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¶W THE WJ!AIL 191 TRADE OF TIE COUTRY. tr many rears the small shoe dealers of the Srt.r avre been obliged to work on a ruln a eetrm-that Ir. the dealers have been dlgi to purehase shoes by the onee sad dma to order to eomp4e their assortment tebalaurationo of a w plan was neoeseart. OUR ON.NECOTIO1e4m Us largest . anuticturers, NORTH AND BAST, o hAgeneles we have Established Ia the letrget Ianulaetaarlng Towns, will allow us to aooommodate .W SMALL RETAIL TRADE Ah BSize Shoes at Regular Wholesale Prioes. I th poeSularltv of our house is well known to 0a4ss etail house, but we soon will attach an enasueve IIOLESl O E DEPiARTMEN b It. where all small dlotors can ret a uloe supply of good SALABLE SHOES A fTHE' VERY LOWEST RATES. O.rsgtenm of selling will be the same as in !MrLL departmet--that is. WtXOCTLY FOR CANJIl, --All-- ONE PRICE FOR ALL. pi. Sgpose to sell "hoes by the doson. pair or magi uestirely new flgures. WE WOULD INVITE ALL CGountry I)ealern emem as. and we wUl favor them with S ET PRICE EVR KNOWN rb e . We now oooupy the entire building &ugst atthe SIaerCustomkouse and Bourbon Streets, AND WILL MAKE A MOST SELENDID DISPLAY OF SHOES, -or- AEery Style, Price or quality, Msr pegged or sewed. for Ladies. Misses. a Gents. Boys or Youths. b n lia the Finest Shoes Made tl ..... STA1r! t Miress all orders either by postal orders or 1111br express. They will t prompt 96 al mps taken In oayrment ezoept for to sXft of muIting. re or of should be addressed to ad U re 41. eel L M. E. CHURCH SOUTH. LOUISIANIA AWrAY"4S X OO*N 133 Thi riy.Thrld sieesss, rt#at1 DVAT. The Conference who opened Wednesday by R.ev. (1. Iterner. the last secretary, Bishop Hol lad N. MleTyere irk the chair, and fifty-two clrloeni and lay tnemo.rs present. John T. Hawy'r Was elected secretary and Wm. Hl.rt assistant secretary. Dr. A. W. Wllkon wae invited to address the Gnjference on PFrdtay, at t1 o'clock. The followling stndlng committees were elected: On Publie Worship-Llnns V'arknr, P Ire ir. mane; John Mathews, Jon. B. Walker. John Harin, in and H.. ii. Wrlln. On Memoirs,- . I nH Ilorden, chairman ; Jno. PJl.a nud Joe. 11 Walker. On 8nnday Hihon.e.-J. . Drown. chairman; J. F. $ ¢urI ck adl W I. t F ~ster. he On ,ilun.atlI, .-Jool ' Deveu,, chairman; A. n- O. Calihjon. Tihon. Armstroung, It. t Isbell and N. 8, Gorn-l, a On Ohurnh Publtcatlons-Jos. B. Walker, .id harman: . [. Alaxnuder, Joe&. Parker, at Il,' John. . Gobb. John P. Marshall auu On ,i, le Caues-John A. Miller. Batler Cle.g and It. H. Tliuett. On T,.,rtraene--J. Pipes. A. . Calhoun and T. II. M Clendun. SI1OND DAY. The Conferhnce wee .alled to order at 9:ai a. m. by blro ber Jo hn A. olt e rer. The servoet:of the$ das were opened hoy ther Tlnginr r of tlb hymn, A Chare to Keep 1tav,' esfter rhlch prayer was offered by i, rother MIllerl Tle roll wils called, and forty members aaswerei to t helir tImes. The mnlud or f reeteroat'. proceedinas were reRd and 0orr,!,ett,.. The bard o trus'es of Homer Collrege pro santed their r port, which was read, It ip very lengthv, end Urrtsets agalnst the Legislature lufg petltlo to4e hanre the charter, lte erted to the lommittee on educatilon. 1yev. Mr. M. theew asked to be relieved from t le "ervl on tho oomlitteeon Sabbath uboervan. I Graneet. I Question t venty was called: Are all the preach- I era b melote. I their lives and olficial admin-I Me-re. M, hews, Walker. Beard and Werlein read their re orts. Mr. Marths ' church la valued at $4o.ooo: it has non white mienAbers and Ibre colored, a499 I has been nol *'ted for the poorthe general col. l. ee lns havl teen lisln: for forei n and do mestio ml on*e 7I9 were olleotee. For the support of t.to ministry of the Ohurnch 0$00 has been appro riated. (ollecteed for widows and f or phans ansu ptrannuatcr preaisers, e24t for bihotp flitr. $lace Mr. Matbews Oontnetlonr with the Caon( let Street Church a54 members Save been dded to the roll. His pastorate ^ The stai f r. Wlker'sn hurch is: Value of building,. 04as0; members (white.l s40; col- n leoted for wiidows and orpbans and supetannu- t sted preaohenre. t751; for rupport of ministry, S2000. Tl mtenotrtal eolietojo have been ab,ut ti ~ o, 4. maki el a verage of about $11 so per member. ~or %oretin and domestic missions, h a 29; fo bt bfhnt: $15, a The Lafe'yette Avenue Methndist Episcopal Chur. h 81tllh, S. H. Werlein. pestor. Is valued at ole.; ni lmbr of membetR (white) It9: num ber of Sutdav schools. 2; teachers and offliers. 3;1'eholwpr. fl5. J. M. bethrd, ttaor of the Ala rs e~ htrobh ra- J portedl the vyei.e of his buildling to, be *co0{; generanl cI.Ieol~n. 2:I11 ; collltedt l fr for-ir n and domstle amc lstl ~, 10; for bleshop. $tt; for widows and oruhren and superanuuated preacherms $10; the preacher in charge was al lowed 00oo of ,w hhh the had renlved 5t3s. The 'ep@rt of the oommitteeo on second yeroar was 9caled for. ft 8, H. 1Wtrli n was elected to deacon's orders. The repforle of J. T. Hawyer and T. K. Founn T. K. Faiuntinioy was elected to deacon's or ders. The replrte of Tiff Foster and W. H. Q ehroe der were eead by preslding Elder Linus Parker. [oehra. Phter and ltchroeder are dead., lbl ristrict-T reports of P. H. Moss, tt I, ane Borden O. iarter. Heary O. WItlre . S. orh ell. T hoe Di. eClendon . D. F. Al.