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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-08
Treasury Matters.

Secretary Bristow is justifying tho good
opinion of his friends in the recent changes
he has made with regard to leading officials.
MIR. Charles F. COnant, who is named for
assistant secretary, has been at the head OF
the warrant division for some years; He is
still Young man. Probably no man In the
department understands its relations with
Congress better, or comprises more clearly
the action pro and con of the money market
and treasury. Mr.. Conant is esteemed as
the best financial adviser among prominent
treasury officials, and unlike Others, has in
no way been identified with the bureaustic,
district or other rings which have made
themselves felt in department aft airs.
1t is an appointment fully in the line OF
true civil service reform, fitness and grade
alike, tending to bring promotions. e. G.
Graves, recently chief examiner of the de.
partment, is to be appointed clerk. There
will be some other change. A determined
effort is being made to remove Mr.. James,
chief of customs division. Alleged free
trade on English renderings of the tarif
are the complaints made. The lighthouse
board have arranged the boundarissef Che
two river light districts as 'theosiked By
Congress, the Ohio and the lower Hissis.
sippf to be one, and the Mississippi above
Cairo to be the 0thor.-& Louis Globe.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-08
B E L E GRAPH .

the Indian Countr

9 the Indian Country.
WAS, July 6.-The following Off
cial di iare published:
/ rs q, PAUL, Mimi, July 2, 1874.
To the Aijutant General Military Divi
eiOrssouri, Chicago: ~" NJ.
Starts from Sully, this morning,
that tins at Cheyenne Station are
saucy, killing their domestic cattle.
Theyly think that Custer is of
beyonl and Stanley asks if he has
got off O., d. GREENE,
ssistant Adjutant General.
MajComptOn, of the Sixth CavaI-
ry, reE on the twenty first Of June,
while drom Fort Dodge, in Kansas,
to Cany, in Idaho, with the Camp
Supplyd an escort Of one non COM
missioner and four enlisted men. an
attack 1e by q party of Indians nesr
Buffalout they were soon driven of.
One company B, Third Infantry,
was WI On his return from Camp
Supply Compton, with Q force Of
twentm, was attacked near Beaver
creeks the morning Of June "a, by
q partDn or thirty Cheyennes. They
were cupon Immediately, and sent
flying iections. Four Indians were
KILLED. ( lI9l11V lr... !fr.I..s
Chanhe Treasury Department.
Jamillion has been appointed
chief che Treasurer's office.
Louihrtin, the present assistant,
will pisucceed Vanderbilt as clerk
Of the I.
md Navy Transfers.
NotR to-day beyond q few navy
and arsfers. d. t --
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-08
Mission to Japan.

General William Myers, of the Quartz
masters Department, and Colonel ..
LvfOrd, of the ordnance corps, left he
this evening for San Francisco, where th'
will take the steamer of July II for Japa
These officers will have in charge, with
structions to present to the Mikad0, col
plete assortment of all uniforms, arms 81
equipments in use by the various corps
the army. The Springfield and Remingt'
rifles, Spencer and Remington carbins
Colt and Remington pistols and Gatlil
gun, will represent the firearms in US
The object of this mission is
return in some degree the mai
presents sent to this government
the Japanese authorities. Some years sin
a large number Of presents we're sent
Japan, and the result has been that maj
of the improvements adopted in our servi
were also adopted by Japan, and many
the specimens were the direct cause Of
extensive traffic in those articles with
manufacturers, just as the specimens pl
sented to our government led to lat
trade in Japanese curiosities. The reasd
given for sending this new installmentt
presents is the fact that since the form
presents were sent the arms, equipme
and uniform of the army has been aim
entirely changed. These officers expect
be absent about three months Washing
Correspondent ST. Louis Republican. !,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-08
Chamb0rd's PrOnunciamento.

