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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-26

Pearl River Navigation Company.
We copy this from the Vicksbu.g Times,
to show what our Mississippi; neighbors are
doing: Is
The bill that passed the House yesterday
and Navigation Company, provides that
the capital stock Of the company shall be
$500, 900, divided into shares of 500 each.
The company is authorized and required to
deepen and widen the channel Of Pearl
river, and remove Instructions. so as to
make that stream naviSable for steamboats,
from its mouth to the city Of jackson. and
as much higher up as may be deemed adj
visable. The company may establish bar
bOrs, build and run water craft, build store
houses, mills, factories and other improve
Ments, and use them for manufacturing
purposes.
The company has full power to carry out
the provisions contemplated in the act Of
March IL, 1852, entitled IAN act TO provide
for the appropriation of the swamp and
overlooked lands on the Pearl river to the
commissioners Of said river, hereinafter to
he appointed, for the draining Of said
swamp lands and for other purposes" and
for that purpose is declared to be the legal
successor Of the Board of Commissioners
appointed in pursuance Of said act, and is
vested with all the rights, properties. ETC.,
belonging to said board The company is
required to expend ten per cent of the value
of the property referred to in the improve
ment Of the river within the first year, and
the full amount within five years from the
passage of the act.
The company is required to give bonds in
the sum Of $4,000 and is restricted to
twenty-five cents per acre as the minimum
price at which the lands may he sold. 1t is
authorized to issue bonds or notes tO.an
amount not exceeding $25O,OOO, for the secu-
rity Of which its property mag be pledged
or mOrtgaged. The Governor may at any
time require the president of the company
to make full report under oath, and when
it becomes apparent that the company has
not complied with the conditions Of the act
it is his duty to commence suit on the bond
for the benefit of the Pearl river district.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-26

sion telegraphs from Key West that Com
InissidnAr Wade had finlst1ed his report on
Saturday last, and submitted it to his
bsstaef-esnsaiesisness--sa.ths'-lolal6wing'
Il begins by detailing the work Of the
commission, and goes on to describe the
political condition of the country. Dir.
Wade takes the ground that Baez IA the
de facto President Of the republic, and that
be is in full and peaceful possession of the
government; that Cabral is a mere bandit,
living in the mountain district, where he is
SUSTAINED by Hayti..
The people of San Domingo, MI. Wade
says. are Overwhelmingly in favor of an
nexation. They are described as quiet.
orderly and Industrious race; The charges
Of corruption against the United States Of
ficers on the Negotiation of the treaty of
1869 are brapded aS villsinous ISLANDERS.
without shadow Of foundations.
The report, which is favorable to aiinexa-
ton in every particular, closes with the
remark that, .tto embrace the opportunity
to plant republican Institutions and esJab-
lish civil liberty and American civilization
up0n that beautiful and productive island.
thus laying the ground work Of . great, free
aud prosperous State, would add another
TO the achievements Of our republic, worthy
TO rank with the great events of our history,
~ I'".a. = e4u:y ), ,A ~ wy ~
pr ~ Tne eo ,,,1u the reror+ !, .verv
essential particular. At the various meet
ihgs held the subject has been thoroughly
discussed.
Mr.. White objects to the closing paragraph
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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-26

