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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-11
He CENTENNIAL COMMISSION
CONGRESS.

Direct Vote for President = Proposed
Amendment 10 observation-disclosures
Lumbermen = They Oppose Improve
ments of the M!ssfssippf-BilI to Bridge
the Ouachira-Bjlls in the House-Safe
keeping of Public Moneys-Amend-
nents Proposed by Secretary of Treas
ury.
WASHINGTON, December l0-SenQte-
MIR. Cole offered joint resolution to amend
the constitution SO as to elect President,
Vice President, and Senators of the United
States by direct vote of the people.
A bill passed for the relief of Tinslev,
Van Horne 4 Co, Glenn, O'NeilI g. CLARK,
and j. N. Henderson s. Co.. of Louisiana
and Missouri.
Mr. Trumbull presented a petition by the
lumbermen of Minnesota against the bill to
perfect the navigation OF the Mississippi as
inimical to their interests.
Senator Stevenson was appointed regent
of the Smithsonian Institute, vice Davis, de-
ceased.
The bill bridging the Ouachita, near Ar
kadelphia, passed.
The Senate then went into executive ses-
sion.
HouSe.-'Hhe following bills were intro
duced Amending act of March, 1893; regu-
lating the collection Of import duties al
lowing steamships to unload at night, and
establishing new scale of compensation
for customhouse officers; repeating the
bankruptcy act; repeating the tax on re-
tailers of leaf tobacco; repeating the stamp
duty on bank checks; repeating the en-
forcement act; to Guild bridge over the
Ohio at Greensboro. The pensions and In
dians occupied the balance of the dav.
The Secretary of the Treasury sent a com
munication to the House of Representatives
to-day recommending an amendment to the
act to regulate and secure the safe keeping
of public money entrusted TO disbursing
officers of the United States, passed in 1866
The Secretary inclCses the draft of a bill SO
as to include every clerk or agent with
every dsbursing officer in the provision
making it a penal Cttense to convert to
his own use, or to lend, with or without
interest, the public moneys, and also
making any banker or broker or other per-
son who shall knowingly receive loans OF
public moneys from disbursing Ulcers liza
bic TO be tried for embezzlement. In the
case OF the United States government
against liartweli, the penal or latter clause
of the third section of the act of 1866 has
been held by the Supreme Court of the
United States to be limited in it's terms to
the officers named in the act, and can not
be construed to apply to any others Hence
the recommendation of the Secretary to in
riude every clerk, agent or other person
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mThe Conrempr Cnse ;.

The parties being present in the United
States Circuit Court yesterday, the case OF
Kellogg VS.. WarmotA, was called, and i'm
mediately after the following motion was
made
On motion Of w. w. Howe, and SemmAs
& Mott, OF counsel for defendants, and on
suggesting to the court that there is error
TO defendants prejudice in the decree rem
dered herein, on the sixth day Of December.
1872, and that said decree is final one 20
all intents and purposes; it is ordered that
the said defendants be allowed an appeal
therefrom to the honorable the Supreme
Court of the United States.
Il object to any motion being made in
this case while they are in contempt" :" said
Mr., Beckwith, the district attorney. rising.
The judge-"I don't think it can be ap-
pealed; when will you try it! "
Counselor Howe here retired for consulta-
ton and returned, setting the appeal case
for Monday, but asked the privilege Of ar
guing the question. This was not permitted
The contempt case went over until te-day,
the question of appeal until Monday.
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4.LeraI Genrlemnn in nesnntr-

While the attendants yesterday in tie
United States Circuit Court were in waiting
a discussion sotto voce sprang up between
the two legal gentlemen named. Gn conyer-
satioD, held at the courtroom, Mr.
Mcconnell remarked, 1T is beyond ali rea-
| son that we should. in this case. be left
without remedy; beyond reason and law"
u have not been consulted on thai Ques-
ton, replied Mr.. Randall Hunt "my posi-
ton in the case is owing TO Mr. McEnery,
who retained me
and now" continued Mr. Mcconnell
I'm satisfied the Supreme Court wi3o not
grant that prohibition.''
"Will not!'
"They have nothing before them
II can scarcely see how they can. oG Of
what use the writ can be, for it can not
prohibit what has already been done''
There must be some remedy" persisted
Mr. Mcconnell: whenever a court refuses
to do what i should there must ',e eome
remedy to be urged"
Mr.. Hunt family protested he scarcely
could see what the proper step should be.
That this consultation was in reference to
a question actually pending, appeared atteg.
ward, for, after tine order had Been given
by the Judge 80 adjourn the oonlso and
while the deputy marshal, leaning o0as .he
top Of the bench. vas speaking to The judge.
Mr.. Mcconnell sras urging Mr. I'm: 10
take sons decisive action. wbia'o :h-: gen
tleman strongly resisted.
" He will not listen 10 me, pleadz:5 N-. !
Hunt, and pointing 70 the judge.
Then III go myself" repiiet: IL. Nc.
Connen
And he did. Standing in front Of bar. ne
turned the printed injunction over in his
hand quietly, and said he had been enjoined
as member of the Legislature from as
sembling, and had been ruled into court to
show cause. why he shoulduot be restrained:
that he knew Of no cause why he should be
restrained.
He had got thos far in the case when the
court adjourned until today
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WHOLE NUMBER tai,