- 8. deer, James M. MaKee, J.T. Grahamt A. d ale. It. B. Trlptl and Thomas I. Randleit were reae. a Brothter John Hannon. of the t. Charles Av fr enue churcb, read his report: Value of build- th lng. g3o.pile; number of imbeirs. lea; general T coulections. 055: for forein and domestic ml- " slops. Oaoy: collected for widows and orphans th and superannc ted preachers. 17 ; for bishops . t :0; amount allowed the minister. 0so00; paid $1000. Homer Distriot - Reports were read from U James A.IParker. Robert Parvin. Johi K. MII. it Ir. Thob.tas J. tUpton. A. A. Oornett. ltobetrt T. Pariah, (C. W. Hod e and John . Patterson. ut Beothel John F. Patterson was elected to elder's orders, hi A comr lltee of investltatlon was asked for th by Broth r Thomas J. Upton. John Htanna, . J ,el T. aves apd B. F. White Were aptonlated. re Mr. Dav ak"ed to beelxcused; not granted. Rev. D1. Young. of Nashville. a Idreseed the onooereu l in retefoenoe to the 8 euthern Metho diet Pub qlishng House. He said: If every mem ber of tlie huich were to buy a copy of the th New Cheircti Discipline, the profilts of the Pub- re Itchinel ouse w uld bIe 7s5,ooo. Te tunday sehootl il eerature of the Methodist Eplaco al ('hurch Is the best in the Utnitet itutes. Th re Publlshlt g House dies not receive the patron- te age frotl Methodists that It ought to. W tlb have realihed the day when an Intelligent man hi takes tti papenrs. The New Orleang Christian N Adror-iei is one of the very best re- tat talI)us ' pape publishe d in this sal country.l The dIbt of the Pubilshing House ecl is $300,tt 0. When I)r. Iedford was elected agent wit of the i bli.thing House. twelve years a) o. In it this city in this buildlog, the Publishing House rut was in d bt to the amount or sTu.,00 . The build ipa whlh the Publhl n. House now owns cost an the sum of E,8.4.56012. These flagures are got from thi books of the house. The leneral C n- ke f-rance lat its last segst.ha ecknowlulmaed andi gave It, wor~d to pnay that debt ot aoo.00u0. The book ommttee, composeed of thirteen merm bers, hns dovieed the following plan to pay the debt of the Publishing House. The debt inoter be paid by publishing religious books. It coull nort be |,ld by pasingu around the hat. The plan tkena to Dpay t he d.hbt was, to issue bonds to the extent of $0o,t00o, bouarlng Interest at the reta of 4 ur oemt. The whole properlty has been mort- te gat.ed. If $stc o,0 of the hoads arc not sub foo serhbed for.lhe PubiS-hina Hlouse will b lett o. Chi When that amount Is subserlibed, those sub scribing will be called on to paY their subscrip- the tlions, ar d nt before. This is business, not an chariy. The bonds are a No. 1 lonvestment, as ui good aaigovornment bonds. The book commit tee. seve.n present, after the Dian was adopted. T lmmedictel] subecribed for Is;",i od of tie Im,, steel At ti;e Tennssee Conference between $io,ooo and $triooo ( these bond* were subscribed for. Nearly 4$0oooo of the bonds have b en subscribed for at eleven oonferences whlihb he has attounded. ilesubscribed $:500 himself. He did it becamue he, as a Southern Mothodiat. waLtd a publishing house. The only denomi nation Wvithout a publishing house is the Hard b.belilBlutlets. Because we were conquered by the warcen we have nothing ? Must everything fall ? He heard Bishop Keener say that a Moth odiat minister, ten years in the service. ought to manase atownship. Little Nashville took ov r $,oo000 o000 of the government's-. per cents in less than a mont.. He trefers the Church's bond to the government's bond. He started life with i, worse than nothing; for he bor rowed $5 from his Bishop to go to the first place to which he was desiunated. The MzisieiD ipp Conference subscribed $4ooo; Ala bama Ounference. $4500. Upwards of Stoo,ceo has ben subscritied already. The bonds are first mittgu e. They run for forty years. The Publis~lug House has the privilege of redeem ing them at any time aater twenty years and before;forty. The sum of $3750 was subscribed by the Lou isiana' Conference at this day's session, and $200 more promised. Mrs.; Parhan presented the Confe nce with a bountflul satpply of oranges, for which Bishop I McTye.lre returned thanks. The! report of the Board of Trustees of Cen tenar College. Jackson. La. was presented and read. referred tothe committee on education. Note was given that on to-morrow a vots would be taken on the question of concurrence or non-oohourrence in the matter of the ratio of represe1tatlon in the General C)onference. Afte-r sin~lng the doxology, and benediction by Bi hop jeener. the Conference. at 2:10 p m, adjoured ,until to-morrow morning at half pa.t 9 