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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-26
Grand Republican Mass Meeting.-Tl

Republicans OF the Fourth Ward are hereby notified
that Grand Mass Meeting OF the party Will be
held i'll the rear of the city. near the corner OF
Broad and st LOuis streets, on THURSDAY EVE
MING, October y. at seven o'clock sharp. The Re
publican clubs of the Fifth and Sixth Wards are
spectfullv invited to attend. By order OF the EX-
ecutive Committee of the Fourth Ward.
JOHN SLEMMER, Chairman.
2 G. How ARD SECRETARY oc2S 2ts
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-26

latng notes issued by the Merchants Bank OF New
Orleans, and by the late Bank of James Robb tas-
sumed bv the Merchants Bank OF New Orleaus)
may be presented FOR redemption Mt the Office OF he
State Auditor, within one wear from the first pub
LEGATION hereof viz: from March 4, 1870 that the
funds deposited the redemption OF said notes
will be given up t6fhe said Merchants Bank Of New
Orleans pursuant to sections thirty four and thirty
five an act OF the General Assembly of the State
Louisiana, entitled An act 10 establish general
system of free banking il tie State OF louisiana"
approved March Is. 1855.
New Orleans March i 1870.
THOMAS T. DIX,
1.,,,I
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-26

NOtice.-The Irish Republican Club of the
Fourth District will hold their regular meeting
THIS "wednesday EVENING at hat-past seven
o'clock, at their usual place of meeting, in Temper
ance Hall, OH Josephine street, between Rousseau
and Fulton. All lrishmen are requested TO attend,
as business of Importance will be brought before
the meeting. Come one, come all.
d. r. KIRBY, President.
P. II. MoRoNRY. Secretary. oc26 1T
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-26
DIR. James Ready, independent Repuh

lican candidate for Administrator of Police.
oc23 til
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-26
POLITICAL NOTICES.
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
Constitutional Amendments.


Constitutional Amendments.
" For the amendment making deiaulters In
eligible to Office"
" For the amendment of the ninety-ninth article
of the Constitution. :"
Abrogate and strike outsartcle fifty Of the Con-
sttution."
q" For the amendment restricting the State debt
to twenty-five million dollars
Congressional Ticket.
First Congressional District, Forty first and For.
ty-secOnd Congress-Gereral J. II, SlPHER.
Second ConSressi onal District, Forty Con
gress-General l.. A. SHELDON.
State Ticket.
For State Treasurer-ANTOINE' DuBCCLET of
IbeIvilie.
For State Auditor-JAMES GRAHAM sof Orleans
Municipal Ticket.
For Mayor of New Orleans-BENJ. F. FLANDERS
For Administrator of POlice-JAMES LEWIS
For Administrator of COmmerce-S G.. EMfEY
For Administ atOr of Asses 5ments-H. BONZANO.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-26

STATE OF LOUISIANA. :

FOURTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF
ORLEANS.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-26

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GENTLENEN-We the undersigned, property
owners on Franklin street between Jackson and
Philip streets Fourth District earnestly beg of you
to have the said Franklin street. between Jackson
and Philip streets, opened We have nothing but
small alley in front OF our property, which viii
hardly allow a dray to pass from street to the
other the balance of the ground having been sold
to different parties as private property. Knowing
this to be necessary for having athOrOughfare from
Jackson to Philip streets, and as all the vdcant
property is not yet improved we beg your hon0ra-
Bile body to consider, and grant us our request. I
We remain, respectfully,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-26

The State Central Committee of the
Republican party has its Office at the Mechanics
Institute. mp stairs, opposite State Land Office.
Friends from the country parishes are especially
invited to call at the rooms of the committee While
visiting the city.
By order of the Committee.
Del I'm WILLIAM vIGERS Secretary.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-26

KATE HUTCHINS, WIFE OF NORGE j. LEMON.
vs.. her husband--No. "a ,323.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-26
POLITICAL.

Total. .
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-26
Grand Republican Mass Meeting.-Tht

Independent Candidate for Coroner
For the upper part of the Parish of Orleans, DR..
w $. MITCHELL. Election November !, 1870.
Ocl3 I'll
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-12-29
SAN DOMINGO RESOLUTION.

