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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-04
No. AZ.
AN ACT
Making Shrove Tuesday, or Mardi- Gras, a
legal holiday

Making Shrove Tuesday, or Mardi- Gras, a
legal holiday.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly con,
vened, That the day known as Shrove
Tuesday, or Mardi-Gras, be and is hereby
declared a legal holiday throughout the
State of Louisiana.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, etc, That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
(Signed) 0. II. BREWSTER,
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives.
(Signed) p. B. s. PINCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved April %. 1872
(Signed) II. c. WARNOTH.
Governor Of the State OF Louisiana.
A true copy
f. j. HEBRON,
Secretary Of State.
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GENERAL NAruRE-No. 1917

An act establishing certain post roads in
Vermont.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That the
following post roads be established in the
State of Vermont, viz;
densburgh railroad, in Greensboro, Via
Greensboro, East Craftsbury and Crafts
bury, to North Craftsbury.
Also, from the station on the same rail.
road at South Hardwick, to North Crafts
bury.
Approved February 70, 1872.
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Jnt4'
Approved June 10, 1872.
GENERAL NAruRE-No. 1871

An act relative to retired officers Of the
army.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of tile United States of
America in Congress assembled, That all
officers of the United States army who may
hereafter be retired shall be retired upon
the actual rank held by them at the date Of
retirement, and the thirty second section Oh
the act to increase and fix the military
peace establishment of the United States
approved July twenty-eightb, eighteen hurso
bred and sixty-six, is hereby repealed.
Approved June 10, 1872.
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AN ACT

For the relief of G. NJ. and J. ". Murren,
Of the parish of Iberville
SECTI0S. /. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
Of Louisiana il General Assembly rvered,
That inasmuch as the real estate and other
property Of G. II. and ], ", MurreB, Of the
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-04
GENERAL NArrRE-No. Is


An act to authorize William G. Jardine TO
make application to the Commissioner of
Patents Tor the issue Of patent for his
improvement in brake and rest for carts,
WHEREAS, William G. Jardine's applica-
ton for improvement in brake and rest for
carts was passed for issue September
eleventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine,
but by the neglect Of his agent application
and payment for the issue Of the same were
not made within the time required by law;
therefore,
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives OF the United States OF
America IN Congress assembled, That VIII
liam G. Jardine be authorized to make an
pication to the commissioner of patents for
the issue Of patent for his Improvement
IN brake and rest for carts, and that the
commissioner Of patents be authorized to
issue patent for the same If he should
deem II right and proper provided, that
sRch application be made and the proper
fees be paid within one year from the pas
sage Of this act, anything in the proViso
contained IN the thirty-tifth section of the
act entitled IAN act to revise, consolidate
and amend the statutes relating to patents
and copyrights" approved July eighth,
elghteen hundred and seventy, to the CON
tFaFy notwithstanding; provided, that the
issue OF such patent shall not affect the right
TO use said patented Improvement of any
person who, SINCE the eleventh dav Of Sep
TENDER, eighteen hundred and sixty nine,
and prior TO the approval Of this act may
have procured, and at the time Of such APP
pro7al shall be using, said patented i'm
prOvement.
Approved April H. 1872.
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The Council then adjourned.
II. CONQUEST CLARKE,
Secretary.
To the Citizens OF New Orleans and LouFs-
lama