o'clo.t. Tl3 TXEAS RAILWAY. The Orgaasatema of tthe lalslana West era MalJure Cotmpan. a A few days ago the Damoon4r referred to a t report thatoertain arrasrements had been re- c cently made giving the an.ees of the com-. pletin at an early day of a railroad between h New Orleans and the areet State of Texas. a esalera wbm iebba has ta e of many ooarerpto ~ ~ Ll I ýpproed ]tttre S ,0, Id E provde for Sometruotlono . ýi .rb.o" TW ew"t" ntjn or near VerImiios1 i li, Iq te ll* Q rTA tehott,.d ant .tay. ortofn lthe aio . aiof 'or nit t trath l.ei, u.1en thýine ItWeex iW o Ittae ot anutdlnt rlnd the Ltte r eases aWe r)a Hot to gunted wth! the dt¶ll nof the oratºn,.t'o-n, hut PlDt1mmufi"" -,ln ranlt rad aIrd flIn oalm im.n Aro lmtahd Tn te mert. ..e A. lnornnr, U.A. Whlitney Joh . How-ll, Bn. gamin 8tepbeanon and J. 0. Iis Ientlne as In nrptreoraa It is crntent to ana tho at tl roils t rowd I II n OOml . 'nt hln... . The brarnh of Morunn'e I,onoialnna nr. t T fae ltallroad, fr.m Brlalsbl,r to V.rmlilolnnvi .t, ai &lrearu.l ment,,ele.l in thre LtMOfiAT, Ir being th.ahetd nlrwld with r 'tlivity. and the railroes alrsealy Patsaillahd hbetween Oranre. (lhe west ern terminl n of the Lou.I.lana Wesltern H.Il rr.nl) endl Hnoaton t. we are also t'id, to be -r- r Pa-ri sad n .ut in tlbormloh '.mndl lon. The m'iire routeir from New Orleana to loneotun Ia t,,. he In out,rinete running ! mrulltlon by the first of Jara/,y laco. Thene fReta will,. we are nallelnd,behrneOnle d wlth a h'elty gr"ettJng iy º ',ll r er'llztlla wtho have, with touh reason. h.ine hoping for at firet-eolnu raltrowl to T'e.xae for these many t years. A. THE NATCH IrFOErI CASE. ker, There was filed yesterdla in the United Rtates ker, OlrmitCourt bythe defendants In the Natlbl ael tophr" onesi, two pleas against the Indictments of the government. The defrndants. A. )ntloaullr. . Mrrson, a and O. Htrrntgg, .J. HlIrtlerg. . Jl.arrJ. d... Johnson' W. A. Iart, Hr., W. (orkfleld and J. D . Itachat' came Into clurt. and set forth that lh' y are In' D1a. dicted for a violation of the eleotlin laws durlong th the late election. P One plea is "tIht the nonrt ought not to take bl toggetlasen of tih felony ehargiel in scad indict moet, meliau4e protesting that they are not eore guilty of the same: nevertheless they say that the court hbi no julriadltion to try said cause 'are They allege that the ants of Congress and the statutE,. under whlh thlis prors.utlon Is con re u dte are uncoinsltllutioni, and that emh sand rry eversy a tt ebarged in said instrument as a crime ure are sujet to t ws the iaw of the Stateof Loiulsiana, lte- and are not vilnattons of any rlghts secured by thle onstltution of the Unitedl Stales. and that om Congress has no constitutional power to legis 1,. i'leon the same. The piea sets forth that the constitution of ch. the United Mate crfonfrrs ton ongress ooly lin- power t, rrenlate thu time and plhce and man nor of holdi ng olectione for Rnpresentalivs, ein o'p that Uongress has no power heyond regu la ing the time. t'laee end meoner of holdrig It elections, and that said statutee are not in i49 tended to retgulate the time, place and manner 'ol. of holding elnetlons and are beyond the grant d,. of power confetRed, and are null and void. the The dfrendants. therefore. ask to bedischarged, an In the second plea the defendants any that the ad count ought not, requlire them to plead to the Sfirst, second and turrd counts toin the indlet Io rn-nt. ere Further, that every count mnust bh p'rfent and ate complete within itself, and cnn derive no aid from anything contained in any other count. no They allege that every count in the indict ol. ment is required by law to conclude, "oontrary Iu- t the form of the statute of the Unltedl Hater ry, in such eases made and provided, ad against out the leans and dignity of the United tatse." Per A. DIbleeux ave bond In the sum of $tas for ns, his appearansce, has. Cavanac, I sLq., slgning as saretly. ,~ Rich, rare, racy and appetllng-Hthadines. m rs. PRIVATE IIARKIIT MENit. - Judge Houston refuses to eond the In Junctlon-They Take a Manedamus In Before the Supreme Ceourt. Rome days ego thecily flied suits in the Fourth tl- Distrlot Coutt enjoining several of the private ar markit proprietors from carrying on their pro fesslon. it being contrary to the provisions of r" act No. 100ooof las. and in contravention with cite ordinance No. 479s. Administration Series. r. The market men, through Messrs. A. & W. I Voorhles, their attorneys, moved to bond the r. injunction. Yesterday Judge Houston rendered a written opinion ordering end decreeing that the motion to bond the injunction be denied. The private market men have applied to the SupremreOourt for writs of mandameus directed to the Judag of the Fourth Diftrint Court. order Sing him t, show cause way ie should not grant asuspensilve appal asked by relators, to-wit: from the decree of injunction 'as well as from .: the decree refusing them the privilege to bond. T al