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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-23
ROUSSEAU STOPPED THE BOATS
All Quiet Over There.
EXCITEMENT IN NEW ORLEANS.

This morning, about two O'Clock, SO
Sergeant McManus, OF the river police, re-
ports, fire was discovered at .Gretna, in
the grocery store of Mrs. Brown. The
river police reached the scene of the con-
fsgration shortly after and rendered every
assistance in their power. But there were
no engines present from this city or Algiers,
and nine tenements were destroyed before
the fire was subdued. 1t is supposed to
have been the result of incendiarism.
During the fire an aged colored man was
shot at and killed by some unknown per-
son who liked the pleasantly of "killing
niggers." Quiet was restored, but when
the intelligence reached this city of the
difficulty at Gretna, quite a number of
armed men crossed over the river, and
there were fears that disturbances would
be renewed. Lieutenant Burbank, of mill
tary headquarters, visited Gretna, but with
out any military force.
The police took possession of the ferry
boat to prevent armed men from crossing
over to Gretna.
At the time of this writing there are eX-
citing reports in this city, greatly exaggera-
ting the real condition of affairs at Gretna
Since the above was written Special Off,
GERS Cane and - have returned from
Gretna, and from them we learn that about
fifty colored men had assembled together
expecting an attack from the men who
went over from this city armed with rifles,
shotguns ard reVolvers, and numbering
about hundred.
Captain Badger, of the police, approach
ed with small force and directed the COL
ored men to disperse, assuring them that
no hostile demonstrations against them
would De permitted by the armed popu-
iace; ihey Immediately dispersed.
AT this time the armed men referred to
were in the rear Of Captain Badger. and
they too have yielded to the authority of
the police.
A hundred policemen have been sent
over to Gretna, and there are no longer
any fears Of collision.
The order Of General Russeau direotino
that the ferry boats should be fastened to
their piers, indicates very clearly his de-
termination that armed men shall not use
the ferries for transportation across the
river to provoke collision.
The excitement in New Orleans was in
tense at twelve o'clock, and the most ex-
aggerated rumors prevailed in reference to
the affair at GTetna
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-23
MOB LAW In CARROLLTON.
The Parish Prison Broken Into.
Two coIored Men Shot.

During last night an armed mob entered
the parish prison at Carrollton and shot
two of the prisoners, one of whom was
Dennis, who had beengtried and convicted
twice for rape, and the other the man Mil
ton, committed yesterday for rape and
murder of the little girl, report of whose
case appears in this evenings paper.
Dennis was killed on the spot and Milton
was left for dead.
AT eleven O'Clock to-day it was thought
that Milton would recover.
District Attorney Mckay and Judge Breu-
ming are investigating the matter.
1t was reported that Milton had given
information in reference to last nights oc-
currence.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-23

The friends OF Messrs. Roberts and
Joyner publishers of the Attalqpas Regis
fe, established by them at Franklin, ST..
Mary parish, the materials Of which were
thrown into the bayou by mob, will be
glad to learn that they have arrived here
safe and nnharmsd, having had fortunate
escape from the murderous people who
assassinated Colonel Pope and Judge
Chase. &HF
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-23
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN GRETNA

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN GRETNA.
SHOOTING A OOLORED MAN.
Armed Men Gross the River.
RENEWAL OF DISTURBANCES
THE POLICE CONTROL TIE FERRY.
ROUSSEAU STOPPED THE BOATS.
All Quiet Over There
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-23
xoR1x

Ess by C0urt OF Appeals.
S. x2.--The Court of
ltios' lseides shat the test
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-23
NEW ORLEANS FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER %. 1868

Provided, Nothing herein contained shall
be construed to apply to the proprietors OF
of fruit, but that such persons shall pay $G5
as license.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-23

LcONrNusD 0N FoUaru PAaE.l
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-23

Mr.IRay: ask for a suspension Of the
rules to take up House bill No. $50, an act
for the relief of A. E. Lockett. .- ~.
Rules suspended and the bill read.
The bill was considered engrossed.
Under q suspension of the rules the bill
was read third time and finally adopted
with its title.
The following Communications from the
Governor were read:
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-23

THE POLICE CONTROL TIE FERRY.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-23
STANDING ooAfMITTFFs.

