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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-02
ConGressieual Rusiness.


In the House of Representatives, on the
twenty-third of March, Mr.. Darral pre-
sented the petition of the following named
parties, asking to be allowed to file their
claims for property taken by the United
States during the late war before the Court
of Claims: G. A. Face, Raymond Deshattes,
Francois Simien, Pierre J. Franciz, Geve-
tide Guilbeau, Mrs. Raymond Reir, Edmond
A. 0uilbeau and Andre Broussard The pe-
titions were referred to the Committee on
War Claims.
March q, Mr.. Morey presented q joint
resolution Of the General Assembly Of the
State Of Louisiana, recommending that
Congress grant appropriate pensions to the
veterans of the Mexican war; which was
referred to the Committee on Invalid Pen
sione, and ordered to be printed. Mr..
Morey also presented . joint resolution of
the General Assembly Of the State of Lou
isian. recommending that the rivers of
Louisiana be stocked with fish by the gen.
eral government; which was referred to
the Committee on Appropriations, and Or
dered to be printed.
In tho Senate, March q, Mr.. West pre-.
sented, in the nature of memorial to Con-
gress, joint resolutions of the Legislature
of the State of Louisiana, in favor of pen.
siors to the veterans of the war with Mex
leo, their widows and minor orphans, and
moved its reference to the Committee on
Pensions.
Pardoned.
W. L. Thompson, fifth justice of the
peace of Algiers, convicted of extorting
| fee of 81 for bond, the law allowing no
such tee, was pardoned yesterday. He was
convicted in the Superior Criminal Court,
and, at his own request Judge Steele made
the fine $3lo, that he might balance the
| opinion of the Supreme Court against
Judge Steele's. But the Supreme Court
coincided with the law of Judge Steele a.
delivered to the jury, and affirmed the
judgment from tho verdict. Then Mr..
Thompson applied to Governor Kellogg for
| . pardon and was refused. He went to the
Parish Prison. After this Governor Kel.
logg appointed Mr.. Koppel to perform the
duties of the Office ''during the tendency
of proceedings"
The "proceedings" ended yesterday by
the pardon of Mr. Thompson, who could no
longer be spared from his judicial bench,
and on his appearance Mr.. Koppel made
his exit, Just before Mr.. Thompson signed .
commitment for contempt of court for occu.
pying his position.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-02


port. Professor Anderson, the wizard, had
$1,000 house. The Ravels again closed
the season, playing IN engagement of forty
six nights. November 6, 1852. another sea.
son commenced with She Stoops to Con.
quer.' The first star was the Elder Booth,
who had returned from Californea, and he
played ut the St. Charles six nights. This
great actor played in that theatre Novem-
ber 19, 1852, Sir Edscard Mortimer in the
Iron Chest and it was his last appearance
on any stage. He took passage on the
steamer j. w. Chenoworth, and died on
board of her November 80, 1852, before the
boat reached Louisville. After Booth, Mr..
and Mrs. Barney Williams came to the
theatre, Mrs. Mowatt, Madame Thillon and
Julia Dean. The Ravels played thirty-six
nights, and closed the season. That year
also closed the management of Smith and
Ludlow"
"What sort of an actor was Sol Smith,
inquired the Major, looking curiously at his
empty glass.
"Well," said the Judge, "he was . very
funny, broad comedian, of an old school.
He was popular in his day, and made every
body laugh, but our young men would call
him IN old duffer. He did queer things
that would not be tolerated now. One night
he opened season with sketch called tho
Manager in Distress,' and he had Mark
made MP - Frenchman in ono OF the
boxes, and Perry - IN Irishman in the pit,
Ill talking, and tho whole company playing
Ill oyar the house. Il was the old Pete
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-02

0oNTMUED On HJCHTH PAoH.l
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-11
Previous to the vote on the repeal

