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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-07
SEDUCTION as a Penal Oaense.

The New York Commercial Adcertise,.
| says:
Henry Fleesig, merchant doing bush
| ness in Maiden Lane, was recently indicted
for the seduction, under promise Of mar
riage, OF a prepOssessing young German
lady by the name of Ida Schwab. His trial
commenced at the Court of General SEES
siOns on Tuesday, and terminated yesterday
| morning in the disagreement and discharge
of the jury. The dozen Intelligent free
men, were agreed as to the fact that there
had been improper intimacy, but beyond
this finding their consciences would not per-
NIT them to go. Judge Bedford, in dismissing
them, said that he regretted exceedingly
that the testimony, in their opinion, had
failed to be of a sufficiently convincing
character to warrant verdict of guilty
He considered the statute under which the
prisoner had been indicted as the 'nOblest
and grandest act to be found on the leaves
of any law book, +" in that it made penal an
Offense, the evil consequences Of which were
irreparabie. We infer from these declara-
tiOns of the Judge, that, in his opinion the
evidence was sufficient to convict the pris-
oner, and that had he been iOund guilty, the
full penalty Of the law would have been in
flicted.
The difficulty which these "twelve good
men and true " encountered was, we under
stand, as to whether Fleesigs alleged
promise OF marriage had really influenced
the foolish girl to consent to her own ruin,
or whether that consent had not been OBJ
tanned without the intervention Of such a
motive. This is a point which is apt to arise
in every case, and to render the law, in all
practical respects, nullity. The penalty
rests entirely upon the presumption that the
victim Of seduction would have preserved
her honor but for the solemn promise of the
defendant to cOnsummate their intimacy by
marriage. Except in cases where the testi-
m0ny is Of the clearest and most conclusive
kind, the suspicion will involuntarily arise
in the minds of jurors that the wOman's
own natural depravity had as much, if not
more, to do with the crime, than all the
promises and professions of her paramour.
The statute merits every word of eulogy
that Judge Bedford passed upon it the Of
Tense it seeks to prevent stands next to muir
der in the scale Of infamy, but the difficulty
alluded to will, we fear, render the law of
little practical value.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-07
Tax on Rectifed LIQUORS.


A Washington correspondent of the New
York Tribune says:
Mr.. j. w. Douglass, acting Commissioner
OF internal Revenue, has given an interpre-
tatiOn of the law touching the tax on
rectifed liquors, which will increase the
amount of revenue derived from this source
from fifty to one hundred per cent. The
questions asked we're: First, in what kind
of vessels are rectifers required to put up
liquors rectified by them9 and, second.
what tax are they required to pay thereon
The Commissioner replies. after defining a
rectitier as one who rectifes, purifies, or re-
fines distilled spirits or wines, by any pro-
cess other than in original distillation or
who mixes distilled spirits, wines or other
liquors with any material, so as to manu-
facture a spurious imitation or compound
liquor, for sale under any name whatever,
Classics the products of rectificatiOn as
distilled spirits; genuine wines and other
liquors, when the result of the rectifcation is
the production of distilled spirits They
must be put up in casks or packages, each
OF which must contain five or more gallons
The rectitier can not, therefore, put up his
spirits in bottles and inclOse them in sepa-
rate castings. The law makes no provision
as to the manner in which original OF genu-
Inc wines are to be put up, nor are such
wines, when purified, subject to any tax.
Native wines or liquors made from grapes,
cnrrants, rhubarb, or berries produced in
the United States, are, under the law,
exempt from tax; but the acting commits
sioner now decides that all compounds of
these must be taxed. The Importance of
this decision will be appreciated when it is
known that rectifers have been in the
habit OF paying tax of only fifty cents
barrel on the products Of rectifcation,
while the liquors have been put up and sold
in bottles and other small packages. Now
they must put up their liquors in packages
containing not less than five gallons, or else
pay tax of fifty cents quart. Dealers
have also produced mixtures of native
wines without paying any tax. Now only
the pure unmixed wines will be exempt from
tax
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-07
Captain Myers.

