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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-08

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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-08

ei0ners of the consolidated debt to proceed
to the funding of bonds in conformity with
not No. 81, approved March 6, 1876.
BY Mr.. Burke, and referred to the com.
mittee of the whole;
Resolped, That the Administrator of I'm
provements be and he is hereby authorized
to advertise for sealed proposals. for filing
and repavinR Cust0mhonse street, from
Basin street to Claiborne street, - per
specifications of the City Surveyor.
BY Mr.. Pilsbury, and adopted:
Resolved, That the subject of the tax for
railroad purposes provided for in act No,
20. Legislature of Louisiana, approved third
Of March, 1876. be referred to the committee
of the whole, to report at the next meeting of
the Council, the measures necessary to
comply with the provisions of the act; also
the Council to meet expenses necessary to
the holding of said election.
BY Mr.. Brown, and read twice:
An ordinance providing for the payment of
the several accounts therein named.
Re- it ordained, That the following ap-
nronriation be and are hereby made tor
The months of January and February, 1876,
aud that the Administrator of Public Ac-
counrs warrant on the Administrator of FL
nance in payment of the same, whenever
fhcre shall be money in the city treasury to
the credit of tho appropriate fund for each
account, and not otherwise appropriated:
j. Davidson Hill & Co., agents, for rent
Of premises on Carondelet street, known as
Davidsons court, and used for police pur-
nOsee. for tho month Of February, 1876, a.
per lease, $3.50. - -.
C. E. Girardey q Co, for rent OF inc
r;r.t Diatrict Court building, on Orleans
street, for the month Of February, 1876, -
per lease, $3.50. ,.,:
JoSnson. Armstrong, stationery, binding.
ate.. approved - follows. viz: Depart
rrsnt Of Finance, in January, 1876,
Sly 10; Department Of Finance in feoru-
The New York herald., 1876-09-07
The Vermont Election.

The result in Vermont is of but slight
significance in its bearing on national poll
tics, but SO far as 1t goes 1t is favorable to
the hopes of the republican party. Yer
mont is the most impregnably strong repub-
lican State in the Union, and it could easily
have been carried by that party without
much effort. But the assured certainty of
success did not produce apathy or relax ex-
ertion, and after canvass of unwonted ac-
tivity the republicans have carried the State
by larger majority than is common even in
Presidential years. There has never been
an election in which the vote on both sides
was so fully brought out. 1t is new and
signal verii alton of the truth that the ex-
citement of Presidential year brings to
the polls that large class of apathetic re-
publicans who stay at home in ordinary
elections What we have just seen in ver-
mont will be witnessed in every Northern
State. The republican party will this year
do its very utmost, and 1t will have no diff
Guilty in mastering all its forces.
It is also true that there has been large
increase in the democratic vote of Vermont;
but, In spite Of this increase. the republican
majority is larger than it has been in recent
years 1t is the republican party, not the
democratic party, that is always sure to
gain by an unusually full vote, and if the
general vote of the country should be as un-
precedentedly large as the local vote has
just been in Vermont the number Of North
ern States carried by the democrats will be
very small indeed. The Vermont election
proves that there is to be nothing this year
like the great sweep Of democratic victories
which seemed to revolutionize the politics
of the country in 1874. However great may
be the dissatisfaction of republicans
with the present administration, the ver-
mont election proves that their disgust is
not strong enough to prevent them from
voting with their party this year.
The New York herald., 1876-09-07
Bsd Advice to the South.

