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sag he sadtoldas to run ath r bonds, PRIOIPAL. uutlnOlpal of the consolidatsd S l l .................. : ..12,000,00 __.J~ ftfve cents on the dollar s ... . 9,000,000 Amount of prinolpal saved by ding ............ .........S 8,000,000 IN#TTERUT. TWO per cent on $12,000,0ooo0,ooo for five tel t ......... .......... .....· $ 1,200,000 ;C per pent on $12,000,000 for 15 rs is........... . 5,400,000 Wour per cent on $12,000.000 for 14 -yas 1s ... ' 6,720,000 Total lnterest on face of old bonds for 84 years is .......... $18,20,000 lour per eat interest on $9,000,004 -o. year Is ....................12,240.000 Balan0e of interest saved to Ihate by refundlno .......... $ 1,080,000 Add prinoipall aved as above....... 3,000,x Total saved to the Stete by re funding .. .. . ... $ 4,08,000 B dfttadlti savesv t he Mtate the spletdid sum o f'tr milliuns of dollars. Three mills will IndtOe this refuuitURg, beoause that rate will e fufilolent beyon,' a doubt, while a lower rate will not be sufliolent. O page 9900 of the Auditor's RIeport for 1870 he. smeut rolls show a gross valin, tIon . .... ................. . 15,9,0('00, lbree mills on which will yield, l per wnt for exenses 477,00 ad detlayed ooliotlous........... 1119.250 Jisaves net taxes collected in 1880................. ....... 3 817,750 Opinonus differ as to whether the assnss UIat to be made this year under the pending a-t Will he more or Iess than the asseisnent iade in 1879. ltl ounoieding that it will be frsisr, and that poesitly a few thothsand iollars surplus tsax, may be oollectod, these trses are nol lost. They will remain In the traieuyeither t'o pay future interest, or, as Drovided in the first ulause of section 2 of the present aot, ?O hUT UP ThU tOiDS) fro the lowest bidders. It has been argued against this plan that bonds drawing a very low rate of interest t not to be retired by a sinking fund. h8 not true, unless the bonds are at or par. With Louisiana bonds selling at ty cent on the dollar in the open market usale the interest Is low, the State can save M cents in the dollar 3f the prinocipal by ylMID Up the bonds before their maturity. If "th bonda drew 10 per cent Interest, they b Old be above par, and it would be bad ilnan SItIg to buy them up before maturity. It - ._ ve ry small interest allowed on Loulsi a m- beebonds which prevents their being worth Sthan fifty oents on the dollar; and It is .s vey fact they are selling at such a low ' sLetret prle, which would enable the State to V -.sIO0 on every $1000 bond purchased by the S~ mturer, But this need not be considered se sriously, because It is very improbable Sithere will ever be any surplus of the In taxes to buy up the bonds. The clause ifi.lnted to provide for only a remote con , flloy, and thus utilize any balance of in rt --- tales which might be unpro dtuotle In the treasury by purchasing at i heavy discount bonds drawlng interest. TAIm TO 01 PAID ONLY IN OASH. SThe financial accounts of the State must be Skpt by the Auditor and Treasurer. A State or tIi~alclpal government administers its Itanos for the support of its officers and tthe nrment of its debts. If solvent it 11171 al full. If insolvent it pays pro _t1, Or should do so. If there will be money ~~ igh in the treasury to pay all claimants is W no necessity for making any warrant ec ilvable for taxes. If there will not be it would be inequitable to permit a. Utwarrant holder to receive payment from taxpayers, who would in turn be the warrant by the tax collector; or, hat Is the same, be credited with it on their sMuch a system deranges the whole of State finances. The argument as now managed the brokers buy tip warrants at a heavy discount and a collect them in full, eq tuall good against the plan talsfitn warrants for taxes, because then would buy them and make their profits them In that way. Individuals should debts in full, and cannot refuse to tthe debts in compensation of what ie tmselves. But a State government, lb limited taxing powers, can collect only the extent of those powers and pay only to utent of its collections. The only proper S t make such settlements is the State rer who would be responsible on his smould he ever make any partial or un s ettlement. The plan of receiving war* 7 fo taxes Is based upon the theory that tat is arod will continue to be insolvent, r bommittee think the taxes oollected this act, and under the license law yet _ adopted, will pay everybody in full lt abt delay or discount as soon as It gets mirly into operation. -b Au COLLaoErOlt O sIlERIFF LISTSI ALL PROPERTY. A .peedy assessment is required, particu Smrily in 1880. Three months would be re tead to assess the larger parishes, if done 1 n assessor, but the sheriff can place ten a'-.Ins In the feld for one mounth for the "a expense required to keep one there for 4 eara. He has already several deputies, can oombine, taktong the lists with their duties. The sheriff collects the taxes a percentage on his collections tL zrefore Interested in seeing that all is lbsted. He ought not to be al to fix a final valuation on the property, he only required to affix his valuation Se fOr the police jurors, In the same a Ithe owner of the property fixes his . The sheriff and his deputies are eastantlr y riding all over the parish, and are aetain_. ted with the people and their prop wty. An assessor must be paid for assess sPa. Under this act the sheriff and tax col Igoto are required to do all the assessing and tha collecting for the constitutional per g Mte of 5 per cent on actual collections. t objected to as excessive. If the Ui in the city of New Orleans is as s in 1880 at $90.000,000, 6 mills thereon will be 540,000 5 per cent on which is $27,000. TwIsty-seven thousand dollars to do all the work of assessing and onllecting the State -ias in the city of Now Orleans is not excee .Under the present law, adopted by the government, there are two tax col and five assessors; the latter receive f138500 for assessing alone. This act dis enes with the five assessors and requires ee two tax collectors to do all the work for ,ot more than $27,000, to be divided between e. In order to avoid all fear of these omf. els receiving enormous salaries, they are re to pay to the State all their net profits c = gof $10 000 per annum. Their com ias for collections of licenses are not ied for in this act, but the license act mallow them as emall a percentage as the eneral Assembly considers suficient. Irv NtTT-*FPV OGNTS FOR NOTI(OS TO DELIN QUENTS Is provided for in the aforesaid tax law now in forae it is little enough. 