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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-10
CALL FOR A CONVENTION
OF EOLORED MES

WHERE'S On July 90 1873, at a meeting Of fhe
committee of colored men appointed for the pur-
pose OF collecting and preparing testimony in re-
gard to the frauds perpetrated against the Repub-
lican voters in the State during the recent cleo
ton for presentation to Congress at its session in
December ensuing, i9 deemed advisable to
call State convention of coored men for the pur.
pose of electing delegates 60 be associated with
members OF the committee in such presentation
for the better advocacy of our cause and the more
extensive representation of people, that by the
agreements and conclusions dedueible, the enorm-
wrongs inflicted may be exposed and Justice
indicated; and,
Whereas, nave been authorized to issue @ call
for such convention; and
Whereas Said committee, at a meeting Of July
30, 1873, adopted the following resolutions:
That this committee proceed to the election of
ten members of this committee, who shall Jointly
proceed TO Washington with the delegates to be
elected by the convention called to meet November
Il, 1873.
That the ratio of representation of the delegation
TO be elected by the convention be three delegates
from each congressional district of the State.
That these resolutions be inserted in the call for
the convention.
Under the auspices, and by direction of the
committee OF colored men, l. therefore, issue the
following call:
That the various representative districts
throughout the State proceed as soon as practical
BILE to the election of delegates to convention of
cOlored men, to assemble in the Mechanics Insti-
tute il the city OF New Orleans at twelve o clock
NJ on MONDAY, November H. 1873, to elect three
delegates from each congressional district for the
purposes named The basis of representation in
the convention to be double that in the House of
representatives Notification of the election Of
delegates to be promptly forwarded to me.
WILLIAM G.. BROWN
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Seworleans, gepsembe8S 3 1884,
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OFFICIAL NOTICES.
NOTICE.

OFFICE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC fDUCA-}
ton New Orleans. September ), 1873.
qEyBACHERS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE
d. CITY of New Orleans, whose certificates issued
by the late State Superintendent of Public Educa-
tion have expired Notified that ii they desire
renewals of their certificates, they must personally
attend at this Office on the date, and in the order
stated below viz:
MONDAY September s. teachers in the Sixth and
Fifth Municipal District
TUESDAY September 8, teachers in the Fourth
Municipal District.
WEDNESDAY, September 20, @eachers il the
Third Municipal District.
THURSDAY. September u, teachers in the Sec
Ond Municipal District.
SATURDAY, September Is, teachers in the First
Municipal District
WILLIAM G.. BROWN,
State Superintendent OF Public Education.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-10
1HE PHARIsEEs EXPOSED.

Colonel W. NJ. Gcosvenor. of st. louis,
Liberal Republican accepts the separa-
ton OF Che Democratic and liberal Re-
publican parties as proposed by the New
York World lie says:
Two years ago and sinue all OF lls who
urged national organization OF Liberal Re-
Dublicans declared that we had no idea o.
going out of our old party into another old
party. and should never surrender or aban-
don Republican principles. or cease to de-
fend them whenever assaileG Vhethef
others were or were not sincere III that
declaration, meant it and hold &hat any
attempt to revive Democracy is en- assault
upon those principles and that it is my
duty 20 detend them aslong as that aetempf
is mades
Having had hss attention particularly
attracted fos some time past 20 the faith
OF Democracy be gives tasss significant
facss:
Bue fhe Democratic party III Pennsyfvap
MIA and some other States does not even
profess free trade principles Where it does
profess chem % has not enough regard for
them TO oppose. as . party. the election of
prOtece;Onists 60 Congress- 8 need noe
protectionist, was puS up last year and
elected by Democrats ON % free Grade pls&-
form; nor of Ohio, where several prOt6e-
tionists were nominated by chat party; nor
of the prote 6eionists nominated by the same
party in Michigan and Wisconsin. Here in
St Louis Messrs. Wells and Stone, the Two
Democratic Candidates, both protested 90
be prOtectionistS ipe order % secure cerS
tain SlDpor e while members Oh the Demo
cra5iS committee WORKED openly against
NE because theT also we're DrOtectiOnists,
ana preferred Stanard. No party can be
said To believe in reform when 1T supports
oE permits its Official representatives to sup
port men who are av,wedly opposed to
that reform. Is ehe Democracy mad any
living regard Tor the cause of tariff reform
that would be something 6p its 6avor with
NE, but it has none.
Neither % the Democratic party hostile 70
monopolies of banking or transportation.
The chairman of its national committee,
Augustus Schell, q identified with the Van.
derbilt railroad interest, and with banks.
The Democratic organization in Penasylva-
MIA and Ohio belongs to Scott and the
Pennsylvania Company; in Maryland, to
Garrett and the Baltimore and Ohio; in
Virginia. to Malone and his railroad ring;
in California. to the Central Pacific and the
Bank of California. 70 claim that such
party is or ever can be the representative of
the anti-mOnOpoly force in this country, is
as impatient as it would De to expect Fred
Douglass to lead and colored voters 90 Join
a movement for the restoration of slavery.
So We have told the people of New
Orleans,
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PROPOSALS FOR REPAIRING THE
CITY WHARVES.

DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVES RNrs
New Orleans, September 10, 1873 5
GEALtD PROPOSALS ADDRESSED To THE
- undersigned will he received until MONDAY
NOON. September Is 1873, at this Office for recon
structlng reparing each sunken steamsf ip,
ship wharf. the sunken part thereof that not
be used at present, the proposals to gnate each
wharf by the number and the names OF streets
leading to it. The work to be performed accord
Surveyor.
Bids to be made for payment in wharS improve.
bonds at the rate of ninety cents on the mol.
lar The city reserves the right to ri eGu any or
all bids.
All parties making proposals for shese contracts
are required TO deposit with the Administrator of
Finance, evidence OF their intention 70 abide b.
the adjudication, the amount of one thousand dol
lars for each wharf which shall be forfeited to the
city in case of failure to sign the contract. The
certificate Of the Administrator of Finance must be
ilclOsei with the proposal. Bidders 70 whom con
tracts are no. awarded shall have their de osiss
returned to them on the day aciucications
made.
Proposals to be Endorsed Proposals for
structing or repairing sunkrn wharves'
SelU I'd JAMES LEWIS. Admin Strator
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-10

A manufacturing firm at Glasgow, Scot
land, have recently made two palanouin
umbrellas of enormous size. They are
each nearly thirty-three feet in circumter-
ence, sufficient to afford protection to about
twenty-five persons. One Is made OF me
damask silk. with handsome variegated
wool fringe nine inches deep. The other
one is made of a rep silk, with pure silver
fringe, and lined with white silk. AT the
top of each is handsome gilt ornament;
the ribs are of whalebone, each thick
enough for a walking cane. The stick,
which is of birch wood, ornameDted and
polished, is FIVE yards long, is joluted in the
centre to make the umbrella more portable,
and has heavy spike at the end for fixing
in the ground. The umbrellas, estimated
at about $3.50 each, have been ordered by
firm trading in Africa, and are supposed to
be designed for presents for some of the
chiefs.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-10
THE QUARANTINE AN ABsURDITYo

The access Of railroad to the coast Of
the United States has no doubt seriously
impaired the efficiency of quarantine as
preventative Of infectious disease. The
rapidity of transit, and the impossibility
OF arresting an American citizen on sus-
picion Of impending illness, has placed
all towns upon the same platform. New
Orleans has no longer the exclusive priv
lege OF importing yellow fever. The
smallest interior village may import it in
bond, like any other article, not being
bound to exhibit it even at the outport.
Galveston, under the auspices OF the
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-10

authorities to postpone the opening Of
the public schools in that city until Oc-
tober / These schools were to have
opened in Che early part of this month,
complete arrangements having been per-
fected for this purpose. During Che past
year several new schoolhouses have been
built up there, and a corps of efficient
teachers securedbscmeo Of themfrom this
city-fof che purpose OF advancing the
cause Of education We are pleased &c
state these facts, and crust that sickness
will not long prevent the opening Of the
pub lie schools of Shreveport.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-10
RETURN OF TIE LEVEE COMMISSION.

