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TIIIE LEGISLATIllt.
EXrIfLA 1 mMl0WN.
ThP mennta.
The Henate Iot, titt l :30 p. in., half an
hour later t.han the usual hour. on
account of Ibing detainedc in Ita euon of
both hoIles. lAoutenantit G(ovornor Wilt: '
presiding.
An invitation was roil fronm )r,
tl.chardsotn to nttteni tihe alnnu al com
tlncetcent texerClses of t ho (loilverslty
of Loultiana.
Mr. ''xada, fio'r ,n fere.i4o' 0oInI Itton,
reported on the till fixing the frees o
taxl Co lectors, iv jt)hitrll uto for se(tion
threot,,tht thi f'ees ie ehiangel In the
country palrishes io lten per cent on
Amounllt is f 40)I(t a)l Itl tlhree per oent on
evely ;IIH)I) Illn exces (of that amount.
The bill Is not, changoid so far as the
ratese Il the city of Now Orleans are
concerned.
Mr. Whoiler moved to strike out *$1000
and Insert $*t0,(00.
Mr. (Goode said that he thought the
coin leoisation souflcen t, as in the snmall
est parishes In 11h Mtat,) t. e fees would
amount to $12001 or $1400.
lMr. 1Stubbiis said the change would
make a dilltfeence of but $30 In each
cale, and the concession, small as it
was, had been made by tile committee
of cotlfereniee rather tllhan delay the
passage of the bill.
At 1:50 t.ho Senate jolnedl I ho louse
to ballot for U. . Menator.
After joint session the replorl of the
ommIittee ()on the tax bill, above noticed,
wads adopted.
Mr. (loodle, for the J111udlclary (ommitnit
tee, reported 'favtorhiy on oncato bill
118, to ai n tol'ri and ro-o,)nst artllob 1351 of
the lievibr'l Civil C(ode, alin to repeal
act 70 of i.7(I
Mr. (irver. for Comin)tttt'e oni (ior
porati' )n. anid Parbhial AffTir4. report
ed on hlouse hill 143, to amenid ootlion
083 of the lIeviel Statiutes.
Also report'.el on Renato bill 11)7, to
dlvhle Carro l l a itish inito ,at and west
Carroll irinIht':-, Iavorattily, with a pro
Viso sulbit)ilt itin tihe (11e4tln to Iavote of
the peoll'.
hMr. Wh>e'lr i,..i1t ihe would move to
strike out itie provi:,iion, anl spoke Il
favor ,f 1 the hill, ,expiinining the ntee'tosl
ty and propri'hety of t lihe change so clear.
ly anid I'orcelly thlat the commitlultel re.
oontideredi the tiattlr at oncie anld with
.drew their former report and reported
ini favor of lihe bill withouit quallllla
tlon.
Mr. l)emas moved to rc'mmmit, that
he might revivo the proposition to sub
"mit the riquestion to the people.
Mr. Wheeler argued that the object
'was to avoid submiitting the question as
the court-house had been changed from
Floyd on bayou Macon to Lako Provl
dence arbitrarIly without any action by
the people and the bill proposed to re
lstore the rights of the peoplet who had
tgone so far as to build at Floyd one of
the ilnect court-bouses In the State,
Costing $42,0)0o. The people on the
river, of course, would vtote to make no
change as the court-house sl on the river,
regardless of the Inconvenienoo to the
Seol)le beyond the Macon, and tho only
'way to reconcile the conflicting rights
.land interests of t lit two sections was to
let each have a seat of justice by mak
ing two patrishes. The chiango was atb
tolutely Just anti rightly due to the poo
tle of the section of the hills, who are
*tten cit ofe for mouths from attending
iourt at Lake Plrovidence on account of
tbe protracted ovorllows of the Macon.
b~1he memorial aLcoinpanying the bill
; o.owed that this inaccessibility between
the two sections rendered it necessary
Stfor the people on the hills to attend
Seourt a distance of 13) mniles by way of
.. Vlok.burg.
L'lhe moLion of Mr. Domas was laid
Ot the table-yeas 13, nays 9-and on
o.ll of Mr. Doui.s the Senate went into
executive sesaeon, which lasted but a
abort while.
The bill to divide Carroll parish was
made the order for one o'clock Wed
nesday.
Mr. Grover reported on Houso bill
197, substitute for House bill 12:l--the
waterworks bill-- favorably with amend
ments.
Mr. Grover called up Senate bill 90,
relative to employing convicts to work
on the levees--the same having been
reported on favorably with an amend
-ment substitutiung the word "author
1i&ed" for "required"--that is to author
.1~e, instead of require the lessees of
,the Penitentiary to employ the convicts
at the work. Report received.
Dr. Perkins, for Committee on H ealth,
eto., reported on Louse bill No. 170, rel
a.ive to gauging and inspecting coal
o.Uls, favorably.
A majority of the committee, through
Dr. Perkins, reported, with amend
ments, on House bill No. 153, the Board
of Health bill.