well tor this court to decide that the second
section Of that act, exempting certain prop
erty from taxation, 10 unconstitutional. be-
cause the title does not read, ian act to levy
and collect, and not to collect taxes" OF,
ian act to levy and collect, and exempt from
taxes"
But it may be urged with ingenuity, if
not With plausibility, that the above act
was passed on the third of March, 1871,
and that the act under which petitioner
claims was passed on the sixteenth Of
March, 1871; that, therefore, the subse-
quent legislation repeats the former one.
Let it be so. Then the objection to the
of March would be that it is unconstitu-
tional and in direct violation of article
llS of the constitution of 1868. which
reads: "The General Assembly shall levy
q poll tax on all male inhabitants Of this
State over twenty-One years of age, for
school and charitable purposes, which tax
shall never exceed one dollar and fifty
cents per annum." Article 14l: "One-
half Of the funds derived from the poll tax
herein. provided for shall be appropriated
exclusively to the support of the free public
versity Of New Orleans. It is the first
time in the history of the constitution Of
Louisiana that the above named arti-
Giles occur. Therefore, to correctly un-
derstand them and the radical
changes that they make, brief
legal and constitutional history of the public
schools in this city is necessary. Under
the constitution of 1S45, article 158, the citi-
zens of New Orleans had certain constitu-
tional rights, amidst which was the right
to establish and conduct their own public
schools. The Legislature had, under ar
ticle 1874, then, the power to establish free
public schools throughout the State and to
provide means for their support by Taxation
ON property or otherwise. There WAS no
other article restricting their power or fixin6
an expressed mode of taxation. The nowar
was delegated by the. Legislature to the
City Council to levy q tax for the purpose
of paying the expenses Of the public schooIs
in the city. The people Of the citv were r.
presented in its Common Council. and the
Supreme Court correctly decided that that
delegation OF power to tax was not uncon-
stitutional. >'-.~1'
Under the constitution Of 1852 article 194
and under article 186, the same STATE If facts
prevailed and wa continued under the con.
stitutlon OF l6SA article 13S md article l4l.
But IN 1868 theee constitutional privileges
were wiped away and the city became the
creature Of the Legislature.
~ act No. 6, passed March 6, 1870, and
section Of said act the whole power
authot11ing, empowering, requesting the
city u New Orleans to eoSshlis6 echoOIs Va
t {. .way nom it. Now, under srticle
LIZ g touov1 = : ineceeeaxy consequence
that the constitution Of 1855 rcovided but
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-26
Third District Csart-Judgment Agains
the Sc. Louis CashedralHThe Merenl
Texas Railroad.
Csnnissis.er weller,s Cs.rt.

-. In the case Of mutiny on board the ship
81. james, reported in yesterdays REruB-
a. nj. Oliver Canton who, at the time
I'VE OF the mntineers were committed for
trlaI, proposed to sign bonds for their ap-
pearance, appears to have had some sober
second thought ON the matter, as yesterday
morning he signi6ed his intention. The
prisoners, therefore, stiM remain in confine-
ment, but we learn that their case will 20
before the Grand Jury Tomorrow
Three laborers, employed ON board the
steamer B. L. Hodge, brought suit for wages.
The case was postponed for two weeks.
Several of the crew Of the steamer Light.
wood, recently burned, sued for wages. II
was shown that the captain Ut the boat WAS,
willing to pay the wages up to the time the
fire took place, but wished to deduct i've
dollars FROM each man for transportation
back to New Orleans. Tho Commissioner
decided that the deduction could not be al
lowed. as it was the duty Of the owners Of
the burned boat to provide plaintiffs With \,
passage to New Orleans. = $50 f-''-
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NEW YORK, March 92.-The Times CORE
spOndent with the San Domingo Commits
sion telegraphs from Key West that Com
Iniseidnkr N ale had fnlshed his report on
Saturday last, and Submitted it to his
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-02-28
The following is partial list of the appro-
Thu Dnsy GU Csal-A Great NIistake.

InS Dnty on CSal-A Great Mistake.
There is no reason even from the stand.
point of the most extraordinary protectionist
for the duty on coal. Horace Greeley himself,
the standard by which all radicalism, or con-
servatism rather, OF that kind is measured,
eonfesses that the general principles by which
the protection OF home industry is justified
and made expedient utterly<lail when it is at
tempted to apply them to so bulky and SO rel
ativeIy cheap an article as coal. The reve.
nue. derived from this source is trifing, and
the interests of a few owners of coal mines
are all tha. are subserved by keeping up the
absurd tax.
ou' people labor under grave misappre.
henslon who are now making the dificulties
In the Pennsylvania coal regions md tho co,.
ssquent RAPID advance in the price of anthra.
cite the occasion of violent eutcry aoainst
the duty and Of denunciation of Conoross
for retaining it. There is not now. nor bas
there ever been, any duty on anthracite coal
for 1t is never Imported, and it is the supnlv
OF this kind OF coal that is alone affected by
the existing disorder in Pennsylvania. The
eminent and very able clergyman of this
city who is reported to have said on Sunday
that Congress could remedy this evil as east
ly as he could drop his hand by taking off the
duty, and admitting it free" was clearly mis-.
taken. There is duty of SLIPS ton on
soft coal. amounting to say $I.4O in currency.
oo' the supply is as large as usual. Taking
on 'h's duty might indirectly affect tie price
- "n'iracite' especially in places so near the
'on'nous mines OF Nova Scotia as this city,
,;on 49,, %o"'u w an exceedingly tritlng reduc-
Impaired With the tremendous ad-
hs,wsan ,, .ha rom the unfortunate quarrels
between tTe the GOLFERS and the employers.
we beg that no one will suppose that ~.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-02-28

