold at Ten
peranco Hall, where also appeared able and
earnest speakers. .
The temperance cause Is still gaining many
new members, some Of them old and influential
citizens who doubtless will add new vigor and
vim to the spirit Of the cause.
The national Republican., 1867-05-13

BURIAL OF A SoLDIER.-Sidney Brooks,
an Bnglishman by birth, and a private In the
ordnance corps at the Arsenal, died very sud
denly at the Arsenal on Friday last about noon
He had only been sick about half m hour his
death having been FASTENED, wo learn by 100
daT. at about two o'clock p. m, his remains we're
escorted to Congressional Cemetery by the ord
nance corps headed by the twelfth infantry
hand, He was about twonty-eight years Of age
The national Republican., 1867-05-13

IYFANrIoIDE.-On Saturday, about 2 p.
M, Officer Morgan, Of the Second precinct,
found the body of white male infant in new
nine box In St. Patrick's burial ground, head Of
FirSt street west, in the county. The Coroner
held an inquest on the body, and the jury rea-
dsred A verdict, that the said child came to Its
death by strang ngulAtion, there being marks Of
violence about It's neoks, which were produced
at the hands Of some person or persons to the
Jury unknown. The body was Inferred NJ the
I expense of the corporation.
The national Republican., 1867-05-13

NEw BASE BALL CLuB.-A newly organ
ilsd club, under the name Of the Pastime Base
Ball Club Of Washington, met on the 9th inst,
and elected the following officers; President, @.
W. Street; vice.presideut John Sherman; seere'
tary, L. G. Bennerj treasurer B Bealei and
board Of directors Of five members viz: c. y.
Miller. chairman } @. Holcomb, W. @ Wheat.
ley, j. Y. Beale and J. ID. King
The national Republican., 1867-05-13

PETIT Unconstitutional jenkins was
arrested by officer Riley on charge OF Messrs'
James Harlan and VIM. @. Buey who eaoh
charge him with petit larceny. The defendant
was committed for court
The national Republican., 1867-05-13

PosrPoNEp.-The final hearing in the
cas-. of W elmer and Croghan, charged with grand
larceny, which We have already noticed, and
which was to have taken place on Saturday even:
ing, was postponed by request Of their counsel
until this afternoon at 1 o'clock, when a final
disposition Of the case will be made by Justices
Thompson and Morsell.
The national Republican., 1867-05-13

In CONSEQUENCES of the number OIL Sl ioSSa SSa
r,0tisrs nropor, wo are compelled to place tne
Georgetown and Alexandria news on 'ns '0u''"
page,
The national Republican., 1867-05-13

THE FAIR AT CARROLL HALL.-The fair
now being held in the above Hall will close to-,
night, and the grand concert and distribution oil
prizes will come of tomorrow night, rain OF
shine. There are some thirty prizes TO DO draWn'
and among tho number Is an elegant Chicksring
piano, gold rings, silver ware, 10.
The national Republican., 1867-05-13

