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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-21

This statement includes about one-half
the overtowed districts, and to arrive at
clearer figure parties having knowledge in
this matter will confer a favor by forward
ing the news.
Judge Dewing proposed that committee
OF ten De appointed to obtain further infor-
nation and to assist in procuring relief.
The following is the committee: Hon. L. J.
Souer, chairman, Avoyelles; Judge E. F.
Dewing, Iberville; w. H. Pemberton, St.
Bernard; W. G. Lane, Baton Rouge; d. C.
Morgan, Ouachita; Hon. J. II. Crawford,
Madison: Colonel G. S. Sawyer, Concordia;
ID. L. Arant, mayor of Farmerville, Union;
Colonel A. w. Faulkner, Caldwell; j. F.
Wyche, Iberia; Senator w. w. Wharton.
Resolred, That Colonel A. w. Faulkner
Colonel John M. Sandidge, Hon. John Ray,
ID. Z. Morgan and Hon. 0. II. Brewster be
appointed committee to receive and dis
tribute, Immediately. the pro rata share of
any contributions offered or provided for
the relief OF the sufferers of the overAowed
districts on Black and Ouachita rivers and
tributaries, and that they name the per-
sons and places to which the same shall be
consigned.
The following committee of conference
was appointed:
Messrs. Brewster, of Ouachita; Halstead,
of Iberville; Sawyer, of Concordia; Souer,
of Avoyelles.
The meeting adjourned subject to call.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-21
To Assist the Unfortunafes.

There was a meeting in the Senate
Chamber last evening, called to consider
the necessities of the times, necessities
growing out of the several overfows above
and below this point. 1t is well known
that thousands Of people have been almost
totally deprived of all means of subsistence,
and forced to leave what once were their
homes, and now they are compelled to ask
assistance from the more fortunate.
The meeting was mainly composed of
representatives from the overhowed sec
tons, who desire to assist in collecting con-
tributions and forwarding them to proper
places. One of the objects of this meeting
was to learn something about the number
of people who have been made destitute by
high water.
Senator Wharton, OF Iberville. was called
to the chair, and Mr.. Reber. of Concordia,
was chosen secretary.
Mr.. Faulkner, of Caldwell, furnished an
estimate of the number of destitute persons,
the best of his ability 40 f,IIors.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-21

VALUABLE IMPROVED REAL ESTATE AND
MORTGAGE NOrEs AT AUCTION BY DHE
SHERIFF.-Particula attention is called
to the sales at auction to be made
this day, at noon, at the Merchants and
Auetioneers' Exchange, Royal street, by
the sheriff of the parish of Orleans. Said
Gales comprise:
l. lot ground, with all the buildings
and improvements thereon, situated in the
Fourth District of this city, on Felicity
street, between Annunciation and Laurel
streets.
=. Two lots of ground, with the buildings
and Improvements thereon, situated in the
Second District of this city, on st. Peter
and Orleans streets, between Tonti and
Rocheblave streets.
3. And three mortgage notes, each for
the sum OF four thousand dollars, bearing
interest.
For full particulars and terms see adver-
tisements.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-21
WASHINGTON.
Postal Treaty with France.

WASHINGTON, April 20.-The new postal
treaty between the United States and
France has been brought to close. NJ
Bartholdi, the French minister, and Post.
master General Creswell having agreed
upon the basis of treaty which will estab
lish an international letter rate of two cents
or fifty centimes for each half ounce in this
country, or ten granmes in France, each
country to return the postage collected there.
in and to pay for transportation of the mails
to the other. Prepayment will be optional,
but want of it will subject letters to a fine
of five cents or twenty-five centimes, to be
returned by the country collecting it. There
are to be no postal accounts between the
two countries.
Nomination.
John S. Andrews, postmaster Jackson.
vile, Florida.
Combinations.
Thomas Russell, minister to Venezuela:
benton, postmaster, Bainbridge, Georgia:
Droney, Brownsville; Jones, Dallas, Texas.
Died.
Samuel Milligan, Associate Justice of the
United States Court of Claims, died to-day.
Recognition Of Cuba.
Mr. Poland, of Vermont, introduced
Joint resolution for the recognition of Cuba.
A Recusant Witness Explains, and Is For.
given.
George II. Patrick, of Alabama, witness
IN the Busted impeachment case, was dis
charged from the custody of the sergeant
alarms, he having given satisfactory ex-
cuse for non-attendance.
The Eads Bill.
1t now appears that the motion will be
entered tomorrow in the House to recon.
NIT the Eads jettv bill, which had been
made the special order for tomorrow.
Dispatch Of Congressman Morey to Mayor
Cobb, Of Boston.
General Morey to-day sent the following
dispatch to the mayor Of Boston:
TO Hon. s. Cobb. Mayor ofBoston, Massachusetts.
trust that my native city NAV not be
behind any other in the promptness and
generosity Of her response to the appeaI
'f the suffering people of my adopted State
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-21
UNSIGNED BILLS.
A Statement from the Governor.

