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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-13
GENERAL NAruRE-No. IS. |

AN All TO renew certain grants OF Ianu 10
the State Of Alabama.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
grant of lands made to the State of Ala
bama by the act of Congress approved
June three, eighteen hundred and ffty-six,
entitled "An act granting public lands, in
alternate sections, to the State of Alabama,
to aid in the construction of certain rail-
roads in said State" to assist in the build
ing of railroad from the city of Montgom-
cry, Alabama, to some point on the Ana
bama and Tennessee State line, in the di
rection of Nashville, is hereby revived and
renewed for the use and benefit of the South
and North Alabama Railroad Company,
subject to all the conditions and restrictions
contained in the act referred TO, and SUB
iect to further limitation, that II the SAID
railroad is not completed within three years
from the passage of this act, no further sale
shall be made for the benefit OF SAID road,
and the lands unsold shall revert TO the
United States; provided, that the lands
granted by the act hereby revived, except
mineral lands shall be sold to actual set
tiers only, in quantities not greater than
one quarter section to any one purchaser,
and for price not exceeding two dollars
and fifty cents per acre.
SEC. 2. That the right, power, and au-
thority is hereby given to the company
buildino the aforesaid railroad to take from
the public land, adjacent to the lines OF
said railroad, earth, stone. and other mate
rails for the construction thereof; and the
right of way is hereby granted to the ex-
tent of one hundred feet in width on each
side of said railroad where it may pass over
the public lands, including all necessary
grounds for stations and structures con-
nected Herewith, not exceeding forty acres
| at any one station.
Approved March 3, 1871.
GENERAL NATURE.-No. 81.
| AN ACT in relation to fraudulent trade
marks on foreign watches.
| Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives Of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That from
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and after the first day Of April, eighteen
hundred and seventy-one, no watches,
watch cases, watch movements, or parts of
watch movements, of foreign manufacture,
which shall copy or simulate the name or
trademark of any domestic manufacturer,
shall be admitted to entry at the custom
honses of the United States, unless such do
nestle manufacturer is the importer of the
same.
SEC. 2. That domestic manufacturers of
watches who have adopted trademarks, may
cause to be recorded in the Treasury for the
United States, in book to be kept for shat
purpose, and under such rules and regula-
tions as may be prescribed by the Secretary
of the Treasury, their names, residences
and descriptions of trademarks, and fur
nish to the Secretary fac-sinnles of such
trademark; and it shall be the duty of the
Secretary to transmit one or more copies OF
the same to each collector or other proper
officer of the customs of the United States,
to be used by such officers in the execution
of the first section of this act.
Approved March 3, 1871.
GENERAL NATURE-No. Sc.
AN ACT to provide for the redemption of
copper and other token coins.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
Secretary of the Treasury is hereby author
lied and required to redeem in lawful
money, under such rules and regulations
as he may from time to time prescribe.
all copper, bronze, copper-nickel, and base
metal coinage of every kind heretofore au-
thorized by law, when presented in sums of
not less than twenty dollars; and whenever
under this authority these coins are present
ed for redemption in such quantity as to
show the amount outstanding to be redun-
dant, the Secretary of the Treasury is au-
therized to discontinue or diminish the man
ufacture and issue of such coinage until
otherwise ordered by him.
Approved, March 3, 1871.
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pANK OF LOUISIANA.

HENRY STERN, Secretary and Irea
au4 en-
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VINEYARDS, IN ELDoRADo COUNTY, CALI
FORNIA.
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mhls ONO No. 90 Camp street, New Orleans.
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COURT PROCLAMATION.

yXrhcrcas the Hon. s. s. Woods rreSi
w dent Judge Of the Judlcial Disiri"
compossd Of the counties of Snyder. Union
and Miff'in and !. q. l.. Shndel and
George c. Meyer. Esqs Associate Judges
in and FOR Snyder county have issued their
prcccipt hearing, date the the 2sth day Of
Eel ruary, ISL, 10 me directed for
he holding Of an Orphans court, court
OF Common Pleas, court Of Oyer and Ter
miner aud General court Of Quarter Ses-
sions oC the peace at Middleburg, for the
county o. Snyder, on the ith Monday. The
ing the 29nd day Of May, is7l.) and
continue Que week
Notice is therefor; hereby given to the
Coroner, Justice Of the Peace and Consta
blcs in an for the county Of Snyder. 10 APP
pear in their proper person With their rolls
r,cords. inqUisitions, examinations and
other rsmcmbrances to do those things
which of their Offices AMI in their behalf
pertain TO be done and Witnesses and per-
.ons prosecuting in behalf Of the Common
wealth against any person or persons are
REQUIRED TO be then and there attending
and not departing without leave at their
peril Justices are requested To he puncl.
ual in their attendance at the appointed
/ time nCrecably TO notes.
Given under my hand and seal nt the
Saerifrs Office in Middleburg, the 2sih day
Of February, A. d., one thousand eight
hundred and seveniy.onc.
JOHN s. WOLF, Sheriff
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The Deadlock Ended.

