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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-10

New Orleans. March 2, 1s16:ssro Hon.
E. W. Devices, Chairman Of District Committee
Fourth Congressional District of Louisiana:
SIR-We respectfully request and authorize that
you call an at early day convention in the Fourth
Congressional District for the purpose Of nominal.
ing candidate for Congress for said district at
such time and place as you may deem proper. and
for the best interests Of the Republican party in
said district, to the end that substantial Justice
may be melted to said district and the party in the
coming campaign.
H. c. MYERS, L. G. JONES,
j. r. GRAY. J. NJ VANCE
GKORGk Y: KELSO, M. A. WALSH,
WILLIAM HARPER, SAMUEL THOMAS
c. G. ANTOINE, =. W. DURAN
II. RABY, S.A. HAMILTON,
A. B. LEvISEE, 1. W. BAKER.
DANIEL KELLY, N. H. TWITCHELL,
J. J. JOHNSON. ANDY BOSLkY.
TOfciaLl
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION FOURTH con-
GRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA.
NEW ORLEANS, La, March 2, 1876.
Pursuant to . resolution adopted at the conven.
ton. held at Coushatta. Louisiana, July Is, 1874
for the nomination of . member of Congress nom
said Fourth Congressional District and in comPh
ance with the Recommendation OF the leading Be-
the members Of the district committee, Fourth
gressiona, Committee Of the Fourth Congressional
TwEsTY Third aHd D. DAY Of w NAY ~ ''
The basis of representation in said convention 10
derived from the last census, and in accordance
with the number of Republican voters in each par.
lsh in said district a. follows
ArPoRT1oHnHNr.
Rapides. ................ 4IRed River.
Vernon. lIDeNot0.. ..............
Sabine....... 2Caddo..
Natchlt0ches 5lBOssier ...............
Grant 2IWebster. .............
Winn...... ........... 1IBionvillo .............
Z. ". DIVERS,
Chairman District Oommitteo Fourth Conuoer
sionAl District Republican Party.
B. @. WHITE,
Congressional Dietxict Of Leuisi>uA mh2l
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-10

THEY WERE Nor DRowNED.-Three SOL
diers of the Thirteenth Regiment, Company
d, yesterday visited the lake to fathom the
mystery of the nsmeless force, but on learn
ing that there was . postponement on &C.
count of the weather. took Q skiff and
sculled around lively, altogether too lively,
for they easily ul bet their boat, and conse-
quentIy took an involuntary cold bath.
Lawrence Gottschalk, q fisherman, discOv.
ering the predicament, rowed to the rescue,
and saved the necessity of . corporate
guard firing an unwelcome salute.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-10

Meteorological and River Report.
The following statement of the weather AMI
rivers is furnished by the Signal Service office
sta,iOned at New Orleans:
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-10

Hail Eleventh Ward Republican sub
Club No. L. No. u seventh street.-There will be q
meetixg ct the above named hall on WEDNESDAY,
May 10, 1876. at P. ID.
B. R. DAVIS Secretdfy. myl6t
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-10
OFFICIAL NOTICES.
SEALED PROPOSALS.

CEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE REcEIvED AT
y the office Of the Department of Improv
ments until FRIDAY, Nav 10, at twelve O'cl0 OK NJ,
for furnishing FIVE HUNDRED TIL. USAND fkkt
OF LUMBER, per spect cations On file in the
office of the City Surveyor.
my9 f. A. BURKE, Administrator.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-10

Succession OF Peter Michael Birkenstock.
CEcOND DISTRICT COURT FOB THE PARISH
Magdalens Birkenstock has pettiOned the court for
letters of administration the estate of the late
Peter Michael BirkenstOck, deceased, intestat0.
Notice is hereby given to all whom it may concern
to show cause within ten days why the prayer Of
the said petitioner should not be granted.
By order of the Court.
my7 IL l6* FRANK PACE. II, Clerk.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-10
Succession of John J. Wheeler.

CECOND DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
- of Orleans No % 554.-NOtice is hereby given
to the creditors Of this estate and to all other per-
sous herein interested to show cause within ten
days from the present notification, If any they
Z. T. Parker. public admnstrator, and admin
istrator of this estate, should not be homOlO-
gated and approved, and the funds distributed in
accordance Herewith.
BY order of the Court.
may5 8 l2@ FRANK PACR, JR-, Clerk.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-10

Southern Republicans.-The Central Club
will rect at Mechanics Institute TONIGHT
the meeting will be of importance. By order,
mylOlt L. SkWELL Secretary.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-10
POLITICAL NOTICES.


