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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-09

Representatives of the United States Oh
America in Congress assembled, That sec
ton two of the act entitled IAN act regulat
ing proceedings in criminal cases, and for
other purposes" be, and the same is here
by, amended to read as follows:
SEC 2. That when the offense charged
be treason or a capital otfense, the defend
ant shall be entitled to twenty and the
United Stales to five peremptory challenges.
On the trial of any other felony, the de-
PENDANT shall be entitled to ten and the
United States to three peremptory ehal-
lenges; and in all other cases, civil and
criminal, each party shall be entitled to
three peremptory challenges; and in all
cases wnere there are several defendants
or several plaintiffs, the parties on each
side shall be deemed a single party for the
purposes of all challenges under this sec
ton All challenges, whether to the array
or panel, or to individual jurors, for cause
or favor, shall be tried by the court with
out the aid of triers."
Approved June 5, 1872.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-09

papers of the district and circuit courts of
the United State, remaining in the Office of
the clerks of said eastern district, of all
matters and proceedings which relate to or
concern liens upon or titles to real estate sit
nate in said western district, and for that
purpose shall have access to said records in
the Office of the said clerks in said eastern
district, and such transcripts, when SO made
by either of said clerks, shall be certified
to to be true and correct by the clerks
making the same, and the same, when so
made and certified, shall be evidence in all
courts and places equally with said orig
mails.
Approved June 4. 1872.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-09

An act relative to the entry and clearance
Of ferryboats and of bonded cars passing
from one State to another through foreign
contiguous territory.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States. of
America in Congress assembled, That yes
sells used exclusively as ferryboa carrying
passengers, baggage, goods, wares, and
merchandise shall not be required to enter
and clear, nor shall the masters or persons
in charge of SUCH vessels be required to
present manifests, nor to pay entrance or
clearance fees, nor fees for receiving or GER
tifying lnanifests, but they shall, upon ar
rival in the United States be required to
report such baggage, goods, wares, and mer-
chandise to the proper officer Of the Gus
toms, according to law.
SEC. 2. That railroad cars or other We
hicle laden with goods, wares, and mer-
chandise, sealed by customs officer, under
the provisions of tection six of the act of
July twenty eighth, eighteen hundred and
sixty-six, and the regulations of the Secre-
tarY of the Treasury, passing from one port
or place in the United States to another
therein, through foreign contiguous terri
tory, shall be exempt from the payment of
any fees for receiving or certifying mani
tests thereof.
Approved June 4, 1872.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-09

| for each member of the crew Except ap.
| prentices), two dollars
Secondly. Fee payable on discharging
| crew, for each member of crew discharged,
! fifty cents.
TABLE B.-(Seotion g.
Sums to be deducted from wages of sea
men in partial repayment Of the fees pay
able in table A:
In respect Of engagements, from the
wages of each member of the crew, twenty
five cents.
In respect of discharges, from the wages
of each member of the crew, twenty-five
cents.
TABLE c.-{Section ~
Fees payable by the master or owner for
apprenticing boys to the sea service:
For each boy so bound, including the in
denture, five dollars.
TABLE D.-(Sectjope 12)
Form of articles of agreement.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
date and place of first signature of
agreement, including name OF shipping
ot1ice.)
1t is agreed between the master and sea
men or mariners, Of the --, of
which -- --- is at present master, or
whoever shall go for master, now bound
from the port of - - to ---
-, there the voyage is to be described,
and the places named at which the ship is
to touch, or, if that cannot be done, the
general nature and probable length of the
voyage is to be stated
And the said crew agree to conduct them
selves in an orderly, faithful, honest, and
sober manner, and to be at all times dill
gent in their respective duties, and to be
obedient to the lawful commands of the
said master, or of any person who shall
lawfully succeed him, and Of their superior
officers, in everything relating to the said
ship, and the stores and cargo thereof,
whether on board, in boats, or on shore
and in consideration of which service, to
be duly performed, the said master hereby
agrees to pay to the said crew as wages the
sums against their names respectively ex-
pressed, and to supply them with pro
visions according to the annexed scale.
And it is hereby agreed that any
embezzement or willful or negligent
destruction of any part of the ships
cargo or stores shall be made good to the
owner out of the wages of the person guilty
of the same. And if any person enters him
self as qualified for duty which he proves
himself incompetent to perform. his wages
shall be reduced in proportion to his inc0m-
potency. And it is also agreed that it any
member of the crew considers himself to be
aggrieyed by any breach of the agreement
or otherwise, he shall represent the same to
the master or officer in charge of the ship,
in quiet and orderly manner, who shall
thereupon take such steps as the case may
require. And it is also agreed that there
any other stipulations may be inserted to
which the parties agree, and which are not
contrary to law.
In witness whereof the said parties have
subscribed their names hereto on the days
against their respective signatures men
toned.
Signed by -, master, on the
- day Of -, eighteen hundred and
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-09
GENERAL NATURE-No. 1927

