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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-12-16

Contradiction by Mennrd of an Absurd
RumOr-BOnds to Union Pacific Rail-
rOad-PrOceedInRs of House and sen.
ate.
WASHINGTON, December 15.-Mr. Menard,
the colored man who is here applying for a
seat as successor to Colonel Mann, of Loui-
siana, desires to contradict the statement
that the Colored Library Association of this
city wrote him letter, urging him not to
press his claims. On the contrary, Mr.. Me
nard says his race here desire him to perse-
we're. Mr.. Menard is still without creden-
tials from Governor Warmoth.
The object of the bill increasing the num-
Der of Judges of the Supreme Court is to
keep the circuits in perpetual session, with
a view to maintaining better order South.
The Reconstruction Committee have con-
cluded the examination Of the Republican
committee from Mississippi, who produced
data and arguments to show frauds and ir.
regularities at the recent constitutional
/ election. They want seven counties thrown
out, which they assert would give majority
of 5000 for the constitution. No action has
been taken by the committee.
$640000 worth of bonds were issued to
the Union Pacific Railroad to-day. '.a'-
Caleb Cushing has gone to Bogota in re-
ference to the Isthmus ship canal
| j. Stoddart johnson has arrived with the
| electoral vote of Kentucky.
| In urging action on the tariff to-day, Mr..
| Schenck stated that tomorrow would be
the last day for business before recess. '.a
1t is understood that the Committee on
| Foreign Relations report unfavorably to
| the nomination of Mr.. Smythe to Russia.
Georgia is excluded from the bill repeal
ing the act prohibiting military organiza'
tions, because Of Irregularities in recon-
| struction.
Gen Sheridan is in camp below Fort Dodge.
| The hostile Indians have taken refuge in the
| Comanche country. 1t is thought 1t will be
impossible to end the war this season on ac-
count the character and extent of country
where the savages have taken refuge.
WASHINGTON, December l5-House. The
4 Committee on Commerce has been directed
4 to inquire what legislation is necessary to
4 protect the lives Of steamboat Travellers and
report bill forbiddiug passenger boats
Il from carrying petroleum.
The Judiciary Committee was directed tC
report bill enforcing the third section ol
the fourteenth amendment.
Mr.. Whittemore introduced bill vacating
all offices in the unreconstructed States
Objected. ..
4 The Speaker announced the special COM
mittee to investigate the New York election
frauds.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the tariff bill. 49,
MIR. Brooks charged that half millioI
had been contributed by the Union Leagues
of New York and Philadelphia to carry thu
:. anti-tariff States.
Without definite action, the House ad
, journei. .5i.i..,5, -5..-s.g.- ...
Sendte-A number of memorials and un
9 important bills were up.
The bill repeating the act fofbiddiDg mill
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-12-16
SUPREME COURT DECISION.
Succession Of Blanca Robbins.
Robbins.
JEwELHx PLEDGED FOR a NOTE.