Same committee reported on House
bill No. '214. relative to disposition of
offal, garbage, etc., In the city limits,
favorably.
Mr. Robertson introduced a bill to
authorize Finlay & Co. to sue the State.
teferred to the Judiciary Committee.
'The convicts bill, Senate bill 96, above
motloed came up in the order of un
dlnished business, when Mr. White
moved to refer to the Finance Oommit
tee.
Mr. Grover spoke in favor of the bill
and in opposition to postponing, as he
thought there was danger of an over
flow If the levees were not built.
Mr. White said he was opposed to the
till unless the amount of. the tax
ftor the work to be done was speoi
fe1d, and the amount of the work to be
done was limited.
Mr. Demas was opposed to any con
,taot with the lessees of the Peniten
tAar, to do all the work on the levees.
Mr. Boatner was surprised at the de
oslre to refer the bill, as it only meant a
saving to the people in the price of the
work, and called for no appropriation
from the State except to pay for the
work necessary to be done in building
,4he levees.
Mr. Goode in the chair.
Mr. White contended that the bill was
.calculated to bankrupt the State, and
reading from the bill, objected that it
would put upon the State a debt of ten
Sor twelve millions of dollars. Already
a large debt has accrued to the Levee
-Co Cmpany for levee work, and he would
gladly set rid of the Levee Company
jmonopoly if a suitable bill to that end
.were proposed.
Mr. Boatner, interrupting, said it was
-;proposed to amend the bill to meet these
acjetions.
SMr. White thought the bill would
ve to be eviscerated, and he there
re wished the reference that a new
bill might be considered.
Mr.. Boatner, in reply, spoke warmly
of the bill. He lived behind
had seen nearly half the
I. h almost reduced to
yan ovyertow. He was not
House bill to fund the debt of Cisl
borne passed.
House bill No. 175 relative to sale of
unginned cotton at night was finally
passed.
Henate Ill to amend Art. :158 of the
Civil Code was postponed.
IIouse bill No. 158, substitute for
House bill No. 11n, to authorize pollee
juries to fix liconnes and rate of parish
taxes, wai made the crier for 2:31) p. i.
Wednesday.
Ilouse, bill No. 71, the polieo bill, as
atoneoled by the Uonference Committee,
waR fllllIly pass'ed as it came from the
Hlouse.
Mr. loat nor reported by substitute
for C(onm Intten on j'LIds and Leveos l on
Hronate bil suibstittute for elnate bill No.
115. iteport lies over.
Th'e Houtse bill to enlarge the juirl8dle
tion of the Third District Court was
llxod for 2 ' n. Wednesday.
House bill No. 2791, substitute for Sen
ate bill No. 71), to regulate publio edutla
tion In Loulslana, eto., was lunally
passed.
House bill No. 220, to define who are
wholesale and retail dealers and reFer
ring to drugglts and apothecatlea was
referred.
House bill to provide for surveys was
referred.
The bill to authorlize the people of
Livingston parish to locate their parish
seat by election finally passed.
House bill to authorilz the Governor
to appoint an Assietant Attorney Gen
eral was postponed Indefinitely.
House bill 01, limiting time for tra
verse of answers in garnishments,
passed. RJOF***** i a *
The Menate, at 3 1 p. nl., adjourned till
12 in. Wednesday.
The Hlouse
The House did not assemble until
tr+if-past twtele, owtng-to th delay
caused by the caucus, which was held
in the Senate chaunmber, beginning at II
o'clock. 1Stpeaker ]itsh in the chair,
and a quorum present.
Praiyor by the ito r, D)r. Percival.
1TF5OI1tTI NR.
By M r. M(otc(ehee, of West Feilelciana-
A coneurrlnt resolutlion, providing that
the Judlciary (lomnlrittoes of the 8onate
and House h. instructed to inqulro im
miediately into the condition of the
oftull of Treasurer of the State of Lou
isiatma, anti report at the earliest mo
Ilnt such mneasures as may be required
by the immediate necessities of the
State.
An invitation from the Faculty of the
Medical Department of the University
of Louisiana, to attend the commence
ment exercises of the department was
received anti on motion of Mr. Dupree,
of East Baton Rougo, was accepted.
Mr. Lyons, of East Fcliciana, in the
chair.
Mr. Huntington called up the reports
of the Committee on Claims, including
favorable reports on the claims of Chas.
Curtis, 0. M. Tennyson, C. A. Gilroy,
Joseph Landerneau and J. D. Haggerty
atnd the New Orloans DI)IMocnRAT. All
those claims were referred to the Coin
mittee of the Whole.
The Senate entered the hall of the
IHouse, and the General Assembly In
joint session proceeded to ballot for a
United States Menator with the follow
ing result.
innato. !lmune. Total.
1. F. .Jeu .. . . ... '2
I L . tilots i.. ..... . .. 1 14 15
'P. ..Ksmn.y ...... . 1 : 4
All-an J lu tl........ .. .. .t
A. 5. Iorrn.. ...... 7 21 25
Join Young ............. I
W. A. It 'b,,rtlu....... I
W . 1I. I:guan...............
