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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-10
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL Of THE UHiTeosTATss
.9ef,cIAl JOURNAL Of NEW ORLEANS
I'll. Coal Tariff Repeal Bill.

We COPY the suhioined dispatch to the
!, Chicago Tribune:
wAsH1NGroN, March 6.-The history Of
the night before adjournment is as follows:
At three o'clock i'll the morning, MIR. Pome.
rrv moved, it as an amendment to the civil
annroDriation bill. Mr.. Foreman moved to
law II on the table. The motion was mega
lived by the following vote:
Yeas: Bayarl, Foreman, Chandler. Cole,
Hamilton. Hamlin. Johnston. Lewis. Nc
Donald, Osborn, Scott. Sherman. Sprague.
Vickers. Willams-l5.
Nays: Ames, Anthony. Blair. Bucking-
ham. Casserly. Conkling. Corhett. Davis,
Edmunds, Fcpton, Flanagan. Fowler. Cid
bert, Harlan. Harris. Haliowell. Kellogg.
cCreery, Miller. Nye. Patterson, Pomeroy,
Pratt, Robertson, Ross. Sawyer. Schurz,
Spencer. Stearns, Thurman. Upton, Trunl-
bull. Warner. Wil>on-34.
Mr.. Cole then raised Il point of order
that 1t was II revenue measure. which. I'M
der the recent rulings of the House OF Keep
.rescntatives, must originate with that BODY.
Being put on as an amendment to IN APP
preparation bill, it became, Ill the contem-
platiOn of the law. new measure: MIR;
Trumbull then gave notice that he should
call up the House coal bill rs soon rs the
auurvpriati.rl bill was passed. Inc amend
MINT was then withdrawn. The approprla,
tim bill passed, AMI sIr. Trumbull moved
stol take up the coal bill. Another yea and
nay vote was taken. and MI. IruEbali 5
motion prevailed by large majority.
The Maryland and West Virginia Sen
.ators, and Mr. Scott, ..Of Pennsylvania. cont
menced tilibustering and talking against
time, and finally yielded 10 Mr.. Warner, of
Alabama, who took an opportunity to make
a two hours speech on general politics and
his own record rs n Senator. 1t WAS then
after ) A. NJ. and the Senate took :: recess
to half-past ten. On rc-asse1ubling the bill
came up again, and it became evident that
ats opponents were determined to talk away
the few remaining hours OF the session. so
it's friends reluctantly consented to let 1t
drop. 1t is probable that the new house
will take the first opportunity to pass 1t
and send it again to the Senate. If it
.reaches the latter body again it will surely
.naSS.
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thing, and to comply with the requirements
of such provision of this act; and the ac-
tons and proceeding OF said commissioner
in the promises shall have the same validity
aud force aS If they had been done and per
formed by said officer.
Sr. :; Re if further enacted. etc. That
no uersOn shall enjcin the collection OF said
taxes, o. any part thereof, OF the payment
of said funds. or any part thereof, unless
he shall present to the judge. to whom he
shall apply tor such Injunction, together
with the petition. duly verified arcort:l'iS 10
law, III. obligation i'll favor OF tie Louisiana
Levrc Company, liz double the amount or
the sum OF the tax. or of the payment OF
said fund which lie seeks 20 cnloin. with
TIE surety OF two good and solvent persons.
WHO shall be trcehol'!ers, and vino shall re-
side within the jurisdiction OF The conEt;
that On th,' trial of said injunction. tue
surctirs on the bond sh.ll b" considered as
parties plaintiff; and iii case the injunction
be-. dismissed. the court shall. Ii the same
judgment. condemn the plaintiff aud sure
ties, jointly and scveral!y. 10 pay TO SAIL
company twice the amount OF TIE tax or
funds rujone'i as damages; and. the sure
ties IN such c"srs shall not he allowed TO
avail Themselves of the plea of discussion.
sc. !. BE !; further enacted, etc, I.ic
Louisiana Lrvcc Company is hereby author
lied 70 consolidate with any Other company.
organized Tor similar prriu'ScS. in he states
of Mississippi, Tennessee. Arkansas Or Mis-
Soyri, 50 as 20 Secure, 80 far as may he. Il
,.n;ti.-!l system III .cvt.r. ihrou, huut thr
entire section "i country liaols {" overflow
by The Mississippi; ana is tributaries. and 20
place t!e same under one control.
SI:c. >. Re it further enacted, c;c.. i.iat
thi, act shall take effect from and a:.rr
The date OF the accrptance thereof. anu tAe
fling of >uch aCcriltah,c IL the Office III th''
Secretary OF State hv the Louisiana l-cNc'.
Company: provided. that SAID acceptance
shall br made and filed within ninety days
from and after the pa...lgc OF tl:' act.
Ne s. b il further enacted. etc. That
ali ac;> and parts OF .4cts incon>:>t''n. w.th
this act ar hcr..av repealed
i>IrnrtN GEO ". CARTER
speaker OF the House of Representative
t>iguri OSCAR :. Ut mn.
!;ru.rn,nt Governor aud Prc-idcn. Of SIC
Senate.
approved February n. 1871.
l>:gntdj ii. {. " ARMcIH.
Governor of the State vi Louisiana
\ true copE:
i;EO. r.. BovuT.
Secretary of state.
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The mississippi SenniOrship.

