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CITY AFFAIRS.
GONE OLIIT EBING.
Pakenbam Packard's Panle.
The State.Heoue Now Open.
WedneWay mornlag aboat 5 o'olook the Iet
etropolllan
to the St. Louis otald, and Ospt. Kelly took
charge et the building. rom ht-pult 11 o'clock
Tuesday night p to daylight Wedneday there
was one eooetast lipplg out S the part of the
poUose,Ad t was not unt4l daylight that they
all mansged to vaset. was in the " mwe m '
bours" that Packard delivered hi
to his army, and unlike Washlngta and sone
other noted characters, he wept tear, tars idle
teare. The polioe who were precot listened
astootively, and loeaed lwardly for It to end,
for they
WAWTD TO OO30.
It ws after this addremss that the faithful
vamoosed. At 7 c'elook Sergeant Boanta of oar
militis, took charge as a deputy sergeant
arms, aad
Sn1XOLDUr. WNW asIrKOTD,
doors thrown open, and some ventilation given to
the filthy bulkIng.
When the
susanasWD wAllS KAD
a thorough search was had for papers, and muoh
that will be valuable wm found. Near the fur
nace doors in the basemnt several documents
relatve to the east Feliloana can were found,
apparently overlooked by those who burned the
others.
There was a vigilant learch made for the
TWtLVU-POUNDSa LAPWOLUOn oUN
that was known to have been in the building.
After some Inquiry it was discovered that on
Friday night last It was boxed up by a squad
under Gen. BAdger and carried out through the
quarters of the United States troope in the Or
leans l1otel to Chartree. This could not hate
been done without the cogni.anoe of the United
States omoore, and as it wa a
TlExrr OF STATE InOrat.T ,
it should be Iooued into.
On dt. Lout. street the Auditor's and Tress
urer's ofoorn were open, ready for business.
THE OLD TATIB-HOUMIE.
All the State Omeers in Full Occupation
of Their Omees.
Blesides th ttaking posseedon of the halls of the
General Assembly by the Legislature yesterday,
the Governor's omoe, and those of the Secretary
of State, State Auditor and of other offoes, were
occnpied by Gov. Nicholls and the 8tste offioers
without any incident worthy of notice occurring,
the oooupation taking place by the simple open
lng of the doos by the polioe on duty.
In the Governor's omoe things looked to be in
olufficent order, the only person in the neighbor
hood that recalled the Inoambency of Packard
being his colored porter, who was there possibly
to take away, when the time came, some artioles
of furniture belonging to his emplorer.
The nterior of the building is so thoroughly
impregnated with carbollo sold as to be unoom
fortable. Many portions of the building are still
inaecessible, the oity police being in charge of the
doors and ball-ways, to prevent possible incur
lons of the light-flngered gentry who generally
Improve sunch occasions.
The walls of the oorridors are pretty well writ
ten over with choioe selections of Billinggate,
aimed at the President of the United 8tates,
among which may be read: "B. B. Hayes, the
traitor of 1877; sold his country and God."
"lutherford Bastard Hayes," "Judas Isoariot
ls. U : Butherford B. Hayo" and others, not Af
for polite cars.
Evidently there has been an extensive orema
Soo of documents made by Packard, ncoluding
ti all probability the returns of the commission
ee of the late electio, for charred remaidoof
papers were found is and around the furnasoe or
the hotel, on the ground foor, Indicating that
much work of this kind had been done. Care
lesseue on the part of the individual intrusted
with the duty of burning up some of the papers,
however, was manifested by the fact that a por- *
tion were found to be euffiently preserved to be
of use in ease of need.
The occurrences relating directly to the re
spectin houses on the eventful day will be found
to a report of the proceedings of the Legislature. I
AN INICIDENT.
Inesue Ideas Propogated by the Hap
pily Defunct Carpet-lagger.
One of the ncildents attending upon the oocu
potion of the 8tote.House (otherwise etyled the
St. Louis Hotel) by the legitimate govornment is
not without its point of moral.
