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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-18
The Webster School Picnic.

The teachers and about 400 of the pupils
of the Webster School (girls) assembled at
the Fair Grounds, yesterday, for q centen-
NAL picnic. To the Webster party was
added q couple of hundred invited guests,
former pupils, and teachers of other schools,
and the day proved one of unalloyed pleas
ure to all participating in the picnic. The
little ones romped and played to their
hearts content, and danced to merry music
in the main hall of the exposition building.
The Webster School is one of the best OF
our public schools, is largely attended, and
has an effective corps of indutrious
teachers. The teachers are: Misses NJ. A.
Armstrong principal; j. U. Benedict, M.
Watson, NJ. OBrien, G. l. Lambourne, S.
Harris, Jennie Reese, NJ. Grace and Mrs.
Jennie Clayton. assistants. These ladies
were all in attendance at the picnic yester
day. directing the pleasures of their little
friends, and gracefully entertaining their
invited guests. The entertainment was
we'll planned and executed, and must be
recorded as one of the most pleasant and
successful picnics of the season.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-18
Court Items.

Judge Steele overruled yesterday the
motion for arrest of judgment in the case
of George Schlossinger and Henry Copper
smith, convicted February IL, of robbing
Mrs. Perret, on the Greenville road, of
$3O3. The motion was made upon the
grounds that under act No. As Of 1876 the
court was without jurisdiction, as the dis
trict court of the Second Judicial District
for the Sixth and Seventh Districts of Or
leans had the sole Jurisdiction.
The Prestidge murder case, which was
fixed for trial yesterday, had to be con
tinued until to-day, as several witnesses
from Lake Providence had not arrived.
The case of Michael Mcnamara, charged
with the murder of Mack Jamison on the
ninth Of November, 1874, On Morgan's
plantation, was called; but neither the ac-
cused nor the majority Of the witnesses ap-
peared. The surety Judge P. H. Morgan.
was notified, attachments issued and the
case continued to the twenty-sixth instant.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-18
lew ORLEANS, THURSDAY, MAY l8, 1876.

throughout this neighborhood under the
mistaken idea that your lives were in
danger, desire to disabuse your minds of
such idle n,isspprehensions, and ask you,
like good citizens, to return peaceably and
quietly to your homes. No colored mans
life il 10 danger nor has been. The trouble
of lest Saturday and Sunday grew ont of
resistance on the part of . club of c0lored
men against the arrest of some of it's
members who had, in q most foul and
brutal manner, murdered Q citizen of
Louisiana. 1t would be contrary to
your good conduct ~ citizens to engage
in the business of shielding murderers and
rioters, and l am satisfied that if you had
not been deceived by evil and designing
leaders you would now be 1T home attend.
ing to your own business. As sheriff of
this county I am fully prepared and will
protect you in your lives and property, and
to this end the hearty cooperation Of the
good white people has been extended me.
Now, l ask you to disperse and retire peace
ably and quietly to your homes and your
usual duties. Any other course on your
part will entail suffering and disaster upon
you. and will ultimately end in your ire
parable ruin.
WILLIAM H. NOBLE, JR., Sheriff.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-18
In Congress.

In the House Of Representatives last Sat-
urday, Mr.. New, by unanimous consent,
from the Committee on War Claims, intro
duced bill for the relief of Cora A. Slo-
comb. Ida A. Richardson and Caroline
Urquhart, which was read first and Sec
ond time, referred to the committee of the
whole on the private calendar, and ordered
to be printed.
Mr. Banning, by unanimous consent, from
the Committee on Military Affairs, reported
back, with favorable recommendation, the
bill for the relief Of j. T. Maginnie, captain
of the Thirteenth Infantry, United States
army; which was referred to the committee
of the whole on the private calendar, and
the accompanying report ordered to be
printed.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-18
Democratic Advice.