Attention. Republfcans Of the ThlTteooe6
Ward Central Republican Club-There Will b
regular meeting Of the above club on WBDNkS-
DAY, Nay TO- 1876 1T 730 p. H., ct the Evening Star
Bali. on Cadiz between Camp and Ohestnut
stree for the purpose Of esctinG delegates 10 tho
senatorial convention. Como one, come all
THOMAS H. PoRRs, Secretary. my9 IT.
Hall Of the Fesrteensh WerA Repuhli-
can Central Club, New Orleans, Nay 8, 1876.
Notice to the Republican, Of the above named
Club.-ThsIe will be an election held WEDNESDAY
NIGHT, May 10, ct tho Clubroom, on Water street,
between Walnut and Chustnut, at P. L., for the
purpose Of electing two delegates to the Republi.
cen sixth Senatorial Convention, 70 meet in Car,
roton May Is 1874. All voters Of the ward are re-
qpested to be present. By order
n. D. BUSH, Secretary. mv7 10
Now Orleans. May o, 1876. AT IN elee.
ton held Nav 6, 1876 for officers Of the Eleventh
Ward Republican sub Club No. l. at their room,
No. 339 First street tho following named gentle
men were elected feY the ensning year
Presdent-R ". TOSTRICK.
First Vice President-J. B. BALLARD.
second Vice President-vICTORT RRRRDOURkB.
Third Vice President-N. r. RANDALL.
Fourth Vice President-J. FLYNN.
kecretary-R B. DAVIS.
Assist ant Secretary-JEMKS MORRISON.
Sergeant. at-Arms-RICHARD MOORE
Assistant Sergeant at Arms-JOE MCDONALD.
Grand Marahal-WINFlELD DRMY.
Assistant Marshall. A. SNOWDEN.
B. B. DAVIS, President.
Z. ". TosrR1cK. Secretary. mylOlt
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-10
P. MCBRIDE, Secretary.

A Card.-To all who are suffering from the
errors and indiscretions of youth, nervous weak
. receipt that will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE.
This great remedy was discovered by . missionary
in South America. Send selfaddressed envelope
to the REV. JOSEPH T. INMAN, Station d. Bible
House, Few York City. mil e0d&w6m
New Orleans Canal and Banking Com.
psry. New Orleans, April q, ls76.-PropOsals will
be received at the bank for the purchase or lease
of its different properties at the Lake end Of the
New canal and terminus Of the New Orleans City
ap27 I'm CH. JUMONvILLB. Cashier.
Hone Mutual Savage 8ank in LiQaida.
tion.-The stockholders Of tho above institution
ere hereby notified that on and after June s. 1876,
. dividend Of TIN PER CENT ON the amounts
paid in by them will b. paid ct No: Is Decatur
street. JAMES n. BOWLING,
New Orleans, NAY S, 1876.
my5 I'm Mquidatipg Commissioners.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-10
Succession Of Auguste Brunei.

CECOND DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
- of Orleans, No. 80, 7A.-Whereas, Mrs. Widow
Elizabeth J. sephine BIunst has petitioned the
court for letters of administration on the es-
tate of the late Auguste Brunei, deceased, in
testate Notice is hereby given to all whom it
may concern to show cause within ten days why
the prayer Of the said petitioner should not DO
granted.
By order Of the Court.
mylU IA 1877 FRANK PACE JR., Clerk.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-10

CECOND DISTRICT COURT FOR THR PARISH
y of Orleans, No 80, 5O3.-Sotice is hereby given
to the creditors of this estate and to all other per-
sons herein interested, to show cause within ten
days from the present notification if any they have
or can, why the account presented by Mrs.. Widow
Elizabeth Josephine Brunet. a1mistratfix Of this
estate should not be homOlOgated and approved,
and the funds distributed in accordance Herewith.
By order Of the Court.
myl0 IA 49, FRANK PACE, JR,, Clerk.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-10
RIVER REPORTS p. N.

below high water mark Of 1874.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-10

