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ILATURE.
94* senat.
*et at the usual hour, 11
; overnor Wilts preel
1r rutapresast.
om the HoUe asked con.
cdry bills, and the read
message being itterupfled
msessage, that the House
Stoj ballot for U. 8. Senator,
tO oined the House for the
the Senate returned, andSeo
resumed the reading of the
from the House, asking con
an House bill No. 113, relative
nage and in amendments to
i No. a4, as to include mu
as well as State and parish taX
t e provisions of the bill for the
ion of tax pnalties.
SStevep moved that the Senate dis
t the amendments of the House
mate bill No. 54. Carried, and
.Steven, Temada and Grover were
Iuted on a Committee ef Confer.
. CGde for the Judiciary Commit
orted on sundry bills. Report
Ssaukarle, for same committee, re
brt lies ever.
l hite, for Committee on tfanks
rBaking, reported favorably on
bill No. 47. Report lies over.
*Grover for Committee on Corpo
,reported on sundry bills, among
vorably on Senate bill No. 73,
ting the city to issue premium
to pay a judgment against the
` regular order, House bill No. 16,
) 1end4 article 3274 of the Revised
W lter, was taken up and finally
bill No. 16, the special order,
w postponed two weeks.
S r. Kelly called up House bill Ne.
eanitled "An act to authorize and
sthe city of New Orleans to re
certificates issued since the 8th of
ary, 1877 and those to be issued by
B4 Board of Metropolitan Police in
et of the salaries and expenses of
*tropolitan POlice, not to exceed
sum of $45,000, in payment of the
tloevied for police purposes for the
p year." The bill was finally
report of the Committee on Re
ament and Reform, Mr. Ellis
on House bill No. 55, fixing
Semployee in the Governor's
. Sr Q Sate offices, and regulating
e tl force in said offices, was
* bill as reported o favorably by
comaittee vas read, and Mr. Rob.
:moved that the bill be read a
d tim.
was taken up, on motion therefor,
n by section.
~ection 1. Mr Ogden moved to strike
u1700 and insert $2400, arguing that
iit was necessary to reform, the
as should be sufficient to secure
tent services. Lost.
Sexada moved to strike out $1700
Insert $9200. Carried.
tis the section fixing salary of the
or's Secretary and messenger.
ts s and 3 were adopted as read.
sections fix the salaries of the
yes of the Secretary of State and
Oene-al.
ertson moved to adopt section
, and Mr. Richardson called for the
and nays, which resulted as fol
I stleas 18, says 1. This is the see
in the salaries of iahe Auditor's
on 5, fixing the salaries of the
es of the State Treasurer, was
as read.
e a6, repealing section 2974 of the
ised Statutes of 1870, was adopted
9e salary of the Register of the
Office was, on motion of Mr.
ux, changed from $2000 to $1500.
a motlen of Mr. Goode, an addi
1` section was added, section 8, fix
te salary of the State Librarian at
Mr. Teada moved to amend, so as to
the State Librarian $900 and an
stant $8600. Adopted.
bill as a whole, as amended, was
f I y passed--a motion to reconsider
tabled.
r. Eustis called up House bill 41, fix
the salary of the Clerk of the Bu
or Criminal Court and his assist
L, was ftnally passed and reconsid
tn refused.
he bill fixing the salaries of the
tk etc., of the ~irst District Court,
milarly passed.
eIverai bills reported on unfavorably
indefinitely postponed,
he bill for the relief of Mrs. M. J.
;, of the parish of Natchitoches,
ialy, passed, reconsideration be
bill repealing the law imposing
a jutdges, e'o., for allowing attor
to practies before them without
bill No. 46, to authorize the
to appoint an assistant Attor
qn..ral was laid n the table sub
Sb~fiiregulating jitrles (Orleans and
eeepted) passed.
Sbill 113 relative to city drain
es wes referred.
J' X sl bg ll .7, relative to insurance
ee not incorporated in this
eq ur tzthjem to appoint agents
Se e may be served,
K.Gv nycalled for the reading of
ate bill No. 73, to authorize the
o Now Orleans to issue premium
cu certain specified conditions,
e the city to pay the judgment
at the city in the case of Mrs.
QOlark Gaines, No. 2695 of the
t of the Circuit Court of the
States,
miotion of Mr. Steven the bill was
y passed a motion to reconsider
r relative to the Louisiana
b Life Insurance Company was
H p, the amendment lost, and the
ll oraiginally presented was finally
OlOn motion of Mr. Ellis the Senate
stourned till 12 m. Tuesday.
Mouse.
-he House assembled at the usual
ker Bush in the chair and a
um present.
rayer by the Rev. Dr. Palmer.
NOTICE OF BILLS.
By Mr. Lea, of St. Helena-Of a bill
iamend section 1929 of the Revised
te..
a. &OCIDING TO NOTIC(.
