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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-17

the government should extend aid to estab-
lish and maintain them, we'll guarded ii
security, but sufficiently liberal. to secure
success.
This, With encouragement to exporters on
the basis adopted. by England Of renting
the duty rate charged on similar articles
imported, would release the mechanics ana
laborers from the tax which now excludes
the product of their labor from foreign mar
kets, and would be a source OF national
wealth, while it would give full employment
to lines Of ocean steamers.
Aid NAV be given without violation OF
constitutional principles or governmental
policy. The aid to create the lines may be
either an advance of money or bonos, or
guarantee OF each companys bonds to
fair amount of cash. This last would seem
best. In addition to this assistance, CON
tracts should Of course be given to our ships
to carry our ocean mails.
Should Congress adopt such system,
the six lines named as Immediately neces-
sary would require about thirty steamers.
costing in the aggregate from SD, U0o,VU0 10
S20,000,000.
The expenditure of this large amount
would give employment and individual
prosperity not only to shipbuilders, but to
all other incident mechanic arts, and would
not, with the other great outlay necessary
to establish the routes, exceed tue cost OF
single years freights paid by our people to
foreign steamship lines.
The report, with the appendix, is OF con-
siderable length. 1t takes i'll complete
survey of commerce, and forms. so tar as re-
lates to special plans and general range OF
commercial ports, very complete encycl0-
pedia of trade.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-17
The south and the Democracy.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer

FROM the CINCINNATI
A Republican contemporary says: The
South is gradually, but actually waking up
to the fact that its trust IN the Democratic
party of the North was and Is mistaken
one. The error of Southern politicians is
in trusting party whose concessions to
them were purely from policy. unsustained
blythe convictions OF the great ma Ority of
the American people" There are points in
the above that are worthy of notice. First,
it was an error OF the Southern politicians
to favor party which was not in the ma
jority of the American people. But suppose,
what was actually the case, that the major
ity party was against the Southern people,
and neglected no occasion to legislate
against their interests, what were they to
do! How could they benefit themselves by
going over to the majority! But we are
told that the error was in supporting a
party whose concessions to them were
purely from policy, unsustained by the
great majority. Now here is contradic-
ton in terms. How could that be matter
of policy to which the great mass of the
people were hostile! Granting that the
latter was correct, there could be no inter
est upon the part Of the Democrats of the
North in sustaining the South. But Oh the
contrary there was every interest for them
to oppose them.
The Northern Democracy We're perfectly
aware of the situation. They knew they
could make every thing by joining in the
crusade against the South. They forebore
to do it. because they believed it to be
wrong. and now they are to be tainted by
a Southern paper because they did not
lend themselves to tie preparation of a
great outrage. We should like to ask the
Republican exchange from which we quote
this who the South should trust, if not the
Democratic party They must trust or ally
rot TO the Democrats. who had defended
their constitutional rights at the hazard of
their existence as a party. whom could they
trust Certainly not the Republicans, whose
popularity consisted il their hostility to
them. BY themselves they had no power.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-17
MemDis, Marion and Selma RaIiroad'

We copy the following from the WORTH
Mssissippian, published at Holly Springs;
The rapid progress that General Forrest
is making in building our new railroad TO
Memphis is beyond all expectation from
what the people generally had anticipated
Already the entire portion Of the road is un:
der contract to our city, greater portion OF
the roadbed having already been con-
srructed from Memphis to Cold Water, a
distance Of some twenty miles We learn
that the Governor has leased to the CON
tractors some 200 Of the penitentiary hands,
who are to be put on this end OF the road
which makes the working force now, al
together, about 400 hands between here and
Memphis. This looks like business, and by
fall we may expect to get to Memphis by
the short line. Heretofore we have not
favored railroad subsidies to any great ex-
tent, but we now say, in the name Of the
taxpayers of eleven counties in the State OF
(North) Mississippi, we demand OF the Leg
islature that inasmuch as subsidies are
being granted to various roads throughout
the State, and our people have large
amount of the tax to pay that they appro-
pirate to General Forests road the same
benefits that are or may be extended to any
other in the State.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-17
A RELIGIOUS MANIAC.
Particulars Of the Wife and Children
Murder-Statement of Surviving Chii-