A DnnoonAT reporter overheard a conversation
between two colored women who appeared very
nervous about Packerdt' discomflture, not that
they entertained any tender feelings or personal
siffetion for the defunct BDos, bat inasmuoh
as in their guilel sanes they imagtned that the
change would affect thelsetatus as independent
iAteenth amendments. They ,ppeared to take
the oonsequenoes, however, with a kind of mourn.
fully resgned ph losophy. and, said one of them:
"Well, I aA. gong to look around for a good mis
tress and do the beet I can." aid the other:
" .'s a nitghy bard thing for a woman who was
r free, but now the Demoorats got the gov
in nt I e'ppe l'il have to stand it," and thus
Sprted.
reporter smiled thoughtfully as he listened
¶ the above, and thought of the credulity of the
deluded negro masses and the uncru.
tery of the now happily played out
Dose f were a two good colored women.
clue te , oon i dres or py
ur.rs .bo have ben L'pt eaw ged sinee the
stielng of the war fai te natural protectors
aft kindly disposed friends by the lies of the
buggers, who played upon their credulous
wi t-the bugbear of their being certainly
> ir if ever the Dem torat regained
the Demoratls ed power,
words t.~e true ao!
back their own.''a s pa r
ta ed friends and you wall see hop
ewds !s°a t tg notonly of
.(tkehief. *aU will th$
ere white pipple of Ldida
bewsthe ates ato 1
bacetblblo 1
preoen of the a ppreladl e m nevenon of
the very able nppert
Ge. G. T. Bsargard was naet Introduee
end was reeived with the warmeet applaun, for
which he ret.med thanks.
The sretary sanouncead that 0apt. dads had
ohartend the steamboat La Belle to take the
embers of the convention to the jetties, and
that the boat would levethehead of Canal etret
at 10 o'olock rday7 morning, aend that the con
t vntlon would return on Sunday morning, and
that all the erents the members would be put
to would be for malte.
k The chairman announced that the conention
k would visi the o works in the city, and also
e would visit Carrollion and examine the manner
eof the charging of the steam dummies. The
7 levee at Carrollton would also be inspeted, a
i would also the draining machines. This for
Thursday's programme, and thelwould wind up
the dy with the dinner.
SThe convention will mot at 10 in the morning
a and Art visit the cotton presses and would leave
I for the old lake end on the 6:0 p. m. tain.
It was then decided that the convention would
leave hee on Tuesday for their homes.
On motion, the onvention nvited one member
i of the stai of eah daily journal in the city to so
Scompany the convention to the jetties.
An invitation was read, asking the convention
to visit Salt Island, on their way to GaOveston.
An executive ession of the body was then call
ed, which lasted until 2 o'clock, when open ses
slon was resumed and seteral papers read on
subjects of interest to engineers. The conven
tlon then adjourned until 7 p. m.
At 7 o'clook the convention met and went into
the selection of a nomitnting committee, to nom
inate ofeoers for the ensuing year. Some ten or
twelve names were sent up and put in nomina
tion, and as it was desirable that the members of
the committee might be taken from different
parts of the country, a committee of three was
appointed to make the seleation from the list as
presented. The committee seleoted the follow
ing names, which wore adopted:
Nominating committee, W. E. Worthan, of
New York; Wi. Bay Smith, of I linois; Fred. De
anitsk, of Kentucky ; Jas. P. Wilson, of Penn. 1
sylvanla; 0. G. Forshey, of Louisiana.
Professor Forshey then read a lengtby paper
on what he had invented.
Mr. A. S. Hardee followed with a paper on
rapid survey of railroads, and was succeeded by
Mr. Bouscaren, who explained the tests on the
Cincinnati Rallroad bridge over the Kentucky
river.
On motion thanks were extended to those who
had favored the convention by extension of
courteeles.
Oapt. Cowdon was then introduced and explain.
ed at some length his Ship Canal. After which
the convention adjourned sloe die.
