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awl 1mons. U1bassy the t14r4.
i"ciea1Taime. corrects the
aB imeid of the CHIEP that it s
;lost l) oantrpct for the parish print
inu, ;ght says it nevr had a printinting
setnt. Thep the presumption cer
taii~r is that we uade a slight mis
take, though it did not at 411 affect
the argument ;u wljich the statement
was used.
Postage will be prepaid upon all
copies of the CHIEF sePt in exchange
tajour. a.4hatl ive adopted the same
rune. To those journals upon which
we sre con4pelledt to pay postage we
shall segd the Cuir without prepay
a ,in sp.thlp daily papers and
stch weeklies ;e iarper's, Leslies and
others in whose favor we make spe
eialeaieption.
NEWSPAPER CHANGES.-Th. e Bra
shear Noe has been enlarged and imn
proved andl will assume a leading
peakin among the live journals of
the State.
The Catiolf Lake Republican will
phidtly be issued semi-weekly. The
BaL$6ea is .decidedly one of the
best newspapers in Louisiana, and we
note with pleasure this evidence of
its increasing prosperity.
'he old New Orleans Advocate,
cleading organ of the M. E. Church
poutdh, has been revived under the
i*le of BoSthiwestern Advocate, and a
copy has reached us with a request
for, ant exchange. We will comply
with pleasure, and wish the Advocate
mliasited success in the field of jour
paliam. The resurrected paper is un
tler the editorial control of Rev. J. C.
Harteell of New Orleans, and Rev. A.
V. McDewad of Holly 8prings, Miss.,
with Ie9. W. R. Fayle of Houston
pn4 . C. Hammon of Austin, Texas,
ploanwepoediag editors. Subscription
price, 5. cents until the first of Jan
pary, 1874. Address, corner of Camp
pad Race streets, New Orleans, La.
When the St. John Pioneer says that
the editor ofthe CuIEF was appointed
T'ax Collector " against the earnest
protestation of the Republicans of As
pension parish," it manufactures a
fatlehood out of whole cloth. The
Pioneer quill driver makes the same
mistak ,ia regard to our parish that
lie does in his own-he imagines that
a little clique of heavy talkers is the
Republican party. The St. John
aliqge is headed hy the. Pioneer man
itimself, sad every succeeding election
brings it an ignominious defeat; but
pothing can quench his insufferable
p ad zasen egotism, and he still re
gards his ring as " the people" and
" the party," whose precious will is
the goveraing power of the land.
There is just this slight blt essential
difference between ourselves and our
St. Join contemporary-while we are
pbnoxions to a clique, lie is obnoxious
to the people.
The Science of Health for July is the
first of its second year. It is a most
practical and usaeful aagazine, devoted
to the best interests of the people.
This would be a new world of ours,
in its conditions, if the avoidable
gaaes q#4isease were understood by
others, as tlhey must be by the readers
of the *Sie.pe of Health. The July
number onmtaina: The Physical Needs
of a Baby; Are You Cat-Footed ?
Rules for BatJig; Constipation and
its Cure; Science and Temperence;
How to niake Lean Folks Fat; Gra
iauq Bread; How to Cook green Peas,
New anu old Potatoes, Squashes, Ap
ples, ete.; Diseased jiver; Theories
of Disease; Wonman's Dress; with the
peui '"TTa4s4" and -'"Anwers," mak
lag a most rluable number. Pub
fished at r$a year; offered "on trial"
ip months, for $1. Address, S. R.
cg')s. a11 Bri.:ýdwav.. \itw ),ork.
THE LOUISIANA PRESS QON
SVSTION.
-i rm onuse to call i.sftei y Mr.
W.C. nis of the Bato*lo .e v.
zette-Comet for the holding of a con
vention of Louisiana editors and pub
lishers, the representatives of seven
teen newspapers assembled at the
Harney House in Baton Rouge yes
terday and organized themselves into
such convention. Though the atten
dance was much smaller than had
been anticipated, probably owing to
the peculiar time selected for the as
semblage, yet the business for which
the convention had been called was
transacted with as much promptitude
and interest as if a hundred members
were present.
The session was continued until to
day, when tha labors of the conven
tion were completed, and a permanent
organization formed under the title of
the Press Association of Louisiana,
which adjourned to meet in the city
of Baton Rouge on theA23rd day of
October next. The officers of this
association are: president, Harry
Ilyams of the West Baton Rouge
Sugar Planter; first vice president,
J. Henri Burch of the Baton Rouge
Grand Era; second vice president,
8. Lambert of the Clinton Patriot
Democrat; corresponding setretary,
W. C. Aunis of the Baton Rouge Ga
zette-Comet; recording secretary E. L.
