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New Orleans Republican., 1873-02-09
Emotional Excitement Here WastiBg than
intellectual Labor.

Whas the physiological psychologists at-
firm is this, that whereas serious and calm
intellectual work is only very slowly de-
structive to the nervous health, emotion,
unless directed into proper channels, is
highly destructive to the stability of the
nervous system. And they further say
that the conventional ideas as to the pro
priety and utility Of certain kinds OF emo
tional excitement, do visibly bear, III the eX-
perience of medical men, the very worst
fruit possible. They do not say, as the
Spectator hints, that the emotion of re
pentauce for real guilt is thing to be
Stunned; but they declare that the habit of
self torturing introspcctiOn, which the
clergy and teachers are especially earnest
in recommending as "a means of spiritual
publication, is SO lar from promoting the
existence Of really high and pure stand
ard of ethics, that it ruins both body and
soul, in the majority of cases wherever it
is applied on large scale. More espe-
cially they believe that the habit of Undue
ing unnecessary emotional excitement, in
young persons who are just entering the
dangerous period of commencing sexual
life is so morally and physically injurious
to large number of individuals, that it
may we'll be questioned whether those in
dividuals might not have been more safely
left in total neglect and ignorance.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-02-09
The Admirable NcIIiIlcn.


This Senator elect of the fusion General
Assembly; this staunch henchman OF his
.late excellency' and thorough going Re
publican. it seems from a dispatch below,
Clipped from New Orleans paper, needs
SUPPORT by outside pressure II there is
any man Of the carpet bag fraternity who
is better able to take care Of himself in
Washington or elsewhere than the McMIlleu
whom every one admires,' we are greatly
mistaken. He is said to have been sol
der in the Crimean war and to have risen
to the rank Of Major General in lighting the
gentlemen of the Legislature who elected
him. His eminent services TO the State Of
Louisiana, or perhaps his superior skill as a
military man, or his warm attachment for
Governor Warm0th, enabled him TO get the
votes of the fu>icn Assembly. Why tht
should he need sub committee Of the c9m-
mittee of two hundred! Has he already
lost the confidence Of the men who elected
him as their first and almost unanimous
choice 10 the United States Senate! Are
they frightened lest his renewal of Repub-
lican associations in Washington may in
duce him to think he erred in leading six
Senators from the Mechanics Institute TO
make a quorum at the Odd Fellows Hall.
What sort Of outside pressure is the sub
committee to bring to bear! The dispatch
saws nothing OF the cause McMiilrn was
sent on to represent being supported by
s'outside pressure" 1t indiyidualzes and
saws the Senator himself must be supported.
We think fair construction of this telc-
gram is insulting TO General McMillen. If
we cOnstrue it rightly it means he is grow
ing weak kneed or lukcWarm. and must he
kept right by a Subcommittee. Ia short.
he needs watching.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-02-09
Leaf Tobacco.

The Commissioner Of Internal Reverue.
in recent letter, makes the following de-
cisiOn:
First-In the opinion of this Office, the
law relating to the sale of leaf tobacco op-
poses no bar TO the sheriff selling, CT offer
ing for sale, leaf tobacco, acting under the
order OF the court or any legal process au-
thorized by State law to any person de-
string to purchase the same in bulk.
Second and third-A person NAV pur-
chase leaf tobacco in bulk. or at a sheriti7s
sale, or at a sale ordered by an executor or
administrator, or a planter may purchase
the joint interest which another planter
may have in crop Of tobacco, without he
coming liable By such purchase under the
internal revenue law to pay the special tax
therefor. The liability to pay special tax as
leaf dealer does not attach TO the act of
purchasing, but to the act Of selling. and
then only i'll cases where the sales are 40
frequent and of such d character as to con.
stitute business. Such casual and Incl
dental sales of leaf tobacco as are referred
to IN your inquiries are not considered as
constituting business.
The Committee on Ways and Means have
to day unanimously agreed to report hin
allowing producers to sell by retail their
own tobacco in Leaf TO the valre Of ono
hundred dollars PER annum. This bill is
generally acceptable to members. and will
probably pass.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-02-09
4 laundering Servant and Two Happy
PTeachPrs.

