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The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-17
THE REPUBLICAN STATE CEN.
TRIAL COMMITTEE,

The faithful are always working. They de-
pend on office for support, and to get Office,
they must work, and while "the enemy" the
leaders of which, who have something else to
attend to- are attending to this something
else. and are, politically speaking, quiet, the
faithful are moving.
The Republican State Central Committee,
the representative body of the faithful, meets
every day, and plans and programmes are
submitted, discussed and disposed of.
On Saturday night Acting Governor An
tome and the Governors Secretary, 81. Con-
quest Clark, were at the State-House, and an
interview of some duration between the Act
ing Governor and several faithful Senators
was held.
The holy say that these Senators were in
terested in the movements of the Central
Committee, that Antoine is member of that
committee, and H. Conquest Clark the
assistant secretary. and that the interview
was confined strictly to the proceedings Of
that committee-that is, the Senators were
endeavoring to pump Acting Gov. Antoine
and II. Conquest Clark.
People not holy pronounce this "rather
thin," and Ay that the State G. ntral Commit
tee want certain changes made among the
officeholders, certain men who have no po-
Etical influence put out and certain other mel
who have political influence put in. and that
Antoine is the man that is looked to to
make the changes and do the putting out and
putting in, and that the interviews of the
Senators, Saturday night, was for the purpose
of working him.
They speak of the appointment of Lewis to
the Police Board as an evidence that Antoine
can be worked.
Pinchback is looked upon as either dead or
an ally of the Democrats, and Bib is the
only man that ever beat Pinchback in his
own ward. All Bib asks to keep on beating
Pinchback is to be kept on the police, aud
man who wanted him off was removed, and
man who wanted him on appointed.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-17
A FAITHLESS BENEDICT.
Love and Pistols.
.

At9 o'clock Monday morning, quite an ex-
citing scene was enacted in car No. Al, st.
Charles street Line, when near the car sta
ton, Napoleon Avenue. A quarrel arose be-
tween John Leonard, the driver, and young
girl, name unknown.
From the particulars obtained at the
Seventh Precinct Station by a BULLETIN re-
porter, it appears that the driver, though a
married man, had been paying his addresses
to the young girl, and, to use her own express
sion, had ruined her.
The injured girl got into the car as above
stated, and upbraided her destroyer. His an
swers were anything but satisfactory. when
the girl drew revolver and fired twice at
Leonard, but without effect.
A passenger then interfered and took the
pistol from the girl and gave it to the fore
man of the car station. The girl then
jumped from the car and made her way to-
wards the city. Her name could not be as
certained.
Another car driver was interviewed who
states that Leonard has for some time past
been living with the girl, that she got into the
car Monday morning at Perdido street, and
on the way up ASKED Leonard if he intended
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-17
FROM PASCAGOUsA.
The "Fo0lishness" Of Panics,
The Town Perfectly Healthy.

Fear is the most contemplate trait in hu-
man nature, and panics are enough to disgust
US with our species.
| The cry of 'firep' in theater almost always
creates panic in which every noble attri-
butte of our nature is sunk and everybody
tries to scramble to safely over everybody
else's heads; men and women trample each
other to death, and the result of this sad
exhibition of human weakness of unadultera-
ted selfshness is not unfrequently death
to ALL
The cry of fire on shipboard is peculiarly
APPALLING, and strong men under the influen CO
OF fear at such moments, frequently fling
themselves into the sea, plunging into certain
death, when calmness and properly directed
exertions might result in safety.
| In like manner the mere rumor of a conta-
gious infectious disease as in the late case of
Pascagoula, causes CONSERVATION, and people
| fly from what proves to be mere shadow.
There is nothing SO illogical and, it is hui
initiating to confess, SO natural as panic,
and men often fly from the shadow of
danger only to meet the reality. The rumors
from Pascagoula have quite rivaled the famous
story of the three black crows or the equally
absurd exaggeration of forty cats in our yard
There has, it appears, been some sickness
ct Scranton, two miles distant from Pasca-
goula, but nothing to excite alarm, and the
following letter, from a lady temporarily so.
journing at Pascagoula, shows very conclu-
sively that the rumors were greatly exag-
| gerated:
| WHITE HOUSE, EAST PAscAGoULA,
Aug Is, 1876.
Editor of the Bulletin:
| Panic is certainly one of the curious ex.
| hibitions of human nature. We, soiourners
here at Pascagoula, have been immensely
amused reading the accounts in the New Or
leans papers of the sickness here. There
| have been three or four cases of malarial
| fever at the village of Scranton, some miles
distant, and prompt measures taken to pre-
vent propagation of the disease. Here on this
| lovely beach there is no fever and it does not
seem possible there could be.
| Bat the exaggerated accounts are doing
harm. Fathers and brothers have sent for
their families who were comfortably settled
for the summer enjoying the "salt sea waves"
bathing, and breathing the briny health
giving breezes. Reluctantly these obedient
wives and daughters pack their trunks and
bundle off with the little ones to the heat
and dust of the city, in August, with many
long and lingering look behind.
These enchanting breezes and sweet infiu-
ences of sea and sky seem to bring the sparkle
of new life to weary he arts and bodies, and it
is shame that mere panic should hurry
people away who had settled themselves so
comfortably. There has been, there is no
fever here; "the enchan led day passes into
silyery night, bringing healing on its wings,
not disease or death.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-17
THE ASSESSMENT NATTER.
The Investigation.

