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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-12

Of the several accounts therein named,
beginning u. A. Martin"
Reports Of Cemmittees.s
The Administrator of Public Accounts
reported favorably by resolution on the
account of the city of New Orleans against
the louisiana Levee Company, and placing
| the bill in the hands of the City Attorney
| for collection.
The report of the City Attorney on the
notice from the secretary of the parish com.
mittee' Of Jefferson relative to representa-
ton on said committee by the city of New
Orleans, advising that the city be not rep
resented on same, was read and adopted.
Resolutions and Ordinances offered.
The following resolutions were reported
from the committee of the whole and
adopted:
Relative to law charges.
Also, placing the name of l. w. Patton
late criminal sheriff, en- the pay rolls of
April and May, 1874.
BY Mr.. Landry and adopted:
Resolution establishing q coalboat land
ing and changing levee dues.
Resolution with reference to establishing
ferries.
By Mr.. Pilsbury:
Resolution inssructng the Admins traitor
of Commerce to prepare specifications for
the lease of the wharves and landing of
the city. Adopted.
Resolution extending to Captain James
b. Eads a cordial welcome, and rendering
whatever assistance the administration
may have power to grant. Adopted
By Mr.. Pilsbury and laid over for fur
ther consideration by the Council on Fri |
day, fourteenth instant:
WHEREAS, The rapidly diminishing re- |
ceipts from taxes and licenses, and the ne |
cessity imposed by law OF setting apart so |
large portion thereof, to provide for in |
terest, police and schools, renders it utterly |
impossible to continue the business of the |
city upon the cash basis. which was the |
avOwed determination of the Council when |
it came into power; and
Whereas By the constitutional amend
ment the Mayor and Administrators are
prohibited from creating any debt without
having the funds in the treasury to meet
the same: and
Whereas; The alternative is now pre-.
sented either to discharge all the employees
Of the city government, or to seek for ex.
measures. to-proyids for the
necessary expenses to protect the same:
be it
Resolved That in order to preserve and
sustain the city governments, protect the
interest of the public creditor; and provide
~ far as may be for the public health and
welfare, that an assessment of fifty per
cent be and is hereby levied upon all inter-
est funds, accrued or to accrue during the
next six months; the remaining fifty per
sent to be distributed pro rata to the
bonded creditors entitled to the same, a
fast as realized.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-12
The City of New Orleans VS.. kiIiean
LOew; same VS.. same.


Civil Sheriff of the Parish of Orleans,
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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-12
The City of Now Orleans VS.. Widow i. C..
do St ROmes same VS.. same.

ECbENk WAUiAMAN.
Civil Sheriff OF the Parish of Orleans.
ap10 Ia q mvl2
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-02
HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING.

CHIEF JUSTICE DALY's ACCOUNT or THE LIFE
OF JAMES w. GERARD
Aresular meeting OF the Historical Society was
held last evening at the hall in second avenue.
There was the usual choice ana numerous attend
ancc. Af.er the reading or the minutes the dona-
iions OF books. which we're quite large, were au-
nounced number OF gentlemen were elected
members OF the society.
chief Justice DAILY, OF the Court OF CON-
mon Pleas, then read the paper OF the
evening on the late James W. Gerard
ana his services. tie sand tnst those who
IN peace nned up the people we're a. useful
to manEind a. the soldier. This sentiment was
pronounced BY the Emperor Leo IN the ntth cen
fury. IL was the upehot OF last cry Tor
peace as against war. IL was 40 epitome u tue
MANKIND defended their rights aud advanced
their tlalms. he has no distinction beyond
~ suca men were numerous, but noae moe
SO than man who had been prominent
ierred to the genealogv ii tue deceased lawyer.
MT. Gerard was ole u famIly Of seven whO were
supported py the mother. let a widow ~ the
cuef Gerard In 1902. sue Kept china store ana
supported and educated her children IN what was
then tue best manner. James was the sixth cnnd.
He was OF mixed scotch and French eNtraction.
To the latter ne owed his vvaclty, wit and cOur.
tesy. Al an early agc he aaye proofs ~
COLUMBIA College IN 1870 ana graduated IN 1911
thlrn IN MS class. lie was long ~ ~. GIimn,s
Business was tnen Frustrated Nv the war. he
was prominent member Of the prlnctpai debat-
ing CLASS IN the CITY, then attended ~ The wealth
aud tasai0n 81 the city. O4ucn norman ana
Charies O'UouOr were members Of the same 80.
cletJ. Among these Gerard Was prominent and
hts success was atwags great. He was 80
applauded thar be lelt great concett ~ himself.
He had hls sign up. but waltcc iOnn lime
ior clients. Ills nrst case was ihat Oi an irish
baker aud a German baker living then "a Green.
win village. He trlumpncd. FOR several veats
after he had hardy any business,
5usce Dalv wenl on to minutely describe the
life ~ Mr Gerard and his successive trtumphs aud
defeats. lie also expaiated upon the Bar OF New
YORK 10 those uays, anu read on the whole q very
interesting paper.
vote OF thanks was ,endersd Judge DAILY az
the conclusion 81 the reading
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-02
GENERAL BUFFERS VICTORY.

