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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-29
OFFICIAL NOTICES,

Arrive at Baton Rouge bx6P. NJ
leave Baton Rouge Wednesday snd Saturday
Arrive at stony Point bysp.M.
Sond required with bid 800.
so!is From Baton Rouge, by Benton's ferry, 20
Port Vincent, thirty miles and back once
leavs Ba on Rouge Monday al. AN:
Arrive at Port Vincent by p NJ:
Leave Port Vincent TUESDAY al : A. NJ;
Arrive at Baton Rouge bv T.. NJ.
Bond required with bid, 500.
s'''e From st. Fran.isyille 10 Jackson. thirteen
miles aud back, three times week.
Leave st Francisville Monday. Wednesday,
aud Friday at P. NJ:
Arrive at Jackson BY +. NJ;
Leave Jackson Monday Wednesday and FL.
day at y A. NJ;
Arrive at st. Francisviie by I'm.
Bond required with bid $500
3di2i From Jackson 20 Clinton, thirteen niles and
back six times a week.
Leave Jackson daily, excep. Sunday. a: !
Arrive at Clin...n b, :pM:
Leave Clinton daily except sunday. at "a. NJ:
Bond required with bid, $1,000.
so!2a From Clinton. by Whit. Bayo, .r cJ 20
eaton Roue". thirty "Hc m'i.. and back.
Leave Clinton Friday alta NJ;
Arrive at Baton Ronge by6PM
Leave Baton Rouge Saturday at A. ":
arrive at Clinton ny p. VI.
Bond required with bid, $500.
aol2. From Clinton, by Woodland ard Rose El
Missss ppi, to Liberty. thirty miles and
back once a week.
Leave Clinton Wednesday at i. NJ:
Arrive at Liberty by r. VI:
Leave Liberty Thursday a. A. Il:
Arrive at Clinton by q 7. ~.
Bond required with bid. 800.
10lZ3 From Citation, by Bluff Creek. Oakland N.
o. and Stony Point to Live Oak store.
thu ty six miles and back once week.
Leave Clinton Saturday at A. VI
Arrive at Live Oak Store ny Is +. NJ:
Leave Live Oak Store Friday at t \. 81;
Arrive al Clinton by p NJ.
Bond required with bid, SOTO.
aol25 From Marksville, by MansUra, TO Moreals.
vile, twelve miles and back, twice week.
Leaves Marksville Tuesday and Friday at
AN:
Arrive at Moreauville BY II NJ;
Leave Moreauville Tuesday and Friday at
Pm;
Arrive at Marksville by p. NJ.
Bond required with bid 400.
s0lN From Red River Landing by Simmsport, No.
reauville, Cotton Point, Evergreen, HUH
kalOmie Wildwood, Alexandria, COtie,
Cloutiervie, Isle Brevele, Natchitoches,
Marthaville, Pleasant HILL Sunny South,
Mansfield Grand Cane IN. o.. Keatchie and
Spring Ridge, to Shreveport. 216 miles and
back six times a week.
Leave Red River Landing daily, except Mon.
day, arrival of mail steamer from New
Orleans;
Arrive at Shreveport in fifty six hours;
Leave Shreveport daily, except SUnda", At
AM
Arrive at Red River Landing in fifty. 81 hours.
Bond required with bid, s "a 200. Check $22l0.
.0l2. From Houma to Live Oak, twenty five Eles
and back, once a week.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-29

