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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-02

TOURTH DISTRICT COURT FORTHE PARISH OF
II Orleans No. 80 i22.-By vitue of writ of seiz-
ure and sale TO directed by the honorable the
Fourth District Court for the parish of Orleans,
in the above entitled cause, will proceed to sell
at public auction, at the st. Louis Auction BX-
change in the basement rOtunda of the st, Louis
Hotel ST. Louis street between Charities and ROYAL
streets in the Second District OF this city on MON
DAY Nav 90 1872, at twelve o'clock NJ, the follow
ing described property, to wit
a LOT OF GROUND, situated in the Second Dis
trict of this city, in the square bounded by Ursu-
lines ROual Condo and Hospital streets having, in
French measure, thiT weight feet eleven inches
fr,nt on Ursulines street, by One hundred and
twenty-five feet in depth, widening thirteen inches
on the side next to Royal street, at the depth OF
sixty feet seven inches and six lines that said
lot measures forty feet i'll width III the rear
Together with the buildings and Improvements
thereon consisting of large One-stOry and attic
brick dwell ing house slaterOOfed, Nos. 40 and 81
also, with hundred and sixty shares of mort
gaze stock thereto attached.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-The purchaser to furnish a stock note for
the sum of two thousand three hundred and eighty
dollars, fan ng due on the first day of April, 1873,
zens' Bank OF louisiana and the balance cash on
the spot.
The purchaser to assume all the obligations and
responsibilities of stakeholder of the Citizens
Bank Of Louisiana, and the stock note so furnished
to be identified with four mortgage acts, to wit;
three mortgages by said +. J. FOTstail and wifi n
favor of the Citizens Bank of Louisiana, before
TneOd. Seghers, late a notary public in this city,
dated twentieth August, 1885, and seventeenth and
eighteenth January, 1887; the mortgage Of same
late notary public in this city, dated sixteenth
November, 1860 and with the Sherlh's deed OF sale
in this Ca
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state ofLouisiana vs.. DIR. A. Mercier.

ope 25 mylO Sheriff of the Parish asE Of 10 Dreams
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John J. Weakening vs.. B. OppeDheimj l..
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myl 10 les Sheriff of the Parish Of Orleans.
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Inhn O,NenI ys. @tenhen LacY.

G, ;. bAUNINET,
aD23 mv824 Sheriff of the Parish of Orlean
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aps IS mylo Sheriff of the Parish of Orleans.
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L. \. MOntardier Va. Estate of George


ap2 10 my4 Sheriff of the Parish Of orleans.
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ana 20 mr1o sberif Of the ParisR 10 Of orIeana.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-04-13
" She Works for a Living"

Commend us to the girl of whom it
is sneeringly said, "she works for a
living.n Ia her we are always sure to
find the elements of q true woman-a
real lady. True, we are not prepared
to see mincing step, naughty lip,
a fashionable dress, or hear splendid
string of nonsense about balls and
young men, or the new and next
party-no, no but we are prepared
to hear the sound or of words of good
sense, language becoming a woman
neat dress, a mild brow, and to
witness movements that would not
disgrace an angel.
You who are looking for wives and
companions, turn from the fashionable,
naughty girls, and select one of those
who work for a living, and never
our word for twill you repent your
choice. You want a suitable friend,
and not help to eat-a counsellor,
and not a simpleton. You may not
be able to carry piano into your
house, but you can buy sewing ma
chine or set of knitting needles. II
you can not purchase every new novel,
you may be able to take some valu-
able paper. If you cannot buy a
ticket for the ball, you can visit some
afflicted neighbor.
Be careful, then, when you look for
a companion and whom you choose.
We know many a foolish man who,
instead of selecting an Industrious
prudent woman for q wife, took one
of the fashionable stock, and is now
lamenting his folly in dust and ashes.
He ran into the fire with his eyes wide
open, and who but himself is to blame
for it?
The time was when the ladies went
a visiting and took their work with
them. This is the reason we had such
excellent mothers. How singular
would gay young woman look in a
fashionable circle darning her fathers
stockingsa Would not her compan-
ions laugh at herr And yet such a
woman would be prize for somebody
Blessed is the man who chooses fol
his wife one from the despised girls
who :" work for living. g."-Ercelsior
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NUMBER 81.
Laughing Gas.
Death in a Dentists Chair.

