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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-05
MOTH l..

STATE TAX 'oLLgCToRs CPPIcH
Fourth Cistrjc Nc 2i5 Jose cliCe street, I
New Orleaus Ianulry 29, l6lG. }
TcEBLIC EOTICS Is HkEEET GIVEN THAI |
= am ready to Issue a ncenses for ne Hear
i875 md receive meut of taxes Tor the years
1873 lol4 and 1875 ,
Licenses are Que einoe JsnUa-T l. rrompt
par uent viii save SIS. otiice open from A. d.
TO ; +. NJ
A. s. RADGER,
iscS!,n State Tax Collector FOnlIh District.
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IMPORTS.

RIO JANElRO-Brig Heiius- Coco bags coffee
NEW Notwithstanding kuICk erbocker-- Aa.f.
mdse
JAMAICA-Sch0oner Hannah Coomer-eo go 20.
coanuts 1000 punches bananas 500 plAutains
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-05
TAX Bills OF 1876.

DEPARTMENT OF FINAHCs}
City Hail, New Orleans February .. iS'o.
TzyAX BILLS OF 1876 WILL By kEADf roA
delivery on MONDAY. eighth instant Two
sad one ,,alf per u. .ebate Will be allowed On all
hll, psid I'D to the fifteenth instant inclusive;
two Ter c. Mt GU all paid Up t. the 1wenfy-nnth
instant; aud one per cent durirg March a1ter
which interest at ten Ler cent per arhum soc
rs tni.el I'D. PILSpURY. Administration.
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NOTICE.

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
New Orleans, January IL, 1876. )
rIrY LICENSES FOR THE YEAR 1876 AREEOW
~ due, and will b. issued from this office until
February 20, 1876, after which sts Will accrue.
jail I'd E. PIL>BrKY, Admin strstor.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-05
snles, Receipts aud Exports OF Produce.
The following are the sales, receipts, and e1
ports CT the principal articles for the past a. *

Jackson Railroad Receipts.
We indebted to MIR. d. g. Ncs.y, freight
agent Of the Kew Orleans, st. Lou's al ChlcaEo
rhilroad for tie following tive state mo
Of bales Of cotton received va the New Ori!ai
St. Louis, ard Chicago railroad:
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-05

STATE TAX CoILECToRs OFPIcs,
No 2Q Catal street,
New Orleans January %, 1876.
DCBLIC EOTICE Is hEREST GIVEN TO THE
Z taxpayers of tbs Second District of New Or
IL ans that now ready to isua state licenses
for the year l876, t. receive ali taxes fox the
years ls75 1874 ami 1873. The Office viii be open
from A u. t. p u,
B.. JOCBERT,
;ao- I'm State Tax Collector. Second District
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-05

NOTICE..
STATE Tax CoLLECToR's Ov7ICY,
Frat District, No. IS9 GIavier street, :
New Orleans, January g. 1876.
nTTLIC NOT1CR rs HEREBY GIVEN TO Tt Is
L TAXPAYERS of the First District Of New Orleans
mat an rea-y to issue Safe licenses ioc the year
816 sni to all taxes for the years loo 1871
and 1873
The ofice viii De open fIom 4. N. 70 P. u.
N. e. FOLGER.
ja28 In State Ia Collector, FIRST District.
NOTICE.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-05
hsbTICE.

CFfsCy STATE TAX COLLECTOR, THIRD DIsrR!cT,}
n. Il Is ysan Iitlds street, c1rEer Royal. (
New OIl-ans. J r.Uary 29, 1876.
DUEIIC NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN To The
Z tsxpaye1s Of tie Tart Ii-trct Of New Or
leans that am rea1y t, issue S:ate licenses for
the y.a- 1876, eI,i 20 receive al taxes Tor tie
Years iGT5 1874 and 1873.
The Office viii he open from A. N t. P. n.
THOMsS CASEf,
;a29 la state Tax Collector. 1hiId District
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NIetp0rOlO ascHl mud RiVer RepOrt.
AFTERNOON REPoar-3:43 Pm.

The following statement Of the weather
aud rivers is furnished By the Signal Ser
vice Ctfice stationed 1T New Orleans:
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-05
RIVER REPORTS r. II.
A Bankrupt City.

