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Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-22
BEAU SEJOUR.
PARISH OF PI.AorEHiHES. La.
October 9tn, 1871.

j
Nr. Edt)r-
The Republicans OF the Third
Ward in this parish held rousins
meeting at their headquarters Oh
the It'll inst:
Speeches were made by the Hon.
Harry AIahoney, orr popular Re
preventative, the Hon. Eugene
Fields, member of the Police Jury,
and Judge Charles Lewis. the newly
appointed Justice of the Peace Ill
the 9Th Ward.
Upon motion of the Hon. L C.
Courcells, the following resolutions
were adopted by reclamation, viz
!. Be 1t resolved, That we heartily
endorse the National and State Ad
ministrations.
2. BE 1t resolrcl, That we recog.
nize the Convention held at Tur.
ners' Hall, in the city OF New Or
leans. on the 9th day of August
1871. rs the true and legal assem-
blage of the Republican party il
Louisiana.
3. BE 1t resolved, That we owe nc
allegiance to any State Contra
Committee, except that presided
over by the Hon. p. b. S. Pinch
back.
The meeting was entirely harmo-
nious; all parties, while regrettine
the recent action of our Lieutenan,
Governor, p.elging Themselves tc
oppose to the bitter end all at-
tempts to thwart the will of the
people with military display, OF gag
them with Gatlin guns.
Yours, immensely,
RUNNER.
[PlGqueriires Republican.
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The MYSTERIES OF CHINESE MASON
RY.-Perhaps it is not gener'Ay
known that the Chinese have sec'e'
orders established among them
selves, whose designs and obrc''
are much the same as those OF mo''
civilized nations. On the even'S
of the Fourth o branch order ""
established with appropriate N.Y."
cal ceremonies in China town. |"
the jose house. Large numbers u
the Celestials gathered in the e,.
ming and proceeded toward 'D'
building. Afew outside barO'r'Sp'
attempted to gain admission
Ch;naman was accosted and ssks'
the meaning Of the gathering '''s.
" Yeshee, thishee select orde'' -.
sane Mellican mason. You ssO0,
As the building " "a hardly nD''D'
q handy knot hole gave an OPP
tuniiy for observing the ceremon''
The room was Enthusiastically DECOR
ted with Chinese writing
heads and celestial symo0"' -
aisle was formed BY SWORD. ' '
in the fool on each side Oh WV" ,s.
the brethren stationed ths'''' ~.
and allowed the Hi'yeem', -.
muck to pass to his '''' ' :.
platform. Swords were co.. '..l.
over his head. and . lot o. ur'. -
semblsgs. An impohts CO'a '.;.,:
happened to place bis back ,.ss.rss,
the knot hole, and farther ~ S0'
tor vas ,cst-Caiyir"'' IL
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-22
FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
STOLEN.

Another big robbery has been
perpetrated. in the city, in the mid
die of the day. By some strange
method, one of the bank boxes of
Messls. Nalle & Cammack was OBJ
tanned from the banking house of
Pike, Brother & Co., on Camp
street, on "Wednesday last by a per-
son unknown to the bank, although,
Messrs. Male l. Cammack were &C.
customed to send particular clerk
for their boxes when wanted. The
detective police were at once
informed and set about their
work, while in the papers
was an advertisement offering q
reward of $1,000 for the return Of
the stolen papers. No information
was obtained till Thursday morning
when the porter of the National
Theatre discovered a Tin box and a
bundle of papers in wagon in the
street, and on examination they
turned out to BIZ the greater part OF
those stolen the previous day. The
detectives are still on the alert and
it is generally believed that they
possess such definite information
as can enable them to fix the rob-
berry.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-22
CONCERT AT LYCEUM HALL.
BENEFIT OF THE SUFFERERS AT CHICAGO

Lyceum Hall was thronged last
night by select assemblage of our
Oldest and most respected Creole
families, and the beauty and style
Of the ladies' toilets we're only ex-
celled by their matchless form and
eyes. Chief among the beautiful
Indies who granced the occasion
were those escorted by Colonel
James Lewis and Mr.. Isabelle.
The entertainment was both
musical and dramatic, and was
given under the auspices of the
Louisiana Progressive Club. for the
benefit of the Chicago sufferers.
The programme was lengthy, and
we have only space to mention the
names of q few of the performers
The opening chorus by the COM
pany, WA given with beauty and
effect. "Come like a Dire l.p' wa
tastefuliy rendered by Miss Fanny
Hopkins. The Broadway Swell
was exquisitly sung and acted by
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THE NEW ORLEANS SEMI WEEKLY leuislAalAH.