Tl( otlk................. i 1
Tlottti ...............2t) H.ip+
No choice and the Senate withdrew.
Previous to the ballot the name of
Senator H. D. Ogden was withdrawn,
and the following nominations made:
Hon. Allen Jumel, by Senator Breaux;
Hon. A. S. Herron, by lion. Albert
Voorhies; Hon. L. E. Bentley, by Sena
tor Domas.
ic)OlMM I 'II'T t IEPl'Ofl'r 8.
By Mr. Jonas, of Orleans, chairman
of the Committee on Judiciary-Favor
ably on House bill '2:12, relative to the
transfer of papers in succeiedon cases
from Jackson, Claiborno, rlleuvllle to
Lincoln parish.
Favorably on House bill No. 22M, re
lative to the testimony of physiclans.
Favorably on House bill No. 231, re
lative to section 2147, etc., Revised
St:tutes.
Favorably on House bill No. 21!), re
lative to the publication of a digest of
the Supreme Court.
Favorably on House bill No. 218, dc
fining and regulating the duties of the
reporter of the Supreme Court.
Favorably on House bill No. 22) rela
tive to section 2628 of the Revised Stat
utes and Article 025 of the Code of I'rao
tiea.
Unfavorably on House bill No. 230,
relative to Article 644 of the Code of
Practice.
Unfavorably on House bill No. 220,
relative to changing the time of meet
ing of the General Assembly.
Unfavorably on House bill No. 206,
relative to section 615 of the Revised
Statutes.
By substitute for House bill abolish
ing the contract of the State with the
Louisiana Levee Company.
Special report by bill to fix the sala
ries of the Chief Justice and Associate
Justices of the Supreme Court of the
State.
By Mr. Delavigne, of Orleans, chair
fan of the Committee on Canals and
Drainage-Favorably on House bill ex
empting lands in the parish of Orleans
from drainage tax.
Mr. Toler, of Richland, chairman of
the Committee on Appropriations, re
ported a bill providing for certain ap
propriations. (The General Appropria
tion Bill.)
The bill was ordered printed and re
ferrea to the Committee of the Whole.
By Mr. Leeds, of Orleans, chairman
of the Special Committee on City Af
fairs-By substitute for each of House
bills Nos. 121, 185, 198 and 222.
By Mr. Hill, of Orleans, Chairman of
the Conference Committee on the bill
providing for the compensation of tax
collectors throughout the State, report
ed that they had agreed upon the fol
lowing compensations of tax collectors,
viz.: In the country parishes, ten per
cent on all sums collected not exceed
ing $6000 and three per cent on all sums
over that amount. In the parish of
Orleans as follows: First District, one
per cent; Second District, one and a
quarter per cent; Third District, three
and a half per cent; Fourth District,
two per cent; Fifth District, six per
cent: Sixth District, three and' a half
per cent; Seventh District, four per
cent. The report was taken up.
Mr. Bridger, of Caldwell, said he re
gretted that he had, under the peculiar
circumstances which required action in
the report to olject to it, in so far as it
reterred to tbh e asllowed to
txaeolleetors i wr e wa
et
the matter had been well weighed, and
that the figures adopted by the confer
ence were found necessary to secure an
efficient colleotion of the taxes. The
bill was taxien un and finally passed.
On motion of Mr. Wasburne, of More
house, House bill No. 2211 was taken up,
reoommitted to tile Committee on Land s
and Levees and made the special order
for to-morrow at one o'clock.
Mr. Berry, of Orleans, called up House
bill No. 92.1, and on motion the substi
tute for this hill, a bill repealing the not
creo ting the New Orleans Sanitary Colu
pany, was planed on the c!awlendar.
T'he louse now resolved itself into a
C(omrnittee of tho Whole anil took up ia
bill for the relief of the New Orleans
D) F.O( 'tfAT.
Mr. Jonas In the chair.
The committee agreed to report. f:
vorably on the b111l, with an amtrend0!ent
that the claimhn be paid out of the reve
nues of the year 187i.
A bill for the relief of Charles (hlrtls
was taken up and recommitted to I he
Committee on Claims.
A bill for the rellef of Gllroy, Iaan
derneau and Haggerty was next taken
u P'ending consideration of whlch the
committee rose and reported favorably
on the bill for the relief of the New
Orleans DaMof'nAT; that the claim of
urtles be recommitted, and progress on
the claims of Gllroy and others and of
Tennyson.
Mr. Hill, of Orleans, by consent in
troduced a bill to incorporate the Lou
sIlana State Fair Assoclation and con
fering upon it all the privileges of tihe
lechanics' and Agricultural Associa
tion. Referred to the Committee on
Corporations.
Senate bill, provlding for the better
security of policy holders in this Pirate,
was taken tip and referred to the Comn
mitteeonil Corpora.tiolis.