The public will not fail to read Captain
Myers testimony in the Baton Rouge case
He proves himself To be the right man in the
right place. We Ought to have had such a
man here in the days of Sheridan, Baird,
and general imbecility.-Ne,o Orleans Re
publican.
The citizens of Baton Rouge emphatically
declare the above officer to be the right man
in the right place, and feel that to his
promptness and energy alone, are attribut-
able the preservation of their lives and
property upon the night of the riot here.
Such firmness is seldom seen in the conduct
Of one so young, and we are happy to add
croes-0uestioning, he stands ''unshGke,. as
tie hills. - Baton Rouge Grand Era.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-07

The Austin, Texas, Journal says: Six
wagon loads of German newcomers, direct
rom Saxony, well-to-do and hearty, entered
our city yesterday. They will settle in Ira
Wis county. Many others are on the way
and will shortly arrive. Three wagons
3reighted with Arkansas farmers and their
families, on their way to San Marcos, yes
tesylay were SO pleased with our city and
neighbOrhoOd that they decided to 60 NO
farther, but to settle with us, which Was
sensible decision.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-07

ADDITIONAL CONVENTION to the con-
yentiOn concluded on the seventh and
twenty-fOurth November 1863, between
| the General Postoffce of the United
States of America and the General Post
office of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland.
The General Postoffice Of the United
| States of America and the General Postotfice
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, being DESTROYS of effecting, by
means of an additional convention, a rcduc-
ton IN the rate of postage chargeable upon
letters conveyed between the United King
| dom and the United States, the UNDERSIGNED
| duly authorized for that purpose by their
respective governments, have agreed upon
| the following articles:
ARTICLE I.
= postage to be collected in the United
Kingdom upon paid letters posted in the
United Kingdom addressed to the United
States, as well as upon unpaid letters posted
in the United States addressed to the United
Kingdom, shall be three pence per halt
ounce or fraction of half an ounce. Re
ciprOcally, the postage to be collected in the
United States upon paid letters posted in
the United States addressed to the United
Kingdom, as well as upon unpaid letters
posted in the United Kingdom addressed
to the United States shall be six cents per
fifteen grammes or fraction Of fifteen
grammes.
ARTICLE II.
The British Post Office shall account to
the United States Post Office for ten cents
an ounce on all paid international letters
sent to the United States, and for ten cents
an ounce on all unpaid international letters
received from the United States; and the
United States Post Office shall account to
the British Post Office for ten cents an
ounce on all paid international letters sent
to the United Kingdom, and for ten cents
an ounce for all unpaid international letters
received from the United Kingdom.
ARTICLE III.
Every international letter insufficiently
paid or wholly unpaid, received in the
United Kingdom from the United States
shall, in addition to the deficient postage, be
subject to a fine of three pence, to be re-
tanned by the British Post Office; and every
international letter insufficlcntly paid, or
wholly unpaid, received in the United
States from the United Kingdom shall, in
addition to the deficient postage, be subject
to q fine OF six cents, such fine to be re-
tanned by the United States Post Office.
ARTICLE w.
The charge for the sea. conveyance across
the Atlantic of letters sent in closed mails
through the United Kingdom, or through
the United States, shall be computed at six
cents per ounce or per thirty grammes.
ARTICLE v.
Phe conditions of the convention between
the General Postotficesof the United King
dom and the General Postotfice of the
United States, signed in London the seventh
day of November, and in Washington the
twenty fourth day of November, one thou
sand eight hundred and sixty -eight, so far
as they are contrary to the preceding arti-
cles, are repealed.
ARTICLE VI.
The present convention, which saall be
considered az additional to the convention
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-07
Here is loss of eight members under the
census of 1870,
Now look at the following:

Here is an increase of seven members.
Thus, the difference in the relative strength
of the East and West is fifteen members,
and the West has a clear majority of six
over the East, including the old Gulf States.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-07