and deludc poor workmen into
careless moving about and tumb-
ling of highly explosive and deadly
missiles. H'they win not, we hope
that the City authorities will adopt
such stringent regulations as will to
the greatest extent possible, secure
the community from the recur-
renee of such terrible disasters.
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~We were very agreeably sur
prised on Friday last, to see Gin the
Aesh," Senator A. r. Whitney,
whose demise had been 30 repeated
" mentioned by some of the news
papers. The Senator talks as bel
iigerently Is a man Of war" He
called at our sanctum for the benev-
olent purpose Of saying that If a
certain thing wasn't done, he would
array himself id battle. and NO be-
tide oil opposerA He would, by
-. After this burst, he took a
glas, of water and calmly said he
WAS going to Tensas parish soon;
and Nc will doubtless hear from him
in the application Of his clearing
out process. Stand from under
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-22

I~The ball given in the Me-
chanics' Institute ON Friday evening,
by the LIE ter Carriers Association,
was q very nice affair. The hall
was crowded with a fine looking,
nicely dressed company of ladies
and gentlemen, who gathered with
the evident intention Of enjoying
themselves; and well did they do it.
Dancing, promenading. laughing,
and chatting were all the order OF
the evening and lasted till the day
was at hand.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-22
THE PICAYUNE ON EDUCA-
TON FOR CQLORED
CHILDREN.

In Thursdays Picaytne we find
quite an extended notice OF the
Wherefore University near Aenia,
Ohio, and also of Mr.. Jno. Cousins,
the agent of that Institution, who
is on visit to this City, expecting
to receive donations from certain
quarters, and to solicit aid general
ly. The Picayune Introduces MIR.
Cousins as "a highly intelligent and
respectable colored man" (Which he
doubtless is) and proceeds to illus
trate its position by saying that
THE enlightened Prof. Cousins
believes in the justice, the propriety
and the expediency of educating the
races in peaceful isolation from
each other"
We shall have something to say
about this matter, and would feel
obliged if the Picayune would en-
tighten us as to the source of its
information on this point. We turn
to the opinion of the Picayatne itself
on this subject.
It declares that
"The colored race must be con-
sidered as nation by itself SO far
as relates to education. 1t is a fact
most thoroughly fixed in human
nature and in our condition, that
the children Of whites will never be
mixed in private or public schools
with the children of the colored
Enthusiastic Missionaries, educational
quacks aud political mountebanks
may scheme, and croak, and man
euvre as they may, but the result
will not be changed. The white
children in some cases may bt
driven from schools by an attempt
at forced mixture, but the comming-
ling can never be completed. 1t is
contrary to laws more binding than
any which legislatures can enact
and as durable AS the diverse ano
many hued races Of men.
The apparent erudition and pro-
fundity of thought which appear ii
the above are enough certainly K
to excite the admiration of tie
world "a fact, thoroughly fixed il
human nature and in our condition
&C." If the writer had said that j
was an ignoble prejudice contract
ed against a race during years o
involuntary degradation and Ser
vitude, had he said that this un
reasonable and unnatural aversio;
was the result of narrow-mindel
ness he would have been consider
ably nearer the truth. Had he givei
himself the trouble to ascertai,
whether there We're no educa
tional institutions and no Gnu
man nature" and "no colored races
outside of the Southern State
he would have discovered the ute
fallacy Of his statement that eth
children of the whites will never =
mixed in schools" The truth il
that the Democratic party here vii
oppose the "mixed school" System
; as long as they can, but no organ O
: theirs is correct in saying that al
"human nature is in sympathy
and in concert with this hostility
because it is denied by the schoo
systems of the civilized world, out
side of the Southern States, as tn
Editor of the Picayune ought t.
and must know. If these are en-
thusiastic Missionaries and croakers,
: then his philippine may be correct
but if they are not, and we thinl
that even the Editor of the Picay,tn
will hesitate to pronounce them Sc
then he should in justice limit hi
, principle to the sections of evel
} this country where it obtains.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-22

