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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-07
TPUBLIC No. 65.7

AN ACT limiting the appointment of cer-
tain officers in the Treasury Depart
ment.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives Of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
Secretary Of the Treasury shall be, and is
hereby, authorized to appoint special
agents, not exceeding ifty-three in num-
Der, for the purpose of making the ex-
aminations of the books, papers, and &C.
counts of collectors and other officers of
the customs, required to be made pursu-
ant to the provisions of the twenty first
section Of can act to regulate the collec,
ton of duties on imports and tonnage"
approved March second, seventeen hum
dred and ninety-nine, and to be employed
generally, under the direction of said
Secretary, in the prevention and detection
Of frauds on the customs revenue, and the
expense thereof shall be charged to the
appropriation to defray the expense of
collecting the revenue from customs"
Sec 2. And be it further enacted, That
said special agents shall be divided into
three classes; the first class shall consist
of nineteen agents, two of whom shall
each receive, in addition to the expenses
necessarily and actually incurred by him,
compensation Of ten dollars per day,
and seventeen of whom shall each receive,
in addition to expenses necessarily and
actually incurred by him, compensation
of eight dollars per day; the second class
shall consist of sixteen agents, each Of
whom shall receive, in addition to expenses
necessarily and actually incurred by him,
compensation of six dollars per day;
the third class shall consist of eighteen
agents. each of whom shall receive,
in addition to expenses necessarily and
actually incurred by him, COM
pensation of five dollars per day; and the
Secretary of the Treasury is hereby au-
thorized to make such rules and regula-
tons, not inconsistent with law, for the
government of said special agents, as he
may deem expedient and necessary: Pro-
vided, That no sum shall be paid to any
such agents for mileage, Or any other ex-
peuses, except such as are actually in
cured in the discharge of their official
duties.
Sec. 8. And be it further. enacted, That
the present number of special agents shall
be reduced to ffty-three, and no special
agent, in addition to the number author
lied by this act, shall be hereafter ap-
pointed or employed upon any business
relating to the customs revenue.
Approved May IL, 1870.
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GPUBLIC REsoLUT1oN-No. 81. I

! PUBLIC RESOLUTION-No. 81
A RESOLUTION authorizing the Post
master General to prescribe an earlier
time for the execution of contracts by
accepted bidders, and for other pur.
poses.
Whereas in the instructions appended
to an advertisement issued by the Post
master General on the thirtieth day Of
September, eighteen hundred and sixty.
nine, inviting proposals for carrying the
mails Of the United States for four years
from the first July, eighteen hundred and
seventy, in the States of California, Ore
gon and Nevada, aid in the territories Of
Washington, Idaho. Montana, Wyoming,
Utah and Arizona. it is stipulated that the
contracts are to be executed by or before
the first day of July, eighteen hundred
AID seventy, and whereas, in view of the
importance of the service to be performed
and the damage to the public interests
which would result from failure to put
said service in operation at the proper
time, it is desirable to fix an earlier period
than the first of July for the execution of
the contracts, and to adopt such other
precautions as may seem necessary to
guard against the failure of bidders or
contractors to fulfill their obligations;
therefore,
Resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
Postmaster be, and he is hereby, author
lied, in any case in which he may deem it
necessary, to require accepted bidders uu-
der the advertisement Of September thir-
tieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, in
wiling proposals for carrying the mails Of
the United States in the States and Terri
tories above mentioned, to execute COR
tracts and return them to the department
at an earlier period than the first day of
July, and, at the discretion Of the Post
master General, as early as the first day Of
June, eighteen hundred and seventy.
Sec. 2. And be it further resolved, That
in any case arising under the aforemen-
toned advertisement in which the Post
master General shall have good reason
TO believe that any bid for carrying the
mail on any ronte has not been made in
good faith, he shall be authorized to sum-
mon the bidder or bidders to appear
before him and show cause why such bid
should not be set aside, or Immediately
executed by entering into contract with
sufficient sureties; and the failure of the
bidder or bidders to appear in response
to such summons and satisfy the Post
master General that said bid has been
made in good faith, and that the guaran-
tors thereof are duly responsible, or to
enter into such contract, shall be deemed
to be sufficient cause for setting such bid
aside and entering into contract with the
lowest of the bidders who will do so for
the performance of the service. And all
the bidders shall be seasonably notified
that such summons has been issued and
that they may be required to enter into
such contract.
Approved May 5, 1870.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-07
GPUBLIC REsoLUTIoN-No. "a.

