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LETTERS FROM TIlE PEOPLE. [The DlInoo IAT 18 r~eponelble for non. of the Vview Pxpr 8e01 In the cummunlcRtlonp under this Ils.l'; but no Qxnoelnlunun Stiotnl will be printed except from re.ponsible partles.] TIHE JUDIJ IARtY. Letter Ire11 a New Orleans Peilnate tol the a onvention. NEIw OR,.ANs, April 15, 1879.. To the Editor of Ihe Itemoerat: Avalling myself of the invitation adhiretsed to the public for suggestions relating to our future constiutltion, I beg le ave to submit, through your (coltinli)s, to my brother dole gates, and to thll georal plubltl, the ac companying projet, for the general. provisions } govelnidg the judiehlrty and tih organiation I of appellate triuIals. 'Taken in connection with the reonololldaltiolos of the commllttee of the i'rs, it mae y he of some assistance in the formation of aI good judicial system for the .. t1tate. '1 he prelSelt order of things in this 3 regard cerettnilv wolrks most unsatisfactorily. The erylrg evils of the present system are i protract"d delay and enormous expense to i litigants. The system suggested would ret- f taintly 5elurt rapidity of trial, and lay a foun- e dation for litigailon. which would largely cur- 1 tail expenlse. At 1the same time, the remedy of e appeal would not e restriicted to amounts so c large as to limit its usefulness to the richer t claeses. The curtalltelnt of the number of chief clerks for this parish and the receipts 'sy the State of the plrolits those officers now recelve, or a polltlon of them, would furnish t such a revenue to the State as to more than pay the legal expenles of this parish, and of t the appelhato trtiunals of the whole t State. The long tenure and fair salary would secure to the benchn the servIces of our Iest attorneys, n o In t whose hawlit the community might confi- t dently entrust their lives and property. 'rhe summary lel ned yat a nevere penalties Ag a n t at .usurpations and flagrant violations of law I would secure the peoplo Irmm carelese or tUallclous action in unapplleala)blocauses. The system of tipleachmetit has been carefully I consldered, andl Is sugglesteOd with a view to I secure speeody remloval of corrupt, discour teoits. Immoral or inotmperate judges, at the I same time that the judges are themselves I ptroteeted trom hasty action or malicious prosecntion. Under these provisions theI ludlcary will be obliged to maintain Itself with the ut most propriety and honesty. '[here could Im under such a system no Durells. llawkinses or Lynches continued upon the bench, despite their objectionable character. * The salarYes allowed the judges are buch as to enable them to live comfortably, to maintain their families, and educate their children according to their station during their service, and the provision for a pension will encourage them to perseverance, know ing that they will not. tl old age and decrepi tude, find themselves helpless and dependent; while In fact the State will be at no great charge, for comparatively few will outlive the long term iLxed for service. By such pro visions only can men of industry and finest ability, and of known integrity, be induced to surrender into the hands of others, the lucra tive practice whtich the qualities needed for a good, reliable judge can always command. The provision requiring a judicial record is suggested with a view to secure a safe and unchangeable system for permanent record of all judicial proceelings. Any one at all familiar with the horrible confusion of judi cial records all over the State, willappreolate the advantages of making this provision compulsory and permanent. Very respectfully, Delegate from Thirteenth Representative District, P. S.-I have been indebted to Hon. ST. W. Collens, lion. B. F. Elliott and other gentlemen of the bar, for important sugges tions towards the formation of the above Sprojet. AIT. -. The judleical power shall be vested exclusively in a supreme court, a court of appeals, alii et courts, and justices of the peace. No judical ti functons shIall be exor cised by any other ofllier, person or body, except as comnitting magistrates. The le gislature shall enact laws punishing usur pation of judicial functions, and fixing a penalty as tlamlages, in favor of the party or a parties, agauint or upon whom sueh func tions are exercised. Sluch laws, once passed, shall not be repeal.ed or amended. Nojudi cial position shall be, occupied by any person who is not of good moral character, and who is not learned in the law, to be evidenced by a license to practice, from the Supreme Court of the State. ART. --. The Supreme Court shall consist of one chief justice auld four associate judges, at least two of whoml shall hb residents and voters of the city of New Orleans. The chiel' justice shall receive a salary of $60000. and the associate justices each $5530 per annum, pay able quarterly, upon their own warl ants. The first bench aplpolutedl after the adoption of this constitution shall selectone of their num ber as chief justice. Upon the occurrence of vacancies thereafter the justices remaining of those originally appointed shall select one of their own mtumber as chief justice until such number be exhausted. Thereafter each justice shall succteed to such position ac cording to priority in date of co)mmissions. The said chief justice and associate justices snall be men of gtxxf moral character, at least thirty-five years of age, learned in the 1 ,w, and who shall have practiced in this State for at least twelve consecutive years j ust previous to appointment. They shall be citizens and voters of the State of Louisiana. ArT. -. The Supreme Court shal have ap pellate jurisdiction upon questions of law only. In criminal matters its jurisdiction shall extend exclusively to all cases where the penalty imposed, or fixed by law, Is death or imprisonment at hard labor or a tine of ~$30 or more. in civil causes its jurisdiction shall extend to all cases where the amount in dispute, or to le distributed, is $1000 or more, exclusive of interest or costs. It shall have jurisdiction in all cases where the constitur tionality of any tax, toll, impost or ass'ss muent of any naturo or of any line or penalty is in question, this juris diction to extend solely to the question of constitutlon.nty. and to be exercised only upon affidavit of appellant, that the only and bona jrid< object of the appeal is to test said question. A