fiOL1 t'N 4llsrub q pASFS't%4''
u pitt-burg there .lwells Il wealthy lady
and religious, who takes a lively interest in
al! work started under COED auspices. She
had observed among the clergvmen Of the
city one who ia0Oret zealous!Y. and whose
Sabbath s,rmOns delighted her, in common
with many others Of q large congregation.
Havin. abundance of money. she conceived
the happy idea Of surprising the clergyman.
shortly after Che new year opened. with
present OF 500 in gold, and. procuring the
same. the good lady sent il to the clergy
ma1'a house. The messenger, however. mis-
understood the name, taking for ii that of
another equally well known clergyman OF a
different denomination. Uf whom no more
need be said than that he itsides in d
pleasant little house DI pleasant street in
Allegheny. Thither the goId-cariier re.
paired, and lett the parcel containing the
money. with a verbal statement of the COM
pliments OF the donor. The recipient was
somewhat astOnished. but. knowing the
lady's goodness of heart. made no further
inquiry. lie sat him down and wrote
very elegant letter OF thanks. which was
Immediately posted. Before the letter
reached its destination, the lady had learned
of her servants mistake, and sent him back
to Allegheny for the present, with direc-
tons to bring it to the minister specified i'll
the first direction. This was done. Next
day it was the turn of. the benevolent plan
uer Of surprises to be astonished by the let
ter of thanks from the clergyman 10 whom
the messenger brought the present by mis-
take 1t was so neatly and eXpressively
couched, and altogether such an admirable
epistle, that the recipient, with most excel
lent appreciation of the situation procured
at once $500 more in bullion, and sent it
where the first had 1niscarred. IfpOssible,
the second was more cheerfuliy made than
the first: SO, after what had passed. there
was no getting ont OF its acceptance.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-02-09
Roller Skating.
This is a significant paragraph fro
Washington Chronicle

Mr.. j. H. Oglesby, of New Orleans, presi
dent of the Louisiana State National Bank,
denies that he signed any such paper as
that submitted 10 the investigating commit
tee by Governor Warmotb, bearing the
name of the former. lie assures Governor
Kellogg Of his cooperation instead Of his
opposition. 1t is incumbent upon Mr.. War
moth to rise and explain to the committee
this damaging discrepancy.
The fact has already been stated in the
REPUBLICAN.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-02-09
The St. Louis Giobe has the subjoined
dispatch from Washington:

WISl'tItOI IIV41@ W vII1I5 VVII
About four weeks ago the clerk in the
Trtasurer's Bureau, who has in charge the
exchange and the counting of currency re,
deemed from banks Of This city. missed
500, that sum being short in the make
up Of his accounts. The lady counter, one
Of the earliest employed, and regarded as
among the most efficient, was suspected,
and was, in consequence thereof, sus
pended. The lady, as a consequence, has
been lying very sick ever since, threatened
with brain fever, and all the time protest
ing innocence. a day or two ago the
clerk in charge received the 800 from one
of the banks. lie himself having over
cc1uteG tie package se2: il re.lcUl lion.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-02-09

wing dams should be erected on shoal
places below here, and that the Delta Canal
below Fort st. Philip should be cut
tbrnruh
New Orleans Republican., 1873-02-09

The Louisville ColVier-JouTHal pays this
style of compliment to Governor WaTmoth:
The Radical newspapers are now venting
their rage upon Warmoth, and denounce
him for mary things of which he is guilty.
and tor many things OF which he is not
guilty. His skin is almost too thick, how
ever, for 'helr javelns of satire to peue-
tratc. Warmoth has shown that he is as
insensibe TO such assault as an alligator,
and bears them with as much Indifference.
He got hardened by the abuse he received
from the Democrats before they captured
him. The abuse he is getting now from the
political associates he has abandoned is
mild in comparison.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-02-09

