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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-09
The White Mems Fresh Meat Lea que.

The White Mems Fresh Meat League.
The Bulletin publishes the following calls
head and cross bone paragraph as another
solo in the starving-out programme:
1t ie we'll for our people to know tn at
large number of the butchers of POyd Ias
Market marched in body to late ma ct
ing of the Third Ward Radical Club nd
participated in its deliberations, and vOt ed
for delegates to the convention.
If these men who live by the patronage of
our citizens are reinforcing and abetting
our enemies, their names should ba known.
Now that the crusade has fairly opened
against fraud and usnrpe tiOn, every means
should be taken to starve the enemy out.
Be careful where you sp md your money.
Was anything seriously intended ever
more ridiculous in aspectl Was anything
American ever meaner in tpiritl 1t tells
our people what we have before told our
people, that the butchers are with the Re-
publican party. What Of thatl Thousands
of other intelligent and industrious white
men, following all honorable pursuits for
livelihood are members OF the Republican
party, vote with it, believe in it, and have
no fear that their names should ba known.
We see in this subdivision Of the White
League division of races.
1t is proposed to ostracise white men who
do not vote with the Democratic party
This is naturally the next short step
in the march Of a narrow policy. We
much doubt if .'our people" will submit
to this Infringement on their private rights.
The resolution to employ no colored labor
ers was passed unanimously by many who
never gave employment. That was senti-
ment, and cost nothing. The war of the
White Mems Fresh Meat League is to be
reality, and concerns mems stomachs. The
halter and the shoemaker may agree to dis.
charge all colored longshoremen in their
offices, but they will hardly agree to sub
nit to the annoyance, as a political meas
ure, of demanding to see and read each
butchers diploma, or certificate from the
Captain General of the White Mems Fresh
Meat League, to the effect that the butcher
named is duly authorized to sell tripe and
liver to hungry Democrats. Will "our
people" submit to the dictat ton of the sub
division, or will they rather attend to their
own business, and buy their meat where
and of whom they can get the most and
best quality for the least money! The
White Mems Peanut party has not yet been
organized, but it is presumed the Starve-
out Leaguers will be extended to embrace
all branches of business. 1t is a mastery
stroke, however, to starve out, first Of all,
the white bakers and butchers who are not
Democrats. The oracle orders our people
to be careful where they spend their money.
We caution the butchers to grant no exten.
sion on bills for sausage and liver sold to
citizens reinforcing and abe:ting" them on
credit.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-09
POLITICAL.
Republican Nolninn ton.

SELMA, August S.-B. s. Turner, coIored
ex-Congressman, was nominated unani-
motsly Dy the radical convention for county
treasurer.
The Radical convention heartily indorses
the civil rights bill.
Charges against Senator Ingalls,.
KANSAS CITY, August 8-The Times OF
this city, published yesterday what pur-
ports to be an expose of the private and
political misdoing Of Senator Ingalls, of
Kansas.
The article covers fifteen columns, and
the charges are of very damaging eharac-
ter.
For Congress.
CHICAGO, August 8.-The antii-monopoly
Congressional convention at Burlington,
Iowa, nominated Hon. L. G.. Palmer
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-09
Deceased.
Nominations have already been made i

Nominations have already been made in
the seventh and twenty-third districts by
the Republicans, Messrs. Pierre Landry, Of
Ascension, and NJ. H. Twitchell, of Red River,
being the choice of their respective conven-
tions Senatorial conventions are already
called to meet as follows: August II, seven
teenth district, at Delta; August Is, sixth
district, at st. John courthouse, and four
teenth at Plaquemine, Iberville parish;
August twenty ninth, twelfth district, at
PQinta COEpee
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-09
Staub,s News DepOt.

Mr. Charles Staub, the champion news
dealer, located at Goldthwaites book store,
No. 69 Canal street, is still ahead in the
way of furnishing the latest and most de-
sirable periodicals at the cheapest rates.
Those in search of extra reading for Sunday
will 60 there for supply. He has all of
the latest Eastern and Western dailies, the
favorite magazines, and such weeklies as
Every Saturday, Appleton's Journal, Hearth
and Home, the Ledger, Mercury, Clipper
and Spirit of the Times, Harper's and Les
lies publications, aud many others.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-09
DISASTER.