The membres will visit the various objects of
interest around the city during their sojourn.
n THE MSCHOOL BOARD.
The School Board met lust evening in special
I meeting at the Conncil chamber, in the Oity Hall.
y In the absence of the President, T. J. Bemmes,
. the eev. J. 1. Guthelm took the chair.
The following oommunicatlon from a commit
y tee of twenty-five teaohers, representing the
teachers of the publio scohools of New Orleans,
I was readfby the secretary and, on motion, sub
e mited to the Finance Committee.
NEw OtLEAxs, April 24, 1877.
y To the Honorab'e the President and Members of
the Board of Directors of the Public Sohools
cf the city of New Orleans :
Gentlemen--We the undersigned, in behalf of
' the teachers of the publio schools of New Or
, leans, respectfully represent that we duly a pre
Selate the desire of your honorable body to do all
in your power for our relief.
We are assured that the limited appropriation
for the supportf our scohools impels ou to
t make the heavy reduction of salaries as opted
at your last m eting. lut as the Leilature has
anthorised snd directed the OCty Council to ap.
propriate $275,000 to the support of the oity
I sohoo'e, being an inorase of $50,000, and as from
$50.000 to $70,000 may reasonably be expected
from the 8tate, we submit that your honorable
body has a aniotal btm sumfient to justify a
reduction of our salaries to not over fifteen per
cent, if indeed ten per cent be not suicient. We
believe that i can be satiefactorily shown that
the reduotion need not exceed the latter rate,
We hope that your honorable body will reoon
sider this financial matter and afford such relief
as in your wisdom you may deem expedient.
(tigned) S. E. .EAMAN,
Chairman of a committee of fifteen Iadies and
ten gentlemen.
The acting chairman then read the following
committees whioh had been previously appolntqd
by the president of the board:
TACEERS.
Rev. J. K. Gutheim, chairman; Geo. H. Pay.
weather, Paul Capdevlelle, Jacob Hassenger and
B. H. Bartley.
FUNITUBRE PUROUASNE AND sUPPLIES.
H. B. Ferguson, chairman; T. H. Hardy and
P. M. Tourne.
RUL.F AND DISCIPLIRN.
Lloyd R. Coleman, Geo. Swarbrick and Louis
A. Martinett.
SPECIAL BRAxNCE.B.
Jacob Hassenger, Arohibald Mitchell and Dr.
O. T. Freeman.
Several communications were received anud
submitted to the proper committees.
The board then adjourned.
LEFT THE WORLD,
I A. Negner, on Two Ounces of Tinctureof
Aconite.
At twenty minutes to 9 a. m., yesterday, A.
" Negner; aged 35 years, a native of France, oom
i matted suicide at his residence, corner Jena and
Ohestnut streets, by swallowing two'ounces of
I the tincture of aconite.
A Dawocatr reporter visited the scene of the
tragedy and learned the following particulars
from the wife of the deceased:
That her husband, who is a veterinary surgeon,
and a grooer by occupation, has of late been sub
ject to fits of temporary insanity, produced by
financial embarrassment.
That Tuesday night his mind seemed more de
ranged than usual, as he was impreseed with the
idea that men were going to rob his grooery
store. to he got up at midnight and left the
house with the intention of guarding the gro
eHe wandered about the streets until 7 a. m.
yesterday, when he repaired to the drug store
of ar. . J. .Mattingle, st the corner of Napoleon
Avenue and Magazine streets, where he purchas
ed tbe iuam.
He then returned home about half-pat 6
o'oloo, and asked his wife for clean under
clothes, whichb she gave hi. He then went into
his bedroom, fellowed by his servant, who In
Iadded to make up the bed, but he told the
servant th*it was not necessary to make up the
as he was going to lie down.