An act further regulating the construction
of bridges across the Mississippi river.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives Of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That all
across the Mississip6 river under authority
of any act of Congress shall be subject to
all the terms, restrictions and requirements
contained in the fifth section of an act en-
titled Gan act to authorize the cOnstruc-
ton of a bridge across the Mississippi river
Of Iowa Saf and s9 9th other 81 bdse across s s9
river, and to establish them as post-roads,"
approved April first, eighteen hundred and
seyenty-Cwo; and in locating any such
bridge the Secretary Of War shall have'due
regard to the security and convenience Of
navigation, to convenience of access ard to
the wants of all railways and highways
crossing said river.
Approved June H. 1872.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-09

An act to amend an act entitled An act to
establish and protect national ceme-
teries," approved February twenty
second, eighteen hundred and sixty
seven,
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That
from and after the passage of this act all
from the service of the United States, who
may die in a destitute condition, shall be al
lowed burial in the national cemeteries of
the United States.
Approved June !, 1872.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-09
GENERAL NATURE-Eo. 1917

An act to enable the President to appoint q
Paymaster General Of the army.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United States of
sixth section of the act of third March,
eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, making
appropriations for the support of the army,
is so far modified that the President is
hereby authorized to appoint Paymaster
General, with the rank, pay and emolu-
ments Of a colonel, said appointment to date
from the time the appointee assumed the
duties Of the office, to fillothe vacancy now
existing.
Approved June 4, 1872
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-09
GENERAL NArURE-No. u.s.

GENERAL NATURE-No. rs
An act to amend an act entitled g An act to
regulate the diplomatic and consular sys-
tens of the United States" approved Au-
gust eighteenth, eighteen bundled and
tftysix.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That
Schedule @ of section three of an act en-
titled IAN act to regulate the diplomatic
and consular systems Of the United States"
hundred and tifty-six, be amended so as to
add to the consuls in Brazil consul at
Santarem.
Approved June s, 1879,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-09

IHere any stIpuIaflOn Tor changes, or sub
stitution Of one article for another, may be
inserted.j
SUBSTITUTES.
One ounce of coffee or cocoa or chocolate
may be substituted for one-quarter ounce Of
tea; molasses for sugar, the quantity to be
one-half more; one pound of potatoes or
yams; one-half pound Hour or rice; enc third
pint of peas or one-quarter pint of barley
may be substituted for each other. When
fresh meat is issued, the proportion to be
two pounds per man per day, in lieu of salt
meat. Flour, rice and peas beef and pork,
may be substituted for each other, and for
potatoes onions may be substituted.
TABLE E,-Certifcote Of discdarge.-(Sectiono
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-09
TGEyERAL NArURE-No. II6.l

An act to amend an act entitled San act
regulating proceedings in criminal cases,
and for other purposes, approved March
third, eighteen hundred and sixty-fve.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-09
GENERAL NATURE-No. 1887

An act to establish western judicial dis
trict of North Carolina.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That that
portion of the State of North Carolina com
pEising the counties Of NeckIenburg, Ca
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-09
SCHEDULE.

Scale of fees for matters transacted at
shipping commissioners Offices:
First, Fee payable on engaging crew,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-09

for each member of the crew Except ap-
prentiees), two dollars.
Secondly. Fee payable on discharging
crew, for each member of crew discharged,
fifty cents,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-10-24
News From New York.

The specie shipments to-day amounted to
S77,3l9.
The bondsmen for Thomas Field were Civ
CT thirty days to produce the criminal.
There is no apparent Improvement in Mrs.
Greel,y's health.
Hsvemeyer has accepted the republican
nomination for mayor. In his letter TO Thos
Murphy, Mr.. llayCmeyer congratulates the
peolle On the republicans laying aside party
characteristics in the interest of reform. Mr..
Iiavemeyer has also written letter to Peter
Cooper, accepting the nomination from the
united reform organizations.
A number of supervisors of elections for
the northern districts of New York were
,worn to-day by Judge Woodruff.
Gov Hoffman has named John r. Brady
as one OF the associate judges Of the gen, raj
term OF this department, in place of Ex-
Judge Barnard.
Patrick Clifford. convicted of mansaughter
in the second degree tor killing Mary Ann
Gallagher, has been sentenced TO Sing Sing
tor TWO years.
in $4,000 bail for Trial On a charge of shipping
unlabcled fireworks ou !he steamer Charles
ton, OF. lst.
Pre>iden, Grant and family left at noon to-
day for Washington.
Joe pentland, the circus Jester, is an in
mate Of the lunatic asylum on Wards
Island.
On the presentation OF checks for gold at
some of the banks on Wall street to-day, the
discovery was made that the banks had no
coin TO meet the demands.
Joseph Howard, editor of the Star, was
asked to-day by Deputy United States Mar.
shall for the name of the person who furnished
information of the arrest Of Mr.. Bernstein a
few dsysNgo by order OF Commodore Daven-
port. Howard ordered the querist out of the
Office. The arrest Of the former is threat
encd.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-10-24
-
FOREIGN NEWS.

