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The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-11
AT THE CUSTOM.HOUSE.

In the way of ordinary routine work there
is but little doing at the old granite building
Importations naturally drop off in summer
time, and there is always a sort of vacation
for some months.
This year the dull moaotony has been re-
lieved somewhat by the several investigations
going on before Special Agent Kinsella, rela-
tive to contracts between the laborers and
material men and the government.
Although great mass of testimony has
been taken and many witnesses examined, as
yet nothing has been developed going to show
ulpability.
A short time since communication was
sent from this city to the Secretary of the
Treasury, alleging that the arches near one
of the stairways were imperfect, and that due
care had not been used in building them.
The subject is before Mr.. Kinsella, and he
has for some days past been anxiously await
ing the presence of the gentleman who makes
the charges
Mr.. Kinsella desired US to say to all having
any information on the subject of fraud in
materials or anything else that he particularly
desires them to come forward at once.
Where all the stories come from it is diff
cult to say, but there are enough floating
about in the neighborhood of the Custom
House to fill the Arabian Nights.
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oRICE-FIvE CENTS.
BY TELEGRAPH.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-Ottman's bail has
been reduced to $4,000 which his counsel
say he can not give in consequence of attach
ment of his property.
Commodore Ammen, Acting Secra,arv ~
the Navy, to-day received from Acting Sscre-
tary of State dispatch from Tripoli. dated
August 7th, stating that Mr.. Vidal, the Anne
rican Consul there, and his lady had been in.
suited by Tripolitan sailors, and asking
whether any of our vessels of war could con.
veniently reach that place.
The Acting Secretary OF the Navy imme-
diately gave orders that the United States
steamer Hartford. Capt. Harmony, now at
Fort Said, en- route home from the Asiatic
Station, proceed to Tripoli to inquire into
the facts, and demand that the perpetrators
OF the insult be arrested and punished. Rear
Admiral Warden, commanding the European
station, was also instructed to keep himself
advised of the circumstances and if necessary,
send other vessels to Tripoli to demand an
apology and punishment of the parties.
Secretary Bristow is spending few days
with Secretary Fish, at Garrison's, on the
Hudson.
]. Russell Jones, Minister to Belgium, is
here.
Among the resources of the national banks
June 30th were: Loans and discounts, $685.
5OO,0 total resources ST. 9l3, 600, 900.
Among the liabilities are 1886 600, 900 due to
individual depositors.
Gen. B,nnon telegraphs from Pensacola
that there are no new cases of fever and no
deaths. Everybody doing well.
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FROM PANAMA.

New YORK, Aug. l0.-A Panama dispatch
says: Ga the night Of the 9th ult, as train
with fifty passengers. on the Santiago and
Valparaiso Railway, Chill. was passing over
the bridge at Limache, the structure gave way
and the whole train, except the engine and
tender, were precipitated into the river.
Fully one-half of the passengers persisted
In San Miguel, Salvador, where the recent
fanatical riots took place, order has been re-
established. President Gonzales had about
so of those engaged shot insquads at different
towns between San Miguel and the capital,
causing the padres who witnessed the out
break to witness the executions. Many crimi-
nails confessed they were assured by the
padres that they might rob the rich provided
they gave part to the Church.
Great sorrow and indignation have been
expressed throughout Central America at the
event OF San Miguel, in which the respectable
part of the clergy joined.
A man named Arevalo had attempted a rev.
olution in Peru. His force captured Islay
aud Mallendo, but were routed while pro-
ceeding to Arequipa and Arevalo was killed
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The Shifting Centre of Formulation.

