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ttmss too tight ?-IiosFon dlotT. Yos and
ttoY'yo been 10 Toulon.-CiI1cAdo TnlnuHE.
Bring out your umbrellas! its going iouralao
moro Of this kind for few dsysl-St. Loufs l9e-
putiican. Coat Tout. Cork up.
Mrs. Arthur Arnold haa translated Caatelst'a
"Lite Of byron" which ia shortly to appear. It
takes woman TO invent tho heavy nastiuess In
csso Of this kind-ioesut Il, Nsrrieta
Charcs Feehter ID not populhafiu cautda.
Evon m acute attack Of hcaft-disease jmdIctous'
" Advertised through Montreal failed 10 bring
moro than sixty persons 10 hIs benefit
David Dudley Field, while admitting tho LEAK
In tho County Treasury Of New York for which
Doss Tweod ih hold responsible, thinks that
$500, 900 Ia out OF all proportion A ball.
0ladatono's tendency TO old china Ia explained
by curront bollcf that ho Is himsef cracked on
Tits subject. 1Io goes pottasnG round second-
htnd stores will. q big hasket ovcry afternoon.
Jamea Tetpusot,, 9 Chicago merchant, 'Ees
taken Ill on Monday, At the Pennsylsania Hail-
road Depot, In 1essey City. and died aho1t'5
after l,is removal to the hoBpltAa.-Nem 1ofe
Times.
Tho London aarvantgir1s ara poorer, anu
Cardinal Manning richer, by *32, GOO subscrthsd
lv !. the Catholics Of London ~ token Of Their
sat:afactlou at his Tecent promotion oy the
Pope"
John Bright goes round among Ills friends
c,eofulIy exhibiting bis degreo, LID, Of Will
ians College. Cyrus ". Field's life ia alao pro-
longod by tho timely presentation Of s'mnae
parchment.
T4e St. Louis Republican calls tho CLASSY sur'
face Of our poitucid ssroam Tough greon car
pot," Waterloo derived his notious Of modern
upholstery from bis earlieat HibeEntau expo
1iouces OF The "ould sod"
Was not ". 8. Gilbert familiar with the nsme
Of seyy,d Darghaxl,. Sultan OF Zanzibar, when
he pcnnod tho following:
His name waR 1fash nsz Ben
And Jeded!ah, TOO,
And Solomon anh Za1nlons
This 'bus directing Jewf
TIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE says that: $50 many
journalists aro dying OF brain disoasos nowadays
that tho ta!l..oworoj young editor Ia getting
to be quite an object OF professional cnvY." Not
| In ere,y quarter, howoyor. The other night
whi!o the liahtning waa zg-zagesng through The
akios, prayers wore offered up tll the Sun oftico
for hia safoty.-Brooktyn Argus.
| Plymouth Church has increased Mr. Deecher's
salary for the current year to $780, 900. making
"a addition Of $4,000 to his usual pay. This
addition R nnde expressly To cover ha expenses
! in tho scandal suit, and may tho,a afofc bo no.
| coptsd ~ 4 mi-ofacial announcement Of what
| those expenses havo been- Thu items are made
up about as follows:
Wlliiatn II. EvArta, counsel fee.......,S3',n0o
! Ex-JudKs Porter. 1880
Au4t!n Aulott. .r....... -........... 4u.Uoo
Gen PIX ..n nco
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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-06
EXTRA SESSION.
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR.

PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department. ;
New Orleans March "a, 1875.
Whereas, the existing condition of public affairs
presents in my Judgment, an extraordinary occa-
sion within the meaning Of article sixty -four
Of the constitution Of the State, l. William P.
Kellogg. Governor of the State of Louisiana, BY
virtue of the power in me vested by the constitu.
ton and the laws enacted Hereunder, do hereby
convene the General Assembly of the State of Lou
isiana to meet In extra session. at the State House.
in the city of New Orleans, on WEDNESDAY, the
fourteenth day Of April. 1875. ct the hour
OF twelve o'clock NJ; and in accordance
with act No. IS of the General Assembly Of Louis
lana, approved February Is, 1870, hereby indicate
ten days as the length Of time for which said
session shall continue, commencing WEDNESDAY,
April IA. aforesaid at the hour of twelve clock
NJ and ending SATURDAY, April "a, at the hour
of twelve O'Clock NJ. And I do further specify
the following objects Of legislation which shall
take precedence of all other business which may
be brought forward at such extra session:
l. Joint resolution in relation to the adjustment
of the political difficulties heretofore existing in
this State
2 Revenues of the State and the mode of col.
lecting and disbursing the same.
3. Amendment of the funding law with respeet
to the number of members composing the Funding
Board and with respect to the manner of prevent
ing the funding of illegal obligations of the State
Revenues financial condition and government
of the citv of New Orleans.
5. Relief of the commerce of New Orleans from
excessive port charges, fees etc.
Trade Of New Orleans
Given under my hand, and the seal of the State
hereuntO attached, this twenty fourth day Of
March, IN the year Of our Lord eighteen hundred
and seventy.fve and Of the Independence Of the
United States the ninety ninth.
WILLIAM p. KELLOGG.
By the Governor:
p. g. DESLONDB
Secretary of State. mh25
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-06
COLOR LINE AND sOUPHOUsEs.

The report of the officer in charge of
the souphouse in this city is surprising
in its exhibition of the complexion of
those receiving benefits from the institu-
ton. 1t has been customary with the
Democratic press to speak of the poor of
the negro race as Migrants, and particu-
larry, when unemployed, as idle and
worthless vagabonds. The souphouse tells
a different story. It appears that out of
1929 persons who were fed at the New
Orleans Souphouse, during the month of
March, only 103 were persons of color,
and out of 4O7S who applied for lodgings
at the same house, only sixty-eight were
colored. This statement is as sad as it is
instructive.
The city is largely populated with COL
ored people, and in all lucrative employ
ment preference has generally been given
to the whites. Notwithstanding the dis
advantages of prejudice against the COL
ored people, and their want of opportuni-
ties for education, they are as a class
nearly self-supporting, owing to their
habits of industry and economy. 1t
should be source of pride to the colored
residents that they are in nearly all cases
able to shift for themselves, while thou
sands of dollars are annually raised and
disbursed charitably to patch out the ex-
istence of the poor whites. The colored
child begins to labor early in life, and is
made to earn what it eats Our white
boys and girls are not put at trades as
rule, and necessity is often their greatest
to work The result is that
calls for assistance come more frequently
from the white race, though it takes no
more to sustain the life Of person of one
color than that of another.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-06
DETECTIVISM.

Only few weeks ago all Boston wa
Mortified by the discovery of bruta
murder of woman for money. There
was hardly any clew to the Identification
of the assassin. The few who saw thu
suspected man were confident of thei,
ability to recognize him if they saw him
again. Their description was, however, SC
vague that their knowledge on this point
was Of no value to any one else. 1t was
not likely they would ever see him again.
But the newspapers took the case up in
earnest. Every particle Of information
the reporters could gather was published.
To the disgust of the detectives full and
minute description of every article miss
ing was given and the next morning
thousands of people were as familiar with
their appearance as the former owner was
The result was the arrest of a man who
attempted to sell one Others were found
IN his possession. Disguised and mingled
with other persons similar in appearance
he was unhesitatingly identified as the
supposed assassin. He voluntarily told
conflicting stories and at last nearly made
confession of guilt. There can be no
doubt the murderer is captured.
About four years since wealthy New
York merchant was murdered in his bed
room. An immense reward was offered
and hundreds of detectives were stimulat-
ed to the utmost exertions. Many persons
have been arrested and their innocence
proved. From the beginning the news
papers and the public have been deprived
of all intelligence and only informed of
the sagacious failures of the detectives.
The murder has never been discovered.
Two years ago young boy was kid
mapped in Philadelphia. Ever since the
first day the matter has been in the hands
Of the detectives. Beyond the now mo-
notonOuS record of their ineficiencv,
editorial articles written without knowl-
edge, jokes on the next place the boy
would not be found in, and doubts of his
pre-existence the newspapers have had
nothing. 1t is said the detectives have
spent more than the profered reward in
letters circulars and travelling expenses.
If the day they first learned any facts
those facts had been published in full in |
one Philadelphia paper million people
all over the country would have been
familiar with them and aiding the search
in the same proportion. 1t was only on
the dying confession of one of the kid
nappers, shot while committing a bur-
glary, that the belief in the kidnapping
was firmly established. There appears to
be no prospect of the discovery of the
child.
These cases illustrate the absurdity and
lselessness Of the present American de-
;ective system. 1t presupposes man of
intelligence given certain
acts by which keeping them to himself
md his few associates by sinuous windings
md persistent following be is able to trace
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-06

