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Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-08-02
AuditOrial War.

The contest between Mr.. Charles
Clinton, Auditor, and Treasurer Du-
buclet is the absorbing political
topic in New Orleans at the present
time. The matter at issue, like all
others, has two sides, and each of
the cOntending. parties has its adj
herents-one enouncing the Audi
tor as bold ccmspirator, determin-
ed to WELD the financial power of
the State in tn g interest of his party
the other limiting that Dubuclet
is no better than he ought to be,
and jealous of encrOachments upon
his prerogativ,es for the benefit of
an innumerab lie host of hungry
friends, by whose assistance the
Treasurer's Office has been made a
paying institute ion to the ''ring."
We have her etOfOre taken the &C.
casion to conn )liment Mr.. Clinton
on his proposed plan to appreciate
the credit of the State by the semi
monthly sale of the accumulatiOns
of greenbacks iln the treasury OF the
State. Guided by the success of a
similar plan adopted by the treasu-
ry department at Washington, it
seemed to us that the Auditors idea
was a good one, if honestly and
faithfully carrie d out in the interest
of the people. There were one or
two suspicious circumstances con-
nected with the matter, which had
an ugly look and savored OfcOrrup-
ton but in the present straighten-
ed condition Of the public finances,
we thought it best to wink at these
irregularities, and endorse the Au.
ditor's course in general terms, and
without qualification.
Honesty and solicitude for the
general welfare are such rare official
virtues in these days, that we hail
with pleasure any tendency in that
direction from any source having
the power to control public affairs
Party is nothing integrity every
thing. So that, looking for possible
relief from the Auditors proposition
we hoped to see is result proved by
actual trial. Mr.. Clinton, who fol
several years held an important Fl
nancial trust under the Federal gov
eminent, and di scharged his duties
with fidelity, stood before the people
with good record, and they had
good reason to hope that his inten
ton was patriotic, and prompted by
no selfish or partisan motive.
| On the other hand, it has for &
long time been limited that tht
Treasurer's Office was a sort of brok
er's shop, where all sorts of irregu
larities we practised, none Of which
had the interests of the State in
view. In short, that Mr.. Dubuclet
had been tried and found wanting
in the requirements of an important
financial agent; he had gone along
in the dull routine of his official du
ties, making no protest against the
corruption by which he was sur
rounded and suggesting no measure
of relief to the Overburdened tax
payers of the State NGtchitoches
Times.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-08-02

~ W. w. Wilmington, Jr, ESQ.,,
has as we learn from the Democrat
on Wednesday, and subsequently
from actual experience, resumed his
old roles of Notary and Justice OF
the Peace for the Alexandra ward.
For both of these professions or for
either of them, Mr.. Whittington's
legal attachments and clerkly capaci.
ty entirely and eminently qualify him
and when to those indispensable re-
quisites, strict integrity and busl.
ness habits are added, no one will
be disappointed in entrusting bust
ness to him.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-08-02

Half an hour with State Auditor Clinton
yesterday, and in incidental conversation
some interesting facts were learned in re-
ference to the State finances. In the month
of June last the amount of State taxes col
lected in this city was 81, 10O, 900, a greater
sum than was ever collected before in the
same period, as these large payments were
made in consequence of the appeals to the
good sense of taxpayers which the Auditor
made through the columns of the daily
journals,
Since the present Auditor has been in
Office he has issued warrants to the extent
of SsSO,OOO, and has paid $470,009 of the
same, leaving outstanding Clinton war
rants to the amount of $4,000.
The present State administration receiv-
ed legacy of past due interest from the
Warmoth administration Of about 1898, 900,
which it has paid together with $3.50, 1000
interest due in March, April, May, June,
July, ETC.; of the present year, and it will
have on hand of this years collections $780,
900 to pay interest with due next Janua-
ry.
We have already complimented the Au-
ditor for the amount saved to the State by
the purchase of warrants at the market
rates at auction, which was almost SIS, 900.
We can now compliment him for his saga
city in the purchase of State bonds past
due, on which an accumulation of interest
| existed. There were IS of these bonds of
| $1,000 each, on each of which about $3.50 in
terest was due. Mr.. Clinton has made ar
rangements for the purchase of all these
bonds at their face value without interest,
| saving thereby to the State S2l, $50. He
has already paid all but "a of these bonds
and the rest win be paid shortly. Only the
holder of one bond made any objection to
delivering them up without the interest,
and that was q gentleman connected promi-
| nently with the Herald, one of the reform
| organs. He finally consented to surrender
his bond without the interest, expressing a
willingness to take his chances of getting
relief from the next general assembly. But
this little game was blocked by the Audi
tor, who insisted upon the condition that
the surrendered bonds should express on the
face of it receipt in full fol- principal and
| interest.
The seventy-five $1,000 bonds referred to
consist of 81 bonds issued to Mexican Gull
Railroad Company due March IL, 1870. and
similar bonds due May "a, 1870, together
with 80 bonds issued for the purchase Of
ground for the Charity Hospital.
The State debt, which is now 81, SOC, 900
MI. Clinton proposes to speedily reduce to
SIG, 900 by q process that viii not lessen
the value of State securities, nor increase
the burden upon taxpayers. He is conf
dent this can be done, and thinks it would
be wise policy to adopt q constitutions
amendment limiting the State debt to SIG,
DOC, 900. More than this, Mr.. Clinton sees
CLEAN of sunshine in the State finances, and
hopes, in . year or 90 to improve them tt
such an extent that the current expenses
of the State may be paid in cash. 20, thai
will be joyful, when Louisiana runs on
cash basis.I[ Crescent City.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-08-02
TERMS (:

TERMS:
The GAZETTE is published Weekly
at Three Dollars per annum; 81 w
for six months. One Dollar for
Threee months.
INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE.
ADVERTISEMENTS inserted at the
rate of 81 90 per square for the
first insertion and 81 cents Tor
each subsequent one.
EIGHT lines of BREWER or space
of one inch constitutes a square,
and any number of additional
lines over four counts as a square,
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-08-02
The Great Financial Achieve.
ment. -.-.

The saving of $4,000 by buying up the
deprecated and illegally issued warrants Of
the State, Is Wanted as the greatest exploit
of the age. We are called ON to throw IN
our hats ard shout hosannas to Kelloer.
for this great achievement, this boon to q
long-oppressed people. 1t does not dimni-
ish the value and merit of this exploit, that
the profit therefrom results to favored
ring of partisan spectators, and that the
people, who were paid in these warrants.
or who received them, as SO much cash.
suffered the loss by which the State profits.
Nor is it ofany consequence that thelaws
of the State were violated by this sale, and
that the whole revenues the State have
been placed under the absolute control of
an official who was never elected by the,
people, and the very best class of whom he
denounced in a court of justice as "Rebel
Skunks," nor is it of any consequence that
by the mode of purchasing these State is
sues, the most extreme and violent repudi-
alton, has been declared and practiced, a re-
pudiation which gives to ministerial and
subordinate officer the power of determin-
lug the constitutionality and legality ofths
obligations of the State, and discriminating
between the same, according to his srbi-
trary viii and pleasure.
In the view of this wonderful stroke Of
financial wisdom, our people are expected
to forget the expenditure of over hum
dred thousand dollars in equipping an ar
my and navy to coerce the people into sub
mission to the most brazen usurpatiOn ever
imposed upon free State-to lose sight
entirely of the Issue of over seven hundren
thousand dollars of new bonds to railroad
rings, without even nominal guaranty
that dollar viii be applied to the compile
ton or equipment of such roadside the
lavish expenditure upon Supreme Court.
amounting in the aggregate to Sc, 000-to
profigate squandering upon innumera-
BILE officials, amounting in the case of sev-
eral of them to S2o, 1000 and $40 900 each
per annum. These facts, with taxation
enforced by military power, and averaging
six per cent, on the property of the city,
and more than half of that in the country
with Q great horde Of spoilers and depreda,
tors let loose upon an impoverished people
who see their property-the accumulatiou
of lifetime of industry-rapidly clipping
out of their hands-all these miserable
proofs of the wrctchedness and desolation
Of our State through the corruption, dis
honesty, avarice, and Incompetence of thes<
usurpers, are to be obliterated, buried on,
of sight and forgotten, in the fervor of al
admiration and gratitude for Auditor Gin
toms magnificent financial coup IN discount
| ing one hundred thousand dollars of tn,
warrants of the State at the rate Of forty
/ two per cent.IM O. Herald
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-08-02
Public Printing.

The RApIpEs GAZETTE has been selected
m an Official Journal of the State OF Louis
lana. to publish the laws enacted at the
late sessions, extra and regular OF the Leg
isIature, and a contract to that ei1ect, syn
cd by the proprietors and the authorities
designated by law for that PURPOSE sSss anu nf
also as Official Journal for the PARISHES VI
Rauides, Vernon and GRAM.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-08-02
~ DIR. Peterson, the contract

~ DR.. Peterson, the contractor
on the mail route from New Orleans
to Shreveport, and other mail routes
in this State and Texes, has been in
town this week, looking after his
interests. The Doctor has purchas-
ed the large plantation on the River
above here, formerly belonging to
DR.. j. Fl. Sullivan, which he in
tends converting into a stock farm
and family residence.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-08-02

NEW MAIL RoUTE.-A new mail
route was established by Congress
last session. from James Store at
Cotile, to Sullivan's plantation on
Red River. j. Holmes Sullivan has
been appointed p. NJ. and the ser.
vice will commence Immediately.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-08-02

~ 8. M. PettengiIl 4 CO., ~
State Street, Boston, 81 Park kow, new
York, and 701 Chestnut Street, Fhilaael-
phia, are our Agents for procuring ao.ei1
tisements for our paper, (Rapides Sazettc,)
in the above cities, and authorized 10 con
tract for advertising at our lowest rates.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-08-02

n Judge Orsborn has been holding
Court at Natchitoches, the past week as we
understand, without any opposition. We
have not been able to hear reliably the
cause of his failing to do SO in Colfax, but if
as reported, there was some symptoms Of
disturbance, even if ever 90 slight we do
not wonder that he postponed it.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-08-02
Religious Notice.

