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CA'ITOL NOTES.
'IrE, AUDITOR IN A QUrANDAIII -WHAT
IN MAAll OF THIC COsINGS
CELEKIIRATION.
(igr. Nicholis Will Not Be Onle of tlhe
Presidentlal Party at Ionlsville.
nut little is talked of in itate-llouse circles
owe outside of routine work hut the coming cel.
e.ration on the 14th. The Adjutant General has
tiueed everything in his possession in the way of
anne, uniforms, etc., and is getting made quite a
namber of bolts, etc., to furnish the militia.
It is expected that the display will be one of
the finest witnessed in the city for years in the
way of
A Momte Militia Parade.
and rumor has it that some of the leading State
atr.ciale will form part of the prooessioo.
The Adjutant General is now applied to daily,
and almost hourly, by representatives of various
militia organizations who desire to participate in
she ceremonies on the 14th inst., the represent-.
rees desiring to secure arms and accoutrements
il parade on that day. As already stated the Ad.
,atant General has lssued everything in that hne
Ibt was at his disposal, and would be glad were
t possible for him to equip all of the organiza
lone. He had already made requisition upon
mte Federal government for the balance of the
aueta due the State for the year 1877, and the
asipment was on its way to this city by steamer
beom the arsenal at Book Island. In order that
they might got here in time for the 14th, and at
the request of some of the company commandelrs
.istructions will be, or may already have been,
eset to have the shipment transferred at Meon
To the southern Express CIolpany,.
that they may reach here in time for the parade.
The State Auditor was served, on Saturday.
with a peremptory mandamus from the Sixth
IDltriot Court, commanding him to issue to a
Mr. Bourke warrants to the amount of $250, for
nervices
As atate-House Keeper,
when there is no appropriation to draw against
and when the claimant does not, asi required by
bsw, present with his claim the vouchers issued
by the President of the Senate or the Spe. ker of
bhe HIonue.
"ghe claimant, it seems, served during the
thne the Packard Rump was in session and claime
pay for services up to and after the time that the
State-House was taken possession of by the Statse
government. The Auditor, not understanding
geaetly how he can issue the warrants, has
applied
To the Attorney General
br advice, that official informing him that he
could do nothing else but obey the mandaloe of
the court. There being no appropriation the Au
iater must, of course, disobey the law, which
provides that he shall not draw any warrant ex
sept upon an appropriation made by the General
Assembly, and even should he draw his warrant
it would be a question as to how the Treasurer
would pay such a warrant.
The Treasury Investigating Committee met
yesterday in executive session and determined
upon some of their routine work, but did not
esamine any witnesses, as none had been sum
mamed. The committee adjourned then until
Monday next, when it is expected that
Meveral Important Witnesses
will be subpenued and examined.
Monday morning's telegrams from Louisville
having stated that "twelve or more Governors
wll be here on the 17th and 18th with the presi.
dential party, inoluding Hampton and probably
Nicholls," a DEMocnRAT reporter on Monday
asked Gov. Nicholls whether he contemplated
visiting Louisville to meet the presidential parts
ea the day named, his reply being that he had
ieoeived such an invitation, but would not attend
THAT 5800,00 IsUIT.
The following communication from Mr. Layton
refers to the suit tiled Saturday last by the city
against the Southern Bank at ale:
Ml,. Editor-The New Orleans publio was no
doubt struck with some astonishment on reading
to all the papers the petition filed the day previ
eas by the city, in the Fifth District Court,
raainst the Southern Bank, to claim from that in
atitutioq first, a sum of $805,000, and next, inter.
e(t swelling it to nearly a million and a half I
For such astonishment there were good causes.
The Southern Bank has at all times deservingly
anked, for years and years, as high, at least in
point of respectability, as any other similar insti
Eation in the land, and its reputation as such has,
.from its origin, extended through both the now
and the old continents and remains unblemished.
The Southern Bank, it is well here to recall, for
A is an uncontrovertiblo fact, is the only bank in
abis city which has unhesitatingly and promptly
taken up, in gold, its anlc bellun circulation and
deposits, when it might well have done so, legal
ly, under the two regimes, either in 0. S. or U.
R Treasury notes, which is well known were not
then at par.
The Southern Bank is the only bank in this
aity which has neither cunpended payment nor
itsued certified checks in timnes of suspension to
its depositors in lieu of money.
The Southern Bank, many years ago, volun
tarily renounced the onerous and thankless fiscal
agency of the city of New Orteans. It has since
rendered satisfactorily its accounts and been fully
discharged from all and further responsibility in
that capacity.
The bonds mentioned in the petition were
specially accenuted for to the city authorities in
January, 1870, and the statement produced was
aoqualifiedy n ceptod and attested as correct in
every particular.
The same bonds have been since disposed of,
been recognized as properly parted with by the
eity, and matured coupons thereof have since
been paid by the city, and the bonds themselves
rave no doubt been funded by the city, to a large
amount, under the Premium Bond scheme.
The evil spirits which hive inspired the insti
gation of tte malicious suit in question must
have been shamefully confused in finding believ
ars or sympathisers no where, not even a timid
r nervous woman, on a run to the bank for a re
turn of her deposit.
None have come, none will come. Should any
call, the bank will be pleased to receive them,
ready as it is, and as it always was, to honor all
As obhgations and to extend, in its charity, cour
tesies even to those wicked ones who have sought
and are still endeavoring by wanton but puny ef
irts to asperse its exalted character and reflect
on its undefiled reputation, which both rise so
high that they stand aloof from the reach of
ma ice and altogether above all suspicion.
The city's official organ, in its Sunday's issue,
under the head of "Municipal Matters," at first
whispered that there was a storm brewing at the
Qty Hall, the nature of which had not yet tran
spired, and after information announced that the
eloud had burst, and that the storm consisted in
.he hig suit published Llsowhere that day in the
same paper.
It is palpable that suit was suggested by no
kind motive towards the bank, but rather dic
ated by a strong desire to the reverse, for
wasons best k'own to the promoters of the liti
gation. The public would, no doubt, read with
intorest the resolution of the City Coancil au
tioistng the bringing or the suit, and which has
uot appeared in the official pubished report of
the proceedmgs of that body last week. It is a
rtaacy to suppose that a suit can be brought at
the whiom or caprice of a mayor, or of other mu
aicipal officials, where the law does not expressly
provide in that sense. It is much to be regretted
that this suit was brought without due delibera
ion and the way that it was instituted. Some al
hiwauce must surely be made in favor of public
efficers in their honest endeavors to discharge
their duty, especially of municipal administra
tes investigating complicated and important
city affairs when they do so, animated by proper
feelings; but when they become so forgetful of
their stern oblgat ons as to garb their wicked
iesigne in judicial proceedings, and screen them
aslves beneath the cover of officalaction, they
.J~feit all claims to such allowances
The esuit in question, if tested by the sur
nounding circumstances under which it was
brought, may be well denounced as conceived by
malice and brought forth in iniquity.