They asked tbat, in the meantilmelabestraining s a order issue to said district court to suspend a the execution of said injunction : that upon a final heuring said writ of mandamus be made it td absolute. Judge Manning granted the writ of mandam us. returnable ou Mouday, the fifteenth instant. Itlators allege in substeon,, c that the city pess- b r ed ordinance No. 4798, A4mllnstration Series. under the provisions of act loo of 1s78; that In- * to stead of regulating said markets, the act pro hibits them within a radius of six equares from r the public markets and imposes a 1lease of b lo0 upon each private market beyond said Sradius: that tnltcity hit brought suit against petitioners In the Fourth District Court. to prevent relators from pursuln their avoca Ston; said court refusing to bond the injnne tion, relators ask for a suspensive appeal from to the order of decree of inuiunction and from the Srefusal to bond, as the judge refused to arant the appeal; that by the refusal to bond the in- a junctlon, the said decree is allowed to work Ir- b e reparable injury to relators, as during the it pendency of appeal on the motion to bond a the business ol relators will be paralyzed; that said ordinance and that portion of the act B No. too, providing that no market shall be as ntablished. etc.. lare unconstitutional: that the said proviso ls not covered by the title of the act; that the act and orllinance are in onfllct Dp with the Federal constitution, by the atrbitrary to Inte-rference with the vested and clvil rights of relators and by the discrimination made be tween persons carrying on the same avocation fo and the public markets, and within as well as e teyrond a radius oix six quaree of public mar j Wherefore relators pray as above. Sharlinas you must understand, sir. w Arc bold byall but the one-horse grocer. 1 THE EXCURt.IOTIlTS OFF. Yesterday morning at a o'clock the gallant i steamship City of Mexico left her whad..at the foot of Toulouse street, carrying with her the a Chicago excursionists, bout d for the land of al the Montezumas. The crowd of passengers and her gally decked masts made her departure at aulte a feature of the morning. There was some dificulty in getting the in steamer's head down stream owin to the ed dies and currunts, but after procurina the as sitrance of a tug she headed seawards. and. bt with a parting salute, rounded the point. a For the hungry and supperlees-Shadines. 21 *TATE-HOUSlE NOTS. 01 The report of the State Land Office was com pleted yesterday. Major Harrod has received news from the Me Bayou Teche survey. The fieldwork will be completed br next Monday. The Board of Health will trobably meet in t extra session next Thursday to consider the annual report to the Legislature. na Gen. Beauregard. Adjutant General of the At Louisiana Statre mlitit, will suggest many im- ro portant changes and several innovations in his report to the Leagislature, in regard to the pree- an ent militia system. Superintendent Lusher informed as yester- jur day that the increase in the attendance in the city public schools from 1877 to 1878 was aooo ph Dupile, and in he State at large, durleg the same erdod.e number of pupils swelled from 60000 At an election held In Morgan City the follow ina municipal oflicers were elected: Chas. H. we St. tair.cmrar,r, and Gustave Drews. A. ,orr. jU Rseuben Warhngtun. John Thomas and A. Er mann. councilm-n of Morgan City. Their com- tal missions were forwarded from the executive T office yeeterday. c Major Bulrke's bond. as State Treasurer, was d forwarded to the Governor Thursday forap proval ob the Snate He offers the toll ,wina , securities: John Phelps. John Chaffe. Henry dice Abraham. Victor Meyer, Thos. L. Airey. Stanley he 0. T AM Bictam.7. Henderson. L it Seceretary of State Ftrong consulted with Gov. we Nicholls yesterday as to the manner ot compll no ina the amendments. The Secretary of 8tate 'I stated that as the voteson the amendments were de c inflicting. and as it was not his duty legally to liu couanmtthe votes as ther stand now, he would ( prefer that the subjec~ be referred to a joint the committee of the House and Senate. In the evening Mr. Strong set to work unofficaully on nt the Lompilatlon which, when completed, willl he a.bmitted to the Legilsature for dennie a b an you a quarter o? et Bhadinest I- e (w aeb abtalwegaayyt.imeas... i of· " SINISTER SCHEMES. TO ELC t A CNsIINVATIYVl On Monday nlahtihere wva Another dark Ian I tern se.mon of the Radisal maanates-another love feast-at whilh Warmoth ombraned Pinoh Sbaick, and Dumont squeezed the ring luger of the t aforesaid Pinch until it smnrted with pain. In font, all of them were present, except probably .Mrs. Jenks, whose polities are not very well de- fned-a fact which may have kept her out on this occasion. The feasting was peverthelees lovely. Du mont, however, Iliked Pl'nch in the rnu for the un er.mney of rank in theltepubliten itntel Un. , trel C(ommlitte, and we are only sorry to sey Sthat we ..not to d-ygiveo the vout, b yease and unrs,. on the qluestion. WARMOT.. when this part of the proO.edings were over, g.shtng( with elr,'qu.