'rho sheriff is al nwed no milt-ge for serving them. If he malls the notice the postage and registered fee amount to thirteen cents. The cost Sthse sotiose are to be paid, not by the State, but by delinquent taxpayers, who can avoid them by not becomntur delluquent. Tax col ieotoia have always said that the fee for giVlg notice(which, under the present law is sequlred to be given to all taxpayers, whether Gllnquent or not.) does not more than pay the expeneee; bt-ides, the constitution re quires these not ces to b. given: "Article 210. There shall be no forfeiture of roprty for taxes, State, levee district, pa t.-btal or municipal, but at the expiration of ts lyear in which they are due, the tax cot tor shall, without suit, and after giving to the delinquent in the manner to be for by law, (which shall not be by except in case of unknown own for sale the property, and sell quantity of property which any bid Sfor the amount of the taxes, in a.t rob.ilted by said article of cocatlt the cilvil sheriffof Or. eno tttoeolleet taxes as sherti, ainotbeqred to take upon him ***. tan Ito en oo - leeg the st, ofi a"aM, WIN*thout etra eon' pemUlm a beoause the u y: "ASt.iO1 118. ThesherI,* thuh 7sr of Orleans shall be h t oa ioo olleOtor of State and parish taxes. The umlpensatlon of sheriffs as tax collectors shall not exceed 5 per cent on the amount collected and paid over." POWEi To sEtZI AND sEBLr property In vested In the collectors, as such, and it le essential that they be allowed such costs as will enable them to make the neces sary seizured and sales, or the law will be In operative. ALL THE (lOSTi are to be paid by the delluquents and not by the state. NEWSrPA'PR PUBLICATIONS of notices and advertisements of tax sales are rvqulred by artclle 210 of the counstitution, ard the committee Is entirely Indifferent whether that publication be male In the olm clal Journal, in a paper to be selected by the tax collctor, or lu a paper to be selected in any other manner. THE FINAL VALtUATTIN of property Is nmade by the pollee jurors or city oiunclinon or aldermen. The assess mentr fr city, town and parish texas is re quired by artlehe 203 of the constitution to Ibe tlat made by the $Stte. The pollee jurors and the city ouncllmoun represent both the people, who are the taxpayers ald the local govern ment, which raises and t xpendrl the revenue. They are rolm the body of the people, and are acquainted with the relative value of property In the different ward,; of the parish or oity. They are themselves tsxp'iyers, and as ageneral thin( are respoixsHleiutl slne and representative men. There must be some board ot final valnation, and your committHee knows none better than the board provided by thl4 act, which It thinks can do nothlug but Impartial lustic to the fltate and to the tax rayers. ' his system costs the Itate nothing ftr the work of linhl valuation, as these ofl core are paid their salaries or per dle'n by the city or parish. Your committee has spatred no pains to do their whole duty in the umatter of this bill, and now eubmit the result of their labors to the ilouse, and recommend the passage of the substitute. .Respectfully submitted, W. W. FARMER, Chalrman. Sullivan & B'lger. tr U)amp street, have a new assortment of chandeliers and brackets for sale at reasonable prites. Call and examlne NEW BILLS IN THE SENATE. Senate bill to repeal act No. 27 of the regular session of 1875. The act sought to be repealed requires that procee verbals of coroner's In quests be recarded by clerks of courts. Senate bill to amend present section 201o of the RBvised Statutes provides that the sectl 'n shall read as follows: "As many jaitices of the peace shall b, el. eted In and for each ward in the several parishes as the people ( f etch of the wards resPectively are now entitled by I.W to elect members of the polle jury: provided, that this not shall not affect the term of any justioe of the peace elected o' Re pinted prior to the passage of this not; and provlided further, that thls act shall not apuly to warts in which are situated Incorporate towns that are by speclal laws entitled to more than one justice of the peace. Senate bill to settle differences by arbitration. This bil provides,.that each party shall select one arbltrator, the arbitrators to seleor an um pire. They shall be authorized to administer oaths to witneeses. B fore submitting the matter for arbitration the parties will enter into bond to eaoh other in an amount equal to one.fourth of the sum In controversy conditioned that they will abide by the award ; otherwise the bond, to remain into full force. Arbitrators shall fix time and place of meetitg, giving three days' notice. Parties may appear in person or by counsel, make known their claims and prove them as before justices of the peace by producing written or verbal evidence. The arbitrators shall not be bound by the striot and technical rules of evi dence. Arbitrators may examine into the matter and repder their award, even If either party should fall to appear. SBhould a party be dlssatlefled he may a.peal to Ithe district court wl hlin ten days. but before the appeal can be takenr the penalty for non compliance with the award must be paid, and if the award should be confirmed. the pendlty which has been ppid shall not diminlsh the amount of the award, but if the award should be reversed, In whole or In part, the court pro nunolnr