FAliIN" BIDDERS AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
MAY BIZ kXTESDED AND TEMPORARY CONTRACT
MADE.
SIC. PSI. That after any regular bidder whose
bid has been accepted shall fail to enter into con.
tract for the transportation of the mails accord
Ing to his proposal. or having entered into con.
the serviee stipulated in his or their contract
therein provided, the Postmaster General shall
proceed to contract with the next lowest bidder
for the same service. who will enter into con
tract for 'he performance thereof unless the Post
master General shall consider such bid too high.
in which ease he shall readvertse such service.
Aud il any bidder whose bid has been accepted.
and who has entered into contract to perfo' IN the
service according TO his proposal, and IN pursu-
ance OF his contract has entered upon the perform
ance o. the service 70 the satisfaction OF the Post
master GENERAL, shall subsequently fall or refuse
t" perform the service according to his contract
the POSTMASTER General shall proceed to contract
with the next lowest bidder for such service, un
der 'he advertisement thereof tunless the Post
master General shall consider such BID 700 hgh'
Who Will enter into Contrac. and give pond, with
sUleiies, to be approved by the Pos master Gen.
eral, for the faithful performance thefef in the
same penalty and with the same terms ana con-
dltIons thereto annexed as stated and con
tanned in the bond which accompanied his bid;
but IN ease each and every OF the next lowest
oidefs LOT such service whose fespectl,e
bids are not considered too high by the
postmaster General shall refuse TO enter INTO con
tract and give bond as herein required Tor the 1alin
ful performance Of his contract, the Postmaster
General shall immediately advertise tor proposals
to perform the service on said raute. Whenever
an accepted bidder shall fail to enter into con.
tract, or contractor any mail route Shall Ial
or refuse 10 perform the service said route ac
c0rdlng TO his contract when q new route shall
be established, or new service required or when
from any other cause there shall not be con
tractor legally bound or required to perform such
service. the Postmaster General may make a tenn
porary contract tor carrying the mail on such
route, without advertisement for such period as
may be niece ssary, not in any case exceeding six
months, until the service shall haze commenced
under contract made according to law; provided,
however, that the Postmaster General shall not
employ temporary service any route 1t higher
price than that paid to the contractor who shall
ceding regular contract term. And in al cases Of
regular contracts hereafter made the contract
may, in the discretion Of the Postmaster General,
be continued in force beyond it, express terms
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-07-15
Uasehlp 1aenaebet e3oaraal.

Published every Wednesday morning. Is the
largest folio paper In the State, containing q
news, politics al articles, agricultural and scientific
matter tales, poetry, anecdotes ,houschsldreeipes,
markets, &C., &C.
Terms, 81 per dnnuH, tH Advance.
Transient Advertisements, $3.50 per lnch iof
drst week 25 cents per week for each Subsequent
Insertion. -
Special Notices, $40 per inch for FIRST week 80
cents per week for each subsequent week.
Business Notices, in reading columns, 20 cents
per line Iol first insertion 10 cents perllne Tor each
eubseqGont insertion.
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la.!p a,ennebet sournal.

Issued every morning, except Sundays. 1t con
tans tha lates5 news by telegraph and mail,
gives reports OF tie Markets, and has carefully pre-
j .rsd political AID local articles, and generous
amount oil farming, home and miscellaneous read
ing with full compilation OF State news.
Terms 81 per annum aGCdacei $eii payment
Is not made within the year. Single copies 5cente
be had at the bookstores and at this office.
Advertisements inserted On reasonable terme
Rates may be had on application at this Office.
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NO. 100.
THE FIGHT AT THE WOODPILE.
AN OLD STORY REPEATED.

One night at late hour DR.. Bently, we'll
known among the clergy of olden time,
was disturbed at his studies by a rafting
sound among some wood which, sawed
and split for his study fire, had been left
by the teamsters the afternoon previous
too late to be properly housed. He rose,
woman filing her apron with wood, which
she hastily carried away. He resumed
his seat and recommended his study.
Shortly after the same noise occurred,
and on looking out second time he saw
similar operation, the woman filing her
apron to the utmost capacity. When she
had gone he returned to his book with
tender pity in his heart for a destitution
which sought relief in this lonely. dreary,
not to say sinful manner. BY and by he
was startled by crash of fallen wood,
and hurrying to the window, beheld the
poor woman casting the very dust of the
wood from her apron. He remained mo-
tionless, his gentle heart filled with COM
miseration.
She swiftly departed and soon returned
heavily laden with wood which she
threw on the pile as if it were indeed "the
accursed thing" The doctors compass
sion and curiosity were now intensely ex-
cited. He followed her retreating figure
till he discovered her residence, and thus
ascertained who she was. What she was,
was no mystery to him. The last hour
had plainly shown him her virtues lofty
height.
He called early the next morning on
Mr.. b., the wood-dealer, and directed
him to send half cord of his best wood,
sawed and split to Mrs.. but by no
means let her know from whom it came,
which was readily promised. Mr.. BIS.
teamster, who happened to be within ear
shot, though out Of sight, was not so
bound, and when he tipped the wood into
the poor wOman's yard, replied to her
eager inquiry who sent it. by relating the
conversation he had overheard.
The conscience stricken woman, feeling
that her sin and her repentance in the lone
ly darkness of the midnight hour were
known and understood by another heart
beside her own, fastened without delay to
the house of the benevolent man to ex-
press her gratitude and her sorrow, and
with deep humility and bitterness told
him the temptation to which her extreme
poverty had reduced her of breaking the
eighth commandment.
''Sir," she said, though my house was
dark and cold, though my heart was
wrung with anguish at the sight of my
poor little one, I could not keep it I
could not keep it My conscience would
not let me
Say no more, my dear madam" said
the good man. Il saw it ALL saw you
conquer the devil in two fights"
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Htnnebft yonrna1.

