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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-25
Funding Parish Bonds.

Al the session of the Legislature of 1874
two bills we're passed giving the parishes
OF Terrebonne and Plaquemines permission
to fund their indebtedness. These were
the cause of 60 much fraud and diesatisfac-
ton that they were repealed at the last
session.
At this years session. however, bill OF
the same character for the parish Of Jeffer-
son. right bank, was passed. Considering
the results of the former bills the Governor
was reluctant to sign it until he obtained
more information He therefore addressed
the following letter to the authorities:
STATE OF Lou1s1AyA,)
Executive Department. I
New Orleans, March 22. 1867
B. GsrdeEs Esq President ard the Members St o.
GENrLEMEN-The Governor has before
him an act to empower the police jury OF
the parish of Jefferson, right bank. to issue
interest bearing bonds in liquidation of the
floating debt OF the parish.
Acts of similar character were passed by
previous Legislatures in regard to other
parishes, and in practice were found so bur-
densone to the taxpayers and so provoca-
tive Of fraud that they have been repealed.
The Governor respectfully requests you
to inform him specifically in writing
whether in your judgment the interests OF
the property owners and taxpayers of the
parish Of Jefferson, right bank, will be ad-
vaaced by his signing the bill in question.
Very respectfully,
Fl. CONQUEST CLARKE,
Private Secretary.
Tie following reply was received:
parish or JEyrHRsoN, RIGHT BANR,
March "a, 1876.
To Eis Exceiiency ". P. Kellogg. Governor OF the
state Of Louisiana:
SIR-In answer to the query, whether in
my Judgment the interest Of the property
owners and taxpayers of the parish OF
Jefferson. right bank, would be advanced
by the Governor signing the bill to fund
the floating debt Of the parishs" l beg re-
spectfully to answer, that said bill was pre-
pared with the unanimous consent OF the
members of the police jury. and is consid-
cred by them as q measure necessary to
protect the ta1psyers from too heavy taxa
ton. With respect, sir, I am your obedient
servant, K. GAKDEkE,
President of Police Jury, Parish Of Jeffer
son, right bank.
This being satisfactory, the bill was
signed and is ready tor promulgation.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-25
Visitors from Louisville.

A large party Of exoureionists from Louis
Vile, Kentucky, arrived in this city yester-
day morning. The party is composed, IN
the main, of the city officers and city coun.
Gil of Louisville, and they have made the
trip by invitation of the Louisville aod
Nashville Railroad Company. The PARTY
left Louisville on Monday morning, a. ten
O'Clock. and arrived at Nashville at eeven
O'Clock in the evening. They went next to
Montgomery, Alabama. thence to Mobile.
They will remain here until Saturday. at
five O'Clock. when they will leave for home.
The party consists of Messrs. John Nc
Ateer, H. T. Jefferson, William Rubel, DR..
Miller, C. Mercke, George Bremen, T. E. c.
Brinly, James Gilbert, Charles Rudd,
Thomas Rankin, Oliver Lucas, John Cliff
ford, 4. d. Hall, John NJ. Letterle, William
O'Connor, w. w. Smith, j. w. Slime, John
A. Specht, AL Bourlier, Jake Bickel, j. A.
Isert, Lewis McCleery. L. Snapp, Il. c.
Courtney, Charles Kremer, r. T. SoowdeD,
H. Woolford, George w. Levi, Ben. F.
Bache, George W. Anderson, DR.. j. A.
Krack, Ed. Kaiser, A. A. Stone, DR.. NJ. X.
Allen, w. Geisel, Detectives Gallagher and
Cave, and George Cozad, of the Louisville
Ledger.
Last night most Of the party visited the
Varieties Theatre to witness the acting OF
Miss Mary Anderson-s young lady of Lou
isville, who has met with great success in
her brief career as an actress, and of whom
her towns people are especially proud.
Colonel George w. Levy is chief of the
fire department of Louisville, and Captain
B. F. Bache assistant. While in town they
are the guests of Chisf Engineer O'Connor
They will make an inspection of our fire
department to day.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-25
In Congress-.


In the House of Representatives, on the
twentienth instant, Mr.. Morey presented
the petition of General f. S. Dennis, with
accompanying papers. for the payment OF
his claim which was rejected by the South
ern Claims Commission. 1t was referred
to the Committee on War Claims.
Mr.. Ellis introduced bill for the relief
of Mrs. Mary II. Walker, widow of Colonel
Thomas F. Hunt, late of the United States
army; also bill for the relief Of w. H.
TeRarden, q citizen of Mississippi; also a
bill for the relief of G. P. Work, citizen
of Louisiana; all of which were read first
and second time, referred to the appro-
pirate committees, and ordered to be
printed.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-25
Tho Voice Of Massachusetts. d.
co- vo.k T,Jknue savE.