PREVIOUS to the vote on the repeal
of the resumption clause in the House,
a pleading letter from Tom. Hen
bricks was circulated among the DEM
ocratic members, in which he begs
abjectly for the repeal of the law,
giving as the reason for such action,
not that it would subserve any prac-
teal Or patriotic purpose; not that it
would up-build the public credit or
promote the interests or welfare of
the people, but that it evil elect the
State ticket and carry the Indianapo-
lis district" That is the hlgh-toned
craftsmanship ofthe Democratic NOM
inee for the Vice-Presidency. He
would have the Democratic House
legislate, not SO much for the good of
the country as to select the Indiana
State ticket and carry the Indianapo-
lis district " IN October, to the end
that the State may more surely go
for Tilden and Hendricks in Novem-
Der. And the Democratic House
having no end higher than the par
tizan one, acceded to the demand.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-11

The New York Times makes the
announcement that Hon. Dewitt c..
Littlejohn, of New York, q delegate
to the St. Louis convention that NOM
mated Tilden and Hendricks, has
decided, as he expresses it in letter
to friend, "not to support Mr.. Til
den for President, but shall vote for
Hayes and Wheeler" He was among
the few New York delegates to the
Democratic National Convention who
opposed the nomination of Mr.. Til
den because, in his opinion, he was a
man utterly unfit to be President.
He now shows the honesty and sim
cerity of his convictions by repudi-
ating Mr.. Tilden and giving his pub
lie support to better men. His ex-
ample will have great weight in New
York.
Another notable detection from the
Democratic party is announced in
Connecticut in the person of Mr..
Daniel Willard, of South Norwalk.
He is prominent and influential
citizen, who was elected one of the
officers of Tllden club few weeks
ago, but has declared his disgust with
the kind of reform offered by that
party, and will vote for Hayes and
Wheeler.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-11

The suit of the St. Louis, Alton &
Terre Haute r. r. Co. against Sam'l
J. Tilden, wherein he, with his CO.
trustees of that corporation, is charg-
ed with the embezzlement of $780,
600 in bonds of the company, was
set to come off on Tuesday last
Instead of meeting the issue fairly,
Mr.. Tildcn filed an answer, which is
plainly intended to gain time until
after the election. His answer, in
substance, denies that any of the
bonds or stocks have been unlawfully
detained or divided by Tllden & Co.,
as trustees; but declares that the
transactions in stocks were indiyiG-
ual acts, and not those of the defend
ants as trustees; and it sets up that
the company was Immensely bene-
flied by the accession of Tilden and
his friends to the CONTROL" the infer
ence being that Tilden did not en-
bezzle the $4,000 as trustee, but
took the lions share of it as remuner-
alton for his legal services. Com
mon people will see very little differ
ence whether the money was taken
by Tilden as trustee or covered into
his pocket IN the shape of a swinging
lawyers fee.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-11

HE Conservative copies with much
satisfaction the result OF an interview
with Gov. Chamberlain, of South
Carolina, by some irresponsible per-
son, in which the Governor is "rep-
resented" as saying that he did not
regard the Hamburg atrocity as po-
litical in any proper sense of the
word" Our neighbor is overjoyed.
to have his party in the South thus
relieved of the responsibility of that
transaction, and calls on the cloven-
footed post-office organs" to let up
little. Let us see. We are not LETT
to take the word of some mythical
or INSCRIPTIONS interviewer as to
what Gov. Chamberlin thinks of the
Hamburg matter. His letter to the
President has been published, and
while he says that it is impossible to
determine with absolute certainty
the motives of the murderers, he calls
attention to the significant fact that
the victims were all black and Re-
publicans, and the assailants, all
white and Democrats. If he cannot
speak with absolute precision as to
motives, he is not doubtful Of the re-
suits. He says that the bloody atroc-
ity has spread terror and apprehen-
sion among the black Republicans,
and feeling of triumph and politi-
cal citation among the white Demo
Gratis of South Carolina. He says
further that occurrences of the brutal
character of that at Hamburg, have
generally resulted to the political ad.
vantage of the Democrats in that
State, and that from this fact, the
whites are "induced to overlook the
naked brutality of such acts" and
seek to find some excuse or palliation
for them. He says furthermore that
Republicans in South Carolina firm
ly believe that the Hamburg massa-
ere is only the beginning of series
of race and party collisions, the de-
liberate aim of which is the political
subjugation of the State to the rule
of the Democratic minority; that for
this, a campaign of brute force is to
be inaugrated, by which it is intend
ed to overcome the political will of
the people. These are some of the
sentiments which Governor Cham
berlin gives under his own signature.
We leave our readers to compare
them with the report of the mythical
interviewer which forms the text of
our neighbor's article.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-11