DARING RoBBERY.-About two weeks /
ago robbery was perpetrated on the IL street |
road, under circumstances singular In their ma |
ture, bold in the design, and fearless in the ex'
ecution The premises Of Mrs. Eliza Capehart, |
who resides with her daughter Virginia, on the
| II street road, between the toll-gate and Ben.
| nings bridge, were entered about the MID OF
| day by two men whose names arc Coleman and
| Peule, both Of them armed-Coleman with pistol
| and knife and Peule with knife only. Mrs
Capohart was sitting alone, her daughter being
up stairs. or Mrs. Capehart the villains do.
mapded money threatening that II she did not
comply with their request they would kill her.
Mrs Capehart told them she had no money
Coleman told her she had that they had heard
of it. and they wanted it at once or they would
kill her. Peule spoke up and said, LETS XIII
her, carry her out and bury her no one will
know it.h During this controversy, virginia,
the daughter came down stairs, rushed out oil
the house and gave the alarm.
| "A countryma driving by made an attempt to
stop, but Coleman and Peule came out Of the
house and Threatened tho man with instant
death If ho did not drive on, which he Ias obliged
to do. The villains, however. cleared OUT but
| previous to their departure they threw large
stone at the daughters head, which struck her
waterfall, and which, doubtless, saved her skull.
| Her waterfall was Of huge dimensions, and when
1t was struck perfect shower Of miscellaneous
arti sles tumbled to the ground-od hair, mot her
own flannel wads, pieces Of tow, &c, 6c. were
tho component parts of the fashionable ppen.
dage, and the would.bo robbers hed. Tho mother
and daughter then locked the house and stoTted
OF to a neighbor hard by, and during their ab.
senoe the scoundres returned and broke open the
door with an axe; they then ransacked the house
and succeeded in finding 500 they also injured
different portions of the interior of the building
out Of sheer wantOnness, and took their depart
ure Peule was seen on the streets by Mr. Cape
hart on Saturday, was arrested and taken before
Justice Gull who committed him for court,
Coleman was arrested by officer French, wh hGi
been looking for him, conveyed to the Hth
ward station, where Justice Walter, after ear
, ing committed him for court The attempt a,
, robbery, and its subsequent success, Is one ol
tho boidest ever occurring within tho District
murder would probably have resulted by any
signs of resistance on the part Of Mrs CapohaIt
and her daughter, and We trust the villains wiIl
upon conviction, meet q sentence rs severe Us
the law inHcts for the crime.
The national Republican., 1867-05-13

AN ABANDONED INFANT.-Between ten
and eleven o'clock last night, q oolored woman
residing on street north, between Eleventh and
Twelfth streets, observed a man lay something
on her doorstep. Soon thereafter che heard the
cry Of an infant, and on making an invest'ga,
tion, found that It was contained In the parcel
on her steps. 1t was newborn infant, and
was taken to the central guard house by police
man. 1t has doubtless been abandoned by some
vile and heartless mother to hide her shame.
The national Republican., 1867-05-13

PERsoyAL.-Mayor Monroe, Of New Or
Ieans, II wO believe the newspapers has strong
affinity to the Irishman's aea-"he Is there but
when you 20 to put your thumb on him. eejs6ers
he isn't I" The New Orleans papers received last
week have him rs being up among the keokuks'
In Canada the Virginia papers, in Rchmendi
tho South Carolina, In Charlestoni and tho Ken
tucky papers, in Louisville And the kEPvRLi,
oAN Is compelled to place him In Willard's hotel
this morning, for We had tho pleasure Of meeting
with his honor on PsnnsylyRniA avenue, satur'
day; also Col. John W, Overall, formerly Of the
New Orleans press, and Dr.. Geo. W. Bogby, for
Ger. hut better known to tho Iublio as "Mosei
Addums," " the humorous lectutkr. The two for
mer gentlemen leave for New York this evening,
while Moses Addums" remains with US, at the
Kirkwood, for some days for the purpose o.
| treating us to that famous Old Dominion dish
'bacon and green's" or the ''native Virginian'
and also gives In his experience in "Ihs Com
plant Called Love-"
The national Republican., 1867-05-13

passage Of this bill all special taxes for sewers
and paving shall be collected as follows: one
fourth Of each bill within thirty days after the
rendition Of tho bill, and the remaining three
fourths in three equal annual Payments, for
which deferred payments it shall be the duty Of
the Mayor to issue certificates Of indebtedness
bearing interest at the rate Of ten per eentum
per annum.
Sec. 2. And DC il enacted, DC That all acts or
parts Of acts inc consistent with the provisions Of
this act bo, and the same are hereby, repealed.
The national Republican., 1867-05-13

TINS PRoPosRD MANNER OF COLLECTING
SPECIAL TAxEs.-For the information OF our
city taxpayers We annex copy Of bill intro:
duced In the last stated meeting OF the Board oil
Aldermen by Alderman Barr, proposing to change
the manner Of collecting special taxes which
was ordered to be published, and postponed one
week, and which reads as followB:
BILL to change the manner OF collecting
al -.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-10
Negro Juries.