Charges having been made that there Was n
system of brokerage in the Office of tbs
Board OF Assessors, and one instance cited,
the President of the Board at once laid tho
matter before Assistant Attorney General
Dibble, with the request that the whole affair
be thoroughly ventilated.
The case alleged was that of one NJ. VAIL.
the owner of piece Of property who vent to
the Board to see if he could get reducGor.
and was then informed that he would have tn
file petition. When about to leave he was
introduced, it was stated. to a party named
Pierce who, he was told, could get the re-
duction.
Inc next day he was requested to pay
Pierce $13 so, and a reduction of 5000 was
made.
The Assistant Attorney General summoned
all the Assessors and the only Mr.. VAIL to be
found on their rolls, In order to ferret out the
alleged malfeasance in Office
At IL O'Clock, this morning, in the office
of Judge Di5ble, there was gathered all the
State Assessors.
Before the investigation opened, o. @.
Blandon, Assessor, stated that he desired to
say that the board requested. Individually
and collectively, full inquiry into the facts.
and If there was fraud they wanted it exposed
They wanted full and close scrutiny into
the case, and the guilty exposed.
Michael Wahl stated am hsowner of g
piece of property in the Sixth District. 1t is
assessed at $1,000 by the State and $1,000 by
the city. Being shown the article in the
Times, he says that he never went down to the
Assessor office to get reduction in his assess.
ment.
He never approached a man named Perce
to get reduction of his assessment. He
has not even made an application for that
purpose. He never even examined the rolls
He had heard OF Mr.. NJ. VAIL some two
years ago. He was the only one known To
witness.
When asked to come here nothing wax
spoken to witness as to what he knew
was only asked to come down about
something that WIS published in the news
papers don't know anybody named Pierce
My property is on Constance, between Tole-
iano and Louisiana Avenue.
Messrs j. F, Herwig, Paris, BlandoH,
Fuentes, Kearns, Assessors OF the several Dis
tricts, all stated that there was no property
on their rollsin the name of NJ. VAIL Mr..
Dejoie stated that there was only one piece in
his district, and that was the piece spoken Of
by MIR. Wahl, then present
Geo. ANTI, clerk of d Urban, Assessor
stated there is no property in the Fourth Dis
trict in the name of n. Wahl.
The broker Pierce was sent for, bat it was
learned that he had gone over the lake.
Mr.. J. f. Herwig, as President of the Board.
then stated that the books we're open for the
inspection of property owners or their duly
authorized agents. No one else can inspect
them.
The investigation then adjourned.
Tho Acc;otan< Ga,a.,I eo;J tl,os
as he was unable to discover any fact showing
any fraud he must continue the investigation,
and that he desired any and all persons hev-
ing information regarding the case to come
for ward. 1t was necessary for him to have
the facts stated so that he could act.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-17
What they Have Won on the Races,
IN. Y. Graphic Saratoga letter.

