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'TILE LOISIAIAN." ,- hLoUssaeJ is published every Surt;Y tand Sunday at 114, Caron Wa. G. Buowy, Editor Tcrms: One, year......... $5 00 W uingle copy............... 5 c RuAMR OF ADVERTISING. Per square of eight lines, or its equi nient in hpace, first insertion $1 50, and eb., subsequent insertion 75 cents. je I, ITRINTISo executed with neat r~ss atid dispatch. NOTICE. Al cemmuiinications must be addressed, .*,etnr of the Louislanian," and anonymous kthr, mast be accompanied by the same of the w'tr, not necessarily for pabiletioe, bat as an of good hith. re not responsible for the opinions of on, chiltort A REVERIE. BY A. ALPRONWO DAYTON. The rich and purpleatmosphere of sunset, With soft, white clouds fall flushing in as tvic, A rosy halo crowned the snowy summits of wountains in the distance glorified; Alown the glades half-hidden streamlets lPe.hing in mimic falls of crystaline, And birds of twilight sang beside clear foun A melody divine. The 5,ntle murmur of the southern breezes, With fragrance laden, and with intense Fr'm idcisied fields and lily coverts drifting Where gleaming lotus bathes her slender A little silver shiver of the ripples, ('.oIuiht from the dying sunset in west; A tile' stir and thrill of callow birdlings, Il.i t-hushed to .leep beneath their moth I nt u.cl dreaming by the lakelots margin, in all theejuietudae of eventide. 1 " .wage of a calm, sweet face of beauty, At nay heart's shrine, kneels is gloritiesL DOUR STORY TELLER." THE MIDNAPPEIR$S VICTIM. BTY RDeERT F. GREELEY. a It 1 111el oem that here is no spot on a a t1 s1 rlrvr that the sunshine of rosy g t ith ainnt convert into a blooming a rerdlen. fr many years a patch of b Ieiert Idvl hal rendered almost value- 9 Iso a rtnsle;.xýle. district of Manhatt..n n lsiia . l' ing somewhere between the a ro'iinfe of Bloouningdale and Yorkville. A hi,,;:1uef arel to have fallen upon the ci Ft o1 Is Dull pccpuilation, if population it F -1 11 Ire caled, was confined to several Lt 'I's of giZp.iY characters, who ran- p~ Wit-Ilthe city's by ways during the day at lirtte mesas of living, and dwelt in m Slittle better than kennels,-being w fent of a cast of countenance which et ias an efficient warning against th tr~bl;ss~ as all strangers were called gi StureflJUe within that demeane. te '1I t t thuc orifice which served as an Coitrancei to one of these hovels, on a p sunnY June~ morning not many years ide 8111, aplc'aruil a votung girl of such ala rascndien~lt Iceauty that, although the be Stle. m nwhc she was attired were of wi thf fornninest calmed her to resemble 00 <n of le arvefllou specimens of the do Ituiter'.. art, whithi the lamented Elliot fr( La.ft behminde 11im as veritable effigies evr oft0lemost fnoort'd of the city's rising ris geOrtiton.e) of Tb50 was a garden patch, too, of limit J mie'Iinsj~1, which the delicate hands A u!lir lull,. t m~ty wore engaged in tend- li f traililiing the strty shoots of honey-wi a ocsweredg ther approaching,dr a Mytound as of intruders tearing their me ~t hru4it lriars. evf The for grdne peaned in the low, uefi tihe was bumming, and turn- ho' okjust at the moment that two Ye faP&itoef widly, contrasted appearanee by e1111e was a middle-aged man as .4 bule lad in coarse garents, we ~ ~tureei; the other a much Pa u Pw05Oance, but with an unmtiutan Whit ri,.ftish look in his well cut sus memiti. Bot were prvided with the lifeces aind the peculiar appara- on thip10rtsmnan. w a" ze ro at last, Ned Davidge law 5.1i4 the younger sportma, '1 tLou Bht what have we hero ?"- Caj Ii b youthful worker in the aws *C '1 a teool as if half irresolute ped "~e Orkede Precipitately, or to ad- wam THE LOUISIANIAN " REPUBLICAN AT ALL TI*EES, AND UNDER ALL CnWC 7MS TAN s'8 VOLUCE, 1. NEW 9IJ Iii iA, SUNIlTT, PE11 UAI 6, 1871. 