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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-06
DACIFIC WINE COMPANY,
Organized for the sale Of
PURE CALIFORNIA WINE AND
BRANDY.
VINEYARDS IN KLDORADO COUNTY, CALL
FORNIA.

CHARLES B. PETIT, Treasurer and Business
Agent-Ofice and Salesrooms, No. SO Camp
street, New Orleans.
This company is composed Of the owners Of vine
yards in the best grape district Of California, who
have formed an association for the purpose Of sell
ing their own Wines and Brandy.
The following list comprises part Of their pro
ducts now ready for the market:
WHITE WINE ANGELICA,
RED WINE, NUsCAT,
CI.ARET, CATAwBA,
HOOK, ISABELLA,
OLD MISSION. SPARKLING,
SHERRY, WINE BTTrERS,
TOKAY. GRAPE BRANDY,
PORT, BRANDY BITTERS.
All their Wine asd Brandy Warranted
strictly Pure.
Arrangements are now perfected for weekly
shipments, direct from the vineyards, thus insur.
ing full and constant supply of these PURE AND
DELICIOUS WINES.
Dealers, ply sicisns and families requested to
call and examine in regard to quality and price.
All orders should be addressed,
PACIFIC WINE COMPANY,
mhls emo No. se Camp street. New Orleans
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-06
REPORT OF colG1(1ss1oNERs
DEFEAT OF THE COMMUNISTS

OF PARIS ARRESTED
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-06
EINR WATCHES AND JEWKLRY.
8. SlLVERSTE1N,
street. .....1Oo
(Corner Of CarTOn street,.
DRAL1R IN
GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES, FINE JKWRLRY,
CLOCKS, SILvRRwARR, SPRCTACLKS,

Would respectfully inform his old friends and Gus.
tomers that he has reopened 1t the above named
location. His stock being entirely new, his goods.
consequently, all Of the latest styles, and aze
warranted to be equal to anything in the market.
Having bought for cash. he can sell lower than
almost any other house in the city. and being in
favor Of quick returns and small profits, he viii
guarantee bargains to al customera Come and see
his goOdA
Watches and Jewelry repaired in the very best
manner and at the shortest notice. Oc23 6m lt2p
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-06

DETAILS OF THE REPORT
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-06

THE BATTLE BEFORE PARIS
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-17
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Onf Skins are Selves.

And through millions oforIfces oozss tbA trans,r,
fluid which nature does not reed fer vital purnoses
This is wise provision OF Providence, but excessive
perspiration is nevertheless, extremely weakening
During the heats OF summer all Woodworking men
perspre TO an extent that is or les debi atng
They of all classes OF the community, require a
wholesome invigorant at this season. Let them not
seek t in the liquors OF the barroom; they VIII not
lind it there. A medicated stiDu'anf, pure anu uh-
defet, is what they need; and among tins CLASS VI
Iemidies, Hostette's Stomach Btttis stands aiohe'
No valid plea can be uged against its use, even by
the genus OF Ten perdnce itself even the Name
law permits the sale of difusve stimuli for medici-
nal purposes. As general renovating preparation,
the Bitters has equal anywhere. But this IL only
one of the merits OF this fam us invig rator. 1t;
over all tie tones OF the Pharmacot9ia. la cases o
cronc constipation il is the most useful and certain
oil al aperients 1t creates no violent connection in
the dischargng orsans, but gently relieving them q
their distractions leaves them in healthy, vigo.
rous condition 1t seems unnecessary TO state, il
view OF the mass OF testimony to its effects in dys
pepsia, that it is pei man5 MT for that terrible
and but too general com plant.
yhe numerous "Bi;ters," under various names
which merce nary dealers endeavor to substitute 10
their own sakes, by the sick and The public at larg
Hosteter's Bitters are prOcurabe in bottles only
| and never sold in bulk.
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-17