THE BoUouEr.-The Committee
on invitation OF the Young Veterans
1926 Benevolent Mutual Aid
Association, have our cordial &C
acknowledgements for complimentaries
to attend their second Grand An
nual md Fancy Dress Ball, for the
benefit of their relief fund, in the
Mechanics Institute on Thursday
evening, November 9, 1871.
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LYcEua HALL.-A grand vocal
and instrumental concert, under
the auspices Of the Louisiana Pro-
gressive Club, was given ut Lyceum
Hall last night, in the presence OF a
numerous assemblage. The various
amateurs engaged to assist at the
entertainments, performed with much
credit to themselves, and as the
proceeds of the concert are to be
devoted to the benefit of the Chi
cago sufferers, the club has achieved
both q charitable and artistic sue
cess.-N o. Times, Oct. 20.
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NJ The Scandinavian Club"
of Houston, Texas, is promoting the
immigration into the State OF Texas
of their countrymen from Chicago,
and it is expected that there will be
numbers soon leaving for the Lone
Star S.a.e.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-22

%France is again threatened
with intestine commotion. Fears
are entertained that there is q grow
ing feeling in behalf of the re-es-
Enlistment of q monarchy under
Napoleonic rule. Stringent mea-
sures are being adopted under the
Republic to repress the spread Of
the feeling.
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~Our neighbor and advertiser,
PAUL GnASzrS, has inst received at
his establishment l12 Carondelet
street, a large and varied assortment
of fashionable jewelry, watches etc,
and we recommend all who desire
to purchase q good article in the
departments he deals in, to give him
q call
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-22
CONCERT AT LYCEUM HALL

According to brief announcement
there was splendid Concert and
Dramatic representation given in
Lyceum Hall, for the benefit of the
Chicago sufferers. The following
is the programme:
PART FIRST. -Overture, Kelly Band.
Opening Chorns-Night's Shade no
longer, Company.
Song-Come like beautiful Dream,
Miss Fanny Hopkins.
S1lo and Chorus-Sweet Home re-
ceive me, G.. II. Fayerweather.
Comic Song L'Anglais Melange,
Mr.. s. Snaer.
Solo and Chorus-Under the Snow,
A. p. Williams.
Duet-Moonlight Music, Love and
Flowers, Miss Annie Nahar, Mr.. G..
H. Fayerwcather.
SolO-The Old Sexton, Mr.. L. A.
Bell.
Ballad-Take back the Heart, Mr..
S. Snaer.
Ballad-The Grey Hairs Of my
Mother, Miss Mary Stackhorse.
Solo-The Heart bowed Down, u
Fl. Fayerweather.
Ballads it True. Miss Emma
StackhOuse.
Duet-by reqnest-Broadway Swell
Miss Fanny Hopkins, Mr.. Z. L. Smith
Intermission of ten minutes.
PART SECoND.-Five Scenes from
Mrs. Heman's beautiful play The Yes
pers of Palermo. Second representa-
ton under the direction of Mr.. Alex
Kenner.
CHARACTERS.
John Iii Procido-A. L. Henderson
RAYMOND di Procido-J. A. Kennel,
| Montalba-A. J. kenner.
Guido-G. G. Johnson.
First Sicilian--J. NJ. Vance.
Second Sicihan-W. J. Nolasca.
The instrumental music under
the direction of Mr.. a. P. Williams
was excellent and reflects great cred
it on the performers, Messrs. H. A
Corbin, T. Kelley and A. White
The Piano was one of the celebrated
"A1athushek Cahbri" make, ant
kindly lent by P. Werleiu, 50 Ba
rome street, for the occasion.
The singing WAS exceedingly goo'
and reflects great credit on the anna
teurs, all of whom exhibited read.
and accurate appreciation Of his anC
her part.
The Dramatic performances wer
exceedingly well performed rs w
had occasion not long since to oh
serve. Too much credit cannot b
awarded to the originators and tn
ladies and gentlemen who So readIl..
took part in raising means to allie
viate in the remotest degree TIL
suferings of fellow mortals. To tn
indefatigable exertions of Mrs
James Lewis much of the success G
the enterprise belongs and we tak
pleasure in noting the disinterested
ness and heartiness with which sh
threw her attention and energie
into the matter.
We are unable to say precisel
what the "nett proceeds" OF the al
fair will be, but whatever "mite"
may be, it is an evidence of OH
most cordial sympathy, with dis
tressed humanity and must be re
membered as an evidence that W
have done "what We could" A
credit to all concerned.
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assisted by Mr.

