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New Orleans Republican., 1871-12-08
ID DANllE PLANTS FOR SALE.
Crescent City Ramie Planting
MANUFACTURING COMPANY.

RAMlE PLANTS, securely packed for shipping
for sale by the thousand at reasonable rates
Terms-Cash VIXEN ordered.
Books of subscription to the capital stock of this
company are now open at the office, No l22 Caron-
delet street. WILLIAM HALL, President.
EDWARD ToNAr1s, Treasurer. ocl8 3m
New Orleans Republican., 1871-12-08
FOR RENT.

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EOR RENT-A SPLENDID NEW RAISED COT
IL TAGE in the Sixth District, situated on State
street, in the first sluare from St. Charles avenue;
has all the modern improvements including good
It has seventy feet front on State street by ono
hundred and seventy.eight feet in depth good
plank walk to ST. Charles avenue. State street has
recently been sht lied. Rent lOw Apply to tie un-
dersigned at the Of Cont and ROYAL streets
or at the corner of At. Charles and State streets
nol9 C. B. FISH,
New Orleans Republican., 1871-12-08

Academy-Bene6t Mrs. Bowers tonight.
New Orleans Republican., 1871-12-08

nENTlST-DR ALLEN, NO. u DRYADEa
~ street, near Canal, vii! attend personally to
all those who NJ: y r'qulre his services or advice
Der plate heresft made viii be from . new com
pound, free from o'son0us ingredients and twics
- strong a. the vermilion Rubber. Old plates
made new ut twenty per cent less than the usual
price. seIs ly@
n
New Orleans Republican., 1871-12-08

n HNAS............. .suASS. lHASs
The best and cheapest gas in the city can be had
by applying At No. So Camp street, to
W. b. BOWMAN
Agent Fairbanks' Scale and Cotton Beams
Fairbanks Co. the authorized agents foI
furnishing all the the cue.omhOuses, pestO6aces
and all public buildings connected with the United
States with scales which il satisfactory evidence
that they are the standard for the United StateA
Southern Agency At No. 53 Camp street.
R26 3m W. b. BOWMAN, Agent.
MADAME EMMA, just ARRIVED,
W1 has located herself at No. $50 Common street.
between Rampant and Basin-Wil tell the PAST,
PRESENT AND FUTURE, and guarantees to cure
all FEMALE DISEASES. Ofdce hours from A. NJ
to T. M. nOl9 I'm
New Orleans Republican., 1871-12-08
WHOLE NUMBER 1927.
BY TELEG GRAPH .

BY TELEGRAPH.
LATEST NEWS FROM ALL POINTS
MORE AID INTERIM NOMINATIONS
ALC0RN ON LEVEE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT UNTIL MONDAY
FIvE-TWENTIES TO BE PAID
DEFALCATIONS IN WASHINGTON
PRINCE OF WALES IMPROVING
JULES FERRY FRENCH MINISTER
CAPE COD FISHERMEN PROTESTING
COLD WEATHER AT QUEBEC
NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE
SOUTH CAROLINA KU-KLUX
AN TNcANr Mnpnrprp nvrun
New Orleans Republican., 1871-12-08

CT. CHARLES THEATRE.
BRN DRBAR Proprietor.
Friday Evening, December 8,
BENEFIT OF THE GREAT AMERICAN ARTISTE,
MISS JANE COOMBS,
And last night but one of the great Dramatic Com
pany, who viii appear tonight in Shakespeare's
tragedyof
ROMEO AND JCLIEf.
ShTURDAY-Last C0ombs Matinee.
SUNDAY EvKNING-Bene6t Of Mr.. p. GLHASON.
Monday Evening, Decenber IL,
Return of the favorite Artistes.
THR CHAPMAN SISTERS. de3 It
New Orleans Republican., 1871-12-08