London, Oct. 23. A large meeting in IA
vor OF amnesty to Fenian prisoners, was held
last evening in Manchester, at which Isaac
Butt, NJ F., the leader OF the Irish home
rule party, was the speaker. Mr. Butt in tbs
course of his remarks, said that Ireland new
er could welcome Mr. Gladstone to her soil
unless amnesty to her sons was made com.
plete. He also spoke in terms of vigorous
censcre of the treatment accorded the prison
ers, whom he alleged have suffered during
their confinement gross crueltics at the hands
of their jaiIors.
The maket town Of \ ortswich in the county
Of Chester, was flooded yesterday by the
We rflow Of the banks of the river, which oc-
casioned considerable damage 10 property.
The waters have now subsidized, and the dam
ger of a great disaster is over.
St. Petersburg, Oct. % Official advices
report the discovery of a conspiracy in Cau-
casus for the overthrow of the Russian au-
thorities in that province of the empire. A
general rising of the tribes was intended, but
the leader of the contemplated revolt was se-
cured and thrown into PRISON. and quiet now
prevails.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-10-24
GENERAL NEWS.

| The postal treaty between the United
States and Switzerland is now in operation.
. serious breach in the ranks of the New
lork lnternationals is manifest.
A child in Chicago that was born during
the raging OF the great fire has been named
Phillip Sheridan.
1t is said that the fashion of New Years
day calls will not be generally followed in
New York this year.
| The epidemic among horses which flrst an.
peared in Canada has extended into the State
of New York. and appears to be spreading
rapidly.
"Candy pulls are the latest amusement Of
fashionable Gotham.
Nine divorced husbands are in one BUSH
niness house in New York, two of whom are
members of the firm.
Judge lngraham of New York decided that
persons watch comes under the title of
necessary articles, which cannot be taken by
creditors.
The st. Adams (vt.) Messenger remarks;
"Ihis region will have to be web-footed or
drown before long. 1t is getting too deeply
submerged in spots to wade already"
fIdrh VAIN NOUS tnat tilere IS no afi!lctlOn
in this world that makes a man feel so down
trodden and abused as the giving him a name
that does not belong to him.
The Scientific Scbool ~ Two u.syoohro,,.
r,s,i,n,a IS rr-ei,,ni.s,s'. ,'aN.e...
$40 students upwards # hundred more than
in October, 1871.
n.ae ,.
Tho a;',t, $50 ''@J ~" eisJsa o"e VI
-, as.'Iia'e '"e"eu'' Vi 'hc
caucy caused by the death Of Sir Roderick
Murrhison.
,r,a.
eni4~ ~ te '7"teu''n 'o,9u' a' view
nv,n p'ssei i1 .nsy zen; Mohuay, 'ns
IA '"a' ei'y piacihs Oh feco'"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-10-24
PENSIONS, &c.

INCREASED Pensions procured for all soldiers
L who have received SIS, so or So per month
unaeract OF June, s3, rithou re expense to such
as send me their Pension certificates. Increase
prOcu ed for those drawing less rate where the
rate il too Snsi Tor the Disability incurred in the
United states service IN This last class those de
string the increase will write me The nature of their
disability and in what WAY it interferes with man.
ual tabor OF 10. mer occupation. Also state when
and where the wound or injury was received or the
disease contracted.
In all cases Of Increase, new pensLOn certificate
is issuet in place of the Old one.
All soldiers who receiv eel any permanent disabt.
ity IN the L. ;. service are entitled to pension.
nave blanks which parents oi deceased soldiers
who are not receiving pensions, MI out them.
selves, and crNard To me, from which will inform
those who wish without charge, whether in my
opinion they can chtain pension, by sending i
cents postage.
AllNlans, bounticS, &c. advertised to be pro.
cured by other agents. can be as promptly obtained
at this Office.
All in doubt rs 10 whether they have claims
against government viii receive information iron,
this Office FREE by stating their to me, and send
mig cents postage.
Claims abandoned by other attorneys solicited.
This is of the oldest war claim agencies In tho
United states. have records ut all Maine soldiers
of he late war, and periods OF service of companies
ofthe war OF isl2.
Address GEO. Il. WEEKS, L. S. Claim Agt
2sti Augusta, Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-10-24
The Horse Distempe7
i'm New York!
1000 Stricken down in one
Stable
1900 Affected!

