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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-18
a. brownsville to procure lighters at Masa-
Moras Tor the purposes Of landing goods
NEW YORK.
An Interessins Trin,.

NEW YORK, September l7-Comm:s,iouer
Osborne to-day continued the examination
in The case of Z. Naultener, charged with
attempting to negotiate $1,000 registered
United States fve-twenty bond which had
been tamperet with. Colonel Wood. ex.
chief OF the United States seere: service.
testified to having given the bond TO Maui.
tener, and that the bond had been altered; ;
he led Naultener to believe i. was
one OF the bonds stolen from the safe of
BENJAMIN Nathan on the night OF his
murder, and told him to go to tie Nathan
family and negotiate with them abou; the
recovery of the bonds. He admitted ,ha.
the bond was part OF the proceed. of a
bank robbery in Philadelphia, and that he
did not forbid Naultener to negotiate it.
He refused to give any explanation of his
conduct. Commissioner Osborne intimatet
that he would issue warrant for Woods
arrest upon application of the District Al.
torney. The examination waa adjourned
until Saturday.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-18
- +. The Armisfice.

The cessation of hostilities and the
abandonment of an armed regime leaves
the community in a peaceful state of chaos.
The central police station was last evening
left in charge of Mr.. Boylan's police. aided
by the United States forces. There was a
twelve pound Napoleon gun in charge of
the forces. but the deserted streets offered
no opportunity for battle. Everything was
quiet and the streets were almost entirely
depopulated. No arrests were made except
few cases Of drunks.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-18

The Milwaukee Sentinel says: "Eight
years ago there was Bank of Madison. IL
busted. The cashier, John Slavan, is now
a common laborer in the coal mines of Ore.
gon, striving manfully to earn money to
pay the creditors of the bank. The presi-
dent, W. R. Taylor, now Governor of Wis
consin, is worth $l00, 900, and does not con-
cern himself about the creditors Of the
bank worth a cent
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-18

Ii man is hungry within an hour. more
or less. after regular meal, he is dyspep-
tic beyond question. and it shows that the
stomach is not able to work up what he
has eaten. so as to get nourishment out of
it; but. to eat again. and thus impose more
work, when it could do nothing for what
had. been already eaten. is an absurdity;
and yet all dyspeptics who eat whenever
they. are hungry do this very thing. and
thus aggravate and protract theis sufer.
ings.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-18
WASHINGTON.
Exactious of the Spanish Consul.

WASHINGTON, September 1.-THE COM
plant OF the Baltimore merchants
and ship owners about the exaction
by the Spanish consul Of that city of
tax of forty cents gold per pack.
age upon merchandise recently loaded
in an American vessel in that port. to be
landed in Cuba, has been received at the
made the subject Of earnest representation
to the Spanish government through tho
Secretary of State. 1t is understood
that Secretary Bristow has already ad.
dressed a communication to Secre.
tary Fish, inclosing the memorial of
the Baltimore merchants, in which they
ask to be relieved of the oppressive tax
demands by the Spanish authorities. It is
desirable that an early disposition of the
case should be made, as number of vessels
are waiting in several United States ports
the result Of the appeal, since, by the Span.
ish law enforced in Cuba, and other places
under Spanish jurisdiction, vessels arriving
without due authorization Of their papers,
are liable to seizure and sale.
The consul at Baltimore, it will be re-
membered, demanded payment of this tax
and forty per cent per package before he
would SO certify the ships papers as to
enter Cuban port, and the case being re-
ferred to the Spanish minister here he de-
cided that lower scale of taxation might
be made, which was adopted and paid. 1t
| is not denied that the consul had the right
to charge fee for certifying the ships
paper, but from beginning to end this tax
was distinctly demanded as a tax OF so
| much Der package on the merchandise,
amounting to several thousand dollars for
each case.
Damage By the Gale.
Information has been received at thu
| Treasury Department that during the gale
| Of the fourth and fifth instant, the custom
house and lighthouse at Brazos de Santiago,
Texas, were entirely swept away, with ali
| the records and papers. 1t is not known
| whether any lives were lost. The Treasury
Department today authorized the collecto,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-18
The Temperature.