Ti ere.nt bad hardly left his domay when
i s e rdI e room, wh attracted
4 le i'V s r,. Veger, and, on rushing
a Ue she found her husband In the
was summoned, but before he
death had claimed Negner.
and reauned a
:sIde us
I aN dbag, whBlob they deeasd aoataed turnips
that they Lb ded to sella t hemarket.
dThe befie bohewer were net thus to be vut
lid and X b .e a Was found thwnt
oondnd a lot Of ,elothing, I i
I .confesse thathy ad btrglarizsd the groery
s tore of Oswald sm corne of Celatine an
I M8fdt trea ig sa et , etreane through b
The negroe were looked up in the Fourth
Station, and the property identified by Mr. Held
Ia belonginl to tim.
ADJ@OURNMENT lINE DIE.
The Houne concurrent resolution providing for
the adjournment sine die of the General Assem
bly having been Concurred in by the Senate yea
terday, the Legislature will dissolve itself to-day
at 2 o'clock p. m., after a session of one hundred
and sixteen days.
The Sheriff's Imbroglo.
It appears that there has arisen between the
city of New Orleans and the Criminal Sheriff a
question relative to fees. It seems that Mr. J. D.
Houston, the Oriminal Sheriff, presented a usual
his bills for January, February and March, and
the bill was refused. Hearing this Mr. Houston
offered a propoeition to sumit it to arbitration of
the City Attorney sad another attorney to be
appointed by him, aad in oase of disagreement
they to appoint a third, or if this failed he was
willing to submit the whole question to J. Ad.
Boslier. How these proffers will be met remains
to be seen.
If they receive a negative response, it is prob.
able that Mr. Houston, through his attorneys,
will apply to Judge Whitaker for a rule for con
tempt against the City Administrators.
The following communoiation from Sheriff
Houston in this connection explains itself:
New Oaltaxs, April 25. 1877.
To the Honorable Mayor and Administrators of
the clty of New Orleans :
Gend, men -Hoping and believing that it is not
the Oestro of the OtCity Council to subject the city
of New Orleans, or me, to expensive and useless
li'igation to determine the legality and correct
ness of the bills for fees, as We ented by me, for
the months of January, February and March,
1877, I hereby respcotfully submit the following
propositions :
1. That the disputed amounts be refrred for
arbitration to the City Attorney and attorney to
be selected by me, and in case of a disagreeme, t
the two attorneys to select the third. Or 2. If
In your opinion the above will not fully protect the
city's interest, let the disputed amount be referred
for arbitration to the City Attorney, an attorney
to be selected by him and n attorney to be so
looted by me, or let the wh " matter be referred
to the Hon. i. F. Jonas, 1 , Attorney. Beole-v
ing every eharge claimed by me to be sir otly
within the law, 1 am willing to agree to any mode
of arbitration that you may consider calculated
to promote the city's interest. I sincerely hope
that your honorable b dy will accept one of the
abore propositions as an act of justice to the tax
pacers of the city of New Orleans and myself. I
Very respectfully, your ob dient servant.
J. D. HOU8.'ON,
Oriminal Bherlff.
if Death of a Reporter.
At half-put 8 yesterday molniug, Mr. Wm.
P. Gerard, a reporter of the erntan Gazette,
was found dead in his bed, at has residence,
No. 984 Magazine street. The coroner held an
Sloquest and returned a verdict of congoestion of
I. the brain.
Drowned.
At 8 o'olock p. m. yesterday, while a German,
named Joseph Lang, aged 60 years, was sailing
on Lake Pontchartraio, he fel out of his boat
and was drowned. His body was not recovered.
Brevities.
The city Administrators, headed by his Honor
Mayor Pilsbury, yesterday visited Gen. Auger at
his headquaters and congratulated him upon his
soldierly conduot since the 9th of January.
Short Items.
Adolphe Pleffor was incarcerated in the Fifth
Station at the request of Catherine Hloolgrave,
who charges him with larceny.
THE COURTS.
superior Criminal Court.
MOTION.
Murder.-Dan Shay. Motion for new trial fied
for eaturdsy.
NOLLE PRBOLQUI.
Breaking and entering.-Thomas Ocnnere.
ON TRIAL.