The New York Tribune says:
A mem orial has been signed by the mem
bcrs of both branches of the Massachusetts
Legislature alme at unanimously, irrespect-
i've Of party, asking the United States SEN
ate to confirm the nomination OF the Hon.
r. II. Dana, Jr.. az minister TO- England.
The memorial was signed by o0 senators
and members, and was tonight forwaroed
TO Senators Boutwell, and Dawes: paper
was also forwarded, signed by al tne Ieao'
beaded by Sidney Bartlett and ex-Chlei
Justice George Tyler Bigelow, compliment
ing the President on the selection OF mf.
Dana. and urging the Senate to connrm
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-25

The Picayune occasionally strikes good
thing. Among its editorial items of Friday
afternoons edition was the following para
graph:
The REPUBLICAN, this morning prints an
extract from Harper,s Magazine headed
.'Strange Revelation by the Microscope" I"
which is q clumsily executed plagiarism of
portion of Edmond About's famous story
of The Man with the Broken Ear"
The Picayune had US there, and our pub
hcation of the article in question can not be
denied. But on the fifth page of the Picayune
of Friday morning, same date, appears the
identical extract from Harper's Magazine
entitled, "Strange Revelation by the Micro
scrope. That publication, though in the
Pcayune is no business of ours. The
Pieoyunc has right to publish as many
clumsily executed plagiarisns as it pleases,
providing it pays the printer, and does not
offend public taste.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-25

Fourth DISTRICT PROPERTY AT AUc-
rIoN.-Messre. Nash & Hodgson, auction
GERS, sell at twelve O'Clock M, to-day, at
the St. Charles Auction Exchange, for &C.
count of the succession of Mrs. Mary
Mertzweiller. the cottage house corner Of
Chippewa and Sixth streets, with real
double cottage, etc. See tho advertisement
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-25
ORLEANS, SATURDAY,
Board Of Health. /.

The adjourned meeting of the regular
monthly meeting of the Board Of Health
of March was held last evening.
Present-Dr. C. B. White, president; DR..
Smyth, DR.. Gaudet. DR.. Finney, and
Mesere. Heath and woodward.
The new members, DR.. w. 81. Hire and
Alfred Shaw, Esq, presented their commits
sious.
The following statement Of expense of
maintenance of health and quarantine for
1876 was presented:
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-25
STATE NEWS.
CADDO.


From the Shreveport Telegram, March 2l:
The petition to Governor Kellogg to sign
the North Louisiana railroad charter can
be found at this office until tomorrow after
noon, when it will be forwarded to New
Orleans. Every citizen who has not already
signed it, is cordially invited to come tor
ward and place his name on it, as the road
in question is of vital importance to us. No
citizen should neglect to aid in this matter.
Our respected celored citizen, James
Butler, procured q copy OF the petition to
Governor Kellogg, asking him to Sign the
North Louisiana railroad bill, and is carry
ing it among his friends getting it signed.
He says the colored people are as much in.
terested in railroads as the white people,
and they propose to do all they can to Sc.
cure them.
ST. LANDRY.
From the Washington Enterprise, March
We learn that personal rencounter took
place, few days ago, in Vile Platte
Prairie, between Henry Bogard and Lucien
chatham, both parties using knives, in
which the latter died from the wounds re-
ceived ir the sffray.
The mails due here from Cheneyvil!e on
the sixteenth and twenty first instant, and
the New Orleans mails due ON the twentieth
instant, did not come to time. These re-
peated failures are very annoying To tue
public, and should be Investigated by those
having authority in the premises.
On last Wednesday terrific storm
passed over our parish, 0Oing great damage
in various localities. On Bayou Waxia,
the ginhouse on Hawkins' place, and q
dwelling house, occupied at the time by a
white family, on J. Massie Martins place,
were blown down and destroyed, the in
mates of the latter house, however, escap-
ing unhurt. Another building on the last
named placed was likewise lifted from it's
foundation by the violence Of the wind and
carried some distance. On Bayou BGuf We
learn that the eugarhouse on the Galligar
place was blown down, and the loss, in CON
sequence, is estimated at not lees than
$500.
In and around town evidences of the
storm appear ON all sides, in Frustrated
fences and uprooted trees, and carpenters
and laborers have since been kept busy in
putting things to rights again.
CARHcLL.
From the True Republican, March Is:
Colonel Leonard left New Orleans the
other day for New York, where he was
summoned to see his father.in- law. Hon. j.
c. Burbank, who is quite ill. He may not
return to Carroll for few weeks yet.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-25
Appointments.

