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tearly and quarterl y.
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nob subsequent consecutive ineertion.
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vertlsements, 10 4ents a line, net eaIh. solid mean
sure. None taken at losI than 20 cents.
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ld longer, as follows:
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ril Notioes, in Editorial type, 00o onts t
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Orlenns Ilennoerrat.
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Daly.
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NOTES.
--Garibaldi is said to be very Ill, and be
yond hope of recovery.
-Another colony of Bostonians has left for
Florida to look for homes.
--ome of the Virginia girls bay Alexis
makes himself "really quite too far more than
awfully agreeable."
-Switzerland protects domestic art by levy
iag a duty on all Imported piotures or 9l cents
a hundred weight.
-The increase in the production of beet
sugar in Europe is said to be oausing great
loss to the oane.sugar planters in Cuba.
-At Springfield, Mo., last week, Fred.
Douglass was invited to go to the hotel kitchen
and prepare his own breakfast. He deolined
--The Charleston News and Courier is in
formed that Plnchbaok, of New Orleans, is a
Mative of Charleston, and that his real name
is not Plnebbaok nor even Pinokbeok.
--According to the London Army and Navy
Gasette resruiting has been so brisk, owing to
general depression in all trades, that no fewer
than 30,000 young men enlisted last year.
-Bome $50,000 has been subscribed at
Boston toward buying the Moody and Sankey
Tabernaole after the meetings, and turning it
into a model German beer garden, with Carl
Vossler as manager.
--The large importations of American beef
have at length sent down the price of English
beef as much as 'd. in the pound in some
places. And yet in New York butchers
charge as much as in London.
-A petty juror reoe ently got exoused by
Mr. Sergeant Cux, of the Middlesex Sessions,
beouane he was an undertaker with a large o
small-pox trade, and he felt sore that he was I
carrying the infection about with him. The
judge was more reluotant than the other g
jurors, but finally lot him go. t
-The Japanese Minister's wife, Madame .1
Yashida, is said to be quite well known in
her native country as a writer. She has read.
ily adapted hersetf to the customs of Wash. I
eigton, but acquires the English lanunage '
sowly. Her infant daughter Is named Slami,
whlch, in the Japanese language, signifies
"Literature,"
--Homc opathy appears to be msking- fr
headway in France. From atatislios just pub C
lished by the Academy of Science we learn
that there are seventy homrnopathio doctors in
regular practice in Paris and over 300 in the Ii
provinces. Since 1869 three hommn pablthic
hospitals have been founded-two in l'ris a
4ad one at Lyons. E
-Toe phylloxera han made its appearance b
in Madeira and already ravaged a good many
vines, a fact which, added to the roecent loss a
by cidlum, will go far to ruin the vine-grow. s4
ors. The production now is twelve thousand 8
or fifteen thousand pipes annually; it used a'
to be double this quantity. In the Canaries
and Teneriffe, however, there are no traces of
oidium left, and as yet the dreadful phylloxera
has not made its appearance.
--California will have no difficulty in ex.
porting every pound of her surplus produo.
Mtona thislyear at the cheapest sort of rates
for freight. There are now in port at San si
Franeisco 34 disengaged ships with a tonnage
of 41,000, and a fleet having a tonnage of to
150,000 is loading for that port, or already on 8i
the way, one-third of this being at New
York and one-eighth at Liverpool. The Cal.
ifornians arc puzzled to kunw what to give be
them for return freight. at
-At the same time that remarkable ship.
ments of muskets ald munitions of war are
beieg made from this country to Turkey, the
news comes frem Birmingham, in England,
whose principal industry is the manufacture
of ifles, that never before at a time of im
pending war was business eo dull. In the
United States the facilities for producing
arms have been much improved and devel.
oped, and the arms are made so cleverly and
aheap, that a serious blow has been given to
this branch of England's commerce.
-The Rev, Joseph Cook, qho has come
Into sadden fame as a preachr in Boston,
thus touched on New York politics in a ser
mon. "Eighteen or twenty thousand voters
in every municipal election in New York can
read or write; and they are a make-weight
ent, in the hands of a few astute and
mset; pulous men, to determine the result of
say ordinary political contest in the city.
Drop out her 20,000 ignorant ballots, and New
York elty, politietnla say,oould, with no great
Siulty, De. me ild to the control of her in.
dastrious sad inteigent clases." Mr.
£O 's adrvise is that noboy be allowed to
-3 8M"NAW3.
The Senate met at the usual hour, 12
m,, Lieut. Gov. Wiitz presiding, and a
quorum present.