In response to an inquiry from large
holder of State and city securities, Gov
ernor Kellogg, we are informed, has ad-
dressed a letter stating that there are no
bills before him for signature or awaiting
his approval which involve the financial or
commercial interests of the State to any
very serious extent, but that there are some
measures which. in his judgment, would be
prejudicial to the public interests if allowed
to become laws; and as, under the constitu
ton, he is unable to veto any bill received
after the adjournment of the Legislature
until the first day of the next session, he
proposes, in order to relieve all public anx.
iety On this matter, to publish list of bills
reported passed which will not receive his
official approval. This course he has already
taken with regard to bill relating to elec.
tions, and as soon as the pressure of busi-
ness arising from the disastrous crevasses
and overfows is in some measure relaxed
he will pursue the same method in regard
to other bills.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-21
in this the hour of their great need. Such
disastrous flood has never been known
before in the Mississippi valley, and the
extent of the suffering is appalling.
FRANK MOREY
NEW YORK.

The Canal Across the Isthuus,
NEW YORK, April 20.-A letter from the
On1ted States steamer Saranac states that
the lnteroceanic canal commissioner. with
commander Hull, have made trip up the
to the Pacific
Ihe commission is yet to examine the
Aralo route under Captain Selfridge. who
has arrived at Panama.
woman Murdered by a Masked Burglar.
The police has been informed by tele
graph from Nanucet, near this city, that
masked burglar, who had effected an an
trance into her house. The murderer in
haste to escape, left behind his hat Snd
mask.
The Insurance Fraud.
The examination in the cases of Dr.. Uling,
Louise Germs and Charles Fink, for cor
spring to defraud the Merchants' Life In
surance Company of $4,000 was concluded
this afternoon in the Tobms Police Court.
A motion to discharge the prisoners was de-
MED, and the doctor and Louise were each
committed for trial in default of $4,000 bail.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-21
NEW ORLEANS, TUESDAY, APRIL 2l, 1874
. The Levees and the High Water,

The river in front Of our city has fallel
still more, SO much that the Mississippi a
this point is no longer an object of yer,
| great interest.
| Attention is now directed toward the lake
| as old Potchartrain ia swelling, and yester
day was only one foot below the high watel
OF 1871. Metairie ridge is but two feet foul
inches higher than the lake surface today
The Bienville street draining machine
resumed operations Sunday uight, conse
quently the water that flooded the valley
between the two navigation canals has dis
appeared. The canal levees are supposed
to be tolerably safe, but Surveyor Bell
keeps men watching them closely.
Mayor Wilt yesterday appointed the fol.
lowing distributing committee: Messrs.
John Phelps, Aristide Mary, D. F. Kenner,
Robert Hare, B. F. Joubert, j. T. Hardie,
j. U. Payne, J. S. Airey, John NJ Sandidge,
A. G. Ober, d. Lanaux and T. D. Miller.
Governor Kellogg yesterday received the
following:
MONROE, La, April 20, 1874
To ". P. Kellogg, Governor of louisiana
have just arrived. The trip from New
Orleans here gave me an opportunity to see
the extent of the flood. The country is un-
der water from Monroe to the mouth of the
Red river. Ten thousand people will soon
be on the point of starvation. Immediate
relief is needed. l will telegraph Morev
to-day. ROBERT RAY.
The following selections are from our
country exchanges. The West Baton Rouge
Sugar Planter says:
Last Monday, when the levee on the old
Soniat plantation gave signs of weakness,
request for assistance was sent over to
Major Stansbury, United States army, at
the garrison, and that officer promptly dis
patched Lieutenant Vedder with twenty
five men to the dangerous point A days
work having placed the levee in good con-
dition, the lieutenant and his command re-
turned to Baton Rouge. In behalf of our
people we return thanks to Major Stans
bury and Lieutenant Vedder for the prompt
ness with which they responded to the cali.
Colonel S. Colwell, tax collector, took a
spade and assisted laborers on the levee.
The Republican Pioneer says that the
broken levee in front of L. Elfer's place is
closed, and the river is falling.
The Iberoille Republican compliments the
colored men of that section for their valu-
able services when called on to work on the
broken levee.
The same paper says that Mr.. G. l.. Gas
kell, a merchant OF Plaquemine, was ap'
pointed captain of a levee guard.
The Dunn Leader, St. Franclsville, fur.
nishes partial statement of the great losses
in that section. 1t also pictures sad scenes,
and says that last Monday the water was
from six inches to two feet deep in the town.
Mr. Savage, chief of police of Boston,
telegraphed to Chief Badger, asking him
what could be done for our destitute. Gen
eral Badger sent an appropriate reply.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-21