Manslaughter.-Thomas Arsts, rioted Febru.
ary 21 for the killing of Geo. H. btelukamp, Janu
ary 81, on Dauphine, near St. Anne street, jury
out.
AMUSEMENTa.
TnszAsuaI FRED. MAUBERLRET' BENNFIT.-At
the Academy of Music tc-morrow night Mr.
Mauberret, the affable and efficient treasurer of the
house, will be tendered a complimentary benefit
by his associates of the Academy, and his many
friends who desire to evince in positive terms
their appreciation of his courtesy, as well as the
valuable services he has performed. During his
long connection with this theatre he has de
served the commendation of both the manage.
ment and the public; it is therefore eminently
proper that this benefit should be tendered to
It may be presumed that with the attractive
entertainment he offers, the success of the un
dertaking will prove conclusive of his popularity.
We trust also that his many friends will not be
unmindful of the beneficent effects of co-opera.
tion, and wilt assist in verifying our anticipations.
The performance will begin with the comedy
drama of "Don C'sear de Bazon." with a fine
car', including Mr. B. Onorsto, who has Lindly
volunteered his servio s. Then wf.l follow an
entertaining and amusing olio, introducing sev
eral novelties. After which the roaring farce of
"A Manager in Search of Talent" will be pre
sented, to close the evening's performance. We
anticipate a full house on the occasion.
THE SPRIxo SBASo .--It is S seldom the case
that after the close of the regular theatrical
season we have the opportunity of seeing a first
class performance until the succeeding season,
we are glad this year to thank Messrs. W. H.
Power and Roland Reed, of the late Academy
company, for the promise of a series of tri
weekly performances at the Academy during
the spring. These performances will occur on
Sunday and Wednesday evenings and on Sat
urdays at noon. Messrs. Power and Reed
have secured the co-operation of all the mem
bers of the late company, as well as the ser
vices of the orchestra and attaches of the
Academy, and feel, we think Justly so, that their
scheme for catering to the wants of the public
will receive a substantial acknowledgement,
which they are determined to deserve. Mr.
Power and Mr. Reed, in inaugurating these
entertainments, bplieve they will have that sup
port in recognition of their earnest efforts to
please which they have shown in the past.
The play selected for the opening perform
ance-Saturday matinee--is the drama entitled
"Sweethearts," by the chaste W. 8. Gilbert, the
author of "Pygmalion and Galatea," who ranks
among the leading play-wrights and literateurs
of the day. This will be the first performance of
"Sweethearts" in New Orleans.
An olio, varied and entertaniing, will follow,
and the performance will conclude with the
clever farce of "A Trip to the Lake. '
We are informed that an excellent bill will be
presented on Suanday and Wednesday mnghts, of
which due notice will be given.
The Oorrasawn CmrLDanz have determined
to help feed and clothe the poor little inmates of
Si. Mary's Asylum.
Fpecial bargains in hosiery, handkerchiefs,
ass, embroideries, linen.sheetlngs, towels,
kamaknapkins, etc., at M. L. Byrne A O.'s,
Are yo charitable? Help the poor little
orphans. So sy the Comvaana Cau nmM.
S hed ewd linen suite, opened on
IS PACKARIPS LARIZT.
sI The Boss Breathes His Lest in a oelo.
dious Farewell Address.
a And Tells His Woes In a Series of Whys
and Wherefores.
Exaonvriv DrAvwma ,t.
State of Louisiana,
tor New Orleans. April 25. 177.
. To the Republisass of Louisiana :
_- On this day. the fifteenth anniversary
sy of the surrender of New Orleans to the
ea forces of the United States, it becomes
my duty to announce to you that the aid
and countenance of the National Gov
ernment has been withdrawn from the
be Republicans of Louisiana, and that a
a government revolutionary in form is
D. practically on the pointof usurping con
trol of affairs in this State.
