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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-16
Duel About a Widow.

This story is related by special tele.
gram TO the Cincinnati Enquirer:
Colonel J. NJ. Robinson and John CARMEL,
local politicians, quareled about Fordham
widow, and CaTnell suggested recourse to a
duel to settle the dispute. I'VE will, says
the Colonel, mark off the ground and
shoot this out" CARMEL accepted the chal-
Ienge. j. H. Robbins was Carnell's second,
and j. d. Armstrong was second for the
Colonel; Dr., Richard TheO, OF Boston, sur
geon, and General Lawrence referee. The
weapons chosen were seven barreled navy
revOlvers, distance ten PAGES and time
eight o'clock in the morning. 1t was ar
ranged that each should draw at the word
fire, and advance, firing until one or the
other fell
The seconds loaded the weapons and
paced Off the ground in rear of the Ford
ham Hotel. 1t so happened that large
willow tree stood at each end of the ground
paced off and Just to the left of each prin-
ciDal. They shook hands and took their
stand, each man placed his hand on his re-
volver and the referee counted "One,"
"twO'-betOre three could be pronounced
both principals simultaneously lodged be-
hind the willow trees and fired. Colonel
RObinsOn's shot went in the air and Car
nells went into the ground. After tue
smoke had disappeared CARMEL stuck his
nGaC from Denlnu Une Tree ana SnOuU6u:
Say, Colonel, don't see any use in You
and having any fuss; if you are a mind
to treat the crowd l would just as soon
stop shooting"
1--WE won't insist on the duel going on if
you don't, but l won't treat. l am willing
to leave further proceedings to the sec
onds.'
After few moments conference, the
seconds decided that If each would open "a
basket of wine, the duel might end there"
The duelists stepped from behind the trees,
shook hands, invited their friends into the
hotel and produced the wine.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-16
Sentenced To nIntrimnnv.

An English magistrate sentenced couple
to matrimOny under circumstances which
seem legally just although legally curious.
A young man and a young woman were
contrasting possession Of piece of property,
the one claiming under an old lease, and
the other under an old will " 1t strikes
me, said the justice, that there is pleas
ant and easy way to terminate the old law
suit. The plaintiff appears to be a respect
able young man, and this is a very nice
young woman. Laughter They can both
get married and live happy on the farm. If
they 90 on with law proceedings, it will all
be frittered away between lawyers. who.
am sure, are not ungallant enough to wish
the marriage not to come off, The lady
blushed, and the young man stammered-
they 4" liked each other little bit" so a
verdict was entered for the plaintiff on con
dition of his promise to marry the de-
PENDANT within two months, stay of execu-
ton being put to the verdict till the mar
riage ceremony should be completed.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-16
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, FRIDAY, AUGUST l6 1872

Where the 'tCOnfOunded HIOther1 Was.
Ill Perkins in New York Commercial Advertiser.
A gentleman who came up the Hudson on
the st. John yesterday, tells this story:
81 noticed" he said "a serious looking
man, who looked as if he might have been
a clerk or bOokkeeper. The man seemed
to be caring for a crying baby, and was
doing everything he could to still its sObs.
AS the child became restless in the berth,
the gentleman took it into his arms and
carried it to and fro in the cabin. The sObs
of the child irritated a rich man, who was
trying to read, until he blurted out loud
enough for the father to hear
"What does he want to disturb the whole
cabin with that id baby fOr?'
The man only nestled the baby more
quietly in his arms without saying a word.
Then the baby sObbed again.
"Where is the COMPOUNDED mother that
she don't stop it's noise" continued the
prOfane grumbler.
At this the father came up to the man and
said: Il am sorry to disturb you, sir but
my dear baby's mother is in her coffin down
in the baggage room. l am taking her back
to Albany where we used to live"
"The hard hearted man, says my friend,
''buried his face in shame, but in moment,
wilted by the terrible rebuke, he was by
the side Of the grief-stricken father. They
were both tending the baby"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-16
Liberal Accessions in Illinois.