A very sad affair, resulting in the
speedy death of a lady, occurred on
Wednesday morning, at the dental es-
tablishment of j. B. Newbrough, 128
West Thirty fourth street, New York.
Mrs. Ann O'Shaughnessy, a lady
about forty years of age, living on the
corner of Twentieth street and avenue
B, had long been afflicted with imper-
feet teeth, which gave her great pain,
and repeatedly she has threatened to
have them extracted, mastering up
the necessary courage, Mrs. O'Shaugh-
messy, on Wednesday morning, i'll
company with her particular friend,
Mrs. Bigley, living at372 East Eighth
street, proceeded TO DR.. Newbrough's
place, and made known her wishes.
Mrs. O'Shaughnessy was questioned
about inhailing nitrous oxide gas, with
the view of alleyiating the pain conse-
quent upon the operation, and finally
consented to do so. As she appeared
to be strong and healthy woman,
the dentist apprehended no danger in
administering the gas. Accordingly
she seated herself in the chair, and
was instructed how to inhale the gas;
at the same time the tube was inserted
in her mouth. The gas, however, was
permitted to escape, and consequent
ly did not have the desired effect. More
gas was procured, and after taking
two or three inhalations, Mrs.
O'Shaughnessy refused to take any
more, and said she would have her
teeth removed without it. At that
time, DR.. Newbrough asserts, his pat-
lent seemed to be little, if any, under
the influence of the gas, and in COM
pliance with the wishes of Mrs.
0'Shaughnessy, he proceeded with
his work and extracted about seven
teeth, which did not draw yeEy hard.
Although suffering from pain and
great nervous excitement, Mrs.
O'Shaughnessy bore up wonderfully
under the operation but after the
seventh tooth was extracted, she acted
strangely, and in few moments
afterwards fell into a fainting fit. DR..
NeWbrough instantly applied the cleo
tric battery, and resorted to the usual
means to restore Mrs. O'Shaughnessy
to consciousness, at the same time
sending messenger in great haste
for DR.. Otis. Everything that could
lie done failed to accomplish the de-
sired result, and death ensued in tif-
teen or twenty minutes subsequently,
in the presence of the two medical
gentlemen, Mrs. Bigley and others,
who chaneed to be in the house at the
/ time.
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The Reform Party.

The mass meeting held in New Or
leans at the instance of the Committee
of Fifty-one, on the 18th of February,
passed resolution authorizing the
President, VIM. NJ. Randolph, to ap-
point Provisional Committee, to be
composed of twenty-five members
from the city and one from each of the
country parishes.
The design of the meeting was, as
its advocates assert, to organize new
party, which should not be trammeled
by the blunders of old ones, and es-
pecially. free from the prejudiees of
old politicians. The committee to be
appointed by the president of the
meeting was necessarily provisional
| in its character and intended for pur-
poses of organization. 1t could not
| under any circumstances be repre-
sentative body of the people, since the
people have had no voice in their Sc
| lection, and, if we mistake not, Will
never consent TO be bound by their
action. We speak of the people in the
| country, who have been entirely ig-
nored in this matter. The Reform
party, so far, is purely local and has
been organized upon the apparently
tacit assumption that the country par
ishes will be content to do the bidding
of the city politicians, with meek sub
mission to their behests. We say this
seems to be assumed. If not, why is
the committee composed exclusively
of gentlemen from New 0rleansf Sc
far as we know, and we have diligent
ly searched for information on the
subject in the city press, there is no
solitary member of the COMMITTEES
from the country, and no effort ha
been made by the committee as ap
pointed by Mr.. Randolph to give tn
country parishes a voice in the organ
ization of the party.
A committee met on the Sth inst.
in New Orleans, elected their officers
appointed appropriate committees, an
called themselves the /" Proyisiona
State Central Committee Of the Re
form Party of Louisiana" They di
more. They made an apportionmen
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of delegates from the country parishes,
and request that delegates be elected
and sent to the. convention to be held
on the 23rd of April.
AS the country parishes were not
represented in the mass-meeting, nor
in the Provisional Committee, nor in
fixing their ratio of representation,
and finally as they have had nothing
to do with the sucking from its con-
ception to its birth, we suggest that
its accoucheWs confne its juvenile eff
forts to the city of New Orleans.
The Reform party has made the
same blunder so often complained of
in the Democratic party. Neither of
them give the people any voice in its
organization, but demand their votes
upon pain of banishment from the
party. The Provisional Central Com
mittee of the Reform party, as at pre-
sent organized, is as much of a close
corporation as the Central Democratic
Committee, and have as little claim to
represent the people. The day of po-
litical bell-wethers has passed, and we
do not think the banner of reform
alone will enable the gentlemen COM
prising the Provisional Committee to
convince the people of the country
chat they are the only true reformers.
The Reform party in ignoring old
politicians publicly, ought to have re-
tanned privately the services of some
one who would have taught them the
impropriety of ignoring the people,
OpelousdS Journal.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-04-13
Cotton Manufacturing.

