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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-23
Massacre of Friendly Indians i'm Arizona.
From the Iouis


WASHINGTON, d. c., July 1S.-The Board
of Indian Commissioners have just received
the report of Lieutenant Whitman of the
| Third Cavalry, concerning the late massacre
of friendly Indians in Arizona in February.
Five old women came into his camp fam
ishing and nearly naked. He fed them
and they asked permission to return with
some others and young warrior who de
sired to be at peace. The latter came, and
after some negotiations came in with his
whele band, and was assured of protection
and aid. All were placed in designated
camp, and all the facts reported to General
Stoneman, and instructions as TO feeding
and treating them asked for. All the reply
ever received from St0neman's headquar-
tiers, after long delay was to return the
report without comment, except to call at
tentiOn to the fact that it had not been
briefed exactly according to regulations.
After two or three months number of
Indians had come in, and were living
peaceably, constantly aiding in the work
about the fort, gathering hay, wood and
food for themselves as tar as possible.
The officers IN charge gave most salts
factory account of the behavior of the In
dians; of their desire to keep peace and to
contribute as far as possible to their own
support. They were also active in exerting
good influence upon the Indians in the
vicinity. From first to last they acted in
good faith. and exhibited great content and
happiness. They were given to understand
they were under the protection of the gov
eminent, orders having reached Lieutenant
Whitman to extend such protection and to
encourage the Indians in all proper ways.
He had moved their camps to higher
ground off little distance from the fort,
for the purpose of health, and because
water was more abundant and, as he sup
l. IL L. l.
lished.
On the morning Of the thirtieth of April
band OF citizens from Tuscon. Arizona
without warning or provocation of any
kind, surprised this peaceable camp. I'M
armed, and began an indiscriminate
butchery. OF the one hundred and twenty
three killed or missing, only eight were
men. Many were wounded, and the camp
entirely burned.
Lieutenant Whitman has succeeded in
gathering some of the band in again, and
was again trying to protect them.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-23
Freedom of the Press.

ITlOh tIlt Ddtou hOuSe JOuTndl
One of the first principles of our govern
ment is freedom of the press" and we were
pleased to hear Speaker Carter declare on
the floor of the press convention that he
was in favor of the utmost freedom being
allowed that great body, the moulders of
opinion, the public press of our State. We
are OF those who intend under any and all
circumstances, to think and write as we
feel. and we honor those who, having power,
declare they do not wish to muzzle the press,
and 90 not propose to use their patronage
to cOerce our cOnfreres throughout the
State to publish any matter that may be
dlstasteful to them, or TO espouse the cause
of any man, or set of men. We know that
the above named gentleman has not at
tempted. nor does lie intend to attempt it.
from the language used by him in his per
sonal explanation before the convention.
which We give to the public verbatim:
Il asked no pledges from these gentle
men. | merely demanded from them that
they should not speak in praise of Governor
NarmOth or sustain him.
This is freedom of the press" indeed.
Those papers were free to act so long as
they said nothing in defense of the State
administration. According to this doctrine
we would ask where is the choice
Before we had shaped this article in our
mind. we received from Mr.. Carter de-
cIded stand upon the subject when he de-
clared, III his own way:
III be damned if / will give a printing
contract to any man who will not pledge
me to support Lieutenant Governor Dunn
and myself
This is freedom of the press" with ven
geance.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-23
Indian Troubles.

