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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-13
A JUDGE IMPRISONED IN MORO CASTLE
DIPLOMATIC ERROR IN FRANCE
WASHINGTON.

Democrats In the Senate and the Georgia
Bill-Three Hundred and SIxty-Eigbt
Thousand Dollars Internal Kevenue
Keceipts-Unirteresti Proceedings
Of the House-Texas Inde muity Bonds
FrOtested-Democratic Claimants for
Seats from Louisiann-
WASHINGTON, March l2.-The Democrats
of the Senate are not in accord with either
the Bullock or Bryant party, and their &C.
ton on Bingham's amendment is somewhat
doubtful, unless the Georgia Democrats,
who they say have kept aloof, take some ac-
ton. The fate of the amendment is doubt
full, unless the Democratic Senators vote for
the bill as it came from the House. 1t will
House voted for the amendment, but they
en- masse voted against the Georgia bill as
amended, and the Democrats of the Senate
seem inclined to vote the same way, unless
they are supported by some positive demon
stration from the Georgia Democrats.
Internal revenue receipts to-day, S36S, 900.
HOuSe.-The proceedings to-day were
uninteresting; there was but meagre
attendance OF members.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has al
lowed some of the unendorsed Texas
indemnity bonds to be protested, holding
that, in accordance with the principle de-
Chies, they are not negotiable, and will be
paid only in Texas.
Captain McCranie, of Louisiana, arrived
here yesterday. All the Democratic claim
ants for seats in Congress, except Colonel
Hunt, who is ably represented, are now
here. There are assurances that, unless
Captain McCranie is seated, the election
will go back to the people.
Weather wet. Telegraphs slow.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-13
,c,AL JOURNAL LOUISIANA.


tlcularly so, when the products are at
great depth beneath the surface, where the
processes are not novel, and the wOrkmeD
are experienced as well as skillful, and
where the company are owners OF the iand.
and not harassed by litigation, and its inter-
~ests cared for by first.class business men
and capitalists, devotiDg their whole time
and exclusive attention to 1t.
And yet the State is besought to appro-
pirate $500, 900 OF bonds to this novel ad'
venture by company with their short
lease of five years, involved in lawsuit
with the owners of the land still pending,
and perhaps to be continued, in some form
or another, for the unexpired term Of their
lease. even If the Petroleum Company be not
shortly ou ted, the company furnishing no
security for the loan, and the State to be
REIN bursed from the profits of the company.
The mere asking of State aid for the amount
the bonds would realize by the time the
money came into the cOmpany's pos session
is the patent confession of weakness
or absence of confidence of capitalists In
new enterprise. The Petroleum Com
pany's engineer is confident, it seems,
of reaching the sulphur at some $50
feet, over all anticipated difficulties.
by the end of the next eight months !;
but the Petroleum Company's wOrkmen
were as fully confident and enthusiastic
about reaching petroleum in as short time.
yet, uncXpeCLcu ODStdClcS duu uupIOS1uCO
for accidents during four years OF toll, pre-
vented them. even by boring by the simplest
and most familiar of processes, from reach
ing greater depth than $50 feet.
This five year uphur mining adventure
ought to be an affair of strictly private spec.
ula,ion, for gain or for loss, and it is a very
ugly feature to see company which has
spent every dollar of its capital stock,
one hundred thousand dollars. with utterly
har lto ha occidental
cry of something OF whose existence they
were astonished, to be now clamoriDg to the
State for appropriations, and without secu'
rity. when it can not show that the one-tenth
OF the amount asked has been subscribed
and paid for by private parties. Can our
legislators appropriate thus, and hazard
thus, the money of the people. whose in.
terests they were sent to the General
Assembly to protect, when the people them
selves will not invest in sach hazards, and
under such a lease and under such condi'
tions as the Petroleum company offers?
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-13
MURDER AT KANSAS CITY.
Editor of the journal Killed-The Muir.
derer Arrested.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 9.-Colonel John
Wilder, one of the editors and proprietors Of
the daily Journal. of this place, was shot
and almost instantly killed about eleven
o'clock this morning, by man named James
A. Hutchinson, butcher. Colonel Wilder
was engaged in conversation with Ellis Hod-
son. City Clerk, near the hall entrance to
the courthouse, when he was approached BY
Hutchinson with revolver drawn, who OK
claimed: ''Now, sir. prepare to defend your
SELF" and Immediately fired, the ball enter
ing the right breast between the second and
third ribs passing through both lungs, sew
ering the inudacinate vein, and lodged near
the left shoulder joint, under the skin.
After receiving the shot, Colonel Wildsr
walked about ten steps, but was caught be-
fore falling by two gentlemen, who carried
him into an adjoining Office. where he ex.
pired in about twenty minutes. Colonel
Wilder is a native of Boston, single man.
and is one of our most prominent citizens.
His death produces the most intense excite
ment. Hutchinson was Immediately arrest
ed and imprisoned, and will have prelim-
mary examination tomorrow. No cause is
assigned for the shooting.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-13
PETROLEUM AND SULPHC e X
MINING.
Proposed Issue of state Bonds.