Sinking Of the steamer Henry Amcs.
VIcKsBURG, August s.-The steamer
Henry Ames, from st. Louis, for New Or
leans. with large cargo OF assorted mer-
chandise, sank in twenty five feet OF water
last night, at Waterproof, louisiana The
boat and cargo are total loss.
Three lives are known to have been lost
The steamer Henry c. Yeager is alon gside
the sunken boat The value of the boat
and cargo is estim sted at $4,000. The
boat was owned and insured in st. Louis.
The Henry Ames had . full trip of about
1900 tons through, and 300 tons way freight.
consisting principally Of grain, bacor and
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-09
The Temperature.

The thermometer at Louis Frigerios No.
~ Chartres street, on August 8, stood a.
follows: At 8 A. NJ, S3o; At 2 p. NJ, $50;
st 3 r. NJ, go. Lowest point during the
night of August 7, 75o.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-09

The sheriff of the parish of Orleans will
sell at auction, tomorrow at 1890 A. NJ, on
the premises, the contents of cigar store,
and all the movables therein contained,
situated at the corner of Canal and Caron-
delet streets, in the First District of this
city.
Also the unexpired term of the lease, and
the right of occupancy of the said premises.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-09

Watering place correspondents, who puff
for food, are fearful tax upon hotel keep
ers, even when, as now. they pick their
crumbs from the second table.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-09
NEW YORK.
Finances,

Finances.
New YORK, August S.-Specie shipments
S2,250 900.
Bank etatement-loans decrease $l,500.-
GOO: legal tenders increase $3.50, ,000 deposit
decrease S5o0000 reserve increase $l,250.-
600.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-09

(coSIsukD on EIGHr1 4Ao1,l
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-07
NEW WAY OF PAYING OLD
RERTS

The city of Memphis is burdened
with an enormous debt-enormous, we
mean, compared with the size, wealth
and population of that city. 1t viii be
remembered that on Jan. /, Memphis
elected a Radical Mayor, by name
John League. We presume the bulk
of the city debt is legacy of Radical
rule, and the mode adopted by Mr..
League to ease the burden Of this debt
upon the people, is likely to be a eau
ton to capitalists. Unable to pay the
interest coupons in full as they become
due, he proposes to buy them in at
their deprecated value in the money
market. Accordingly, on March %
an advertisement was published for
sealed proposals TO sell the city its own
overdue coupons of 1873 and 1874, and
eleven such proposals had beenreceived
last Saturday from parties in New
York, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Column
bus, KY, and Brownsville, Tenn, as
well as MemphiS-We must confess
We do not exactly understand how this
new plan of paying interest Will affect
such holders Of Memphis bonds as have
confidence in the good faith
of that city to keep back their coupons
till they can be paid in full. The phi
losophy Of the affair seems to us well
expressed in the following from the
Ledger:
''The offers to sell the city its cou-
pons were opened yesterday by the
Mayor, IN the presence Of the Finance
Committee. Seyenty-three was the
lowest bid; the next was seventy-fve.
OF course the lowest bid only can be
or will be accepted, if any. But we
beg leave to remark that the city would
make money by rejecting all the bids
for the time. Next month the holders
would come down a few cents, and a
month later somebody would be forced
to bid still lower. If depreciation of
credit is the way to get out of
debt, and perhaps it is, then it should
be carried out to its utmost conclu-
sion. If these blOated bond-holders
are to be circumvented, let it be done
earnest. Mr.. Cossett, the gentleman
from New York, who lately spent sew
eral weeks here on business, perhaps
did not give more than an average of
j3 cents for his bonds. He could af-
ford to take sixty cents forbis coupons,
and then make over six per cert. inter-
est on his investment. Iii is Just and
sound policy to break down city credit,
Why not do it thoroughly, so that the
bonds and coupons can be bought in
Tor a song?"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-07

NEW YORK appears to be ready for
every new project. The question of
cremation is already beginning to at
tract not only attention but considera-
bic favor in that city. Elsewhere we
print a report of the sayings and do
ings of a meeting held in New York on
the Sd inst, to take active steps toward
forming an organization which shall
favor this method of disposing of the
bodies Of the dead. But Switzerland
and Germany are ahead of New York.
At Zurich, where burial ground is
growing contracted, 1000 persons have
subscribed toward an Association
founded IN favor of burning the dead.
At Basic the nanTement- has-received
the public approvalof orthodox clergy
men-also on the ground Of promotion
of health IN the community. In Ger
many the newspapers are talking about
the subject q great deal, while one firm
in Berlin has advertised the invention
of a new furnace in which to perform
the operation. And, last, a church
warden Of a Jewish synagogue in the
same city has proposed TO establish on
a new burial ground, lately acquired,
one of those furnaces.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-07
IN MEXICO.