Prayer by Rev. B. M. Palmer.
A message from the House announced
" that that body was ready to ballot for
United States Senator.
Mr. Goode for the Judiciary Commit
n tee, reported on House bill No. 97, to
: amend section 3695 of the Revised
I. Statutes, favorably; unfaverably on
F- House bill No. 47 relative to official
I bonds; and by substitute on the reso
lution to change the rules of the Senate.
t. Report received and laid over under the
a rules.
At 12:15 p. m. the Senate joined the
SHouse to ballot for United States Sena
tor, and at 12:30 returned to their own
chamber.
Mr. Kelly, for Committee on Metro
polltan Police. reported in favor of
House bill No. 71, relati ve to city affairs
a affecting the subject of the transfer of
the police to the city. The committee
reported an amendment to the bill.
The report was received and the bill lies
over under the rules.
Mr. Ducros gave notice of an act to
repeal sections 2747, 2718 and 2749 of the
Revised Statutes. Lies over.
RPE(II AL OIRDERT.
HJouse bill No. 45, being a substitute
for hlouse bill No. 19. relat ive to re-offtr
Ing of property for sale the same day it
is offereed by the sheriff and at sueeer:
sion sales, wns taken up as the speciul
order of the day.
Hlaving been reported on un favorably,
Mr. RIobertson moved the bill be polt
pIned ltdieinlitelyv.
Mr. Eistl.ies nm e tihe point of order
that the report, of ti e roin otlitteo havingi
been adlopted the Iill was Ito longer be
fore the Sentate. The point of order wo
sustalned,
Mr. HRbert.son nailed up the 11i
versity bill, No. U1. to unito the Stato
UJniversity of Iapides and the Agrieul
Inral Collegg of St. ilerun.rd in to one
Srat e institutloil, to be located at Baton
irouge, ndl had the sname recomentittll
to the Judiciary Corlititteo, that co(n
rnttlon having reported in error as to the
facse.
Henate bill No. 14t, to repeal section
1972 of Ray's Revised Statutes, having
been reported on unfavorably, Mr. Ellis
offered a substitute to repeal all fines Im
posed on .udges, justices of the peace
and recorders for permitting attorneys
to practice their profession without
license, and to amend section 1972 and
others of the statutes relative to physi
clans, midwives, etc.
Mr. Demas wished the matter re
ferred to the committee.
The report and bill were recommitted.
Mr. Ogden in the chair.
Mr. Breaux, according to notice, In
troduced an not making the parish
treasurer in the parish of PointeCoupee
ex-oflfcio secretary of the Police Jury,
and providing for his appointment and
salary.
The bill was road twice and referred.
Mr. Breaux gave notice of an act to
enable purchasers of property at tax
sales to procure titles thereto by moni
tion.
House. bill No. 20, to authorize plain
tiffs to bond property after ten days,
where defendants have failed to bond
the same, camne up for third reading.
Mr. Demas moved to postpone till
Friday, and Mr. Eustis that it be made
spectal order for one o'clock.
On motion to postpone three weeks
Mr. Demrns made the point that this
would be out of order, as the Legisla
ture would not then be in session.
'" Mr, Robertson moved postponement
me for three weeks. Lost.
era Mr. Donmas moved the bill be post
poned as special order to Friday next at
one o'clock. Carried.
by A communtlation from the Governor
as, announced approval of the resolution
go asking aid of the general governmentl
'Os for the levies.
e At. 1ý p. In. the Senate, at the instance
of Mr. Robertson, went into executive
ir session, and so remained for about
twenty minutes, after which they ad
ne journed till 12 m. Friday.
in The Hlnu1e.
d- The House assembled at the usual
h. hour. Speaker Bush in the chair and a
Squorum present.
Prayer by the Rev. I)r. Percival.
SPETITIONH.
By Mr. Cressy, of Orleans-From the
Mount Carmel Orphan Asylum, asking
g- for ald and relief. jteferred to the
ib Committee on Charitable Institutions.
'n JOINT RtEROLWTION.
in By Mr. Bell, of Orleans-A joint rese
s lution provldingloor a joint committee
l consisting of the Finance Committee of
the Senate and the Committee on Ways
is and Means of the House, to consider
House bill No. 54, the General Revenue
e bill, in order to avoid trouble and
delay.
The Senate was announced and the
Is General Assembly having met in joint
r- session proceeded to ballot for a United
d States Senator, with the following re
sult:
Senate. lHoulls. Totanl.