as those Of Washington at about thu
same age. Look at the post to which
they called this youthful David. HI
seems, however, to have been in nc
haste to plunge prematurely into civil
strife. He graduated at Yale in 1860 with
high honors Alterward he pursued his
studies in Europe. On his return he en-
tered the Columbia Law School, New
York, and then entered Immediately upon
the practice of the law. 1t so happens
that several of the gentlemen present were
eminent lawyers whose passion for Bracton
and Fleta and Mansfield and Story had not
been so strong as to abstract their minds
from the terrible strife going on around
them. Messrs. Gibson and Zacharie left
the forum for the field. Lawyer Phelps
appears to have shut himself up in law
cloister, and even interposed the roaring
Atlantic between himself and the noise of
that terrible conflict.
1t appears society could not spare
the services or risk the life of an attor-
ney SO rarely endowed. So we see Mr..
Phelps commanded by society to fill the
following offices. He was made director
in two banks, in two trust companies
and in eight railroad companies emu
merated and others. How could he have
gone to war? 1t would have been absurd,
His banks furnished the sinews of war.
bis insurance offices paid insurance upon
the dead and his railroads transported the
living with return freight of his gallant
customers who fell in defense of their
countrymen. While We accord all this
honor We respectfully dissent from Mr.
Phelps as a military authority. We do
not think he should be exacting, however,
IN what is technically known and punished
as instruction. A new war might be
good for banks, insurance officers and
passenger railways, but it would be terri
BILE upon those who would have it to fight.
Spare us, then, good MI. Phelps.
The speech of Mr.. Phelps awakened a |
Union soldier. General Bussey announced |
himself "a Southern Republican" in spite
Of all he had heard against them. We
consider the effort of Mr. Phelps we'll re-
paid by this and other effects. But he
should not 60 around encouraging resist
'nce to the laws and then lock himself up
n his bomb proof insurance Office until
somebody else fought it out. Asa speech
ne remarks of Mr.. Phelps do not sustain
he reputation which he acquired during
he war as deliverer of valedicto1ies. As
witness we do not think he would bear
as we'll as Bessie Turner
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-06

the criminal to his hiding place and dis.
cover sufficient evidence to convict him.
The criminal always has the greater knowl.
edge Of the facts aud nine times out of ten
possesses the most intelligence. The an
tagonists are not equal, and to accident
the detective is generally indebted for
success. If this were like some continental
governments, forced to rely on its secret
police for existence, it could then like
them employ and pay third of the popu-
lation as spies. But without the expense
or the individual disgrace it can easily have
the benefits of the system simply by the
use of the newspapers. which, by dissent
mating the intelligence necessary for de-
lection, converts every reader into an
active, eager, and incorruptible officer.
The ordinary salaried detective every
body knows. 1t is hardly necessary for
the resident thief to ''give" the new conner
''the officer" He stalks about town pick
ing up what he can, but does not get half
as much as the lively local reporter, be-
cause honest people know it is his bust
ness to keep what he gets, and they desire
to see their information in print. In his
own mind he has curious mixture of
reverence and hatred for the newspaper.
He is inordinarily vain, and particularly
desires to see the accounts of his success
full exploits put up good" He is much
injured at any remarks derogatory of his
efforts or his profession, and in an injured
tone remarks that the papers ''don't un-
derstand these things"
Once George Sinnott earned a ten
thousand dollar fee in an argument on
that disturbing element in Massachusetts,
politics, the State constablary, by giving
a description of detective: "a cat" said !
he, sis the true detective. She doesn't |
run all over town telling the mice she is |
after them. She never interviews the |
owner of the meal. or troubles herself |
about the sugar. She watches and waits.
She never complains Of failure or boasts
her success. But she catches the mice and
purs her satisfaction to herself"
The press is the cat of America.
Nothing escapes its clutches. 1t may be
boastful, but it has great deal to boast
of. Give it a chance at the mice Give
the facts to the public promptly. Let the
detectives give all they know of the his.
tory, appearance and habits of suspected
persons. Then, instead Of fighting single
handed shrewd outlaw, they will have
the vigorous aid of an entire community.
The publicity will even confound the
criminal His imagination will picture
thousand active brains studying the facts,
md ten thousand eyes searching for his
races. His crime being the sole thought
If his mind, he fears it occupies every
,ther. He will take extraordinary instead
If simple means to conceal himself, and
lis very precautions will give the clew to
lis pursuers. The result will be his de-
ection, as in the Boston case. AS matters
re now. he has only to guard himself
gninst the efforts of few men who are
much better known to him than he is to
hem.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-06
IN MEMORIAM.
HALL ANCIENT ORDER HIBERN1ANs,
New 0rlaanS Anril lQek

