The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume], May 24, 1877, Page 8, Image 8

About The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880

Image provided by: Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge, LA

                
AUDITOI .AL INVESTIATION.
*.-AuI1ITOR CIINTO O!Y TE MPTAND.
ew Kello6gN anrt Teen Anderson Iull
sdoed Uinl.
'ihe Audltotial and Treasury Departnent Com
mitte met yesterday at the State-House, when
Thete waL a quorum pterent.
thee. J. VIlV. r was the first witness sworn
We tax olerk in the Auditor' ocaeo seven years.
To Mr. Aldlge-The city tax collectore settled
every month, end thle country col'ectore every
threemnontae. Don't know that Mr. Clinton ever
reeelvtil netone riom tax colleotors. I left the
sore on the 24'h of last month, and donot
kmow where any books have been removed to;
don't know that
THEY 1AVY. Itn RENOVED.
Net Mr. Foretell ome time ago atid he asked me
Wer e the btnd books were. Don't know that
yI bad been trken swa, and never heard of It
emy what I saw In the paperr.
Received orders after the tth of January to
paci up tile rolls In trunks and put them in the
vault, wbhih we. done; the delinquent lists were
teluded for all back yeare. I packed them up
end Iooked the trunks; opened one of the trunks
eee slne to take out some private papers I had
In It; wll be glad to furlitib the committee at
ney time with all the information I ocu. I have
the keys to the trunks, but they are Mr. Johu
eei'. private property.
Mr. Atlede then read t eAfl or r letter o hsnn
hed prepared d hit to e-Au itordelveroc, on
'IThesday, o.llg utpon lm to deliver nh
books papers, to., as were in his poesesslon, and
,n.a led that the letter had been deuivered to
Mr. Jotnb to In persot . The let tr also directed
MIr. Jnhnsi,'C altendaiite s a wltne-..
Mr. Steven ngtc.sted that it might be proper
Io srnd the 8..rgeant-.'-Arms afar Mr. Johnson.
obe neht witnese cal'ed wae
_ AOXAO. C'iiUON, Mq ,
the late Auditor, and Mr. Johnson's predeeeseor.
'o Mr. Atldige,-Was the tate Auditor from
)uemher i.. 1872, unil D)ecember lt, 1R875.
aWhen tonk poeseai n of the offioe, I hest an
leeautory taken or all that ewa in the oflppe
When I turned it orer to Mr. Johnson, di dbt
take an Inventory as Mr. Johnson did not re
ire It, and I thought there wasr no neceessty
mn part, If he did not require it.
oli I taook roe the offlie when I left was a
iate tnwmorendnm book and one copy each of
ee annual etatemen it of the Auditor and Trees
mtwe. No dounment, b3ok or paper war destroned
w thl' I ' ha o in ,fllo I.
Written orders, or printed flanks, were issued
TO TAX 0 ,tloOTon(e
te settle with the Treaser. I received money
amyM f from the tax ollector. It was n this
: in 873 I here weas a great disturbance in the
while banking Lnte rests of ihe country, when
o enol, otors reoeived in p tyment of taxes cor.
NMed bank checks, which oultd then be obtaiCed
M a discount, and the collectioons then were
Iostly made with these cithe ks. In settliUgwith
the ireasuror he reauned to receive there cheks
from the tax collectors.
In many ina. anes the tax collectors wtire not
lrarnshing vety good bonds. I consalted wi h
sme advisers rehardib g the matter, rand thonlht
It allowed the collectors to carry their colleo
atons over there might be a less to the THtate. I
determined then to take their entire collections.
, in my mind, ihe best thing I could do wutid
bte o purohaso warrrone
WiTIt Tlom CItnTlti'EI) CIIntK.
I consulted with Gov. Kellogg, and during the
tweo qtuarters those checks taken by me In msettle
mhett were used. I went lnto the m irilet with
SH00,000 of them and iurchased 400,00(0 in State
wrralts keepinug a care ful aeooant of every
doloar. I then turned the amount of warrants
purohased ntot the T'reasury, where they were
rieaeved. I thougllht In p itruhig this plan that
he State had better be ene'lled ratllher thu let
the tax collectors carry the certified chocks with
them.
To Mr. Bnck-Some would have a prtion In
theeks aud som"r a portion in hash. 'hey conli
mt have made a settlement with ihe Treasurer in
eakh and warrants together.
To Mr. Aldge-I- rememb r about iiei ca'c or
th Oolleator fonieT, and have his receipts for
the amount he paid In. At the time of gtivln
him my receipes I took to the Treaurer's and gave
llotieu mine, credlitin Mlontloeu for the amunllt
paid by ham.
His case wasr omething Iite this: When I took
m, sslon of the office I found a very u as i -
etory desorlpiton of thte property taxed made
spec the oelletot'a rolls. In feot, the property
wa hardly deerb T d at all. I then
irHU8EI A 0IBO , LABi
to the collectors compelling them to make a
latner desnrp ion of pr ierty. Wuen Mr. Meon
eso presented his book at the next settlement it
had been kept on the same old plan, uand it wulil
have been difficult to tell from it on what prop
sty isxen had been rlaid From that on he never
wade any mettle nent. When that occurred I re
pertol to the Governor, and at the timo he was
making onlleotTos to the amount of $80,000 a
year, and I thought it about tnme the (other plan
was ad ptetd
To Mr Keetlng-The amount he holds my re.
ceipts for
wZNr INTO Tilt TRUAUiYn,
sad the amoun he is r Oc su, d for by the State
s that which h never ptil lute the Treasury or
sLeed fsr.
To Mr. Aldige-Thick I save public notice of
the s of the warrants referred to; it was gen.
ersl y known. The auctioneer w.r, I think, Mr.
Orpenter. We gave abnout $200,00.)0 in certified
heek and got about 14 000 tate i rwatte forrants.
Under the eaxisting law the checks coald not go
late the Treasury, whereas the warrants could.
Befoe re this occured the tax oollect're seein
thato get cash for their checks they would have
to
,lAtK A SACRIFICRE
Sseven per cent diseount, determined they
would not make that sacrifice.
To Mr. Leeds-The system of purchase was
ehapme irregular, but i. was for the State'e in.
ters and the iaste saved thereby about $20)0, 00.
To Mr. Aldige--I never b ught one warrant
hldividua ly, and I defly iany one to say that I
bought, soid, or manipulated one in any way to
d~lsve profit from it personally. I had no more
tght to do so than Mr. Bonuwell had to specul'te
Ia government bonds, and did not. In some
ases. wthei the parish or district judges in the
oentry came hire and could not giet their
money, 1 would hold thtir warrants for th in
sed indors them with my own name, when they
were paid by the Treasurer. Iu that way, per
haIs, one of the witnesees who testifi.d before,
connected my name with the warrante.