Published at AUGUSTA, MAINE, Water Street,
DOT OF Court, by SPRAGUE, OWEN NASH.
The New York herald., 1874-12-09

that the Message. so far as il relates to this
momentous subject will have no weight with
Congress, and nothing will be done at thisses-
sion to improve the financial situation.
1t is deeply to be regretted that President
Grant has been unable to make recommenda-
tions which have any chance Of adoption by
Congress. If the President and the repub-
ican majority in the two houses were of one
mind on the great subjects requiring legis-
iative action the republican party might
recover the ground it has lost. As it is, the
heavy republican majority win be of no use,
and great opportunity will pass unim-
proved, never. perhaps, to return. This is to
be regretted more for the sake of the country
than for the sake of the republican party,
but it is only by wise action and sound
measures that the party has any chance Of re-
gaining public confidence
The New York herald., 1874-12-09
Rapid Transit.

We have found 30 much to praise in the ad-
mlnistration Of Governor Dix, which now
draws to o close, that we wish we could ap-
prove his reasons for the veto of the bill for
the extension of the Elevated Railway. The
Elevated Railway, running along Greenwich
street, is the first accomplished step in the
way of rapid transit. The enterprise has
gone through various vicissitudes of fortune,
has been in all manner Of troubles, and has
finally become o success, not so much az
road as an experiment. 1t demonstrates that
without any Inconvenience to traffic or the In
habitants on the line, the decorum and COM
fort Of the city steam train can run from
the Battery to Thirty-fourth street in fifteen
minutes. We have no doubt, if there
were two tracks little more substan-
TALLY built, the journey could be made in
ten minutes. But certainly the managers Of
the road have kept their promises to the peo-
pie. They have put the line in operation.
They have given rapid transit to the west side
Of the island There is no reason why they
should not be allowed to carry this line TO the
Central Park and to Yonkers. 1t seems to us
that Governor Dix was bound to confirm this
MEASURE If at all within the range of his re-
sponsibilities as Governor. 1t would have
been q crowning act to long and illustrious
iifA nna'h.d with many achievements inpub-
The New York herald., 1874-12-09
Congress Yesterday.

Mr.. Kelley brought up his grotesque scheme
in the House yesterday for the purpose
of giving everybody all the money they
needed. and, of course. General Butler sup
ported it The General is always original in
his views, but on financial questions he is
astounding. He traced the panic to financial
causes arising out of our legislation, and
called upon the country to contemplate the
evils of foreign debt We do not attribute
to General Butler serious advocacy of repu-
diation, but it is hard to see how the logic Of
his position can reach any other result Gen.
eral Garfield replied in an able and sensible
speech. Mr.. Cox, who shares with Mr..
Phelps, of New Jersey. the reputation Of
the 'comic vocalist or the lend man"
of the House, came in with his accus-
toned joke and the House adjourned in
good humor. In these serious times Mr.. Cox
and Mr.. Phelps are great comfort to the
House and we do not see how we could get
along without them. Uncle Dick has as yet
said nothing, but the country awaits his views
with impatience. Uncle Dick had splendid
chance yesterday to demolish Butler, but he
is q new member and modestly bides his
time. A debate between Uncle Dick and Ben
Butler on finances would make great impress
sion. Something in the air tells us it is CON-
ing. The Senate did nothing Of any impor-
Tor
The New York herald., 1874-12-09