Jonas ................. 1 2r 27
S(itsn ................ 1
Wickliffe .............. r, n 15
F gan ................... ii I
tobertson ......... It)
Ogden ............. I 1
Total ................. 21 5 " ;
No choice, and the Senate withdrew.
The House resumed its separate ses
a slon.
a After some debate the House refused
to take up the resolution on a suspen
sion of the rules.
TEX AS PA('IFIC RAILROAD.
By Mr. Voorhies--A, concurrent reso
lution favoring the pass:ge of the bill
before Oongress, asking for the con
struction of the Texas Pacific Railway,
etc. The resolution was passed finally.
Whereas, the New Orleans Pa
cific Railway Company incorpora
ted under the general laws of this
State, and now actively engaged
in the work of building the much
needed railroad connecting Shreveport
with the city of New Orleans without
State aid or subsidies of any kind, and
t solely by means of private and paro
chial subscriptions obtained in New I
Orleans and on the line of said road,
thereby making said company the best
and safest instrumentality for scouring
the speedy construction of a branch
railroad to connect New Orleans with
the Texas Panifle Railway. Therefore, r
SECTION 1. Be it resolved by the Senate f
and louse of Representatives of the s
State of Louisiana in General Assembly
convened, That should the said New Or
leans Pacific Railway Company be made a
the subsidized branch of the ~exas Pa- e
cific Railway Company, then we urge t
our Senators and Representatives in a
Congress to favor the passage of the a
bill now before Congress granting aid to tl
the Texas Paciflo Railway Company. F
Szo. 2. Be it further resolved, etc., i
That the Governor of this State be and
is hereby requested to transmit without
delay .ertied oaopies of this joint reso- a
VM. lle rLritiggfvin dl u
HoueO bill '9, to restore he publio
I2 records of t"ta parith of Livingston
a destroyed by re. The bill was passed
finally.
By consent, Mr. Leeds, of Orleans,
d reported majority report of the joint
ir committee, consisting of the Senate
Commlittre on Metropolitan Police and
t- House Committee on City Affairs, pro
vo viding House bill Nb. 71, relative to the
d police of New Orleans and repealing
n the Metropolitan laws.
41 The bill is as already reported,and pro
i. vides, besides, that the city shall
3. assume the management of the fire
e alarm telegraph; that the cost of main
taining the police and telegraph shall
e not exceed $300 000 per annum.
Mr. Fitzpatrick called uIp House bill
n No. 41. relative to the compensation of
the clerk and deputy clerks of the Supe
- rior Criminal Court of Orleans.
f The first section as adopted provi.les
for a salary of $50100 for the clerk of the
,f Superior Criminal Court; two deputy
e clerks at $1500 each and one at $1200.
SHetion two provides for the manneor of
s payment of these salaries, in monthly
installments, by the city of Now Orleans,
which said salaries shall be In full pay
a muent for all fees, costs and 'xpinstes, so
far as the city of New Orleans is con
corned.
Mr. Tremoulet, of Orleans, after ask
ing for inform ttiun and obtaining n1(,on
as to the rleas)n why the clerk of this
( court wias allowed $5001) a year, while
- th chlfpt clerk In tht, Audli,,r'i3 office
w was allowetd only $3.(00, irioved to sfib-ti
tute the taltfer for the fiorrer f.iuri-.
i' r. Jones, of Orleans, exp ltli toied thrat
theo ,ll ihai been fully looked into, andu
that if omipenuhsatio n was fair.
M Ar. 1litziatllick aidlhd thatf. tin roper
en'llptriat'fitn should t in jadli hlt wi. ll
the Irlll y of the (lc 'lrk or lthe ('oirt
ol t(he aain uilolit I o t l eau=:4N hie f ll .a'.il
o.l to dlraw ilfortoatiorn ofutoerwiue. I Ict
was sltisliei with lthe iti roi tition
given, and withdrew his tnreuini,,nt.
'the i' ill passed floally.
1IMiAM INTRtituOJ1'.,
By Mr. Lyons, by ci.rtu,!, ta Jill re
lating to the fees of the ('lerks of Coin te,
SherlffIT. lRecorders, Notories, Consta
bhs ,Justices of the Peace, Coroners,
The bill makes the following changes
in the existing laws:
For copying all instruments of wri
ting, each one hundred words, ten cents.
For affixing certificate and seal of
court to all records or documents, other
than those specilled, fifty cents.
For recording judgment of the court
for each hundred words, ten cents.
The costs of the clerk of the Supreme
Court shall in no criminal case exceed
ten dollars.