Proposed Issue of state Bonds.
Communication
The Picayune of Friday contains an edi-
torial urging the passage by the Legislature
of one of those speculative bills which have
severe comment and censure on the part Of
our already overburdened tax payers. We
refer to the proposed appropriation of three
hundred thousand dollars of the State bonds
for the benefit of the Louisiana Petroleum
and Sulphur Company. We are sorry to see
the Picayune advocating State aid, particu-
larIy at this time of the States financial EN-.
barrassments, in behalf of that which should
be matter exclusively for private enter
prise, and which will be, under proper con-
ditions and circumstances, but which must
be entirely different from those offered by
the Petroleum Company.
If the mine is to be but one-half as re-
muuerative as the Picayasae supposes it
there will be no lack of funds from private
capitalists to develop it. But these capital
lists will require some evidences of the
safety OF their investment and of paying
ItLuIDS lASy Cdu iAOL NC iLo0CCo w pax 4
with their moneys for Others to reap the
benefits arising.
So should it be with the State, and this
is the view that her legislators should take
of every case where they are asked to ap-
propriate the money of The people for whom
they should be honest and prudent agents.
But, unfortunately for the State, SIZE is gen.
orally called upon to aid those hazardous
and desperate adventures which prudent
capitalists shrink from investing in, and in
the large majority of which the State is
lo1ser by just the amount, which goes
solely to advance the private interests of the
Garewd insiigatOrs of the schemes, or the
over enthusiastic talk RS of the untold
wealth of profits they paint on paper IS
being in prospective for the State.
The Louisiana Petroleum and Coal Oil
Company, some five years ago, thought to
obtain oil and fabulous sums OF riches
therefrom in a twe!ve.month, or less, from
the date OF its birth. Ia nearly five years
time they had not succeeded in raising oil,
but had succeeded in sinking nearly $780,
600: And SO, most probably, will it be with
their sulphur prospects: 1t takes many
years to properly develop mine, and par.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-13
IfAYTI.

Protection to the Domtnicans Profered
by Admiral POor-The Severn and Die
tatOr at POrt.au- Prince Haylian
Authorities DispIea.e ut the Attitude
OF the United States.
WASHINGTON, March l2-Dispatches re-
ceived from Admiral Poor, mention his ar
rival in the flagship Severn, at Port-au-
Prince, on February 8. He had an inter.
view with the Provisional President and
Cabinet at Hayti, and explained that pend
ing the present negotiations between the
United States and San Domingo. the former
governmentswould protect the Dominicans
against any hostile power. The Haytian
authorities hoped that the friendly relations
existing between the United States and
Hayti would not be interrupted, and while
aware Of their weakness, they knew their
rights and would protect them to the best
Of their ability, and that they must be al
lowed to be the judges of their own policy.
Admiral Poor heard unofficially that the
authorities were displeased witt what they
considered the menaciDg attitude Of the
United States.
Rumors, which proved unfounded, of a
collision between United States and Hay.
tian war vessel had been circulated.
The United States war vessel Dictat or as
also at Port-au- Prince.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-13
THE COURTS.
A Divorce Case.