The thermometer at Louis Frigecio's. No.
50 Chartres street. on September II. stood as
follows: At 8 A. NJ. s7o; at 2 p. NJ. 800:
at 6 p. NJ, 800. Lowest point during tho
night of September l6. 70o.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-18

It Is better to retrsce . wrong step than
to pursue . wrong course.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-18
BANKS AND BANKING.
elluE CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK

e1lHE CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK
IL . strictly legitimate bank for savings.
aeds.sd upon the plan Of popular and successful
nstitutons in New York and London. and incor.
po:a:ed April -. i'72 under special and favor
abe charter granted by the Legislature Of the
state OF Louisiana. with an authorized capita! OF
6:s,.coa
Interest s.s per cent per annum.
Deposits Of tea cents and upward received.
4. deposits are payable on demand.
Open dai:v from . 4. N. TO P. NJ. and on Satus.
s,lay Svsnius from s.1 TO eight o'clock.
GRUEEWALD HALL,
No. - Bnronno street.
u. .SsNSER. IL GuBERHAroR.
Gash;er: - President
SoaHSoS ARMSTRONG. THOMAS HAsAM.
&. ". BvREASSs IL. GUBERNATOR,
msIly N. BBNNKR.
NEW OKLEANs SAVINGS iNsTITU.
IN TION, No. 156 Canal street. Trustees-Dr
". EewtOn Mercer. L. F. Generes, George Jonas
Thomas A. .adams, Thomas Allen Clarke, Charles
:. Leeds. David Urquhart, John @. Gaines, Carl
KoLuA Christian Schneider, Samuel Janison.
Interest Allowed On Deposits.
L. +. GENKRES. President.
CRAaiss E;LsHAw. Treasurer. mh2s ly
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-18
GIFT CONCERT.

A MOTHER CHANCE:
E;ftA and Last Gift Concert
N AID OF THA
PCBkiG library OF kENTCCkr.
POSTPONED TO
NOVEMBER so, 1874.
1SAWIN1 CERTAIN AT THAT DATE
, 1874-07-18
uch man IL thoy would oonsont to tako

such > msn II thoy would consent to tako
charge OF tho moans Of o1tinguishlng hfoa.
Whom found, ho should bo responsible to them,
and not, directly or remotely, to the capricos Of
ward cauous+ Tho mon who have to pay tho
lossos Of fire would 500 to It that ho and all Ills
6ubaltorns did their duty.
This would bo radical change in onr munio-
ipnl a'airs; but everybody seos that more disoip-
line aud efficiency arc imporatively demanded.
It may bo aaid that by this arrangement tho De-
partmont would oxert all It's onergios to eAvo
buildings that aro insured, and loave oshors to
thoir fato. But tho very neoaselties of tho case
would prevont this, for tho Way to sAvo tho
largcat loss Is to put out tho fro Is soon aa poa-
sible. We soc, therefore, worry little to DO urged
against, and very oogen. roasona in favor Of,
transferring tho on.iro control Of tho Fire Do
partmont to tho insurance mon. Lot tho ex-
periment ho tried.
, 1874-07-18
THE COST OF WOODEN BUILDINGS.
The avorage cost Of frame buildings may DO
bus summed up in the Tesults Of four recent
ffrat cost Of Value Of
35,08Q,0N1