11113 Ii. v vance and greet the new comers "You send did not prepare me to expect a surprise like this." at "0, some of my wares," replied Davidge, with a coarse explosion of laughter. "I told you my stock consisted of a little of of everything. She's first clasm, sir, .0d, though a bit rough as to externals. Here on. Mouse--go fetch a glass for the captain, the whose ground we are standing upon, and "' let it be the best." of "A positive beauty," said Francis Mer rivale, as she retreated. What game is this a part of ?" "All fair and square," rejoined Da vidge ; "she is my daughter, of whom every day that passed teaches me that I set, am so little worthy to call myself the in father." He gave vent to a genuine sigh as he said this, and looked even more downcast than was his wont "Too good lets for me, sir, and fit for any man's drawing room, though I say it" Captain Merrivale-who was as tho un- rough a specimen of the ban vivant as one might well wish to see-gazed serutiniz ingly at the pretty Martha as she return "' ed bringing the required Hollands, with nee a look which brought the rich blood to ing her cheeks and caused her to tremble and der cast her eyes upon the ground. "I came for a morning's sport, among quail and reed birds, but did not antici- 1 pate alighting upon a bird of Paradise,' >tb- said Merrivale, admiringly. "Never tremble, my pretty one ; I am your p friend. Now, Ned, we will take to the brush again, and as we go we will talk of your property." L A few (lays after this conversation it I was noticeable that a change had taken 1 place in the affairs of Ned Davidge. He dressed with more attention to respecta hility, purchased a flashy cravat and diamiondl pin, and haunted the lower re- f sorts frequented by the scions of idleness 9 and vice. The single bright adornment )n of the hovel had disappeared, the little 4 KY garden plot was surrendered to the t ig weeds, and often the voice of revelry ' of broke on the startled air of night, and t e- strange lights streamed from the cran- C Ln nies of the moss-covered cottage. The m 1e cage had lost its bright songster. t e. In the most aristocratic quarter of the e xe city resided, in a palatial stone mansion of his own, the wealthy and luxurious a it Francis Merrivale. 0 id Although a man of the highest rem a- pectability, according to the social stand- A y ard in vogue in certain quarters, inti- it n macy of the most unrestricted nature w g with Mr. Frank Merrivale was not cal- ti h culated to advance one in the eyes of It those who require something more than y d glitter of gold as the voucher for charac- I ter. a n His elegant residence was the great a point of attraction for the wealthy and gi s blase young men, for strange rumors had as h lately beg n to circulate of a beantiful e being, not yet escaped from her teens, ra f who, with a governess for sole companion e occupied the more retired portion of the at a domicile, but was so rigidly secluded aes t from the common gaze that none-not "I s even the most intimate--of Captain Mar- m rivale's friends, could procure the boon of an introduction. it uA favorite relative, left. under my mC ,charge," Captain Merrivale would answer, wi - in reply to impertinent inquiries, "for be .whose bringing up I am strictly responsa- th ble." And there the subject would be dropped, and the identity of the lady we- up .main as much a matter of mystery as hia ever. pii I That he fairly idolissd this pet of his be Shousehold, it were unneceemry to say. of Yet he himself never ahlded to her, even is by name, and, without being herself are aware of it, poor little Martha had been aon as much a mystery to the people, who emt viewed her from a diutanos, as the Man uw in the Iron Mask