Below nigh water mark Of 1874.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-05

from other delivery ports TOT which ls4i afo oI
Mobile and 1853 from Galveston, etc., and 6z,SS1
proper against So 1871 proper last week and 50 7Ss
last year. Toal proper since August 81, So0. 100
bales against 745, 02l last year-incresse 2lS ia.
The exports comprise 50 1893 bales, embracing
Is 923 to Liverpool 1923 to Cork for orders, 1889
to Hsvre. 1911 to Antwerp, $3.50 to Bremen. SO
to Barcelona TIT to Mslags 1888 to Naples, 1902 10
Genoa and 32l4 to New York, to which we have
added 2S8 by rail.
The Exchange telegrams make the receipts at
all the ports from IL 81 Yesterday to II NJ. to day.
ls, sa7 Gales, against 29973 last week and ,2sS
last wear, and since Friday 1873 ITO bales, against
I49 4i6 last week AMI lO7 656 lasJ year. Total
August 81 3C64 1888 bales. against 2y603,0l7 no to
Thursday noon. February 4, last year (excludins,
the above u 2S5)-increase ASH .3l6.
Exports (Pr1sy to Thursday lnclusive) to Great
Britain "a 239 bales against % VIZ last week and
672s9 last year, and 10 the continent 3ol5o bales.
against So 1874 last week and 81 ,3Ol last year.
Bx ports to all porte tince * pteaber TO Great
Britain 1873 COZ Oaes against O18 38l last year; o
France and the continent 603S63 bales against
376001 last year. total to Great Brtain and the
continent 1871 !67 bies against As 's2 last YEAR
Stoke at all the delivery ports made uD 70 ~ H.
925 6l bales. against 500 3t6 last week and e33 $50
last yeaI
COTTON STATEMENT.
Bales.
Stock on hand September L. ls!5...-.. 1876
Arriy ed since last statemen....... l0osS
Arm veG previously. 0o' 3l9-l WI az
I9I"l ,co '''
Cleared today. .......-......-...... |,z59
Cleared previously. ...... 'IG TO ~, s3f
Stock on hand and on shpboard. 335, .O9
Stock I'm hard a.An,e time last 236,tJl
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-05

lucre 1se this saaSo OyeT ,son ~ l3!Ul, 81 SIC
bales; 1912, p S9l bale 1923 So 61 bale 1877
1880 bale 1915, p, 729 b4les.
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-01-27

tigation by Congress of the ia
nous "Black Friday" a sub-co m
mittee called upon hlm, but neve.
made use of his testimony. In tha
investigation in 1852 which was
made into the premature publicity
of an annual message Of President
Lincoln, the latter came promptly
before the Committee of the Judi
ciary of the House and gave his
evidence. So far as the summons
Of the Chief Executive is concern
ed in a public investigation, the
precedent and the point has been
raised in both WAYS. The object,
however, in bringing these high Of
ficials into Court is to prove, 1t is
alleged, that General Babcock
never asked them for the appoint
ment, promotion, retention or re-
moval of any person connected
with the St. Louis Whiskey Ring.
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-01-27
THE EMMA MIME SCANDAL.
[London Correspondence New York Tri
bune.

bune.
The chairman of the Emma
Mine Company stated to the share
holders, yesterday, with a frank
ness which leaves nothing to be
desired, the nature of the remedies
be is going to seek. | gave in
my last letter the substance of the
new directors report, with Mr..
McDougalrs offer to pay the ex-
penses OF legal measures, and the
proposal to hold a special meeting
January 20, for the passing of a
resolution to authorize him TO act
in the name and behalf of the com
pany. In answer to a question at
yesterdays general NEE ting, as to
the nature Of the resolution, the
chairman said:
"The purport of the resolution
will be that Mr.. McDougall shall
be at liberty to take proceedings in
the name of the company against
the original directors for conspir-
acy to defraud, and for the purpose
of putting aside fraudulent con-
tract"
So there we arel There is no
reason to doubt that this resolu-
ton will be adopted a fortnight
hence. When adopted, it puts into
Mr.. McDougall's hands the power
of taking both civil and criminal
proceedings against the original
directors of the Emma Mine, one
of them then and still American
Minister, AS if to remove all
doubts whether Gen. Schenck is to
be included in the prosecution, Mr..
McDougall has already made pub
lie in his own paper the specific
accusation that Gen. Schenck was
bribed in the sum of $4,000 by
AIR. Trenor w. Park. We must
make up our minds, therefore, to
see the American Minister in the
position Of defendant on O criminal
charge Of conspiracy to defraud.
Against the charge he may plead
his privilege as Minister, which
will be accepted by the English
public as a confession Of guilt. Or
he may elect to waive his privilege,
and take his stand on the dock
Ewithdhe rest, in the hope of per-
shading asBritish jury that when
he accepted $4,000 under the
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-01-27
BABCOCK'S TRIAL.

