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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-22
STATE NEWS,
WEBSTER.

WEBSTER. .--
John Mckinney, tried for the murder of
Thomas E. Mercer, was convicted of man
slaughter.
IBERvILLE.
From the Sugar Bopl:
October has been unusually favorable for
planters. The cotton crop is large, and
there are not enough threshers for The rice
crop. The corn more than meets expecta-
ton. Most planters will wait until after
November to commence rolling.
The new boat Rene Macready arrived at
New Iberia, Tuesday morning, and is con-
sidered good one for business.
PLAoUEMINEs.
From the Sentinel:
The weather has been excellent A peculiar
halo surrounded the moon in a clear sky
Wednesday night. Much rice remains un-
cut; the second crop is estimated at four to
six barrels per acre.
The postotfice at Jesuit's Bend is tempo.
rarily discontinued.
FRANKLIN.
At mass meeting it was resolved to send
delegates to the Democratic convention.
Mrs. Ann Stout, aged seventy-six years, a
native OF Ireland, died on the eighth instsni.
Bayou Macon is falliag.
oUACHITA.
The weather has been fine except on the
fourteenth
There is demand for cotton pickers.
EAST BATON ROUGE.
From the Adoocate:
Mr.. Max publishes the card of Mr.. and
Mrs. Friedman, relative to the burning of
his store, showing he had purchased no
seed cotton.
The nineteenth was cool, promising frost
soon.
Cotton picking is progressing rapidly,
and grinding has commenced.
CLAIBORNE.
From the Homer Had:
The health of the parish is excellent, the
weather growing cooler.
The district court convened Monday.
cADDo.
From the Shreveport Times.
Mr.. John M. Rogers has returned to the
management of the Shreveport branch of
the Louisiana State Lottery.
Mr.. w. j Jones has taken charge of the
Planters Hotel, where the offices of the
Monroe and Mansfield stages will be.
The Cotton Exchange has been chartered,
The parish court opened n the eighteenth.
From the Shreveport Telegram:
TIVE cOlored men, George Kimble and
Aleck Williams, got into a difficulty at the
saloon of Henry Middleton, in which KIM
BILE fred two shots at Williams and ran. A
deputy sheriff, City Police Officer DR.. Black
we'll and a posse chased him. DR.. Black
well called on him to halt, and as he didn't
do it, fired, as he says,a above his head.
Some one else fired. The result was ball
through the lower portion of Kimblt' head,
the wound not being considered dangerous.
and the arrest of DR.. Blackwell. 1t is said
some gentlemen found the mark on the wall
the doctor said he aimed at, and picked up
the ball.
Six hundred and fifteen bales of cotton
crossed the river in the week ending Octo-
ber l6.
William COson is announced as the peo-
ples candidate for may or, and W. H. Sparkle
declines to run. E. Mason and John Wal
ters are mentioned.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-22
NEW ORLEANS FRIDAY. 22 1875.
The Democ ratio Convention.

The Democratic Conservative State Cen
trsl Committee of Louisiana met in parlor
P, st. CHARLES Hstel, yesterday evening. ac-
cording to call, with forty-two members
present, and r. H. Mari, Esq, in the chair.
Reporters were excluded from the meeting.
but the resolutions following we're subse-
quently given to the public.
By Hon. Albert Voorhies:
Resoloed, That without reference to past
party affiliations, all who are now opposed
to Radicalism in Louisiana, and to the
present usurpa'ory State government, are
earnestly invited to cooperate for the pur-
pose of holding State convention in New
Orleans on the first Monday of December,
1875.
Resolved, That in making said call. this
committee disclaims any intention to revive
the question of the Wheeler adjustment, so
far as it has fixed the status Of the present
House of Representatives.
This resolution was amended so as to fix
the time of holding the convention to be on
the first Wednesday of January, 1876, and
was SO adopted.
Mr.. Eustis offered resolution to the ef-
feet that the members of the committee
abide by its decision in reference to the call
for the convention, and to recommend their
| constituents to abide by said call. Adopted.
Mr. VoOrhes offered another resolution,
as the sense of the convention, that all con-
| stitutional means should be taken to bring
| Congress to decision of the Louisiana
question and the recognition of the Nc
Emery government. The resolution was
adopted.
| Mr.. Burke's resolution to request parish
committees to revise the census of 1875, was
also passed.
| Mr.. Chevallier, of the fourth ward,
New Orleans, moved that the basis of rep
resentation in the State convention be one
delegate to each 200 votes cast for Moucure
in each ward of New Orleans and other
parishes, and one delegate for each surplus
fraction of 100 votes so cast. Carried.
| Mr.. Lewis offered a resolution urging
parish committees to call parish conven.
tiOns and elect delegates in season to be
represented in the State convention.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-22
The POpe,s Big Toe.