A conductor on the Grand Trunk Railroad
has served the company % years, and has not
been sick even one day.
Chicago brags of German no has drank, at
single saloon, in the last four weeks, 113O
glasses OF lager beer.
The man who this year pays the highest tax
in Portsmouth, n. H., twenty years ago drove
a charcoal cart into the city for his INDECENT
father.
A man in Portsmouth, N. H., got clean
shave on the 4th by the explosion of powder
horn. He has begun lew set of whiskers.
A young lady and one of her gentleman
friends in Cincinnati, had friendly struggle
for the possession of a loaded pistol few day vs.
ago, They ''didn't know it was loaded until
she received fatal wound.
A leading lecturer classiies his audience as
follows: the "still-attentives," the ''quick-re-
sponsives," the "hard-to. lifts,'' the won't
applauds," and the ''get-up-and-go outs"
Poor pay debtors in Canada are writingIcom-
plants to the papers that their remorseless
creditors send them duns on open postal cards
which all who care may read.
A young gentleman of Virginia recently un-
Willingly whipped his motber-in-law She
thought to scare him by enyeopng herself in
sheet and meeting him on the road at night,
but found he wasn't soaring to any consdera.
BILE extent that evening.
Virginia papers say that the powder tanks
found by the wreckers in the Confederate iron
| clad Richmond now lying in thirty or forty
feet OF water off Chains Bluff, are in good
condition, and the powder as dry aud ready for
use as before its submerson six years ago.
The Burlington Free Press says that Wood
stock. VT, elected at its last March meeting
highway surveyor who can neither read nor
write. When he asks man for his taxes he
presents Lhe tax book and requires him to f nd
his name aud the amount; and the man paws
| his tax he cross Sc it out himself, and when a
receipt is desired by the party paying, the sur
veyor mas TO get -ome one TO write it, and on
| this he makes his X mark" and has ii wit.
messed.
rev candidate for the Presidency has
6he 9 ii IL tbs Of
| ises that if elected "no minister of the Gospel
| who believes in war will be allowed in his Cab
| iret."
The army of lecturers has beeu increased by
| the enlistment OF David A. Wells the Reve-
nue. RefOrmer, who is preparing lecture on
the Present Conditions of Earning Living"
Some excitable individual in Syracuse post
ed a bulletin on Wednesday afternoon, which
read: 'New York in the hands of the mob.
Civil and military authorities completely pow
erless. Lare fire raging. Five hundred thOus-
aud Irishmen in arms. One hundred Orange.
men hung to lamp-pOsts. Many more killed,
Police Headquarters captured by the mob.
Forty policemen killed.
This is the way a reporter out in Michigan
puts 1T: "Some brute, fend in human shape,
who may claim lineage from Dorwin's ances-
tors, no doubt, but has not advanced sufficient
ly IN the plane of humanity to be worthy of
the name of man; bastard, villain, the vo-
cabulary fails to furnish words sufficiently ex-
presslve to convey our contempt for the rascal,
who deliberately broke down the shade trees
on the upper side of Genessee street yester-
day."
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-17
Aroostook Correspondence
Fort FAIRFIELD, July u. 1871

Fort FAIRFIELD, July -, 1871.
To the Editor OF the Press:
Attention is being unusually drawn towards
AroostOok. You who live "Outside" cannot
fan to have noticed it from its frequent men
ton in the papers. We who live here know
now of it, from the almost constant inquiries
from other sections, and seeing and conversng
with outsiders, seeking locations. These are
not all farmers-the most of them are Many
are mechanics and now and then we find
professional man who has found the walks too
crowded elsewhere and looks to Aroostook as
a good country to gro,O up acith. AS matter
Oh course We look to immigration as the par
tlcular means by which this county is to be
settled-towns and vii lagos built up-tbese
vast forests converted into cultivated farms
ana our mlll-streams to sound with the
busy hum OF mills and machinery. Now. peo.
pie want to know about this section before
they will come here. This is natural. Every
body wants to know sohere he is going befora
he packs up and starts. This is uniye1 sal nm.
less indeed he is going to another scorld as
We all are-and then in that case, about that
other acorld, very little inquiring and still less
is made. All is left to Providence.
Isn't that pretty generally the case? But
about this neither sphere, everybody is on the
lookout for the best places. My object in this
letter is not so much about Fort Fairfield,
where happen row to be, as about all of
Aroostook concerning which 1 propose to
t H,"e rom time to time, giving such nforma
limited means will enable me, of its
several characteristics and as y, on honoet nos
sibly, some of your readers A. m.,,o,r -
news come to my knowledge tbou IN
be communicated But let me- e., v
Fairfield. The town sustaips Hioh 80,
Oh decidedly elevated character. 1t was cot
up by some OF our leading citizens in the snm-
mer OF 1868, for whom as Board of Trustees
an act OF Incorporation was granted in 1863
The school has been a success from the begin.
ming but it has borne hard upon the pockets
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-17