Divine Service will be held here
after at the School House of DIR. st.
John, on Sunday at 104 o'clock A.
M. A. N. OGDEN, JR.,
Rector st. James Church.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-08-02
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Judicial AdvertiSementS.-fromI,
this date no Judicial Advertisement, VIII
be inserted, unless indorsed as follows by a
responsible party ,ciu pay for this adper.
tisement at legal rates, as soon as presentea a.
ter the first insertion. (Name'|
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-08-02
The Financial Unpleasantness.
A correspondent asks:


DEAR RouSDABoUT-why don't you
show up the "Clinton-Dubuclet War" in its
proper light. 1t is very simple case to
be ventilated. The auditor wants to save
the State large amount by buying war
rants at the market rate. Now, why does
Dubuclet object Because the brokers, not
all, but some four or five, want to get their
warrants cashed at par. There are some
brokers who are in with the tax collectors,
and this lis...,s move of Clinton's interferes
with their plans.
Kellogg and Clinton are in sympathy
with each other, hence Clinton will be sus-
tanned. Why are the tax collectors raving
mad about Clinton's coursef Because they
can't get their warrants in at par through
certain brokers who are on friendly terms
with Dubuclet. 1t ia true that Clinton pays
himself and the judges in greenbacks, but
il II not better to do this when he saves
the State $4,000 or 10000 every month
than to save nothingf
/ am no admirer of Clinton, did not vote
for him, cut must say approve his course,
and so do all respectable brokers.
Clinton says "tax collectors can't be
brokers and tax collectors both at the same
time, but must be one or the other; they
can't tender warrants in settlement for tax
es when they receive greenbacks." He
can't see it.
Yours,
Roundabout has already expressed him
self on this subject, and commended the
scheme just put into operation by Mr.. Clin-
ton. He never thought it worth while to
take up the question very vigorously 1t
has been evident to his mind, from the
first, that Mr.. Clinton not only had ration
al and practical plan for relieving the
State finances, but that he would also be
enabled to enforce it's contamination.
Roundabout conceived it useless, there
fore, to enter into controversy which was
plainly instigated by mere business motives
in one instance, and traditional policy, OF
rather impolicy, on the other. Mr.. Clinton
appeared to be bearing up reasonably well
under that combined attack; and, really
the general public may be said to uuder-
stand the case pretty well.
| 1t rather strikes Roundabout as a little
squabble On the part of few brokers and
tax collectors, who feel q natural disgust
at seeing their arrangements broken up.
|. To be sure, old woman Malaprop is on
hand as usual, prancing about without the
slightest regard for her own age, and talk
ing dreadfnlly "with her mouth; !" but
Lord bless you she has way of saying
things which seems to help the other side
Mr.. Clinton is pretty safe to win.
IN. O. Times
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-08-02
Hon. Alexander BOaTman.

The New Orleans Herald of oath
July, has this to say representing
Mr.. Boarman, who represents this
district in Congress the past ses-
sion. If the Herald is correct in
its representations of Mr.. Boar
mans sentiments it is only one
more of the many proofs daily oc-
curing, that if the mountain wont
come to MahOmet, Mahomet is
going to the mountain.
.v'esC Strategy for the COssserUa-
tires.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-08-02

Mrs. Glenn has removed from her regula-
residence, the Indiana State prison, to her
summer quarters, the Boone county jail.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-08-02

List of Letters remaining in the
Post Office, at Alexandria, La, on
the LIST of August 1873, which if not
taken ont by the LIST of September,
will be sent to the Dead Letter Of.
fee at Washington. -
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-08-02

~ Particular attention is called
to our advertising columns.
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-08-02

For FREsHER FIELDS AND PAS
lures NEw.-Quite an exodus OF
our old citizens has taken place the
past week, in which is included;
Messrs. T. B. & J. Ringgold, lately
in charge of the Post Office, who
have gone to the White Sulphur
Springs, in Catahoula, to engage in
Merchandising, Messers. E. A. Bios
sat and G. b. Stewart, formerly
publishers of the Democrat and Co.
.sette, who have gone to Shreveport,
Mr.. Wolff and family and Mr.. Fran
co.'s Boulliotte, whose destination is
also the Western emporium of Lou
isiana, all of whom expectto do bet
ter there than here in their several
occupations. Good luck to them all ,
Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-08-02