We are pleased to announce, upon
the authority of the usually well-in-
formed Shipping List, of New York,
that very gratifying and satisfactory
progress has been made in establish
ing manufacturing enterprises In some
of the Gulf and other Southern States>
since the war. In Georgia and Ala
bama the most successful efforts have
been made in this direction, and many
thousand spindles are now running
within sight of the cotton fields, There
are now running in Alabama gin fac
tories which number in the aggregate
over 5000 spindles, and consume up
wards of 10000 bales of cotton an
nually. The fact is significant of the
changes which have been wrought by
the new order of things. Mills and
manufactures are springing up in
several of the cotton producing States,
Northern capitalists finding it profit
able, in conjunction with the owners
of land and water power, to invest
their money in the erection OF mills
for the manipulation of the great
Southern staple on the soil that quick
ened it. Heretofore, less than one
fifteenth of the cotton crop has been
worked into yarn and fabrics IN
Southern factories. In the future, the
local consumption of cotton will grad
ually expand, albeit, with the supe-
rior facilities of some of the Eastern
States, it is not probable that the COM
petition between the two sections will
for many years to come be very sharp,
or that the products of Southern mills
will find their way North to any
great extent. Nor is it probable that
| the spread of manufactures i'll tho
South will, to any appreciable extent,
interfere with the manufacturing in
terests of the North. All the pro-
ducts of Northern mills, of whatever
description, will find, as heretofore,
a ready market, and tho increase in
the demand will go in direct ratio
with the growth of the whole coun-
try in wealth and population while
the South, by enlarging her prodnc-
tive facilities and her industries, will
attain a prosperity only equaled by
her commercial and financial indepen-
dence. One of the best fields for en-.
terprise in the South is the manufac.
ture of cotton. yarns. In this branch
of industry the South, with the ad.
vantages Of having the raw staple and
unlimited water power at its doors
would have no successful rival, anG
the value of its cotton crop could bt
increased beyond presnt computation
Our Home journal.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-04-13

A correspondent writes from Wash
ington concerning the Democracy and
the passive policy: 81 polled the
Democratic side just after the New
Hampshire election and was told that
the only obstinate spirit was General
Morgan, Of Ohio. When | saw Cen
eral Morgan, however, he said that he
has been misrepresented, and that he
was in favor of David Davis and in
tended to support him, and, moreover,
wanted it so represented to the coun-
try. The better Democrats are not
at all anxious to have the Democratic
party power under old conditions.
Men of enlightenment and progress,
like s. S. Cox, Marshall, and others,
want a party which will be brought,
by such movement as the present
party, in rapport and sympathy with
the interests of the country as they
are, and which can compare in the
public arena as honest, upright masses
Nlth.any other party which may exist
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-04-13

DR.. Cottman, superintendent of one
Of the city bureaus of New York, sent
in a petition the other day to the
Board of Health to cause his salary OF
$4,000 to asking at the same
time to retain his position as an honor
airy one. He gave as reason for this,
that there was nothing to do to war
rant the paying of salary, This is
an instance of honesty that can hard
ly be tolerated in the city of New
York. The fact should have been
suppressed before it became current
but as it is out, "let it be recorded
Exchange.
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American HOLIDAYS.

