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-Omee of the &c. Charles street Rail
Oreans March 10 lse9At meeting Of the Stockholders
hsid This day. the Capital Stock Of the Company
duced By Unanimous five Hundred Thousand Dol
Lara $4,000 New Certificates Of full paid Stock OF FIN
Dollars Share ready Issue TO Stockholders In
chsnEs the Certificates Of ock that they now hold ae
S''' AP'i' ''''' ALDEN MCMILLAN Secretary.
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counts that until further motto '
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was.
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LOTTERIES.
I OUIsIANA STATE
LOTTERY COMPANY,
Incorporated August IL, 1865.
cHAs i. HOWARD. PRESIDENT.
SINGLE NUMBER LOTTERY.
CAPITAL PRIZE. $4,000.
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TO BE DRAWN AT NEW ORLEANS ON SATURDAY.
APRIL "a, 1904

ARTICULATION PRIzEs:
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naming un:s Of the same ten Of the number -.
drawing the SO 900 prize $ls6O
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approximation prizes OF 800 Zach for the nine 70
naming units Of the ten Of the number
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VUAuTED-A PAHlNE4 IN A COUNTRY STOLE
which IN good order ed has an excellent custom
necessary For further information apply John b Pradal
No NIX Dvyaces street. near ITALIA
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-UHion Benk OF Louisianns-NeW Or.
leans June IT, le51n accordance with sections8 and 80 OF
The eea al rutaDusn general system OF Free
Banking the State OF Lous sna approved March l5 1850
notice hereby given 70 thu holders OF the circulating notes
81 this Bank duly audited under the provisions of said act 70
the Banding House. az the ONCE OF the
Fate Auditor for the purpose Of redemption within one year
On this date otherwise the funds deposited BY said Bank for
said purpose VIII be reclaimed.
The New York herald., 1869-12-19
HERMANN. TINE GREAT paEsTDsIrATEUR. AGAIN.

The people Of New York win be glad to learn
that Hermann the great prince OF conjurors, is to
reappear at the Academy OF Music tomorrow night.
II will be remembered that he was compelled to
suddenly close his performances at the Academy .
short time ago in consequence Of o severe attack OF
illness, and tnat he then announced the END OF his
professional career in the United States But, hav-
ing recovered, he has been induced to give limited
number Of performances in New York before his
nnal departure. The Academy, which has been SUI
fering from paralysis Of poor opera, will now DO
filed again and look cheerful under the extraordi'
nary magical influence and inimitable tricks OF Herr
mann. This Is the last chance-that is during the
few performances he will give-n which our citizens
will have tho opportunity of seeing the greatest
magician In tho world
The New York herald., 1869-12-19
New British Colonial Policy.

There Is evidenaly no disposition on the part
Of the British government to throw obstacles
in the way of such portion of her colonies rs
may be disposed to sever the connection with
the mother country, and either by annexation
or individual independence seek better
future for themselves. The London Daily
Mems, for example, speaking on Canadian mat
ters, gives an indication of this feeling when it
says that the settled colonial policy of England
is marriage Of affection, if such is possible,
and, in case Of that failing, a marriage of con-
venience may be acceptable, but never any
longer can there be connection between the
mother country and The colonies maintained
by force. From this we may conjecture that
the marriage relation can be severed by
divorce, both parties-like Barkis-being
willing. The tendency Of Canada to accept
the proposition of divorce and adopt annexa-
ton to the United States has been for some
time past very apparent. The idea Of confed-
Grafton has never been very palatable, though
many OF the British provinces have swallowed
1t. The Dominion! government has not found
that favor which was expected, and there are
to-day thousands of Canadians who chafe
under their compulsory submission to it. AS
the world advances colonial dependencies
become gradually dstastefnl, and they will
soon become altogether impossible. After all,
they are burdens upon the mother countries
and Of little advantage to tho colonies them
selves-a fact which the people are beginning
to understand, in fact as all the people, except
those who hold Office or expect to hold some
government position, fully understand even
now.
OF what value to France are her colonies
in Guiana and in the islands scattered here
and there over the oceans? Canada and
Australia and the Bermudas cost more to
England than they return, except in finding
places for politicians and the sons, nephews
and cousins Of some nearly wornout aristo-
cratic families and this is poor remunera-
ton for what 1t costs the people of Great
Britain to pay the expenses of keeping these
colonies loyal. The new colonial policy of
England Is therefore sensible one, and forms
q striking contrast to the old policy which
would tax the people at home in order to
maintain foreign dependency. by natural
affinity Canada Is about to come to us. Moth
ing can avert this issue. Australia will
necessarily become an independent nation,
with the Southern constellation on its flag,
aad accepting 20 qctaV0p from England. The
The New York herald., 1869-12-19

