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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-04
Picnic of the Franklin School.

Yesterday the annual picnic of the teach
ers and pupils of the Franklin School was
had at the Fair Grounds. About nine o'clock
they gatbered-a merry, happy, inspiriting
crowd-and started, and from that time till
six O'Clock all was fun. When the Fair
Grounds were reached all restraints were
thrown of. The band gave them music for
their dancing; their laughing inspirited
their play, the sWinging, rope jumping. the
hundred games of childhood, and the teach
ers joined with their charges in their own
spirit. Superintendent Boothby, with one
OF two directors, and Alfred Shaw, of
course, were there. The collation. filled the
measure. The teachers are Mrs. c. Collier.
ton, principal, and Misses M. G. Oliver,
Bella Young, NJ. l.. Thompson, Kate Harris,
Mrs X. M Stanislaus, Mrs. L. r. Pittman,
and Misses G. McCerren and A. E. C. Kear-
ney. By their efforts the picnic was made
q pleasant remembrance in the mind of
each little scholar. Besides this they had
time to give entertainment, mental and
corporeal, to the representatives Of the
press, and the Acknowledgements for this
kindness are due from the REPUBLICAN to
Mrs. Collertor, Miss Oliver. Mrs. Hampson,
Miss Kearney and Miss Harris, for their at
tentiOns to its representative.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-04
NEW YORK.
Fires in New York.

New YORK. May 3kA fire last night in
the building Nos. I7S and $50 Pearl street
belonging to the Stevens estate, damaged
the stocks of Stratton & StOrms tobacco
and cigar merchants, $50, 900; D. Rosenbufe
& Son, tobacco merchants, $4,000, and the
building 100000. Several other occupants
sustained small losses.
A fire destroyed the greater part of the
interior Of John Lawrence's moulding and
planning mile. Loss 100000 !, y
Receiver Appoin ted.
A receiver has been appointed in the
Loaner's Bank Of this city on the suit OF
Henry Prentice, on q certificate of deposit
of $4,000. Liabilities 500, 900. 1t is ex
pecsed the ban will resume.
Sub.Treasury Balances.
Gold '$44, ,5O7 200; currency $4l.6ls, ,72S.
The sub.treasury spaid out $9l2, 900 % &C.
count of interest and $40 900 for bonds.
Customs receipts to-day $247, 900.
The Direct Cable . Monopoly fer the
Time Beisa. -:
All the cables but the Direct one are in
terrupted.
Drssklyn Navy Yard Being lnvostiGnted.
The ub.committee of tho House of Rep
resentativos Committee ON Naval Affairs
took testimony tonight in connection with
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-04
School ROaFd.


The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of School Directors was held las,
evening.
Present-Hon. d. C. Dibble, president
Superintendent Boothby, and Messrs
Bourges. Dumont, Walker, Glaudin. Heath
Marks, Masicot, Trevigne, Pinchback, Rey
Stamps, Tracy, NAPLES and Pilsbury.
The president announced the following
visiting committees for May:
First District-Messrs. Marks, Rey and
Bourges.
Second District-Meesrs. Tracy, Trevigne
and Masicot.
Third District-Messrs. Dumont, Lynch
and Heath.
Fourth District-Messrs. Walker and
fsss.; Fifsh District-Mi. waples. /:
Sixth District-Messrs. Stamps and
Seventh District-Mr. Pinchback.
The question of election of teachers be-
fore vac alton was brought up.
1t was doubted that the board had the
power and there weEe membess who OBJ
jected to the month of June being desig.
mated.
[Mr. Dumont in the chair
Judge Dibble said it was impossible for
lawyers and merchants to give ten days in
the month of June for the purpose.
Mr.. Tracy read the law requiring an
election at stated meeting" and much
discussion followed as to its meaning, very
few knowing whether it was q regular,
special or an adjourned meeting. The
whole matter being laid on the table a
definition was lost.
president Dibble in the chalr1.
The matter of appropriating 5000 for
furniture for the Teachers Association,
meeting with. opposition, it was referred to
the committee on finance.
Several petitions, etc., were referred to
executive session.
The president ALSO appointed the follow
ing standing committees:
On Teachers-Messrs. Tracy, Dumont,
Walker. Plnchback, Lynch, Hsrtzell and
Glaudfh.
. On Finspee-Messrs. Marks, NAPLES,
. On Schoolhouses--Messrs Dumont, Heath,
Glaudin, Marks and Trevigne.
On Purchases-Messn. Heath, Long
street and Rey.
On Text Books-Messrs. Pinckback, Hart
zell and Eeath.
On Furniture-Messrs 'Bourges and Mas
loot.
On New Schools Masicot, Marks
and R.v.
On High Schools-Messrs. Longstreet,
Hartzell and NAPLES.
On Mpsic-Messrs. Lynch, Walker and
Trsvigne. a.
The petition of Mrs. Rourke was referred
to the committee on rules.
The board then went into executive ses-
sion, and afterward adjourned.
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The COushatta Assa assfnatfon.