Hero We have An original expenditure Of
39b0 to build wooden housos; into these
wooden houses there wero put furniture, goods,
and machinery; these wooden houses were
placed in localities where, IN case they took fire,
they would destroy othor and moro valuable
buildings. also filed with furniture, ma-
chinory, and morchanfisv. THO result is
TINT over sb,ooo,ooo of property was
destroyed from the crimii al and false economy
Of building in1amrnubie aro-traps instead Of
brick houses. Placing thu difference in the coat
Of these wooden buildings, and tho brick onoa at
20 per cont the sum sayeu was s70, 1000, and to
economizo this sum-not equal to three months
insurance rates On the property destroyed
thoro was wanton1Y and chminnlly sacrificed over
$4,000. 600 worth Of properly. In 1871, the sac
riflce in this city alone wls 600, ,00o. 600, when
$4,000, 900 would have bought aud paid for TAX
lug down every wooden Building destroyed In
that fire. This Is the penalty wo have paid, and
which We must continue to pay, AZ long as no
prepare the fuel for these frequent connagra-
tions.
, 1874-07-18

Tho College Regatta has boon again poat-
ponod. It will almost certainly tako place to-
day, aa neither tho Crows nor their friends aro
prepared to stay in Saratoga ovor Sunday.
There will DO q prodigtous scandal ii tho truth
should prove to DO that tho hotcl- l-keepers pro-
CURED ono or both Of Tho postponcmonts by tho
workings of secret influences woll undcr thoir
CONTROL It Is enBy to understand how tho vor-
dant college youth would fall IN easy prey to tho
aehcmings Of those horny old sinners. The fact
aeoms to DO that s o'clock, which mas the hour
named for yesterday's race, was unfortunately
lato. 1t o'clock tho water was smooth, and
there was nothing to Interfere with \ good
courss. 1t lis hard to think OF q crowd Of collo-
gians so guiloloss and eaai1y played upon. yct
tho event was accurately predicted carly in the
day BY gontlemen who arc accustomed to tho
meteorological conditions Of the place.
, 1874-07-18
CISInIIG:


Special Dtspateh to re Chicago Tribune.
NEW YonK, July 17.-Anothor alleged heavy
defalcation WAS announced to-day. and Was tho
principal subject Of conversation in circles whoro
known. It ia In the Panamn Railroad Company.
The cu1prit is said to DO Tracey Robinson, WHO
las been tho Company's financial agont on tho
1sthmus for six years, and has borne firBt-rato
reputation. According to tho statements Of tho
officers and Directors OF tho Company, tho affairs
OF tho road have been carolessly, md even dis
honestly, managed by tho reaidous officials at
Panama. Tho IreaBurer OF the Board Of Direct
ora has boen to Panama to mako porHonnl
investigation into tho condition OF aiYairs, and
tho result ia very general change OF tho p1in-
cipal officials. While there he heard OF certain
operations Of Robinson which, in tho opinion OF
the Board. justified charge OF misappropria-
tion, and = suit for tho amount claimed was
ordorea to be begun. From tho officials state-
monts, it appears that, on an exatniua-
ton of the day-book and ledger,
kopt by Robinson, deficit of 4112,0O0
was discovered, ho having received that amount
ovor what lie had accounted for. Field, penso
s Co., Of Aspinwall, bankers, mako affidavit
that on QUO occasion thoy bought 5000 in gold
Of RobinBon, the premium on which was mover
received by tic Company. When Robinson loft
tho service Of the Company he cnme to New
York. Ho was arrested few dayB ago on the
complaint Of tho Company, gave bail III $50, GOO,
and waA roloaaed. ue aBHorta that 10 Ia inno-
ceut.
, 1874-07-18

Somebody haH called attention to tho fact,
which quito escaped LII In tho fro excitement OF
tho past few days. that leave Of absence for
shreo months has been given to Marshall lowell,
the new Postmaster. General Now the osten.
ssIle reason OF Ar. Hale's dcclnation was, that
his health would not pcrmit him to begin work
'umodlatoly' He wanted respite Of three
months' Here is suspicion poisoning his broth
era cup. Was tho bargaining botwcou the presl-
dent and hr. Hale about 90 simple matter Us a.
Tacaslon7 That ia wha. the political panl pzys
would uko to know.
, 1874-07-18

