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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-22

teenth day OF May. Wv. EVANS,
Second Justice of the Peace.
The Board Of Trustees resolved to pay interest
at six per cent in cash on all outstanding certif.
Gates OF scrip, and also to pay in cash FIFTY PER
CENT OF the issue of 1860 to the legal holders
thereof, on and after the first Monday in June
next.
They have also declared a scrip dividend Of
FIFTY PER CENT on the earned premiums On
titled to participate, for the year ending April go
1871. for which certificates will be issued on and
after the first Monday in August next, free Of gov
eminent tax.
THOMAS A. ADAMS, President.
c. T..BCDDECKE, Vice President
HENRY v. OGDEN, Secretary.
TRUSTEES:
Thomas A. Adams, Samuel q. Kennel
c. T. Buddecke, PHI. Foley,
s. B. Newman, A. Thomson,
A. 6. Ober, John Phelps
P. Simms, EH Summers,
A. Elmer Bad +. Newgass,
J.. J. Garrard. myH
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-22
IMPROVED PROPERTY ON HOWARD AND
LOCUST STREETS,
IN THE FIRST AND FOURTH DISTRICTS.
SUCCESSION OF SYLVESTER DOOLEY.

Second District Court for the Parish o. Orleans,
No. 81 .55.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-01-23
9aiIu Arrnfbee .yournaL.
WORTH CAROLINA.

The lawlessness prevailing in this State is
well authenticated by late intelligence. Des-
peradoes band togerther and commit crimes
with immunity, the State authorities being
without power to prevent them. An officer
of the army has just returned to Washington
from tour of investigation in the South and
reports bad state of affairs in North Carroll
ma. A band of villains and murderers has
for some months past made its headquarters
in the gwamps of Robson county, and is so
streng in point of numbers as to be able sue
cessfully to resist all the efforts made by the
civil authorities to capture it. Members of it
issue forth at concerted periods, robbing
peaceful citizens, and shooting them down in
cold blood whenever any resistance to their
demands is offered. The people of this coun-
ty and of the surrounding neighborhood are
said to be in constant fear of their lives, and
exist in momentary expectation of assassna-
ton, murder and robbery. The civil author-
ties, assisted by numerous citizens, have
made various efforts to break up this gang,
but always without success. On several oc-
casions some of these desperadoes have been
killed or severely wounded, but the result
has always been to make the survivors more
bloodthirsty and revengeful than before. By
InStructlOns from the w ar department IN De-
cember last, company of the fourth artill-
err under Major Thomas, was sent to Lum-
bertin, the seat of Robson county, to give
protection to the people and to assist in cap
turing these Williams, but they seem to have
thus far accomplished little in either respect. |
On Saturday last, one Henry Lowry, a con- |
spicuous member of the gang, with an ac- |
complete waylaid and shot prominent men, |
Der of the county named Taylor, when a
short distance from bis residence and not more
than two hundred yards from the camp of the
United States troops. Taylor was instantly
killed. Troops were Immediately sent in
pursuit of the murderers, but without avail,
and they made safe retreat to their haunts
in the swamp. As Illustrating the reign of
terror prevailing in this locality, it is stated
that nothing but the most important business
will induce citizens to venture any distance
from their homes even in broad daylight. /
Last Friday the colored people of several
counties in North Carolina held day of fast
ing and prayer in behalf Of Governor Holden
and also beseeching the Divine aid for de-
liyerauce from the Ku-Klux.
The union Democrat., 1871-12-23