I did have truublo in mlking settlements with
the State Treasurer. It seemed to me that there
were it;luenoer which in some way caused him to
favor certain parties in cashing warrants. Some
went to him to get their warrants cashed and
could not, while others got their money.
Thro was a joint commi;tee In 1875 to in
vestigate my oflice.
IEI.RWIG WASR ACTItVE
i gfetting an ruvestigation. 'hat committee
inade a prtial report >.t the first session. Don't
think they dd much between the seesione. Nearly
every one of the members of that committee had
asmething they wanted me to do, the principl
thing being to i-sue warrants. The Legislature
peered an act suthor zing the issuance of war.
arnts upon claims andited by the Board of Audit to
the ext nt of $)00 000. That was unconstitu
iUonal, as it exceeded the limits of the revenue of
the State. The B you Bartholomew clunm was
one of those audited, and that was illegal.
I belitved at the time that members of the
onaniittce wete intereeted in each of the claims,
sad I reinsed point blank to warrant for th m.
The old Hoenor & Be nedlct claim, for $40,000,
was another of th" old claims that I rtfused, and
refused to pay any of them.
Word came ti me from thle comm'ttee's clerks
that if I did not follow the law they would
MAKE TRO1RBLE FOR ME.
One Senator, a committee member, came to me
as hour and a half before the report was deliv
ered, and said Lowell hed me in hi- hand, and if
I would idsue the warrants ($50-0,00 in all) he
could prevent the presensation ( f the report. I
poiativrly refustd. -ome of tLe members of the
tilnate on the committee were Wharton, u'aae,
Massicot and Htrwig, and of the H.uae, Wright
atd Low'll.
Q. What cenator came to you in regard to this
report ?
A. I would ra 'her not give his name, at least
not until I aee him.
Q. What Senators did you have reason to be
lieve we ret. intrested in these claims ?
A. I think my impressiot was that Maseilot and
lerwuc , of th- on mmittee, and Twitchell, were
ilterested in the claims.
To Mr. Aldidge-I bhlieve if I had
sioa an wa aWaMr
the report would Lever have been Introduced. A
hESolr tolde as would cost WOO to ie* the r
jore stopped.
Q. Who wee this Senator?
A. This was another Senator nd I would
rather not give his name.
To Mr. rdtg~t--M rear. T.eviee and Hun.
eaker were also on that committee. One of the
Senators who came to me wase a member of the
committee to Investigate my oflee, and one was
a member of the Board of Audit. tIn other In.
stances
ItnnATS WZini MAiE
to compel me to issue the warrante, else they
would mrke it troublesome for me, though the
threats were not speolfic. In these threats they
would most always refer to the transfer of funds,
and generally It would oome from the brokers
first.
I was not present at the meeting of the Funding
ltoard, held at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New
York. They tried to make ne Issue warrante
l'oR O(ORo-R ANI(JRSOPH,
who purported to be the owner of vonucher or
olatme funded In New York. The refusal to lssno
these warrants had something to do with the
fight they made on me. All eorts of warrants
were presented then, purporting to have been
funded. They did not, however, offer to pay me
a certain per cent to issue the warrants.
Q. Was it 8enator 11trwig that offered
you the $1500 spoken of ?
A. I said I would rather not answer, for
the reason expressed, and for other reasons I
-would prefer not to.
Q. Who attended the New York funding ?
A. Lowell and Antoine were most ofnieons in
the Mew York funding thing to got it through.
To Mr. Ald se-It was told me that thsee mem
bers of the c ,mmittee wanted 615()0 erah for the
report. In relation to the settlements made by
the St. Landry part-h tax collect-rs, I will state
that I believe Mr. tltky and Mr. Morris were the
tax collectors there.
Tom Anderson made the settlement after Silky
died! Anderson making the comepromise in the
cane. Mte offered to make a compromese for $50 0
on two or three occasions. Anderson and others
were on lulky's bond, which had Isped under
the law when he owed the State about $10,000.
The witness testified that on one oceasion, in
making a settlement. Anderson had warrants of
aprevi in eear, and wanted them paid out of the
bnrr' nt funds, which could only be done by an
improper transfer. Witness opposed this for
some time, and finally
MEIJ,O(o AND AwNOVR.45o
cams to witness' oflice, and g,,t it fixed so the
warrants should go in on the )ear for which the
settlement was made. The warrants held by
Anderson were of course worth less than the our
rent year warrants.
Witness continued-A settlement with Morrfs
was made months before he paid his money into
the treasury, when the law compelled him to pay
it in within three days. Think the amotunt of
warrants Andersen had was not over $t1t,000 or
$12 00M) or perhape $80 00. In the cnae referred
to I made a now order, but did not do it of my
own so ord. Gov. Kellogg was the one who
finally got me to do it.
Don't think there was any changing of rolls,
but it was done to accommodate both Kellogg
and A,,derann.
To Mr. Buck-Kellogg told me that I had got
TO MARI A Nmw ORDER.
To Mr. Aldage- Tuink Lowell brought the Geo
Anderson order to my office. The certificate of
fund ng was signed by Lowet ll, Delaonde ant An
toine. No warrants were isuned by me upon
those claims, not in my time or asuibequen'ly to
my knowledge.
On motion it wee decided to notify Mr. John
son to appear ,n Friday, when the committee ad
ounneod until that day, at 1 p. m.
1IINICIAtI MA.TTEIltU.
A question of Law--ity Ilnllrolsla .lindI
.Other Mntlluets.
Onoooling more closely into the city ordi
nances, it is ascertained That the ordinance re
ferring to a line of railway along the levee front
to the elevator, done not Grant the privilege to
the St. Louis and Chbicago Railroad, but to Mr. L.
J. Ilighy, who, by the war, joins the company in
asking the extension. The matter will be con
4i Irred in eommtttr e of the who'e, and the neces
sary ordinance to transfer the right of way to the
railroad company will be drawn up for passage at
the next meeting, in case there are no objections
to the request.
A lSrorATiON Ol: lAW.
A large property bokeer informed our reporter
yesterday that int all probability one of the argu
ments against the Pacific tailroad tax which wt'l
be used in the courts will be, that in law
all ordinances of the city are to be considered in
valid and of no effect until the Council shall have
provided for the interest on the bonded debt.