Governor Kellogg has made the following
appointments:
Leon Gauthier, notary public OF the par
lsh of Avoyelles.
A. JOLIET, justice of the peace Of the sixth
ward of Terrebonne.
l.. B. Briant, notary public Of st. Martin,
confirmed by the Senate, February 26.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-25

Ins ure your luck
By buying ticket
In the next great
Golden drawing,
Saturday, April %
Saturday, April g,
Golden drawing,
Half million gold,
Distributed in $3.50 prizes.
CAPITAL prize. 100000.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-25

SALE CONTINUED.-The sale at auction,
by the sheriff, of the contents of store No.
lOS Canal street, consisting of jewelry,
watches, ETC., will be continued to-day at
1890 A. M. Catalogues can be had at the
sheriff's Office.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-25

The thermometer at Louis Frigero's, No.
50 Chartres street, stood as follows March
"a: ASA. NJ, "a Q; at 2 P. NJ, $50; at
NJ, $40. Lowest point during the night of
March %, 500.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-25

Don't forget it,
Don't forget it,
The Golden Drawing,
TIE Golden Drawing, April y,
April %,
April %,
Fifty dollars wins fortune.
Fifty dollars wins fortune.
Fifty dollars wins fortune.
Fifty dollars wins fortune.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-25

Blessed the man who knows enough to
keep his mouth shut. Some people live
sixty years without learning this art. In
deed. the older they grow the wider their
mouths OPEN A man or woman who is q
gabbler at forty five is dreadful aifliction
to a house, or church or community; There
when to say nothing, and when it says any
thin > to say it we'll. "If any man among
YOU seems to be religious, and bridleth not
his tongue. this mans religion is valn.'-
Golden Rule.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-25
The Currency Question.

t00N1MVRD On DI0ETH PAGE
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-25

From the True Republican, March Is:
Colonel Leonard left New Orleans the
other day for New York, where he was
summoned to see his father.in-law, Hon. j.
c. Burbank, who is quite ill. He may not
return to Carroll for q few weeks yet.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20

ihoieuloie as the story may appear of their
,elnovlhs mems eggs by one fellow lying on
us oack ana grasping tightly his ovoid bur.
GeN WIN ms fore paws, whilst his comrades
uras MN away by the tai, we have no rea.
s sou W uisoele7e, Knowing, as we do, that
,nus S! , larry eggs from the bottom to The
STAR, The first pushing them IN ON lis hind
an The second lifting them with IT'S fore lers'
lhey VIII extract the contents from n aask nj,
Florence on, dipping in their long tails and
repeating the mannuvre until they havr con.
sumed every drop. We have found lumnS Of
sugar IN deep drawers at a distance of thrtv
ieet ron me place where the petty Larceny
was Goihnillea ana atriend saw rat noun,
table on which drum OF figs was nIaceI
and s'ra!gh,way tip 1t over, SCATTERING its
contents on the floor beneath, where a Score
OF eXpectant brethren sat watching for the
windtall.-QHarterly Rerter.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20
XVorIx Of the MOund-Builder