In Prof. Walkers statistical atlas of the
United States there is curious computation
of the movement of what is called the "center
of population since 1870. The populations
of countries are supposed to be grouped at
their geographical centers, and then each in
dividual being assumed to be of the same
gravity as every other, and the country being
assumed to be plane surface without weight,
the "centre of population is determined by
could be pivoted SO that the weight of the
people on one side should just balance the
weight Of the people on the other side.
According to the table computed in this
way the center of population has moved
steadily westward since 1890, but has shifted
very little to the north or south of the thirty
ninth degree of latitude. In 1890 the
"center" was 90 miles east of Baltimore. In
ten years it moved Al miles and was 10 miles
west of B fillmore. In 1910 it was DETECTED
somewhat to the south and had moved SO
miles; in 1920 it had moved SO miles further
to the west and south; and in 1860 it had
reached its most southern point and was 80
miles west of its former position. In the
next ten years it moved little to the north
and IS miles to the west; and in the follow
ing ten years turned slightly to the south and
again moved IS miles.
Between 1850 and 1860 the greatest western
improvement 81 miles) was occasioned by the
settlement of the Pacific coast. In 1870 the
centre was again shifted AZ miles to the west
and slightly to the north. and had reached a
point 48 miles east by north of Cincinnati
The total movement from 1880 to 1870 was
399 miles almost due west. The variation
north and south, taking the extreme north
and south positions, did not exceed 20 miles
The movement was to the west and slightly
southwark from 1870 to 1880, almost due west
from 1920 to 1850, and to the west and slight
ly northward from 1850 to 1870.
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CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.

MEMHHIs, Aug. 10-The Avalanche, this
morning, has a lengthy review of the situa-
ton along the river in the Memphis District.
The summing up OF cotton already in the
water reaches about 1000 acres. While
the writer regards the situation as
more hopeful than a few days since,
be urges constant and sleepless vigilance
on the part of those whose lands are threat
ened. He says the danger to five plantations
in Walnut Bend, sixty miles below here, is
from the back water in the st Francis, which
last week extended up to Wittsburg, dis
lance of eighty miles.
A telegram from Vicksburg this morning,
from Capt Blake, Of the Anchor Line, says
everything is all right from Chicot to this
point ON the Louisiana side, and from Rob-
ertsonville down, on the Mississippi side.
Forces are at work wherever danger is appre-
hended, which contradicts the reported Gre
vase at Ashton. Miss, published in the
Vicksburg Herald.
we'll known planter of North Mississippi,
writing from Atlanta, Ga, on the 9Th, TO
firm here, says of the crops: For sixty miles
east Of Memphis crops have suffered very
much for want OF rain, from there to Decatur
they are pretty good.
Going south from Birmingham to Mont
gomery, distance of one hundred miles, and
thence east sixty five miles. through the cot
TooNrYNuxp on LAs4 pAax.
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FOREIGN NEWS.

LONDON, Aug. 1O.-A dispatch from Mi
randa, Spain, says: All Carlist villages in
the plain of Allowa have submitted to the
Government of King Alfonso. The Carlist
forces are concentrating in Navarro and on
the frontier OF Biscay. Don Carlos is at
Estella.
A dispatch from Les d'Urget says q
breach three metres in extent was made to-day
in the O'sano Tower by the Alfonsist bat
teries Three new batteries will open to-
morrow on the castle and citadel
Five thousand Carlists, under Gen. Dorre-
gary, passed through Berga yesterday toward
Orgsnva, expecting to surprise the Alfonslst
troops before Les d'Urget, under Gen.
Martinez Campos, and intercept Conveys.
Some battalions of the Cariist Army of the
North are also advancing toward Les d Urget.
The Carlist garrison at Lao d'Urget made
sortie to-day, but were promptly repulsed by
the Alfonsists with loss of number in killed
and wounded.
MADRID, Aug. 10.-A decree will soon be
published IN the official gazette ordering a
levy of 100000 men for the purpose Of
speedily ending the war.
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THE PROPERTY HOLDERS.