We copy the following from Washington
dispatches:
Captain Bernard reports from Camp Bid.
well, Northern California that he has sent
Lieutenant kayle and party of men to
Fall river and Big Valley, to investigate
the reports of apprehended danger from
Indians in those localities. Captain Ber-
nard says the Indians say their agent will
give them nothing, and they are forced to
hunt for roots or starve. If this is true,
when the season is over they NAV steal
stock to live on.
General Ord in forwarding Captain Ber-
nard's communication, says: " | learn that
the Papatas have nearly all left the Indian
reservation at Pyramid Lake for want of
food. Fish, their only food there, has failed
to come down the Pruckee, and the Indians
have taken to the mountains and valleys of
North and Pitt rivers to hunt roots and oh.
tain food. These valleys are all more or less
occupied by settlers and ranchmen. If the
Indians in their hunger should, as they are
likely to do. kill stock or cattle. ranchmen
will probably retdliate by shooting some
stray and perhaps innocent Indian, and this
way lead to difficulties. | think if the In-
dian Department of Nevada is powerless to
give food to starving Indians, the military
commanders should be authorized to issue
orders to send food in limited quantities
which would be less expensive than having
to fight them. Every precaution will be
taken to prevent difficulty, but starving In
dians can not be reasoned with
General COwan, acting Secretary of the
Interior, to-day telegraphed to Hon John
ID. Long, at VasalbOro, Maine, asking him
If he can come here Immediately and take
charge of the duties of Vincent Colyer, In
dian Commissioner, so as to allow the latter
to go to Arizona and New Mexico. Long is
requested to come prepared TO stay two or
three weeks. General George H. Stuart. at
Philadelphia, President of the Board of In
dian Commission, was at the same time mott
fled of the action of the department The
object of Mr.. Colyer's trip to New Mexico
is to assist Superintendent Pope in his efforts
to induce the famous Apache Chief Cochina
to visit Washington City, and make peace
with the whites.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-23
A FACT,

1t on an English summer day
Some six or seven years ago
That pointsman before his cabin paced
With hstless step and slow.
He lat his pipe-there plenty of time
In his work was nothing new;
Just to watch the signals and shift the points
When the next train came in view.
He leant gainst his cabin and smoked away,
He was used to lounge and wait;
Twelve hours at stretch he must mind thos'
points,
And down trains were mostly late!
A rumble-a roar" She is coming now
She's truer to time to-day ="
He turns, and not far OFF between the rails
Sees his youngest boy at play!
Not far, but too far The train is at hand
And the child is crawling there,
And patting the ground with crows of delight
And not a moment TO spare
His face was dead-white, but his purpose hrnl,
AS straight to his post he trod,
And shifted the points and saved the down tram
And trusted his child to God
There's rush in his ears though the train has
passed;
He gropes for he can not see
To the place where the laughing baby crawled-
Where the mangled limbs must be.
But he hears a cry that is only of fear
His ioy seems too great to bear,
For his duty done God saw to his SON
The trails had not touched hair
Good Words.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-23

bert as overseer, and they are resetting ket-
ties and making preparations for a large
crOp Mr. Thomas j. Daunis, recently q
merchant in Thibodaux, will soon remove
to the old home place. Pow
+. Leblanc & Brothers have a good
crop, worked principally with their own
labor.
: The Butler plantation is under lease by
Messrs A. McCollam and ii. Robicheaux,
who pay $1,000 per annum. We heard their
crop spoken of as unusually fine.
The Magnolia plantation OF Mr. Thomas
H. Ellis has large proportion OF corn I'M
der cultivation, and is altogether worked on
shares, principally by negroes. Two white
men, Mr.. H. Richard and another, have sue
cessfH1ly worked forty acres OF cane and
forty of corn.
This includes all the plantations which
are properly considered on Bayou Black
There are two or three others, in which the
Black originates, but as they front Bayou
Terrebonne, they will be thus reported.
Throughout this whole district, about
thirty-five miles in length, we found the
cane generally goOd-better than on the
Teche-while the corn was unusually infe-
rior, but not so bad as in Attakapas, where
the storm was more severe. That section
has not had as much rain as has visited us,
and hence the crops are cleaner and better
advanced.
While speaking of plantations in the vi
entity of Tigerville we unintentionally
omitted to mention the plantation OF Mr..
Octave Carlin, which has not been worked
since the war, but is offered for sale on most
reasonable terms. We believe this planta-
ton has about one mile front, almost OPP
posite the station and village of Tigerville,
and is one of the most valuable estates in
Louisiana. We sincerely hope that this fine
place will fall into the hands of some gen
tleman who has the means to carry it on
properly, which Mr.. Carlin has not, or he
would never consent to sell.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-23
Defense of Consul Butler.
From the st. Louis Republican.