The resolution providing for the
appointment of commissioners to
examine the feasibility of annexing
San Domingo, passed the Senate
last Thursday morning. The de-
bate was very hot one, and was
carried on during the whole of the
night. Mr.. Sumner did all he could
in opposition to the resolution. Sen
ators Nye, Conkling, Chandler, and
several other prominent members
were in favor of the resolution. If
these commissioners are to be ap-
pointed by the President, they are
about as certain to report favorably
as the sparks are to fly upward. The
House adjourned before acting on
this resolution. The President was
visited the next day by many Sena-
tors and Representatives, who con-
graduated him upon the passage OF
his favorite resolution. He said in
reply that he believed the annexa-
tion policy wise and prudent, and
thought it would gain strength as
the facts became known.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-12-29
ALABAMA CLAIMS.

The settlement of the Alabama
Gains continues to give the English
much uneasiness. A late number OF
the London Examiner urges that
the questions at issue between the
two countries be left to Court OF
Arbitration, while the Times repeats
that if the President expects Eng
land to take the initiative for re-
opening negotiations on the Alaba-
ma question, he will be disappointed
In the meantime Gen. Schenck the
newly appointed minister, is thor
oughly informing himself in the
State Department, prior to his de-
parture for that country, on all the
bearings of the disputed questions.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-12-29
A Female Soldier The GIories Of Ber.
nard Won Weiss.

A wounded soldier recently pass
ed through Berlin who excited gen
eral attention, being a woman. She
is twenty-four years of age. Her
name is Bertha Weiss. She was
born at Schonburg and educated at
a respectable establishment at Rag
nit. She soon, however, evinced a
singular preference for manly attire,
and acted as civilian servant to a
a Captain of the 69th Regiment at
Treves, with whose family she had
occasion to make long journey to
the South. Her good conduct in
duced her master to provide for her
further education, SO that she was
competent to pass the ensign's ex-
animation. Shortly before the war,
provided with q recommendation
from the Captain, ,and without being
subjected to strict surgical exam
ination, she entered his regiment
and took part in the battle of Spich-
eren. Transferred to the Crown
Princes Regiment, she succeeded in
the battle of Gravelotte, first alone
and afterward supported by two men,
in recovering the flag of the 10th
Infantry Regiment, which had been
seized by the French. She received
in this exploit four bullet wounds,
one of which, in the knee, disabled
her from walking. She received
from Prince Frederick Charles for
her bravery the second-class of the
iron cross, as well as an autograph
certificate couched in the most fat
tering terms. She is therein STYLED
Bernard Won Weiss,and is granted
furlough.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-12-29
DEBATE IN THE SENATE.

The debate in the Senate on
Wednesday night arose on Mr.. Nor
toms joint resolution, introduced on
the 18th inst, providing for the ap-
pointment of three commissioners
to proceed to San Domingo and as
certain the political, physical, men
tai and moral condition of the peo.
pie, the resources of the country,
the relations Of its government with
those of other powers, and "such
other information as shall be desir-
able or important, with reference to
the future incorporation Of said
Dominican Republic into the Uni.
ted States as one of its territories. "
The speech of Mr.. Sumner, in op-
position to the resolution was de.
voted less to the question of the
adoption or rejection of this partic.
ular resolution than to the merits OF
the main question. In his reply
Senator Morton made the point on
Mr.. Sumner that if all the charges
the latter had made were capable oi
proof, Mr.. Sumner should especially
desire the appointment of com.
mission. But the ninth section OF
the joint resolution, which we have
quoted above, shows that the inten.
tion of the mover was that the com
missioners should hunt up annexa.
ton information. We do not forget
that Senator Morton denied in O
weak way that this was his inten-
ton, but the words of the resolution
itself contradict him. More than
this, the adoption of the resolution
is regarded as great triumph of
the annexationists. But it is to be
remembered that the resolution will
encounter new opposition when it
comes before the House, and that
the whole question will have to be
met on its merits when the report of
the commission is presented. There
will be likely to be some lively de-
batting before the final conclusion is
reached.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-12-29
GAS EXPLOSION.

