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pubscription Price, Three char, a ear.
LINDEN E. BENTLEY,
ADh.Oi. 4jD I'PROPRIETOR,
S;kdA 0Jarbe a 1, 1875.
ThepM # q fp t 9 edi
tor kl 44h aentch week hak d -
layes t~i4 f tC p ~t ent number
of the O 0 pr seveiml 4ay*, for which
unavIbjq c.rnistatgw we beg the
indulge~ f ofr~i' edaere: So rnu-er
oi Aisperess e ~Ie Auties, whiahl
FeprPeU ig us f1P t t, p ft e 4jd it
in.speitbie to prement tue paper to i
bo ..tttrnae r gularly upon the,
prop y of ºptibItiatr, nor shah
webe.býl . do this iuless the nje
hbaniA4l l.4 ieeeasary to the iste
ante ftmbl.vuIv be greatly reduced.
In order to. iccompiish this desired
objbt mwe have bees thinking serious
ly of adopting the " patent outside"
sy $-. Id very probably in a few
weeks .dmbtllmdly conclude to do so,
Thq.i gP g this system here
tofor.t.ilA ng a° premifim on for
eign iw$dhiag dpi drisacoraging homo
la&,er, i jhtitiee to oirselves and
our patusmoewaIsal perhaps be forced
to act ,ia cor ivelItion of our pre
vious view .And as we shall employ
the at s. aiib er of riiters with a
pate t tsilde that w6 havo without
it, be S j ot satter in the
slig ist' gr 10ni the change.
.".\.i'' t Ai ed osewing machine
go t eT en apd bu3 tie Grp
ves & liahles.
We se. .ksmoh t Texas exchanges
that tcj i rlppers are overrun
tjng a esrti a f tdat State, and sei:-'
ntly .injuring, I ot entirely destmoy
ing;, 1tbc.~ps wherever they alight.
It is r5 wred that Capt. Cannon of
thie atder ::. Lee purposes build=
ing a uts~uot i~steaer six hundred
feet tod$gwthapeed capable of usk.
ing se -lweilk trips between New
*L8Ps;,4t VOcGksburg.
Cvrreanli as imiaimst pIbli ation
to pliae ltehlts i d business
men ly , giv u d4ilptete i .r
liet ro tdeai4 1 ki4n* 4n4 a vast
;mount of informatioi ef ~aemamer
AciiLt, i i i ttafrt dmonetary char
u;tor notfiQa4 "g g iwhere. Sibeeriip
tion eper gpmmnm & foa sis isonths,
*2 50 for tllree months. Address
Louis J. liglsg & Co., 1J9 and 131
Gravies tr str ` ew Q.rleans.
Tthe statue of Benjamin Franklin
which -was {presented to the city of
New OIeaps by C. A. Weed, Esq.,
former p pprieter of the iames, was
unveiled and. dedicated in Lafayette
Square last Wednesday evening,
,uilge gowe late of the Supremen
Court deliveriag the dedicatory ora
tion to a large copeourse of hearers.
The inh.,rp'iohI upon the monument
is as fllows; " Benjamin Franklin,
Statesman, Philosopher, Patriot."
Our Atta4capas emohanges teem with
accounIfs of h1orfrible imurder com
isitteb4.j ite pi.~ri of Iberia Friday
night of last week. A store belong
ing to Messrs. Lijnet and Snaer, both
munch li3i eCted and intelligent col
ied ~s, .wot ptPe by four aegroes
who, at a preconcerted signal from
phe Otir zunualr, fell upon thle two
proplietqrs and beat themn to death.
Ahber mebbiugthetill the fiends poured
"cosloil Ifon the bqdies of their vie
at s . fire to theml and f8edt One
of their namber was captured and
tuTued Slate' evidence, by whioh his
life was eayed. The other three mon
*ters were lrrested and hung hy tile
indiguaat citizeas.