Speaking Of the recent trouble in West
Feliciana, the Baton Rouge Adrocate Gays:
If the situation is correctly reported it
certainly presents very trying condition
OF affairs. 1t is earnestly hoped, however,
that the white people will act coolly, pru-
dentially, but with firmness. They should
in all cases spare the lives Of the poor,
ignorant colored people who have been
duped into this riot, but search out the
leaders and instigstors thereof, and make
them suffer for their helleh work.
This reminds US of circular issued BY
the Democratic central committee during
the campaign of 1868, signed by J. E. Austin
and other bright Democratic lights:
We would earnestly declare to our fell
low-citizens our opinion that even the most
implacable and Ill disposed of the negro
population, those who show the worst spirit
toward the white people, are not half 80
much deserving our aversion and non-inter-
course with them as the debased whites
who encourage and aid them, and who be-
come through their votes the Office holding
oppressOrs of the people. Whatever of re-
sentiment you have should be felt toward
the latter, and not against the colored men.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-18
WHOLE NUMBER 28Oe.

hs, haon, put he was not disposed to sit etill and
ns near 90 much abuse from any low scoundrel
that might come here.
Inc feature that provoked this scene was
!ne narrative OF Morey's influence at Wash
lngton. AZ 1t was suppressed from the rec
ord. it can find no place here,
Judge Wilson said he was done with the
witness, and he was allowed to stand asde
for the present. -,-r- -
James E. Aver testified he had been sec
retary to the New Orleans Chief Of Police
and deputy marshal under Packard. he
came from New Orleans about ten days
ago. Had no conversation with Packard
about who was expected to testify before
this committee. Had NO warrants to arrest
Seelye. Never thought of such thing.
Had q talk with Seelye and told him pre-
viously he had better be careful or he might
get in the penitentiary. Had no thonght of
intimidating him. Had no thouKht that
Marshal Packard's office was in the least
irregular.
J. NJ. McGrew, sixth auditor of the treas
ury for the postoffioe, testified that Special
Agent Hays arrested Lowell and took
charge of the Office; not knowing how to
manage it, he mismanaged it very badly;
mixe0 up Lowell's accounts 30 it became
necessary to compromise the case against
Lowell; witness then was chief clerk in the
sixth auditors cfice; went TO New Orleans
and made inquiry Of the district attorney
there concerning the solvency OF Lowelrs
bondsmen, and upon his recommendation
compromised the csse for $1,000; as near a.
could be estimated the amount due from
Lowell was $4,000, but there were grave
doubts about the eolvency of the sureties;
Tsliaferro, who was postmaster in 1866,
was defaulter, and Smallwocd, who went
out in 1869, was also defaulter. Adjourned.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-18
Political Matters.

The two wings of the Republican party
Of Carroll parish met on the thirteenth in
slant, at the courthouse, in convention, and
settled all their past differences. The two
bodies fused, and now Carroll, for the first
time in four years, has its Republicans all
united under one committee.
The following officers were elected for the
new parish executive committees: Hon. j.
A. Gla, PRECEDENT; Hon. Cain Sartain, vice
president; Judge C. E., Moss, Secretary:
Major B. II. Lsnier, treasurer; T. J. Gal
breath, corresponding secretary.
The convention also elected the following
delegates for the State convention to be
held May 80: B. H. Lanier, Cain Sartain,
e. E. Moss, David King, Jacques A. Gla,
James Andrews. Alternates-W. Ferguson,
Charles Helms, NJ. E. Masser, George Foster.
The following delegates were chosen to
attend the State nominating convention: B.
81. Lanier, Cain Sartain. T. j. Galbreath,
J. A. Gls, ]. E. Murrey, j. E. Leonard, F.
r. Bartholemy. Alternstes-C. E. Moss,
John Littleton, Peter jackson, II. c. C..
Astwood, George Foster, James Anderson.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-18
A Mississippi View of Political Assassina.
ton,

ton,
The following, which needs no comment,
is from the last number of the Aberdeen
(Mississippi) Examiner:
A reward of $4,000 is offered for the dis
covery Of the man who shot that precious
pair Of scoundrels, King and Twitohell, in
Coushatta, Louisiana, the other day. Assas-
sination is q terrible thing, but the per-
sistent backing that the administration has
given to the Gesslers who tyrannize over
poor Louisiana in its name may yet create
q sentiment in that State and in the nation
that will Justify the assassination of the
whole serpent's brood Of her domestic Op.
pressOrs.
If the name of William Tell is dear to the
hearts of lberty-loving people everywhere
because Of his having put an arrow through
the heart of Gessler, the tyrant of Altorf,
will they not as readily justify the man who
put bullet through Senator Twitchell, the
cold-blooded desp0t of Red River parish
The man who shot Twitchell will never
be discovered, for, if known, he will not be
betrayed by . people who are compelled BY
the strong arm Of the national government:
to bend the knee to horde of scoundrels,
or else kill off the scoundrels % the only
alternative left them.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-18
Personal.