The work was done clandestinely at the City
i~.all so much so that the reporter of the official
paper of the city know httle or nothing of it at
e s it was fied errepti lywihouanyt.
Te suit was filed surreptitiously, without any
previous call by the city authorities on the bank
to account for the $2,000,000 of bonds men
tioned in the petition. Had the city authoriies
so done, they would have been furnished at once
with authentic and indisputable evidence justify.
ing to the very last the application, in strict com
pliance with all legal exigencies, of the bonds
deposited with the fiscal agent, for the extinction
of the city obligations alluded to in the law rela
tive thereto.
They would have been shown the statement,
the existence of which is peremptorily denied in
the petition. They would have found in it, among
others, the item of $805,035 entered as an ac
knowledged actual city debt, conclusive on the
flscal agent, as the share of the city for the ex
penses of the Metropolitan Police of New Orleans
udder the law. They would have found that
stlatement attested as correct and signed, in strict
complianoe with law, and with the ordinances
passed in furtherance thereof by the Council,
and with resolutions of the Finance Committee,
by W. 8. Mount, City Treasurer; J. O. Landry,
Controller; V. Pradoe and John Breen, chairman
of the Finance Committees of both boards, and
also, over and above, by all the members of those
committees, and by J. I. Conway, Mayor' They
would have been shown the resolution of the
Finance Committee, approved by the Mayor,
authorising and directing the flscal agent to pay
over to the State Treasurer the bonds referred to
in ordinance 1491, N. 8, for the purpose of pay
ing the apportionment assessed on the city by
the Board of Metropolitan Police Commissioners.
They would have been shown the receipt of
the State Treasurer for $805 0385 in the bonds
mentioned, in fup.layn!enlt, ot the bill, heading
'the receipt for said amount in accordance with
section 8 of the act of February 27, 1869, and
I with the slaten,,nt furnished to said city under
I said section three.
They would have been shown that the bonds
thus receipted for, by the State Treasurer, who
was authoriz-d by law to do so, for aocount of
t the Police Board, have been afterwards discount
ed by him, and for the purpose of the Metropolli
ten Polioi. With that discount the Southern
Bank, as the fecal agent of the city of New Or
- leans, would have and had, absolutely, nothing
to do. With the application of the funds real
ined by the State Treasurer, the Southern Bank,
as such agent, had nothing to care. It was prop
erly directed to turn over and pay $"05,635 of
said bonds to the State Treasurer of par, in pay
ment of the estimate and assessment by the
Police Board on the city, and it has done so to
the very letter.
r On Mr. Dubuclet rests to show what he has
dene with the bonds or with the proceeds. With
the Metropolitan Board the fiscal agent had no
dealing, no intercourse, no business. Mr. Dubu
olet may or may not show the application of the
f bonds or their proceeds; whether he does or not,
I no concern of the bank.
f The flscal agent has done i~s duty, ins triot
conformity with law, and dreads no assault, no
sifting, no ventilation of its acts and doings in
a that capacity.
The documents mentioned above are at the
bank subject to the inspection of State and mtunt
cipal authorities, of depositors and stockholderS,
e and f all who may have an interest in examin
W hen the time comes, if it ever do, the South
ern Bank, invulnerable as it ts, will make in court
such appearance and defense as the necessities
of the case may require, and feels certain that a
e scrutiny of the charges preferred and of the is
f sues presented wul ultimate to its own honor and
to the shame and confusion of those who have in
b stigated the unfounded and malicious suit so
recklessly instituted. Very respectfully,
bI THOMAS LAY rON,
it President Southern Bank.
REMISSION OF TAX I'ENALTIES.
An Interesting Declnlon Relative to Act
No. 2B, In77.
Judge Rightor, acting on behalf of Judge
Houston in the Fourth District Court in the case
of the State e.r rel. Mrs. Cora A. Moore. vs. Allen
Jumel, State Auditor, rendered the following de
cision, which is of great interest to all tax delin
quents:
The only question presented to the court is
whether the measure of relief extended to delin.
quent tax debtors by act 23, session of 1877, ap
plies to those who have been expropriated under
the provisions of act 47, session of 1873, in case
the property has been adjudicated to the State.
The court thinks that it does.
The Legislature could not, without violating
article 110 of the constitution, take away from
Individual purchasers at tax sales the indemnity
accruing to them under the terms of
the law in case the owner should
exercise within the legal delay the reserved right
of redemption. But the people, acting through
their General Assembly had the undoubted
right to permit any penalties in its favor arising
from the delinquencies of taxpayers. It is con
tended on behalf of the State that while act No.
23 remits the penalties incurred, act No. 96.
which makes special provision for the redemp
tion of lands sold, or forreited to the State, con
trols, and to that extent repeals, the prior legis
tion. It is a rule of interpretation that laws
on the same subject-matter are to be
construed so as to harmonize rather than
to cotflict, especially should that rule
apply to apparent conflotes in legislation
adop ed at the same session of the Legislature
Courts must endeavor to give force to every pre
scription of law t' magis raieal quam peereat, and
only in the impossibility of reconciling apparently
inconsistent provisions should we recognize an
absolute antinomy. But no such difficulty nor any
osuc alternative is presented to us here.
Relator's land was advertised for sale under act
No. 47, and in default of bidders was adjudicated
on the 6th of January, 1876, to the State, for a
sum consisting of the unpaid taxes and costs, to
gether with the penalties affixed by the law then
prevailing to delinquencies. She proposes to re
deem her property, and claiming the benefit of
act No. 23 of 1877, tenders to the State the full
amount of taxes unpaid on the date of forfeiture,
together with all costs incurred in effecting the
same, and exhibits receipts for all taxes due to
date.
The State refuses to grant her a certificate of
redemption, claiming that as an antecedent con
dition she must under the section 57 of act No.