A dispatch from Washington to the Chi
scago Tribune says:
A dispatch received in this city to day
says that Senator elect Alcorn. of Missis-
eippi has definitely determined not to take
his seat, preterring tOI retain his governor
chip, and give his energy to the work of
reorganizing and establishing the govern
.ment and institutions Of the State. His
term Of Office is four years, and he has Yet
ito serve a large part OF it. The election OF
United States Senator will take place on the
fourteenth instant. and. rs there are in
both branches Of the Legislature only about
thirty Democrats. no doubt Republican
will be chosen. Samuel Mckee, one OF the
Representatives from that State. is candi-
date for Senator, and leaves Washington
this evening for home to look after his
chances. Ex-senator Reyels will be a can
didate for reelection, and third candidate
is General West, President OF the Missi>-
.sippi Central railroad. The friends OF each
are quite confident of success.
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North Carolina.

A Washington special to the Chicago
Tribune says:
Governor Holden. of North Carolina. was
at the White House to-day, and had an in
teryiew with the President relative to the
condition of affairs in his State. Holden is
of the opinion that unless the government
intcrpOses with its strong military arm in
North Carolina. matters will continue to
grow worse, until, il the general reign of
anarchy, there will be no safety either for
life or property. He states that as bad as
the forthcoming report of the Southern in
-yestigating committee will show affairs 10
be in the South. and especially in his State.
no amount Of human testimony can begin
to convey to the people of the law-abiding
communities in the Northern States the real
condition of things iii that unhappy section
of the country
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GENERAL NATURE-No. Al