The Count de Chambord has issued the
following manifesto; -.
Frenchmen-You have required tempo.
rary expedients of safety. The country
now seems to be on the eve of fresh dangers.
France has need of royalty. My birth
made me your King. l would be wanting
in the most sacred of duties if l neglected
to make a supreme effort to overthrow the
interposing barriers of prejudice. l am
aware cf the accusations against me. l
have remained silent in order not to add to
the difficulties of the illustrious soldiers
who protected you. Because of the accumu-
lation of errors and falsehoods silence Is no
longer permissible.
Persons have pretended to understand
from previous declarations that | placed
royal power above the laws, and dreamed
| of unheard of governmental combinations,
| based upon absolute and arbitrary ideas.
| The French Christian monarchy Is limited
monarchy in the very essence. 1t borrows
nothing of the governments fortune, which
promises boundless prosperity and leads
| to ruin.
This limited monarchy admits of the ex-
| istence of two chambers-one nominated by
| the King, and the other elected by the
| nation, according to the legally established
| suffrage. The union of people and king
| enabled the ancient monarchy to Illustrate
| for centuries the calculations of those seek
| ing to domineer over the people by contend
| ing against the king. 1t is untrue that my
policy is at variance with the aspirations OF
the country. We both desire the strong
reparative power which a durable alliance
with the monarchy alone can give. l wish
| representatives of the nation to be vigilant
| auxiliaries for the examination of questions
submitted to them, but will not have barren
parliamentary struggles, from which the
sovereign often issues powerless and weak
| ened.
In rejecting the foreign and imported
formula, with its king who reigns but does
not govern, feel myself in harmony with
the immense majority. l am now, as be-
| fore, ready. The house of France is sin.
| cerely reconciled. Let there be truce to
our divisions. Is it not time to restore
prosperity and grandeur to France with
| the venerable royalty ...s
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-08
Pensions.

The bill introduced in the House Of Rep
resentatives increasing the pensions of those
ex-sOldiers who have lost both an arm and
leg or hand and foot to the sum of the
pensions now allowed for each disability,
did not become law during the recent
session. The bill passed the House, but
reached the Senate the day after their
Committee on Pensions held its last meeting.
When this bill was introduced, General
Rusk, chairman of the House Committee on
Pensions, made inquiries of the commits
siOner of pensions, and found that sixteen
ex-soldiers of the late war were disabled in
like manner. .. .r--
Upon this information, he substituted
bill giving each of these sixteen men PEN
sion for each disability, making from $36 to
$48 per month, according as the amputa-
tions were below or above the elbow or
knee.
The bill passed the House, and, as stated, ],
reached the Senate, but the chairman of
the Senate committee, Senator Pratt, o.
Indiana, positively refused to bring the bill
up, or to call meeting Of the committee to
consider the matter, and stated as reason
that all the records of his committee had
been transferred to the files Immediately
upon the adjournment OF their last meeting.
A singular commentary on this proceed
ing by Pratt is that of the House Commit
tee ON Pensions, seven were soldiers, two
Of them serving as Contederates, who also g,
should pass, while the Senate committee,
which should be composed of soldiers, con-
tanned but two-Oglesby and Patterson
who ever served with the army, and these
two we're the only ones who made any ef-
fort to have the bill acted upon in the
Senate.
The man in whose behalf the original bill
was introduced lost his right arm near the
shoulder; and his right leg near the knee
Chicago Tribune. =. .-.-r.t
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-08
Relief.

The following contributions were re-
ceived at the Mayors office July 7, 1874:
Edward Lilienthal. proceeds of silver
water set donated by him tor the benefit OF
the sufferers by over aow, Sl65.
Total contributions to date, $2O2, l3l 81.
At the last meeting Of the general relief
committee the following report was pre-
sented:
NEW ORLEANS, July 6, 1874.
Hon. L. A. Witt Chairman and Treasurer:
DEAR SIR-Your purchasing committee
would respectfully report as follows:
There have been no contributions since
last report.
Our total purchases to date have been:
1879 barrels of pork. 1920 barrels Of meal,
1854 barrels of crackers, SO barrels Of beans,
I32. All pounds of meat, 232 sacks of salt,
1861 sacks of cotton seed. 7472 sacks Of
corn, lei cases of drugs, 500 packages gar
den seed, I3 barrels of potatoes, 1l35 bar.
rels of -four 1918 sacks Of COW peas, and
sundries.
We have also received from the United
States government Gil barrels pork, 6O98
barrels meal, 1864 barrels crackers, 733
barrels beans, 546,939 pounds meat, 10000
pairs shoes, 5000 blOuses, making our total
receipts from all sources to date as follows:
2O95 barrels pork, SO9, ,S72 pounds meat, 1899
barrels crackers, l46l sacks cotton seed, 955
barrels beans, 1918 sacks COW peas, IA ,9O2
barrels meal, 1886 sacks corn, 1869 barrels
flour, 237 sacks salt, 122 boxes drugs, 663
packages garden seed and sundries.
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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-08