Snmovemqent looking toward the
forlmatio;n of a new )politiecq party has
beeon j.ii4qumted in NeO Q'rleans,
)teaded by such mene as Gel, Beagre
gard, I. N. tMarks and others on the
Aide of the whites, and Leut. Gov. C._
C. Antoine, J. H, agsahamn and oat4
prs among thfe colored citizens. The
platfotn1 of this pew party includes it
. .e larzing tle sugers to be in
favore. an equal division of public
iflicesi~tween white and colored as
pirants, and of course acknowledges
the eiviiand political equality of all
amen before the law, W}e are some
what eurious to see the effect pro
(luced upon the press and people of
the country by this new venture and
shall take. oecvaniou to s'peak of it
;l'rt'aftt!' .
S e ib 1shit my car1 the
rea rs th Cut relayv t e
d.meMpr'seeted agaibt
the Grand Jury of this perish, I have
been informe4 1~, 1 g Dtrict Attr-r
ney that the strictures upon his al
leged connection with the matter con
tained in that card were wholly un
wiirr>i i aditi'iijnut, and costi tfl'y
have prseeede4dedn- personal ill will
or a misappelohesion of the facts of
the cae. 1 4iscrciai any motive of. a
persoeq nature, and admit that there
is a p`pfrypptlon that ! was tfeceived
jos to the inguence exerted 'by the
listtict Attorney upon the Grand
Jury in the case under consideration.
That 60fcal informns me positively
-vand asks tlat I take steps to ascer
tain the truth of his assertions-that
he was not present in the jury room
when witnesses were exarined; that,
therefore, he. put no interrogatories t,;
said witnesses; that he expressed an
opinion to the Grand Jury that no
case could be made against me; that
he said to Auditor Clinton and Gov
ernor Kellogg that there was " noth
ing in the indictment." In justice to
the Attorney as well as ýo myself I
shall speedily investigate the matter
as thoronghly as, possible, and if I
find his representations correct, noth
ing can give me greater pleasure than
to acknowledge the misconstruction
placed upon his actions in my card of
two weeks since, and make as full an
amende honorable as can be desired.
L. E. BENTLEY,
Tax Collector of Ascension Parish.
G0U$ WASHINGTON LETTER.
wAsam.erTox, D. C., Jane 14, 1873.
EDITOR CHIEF:
A correspondent of a San Francisco
paper has been doing the Modoc bus
iness and now we are informed of the
reason that led General Davis to take
the preparatory steps for the sunm
iiary execution of the prisoners in his
hands. That officer was interviewed
and a long statement was drawn out
of liim explaining his act. His rea
sons for proolpding to puais'h .them
by immediate hanging may be sum
med up briefly, thus: He had' no
doubt as to their guilty he deemed a
trial, bpfore an Oregon civil court a
perfect faice in view of the prevail
ing sentiment there; he knew a trial
before a military commission would
be attemded with delays and expense;
he belieed the Modoes incapable of
u dristanding the meaning of a trial,
as they look upon such -things as a
sort of jugglery ;and lastly, the mur
ders and arrests occurredin both Cal
ifornia hnd Oregon, making the case
a mixed question of jurisdiction, etc.
We are also furnished with General
Davis' writtep address to Captain
Jack explaining Why that individual
was to be hanged. He cites murders
by the wholesale and dwells at length
upon the kindness and forbearance
of the government in not exterminia
ting the entire tribe years ago, but
does not state whether or not the In
dians have always been treated well
by the adventurers of the frontier.
He denounces him as an outlaw, and
informs him that thie government has
been to great expense in capturing
him. He concludes his address in
the following words: "I will close
thi interview by informing you that
I have this day directed that you and
your confederates, members of your
band, be executed at sunset to-mor
row in the presence of the troops,
your people, and the assembled citi
zeus of thcountry."
Genera4Davis, in speaking of the
sentimentlº existing in that portion of
the Eount toward the Modocs, ad
mits that "the threats of the people
and the recent bloody act in this
neighborhood, when four old, defense
less cap es, on route from Fair
child's ralch to this camp, were mur
dered by, civilians, indicate that a
trial by firil law would be a -useless
frrce; thit "the people have made up
their minds that the prisoners are
guilty." .t does not seen to have oc
curred to him that by parity of rea
soning his judgment in the case is
equally farcical. He regards the judg
ment of a civil court a farce because
the persons who would be called upon
to hear the case have made up their
minds on the sulbject, but admits that
he had also made up his mind to the
same thing, yet was proposing to con
stitute himself judge, jury and execu
tioner at the same time, and that with -
our any authority of law written or
unwritten. Our calmer judgments
will. tell us that it was well that his
hand was stayed by the telegram
from this city reading: " Hold the
prisoners until further orders."