Weber of the St. Francisville Dunn
Leader; treasurer, J. W. Jackson of
the Opelousas Journal.
In next issue we shall publish a
complete synopsis of the proceedings
of both the Press Convention and the
Press Association.
After the adjournment of the Asso
tion, the members attended a grand
banquet in the dining hall of the Har
ney House, which was prepared in
their honor by the municipal authori
ties and citizens of Baton Rouge. Mr.
Harry Hyams, the jolly editor of the
West Baton Rouge Sugar Planter,
presided at the head of the table and
did the honors of the occasion in a
most creditable and satisfactory man
ner. The affair was both pleasant and
brilliant, and all who participated en
joyed themselves to the utmost. The
new doctrine of unification was practi
cally recognized and carried into
effect, for side by side with the
wealthiest and most respected white
citizens of the city sat, ate, drank and J
talked a number of colored ien,
prominent among them Hon. J. Henri
Burch, editor of the Grand Era, and
lion. Augustus Williams, business
manager of the same journal. The
tables groaned with their load of
good things, while champagne corks
popped at frequent intervals and the
sparkling wine was drank in response
to numerous toasts upon a great
variety of subjects. Nearly every
guest was called upon for a speech or
a toast, and the responses were feli
citous in all instances. The subject
of the restoration of the State capital
to Baton Rouge was discussed, and an
apparently unanimous expression of
opinion in favor of the project was
elicited. All refetences to the nmatter
were received with warm applause
from the citizens of Baton Rouge pre
sent. The festivities came to a close
about mnidnight, and the greatest har
mony of sentiment and good feeling
prevailed among the participants to
the last. Much satisfaction was ex
pressed that the time of distinctions
on account of race or color was pass
ing away, and the principle of uii
versal equality before the law obtain
ing unanimous support from the
people of this country.
)During their sojourn in B;tton
Rouge, the newspaper men, by special
invitation, visited the flremen's
tournamnent in progress at that time,
and derived much amusement and
pleasure from a contemplation of the
sports and games usual at such en
tertainment.
All the editors and publishers who
attended the convention will join us
in testifying that their stay in the
pretty little city of Baton Rouge was
a pleasant episode in their several
lives, and we feel certain a much lar
ger representation of the journalistic
craft will put in an appearance at the
first annual session of the newly or
ganized Piess Association in October
next, when they learn from their
brethren who were there at the Con
vention what a nice thing it is to visit
the former and future capital of our
State.
A fatal duel was fought at Mont
gomery station, on the N. O. & Mo
bile R. R., near Bay St. Louis, Miss.,
I between R. Barnwell Rhett, editor of
the New Orleans Picaylune, and Wm.
H1. Cooley, formerly Judge of the
Sixth District Court in the same city.
The diffienlty greww lut of the flaw
kins-Ficayuuc libel suit, in %wiclh
Judge oefigured~ e leadingeoux:
el for ain T challenge w
et by Mr h .Rlhett and at once.ac-=
cepted, double-barreled shot-guns,
loaded with single ball, being chosen
as the weapon. Shots were exchanged
without either party being hurt, but
a second ire was demanded by the'
friends of Mr. ilhett and accorded by
his antagonist. The word was given,
the gentlemen fired simultaneously,
Judge Cooley fell, wounded in the
left breast, and in six minutes he was
a corpse. Deceased was a talented 1
lawyer and a genial gentleman, and 1
his untimely end is mourned by ai
large circle of friends. The duel was
conducted strictly in accord with the
rules of the barbarous code, and both
principals displayed perfect coolness
throughout the rencontre. Mr. Rhett
possessed great advantage over his i
opponent, inasmuch as he is a splendid
marksman with firearms, while Judge
Cooley seldom if ever practiced with.
them and made no special preparation
whatever for the unequal and lamen
table contest which resulted in his
death. We are glad to notice that
Gov. Kellogg has called the attention
of Gov. Powers of Mississippi to this
duel, and urged the prosecution of
the surviving participant for violation
of law, and we hope such an example
may be set in this case as will tend to
suppress duelling-that relic of the
dark ages which clings to our ad
vanced civilization with such singular
tenacity.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 28, 1873.
EDITOR CHIEF:
The reasoning of Senator Matt. Car
penter, inl a speech made at Janesville
the other night in defense of the back
salary bill, though able, is not con
clusive. There is nothing new in his
argument. We have heard the same
many times before. We should, how
ever, give to that side of the question
all the force his arguments are worth.