TIE PACFIC.-That veteran in
his line, Mr.. Julius Goodman, of the
Pacific Saloon, has just received a
full supply of choice liquors from
Philadelphia, and he desires us to
call the attention of connOiseurs to
the fact. Goodman has the reputa-
ton of giving his customers their
moneys worth, which is. more than
can be said of some others, unless a
headache DC considered so.
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Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-08-21

na- a gHmc Of Bgse- Ball is TO be
played oil Monday nicsSSt,; liz, 18Th inst inst,
between the Orangcbutg Bnse Ball Club,
md scHuB-NINE. This club has, cer7
tainly an odd name, but NC presume, they
intend to make CLEAN SWEEP ON Mon
day. That they mean business is proved
by their choice of Mr.. Vose rs Cap.aiin
Ladies, and the public generally ,garc;ins
vitcd toswitncss the game. &l
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-08-21
CONCEALED WEAPONS.

The habit of carrying Weapons IS 50 50
general chat any thing said against it will
have little, if any, effect; yet it is our
dutysto denoupce the practice rs condu-
sivetonly of n reckless disregard of life
and'law. "A circumstance occurred on
on Saturday, in which several gentlemen
interfered, thereby preventing the com
mitting the unprovoked act Of shooting
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-08-21
A ], ,KINKs SOMEWHERE.

A. ,KlNKs SOMEWHERE.
We have received another letter from
d subscriber Essays: "For three or four
weeks have not received copy of the
TINES, ana I fee, greatly Disappointed
In reply we will again state that the di-
rccting and posting of the TIMES is faith
fully peerfofnied, and the fau.t is not with
us. 4 May there notsboasmc irregularity
in the club arrangement.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-08-21

aay- The hot and rainy weather is tcs-
ting all exposed wood work. especially
the doors in our Stores and Dwellings.
To prevent all shrinkage, and ena bic
them to warrant all work sold by them,
Messrs. II. HALL & Co., at great ex-
'pense, have erected, in connection with
their Door Factory, a modern drying
room, in which NIL Doors are placed till
fully dryed, before gluing, wedging and
pinning this process adds one-thlrd to
the durability of the doors. Send for
price list Of Doors, Sashes, Blinds, White
Pine, Waluut@and fancy Lumber. A.
gents for Asbestos Roofing Felt, used
extensively all over the country for its
chcapncss and durability. AZ s q
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-08-21

SOME COTTON STALK. 7. '''
a lady subscriber tells US of q cotton
stalk she has in her crop one of many,
(which measures six feet inches high,
and has upon it 2S5 ,.bolls. WHO can
beat that? don't all speak, at once.
The cry once was, that a Southern
woman needed fanning to keep her from
expiring. We would like to see, with
all Difference to the sex, any woman out
side of Dixie who can do as much rs
thousands of our brave women have
done, since they have been robbed gof
their all. sss3t1 4t5s 3si8 &s
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-08-21
Carpenters Pattern Makers, and Cabinet

. 1aa iE87e 7.HuhcTS,la ~ '.I -|--V1
b Will take notice that p. p. Toalc, of
Charleston, has OH hand and for sale,
White Fine Of the finest grade, wholesale
and retail. Also, Walnut, Oak and
other hard wood. '' z '@76a
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-08-21
CAROLINA MILITARY INSTITUTE.
Col. j. p. Thomas, SO fayorably known

SU1' q. II1U1Iiits, SO lHVUTHDIy KHUWH
i'll our state, undertakes tho management
of this military institute, 1t is to be re-
vived at the ample buildings near Char
lotto, N. c., which are located immedi-
ately upon the line of the railroad. The
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-08-21

accommodations sIaFg ttarRE 700 ahplepsssF E
Large drill grounds, fine Shade frees, and
the most beautiful location die Addition
al Recommendations. The famous e'on
tse fsderate e here. Gen. ~. 2 2. 3 Hill will haye
charge of the department Of Mathematics,
and our fellow-townsma9 ADr9 WIS ss!S
IsSy Dudley will will occupy occupy the chair4ef Physi
cal Sciences. We wish the noble enter
prise success. and hope Orangeburg will
be we'll represented. eSasN& O. q
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-08-21

Bay The case of Mr.. Jas. Cannon
~ s.'i
[NIarshaD IS ole that commcnds itself to
the Council? IIe actes s,indersthcir taq-
ihority, and by them should dsbedcfcnded
His Office Aas abeen to deal Officially with
rowdics and peace breakers, and such,
generally, need q little moro than moral
snasion to induce them TO keep quiet.
We hopeahis appeal to n higher court
(Which We learn he has m,dc) will vim
dicate his action in the arrest Of the pris-
oncr who indicted him for assault.