+eee end intportanne, maded n ,lean treact tf his ltminitiJstrl, ion and that of SKellogg. Iin wbich, In other words. he declared Ithat they hadl robeld thoe peotnle alld very much regretted their errors. Everything coumld nevertheless be arrTanged if the ta rty wold I ,only have faith in bhis contrition and giv him t another chance to run the tateg overnment t lie did not propose to iIneeA blienelf for Oover nor, hut would suggest that the tetpublanu I party choose a sTnONo r'1sgRVATlvaI for that nfman, with which to carry the day and (lufirentlallyt the stlot a wotld remain with the Republhllin trty (Ipnders) The sperceh had a good effect with the ma.t'r ity of the caucus, ntnd it was agreed by written resolutlln tnod adoptedud-somothing. to the ef feot that Ithe adoption of a resolititn providing for a lnstlttuti.onai convention by the Iaths- I ltture shouldearry with ita general change of e the aKTill5 eTATi novanmgAWNT, t with the ultimate ilea Itn vinw of at'lettlng theb aforesald HTWIONU CONHERVATIVE candl darn whIch Ia to teelre.rnt the lost power of the dying Radloal party in Loulsiana. g . Uisuu aMui umLI arly III IPUII5UIa. of THE MILITARY CONVENTION. .o Congress Will Ie Asked to Vetoe Il,UO,. 0*0 a Year to support State Militias. Ilg ?rig. Gen. (.oo, W. Wingate. general Iansen. inr tor of the New York rifle practice and secretar. ,Nt of the temporary exeullive committee of tbhe Id. military commission of the National Guards et has invited Gen. Beauregard to be present al Sthe opening session of the commission. et- The meeting of the adjutants of militla in all cr the States is to take place in New York on the aid seventeenth of January. for the purpose of adopting resolutions to induce ConarPss to et- make an annual appropriation of $1.000,000 to try be distributed pro rata among the States of the Ust lirlon for the support of the militia. The present appropriation of s.roneo, yearly for voted to the iates by Congress (Icuorldig to na their representation) is not sufficient for the tne of all the State militias. Louislana receives of the appropriation the value of $5s-, in arms and acwoutrements, whereas, should the sug gestlon of the commission be aoeptinv, our Hatte would beI the recipient of nearly 120,000 to su pport its militia. a. The r omvenetion of officers will also adopt measures to thoroughly organiz, the militia In each HState, which body bowever, is to be Inde pendent of the National governmentr. th Oen. Wingate has invited (kin. Beauregard e with such of the military offlcers of this ttatd as would wish to attend. Oen. Beauregrrd re '- ferrnd the invitation to Gen. Bbehan, to find out of who of ths officers were willing to go. Thus th far, none have been able to state whether they would he able to attend the convention. Gen. Beaure .ard says he will leave for New York N. next unnday, if possible. The invitation of Gem. Wingate is couched in the most polite and courteous language. He expresses himself as ready to eaendto th at (Jenrel and his staff all friendly offies ant SIcillities in his power on their arrival in New TIME ONNEBT CAREI ClRVASlS. The State Board of Engineers met in the Oor d. ernor's office yesterday at 12 o'clock to oon sider bids for the stoppage of the Bonnet Carre a crevasse. This was the second opening of bids, Is which, however, resulted as the first. The following parlies bid: Thoe. O. Malley, Spilling. e,60 oer p1l-; $7 s for mattressea per t. cord, and $9o per 1000 feet board measure for 0r braes. s. Fourcher & Downey: Piling 7. mattresses $' 4e 7, braces $33. J. h. Maudeville's bid not ileing in compliance a with advertisement was reject'd. The other bids being too higb were not accepted. t, SENATE CAUCUS. I* The Democratic Senators held a caucus yes m terday, after the adjournment of the Senate, for the purpose of discussing the constitutional convention bill. No choice as between the two bills presented in full in our Senate proced e Ings was reached. The caucus will meet aga4n d at 10 o'clock this morning. ;I------------ RICHLAND PARIEM WANTS A MILITIA. SsCapt. C. H. Brashear. of Girard. Blohland a parish, wrote to Mayor Patton some days ago v to ask of him if (Gen. Beauregard would objoct to the forming of a regiment in Girard. The f1 ollowing gentlemen, all old soldiers. are san gested as the proper officers: Colonel. . H. SBrasbear; lieu cnant dolonael. . H. . llltng; major. W. L. James; captain end adjutant. Jules P. Ol01ny. The communication was re ferredl by Mayor Patton to Gen. Beanregard. who will speak to Oov. Nicholls about the mat ter. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. t The following transfers have been recorded in the Conveyance Office: Widow Juan Ugangdo to J. M. Creasy, 2 lots and buildfngs, bounded by St. Anthony, Mor I ales. Annette, and Urquhart streets, $1. 