Mr. Pitspatrick, of Orleans-A
all acts relating to the
Soraization of the Louis
COmpany.
eaEk for is
to puttI b oaW
n+ t ona his Intento 9 , . uau. he
thought that every member on the floor
was sufficiently aoqulMnted with the
Lottery Company to vote on this bill.
However, since objections were offered,
he would move to refer the matter to
the Committee on Judiciary, with
instructions to make a report soon. So
ordered.
RIPOrTs OF COMXXstafs.
Mr. Washburne, of Morehouse, Chair
man of the Committee on Lands and
Levees, made a lengthy report on the
subject of the levees and at the same
time introduced a bill "to annul the
contract of the State with the Louisiana
Levee Company to construct and keep
in repair the leveesof the State."
The bill was referred to the Judiciary
Comrmittee.
The bill prevides-
Section 1. That acts Nos. 4 and 27
of 1871, 48 of 1873, and all acts relating
to or recognizing the contract for build
ing and maintaining the levees of the
State of Louisiana, between the State
and the Levee Company, entered into
on the 20th day of February, 1871, he,
and they are hereby repealed and the
centract annulled.
See. 2. That the Governor appoint
a truly and competent person, who, to
gether with the Auditor and the Attor
ney General, shall constitute a board
of liquidation on the part of the State.
The said Levee Company shall also ap
point three persons to act in their
behalf; the sixth to chose a seventh
person in case of disagreement; or, if
they cannot agree on a seventh person,
the dispute to be referred to a compe
tent court.
Section 3 refers to the rules governing
arbitrations generally.
Section 4 prescribes the duties of the
Board of 4rbitrators: to examine care
fully the accounts of the Levee Compa
ny; to ascerrain the amount of indebt
edness, and to file an account in the
office of the State Auditor.
Section 5-That the Auditor shall then
issue to said company warrants on the
Treasurer for the sum of four hundred
thousand dollars out of the levee codo
struction and repair taxes collectible
in the year 187Y, and warrants for
the sum of two hundred thousand
dollars, to be paid out of the same
fund, collectible in 1878, and for
the remainder of the indeb*odness
of the State to the company the com
ptany shall be allowed to issue their
beads, secured and to be paid by the
state in the manner and under the
same privileges and restrictions as are
now authorized to the said company
under the present contract. For the
payment of these bonds the Auditor of
Public Accounts 'shall annually set
aside twenty per cent. of the levee con
struction and repair tax, commencing
with the taxes collected in the year
1879 which fund shall be devoted to
paying the interest on the said bonds
and to provide a sinking fund for the
extinguishment .ef the principal at as
early a day as practicable.
Section S. That the Board of Arbitra
tion shall also examine the books and
accounts of the State Auditor and State
Treasurer for the time during which the
contract with the said Levee Company
has been running, to ascertain how
much, if any of the levee fund collected
by the State has been diverted from its
proper use, and if the said board deem
best, they shall direct the Attorney
General to institute such legal proceed
ings as the case may demand.
Section 7, appropriates the sum of
$100 to defray the expense on the part
of the State of the said Board of Arbi
tration.
Section 8 provides that the act shall
take efect from and after its passage,
when the Governor shall have the provi
sions thereof carried into effect at the
earliest day practicable.
Mr. Washburne also gave notice of a
bill "to protect the lands of thip State
against overflow."
The Senate entered the House, and
the General Assembly met in joint ses
sion and proceeded to ballot for a
United States Senator, with the follow
ing result:
Senate. House. Total
Jenas ....... ..2..... . 1 st 22
Gibson................. 4 11 1s
Wiekliffe .............. 4 1 35
E gan........... ...... 13 19
Robertson...... ...... . 15 s 13
Total ........... ...... 20 6 851
No choice, and the Senate withdrew.
House bill defining the duties of
the State Treasurer, etc., came up as
amended by the Senate.
The House concurred in the Senate
amendments.
House nill No. 58, relative to the
transfer of stock and amending section
No. 313 of the Revised Statutes was
taken up.
Mr. Lyons, of East Feliciana, in the
chair.
The bill was passed finally.
An act to amend section 2528 of the
Revised Statutes of the State of Louisi
ana was taken up.
The bill was passed finally.
House bill Nor 72, relating to the time
ofk olding of the parish bourt in the
parish of Jefferson was taken up and
passed finally.
Mr. Kidd, of Jackson, from the Com.
mittee on Enrollment reported as duly
earolled House bills Noos. 49 and 79.
eouse bill No. 76 relating to the in
speetien of merchandise, reported un
favorably upon by the Judiciary Com
mittee, was taken up and the report of
the oommittee adopted.
House bill No. 81 relating to the sale
and redem.ption of property sold for
taxes, lies ever subject to call.
House bill No. 88 to amend and re
enact article 697 of the Code of Practice
was taken up and passed finally.
House bill relating to the oaths to be
taken in garnishment proceedings, etc.,
reported by substitute by the Judiciary
Committee. The substitute was passed
finally.
House bill to repeal act No. 40 of the
acts of 1869, reported by substitute. The
substitute was passed finally.
