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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-22
The Story of Five Aces.

1t is story of five aces, says an ex-
change. 1t was at the Hot Springs of
Arkansas, where only gentlemen and Ia
dies-not ordinary men and wOmen-gO.
Ephraim Taggart, Of Mississippi. and
Colonel Charles Gordon, of Galveston,
Texas, were there, and they were engaged
in pleasant game of cards. Mr.. Taggart
lost all his money, and then, with two aces
in his hands, put up his watch against $500,
and called. The Colonel, with much suav-
ity, and like amount of presence Of
mind, showed three aces, and Immediately
raked in the watch.
Then for some remarkable reason
Ephrlam Taggart got angry and said there
had been cheating; he never in his life be-
cards had five aces. Colonel Gordon had
no time to argue the matter, however. He
could simply see the fact that he had been
insulted by the Mississippian. Most men,
it strikes US, would have stopped to reflect
as to how the extra ace came in the misera-
BILE pack. Colonel Gordon merely remarked
that he had been insulted, and drawing q
knife stabbed Ephriam Taggart to the
heart, quietly remarking as he wiped the
knife that he guessed that would settle it.
1t was q most dignifed argument from be-
ginning to end on the part of Colonel Cor
don. That excellent man could see nothing
but the astounding fact that his honor had
been insulted, and could reach no conclu-
sion but the one at the point of his knife
sometimes rudely mentioned as murder.
The refined society at Hot Springs quite
unreasonably conceived it duty, however,
to call up Colonel Gordon at sort
of courtmartial. There the Colonel
stopped to consider the matter IN seve-
raj of its bearings, and magnanimously ex-
planned. There were five aces in the pack
that nobody could deny. But had there
never been similar accidents before! How
should he know his opponent in the game
held the extra ace! He was not clalrvOy-
ant, and did not pretend to any extra wis
dom as to cards. He was gentleman, aud
he simply knew that his honor had been at
stake. He had played q friendly game With
Ephraim Taggart, and that person had
charged him with cheating. What might a
gentleman dot His hearers must reflect that
murder was his only refuge from blasted
character. The statement, we need hardly
remark, had its appropriate effect. The
courtmartial gently censured Colonel Cor
don for being "Overhasty in defending his
honor" and then let him 20; first, however
we doubt not, inviting him to supper; and
the next day the body of the too thought
less and unhappy Ephraim Taggart was
laid In the most convenient graveyard
And We shall not visit the Hot Springs oi
Arkansas this year. The weather is toe
warm. and the journey too long and dusty
Neao York Herald.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-22

NEW ORLEANS WEDNESDAY, JULY

he declared, existed only in his nephews
imagination, and the other part consisted
of e1sggerations. This was pretty strong.
but it was justified by many circumstantisl
facts detailed in the course of heightened
examination. Thus the outcome Of this
episode is that the censor is himself CEN
sured; his denunciations Of highly respect
able trade are utterly discredited, and our
much n.aligned tea-to borrow the phrase
ology of the Sessions shouse-leaves the court
without stain on its character, unless the
'coloring' or "fscing," which even Mr..
jackson, ST., admits. can be said to consti-
tute blot on its good name. We fancy
(remarks London paper this is very
fair inference from all that has taken place.
Cheap tea will not "pay" for any extensive
adulteration; while the coloring of scented
caper to meet the demand for green, if a
common practice once, is now not much in
use, for the simple reason that colored teas
have been found out, and the public will
not have them.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-22
COURT RECORD.
TUESDAY, JULY 81, 1874.
Superior District Court.

Superior District Court.
City of New Orleans VS.. p. Fortier ct ais.
Petition alleges that by act of March 16,
1870. the City Charter, the city has full con-
troll and absolute authority over all build
ings, whar yes, etc., of a public nature, over
ali parts of the port of New Orleans rela-
tive to commerce; that it is about to i'm
prove such property between Lower Line
and Peters streets; that defendants are
unlawfully obstructing and interfering with
the city in making these improvements,
and prays for an injunction restraining
them from further interference.
First District Court.
INFORMATIONs FILED.
Assault and battery-Jean Lagnet.
Larceny-Edward West.
NoLLE PRosEoUI ENTERED.
Larceny-Laura Smith.
ACQUITTED.
Larceny-Peter Thomas, Alice Jones,
John Eppes.
Wounding less than mayhem-C. Wa
kenfeld.
Larceny-Eugene Francois, Robert Boon,
Ellen Edenburg.
SENTENCED.
Larceny-Edward Jones, Aleck Edwards.
Two years each in the Penitentiary.
Assault with dangerous weapon-C.
Barrett, alias Cotoumeski One month in
Parish Prison.
Second District Court.
Successions of Wooley r. and Mary Cox,
Dominique Bouligny, Joseph N. Carroll
and John Watson opened.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-22
New Rice.

