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The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-19
Shaunhausen's Statement.

Somewhat over week ago, a reporter of
the BULLETIN, in response to 4 request made
by 0. H. Shaunhausen, he of fame in coEse-
quence of his connection with the Keith and
DAILY affair, called at the Parish Prison, and
received from him Il statement regarding his
past career, which touches very heavily
the characters of certain individuals of a
certain class Of people.
Although there is circumstantial evidence
that leads to belief of the statement, it
must be remembered that Shaunhausen is a
convict, sentenced to a term of ten years in
the Penitentiary, and his past character
must be taken into consideration. 1t is not
the practice of the BULLETIN, and never will
be, to publish statements from that or any
other source that attacks the character of
any set Of men, without reliable evidence to
substantiate it.
When these are at hand, Shaunhausen's
state ment will appear.
In one portion Of his statement he tells
how he ran his balls at the Alhambra Varie-
ties without licenses. The records at the
City Hall show that he paid but one license.
He gave about fifteen balls, as is known.
There can be but one inference, and that is
that his assertion that he feed the police
must be correct.
1t is by circumstances such as this that
his statement is substantiated. Convincing
they may be, but not sufficiently so to war
rant its publication.
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Carondelet Street Gossip.
The Southern Ba nix.


In our article, some days ago, touching
the subject of bank statements, it is claimed
in financial circles, that undue severity was
used towards the Southern Bank, while
other institutions more deserving of keen
scrutiny, were passed lightly by.
Although this might have appeared to be
the case, we certainly had no such lnten-
ton, and hasten to avail ourselves of this
occasion to make all necessary amendments,
and to acknowledge the courtesy and
in answering any and all questions our re-
porter put to them. 1t must be borne in
mind that the question Of solidity was not
touched upon, and the statement of the
Southern Bank was simply selected as
affording a better field than any of the
others for proving the fallacy Of publishing
the monthly condition simply in accordance
with the law.
The Southern Bank has always held its
own, and its solidity has never been in any
way questioned. Confidence in its manage
ment Is certainly assured by the fact that
hands, and it is rarely if ever seen hawked
about the flags as is the case with many
others.
Bank or America.
Our attention has been called by Cores
pOndent to one or two peculiarities in con-
nectiOn with the statement of the above
named institution, and some explanation
of the same requested at our hands.
Query-What does this signify: Stocks
and bonds, description not given, S315,36S
65 ? Is it not customary to at least define
of what class or classes of securities the
portfolio of IA bank is made upl
The amount is a large one, and well calcn-
lated to excite some surprise at the loose
manner in which it figures among the assets
of the concern.
If snch statements are to be in the future
published for inspection, it would be well to
at least throw little mere light upon the
subject for as intelligent as this community
processes to be upon questions Of finance,
such items as these are well calculated to
tax the minds of even the best heads.
Qnery-Other assets not available within
ninety days, SILL 900 50. This item on its
face is certainly correct, bat in looking back
over bank statements, the same figures APP
pear, unchanged. dating as far back as Oc-
tober. Can You explaini
These assets have, it is very evident. been
carried forward from time to time, and it is
to be presumed that eventually they will he
made available
As for the other item, Of which Correspon-
dent spoke, to-wit: Protested paper
Sl3,256 80, it is very true that instead of de-
creasng it shows monthly increase, but
then the fact must not be overlooked that
institutions doing a large and varied busl-
ness cannot but help getting into tight
place now and then.
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The Arkansas Affair,

LITTLE Rock, May 1S-ln the Senate TO-
day a bill passed, changing the name of
Clayton county to Wiltshire. The House
passed a resolution appointing special
committee to investigate as to whether any
officers Of She State have engaged in the
armed insurrection against the legal State
government. A similar committee was ap-
pointed by the Senate. A joint resolution
passed the Senate for sine die adjourn
ment.
On the oath Gov. Baxter issued a prOcla-
nation revolving his former declaration de-
claring martial law in certain districts, but
states that nothing in this proclamation
shall interfere with the carrying oub Of any
or all orders of the State Of Arkansas, or
from any legitimate military authority" A
large number of Books troops left to-day;
Also several companies of Baxter's forces.
BroOkss party still keep sentinels around
the State House. 1t is expected they viii
all be aWay tomorrow,
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Packard, Jacob Wolf, Earnest Chevalier
and +. s. Curry; banished, to appear only
w hen ca He'd On to testify