96, session of 1877, (known as the Revenue bill),
pay the amount of the purchase money with 1
per cent per month on the same. Now, in this
case the "purchase money." as it is called, con
ests in a very great part of penalties for the non
payment of the very taxes for the forced collec
tion of which the forms of sale were
pursued. If this interpretation be a sound
one, the Legislature of 1877, instead of
relieving the unfortunate tax defaulter from the
penalties inflicted by prior legislation has aggra
vated thbse penalties and saddled the overbur
deneci delinquent with an additional charge of
1 per cent interest per month on the exorbitant
penalties already levied upon him. Such legisla
tion might also well be criticized as retroactive,
as affixing in 1877 a duplicate penalty for a
dereliction occurring in 1876. ubach an inter
pretation shocks not only all notions of
law and of elementary justice, but suggests
a bitter satire on that portion of the title of the
bill which designates it as one "giving relief to
taxpayers." We are compelled, therefore, to re
ject an interpretation against which law and con
science revolt, and which does violence to the
dominant ideas of the General Assembly of 1877,
as indicated in act No. 23.
The only other interpretation possible is that
which gives force to the title of the bill and re
lieves the delinquent from all penalties whatever,
an interpretation consistent with the magnanimi
ty of the sovereign.
Let the mandamus be made peremptory, and
let the Auditor of State issue to relator a certifi
cate of redemption, on her paying all the taxes
due on the property sought to be redeemed for
the years 1869 to 1874, both inclusive, together
with the costs incurred for the sale or forfeiture
of the property in question, the whole amount
ing, more or less, to the sum of two hundred and
twelve dollars and twelve cents.
G. L. Hall, attorney for relator; J. C. Egan,
Attorney General for the State.
Our Riflemen.
The following is the score made last Sunday by
the members of the Second Regiment Louisiana
State Militia at 200 yards:
Company A.-Sergt. P. B. Bell, 11 : Private E.
M. Brewer, 7; Lieut. W. Gowland, 13; Sergt. J. N.
Abbott, 8; Private C. Thuet, 9; Private Joe. Du
cey. 10; Private J. L. Stuber, 3; Lieut. J. R.
George, 2.
Company C.-Corporal H. Stevens, 12.
Gold Soapina.
If you don't find Soapina which is manufac
ture d with borax the best of ail laundry or fam
ily s.,ap. J. H. Kel-ler, tno Gravier street. the in
ventor and patentee, will pay you double the
price you paidfor it.
Buy your buggies and carriages from L. T.
Maddux, 35 Carondelet street, near corner Gra
vier.
CUSTOM-hIOUSE NOTES.
THE "HOY"S" DON'T LIKE TIlE WAY S
THEY ARE TREATED. t
Wells liuntn His Iloor Upon the News
4rn abbers.
From a news standpoint the Custom-House A
was not very attractive on Monday morning, and
beyond a few callers that waited upon special
deputy Tomanderson, there was but little of in. e
terest seen or heard about the principal office in
the building. r
The surveyor's offioe-J. Madison's-was closed, a
not for repairs, however, but to permit the ex- t
chief of
The Returning Beard
to write a few official and private letters, and to t
give him also a brief rest from those who are
daily besieging him for positions, and who he
seems to think occupy too much of his time. The
"boys" do not, however, relish this manner of
keeping promises, and some of them are dis- l
posed to be a trifle displeased, some claiming
that they were
Proanised iomething to Do,
and they mean to have it if persistency will
secure it.
Another reason for closing the office-that
stated by J. Madison himself Is that he doesn't
want the reporters fooling around his oflice, and
he has, therefore, resolved to make it a star
chamber concern and given directions to his
doorkeeper to keep the reporters out altogether.
lie was in the office of the special deputy yes
terdav-as usual--when he first informed the
DEMUcnAT reporter of his determination, and
stated in substance, by way of explanatiot, that
hi', official duties occupied his time and that the
reporters bad no business in there; that if the
government had any investigatiouns to make i,
would order it through the pioper channel; but
he might better have said that he diiliked the
idea of having the fact paraded before the pub.
lie; that he
Was Disobeying the Orders
issued by his superior, Hhorman, in the civil ser
vice reform edict; that but one of a family shall
be employed in a department when he draws
government pay as well as his two sons, and in
the same bureau, as will be seen by the pay rolls
for August.
The fact is, quite a number of leading facts
have recently crept into the columns of the DxM
O(!RAT that were not at all agreeable to the ex
(tovernor, and he has resolved to do what he can
to cut off all sources of information of the Otis
tom-House doings; hence the instructions to his
doorkeeper. But whether he Is successful or not
remains to be seen. He contemplated this move
last week, when he thought our reporter had
Meen those Pay Rolls
in his own office, but did not put it in feroe until
yesterday, and during the day it was .ecortained
that he received quite a number of callers upon
unofficial but polltical business, which leads to
the belief that in the discharge of his duties as
9Surveyor of the Port he is discriminating in the
matter of those who have access to his office, in
that he receives politicians and denies admission
to a public office to those who have business to
tran-aot with him in his official capsacity.
Wore charges to be preferred against him, they
could, of course, be substantiated readily, but
with his influence over the Neoretary of the
Treasury, as shown by his recent visit to Wash
ingtonn ii is doubtful whether any attention
would be paid to them or not, as it is reported
about the Custom-House that he can bulldoze
the Administration into
Anything He Wants,
consequently the Washington head of his do part
went would pigeonhole the charges and let them
a "slide."
During the day a delegation of oz-motropoli
tans waited upon the special deputy collector to
learn their fate, and were assured that they
"would be taken oare of" as soon as possille,
which seemed to satisfy them, and they retired.
Some say that the force of clerks, inspectors,
watchmen and laborers is to be increased about
thirty per cent on the let of October, when the
Rteturning Board chiefs expect to make room
In the Civil service
for a large number of their friends, and others
assume that dozens of applicants, including
I many Democrats, have been assured that they
e will be given "something to do" on the let prox.,
f which means that they are to be placed on the
f rolls to receive government pay.
The entire rolls for August amounted to but
t little over $13,000, and that fact will be borne in
mind when at the end of Septembr, the DEMOCRAT
I publishes the ratio of the increase from the ad
ditional service employed, which it will certain
ly do.
A good excuse for an increase about that time
would be that the arrival of steamships were
more numerous and imports had increased, but a
careful comparison of the September imports
with those of October will show just the propor
9 tionate increasq that should be made, and any
excess ever that would be another violation of
CIVIL SEL VT \'T (:i F O1,trM,
and would, of course, be reported upon at once
by the Spocial Treasury Agent on duty here.
Academy of Music.