By Mr. lRichardson, of Wiahinglen.
by consent--A hill provilding for Ihe mii
propriatlon of $Ot0 to C. 1). Fair, slorilT
of Cameron parishl. Ib.'fcrrmel to the
(ommiltteo rC (,lallms.
HSnate, bill No. 101, to regila il.n tlhe
termlls of parirsh co.llrte, anii to lix the
salaries of Iarish j.iudges, elo.
On motion of M r. lridiger. of (+bldwell,
the salaries of the. L',riesh .ullges wore.
animended to $12.z0 iIn lnarishbs with ronl Iy
one ellpree,,ntative int the house, '150e
for those with two, andl $2t1(ti for tihos.'
with three or four, insteadl oft1500, .2.luo
find $.15(00, as providled for originally.
The bill as amniudmd was concurred in.
Joint resolution No. 1, creating a joilndI
comminttee to sit dluring the recess to
consider t le necessity for a new charter
for the city of New Orleans, and to re
port one, if found necessary, at, next.
session; the committee to receive no
conmInpsation. The resolution was
adopted.
Senate bill No. 72, substitute for
House bill No. :2, relative to the ap
pointment of an AssIatant Attorney
teneral, was taken up and referred to
the Juldiciary ComrUtittee.
Senato hill No. 88, to regulate and
limit the liabilities of the country pa.r
lehes of the State in connectlon with
fees In criminal cases. Iloforred to the
Judiciary Comm;itt7.e.
Senate bill No. ..7, to reullr the fees
of ooroners. Roeferred.
Senates hill 105, relative to l-lie norm al
sohouol. Referrod to the ollo(nrultteo on
duratllon.
Senato bill l1l, relative to reconstruct
ing the policr jury wards, etc,. lt'forr.od
to the (olnmnittllee on P'arochial Affairs.
menate bill No. 113, for tihe relief of
Vrmnn h Iutlgut, of Balton Rolei. 1.o
ferred to tlhe (om)niittee in ( flaintrs.
House bill Is,--- No action tal ion.
House biill 11) -- Indotllnitely post
pt'oln.
A bill to amend section 76iP of the Io
vis'sd Statu'~s -Postponol indelinitely.
The Board of Trade bill. Iudelluitely
postponeod.
HIouse bill to amend section 3912 and
others. Referred to the Committee on
Retrenchment and Reform.
House bill No. 107, relative to the in
spection of flour and hay in Now Or
leiais. The sub.stitute, lHouse bill 203,
was taken up.
The substitute Illows two cents per
barrel for the inspection of flour, in
stead of live, as now authorizod by law;
provides that there shall ho no corn
piulsory inspection of hay. The bill was
passed flnall.
Mr..l ridger ,alleld p Iloruro bill No.
50), repealing the ulllmlostitui, ional bill
increasing the swlaries of theo Judges of
the Supremo Court nd l ixing themorn as
provided for in tlih conrstitutio. n of the
State. ''he bill was finally )ass(ed.
By Speaker Bushli- intro(luceld an ad
dress andl appeal to the pIeople of the
United States (p.ublished in another
part of the DEMOCRAT). RIlefrrctl to thir
Committee on Federal Relations.
Speaker Bush also Introducod a joint
resolution-to extend the extra session to
and including the 30th day of April,
providing that the General Assembly
may adjourn :ine die at any timeo before
the expiration of the extension. Lies
over, subject to call.
Mr. Jonas called up house bill No.
25, authorizing the Attorney General to
institute proceedings against the Louis
islana Levee Company for the forfeit
ure of their charter. Read twice and
lies over.
A message from the Governor was re
ceived, informing the House that he had
signed certain bills referred to else
where.
Mr. Kidd, of Jackson, chairman of
the Enrolling Committee, reported as
duly enrolled House bill No. 150,
making warrants of constitutional offi
cers receivable for taxes.
Mr. Richardson of Calcasieu, called
up House bill No. 228. relating to
the testimony of physicians. Passed
finally.
The House adjourned at 5 p. m.
-------=tee
AXUSE.IENTi.
ACADEMY OF MsRc.--The Simmons &
Slocum Minstrels are still holding their
own at the Academy. To-day, at the
matinee, there will doubtless be a
throng to laugh over the fun of
Thatcher, the dances of Welch and
Rice, and enjoy the singing of Hurley.
The minstrels remain here until Satur
day night. On Sunday Milton Nobles,
supported by the Academy company,
will appear in "The Phoenix."
VARIETIES THEATRE.-LOUIse Pomeroy
and Charles Pope will appear to-night
in the "Lady of Lyons," Louise Pome
roy as Pauline and Charles Pope as
Claude Melnotte. At the matinee to-day
Miss Pomeroy will play Camille, and to
morrow evening she will appear as Par
thenia to Charles Pope's Irgomar.
THE BASE BALL BOUT.-Tne Indiana
polis Base Ball Club arrived here last
night from Galveston, and will engage
in a contest with our R. E. Lee C~lub.