Public interest in the great coal
strike has much declined since the re
sumption has become al but general
except 10 parts of Luzernc county.
Consumers now have as much coal as
they want, and are 10 no MOOD, alter
recent experiences, to sympathize
with either the operators or mioerS
who are still higglirg about terms
As anticipated, nearly oil the COLI
ieries in Schuylkil and Columbia
counties not working before started
on Mouday. Al several points re
sumption was deferred till Tuesday,
but there is reason 10 believe that at
this time none OF the works remain
Idle, except perhaps a few at Tama
qua, where throughout, the suspension
the men have been receiving wages
upon the SO bass.
The miners of the Lchigh Coal and
Navigation Company at summit Hill
aud NesqncboblDg, Carbon county.
commenced work on Monday on
what are substantially the same term
/ demanded By the combination o'
companies in Philadelphia las, Febru-
airy. In the other parts Of the Le'
high region no settlement has yet
been reached.
From upper Luzerne the latest
news looks considerably like business.
The nfuers OF the Pennsylvania Coal
Company Zone of the large corpora
tions), at q meeting beld at Pilts'on,
have resolved TO resume Immediately
upon the eompanys offer, The EN-
ployees OF the other company are t(
hold auother general meeting, and
their families having been reduced &c
ACTUAL want, complete surrender Is
uow expected.
The movement to supplant the reg
ular miners by laborcrs seems to have
been rather a flsco. Few laboTer'
would venture into the. mines even
auder protection Of the military, and
those few are doing littlc.-Iress.
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Hard on the ku kIuN DcnOC.
DaGN.

The New York Evening Past, an
able paper, inclined TO be democratic
Int dis.uesici with the party. gives
it some powerful home thruss. l.
says:
What is the use Of the Democrat
ic politicians thinking Of the next
Presidential election z Do they i'm
agiue that the American people viii
put into power party which has
been an unmi,i.atcd nuisance, y
breeder of disorder, a corrup,cr OF
public virtue, the dcbaucher OF poll
,ics, the friend OF every wrong and
oppression, the fOmentcr Of violence
spI rebellion for more than dozen
years do they believe that the peo'
pie will put such q party iu power until
it first shows, by uumistakabIe evidence
that is has truer purpose than
Fals,atf had, to purge aud live
elessly.'
The Democratic patty Supported
,lavery-and was beaten. IL coun'
teuanced rcbciion-and was beaten
Ii set up peace ut any price plat
iorm-and was beaten. 1t advocates
rcpudiatioa-and vas beaten. it op'
posed equal laws and general suffrage
and was beaten. And now il i
marching on the next PTesldentia
eselicu at the head Of numerous baud
Ku.klux, northern .ast southern
gangs who set both laws and dcccnel
at defiance who cheat where the.
eau DO, rob; men whose acts ,hreateI
The whole fand with anarchy; am
they have amongst them scarcely
single leader with brains or conscicc
enough TO rebuke violence aud law
I,ssucss, or coudemp public plunder.
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a MoRvsv ELDEt who was the
posses sor Of ,hrco wives, recently st,tted |
fora tip East taking all his ribs
with bins. The Mormon ladies' While
on b. way held council and deter
IN incd TO leave their husband ut the
first opportunity. When they arrived
at Grand Junction. near Detroit. they
told the Elder Of their determinations
and all his threats could not scare th'm
from it. Tie accordingly pursucd his
Journey alone while the thrcc womcn
return Il to Detroit TO seek employ
wcnt that will snppor, them nntll they
can get man apiece lie will unt b"
lapt 10 take his wives with him when
he journeys eastward again. Thr in
rident caused great amusement 10 the
Messengers some of whom were dis
posel TO rough treat the OH Ell lcr.
EFrEcTs OF 1TIF Mlssis'pri FLOOD
The Memphis ipp' a says The Gavin
in Of all the bluffs On the eastern sidc
Of the Mississippi. from Cairo to New
Orleans, has led tu clrious results
Fort Pillow has wholly disappeared
There is not a vcstiic of the earth
works crccte BY General Pillow and
others at Hinlolph Tho river hI.
cut caycrnous depths for its strong
currents beneath he everlasting bills,
and these have slowly crumhlel and
fallen, u grain Of sand ut time, into
the abysses Of the mighty deep Now
and then hiIfsiloS have disappeared II
a single night, and, euriously cnougH.
this work Of dcSsola'iOn goes on mainly
upon the eastern sidc of the rivcr y
Memphis, as at Vick,Lurg, Columbus
Fort Pillow, and Randolph, thc rest
less, iathomlcss river, whose conrsi
mono may anticipate and can resist
pursues disappointed tasks with fore,
aud pertinacitv which has lessencd
property values between Wolf rive,
; aud Port Pickering many millions o
dollars.
; In California the slpcrf,hl or sane
= washngs for gold by iudcpen len
miners or small associations have gen
!, orally cease to be rcmuncrative, am
:. gold mining is being monopoIiz'd al
= most entirely by large companies will
sufficient capital to undertake cxten
= ,ivc works. 10 luba county on
- company spent four years time AM
$4,000 in making n tuuucl down I
the bedrock Of one the old rivers i
= the foot hills of the Sierra Nevada i
~ urdcrto reach the goll sediment thcr
= deposited aud the first washing i
" the tuuuel after its completion yieldc
= so. .U0D in goid dust. y quartz min
=. At Grass Valley has been in opcratio
= lirc years, aud has taken out ntarl
~ ss 900 0Ol in gold The cimp,n
>, paid less than $500 600 for its prof
!, erty its worhing expenses have u.
. amounted to $1,000 900, aud it has j
yilelcd about 81, ,2j0, 900 among it
fc ,tockholicrs. Such prilitabl oper.
:" tious are exceptional. however br
of al average fair return tor labor at
i. capital is real.xad when the buSnci
81. Is conducted with Intelligence.
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DocsI'rotcCtion Project 7