on the appeal shall order the repay ment of the penalty. Awards are to be made in writing, and after they are rendered the at bitrators are requlred to transfer all the papers to the clerk of the district court to be flled and the c tee entered on docket. After ten days have elapsed and no spoeal been taken the clerk shall issue execu tion for the amount of the award, which shall be collected by the sheriff. .0 HOUS1 NOTES. r The City Courts Bill at Mr. Richardson, of Orleans, has introduced a bill Into the House to organize three city et courts in the city of New Orleans. to be known I and designated as the "First." "Second." and "Third" OCity Courts of New Orleans. The jurisdiction of the First and Second Courts are .L to be concurrent, and extend over the entire parish of Orleans lying on the left bank of the u. river, while the Third Court will have jarlsdle e- diction over that portion of the parish lying on a the right bank of the river. The constables of n said courts are to have authority to execute pe rocess throughout the entire parish, but no r person shall be sued in any court other than ., the one having jurisdiction over the place of Ir his residence. By virtue of the first election . held under the ezistins constitution of the estate the said courts shall be presided over by Sthe following Jndes elected: S The First ity Court of New Orleans by the * Hon. I. K. Sainner, the Second City Court of . New Orleans by the Hon. William Voorhies. I and the Third OCty Court of New Orleans by the te Hon. William H. Holmes and their eucoo ssors Is in office shall be elected and qualified in the e numeical order as above. The courts are to ., hold their sessions daily, legal holidays only excepted In sultable rooms provldeel by the city. The salary of the judges is fixed at $2400. The form of Drocelure before these courts will be governed by the general lawsnow d in force relative to justices of the peace. The archives, books and papDrs of the first, second. sixth, seventh and eighth justices of the peace a are to be transferred to the First City Court; those of the third and fourth to the Second OCit Court. and those tf Ihe fifth justice to the Third SCity Court. The bill further provides that the aot shall take effect trom and after the first Mon day of August. ieo0. a ONVEYANoES AND MORTaOAOC . House bill No. 34, introduced be Mr. Richard. son, of Orleans. provides for the payment of the sslaries of the register of conveyances and recorder of mortgages f or the parish of Or I- leans upon their resuective monthly warrants s on the Auditor of Public Accounts. to be paid r by the State Tressurer out of thejudiolal ex n pense fund of the parish of Orleans. In like manner the ralarles of their deputies and em oloyes are to be paid upon warrants of the resiter of conve)aunces antd recorder of mort gages out of the ame fund. DEPUTY AND MINUTE OLEBK,. At bill Introduced in the House by Mr. Rich e ards.n. of 0)rlene., provides for the monthly payment of deputy and minute clerks short hand reporters and other employee of the civil and criminal district courts and court of ap peals of the parish of Orleans, out of theju dicial expense fund of the parish: provided, that no warrant for the salary of a short-hand reporter shall issue or be approved unless his . report shall have been transcribed and filed Swth the clerk ten days prior thereto. From the quaker City. I E. J. Campbell, of Pniladelphia, under date of October 4, 1879, certified to the wonderful ellicacy of Warner's Safo Pills and Safe Tonic in removing a liver disease accompanied by chronic constipation and yellow skin. Staub sends us the New York Herald. Sun and Times and the Philadelphia Times of the thir teenth and fourteenth instants, and also Har per's Bazar. Staub's news depot, and remem ber not to forget it. is at Goldthwaite's. corner of Canal street and Exchange Alley. Reed's Gilt Edge Tonic cures dyspepila. Pure stick and fancy candies, bon-bone, prize candy, crystalized fruit and all other kinds of candies, at very low prices, at Miller & Diel mann'e,ao, as and s4 Soath Peters street. Sullivan & Buale. w OeamP street have a new aaortment of ebhadellers sad bratke f~rnw brw ~C~s~r· SIEIS ATURE OF LOISIAIA. t TEB MEN&TIL Monsrr, February 1. e1880. The Senate assembled at noon, under the presidency of Lieut. Gov. MoEnery: twenty five Senators present, a quorum. The reading of the journal was dispensed with. Senator Vance asked for and obtained per mission to withdraw Senate bill No. as from the hands of the Committee on Corporations and to suhbstitute another bill therefor. Senator Bufflugtn obtalnod permisilon to withdraw Setute bill N, st of the last sesrton. Three dtys leave of absenod were granted to Senator Steele. MYblsBAGas FROM TfHI GOVERNOR t were recelveld, inelising report of the directors 1 the Louisiana State University and Meohau leil ant Agricultural College: alsor a memorial from that Ile itutlon asking for relief, wblhh the G 1vernor reconUmends should be cooeid ered lnimntmiatelyr also a copy of a motion in the n see of the State of kew ulamphire vs. the tSate of Loulslanw. This doolment was re ferred to the Committee on the Judlelary. COMMtT11a0 RPORT4. RSenator Watkinu from the Committee on the Julieary, repourted a hill (by Senator Cunning han.) rtquirlui police j urties to provide for the eu t.ret of paupers. TI bill providtes that it shall be the duty of all parish juries to provide for the care oj in irm,stck andl disabled paupers, except those living in tunllvcip al Qrporaitone. Pollce jul ins are authorireoi to buy farms and mtake con tracts: to make the sam- se-lf-sustaining wholly or in part: to establish farms or manufactures. Juries are not to atproptrlate any monyes -x copt for the sink and infirm, and no greater tax 'hart is provid.ld for by the constitution is to be levied for the purpose. NIGW BI3LS. Senator Walton introduo-td a bill (No. 75) an thortlrlg the settlement of dffterenies by ar bitration. Senator Newton (No, 76). a