A CADEMY OF MUSIC.
Friday Eveniog, December s.
BENEFIT OF MRS. d. P. BOWERS.
nv request,
LADY ACDLEY'S SECRET
Lady Avdley. Ars. y +. 6o"ers'
Saturday, December y,
Grand Matinee at twelve o'clock.
EAST LYNNE.
Lady Isabel, ! }........ Mrs. D. P. Bowers.
Sir Francis Leyison. C. McCOlom.
Saturday Night,
Mrs, Bowers specially.
Clara Melville Mrs. ID. r. Bowers.
Henry Melville. .....:....:......J. c. McColl0m.
Sunday Evening, December 10,
A great double hill
LCCRETIA BORGIA.
Luoreta Mrs. D. p. Bowers.
To conclude with Shakespeares comedy,
KATHERINE AND PETRUCHIO.
MONDAY-In style Of great splendOr, AMY
ROBSART." des
New Orleans Republican., 1871-12-08

RAILROAD IRON FOR SALE.
Apply to I. X. ROBERTS
deS St No. l20 Common street up stairs.
New Orleans Republican., 1871-12-08

To-day three races are up, the most at
tractive being grand steeple chase handi-
cap, about two miles and half Club
purse $500.
New Orleans Republican., 1871-12-08
CAPE COD FISHERMEN PROTESTING
NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE

COLD WEATHER AT QUEBEC
New Orleans Republican., 1871-12-08

lc0NTINUEH ON F0UBfH PA0E,l
New Orleans Republican., 1871-12-08
Camille.

Academy-Benetit Mrs. Bowers tonight.
New Orleans Republican., 1871-12-08

, SOUTHWEST Pass, december Z, 6P.M.-
barometer 1910 Wind south southeast.
light. Arrived American brig Therese
1utlet, bionm, master, sixty days from Rio
Jsneiro, with cargo of coffee to Nnpier
q Co.; French bark AIphonse and Marie,
prlvat, master, ffty-tve days from
Bordeaux. wine and general cargo to T.
bailey Blanchard, Jr.; steamship l. c.
Harris, at p. NJ, Farwell, master, from
1ndianola via Galveston, 70 C. A. Whitney
q GO. Sailed: Steamship Hutchinson.
MEMPHIS, December Weather cl ear
(CONrINUEn ON rOrnru pAor7
New Orleans Republican., 1871-12-08

ULEs FERRY FRENCH mISrsrRp
New-York tribune., 1871-01-03

Lord Hobart, whose proposal for settle
ment of the Alabama question we present in
another part of this paper, is not 80 well
known in this country as some other promi-
nent representatives of English liberalism, for
he holds no official position and is not in Par
lament but he is one of the ablest and
steadiest friends of America among the British
aristocracy. Whatever may be said of the ex-
pedient which he suggests for bringing the
long controversy to a close, no one can be in
sensible of the just and moderate spirit which
characterizes his paper. If Englishmen gen.
orally share his anxiety to do justice and his
readiness to look carefully at both sides of a
question, there can be no doubt of peaceable
and honorable adjustment of our grievance.
We ought to blush, perhaps, at the inevitable
contrast between Lord Hobart and Gen.
Butler; but tho bellicOse statesman of Lowell,
fortunately, does not speak for sober minded
Americans
New-York tribune., 1871-01-03
RAZ4JNE,,S APOLOGY.

Marshal Bazaine has written an apology for
the surrender of Metz 1t is in the form OF q
"Rep0rtn of the operations of his command,
to be published in French and German at Ber-
lin, and the Allgemeine Zeitung has been able
TO secure some extracts from it IN advance
With the military history of his last campaign
we are not especially concerned, for he tells
very little that is new but his story OF the
mysterious negotiations for q surrender is in
teresting, even if it is not perfectly frank.
The common opinion that Bazaine's attitude
after the fall of the Empire was rather that of
scheming politician than loyal soldier will
be confirmed by this apology. 1t never entered
into his mind that the commander OF the
greatest of the remaining French armies owed
any allegiance to the de factO French Gov
ernment, and when his provisions began to run
short he sent Gen. Boyer to Versailles to ascer-
tain what concessions he could individually OBJ
tain from King William lin the interest both OF
"the army and of peace.D Gen. Boyer re-
ported on his return that it was i'm
possible to treat with the Committee of De-
fcnse and that the Constituent Assembly was
indefinitely postponed. He brought the terms
of capitulatiOn which the Prussians were
willing to grant. We ere not told what they
were, but Bazaine found them too hard, and
sent Boyer to the Empress in England in the
hope that more favorable conditions might be
obtained through her Intervention. This effort
failed. A proposition made through Gen. Chan
GARNER, that the army should be allowed to
retire into Africa, was rejected by the-Prus-
slams; and finally Bazaine surrendered, on
terms which are well known.
Of course the precise character of Bazaine's
negotiations with the enemy is not divulged in
this report we are expected to content our
selves with the assurance that his only object
was to "preserve the army for France" But
it in evident that he must have had something
to offer King William in exchange for the ex-
traordinary concessions he demanded, and it
is not difficult for us to imagine what that
something was. To preserve the army for
"France" meant, with Bazaine, to preserve it
for the Emperor and his apology. upon the
whole, will tend to confirm the belief that he
was anxious to join hands with Prussia in
forcibly restoring the fallen dynasty, and
making peace on the basis of u territorial
on.ginn
New-York tribune., 1871-01-03
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY JANUARY 8, 1871

