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=. Holiday Parties Capture Of Shavey.
HaLsS i. December 20.
Tile Jefferson coun1y court house At Ma
dersbarg was totally slestroytd BY fire on
Sunday morning last. Value, about $1,000
The sheriff and Clerk succeeded IN saving
the books and papers. ihs tire originated nat
from d detective ltle-
The Odd FeliaNssof Deer Eodge give 4 ball
OH December ~. s
grand Masonic ball Is to take place AZ
Helena on "Wednesday night. There will
also be three fair parties during the week.
Deputy Sheriff Harvey English is expected
in from Missonla with Ghas. Goodwin, alias
Shavey, who escaped from Jail at this place
last fall, was in for the murder OF a man
at the last fire in this place.
Weather mild, it is trying to snow.
/ Showed this morning at Deer Lodge.
Raining hard at Snake River this evening,
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CO-PARTNEHsHTT. NOTICE.

KISHE undersigned have formed co-par nershiI
1 for the TRANSACTION 0f l. general merchandise
business st Fort Ellis, Montana Territory, being
the successors Of u Mcronald, Post Traders
and will continue the blsinfss at the old Stand
capied by B g u Donald. and sspectfuliy solicit
the public patronage. 81
# S.. q saFst4s NM yB. CUTTER,
Is q Fl. DAkIEIS.
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stray office.

Came to my place, about three miles above Boze-
man, about the first III .Octoher, 4 red yearlinr
heifrr, Witha Few white spots oh her, and u crop
In the right ear. No brands Tie owner, by PROV
ing property and paying charges can b We the same
u. w. MARDIS.
December6 8, 3w.
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: =7s17 a. nETINOUENT TAXES

80 a..rr int viii offer. Court oa, p1' i -
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DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
100 acres Of land ON Middle creek

ll6e acres Of land ON Middle creek .
1850 acres of land
leo acres Of land on the Jefferson 3:
400 acres Of land on the East dailatlA
100 acres az land on Elk Grove Sa
Il60 acres OF land on the Jefferson S4.aa
l16O acres of land near Hamilton sf8 NM "a:
lI60 ACRES of land near BoZenan IA as !;
II ots s. 8 and 10, block B, Bozeman 5aas:
160 acres of land near Bozeman !, IL r,avan,ar,:
ll60 acres of land, and mouse am Ivy loa'
1850 acres of land near HallaIln 0lty s#
1G0 acres of land
16O acres of land on Reese creek
leo acres of land near Sprung I'LL
i160 acres of land on the East Gaiiatln
leo acres of land near Mckenzie 9 ml.i no,am.r;
IL ot 3 in block F, lot u, lot liz y =, ~
Town lot in BozeInan
$40 acres OF land on the East Gaiiatin
1850 acres of land on Middle creek
il6O acres Of land on the East Galiatih
ll60 acres Of land near Shed Dria 81
|l60 acres of land on Reese creek
fS0 acres Of land
|ieo ,' acres Of land on Cotton Wood creek
1850 acres of land ss#N4ass@s
lSO acres of land OH Middle creek
1920 acres of land on the West S1aiiatlH
sl160 acres of land near Hamliton
tI6O acres of land near Hamilton
leo acres Of land on the Jefferson b .ssys
l160 acres of land on the Elk Grove
fI60 acres OF land on the East Gallatln
leo acres of5land near Sheds bridge sa86 s8E23
dIgO acres of land on the East GlilaEin Ii
lI6O acres of land near Ga1atin city
ls0 acres of land ON the West GalatIn US afsf5afa5
ll6O acres of land near Galatln LILY
lI6a acres ofland near Hamilton So,
II Lot No 8 in block IL, Bozeman
lle0 acres of land sAs
3lGO acres of land on the West Galiatin
|16O acres of land near Bozeman
4 100 acres eff land on the East CALLAHAN
1850 acres oil land
leo acres Of land on the Jefferson f
slI6O acres Of land near Hamilton aa5
ll6O acres of land on the West Gallatn g.
100 acres Of land near Bozeman
llGO acres of land on the West Galiatln
t160 acres az land on the East Gallatln
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Bozeman City, NJ T., December 20, 1871.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-15
pAR1sHYs. py1ReATEs. GRAHAM ri JuxEL o.


