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CHOICE SELECTIONS.
A WORD Is7coloRfp MEN.

In your behalf God has made
manifest His direct interposition.
Not in the cabines of Abraham
Lincoln or jeff Davis: neither in
the tents of Grant or Lee, was your
freedom devised, but in the tent of
Him whose pavilion is in the
Heavens. Abraham Lincoln and
the Republican party were but hon.
ored instruments in bringing about
your emancipation from bondage.
An important trust has been COM
mitted to your keeping, and we
humbly hope you have proper
sense of the responsibility that is
upon you. Remember that eternal
vigilance is the price of liberty"
That the great boon which God has
given you is only to be maintained
by constant watchfulness and effort.
The world is full of selfish tyrants,
and men, as well as nations, main
tain their rights only by watchful-
ness and stout resistance. And
now, as you love freedom, and
would have your rights forever
secured to you, and your children,
see to it that every man is at his
post. Dent let the cunning enemies
Of Union and liberty make any
divisions among You. In the COM
ing election let your vote be solid
one, and cast only for outspoken,
straightforward friends of freedom
and justice. Asking nothing in
vengeance, nothing that you will
not yield to others, only equal and
exact justice to all citizens, without
regard to race, color or previous
condition, that common protection
and common prosperity may be
brought all classes. And may
Heaven grant to you wisdom and
strength to WELD the ballot, that it's
benediction may rest on our land
and country.
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PROSPECTUS
O F
The Isouisianian.

In the endeavor to establish another
Republican journal in New Orleans
,sa ,rorrie,ors of the LoUIsIANIAN,
Propose to fill a necessity which has
l.en long, and sometimes painfully
.n to exist. In the transition state
oi our people, in their struggling efforts
TO attain that position in the Body
poIitir. which we conceive to be their
due !, is regarded that much inform
s,ion. guidance, encouragement, coun-
ri aad reproof have been lost, in
consequence Of the lack Of medium
through which these deficiencies might
te supplied. We shall strive to make
he LouIsIASIAS desideyatu'n In these
respects
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in the parish, or by posting the same
in three public places in the parish; !;
and in the event Of the failure Of
any assessment, made under the
provisions of this act, being paid
at the expiration Of sixty days after
said notice has been published, the
said commissioners are hereby au-
thorized to advertise and sell, after
sixty days notice, 80 much of the
land assessed as may be necessary
to pay said assessment, with all costs
Of sale, etc.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That this act shall. be literally con-
strued in the furtherance of the OBJ
ject herein contained.
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted, etc,
That this act shall take effect from
and after its passage, and that all
laws, or parts Of laws. in conflict
with the same are hereby ree-''
(Signed) GEO. w, q
Speaker of the IIoui
sentatives.
(Signed) OSCAR J. -.
Lieutenant Governor and President
Of the Senate.
Approved March "a, 1871. T.
(Signed) H. G. WARMCIH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy: ..9- E .
GEO. +. BovEk
Secretary of State.
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sAlurAroay OF 1.-THE WEEKLY lfAnER.''