A MOST sic ular Character was Louis Bon
ard, native of Rouen in France, who died the
other day in New York and left to the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals his
whole wealth, amounting to about 5000 600
which was great qualification to Mr..
Bergh, who attended the old man in bis
last moments, superintepded his burial and
proposes that the Society-which means him.
self as its leading spirit-shaH erect a monu-
meut over his remains as token of their graf
itude Whether he was miser, dwelling in .
daek and malodorous celiar,in filth and misery,
or not, Is question of dispute between Mr..
Bergh and the newspapers; but it is we'll SUBJ
Stimulated that he laid the foundation of his
wealth by trading with the Indians, and after.
wards removed to New York and speculated
10 real estate. He transacted all little necessa-
ry jobs himself, and watched his money with
the most agonizng solicitude, and grieved
himself nearly to death with every trivial loss.
Ooce he was robbed OF fifty cents by a colored
man, and this little incident gave him a lie.
long, bitter prejudice against the negroes Du-
ring the panic of 1857 he Withdrew all his
money from the banks and trust companies,
and taking 1t hoWe, deposited it in an iron.
bound chest uuder his bed. Bans OF iron WI re-
strapped about it ard screwed to the floor
Over these was placed the bedstead, which was
also screwed to the floor. When the old man
died this chest was opened, and among other
| articles found therein was an immense amount
| OF French iewelry. No one was ever allowed
to enter his room. The door. besides being Sc
cured on the outside by two Immense padIocks
was fastened on the inside by the oolts not u n.
| like those often seen in prisons. The door, be.
sides boiling, he was accustomed to nail up on
| the inside with threelnch nails every night be-
| fore he retired to rest. The window sash and
the Fireplace be also carefully boarded up
| There were no mourners at his funeral Prob.
| ably no human bei1s in the whole world re-.
GREETED his death; and his gilt to the society
mentioned was no virtue. since be had not q
friend 10 bless or r. ward with it, "A carriage
or two" we are told, was all that mad. ut
the funeral pageant of this singular being
By bis beque>t the fueds of the Society are
swelled to $500,000, which will enable MIR
B'rgh to carry cut his humane schemes to
their fullest extent.
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Iiems.

A proclamation by the President announces
the discoutinuapce OF discriminating duties on
merchandise imported 10 Portuguese vessels.
There was warm debate is the Dominion
Parliament on Friday, Sir A. T. Cali express
ing the opinion that England in her anxiety to
settle the Alabama claims would sacrifice the
interests ct Canada Sir John A. Macdonald
defended the home government and the joint
commission.
"Wednesday is st. Davids day; st. David is
the patron saint of the Welsh, the Oldest nation
in Europe; the Welsh have preserved their
language, universal customs and literature
pure for at least five hundred years before the
Christian era. T0ere are about 20, 600 Welsh
men 10 America.
"Order Slate, is the iujudicious advice sus.
pended before certain coal offices in this as IN
other cItles.-Rochester Democrat
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\ he L ur0pean News.
THE PEELIMINARIEs OF PEACE SETTLED.