jefferson and Red River not incnded in the vote.
There was no dispute about the dele
gates from either of these parishes or
wards, and their names were called in
both conventions. As to all the other
delegates, save two, that were in the Or
ganization at the Customhouse, there
were contests, and these conflicts were of
such character that in order to exclude
the friends of the State administration
from being accepted at the opening of the
convention on the simple face of their
credentials, the State Central Committee
usurped the power of deciding the ques-
ton as to who were genuine delegates,
thus emasculating the convention of its
exclusive right in the premises, and CIV
ing to the these bogus representatives the
power to decide upon the validity of their
own election. Perhaps we can bring this
point to the clearer understanding of the
public by illustrating it with an instance.
The parish of Jefferson sent a genuine
delegation consisting of S. L. Henry,
William Ellis and j. E. Parker, to the
convention, who were regularly elected,
as nine-tenths of the Republicans in the
parish fully understand. There was no
dispute about the validity of the election,
although few men bolted from the par
ish convention on the day of its occur
renee. These boilers, without giving any
notice of their intention to contest the
result, without concurrence with one-half
of the parish, assembled and elected an
other delegation, consisting of Amos Nor
rison, who is chronic trouble; A. J.
Kemp, who is Customhouse employee,
and William Ellis, who refused to act
with them because he did not recog-
nize their authority. And these men,
boilers in the first instance, trouble
some at all times, were admitted by the
State Central Committee as the represen-
tatives of parish that is largely Repub-
lican, but which knew nothing of their
election or contest. In the case, too, of
Jolly-here is man who pretended to re-
present the parish of st. Mary, when, in
fact, his residence was and is in ST. Lam
| dry. The injustice which could perpe-
trate such irregularities as these does not
need to be convicted of having done so
in other instances, for the legal maxim is
clear that what is fraudulent in part is
| fraudulent as whole. And it is plain
that if Mr.. Packard, for the purpose of
securing his own ascendancy in party
convention, would consent to pack it with
members like Kemp and Morrison, he
would not scruple to instruct them to
! hold on to their seats by virtue of their
power to vote themselves in as delegates.
| And it. is equally plain that if Morrison
and Kemp would consent to enact the
character Of delegates after they had been
] beaten in their parish, they would not
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-15
ON CARONDELET STREET.

The unusual thing of gold ruling in
this market at less rate than in New
York, where it stood firm at twelve and
half, was witnessed yesterday. Small
sums, within which the gold dealing
interests are chiefly committed, were
sold all the way from eleven and seven
eighths to twelve and a quarter. The
New York rate of eleven and fve-eighths
to which gold dropped on the news of the
London bond arrangement, soon rose
again to point from which it has shown
the renewed evidences of the honesty of
the arrangement upon which the drop
was based, lack of confidence creating
fears of the sincerity of the London
transaction. A sale of fifteen thousand
dollars sight on New York was made at
par, the ruling rate, however, being three
eighths, at which the banks supply re-
mitters.
In stocks there is great heaviness. All
the transactions amount to moonshine.
There is a great deal of prospecting, much
proposing, some discussion, considerable
talk, but no sales of any consequence. 1t
is impossible to getup corner" equally
so to organize a kite. Holders are nobby
and buyers are snubbed. AS to Pneu-
matte there is no doubt but that COM
pressed air hath many virtues, and, rightly
placed, great motive power. The new
tanks having arrived, the street got wind
it, and up the stock went to nine, where
it stopped uneasily, falling with loud re-
port the next day to feeble seven, thence
to weakly seven, and from thence to
shadowy five and half, where we believe
it is still, sale of eighty shares at five
being, however, the only transaction re-
ported; and with this came the news that
'the tanks, whose arrival impaired an
exhilaration to the stock, will have to go
back to New York to be fixed, with which
conjecture the subject is dismissed.
l. AS far as Levee was concerned, that
inscrutable stock stood yesterday at ten
and half at the highest, A sale of four
hundred shares was made at ten and
purchased by broker, while another sale
was made at ten and a quarter. The
absence of principals of houses, leaving
property in charge of agencies, is one
cause that checks the current of specula-
ton which usually sets in the street, as
in no case will an agent agree to operate
with the same vim as his principal
Besides there is no money, invested in
these stocks with the object of a sure
and safe return, as those who would
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-15
OUR SCHOOL WORK.