got through the Prussian lines (where miracu-
lous visions would not have been OF much use
to her), and why the saints OF the roman
calendar should take such excellent care OF q
nation which has just broken off tho con-
cordat and is understood to be not very de-
youtly inclined towards the Roman Church.
But with all these defects it finds plenty Oh
believers, and doubtless Tours and Pans are
wonderfully encouraged in consequence. we
may ridcule it--as of course we shail-Dut inc
curiously exalted state of the public mind IN
France which welcomes such delusions Is cer-
tainly worth considering. 1t indicates tom
per strangely like the noble but unreasonable
enthusiasm which gave birth to the crusades-
q temper in which people is capable OF any
sacrifice or any generous impulse, and entirely
blind to common considerations OF prudence
and sound policy. People in this temper
never know when they are beaten, and IN
dealing with them the ordinary principles OF
military science are entirely at fault. 1t is
impcssible not to admire their elevation of
spirit, even while we grieve at their follyj
but we should not forget that enthusiasm VIII
not keep off defeat forever, and the disaster
when it can no longer be concealed is all the
more crushing in consequence of the resolution
with which the people have refused to FORE
New-York tribune., 1871-01-03

The fredericksburg (Ya.) Lelger wlpse Edi.
tor is member of the Republican state Com
mttee, quotes the late resolve Of said Com
mittee in favor of Universal Amnesty, and
says:
"Thls resolution adopted almost unanimously.
full and free discussion and the result speaks tho
sentiments OF tho Republicans Of the state at this me
upon this subject. And man in Congress or out Of IT,
in our judgment he regarded representing the
party who speaks, acts, urftes, totcs oAerteise
The day for pains and penalties has passed
The Southern people cannot be cocrced into
love Of the Union. Let alone, they WILL
believe return 10 their allegiance IN spirit,
they have long professed in words to have done
Mr. Porter doubt feels bitterly the very gross inus
tice which by his political enemies has been done him,
but to the baotbox he has twice successfully appealed
and believe the party throughout the state
cessfuy appeal II they place themselves squarely upon
Mr. Greeley's platform Of All Rights 10 AL
"Uness the Republican party, seeing the situation
shall appreciate 1t at once we believe that irretreyabls
injury will be in the coming Presidenti contest
II We could be heard, would, Republican. and
speaking the welfare OF the Republican party and ia
future interests In the South leaving out o question tho
manifest justice OF such policy say to Congress, give
the people Of the South Universal Amnesty"
New-York tribune., 1871-01-03
oteiu'l)ork Daily Gribm1re
TUESDAY. JANUARY o. 1871,