to the population of ug Paris. She it warn whom this amisble 'vei libertine, struck by7 a sadden 'fancy. had at undertaken to educate and previde for, as surrendering to her reprobate father for gai that privilege, his interest In the land up- aw on which his hovel was built, and over whelming him besides with money and apl favors. to Thanks to a vigilant duenuas of whom eltI Captain Merriva!e stood in mysterlous to 1 awe, a couple of years or more had slip- ari pad away, during which her protector fra was obliged to content himself with his 4ec an fast kisn&a his hoses, and his yachts, ise and his young charge had OR this whbile grown in virtue and lovliness, and was a ge, fit mate for the most irreproachable in "I the land. of "Pahaw !" amid iferrivale, as one morn or, ing he strode in petulant mood the inlaid wre floors of his library-into the coatents of in, which, by the way, he rarely glaneed ad "this irresolution is unworthy of my manhood. I am the master here. I will ir- see this timid beauty, and know the is worst at once." He touched the bell-rope, and ordered . a servant to send Miss Martha to him. mhe soon appeared, looking so uneao I secionsly innocent that Merrivale thought he her more beautiful than ever. In a few hurried, impassioned tones re the now confessed lover poured forth xi the long pent secrets of his heart. He . represented in glowing colors the wealth that was his, and the queenly life she > might lead if she would but consent to to share his fortunes. z- The girl listened with burning cheek t. to his words, of which each syllable was h an insult; then, turning calmly, reproach o ed him with his perfidy. d "It was cruel," she quietly said; "it was unworthy the aim ofaman who would haie g the world believe that he has a reputation to maintain and desires to recommend himself in the eyes of women. I feel bit r terly the sting, but you have warned me r in time. Tempt me not, sir. There i I e one who will and can protect me." f "Not that dissolute and degraded brute, your father," retorted Merrivale, in a it pretty passion at this dreaded rebuff ',He a has add you to me, and you must be , e aware that you are irretrievably mine. - But go to your apartment. You will t learn to decide differently when you re - feet upon the advantages you will throw * away by refusal. She was going, but at this moment the D door was opened, and there stood, on the a threshold, a young and manly figure, to r whom Martha fled as a frightened bird f to its nest. He was ead as becomes a Berk, but there was in his air a glow of manly resolve, which rendered him at S that moment the superior of his employ er, as Captain Merrivaie was. i "What brought you here, air, at a mo c ment so inopportune ?" asked Merrivale, coloring with shame and anger. "I heard voices," replied Lawrence b Ashton pale but collected, "and deemed b it my duty to attend. It appears that I b was just in time to prevent the consume- t] tion of an act of deliberate villainy." "You may congratulate yourself that you have exposed an eaves-dropper," Merrivale said. "Henceforth you are no emyloye of mine. Go. We are stranger" "I stir not without this lady, who has given wee a right to protect her, which it seems she refuses to you." Captain Merrivale touched the bell rope. "See this young man out of the house, 2 and let him never return," he said to the serving man who answered the summons; "and do you, miss, return to your apart ment and await my piessere." "I obey,"replied young Ashton, "but r it is to your diagrace and confusion. Fear not." he added, tarning to Martha, as he H we. on the point of departing, '"you dball be delireredoat onces at any cost, even that of life." left to himselft thecasptain paced his apartment in deep discontent. Polled in ' his own