About twenty years ago, Elijah Cheek
who during the late war sought the Chiei
Magis,racy Of Arkansas at the hands oil
President Lincoln, was engaged IN construct
ing plank road from Mound City, i've
miles above Memphis, to Marion, the capitol
of Crittenden County, ten miles west oil
Memphis In making excavations and EN-
bankments Mr.. Cheek discovered strangely
shaped bricks, of which specimens were sent
to the writer of this memoir. They were
made of grayish clay, nine by twelve inches
in length, and four inches thick. Mr.. Cheek
supposed from the number OF ruins which
he found every few rods along the route OF
this old military road that the Spaniards, when
they held the country, built palaces every
where, and grew enormously rich by cult
waiting the lowlands.
He finally accepted the conclusion, after
hearing curious recitation Of mound build
ers' history written by the late Cornelius
Mathews of New York, that the old military
road was not the product of modern but oil
ancient skill and toll He then saw how the
ridge it traverses is artificial, how it is wider
where the richest mound-builder built his
domicile, and how it is true that these people
lifted up in the lowlands not only countless
mounds ard dug countless canals and aguar-
das, but absolutely created, by uplifting the
earth that constituted them, broad farms OF
hundreds and even thousands of acres.
We of modern times are boastful of the tri.
umphs OF engineering skill that bridges riy.
ers, upheaves levees, and builds railways.
These mound builders achieved mghtier
tasks, and constructed rood beds that stagger
and canals Infinitely more service
able than railways, everywhere IN the low
lands. Floods rninous TO civilization and
wealth were rendered by them wholly I'm.
possible Canals were not only the cheapest
agencies of commerce, but the area OF water
surface exposed to the action OF the sun rays
was not materially lessened, as would occur
t levees could effect their purpose and wall
n the river. No such changes in climatic
,r hygrometrical laws resulted as would rem
Ter, by producing wet and dry seasons, the
cultivation of cotton impossible. |
These mound-builders were wiser than We
They cultivated the lowlanus, first regulating
he distribution Of water, and making the
country healthful by this useful system of
lrainage; and then doubtless there were at
Memphis, as at st. Louis and Louisville, and
ther points designated by remains of the
mound builders greatest works, magnificent
tiles.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20
From Sandwich.

Three men pay this city 81 800 for the PRIV
Hedge of selling intoxicating liquors TO per
sons "of lawful age" and the result is tha
men Can get good drunk here only by pay
back the license fee with interest
Miss Griswold, teacher in our graded
school, is quite III, and is recovering gradu
ally.
Prof Bourne was engaged by the Board o
Education for the coming school year. He
has given excellent satisfaction as principal
and superintendent of our graded schools for
years past and the Board could not have
done better than retain him. Salary, $1,000
for months
Some whisky was smucgled into three men
and two women last Sunday. City marshal
made complaint of the salooDist, and the city
got $50 and costs.
Sandwich has one mana Mr. J. NJ. Hum
mel-who believes in printers ink. He paid
out last year for advertising and JOB work
81 Goo his sales of agricultural implements,
&c, reached $4,000 This year he has four
agricultural warehouses and repositories,
and expects TO pay the printers $4,000, ard
that his sales will reach $4,000. We brag
on cur julie Hummel; IN fact, It's Hummel
against the u0rld.
There's big fight ahead, but Hurlbu
will be nominated for congress, (by the re.
pub,icans) and If the democrats and indie
pendents know themselves theyiwill put up
the only man 1cho can ria, and that Is j. G..
Stoughton, of Aurora.
We look TO the democrats Of your county
to sustain Lew Steward. He is the only man
in the state who can whale Beverage for
Governor, for Beverdge VIII be nom ina,ed,
and must be beaten.
The Mendoza District Association Of the
NJ f. church is now in session here, Rev. "
Goodfellow presiding. En- CNo.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20

There's no special style Of engraving engage
ment rings. A spiders web with a fly in it is 6
very pretty device.
Boston is inconsistent When Mrs. Woodruff
went there to lecture, she was refused hall
but Beecher got one for his lecture without diff
ficulty.
Ottawa is preparing to celebrate the Centen-
NAL Fourth in grand style What's Tonica go
ing to do about it?-TOnica Ne,cs
Come to Ottawa and have a good time.
John Wentworth closed the Sunday ten cent
lecture course for the season by lecture last
Sunday on Chicago Men and Manners" First
time We ever heard that Chicago men had any
manners
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20

To ZEE HUNG.-Bill Lee. proprietor of the
"gunboat," who conducted in the vicinity OF
Oquawkaa house of i'll tame, and who killed
in November last one Of his girls, Jessie Nc
Carly was tried at 0quawkn last week, and
sentenced to be hung in June.-The girl Nc
Carly refused to room with negro man, and
for this olfense, Lee, the proprietor of the
"shehanC," struck her over the head and con.
unued TO pound her until life was extinct
lie then, in the dead hour of night, put her
body in skiff, and compelled one of the men
TO assist him in burying it IN the river
before doing which rope and stone was
tied TO her body. The girl is said To have
been terribly mangled by blows over the
head with an iron poker in the hands of Lee
Hanging is too good for such bru,e.-HIcon
| Edqlt.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20