The Chicago Tribune in speaking of
" Mardi Gras," thus truthfully rea-
sons:
And in answer to all this comes the
inevitable question from Gradgrind,
Cui bono7 What is the use of all this
pleasure Why waste q whole day
in mirth9 The true answer is made
every day and every hour in our
streets and counting-rooms, our
schools and churches. Men broken
down with work before their prime;
men blowing out their brains because
they fear poverty or lose in a specil-
lation men with dyspeptie stomachs
aud thin legs, and bilious faces men
with wrinkles across their foreheads
before their boards are grizzled men
whose lives are spent on the tread
mill of toll, which turns from the
house TO the office, and from the Office
to the house, day after day, and year
after year; men blindly chasing the
almighty dollar, and stumbling into
their graves just as they are about to
lay their hands upon it; women with
hollow chests and palefaeas, and bent
forms women weary and worn;
women grown prematurely old chill
drcn who never knew a childhood !;
children to whom fresh air is denied ];
children who are tired out before they
are called upon to bear single bur-
den of life-all these answer the
question truthfully, and tell us in
language which is unmistakable that
we have not recreation enough. We
want more holidays, or at least we
ought to improve those that we have.
There is not one American holiday
which is not rapidly going into dis
use, and being devoted more and more
every year to work. The observance
of New Year Day, once universally
devoted to the renewal Of friendships
and welcomed with .jubilation, has
dwindled into a mere fashioable for
mality and expensive luxury, and men
are literally driven into business to
escape these inflictions. Washington's
birthday is almost extinct, and only
of account in delaying the payment of
notes for one day, and escaping cred
itors for the same length of time.
Fourth of July has become an intoler-
able nuisance, and its celebration is
properly observed by Boston alone,
over whose three mountains, the eagle
screams in solitary grandeur. There
was time when Thanksgiving sum-
moned all the absent ones home, and
festive cheer abounded, and the mem
cries of the day influenced all the
other days of the year; but what is
Thanksgiving now, or where can you
find it in it's full glory, save in few
New England villages remote from
the centres of tradc7 The demon oi
work has even invaded Merry Christ.
mas, tho best day of the year, and il
gradually drowning the carols and
songs with the clatter of anvils, an6
hammers, and saws, and quenchine
the FIRE which blazes 80 cEeerily abou
the yule log. Thus one by one W.
are losing our holidays, and with
them our health and our enjoyment O
life and its pleasures.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-04-13
Good on Butler.

A rather amusing story is In circu
lation at the expense of the eminent
gentleman from Massachusetts,, com
monty called Old Strabismus." AT
the Presidents leyee the other night,
which was densely crowded, an old
lady from the interior somewhere, in
fainting condition, requested her
husband to get her an ice.
g Can't be did," responded "hub," )"
in some irritation; "there amt no
refreshments here"
3. Don't believe it. Didn't We get
plenty at Bellznap's the other night !"
the good woman said angrily; now
go and get me an ice and some lemon
ade.n
81 tell you, now, don't be a fool !;
there amt no refreshments, every
body says so,' grunted the lord and
master.
You are quite mistaken, SIR" said
the Hon. s. s. Cox, who happened to
be near, and who never loses an op-
portunity to put in a joke. " The
President always provides substan-
tally. There is his butler, whose
business is to show ladies to the sup
per reom," and the honorable little
Jester pointed to Gen. Butler.
:" You'll find him a little stuck up and
cross, but you mustn't mind that; tell
him to get you terrapins."
This was said so grayely that the
two struggled through the crowd to
where General Butler stood talking to
some ladies.
" say, mister, am told you are
the butler" said the man.
"I'm General Butler" replied Old
Strabismus, pleasantly, thinking the
two some country people filled with
admiration of his greatness.
81 don't care whether you are a
general butler or not, but my wife
wants some terrapins and Lemonade
"Sir?n snorted old B. in amaze
ment and disgust.
ooh! don't take on airs, old cock
Come, now, hurry up those terrapins.
"You must be drunk, sir you mus
be drunk" -
"No he ain't,n screamed the wife
" He's Good Templar; he aim
drunk, but | guess you are"
| Roars of laughter greeted this il
which S. S. Cox was forced to join
Gen. Butler Redeemed in the face
and began putting his cheeks out il
;, the most violent manner.
~ don't understand this e1traordi
nary conduct. What do you want
sir-what do you want
"Terrapins, | tell YOU"
"What do you take me for, yo'
cussed fool Z" roared Benjamin.
ssYou. call me cussed fool and y
hit you on the snout," screamed tn
, man.
At this juncture an officer OF tn
police seized the belligerent hushan
and led him away, amid much laugh
|, ter. Butler, turning suddenly, sa'
J the mischief-maker.
81 say, Cox, did you do that
aWell, owe terrapins, and III pa
., you, mind that-Tll pay YOU"
And the two walked loylngi
away.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-04-13