We make the following extract ffoti the
letter Of a gentleman residing in Hotiston,
Texas, to his brother in this city. 1t Will
be found ehphatically rich:
"a negro man had hired himself TO Mr..
A. for els per mohth--and OF the expirar
ton Of ten months sued Mr.. A. Tor; SloO.
A unlimited the contract as alleged by the
negro. and admitted that he the hegro)
had worked for him the length Of time for
which the negro claimed wages. The case
was submitted to the negro jury, under the
charge Of the court, and to the astonlsh-
menS Of all present they brought n : .
verdict iii favor Of the plaintiff Tor Sllo.
The Judge told them he did not see now
they could render such a verdict; that the
negro plaintiff was clearly entitled by the
admission Of Mr.. A., to $3.50. A large,
dirty, greasy hegtd jdryman rtised up 10
the jury box, and with much gravity 10.
formed His Honor that $ll per month was
all the Negroes services were worth; tha'
| he knew the plaintiff TO bea triilng, lay
sdoi,ndrel and that the jury would no,
allow him any more! 0 temporal Z
aaoresi The White man (Mr. Al ofconrs'
has no cause for complaint at the verdict
But this is a,saniple ofthelf ideas OF Ia,
and facts. AT the close Of the first weel
Of court in Houstin, the negro jury wer
paid of at the rate Of - per day fot th y.
, | services as jurors And on the Mohda
morning following when court opened Tn
!. negroes literally besieged the COURTEOUS
! to pet upon the Jury. One old cripple
: negro stopped the Judge on his way
: court and begged for place Of, tho : ,j n'r
e urging, his crippled and almost helgleI
' condition as reason why he should !
8 selected and further, proposed to take u
d job sitting OF the jury by the year; " %
d the Judge informed him that the ccu
r would be in session only three OF 10
d weeks, lie saetned to think this was on
If an artful dodge Of his Honor TO ave
le closing the contract, and ingeniously pl
j. posed to take the job BY the year AZ 0
a dollar per day !-[Atlanta Era I'D
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-10

AN IMPORTANT QUESTION. New VI
leans Crescent says the darkeys in the
country parishes are beginning to ask OF 81
the Radical emissaries among them how II
is possible for freedmen to be free, H. they
can't vote as they pleases
The reason why they cannot vote aS tney
please is very plain, When a eolored man 30
Joins league and takes an oath to vote as
he Is directed, of course he is no !onge
free. He has sold his political freedom
and his vote. The Livingston Jourha
states the case very clearly:
1T lis little strange that the negroes
SO recently freedfrom physical bondage 5l e
should voluntarily. cnslaye themselves ..
taking an oath that deprives them OF lree
dom Of speech and action. A member
| league cannot do as he pleases' bat a
Others; who have bound him BY a solemn
oath, please to have him do"
1.-THE negroes are wise, they will regls1e
but make no promises Of their voters unit
1.-The time for action arrives, and the
roie for their oepn Interests, and not &c
those of "mean white men, "renegades an
strangers, who. beyond their voters, DO Nc
care q brass button for them.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-10
WHO CAN REGISTER

2 r. ~ - I L
lin order that there may be no o0aOs
- to who are entitled to registry we
Ill keep standing at the head OF thls
"" ',nmu a statement of the exclusions as
' ,,onnded by the Attorney General.
Nonan can register who before
tbe war held a United States tat Office
.;ri, Or military; the office of Governor,
= ;sutenant Governor, Secretary Of
s st1te. Auditor, Treasurer, or Attorney
General Of a State; the office of Judge
oftbe Supreme Or District Court Of a
c..4o or was member Of a State
Legislature, or State Constitutional
convention, previously to the secess'0"
conrention; and who afterwards en-
a,,gea in Instruction or rebellion
against the United States
3. To engage in instruction or re-
,sellion is to take up arms; to hold
Confederate office or the office Of Gov
orror. Legislator, Member Of Conven
tions, or ether State Offices except judi
cial and parish Offices; or to make vol
nntary contributions in furtherance G
the rebellion, to subscribe to the. Con
federate loan, or to make organise
contributions of food, clothing or neces
sary supplies. .~S,.5sA :,
3, No matter what other offices tt
applicant may have held, if he wi
swear that he never held any OF tho'
named above, orthat, havingheld ther
he never engaged in Instruction or +
bellion against the United States, wit
in the meaning of those terms as abo'
stated, he is entitled to registry, al
the Registering Board has no right to
fuse him, or to ask him any questio
on the snbject. I dHA 53a d
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-10