RATES OF ADvERTIsING.-Wh il is true
that the rates of advertising are higher than
before the war, they are not greatly out of
proportion to the prices Of other things. 1t
must be considered that tie war gave pow.
eriul stimulus TO newspaper reading, and the
habit then formed is kept up, so that the cir.
culations of the leading newspapers have
greatly increased; and, as newspaper OF
large circulation can afford To advertise
cheaper than when its circulation was small
its rates have not really advanced out of pro
portion 10 its growth. This, of course, is nn
true of the obscure papers, whose circulation:
have remained stationery. They are peces
sarily dear.-Bgt,s d. L0ck'S idc5tisor's BUl
! letiM.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20


Jim Blaine.
Got him.
Great CAIN
Jim Blaine
OF the State Of Maine,
Suarlcst cuss in out Of the rain
Got him.
our jim,
Cheeky Jim,
Full TO the brim
OF bras aud sass, aud pluck and vim
Got JIM
Why, he's the festive little Pill
That went through Catawampus Hin
And made the chiYalry so IN;
He stole Ulysses little squirt,
And put on Morton's bloody shirt;
Hammer ed COnkling's bump Of gumptiOn
Walloped Hayes out Of resumption.
WhItened Buffers CORY locks,
And put black eye on sam Cox.
Got him.
Our jim
Jim Blaine
Ofthe State OF Maine;
VIII somebody please eXpiala:
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20
Repeal the Resumption Act.

In the house of representatives, on May
LIST, Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, moved to sus.
pend the rules and pass the bill to repeal so
much of the resumption act as authorizes the
redemption, cancellation and sale of United
States bonds tor the accomplishment of that
purpose. This motion was very important,
as it would, If carried be equivalent to a re.
peal of the whole bill. The motion was,
however, rejected by vote of rs yeas to | II
nays, which failed to show two.thirds in ia
vor Of suspending the rules.
The following is the record of the Illinois
delegation on the motion:
Yeas-Anderson Gnd.l, Cannon rep, Caul.
field ldem.) }, Eden (dem.), Fort (rep.), Harrl-
son (dem.), Hartzell (dem.), Sparks dem,
Springer dem J, Stevenson lind. dem. 10
Nays-Burchard rep, Farwell (rep.),
Henderson rep, Morrison (dem.), Whiting
(rcp.)-5
Absent and Not Votlng-Campbel lind J,
Bagby dem, Wikc dem, }, IIurlbut rep. -
The question OF suspending the rules and
passing the bill 10 repeal portion of the
Sherman resumption act may be an open one,
but there is no doubt that the people of the
west of all classes are IN favor of the total re-
peal of that act. Ga this question there is
perfect accord OF feeling. Indeed, it is the
one point on which the hardest of the hard
and the softest of the soft money men agree
The repeal of the Sherman act will do more
to settle the financial dispute than any other
one measure, which can be adopted, and this
repeal is essential before any satisfactory step
can be taken toward specie payments or an
honest system of paper money.
The operation of the Sherman law is to in.
crease the difficulty of specie resumption,
and to strengthen the national bank interest
every day It remains in force, and its effec,
is TO threaten TO force resumption on date
when the country will be less able TO resume
than now, if the bill be continued in force. II
is this threat which now paralyzes all enter.
prise Let the act be repealed, and then let
nothing more be done until the country has
a chance to take breath under It's financial
load-.Stdte Register.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-05-20
4 Itaboon Mother.

A Mr.. Hazely, in lecture on Africa, tells
the following story:
A woman belonging to settlement of 80
souls went one day TO gather some wood, and
left her child on the ground TO take care OF
itself While the mother was gone female
baboon appeared on the scene, and espying
the child approached and began TO iondle 1t.
The child was allowed TO partakc of the
baboors milk, which deprived 1t OF any ap.
petite for its mothers. Whea the mother
returned she noticed that the child was care.
fully covered over with leaves, and had lost
its hunger. This was done for several days
before the mother ascertalned who perform
ed the unthankful act When the mother did
find out the docr, she induced the men OF her
tribe 20 lie in wait and kill the baboon the
next day. The animal noticed the men raise
their weapons to fire, and began 10 wave her
hand, or paw, as il asking them not to Kill
her, and at the same time pointed to young
one at her breast. But the natives killed her
| No sooner had they done so, however, thar
the male baboon put in his appearance, anc
| by loud shout summoned others of his tribe
10 the spot Then, IN body, the other AMI
mails attacked the natives and forced them Il
flee 10 their huts for safety One OF the ba
boOns tracked them TO their Settlement anI
the next day they were visited 10y about fiv,
hundred balloons, who assaulted them will
lcocoanuts and compelled them 10 run ava!
from their homes. The animals kept a watcl
over the huts for several days, and prevented
the natives from returning To their dwellings