HALL ANCIENT ORDER HIBERNIANs, !
New Orleans, April 5. 1875. :
The following resolutions were offered by W. j.
Kelly. Esq. and unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS. By the wish Of an all wise and Just
Providence the Irish nation has been deprived of
one of its nOblest and self sacrificing patriots by
the death of JOHN Mitchell, who had devoted a
lifetime to the holy cause of freedom, and who
IN his old age, as well in the prime of his youth
stood battling for nation that must vet be free;
therefore. be it
Resolved, That in his death Ireland has lost one
of its truest sons, liberty its foremost champion
who will be missed as long an alien flag floats
over the land that gave him BIRTH for he was all
that God intended fthe true mould of man. one
who loved his country and strove to set her free;
be it further
Resolved That the An Gent Order of Hibernians
Division No. of Louisiana, in common with our fel
low countrymen throughout the world, combine
our sympathies and express our deep regret at the
loss of so good and great man, and offer all
the consolation which we can give to the bereaved
family OF the deceased, believing that John
Mitchels lone of the few immortal names
that were not born to die"
MARTIN FINNERTY. President,
P. KIKRSAS, Secretary. apo 1t
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-06
A CARD.
NEW ORLEANS, April 3, 1875.

NEW ORLEANS, April B. 1875.
At full meeting of the Board of Race Stewards
OF the Louisiana Jockey Club, held this day at the
Office Of the club it was resolved that in conse
quence of the recent heavy rains, the unfavorable
condi ton of the roads and to give an opportunity
to put the horses in proper condition for the rae
ing, that the Spring Meeting be and il hereby
postponed until SATURDAY, April 10.
By order Of Board of Stewards.
sp4 1t Up G. A. BREAUX, President.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-06
PUBLIC WRITER-A CARD.

Broken health and consequent professional dis
ability, coustrain me to seek employment among
those endowed with hOnOrt-with tho wages Of
eminence
l have learned that there is no measure Of wis
dom but may be Outmeasured. and no authority
hedged with opinions a. walls Of fire, but am
priv oged to wear them as any fool his motley.
for coming their ore. propose to aid. Legislators,
or others, wanting speeches. lectures addresses,
memoirs, cards; these either too proud or too
much occupied to perform official professional. or
other intellectual work incumbent on them, have
leisure and experience to serve.
Address conidentially, or apply to THOMAM H.
HOWARD. No. 453 Chippewa street. between Wash
ington and Sixth, New Orleane. ap4 St
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-06
nh3l 2p
EPILEPSY OR FITS,

SURE CURE for this distressing complaint is
now made known in . Treatise (of forty.eight
octave pages) on Foreign and Native Herbal Pre-.
parations, published by Dr.. O. PHELPS BROWN.
The prescription was discovered by him in such
providential manner that he can not conscien-
tiousy refuse to make it known, it has cured
everybody who has used it for FITS, never having
failed in q single case. The ingredients may be
obtained nom any druggist. copy cent free to
all applicants by rail. Address DR.. O. PHELPS
BROWN. No. 81 Grand street, Jersey City, New
Jersey. ap4 1t
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-06