This is special to the st. Louis Rep"b-
Hcan:
SPRIEGFIELD, Ill, August l2.-UpOn the
appointment of the Liberal and Democratic
executive committees, rooms were estab-
lished in this city, and correspondence
opened with reliable men in every portion
of the State. Estimates have been received
from nearly every county III the State, and
accounts Of RCCessiOns reported. From
these we select from known Radical COun-
ties a few Of the Liberal accessiOns, as fair
samples in other sections: De Kalb, pres
emit increase 500 Liberals, with daily Access
sions: Dewitt, present majority for Greeley
and Brown 400, gain of 7OO Henry, inn
mense accegsiOns, a gain of 2lOO; lrOquOis,
a gain of 1000; Joe Davess, claimed to be
Liberal, a gain of 100; Kankakee, fully ten
per cent from Grant in 1868; Knox, an i'm
mense Liberal vote gained; Lake, gain of
2O0Q claimed; Lee, fifteen per cent of the
Grant vote certain for Greeley and Brown;
Livingston, claimed for the Liberal ticket,
gain Of 1000; Logan will 90 for Greeley, a
gain of 500: Macon, gain for Greeley of
500 Marshall, large Liberal accessiOns
claimed for Greeley and Brown; Mason,
gain of i30 since 1868; McHenry, gain of
1000; Mclean, q certain gain Of 1900; Platt,
d large Liberal gain claimed, 500; Rock
Island, with a good local ticket, will give a
gain of 900; St. Clair, gain on the vote of
1868 Of from 2000 to $500; Stephenson, favor
able reports, Is Liberals reported from one
township; Washington, gain of 100 over
1868; WinneJagO, from twenty-five to forty
per cent of the Republicans Liberal; Wood
ford, from twenty to twenty-five per cent
gain, county safe for Greeley and Brown.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-16
MIR. GrneIer;sLast sneech.

The Associated Press dispatches, pub.
Hshed this morning, report at considerable
length the speech of Horace Greeley at
Portland, Maine. He has struggled and
now struggles. for impartial and universal
liberty; for the union and greatness of our
common country; for hearty and early re-
Cancellation and peace among our country
men.
Mr.. Greeley gives general notice that if
elected he will consider the claims of IN
timely aspirants for Office after those of the
more modest and reticent shall have been
fully satisfied.
Mr.. Greeley says he has heard but one
demand from the South-justiee; but one
desire-rec0nciliatiO
The speech is bold, frank aud unequiv-
Ocal.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-16
NYhere the Nancy fHnes

Mr. COlfax not long ago warned the ma
ton against its greatest danger in the fu-
ture-the immense balance of trade against
US which drains the United States of gold
to pay for foreign purchases. In the light
of the enormous impOrtatiOns weekly from
Europe it does not seem that the admOni-
ton has been given moment too soon. For
the seven days which ended on Saturday
there was received at New York nearly ten
millions Of dollars, worth of goods, which
we must pay for in gold. Such items as
these were included, and it will be noticed
that with but enc or two exceptions every
article named is a luxury Silks, satins
laces, etc, $3649, 432; jewelry, SIG, 257;
watches, $50, 40; ale, $4526; brandy, $86ll;
beer, $2593; cordials, $lO3; champagne,
$2l,07O; gin, $2774; mineral water, $l087;
porter, 1881; vinegar, $6O67; whisky, $IO,-
O67; wines, $i7,520; fancy goods, $40, 355
Ceartainly we are paying dearly ter the
pretty things Of life.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-16
Among the Pine Woods.

There is music in the. rustltng of the
winds through the stately pines which
flank every village on the line of the Jack,
son railroad 1t is peculiarly delightful
music to the ears of those who leave the
heat and dust of the city Buy Sunday
excursion ticket and 60 out as far as Mag
nolia Sunday morning, or any point this
side of there, taking the 7:35 train, and re-
turning to the city by ten at night. Ripe
fruit, pure water and fresh buttermilk.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-16
nInrneric Travelling STONES.