IL
WASHINGTON, April 4.-Bishop
Simpson has reached Washington from
the City of Mexico, where he has been
establishing and organizing missions
for the Methodist Episcopal Church.
He says he was received by the Presi-
dent, the Chief Justice, the Minister of
State, and all the Republican authori-
ties, with hearty welcome, and he rep
resents that it is the policy of the Re
public, without active participation, to
encourage the rights of other Christian
sects in Mexico, with the end of neu-
tralizing the power which the old State
Church has heretofore brought to bear
against the popular cause. There are
now about two hundred American resi-
dents in the City of Mexico. Our new
Minister, John W. Foster, seems to be
popular with everybody.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-07
REpunIrcAN ooNrEssIoNs.

There is a lively rivalry IN the Re
publican ranks in the First Congress
sional District between Roderlck Ran
dom Butler, the present incumbent,
and Judge Gillenwaters. A CORES
pendent Of the Jonesborough Herald
and Tribune has interviewed the latter
aspirant, and credits him with the fol-
lowing confessions about his party;
II frankly admit that we have not
in all respects kept our pledge as to an
economical administration of the Gov
eminent and expenditures of the pub
lie money. Our people are not only see
ing but feeling the effects of this de-
parture, and are entering their protest
and making their complaint in a man
ner which must be heard andrespected.
They feel, yea, they know thatthey are
paying too much for the privilege of
being governed; that is, government as
costing too much money"
"DO you think it possible" said l,
'to have so good a government as ours
for less money!"
Possible said the Judge, with spe-
cial emphasis, "a cheaper government
is IN absolute necessity. No people
Will long pay such a price for govern
ment; they will have a cheaper one
even If it be a worse one" "What
then, shall we turn matters over to the
Democracy" 1 inquired. mot at all,
sir" said the Judge. "The remedy is
IN a return to our principles; a return
IN practice; that is in legislation and in
the general administration of the gov
eminent in every department. We
should show TO the peoplet that we mean
what we say when We pledge ourselves
to an economical administration of the
government. If those in whose hands
we have placed the public interest have
betrayed us, reject the men, but hold
to u principles"
If the people but take the Judge at
his word, and reject all the Republicans
who have betrayed the public interest,
from President Grant down, there viii
be left precious little of the regnant
PARTY.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-07

THE Boston COngregatioaaIist lisa re-
lgious journal, but it is constrained by
the drift at Washington to say:
at is fearful to see what . hold cor
ruption-and that Of the basest and
rankest kind, which debauches voters
and buys votes-has already gained up
on the country. 1t is alleged that the
President has not been as insensible to
pecuniaIy considerations as some other
Presidents have been; that he actually
loEbied for an increase of salary. There
are those who ought to know whereof
they affirm that the strange power which
our Massachusetts, Mephistopheles
has been lately manifesting in the
neighberhood Of the White House Is
due to the services renderedin that sal
airy business, whichnow claim their re-
ward. We know nothing about the
truth or falsehood of these charges
we almost take it for granted that they
are false-but we do know that it
is ~disgraceful that things should have
come to such a pass that there is any
possibility for such chargesto be made,
and we do know that it is quite time
for the Christian men Of the land to
enter upon an inquisition of these mat
tiers, with reference to their own future
duty at the polls, and to take account
of them there with a sterness hitherto
unused"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-07
GREAT STATE IN RUIN.

The Near York Commercial Advertiser
thinks that a Republican member from
Massachusetts,, presenting to Congress
a statement of grievances from South
Carolina taxpayers, is a spectacle novel
and suggestive. If the people of Mas
sachusetts could entertain any resent
ment for South Carolina in her present
condition, they must have hearts of
stone. The manner in which South
Carolina has been plundered is very
plainly shown in an article IN the
Charleston Ne,cs, from which we take a
little suggestive extract, showing the
fact in figures, which unfortunately for
that State don't lie:
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-07
FOR SALE.