But this is one of the issues of the
coming campaign and both sides
should be heard. The Repnb
licans of Ohio, Maine and Iowa
have held their conventions and adopt
ed their platforms. In each State
resolutions have been adopted de
nouncing the measure and de
manding its repeal. In the latter
State it is stigmatized as infalous. I
admit that this is putting it in strong
language, but in that convention con
sisting of seven hundred and thirteen
delegates there was one unanimous
"Aye" in response to this resolution.
We may, therefore, say, for a cer
tainty, that the opposition to the
back-pay bill is a Republican measure;
that the Republican party, as a party,
has arrayed itself in solid phalanx to
break down a class of legislation,
including such as the back-pay bill,
which it deems improper, contrary to
the sentiment of the people and in
opposition to sound morals.
Mr. Carpenter's first argument is
that our legislators should receive a
reasonable compensation for their
services in order that poor men as
well as rich men may occupy seats in
Congress; that if the compensation is
not sufficient to meet their wants the
poor man will be driven by the hard
hand of necessity from the halls of
legislation. All true. But there is a
difference of opinion as to what con
stitutes a reasonable compensation,
as to what amount is required to meet
the wants of a member in Congress.
He thinks five thousand dollars in
sufficient. Some of us happen to think
otherwise. We are very frequently
told that living in Washington is an
exceedingly expensive luxury. Not
very. One can board at a first-class
hotel here for three or four dollars a
day, or, when for any considerable
length of time, for less than half thdt
sum. Members of Congress tarry here
less than half their time. So it seems
that a thousand dollars is all that
need be expended for living. The
other four thousabd can be used as
seems best to them. But then they
are, it is said, expected to live in some
sort of style corresponding to their
stations. Expected? By whom? By
their constituents? By the men who
sent them here? Do the farmers of
Wisconsin expect, do they desire, to
furnish Mr. Carpenter with a brown
stone front and a retinue of servants,
and do they themselves desire to
foot his bills for such luxuries? What
do they care for the style? Ask the
horny-handed plough-holder if he
thinks Mr. Carpenter can serve him
any better by living in style. There
is no reason in the world why a Con
gressman should need any more costly
food, why he should drink more deli
cate wines, why he should wear muph
citizen. Your cjspo0 has ad
s0 ~ ~cO livin in -
inl i8 Oupt t
he can fin jist ed a as
any man's wants require for thirty
dollars per month or less. For this
l amount any man, even a Senator, can
obtain all he wants to eat. Houses
can be rented for fifty or sixty dollars
a month ith t"wil1 Imtoidiw tio i
moderate sized family just as comfort
ably as one costing five times that
animount. Now, if a Senator really re
quires more to eat, if he needs softer
beds, .finer grained furniture, more
l luxnriaLnt upholstering, and a longer
train of servants than his constituents
there may be some reason for assum
ing that it costs him more to live.
Mr. Carpenter says that such things
I are necessary in order to retain in
fluence. It has been the general im
3 pression that Senator Carpenter's vast
I influence was gained and retained by
virtue of the great intellect that all
., will admit he possesses and not be
i cause of the style he assumes. If his
position is a correct one it is time the
3 people began to take alarm. It is
t brains and not money that should in
1 fluence the legislation of our country.
Senator Carpenter living in a garret
f should, and, for that matter, would,
hI ave greater influence in this country
than any brainless millionaire living
in a mansion.
But he says our legislators should
- be paid equally with men of the same
r amount of ability in other pursuits,
and cites the cases of Senator Howe
and his brother, one at $7,500 in the
Senate, the other at $12,000 in the
service of a railroad company. But
there is one difference that he does
not mention. Senator Howe's duties
as a Senator occupy about half of his
time. Colonel Howe's duties require
all his time. Besides is there no value
to be placed on the honor of the name
of the United States Senator? I am
afraid not if a few more such bills as
the back-pay grab are enacted by this
body.
ButI have already devoted too much
space to this subject, and must pass it
by for the present at least.
Rich developments are expected
from the great libel suit of Shepherd
vs. D)ana. The plaintiff is Alexander
R. Shepherd, president of the Board
of Public Works of the District of
r Columbia. The defendant is Charles
SA. Dana, editor of the New York Sun.
l)ana was arrested on Thursday at
New York upon a warrant issued by
United States Commissioner Johnson,
of this District.
On the 10th of the present month an
a:aticle appeared in the Sun dated at
e Washington, June 9, headed "Credit
Mobilier No. 2; The Washington
Ring and the Metropolitan Paving
a Company; The influence of Congress
men purchased with Stock; Robbing
I, of People and cheating a dead man's
0 Estate; The Huntington Suit," in
n which Mr. Shepherd was charged with
being a stock-holder in the Metropol
5 itan Paving Company and exercising
a control of its affairs notwithstanding
'' he had sworn bfore ;a Congressional
Sinvestigating committee that he had
Sno interest in in and nothing whatever
Sto do with its affairs, thus inferentially
e charging him with ,perjury.