Mr.. Ray, from the Judiciary Committee,
reported favorably upon Senate bill No.
2O3, an act to prohibit the receiving of city
notes for Indebtedness becoming due after
the passage of this act, and also prohibiting
the city of New Orleans from paying out any
city notes, and providing penalty for the
violation of this act.
Mr.. Wittgenstein, from the Enrolment
Committee, reported as follows;
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-23

To the Honorable the President and Members of the
Senate:
1 am instructed by his EAcellency, the
Governor, to inform the Senate that he has
approved and signed:
Joint resolution relative to the adjourn
ment of the General Assembly.
F. G. RENICK,
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-05-28

THE EsMERALDA UNION, under the pro
tenn editorship Of WATSON and McClinton
still sticks to its burlesque of Democracy, but
has taken down Haight's name and put up
Johnson's instead. We find the following
notice in its columns "On the 10Th inst.
the CARSON DAILY APPEAL, which is really
live, spicy little Republican paper, commenced
its fourth year and seventh volume. We like
the APPEAL's bold, outspoken manner, but
can only wish it success, politically, as is due
to its reckless, revolutionary course in per-
sistently opposing the Presidents patriotic
and constitutional efforts to deprive Congress
Of the dangerous law-making power
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-05-28


THE GRAVES OF THE HEROES OF TIE
WAR-The Commander-in-Chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic, John A.
Logan. in General Order No. II. says: The
3!th of May, 1868. is designated for the pur-
pose of strewing with flowers or otherwise
decorating the graves of comrades who died
in defense of their country during the late
rebellion, and whose bodies new lie in almost
every c.ty and village and hamlet churchy ard
in the land. In this observance no form OF
ceremony is prescribed, but Posts and Com
rades will in their way arrange such fitting
se=vicns and testimonials of respect as cir
cums'ances may permit. 1t is the purpose
of the Co.nmander-in-Ch Chief to inaugurate
this Observance with the hope that it will be
kept up from year TO year. while a survivor Of
the war remains to honor the memory Of his
departed comrades.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-05-28

surrounding country. We had left our
train at the ferry to be sent into q canon
on the south side of the peak to a spring,
where there was good grass. In our at
tempt to decend we entered the wrong
canon, missed the train, Travelled seven
or eight miles south in search of it, and
finally had to return to the ferry. long
after night. 1t rained and showed dur
ing the night, and in the morning the
bills and parts of the valley were
white with snow. Mr. Watson and |
went in search of our train and found
the men returning to ,the ferry, wet,
cold and hungry, having taken no
breakfast. We had fine lunch at
Cooper's, and in the afternoon came to
Oreana, seven miles. On the ed it
rained, showed and stormed the whole
day, and We remained in camp.
A. F. WHITE.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-05-28

WHY should we, who are but guests at the
banquet of freedom, deny the black man a
seat at the board, when the American host is
willing to allow him that risht.-Lash Re-
public.
Spoken like true, liberty-loving Irish
man. says the San Jose Mercury. When the
Irish people learn to take that broad view of
liberty, the days Of Irish thraldom to the
British crown will be numbered.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-05-28

GOING THE WHOLE HoG.-That was a
frank admission of the New York Democrat,
who was worried b. the constant receipt of
Republican paper. He ordered it stopped,
but it still kept coming, and on stating his
grievances to some friends one of them re-
marked " They think they can make Re
publican Of you.' Not by id sight.
replied he; they'll find they re casting pearls
before a swine "
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-01-28
Confederate Officers.