The scholars of the Coliseum Place Bap-
tist Church held their third annual reunion
last evening. The Rev. E. G. Taylor has
good cause ito congratulate himself upon
the proficiency of the Sunday school chill
dren, their decorum and their general ex-
cellence in biblical knowledge. Apart from
cramming them with crude theological
doctrines, DR.. Taylor thinks that innocent
recreation in the service of the Lord may
csnduce as we'll to salvation as the most ella.
borate homily or long winded prayer. In
this he is quite right. Children require
instruction, but they also need amusement.
The concert last night shows that DR..
Taylor's pupils have been given the benefit
of both. The programme of the evenings
entertainment consisted of sixteen vocal
and instrumental selections. Prom inent
among them, we must mention the organ
solo of Miss Ella Todd. This young lady,
not yet out of her teens, plays with most
wonderful correctness. Her touch is certain
and her style quite pronounced, and in
keeping with each composition. The idea
of the composer is seized upon by this
talented young performer and evolved
from the instrument in tones unmis istakable.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-08
The Result Made Known.

The Democratic State Central Committee
met Yesterday in Parlor P. St. Charles Ho-
tel. The meeting was not altogether har-
monious, but the following is about what
they wanted promulgated: First, resolu-
ton looking to organization on the same
basis as the last campaign. This will give
ninety one delegates from the parish of
Orleans and 1877 from the country parishes.
Arrar gements were made for meeting in
grand conclave on the fourth Monday of
next month. At this meeting nominations
for State Treasurer and for the several
members of Congress will be made. The
fractional committee then adjourned, after
bringing in long winded address of the
usual kind.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-08
Credit Given at Last.

The following is Lieutenant Wheeler's
response to the letter of General w. H.
Emory, copied in the REPUBLICAN some
days ago: ~
UNITED STATES ENGINEER OFFICE,
Washington, June Is, 1874. !
Erevet Major General ". h. Emory. United States
Army, New Orleans:
DEAR GENERAL-Your letter of the
twenty first ultimO, calling attention to an
article in the Tribune and certain omis-
sions, ETC., was received during my absence
from this city, and hasten to reply at once
on return. The preliminary introduction
to the article in question was derived from
a casual conversation, and had no idea
that it was to form a part of the article.
The recapitulation of the names cf those
who had carried on explorations was de-
rived from Warren's "Memoir," and can
not account for the omission of the eXpedi
tion under your direction, noted on pages
forty-four and tifty-two Of the Memoir,
except in the hurry of examination or copy
ing. l have always borne in mind the
places and results of your expedition and
from a map in the engineer department de-
rived many valuable suggestions. The
email map projected under your directions
in 1854, think, was traced and used as the
foundation upon which was first traced the
reCtaDgle scheme when presented to the
War Department. So far. have not been
placed where could be considered the his
torian or principal compiler of all geographi-
cal work under either the War Department
or engineer bureau, and were it ever
to happen, you can rest assured that no one
more than myself would gladly take all
necessary time and means to discriminate
as you suggest. This would in natural JUS
tice place few names in more prominent
position, your own being one Of the num-
ber. At odd moments have studied into
the necessities for the methods employed,
the results attained, etc., for the several
exploring and surveying expeditions sent
out by the government into the area west
of the Mississippi river. can more fully
appreciate, since my own experience, the
great credit that is due directly to the in
dividual as we'll as that reflected upon the
department under whose auspices the expe-
ditiOns have been carried out. Judgment
founded upon facts has made me an Gdvo.
cate of the claim of the War Department
for the custody of this class of surveys
that has been contested, however, before
Congress this winter.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
GEORGE NJ. WHEELER,
First Lieutenant Corps of Engineers, in
charge.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-08

NEW ORLEANS, WEDNESDAY, JULY, s. 1874
Political Possibilities.