One splendid Lane d Bodley "CIass c.
Steam MilI,'' Us horse pOwer,) with new
$50 and ''30'' Saws, etc, complete and good
as new, cheap.
One 25 Horse Power Lane d BodIey
Engine, new, with two Pumps, Governor,
Pipes, etc. Also IA feet by AZ Tubular Boiler
and Fixtures.
One 12x2i Stationary Engine, with 5 fuod
Boiler, p feet long; together with two SO in.
Bradford Corn Mills, Skating, ETC., all in
fine condition and cheap for cash.
Hairs Patent ShfngIe Mills, both new
and second hand; Lath Machinery.
and Watchers, and Wood Work
ing Machinery of every description.
French Burr Mill Stones, wheat and
Corn Mills, Eureka SHUTTERS. Boiling
Chests. etc. Henry DisstOn q sons
large Circular saws, WHEELER &
MELICk co.'s Threshers and Clean
erS and Horse Powers. all sizes.
Sole Agents for LANE & BODLEY ENGINES
and Boilers and Saw Mills, Skating. PM
lies, Hangers, etc; COpe's Steam Pumps and
Boller Feeders, etc.; Cotton Gin Engines, az
sizes.
Send lor circulars, or call at the LANE &
BODLEY ENGINE DEPOT, No 6s SontH
College St, lnear Broad st. ) Nashville, Tenn.
apT d1t&W12t
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-07

THE Woodbury. Press is a Democrat
ic sheet, but the editor is too inquisi-
tive to conduct a sound organ. He
wants to know some things that small
people are not permitted to know,
about the management of our State
finances. In his issue of the 9th ult.,
he suggests an editorial topic for the
two Nashville organs. He thinks a
short article from either of them ex-
planning whythese mi-annualinteresto
the school fund, due on the LIST of JAN
uary, and the poll-tax of the State
have not been distributed to the coun-
try, would be interesting. We know
several readers of both papers that are
interested in the answer.-ChattanoOga
Commercial.
If the Woodbury. Press and the Chat
~tanooga Commercial will take the
trouble to read the law before they I'M
dertake to write about it, they Will
avoid some mistakes which an intelli-
gent journal ought not to commit.
The school law makes it the duty Of
the Comptroller to distribute the
school fund on hand on the first Mon
days in April and October, and not the
Ist day of January.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-07

THE st. Louis Democrat has some
sensible remarks that have mor than
a local application. eve have a large
number of respectable citizens" says
that journal, "who spend about three
hundred and sixty-four days of each
year in grumbling about the misman-
agement of our city affairs, the increase
of our debt, the filthy streets and mu-
nicipal corruption generally. Now it
so happens that the only means in the
control of these gentlemen wherewith
they may remedy these abuses is the
ballot. One vote cast on election day
for good candidates is worth more than
three hundred and sixty-four days of
complaining" Things are about the
same all the world over. We have the
| same class Of individuals hereabouts.
and if we are to have a better state of
affairs they must go to work and help
put the men in Office who viii inaugu-
rate necessary reforms.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-07
REFRESHING CONFESSION.