A RESOLUTION relative to the establish
ment of light station on the Chop
tank river, in Maryland.
Resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That
the Lighthouse Board be. and is hereby,
authorized to establish light station to
mark the obstruction to navigation in the
Choptank river, Maryland, in the vicinity
of Castle Haven Point.
Approved May 5, 1870.
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TAX COLLECTORS NOTICE.
OFFICE STATE TAX COLLECTOR, J
First District, City OF New Orleans.

The following named parties are hereby
notified to call at my Office, No. 1876 Caron-
delet street, room No. 81 .Davidsons
Court, and settle the amounts set opposite
their names, for taxes due the State for
1869, within TWENTY DAYS from date, or I
will proceed to collect the same according
to law:
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Approved May II, 1870.

PUBLIC REsoLUTIoN-No. 40.]
JOINT RESOLUTION to amend the act
of April twenty, eighteen hundred and
seventy.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House
America in Congress assembled, That the
first proviso in the act approved April
twentieth, eighteen hundred and seventy,
which prescribes the conditions under
which the disbursement of the appropria-
tions therein contained, for defraying ex-
penses incurred in carrying into effect the
"Act to provide for the more efficient
government Of the rebel States" shall be
made, shall not be held to apply to ac-
counts for services rendered, or for sup
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TPUBLIC REsoLuTIoN-NO. 35 I

PUBLIC RESOLCTION-NO. 80
A RESOLUTION extending the time for
the completion Of the first section of
twenty miles of the Cairo and Fulton
Railroad.
Resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That in
case the Cairo and Fulton Railroad Com
pany shall complete the first section of
twenty miles Of said road by the twentieth
day of December, eighteen hundred and
seventy, and the Secretary Of the Interior
shall be satisfied of such completion, then
the said company shall be entitled to its
lands in all respects and to the same ex-
tent as it would have been had said twenty
miles been completed by the twenty
eighth of April, eighteen hundred and
seventy, as provided by law relating to
said railroad company.
Approved May 6, 1870.
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plies furnished, under regulations or
orders issued by the respective COM
handlers of the several military districts
under the authority of the seventh section
of the act OF March twenty-third, eighteen
hundred and sixty-seven, and which &C
counts shall have been duly certified and
audited and have been approved, and the
payment ordered by said commanders.
Approved May II, 1870.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-07

WV AiNcI, lAtO tuo CITY Vi NEW OIleauS.
Who ever heard of such an idea? And still,
this measure is advocated by men who
claim to be statesmen. Why, there would
be more reason ten times over in annexing
the parish of St. James and all the rest of
the territory on the left bank of the river
IN the State; for the city is going up river
last, and may reach before many years up
to the State of Mississippi
Tell me the people twelve miles below
the city, on the other side of the river down
there, raising sugar and rice, can have any
interest IN common with the city govern
ment of New Orleans?
Can men be In earnest when thew claim
that two millions of taxable property.
mostly in plantations, should be taxed to
support the city of New Orleans in their
expensive municipal government, and. for
aught know, be compelled to help paw
the enormous sum of from ten to twenty
millions of city debts, of which they had
no hand whatever in contracting? God
forbid that such is possible to be the pur-
pose of Senators upon this floor! Sena-
tors must pause. 1t is not right that
Senators should force that people, against
their express wish, into the incorporation
OF New Orleans, with such unequal rights
and manifest disadvantages attending this
great change. A planter twelve miles
down the river, on the other bank, wakes
upto find that he is to be taxed-for what
Why, to support the fire department of
New Orleans! Why, to pay for cleaning
the streets. Why, to drain the city Of
New Orleans! Why, to carry water
through the city! Why to paw
for Lighting the city with gas
Why. to help pay the fifteen millions
that New Orleans owes. "Cau such things
be, and oercome us like summers cloud
without our special wonder? Can it be
possible in this land of boosted freedom:
in this country, where the government of
the people is in and of the people; where
rest upon the consent Of the
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am concerned. l do not look upon this
amendment in political sense-I do not
think there is any political question in
.yolved in it. l favor. the amendment be-
cause l sincerely believe that the people
of Algiers, extending, as that corporation
does, tor some five or six miles down the
Mississippi river, do not wish to be incor-
porated within the limits of the city of
New Orleans, and because I believe that
the people of the city do not wish to have
Algiers incorporated within their limits.
That is the only reason why support the
amendment. l believe the Mississippi
river, floating, as it does, between these
two corporations, furnishes an almost i'm
passable barrier to the joining of these two
corporations; believe that the incorpora-
ton Of the town of Algiers, as it now
stands, with New Orleans would give
rise to serious trouble, and can not con-
ceive how the corporation, extending both
sides OF the river, could be carried on,
when there would be an antagonism of
interest. But if the Senator persists in
making motions to postpone, we are per-
fectly willing to second any amendment
mat will have the effect Of postponing
the bill until the end of the session; but if
ne comes forward with a sincere desire to
pass charter for the city of New Orleans
that VIII be satisfactory, we will aid him.
But II ne and the Republicans commence
the tlbusteling scheme, we will aid
them. lam willing to pass this charter in
a proper shape; l therefore hope the
amendment will be adopted, striking out
Algiers.
Mr.. Blackman Mr.. President. I am
placed in an awkward position, / do not
know that ought to have anything to say
on this at all, but I intend to say this
much. Every session there has been
proposition to have q new city charter.
Last session there was proposition of the
same character. It does seem to me there
can be no use whatever for the Legislature
to be called upon at every session to pass
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PUBLIC REsoLUr1oN-No. 36.1