Ryhnl's Hon Traic Circu'r for
March I. ISL, published at Birmins-
ham, England, makes the following
confession. which il deserving of the
attention of the American people:
TIE edge tool Grade i well sustain
ed AMI wc have less Of the effects Of
American competition. That this com.
petition /, severe, however, is fact
ihat cannot be ignored, aud it applies
to many other branches than that OF
clsc-,ools. Every Canadian season
affords unmi ,takiblc evidence that
some additional article IN English
hardware il being sipplnntcd by 'he
produce of Northcrn States, AMI 1t is
notoi ious how largely American wares
are riyaliins those Of the mother
country IN other Of cur colonial pes
sessions. as well rs upon the cont
ncnt. The asceudcnec of the protcc-
ZIONIST party in the States continues To
opcrate most favorable for the manu-
featuring interest th'rr, and it is
wonder that under such bcnign1nt al
spices, the enterprise il this direction
is swelling to colosals proportions
The whole subject is one demanding
tho serious attention # our manuiaet'
urcrs."
What will they do about it? Rev
cnnc Reform will have 10 be hurried
up to save the birmingham manuiae
turcrs from ruin The trade journals
ia Euelaul and the English trade
agents 10 the United States ought n
to contradict each other so fagranty
Colonial Grosvcuor, ofSt. Louis Dan
oc,r,'. who is not = modest man, or b
would have dropped his military TIL
after abruptly leavn; the service ha
written book entitled, Does Pro
lection Protect p about which
mighty cacklc i, kept up by the Free
Traders. We fancy that Eyland
TruRt CUcalT has answered ,hi
question fully and effectively in tn
/, article above qpoiet-h'usir1a' Bm
! icfiu.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-05-18

SOME of our Legislators at Harris
burg are cool set of scsmps. After
sj ourniug over every week from Thurs
day or Friday until tuesday, aud get.
tin. up deadlock" between the
Houses, and doing absolutely nothing
during the existence Of the disagree
men, some OF them DOW want 10 be
paid s. a day over aad above the
$1,000. 4 few days ago in tn House,
Sam Josephs, Democrat from fbiia-
delphia-of easy virtue, reckless and
audacious-w was put in the chair, whcn
motion was made TO pay members
81 u day isom the 7th Of April, and
bc>declarel the motion carried without
a formal vote. The yeas and nays
were not evea called. Some OF the
members disssntcd, but as they failed TO
demaGd the yeas snd nays, arc justly
held responsible for such proceedings
aud this cool attempt to put money
into their pockets.
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TIL f POST
Decoration isay.