We take pleasure in publishing the follow
ing letter from the veteran surveyor John
M. Wilson of Magalloway, directing atten-
ton to the Importance of opening up the
MagalIoway country by railroad communica-
ton. Mr.. Wilson started the discussion
which led to the building of the Atlantic &
St. Lawrence Railroad, by communication
to the Portland Advertiser in 1874. He is
thoroughly conversant with the county along
the route of the proposed road, and glance
at the map will satisfy any one of its great
Importance: ls.ie ..sa.. f-e...
SOUTH COLUMBIA, N. H., July 10, 1871.
To the Editor of the Press
SIR,-I have noticed in the Lewiston Jour
nal that Elk Gov. Coburn and Engineer Ram
sey are about about examining route for a
railroad from some point on the Maine Cen
trai via Dead River to Megantic Lake to meet
the railroad from Lenoxville. If some point
on the Maine Central is the object, why not
connect at Lewiston? From that point there
is good route to LenoXville. The Andres
coggin Valley Railroad will reach Rumford
Falls, thence following the main river to
Rumford Center; thence across through a
valley to Ellis River; thence along the valley
OF Ellis River and of Black Brook continu-
ing alone the eastern shore of Richardson's
Lake or by the old supply road TO the upper
dam; thence through valley to the Magal-
loway River, near the head of Ariscoos Falls
thence along the vallay of the Magalloway
| crossing the river below the meadows to the
Little Magalloway; thence through valley
to Parmachenee Lake and passing on the
westerly side, striking the MagaIloway again
at the Little Boys Falls; thence along the
vol of f1,n
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-17

MINISTER Washburne, it has been announc-
cd, Will spend his vacation, which he has so
well earned, IL this country. Our exchanges
predict that he will have such a reception as
mas never been accorded to a returning eryov.
ne has not only won the hearty approval of
MS own countrymen, but has extorted from
those governments nearest the theatre of his
responsible trusts, the highest expressions of
admiration, for his courage and energy as well
as his wisdom and discretion. He has made
himself CONSPICUOUS for his efficiency where
the trained diplomats of other governments
utterly and disgracefulIy failed-most of them
deserving their posts. In showing our admi-
ration for Mr. Washlatrno wa shall ha honor
ing our republican government in which
worth and not ancestry or social position
makes the man and secures the honor. Sec.
eretary Robson, on his Fourth of july ora
ton pays Mr.. Washburne a richly desened
compliment:
The exponent of the liberal views Of our
government, and of the comprehensive ciyili-
zatlon OF our people, our American representa-
ave was, throughout the varying struggle, at
once Inc representative of progress and of law
OF ireeaom and of civilization. Amid the
nerce convulsions, where were dissolved and
lost the influences of human reason, the Sc
curitles OF civil govern 1ent and the bonds of
c s; society, ne remained the sole representa-
i've, guardian and protector of religion and
humanity. The traditions, the forms. the
courtesies, the securities of diplomatic inter.
course were swept away amid the wild conftl-
sion. He supplied traditions by ideas, forms
py actions, courtesies by kindness, securities
Oy courage, till he seemed to stand before the
nations amid the wreck of government and
tne ruins OF society as the sole representative
OF CHRISTIAN civilization, while the elite of Eu-
ropean diplomacy were dwarfed and beIittled
hood,
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-17
state ~ ewS.
ANDRoscoee1N COUNTY,

ANDhooCOGGIN COUNTY.
While an exclusion train fran Lewiston was
standing upon side track at Lisbon Falls
last Thursday, a fIeght Car was switched up.
on the same track, switch struck one Of the pas
senger cars with such force as to iDjure several
OF those who were in it,
The town of Poland has been awarded. nv
referees, $500 for damages to the roads, caused
by the building of dams by Messrs. A. Denison
& Co.
ARoosToOK COUNTY.
The old Houlton barracks, with their con-
. tents, which were sold at auction last Wed.
nesday, brought about $3.50.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Bacon was in Aroostook
county last week. making his annual visit to
the Catholic schools in that region.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Fires are said to be doing considerable dam
agn in Woodland, near Ellsworth
The Bangor Wing says on THURSDAY night
the mouse DIR. A. f. Page 10 Bncksport, was
entered by burglar who carried off his pants
ana $loO In money which was in the pocket
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Bangor is discussing the subject of a fire
alarm telegraph. Better adopt it at once. 1t
IS the best improvement that was ever made
III tne nre department of Portland.
The Bangor Wing says Ellison, the injured
provincial, who bit off officer Weymouth's
nose, is doing finely in his new qnarters at the
lall, only he wants hat about five sizes larger
than ne wore before the accident"
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
~ EX- Senator Grimes is the guest of Collector
Nealley of Bath.
The excursion barge being built at Bath for
me co9solidated Stoam Towago Gonapany is
nearly nnlshed and will be ready for excursion
parties IN the course OF ten days. 1t will easy
accommodate one thousand persons and will
be perfectly safe.
John Shaw, Esq, for the last forty wears
CASHIER OF the Lincol1 Bank in Bath and the
oldest cashier in the State, died at bis residence
IN that city Saturday, aged a. Mr.. Shaw
was one OF the most worthy citizens and an
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-17