RETURN OF TIE LEVEE COMMISSION.
The levee commission, headed by
General NJ. Jes Thompson, Chief State
Engineer, and Professor Forshey, COM
missioner on the part Of the Leyee Com
pany, have returned to the city after An
absence of several weeks, during which
time q thorough examination of the
levees of che Mississippi through this
State to the Arkansas line has been made.
General Thompson reports verbally very
favorably On the present condition of
these levees, A written report will be
made to the State Auditos between this
and the first OF October, embracing the
particulars Of the expedition 1t will be
gratifying to the planting interest ad-
jacert to the Mississippi to know that the
levees were never in better condition at
this season CT the year than now. The
work Oh thera has been Sc &ftectual that
tie high wateB OS the lass spring and
simmer does not seem tc haze mate fially
damaged fhemS and consequently put
little work will be required. IF nothing
happens fe create necessity to keep
them In condition to prevent overfows
during next spring and summero
General Thompson informs US that
there was considerable sickness among
the corps of engineers and helpers that
accompanied the expedition. With this
exception the trip was a pleasant one,
simply because it was one Of dutya
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-10
REDEMPTION OF CITY BONDS.

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
New Orleans September To- 1873
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT UNDER AND
IN in pursuance of the of the Legislature Ofthe
State relative the redemption OF the per cent
bonds of 1871, and the Pontcbartrain railroad debt
the said debts will receive proposals until FRIDAY,
the tenth of october prOXimo at twelve O'Clock,
for the sale to the city of thirty thousand dollars
dollars POntchartrain railroad bonds, to be
deemed from the surplus of the several taxes
required by law.
The bids will be Endorsed Proposals for sale Of
- hnnds and addressed to the undersigned.
The commissioner shall have the right OF re-
ieCting all bids.
By order of the Board of Commissioners OF the
consolidated debt. LOUIS SCHNEIDER,
sel0 BOT Administrator OF Finance.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-10
PROPOSALS. FOR LUMBER FOR RE.
PAIR OF WHARVES.
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS.

DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS. I
New Orleaas, September 10 1873.
GRALRD PROPOSALS, ADDRESSED To THE UN.
y signed Will be received al this office until
MONDAY September Is, 1878 at twelve o'clock ~,
for furnishing timber d lumber required for the
repairs of the city wharves according to specitca
tons file in the Office of the City Surveyor
Bids to be for payment in wharf improvement
bonds at the rate of ninety cents on the dollar
The city reserves the right to Reject any and all
bids
All parties making proposals. for this contract
are required to deposit with the Administrator of
Finance evidence of their intention to abide by
the adjudication, the amount of $1,000 III cash,
which shall be forfeited to the city in case of fail
Administrator of Finance must accompany the
proposal. Bidders to whom contracts are not
awarded shall have their deposits retUrned to
them on the day adjudications are made.
Proposals to be indersoi, Proposals for lumber"
sel0 I'd JAMES LEWIS Administrator
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-10
FEVER IN SHREVEPORT,

George L. Smith, Esq, a prominent
citizen of Shreveport, now on business
visit to this city, has received dispatch
from that place, dated Monday, Septem-
Der S, sent by Senator Harper, stating
that the fever was on the increase, and
that this fact had determined the school
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-10

Sunday school teacher was explaining
the omnipresence of the Deity TO his schol-
ars, and ended by telling them that he was
everywhere. Whereupon a red-headed boy
asked: 'Is he in my pocket T. The teacher
replied that the question was rather pro-
fame. but he would answer, Yes, He was
everywhere" I've got you there" said
the boy; 81 amt got no pocket"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-10

A law of New Hampshire imposes fine
of s. for every egg destroyed belonging to
robins, thrushes, larks, blueoirds, sparrows,
martins. woodpeckers. bobolinks, yellow
birds, linnets, fycatchers, warblers, plo-
vers, yellowlegs, sand snipes, cartridges,
grouse, quails and wild pigeons.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-10
sagacious Peete, has arranged to blockade
New Orleans on the Texas side. When,
as is not uncommon in mundane affairs,
she fell victim % her own devices.