The Baltimore Gazette gives very bad ad-
vice to the South. In it's indignation at the
PRONUNCIATION of Attorney General Taft's
order Of instruction to United States mar
shals, in reference to their powers and
duties under the election laws, it counsels
the organization of minute men" in the
Southern States so as to be prepared 'to
meet force with force" should the federal
bayonet be brought into service at the ap-
preaching election People may differ in
their opinion as to the expediency and legal
soundness of Judge Taft's order. Republi-
can partisans will of course applaud it.
Many will regard it as of little consequence,
inasmuch as the marshals cannot exercise
their extraordinary powers and federal bay
onets cannot be made to bristle around the
ballot boxes, if fair dealing, peace and good
order prevail Many others will condemn its
tone and will compare it unfavorably with
the letter addressed in 1868 by Mr.. William
NJ Evarts, then Attorney General under
President johnson, to marshal OF the
United States, in reference to the use OF
military force in elections These latter
may see in Judge Taft's order firebrand
and in Mr.. Evarts letter fire extinguisher.
But the very worst thing the South could
do would be to follow the advice Of the
Baltimore Gazette They have thus far dis
played extraordinary patience, and it would
be madness now to attempt by force to
resist any law Of the United States, even II
if should be strained and misinterpreted by
those who are intrusted with its enforce
ment. Their efforts should rather be di-
rected toward depriving the United States
marshals of any pretence to avail themselves
of Judge Taft's instructions Their true
hope lies in a peaceful election, and this the
organization of minute men" Is not likely
to promote
The New York herald., 1876-09-07
The Bartholdi Monument.

We have received an interesting pamphlet
from Paris giving narrative of the proposed
monument planned by NJ. A. Bartholdi to
be erected on an island in our harbor in
commemoration of the friendship for Amer
lea shown by France in our Revolutionary
timo-a friendship which has lasted through
the century and is still cherished by the
people of both nations. This statue is to be
colossal and unique. The theme is LIB
erty throwing light to the world" The cities
of Paris, Rouen, Marne, Nancy, Havre and
various communes in France have SUBJ
scribed to the work. The site for the monu-
ment is Bedloe's Island, and, according TO
the pamphlet, all the money necessary to
complete it has been subscribed.
The thought which prompted this monu-
mcnt is noble and touching one. America
can never forget her obligations to France at
time when French aid was necessary to the
sohieYamant of frAsdom. This sympathy has
The New York herald., 1876-09-07

ADMIRAL PoRTER.--It is graceful and
worthy act on the part of the President
to specially except the Admiral of the
Navy from the operation Of the recent
order No. 2l6. The fact. however, would
seem to indicate that the President
was not previously acquainted with the
order or with its operation. 1t was ON order
by which the Secretary of the Navy out
rageously abused his position under the
cover Of performance Of duty, and, while
pretending to simply give effect to law of
Congress, cunningly defeated the intention
of that law, and sought to degrade the Ad-
miral and many other worthy and distin-
guished officers. 1t was the intention Of
Congress, by cutting of the resources of the
Navy Department, to compel the Secretary
to rid that department of many excrescences
that are of no service to the government, but
very useful to politicians who wish to put
their friends in snug places. But the Sec
retary holds on TO those, and makes econ.
omy an oppression by cutting down the
pay Of men whom the whole country and
Congress equally respect. Instead Of max
Ing an exception to the order the President
should hare directed that it b YithdxaYn
The New York herald., 1876-09-07
The Lafayette Statue.

Statues adorn q city and are more suitable
for open spaces than obelisks are. They
commemorate great men better than marble
shafts inscribed with their names can do.
The best place for the obelisk is the ceme-
terry the best site for the statue is the
esplanade, or square, where it is point
which arrests and gratifes the eye The
Worth monument is not ms attractive as the
Washington statue, although it Is an excel
lent work of art. Architecture alone, no
matter how magnificent, cannot compensate
for the want of statuary in great city. We
have not enough statues in New York, and
every new and good one is so much beauty
added to the metropolis.
But the value of an artistic work is vastly
increased when it is tribute to a noble
memory. The bronze statue Of Lafayette
which was unveiled yesterday in Union
square has more than even this worth. 1t is
splendid figure that M. Bartholdi has
created. 1t is tribute to one Of the best
friends that France ever gave to this Repub-
lie. 1t is a token Of the good will of the
French government to the American people,
As superb work of art, as q memorial of q
great man, as a compliment to us from Il
great nation, it is statue which we can l0Se
and prize for hundred patriotic associa-
tions. The ceremonies yesterday when the
Lafayette statue was presented to the city
by Consul General Breuil and received by
Mayor Wickham will long be remembered
with pleasure, and we are glad that all the
speeches were worthy of the event.
The New York herald., 1876-09-07
The Case Of MIR. Fisher.