Theory of imputation of interest was pro-
nounced in the case of Martha johnson VS..
Succession of Blanca Robbins.
The appeal is taken from a judgment of
the Second District Court in favor of plain.
tiff, who brings suit against the executors
of Blanca Robbins the defendants, to re-
cover $4,000 worth ofjewelry pledged in her
hands for the payment of note for $4,000,
on which $3.50 had already been paid, leav-
ing Sl450 due, and for this amount the
lower court rendered Judgment 20
There seems to be imputation of payment.
Plaintiff borrows $4,000 from the defendant,
gave her note for 5000 for three months,
secured by the pledge of the jewelry, and
after maturity of this note payments were
made amounting to 1890 in all, on the note
which Judge Thomas considered paid as in
terest, which, under the pleadings, he could
not order to be returned.
Howell, j., pronounced the opinion of the
court,
The statement of the agent that he inn
puted the payment Of the interest, does not
prove a payment of or an agreement to pay
usurous interest on the part OF the plain
tiff, nor establish the imputation to be legal
or binding.
Where there is no imputation made be-
tween the parties, the payment must be i'm
puted to the debt which the debtor had al
the time most interest in discharging. &c.
G. 2160-2162) -f,H
Where no interest is stipulated, as in this
case, the highest rate is i've per cent. Nc
interest is stipulated in this case. We adopt
fifty dollars as the credit to be allowed, and
will not pronounce a usurous contrast.
There should have been, by the Lower
Court, judgment in favor of plaintiff for tn,
delivery of the jewelry and note upon hel
rendering the sum of $l450, knowledget
by her to be due on the note, or for th'
value of the jewelry established to be $4,000
less Si450 be paid to the plaintiff in duI
course of administration.
Decree in accordance with the latter con
clusion. ...~. --t
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THE SOUTHERN MILITIA BILL.
EDMoNDsoN WOULD HOLD OFFICE.
THE GEoRGIA ELECTION CASE
MENARD ABOUT TO RETURN HOME.
SUCCESS OF COL. SIMON JONES
MORE DISABILITIES TO BE REMOVED
FEDERAL COUKTs IN LoUIsIANA
WASHINGTON, December 1s. 1858.

WASHINGTON, December 16, 1858.
The bill repeating the act prohibiting ne
organization of militia in the lately rebel
liOus States ia sure TO pass.
Mrs. Edmondson, the New Orleans poet
ess, is here electioneering to secure Steed-
mans office for her brother, Colonel Ed
mondson. She is quite earnest and per-
suasive in her efforts, but has little chance
of success.
In the Georgia case of Wimpy versus
Christy, the former Republican, and the
latter Democrat and ineligible, Governor
Bullock gave the certificate of election as q
Representative in Congress to Wimpy,
though the latter had the largest number
of votes. The House Committee on Elec-
tions has decided to sustain Governor Bull
lock aud report in favor of Wimpy. SINH
lar action in Louisiana would count out st.
Martin and McCranie, both of whom are
ineligible.
Hon. J. Willis Menard leaves here on Sat-
urday next for New Orleans.
Colonel Simon Jones was yesterday ad-
mitted as an attorney and counsellor in the
Supreme Court of the United States, and
before many weeks expects to be admitted
to seat by the side of Butler in the House.
Representative sypher has followed in the
| wake of Senator Kellogg and introduced a
bill to remove political disabilities from a
number of repentant Confederstes.
A bill has been prepared and will proba
bly, pass, dividing the State of Louisiana into
two Districts, and providing for two United
States Courts, as formerly. The new Law
will assign the present District Judge to tht
Northern District, and leave vacancy a
New Orleans to be filled by some friend o
General Grant.
ROB ROY,
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NORTH CAROLINA.

Railroad Bills POstponed-PenIfentia
Land Purchase Dis0pPrOved-Dlsas-
trous Fire. '.t'
RALEIGH, December I5.-The House OF
Representatives to-day postponed consid-
GRAFTON of various railroad bills till second
Monday in January.
The Senate passed a resolution disapprov-
ing the action of the legislative committee
u purchasing 5000 acres of land for the
2enitentiary, and directing the public treas
urers not to assume the bonds agreed to be
paid. "a
A disastrous fire this morning destroyed
the market-house, town hall, jewelry store
Lewis. Loss heavy, with little or no in
surance. Fire accidental. Great difficulty
was encountered in preventing the spread Of
the flames.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-12-16
VALUABLE IMPROVED PROPERTY ON ST.