the same lady, assisted by Mr..
E. +. Smith.
Notable among the exquisite songs
were "The Gray Hairs Of BY
Mother" by Miss Mary Stackhouse
and the ballad, as it True ?" by
Miss Emma Stackhouss.
The festivities were closed at a
late hour by dancing, and music
by Kelly's band.-Rcpuuican, Oct
20.
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by James Gordon Bennett is
taxed for $6,25O,OOO. Thirty-fve
years ago he wrote to Mr.. Van
Tramp, begging the loan of two
hundred dollars to keep the Penn
sylranidn, a newspaper he was then
carrying on, from co!lapsing.
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~We beg to specially call the
attention Of the City Council to the
fact that large quantities of "tor-
pedoes" are in the hands of many
merchants in this city.
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I~Thanks to Congressman j.
Halo Sypherf,r recent COMPRESSION
al Documents.
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% State Superintendent Of Ed
uoaion, Hon. J.. W. Conway, is re-
ported to be very i'll ut his residence
in this city.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-22

Eay- Thanks to Administrator
Lewis for appreciated favors.
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~On the part of the LOUISIANA
PaoaREssrvE CLus We return thanks
to those city papers who 50 kindly
inserted gratis notices of the Con-
cert for the sufferers
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Our AGENTS.

MISSISSIPPI = Daniel z. Young,
,Greonyilie.
LOUISIANA John 4. Washington,
Black Hawk, Concordia Parish; Hon. G..
Y. Kelso, Alexandria; Antoine Il Sterrett,
Shreveport, A. c. Ruth, Carroll Parish.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA james
A. D.Green, Washington City.
ILLINOIS Lewis 3. White, Chicago.
kEETCCKY:-Dr. r. 4. Green, Louis
vile.
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BIRTH.

Yesterday morning, in this city,
Mrs. P. B. S. Pinchback. Of o son.
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sUs.txEcuI!vt COMMITTEE.

Hon. HUGH J. CAMPBELL, Chair.
nau
Hon. P. B. 8. PINCHBACK.
Hon. HARRY MAHONEi.
Hon. F. J. HEBRON.
Hon. A. d. HARRIS.
Hon. A. T.. BARBER.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
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STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE,
OFFICERS.

OFFICERS.
PRss'r-P. B. S. PINCHBACK of Orleans.
REconprxa Ssc'Y-WILIIAMN IGERS.
Corresponding SEcY-J. W. FAIRFAX.
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MEMBERS.

MEMBERS.
iron THE STATE AT LARGE.
EDWARD BUTLER, of Plaquemines.
y. s. SCHMIDT, of Orleans.
THOMPSON COAKELY, Of Rapides.
ALBERT CAN'T, of st. Landry.
JOHN PARSON, of Orleans.
A. ". SNIYTH. of Orleans.
II. RABY, of Natitoches.
JAMES McCLEERY, Csldo.
DAVID YOUNG, Concordia.
FL. HEBRON, of Orleans.
First Congressional District-Hugh j.
Campbell, H. dahoney.
Second Congressional District-A. Z.
Barber, James L. Belden.
Third Congressional District-Thomas
H. Noland, George Washington.
Fourth Congressional Distr;ct-E. w.
Devices, Raford Blunt
Fifth Congressional DISTRICT. W.
Faulkner, A. B. Harris.
ann vvrou,,ue aeesaasvYee
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Mn. Gro. +. PARIS is our special
agent, and is authorized to solicit
subscriptions and receive payment
of bills.
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Hon. F. J. HEBRON.
Hon. THOS. j. holland.
Hon. Ed. BUTLER.
Hon. A. W. FAULKNER.
JOHN PARSONS Esq
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SUNDAY, OCT. az, 1871.
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and made arrangements to have
them stored, and they were being
landed and SO disposed Of when
the explosion took place.
The captain Of the ship on his
part, knew he was taking torpedoes
but was assured that they were per-
fectly harmless, were lawful mer-
chandise, and were regularly ship
ped to New Orleans by almost every
steamer and sailing vessel. The
inquest is not yet concluded.
In the meantime the City Coun-
Gil have interposed, and ordered
the return to the levee Of the twen-
ty-one cases which were on one OF
drays, and stopped the whole lot
from removal from the landing.
There is every probability that they
will all be ultimately consigned
to the bottom of the Mississippi
river where they won't hurt if they
do explode.
We hope that the lessons taught
our dealers in such dangerous
material will not be lost on them,
That if they will have handled
these glycerine preparations they
will warn their unfortunate employ
srs of the risk Of conclusions, thai
thew viii not conceal the deadly
| character Of these merchandise
ss.sH s-f,r-t
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-10-28
THE FRENCH INDEMNITY.
How the Germans Propose to Use Il.