The clerk fee bill is made to apply to
all courts, Instead of all "district
courts."
Citation, seal and certificate, for all, 1
fifty cents. Copyof above, for all, forty
cents. Flerl facias and seal, fifty cents ;
order of seizure and sale the same. (
Subpena dlces tecurn, fifty cents; I
copy of same, ten cents. Final judg- r
ments, fifty cents. Interlocutory judg- t
ment, fifteen cents. Affixing seal of I
court to all other records, etc., not
mentioned, twenty-five cents. Satis
faction of judgment twenty-flvo cents.
Issuing commlssIons, fifty cents,
Iticording answers and judgments, In
each case, five cents per hundred words. C
A great portion of the fee bill is thus t
re duced about fifty per cent.
Referred to the Judeiary Committee.
By Mr. Wildeo-A bill for the relief of
Jno. J. Taylor and Phiubo Ann D)un
canson, heirs of the late John J. 3
Taylor.
By Mir. Randolph, of (irant-A bill to
prohibit the sale. exchange or Iarter of
unginned cotton seed during the night A
time, between sunset and sunrise; and i
providing for prosecutions, etc. The t
context of the bill is expressed in its t
title. t
SPECIAL OiRDERt OF THE DAY.
House bill No. 5-The general revenue
bill was taken up.
Mr. ]Dell withldrew his concurrent
resolution re'uiring the reference of
the bill to a joint committeo of the two
houses.
Mlr. Kernochan, on the proposition
to consider the bill section by section,
took occasion to refer to the economy
which the bill brought into assessment,
and kindred matters; and the Hlouse
resolved Itself into committee of the
whole.
Mr. Lyons In the chair.
After working for two hours on the
bill, the committee arose, to meet again
to-morrow.
The Committee having arisen :
Speaker Bush in the Chair.
By Mr. Hill, of Orleans, by consent
A bill requesting the Committee on I
Public Education to ascertain why the c
teachers of the public schools of New I
Orleans have not been paid their sala- 1
ries. Lies ever.
By Mr. Berry-House bill, relating to I
the inspection of weights and measures.
Mr. Berry explained that the object of I
the bill was to prevent inspectors from
compelling people to pay for the in
spection of weights and measures,
whether they were correct or not. Re- t
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
House bill No. -, relating to bonds of c
State officers. The bill was taken up
and passed finally.
Senate bill No. 38, making warrants
of State officials receivable for taxes. 1
Passed Tinally.
The House adjourned.
Tihe "Porte" Triumphant. O
[London Standard.]
The representatives of the great pow- t
ers who went to Constantinople to dic
tate she has compelled to become suit
ers, and she is rapidly rehabilitating
herself in European opridion. She has c
got rid of the prolligate Sultan who was a
ruining her and the corrupt politicians a
with whom he surrounded himself, and e
in raising Midhat 2aPha to power she
has given earnest ef her desire to re
form the old, bad system that alienated
the sympathies of Europe. In the t
meantime she is pushing on her prepa- r
rations for defense, and every day which
passes is making her more formidable
as an antagonist.
Amerlean Enterprize. ti
[Manchester (uardian.] Ot
A communicatiop from one of the B
°epresentatives in Canada of a leading al
irm of hardware merchants In Stafford- l
shire contains the following: "I have tr
ust returned from a trip through the so
ower provinces. I find that the whole gi
country is overrun by American travel- of
rs soliciting orders for their manufac- th
urers at almost any price to secure a ni
ale. I feel sure in my own mind that th
very large proportion of the hardware oc
rade is altogether lost to England. ci
rom all I can learn they are in a posi- br
ion to retain the hold they have got." so
rha
Wantl, for rent, for le advfrtisementu !users P
Iin this paper asUT OTRU » per line, o
PRLIO 4YPINION.
0 Pre.s MRearks Upon the Country's
Gleneral sltuation.
[&lbany Arguu, D)em.!
It is now perfectly clear that the
t character given to Wells by (en. Sheri.
a dan in 1867, was entirely correct.
[ (pringfleld Iepubi can, Ind. I
"Judas IToariot" is around again in
the Republican organs. Sometimes he
Yspells his other name Littlefteld, some
times Plockett and again Maddox.
[Pliteburg Chronitle.]
a No other 8tate could compete with
Louisiana in the matter or mixed and
Scontradictory testimony, or to puit It
plainer, in the business of lying. For
I unadulterated lying, unblushing fraud
f and wholesale scheming, commend us
- to the Pelican State.