Mayor Pilebury bas little or no faith in the
eff, ctiveness of srtch an argument, and so ex
presses himself. He seems to think that the law
is liable to meet the fate of the cons itution of
the United States, which has been oddly con
strued at times; for example, in the matter of
makicg greenbacks a legal tender. Our tax pay
ing informant, however, insists that the law is a
strong one; so strong, that it has been invoked in
a suit for taxes, in which Mr. E. Bermudez,
formerly City Attorney, is the tax p vyer.
The sult has been on the docket for two years
past, bht our informant believes that the city is
afraid to make the Issue, lest Mr. Bermudez's
ground for refusing to pay his taxes be sustained
by the court.
BT. fJHARLES STREET SIHELLROAD.
The work on this shellroad is progressing
handsomel,, six of the twenty blocks having
been completed, and the rma nder will be fin
ished within six seeks.
The work could b., completed sooner but for
the limited number of carts available to trans
port the shells. A visit ti, the road yesterday
seems to indicate that is being laid in a work
manlike manner, and we learn from Mr. d'aemd
court, the City surveyor, that such is his opinion
of it. It will afford a splendid drive t, Carroll
ton and the enterprising property owners on tit.
Charles and adjacent streets will have no cause
to regret their share of the outlay towards cmn
atruc ing it.
TIIE TAX EI.ECTRON.
Mr. Cavanao. Administrator of Commerce, has
drawn a set of rules fir the conduct of the eleoc
tiou by the poll commission ere. The main fea
tur, a of these rules are that to persons applying
to vote their registration certifioates of 1876 will
be prima faci evidence of their mighttocast
their batllts, and will b" all'owed t do so, unless
challenged by another voter. Both sides cf
tue que:ti n will be allowed represe-.
tatives within the polling booths. Persons
having lost their registration papers will be
permitted to vote by filing an affidavit with
the commissioners to that effeet, blanks being
provided by the city for that purpose. It'ia also
provided that drtine the entire day the Board of
Administrators shall remain in session to decide
any question as to the right of indviduals to
vote, and upon other matters connected with the
election. These rules will be submitted to the
City Council for their aaoption.
NO FAITH IN BROKERS.
Col. Denies, the Administrator of Fminance,
meets with quaint experiences in performing the
functions of his office. tipeakiug about the new
law remitting fines and penalties on back taxes,
(which the c lonel says that he proposes to con
atrue very liberally), he was saying a day or two
ago that some peopl , women espeieally, haven't
an unbounded faith in money brokers. Even
prior to the paesage of the law, ini several in
stances he has been compeiled to remit the fines
and penalties on these back taxes, yet on most
equitable grounds. For example, a taxpay. r
(generally a woman) would call oc him to settle
a tax bill, and ask for information as to the
manner of doig so. Col. Denis would exntsnu
how so much of the bill c.ult be paid in plice
I warrants, so much in other securi'iao receivatle
for taxes, and that it would te to the Interest of
the taxpayer ,o employ a broker to purchase
these certillastes at from thirty to forty cents on
the dollar. The explanation, however, generally
resulted in muddling the miud of i he txit.ay er who
would prefer pa nmg the entire tax to greenbacks,
thereby leaving a wide margin for the settlement
of the fines and penalties as well.
This will serve as one explanation for the re
misaion of these penalties in cases which wete in
the hands of the Sheriff priur to the passage of
the laewreferred to above.
THE NIENVILLE STIEET RAILWAY.
Messrs. Tuomas H. Handy and Joe. A. Shah
spears, t:.e a.s.,n'es of t0. road, are makint
preparatitns to off r it for sale at an early
date. The road is a valuable Irancihte whn.I
comprises the right of way alOng the shores of
Lake Pontchartrain from the N-w Lake End to
Milnebnrg, and the sale wilt include all the iron
for com; leting it between these two points.
The road from Basin street to tspanish Feot has
been eoosatruted and apportoned at a cosa of
one hundred and eighty thousand dollars, and it
is believed that its present owners would be will
ing to dispose of the whole franchlse at fifty cents
on the dollar expended. The first offer of sale,
at auction under the law, will have to be for
cash unless an order of court is obtained
to permit the sale to be made on time
The City Railroad Company. it is understood.
is desirous of securing the franchise, but the in
ability of the assignees, to say as yet on what
terms they can offer it, except for cash, in so far
as the City Railroad Company is concerand,
leaves the matter in shlt quo.
iTHlE Al11lTOl'tM Ii AlI.
.A I eerislon of thel Matters Itahe Tir ltl
Ilistrlrt (ourl.
The following decision was rendered yesterday
by Julge Rogers, and is of much interest to our
readers:
State of Lonuiiana, ex rel. Albert LeMorn. vs.
Allen Juml, Auditor. No. :8317.-T'he relator
atrks that the Auditor of the Hsteas of lunisisoa
be ordered to warrant on the $ ane Treasurer for
the payment of the followlng claims r
A warrant in favor of Henry Ilair for $924 for
mileage and per dlem for the regular session of
1877.
A warrant in favor of Engene (larders for E:M0,
and a warrant in favor of J. J. Johnson for $240, in
payment of mileage and per diem, as in the oa. e
of Henry Blair. Those three warrants are signed
by Jonht'Yonng, chairman of the Committee of
Contingent Expenses of the House of Rlepresen
tatives, and approved lby oItls B.bh, Hilpeaker,
and are lisned by authority of and under the
provisions of the sot of the InLgislature appropri
ating $150,000 for the payment of the mileage
and per diem of memnbere of the General Assem
hlv. known as act No, 4 of the reau'ar i seion of
1877, and approved January 27, 1877. and slso
under the provisions of act No. 11 of 1872. Tihis
latter aot, however, only fixes the mileage of
members of the General Assemblly, and is the law
directing the proper officer of the State in com
paling the amount doe for mllseae.
Under the constitution of the state the General
Aseegbly of the rtate are the judges of the qual
ifloations of their own members, and there Is
nothing before me to justify a disregard of tfIe
proper certiflcate of the proper e fliers of the
House of Representatative. The sot No. 4
was oas'ed to pay suoh oimoora of the State as
noertitld to Iby the chairmen of the Committee on
fnoltigent Exponses and the Speaker of the
Honuse.
Relator also claims an order from this court on
the Auditor, to warrant on the Treaenror in fayr r
of a certificate in favor of (G t. Hamlet and E.
L. Weber for, reapeoivelvy. $931 and $710. Tese
certiticates are goed by W. A. i ,herteon, chair
man of Senate Committee for Auditing anid Hu
pervising the Exoenses of the Senate, anti ap
proved by fL. A Wil', LIe ltenant Governor. and
are for mileare and per diem as contesaling Holn
tore, and are eatted undtr act N e. 1in of the extra
session of 1877 and act No. II of 1872.
