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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-08-03

AT q O'Clock, P. NJ. the Jury met.
Present: j r. Andrews, President
Messrs Bennett, Began, Robinson,
Sweat. Williams and Walker.
On motion of j L Walker, The re-
mort of r p Hunter, Parish Attorney,
in relation to the claim of Messrs Holt
and Grogan, for certain work done I'M
der contract with the Police Jury OF the
I parish of Rapides, prior to ana altel
the beginning of the late war, was reaa
and adopted; whereupon 1t was a-oo
Resolved, That the amount OF S%'oo
be allowed Messrs Holt & GroSan, IN
final payment of their claims for WORK
done prior to and during the late war,
on bayous Rapides, Bertrand, Boy,ce,
Holt. Culbertson and Crosby and that
two warrants be issued therefor, one
; TO M A Grogan for $3.50, and one FOL
like amount to the legal representa-
tive of John H Holt, whereupon MI
Robinson called for the yeas and nays
> when the following was tue result
. Yeas-Bennett, Began, Moore, Sweat
Walker and Williams. Nays-kan
nolph and Robinson. The resolution
: was adopted.
On motion Off w Moore,
: Whereas, James Cavanaugh, Cade
elect TO the Louisiana State Univer
T sity, having declined acceptance
Therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Jury proceed t
&c the election of Cadet to fill the exis
y ting vacancy, caused by said Caviar
le augh's declining and the graduating
,' John Ransdell. Whereupon an ele'
o' ton was gone into, upon the noniln;
tion of Russell Rogers, Rufus IL Robii
49, son and w T Sanford, with the FOLLOW
oN inc result: Russell Rogers having r
ceiyed a majority of the votes, was d
=, clared duly elected.
On motion of J I. Walker,
Resolved, That from and after I'll
date, no Parish warrants shall De
ceived in payment of any dues to t
parish, nor shall any of said warrai
= be paid by the Parish Treasurer ua
80 they shall have been signed by I
President of the Police Jury, ana GU
certified and registered by the Cle
of the Police jury and officially c
: dorsed by the Parish Treasurer,
And be it further resolved, That
= shall be the duty of the Parish Ire
urer to register in a book kept Tor I'll
0R purpose, the number, date ana ahot
of ali warrants issued from this ola
he shall also make Il note OF the ?
INT, son in whose favor the warrant Is
sued.
ms And be it further resolved, I
- whenever any warrant may, be palu
the Parish Treasurer, it shall DO
duty to enter the date, amount
name ofthe party in whose favor
Is warrant was issued, Immediately
nc its payment, said entry to he MADE
'DS posite the registry of said warrant.
On motion of John Began,
NC The petition of Charles Banks,
ANS reference to temporary change OF
go, road lately INSTRUCTED by INN,
son asking time to reopen and re-es'
80. lish said road, was read and approx
provided the said Banks shall REQ
the road immediately after his
re-. shall be gathered.
On motion of L Walker,
Resolved, That the Parish Attol
ANS be and he is hereby Instructed to
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-08-03

Resolved, That three hundred dol
lars $780, be and the same is hereby
appropriated to build a bridge across
B,iIily's Bayou, and that G. w. Comp
ton. r. d. Huff and L. Seipbe appoint
ed az, commissioners to let out the
some. The Contractor giving bono
and security that the bridge stands fiv'
Tho Jury then adjourned until
O'Clock 4. NJ, on the 18th lnst.
w. j. CALVIT, Clerk.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-08-03
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THURSDAY, MARCH 81, 1870.
eB.cAEH WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
CONTENTS.