PUBLIC REsoLUT1oN-No. 36]
JOINT RESOLUTION granting an Ameri-
can register to the British-built schooner
NV. D. B."
Be it resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That
the Secretary of the Treasury be, and
hereby is, authorized to issue an American
register to the British-built schooner "W.
D. b. wrecked and found abandoned at
sea, said vessel being now owned by citi-
zens of Portland, Maine
Approved May 6, 1870.
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TPUBLIC REsoLUT1oN-No. 1871

IPUBLIC RESOLUTION-NO. SO.
JOINT RESOLUTION donating con-
demned cannon to the Mcpherson Monu-
ment Association.
Be it resolved by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
Secretary of War be, and he is hereby au-
thorized and directed to deliver to the
Mcpherson Monument Association such
number of condemned bronze guns as may
be required by said association to be used
in the erection or ornamentation of a
monument to the late Major General James
B. Mcpherson.
Annroved Nav II 1870
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-19
BUSINESS Ar Tx CUSTOM HOUSE.

Tie receipts OF the Custom House m September FOR
duties amounted 10 silis2, ST. 81 20o no more han
collected III fhe corresponding month last year.
There was received nom merchandise with-
drawn rom warehouse, se22i,as., and 81 900, 5a5
from duilaDle goods entered Tor oonsuu otlon.
The total collections Tor the year cn1ng
September 10, 1909, were sI35, 9l5,60a; aaa
for the year ending September 40. 1870,
slA5 0s7,ss1, Increase the previous year Of
81, l22,o,e. There arrived New York during Sep
TENDER $40 yesses IRON foreign ports with dufiahe
merchandise. The nunoer vessels arrived bring
ing passengers was aI--steaners. Is; sailing vessels
s. IBe total nnnlbef OF passengers brought WAS
lG,9s5caon, i,5lT; Storage anu lmnligrani, I2sn.
o. me Storage there were 1000 males and 1 alg
females, l0.5i2 OF whom We're over years 2,4oy
under years. There were IL deaths on The pas
sage, IA were children and infants. There We're
semc 1000 less passengers arrived IN September
than IN August the fali,ng or being IN Immigrants.
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A DRINsEy IRAGEDlay.

