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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-05
The New silver Mines.

The Austin (Texas) Journal says:
AS many of our citizens are. canvassing
the wisdom of organizing a company with a
view of visiting and working these recently
discovered mines, a brief description of them
will be of interest, as given by an army
correspondent OF the Army and Nary jour
nal q so, e. r-- tr~
In the extreme southwestern part OF New
Mexico, about fifteen miles from the Arizona
line, and some thirty or forty from the
Mexican, is n group of mountains called the
Pyramids. At the extreme northern end of
the group, where they cease to become
mountains and are only hills, varying from
three hundred to eight hundred or nine
hundred feet in height, is this new-fOund
fountain of wealth.
SINE year or more ago, gentleman going
through to California, picked up at Barney's
Station, while the stage was changing mules
a pretty stone, and putting it into his pocket
took it with him to San Francisco. Last
winter it happened to be seen by ar expert
miner, who asked where it came from.
Learning the place. he Immediately set
to work to find it, and sent out a party
with a reliable man ut theirhead. Arriving
at Barney. Station in February last, they
Immediately struck for the nearest hills to
find where this piece had ''tlOated" from.
Upon reaching this group and break
ing the rock, they found, to their
great surprise, evidences of wealth that
they could hardly believe possible. Having
prospected thoroughly, and taking with
them u sufficient quantity of specimens,
they returned quietly to San Francisco and
made their report. Upon essaying the
quartz, the poorest specimens show yield
of twenty dollars of silver to the ton of ore
while. the richest turned out four thousand
dollars The entire lot show an average of
four hundred dollars. This immense yield
astonished them. The San Francisco
Mining Company. of which these men were
parties, Immediately sent Mr.. Arnold 1.-THE
expert first sent QUIT back to secure the
mines or as much as the laws would allow
them to take up, and he having reached
there and located his claims, the news was
spread, and miners tiocked there from all
directions
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-05

Couideuhleein e feseed ~
The citizen1 along th4 tnS "a Ne road IS
it passed down the leyes ardAlcug Elysian
Fields street, and the excursionists, were
greeted with waving handkerchief and
other demonstrations of delight.
From Elysian Fields street down the
train run through swamps for consider
able portion of the distance, where no i'm
provement has been made on the primeval
condition Of things. A portion of the
distance the track is near and within sight
Of the GENTLY Road, and is constructed
along the ridge, where eligible building
lots will soon be in demand.
The train went to the end of the COM
pleted track, distance Of some ten miles
below the city, and nine or ten miles this
side Of Chef Menteur.s The rails are laid
about mile below, but the track is not
filed up to make speedy running safe.
The remainder of the track to Chef Men
teur will be laid at the rate Of about half
a mile day. The engine had capacity
for speed, and the engineer put on the
steam on her return, 80 that we were en-
abled to make quick time.
The cars will shortly commence regular
trips between Pascagoula and Mobile, as
that end of the road is finished, and we
hope connecting boats will be put on for
the convenience Of passengers who desire
to 60 to Mobile by that route.
1t is calculated that the road will be en-
tirely completed within sixty days, and
that by the end Of that time there viii be
daily communication between New Orleans
and Mobile by rail -
The track is substantially laid, and there
is every evidence that the Chattanooga
Railroad Company means business.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-05

In publishing the will Of the late John
Armstrong, the other day, it was made to
appear that deceased signed the document
with his mark. The explanation that an
accident had deprived him of the use OF
his right hand was omitted. To those
who knew Mr.. Armstrong, such reason
would naturally suggest itself, as he was
known as man who could not only write
his name well, but could also set
down on paper in clear, bold hand, his
own vigorous and sensible ideas or sub
jects of public interest.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-05