would reside In Paris or London, keep their
eyes ON the movements Of Americans. obtain
a list of their purchases and indicate this list
to the officers in New York, SO that there could
be an intelligent examination of their baggage
when they returned home. Mr.. Boutwell,.
however. considered this system as o vso-
lation Of private rights and beneath.
the dignity and honor of the govern
ment We think that the Secretary was
right The whole system of espionage
is sure to lead to abuse, as the calling itself is
an abuse No government has right to as
sumo that its citizens are necessarily thieves
It would certainly be beneath its dignity
to have detectives shadowing its citizens
through the warehouses of London and Paris,
copying their invoices and wantonly prepar-
ing for their arrest and dishonor upon their
arrival at home
The government, 80 long az it has revenue
law, and compels merchants to pay duties ON
laces and silks and articles of the same char
acter, should, of course, see that private citi-
zens do not invade its provisions. This Is
due not only to the importing interests but
to the demands OF its own treasury. At
the same time we think there should
be simple, plain statute, making q
liberal allowance to travellers, enabling
them to bring into the country moderate
amount of articles and beyond this to enforce
the law rigidly, and make no reservations or
limitations. This can only be q step toward
its prevention. So long as there are tariffs there
will be smuggling. It is one OF the evils Of
our wretched financial system. Buckle, in
commenting upon the protective system when
it was in force in England, said that 'the
history of the commercial legislation of Eu-
rope presents every possible contrivance for
hampering the energies Of commerce." Blan-
qui, whose .History of Political Economy in
Europe is q very high authority, declares
that s.if it had not been for smuggling
trade could not have been conducted,
but must have perished. in consequence
of this incessant interference" The
rise of smuggling in Europe was neces-
sary part Of the protective system; no
laws, however severe, could exterminate the
smuggler. In France, 80 late as 1786, some
smugglers were hanged, some burned alive,
others broken on the Wheel Buckle, COM
menting upon this truly says that these crimes
s.were directly chargeable on the European
governments by whom they were provoked
The offences were caused by the laws, and
now that the laws have been repealed tho
offences have disappeared" As soon as We
have system of wise legislation in reference
to the tariff, smuggling, even in its fashionable
aspect, will disappear. As it is, the United
States and Spain are the two countries where
the protective system fourishes to great ex-
tent, and they are the two countries where
smuggling has become tolerated, If not .
recognized, industry. A
The New York herald., 1874-12-09
Fashionable Smuggling.

There has been good deal of comment
recently in the newspapers in reference to
frauds upon the revenue arising out Of the
custom of many people who 60 to Europe re-
turning with large quantities Of dutiable goods
which they bring in without payment Of reve-
nue. A contemporary recently published an
account of 'young English lady who ar
rived from Havre with "eight large, heavily
laden trunks" This person claimed that the
trunks contained the dresses necessary for her
profession as performer in an opera troupe
and they were admitted free of duty. The
officers discovered that this story was incorrect,
traced her to millinery store up town, found
that the trunks contained from Fifteen to
twenty thousand dollars worth of silk and
velvet dresses, embroideries, laces and other
apparel for ladies" that there was "a list OF
consignees for whom the articles were in
tended and that ''the list included the names
of two grand danes of Murray Hill and Fifth
avenue" The duties on these goods would
have been eight thousand dollars. We learn,
furthermore, that the government has been
giving attention to the whole subject, and from
statistics in Washington it would seem that
many millions of dollars year are lost to the
revenue from this custom of fashionable
smuggling.
The laws governing the entrance of baggage
into New York from Europe are plain enough.
We do not think their provisions at all severe.
1t is desirable to prevent any undue system Of
espionage in the operation Of our tariff and
revenue laws. Yet it seems difficult to enact
measure that would reach this evil of fashion,
able smuggling. When a traveller returns
with trunks filed with dutiable goods which
he knows should pay the revenue he is apt
to take his own measures for having them ad-
nnitted free Of duty. The more scrupulous
traveller, who goes to Europe for pleasure,
observes the law and does not seek to defraud
the revenue, is, of course, perfectly Indifferent
as to his relations with the Custom House off,
Ger. During Mr.. Boutwells administration Of
the Treasury 1t was proposed to establish
sYstam Of fnnaian INSPECTORS neraops who
The New York herald., 1874-12-09
Bism arck and the Jesuits.

