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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-23
Foreign Markets.
A GREAT CALAMITY AyERTED,
How the Man who was Going to Set til,
Pacific Ocean on Fire was Disposed of.

Some time ago a man named Gregory
;Summerfield was murdered by being pushed
from the platform of a car on the Union
Pacific railroad at Cape Horn, and falling
down a thousand feet on to the rocks be-
low. Summerteld was a man of extraor-
binary literary and scientific attachments
and was always known before his death as
"the man with the secret" The only per-
son on the platform with him when he was
thrust down the precipice was Leonidas
Parker, Sacramento lawyer of talent and
excellent refinement. He was twice tried
Tor the murder, and each time mysteriously
acquitted Recently he died, but left be-
hind him an explanation of the whole
transaction. A short time before Summer
fields death he came into Parker's office
that being his first appearance in San
francisco Tor number of years, and told
him that he had fathomed the mighty Sc
cret OF making water burn by means of
preparation OF potassium, which would sep
arate the particles and ignite the liberated
oxygen, thus creating and recreating its
own force, ana proceeding until all the par
ticles were destroyed.
Possessed of this terrible power, he de-
manded 81 10000 to be raised in San Fran
cisco, or he would set the Pacific ocean on
fire, and let the world take the conse
quences. Parker thought himself dealing
with lunatic, and treated the matter dis.
dalnfully, but offered to try one of his
potassium pills in wash bowl of water.
which skipped and Missed around as it
always does, and seemed about to expire.
when sharp explosion took place, and to
mis- surprise, the liquid blazed in livid flames
to the ceiling until every drop was consumed
Deeming this worth considering, he i'm
parted the discovery, with Summerfe1d's
condition, to leading banker, a bishop,
chemist, two State university professors,
physician, a judge and two Protestant
divines, who, with himself, witnessed the ex-
pertinent on a grand scale in a mountain
Lake ten miles from San Francisco In
htteen minutes every drop of water in the
pool was consumed, and the committee be-
came alarmed, while Summerfeld became
importunate. Only half million could be
raised at San Francisco, and something
must be done or the Pacific ocean would
toll pillows OF flame instead of water. 1t |
was proposed to attempt subscriptions in
new York, when the bishop rose and said |
that all that was child's play; that nothing
would satisfy the wretch and extermin- |
alton was, under the circumstances, iusti- |
liable. All conceded, and Parker, who |
knew the gorges and windings of the Pa |
chic road, was chosen as humanity's ayeng- |
ing angel. In the conclusion of his doc1- |
ment he says: II selected Cape Horn as |
che best adapted to the purpose, and
the public know the rest Having been
fully acquitted by two tribunals of the law
1 make this final appeal to nv fellow men
throughout the State, and ask them conf
IDENTIFY not to reverse the Judgment already
pronounced"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-23
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SIXTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
ORLEANS

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF
ORLEANS.
JOSEPHINE j. ROY VS.. HER HUSBAND ARTHUR
DeJean-No 1921.
T HEREBY CERTIFY THAT ON THE NINTH
Il day of May, 1871, judgment was rendered in
this court in the following entitled suit In the
words and hgr:1es following, to wit:
This case came on for trial this day, A. L. Tissot
for plaintiff.
After hearing pleadngs evidence and counsel
the court considering the law and the evidence to
be In favor of plaintiff, it is ordered adudged and
decreed that the Judgment in favor Of plaintiff
Josephine J. Roy, and against her husband, Arthur
DeJean that the community of property existing
between them be dissolved; that plaintiff have
the sole administration and control of her prop.
erty; that she be decreed the sole owner of her
acauests and gains in future
Is Is further ordered, adiudged and decreed
that there be Judgment in her favor and against
her husband for the sum of six thousand dollars
with interest as follows: On four Thousand dollars
at the rate of eight per cent per annum from the
sixth day of January, 1853 until paid; on fifteen
hundred dollars at the rate of eighr per cent per
annum rom the fifth day of May 1863 until paid
and on the further sum of five hundred dollars at
the rate OF five per cent per annum from juticial
demand, viz, fifteenth of March, 1871 until paid:
and costs of suit the whole with special privilege
lien and mortgage granted by law to married
women for the protection and recovery of their
rights. Judgment signed May 10. 1871
W. H. COOLEY Judge
hand and affixed the seal of the said court at the
city of New Orleans, this eighteenth day Of
May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seventy one and the ninery-titth wear
of the Independence of the United States
myz4 Jeo Is W. WALSH, Deputy Clerk.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-23
MARKETS..
Domestic Markets.