The laws Of Louisiana preventing the
establishment Of an agency in that State
for the sale of tickets in the Public Library
OF Kentucky Gift Enterprise, the trustees
desire in this way to cali the special atten-
ton OF the people Of New Orleans and
Louisiana to the fact that the enterprise
they represent is authorized by special act
OF the Kentucky Legislature: that our
drawing was had in December last, which
gave entire satisfaction, and the result OF
which was the purchase Of a splendid
building, at a cost Of 100000, in which q
library Of ZOO volumes, and a museum OF
200,000 specimens is now open to the free
use aud enjoyment Of every citizen of the
United. States. The second drawing viii posi-
lively take place December z, 1872, and We
have now on deposit in the Farmers and
Drovers' Bank 100000 in cash to paw the
gifts awarded to ticket holders The draw
ing will be under the direction of our most
prominent and distinguished citizens,
among whom are tile mayor judges of the
highest courts, bank presidents. and wei
known merchants, and the thorough fair
ness OF it may be implicitly relied on. As
no depot for the sale Of tickets can be es-
tabished in Louisiana, persons who wish to
invest in scheme TO build I'D noble and
useful institution, and at the same time
take chance for winning a fortune, are re-
quested to send their orders by mail or ex-
press, ex- Governor Thomas Bramlette, Pub
Tic Library building, Louisville; Kentucky.
Whole tickets, $40; halves, s.; quarters,
s. 80 Largest prize 100000; smallest
500. In all 1000 prizes.
r. T. DURRETT, President.
w. n. HALDEMAN, Vice President.
JOHN :. CAIN, Secretary.
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GENERAL NATURE-No. I44.1

iOENEkAL Nal GRE-4NO' It'll
An act to repeal so much OF section six of an
act entitled IAN act making appropria-
9ions for the support OF the army for tbs
year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hun.
dred and seventy, and for other purposes
approved March third, eighteen hundred
and sixty-nine, as prohibits promotions liz
the Engineer department of the army.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives. Of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That So
much Of section six Of an acs entitled ''AE
act making appropriations for the support
of the army for the year ending June thir
tieth, eighteen hundred and seventy ana
for other purposes" approved. March third,
eighteen hundred aud sixty-nine, as probib
its promotions and new appointments in the
Engineer department be, and the same is
hereby repealed; provided, that nothing
herein contained shall authorize promotion
in said department above the grade Of cos
Onel.
Approved June TO- 1872.
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OF FL IA L..
Laws of the United States Passed at the
Second Session of the Forty-First

Laws of the United States Passed at the
Second Session of the Forty First
Congress.
GENERAL NATURE-No. l38.
An act for the relief of Sarah s. Trapp,
executrix of William Trap, deceased.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
letters patent granted TO William Trapp, q
citizen of the United States, dated the first
day of October, eighteen hundred and forty
i've, surrendered and reissued on the tenth
dav of March, eighteen hundred and forty
nine, and extended by the Commissioner OF
Patents for seven years from the first day
of October, eighteen hundred and fifty nine,
end again surrendered and reissued in two
several divisions or patents numbered,
respectively, nineteen nandred and forty
six and nineteen hundred and forty-seven,
for new and useful Improvements in barrel
machinery, be and the same is and are
hereby renewed, revived and extended for
the term Of seven years from and after the
passage of this act; and the Commissioner
of Patents is hereby directed upon the pre-
sentation of said patents or reissues, num-
bered, respectively, nineteen hundred and
forty-six and nineteen hundred and forty
seven. or certified copies thereof, by making
a certificate upon suGn patent or reissue OF
certified copy thereof. OF such extension,
1.-THE lawful fees being first paid therefor), in
the name of Sarah s. Trapp, eXecutrlx OF
said William Trap; and the Commissioner
Of Patents is hereby directed to cause the
same to be entered of record in the Patent
Office and the said patents so renewed, re-
vived and extended shall have the same eff
feet in law as if originally granted for terms
extending to the end of the term to which
they are extended by this act provided.
however, that such renewal or extended
patents, respectively, shall be open to legal
INQUIRY and decision in the same manner as
if issued under the general law regulating
the granting of patents; and provided fur
shall be liable for any damage or royalty
tor having made, vended or used said i'm
provements in said patents specified prior
to the passage Of this act; and any such
person, firm or corporation having made or
purchased and used said Improvement since
the expiration Of the said patents shall be.
entitled to use the same without liability
during the term Of said extension.
Approved June 10, 1872.
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GENERAL NATURE-No. 1871.