In. I. Graphic Saratoga Letter..
McGrath probably named his horse Arts
tides tor Aristides WEIGH, the
Pennsylvania breeder, who has Just
sold to Lorilard for one thousand dol
lars apiece all his bennington yearlings
seventeen in number. 1t is said to be the
best sale ever made. Lorrillard has had
great good luck this year he won SIS, 00(
last Wednesday, and has probably already
won his bet with Mcdaniel of 5000 that he
(Lorillard) would win more races than Nc
Daniel. He also bet $500 with his brother
on the same.
Mcdaniel has sold Springbok to his other
owner, Barnard, who would not see the big
chestnut go. Sanford is to take his yearlings,
not his big horses, Preakness and Mate, to
Europe. McGrath has won for himself and
the other owners S23, 900 on Calvin, between
the purses and the books McDaniePs stable
has not had its usual luck, and the heavy
betters who support it have Jared badly. The
Virginia stable, Dosweli's, has done nothing
to speak of. Chamberlain won but one race,
at Baltimore, with Tom Ochiltree. Pierre
Lorillard has won more money at the Sara
toga meeting than any person on the turf;
next Grinstead, of Lexington.
Belmont wins over $4,000. Harvey wins
only $50. The fine four-mile horse Ruther-
ford has been purchased by Brewster, the
manufacturer of straw goods, for $1,000, to 90
to California and try for the $4,000 prize
Spripgbok will also go there, but it is said
that Sprirgbok and Grinstead will run at the
next Saratoga meeting, beginning mex. Tues
day, for the four miles. stable of horses
from Australia will compete at San Francisco
j. II. Smith, of Cincinnati, won $4,000 on the
first day of the S lratOg meeting.
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THE RIFLE,

As usual there was gathered quite crowd
of rifemen at the Club House of the New
Orleans Rife Club yesterday, for the pur-
pose of shooting for the two medals which
are always open for competition. By a reso-
luton lately passed. the club voted two new
medals to be contested for.
In the off hand trial Major J. c. Shipley,
old medal, scored 205 points, Cohen N. Soria,
new media, al points. At rest, A karlinski,
old medal, scored 2l9 points, DR.. ]. Fl. Harte
scored 2G3 points
The club has adopted the four inch car
toons to be used at Philadelphia and yesterday
they were tried.
The following prizes were won by the IN
der named gentlemen:
First prize, NJ. Winteler; second prize, j.
c. Shipley; third prize, Geo. Muller; fourth
prize, Jules Piffant Premium for the largest
number of cartoons, Geo. Muller.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-17
AN. UNEXECUTED THREAT.
HOW o'CoNNELL SERVED DIsRAELI THEIR
QUARREL AFTERWARD.

1 QUARREL AFTERWARD.
London Letter, July "a, to the New York Herald.
1t is few months more than eighteen years
since the Irish Liberator, Daniel O'Connell,
| died at the Hotel Fe6er Genoa, en- route to
Rome. When Mr.. Disraeli, forty years ago,
was first candidate for seat in Parliament
the borough which he selected was that of
High Wycombe The principles he protested
we're those of revolutionary indication, and
one of his testimonials to the electors had
been given him by O'Connell.
Three years later Mr. Disraeli changed his
principles and stood for Taunton. There he
1epudiated his connection with OConnell,
whom he styled can incendiary and trail
tor" "My answer to that, said O'Connell a
few days afterward in Dublin, sis that Dis
raeli is a liar. His life is a living lie. When
1 speak of Disraeli as the descendant of Jew
do not mean to tarnish him on that account.
They were once the chosen people of God
There were miscreants however, among them,
and it must certa My have been from one of
them that Disraeli descended. He possesses
just the qualities of the impenitent thief who
died upon the cross, whose name really be-
lieve must have been Dsraeli For aught
know the present Disraeli is descended from
him, and with the impression that he is here
forgive the heir-at-law of the impenitent thief
who died upon the cross.
The result of this was a challenge to the
Liberator fsom Mr.. Disraeli. 1t was ignored,
and Mr.. DisraeG applied to O'Connelt's son,
Mr. Morgan O'Connell, who had already put
himself forward as his fathers cham pion, to
"resume the vicarious duties of yielding sat-
isfaction for his shrinking sire." Mr.. Nor
gan O'Connell declined to take any steps in
the matter. while Disraeli had to conten.
himself with inditing letter to the Liberator,
which still ranks as a model of vtuperation
almost unique. "We shall meet" it finished,
sat Philippi, and rest assured that, confident
in good cause and in some energies which
have not been altogether unimproved, will
seize the first opportunity of inficting upon
you castigation which will make you at the
same time remember andIepent the insults
that you have lavished upon Benjamin Dis
raeli."
The threat was never executed, and at the
present moment it is Mr.. Disraeli whom the
political descendants of O'ConnelI regard as
their truest friend in the English House of
Commons. Thus does the whirligig of time
go round and work its revepges.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-17
ON DIT.