Tho management of our Firo Department
must bo taken out OF tho domain Of politics on
tiroly. We must no longor decide our fro
policy by counting nosoB. Those who havo
property to lose fool directly Interested in tho
efficiency Of our Fire Department; and there
are tens of thousands In this city who hayo
nothing to lose il half tho oity were reduced to
ashes. Thore Azo thousands who viii look upon
Tuesdays fro Az blessing, ainoo It will orcatc
domand for labor, and demand for labor to
them means employment and, porhaps. higher
wagos. Teamsters do not object 10 suoh diB-
aster On tho ground that they loso by 1t. They.
in fact, gain by 1t. They reap rich harvost
during tho fro carrying goods to q plaoe Of
safety, and afterwards In carrying thom back.
They arc In demand after the fire to clear away
the rubbish. And what wo have said Of the
teamaters may bo said Of others. Not that there
arc not many of this class OF the community rho
sincerely regret arch disasters ~ VIC have
experienced. We aro sure there arc But,
then, there aro enough who DO not.
And II tho Council Is going to con-
slider tho probable effect On this class Of taking
tho Nro Department out Of tho hands Of the
politicians, and out Of politics entirely, we
foar that little will bo dono Ia tho way Of reform.
It is sad commentary on our form OF govern-
mint that whenoyor nc want any department Of
our government, whothcr Municipal, State, or
National, to DO properly conducted, the frat
recommendation made is to take 1t out Of poll
tics, i e.. beyond the sphere OF universal
uflrago,-which is almost d confession that, pro
fatlo, such government ia q fniluro.
, 1874-07-18
GREAT FIRES,

Tho frequency Of great fires In great cities ia
ton. There is every rsasoo. too, to believe TINT
great fires will, in tho future, bo more frequent
than they wore in tho past unless wo introduce
and adhore to certain modes and rules Of build
ing, tho necessity Of which was not fet BY our
predecessors. The groat London tlro stood for
generations IN isolated fact III hiAtosy. Tho
Chicago fire Of 1871 collapsed tho great London
fire completely, mud shou tho great Boston fire
came, to show the world that all foolishnesa In
building ia not confined to tho headlong West.
VIC do not know, but the chances arc TINT no such
time will olapso between 1t and tho last that did
between the great London and the great Olica-
60 fros. 1u tho first place, thoro arc moro lnrge
citios in the world now than there wera at tho
time Of the great London fire. Tlia Ia ono
roason why conAagrationa on grand scalo may
be expected to be moro frequent Aonoeforth. A
great fire supposea great city, and just In pro-
portion ~ g1cat citics are multiplied aro tho
chances Of great conilagrations Increased. There
aro now In tho world ut least 100 largo citios
whore thore was only ono at tho time OF tho
London catastropho. From this cauao alono tho
chances Of disaator are Increased at least 4
hundsod-fold. III tho uo1t place, the chances
by tho vast increase Of the number Of
combuBtible materials, md by tho moro fro
quent uso Of fro. Our ggandfathors know
, 1874-07-18
SPORTING NEWS,
The U1siveraity Race.