CARL ScHURz ON PERSONAL RIGHTs. In
the Senate ''Mr. Schurz introduced bill to
prevent persons who have been officers in the
Treasury Department from aiding in the pros
ecution of cases against the United States"
This must be the German idea of personal
rights. If man has once been an officer
in the Treasury Department, exactly what
authority does that give the government over
him for the rest Of his life? Between Drake
and Schurz Missouri is well provided with
great constitutional lawyers in the United
States Senate. With these two legal lights the
State makes quite different appearance to
that she made in the days of Old Bullion.
The New York herald., 1869-12-19

A NICE QUESTION FOR THE CoURTs. Mr..
Richardson's brother having applied to the
Surrogate for letters of administration on. the
estate of the deceased journalist, the applica-
ton has been refused, the court reserving the
grant in favor of the widow. Hereupon, IL
the brother is so minded, there may arise
very pretty argument as to whether or no
there is any widow in the case-for If that
Indiana divorce is not valid in the State of
New York there was certainly no legal mar
riage with Richardson. IL is easy on some
other grounds also to dispute the legality of
that ante mortem contract.
The New York herald., 1869-12-19

There are likely to be some bloody doiugs in
the Red River territory II we can credit the
report that Governor McDougall has called in
to his aid a number of Sioux and Swamp
Indians to fight against the insurgents. This
is the policy repeated against which, in the
days of our Revolution, Lord Chatham 30
magniloquently protested in the British Parlia-
ment. If these savages are let loose in the
Winnipeg territory there is no knowing where
the reign of terror may stop. 1t is said that
the Hudson Bay Company are willing to deal
with the insurrection and propose to put it
the other hand, ii is stated that Riele, the
insurgent leader, has called In his half-breed
reserves, and that his call WAS enthusiastically
responded to at once. 1t wild thus, probably,
not take much time to settle the. question,
though we may be prepared to hear of some
terrible scenes before the warfare is ended
The rumors that the Fenians have anything to
do with this Red River rebellion are, Of course,
absurd. The leaders here, who it would
seem are legion, may have no objection to
make little capital and perchance little
notoriety out Of it; but no one believes that
exploded Fenianism has any connection with
it, II appears to be local quarrel but its
tendency can hardly be mistaken. II is only
a pulsation of the British American heart
towards annexation. II may be only moving
the extremities, but the movement is signifl-
cant nevertheless.
The New York herald., 1869-12-19
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The cable says that Madrid is e.<cs.sa ep9n egn
the question as to who stole the crowu dla-
monds of the Spanish kingdom, 1t appears
that they have vanished. The rsga1ia are no
longer where they used to shine. Soho in
cline to the opinion that Queen Isabella
carried them off, others think that the more
ancient Queen Christina purloined them. Her
ex-Majesty, Isabella, positively denies that she
had anything to do with the ''deep damnation
of their taking off, If Spain is to have king
whether it be the Duke of Genoa or somebody
else-the crown diamonds will be wanted to
grace the coronation. If they are slowed
would be very easy TO get a counterfeit pre-
sentiment of the original jewels executed in fine
paste, which would answer all the purpose.
Such things have been done hundred times,
Der, in romance and even in opera. Who
knows how often the crown diamonds Of
England, for instance, have been given as
collateral security" for the needs Of dissolute
articles ever found their way back to the Tower
Of London? Spain can, therefore, console
herself with the reflection that if she obtains
from the numerous aspirants to the throne
she can afford to crown him with mock da-
monds IT is hardly worth while, then, to
bother about the theft OF the original regalia.
The New York herald., 1869-12-19
Postal Tclegraphy.