A sample of this years crop of rice was
received at the REPUBLICAN Office yesterday
morning. This shows the Louisiana crop
to be in advance of that Of South Carolina.
This new rice is from the plantation of Mr..
William Harris, in st. Charles parish. 1t
was milled in this city at the Perseverance
Rice Mill of Messrs. L. Fernandez & Co.
The sample shows the rice to be OF the best
quality.
The rice crop of Louisiana has more than
doubled within the last five years, The
amount produced in 1901 was 1897 bar
rels 1t is estimated that the present crop
will amount to 10000 barrels
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-22

IMPROVED REAL ESTATE AT AUCTION BY
THE SHERIFF.-Attention is called to the
sales at auction to be made this day at
noon, at the Merchants and Auctioneers'
Exchange, Royal street, by the sheriff OF
the parish of Orleans. Said sales comprise:
l. A piece of ground, together with the
buildings and improvements thereon, stu
ated on the Metairie ridge, partly in the
parish of Jefferson, and partly in the parish
of Orleans.
2. Fourteen lots of ground, with all the
improvements thereon, situated in the
Second District of this city, on st. Louis,
Solomon and st. David streets. Two OF
said lots are corner lots.
For full particulars and terms see adver'
tisementS.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-22
TERMS. sl2 90 PER ANNUE-
WHOLE NUMBER 224O.
care is to be taken to prevent striking in-
n0cent Indians,
eat Of Awapah0es.

Defeat Of Awapah0es.
CHICAGO, July 2l.-A telegram has been
received at Sheridan's headquarters from
Lieutenant Olmstead, in Wyoming Terri
tory, dated the sixteenth, announcing the
defeat of the Arrapahoes by Captain Bates.
Twenty-Five Indians we're killed. The loss
of the troops is small.
Bloody Comanches.
Large numbers of C0manches are on the
war path, and have had several bloody en-
gagements with the United States soldiers.
A General Indian Uprising.
Old Indian traders predict general up
rising of the Indians. Their barbarities
seem to be unrestrained. Great alarm is
felt in the whole Indian Territory.
Outrage In Texas.
GALVESTON, July 2l.-A Ne,cs (Austin)
Late intelligence received by Adjutant
General Steele, from the Indian Territory,
states that on June % the COmanchee,
Kiowas and Cheyennes attacked settle
ment at Doley's Wells, the Panhandle of
Texas, and were repulsed with loss of fif
teen Killed and twenty three wounded and
q large number OF horses killed.
Three surveyors in the employ of Hook
bush g. Armstrong were killed by the In
dians near Antelope Hills.
Friendly Indians are collected around the
Wichita agency. The warriors and young
men are all upon the war path.
A Company Of Cavalry W0rseed.
It is reported that q company of United
States cavalry was attrcked at Otter creek,
four men killed and all of their horses cap
tured.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-22
Supplies for the Destitute.
At the last meeting of the general relief
committee the following report was received:


committee the following report was received:
New ORLEANS, July 20, 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, l32, Az pounds Of NEAL
1854 barrels of crackers, 146l sacks cotton
seed, 1920 barrels of meal, 32l sacks of salt
90 barrels of beans, 1922 sacks of corn, 1885
barrels of flour. 1886 sacks COW peas, l6l
cases of drugs, $40 packages garden seed,
and sundries.
We have also received from the United
States government GIL barrels pork, 9l79
barrels meal, 1864 barrels crackers, 1907
barrels beans, 49,, ,9s9 pounds meat. $4,000
foraging caps, $4,000 blOuses, q, 1000 pairs
shoes. and 1000 blankets; making our total
receipts from all sources to date, as follows:
2O95 barrels pork, L. ,l45, ,S72 pounds meat, 1899
barrels crackers, 146l sacks cotton seed, 1929
barrels beans, 1886 sacks COW peas, 1896
barrels meal, S577 sacks corn, 1868 barrels
flour, 326 sacks SALT l62 cases drugs, 626
packages garden seed and sundries.
Our total shinments to date have been:
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-22
CORPORATIONS,
A MENDMENT TO CHARTER,