The Indianapolis club is a professional
club, whilst the R. E. Lees are only
amateurs, but it we may judge from
their achievements in thLe past our
boys will not be toobadly worsted. The
strengtht tho Ing lis . is said. to
TO THIE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED
BTATES.
The ollowing is the text of the reso.
lution introduced in the House of Rep
resentatives yesterday by Mpeaker Louis
hush :
Declaration andl Appeal
by the Henate and House of tepresonta
tives of the Ftate or Loulelana in (.one
ral Assembly convenoIr to the people of
the United States, and joint resolution~
on the sublject:
1. The maintenance In thet Hate of
Louisiana or the governmno'nto o Francis
T. Nlcholls will socure dom.itr'sio tran
quiillity, eace, e contentlmnt, atlld proa
perlty, and without dliscrinminatlon ln
slure to every hmemlber of tho cornllontl
wealth full and perfect protection of all
hbl rights as a clttizmn.
2. The publleo educatlon will Ih, fos
tered, so that every chili t my receive
nall the benolit which the resources of
the Htate an alTord.
1. Uorru ption and peculatlon, whereby
taxation has been unjustly increased,
depriving the people of their resources
and diminishing their ability to employ
and compensate labor, will be eradl
acted.
4. Labor will be encouraged and the
relations of employer and employo be
rendered more remnunerative, thereby
quickening mutual dependence and
commmon interest, and destroying
baneful antagonisms.
5. The multiplication of offices,
whereby the substance of the people
has been wanted, and their honl,' been
wrongfully impoverished, p111 be strict
ly curtailed.
t. None but, good, roliabloe, honest.
men will ho appointed l to clnoe, and
such only as will always recolloct that,
they are servalts, not I.asters.
f. The fraurltntu.rt t i.x roltrctting suy.
trn now prevailing will be chtange andl
Ih. enortmous charges noww imtposed lie
diminishnel sao as to relilve the people
and inclrease the revelnue.
, Toh expenses of the State will Ihe
rotitel to their lowest point, tel ho
Skept, strilly v.i:,hii the limits of the
'ItVI, lllt .
V. Tit Stalte diEbt having bcen lirmiteN
by const itull. tlonIlal ctel, ut will Io ro
,ognizld in gilld faith, anI every energy
of the people ho directed to Its prompt
pay tllellt.
In. All obnoxious laws will be repelaled
antii tl',. Ipiepcl te loft frte to exercise
the. elect.iv franclhlis and ei joy their
rights under the amnondelnenlts to the
co:untitution of the United States with
out obstruction or tnoleotation.
II. As the executive ollicer of the
State, Francis T. Nicholls will avoid
all Intrigues and coteries, and, as the
servant of the people, be accessible to
every claR.
11 -..... i l ... .. 1. I , ......l .1 I4' . n, 1,
oVOeY UIiyui1.
lie will ,online himself to his own do
partrnent and not degradle that by pir
amlulating the houses of I he Legisla
ture, and urging, by the influence of
hlis posiltion, the passage of favorite
Iimeasures.
lie will act upon all laws submnitted
to him for approval promptly, and not
illegallY withbhold thelo for the benellt
of party or thilt of rings.
.e will give every information within
his reach or unIder his control and keep
nothing from tnhe people.
lie will act in hatmony and accord
with the general (lovermnlent, provided
thIe rights and imm unitie.s or the State
are ilrotected aicorilding to the 1olt or and
spiritt of the Const.lttion of the [i ilted
Stat.os, and attempt civil service reform
in its broadest sense by tecomntending
pure and reliable men for app.oin tment,
to oftloo bIy Federal autihorit.tes, should
his rccommnendation be dsired.
IHe will ever bear in mind that he Is
the servant of the people, and, by every
means in his power, serve them to their
benefit and advantage and not to his
personal advancement; remain faith
fully at his post until his term expires,
anlld un(der no circumstances relinluish
his trust.
I r line, he will give and secure bless
Ings to his people which they have not
enjoyedl for the past twelve years, and
which cannot be obtained under any
other Executive, all others leading to
the continuanco of the ascendancy of
venality, of prost.itution, of ignorance
andl of the basest corruption.
If we are but conceded theo'oon we
seek, a privilege everywhere accorded
to, freemen, to govern ourselves, none
will be more loyal to the country than
the people or Louisiana. If our just
claims are refused and a vicious govern
ment ii imposed upon us, the decree
will be equivalent to the destruction of
this people. To this grievous wrong we
cannot submit, for thereby we would
forfeit our most sacred plrerogatives as
freemen.
The results which we have enumer
ated flowing from the administration of
Francis '. Nicholls every free people
are entitled to enjoy, and the gen
eral government is bound by the consti
tution of the United States and by
every principle of honor and of justice
to aid in conferring upon the oppressed
and misgoverned people of Louisiana;
they are likewise privileges which, in
herited from their fathers, the people
are bound to maintain, and defend, and
transmit to their posterity unimpaired.