Governor Antoine has received some later
intelligence ffom Coushatta respecting the
assassination Of George A. KING and the
desperate wOunding of Senator Twitchell.
By the dispatch it appears that the Sena
tor was shot three times, and that one OF
both arms must be amputsted. There is
vet no description of the.man who did the
work except that "he was . man in dis
puise. concealed behind . pile OF lunber,
-;tb = Winchester rife" How much obedi-
Snce 70 law the people there have, or what
efforts they will make to arrest CRIMINAL,
ia atown by the accounted what became OF
tho assassin. HE rode casually out OF
town and esesped."
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WHOLE NUMBER 2796.

exhausted and paper currency result. Let
C6ngresS legielate for tho restoration Of eur
commercial ap6 industrial prosperity, and
the gold will ome back. To do this, We
must cheaper production, and ehe best
means of doing this 10 to cheapen trans
portation by the improvement OF or in
terpal navigation.
Business men highly commend the posi-
ton taken by Mr. Harris upon these quss-
ticns, and the policy which he proposes 10
looked upon as the truo solution OF our
present difficulties. An unusually large
edition of the speech has been ordered tor
distribution in various parts Of the C0untrys
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-04

the Brooklyn navy yard affairs. Startling g
disclosures have bean made by some of the
witnesses, and the committee states that it
was high time to investigate this navy
yard. Its report will contain some as
founding facts. and it is rumored that sew
err. tssapp parties are implicated by the evidence
The witnesses examined this evening
were Chief Engineer Dandy, Medical Di-
gdrfdge, Major Butler, Charles 6hellfant,
). B. Healy. Chief Clerk Frazer and many
Others The investigation will last another
week.
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the pass where the current is Stacked up.
Refer to the figures given by the board and
Captain Esds. One-third the water re-
jected flowing through Southwest Pass has
improved that channel. Ask Major Howell.
Should tho jetty engineers desife to pro-
long the agony ana strike out for the lit
toral current, they should regain control Of
the waterlost by building converging jet.
ties at the head Of South Pass, Less than
one-twelfth of the water flows through
South Pass; but retain their own figures.
Humphreys and Abbott give the average
rate Of current in the river at two and a
half miles per hour. Then, with al the
outlets closed up but one, and the Missis-
sippi river forced through South Pass, the
velocity must be increased twelve times
two and half, and there will be current
running between the jetties, 800 feet apart,
at the rate Of thirty miles an hour. This
might improve navigation for vessels going
out, but it would tax the ingenuity of the
guerrillas to get them in.
By cut-offs Captain Eads proposes to
straighten out the river by dams; teclose
up the chutes and high water channels,
and BY spuR jetties contract the channel
and make it uniform throughout. In theory,
this would increase the velocity, sweep out
the sand bars, snags and wrecks into the
Gulf, give, twenty feet of water TO Cairo,
free the banks from csving, reduce the
height of the floods, and set Cairo on hill.
m practice, Congress would indefinitely
postpone specie payment, increase their
printing presses, and navigation on the up
grade be suspended.
The jetties have caused the greatest diff
ference between the civil and military en-
gineere, and the interests of nation de-
msnd that the question be fairly and
thoroughly tested on it's merits. On Cap
tain Eads rests great responsibility. Far
more experienced engineers than himself
clearly showed by facts that the jetties
could not be successful, and the only way
to obtain deep water was by means of q
ship canal. With an utter contempt for the
rules of hydraulics, but those of his own
invention, and intoxicated by the success
of the St. Louis bridge, he threw down the
gauntlet and the challenge was accepted
on his own conditions. Let him remember
the words of Richelieu to Baradas and
apply q moral to the events that followed:
Play thy cards well,
For tomorrow thou wilt be King Of France,
Or l will have thy head.
The failure of the ietties will be warn.
ing. 1t will show to the "unlearned masses
tbs wide difference there is between theory
and practice, and the folly of intrusting
any future improvements to the volunteers.
ALLIGATOR. :
Vicksburg, Miss, May 2, 1876.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-04
MISCELLANEOUS.
A Democratic Victory and Riot Mt Indian
RDOlis.