lGEhERAL NAIUKE-ANOs iOi.
An act to amend the fifth section of an act
entitled IAN act making appropriations
for the legislative, executive and judicial
expenses of the government for the year
ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred
and seventy-three, and for other pur-
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives CT The United States
of America in Congress assembled. That
the fifth section of the act approved May
eighth, eighteen hundred and seventytwo,
making appropriations for the Legislative,
executive and judicial expenses of the gov
eminent for the year ending June thirtieth2
eighteen hundred and seventy three, shall
not be held to apply 70 materials, stores or
army or TO exploring or surveying expedi
tons authorized by law, and that said
section shall not be held to repeal such part
Of paragraph 1882, Revised Army Regula-
tons Of eighteen hundred and sixty three,
as provides that expenses Of sales of mili-
tary stores orsupplies regularly condemned
will be paid. from their proceeds.
Approved June 8, 1872.
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GENERAL NATURE-Eo. ash

. GENERAL NATURE-No. 46.I
An act 10 erect two new land districts in
the State Of Nebraska
be It enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That all
that part Of the State Of Nebraska which
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-05-03

sive stCnes-his back toward me. Ipassed
him. turned back. and looking him full in
the face. said:
"DenE Hilton, do you remember me::''
He bent his eyes upon me and I shall
never forget tile expression in them.
saw in a moment that no law could harm
the man-he had become insane.
How do you do. Grantley! am
glad to see you. have a strange thing
to tell you. You see this whirling. rag
ing, boiling sea. You would not think
that small craft could live in it for a mo-
ment. would you? And yet. all yester-
day afternoon all last night. and all this
morning. my wife and George Marr have
been in boat tossing about the pier.
The waves break around them. and over
them; but they will not sink! If there
was third in the boat. think they
would!
He said these words quite calmly. and
looked me full in the face. Then. with a
wild and awful cry. he sprang from my
side. and leaped into the fOaming water,
Once only we saw his livid. upturned
face: and then my Dead Clients business
yas s.omplntal
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| We have listened to this performance our
selves in our undergraduate days. we can
speak from experience as to the pleasing
effect of the ''ring" of the pure bOyish
voices on the soft morning air.
We may perhaps state here. that il was
formerly custom in Oxford. when the
sovereign paid a visit to the University.
for the students to perform a play. for
his or her pleasure. Thus we hear that
Elizabeth was entertained. in 1866. with
''PrOgne." a Latin tragedy and a comedy
(the name OF which we cannot call to
mind; and a part of ''PalamOn and Ar
cite" 1t is recorded OF the performance
of ''Progne." that lit liked Her Majesty
not at all;'' but she was so pleased with
the performance of one of the scholars.
who played female part in some other
pieces. that she ''did especially com
mend him for his yirginal mOdesty and
simplicity" and that she made him a
present of eight guineas. a large sum in
those days. James !. (although that pc
dantic king set up for Il learned mani. we
are told. did not like this fashion of per-
forming plays at all; on the contrary. he
went to sleep during the performance.
As for his queen. it is recorded that she
'.wayed exceeding wrath at what she
tIIOuSitt iht liitttIh'sttN Vi iic uTtsstS oN
the performers. When Elizabeth visited
Cambridge. the sister University. she
was entertaied with the ''Anulularia'' of
Plautus, performed in the chapel of
Kings College (which We should now
think an act of desecration1. and a play
called Dido; She listened TO these
with much seeming attention: but what
ever she thought Of their performance
land she herself. as Il most erudite scholar,
was well competent to judge, she was so
well pleased with her reception by the
University. that it was said-''if provis-
ION of ale and beer for the retinue could
have been made. she wOuld have stayed
some days longer. 50 well was she con-
tent She personally. at the request of
the Chancellor. addressed the students in |
a Latin Grafton. which surprised and |
pleased everybody by its unstudied ele- |
gance and its grammatical correctness.
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How WOMEN STUDY IN RussIA.-In no
country in Europe is so much attention
paid. at present. to the education of wO-
men as in Russia. While even in Ger
many elementary schools are considered
a sufficient discharge of governmental duty
toward the " beautiful SEX" and the rest
is left to private instruction. i'm Russia the
government undertakes to give its daugh-
tiers thorough education. Not merely
in the capitals, but in all the small towns,
courses of free study are established. and.
with the exception Of the dead languages,
the girls learn everything that is taught
the boys. Mathematics. natural sciences,
physics, history, geography: and the ma
tive tongue. which it takes even Russian
long time to learn. is made the object of
especial attention. Although most of the
students belong to the poorer classes, the
modern languages are freely given them.
German, French, and even English being
taught. The pupils who have followed
and finished the regular course of instruct
ion receive diploma announcing that they
are qualified to teach; without it. they
can not even obtain situations as COVER
nesses. ta.t
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1 &lap Mine.