The celeb ratios % Decoration Day. .
ON the 30'h inst, in all the loyal
States, will. from indications, prove
mrrc impressive and imposing than
during ans prccu ling year, or since
the beautiful custom was inauguratcd.
We do not know that any arrange.
mcnis for Observing the day in this
place have yet been made Hereto.
fore the ccrcmUuios have been coniuc
ted hy mcmbcrs Of the Il. \ Il, trt
~ We have no pos. here now, il ia 10
Dc horct that the patriotic OF all par
tics, and both SEXES, will irnlcrnally
comm'ngle 10 scattering noral offer.
ngs to the memories ol the heroic
daaI
ehc following circulnr issued from
'hc head quarters Of the Grand hr-
NY - ,hr Republic, Department Of
tcnsy'Vaniu, was recently received,
ur ! VIII expliin itself:
CoNnAps The 30ih Of May has
been set apart by the National En-.
cnmrmcnt Of the Grand Army OF the
Republic. as the day 10 each year
when ih, army Of tic living, Is to
m,c, in thcir silent camping srounds,
tic army Of the dead. know tAa;
in every spot in this dcrar'Acnt where
l'ni0n Soldier slccpa. loyal heart
vAl lie found 20 10 him honor, and
- ,'h willing hands strcw on the pa
rHujot's grave the Gr,, spring flowers
- ;hc laul that hc died TO save anI
irrcncga,c.
Thr Gmnl Army or the Rcpnbli,
lr' taken on i'sglt the duty Of con
ductns. wherever thrro is u Post the
memorial services ou Decoration Day.
1t is requested tha, every comradc at
tend on the Both inst, and give on,
dag to the comrades gose beiorc IT,,
militia and other organisations shOul,
:. invited TO participate, as well a
the ciiizcus. 20 whom as soldiers IS
owe - mHch AK that the school
IN your vicinity be closed for the day
that the children may join with 20
and learn lessons OF patriotism nea
the soldiers graves.
1t is necessary to fully record th
rame- of all ,oller,, sailors anil mat
iucrs buried in the cemeteries 20
dccorrtc, with full particulars of SCI
vice aud death, aud transmi, them
tie Assistant Adjutint General {
Pot,syillc. You will find accompany
Ing, form fvr Decoration Service
which whenever practicable, You vi
strictly follow.
Yours, in +. c II J.,
A. Il CALHorS.
CommendiHy Department.
OFFICIAL:
RoDERr Il. BrNu,
4. i. G..
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rho Democratic Platform,

The New York .Ssr seems not to he
over well pleased with tho Democratic
Congressional address which mus, be
tukcn IS the platform Of the party,
and upon the issues made up by IT,.
to he regarded ns their dcclaration OF
war fer the coming campaign. TIE
supvcry poinlcdly remarks, that "it
deal, too much in geucrIlltics, and its
priucipa defect is, that while it as,aiIs
the manners Of the Republicans it
f,ils TO make any definite policy for
the Democrats Thi. hNs bccn the
trouhic with them NIL through their
political existence. 1t was their cry
ing in 1861, whoa they acknowledged
that the South were doing wrong, but
failed 70 suggest or act upon rcme-
iy. r. has been ,hcir defect all
through The war--proiic in chapgcs
against the Hupublican pariy-ihcy
were ou'y able to cry "uncvustitution
al." wi,hont being able % suggest Il
single remedy by which the country
could be saved from the dcpredation'
Of the rchels, in constitutional man
ncr. In fact 50 obs,usc were they tha
the conclusions were irrcsis, blc, tha
their sympa,hics were 10 favor II a de
struction OF the Union Now, ever
after six yeats Of peace, they are a
oblusc a. ever nd the same gencral
i,ie, are pr.scutcl and paraded unti
they haye become g'ltcriug by u.s.
Uentlcmcp, II you have nothing new
save your time, your principles have
been 50 long before Us that the wn.
t,rng man, though fool, nccd no
,r, Isr,tn -
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DEMOCRATIC IScoSsIs1EScY.-Th

DEMOCRATIC ISCoSsIsTENcY.--Ibe
Democratic papers certainly show grea,
incousisteucyln advocating the repeal
Of the income tax. whilc at the same
time, they call for the tsxs,ion OF pa
,ional bonds. All the exemption tue
bonds enjoy by law (says tie Chicago
Post is the provision that no State
or municipal corporation shall levy
taxes on them; but Congress itseli
leyies an Income tax on all incomes
from bonds exceeding 81 900 per an
num, snd this very tsx is the oue the
Democratic press insists shall be re-
pealed. They would tax the bond
holder by repealiog the only tax he
psys! This is about as near 9 com
mon sense view Of the public affair as
they generally reach. To demand
tsxatiou and urge It's repeal 10 the
.sams Issue Ia highly characterlstlc Of
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Massachuselts

