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The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-20

CITY HALL.

Our city authorities have devoted great
deal of time and attention to the careful pre-
paration of various bills in the interest OF the
city to be presented to the Legislature Iof
favorable action. ind they have the saiisf@c'
ton of seeing them all now completed Ok
very nearly SO, and most of them printed,
with cheering prospect of early and favorar
ble consideration at the hands of the law
making power.
One Of the most i'm portant bills thus pre-
pared is that authorizing the city to adjust its
debts. to issue new bonds, ETC., or what may
properly be denominated Funding bill.
This makes provision, as we lave HERETOFORE
stated. for the floating debt, matured and to
mature obligations to the extent Of the value
| of certain city franchises-Water Works and
others.
Il provides for the remaining debt, by an
issuance Of new bonds to run fifty years,
bearing interest at the following rates: two
per cent for the first year, three per cent tor
the second year, four per cent for the third
year, and five per cent thereafter
Another bill authorizes the Administrator
Of Finance to collect on judgments rendered
in tax suits.
This will take the matter out of the sherif's
hands and thereby secure an immense saving
of costs to the city.
The various other bills are: That limiting
the annual expenditure for the police at $780,
600.
A bill in relation to the Public Schools,
limiting the amount in support thereof at
5000, 900 per annum.
A bill relative to the City Park, providing
the city with control Of the same, and look
ing to reduction OF the Park tax.
A bill giving the matter of assessments to
the exclusive control OF the Administrator Of
Assessments, according TO the charter Of 1870,
the assessments to be made biennially.
In the Omnibus bill prepared it is provided
that the expense Of paving and grading, or re-
paving and regrading OF streets shall be borne
by the owners of the property in front Of
which such Improvements are made.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-20
THE SOUTHERN LAW REVIEW.

We have before us the first number of vol.
/. new series, of this ably edited magazine.
It is replete with ably written editorials Of
peculiar interest to us of the South, many Of
them bearing on topics which possess real
value as relating to affairs of vital Importance
to US.
Prominent among the most valuable Or
ticles ia this number, we may mention one
win the title, "The Legal Aspects of the
Louisiana Case" 1t is from the gifted pen of
Judge Thomas NJ. Cooley, Of Michigan, and
is u discussion Of our troubles as viewed from
purely legal standpoint.
Judge Cooley has long been regarded as an
authority on constitutional law, and the pres
ent article is one we'll worthy Of the careful
perusal, not only Of members Of the legal pro-
fession, but of oil interested in the merits of
what is known as ''the Louisiana Case"
There are in this number many articles OF
great merit OH interesting subjects such as
s.The Bench and Bar of the South and
Southwest" by ex-Gov. Henry s. Foote, Of
Tennessee Letters Of Rufus Choate to a
young lawyer; ThaVacant Louisiana Judge
skip; an interesting paper on Chief Justice
Waite, by Francis Hilliard, Esq, and others
of equal value.
The magazine is edited by Seymour d.
Thompson, Esq, and published by Messrs.
Soule, Thanas and Wentworth, of St. Louis,
No.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-20

Tus GARDEN OF CHINA.-The Cinnamon, who
walk over bridges built two thousand years ago,
vino cultivated the cotton plant centuries before
this country was heard Of, and who fed silk
worms before King solomon built his throne,
have fifty thousand square mica around ShanE,
bai. which are called the Garden of China. and
which have been titled for countless generations.
This area is a, large as New York and Pennsyl-
vania combined: is all meadow land, raised but a
few feet shove the 1iver-lakes, rivers, canals
q compete Network Of water communication;
year harvested: population go dense.that wherever
You look, you see men and women IN blue pants
aud blouse, so numerous that you fancy some
fair or muster coming off, and ali hands have
turned out for a holiday.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-20

Although the people of the United States
have achieved worldwide notoriety for
their immense consumption Of spirituous
liquors, yet figures recently compiled show
that the people of the United Kingdom are
much more bibulous than We. The average
annual consumption for each individual IN
this country is about a gallon and four-tifths,
to Irelend's two gallons and pint, and Eng
lands and Scotland's two gallons less pint,
of spirituous and fermented liquor. OF i'm
nually consume 72.O00.00O, from which our
revenue is over $60,OoO, 900, while that of
Great Britain is $l25, 900 from all the
liquor drank within her borders. Pttsblay
Dispatch.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-20

Phenia Epps, OF Hamilton, O., asked her
mother 10 take note for her to friend Of
the family living in q near street. The note
when opened was found TO read ''This is a
little ruse Of mine to get mother out of the
house. Before she can get back will be on
the cars with dear Lorenzo, and before night
viii be married."
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-20
CorroN SEED FOR PLANTING
V,rts.ses NJ Reduced Prfcen.