0. F. C. Antoine to John Carroll. 1 lot and build ings bounded by Poydras. Perdido. Bertrand and Bollvar streets. 5100o. Susan Craig toMicusel Nestor.1 lot and build ings bounded by et Thomas. Rousseau, Second and Thltrd streets. $1000. Win. T. Richards to James Kelley. 1 lot and buildings, bounded by Locust. Thalia. Freret and Erato streets. $Slso. Widow J. T. Camuse t als. to Philip Throunk 2 l.ts, bounded by Magazine. Camp, Jena and Cdlzstreers, e600. Same to Philip Draube. 1 lot in same square. $300. A MARD CROWD. Meamnlg Five Little Girls Arrested for PlekliN Pockets. Yesterday there appeared before Judge Mil tenberger five little girls and one little boy. named respectively Mary Slater. Julia Parker. Amanda Masby. Liza Duhack. Delphine La roux and John Roberson. The eldest of these bchildren is fourteen years and the youngeast ten. They are a trained band of youthful robbers, and unblushingly told the Toe charge against them was that of being I pickpockets. One of the little girls told the judge that she I belonged to the gang and worked at the dicta tain of the captain or the gang. That she gave all the orders, and that they were generallyobeyed. She pointed out to the judgethe captain of the gang. The judge then discharged all the others and sent the cap tain to the Parish Prison for thirty days. The mother of the girl who is known as 'he captain. call.d on the judge to intercede for the discharge of her child. he said: "Oh. dear Judge. jst let the little thing go; dued.Judge; that's my chlld wan I have raised her never to takr anytbhig. Isunppose'he poor little thing had a bad oold, and she just prigged awipe trom a ladywho was assingtowin her poor little nose I am sure.Judge. s not walked off so fast," The mother's pathetic story did not have the desired effect on the Judge's feelings and her little duckling went to prison. One of the children, while conversing with _"OWell. Jouse. we just stand on Usasi street I' un.ile we-es o nlie lady, with a handkerehiei stIcking ont o hervocle. or caught in a elsap by her sMe. We then Wals up to her, and the jinureashte into a crowd we "a I i.' Why Ihave pined in m_.-s • mini aau's wday," ' Trs, 800*88 * every thiug 0e3 an .-lbhast did you do with them ? iv, we them to the Metals ad abe sellstbcm. P r.-W'e too never afrad of being esushtt Well IArles not: we are pretty sharp, ad d this is the frst raid ever 3m1at on us: hut now that they have got as we will havetoquit work." - **-----~ 3IMlALI I IQ FLAMSg A C.,anrt Woman Idnrned to Death. At ten minutes tast S o'clock last evening a t oolored woman named Adeline Smith, residing t at No. 23s ltrmpart street, was burned to death. I It appears that she was standina near the fire lare when her dress lanicPd. ihe ran to the t bed for the rnrto of g.tting a blanket to c smoter the I.mes, but unfortunately set the heod on lfire. Hi then ren it't the hall and srernt.rel for he p, btnt hehre.asstanoe r. ached her shrb InlhaIld the fl mes and dlled instantly. When the neishborr arrtv. d they found her f lylnrg In the hallway a orpsa.r They then rushed II Into the room that, was on fire and extngaulbbed a the flames. vr, ad' AhMU(MJ NTO. t of red Varletles lbeatrs. J"h , nnnhk's almirera tncrenseintagbty. and id before hor weak's otgagement shall have elosed titn we hope to see er ,wd(d houses at the Va let le 't to greet this fine actresc, whose deserts are ,a greater than we can express them. To-n iht shy, will nievear in her great part of '"May Httuirt" in the trei pl Day of that name., whicth wlI he an event in our tdrrmaticn eason. 1d ( ootI seate mlast not, he exponted hy those who lth apply too late t the box ome tof-dsy. On Pat nrday the olt Jnnnumrnhek matinee, when e "Cheeney Wold" will ee presented. s. I$. CHtARLEas TM ATAZ. k "The Lottery of Life." with (lo. Bonifansm in hls- his good ehnrw,,er Zation of Terry the H sell, of and suei.orted by Gramve, Chapman. Iva Weest an t o'hr., off. re wanol this Ov -ning a eosa tlnai pr-era-rmme, the dark a'le rf which is he enlivened by the Interludes of Luke School I r. ft and (tctiue Cn'e. r A arnd matinee will be given at the St. Ch ris to-morrow, an usual. Schooleraft and Co( will agai. n appear in naw Acen. new songa new skntchen, till of which are Interesting, and mnuy of the most comical order. AC(ADEMT OF MtY1s1 . Lotte takes her bent-ft t his evening In IA COltga. Her Ilat performance will take place 0 on Hunday. In Zip. try ------ _ .-- - _ he US-TREIAUINr Y RECEIPTS. SThe followina were the receipts at the snb at treasury yesterday: Internal revenue . ....... ....1. 0174 si Unjstoma, gold ... ................ 110 to ,be Clstoms, 'trrr y ............. ... 9.44 Cuqtomns, livar ...................70 (4 Mo isocellaneous .. .. ....... ........... 9,,8e4 a to to Total ... .. . . ... .... ............. he - . UREVITrEl. 