lican newspaper. Looking to the
achievement of what We regard as
the true interests of the people of
Mississippi, We think we see the pro-
mise of full fruition of all our
rights and privileges in the Gov
ernment, in the path of the Repub-
lican party, and in that path alone.
We propose, therefore. with all
the force at our command, to come
to the support of the present Ma
tional and State Administrations.
We shall oppose Democracy, North
and South, East and west, lii what
ever shape and under whatever
Suise it is presented.
Our Republicanisrn meaus law
and order. 1t means harmony and
a prosperous peace among all class
es of our citizens. 1t means equal
rights to all under united Govern
ment. A Missisippian from boy
hood, we have been a.. earnest par
ticipant in all her joys, and in all
her sorrows. We have seen her
sons, maddened by the fiery heroics
of ambitious Southern leaders, rush
into rebellion against the Govern
ment of the United States. We
have seen her old men, as well as
the tender Benjamins of the house
hold, quit the paths of peace" and
become at once belted knights, ca
ger for the fray. We have seen
some of the best blood that ever
coursed in red torrent along human
veins, poured out like water on the
ground. We saw the flag that
waved over Mississippians go down
to the dust. Republicanism does
not require us to forget the heroism
displayed in that misguided strug-
gle; nor does Republicanism place
us in an attitude hostile to the in
terests of any soldier of the ''lost
cause" who, in good faith, surrend-
cred his arms and renewed his
pledge of allegiance to the General
Government. Republicalism does
not encourage q vindictive spirit.
On the contrary, it has taught the
highest lesson of forbearance and
pardon known to ancient or
modern times. It has convinced
the people of the South fhat the
struggle was a mistake; and more
than this, it has demonstrated to
the world, and held up the proof in
glorius contrast with the examples
Of other nations, that there is a
government in the Western Henri
sphere, and on the continent of
North America, so strong in its
power, and So advanced in a mag
unanimous civilization, as to be not
only able, but to extend to q con-
quered section full amnesty and
pardont Contrast this with the
fate of Naximillian in Mexico!
Look at civilized France to-dayi 2
B 3 In the forthcoming numbers of
this paper. it shall be our habit
from day to day, to commend and
support that line Of policy in the
State and in the Nation, which, in
our Judgment presents the promise
of the fullest measure Of liberty and
happiness, to all opr, people. Il
shall be our constant aim to pre-
serve in solid phalanx all the ele-
mentso Of the u party, = We shall
strive. to secure, the )snecess OF its
principles by the election OF its can
Recognizing that all Re-
p56blicans. without any kind of dis
Sinction, except: - to capacity and
honastJy4hass aequaI claims 10 pro-
4sHA shall aiaaa atananss the
formation Of any. asti6cialI ii 81 ! glasses
In politics, We are ofone great
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PO e 7 r Y.
PRESS ON.
BY HON. J. II. RAINEY.

Press on! there's no such word a. fail;
Press nobly on, the goal is near
Ascend the mountain, breast the gale;
Lock upward, Onward-never fear.
"Why should'st thou faint2 Heaven smiles
above,
Though storm and vapor intervene.
That Sunshines ON whose name is Love.
Serenely DER life's shadowed scene.
''I'ress on!" if fortune play thee false
To-day, tomorrow she'll be true;
Whom now she sinks she nov exalts,
Taking old gifts and granting new.
THE wisdom Of the present hour
Makes up for follies past and gone;
To weakness strength succeeds, and power
From frailty springs-press on! press on!"
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Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy: . -~.
GEO. E. BovEE, ..
Secretary of State.
An ACT f..
To create the parish Of Vernon and
providing for the organization
- thereof.
SECTION l. Be il enacted by the
Senate and House of Representa-
tives Of the State of Louisiana in
general assembly convened, That
a new parish in the State of Louis
lana be and the same is hereby Gre
ated out Of the western portion OF
the parish of Rapides and the south
ern portion of Sabine and Natchi-
toches, to be called and known by
the name of the parish Of Vernon.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That the following shall be the
boundaries Of the parish of Vernon
viz; .
Commencing at the mouth o1
Bayou Toro, upon the Sabine river,
thence up said Toro to the town
ship line between three and four
e and A., thence east on said town
ship line to the road known as the
Bevils (now Hardins) and Natchi-
toches road; thence along said road
in a uorthward direction to the
township line between four and five
"A and s. north, thence east on said
township line to the Devil creek,
thence down said creek to the range
line between four and FIVE a and
s. west, thence south on said range
line to the parish line of Calcasieu,
thence west on said parish line to
the Sabine river, thence up the
Sabine river to the point Of begin
ming. H-.t
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That it shall be the duty of the Gov
ernor, Immediately after the pas
sage of this act, to nominate and,
by and with the advice and consent
Of the Senate, to appoint for said
parish Of Vernon a Judge, sheriff,
clerk, recorder, assessor, six justi-
ces Of the peace. and six constables,
and all other officers that may be
necessary therefor, whose power,
and duties, and pay, shall be the
be the same as other judges, sher-
ifs, clerks, recorders, assessors, and
like officers throughout the State.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That it shall be the duty OF the par
ish Judge Of said parish Of Vernon,
Immediately after he receives his
commission, to convene the several
Justices of the peace to meet at .
convenient time aud place, a majori-
ty of whom shall constitute q quo
rum. for the purpose Of laying of
six police jury districts in said par
ish. r,.--.r-4 IL I'D
Sec. s. Be it further enacted, etc,
That the Parish. Judge Of the parish
Of Vernon, as soon as the police
districts shall have been formed as
required BY the foregoing section Of
this act, and after giving regular
notice Of time and place. shall cause
an election to be held by q justice
Of the peace, in each police district,
for the. election of one member
from each district TO- the police
Jury. .lai..g -alrfmhs ssF eAaf~
a Sec. 6 Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That the parish seat OF saidi parish
shall be located on or nesr the
Bayon Castor, in section twenty
three Township twos north range
nine west; and that the larishjudse
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To YoUNs MES.-Let the business
OF every one alone, and attend to
your own.
Don't buy what you don't want.
a.. Use every hour to advantage, and
study to make q leisure hour use
E,C ''''ftA' - & is,iSHfnFgsIg 6Tliil
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shall convenue the members of the
police jury Immediately after the
election, at the place as designated
in this section, for the purpose of
causing to be erected suitable pub
lie buildings.
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That the parish judge of said par
ish shall keep his Office at the par
ish seat of said parish and that the
said parish shall form part of the
Ninth Judicial District of the State,
and the time of holding the terms
of the district court in the parish Ct
Vernon shall be the =, and the
parish shall be attached to the -----
Senatorial District. -.pn
Sec. 8. Bet 9eeSs
That it 81
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GIRAnD CoLLEsE, in Philadelphia,
is saidto be one of the best speci-
mems Of Grecian architecture in the
world s4.a .4u 6 ,a.9..i ,.sa..-l cot.l
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family, in which there are no pets
nor favorites.
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conclusive ss1 alignment ta t. against & III &
s. suicide =, y Hhat tits the height 81 i'm i'm
poEtenness en- e go anywhere till you
are sent for. ea
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-1oPRIEToRS.