The apportionment Of representatives for
the forty-second Congress, On the eqpposi-
ton that the number will remain the same
as now, shows how political power u depart
Middle and Southern States. Take the fol-
lowing cOmparisOn:
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In: '-'.. ; mos. mos. y mos.
Square

rnuthly advertisements, inserted every other
asY 10 be charged twothirds Of the above rates.
6ccond page monthly advertisement, each square,
Transient advertisements, having thesrun OF the
popor first insertion o. 50 per squarefqech subse-
0uent insertion seventy five cents per square.
second page transient advertisements, each inser-
G1o0 81 50 Per square.
inserted ct intervals to be charged
O new esch insertion -,
SECULAR advertisers, who advertise largely, will
- allowed such discount nom above named tran.
0ent rates ~ may be agreed upon; provided, that
n NO case Ahal such discount exceed twenty-five
: Al business notices Of advertisements to be
charged twenty cents per line each insertion.
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10 Published every Saturday morning and contains
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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-07

rOfIN G. AN(sKLl, p. ID. g.,
Has returned to the city, and u prepared 70 per
form. without pain. al operations in Operative
MECHANICAL AND SURGICAL DENTISTRY.
oniee and residence ls2 Julia street. near Camp.
r.,v n,ass,. rc,,iaiana ocH1y
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-07

Additional Convention to the Convention
between the General Post Office of the
United States of America and the General
Post Office of the Netherlands, signed at
the Hague the twcnty-sixth day of Sep
TENDER, in the year 1867.
An Additional Convention, between the
General Post Office of the United States OF
America and the General Post Office of the
United Kingdom of Greal Britain and Ire
land. having established reduced charge
OF six cents per ounce, or per thirty gram
mes, for the sea conveyance across the
Atlantic of letters sent in closed mails
through the United Kingdom, the under
signed, duly authorized by their respective
governments, have agreed upon the follow
ing articles
ARTICLE I.
The single rate of letter postage on the
direct correspondence exchanged between
the two administrations by closed mail, via
England, subject to the reserve mentioned
in Article of the convention of the twenty
sixth day Of September, 1867, shall be as
follows:
1. On letters from the United States, ten
cents, ~. s.
.. On letters from the Netherlands,
twenty-five cents, Dutch.
And for the sea conveyance Of letters in
cloScu HILLS dCTOsS tIlc WdlcfS OF inc AT
lantic Ocean, the United States office shall
receive six cents per ounce, or per thirty
granmes.
ARTICLE II.
The conditions of articles 5 and IA
of the convention between the general
postOtfice Of the United States of America
and the. general pOstoffice Of the Neither
lands, signed at the Hague the twenty-sixth
day of September. in the year 1867, so far as
they are contrary to the preceding article,
are repealed.
ARTICLEIII
The present convention, which shall be
considered as additional to the convention
OF the twenty-sixth of September, 1867,
shall come into operation ON the first day of
February next.
Done in duplicate, and signed at the
Hague the tenth day of January, one thou
sand eight hundred and seventy, and in
Wai. mgton the twenty-ninth day of the
same month.
ESEAL.] JOHN A. j. CRESWELL,
Postmaster General of the United States.
j: p. HOFSTEDE,
Chief Director of Posts of the Netherlands.
hereby approve the aforegoing cenven-
ton, and in testimony thereof / have
caused the. seal of the United States to be
affixed.
[sEAL.] o. S. GRANT.
By the President: 3s@l.
HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary Of State.
Washington, January %, 1870.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-07

j. NJ. Cass ys. G. A. Weed ct al.-In this
case the plaintiff sued, in the Seventh Dis
trict Court, for 100000 damages for an al
legged libel published in the Times in 1869.
The matter was tried last winter before a
jury, who gave a verdict in favor Of plaintiff,
for $4,000. Defendants obtained new trial
and the case again came up yesterday. A
portion Of the testimony was gone through
with and the case continued over until this
morning.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-07

nENTIsT-DR. ALLEN. NO. II DRYADKs
All those who may require his services or advice.
Dr. Allen would inform his patients that the kno
her plate hereafter made viii be nom new COM
hound. free from poisonous ingredients ana twice
a. strong as the 'vermilion Rubber. Old plates
made new at twenty per cent less than the gsuai
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-07

cyTEPHEN PHILLPOTT, ROCHUM
y Crasto Co., Real Estate Brokers and Commits
sion Merchants. We have for sale and TO rent
large number of improved and unimprOved proper
ties in all parts of the city, Brick stores, cottages
and residences OF all descriptions sugar and cotton
plantations in the best parishes OF the ctate anu
railroads, which We offer to the public on the most
liberal terms. Cash advances made on real estate
of all descriptions and collections promptly at
tended to- Office, 81 Rampant street, between COM
mon and Gravier. nO<9 DIT
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-08-31

