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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-02
VAR NOTES.

The German soldiers call the French gun
boats ia thc Seine "BurOs,' They are painted dark
| Teen.
A French prisoner at Cologne was court
martialcd for strkuga sentry with his umbrella, and
| sentenced 10 four years Imiil-O-in cIt'
! Six French officers, prisoners at OPEN,
Prussia having dccampcd The other prisoners there
! were removed 10 Dantzic and stralsund.
II is stated that about 90 per cent of the
whole number of the German wounded have rcjoined
their regiments in the field or have been assigned to the
reserve battali0ns.
A package marked "Clothing," directed to
a French captain, prisoner at Coblentz was heavy
as to excite suspicion On being opened six rcyolvor5
aud a diik were found wrapped up IN some shirts.
Agnassi Boachi of Batavia, negro prince,
son Of an African undee a student Of the School
Of Mines 40 ITeibJrg thirty years ago He now sends
10 fOIns the German widows ana orphans OF the
war;
On the 9th of December Gen. Trochu sent
f. mr. German officers out of Paris. because the popuace,
Infatuated by recent defeats, violent That he
rage.
The French Government having accepted
III. offer OF the Poles Polish legion has been formed at
LYONS consisting Of 500 infantry and squadron or
cav Try. They were TO DC Incorporated with GalDaldl
Free Corps.
The entire Bavarian army is supplied with
the Werdrr breccloading rifle, which the Prus slams
consider superior 10 the necdcgn. The Bavarans also
the French one
The African ZOuavcs at KOnigsberg, who
never before saw SHOW or ice, in chronic wonder
at the scenes presented on e Court Lasc, frozen
over, where by day ana bN night troops UI gydIesstd
men and women 20 gliding over the ICE
Prussia has more cavalry than she needs,
but not much infantry. Therefore Of the squad
rons belonging 10 the Landwelr cavalry regiments are
drilling infantry, 20 replace the regiments IN GARRISON
now ordered TO reinforce the army Ia France
A new corps of FTalcs-tiTeurs having been
formed with the terocous appeaton Of the Sdnglicrs
dcs ArdccS wild Bears Of the Ardennc the title was
al Transmitted boy tic enemy into SchUcHtgeiS of
the Ardcnurs, which ia German means both hog and
nasty fellow.
Carl Brendel, at the beginning of the war,
was a student at Loip,ic He enlisted and passed
through seven battles and numerous sdrnishes without
q scratch. Recently be with his sister that he
had lust returned unhUr irD1 lup TtpusC OF sOrtle
made by the Parsian, when the gun which q COmrade
who Wa standing near him cleaning went of accident
ally, aud tie bullet striking him in the breast, killed him.
Sometimes when the French villages are
invested by the Prussans inscriptions in German script
tie work OF previous cutOnc dodgers found chaked
upon the outside Of OF the houses. The following
found in q town lately occupied On hOusc
These are good people living here" another, Re
cct ibis house, again. BE kind tO these people. What
they had they gave willingly" Further on, Good man.
but scOldng woman I" Bad provisions but good WINE
lion! Don't forage here, for these people very kind
! f.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-02
GENERAL NOTES.

The Temperance cause in England begins TO
enlist the sympathy Of large body Of the clergy and
aity of the Established Church. Diocesan Church Tenn
pcrance Societies have been formed, aud even Bishops
are lending hand"
The Shakers are a peaceable fraternity, but
even they become beligerent in the air Of Kentucky
At HarrOdsburg, lately there was fight among them
in which fists and stones freely used and one man
was stabbed with pocket knife
One of the oldest dwelling houses in this
country stands in Newbury, Mass is ls9 years Old
and is SO heavily timbered that unless pulled down It
will last 500 years longer The Boston Tdceer SAYS this
house occupied by The descendants In the seventh
generation, OF those that Dullt II.
A correspondent of Tile Rochester Democrat
tells us Of traveller ia Northern Pennsy who saw
woman chOpping ON a sturdy oak with much compo-
snre a. II employed in household work" On being
asked IL that the first time that she had tried her
s with the ak she said "Ah, no; would be wealthy
If had present AL the money which the trees have
felled would bring"
The census returns show that no other city
In the United states Of population exceeding 10000 has
crown as rapidly within the last decade as Kansas City,
mo In 1860 it, population 42l, and in 1870 u was
10 28 the ratio Of Increase being 63j per cent Kansas
CITY owes her prosperity 10 energy and enterprise In tho
infringement aud completion jf railroad connections.
Five aud half years ago, she had not single road,
nov she has eight prosperous I@lIVados
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-02
TIE AFFIDAVIT WHICH JUDGE ROSEKRANS
DECILED TO 30 SCANDALOLS.