order on the boundary is too great for az
attenuated treasury.
What reason can there be why the two
governments can not agree on joint
force to adjust and preserve the peace Of
the frontier? There would be no degrade.
ton of national dignity if Mexico should
accept such terms, and even allow the
passage Of an American force through her
territory to pursue and chastise the ban
dts who violate American territory by
their raids. Mexico has, without any
such degradation, already done more than
concede such right. She has demanded,
under the treaty Of Guadaloupe Hidalgo,
that the United States should arrest and
punish the savages who should from the
American side trespass upon a frontier
which she has been unable for centuries
to protect.
Such border disturbances affecting the
peace of coterminous and friendly nations
have occurred from the earliest periods,
and were, indeed, far more frequent than
at present. England and Scotland were
for ages invaded by the raiders and rievers
Of each country. They were across the
Tweed exactly what they now are across
the Rio Grande-a poor, pastoral and
warlike people, perfectly willing to in
volve the nation in war for couple of
COWS. 1t required the indissoluble
union of the two countries to prevent it.
We have had similar difficulties with Eng
land on the one hand, and with Spain on
the other, but in neither case has war
ever grown out of raids of the savages or
border ruffians of either country. The
great interests Of humanity and commerce
Why, then, should Mexico and the
United States be involved in war for
such cause? If the war should occur
the United States would claim that it
existed by "the act of Mexico" 1t could
terminate in but one way-just as the
German invasion of France. Why, then,
should Mexico hesitate to enter upon a
convention of joint protectorate of the
frontier? The troops of each country
could enter the other for the common
purpose. Until more specifically informed |
~ the text of correspondence between the
wo countries, we can offer no further |
comments upon the duty of either, but
We can not bring ourselves to believe
hat two neighboring republics will 90 to
var at the instigation of the cattle thieves
Who may raid and maraud along the
ommon border.
John Randolph, in deprecating a war
etween the United States end England
war which was, in our opinion, inevita-
lie and indispensable tc our national
this forcible figure, far
lore applicable to the present case than
the example: "What, Mr.. Speaker" ex-
laimed Randolph, ''shall the mighty
lammoth Of the West quit his native
'rests and advance to meet the Leviathan
the deep at the instance of the petty
rabs and periwinkles which infest the
lores"
We must hope, therefore, that the two
'publics will adjust their border differ
ices without any violation of the rights
either and without any derogation of
e dignity of the weaker of the two.
hlch weakness we are proud in all mag
to concede The rights of Amer
an citizens everywhere first, justice and
to our allies and friends, is our
'xt duty to humanity and to ourselves.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-06

The duties of Connecticut schoolmaster
in 1861 we're as follows "To act as a court
messenger, to serve summonses, to conduct
services in the church, to lead the choir on
Sundays, to ring the bell for public worship,
to dig the graves, to take charge of the
school, and to perform other occasional du-
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-06

The New York Mail says: 1.-THE spelling
school has not reached New Orlesns yet
Rev. Bishsp Wilmer says the right OF con-
frmstion will be administered" TINS WI.
not do. Bishop Wilmer may have stated
that there was no security for life and prop
ertv in this State, and that General Sher''
dan was q slanderer for intimsting the same
thing. but the bishop has never been &C.
cuasd of bad spelling. If he wrote the
word to which exceptions are made ne
wrote it ''rite."
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-06
NOTICE.
BOARD OF AUDIT OF THE FLOAT
ING DEBT.
To All Whom 1t May Con corn.

To All Whom 1t May Con Germ.
Take notice that the Board of Audit Of the
Floating Debt is prepared and authorized, in &C.
cordance with act No. II, approved March a. 1875.
to receive, classify and approve all the floating
debrs and obligations not warranted for funded.
which have accrued become due prior to the
first day Of January, 1874. Holders of such debts
obligations will make their applications lin
duplicate) and deposit their vouchers with +. N.
Scboltz. secretary at the Office Of the board State
House.
+. f. HERWIG, Chairman.
F. N. SCHOLTZ, Secretary.
Naw Orleana March m 1878 u,b21 On
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-06

A new daily paper is about to be started
at Atlanta, Georgia, called the National
Republican. 1t will be under the editorial
management OF Governor Sam Bard, gen.
tleman Of considerable experience in jour
nalism
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-06

Offenb bach has reconstructed his Scene
We've De Brabant," and it is now more
popular than ever in Paris.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-06

The foreman of flour mill in Indiana
shipped the lot before he found his mistake.
1t will doubtless be found in the flour by
some poor woman kneading it.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-06

A. T. Stewart is poor, childless old
man. The father of large family, sigh,
ing, said: "lf Stewart had six fashionable
daughters he would not now be worth
S 4O,O0O,0O0 and proprietor of more uncut
silk than any man in the world"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-06

The proposeu woman's suffrage amend
ment to the constitution of Rhode Island
was indefinitely postponed by the close
vote of 81 to 90 in the General Assembly,
March 70