NEW YORK, July 19.-Colonel Morgan.
one of the American officers Just returned
from Egypt, where he served i'll the khed-
ives army, states that there is no founda-
ton whatever for the stories afoat in re-
gard to the character of George X. Butler
the American cOnsul-general in Egypt
These stories, he says, were started by the
missionaries, who are very great frauds.
and have done great deal of harm. But
Ter always behaved as a gentleman should.
and when we came there sent for us and
said: Gentlemen, many of you are South
erners, and many think because | am
nephew of Benjamin +. Butler may seek
to injure you. But let me assure you left
all my political feeling at home, and while
here am simply an American" He treated
us well. AS to his seeing atwees or dancing
girls he could not avoid seeing Them for
they swarm over Egypt thicker than the
locusts of the olden plague. The real
trouble was that these missionaries wanted
man whom Butler appointed as vice CON
SUI IN some town in upper Egypt removed,
IN orqer that one of their own stamp might
be appointed; and because Butler would
not do SO, they began Safeguarding him.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-23

The celebrated Dominican friar Rocco is
said to have once been preaching in the
market place at Naples. This dav." said
he, Il will see if you truly repent of your
sins" ThereupOn he commenced peni-
tential discourse that made the hair of the
hard-hearted multitude stand upright, and
when they were all On their knees. crashing
their teeth, beating their breasts. and put
ting on all imaginable signs of contrition, he
suddenly cried: Now you who truly re-
pent Of your sins, hold up your hands"
There was no one present who did not i'm
mediately stretch out both arms. "Holy
Archangel Michael" then exclaimed Rocco.
thou who, with thy adamantine sword,
standest by the Judgment seat of God. hew
off every hand that has been raised hypo-
critically" Instantly every hand dropped,
and Rocco poured forth a fresh inyective
against the sinfdlness and perversity of his
audience.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-23
THE ARMY OF THE JAMES,
Grand Reunion in Now York.

New YORK, July l9.-The second Tri-
ennial Reunion of the Army of the James
took place at Apollo Hall to-day. The
representation of the various corps. the
Tenth, Twenty-fourth and Twenty-ffth,
which comprised the Army of the James,
was very large. Among the representatives
were Captain Thomas, Generals Carlton.
Graham, Devens, Stewart, of New Jersey,
Hinckes, Duncan and Sorrell; Major Lock
wood, Captain Howell, General Vogdes
Major kisselburn and General Alden. of
Troy, Major Sawyer, Colonels Pell, Melon
aid, Mckay, Davenport and Lawrence, and
Major Billiard.
The following dispatch was received bv
Captain John III. Howell, from General
Horace Porter: II regret that neither tbe a
President nor | will be able to attend the
meeting of the Army of the James, on
account of other engagements"
=. The business of the reunion was begun
by an address of welcome by General Dew
ems. In it he referred to the distinguished
services Of the Army of the James in crush
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-23
The Planters Banner saws

Our neighbor of the Sugar Bowl, few
evenings ago, on his way up Grand Gallon
to Houma, on a small horse, in muddy
road surrounded with darkness. was over
taken by two men on horseback with PTS
tolls, who asked him if he was not afraid to
travel there at night, adding that man
near there was robbed a few nights ago.
He replied that he was not afraid. that he
generally went prepared, etc. The unwel-
come companions accompanied him until he
was opposite Mr.. Barrow's. The travelling
editor concluded to accept the Inequalities
of Mr.. Barrow, and the strange gentlemen
passed on toward Houma.
This is the first instance on record in
which anybody ever thought of robbing an
editor. These cannibals certainly did not
know they were talking to an editor. If
our S"3ar-BoooI neighbor had just men
toned the fact that he was an editor-a
country editor-they would have dropped
him in hurry. No one ever attempted to
rob us in our travels. Nor will they attempt
to rob our neighbor when lie rs little bet
ter known.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-23
Funeral of MIR. James A. Oates,

The New York World of Monday SAYS:
Yesterday the remains of Mr.. James A.
Oates, the well known manager of the
Oates Comic Opera Troupe, was conveyed
from the Grand Central Hotel to the church
of st. Bartholomew, corner of LAFAYETTE
place and Great Jones stl eet. where the i'm
pressive service of the Episcopal Church
was read, after which the Most Worshipful
Master of the New York Lodge of Free and
Accepted Masons delivered a most impress
sive address to the large audience, the
lodge alone turning out some $50 members:
besides, there were present large number
of Mr.. Oates friends from the Benevolent
Order of Elzs, and the profession in gen
eral. among whom were DR.. Spaulding, of
st. Louis, Mr.. and Mrs. Saville. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hayden, Miss Emma Webb, G. l.. Fox.
Sam Colville, Mr.. Duff, Mr.. w. NJ. Holland.
Charles Pope, Mark Bates. John Carroll,
Harry r. Davis, Harry Pratt, Tracy Titus.
w. II. Crane, and many others, all of whom
showed sincere sympathy for Mrs. Oates
in her great loss-seyeral of the above
named gentlemen coming some distance to
attend the funeral; among them was Mr..
Crane, who came from Boston. Those of
the profession residing in the city who have
been most assidous in their attention to Mr..
and Mrs. Oates are DR.. Spaulding, Mr..
Harry X. Davis, Harry Pratt and Miss
Emma Webb. After the services at the
church, Mr.. Oates remains were escorted 10
the Marble Cemetery on Second street
There they were deposited until the widow
decides where they shall finally rest
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-23