DrsNussaL or THE SUIT AGAINST HIM FOR Txl
THOUSAND DotL,Rs
The casc IL Jasper X Hcrrert against Genera
Benjamin !. Butter ior $4,000 was resumed zee
terday morning Ia the United states Dis'riU
court In Brooklyn, before Judge Benedict. Upon
the opening IL the cnuri Mr.. John =. Deviin,
counsel ior General Butter. moved Tor 4 uDnsuit
on the ground that the evidence ala not warranf
q verdict for the plain5in. The motion was Oh.
posed ng Mr. bergen, counsel Tor Mr.. Hefberl
VINO argued that the Jury snond give tue pla1ntiE
the iuli amount sued Tor. Judge Bene.l ict re-
viewed the evidence, aud directed the jury tI
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-02

sUTcIDE or RETIRED LIQUOR MERCHANT II
BROOKLYN

sUTcIDE OF 4 RETIRED IrQUoE MERCHANT II
BROOKLYN.
melancholy suicide occurred In Brooklyn
yesterday. the victim being Christopher 4. Pro
vost retired wholesale liquor dealer, who Q
sided At No. 1,s45 Fulton street. About a montl
ago Mr.. Provost, VINO was hty-six Jears Of az
and married ~ second vile, went to Greenwoa
70 visit the grave OF his hrst vie. whose remAuu
are Inferred there. Tie caught severe cola
whlch resulted IA his being pArapzcd IN the lcn
sue. since theh no had heen very Respondent
anh Few days ago he purchased d
10 Tie 0i laudanum. suggesting 10 MS wfle thai
tncy poth put an End 10 tneIr trOuOles by drinNlns
portion Off, She declined hnf nc informed We
~ MS ntcnti0i 20 commit suicide. YESTERDAY
morning Mrs Provost lett The house 10 veit sOmt
ifiends IN East New YORK. Sue returned nc noes
aud found her husDands DEAF body dangling rom
brass nook 10 the door Of his bedroom, 70 wncn
ne was suspended BY q clothes line, Coroner
slmms was notified TO mold an inquest over Too
lemain4
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-02
BOARD OF APPoRTIoNMENT.