I recall the circumstances of the last
d electoral campaign only to thank you
)n for the fidelity to principle you then
of displayed. The Republican party, as
be you know entered upon the canvass
a united and stronger than before. It
. had enlisted under its banners an influ
ential class of native born citizens of
old Whig antecedents, (who to their
honor be it said, still remain faithful to
the principles they espoused and the
b. government they supported.) It was
', further strengthened by the absence
. from the State of the opposition to that
element, whose previous adherence to
a the party had brought it into disrepute.
These causes combined to bring about
the remarkable success achieved by the
Republican party in all the doubtful
Df parishes, with one exception, even where
the white population preponderated,
t and which gave us a majority in the
SLegislature. Except where organized
violence prevailed, our State ticket car
rled every Republican parish, and also
a number of parisbes which, in the last
g Legislature, were represented by Dem
ocratic members.
tr I briefly summarize the historical
0 events that have since occurred. The
i General Assembly met on the first of
January last, organized with a full legal
d quorum in both Houses, passed laws
which were approved by the then execu
tive of the State, and on the 2d day of 1
d January last canvassed and declared t
the vote for Governor.
' At this time the nation was agitated
d by doubt as to the result of the presi
dential election. With the expectation t
that Samuel J. Tilden might possibly t
become President or the United States,
and with ho hope of success otherwise, a
my opponent in the late campaign
established amoot legislature, and went t
through the form of an inauguration in
order that there might be a semblance
of a government, which Mr. Tilden, if t
inaugurated, could possibly galvanize
into lite.
In a few days that followed. Gen.
Nicholls and his adherents were en
couraged by the unexpected refusal of i
President Grant to recognize the State
government, or to respond to the con- r
stitutional call of the Legislature,
though he questioned the legality of t
neither. On the 9th of January, when ti
I had scarcely taken my seat in the r
executive chair, the White League rose n
in armed insurrection and, by a coup de
main, took possession of the Supreme 0
Court, the arsenals and the stations of "
the Metropolitan Police, all located at n
the capital. Then came orders from U
President Grant, establishing a status C
I quo, the practical effect of which was to
confirm the insurgents in the advan- g
tages they had gained, and to prevent C
any effort to dispossess them. On the "
inauguration of President Hayes the P
State authorities made preparation to
organize a militia force for the defense w
of the State government. Gen. Nicholls'
police seized upon the recruiting offi
cers and imprisoned them for treason,
without benefit of ball or writ of habeas
corpus.
I telegraphed this fact to President
Hayes, asking if this was a violation of
the status quo, and if not, Whether the a
release of these men by force (all civil
remedies having been exhausted) would Y
be so considered. The President re
eiled : P
t "Youwrdispatch of the 2ith is received,
The Secretary of War has telegraphed
e to Gen, Augur: 'A Commission will
shortly visitg Louisiana. In the mean
time the President desires that the
situation remain unchanged.'"
Th' Commission came. In the mean
time he Nicholls Government had crys
talizd,, into shape. So far from permlt
ting " the situation to remain ud.
changed," it had broken into the tax
colleectors' offices of the city had taken
forcible control of State institutions
and had strengthened itself on all sides.
Notwithstanding this, however, the
Commission found the legal Legislature
still in session at the state-House, and
my title unassailed and unassailable,
except by force. The result of their
labors during the two weeks they re
mained here is known of all men. They
induced a number of the members of
the legal House of Representatives to
take seats in the Nicholls House, thus
giving it "a Returning Board quorum."
Prior to the meeting of the Legisla
ture the Democrats claimed to have
elected only sixty rnembers-dne less
than a quorum. One, at least, of the
members so claimed by them was ab
sent on the 1st of January last.
No Republican or independent mem
ber would consent to act with the
Nicholls House, and consequently, in
order to obtain even the appearance of
an organization, they had been hom
pelled to call to their aid three men, de
feated at the polls, whose election had
not previously been claimed.
The inquiry, therefore, seems perti
nent in this connection, if a "Returning
Board quorum" was so effective for the
Nicholls claimants, why was it that such
quorum was ignored while it remained
faithful to the legal government of the
State? That government held a Re
turning Board quorum from the day on
which the General Assembly convened,
and the Legislature, duly organized,
remained in legal exi'tence till disin
tegrated by the direct act of the Com
mission.