The other day enc of our prominent
citizens rode up the mountain three Or
four miles OIL a prospecting tour, and at a
certain point near the banks of the stream
noticed some rocks of peculiar formation.
1nstigated by curiosity SO fatal On a Ger
tain mOmentOus occasion to old mother
Eve. he broke off a piece. and taking it to
the creek plunged it i'm for the pur-
pose of aseertaining its consistency and
grain. Upon taking it out of his hands.
what was his surprise to see lather
formed. and with vigorous rubbing the
stone proved to have sapOnaceOus quail
ties. i'm fact possessing all cleansing vir-
tues of the most excellent SOAP Greatly
surprised. not little mystified with the
profound conviction. withal. that he had
found big thing, our discoverer hastily
gathered up few specimens and brought
the same to the drug store of DIR. p. X.
Thumbs. where 1t is now on exhibition
and can be inspected and tested by the
curious. The stone is OF dun color.
about the hardness of chalk. and forms a
perfect lather. while il effectually re-
moves all stains and grease spots from
clothing. We have tried the soap per-
sOnally, and must pronounce it a success.
After bathing it leaves the skin as soft
and smooth rs that of newborn babe.
while the Odor is quite pleasant 1t is
certainly remarkable discovery. and the
only query now is. What next - a
country that can produce mountains of
gold and silver, narrow gauge mules.
tarantlilas. flea-bitten dogs. and mines Of
soap to wash the whole with. must be ca
pable of producing almest any wonder.
.hlebta N. ny Cieffain.
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Personal.

Queen Victoria is said to have none
| about her now as ladies in waiting. eX.
cepting widowed peeresses.
Rabbi Felsentahl. PHI d.. lectured the
other evening in Chicago. before the
Young Mems Christian Union. on the
subject of THE Wandering Jew
John Lynch. Speaker i'm the Mississip-
pi House of Representatives. is only g
years old. When NatcheZ was captured
by the Federals he was Il slave and could
not read.
Col. William johnson deserves well OF
his country. Since the war he has built
or rebuilt in the CarOlinas 200 miles of
railroad. among destitute people and
without State aid.
\. B. Forrest. the eX-rebel general,
buys ten wagons a year at Wishawaka.
Ind. and the colored proprietor of Jeffer-
son Davis former plantation bought lust
twice as many.
Rev. Mr.. HepwOrths Sunday sermons
in New York are crowded no more. and
the regular announcement of - standing
room only has been dispensed with.
The sensation is over.
Charlotte Cushmau is being urgently
entreated by the Philadelphia press to
play one short farewell engagement at
the close of the series Of readings she has
been giving there this week.
Mr.. Miller member of the Reformed
Presbyterian Church in New York,
lately asked Judge Blatchford, of the l..
5. District Court. 10 excuse him from
serving rs juror. '.btcause God was not
recognized in the Constitution.
Al. II
ward boat crew. has met with al accident
which will prevent his rowing i'm the Uni
versity race this year. \ similar mshap
England. only a week before the late Uni
versity race there.
Henri RochcfOrt is now on Ills way TO
a French penal settlement in the Pa
cific ocean. to which he has been sciItenc-
ed for life. He will probably be partloned
in Il few years. and il Is undoubtedly best
for France that he should be away from
il until the government there gets settled
and strong.
Sir Charles Dixie having been called
the Quixote OF English Rcpublicanism.
the Golden AoE remarks: ..The QlIiXOte
of one age is looked back upon is a Solon
in the next. Yes. and sometimes the
rule works the other way. and the philOs-
opher of another age j. looked upon as
the fool in this.
MIR. Hagg. of Vermont. one of the
clerks of Congress. is thought by the
Boston Globe TO be the handsomest
among his fellows. II SAYS he is dis
tingIlished blonde. tall and symetrical.
whose clear, full voice and manly appear
ance attract the ladies who frequent the
Senate galleries.
The Boston Transcri0t tells of an ell
thusiastic ritualist who wished to pre-
sent his rector at Easter with beautifully
vestmcnt. He sent the or
der for il 10 another city and directed that
it should be sent by express and marked
c. o. D.-and so it was. in the most ele-
CANT style of fancy needlework. and prob
ably on the back. where ircould be plainly
seen by men and women.
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VOL. I.--NO. %. 3
About Advertising.