with l460 bales of cottor; steamer Tiber
from New Orleans, with 4l50 bales of cotton.
LONDON, December 10.-The gale con
tlnned yesterday, but not with the severity
OF Sunday. Dispatches continue to come
| 70 mana bringing Intelligence of disasters
0otn on sea and ON land. The damage in
THIS city is considerable Six houses were
bioWn down, and forty persons are known
10 nave been injured by falling buildings.
! a prlg, name unknown, foundered off the
west coast of Isle of Wight, and every per
| son on board persisted. The bark Traisund
ron Hamburg for New York, was wrecked
on hiihoerldge ledge, but the crew was
S 9"seG' me gasometer attached to the
NoySI arsenal, at Woolrich, was damaged
by the gale, and the hospital has been With.
out gas Tor the past two nights. TeIe-
graphic communication is generally very
much impeded
Several gas strikers who were summoned
under the masters and servants act to an
pear and answer the charge of conspiracy.
have been found guilty and sentenced to
six weeks imprisonment.
Inc telegraph wires in Ireland which
were prostrated by the late gales have not
yet been fully restored
The steamship City of Bristol, for whose
safety some anxiety has been felt, has
reached Queenstown.
PARIS, December lO.-A deputation of
wv - E'AoASaLlS IA tL6 NdJlOnAl AEs
sembly called upon President Theirs, veg
terday. to express their apprehensions that
ne was leaning too far towards the party of
the Right. The President, in response, as
sured them that he would uphold firm and
mshaken.the policy announced in his mes
sage at the opening OF the session.
Nlnety-two members of the Assembly,
who belonged to the left centre during the
September government, and fifteen moder-
ate Republicans, including General Chanzy,
Dulles, Favre, Casimir Pereire and Beon
Say, have united i'll the presentation to the
National Assembly of proposal for refer
ence to the committee of thirty sug-
gesting the prulongation of President
Theirs term of office four years, the cleo
ton of vice president, the partial renewal
OF the Assembly yearly, the establishment
OF the principle of ministerial responsibility,
the formation of second chamber, and the
settlement of the relations between the ex-
ecutlVe and legislative departments.
MADRID, December l0.-A large body OF
Carists entered Manresa, in the province
OF barcelona, yesterday, but were driven
out by the troops.
BREsT, December l0.-Arrived-St
Vile de Paris, from New York.
New YORK, December 10-Naples adyices
report the band OF brigands headed by
Manzi is becoming daily more daring and
lawless Notwithstanding the heavy ran
som offered for his head, all efforts to cap
ture the leader have proved unayailing.
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MS. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER IL 1872.

proceed to the city of Washington, and lay
before the national authorities, and ask that
the federal government shall remove from
the State Capitol the federal troops, in
order that the duly elected representatives
of the people may have free access thereto.
to assemble, organize and exercise their
legitimate duties; or, in the event of the
unwllllngness of the authorities so to do,
that they be requested to establish mill,
tary government in our midst. deeming the
latter as infinitely preferable to the present
irresponsible, illegal and usurping rule,
which is supplemented and sustained by the
bayonet.
Did anybody move to adjourn? 1t seemed
so, for the crowd turned their faces toward
Canal street, and slowly, sadly moved
away, and this was the end of the City Hall
meeting and all it turned out to be.
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FOREIGN

Cotton sforn Bombay at iieerpooi-Ar-
rivals at LfyerpooI-Contin Of the
Eale-Disasters on Sea and LRnd-TeIe-
graphic Communication ImDcded-The
Situation ia France-rhs Steamship
City of Bristol, safe.
LIVERPOOL, December I0.~~Shipments of
cotton from Bombay since last report TO
niRth instant 500 bales.
Arrived-Steamer Iowa, from New York,
with 1924 bales Of cotton; ship Lady Duff
ferins from Charleston, with 3l00 bales of
eottouc steamer Baltic 1rom New yorko
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Lyceusn Hali-Grand Concert.

