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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-14


SENATE CHAMBER, }
Saturday. February ii, 1871.
the Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Present: Hon. o. j. Dunn. Lieutenant
Governor and President of the Senate;
Messrs. Anderson. Antoine, Barber, Black
man, Bowman, Better. Campbell, Coupland,
Daisle; Fntch,, Gallup, Harris. Her
wig, Hunsakcr, In@rallam. jerks, kelsO,
Lewis. Lynch, Noland. O'IIara, Pierce,
Pinchback. Raglan, Ray, Smith. Swords,
Sypher. Thomas. Thompson, Twitchcll,
Todd, Whitney, WilcoX-H.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Peterson.
The minutes of the previous days SEES
sion were corrected and their reading dis
pensed with.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS
Mr.. Gallup presented Il petition from the
citizens OF Iberia, asking an appropriation
to complete the drainage of the Grand
Marais III said parish which WAS referred to
the Committee on Drainage ana Canals ind
Internal Navigation.
Mr. Ray presented Il memorial from the
members of the legal profession in the city
of New Orleans, asking for concurrent
jurisdiction to be conferred upon the Third
District Court of New Orleans with JUS
tees Of the peace in suits in which the
amount claimed is above twenty-five dol
lars and less than one hundred dollars.
Ordered printed in the journal. and re-
ferred to the Committee on Judiciary.
To the Honorable Members of the Senate and
House. Of Representatives OF the State of Lon
isana.
The petition of the undersigned members
of the legal profession in the city of New
Orleans. respectfully represent that, in
their opinion, it would advance the interests
of litigants i'll suits i'll which the amount
claimed is between twenty-five and one
hundred dollars, to give the Third District
Court, for the parish of Orleans. concurrent
jurisdiction with Justices of the Peace.
4 large portion of such cases are appealed
and the party east is subjected to double
costs.
In addition to this the parties are veyed
by delay. which sometimes extends to sew
eral months, when. ordinarily, the litigation
would terminate in very short time. if the
suit were brought directly to the Third Dis
trict Court.
Wherefore your petitioners pray that the
jurisdiction above mentioned be conferred
upon the Third District Court, and will
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-14

A Chinaman, with the brief appelation OF
Pin, has been on Il visit TO Europe. Since
his return to China. he has written for his
countrvmcn an account OF what he saw and
heard among the barbarians. 4 Shanghai
paper is TRANSMITTING Fins narrative INTO
English. Pin looked at events in Europe
after strict Chinese fashion. and naturally
enough was surprised ii what he saw. The
relations OF the sexes and especially the
manner i'll which European women comp0r.
themselves, We're to INN matters OF
establishment and amusement. He describes
certain scenes that he. witnessed or a steam
cr i'll the Red Sea. which. in themselves or
binary enough. were Il cause OF fruitful won
dcrnent TO him. lie thought il singular:
Tor instance, that latter meals the husband
and wife generally walked up and down the
deck one hundred times or so till they gos
tired. and he exhibits genuine amusement
as the curious manner in which the natr-
mouial couples exhibited their barbarols
affection.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-14

The following comical ''tish story is -od
10y the NewblUyport IcIUld: The otheI
evening young man living in the lower
part Of the city set cut 10 visit his lady io'e
at the North End. In order to propit!ase
the elders OF the family he bought IA twelve.
pound cod fish; and then. to sweeteD Ms
love. he went to Il candy store TO bay sono
confectionery, as an oticrin" to her chariis.
Not wishing to take the fish into the cano,
shop, he engaged Il small boy to take chaTs'
OF his fish while he went to make his Pli'
chase, paying the boy Tor his trouble. "
luckily, i'll advance. When he came OUT. ,s.
the shop both boy and fish had mysteai.,
ously Disappeared and as, by this time o.
funds were exhausted. the young lover wa
obliged to face the guardians of his sWe esr
heart with no proptiatory offering. hst
he hook his prize, even il he has lost m0''
of his bait
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-14
~h;Sis e6A,h Days Proceedings.