bill for the prnteo tion of labor olltrlaes. Alo. a bill (No. 77) to amend and Ie-enact section 2045 of the Revised 8ta utes. Senator Cunningham, by request, Senate bill No. 78, to repeal act No. 27 of the regular see sion of 1877. Senator Augustin. from the Committee on Militia. made a re.rt of the balance remain lug In th.' hands of (Got. Nicho Is, and rlconm. mending the renstOir of the same toO Gd. Wills. A resolution to that effect accoumpanied the re port. The Clerk of the House appeared and an nounced that the House had concurred in Sen ate bill No. 47, and also that the House had passed bills N.e. 80, .orn, it and 128, and asked concurrence therein. Senator Bufilugton. n'ordlng to notice, moved to reconsider the vote by which was re j-oted a ri solution relative to the removal of the Senate Chamber. Carried by 20 yeas to 7 The resolution was then adopted by 92 yeas to 7 nays. The contested case of Montan vs. Davidsen came noup regularly, and was fixed for Wednes day, alter the reading of the 1j urnal. 5KCON D READINOR, Senate bill No. 70. relatlv.. to crimes and of fenses. Referred to the Judiciary Committee. Senate bill N. 71, rela'ive to cruelty to ani mals BRferred to the Committee on Health and Quarantine. Senate bill No. 72, relative tL back taxes. Re. ferred to the Committee on Finance. Senate bill No. 43, to amend article 245 of the Code of Practice. relative to attachment bonds. reported favorably upon, with an amendment. (The amendment inanes the bond equal to the amount of the debt.) The bill was considered engrossed and read a third time. Senate hill No. (14, relative to the challenge of jurors. Ordered printed. Senate bill No. -, roelative to sherlffs who are ex ooffico tax collectors. Ordered printed. Senate bill No. 7:, relative to the transfer of caunes to the courts created by the constitution of 1979. Pass.d over. Senate bill No. 46, the printing bill, reported by substitute. The substitute was adopted In lieu of the original bill and ordered to lie over. Senate bill No. 2, substitute for Senate bill e No, 8 relative to the trial of off-nses, where the penalty is not necessarily death or Imprison montin ihe penitentiary. The bill was finally passed by a vote o' 26 to 4. Senate bill No. 7, anuthrlaing the Governor and the Attorney (ener-il to employ counsel in the case of the State of New Hampshire vs. the State of Lullsana. Senator Vance said lie would vote "no" on the passage of the bill, because there was no limi tation to the amount to be expended; that he did not believe that the United States Supreme Court could compel the LegUslature to appro rilate moneys to tay the claim of the State of i Now IHampshlre. He for one wouli certanluly vote ageinet any levy of tax for such purposes Senator Watisins replied teat It became in- I numbent upon the House to make the nceos sary appropriationsto nay legal fees; that the suit of the State of New IIampship e was not to compel theStateof Louisiana to levy taxes to pay its claims. but the suit was directed against the general fund. In oase of the success of the f complaluntnt the Auditor and Treasurer of the State would be mote ministerial officers, liable t to be mandamuied. The bill was passed, finally, by a vote of 27 1 to 4. Senator KIdd reported Senate bill No. 36 oor re'tly enrolled.i Senate bill No. 10. relative to the delivery of cotton In the nltlt-tlimu, re'urned from the House with amendments. The amendments were ordered printed. Senator Nunez was granted two weeks' leave of absence on ocounut of illness. Senate bill No. is. relative to the sessions of the Supreme Court, amended by the House. The amendments of the House were con- I curred in unanimously. nOUsE BILt.L ON FIRST REAIN(O. House bills Nos. 80, I. 114 and 123: were iaken up on motion of senator ltoberteon and read a I first time. House bill No, 758, Ocreatig a bureau of agri culture and House bill No. 87, relative to the removal of causee to the city courts, came up regularly and were read a first time. HOUBsI ILLS ON FI.AL PAsRBsA. n House bill No. 26. relative to the first terms of C the district courts. Passed finally br a unanl mois vote. The Senate went Into executive session, and t when the doors were reopened the President appointed Senatore Marston. Aby and Rogers tl on the committee to nqloouire into the necessityr t of the removal of the Senate Ohamber. v The Senate then adjourned until Tuesday at c noon. ? IIOUE OF lP .II INTAT.IIV.l' . MONDAY. February is. 1880. The House was called to order at 12 o'clock m.. Bpeaker Ogden in the chair and seventy eight members present. Prayer was offered by Rev. Father Hubert. lReresentative Pritchard presented a peti tlon from J. P. Rouseou, of Oatahoula parish. asking for payment for services rendered while enro lK the militia. Referred to the Commit teeon poropriations. A message Was received from the Governor announoing the approval of the jmint resolu tion requesting the Louisiana Ltepresentatives in Congiess to secure an appropriation for the opening of the mouth of Red river. The Gov ernor also transmitted a transcript of the suit of New Hampshire vs. the state of Louisiana. BEPORTS OF COMMITTEES. The Committee on Elections reported in the Natchirocbes contested election caese of Mor timer Perat vs. James H. osserove. the sitting member, recommending that Mr. Cogrove be ootfirmed in his seat, Perat not having shown any ground of contest. The rules were sue De ded. and the report unanimously adopted. The Committee on Judiciary reported back a number of bills. Leave of absence was granted Representative Kleinpeter for three days. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. By Mr. Gardner-An act to provide for the filling of vacancies. however occurring, in the O nt-rl Assembly. By Mr. Feazel-An act vesting in clerks of dis trlct courts. the parish .t Orlhans excepted. au tority to gr«tnt such orders and to do sach acts expressed in this ao,. in the absence of the judge trom the pariah or when recused, as deemed necessary for' the furtherance of its administration of justice. Br Mr. Jackson. of Natchitoches-An act to amend and re-enact an act etltrled "An act to reorganize and render more feficient the Board of Health of tie state of Louisiana; to define its powers. prescrib t its duties and those of quar antine and other officers under its control: to provide for its expenses and for the recording of birth, deaths and marriages in the parish or Orleans; and to provide penalties for the en f, rcement of this act and for violations of the same. and for the ordinances and orders mate in pursuance thereof, approved April 20. 1877." The spDeeal order of the day. "An act to pre scribe the amount and character of the bonds and qualification of thesurettes to be furnished by the clerks of the civil and criminal district courts for the parish of Orleans." was taken up and Dased it third reading-yees 1'. aars -Oma Htas 3 1I T mIID a SDING. oAJsOt 04 mSthogtguluthb.41yigu of tae $s to i stitate ot.o dr fn."or ther. ve7r o ertl fliwan o lands. after sorme sousnsion, visaed itfsi r ;eading-teas 57, peesentatlve Allain save nntioe that be would move a reconsideration of the vote juet taken to morrow immediately after the readi Ina of the journal. THeI 13veNua BILL, The eommnttee o Ways and Means reported back the revent; bill recently introduced bi lepresentative Farmer b substitute, whleb was ordered to be printed. (The Sub-titute is substantially the same as the original bill re eently published in the DtMOOnAT. the differ ence binow in matters of detail J HOUR5 BILLS ON SeOOND RUADIN(I. "An not d fining the duties of road overseers, at what age persons are liable for road do y. who anr exempt, the penalry for relusing to work," etc.. wee Indefilntely postponed, on mo tnion of the Introdlucer. Mr. Baskin. "An act making It a o linme to engage in horse reel' gon public roads and Ihorouthfares. and fixing a penalty for the same." was ordered to be engrosseed and pas-srd to its third readlrg. "An act to reaulate the tn mber of empl.oyes of the r(ecorder of mortgages f,r the parish of Orleans, and to fix their salary, was made the special order for to-mnorrow at t o'clock. "An act to provide for the payment of the salaries of the regslter of o'nvevaunes and recorder of mortgages of the parish of Orleans and their daput.les and employees," wa ordered to be engrossed and tapRsee to its third readlng. "An not to regulate the duties of the miun a clerks of the courts of nopet i and of the civil and criroinal courts of the parish of Orleans." was ordered to be engrossed and passed to its third reading. "An act to provide for the payment of the salarles of the deputy and minute clerks, shor t band reporters and other employes of the civil and criminal district courts end courts of ip. peale of the parish of Orl, aso," was ordered to hbe en.rns.'d and passed to Its third reading. Mr. lto'hardson'e amendment, "An not to organlet the city courts in the city of New ORlean. : to regulate the teriltorial Jiurleitn ton thereof and prooiedlngn therein. and to fix the sala' ein of the ijtigee," was or derod to be enurossed and paonsed to its third readinga. "An oact to regulate the qualllInatlons and ldu tie of the recorder of morrg get, for the oi tih of Orlean; authorizlng the apotlnintment of a deputy recorder of mortgages for the puarih of Ol learl and fixing the amount of his salary: to fix ih. bond of the recorder of mortgages for the parish of Orleans, and to reutlate the ex tent of his responslbillrty" was made the Poe cial order of the day for to morrow at 2 o'elook. The House then adjourned until to-morrow at noon. Beed's Gilt Edge Tonio nure~ fever and aurae CITY HALL NOTES. The House Committee on City Charter and the Olty Council have a conference this morn Ing. About $1 0o00 of this year's tax was paid in on Saturday last, and of the amount all but about $8o represented settlements in full. The small sum of $30 was paid on the ten mill basis. The Council to day will pass an ordinance prohibiting smokinga on v'ssels loading with noton at the city wharrves or on the wharf wheresuch vessel is moored. Tue ordinance will provide penalties for a violation of its pro visions. Complaint is made that nuisance carts are transported across the river on the Third Dis trict ferry, and that they make a dumping glace of a point a short distance below the Fifth Distrlnt (tiglrps). The attention of the Board of Health and of the sanitary inspector of the district has been called to the matter. It has been suggested to the Administrators that the difficulties and expenses attendant on the towage of the garbage boats can be done sway with by the purchase of a tugboat, which cannot only be used In towing the gat bage and nuisance boats, but can be utilized by the harbor police. Frank Fehr's family bottled beer and Belgel's extra dry champagne at very low prices, at Miller & Dielmann's. The bhest tonic in the world is Malakoff Bit ters. Prize medal received at the Paris Expo sition in 1871. THE COTTON ROLLERS. An Amicable Adjustment Arrived At. An understanding between a majority of the cotton press owners and the cotton rollers was yesterday arrived at. and the threatened strike was thereby averted. The demand of the rollers was as follows: Five cents per bale for storinga. ten cents for delivering, five cents for ranging and heading wet cotton, three cents for headlng on skids. two cents for turnlngover, flve cont for mrank Ing, stres and twenty five cents Ior tarpaullns. This or the alternative of a return to the old system of five cents for storing, tour cents for re-storing and three cents for ranging was what was asked. but dlfitTrnot agreements. all satis factory. were entered Into by the owners and rollers of the different pressBs. In connection with the matter it is necessary to state that the Cotton Rollers ' ullnevolent As sociation had nothlng to do with the movement. It In an organulztlon entIrely benevolent in its ohjects, and d ,ea not pretend to interfere In any