THE PRELIIINARIEs OF PEACE SETTLED
The Emperor William teleerapbs from Yer
sailles, to the Empress Augusta that the pre-
liminaries Of peace have been signed, subject
to the ratification of the Bordeaux Assembly.
The preliminaries Of peace were signed Sun
day at 80 P. NJ. France cedes Alsace and
Metz. Belfort is retained. The war indem-
aity is fixed at five millions of francs for the
payment of which three years time is granted.
The Germans are to hold the fortress uotl it is
paid. The armistice is prolonged week.
The Prussians will make their triumpbal en-
try into Paris Wednesday morning at O'Clock.
Thirty thousand Prussians commanded by
Gen. Won Kamach will take possession of all
that quarter of the city lying between the
Seine and the Notifications of the Faubourg
st. Honore to Rue Royal. This will include
the occupation of the gardens of the
Tuilleries. The palace and the Louvre
with the bridges OF the Seine are to be held by
the French sentries, and the Faubourg ST.
Honore Also to prevent the Prussans from
wandering out Of the prescribed zone.
Il Is agreed that the 6 eru,ans shall remain
in the portion Of Paris described uutil the rati-
tcatlon of the treaty. The Prussiau troops
wall enter and leave Paris by the Avenue des
Grauds Armees at Pout Neully The line of
march will be through the Ar de Triomphe
and down the Avenue of the Champs Ely
sees.
N. Theirs proposed the purchase of Luxem-
bourg by France and to transfer it to Germany
if Meiz were restored to France
The Emperor William will return to Berlin
mex; Saturday.
The triumphal entry Of the Germans into
Berlin has been delayed two months as the
whole of Germany will observe six weeks of
mourning tor the victims of the war.
Theirs offered another million of thalers to
keep Metz but the offer was refused.
Rothschild has been summoned to Versailles
as have also the railway presidents who are TO
arrange to carry the German troops back to
their own country. Their departure will DO
preceded by review in the Champ6e Mars.
Republican manifestations continue in Par
is. There is perfect order Tut the feeling
among the people is strong aud deep for future
revenge upon Germany. The project of police
refused to resume the responsibility for tie
preservation of order If the Prussians enter the
city. The mortality has greatly lessened and
provisions are ABUNDANT
The London Morning Post denies the report
OF the fusion of the Legitmiss and Orleanists 4
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the New Bedford, Mass. Mercurg:
INSTRUCTION IN CooKNG.-Ruth Russell is
ready receive scholars tor Instruction in COOK
ing. Special attention to be gwen to bread
making and pure good yeast.
N B Persons at service can receive instruc-
tiots in Que or all the various branches Of
cooking on favorable terms.
The lady will undoubtedly win success where
the noble Blot failed, for he taught the art Of
high cooking and deiRned to notice very little
of the plain work necessary to the health and
happiness of the middle classes. Ruth Russell
comes oown to this homely business OF bread
making, including the formation Of yeast and
the other intricacies necessary to old-fashIoned
bread. As she has entered upon really char
table work we have no doubt her charges will
be moderate and her instruction quite as good
as far as it goes, rs that of Prot. Blot. She
ought to be we'll patron'zed and provoke doz-
ems OF people to like good works. Poor cookery
is bane Of our social life, and the loss of souls
can no doubt be traced to bad bread. singed
meats and burnt gravies, leaden pies, and sole
leather doughnuts,' and their consequent bad
results on the mind and stomach
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-02-28

IT IS A CHEERFUL SPECTACLE to see the De-
mocracy begin to canvass for the municipal
election with professions OF desire to reform
and render more economical the city admins
tratioa. Do they suppose that our people are
blind to the notorious fact that the greatest
Democratic preponderance and the most ex
tensive extravagance and corruption are al
ways coincident?- there Is more fraud
aud wild waste of money in the one Democrat
ic city of New York than In all the Republican
cities in the Unicn?
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-02-28

THE Coal MINING TROUBLES The Ger.
mans comprising about one-ivurlh of Ibe MIN
ers, are unanimously ia favor OF accepting the
Phiadelshia terms, bot the Wechmen abd
ltishmen are controlled 10y Euglishmen who
have constituted themselves leaders The gen
eral opinion of the coal operators is that there
VIII he 10 resumption OF work under any cir
com>lances before the middle Of March, aud
p'0oaoiy not before The first of June. The
',eI,es now working pay he wages demaud-
~. ont an miners will probably close on March
rat ss. WI ~neh ine Heading companies Increased
cen blast furnaces have suspended oneratIons
within the past week. i0AOee 09ei '''oA'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-02-28

TEE Democracy want to reform our city
government-just as they have reformed
that OF Koox county, where they went into
power three years ago because the Repubii-
cans were "extravaga anti. They have sue
ceeded 10 spending only about twice as much
as the Republicans did Annually, but they are
doing better and better every year, so that if
they should continue ia power any length of
time they will spend three times as much.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-02-28
AN IMPORTANT RAILROAD BILL.-The fol-
lowing act has become law:

Any railway corporation is hereby author
lied TO locae, under the direction If the rail-
road commissioners, construct and maintain
branch railroad tracks to any mills or manu-.
Tacturlng ESTABLISHING nis npW-nr hereafter
in the Limits of any city without the consent oil
the city council of said city, through which the
main line OF said railroad is or may be con.
structed, and for that purpose shall have all
the powers and rights granted, and be subject
to all the duties imposed upon said corporation
by its charte.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-02-28
.... Personal.
Bret Hart and family arrived in Boston on

Bret Hart and family arrived in Boston on
Saturday.
Mrs. Jim Fisk, Jr., is a blonde and rotund
Ike her lord, whom she sufficiently resembles
in form and face for a stranger to call Ter his
and satius; such ermine, laces aud dismopds
as she wears are remarkable. Meanwhile Erie
pays no dividends.
Judge Terry, who killed Broderick in duel,
is reported to be interested in mining claims in
Colorado, to be IN Strengthened circumstances
and IN very delicate health.
Certain circles Of Washington society are ex-
cited over the approaching marriage Of a COL
ored physician, professor in Howard Unlver-
sts, and a white lady, his senior in years, who
is at present teaching in Virginia.
Hiram Bell, a we'll known New Hampshire
landlord, died in Boston Oh Sunday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-02-28


say this IN depreciation Of the conduct OF
Congress. That body deserves severe censule
for permitting so absurd an impost 10 oou
tinue one minute after it is possible 10 ioae.
II. We desire merely to show that lhe Jus'
grounds for reproach are something very o''-
tor.,+ from the distress arising from the pres
ent scarcity of hard ccal-dlstress that Could
not be even alleviated by removing the duty
on the soft coal which Is alone imported.
New ENGLAND BAPTIaT EDUCATIONAL
CoNvENTIoN.-In pursuance of the recon-
mendations of the National Baptist Educa-
tional Convention, there will be held in Wor-
cester on the 3 and 4th days of May next, a
New England Baptist Educational Conven-
ton, to which the boards and faculties of uni
versities, of the theological institution are
desired to send delegates, ten each from the
universities and Ithe theological institution
and of academies. in New England, connect
ed with the Baptist denomination, eight
from the academies. The proceedings Will
| consist of papers on assigned topics, TO De
succeeded By oral discussion, these topics en-
bracne all the interests of higher education
| Rev. VIM. Lamson, o. D., of Brooklne, Rev.
A. Caswell, DID. LII D., of Brown Uni 7eisity
Rev. C. B. Crane. DID,, of Hartford, Rev. G.
Anderson, D. d., of Newton Theological In
stitution. and Rev. Alvah Hovey, D. D., O
Newton Theological Institution, will read pa
pers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-02-28
MR.. GEO w. MARSTON,

Having returned from Europe. will be happy to re-
ceivs pupils in Piano, Organ, and Harmony, after
March TIN. Orders left at S.ockbfdgs' Music Store
No. 1855 Fxchaoge Street. feh23.n
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-02-28

Inc new ship now being fitted out for sea Of
| portsmouth is named the Jean Iugelow and
will be commanded by Capt. John G. Morse
one OF the owners. She will sail for the South
| in few weeks.
Two ruffans named James Lowery and Jas.
Cuthburt forcibly entered the residence of
John Calvery. Jersey City, Sunday morning,
ana attempted to outrage his daughter. Both
were arrested.
Thomas Dunn. a butcher. attempted to drive
across the track Of the Boston ard Albany rail-
road at A'lston station on Monday but was
struck by an engine and killed.
a. f. bartlett, Esq of Portsmouth. desires
70 acknowledge the receipt of S655 for the
White Rover fund from the Eastern yacht
Cub of Boston. This makes n total &c ,o,,,,
$500 LEGALLY
w. f. Flint, sheriff OF Davis county renor,,
that he was knocked insensble on the ley.o oe
Kansas City, Mo-, on Thursday last, and rob-
bed OF $17 600 belonging 10 Davis county and
VIII CHI be was taking to j. ff,rson City to make
a settlement with. A suspicion is entertained
that his sorv is false, bu, $4,000 has been offer
ed for tie recovery of the money.
A tornado last Thursday night dAstroye! sev-
eral buildings in Neosho. Mo, and damaged
lumber more, besides doing much damage in
the country.
Henry Samuols, teller of the First National
Bank of Camden, N. j., is charged with USING
$1,000 of the banks money in buying farms
The banks will lose nothing,