5pec1at DtsputcA to 1As Chicago Tribune.
SARATOGA, N. T., July 17.-The University
raco las been again postponed. About 1000 or
5000 poople had gathered on tho banks Of tho
luke until o'clock In tho eyoniug. in anxious
expectation Of still aooing tho raco como Off
Ihoy weFo again doomed to disappointment.
howosor, for. although the water had been
smooth most Of tho day. It became rough IN the
afternoon, and at o'elocls, tho appointed honr
for the race. waB by all o1ds loo rough for
tho, light slloll boatB OF the ccoogo hoya.
Authority WAS unanimously given to rue
reforoo, Afr. William Wood, OF Now York.
to appoint tlo raco ut hia OWN time. lle, tlero-
fore, poatponod /. until 10 o'clock to morrow
morning. Atuell dissatisfaction .prov"ils ut tho
Htato Of affaira, and the ontIook for saratoga
raco next year ID not, to nay this leastt very
bright, Many psopIo layo loft, mud IT. in expect
oil Tint tho race II 1t takoa place Tomorrow, will
not 10 woll attended. No blano Ia attached to
tho part played III tho management OF the rogat-
ia hy tho BaratoganB, blls it IL generally ndl''It-
tai llsat tho lake ia not ~ smooth &s 1t Has r0p.
rosn,,trd by them 10 be.
Tho sun Of s2,Gl0 has boon rAsed for tho
Wesleyan Ioatiut, Club.
iuth i t.soctat<I Press.
8AAArOaA, JuIy l7.--lt Ia understood that tho
race will lo iowaa to.nlprrow forenoon about 10
o'clock, az tLo luke haA been smooth daily at that
time. II ia said that Harvard haH fnsIAtei thus
far upon kls rl,le to roM tie rAes III khs Attar-
noon, but now y!stls.
, 1874-07-18

Aldermen Of tho outlying varda would thon lose
thcir re.oloction. They will not take
measures to seouro tho condemnation Of
\ park running around tho buanesB part
Of tho city md bringing with 1t health
and aafoty, becauao this would coat money ralse
taxes, and ondanger their ro-o!eotion, and be-
cause this would bo something great to do. mud
thoy arc incapable Of conceivlng or executing
anything boyond trine. When their own
Mdormanio scatH aro to DO saved, they Gun work
like beavers. When city ts to 10 saved, they
fold thor hands in helpless imbeclllty. Wo
must guard ourselves. Tho simplest and B,rost
method Of doing this is to put lytlrnnts on every
floor Of evorJ largo building. When thorc ia
duo notice Of tho approach Of fro and
plenty Of rator, safety ia almost sure.
A handful Of mon, with fow
pnils Of wator, aavod the residence OF Mr.. Z. q.
Hall, on tho cornor Of Wabash avonuo md Peck
court, for hours. 1t WAS In tho straight path Of
the fire, and ite wooden roof and high wooden
cupola made It tempting prey. Finatiy, when
wator oonld not bo got IN sufficient quantities., It
caught fire aud was destroyed II tho Hougl
building, tho poBs-O Office, tho o'Noill and tho
Mandol buildings had been provided with hy-
drants on ovory floor, tho flames mighthay bccn
stayed at Harrison stroet. With dronchod roofs
and walls, and With stroams Of water ready to
bo turned upon every spark as It fell, these
four buildings would haye boon substantially
flro-proof. Tho cost OF putting hydrants into
t1,nro 1gnu1d hnyn hanu h,,t fr4no In oorororio,o
with tho lose on them last Tuesday. This is D
romedy which Is within tho reach Of overy prop
erty-owner. It depends upon himself, and not
upon cumbrous and inefficient body Of men,
Tho rebate In his insurance would probably pay
tho start. In tho event Of a fire, tho whole cost
would DO repaid many timos over.
, 1874-07-18

Attention lB directed to the resolutions adoptoa
by tho Board Of Underwriters yesterday, Thoy
contain stalement Of tho changeB which tho
insurance mon will insist upon as conditional to
tho taking Of further risks In this city. Not ono
Of the recommendations made 'is useless. All OF
them hRvo been urgod tmo aud again
in The columns Of THE TRIBUNE. Wo
arc glad to SOC thom brought together
In compact shnro, and prosso'l forward by body
Of men who hayo tho power to seouro thoir adop-
tion. Determination and clear moral purpose
on tho part Of tho underwriters will effect every
ono Of tho rofosms which they hive declared to
DO imperative. Now lot Us 500 whother thoy
mean what they say. oyerY word Of It.
, 1874-07-18
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. AGAIN