At 1880 o'clock punctually, President
Mitchell called the meeting of the Central
Executive Council of the Property Holders
together. There was full representation
present.
B. r. Forman, Esq, Chairman of the Com
mittee on State Debt, stated that there was no
difficulty in determining which were the ille-
gal bonds of the State, but the committee
| could not under the present regime pretend
to say how the Supreme Court and the Fund
ing Board would decide on them. He thought
some time was necessary before perfect re-
port could be made
He said that it is not possible to discover
all the vast amount of ste,lsges, for the men,
bers of the Legislature wac participated in
them would per- ure themselves. The Fund
ing Board ara daily funding them, and the
remedy is being lost to the citizens. The
Body could not go into court to test the va
lidity of these bonds, but, if a citizen is
found who, like Hampden, is willing to spend
his time and money for the public veal, the
right is under the law given.
President Mitchell stated that the whole
subject would be left to the discretion of the
committee
legislature could set aside series of bonds
already made legal
Mr.. Forman said the question presented
some difficulty. The question was not ju-
dical one.
The Committee on City Debt reported that
it was impracticable to collect at such short
notice. The work can only be accomplished
by the employment OF experts. A resolution
was presented calling upon the Administrators
to appoint experts for the purpose of COM
putting the city debt The report was re-
ceived and the resolution was laid over
Mr.. L. ]. Highly reported from the Com
mittee on Correspondence.
1--WE find the city debt to be 500, 812 $50.
We recommend one of these ways: l. Repu-
diation of all but legitimate. g. Compromise
at Is per cent on the dollar. 3. Mr.. Pilsbury's
plan of the lottery. All are bad; but, like
bankrupt merchant, We must do something
at once. AS to the bondholders who have
specialized on our depravity at 80 to 35 cents
on the dollar, we have no sympathy over our
selves. L. j. HIGBY."
MIR. D. P. Scanlan read report on the in
crease of the State debt.
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"Grant can not get up even a twelvemonth
trip for Parson and Mrs. Newman, to be paid
for by the people, says an exchange, with.
out tremendous howl being raised over it. "
And it's shame, too. Parson Newman was
Mr.. Grants pastor. He wanted to take a
pleasure trip around the world, and wanted
somebody else to pay for it. 50 Mr.. Grant
created for him the Office of Inspector OF
Consulates, with salary of $4,000 year,
and all expenses paid, making Mrs. New
man secretary to the Inspector with salary
of $4,000 a year.
Under this arrangement the parson and his
wife sailed around the world, having high
old time Of it, for the inspection of consulates
consisted merely of inquiring the price of
putty of such consuls as they happened to
stumble over. And now, although the whole
thing didn't cost the people more, perhaps,
than forty or fifty thousand dollars, some of
the newspapers have been raising howl over
it. Such conduct makes us so ashamed that
we are q newspaper that We are sometimes al
most tempted to sell out and become an en-.
tirely different sort Of publication Courier
Journal
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Under military rule.

Under military rule.
The taxes in 1869 were thirty cents on each
one hundred dollars; in 1875 they are one
dollar and forty five cents per hundred.
The treasurer's report Was then received.
President Mitchell then stated that he had,
with a committee, waited upon the Council
for the purpose of receiving their response to
the propositions of the Union and the opinion
of City Attorney B. F. Jonas was read. The
report was received.
Mr. Southmayd desired to say that the me-
tropolitan police tax was never tested. Haw-
kins had kicked the citizens out of court and
told them that the city was the only one VINO
could bring the suit [Sensation.
The committee on the Batture Railway re-
ported that they we're of the opinion that it
was not advisable that the road be built, but
that the matter should be left to the ward
unions.
and Messrs. Seaman and O'Br1en wanted the
report to be adopted 1t was withdrawn and
amended.
MIR. Mogel, who was not member, jumped
from his seat, and in an excited manner said
that he was sent from the workingmen, and
he was on the floor as a special committee
from them, and he scolded the Union well.
He said the workingmen wanted to know
whether the Union was going to stand by
them, and they must meet the question. The
Union must say whether they want rail-
road.
He said: "We don't want this road. The
gentlemen who are connected with this road
ought to put their money in the Pacific
Road"
Mr.. Forman responded. He did not think
the Union had anything to do with the suo-
ject.
Mogel then told the property-holders what
he wanted them to do, and tried to force them
to take a dose unpleasant.
President Mi chell thought that the debate
was uncailed for and thought the matter
should be deferred.
The Union refused to express its opinion
on the railroad on the levee, on motion of Col
J. D Hill.
A large number of communications were re-
ceived and duly referred.
The drainage question was taken up and
referred to a committee Of three-Forman,
Duvigneaud and Hill.
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SOUTHERN REPUBLICANS IN COUNCIL

The Southern Republicans had meeting
last evening. They had nothing else to do,
and SO they held meeting. 1t took place at
the Mechanics Institute, in the old Senate
Chamber, room enshrined in the memories
Of the Southern Republicans.
In accordance with announcement the
meeting should have taken place at o'clock,
but at $50 it was discovered that they had no
gas except what they came BY naturally, and
which would not answer for illuminating pur-
poses, and it was decided to hold the meeting
Immediately, thereby Disappointing number
OF Southern Republicans who believe in stick
ing to the hour.
There was, however, large number on
hand. and they all enjoyed themselves
greatly.
The report of the celebrated committee OF
fifty Was received and was discussed in very
animated manner, and when every gentleman
Who had anything to say, and good many
Who had not had relieved themselves, the
meeting adjourned
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AN INTERESTING RELIC.