A terrible gas explosion took
place in Cincinnati on the evening
of the 18th instant, by which one
hundred thousand dollars worth of
property was destroyed, but for
tunately no lives were lost. The
people all over the city were startled
by an unusual sound like the rumb-
ling of distant artillery, and by a
sensation that was like the breath of
an earthquake. The gas-holder,
number five, which had been erected
at an expense of seventy-five thous-
and dollars, in place of the one
which was destroyed in a similar
manner on May oath, 1869, was a
complete wreck. At the time of the
explosion, it was charged with four
hundred and fifty thousand cubic
feet of gas, that had gone off blazing
into air, and the mighty holder,
wrenched and distorted, sank down
into the water, well nigh ont of sight.
No one was injured in any manner
whatever, with the exception of one
man, who was somewhat burned
and went home on account of his
injuries. This was owing to the
fortunate hour. at which the explo-
sion took place. 1t was the hour
for changing hands. What caused
the explosion is not known. There
seems to be mystery about explo-
sions of this kind that science can
not explain.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-12-29
WAR NEWS.

An important battle was fought
on Friday, the 23d, near Amiens, on
the north side. The official dis
patch of the French commander,
Gen, Faidherbe, says he was posted
in strong position when he received
the German attack. The fighting
was severe and lasted until nightfall
several villages being taken and re-
taken. At night, he says,the French
held the field of battle, but during
the night the Germans entered the
villages, but without attacking the
French position. Other French, or
philo-French, accounts, say the bat
tie was indecisive, but that on the
following day the French fell back
to Albert with a loss of $500, in
Guiding prisoners, whilst the Ger
man loss was 5000. King Will
liam's dispatch to the Queen says
Manteuffel won victory, taking one
thousand prisoners,and that on Sun
day, the 25th, he had commenced
pursuit of the French towards Arras.
The villages named in the dispatch
es all lie north of Amiens on the
road to Albert and Arras, and thence
on to Lille. Pont-a-Noyelles, where
the principal fighting is said to have
occurred, is six miles from Amiens
and nearly half way between that
city and Arras.
By this battle the attempt of
Faidherbe to create a diversion on
the north in favor of Paris is stopped
and he is in danger of being driven
back on the defences of Lille.
From the south the French re-
ports show that Chauzy has been
forced westward to LIE Mans, or, ac-
cording to the familiar phrase which
disappeared with MacMahon's sur
render at Sedan but has been re-
vived for Chauzy, be has retired
there for strategic purposes and to
draw on the enemy. Tours is in
possession of the Germans. Bour-
baki sends Favorable reports" to
Bordeaux, but of what nature does
not appear.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-12-29
Lives of Great Men.

The lives of great men were not
always what the outside world would
be likely to suppose them to have
been. Otway starved in a garret
Raleigh died on the scaffold; Dry
den died in poverty and distress
Bacon lived life of misery and an
guish; Carrocus expired in a poor
house; Cervantes, the author o.
"Don Quixote," died of famine;
Lee died in the street; Goldsmith
was always in fear of bailiffs; Tas
so was constantly without money
Paul Borgbese never could obtain 9
decent livelihood; Homer was beg
gar; Plautus turned a mill; Steele
was in perpetual strife with debt
Vangeiss was obliged to sell his
corpse to surgeons that the process
might satisfy the demands of some
Of his creditors,
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-12-29
OLD TIMES AT WASHINGTON.

In the olden time the wealthy
Senators and Representatives used
to journey hither from their homes
in their own carriages, which they
thus had for their use during the
session in this city of magnificent
distances. Rufus King used to
come with his four bays; the four
iron grays which Jackson drove
from Hermitage when he was Sena-
tor have never been surpassed; and
Calhoun's four-in- hand chestnuts,
which brought him and his family
from Fort Hill, were much admired.
Harry Clay, when he was first a
member of the House, rode from
Ashland here on a thorough bred
colt of his own raising, and it took
him longer to get here than it now
does California member of Con-
gress to come by rail from the Gold
en- Gate.
Nowadays those Congressman
who keep carriages bring their es-
adjustments by rail or have them
come by steamer. So the fine-step-
ping grays of Senator Edmunds
come from Vermont fresh and in
good condition, and the bays of
Representative Hooper were on
Pennsylvania avenue on the third
morning after they left the tortuous
streets of Boston, while half a doz-
en- or more turn-outs that last week
graced Central Park are now to be
seen in our new rural drive in the
grounds of the Soldiers Home
Harper's Bazaar.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-12-29
Outrage at Harvard CoIIege--Freshmen
Blown up.