fable Of the husbandman, who found the
poor serpent frozen in the snow. He put
Il In his bosom andwarmed ID. into life,
and then It attempted TO inhict wound
upon its beneiact0r. l will also inform
youby what means / obtained those %.
pers. Il went not to the private rooms Of
Prof Williams, but tho Council Cham
berA.t0 q public examination. ] was In.
yited in by DR.. Todd and forward by Prof.
W. and the only paper ! had in my hand
wasplaeed there by the latter. l saw
others but they were oil shown TO me. II
there were anything dishonOrable in OBJ.
tanning those papers, the dishonor attaches
to q personal friend Of yours, for l never
raised a paper from the table-.but my atten-
ton was called to them by another person
who with Dr.. Todd, was examining them.
Yes Mr., Citizen, l saw some-quite o num'
Der d those papers and In an experience OF
ten years examining just such papers, l
never saw so many blunders in so small o
spacel If the balance Of those papers
were like those Lsaw, the expressions en-
ployed by Publicare mild, and only half
express the language the whole commune
" would express, II they could see them.
Have you any more questions 70 ask, MIR.
Citizen, or blunders 70 maker Your first
statement is q blnndcr ] neither tNfOte,
d!etatdd nor SuggGGted the articles signed
Public, nor did n kBo.O, tlsGt, Il toGs IN tho
paper III my ttsntioR ,tcGS called %
Il. It was said that ! must have
written for only myself and one
or two others saw the papers-but If
as you say-the statements arc untrue,
could not any one make them? Do you
not sec that by your very language you
admit them to BIO true, but the whole Is a
personal attack evidently to draw atten-
ton from the main issue. Archbishop
Whately, in illustrating the various forms
Of ign0Fatto elenehi in logic, speaks Of ono
kind in which the respondent finds It
more serviceable to 'dispfovo something
not mentioned than squarely to meet the
true issue. I think we have very fair
example before us. What Is to be your
next blunder Mr.. Citizen
something worth reading; some
thing beyond the capacity OF tho tyro and
the spirit of the 6arroom. I am still
your ttficndgiMr. Citizen, and none will
rejoice more than in seeing you do your
self Justice. Your article never caused o
ruffle Of lnYmfnd, but l fear the blunders
you have committed are but the introduce
ton TO greater; Hoping you may be more
successful Id your next sally, ! am yours,
very respectfully E'i' ',.,:.i y RowIEY.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-08-31

ny Authority Of tho sOvpthdE,l FL
rho. 81. Joint ReSoIHfi ion sins
an Amendment 70 tho C0nShtnnon
or the Stete' l y 81
R.,Olvta BY tt1 LH0islGturs er ITttt glEginlg,
Ae ollCEnR e r FGRGsssS e e % 4 u
f1 section one Of article three thereof, Ind 70 6e
CONG mart OF the said Constitution when raIiheu
according to the provisions thereof, namely: :,
'VThe male citizens Of the Stats shall 10 EMU
tied 10 vote at all elections held within the Glec.
lion districts In which thOy respectively reside;
but no person who 10 . minor, or OF nn9oun9 y
mind. or pRuper, or who 10 under CONVICTION o.
treason, felony OF bribery in an election, or VINO
has not been restdntot the etate lot QUE yCs r.
thirtY DAYS next preceding such otter, shall DO
permitted 10 vote while such -'diSaothty con-
tlnues." .l..,,,i.4. ...r,J
In tic House Of Deegatss ThnEsd5ay, asOfuA'y
"a. 1870, the above resolution was adOpted.
TIN YEGs WERB-MesSrs. WGlcb, CsPeaKerl
Agnew, Ballard of Monroe, Ballard OF Logan
BeitShCoYer, B0wyer, Brannon, Burgess, Davis
,Sun, DonohOo, Evans Batt9Wgrth FlSheE. Ivy Ia!I'
Sgan; Flick, Gandee, Guthrie, HEveey, Howard
jscSson. Jndy, Lamb, Lamol, Lynch, Maxwell,
Mccoy, Meadows, Miller, Nicely, PownGIl, RAIDER
Repp, Scott, Smith, Teter, Thomas, Wells a ~
WilHpOon-sS. -, p p.. ~:
TuE NAYS WERB-Mcesra' 1Aket,. DG Ii!S'
FGF E4' ga HaSSief IIii, Howe, PeiEgoint
Price, Rexroad, sturgiSS' Summers and wheat
Ia Il tSo Senate, Monday, February Is, 1870, the
above resolution was adopted.
d TIN YKls wHREl-!N esBfS. RArnsworth, lFreai'
tlcnp, Apologize, brown, Gather GJames), Gather
GTcsse n.y. Cook, Crane. Davis, Dayton, uoollI-
liz, Cold, Hartman ,KooncG, Leonard, Patrick
Phelps RamSdOlL and YOung-le. 'rt -
'TnE ,NGTS WRnE-MeBSrs. B0CmAn, HumphI
FoyO, Wcrninger and wilson,. A1G9
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The Enforcement ACt.-Judge Bonds