I have referred above 'o the provisions of oet
No. 11it 1872. Thi Attorn-ey General insists
that act No 918 is tnoonsitttnn~el; that the ob
ject of the sot is rot expresserd in i a title.
The title of the act is as follows:
Eixtra MAlenslln o M177.
No. 98-An set making an allpr priatior of fl y
thousand dollars out of the General Fund for
the payment of toe mileage c nd per diem of
the members of the General A.sembly and
the contingent expense-s thereof, as well as
the con'ingeot expentes of the Governor,
mski"g the warrants saneed under this act
receivable for taxes and licenses due the
General Fund, c lldectile in the )ear one
thon'and eight huntlr' l and seventy-seven.
The noa o-ntains the following provi-ions:
E:'rEION 1. Ite if ,rnte'd by flhe Sa.e.e nrail
fllose ef i#llresendalit'rs qf lheStale of lteiriiatitq,
in Genr'li Anrdtrely corlrntttl, That tieo sum of
fifty thon and dollars, or so much thereof as may
be necerssary. 1, and the same is heretby spnr,t
priated o(,t of the General Fund, for the follow.
lug purpo-es, to wit: Twelve thousand five hun
dred dollsar thereof tot pay any drfl t t hat may
exist fir the expenses of the Roenate during the
regular and extra sees.on, including the, milenage
and per diem (,f the regular t.seion fr, those
who may have been re'u nod as ile rted by the
Returning Board, but who not having been
elected, are not entitled to seats; prlir:il, (l, that
no snoh members shall be paid tullltn tlly have
filed with the presiding offioer of the- Henlato a
written disclaimr of their titles to a seat; four
teen thousanttd five hundred dollars tiieretf
to pay any d, flit that mry exist for tilhe
expenses of the 11-nUes during the regn'ar and
extra sos I n, including the mileage and pt r
diem of the regular session, for thoeo who mra
hive been returned as o'eo'ed by he Returning
hoard, but who, not h ev na been o eoted, are not
entitled to sea a; prMov:iledi that no nobh mem
bers sholl be psal until tney bhve filed with the
pres-ling crie rof the House a wtittle disoalimer
of their titles to seats' twent -thrro ih uandt
dollars thi reof as a onntingent feun d for the Gov
ernor, to bei dra vn upon lee order to pay aty ex
penses or charges incurred in any way in censte-.
quenoe of the confict antd termination thsioof
recently risting in this State.
HC. 2. Ie it i furiellr eartol., e cl.., That any
money not kexpeutl -d herein wirthin the sisty days
from the promlgation heresof, shall ibe passed
back to the or'dit of the general fund, and that
all warrants issued thereunder shall be recerva
hsle for taxes and liceses due the general fund
for the curre tit year.
8 dc. 8. 1e it fur-ther euia'r 1, erl., That this act
shall t k , effect from aued aflter i's passage, and
that all laws and parts of laws in oontliot here
with be and the same are hereby repcal d.
(Signed) LOUIS BUIUH,
tpeaker of the lHonse of liepreseutativca.
(Bgued) L)UEN A. WileFZ,
Lieutenant Governer and President of the Renate.
Approved April 27. 1877.
(Signed) FRANCIA T. NIOHOLLq.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
Wet. A. STnoNO.
.... Secretary of State.
There in nothing in the title of th's act which
indicates that a pereno is to be paid for services
as memb r of the General Awesemb y unless he
be aetusly a member. Yet in the provisions of
the ant an amount of $12,500 i+ awarded rut of
$50,(00 for the payment of persons declared by
the act not entitted to seats; and further
requiring from such persons a pub ic dis
claimer of any title to a seat; in other w ,ris, the
provisiona of thie act award the money of the
p op'o to certain persons who will disclaim any
right or tetir to a seat in the General A~rsombly of
the State. while the title of the act particularly
declares $50, 000 are ap,,roprist df r, the pa, most
of per diem and mileage of enietbers of the Gen
eral Assembly.
i'h1e act is unconstit utionvl in so far as it appro
priates any portion 'f the funds to the payment
of persona nrt memres of the LIegisl4ture, and
no validity a taches to certificates or vouchers so
issued. The Auditor properly re!'used to warrant
for such claim4.
It ts contended, however, that these v uchere
-hould be controlled by joint resolution No. 133.
approved Ap il 80. which reads as followe :
No. 130-Joint reeolution providing for the pay
ment of the mileage and per diem of presons
returned as elect. d by the Returning Board,
but not so eiected and not entitled to seat-,
and authorezng the G. vernor to draw against
the special fund appropriated by act numbor
forty-seven of the regular session of one
thousand eight hundred and ea venty seven,
vouchers for said mileage and per diem, as
well as for other legi lat va expenses.
REfrrTI 1. Ile tl resolve4 by the Senate and
House of Reoresentatives of the Slate of Louisi
ana, in General Assembly convened, That the
persons r tu ned by the Returning Board as
elected to the General Assemb y, but who were
not elected, and whose seats, in consequence of
said non-election, are occupied by the duly elacted
members, be and the same are hereby declared
entitled to the ir mileage and per diem for the
regular sesson.
atEc 2. Be it further r-esolved, etc., That the
obhairman ot the t omittee ou Auditing and
8nperviming the Eapen+et of the Senate, and the
chairman of the Committee on uontingent Ex
peuses of the noune of R° presentativea be, and
they are hereby authorized, noon the certifi .ate
of the Lieutenant Governo'r and Speaker of the
Hou-e rof Repre'n tatives, that said per'.ons have
presented their w itte, diselaimer to th, ir rigbtes
to se aes, to is-ne vouchers t i said persons, to be
paid one, of any funds appropriate i for the regu
lar or extra s ~ion.
lEc. 3. Be it further resolred, eh' , That the
Governor be aut nuo Is hereby an horized to draw
a voucher for any legislative expense s, the mie
age aA,d per dient, of any of said per ol-, upJu
the statemonrt ot toe chairman of s ild commi'tee
that they nave tno funds to pay the stare out of
the aptropriation msde per lesislative expenses
the Auditor to lasue a watrarn, upon the said
voncher. against the forty tel,ousaut do lare ap
piopriated for the support of the government, to
be n-ed for the bet etid of the mOtia. e c., neuer
act numb-r fort-.seven of the regular seasion of
tidbteen hundred and s veityv-eves.
acE. 2. Be it further resolved, etc., That all the
wariante that may be issued ,nuer the taid ap
prlnration of forty thousand dollars as aore.
said, be and the same are hereby made receive ble
for all taxes and licenses due the general fund.