Particulars of the Wife and Children
Murder-Statement of Surviving Chii-
dren.
We copy the following Associated Press
dispatch:
CINCINNATI, O., March ll.-Further par
ticulars in regard to the murder OF woman
and three children near Dayton, on Satur-
day, indicate that the murder was COM
mitted by the father, Leonard Marquardt,
who is evidently a religious maniac. The
story Of the affair, which the man himself
tells, is that a few days ago he read chap
ter to his family from the Bible, and then
rising, accused his wife of being a witch
and using witchcraft, and that his eldest
daughter confirmed him in his accusation.
He says that on Saturday night he told his
wife he wanted the children to leave; that
he and his wife stripped naked, knelt down
and prayed for fifteen minutes; they then
stripped two children, took them but and
drowned them, and laid them side by side
On the bank of the stream. They then
gashed out the brains of the infant and
left it lying in the woods. After which
they returned home anG went to bed. After
lying there fifteen minutes he told his wife
he wanted to send her to Heaven, and i'm
mediately strangled her to death. After
that he rose and prayed until three O'Clock
IN the morning, when he went to the near
est neighbor and told the whole story.
MarquarLt is German farmer, and has
been in this country about eighteen years.
The murdered woman was his second wife.
Subjoincd is special dispatch from the
st. Louis Journal Of Commerce.:
A Chronicle special from Dayton gives
the testimony before the coroners jury OF
Elizabeth, ged seven, and Habakuk, aged
SIX. They testified that their father and
mother, after dark Saturday night, hunted
all the children. They both hid. They
heard the mother take two children, and
the father the baby. There was light.
Saw the mother and father kill the three
with their hands The father killed the
baby first, and then the mother killed Leah
and Samuel. They came into the house
naked, and began praying to God IN
heaven.
The children saw the three dead on the
ground, and the mother and father naked.
The two children were hunted for by the
parents after the death OF the three, but
were not found. They got away to the
straw stack at daylight Sunday, and STAYED
there until found in the afternoon. The
skull of the babe. six months old, was all
smashed in. Post mortems were had of
the mother and three children. A cross
examination is still going on.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-17
Human Remains Found in the Woods.


The Richland Beacon of the ninth instant
says
One day last week a freedman living on
Ed. Myrick's plantation, on Bout river, IN
this parish, being out in the woods hunting.
came upon human carcass lying on the
the ground at the root OF large tree. the
branches of which were rather low and
thicklv interviewer with vines, and but q
short distance from Mr. Myrick s residence,
but far enough away for the house to be
concealed from view by the dense forest.
Near the remains there was carpet-bag,
which, together with its contents. was so
rotten as TO be worthless. The man wore a
straw hat, dark coat and light pants. and
had Sc 80 in greenbacks in his pocket.
Papers found indicate that he was Ger
man named George krnttschnitt. as they
are written in German and are addressed to
that name. Among them is short note
dated New Orleans. September %, lS10,'
and signed John Wild, No. 23l Poyliras
street, New Orleans, Louisiana" There is
also a piece of envelope directed, George
Kruttschnitt. care of Mr.. John Wild
clearinghouse. No. 23l Poydras street. New
Orleans, louisiana" postmarked ''Stutt-
gardt,' Franco" and New York" but the
balance OF these stamps are illegibie. except
"Aug. 49, on that of New York, and the
figures 8 and on that of Stuttgart This
leads us to believe that John Wild is an
acquaintance, or perhaps relative of the
deceased. There are on the back of the
note from Wild these names and figures:
'Lee 80. George %, John 30, Henry 81.
johnny 3S, Louisa so, Thad 49," from which
we conjecture that he had been picking cot
ton for some planter, and these figures indi-
cate the weights, which we mention in or
der to throw as much light on the mystery
as possible. and are thus particular in de-
tails in order the more surely to convey the
sad intelligence to the relatives and friends
of this unfortunate man. by the assistance
of our exchanges who will be SO kind as to
copy them.
No doubt this man was travelling through
the country sick, laid down exhausted, and
died, perhaps. for want of attention, with
out knowing he was so near place where
ne could have procured all the assistance
and comfort he needed-laid down, lost,
sick and weary, never to rise again.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-17
Ship. Binding and Commerce.