when called on to testify.
CONSERVATION on the part of DeKlyne and
Woolhey, quickly quoted by Justice Brady,
who not only refused to ALLOW the witnesses
to be separated, but also refused to permit
them TO be examined, saving that they We're
officers of the court, and if there had been
any irregularity on their part their own tes-
timony would inculpate and convict them.
neat view Of the subject, which brought
smiles to the elongated countenances of
Drklyne and Wooltlty.
Justice Bradley, who was the Court,
finally very generously allowed Mr.. Whta-
ker to place Mr.. Woolfey on the stand to
question him regarding the proportion Of
coorcd men to white men on the jury.
Mr.. Woolfley, when placed on the stand.
conveniently forgot everything he ever
knew in reference to the subject on which
he was examined.
As Mr.. Woolf1ey could not tell anything
about the jury, Mr.. Whitaker endca 'ored
to get at 1t i'll another way, and asked permits
sion of the Court to .....
Have the Jury Called,
and the men present themselves for examin-
alton.
Justice Brady overruled this, saying the
Court could not trace the descent and lin
cage of the jnrymen, besides the general fact
of the proposition would prove nothing
that it might have been coincidence
merely, though it might have been design,
but presenting the jurors would prove moth
ing.
Mr.. Whitaker thought it was design
and that was the reason he wanted to
place the commissioners and assistants on
the stand. He called for John r. Clay.
Justice Bradley limited the examination
to the question of the proportion of colored
and white men.
John Il. Clay was sworn and conveniently
remembered that in the panel OF $50 jurors,
there were at least TIVE Ity- five more White
men than colored.
M. Whitaker then asked if he might
summon those jurors who had offered them
selves as jurymen.
Justice Bradley did not see that their
evidence would affect the panel. If the
men had offered themselves it would be
good cause for challenge, and that was ALL
Mr.. Whitaker then said-May it please
your Honor, under your ruling we can offer
no more evidence and we leave the chal-
lenge with you to be passed upon.
Justice Bradley-1he facts you have
shown do not affect the panel, and we
therefore declare it good.
Both sides having declared themselves
ready, the
Empannelfng the July.
commenced, and progressed until 4:30
o'clock, when the court adjourned until 10
o'clock to-day, with the following named
jurors accepted:
James Mulvey, white; Alexander McKee,
white; Timothy Kelly, white; Jas. Dus-
tague, mulatto John C. Sarris, white; Geo.
D. Wright, white; Chas. Barnard white
Frlorville Foy, white.
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PRICE-FIVE CENTS.
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, May lS.-The details of the
flood are heartrending. 1t is feared that
many Canadians recently arrived to work
in the factories are lost.
The Waterman discovered the danger,
rode down the valley, making miles in -
minutes, shouting the alarm. Here milk
man, with q fleet horse, dashed ahead
of the food. He beat it in crossing p bridge
scarcely 20 seconds and speeding on, scream
ed, 1.-The reservoir is coming!"
This heroic milkman saved hundreds OF
persons who fled their homes and breakfasts
for the slopes.
The Hood rushed by, carrying human be-
ings, houses, great iron boilers, hinge trees,
COWS, horses, poultry, pianos and bird cages
upon its crest
WASHINGTON, May 1s.-R. C. Cox, Esq,
has been recognized as British Vice Consul
at Key West
The following nominations were made to-
day: John Coclrem, as Collector for the
First District of Louisiana Joseph Jorgman,
as Postmaster at Petersburg, Virginia.
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o, Poor Auditor Clinton.
A Palpable Overissue of War
rants.
Caught in the Act.