AN ACT III relation to certain .ercItol'A
pcnitentiaries.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House =.
Representatives of the United States ..
America i'll Congress assembled, That tn0
penitentiary which has been. or may nelo,
after be. erected by the United states
any organized Territory thereof. shall. wnen
the same is ready for the reception OF cou a,
victs. be placed under the care and con' ~.
OF the Marshal of the United States Iol
the Territory or District in which such penr
tertiary may I've situated
SEC. J. And be it further enacted, lin
1t Is hereby made the duty of the Attorns!
General of the United States I" preseri,N
all neeiful rules and regulations for tns
government of such penitcntiary. and .ns
marshal having charge thereof shall ca. aus
them to be duly and faithfully execu:e..
and Obeyed. The reasOnabl compenSa,ivu
of such marshal and his deputies. for !nen
services under this act and said reguiat'onssi
shall he fixed by the Attorney Generai, aa
1t and the expense incident to the sucss
tence and employment of offenders asa,n.s
the laws OF the United States. who na.o
been or may hereafter he sentenced 10 ,, IN ~
prisonment i'll such penitentiary, sha e,,.S
charseable on and payable out OF the 1GnS
for detraying the expenses OF suits IN WIN. IS
the United States are concerned. auG 81
prosecutions for Offenscs committed asalns.
the United States: Provided, That this at'
shall not be construed to increase the maxi
mum compensation now allowed by law =
those officers. ~, !.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, lhs'
any person convicted by court OF con
petent Jurisdiction in a Territory for w
fatiOn Of the laws thereof. and sentenced
imprisonment. may, at the costeof sue
Territory, on such terms and conditions
Ss ess1e ~ such S. 5si and
ployed in such penitentiary during q
term Of his or her imprisonment. In
Same manner as if he Or she had been CO
victed Of IN olfcnse against the laws Of
United Statea.
Apleevel, jAanasy 4, 1874,
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said section having been enrolled Lv :
take. '.@
Approved December g. 1870.

|REsOLUTION OF GENERAL NATCIE-No 9
A RESOLUTION to authorize the res.o...
ton Of benjamin S. Richards to the active
list of the navy.
Resolved by the Senate and lIouae Of
Representatives OF the United States :.
America i'll Congress assembled, That ~.
President of tho United States be and ha -
AUTHORIZED, by and with the adrise (ady;csS
and consent of the Senate. to appoint H.
sign Benjamin S. Richards "a ,uaster on the
active ,ist OF the navy, to date from tIS
twenty-aixth day Of March. eighties. nun
drc,l and s;xt:-ninc, with the pay of that
grade from that date.
Approved, JANUARY 10, 1871.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-10

Mr.. Bartlett. Washington correspondent
sof the Springfield Republican,, makes this
, statement respecting the illness of Senator
Sumner ''His relations with the admins
tration are at the bottom of his illness. The
: care and vexation OF his position. to say
vnothing of his laboriOus work, if he were ON
the best terms with the President, are
enough to break down a dozen ordinary
men: He has been greatly troubled by the
Sant6 Domingo business, and especially by
the apparent willingness of old anti-slavery
associates to advocate SantO Domingo an
nexation simply to please the administra-
ton. Possibly lie perceives that the Pres
ident is going 20 carry the scheme through
at last; however that may be, it is true that
the SantO Domingo controversy is the imme-
date cause of his Illness"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-10

Some of the Jenkinses report that Lily.
or Lille, is to be the fashionable name for
young ladies in New York during the COM
ing summer. In one sense the name is ap-
prOpriate to them, since ''they toll not,
neither do they spin,' and it is absolutely
certain that Solomon in all his glory"
them. Lily has also another fitness, which
L. that IL rhymes t0lerably well with silly,
n adhesive that applies aptly to any girl
,idietie enough to change her given name for
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-10
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed Mt the Third Session Of the Forty.
First Congress.

GEO. +. BOvEE.
Secretary of State.

PCDLIC-NO. l.
AN ACT to enlarge the jurisdiction Of the
probate courts i'll Idaho Territory
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
probate courts of the Territory of Idaho. in
their respective counties. in addition to their
probate jurisdiction, be. and they are hcrs-
by. authorized to hear and determine all
civil causes wherein the damage or debt
claimed does not exceed the sum of five
hundred dollars. exclusive of interest. and
such criminal cases arising under the laws
Of the Territory as do not require the inter
ventlon OF grand jury: Provided. That
they shall not have jurisdiction i'll any mat
ter III controversy, when the title. boundary
or right to the peaceable possession OF land
NAY be in dispute. or in chancery or divorce
cases: And provided further. That in all
cases an appeal may be taken from any
order. Judgment or decree OF said probate
courts to the district court.
SIC = And he it further enacted. That
all acts and parts Of acts inconsistent with
this act are hereby repealed: provided, this
act shall not affect any suit pending in the
district courts of said Territory at the time
J. G.. BLAINE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
SCHUYLER COLFAX,
Vice-President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
Approved December 10. 1870.
L. 5. GRANT.
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Timothy Titcomb" has written the 70