THE Massachusetts lawmakers
have legislatcd on their liqaor.law ua
iii they have legislated all the force
out Of some Of its provisions. The
first ease under what is called the
bee law came up in the Municipal
Court at Cambridge on the 18th inst,
aud resulted 10 the discharge Of tho de
fendant. The law proyies that the
inhabitants Of any city or town may
anoually vote that no person shall be
allowed 10 sell stroog beer, ale, porter,
or lager but the act Tailed to pre-
scribe any penalty to follow disre-
gard Of such o vote, aud the Judge
decided that the omission could not be
supplied by Implication, The neglect
70 prescribe . penalty was not the re-
suli Of fOrgetiulness, but orsuch ssu-
perasity Of ameDdmsnts that the Ieg-
islators' ideas became confused, and
they amesdsd the penalty out Of the
act while they supposed they were
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DEGISTER'S NOTICE-Notice is


DEGiSTER'S NOTlCE-Notice is
Ii hereby given TO all concerned, that the
following naued persons have, hed their nc'
counts In the Registers Once, at nliddleburg,
SNYDER county, and that the said accounts VIII
be presented for confirmation and allowance AT
the Orphans Court TO Oe held ae MiddlebuIxior
the County OF snyder, on the. Fourth Monday OF
MAY being the 2and daS OF said month. yiz
The account of Joseph Rrubecker, Admir-,
Of the estate OF John Weaver deceased
2 The second account of Daniel Weirick EN'
ecutor Of the last will and testament OF Jacob
Boyer deceased.
s. The account of Valentine walter Eliza
&. schnee Admrs, Of the Estate OF Henry wea'
yer Deceased. -,
i The account OF Goorgo Etzier Admir- Of the
Estate OF Catharine Etzlor deceased.
o The account OF John Norman, Guardian oi
]. Anderson smith, ope of the Children OF X
w. 4 Eliza Smith deceased.
q The final account Of George Fisher Execu
tor ofthe last vii and testament OF George L
The account Of Enos FOliE Executor OF the
last viii and testament OF Jacob Mitterilns
deceased.
TO sell the Real Estate Of Jacob Dietrich decd.
The account OF Jacob Sehnee. Executor o'
the last will 4 testament Of George apple deed.
10 The first aud final account OF Eve Court
ney eSecutrix Of the last will and testament o
John Courtney deceased,
II The account Of William Bowersox Guarit
an Of Joseph Frock, minor child Of Miehae
i2 The account of william Bowersox GuardI.
an OF Mary Jane Froek, minor child OF MI
chael frock deceased.
I Is The account Of John l.. Sufile, Admir- o
the Estate OF John Sutiie deceased.
u The account of william ). Thursby, Exec
utor Of Thomas Thursby, late OF Chapman
$. B, scHuCK, R.gr Reor.
April 90, 1871.
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CANDII).\TI>S-
PRESIDENT JEDGE.

Enron oF Posr:-No man in this 1udldial
District is more iayorably known, anil whose
ntnrss for the position OF President Judge Il
more generally nckuo ylrdgsi than Hon. George
T. Miller OF uni1n Courty. Honest un'l capable.
lie possesses the eNpefirnee OF many years OF
practice and study, together with thc strong
claims OF his county. Milln county has had tie
position for near thirty year. We recommend
him TO the candid cJus.dcrItiJn OF the voters OF
snyder eOurty. lhE BEAVERS
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.iSSEuBL T.

Mr fpiToR.-Allow me, through the columns
OF your paper, to announce myself asa candidate
Tor tho Republican nomination Tor Represents
tive, a. the coming Republican, Primary Elec
tlOn OF Snyder County. should be nominNei
and elected to the said Office. l will cnioly0r to
perform my duty to the best ofmy ability.
ABRAHAM klE
jackson township. Mag, ., ksl.
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6,HEAP ADVERTISEMENT will insert
0Jan advertisement In EIGHr HUNDRED Aihe.
rican NEwsPArERs for SIX DOLLARS rER LiSE
per week. Ono line one week will cost Six
Dollars, Two lines will cost Twelve Dollars.
and Ten lines will cost sixty Dollars. Send Tor
q printed rst. Address GEO. =. ROWELL Il
Go, Advertising Agents, No. II Park Row,
New York,