PNkr l.
tar1uE1A1A: Major General GttfEc II Thcznss; The
Is;sAts ii t1oycssy; Steamship aahsid4es; Thn
rasau Th.n.<-acr: Prince Pis17c Ranatartc's
Tr..,; CAPTAIN E,tr's CAsc; Parry C1ines-FA.ty
A.s...i.4s: SsA1+Se4s Business: Starring Goa.
r..!.. Scttr Oh Ca11rnt Errnts.
II, Wt1k; Summary Of For,SGn aud Donacetic News,
Including the 1losncs OF State LrsitasuEra, mud oi
tht Cow Couatv Supervisor
rzGe.-
TAEu AND tAEpEx: Gratn Fro4ncts Of the World |.
I<tsr Inn. Rural: Arrles for .o,thegn xA-1oney
Estsact'r- Marketing Of Hoary-Sorway O..4-uae
O! ,hr Slatr@ir.y. Brown, and Black oats-SeIlinx
ttlr Cr,r 3auAyr sccs The QnettSn Of the Harvest
The Maseh uarvr4ter-Aprl Work Killing Fith-
1iAs.-tire IIp,re Nad.h Drying Hay aal Grain Az
t:te:slls-
CAti.r,~i. H.. P-1au-:1ons-Wheat. Bsl!-v, Flax.
~4,n. N~:Az. .N;3ca md Wiao-Aep4. 6aszf, Ira,
. ::.. -4ss DsIr Produ-t4-Axv.c7ltnriss4 Ec|l~es
a. ~ 7lHA-lla oF :1E VA1: FSuus Ehs'~s-s N'1s-
RtiF:,.' -a'> r. }5~t: l=.;-r RON 6eaato. Howell
>-.-.e.eS 6roH.: Wealthy CALIFORNIAN unknowinsly
Ga17aea His Own DAUGHTER.
THE EASE Ss- TEE WET
TIE WET: Complete Account 9! Colonca Baker,
Expedition Against the SAyAge.-Grxphic Sat7stiFl
fN At Of:cc1 In C.tamAud-I4r4luctons o{ Ncb.4ata
wyoza:nt, and Ct1hLco!ectloD It the Union Paeht
Htadica:scs7 Of l,un. Coal G.id. Silver. Lead and
Cooper Gre..
TIE TEA 1n.s'E: Chicago a Distributing Point.
FaRe 3.
NF<TrRy wREHT,GrowERs: How Exc-xi!rp Dutkrs
A+,,rt Them.
LTIAHt: Five ruiarnna Of Literary GoA4!p and ex.
t:artt firm the l.trst Eooks and FROM tho
for AIF.L
FUEI16N GCShP.
Ctu Deems AENs AND LEGa-
poHTR or TIE HrNAS HEAKr.
lst1 OF RoAntsG CAxF: One Of BRIT Hast-'s lhs
:. f.tE-
IRE WED: Who 1ntrydu=.-i Tobacco to the Civl
lad Wssll Tic uook Of Dr., Mcaalj ana II, Re.
er:ltt-
fnE .Alatf ElI1: Yirx of General Sherman
rnkr !.
TAklz.&G-,$: 11cludins Synopsis Of the Donss Of
GuEETtte.
RAnEe..ss AS.y ELEEArolJ: DecsEuu of the Srpr1nc
tut:1 rls their rts;svtve REhsa-
MARkE!s: Eespste down to the Lateat Moment
AIvlE.ISIXENTs
, 1870-03-31

.....,-, ,..,t A..
oe'iasoi = liAn'1n nAN oa.AoA"ee" " o"' ~
cieate l.at!sp'la. ~, Ao' NV
ussti'et Oh coiutnp'a' o. t't n'''e s''en
n'aes 4aa1e, OK 80 "n'en 4e'nfAaa - ~ on
Tue a4s'ana s1oe o' 'ne toton'ac| II p,o-
s'oes fof 1oseinof, anu secfesas' 70 DE
appointed by ihe ifesloent, Leseaasure
oi t~o houses, 10 DO e'ec'eo os 'ne people,
De'eeate 10 congress- 20 s't Oh Tue saho
terms as aeFF'e"El1 l'e'eg@1e, @na tt'a'
any LEGISLATIVE powers vested IN inns 1e1ta-
t"r7hl Government are not TO interfere "l9a
the power OF congress ~ 4eelslate iof lne
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COLONEL, RAKER,8 LETTER

