New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-16


The engines Of the New Orleans, Mobil
and Texas railroad we're draped in mourn
ing Sunday as testimonial of respect t
the late engineer Carl who was killed nea
Rawle's creek Saturday morning.
Mr. RI w Gillespie, the general Southern
agent Of the Mobile and Ohio Railroa,
Company, desires the public to read tn
question and answer over his signature il
the advertising department of this paper.
Tie Evansville Courier says A montl
ago the cry All over the country was ANY
body to beat Grant Now we hear moth
ing but the frenzied, despairing shouts O.
the Regulars, anybody to beat Greeley.
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new attachment is being made at the
Colt factory for the Calling gun. It is
known as the sdrum FEEDER and dis
charges 400 shots per minute. Marshal
Packard has secured this handy attach.
ment.
The sheriff Of the parish Of Orleans
sells at auction, this day at 1890 A. NJ,
on the premises, the contents Of the St.
Louis restaurant, on st. Lonis street, be.
tween Royal and Bourbon streets, Second
District
The frst annual exhibition By the pupils
Of st. Michael's School, at the schoolhouse
opposite Annunciation square, Will be given
tomorrow and Thursday evenings at half
past seven. o'clock. Complimentary invita-
stion received.
a converted Indian preacher, in Kansas.
says he can always tell a christie nized In
dian by the treatment of his sguaw. when
she rides horse and the husband walks, it
is conclusive proof that work Of grace
has been accomplished
The Savannah Republican has Florida
Correspondent. who writes that the In
dams in the Everglades refuse to free their
slaves, and swear that Sheridan viii have
to ride the tail of every horse in the army
before they give up . single Niger :"
A Danbury man feels SO morrrted over
the reelection that his children are not able
to attend Sunday school for want of suit
able clothes; that he spends every Sabbath
in the woods, accompanied by his faithful
dog which wears five dollar collar
A traveller in Alabama, finding his supper
to consist Of fried beef, fried ham, fried
bacon. fried eggs fried chicken, fried bat
ter cakes and hot coffee thinks an appro-
pirate epitaph upon the grave Of every
other man who dies in that country would
hn ttTCiIlad hx~ a fruinr nan y
Nine. Octavia Walton lie Vert, one ofthe
grand old women, has been made happy by
the birth Of grandson, George Walton,
named after his grandparent on the mater
nal side, who was one Of the three signers
Of The Declaration Of Independence from
the State Of Georgia.
Caleb Cushing says the English papers /
are to him one Of the standing miracles of
the age. The exquisite simplicity with /
which they attack positions which no one
cares to defend or try to defend positions
.hopelessly untenable-is q thing you can
never explain by any reference to the ordi-
nary rules Ofhuman conduct
The Administrator Of Finance Dir, John
s. Walton, reminds taxpayers that only fif-
teen days remain IN which they can pay
their taxes without costs, and that it is bet
ter to take advantage Of the heavy discount
on certificates, etc with which large pro
portion Of the bills can now be paid, than
to pay the sheriff, with costs Of court.
At Pocahontas, Arkansas, fortnight
ago, woman, while passing house, was
torn in pieces by pack Of dogs A day or
two after another person was attacked by
the same pack, and narrowly escaped. The
lOcalpaper says the proprietor has since
agreed to.keep his dogs tied up, which in
dieates a very accommodating spirit.
Mr.. J. @. Lopez. assistant superintendent
of the New Orleans, Mobile and Texas rail.
road, declares that the statement Of apas-
sengers published in one Of the city papers,
in regard t0the accident on that road last
Saturday morning. is entirely wrong. There
is no culvert at Rawles' creek The BRIDGE
is not injured at all The accident was
caused b the washing away Of the EN-
bapkment west of the bridge.
The whole number Of deaths in this city
last week was i2s, against 100 the week
previous. Five died Of congestion of the
brain, Of consumption, Of infantile CON
vulsons, Of infanhle debility Of dyson
terry, II Of various fevers, 2of fracture Of |
skull, of inflammation Of bowels, 4 of in
junes, 3 81 infantile marasmus, S Of measles.
3 Of pneumonia, and 4 Of teetbing. Fifty
nine were ten years old and under.
Isn't the fact rather singular that. the
CGtssas Guard should hasten to deny the
report that their Office was sserenaded by
the two Democratic clubs who turned out /
with the Last-Ditchers en- Friday evening
last Yet the reporter OF that paper ac-
knowledged 1t, and then the editorial para
graph denesit Thevane Just now points
above tho blow raised py the Last Ditchers
70 the 1etters c. II There's where you're
going, gentlemen. Hou may talk 81 your
patriotism as YOU plesse-your mission is to
elect Kellogg. That done, your ''oall' has
stopped footing. !