We have Mr.. Clinton OIL the hip, and shall
convict him by his own statement Of a gross
''irregularity" 1--WE believe that is the
fashionable term nowadays). In the report
of this most saint-like and Christian Audi
tor we find the following, as quoted in the
letter of that Ajax OF the bench, Judge
Abel, to one w. Pitt Kellogg. who occupies
pro TEN. the office which belongs to John
McEnery.
BY Act No so the Legislature appropri-
ated $4,000 for outstanding warrants, s4,-
9S7 IS of which has been paid, as shown by
Auditors report of 1874, page 43.''
According to this showing the amount
appropriated had been paid within twelve
dollars and quarter.
We have before us at the present writing
a State warrant dated March 10Th, 1873,
No. 553l, registered, for $3.50, issued in pay
nent of Legislative voucher No 9, which was
issued under the very Act so" referred to
above.
Now, what it interests the public to know
is this: if Mr. Clinton had paid ont the en-
tire appropriation, except the sum of S12 %,
how could he have legally drawn this war
rant for $3.50, over and above the amount
appropriated Bat Clinton is an honor
able man. So are they all, all of Kellogg's
pets honorable men. Ga, excessive honest.
OF course this warrant is only one of a
number, and we are by no means venture
some enough to make guess as to what the
amount of over issue of warrants is. No
doubt Mr. Clinton knows, and no doubt he
will explain it all away very nicely, if he
does not start off some fine morning in the
footsteps of his illustrious predecessor,
Wicklitt
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FOREIGN NEWS.
LON DON.

LONDON, May lS.-Capt. Tyler, who in
vestigates the Erie affairs, sailed Saturday.
The Cars nephew, arrested for stealing
diamonds, is the oldest son of the Grand
Duke Constantine
| The Gar went to Windsor yesterday and
bid farewell to the Queen. To-day he visits
Guild Hall, all the flags of the city are fly
| ing.
LONDON, May 19.-The Times and other
morning papers say the impression that the
early dissolution of the French Assembly is
unavoidable, hourly gains strength.
| LONDON, May 1S.-Tne Paris correspond
ent of the Times writes to that journal that
the vote against the Ministry in the Assem-
bly, on Saturday last, on the question giving
priority of discussion to the electoral law
over the municipal bill, means speedy dis
solution of the Assembly and the removal of
the seat Of government from Versailles to
Paris.
The Count de Chambord has suggested
the propriety of defeating any measures
calculated to settle the government
The Standard says it is understood that
the Queen will go to Russia in the autumn.
Immense crowds gathered this mOrning to
see the Gar as he went from Buckingham
Palace to Guildsall. The entire route over
which his Majesty passed was beautifully
decorated.
lie arrived NJ Uullunall NJ r. H., anu
after taking lupcb left via Thames En-
| bankment.
Traffic was suspended all day on the
Strand, Fleet street, Lndgate Hill and
Cheapside.
PARIS.
PARIS, May 1e.-The attempt Of N. Gou-
lard to form Ministry proved q failure.
LIE Gaulois says: The Duke dc Chartres
has sent q cartel to Paul Dc Cassagnac, in
consequence of publication in the latter's
paper lie Pays, of an abusive article against
the Duke.
BERLIN.
BERLIN, May 19.-The Emperor has order
ed the temporary retirement from the Ger
man diplomatic service of the Count Won
Amin.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-19
The War in Orea.

SAN FRAHCIsCO, May 15.-The steamer
Japan, which arrived, brings dates from
Yokohama to April 23d.
Vito, the leader of the Sega rebellion, has
been decapitated and his head exposed to
the public gaze.
The expedition to Formosa, it is reported,
will be diverted to Corea with additional
forces.
The railroad between Osoka and Kobe is
not quite completed, but the Emperor is ex-
pected to witness the formal opening on
Nav |.
Mr.. r. B. Baker, manager of the Chartered
Mercantile Bank, is dead.
A fire at Meta destroyed 221 houses, and
many of those who were burned out have
since died of star Walton.
One thousand troops have left the capital
on the Formosa expedition.
A fire at Jipa destroyed 400 houses.
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
SEN Qte.