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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-14
.EsOG.f 7lOAs.
Wy Mr.. y~isch.l':

Wy Nr. y~isch.l':
Resolr.do Thar III. Contingent: Expense.
Committee be authorized {" provide .ie
Scrgcant-It-ATln with money toT 9raveliN.
expenses in punynoUin% Witnesses 1og TIE
lection Committee
Lies over.
BY Mr.. Anderson:
RcSolfed, That the Committee ON CHAIR
table Institutions be empowered to take Il
clerk with them to visit charit. ole insttt-
tons III jackson and Baton Rouge.
Lies over.
BY Mr.. Campbell:
Resoired That the Secretary OF tie Senate
he instructed to place on the calendar "a
special orders every day only such bills rs
the Senate may order to be fixed for that
day.
Adopted.
BY Mr.. Whitney:
RcSDired That the Scr"cant-at-A of
the Senate is hereby ordered and required
to number the chairs OF the Senate to cor
respond with the number Of the desks Of
the members Of the Senate.
Lies over.
BY Mr.. Antoine:
Resolred. That hereafter Saturday shall
a local character.
Lies over.
EEpOETs LYING OVER.
Mr. Pinclhacl called up the report oi
the Committee on Elections i'll tie case OF
Newsstand W. jerks. which was read. az
| follows:
To tn" Honorable Prcsidcn; and Members Of tie
| Senate
| Your Committee on Elections. IN the ease
| of ). z. Newsham VS.. L. l.. jerks respect
mltv report that VIC have been unable to
! find amy Just cause OF contest, and would
recommend that l. Il. jerks be confirmed
| III his scat.
On motion OF Mr.. Pinehhack. tie rorort
| was adopted.
Mr. Bacilman called up Senate biz %v.
| 10, reported by the Committee on Rail
| roads, to he entitled an act to INCORPORATE
| the Alexandria, Homer and Fulton Railroad
| Company. and to grant State aid thereto.
The Senate rules were suspended. tho
| bill taken up and made the special order !. j.
| Monday next at one O'Clock.
Nh Hunsaker called up substitute fog Sc
| nate bill No. so. reported from the CONNIE
| tee on Judiciary, to be entitled an ace Il"
| amend and re-cnact section 4035 OF the Re
vised Statutes, approved March i, 1885,
| fixing the salary of Parish Judges.
Mr. Ingraham moved the bill be postponed
| until Monday next.
Mr. Harris moved to lay on the table the
motion TO postpone.
Adopted.
The President having called up the order
of the day, Mr.. Hunsaker moved it be post
| poned for thirty minutes.
The Senate refused to postpone the order
of the day.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Mr.. Pinchback moved to suspend the
! rules to take up Senate bill No. 80, to be en-
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-14

4 Western man who was recently inNIh.
to II seat on the floor of the House at " " =.
ington. Indignantly refused, saying tina. -
was accustomed to sit on chairs ut hoine'
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-14
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE
FIR = i S l., = SION
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Thirty.Fifth Days Session.

STATE OF LOUISE a
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-02-08
mo-. 81
Why Change Our Name.
The Abingdon Virginian says :

ne Abingdon Firglnian says:
With tho Dlnvillc Times wo can
see no good reason for "swapping
horses now, but God knows wo aro
IN favor of any name under which wo
can fight Radicalism most successful.
ly. This thing of continually advoca.
ting the rropricty Of a change of tho
mere namo of an organic alton, whero
thorc is no practical good to result
from it, seems to us like ignoring tho
kernel end clamoripg for tho she'll,
Our principle rea> on for opposing tho
charge for tho time being is that all
parties opposed to Rndicali,m can and
will rally around the Conservative
banner, whilo tbousa Ids of as good
men and true as tho Gun ever shona
upon would not br ook' the change, or
at least give it but lukewaIm sup.
port.
1t is good motto sometimes to ''lct
we'll enough alone" ond this in our
humble Judgment j. ono Of tho times,
As wo have said heretofore more than
once, as far az wo arc concerned
we don't care q straw what the name
of tho party may be called with which
wo act, 80 thut its principles are just
and patriotic and opposed to Kadi.
calinm but there are thousands who
do care, aud we cannnot sec the pro-
priety Of driving them off or cooling
their zeal. 1t is uothing to us what
the party may be called in New York
or Georgia, or any where else, 80 they
advocate the principles We advocate
and support tho men VIC support. We
are like the man who had hold Of tho
tail of colt in n swollen steam, aud
who replied, when told By q friend on
the bank to let tho colt 20 and grasp
the tail OF the NJ ire, "rhis is no t'me
for swapping horscs - I.e, us hold on
to the best support We have till
tho danger is pas.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-02-08