The second eltertaiumd.t of Le Commandeur
Cazeneuve attracted another large and fashion
able audience. Having become acquainted with
his new stage, the performance wont on much
more smoothly than on the first night and closed
much earlier therefore. We have seen many
criticisms of the Northern press regarding Mr.
Cazeneuve's escamotages and mechanical tricks,
occupying in some of the metropolitan j.urnals
entire columns. They related, however,
principally to his cabinet trick, which is, in
deed, surprising; but for us, at least,
although the commandour's dark room perform
ances are new in many of their details, the ftat
itself is not novel. The Davenports have been
already too often exposed. Therefore we will
leave the trick to take care of itself. What we
admire most in our prestidigitateur is his sleight
of hand, always amusing and interesting, and
performed, we like to say it, without any attempt
at buncombeor superfluous devices to withdraw
the attention of the public from the
main point to be made. We might
relate several of his charming deceptions, but
one will suffice to establish justice of apprecia
tion of Oazeneuve. Since the days of Anderson.
of all the conjurors who have visited us, without
excepting even Hermann, who was a most excel
lent "palmer," not one has ever manifested the
dexterity which we have seen displayed by Caze
neuve in his "diminution of cards" trick, which
baffles the comprehension of our most expert St.
Charles street sports, and what they don't know
about cards is little worth knowing. Anderson's
great trick, it will be remembered, consisted in
converting an orange into a lemon, that into a
hazel nut, the nut into an ivory ball and the ivory
ball into a bright little pill, which in its turn was
reduced to nothing. All this was done in plain
view of the audience, with both arms out
stretched and palms open, and without any ap
pearance of contact with the body.
Our little French visitor does the same trick,
using, however, a pack of common playing cards
for the delusion. The cards are made to dimin
ish in size four or five different times, and what
ever becomes of the last pack we must refer the
reader to the commandeur himself, for we
were norplussed by the whole performance. It
is certainly the neatest thing that he does or
that we have ever seen, and equals Anderson's
trick. It will be repeated to-night, together
with the "donble Indian mail," in which Mr.
Cazeneuve is assisted by his wife.
On Wednesday at the matinee, we are informed
by the c)mmandeur himself, be will produce a
programme which he has specially prepared for
the ladies who will honor him with their presence
at the Academy.
Personal.
Mr. F. Chandler, who has recently been ap
pointed general ticket and passenger agent of the
New Orleans, Jackson and Northern Railroad,
with headquarters at New Orleans, left last even
ing by the Great Jackson Route to attend the
general ticket agents' convention, at Boston,
September 14th, inst. Mr. Chandler is well known
among railroad men as an officer of talent, integ
rity, experience and energy. He has for several
years occupied'the position of assistant general
passenger agent of the Illmnois Central Railroad,
having previously been general ticket agent of
the tt. Louis, Kansas City and Northern Rail
way. He has also been connected with the Rock
Island Road and with the Vandalia line. His
appointment to the responsible position it charge
or the general passenger department of the
Southern lines, in the interest of the Illinois Cen
tral Railroad, is a deserved promotion of a faith
ful offioer.
NURRI)r ERED AT BAY MT. 1,01 14.
A Blloody Termination of a Negro Ex- I
ulrslon.
At half-past 8 o'clock yesterday morning the t
excursion given by a negro association known as 1
the "Union Sons' Relief" left this city, and t
reached Bay St. Louis at 11:30. They had no 4
sooner reached the Bay than some seventeen of
them, men and women, became involved in a
difficulty, which flnally terminated in a negro
named George Charles drawing a pistol and
firing five shots at a negro named DuBnuleson.
One of the balls penetrated the latter's heart,
and he dropped a corpse at his murderer's feet.
The report of the pistol brought the sheriftto
the scene, and he attempted to arrest Uharles.
The slayer of nBuluisson made up his mind that
he would not be made a prisoner, and taking
refuge behind a tree, leveled a pistol, that was
handed to him by one Louis Smith, and fired four
shots at the sheriff as he
Advanced Upon Him,
The sheriff, however, bravely stood his ground,
and with a couple of his deputies took Charles
into custody.
After the principal had been landed in hook,
the sheriff rrstreet d tweevo men and three
women and locked them up on the charge of
being aooessories
To the Murder.
A IOlnnr~oA'Ir rep rter interviewed several of
the negroes who were present at the killing, and
they state that the cletlo of seventeen were all
more or less playing high dice, when a negro
named I)uBnissoo, who was the b ass of the ex
oursion, stopped them from playing, and as
Ctharles and 1)Unuisson left the game the latter
made some remark in French, and the former
took it as an insult to him. and wheeling around
drew his revolver and fired five shots it I)uBuis
son, the last ball tking effeot in the left breast,
penetrating the heart.
The murder throw a gloom over the tawny
sons and daughters of Africa, and they all
eagerly waiten the train to convey them back to
the iresoent Uity.
When the return train stopped at Bay St.
Louis the body of the murdered man
Was Prut Aboard
and brought to the city, reaching here at 10
o'clock last night. It was then removed to his
I late residence, in the Third Dttrino.
NOT A HAPPY FAMILY.
A Desperate Man Tries to Murder Two
Women with an Ice-pick.
After a lapse of fifteen hours Corporal Wal
tlgny, commanding the Seventh Ptuburban Sta
tion, manages to send a report to pollce head
quarters of a bloody affray that occurred in his
precinct at 9 o'clock Sunday night. It will be
seen by the following that the Schroeder family
are otherwise than a happy family.
At the hour above stated, Mr. F. Schroeder
started to grossly abuse his noioe, which did not
at all suit her brother, Ihenry Ahren. As the
uncle would not atop when his nephew told him,
the latter knooked him over the head with a
chair, and he was forced to
Take a Tumble.
When Schroeder picked himself up, he found that
the chair was harder than his head, and that six
inches of his scalp had been laid open.
After this little matinee the nephew thought it
1 time to leave home, sweet home, and he did.
Sohroeder sent his barkeeper out to call the
police, and while the barkoeper was gone Sohroe
D der turned out the gas, after having armed him
self withian ice pick, and started to pick Mrs.
Schroeder in the most approved style, stabbing
her four times in the arm, inflioting severe
though not dangerous wounds.
t Being weary of stabbing hi4 wife he made a
Slunge at his sister-in-law with the ice pick as she
was escaping through the window with a baby in
her arms.