The Senate has up the Legislative, .Ju-
licial and Executive Appropriation Bill.
WASHINGTON, May 1S.-Mr. Alcorn intro
duced bill to provide for the appointment
by the Secretary of War of a commission of
three army and two civil engineers to inves-
tigate and report a permanent plan for the
reclamation of the alluvial basin of the Mis-
sissippi River subject to inundation.
Referred to the Committee on Levees of
the Mississippi.
The passage OF the bill required consider
able personal urging.
Senior, of Virginia, tried but failed to get
an amendment to the Post Office appropria-
ton to pay mail contractors in the Southern
States prior to April, 1871.
Bills passed to remove the political dis
abilities of Jas. Wheeler, Of Lawrence
county, Alabama, and l.. l.. Lomax, of
Virginia.
A resolution for select committee, to pro-
coed to Alabama, was offeredby Mr.. Poland,
of Vermont, and rejected.
The Senate to day agreed to the commit
tees amendments to the Legislative, Judi
cial and Executive Appropriation Bill,
which provides for three night wa chmen,
in addition to the other officers, in the Office
of the Assistant Treasurer in New Orleans,
and appropriates $2l6O for their COM
pensation also the following appropriations
to reopen the branch mint at New Orleans,
to be conducted hereafter as q mint, suhject
to the provisions and restrictions of the
coinage act of ls73-salary of superinten-
dent $500 assayer, who shall also perform
the duties of melter, $500; five workmen
$4,000 fuel, lights, chemicals, etc, repairs
to building $4,000.
The Senate passed the bill to relieve ships
and vessels from compulsory pilot fees in
certain cases. No owner or agent Of "a ship
trading bet ween district aud district, OF
within district, shall be compelled to en-
ploy and pay pilot not voluntarily.
WASHINGTON, May 1S-The first honr of
the session was given to the introduction,
reading and reference of bills. Nothing of
Importance transporting.
Mr.. Hays, of Alabama, to-day succeeded
in having the House pass his resolution au-
thorizing the President to issue rations and
clothing to the inundated and destitute of
the Tombigbee, Black Warrior and Alabama
rivers. The resolution now goes to the
Senate.
The privilege Of the floor Of the House
was accorded the Indiana editors. Many OF
them were absent because their lady friends
were not included in the privilege.
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COld-I3lOOGled Assassi N q tiOn.

MEMPHIS, May 1S. - Capts Vandesand
and Savage, late prisoners of war under
Gen. King White, in the skirmish near Gas
cony, have arrived here, having left the
State, the former having resigned his seat
rs Il member of the Legislature.
II. Clay Golf, Supervisor, Mississippi
county, Ark, was assassinated near French
mems Bayou, some fifty miles above here,
last Saturday evening, while returning to his
home No clue to tho assassin, who fred
upon his victim from the brushwO0d.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-19

THE CRoPs.-Complaints reach us from
every quarter of the condition of the crops,
The warm days which have followed the
heavy and continuous rains have formed so
hard crust over the ploughed ground that
on many plantations the cotton has been
unable to push iys way through. And where
corn and cotton are up, the land is SO baked
around il that its growth is greatly retard
ed. The crops were very backward at best,
and the present CONDITION Of the land will
necessarily make them more SO.
tShrcve gort Times, 18th Inst
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A COwartlly Attack.

CAIRO, May ie.-Jason Ditmer, . white
vile, Williamson county, Saturday after
nc on, was shot by two or more men, con
cealed near by. This seems to be cOntlnu-
alton of q feud existing between the Russell
and Bulliner families, which has already
resulted in the killing OF seriously in)nring
four other persons, the last Of whom was
Henderson, who was shot last Friday and
may recover. Ditmers injuries are probably
fatal
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Venezuela and San Domingo.

HAVANA, May 15.-Advices from Caracas
state that the anniversary of the independ-
ence of Venezuela was celebrated with great
pomp. Gov. Pulgar, who fled from Laguayra,
had arrived at Caracas.
The new Government of San Domingo has
issued a decree requiring payment OF half of
all duties in gold. United States steamer
Brookly arrived at St. Thomas on the Goth
ult., and sailed for Guadalupe.
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Another Di, R>ter,

MILWAUKEE, May 13.-The bnlk head of
Gardeners dam, on upper Wolf River, in
Shawano county, gave way Thursday night
while nine men were engaged in raising the
gates. Four men, Nathaniel Parks, Jerry
Casey, Nicholas Motifs and Charles Mahona,
We're instantly killed F.; the Others We're badly
iniu red
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Arkansas AHairs-Aner Attorney General
Williams.