And, in consequence, they are rights
which we have determined not to relin
quish.
We are well aware that we may fall
victims to power, but we remind our
brethren that truth and reason and the
cause of liberty will fall with us, and
now warn them that they who are
buried in the ruins will be happier than
those who survive.
Hence we appeal to the people of the
United States to stay the hand of in
justice and wrong, and we ask them, in
the name of what every American holds
most sacred, self-government, home
rule; in the name of the indissoluble
link which should bind man to man,
liberty; In the name of common justice
and of right, to revive kindly feelings,
to rest on peaceful relations, to estab
lish good government by recognizing
that Francis T. Nicholls is the rightful
Governor of the State of Louisiana,
and sustaining us in our own efforts
to maintain his government.
AND
1t is now resolved, the Senate concur
ring, That a copy of the foregoing dec
laration and appeal, and of this resolu
tion, be transmitted to His Excellency
the President of the United States, and
to the legislative department thereof,
to the end that the sense of this people
may be made known unto them in its
most respectful and most solemn form.
Prof. Chaille will, by request, deliver
an address on medical jurisprudence,
with the defects of our laws relative
thereto, in the Medical College, Com
mon street, near Baronne, this (Wed
nesday) evening, at 7 o'clock. Members
of the Legislature, lawyers, physicians
and any friends are especially invited
to attend, ._ __
CITY AFFAIRS.
1ERIVPIP NOUrSTON A4ND THEB TAX
PATIIES.
At a meeting last night,, over Haw
kins' saloon, of the Taxpayers' Asso
elation. called for the purpose of learn
ing from Mr. J. D. . ouston, Criminal
Sheriff, upon what he claimed that there
should not be a reduction in toe statute
relative to sheriff's fees, thorn was a
largo attendance of the (Jintral Council.
O)n motion the (Counll went into conm
inittee of the whole, Mr. . F. I'iiter in
tire chair.
D)r. J. T. T'ebault s.ated to the meet,
ing that he had occasion, some time
ego, to address the (overnor a cominu
nication relative to the charge made(
under the new bill before the Legisla
ture in which forty cents per diem is
allowed the Criminal Hheriff for kee,
ing prisoners was too high, and to this
communication Sherlff Houston re
sponded. He further said that the
(rimlnal Sheriff was present to lay the
facts of the justice of such charges be
fore the meeting.
Sheriff Houston then arose and said
that he thought no one should notice
anonymous communIcations in news
papers, but he had seen the President's
letter to G(ov. Nioholls, and he therefore
would respond. lie said that he had
been before the Judiciary (Cornmittee of
the Legislature and shiown I the facts
relative to the subject. He also submit
ted the flgur'es to the Conlmrittee on City
Affairs, and the bill calling for it cents
per dioem was prepared by the City
Councll. Ile dld not desire to keep any
of the facts fromn the Central Unionl, antd
he woluld, therefore,s.llt iuit a stefterletlnt
whlii had tl en tl Ireoady given to
then FWnate. Tihe statemnerntt, giving in
detaifl the coat or srup~lort.log prioniors,
tine price of irtensil,, the wages or Vro -
ltoye , and ill tl the inident.a.s of tirl
ofll.c', he trh, n readh, at , iafrt..r
showing th-at after' cotrIplying with
tie statutes, urder Ithe i trreeno t
flrtancial , rtrndition o u the city, it, wo
itimosstible to chargeig Itot than trisnt
rates, th exlressi d tI wjilhtrigt l ,r n to
rtnswer anty l s ou stion ttiat, mrilhit tii' pit,
to hit by artry g Intle Hn' ntr preserit,.
I lr. Toil, of the C urncil, thlti inteir
regated Mr. lHtushtn re lativye to tihis
prices of personal property in Ithe
PIarishI .itisonl, and his questinS were
answere d, after which Mr. iJot n
hIoy took the floor and said that he ri la
not think the fault. of the ca'e laid so
inmuch with the fees chtgel by the
-heriff as with the depreelatedI conidl
liou of dttnlcipal ina nitcets.
Dr. Tebault, 'resilent of the Council,
fol lo wed, reading estimates mahde by
those who claimed to have cognizance
of the cost of supporting prisoners, and
then ex-Hheriff Patton was called utpon.
lie stated that the data upon which
these estimates were tmade must have
Ibeen calculated iupon false premises.
and he showed how the prison could
not be managed by a smaller force than
now employed. After a long, desultory
talk, in which Sheriff Houston was
answering Iquestions and explaining
his figures,DMr. Todd arose ant said that
ho now felt convinced that the fault laid
not with tie fee bill of the Sheriff, but
with the L,,gilslhrturo that sanctioned
the city In its issuance of paper that wal
not redeenmable in cash. lie said that
hii was sattisfied that if the Sheriff was
paid in cash he could reodue his fees,
but as the (as, now stood he couldl not
do otherwise than su pport the fee bill.