George Alfred Townsend writes as fol-
lows to the Chicago T,ibune-an anti-ad-
ministration paper: 7 cr Kos u. ...-
In the Senate, next year, there will be at
least one Democrat from New England,
probably one from New York, and in all
seventeen certainly, with impending or
probable additiona from Nevada, Wiscon.
sin, Missouri, Indiana, Tennessee, Alabama,
Texas and Arkansas. That will be, with an
opposition House, enough to initiate legisla.
tion and draw the eyes of the country. The
vast camp following of politics, which ad-
heres to the motto Of '.men, not principles"
will be quick to familiarize itself with the
persons and intents Of the new court. And
If the present status be undisturbed, Mr..
Thurman, as the senior Democratic leader
at Washington, will be nearly in position
to go into convention by acclamatiOn.
Wherever I have been for the past two
weeks, from Baltimore, and Philadelphia,
and New York, to the Ohio valley, tind
Thurman stock up.
The natural intelligence, comparative
youth, judicial experience. social good
breeding, good appearance, tinesse, health,
and ease Of speech, possessed by Judge
Thurman, give satisfaction to the HunkeR
Democracy, and are respected by the Re-
publicans. He has some political friends in
none. and the gate is always open to return
ing adherents. Except few Democrats
VINO hold that Vallandlgham was euchred
out of the reward Of his own campaign by
Thurman in 1867, there is no Democratic
faction ready to oppose the latter's preten-
sions. His family have army and navy
affiliations, and his kinsman, Governor
Allen, is kind Of Granger. s.... ...
Against maa of Thurman's suavity,
sprightliness, and power to please and to
interest, there is no man superior to james
G.. Alaine as the Republican candidate.
regard Blaine's nomination, as the status is
to-day, as almost inevitable. He is strong
in his native State Of Pennsylvania; strong
even in Kentucky, where be taught school;
strong in all parts of New England; and his
acquaintance is ubiquitous. He has small
fortune, or independence, about equal to
Thurmans. He is more presentable man
to the eye than Thurman. His vigor, fore.
cast and fnesse are of the first class, and
tempered by discretion too wise to be
called cunning. He has infinitely the ad-
vantage of Thurman in personal and enthu
with more gallantry. If he should see the
party hopelessly in the minority among the
people, he would not run. That is the only
event in which there is any probability Of
Grants candidacy; the fortorness of the
Republican party, and the indisposition Of
its leading mon to carry it's cOlGrs to defeat.
He might be de,Tier resort, and his per.
sOnal confidence and patronage might be
relied on to exc out another campaign.
If Blaine can pull the Republican party
through fifth term of four years, he viii
be immeasurably the ablest politician in
this country. --t-.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-08
COURT RECORD.
Superior Criminal Court.


The bail of John Hicks, on information
for burglary and grand larceny was ixed
at $500; that of Lucca Rabita, indicted for
arson. was made $4,000 and that of Della
Diamond, charged with grand larceny, was
reduced to $500.
Harrison Williams pleaded guilty to car
rying bowie knife as concealed weapon,
and was sentenced to two months IN the
Parish Prison.
Joseph Huge!, convicted of the murder
of his daughter, without capital punish
ment, was sentenced to Imprisonment in
the Penitentiary during the rest OF his life.
Nolle prosequi was entered in the cases
of w. J. O'Conner, +. Bouny and Jose Pie,
all charged with assault and battery
Bouny's case was one of the cruelty to
animal society. The unlawful pound tillers
came in contact with the milkmen and this
prosecution was the result.
After hearing argument on the case OF
mandamus to compel Sheriff Patton to re.
arrest the prisoner discharged by writ OF
habeas corpus from the Sixth District
Court, Judge Atocha took the matter under
advisement.
second District Court.
SUGGESTIONS OF Frank August Corseil;
Josephine de la Rosa, wife OF Lucas Caro-;
Catherine Moran, wife of Patrick keenan,
and Stephen Lyon, Jr., opened.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-08

The more strongly marked the genius
greater is the waste of power that q
ensue from . mistake to the vocation. w
would have been the loss to humanity
Shakespeare been forced to practice n
cine, Walter Scott to study law, Dicken
become . merchant; hsd Newton b
induced to become soldier, or Washinl
sch0olmAster On the other hand Z
might not have been our gain had
special genius Of all our great mon
fOstered and nourished from the begi1M
if their educstiOn had bean directed I'd
development, and if they had never I
led by mistaken ideas to waste tlme .
matters utterly foreign to their special
sion
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-08
Sixth District Republican Senatorial Com.
mittee.