I refer i1y friends, and the pubhc in general, to
ChAS. A GREEN. formerly Green Crump) now
with Temple :. Coous ESD No. 81 Carnndelet street
10 whom have transferred my Cotton Seed Business
Prices reduced to suit the times.
d. 2Eawtf -. AZ. PINCRARr.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-20

At special meeting Of the Board Of Directors
held on the 18th Of January, 1885, it resolved to
pay, ON DEMAND, the following dividends:
l. An INTEREST DIVIDEND of TEN PER
CENT. for the year ending 31st December, 1874, on
the capital stock Of $50 per share
"a CASH DIVIDEND of FIFTEEN PER
CENT. to stockholders, ON the amount Of their NET
earned participating premiums for the year ending
3lst December 1874 in addition to the rebate
tcipated dividend of Is per cent already received
said stockholders on their GROSS premiums;
And, to carry to Contingent Fund the sum Of
I'll O2e 06 for investment in U. s. Government secur
ites according to articles LII and v of the amended
charter.
NJ. MUSSON, President
e. LANATX Secretary
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-20

Pablo Dalzell is soon going to Europe, and
foreign hotels have ordered extensions to the
margins Of their registers.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-20

In the Chicago Tribnne, Of the 10th, We
learn that Mr.. Cliff. w. Tayleure has leased
the st. Charles Theater Of New Orleans. This
is news to u.s. The owners of our Varieties
Theater thought they had leased their place
to the gentleman, and, in fact, we we're all
under that impression down here, but the
Chicago Tribune has found out something
more about it. We don't think Mr. De Bar
will like, however, to have his theater leased
without being consulted in the matter. That
Chicago Tribune man wants watching by the
atrical proprietors, or he may get them mixed
mp considerably about their next winters
arrangements Somebody hold him.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-20

TINE FIREMEN'S INSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW ORLEANS,
Office, cOrner Camp and Gravfcr streets.
INSURANCE AGAINST FIRE ONLY.
This Company is ready to take risks against loss
Or damage by FIRE.
MARKS, PRUDHOMME
President Vice President
Fl BENNERS, JAS BOYCE,
Secretary Inspector
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jacob Alexander Jno Fitzpatrick N Marks
C SpOrl L A Witt Leon BertOli
G TAYLOR Gauche Wash Marks VIM Swan
L = Cain Chas Hemard CPrudhOmme
Otto Thoman Dudenhefer II Isaacscn
Il NJ Pond Geo Waters 8 WOrmann
mh7 Pm
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-20

Wines and Liquors.
80 cases GOOD ORDINARY CLAREr.
80 cases FINE CLARET.
600 cases CLARET.
II, half barrels WHITE WHITE.
geo cases WHITE WINE.
$50 barrels BOURBON and RYE WHISKY
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-20

A DEADLY SrRINa.-A writer in the Calusa
California; Independent says:
About half q mile over a mountain from
Bartlett Springs there is what is called the
Gas Spring. This is probably the greatest
curiosity of the mountains The water is
ice-cold, but bubbing and foaming as if
boiling, and the greatest wonder is the in
eyitable destruction Of life produced by in
haling the gas. No live thing is to be found
within circuit OF a hundred yards near the
spring. The very birds, if they happen to
fly over it. drop dead. Weexperimented with
lizard on its destructive properties. by hold
ing it few feet above the water. 1t stretched
dead in two minutes. 1t will kill human
being in twenty minutes. We stood over it
about five minutes, when a dull, heavy,
aching sensation crept over US, and our eyes
began to swim. The gas which escapes here
is the rankcst kind of carbonic acid. hence its
sure destruction Of life, also Of quenching
flame instantaneously.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-20

Mcssrs. Ludden X Bates, Of Savannah, Ga,
cations. 1t is very excellent polka, bearing
the title Of Woodland Vows" and is from the
pen of r. Mass. The time is very good and
the air quite pretty. Messrs. Ludden \
Bates do nm extensive business in pianos and
organs, end always keep on hand tho latest
musical compositions. Their store is in Mo-
Fart Block
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-20
40. 81. So, IS New Levee st.