(Signed) LOUIS BUSH,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) LOUIH A. WILTZ,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the Benate.
Approved April 30, 1877.
(Jigned) FItANCOT T. NIfHOTL8,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
Wl.tr, A. lt'nonro,
Secretary of State.
It clearly appears from the provisions of the
act that it can have no applicatlin to the voniebers
issued before its passage, and it certainly ap lies
only to warrants or vouchers to be issned. The
vouchers now before me are on their far d issued
under sot No. 98.
It is, to my mind very clear, since I have
been referred to this joint resolution No. 130i, that
no power exists in the Gent ral Assembly to
award payment to persons for services as
particular State officers who, by the pro.
viilons of the resolution itself, are declared
not to be enitled to such }flice, and it in a mat
ter immaterial to the court what reasons or me
tives induced the passage of the resolution.
(ourts can he girded only by the provisions of
the law and when by examination into the prov -
sltns of a statute they find public funds appro
priated for certain purposes and on certain condi
tions, it is their duty to observe whether they
can be decreed by them as or binding force.
The constitution of the State declares who are
the officers and what are the filoes of this itate,
and how much they are to receive, and when and
how paid. The General Assembly cannot disre
gard this paramount authority.
Let the mandamus as to the vouchers issued in
favor of J. J. Johnson. Henry Blair and Eugene
Gardere be made pert mptory, requiring the Audi
tor to warrant, under the provisions of not No. 4,
regular session of 1877, for the payment thereof.
Let the mandamus as far as it relates to ith
vouchers issued to Geo. B. Hamlet and E. L.
We ber be refused, with their costs.
The other costs to be borne by the State of
Louisiana.
IIIUE t GLANS ON T'riE WANE.
Celery the New ('ure-al in Nervous Af
feetlons.
Average human nature is prone to hobbles, but
it is fortunate that in one's fancy for them there
is lacking the first oement of constancy. From
the tulip mania of Holland down to our own
good days, people have always some leading
idea that some one thing is the concentrated
essenceof what onght to be. We have had a short
touch of the blue glass, but from what can be
heard now its days are over and another claimant
as a cure-all Is pushing it out of the way and
it is not at a'l unlikely that with a
.IJTTLE .OUDFUTnOn ADVERTIOIN(I
will convert many to its army of beli6vers. I't r
haps the reader will be somewhat surrlised to
learn that the new candidato for the enf'rages or
the suffering thousands is that succulent, crisp
and juicy stalk,
Persons affected with extreme nervousness
claim that by a moderate daily use of celery as a
salad they have "become as strong on thet.
limbs as other p.ople." They claim that pslpr5l
tion of the heart also yields to its wonderfhl
powers, and neuralgic affections fleo when the
blanched stalks piut in an appearance. I'Pssibly,
we will begin to hear soon that rheumas:i-n,
nllt, cancer, el id o07nies 'Ro tns, shrink into noth
iuguesr, and that no man who indulges in celery
IHAs COIIv OR OR TNIONS.
Celery will row heoome the "I hing" for nervous
young rmen of mornings in lieu of the favorite
cocktail, and the ladits will doubtless get up
celery lawn parties and celvey conerzlionrs.
Whether this now furore is gotten up in the
interest of ma-ket g,,rdennrs, or wIetlhr it is in.
tended as an adjunut to b;ue glae , under which
it may be raised, is not known, but there is evi
dently something behind the scenes.
One enterprising dlaggist proposes to draw
from a soda fountain dilute extract of celery to,
fortify the nerves of his patrons, and if the fever
does not die out the nation may confidently look
forward to the time when nervousness will be a
crime punishable with imprisor naent.
COlery, speaking esriously, has long been
known as an anti-nervine, and physriians bay
iung since recommended it, in cases of tervous
alecotion, but no hiug like thiegeneral rush for it
has been known.
Cusltona-Hoa.se Talk-A Breach Between i
OfMle-*eeklng Factions.
Tust the liveliest gathering imaginable was col.
looted at the Custom-IIon-e on Wednesday
morning, when there were all sorts of spocula
tioes as to what mlgh: remilt in the way of
CHOPPINO OFF IHEADS
before the scramble ended, and after a digelst of
the morning )EMocnrAT the oandidates renewed
their efforts and lengthened their petitions, add
ing all the names they could to those documents
which the lesser l ghts think will have some effect
with Collector King.
The big guns, however, work cautiously, and
quietly, and after securing what "inflnence" they
'think necessary here, they
SKIP OFF TO WAtRIIINGTON,
provided they can borrow money enough to go
on; that at least is the case with some,, and when
they cannot get that they find "stamps" enough
to telegraph the Presiaent that their documents
have been sent.
An issue has now been made between the
Warmotb-Sheidan-Wharton faction and the Re
turning Board element, which, in its inception.
bids fair to make a huge gap in the form -r ex
tintng affections, and alre ads, say on Wednesday
morning the telegraphic wires were burdened
with a few documentary protests and appeals
fron ei'her side.
Gen. Anderson has, it seems, been devoting
some attention
TO THIE LOG WAR,
and for that reason has been detained, though
now a peremptory telegraphit summons has been
sent him to appear forthwith, and he will, barring
accident, be here on Saturday.
FROGOIOOI.
Long Rtange Shooting by the C:rescent
CIty Rifle Club.
First competition for the Lil enthal cup-A
handsome solid silver cup, presented by our
well known jeweler on Canal street, Mr. E.
Lilienthal.
Conditions-To be won three times before be
coming the property of the winner. Fifteen shots
at each range ; 800, 900 and 1000 yards.
John K. Renaud, Eeq, carried off the cup with
a score of 197, out of a poe it~e 225.
Messrs. Manning and P:ffaut fired their first
score at all the ranges.
Owing to the crowded condition of our column',
we cannot, as we would 1 ke to do, give the scores
in full, and must therefore confine ourselves to
the totals at the different ranges, which were as
follows :
J. K. Renaud seore'l 62 at the 800, 68 at the 900
I and 67 at the 1000 yards range; m king a total of
197.
it. G. Evrich Fcored 61 at the 800 yards range,
70 at the 900 and 64 at the 10J yards raug,; total
1095.
I Major Wm. Arms scored respectively 63, 68 and
e 50 ýt the 800(, 9t00 bnd 1000 yard ranges; total 19 I.
Jules t'iffau. scored 63, 62 and 68, total 18:3.
I Mr James Buckley scored 57, 69 an., 54, total 180,
Sand Mr. E. T. Manning scored 43, C0 and 60, tial
e 161, at the three rances, the sbooting ail around
r beng excellent, and was witnesseu by a large
number of gent emen and ladies.