New YORK, June %, Evening.-Cotton
dull and nominal; sales 905 bales; mddling
uplands 20lsc. Flour Southern unchanged.
Whisky 92l2c. Wheat: holders anxious:
winter red and amber Western 81 561s a 81.
Corn lc lower; 74a75c. Pork $l4 62lk
Ia rs. Lard a shade firmer; kettle 105sc.
Turpentine quiet. Rosin firm. Tallow more
active. Freights frmer
CISCTNNATI, June 22.-Cotton dull and
dropping; middling 20a2012c Flour dull
and dropping; family So 4006 Is. Wheat
dull and unchanged, 81 IS. Corn-demand
fair, advanced, IS a SOC. Rye quiet and
weak, 81 a Csc. Oats unchanged. Pork firm
and demand fair; sales of mess at SIS
Lard-demand light, holders firm; held at
IOc; sales at Csc. Bulk meats quiet and
unchanged, shoulders in demand at she;
sides nominal: clear rib 7asc; clear sides
VAC. Bacon scarce and firm shoulders
: 6ss 06l9c; clear rib sides Sh d8asc; clear
sides Sl2 a Sss. Whisky firm, demand fair
at S9c.
ST.. LOUIS. June 22.-Flour dull and I'M
changed; superfine fall 81 25; extra S. 250
S. 50; family spring 81 az IS. Wheat quiet
and unchanged; No. 3 red fall, old, 81 400
81 43; prime new ST. As a $50; choice 81 IS.
ri Corn steady and in moderate demand:
mixed and yellow SIC; white SOC. Rye
steady, SO 85c. Oats a shade lower: No
2. 521a a 53c; sea So sacked. Barley: Moth
ing doing. Pork: DEMAND better at the
close, but no sellers below SIS a Is 25 for
mess. Lard quiet at 10ls a 1OAc for choice
tierces. Bulk meats: Nothing done.
Bacon dull and unchanged; shoulders Gao:
clear rib sides sac; clear sides 9a9Ae'
Whisky Gle. Cattle steady and in mod
crate demand; 50 5005 so for inferior to
extra choice. Hogs: Demand fair; adj
Vanced to So 5O04.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON: June 81, Evening-Turpen-
tine 39s Sd to 39s cd.
LIVERPOOL, June %, Evening.-Cotton |
easier; uplands 813d Orleans Sas a S34 d:
sales 1000 bales, of which 1000 were for |
speculation and export. Cumberland cut |
32s Cd. Lard 47s 3D.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-23
LEGAL NOTICES,
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
FIFTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF
ORLEANS.

REGINA HEYMANN VS.. LEON KAHN-Ne. 1888.
r HEREBY CERTIFY THAT ON THE THIRTEENTH
Il day of June, 1871 Judgment was rendered
in this court in the following entitled suit In the
words and figures following. to wit:
Regina Heymann VS.. Leon Kahn-No. 2S33.
Onmoti0n of Cotton Levy, of counsel for plain
tiff and upon producing to the court due proof In
support of her demand. the law and evidence
being in her favor, it is ordered, adjudged and
decreed that the Judgment by default herein en- IN
tered ON the third of May, 1871, be now confirmed
and made final, and accordingly that there be Judg
ment in favor of plaintiff, Regina Heymann, and
against defendant, Leon Kahn, her husband, de-
creeing separation of property between the sald
parties; that plaintiff be authorized to conduct
business in her own name public merchant,
and that she recover of her said husband the
sum of five hundred dollars. with interest from
judicial demand to wit: April II, 1871, until paid,
and costs of suit.
Judgment rendered June 49, 1871.
Signed June II, 1871
l(Signed) CHARLES BEAUMONT, Judge.
(. In testimony whereof have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal Of the said court at the
city of New Orleans, this nineteenth day Of
June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-One, and the ninety-ffth year
of the Independence of the United States.
PHILIP POWER, JR., Deputy Clerk.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-23
The Iensas Journal has this about the
weather and the crops:

Planters in our immediate neighborhood
have been blessed with six consecutive DAYS
OF clear weather during this week, though
we hear ofsslight rains having visited, about
Tuesday and Wednesday, the western por-
ton of the parish. The heavy rains of Sat
urday and Sunday really prevented work
ing of the crops until about Tuesday.
Since that time we have to report some
progress. But cotton is looking lamentably
slim; planters have but little to say about
the prospect and hesitate to say that. We
are credibly infor,ned as to the condition of
the crops in the largest producing section of
the parish, and believe that, with the most
favorable season, the yield will be not more
than half crop. Corn, which has been
damaged by the continued wet weather
and which has assumed yellowish appear
ance, may yet recover and fair crop be
made if good weather continues
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-23
The Pointe Coupee Echo saws of tn