The following is from the Spring
field Republican Of December 13:
One of the most dastardly out
RACES ever committed by students,
occurred last evening at about o.
O'Clock, in the basement of Slough
ton Hall, one Of the dormitories of
Harvard College. 1t consisted in
exploding a small keg of powder in
the cellar Immediately under rooms
occupied by members of the Fresh
man Glass. The result was the de-
struction Of almost everything in
two of the rooms, the shock having
raised the floor more than a foot,
tearing up a plank in each of the
rooms, scattering and destroying
their contents, and sending their
occupants forcibly up against the
ceiling. In two of the adjacent
rooms, one of which was occupied
by two Springfield high school boys,
not so much damage was done to
furniture, but the floor was divided,
and one part raised nearly foot.
OF course, the rooms were immedi-
ately filled with smoke, which, pour
ing up through the floor, increased
the terror of the already terrified
occupants. Glass was shattered,
and the door sills wrenched, so that
the door could not be opened, and
for some time there was a great
state of confusion. An alarm of
fire was started, and the fire depart
ment were quickly on hand, but for
tunately land strangely, too, there
was no need of their services.
Some idea Of the power of the con-
cussion may be gained from the
fact that the persons in the second
story above were knocked off their
feet, and pictures hanging in rooms
in the third story were shaken from
their nails to the floor, The strang-
est thing about the explosion is
that nobody was hurt.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-12-29
A POOR DEFENCE.

The latest attempt to prove insan-
ity as defence in trial of murder,
arose in case lately tried in New
Ysrk. The counsel for the defence
called phrenologist on the stand to
prove that the formation of the de-
PENDANTS head was of such a charac-
ter, as to make him an irresponsible
human being. The idea intended
to be conveyed to the jury was, that
the defendent had no power to con-
troll himself, and that his will to
commit murder was so powerfully
developed, that it was impossible
for his other faculties to have any
control or restraint over him in
that respect, and that, therefore, the
man was monomaniac and should
not be convicted. The testimony,
however, was ruled out, and the de-
fendant is under sentence of death.
The plea Of insanity is now the
great defence in cases of murder,and
too frequently it arouses sympathy
that acquits the prisoner where he
ought not to escape punishment.
Such an effort, however, as the one
to which we have referred. is calcu-
lated to lessen the weight of such
pleas. 1t needs but single step,
and short one too, from the prevail
ent opinion that suicide is prima ia
cfa evidence of finsanity,to reach the
conclusion that no sane man would
wilfully and deliberately shed the
blood of his fellow man with intent
to kill. Society sympathises with
the man who shoots down one who
has violated the purity of his home,
and has almost reached the conclu-
sion that every man under such cir
cumstances is insane. The punish
meht has much to do with so very
many acquittals on the ground of in
sanity.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-12-29
GEN. LEE IN THE SENATE.

The debate in the United States
Senate few days ago over the re
solution of Senator. McCreery pro
viding for the restoration of the es
tate of Arlington to the widow o
Robert E. Lee, and the disintermenr
of the bodies of Union soldiers bur
led there, was gratifying demonstra
tion of the deep and well grounded
feeling which the Senate, represent
ing the people Of the United States
bear against the traitors. The Sen
ate refused even to allow the resolu
tion to be introduced by a vote o,
b3 NAYS to 4 ayes.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-12-29
CLEVELAND MARKET.

TUESDAY, Dec 81, 1870.
FLOUR.-The market is steady and firm
We quote as follows: White xxx, $s,009S,s!
Red Xxx, s6.95G65o. Amber Xxx, s6.0oG65o
Red IS 50G6,O0.
WHEAT.-Receipts are light-market dull
Sominally at si.s4 for No. red and Sl.S3 bid
No. do at s1.1sgs1.l9.
CORN-Duli and unchanged at Sc for Nc
mixed; No. 9 do. SIC.
OATSIQuiet; No. State 4sc.
RYE-The market Is quiet and unchanged
held at 9Oc for No I; Sc for No 2.
BARLEY-The market nominal, at range
of 75cC6l Is for good to choice State
LARD-Steady and unchanged, but firm
city rendered held ut 13c in tierces. 13&c in keg
SMOKED MEATS-Market steady and firm
We quote city sugar cured canvassed Hams II
lTc; do. Shoulders at lOc: uncanvassed 15xc
Bacon 15c; Dried Beef 1sc- Beef Tongue $aai
per dozen
BCTTER-The market is steady and price.
are unchanged; prime to choice Western Re.
serve is in demand at SS6S0c; extra nice do. II
small packages e.@3sc; inferior and common
ranges 1SG22c.
CHEESE-The market Is steady and firm
Factory held at 15G15xc.
EGGS-Firm and unchanged, at CSC by the
barrel; 35c in small packages and counted out
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES demand; held 90g95t
from teams; s5G91c for car lots on track; 9Oa
Csc for small lots from store.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-12-29
The new Scale of Duties on Sugars.