\ grand vocal and instrumental concert
viii be given by Gustave D'4quin, the emf
nent futist and pupil of o. Carriere, this
evening. lie will be assisted by Mr. L.
Carriere, Miss A. Peral, Miss H. LIE Roux
Miss Louise Chauchon, Miss L. T. and Mr.
II. Joubert. The selections, according to
the programme, are excellent. Doors open
at halfpast seven O'Clock, concert to com
mence at eight. Complimentary tickets
have been received.
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BY TELEGRAPH
LATEST NEWS FROM ALL POINTS

LATEST NEWS FROM ALL POINTS
PROCEEDINGS or CONGRESS YESTERDAY
MINNESOTA LUNBERMBN CROOKED
BILL TO BRIDGE TIE 0UAOHITA
OGDEN'S WRIT OF PROHIBITION
LEAVE 10 FILE PETITION GRANTED
ARGUNIEN rs NEXT MONDAY
THE CABINET RECOGNIZES P1HCBBACK
Steamship City of Bristol Safe
STATUE OF JUDGE TANEY UNVEILED
SNOW IN MAINE AND ARKANSAS
LOTTA SAYS SHE LIVES
SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR ELECTED
-s--
Important Arrest in st. Louis
TIE CENTENNIAL COMMISSION
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Get your candies, fireworks and Cali
fornia wines from Miller & Diellman's Nos
80 and 50 Peters street formerly New
Leveel corner ofNatchez. Goods delivered
in all parts Of the city free Of drayage.
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The City Cnuncila

The oficia? yepor5 Ell the proceedings Of
the City Council yesterday is published on
the sixth page o5 thi" uogBing's REgUDs
LqAyo
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Since the development of the diamond
frauds no man wearing diamond pin is
considered safe n San Francisco.
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4 CADEMY OF MUSIC.

Nordav Evening, December 9, 1872,
C0Yy,. yCPNEST OF HOLIDAY ENTERTAIN
MEETS.
engagement of the world renowned Pant tonlmists
MAPFHrT AND BARTHOLOMEW,
With their entire troupe of fifty stars, who viii
present for the first time in New Orleans, their
new and original comic pantomlme,
FLICK AND FLOCK,
Or, The Doctor and the Devil,
Replete with laughahie Incidents comic situations,
magical changes ludicrous events, starting
New and beautiful scenery by H. &. Hoyt Bsq.
Mechanical Effects by 4. J. Wheelan ana assIst.
ants For distribution of Characters, AortaAs, In
mortals Intervals and Snopsis OF scenery anu IL
eidents see bills of the day. - - -
GRAND HOLIDAY FESTIVAL and FLICK FLoeh
Matint Saturday noon. oSe
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TWO PERFORMANCES

Will be given the first day, and THREE each sue
cccding day.
Ioors open at 10 a. NJ and and P. M
HipI odrame performances commence al u a NJ:
aud and p. NJ
Admission to the seven colossal shows only 81;
children under nine half price.
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Free Admission
LIFE or P. T. BARNUH.

LIFE or P. r. BARNUH,
handsomely bound and illustrated, containing
nearly 900 pages. Price reduced from SO 50 TO
W 25. TO be had Of the agent OIL the day OF eX-
ibt %,
WILL ALSO EXHIBIT
at Bay st. Louis, December Is; Algiers, December
Il; Qsyka December %; Brookhaven, December q:
Canton December Is; Jackson, December 26!
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1000 Men and Horses.
500 Rare Living wis Animals, Birds,
Reptiles and Marine Monsters.
TIE ONLY LIVING SEA COW IN AMERICA.
ENORMOUS SEA LIONS.
Ten tents, covering i've acres; three trains Of
:hirtyeght cars each, four locomotives to each
tain.
SEVEN SUPERIOR EXHIBITIONS
IN SIX SEPARATE COLOSSAL TENTS.
Ten times more than ever seen in an ordinary show
More than million capital invested.
The entire payilions are brilliantly illuminated
IN the evening by 5000 gas jets
Excursion trains will on the railroads and
steamboats, at reduced fares to convey visitors 70
P. T. B4RNUM'S GREAT SHOW.
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Reserved Seats, Two Dollars.

