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New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-31
How Prohibition IL Enforced i'm the West

HlOw JEOUIVItIO0 - ENFORCED CWts
A correspondent Of the Rocky Mountain
.Ner:. writing from Hall Valley, Colorado.
on the fourteenth instant, gives the follow
ing graphic description of whisky disturb
ance there, and its result:
During :he last few months the new MIN
Ing camp in Hall Gulch. has rapidly grown
in importance. nearly 300 tnen being EN-.
ployed either on the works in process OF
construction by che company. or else IN
prospecting and mining. Latterly good
deal Of iawlessness has manifested !teelt.
more especially since the establishment ola
whisky aha gambling outfit by SwO men
named Boice and Hall. So serious At
length became the state Of affairs that the
com pany decided 20 engage no more men on
their tramway. mines, or other work. who
did not at the same time engage 20 abstain
from patronizing the said establishment.
At the same time the sale of whisky was
stopped wherever they had authority. and
a number of the most incOrrigible hands
dismissed. This no dOubt enraged Messrs.
Boice and Hall. who had for several days
been indulgiDg in threats Of serious import,
involving the murder Of several men agains:
whom they had An especial spite. On
August II things came to crisis. The
whisky party appeared at the settlement
armed with Jevolvsrs, threatened several
men and pointed their revOlvers at others,
occasionally varying the programme by
sending shot amcng the houses. In view
of the critical position and danger party
was rapidly armed with rifles, and. get
ting within a short distance Of the
desperadoes, rushed in and disarmed
them. They frs, drew their revolvers,
but, being covered by half dozen rifles,
dropped them when ordered. They were
cocpro1u 1rc L ya6 nm n
room-not, however, before they had SOL
emnly declared their intention Of shooting
those who had now disarmed them the first
chance they got. The company's officers,
under these circumstances, decided to send
them under a strong escort to Fairplay.
and hand them over to the authorities, and
four mule team was hitched up for this
purpose; but it being late in the afternoon.
and night journey being considered unde'
sirable, as an escapewould be certainly a.
tempted, it was finally decided to keep them
locked up till morning. They were about
this time asked if they would leave the gulch
quietly If allowed to 60; their answer be-
ing that they would never quit until they
had got satisfaction and were even. Ac-
corGingly supper was 81 ven them, and they
remained locked up during the night; how
ever. it is supposed that party Of vigi-
lantes, the existence of soIue euch organiza-
ton having been for some time surmised,
broke into the storeroom and carried off the
men, who we're found the next morning
hanged within a mile Of the saw mills. 1t
may be added that to mark their sincerity
in stopping the whisky traffic, all the spirits
in store which was in any way under the
control of the company were brought up
and destroyed. There has been . perfect
exodus Of roughs from Hall Gu.ch since
morning, and it is suspected ths,
.aey vii! not returl.s
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-31