New York, Oct. %. The horse disease
which is prevailing in the different cities out
side OF New York, and which has caused
great excitement among stable keepers and
companies, has made Its appearance in this
city. and is causing the greatest panic. The
disease seems to have appeared first in this
city in magnitude Monday afternoon, al
her date. The contagious qualities Of this
disease are very violent, and within ~ hours
from the time the first symptoms of sickness
were noticed in one large stable, 1000 horses
under the same roof were similarly afflicsed
\ reporter who visited number of the prin
clpal stables states that no less than 1000
horses in all were affected. Up to yesterday
evening the horses OF the street car cOmpa-
MES were all more or less affected. On the
9Th Avenue line 200 horss were stricken down
in four hours, the company having had 10
withdraw some of their cars. Over 1000
horses on the Sd Avenue line are suffering
ln The stables of the 23d street stage line
some 500 horses are laid up. Up to midnight
last night no deaths occurred, except in the
4th avenue stables in Brooklyn. The disease
is r.ported in the city railroad stables. There
are 100000 car and stage horses in New
\ ork. The disease is dtnominated as catar-
rhal fever. II commences with cough, and
IN about &c hours, running from the eyes and
nose is developed, the horse becomes weak,
the affection being thought similar to the
Canadian epidemic.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-10-24
Supreme judicial Court Danfor,:, J. Pre-
siding,
WEDNESDAY,, Oct. %

WEDNESDAY,, Oct. %.
State We. Greenwood Arnold. The testi-
mony closed early in the Afternoons, and Mr..
Pillsbury commenced his argument. The
County Attorney is to follow, and il is hardly
probable the jury will take the case this eve
ming.
The case possesses elements ofinterest which
seldom belong to criminal trials. The dc
fence is in word an o1iJi, and the testimony
adduced in its support deyelopes either the
most fortunate state of facts to prove that the
prisoner must have been fifty miles off when
the burglary was committed, and of course
his complete eXoneration, or the most insen-
ious invention Of proof to meet the presump-
ton of guilt established by the government.
The testimony is too voluminous to he re-
ported.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-10-24

Last week young man was sent TO the In
sane hospital from Whi,efeld accompanied
by certificate from the selectmen, certify ing
that his father was worth three thousand dol
lars and responsible for the young mans
board. The officers of the Hospital declined
to receive him without a legal commitment
and sent him back When he came again his
certificate, signed ny the same selectmen, Ger
,fcd that he had no means of his own and
M friends liable for his support. This was
tar the parpo securing State aid to the
amount Of one COLLAR and fifty cents Per week;
We understand that the chairman Of the board
If selectmen had previously tried to get this
young man TO commit an assault in order 70
have him committed to Wiscasset jail, when
he would be sent to the hospital by the Court
aud the whole expense OF his support would
be thrown upon the State. The chairman OF
the board of selectmen in Whitefela was
leader Of the late reform party.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-10-24

rock in some cases, in others only gentle
blows, while other grooves in the use Of the
guage are left quite smooth. The cuttings
bear evidence OF having been done by skilled
wo kmen. The Brunswick Telegraph says
that Dr. Cushman has employed ii competent
gentleman to make drawin,s Of the entire tab.
lets in full size, to be taken upon cloth with
every prnt-eycry character-precisely as
they actually present themselves to the eye.
Mr.. Sewal is to have plaster casts made aud
then these curious characters can he studied
to better adj antage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-10-24
Accident TO the Pullman EXPIRES,
Train.
Further Particulars.

Portsmuth, \. H., Oct. 20. The coroners
jury on the Seabrook accident, heard six wit.
nesses, all railroad hands, except Joseph
BraGstreet of Gardiner, who simply identi
lied the body Of Capt. Norton. The other
Witnesses were Henry Staples of East Boston
and Eben Strouch of Boston, both freigh,
brakemen Charles L. Pattee of East Boston,
conductor; Thos. b. Cannon Of this citv,
brakeman on the Pullman train; Chas. +.
Dow of East Salisbury, brakeman, of the
frel light train that last lett Seabrook, who was
accountable for the fatal switch, and was ex-
perted to leave it right for the Pullman train.
and says that he d Il and did not lock it.. His
testimony was not finished at the adjourn
meat. There were three freight trains late
that might, all delayed between Portsmouth
ana Seabrook, which doubtless primarily led
to the accident