Champagne.
500 baskets PIPER HEIDsIECK.
$50 baskets KRUG & co.
Wines and Liquors.
$50 cases GOOD ORDINARY CLAREr.
50 cases FINE CLARET.
500 cases CLARET.
so half barrels WHITE WHITE.
eco cases WHITE WINE.
$50 barrels BOURBON and RYE WHISKY.
Dutch Herrings.
500 kegs CHOICE.
Raisins.
1000 boxes CHOICE LAYERS.
500 half boxes CHOICE LAYERS.
500 quarter boxes CHOICE LAYERS.
Ale and Porter.
500 casks ENGLISH, SCOTCH and BREMEN
200 casks Guinness's DUBLIN STOUT.
English Pickles and Mustard.
800 cases CROSSE : BLACKwELLs-Full
Assortment.
100 casks Coleman's ENGLISH MUSTARD.
Case and Can Goods.
$500 cases Baltimore, New York and Boston
packing.
A Full and Complete Assortment.
Star Candles and Soap.
1900 boxes, all sizes, STAR CANDLES.
1900 boxes sOAP-A Complete Assortment.
Coffee.
1900 bags RIO.
SO bales MEXICAN.
100 bags OLD GOVERNMENT JAVA.
Refined Sugar.
$50 barrels CRUSHED SUGAR.
100 barrels POWDERED SUGAR.
so barrels CUT LOAF SUGAR.
$50 barrels "a" SUGAR.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-20

Tie above ststernont LIZ !uss aud cryreSs .gyn.
Jcript rom tie b0oks Of the Company.
PAUL FOURCEY, p1neaasa..
g. ". MOTT Secretary.
STATE OF LOUISIANA :.
Parish Of Orleans, city Of Ns- Gri.sa.. s.
sworn to and scbscribad before 1913 the saA ia f4s
Jans 1874. p. CHS. CUvTLEn
Notary Public, lao u1g7isr strut.
The usua ten per cent. interest i. pnyssJs ~ es.1
stockholders co daEspa.
.NcECroEa.
T. Masperr. David Mc<,carA.
s. z. Bell {. +. Cersrea
d. PUG, ?. kourcho,
". W. Sm.h. J. J. FerraodeA,
y. A. Chslfraiz IN AEeys
.iaaa. latte
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-09-02
A DANGEROUS SOCIETY.

The Montreal Witness asserts that O
branch Of the notorious Inter national Sci
ETY. oil Eurooe has an existence III that
city, the members of which are lazy and
dissipated lsborers, and mechanic, who
are despisca b. even IT, classes amonc
whom they live. 4 prominent manufac.
turcr recently received IN anonymous let.
ter, informing him that such an or-aniza-
ton existed, and demanding 5000 OF
pain Of having his property burned if he
refused ii. lie SIMPLY doubled lis watch.
ing force and armed them. He was given
month in which TO signify his willing.
ncs5 10 pay the money, which he was to &c
by showing a red flag on his premises. The
month expired some days ago, but not a
movement has yet been made. II is 10 b.
hoped that the affair was simply a stupid
attempt At working on gcntlcmar's fears,
although the Wiacss seems 20 have o,he,
evidence in regard TO he existence =. hi
dsn.rcrous society.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-09-02

road was built in 1868 and 1863, at N out
lay, as Represented by Its bonded debt, OF
$1,000, 900, and !. was sold under tie ham,
Iner a. 1890, coo, little over seven per
cent. OF its cost. In noticing this sale, the
Chicago Tribune says it is difficult TO ac-
count for this enormous shrinkase in value;
that there is no charge Of extra bad man
aeement nor Of any Credit Mobilier scheme
N the construction OF the read, and in spite
al its apparent opportunities and advantages
Tor securing : profitable traffic, the concern
never paid any sny Considerable amount OF
interest On it, bonds out OF its earnings,
but continued to sink deeper and deeper
into arrears, its total debt he;ng something
over S11 ,000, 900 in gold, while the whole
property and franchise were estimated at
only about 81 600, coo in the report of the
Master of Chancery. The amount bid at
the sale named, 81 ,320, 900, was considered
IN excess Of the actual value of the road,
which was accepted by the purchaser sub-
ject to various claims. At the lest that can
be hoped, the unfortunate bondholders will
never realize more than seven per cent. On
their principal. 1t is a remarkable case o.
humiliation OF value, and one which cas
only be explained upon the presumption
that the road, running from north to south
and having for its terminal Rockford ano
ST. Louis, was built years before it wa
needed, II, indeed, such line could ever b
/ made profitable
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-09-02
VIM. G. P;LST0E.