manner between its members and cotton press owners. Bale of statuary at No. 28 Camp street to-day at 11 o'clock. THE "LOUISIANA.' This magnificent steamship of the Cromwell line seems to be beset with misfortune. Thr superstitions say that the name is fatal, and point to two or three ships bearing the same name which had met with disaster. In justlfloa tlion of their thoughts. On the first trip of this splendid ship she lost her screw, but this loss being readily met by a new one. she left on Sat urday for New York with a large cargo. but had not proceeded far outside the Jetties when one of her beams broke. She was towed into Port Eads. and on Sunday brought back to the city, where she now lies at the company's wharf. In reg .rd to the name. to which so much of the idea of fatality is attributed. It may be said that when the ship was built two other names were suggested, the one "America." and the other "Columbia." In the dilemmaas to which name should be adopted, the owners con luded to consu t the agent in this city. Mr. Alf. Moul ton, ard he suggested "Louisiana." The name was accordingly given the ship, and the super stitlous now shake their heads knowingly. Gas-heating and cooking stoves at Sullivan & Bulger's. 97 Camp street. Why suffer with indigestion when Malakoff Bitters affords certain relief. Get a bottle and try it. Beed's Gilt Edge Tonic prevents malaria. NOTICE TO MARINERS. The Lighthouse Board have given notice that on March 15 the east beacon at Sandy Hook will be moved on shore 875 feet from its present location. The light will be on a oast-iron tower, painted red, and will be forty-six feet above the sea level. An antomatil signal buoy has been moored off Galveston Bar, one mile distant from the bar-buoy. In fifty-three and one-ouarter fathoms of water. The buoy is painted black and white and gives blasts of a whistle at intervals. THE LOCAL DEATH RATE. The entire mortality in the city for the week ending Sunday last was 1o2. of which 38 were white mates and 34 white fema's; t10 colored males and 20 colored femal s; 9 died in uub to institutions and 13 were certiled to by the coroner. There were 67 natives of Louisiana. 7 of other States. 7 of Ireland, 6 of Germany ana e of France. RIFLE SHOOTING. Two teams of the Louisiana Rifle Club en gaged in a match Sunday. That of which Chas. Hussar was captain won by one point, scoring 351 to 0se jmade by Capt. Xavier Huerstell's team. *Get:your plumbing done at Sullivan & Bul ger's. 0 Camp street. Ten different kinds of three to five year old fine pure California wineo at low prices, at Millerk Dielmsan's, so to o BothPeuters eet. eorner Nat.b.s Alle,. ZeaROibal0 ¶.as uea uMethane~ 'TWOKUY Tl'At I IN. He Purohased a Ticket for the Show, But Was Shut Out. Yesterday James J. Twobey aopeared before Judge Sheehan and made afdavit against Andy McKay. the manager of the Bib Nickle slelaht-of-hand show. charginglo him with ob. taiing $2 from him under false pretenses. It appears that on Buuday night, at the St. Obarles Theatre, Nickle gave a performance of legerdemain, and, as previously advertised, agrned to give every person a prize who at tended his verformance. The cupone for the prizes read that neprfze pre-ented woult be worth less than one cent and the holderof the coupon had a chance of obtaining a prlze worth one hundred times that amount. The performanon. notwithstanding It was very poor. Dassed off pleasantly, all willing to overlook the many defo rts, bhing oarried away with the boll* f that their coupon was going to wiln a houlle and lot or a tso.h and pair. Their disgust can hbetter he Imagined thea di-eor bed when they began receiving as pros en a eheap made Dpenclls and pen-holders and chlldren's rulers. As the crowd came to the conclusion that they hall nit been uIealtr fatrly with, they s-t up a I wl, and would no doubt have trn the box e flle down had rnot Corporal Murphy and his nenu bavn on hendi and drove them off. Ysturltay a large i umber of those who were present, the night he fore called at, the theatre aud were ab lot to maie it disagreeable f ,r Mr. Htrong, when he called on the police for pro. teotlo'n. B.tng lulterfred with, they souhht re drame by calling at Judge .hehan's court, buti only one made bold enough to make an affi davit. Twohey's anrlivance consisted in the faot that he p urchased a ticket and was then unable to get Into the theatre. owing to the dense crowd. An old lady also came to the station and was about to make an affidavit, but, ohanUing her mnud, withdrew. She F tated that she purchased fourteen tickets with the hopes of winning something hand some. bn' her only reward was having her nrocket picked of $t140 while sitting in the the atre watohing Mr. Nlokle make somethfing dls appear. CITY FINAlNCEB. The Picaupte havng publilshed a statement connoerning clty finance which does not agree with the aooount- furnished from the City Hall, a representative of the DEMOORAT waited upon Administrator Olynn, who has kindly furnished the followinr Information: 'I he item "unpaid interest coupons, less balnooe to credit of In torest fund. $19e 416 56," Includes all sums of interest duoe rior to the funding p"rlod. The team "registered judgmnots. 3707.02 t16." em brnOes all Interest and coate accrued upon saitl judgments to Deoemher at, 1879. Mr Glynn had no authort y in law for onm puting interest upon outrtandina bonds at any higher rates than the Ilmlita'ou Imposed In the premium bond not, Peay per cent. In all statements made by Administrator Olvnn prior to his statement of December t1, 1579 a note was unhlshed shbowing the capital ized interest. In the last report, however, the Administrator omitted the note, because the f.cot was generally understood in financial cir clen, and so eatlly computed that he deo-.md it unnecessary. In lieu of that i ote the Adminis trator printed an el.aborate cottarative state not nt of city expenditures by funds, showing total assessments and taxation by years. A Ilttle Invostlaltion would have enabled our neighbor to have furnished the following oor rnet statement of Indhbtelness to December 31, 1879: In the December statement the lcaitalized in terest for four year arnd at half at a oer cent on bonded rdebt of s$1t,621.6t977 regarded as pro mlum bond, is nor o ,naltered. The interest, which does not appear In either the hbonded or fle.ting debt statements, amounts to $3.760.015 77. ciasslfl.i as follows: On $9.at5 78(0 remium bonds..... -...!2.110,900 o0 On $0.240 089 77 old bonds suboict to exchange .......................... 