.t.lT = a
THE CASE or MAxrN1L1As.-The special
Washington correspondent Of the St. Louis luis
Republican says: y. ..
It is learned that che requests o.
Napoleon and Queen Victoria 70 the ne gov se...
eminent to give US friendly aud 70 save
Maximilian's life, did not reach Mexico J. y, y
time to be Of any use. 1t has omclall9
transpired to-day that Count B Sn ,.
the French Minister, informed Secretar.
Seward that Macmillan had proposed U
formally abdicate Mexico, prov provided de- tn
Constitutional Assembly should be con
yeped and new choice for President b
made. The approval Of this proposition
was solicited, which Secretary sewa !,
declined on the ground that it would 0
interfering in Mexican affairs.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-10

DR.. Maggiel is the founder Of = new
Medical System! The quantitarians'
whose vast internal doses enfeeble the
stomach and paralyze the bowels, must
give precedence to the man who restores
health and appetite, with from one to two
Of his extraordinary Pills, and cures the
most virulent sores with box or so OF his
wonderful and all healing Salve. These
two great specifics Of the Doctor are fast
superceding all the stereotyped nostrunns OF
the day. Extraordinary cures by Magggiel's
Pills and salve have opened the eyes OF
the public to the ineficiency Of the $50:
called) remedies Of others, and upon which
people have SO long blindly depended
Maggiel's Pills are not of the class that are
swallowed by the dozen, and Of which eve
~ box, full taken creates an obsolute ne
cessity for another. One or two Of Mag
giel's Pills suffice to place the bowels 10
perfect order, tone the stomach, create
an appetite and render the spirit light and
buoyant! There is no gripping, and ne
reaction in the form Of constipation, i
the liver is effected, its functions are re
stored; and if the nervous System is feeble
l Z - az ~. 4 y.
it is inyigorated. This last quality make
the medicines ver, desirable for the want
Of delicate females, Ulcstuus and efdptiv
diseases are literally eAtiHgtished BY tn
disinfsttant power Of Maggiel's salve. !
fact, it is here announced that MAuurEL
! BILIOUS, DYspErrlc AND D1AEEHEA PHI
cure where all others fail. While 4
Burns, scalds, Chilblains, Cuts and
; abrasions Of the skin MAoalELs SALvE
\ infallible. Sold by F. p. DUcoveE, N
: 80 Chartres street, New Orleans; and {
b druggists, at Is cts. per box. -.
/? aCouSrERrE1rs! Buy no nbre Mhggl
Pills OF salve, with little pamphlet insi
the box. They are bogus. The geful
have the name Of J. Haydock on box wi
10 name Of J:sMaggiel, MD. The gendl
a, have the Pill surrounded With White pc
u der"
F. p. DtcoseE, No. 80 Charities sire
: New Orleans, is the Sole Agent for
0. State OF I0hislaha.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-10
t'AE GREAT ECCLESIASTICAL GATHERING