We republsh the following list of Confederate Off
GERS residing in this city. When we first published
the list we failed to remember many names, but think
we have it complete
GENER,Ls-D Fl Hill, Major General; Rufus Bar
ringer and Robt ID Johnston, Brigadier Generals
CoLoSELs-Z Vance, E Brown, III C Jones, E
4 Osborne S Lowe and Lee Davidson.
LIEUTENANT CoLoNELs-C W Bradshaw and John
\ Young.
MAJoRs--M d L Mcleod, ] G Harris, Robt Glib
bon (Surgcon), C Dowd, Sinclair and Sadler.
CArrA1xs--W Hill, NJ ? Pegram, r NJ Oates Jas
F Johnston G Morrison, Thos Grier Il Brenizer,
J H McAden (Surgcc Sid ii Alexander, Stitt,
Thos IL Brem, Rooster, Belk, A Nisbet, f
Cochrane, Parks McCembs (Surgeon). J Burwell
A Burwell, f DeWolfe, L Williams, X Warning,
Bryce, DR. } NJ Miller and Myers.
L1EuTENANTs-E Bryan, G W Bryan, W Oates,
Samuel Ggier, ID Nj Rigler Young, Nj III Wolfe.
McCorkle, c w Alexander, John Films, VIM.
Elms ] ii Wilson, Jr., ID Wilson, Bryce, s
Shannonhouse b Graham, W Taylor NJ Alex
ander, Jas Alexander, James Gleason, III I'll
Gregory, Bennett Barnes, B Smith, James Tiddy,
ii Wiley, i CresTen.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-01-28

DIvoRCING.-It is but seldom that Divorce case
appears the dockcs of the Courts of the good Old
North State, but whenever such an unfortunate affair
does happen it attracts general attention, and there
fore give the following item from the Goldsboro
News. Although unusual, the in this came
out first best:
The extra term of the Superior Court for Wayne
closed Saturday afternoon after a session of two
weeks, in which time great deal of business was
transacted The only of general interest was
that of Mary A. Wood vs. j. n. Wood for Divorce
Messrs. Faircoth and j. F. Wooten appeared for the
petitioner, and Messrs. Dortch, Strong and Morisey
for the defence During the two days occupied in
the trial the most intense interest was manifested
and the case was submitted to the jury without argu
ment who found all issues in favor of the defendant
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-01-28
American and English Laborers.

Some of the iaborers of this country lend espe-
caly the negroes of the South may think they have
''hard lott in their tolls for living but il they
feet as to the condition of many of the laboring
class in other portions of the world they will learn
that theirs is a comparatively easy
Our authority for this remark is article in the
London Quarterly Review. Speaking of the hard
ships of aborers in the agricultural districts of Eng
land, it says:
'The situation of the cottages in of the rural
districts is most amentable. Their narrow dwellings
barely suffice shelter to inmates, and in cases of
large families they crowd together closely that
imperfect ventilation and insufficient food, prove
fruitful sources of pestilence and disease. In such
cases. the narrow tenement forbids the possibility of
separating the sick from the well, the parent from
the children, the children from each other; that
miserable economy in fitting up the cottage which
too generally has denied the only bed-room either a
fire. place window to venilate the air, the noise
of querulous children, the stencil of confined air.
rendered epidemic by morbid effuyia the yermin
too frequently swarming on the bodies and rags of
the wretched inhabitants All these causes acting
together procrasnate affection, prevent return to
health and indicate depth of misery which it is
hardly possible to endure. Such, with few excep-
tions, is the state of than million of human
beings in England aione.''
Again:
'And this distress arises not so much from sick
ness, idleness prodigality, from the absolute
lmposslblty which day laborer finds In supporting
his family by his daily wages. The poor scarcely
knoc chat At is to eat n'ed, and yet dispensing with
that material requisite for comfort does not enable
them to keep their families together in such hut
we have described
When the usage of even the negro at the South
such this?
The Review also gives a specimen of the way
children worked:
''Little girls employed in belfows-bl blowing for
fourteen hours day, standing on platforms to
able them to reach the handles of the bellows. The
children who work at home in the various domestic
injured by premature labor,
often commencing from the age of seven, that,
rule. they are stunted, dwarfed, and deformed An
instance is given of father having worked his three
young boys from four in the morning until twelve at
night for weeks together
Again:
1.-TWO girls, nine and ten years of age, work
ing strikers, and little girl of eight, occasion
ally relievedby still younger of six, work
ing the bellows
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-01-28
New Advertisements.