The Pope's big toe is beginning to stick
out in the canvass in both Pennsylvania and
New York. The "Gray Nuns Bill" passed
by the Democratic Legislature at the last
session has originated the discussion in
New York. This is the act which exempted
from the examination required by the
school law the graduates of the Nuns
school appointed to teacherships in the
public schools. In Pennsylvania the at
tempt of the Catholics upon the public
schools is the subject of heated discussion
that is rapidly extending. The Harrisburg
Telegraph, the central Republican organ,
sounds the keynote in response to the
declaration of the Boston Pilot tthe lead
ing Catholic organ of this country that
the question can not be settled by "a few
trite words, such as our shool system must
not be int.rfered WITH" and says:
'The Pilot is unquestionably right, SO far
as it goes. But the Protestants do not in
tend to make the mistake of contenting
themselves with the declaration that our
public schools will not be interfered WITH
We intend to back up that declaration by
vOtes-as Ohio has done-and if you can
command your impatience until November
=, you can see with the naked eye how we'll
we will prove that our schools shall not be
'interfered with by Popish priests and their
Democratic allies. Chicago Tribune.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-22
Court Items.

The only business transacted in the
Superior District Court yesterday was an
attempt to dispose of the case of Shook VS..
Cogs we'll, involving the right to present the
1.-TWO Orphans" at the St. Charles Theatre.
Counsel for the defense desired to try the
motion to quash the dstringas, and on OBJ
lection being made that the injunction was
the principal thing, and the court saying
the writ of dlstringas was merely in aid of
the writ of injunction, offered to withdraw
the motion to quash. the latter. Plaintiffs
claimed that in that case the violation and
contempt were confessed, and that there
was nothing before the court but the writ of
assistance to the injunction. 1t had never
been alleged that was wrongfully issued.
The defense claimed the whole case was
before the court. The complaint was that
q drama had been performed Sunday night,
called the Two Orphans" in violation of
the rights of the plaintiffs; it could be
shown that the drama played was not the
one claimed by plaintiffs. In vacation the
facts could not be tried.
Judge Hawkins said the court could try
the whole case now, and that was what was
meant on Tuesday The whole case should
come up on the issue of the INDUCTION which
would still remain if the dis tringas was
quashed. The latter writ only aided the
former, and had no effect.
Plaintiffs asked for a commission to take
testimony in New York, and the defense
said this was an attempt to gain by strategy
what could not be effected by law, but the
court said there was not time for such a
commission.
The defense asked to bond the injunction,
but the court said it could not be done, as
the damage could not be estimated; further,
the court said it did not wish the case to be
heightened out.
Defendants counsel disclaimed such in
tention, asked that the motion to guash the
Injunction be overruled and a new one sub
stituted alleging-1. The court has no juris-
diction excluding the United States Circuit
Court. J. That Charles T. Howard is not
PLAINTIFF agent. g. That the allegations
are insufficient 4. That the allegations are
untrue, aud your appearers do not and have
not represented the play described in plain
tiffs' petition, and do not intend to.
The court allowed this, dismissed the
rules of contempt and the case went over
to to-day.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-22
A Bogus EldoradO,
The following is contained in CHEYENNE
J;spot,h nf nofobor

The following is contained in Cheyenne
Dispatch of October IL:
Professor Walter p Jenney, chief of the
geological expedition of the Black Hills,
and his assistants, returned to this point
yesterday. They have spent five months in
the Hills, and have made quite thorough
examination of the whole country, mappiD q
it from Belefourche to the South Fork of
the Cheyenne river. The professor reports
that gold fields extend forty miles north
from Harney's Peak, twenty miles wide,
containing gold in quantities that will pay
from 80 to s. per day to the man, and that
there are bars on numbers of streams that
will pay much more than that. The water
supplies are ample for working purposes,
and fully sufficient to carry water from the
top of most OF the bars and allow the tail
ings to be readily disposed Of The gold Is
coarse, good, and essily separated from the
gravel and sand. The professor has with
HIM an ounce of coarse gold that two men
obtained on Spring creek with ten hours
labor. An assay shows it to be "a fine,
worth $l9 43 in coin to the Ounce Profess
sor Jenney cOrroborates General Clusters
report as to the Black Hills, and says that
they will support thousands Of miners when
the government opens them to settlement
The valleys are all adapted to agriculture.
and the hills and cam ons to stock raising.
The rainfall is plentiful and timber abun-
dant. His official report will be made from
New York, probably before Congress meets.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-22
WASHINGTON.

