New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-17
GENERAL NEWS.

Among the passengers on board the
steamer Colon, which arrived at New York
on the eleventh from Aspinwall, are ex-
President LerdO, of Mexico, General Esco.
bedo, Manuel Romero RubiO, and others of
Mexican fame.
]. r. G. Pitkin was confirmed by the Sem
ate as United States marshal of Louisiana
on Tuesday.
Three rear sdmirals of the navy have
died within week, and now another, Rear
Admiral l.. M. GOldsbOrough, is reported
dangerously Ill.
By direction of the President, Colonel G.
W. Getty, of the Third Artillery, is ordered
to relieve Colonel Barry, Second ARTILLERY,
of command ut Fort Monroe, Virginia, and
the artillery school at that point. Colonel
Barry, on being relieved, will return to his
regiment.
Spotted Tail, the chief of the Sioux, with
body guard of 200 warriors, started from
Camp Robinson, on the tenth, on self.im-
posed mission to obtain an interview with
chiefs of hostiles now reported to be
massed near the forks of Tongue river,
and counsel them to accept the terms of
tered by the gOvernment-the surrender OF
their arms and ponies. Spotted Tail expects
to be absent more than a month, but will
communicate with Crook as soon as he
think there is strong probability that this
movement will be successful in terminating
the war.
The requisition of the War Department
in favor of Captain Eads for $500 600 in
bonds was honOred Monday by the Treas
ury Department
The Secretary of the Treasury has called
Sl0,000,000 five-twenty bonds Of the act of
March 3, 1865, dated November, 1855. In
terest ceases the twelfth of March, 1877.
While General Jewell was our minister in
Russia he visited the tanneries of that couu-
try and found out the secret of the Russia
leather, beloved of book devotees. The
secret is the result of the use Of birch bark
tar with which the skins are dressed IN
place of tallow and grease, the latter sub
stances being so largely used as food among
the lower classes This tar, which is care.
fully saved as it exudes from the wood when
burned, was frat used as a substitute for
wheel grease in Rassia, as ii is to this day,
and then for the filling and dressing of
skins. By system of careful inquiry, and
literally following his nose during his visits
to some of the great Russian tanneIies and
curriers' shops, Mr.. Jewell found this com.
pound in great kettle ready for use, and
thus the mystery was solved. 1t is not ex-
pensive, costing about $40 barrel, and he
Immediately ordered ten barrels and sent
them to various leading leather manutac-
turers in this country with instructions,
and the result is that genuine Russia leather
goods are now made in America, and doubt
less will soon be sold at nearly fifty per
cent below former prices.
Lieutenant McIntyre, of the Second In
fantry, was killed in Fog mountains by
thirty Illicit distillers, who attacked the
government forces under cover Of night.
A dispatch 10 the Commissioner of Internal
De-. A Nhnr ,hav1 as o.
Gainesville, Georgia, reports raid in the
northern portion of that State. Thirty
three stills were destroyed ard eighty-tour
arrests made.
The Rev. Edward Everett Hale does not
greatly care for REVEALS and revivalists.
He tells this suggestive story: Sin early
life happened to meet one morning with the
distinguished author, Sylvester Judd; Just
after we had both heard great preacher,
a man of much rhetorical power and remark
able 'religiosity' speak on the text: The
whole creation grOaned in pain together
until now / asked Mr.. Judd how he liked
the sermon. i stood it, though with diff
Guilty he said in sort of agony. Il stood
il till he came to that place where he abused
Gods ocean. But when he said that that
was roaring in pain, was bowling with
agony as convinced of sin, l had to leave
my seat and leave the church, l crowded
by the good woman at the door of the pew.
Excuse me, madam, but it makes me sick"
] said. l was not myself till l stood under
Gods clear stars in his still night. they
we're not in anguish; they were not bowling
in pain. And l could not hear that man
defaming them Ard then, more sci i0Gsly,
Mr.. Judd went on: is there nothing better
to preach about than sinl Always sin! sin!
SIM Is not virtue better to talk of than
vice2 Is it not better to think of the pure
than the imDure2 Are not love and truth
and beauty subjects better fitted for Gods
children than always sin, sin, sinP"
The General Pleasanton" hat, with
crown of blue glass, is to be all the rage
this spring. IL develops brains wonder
fully. Il is proposed to present one to
each member of the Lsgislature-Nelo
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