The case excites a great deal of in
terest here, and various opinions are
expressed as to the probable result of
the trial. It is to be hoped that one
result will be bringing into some sort
of shape, or else dispelling forever,
the dark rumors that have been float
ing around in this city for a year or
more concerning frauds committed by
the Board of Public Works. If the
old saying "where there is so much
smoke there must be some fire" be
true there must be something wrong
in the management of the affairs of
this Board. There are certainly some
very strange things connected there
with. It is a little remarkable that
every newspaper in the city, without
any exception, supports the Board,
while a very large majority of
the people (surely three-fourths of
them) believe that it is a grand swin
dling institution; that scarcely half
of the fifteen or sixteen millions that
have been raised for improvements
have been actually applied to that
purpose. There is nothing in the Sun
article that as not been freely spoken
in this city for many months. Even
more and worse things are said, but
they have never found their way into
print here, simply because there is not
a paper in the city that has not, from
about the beginning of the fight be
tween the people and the Board, taken
the side of the latter. No doubt a
great deal that has been said is false,
but there is a great deal said that is
false, but there is certainly good
grounds for withholding our faith in
the coimplete integrity of the I.!ana
endlre ion ats in ing
pelled to keep silence. Not a
public journal would publish their
complaints. Of course those who
wanted to make complaints and were
'thus debarred from doing so have
been bo gb-t Qao, 3We spapr- com
pany is eretetg immnens uiing,
but since the B.ard -of PatMie aRks
has been out of ftinds .ork o irko I
building has been stopped. A paw'a
inent member of the Board deeded an
elegant residence to the wife of the
editor of another newspapelr. Now,
this is no proof whatever of fraud or
corruption, but it furnishes ground'
for suspicion, and almost every man
you meet on the street is ready to
express suspicion, making no effort to
conceal them. When the thousands
andl thousands of men now dependent
upon the Board for work shal have
been discharged its members will find
themselves deserted on every htpd.
However, as between Shephes.aad
Dana, public sentiment outside of this
city will be against Dana simily be
cause he is known to be a p.fessional
black-mailerand libeler. On the whole,
it is rather a recommendation to a
man to have been accused of corrup
tion by the Sun. The greatest good
Mr. Dana can do any man is to call
him a thief and a swindler; the great
est harm to call him an honest man.
Mr. Shepherd is not damaged to the
amount of one dollar by the worst of
the Sun stories. But, perhaps, there
may come out some evidence in this
ease that will dnmare him.
The report df the Commissioner of
Agriculture for June, 1873, contains
an article on the " Deterioration of
American Cotton." From statistical
and other information Mr. Watts finds
that the quality of the cotton now
grown is quite inferior to that pro
duced twelve years ago. He is satis
fied, however, that this is net attrib
utable to natural causes. It is, he
thinks, to be charged to the careless
and ignorant manner in which the
crops are now cultivated. There are
a great many persons engaged in cot
ton planting who do not appreciate
the importance of a careful selection
of seed, proper cultivation, or a care
ful preparation for the market. He
deems it quite probable that cotton
dealers will ere long see the necessity
of making a discrimination between
"clean and dirty" cotton and pay
more for the article that is properly
prepared. But until the merchants
make this discrimination it is not to
the interest of the'planter to prepare
it so well. The cotton buyer and not ,
the cotton platter is to blame.
The same report informs us -that
"the total of wheat imported by Great
Britain in the first four months of 1873
was 12,296,088 cwts., an increase of
1,265,889 cwts. over the corresponding
months of 1872." Of these imports,
4,279,893 cwts. were from the United
States, against 1,891,315 in the cor
responding period in 1872. The total
of wheat flour imported into that
kingdom during the same period was
2,453,008 cwts., being an increase of
1,550,208 oter the import in 1872, of
which 280,731 cwts. were from this
country, against 181,265 in 1872. The
import of Indian corn and meal into
Great Britain from the United States
was 572 cwts. less than the same per
iod last year. The total of raw cot
ton was 5,498,346 cwts., of which
3,529,867 cwts. (about three-fifths)
was from this country, an increase of
539,979 cwts. over last year.
ALERT.
AD)VERTIMSE.1 NTSt.
R BEAUVAIS,
Attorney & Counselor at Law,
Donaldsonville, La.
Practices in all the courts of the Fourth
Judicial District-parishes of St. James. St.