concentrated in a gentleman they called the
printer. His strokes were long, regular, easy
and Of sufficient speed. His turns at the cor
ners are mathematieally correct, and in
his course he goes waiting along, Ike
thistle down, afloat upon sunbeam, the
admired of all the women, the enyied Of all
the men.
The telegraph operator reminded me Of an
ant. frightened in It's search for its winter
store. scratching and scrambling, hurryins
and skurrying along. side ways, end ways,
quartering, any reg to get along, OCCASION
ally slaming himself against the end or side
of the hall as if determined on suicide or on
injuring the building.
Among the lSdy skaters, We observed
equally as much variety of taste and style.
Some swaving from side to side, Ike mast
Of c ship in storm, apparently endeayoring
to see how far they could leave. one foot be-
hind the other; others shooting along like .
meteor or an electric spark acquiring speed
at the sacrifice of grace and beauty. Others
again sailing straight. smooth and erect like
sea nymphs, not G.9tett}ly but aatarat.y, airy
and beautifully.
With all this variety and contrast, | could
only wonder how any could consider the
amusement monotonous. | was delighted
with the performance in all its particulars.
And believe il to Be- the most innocent and
beneficial amusement. that has been intro
duced or invented. since the formation OF
society. To be sure il is condemned by some
whose mock modesty is superior to any other
quality but il certainly is, healthy genteel
| exercise, cheap and pleasant amusement.
0LD Ton.
The union Democrat., 1871-12-23

RATHER TOO LATE.-Mr. Hopper of Sacra-
mentohas introduced in the Assembly a bill to
repeal what is known as the Specific Contract
Law. Thepeople Of California have always de-
manded with consistency specie currency.
During the war fierce struggle took place in
the Legislature TO substitute green backs in
place of gold and silver for the legal currency
of the State. If there ever was time when
the adoption of paper in preference to me
tallic money medium could be argued with
any decency, it was when the National Gov
eminent was needing the support of all the
States, not emily in the field, but to help and
Sustain its credit. There is noargumeut that
can now be made outside Of the interests Of
capitalists, to show any necessity for placing
the State on paper currency basis. The
iaea that more capital will come to the State
If the change is made must be taken with
many large grains of allowance Currency
has appreciated until it approaches so near
par value that such proposition can have
but little interest for the people at large. We
haVe passed through the trying times on a
specie basis, which it is hoped will never be
deserted for another Of an uncertain and ir-
redeemable character. We don't believe the
capitalist will send greenbacks any quicker
for Investment in this State than gold, ur-
less the profit and security is as good or bet
ter than in States East of the Rocky Noun
T. :
specie basis when the General Government is
considering the proprieiy of returning to that
basis.
The union Democrat., 1871-12-23
The esrent Pic,or.al annual.

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1872. for distribution. gratis, throughout the
United States. and all civilized countries of
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about The first of January, in the English,
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ish, Holland, Bohemian and Spanish lam
guages, and all who wish to understand the
true philosophy of health should read and
ponder the valuable suggestions it contains.
In addition to an admirable medical treatise
on the causes, prevention and care of great
variety of diseases, it embraces a large
amount of information interesting to the
merchant, the mechanic the miner, the farm
er, and professional man and the calcula-
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ATTITUDES as are most suitable for a correct
and comprehensive NATIONAL CALENDAR.
The nature, uses, and extraordinary SAM
tary effects of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
the staple tonic and Alternative of more than
halt the Christian world, are fully set forth
IN ITS pages, which are also interspersed with
pictorial illustrations, valuable receipts for
the household and farm, humorous anecdotes
and other instructive and amusing reading
matter, original and selected. Among the
Animals to appear with the opening of the
year, this will be one of the most useful. and
may be had for Tie asking. The proprietors,
Messrs. Hostetter & Smith, Pittsburgh, Pa,
on receipt OF two cent stamp, viii forward
a copy by mail to any person who cannot pro-
cure one in his neighborhood. The Bitters
are sold IN every city, town and village, and
are extensively used throughout the entire
| civilized world
The union Democrat., 1871-12-23