The pork packers Of Cincinnati propose
to have painted on three canvassps. for the
Vienna Exposition, complete illustration
of the method OF killing hogs and preparing
them for market, from the time that they
are drawn into the pens until, in neatly
trimmed hams and picked sides, they are
sent to market. The canvasses are 10 be
eighteen feet long by six feet high
New Orleans Republican., 1873-02-09
Sixth District GoHrs.
.fnGsEMENTSe
81. Charles Thcntres

This evening is selected as the dr&maoIc
night for the benefit OF Miss Amelia Waugh.
lady who has numerous friends among the
patrons of the St. Charles Theatre. She
will appear as Margaret Cross in the play of
"MeG's Diversion" In another piece,
Robert Macaire,' Mr. Ben DeBar will as
sumo the the tide role, and Mr.. {. b. Bishop
will pers0nate JGcqnss Str0p. The per-
fOrmances will close with the Quiet
Family" in which Mr. Bishop will delincate
BaimaJy BitbS. Monday evening Mr.. JG-
seph Proctor. the popular actor, will make
his debut in the new sensation OF the Red
Pocket Book" On Monday evening, the
seventeenth instant, the Martinetti- Ravel
pantomime troupe will commence an en-
gagement at the st. Charles Theatre. This
company will fill the house, which has lately
had a large proportion of vacant chairs.
Varieties Theatre.
This evening the farewell Rubinstein con-
cert will be given at the Varieties Theatre.
Admission 81; reserved seats fifty cents ex-
ira: family circle fifty cents. Tickets may
be had to-day at the Varieties Theatre box
office To morrow evening Mr.. John E.
Owens will CRAFTY his friends by appearing g
as wilkins Ncuwber in the dramatic YER
sion of David Coppertield.' Miss NJ. T..
Gordon and Miss Jane Rignold will be in
the cast, together with the Owens dramatic
company. The Same play will constitute
the entertainment for Tuesday and Wed
nesday evenings and the Wednesday matt
nee. Thursday evening Mr.. Owens will
give his popular impers0natiOn Of Cdleb
PlummCr, the old toy-makcr. This is the
last week of Mr.. Owens, as on Monday eve
ming, the seventeenth instant, the Carnival
opera season Of Aimee, in the new Pa1isian
opera boutie, will commence.
Academy of Music.
The farewell performance OF the Lydia
Thompson barlesquers will be given at the
Academy Of Music this evening, when the
house will be crammed, as it has been
during the entire engagement of this
mammoth burlesque combination, an un-
exampled period Of four weeks. TO-mor-
row evening that distinguished actress.
Mrs. D. 2. Bowers, supported by Mr.. J. G.
McCollum and the talented dramatic OF
ganization of the Academy, Will com
mence an engagement She will open with
Lady Audley's Secret" Standard plays,
in which practice has made Mrs. Bowers
perfect, Will be repeated during the first
week. The public will be pleased to learn
that Mrs. Bowers attempts neither the new
nor sensational.
Roller Skating.
New Orleans Skating Club soirce at Car.
ondelet Hall, Exposition building, next
Monday evening. Exposition Skating Club
sOiree Tuesday evening. Car0ndelet Hall
open Monday and Tuesday mornings from
ten to twelve o'clock, for ladies te learn
and practice.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-02-09

The Galveston Cjrija,t has this pleasant
paragraph;
noble young man in Houston recently
determined to abandon the use of tobacco
lie was told by Baker, of the Union. that
iced drinks wonld diminish his hankering
for the weed. SO on the first day lie drank
three gallons OF iced water, and still feeling
a desire to smoke, he added two quarts OF
cold buttermilk. lie went to bed with the
cheerful conviction than he had conquered
his craving, and SO he had. The next day
he did not desire TO smoke at all, for the
simple reason that he was dead The iced
water, the iced buttermilk, the abandon
ment of his cigar. and two doctors who were
called IN consultation, proved to be too
much for the noble young man.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-02-09