From among the large number of new advertise
ments in this weeks issue great deal of valuable
information can be obtained.
Bonds and Stocks for Sale-R Johnston Admir-
Fish, Baggng, Cotton Ties, &c.-Stenhouse, Macau-
lay Co.
Public Sales Alexander, Admir-.
Hardware Goods-Brcm, Brown & Co., Oates build
ing
Liquors and Grocerics-Coonan 6 Groot.
Tan Yard for Rent-Sue J Johnston, Guardian.
Mantua Making and Millinery-Mrs L 4 Nerryce
]ttna Life Insurance Company-Col Z \ Osborne,
Agent
Phosphate of Lime for sale by R Cowan s. Co.,
Wilmington. \ G.
New Stock of Groccries-Boyd Moody.
Dlssolutlon-presson & Gray.
Grocers and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Maxwell
Matchmaker and Jewellery Hales.
Attorneys at Law-Jones Johnston.
Family Grocer and Wine Merchant-J D Palmer.
New Family Sewing Machine at c Nj Query's Store.
DissOluton-Gibbon McCombs
Physician and Surgeon-Dr Robert Gibbou.
Medical Notice. McCombs, NJ. ID.
Medical Work. Love, Wilmington.
Boot and Shoe Store-B Smith Co.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-01-28
The Latest Reconstruction Measure

The House of Representatives has passed another
bill in regard to reconstructing the Southern States.
This new measure dcprivcs the President of the
ercise of powers expressly conferred upon him by the
Constitution of the United States We published the
Bill last week, and will merely give its main
provisions;
Section LIST provides that the existing provisional
civil State Governments in the unreconstructed
States, shall not be recognized by the Executive
judicial authorities of the United States.
Sec. :. That the General of the army (Gen. Grant,
shall have full and absolute authority in the
ton of the Reconstruction laws each and all the
ten States embraced in the five Southern Military
districts
Sec. 3. That the General of the army, in his dis
erection, may remove and appoint the civil officers in
said States and the President shall not interfere with
him in these matters or in the appointment of the
military district commanders.
According to this, Gen. Grant is to exercise the
power heretofore exercised only by Presidents.
Grant can't give us any worse commanders than Mr.
johnson gave but the principle of the Bill is the
thng-it is subvcrsve of the Constitution, and all
who voted for it violated their oaths.
The Bill was under consideration in the Senate on
Thursday and Friday last. The proceedings of
Thursday give the following item:
s.Mr Doolittle spoke in opposition to the bill, and
said that when Laium, Roman province, revolted
and subducd it became question in the Roman
Senate what should be done with Latium and the
people of Latium There who cried dis
franchise Them and others said confscate their prop
erty, and there others again who said, 'subcct
them in vaSsalagc to their slaves, but old Camillus
in that speech which revealed his greatness and made
his name immortal said: Senators make them
your fellow citizens, and thus add to the glory and
power of Rome" Doottle added: s'In this high
place. in this Senate ofhe great republic Of the world
the outgrowh of the civilization of the world, cannot
we, Senator's rise to the height of that great argu
ment?'
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-01-28
The Convention.