Mezieres has been occupied by the Prussian. ==
Te French have been defeated Arras and Vend6me
- The guns OF the Partisan forts are silent and the
French have evacuated their advanced posts northeast
of Paris = The Prussians were driven out OF Bray,
in tho saono Valley. after severe combat. =- A
French rOu.cad Las been ordered TO leave Queenstown
- The insurgents in Uruguay have captured the CITY
Of MOnteyidcO.
The Executive Departments in Washington were closed
Yesterday, and the President and Vice-President
spent the day IN Arlington Cemetery. 80 The ne
rroes I'm the Southern cities celebrated the Emancipation
ProclanatiOn== The principal cities Of Massachusetts
have iuaugurated their Municipal Governments.
- Tie Legislative at Albany have nominated
candidates for officers Of both Houses
Ecw-Ycar's Day celebrated with marked decrease
in the use OF wine and liquors. == There we're forty-
ono honiodes in New York City in 1870 == Important
sweepstakes opened at Jerome Park, Long Branch
and Saratoga. Abraham Jones, cOlored, lnuidered
his wife Margaret with a knife =- VIM. MailOws was
accidentally shot and instantly killed while preparing 10
flake New-Year's calls. == Thermometer, 3j Al, ~.
New-York tribune., 1871-01-03
and West Virginia saines are far
nnnrnr 10 Cincinn ati and Inuiavilln Can anY

and West Virginia salines are far
nearer to Cincinnati and Louisville Can any
one say hon the duty helps the Syracuse salt
makers, but rather Injuries all Otherf We re-
collect the explanation of the clumsy marks
man. who asserted that he "fred so as to hit
If it was deer, but miss if it was calf"
but even this docs not show how Syracuse
Salt can mOnOpOlize all the advantage OF q
duty on foreign salt. Does that duty raise the
price Then why will not Wytheville and
Kanawha, Saginaw and louisiana, profit there
by as well as Syracuse Each of them has a
large radius on which it can reach consumers
at several cents per bushel less for cost of
transportation than Syracuse must pay. How,
then, can Syracuse reap all the benefit of an
impost of nearly 200 per cent? We appeal to
common sense.
The duty on Salt bears a little hard on us
of the seaboard but we have many compensa-
tions. In the interior, we presume Salt Is sup
piled at lower price from Syracuse, Saginaw,
Wytheville, &C., than it would or could be
from abroad if there were no duty on its I'M
portation. And Messrs. Kerr g. Bro. show
that it is putting money into the Treasury,
where there is ample room for it. 1t Is not
quite 80 high as it was placed in 1915, before
we had any works to speak of, and when
the site of Syracuse was bowling wilderness.
On the whole, we believe the Salt duty may
be wisely let alone
New-York tribune., 1871-01-03

The report that Commission was to be
sent from England to Washington to settle
the dispute about the Fisheries is now declared
untrue. The latest London journals received
here, commenting on the Presidents Message,
allude to the Fishery question as the most
pressing of the issues between the two coun-
tries and seem TO anticipate that trouble may
grow out of it. The disposition on tho part
of Great Britain to negotiate on this subject,
as well as other questions. appears favorable,
notwithstanding the refusal to send Commits
sioners for the purpose of explaining; and
ought to be met in like humor.
New-York tribune., 1871-01-03
an ASPIRANT FOE FAME.