lair-daisetad by a weak andX pny boy. He decided netto be thms bearded, and even Uhe -eprt enteme of an ofer of mrriege wasnot the most 110 remote of his calculations The strioest orders were left with the danana, but W sonmchow it happened that durin1 the earlier home of evaming the garden gate swung open, end a slender figure. bear nasabundle, and very pleinly cled sad T .veiled, glided niessyfrom the shadow at the protecting mansion, end, entering To a earniage, which weasn waiting at no the -aa distance from the spot, wes drive hial away in the direction of Mount Morris.. twi Unhappy Martha! when abe made her appearance before the family of the youth full to whom she had plighted her head, although he secompeamed her, it wee only te be roeaved a a designing wanton; mrd returning in despair to the rude ceb n from which the arts of a debaucher had 4ecaoyed her, she wee received by fiat lt , gnrilede repjhate Ned NDavid, with a chile volley of repmro m., H. strted at once !SI a .-fotwithetamding the lateness at the le in hour--to hunt up eaptemi. Merrivals whom he found just reuered from a orn- convivial party, with all his puasions heat laid ed by wine to emoess of madness. Loud I of voices were shortly afterward heard in id- altercation from the direction of the li my brary; a sudden crash of glsm., the fal of will a body, and then all was silence. the Neat day the papers rang with tha news at the asasmm ticmo aveain Fran Ned cim Merrirak lif As it was lmown that Iwrenee Ashton ion- had qiarmled with the captain in regard iht to a love aair, the former was arrested and charged with the murder. Not imly Ines that: he was tried and smtemred, end nth would probably have been hung, not He withtanding the pray.. and entreati~e ilth of Martha: but at this junetmure, it so she happen that Davidge became involved in k to a midnight broil with some boon comper nons, and was served precisely as he had eek served Merrivale, only that instead of a was decanter, he was slain with a dirk. e- Before dying he confessed his grievous sin, disclaimed the paternity of Martha, was whom he had taken from kidnappers "* years before, and conveyed to her the ion property he had received as a bribe from Id Merrivale. )A- But this boggy tract, once so valueless, m was now fully within the new r ark inm is provement: and an opportune olfer being made to Martha, she found herself earat ite, ed to a position of amuence; and wedding a the object of her choice, entered at once He upon an unclouded career of prosperity be and happiness. aye. Pill OFFICIAL JOURNAL re ow orm t HOUSE OF RESENTATIVES he he FIRST SESSION to oreTU rd SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY ma of or vat at STATE OF LOUISIANA.1 Fifth Day's Frecudiag. Hows or RIram'nrATIT: C ,o Friday, Januarys 1871. r Ie, [ Continued from our last Number.)1i Beialued, That Harrison Jordan, mem ce ber elect from Bichland parish, is entitled t1 ed to be and that he is hereby declared to n I be the Representative in this House of a- that prish. CHARLES S. ABEl4 T at Chairman; C THOMAS GREEN DAVIDSON, ai 1o GEORGE L SMITH, W. MAHONEY, m C. Q. BUTIER, a it HARRY LOTT, .4 C. W. RINGOOLD. [- Nsw Omwra., I.emuxa, U Janmry, , 1871. To Ham. MeUmer cam Speaker dthe Hoase or I hereby withdraw any pretentious to a seat in the Hose of Reprementatives, as the member free Biabland parish, and recommend to the favorable coniders tics of the Home my omapmdbo Mr. Harrison Jordan. The remaato war ead, end upon the c motion of Mr. Henapetead, of Iberv~e iB dMr. Eansrese Jordan, wa duly mworn.a *repremumtadve of the parink of Richiend. Ss com e on &iyertinmuat, a tpoined at tihlasteemaio .f the Oineral SAmsrembly, through ate dbssmman Mr. De Swe4 mabmitted the following report, which ws ordered to be