A vote of thantks waits then tendered
hter iff Hiouston and the m,.,eting
atljourned.
ANOTH El IIN IFOUT"I'NATE.
;lhooses a Watery Grave in Preference
to tife.
At 7 o'clock on Monday night a white
man, about i fty years of ego, dark
complexion, dregse(d in red jea(llsi coat
and pants, boarded the Second JDis
trict ferry, at the foot of Ann strott,
and while the boat was in the middle of
the stream jumped overboard and was
dlrowned.
Every effort was made to resnoue him,
but owing to the darkness of the night
it was impossible to save him.
The deceased, previous to boarding
the boat, had a conversation with the
watchman, who told him to be careful
or he would fall overboard. ie re
sl)onded by saying that it would be very
little loss.
The body was not recovered.
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CITY ANDI POLIIIE IlTEM,.
DEATH OF KATrE BIIJLLN AT ''nHE CHARITY
IhosMrrTAL.--The woman Kato Bullen,
who cut her throat with a butcher knife
at the residence of Mrs. Finnegan, No.
7 Front street, died from the effects of
the wound at 8 o'clock yesterday morn
ing at the Charity Hospital. The Coro
ner held an inquest and returned a ver
dict that the deceased committed sui
cide.
HAD His L.o BROKEN --Yesterday a
negro named Singleton Furlong had his
leg broken by a sack of oats falling on
him. He was taken to the Charity Hot
pital.
BUBGLARY.-Last night the residence
of Mr. Wilkinson, corner of St. Andrew
and Baronne street, was entered by
thieves and robbed of a pocketbook
contained $4 currency.
The thief was discovered by the o-l.
cer in the beat and chased but not cap
tured.
The thief, however in his haste to get
away left behind him his coat and
shoes. Also, a large pair of pincers.
CHARGED WITH ROBBERY.--arah Briggs
and Mary Josephine, two gushing dam
sels, were inchrcerated in the Third
Precinct Station at the request of An
toine St. Pasteau, who charges them
with having robbed him of $128 cur
rency.
FIRE.-At 10 minutes to 1 o'clock this
morning a fire originated in a stable on
Johnson street, between Gravier and
Perdido. The property, which was
owned by T. Casserly, was totally de
stroyed. The fire is supposed to be the
work of an incendiary.
May Be Ueftnl Yet.
[Conrikr-Journal.]
When Grant gets into his new bank
ing office ($20,000,000 capital) he can ad
vance funds to the next administration
to "hold States at all hazards." Grant
may be useful to his party yet, even if
not in a military way.
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BaasTrr's FLAVORING ETRACTrs.--The super.
ornly of these extracts consists in their perfec
purity r.dl great strength. They are warranted
free from the poisonous oils and acids which en
ter into the composition of many of the faetitious
fruit flavors now in the market. They are not
Strue to their names, bus ae preped from
frsi of the best quality, s.d are so y on
esateata that a eoampraa as:fl quanslty
a* sed bue IL ,,_
Illy AUTIAOHIITT-i
Appointments by the (4?Cvfler, 11 Wrsust
1. Nichonll, by and with the AdMldS
andi Ct'onf of the lRentrU.
W. F, Hall, pariah enri yor lot the p5. 1 b (
Frardrlln.
A. JIolet, Jr., surveyor for the parish of 'erfte
bonne.
Utrariet 0(. HAl, purveyor for the pariah
of P'olnt CJorrpe.
Janie Migltgrw, tax collector for the parish od
Iboritr.
''. J1. Mntj'rr, tee xooieotor f'r thm pariah of
P'ointe Uornpee.
J. [0. itt hie, jrr(tiv i of thn flece for the Thhi'
month wurd, p rtih of iPoinrte U poo.rlO
V 4 .Il Ull '4 'ill EATRIE.
'1'Ii^, IA rl1EI-t'¶l 'ITATPILE,
A A i1I, ti ir-l'l* NrAM rtiI ,IAliM,
IronC Ituvir
itEo fIIt. Hmron if 177-74 " nod stineon nidloWYfilW
Thin thILitro is now. eptnr iton. inomplotely a3d
tilt'rttly itltrlpnd in nri rv roiirprit, and le most
oiigyhl I'irjy lttil ottn prinr'itirn nd most lash.
I ontrttt" ti iri, ugh lii ron iti thn ntity.
Ad'Jrrnn WIIJ, HTFI4VIN.
Mr'iriitar'; I It Voriito AsonuRItiou1
rnh12ot nun tQ All P1 1Now rleans, LF6
COMMFI:IL( tA iI1STA(JIIA±'iT
PiIITZ IiIIPPENIIAIIEI&. Arvint rnd Manager,
Pe.. 1117 and O19 usaaternhrue Irbeet,
ltntwoon oyral and Ionrohon. Now Orleafl.