Tie sah death al the President Of the
Bank Of California IL warning 10 those
merchants and capitalists, no aIe in tie
habi, OF specializing, in = wild and foolish
manner. Eaisinn WAS sell made man,
native oi New York, and was about fifty
wears oil. Eefore le had reached tie age
Of manhood he began lie for himself, his
first experience b,.ias as steamboat man
ON the Mississippi. Young, active, ard
fall q; energy. ke WAS successful iTcIn the
start. ia 1873 h- formed the acquaintance
OF Commodore C. X. Garrison, then one of
Americas kings of finance, and soon after
ward embarked with that gentleman IN the
banking business on the Isthmus Of DaTicn,
the firm being styled Fretz d Ealston. The
Commodore himself had control Of the san
Francisco house. In ISIS, a:tcr prosper
Gus career ON the istLDlus, i;r. 2slstcn
and his partner established banking
house in San Francisco, Commodore GarIi-
son becoming the iigurehead oil the concern.
Commodore Garrison retired in 1877, and
Fre,z having died, the firm became Dcna-
hue, Ralston, Kelly & Co. From 1o57~un-
til 1864, the house was exceptionally pros
porous, and in ti,e next year Mr.. Ra.ston
aided by many capitalists Whose confidence
he had gained, established the Bank OF Cal,
ifornia, capital. S2y0o0,0o0. Afterward the
capital was increased 10 S50o0,0o0. Mr..
! Eals.on was the cashier Of the bank from
its inception, until upon the resignation Of
Mr.. o. ID. Mills, neaiy two years ago, nc
| was elected President.
Mr.. Eals;on's fortune was recently eati-
mated at over S30,0OO,o0c, and this 3 prob
ably no exagseratIOa, since it is known
| that for some wears he was unifo. My sue
| cessiu. in lis speculations. Scarcely mine,
or railroad, o. any great enterprise On the
Pacific slope has been attempted without
his aid. Several months ago, when Raj
ston transferred al his interest in the
| Palace Hotel 10 Sharon, rUmors Of his fail
ure were rife, bTt his tlct and ingenuity
soon guicled them. EA'slon livcL IIagnili-
Gently. lie Owned sulaEles residence at
Belmont, san Ma:Co county, twenty-five
mics south oi S..n Tsanoisco, when cost
81 100000 IL = furnished Ike a palace,
and on tie premises he kept = stable Of
seyen,y-fve o. the b.. t.ci and fastest
hor 'cs in tie country. lie kent RELAYS Of
horses on the rosd between the city and
Belmont, and was i'll the habit Of driving
down in the afternoon and lack TO TIE city
TIE fulloaing morning.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-09-02
TIE ED cloud INVESTIGATION.

The Government Commissioners, militia
ry officers, Indian agents and mary inter
este: private parties, arc bending their
s.yis J,.st now toward Red Clouds post, On
tha Sioux Indian Reservation, 10 join the
great pow-wow about buying the Claok
Hills, which Will open September frst.
the prospects are that the affair will be q
huge one in every respect. 4 great repre-
sentation Of white men will be present, AMI
ii is believed that no less than %, goo paint
ell and begrimmel Sioux warriors will he
on hand. The stalk" will, without doubt,
be very prolonged and the negotiations Tor
a new treaty very tedious. Each Commits
sioner will have to make his speech, and
each warrior will demand the privilege of
grunting forth his contracted view of the
matter. 1t is to be hopei that no trouble
will arise no one get out OF patience, and
no one be hurt. Still, remembering the
treachery OF the red man in the past, it
will be we'll enough to have the council
well Swallowed by the army blue-coats. In
the work before them the Government COM
missioncrs have trying task, a thankless
II: ion, and an arduous duty to perform.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-09-02
THE FRosrs INrHg NORTHWEST