? The Secretary of the Navy sent to the
Senate last Monday his report as to the
means of misunderstanding iron ship building,
economizing expenditures in the navy, and
restoring commerce. He favors the erection
by government aid Of building yards, stu
ated with reference to ready supply OF
material and SO arranged as to unite in
one establishment the means to convert
this material through all its procession into
iron ships.
If the duties now imposed on foreign
building materials amount to prohibition to
ship building, bounty equal to those duties
should be given, on condition that Ameri-
can materials only should be used, to thus
stimulate the production OF our own conn-
try OF all that is required for commercial
independence through the aid of steamships.
The foreign commerce of Britain has now
reached in and for the present fiscal year
the sum of &2,9l0,G0O,0 600 The aggregate
of the worlds commerce is estimated at
s9.231 100000.
Great Britain, by the aid of her steamship
lines in quick and cheap transportation, has,
therefore, gained about one-third of the en-
tire commerce of the world. We must re-
sort to the same means, not from a single
port, but from all the outposts of the coun-
try, as she did. The routes should be Sc
lected to suit the present and future REQUIRE
ments Of commerce. Coaling stations ought
to be provided to guard against great steam
ing distances
When favorably located, these will
answer for places Of Interchange; and thus
depots of commerce will be made for our
manufactures and other products, and
these articles received on exchange will
reach lis by simple and cheap means. the
profits inuring to the United States. Com
merce will thus be Invested Of many of its
burdens, and to rapid increase OF our gen
eral wealth.
The Secretary recommends one depth in
the Mediterranean, one in the West Indies,
one on the Isthmus, and goes on to say
that it is proper to suggest the chief lines
of communication which may be gradually
established.
These lines number in all seventeen. with
touching, connecting, and terminal and con
Meeting ports. These lines are the Mexican
Gulf line, Pacific Island line, Queenstown
and Liverpool line, Galway and Glasgow
line, Southampton, Vlissengen and Antwerp
line. Lisbon, Cadiz and Gibraltar line.
These form part of system to which the
others are tributary. Having adopted the
routes most desirable to open our commerce,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-17

Berlin which is not much addicted to
social sensation. has lately been enjoying
one. Two young ladies, sisters, disappear
ed, but shortly atterward tempered the
blow to their shorn by letting them know
that they still inhabited the wicked world.
and were in London. Having fallen des-
perately in love with the same Young man,
who is described d an Adonis, they felt
that they could only find happiness and re-
spectability in becoming his wives. They
had, therefore, taken passage for this coun-
try en- route for Salt Lake City, where, per-
haps. they will arrive day too late for the
fair, news of Mormonism being at disad-
vantage having probably not reached them
when they left. However, as it is intimated
that these interesting young persons took
care before starting to help themselves as
far as they could to the dover. which they
thought becoming, they will no doubt man
age to get along
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-17
Political school Teachers.