The Pointe Coupee Echo says of the
crops:
On the evening of Friday, the ninth in
slant, storm of wind and rain set in, which
continued almost without abatement till
Sunday evening. The whole face of the
country was flooded with water, and the
crops very seriously damaged both by
wind and water. Tuesday it rained again
all day, but Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day have been dry days, and it is hoped
that to-day will turn out the same These
Few days OF sunshine have dried the earth
considerably, but it is feared the plants will
scald. With the exception of being in the
grass, the cane crops are good, but cotton
and corn are behind last year.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-23
The Homer Uiad savs

We notice that the old men paw taxes
much more promptly and with less grum.
bling than anysother class. One old gen
tleman rode to town few days ago Tong
distance to pay his taxes, and when asked
by friend to spend the night with him he
declined, saying he had to return home so
that his horse could go to the pillow the next
morning. Such men deserve all praise and
taxation than many States in this Southern
land can boast of. They belong to a school
of patriots that has very nearly passed
away. The rising generation is in the main
of different material
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-23
The AgOyelles Re1ister saws.

The weather we have experienced during
the past month has been disagreeable in
the extreme. Hardly a day has passed
without bringing us series of drenching
showers, converting the country into one
vast swamp and putting an entire stop to
all planting operations. Unless a speedy
change of weather occurs crops of every
description must suffer. Our planters are
beginning to look discouraged as well they
may. for certain it is the present prospect is
anything. but encouraging Prayers for
fine weather are daily offered in the church
of St. Joseph, the good effect of which will,
we sincerely hope, soon be made manifest.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-23

REGINA HEYMANN VS.. LEON KAHN-No 1888.
TIE CERTIFIE PAR LES PRESENTES QUE LIE
- treizeme jour de JUN, 1871, jugement
etc rendu par la susdte cour dams Fatfare ci-
dessus intitulee dams les termes suivants. savor:
Regina Heymann VS.. Leon Kahn, No. 1888.
Sur motion de Cotton Levy, avoeats de la plai-
gnante ct apres avOir duement produit les preuves
de La demande de la paignante, La oi ct Pevidence
etant en- favour de la plaignante, ii est ordonne,
adjuge ct decrete que le jugemeut par default
rendu lie trois Mai, 1871 soft mantenant
conirme ct fart defnitif, ct QUEEN consequence
iugement soft rendu en- favour de la plaignante
Regina Heymann, ct contre lie defendeur, Leon
Kahn, son ep0ux, decretant une separation DIES
biens entire les dites parties, ct que la plagnante
soft autOrisee administrer affaires en- son
propre nom ct quelle recouyre de son dit epoux la
somme de cinq cent piastres, ayec interet depuis
demaDde judiciaire, CONNIE suit Avril H. 1871,
iusqu au Placement, ct les frais de raffaire.
Jugement rendu lie treize Juin 1871.
Signe lie dix-sept Juin, 1871.
(Signe) CHARLES BEAUMONT, Juge
Bn fol de quot j'ai oppose ma signature ct lie
sceau de La dite cour en- la vile de la Nouvelle-
Orleans, ce dix neuvieme jour de JUN, en- Pan de
Notre Seigneur mile hut cent sOixante- et-onze,
ct de Independence des Etats-Unis la quatre-
vingt-quinzieme
Pour copie eonforme: PHILIP POWER, JR.,
Je2l 28 jyll* Depute Greffier.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-23

There are in the United States no less
than $4,000 professional dentists, who earn
an aggregate income of twenty -four million
dollars. Their annual expenditures for ma
terial, etc, amount to about two millions
and their aggregate Office rents to three
millions more, leaving nineteen million dol
Ia lars as the net income of the profession
ms also supports seven dental periodicals,
Thousand copies. There are nine dental
colleges. from which one thousand eight
hundred persons have graduated, and, al
though Europe abOunds in dentists, vet
dental colleges do not exist abroad.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-23
This is from the Minden Democrat,

We learn that there is a movement on,
foot among the better class of our colored
population to get up good school for edu-
eating their children. They propose to fur
nlsh the schoolhouse and guarantee a GER
ia tam number OF pupils, say about fifty, and
man for teacher. We can saw from ner.
sonal knowledge of the feelings of our
citizens, that this effort meets their hearty
approval and encouragement.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-23
RECEIPTS or pROnunE