The following is copy Of the affidavit Of
Thomas G.. shca.nan, which Judge RoseLrms cl"rac-
terizcd so strongly in lis late opinion and which nc
strucl. oGt ~ impairment and sc@ndalous.
SUPREME CorGr.-John W. Thompson, Mary T. De
Forest and others. agt. The Erie Railway Company
Cq7,atg Of warren: Thomas e. sLedrman being duly
affirmed. says: ,.., q,
L. On the 11h o. September last left the Troy House
in IFS omnibus the rir ad depot, intending 10 TAKE
the 1870 train for Saratoga but, although arrived az t
DEPOT before $50 by my Wdtcl the Tram hdd just
gone. -, =, - 4, e.,t. ~,
D Tho plaintiffs counsel thceUpOn took my default on
a motion at saratoga al about l0i q. III.
g. on the same day obtained an order to show cause
OH the Goth Of September why the default should not DC
ODrnod, making ~ affidavit Oi these facts.
A. on the return dag of such oIder, FRANK IhOillson'
the plaiul- attorney, read an aiN .iug that one
Ic,olGrich the porter of the Troy House had informed
him That omnibus had taken several pa Sens rs iot
the Sara ora asn tho morning "a the 2h ana iat
none OF them missed the train.
s | yes .rdAy saw the SAID McGolricb, who Informed
me Id beavc) that he told said Thompson, before ne
made said afnoaVit mat 0d miss the train Aforesaid,
aud detailed said Thompson Tie circumstances, III sub
stance, $ above SET forth.
charged said thompson yesterday in the presence OF
Judge I0Glcs with VilUi uppr s,ion Of these I2cis
in MS SAID ahlayit, and he taciy admitted the ru, OF
such charge. ~ ~ oiiAAi-''N'
Affirmed before me, November II, 1870,
l.. II. EOsEKRASs, Justice OF supreme Court
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-02

dictory evidence could not be taken Nevertheless MT
Horace f. Clarke representing the other side, then pub
licly promised that opportunity should I've given MI
Field to testify. This promise not kept, aud the
other side tho story has, therefore, not been made
public Your obedient servant,
Netc- York, Jan. 81, 1871. DAVID DUDLEY FIELD.
ELD-UASKIN-BARNARD
Mr.. Field alludes, in his letter, to the Has
kin matter" in which he says that dudley Field has
been most uniustly misrepresented" We quote there
FORE from tho report of the testimony in the DrewVan-
derbilt suit. John b. Haskin, examined by MI Clark
testified as follows:
applied to by Mr.. Dudley Field the attorney for
retainer in this Erie Railroad controversy which de,
Cined; had never previous to that time been en-
orTequested TO act as counsel by Mr.. Field Mr. DuGe5
Field, on the morning OF the 9Th or 6th OF MdITn
at my Office and desired TO retain me as cOunS'l III
Ere S mr. % askfa sn 1 him bin before Whom and
lie said before Judge Barnard; replied thai my t
supposed he Thought my influence associate in this
case would assist his side OF the litigation
& lie said that he desired TO accept retainer IN
the case and said that if would do So might ne tle
place i'm the Legislature, was Judge Barnard tIeha
and that if would get that Injunction modhed lnlS!
would result in this fight which was TO take place as
Judge Barnard would DO mpeached then eit h,n ana
Field Field came back, and handed me this book ,.
lr9dacing 6Goh YIN ho His n his own hand
writing saying il yOu will get that signed by Judge
Barnard, viii give yOu 5000 if that sum Il not sum
cicnt. will make il more" declined thc ohcli ana,
having occasion to 20 TO the City Han 10 see Judge
BARNARD vent and met him nj the AstOr House where
he had gone with some fricnds-John r. HGckett, M.
Thomson one OF the Directors OF the Erie Railroad Com,
pany, and some others whom do not rec0Hect l told
him incidentally OF this application to me. and he said
Dudley Field must be dirty fellow 60 apply to you for
this modification in this way, for he applied To in
Court morning Tor this modification, and re-
fused 10 grant it,.
Mt James T. Brady. in a severe and exciting cross
.i,,., FL, Mr.
a kin had taken fees the exercise of social influence
with a Judge. MIR Hasiun admitted that he
"mght have undertaken TO influence Judge
Barnard'3 action "a a Judge, the side Of
right" Pressed more closely. he twice replied
Il will not answer it is none Of your business
Mr. Field was 20 have been examined the next day. hut
Judge Barnard refused 60 proceed and ordered the es
nOny of MI Hasn TO be stricken from the record MI
Field, no said, "coull make his affidavit er poffe and
would have the same publicity given to his testimony
had been given to that taken the day before This
course, however, not adopted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-02
uoI-sF OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Mr.. JONES Dem, KY presented petition
of the manufacturer, of and dealers in tobacco SNUFF
and cigars OF Coyngton KY against the special tax and
the tax sales.
on motion of Mr.. POLAND rep. W., the Senate
amendments 20 the House bill, prescribing the form OF
the ennctg and resolving clauses OF the acts and TosO
buttons OF Congress, were nOncOneurred H. ana Com
mittoo of Conference asked
MODIFYING THE TEST OATH
The House resumed the consideration Of the Senate
hill passed the AID Of April last. prescribing oath
OF Office 10 taken by persons who participated In tho
late Rebellion, but who not disqualified nom hold
ing oice by the Fourteenth Amendment to the COnsu.
ton % the United states.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-18
NEW ORLEANS FRIDAY AUGUST .18 1871.
The Lone Star Game.

