New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-12
ED1rOR1AL AND NEWS ITEMS.

Ice was twenty-four inches thick on the
ponds in the vicinity of Boston on the
fourth instant.
Governor Bullock has appointed Thurs
day, April 2, as day of fasting, humilia-
ton, and prayer in Massachusetts,.
Misses Annie E. Appleton, Ellen Rag
giles, and Ellen NJ. Temple have been elect
ed on the school committee of Reading,
Massachusetts,. They will probably make
good school committeeman.
General Hancock has telegraphed and
written to General Grant asking to be
relieved from the command of the fifth
military district. General Grant has refer
red the request to the president, who had it
under consideration on Sunday.
SOlon Robinson, of the New York TIiJ-
ltne, now in Florida, writes that be has
found Florida sugar cane juice sweeter
than that of Louisiana. A sugar grower in
that state told him that six gallons of juice
would make one gallon Of syrup.
At the city election in Omaha, Nebraska,
the ether day, George NJ. Roberts, Repub-
lican, was chosen mayor by 4S3 majority.
Other city officers were elected by an av-
erage majority of 200. The council stands
fsur Republicans to two Democrats. The
city has heretofore gone Democratic.
The Crescent says Hon. George S. Bout
well was once a Democratic governor of
Massachusetts,, and hater OF abolitionists.
1t happens that Governor Boutwell, was
elected by the coalitionists," !" combina-
ton of Democrats and abolitionists to over
throw the Whig state administration.
The Washington correspondent Of the ST.
Louis Republican states that the president
will not veto the bill providing for the
adoption of state constitution when o
majority of those who actually vete are in
its favor. He will allow it to become O
law by the constitutional expiration of ten
days. II will then be at once promulgated
by the state department as law.
The following is statement of the re-
ceipts at the eustomhouse in New Orleans
for duties during the month of February
The amount received in Igold was s45G.
1884. The amount in currency including
fees, storage, carriage, hospital tax, and
tonnage dues was s17, ,sO4 80. Total re
ceipts in gold and currency S474,l24 &c
The gold receipts for January were only
s2S9,O9 25.
The following is list of the animals
burned in the destruction by fire of Bar
NUNS New York Museum Four lion cubs
two large lions, four leopards, one pan
ther, two hyenas, two black bears, one
white bear, one ibex, two lynx, one Bra
lillian tiger, four porcupines, four kanga
rOos. Two white peaeocks, together with
all Of the birds, parrots, monkeys, etc., oH
the upper floor, were also burned.
General sickles is colonel of the forty.
fourth infantry, one Of the veteran reserve
regiments. We announced several days
ago on the authority of dispatches to the
Western press that General Sykes had
been ordered to New Orleans to take com
mand Of the twentieth infantry. The
associated press dispatches subsequently
state that General Siekles was ordered
here for the same purpose. Il is not prob.
able that the colonel Of the fOrty-fourtl
will be sent here to command the twentieth
regiment
South Carolina, The smallest southerI
state, has twelve cotton mills, either in Op-
Grafton or in process Of oempletion, running
about 81, ,770 spindles and 1888 looms, ant
furnishing emplOynent to Il62 operatives
Georgia has even . larger number o
cotton naills. But The spirit Of developing
internal resources is more rife in virgins
than in any ether of the excluded states
Projects Of railroads, canals, mines, manu-
features, and agriculture are alike prom
ineAt topics While the people are with
out capital themselves, they seek to invit,
ito their soil, as The only measure 0
amelioration which gives promise Of sue
cess.
The Hancock Courier says "A widowel
was married IN this place few days $40
at a church, making hir splurre viii
brass band Aftsf the interesfinq cere
mony the band struck up that old ant
familiar air, Ny wifs's dad and I've 20
another one Appropriate. saa3s5