ST. LOUIS. May 1a.-Jndge McCline,
ChiefJustice of Arkansas, and Col. Oliver,
Sheriff of Pulaski county, have arrived
here, en- route to Washi. gtOn. Judge Nc
Cline says that all the statements upon
which Attorney General Williams predicatsi
his opinion in the Brooks Baxter case are
false from beginning to end, and that tho
courts Of the State, including the Supreme
Court, have never had under adjudication
the case enormously made up by Mr. VIII
liams.
With regard to the present condition OF
Little Rock, he said the situation remained
unchanged. That Brooks would never snr-
render to Baxter's forces, but only to the
Federal authorities. Brooks, he remarked,
would be recognized as the lawful Governor
by the State Auditor, Treasurer and Attor-
ney General, and, in fact, by all the excel
tive officers, except Mr.. Johnson, Secretary
Of State; and that if Mr.. Williams can die
tate who is Governor against all the oxecu-
tive officers, and against decisions, then
there is no longer a Republican form Of gov
ernmeht in Arkansas.
The whole question will be brought be-
fore Congress.
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A Steam, hip Line 10 Sou, n America.

ST. LOUIS, May 1S.-ColOnel Joseph NJ
Kinds, United States Consul at Rio ia
Metro, arrived here to-day, having returned
nome to aid in the establishment Of steam
ship company opening direct trade between
st. Louis and Brazil, via New Orleans.
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New York Responds to the Sufferers In
MnAsMchuseil

been subscribed here to-day for the sufferers
by the flood in Massachusetts,.
Rev. DIR. Thos. Dewitt, senior partner of
the Collegiate Reformed Datch Church, of
this city, died to-day OF pneumonia, aged So
The council of the Reformed Episcopal
Church: after several days session, revised
and ad. pied the prayer book, and adjourned
sine die
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in Costa Rica,

SAN Francisco, May 18.-Reports by the
government Of Guatemala have cOmpromis-
ed with the British Consul, Magee, whom
they whipped, by paying him $4,000.
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The Next Observation-Disclosures

MONTREAL, Canada, May 15-Arranga-
ments for holding here the next Evangelical
Alliance of the Dominion for Great Britain
and the United States have been completed
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The Cotton COnyentiOn.

MEMPHIS, May 1S.-The Memphis Cotton
Convention has appointed delegates to the
Convention of Cotton Exchanges at Augusta,
Ga, on June TO-
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The ShuaZen Fest.

NEW YORK, May 1S.-The German shoot
ing festival of the German Qife Association
began to-day. Delegations from many cities
were present.
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A Military Government.

The New Orleans BULLETIN cordially
military government would be preferable
with the people of Louisiana to the despot-
ism of thieves under which we are now
ground down; and a correspondent of that
journal, a Conservative, elderly business
man, also approves the suggestion, and pro-
poses that petitions be started in every
parish in the State requesting the Federal
Government to establish such government
over us. We should be glad to see the press
of the State take up this subject and bring
it fully before the people. A special dis
patch to the Dallas Herald says that on the
18th inst, Mr.. Num-, of Tennessee, intro
duced a resolution in the House providing
for the appointment of a provisional Gov
ernOr of Arkansas.
The condition Of Louisiana under Kellogg
is actually worse than that of Arkansas UNI
der Baxter and Brooks. There the people
are i'll aims to protect themselves; but here
we have no organization: we are being con-
stantly plundered by officials, while muir
derers and thieves nfest every community
burning houses. numbering and robbing peo-
pie, outraging women. Society, in fact, is
resolving itself into anarchy. Kellogg has
made himself the patron of all the villains
in the State, and nearly empted the peni-
Tertiary. Thieves are controlling public of
fees, and there is no prospect of lettering
the matter by longer forbearance. 1t would
be better to follow the example of the peo-
pie of Arkansas and force the Federal au-
tEorities to govern the State themselves
than to longer forbear.
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A Governor Indicted.

COLUMBIA, May 1S.-GOv. Moses and OK
Treasurer Hnmbert were indicted for breach
of trust. A bench warrant was asked for.
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Eagles love little children. A big NOR
arch OF the air was shot the other day in
Connecticut while trying to fly off with a
vecEr babe.