The pick found a sheath in the unfortunate
woman's body just under the shoulder blade, in
Sflicting two unds. By this time the
Pollee Piut in an Appearance.
and arrested the nephew Henry Abren. They
would have also taken F. Schroeder, but his
t wound on the head appeared to be dangerous.
The two wounded females were placed in bed
r and attended by Dr. Henry, who pronounced
their wounds painful, though not dangerous.
bchroeder's wound in the head is considered
by the physician as very dangerous.
AN IUNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT.
An Ex-Pollee Officer While Cleaning His
Pistol is shot Through the Heart.
William Dowie, an ex-Molropolitan police offi.
cer, accidentally shot and instantly killed himself
at his residence, No. 679 Annunciation street, at
3 o'clock yesterday evening. It was at first
supposed that Dowio, owing to financial embar
rassment, committed suicide, but a subsrquent
examination proved that the shoý't.. was acci.
deitAl.
From the statement of Mrs. Dowie, it appears
that her husband was engaged in cleaning a
pistol, and after be had finished that he went into
the yard and discharged one ot the cylinders.
Returning to the room, where his wife and his
three little ones were engaged at work, he asked
Mrs. Dowie for a rag, and when in the act of
wiping off the pistol the weapon was accidentally
discharged, the ball entering the unfortunate
man's heart, killing him almost instantly. Mrs.
Dowie states that alter the shooting she asked
Dowie if it was an accident, to which he replied
that it was and expired.
It Was, However, Spoiled by he Police
Authorities.
Yesterday it was rumored by that class of
gentry called "bume," who infest Royal street,
near Canal, on a rainy day, that a duel was to be
fought, and that the principals were Mr. Alfred
Morse and Mr. Ferdinand Dudenhefer.
An investigation of the matter disclosed the
fact that a duel was really going to t ke place,
and, so far as the principal and seconds were
concerned, would have taken place; but that
claps of Individuals known as the police have an
objection to men fighting duels, and put a stop
to the whole affair.
The duelists, accompanied by their seconds,
repaired to the Cook plantation, just below the
city, and were selecting the ground when the
police put in an appearance and took both
principals and seconds to the Fifth Precinct and
locked them up, on the charge of being about to
fight a duel. The weapons to have been used
were duelling pistols, at the usual distance.
Reorganization ot Company " I."
Last evening there was held, in the court-room
of the Second Justice of the Peace, on Commer
cial Alley, a large meeting of Company I, Louisi
ana's Own (formerly the R. E. Lee Guards, which
was organized immediately after the 14th Sep
tember, 1874). The object of the meeting, at
which seventy-five members answered to their
names, was for the purpose of reorganizing prior
to being mustered, this evening, in the First
Regiment Louisiana MFlitia.
The election of officers resulted as follows:
John P. Smith, captain; F. felles, first lieutenant;
John Murray, second lieutenant; H. Lambert,
second lieutenant gjunior; it. Barker, orderly ser
geant; H. Mandie, first duty sergeant; U. H.
Heurbener, second duty seargeant: A. Ducoiug,
third duty sergeant; Georgs Nicholas, fourth
duty sergeant; W. Yauger, first corporal; D. L.
Borde, second corporal; B. F. Choate, third cor
poral; - McMaster, fourth corporal; R. $. Lan
dry, secretary.
We take the opportunity to compliment the
company for their selection of Capt. Smith, a
true and tried soldier, to command such a gal
lant set of young men.
Railroad Personals.
BY THE TACKSON ROUTE.
The following were the departures by the Jack
son road last evening: Mrs. C. J. Kahn and
family, S. G. Dreyfus and family, for Little Rock;
Thet Lamberson, Louis Keiser, S. C. Cochran,
Sister Margaret, Sister Plasale, Sister Mary
Robert, for New York; Miss La Bougus, Mrs.
Blin, Miss C Le Bougus, for St. Louis; S. J.
Dreyfus, H, Dreyfus, for Denver, Col.
MUNMIICIPAL MATTERS.
The Assessaors Irln.lng Their Lahore to
a Close.
The assessors are fast reaching the end of
their work, and will shortly be enabled to
give the total valuation of the taxable
property in this city, which they have as
sessed for the next four years. In several
of the assessment districts the only draw
back to completion is the settlement
of arbitration cases. While there is a diversity
of opinion among the assessors as to whether or
not the general aggregate will show a reduction
of the valuation of taxable property as compared
with last year, it is conceded that the assess
ments in the Third District will be less by $800,
000, and in the Sixth and Seventh Districts by
$70,000, than last year.
THIE WIIAIRVEM.
A Committee of Cllzens Wait on the
Mayor Regarding Them.
On Monday morning a committee of citizens,
composed of Hon. A. J. Lewis and Messrs.
J. W. Zunts, Bli1n, Melcher and Popovich,
waited on the Mayor and presented to him a
numerously signed petition regarding the
wharves and river front of the Second and Third
Districts.
The petition has been published in full in the
D)eMO'.IAT. The committee then entered into a
long chat on the subject with the Mayor con
cerning the best method of securing the banks
in the districts named from caves; the general
proposition being that of Mr. Zunlts, in favor of
using willow fascines, according to the known
theory of Prof. Fontaino. MajorJ.. ii. B in, who
is an engineer by ednc.tion, advocated a system
or close piling, following tbih course of the bank
from Mt. Ann street to Louisa street, sunk at a
·certain distance from the bank, the exact line
to be assoertained by soundings, the pscn be
tween the piling and the bank to filled up with
fascinos and ballast. Major Bein claimed in
favr,r of this system that it would estab lah per
manent wharves or landings. As to its f, asibilit.y
he referred to the fact that while the inner pil
ings of the wharves in the Third District d'eap
peared, it was noticeable that the outer piling"
remained firmly imbeddod in the second clay
stratum of the river bank. This plan is in ao
cordance with the theory of sinking piles deeply
into the bank, past the quicksand stratum, thus
uniting the two clay strata by means of th' so
1 piles. which would have, according to Major
SBemin's system, to be "boomeu" or "anchored" to
the solid land.
The Mayor suggested that the committee got
together several of our most distinguished en
gineers to consider the plan or agree upon any
,ther method which should be sunmitted to the
City Council. T'he question also was broached
whether the wharf lessees were constructing the
wharves of the Third District in accordance with
the specifications, several of the gentlemen of
the committee expressing themselves as being of
the opinion that they were not.
Administrator Cavanac dropped in at this
juncture and assured the committee that every
thing was being (lone to have the wharves of the
district completed in time for the needs of com
meres. One wharf was finished, that at Post 23,
and three more would be by Saturday next, ad
ditional force having been put at work upon them
on Monday morning.