The sale Of seats will commence on TO NOR.
now JTHTRSDAY MDRNlEG). December H. at
nine o'clock, at GRUHEWALD'S MUSIC SToRK,
No Il9 Canal street
SPECIAL NOTICE - Residents Of neighborlng
towns wishing to attend these Concerts can for
ward their orders for seats, accompanied by the
money, to Gruaewald Music Store, and the same
Viii be attended to promptly on the opening Of the
same.
Webet's pianos are used at the Strakosch Con-
certs Philip WeTlein Nos. SO, az and SO Baronne
street is the agent in this city.
L. deStf
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Tuesday. Wednesday aud Thursday
Evenings,

Tuesday, wednesday aud Thursday
Evenings,
December II, IS ard l9, at eight O'CLOCK
MILE. CARLOTTA PATTI,
The Queen of the Concert Room; Miss A. L CARY,
the Favorite American Coutralto Cher first ap-
pparanCe in New 0reansl Mile. I. CARRBNO, the
Tslsnted Young Pianist Ener first appearance in
New Orteanel; Mons h. SAURET the Eminent vi
DIN yirtuoso llis first appearance in New Orleansl
Signor a. SCOLARA the Eminent Basso this first
at}ncarauce in New Orleans), and
SIGN0R MARIO,
The World Renowned Tenor jhis first appearance
IN New OTeansl.
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rILL ALSO EXHIBIT
VARIETIES THEATRE.

" bAh4E11AS iLiEH AEAE"
sole Lessee LAWRENCE BARRETT.
Second and last week OF
JOHN T. RAY vi N0SD.
MONDAY, December 8, and every night, and
Wednesday and Saturday matinees, W. j. Gilberps
''D' PYGMALION AND CsALATEA.
CuRYSOS. Observation-Disclosures JOHN T. RAYMOND
supported by FREDERIC ROBINSON and the
superior Company The performance to conclude
* CONJUGAL LESSON.
SIMON LULL ABH BH..,........,..J Join T. hA1hONp
FRIDAY, December 13-Beneft Of J. I. RAYMOND.
MONDAY December l6-CHARLOTTE THOMP-
SON IN JANE EiRE."
In preparat on-ONE WIFE.
Seats may be secured in advance for both matt
nee and evening. - ~
Director. ................... LORRAINE ROGERS
GST. CHARLES THEATRE.
FIN DERAR :; sal ,PF9pI1etor %p
Fourth night OF the favorte songstreBs and COM
edieuue, MIS- JAMES A. OATES and her new
COMIC OPERA COMPANY.
Wednesday Evening, December ~. S72,
LES BAVARD~.
.,Iand ......................MIs Mrs James ). Oates
70 commence with the comedietta OF
THE TWO FUDDIFOOTS.
Characters by the company
GRAND OPRRATIC MATINEE SATURDAY NOON
Doors open at quarter TO seven the overture
viii commence at quarter to eight O'clock.
de8 T. 6LhacoN, treasurer,
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Wednesday Evening, December II. S72,
LES BAVARD$.
IMPOSITION HALL.

IMPOSITION HAI4L'
P4TTT MARIO.
THE sTRAKosCE CONCERTS.
Grand Opening Night.
Tuesday, December IL, at p. VI.
The public of New Orleans and vicinity are re-
gpeCtfully informed that the following celebrated
artists win appear in the above hall, and give
THREE GRAND CONCERTS
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This is positively the largest and most attractive
combination OF exhibitions ever known, and re.
mains absolutely without parallel in the history
Of the world and embraces in the various depart
lucnts of the Exposition
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EXHIBIT IN EBW ORLEANS

December 1s. 10, 30, 2l and e.
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sTGEoR sEBASTIAE's )

ROYAL ITALIAN CIRCUS,
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srx SEPARATE COLOSSAL rRNTS
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J 5C9N 5NVE&n 9S EJgHTB BAGE. !
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ADJUSTMENTS.

NEW ORLEANS,
December Is, 10, &c, ~ and 22.
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3bat being the most accessible point where stuff
aient ground could be obtained.
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SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR ELECTED