mere Is a man in Bridgewater, Massa-
chusetts, who has been clerk. agent and
treasurer for a manufacturing company for
tnirty,slx years; clerk, agent and treasurer
OF an iron company for thirty years; clerk,
agent and treasurer of third company for
twenty-five years, and president of another
company twenty-five years. He has never
been absent from an annual or directors
his official connection with them, and has
kept the records and drawn all the checks
of three.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-23
Educational IustifutiOus.

General Eaton, Commissioner of Educa-
ton, has collected from all available sources
list of names of colleges and collegiate in
stitutes instituted in the United States.
The total number of names embraced in
this list is 469, of which 306 appear to be
the names of colleges, &c Roman Catholic
schools, 6S colleges for females, and % in
stitutes or high schools for males In the
year 100 the number of Notwithstanding
persons in the United States was 5000. 600:
in 1871 that number had increased to 81
100000. This officer has also prepared a
chronological table of the universities of
Europe, which shows that the first univer-
sity established in Europe was founded at
Bologna, Italy, in lll9. Other European
countries founded their first universities at
the following times: France in 1870; Eng
land in 1901; Spain in 1922; Portugal in
l2Ol: Austria in l34S; Switzerland in 1868:
Germany in 1856; Scotland in 14l0; Belgium
III l426; Sweden in 1477; Denmark in 1479:
Poland in 1870; Holland in 1875 Ireland in
1893; Hungary in 1886; Russia in 1855: Nor
way in 1871, and Greece in 1923. The num-
Der OF universities founded in each century
was as follows: twelfth century 2; thir
teenth century H. fourteenth century Is
fifteenth century %; sixteenth century 49,:
seventeenth century 9; eighteenth century
IL; nineteenth century q. General Eaton
Is having prepared an outline of the system
OF education in the United States for the
use OF the Japanese minister.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-23
The Mobile Tribune brings us this in

The Mobile Tribune brings us this in
formation.
We learn from the Huntsville Democrat
that DR.. l.. j. COuparle has purchased three
thousand acres of land on the Alabama and
Chattanooga railroad. nineteen miles north
of ElytOn, with the object of building up a
manufacturing town, for which the locality
is eminently adapted. The tract of land
lies on the northern border of Jefferson
county, fOrty-fve miles from Alfalfa and is
situated within mile of the Cahaba and
Black Warrior coal fields and Red Noun
tain, containing the richest red hematite
iron ore. The land purchased contains the
best silica for the manufacture of glass, and
the purest kaline for porcelain. The black
oxide OF magnesia is also abundant in the
nelghbOrhoOd, providing bases for COM
pounds for bleaching, cOlOring and deodor-
iZing purposes.
There are also extensive limestone forma-
tons, in which are marbles of great value
Crude nitrate of soda, useful for the manu-
facture of acids, especially sulphuric acid
Several mineral sulphates Astounding in the
neighbOrhoOd), exists there in large quanti-
ties. Messrs. Ware Brothers, manufact-
urers of wooden goods, have also invested
largely in land at the same point, with the
view of establishing wooden manufactOry
on the Cahaba river, and Messrs Dozier,
from Michigan, propose to establish q seed
farm and agricultural warehouse there DIR.
COuparle proposes to have extensive chemi-
cal works for the manufacture of medicinal
as well as artists materials. We are very
glad to learn OF any such movement as this,
and heartily wish success to the new enter
prise.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-23
TRUST AND TRY.