'iy At the cami annual meeting of the Viol't to Dramatic C ub the following offleers were elected: as Judge Blahtor being unwellt ystrday. Judge Tltiot opened the Blxth District Court. and lad r jurned until to-day at II o'clock. W The Loisilana Grays paraded on the eighth, and interviewed a groatnlne table of dellca:ies >t in the evening at it. D. MuCloekoy's, on St. n Charles street. e- A Burbank, prtmident and stagr manager: P. Morse, vice presidlent: Thos. J. Keane, se' Sr.tarys; Mrs. '. P. Hfrwig, treasurer: A. U. a4 Herwi.a general manager. * A verr bal man hats lef the seventh ward and now holds forth in the eighth. Cheap John of y BaRy t. Louh. better known as John T,,es, Is u the man. Look out for that fire Insurance rk man, On the eighth of Janu'ry Battery B. Louls. in lans Yield Artillery, Cat. Jan. D. .d'wards. Ia turnes out with guns for the parade. The S"boys" were determined to show that they weets not made of salt and that rain was but an ad iw junct of the turnour. They tramped the streets lie gallant soldiers, and wound up with a glo rious sapper at Marshal's restaurant on Uion street. Gabs Pratt, be who is ye genial host of ye r- saloon corner of St. Ann and Chartres streets. has several bottles on his coonter and on the shelves. These bottles demand to be inspected e y the Moffett Ingtster man-who bas to ring atw tie forevery had drink given. G.he. sas he willi have a fine lunch to-day, but nobody be lieves it. Goand jun'ge for yourself, r Did you ever eat a Shadln nsalad? Cloaks a greatly reduced prices. H. L. Byrne & Go.. 113 Canal street. ~e --- -- * ~- - -, ir CITY ECol7ea. J. Grima can bhe found in the Eighth Station. He Is held on a charge of lareeny. Ed. GGrrell was l~dged in the Fifth Station. I charged with stestin. uoal. A. Keshier. charged with assault with a dan 1I (arous weapon, was run into Manning's ice ous. John Blank was rmn into the Central Station, n chsrged with assault and battery on on 8. Honigman. James Nrton. aliasl Skinner. was inarcerated In the Sixth 8. aton cbharged with beinga a dan gerous and susplcious character. t d Frank Nelson and Chas. Lindenbarry. for the i nor ln ofa lot of fishing tacale, were lodged in I the oSuburban itatron. Insae emith had one of hia legs broken while ndln a ge on the Thompson Dean. 10o miles saoove Vlcksbnrg. At a o'clock on Weldneasdry the Thompson Dean ran into the Delle tiBShreveport and broke one of her fenders. I E. Cousin was looked up in the Central Station charged by Josephine Lewis with assault and I battery. and also by the omfler with disturbing I the public peace. Pepulatin of st. Louis, a d Taltimore Gazette,] t The St. Louis newspaes have finally got Sthrough with their directory of persons who were willing to have It known that they tl would receive calls on New Year day. These lists covered whole pam i of the paper, and were published every day for a week, witht additions and emendatlons. The lists, how- d Sever, are very valuable as a basis of calcula Lion. Allowing one old man, six children, two servants and a coachman for every lady o t advertising to receive," we figure up the population of St. Louis to the nice round total t of 500,000. c The boss fish of the vasty deep-Shadlnes. o toBlact man's. ollge. No.d Carondees to street, for a buaness education. Coaka at greatly reduced prices. [. L. Byrne & Co.. l3 Canal street. b A l..e. At half-past 9 o'lock last night, a defective ti flue in the house No. 157 Julia street, set fire to the djoining house a mt the corner of Camp and ia sreetsd . ancd daaRed te building to the amount or iso The f tmes were ehtinguehed g by Capt. Kailaski and Welsh of the aalvage 1 'Thompon a-"nd ocpiaed bybra Winter Holden ti and Nerier. Whether the propmrty WsU i anred or not, could not be aseertained. There is no better remedy than Beed's Gilt hI Edge Tonic for dysepela and indipestion. 01 Beautiful books almost given away at No. 147 Canal street to close out stoek. Private sale during the day and auction sale at night, G Let all the children and grown folks stop and t see the beautiful books at No. 1t1 Canal street. They are almost given away. well appolnted cu.isie, and well furnished Reed's Gilt Edge Tonic stimulates the diges ttve as and adds tone and strength to the BMat DAz.--Or lady readeas will as doubt be lad to know that the well known dry oods horise of M. L Brrn & Co.. No. Ima Oa Wat Satsodeset their chl rand se y .... 4a€ .mmms e. N ma MUNICIPAL. be m o C nN tz off Y"u Wa1i t? was aain In as ton yesterday--sll the se.O. lid ber of the acty administration beolagNse Sexeoptling ADMINISTUATOIQ NllAN, who Is ill, he having been attacked with paus. monls on Saturday evenlinr Ist. The Illness of Mlnj r Iebsan is doubly regre. a table, because of bli personal welfare, first, mad ig then because it ks*pe him away from his osee. h. where his presenoe In mwuh needed at preseat e- The Impending lovestigation of the steam. le boat landlng mat'er may have, therefore, to be tV delated, on aooaunt 0f the AdmlOltrator's Ilf od p OMPUoMtnrs frworIE. y We learn that the cnmmrnttee of the whoe er flt If IrTrted a , monu onie with the Nllew Ut Sien n FI Fmen's (JChrlatble Associatfon and the 0d tpastaNtions ,f the Fiftlh itid rHventh Dipald : SI th, nalter of tho reduo'li of thetr stivul tev in,. thklr : ni trett ' 'orr fth extiel-~ Ing of fires. The New Orl"ans asesoaqalua pro: ,o.ii ii to a,''et $120.