Incidentally Mr. Popovich took occasion to call
the attention of the Mayor to another subj-ot,
the practice of a certain class of traders who pay
neither licenses nor rent, although they do an
extensive business on the levee by purchasing
produce at wholesale, direct from the vessels ar
riving here, and retailing them on the spot to
small traders.
Violating an Orflillance.
Last evening Capt. Kelly sareit.d one Popo
vich at his grocery store, a irner of Gallatin and
Peters streets, for having in his store ten kIege
of gunpowder, which is a violation of a city ordi.
nance.
Ralding a Gambling-House.
The gambling-house run by Dan Wilson, No. 8
Royal street, came to grief last evening at the
hands of Capt. Kelly, who raided the dive and
landed the proprietor and all his implements in
the Third Station.
McLaughlln's Body Recovered.
A body that was found floating in the lake, at 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon, was identified as that
of Mike McLaughlin, the young man who was
drowned in the lake on Sunday evening. Cor
oner Rance held an inquest and gave a burial
certificate.
The young men who were with McLaughlin at
the time of the drowning, and who were arrested,
were yesterday released by Judge Miltenberger.
O'Grady Again in Limbo.
Louis O'Grady, who has not for some time en
joyed the reputation of a law-abiding citizen,
was arrested Saturday night and lodged in the,
Central Station, charged with being drunrk, dis
turbing the peace, carrying a concealed weapon,
to wit, a revolver; also, from informatioq rt
ceived, with having fired two pistol shbot; at the
c-rner of (sroadloelt and Poydras streets.
Coal 011 Lamp Explolon.
At 7 o'clock Monday morning a coal oil
lamp exploded at the roeidence of Mrs. Louisa
Cohen, No. 223 Thalia street. As Mrs. Cohen at
the time the lamp exploded had it in her hand,
she was severely though not dangerously burned
about the hands and body.
Short Items.
Aunie Jacks-n. Lena Picks. Mary H.ndricks,
Louisicia W. Williams and Willie Williams were
arrested and lodged in the Fcor'th Precinct Sta
tion, charged by Sergeant Bachemin with arson.
Mary Joseph is in the same station charged
with the robbery of $22.
Georgians Hatsicks is also locked up, charged
with being an accessory to this robbery.
Jim Darcey is at his old tricks again, pilfering
cotton on the levee.
Jack Stamps, for cutting and slightly wound
ing J. Maringo on the arm, was immured in the
Sub Seventh Station.
Peter Hussean was incarcerate'] in the Third
Precinct Station, charged with petty larceny.
Henry Williams and James Simmons were ar
rested by Aid Minor and Special Luby and
lodged in the Central Station, cha-ged with lar
ceny of brass from the New Orleans, Mobile and
Texas I ailroad depot.
George Forest was immured in the Central
Station, charged by John Hendricks with having
bitten his wife's fingers and threatening the life
of his family.
Brevities.
The yacht Maggie, Bob Brewster master, ar
rived at Biloxi at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
to enter in the races of the 20th and 21st Sep
temr er.
Our streets were enlivened yesterday by an
elegant tandem team skillfully driven by one of
our well known citizens.
Since the papers have pronounced in favor of
ladies' street slippers it is reported all the fair sex
are adop ing them.
Boils are the latest excuse for business men to
adjourn to their lake shore residences.
Sixth District Court.
Judge Righter yesterday, after a heering,
refused to make peremptory the writ of habeae
corpus issued in the case of the teate vs. E. Petit
pain. The ground of the judge's decision was,
hat it was not shown that Judge Smith had re
fased to accept other bondsmen in place of the
one who had surrendered the prisoner.
Pearl Soapina.
Ask for Soal!na and you will get the lst solap.
Soapinta containinlg no rosin is tht lest scan
for washing woolen goods, can be found at 110
Gravier street.
MATAMpogs SHIPPERs.-Parties intere-t,.-l in
the suits which were brought in thto United
States Courts against them for the no,l-comp li-i
ance with the conditions of Moatanor', - expo,rt
bonds. executed ,by threm in th,, embargo v--ars
1S;62-1,c1i. in favor of the Collector of the 1',rt.
will lind it to their advantasge to pla-t- the m att-r
in the hands of Mr. H. B, nzano. Custom-Hoee
broker, who has every facility for proto-tiong
their interests. bee his card in another ' ,lemn.
- The Indian navy, abolished in 1863, is
to be resuscitated under the direction of
the Viceroy.
JUDICIAL ADVERTI.HEMNTRE.
nIIFRIFP mALFA.
TIe" City of New Orleanm vs. Widow A.
i -inIll:1; Hialll VM. nIall; R t11111 VH. Hlame
411 rio1 V4 . 7111N , ': f1lllO1 VS. I lfinlo.
UI'EIIOIt DISTi'rllT COURI' FOR THE
-. rIl'sh! of (OrI l't ll. N o . 143, 73, ri,i . 11, l9,ilN
1.1,i17 nrlrl 1599 -isy virtue of . lyiv writs of fleri
ft,0i11s. fo Tii' dlireleol lry tiie hionoriablli the
Hiiplrior )istrnit (Court for the palrish of Or
laiIs. In lin tfo a)boviI ontltlid nillMso, for city
tll.axr of 1171. 11H73. 1N71, 175 l unit 1H7t1. I Will pro
oidto soil at ipublln unctiilon, at. thM, It orchanti
fool Aulltilnlors' Ex.lhll il, Royal street, be
twu!rln (llCnall till! C(usIHirnhouslHO streets. In the
Honnild Distrilct or this lfity, on MONDAY. O
tIlrl. I, 1H77, at 12 'elook inm.. the following do
A U TEIITA N L) '1 OF (OIROIUND. fltuiltedl
in til, 'li'hirtd DIit rif, of this ity. In slliuare
iiuilr tw wi iiuntdrie d lnid oseventy,. bounded
,vy IhrllKiiiiyv, l;lUnion. Fr'nohrllren antd Rainad t
ilt r ti,, IIo igiilit'lt as lot nulllillor twontyv-ight.
liIIIII4 ii iig tliirty-two fIet trt ro in oi Urgnllndy
ti-r!t by nIii hurdiridil ntl tw tllly l'ight foot in
.I d in t hll ilivil suits.
T Irnsi --Oash on the 4 pot.
' ifOIAH H. HANDY,
('lvll iHhriff ,r the Parish of Orllanls.