[DTffalo Exvrese, liep.l
The only hopeful feature about the
)evidene ngtiaginst the Loulisiana Return
ing Board is that it is likely to bIe fol
lowe, up till the bottom facts abiout it
are known. That will be a groat satils
faction, at least.
[ ittlon Po,t, DnTm.
MHinme this Louislana Ret urning Board
Ihas been i n Washington t .h country
hi- had an oplportiunity to view it in its.
real chatractit, stril,,ped of all its pIor
disgtuisO and put to plad i against, the
Iinswervin, cIlaiirts or Itruth. .Nver
wais ii o(ltuhlsCe so c'upllleto.
rr['bhiladelphia 'iTirne, In'1.
l'rei ioInt (Irantt is qtilt.o right iln ithe
I,('olh.r titlnt thtt, 1 h1( ret'rlll t .oti o(f
stIet'ino pl,ryIrl ntt.s will Soon bi b(tlth ,is
ible, and exl,<ditnt. All thtt, ne,,'l h(+
(dIn , by ti rn ol'i e, t dt i( t3 (1 ng1 0 (l,;(1 i
tr1, liit. h e r ql Cotiolu y th' t1nd Ilctiw ni t
1l1r l eau-!l- to w Le milt h , ltulal l le..e lts.
[It. I and Pioneer l'i(,ro , in<1.
t Wt .,itv tht at fit, .il ,inl htr irt n ' llo ( f
mth e !'it !'- iont wil.l with r v.li d
iole thait (irntConerty Inti t e ilt. s ill
h n f !the Hii ll en s ate,l Iat! hil, iti will
d.c thi.- very sp!e1'lily (lrl n lpr mlpltly
afitr having given it fulil h( rltring to thi'
I'itteinrg 'ost, Poe ). I
If t!he epuibthliani are satislle(d with
Wells, and think himr tihe gooi aindI
pure nman John MSherttani hitialed in tho
Sensate1 , we don't know that I)emnocrmats
needl object. The closer they stland by
hini the deeper and minre tdiurinug will
be the taint oni their record.
tAllanta Constlttuion, Dem.]
if both Florida and Louisiana are not
declared for Tilden, we shall no longer
believe in the justice of Supreme Court
tribunals, nor the Impartiality of Con
gressional commissions. The question
ihas reached ma point where It is impossi
ble for two honest men, whatever their
politics, to differ.
[Buffalo Courier, )Denm.]
We venture to pr(diit that tile an
nouncemenot of Tilden's success will be I
reeted with the livellest satisfaction
by a largo majority of the people, in
cluding many of those who opposed his
his election, simply because they love
fair play and feel that equity, if not the
technicailiti.s of law, demand that the
Presidency be awarded to him.
[[hicago Timas, Ind.
If the arbitrators decide that the vote
of Floritda shall not be counted, the
di'cision will mean that in the judgment
of the tribunal and of Congress none of I
the persons claithing to be electors for
that State were "appointed." Thatdtie
cisiorn will redtuce tho "whole number
or electors aippoinited"tl to 365, instetad of
309, andl the number necessary to chioose
ia P'resident will be 153. instead of 155.
[Council BlufT4 Nonpareil, IRp.)
The impression is quite general that
the R.epoblican party let go the rope to
spit on its hands when it atre(l to the
compromise jiggle of counting the elec
toral vo te. It, may come out all right in
the end, but there is no getting around
the fact that Tilden has gained an irn
minse advantage--thanks to the over
powering generosity and extensive mag
nanimit.y of the Senate lelpublicans.
[Boston Advertiser, Tmin.1
It Is easy to say that a clerk who
would do what Littlefleld acknowledges
to have clone would not hesitate to per
jure himself, but that is not an answer
to the apparent fact that the return was
altered without reason, and that the
change that appears to have been made
accounts exactly for the difference be
tween the return compiled and that
which was made up by the supervisors.
[Oinclnrati Commerciat, Rep. J
When we see two great parties, strug
gling with each other for the executive
branch of the Government, bowing in
stinctively to the ruling principles of
American institutions-liberty regula
ted by law, an(l creating a legal and
constitutional tribunal, fairly composed
from both parties and out of the high
est legislative and judicial talent in
the public service, to determine by
peaceful and legal arbitration a dis
pute otherwise irreconcilable as to the
succession to the highest elective
office in the republic, we see in it not
a surrender of principles; we see rather
an exhibition of the broadest patriotism
and tue highest dedication to the public
welfare of which human nature is
capable.
MIATRIAIONIAL CELEBRATIONS.