TIE q 1AzI0N 0g k0uRTH.
There VAS no general celehntion Of the
Fouth in this CITY yesterday. The public
Offices and banks were all closed, and some
private establishments, thus affording the
employees q holiday, which was, by most
of them passed as an ordinary Sunday, 1T
home, with their families, or in visiting
their more intimate friends A heavy
shower between one-and two o'clock, pre-
vented anything ikesout of door enjoy
ment for several hours, and kept the peo-
pie confined to their houses. $500
Most of the shops, stores, cofeehouses,
and restaurants, ETC., were kept open dur
ing the day, but they might as well have
been closed, as there was nothing doing
Of consequence.
The Fourth, though regarded, with
feelings of'veneration by the people Of
New Orleans, is rarely ever made the occa-
sion for active demonstrations. The hot
weather prevents this. Public meetings,
whereat the Declaration Of Independence
is read, an Grafton pronounced, and the
exercises interspersed with salutes of artil-
lery and martial music, such as were GUS
tomary many years ago at the North and
West, are not often seen in New Orleans.
But we pay our respects to the glorious
day in no less sincere, though less de-
monstrative fashion. We pass it in an
easy, quiet manner, without undue excite
ment or over personal exertion, and meet I
the fifth without experiencing any of the
inconvenience resulting from OVERRIDING
the thing. 4- .-a ',. - 4
Such was peculiarly the case yesterday.
II was season of calm and grateful quiet,
in which quarter Of million Of people
forgot their exciting cares and abandoned
themselves to the languor inspired by a.
temperature closely bordering on the
nineties. There were, of course, two or
three steamboat excursions, but We did
not learn that the boats were crowded.
In the evening 'there were appropriate
exercises by the John Brown Pioneer Re
publican Club, at the johnson street Zion
Church, which was well attended by the
members Of the society.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-05

a pun upon slang phrase, perpetrated
in material form, is travelling around the
country. 1t is simply a dnapidated shoe,
fastened between two old book covers, on
which is pasted a picture of prominent
public man driving off flies with broom.
This curious missive travels from Postoffce
to Postotfice. 1t is stamped with the post
marks of cities in Illinois, in Oregon, on the
Pacific Railroad, on the Panama steamship
route. When last heard of, it was on the
way from Cincinnati to New Orleans. Each
recipient, after studying out the enigma,
posts it to a new station, and prolorgs the
wanderings of the ''shoe fly"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-05
CHATTANOOGA RAILROAD EXCURSION.

The first public excursion on the line
of the New Orleans, Mobile and Chatta-
nooga Railroad took place Sunday. The
company has no passenger cars on this
end of the road, and eight Or ten fat cars
were therefore improvised for the occasion,
with ordinary chairs for seats, and can
vas awning to shelter the excursionists
from the sun and rain.
The train was made up at the Calliope
street depot, where quite large number
ofpassengers were taken on, and accessions
were made to the numbers when the train
halted at the foot Of Canal street, at the
old Pontchartrain Depot and the Claiborne
street depot, on Elysian Fields street.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-05

A new and powerful locomotive for the
Southern Pacific Railroad, built at Patter-
son, New Jersey, last month, arrived at the
jackson Railroad depot last week for trans
shipment to Shreveport by steamer. Thisis
one Of the occasions where the necessity of
extending the jackson Railroad to the river
is apparent, for the expense of carrying this
locomotive from the jackson depot to the
river must be nearly if not quite equal to the
expense of transportation from Patterson to
New Orleans
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-05
PALACE CAR CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