1i11.1|1 s, ta t): 1 -l
The City of New Orleinli va. David W.
(IibS ni; 1-11111' VS-. Jhlvirl D1. (ilbs',n: tame
vs,. I)lviii I. (1ibs iN; sameo vsI. David U. (tb
Sl, l ri :411111#1 V.. Hl1lll1',
tI1U'ltEIOi R if T'rIitl'r COURT FOB THE
A- ptii4t oIf Irh'1'ars, i. N,. .17,141 5,ll 4. 711.11i
,45.072 l nilil :14; fly virl'tle of il d wrlis of
fli.i fiil1114. to rii' iiirolteild fly tlho honoirable
thir Xiil,0 rior Ili lriti t Cour for thlir parith of Or
tlfanl . i ntlihea llbovei 'ntitill f l'.111415.., for ,it v tftx.t
Of 1171, 117:1. 1171. I1i;,. inld 14711. i will prOce 4d
to r11 ll It Ipli ' Inl io.l. iat, tf lhe WMrehants alnd
AnilLionl,,'r' . 'I" angh . Royal sht , in. betweeq
('ianallrl nd ('I l rillllhl ilnu ' sI rulrotI, in the H .oond
Ilistril'tf of this 'ity, iii IONDAY, October I
IH77. iit 12 I,'rlo'r'k in.. theo following dloiLlribeo
t rl y. ty i wit
A I iT fi t N IlafT OF hGROUND), situated in
hoi'. Fir t I/iutrio' of this lilty, In 1llll frn num
tllor nini'l'y-llvi'. I Ililodild bly (ChippIlwn. Ht.
'1 h-llll , Ittlu.o llll I)i'ttlll( n troots, r ll sgl rlat. I
tL !lit nlllltl'r fout1l"on mll n, rIiHi',irln tw ntfy-Nlx
It r froltli i Cli 1ip1w si4 trot r 1on l tlie andt
4ixty-tllii', fIt O, n ftl i . ti.er lini ty iouhimn
dre" I ilf i t w linty-!,ightL fo't i dlepl.h.
H'- izv.i in till shavo SlllS.
ItI'IMAH If. HIANDI,
('ivi fHhoriIT If tho i'iarih of Orlleans.
1i11 1 .1 f$ I o1 l
Thle City of New Orlenal vi. Jean larren;
Pillfll VH. Htitl: Hlt101 VR. stame: 4111O Vs.
4Idla1:; 'mll VH. 51ril. I 5l llltll Vs,. RaDm,e.
'UPEl';rit DISTRItr COURT (UR'T Fol TTlE
( pirisl of IO iltilan . N, . 1,27311, '7,14.1)T
l,ti970, 11i,43.i, H2,2911 alid it1(0-- Ily VirtutI of
six wriIts of flr,'i friaL. to Irn dirlnated by
IlII' hlollrnirnfl tl hXI LV ior l)IHtrilrt Cjourn for tho
puinsllh of Orl']ians, in the above enti,' Wl .lb.us".
Ifor city trax-,' of 1970, 1971, 1173. 1974, l]Wil
tlll 11,711, 1 will proi'led toi sNell lat, public
!.otiloni . aiT, thl M rehantr altll Aliorti noirs'
tEchillnlige. Illy.il str.ct. between Canal and
(:Istornio llHo lst$.l' IW, ill tho Horond DL)itrit of
ithi ity, oni M. NDIAY. Ootoberr 1, 1477. at 12
i'oilok ln.. the frillowilug diironlibed *proirty, to
wit-
1. A C(EIITAIN PORTIO(N OF (IGROUND,rit
ilnt1tel in thi~l Hion Iitril D irt of this ;ity. in
sfuliar' ilniuber thri'e hunilredl and fifteen
olltniti#id fiy Ursolin"s. lHospital, lif1h1blaV.iind
'Tilli ltr-:,.tsH. dellitlgittid aI lot number four
t1l1, . lol.li rngI i tirty-twot foot front on Ursu
lillN ,il'-i dt bi, iinl'tv-''1~ht Ilt in dtepoll,
2. Ai (;ElTAIN I'OTI'ION OF (GROUND. sit
llitritI inl tIei Holil Disitrict of thllis ity. n
Hqul1l1r'4 nuiblt)i f ,lr hundrel d sixty-dight to
II vie h uitdlrid and forty-eiglCht., ounded by ietal.
rio ili.l,, leIft hilk Bayou llt.. John. Ht. Philip
arild Hol rlron strI."ls. measurling three hunnred
Illil tliirl.y-iive font front nn M1.talr ll hidge by
,1.'0 Uinndr-id irlni ninety-two fol.t In depth.
TrlOMIAM H1. HANDY, *
Civil lihrifT Iof the Parish of OrlranNs.
Tlhe Cty of New Orleans vu. Pierre l4a"
'llO7,t.tllll' Vs.' Villl an'; Hamr" Vs. Hinrm.
F P'.]J'fFi(lil X 1 TltlrCT C(OUIRT FORl THE
ll itri of O) rl.tlni. Non77,1,71,t .11,341 land 771. -
Ply virt'lll or |thr'ee writs of Hluri fa.ias,to me
,iretld by tf i, h,noralt lith isl'up'rior District
iuit fl'or lift puris' of OrlIfns, n tfli , above oti -
t iId .' n,, . s il, f lr l'ity l1xi. oif 1174, 117.: $idl 1870,
I will 1pl'orli,'I i4i l 11 lit llli'ulio n 1 T11101, lit the
I ir)c.h O lllll4 nii Aultio Ine1'rs' Exhanglllg,. t1:oyail
411 tl lt, t' ll w .nl,'tn''I l i d ll iisto ilhouse str l eet
lil tlihe I.r'id iDstrict of this ity, ofyn 11ON
I)AY, (A.Ohf'tlir 1, 177, Iat, 12 r' ilol k In . till, folloW
I nlg iii-rirt.i ol'- 1 rty 1 . lto wit
A CEIITAIN CIli'N IIt LOT OF .IIOUND,
tligulithir with alt nni ingull rllt the luiildtn sand
ri nprovo~mints. tt#1r'~ ir, righilits. Ways.. priviloges
or s' rvitiudfll rho r.rnto in lnywi.. app orallii
Sing. silltuateld tn th Follurthl Distrit't of thus city,
I in tholluntlr' hundl'd by Eighth, Ninfthi, Chip
ptw,, 1111`1 .h'lJr4'sy. nrlw Annllul('llionll, streets.l.