The following incident is related Of the
circumstances attending the passage of the
bill for the relief of Mrs D. Wood, which
passed the House of Representatives on
Tuesday last: oi
Speaker Blaine having called Mr.. Dawes
10 occupy the chair, appeared on the floor,
saying he had few minutes ago had an in
terView in the Speakers room, which had
deep y touched him. 1t was with the widow
OF robert {. Wood, late assistant SURGEON
oi Tue nlted States army, and the daughter
Gi Zachary Taylor, late President of the
United States. She had presented a peti.
ton which he would not have read, IA il
presented state OF facts that ought nor To
oe expected, viz, that daughter of Zach
airy Taylor was in need OF assistance He
had assured her that he did not bel;rve
there would be vote against the bill Grant
ing to Mrs. Wood pension Of fifty dollars
per month, to date from the death of htr
husband, March IS. 1863, and it was Nasal
Oy a unanimous vote.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-02-09

Recently a proof sheet of the list OF
members of the Michigan House of Repre-
sentatiyes was given out, on which cor
rections were to be male if any errors
were discovered. Soon after, the compiler
of the manual received the following note
from one of the single men. I'm proof
sheet of manual in House, see you say,
am married. Please correct, OF send the
TUman around, and oblige.H
New Orleans Republican., 1873-02-09

A Chinaman was summoned as q ,ri+rosa
in New York the other dav. and to $50. ,l.o'
tain his views on the nature of AN oath a.
judge asked him what would be his nnnisb, .Io
melt II he should swear to lies. III sboII
never return TO China, but always rema;n
IN new York" was he reply, and he vas vas
g. once swOrR. AV Was
New Orleans Republican., 1873-02-09

Bennington, Vermont, keeps its pris oners
in cells with five inches Of water on the
ioor, and doseu't ey!ect them 10 ty TO
sScape.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-02-09
No. Tons. No. Tons.
American vessels. lO.898 1851 1879 37a6 O73
foreign vessels .lG $40 !2l876S 1887 1857 ,+34
TwELvE koNTHs ENDED AUGCsT 81, 1871

American vessels 10, ,155 5 38 l4 1884 G,LSI ,6SS
Foreign vessels .lO,74l 3,794 1856 1892 G,45S,S22
In addition TO the usual monthly summa-
ries, this report contains a table showing
the immigration into the United States, by
calendar and fiscal years previous to and
from 1920 to 1872; statements showing the
value of the foreign trade of the United
States from 1921 TO 1872; value of the
foreign trade of the United States by
months during the fiscal years 1871 and
1872: statistics Of the vessels engaged 10 the
foreign trade Of the United States, in
Guiding vessel. built, from 1889 to 1872;
foreign countries to which the principal
domestic commodities Of the United States
were exported during the fiscal year
1872; number and tonnage of merchant
vessels belonging 20 the several customs
districts OF the United States, June 80,
1872: statistics of life insurance companies
in the United States; statistics Of the tree
city of Hamburg from 1888 to 1870; pOpuia
tiOn of France according 20 the census OF
1872; production Of sugar and m0lasses of
Cuba from 1868 to 1872; exports and ton
mage of Havana exports of gold and silver
coin and bullion from New York during the
six weeks ended December IA, 1872; and u
partial statement Of the imports and ex-
ports cf the United States for the month of
September, 1872, 80 far as returns had been
received az the date OF sending tie August
report ~ press.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-02-09

General Weitzel has been ordered 70 en-
gineeIing duty on tie lakes. with head
quarters az Detroit.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-02-09
ye,,, Orleans Republican
nFF,cIbL JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES
afFIcIAI JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS
LETTER FROM NEVADA.

The silver sfate-POpuIatiOn and Climate
of Carson-The City Dcscribed-Cam-
bIing and the Social Evil.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-02-09
Statistics of Commerce and Navigation.