You can't eat enough in a week to Last
YOU II year. and you can't advertise on
| this plan either. f.s.
People that advertise only once in three
months forget that most folks can not re-
member anything longer than about sew
Ell days.,
No bell can ring so loadly as a good aal-
vertisement People will believe what
they see rather than what they hear.
Quitting advertisements i'm duh times is
like tearing ont dam because the water
is low. Either plan will prevent good
times from ever coming.
An Indian once tried the soffness of
feathers by laying one upon rock and
stretching himself upon it. There are
some who try the virtue of advertising on
the same plan.
It's as true Of advertising as of any
thing else in life, that if it is worth doing
at all. it is werth doing well. q. -..-sl
Bread is the staff of human life.
and advertising is the staff of life i'm trade.
A simple card may profitably stand
Years without changing; but sensation
AS you can ret the printer to do it. ,oi
We don't recommend advertising as the
best plan TO get good wife: but we can
recommend it as the best way to get a
good trade. F ats IN 9sGt.J
Small advertisements are worth more
in proportion than large. If all people
were deaf. loud advertisements. might b.
expected to win. fos
\ heavy advertisement is more than
quadrupled in value by a small card pub
lished for few months after. giving your
address. .# a-~.s.. ,,- s,te,s
Beware of long. prosy advertisements.
If you want people to read them, have
them short and sweet
JudiciOus advertising always pays
Large type is not necessary in an all
vertisement. Blind folks don't read
newspapers. .-s a. .--e .4.ls =
Never run down your opponents goods
in public. Let him pay for his aGvertis-
ing. .--4t
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Charles IN. that monarch of sanglIin-
airy memory. once played off an odd but
very characteristic Jest at IA carnival ball
in the Louvre. The apartments were
crowded with splendidly dressed maskers
of both sexes. and among this brilliant
company the Hing let loose ten cutpurses.
carefully selected by the Lieutenant Of
the Chatelet and the Chevalier de Guet
from the most expert of the class to be
found in Paris. Having dressed the
scOundrels in court suits, Charles set them
to work.
60 said he. land steal everything
you can: steal like to,8 les dia6les. and
when the ball is over. bring your pllln,ler
to me but observe that yOu do all these
things deXterously. Should one of you
allow himself to be detected. then-Ilere
Charles rncoiled a cable length of oaths.
for he was Il mighty swearer-''I will
have him hanged on the spot..
The thieves bowed. and, mingling with
the throng, pursued their avOcatiOn. They
stole the necklace of one lady. the girtlle
of another. the fan of third. and the
bracelet of fourth. Here they snatch
ed off an ostrich plume, and there they
cut away an embroidered skirt. From
the Duke of Guise they purlOined his
comtit-bOX, and from the Captain of the
Guard his cOurt-sword. Charles watched
them to the end of the ball. being not less
delighted with the disnay of the plumber
ed than with the, deXterity of the plum
derers. When all was over. the monarch
reviewed his merry men and their tax
ings. which amounted in value to more
than 1900 crowns. Then with remark
able inconsistency. he lectrrred the
profession. and dismissed them; but, As
he allowed them to carry off every item
of their booty, it is to be feared that the
sermon produced hut small effect