We have received q letter from GeorgeN..
Fisher late United States District Attorney
for Washington, vindicating himself from
the charges of Bluford Wilson and others.
This letter of Mr.. Fisher is much too long
for our space. He shows that his course as
Judge when Surratt was tried met the
approval Of eminent lawyers. He prints
letter, signed by the leaders of the Washing
ton Bar, expressing their confidence In his
integrity He cites eighteen years Of official
life as Attorney General of Delaware, Judge
of the District Supreme Court and Govern
ment Attorney, as evidence of his patriotism
and fitness. He gives letters from the
judges of the criminal courts affirming this
He answers the charge Of Mr.. jewell that he
did not prosecute one Sugg Fort by letter
from q member of the Washington Grand
Jury showing that he endeavored to do so.
As to the Kinds case, in which Mr.. Jewell
charges that the government was badly
served by Mr.. Fisher, he shows that the
fault was not with him, but with Mr Jewell
himself.
Mr. Fisher makes clear narrative, and it
The trouble is that for the last few years
there has been malaria Of defamation and
slander about Washington. Political dis
cussion has descended into degrading re-
ordinations and allegations. The purest
regulations have been assailed. We have
had moral thugs in our politics who live
only by assassination of character. The
most conspicuous, because the most sue
cessful illustration Of this, was the CAM
paign of slander known as 'the Bristow
movement for the Presidency" This CAM
paign succeeded in impressing respectable
people just as the lies of Titus Oates im-
pressed our ancestors that the Jesuits were
in plot to destroy English liberty. There
will be reaction. Common sense and fair
play will assert themselves. In that time
Mr.. Fisher and those who, like him, have
been slandered will find their vindication.
The New York herald., 1876-09-07

SIGN OF TUE TMEs.-A recent report
from the Department of Buildings shows
that the estimated cost Of new buildings
erected in this city in 1870 was, in round
numbers, thirty eight million six hundred
thousand dollars; in 1871, thirty-seven mil
lion five hundred thousand dollars, and in
1875, only eighteen million two hundred
thousand dollars. This is good illustra.
tion OF the depressed condition of business,
and explains the scarcity of labor Twenty
million dollars more was expended on labor
and materials in 1870 and in 1871 than in
1876. Real estate has been so heavily loaded
with taxation and so paralyzed by the shrink
age of values aud the general depression
that it has been impossible to take advantage
OF the decreased cost of building Yet the
city taxation will be as heavy next year as it
is this year.
The New York herald., 1876-09-07

found expression in the honors which we
have never ceased to pay to Lafayette,
name that belongs as much to America as to
France. Apart from this feeling of graft
tude to France for what was done by Ro-
chambeau, Lafayette and their compatriots,
there is another thought that finds express
sion in the proposed monument of M. Bar
tholdi. This is the increase of fraternal re-
lations between the nations. Liberty and
peace will grow with intelligence, with COM
mercial and social intercourse with the
coming together Of the nations. SO far then,
as the Bartholdi statue represents this amity
it will be accepted by the American people
as an evidence of kindness and fraternity on
the part Of the French more than ever CRATE
ful to us in this Centennial epoch.
The New York herald., 1876-09-07
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.
Och hone! Daniel Magona