iTIOm tne new lOIk Gun, d0Suoe ~.
Company H of the Second Regiment Ma
tiOnal Guard Of California, arrived in this
city yesterday, under command of Captain
c. Z. S. Mcdonald. They went in carriages
to the Seventh Regiment armory, ard were
received by Colonel Emmons Clark, and
the well known hospitality OF the Seventh
was prOtfered by him in neat little epeech
to Captain Mcdonald.
The company. which is known az the San
Francisco Cadets, 's composed OF some OF
the wealthieet Men IN San Francisco, and
enjoys reputation there which resembles
that Of some OF cur best companies here.
The captain. who is said TO be himself one
of the rich men OF the Golden City, was
formerly cadet in tie Austrian army,
and afterward resident OF New York.
He went to San Francisco twenty-fOur
wears age, and became an active gnem-
Der Of the State militia. He has origins ated
a System Of drilling which is remarkable.
The company drill blindtolded. and follow
no single system Of tactics. Captain Nc
DOnald says his bsyonet drill Is a com bina'
ton o: the codes Of three masters. The
men are 1.-THE and active. and, dressed in
their blue Zouave uniform, look not unlike
the once famous Ellsworth Zouaves. The
uniform 10 worthy OF notice, being composed
Of cloth woven ia San Francisco from Cali.
fornia wool. IL Is the came 10 design as
that Of che French Zouaves.
The peculiar drilA has been extensively
noticed by the California press, and has
been agantly praised. The partl.
sulas object of the blinIfold drill is to de-
monstrate * at body ot men can be
manenvred as well in the dark by rules 40
in she day time by sight. In fact, Captain
Mcdonald says he prefers 70 drill COIN.
pany tlindfold, as when the men see they
are changed from machine, which he
strives to. make Of them, into individuals.
He processes 70 he Able t0 drill company y
ct deaf and blind uutes.
The company also execute over 2 hun
dred and fifty different orders 10 the sound
OF the drum, 60 word OF comtnad being
spoken.
The cadets started from San Trancisce
about ten days ago, and made various short
stops by the way 10 hunt buffalo and ante
lopeE. In this they were very succeesful,
doing their own turaging and having pro-
visions 70 spare. Near COrrine party Of
gain blsrs were il the next car 30 that occu-
pied by the company, and by means Of a
box trick tleeced the other passengers out
of their money, watches, and other valua-
bles. The victims, no: relishing this, ap-
pealed TO the cadets, who at once loaded
made such decidedly hostile demonstra-
tion that the gamblers disgorged their booty
without show of resistance.
The cadets propose to visit Boston. Phila-
delphia, and other cities before their ne
turn. and have imposed upon themselves
very strict rules to govern them during
their tour Captain Mcdonald is a rigid
disciplinaIian, and enforces the rules as
strictly as though the journey were a march
through hostile country. During their
stay in this city they will be the guests Of
the Seventh Regiment, who took them TO
the Union Square Theatre last evening, and
have provided for them in the ususl friGce
" styIe of the Seventh
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-31
ThackevRy.S peODlS.

;ehn Esten Cooke, i'll Hearth and Home
Twas talking one day with tho late Mr.
Ihackeray-a most excellent, genial gen
tleman and companiOn-in reference to
authors and books. and most esl 9 tally
about his own books, which he spoke of
with frankness and unreserve, as though
they had been written by third person.
One or two things he said which struck ne
forcibly at the tune. and have remained in
My memory atfOrding me food for retlec-
.ion. We were speaking Of she sketch.
MIR Deuceace and his Friends" Il think
that j. the title. in which appears the fin
ished yascsi ard serereiy sEiling scounGre!,
che Earl Of Crabs.
..Where did you NEE. w::h TIE o,;.iaa! Of
the Earl Of Grabs. Mc. Thackezay" was
my query.
* never met witA any
"vou drew him :rc,n yOsr Imagination -
* suppose SO.
.He i. certainly the greatest sceuldrei il
literature. 'Lshk. NO: exeep:ing Lord
Steyne, q, any.
Mr. Yhackera. ac.Iuiesced in This moral
or in,ncyai eminence attributed 10 the Earl.
museG . none ~. smiled in = good nA,ured
way. and said
.i,.ally don: know whore 60. al! these
fascais in my books. ! certainly never
lived with such people"
! NAt IL INC uTss suggestive ODeecVdt'Ou
I ehal! defer nv mora, reflection until ! re.
peat the second.
We came 80 talk af ".'sni.y FAIR and
the excellent Miss Becky Sharp, of whom
Mr.. Thackegay spoke with evident self con-
graduation. She had "made his fortune -
he said, and Le added frankly that he
thought he had never done anything better
than the description OF the manner in which
Madame Becky Crawley "came down to
the low life OF Bohemia, after her epoch Of
eocial elevation as she 3r!eId ci Lord
Steyne.
"There u one Gy -te',. about Becky wlEa
has always puzzled me-" said.
'What is that!
'.Nearlv a: the end Of the Soo;. .ie.s j. q
picture Of old Joe sedley. gouty. night
capped. and seated in hi. easy chair. while
behind curtain stands the gLsst!y. xiariIg
Becky. grasping sdagges.'
"Yes'
..Benea,h this picture j. tie .;nS'e wo,i.
Clytemnestra.'
Mr. Thackerav Aodded.
''Did Becky kill hims'
Mr.. Thsckeray remained client Sof mo
iHent, as the novelist says: y slow smile
dawning upon his face; he assumed . re.i-
cent and secretive expression Of counte-
nance. and at length replied in coz euadea:iSI
tone:
Il don't know"
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-31