...Smith, Sheriff of East Feiiciana, and
one of the prosecuted. up to last accounts,
had not handed in his resignation.
The September rowing contest for the
championship will be rowed on the lake.
City Surveyor Hardee will lay out the
course.
80. The bid of B. F. Peters for the sale Of
wharf bonds, being the lowest put IN, was
accepted. He sells the city twelve $1,000
bonds at 50.
-. The bid of Mussina for five thousand
barrels of oyster shells, at II cents barrel,
was taken under advisement by the city
authorities.
-. The Commissioner of Internal Reve.
Lue at Washington has ordered the Collector
here to proceed with his assessment against
the cigar makers
80. The Acting Governor has appointed
Thomas II. Ravan Inspector of Weights and
Measures for the Fourth and Sixth Districts,
and has given leave of absence to Judge Don
A. Pardee of the parish of Jefferson for sixty
days.
49,. The suggestion advanced by the Bull
LET1N to give away the street scrapings or
pilings has met with the approval of the
city authorities. Falling to get any bids, the
city authorities proposed and endeavored to
speculate on the street pilings. They have
decided to give them away, as the BuLLE-
TIN suggested.
-. Administrator Burke is back. He will
start Immediately to carry out the sanitary
measures proposed in the communication OF
the Board of Health. There is no doubt that
he will be aided by the other Administrators.
and that the means for disinfecting any por-
ton of the city which the board may desig-
nate as in need Of disinfection will be pro-
vided.
-. Some time since Mike Frawley and Jack
Corners, two men who are not unknown in
police circles, it will be remembered signed
bonds in the Superior Criminal Court for
Mat Hogan.
It appears now that writ of fieri facias was
issued from the Sixth District Court lately
against these bondsmen, and no property
could be found.
-. Either it rains twice as hard and twice
as much as it ever did before, or else the
drainage is twice as bad as it ever was before.
We have seen places up town overfowed re-
Gently that were never overlooked before, and
even ordinary showers nowadays coz
vert most of the up town streets between
Felicity Road and say Third street into young
rivers, that are extremely difficult to navi-
gate. and which are in no hurry to run off
into the reservoir canals in the rear of the
city. Many residents On Prytania street, even,
were water bound until after IL o'clock
Monday morning.
We saw one young lady standing a-tip-toe
on the gate sill of her residence, looking out
upon the waste of waters with an expression
of mingled vexation and amusement, and
the sight reconciled US to the food, for a
fairer picture never haunted the dreams
of Raphael, and had she but glanced
downward and caught in the shining water
the reflection Of her perfect face, made lovely
by dreamy, azure eyes, and q crown Of such
exquisite auburn hair as one rarely sees, save
on canvass, surely the fate of Narcissus had
been hers.
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NEW ORLEANS, TUESDAY, AUGUST II,
to marry her. He answered no, when she

to marry her. He answered no, when she
dr. W the revolver.
A BULLETIN reporter then interviewed Mr..
Leonard, who denies the whole affair, and
states that the young lady is cousin of his,
that she got into the car with him and rode
mp as far as Napoleon Avenue, that the whole
affair was a joke. and that the pistol SO for
from being fired off was not even loaded; also
that she returned in his car to the city and
that he has never made an improper advance
toward her
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-17

George Washington couldn't tell lie, and
that's what ais the average Vicksburg boy.
The other day when one of them accidentally
broke a pane OF glsss in store window, il
was touching to see him walk bravely into
the store and mp to the merchant and say
"Mr Blank, l broke pane of glass in the
window there, and you can charge it to the
old mans account. Put it down as a pound
of saleratus and he'll never know the
difference"
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-17
FOR RENT.