A correspondent from Prussia gives the
following IS the manner in which tho
French indemnity is to te employed: In the
first place. ss5, 600, ,0oof., being the purchase
money for the Als"tian railways. must be
deducted from the sum total Tie rest, l..
l7o'OoO.OOOf, Is equal to 3l3. .OOO, 900 thalsrs.
Ut this, 4,OOO,O 600 thslcrs have been rssec.
we'd to end"w the generals and another O..
OU0,OOO thslers to assist those members of
the laudwehr and reserve whose pecuni.
ary circumstances have suffered during the
war. Two million ,halcrs more will indem.
Nifty the Germans expelled from France:
7,WO,OOO 'halers are allotted to ship owners
whose vessels were seized Or detained In har.
Dor by the blockade, and about 20, ,O00, 600
SAGE and lorraine Tor ;iam;agSes 'sidstihad ahd
provisions supplied both to French aud Ger.
mans in the campaign. Add to this 8, ,OOO..
600 thalers required for repairs and rolling
stock of the Alsace-Lor.ine railways and
We have total ot 4a,0Ov,OOO thslers con.
sumed redressing some Of the evils wrought
by the war. Of the remaining 27l .0O0. 900
thalers. government would, under new act
OF Parliament, he entitled to appropriate
FAC, ,OOO, 600 thalers a. pension for invalids:
but as the whole sum is not required at once
and rs the individual States are anxious to
have portion Of their war expenditure re.
imbursed, it is assumed that only 81, ,000. 900
will revert I" the pension list for the pres.
cnt, and the remaining FAC, OO0, 900 be dls,ri.
butcd. The division is made according to
the number Of men supplied by each State.
In other words, Prussia, or rather the North
German Confcdcracy, receive five sixths Of
the whole, the remaining sixth being por.
toned out between Bavaria, Wurtemberg.
Baden, and the southern half Of ucsse, which
before the war had separate contingent.
The zoo, O00, 900 ,lalcrs thus accruing TO
North Germany will he employed in rcplcn.
ishing the war treasury, and caEcelling, .
portion Of the war debt. The war treasury
amounts, it is we'll known, to 80, ,000, 600
thalers. AS to the war debt. treasury bonds
to the amount of %, ,O00, 600 thalers were
redeemed IN the last few weeks, SO. OO0, 600
more fall due before the 1st Of February,
and seventeen million of paper money are,o
be withdrawn from circulation during the
course of the year.
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THE MUSCULAR STRENGTH or INsEcrs.
The strength Of IN insect can s,e finely il.
lus,rated by n feat that was once performed
by beetle Oryctes Aaimon-a variety that
IL quite common IN the United States The
beetle, for want of any box at hand. was
put beneath quart bottle full of milk upon
u table, the hollow Ut the bottom allowing
him room to stand upright. Presently to
the surprise OF sll in the room, the bottle
began slowly to move and glide along the
smooth table, propelled by the muscular
power Of the imprisoned insect. and con.
iirued for some time to pcrambulaie the
surface The weigh. of the bottle and ito
contents could not have been less than three
pounds and half, wl,ile'th that Of the beetle
was but half al ounce, 20 that it readily
moved weight ore hundred and twelve
times exceeding its own. A better notion
than figures can convey win b obtaihed of
this feat BY snpposing lad Of fifteen, 70 be
imprisoned under the great bell Of St. Psuls
which weighs ~. 900 pounds, and To move It
to and fro upon l moo.h pavement " push
Ing within against the side .3 t2 'lfl