lImOrNy IItCUINU HAS WHICH I'll" iOI-
lowing to a friend in Nicksburg:
wonder-I wonder if anybody in Eicks-
burg remembers me 1t was long ago
though it seems but day-that had
charge Of the public schools there. Where
are the dear boys! All. what changes
these twenty odd years have wrought !.
How many have gone down in battle. and
how few of all those hundreds OF Young
lives are fresh aud strong to-day! If any
OF your acquaintance recall me. please tell
them how pleasantly remember the old
town and the great river and che hospitable
hearts. And tell them. too, OF hearty
man who's a bit past the middle age. with
grOwn-up children and many cares. whose
head is still as black as a crows wing. and
who hopes he has twenty years of work in
him yet.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-10

A special to the st. Louis Republican
. reads as follows:
MEMPHIS, March 6.-The AppeaFs Little
Rock special tonight says: After the agi-
tation of the past two months there is
calm which sits upon both branches of the
Legislature. Lieutenant Governor john
son occupied the chair this morning in the
Senate for the first time since he WAS made
aware of the intention of the Clayton party
to impeach him. There are many CON
lectures as to who will be elected to the
United States Senate. There are but few
names mentioned, and the Clayton party in
both houses are very re:icent. which CON
I, firms the belief tina: they will make an
effort to impeach johnson and re--lect
Clayton. 1t is presumed that their plans
will be made known in few days
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IGENERAL NArIEE-NO. 81

CENTRAL NATUEE-NO. 8.
AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An oct
to reduce internal taxes. and for Other
purposes" approved July fourteen eight
cen hundred and seventy. &
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That 80
much of section twenty-one Of the act 70
reduce internal taxes. and for other pm
poses. approved July fourteen. eighties
hundred aud seventy. as relates to sns1r,
be amended SO [that] it will read
On all sugar not above number seven
Dutch standard in color, one and threequar
ter cents per pound.
On all sugar above number seven, and
not above number ten, Dutch standard y
color, two cents per pound.
On all sugar above number ten, and net
above number thirteen. Dutch standard n
color, two and One-quarter cents per pound
On all sugar above number thirteen. and
not above number sixteen. Dutch standard
in color, two aud three-9,larter cents per
pound. :,
On all sugar above number sixteen, and
not above number twenty, Dutch STANDARD
in color, three and one-quarter cents per
pound.
On all sugars above number twenty:
Dutch standard in color, and on all rennes
loaf, lump, crushed. powdered and grant
lated sugar. four cents per pound: Provides
That the Secretary of the Treasury shan.
by regulation, prescribe and require tnA
samples from packages of sugar shall %
taken by the proper officers. in such manner
as to ascertain the true quality of such sa-
gar: and the weights of.susar imported n
casks or boxes shall be marked distinc!y
by the customhouse weighcr, by scoring
the figures indcliblv on each package: Ana
provided further. That all syrup of susaf'
syrup Of sugar cane juice, melada. eoncen-
trated lnclada. or concentrated moasses.;;
entered under the name OF molasses. shau
be forfeited to the United States.
ApprOyed December 30 1870
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We publish the following special to the
ST I,ONis RcnuhIir0D

We publish the following special to the
st. Louis Republican
New YORK, March 6.-I: is now aseer-
stained that General Schenck will not 90 to
England at all. and if he goes. vii! only
remain for a short time. to return and enter
upon his duties as chief attorney OF the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company, worth
twenty-five thousand dollars per annum,
which has been offered him by Jay Cooke,
the president OF the road. The offer was
made to him Immediately after his nomi-
nation by the President; but at the urgent
of General Grant he accepted
the English mission, with the understand.
ing on the part Of Jay Cooke that the posi-
ton OF chief attorney for the Northern Pa
.cific railroad would be kept open for him
The high commission business has kept
Schenck in Washington. Their labors will
mot be concluded till midsummer, by which
time MI. Cooke will require General Schenck
to enter at once upon his duties in connec-
fioa with the road
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-10