NOR RENT-A comfortably furnished pleasant
IL front room, situated in healthy and respecta-
BILE neghborhoOd of the First District, with with
out board. Suitable for or two gentlemen Ca
rondelet street cars pass the door and the Jackson
Railroad street cars pass within half block.
Terms moderate Apply at 1863 Baronne street,
between Thalia and Erato streets. aul5 2t
nor RENT-7G-Baronne street, Large and Cool
IL Offices suitable for brokers and cotton buyers.
Third floor from SIS to s25 per month second floor
in proportion. Inquire of H. BEER,
au4 Eff 1856 and 1Ss Gravier street.
ITO RENT-A frame cottage, corner of Baronne
Il and Erato streets. Also, two-story frame
dwelling, No. BAT St Charles street. Apply tie GEO.
c. OLIVER, No 1s8 Erato street je9 If
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-17
CROP PROSPECTS IN MISSISSIPPI.
TOO MUCH RAIN HAS DAMAGED THE COTTON.
Editor New Orleans BulIe

Editor New Orleans Bulletin
The crop prospects for both corn and cot
ton Throughout this section OF the State were
unususlly promising up to the LIST of August
Since that date much rain has fallen, and the
planters complain that their cotton crops have
been greatly damaged thereby, in the shape
of rust, rot, and the shedding of squares of
young bolls Slow, steady rain falling to-day
Yours, ETC., d. H. WALLACE & Co.
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There are three lady editors in California
Mrs Russell, of the Santa Barbara Mder;
Mrs. Gordon, of the Stockton Leader, and
Mrs. Lynch, of the Mendocino DispGtch, and
they 81, publish Democratic papers.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-17

Buy your carriages, buggies and baby
wagons of L. T. Maddux, 35 Carondelet street
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-17

1t will pay to buy your coffee, psrcfsd O.
ground at tho Tea Depot, Camp street.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-17

The Co,rier-Jonrnal says that at draw pokar
Grant Stoves an ugly hand.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-17

Splendid mixed tea, one dollar per pound, a,
The Tea De pot, 5 Camp street.
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Ne,c Orleans Lager.
CASPAR LUSSE,

Nos. 436 and AS CHARITIES STREET,
Announces to proprietors of Beer-saloons and to
the public that having completed his immense ap.
paratus for manufacturing
Lager Hccr,
he Is prepared to sell the at lower price than
any other homemade article, and of as good quality
any similar article produced in the United States
je15 6rp
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WANTED TO SELL-A light second hand dec
w tors coupe in first order Call at IS Caron-
delet street. L. L. MADDUX.
iy21 I'm
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w House in the 10 er part of the Fourth upper
part of the First District Must have at least four
bed rooms with some ground attached and modern
convepiences. Rent not to exceed s65 per month.
Tenant permanent and prompt paying. Address
LEASE Bulletin Ofiue au4 If
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"ANTED-Occupants fer two furnished front
w rooms, one the first and the third
floor; also occupants for other furnished rooms at
81 Royal street. Apply on the premises je9 If
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WANTED TO RENT-By the Cooperative Com
w mittee, Business House. located about the
center of the city to be used a Cooperative Store
For information apply to
JACOB MULLER, 100 Poydras street,
auto Chairman Cooperative Committee.
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WANTED TO SELL-One fine second hand Piano
w Buggy and harness, horse cover rug and
whip all of which will be sold cheap if early appca
ton is made Weight OF buggy 235 pounds Al ply 30
Carondelet street.. L. T. MABDUX.
mil
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WANTS..

WANTS inserted in this column at FIFTY
CENTS per square.
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" NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CaTT1ag6B BuRgIeS;
w any one having such and wishing to dispose Of
them can find ready sale for the same by calling on
L. 7. MADDUX, IS Carondelet street desler in car
riAges my14 If
WANTED By young married man, situation
w in any branch of business where he can make
himself generally useful. References and security
given If required Address Worker" Bulletin
Office, my4 If
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

NOtice.--The death of Mr.. r. Lonsdale VIII
cause change in the firm and the business OF the
hotel will be- conducted heretofore under the name
of RIVERS g. LONSnALE
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WANTED-By small family, a well furnished
w House, fresh in every pect Would be taken
for several years il agreeable etc. Apply to Lock
Box ia N. D. p. 0. aul5 3t