Hon. E. D. Estilette. Speaker of the
House Of Representatives, has received
sixty days leave Of absence.
General M. JEFF Thompson, Chief State
Engineer, has been confined to his house for
several days by severe sickness, and is still
suffering. He hopes, however, to be able to
attend to duty very soon.
Justice Bradley, of the Supreme Court
having arrived in New Orleans Tuesday
evening, occupied the Circuit Court bench
with Judge Woods yesterday morning.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-18
No Battle Yet.

A Brownsville special of the fourteenth
to the Galveston News says:
The following is received from Sam j.
Stuart, United States deputy collector of
customs at Rio Grande City, dated May l3
"Escobedo arrived at Camargo at four
O'Clock to-day, with about 1900 men. No
fighting. He will leave tomorrow tor Mat
amOras."
The following telegram was received from
Laredo, Texas, to day:
''No fighting at New Laredo, Mexico,
since A. NJ. We expect them to com
mence again tonight or in the morning.
Colonel Quintsns, federal, hoisted the
black flag over his quarters and church
steeple, and says he will show NO quarter"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-18
BY TELEGRAPH
CONGRESS.

Senate.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE Committee
ON Claims made an adverse report. ON .
large number of petitions for compensation
for property destroyed during the war.
The House bill for public buildings at
The Senate went into executive session
sad adjourned.
savings banks passed.
The Committee ON War Claims presented
bill making appropriations tor the claims
reported, and SLOWED by the claims COM
mlssioners. Made special order for FRIDAY.
The Naval Committee reported . bill re-
ducing the pay of naval officers, reducing
the number of line and staff, and abOlishing
certain navy yards. Ordered printed. Re-
committed.
The House went into committee on post.
Office appr0priacl0ne.
Mr.. Clark, of Missouri, offered an addi-
tional section allowing third class mail
matter to be cent in packages not. exceed
iEg four pounds in weight, and making the
package one cent for every two ounces
Adopted.
Before adoption, Mr. Randall said the
legislation of the last Congress, which this
amendment proposed to correct, had been
put on in the appropriation bill, and with
ont the knowledge Of one member in twenty.
He stated that unless the proposed
section was put into this bill the
infamous legislation Of the LIST Congress
would continue in force. The interests st
stake we're enormous. The express COM
panies had their agents and at 0rneys here
endeavoring to defeat it, and unless the
House took the proposition by the throat,
the express companies would again triumph
over Congress, and the newspapers would
again be made to suffer.
The committee rose and reported the bill.
The various amendments made in commit
tse were agreed to, and the bill passed. Ad.
iOurned.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-18

The Washington correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Enquirer says:
Fitzhugh is game to the last. He charges
that several Democratic Congressmen came
to him and promised to put him in posses.
sion of his famous letter If he would make
several appointments for them. He declined
doing 60, and the letter wss given to tho
world. He is charged with saying that the
Democrats dare not remove hin, a. he has
damaeing information that will lay out sew
ersl Con gressmen.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-18
Appointment.

Acting Governor Antoine has made the
following appointment:
For the parish of St. Tammany and town
of Vaudeville, Joseph Chandon, alderman,
vice E. Gaillard
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-18
The Temperature,

The thermometer at Louis Frigerio's, No.
20 Chartres street, stood as follows May IL:
At 8 A. M, 79o; at P. M, $50; at P. NJ,
800. Lowest point during the night of
May l6 700.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-18
THE WHISKY CASES.
Second Trial of Fehrenbach,

The jury yesterday morning reported
that they had agreed, bat before they could
be called into court sent word to Judge
Woods that it was an error. Az the fret
report had become generally known the
court announced tho later fact, and the
jury remained in their room and are still
there,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-18
RANA JOHNSON.