Mrs. augusta Robert Us. Pierre Robert,
her husbdnd.-Plaintiff in this case al
leges that sne married the defend
ant in the United States of America,
and that he afterwards went to
France and married another women. She
asks the Judge of the Fourth District Court
to make a decree to that effect.
Fourth District Court.
Aide Albert Us. CiuI She,'it.-This
is a suit eDjoining thesdefendant from
selling under execution the Cafe de Ia
Bourse, or Pine Restaurant, at Nos. s and 10
Carondelet street. He AYERS that he paid
$4,000 for the property. 7. q J. Ellis. OF
counsel.
saveath District Court.
Judge Collens yesterday delivered the
following interesting opinion:
Kate NJ McGoUe1r1 rS. William j. Wright,
her husbond.-The plaintiff sues her hus-
band for divorce. She alleges and proves
several facts which would be sufficient by
the laws of this State, if they had happen
ed here, and if the courts of this State had
| jurisdiction of the case; but it appears by
plaintiff IS own showing that she was mar
ried to the defendant in New York; that all
| the alleged causes of divorce, ill treatment,
| adultery and abandonment, occurred in
New York, and that he. the husband, neUer
,ras in Louisiana. The plaintiff came to
| this State after her husband had abandoned
| her, and now she seeks to sue hlm here
| through a curator dd hoe.
This is not the first attempt to introduce
in Louisiana the practice of granting extra
territorial divorces, which prevails III some
of the North western States; but l am un-
willing to lend myself to this purpose:
Such practice, if it prevailed here, would
disgrace the jurisprudence of this State as 1t
has that of those States where it is tolerated.
| IL 4ho dor nfa1
the laws, particularly those principles which
forbid q State from eXerting power and
judicial authority over other countries. The
| defendant never became amenAble before
the courts of this State, either through the
effect of residence or by means of property,
or by any act whereby he might become SUBJ
iected to our judCature. Therefore he can
not be reached through curator dd h0c'
The appointment of curator is lawful IN
suit for separation or divorce only when the
spouses have previously been residents,
or when the marriage was contracted IN
this State. See Revised Statutes; 18th An
nual, 0. l. Suit dismissed.
Sixth District Court.
State er rel. Samuel Smith Us. Willidtn s.
| Mount, City TredSurer.-In this case plain
tiff AYERS that he has been assessed on his
business of banker for city tax OF Sl030,
and suit has been brought thereon. Re-
iator saws that he has rendered the amount
to the City Treasurer in the written obliga-
tions of the city known as s'city notes." and
the tender has been refused. He AYERS that
the market value of these notes is only
seventy cents on the dollar, and that the
refusal of the Treasurer to receive them has
damaged him in the sum of $500. He asks
that d writ of mandamus issue, directing
the Treasurer to receive city notes m pay
ment of the amount for which he is taxed
Woodbridge & Thomas, attorneys for re-
[ latOr.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-13
Index OF Mortgage Records.

Until recently there have been no indexes
to the mortgage records in this parish
Last year nearly all the gentlemen in New
Orleans, who then held the position of no
tary public, united in petition to the Gen.
eral Assembly for the enactment of q law to
provide for an index to the records of mort
cages. The law was passed and provides
that the work should be done under the
supervision of three parties holding the
office of notary public.
The recorder of mortgages, DIR. NJ. A.
Southworth. has had the work done to the
entire satisfaction of the commi ssioners.
Some idea of the magnitude of the task
may be formed from the fact that it
required eleven months and a half to COM
plete the indexes, even with the employ
ment of from twenty to thirty clerks during
| that time.
There are indexes to Conventional Mort
gages," to Judicial Mortgages" and to
| Donations" and the record of real
| estate for the last hundred years can
be easily ,and correctly traced by
means of these indexes. An exam.
ination of the index books does not give
a clear idea of the amount of labor per
formed, but it does give correct idea of the
encumbrances on all real estate within the
jurisdiction of this mortgage record office.
| Until this was done New Orleans was the
only large city in the Union that did not
have similar index. Though late, the
public will be glad to know that this impor-
tant work has at length been done, and done
creditably and faithfully. 1t will always
remain as monument to the fidelity of DR..
Southworth, recorder of mortgages.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-13
CUBA.

Escape of Gen. De G0icOuriA-InsurSent &c nts
Killed by Government Troopa-Ke-
lease of the MasOns by n j Judge- In
prisOnment Of the Judge in Moro Cas-
tie and Kearres of the Masons.
HAVANA, March H. General De Goicouria
and some of his followers have escaped from
Canaguy and gone towards Las Tunas.
The government troops in the vicinity of
Trinidad have recently killed 100 insur-
gents.
A Judge yesterday illegally released the
Masons who were in Jail. Captain General
De Rodas thereupon placed the judge in the
Moro Castle, and ordered the Masons to re-
port themselves to the city jail under arrest.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-13

Minnesota came into the Union during
Buchanau's time, ard under fraudulently
elected Democratic State government.
Presently it appeared that the new State
was owing a debt of S1,500,O 600, to build
railroads, not one mile of which was built.
The debt was held In few hands; the people
received no benefit from it; and the people
repudiated 1t By an amendment to the con.
sttution OF their State. But Minnesota
owns 5000 acres of public land, and the
the owners of this corrupt debt have their
eyes upon it. They regularly, at each ses
sion OF the Legislature, demand an appro-
priatiOn OF this land 10 pay a debt which
was un!awtulIy created, which produced no
money. and which did not lay so much as
an iron rail. The people are to vote upon
such n proposition at their next general
election. They will vote it down. More
than that, they will vote Into retirement all
men, now in public life, who have consentrd
to stir up the question. The wrecked poll
ticians On the minnesota debt already fl a
grave yard; and still there is demand for
more, with room enough in which TO bury
them.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-13
MARKETS.
Domestic Markets.