In this connection, I do not like to
pass by the conuients of certain jour
nals on the ouninii,,n of Attornet Gth
i al ýii mn .iaIa ese pepers treat
at opin a very ably cer i
dt 1p tir no in dclai. at
tie gaienarntng of tle chit of 1he
Law Departnment of the government.
NwY, nw faitu4ately, I know but little
of law myself, but I have always un
4erstood that Mr. Williams has quite
a reputation as a lawyer. I do 'not
iemem re.Tiiive ever hiear it saiid
that the editors bf the pipeks in ques
-I need not mention them-have ac
quired any very extensive fame on
account of their legal acquirements.
Therefore, I am disposed on general
principles to regard the opinion of
Attorney Geneial Williams as better
law than the harsh comments of these
newspaper men, Besides, I happen
to have gathered the idea myself that
in all acts of Congress, all the decis
ions of the United States Courts, and
all the treaties hiertofore made with
Indian tribes, the tribal independence
of the Indians has been recognized
from the foundation of the govern
ment. I do not believe in this; I
think it a mistaken policy; but if I
were the Attorney General I don't
think I would venture to go back of
this mass of precedents, and reverse
the established custom without statu
tory authority.
It has been known here for some
months that the Japencse Minister,
Jugoi Arnori Mori, was in some sort
of trouble with his own government.
Rumors of the probability of his being
recalled have been quite frequent of
late, and though the exact nature of
the difficulty has been kept secret, yet
it had some time ago become very
evident that a trouble of some sort
was brewing. Letters from Japan
recently received by some of the New
York papers profess to throw light
upon the subject and, if reliable, they
are important. It is said that his
management of the funds entrusted
to his care has been rather loose, and
that he las been very careless about
carrying out the instructions of his
government. He has been requested
to resign, but he pays no attention to
such gentle hints. Frequent instruc
tionls that he should make applications
for leave of absence have been sent
him, but he does not seem to want to
go home. Threats to report his case
to the United States government have
at last brought him to terms, and he
has asked for a leave of absence. It
is doubtful, however, whether he will
f return to Japan. A great many sur
mises are made as to what he will do,
and it is generally believed that he
will never again act in the capacity
of Minister to this country. Among
many of the strange customs they
have in Japan is that of ordering cer
tain classes of criminals to commit
hari-kari, that is, to rip themselves
open with a sword. It is said they
always obey this mandate. Persons
guilty of frauds are among those who
recieve such directions. It is very
probable then that should Mr. Mori
return to his own country he will be
very politely informed that in obe
dience to the royal pleasure Ike will be
so kind as to perform this interesting
ceremony upon his own person. Mr.
Mori has hived long enough in this
country to contract a distaste for such
practices, and he will probably find it
more congenial to his ideas of civilized
life to retire to some private place in
Europe and pass the rest of his days
in obscurity.
The receipts from internal revenue
sources are already in excess of the
estimates. At the close of business
urs yesterday the total rec.eipts
since the first of July, 1872, had
reached the sum of $110,076,955 08.
Last year in making up the estimate,
etc., for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1873, the receipts from this source
were placed at $110,000,000 by Com
missioner Douglass, and at $108,
000,000 by Secretary Boutwell. The
highest estimate has, therefore, been
already exceeded. There are yet re
maining seventeen days before the
fiscal year expires, and during this
time the government will realize at
least $5,000,000 more from this source.