l
The following is the text of the
sugar bill which has just become a
law:
Be it enacted, &C., That so much
of section 81 of the act reducing in
ternal taxes, and for other purposes,
approved July IA, 1S7O,as relates to
sugar, be amended so it will read !:
"On all sugar not above No.
Z Dutch standard in color. II cents
per pound. On all sugar above No.
and not above No. 10Dutch stand
ard in color. 2 cents per pound. On
all sugar above No. 10 and not
above No. Is Dutch standard in
color. 24 cents per pound. On all
sugar above No. 13 and not above
No. 16 Dutch standard in color. ~
cents per pound. On all sugar
above No. 16 and not above No. 20
Dutch standard in color. 81 cents per
pound. On all sugar above No. 20
Dutch standard in color. and on all
refined loaf, lump, crushed, powder
ed, and granulated sugar, 4 cents per
pound.
Provided, That the Secretary of
the Treasury shall by regulation
prescribe and require that samples
from packages of sugar shall be ta-
ken by the proper officers in such
manner as to ascertain the quantity
of such sugar, and the weights of
sugar imported in casks and boxes
shall be marked distinctly by the
Custom House weigher by scoring
the figures indelibly on each pack
age.
Prorided. That all syrup of sugar,
canejuice, melado, concentrated mel
ado, or concentrated molasses, en-
tered under the name of molasses,
shall be forfeited to the United
States.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-12-29
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Dec. %, 1870

1
At few minutes past II o'clock,
the Senate went into an Executive
Sessions-the only business previ-
ously transacted being the rt tception
of the credentials of D. T. Jewett,
appointed by the Governor of Mis-
souri, to fill temporarily the vacancy
caused by Mr.. brakes resignation.
The credentials were presented by
Mr.. Schurz, and upon being read,
Mr.. Jewet was qualified and took
his seat.
At o'clock the Open Session of
the Senate was resumed, and the
Senate, on motion of Mr.. Lewis,
took up the House bill relieving the
political disabilities of certain citi-
zens of Virginia.
Mr.. Trumbull moved as an amend
ment the amnesty bill reported last
session from the Select Committee
on Disabilities in the Senate. Af-
ter remarks by Mr.. Lewis and Mr..
Boreman the bill was laid aside, with
out action.
A message from the House was
received announcing the decease of
Hon. VIM. Smyth, late Representa-
tive from Iowa. After an eulogy by
Mr.. Harlan and the adoption of Gus
tomary resolutions the Senate ad-
journed until January 4th, 1871.
The House met in Committee of
the whole, Mr.. Stevenson in the
chair, for general debate on the
Presidents Annual Message.
The bill regulating rates of duty
on sugar, which passed the Senate
yesterday, was signed by the Speak
er and sent to the President for his
approval and signature.
Mr.. Jones, KY, addressed the
House in eulogy of the people of the
South and in advocacy of the prin-
ciples of universal amnesty.
Mr.. Porter, Va, and Messrs.
Booker and Barry also spoke in IA
vor of universal amnesty.
The House, at half-past two P. n,
adjourned to the 4th of Jan. 1871.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-12-29
FIRE IN RICHMOND VA.

Richmond, which has been already
visited during the year by two ter
rible calamities, suffered the other
day another frightful disaster. The
Spotswood Hotel caught fire at an
early hour, and before the flames
were extinguished was burned to
the ground. So rapid was the spread
of the fire that some of the inmates
were unable to escape. The same
cordial assistance that has been twice
this year extended to the ill-fated
city will be again proffered, and from
all parts of the country will go as
surances Of deepest sympathy.