SPECIAL ORDEB OF THE DAY.
House bill No. 54, the general revenue
bill, was taken up and considered. The
bill was discussed for two hours, when
a motion to adjourn was made, but with
drawn to allow Mr. Young, of Olaiborne,
to introduce a bill to provide for the
speedy administration of criminal jus
tice in the country parishes, to reduce
expenses, and to extend the jurisdiction
of justices of the peace in the country.
Section 1. The bill provides that all
justices of the peace in the country
shall be vested with criminal jurisdic
tion, where the punishment is not
neoessarily imprisonment in the Peni
tentiary, with powers of the District
Courts to try and determina similar
Srand w6ith the rules of law
witnegses before the justles of the
peIae of the ward in which the otinae
as been committed, and investigate
them on oath in relation to the truth or
falhity of the charge, and in ease it
shall appear that an offense has been
committed, he shall forthwith file an
information before the justice of the
pce charging the offender therewith
Section 3 substitutes the District At
torney pr6 tem for the District Attor
noe in case of the absence of the latter.
Section 4 provides that when such in
.formation shall be filed the justiee of
the peace shall issue his warrant for the
arrest of- the offender, if he be not
already in custody, and on his appear
anoe it shall be the duty of the justice of
the peace to summon immediately a
juiry of sixqualified voters of his ward,
who are able to read and write, for the
trial of the offender, and also to sum
mon Witnesses for the State and defend
ant.
Section 5. No 'peremptory challenge
shall be allowed, but challenges for
cause may be exercised as in the district
courts.
Seotien 6. Jurors failing to attend may
be fined not less than five and not more
than ten dollars; collectable by execu
tion issued by the justice of the peace.
See. 7. Any vacancy among jurors to
be filled by another juror summoned by
order of the justice.
See. 8. Jurors and witnesses shall
receive no compensation. Witnesses to
be subject to attachment for failing to,
appear.
See. 9. Constables shall receive in
such cases the fees allowed by law, pro
vided the sum does not exceed fifteen
dollars.
See. 10. Justices to receive the fees
fixed by law, provided the sum does not
exceed ten dollars.
The bill was read twice and referred
to the Committee on Judiciary.
Iouse bill No. 54 was taken up again,
but, there being no quorum of the
House, a motion to adjourn prevailed.
THE W ATERWUORKS BILL.
Introduced in the House of Representatives
on Saturday.
.The following is a synopsis of the bill
creating the New Orleans Waterworks
Company, introduced in the House on
Saturday by Mr. Leeds, of Orleans:
An act to promote the public health
and to afford greater security against
fire by the establishment of a corpora
tion to be called the New Orleans Water
works Company; to authorize said com
pany to issue bonds for the purpose of
extending and improving the said
works, and to furnish the inhabitants
of New Orleans an adequate supply of
pure and wholesome water; to permit
the holders of waterworks bonds to con
vert them into stock, and to provide for
the liquidation of the bonded and float
ing debt of the city of New Orleans.
Bection 1 provides for the creation of
a corporation with perpetual existence.
to be called the New Orleans Water
works Company. The capital stock is
fixed at $2,000,000, divided into 20,000
shares of one hundred dollars each.
Section 2. Immediately after the or
ganization of said company it shall
issue to the city of New Orleans stock
to the amount of $606,600, as full paid
stock and not subject to assessment,
and in addition thereto one similar
share for every one hundred dollars of
waterworks bonds which said city may
have taken up heretofore and ex
tinguished by payment, exchange
or otherwise, and that the
residue of said capital stock
shall be reserved for the benefit of all
holders of Waterworks bonds, to the
extent of the amount now outstanding,
who may elect to avail themselves of
the provisions of this act; and the said
Waterworks Company shall issue to
said city of New Orleans, to be ex
changed with the holders of said bonds,
one share of full paid stook, not sub
ject to assessment, for each and every
one hundred dollars of said Water
works bonds; and said bends, as fast as
surrendered and exchanged for stock,
be canceled; that for the purpose of
effecting said exchange of out
standing Waterworks bonds for
stock as aforesaid, the city of
New Orleans shall be entitled to
all the certificates for the shares of
said dtock of said New Orleans Water
works Company, and shall, by adver
tisements for six month's in two news
papers in New Orleans and two in New
York city give notice that it will ex
change said stock at par for said water
works bonds, exclusive of the overdue
coupons attached to said bonds, which
shall constitute a separate demand
against the city, and in case any of
said bondholders fail to avail them
selves of this act on or before the 1st of
January, 1879, the said city of hew Or
leans shall not thereafter be required
to make said exchange, lut may retain
the unused shares of sto6k for its own
account, unless it shall prefer
to take up any of said outstand
ing bonds by exchange as aforesaid.
elec. 3. The company shall be organ
ized by the Mayor giving thirty days
notice that he will receive subscrip
tions of bondholders who may agree to
exchange their bonds for stock as aftore
said, and the said city shall at once
subscribe for stock to the amount of
$606,600, and such further sum as shall
equal the par value of any of the
said Waterworks bonds, which shall
have been extinguished by said
city, and as soon as, in addition to
the subscription of the city, there
shall be subscribers for an exchange
of said bonds for stock, to the extent of
$500,000, the said sebscribers shall as
semble, on a day to be named by the
Mayor, and elect a board of directors,
to consist of seven persons, four of
whom to be designated by the Mayor'
and the remaining three shall be elec
ted by the subscribers, other than the
city, from among themselves. They
shall continue in office until the 1st of
July, 1878. They shall elect their presi
dent.