Och honel Daniel Magona
Colonel Tom Scott Is In st. Louis
Ex-senator Carpenter Is in Chicago
Saratoga waters arc good for candidates who are in
decline.
Ex-Governor Horny A. Wise is critically i'll in Rich
mond, Va.
Tennio the great artist Of Psnc looks like
plain country lawyer
Rear Admiral Emmons, United statos Navy, is At
tho Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Edwin Booth, whose health Is not good, has spent
day In Virginia City, New.
Many southern papers get their political opinions
from the Baltimore Gazette
Massachusetts republicans say, 'swe want Ben But
Ter In Jim Bains's place to wallop Ben HILL"
There must be a change OF administration II Tiiden
is elected you will buy lhree stockings for pair.
General Mcdowell, who has been Ill from change OF
climate in San Francisco, is able 10 60 ous OF
doors.
The democratic club capes kept at Tildsn's head
quarters in New York contain the words IN ovomber
1916 Tili-den" Oh
Associate Justice David Davis, OF the United States
Supreme Court arrived in the city yesterday and 10 at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
''You put too much grease on your hair" said .
boardsr to his mistress, as he gently relieved silver
throad OF its golden butter.
Ills pleasant TO know that Tldcn was nico
little baby with coral beads his neck and spoonful
Of paregoric gurgiina in bis throat
Wendell Phillips THE southsrner 10 a shrewL.
able unmatched politician. We beat h on the battle
field; he will beat US at the ballot box"
The Spectator wonders why, II tho confessional is 30
frequently eicseious in preserving the chastity OF
wemcn does not aid in preventing the intempcranco
Of mon.
The Westminster Rerie,o says that the Rev. O. H.
rockingham has an unms,akable talent for preach
ing, but that he is likely become vulgar In his a.
tempt to escape priggishnsss
Fitzpatrick scem TO bo in the position Of the follow
al Sing Sing who was told that he would be put tho
work OF picking oakum. 'Dcnt you do IT," said he:
'I'l tear your darnod oakum all TO pieces"
The farmer who sent his son to New York TO become
. clerk writes asking the merchant whether there
is anything la the boy" "Yes,n replies the mcr-
chant, 'Just after no has been to a saloon"
They standing on the dark green sward looking
at Saturn approach the moon, when he said with a
squeeze, Darling is the mado oil green cheeses"
''Yes Charley" said she; '1ps . mitsv. ml.cy
l moo
The New York herald., 1876-09-07

repulsion of society in the English capital.
Many time did he spend whole evening
in London drawing room when no one
approached him, no one spoke to him,
no one even bowed to him. and
he had the social courage to stand up against
that freezing contempt which was manifes-
tation Of hostility to his country. 1t re-
quired the strength of character of an Adams
to go through that ordeal without giving his
social prosecutors the satisfaction of seeing
that their sights produced any visible
smart The frmness and ability Of his
official correspondence during that period
are well known, and will always be admired
as among the most praiseworthy things in
the diplomatic history of the government
The people of Massachusetts, understand
this noble part of Mr.. Adams career better
than any other body Of citizens and they
have now an excellent opportunity to testify
their appreciation.
Whether Mr.. Adams is elected Governor
of Massachusetts or not, his nomination will
have an inspiring effect in the democratic
national canvass. His consent to be put in
this position is a conspicuous and emphatic
Endorsement of the leading name on the
democratic ticket by the most eminent,
capable and experienced of all our public
men. Mr.. Adams Endorsement will en-
courage and strengthen the democratic
party in every State where it has any chance
of success, and it will do more than any
other event which has yet occurred to at
tract the support Of Independent voters.
If the democrats of New York could be
persuaded to act with the noble wisdom
and consummate prudence Of their brethren
in Massachusetts the prospects of the party
would be infinitely better than any intelli-
gent judge can deem them at present
The New York herald., 1876-09-07

WALL STREET YESTERDAY
was fairly active on q generally firm market
outside of the coal stocks Gold opened at
lO9 5-S and closed at 100 12, with alternate
sales at both rates. Government bonds were
steady and railroad bonds in some instances
a shade lower. Money was in abundant
supply and loaned on call at 1-2 per
cent
The New York herald., 1876-09-07

The BUSINESS PROSPECTS. activity of
the retail dry goods stores is favorable
augury for business this fall. The trade is
one of such great value to New York that
the reports of its renewed prosperity will
give general announcement
The New York herald., 1876-09-07
The Carriage OF Dangerous Explosives.