Mr. r. J. Hinton has sent a card TO
the NelC York Tribune, a portion of
which is printed by that journal, ad-
hitting that he drew salary from the
Government at the rate of 500 per
month for twenty-one months and elev-
en days without rendering any legiti-
mate service therefor, having during
that period acted as secretary of the
Republican Executive Committee.
at is true, and 1 have so sworn, that
the Republican Resident Executive
Committee caused my name to be
placed on the rolls Of the Census Bu-
reau from the 18th day Of June, 1871,
until the 311t Of May, 1872, when 1
was transferred to the Pension Bureau
rolls until the LIST of April, 1S73-in all
81 months and IL days-at a salary of
500 per month. 1t is true this was
done for political purposes and services.
1t IS true that I never rendered service
in the department or its bureaus. 1t is
true that this could not have been done
without the order Of the Secretary of
the Interior or the consent Of the Com
missioner of Pensions-the same per-
son who makes such swift haste to as
sail me. That official had to sign the
rolls under which I drew this stipend
and he is personally and legally re-
sponsible for such act"
This is a grave accusation against
tie Commissioner Of Pensions, and
under the rule that prevailed before
the government passed under the con-
troll Of the Republican party, the Pres
ident or Congress or some OtherauthOr-
ity, would promptly have given the
COMMISSIONER leave to resign, h that
officer had net shown sufficient self-rs-
spect TO have rendered his resignation
without waiting for permission"
The Tribune says Of Hinton's con
fession:
This is truly refreshing. We begin
to understand the enthusiasm with
which the Great Silent Man inspires
the popular heart when so good a gen.
tleman as &. J. Hinton Submits to the
anguish Of drawing a salary of a hun
bred dollars a month for twenty-one
months and eleven days, without rem
dering any service in the Department
or its bureaus choosing TO accept a
stipend hat he had not earned, and to
endure the consequent wracking and
w~renching Of his moral sentiments, as
the lesser of two evils IN order to aid
in securing the triumph of the Repub-
hcan party"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-07

THE Troy N. y Wing, a Republi-
can journal says: President Grant
viii have in a few days an opportunity
of doing one of two things, viz: He
can Kill initiation or possibly he can kill
Ulysses S. Grant. Which viii he do?"
If the Washington correspondent of
the Ne1g York Tribune is correct, Grant
to do the latter, for he is re-
ported as saying that expansion, ex-
cept as dictated by the actual and
pressing wants of the people," would
be very hurtful. But that is so in
definite as to leave him a loop-hole to
crawl through by approving the infa-
tioO hill
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-07

THE great variety and ingenious
character Of the claims which, II these
latter days, are presented against the
government, leads the Minneapolis Iri-
Bune to suggest that 'the fact that
Barbara Frietchie has not appeared in
Washington with a claim of S25, 900 for
holding the national flag out Of her
window in Fredericktown and soaring
Robert E. Lee, goes far to prove that
Whittier was fooled in that little trans
action, and that 3. F. is a myth"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-07

Ii the Providence Press is correct,
neither Gen. Burnside nor Exon
gresham Dixon viii be the next Sena-
tor from Rhode Island. That Journal
says that the popular verdict, as ex-
pressed by the late election, was against
both these aspirants, and in favor of
some man who has not been so promi-
nent in forcing himself upon the peo-
pie. 1t also says that this unknown
candidate will be elected, unless the
Legislature is influenced by corrupt
appliances. As the Legislature is over.
whelmingly Republican, there is fear
that these appliances viii be brought
to bear.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-07

THE Washington Republican, one of
the Grant organs at the capital, says of
R. J. Hinton, who ~confesses to have
been placed on the pay-roIs of the cen
sus and pension bureaus, and to have
drawn pay for q months and II days,
while performing no service, being in
the employ Of a Republican partisan
committee:
'Truly he is hedged about with diff
%culties, all of which, however, serve to
~exemplify the truth of the old adage,
that it is a dirty bird that fouls its
own nest"
Not a word of condemnation of the
officers by whose act Hinton was placed
on the payroll.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-07
Original

OTATE OF TENNESSEE, DAVIDSON
y County,. W. Walton VS.. c. c. Harris.-In
this cause it appearing to the satisfaction of the
Court, from affidavit OF plaintiff, that thedefend-
ant is a nonresident of the State OF Tennessee,
80 that the ordinary process of law cannot be
served on him, and that said defendants indebt-
ed to plaintiff in the sum Of $50, due by &C
count: 1t is therefore ordered that publication
be made in the Union and American, a news
paper published in the city of Nashville, for four
consecutive weeks, 50 as to compel said defend
ant 70 appear before NE at my Office, in the
city or Na.hyiIe, on Thursday, It'll day of May,
1874, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, to plead, answer or de-
muir TO said attachment, or the same will be
taken as confessed and set for hearing ex Parte.
Given under my hand this 9Th dav of April,
1874. JAMES EVERETT, j. P.
AM Oauat
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-07

THE escapes of R. chefortfrom French
surveillance has created, it is said, con-
siderable excitement among the lecture
bureaus in this country. But there is
considerable doubt whether he has ac-
CURED sufficient knowledge Of the En-
gish language to make himself under
stood, should he come to this country
and attempt to lecture.