Some question having arisen as to the
personnel of this committee, we are re.
quested to state that the proceedings Of the
Sena torial convention held in February,
1873, show that the committee was created
by virtue of resolution offered by Hon. j.
B. Gaudet. authorizing their appointment
by the president OF the convention, which
was done as follows: Sixth district of Or
leans. J. B. Gaudet and A. Anderson; JEFF
ferson parish, E. A. Hubeau and j. c. Bau-
man; St. Charles parish, George Essex and
Morgan Morgans; St. John parish, Henry
Demas and George w. Combs. The reso-
luton made the president of the convention
chairman ex cfficio of the committee.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-08

VALUABLE IMPROVED AND VACANT REAL
ESTATE AT AUCTION BY THE SHERIFF.-Par-
ticular attention is called to the sales at
auction to be made this day at noon, at
the Merchants and Auctioneers' Exchange,
Royal street Said sales comprise:
l. A lot of ground, together with all the
buildings and improvements thereon, sit
uated in the First District of this city, on
Apollo tnow Carondelet street, between
Clio and Erato streets.
\ 2. A lot of ground, situated in the same
district, on Erato street, between Caronde-
let and st. Charles streets
g. Four lots of ground, situated in the
Fourth District of this city, on First street;
one of said lots forming the corner Of Lo'
Gust and First streets.
L. A portion o.. ground, situated in the
Second District of this city, at the corner OF
Royal and Barracks streets, with the build
ings and improvements thereon.
s. A lot of ground, adjoining the preced-
ing one, on Royal street, with the buildings
and improvements thereon.
6. Two lots of ground, situated In the
same district, in faubourg IRENE, in the
square bounded by st. Peter, Orleans, Vii
lere and Robertson streets, with the build
ings thereon.
7. A portion of ground, situated in the
same district and faubourg, on Ursulines
street, between Rampant and St. Claude
streets. an. .- r-r-. .-.
8. Two lots Of ground, situated in the
same district and taubourg, in the square
bounded by Dumaine, st. Ann, First and
Port streets.
9. And four lots of ground, together with
all the buildings and improvements thereon,
situated in the Third District of this city,
on Columbus street, between Durgenois
and Broad streets. .F
For full particulars and terms see adver-
tisemepts.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-08
The Freedmen's Bank.

The Freedman's Loan and Savings Bank
of Washington has apparently come to
grief. Its assets are supposed to be suffi-
cieDt,i if the business of the bank were
allowed to proceed, to more than cover it's
liabilities, but it is now unable, if the Opin-
ion of eminent counsel is to be relied on,
either to receive or pay out dollar. One
of the last acts Of Congress was to amend
its charter, and in order to fully understand
their position under this law the board of
trustees propounded six questions to Hon.
Thomas j. Durant and he answers them in
substance as follows: The bank must pay
depositors who have given sixty days
make an agreement with depositor not to
draw out, provided the later is willing.
If the bank pays fifty per cent of an ac'
count it can not modify such payment after
ward. If the bank does any of these i'm
proper things it goes into the hands OF
commissioners who will take charge of all
the property. The bank must invest the
funds received from branches according to
the law of June, 1874. Money deposited
since June % is in the naturesof special
deposit, and can not be used to pay deposi
tors of a previous date.
The eject of the opinion seems to have
completely upset the policy of the trustees,
for the company has done no business since
and nine to four directors voted to close up
it's affairs, by placing them in the hands Of
Robert Purvis, of Philadelphia. ex:Post
master General Creswell and R. Leopold
the head of the independent treasury. Ex
aminer Meigs reported some time since il
could paw ninety.three cents on the dollar
but it will take two years to wind up the
bank entirely. The New Orleans, New
York and Memphis branches have already
suspended, but how many more will bt
compelled to is not known.