SUNSET Cox, in his usual flippant
and airy style, attempted to make a
political point against the Republi-
cans on the floor of the House the
other day, by abiding in sarcastic
manner to the fact that tho Republi-
cans of Indiana had to unload their
candidate for Governor. Scarcely
had the complacent Cox taken his
seat, when Mr.. Robinson, of Indiana,
arose and reminded the House, that
this very year, the Democracy of
Indiana have been compelled to
withdraw from their ticket, four can
didates for the Supreme bench on &C
count of proved corruption in Office.
The effect was damaging, and little
Cox, doubtless "wished he hadn't said
anything"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-11
They Accept.

The letters of acceptance of Til
den and Hendricks have at last made
their appearance, and they give evil
dence of painful care employed in
their preparation. That of Tilden's,
is as long as the moral law, without
any other of the characteristics of
that model enactment. 1t is dreary
paraphase of the st. Louis platform,
to which it adds no light or perspe-
Guilty. 1t is in fact an effort to OBJ
scure and befog ideas and principles
IN n multitude of words. 1t is pur-
posely vague and meaningless. On
the currency question, Mr.. Tilden
goes as far as he can toward the
heretofore soft-money views of Hen
bricks, and the latter goes back on
his record to come somewhere near
Mr.. Tilden. Hendricks letter is
marked by the characteristics of a
trimmer and demagogue of which
he is among the chief. In neither OF
these long delayed and deliberately
prepared documents, is there a para
graph of the cutspoken, hearty, sin
cere expression, found IN the letters
of Hayes and Wheeler. In Tilden's
letter the tricky assembling politician
is shown in every line, while the
facile demagogue is written plainly
across the face of that of Hendricks
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-11
Congressional.

The call for the Republican Con-
gressional Convention for this Dis
trict is out, and the discussion of
candidates for the nomination will
naturally come intoprominence again.
We see no reason either in the char
acter and qualifications of the several
gentle men proposed for that position
or in the exigincies of the party in
this District to depart from our be-
fore expressed preference for Hon.
VIM. Larrabee, of Fayette county.
His attainments, his experience as a
legislator, his capacity for work, his
ripe judgment, his infexible integri-
ty of character and his sturdy indie
pendence in adhering to his convic-
tons Of right and duty, together
with his high principled refusal to
employ any of the low arts of the
demagogue to advance his chances
for the nomination, all point to Mr..
Larrabee as the proper man for the
nomination. We believe that these
qualifications, we'll known all over
the District, Will make him the strong
est and most available candidate that
can be selected to redeem the Dis
trict from the Democracy. We say
this without disparagment of the
claims of other candidates, the argu-
ments for whom it shall be our priv
ilege to examine as the campaign
progresses.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-11

The Republican Congressional
Convention of the Fourth District,
which met at Mason City, on We'd
nesday, of last week, after an excit-
ing session and warm contest
among the candidates, finally selected
on the Goth ballot, Hon. N. G. Deer
ing, of Mitchell, as it's candidate for
Congress. The nomination is a most
excellent one, and will be acceptable
to the people of the District. Mr..
Deering is a man of high principle
and character, and an ardent, I'M
flinching Republican. He possesses
talents and culture which well bcfit
him for the place, and he has the ad-
vantage of legislative experience in
his native State, Maine. He has filled
several important puolic trusts since
he came to Iowa, and always in the
most efficient and satisfactory man.
ner. lie will make for himself an
honorable record Of work, and will
prove one of the most useful men,
bcrs of the Iowa delegation. The
outcome of the Mason City Conven-
ton is certainly better than we an
ticlpated.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-11
MAHoNEY, of the Debuuuc Z,

MAHoNEY, of the Debuquc 2ele-
graph, invites the grcenback men of
the Third District to communicate
with him with a view of making pre-
parations to put Grcenback candi-
date for Congress in the field. Ma.
honey himself is reported as having
aspirations for the nomination, and,
being an out and out Tilden man, he
is careful to specify that the call is
only for the Congressional contest,
and does not count for the Presiden-
tial candidates. We think that cum
ming as he is, Mahoney will have a
little difficulty in making this plan
work, and still more difficulty in hid
ing his copperhead record with the
scant and gauzy garment of a soft
money champion.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-11
TILDEN's CANAL REFORM.
Its Real Character.
Albany Evening journal.