Colonel Bakers second letter. concerning
h;a 1ato ot4act m NJ, u,rn'u hnna ~ IN.
diana baa staocernd tha pbi1o-p;eoanthro.
n;e4a trcrandonu1v md e,m, nf tha1, ,ra
;nou;y7r. in m ;n;nred tope ,rhv ha ;1;3 mot
tell these facts before. The answer il oh.
yious. How could he know ANYTHING about
the lies which the philo- -riepnnthruntsts
were c;rcn1.tinc a4,ont him twenty.fire hnn.
drcd miles from his car,p, After returninr
r, Eor+ Shon, ha xat t,ovr7, and in n so,a;ar.
ill., ,,-.,, .a, IL. .,,,,+ NJ n,.aa ;,,.+
<.,., s.,.,,t =. =. ,ro,,1d h..a - - =.
~, ....sLo., .,.u ..,,o1 ort,,o.t ~ 49, =.
r.. - -, -, ~ f.. sa
:, 1o,,,., .ora, ~. ..,,,e.aI i. H.. ta,,.[a
- -,,...1~s - h:..s-s--. =. -
~, 49, ~ .e ...ss - o.Ss.s - ~
,aaa;,a.;ors e+.tomo,ta ,hs+ hs1 h.on oan.
- .a."-es.s ~ -s.a-. ~. =. .,sn.s; :.
- :. - ,.n. 49,, ..,s.rs+ ,han' ~ 49, 49,. -
..a,.a M -, ~ s.,;...s, ,.S ss;a ~ ~, ~ 80,
e".- -. 49,, 49, ~ - ..-s-s 80
h. ,nad. ,,ia s,,ack a.r,, IN H. no~n;,o to
-,..a,,. .hs .,,r,,os fr,,,,, os.o.7,,a. 4hat ~
, 1870-03-31

The Hon. T.. C. Wnshburn, Represents
tive in Congress from tho Sixth District OF
Wisconsin,, writes, under the date Of WASH
in.tcn, March ~, to friend in Lacrosse,
that '.:At no time within the past twelve
months have contemplated o1 desired
rc-rle,ion to Congress. and that he ''can
ste TO reason 10 induce him to change his
mind ou the subject In the course Of
his letter. Mir. Wakhbnrn says:
at IS MT ..4f,cuN to sec t!at qucstions o! gravc
ln1st!, at..l Giving the business prosperity OF
ac cs,u1,rE. uan enter into the next esnTass iof
i,u::ssrA 1lar great an yi.3l Issues which LED u
HI, irfslaHt TT lie Republican purity VIII soon o
GRIZZLY sat::!al;yrt!s svtled ~ the adoption o1
liz I,t,.t;th Amendment While the Republican
.c-1F las sti great ttutt.s to perform GROWING oat
II Tn. rr!.:ltu, II wt1l be furccd to f2Sc sdeS on
-tser questions that hare a1lscn, Or arr sure to
11ctsl,l. as1ae- kc,1rrc,1 expenditure antt a1a.
ttuti il thr universal demand, md tEot demand
rEst be ilet sl.d " IL Ire met Co1SItas Is dcfote
ing ,tt4lf 1uosr earnestly 70 the reduction OF the
c HI ~ s..rs ~ IN Sst 9 Sas S
r,1jrirr large reseaue to be raised s,y the tmpo
rition u tut:.s TN foreign iH;x,rtations, On the
cue hand, 1t viii t'e maintained that We aaoolh
onIv haze purely revenue tAr1u, and, uh The
ot,irt. th6t Incidental rru,tcuuo to hnericau
3.sa lssol avcx n. s.lt and MAKE no doubt ths
~hts.Str rsnfrstnts The Republican party Of tht
fi1yh or at.F other district Of WISCONSIN wlu be
thas faith"
II is within very saozt titac, We believe
.1,ot AIR. Washburu has abandoned the doc
tr;ne Of protection Ttr 81. and put hitnse]
IN the ground Of incidental protection
uh;, doe4,ine of incidentalikm is b
COMING the convenient subterfuge for a
-,sr,ons who do not dare, on the one hans
~ avox themselves in fayof of reven1
tar;tf and who have not courage, on tt
.,hor hand. to declare themselves in fav'
If n,utcction. Revenue is derived 1ro
imr,oz.ations; protection is derived no
,hc exclusion OF importation
thrift which does not ai1aini'
...,,,o,4at;ons can nEord no Pr
too,;on: tnr;H which does dinini
:,,,.,rtat;o1s is, to that extent, antagonist
~ orvenue. The anicle Of sugar may
.skrn Is the faires: instance Of the ope'
so, Of what is called Incidental proteeho
= !. necessary thu. the government snou
,htain q large portion Of its fo'cnoe
mics On sugar, ani "hile such d-tea -! +
nnnosea, they will operate as fF0see.'
10 he sugar planters OF Louisiana Il :
ia what Is meant :,y incidental protecs''
~, firm that it is rsisnomer--lt Is P
, 1870-03-31

