New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-14


From what we can gather from the cleo.
ton, the constitution is defeated by FIVE or
six thousand majority including the ceun>
ties which, Of course, will all be thrown out
on account Of frauds and intimidations. If
anybody is fool enough to suppose that
Congress is not going 10 reconstruct Missis'
sippi they may as well quiet their fears
The thing is bound to be "did. jackson
(MsstsSiPpO Pilot.
The New York Commercial tells the
whole story in six lines: Until Ulysses s..
Grant took command of our armies, rebel
lion was confident of success. Until Ulysses
S. Grant took command of the Republican
party, the Democratic party was equally
confident of success. And as he finished
the first, so will he finish the last
It is a notable fact that oftne nineteen
hundred millions of six per cent gold.bear-
ing bonds, six hundred and fifty millions are
held in Europe, Four hundred and twenty
five millions Of bonds are held by the ma
tiOnal banks, and three hundred and thirty
millions are held by savings banks and
insurance companies. There are but six
hundred millions Of the six per cents In this
country not already subject to local taxa
ticn.
The Knoxville Wig refers to the various
Klu Klux outrages in West Tennessee, and
uses the following decided language: Let
the colored men defend themselves at all
hazards. member of the Ku-KluX organi-
cation is sworn 10 assassinate, and he de-
serves no quarter ---------
The Helena Herald tells romantic story
about an ex-artillery Sergeant now working
ia the mountain gulches who Is said 20 be
engaged tostwo dear girls, one inNew York
and one in Tennessee, both Of whom are
coming out to Montana 10 hunt him up.
:. Ayoung lady worth $685., oO0is working IN a
cotton factory in Meridian. She Is known
only as poor girl, not as an HEROES, and
hopes to secure a husband who viii marry
her for what she appears to be. ~
The New York Tribune remarks that
Governor Seymour is q cool, willy, inge-
NOUS master OF the art of squirting oratoric
yitriol upon those who do not wear his uni
form
Apples frem this country sell for two dol
lars in gold B dozen in Hong Kong Consid-
ering that we have TO pay from sixty 20
seventy gents dozen here, when we
buy them at the shops in that way, the
Chinese price is not SO very heavy BY com
-parisons 4---------
An old offender was recently introduced
70 o new country Justice as John 6immohs
alias Jones, alias Smith. "Iill try the two
women frst,r said the justice; 'sbring In
Alice Jones.s
What are the most unsoeial things Ia The
World7 Ailestones you never see two Of
them together.
Of al the strange sights In ParisGone ID
more curious than the snail seller. He
frundles q large and shallow haudcart
through the Streets covered with huge
enails oEaWling ell over the sides 81 the cart
With horns extended, and house on back.
A dozen can be purchased for the small sum
OF tive sous you Can. select them yourself
and carry them away In paper bag. Some
people eat them raw, ike oysters; others
roast them Bith saROry herbs. The hest
an4ils come from Burgundy insthe autumn,
1uilNre fattened on the vine leaYe8 Those
now seillag are Eatheredi IA every ditch out
side the city, the eral cemeterles Yielding
che Araeat supplies aar4T
The Finishing 81 the Metropclffsn and
hQInf - RQcka raiiEoad noW IL nrocca1 oI
Construction, VIII lea.cl the distance be-
tween Washington aud t19 Vest some nev.
enty miles, which, besidea the saving Of
HIna - paasengera. ought 20 b great
eeHnE ia Enst 81 freight, espeal llg a. coal.
WA aath faeiiities az the Che 5.a1 6 md
Clio talal the Potomac river ID 40
rollIcz gzzellldng clipping areund W, what
IS ~ 81 Haelllgton from becomiug1irl !
menntaCtrTiUQ place. Wal1n /
lNeII 4tsI tt4IA ltatIon ore al e. OUT CON- /
1a1nd-sett Ne nneI u lhe bfubnT bririt1f 7
e1tffpfiAe 5fdt.l lAls We l0sf net only dolt. /
but ~ entirely iAdih1tenl 3 al proI 8ola f0r +
removing tie capiial- iPosblfi1to1 Chr0n