Sec. 4. As soon after the election as
the City Council may determine, the
city shall transfer to said company the
Waterworks and all the property ap
pertaining thereto.
Sec. 5. The said Waterworks com
pany"shall own all the rights of the
city acquired from the Commercial
Bank, and it shall have forever the ex
clusive privilege of supplying the city
of New Orleons with water from any
stream by means of pipes, etc. It shall
have the Tight to make purchases, con
tracts, leases, etc.; the right to pass
over lands, etc., and do other things
necessary to furnish a full supply of
water; to use a common seal and alter
the same at pleasure; to establish by
laws for the government of its officeers,
etc.
':See. 6, lrovides for an election of di
zeter on thl5bIr qda7 in JuJg
of two. of tthe eint iree il
erxeduoed betlow Ewo-se th, th ais
Mayor and Adminlstrator of Pinance
hall cease to be ex-ofeio directors but
in lieu thereof the city shall have
the right to vote at the election
of directors, and at all meetings
of said stockholders, like any other
stockholder; and the said city having
once lost the right of its Mayor and Ad
ministrator of Finance to be directors
ex-offoio, shall not be deemed to have
reacquired said right by subsequest in
erease of the amount of its stock. That
each share of stock shall be entitled to
one vote.
See. 7. The stock of the city shall not
be liable to seizure for the debts of the
city.
See. . 8. The stock of the company may
be increased one million of dollars
provided, that the new or increased
stock shall be paid in cash or in work
done for the company. In case of non
payment of installments the stock sub
scribed for to revert to the company.
Sec. 9. In addition the board of direc
tors of the company shall have the
right to issue bonds, for the purpose of
improving, etc., its works, to an amount
not exceeding two million dollars, on
such terms and bearing such interest as
they may deem proper, and the payment
of such bonds may be secured by mort
gage on the works, property and fran
chises of the company, the mortgage to
operate on the property wherever
situated without reinscription. Pro
vided no bonds shall be issued without
the consent of the Council of New Or
leans, and said bonds shall not be sold
or disposed of except on such terms as
shall be approved by the said City
Council.
Sec. 10. Said company shall not
declare or pay dividends, except in cash,
and then only out of the net semi
annual or annual profits of the corm
pany, nor shall any dividends be de
clared until the contemplated works are
completed and in use.
Sec. 11.. The city shall be allowed
to use water free from the pipes or
plugs of the company for extinguishing
of fires, cleansing of streets, markets,
and public and charitable institutions.
The company bhall place, free of
charge, two hydrants in front of each
square, where a main pipe shall be laid,
for fire purposes, watering streets and
cleansing gutters. That in squares that
do not front the river the hydrants shall
be placed on opposite sides of the
streets, at equal distances from each
other and from the corners. The com
pany shall be exempt from State, mu
nicipal or parochial taxes.
Section 12 gives the company the right
to use streets and lands for laying pipes
and hydrants. In case the company
shall require any lot of ground or lands
situated in any parish of this State to
construct reservoirs or other works, or
for laying pipes etc. to conduct water
to the city of New brleane, and shall
not be able to agree with the pro
prietors of said land or lot of ground,
the same may be expropriated in ac
cordance with the general laws of the
State. If the object of the company be
merely to lay pipes through a piece of
land the expropriation shall be con
fined to the serviture it may require
and not to the right of absolute owner
rhhr
Sectien 13. The company, immediate
ly after its organization shall proceed
to the erection of works sufficient in
capacity to furnish a full and adequate
supply of water to be drawn from the
Mississippi or elsewhere; and the com
pany shall from time to time, as the
wants of the population may require,
and when the estimated revenue on the
cost of sut:h extension shall equal ten
per cent, extend their works through
out the entire limits of the city and
suburbs east of the Mississippi. Any
failure to forfeit this charter.
Sec. 14. The city of New Orleans shall
have the authority to apply the stock
subscribed for by said' city to the re
duction of the bonded or floating debt
of said city on such terms as may be
agreed upon by the city and the holder
of such bonded or floating debt.
Sec. 15. The said New Orleans Water.
works Company shall have the right to
fix the rates of charges for water, pro
vided that the net benefits of said com
pany shall not exceed ten per cent per
annum, and that the City Council shall
have the right to appoint a committee
of not less than five, who shall have
access to the books of the said com
pany and make such extracts from the
same as they may deem necessary; and
in case said profits shall exceed ten per
cent, the City Council shall have the
right to require said company to reduce
the price of water in such manner and
proportion that the 'profits shall never
exceed the above named rates; and in
case said company shall refuse to com
ply, the demand of the city may be en
forced by writ of mandamus.