They have walking stones in Australia,
and as we are informed, they have travel
ing stones in Nevada. Here is a descrip-
ton: They were almost perfectly round,
the majority of them as large as a walnut,
aud of an irony nature. When distributed
about upon the floor, table or any other
level surface, within two or three feet of
each other, they Immediately begin travel
ing toward a common centre, and there hud-
die up in bunch, like lot of eggs in a
nest. A single stone removed to distance
of three and a half feet, upon being re-
leased, at once started of with wonderful
and somewhat cOmioal CELEBRITY to join its
fellows; take it away four or five feet it re-
mains motionless. They are found in a
region that, although comparatively level,
is nothing but barren region rock Scat
tered over this barren region are little
basins, from a few feet to a rod II diameter,
and it is at the bottom Of these that the roll
ing stones are found. They are from the
size of pea to five or six inches in diameter.
The cause Of these stones rolling together
is doubtless to be found IN the material of
which they are composed. which appears to
be loadstOne or magnetic iron ore.-SeaSide
Oracle.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-16
Death of Singular Man in London.

DeaIu OF singular WAN III LONDON
New YORK, August IA recent number
of the Court journal records the death of a
very eccentric character, thus: Gan Irish
man died last week in London, whose career
and attainments entitled him to a niche in
the annals of literature. The deceased was
about fifty years of age; was as odd a
figure as one could meet in a DAYS ride
He was small, but firmly knit, generally
wore white hat and a dress court, and
always had an old volume under his arm
He was a confirmed bOOkWOrm: MezzOfta
was hardly a more accomplished linguist
Mortimer was a graduate of the University
of Dublin. and deeply versed IN classic lore
but he added a polish to his erUditiOn by
his intimacy with at least a dozen modern
tongues. He spoke French, German, Rus
sian, Polish, Spanish, Italian, modern Greek
Turkish, Arabic, Irish, Welsh and Danish
with huency. In his youth he had been a
cabin boy in an American bark, and subse-
quently became student in Paris, but had to
leave it on account of his connection with
the June insUrrectiOn OF I848. He was
very strong man, and utilized his strength
in taking an engagement as a Hercules in a
circus in Australia. By turns ne gave lee
lures on Shakespeare through Germany,
was a Greek professor at Hamburg, had
troupe of Spanish ballet dancers in Holland,
and was a companion of Sir William DON
the barOnet actor, in his widest continental
frolics. In his time he had been tutor to
Charles Levers children-at Florence. He
came to the surface one day in the employ
ment of Tom Thumb, another in the COM
pany of Murphy, theIrish giant who was
a distant cousin. He had been in London
since the FrancO-Prussian war, which
ruined him in fortune. His learning was
of little profit to him, for he died very poor
in ward of hospital, and is buried in a
namele8s grave of the pauper's corner Of
some OveFgrOWn cemetery"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-16
Radical Campatgn Forgeries.

This is a special to the st. Louis RepuJ,
Eean:
WASHINGTON, August l2-Letters from
prominent politicians from Maine, state the
Liberal Republican headquarters in this
city, say that the administration is sending
documents all through that section, pur-
porting to be copies and extracts of letters
from Horace Greeley, wherein the latter is
made to advocate the payment of the rebel
war debt, the compensation of all slave
holders for loss of slaves, and the paying of
pensions to the Confederate soldiers. These
letters state that no intelligent men in that
section really think these things likely to
happen should Greeley be elected.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-16
Mhnt smol,ing Does for Bors.

A certain doctor, struck with the large
number of boys under fifteen years of age
whom he observed smoking, was led to in
ouire into the effect the habit had upon the
general health. He took for mis- purpose
thirty eight boys, aged from nine to fifteen,
and carefully examined them. In twenty
seven of them he discovered injurious
traces of the habit. In twenty-five there
were various disorders of the circulation
and digestion, palpitatiOn Of the heart, and
a more or less marked taste for strong
drink. In twelve there was frequent bleed
ing Of the nose, ten had disturbed sleep,
and twelve had slight liberation of the mu-
cOus membrane of the mouth, which disap-
peared on ceasing from the use of tobacco
for some days.
The doctor treated them all for weakness,
but with little effect until the smoking was
discontinued when health and strength
were soon restored.
Now, this is no ''Old wife's tale, as these
facts are given on the authority OF the
British Medical JopYYlHL
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-16
AUCTION SAFES THIS DAY.