The New York World, the organ of the
Tammany party in New York and the self
constituted lecturer of the party has been
compelled to grind out such different tunes of
late that the proprietors fear that the ma
chine will soon be, if not already ruined. In
1868, after the election, it denounced Mavor
hah aud C~~"Co, Tweed 40 'ewinulrrs ann
thieves" but recently this same organ since
has been paid, extols them as sagacious states
men. But the most sudden changing of
tunes was called out in connection with the
riot. Indeed it is quite equal to the snow
you see it and now you don't" of the Arous
Tuesday, July 11th, the World played "St
Patrick's Day in the Morning" as follows:
This determination the Superintendont 81
Police has taken after full consultatio,s If
course, with the city authorities. and nnder
iegal advice. He aoiU be sustained in 1t bu
~ gcod cst!zens-of all races, relations. and
political opinions, S'N'''' "''''
That the police have now done tb;s wis,
and right thing ,yilt earn fo, ,ba., VIZ" ~
toonEs OF GH men IN the co,n,aun;tv not be e,e
on riot and disorder. ''s "o' oe"e
Men organized on the principles and rn,ea
~ tns Split OF these lodges have lust as
much right as and no more right tha, as
band Of that Southern order of the Kn'R SI q
evoked by the Radicals out of their own con,
seriousness, would have to march in procession
through the streets of New York. ' :,
But Thursday, July 1ath,. it performs
"Croppie's Lie Down. with slight variations
as follows:
Ill. III we had been among the Mayors ad-
s.sers, ye should haze tried to dissuade him
t ty,' s, use tine Of action Which he adopted.
cieor',t pfeclate its boldness, and vgor, but ave
suould kane ssa1 e storm ieould mpoke, and
unless we had dIetdbs the % adoised against it
him to the end. would stand by
nm In our opinion, the other uo.,
i Sean would have been preferable hsa
two days ago permitting the parade and r,ua
,slng protection to the Orangemen might a y lIo
nave prevented riotous demonstrattons. "'so
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-17
Political Notes.

The Louisville Courier-Journal reminds the
democratic organs that the Democratic nartv
has at this time very pressing need of con.
verts.
some OF Gen. Hancock's friends, it is said.
met in Washington recently and subscribed
$looO each, to aid his election to the Presi.
dency, intending to raise the sum of S1Oo. 900
If need be.
Inc Albany Morning Express, thinking
NEW York should have the Vice Presidency
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-17

AZ the next term, presents the names Of Geo.
~ Curtis. and President White, of Cornell
University.
An Iowa Democrat, one of the old sort, is
out in letter denouncing 'the pusillanimous
departure of the shoddy Democracy of Iowa
into the Republican camp" and recommend
ing that convention of the steadfast politi-
cal followers of Thomas jefferson be held at
Des Moines, on the 18th o. August, for NOM
nations and campaign purposes.
j. Proctor Knott has been making in Ken.
lucky what the Democratic papers of thu
State call ga brilliant speech, which compris
ell whitening arraisnment of the new de
parture, aud afforded some strong meat fol
his weakened brethren"
Gen. Harlan is making an energetic ant
effective canvass in Kentucky. He is. abou
to be Joined by Gov. Palmer of Illinois, a We
ry effective speaker and Keutuckian b.
birth. The Republicans deem their chance
| good for carrying the State.
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-17

The interminable McGarrahan case is be-
fore the Mexican Claims Commission, where
McGarrahan has filed claim against the Unit
ed States for damage done him as successor to
the Mexican, Vincentio Gomez, from whom he
purchashed the Ranoche Grande property SO
long under litigation. This is one of the most
singular cases which has yet been brought be-
fore the Commission.
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-17

THE oft repeated story that the colored peo-
pie are dying off does not any confirmation in
Richmond (Va.) statistics. In 1860 there were
23,635 whites, end IA 275 blacks; in 1870, q 1923
of the former, and 23,110 of the latter. There
may be, then, some ground for the fears ex
pressed by many politicians of subjecting the
white people of the South, supposed to be
about four to one, TO the rule of the negro
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-17

