New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-15

on account OF the smallpox, which has
broken out in the Jail. A corps of physi-
clans have been detailed to vaccinate tho
citizens.
1t is rumored the Bank of Commonwealth
| is i'll trouble.
The Bank of North America has been
called to account for aiding in the lookup
Of money.
The president of the Bank of Commerce
declares that institution sound,
Governments firm; skies of 1881, 1l7k;
| hve-twenties of 1862 40: 1864, 1lOl9; 1866,
| !!l!s; new issues 1884; 1867, 1853: 1868,
ll5+a: ten -forties l09's. Tennessees old 651 1e,
new %; Nirginias old 6Ole new g.; Louisiana
| old 6l, new ~; levee skies g. eights IS;
Alabama eights l00 tives 65; Georgia skies
7S. sevens 81: North Carolinas old "a, new
II: South CarOlinas 4S, new 3Oi,.
The chief cause OF stringency in the
money market to-day was the broadway
Bank calling in all it's loans to meet city
obligations tomorrow.
At special meeting of the board of po
lice. held this evening. a resolution was
passed resembling the order directing the
superintendent to prevent the parade Of tho
International societies on Sunday, and an
other resolution was adopted instructing
the superintendent to take the necessary
measures to prevent a breach of the peace
on the occasion Of such procession, and to
protect the public from disorder and viO-
lence.
An amendment offered BY the mayor, to
the effect that the matter be referred to the
president of the beard and superintendent
OF ponce, under the action of the board
taken May Is, 1871, was lost
This afternoon Jennie G. Claffiin appeared
before the jefferson Market Court and com
planned to Justice Shandley that her father
and mother were a source Of continual an
noyance to her and Mrs. Woodruff She
complained specifically that they went to
her residence on Wednesday evening last
and created a great disturbance. Justice
Shandley issued summons for their appear
ance tomorrow morning to answer the
charge Of their daughter.
The Tribune has the following special
dispatch from Washington: IAN effort will
be made this winter to induce Congress to
pass law directing the refunding of the
cotton tax collected in the years 1865, 1866
and 1867" A memorial upon this subject.
from the New Orleans Chamber of Com
merce, is now before the committee of ways
and means. which argues that the tax was
only upon one section of the country.
This will be supported by similar memo
rials from other commercial associations and
petitions from farmers who paid the tax.
which will soon be filed. The amount the
treasury would haye to pay in case the tax
suOuIu Oe relunOeO would be so enormous
that there is almost no probability of such
bill passing. even with the aid Of the power
and influence that would certainly be
brought to bear.
That movement is organizing to press
the scheme for refunding the cotton tax is
lndoubted. BY information received here
rom trustworthy source it is learned that
'peculators have been busy in West Ten
lessee buying from the planters for trifling
sums the assignments of their claims to
he tax paid BY them. One man in Mem
'his, it is alleged. holds assignments
amounting to several millions OF dollars
[he whole amount Of the cotton tax col
ected is said to have been over 500 100000.
, MADRID, December 1.-The ex-Empress
.uSenie has gone to Gibraltar, where she
vii! take a steamer for England
SAN FRANCISCO, December 1.-THE Mexi-
an revolutiOnists still hold Mazatlan, and
re fortifyving to resist any attack that may
,e made by the troops raised by Governor
5uchan. OF Lower California Sonora and
iorcio are quiet. Advices from the Pacific
cast OF Mexico, on the whole. are favorable
o the Juarez government