BT G. DE FERRET CO., at II o'clock at st Louis
Auction Exchange, LOT Of ground and buildings
No. IS Vaudeville street, lot Of ground and
buildings on Vaudeville street eight lots Of
ground and buildings on Elysan Fields street,
square Of ground in Greenville bounded by
Broadway avenue, Esther, Chester and Wall
stceets-succession of Marie Emile Doucet,
widow of LANCE Gratis.
By WILLIAM WEEKS, constable Third Justice
Court at p o'clock, at No. 80 Bienville street,
l1sof household furniture-A. Deiean vs.. Mr.
Mrs Jules Lucas.
By GEORGE PEARSON, at lo5s o'clock, at No. 3
Rampant street, rosewood mahogany and black
walnut furniture carpets, mirrors etc.
BY SHERIFF SAUVINET, at II O'clock, at
the St. Louis Auction Exchange, bt Of
gto1ud and buildings on Cont street-Alex P.
Field vs. Michael F. Rogers.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-16
This is from the New York SIN:

The steamboat men Of the country are not
disposed to Telinquish their opposition to
the United States steamboat law, and have
called a national convention, to be held in
Cleveland, Ohio, next September, when sta
tistics will be presented of all the serious
casualties that have occurred to American
steam vessels during the year ending June
80, 1872, with properly authenticated re
cords of the causes which have produced
these disasters. They believe that by these
means they will be able to show. satisfactory
reasons for important amendments to the
present laws. The steamboat owners COM
plain most bitterly about the peremptOry
clauses Of the law which require the use of
certain patented inventions which, they al
leGe, are both costly and inefficient. They
argue that SO long as owners and builders
of steamboats, are compelled to use specified
appliances, so long will competition be pre-
vented, expenses be increased and the safety
of life be imperiled. While it will be ad-
mitted by all that the utmost protection of
the law should be extended over tue travel
ing public to insure their safety against ac-
cident through carelessness or neglect there
is vet a good deal of reason in the argU-
ments put forth by the steamboat men.
And if the selection of the patented inven.
tons forced upon them by the law is in
some instances secured through corrupt in
huences at Washington, as has been
strongly alleged, it is evident that the exist
ing system is one which requires revision.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-16
Grants Record as War Secretary ad
Interim.

This is a special to the Chicago Tribune
NEW YORK, August 1.-THE San in the
| morning prints a full expose, occupying
nearly dozen columns, of Grants corrupt
| conduct while acting as Secretary of War.
The plth of these detailed disclosures is as
follows: When, by arrangement with Presi-
dent johnson, Grant displaced Stanton, and
became Secretary of War ad interim; en-
terIng upon the personal control of the War
Department, he at once gave peculiar at
tentiOn to three Objects as follows: Paying
in full large sums of money, amounting in
the aggregate to half million or more
which had been retained by Mr. Stanton on
account Of frauds in mixed grain furnished
for the army of the Potomac, the frauds
having been detected and part of the money
restored by the immediate agents of the
fraudulent contractors, in whose hands it
was Mr.. Stanton also withheld further
sums which would have been due had
the frauds not been found out and
proved. These sums Grant paid in
full. The second of Grants three OBJ
jeCts was the transfer to a ring of specU-
latOrs in California of a tract of land known
as the Military Reservation No Z, com
handing Mare Island Navy Yard. This
property, whose possession was essential to
the military safety of the navy yard, was
worth $40 600, 900. Mr. Stanton had sternly
repealed and resisted every overture look
ing to its transfer, but Grant, after he be-
came Secretary of War ad interim, prompt
~ surrendered it, the government receiving
between $4,000 and $1,000 only. The third
object to which General Grant especially
devoted himself when he became Secretary
of War ad interim was the protection of
his old associate and crOny Paymaster
General Brice, in carrying through and
cOncealing the payment of large amounts
of public money upon forged bounty claims.
These forged claims had been got up by
claim agent in Washington named LOwen-
thai, who presented them to Brice from
whom he had received various payments,
and one of which had been proved fOrg-
cry before a committee of the House of Rep
to the amount of about $i7, 900
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-16
For the Watering Places.