KILLING GRAssHoPPERs, AN Aus
tralian newspaper says that the prac-
tice has been very successfully adopted
in gardens of sowing rows of common
larkspur, the leaves of which attract
grasshoppers at once, and when eaten
is certain death 10 them-and that
thousands of grasshoppers have been
thus seen lying dead. The experiment
is worth trying, althogh nearly all
statement of the kind are exeggera-
tions.- Home Journal.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-04-13

SENATOR BLACKMAN.-Mr. W. T.
Blackman, of Claiborne parish, is OBJ
truding himself upon the public
through his friends, of course-as a
suitable candidate for Governor of
this State. Now, it occurs to US that
the Democracy of this portion of our
State have been quite liberal to Mr..
Blaekman, and we appeal to his patri-
otism to retire until there is call for
him to the front. To be plain, the
gentleman from Claiborne is out OF
order. He will await his time in
patience. There are at least 100 men
in North Louisiana that are more COM
petent and available than Mr.. Black
man. We have one here in Bossier,
Mr.. John R. Griffin, who would be an
honor to the office at this time. He
is honest and capable, but too modest
to thrust himself forward, or know.
ingly allow his friends to do it. Mr.
| Griffin is man that we would deligh1
to serve, but cut-and-d dried conven
tons will debar us that pleasure. Fl,
is our choice for member of Congress
from this district. He is man o
brains and liberality-the man for th
times Bossier Banner.
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very much to do on their own account,
but placed by the very fact of their
leisure in position to render great
services on occasions when their help
may be required. 1t is not hereby
intended to recommend too much, or
the result would be fatal to the con-
tinuation of the article.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-04-13

Smith and Jones were at tho men
ageric, and the conversation turned
upon Darwin's theory. Look at that
monkey" said Smith; think of Its
being an undeveloped hnman." HUI
mani" said Jones, contelnptuously,
- it's no more human than | am"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-04-13

Pauline Vogel was considered an
incurable idiot Ave years ago. She is
now an assistant teacherin the asylum
on RandalFs Island, New York, at
5000, can write beautiful hand and
everlastingly paw ivory. George
Francis Train need notdespair.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-04-13

OLD MA1Ds.l-Old maids are found
in clusters in quiet country towns /;
they are, as a rule, both genial and
sociabIe beings, who give pleasant
parties, when they are rich, and are
invited to parties, which they make
pleasant, when they are poor-who
spend weeks at time, sometimes
even months, in other peoples houses,
yet save themselves from the reproach
ofbei2g parasites by rendering services
whicf are farmorc than the equivalent
of th& little they consume for their
bodily sustenance and the room they
occupy in the mansion. Old maids
keep house for brothers who are wild
overs, or married sisters who are I'LL
In short, nature seems to have intend
ed them to be lieutenants, not having
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-04-13

A deacon in Connecticut town one
day last week discovered n big dog
prowling around his. yard, and thought
he might do some injury to valuable
plants; so up went the window, and
out went one of the deacon's best
Sunday go-to-meeting" boots. Tho
dog grabbed the boot and disappeared,
and at last accounts neither dog moi
boot had been heard from.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-04-13

A man tout West" " turned States
evidence, and swore that he was a
member Of gang of thieves. BY and
hy they found the roll of actual mem
bers. and accused the man of swear
ing falsely. ~ was a member said
the man; "I"-happy thought.
was an honorary member!"