His Low Comedy Antics ut Woods Museum
Daniel Mcfarland Drunk Again.
Daniel Mcfarland. the individual tried a Short
time since for te murder OF Albert ID. Richardson.
and found to he '.insanei was discovered yester-
dav by onlcer Carmack, OF the Tgentiefh precinct
In Tbirtieth street. between Broadway and Sixth
avenue Mcfarland was awfnlly drunk ana pei
smeared with blood Ia his frantic endeasoIs VI
force his nose through The side OF Woods Museum
His nasal organ presented IN appearance closely n
gcnlbling shilneJ beet.
fortunate occurrence for the unt0rtnnte
man was the fIct tnnt he was IN
the act Of pitching ncad.oag down tir
OF stone steps he was seized by Inc ofilcer, mo
planted hln firmly upon MS feet and conveyed i'm
to the station house III Ihlrty-ifth street WHY on
the way 10 inc latter place ne produced the papers
In the suit E0w pending against Mrs. RlcAarfon-
mcfarland and himself, in indiana. TO have M de-
cree Of divorce granted agailst hin. SET ASIDE and
cndeavored 10 eaighten The officer on VIII ne
termed his prospects ~ success
When sufficiently sobcged TO be removed ifcoari
he was conveyed before the acting magistrate at
Jefferson Market, ana committed 10 answer schorge
Of int0xicatiuu.
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recovered. The extreme decline was about one and
quarter por cent and the average for the active
list was shout half thar amount. the following
were the closing prices ct the last session Of the
Stock Exchangc:-Canton Company, ON blu; Cum
berand Iron. 40; Western Union 49, ls5s; Quick
silver, bid; hariposa. 6,i . Z; 90 preferred, 10
IL; Boston Water Power, 10 Q II, Adams
Express o7x . o7s.; wslls-Fargo Express, SIX
BID; DO. scrip, az . az; American Express. ~
bid; United States Express, 80 as3s; Pacific Mail,
an 465i; New York Central consolidated. S3K
$50; do. scrip, ssk Assn; Erie, 23k 2sk; Harlem,
las Q 1885, Reading. lolk loIss; Lake Shore. s4,i
%; Union Pacific, ASK u o5K; nlinels central. 1854
Las; Cleveland and Pltsburg, 1864 bid Chi
cago and Northwestern, SIX o Sc; do. preferred,
e0X 9o3s; Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and
Indianapolis, 81 bid; New Jerssy. Central, 1oo,s
l0sss; Rock Island, liz Q ll2A; Milwaukee and
81. Paul. e4x e41S; do. preferred, SIX s1k;
Toledo, Wabash and Western, 54ss 54zf; Fort
Wayne, o3a s3x; Chicago and Alton 1884 la;
de. preferred, lis lle,.; Ohio ana Mississippi 83T
. "a; St. Louis and Iron Mountain, 46]s 40;
Delaware, LacEawanna and Western, 1854 . 1881;
Morris and Essex, % bid Boston. Hartford and Erie
Az ab; Hannibal and 81. Joseph, los 1857; Co
lumhus, Chicago and Indiana Central. 1s,s a 1874.
THE EXTREME FLUCTUATIONS.
The following SHOWS the highest and lowest prices
nj the leaonu anoeuaftya stock during dav.--
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STREET QUOTATIONS..
IInIf-pa.t E,vc o-C,ne, y ".
COMMERCIAL REPORT.


y TUESDAY. Oct ls-6 II. v.
AsnEs.-Rece.pts, pacsages. The demand for poi sas
moderate. and with sight receipts prices steady and
nrn closing It SO A. 25 were dali and nominal
at 80 . So ~
BrrswAxrsc demand was isbt bat holders we're gene.
rally their views small GALES, aniountn. aoout
1850 iss, s2c. 2c. Western and gSc
3S1ec for southern. closing a. the outside prices.
GHIooEy ground was scarce and oeld GrIny At
.ENLsT. -Rosendale WAS IN good request aud firm st
cASpLxs were ssi slow Of sae tao denssnd being only
OF obbing character. AID prices favored biysrs We
quote smsnt,ne lia IA ounces, c. I6c.; sperm,
aH-., ard patent, fDc.
Cocoa was dull bu uEcbaorea No saies were reported
We quote 0nayAQu- s5se, gold n eona; Marscaoo sc
sa and .sss s so s quot Ss but price. we're
oa. saeS.nssa We qactsio Ordinary aye carsoss, aa
ishe. BE, Java, soyerumert bags, zoe. 22c.
isss Laguayra isJsc aise.; jamaica i4o. iec
Rc s SoaS Mania @ Ne e sss &c. e ise
sayauili, ltc. iSc all GOLD. duty pac ~ z. Arden
more $50 do 10 New York, 2S1i DO In Galveston and
900 40. la Savannah.
from Livcrpoohe market active and s,rons aud prices
appreciated fully sc ID ~ tae cose The offerings were
iov5 bales spinning, i5l7
foi export, ido on speculation, aad s55 "a nsnsi.
iu,urs GsSee. q s.r .Sss, me msrsss eiosrs
siroag At our highest price, rhs saies were Sgl
bales bass New oTA low mideing sse on oos,d n View
private Terms: 1aoo TO-, Tor at Ike loc go DO. for
octobsr and November i5Ac; 1000 do, for November
l5'sc. ls stsc st0 arrive on the Ith Noysnbsr ~
Jsac.; 1880 do, December al BIG 6c 1000 DO, tor
oclobeI, a. IS e. $50 500 do Sdyesec At s lss
ISsac, $40 for 0ecernoer, al Bkc. is7lc 100 do
FrioaL Ao5Ss
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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.