Capital broke loose at the drawing of the
Louisiana State Lottery last Saturday.
-Four lucky individuals, viz: Albert Dodge,
NO. 42l1z Constance street; Edmond Dol
liole, No. 5O7 st. John Baptist street; N.
Mellinger, No. 22o Ursulines street. New
Orleans, and John r. Jarrett, of Mariana.
Arkansas, an Arkansas traveller, were all
baptized in wealth by being holders each of
one eighth of ticket No. 6si2 which drew
the $50, 900 prize. Joseph Cordogan, of No.
464 Decatur street, also certi6es that he
got away with like sized slice of the
$4,000 prize, he being the holder of one
eighth of ticket No. 1869, which came out
for Joseph.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-21
The River Excursion To day.

The members of the Grand Army of the
Republic and their friends will today in
dulge In an excursion up the river, leaving
Canal street by steamboat P. w. Strader at
P. NJ. A fine band of music will
be on board. The boat will go to the
Bonnet Care crevasse, and return by the
best moonlight that can be procured for the
occasion. Ladies will go with the party,
and there will be dancing on the steamer
and coed time generally.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-21
Benefit Excursion for the Crevasse Suf-
ferers.

1cfcrS.
BY reference to the advertisement on our
second page, it will be seen that Captain
John j. Brown, of the steamer William S.
Pike, proposes, on Thursday next, making
an excursion to the Bonnet Carre crevasse,
leaving his wharf, at the head of Canal
street, at 3 P. NJ. and returning by moon
light, in time to witness the process
sion OF the Disciples of TLespis. the pro-
ceeds of the trip TO be handed over to Will
liam S. Pike, Esq, to be by him expended
for the benefit of the sufferers by the cre-
vase in the parishes of Iberville. West
Baton Rouge and Pointe Coupee. Fare for
the round trip only one dollar.
This offers rare opportunity for our
citizens to have a daylight view of the
coast and its surroundings and the Gre
vase, on frst-class, safe steamer, and
under the command of one Of our most
popular and competent captains.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-21

Prompt to the call of distress, as he
always is, Mr.. James S. Clark yesterday
sent to Mayor Wiltz his check for $50, for
the relief of our up country neighbors who
are impoverished and rendered destitute by
the overflow.
Colonel George B. johnson and the clerks
in the Office of the tax collector of the First
District promptly got together $50, which
they applied to the same worthy object.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-21

SHERIFF's SALE AT AUCTION FOR CITY
IAxEs.-We call public attention to the
sale at auction to be made this day at
noon, at the Merchants and Auctioneers' Ex-
change by the sheriff of the parish of Or
leans, for city taxes. of valuable improved
real estate situated in the Second District
of this city, on Rampant, Customhouse and
Bienville streets. For full particulars and
terms see advertisement.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-21
Iime-l:594, 2;0A, 1:551e