49,, pES PINCHBACK, ORLEANS,
-. E C. ANTOINE, CADDo.
GEO. Y. KELSO, RAprDEs.
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26 st. Charles Street Is
Prompt attention given to civil business
in the several courts Of the State.
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POLICY.

AZ cur motto indicates, the LOUIS
slAslAss hall be "Rsp,blican at al
hn.s rad undsr al circumstances We
shall aAvocste the security and enjoy
uen, Of cibroad civil liberty, the absol-
ute equality of all men before the law,
and an impartial distribution Of hon
Or and patronage to all who merit
them
Dcsirous OF allaying animosities, OF
obl;erating the memory of the bitter
ystoi promoting harmony and union
lnouy al classes and between all in
t,rrs.s, WI shall advocate the removal
q all political disabilities foster kind
hes anl liorbearance, where malignity
nd resentment reigned, and seek for
iNress and justice where wrong and
cEre,sion prevailed. Thus united in
our AIMS and objects, we shall conserve
cur net interests, elevate our noble
S.ats, to an euviable position among
her sister States, by the development
oi her illimltablc resources and secure
ne ic.i benefits Of the mighty changes
IN the history and condition of the
pNopl' and the country.
B,b"vlng that there can be no true
b rty without the supremacy of law,
w aha,l urge a strict aud undiscrimi-
i'A''ng administration Of justice.
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.

Transient advertisements, 81 so per
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insertion, IS cepts. -
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MFStrict Attention to all Civil and
Criminal business in the State and United
States Courts. p,
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EDUCATION.

. We shall sustain the carrying out Of
We provisions of the act establishing
W common school system, and urge
~ paramount duty the education Of
w Youth, as vitally connected with
WIZ own eahght ment, and the secur-
aud stability of a Republican Gov
'mincnt. as
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FINAL.

:. ny generous, manly. independent,
"' Taicious conduct, we shall strive
-, ''>1e 'nr paper, from an ephem-
,, and temporary existence, and
'n II npon a basis, that if We
D' command" We shall at all
.1n'" deserve" success f-n-
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TAXATION.