VALUABLE IMPROVED PROPERTY ON ST.
-Thsresa streets, between St Thomas and
Tohoupitoulas streets--Succession of Joseph
Steil-No 81 800.
DYG. DE FERIET, OFFICE NO. Sc BIEN'
ID WILLIE Street-SATURDAY, January 2, lss
at noon at the Merchants and AuctioneerS EX-
house streets will be sold by public auction, by VIZ
tue of an order from the Hon l. Duvlgneaud Judge
OF the seeopd District Court OF the parish OF Or-
sorib property beonsing to said sucee ssion. vlz
A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND with the build
ings and improvements thereon, situate IN the FIRST
District Of this city, in the square pounded by
Tohonpitoulas. st. Thomas. Belleehasse and -.
Theresa Streets, measuring twentysix leet hve
inches tw0 lines front on St. Theresa street, one
hundred and one feet eleven inches and seven lines
in depth on the side toward st Thomss street,
ninetyseven feet s'x inches in depth on the other
side and front an alley twenty feet wide opening
TohOuptoulas street, and twenty-five feet three
inches and six lines in width on the rear lne
The buildings and Improvements comprise:
l. A two.story brick house covered with states,
containg below large room used as piAcksmlth
shop, and in the second story hail. four rooms and
gallery, in the at'ic laree room, -. ......,-
2 A two-stoTy brick building IN tne yard contain
ing one room in each story.
8, A twostery frame building containing foui
rooms, with fireplaces.
g. A large she'd covering the yard, two cisterns
Ternis-Ohv.haif cash and the balance on eredi
Of one year payable in three mortgage notes o. th
terest from date ti final payment secured by specia
mortgage and vendors lieni the buildings TO b.
kept insured and the policy transferred to the cnra
trix. in Of suit the purchaser paw five pc
cent attorneys commissions on tha amOunt recover
ed, the said commissions 70 be hkeEise secured b
Act of sale, with United States internal Revenu
stamps attached, beore A. J. Lewis, Notary Public
| at purchasers expense. del 5 II - D ial
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PONTCHARTRAIN RAILROAD COMPANTs
HfskE8 NJ AVA Ill iftA ri itiqftTt
HEAVY SUIT FOR DAMAGEsss :
HEIRS Of 1HE LATE GEORGE Z. sMsht.

In the Sixth District Court, the heirs Of
George +. Knight, through the their tutor,
sue the Pontchartrain Railroad Company
for sixty thousand dollars damages ineuTxed
by the death of both their parents, which !,
ensued through the faulty and dangerous
construction of the platform at the depot oil
the company, corner of Girod street and :
the levee, the catastrophe having oe-
CURED on Sunday afternoon, the. .
twenty-fifth of July, 1868. The petition ?
alleges that the difficulty experienced in
stepping from the platform to the car steps
had caused the wife, Mrs. knight, to be-
precipitated from the steps, and that in con-
sequence she fell between the platform and
the train OF cars on the track. That at the
moment, Mrs. Knight being in this perilous
position, the conductor and engineer put z
the cars in motion, by means of which she
became entangled and caught between the
moving cars and the platform, and horribly
crushed to death. ....-l--'...'' - q
That said George F. Knight labored with
all his might to extrtcate his wife and save
her life, but without avail, and she was kill a
ed before his eyes. That he himself became
entsngled, caught between the cars and the
platform, his leg torn in q shocking man
ner and other injuries inflicted, and it was
with great difficulty he was rescued from
llnHeuIdLe aeAGn. -f -. 1
That in consequence of the injuries then
and there received, the pain and suffering
he endured and the shock to his mind
caused by the horrible death of his wife, he
fingered only for fortnight, and died
August z, 1863 A.s I2l 4
That the injuries to their parents, of
which both died, was caused by want Of
skill, gross carelessness and negligence on
the part of said railroad company in the
construction of their platform; that the
platform is unsafe, inconvenient, difficult
and dangerous for passengers. ,.-.,.5
The heirs therefore claim damages in
5000 which accrued to their father
during his lifetime, from the tearing and
mangiing of his body and limbs the loss of
his health, neglect of his business, ex-
| penses for physicians, medicines, nurses,
| etc. That these causes ofaction survive in the
| persons of his minor children, who have
| themselves suffered great loss and damage
in consequence of the terrible catastrophe,
] in the loss of the fostering care and protec-
| tion of their parents, and in being deprived
| of the benefit of their labor and industry,
| support and education thus early in life,
they being all very young, and one yet an
| infant; in being left orphans while yet on
/ the Threshold of existence, and at period
of life when most needing the kind offices
and the directing hand Of parental care,
and in other loss and damage to a large
amount. Therefore pray for judgment ac-
| cording $50 900 damages, and $4,000 vim
! dictive damages for the gross neglect of the
| company. .' .Ff
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-12-16
SUCCESSION OF JACQUES MADELINE
MArchand.