Those who can get out of the city only fol-
single day or very brief period, have
this year learned the peculiar advantages
of the New Orleans and Mobile trains to and
from the watering places. The rates of
fare on excursion tickets are every day
very low, but more liberal on Sunday than
on any other day. Tickets of this nature
can only be obtained at the Camp street
office, or the Canal street station. They
can not be had of conductors, Salt water
bathing, fish dinners, cool rooms and good
ha5s
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-16

The United Irish Club held an enthusias
tic meeting in hall corner of Howard and
GraEier streets last evening. Popular
speakers addressed the assembly on the
subjects of naturalization and procuring
employment for members of the club. A
committee of three, composed Of Messrs.
Lynne, William Gallagher, and T NJ. Kava-
nagh, was appointed to attend 70 naturaliz-
alton and employment. The meeting ad-
jOurned until next Thursday evening,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-16
CONTRACTORS, ATTFNTION.

dds WILL BE RECEIVED AT THIS OFFICR
ment of the TangipahOa and Tchefuncta rivers In
the State of Louisiana.
The work on the TangipahOa will consist in
clearing the stream from its mouth to Wells Ferry
of all timber distractions to navigation, theso
being in its bed and on its banks
That on the TChefuncta will consist In the total
removal of the wreck of the gunbOat Oregon.
Bid will be opened August 81, 1872, at u NJ,
sharp. Bidders are invited to be present
The government reserves the right to reject any
or all bids.
Information as to conditions etc. furnished
upon application to c. W. HOWELL,
Captain Of Engineers United States Army
Address United States Engineers office, New Or
leans, Louisiana, pOstOtice lock box No. $50
New Orleans, Louisiana. jy3l
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-16
A Now York special saws:

Negotiations are in progress by which
Messrs. j. G. and d. A. Stanton, formerly
of Boston, and their associates, may regain
control of the Alabama and Chattanooga
railway. taken from them more than a year
ago by the State of Alabama, and sold for
nOn-payment of interest on its bonds. The
title of the road came into the hands OF the
State at the bankruptcy sale, but it has not
since been able to find purchaser, and the
proposed arrangement is likely to prove
satisfactory to all par ties.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-16

WILL Go BACK-Oaicer Slabowsky, of
the fourth precinct, while on Franklin
street yesterday morning, caught sight of a
face he thought he remembered, and he
was right. 1t was a face belonging to Slim
Jim, 50 called, but whose reaIname is James
Wilson, whose designated residence is in
the State Penitentiary. 1t is well known
how he got in there, but who will tell how
he got out Slim was sent to prison to
await orders,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-16

As contrast to the case of Miss Barber
who married the Sioux chief Squattin2
Bear, and whose doleful story has gone the
rounds Of the papers, New York journal
When Colonel Downing, chief of the
CherOkees, was in Philadelphia, his elo
quence SO impressed Miss Ayres that, dis
regarding the circumstances of her friends
she resolved to cast her lot with the noble
red men" She established her home al
the beautiful Cherokee village Of Talaquah
Here she instructed the people, and de
voted herself to advancing their religious
training and their educational interests
She soon became a Lady BOuntiful among
the Indians, and by the friendship of the
grateful chief, Colonel Downing, was able
to effect much good. When the Indian
him, and is now Queen of the CherOkees
and apparently as happy as poor Miss Bar
Der is miserable.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-16
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

BOARD OF STATE TAX ASSESSORS OVFrcrl
No. 1877 Gravier street |
Room Ne. Cotton Exchange
New Orleans, August I, 1879. J
FHNH8 TAXPAYERS OF THE CITY OF NEW OR
Il leans are hereby notified that the assess
ments of State taxes for the year 1872 are com
pleted, and the books will be exposed until the
thirtyir day of August, 1872, to correct errone
GUS assessments JOHN W. SWORDS,
President Board of State Tax Assessors
N. B.-The books of the Fifth District will be
exposed at the COu' teOuse, in AlgerD, for twenty
days and-the remaining eleven days in August
1872 at the Office of the Board of State Assess0ra
N. B.-Please bring years tax receipts with
you.
aul I'd JOHN W. SWORDS