New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-27


first day of February for the collection OF
taxes.
California 4. now sending east another
evidence of the sin .lilar range of its prouuc-
tivcness in IA carload of cotton. II may yet
be that. this cultivation will extend west OF
the Sierra. and amount to !. fraction of
value.
The Ccns,. Bureau state that tie COM
plete census returns will not be in before
March. Half OF the. States of Texas and
South Carolina have no; been heard from.
IN the latter IA: yso.. has .lll got ~ be done
cgeS again.
On Tuesday evening next, th;rty-'irst
Instant. there will! be brilliant. amusing
and Instructive entertainment: at the
Coliseum Place Bapt;s: church. including
. phantomasso.i. and iissc.vin. views. by
the AID Of calcium !.ht.
Mr.: ". Il. Sc,n'and. OK the Boss;cr
;;anncr, IS IN ..le c:ty. Ike was candidate
ior Representative on Ia. Democratic
ticket, but his constituents though. MIR.
Scapland wa. goo ::,..u. as - journalist to
waste his talent. IN ordinary legislation. and
60 hc WE not elected
The fn,iia:,cia I:ut..'i" .; Saturday SAYS
''thc old wl.a:: q ~.an bcin. rrtittci :"r
the khippin. -: cu.;,c .. nrw Zine OF
steamships that /. !, ..;l will run in oppo-
sition to the Morgan line. .: which the
u, ~ :. ~.
vessel"
Yesterday ut :.,rcc o'clock che. Mobile
Tribune OF yesterday mo:nn. Was received
at our editorial ROOMS. l: came through
the postoilicc. the mail, .,avin. left Mobile
on the Sis 4. 81. train. and arrived here
st 900 =. NJ. This Is faster time than Nor
gan v:,l make Will, his steamers.
The special Senate Committee Gn the
South have summoned the Governors of
North Carolina and South Carolina. IL is
proposed to investigate these two States to
commence with. The committee met aud
organized. and looked over tn" mass of
documents sent to tho Senate by the Prcsi-
dent.
Some OF the choicest and most eligible
building lots in the city are to be sold at
auction tomorrow By Nash & liodgsOn, at
the st. Charles Hotel auction room. See
the advertisements elsewhere for particu-
lars. 4 number of these lots front Annun.
citation square. and others front Oh st.
Charles avenue. This sale affords rare
chance for persons DESTROYS of choice and
beautiful building sites.
The residence of Deputy Marshal +. A.
Wolhey, opposite Mccarthy square, Third
District, was struck by lightning Wcdncs-
day night The lightning rod was twisted
considerably. and several states were
knocked of. but the destructive fluid ran
into the ground without doing further dam
age Mr.. Wolflev says the house was
shaken as though by an earthquake, and
the inmates were very naturally exceedingly
alarmed.
The tempest and storm of Wednesday
night was one Of the scvcrcst with which
this city has been visited for a long period
The banIucttcs of many of the streets were
submerged from one O'Clock till ten o'clock in
the morning. We suppose this WAS the cul
mnation of the terrible storm which swept
over the North and West on Monday, the
difference being that we had rain. while our
fellow countrymen in colder climcs sut
tcl"ing the inconvcncXes Of ice and snow.
A meeting Of the Stockholders of the
OpclOusas and Great Western Railroad was
held Wednesday. and a new Board of
Directors was elected. Mayor Flanders
voted the sixty thousand shares OF the city.
The new board is composed as follows: +.
7. Rucongc. II. Bonnabel, G. W. X. Bayly,
u. w. +. Bisbee. $. q. Nelson George W.
Hynson, Lafayette Folger. JOHN I. Moore,
III. Bonzano. Valentine Herman. Robert |
Watson, Jonas Pickles, Joseph +. Ilornor,
j. j. Williamson, J. i. NJ Rouzan, Paul |
Tulane W. N. Aiken. o. NaIeton.
We find on our table pamphlet from the
Hope Life Insurance Company of New Or
leaus. a home enterprise, making specially |
of iisurlnc the lives of children Oh plan
mich will not fail to receive the hearty |
dten, and the rising .enor. ton should bless
the founders OF s,,cH bcley,,.... IIsI..u-
tuition. The object of the corporation is to
guarantee to children, on reaching the age
of majority, an adequate amount Of capital,
from $500 to $4,000. at such low rates as to
be within the reach of even the poorest of
our citizens. We congratulate the stock
holders of the company on their selection of
directors and officers, and feel convinced
that this new enterprise will prove suc-
cess. DIR. William Boyd, president Of the
Hope Life Insurance Company, will take
pleasure in giving all information on the
subject, at the Office of the company, No. 10
Carondelet street.