| oes60SAOAo CCGC, Aoo pAAoA9SA w NAOSAoAO
New Orleans on the Texas side. When,
as is not uncommon in mundane affairs,
she fell victim 20 her own devices,
BE digged pit he digged it deeps
He digged it for his brother;
And then he went and tumbled iB
The pit he digged for t'other,
for no sooner had Galveston completed
hee lines of decentralization and COM
pleted the investment Of New Orleans on
one side, than her own small satellites and
commercial dependencies discovered what
fine market for OLD shopkeepers and
semnants could be made thereby, and
suddenly Houston and other interior cities
cut off all communication with Galveston
and put her completely in Coveptfy$ It
Is fact in entomology that
Larger ieas have other HesA
To worry and to bite EN-.
dhe lesser ieas have snale5 neAS
And so ad intinltum.
So, If New Orleans has been annoyed
by the billings Of Peete ana his compeers
OF Galveston, that sand hill city has been
in turn afflicted by The smalley tribeothae
prey upon he's SO much were the people
Of the interior certified by Che proclama-
tons Of Peete and his imitatoSs that they
have actually fled to New Orleans, and
our hotel registers are crowded with
Texas names, seeking, as their population
ought to do the tag city of the Union for
a summer and salubrious climate. Let
them come The convictions Of truth will
overcome the trumpet of SANDER. New
Orleans will occupy that place in the con-
fidence of the American public which ma
ture has assigned hero But there are two
facts demonstrated:
l. New Orleans is on IA equality with
all other cities. She is no more liable to
disseminate yellow fevea whether spo-
radio or imported, than any other city
having railroad connection with the coast.
2. The discretion of any small town
having an old stock of goods to close out
to blockade and commercially interdict
larger town, which has better stocks to
sell, should be regulates and restricted
From these Two facts we anticipate that
all principal cities will instruct their yep
IN Congress TO demand the
passage % an ace Regulating commsfce
among the States by committing 20 q !
medical buseaa of fhe ederaf government
The powes 60 say whens where and how
long Quarantine shall be gleclased and en-.
SnscaS
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-10

The journals of this city have reason to
congratulate themselves that the newspaper
department of the New Orleans Postottce
is now in charge of Mr.. John mcfarland,
an old newspaper man, and a gentleman
who knows how and when to extend those
courtesies which they know how to appre-
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NOTICE.

%oud call Che attention Of the tQade to the fact
That have on hand, in lots to SUIT we'll escorted
and choice stock of
HiShveiness
Aeutrah Spirits, New 4Ork Brandy,
Sieve York Cine
and the celebrated brands o.
EBSLAETTED MARK TWAIN AND YOSEMITE
VALLEY WHISTLES.
SlsS9 elm shove considering my facilities unsur-
passed, 3Otfes to che wholesale grocery ana nur.
chasing Sgsdea IS she 8oSest market prices.
j. e. WALSH
SsS 81 3rR No. 80 Poydras street.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-10
QUARANTINE.
By THG GOVERNOR.
STArB OF LOUISIANA,

STATE OF LOUISIANA }
Executive Department, )
Few Orleans, June H. 1873.
EfASe0So an ae6 of the Legislature, approved
MaSsh Is 1886. entitled O. On Act to establish quar-
aneine fog alre protection of the State" provides
that the Gove5nOr of the State shall issue his
proclamation, upon the edvice of tho Board of
Health, declSring any place whore there shall be
geason to believe pestilent. contagious, dnfec
GouSdisease exists, to be infected place, and
statnGthe number OF days GS quarantine to be
performed byGhe vessels their passengers officers
and crews, coming from such place or places
Nos therefore, in pursuance of the act afore-
said, I issue this my proclamation and declare the
places hereafter named to be infected places, and
that all vessels togethe0 with officers crews pas
sengers and e9rgoes leaving such Places or haTa
ing touched or stopped at any of them, on and
after sle fifteenth day of June, l873 shall be sub
iect to a quarantine of not less than ten days,
Or longer period as may be considered necessary
bye the BoGrd of Health. any violation Of the
quarantine laws, here proclaimed, will be Sc
verely 9unished. The places which are hereby
decl0ed Infected as aforesaid are the following to
wit:
Havan9 aIantanzas, qrinidad, Cardenas, st
Jago all on the Island of Cuba; Port ROYAL and
Mintego Bay, on She Island of Jamaica; Jacmel
and Port au Prince, on the Island of st. Domingo;
the Islands of st. Thomas, Martinique and Guada-
loupe; Campeachy, in Yucatan Vera Cruz, Ava
RADIO, 1ampico, Matamoras and Tuxpan, in Mexico;
San Juan, in Nicarauga; Chagres, Asplnwall and
Porto Belo, in Central America; Maracabo and
Laguayra, in Venezuela Island of Trinidad. Ca
yenne, Para, Pernambuco, Bio Janeiro and Beuenos
Ayres, in South America, and Nassau, New Provi.
dence.
Given under my hand and the seal of State
hereunto attached this fourteenth day of June
A. D. 1873 and of the independence of the United
States the ninety.seventh.
WILLIAM P. KELLOGG.
By the Governor:
P. G. DESLONDE,
Secretary of State. iel5 Pm
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-10
NOTICE..
UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICK.