endse.d, and atwo hundred espies of the aecompanying document was ordired to be priated: I To the esosabls 8pease mi Nimbegs o the Your Committee em Aipportoinment have the honor to mabmit the following apor tionment bill, as provided for by article twenty-two of the meoubiom.ai. We have th whomor to bse very eapeea full~y, E. W. DEWEES, haskman; C. W. LOWELT, Ho ROBERT J. TATLOR se Repreeentativee. cdh THOMAS C. ANDERSON, the Senator. hoe k a :,>m oeOr eaua. wee Noioes wer given that the folowing the bils would be introduced at some altare 'tom day: K * By Mr. Palner, of Chdwell: eat- A bill entited an act to amend and re Dud eat set Na W of the ads of the emai I in of the Legislhiure of 1870. ii- An ast for the relief of Messrs, Pen I of ningion, Burk & Co., levee cofnrsctose, A bill for annexing the northern portion the of Ctaheun parch of Caldwell an- By Mr. lahnbis, of Orleans: A bill for the purpose of abolishing ton private markets and market-houses in the ard parish of Orleans, and also for the better td government and management of public sly marketa in said parish. and A bill providing for the opening, in the lo- Third District of the city of NewOrleans, sar of Chartres street (late Morean,) from st Be Ferdinand to Poland streete; and Royal In street (late Casesalvo street,) from Louisa pa- to Poland streets. ad A bill for the relief of the Fire Depart- 1 a meat of New Orleans. By Mr. Brown, of Ascension: ms An act supplementary to "An act toin be, corporate the Bayou Rapides Navigation era Company," approved February 17, 1800. 1 he An act to provide for the inspection 1 )n and designation of coal oils and illumi ting oils or fluids, derived wholly or in es, part from coal or petroleum; to regulate un- the sale or disposition of the same; to ng prohibit the sale or disposition of iuami at- mating cal. or fluids dangerous to health og and property, and to prescribe penalties ce for violation of this act ty By Mr. Blant, of Natchitoche.: A bill misting a poorhouse in the town of Natohitochas, Louisiana. L A bil for the purpose of dispensing with the publication of the procsedings of the polie jury of the parish of atebi toches, and of&ll advertisements dn and 1 under judicial proceedings m aid parish, 1 and making it lawful to publisl the ere in tha Eaglnk language Only. y By Mr. Schumaber, ofron....: An act to establish a ferry and ferry a loading at the foot of Poland street, Third LDistrict, city of New OKleena An act to regulate the practiceof medi- L cine in the State of Louisiana, and to 0 prevent and punish charlatanism and il legal practices. 1- Also an act entitled an act to regulate O d the sale and dispensing of drugs and R o medicines in the State of Louisiana. m f By Mr. Burch, of East Baton Rouge: T1 An act to incorporate the Board of Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, at Baton Rouge, Loci- W lsiana. By Mr. Harry Lott. of Espides: An act to ememd an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Bayou Rapides Navigation Company," approved Nebru- t ary 17, 1860 and to grant State aid to 1' the amue y t By Mr. Brewster, of Osachita: a A bil to prohibit town and city govesa mats and polio* juries from levyiag speeial tax as linease upon mae anies cad By Mr. Morris, of Ascesmion: An act to incorporate the Morning Star O Benevolent Association of the parish of Ascension. By Mr. Davis, of Orleans: A bill to amend the city charter, by abolishing that psat which saletes to Be. t 3y Mr. Ong,oatSL Bernasd.D A bill amendatoryet the Metropolitan toi Pac~e law, to asx sad dstermainethelimits tw Dy Mr. Worrall, of iefson: be A biBto provide for the pnnimshmen me persons guilty of adultereatng food, drink and medicinesa else By Mr. Stamps, of Je~eron: An aeat toheendtlad an act to inear porats