We copy the following from the Louisville
Courier-JournaJ:
The New Orleans REPUBLICAN in noticing
a game of base ball, to be played in that
city on Sunday next, between the Lone Stars
aud Crescents, says: "The Stars play their
famous nine who conquered the Atnas, of
Chicago, Live Oaks, of Cincinnati, and
Eagles, of Louisville" The REPUBLICAN is
mistaken; the Stars did not play the Eagles
in this city, that club having disbanded at
the close of last season. The Stars did play
and defeat the Kentuckys, the latter having
been organized but three weeks before their
game with the Stars, and could hardly hope
for success over veteran players. Our citi-
zens were anxious to witness the playing of
the Stars, and as that club had expressed a
desire to make short stay IN our city, the
kentuckys put themselves to some trouble
to arrange game for them. The game was
played merely to allow the Stars an oppOr-
tunity to remain with US for short time.
and by this means enable them to defray
there expenses while here. As large num-
Der of persons as have attended a game of
base ball in this city for some time were
present to witness this game, and the Lone
Star club more than realized their expenses.
The Stars, for some unexplained reason,
lett this city last season without playing the
Eagles, who were anxious to play them, and
now victory is claimed over the Eagles
when such is by no means the case. The
Kentucky club did all in their power to
make the short stay of the Stars a pleasant
one, and were greatly surprised to see dis
patch published in the New Orleans papers,
stating that ''a picked nine, composed mainly
of Eagle players" had been defeated by the
Lone Stars. Members of the Lone Star
club owe it to themselves, as well as the
kentuckys, to set the matter right.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-18

As the week is now within twenty four
hours of its close. it behooyes all who wish
to swell their bank accounts to reflect how
it best can be done. Nothing venture no.
thing win" !" is proverb whose application
is numbered only by the long roll of names
of men who have achieved fortunes by ju-
dicious investment. In this connection it is
proper to state that the grand single num-
ber drawing Of the Louisiana State Lottery
viii take place tomorrow, at eleven o'clock
in the morning, at which the public is in
yited to attend. The prize of fifty thousand
dollars, which the holder of twenty dollar
ticket has chance of winning, will be
drawn. The opportunity of realizing from
this venture should not be lost, for some
one may find himself, on Saturday, richer
by fifty thousand dollars than before.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-18
Pension for a Veteran of 1912.