Va SUmhcHCS nANA
Monthly report No. 2, series l812-73, OF
the Bureau of Statistics contains the stats
tics of our foreign trade for the month
ended August, 1879, and for the eight
months ended the same, compared with
the corresponding periods of 1871: The
chief of the bureau furnishes the follow
ing synopsis:
Periods. Imports (spece valuesy. exports.
Month ended August 81 -,
l872........ $6707G ,05S S663llI8 ~ S35'aZ
l87l..-..... 81 109 555 3l,S52E3 l,683,o19
Sight months ended August 81 ,,-
l872........ 413 ga 193 359 763253 ib,54s,26.
1871. ........ 4i8 513 33l 354 89i8SO lS,SiI,569
The amounts of the foregoing, which con-
sisted OF merchandise and OF specie and
bullion, respectively, for the eight months
ended August 81, 1872 and 1871, were as
follows:
Domestic Foreign
Imports. exports. e&poLie;
Merchandise 466 3g. 72s 1924 $40 i2 sll ,237 1888
Ton..~........ 1881 O64 75,2s3O19 5.lo2 .884
s1GRr soYrhs ENDED AUGUST 81, 1871.
Domestic Foreign
Imports. exports. Exports;
Merchandise 1876 i88 go s3c2. .33l 1853 $9,tt6,832
Specie and bu
lion. ......... l3,3l457l 81 5e3 537 looi+,753
Of the above the following are the values
carried in American and foreign vessels
and in cars ana other land vehicles, re
snpntivplv
New Orleans Republican., 1873-02-09

The value Of foreign commodities re:
naming in the warehouses of the United
States, August 81, 1872, was $9l .653. .265, as
compared with $7O,30l, l2G, August 81, 1871.
Allowing for the difference in the ware
house account, the imports for the eight
months ended August 81, 1872, are in excess
of the domestic and foreign exports com
bned, to the amount Of $l0i i,5l8,732, while
for the eight months ended August 81, 1871,
the imports exceeded the export. by sl3,-
323. .335.
The number and tonnage Of ves.els en-
gagged in the foreign trade. which entered
into and cleared from the ports Of the
United States during the twelve months
ended August 81, 1871 and 1872, respect
lively, were as follows:
l1viys YOUTH. ySpEp svGCs- g. 1872
New Orleans Republican., 1873-02-09

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Mr.. Harper, the chairman of the Commit
tee on Libraries, submitted the following
report
COMMITTEE ON L-RKARiEs,
February {, l87y. !
To the Honor able President and Members CT the
Senate:
Your Committee on Libraries beg leave
to report favorably on the inclosed bill,
and recommend its passage.
Senate bill No. A, an act relating 30 the
State Library, providing for q board OF
trustees for the government Of the same,
and the election of State Librarian. and de
tining her duties.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-12-19
s~uccession dc Constance Belcspre.