Gov. Tilen's claim as a "Refor-
mer" rests chiefly on his boosted
''canal reform" It is asserted that
he has smashed the "Canal Ring"
and upon this ground the people are
urged to make him President. We
purpose now to subject his preten-
sions in this matter to very plain
and decisive test. The facts have
come to be pretty well known in this
State, but. they ought to be under
stood by the people of the whole
country.
The beginning and the foundation
of Gov. Tilden's pretended "canal
reform" was his well known special
message on the canals, of March Is,
1875. 1t was in that message that
he described the canal frauds, and
declared his "war" against them
He summed up the frauds as fol
lows:
For the purpose of showing actu-
ual results of this system (the sys-
tenn by which canal freuds are com
mitted) I state the following ten
cases, which give the amount the
State has plid on certain contracts
in comparison with the sum for which
the contractor agreed to do the work
at the letting made by the Commits
sioncrs:
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-11
He concludes as follows:

The DEBORAH Republican does not
think there is anything rotten in the
Democratic party, but does think that
the men who made its platform were
in bad health, and illustrates it by the
following experience of the German
politician:
Ven vas come to dis country, vas
poladeeshun, und vas poleedical speeches
maken. Veil, Won dime ! vas speeches
maken Ply Nj Yorek, before beeg kroud
NV beeples, und two or tree couple fellers
dey goes out nit double-barrel hand
basket for git some aags, dey vas to
hand me dem aags, but dare vas such a
6eeg kr0ud of peoples dey could not get
to me, SO dey drow dem aags to me.
cetch Won Nv my nose,-von uf my ear
und 1 oetch yon uf my boasum! Vell-
! don't tink dem aags vas rodden-O, no!
O'ber, tink dot hen vot lay dem aags,
she in bad health mid it.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-11
THE Anamosa Eureka says that

THE Anamosa Eureka says that
Geo. Yount, of that place, tenders
the following wager to any Tildenite
DESTROYS Of accepting:
"He offers to bet fifty-dollar con-
fcderate bill against fitty-dollar
greenback, that Hayes will be elect
ed President. IF Tildcn is elected,
he says, the confederate bill will be
good and the greenback worthless
II Hayes is elected the confederate
bill will remain worthless and the
greenback good; so that whoever
may win the bet must receive the
full value of fifty dollars. The prop
osition rather staggers the Tildenites
and they smile with most funeral
expression at the cool audacity Of the
confederate bill-holder."
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-11

MIR. TLDEN favors the repeal of the
resumption act Conservative.
Yes, but for the reason, as he says,
that it delays resumption, and the
point that he endeavors to made
against the Republican administra-
ton is, that it has not redeemed the
legal tender notes before. SO far
from attributing the stagnation in
business to the endeavor to resume:
he says: ga vague idea of distress
is often associated with the process
of resumption, but the conditions
which caused distress in former in
stances do not uoao eriSt." What
ever else Tilden may be, he Is not q
ninny, and, therefore, he does not say,
by implication OF otherwise, that the
repeal of the act of 1876 is going to
bring about an area of prosperity and
plenty. That kind of claptrap is re-
served for his astute organ in this
city.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-11