PRoRABLE WAR WITH SrAlN.--NEw York,
December l5.--The following is special
dispatch to the ECeaiHg Pest from Washing
ton Grave apprehensions are entertained
in official circles that eur Government can
not longer henorably avoid serious eompliea-
tons with Spain, resulting from the break
ing Of oft-repeated pledges by the Spanish
Government, as 10 the policy to be pursued
in Cuba. 1t is intimated 10 day in high eff
cial circles that crisis IN our diplomatic ne
lations with Spain has arrived, aud that un-
less there is great change in the temper dis
played by these who direct the Cuban policy
in the communications to our Government, a
war between the countries is likely to ensue.
Secretary Fish is known, however, to enter
tain the belief that by careful management
of the question it is possible to prevent an
omen conflict but the President and certain
members of the Senate Committee of For
eign Relations do net take such hopeful
view of the situation, and as a consequence
there is feeling of uneasineSs among promi-
nent politicians 4 leading member of the
Senate Fereign Relations Committee has ex-
pressed the opinion that a war at the present
time would result in this eountry's obtaining
possession of not oaly Cuba, but San Do
mingo and the adjacent islands. The story
comes to your foreign correspondent 50 d.
rectly aud from such source that he gives
more credence to il than can be usually at
tached 10 reports Of this character.
The union Democrat., 1871-12-23

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ledger, and appears in an entire new dress.
elegant new heading, border, type, etc. II
contains one-haf more reading than formerly
and is greatlyimproved in every respect. This
number contains tours splendid Stories. Poetry,
Wit and Wisdom, Sketches, knowledge in a
Nut Shell, Money Makers Mirror, Children's
Department, Health Department, Farm and
Farmer, Cooks Corner, Ladies' Bouioir, Pen
and Scissors, Chip Basket, and the "Rogue's
Corner, q special feature of this excellent
paper. One thousand swindlers, quaeks and
humbugs were named and exposed during
1871 The publishers Of the /" Banner" give
a new and superb "Prang Chrome" and their
largo and frst-class paper a whole year fer on
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The union Democrat., 1871-12-23
School SYSTEM.

The resolution offered in the Senate by
Senator Larkin, instructing the Committee on
Education to report a bill to provide for the
maintenance during eight months in each
year, of system Of common schools. to be
supported by u State tax, and abolishing all
county and district taxes levied for school
purposes, except such as are levied for build
ing and repairing school houses. is worthy of
consideration. While we havea-State system
of education II should be uniform, it should
reach the pcor and sparsely settled portions
of the State as well as the large cities and
towns. The children in the mountains are
entitled to as many months schooling from
the State as those who live in more favored
localities. Under the school law the Boards
of Supervisors in all the counties except San
Francisco, are required to assess taxes sufh
eient to raise sum equal to three dollars for
each child in the county, between five and
fifteen years OF age; but the school tax must
not exceed thirty-fye cents on the hundred
dollars valuation of property. The result is
that the populous and wealthy counties, at a
low rate of taxation, raise the amount requir-
ed for each child, while at the maximum of
thirty-fve cents, the impoverished counties do
not raise near that amount. A further pro-
vision which has proven impraoticable in this
county, makes it the duty of the Board of
Supervisors after receiving the assessment
roll from the County Assessor, and before the
first Monday in September of each year, to
levy special school tax upon the property in
each school district in which there shall be
a deficiency, as shown by the written state
ment of the County Superintendent, for an
amount which together with the State and
county money to be received, shall be sufi
cient to maintain the school for eight months
during the year. IL there is any one thing
that is unequal under general law of the
State, it is the cost and the chances of child
getting education. There is o radical differ
ence of taxation in the various counties, and
there is a difference as to the time schools are
kept open in different districts in the same
county This inequality extends to the cost
Of keeping schools in districts. Irfthis county
there are seventeen school districts, if the
taxes upon the Superintendent's statements
should be levied, there will be probably fifteen
different prices required in this county to-
keep the schools open according to law. Sen
ator Larkin proposes to do away with these
inequalities and place our school system as it
should be, at an equal cost throughout the
State. There IS no good reason for requiring
an impecuniou5 county to pay several fold
more for the education of children than rich
county, tbere is no justice in it. 1t belongs
to the State to educate its children alike and
give all the same opportunities for getting an
education. We are decidedly in favor Of the
State taking upon itself the support of our
common schools, if it does not il will be in-
consistent to pass laws providing for compul-
sorry education.
The union Democrat., 1871-12-23