This result having been achieved, it
is a matter.of record that congratula
tory messages were exchanged between
the President and his Commission. On
the following day the President, by a
formal order made public through the
press, directed that the United States
troops, occupying a building in the vi
cinity of the State-House, should be re
moved to their barracks. Those troops
had been placed there by President
Grant, without formal call of the Gov
ernor, to protect the Returning Board
while the vote for President was count
ing.
.firmly believe that, had the legal gov
ernment been recognized, it could have
sustained itself without the intervention
of troops . But the order for their with
drawal, isued under the oiroumstances
and -In tb.msane tI bt wa issued
t ii·esý tide t·,-sct og
WHOLEALE CONFECTXONEpR ,
CANDY,
Lemon Sugar and Fruit Syrup Manufacturers.
AGENTS FOR THE CELEBRATED
CALIFORNIA WINES AND LiQUORS.
CALIFORNIA WINES AND LIQUORS.
CALIFORNIA WINES AND LIQUORS.
Claret, Sherry, Muscat, Angelica,
Port, Sweet Catawba, Champagne.
-ALSO-
rape Bray and IXL ]itters.
AGENTS FO THE CELEBRATED
BUDWEISER BEER AND SMITH'S DRY AIR
REFRIGERATORS.
A sample of DR 0001 R8 and houehold size REFRIGERATORS will arrlve o. MON>D ,
ad we ivitethos wnu *iirorator to examine them.
MILLER & DIELMANN,
,ap22 1w, 52 and 54 Mouth Peters str"et.
national administration would bedenied.
Had the General Assembly continued
in session at the State-House I should
have deemed it my duty to have asserted
and defended the government to the
last, notwithstanding the withdrawal of
the troops. But, with the Legislature
disintegrated, and no prospect of pres
ent success, I cannot task your tried
fidelity by asking you longer to con
tinue to aid me in the struggle I have
thus far maintained. I therefore an
nounce to you that I am compelled to
abstain, for the present, from all active
assertion of my government. I waive
none of my legal rights, but yield only
to superior force.
I am not wholly discouraged by the fact
that one by one the Republican State
governments at the South have been
forced to succumb to force, or fraud, or
policy. Louisiana, the first State re
habilitated after the war, is the last
State whose government thus falls, and,
I believe, it will be among the first to
raise itself again to the place of equal
and honest representation. I advise
that you maintain your party organiza
tion and continue the battle for the
rights of citizenship and free govern
ment.
We strive for these, and not for man
or rule. It grieves me beyond exprese
sion that the heroic efforte you have
made and the cruel sufferings you hare
undergone to maintain Republican
principles in Louisiana, have had this
bitter ending. To those who have so
gallantly stood by me in the long con
test we have passed through I tender
my heartfelt thanks. To all I counsel
peace, patience, fortitude and a firm
trust that eventually right and justice
will prevail. S. B. PACKRD,
Governor.
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A DASTARDLY MURDER.
One Husband and Two WIves.
[ lagnolia Herald.]
Two weeks ago we published a short
account of the murder of Mrs. Eliza
Magee, a young woman about nineteen
years old, wife of Monroe Magee, nine
miles below Tylertown, in Washington
parish, Louisiana, on the 12th day of
March. At the time she was murdered
Mrs. Magee was separated from her
husband and living at the house of her
mother, Mrs. Whittingdon. Immedi
ately upon the perpetration of the
crime the whole community was arous
ed and steps taken to ascertain the
guilty parties. Dick Smith was arrest
ed, circumstances having pointed to
his guilt. He was carried before Judge
Bradford, at Franklinton, Louisiana,
and finding that he would not
be allowed bail, confessed the crime.