Mr.. n. b. Walker 2G2 Pe3rl-st., is the author
of the Copper Report for 1870" whose bushes
wo have hitherto spared by commenting on his
performance without printing his name. His
Complement Gust issued) to said "RepOrt
shows that our fOrbearance was misplaced.
In this Supplement-, speaking of the stock of
Copper in this country last New-Year's, he says:
"Nr Greeley OF THE TRIBUNE states it at 100000
| 'luHs' or 4O32O,OOO,ooo pounds"
This assertion is deliberate lie, uttered
with naked intent to deceive. Mr. Greeley's re-
marks at the Wooden banquet were, in o single
instance inexperienced by the reporter, who
substituted tho words "tunsn for pounds )"
but the context showed plainly that pounds
was the word uttered and the report was so
! corrcc ed by Mr. G.. for THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
Mr.. walker is simply trickster and cheat.
Uclo - another of his exhibitions of himself,
dement,:
If g Copper "a averaged the past year,
ociauon pr,es 80 cents per pound-in
10. per pound. Tho difference IL easily cal
ca. "a.
2Gool1o pounds at % cents per pound s...ssS2oOOO
Geuoo0 pounds at l6 cents per pound s.. 100000
ProAi5iory duty, ls per 100000"
This Copper, it appears, costs 16 cents per
pound in London ard Mr. Walker wants to
mako money by importing it. The "prohib-
"itory duty, A. per cent" is exactly 2-10ths
per pound, or less y half the "Sf,iG0,O00'
which no asserts it 70 De on 2G,OOO00O pounds.
lie says that such Copper as he can buy for
16 cents in London sells for 30 cents here; so
that it would cost him less than 25 cents per
pound, including duty, freight, and charges,
to lay it down in New-York. VIII not seven
cents per pound profit satisfy himf If it will,
why do MT he import till he reduces the price
to a rate which will afford him fair profit
What is he grumblng aboutf
He perseyeres in lying, as follows:
at will be that this article is protected to tho
extont sCOOOO Not for the purpose OF paying the
Government debt or the interest the debt but 10 in
sure dividends those who monopolze the business.
Aud those dividends directly out OF the people who
live in houses and ride railroads, and build and sail
sLlpl-mechanics and aborers generally"
But, in his original Cooper Report for
"lS7O" he had said
Since lsl5, the stockholders OF the Lake Superior
Mines have paid In assessments sl664oOoO while they
have received in dividends only s37Oo leaving loss
OF $40 27OOOo and property comparatively worthless as
there must be change in the policy OF the Government
relative TO this important branch Of industry"
These, you see, are tho monopolists," who
are taxing all who Live in houses" &C., in
order to satiate tleir raplcity for dividends
Ought they not TO be ashamed of themselves
Mr.. Walker it will be seen, now assert:
that manufactured Copper sells in this coun
try at double the London price, or 80 cent
per pound, affording clear profit of cent
per pound on its Importation. Is that probable
or crediblof If it is, is not importing it NOR
profitable than working the COmstock lode fo
goldf But one month ago, in his origina
Report, no stated that the duty on Ingot an'
New-York tribune., 1871-01-03
Mr. John III Surratt is in orr view about "a dps-

Mr. John II. Surratt is, in our view, about as des-
picable creature as Slavery ever spawned and
mock Chivalry nourished; but Free Speech is
nevertheless precious and not to be foregone
on whatever pretext. We would walk long
mile to get out of hearing of the miscreants
stupid "lecture" on Booths execrable bust.
ness but we insist that Surratt be allowed to
speak wherever he can find willing hearers.
If he breaks any law, punish him according to
the law but do not let the sacred right of FIes
Utterance be outraged in his unworthy per-
son. If you are doing Gods work, reject the
Devils weapons
New-York tribune., 1871-01-03

An end has come at last to the somewhat
prOtracted revolution in Uruguay. Montevideo
has been captured by a surprise of the garri-
son, and the insurgents are in possession of
the Government South American revolutions
ele usually of short duration, but unfortu-
rately of frequentrecurrence Thatin Uruguay
was 1T G1st mere dispute of parties, not a
vc!l-dcfAed quarrel at that; but the country
will be a long time in recovering from its ef-
feois. doubtless only to find itself embroiled
in another as causeless and proftless.
New-York tribune., 1871-01-03

The occupation of the advanced and elevated
position Of Fort Avron by the Germans Of
course made necessary the abandonment OF
other portions of the outer lines of the French.
Nearly all the positions north of the canal
IOurcq arc on low ground, within easy dis
tance Of Avron and BOndy, and as now enf-
laded Of course untenable. The loss Of this
commanding plateau of Avron appears to have
greedy depressed the Parisans, who doubtless
consider it as the prelude to the abandonment
of the Forts into which the Germans may now
Look dawn
New-York tribune., 1871-01-03
THE CENTRAL PACIFIC,