The ccffee cS little Si.! vac seen 4essef-
day IN the Adams stree. station house, and
a eo:Cners INQUEST by Ju...ce SpelMan held
tha: death :e.nlted from natural causes.
Some while age L. +. Rankin. of Pocahen
tas. Tennessee. werc 20 live Oh farm in
Coahcma county. Missis.iip:. His wife
died :heye. leaving she s.!.c"Eso!ate lus-
band a teautifu! little :i:l as ,nemoria! Of
theis happy love. This little .i,! grew sick.
and afte: several mcn.ns illness had faded
the sose bloom from hex sc:: cheeks. Size
died. This was SATURDAY.. and q. Rankin
wanted 70 bury the child ~ The side Of his
wife at Poca.oUtas. ne ha!.ed :te first boa:
and toOk passage :oc :hls city. In
the meantime he was unable ~ obtain
coffin. and as he was II a
hurry 20 get "ff. placed tie corpse Of his
child IN :. small dry goods box. a lady
who knew what :Le box contained. and was
travelling witt, Rankin 20 PocaLcntas IS. states
that ne commenced drinking as soen as he
boarded the steamer. No one or the boat
knew Or little slough: :La: :iie box CON.
ta;Ied any corpse. !oy J: was believed il
was :ilei with household goods. Hy the
time the boa. arrived here Rankin was so
drunk that ie could nc: walk. He and the
lady manage! 10 yeach the Charleston de.
pot before the train !ett. The box was placed
on the platform. and. being IKE any other
hox, did no. attrac: any Gns's attention.
more especially as as owner was so
drunk .ha. he had become Indifferent
and careless. The lady seeing this,
and fearing the BOX. with It's unknown con.
tents, night be stolen. informed some one
Of the story. Rankin and Che box were
carried 10 the sta.iorhouse. and the corpse
removed. Rankin was TOO drunk % speak,
and was placed in the cell to .eco-e: from
his stupor. The body Of tie child will be
given him this morning. TO dispose of as he
sees fit. The facts connected with this
strange story were deposed by the travelling
lady before the eoroner's inquest. 1t is
thought Rankin's intoxication resulted from
his grief at the loss of his child. At least,
the story is sickeIirg. and many persons
viewed the corpse Of tie little child, which
was no. over eighteen uOpths eld.~.Ne
II is i nnt.l.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-31


IN popular Theory. and 20 certain extent
il law. woman still! remains weak, waver-
ing shadaw Of man, his Ie!pltss care AID
absolute property.
J: was this moes noAst:Oue condition
which made OF Walworth, the husband, q
| brutal domestic syrant, course domestic
bully. Should not man 60 what he would
with his own! It was shis sentime tai non.
sense that made Of Walwor.h che son
| "protect" bis mother! That the costly
| legal machinery Of a eoyereign State stood
ready to protect her. as th,eatepinss
and pistols could not. was . fact zoo
commonplace 10 weigh with him. He's
honor being insulted. chivalry demanded
that he should avengeit. Smith. Who killed
man and tried 70 kill ~oman. be.
cause that man paid court to that woman.
justified himself hundred times over with
the same plea-"She belonged to me- And
he died, to his own thinking, in the full
odor of sanctity, and in the sincere belief
that he had committed no crime. Gillem
coolly stabbed his wife because she refused
to live with him on account Of bis debauch.
cry, fathlessness and violence. He thought
he exercised the plainest right of husband,
and said to the policeman: ''You'1 have
done the same it your wife had !sft cou."
And that policeman admitted that he saw
the murderer lying in wait. knew his mad
rage and feared some violence. but ''did
not like to interfere between man and wife,"
Goodrich happened to be the victim instead
of the victor, under his system, which was
evidently the same-namely, that the wO.
man is the absolute property Of the man
and the creature of his will. To his think
ing she had no rights in the case.
These are not pleasant pictures; but it fs
only in their concrete form that the bad
tendencies Of society arrest The general
mind. The one hope Of diminishing crime
ia to reform those false modes of thought
which generate crime. No one of these is
more dangerous than the notion Of mans
ownership of woman, and of ~oman'e &C.
courta6ility 70 man. 1t trutalzes the
lower classes from end to end. Its conse.
guences touch unborn children and keep
the. ranks of rOgues and paupers full. Il
makes the meh Of the upper classes tyr.
apnOus and seltish' the women silly. ex.
acting. frivolous and weak. II leads to
crimes of sensualitS and Violence. and Gets
the code Of :lOnOs above the law Of the
land.
Half tire soci.. suestions that vex our
souls will be answefed when the world con.
redes that a woman Is normal. responsible,
individual, :hat she must be the protector
Of her owr honor. the Judge VI her own
drty, the keeper Of her own conscience.
arfswerahle only to the law and to heayen.
1Yfatc will be lofty observance Of mar.
risge. j noble race Of children. only when
the nan and the woman are intelligent
equals and friends. And in shat day the
world will be ashamed TO remember
through how manr centuries it ranged
men into mock order Of devOtees and
women into a sentimental priesthood.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-31