tcc.ion rer *e and nothing else. The gov
crnmcut is entitled, when 1t lays taz upon
sugar, TO revenue from all The snsa1 eon-
Runed It Is Just as easy 10 collect ta1 from
Louisiana sugar, az it is to collect it from
Louisiana ~hiskey aud the consumers OF
sugar have right to demand that when
hey pay tux Of three CENTS pound on
sugar, il shall be paid into :he public treas
usy, and the day will como whom they will
carry that policy into effect
We congratulate M1: Wnshburn, never
thclese, upon his abandonment Of the doc
t1inp of protection, and his substitution of
inciacn.alisnl 1t is q hopeful indication,
and We presume that when he has studied
the subject little further, he will agree
with rs that protectiog is robbery, and
that incidental protection il incidental rob
1&ayr
, 1870-03-31

Abrnhnm. We read that when the patriarch
purchased the burial-placo Of l1aehpelat,
he weighed out the money with a pair Of
scales Of some sort. Ry adopting this SIM
pie device, all difficulties arising from
changea of the coin standards OF vn1ions
countries, will be avoided, because each
bondho1der, by providing himself with a
pnir Of scales and bottle Of sulphuric
acid, could easily and surely determine
whether he vas receiving the amount OF
money due him or not.
, 1870-03-31

be, upon TIC .attar point at least hare little
to tbe root Of he consHtut;ona.itf of tho tc-
construction acta of Congress-. Upon anJ
future triM, either those act. Of Congress are
virtually declared Illegal. or Edward II. ierger
must go free- OF course, AZ all must agree,
no mans life can twice be placed in jeopardy
for the same offence. Having been t5ied sna g
folows either that such = triA was mere
farce, enacted under IN Unconstitutional Law,
or that having been tried, and the Judgment
having been allowed to SO BY default, b. bis
subsequent rendition to another authority, he
must now so free It matters little, therefore,
to Edward II. Ietger, whether his prison be
strong or weak, or whether, in fact, IN }sil OF
ont, save in the ignonainy attached 10 his name,
and which 1lp satisfied il but Just being rea'
Lied. 1t is mere question Of time.
, 1870-03-31

The New York Independent replies 70
some one who is supposed to ask il for iss
creed, hy printing The whole Sermon on the
Mount, thus acl.ieving leader Of nusul
pith and value, aud chiefly remarkable Tor
the strong contrast between its sentiments
and those ordinarily found in the Inde-
prndent. For instance, tho article teaches
TINT: .......... -
awhoseeFcr shall put away hts wife, saving 70,
tho rnuac of foEntcauon, caEseta hci q ennni p q
adu]tC.r: and whoever shall t1aSfI hef tnAt Ii u
yorrct counitteth aduetJ.
ThrIloct1inc was recently denounced ii
the Indtpendsnt as ahhorrent to civ1ll.a
ton. We think if the editor who 80 Dc
nounced il had gone to work to express h
own views instead of those Of another par
J son, he would have arrived at quite an op
, pcss.e conclusion on the Same subject
Nor does it seem strictly frank and can
did 10 quote the Sermon on the Mount as
, 1870-03-31