4 Knoxville, Tennes GO, paper
says This Is The way couplo Of
Knoxville sharpers served a grcony
from the country He stepped into
d saloon FOR "sn'thin' warm." a
couple Of "dead beats" got up sharm
quarrel and requested him ia hold
their coots while they f'ught it out,
intending on reclaiming their coats TO
accuse him Of having ''goDe through"
thnm. They walked into each other
like wild cats, when they happened to
observe that tho coat holder was f,o-.
whore visible. There was some tall
running aud egearipg done, Bat
greeny has not returned TO that
vioinltys since.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-02-08

Helen, daughter Of DE-. Chalmers,
lives in q low ipuse in one of the low.
est Quarters cf Edinburg, spending
her lifo in endoavoring TO help her
miserable heighbors 10 improve their
coDditionsgiving special attention to
drunkarda and their families. The
vilestof the vile with whom she comes
into contact, treat her always with
tho greatest respect.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-02-08
LEE AND TuAD sT;Err;jrSs.

Though a man who was very loath h
to give Lis vicwG'o the puhlis, Gene.
raj fi"c was Il man whr rnt, rta ineil
strong and ac;iicd convictions upon
political affairs. In private hn would
often speak of the Radicals in Cons
gress, and their sb,rtsish cl p,licy
tow w.rd the South, aud say "ponr men ;
they little know what mischief they
are doin'. Not long after his arrival
in Lexington, he was summoned,
greatly against his vi hes, to appear
bcf IRE the R"c,us' rnction Committee
in Washing on. o. the morning af.
ter his arrival 10 tho capita he went
took his seat before any Of the mem-
bers arrived. Shortly afterwards
several members Of the committee,
whom General Ire recognized as gen.
: tlcmen. entered the room slcccssivcly y
and lIc entered into convc. q .tion with
them. At last the d ,or opc ,cd and
looking up General Fee saw di n
gre1ble, m0rotc and i'll nature conn
tcnahcc in the door way--thc ply sing
! nomy Of Hon. Th,ddcus S;tevema.
/ Walking up to whore lee was stand
ing, ) evens extended bis band, but
tho General could not get lis ounser..
to recognize such a man, aud proudly
folding his arms turned his back upon
tho discounted loader of tho "G,d
and morality party
LEES LAST ILLNESS AND DEATH.
On the fatal evening, in the latter
part Of last September, General Pen
dleton, the pastor, called a meeting
of tho vestrymcn Of his church, Of
whom General Lee was one. The
meeting lasted for several hours, and
whom it adjourned it was after dark
1t was very ihtlement night anc
when the vestrymen were dispensing
lone Of them remarked To I&e, "wZ
are sorry, General, TO have Kept yor
here so late on SO bad an evening. r,
which the General replied, "Oh
never mind me. ! have but . fea
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-02-08

The Tdgcfeld Advertiser says !:
On Friday or Saturday last, in the
neigbborhood of Mr.. Tillman Clark's,
on tho Charlotte, Columbia and Au.
gusta Railroad, q negro man, whose
manic we have not learned, leaped from
the platform Of car, struck his head
against soinothirg, was run over,
fearfally hangled, and died on Sun.
day. 99
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-02-08
Useful Information for Merchants und
Other Business Men,
The following COMES from q re