TN VERTU DUN ORDRE DE L'HONORA-
r. Bile la COur DIES Preuvcs Gle Ia ParOisSc st.
Landry, il sera Eendu Il Pcncan public au plus
Offrant cncherisseur, par lc eoussign6 admin.s-
%trateur, Oh par I'M encautcur public. Il Ia der
Mere residence dc Ii d%tfllntc, lc MARDl, 20
~Tanvier, 1874, les prophecies Ci-apres decr1tes,
appartenant il la succession de Constance Be
lestre, d6c6d6e, SAVIOR:
/. I'm lot de terre cOntenant %cinquante arpcnts,
avec tOutes les batisses ct authorizations qui sly
trOuyent, 6tant Ia derni6rc residence de Ia de,
funte, borne au nOrd par les tcrres dc John Roy,
au sud par BcnOit Wyble, Il Test par les terre&
de Pierre Bernabh, ct Quest par DIES tClTCS ap
partenant 4 la dite defunte.
2. TN lot deterre cOntenant yingt-huit arpentS,
(terre de prairic,D horne au nOrd par les tcrrcs
de ChrGtien Mornhinveg. au spd par lea terres
L., a Test par BenOit Wyblc, ct Quest par
8, Tn lot de terrc cOntcnant uuinZe arpCnts,
tterrc de praIrfc,) borne au n0rd par Chrcticn
MornhinVcg, au sud par les tcrres dc --, a
Fest par DIES tcrres dc Ii dGfunte, tGtant Ia terre
d'Gcrite CONNIE lc lot No. ~ ct Quest par les ter
res d'Edmond DucrG Estilctte ct Theodore s
Richard.
4. I'm lot de terre contcnant vingt-sept arpcnts,
(terre de prairie,( borne au nOrd par les torres
de Simon Wyhle, an sud par des terres de Ii de
fllntr ct dGcritc CONNIE lie lot No. 2, Quest PAL
les torres de CiIretien Mornhinveg, ct est par Ia
terTc dccrite CONNIE he lot No. l.
5. Dix-neuf tGtes dc chpvaux Creole, trOls mu'
lets, huit chevatlX dOHx, denx paires dc bgufs
de tire d0uX, vinEt totes dc bGtesa cOrnCs douces
un fusil Il deux COupS, Its ct garniturcs de Its,
une charrette il bRuf, implements dhabitatiOn
ct d'aratoires. mcubles dc maison, ustensils dc
cuisine, ct autrcS OBJECTS.
Terncs ct Conditions-TOutes hes proprittts
mObiliGres Ia Motto compliant, ct rautre motto
4 I'm credit dun an du jour de Ia ventc; ct le.
nropriGtes immObilieres Ia moitie compliant, OF
fantre moitle a I'M credit de I'M ct deux ans du
four dc la vcnte, les acqnGreurs fournissant bon
et sutftsant securities a In satisfaction dc rad
ministratenr. les terres restant sp6clalemenl
hypotheduG pour lie priX d'achat, ct Is privilege
du yCndeur retenu sur les pFapFtetes m0DlileFer
iuauU'p1 D1inITa0f final
SIMON WYBIE.
20 Il Administrations.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-12-19
Estate of COnstancc Rclestre,

RT VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF THE HON
~ Orable Parish Court of the Parish of st. Ian
dry, there will be sold at public auction. to the
highest bidder, by the undersigned, administra-
tor or ny a public auctiOneer, at the last residence
OF the deceased, on TUESDAY. January goth,
1874. the following described property, belong
Ing to the estate Of Constance Belestrc, deccas-
cd, tu-wit
/. One LOT OF land containing fifty arpents,
with al the buildings and improvements there
on, being the last residence of deceased, bound
ed north by lands Of John Roy, on the south by
Ben0it W.yhle, OIL the east by land of Pierre Bcr-
nahe, and west by land belonging To said estate.
2. One lot Of land containing twcnty-eight ar
pGntS, tpralrle land,l bounded north by land Of
ChretIcn MurnhlnNcg, south by land of -,
east by Benoit WyhlG, and west by land of de-
ceased.
8. One lot Of ground containing fifteen arpents,
tprairie land1 being bounded north by Chr6ticn
MOrnlinVeg, south by land of -, east by
land of deceased, (being land described as lot
No. ~ aud west by land of Edmond DucrG Esti-
lette and Theodore s. Richard.
4. One lot of ground containing twcnty-sCven
aFpents, ipTairie landD bounded north by land
Of Simon Wyble, south by land of deceased des-
Cribed herein as lot No. 2, west by land Of Chrt-
ten MOrlIhinveg, and east by land described
herein as lot No. ].
5. Nineteen head OF Creole horses, TIRES mules,
eight gentle horses, twOnQira gentle oxen, TWEEN
ty head of gentle cattle, one double barrel GI,~
beds and bedding, one OK cart, plaDt4,F'-o oTf
farming implements, households r. rnitrrn hitch.
81 1 %S = and "40 9R4eH h''cCvables.
b.if 10" . - ''ts' ~~ ,.,lOns.-All tho mOvablcs one
v".- and the other half on a credit Of one
al from day of sale; and the immOyable prop
erty one half cash and the other half on q credit
of one and two years from day of sale, purch
asers furnishing good and sufficient security t.
the satisfaction of the administrator, the land
remaining specially mOrtgaged for the purchase
price thereof, and vendors privilege on the
movable property retained thereon until tina
aYmen SIMON b
dec l9-5t Administrator.