DY =. RUINAULT, AUOTIONEER-Ofic
II corner OF Exchange Alley and Bienyile street
SA1URDAY, January 9, 1868, will be sold at
twelve o clock NJ at the Merchants and Auetoneeis
Exchange, Royal stree between Customhouse
Canal Streets by virtue OF order from the Honor
able the Second District uourt for the parish OF
Orleans, dated November q, 1855, the hereinafter
described properly, to wit:
A LOT or GROUND situated in Fauboqrg / rank
lin Third District Of this city, desiRnated by No OF
square No. 67, on plan drawn on the ninth OF Sep
tember 1896, by john Schreiber. and deposited
Tor reference as No. Is in the ONCE OF IheoSoTs
square No 81 Is comprised within span Mandeyille;
Josephine and Solidee streets Sain lot OF ground
forms the corner Of Spain and Sodelle streets and
measures more or less 30 feet front on spain street
by 100 feet in dep and front Sodelie street. to-
gether with the new buildings and improvements
thereon, consisting of frame house Of tnree rooms
built at the corner, and two frame buildings IN the
yaTd having three rooms each, sheds two eisterns,
etc. etc. See plan at the Auctioneers othee
Terms cash. F -,
Act OF sale before o. Drouet notary public at the
expense of the purchaser, including United states
internal revenue stamps
deS 10 "A 81 iA1
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-12-16
AUCTION SALES.

rooms Ia the upper stories; two-story brick build
ing in the yard containing eight rooms paved yard,
20 ANOTHER LoT OF GROUND adjoining the
above designated BY No on special plan made by
Louis Bringier on the twenty July, 1s4, and
Garlile Pollock. then notary public in this city Said
lot measuring, English measure, "a feet front on
lines Together with three story brick House, No.
$751; having store the ground floor, four rooms.
halls and landings in the upper stores three story
brick building IN the yard containing nine roo ms
ana privy on each floor, tagged yard, waterworks,
etc.
The above properties will be sold agreeably to
plans now at the Auctioneer's office.
Terms-Cash
Acts of sale before O. Drouet, Notary Public at
the expense OF the purchasers, including the UniIed
states stamps as we'll as the taxes for the year 1858
noA 20 "a de4 IL ID
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Evening Dispatches to the Associated Press.