A curious incident happened yesterday
which very forcibly recalled the days when
we went soldering, and especially the dread
full days when that hero of an hundred bat
tles-on paper-the self-lauded General and
successful spoon finder, Gen. Benz. F. Butler,
held sway in our fair Crescent City.
No. - Exchange Alley (ground foor) is
now occupied by Mr.. Bohne, matchmaker,
but in 1861 and 1862 it was the law Office Of
Messrs. Emerson 81 Huntington.
The junior member of the firm was seized,
as were all young men of our city, with mar.
tial fever, and went out to meet the enemy as
captain of the second company, 10th Louisi.
ana Regiment Resigning, however, shortly
after, he, with q number of other officers OF
the same command, returned to New Orleans
to raise q new regiment, having been duly
empowered by the authorities at Richmond.
Before the command was raised the city was
captured by the naval forces under Farragut
AS all the world knows-but Major General
Bombastes Furioso Butler was quick to take
advantage of the situation, and made strenu,
GUS efforts to arrogate to himself the laures
won by an ADLER, better and more gallant
officer.
Among the orders issued in rapid success
sion by this strabismical parody on q soldier,
was one that all private arms should be given
up, and to enforce that order he sent squads
of soldiers round to every residence and
building to search for shotguns, pistols, pop
guns and what-not.
Capt Huntington had fine sword which
had been presented to him, and determining
that it was not for Benjamin, he thrust it up
the fire place in his Office, where, in its sooty
resting place, it escaped the plying eyes Of
Ben's search-squads. It also, in time, quite
escaped the memory Of Capt. Huntington,
who had quite forgotten about the circum-
stance until yesterday when entering his old
Office, now the store of Mr.. Bohne, to have
his watch repaired, he saw several bricklayers
engaged in closing up the fireplace. Sud-
denly remembering the sword, he spoke OF
the matter to the men, who, after consid.
cradle Of search, pulled down from its
hiding place the weapon minus its fine
scabbard and costly hilt, both of which
had doubtless been burned of. The blade
was covered with SCOT and encrusted with
rust, but the Captain will keep it as memen'o
of the war and souvenir of the rule of
BEN Butler.
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Shooting ARRAY on the Steamboat
City of Alton.

On Monday evening Alonzo Roberts, g
roustabout on the City of Alton, was shot in
the abdomen and dangerously wounded by
John Gray, another roustabout.
The boat at the time was on the way to the
city, and was near and below Baton Bouge.
The men, who were good friends, got into
scufie, and during it Gray drew pistol and
fired, and Roberts fell as above stated, shot in
the abdomen.
Gray threw the revolver into the river and
exclaimed, "that the last revolver l will ever
carry" jumped after it and swan to the shore
and made his escape.
Persons on the boat state the scuffis was a
friendly one, and express the belief that the
pistol was discharged accidentally.
Roberts, who at the arrival of the boat was
conveyed to the Charity Hospital, says ''that
he does not think Gray intended to shoot
him."
His wound is considered serious, but not
necessarily fatal.
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ON DIT.
...Al quiet at the State House yesterday.
Judge Hawkins has returned to the