INDIANAPOLIS, May 3.-The Democrats
carried the city by 1000 majority, and
elected eleven out of thirteen oouncilmen.
After minor disturbances during the day
serious fight occurred, lasting twenty
minutes Pistols, bricks ami clubs wera
freely used. One negro was killed and two
mortally wounded. There are eight
wounded at the Surgical Institute, and
several whites and blacks were taken to
their homes.
Molly Nlaguires on Trial for Murder.
PoTTsvILLE. May 3.-The trial of the al.
legged murderers of Policeman Yost will
commence tomorrow. Mach excitement
prevails, partly owing to the fact that one
of the prisoners, Kerrigan, is the one who.
in his confession last winter, exposed the
secret operations Of the Molly Mag uires,
and an additional police force has been an.
pointed to guard the jail.
Hon. Daniel Dougherty, of Phlsdelphia,
and other eminent counselors are engaged
for the defense.
GeSrgia Rcpubiican Couventlon.
ATLANTA, Ga, May 3-The Republican
I00NTMUED on HoUHTI RAnR1
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-04
The Billiard Tournament.

In the billiard match which will be played
this evening at the Varieties Theatre, Mr..
Joseph A. Walker has arranged an enter
tainment which has created much interest
among the ladies, az it gives them an oppor-
tunity to witness tho brilliant displays of
three of the most expert billiard players in
the Union, MessrS Maggioli, Miller and
Abrams. Seats can be secured to-day. A
hint to the wise is sufficient.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-04

ality safel Is freedom safes IL civil equal
ity for all men before the law safeF ls or
ganized and discontented sectionslism over
throwng Does the American fsg represent
government, order, authority and proteo-
ton to the rights of citizenship in Louisi-
ana as we'll as in Oregon-in Texas as we'll
as in California; Have we indeed nationa
Have we of fact g. government Is the
national credit sate9 Is tho national debt
secured beyond possibility ef repudia-
tioni Arc the national industries guar
anteed against ruinous foreign compe-
titionq Is vast free trade intercom-
munication between the States Of the
federal Union to exist, producing mu-
tuality of interest between ali the
sections, and producing the business tics
and social relations which will serve to
unite the whole people in common benefits,
or are we to have sectionalized in
terests breeding sectional jealousies and
disconte}5ts to end in political antagoniems
and endless heartburnings. In the face of
issues like these. what does the fight be-
tween the prize fighter and the corruption
ist OF Tammany and the schemes of political
managers amount tot
These inquiries might be extended so as
to embrace other matters of very great i'm
portsnce. But enough has been said to
show that the Republican party still re-,
presents issues which have life in them.
Whether there is sufficient statesmanship
in the party to grasp the facts Of the pres
emit political situation with, the courage
needed to make this grasp firm" a. we'll as
all-embracing, is another question and one,
while it is not possibly the duty or function
of your correspondent to discuss, and yet
like any other citizen have . right to my
say. B.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-04
THE So. TURF.


The Races at WashinGton.
WAsHNGroN, May 3-Second day-For
21 class. Faughaballagh won in three
straight heats; Nelly second,. Oscar third.
Time-2:36A, 2:2834, 2:36.
In the 2:20 class Huntress won, Adelaide
second, Anna Collins third. Times-2:281e, !,
2:25A, 2:2611.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-04

A man who carried the time says the
young people danced more than . minuet
ct the Lady Washington tea party.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-04

favor OF the DomOcratlC DTcSIOon1iAl lichoC'
Then Randall ie IN anti-Tammany man The
was defeated for Speaker last winter by the
Kellv ipfuence). As to the Confederate
wing of the party it is sufficient to say that
Gordon, Lamar, Reagan, Hill. Barksdale
and others have long since arrived at the
conclusion that the election OF Kerr was
great blunder, so fatal indeed to the pros.
nects of the Confederate Democratic party
"A TO render some counter move absolutely
necessarv in order 20 save the organizar
ton, This counter move could not come
from the South; it could not come from the
West. the seat of the Kerr influence; 1t
could not come from Pennsylvania, the seat
of the Randall influence; it could only
come from New York and just it has.
This sudden development OF the "con-
servativev element of. the Northern Demo-
cratic party puts the Republican party In
position of special peril. IL forms no"
"danger" to the party in power ana tn'S
danger must be recognized. Shall tne ne
publican party follow this ''conservatiVe
lead of the Confederate Democracy ana
fall into its wake, or shall 1t strlko o"'
a policy of bold antagonisms, anu sp'
neal to the people of sthe nation upon
final issue as thus joined' This "a Pow
the one question. of supreme interest
to the party and to the ceu ntry.
Ia Southern reconstruction fnished workf
T. the sacred cause OF humanity, ,as represent
ed 4 tie 6umian and civil rights Of the emsn-
cinated race, sessrs ue5ohd dsngers Are
the things for which A7eissn Prsteste9s
l;bartv stsnda in the Now World safe
a The possibility of .Aarni Il nation
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-04