The question Who shall control tho Fire Do
partment was widely discussed yesterday. Tic
suggestion TINT Its management aud leadorelip
should DO committodto to the insurance companies
mot tho appreciation Of most Of our substantial
oltizons. Such policy would place it beyond
oil those influences by which political bumu.ols
manage to secure positiona upon 1t. Tile nocos-
sity for this was abuudantly illustrated by tho
experience Of Last Tuosday's fro. While ,naJor-
ity Of tho Department worked admirably aul aro
worthy Of all praise, nevcrthcoss In almost
cvey Aquad there wera found son,o who not
only ahirled duty, but absolutely refused ut
tiuos to obey thoir aupesiors. An instance WAS
mentioned where streams wore utterly wasted,
falling to ronch tho fire through the criminal
neglect and dlsobedience OF tho pipo-nan. They
knew that punlAhmont for them is litoraily
lame OF foot y; that no ono likos to profoy
charges, and, when they do, thoy can almost
al"aya SECURE sufficient "iutluenco" to escapo
ussmisHal. With such an organization efficiency
cahnot be expected, apd, until BONO QUO laa
power to mako abort WORK with disobedjenco or
1neacIoney, great tlzes will bo tho pcnalty Which
our CITY will aufrer for tho want Of it.
The Insurance companies aro not embarrassed
by politics. They could lave but Qua object in
View, viz.. to put out tho tlros in tho shortest
time possible. With them It would bo moroly
question Of hard caah. II tAey found tloir Mar-
Hhal, or any one uuder him, ignorant or iuoili-
ctont, they would dmnisa him ut onco. Tho
Chlof would ha tho best man whom money could
h1re Or \ noble career attraot Wa aro not deg
s1tute Of tho material for IN efficient Fro De-
paEtnaent. Wo have mon competent to communal
an ofilctont Fire Department, hut they can,ot bo
selected by univorHal suffrage. The l'ourl Of
uhtlakHEitaxa would moi hs Wow iu audlpg
, 1874-07-18

LONDON, July 17,-sootland won tho Elcho
Shield at tue Wimbledon meeting: England tLo
Hocoud, aud ireland tho third,
Tho benchcrs Of Gray'e Inn hsvo decidod Il,
limit tho Konealy inquiry to lilo fact whothor or
not he is the editor OF tue En9Ashnan,
LONDON, July II. -Thirty-nye thousand asllous
OF croosote were destroyed by tho 0re at Rottcr-
hltho yesterday.
THE PROPOSED r1J1AH ANNEXATION.
LONDON. July 17.-In tho House Of Lords tbis
afternoon, tho Earl Of CaTnarvon, Bocrotar1 Of
State tor tue Colonial Department, stated that
Her Maiestys Government WAS ready to accept
tho cession Of tho Fiji 1sanis If It WAS made uil-
conditional, but tue sixteen conditions proposed
BY FIJI were not acceptable. Tho Governor OF
Now South WaloB has boon instructed to submit
tue visws Of hts Government on tho matter Of
taking the Inhabitants Of tho Fiji telands.
LONDON, July 18.-.Tho Licensing bill paasod
the HOUSE Of Lorda Lust night.
, 1874-07-18

Tho Chicago produce markets werc genorally
firm yesterday, with mora buHtneas doing in
hreadssuha. Mesa pork was less active, and
shade armer. olosing At $1,000 cash, and e10.o0
@1a'eo aol4or August. Lard wAs quiet and firm,
oloslog At s11.ao@11.a7H por 100 lbs cash Or
seller August. Mcats wore quiet md steady, at
10 for shoulders, e51So for sl,ort ribs, 9giopekc
for shors closr, ind 116912o for Rueet-pickled
hams. Htghwinos wore qnlot and eaaier at o5o
per gallon. Lako freights wore In amall do
mAnd and unchanged, At 814o tor corn to Buf~
falo. Flour ras quiet and ilrm. WheAt was
mora soa.e md }1l@14o higher, closing weak at
s1.t&1(s s&sh, eL0s}Gs ssll@r Aagust and sL1a