Nnnt.ly flttirl ran"r ' Inr'-etptirLe. IlaaRantly utr
nttibri ri rone andi Ih,1rir try th' day. rvoei of
rnnntii. i'rliv tto irr. P .1 ro l an. Weddingr"
uri~ritt ,itt''r't'ri with tort turld 'i ilrtA~h. EngII.
lick;, tIrrrtl1,. (lnrnari rtlr t-iIIrr uls Rpipkon.
'I'r ts n rv'.t.r.tt'. whit Irma
1)11. V. FOIIM I'NTO,
Il trif tuirrroI tollo 1 i" 7 rio r.tntrothe lird
lir'o ol' lut IF pro n ti n.
Ohit Ii oh h'l' fii"»1 N!'. tio vat etr'rrut.
(','IIt ro nlltirn Iltol ' ' litr IF. to 2 t. m.
II'2H Ito
DEN TISTRY.
?4". * nro I1-i.t'I ,reef.
j,11r.'t t~11 ivoiri..t'' . i t'1h ti :'iii'- of both
Moll /.it" ti ri,"P rrrh4 tf
DR. J. 0. fl2IfLEN
hriri r'rnov ik '47t"'i to :0o. rit 4I rml etre t
His rogaiduirri rntrinjot itt No . 2 Ht, t. hai
en root.
Otii'o ioron- Trom Itoll ai, in.: t tob and Ito
e 11. tn. fie im
SPECIAL NOTICES.
New Orlenns. arrch 1, 1R77.--Notiee 11r
herrrr y gilvr' Itht Irthr itretrrnrr of Mr. . R.
MAT'til t ,Wr In iruir Itrin eo Roir'g from thlis dateI
wit harting pltrt'hininti t tiii snwirmu
mhi lo thAHlti. 1.EWIt4 & CO.
WANTS.
W ANTEI[--AN ACTIV i PAI'TNER., WITH
i ra Vnpllt!l of rib ilt $tV: ( to p rrhani i a half
iritnrnR t in i woill i',t i.li. ,ish I and paying busi
n's4, Addlr-i4 I. G., D),m,,erat oflloo.
mrhl2 E.itA M2t
V ANTED - H.:(.;D-IAND OARIAGE0
irnd iutggin4. A ~n I.r, havinrg iurh. a d
wishing to di ro In of th.rn.r , 'rort find re .
tsale for thornm by ,aiiiti on 1,. T'. MADDU X,c
Cnronirint nitr. Alo. a itfull took of Oar
tr.tii rnd Fiiggiir, nild a 'i itriot', stook of tha
JIpanrrri n Chibl's ('un rigirl (and raallo, manrt
wondrfuil ,omhin tdiion ; in ,;h.ort, a full stock
in iovirythir:Ug Irtlrrtllilninll , to th OCarriagh
unrtnri nsi -till of whi'h", will bn olld at r€nd 'Oed
pirl'ir to suit, ti tiri,'n . 'Thi,o ' rnlrn.unlty i|
rnout ordihllly invi'd t.ni, l l,1 and x intnIno at1 U
G;arondnl+nt, st.ra.t.
lmhll am I,. T. MAD)DUX.
WANTED -A IT'rUA'TIiiN AS A TIRAVEL
ing A gnt for a 1) g 1Hoi,, by aman 4
who iq fit rltliar with thi b,sliri--i, and lhas ex
tnrsiv, irillitiiilfti t n' i l t lii llllrna. MiustisI tIL.
and 'JI'lnxai. Irit, Now I rlttitni rI',r'rinces give
Address C.. Mirsiusipli i!vty, Mi1 mhg
W ANTrE) -T PUtIICHAK. Oc' HBMALL
nmonthly putyrntiu, ita hoiiii with at least
thrrni roomrns, in twro ltl, It ii hi Iiirthir or Fifth
D)itrit. lb wltwo'n Mt. t;htrgr:' rlrntt and ilver.
Aidrriss with low.i,,t tirmrs and intorost, W. 8.,
9H IFourth n tttrt, e18*l
WANTED- BY A HOIItP. AND INOUB
triloun younllrg r.urn a "iturtion ia Watch
man, I'ort.r, r Malt.in4tn r Driving of any kipd;
Is thnroughly arqiliriin'n in tir' ''ity. Would go
in thl' ,runtry if d,4ilri;,l. Atllirs W. O. Deta
o arlt, oflu'.o, lo20tf
WANTED---HTIIAN(i EiME AND VISITO
to know that rin Iy fir istdil rooms t
or without thorl, an ~ ri rnitl at 1154
((trORt. Onur of tht mio,: tt lrirtblo Ioraltietl.s
the rlty. Il.ttan rtna'onrrhi,. Apply on ties
promison, oiver thur (nrgs Hiii lng Machine
Dopot anrd Fashion r,no trrimn. tr14 Olanal street.
do4 amrn
G. If. MUist I & (i) .'
CIH AM P.AGNE.
Importations In 1870,h 34t,815 Cases; ( e
13,613 cases more than any other w
Brand in flte 1United Statrs.
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