We publish fair abstract of the proceedings of
tho Convention for the past week.
Our readers know that we have not been censo-
rfous or abusive of the members of the Convention
but the proceedings will justify us in finding fault
with some of the acts in spending the peoples money
The action of the Convention in voting to each
member Eight Dollars per day and travelling expenses
and Twelve Dollars per day for the President, is
outrageous extravaganza. Many of the taxpayers
of the State greatly embarrassed and have much
difficulty in procuring bread and meat for their wives
and children; and yet these persons who went to
Raleigh to reconstruct the State government, vote
themselves enormous amount of pay. 1t is credit
able of the coored members that they voted
against such extravaganza. No member of a Con-
venton or Legislature in this State ever before voted
himself than six dollars per day. (good money!
and when the pay only Sc, board in Raleigh
was higher than it is at present.
We give below the names of those who vo ed against
S. per day:
Messrs ytllott of CASTOR, Bradley, Bryan Durham,
Ellis Ethridgc. Forkner, French of ChOwan, Gahaga
Galloway (coI..) Garrett, Guner, Harris of Wake
tcoI,) Harris of Franklin Hobbs Hodnett Hollo-
well Hood (col J Lyman, (col) Jones of Caldwell
Jones of Washington, King Of Lincoln King ofLenoir,
Kinney. Lee (col.,) Lcgg Lennon, ,Mann, May, Mar
Ter McCubbins Merritt, Mcdonald of Chatham Nc
Donald of Moore. Norton Mullican Nance Newsom,
Patrick Pctrcc, Peterson, Pierson col, Pool, Ray,
Robbins (c"l ) Rodman, Sanderlin Smith, Sweet
league, Tucker, Turner and Williams of Wake.
The Convention has also created two new Offices
viz: Scrgcant-at-irms and Reporter. These Off
GERS useless. They viii increase the expense of
the Convention several hundred dollars.
The Convention appointed Committee to wait on
Gov worth and notify him they ready to
ceiyc any communication he might wish to make.
Gov. Worth replied as follows:
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, STATE OF n. c.,
Raleigh, Jan. 23d, 1868. {
Gentlemen of tie Conrention Il had the
honor yesterday to be informed through your
committee, that your body was duly organized
and ready to receive any communication that |
might be willing to make. | desire you to ac-
ccpt my thanks for this mark of your courtesy.
| regard your resolution simply official no.
tifcation of your organization, with view of
such official intercourse and communication
may be deemed necessary,-as it seems to me it
would be improper if not indecorous, that |
should present to you any views OF mine, touch
inc the object for which you are assembled, I'M
less in response to specific inquiry.
Upon due notice Of your wish to be furnished
with any information, contained Ill the archives
Of the State, under my CONTROL such will be
promptly supplied.
May experimenting Providence inspire you
with wisdom to conduct your labors to results
beneficial to our unhappy and distracted people.
JONATHAN WORTH.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-01-28
The Relief Ordinances ESQ CALLED

1t will be seen by the proceedings of the Conv en-
ton that several measures for the benefit of debtors
have been introduced in the Convention now i'm ses-
sion at Raleigh.
The first stay law that was passed by the Legsla-
ture in the Fall Of 1861 was unfortunate and we
protested against it at the time. If it had not been
for that stay law most of the debts would have been
arranged during the first two years of the war in
Confederate money, and the people generally would
now be free from embarrassment. But, inasmuch
as that law deceived the debtors, it is necessary
to continue the relief in some way to prevent the
ruin of a few good No doubt great deal
of rascality and dishonesty have been practised
under the protection of stay laws and those who
passed the first law of that sort to blame for it.
and ought to receive the censure of debtors as well
creditors.
Honesty, fairness and common sense would dictate
that the creditor should receive protection
well as the debtor The who credited his neigh
Dor, when in distress, by selling him property or
goods, loaned him money is certainly entitled
protection and relief but lawmakers do not seem to
think about that, and the result is that the stay
laws which have been passed, well as those pro-
posed, incentives to dishonesty and villany. We
plain words because we think that much harm
and but little good have been done by stay laws.
Though not opposed to fair and honest
protection to debtors who willing to do what is
right and honorable.
There many good men who still nced credit for
supplies, or for money; but how they get it
when Legislatures, Conventions and military orders
only protects the debtor, and treats the creditor
hard-hearted vampire? The legislation that we have
had in this State for several past is enough to
squeeze every sympathetic and charitable feeling out
OF any
We repeat, that arc not opposed to any measure
for protecting and relieving honest Debtors but let
it be afforded in honest manner and lei the cred
tor (the who has shown disposition
and aid his neighbor) be also protected.
Individually, not particularly interested as
creditor or debtor, but we intend always to stand
up for right, honesty and fair play.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-01-28

Our PRosPEcTs-The Crops.-There is a
general disposition among the press and people
of this State-in the cities-to multiply the evils
that surround us, as we'll as to under-state the
crops and financial prospects of 1868. Times
are hard enough; but We record as gratifying
fact the statement of gentleman who has re-
Gently made the circuit of Wake and adjoining
counties, that he never before witnessed the pre-
paration of so much new ground for future opera
tions.
people suppose-and rightly-that the spccdiest
and easiest method of financial relief for them is
to be found in thorough cultivation of their plan
tations. Besides, the fact noted is contradc-
ton of the common theory, that planters are not
inclined to engage largely in tilling the SOIL
Raleigh Reatster