...All quiet at the State House yesterday.
....Judgs Hawkins has returned to the
city.
I'VE learn that Commissioner Weller was
taken down with the smallpox, on Saturday
last. The disease was communicated to him
by negro deck hands.
THE steamer Lotus No. 3, Capt Dan
mails, from Shreveport. arrived last evening,
brought one bale Of new cotton from Shreve-
port consigned to @. L. Walmsley d Co..
The steamer Carrie A. Thorn also arrived last
evening from Grand E,ore, having one bale
Of new cotton consigned to W. B. Clark.
This is the first receipt of cotton this year
from Red River.
=. About tweney.nine miles this side of
Mobile there is place on the railroad called
La Battre, where, it is said, people never die.
Holly says so, and is trying to make other
people beliere it too. He hunted all one Sun
day over the place for the grave yard. and not
hundred. He sent him to his son, youth of
seventy-fve. and he didn't know Not one
of the whole population remembers having
seen funeral. What they do with mothers
in-lsw and poor relations we can't imagine.
I'VE were delighted last evening to greet
in our sanctum our valued and gifted young
friend, Mr.. Marks Kaiser, who has won for
himself national fame by his exquisite per-
formances on the violin. Marks has just re-
turned to this city--his home - from an
extended tour through the Northern and
Western States, where he has added many
laurels to his already ample wreath. He will
remain here for few months and then pro-
coed to New York to fulfil an engagement
with Mr.. Strackosh, whose fine and cultivated
ear was quick to discern the merit of our
young townsman, and who at once secured
his services.
We would suggest to our young instru-
mental amateurs that while Mr.. Kaiser is in
the city it would be q good idea for them to
form an orchestra under his leadership, and
to give performances just as our dramatic
clubs do. It occurs to us that it would be an
excellent idea for the various dramatic clubs
to foster this sort of an organization, and, dis
pensing with professional orchestras, employ
the amateurs at their entertainments We
suspect that there is enough talent in New
Orleans to render an amateur orchestra
feasible thing and we shall be glad to further
its organization in every way in our power.
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A RUMoR.-It was rumored last night thai
Sheriff Morrison. of the parish of Jefferson
who, it will be remembered, left Carrollton
on Saturday last, accompanied by District
Attorney Brice and Coils. Loan and Lowell,
for the purpose of serving an injunction on
the Acadian fishermen at Cheniere Caminada,
had met with resistance and been fred on,
and that he and Col. Lowell and Judge Brice
were wounded.
There seems to be no foundation whatever
for the rumor, and it is without doubt q
canard.
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STRIKES In NEW YORK.

New YORK, Aug. 10.-The strike of shoe
cutters is rapidly growing in Importance.
There are rumors that the strike will become
general in few days.
In accordance with a resolution adopted by
the brown stone rubbers to order strike in
all shops not paying standard wages of SO 50
per day, committee of ten men, this morn
ing, visited almost all the up town yards
where workmen were engaged at less rate of
the strike induced their employers to yield to
their demands
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The following is the list OF cigar makers
against whom prosecutions are to be filed in
the United States Court:
S. NJ. Lapeyre, 1S9 Lower Rampant street;
Alexander Rodriguez, 2l5 Marais street; Fritz
Faijie. 22l Jefferson street; Francisco Mar
zero, Where street, Algiers; Juan Garcia, Ill
St. Peter street; A. ST. Gene, 173 Rlysian
Fields; N. Zsyas, 200 Dauphine street, Pedro
Riego, 1913 Frenchmen street; Francisco Am
stead, 1891 Dryades street.
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THREATENED IN COLOMBIA,

New York, Aug. 10.-Lstest news from
Panama report the position of the Republic
of Colombia more complicated. The contest
for the presidency threatens general war;
the difficulty is sectional A fight took place
at Camarones, State of Magdalena, between
the State forces and the revolutionists. The
revolutionists. consisting of 600 men, were
defeated with loss of several officers and part
of their artillery. 1t is considered that war
has hepun
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POLITICAL,

MONTGOMERY, Aug. 10.-Complete returns
give majority for the convention of l6, $50.
Delegates elected: Democrats 81, Independ-
ent Democrats 6, Republicans IL.
The grasshoppers are damaging the crops
in North Alabama.
FoRr GIBSON, l. T., Aug. 10.-Election
quiet, except in one precinct. :. The returns
are slow on account of high water, which pre-
vented voters reaching the polls. II is gene
rally conceded Ross is re- elected. 1hs Ross
party has the Senate and Council.
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Mamma-Oh, Allie, you must not speak
such bad grammar Alfe-Why not? Nam
the ear of those who speak 1t we'll. Allie
Serves them right for learning it
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Young ladies, if you have ife-sized por-
trait of George Washington or William Henry
Harrison, painted on dinner plate, hang it
around your neck and be in the style.
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Real old Government Java, parched or ground
As cents per pound, at the Tea Depot, Camp
street.