RESULT or NEaLEcr.-The Trustees Of the
Presbyterian Church, neglectiug to take that
care that prudence demands, to preserve pro-
perty from destruction by the elements, have
the consolation now Of looking upon their
oace handsome church building IN an adyanc-
ed stage Of ruin. Some time since, portion
Of the South wall was taken down, it being
deemed unsafe. No precautions have been
taken since to protect the building from the
Winter rains. Carpets, furniture and many
things of value were left undisturbed, until
the rain on Monday caused a portion of the
cealing TO fall, when other than church mem
bers went IN and rescued what they could be-
fore the roof fell in with crash. leaving the
walls standing in very uncertain condition.
The church was one of the best looking build
fngs on Washington street, its ruin is gen
eral cause OF regret.
The union Democrat., 1871-12-23

Every lire of travel has its NuEby June
tion where travellers are 'refreshmented"
and sent on their way uncomfortable. Tho
foundations of disease are often laid by the
irregularity of eating, sleeping and move
ment Of the bowels experienced during trav-
cling. To prevent an irregular action, and
a forbid condition of the digestive apparatus,
use that wonderful regulator and blood puri-
fer, Dr.. WALKERS CALIFORNIA VINEGAR Bit
TIERS. No traveller, by sea or land, should
fail to take it with him. 1t may save his
life
The union Democrat., 1871-12-23

Assembly STANDING CoxmrrEEs-T
members of Assembly from this district, have
been placed by Speaker Shannon, on stand
ing committees Of that bedy as follows Ba-
con, on Claims. Public Expenditures and Ac-
counts and Chairman Of Indian Affairs.
Connally, on Corporations and Public Tx
penditures ands Accounts. Whiting, on
Mines and Mining Interests and Public
Printing.
The union Democrat., 1871-12-23
All the Surveyed Hands i:a T1olurnnc Conn
~ held 10 be Mineral.

We call the attention OF our readers, par
ticularly those who have entered lands desig-
mated on the survey as " agricultural, to the
letter of tho u. S. Land Commissioner, pub
lished on the first page of this issue. It will
be necessary for pre-emptors on such lands
hereafter, to proee their aoR-mineral character
before the proper officers, in the same manner
that applicants heretofore, have been required
to Go, when they had entered land designated
mineral on the survey, or when mineral
affidavit had been filed on agricultural land.
This ruling, which seems to have been neces-
sary to the protection CT mining interests in
some cases, will cause additional expense to
the farmer in getting title.
Il is due to the agriculturists throughout
the mining region Of this State, that amend
ments should be made to the land laws that
will enable them to secure their homes with
out unnecessary expense. We have here, two
interests that sometimes conflict, mining and
farming they are both essential TO our gene,
raj welfare. Both should be placed on en-
equal basis for acquiring what Of right should
belong to them. It is the duty Of Congress
to fix the status Of our land, in such way that
each Of these interests viii be properly pro-
teeted, and at the same time make it plain
enough to be understood by men of ordinary
intelligence. what is for the farmer and what
for the miner. If surveyors are not compe-
tent to determine what Is mineral and what is
not the Government should employ geologists
that are competent 60 separate the two classes,
and not be forever keeping those who want to
buy the lands, in doubt and uncertainty as to
their character, and subiectiGg them to epor-
nous and unjust exnanSe
The union Democrat., 1871-12-23

The ex-Attorney General of the United
States, the lion. IL. A. Stanbery, joins hands
with the ex-United States Minister Reverdy
johnson, in defending the Kuklux prisoners
to be tried N Columbia, S. C. Attorney
General Alderman viii lead the Government
forces in tie legal battle.
The union Democrat., 1871-12-23