TRANSFER OF MONEYS FOR CHARITABLE INsrI-
rUT1oNs-sUPPoRT OF PRISONERS IN THE
COUNTY JAIL-PAYMESr OF sERvIcKs IN RING
SUITS, &C.
The Board OF Appointment met at eleven
O'Clock yesterday Ia the Mayors ONCE. Comp
troller Green, Mayor Nickham, Alderman Lewis
and Tax commissioner Wheeler were present.
resolution was offered pY the Comptroller pro-
viding for dlscontnuance OF printing IN pSmph-
let form the proceedings OF the Board. as snch
matter was already published in he Cuy record.
The Comptroller contended there was no need
for any additional expenditure, a. explained by
him. Tne resolution was iost, Mr.. Green alone
voting in the affirmative.
The Board authorized the raising Of 500 600
assessment bonds for payment OF city Iahorers.
communication was received from tae Fire
Department authorizing the transfer ~ $4,000
from their fund. This money Win be applied, ac-
cording to the statement OF the Comptroller, to
the payment OF certain charitable institutions
who have been kept out OF their funds for some
time.
Excise Commissioner Stiner appeared before
the Beard. and requested an Increased apprOpria-
tlon OF $1,000 for the ensuing year. some $47 500
were designa ted Tor this Commission last year
$50, 900 was solicited. MIR. StIner stated mat
the Increase was demanded III order TO conduct
the business OF the Commission more efficiently
Seventy thousand dollars had already been COL
lected rcm excise licenses siace the 1st Of May.
After some short discussion, The increase was
refused, last years appropriation only being
allowed.
The following amounts were transferred from
appropriations TO Fire Department fund, Depart
ment OF Taxes and Assessments, construction and
repairs puoic buildings and salaries, Depart.
ment OF Pubic MUrkS:.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-02
Comptroller Green offered the following reso.u-
ton whlch was laid over untll the next meet.

Comptroller Green offered the following reso.u-
ton, which was laid over until the next meet
lng:-
Resolved, That the appropriation OF S210n Tor the
procuring and presenting cvtlcnce In all
writs proceedings IN relation frauds committed
to January. 1872. county under the
head OF miscellaneous PURPOSES adopted he cmbcr
"a 1874 he paid tim. % the ceritncate
OF the Comptroller that the charges reasonable and
proper.
In c0nne ction with this resolution Air. Charles
OConor wrote the tOlowing:-
The services all rendered the Finance Depart.
ment. Its books, hers aud The basis o
investigation. do how other depart.
ment Judge the services Ire detect be one,
In the budget OF 1874 should be obvated by resolution
above.
NEW York, May 81, 1878
Some further unlmportant business was trans
acted, when the Board adjourned.
Wilmington journal., 1875-07-23
Cotton imIs74 andI>75

From the Norfolk kIrginiAn.l
The comparative statement lately
issued from New York of the cotton
receipts and stock to date this wear
and last year is not little instructive
The statistics are derived from care
fully prepared reports and are proba-
bly, correct to within small fraction.
Taking first the total receipts at
ports and markets, We find that the
crop of 1875 exceeded that of 1875 by
two hundred and eighty-one thousand
bales. Taking exports to cate, 1874
had up to the 9th of July exported one
hundred and twenty thousand bales
more than 1875 has sent abroad in the
same period. The stock held at this
date tells the same story, 1875 showing
in July one hudred and tifty-nine thou
sand more bales than 1875 showed on
9th of July. Finally, it is only in the
amount ahoat hound abroad and III
the amount of stock held in Liverpool
that we find the comparison in favor
of 1875 by some eighty-tive thousand
bales.
The one element which this exhibit
neglects 81 the stock still held on the
plantation. To put this at one hundred
thousand bales would be to make q
ldI RC Cob1LAoIC, you, tG GlldU TdGO Ol
calculation, the crop of 1875 will fall
short of three million six hundred
thousand bales, whereas prophets
were not wanting last year to tell us
it would run over four million of
bales.
From this shortness, however, he
argues rashly who should conclude
that prices must rise. Price depe nds
faatl-c on1
portant amoung them as supply is
demand. The demands of cotton
fabrics has been for eighteen months,
and in all probability will continure
for twelve months yet, to be slack
the mass of mankind is apt to choose
as the one where economizing or saw
ing can best begin. The slow and
disagreeable process of curing the
evils we suffer by the remedy of saw
ing is now on all hands seen and
must continue, toO,-no only does
it appear in this country, but extends
likewise to England and to Germany,
not to speak of France, where econO-
nv and what we would call stingi-
ness is always the fashion. This year 8
cotton, it must also be remembered,
10 VI sum SoOo dAoiA'J 40 SOOo AoI
to make up for its luck of power the
caops comes very near to that of
1874.
What are you aiming at, the reader
may say. and why all this vague talk?
This, we mean; to warn our cotton
friends not to build hope nor base
plans on high price for the crop now
growing and soon to find its way to
, the gin and the port.
Look at the iron men and the mis-
take they made last fall and winter
Holding large capital invested in their
works and neutrality-suspicious. employ
it, they insisted on believing that iron
would rise again, and each one belev-
ing or hoping that his neighbor could
not resume work, very large pro-
portion of them set their furnaces al
light again, and in the last hine months
more iron by some twenty-five per cent.
was made than in the year before. The
demand was more than supplied and
Wilmington journal., 1875-07-23
For the journal
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH
CAROLINA,