We shall support the doctrine of an
equitable division Of taxation among
al clasS's faithful collection of the
i''cnnef' economy in the expendi-
Nres' conformably with the exigen-
tss J OF the State or country aud the
a.sn"rse OF every legitimate obliga-
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A. p. Fields & Robert DOltO,t
Attorneys 4 Counsellors at Law.
No 8. Commercial Place, I'd. Floor.
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Nm. G. BROWN ,---EditOr
p r. s. PINCHBACK,
Manager.

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sls.'..'ll.' 'lIs Geo; VI a,spa:sssa sass acs..,z
stesl Pinckazd P 4 Co.. John O.
Terry ESQ, sNcsdaaRo ea'asaa
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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-10-28
THE RUSSIAN PRINCE.
for His Reception.

A special to the Philadelphia Press da-
ted Tuesday, says:
For weeks the Committee of Reception
and the Russian Minister have been busily
at work to devise series of grand sur
prises. Programme after programme has
been adopted and then rejected for some
novel scheme which would show off the
city to better advantage and eXpcnd its
money to better purpose.
At last all things are in readiness. From
out of the councils of NJ. DeCatacazy, Mr.
Aspinwall, General Dix and eX-Mayor
Montgomery has come the final plan. The
following United States war vessels are
designated to receive the Russian fleet, and
are now anchored of Sandy Hook: Con-
gress, flagship, screw, IL guns Severn,
screw, Is guns Iroquois, screw, g guns,
and Kansas, screw, 3 gems. This fleet is
under command of Vice Admiral Stephen
g. Rowen, assisted by Rear Admiral SAM
uel Phillips, Rear Admiral Silas IL.
Stringham, and Rear Admiral Mclancthon
Smith.
Coming up the bay, with streamers fly
ing, cannon booming, music on almost
every ship, and picked band of one hun
drcd pieces, led by Levy, on the Mary
Powell, the committee boat, the scene will
be an inspiring one indeed.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-10-28
Wisconsin.---O 1900 Lives Lost.
Terrible Suffering.

MILWAUKEE, Oct. l5.-The latest ac'
counts from Northern Wisconsin confirm
all previous reports and juniors. The loss
OF life In the vicinity OF Pishtego will reach
twelve hundred, aud fifteen per cent. OF
those injured cannot recover, A member
OF the relief committee, sent from Mllwau-
ke with supplies, says the only survivors
were thOse who were fortunate enough 10
reach the water, throwing themselves into
mill ponds, aud ellnglng 10 noating logs,
A number OF these were drowned, being
thrown nom tho logs by maddened horses
aud cattle that rushed inlo tho water, The
lire swept over tract VI eountry eight oI
ten miles wide, Every bulldlng aud renee
and all the tlmbeT was destroyed, The
population u ilshlego numheFs suO, one
hind of shom Iierlslled. hepoFls ifom ths
east shore of Orven liay lilaoe lhe loss u
lile hilly "a hlsh as ~ fishtego. fhe Aay
oE u hllwaukle has lssaed az arleAl " lhs
people ioF aid,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-10-28

IT is healthy sign to note the interest
which the people are now taking in Con-
sttutional r.form, and we anticipate there
from the best results, but we must be par
ticuhrly careful in the selection of men TO
represent us in the convention to revise
and amend the Constitution. We must
have our most wise, pure, liberal and hon
est men to act as such delegates men who
cannot be bought by corrupt spectators
or awed by ignorant mobs. The selection
of these delegates will be the most delicate
part of this work.
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The Harrisburg POiSOner.
PARTICULARS OF THE DEATH OF Ills
VICTIMS.