Be it known that on this eighteenth dAy of June,
A. D. 1874 and the nioety eighth of tn. indepen.
dence of the United States of America, before me,
Joseph Cohn. notary public in and for the parish
and city of New Orleans, duly commissioned and
Frederick Del B0ndo. president; Herman Luber-
bier vice president, and Emile Maier, secretary;
ANCE COMPANY OF NEW ORLEANS, hereinafter
undersigned who declared that at genera! meet
ing of the stockholders of said company held IN
the tenth day of June 1874, three-fourths of the
stock represented at said meeting asserting, 1t
was
Resolved, That the capital stock of the company
shall be and is hereby reduced from $500 900, as
fixed in article three in said charter, to $500 900
by corresponding reduction in the number of
shares from 5000 to 1000 shares of 100 each, the
said reduction to be effected by the converting of
each three of the old shares into two OF the new
shares under this resolution.
Thus done and passed in my Office at said city,
in presence of Charles F. Barry and Eusebe Bouny,
competent witnesses, who sign this act with said
parties and me, notary.
Original signed:
Pred belBondio President; H. Zuberbier Vice
President; E. Maler, Secretary; H. +. Klumpp, F.
NJ Zeigler, Phi. D. Mayer J. Hassinger, Hugo Red
WITT, Miller Dlelmann, Charles F. Barry, Z.
Bouny.
JOSEPH COIN, Notary Public.
cages in and for the city and parish of Orleans,
do hereby certify that the foregoing act of amend
ment of incorporation of the Germsnia Insurance
Company of New Orleans. has been duly recorded
in my Office. according to law, In book Nc. Is,
'' ~ 6. C.DARcANTEL, Deputy Recorder.
New Orleans, June Is, 1874
I, notary. certify the foregoing to be true copy
of the original act on file In my Office.
anS :es es eSSs
ie1 ss1f I'm ~ JOSEPH COIN, Notary Public.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-22
Relief.

The following contributions were received
at the Mayors Office July 81, 1874:
Richmond, Virginia, Sunday contribu-
tions, through A. M. Kelley, Mayor, $98 g.;
San Francisco, Wells, Fargo & Co.'s
Express, collected at various agencies,
through Lucien Hermann, Jr., Joseph G..
Eastland and William Ford, committee,
$4,000 gold, producing in currency $44Oo;
New York, Thomas G. Brown and ethers,
jewellers, watch importers and manufac-
turers of silverware, through E. A. Tyler,
fifty donations making in all s24O2), s4O2.
Total, $4,000 62.
Total contributions to date, s2lO. .433 81.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-22
Funeral Notice.

The funeral of the late Captain Frank T..
Hatch will take place at half-past two
o'clock to-day at the residence of J. M. G..
Parker, Esq, No. 270 Felicity street. The
friends of the deceased are invited to attend.
The remains will be taken to the depot of
the Mobile road, head of Canal street, for
removal to the North.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-22
BY TELEG GRAPH
WASHINGTON.
Nexte

WASHINGTON, July 2l.-It is rumored
that General Wayne, of Savannah, Georgia,
will be appointed minister to Russia.
Acting Governor Davis Asks for Troops
to Maintain Order at vicksburg.
A telegram was received at the Executive
Mansion this morning from Acting Governor
Davis, of Mississippi. stating that party
feeling in Vicksburg was very high there
on account of the election to take place Au-
gust 4, and requesting the presence OF
United States troops to prevent an out
break.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-22

The Cincinnati Times has the following
item, which will be news in this State:
Louisiana seems to be afflicted with a
railroad accident epidemic at present. Over
seventy persons have been killed in that
State during the last month.
That an account Of those accidents we're
not published here shows that we lack in
venton.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-22
Tho Temperature.

The thermometer at Louis Frigerio's, No.
50 Chartres street, on July 81, stood as
follows: At 8 A. M, 80; at P. NJ, s9o;
ct P. NJ, $40. Lowest point during the
night Of July 20, 73o.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-22
THE WAR PATH.