There is in this city an organization
known as the "National Mechanics'
and Workingmen's Council." It is a
new rgalnization. Its purposes and
the material of which it is composed
are not very well known. Though
your correspondent has no hesitancy
in making public his sympathy with
all efforts to improve the condition of
the laboring people qf this country
his readiness to lend a helping hand
in- any movement looking to the res
titution to the producing classes of the
rights of which they have been de
frauded under our present unnatural
industrial system, yet he is not pre
pared to say of his own knowledge, or
as a matter of his own faith, that this
iart i.ld:l r org.-niz:ttion is at all des.er
vin of. co of- peo le
thraLl cot ry.l lever
'tioli seem bt b a t,- a
half-disposed to beliete in them. At
any rato, I hu.y.o,eýeope in
world for believing them impostors
or cheats, is is found to be the case
with a great 'nhhy so-alled labor
refo'rmier VWIv niev`e hitew *,tiat i.
was to do a day's labor.
- This Council has called a conven
tion to meet in Clevelapd, Ohio, on
the 15th of next mouth, They invite
"every trade organization .in the
United States, he it local, State or ua
tional, every anti-monopoly, every
co-operative or other association, or
ganized on purely protectIve prinFi
pies" to send bo.s.fi4e delegates to
this convention. Thisecall is inten
ded to include the " Farmers' Gran
ges" and all other anti-railroad socie
ties, and if the call should be repon
ded to by any considerable propor
tion of the societies organized in op
position to the exactions of wealthy
monopolies this Cleveland Convention
will be a huge affair in point of num
bers if in nothing else. The great
difficulty that all anti-monopoly asso
ciation have to encounter is want of
unity among themselves. Perhaps
this trouble may be remedied at some
future time, but just now there is but'
little harmony, of feeling, but little
sympathy, between the " Trades Un
ions" and the "Farmers' Granges,"
and there is absolutely no prospect of
any unity of action in their opposition
to monopolies even for years to come.
Another expedition to the Arctic
regions has been decided upon and
the United States Steamer Juniata
has been selected for that purpose.
Commander Bralne will have charge
of the expedition. The Juniata is
now lying at the Boston Navy Yard
and is a wooden screw steamer of 828
tons. She has been recently over
hauled and put in thorough repair,
and will be ready to sail in a few
days.
The design of thisexpedition is lim
ited to the search for-the Polaris and
the return of the Esquimaux to their
homes. No provision will be inade
for scientific observations. It is sup
posed that the search for the North
Pole will not be attempted again for
years. ALERT'.
NEW AIfVELRTIITElENTM.
THE large, swift anad nganieeut steamer
KATIE, .
Will pass Donaldsonville every SUNDAY,
between the hours of 1 and it, M., arriving
in New Orleans at. 7 . ,1.
Will take passengers fro Donallsonville
to New Orleans at $2 50 eaeh, meals included.
PassFage up frome New Orleans to Donal4
sonville $3 00, Will stop for hails at all
landings below Donalilsornvile.
This arrangement will last during the sum
mer months.
WM. CAMPBELL.
jn7-tf Master Steamer Katie.
TINVEgNTOWR and others interested in
PATENT .B USLVESS should address
Edaon Bros., Patent Lawyers awal So
licitors, 459 9rTr ST., VAsisrNIrTox, D. C., for
Adrice and (ircular.
If we report an invention patentable we
are willing to wait for our fee until a patent
is allowed.
Letter from IIon. D. P. Hor.LLW.y, for
mer Commissioner of Patents, dated Wash
ington, Marek 0, 1868:
" I cheerfully comumenl to all persons who
may have busrneas in the Patent Office the
firm of Edson Bros.. as gentlemen of prompt
,business habits, anRd in every respet worthy
of confidence."
" I concur in the above."'-T. C. T LuEnu ,
late Com. Pats.
JOHN W. FRAZEE,
ATTORNEY XT LAW,
AND
SOLICITOR OF PATENTS,
90.......Seventh Street,......909
WASIINGTON, D. C..
ST. CLOUD HOTEL,
Corner Ninth and F Streets,
Washina ton, D. C.,
On the American and European Plans.
The most central location in the (City.
Opposite the Patent Ofde~, Masonic Temple,
and one block from the General Post-Otffice
Department.' '
SThe F Street and Ninth Street Cars, cor
m unicating with the Capitol, EzeCutive Han
sion, Treasury, iWar, and 2Na.y Departments.
and the B. O. and B. d P. Depots, pass the
door.