The New Iork Tribune is - delighted to
learn that the Indies OF Uniontown, Pa,
have formed an And-Slanderiuy Society,
which meets monthly It suggests that the
timeof these meetings shall be spent, not
in conversation, but in the reatling of some
book. one, Of course, that Khaal have q
t1anqui1lidng and soporifc influence. The
suggestion is good one, and We adviso the
Csniontown latlies to sand immediately to
tic New York Tribune Office for copy oi
"What Know About Farming and an'
n,her OF "Gzecley On Political Economy,
If these do not hnve tho desired effect, they
may give II up ns hopeless case, and re
| turn to toa and scandal.
, 1870-03-31

The si1ty-one Life insurance companies
doing business in the State OF New York,
including resident and nonresident return
for the past year theiz prcnaia1n receipts at
Ss5,e5a lea. From this income and the
interest on their Investments they paid to
insured, in losses by deaths, tho sum OF
SIG, 3ss, SAG, and in expenses Sl5, 5,69e, 1ss
The amount paid to the insured and that
paid for efcc,ing the insurance are about
cqua for tho year. and both combined ase
about three-eigbths Of the total receipts OF
the companies fur premiums for the yeaz.
, 1870-03-31

ucans Of informing ita rcadora whether tho
Independent holds tho author Of that ser
mon 10 be GOD or man, and his influence
over tho world to bc natural md limited or
unlimited and supernatural.
Nevertheless, ike all attempts to conceal,
is itsclf a revelation, Of the creed Of tho
Independent quito as clear as If its object
had been to express its vie%s instead of to
hide It's lack Of them. It sheds moro light
on the question "What the Independent
thinks of Christ, BY dodging the answer,
than it could have done by answering.
For shrcwd people generalty dodge ques-
lions TINT they neither know or care very
little about.
, 1870-03-31

H. 1ndisos in thnt locality, and would be
beuetit most wotthily bestowed,
/ would also respectfully roeo1nmeLd u,ae
following appropriations b asked tof. ~ nv 1
haTo rendered services to tho government
which have mover as yet been 1ecosM1od:
For the relief Of QshaW-RaW-nos Clle1' ~ .no
eanlt s,s r.;i,s aas a. 50
For the relief Of Joseph Elliutt ...;;;:.:. ~"
For repairs OF agency building At Mscktnac mn
ard Sault Ste. Aat1e.-.... .-->......'..... 1'V''
r,,., 81. 20
The he', usual statistical tables vii be sont "a
soon as It is possible to complete them. Since
The arrival Of funds for payment Of annusaes l
have lost no tine, bnt have been continually
on the move from one Reservation 70 NJ
claimed nv attention, md have eldeav-
ored to do equal justice to al. Owing TO
| the short space of tine between the arrival OF
| fuuds and thc setA OF October, By which time.
! the annual reports arc required, haFc nor haa
| the time would haye wished to complete these
sta.istiss IhsS vii 911Teye5' ;1} nst be as 'estfas'
I hare in this report treated upon what l
believe to be the most important issues, to
which would aak the attention and special
consideration Of the department
would add that the goods delivered to the
llQlaQ6 OF LAKE, Supttlol bA*e 4iA@Ctoa4 a9As
fac.ion. They were Of superior fabric, and
seemed to be considered - Of bcster quality
tIan those heretofore Issued
nm, sir, yery respectfully, yU1 os>edient
servant, JAMES " LoSd,
breyet Major z. s. A, Indian Agent.
Commissioner Parker in his report to tho
Secretary IT the Interior, thus a111ld.s to Ala
tor Lorgs report, and approves Of Ia naain
suggestion:
Tie Chiraewas. ottawas. and Pottsssato-
mies in Michigan number about {, 900. and a<e
gathered upon reservations, bsing mostly leaf
The coaet Of Lakes Michigan, Huron and sIpe-
ri0r, two Of which are surrounded by whsses,
and upon which some are settled with the ax-
rectation Of an esfly opportunity TO purchase
Many Of tho Indians lave selected, from lands
withdrawn from public eale, homes Of eighty
and forty acTcs each. which they have cleared
and arc cultivatin6. While the grester num-
ber hare adopted the manucrs and customs OF
the whites, others Still adhere to the hsl'its Of
their ancestors. and manage to live by hunting
and fishing. Those residing in Oceana Coun-
ty express desire to Tteeive in one payment al
that Is due them from the government, to OBJ
hold the relation Of 1odisns. Their agent
I recommends that their wish in this respect bs
g71tified n they very much need money to in
yeet Ia stock and implements Of husb2ndrg for
ths Improvement Of the lAnds they have a.
ready cleared Ms1ch dissatisfaction appears
to prevail among the Ottawa4 and ChippewAs
in regard to their land matters and NOT, per-
hata, without just cauree, but the subject OF
their complaints and rights under trcaty stipu-
lations is being looked into. and when the
agent shall lave reported thereon, agreeable
to instruction. which Eave recently been given
to him, puch action will be taken III tho ple1ni-
scs az ehall bo judged right aud necessary.
, 1870-03-31