The Ringer inangurated the reduction in prices
and sh nitd receive the patronage. Otlice, 9t
aanal street.
PERSONAL.-The itdefa igab'e general South.
we ieru passeng r a .ent f h Pan HBandle and
Pennsylvanis railroad roue, Gol. SidneyB. Jone ,
a:d the wed known propri. tor of the Grand dot, 1,
at Cincinnati, James Li. Gilmore, E8q, arrived in I
our city on Tuesday eve.,ing. for the purpo e of
passang a few days with us. Col. Jones la show
lug Mr. Odmnre %-nund thoueh 'he_ . outh.
Cheap sewing machines are guasanteed for a
1 few years; the Singer is ga ranteed toraver, if
properly oared for. Offlo'. 91 Canal stret.
Gold Soapins.
MTA. UiD O TEREllEl ThLEm.
Bein the e Iate of Mr. W. P. Carter, an
ex-Planter.
At 9:80 o'olook last evening, at the corner of
Common and St. Charles streets, Wm. P. Carter,
an ex-planter, was stabbed three times by a
gambler named James White, who, after the con.
summation of his bloody work, lost no time in
making good his escape.
The wounded man was immediately placed in a
cab and oclnveyed to the Charity Hospital. where
his wontds were examined and found to be three,
in number, one in the abdmen, one in the left
shoulder, anld one in the right hand. The attend
ing physician stated that the worVide In the abdo
mel arid abollider were dangerous, though not
necessarily fatal.
A iDEMOtRAT rEl'nOTER
intervlewrd Mr. Carter, and he statd that on
'1 uneday he had an altereatuin with WYuteo, which
t tided in words.
Last night, at the hour above stated, he was
standing at the corner of C(orrrmon and Mt.
Charles streets alone, when White walked rip to
hirm and sacoste I hint with "lldll,on, (i lni Ir"
Mr. Carter Pal,, '1 duoi't know you and don't
wish to know yo,,."
Before he eonltI say a''tCher word White drew
a dirk and plunlged i, ice it i jen*o his body, ollri
when he made an atti-uti to clinch wit.h his as
sailant he was wonltid i ti t hanlld. Mr. Oarter
then called for help, aiild some frielnds errne to
his assistatos a e'i m:,rrveyed hillrn tn the hno4pital.
This is I nt tI,, first ,into that this ganibhlr,
Jas. White. has bthed his haslds in the
tI:l,Oul OF A F.Ei,OW MAN.
In 1870 he nnrlderel (inls Tanner In a house of
prosaitntitu o n BHin el re.t.
At a late hour last iight the police and de
teotives were hunting him, but nad failed to caf
tore him.
A MnIEATH KHNIFl
The Bloody 'Work It Wrought on WeIines
tiny Night.
About 20 minutes p-t 0 6 o'lock last night a
diffloulty took place at N'i. 17 Peters street, be
tween two discharged sailors of the Plymouth,
named William Mitohll 1 and James Burke, which
terminated inl the latt r being stabbed twice and
mortally woundedi by a sheath knife in the hands
of the former.
It appears that b'tth , tro were naler the influ
enoe of liqler, anid liulrke asked Mitchell to treat,
anid upon, the latter re f ~i95, a dlliiculty ensued.
Iuuike managed to ent' hit antagoniist in the
hand, when Milet;: ll d'..w a slheatu knife and out
Burke twice.
The wounrded man was colnv'yed to the Charity
HlIstpita, a here lie was xaminled by a ph sitv'il,
and found to haver been stabbed in the r gbt breast
Jpst below the riipsl,, and haid also reoe vd a
ghastly out in the back, in the ri glun of thel spine.
The doctor says that it is il.passib o for ul khe
te recover.
The accused was almost immediately arrested
and locked up in the Third PI'ecinct Startion.
llrevities.
The Committne on the 8tato Land Ofies havw
aptpointel J. McCanllough as an expert to examine
old accounts, records, etc.
Rniptrintendent Lieher has aelled upon all of
the lie logg division ruperintonldents of lpuble
education to turn over the boioks and records of
their olficee belonging to the State.
We received yesterday the visit of Mr. Pauning,
who is bli*y working up the basis for the organ.
izilion of an opera nxtl' winter, who rte Iquests d
ius to state t hat Mr. HI Dncatcl was authorized to
gather subscriptions for that ol j ct.
With the cnmpi mants of the charmcing young
artist, Miss Eve Dablesteen, w. have received
tiuikets for the compltilentary benefit oft red to
hi.r by the "('lub Iramrnti,(n. L usliarnais." Sthe
has been, since the organszittilin f the club. of
great help to these gentiilemen, and certainry de
terves this mark of appre ci tion.
The strawlorry festival comps off to-night at Ht.
Patrick's fill. 1lTh ladies h ve taken grld trar,
that everything will bn all right, and (Ov.
Nicholls has promised on honr the enterta nmtrnt
with his pres noe. The oflic,rs of the Unite
lat4rs srnly anrd navy will bIt there, and so will
the Washl'gton Artillervy. contioental Guards,
Mitchell Rifles and Irish Riles.
ehort Itemn.
O)ltcer Carter shot and killed a vicious dog at
the corner of Danphine anl Marlgnv screets, at
the request of the owner, the animal having
bitten a young lady.
&Margaret tabin, f ,r having property is her
posseesion supposed to have bran stlen, was 1
Jocked up iu the Htvonth Station by Officer Bar
rett.
Jc.hn James and Arthur Clanson were arrested
at the requ as of Arthur Hanue and 1',cked up in
the Fourth t'r:clinct Station, charged with the
larceny of some tools and a coat.
Cora Tate and Alice Chapman were !ocked up
in the Ta ird Prec·inct Mtstaon, charg d by Fra..k
Davis, a United States soldier, with the larceny of
$82.
Louis Francois, a flsherman, was arrested and
immured in the Eighth thtation-honse, charged
by Martha Jon, s, wish cutting and woundml her
with Intent to commit murder.
THE COURTS.
United States Circult Court.
In the case of Henry It. Jackron vs Vickshurg,
Rhrev, part anr Texas Railroad Company, Judg,
Woods entered an order authorizing the Beceiver
to borrow $15 000 to repair the road.