We copy this from the Plaquemines Re
publican
- We are credibly informed that certain
school teachers OF the masculine gender, in
this parish are working actively IN the
interest of the infamous Customhouse clique
and the miserable ku-klux, Bourbon Demo-
cracy. allied and INDUCING freely in the
vilest abuse of Governor Warmoth and his
administration. Now. we regard the voca-
ton of the teacher as the highest and most
beneticent on earth. and are filled with
grief and indign ation when we see it, as in
this instance, prostituted to the vilest of
purposes; but as long as our teachers
contine themselves to their duties
as such and perform their appointed
part in tie enlightenment and eleva-
ton of mankind: they will always receive
our countenance and support: but. when
they basely abandon their high mission to
become the apostles OF principles We abhor
and practices we despise we shall act IL
manner betting the position we occupy
and worthy of tie grave interests coniided
to our charge. It IS certainly piece OF i'm
audience that yerges on the sublime, and
which would be simply childish and ridi
culous. were it not base and insidious. for
men who are entire strangers to our people
and parish to undertake to critlcise the
motives and conduct of men of whom they
KNOW uOlutUp- anu NnUst dAC ~
far above their level that they are wholly
beyond their comprehension. In the inter
est of persons who are utterly unworthy of
the confidence and respect OF ali honest
and right minded men, and who have been
properly disowned and repudiated by the
party to which they pretended to belong,
tor the sole purpose Of office and plumber.
The parish board of school directors do
not require that the teachers employed by
them shall al be Republicans, and never
inquire into tie history, antecedents and
politics of their employees, but they Go insist
that they shall be competent to perform
their duties, and shall not intermeddle with
the political affairs of the parish.
The government of this parish IS Repub-
lican, and following the time-honored rule
of its adversary, the Democracy. insists
that its employees shall not conspire with its
enemies to compass its overthrow, though.
at the same time, it does not ask of them
any political aid and support that is not
freely and voluntarily given. In short, no
further interference will be tolerated and
those who repeat the otfense referred to will
be summariiy dismissed from the schools.
We trust this warning will be duly needed
by those who have transgressed, as above
indicated, for it will be the last ever given.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-17
Kentucky Republicans.

LOUISVILLE, March 1.-THE COurir.
nd will publish in the morning card:
General Stephen G.. Burbridge, in Y
after stating that Evans, member q
Legislature from Christian county, ant
porary chairman Of the Republican
committee which met III this city yesS
four times refused to recognize him
lie was clearly entitled to the floor
eral Burbridge says: In order to 2
his malicious feelings toward NE. be u
ing 20 effect the removal of my VIC
sister. postmistress at Hopkinsvlle,
husband was murdered by the REQ.
cold blood. and who has a helpless
OF children TO support. The writer
anonymous letter is sneak, and anOl
sor Of widow and orphan is seoll
Both OF these epithets l desire Colont
ans to understand l now publicly aPl
him. can be found or addressed
times az Covington, Kentucky
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-17
We copy the following from the Chicago

We copy the following from the Chicago
Tribune:
Mr.. Samuel Bowles, of the Springfield
Republicans, writes from Washington, as
the result of careful canvassing of both
houses of Congress, that more than half
the Republican members OF that body re-
gard the denomination of General Grant as
calculated to divide the party, to provoke
counter Republican nomination, and bring
upon the country whatever consequences
are to be feared from such beginnings.
They are deferred by motives of a personal
nature from warning their constituents
against allowing their primary and con-
gressiOnal conventions to be packed IL a
manner to shut out all discussion III Phila
delphia. Each perceives that ii he at
tempts, in his own district, to counteract
the workings OF federal patronage, aud
prevent the local revenue officers and
postmasters from forestalling the delibera
lions of the Philadelphia convention, he
only sacrifices himself to save his party, a
service which professional politicians are
not very apt to render. They are conse-
auently dumb. though not blind; but the
majority of them hope that the press ana
people will be alive to the need of harlnoni-
Gus counsels while there is yet time 70
enable the voice of the whole party to be
heard at Philadelphia.
The convention or conference OF AepuO-
licans at Cincinnati, he says, will not meet
to make nominations. 1t will be largely
attended by able and patriotic members OF
the Republican party, and by none but he
publicans. No other party or factlon has
been or will be invited to it. 1t will com
prise large number of the ripest minds
and earliest founders and most powerful
and consistent champions of Republican
principles, that no other caviiler can say 1t
is either Republican or unpatrotIe.
1t will be entirely consistent, therefore, Tor
any Republican to take part i'll and sustaln
both the preliminary conference at Clncin-
natl and the convention at Philadelphia,
indeed, 1t Is to be hoped that the action OF
both conventions may be such that every
Republican in the land may sustain both.
When the convention has been held, and
Its views have taken form, it will be known
what changes a very large and powerful
mass OF Republicans demand in the con-
duct of the government during the next
four years.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-17
Severed Toes stuck on Again.

