New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-18

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TooxrtxuED FROM FIRST PAes.l
~ giving tho street cleaning ~lntracte,
sssde report to-day, showing ifig9Mui
sssnOuAt Of corruption in the bOaro; IN iacI.
~ sppeafs from ehis export the soard OF
Seait6 has been run for years solely foe che
Ourpose of WbbiDe the city treasury; ~
ghs street cleaning contracts awards nave
Gseen made almost invariably TO the inquest
bidder inste ad of %he lowest, as required ny
Sav. 4 is shown that the contracts awarded
Nsre nesrly 100000 above the lowest
bids. The report concludes WIN fssoie
sion for the complete Esorgaa'sat'oA q t1s
board q health.
Hs.s. A.sstopcoS che MtssjssiSps GeSsSkss
Sx.xsos. Mics. December 1.-THE Leg
sslaturs assembled &t ssOns oearly III tbs
spembe.s presens.
The Eeyernor cent IN . tnessage claiming
Shnt the preeenc condition Of affairs were
mainly brought about by violent white tnen
Soy political furposes. lie Gays: Ae this
moment the STATE and county authorities are
successfully resisted. and the free action OF
officials impossible. Armed Insurgents pro-
cure orders for q local election with the In
ssnfion that the ballots shall he cast in SUCH
a reign Of terror .ha: the will Of the Ma'
Serity shall be undOne by the minority. .,
aThe insurgents have deliberately ana
knowingly entered or the work OF revoi's
sion. and we must face the facts as they
exist. If the insure elton Is successful, we
musf reduce the majority to the will OF the
minority. and that minority, which means
pOweH by force, must retain 10 by 1eglsia.
sioD as harsh and cruel as the first acts ot
violence. in which case one race will be de-
prived OF their rights and remanded BACK
20 az unfortunate condition as they nave
ever known, or else compelled to wander
aeekinp freedom rather than hemes. as is
now the case with many Of their race in
other States" =,
He makes NO Recommendation TO the
Legislature, but when it is remembered
shat the majority of the House are blacks.
and the Governors whole message an APP
peal to the prejudices OF that majority us
general tenor can not be mistaken.
He closes as follows: take such steps az
will overthrow the instruction in Warren
county. and prevent eimilar occurrences.
and I venture to express the hope that there
are but few of our fellow citizens who will
not cbeerfully respond to any demand made
The legislature don't seem to know how
20 grapple with the problem presented to
them; probably they Will ask the United
States for troOp6 for Vicksburg; probably
thew will repeal the law authorizing special
elections, thinking to defeat the special
election already ordered in Warren on the
thirty-frst Of December. Such an act
would hardly be constitutional. but that
makes little difference.
Losses by Fire.
HARTFORD, December 1.-THE loss by
fire in the mill at Warehouse Point is $780,.
900; insurance &85, 900.
Shot.
PITTsBURG, December IL Superinten.
dent Duquesto, of the coal works, was
fatally shot while making q tour Of the
mines,
MuscOGEE, /. T., December 17-Mondsy
last. near South Canadian station on the
eel Mckinney, hall breed, while intoxicated, |
struck George Archer, white man, ON the
head with gun. On being demonstrated
with Mckinney deliberately shot Archer,
breaking his neck and killing him instantly. |
Mckinney is still at large.
Railroad Tax Sustained
ATLANTA, Ca, December 1.-THE Supe. |
flor Court of Fulton county sustained the |
law taxing the railroads Of the State, ex. |
cepting the Georgia, and Augusta AMI Sac |
vannah roads. The cases 60 to the Supreme |
Court.
Alabama Conference.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. December 1.-THE
Alabama Conference, Methodist Episcopal
Church Of the South, adjourned. Rev. JET
ferson Hamilton, one of the ablest and
purest divines Of the conference, sickened
and died during the session.
Judge 4. NJ. kiels, of the Eufa1a City |
Court, now in Washington, has resigned.
Articles of impeachment were pending in
the General Assembly against him. He is
also under indictment for felony. General
Alphsns Baker has been appointed to sue.
eed him.
WAR DEPARTMENT ) |.
ONCE Chief Signal Officer,
For the Gulf States, Tennessee and Ohio valley, |
slowly rising barometer. and light rain L ar the
For the South Atlantic States areas of light rsin,
followed bv clearing aud cooler weather, northeast
winds, and rising barometer. |
River and Marine News.
Sou1HwHsr Pass, December II, 6 P. M.-Barometer
City Of San Antonio, at $50 p NJ, Pennington
master. from New York; schooner Gertrude Howes, |
BARK Rsfcf%er; steamships Arch , Druid and CITY
northeast light; westher clear. No arrivals
Memphis and Lavaca and
schooner Sunbeam.
vICKssURG, December l7.-Passed up-Julia, ct I
J. n; Future City and barges, at P. N. Passed
a0wn-TOwbOat Governor Allen and tow, at S p, |
p n. weather cool and cloudy. River station.
NY.
kRnPHIs, December l7-River declining. Weather | 3
clear and pleasant. Departed-Ella for White |
river; Charles Morgan, Glencoe and John B. Maude.
or New Orleans; H. 8. Turner, for Cincinnatl and {
Aole Moore. for st. Louis.
CINCINNATI. December l7.-River ten feet two !
inches and rising. Weather cloudy and cold.
Tatum for New Orleans.
PITTsBrRG December l7-River six feet and fall |
n.y. Colder weather.
EVANSVILLE, December 17-River has fallen about |
our inches Weather cloudy and growing colder | d
LOUISVILLE. December 17.-River falling. with | +
il feet six inches the canal. Weather clOrdy | {
nd cool. DOwn-IDdiana from. Cincinnati to New | a
lreans,
CAIRO, December l7-No arrivals or departures.
liver six feet and falling Weather cloudy. Mer- |
ury s8o. S
ST. Louis. December 17.-No arrivals Departed
T. Luke, for Vicksburg River falling slowly. |
Weather clear; freezing hard.
MARKETS. s
Domestic Markets. s.
NEW YORK. December 1.-THE Posts financial ar. |
cle says: Wall street ma, kets continue dull and |
pecuative shares generally lower. All sales of gold
ave been at Ill y 0ll11 On gold loans the rates
ave been fiat and l0lIs p cent for use and y