This honored institution, in the days
of it's prosperity, was thought by some
to be Objectionable because of the stan
dard of morals that obtained among
the students. Indeed, since success
full movement has been made to revive
it, that class of mind, which has a
special talent for never forgetting dis
agreeable things, is disposed to mut-
ter the same complaints The friends
of the institution should not regret
this, as it affords an occasion to en-
tighten tue public as to the past and
to assure them as to the future.
First, suppose there were more dis
sipation and recklessness among the
students of years agone, it IS easy to
account for the fact without impeach-
ing the character of the institution hy
holding it responsible. The customs
that prevailed in society in those days
were natural producers of irregular
habits. Especially was this true of the
more wealthy in almost every COM
munity. The popular amusements
were ruder and more demoral1zine
than those generally recognized at the
present. There were also more wealth,
luxury and leisure, and consequently
more prodigality. 1t may, therefore,
be safely affirmed that many OF the
seeming evils in the old University.
were the products of domestic and
social evils which the University could
not control. It is a fearful slander
upon the great and good men. who.
from time to time, constituted the
Faculty, to intimate that they ever
Wilmington journal., 1875-07-23
ID DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY AND
RADICAL GANCE.

At all times, and especially in hard
times like the present it behooves the
people to have an honest and an eco
nomical government. High taxes,
poor crops and low prices are hard to
bear under even the most honest and
the most economical government, but
when added to these, there is the other
grievance of fraudulent and extrava-
CANT expenditure of the peoples mon
ey the situation becomes intolerable.
1t is material then to ask and to know
which of the two parties now before
the people is the party of economy,
and which the party of extravaganza.
The Democratic or white mans party
boldly asserts that it is the party of
economy and that the Radical or negro
party is the party of extravaganza.
What are the facts Since Candy i'm
posed his Constitution upon us, the
Radical or negro party has had pos
session of the State government for
two years and the white mans party
has had it for four years, and fortu
nately the record shows what each par
ty spent while in power. The follow
ing figures, the correctness of which
will not he disputed, tell the whole
story in the briefest manner possible
Wilmington journal., 1875-07-23

ment of any liability or debt incurred
wholly or in part in aid of the late wal
between the States, nor for the restor-
alton of imprisonment for debt; nor
shall they require or propose any edu-
cational or property qualification fc.
office or voting; nor shall said Conven..
ton pass any ordinances legislative in
their character, except such as are
necessary to submit the amended
Constitution to the people for their
ratification or rejection, or to convene
the General Assembly.
Sec. 5. The Constitution, as amend
ed, shall be submitted to the people
for ratification or rejection, and shall
not be binding until the same shall
have been ratified by the qualified
voters of the State, and the Conven-
tion shall prescribe the mode where
by the sense of the people therein
shall be taken and recorded.
Sec. e. There shall be printed i'm
mediately ten copies of this act for
each member of the General Assembly,
and one hundred copies within thirty
days after ratification for each board
of county commissioners, and the use
of the registrars and judges of cleo
tion in their respective counties; and
this act shall be in force and take eff
feet from and after its ratification.
Ratified the 10Th day of March, A.
d. 1875.
Wilmington journal., 1875-07-23