HENRY CLAY DEAN writes to the
Anamosa Eureka, in reply to the I'M
savory notice of him and his personal
appearance, perpetratcd by Monger,
of the Journal. He says:
That newspaper comments were
made upon my manner of dress is
entirely owing to the tastes of men,
which / will not question. 1t is
proper for me to say that, having
been washed out by the floods last
summer and then burned out, even
down to the wearing apparel of my
family, on the 4th l was dressed in
just such clothes as were necessary
for the rainy weather in which l left
home. They were the best that 1 had
left from the fire, and every cent that
I have made since our misfortune has
been applied to buying clothes for
my family. My humble wardrobe
had this virtue-it was paid for.
Referring to Monger, Dean says:
Years of observation have taught
me that no dog law can be made suf-
iclently stringent to prevent puppies
BIN barking and swapping at gentle
1Ben.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-11

GENERAL FUTILE may not be much of
an orator, but as an intelligent, scientific,
tirst-class liar he is complete success. -
Dubuque Herald.
This is the style of abuse reserved
for men in the Democratic party who
dare to follow the dictates of their
conscience and judgment and separ,
ate themselves from it. People will
Judge for themselves as to Gen. Tut
ties veracity, but there will be no
question as to the need of supcrlativc
blackguardism being awarded to his
present assailant.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-11

The Conservative advises its read
ers TO give Tilden's letter careful
perusal. But the New York Tribune
which the Conservative quotes SO
unctuously in defense of Tilden, says
of the letter: eff the man on the
fence sits there till he has read and
digested Governor Tllden's letter, he
won't get down in time to vote.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-11

THE Illinois Democracy have q
candidate for Governor worthy of
the party. He is pronounced the
most profane and boorish man in the
State. He was first nominated by
the Greenback party. Afterward the
Democracy adopted him, and now
the party organs are telling the Green
hackers that their candidate for
Governor will not support Peter
Cooper under any circumstances, but
is for Tilden.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-11
State News.

Edward Brown, of Usage, was prob
ably fatally wounded last week by the &C
cidental discharge of a shot gun, which
he was taking from wagon. The entire
charge passed through his right side, in
flctIng a fearful injury. P. S.--He has
since died.
kitty Whiting, aged IA, the daughter
of the Baptist minister at Manchester,
was drowned last Saturday, near the rail
road bridge, while attempting to save the
life of younger sister, who had accident,
ally fallen into the water. The little girl
was rescued.
Bailey, of the DEBORAH Republican,
has kicked out of the editorial harness
and gone to Philadelphia, to do the Cen
tennial. We are not inquisitivc, but we
would like to know if our friend Bailey
has recently been the recipient of thump-
ing legacy. We cannot see through 1t
otherwise, for we cannot raise money
enough these times to go to Dubuque on a
handcar.
Mr.. w. w. Hanford has retired from
the Vinton Eagle, after connection with
the paper of over 20 years. His reason
Is failing health. His interest in the En-
gle is sold to Mr. Murphy, of Traer.
A little son of Mr.. ID. Newell, of
Marshalltown, boarded one Of the trainG
On the Northwestern Road to ride out to
tho crossing, and in attempting to get Oft
fell under the wheels, which passed over
his right leg, mangling it fearfully and
making amputation necessary. His life
is dcspared of. A warning to the boys.
j. G. Whitney. late of the Hampton
Reporter has purchased the Magnet, OF
that place, and changed its name to "Ihe
Chronicle Mr.. Whitney is an able and
interchangeable journalist, and will make
his new journal power in Western Iowa.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-11

VANCE, the Democratic candidate
for Governor of North Carolina, is
the same man who said he "would
like to fill hell SO full of Yankees
that their arms and legs would stick
out OF the windows" From present
appearances his present aspirations
are likely TO prove as abortive as was
this perdition examining project.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-11
How Missouri will 90 in the Presi-

How Missouri will 60 in the Presi-
dental race does not any longer adj.
NIT of question. The lively senti.
ment of the Germans has been arous-
ed, and it will tell to the extent of
carrying the elections in the State
The st. Joseph Herald says that
there is at least 10000 Liberal and
German voters in Missouri, of whom
more than half have not acted with
the Republican party since 1870
The nomination of Hayes and Wheel
er has brought every one of them
back to the fold. AS it requires on
ly a change of $4,000 to overcome
the last Democratic majority Of &c.
600 in the State, says the Herald
there is every reason to believe that
the State can be wrested from the
Democracy.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-08-11

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