There is no question which so interests
the people of Louisiana to-day as that of
public education. During the past three
or four years the cause of public education
has been the one grand issue which has
most keenly divided the sympathies of
men of both the Democratic and Repub-
ican parties in this State. The constitu-
ton of 1868 provided that public schools
should be open, in every part of the COM
monwealth, to the children of every class,
of every race and color. The idea met
with the most obstinate opposition from the
Democratic party, because that party sup
posed that political strength and success
could result from resistance to that theory
more than from any other likely to be pre-
sented to the voters of the State, WHO were
supposed to favor the old idea that negroes
had no rights which white man was
bound to respect.
When George NJ. Wickliffe was i'm
peached, not only for Incorporating
other public funds, but for embezzling
two hundred thousand dollars of the
school fund, there were no schools estab-
ished in districts outside of New Orleans,
but since that period, and during the
time that the law empowered Superin-
tendent. Conway to apportion that fund,
we find more than five hundred new
public schools in operation, with the
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-15

4
Every movement must be measured by
its own strength and not by the force
which it assumes to represent. Both of
| the organizations which met in this city
on Wednesday last, assert their represen-
tative capacity, but these assumptions are
not to be accepted as the genuine evil
dences of what they declare. If mere pre-
sumption would be evidence sufficient
to- establish the authority of political
body, no convention need ever fear defeat
or denial, for the weaker these bodies are,
as general rule, the greater their assur-
ance appears to be. All that the public
can do in the premises when two organ
izations contest for recognition, is to
weigh their respective merits, not by what
they profess as "a doctrine, not by what
they propose to do in platform, but by
the popular force which they stand for as
constituent assembly. This is all that
the community can do in the present in
stance as between the convention which
deliberated at Turner Hall and the organ
ization which met at the Customhouse.
Both ofthese bodies pretended to represent
the Republican party, and as the people
can only determine which was the bogus
representative by argument, furnished
on facts, we must first find out which
organization presents the clearest record,
which offers the clearest testimony, and
which comes up with the best witnesses.
Character and circumstance must deter
mine this case, for it is impossible to as
semble men from all parts of the State to
prove particular instances of fraud; and
it would be impossible, even if we could
collect the witnesses, to establish that
mere impudence was cheat, or that men
did not believe what common sense de-
MED. Fools and knaves can shift their
responsibility SO easily, that sensible men
seldom engage in the task of convicting
man of being cheat when the effect is
only to prove that he is an ass. Some
men came to the city as delegates who
either knew that they were frauds, or else
they were such everlasting fools, that
to say they were admitted to conven-
ton would be to challenge the sanity of
the entire body that consented to tolerate
them inside of its ratings. Our argu
ment in the present instance does not de-
scend to infnitissimals, but rises to the
plainest figures and the commonest facts,
so that the entire mass of the people may
understand it.
First, the convention at Turner Hall
presents incontestable evidences of being
the true representative of the Republican
party in this State, for the following
reasons There were thirty-fve of its
delegates who were acknowledged by the
organization at the Customhouse as
genuine. These thirty-fve delegates re-
presented fifteen parishes, all but two of
which cast Republican Mjorities, and
they were not small majorities either,
as we propose to show, taking the last
election and Auditor Graham's vote as the
test; --.'.'-t+
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-15