New YORK, March II, Evening.
closed dull and heavy. Sales to-day 14OO
bales. Middling uplands 214c.
Flour less active but unchanged; snperine
State and Western, 81 1906 60. Wheat dull
and lc lower; winter red and amber West
ern, 81 25@l 20. Corn lc lower; new mixed
western, SS@95c; new yellow Pennsylvania
and Western. sl@l OIL. Whisky heavy at SO
@9S3c. Beef quiet. Pork lower at sz60
12l.
CINCINNATI, March 12.-Flour, extra
81 5004 IS. Wheat 81 08@l 10. Corn,
mixed 74@76c. Oats 50@54c. Rye 800S5c.
Cotton dull; middlings zoe. Tobacco
unchanged. Whisky 9l@92c. Pork s26 Is.
Bulk meats: Shoulders 9ac; clear rib sides
l3@l3A: clear sides lac. Bacon: Shoulders
lie; clear rib sides 15c; clear sides 15ac.
Hams l65@l75c. Lard held at l43c. But.
ter and cheese unchanged. Sugar l0@l3c.
Coffee l7@22c. Molasses 75978c.
ST. LOUIS, March IL Flour: Spring super.
fine So 6O@4. Wheat: No. spring 90c. Corn:
mixed 73c. Oats 47@49c. Barley 85c@S1 05.
Rye 70@72c. Whisky 92c. Pork $26 25
@26 so. Bulk hams l2le; clear rio sides
l33@l4c; shoulders 10c; clear sides l4014 tc.
Bacon: shoulders l1t@ll5c; clear rib sides
4{@l5c; clear sides l55@l54c. Lard 1870
1870. Sugar 94@13c. Molasses 00055c.
Foreign Markets
HAvRE, March l2-Evening. Cotton closed
quiet.
FRANKFORT, March 12.-Bonds opened flat
at 95f@95b.
PARIS. March r. Evening -Bourse closed
firm; renteS 1860.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-13
AM UBEM ENTs.
OperA House.


This evening, first night of the opera of
"Galathee," to conclude with the comedy in
three acts, "La Station de Champ Chandet.'
Sunday prices only. Tomorrow evening
benefit of nile. Zeiss, and Myerbeer's grand
opera of 1.-The Prophet"
St. Charles Theatre.
This evening benefit of Professor Louis
Mayer, leader of the orchestra, with Monsieur
J. Genet, from the French opera, and an or.
chestra of forty pieces. The performance
this evening opens with the drama of the
Long Strike" MIR. Charles Pope as Noah
Learoyd, and Miss Alice Gray as Jane. Dur
ing the evening the mammoth orchestra
will produce most excellent music. To-
morrow evening Mr.. joseph Emmett as
Fritz in sOur German Cousin
A ademy of Music.
This evening, Miss Reynolds for the last
time in her great character of Mdrguerite in
the drama of The Serpent on the Hearth" "
Tomorrow evening this brilliant actress
will make her first appearance in mo
body's Daughter" a play which gives full
scope to her versatile talent, since she
assumes three characters, Lady Eoersleagi,
Jenny wilson, and MNe. Breacer. Be sure
and get a seat for the misrepresentation OF
" "Nobody's Daughter"
Varieties Theatre.
This evening the Richings Opera Company
will present the Postillion of Lonjumeau.T
Tomorrow evening, the opera OF ''Trova'
tore" Now that the weather is pleasant
again, large audiences viii be sure to attend
the English opera, and those who desire to
obtain good seats should hasten to secure
them at the box office.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-13

Arrived: Steamship Crescent City, at 7:SO
P. NJ, Norton, master, from New York TO
Low and Ludwigsen steamship George
Washington, at 8 P. NJ. eager, master,
from New York to A. Moulton.
PAss.A-LOUTRE, March II, 6 P. M.-Wind
southwest strong. Arrived: Steamship
Florida, OLeary, master. at ll,3O this A. NJ,
from Havana via the Florida ports, to F. W.
Perkins & Co. No departures.
V1CKsBURG, Merch 12.-Passed up: Mar
celia at and Magenta at Z P. M. River
stationary. Weather clear and pleasant.
. LOUISVILLE, March l2.-River falling, with
eight feet nine inches in the canal.
MEMPHIS, March L. Passed up: Column
bia and Sallie. Down: Belle Lee and Olive
Brar ch: the latter added 800 bales of cotton
here. There has been a heavy gale since
noon, which causes delay to all boats
River rose three inches in the past twenty
four hours. Weather cloudy and cool.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-13
TOHN g.. FLEMING.
I44 POydras Street.