HAVANA. May 3.-The Casino Espanola
opened grand bazar tonight for the ben.
eft Of soldiers cripRled by the war in Cuba.
The value OF the objects contributed to the
fair is estimated at $150,00
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-04

river TO one Cnannel TO the sea, would alone
materially lessen the necessary height of
more than 1000 miles of levees req uired on
the two banks or more of the Mississippi,
and would greatly benefit a large portion
of the levees on its tributaries.
That is in theory. In practice it would
be like pla cling nozzle on hose pipe, re-
duce the area of discharge, and increase
the velocity.
In 1874 Mr.. Bayley stated that South west
Pass discharged onethird Of the water in
the Mississippi river. Pass-a-POutre one
quarter, Northeast Pass one quarter, South
Pass One-twelfth, other outlets the bal
ance. South Pass must now discharge
much less; tor they have greatly reduced
the area, and the jetties form an obstruc-
ton to the natural flow, expecting to COM
pei the water to use greater exertion by in
creasing it's velocity and rapidly scour out
. deep channel between the jetties. This
view would be correct if there were no
other outlets, but the water, on meeting the
obstruction, is backed up to the head Of the
passes. and one-third of the water re-
jected flows down Southwest Pass, one
quarter down Pass-a pOousre, one quarter
down the northeast, and One.twOlfth down
South Pass. This gives q feeble scour-
ask. tAe stockholders not sufficient
velocity to carry the sediment until it
strikes the "littoral current" Read official
report. It will form . bar ct the head Of
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-04

l0oNTuNUED on YouH1I RAoaI
, 1876-07-15

samo long coat Of transcenlcnta, o,o. :,
Same abstract legs, and Tic ta,r,e ,n.,E.aay EEsay h
ior1cfl{. ant thy mouth. whttt, furmcry r.se aa
two angles nf 2,& acgrcsa, wns pli,r,i X, may
tho circles Of The eyes had larger rntins nra
EflnC anu supporting llnsclf on lis Sn,nI.s.tt' W
cat'e ia ic uhrtl ~ sl0, ,o came up To ,a: ,r''ta
sa!a IN 4 friendly way, with hs us,,ai H.. an4
,pnn't ne nfra!a nor hQllaye that atr n olO.l
tsiek Of faticy II yon bclleyc that rT, Sse
only NY gslost. Whnt In gl,ost ill., IVY sca
doanttion Of It. Be 10 gup1 ~ IN t]c,Iuosa ]iu me-
mo tho conditions ct the ioHstbtltiy at ost ~
IN wlht relation should sault d ,jlcnussa saost
stau!! TO tho rcasott Tho rcason, say III s
son" Hero tho ghost proceeded 10 mi eno,ne,s my eas
q q Fcason, cited Rants :" CritIauar1 i.
tho Pure Reason, second par{ ~ ~
divlston, second book, third seo...al .nlsl
tho distinction, betwcon phenotncnss sSuohtt .At
Ncumon1; then he constructed tic hvno.sstnsa ~
tcal belief III ghosts, piled one syllprl,n ~
,os,aer an!l eonclndel with tc Logical prooi ,ba, b
thcro is absolutely no slcl thiHg "a rhns,' hn.s'
Meanwhiio tic cold sweat corlrstd down ~.
nack and my teeth cllattcresl like casfanoi:y %y
FFom sheer ag0r'y of soul nodded llnconIlt;at1'
~ assent To evrry sentence In which Tic uhun
tom doctor provUi the al,sunl[ty OF foa.tns
Rhoats; and he p,lrsucd Ills Demonstration s, ,rg
allcl aftioF thnt ~ last, in moment of .lat..sa
tot Instead OF his gold watch he drew finn. r.
io1 l1nndful OF w1rrns, md obsorynr a ~ "
tnkn, lie hastily roplncc1 them with Irnt e.n,s.
look OF disqNlct. The reason IL tho ito1s, y
horo the clock struck one, nud tic rllt,st ~,
!shcl. o s'''st 'an-
, 1876-07-15
3scAantl and Niknat4,