Pensive1y observing the fashionable
young women OF the period in hotel com.
panies al The sea side. a correspondent: goes
on thus:
Watch the grouping Of these girls. apra.
rently accidental as it is, and see how ar.
tistically they manage, with never mistake.
They know very well what they are about.
and study for that very effect you are ad.
miring. There are two girls whom vor,
have seen constantly together; a sudden
GOODNESS seems to have sprung up between
them: they keep very far apart, never
speaking to one another at all: you even
hear one refusing to dance in the same set
of lancers with the other. What has hap
pened to break this friendship 1t must be
q recent trouble, for they were driving to.
gether in the afternoon; you are little per-
picked until you hear one say, 81 don't care
to 60 near Nell, for her lilac kills my blue
Ifyou have an eye for color, you will under
stand the estrangement, and wonder at -
no longer.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-31

The grasshopper bend is raging at the
watering places. Eli Perkins writes TO the
Graphic: ''All the young ladies have it here.
1t is considered very wrong for a young
lady not to stick her arms back like a grass
hoppers legs and then walk with sailors
swagger. They call it the Newport roll
When a young lady gets loaded down with
bottles, fans, umbrellas, tooth. brushes and
gutta-percha combs, and moves off with tie
'grasshopper bend and Newport roll you
might as well get off the balcony and let
the train 60 by. / always do
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-31

little sufferer moved uneasily; then
smile came upon his wan face. far away
look into his eyes.
Il hear music" he murmured. Was it
the song of angels. or the strains Of the
grand organ that he heard who can tell !!
He is going fast whispered the doctor.
The woman was silently weeping, and COW
cred her face with her hands. And the first
notes of Come, ye disconsolate," came to
them from the church. Again the far away
look came into the boys eyes. the smile
upon his lips, his thin white hand stirred
upon the bed, and while the last strains
still fingered upon the air. he turned his
face to the wal! and 60 died.
And then-well, then the ser.ice was
ended, and the preacher and congregation
went home to their dinner, leaving charity
entirely in the hands of the Almighty.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-31
Kisses

The kiss has been powerful agen. il the
annals of the human race. There have
been kisses Ike those OF Antony ani Cleo.
patra. Of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.
which have shaken an empire or destroyed
q religion. If We knew the secret history
Of courts, we should probably learn that
nations have been created or erased by the
magic touches of woman's lips. A
great problem. therefore, lies before us.
Has this discovery proved an affliction or
a blessing to mankind! Probably the
latter: for it has certainly increased the
influence of woman, and the influence of
woman is employed more for good than for
i'll. Beloved, tender hearted women COM
panlons and 'consolers of cur life! With a
kiss you welcome the infant to the world:
with a kiss you bestow on soft-cheeked
youths the raptures of first love; with kiss
you alleviate the angony Of death. And
what alas! are the kisses which men too
often give you in return! Judas-kisses,
treacherous and fatal, which poison inno-
cent hearts, and turn to curses on painted
and despairing lips. Happy are they who
can remember without remOrse the kisses
of their youth.-Ne,c York Home Journal
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-31
SGESER,. NAIrHs~.No. 69.1

An act to provide for the preparation and
presentation to Congress of the Revision
Of the Laws of she United States, con-
solidating the Jaws relating to the post
roads. and a code relating to military Of
lenses. and the revision Of treaties with
the Indian tribes now in force.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives Of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled. That a
Committee of three of the House Of Repre-.
sentatives ON the Revision of the Laws, with
committee on the part of the Senate, is
hereby authorized, by resolution, to be
filed IN the Department Of Justice, to ac.
cept, on the part of Congress, the draft on
Revision OF the Laws of the United States
prepared by the commissioners to re-
wise the statutes, SO far as the same
has been reported by them, and may
be hereafter reported by them, at the
expiration of the time designated for per-
forming that service, to wit, the fourth day
of May, eighteen hundred and seventy
three, and to discharge said commissioners,
from and aftes which all acts and parts OF
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-31

w. Saville Kent shows that in certain
spine tinned fish at the Bream. and espe-
cially in the male. the color increases in
depth and often in bIiliiancy during the
spawning seasop.-Scr.9aer'S Monthly.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-31