r,ar GpEAr EccLEs1AsrIcAL GATHERING
a. RoNE.-A letter Of the Both OF May
from Rome Gays that the priests continued
to arrive. They are determined TO oe 70
GOOD time, for celebration'wfi viii oniy
ecc,ir Of, one Of the very last days Of TINS
month. A great number Of high church
dign;taries are expected. The archbishop
nfTolosa has written to have d convent
prepared for his accommodation ana loa
that Of eighty priests, who are to compose
his suite. Such an enormous fetinue 10 ho y
n,u In 1869 the Bishop o.
Mdhlins arrived in Rome with q train OF
s;xtv.fve ecclesiastics. The letter says ::
aFrom the centenary OF st. Peter, Rome
will be full Of priests, but It Is thought lew
laymen will come. Meanwhile, great preRa.
ra{ions are making. This morning the
Mnh;cipal Council met to decide what
sbo,,ld be done to celebrate it. The
festival viii be almost exclusively ecciesias-
| teal Thete will be an extraordinary Hum
;natioii Of the basilica, OF the Y atlcan O. On
the goth. and one Of the basilica OF 81
Pa,,l on the 3Oth. There are not enough
Iusters III all Rome, and they have pe cen
I sent for from Naples and Florence, 50 -.
I NAV Judge that il, is intended to do g, some
!. thing magnificent in the way OF il'umlia 2
9 ton in those two churches. The pope u
! much pleased lit is his delight TO see man.
: bishops arrive, and to get up a hne pro pro
' cession with d string Of mitrea heads d
spends great deal, and does n ,:.. k .9ss
. Wh.t ecoiomy is. This prodigality zoe 's
= not please the cardinals, but who woul
!. dare to tell the pontiff that the mist sPen
q less Plus TX only does like oil otne
n nopes he thinks Of the time present. an
d leaves it to bis successors to take care
W the future. Under his pontlhcate u
- Roman government has incurred 100000
oOof Of debt. This is pretty well Tor
small State. But millions are eApec.e
ar from+the bishops who are to arrive II seen
l., though they will all come with hea,
ar chests of gold. Such hopes are We
" much exaggerated"
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A Fuss in the Family.


Our confrere, Compton, of the Ope-
lousas Sentinel, thus graphically des-
cribes little incident that recently
occurred in the quiet town Of Opelou-
sas. We commend it to the "buzsard
ring'' Of our Town, and hope their COM
mittee on outrages will at once report
and forward to Headquarters:
Quite an excitement wss raised in our
quiet and sobersided little village on
tuesday last, by the report flying about
that irregular set to had taken place be-
tween Captain, or rather We should say,
obeying The rule Of place aus danes,
between the accomplished young lady who
ellis the place Of principal 10 the Treatments
school here, and Captain Of the Veteran
Reserve Corps and Agent of the Freed.
mans Bureau here. We have heard several
versions Of the affair, and of the causes
which led to it, which we do not care to
publish, especially as some Of the details
are rather too piquant for print; suffice it
to say that it ended. pour le present, in
the lady's being bound over to keep the
peace, by the gallant or ungallant captain
as the case may be. Below we give thf
lady's version Of the affair, which certainl,
does not prove that much courtesy wa:
used on the occasion
OPE1ousAs, La, June q, 1867.
! 70 the Editor Of the Sentinel: "a
), Yesterday morning proceeded to tn
! school-house as usual to perform my duties
| had not been there any time before Capt
III. Amrein made his appearance, and i'm
: mediately, without mentioning that wa
!. discharged, ordered one Of my pupils to m
, seat and teach in my place; refused t
i leave without orders from Lieut.. Chase, on
= chief, and he said he would make me, upo
which he snatched me up, | know not nov
t. and dragging me over table, benches etc
/ landed me out of the gate, when / admins
4 teled him several blows with cowhide.
t, He spoke Off reputation in manp'
y unbecoming gentleman, and answere
:, 10 az woman best knows how. Your mo
10 obedient. ELorsE B. WADE,
~ ~ nesa Government Teacher.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-07-10

s~ The Chicago Times, referring to the
renort that Gen. Chstar had been whipped,
makes the following telling hit at the
Secretary ofWar: "From the number Of d
battles reported as won by the enemy, it
is quite evident that Stanton IS not DONG
the telegraphing. We never lost a battle
with the rebels we have never gained one
with the Indians"