ns41y1f,sstdI sss + h.xt xa.t r,es!'E, ,, nnr Of
lite roof Vas ,asen of ill.,, n1. n..',s 1oxA; ::
In II Mnho, n " Asne STREET, 5ss@e, CIV. n'a
w;u,nw +, ~ n1sn down. \ l.r7s rl.s,~t.ls.
w.s ~ ls1esacil cEn,e ,sal ..,,t,. GG Va
F1su;,n M .sfsSI t;,tG 's the ~in ,rsc .sas re- i h.
trset snl '.l.s .I w. EEessrasc On she rarosi
The stprm n. New 3snss. "..s , soo't.
Aging to property. The rars,;c u;ra: ''s.a-
flowed, ana carried away l,t. r. a'1t .;, oss.
embankment in str.ral 1Isct. Sn,,''rnra ,''a,S1'
houses xere inundated i'll N:xasL. An, rne, man,
Of tho largest tsers were uy,,vutrI nnc =
these WAS revolutionary reEt.
, 1870-03-31

On SATURDAY night The s7, 600 lot, sold. bronrht
time oFef ~, ,ooo thu most valuable worts lis
nosea o. Wefs Oodlns Tou., which brought 81 30;
EMoss lnaho Bible. sl.ooo; Andres Cow-Chtses
~, b.Eo"s co'u1nbiad, &1D; Clcerua Cato
Dtbdlns "Reminiscences, $50: Do7anx Anns,s ~
the ssage. $3.50; Euot4 New Testament, xlao. ru,.
cons Kentucky, 1850; Ch4pmaus Homer stoB.
hofsGandens Journal, fl+0; uubhsrub Narra,tye.
slso; t'alHssy the Potter, slf3; stnt,hs Adyer-
tsefnenta, tfho. Smiths History of New Ir.uy.
$40: Smiths New foEx, 800; sud pante,a n,ytns
Comedy, translated By Longfennw. 9a;a ouly
three eop!es Of the lsster were Printed,
The Buffalo Expssas pres the following &C.
count Of financial transaction In one q, the t,ock
ofEcea few days ago: BY some means or other.
happened that the oi11ce-hoJ owed one Of the
CLERKS three cents the clerk owed the cashier TWO
cent? ald the csshier owed the ot1ce-boy twp
cenA inc omce-bos, havtng cent In his pocket,
concluded to diminish his debt, and therefore
handed the nickel over to the ciert. who In tn.n.
paid half Of bis debt hy gtytng the coin u the
cashier. The latter handed the cent back 70 the
ofnce-ooy, renaskins: "How only owe you one
cent" The on1cc-ooy again passed the cent to the
CLERK who passed 1t to the cashier who passed It
buck to the o11lce-hoy, md the Latter individual
saaase1 AL accounts By pairing It to The cle.k,
thereby disehargtng the entire debt
-AAc 1e3aA P1IsefB complain loudly Of the 1epre-
ds1Eons OF Mexican greasers upon tho ca:,ie hcrds
of that State. The Brownsville Stn.ia<. declares
that one nrsn hiss lost nearly TWO millions OF dol
lars By these thieves, while other stock raIsers
: have lost In Ike manner. The nm re:eyYe,l to,
It kays branded In the Jea1s 1884, 1851, 1865, over
Is, COO calves, In 1869 they employed ntty mtu-
each man With relay Of ten borsrs-5oo In all
These men rode fast and constantly; they secured
The whole country from the Rio GranIe to the san
Antonio River; and after most rigid search they
COLLECTED - 500 hesh Of CATTLE and these included
The branding Of 1865, which amounted 70 1bont
1G,ood During The whole period the arm sold
loo head Of cattle. The increase Of four 5ears
amounted to q, ,ooa The actual number collected
fell ID, 600 short OF the increase The less cannot
By ANY possibility be less than 70 900 hesa These
were the very best Ths marauders nlwats pick
the best They took tho fassest and s,songest be-
csuse ther would bear fast driving. Their vaiue
III the New Orleans market would hase been So
per heah, or f. 400 900 Allowing SIS pc. head for
transportation, &c, The mt prnnta would have
becn 81, 6oo, 900, all Of which has been tost.
, 1870-03-31