(00 a year mouthly Inv ttallnt"s. Intnl of the Ot s rlc' of $14 ,.O al, nI, h o,. grtrf.f np n. I 2 other eann" a prporttonate rednetson has als, Id been agreed upon. ts T J FFEiri7no (IITY lAN C0OMPAWY e h*s sIfI, fit thu re.qlest of the retty admitrl ' tir , acodurld dtoa &adt 'tirn .tf tw 'tyt, pMwe npon Phe pri"r .,t their r',nttaor !Imuosa*it . the ity tby the la isqatnre,i privyded the amount be paid to them 19 cash. Ina pInR ALgAI:,;It aOan. t- Thelatest rror in .onnttlg arafire'r n Tu..Pdny night, coutlrrrs the wlddom of the conncil in its. re' ,tl ,a toad pt the autom tepee taI tyrtem Int'mat of the preset. whi:bta t serlou- ly Iampred by the nsee * rTnrk" staffttl , PoX P. i.Te rigister psgp slip., whermeu. po ,m frm from a, N.. 7J was rereeved on labh , .oves that tbhe turning i of an al.s Isom a crank" box In unrtllia· e ln the Itr-me. as we wtill onrtnor to aillsrapt signal (established previous to he eomlag I t. the present oierne..re) I artr,, ta, LO. 72, s. at the Oenrer of (Canal and Leveeastreats, die ted as follows: - -- - - - --- or In wards, t dashes, a space and anothet dash. I' was this station thet the alarm sle, owl"t probably to t'ie imperfection of rmank h ,Z or the too IrreantIr furanf of crank, the regltsering slip showed el very lm]ilar to the sainal currrspordlng box N . 2. situated at the coreer of Market leve.. treete, represented as follows - . - or ad-seh. two 4tts. a space sad a dab. _llI second and third dashes In the signal f box 72 being contracte I into appar t when the alarm was 'onveyed tthe o 8teJton at the City Hall. Ie o proves that there was no is of 4 want ,f knowledge on the p-rt of a on dutty that night, bit simply that ser are unreliable, and that two sa s, Is 7 same cir'mit, rendering suah a mi bin under the lruamstanooee. shudae avoided by the lunac urators f t al - tem, although l, must he admitted that t have required unnnual forestewht Do you wanttodie? Why, of course not, the fever and ague. or some similar dasord y gathers in many a mas. and It may take 9em you don't fortify yourself agaiast it. ToU do this In no beter way than by usings Gilt Edge Toole. It is agreeable, wh and Invigorating, and in colle, asettery all disorders of that kind It proves a mild reetive and an agreeable stimulat,. It is guaranteed. (.oaks st greatly redueed prices. M. L. k Co.. 163 Canal trees. PRO CILAITIfO - BY THE - SKING OF THE CAUVYA d EDICT XXX. To al whom thee prea s shea *Ireetiu@: Our lovin .su bjets of New Orlmeas, th City of the loa h. are assured that wit deepest anxiety we wat:-hed the rathles of the terrible epidemic which visited durlun the past summer. and that oar sympathles were with them in their a and trials. Believina that our Dreseneewil t/ed to the gloom eaused by their late sifetios,. a within their gates thousands o visitors, much to set once more in meoton the trade. thus bringing to theme ase dt . happiness, we do ordain that MARDI GRAS! The Twenty-fifth ofFebrrp, y, known as the Grand Fete I.v of REX, KING OF THE CARXzVAL,asib served in such state and pomp as .~b a season of j'y to our kleveg suldjeet who shall visit our loyal Capital at and to that end we do order aad deeree: )L That all lines o.-rasýo..aa throughout our Royal Domain cause to be promulgated a sedseed fares for the benefit of loyal subjects who desire to visit the Boyal Capital e that IL That n or.er to testify their lats properly honor Our Most August Pea..o, occassion of our triumphal entry into the tal, all loyal subjects resident thereltarea commanded to forthwith form thmslv organized bodies, reporting promptly to DEPABTMEDT OF WAR for station and service. III. That in consilderation of redly ad plietit obedience to this, oar o -al each and every loyal saiset is hereb from all service or allegiance to sap power than that of ourselves, and all buildings and places of busiaeas n Royal Capital are hereby ordered to be IV. We congratulate our .o sl throughout the State upon the abuadewn which have rewarded the labors of the beadman, and the many stuns at good fortune which brighten the their future, and trust that these better days, now so happily exrsting.Pm·a tinue and grow stronger with years, the prosperity. wealth and power of whom we love so well, enablina thenm brate with more eclat an4 more heartily our annual visit to their beautllul 'ty. Given under our hand and sal, at GARIA PALACE. In our CITY JEAN ..9 this, the tenth day of Desember. ta sad Thousand and Beveath of tur rai Br the King him:sel: Attest: BATHUBST. Carnival Palace, Lodl New Orleans. Deeeaber u, ra AIdressa al oflia "BATNUBST." Poato Me Dl N. e a"n, En ILTCHEAORS3' A"tý5RO lilang to rent my bses WOld like to have thase rom or board. ft i a swla boot ed* a Tads