Seetion 16 provides for penalties for
obstruction or destruction of the works,
etc., of the company, interference with
its emoloyes, the pollution of water,
etc. Fines at the discretion of the
courts, to be paid and applied to the
use of the company, and imprisonment
not to exceed seven years.
Section 17. Until Other works are con
structed by which the present works
may be dispensed with, the same shall
remain under the control of the City
Council, and the superintendence there
of remain in the hands of the Adminis
trator of Waterworks and Public Build
ings but the said company shall be au
thorized to collgct the revenues thereof
and apply them to the expense of oper
ating and extending'the works.
River News.
OFFICE NEW OBLEANS DEMOCRAT,)
Tuesday Morning, Feb. 20. I
Above low Changes.
water. Rie. Fall.
peet. Inch. Inch. Inch.
August........... 6 5 0 2
airo, Ill.......... 18 7 0 13
Oincinnati......... 13 10 0 11
Keokuk .......... 8 2 0 16
Leavenworth ...... 8 3 11 0
Lm esville.......... 7 1 0 1
aemphis .......... 16 1 0 10
Nashville ..........5 2 5 3
* ew Orleans...... 8 8 n 0
Pi;t burg......... 4 2 0 1
Shreveport......... 18 3 3 0
't. Louis ......... 11 0 i 2
Vicksburg ......... 26 2 0 0
*Below high water mark of 1874.
NELSON GOROM, 8erg'. 8ig. Ser. U.. 8A.
AnarvAxLS-8t. John. Henry Tete, Gov. Allen,
Shannon, Chas. M1rgan, Eva, A. C. Donnally,
Blue Wing, Mary Ida, Col. A. P. Kouns.
DEPARTURas--Iaabe&, Emma, St. John, Eva,
Gov. ALen, Uarrie A. Thorn, Trenton, Henry
fete, Florence Meyer, Bertha 13runner.
To aBaBvY--8t. Juhn, Baton Rouge; R. W.
Dugan, C. H. Durree, St. Iary, hed River;
Ann I., Emius, ls abel, Lower Ooast; Henry rete,
aesumptio"., t'renton, Lafourohe; Eva. Upper
CoaLt; Centennia, t. Lou,.: James Howard,
COiro; Ashlan ncnat; Gov. en, ayeou
M eBethi 41·6
l ate,
The v aratwved withn tlM1 Snday nalght
b frost > he llppe 4Oase, and treatw on Mme
fle, oes.a as the Bentureea4 tantimon,
at 10 A. 0. _t -n is s dtening the bln
full length aon the v, in order to accommodate
b hiriend on the Coset, e
Partedla r attention is eslled to the advertie
m scent in another colnmn of the fat and very fine
steamere Ouehita Belle and John H. Henna.
The atrangement has been perfected with a view
to acommnodate their numerous friends, and the
departures as annonced caon be depended upon.
The New Orleans and Red River Transportation
Company steamer Seminole, . W. Stiede master,
SJohn I. Lyle clerk,leaves this 6 p. m. for Shrove
port and Jeflerson.
The CoL A. Kouns, also of this line, I. H.
Koun, master Iaseaac Kone clerk, leaves to
morrow fZot hreveport, and will be followed
Thursday by the at. Mary, Fred' Probst in com
mand, Ed. Oroves leterk.
.The regular weekly pseket 0. H. Durfee, Jhn
Helin, master, Wallace Mo0heeney clerk, leaves
to-day at p. m., for Alexandria, Grand EHore
and all intermediate points.
The fleet Kate Kinney, of the Planters' Reform
Line, Joe Kinney in command, Florance Findren,
clerk, leaves positively at 6 p. m, to-day for Alex
andria, Grand Ecore and Shreveport.
The semi-weekly Lower Coast packet Waloon,
P. E. Barry master, Ed F. Barry clerk, leaves for
the Lae Plantation to-ay at 12 m.
The fleet and elegant Osachita Belle, J. W.
Blanke master, B. G. Cornwell elerk, leaves
Wednesday, positivyly, for the Ouaehita at 5 o. m.
The large and new freight steamer U. P.
Schenck, J. L. arter master, Dick Burns clerk,
leaves to-day at 5 p. m., for Memphis, OCairo,
Louisville aqd CinOinnati.
The regular Ouachita and Bayou Bartholomew
packet Ella Hughes, Lew Rice master, leaves
to-day at p. m.
The Hughes has been purchased expressly for
this trade has recently been put in thorough
order and Insures Al.
The Robt. Young was to have left last night for
Bed River. She goes to run in the Li.tle iiver,
in place of the COlifford, recently sunk.
•The Martha, from below, brought a Jew fish
weighing 125 pounds. The man who caught it
says it wasn't a good day for fishing, else he
might have hauled out a larger one.