To-day, if the weather continues fine, we
will have some good sport. The first race
promises to be most interesting, and the
second race will no doubt be very pretty.
The third race has but two contestants,
Silent Friend and Chief Engineer, and this
appears to be rather one sided for much
fun.
We have already mentioned that there
was very large attendance yesterday,
when all the circumstances are taken into
consideration. To the ladies we would say
that the roads to the Far Grounds are in
good condition, the water having entirely
subsidized. We know that the dear creatures
are great admirers of the noble sport, and
we have been informed that many were
deferred from venturing out yesterday on
account OF apprehension that the approaches
to the course were in bad order.
The delay occasioned by the late rains
has enabled many turtles and visitors
from our sister cities opportunity to be here
at the finish of the meeting. Mr.. w. H.
Wilkins, the secretary of the Natchez
Jockey Club, was on the course yesterday.
Should we have fair weather to day we can
promise large attendance.
In the pools last night, in the first race,
handicap at mile and quarter, Sallie
Watson was choice at $40O, Ortolan next at
$500, B. F. Carver $l2o, the field, composed
of Nellie r. and Hunkidori, bringing only
s35.
In the pools for the second race, a mile
and half for all ages, Meta H. brought
$3.50, Edwin Adams $50, Bessie Lee S3s,
and Captain Hutchinson $2S
In the third race, two mile heats, Silent
Friend ranked at $3.50, and Chief Engineer
$40
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-21

A Western lady, who was married in
the meantime" thinks there should be q
statute of limitations against the reappear.
ance Of long lost husbands.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-08-06
STORY OF A F0UNDLiAG.
BY ROBERT CHAMBERS.

About eighty years ago Mr.. Gordon
of Arnoch, in Aberdeenshire, tall
castle situated upon rock overlooking
the sea, was one stormy night alarmed
by the firing of a gun. apparently from
distressed vessel. Collecting his
dependents and furnishing himself with
lights and ropes, he hurried down to
the beach amid the peltings of one of
the severest storms he had any recol-
lection of. On arriving there. he and
his people could discern no ship; they
saw no light: they heard no cry. But.
searching about. they found an infant
lying in kind officiating crib or cradle,
as if it had been brought ashore from a
persisted vessel by the force of the
winds and the waves. The young
stranger was removed to the castle and
taken care of. and in the morning there
were indubitable signs of shipwreck on
the beach, but no other person seemed
to have got ashore.
Mr.. Gordon, unable to trace the his
tory of the infant lit was a female),
brought her up with his own daughters,
and became as much attached to her as
to any of his children. The founding
received, in all respects. the same treat
ment and the same education as the
young ladies with whom she was ass J.
ciated, and in time she grew to woman 5
estate. About that time a similar
storm occurred. Mr.. Gordon hurried
as usual to the shore, but this time was
so happy as to receive shipwrecked
party, among whom was a. gentleman
passenger. After comfortable night
spent in the castle, this stranger was
next morning surprised by the entrance
of the young ladies, upon one of whom
he fixed gaze of the greatest interest.
us this your daughter. tool" said
he to his kind host. "No, said Mr..
Gordon; ''but she is as dear to me as if
she were And then he related the
story of the former storm, and of the
discovery of the infant upoRthe beach.
At the conclusion the stranger said
with much emotion that he had all rea.
son to believe that the young lady was
his own niece. He then stated the cir
cumstances Of a sisters return from
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-08-06

II went into the cabin for my rife
and as | was preparing to fire, Bill
Darling, Newfoundlander, came on
deck, and looking at the monster, ex-
claimed, putting up his hand, ''Have a
care, master; that ere's a squid, and
will capsize us if you hurt him,
Smiling at the idea. | let fly and hit
him, and with that he shook; there was
a great ripple all around him. and he
began to move.
8 Out with all your axes and knives,
shouted Bill, and cut at any part OF
him that comes aboard; look alive, and
Lord help US!
Not aware of the danger, and never
having seen or heard Of such monster,
| gave no orders, and it was no use
touching the helm or ropes to get out
of the way. By this time, three of the
crew, Bill included, had found axes,
and one rusty cutlass, and all were
looking over the ships side at the ad-
vancing monster. We could now see
a huge oblong mass moving by jerks
just under the surface of the water, and
an enormous train following; the oblong
body was at least half the size of our
vessel in length and just as thick; the
wake or train might have been one hun
dred feet long.
In the time that have taken to
write this the brute struck us, and the
ship quivered under the thud; in an
other moment, monstrous arms like
trees seized the vessel and she heeled
over in another second the monster
was aboard, squeezed in between the
two mats, Bill screaming, Slash for
your lives but all our slashing was of
no avail, for the brute, holding on by
his arms. slipped his vast body over
board, and pulled the vessel down with
him on her beam-ends; we were thrown
into the water at once, and just as I
went over caught sight Of one Of the
crew, either Bill or Tom Fielding,
squashed up between the masts and one
of those awful arms; for few seconds
our ship lay on her beam-ends, then
filled and went down; another of the
crew must have been sucked down, for
we only picked up five; the rest you
know. can't tell who run up the en-
sign, "JAMEs FLOYD,
Late Master Schooner PEARL
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-08-06