important Arrest in st. Louis
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MI Barnum's great exhibition being 50 e1ten-
ave the usual circus lots not be used. being
altogether to small The mammoth pavilion will,
therefore be pitched
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CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, May 20.-Decuration day will
be appropriately observed here to.mor.
row. The principal exercises will be held
at Rose Hill Cemetery, and include ad-
dresses by Mr.. Brooks and VIM. Alvin
Bartlett. The Committee on Decoration
will visit all the cemeteries where the
Union dead are buried, and strew the
graves with flowers and evergreens.
A large number Of persons will leave
the city tomorrow and Friday, for Phila.
delphia, to attend the National Republi-
can Convention. Thirty delegates from
California and Oregon, reached here TO-.
day en- route for Philadelphia.
A fearful tornado passed over the town
Of Crete, Nebraska, this morning, de.
molishing several houses, including the
fine academy building. G. NJ. Fish had
his back broken by the falling OF his
house, and 1t is reported a woman, living
o few miles In the country, was killed.
About 200 coal beavers are on a strike
here. The efforts Of the employers to
compromise matters having failed, the
places Of the strikers have been supplied
with other men,
Hon. Jssper Packard was renominated
for Congress from the 11th Indiana Dis
trict, by tho Republican Convention at
Plymouth, today.
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WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, May 20.-Secretary Fish
to-day received official information from
London in relation to the supplemental
treaty, and has made tknown to the Presi.
dent. Correspondence is in progress be.
tween the two Governments. The British
Ministry arc acting with caution in the
premises.
The President was at the Capitol this
afternoon examining the bills presented
to him for his signature. Apart from
this his presence had no particular signii-
cance.
Gen. Tyler, Of Connecticut, who was a
member Of the Buell. Military Committee,
writes to member oil Congress alludiug
to the investigation concerning the loss Of
the official records. II the movement is
intended to affect injuriously Gen. Grant,
it will be failure il the records are found
or reproduced. Gen. Grants name will
not be found In the records.
The Presidents letter to Collector
Casey, Of New Orleans, requesting him
to resign that office, was dated on the 18th
Of May. Casey's resignation was written
on the 17th inst, to take effect on the ap:
pointment Of his successor. 1t appears
there is some difficulty in securing one
likely to be acceptable to those con.
cerned.
The President has approved of the In.
dian appropriation bill.
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THE LATEST NEWS.

Hon. John Gill Shorter, Ex-Governor
of Alabama, died at Enfanla, ALA, Wed
nesday morning, after protracted illness
Lieutenant Frederick D. Grant, while
in Moscow, on the 18th inst, was present
ed to the Gear Alexander, who happened
to be In that city on that day.
The steamer Emperor, from Var.
mouth, U. s., to Portland, with eigh ty
passengers, struck on the eastern point Of
Ledge Seal Island, on Wednesday night
and is total loss. The crew and passen.
gers were saved but lost all their effects
Loss not stated; insurance $4,000. The
Emperor belonged to the Yarmouth &
Boston Steam Navigation Company.
AT the Diocesan Convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Church Of Ken
lucky, which met at Newport, Wednes-
day, the exercises consisted of addresses
by Bishop SWEET and Assistant Bishop
Cummins.
"A terrible tragedy was enacted in
omenton, KY, Wednesday. John Bran
ham, living in Union county, split his
wlfeshead open with an axe, killing her
instantly. Branham was arrested, tied,
and brought to town. The examination
was postponed and he was sent to Jail.
The Huston case adjourned until
Tuesday next.
The Charleston Republican, the Oldest
Radical newspaper in South Carolina,
hoists the bannerol Greeley and Brown.
dylRobinson, negro at Evans.
vile, Ind, was convicted of rape on IA
year old German girl, to-day, and sent to
prison for 81 years. He had made Sec
ond attempt before he was arrested, but
his victim escaped with terrible beat
ing.
Two mines OF the Delaware & Hud-
son Company, one at Carbopdale and the
other at Olyphant, have suspended opera.
tons in order to reduce the production Of
coal. The two mines have thrown out of
employment 700 men and boys, and de-
creases the production of the company
5000 tons per day.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-30

IT has not been so long ago but all the
voters OF the city can remember the vote
taken on the proposition to subscribe
$4,000 to the Pittsburgh, Wheeling
&lKentucky! road. The vote was on the
first proposition made by the PC. & St.
L. Railroad, an important condition of
which was that o mortgage on the road
should be given to secure the p. @. 6 St.
Louis Company for their investment.
This was objected to and on this objec.
ton the subscription was rejected. Now
we are asked to vote four times
as much and become liable for
double as much and to accept a
contract under which the contracting
parties not only will own half or more Of
the road and control the directory, but
will have ., first mortgage on the entire
road. They would not only own con.
trolling interest in the road when done,
but on single failure to pay interest,
which their control would enable them
easily to devise, could and no doubt
would foreclose and take the road, 80
that the interests Of alliother stockhold.
ers would be absolutely lost. 1t is a
question which every man should ponder
for himself, whether he is prepared to
subject the city and himself to such con.
tingencies, when year ago our people
refused to incur risks far less serious
than those now to be incurred.