The Tin, Wood, Leather, Cloth, lIlver
and Gold Weddings.
[ the Bazar.)
Fashion has established the custom
of late years of celebrating certain an
niversaries of the marriage, these being
named as follows: The celebration at
the expiration of the first year is called
the cotton wedding; at two vears comes
the paper; at three, the leather; at the
close of five years comes the wooden;
at the seventh anniversary the friends
assemble at the woolen, and at ten
comes the tin; at twelve years the silk
and fino linen; at fifteen the crystal
wedding: at twenty the (friends gather
with their china, and at twenty-five the
married couple that have been true to
their vows for a quarter of a century are
rewarded with silver gifts. From this 1
time forward the tokens of esteem be- I
come rapidly more valuable. When the
thirtieth anniversary is reached they I
are presented with pearls; at the for- I
tioth come the rubies, and at the fiftieth t
occurs the glorious golden wedding. i
Beyond that time the aged coupls are i
allowed to enjoy their many gifts in t
peace. If however, by any possibility t
:hey reach the seventy-fifth anniver- I
nary, they are presented with the rarest e
sifts to be obtained at the celebration e
)f their diamond wedding. In issuing k
he invitations for celebrating these an- t
liversaries, it is custolhary to print v
hem on a material emblematical of the u
iccasion. Thus, tin, wood, leather, d
loth, tinfoil, silver and gold paper are v
irought into use. Those who accept
uch invitations and partake of the tJ
lospitalitles of host and hostess are ex- ti
ected to contribute to the collections a
i gifts that wll1 graeC the0ocaslon., si
Lottisuls.
'! They have Nicholls hops in Assump
tion.
Beggars and tramps are plentiful In
e hreveport.
Ascension parish has a balance of
$13432 77 In its treasury.
More cotton has been ginned in Iberia
in this year than ever before.
te There is a great demand for lovee
e- laborers In all the coast parishes.
Three convicts started from Donald
sonville for Baton Rouge last week.
h Mr. S. 1). Pearce has been elected
(I Parish Attorney by the Police Jury of
Lincoln.
) 8Small-pox has broken out on the
id Stirling plantation, near Franklin, par
Sisah of St. Mary.
The Ouachita river was reported to
have fallen a littl e last week, but was
e still In good boating order as far as
Camden,
It t wlli not be rmanny weeks ere Donald
sonvillo is providlerd with it first-class
wharf of truly metropolitan style and
proportions.
Twenty-five arnl thirty ducks at a
shot is t he average inl ()rOuachita .just
now. )Duk have never been so plenti
ful there as now.
, From the 1st of Solptemblr to the Ist
or f January Trenton shlpled t 10,131 bales
of cotton aitrd Mo roe 11,11 1. 'Thfey are
inmking a. close conltest of it.
Freig ht tralfitl oi lver the T'ex(s a. nndl
S'Pc'iltie I iitlroail is very hea'vy at pres
'"nl. O() We'dnrlnt ar y lIn., ixt ty-live
loirid 'rent'irt (ars vmrno ilnto Shirve
iD rt.
All tlh cnrintrv t.ownic; of tle. ~tatlr
11i 0,fo oIi lt.,n.e , New lJb ria. oCt .- -will
r.ohl mtte b 1Mal ir-n 'i rl li th .nlr ' fncy
dtr''il l inet ]mutl+ri'rir. il I -
, etrne rto New (Orl]anr.
The M1oel'cho I.wn ('lalriotr hits, rltnedl
t hie htabilirnentsi of the cti+',retd Irtst.r opr
h'ripthlictatn, itnl t i t n w mto ke its atlulia 'r
V'inr i'i as a twenty-,,ight ,column l, e',r,
with i brat' of (ditorr - esl rs. J. I.
Norwooud and A. . Whetstone.
'Jhe people of Litfayetto aer very
m. rich afraid that the presenit good
I weather there will ruin themn. It is so
splendid tlthat the friait trees have yieldiedl
to) the termptation andt are In bloom. liI
a short time a cold spell will come
along and spoil all.
The late tax collector of Ascension
has effected a final settlement with the
parish treasurer. The total of collec
tions from date of previous settlement
to and including the 6th ult. was $1946,
of which $1228 was tax of the year 1876.
The amount of that tax uncollected is
but $1714.
lll.lmadlppi.
Natchez promises to be well attended
on Mardi Gras.
Hardy Flowers and his son were
killed in a difficulty at Edwards, Miss.,
by King Sharbrough.