A writer in the Wilmington Commercial
says:
cut off, and aft conveying them nearly
two miles to his home, and having the use
of them afterward by being replaced, you
wish to know if there ever was anything on
record similar to it,
In reply, would state that in 1855, while
playing with a Ratchet in the yard, | cut
the two foretingers of my left hand entirely
off. They remained off until DR.. Baker ar
rived. when he sewed them on nearly one
hour afterward-the same doctor that re-
placed the toes
The Ratchet being dull, it tore the fingers
more than to cut them clean Oft conse-
quently it was more difficult to unite them,
but for the past sixteen years have had
free use of them both. and the marks of the
wound are scarcely perceptible.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-17
This is from the New York Tribune

As might be expected, the sacrifice Of
Surveyor Longstreet, to placate the exacer-
bated Republicans of Louisiana, fails to
have the least effect. While Collector
Casey, for whom the President seems TO
have clinging affection, is retained, the
head and front of the whole offending is
untouched. Surveyor Longstreet's resigna-
ton was forced upon him by the scandalous
and unchecked proceedings of Casey and
Packard. and so his head is accepted as a
vicarious sacrifice. This whole unhappy
business has now gone too far. apparently,
for any remedy; and the administration
seems bound to persist in the fatal error
which was made when the collector and
marshal were permitted to remain after
their conspiracy.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-17
The Last New observation-disclosures Re-
formers in Council.

CINCINNATI, March 12.-At the meeting
of the new departure men at College Hall
tonight, speeches were made by Judge
Hoadley and J. c. Collins. of this city, and
f fG1o1 so GmG rsso S Missouri
Resolred, That We invite all voters.
whether of the Democratic, Republican or
other party antecedents, who are willing to
unite with us, in favor of sustaining the
constitution as it is Of civil service reform
a tariff for revenue only, general amnesty
tor all past political. otfenses. and of local
elf-government, to meet with Us in national
convention at Cincinnati! Ohio, on the first
day of May next. to decide on the best plan
of action to secure the above named objects
and the promotion Of the general welfare.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-17
s...t;,. ,h,t Looks Like a Cheat.

A Washington special to the Cincinnati ~.
Gazette says:
The House Military Committee t 0,a4
gave 4 hearing to the officers OF the guar
termasters Department who made tne la.e
secret attempt to secure total rearrahge.
ment of rank in that department WHOM
allowing those affected untavorably sy lne
l6hange to know anything OF the movement az.
9fhe hearing was on the Senate bill, whicn
was explained in the Senate as only giving
officers neglected in promotions the places
they were entitled to by rank at the Tune
they were overlooked, without changing
the rank of any of the others. 1t came out.
however, that the bill had been drawn with
a provision that really accomplished for the
officers at work in the first movement all
then contemplated, except the matter OF
back paw. 1t also appeared that the mat'er
was first called to the attention OF General
Horace Porter, and then to that OF the
President, as mere matter OF correcting
the record, and in this way the nominations
came to be made. which turned out 10 pe
illegal. The House committee Will probaolv
amend the bull, and before 1t has passed.
the whole subject will be thoroughly ven
tilatel.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-17
,29l96 e.le6. 423 % ,9l9 e,ll7,ol

There are only two kinds of butter-good
and bad. Mr.. Clark King, of East Mont,
pelier. Vermont, told the State Board of
thirty per cent Of the Vermont butter taken le1
to market ruled as firstclass Moreover
according to the Vermont Dairymen As
sociation. the St. Adams butter market is a
myth. The railroad runs refrigerator car
once a week on Tuesdays, ana on tha' oaA
tha farmers bring in their butter and
cheese. Int there is no market in the
usual sense, and no rates fixed by buyers
and sellers. Each sells for the best price
he can get, and this same custom prevails
in all the towns through the northern part
of the State.