APPROXIMATION PRIZES:
100 Approximation Prizes at $780,. SEQ, 600
100 Approximation Prizes at = lOO.... 10000
100 Approximation Prizes at S75.... $500
TOTAL:
, 1876-11-11

surrection has already lasted for eight years
and there is no apparent reason why 1t should
not last as many more. Secondly, Cuba may
be annexed by the United States.-a solution.
however. to which the people OF the United
States themselves seem but little Inclined to
show any favor, and which would probably be
less acceptable to England, and in the long
run to the Cubans themselves. Or finally, the
Cubans may succeed Ia establishing their indie.
pendence, according so NJ. Piron's suggestion,
partly by purchaser
Lies Cubains," he writes "desirsux d'obtenir
leur Independence, offrent d'acheter File; pour
quoi Incorporation pas le march6? lis sont
tous pr&ts a %s'imposer les plus grands sacrifices
pour devenir egalement les seuls maitres de leur
chere patrie. A force de courage ct d'energie.
lis parviendraient q s'acquitter ntegralement,
queIque forte que puisse etre lindemnite stipul6e.
On porrait prendre contre eux de s0res guarantees.
Ne ~serait.oe pas Ia une bonnie affaire pour
lEspagne ct une bonnie action de sa part, en-
meme temps qu'un heureux evenement pour
la malheureuse lie ravagee Z"
There can be little doubt which of these
alternatives would commend itself to an en-
lightened foreign policy on the part of this
country. AS things are, we cannot be said
to have advanced one whit the solution OF a
question of such moment for British interests.
Even supposing Spain to have not yet CON-
pleted her cycle Of revolutions, can we reason.
ably expect that if che succeed in reducing the
insurgents for q while, they will not seize the
opportunity of her first internal difficulties to
renew the struggled We see no prospect Of
a permanent solution In any other direction
than that indicated in the book before US,
and we must add that that solution enlists all
our sympathies both as Englishmen and az
citizens of the world.
, 1876-11-11
BEET.ROOT 7.

However satisfactory may have been the
harvest in the West Of Europe, and however
abundant the vintage Of the autumn may even
vet turn ou', there is one produce which Is
quite certain TO fall short Of the average and
entail a severe loss upon the Cultivators. The
beetroot crops are past praying for, further
failure is definitely announced and in oil the
provinces OF France aud Italy where the plant
is commonly grown, the manufacturers are IN
a terrible state of disappointment and dis
couragement. The end of September Is the
time when The roots become fit for pulling, and
il is clear that no change of weather can now
be in time to do any good. The cause of the
deficient croD is Of course the great drought
of the early summer succeeded by the scorch-
ing sun Of August. Three weeks Of pretty
persistent rain have brought some relief to the
swedpS and other root crops which ripen later
in the year but in the case Of beet the mischief
was past cure. 1t IS, moreover, aggravated
by the fact that this is the second year Of
failure, last season having been the most disas-
trous ever known since the introduction OF the
culture by the First Napoleon. Some estimate
of the total loss entailed upon the country by
the present bad season may be formed from the
fact mentioned by one of the Paris papers that
in the single department of the Aisne there are
now 90 factories established, the total produce
of which. even in so bad a year as the last
amounted to more than 1875 million pounds of
sugar. 1t Is expected that some Of the manu-
~facturers will be obliged to give up their bust
ness, and the effect will be- the more striking
inasmuch as the French duties on the lmporta-
tion of sugar remain fixed at something like the
high tariff which was in force in England about
twenty years ago.
, 1876-11-11
THE CUBAN INsURREOTION.

The following is taken from the Spectators
review of a book treating of the instruction
in Cuba, just published in Paris. The author,
Mr.. Hippolyte Piron, has had good opportuni-
ties for obtaining the correct facts.
The loyalty of the Cubans to Spain, when
all her Seuth-American colonies were asserting
their independence, had won for the island the
f~attering title of ever faithful" Yet widely
, 1876-11-11
D OM1NIC A
From the Dominican