WASHINGTON, January 23.-Gen,
eral Babcock's trial at st. Louis,
which will take place as soon as
that of William Mckee, proprietor
of the Globe Democrat, is finished,
promises not only to be the most
important in the history of the
Whiskey Ring as regards the po-
sltion of the defendant, but the
most notable in respect to the wit.
nesses who have been and will be
sumponed to testify. 1t is under.
stood tonight that General Bah
cock and his counsel have conclud.
ed the main details Of his defense
and that one portion Of it will re-
quire the attendance in Court oI
President Grant, Secretary Bristow
and ex-Secretary Richardson tc
testify regarding it. They will
not be formally summoned, but
will be asked by counsel for the
defense to appear and testify. In
the case Of the President ii is moi
improbable that his evidence will
be in the form of a deposition
! When he was named in the inyes
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-01-27
A BLUNDER BY THE COUNTY
COUNTS.


Several County Courts in this
State have reduced the tax assess
ments in their respective counties
very largely-in most cases as
much as thirty-three and a third
per cent. This was a positive vio-
lation of the law, and those who
committed the blunders should re-
consider their action without de-
lay. The State Comptroller has
addressed a letter upon the subject
to the Revenue Collector of Mad
ison county, in which he says: cat
torney General Heiskill Is clearly
of opinion that there is no author.
ity in law for the action of the
County Court in reducing the as
sessment. The assessor has made
his returns, the tax books are in
your hands, and you are charged
at this office with the amount of
tax aggregate, in accordance with
these returns. To make sweep
ing reduction of the assessment by
33 per cent. is simply equivalent
to reducing the State tax from
forty to twenty-seven cents--a
power which is vested entirely in
TIE Legislature. The County
Court can fix, and 1t is their duty
to fix the rate Of taxation for
county purposes, and can relieve
the taxpayers of their county to
some extent in that way. / know
your county has been unfortunate
in crops, &c, and it is doubtless,
as you assert, law.abiding com
munity; and while Z am not OPP
posed to the relief of the people, i
see no means of relief in this in
stance short of the Legislature.
AS said above, you have been
charged with amount Of State tax
for 1876, as per tax aggregate
rendered, and your account will be
entitled only to such credits as
may be provided for under the law,
and aside from these credits you
and your bondsmen are liable for
the taxes as they now stand.
american,
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-01-27
A MYSTERIOUS SILENCE MAIN.
TANNED.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22--The Post
Office authorities here are entirely
reticent Tor reasons which they
consider Of Importance to the pub
lie service concerning the re-
ported discovery of fraudulent seals
upon bids for carrying the mails
accepted by the department. The
department detectives who have
been investigating the marter de.
cline to state at present what recent
frauds, if any, have been discover.
ed, and the. Postmaster General
himself has not been 6dyised by
them of the results of the exmin.
alton which is still in progress. II
is evident, however, that they are
satisfied that frauds in addition ID
those discovered eighteen month:
ago have beenperpetrated aud they
are still active in searching for the
direct proof and the parties i'm
plicated. "ea
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-01-27
A COLORED DELEGATES ROAR
ING SPEECH In THE vIR-
GINA LEGISLATURE.