ffoM IIfiAt,t Picinrts If 7rIrvi.
~ na'n9 thu nigat @ passod Vt Goslar very
eannut Think u Il xitI,ont horror. All BY
nature no coward, but llRye terrible fcar u
ghnsts. What Is feRrI dues Il COME from the
understanding Or from the to1nperatnonta This
was question which I frequently discussed
With Dt: Saul Aschcr when WI accidentally met
hinc. lIa always maintained that We feared a
grounds rs fearful. Only thS roason, ~ he s' saii.
Was ar1 IMtlye pNwcr, hot thu Temperament.
While ! atu md ansnk to my ileart's con
yasss sn y. peetqt a%ss. to ~ me t ts %
this demonstration hu use.i t0 look at his watch
and always ended With "Reason Ii tho highest
rriny!p!vl" Keasont Whenever | hcaf the
word secsn to see before ne DR.. Saul Aschcr
With his abstract legs, with hs long coat Of
.s fase, With S"ala have doae 81 for stsu tatC sv II
dlaFrAtus ln II book u geometry. Tho maj, wus
an ficarnate straight lE.c, In tis dctortninato
matter -of-factness thu poor man l,a.i phoso-
rhlassl uyerytlilng noble out OF life,-all suM-
stt!ncs all beliefs, every flower, aud theru ~
nti. ,aansa nothing for hin! hut tho soo matter
agutustt tl,c, Apollo Bclvilere and Christianity,
ahA ha had even published v pamphlet
against tho latter u show how unreasonable
mud untcnahle It was. To return, however,
to Gq'lar. 1.-THE hghest principle u reason,h
liut 1t was no lssi Us tho clock ceased striking
u, and tho stlll,lcss Of death seiened In lie
h0s,sc7 suddenly SEEMED tn heaf IN tho
passage outside my roma al,utllng und sliding
" Of tho totturt1tg steps VI 81. old man. Then
Aseher a walked slowly In. A cold fever thrilled
'ns through bone nrd ma1ruw; Itremble,l liks
ah aspen 1caf, and scarcely dared look at the
phantom. Hu was lust the ssins W ever. tho
, 1876-07-15

Il appears from the report OF the Inspector o,
Mines recently submitted to tho British par.
Lament that lust year VIA, despite tl,u general
depression Of trade, one Of unusual nitlYty, 10
ogper1ast!ans: The total produca Of conf ls Was
lEt8U, 4s5 tons, an increase oi atx md hill
millions Of tone over tho output tn 1874. Tbcro
was MI Increase also in the produco Of IroustUaq
nna .n st'eles, .,,n Glla dccrease in the, ona
Oh oil hnrds, reported to b. smnIl, i
must bo evident that tho ndilltioiai out.
Put oycretoekcu the market. No explains
lion o. tho cause Of .l,e larger output IL
given III THO report; but the clrrulnstanre Il
of new works which wore legun In tic prosperous
times three years ago. Coal owners WHO tlJel.
commenced to sink, and llnvs s1t,ce reachcd the
coal-bctls, scum to havo Thought 1t better to go
On nFtst wossing syen though THY gained l!ttlo Or
Earl!y abandoning undertakings tu which good
q & soal raised y North and East Lancashire in
anis IKE xas s'So, ,1oz ~ Wsst Lancashire,
,ll!ons.two milllons taoro tim ti,o .isss totsl
Yield ot Yorkshire, which was 1b,Hjo,0W.
th4t IN the usgregato 5s5,ssS persons sons
nsr aTs employed y anS s9ss Ct, ths 9nss
wo1nen aboys ground Tiisora s has bsrn o'o|a NJ,
llm'nutaon III tho number Of deaths rpportct!,
The total number Of accidents was go7, as com
pared with 8S IN the previous year, and 1,2H
dgat?'s ~ ionoweu from these accllenta against
fruo, explosio,n Of arc-lamp, #, .l5s from ialla
Of rt,of or:slles ln thu workings, l73 from atzi-
dents in shafts, aaa7 from casualties of w various
kinds under ground, and eS from cas-
uaitiea above ground. There aso 4,50l mines,
than three to oYery mine, aItl Ono III every 43o
persons employed.