The bin now before Congress relative to for
eign cables gives our government an oppOrtu-
nifty to do the right thing. 1t is desirable that
that right thing be done at once. We have
now three Atlantic cables touching our shores
and the shores of Europe. We cannot tell
how soon the three will become thirty. The
demand is such that it is impossible for any
one to say when we shall have too many cables
or too many means Of communication across
the Atlantic. The Pacific will soon become
as exacting as the Atlantic. We are the CEN
trail people and ours is the central continent.
All foreign governments claim prior rights on
their soil. The bill now before Congress asks
no more than that on our soil we shall haveS
priority Of right. The bill, of course, will
pass Common sense cannot be despised.
We take advantage of the circumstance to
urge on the government once more the pro-
priety of following the example of Europe,
and so to make the entire telegraphic system
of the country their own. Ultimately this
must come. 1t cannot come too soon. The
sooner the better 1t will be an immense
advantage to the people and it will amply
repay the government. Great Britain, after
long years of watching, has taken this course.
The example Of Great Britain ought not to be
lost upon us.
Great Britain is now encircling the globe
with electric wires. The three electric wires
across the Atlantic are virtually hers. Two
lines, one through Russia, another through
Turkey, connect or promise to connect her
with India. Another line about to be con-
structed will connect London with Gibraltar,
Malta, Alexandria, Suez, Alden, Bombay and
the rest of India. In a few months one or all
of these lines will touch Australia and New
Zealand. Are we keeping up to the work.
Why should we leave the Pacific to be bridged
by others? Why should all our Atlantic
cables be foreign property3 We have great
opportunities, but we cannot afford to lose
them.
The New York herald., 1869-12-19

THE BROOKLYN ELECTION FRAUDS. Sixty
persons, among whom are officials in several
of the civil departments nnd two justices OF
the peace, have been indicted by the Grand
Jury on the charge Of being implicated in the
disgraceful Brooklyn election frauds. What
sad picture of the abuses to which the Ameri-
can ballot box Is liable would this be, II 1t
were not set of and relieved by the vigorous
and praiseworthy efforts Of Judge Gilbert and
District Attorney Morris, seconded heartily by
al honest citizens, to detect and bring to
punishment the guilty parties, whatever the
political afdnities Of the latter may be. The
faithless officials who have been indicted will
deserve, II their guilt be proved, more
severe punishment than confinement In the
State Prison, whiOh 10 the penalty Of their
offence.
The New York herald., 1869-12-19
rgs e,Nkesy CLERKS MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION.

The frat annual report Of THIS praiseworthy asso-
caton shows It to be in hourisbing condition, al
though It's docs no. dae further BACK
oo7 members, and mas balance OF ST. 7o2 in hand,
after paying over to the families OF deceased MEM
bcrs s5e75 and incurring an expense OF s42s for
stationery and other necessaries. so far the banks
have donated IS, 45o to permanent fund, while the
donations OF private individuals amount to So 016.
IL Is TO be hoped that all the banks Will unto aid
ing the association, whose object IL o benevolent
one, and whose success cannot fail OF removing
from bank CLERKS the tewp,stion of vy0ng a0lRk.
The New York herald., 1869-12-19

age Of colonial systems is passing away. The
,o.-rsss Of the United States since they
emerrsHa l9m the crysalis condition ofa colonial
dopendeccy, and the advance in science. which
has nut tba whole world, as 1t were, upon an
eouaI so,,;no through the medium Of tele-
granbs roilrnods ., Il the newspaper press,
have settled that question '""Ny.
The New York herald., 1869-12-19
The Lottery Policy Wnr-A New 8
saiiOn.