Notwithstanding the discouraging re-
ports which come by every mai from the
Caratal mines, the emigration to Venezuela
from this island has suffered no Interrupt
ton. Every up,steamer lands here a
certain number Of disappointed miners,
but the down-steamer never fails to
take up a much larger number OF sangulne
adventures. There can be no doubt
that nothing but fever and disappointment
await the people who have lately left and
are still leaving for the mines. The
labour market on the spot is not only
glutted, but some of the mining companies
are scarcely solvent, and are not always
able to pay with regularity the labour
which they employ. 1t is not long since
the manager of one Of the companies sud-
denly disappeared from the scene with
the wages of the poor people whom ne
had employed for nearly SIX months, and
who were thus left wholly destitute. AT
the same time the mining fields are at
present ovprrun with a large number OF
loose characters who wiIl1not sit down to
steady work, but live in a measure by not
strictly honest practices on the steady
diggers and their employers. we are
sorry to say that this island contributes
the largest contingent to this rowdy
population, and chat the companies have
no desire at present to encourage the influx
of labour from Dominica.
Sir William Doyle, Chief Justice of the
Leeward Islands, has accepted the Chief
Justiceship OF Gibraltar. The salary at
tached to the office is only $1,000 per
annum, but the fees amount to as much as
H2, 900 more during a European war.
The famous Obeah case was decided
yesterday by the Police Magistrate after
seven sictin s, Tavernie who was defend
ed by Mr.. Latouche, has been acquitted,
md Alexis sentenced to t~wenty-eight days
imprisonment as a vagrant.
, 1876-11-11

citizens Of the world.
Miscellaneous continued from JSt pGge)
out in the Times, if q near relative among
the beetles with no fancy for potatoes has
managed to cross the Atlantic, there is but
too mnch reasons TO fear that his cousin,
the potato fancier, will manage to survive
the passage, especially as the latter be-
longs to o much more numerous family than
the former. May 1t not be, however, that
It'll because the DOryphoraJGncg has not had
the success on the other side OF the water
which his cousins have had, that be has
embarked for Europe os an emlgrantf 1t
Is the less successful, not the more sue
cesstul races vino try emigration aud as
the potato-beetle prospers and multiplies
on the American continent, let US hope
that he will let we'll alone, and not
think of making the grand tour.
Mr.. John Morley did a very difficult
thing on Thursday. He delivered q bril-
liant address at the Town Hall, Birming-
ham, in opening the session OF the Mid
land Institute, on education of all subjects
in the world,-a subject which usually
blunts the edge of the keenest intellect.
We do not, however, admire his ADVICE to
working men to study French tor the sake
of the Qgreeableness of French literature
We would much rather see our working
men studying all the dreams OF the French
Socialists, than filling themselves with the
sweets Of French literature, the Clrcean
charm of which seems to have a peculiar
power Of sapping the ea%rnestness OF Eng
lishmen, though it has not succeeded as
vet with Mr.. Morley. The most question:
able of his remarks was, however, made In
advocating DR.. Arnold's suggestion for a
history traced backwards from the modern
problems to their roots In the past. cit
10 the present." said Mr.. Morley, I" that
really interests US il is the present we seek
to understand and to explain. ! do not IN the
least want to know what happened IN the
past, except as it enables me to see my way
more clearly through what Is happening
to-day" We repudiate that view alto
gether, and though a it seems the view OF a
man with whom duty is the first consider
alton, we believe that it i is BY no means q
morally ennobling view. The present
writer at least wants to know what
happened 10 the thirteenth century" not by
any means solely, not even chiefly, "because
the thirteenth century is at the root OF
what men think and do in the nineteenth
but because ell forms OF human action and
thought are profoundly interesting in
themselves, and would be SO, if one could
never move a muscle to speak. or to act
again. It is. we are sure, a totally false
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-02-04
Sick for Sixty years.

The death of Louisa Hosford, of Clar-
endon, Tuesday, the simple announce
ment of which appeared in Tuesdays
Globe, terminates one of the most re-
markable cases in the annals Of human
sickness and suffering, both from the
nature of her ailment and the period
for which death was held in obeyance.
Louisa Hosford was born January "a,
1907. In the summer that she was nine
years old she fell from cherry tree and
received internal injuries Of which, after
sixty years of continuous illness, she
died. At times, during this more than
an ordinary age, she suffered so terribly
that her life was despaired of, and then
again she would be able to amuse her.
self with light needle-work. The in
ternal injuries was such as to prevent
the operation of the bowels, except when
forced by medicine, and her stomach re-
tanning food. When she ate recepta-
Gle was provided for her to spit her food
into, as she rejected it in about fifteen
minutes. Although frail aud slender
and bed-ridden, she attained the height
of her younger sister, and her form,
though very slender, was not unnatural.
During the last ten years her complexion
became almost black, and distortions of
the face at times. 1t is said that butter
nut meats were the only things that
would remain ON her stomach. Many
physicians examined her, but none were
ever able to pronounce her disease.
Mrs. David Osgood, of this place, who
knew her well for forty years, and who
was in Clarendon and saw her but a few
days ago, has given us some of these
particulars. Lousia Hosford, with all
her trials, was patient and amiable, new
er speaking of her sufierings unless
questioned. Thirty-one years ago both
her father and mother was carried off
with malignant sore throat within one
week Since then she has been with
two older unmarried sisters, who have
been known for more that generation
as "the three old maids. "--Ruttasd
Globe, Jan. 9th.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-02-04