wAsHINGTON-ReP of Act Forbid
dug Militia Org anIzatIOns in Recon-
atructed ststes Passed the House
Resolution of Inquiry Into Sudge Un-
derwOOd's Virginia DeeIsIOns, In Ghe
Senate-TaxablIity OF Governments Be-
CuriIIeS In Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, December l6.-The House
passed the bill repeating the act foIbidding
militia organizations in the reconstructed
States, except Georgia.
This is an original bill, not that passed by
the Senate yesterday.
The Senate is considering resolution di-
recting the Judiciary Committee to inquire
into the extraordinary decisions of Judge
Underwood in Virginia nullifying the YER
dict of courts whose officers were ineligible
under the fourteenth amendment, the argu-
ment turning on the use of the word tex
traordinary,"
The Supreme Court is discussing the taxa
bility OF certain United States securities.
CUBA-Arrest7 of Suspected Political
Offenders In Havana-RaImasedR he
InfOrced-TrOops Expected from spain.
HAVANA, December 16.-The government
is engaged in searching for politicel offend
ers. Many arrests have been made here
and in the interior, including some well
known citizens.
Balmaseda was at Havana on Sunday,
Will L6TSuuGls nc ICAuluCA OA
Monday with reinforcements. Additional
troops will be forwarded; 1000 are expected
from Spain tomorrow.
SOUTH AROLINA-Fire In COlum-
bIa-FIremen Killed by Failing
wall.
CHARLESTON, December l5.-The large
four story building on Main street, Colum-
| bia, known as Greggs Hall, was burned
yesterday. 1t included the crockery estab-
lishment. of Gregg d Co., the brokers' office
Of Gregg, Palmer q Co., Photographic gall
lery of Wearn & Hix, and ClendenniDg's
restaurant. Loss, fifty thousand dollars,
two thirds covered by insurance.
Two fremen named Darlington and
Squire were killed by a falling wall and sew
eral others severely if not mortally wounded.
River Intelligence.
SOUTHWEST Pass, December l6, Noon
| Barometer 3010; wind west and fresh
No arrivals or departures.
VICKsBURG, December l6.-Passed down:
Empire at 8 A. NJ. Up: Lizzie Gill at 8 A. NJ
River rising.
Domestic Markets. ......
NEW YORK, December l6, Noon.-Stock
market steady with an upward tendency.
Money steady at Z q cent Sterling l0St.
Gold 1851. Five-twenties Of 80, l10s
North Carolinas, new, 6l5; Virginias, ex
coupon 55t; new, 81; Tennessees, ex coupon
66l do. new, esq.,
NEW YORK, December 16, Noon.--Floul
5@10c. better. Wheat 1@2c. better. Corr
dull and dropping. Mess pork quiet al
SIS 50@26. Steam lard firm; bbls. l6S@l6J
Cotton more steady; middling uplands 25Ac
Rosin more active; strained common 81 SO
az 35; good strained 50 1902 As. Freight
dull. Turpentine quiet and steady at 44A.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON, December l6, Noon. -Consol
e24. Tallow ass. Sd. Sugar quiet anC
steady, .,.,..
LIVERPOOL, December I6, Afternoou.-Cot
ton trmer but no higher. Sales 10000 bales
Bacon 53s. Cd. 20
HAvRE, December l6.-Cotton heavy a
ia on the spot and 100 ahoat;
FRANKFORT, December i6.-SSiids duii .
7sl. ---.--.
ton hrmeF, but not higher, -
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Government Troops suffered Fearfully-
InsurrectiOn0rY Lines Approaching
Havana.
NEW YoBK, December 15.--The Herald has
a special, via Key West, which states that
reports received from the recent encounter
indicate that the troops suffered fearfully.
Valmaseda demands reinforcements. The
insurrectionary lines are within one hun
dred and ffty miles OF Havana. English
subjects have been modified to make imme'
diate registration at the consulate.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-12-16
VIRGINIA.

Death Sentence by an Illegal Court
RICHMOND, December l5.-In the case of
Jeter Phillips, sentenced to be hung next
Friday, for the murder of his wife, habeas
corpus, returnable February 9, was granted
by Judge Underwood, on the plea by his
counsel that the Court of Appeals which de.
cided against the appeal taken In Phillips
case was not legal court, the Judges being
disqualified under the fourteenth amend
meut.
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NEW ORLEANS. WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 16 1858

tia in the unrsconstructed States, except as
to Georgia, passed.
Mr.. Stewards bill In reference to holding
Office In violation of the fourteenth amend
ment was referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee. rsi it-f-- a-1-slft n-
Adjourned.
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booEssIoN OF GUsTAvE voM HoFE.