Paying Interest on Five.Twehties.
WASHINGTON, October 2l.-Payment of
interest on hve-twenties, due November l,
commences Monday without rebate.
Improved Mail Accommodations.
The Postmaster General and Colonel
Scott, who came here at Jewell's request,
had a long conference to arrange tor giving
the department all possible facilities on the
railroads controlled by Scott in the South
and Southwest, with view to still further
dispatch in the distribution and connection
of the malls in those sections. Scott ac
Quiesced in JewelPs sugget tions and
promised to give all the aid required.
The Interior Department.
Secret t.ry Chandler will be absent ten
days. There are to be no changes in his
depaI tment until his return.
The Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court will be occupied the
balance OF. the week with the Leaveuworth,
Lawrence and Galveston railroad case VS.
the United States, involving the validity OF
Usage land patents.
Bristow Sick.
The Secretary of the Treasury is very i'll
Personal.
Collector Casey, of New Orleans, is here
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-22

A few days since 9 couple of Boston gen.
tlemen while cunning on the MAI shes had
the misfOr tune to drive their mare into a
bog, in which she sank up to her middle.
The two gentlemen jumped out, one on
each side, and attempted to lift the animal.
"Now she rises," shouted one, Eyes; an
other lift and she is ell right" responded
the other. In less than sixty seconds, in
stead of raising the horse. the two sports.
men were buried to their srm.pits, ssd the
rising of the horse had been bit Of decep.
ton caused by their sinking. "We oravled
out,n says one Of the gentlemen, ''And ~ ve
sought dry land came to the conclusiou
that our sfost to raise that mare was based
upon the Wendsll Phillips theory of finan-
cial salvatiOn.-BOston journal.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-22
ReIigious Fraternity.

A happy instance Of fraternity between
sects was shown on Sunday evening last.
The Rev Mr.. Bartlett, pastor of Plymouth
Congregational Church, in announcing the
lecture by the Hon. Daniel Dougherty,
ming, also made the announcement that
Bishop Foley would occupy his pulpit dur
ing the evening. Instead of manifestirg
any fear of possible danger that night hap
pen to his church from the Scarlet Woman
the clergyman paid the bishop fattering
compliment, and hoped the time would
come when he might exchange pulpits with
him. If the COngregationalist and Roman
Catholic shOnld ever desire to fleet this
pleasant little arrangement, the Tribune, as
the organ of all the sects, proffers it's as
sistance in the arrangement of the neces-
sary preliminaries. Undoubtedly both con-
gregatiOns would derive benefit from the
exchange.-ChicagO Tribune.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-22
WHOLE NUMBER 263O.

BILE to Senior Pardo. The elections in this.
city were attended with serious riots, and
several persons were killed and wounded.
Turkish Guarantees.
BERLIN, October 2l.-The Turkish gov
ernment gives the great powers assurances
OF its willingness to give any guarantees
compatible with the nations dignity for the
fulfllment of the financial programme.
Fire at Brest.
PARIS, October 2i,--A fire has occurred
in the arsenal at Brest. which caused dam
age to the extent of 100000.
The Channel Tunnel.
The work Of sinking shaft tn the depth
OF l00 metres will begin next week on the
French coast, near Calais. This will BIZ the
preliminary operation upon the channel
Specie for New York.
LONDON. October 2l.-The steamer Adri-
attic took t32, 900 for New York.
Bullion in the Bank of England.
Bullion decreased in the Bank of Eng
land E945000.
The directors of the bank, at meeting
to-day, fixed the minimum rate at four per
cent.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-22
Prompt Dealing with Tripoli.
A special dispatch from Washington to
the Philadelphia Bulletin saws:

tne rnllauelphla Dnttetn says:
The government is advised that the
prompt steps take n to compel the suthori-
ties at Tripoli to make repara.ion tor the
insult to the American consul has called
forth congratulations from the representa-
tives of all foreign governments stationed
at that place. The frmness shown in this
matter will, in the opinion of these repre-
sentatives, greatly strengthen the standing
of our government in that quarter of the
globe, and make our flag more respected
and feared. The authorities ut Tripoli at
first positively refused TO apologize or make
any rrparati0n for the insult to the Ameri-
can consul, and stood out until the arrival
of q second man of war, when the insult
was viewed in an entirely different light,
and they thought it best not to invite con-
fl,ot. The Pasha suddenly changed his de-
meanor, and agreed to punish the persons
whu insulted the American consulate, to
suspend the two Judges who acted so out
rageously toward MIR. Vidal, the American
consul, and to apologize tor the insult gwen.
These three requirements we're subsequently,
complied with, the apology of the Pasha
being regarded as very satisfactory, not
only 10 the ranking naval officers Of the
two men-Ofwar, but to the foreign consuls
present,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-22
A Winter Resort for Northern People

The property at Pass Christian, Missis-
sippi, formerly known as the Brothers Col
lege, and which was sold some weeks ago,
was purchased by Captain Frederic Wright.
formerly of Cleveland, Ohio. He has fitted
it up as hotel, especially adapted for win
ter guests from the North. Yesterday q
visiting party, numbering about forty, ar
rived from st. Louis, under the patronage
of Mr.. d. T. Hyatt, editor of the Aississippi
Valley Progress. of that city.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-22
NEW YORK.
In the Court.

New YORK, October 2l.-In the suit of
Charles II. Nelson vs. William Tracy,
executor of the late Congressman Brooks,
motion was made in the Supreme Court
chambers to-day by Mr.. Tracy for a stay
and commission, in order to take the evi.
dence of the wife and daughter OF the de-
ceased, now in Europe, The suit arose out
of Credit Mobilier dividends on stock, and
the matter was once under investigation by
Congress.
Failures.
Isaac T. Meyers & Co., dry goods i'm.
porters, made an assignment for the benefit
of their creditors.
B. G. Smith, Jr.. stockbroker, notified the
Stock Exchange of his inability to meet his
engagements.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-22
One Dollar Per Bale to New Orleans.

The Vicksburg and Meridian railroad has
reduced it's tariff on cotton TO one dollar
per bale from this city to New Orleans.
bale by river, the difference being in an in
sursnce of sixty. five cents per bale when
shipped BY boats. Of course our merchants
will not be slow to take advantage Of this
reduction. By sending their cotton BY rail
they will strike the incident New Orleans
packet monopoly in its most vulnerable
pocket nerve. Besides this, they will en-
courage our railroad friends, who have ~
promptly Joined our standard in the bsttle
now wa9ine with leather, Tobin & Co. =
Tickstsr0 Monitor. -,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-22

gated . copyright law by which the name
and address OF the author must be attached
to every newspaper article and book. The
author Of book ID obliged 70 60 through Q
most tedious process to obtain permissi0n to
publish II, and must send three printed
copies and the retail price Of six to the
home ofncs. That puts an end to anony-
NOUS Writings IN Japan. b, ,.r .7.-
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-22
FOREIGN.

Adjournnent of tho Bavarian Diet.
MUNICH. October 2l.-A royal decree has
been issued adjouxning the Bavsrian Diet
until further notice.
TIE Rlecsieu h liza.
LnA, October 2l.--Raeusns from the
Presidential elections are generally fAvopa-
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-22

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, October 81, 1875.
Four days ago eighteen Indians, believed
to be Kickapoos, stole about hundred
head of horses from the vicinity of the Seco
creek, eighty miles north of here.
The Indians we're pursued, and all the
animals recovered, but the Indians escaped.
Other depredations are anticipated.
REXAR
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-22

Hamlet had seen his fondest hopes decay,
and concluded there was something rotten
in Denmark.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-22
AMUSEMENTS.