Messrs. Fisk e. Hatch, the respected bankers
of the Central Pacific Railroad, have just ls-
sued a gratifying exhibit of the business OF
that Company [The reader will understand
that the Central Pacific is the western, rs the
Union Pacific is the eastern division of the great
railway now stretching from Omaha to San
Francisco
The annual earnings of the Central Pacific
completed in 1867 have been rs follows:
In Is65........ S4Oi,sn In 1865
In Is66. s6i,9l7 In 1869. ....... 6,57o,sSa
In 1867 7...... I,42l.525 In 1S7O......... 792O7OS
Better still, the total operating expenses,
since the first engine ran over the few miles
of the road then completed, amount to SS55O'ofS,
AGAINST gross earnings to the amount or
SIS, S,629,8l3; showing q net income OF Sl0,079,
2G5. If interest on its bonds be deducted from
this balance, there remains clear income OF
nearly $GOOO,OOO. And of its earnings for 1870,
no less than 65 per cent. accrued from its rap
idly increasing local traffic. We consider the
bankers fully justified in estimating the total
receipts for 1871 at si0,0OOOC0; and we venture
TO add that half of this amount ought to run the
road and keep up its track and equipment,
leaving o net income (befOre the payment OF
INTEREST," of $5,OOO,OOO, with tendency to rapid
increase.
In view of these cheering facts, we entreat
the managers of the Central Pacific not to
disgrace themselves and discredt their enter
prise by attempting to repudiate or evade the
payment of the accruing interest on the bonds
loaned them by the United States. 1t is clear
that they can pay then why should they not
The Government has dealt generously with
them why should they not deal justly with
the Government The statement Of Messrs.
Fisk g. Hatch that ait was not the intention
"of the law, nor the expectation of the
Government" that they should so pay,
but that the Government was to pay the inter-
est as it accrued, and look to tho company to
reimburse the greater part Of it after thirty
years, does injustice to their standing as bank
ers and as men. Their argument that =" the
amount involved is comparatively small, being
"now ut a rate Of not over 100000 per an
"num," renders this attempt at reputation as
paltry as it is dishonorable. Messrs. of the
Central Pacific! you have ever had, and still
have, our hearty good wishes. Be honest, and
you can hardly fail to prosper!
New-York tribune., 1871-01-03

NJ. Guizot, the historian, in discussing tho
4,orl of the Committee of National Defense,
betrays his sympathy with the orleanists
though he declares they do not form party )
vet bis arraignment of the Committee for It's
S,iIure 10 convene National Assembly will be
recognized by all as just. He gives the mem
bers fpll credit for all they have done, and
grants that it is much, but asserts what iew
will deny, that the crownins error OF the dc.
fense was the pOstponement OF the election OIL
q Government competent TO treat and conclnde
a peace With the Geroans. AS u review Oh
New-York tribune., 1871-01-03

The statement published on our third page
relative to education in Sweden and Norway
will surprise most American readers; and, we
trust, inform not o few as to some OF our
own wants in this regard. 1t is compiled from
d report Of our Minister Resident at Stock
holm, and shows that ninety-seven out or
every hundred children between and 10 years
of ago attend school. This percentage Is
reached by no other country in the world, not
excepting Prussia, where education, if not so
general, is Of a higher order. The beneticont
result is attained, it will be instructive to OBJ
serve, by a system of compulsory attendance
New-York tribune., 1871-01-03
Amusements. ete., 0hie Gpenina.

BooTH's THEATER.-"R Rip Van Winlle." Joseph
Jefferson
GRAND OPERA HOUSE. Les Brgands." Mile.
Aimee
LIMA FDwIN's TuHATER-"L Little Jack Sheppard"
md Aladdin"
NIBIo'S GARDEN-"T Black Crook
OLYMPIC THEATER. Wee Willie Wnkc." G..
& FoL
WMLNCK's TnEATER."War."
Npv-Yopx CIRCUs-At 2l and s: Cinderella
Equestrian exercises scro5sdc performances &C L. D. Lent
SAN FRANCIsCo MINSTRLLS, No. 5S5 Broadway.
So--s. dsIccS ecccndc acts &c
SoIprfRs' AND SAILORS ORPHANS FAIR Armory
d5is Rcgiue1t
STApr TuEATER.-German Opera: "Luorezia Bor-
ga"
WCODS NTSFTM AND MENAGERrF.-At 2: " True
ais: The FortJ n ewes" LYia THOMPSON Troupe
New-York tribune., 1871-01-03

II viii doubtless greatly grieve Mr.. Mayor
Oakley Hall to learn that the census Of the
ci.y, now retaling, promises TO differ only
very slightly from the returns already filed at
Washington. He must set his wits at work
20 invent some argument which shall satisfy
Tammany's demands that both are incor-
rect; for, of course, he will not accept the
proof he called for when it shows him to be
I'm the wrong.