I fsilgnlrltd li lit ulllmlfeir oini of i.iqlaro numlbe
. twenty-six, row kl'inown 1) 11 ar nlln i umbner
I ,ighty-floulr iithl'illie ii4,hl'Sm int rollsof the elyv
'Inth assi 'sml't ldist ruit for this 'ity. lt1111 ieLaLn
uring ifty feot front on (Chipilloli Nt riot by one
tnlllrid an.d thirty fhit int dpth nitd front on
1-Eigth 4,l'.Iittit I014 ti, .lflnl ptropl'rty which
ill , 4.1il P1,ttor LII--llzo, the. d-f.riundrnt htril-n. W.
'i ilrlli by tlur'haf e fromt Philip lb41rnnit, n-Vor
1it1111 to nli nt 1s.-oit l oin tI foiurth of May, I
,'tfore'A Wiliam bhllinnon, th1'n a notlary lout'
inl I his ity.
Hiznd illn tio l uvlo l llt,4.
mi,-Cur-l 't 'Cr-he upot.
T'II A,6; TIf. I/ANDY.
Civil .heriff of thei Palti-ih of OrlBans.
flit014 .4 1:3 (iI
i I h Wt t a- "':r.. -. >..v .. ans. n.. vu _f. .Itln I' n.ý
Tle City of New ctrIerlnn v8. John (.on
nor- e:tItrO Xv. Si iLl; s n;lli V- . slr:' sameO
ULF'IfIlORt 1H1 I'IlICTr (GUIiwrT FOR THE
r p1rish of Ol-tihns. Nis. 11.1.le, si 18', Wo) 953
2r;6 aid 1--lv virtue, ouf five writs of tfler
;itri. to rIm dire I- d I,y thu honorable the Supi
ior Di)istrict Court for tnt parish of Orleans, in
htie above, nt i I",d (iauses, for r'lty taxes of 1874.
7 5and 187W l I will prrcee.:.d to .ell at public ac
in, at tlh il'rr'trhantrt and Auctironers' Ex
changce,, toyal street, bhitwarn Canal and O.fs
tomIho rI st...t ll, in tJ Soond Distri tof this
" ty, on MONDIAY, Outohlr 1r, 1877, at 12 o'.lock
m., tire fllowinrg ,,--ri-ed propeirty, to wit
i. A CEI'I'AIN LO'T OF GIOUNlD. sltuatdrl
un the r Irit Distr 't or this cvi'v. in squiare num
'r filty-nine, oiuwled by Girod, Commerce,
T'i.houritoulas and N tri larne stroets, desig
irted 1as I t Inutmb,- fourl, melllsulring twenty
four frot fron.. on G(irod street by ninety-five
fert itr de1th.
. A Ei'T.\IN LOT OF G( OUND. situated in
the Firot D)istrietof thi8s-ity, in square number
,ir hundrred and twenty-flyvr bounded by
(ii rod, Tehoui.p.tollls, 3Magazine and N,,tro
i)arne str-eta. de-ilgnated as lot number sixteen,
rrlasuring thirty-thr a feet front on GirAd
stre-t hý ninety-five fiet in depth.
3. FIFTEEN ('ERT'rAIN LOTS OF GROUND.
siurated in the First District of this rity, in
sluarr numtn.r r four hundred and thirty-two.
houndrdl hry l'rietr, TLalia, Johnson and Mel
4. FOUR CEttTAIN LOT-4 OF GROUND. sit
uated in the Fourth District of thir city. In
1quare numbl r four hundred tandl forty-six
onrtdedl by Jolhnsn, G(ialvez. Jackson and
.Josephine stru.ts, forming ia triangle, desigt-.
nated .as lots nurrie.rs one to four, measurr'.
tw, hundred and forty fert front on Johb '
stri t by ninety-firr' feet in depth on oneTIitdo
andrl live feet in dr-It I on the other iline.
Se.iz td in the above suit-.
Terirs--Cash on the Fspit.
THOMAS H. IT, NDY.
Civil Sheriff of the Parish of Orleans.
ai1l30 .,'1:t Oti
Edglar Larue v.. M.arlinM .'ariln.
THIRD DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
par;sh of Orleans, No. 24, rw-By virtue of a
writ of seizure and stie, to me directed by
tih: honorruble tire Third Ji.,triet Court for
the parish of Orl'ans, in the above entitled
-ause, I will proceed to sell at publii alue ion.
it tih Merchants and Auetioneers' Exchangn
lioyal street, hbtwen ,n Canal and Custo,mhonu
t'r'r-ts in the. S cond District of this city, d
IT ESDAY. Sitpt,'mbe'r 25. 177. at 12 oc'drk
the followiiu fie,,,rihIl uliruorty. to wit
THEll INDIVIDED) HALF OF A CIRT.i
LO C OF GI;O ND I) togr-eh er with the by
inrg awrl irol,,vem tnntu the.reurn. rights, x
and privileges thr neurn u belonlging, or in
wise appll-rtainirng. itua-,:il. lying and baeit.
the s -econid l)i-trit of thi-s ,ity. in tie- sq
tournded by Ch ,rtre, t.bt. L'ter. ,Ryal and
li,,t- stret r, mreasurling, Frenlh mttsri. re.f
four feet live intches front on said C ar
.; .irht-s-ven feet in depth on the
whi.h tdiviles it .n the left from the prop
f,,rne r y bl,,"onuing t,,Brnardl arigny; thi
-ix f,.t tw, iwh,,e on the r'air line, paralle
('hartrr-. str.eet; thence twr.nty-eight fiet o
liner lunninlg towardl- ('hartr-s street; nine
,ix in -h-es on a line forminirg a right angle
thi' last described lin'. op -ning of so much t
-aid lot; s.-vnteein fit two inches on a li;
running tow rds siaid Chartres street; eil
fe,'t on anotherl line., ,oening of so mush t
said lot of ground, and finally, forty-one Ife
t"n incht-;- on a line, p.rv'pluticular to Chartrn '
,'re,-t anl reaching the fronting line. Beir.
thie .ame proup-rty acquired by the dl-fend
ant herein by pur.ha.-' from Mrs. Josephine
Birt. wife o,f Guillaume Robert. as per a
pa.,sedi before Amed.-e Du atel. a notary publio
Ir this city, dated the ninth day of Septembter
Se.izid in the ablve suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot.
THOMAS H. HANDY,
Civil Sheriff of the Parish of Orleans. I
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