the abominable jingle is heard in Gods
temple, even as it was when the indig-
nant Lord Jesns entered the sacred edi-
fee with his scourge of small cords to
expel filthy luere from the doors. We
say nothing here of the weary auxieties
that oppress the hearts of many of the
best pastors when they feel that all
their efforts to sustain their church are
burdened or, as the jockeys say, are
4" handicapped by crushing debt
We have left the serious argument
against church-debts to the last. They
are immoral. Nay, more by as much
as they impair and neutralize the spirit.
ual force Of Christ's representative on
earth they are odius and wicked. Christ
commands his followers to be witness
bearers for everything that is true and
pure and honest and of good report.
They are to stand for frugality, against
selfindulgence and extravaganza tor
integrity in paying obligations against
laxity, swindling, dishonesty. A church
is simply collection of hands and
hearts and if the whole collection of
" hands are not Z" clean from dishon-
orable dealings, then they have no right
to stand in His holy place."
The foremost moral conflicts of this
time and country are against drunken
ness and commercial dishonesty. The
foremost question before our nation is !:
+" Will she pay her honest debts r" No
question bulks so formidably as this.
Gods people have voice in the verdict.
But how can Christians bear testimony
for just dealing when they are building
their house for divine worship with bor-
rowed funds, which they cannot pay |?
How can minister preach for integrity
and independence when he stands in
mortgaged pulpit and his bell rings
from steeple mortgaged up to wealth
ercocK How can church that is
stepped and swamped in debt rebuke
the follies of avarice or the crime of
knavery and fraud
The revival we need is revival of old
fashioned Bible honesty. No church is
competent to bear part in such a re.
vival until it has strained its utmost to
pay its honest obligations. Before
dollar goes to the heathen, let its own
debts be discharged. If it has no sane
tuary built, let it be content to worship
God in barn until it has the means to
rear an edifice which belongs to the Lord,
and not to a mortgage-holder.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-02-04
Saved by a Young Lady.

We have printed the following beau
tiful incident many times in the last
twenty-five years, and it is as good as
new every time.
William Writ is distinguished as an
orator and as an author. His life of
Patrick Henry immortalized both Henry
and Writ. His description of the Blind
Preacher is inimitably beautiful. As a
lawyer he was eminent. His speech
against Aaron Burr when tried for trea-
son in Richmond, is surprisingly elo-
quent.
In early life he was fond of social
pleasures, and had a strong relish for
wit and humor, and was fond of gay
companions. He INDUCED in convivial
habits. Virginia hospitality had its
snares for such man for every dinner
party was revel, every ordinary visit a
temptation. In 1895 he was married,
and in 1900 his wife died. In 1902 he
married the second time. The story is
told that Writ. after an occasion of con-
vivial indulgence became intoxicated,
was unable to reach his dwelling, and
fell helpless and insensible upon the side.
walk. The young lady who afterwards
became his wife, was passing, and she
recognized him, and over his face ex-
posed to the sun she spread her hand
kerchief, which bore the initials of her
name When he recovered and saw the
handkerchief with the name of the own
er, he was much affected.
Such an incident touched Writ to the
heart. This touching incident appears
to be true, for there occurs in Wirt's
subsequent letters to his wife many ex-
pressions of grateful affection, coupled
with a sense of Indebtedness which init
mates that something of the kind oc-
CURED. How much / do owe you.
Not only the creation of my hopes of
happiness on earth, but the restoration
of my hopes of happiness in better
world. | must confess that the natural
gayety of my character, rendered still
more reckless by the dissipation into
which | had been allured, had sealed
my eyes and hidden from me that rich
inheritance of the righteous. 1t was
you whose example and tender exhorta-
tions rescued me from the horrors of
confirmed guilt and taught me once more
to raise my suppliant mind to God"
William Writ was Christian lawyer
and left behind him when he died
name of more value than great riches.