be deemed duly elected. Should any
two persons have an eqnal number Of
votes for the same Office, the Com
missioners shall decide which of the
two shall be elected. And if for any
cause the returns of any precinct be
not in by three o'clock, T. NJ, on hiatt
day, then, and in that case the emo
missioners shall adjourn without COM
pairing the polls. to meet again on the
following Tuesday at twelve o'clock,
M, when the polls of the various pre-
cincts of the county shall be compared
and in the meantime they shall direct
the Sheriff or one of bis deputies to
compel the attendance of the delin-
quent returning officer with the vote
of his precinct. When the Commits
sioners have thus completed the com:
parlson of the polls they shall proclaim
the result at the Court House door of
the voting in their county for all the
persons voted for and the number of
votes cast for each. and shall immedi-
ately thereafter file with the re-
gister and with the Sheriff of
their county or in case there be no
sheriff and coroner a certified copy of
the same. PUoUided the counties of
Carteret, Hyde and Dare shall be al
lowed until Tuesday after the election
to meke their returns. The commits
sioners shall also file with the register
of deeds the returns made by the
judges of the election of each precinct.
Sec %. The registrar shall receive
one cent for each name copied from
the original registration book and three
cents for each new name registered.
Sec. 20. Any registrar or Judge or
judges of election, appointed under
the provisions of this act or any county
commissioners, register of deeds or
sheriff failing or neglecting to make
the returns and perform the duties re-
quired of him by this act for the nom
performance of which no penalty has
been hereinbefore imposed, shall be
fined not less than five hundred nor
more than one thousand dollars, or i'm
prlsoned not more than six nor less
than twelve months at the discretion
of the Court.
Sec. 30. Any person who shall with
intent to commit fraud register, or
vote at more than one box or more
than one time, or who shall induce
another to do SO, shall be guilty of
mlsdemeanOr, aud on conviction shall
be imprisoned not less than six nor
more than twelve months, or fined not
less than one hundred nor more than
five hundred dollars at the discretion
of the Court and registrar of voters or
any clerk or copyist who shall make
any entry or copy with intent to COM
nit fraud, shall be liable to the
same penalty.
Wilmington journal., 1875-07-23
CAN'T AGREE!

We notice from our exchanges, says
the Alamance Cleaner, that Major
Marcus Erwin, the abiest man of the
West IN the Radical party, refuses to
be bound by the secret resolutions of
the Republican editors at Newbern, or
the open address of the Republican
Executive Committee, at Raleigh.
He is an outspoken advocate of the
policy of adapting our present consti-
tuition to the wants of our people.
Judge Thomas and Judge Cantwell,
two of the ablest Republicans in the
extreme East, and the former a nomi-
nee for convention from Craven coun-
ty, are also for the same policy. From
ali we can learn, it would seem that
the matter stands about thus In the
East the negroes under control of the
Office holders, are together with them
in favor of no amendment to the con-
stitution. In the middle portion of
the State, where the negroes
hold kind of a balance of power,
being led by the Radical office-hold-
ers, they, with Radical office-holders,
together with few other white men
who haye had their fears excited by
unfounded assertions, are opposed to
amending the present constitution.
And in the West, where the negro ele
ment is not sufficiently strong to build
the hopes of office-holders and office
seekers upon, everybody except the
few who can be duped by the most un-
founded declarations and fiimsiest ap-
peals to their fears, wants the consti-
tuition amended.
An appeal to the prejudices aud fears
of the people is all the capital Repub.
licans have to work with, and they are
using this with an energy seldom wit
messed, and disregard for truth that
should never be indulged in. The
only apology that can be urged in
their behalf is that it is that or moth
ing with them.
Wilmington journal., 1875-07-23

A glance at the above will show
that the Radical, or negro party, in
two years spent $35, I'll, 81 more of the
peoples money than the white mans
party spent in four years. In other
words, if the Democratic party had
gotten the Legislature in 1868 instead
of in 1870 the State to-day, from the
money actually paid into its Treasury
would have money enough to pay tie
expenses for two years to come with
out raising a dollar of tax And is
Radical negro rule over white men
such great blessing as to be rurchas-
ed at such a great sacrifice What say
you white men of North Carolina, do
you love negro rule SO much that you
will pay twice the money for it that
you have to pay for white rule ? What
say you white women of North Caro-
lima. is negro government SO sweet and
white government 30 bitter that you
will take the negro at twice the cost ?
Is the negro worth twice as much as
the white man