| The following COMES from q rc.
spcctable house in Suffolk county
AMAGANsETT, Suf,lk Co., n. Y.
10 Nie Editor Of the JoM Corr
Wrrt'.
GENrirMEN Can you tell us how
lunX Il man may hold check after
receiving i and hold the parties fc
sponsihir for the amount it calls for,
il the bank becomes iusolvent before
1t is presented, when thero is no ex.
cnse but negligence for not getting
his money for i; : IF you can give US
an answer it will interest n number
Of the readers uf the Journal in this
vicinity. The Suffolk County B.nk
OF Sag Harbor has become iusolvent,
and there sccmsto be different op;n.
ions as regards chcrks.
You,s truly,
+. & T..
Ans,rer.--Thc English common law
on this subject has been defined very
explicitly by many authori,ivo dccis-
ions. Lord Peterborough says that q
man is not Obliged to ne elect all other
business that he may present a ch.ck
Immediately ; but he can only claim
reasonable time. The highest Eng.
li,h authority is thus summed up:
"lf check be not presented within
a reasonable timo, the party on whom
it IS drawn will be justified in refusing
toroy it ; and the holder Will lose his
recourse upon the drawer" Exactly
what is "rcasonable time" must de-
pcrd on tho circumstances. In Eng
land, If checks are drawn upon bank
IN the same place where they are is
sued, they must he presented "either
that day or next day at fur,hcst" to
bring the holders certainly within the
privilege If the time extends beyond
.hie, the prosecution there must fur.
nish some evidence Of having used
tho diligence, and provo tha, tho de.
fault was not through his careless ness
or neglect. In this country, legal de-
ctsions have established the principle
that If tho holdor does not prcscn,
the check as soon as the neg day If.
ter he received it, the delay IA at his
own risk, unless he can cxculpato
himself of negligence by further
proof. He may delay ana atill hold
the drawer responsible unless tic
bank breaks and the drawcr loses his
funds. In that case, the losG being
attributable to the thollcr's utSlifcnce
falls upon himself, ntd he has no re
conis, upon the drawer. There is no
doubt OH this point, as the courts have
settled it beyond dispute.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-02-08

Auerbach and spieihagen. abe pora.3
lar German novalists, are said to be
pirate soldierS 10 ths Pfnseian army.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-02-08

Coin. Says the New York Times:
Tho almost uniform movement Of the
Gold Room, and tho absence ofheciI.
ed speculation, either way, exotic
remark, and would seem to be ao-
coun'qd for, at least in part by the
superior attraction, at present, of the
Stock Exchahse as Tie arena Of spceu.
lation. Some Of tho old Brokers In
Cold no doubt feel that I ! per cent.
profit is scarcely worth looking aftcr
in the Gold Room, even OH large sums
when 2a3 per cent. day is to be lost
or won on ingle hundred shares Of
Ohio and Mississippi Stock or Union
Pacific Stock, involving an. outlay Of.
two or three thousand dollars, or lag
per cent. III .de or lost in Like Shore,
Rock Island, or Now York Central.
by the employment Of nino or ton
thousand dollars on each hundred
shares.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-02-08


Sourn AFRICAN QuAnrs.--The
New York Tribune says 1t is 1a.h.
or melancholy to read that tho South
African "diamonds," after due scicn.
tito examination, turn out to bo
dumps Of translucent quar- - The
best L,ndon lnpidariea will lavs
nothing to do with these worthless
crystals. The mistake which it is
avcrred has BEEN made is not an un.
common one, and very largo stones
are always If doubtful valuo. We
have seen it stated that tho great
B aziliqn diamond, once tho pride Of
of tho Imperial collection, l., quartz
crystal, aud that it il now kept out Of
sight and not exhibited with tho
other crown jewels. We give tho
statement in regard to the Sonth AZ.
rioan "diamonds" as wc find it, with :,
out vouching fer its correctness. let. :.
ters from that region continue to as
ert the discovery Of stones Of enor
nous value, two Of them, it is assert.
ed, realizing 5000 600, while three
ad 'cnturers, it is declared, made
S750,000 in week or two. But vs.
'iston to these tales with extreme
distrust. The real in lxes Of diam onds
are III London and the Dutch cities
and it is easy for one who is not an
expert to mistakea worthless crystal
for "a gem Of purest ray serene"
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-02-08