N. B.-Take F Street Cars atB. & O. De
pot and get out at 9th street. Take 9th
street Cars at B. & P. Depot and get out at
F street. . J. E. LYON, Prop.
Ln Cut this out.S
TIHE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
ADVERTISING. AGENCY
OF WASHINGTON, D. C.
~CAdvertisements inserted in papers in
every seetion of the country
[ IBates lower than thse of any other agency
in the United ,Mates.
:'~iAdvertisers will consult their own best
interest bhy addressing
PENNYWITTI, BENNETT & CO.,
Box 345, Washington, D. C.
THE "VICTOR" S. M. CO'S
NEW SEWING MACIINE
"" VICTOR "
Runs very Easy,
Runs very Fast,
Runs very Still.
Has a New Shuttle superior to all others.
Defies Competition.
Great Improvemaents in Needle.
Can not be Set Wrong.
. Agents Wanted. Address.
"TIlE VICTOR" S. M. CO.,
5-I 'Tenth St., 4 doors west of I'roadwnv.
t .!Ne: 'w York,
PikIr ale '
In
No. w988* 1
lv vi tne ot a wit of eizure an
ine ttdield thep entled snit, I will
proceed to sell to the highest bidde on
Saturday, the 5th day of July, 1873,
in the town vol e
edilsiol, the V 7
A st" n trract of laud situbi Il~the1
arish of eak sith B lew OI' h stti v H
Bl i.is rive" *4 ti.,.piee no
deda"the al
New lIVgr ' of'
nd on, t .M . ..a.p.fw w .
right bank rfl(ew$r.o san doaby
to Vinet.PlnaIrI y'rd> kuheus by the
name of,ae t'" Datr:eaaj.,d the
no p. ""'' osf. ltr f costainig aot y
enperfiral arest...
2nd. Another parcel of la.d situated .
the rbmeparish and aPghbrB.eh d, Yg
both gides of New riveq, r hbIudd £qve__
the right bank Of saidr b. he tract
herein above descrlbed, 97d onr the baenik
by lands belongingr to imon LCno, an. .
below on both said of t rr br te'
ertg nown as tlhe" DoRe *Lrandr t
till puronl of land acotiub io rabt W Y
five superfcial arpentt.
3rd. Another tract of lapd situatei4i tii:
same parish and neighborhod,' btfli*.dO.
the upper line on both sides eof Nles Uvr
by the parcel of 'i.d herita *ion .
described m and on the lower p l p r ap 0the
hank of New River bay l b t la U u .-3 te
V. A. .anthreaux fro D af i on the tft bank
b Plands belo TRing tO EreelOtl ieadi. r he
stAid tract coEtaining about t t. seet
cial acres, together ith the bY.ouir4gr and
nmproveenuts on said tracts oo ýo.set
land and the standing cr thoefel and th
cattle on said led .es,' r tts pvatm
and the fare p og ttens lad- , ,ad ,
thereto beluhni4 s W~r i.
Ternn -Cas g oni the lpot.
United Btates Marshals' Outfie, ~N (t
leans, May 24th, 1873.
S.13. PA CHARD, U. 8. Meraka
J OIW S. DU NHJAM'S
YEAI'T POWuJlfR'4
for PURITY and STRENGWL'I are UN
EQUALLEDi. All housekeeper.s t4 use
them like them. Try them! Your grocer,
has them! Sold by anl Wholesale Grocers
in New Orlentiss .
Hoot anad Shoeo ) ie,,
PIn the bnitdagadj slftgite hf,
Iegpec-fully an tesnares ,to bia Mhndbsad
the public in general that he _. sm to
make bots' and shoes of the . nij h mad
terol order, .Itg.aitiasl it. ar
to give es itaetitse, Terwsasiidp .esa.