The Unruly Indians 70 be Punished.
WASHINGTON, July 2l:-The Secretary Of
punish the guilty Indians wherever found,
even going upon their reservations, though
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-22
With only $40
With only $40

You can buy a whole ticket
You can buy a whole ticket
In the Louisiana State Lottery,
In the Louisiana State Lottery,
And make with a lucky number
And make with a lucky number
Ten thousand dollars.
Ten thousand dollars.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-22

Set speeches at banquet are always
made when the speaker is standing.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-22
MIsCELLANEOUS.

More Outlawry In Arkansas.
LITTLE ROCK, July 2l.-William Wallace,
brother, and Robert Wallace, cousin of Sid
Wallace, who was hanged at Clarksville last
(c0Nr1HuED OK ToVRTH PAQE.l
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-22

1t is the shepherdess-shaped hats that are
slaying young men at the watering places
this season.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-22
THE MOBILE LINE.

"H ~ =
On and after May 81, trains will leave depot
foot of Canal street, as follows:
Express and mail, daily. ............... 500 A. NJ
Sunday. .......'................ 3:J5P. NJ.
Throught night express daily. y........ 4:OO P. IL.
Coast accommodation. daily Except
Sunday Observation-Disclosures. $50 A. NJ.
EXPRESS and mail daily ...,,,....... $500 P. N.
Through night express daily. ..11:OO P. ID.
The P. NJ. express train will stop only at regu-
lar telegraph stations between this city and Ocean
Springs.
This is the only line running through Pullman
Palace Cars to Louisville Charlotte and Virginia
Office corner Camp and Common streets, opposite
City Hotel.
General Passenger Agent,
s. II. SCRANTON,
myI3 General Superintendent.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-22

NEW ORLEANS, ST. LOUIS
AND CHICAGO RAILROAD COMPANY,
fGREAT JACKSON ROUTEO
Trains depart and arrive as follows from Calliope
street depot.
Express nsrAs. 700 NJ Express. C:so P. NJ.
Mail. $500 P. NJ. Mail..,... 500 A. NJ.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars through to st.
Louis Chicago and Louisville.
Only one change Of sleeping cars to Eastern
cities
Tickets for sale and information given at No. q
Camp street. corner OF Common.
A. D. SHELDON, Agent.
ial21v T. d. FROST, General Manager.
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RAILROADS.
RAILROADS.
nOUND TRIP EXCURSION TICKETS
TO THE
VIRGINIA SPRINGS,
VIA LOUISVILLE.

Parties leaving New Orleans will find round trip
.,cnrso, tickets at greatly reduced rates, on
eale at Milan, Humboldt Memphis and Montgom.
ery. to all of the celebrated watering places Of
These tickets good, going Bast. for thirty
davs from date of sale, ana good returning until
November /.
By this route passengers have the advantage Of
through Pullman Palace cars from New Orleans to
Ohio river between Cincinnati and Huntington,
and dsylight ride over the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad passing through section of country
Astounding in scenery OF a most beautiful, plctur
esque and varied nature.
Ask for tickets to the
VIRGINIA SPRINGS VIA LOUISVILLE.
C. P. ATMORE,
iv- Su3t General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-22

Very respectfully,
Chairman Purchasing Committee.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-22
CLASS X,

TO be drawn in public at New Orleans.
On saturday, August 1, 1874.
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SCHEME.
Tickets only SO
APPROXIMATION PRIZES.

APPROXIMATION PRIZES.
approximations of 5000 each for the nine
remaining units of the came ten of the
number drawing the O,000 prize are. l,
approximations of 5000 each for the nine
remaining units Of the same ten of the
number drawing the $40 600 prize are. i,
approximations of 5000 each for the nine
remaining units Of the same ten of the
number drawing the S1O0 900 prize are. i,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-05-21
BrownIOw's Ultimatum to the
Negro.