n
L. S. MCCRINDELL, Coroner.
Parish of West Felicians, State of Lou
isiana.-At the inquisition held before the
coroner of said parish, L. s. McCrindell, on
the plantation of Fl. s. Perkins, on the body
of Max Aronson, on the thirteenth day of
May, A. D. 1876 the jury, whose names are
hereunto subscribed, upon their Oaths do
say that Max ArOnsOn came to his death by
gnnshot wounds in the head by the hands
Of body of armed negroes unknown.
T. o. WOODS,
E d. WOODS,
R. H JOHNS.
THOMAS c. WEST
E. H. WALKER,
L. S. MCCRINDELL, Coroner.
Filed May Is, 1876
CHARLES J. HOWELL, Clerk.
From friend of the deceased, whose
home is in the parish of West Feliclana, the
following statement is obtained
country store on the Perkins place, was OBJ
noxious to the regulators Of that neighbor-
hood, and had been on more than one Occa-
zion notified to leave the parish and sus-
pend his business operations To these Or
ders Aronson paid no notice, and on Thurs
day night band of assassins, said to have
been disguised and painted as negroes,
made an attack upon ArOnsOn at his store,
killing him and severely wounding negro
boy, who elept with him in the store. The
rumOr was at once circulated that the ne
groes we're butchering the white people,
and by Saturday at P. NJ. about GOO Iegu-
latOrs from East and West Feliciana, East
Baton Rouge, Fort Adams. Wnodville and
Whitestown, Mississippi, assembled on
the Louisiana side, divided their forces
in twenty or thirty different squads, and
taking negroes from the Louisiana side.
shot or hanged them in Mississippi, within
a hundred yards OF the State line. Bar
King and two others were hung inside the
line on the Postelthwaite place. A man
who was present stated that the number of
cOlOred men killed was at least fifteen, he
having seen and helped to bury twelve of
them. No doubt the number of killed ex-
ceeds fifty, as great many we're taken and
buried by the regulators. Sunday night
and the night before large number Of
cOlOred refugees went to Bayou Sara, and
Immediately crossed over to Pointe Coupee.
The number Of negroes killed will never be
known. The excitement was very great;
the negroes had all taken to the woods and
swamps
From the conflicting statements, it is i'm
possible, as yet, to determine the extent Of
the lswless proceedings near the Mississippi
line, or by whom they were insugurated.
The full truth will be known in time.
The following is the proclamation of the
sheriff of Wilkinson county, Mississippi, to
which reference was made yesterday:
Information having been brought to me
that YOU were eOnRreQAting in armed bodies
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-18

cent meeting of the Republican convention
in Boston justifes both. The sketch is from
life" and it is drawn for . Q purpose. 1t
shows that New England represents culture
as we'll as force. The things for which New
England stands are, therefore, the things
which underlie the whole framework OF
civil liberty in the Northern States, includ-
ing ali that is most refined and conservative
in society, as we'll ss all that is vital to the
aspirations and hopes of humanity. The
things for which the Confederate South
stands are the things which would bring
the nation back to the ante bellum condi-
ton of things in politics, and make the
Union once more rope of sand, check
ing all true culture and true progress.
In word New England means
American nationality, civil equality OF
al citizens of the republic, and the
general education of the children OF the
People. The Confederate South means Sec
tionalism, caste, limitation of the rights OF
citizenship and ignorance among the masses
OF the people. Before these issues reform
D subordinate though an important issue.
Az before stated, New England will be
found in this conflict true to herself, and
New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
will 60 with her. The remaining question
to be decided is, will the West IN this com.
ing conflict of ideas gravitate to republican
New England or to the monsrchicsl Con-
federate Southi believe that the West
will go Republican in the next presidential
Election. If 90 We shall then enter upon
new era of national reconstruction, in which
al that 10 best and true in our general 90
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-18
Ohio Denscratic STATE Cenve.tio

l0ONTUUED On TOV1TR PA0nI
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-08-13

SILVER IN GERMANY.-The follow
ing from the London News of July
18th, conveys somewhat more satis-
factory information than heretofore
published concerning the stock of sill
yer in Germany:
We have received from the manager
of the Deutsche Bank a letter OH the
subject of the stock Of silver or hand
in Germany. He denies the state
ments which have been made that the
stock consists of many millions, that
the Government intends to offer so
many hundred tons per month, and
that attempts have been made to force
sales at the reduced prices. He says
that the present available stock is only
G30O, 600 to 94OO, 900, that the sales have
only averaged two to three millions
sterling a year, and large offers at
present prices have been refused.
Those who are competent to form an
opinion in Berlin estimate the availa.
BILE surplus at IN millions, and as the
old silver is coming in slowly, the
present stock is not likely to be I'M
duly increased.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-08-13
MISCELLANEOUS.
sHER1FF's SALE.