SEWING GIXajNES IAB IE
I am also the .aent *a-th*r wFI.kl &,
LONI, the. ,IMI fS faAh, C
WILSo 8 HiUT E e lj Waghre al.
of imnproved pattern, whtlith ýf[t 't at
prite. vatrying fat :
saS to SHOE
Persona 9f oiuited seasds eaitrei a,
mace rmyv blte in tW ly *1j a
SEWi .i MAC MIS I EPAlI ED.
at reasonable r:ates. oaatisfetT w egk sor.
pay. GIVE Z A CAL.' a .. . .
my3 H. H. WIL. .
WHlOLEALE A.ND RETAILH° IAfl&BLE. 'R
D ý7Y Gi,'OO D8,s
GRORCE'RIES,
BIOOTS & SHOES, o
IIATS & CAPS,
SADDLERY,
.BUGGIES,
CAITS,-'EIc.,
Corper M3issia.ippi and Lesrd Streets,
. lenaldswm-ille, La.
Special public attention is called to the
lnarge stock of saddlery, har.nes and buggies
constautly kept on hand at Mr. Israel's es
tablislhent, and for sale at greatly .
REDUCEt PRIUCES "
jl4-1y Call anai eximine his Goods.
. BEAUVAIS,
Attorney & €oAl or at Law,
DonaIl&oalilc , La.
Practices in all the courts of the Fourth
Judicial District-pariahes of St. Jains, St.
John the Baptist, St. Charles and Aseemoaa
and in the YSpreme Court of this State in
New Orleans. a26-73
AW AND NOTARIAL OFFICE.
. *. & Watt . Stims,
ATTOR EYS AT 'LAW.
Dona.ldsotille, La.,
Practice in Ascension, Assumptien a`d St.
Jamce. m eh2 ly.
EENRY C. DIBBLE,
Attorney k Co4nselrw at Law,
Asr, NOTARY PUBLIC,
170 Common Street (Up stairs),
mhS-ly Nxw :Onmanis, LA.
J. 1). a]GrTP1-, L. DEPOOGrER,
St. Charles P.O., La EdiOd P.O, L
Alugalstn R DePoorter,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Jill practice in all the parishes of the 4th
Judieial District, and befpore the Supreme
Court of the State. nvhe Sreme
Pw iSale!
!rlS.E "JOnSSO.-.i'.!.- _ STI` n a
. Lots upon which it is situated are of...,
for sale by consent of the BiSIldp of the IXo
c xse and the vestrv nai Pra-ihng • iujter
of the Church of seenio nster
For terms and conditioms apply to
E. P. UGH, Treasurer.
Donaldsosville, blarch 15, 1T73.
Denaldsonville Boys' School.
A PA.ACTICAL SCHOOL
for Boys ]from six to twenty years of age.
iours from 9 A. IL. to 4 P. .,
Arrtgeu.ent for board will be made with
Iprivate fiilies for scholars livini at a dis
.aneg. For partilars address at a
dfin W. W. IV .F OI.)
n
a
of ex-Goverinor s.
for the beneitof t6ie1
tqcky, positiv If pag.
off In Publie Ic1brarmy Hal,
when 10,000 Gifts, 10
tiacate t i il
This is to er lltfbytitb
the Publio 4fr Ky,
bny a few idra
will be farialsed ta t.
the folwing
halves, 9 ib gaitegy
45000. Por tieket. a-'
ply to
caseg
ch mmi eete
rilnl be n '
mthe cang 1C4i "
hpales , 1. ;rge*,r
Xhn00. ek. t.tet aat
plyto
alare, se, ere
lame sine, llllr~
iu its third 'i st
money can
17 A.
scri iso pe p }
uiwl I xSingm
lime of
esian a
f,, Iý bQ~u
Tuesday in J
tificate se &.aa.__
AAiw4ta .u1
W. .. McO
4
_I . .4 .4
Xemblele - t S
n
offg I mo` w
appointed to examine the
ier, and ,.
The Presinst, o 2.
Jacob Weer ip aa .C;.,
for ashioole
Carried.
&. Ba J va'i.
were appwintod opm a&
Onactioof 1a . Beats tq
Resoled. That the
be, ait ,the sawarnioe
power to coractf'wer i
Carded.
There breingiwu4Be
adjourned liae die...
A tree oopy,
A the sasl toe,
eatimi, se
fae ,- eier t
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