RESOLUTION OF GENERAL NATURE-No, 4
JOINT RESOLUTION to correct an error
in the enrolment OF the law in relation to
pay OF grand and petit jurors.
BE it resolved by the Senate and House of
representatives Of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That the
third section Of the act approved July fif-
teen, eighteen hundred and seventy, ..te
provide tor the compensation OF grand and
Of the united States, and for other purposes"
y, and tn sane i hereby repealea; tho
The Opelousas courier., 1871-03-18

PENALTY FOR OPENING LETTERS AD-
DRESSED TO MISUNDERSTANDING people
seeing letters advertised are in the habit
Of thinking there must be Il mistake III
the address, aud call for, end open let
ters belonging to other parties. There
arc also letters that occasionally, thr"uSh h
haste or mistake, get into wr"hS hoNHs
and are opened by parties t" whom they
do not belong. 1t wonld he as well to
let our readers know that the penalty for
aay person opening Il letter not addressed
to himself varies from a fine not exceed
ing $500 to Imprisonment for ten years.
The Opelousas courier., 1871-03-18
E'SsES u ALE.

An4A AEPEETS "f Land, situated miles
3aFsP West Of bEclns,>as. Alho,
TWO HUNDRED AKIENrS adjoining the
above tract. These lau'i- are well adapted tor
the culture Of cotton and cant Also,
ELEVEN TOWN LOTS. situated. III the town
ct st. Charlr> V;r,lli C"tcuu).
For IL" rr:IIti,'.-, which Wil! b" favorable to
the purchaser, apply t" Mr>-r-. j. \. \. rrrro-
din. Upclnu-ns i.Aug6-47tf
The Opelousas courier., 1871-03-18
Whe Future of the South,

The rapid increase Of the West IN.
prru,atiou and wealth is one nt tI.A
great malvels Of history. The Mi<SiS-
>ippi Valley, which half century ago
WAS Il wilderness, is now the home of
next fifty years will have ii hundred
millions. State after State" has started
up, and this section will become One Of
the worlds great granalieS The rapid
growth has been owing to free labor, an
extended railroad system, and very.
titlclcnt organization of State bureaus Of
Immigration.
we sec in these results what is in
store for he South. Size las millions of
acres of til" best land the >ln tvcl sIlour
up"n.- Her water power is almost limit !
|, -. iln,ncnSc tracts ulr undrl laid With
coal easy to be la,l Iron ore waits iot.
the smelling. TImbc, ui' nc best iuaii~
ty ahounds. 1t onl needs to I:,vc tilcot'
broad acres settled. these Waterfalls tp
set the wheels in motion, these coal and
iron beds to hc opened. these forests t,
be tcllrd and SAW ed, to make til" South
the home OF millions and tlt. richest sec
tion of the United Strtc>.
To secure this tn" Snull should have
varied Industries. Her rniIl"aGS r",vl
this to he fully sustained. I'N dcY"iinG
carital tn n::.ing aHl n:;;t!':t;:rtnlil:> :.
towns will Stait i;p. vi.''.I'S i'n' t'i',
railways and dot the rivcl>, So" '"l> ah't
colleges will thus ht multipii, t. at::''
every means of thapl'inc>> inr! ca >td :
Thus III" South has before it 4 'l" ion :
future. At the close OF this year III"
The Opelousas courier., 1871-03-18
THE OPELOUSAS COURIER.
rUBLIsHEp ON SATURDAY
LEON II: II A y ID d H..
1 nN DI Tfu y :
PUBLISHED ON <