saiiOn.
We devote considerable margin of our
space this morning to the details of the terrific
conflict between the party Of the Hon.
Ben Wood & Company on the one hand,
and the party of the Hon. John Morrissey
& Company on the other for the monopoly of
the lottery policy business of this city
and its enormous profits. 1t is, indeed,
"a very pretty quarrel as it stands
and we have no disposition to spoil 1t. AS for
the conflict between Judge Cardozo and Judge
Barnard, it is but repetition of the game Of
shut.lecock which was fully developed in the
Erie Railway litigations. The mischief here
lies in the organization of our State courts,
and the powers which they of con-
current jurisdiction possess of revers-
ing each others decisions, appointments and
injunctions. We apprehend, however, that If
the Hon. Ben Wood carries out his threat of
a personal attack upon the Supreme Court
Judge who turned the lottery policy tables
against him, he will be ''out of the frying pan
into the fire." In any event enough is dis
closed Of this lottery policy business to suggest
to our approaching democratic Legislature the
necessity Of some legislation which will put
an end to these scandalous litigations for the
spoils Of these policy gambling shops.
The New York herald., 1869-12-19

ANOTHER WARNING TO THE SOUTHERN
ERs.-We see by the proceedings in Congress
that reconstructed Georgia is to beput through
reconstruction again. The stupid rebels in
the Georgia Legislature, thinking they we're
safely in the Union and could cut up their
pranks with impunity, undertook to exclude
some Of the members Of their body who were
properly elected, on account Of color. This
was In direct defiance Of Congress and the
principles upon which the State was restored.
OF course Congress would not submit to this,
and as a consequence the Senate has passed
q bill to reconstruct the State to some extent
over again. The House, no doubt, will
promptly concur in the action of the Senate.
These rebels should have remembered the old
saying, mot to cry before they were out Of
the woods" While we may regret the neces-
sity and dangerous precedent OF this recon
structing reconstruction, Ne can have no sym
pathy with these stupid GsorgianA This
case ought to be significant wareing TO the
Southerners.
The New York herald., 1869-12-19
Tho American Blshops In the R3Ana
Council.

From several indications it seems probable
that the American bishops in the Roman
Council will present on one remarkable point
peculiar contrast to the bishops Of the Old
World. This point is the relative liberality
with which they will view the grand progress
sive features Of the ags In their relations to
ecclesiastical dogma. Perhaps the American
bishops will be the least liberal IN the Council
and the most determined in their adhesion to
all that puts the Church in opposition to the
spirit of the times in which we live. H. for
instance, the infallibility of the Pope be put
before the Council--if it be proposed to con-
centrate the Church in one man by making that
idea dogma-it is scarcely possible that an
American bishop will raise his voice against
it, while we know that the bishops Of France
will contest 1t to the utmost, and the bishops
Of Germany will not have it on any terms.
This, then, will be strange spectacle for the
world at lsrge-the bishops from the land
that is foremost in all that material progress
which is thought to be leading the nations
away accepting the utmost the Church can re-
quire, and leaving their brethren Of the less
progressive countries to assert the neces-
sity for greater freedom Of thought.
What can account for this anomaly Ameri-
can bishops know that it is possible to keep
Church and State absolutely separate. They
know, for they have seen, that the prosperity,
the progress the glory of nation are not
qualified by what is taught in the Church, and
have strikingly little relation to what the people
believe. What do the American people
believe? They believe in God If one
endeavors to go further in the definition Of
what they believe he has to speak of denomi
nations, not of the people as a whole 1t is
because the American bishops know that
doctrine is one thing and national spirit quite
another, that they will accept for the guidance
Of their lives any rule that the head of the
Church puts forth, since they appreciate
fully the great necessity Of harmony in the
Church and are aware that they would not
commend themselves to the good will Of their
1ocks by going to Rome to dispute with the
Pope. There is another reason that is possi
BILE, but which we hope in spirit of charity
does not greatly influence the Holy Father.
America ought to have several cardinals. con-
sidering its Importance in the world and the
Church, and the candidates for ecclesiastical
honors may desire to show how humbly they
can accept whatever Rome is please to give.
The New York herald., 1869-12-19

A Coon SHOT FROM GENERAL THoNNs.-
1t seems that the present Legislature Of Zen
nessee, being rather coppery, does not iik, TO
see in the State House the portrait Of the sol
dier who sent the rcbs to the right about from
Nashville, General George II. Thomas. Some
member, therefore, has proposed to sell 1t, and
Thomas has therefore offered to refund the
money paid for painting it. Not so fast, Gen
eral. If that picture Is to be sold there are
great many persons who will give more than
was paid for painting it. General Thomas
also says that he will restore to the present
Legislature of Tennessee the gold medal voted
him by former Legislature Of that State, '' as
soon as he can get it, Has the State con-
tented itself with the vote In the hero's honor
Is that only gold medal on paper?
The New York herald., 1869-12-19