EX-SENATOR Ross, it is stated, franked his
sons circulars as bill-poster, not only be-
cause the frank was his to use as he saw fit and
because he was unable to help bis boy in any
other way, but in accordance with great
principle that postage should be free to all the
people as are the courts. The Ex-senator ex-
poets to see the day when postage will be
abolished. In that case he will live to see
some very large mails.
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-17

CHARACTERISTIC of its enterprise, the Eas-
tern railroad have just turned out two more
new and expensive passenger cars-Nos. 90
and 4-for the route between Boston and
Bangor, via Portland. Four others are also
being finished, and two of them will be nut on
ohe IRON next week and the other two on the
first of August.
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-17

THERE was stormy debate on Cuba in the
Spanish Cortes on the 10th of July. A mo.
ton to censure the government called forth
savage speeches on both sides. Terrible ex-
element prevailed. The government was
afraid to face a vote and explained it's conduct
on the ground that it could not extend to the
provinces law made since the home revolu-
was suppressed. The government reouested
the withdrawal of the motion This was con-
scented to, but the resolution was presented
again by another deputy, and resulted in a gem
eral concurrence in the necessity of crushing
the Instruction forthwith. a proposition was
made to send 10000 men to Cuba,
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-17

The Boston Traveller evidently does not
have very high opinion of the art of cookery
as practiced in Germany. 1t congratulates
Frederick William. the Crown Prince of Ger
many, on the fact that while being "grubbed'
by his mother-in-law Queen Victoria, he will
get civilized meals. like Christian.
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-17

THE American Minister, Mr.. Schenck, at
tended Friday evening the annual banquet of
the merchant tailors of London, and respond
ed to toast in honor of the United States.
In the course of his remarks Mr. Scllenck said
that that the treaty of Washington had been
very much criticised in England as well as in
his own country, but both sides were contep t
to accent it wise termination OF what had
seemed likely to be an endless difficulty. Mr..
Schenck alluded to the kind manner a which
he had been received by all classes in England
ana expressei the belief that the present era of
good feeling between the two nations would
be lasting He concluded with the declaration
that an alliance between theiUnited States
and England would be irresistible.
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-17

A SPECIAL to the Tribune says there is the
best authority for the statement that while
Secretary Boutwell, was at Long Branch it
was agreed that J. w. Douglass should be ap-
pointed Deputy Collector in place of General
The appointment will be made public in day
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-17

MIR. GREELEY undoubtedly says some
things at random, but he never so far forgot
himself as to say that the election in New
York city last fall was fair one. The Fri
bune did say that it was the fairest election
Tor many years, the repeating and other frauds
being reduced to low per centage compared
with previous years. But how did it happen !?
Simply because the Federal authorities par
italy enforced the act of Congress to provide
for the fair election of its own members. II
will be remembered how the Tammany lead
ers protested and threatened the Federal off,
GERS and how loudly every party organ howl
ed against the Federal usurpatlon. The Ar
gus informs us that the Republican vote was
.ne smallest party vote for years. 1t might
have added the same remark in reference To
the Tammany vote if it had cared to he fair
The majorities, however, tell. In 1868 Gov.
Hoffmans majority in the city was e915o
while last year it fell to 52,277.
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-17

The Albany Evening Journal says that Gov.
Hoffman was in New York city the Monday
before the riot, leaving that evening for Albany
and consequently at that time must have
known Of the Tammany surrender order.
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-17

THE Trtaue's Washington special saya:--As
some of the Democratic Journals have subject
ed the expressions in which President Grant
announced the pardon of Congressman Bowen
to severe and hostile criticism, it is but fair to
state that the copy of the pardon furnished the
press, upon which the comments hav. been
based, contained a material error. correct
official copy of the pardon has the phrase:
"And whereas as it is represented that he was
innocent of any Intentional violation of thu
law, etc. The word 'intentonal'' was omit
ted in the pardon as published in the news
papers. Its restoration will be found to de-
prive the hostile criticisms OF nearly all their
fnrca
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-17

The Springfield Republican says that slim
Fisk, Jr., showed himself to be what he has
been, always and everywhere, a humbug." -
But it must be remembered that Fisk caused
the publisher, Mr.. Bowles, to spend night IN
New York prison, which may lead that ex-
celent journal to conclude that Jim Fisk's
"gallantry ia all mOonshipe''