UNITED MATES PATENT VFFICK. Z
Washington, D. c., September 4. 1878. }
ON THE PETITION OF NANCY POINDEXTER
~ Brashear of PattersOHviile, Louisiana, execu-
trix of Robert B. Brashear, deceased praying for
the extension of patent granted to her, as e1ecu-
trix of the said Robert B. Brashear, on the sixth
day of December, 1885, and re-issued on the TWEEN
ty second day of October 1867. for an Improvement
in mode of applying sulphurous acid gas III the
DELEGATION OF sacchariue liquids
II is ordered that the testimony in the case be
closed on the fourth day of November next; that
the time for fling arguments and the Examiner
report be limited to the fourteenth dav of No
vember next and that said petition be heard on the
nineteenth day of November next.
ANY person may oppose this extension.
ia1y 2w ID LEGGETT EnnmS Sinner
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-10

The New York Mail says: Zone OF our
consuls in Germany has earned quite
reputation as a wife beater, and seems to
glory in it." The Nail suppresses the name
on account OF the gentleman's respecta-
I.;1;tr
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-10

It is told OF one of the supes VINO removes
chairs from the stage OF a Troy theatre with
great effect. that on the death of Edwin
Forrest being announced to him, while
standing on hotel stoop, he exclaimed,
with dramatic gesture: Great God! another
one of us gomez
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-10

Mr.. N. p. Hall, OF Wisconsin, has oh
tanned patent for an Improvement IN
music-leaf turner's" We are glad to know
this. At our last party the music-turner
used by several young ladies, when per-
forming upon the piano, did his work in
manner altogether unsatisfactory.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-10

''The Bigelow Papers" written by James
Russell Lowell about lS45, are considered
as containing a complete selection OF the
New England dialect phrases as used by
the country people of that region. A writer
in "Notes ana Queries" who is a native OF
West Cornwall, England, says that the
"Bgelow Papers" appeared to him. when he
first read them, nearly pure "West Cor
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-10

AT country hotel, not long since, girl
inquired of gentleman at the table II his
cup was out (! mo- said he, "but my
coffee is The poor girl went away con-
siderably confused, bat determined to pay
him back in his own coin. While at dinner
the stage drove up. and several coming in,
the gentleman asked, Does the stage dine
here ~ mo, sir, replied the girl, IL a sar-
castle tone, but the passengers DO"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-10

A troublesome echo in new courthouse
at Bloomington, Illinois, has been stllied
by stretching several small wires across the
room at different heights. The sound waves
are thus broken up, and reverberation pre-
And
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-10

Louis Tita Rocca, who killed himself re-
Gently in New York, had been member OF
Thomas orchestra and Parepa Rosa's opera
troupe. and is said to have been the finest
harp player in this country.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-10

At the recent Maine Hospital fair, q lady
who was examining the triplets was eau
toned by the nervous mother to be careful
how she handled them. Don't be afraid"
said the lady, 81 am twin myself
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-10

A good egg is made up of ten parts shell,
sixty parts white and thirty parts yolk.
The white Of an egg contains eighty-six per
cent water, the yolk fifty-two per cent.
The average weight OF an egg is two
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-10
PROPOSALS..

CENTRAL DEPARTMENT }
Metropolitan Police
,ol New Orleans. La. August g. 1873. \
pkOPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED FOR THIRTY
i days from the date hereof for the purchase of
the Police Steam Tugboat TWO BROTHERS now
OF dutS at the Harbor Precinct
:. ohe can be seen at the Harb06 PrecQlG0 Staaion,
foot of Canal street.
for particulars apply to the Board OF MeSropol-
ltan Police corner OF Carondelet and G!rod streets.
aul0 got
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-10

A writer i'll the London quarterly has
theory that no poetry can i've long winch
is not born in the open air. The poetry OF
the study is delicate and perishaole COM
modify.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-10

A man who winks at pretty girl through
pair OF green goggles. may know what he
is about himself; but no one else can see it.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-10

To get a thorough knowledge OF the
farmers movement" try to steal water
melon from bis grange.