- The spottswood Hotel III Ysiohaona
isto DO replaced 10 yirgsnis granite.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-02-08

A gentlcman, was bordering what to
give ayoupg lady friend ns Christ
mas present, aud decided tie it
should be rirg. "No%, my uear
friend, what kind ola ring would you
like is so very puzzling, thero
are 80 many Sorts" ""Woll, Mr. Smith
one, you know, don't like to mako o
choice Ia tbcso mattors--l;ttle deli.
cate, you understand but rcaliy, ii
you insist upon it, why should like
un engagement ring dearly !'wAs the
| innocent reply.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-02-08

A LIvx PnrNcE CoMrsG.-Alcxis
Alexandrovich, real live Prince I'M.
perial Of Russia, third son OF tho Gar,
will come to thi, country next spring.
iIe is, 81 years Of ago (born January
IA, 1850, aud has tho rank Of oap.
tain Of the aoct and aid do camp to
the Emperor. IIc will be accompa.
nied by Admiral Po.iottc, who gu.
pcrintends his studies. P.inco Alex.
is has already been on tour through
Europe and Asia, and will travel
through tho United Statee.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-02-08
Snd Accident on Mount Blanc.

A srpnd ent t,nm Switz"rhul
write / recent f,,N disasters IA tho
vicinity Of Moupl H.nn
"a gentleman VT h hi, bride aud
lady friend, nnado the ascension to the
Grand Mulets, which is six thousand
Hvo hundred feet above the Valley Of
Chamounix. The day WAS s, fine
that when there, urged b. the ladies,
whcm, with guido, no lcft behind
him, he started to mako the ascension
Of Mount Blanc. Shortly after he
loft them, becoming cold, all three
went out for walk, tied together, aa
they always are, for greater security
in the mountain excursions.
"Walking upon tho ice and snow
crust the guide offered his nrm
to the wife, who hardly accepted it.
when, owing either TO the Softcning
Of tho crust by the heat, or cracking
from the weight, or tho formation
Of crovaaso, both tho guide and
wife disappeared, the friends only
escaping their fate by tho breaking
Of tho rope. Disappearing thus instant
ly in place which did not seem dan.
goroua, ,hoy have never boon seen
nor found, though eight of tho guides
at tho risk Of their lives, went into
the orevosso GO feet--in fact, made
attempts until tho Government for.
bade any more = as the lives Of others
wero perilcd for those that had boon
lost.
"rhe lady who was left screamed,
and remained on the spot until tho
gentleman returned to find that he
had lost his wife aud bride in tho on.
j'yment Of full health only half an
hour previously. Such arc the dan.
gere Of ascending Mount Blame, where
no amount Of foresight or experience
can forctell the accidents whioh may
happen at any time with loss Of life
to some or oil Of those engaged.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-04-24
Yankee know you are. I'll be dogonned
If m bother with your abolition fooling any

Yankee, know you are. IN be dogonned
if m bother with your abolition foolng any
. Aeent-"Good bye, sir, and let me say to
YOU Uncle Sam don't intend to pay for every
fence rail, chicken and pig borrowed by his
boys in blue during thel late 'onpleasantness,'
YOU bet on that"
This is a sample Of many of the cases that
have come under my notice. Every fellow
who lost a fence rail will now try to make
Uncle Sam pay for it; and The other day a
man asked me i'll thought the government
would pay for the slaves he lost, assigning a, as
q reason for the business Of his claim thaL am, he
was Union man, &c. answered him iia"S'
no sir! never! Gal
Capt. Jordan Wigen, the Deputy U. S q Goa-
lector at this place, late from Scarboro' Name,
is doing a good work in the Revenue service
here in bringing.up the distilleries that are
working without proper license from the gov
ernment. He had batch of seven "trans-
p,essorsD sent TO Richmond last week. Some
of them will think before they get through
that "Jordan" is a hard road to travel. =.
You'll hear from me again sometime.
A ONE-ARMED YANKEE