Myra Clara Gaines vs. city of New Orleans. -
The court cons d, ring the report of the master
in cbsncery and the judgment of May 24, 1875,
and the petition of the trnutees, ordered the sum
col'ected, $139,750. to be eiietribr.ted as follows :
Sararel M. od s ..................... $4 823 02 2
Adolph rlchreiber.......... ...... 4,843 0
Clerk of court........... .......... 91 00
United States Ma'shal .. ....... 137 50 t
Iteserve for otht rco tIs......... 00
.1 W. Garley, master........ ...... 300 00
H. Langford, aten grapher............ 25 00
And the remainder to be divided in the order
following:
Caleb CuOhing or assi ,ns ...... . $1,250 00
James Emott........................ 5 62 22
Fellows & Mlne...................... 29 552 22
liace, Fo.ter & E. P. M1 rrick ........ 19,6e7 43
D. W. Middle on.... ......... 2,838 43
Estate of Jas. Fooua .............. 13,015 75
J. H. Kennard, attornaey............. 665 20
W. H. Norwood ..... .. ........... 2,.07 20
Mrs.R FHa 1 ............... ...... 1,107 60
Gen. H B..oson..................... 20 1 63
Tensa Psylor, or representatives...... 11,335 50
S. H. .a..on........................ 75 2-t
J. G. Thomas ..................... 500 t0
J. A. J.,rda.. .... ................ 175 00
Applesby & Edmonaton ............. 270 00
W. 8. Squires ..................... 4410 00
Rhoda G. Christmas........... ...... 500 00
All tb's residue to Maria Hotchkise, iraneferee
of Rhoda White, and it is ordered that in paying
the said claimaut-from Nos It o 17, the trustees
are authorized to deduct seventy-one cents from
each one hundred dollars, to pay counsel fees.
necond District Court.
Ths successions o' John Baptiste Arceneaux
and Mrs. Barbara Rolling were opened yesoerdav.
Fifth District Court.
Col. A. Roman has filed in the F.fth District
Court a suit against John L. Rowell, :a'o clerk
of the -upreme Court, and his souety, it. J. Kerr.
The petition all' gea that Howell, when he was
clerk, received $6293 as deposit for c,std from lit
ig-nts over and above what was Oue him, and
that he has failed to turn over the amount to
his snuccesor.
Superior Criminal Coui't.
C'ONVIC rED.
Burglary, armed wibh a deadly weapon--Z.
Gal aghr, burglary at remi lence of Mrs E. Bon
fort, corner of Carondelet and Terpsicihore
s'reats, on the morning of toe third of April,
1877, armed with a irk kknife. Ga lty without
capital puaiebment. TLe court r fused, prev one
to the trial, to ascept the accused's plea of guilty
of burglary.
PLEADED GUI.TY.
Carrying concealed weapons-LewiP Donrie,
$30 or th ray days in Parish Prioun. Peter Jan
vais, re:eased on $250 bail until sentenced.
NOLLE PROSEQUI
Carrying concealed wearo.-e-John Williams.
CAPIAS ISSUED
Murder-Mary Es ells (col ), ind'c'ed f r tl'e
murder of John Angur ii (o, .), at 366 R abert
son street, January 27, 1875, released 0o her own
teoogruzance of $1000, and not appeared for trial
SUV@IENE 0o0URr DECIIONS.
WrDNmseAr, May 28, 1877.
Present: All the Justices.
BY !illEP JUSTIO0 MIANNINO.
No. 6640--Hugo ltedwits vs. E. Wafgamau,
sheriff, et als.. appellants.--tehearing refused.
No. 686-.Jls, ph Raymond, appellant, vo.
Union National Bank et ls.--lehearlng refused.
No. 0581-Octavie Tremoulet and husband vs.
Mrs. Laurent J. 8ignr and Achilie Sigur, appel
lants.-Rt 'hearing relused.
No. 6582--Amelia Blach and husband vs. Mrs.
Lauret J., bigur et halb.-ltshtoting refused.
No. 5794 J it. Camors & Co., appellants vs.
John J. Loech it al.-Appeal fIom the Sixth igs
triet Court, i'arish of Orleane.
Where pisintiffr attorney rff'aots a compro
mien, and the fuede paid to him by de'etndent It
settlement iheretof are garnirll ed by plaintiff,
slltul garnishinent, 14 a ratitl.atl it of the attor
tly's an!t, and plintilifi 'cannot afterwards deny his
autho ity to tffRet the c, mpruomfe. Judgment
aflirmerl.
No COl8-Watson Van Benlhnvsron vs. Wacker
barth & Jlos phl apperlaits --/rppeal from the
Ffllh I).striit t,c,urt, parish of Orleans--On, appli
cation for rehearing.
A rule of court a utirary to a statitory enact
mrent wti I e diir' tarlod. A pr,.missery note
r.a o it tiigC inc untl 1 atrong thoseo entitled, by
tilhe nt of 1f711, to Io placeil upl, n the summary
rlockiet ,of this coiurlt, no rule of tit oeourt an
live them t,a:* pr, fr, nit e. tlhearing granted,
antd case renmovtd from tile ummary to the ordi
nasr docket.
liY JIUNTRl'l MAtity.
No. 2817--John HlahIelme, appellant, vs. Jno. I,.
L:arrungir and J. Jarhim.- -Appeal from the Dixs
ti itt cout.rt. parish of Jf toerso,.
A peirsonii action aaist tilte owner sd mas
ter i, f staull, a.at m1 bho brought in a justiace'
court, and the plaintiff may svall hltself of any
nuoneriatory prouess all wt if by the laws of the
4tate to sicure anrt etrorot his demand, but he
nimut name and oite by name the persons whom
he charges as owner and captain; otherwise his
proceedi, g is .n remn, ant can be entertained
only in the o,'ts or tlhe United States. Judg
mrnnt r' vi-rsed.
No. 6173 -Abel Mangin va. Mrs. Nloholas Faire,
appelllant; E izabeth Mono,ur, appellant, vs. Abel
Maigi. Uonsolidated.-4 ppeal from the Fifth
District Court, p rilh of Orleans.
The ,cion ,it the agent against the principal
and of the pincil at against the ag'nt, is subject
to the presoarprlp i of ten years. Judgment atL
firmed.
BY JUs'rfro D nBLANIO.
No. IW,32--. Landlrv vs. F. V.ltor. A. B',nnet.
intervel r aid ap.pllnt.--Appeal from the
ftonrth DIle rlon Court, parlh of urieans.
The surety on the bowl given by defendant in
exocut.ory prooitedirls oii ,tr a peal from the or
der of siizire an e.l. ie haialel, as well as his
pritc)lipal, for iiU d ff, r,,oo, be ween plaintiffs'
claim and tlihe nie porctoeds ,,f sale of the mort
gaged irtip rty, Sand plmn, ft li.ving obtained
judg.ient againist thu 1 rltric..l rf r such halance
Imay, upon tlhe rtlu, i nt,/ll/, bow[r, proceed by
rult against the pnIItly. J u lniuita affirmed.