We learn from Hon. R. II. Isabelle,
United States pension agent, that pension
has been secured, under the law of Febru-
ary IA, 1871, for Corporal Antoine Escott, a
veteran of the war of 1912. Corporal Escott
served in Captain Charles Poriee's company
Of Major Pouches battalion, and proved
sixty days service.
The pension of eight dollars month COM
menced on the fourteenth of February last.
and three months pay has been received by
the old soldier. This is the first pension is
sued in the South under the law referred to.
der the act of February IA, 1871, are now
pending at Washington, the applicants for
which reside in Louisiana.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-18
The Bay st. Louis Gazette SAYS:

Mr.. John H. Ilsley, Jr., attorney and gen.
eral land agent for the New Orleans, Mo-
bile and Texas Railroad Company, has been
during the last week in Bay st. Louis, at
tending to the business of the road and the
settling of its complicated land matters
He has obtained deeds in fee simple from
many, if not most, of the land owners on
the route of the railroad, and has instituted
proceedings of appropriation and appraise-
ment against others. Among those who
have been cited by him to appear before
the circuit court of Hancock county on
Thursday, August II, to show cause why
three disinterested commissioners should
not be appointed to assess damages, etc.,
we find the following names: Estate of
Nancy Hoyt, Cader Colly, j. P. Moreau,
John Bordages, Joseph Saucier, Mrs. La
pelre Carieo, James Ventress, Edmond Bsur-
geois, G. Pieri, Levi X Brown, Elihu Car
yer, George LHote, Henriette Johnston,
Francois Ploux, Etienne Ladner, Francois
Ladner, Ezra Carver. Delmas Ladner, heirs
of Lorenz Fayard and DR.. d. l.. Phares.
As proceedings of appropriation are
usually very expensive and tedious, it seems
to us that the parties interested had better
arrange their affairs with the company amic-
ably before the day indicated, August II,
IS7f
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-18
THE CUsToaIHOUsE CRIME.
Opinions of the Press.

We copy the following from the Mobile
| Herald, a Republican journal:
| The Republicans had recently conven-
| ton in the Crescent City. The meeting was
held in the United States courtroom in the
! Customhouse, which was guarded by three
companies of United States soldiers. By
what authority the soldiers were placed
there we have been unable to learn. Gov
ernor Warmoth, followed by the delegates
opposed to the office holders-about one
hundred in number-marched in body to
the courtroom; but, upon their arrival at
the door, were met by a deputy marshal,
who refused them admittance. Warmoth
wisely decided not to excite the wrath Of
the military by an attempt to force an
entrance into the room, and therefore ad-
journed to Turner Hail. where he organized
his convention, which adopted resolutions
expressing the greatest indignation over
the action of the Office holders in placing q
military force on guard to prevent, proba-
bly,, majority of the delegates, who had
been elected by the people, from attending
the convention; and requesting the Presi-
dent to remove the entire body of federal
Office holders in New Orleans, from the
collector down.
This is probably the first instance in the
history of the country when soldiers have
been employed to overawe the people, and
y
were and who were not entitled to seats as
delegates in political convention.
The New Orleans Oticeholders have estab-
lished dangerous precedent. The country
will be sOlicitous to learn the name and
rank OF the military commander W no placed
the soldiers in the Customhouse. They will
also await anxiously the assemblage of the
cOurtmartial which is to try him.
A writer to the Cincinnati Commercial
says:
1t is conceded by all that the calling Of
the convention in the ACustomhouse was an
acknowledgment on the part OF the oppO-
nents of Governor WarmOth of their weak
ness, and that their extraordinary conduct
in calling to their aid deputy marshals and
United States soldiers, and in excluding
from the room all except those to whom
they saw proper to issue tickets, was the
manifestation OF purpose to override an
expression of the free will of the people,
and to control the action of the convention
by foul means if they could not by fair.
This being true, their subsequent action in
pretending to hold convention in which
they bitterly denounced the administration
of Governor Warmoth, can be looked upon
in no other light than that of enraged fae-
tiOnists, and OF excessive zeal in the service
of their master at Washington. Ambitious
of power, they have determined to rule or
ruin the party to which they have professed
to belong. 1t is to be hoped that the Presi-
dent did not authorize the use of these ex-
traordinary means to oYerawe Republican
State convention; but if it should prove
that these things were doDe by his authority,
it is equally to be hoped that his conduct
will be denounced by the entire American
DeoDle.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-18
Jake Thompson ON the New Departure.