teachers wages, and other legitimate
school expenses, properly and promptly
paid. Even in New Orleans, where no
new or special appropriation has been
made since 1869, the school expenses
have been all paid under the economical
administration of the State school admin
istration.
Unfortunately for the Democracy man
was elected by the Republicans to the
Office of State Superintendent of Edu-
cation, who had been from his boyhood
an abolitionist, and an advocate of equal
rights to all men, and the prospect of in
timidating him was SO very poor, that the
constitutional provision on the subject OF
education was likely to succeed and has
succeeded beyond both the expectations
of friends as well as foes.
We hear vita great pleasure that in
every part of this State, the work of estab-
fishing public schools goes on with rapid
ity and success. In districts where it
was supposed public school could never
be established, the teacher finds cordial
welcome, while the place where public in
struction is to be dispensed is found to be
one of the popular establishments of the
community, receiving the approval of
Democrats as well as Republicans
Judging from the statement of the
State Treasurer, which we have noted
recently, through the State Superintend-
ent, the prospect for the coming year is
very bright. Before the close of the year
1872, if the present energy, economy and
policy continue uninterrupted, we are
likely to have our number of free schools
doubled. Whatever may be said of other
departments of the State government, we
are pleased to note that nothing is alleged
to the detriment of the observation-disclosures,
except perhaps, in one or two instances,
where the division superintendent care
more for subordinating themselves to
prejudice than to duty.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-15

Seeing what an immense rush OF bust
ness took place at the Customhouse, when
Packard, Casey & Co. were holding their
convention, and how much money was
taken in for Uncle Sam, it has been sug-
gested that Mr.. Herwig ought to get a
convention that would declarge itself en-
permenance. All the money in the country
would set in a jolly tide toward the public
nncket hook
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-15

make such investments lay by and wait
in the prevalent uncertainty.
A whisper has begun to stir that q
move on some other stock is contemplated
with the object Of ''lifting itup on high, !"
the premonitions of which have already
sounded.
The flour interest is not tagging, sales
of seven to eight thousand barrels having
been made yesterday, FIVE thousand OF
which was good treble extra, the transac-
ton being evidently in the export in
terest. The stock on hand is small, but
the thousands on the way hither will get
here long before the stock is exhausted.
Sugar is in fair supply, but there was
nothing but the jobbing interest operat-
ing at last accounts.
There is yet traces of speculative de-
mand for mess pork, which has not yet
Quoted from the feeling into which it
was thrown Friday and Saturday. In
Chicago the same speculative demand has
been apparent during the whole of the
preceding week. Whatever the object,
the result is that prices are stimulated,
and, indeed, buyers donot hesitate to pay
good prices. The key of this speculative
demand will arrive long before the door
WILL be open to any research.
In cotton there is little business do
ing in spots, though most of the time is
taken up in rainy weather (Which pre-
vailed yesterday in discussing the effect
of the rain on the coming crop. There is
yet no change from prices reigning on
Saturday, the demand is moderate, the
calec Limit and cnaoulat;o,, hoax-,-
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-15

1t is intimated that the present animos-
ity on the part Of the Customhouse to-
ward the State administration originates
out of that old grudge when Collector
Casey was forced to turn out all his
Democratic friends. The hint acquires
plausibiity when we observe how friendly
the Democrats are toward Casey to-day.
Perhaps they expect to get their old situa-
tons back again.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-15

The ''oficial organ" OF the late Custom
house bogus Republican convention
grows quite patriotic in its last number.
Its patriots are, however, self-styled pa
triots, and are not to be relied upon when
there is danger to the country. The
"offcial organ" has glowing account of
the ''notables" in the bogus State Con-
vention, some of them worthy of no
higher encomiums than are there be-
slowed.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-15

If we are to believe the Bulletin, the Re-
PUBLICAN has been disappearing the
Republican party for years. Unfortun-
ately We do not believe the Bulletin in this
any more than we do in its estimate of its
own importance, for if our memory serves
US well, as it always does, it was only a
short time since the Bulletin and its tribe
thought we ought to be mobbed for repre-
senting the Republican party too faith
fully. -.-.....
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-15

The difference between Governor War
moth and the Hon. John A. Walsh is
that the Governor speaks "by the card
and the AonoraNe by a card" The Gov
ernor attacks the right Honorable's dishon-
esty. while the right Honorable attacks the
Governors honesty. In this contest Mr.
Walsh will find it impossible to elevate
himself, in the public estimation, above the
'small fry" brigade, in which he has beer
cIassed by one who is fully competent tc
take his measure. ....
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-15