Subscr'pti"" Dollars per year, payable
,urariubly i'll advance.
.4dre,tist"g-Fl1ty Cents per sql;.r" fer the
frat insertion and Twenty-Five C,..is for each
subsequent insertion. Eight lines less con
stitutc square
All advertisements sent in f~r publication
will he inserted i'll English and French tlnIcss
otherwise o1,lered) until the runll>nrr shah
iutlpc it convenient to discontinue
Candidates to public iil>"IS will pay Fifteen
Dollars each in advance, if they wish to be IN
aounced.
Obituary Notices, Cards of Thanks, &c., to
he paid ior :,s advertisements.
Personal cards " hen tlu SSihlc. to hc rlHrG
ed at the rate Of 20 Cents per lime. IL sLvuurc.
The Opelousas courier., 1871-03-18

We learn that Can't, E. B. Trinidad is
al,out startiup a. new iron foundry in
New Iberia, Ii will be mn improvement
Of great Importance to that town. re
will have it in operation in few weeks;
He also intends to start other mechanical
improvements IN that place,
The Opelousas courier., 1871-03-18

The following appears as a leading ed
itolial in the Cleveland UerGM: Nv"
wish to give a very simple remedy tor
fever and ayuc, and wish to emphasize
if bv saving that it has, to our knpwl-
edge, proved very cilicacl"'s. Ii - SIM
p]J common salt. 4 ttaspoonfnl taken
in water, and a tcaspoonfui deposited in
side cac}, stockin. next the foot just as
the chill is coming on that's all There
i Of il. But. knowing that it has been
very efticacious in 'brcakius' chill and
perfccting cure, we put 1t III oar eu'-
torial columns, where no humbag rc,pct'y
shall ever find a place. if we know it.
The Opelousas courier., 1871-03-18
CONRAD DEBAILLON,

Attora.s,y iasld a'ousnscllOr saa La W,
WILL practice his profession in the Parishes
- " o! st, Landry, Lafayette, Calcaseu and
N,lnii!lun.
OFFICE: with Frrrtul Pcrrodin, Auctions
err, Dirl,nsaS. Aug. II If.
The Opelousas courier., 1871-03-18

50" There is this difference between
and wisdom; he that thinks
himself the happieSt man, really is SO :;
but he that thinks himself the wlsest' Is
generally just the reverse.
The Opelousas courier., 1871-03-18

FATAL MopE>rl.-A very modest
Young lady, who was passenger on
board packet ship, it is said, sprung
out of her berth and jumped ovtrb"alh,
on hearing the captain, during storm,
order the mate to haul down the sheets.
The Opelousas courier., 1871-03-18

THE Local PRESS. - Many a good
thing has been s;l id in behalf Of the 10
cal press, but nothing SO palpablN trtlr
and correct as the following from the
New York TribnNt. which we commend
to every reader of or paper:
Nothing is more c"lnmon than t" hear
people talk of what they pay for ahver-
tisinm, ETC., as a" muc,, given tn charity.
Newspapers, uy cnh * the vainr":
the propciiy in the nci1hborhnoh. ;!:id
giving the localities in which they nr''
published reputation abroad, brncti;
all such particularly if they arc mrr-
cliuntS or real estate oNllrrs, thllcr tle
amount weekly of the mcasre sum they
pay for their support. Besides, every
public spirited citizen has a. landahlr
pride in having Il paper of winch he Is
not ashamed. even though he slloilIh
pick it up in New York or Washington.
\ good looking, thriving sheet helps
property, gives Il character +" locality,
and is, in. many respects. a Puhil' con
venicncr. If tlon any cause the matter
in the local or editorial columns should
not be up to Your standard, d." not cas-;
it aside and pronounce it good tor moth
ing, until satisfied there l,",, been 40
more labor bestowed upon il than Is Naid
for. liNuu want Il good rca't"tic Slfct,
it must be supported. And ii must not
be supported in feeling OF charity
either, bnt because y"u feel necessity
to support it. The local press Is tn" power
that moves the people.