Eias now on hand the largest, finest and best se-
lected assortment of CHANDELIERS and GAS
FIXTURES of every description-foreIgn and
domsssic-that can be found this side of Pbla.
deiphia, and which he offers for sale at lowest
prices that they be bought in NewYork at retail
he also keeps nstantIy hand, large supply of
Eon. Gas and Steam Pipe and Fittings, which he
VIII seii st the lowest market prices.
lie Is also agent for the celebrated SPRING
FIELD GAS MACHINE, which he recommends
Is oeing' without doubt, the best automst.- Gas
nAaonihe now In use, and he is prepared to put
tnem up on Plantations, at factories hotels and
0~eiiing houses, wherever cheap brilliant and
reliable light is required
FOR f1rther assurance to the public of the merit
OF toese Machines, he refers to the annexed ceri-
ncaes OF Mr.. Bradish johnson, whose Sugar house
on nis woodland Plantation is lighted b, one
Mr. Fleming is also pre- pared to do Gas and
Steam Fittings promptly and on the most reason
aoie terms- Those wanting suck work done. would
do wei to give hin call before contracting else.
whsca
hereby certify that the SPRINGFIELD GAS
HAChINE, for which Mr.. John Fleming is agent in
this State, and one Of which wa, put CD on nv
woodland Plantation last fall. has worked well aud
giyea entire satisfaction
BRADISH JOHNSON
Woodland Plantation, Parish of Plaqusuiues
fe27 I'm
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-13

IMPoRTANT SALES OF REAL EsTATE.-With
the rapid decline in gold, and the equally
rapid advance of our national currency, in
comparison with gold, it does us good to
chronicle an advance at the same time, in
real estate, as we show by the lists annexed,
of sales recently made by Messrs. Nash &
Hodgson, auctioners, No. ITO Gravier street.
All we require now is a little more Western
and Northern capital, and greenbacks at
par, and New Orleans real estate will COM
pare favorably with that of any of our great
Eastern cities. We append the list:
l. Four squares of ground IN Green
vile, Jefferson parish, with cottage
house, one-half CASH. s25, 600
2. Two.story frame residence and five
lots of ground, corner Third and
Magazine streets, cash -. 1850
9. An elevated cottage residence, and
two lots of ground, on st. Mary,
near Laurel street, cash. .......... 900
4. Two-story brick house. No. SO
Robin street, near the levee. ...... 2,700
5. One lot of ground on Baronne
street. between Julia and st.
Joseph streets s.................... 2,275
6. Two lots and cottage on Freret
street, opposite Douglas Square. l.7C0
Z. One triangular lot of ground on
st. Charles street, Jefferson City,. 1850
8. Two lots of ground on Custom
house street, between Tonti and
Rocheblave streets. ts................ loo
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-13
munitions of war.

A New Orleans correspondent Of the Chi
cago Evening Journal has visited the
Louisiana House of Representatives, where
he Was told by an officer OF the House that
che regarded the Honorable 3. II. Isabelle,
from the parish of New Orleans, the smart
est colored man in the House, and that Hon
orable Harry Lock, from the parish of Rap
pee, was a very smart gentleman We
think Mr.. Lott, of Rapides, will come to the
conclusion that the Journal has very smart
correspondent.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-13
FOREIGN.

"A Diplomatic Error In France-Jufes
Favre Bitterly Attacked by the Eadl-
cal Press.
LONDON, March l2.-The journals here
consider the late French note to Rome di-
plomatic error into which Olivier was led By
following the advice of Jules Favre.
PARIS, March l2.-The Radical journals
of this city attack Jules Favre bitterly for
having promised his aid to the Ministry.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-13

General Sheridan writes to Senator Ross:
General SchofielG has reported to me that
he considers war inevitable, and with the
very Indians which'we have been feeding
for the last year. We are very much embar-
rassed by the apparent sympathy of mem
bers of Congress, and humanitarians gen.
orally, who seem to forget that all that we
require Of Indians is that they shall not
murder our people. There will be no In
dians killed or injured by my orders if they
will comply with this very REASONABLE con-
ditiOn -