CAUGHT WITH l. NAKED HooK.-Attempts
to corrupt revenue officers are becoming dan
gerous. In fact, 1t is the fashion just now to
be honest in the revenue department, as year
ago it was alarmingly the fashion to be the
other way. The lawyer just arrested in New
Jersey for attempting to have his client set at
liberty by stating the case to the revenue Off
Ger, instead Of stating 1t to the Judge, has
found the change to his cost. If few more
lawyers are caught In that trap whIsksy may
be dearer, but tho people will be rlober and
better able to DAY tho higher prices
The New York herald., 1869-12-19

COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC SAFErY--The other
day member of the House proposed the
institution of committee with this ominous
revolutionary title. He intended, however, a
committee more worthy Of the name than the
famous Paris committee. He intended COM
mttee that should take cognizance Of the
startling recklessness Of human life seen in our
mine disasters, our railroad accidents, steam
boat catastrophies, &C., and recommend to
Congress proper legislation in the premises
1t was good thought, and now that we have
another mine disaster in Pennsylvania it may
hasten action on the proposition
The New York herald., 1869-12-19

Yesterday morning we had to record min
iature Av0ndale disaster in the burning Of an
engine house at the end OF a tunnel in the
Jersey coal mine, operated by the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company.
All, however, except one victim, escaped on
this occasion. To-day we publish the shock
rs details details Of s:a another mining horror in
Pennsylvania. 4 coal mine at Stockton, near
Hazelton, caved in early on Saturday, filing
NE shaft and tunnel with huge masses of rock,
carrying down forty feet two double houses,
which the stoves set on fire, and choking the
entrance to the mine, in which there were at the
time several men, who are supposed to
have been instantly killed. The inmates of
one of the double houses, warned by the
barking of a dog fortunately escaped, although
one person fell into the mine and narrowly
missed perishing. The inmates of tho other
double house, ten in number-seven adults
and three children-were buried hOpelessly in
the ruins. No bodies have yet been dis
covered.
This terrible accident suggests afresh the
uSoAs HoCoSSiy VI ouuAtOunA UcCuutionS
against the oft-recurring accidents in mines.
Most of the miners in the vast
coal districts Of Pennsylvania are Eng
lish by birth or by descent, and al
though experienced and Industrious work
men rarely improve upon the methods and pre-
cautions which have been imported from the
mining districts of England. Nearly all the
improvements which have been introduced are
due to the inventive talent of the compare
lively few Americans who engage in the min
ing business. There is certainly room for
greater exercise Of inventive talent to guard
against accidents like that of yesterday morn
ing, as well as those occasioned by noxious
and explosive gases. The British government
extends jurisdiction over mines only in view
of the dreadful explosions and other accidents
which so frequently happen in them. The
French government has thoroughly organized
department of mines. At least, something
like the famous School of Mines at Paris, where
means Of preventing mining accidents should be
pecially devised and taught might be estab-
lished in tho United States, which, exclusive
of Alaska, boasts Of an available coal area
eigh. times as large as that of all the rest Of
the globe.
The New York herald., 1869-12-19

MAKING A CONSTITUTION. -" Those who had
the upper hand in Georgia never would adopt
the fifteenth amendment unless under compul-
sion." These are the words Of Mr.. Morton,
spoken in the Senate on Friday last This,
then, is confessedly the way We amend our
constitution and induce the States to relinquish
certain of their rights" under compulsion."
But compulsion invalidates all consent, ethi-
cally and morally. Is consent thus obtained
any better In the lawp
The New York herald., 1869-12-19

FISK AND THE JERSEY PEoPLE.-7'he Pater-
son people want to know if they have any
rights, or if the Erie Railway Company can
charge on their freight packages whatever
sum may snlt the little games of the managers,
so they are suing the campany In large num-
Der of cases to recover excessive freight and
apenalty. 1t will be remembered that when
the Erie management made war on the express
companies these excessive freight charges
were the great measure. This is what the
laws are made for, and the people must try
them to the utmost in defending their rights.