A correspondent writes from the White
Sulphur Springs, that Jacob Thompson, of
Mississippi, in an interview, states that the
Southern people will generally accept the
new departure doctrine; but they will prob
ably be averse to any participation in the
formation OF issues for the next Presidential
canvass, or in the nomination of the candi-
date. In his opinion, either Thurmap,
Hendricks, or Governor Hoffman would
make good President, and, from their
known patriotism and craftsmanship, would
unite the party and draw out full vote.
He denies that any political Ku-Klux Klan
has an organization in the South, declaring
that the existence of that body is due to the
fact that the Southern people have been
grossly outraged by villains; bad men, who
migrated to the South at the close of the
war; and that in the absence of civil RENE
dies, the Southern people took the law into
their own hands, for the punishment de-
served by those criminals, and for the pro-
lection of their own homes and property.
The negroes were nowhere disturbed, ex-
cept where carpet baggers intimidated them
for voting the conservative ticket, and they
were now learning who their real friends
are.
Thompson, it will be remembered, was
Secretary of the Interior under President
Buchanan, and subsequently financial agent
of the Southern COnfederacy
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-18

One of the propretors of the Galveston
NepS writes from New Orleans to that
paper that he had an interview with Gen
eral Superintendent Kendrick, of the New
Orleans, Mobile and Texas railway. Ken
drick informed him that the directors were
now in New York; that the late court deci-
sions were in their favor; that they now
had virtual possession of the line from
Houston to the Sabine; that it was likely a
heavy force would soon be put to work on
the road; that it was likely TO secure bet
ter crossing on the Trinity, and for other
objects, the iron would be taken up and
transferred to more northerly route; that
the company might run a branch line to
Galveston; that the idea was to run the
main line TO Houston direct, and thence to
San Antonio, thus eventually connecting
the capital of Bexar with the Crescent City.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-18
The City Hall.

| Very little of interest transpired in the
City Hall yesterday.
| Mr. Remick, Administrator Of Commerce,
| paid visit to the head of Erato street, to
inspect that portion of the batture which is
about being occupied by Major. Belger, for
| the United States Quartermasters Depart
ment, and which the city government pro-
poses TO use as landing for steamships. IF
Major Belger persists in occupying the dis
puted territory, he will probably not be dis
turbed in the possession until the United
States Court meets in November next, and
meanwhile the city authorities will have to
defer any improvements having in view the
erection of wharves for the accommodation
of sea-going vessels. The matter at issue
between Mr.. Remick and the representative
of the War Department will be discussed at
length and the subject fully ventilated in
few days. There has been consultation
with the United States District Attorney on
the subject, and he is of opinion that the
general government has no claim to the
premises in dispute.
City Surveyor Bell has in his Office well
executed pr0hle OF The sunken space Ii the
levee, in front of the French market The
drawing shows depression iii the levee of
about four hundred and fifty feet, embrac-
ing part of the Mobile railroad track.
which it is the pleasing duty of the railroad
company to repair at it's own expense
This part of the ground has sunk about two
feet. The greatest depression shown is
about seven feet, at the head of Toulouse
street, and the expense of filling up this
space will devolve upon the city govern
ment. The tiInbers of the wharves which
have been twisted by the irregular caving
in of the batture, being all new and sound,
no new piling will be necessary and the re-
pairs to be made will consequently involve
but little expense.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-18

The Commissioner of Pensions estimates
that there are at least forty thousand peo-
ple-soldiers and widows-of the war of
1872, who will be entitled to pensions under
the act OF February Ii, 1871. This number
will require the sum of four million dollars
annually. When the bill was under dis
cussion last winter, the maximum number
of the pensioners living was supposed to be
only nine thousand, but the estimate of the
commissioner is most likely to be correct.
This will require an appropriation for pen
sions next year of fully thirty five millions
of dollars. The total number of applications
for 1872 pensions to date is 30, $40.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-18

A wealthy septuagenarian of Cogny,
Switzerland, while going to his vineyard re
Gently, met a pretty girl of eighteen and
kissed her, upon which her father, who wit
messed the liberty, beat him till he had but
little life left, and then sued him for dam
ages. In the trial it appeared that the genial
burgher had an irresistible propensity to
kiss all the pretty women he met in the dis
triot. The girl then testified that she didn't
mind being kissed, if she could be. hand
somely paid tor it, and the court thought
that 1000. francs in addition to the drubbing,
would be fair price for the defendant to
pay for his sweetness.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-18
The Alexandria DeDaocrot saws.

The past week has been extensively hot,
though it has been one of many showers
also. In many localities we have had very
heavy rains, with high winds Altogether
the cotton crop has not been much bene-
fted by such spell; large quantity of
fodder has been lost. The caterpillars are
webbing up; the second, the fatal crop, will
be along about the fifth OF September, and
We think most of our planters have good
hopes yet for half crop. The cane crop is
doing well and improving fast.