Relative to the death of the father of Capt. Jan.
P. McElroy, we clip the following from the
Courier-Journal:
The Washlngton county Herald, In re ferring to
the death of Mr. Hugh McElroy, Sr., who died in
that county on the 8th inst., at the age of 81,
says; "He was the oldest Mason in the ttate of
Kentucky, having been a member of that order
for sixty-two years; he was the oldest member
of the Presbyterian char h at this place, having
been identified in membership with that churont
for fifty years; he was probably the oldest Sun
day so3ool superin endent in the State, having
acted in that capacity for the last twenty-four
years, and during sixteen consecutive years of
that time failed but one Sunday in attending the
school. His funeral sermon was preached on
last Sunday by Rev Miles Saunders at the Meth
odist church in this place. The buPding fails to
hold the great number of people who assembled
f at his funeral from this and adjoining counties
where he has been so long and so favorably
known. Fifteen hundred or two thousand people,
it is estimated, followed his remains to the plaie
of interment at the Springfield cemnetery, where
in burial his body received the rights of the an
cient order of Masonry, of which he was a wor
thy and honored member. Of him we can truth
fully say that he was an honorable,a kind-hearted,
a charitable and useful Christian man, one whose
loss will be seriously felt and deeply deplored by
all who knew him, and whose virtues will be re
membered long alter the marble shaft that now
rises above his grave shall have crumbled into
dust."
The renowned passenger steamer Charles Mor
gan arrived Sunday night from the Ohio, and is
receiving to return to.morrow, going through to
Cincinnati; OCpt. Albert Stein in command, with
the genial and handsome Harry Stein in the
office.
The 'tri-weekly Lower Coast packet Emma
leaves to-morrow at 1 p. m. for the Franklin
Rice Mills. Oliver Canton, Jr., master, J. J.
Donovan, clerk.
The Berths will leave to-morrow as usual,
for the Atchafalaya throughlto Washington. H.
H. Broad master Theoe. Jobin clerk.
'I he Era ho. 16, James Hamilton master, J.
B. BJhmidt clerk, leaves to-morrow at 5 p. m.
for the Atehafalaya, through to Washington.
The Shannon, of the New Orleans and Oasehits
Transportation Company, John Delart master,
W, A. MacFarlin clerk, leaves to-morrow at 5 p.
m., for all landings on the Black atd Oucohita,
through to Camden.
The Bastrop, also of the above company, due
last night, leaves to-morrow for Bayou Bartholo
mew, through to Poplar Bluff, Gua Hooge in
command, J. P. Mohr clerk.
The new and very fine passenger steamer A. 0.
Donnally, Henry U. Hart master, arrived 3ester
day from Cincinnati, and returns to.Worrow at 5
p. m. Mr. Ed.Dunnally has charge of the office,
and is a proficient in the art of making his pas
sengers comfortable. Capt. Hart reports the
Donnallv as being full all the way down.
The James Howard, one of the largest and
finest passenger steamers on too Mississippi,
will be found at the landing to-day and will
leave to-morrow for St. Louis, B. B. Pegram in
command, Mr. J. H. Chaseesang cert.
The Assumption, Capt. Jo* Dalferes, leaves
this 5 p. m, for Baton Lafourche.
EXCHAIUGE CLIPPINGS.
OINCINNATI, Feb. 17.-Gas Norve'l, of the Tir
gie Lee, has met with a misfortune of an unusual
I character in the loss of his steamboat Surprise
toin Elk River, which was run off on Wednes ,ay
last by four darkies, o umanded by one Captain
Possum (coloreo), who raised steam, and at last
reports, was climbing toward the head waters of
i.a River, in Braxton c.unty. Gas says Captain
Possum will have another surprise on his return
IoIsvt.-L-" Reader" wants "to know what
in thunder a pool line is ?" Well, twelve boats
consolidate into a partnership. They put so
much capital into the pool (or bank); they agree
to stand by each other in keeping up such rates
of freight as will esnuetain their business and
boats, and load in turn at the purt at each end of
the line; they share in each other's loases and
proflte, and, in short, become "one concern."
The boat that refauses to go into the pool and
undertakes to "cut rates" and work against the
interests of pool line boats, is called a "goose
bite." "Pools" are the only salvation for the
eucesm of' steamboate on out Western waters.
When men "cut each other's throats" in order to
compete, they ruin themselvfres as well as those
whom they try to ruin. When they are In a
. l they work successfully and kelp each
Mxupa, Feb. 16.-The Carondelet, from New
Orleans and return, took South 600 bales of cot
ton and 3000 sacks meal, and will leave Helena
Sto-morrow night with full 3000 bales, and has all
she can carry In sight as points lower down.
The towboat lle Brown, up to-day, reports
- the Jo. B. Williams high and dry at Island 68.
f She could not getnear enough to render aideither
to the Williams or her groanded fleet of ooa,
The Brown took a lot of empty boats from here,
and pasked on towards the Obio. Panl Andert
son's cotton warehouse, with 500 bales of cotton,
was burned at Helena, to-day.