CRAWFORD -BE>EplCT. AT Rossie. staten
Island, on Tuesday, october is. ny the Rev. Henry
Bc0hnl Mr.. WILLIAM IA. CRAWFORD, OF Key port, N.
j., to A..SA CELIA, daughter Of Alexander Benedict,
ESQ.
LEE-Br.ADLEY.--on Tuesday, september 20, NJ
the residence OF he brides parents, by Rev. Jnsenn
II. Bradley, HERBERT A. LIE 60 EMMA Bf, pLEY,
daughter OF Joseph Bradley, Esq, al or New YORK.
LIILEB-HoNp.--At congregational Church. mar
ei1, Monday. October 40, by tho Row. ;. Eourncr
AARON MILLER 10 FANNY H. I'oSp. both OF Harlen.
PowEALl.-MCk HLEY. I'm incsday, october ~,
by the REV. ID. William s. Nckis, FRANK :. row
MALI. to SAgAH A. AlCK fSft5v. oil " this citY.
REnD--EURn-Ju Ur0okl!u, u II ~ Me-dl.,
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The ONO papers report the death OF Mordeesi
Barley az Mansfield In that Srstc On The l,th inst.
The deceased was born in Pennsylvania dnring tho
year 1850. aud was, consequently, IN the eighty
fourth year OF his age. In 1892 being then a young
man OF twenty-;hree years, lie moved 70 Ohio.
where no ever after resided. Al tie outbreak Of the
war OF 1912 with Great Britain MIR. Eartley entered
the military service as officer Of Volunteers Az
the conclusion 0! hosiilities returned home and
ente,lng into political lie elected 10 the ohio
STATE Senate. IN 1872 he was elected a nfyuher or
Congress from, the Cleveland disticr, serving r,r
successive terms aud declining reelection at tue
close Of the fourth For several years atEeg ne re-
NAMED az ofcc. bus IN ls4e he was elected Gov
ernor or OHIO serving one term and Declining 10
become candidate FOR re-elec'ion. He then re-
Tired into private LIFE RON when hr never after
emerged.
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Robert l:i.grws v.

telegram from Richmond announces the death
OF Mr. Robert Kidgoway, on sunday night nj his
residence, In Amherst county. Tue deceased gen
tleman was for many years prominent Ia the politics
OF Virginia, and as the editor Of the icllmond Ty1q
exercised considerable influence IN the state.
When the secession excitement began Mr. Rdge-
way opposed IL vigorously, and did ali that lay In
bis power TO PreyaDt Virginia from leaving the
Union. Failing in erectine Tits cherished object ne
acquiesced In the Wal Of the people aud altnoush
he gave active aid 10 the Spaih ne did NOT attempt
10 oppose her struggle Tor Independence After tas
suppression OF Tho rebellion he 81 took grounds
IN favor OF quiet ac4uicscence 10 The DEGREES OF
late and dscardlng al hope Of eyer revIviag the
cause. He entered actively into polirics, and WAS
elected member OF Congress IN ls66 bit was never
permitted TO taSe his seat. At The last elec60u in
the State he was again chosen 4 Representative IN
Congress or The ticket With Governor walker and
served during the las session OF the House. t.r
Ridgeway Was native OF Virginia aud man ia the
prime OF lie. he was gentleman Of sbiitfv ami
refinement and WAS much esteemed by n large cir
Gle OF friends Tno VIII deeply regiet a. avafh.
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sts. .s,s.sx ss,ss D.:sA stasess4 Eea ? V q
loHc dstc DO. ~ TO ls ike fI3e; DO, 10 10 s
iSZ6e 1shc: Do, white i2a4c isAo. fsss HiceR Rem
me grasses, S1c Osc.i d. grsdea ike llkc.
IosAcoo-rhe MAJ let Tor kentucky ssbibilsd more az.
tivy, the demand being chiefly exponsrs and prices
steady for most grades. There $50 bids al
SIC. Sc. For seed leaf the quiet but proes
wer0 steady The sales &O Cunnecssut wrap
pers = &C. 7sc, 6c do seconds and blen Il c SOC
and lO do. Ohio 1870 Havana steady q fo p,er M
urea With moderate demand The sales ssU
wHILEscsE-A quoted at no. gold; the market
was dull
wHIsK Receipts N0 bbls The market was active
pricea we're decidedly higher There 1000
bbla ~ qlc ssrcLiehy a BE, WHOM Che closing
price.