New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-04-16
LOUISIANA ITEMS.

halt D column TO explain that it knows
nothing abous Che Grant parish difficulty.
and can not understand it.
The Lake Rep.tbl'cue Carroll parish,
has enlarged ;ts sheet-a sign @! pros.
perits.
The arrival OF Sarnue! Armstead at his
home in Cadd0 parish, is announced in the
Shreveport. Times. which compliments him
on his patriotism IL declining that office
which kellogg appointed him to-that
office TO which no pay was attached. 1t
will be remembered that as soon as Samuel
discovered this latter tact. he Indignantly
"spurned the bribe.''
The editor Of the New f6eria Banner ent
Courier is very unhappy. Some rival sheet
has obtained the contract tOs printing the
laws o: .he State He wakes wroth. and
explains himself 70 his readers IN spirited
leader. We copy his concluding paragraph.
that his grievances may be known:
A humble sheet. dignifed, with the much
envied Once-but amen Hridb3e position ''m0'c,'
Of public printing, sill. however painful
and unremunerative the task, we will still
boldly assert that, while contrary to law.
j anu "O 0lC EO" SOuSht " 10
Ousted OSt of position that right1ully and
legally belongs to US, by the arbitrary die
tum of a WSlirp0t0rY govt. we still
intend TO filially cling TO our pristine sights
under our aboriginal contract, whose per
petuatiOn Lee in the life and existence of
the only srue govt-that o. John McEnery.
The West Baton Rouge Sugar Planter
copies the advice given bis readers by Judge
Head, et the sparta Times, and concludes:
Gradually, however. the masses will ac-
quicsce in the views entertained by Judge
Head and will not alone pay their taxes,
but give aid aud encouragement to the
State government as 1t now exists. AS
we have stated on several occasions. If the
people will consult their own and the in
terest of the State, they will at once with
draw their opposition to Governor Kellogg
and unite with MIN for the benefit of all
The Baton Rouge Gazette Come. speaks
we'll of the new city officers appointed 10y
Governor Kellogg, claiming that the local
compromise has nothing to do with tie
question OF McEnerys right TO the COVER
norshipo As an evidence that the bulk of
the Democracy think SO. too. it publishes
the result of the yecent election for city
officers, where. out of 80 Democratic voters
only fifty five cast ballot. the Republicans
not participating.
Judge I B. Tonpiins. former editor of
the Union Record. died ~ Marion on the
thirtieth Iltimo.
The Ouachita Te!sg-rph thinks that the
recent assassination Of Mr. Mcdonald, of
Franklin parish. aai no poIitiea. signiti-
cance.
The Ope!ousas .'1:-nd' says that at the
recent election OF police Jurors in that town
.'Messrs. Lejeune. Vanhille, Latour. King,
Three of those elected are colored. We
understand -ha: comparatively small
number of cOiOred votes was polled. and
the eoiored members were elected as much
or more bv white votes as by colored. The
coiored members. we believe. are all tax
payers and the entire board is composed nt
good men and law abiding citizens.
Opelousas had. up 20 the tenth instant.
paid $3.50 IN State licenses.
The body o. an unknown ooiored man
was found n Bayou TeChe. on the Hope
plantation. on April ,. The coroner held an
inquest. and found by examination that he
had been foully dealt with. he having several
Commissions on his head. and the jury zen
dered verdict accordingly.
The .Atokop0.' Register comes 10 us this
week on half sheet, but Bentley is as
lively and sparkling (. ever. and .aot the
least disheartened.
The Cotton Bo.! announces that on the
fifth instant Mr.. TGeviIle Duhon. Of that
parish. committed suicide by shooting him
self, at his residence. about seven miles
southeast OF Vermlionville. He had been
iaboring :or sOme time under q fit of mental
depression bordering upon insanity.
The Opeiousas C,urier invites attention
60 the notice of the tax collector. but ad-
,nonishes its readers that
It is time for our Impoverished and down.
trodden people to understand that they are
only riveting their fetters more firmly by
paving over their taxes TO the carpet'bag
fraud However. we don't think many will.
be found over anxious 10 pay their taxes
to both collectors. and it is more than like
ly that il they are paid 20 the Kellogg
usurpatiOn they will have to be paid over
again to the Iega! government.
Per contra, the Pioneer. of st. John. says
Up to the thirty-firsc of March, iS7:!.
there was but little over 500 collected
while the Auditors receipt for the same
period for 1873 amounted to considerably
over $1,000. This don't look much Ike
tax resistance,
The Mindeu Dcn,ocros discounts Fusion
| yalor in New Orleans. il says:
We rather admire the pluck OF the people
| Of Franklin, and think that Kellogg
Metropolitans would hardly be so foolish as
| to attempt the same game in franklin that
| they did 10 New Orleans, and il they did
| we doubt that enough of them would e'er
! get back to their master to tell the taleo
The Bossier banner. too. has. its ding a!
| its New Orleans fellow Democrats:
| The Last Ditchers Of New Orleans are {.
! queer set of fellows. Their dodge Of pas.
| sive resistance is rich. 1t means no re
| distance at all. and the people in the ooun.
| try so understand it. Gentlemen. yonr city
| government, when il refused the Fusion
J Legislature the City Hail. meant ''passlVe
| resistance"-to US. The country Is little
! wary of all your sound and tury. Scorched
| juveniles dread warm places Your impe'
rial caucuses pass only for what they axe
! WORTH
| The st. Charles HeroH IS discontented at
some of Governor Kellogg's appointm~t ts
| The Greensburg Star and Jo'.rncl stu N.
sists that No cEne!y's militia were disp.:sea
by United States troops anG not by the
Metropolitan Police. on Tie grouHa that
"tbe Picayqo.e reporters would aos :en &
| lie"
Tax Collections.
In his settlement mad" with the State
Auditor for the month Of March. Mr.. FOlger
tax collector OF the First District. :.rI.ct