AMUSEMENTS.
owELL,s ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
Last week of
NICK ROBERTS
AND
LEONA DARE'S
,xroMIMB AND GYMNAsTIC TROUPE.
s.v. October ~, and during the Week,
ramous Comic Trick Pautomime, entitled
HIJMPTY DUMPTY.
.srced with unusual completeness, glittering
.iaborste ccenery, elegant costumes, novel
~ e;cste machinery, new and comic tricks,
snna and dazzling properties, briiiiant cal
light effects and magnificent TRANSFORMATION
[IrINEBs WEDNESDAYS and SATURDAYS.
,,nly october 2z-First appearance of the
dsmy's new Dramatic Company, supgoit ting
oncnnnlsr dialect actors. Messrs. BAKER and
kVM;; of,;ce opeu from "a. M to 1oP NJ.
,n,s open at seven o'clock; overture at eight
SSffRAy. SfSA October 22-Bene fit Of LEONA DARE.
hipAA' ocl7
CHARLES THEATRE.
Emphatic success of
bdswELL'S UNION SQUARE
COMPANY.
ANOTHER NEW PIECE!
,.tucing all the favorites of the TWO ORPHANS
COMPANY in tho cast.
,r.o, GpANn MATINEE ocS1
|RAND FANCY DRESS, MASK
CALICO BALL,
To be given by
PHILADELPHIA FIRE co. No. IA,
Saturday Evening, October 80, 1875,
ODD FELLOWS HALL.
COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENT
". B. KIEIBNPErER, Chairman.
J. Grady, C. J. Miltimore, r. Desposito,
Hnnerty, c. Tobleman, Fred. Barrett,
D. Houston, T. Fleming.
Applications for ladies invitations to be made
the Hall Of the company.
Proposals for rent Of Hat. Bar.room and Restau.
!. ~ ha ,nada tn M Finnertv corner Howard
IA Perddo streets: c. j. Miltimore, No. : CONNER.
n plsce, or W. B Kleinpeter, No. 6I Camp street
{rickets-Tw0 Dollars. oc3 10 "a I'd
. , 1s117 Ta7 a 0G,E ------
NHE UAAEHA AunE'
C S
prner oi naEo""o a"u SV'ii"on SToe's'
,,v,,n p..,-.
O. ..Stane naDagtI
hb fEorLE>S rA'ohhih RI9uhA'
bpN RvERy NIGHT WITH THk MOST POWER.
,.n,,r,, oo,,n,Ny oN MN
Full VARIETY ooMfANi oN Ihk
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-22

WEBSTER. '--
John Mckinney, tried for the murder of
Thomas E. Mercer, was convicted of man
slaughter.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-09-23
A Wonderful Cave,

A remarkable discovery was made on
an island in the Mississippi, eight miles
below Davenport, Iowa, August %, by
come fishermen. 1t was a subterranesn
cave, hewu out of the solid rock, which
was covered by huge rock, and which
was reached by stone steps. The floor
of this subterranean cavity, which had
undoubtedly been made thousands OF
years ago, was thickly strewn with
ashes, the charred remains Of bones,
and substance which they took to be
dead leaves, first, wetted, and then
pressed together, and resembling IN
color and solidity the cake from oat.
meal. Among the dry ashes they picked
up three tusks about the size of boars
teeth, and still lower the bOat-hook
came in contact with hard substance
which proved to be skull, brown as
polished walnut, perfect in every re-
spect, and of extraordinary size. On
further examipatiop, almost a complete
skeleton was discovered. But the most
singular part came to light in the hard
ened and almost petrihed leather straps,
bronze buckles, and a wooden leg which
continued the right extremity, that limb
having been removed about midway be-
tween the hip and knee. This is a very
interesting discovery, proving that 9
knowledge Of bronze was among the
learning of tho aboriginal Americans
and that mechanical surgery i'll thos'
days was equal at least to the adapta
ton of timber extremity. Chicago
Tribune.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-09-23

clover in tho spring, which caught we'll
Ploughed the clover under in JNly.
There WAS n splendid growth, and my
noighbor declared it was wicked to
plough il 'under--"perfectly wnste'ul. "
The land remained undisturbed till
September, when it was manured again
and oss.ploughed, very shallow, how,
ever, and again sowed to wheat. 1t
produced one of the best crops ! ever
raised, and, being Sc dcd to clover and
timothy, it stood for several years the
most generous soil owned, and stand
ing witness TO tho wisdom OF generous
treatment
My neighbor adopted different
policy. He manured, it is true, but he
ploughed nothing under He had de-
tcrmined to make tho field pay for itself,
and ho continued to crop it, as had been
before, only supplying more manure,
perhaps, and at the end Of three years
his land was in no better condition than
he found it, if as good, The one wheat
crop got the third year, brought me
moro money than he got from his three
years groupings. The crop of clover
| pIoughed under was worth, in hay,
about seventy.fve dollars, at that time.
1t looked like awaste to plough it under,
and but few would have had the courage
to do it. But ! am convinced that it
brought me double as much, as manure,
as it was worth for hay.