the Irisemsip line Comp.ny No. 3 in te city atCarrollto., parish dit- 'd Seson..W By r. Jolnuon, at Orleamis; * An act to -epest eton three ofn se o relative to gnauniqg A Peerious mne. haring h..m po.. wsa Hones bit Na 8,mag e to pmlvde is, T supplying time h om pubis imoo ndu ad other papanescemmed by the burming of 12 a the oouuthouae in the parish of Moro home, on the sixteenth of March, 1870, was pat an it/safamL n. Under a sa-u esiom 'o tM aonoia tirao .nl, the bSwsa weagswsemd time, and aqenred totheC Oa Judiciary. ý Previous `2t0 bashh4 given, House bill No. e a! mA edti~m4 an ast for the relief ". !I wees -. l lat'se asses- of State ftaes .vier park o Caldwel, was read orthestt time. The constittiMoal re bd -spend ed, ire bill mads.wemte.is .eoeseI, and w" aired b as Claims. g Ypermisican Mr*. " dicton, of L , e ngston, i nerasess OW Os G ring r~m tion, which was read, and s sere " i of the rules, end dp : Resolved by the n n Bejesenta non fives of the smate of ýqseemiin! Assnmbly couvrmed, that he paker ba. '- authorised to bass a uitahles.pheas m. or., ranged for the cloaks sad hats a the i emembera The emingm Auditor of the Stav wae reqd, and upon g motion of Mr. Ong, of St. Bernard, it was the reseived, sad refered to the Co(mnittos Ater on Ways and Means, blic SasacLe New Odeas., January 1 .4 the To the Hononrble Speaker and mesam "t the a He oso of epueeumIave1 " Sc. Pursuant to the provistoni of section yal 189, Revised Statutes of Cie state of isa Louisiana, I have the honor to kdgies a lis of an persons who, as agi-by' the at- boobs of this office mice 18' vre in de fault to the State on aoabtortopuh1 money. in- JAMES A. ORA A.alh* ion Upon motion of Mr. YTorke, 6t(efri, go. the House adjourned until to-unoirw at on twelve o'clock m. ni- WILLIAM VIGER, in Chiefd erL It. to mb hgs humihg ni- Hoiis oar Iwamee ays, & Studay, Janua% 7WL . c The House met p.amin cour.. meat. . . s Speaker (r ir e; cham * Is r en The well was csiled l "the EoI tag members awpeeed to thei, assaess Meaers C. Abl Adpip, Anine,. t Basker, Barker, Barrett, Barrow Rer, dl- mea y.i B'i . %15tek. 86wa;es-ew ad Ater, B'oO s d, arear, ... h, auckisho - Berth Reer, Qinter,.ti & M Ch*n, Cohresaa, fahsed, Daubya I d. Faulkner, Floyd, Poedeliea; ei di Gardner, a wp esper, Usjeap stead, Huston, Hyens5elmsn, K4asea' Kenner, Kiaseas, I& Balk"ie, .j Lmsa a honey, Maise, xMie, :Mueiw, .Ms . Carty, McFarland, Meadows, Moocur, Moore, Morphy, Mmusj Nelsn, t , Opletek, Otto, Overton, Pson, qui.a, d Raby, Riley, BinaWDil, Samtoia $la*. maker, faith, Soer, Stmph.#test' Tatmana, Th'mapsam, rsiai, Winu dVerrett, Waa&d Wseangt .j, 4 A.a... ltion, Washnagton, of OosmewisWatey Wheyland, -. Wiflimus H. aWfims Wilsom Womrn , Yoduee ! .. i Prayer by the Rev. Ma Ai d. . The journal was reR fad& Mr. Kemter, atO~jtuw tic'ue -that he would, on M~oaday, move for a reeomsdeamanner of a knteroubais yederdayradatlve tbitw lazb edamt of umptie., sad 5. Uab1r i aUadv'h 1ston bugs, offrdtees nw% sadneshe da rs 1renh amid saeta-' Wuinx ae, t jeshed in fl'-wI.e Provideasee to reanver from wurhh~t ou feunlorepresmmtoliue frome hIe prih f Assmptiam, the Kern. Joseph S. Dough.s; therdele belt -eovn That Irspeeptte thrwdenocy of our late so~agus, the Horn. Ai8f , Dough.,s thatthisooedene**uith( to mtsaeto Menday, the alom -"k twelumo'do* V., sa~bE Wbtg iIi he disretal to tekel asoj rais seaoltiesm to the Simabo wusmia Jesap resen g ja seds was kins ine nthl etn. 3se fm theuiagM etNeet h e sg veML, !saTe aeladti heisas mpea e.imry at ou enamgms, t 3i Wee to -ei x a Mads a S4 t Adv. o'dosk,satasbeShrg*tt Re2old4 That asaerk aEtIiose ha direeted to tramsmit aecopy iasuthee smolesas to Me Uass set l"e The aNo. wuns wa bd 4bsrqbt ad s Nas mb~y, the aee6hso . WIalLIAM VIGEMS, £hie Owrk