The Enforcement Act--Judge Bonds
bo,yFirg - Decision if&IjE9i
We, arc informed by-a gentleman who
asriVed.in this city last evening over the
81 10. K, III X, that Judge BOND heard
the case ofMcILwEE, the Mineral county
registrar, at Martipsburg, Monday, and
that Mr.. McILwEE was discharged. lie
Informs us that the Judges decisionin the
case was in substance that the law Of Con
gress was limited by the intent and terms
Of the 15th,amendment; hats, that II en-
forced rights only where they were inter
tered with by reason of tue trace
color or previous condition" Of tho party
wr6nged; and that in oil other
casesit LEFT the question Of suffrage to the
regulation. Of the State constitution and
laws. Our informant says the Judge also
ruled that tile Commissioners OF the dis
tyict courts Ind no authority 10 make ar
rests ofregistrars charged withwrongtully
obstructing registration, but he could mol
state tho ground for this ruling. :
We shall doubtless he able in . day OF
two TO lay Judge BoND's decision before
our readers in an accurate and authentic
shape.
I'VE hear that Mr.. McILwEE will nt
once bring suit'tor false imprisonment
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-08-31
11RoposAIs WILL, BE RECEIVED

|OROPOsALS WILL BE RECEIVED
u by tho undersigned for the SuherstruetdEe
Of bridge over Wheeling Creek, at the foot q
Market street, in Wheeling, Of tho following q;
mCnBlonS, Viz: 1853 feet inches long between
GbutmcntS carriage way 92'ieet Wide IN clear
two side wtiEs, each Q feet vide In sle q ::
The whole bridge TO be constructed o. wrought
Iron, except the flooring, joist and tho moor.
which win DO Of good sound white oak. The
flooring Of tho carriage way TO consist Of double
thickness Of plank, 3 Inches and incho! reGpec,
lively; and tie foot wayg TO BIO covered with
Incl plank The bridge must BIO capable Of 9ug:
tanning load in addition to It's own weIghto
100 pounds per square foot Of surface, including
bOtll caEriGge and foot ways, without Imposing
SenSlble 6tiain on any OF is parts Of more than
1000 pounds per square Inch, or eompreSSlve
StTsln OF moro than II, 900 pounds; the ultimate
strength Of the iron used In the bridge to DO not
lesS than @, 900 pounds per square Inch.
4 A wrought iron hand rail- will protect the eide
walk on each side. The whole bridge to be thor
onghly painted with two. good coats OF paint:
: Plans showing In detail tho forms and dimeu.
stons Of the different parts Of tho bridge must
accompany tho proposals. which will be received
BY the undersigned until tho 80 day W.. q .ssgtom
i'aaTSTi 3iJ ID ;{fi Chairman Or Committee.
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TIM Weston DEMOCRAT states that on
Saturday night (sOth) a mob,ot-a dozen
ruflans visited the house Of a Mrs, PLANT,
near Alkire's Mills, Lewis county, took
Mrs. PLANT out Of bed and out Of tho
house, and covered hor person with tar.
No reason i assigned for tue outrage, nor
have any Of the cowardly ruflans been
arfestettI1H TIL -i.. '.j'. 4
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49, Edttors Of Hs HttelaoeHetr - You viii
h&SSA please announce Jas. N. CnARNoOK,
The Blacksmith, as the, Peoples candidate fol
snERIEF or Quo COUNTY, Ct the ensuing cleo
ton, and Obllge,F ~ IalBt MANY VOTERS :
wIHEING, w. YA.t July II, iIs1o5 9 'lJyls