JEFFBRSON-Steamer H Durfee-Isso bales cot
ton and sundries
NATCHEz-Steamer Wade Hampton-56 bales
cotton 100 SKIS cotton seed SIX seed cotton 10 hbds
sugar and sundries
ST LOUIS-Steamer Katie-l6I bales cotton rs
hhds tobacco 1875 SKIS corn 1880 bbls flour and sun
dry produce
CINCINNATI-Steamer Argosy-I7O bbls whisky
100 bbls vinegar $50 bxs starch us bales hay and
sundry produce
cotton and sundries
ARKANSAS RIVER-Steamer Clarksville-sl2
bales cotton and sundries
CAMPTE-Steamer Hodge No 2-38 bales of
cotton SKIS seed cotton $40 sks cotton seed and
sundries
observation-disclosures W Pike-423 bales
cotton III SKIS olcake II hhds sugar and sundries
Observation-Disclosures FroEc-Sundries
BIZ THE RAILROADS.
NEW ORLEANS, JACKSON AND GREAT NORTH.
BIN RAILROAD. June 22-32 bales cotton and
MORdArS LOUISIANA AND TEXAS RAILROAD
June - bales cotton Is hhds sugar "a head csstle
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-23
The Claiborne Adrocnte saws.

There is being planted in our parish. in
immense numbers, grape vines of the scum
pernong variety. In Homer and its vicinity
are as many as six vineyards, which wifi
labor, planters are beginning to seek other
means of money making than the everlast-
ing corn and cotton.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-23
COMMERCIAL

THURSDAY EVENING June %. 1871.
CorroN-The sales to-day embraced $40
bales, at still easier prices, but furnishing
no basis for quotations, except for good ordi-
nary, which we quote at Ac lower, but sold
at still greater decline. We give also
the Exchange figures, which are for even
running OF its types, while ours are for
average lists, with the outside rates for
strict: =.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-23

The locusts are making night hideous in
the vicinity of Maquoketa and Iowa CITY,
The forests are full of them, and their
numbers are daily increasing, while of
course, their ravages upon the foliage of
the trees and bushes is fearful It is said
their constant noise is so great that the
farmers of the localities where they most
abound can not hear the cow-bells of their
cattle grazing among the timber, .
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-23
River Intelligence.

SOUTHWEST Pass, june %, 6 P. M.-Ba.
'rometer 1910; wind west and light.
No arrivals.
Sailed: Banks Duchess of Lancaster.
ISABEL and Vile de St. Lo.
PAss-A-LOUTRE, June 3D. = Arrived:
Steamship Hudson, Staples, master, from
Apalachicola, to j. r. Roberts.
No departures.
MEMPHIS, June 22-Weather clear Mer-
Ames. Passed down: Church and Colorado.
The dry docks have been successfully
raised at cost of $4,000.
VIcKsBURG, June %. - Passed down:
II. 5. Turner at eight last night. Boats to-
day: James Howard at 10 A. NJ, Olive
Branch at noon, III. c. Yaeger at p. NJ
Passed up: City of Cairo at 8 P. NJ Weather
warm and cloudy. River falling
LOUISVILLE, June 22-River stationary,
with two feet two inches in the chute and
four feet two inches in the canal. A rise
nawha. Weather clear and warmer, but
pleasant. Very little business doing
The Minneola, from Memphis to Cincin-
matt, and Edinburg, from Red river to Gin
-cinnati, passed up late last night The
Palestine turned her New Orleans freight
over to the Indiana, which will leave Satur-
day.
PrTTsBURG, June 22-Weather clear.
River thirty-six inches in Rawley's channel
CINCINNATI. June 2l.-River six feet
nine inches in the channel; it has fallen
three inches. Il
ST. LOUIS, June 22.-Arrived: Belle Mem
phis from Memphis and Shreve from Red
river. Departed: Kellogg and barges and
Bismarck for New Orleans; Julia for
Vicksburg. River stationary. Weather I
clear and very warm.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-23
ARRIVED YESTERDAY,
BELOW COMING ZIP.

Bark Arthur, Lambs, Is days from Key Francis
to Smith &co-
Brig Annie Bachelor, Steelman, from Cette April
6, to MASTER
Mexican schooner Elvira, Sollaro, from Notre Mex
to AYendanO Bros -
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-23
EXPORTS.