We do not attempt to determine tho de-
tails Of the processes l'S which, in each in
stance, e1:orticnate and fraudulent usages
on the rart Ut railroads and GRIM ware
houses shull he broken up, and the rights of
the ru,.lic. rs shippers and consignees of
freight. hh,tll bc protected But the sanae
fundamental legal rights belong to the owu-
crs Of freight transported br rail as belongto
owners Ct freight carried by any other com-
mou carrier The essence of the contract
of Common ca11itr is tlat he shall carry
OIL the same terms for all ~ho offer, cha1g
ing the same rates, delivering in the Same
manner, furnishing eqn4l facilities to al
cos4signors and cotsignees- To depart from
this square deal all around
is 10 cease to act rs common carrier, and
to claim 10 act as special carrier,-a viols-
tim Of the charter Of every railroad II,
therefore. a railroad company takes freight
by weight. and receipts for it from one
shipper at the place of shipment, il cannot
teu nnotEer TINT he must apply to some elc-
1ator in Chicago for his receipt II it al-
lows onn confignee to connect his elevator
by switch with its track, it cannot refuse
other consignces, in the same citcum-
stances, the right to connect their elesntof
with its track IN the same mannef- Hhethe1
the end is TO be reached by an injunction
:cAt7nining the officers and agents of the
sallroad company from delivering gram 10
'ny Other person than the cons'snee, there
by conrclling them to deliver at all ware
hf,,eas alike nr efsn lns.. the use nf their
cars while they arc being unloaded By
teams, which they say they cannot do; {;
or Whether the rni1toad company eau be re-
tlui.ed 1ly D10adama* to lay the switch aud
perfect the connection, are mere questions
Of modes of proceeding. Ono or the other
is Necessary to coeIce the road to abandon
the fraudulent claim which It sets up to act
IS special carrier for particular ware
house. and compel i. to net US common
ear77er, knowing no distinction of persons.
Whichever may be resorted to, VIC do not
d.,7sht ,hut the courts Of this State will en-
bruce the eafliss. opportunity to extend the
definitions of the law On this snbject in
such manner us to give full effect to the
principles heretofore laid down, and com
pei every road to be q common carrier for
MI and special carrier for none.
When a railroad brings grain to the city
and puts it in IN elevator without the e1-
press order of the shipper OF consiguee, it
does 80 at its peril. The owne, can 20 and
demand his property, and enforce hiB de
1unnd without the payment Of warehouse
cbarccs. The rui1,oad cannot thrust the