1 n0,30s6 27 $31.917,205 77 Less :t per cent intnerest pld on con ,soidated bonds ($4 73.10Mn) later than July 1. 1e7t. by orders of United Btates Court................ $131.10 oO $3.758.015 77 Interest on 1409 or prescribed Jackson Rail road bonds, and on $120.000 prescribed Opelou sas Itallroad bonds. aimounting for the above four yt rs to $1420:lo, not included in above statement. REOAPITUILATION. Wlonded and floating debt........... $17.14.7R0 00 UaAitallb,,d intereat.... .......... .710l6 01 77 Total ......... ............... .$209t .795 77 Instead of the amount as stated in the 'ica llots. say $21 441.829. No amount of specious arguments will change the fact that the ftoe of the bonded and flatrlng debt twas $24.741 76t 17 December 31. 1874. and that it is $17.149,780. as appeals from the report of December 31. 1879. LAST OF DR. RINGWOOD. He Falls from a Distanoe~of Twenty Five Feet and Is Instantly Killed. At 4 o'clock Monday morning, while under the Influonce of liquor. Dr. James Rlngwood. aged 42 years. fell from the third story window of the Burgess House. at the corner of St. Charles anti Poydras stroats, a distance of twenty-five feet. and was so f 'tally Injured that he died shortly after his arrival at the hospital. Coroner Markey viewed the body, and gave a certilfcate of death in nooordance with the facts. This is the second fall that Dr. lRingwood has had In the vast two years from a third story window. The first time he broke his arm and fractured his skull. ills last fall cost him his life. The deceased leaves a wife and one child to mourn his sad end. Their whereaboute at present are unknown. CARRYING CONCEALED WEA PONS. The Arrest of a Number of Young Men. At the Base Ball Park Sunday evening. T. W. Beall. Harry Cook. Chas. Swan. L. Ooursey and Barney Reiley were arrested and locked up In the Suburban Station. charged with carrying conceal' d weapons. As soon as the nollee arrested Rolley, who is a dputy nberliff. for carrying a concealed weapon, as a sort of "' lt for tat." Remy Clarke. the captain of the Parish Prison. had omorer Oasta arrested and locked up In the Suburban Station on a like charge. Yesterday Rglley was h rralgned before Judge Rheehan, who, acting upon Instructions Irom Judge Whitaker. sischarged him. Offioer Cas'a was also discharged. Judge Whitaker deciding that a polloe officer is com pelled to oa, ry a concealed weapon. RUN OVER AND KILLED. The Sad Fate of a Teamster. At 10::30 o'clock yesterday morning a man named George Pelffer. aged a5 years. fell from a cart, corner of Independence and Dauphine streets, and the wheels parsing over his body killed him instantly. His body was removwed to his late residence, where it was viewed by the coroner, who gave a certificate of accidental killing. LOUISIANA FIELD ARTILLERY. At a meeting of the field and line officers of the Loulsiana Field Artillery, held last night. Col. G. LeGardeur. Jr.. was elecaed colonel of the regiment vine Brig. (5an. John Glynn, pro moted. Col. LeGardeor has re-appointed Ad jutant J. A. Dural on his siaff. The election of lieutenant colonel of the regi ment was post pownd to a ftu ure meeting. BILLIARDS. Last night one of the most Interesting games of the tournament took place between Sexton and Schaefer at the Crescent IIll. The game was 600 points up, and it closed on thethirteen'h it ning with s e ton as the winner and Schaefer at 338. The I lghest soores madeby Sexton were 9, 154 272 ; average 46J ; Schaefer. 26. 72, 128; av eruge 28 1-6. This will be the last vening of the tourna ment. when Sexton. lchatfar and Daly will pla, a game of 6oo potnts. Bale of statuary at No. 28 Damp streit to-day at 11 o'olock. BREVITIES. -eterda the Governor eommlisoned Mr. _. Maea aid on his staf. with the rank of Y!wwzdurd, Malag the board of dlzwt ors ot th e t Xsob.lg op~ma t>ýb d1 the ot to 1he new bgesos . rd l losed to bnUd, but all tbh bde nhtyt AMRUSUMmNTB. Academy of Music. Conrad the Corsair is a produo'ion 11 ran be seen with appreciation more than 0A@v' The music becomes more attractive and asW as it becomes familiar, and, knowing What fl:0 com, o one c,n better enijy the incldents wb~l lead no to the very amusing situations WM which the extravaganz is. filled. The buriesuue 14 of Itself attractive, performed by the Mvanuellne Oombintot a becomes donbly no and more than ordIn. entertaining. The compe any i a strlonge and inctodes sBome eeellntv elocs. Pi[ 1lily notei.ahle is the sloging of MitDgb Wiley and Miss LouIse idarle. The or possesses a cldar full and well-edneated vo whioh she mwiunee wlth great skill, 222 though she at times lacks expresslon, consiterablib ff et at Mi.s Loulte iearile last night seasgthe da Ilgbtful song of L 't ii itirdl.' with reslmakg. ble correctness uen tone management of voice. If she og y could introdnUe so and sentiment in her sinl she Wb wlt.j .Ld feot in her way. th't has all the notesbl known how to give them. bho her intonatlol metallic and hbr phrasing arupnt. If 'sh would only seuly so as to smo oth off these t perities ,sho etalnty would make oneoof tt pr, tt Ist, sIngers of Ilighr, muslc on the stage. The Corsair will be repea ed to-night. OBA5ND OePIRAf& lotrF. Trovatore, whi h was vtrea-ned lest eventf at this theatre, totwithetandlog Its eecent> r tles from a musical point of viewand the Ms. vere critlciaen with wi lch it wa reeelved when first produned. and the shafts thtatrl even now daIly tbr ut nat it, Is ntv-rtbei &Ar,& makahble lyrcl production, full of. ettUsis Ite melodies and tuunlc of nruetstiolaU ble dr.,mnat'n t fft At, all events, I the opera which apu'pal' most to the sympatbie of the Amerloiti tublic with which it is me popular that its lre.eutat ttn Ia attendeda'most universally by a Iarge audlleneO . We rgrett .ny, however, thas. stnt, was not the case l event g. The , rtthestra and orchestra ciOr were tin y about to-ithirli filled, and thes ttrluch ally by stranger , very, vry few of O U own opera-aol, a weopleI h yin shown anyt de s.re to s A the Abbh t company ln Verdl's r ,lt: work. And we under-tand the cause withoe . effort. Our D.to0l,. whilst most Indulgent aL mat'ers prtalinh g to the stage, are not dll pos.