[Richmond Evening Journal, Jan. 7th1
In the debate this morning in
the Legislature on the Centennial
appropriation, Peter j. Carter, the
colored delegate from Northumber-
land county, arose, and urged on
by the cries of "Hear him hear
himw sounded in the well-known
voices Of ex-Governors Smith and
Lechter, finally silenced another
member who was advocating the
bill, and, with rapidity of articu-
lation heretofore unknown, pro
ceeded to speak. The noise and
confusion prevented his first re-
marks being hearo, but when order
was restored his voice in clarion
peals rang through the hall, sound
ing death to the Centennial:
Wherefore is it, and why Tn
akin, never; no, sab. What? ten
Thousand dollars fur to be Civ
away to Philadelphia? (Lechter,
"Good." Smith, "Hear him. Ole
Fagin gin nebber tire. Cheers.
Where's dis thing guyin to end?
Let 'em 60 to see de show, but
you hears my voice a sayin' still
proximate your own expenses.
Look at that statuary of Gen
eral Washington. Look at Clay
Calhoun. What is their fust
thought? Yes, sab. De boystood
on de burnin' deck. Applause,
and cries from Lechtcr, Smith, "Go
on.") Logan is de friend OBJ da
white man. Mr.. Logan is down on
de black man. Stop and constr
tute dis expensive trip. Ticket to
Baltimore, $3.50; supper, lodging
and breakfast, 50 more. Ticket to
Philadelphia, $265. Admission
to de show and side-show, at least
IS cents. Multiplying of this by
FIVE, count up de boxes, curiosities,
trunks, policies, carppet-bags I'm.
mense cheers. Look at de treas
ury; look at de money de Govern
or hav spent I'm postage stamps O
fxin' fr dis occasion. "Old Moth.
er Hubberd she went to de cup.
board fur to git poor dog a bone"
when she came back de dog weM
eloped. Jess so-it will institu.
tion on er er. No, sab; I'm talk.
in straight American language
Bunkum Hill, George Washington
John Brown, whar is you? Rise
from you seats-say is 1 right
say is | jestice, truth, and jestice
again.
| Ex-Governor Lechter trisino
from his seat MIR. Speaker,
move a medal be awarded to Vir.
ginia's son Carter. Seconded by
Smith.
The motion was carried, and the
Legislature adjourned for drinks.
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-01-27
A DEFENSE OF THE JEWS.

At the Union Tabernacle, Viii
liamsburg, New York, the pastor
a the congregation, Rev. Miller
Hageman, lately delivered an elo,
qnent and forcible defense of the
Jews, against what he contended
were serious Misrepresentation
of history. He denied that they
murdered Christ, who, he said,
was crucifed by Roman soldiers.
That they prosecuted Him and dis
believed Him was true; but even
as to this there were open opinions,
for it has not been shown, nor can
1t be substantiated that the bulk
u the Jewish people were opposed
10 Christ. They doubted Him,
they disbelieved him in part, but
there were many-bow many
who were the recipients of His
niracles and love, who declared
Him as Christ and who worshiped
Him. The speaker further sup
4osed that it be granted that the
Jews as a nation were opposed to
Christ, Himself a Jew, and con-
tended that it only proved that
they thought him an impostor, and
Ia that belief acted as any other
nation would to day in similar cir
eumstances. If, further than this,
the Jews be held as accessories or
accomplices to the murder of
Christ, and thus throw on them
the actual fact Of its stigma in its
aftermath of history, he still aver
red that even if that all be so, they
are not so culpable as Christians
Fso-called, who, after Christ hath by
Ianfallible proofs been evidently set
Forth, betray Him by their conduct,
Iiopen His wounds when they should
gheal in their hearts and put Him
to an open shame-Christ was
never so cruclfied as lie is to-day.
There are q thousand and a thou
sand men who practically play
PLATE to him in the Hall of recent
judgment who say by their action,
"Away with Him" For the Jews
he still contended that they de-
served a gentler fate than preju-
dice, and merit q mention other
than that of light scorn and caprici-
Gus criticism. Further: the preach
er urged that they exerted an in
tellectual influence upon their age
more than that Of any other nation
before or after. For ten centuries
lbefore Origen they were the sole
possessors Of the Hebrew language.
Their history, law and legend are
the three treasure cities of the
world. "What poetry David wrote,
and Solomon! What visions and
prophesies jeremiah and Isaiah
saw! What truths Paul, a Jew,
taught at the feet of Gamaliel, a
Jew, gave to the world! What a
code of morals! What principles
that shall stand forever as the pll.
lar and ground Of the truth"
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-01-27
THE BLACK HILLS.