India, corresponding to the time Of the
shipwreck, and explained how it might
happen that Mr.. Gordon's inquiries for
the parents Of the child had failed.
''She is now he said, IAN orphan; but
her father has left her he bulk of his
fortune, to be bestowed upon her if she
should ever be found
All these things being fnlly substan-
tiated by the stranger, it became neces-
sary that the young lady should leave
Arnoch to put herself under the care of
new protector; but this was bitter
trial, and she could at last be recon-
ciled to quit Arnoch only on the condi-
ton that one of her friends, the daugh-
ter of Mr.. Gordon, should accompany
her. This was consented to, and the
whole party soon after left Scotland to
proceed to Gottenburg, in Sweden,
where her uncle carried on large mer-
camille concern.
There is no further romance in the
tale as far as the lady was concerned;
for fact does not always go as fiction
would. But a curious circumstance re-
suited, nevertheless, from the ship
wreck. Miss Gordon was wooed and
won at Gottenburg by young Scot
fish merchant named Erskine, son of
Erskine of Cambo, in Fife-a youth of
narrow fortunes, with seventeen per-
sons between him and the title and
estates Of the Earl of Kelley. The sew
enteen died, and this young man became
an earl. More than this, a sister of
Miss Gordon was, through the same
connection of circumstances, married to
a younger brother of the former, who
succeeded to this title. Thus, through
the accident of the shipwreck, two
daughters of an Aberdeenshire laird
became Countesses Of Kelley. Unfor-
tunately neither had any children, so
that the title has reverted to the Earl
of Mar. the representative of the family
of which that of Kelley was a branch.
Since the preceding was written the
earIdoms of Mar and Kelley have been
disjointed, in consequence Of the Earl
of Mar and Kelley having died without
issue, in 1866, when the earldom of Mar
passed to heirs general, and the earl
dom of Kelley to heirs-male.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-08-06
A Thrilling Ghost Story.
from the Dubuuue Herald.

On Friday night, July 10th, the raft
steamer Chauncy Lamb was moored at
Frenchtown. three miles below Clayton
City. At about the witching hour Of
ten in the evening the officers and crew
were startled at some strange noises
which came from the hold, and two Of
the more courageous and daring went
down to see what it was. To their as
constituent the coal commenced flying
up so thick and fast that they were
almost frightened out Of their wits, and
they got out of there in hurry. But
they looked back, and to their horror
saw something with a mans face, and
supposed to weigh about two hundred
pounds. The object was of bright
red color, and without any feet.
1t glided about like a shadow
along the ropes and all over
the boat. The mate shot at it,
and some of the crew dubbed it with
coal, and without any apparent effect.
Then the mate spoke to it and asked
what it wanted. 1t replied in sepul-
chral voice that it wanted the captain.
The crew went for that officer, but
found him locked up in his room, and
he could not be prevailed upon to come
out-''he would die there first"
At this stage of affairs the men were
terribly frightened, and Il was told, "
says our correspondent, ''that men of
IS years Of age cried as children cry
soon after the maternal watch with
hard-soled slippers has discovered them
in the preserve jar The ladies left
the be-deviled craft and hurried away
down the railroad track.
This nameless thing kept the crew
company until 3 o'clock in the morn
ing. One species of it's insane recrea-
ton was to ring the bells on the boat;
every one of them rung like blazes.
The hands cut the bell ropes, but still
the bells rang on, and the steam whistle
soon added it's sharp notes in the COM
mon din. 1t kept up it's eagle scream
until big boat came near to see what
manner of distress the Lamb was in.
The passengers had all been awakened
by the pandemonium on the Chauncy,
and they imagined the boat was on fire.
The affrighed Chauncy men, embold-
ened by the arrival Of the other boat,
hustled out on shore, the very hair on
their head standing; and with good
reason too, for large number of sticks
Of wood from the boats hold, few up
and went as high as the tree tops, and
then fell back into the hold again.
This last act of diabolism closed the
nights horrors, but when the captain
came out of his room in the morning he
looked like man who had had about
twenty minutes over due time in Turk
ish bath. He ordered the crew to put
the boat out. They at first refused to
obey orders, but finally concluded to
run the boat into Dubuque and abandon
her. We expect soul-quaking report
when the crew reach this haven.