If the members of the late cOlored
Convention can afford to present to the
world such evidences of base lngrati-
tude 10 myself, who has done more for
them than any other Tennessean, can
well afford to be Indifferent to their
abuse and despise their threats.
Senator BrownlOw manifests his Sim
difference to the extent of some three
columns in the Knoxville Chronicle,
these "few words being for the infor-
nation of the ''uninteliigent' members
of the recent Nashville Convention, and
elected by their Savage and childish as
saults." Its main feature is detailed
recital of what Brownlow has done for
the negroes of Tennessee. He claims to
have given them the right to sue and be
be sued, to sit on juTies, etc, and the
suffrage itself before their Northern
friends enfranchised the negroes in 9TH
er Southern States by Congressional re-
construction. In thus helping the race,
he braved the Opposition of thousands
of East Tennessee Union Soldiers who
had always been my friends" While
the negroes are thus indebted to him for
all they possess, the Senator claims that
he owes them nothing whatever, and IN
enfranchising them never expected their
votes. When he was elected Governor
In 1860, there were no cOlOfeu voters.
In 1867 he was elected by a majority of
1000, while the whole negro vote did
not exceed $4,000, so that he was elected
without their aid. There was not a
single cOlored man in the Legislature
which elected him to the United States
Senate. Therefore BroWnlOw argues
that he is not indebted to the negro for
anything. With candid bluntness, he
attributes his successive triumphs solely
to the policy of Acknowledgement
Union G american.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-05-21
The COIyar Farce.

There was but one decent man, politi-
eally speaking, mixed up with the Col
yar-Johnson farce last week in Nash
Vile, and he fell in among them like
bomb-shen. We clip frOmthe u. & AS
report:
Col. Thomas Boyers, of the Gallatin
Examiner, said that he had understood
that the present meeting was called for
the purpose of promoting harmony.
He was convinced that unless the Demo-
Gratis strike hands together the Radicals
viii carry the State. He had never read
the funding bill, and was no especial
supporter of the present State admins
tration. The paper just read lays down
certain propositions and dignities them
by the name of Esprinciples," whereas
the fact is there is no more principle"
involved in the funding or assessment
bill than there would be in a dog law.
Those bills are hot party measure, as
they were voted upon us by mem bers OF
both parties.
He denied that the State was in a blaze
Of excitement over the funding measure
and he regretted to see the word ''repu-
diatiOn" mentioned here. The people of
this State will not consent to any such
/ disgrace as a reputation of her debt,
and when you scale the State debt TO
three cents, you might as well Eepudl-
ate it at once. He was opposed to this
meeting assuming to lay down any plat
form, but hoped those present would adj
jOurn quietly and go home without do
ing anything further, leaving power
with the chair TO call another meeting IN
case Of emergency.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-05-21
Andrew johnson and the elm
famous Funding Bill.

Mr.. johnson seeks to denOunce the
funding and assessment laws, and at the
same time to avoid denouncing the
friends of the measures. OF course this
is proper, in most cases it is honest; but
Mr.. johnson has not been accustomed to
denounce a measure without a wholesale
arraignment of its authors. Why is
this, then? "Dad," unfortunately, is
somewhere funder this load of hay" in
the persons of his ablest and warmest
friends. 1IcGaughey, of Greene, man
of influence and ability, Blevins, of
Hawkins, a man of more influence and
organizing and working ability than
any other man in East Tennessee; Jno.
Flemming, of Knox, able and influen-
tial, leader at home, all labored day
and night for these very financial meas
ures. Blevins declared repeatedly that
he reflected JOhnson's views, and when
requested, if that was the case, to bring
Johnson's influence to bear on his
friends, either telegraphed or wrote to
him and johnson came. That he cast
his influence for the funding bill cannot
be doubted. If it had been cast against
it, his friends would not have voted for
it, for Johnson's friends regard his opin-
ion as law, especially those OF whom we
have spoken lGrksUilIe Tobacco Leaf.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-05-21
The Vanderbilt University.

1t will contain forty rooms, fronting
on two sides one hundred and seventy
six feet and one hundred and thirty-one
feet, will contain six large lecture rooms
thirty by forty, and six smaller rooms
eighteen by thirty, ten professors offices,
a library and museum, two literary
society halls, and five rooms devoted to
chemical laboratory The work which
has been already done is, we trust,
specimen of what it is to be. 1t will be
three stories high, have a north and
south tower, the former viii be one
hundred and fifty feet and the latter
one hundred and thirty feet high. The
building will be heated by steam, at cost
of nine thousand five hundred dollars,
which is the only contract which has not
been awarded to persons in Nashville.
The plot of ground which surrounds
this neble institution is seventy acres in
width. Many of the older institutions
are confined for want OF room, and hay
ing been warned by their example,
made this large enough. For the beau
ty of the prospect we have only to
glance at the surroundings, which are
beautiful, and go far to show that the
site is eligible for such an institution.
At present the old mansion which has
stood there for years will still be the
home of the President, and seven houses
for Professors will be erected next
month. The plans have all been sub
mitted to Mr.. Vanderbilt and approved.