DY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION To
ID sued out of the District Court Of En,IIEo'
county, State Of Nevada, on the 8th dnv ~ ssnNa
gust, Al. 1876. at IL An land to me direc,ss
and delivered, for a judgment rendered IL
i anaa CauI 4. D x. f ,s7 ~ i; Cole 3. or ths sth dsy q
plaintiff, and against A. g. Clark, defenaaCt'
for two Thousand and sixty-two dolls,.a0ant
twenty-seven cents-$2. 062 Z-in II. .n9
coin, with interest in like gold coin =, sTto
rate Of ~ per cent. On 1854 rs from Juiv ~; u
1910. together with damages, and $50 40 viii
= Upper cent. per annum in u. :. poiI5
coin, cost OF suit, and accruing costs. I haysou
This, the 9Th day of August, A. d.. IS7s NJ IN ~
O'Clock A. NJ, levied on the following perso,al
property, to wit: t'onai
One desk, chair, l stove, 3 pieces nina .
jack screws, | lathe, 8 rolls mattinr pipe,
tains, 2 singlctrees, ! box af.IiDks' / ho;
bolts.2 boxes horse nnils,l paper scraws 1 LIZ DvA
es ho! SO nails, l bedstead, 25 brake blooks n
hubs, assorted sizes, l lot Of about 20 ks,v
horse shoes, made up, ID thimble skeins and
lot Of about 800 fe lloes, one lot Of about Srtos ~ !
spoke.. 20 boxes Of old iron bolts, nuts. etc
about 40 feet hard wood lumb Der ass, 80,
sizes. about 200 feet Of soft wood lumber
Notice Is hereby given, that on the l4h dav
o'clock A. NJ. and S O'Clock r. NJ, viz: ~ q !, 3
O'clock M, | will sell all the right, title
claim and interest Of the said dofendsnt'
A. g. Clark, Of, in and TO the above doscrihe3
property, at the wareh house Of W. ii. Stoweji
on Main street, Mt public auction, for cash \,
isfy said execution and all costs, in u. s. gold
GEO. ". GILMORE, Sheriff.
BY S. B. BELL, Deputy.
EUREKA, Eureka county. Nov, August sth,
1875. au9-td
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-08-13

HIS PEDIGREE.-Benjamin Harrison,
just put up in Indiana by the Repub-
licans for Governor, in place of Cod
love Orth, hauled off for repairs, is a
grandson of the late President Harri-
son. He is a lawyer and fluent speaker,
but not generally recognized as an ex-
traordinarily strong candidate. His
great-grandfather was one of the sign
ers of the Declaration of Independence.
AS goes Indiana in October so goes the
presidential election in November.
This fact being generally con
coded, both parties are putting
forth their best endeavors to carry the
State. There is a bare chance for the
Democrats to elect their candidate for
the presidency without the aid of In
diana, but for the Republicans there is
no such chance. If they lose Indiana
they lose all.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-08-13

of. If the Senate should adopt this
amendment as 1t was reported from
the Committee on the Judiciary, it
would necessitate the appointment or
conference committee, which might
require several days before agreement
could be reached. 1t Is very certain
the House will not agree to the
amendment as proposed by the Sem
ate Committee. Numerous defects III
it have been pointed out by leading
Republicans, who, while admitting it
may be we'll to make verbal changes
in the amendment as it passed the
House, think that it is In substances
much preferable to that proposed by
the. Senate. Blaine in introducing this
resolution spent considerable time in
the study of the subject and consulted
some of the ablest lawyers in the coun-
try. hfg
At midnight O'Leary had made 404
miles. en @