There was Congress OF railroad men
Sunday morning, and the whole body
went on an excursion from the jackson
Railroad depot in the palace sleeping car
City of New Orleans, which started out at
half-past nine o'clock, and finally halted on
the trembling prairie, fifteen miles from
New Orleans. Many Of the railroad agents
who congregate at the central railroad
Office under the City Hotel, went out, to-
gether with Mr. Pritchard, the acting
president of the jackson Railroad Com
pany, Williamson Smith, one Of the .di-
rectors of the road, Judge Dibble, Of the
Eighth District Court, representatives of
the Bee. Times, La "reminiscences and Re-
PUBLICAN, and various other notables.
The party excursioned on the invitation
of Mr.. Fred Wang, superintendent Of the
palace sleeping cars. and they were all
warm in their praises of the new car,
which, certainly, affords the most luxu-
rious method Of travelling that our citizens
have ever enjoyed There are probably
few, if any, cars on the old Northern lines
superior to the City of New Orleans sleep
ing car, which was built by the Ohio Falls
Car Company, at Jacksonville, Indiana.
We shall not attempt detailed descrip-
ton of this car. Suffice it that is of black
walnut finish, elegantly carpetted and
cushioned, and has all the modern con-
veniences and comforts.
The City Of New Orleans runs between
New Orleans and Louisville. It's utmost
capacity is for fifty-six passengers. The
rates for the sleeping car from New Or
leans to Louisville, out two nights, are pre-
cisely the same as on other sleeping cars,
out one night, from Louisville to New
York. This palace sleeping car went out
last evening, and every berth in it was en-
gagged by one of our best citizens, the
popular banker, Mr. Samuel Smith, for
himself, his family and his friends. The
cost of the City sf New Orleans, was be-
tween eighteen and nineteen thousand
dollars. Another palace car, the State of
Louisiana, which was built at Louisville
for this line at the shops Of the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Company, left Louisville yesterday
morning, and will go out on the jackson
road for Louisville tomorrow evening.
Two more Of these elegant sleeping cars
will be completed during the present
month, and one or two others shortly
afterwards. The names of the coming
palace cars will be the City Of Louisville,
Falls City and City of Galveston. They
are all to be under the superintendent
of Mr. Fred Wang, with whom MIR. Shell
don, one of the pioneers in sleeping car
management on the Mississippi Central
Railroad, is connected in the present
sleeping car ownership on the jackson
and Mississippi Railroads.
Mr.. Wang was not on the train Sunday,
otherwise his modesty might have been
put to the test by the many complimentary
toasts which were drank to him in whisky
straight and sparkling champagne.
Success to the sleeping cars on the
Louisville route
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-05
We copy the following from the New
Ihari, Yy,npc.

We copy the following from the New
Iberia Times:
Our old friend, Mr.. Sam Joyner, passed
through New iberia this week, from his
residence near Lake Arthur, ON the Mer-
mentau, going to New Orleans; and he in
forms us that the crops in that section were
never better than this season. True, the
majority there engage more especially in
stock raising, but the area OF cultivated
land is generally increasing, and as soon as
railroads pass through that region, it will
become thickly populated. Fruits of all
kinds do remarkably well, where protected
by water, as Mr. Joyner's peach and fig
trees are now loaded with fruit, and his
young orange trees, hundreds OF which he
has planted, were untouched by frost
throughout the past winter, on his island
farm.
This result is pretty good for Mr.. Joyner,
who is joined to his idols again, and amuses
himself putting this in type.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-05

The Secretary of the Treasury, in response
to a call. has sent to the House mass Of
correspondence relating to the Mint and
Coinage bill now under consideration in
special committee. The. document COM
prises more than thirty letters from differ
ent officers of the mint, and various experts
in Philadelphia, New York and New Or
leans. San Francisco and other cities; also
from Messrs. Chandler and Harrington, late
assistant secretaries, showing the necessity
of such legislation, and recommending the
massage of the bill, and also some recent
correspondence relative to the abrasure of
coin. and the reclamation of the bronze
and nickel coinage.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-05
The St. Louis ReDubhcdn saws:


United States Marshal Newcomb yester-
day sold at auction, 1888 cases, and nine and
half casks of imported claret wines,
which were seized some time last winter by
the collector of the port at Damon & Co.'S
The seizure was made in consequence of
alleged violation of revenue laws in not be-
ing correctly invoiced. The sale was in lots
of from ten to fifty cases at time, the
average price brought was $285 per case.
The wine casks brought an average of $45 a
cask. There was some twenty purchasers,
Captain Ehlert being the largest, he pmchas-
ing ninety cases and one cask.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-05

Fire Marshal Blackburne, of Philadelphia,
has resigned on account of i'll health. He
has filed the Office for thirteen years, and
in that time 9l4 persons have been arrested,
charged with incendiarism, and l67 were
convicted. He has been connected in re-
sponsibh positions with the Philadelphia
police since 1850, through all political
changes that have occurred. His resigna-
ton is universally regretted.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-05