John the Baptist, St. Charles and Ascrnsion
and in the Supreme Court of this State in
New Orleans. a2.6-73
LAW AND, NOTARIIAL OFFICE.
R. N. .& Win. Sims,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Donaldsoarille, La.
Practice in Ascension, Assuemption and St.
James. mch;2 -ly.
JOHN S. DUNHAMS'.
YEANT POWVDEEI
for PURITY and STRENGTH are UN
EQUALLED. All housekeepers who ase
them like them. Try them ! Your grocer
I has them ! Sold by all Wholesale Grocers
in New Orleans.
1000For any aEae of Blind. Iteh
ing. Bledling, or I leeratel Pile,s tht U
B/ S('s PILL R*MEIDY fiails to cure. It is 1pn
dlared expjressly to curhe mlI ile., l tuHoth.
ii'I el .i- sost .11 tu g1... j th. ~
Donaldsonville, I;.,
In the building adjoining the 1,-h), s
Respectfully announces to his frie
taal biE~in te l that be fut. it
make Ioots and shoes o
terial to order. and a
to wive satisfaction. Te s
L t .
ying pa es
SECOND ANNUAL
To the Subciber of
ance receivable iated, thle install -
at re d o l64q
v Tor te SaeariBes ofa
sanap any way, . j t
ekcase Of rcrida a.g ?r
a Pk1'EI, Or#1, Wah, ake,
First Grandl Cash Prcm
large size, illustrated, the a. i
in its third volume and has att
gest circulation of anipalaey.r
Its success enables thepto
original reradhig
money can b
'he Elegant -Ch a o 1
size 160 inlcihes, f6 colors. A4 i
by all to be the hatEgmsnest and mostv
ble preminum piare in _ . -
i me of u bin. n
ceives a numbered rt
holder to a share in tei distrinmtiom
OUDa min apsh i ta r
The distri1tioa t
Tuesday in June neat. The
tificats sent ffi i eei$ o
copies, premium li a4e, giving pf rtk.
ushers ej* 4ee _I. d . A
a&d the best outfit. at o
Address OUR FIUE
ie r) Ptatent La
4dm.ir eud'iesujgp ··
If we report an i nve*n pa
are willing to wait for our fee
is allowed.
Letter from Hon. 9. P. HOLLOWAY, fe
mer Csanmissioncer eo aab Ild as
may hlave businesks Th li t
-i-m ofFAmen Bro .. as gn e
bna.aeebabits, and in every
of confidence."
" I concur in the above. '-T. C. ,
late ('orn. Pats.
ST. CLOUD HIO'iL,
Corner Ninth and F Mtre.a -
Washulgto ,D. 2.
On the America. ml aoea ilre.
The most central Isii.gitea
Opposite the Patent Office, Maoeaie Telpic,
and one block from the General Poat-Oltee
De artinwtemf :, ý s " :
r ma a ted Reabl. h-elt ll *4 ea
aO1, o, rg, W arr apd 1'.g
and thc B. 6 0. muf PIL 6 IJ)uep.
door.
N. I--TaIlkae ISeket-.iu at. S3 -
pot and get oat at 9t- #t et ..b
Street Cars at B. & P. Depot and get out at
F street. J. E. LYON, .
p ERS4Oi .-TIC-KNOR & C-O..
the ce lped' thice an the
introduction of a plan of ord
ing by letter, to which the
etio5spmiOt yet teishphaaati -
ourate rates feMpllff-ea r
trated circular nd niee
line of samples fried their i
of Cloth sm'ierer, ., A.,
abling parties in any pot of
to order clothing4irect from their houn,.
with the certainty of reeeiiz etlplat
of the very litest snyle and inosf perflt
lit attainuable.
Goods ordered will be aeat byIIltm
to be paid for on delivery, with
derstanding that if not a
can be returned af Tirkn ts
Asia well kno tn
and West, they have for 17 y3f i ).I
CELLED in all departments .( J
business, which is a guarantee as tthe
character of the gools they will ,end
out.
Your orders are solicited, aa&t w
St. Louis you are invited to call.
extensive establishment of Tic.rj_!
Co., manufacturers and retaile .9 ~
and boyho . lini and ru . ,
6Ui and t6A3 North yor:*.t
Leuie , 31u. Boys clothiUg a spe~e' I
BUIt I NG FE
(No tar t> for oastndewrek and ' iV'
instead ofast;er. 'elt carpeting, aF
2 starhps"tibr' edifflmr adl samph'; S .
FAY, (anedes, N. J.
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ent and a large list of cases bed. Incie
stamp.
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