The Oxford F'alcon reports an accident
on the railroad, six miles below Oxford,
by which Mr. W. L. Martin, section
master, lost his life.
Sorre eight or ten convicts escaped
from 'TI'hulala city a few days ago, and
are still prowling through Iloneoy
Island. They are yet wearing their pri
son uniforms.
The Circuit Clerk of Allen county and
the Sheriff of Leak., report money in
their county treasuries, and their coun
ty warrants at par. These counties
have evidently been bulldozed.
The McComb City Iftellligcenvcer calls
attention to a strange but true fact that S
ia moveaent is on foot to obtain emi- '
grants from this country to New South p
SWales. Those who desire to make the
venture are required to havesome trade p
or occupation, or else relatives in Aus
tralia. They are promised supplies of
food and bedding on a packet ship, and
also on their arrival at Sydney to be it
ipermitted to live on board tbo vessel for a
two days, and those desirous of going "
to the country districts are promised
free passage by rail and steamboat.
Texan. A
Galveston wants her harbor fortified. I
San Antonio is trying to put down
monte banks.
The birds'in Texas have commenced
work on the grasshoppers.
The Galveston municipal election
takes place on the 5th of March.
A two-horse wagon got stuck in the L
avenue in Son Antonio, and stayed there
for several days.
They are arresting vagrants by the
wholesale in Danllas, and putting thorem
to work on the streets. C
The spiritualists of HIouston have a
fine choir, regular meetings arid sean
cos, and a membership of eight hun- '
dred persons.
y Special agents of the Postoffice De
partment are investigating the affairs of
9 the Dallas postoftice. Postmaster Nor
, ton has been temporarily suspended,
t but his friends claim he will come out
rall right.
A large number of cattle have died on
the Western Texas prairies this winter,
and parties are preparing to go out and
skin them. The people complain that
the wrong parties are skinning the cat
tie-that is, those who do not own them.
rtecently four men, who had taken
shelter and a night's lodging in a stray
caboose on the railroad near Palestine,
were accidentally shut up, and nearly
for life. They were shut up four days
and nights without a "bite" of victuals.
Finally one of the men managed to cut
a hole in the wood so they could batter
the door down, and liberty was regained.
It is not suppiosed they will want to
take another ride of that sort very soon.
If they do they may have to buy tickets
to a hotter climate than Texas.
some Japanese Unages.
[From F. P. Anderson's "lound the World in
tix Months."]
The sovereign remedy for all ailments
is shampooing, and he who inherits the
trade is blinded in his childhood for the
sake of modesty. Shampooers are in
constant demand ; at almost every cor
ner one is met, feeling his way by the
aid of a long staff and blowing the whis
tle that (lesignates his avocation. The
women have graceful, modest bearing;
in public never forward. In marriage
they shave the eyebrows and stain the
teeth as a tribute to the husband's
honor. Notwithstanding, in all towns,
except at seaports frequented by for
eigners, the public baths are used by
both sexes in common; and when dis
tress comes upon a family, the daughter
who aids toward their support by making
use of her allurements is commended as
dutiful, and without reproach may after
ward be sought in marriage.
Among the better classes great care is I
taken in the education of women, and A
time, pains and patience are expended
upon music. Hitory, romance and in- -
OtrueUve tats ae .npasrted by t,1ad*i
aao t no unlike the banj. he
,. nation is harsh and dlagrweablerm is
Crime is speedily ..asi rl
buked. The capital punishmenflt
haru-kiri, beheading, and, for psi
and the gravest offenses, reil
The haru-kirl has been much m
of late; it is reserved for State
a ers, to whom some consideration
but death demanded. Ordinarily"
execution takes place In a temple or
the palace of some Datmio, whoa
ordered to superintend the cerem
A friend or second is selected,
stands by the offender with a d
I sword, the kulana; a salver Is ºo t
f offered the 'rincipaeign which lies, t
knife for disemboweling, and Ws
e seizes it the second cleaves off hils
at a blow. This is a humane mod4fi
tion of the method requiring
principal to cut into his abosm
before decapitation. This for
without interposition of a
is quite popular as a t R
of seeking death when overpowered
grief for a lost friend or patron,
oppose a sea of troubles. Bebth
malefactors is dono by a State ig
who has distinguished himself itn I.tj
t tary life. The victim is bound i
t kneeling posture, and the executiohm
Sstanding behind, delivers a blow WIi
the sword that sovers the head. Thisl ;
t then exposerd (o ia cross-beam by tl-*
S roadside. In cruciflxion, the culpri"t
I botinl to a cross wit h t rhongs, and, aft
ar presctritetd tint- of agonized exposat,
I lio as tail'p'd with spearsr. The 'OktEkao .
tho great. thoroughfarte lf Japan, is thi
,otrnamenfItdi with tro(phiirs of justidce
. terril'y tih ill-dli soid atnd to assutit
the upright.