The outside pages Of the REPUBLICAN
appear this morning in an entire suit of
new type. which we hope will add some
what to its appearance. We have pur-
chased new material throughout, and will
in few days dispense with the use Of the
old altogether. - = Es
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-05

The United States Marshal will commence
sales this day at II NJ. on Old Levee street,
next to P6stoffice, of 1916 cases Bordeaux
claret, the importations of Messrs. Vreden-
burg Brothers, Oscar Bercier & Co., Fer
entes g. Chalaron, and continue the sales,
say Tuesday this day., Thursday, the sew
enth, and Saturday, ninth July; also, 100
cases Havana gin and % cases Cognac
brandy. rare chance for grocers and
saloon proprietors and families. See adver-
tisement in column United States Marshal
sales Catalogues at sale with descriptions
and brands. -s
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-05

SrArE OF Lou,slASA
&4ts 1faf 'Executiv0 Department, }
New Orlcans, Nay %, 1870.
WHEREAS, An act Of the Legislature, approved
March 49, 1855 entitled "An act establish quarar
tine for the protection Of the Gnts pg0yideS that
the Governor of the State shall issue his proclama-
tion upon the advice Of the sDDard % Health de-
clarng any place where there shall be reason to
believe pestilent, contagious infectious disease
exists to be infected places md eonting TIE nam
Der of days of quarantine to be performed by the
vessels their passengers, officers and crews coming
from such place or places.
Now, therefore, in pursuance Of the provision Of
the act Aforesaid issus this peocaamAtisn, and
declare the places hereafter named 70 be injected
places end that all vessels, togeGhse with officers,
crews and passengers and casegeA Surviving nom
such places, or having touched n1Stolped at any Of
them shall be subject to . qualAntlhe Of not less
than ten days, or for longer period, may be
sidered necessary by tho Boesa - health, 70 take
effect from and after the MFxH DAY OF JUNE,
1870 Any violation of the quasaetine laws, as here
proclaimed, viii be severely punished
The places which are hereby deo1Eed infected 40
aforesaid are the following, to-wft: havana, Ma
tanzas, Trinidad, Cardenas, st. Jaso, AL on the
Island OF Cuba Port Royal and Mintegc bay, on the
Island of Jamaica; Jaclnel and Rortau-Priree ON
the Island of San Domingo the Ial1z,ds Of st. Thorn
as Martinique and Gaudaloupe; Canpeachy, in
Yucatan; Belize, in Honduras; veraCruz, Alvaraao
Tampico, Matamoras and Tuspsn, In Mexico; San
Juan, in Nicaragua; Chagres, Aspinwan. and Porto
Belio, in Central Americs; Mascaiho, h venezuelas
Laguayra, Island of Trinidad, Rio de Janeiro Para
Cayenne, in South America, and Nassau, New Provi-
dence
Given under my hand and the seal Of the state,
this thirty day of May, 1870, and Of the inde-
Ycyx-A 49,
H. G.. WARMOTH,
-, Governor of Louisiana
GEORGE E. BOvEE,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-05

is estimated that it costs thirteen cents
to produce pound of cotton, against six
teen cents just after the war. There is still
a profit of thirty-one dollars and fifty cents
per bale of four hundred and fifty pounds,
or $4,000, 600 on a crop of 5000, 600 bales.
This is exclusive of transportation to the
seaboard and the charges Of middlemen.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-05

Vessels are arriving daily at New York
quarantine from ports infected with
yellow fever, and bringing evidence Of sick
ness and death ON board during their voy-
ages. At meeting of the Quarantine
Commissioners the matter was deliberately
considered, and precautions taken to pre-
serve the city from the scOurge.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-05

Charles Reade's new novel has frontis-
piece representing young man seated very
close to pretty girl, and when we look at
this picture, and are told by the ttle-page
to 'Put Yourself in His Place" we fe@ like
taking the advice.-Lo,sisriAe Courier-Jomr-
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-05