Prince Bismarck is giving the debates of
the German Parliament an interest they never
yet have possessed to foreign readers The
other day we had his naughty speech upon
Alsace and Lorraine, in which he reminded
the people Of those annexed provinces that he
cared nothing about their own interests, but
would govern them as an appanage Of Ger
many. Then came his amusing debates with
the ultramontanists, and now we have him
giving us an extraordinary theory Of the
French and German war. 81 know says the
Prince, ''from the very best sources, that
Napoleon was dragged into the war very much
against his will by Jesuitical influences. He
strove hard to resist these influences; at the
eleventh hour he determined on peace, and
kept his resolution for half an hoar. Ulti-
mately he was overborne by the persons rep
resenting the Vatican"
We are disposed to pay the utmost respect
to any statements coming from Bismarck. 1t
is quite certain that his information on the
causes leading to the war with France came
from the highest sources. but we observe
in most modern discussions, especially on the
religious question, that when q speaker be-
comes hazy or doubtful as to his position it
is safe argument to fall back upon ''the
Jesuits.'' When we discover on the part of
any orator or writer disposition to attribute
unusual or extraordinary events ''to the
Jesuits' we are apt to conclude that he is
uncertain about his subject. The Court Of
Napoleon was never famous for its devo-
ton to the interests of Rome. Napo-
leon LII. had good deal more respect
for Persigny and Fleury and Rouher and
his companions Of the coup detat than for
the priests. If our recollection OF the latter
years of his reign is correct he was constantly
in trouble with the Pope. The Popes favor
ite topic Of public speech was to pray for the
health OF Napoleon's body and for '.peace to
his soul" 1t would be surprising to learn
that under all this-his liberalism and cosmo-
politan tendencies, the desire to be at peace
with all institutions and systems-there was
really strong Jesuit instinct bent upon war.
If it is true, also, that the Pope melted Napo-
leon to war, as Bismarck charges, how are we
to understand the celebrated letter which His
Holiness addressed to the two Emperors,
imploring them to accept his mediation in the
cause of peace7 In that beautiful and pious
correspondence we remember that the Ger
man Emperor was most touching with his
Acknowledgements of the Pope's benevolent
interposition, and said he had no war with
France, but only with Napoleon. How much
more effective could he have made this letter
had he told the Pope what the Chancellor now
tells the world, that he alone was responsible
for the war, and but for his unholy influence
over Napoleon the nations would still be Of
peace
The New York herald., 1874-12-09

lie service. to have given the first measure OF
rapid transit to New York. We regret the
Governor did not accept this opportunity, and
at the same time congratulate Governor Til
den on the fact that it is now open to him to
win this trophy for his fame.
The New York herald., 1874-12-09

HE SURGEON GENERALS REPORT. Our
army is certainly an active little force. 1t ap-
pears by the Surgeon Generals report that
IN the past year two hundred and
seventy-six men in every thousand were
wounded-more than one-quarter of the
whole force wounded, therefore, in the year
and Of the deaths one-third we're due to in
juries; ten per thousand died from diseases
and five per thousand from wounds. The low
percentage from diseases indicates very in
telligent and efficient sanitary supervision,
more particularly when we consider the rigors
Of climate to which our soldiers are exposed
and the grave diseases, like yellow fever, to
which they ara oftan necessarily subject
The New York herald., 1874-12-09

The CONSERVATIVES OF GREAT BRITAIN have
commenced in earnest to consider the most
important question which presents to them,
as politicians, who among them will succeed
Mr.. Disraeli as leader Of the party. The
present condition of health Of the distin-
guished Premier is not by any means satiafac-
tory to his friends.
The New York herald., 1874-12-09

The GRAssHoPPERs' victims in Nebraska are
n lamentable state of destitution, according
to General Brisbin and Ex-Governor Sanders
Of the Produce Exchange yesterday on the
subject This insect plague seems to be as
disastrous in its effects as the one which de-
vastated the banks Of the Nile in the days Of
Pharaoh.
The New York herald., 1874-12-09

WALL STREET YEsrEBDAY.-Stocks we're quiet
and the market dull Gold declined to 110s.
Money on call loans ranged from 2f to 4 per
cent Foreign exchange was unchanged
The New York herald., 1874-12-09

The PooR OF ST.. PETERSBURG have sus-
tained an aggravation of their daily misery
by the severe visitation which has reached
them in consequence Of sudden inundation
of the lower portion of the Russian capital,
the result of storm. The government of the
Gar is, however, charitable as well as mag
unanimous, and there is little doubt that official
measures will be promptly taken for the relief
OF the poverty stricken population.
The New York herald., 1874-12-09

JOHN Mitchell spoke about Ireland and
"Home Rule to number of his countrymen
ct the Cooper Institute last night, and was
very warm and decided on the subject