He said he had been hired by Hugh
Magee and his wife to do the killing,
and that they were to give him fifty
dollars in money and a suit of clothes
thirty dollars in cash and the balance
after the work was done. Hugh Magee
was then arrested as accessory and put
under bond for his appearance at the
district court. His wife, who was a
daughter of Thos. King, remains at
home. The negro, Dick Smith, was
sent to the parish prison in New Or
leans, for safe keeping. The perpetra
tion of this horrible murder, it is said,
grew out of the suspicion of Mrs. Hugh
Magee that her husband was intimate
with Mrs. Eliza Magee, and being di
rectly charged by her with infi
delity, in order to appease her
wrath and give color to his own
innocence, ie conspired to have the un
suspecting woman murdered. As pre
viously stated, Mrs. Eliza Magee was
sitting at her supper table and the negro
slipped up in the dark and shot her
through the heart with thirteen buck
shot, killing her instantly. She was
about nineteen years old and is repre
sented as being a very handsome
woman. The murder created great ex
citement all over the county. Several
white men, as well as negroes, were ar
rested on suspicion. After the confession
of the negro and his charge against Mr. i
Hugh Magee of complicity in the crime,
it is said that the people could hardly
be prevented from mobbing both of
them.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
CIY Boar.--H 0 Marehsall, Ky: 8 M Apperson
ltY; W P Browne, Bilos; WE Dorriz, tex-;
B Faulkner, Cyrus Wynn, Mobile; A F Haw
•hOprne, Marshall; Major J 0 Monoure, La; J A
Lfweou, Baton Bouge; J J Carter, Meridan; D H
Hayes, Coosbatta; J J Webb, Minden; W D
Bradley, at Louie; John L Gill, Shreveport;
O P uonant, Boston; (eo Booth Ooleago; Wm iB
4rewlegin, (sitro; ohn S TooL M Burke, A Vsaeo,
E t Bert, B A Montgomery, Memphis; B 8estora,
Mis; i Burns, Barns, Texas; Lod Bowers, Jr,
Mobile; W J Mattews, Mempnie.
Those five hundred linen new suits, open',d on
Satur.y by I. L. Byrne & Jo., varying ir, price
from two dollars ad a haf to tweuty dollar, are
tlh# greatest bargauins of the seaew.
The Crorts 1,mmabnahe fasermained
to kelp feed and Mote te ypar lit Je. imateofs
Sm. Mr. A9 hs. er
W~d agINe 1, b. bslaAhif
PROOLAMATIOar.
UaITrD SvATBr or Axsnltr s-_
1 xecut ivo, Deoart wt,
tate o z in.
Whereas, Edward Toby, Treasurer of the lai
Board of Metropolitan Police of the city of New
Orleans, has applied to me for anreellstion of a,
bond for the sum of forty thousand dollats.ti
subscribed by him, the said Edward Toby, a "
princilal, with Thomas L. Airer, A. M. lob...
ham. A. A. Yates, Thomas D. Miller and L, °:
Jurey, as securities, oonditioned for the fath tfu
Dprformance of the duties of said EdwaTardrd tOly
as Treasurer of the late Board of Metropoltifts
Police of the city of New Orleans:
Now, therefore, I, FRANCIS T. NIOHOLU.
Governor of the State of Louitiana, hua
thought pt over to issue this, my proolamatles,
in order to give publio notice to all perses
therein concerned and interested to showeslu.
in writing, at the ofltoe of the Seeretary of SitaO.
at the olty of New Orleans, within ninety ds , i
from and after the last publication hereof, pr ; .
the said bond f)ould not be eaneelled and sa I
nulled and the securities above named d1i..-i
charged from any further liability.
In testimony whereof, have
"-^ un osigned my n oand 0causedtb
L 8 scal of the ..ate of Iouiriaa to a;s /
I aamixod, at the ltyof Jew Orl
, this thirteenth day of April, in
ear of our Lord oe thousand
hmundred and sevent.a.even.
the one hundred and AfstYear of
independnena ot the United Mtates '
America,
FRANCIS T. NICHOLIS,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
By the Governor:
OscAn Aalibro,
Assistant Secretary of State.
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