The A. J. White and Coahoma went out for
Friar's Point i eompany, this evening, and the
indications are that an oppostion fight is about
to begin between the Whte and the Lee Line
steamers Coahoma and Phil. Allin.
FOR RENT.
TO RENT.-Three elegantly furnished rooms,
in a central location, convenient to two
lnes of city railroads, to rent, on very reasona
ble terms.
No more conveniently located or better furn.
ished appartments can be had in the city
For particulars call at the offce of the Dxo-.
ORAT.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT.
LISTRICT OF LOUISIANA.
IN THE MATTER 'F PIERSON C. MONT
gomery, Bankrupt.
In Bankruptcy-No. 1823.
W HEBEAB. PIERSON C. MONTGOMERY.
of New Orleans, and district afoeesaid.
duly declared bankrupt under the act of Con
gress of March 2,1867 has this day filed in said
court a petition praying for a discharge and
certificate thereof, from all his debts and other
claims provatle under said act. Notice is there
fore given to all creditors who have proved their
d bts, and to all other persons in ,nterebt. that
the tubifb day of Ml h, 1897, st 11 a. t1
s-.ignedfor the,heaing of the same. and that
| ath the e and tre attendand showesese.
SO. Z. raray.
UNDIVIDED INTBEREST IN THE
CBAWFORD SUGAR PLANTATIOg,
Situated in the parish of St. Mary, on both sides
of the Bayou Teche,
SUOCESSION OF THE LATE L. F. GENEIC
No. s8,4a, Second District Court for the
parish of Orleans.
B'Y I. . GIBABDEY. AUCTION . 0
Bfloe e1 Uamp street--SATUBD A =
3, 187. at 1 o'clock m., at the St. Charles Au
iExchange, in the rotunda of the St. h
Hots in t'e city of New Orleans, will be sot
publrcauction, by and in pursuance of an or
from the Hon. A. L. Tissot. Judge of the eoa
Distrfet Court for the parish oI Orleans.dat
the 1mth of January, s176, and rendered in
above entitled succession, the following d
bed property, to wit:
The undivided 48-les interest and owners
of *eertain tract of land and sugar pla
known as the Crawford plantation, m su
seve and one-half arpents front b us
depth of forty arpents on eac side o
Teohe. in the parieh of Mt. Mary. boune
both sides of the Bayou, above land
late David Haays, and below by lands of ledt
Seanette, Es.. together with all the bujlln
and improements. rights, ways and vpre
thereunto appettauing; also, the implenien
of husbandry, live stock, farming ute
paratus, machinery, fixtures plows, carts,- see
cane and everything belonging or i nw
appertaining to said plntatlon. The nt
accordin to lan of sublivision by Thos.
Wilson Parish SurveYor, filed in the atte
of M. . .Montejo vs. Mrs. Lavine Crawfo d
als. " o. 6ass, District Court for the parish Ai
St. Mary, Louisiana.
TaBMs AND CONDITIows -One-third cash on the
spot balance at one and two years for notes
specially secured by mortaage and vendor'
lien on the property,bearing all the asu
clauses of 8 per cent per annum interest froi
the day of sale until final payment; 5 per eslt
attorney's fees, in event of suit to enforce p4ay
ment on any portion of the price, policy of in
surance transferred to the holders of the not.
and the purohaser to assume payment of tl
taxes for 1e78 due and exigible in 1877, over
price of adjudication.
Act of sale at the expense of the purchaser
before James Fahey, Esq. Notary Public.
jan fea 10 17 24 mh.
By Nash & Hodgson.
SALE FOR PARTITION.
THIRD DISTRICT PROPERTY.
John T. Pettigrew tutor, vs. Mrs. Margaret N
Nugent-t-econd District Court, parish of
Orleans docket No. 39o.07.
BY NASH & HODGlkON-W. I. Hodgsao.
Auetioneer-Offloe, No. 13 Carondelet street.
On SATURDAY March 3, 1877, at 12 o'clock I.,
at the St. Charles Auction Exchange. In the
basement rotunda of the St. Char es Hotel, ii
this city, by virtue and in pursuance of an der
and ju Igment of the Hon. A. L. Tissot Judu
the Second District Cour t for the parish o
leans, signed and dated January 20, 18177, do0
No. 39067, to the above entitled matter, at p :it
auction will be sold
A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND. toet
with all the buildings and Improvements t
on, situated in the Third District of this .#a
the square bounded by Victory. Frenle
Moreau and Elysian Fields streets, design
as lot No. s, on a plan by Loiis Bria.glr, Stil
vsyor General, dated July 27, 1841, nd
uring 4 feet front on VlYtory street, by al
of 12 feet (more or leesrbetween parallel. ý'.