ST. PAUL, Jan. 25-Special dis
patches from Bismarck to the pa
pers of this city, contain glowing
accounts from the Black Hills. A
party carrying the mail between
Bismarck and Black Hills had re-
turned, and give wonderful reports
Of the richness of the country
The report is vouched for as thor
oughly trustworthy, Twelve hun
men are now in that portion of the
Black Hills through which Rapid
creek runs. The average diggings
are 81 per hour to each man, and
theysaw $l37 taken out in six hours
by four men. Next day the same
force in the same time took out
SIP. California Joe, a person OF
renown among the gold miners, saw
$34 taken out of one pan, there be-
ing one nugget worth $50. All Of
the returning party brought speci-
mems OF gold Of splendid quality.
They all agree in the statements re-
garding the beauty and richness Of
the country, and say Clusters re-
port was not at all exaggerated. A
large party is preparing to start
from Bismarck for the Hills, and
will take a large amount of goods.
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-01-27
THE COTTON CLAIMS STEAL.
Probable Indictment OF ex-Secrs-
tary Observation-Disclosures
Startling Developments
Expected.
Especial Dispatch to the World

AAPttttos
Especial Dispatch to the World
WASHINGTON, January 23.-The
revelation in the last discovered
fraud upon I be Treasury Depart
ment grow more important before
the Grand Jury of this District,
and tits among the rumors tonight
that ex-Secretary Richardson, now
one Of the Judges of the Court of
Claims, may be indicted, as it is
alleged that he passed the cotton
claim of Parkman, Brooke u Co.
through the Treasury on a positive
order to the First Auditor for pay
ment. The ex-Secretary says that,
if this prove true, he must have
done it in the routine of business,
for he has no recollection of the
case. 1t now appears that this
claim is not only a fraud in itself,
but has actually been paid twice
once in 1866, when McCulloch was
Secretary, and once in 1874,
when Richardson was Secretary
payment in each instance amount
ing to 100000. In 1866, when the
claim was paid, John A. Logan, now
Senator, was the at or ley in fact
for the claimants accord ng to the
papers before the Grand Jury.
When the claim was last paid, ex-
Assistant Secretary Sawyer and
Commissioner of Customs Haines
had charge Of it, and their indict-
ment is probable. 1t is evident
that some startling developments
may be expected in this case when
it comes to trial, as Treasury de-
tectives has been working it up for
the past month. 1t is rumored
that, besides the brides given to
some Officials, several small fry
will be dragged in. Five hundred
dollars will be proven to have float
ed through the air, and a present
given to one lady of gold watch,
and another of a silk dress. The
Grand Jury are on the scent, and
going for victims in all directions,
and braced up by the well-known
wish Of the President "to let no
guilty man escape" and assisted
in their efforts TO uncover frauds
by the Same moral support that
sharpegEll the senses of the late
I tEftcd States Grant Jury for his
/ souri,.
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-01-27

Governor Hendricks is growing
In the favor of the Ohio Democrats
as their candidate for the Presi-
dency. A Columbus correspond
ent, of the Cincinnati Enquirer
says Mr.. Hendricks is almost tho
unanimous second choice Of tho
Democrats Of the State now, and
many of them have. said that, up-.
less Ohio can agree upon a candi-
date, they would like to see tho
delegation solid for Hendricks.
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-01-27

form of q loan, with a secret
guarantee from a total stranger,
the fraudulent vender Of an empty
mine, he was not selling the
official title of American Minister,
under which he was subsequently
advertised In the newspapers as
director and trustee.
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-01-27
SHERMAN'S PROPOSED NONE
TARY UNIT.

The joint resolution offered by
Senator Sherman proposing a con
vention between the United States
and Great Britain, and which has
attracted so much attention in En-.
gland, is for the purpose of assimi-
lating the gold coin and the m oney
accounts of the two countries on
terms and conditions stated in the
resolution. The principal features
embraced in the plan are as follows:
The standard for gold coins is to
be nine parts pure metal and one
part alloy, and the monetary unit Of
the two countries is to be the gold
dollar. The United States is to re.
duce the value of the present gold
dollar about two and five-eights per
cent, which will make FIVE dollars
the exact equivalent of the pre- sent
sovereign or pound sterling. The
gold coins of the two countries are
to be legal tender in both countries,
and the decimal system of notation
is to he adopted 10y Great Britain
Contracts entered into in America
previous to this contemplated
change are to be settled on the
present gold dollar. No alteration
will be required in the silver coins
of either country, such coins being
subsidiary to the gold coin and
sufficiently overvalued to prevent
their exportation.
Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-01-27

"John Henry" said his wife
with stony severity, II saw you
coming out of saloon this after
poon.''' t"Well, madam" replied
the obdurate John, you would not
have me stay in there would you%