A killing frost at this time would va
doubtedly be great calamity throughout
the Northwest The growing corn is now
in that particular soft and developing con-
dition when it is sensitive TO cold and easi-
ly injured by frost. Early frost is, coEsc-
quently, dreaded by the farmers as ii ii
were pcstilence and this is especially the
fact this season, when, in many localities,
the smaller grain crops have been partial
failure, and the hopes Of The farmers rest
upon the safety and security of the immense
corn crop, now giving such hattering PROM
ise. Ii is, therefore, gratifying to learn
from the Chicago journal that the recent
untimely frosts in portions of the North
west have inflicted but Little injury ON this
crop, the actual damage in this respect BE-
ing confined 10 iow-iands. reports from
many points in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa,
Northern and Central Illinois, AID Western
Michigan, which embrace the entire SC
gions visited by the frosts, al! agree that
the corn is not badly damaged, and that iho
most serious effect il in the vegetable gar
dens. So long as the corn il safe, however,
the farmers have ample reason for con.rat-
ulation and encouragement The tn &c
says that frost at this season is only exp t
ed after an interval of one month from the
time it first appears. A reasonable amount
Of warm weather will serve to ripea tac
corn before that time, and the yield will in
all probability be abundant.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-09-02
TIE CROPS.

Statistics as general thing are very dry
reading, but, when anything is printed re-
gariing thecrops, the people become inter.
ested. The department of agriculture in
Its last report, estimates the average cond;-
iion of spring wheat, August !, in all the
States producing it except California, as
SO per cent. The extremes are 30 IN
Wisconsin and Minnesota, and 60 in Ne
braska The corn average condition in all
the States is &c.
OF corr, the highest average reported are
in our own State, 119; Tennessee, III; Ms
souri,, H.; Mississippi, III; New Jersey
and Arkansas, 100; Virginia, lis; wes,
Virginia, los; Connecticut, Maryland and
Nebraska, 1876; Pennsylvania and North
Carolina, los; Kentucky, 1O2 Oregon, IOl
Delaware and Alabama, 100; Illinois, 80
New York, IS; Ohio, 81; Iowa, 81; Wis
consin, 50; Indiana and Minnesota, 50;
Georgia, SIS; Texas, IS. Other States range
between IS, in South Carolina, and IS, ia
New Hamphire.
OF oats. the average condition in the
country is 81. The States above the aver
age are: Mississippi, ll9; Texas, Arkan-
sas and Wisconsin, Ill; Vermont, los !;
Connecticut, New York and California.
l0l; Oregon, los; Michigan, 10I; New
Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Louisiana and
Iowa are the average. Kentucky, Indiana
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-09-02
L..llui0us FREEDOM AT The CsAGT
AGENCY

TIE Independence Tribune says that TIL
TIM /; and Con,m7ciol of this city are op
posed to Gibson, The Osasc Agent, becaus
They wiz, to tickle the Catholic clement
We can assure the editor Of the iribua,
that he is greatly mistaken, Tor 80 lar rs
We are Concerned, it is not q seetarian Oh
UNCONVENTIONAL light, but an oppogition
based on the broad grounds OF religious
lii ,rty and freedom OF speech.
1t is not question as to whether the
Catholics or Quakers shall control the
Agency, so much as it is desire to see a
man appointed who will recognize the
right OF any man, red white or black, 10
worship according TO his religious belief.
We are certain that the editor OF the IiiJ-
une himself, if he should happen be strict
Methodist, would not stand by and see his
pastor forcibly driven from the pulpit
and minister of another sect and creed
sui stitutcd against his wishes.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-09-02
ATCHIsoN COUNTY.
rhe Condition Of tho Crops, Etc.

We learn from a gentleman Just in from
Atchison county that notwithstanding that
county's being grasshoppered, there Will be
a larger crop OF corn raised than has ever
been known before in that county. In the
portions of the county that escaped the
rayages Of the 'hoppers, the crops look
splendid, the wheat, oat, and cultivated
hay yield bountiiul crop. The farmers
are very busy cutting prairie grass for hay,
which is very abundant, and Of good quail
ity.
The stock il scarce. 4 great many hogs
and cattle were sold off during the early
part Of the season, there being a scarcity OF
feed for them. In some places the hogs
were put 10 such strait for something to
suisist on that they barkei whole groves of
slippery elm trees for the nutriment in the
bark. In riding the timber there 1be
seen trees where the hogs have bccome SO
expert rs to loosen the bark Of the trees
and strip them up some FIVE or ten feet
high, killing all the Gins in their range.
What hogs and cattle there are left are
very thin and OF little value.-HeTcld.