Trams ANDo coDITIoNs-One-third
the spot, and the balance at one and two
with eight per cent interest, special morl
with vendor's privilege, a per cent for attorney
fees in case of suit, insurance and transfer
policy and all other usual security clauss
be embraced in the mortgage, from day o isle
until final ayment.
Act of sal before M. T. Dueros, notary pbli.
at the pureIfaser's expense, including the te' .
due and exigible in 1877, ja28 felo 17 It24
By Maeon, Ellison & Co.
SALE OF THE REVENUES OF THE PUBLIO
MARKETS.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMmn.01, I
City Hall, Now Orleans, Feb. 18t I$us.
BY MACON. ELLISON & CO--Will be 6ol 1
at public auction. in the Cquncil Chapubeot
City Hall, on FBIDaY, Feb. 23, 1 o77, at 'l
m., the revenoles of the following menatiea. `
markets for the month of March, 1877, vi:
Fruit and Vegetable St. Mary Market.
Markets. Magazine Market.
French Meat Market. Claiborne Market.
Poydras and Pilie Mar- Jefferson City Market.
klts. Sorapurn arket.
Treme Market. Ninth street Market.
Washington and Port Algiers Market,
Markets. Dryades Market.
St. Bernard Market. LeBreton Market.
The markets will be sold separately.
TaxMs AND CoNDITIoNs--Cash on the spot in
U S. Currency.
The city reserves the right to reject any and
all bids. J C. Dk.NIS, ,
Acting Administrator of Commeree.
fe17 19 21 23
SHERIFF SALES.
Emile Banny vs. William Q. BIrewR...
SIXTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE IA'! >
ish of Orleans, No. 9195.--By virtue of. 501 .
of seizure and sale to me directed by the don
orable the Sixth District Court for the parih .t
Orleans, in the above entitled cause, I will
coed to sell at public auction, at the Mercha
and Auctioneers' Exchange, Royal street,
tween Canal and Customhouse stree's t.
Hjeond District of this city. on iATUDA T
February twenty-fourth, 1877, at twelve o'0i.
m.the following described p operty. to wit
TWO CERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND, to-
gether with the buldings and improvements
thereon, and the rights, ways, privileges, servi
tudes and advantages thereunto appertaintg
and belonging, situated in the First District o
this city, in the square bounded by Canal
Tonti, Jackson (now Gasquet) and Miro stret, .
designated by the numbers five and six on a
sketch annexed to an act passed before T O.
Stark, late notary in this city, on the ninth of
Anril, 1886. baid lots measure each thitr feet.
front on Canal street, between Miro and Ton -
t streets, by a depth, each, of one hundroe ..
I thirty-fivl feet, between Darael, lines
the same property the said William d'. W. r iMie
acquirel by purehase from Phillipe BOutb.i
and Charles Saory, as per act of ale
before John Benderna al notary publi o t
city. on the thirty-first of Deoember, 1575
eize in the above suit.
Terms andConditions-l. In cash for as -
clent moaont to pay plaintiffs Claoim.sa
othumsand dollars. with interest at the rtu at
eight pet cent per annum thereon from
wenty-third of December, 1875, until thei
sale; ive per cent n the aggregate
attorney's fees, all costs of suit sad of
and allthe taes due on the property
The parebaser to assume the payment
two romisory notes, secured by mo~
venos lier on said roer, date
ty-lird .of December, 1975, for two
i dollars each. pyable reap tvely tio
rears aftr daeat the SouthernL Ba& a
rrleans, with nterest at the rate of lt et
cent per, annum from their date pst
and also toassume the obligations of the Sl
sale and mortgage not to alienate, and to pay
sve per sent attor ey's fees in ease suit. o
a. And the balaace of the price of ad
(if any) cash on the spot; and in case the
r id sould, after deduction of the at
s fees, costs and taxes in ash, be less than.
t gregate amount of plaintiffs claim, with in
a terest as aforesaid, and of the notes to 1)5D5
sumed as above described, then the eurebsRh
to pay plaintiff's aforesait cashi claim,. aMt,.
assume the aforedescribed notes pro rats te
the extent of the balance of his bid.
THOMAS H. HANDY, -
Civil Sheriff of the Parish of Orleaps. I
jam febl2 24
PrOPOSAL PFOR CITY BONDU.
DEP'ATMENT OF FINANC., I
City Hall. New Orleans, February 17. 1lM.
QEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE BEO.IV1D
t until WEDNESDAY, March 21 177. at 1
o'clock m , for the sale to the city of One Hun.
dred Thousand (100,000o) Dollars of BOND-of
the City of New Orleans an A of the late cities of
Jeffers an and Carrollton. All bids must atat
the class of Bonds and amount of accrned inter
est thereon, and offers must include both ria
cipal and interest. No bids will be considered
at a higher rate than the parity of Premiumn
Bonds.
TheCouncl reserves the right to reject allor
any bids, and answers will be g0iven the,tollow
d ids maust bedireeted to the CommisslonerS
dof the Consolidated Debt.
r ~J .. DENI m, Admiaat1_.r.
fe7 2a mh3 101721
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