PARTICULARS OF THE DEATH OF Ills
VICTIMS.
The following, taken from the Harris
burg Telegraph of Thursday, gives the par
ticulars in the Shatlner poisoning case {:
The wife of Emanuel Shatlner, residing
in West Hanover township, about three
miles north of Union Depot, died year
or two ago rather suddenly, and it was
given out that she had died from the effects
of cholera morbus.
Within year or two thereafter Shaft
ner married Miss Nancy Good, who was
estimated to be worth three or four thous-
and dollars. In June, 1871, this second
wife died under similar circumstances and
was buried. From certain rumors it be-
gan to be suspected that the deaths occur
red from the same cause, and rumors OF
foul play were soon afloat
The body of Nancy Shanner was eXhum-
cd in the latter part of September, the sto-
mach and other riScera were taken out and
sent to a celebrated chemist of Philadel-
phia and q professor in the University of
Pennsylvania at that place, and six diiler-
ent tests, well known to scientific men for
the discovery of poisonous substances,
were applied. lie made n report of the re-
suit of his examination, which was sent to
the district attorney.
From it, it appears conclusively that ar
senic had been used, and that the woman
died from its effects. On the the strength
of these facts, Martin Good, a nephew OF
of the deceased wife, made information last
night, charging Emanuel Shaflncr with
administering the poison, from the effects
of which the said Nancy Shaflner died.
Lieutanent of Police IIoopcs arrested the
defendant yesterday morning, conveyed
him to this city, and he was committed TO
prison to await 4 hearing 1t is stated
that a woman resided in the family of
Shaflner, while his second wife was living,
who was married to man named Shur-
lock or Shillock, employed at the Pennsyl-
yania Steel Works at Baldwin, who visited
her every week or two, and remained over
Sabbath that during one of his visits in
February last he was taken suddenly sick,
and, after vomiting freely, he died.
A coroner's jury was cmpannelled, the
body being fully identified, and some evil
dence taken, but the inquest adjourned to
await the result of the examination Of the
stomach and viscera, which will be sent to
Philadelphia for examination.
From the circumstances OF these deaths
it is supposed that they were caused by
the same party and by the same means.
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Wholesale Arrests of Ku-Islux in
south Carolina.

Advices received from South Carolina
state that ut Spartanburg, on Wednesday
of last Week, n Ku-klux "den," consisting
OF q chief and twenty members, surrender
cd TO United States Marshal Johnson, with
them arms and disguiscs.s Up to Friday
morning seventy arrests had been made iE
the vicinity of that town alone. Spartan
burg Is known to be the headquarters for
that Congress district. Arrests have been
made in the counties, but the number is
not known here. A number ofwell known
citizens are missing, including Mr.. Lyle,
member of the Legislature, who is report
ed to be the chief of the Klan for that dis
trict. Among those who have disappear
ed are two or three clergymen, known for
their strong rebel proclivites.
The officers of the law are proceeding
steadily with their work, and before the
arrests are all made they will, it is affirm
ed, show the existence of deep and wide
conspiracy against the State, the laws and
all who sustain them. Most of the Ku-
klux refugees are known to have fled to
Georgia, where the order is quite strong;
The Grand Cyclope for that State is believ-
cd to be son-in-law of Robert Toombs.
Advices from Georgia state that Judge
Erskine seems determined to demonstrate
that there is no occasion for the military
law in that State. The officers of the court
are arresting men by the score in the upper
part of Georgia, under charges of Ku-kluX-
ism. The Savannah Republican says -
1.-The civil tribunal are vindicating the law,
and we believe that Georgia juries have
long since lost patience with needless men
who are bringing so much trouble upon
the State, and will punish them when
proved to be guilty.n
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-10-28

AN ATTEMPT TO BURN SAN FRANCIS
Co.-An attempt ingeniously devised to
destroy the city was detected in time and
completely baiiled on Friday evening last.
A block thickly covered with frame build
ings was fired in five different places, and
but for the seasonable discovery of the dia-
bolical work half the city might have been
consumed, for san Francisco is peculiarly
subject to high winds. Aud here the sus-
picion is again suggested that incendiarism
is probably at the bottom of many Of these
fires, and that the villains concerned, intent
upon plunder, have been melted into these
atrocious experiments by the teaching OF
the Paris Commune. In this view of the
subject we hope that the investigation into
this san Francisco affair will be pushed to
u complete exposure of the plot and all the
parties concerned in it.--N. Y, Herald.