The Lydia Thompson slashers are having
it all their own way in California. The Sac
ramento Reporter says: The fine ladies OF this
company formed an attractive feature at the
depot, and were really as fine display OF
femininity as has appeared there for many
a day.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-05

The San Domingo treaty having failed, it
is not at all unlikely that efforts will be
made to carry annexation by resolution Of
the two branches Of Congress. A partial
canvass of the House has been made in the
interest of Buffers resolution looking to this
object
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-05

The Republican Congressional Committee
is fully organized for the fall campaign
Congressman Platt, Of Vermont, has been
chosen secretary, Senator Wilson remaining
chairman 1t has been decided to make OPP
position to the importation of Chinese labor
ers n party question.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-05

The New York demi-monde had sylvan
soirce ddnsantc the other afternoon and eve
ming ut Elm Park. Over ten thousand men
and women were present, among them sew
eral prominent politicians, q few leading
LAWYERS and one or two Judges.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-05
THE DAILY REPUBLICAN

THE DAILY REPUBLICAN
May be had of the following Dealers
George Ellis, opposite the Postof6ce.
A. Simon, No. "a Exchange Alley. a.
c. c. Haley, No. 10 Commercial Place.
C.GD. Hole, No. 81 Exchange Place.
James Ennis, Pontchartrain Railroad
depot, Third District, also at depot foot Of
Lafayette street, First District.
John Schafer, corner Of Ninth and Con-
stance streets. sG
J.W. Long, corner of Love and Enghein
streets, Third District.
E. S. Marks, opposite Jefferson market,
Sixth District. =. es as.
w. r. Dirks. No. "a AnnunciatiOn street.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-05

- EFrom the New York Commercial A1vertiserd
The peril xh3ch attepds that PECULIAR ID.
diligence ST female vanity which q shrewd
photographers inderstala who solicit the
privilege of exposing the likenesses Of their
pretty patrons in "a show-case, e wen
exemplified in the instance Of Miss Blanche
Butler, whose portrait hangs in. the AGA
denny Of Design Two bloods, inspecting It
the other day, held this colloquy: 80
Pretty, Ell; Bill r. 5}'afE ~
Cant say that she is, Bob"
Bob takes another squint.
Come to think of it, Bill, she does look
rather too much like somebody I've seen 10
be called decidedly handsome"
Bill is curious to know who the 'some-
body is, but the presence Of several straIl-
gers makes Bob ditident; so, putting his
mouth close to his companions ear, he
whispers:
Like her father, BIZ "Isl
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-05

Dyyrcx BOARD Or HkAfrH,
III state Of LePisians:

n
~ sac Of Lsuisiana,
New Orleans, July 2, 1870.
WHEREAS, The frequency Of accidents
from the use of oils and fluids produced from
coal and petroleum has rendered it neces-
sary, in the belief of the Board OF Health,
that the public should be advised as TO
which OF said oils and fluids IT deems dan
gerous for common use, and which it CON
/ siders safe, and thus, as tar AS possible pro-
tect the citizens, the said board publishes
That it considers NO such oil or fluid SAFE
whose FLASHING point is below ll0o Fahren-
heit; that is, that no such OIL or mud
which gives OF an lnfiammablc.s gas or
vap0r at lower temperature than lip Fan
renheit, is safe from explosion or from lts
readiness to take tire. There are many such
oils and fluids which are mflanmsble at ALL
temperatures, and tins board CONSIDERS such
oils and fluids dangerous, princlpally and
specially from their excessive inha1mabihty,
whileez plosi0nsf from such highly innsnmable
oils and fluids occur infrequently; such OILS
or fluids as these, il used at all, should be
used with great care, and NEVER be left in
the hands Of children; nor should they be
used except iM metallic lamps. -
/ These oils and fluids generally, unless
artificially colOred, look like water;
These are the lighter products OF coal and
petroleum. - -
Between these highly inf1ammab BILE oils and
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-05

Captain N. s. Green wants it understood
in St Louis that the steamer Richmond is
not laid up. hs- -a-z-sa.,+e