JOSEPH HOLZ, AUOTIONEER, Of
Ice No. q ChArtres street.-Will be sold on
.1NEhDAY, the sixth of January, at IL O'Clock
. at the Merchants and Auctioneers Ex
Royal street, between Customhouse and
streets by virtue Of an order from the Hon,
Dnyigneaud, Judge Of the Second District
dated November q, 1e6s-No. 32.4
HRRTAlN LOT OF t3HOUND WITH THE
i DINGS AND ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS
RE0N, situsted in the Fourth District of this
in the square bounded by Camp, Magazine,
and Seventh streets, designated by the mum
ur on plan in the office Of the Sheriff of the
Of Jefferson, In this State, and measures
Eysight feet front on Magazine street by q
Of one hundred and twenty-five feet Ameri-
Eeakure.
uired by deceased by purchase from Terrence
anell BY an act passed before John T. Coftey,
ny Public in this city, on the twenty eighth
December, 1860. ...-.
Of sale, including internal revenue stamps,
s expense Of the purchaser. before Joseph
Notary PHbhc; also the purchaser has to pay
les due.
3 ns-Cash in United States Treasury notes.
! ISIS q % 81 ja56
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GROCERIES, GROCERIES,, MAGAsIN DE
Foin ct Meubles-Succession dAndre Ibos-
No 32572

OAR n. DERBEs, ENCANTEUR-BU-
i reau, No. lls rue Chartres, pres st. Louis.-En
vertu Pun or1-e de moi adresse par Honora-
BILE L. Duv Rneaud, Juge ae la Seconde Cour de Dis
trict pour la paroisse d'Orl6ans en- date du qunze
Decembre 1862 II sera vendu Pencan public.
SAMhDI, vingt-six Decembre 1868. d dix heures du
natin, coin des rues Urquhart ct Frsncais, pour
le compte de la dite succession, savolr:
l. Un bel assortment de GROOB RIES, consistant
en- six barrs de Vim Rouge, qn assortment COM
pet de Vaissee, Sucre, CAFE, Grasse, RIz PatRtes,
Baquets, Fruits l'Eau-de- -Vie Candies, ETC., etc.
Aussi les Etageres ct Comptors du maeasin.
2 I'm lot de Meubles, un Cab, un lot de HRrnais ct
Brides, un Cheval. un Dray ct lot de Bois a
brhar
s. Un lot de Foia, Mais, Avoine, Bic. une belle
Balance ct un lot de Charbou de Bois, etc.
CondItions-Oomptant en- billets du Ire .or des
Etats- Uns. dele 20 25
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, HAY STORE AND
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF Andre Ibos, !

3X,5I2. II
DY n, DERBEs, AUCTIONEBR-OFFIOR
~ No. ll8 Uhartres street. near st. Louis street.
By virtue Of an order Of court from the Hon L. Du-
yigneaud, Judge of the second District Court of
New Orleans, Gated the fifteenth December, 1883
will proceed to sell at public auction, on SATUR'
DAY, twentysixth December, 1868, at ten O'Clock A.
H., at the corner OF Urquhart and Frenchmen
Streets for account of said succession, viz:
/. One fine assortment of GROCERIES, consist
ing Of six barrels Red Wine, one fine lot of Crock
cry Ware, Sugar, Coffee, Lard, Nice, Potatoes Buck
cts, Preserves. Candies etc. Also one lot OF shelv
ings and counters.
4 One lot Of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. one
Cab, one lot of Harness and Saddles one Horse. one
Dray, one lot Of fire Wood.
: s. One lot Of Hay, Corn. Bran. Wheat, one large
Scale, one lot of Charcoal, etc,
Terms-Cash in United States Treasury notes.
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The Army Reunion at ChIeagO-Mar'
-- RhaRa In New York. -

MOBILE, December l5.-Raoes postponed
until Thursday. on account of the weather.
CHICAGO, December l5.-The city is alive
with officers, ranging from General down to
Second Lieutenant.
NEW YORK, December 15.-Clara Meta,
daughter of Nine. LeVert, Of Mobile, is to
be married tomorrow to a gentleman from
Georgia. 4.