Desertion from the armyin the West is
said to be a growing evil. The men weary
Of the monotonous life, and the result is
that the day after payday almost invaria-
fly sees the ranks thinner than before. The
recent action of the government in lowering
the rate of pay nearly four dollars per
month has had powerful influence in this
direction. A few days ago sixty men de-
serted from. Fort Hays in body, and only
eight were .recaptured. Every Indian tribe
has more or less of them doIniciled among
il, and they are said to be first in everything
that is barbarous and cruel.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-15

Referring to the small-poxin Switzerland
a writer to the London Ne,cS says: ''As the
time is drawing near when many OF my
countrymen viii be thinking of travelling,
let me advise them to think twice before
turning their faces toward Switzerland, as
there is scarcely town, village or hamlet
which is not more or less infected with
small -pox. In the eantons de Wand, Fri
bourg and Lucerne, it has been very severe,
and it has carried off a great many Of the
youth in these cantons.r
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-15

The great need of the day is for dwell
ings where men of limited means can have
the privacy of home in respectable, but
not fashionable neighborhoods, with pure
air, the plentiful use of water and all the
modern comforts which should, in our age,
be within the reach of every person.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-15

The Chicago Journal says when the
Democracy get possession of the national
finances we shall expect to see the fur fly. :
TO which the Albany Journal says; Then
.yoa will be disappointed; for it's the rule
of the Tammany Ring to carry of the
whole hide
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-15

The cost of changing the OHIO and Missis-
ppi1ocomotives from the six feet to the
standard gauge was about three thousand
five hundred dollars. Fifty cars belonging
toEthe passenger stock we're changed at q
cost Of one hundred and fifty dollars each.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-15

The city is remarkably healthy. The
whole number of deaths last week was only
one hundred and two, against one hundred
and fourteen the week previous. Sixteen
died of consumption, four of dysentery,
sixteen of various fevers, two of heart dis
ease. one murdered and twelve still-born.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-15
QUARANTINE.
BY THE GOVERNOR

STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department, ,
New Orleans May rs, lS7l.)
Whereas An act of the Legislature approved
March IS, 1855 entitled IAN act to establish quar-
antne for the protection of the State" provides
that the Governor of the State shall issue his proc
lamation upon the advice of the Board of Health,
declaring any place where there shall be reason to
believe pestilent contagious or infectious disease
exists to be infected place. and stating the num-
Der of days of quarantine to be performed by the
vessels, their passengers, officers and crews com
ing from such place or places.
Now, therefore, in pursuance of the provisions of
the act aforesaid issue this my proclamation and
places, and that all vessels, together with officers,
crews, passengers and cargoes arriving from such
paces or having touched stopped at any of them,
shall be subject to a quarantine of not less than
ten days, or for longer period as may be consid-
cred necessary by the Board of Health, to take
effect from and after the FIRST DAY OF JUNE,
1871 Any violation of the quarantine laws as here
proclaimed will be severely punished.
The places which are hereby declared infected
as aforesaid are the following, to wit: Havana,
Matanzas, Trinidad Cardenas, st. Jago, all on the
Island of Cuba; Port Royal and Mintege Bay, on
the Island of Jamaica: Jacmel and Port au Prince,
on the Island of San Domingo; the islands of st.
Thomas Martinique and Guadeloupe; Campeachy,
in Yucatan Belize, in Honduras; Vera Cruz, Alvar-
ado, Tampico, Matamoras and Tuxpan in Mexico;
San Juan, in Nicaragua: Chagres, Aspinwall and
Porto Bello, in Central America; Maracaibo, in
Venezuela; Laguayra, Island of Trinidad; Rio
Janeiro, Para Cayenne, Buenos Ayres, in South
America; and Nassau, New Providence.
Given under my hand and the seal of the State,
this twenty.tifth gay of May A. D. 1871, and of the
independence of the United States the ninety fifth.
By the Governor
II. C. WARMOTH,
Governor of louisiana
GRoRGE E. BovRB, Secretary of State.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-15

poor Irishman offered an ord saucepan
for sale. His children gathered round him.
and inquired why he parted with it. "0ch,
me honeys," answered he, II wouldn't be
after parting wild it, but for little money
to buy something to put in it,"