HwotrdI -tn k i.i is consilderr'i an tn.4t.
ort(hbl cIfIft ooi n,n ,nI ma it (onntisseut f
,jla.d.s cittn i'l,'ntify tihe hrindlwork
relel,r.,t.,dl t inlo r -wi' th t ) certalit
enr ofi 0-: r,,:i i,,r l tlo ptinlting of M
,fll rn :it r. '1, ia hion rlothes, h in i
ý,r hi.:, trnrl ht -'hi.h,,I,) utcnsils is ig o-"
tl, tlt conflhn-, If, ihe Etas, a pro
I ib,,l (ot t .,
SEWING MACHINES.
Take Your Choicoe
-At thr
DEPOT
-And
FASHION EMPORIUM,
No. 154 Canal Street,
General Agency for all the hestand most Oll ,-'
l.r towing Ma,'llints: The Wilson
.ilngr, Whtolerr & Wilsnn. Grover r ki
Wit-ox & (lifts. I)orn-stir, Weed, Wh te, U
John. FlironenP. Trinon, A.,erlean, Remington
BlPe's H.tmor, rOnik,-YrI Eland Machine.
Machines. iboth now and sarnd-hand at
price twentyt er mpt ch'opacr than any ilfae
ia the nit v. lh I'hinr,'S rntrl atl. 1 per week and
stamo a Ptlt, Irl lon ay rrtvrhine that mry after.
wHrrls h.." reo ctl.' -. nvt.ry rnrhi. l $guanranteed.
MwhLinil , rfo,,ir-l I ,t o;V I.at.s. AttachmenIts .
artn Parts hfr util ir..t'l,inIil. N nt'iles three o tof*
ii ,pitaar. t wi'.; of fil' I kinls ndone to order. 't e
vitan.154 (ANb ITB kT. do-14 till mtan
COMMISSION MIERCHANTS.
ANTr. CA: A:mrrs:r;. 0 (.AaLtgaE.
E. I,. CA ;::I~-I.. (C'nA. J. CAwlRnLx.
A. CARI, IFRI & SONS,
CBOMMISSION MEIIICIIANTS
C(orner Iroyai and Cnstomhoase.
Librnl Ail rnn'sn mad, on Conigrnmeuts to
our friends in
LONDON, LIVEHIPOOL.
ja25 rm HIAVIRE and BORDEAUL
CHAs., S hTrm. THos. SMITH. J. B. irnwo.tx
Smith Bros. & Co.,
Wholesale Grocers and Importers
Mo%. 8S, 87 and 89 Poydras Street,
NEW ORLEANS. 1a14 im
LEON QUEYROUZE. OSCAR BOI8.
QUEYROUZE & BOIS,
Wholesale Grocers,
DEALERS IN WINES AND LIQUORS
And all kinds of WESTERN PRODnUC
At the lue Etores,
Corner Old Levee and Blenville streets,
de14 '7 I v New Orleans.
.... IiI II ' v ;i.:
Highly recommended by Profeasors s ad D
tors Jones Pope Faget. Chpiin (Ide,
Alpuente, iBrtckell, Bruns, Le Monnlr lj
Hava and other dlstlijguished ehy nl O
New Orleans, and by the Academy of Sienon
of Havana.
The undersigned Is the sole manufaeturer o
this OIL. which may be had of all drugglets.
jai ly A. JAB tle Chartres street.
THE SUREST CURE
BHEUMATISM AND RHEUMATIC OOUL'
-Is thb.r
CELEBRATED D UT1 AAW BS RKEDMX,)
For sale by A. JAS, :
i l.ta OChartres street,
A Third of a Century.
J. B. VINET, with E. VINET.
CROCKERY. CHINA. GLASSWARE. AN
HOUSEFURNISHING GOODS.
Over thirty years' experience nla the bush.es,.
New store and new goods.
207 Canal street, between JHrga.ndy a.
lanmpart street.. fell 17
Carpet and Oil Cloth Ware- -
HOUSE.
ELKIN & CO.,
168............ ANAL STREET..........Vlvt
Are offering their stook of AAm inster, Velvet.
Iowm_ iffk1ra ad OBg.
p115w. *M6eer ti~~ tU UCi~