Juastic Mair disse,.t.i.
No. 5451 Mrs. J. Arurtirorg vs. estate of
Eugene Piltlipit, irlterrlcrt d, ~apellant.-Appeal
from the 4Mecrtnd l itriet Court, parish of Or
leans. Judgmsent ,ill meal.
J Y JTI:rulrL NIrIPt:FttR.
SO. IU-iPall sh, L-wt Ik ,i vs. Adler & Gold
man, app9lel.a.- Appeal from tioe Hilxh Diatriot
Uon t, paruih of Orleans,.
An agrutee.i to iure goonnds shipped, when
not, qualoifed, means that the lsnrance is to be
from the point of shipmat.t to that of destination,
arid plaintiffs' habit ';r custom, not shown to be
known to delfendaufl, of oul tinsuring part of the
way cannot control sae. agre'meint. Judgment
revers l.
No. 64lG; -C'iina P,,utt,^, wif', eta., et al., vs.
ix.cntors of Fraurols P. lint e, et siN,, ap
p I'auts.--al.pe l tfrim the Seoond District
Court, pariah .tf Oritican.
Wlhere husband anri wife j,oin in a petition for
appeal the un horizain., of ice tlatter to prose
ctue the appeal ins eIllic.ionli establihed. The
excult.or is not a lencC.se r- party to a suit for the
partiti n of an eatet.t,. I.It ,on t:) ienmiss refused.
No. 6449 -Catherine Iteills, tntrn, vs. BState
Lire -toameship I omp aev. I m ted, appellant.
Appeal from the SHirih District COUrt, parish of
Orleans.
Thu+ owners of a vessel hting employed
stevdilore t f ext, rience and *o,d repute to die
charge her. and having, on heI requtshlon, fur
i iph d tacklc apparert:l goo d ad ound, cannot
lre hi ld liable for injuries iflieted by the breaks
Ing of he tackle l,e c,it.seqnenceof some non
appareut defect Judgment reverstd.
Jnutle Marr reus,-d.
No. 5981--;tty ot New Orleans vs. L. Madison
Day, appellant-Appeal from the Superior Dim
tilot [Ocurt, pari-h of Ofleans.
After di-pieing of the grounds of defense, as
belt frivoln eru, the cermt says: I
"'This suit a hr ught sgaine the defendan
in Novembe , 1874, for the taxes of that year
()n the 5'1 of th.t month b, fdied blsanewer
and on the 4'hI December following', IInpp5
mmental answer. O' May t, 1, I7l, alts esideece
lnateduced and asguro nt, the d.ulrt gave jude
ment for plirnliff and de f-ndant appa.ed
The defendant now in I ts that however righ
the judgment against hion may have
I' must now be revi rted and 'his suit be dismisse
b. cause the act 9' of the extra session of Iif
his providdd a neIw mode of cotlecting taxes, ana
that all laws provullug a diff.-r, nt mrode are
pealed thereby,. It may be true that the LegI
tore has pr vidi d a new mode of coll,.cting laxes
as stated but it does not follow that that m
is exclu-ive, especially as relates to back taxes
We undert.tand that the as eesment of a ti
against an individual creates a personal do
s.ainet him, as welt as a lien against his property
If th, pro erty of the debtor subject to the
be, from any emun , insuficient to pay th
tar, he is perseonay bound awsl liable as well f
the whole, tax as for any detitlsuci thereof;
if It be a debt duo by him per.sonaly, we know ri
law or rea'on w*hy he may nut bem sued in the
courts by he corporation to whom he is indebt
ed, and condemned to pay. We ulderstand the
act 96, ti provtde a speedy remedy as agqain lice
proiper!y tlelf, nbut we do not aeo that it ikes
away tee right of the city to proceed in t
ec urts to enforce the personal obligationsP
of ifs debtors, and incidutel;y its liens
on their property. I", this as it may,
the law by its terms makes no refere'nce
to back: tazxes, and seems to provide jbr ,i,, future,
and so far, therefore, as relates to the collection
of back lazes, the remeadies prorided in form,.
slalutes nre et nec..s Sily in cUtLiSct' with t
96, and, therefrer, i ot recessarl, repealed by it,
We wi nd b- loth to hold to a conetructiun of eat
9G which would work s, manifeet an injustie
and injury to the pnbhcl intereatt As we har
euen there ie no ect.es.r,' c'itflict and, there
fore, as we hold, no repeal of the right of the
city to proceed with her cuties pending for deli
quent taxes of past years." Judgment affirmed.
Anti-Tax Mert nn.
An an'i-r~ r ad tex meetiug was held last
evening by ciizen i ot the -.ix e- nti and Seven
teenth Wa d (I arrolcon), and reeolutions wer
pe sed denunciatory of the tax, which ou
cowdeBd column.sm do not p rmi* Un to reproduce
Drowned.
At half pa-t 1 o'clock Paul Sigmund, while en
gaged in painting tch wiheethoal e of the tesam
Mary, at Morgan'e landing. Alittes, lost his bs e
ance and fell ovrzb ard. kvery effirt was
to rescue him, and in about tiv: minutes he
taken from the river. Mediei attendance w i'
mediately cdlied, but all the efforts pro
no avil, as the unfortncati men was as-
claimed by death.
A Presentation.
Last evening the membere of Company HK
Second Regiment L mui4ana State MLiisa, me
at their armory, N N. 89 C~nal s.reet, and aftej
orgwn zing, a b-au'i'ul gold medal was pr sentc
to dergeant L. it. Hunter. forirmrly of Compa.l
B. Sixteenth Uatted Sntias Infantry. Sergesn
Hnot, r wes receia.tI diecharged from the •
and has been taki 'g paine for along time i
dn!!iing Company K. Th-n came the turn .i
Cipt. M5lfft, wh,, was pres-nted with a splendi'
g.l! med l and a fiie ewrd. Altogether ti
ai.sir was quite pl aeant all ihrru:h.
The Singer is acknowiecged by all to be d~
best sewurg-machine ii, th.- market.
Bui.trr's FteP voualo Exrracrs.-The supe.
orty of these extracts cons*. in their p
purty and great strerngth the are warrant
free from the poisonou oits and acada which e
.er into the compo-ition of mant of the factitiae
rnit flavors now in the market. They are n{
ely true to their names, but are pre ed f
fruits of the beet quality, ard are sohighly cc
centrated that a compaerttvely small quaat.
only need b. aoen
40 cash wi.l1 boy a genuine new family Biag
sewing mtchiin, wi h all attachmnaet. We!
not advrtl-e our old machines at $25as a c
Ofice, 91 Canal street.
I 4).