We surround the places in which gun
powder is stored with number of safe
guards against fire. which usually serve to
protect that compound from all the extraor-
dinary as well as the ordinary causes that
singly or combined might explode it, In
that we exhibit a proper estimation Of the
possible consequences Of any neglect Of pre-
caution, knowing from experience how dis
astrous explosions have proved to be when
even the least spark has touched the inert mass
Of powder and converted 1t in an instant
into giant force which has no artiicially
procured rival in energy 1t would, there
fore, call forth our indignant protests if we
observed this terrible agent conveyed through
the streets In an open cart, the powder kegs
leaking and the driver seated on them smok-
ing his pipe. The horror and dismay that
would take possession Of even the stoutest
hearted spectator would be the most
natural feelings possible under the
circumstances, and it is very prob
able that few would be found bold
enough to demonstrate with the madman in
charge Of the load. But from the revela-
tions that have reached us regarding the
manner in which nitro-glycerine, a COM
pound possessing explosive properties eight
times greater than powder has been con-
veyed through this city in parcel, and on
the crowded Harlem boats, we must regard
the driver Of the powder cart above
described as occupying most en-
viable position compared with that
of the government messenger. 1t seems
past belief that daily, and Or long time,
the lives of our citizens were jeopardized by
the utter recklessness of these messengers
and their employers. The accidental drop
ping of the brown paper parcel in which was
enclosed enough nitro-glycerine to level o
block of houses by the fool who carried it
might have resulted in an appalling sacrifice
of life. If the authorities do not deal sum-
marily with the parties responsible for this
outrage on public safety we have no security
for our lives in any public conveyance.
The New York herald., 1876-09-07

The BROOKLYN Row.-The people, and
the politicians particularly, of Brooklyn are
agitated by the charges against Commits
sioner of Public Works Fowler. 1t is like
the Grant and Bristow trouble on small
scale-one side charges corruption and the
other retorts by declaring there is politi-
cal conspiracy.
The New York herald., 1876-09-07

THE Srrz Doc AGAIN. case Of
hydrophobia is reported to-day, and again
we find that death was caused by the bite Of
spitz dog. 1t would be interesting to know
whether tha. breed is more liable to hydro
phobia than others, and AN inquiry into
the subject might be made With profit
The New York herald., 1876-09-07

An INTENSELY interesting description of
the Bulgarian horrors. to which Mr.. Glad
stones pamphlet, issued yesterday, gives
new point is copied elsewhere from the
London Daily NerS, written by its CORE
Spondent at the seat of war.
The New York herald., 1876-09-07

During the summer months the HERALD scil
te sent to subscribers IN The country at the rate Of
ileenty:tiue cents per ,reek, free Of postage
The New York herald., 1876-09-07

The DECISION Of the Court of Appeals in
the question of the immunity of church cor
porations from certain assessments is one of
much local interest in this city, where
gum
The New York herald., 1876-09-07

From or reports this morning the probabilities
are Mot the aceather today ooM be trarmer and
cloudy aodi, possible. rain.
The New York herald., 1876-09-07

THE GRAVE AND REVEREND SEIoNoRs Of the
Board Of Education have reassembled in
council after vacation. The question Of dis
posing Of truant children under the Com
pulsory Education act, without exposing
them to association with criminals in the
ordinary places Of detention, is very inn
portant one, and We are pleased to observe
that the Board Of Education takes tho same
view of it.
The New York herald., 1876-09-07

THE NOMINATION OF ADAMS Good for the
democratic party.