Should your trusted friend betray you
Brother mine,
Deem not all men false, pray you,
Brother mine.
Ever heed this truth divine:
That among life's motley crew
Hearts there are which still are true
Hearts to feel for you-for you.
Should misfortune svertake yOn,
Try again;
Bolder let misfortune make you
Try again
You shall strive not all in vain.
Let your aim be pure and high
Gentle hope still whispering nigh
Brother, sit not down and sigh.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-23
PardOned.

The following dispatch is copied from the
st. Louis Democrat:
NEW YORK, July l9.-Dr Alvab BIais-
dell, well known distiller, was convicted
some time ago in the United States Distrirt
Court for defrauding the government Inv
means OF illicit distillation. The Doctor
was at one time president of a society or
canned to protect the government from
f WHISKY frauds: Soon after he was convicted
his friends made strenuous etforts to Sac',ra
his pardon, and have at last succeeded This
morning Marshal Sharpe received from
Iresident Grant pardon for the Doctor,
ana he Will be set at liberty to-day
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-23

correspondent Virtues DIS Iolio"o "a ANS"AN
to the TichbOrne case:
The information I give YOU will be the
first publication of the pardoxical tact that
the claimant is both Tichborne and orion.
Scouting mystery, | will proceed to the so
luton. - 49, , .-,.-.s... ..--a
THE LINE OF DESCENT.
When Roger c. Tichborne left England
for South America, his uncle, Sir James
Doughty, was in possession OF the llchD0rne
estates. He dying childless the title and
estates fell to the claimants father, who
also dying, his eldest son, Roger c., would
have inherited the estates had he survived.
AS it was believed that Roger persisted IN
1853, in the shipwreck of the ship Bella, In
which he unquestionably sailed from RIO
for New York, Alfred, his younger brother,
succeeded, and he, dying at the age OF
twenty-six, left an infant, who, had not the
claimant appeared would unObstructedly,
on arriving at the legal age, have assumed
the title and proprietorship of the estates.
All these facts are not new to you, but this
one is, viz: That the claimants father had
an illegitimate child by his cook, Mary Or
ton, sister of old George Orion, who, de
Tense say, was claimants father, and by
whom claimant, under the name of Arthur
Orion, was brought up. The boy was igno-
rant OF his true parentage, and after many
strange vicissitudes settled in Australia,
WHcIc lie WIS lOuuu III iCoO uuucl OnC hdntO
OF Tom Castro, pursuing the calling OF his
putative father, butcher
Old Lady Tichborne was of an erratic and
unsound mind, and, though thirteen years
had TRANSFERRED without tidingS of her long
lost son, she was mOnomaniacal on the sub
ject and. not dispairing of his being alive,
continued to advertise and offer rewards.
There was in the family of the Ticnbornes
a negro boy named Boyle, who, perhaps
alone, was in the secret of the natural son
of claimants father, who would be half
brother to the real Roger c., and, like a
cunning old negro as he is. went of quickly
TO Sidney, and there finding Tom Castro,
alias Arthur Orion, revealed to him the
secret or his parentage and situation in re-
lation to the title and estates of TichbOnre.
With this revelation the mystery disap-
pears, for from Boyle and Lady Tichborne,
who was easily persuaded TO recognize the
claimant as her own son. the claimant ac-
quired his knowledge of the history of the
real Roger after his sixteenth year, from
which time he had resided in England.
When we remember that Boyle and the
other servants of the family knew but little
OF Rogers boyhood in France, we have an
explanation of the remarkable fact that the
claimants evidence as to his history prior
to his sixteenth year is SO lame and unsatis-
factory.
1t is rumored that the defense is so
alarmed at the strength of the plaintiffs
case, disclosed on crosse Examination, that
they will, on the reassembling of the court
after adjournment, shift their ground, and
attempt to defeat the claimant as the nat
ural son of Sir James IichbOrne
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-23

Recently at Plymoth Church, Brooklyn,
after the evening service was over, about
I'VE hundred persons remained to hear Miss
ABBOTT. protege of the Brooklyn CANA
nel' Miss Abbott was brought from the
West by Miss Kellogg, and was reported as
having wonderful natural vocal powers.
she took her stand in front of the organ up
stairs. The first selection was, II know
that my Redeemer liyeth," and Miss Abbott
astonished her auditors After the per
1ormance the entire audience burst into
rapturous applause, which lasted several
minutes. Miss Abbott went from Plymouth
church leaning ON Mr.. Beecher's arm.