Monthly advertisements, inserted every other
1ay to be charged twothirds of the above rates.
6econd page monthly advertisements. each
Transient advertisements having the run OF the
uaDer first insertion 81 so per square; esch subse'
auent insertion seventy-ive cents per square,,
Second page transient advertisements, eacu !n'
Hertion IL so per square.
Advertisements inserted at Intervals 10 pc
charged as new each insertion.
1e allow ed such discount from above named tran
Sienf rates as may be agreed upon; provided, thaf
In no case shah such discount exceed tweht! I'VE
pr cent. .. g..
All business notices Of advertisements 20 De
suhsraad twenty ceuta per line each insertl0ns
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-31

If man tells you water leeched through
ashes is fit to drink, tell him j. is lye.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-31
Terms Of Subscriptions
One wear, S5; six months, 81 50.
Advertisements.

Transient advertisements same terms as IN the
Dealy Monthly advertisements inserted ior one
1purth of the daily rates. ,
liberal commission allowed to those who send
IA clubs Of FIVE OF more.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-31
THE WEEKLY REPUBLICAN

u published every Saturday morning. and contains
the news by tet graph, miscellaneous reading, ed!
tOrials local matters Of general public interest
6Onmercial and monetary reports, and every thing
that appesrs in the Daily except such items as are
ofIittle or no public moment. The WEEKLY ne
PUBLICAN is an excellent family paper yaiuaDis
e we'll for instruction and amusement Is NIoFmS'
HiQp on the current topics Of the day.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-31
OF FIG T..
Laws Of ahe United States Passed az tne
Third session sf the fsrsy'secsso

Congress. AZ. ~,
fGESERAL NArCRE-So. H.]
An act 70 amend the law requiring consular
officers to collect three months extra pay
for seamen in certain cases.
REPRESENTATIVES OF the United States OF
America in Congress assembled. That the
law to regulate the consular system OF the
United States, which requires consular off,
GERS to eollec: three months extra wages
upon the discharge Of seamen, be. and the
same hereby is, SO amended as to perm,
said officers whenever, after full hearing
of both bartiee. the cause Of discharge is
found 70 be the misconduct Of the seaman,
IN ren,;, 20 much of the extra wages as is
now bv Law paid to the seaman discharged;
provided that relief can Immediately be
offered 10 such seamen by reshipmens with
out expense to the United Statess
Approved March ), 1873.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-31

An &c: 70 restore Absalom Kirby as second
assistant engineer in the navy.
He enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of tine United States OF
America in Congres. assembled. That Che
President Of the United States be, and he 10
hereby authorized. by and with the advice
and consent Of che Senate. to restore Absa-
Iom Kirby TO his original position On the
active lis; as a second assistant engineer iC
the uavy OF the United States.
Approved March ;. 1873.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-31
fGExERAi EArUns-No sOs.1

I3ENERAi NATUKE-NO. 1Us.V
An ,ce for the 4slieS Of Howard 7. MoffAs.
BE ic enacted by the Senate and House Of
Repixses tativss Of che United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That the
President of the United States be aud he is
hereby authorized % nominate. and by and
with che advice and consent of the senate
70 appoint. upon the retired list Of the navy.
with the rank of master. Howard D. Mot
fa.. row volunteer officer On tie active
list Of the navy.
Approved March : 1871
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-31

lGESERAL NATURES-NOss
An &c! to establish q board of Local isspes~
tors of steam vessels tor the customs disc
srict of Michigan. iI the Sta.e Ss NisbdF
gan.
Be It enacted by the Senate and HouseSE
Representatives Of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That there
shall be local board of inspectors desigS
mated and appointed for the customs dis
trict of Michigan, in the State of Michigans
and the inspector Of hulls and the inspec-
tor Of boilers, composing the said boards
shall receive a salary of nine hundred doR'
lars year each.
Approved March :, jESs