-d to he enirely humbugged by unatli , ye' formano,"s. Mrs. Hegnirn can claim the credit of h.lla t saved the opera frotm ltter failure, fpr th protninent role of Azno.rna was sung aniet by her as we have never seen her act and sins so well. The remainder of the interpretation of "Tro val(re" wRs. artitstlOanly Oonsidered, a PatOdy on the msln., with f, w If any exceptions.. would seem that the Hbbott Company delIEM in takling liberties with the music of the Ut to rs that would not be tolerated (atd, b , <a way, be it sanil, with pleasure. is frequently no tol ratet) In enllttened m m'nalntis . Last night we f ,und Fsrrando opennlp carnival -f transformatilos by eliminatl tii first Deat of his aria in the fBrst act. We diG not rear-t it. however. This was followed by & transtoslitl.n of tha final trio of the e set be ween Abb,ott. MclDonalt and Castle, h indleorlbaben orbchestration and a leader 3h. Ina for an aoord. In the socond act Counat Luna sings the andante of his splendid aria t] a tone lower than It is written (from O to ButM Miss Abbott Indnularn In lowering the key afli tone In the Mliserere. but In her duo with Cot dil Luna the dtffurent is only one-half tone, i. astle., without accomplishing anyhing bI. i lowered the key a full tone in his grand aria the third eat. and no on. Thess faote ought to be suffiolnt to gite 5i stirmate of 'he artistic value of the parfolrat anue; but we v ere again treated by Leonorl with trills of a tone antd a half. By the way, f would ask Mist Abbott if traditions justify th in appearing in the first act no the attire Lucia. no recognnlzable by Its e tobh plaid 51 The weakness which thl- Idy showed is singing her cavatina In the Misere. seone, a the entire absence of enthusieasm, or even aDalusae, in f. vr r.f Mr. Castle, should vlnec· our tenor and plma donnaasolttt s Trovatore is an oter f ar beyond their at ý to Interrt; t:mnd we might say as mach o Mandonald, who, however, always showsll good taste and sense in not attempting tOO much. In favor of the company we can ear that the male chorurses last ever lug were well sung, t umnber of the singers having been inoreasOd to excellent effact. To-night the company will appear in 1]10.. tow's "Martha." Oas-beating and cooking stoves at Sullivana Bulger's. 97 Camr sreet. CITY ECHOES. E. Delesdcrnier.charged with assault and bat. tery and robbery. was looked no in the BSith, Station. Bob Williams, alias Cockeyed Bob. obarged with wounding Aleok Ward. was looked ul the COntral Mtatlion. He is also wanted in -s.. Pasoagoula for robbery. Alexander Br,.wn and Timothy Tobin, Itir dlsenarging tiroarms in the city limits, and P. Garricr, fr attomptl, a to re-cue a prisoner. were all lodged in the Fifth oration. William Morris and Chbarles Stewart. fort us turb'ng the peace, and Morris additionahli chargted with crrlyin a concealed Wea.ogO were looked up in the Third Station. Marshal Lou ti and Dominique Biar quintere arrested by OtloRers vonuelly and Kerno np. Iock'd no in the Central tarion charged W breatlng nd enteringl Nora A. Gill's house - stealing $75, while armed with a dangsroua weraon. DAILY LETTER LIST. Ladies' List. Fouke Oasey miss Porter B R mrs Locust Kitty miss Boule Jules miss Gentlemen's List. Bowaers H Letting R O Oook T L H dr Maidstone V L Cook D D dr Osborne J D anov Frank Phelps Louis Entire Wm Bitre FB R capt Frederick Ai Sanger Warren Fink F B Sullivan J O Greenway David Bvrioger E L Gordin E B SbawJ D Hen terech J p Traner B S Haven Jt t Thompson J B Jaoobs David Wood F A Jenkins Daniel WIsner C F Kerr H WI hers R B Kramer A C J Young Thos Kelley B Yates Robt Unmailable Letters. NOT PREPAID. Armste.d Robert Ballntyne B A Crozier W D flobhrni John Dalton Nam W Enuelks & Feiner Qarumel LO Irish dr Kuneman J mrs Leonard S L mrs Preston Robert B Shoem Carl 8less S Train & Cook MISDIRIleyTD. Borus Pardy Butler Coleman Curtis Willie mrs Osree S DufTi H E B (.are C miss Gordlon F M (liven Martha Johnston Sarah mrs Jotns n John Kaee HI Mlnville Neville. Nerl 0 mrs Provine Lr-tha Holllns Lorlne iinrleton John Williams Jas Williams ClaraB Sale of statuary at No. 28 Camp street to-daG at 11 o'clook. Run Over by a Spring Wagon. At 7:30 o', io ,k la.t evening a while be.named Gorge l 0oura wAe run over on ,1aat-i.= -treat, between Calliope and Poeyfarre by a ering wagn driven by one eEmlte Leolani andl seriously olnjired. He was removed t. his resildeuc, wuere he reeive.! m-dloa attention. Get your plumbing done at Sullivan & BUt. aer's. 97 Camp 'treet. Sale of statuary at No. 28 Camp street to-day at 11 o'clock. Tolrt RoCK AND RYE -On all hands we bheir of this w mnderful compound. Its rapidly grow. int Dpoularity Is undoubtly attributable itK measureto the fact that since its introdnatio here. many of our bast people who wore at al, affucted with c. ughe, colds. "onsumtilon o b, onihliti, tried it,. and in every Intttanoe wr4 so mush relieved that it at rrtard them plel to recommend it to their frends. To and Ryeh fills a want long felt. Rand its wod ul curative powers will make it a godse many Yamiiy circles. It is put up in a toll bottle tor family ues, and is sold in Nw leans by grocers, drngsis's and wineme chants. Te w1ti known liquor merohautlF DH redntoinrnsi ToinBooka t s. a-us u ,n a +sc . .. "hatnise ad cookip MOM egi.b