INDIANOLA VIA GALvESTON-Steamshi w G
Hewes-for Indianola-4OO bbls -four 100 bbls sugar
100 SKIS corn BOO sks oats 252 pkgs mdse 900 pkgs
sundres
For Galveston-4OO bbls -four 40 bbls molssses 100
kegs butter 200 kegs lard l. 0 bags coffee 300 bbs
crackers 400 bxs candles 300 bxs. bitter 200 bales
hay
,o MaAvRB-Ship Francis Sage-2l22 bales cotton
1901 TICS lard Ii 593 slaves
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-23
Marine Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE REPUBLICAN,. +,
Friday, June %, 1871. !
CLEARED YESTERDA'

Galveston
Ship c H Southland, Woodwork for Pensacola In
ballast -
Ship Francis Sage, Cronk, for Havre
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.
Steamship Morgan Lockwood from Indianola
via Galveston. to Whitney &co-1st dis
trict
Ship Haze, Evans, from Cardiff Wales, April 49,
to master-Algiers
TOWBOATS.
Republic, Lumberd. from the Passes-Towed down
and to sea, goth instant, ships Wild Hunter
and NHnquam DormiO-Brought up ship Haze
STEAMBOATS,.
Durfee, Aiken, from jefferson
MayhOwer, Carleton. from Ouachita river
Wade Hampton, GOddin, from Natchez
w Pike, Brown. from Vicksburg.
Louise, Hopkins from Mobile.
Katie, White from st Louis.
Argosy, Schenck, from Cincinnati
Hodge No 2. Heinz. from Campte
Froic, Reynaud. from DOnaldsonville
Jessie Taylor, Kenson, from Washington
GAINESVILLE. Desmukes, from Arkansas river
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-23

Emperor William is said to have made
the following remark to Count Moltke:
we have often quarreled in council. but
TINS l must say, you were always in the
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-23
IMPORTS,


1NDIANOLA VIA Observation-Disclosures Nor
and sHndries 30 WV
M0BihE-Steamer Louse.al kegs molasses 100
bbls lime IS bbs pork half bxs tobacco and sun
dries -
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-23
RED RIVER.

Iron Line.
Leaves EVERY SATURDAY, at S p. N.
H%<s~ d For Jefferson, Shreveport,
-zkzS LOggy Bayou, Grand Bayou Blairs
NH Landing, Grand EcOre, Campte,
y St Maurice, Mouth of Cane River
Cotie, Alexandria, Norman's, Barbin's and all way
landings on Red river-The new, superb pas.
sepger steamer
JOHN =. MOORE.
w. T. BoARDNAN Master; LowD WALDEN Clerk;
Will leave as above. For freight or passage apply
on board or to
SINNOTT ADAMS, IL Commercial place.
n. o. DONOHuE, ITO Gravier street
J. Is. CARLIN, Tchouptoulas street.
P. S.-1nsurance on freight by the John T. Moore
is onehalf the rates of that on wooden bottoms in
hed river ap2lFriSa
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-23
ST. LOUIS.

Merchants' Southern Packet Company,
| IeaMmp~ h For st. Louis, Cairo, Mem.
LuaA.e phis, and the BendsIThe steam
ers of this line will leave as fol.
| lows at P. NJ:
H. O. fAhs SATURDAY. june s r. nA''ef'
JAMES HOWAMD.. B. R. PEGRAM, Master,
,ouN xy1I koSDAY' June kE n Master
'o"t' ~ WEDNESDAY,, June 2s
Giving through bills of lading over the Illinois
Central Railroad and to all points on Arkansas,
White and Cumberland rivers. Through bills Of
lading and passage tickets issued to all points on
the upper Mississippi as high as st. Paul.
Plans of cabins may be seen and staterooms Sc
'N-'- w. STEVENSON vERLANDER,
Agents, No. 135 Gravier street.
JOHN F. BAKER, President.
Bills of lading the Illinois Central Railroad
''' 'O '' - Wv o JAMES t. TUCKER.
ie2 No. 26 Carondelet street.
st. Louis and New Orleans Packet Cem-
pany.
FOR CAIRO AND ST. LOUIS.
Illinois Central Railroad Packets.
NNms~ h For Memphis, Cairo and
uIA the Bends-The fine passenger
steamers of this line viii leave
Leaves On FRIDAY June 81 at Shsfs H. Master
OLIVE BRANCH. ....... .McCORD, Master
Leaves on SATURDAY, June a. at P. NJ.
Giving through bills of lading to all points on the
Memphis and Charleston Railroad, Nashville and
Northwestern Railroad, and Memphis and Ohio
Railroads.&c. to St. Louis
Through Tickets furnished at lowest rates to all
points East, West and North, by all the various
routes via Memphis, Cairo and st. Louis. State
rooms secured at General Office lO4 Common
street.
A. A. WOODS General Agent,
104 Common street.
c. G. WAYNE, Freight Agent,
81 Nafchez street.
JOHN n. BOFINGER, President.
Bills of lading for all freights over the Illinois
Central Railroad; signed at the office of
JAMES T. TUCKER,
my14 rs Carondelet street.