TRuMBu1L's CulL SERVICE BIL1-WAsu-
IyGroN, Dee 15.-The Radical Senatorial
caucus held another session today on Mr.
Trumbulls Civil Service Reform proposition,
lasting several hours The discussion was
exceedingly bitter, and great dissatisfaction
was exhibited by Mr.. Trumbull and his
friends. Mr.. Logan declared that he would
stand by his colleague. and refused to be
bound by the caucus if it did not do what he
thought was right. 1t was decided to adopt
Dir. Trumbull's proposition, but in form
which he and his supporters declined, and
which rendered it perfectly useless. The
caucus decided upon Messrs. buckingham
(Chairman,) Howe, Pratt, Harlan, Stewart,
Pool and Bayard as the Investigating Com
mitiee; but these Senator'S are very unaccep-
tionable to those who styled the REFORM
ers. They say none of the Radicals on the
Committee will make any effort to discover
abuses. and that the only Democrat on the
Committee will, of course, be powerless.
The union Democrat., 1871-12-23
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The union Democrat., 1871-12-23

At Browns Flat, December Goth, Willie John. son OF
James and Nora Clark. aged years and weeks.
The union Democrat., 1871-12-23
orr corNry FINANCES.


We take occasion 70 call the attention Of
scrip holders to the fact that Wednesday, the
Srd Of January next, IS the day for the re-
demption of scrip There will be about
S. 900 il the fund. This money viii be paid
to those parties, who ofgar to surrender their
scrip FOR the smallest per cent. of the gross
amount due, for principal and interest. The
warrants must accompany the bids and the
package be sealed and addressed to the
Treasurer and endorsed, Proposals for Sar-
render of County Warrants aud be. 6led with
the Treasurer by noon Of Redemption day.
Warrants have been surrendered during the
past year, upon the average at about sixty
two per cent. Of the amount due. We do not
suppose the price viii vary much from that
figure in the next redemption. Ii then be-
comes question, with any one holding scrip
whether to put il in, or TO held on Ter some
future period with view Of getting better
price. / moments calculation will show to
any one acquainted with orr finances, that it
is the true interest Of scrip holders, to get
their money this year if possible, at any rea-
sonable figure. We pay about one thousand
dollars year in the order Of registration up
on the general fund, aud about one thousand
upon the Current Expense Fund. There are
between four and FIVE thousand dollars Of
Current Expense Warrants registered on the
10th and 18th, of January 1869. Hence
those whose warrants are not registered on
one of those days, viii have to wait at least
five years FOR their pay, if they wait with a
view of getting dollar for dollar. Those
warrants are drawing but seven per cent. per
annum. Current Expense scrip then will
not be paid in the course Of registration less
than eight years from It's date. 4 hundred
dollars viii then bring principal and interest
$156. The same 500 with the three years
interest now due at sixty-two per cent. would
bring seventy-seven dollars. This sum pui
at interest at the ruling rates, would in five
years more than equal the amount of the
scrip, even if the scrip should be paid in full
at the end Of that time The ease is much
stronger in regard to scrip on the general
fluid. There are some thirteen thousand dol
lars of If, principal and interest registered as
early as August, 1850. 1t is idle to consider
when it will DO paid in the order of registra-
ton. Again, there is a growing disposition
among many of our people, to lowerour taxes
They believe high taxes are paralizing our
industrial interest. There is no county tax
that can be cut down, unless it is the redemp
ton tax. Should this be done, it VIII neces
sarily have the effect to reduce the price Of
scrip, for it will prolong the time Of payment
and thereby tend to increase the competition
for what money may be in the Redemption
Fund. Let the scrip holders be on hand with
their bids, on the first Wednesday of Janua-
rp next, if they want the money.
The union Democrat., 1871-12-23

THE GENEVA CONFERENCE GENEVA, De-
cember l5.-The Court of Arbitration ap-
Of the Treaty of Washington, met and or
ganized to-day. The decision of the High
Joint Commission regarding the debt of the
late Confederate States, as set forth in the
Treaty itself, was read and generally approx
ed by the Arbitratcrs. The counsel repre-
senting the Governments of Great Britain
and the United States were in attendance.
The union Democrat., 1871-12-23
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