majority of said court shall be competent to decide finally all causes. Any vacancy shall Io filled within three weeks after its occurrence. ART. --. The Court of Appeals shall consist of nine justices in three divisions of three justices each. its jurisdiction shall be cx clusively appellate, and extend to civil causes, upon questions of law and fact, where the amount in dispute exceeds three hundred and fifty dollars. exclusive of interest and costs. fn all eaues within the jurisdiction of the Supreme c.urt. as above defined, a fur ther appeal will lie from said Court of Appeals to said Supreme Court, but in such cases said Court of Appeals shall find and certify the facts. in such appeals, counsel for any Ulktgant may, nithin a reasonable delay, to be fixed by said Court of Appeals, submit separate propositions as to the facts, and said: court will either grant or deny the propositions with such muodicfations and explanations .as may be proper. The Court of Appeals shall also have jurisdiction, by certiorari or bill of review, to examine into alleged usurpations .of jurisdiction or authority, or acts of flagrant ai gustiae by inferior judges or justices of the e in causes unai~.able, provided the 015 setitng up ~urpatlga or it justice he sworn to. Should such applscattlons he found malicious or without reasonable jus- I tifclatlon, said court shall have authority to impose, as a penalty, a fine not exceeding $100, for thile benefit of the Htltate treasury. On ,the other itand, should the usurpation or in Justice complained of be estahillhid, andl should the samae be found to have been ntln licious or without reasonable exlcue, the salid Court of Appeals ma y liiiiNpose a fi (, niut to I ,xteed .$f50l, iiuponr the ofTPtiling judge, or order hls Ilupeachnment, or ihlth. A t'. --. Said divisions of said Court of ApIeals shall be known as the first, second sld |third divistuns of the Court of Appeanis of the State of Louisiana. Each division shall piosses the authority and jurlisdicthion conferred upon saidhl Court of Aptpeals to their i plenary extent. The first division shall sit in such place or Iplaces outside of the city of New Orleans as the Legislature may fix, and shall hear and determine appeals from all parishes from which appeals are now return-Ii able to the Supreme Court at Montroe or Ope lousas. The second and third di visions shall sit in the city of New Orleans. The second division shall hear and determine, exclusively, causes 1 from the parish of Orleans, and shall bhe com posedtl of julges selected ftcomn among the law yers of the city of New Orleans. The third division shall try and determine, by prefer ence, causes from parishes outside of the par ish of Orleans fromn which appeals are now mnade returnable to the Supreme Court est ting in New Orleans. The time of said third divisilon not occupied in the hearing of such country causes shall be devoted to the trial and determination of such cases from the parish of Orleans of a non-commercial char acter as may be assigned to it by the Justices of tilhe second division, upon the demand of the justines of said third division. iaid third division shall have at all thnes at least one justice, sPlectted from the bar of New Orleans. A T. -. Maid Court of Appeais, estting In bank, the nine judges being present (except when one or more of their own number be on trial, in which event the Chief ustihen of the Supreme Court shall detail one or more just tiees of the Stupreme Court to flil out the number), shall sit as a court of Inipeachent,, to try all charges against airy member of the judiciary of the State. The offnses upolln windh such charges may be presented anil tried shall be bribery, in receiving money, or gifts. or leniollts of any kind, or the preioit.se of such monley, gilts or benllits, from any person or persons, hIavinig ciauses pending, or to be nsltituted, before such judge or justice, or froll any person holllling ally counletioni as anll oflice with the court tever which he may preside; oppreisalon in olil'e, hy using tile lirocess or authority o(f the ullltt, to adivaInce any personal Ihterests, or the interests of relatives or friends, or to derive any corrupt adlvantage, or to aecominnl sh purposes of millice, or ito extort monley frorn any person or persons or bodies or to bltackmail any person, peIsots or hboliles, ior for ally corrupt purpose whatever; open immnorality, such as to rellect discredit upon the State or its jull clary; public or repeated lntoxication; un warrantable delay inl the administration of justic; habhlitual neglect of ditty; gross or continued dcieclrtesy to litigants, counsel witnesses, jurors oir other persons connected with the court; Il agrant ualurpatlons of julRis diction, or violations of law. A majority of the said Court of Appeals shall de termine upon every suchi imnpeacthment, and shllould the verdict be guilty, such judge or justice shall be thereby divested of his judicial capacity, and a successor shall be within three weeks appointed to fill the va cancy. The pr(oeeution shall be conducted by the Attorney General or such counsel as the Court of Appeals may designate, and the accused shall likewise have the benefit of counsel. The trial shall be coducted as other criminal causes. Except where the impeach ment of any judge or justice may be decreed, in proceedings of certiorari or on bill of re view, as above provided, elch itmpeachlnent shall be inaugurated only by Indictment of the grand jury of the parish in which the judge or justleecharged maybe acting or sit ting at the time of the conmisesion of the of fense or offenses, said indictment to be con ourrned in by the Attorney General. conmmiseioner shall cause the testimony to be reduced to writing, in a clear and letible handwriting, upon transcript paper, and such testimony, as taken, shall go up in kind as a part of the transcript. The record shall con blet of the pleadings, evidence, bills of excep tion and judgment or judgments, and pro lminary or interlocutory orders, writs, re turns, proclleedings for appeal, except the petition, or motion, order and bond shall be omitted, unless such orders, writs, returns or proceedings be in controversy or are neces sary to the proper determination of the cause. AnT. -. There shall be but one clerk's oflfce in the city of Now Orleans for the said Su pime eCourt and divisions second and third of the Court of Appeals, and for said Court of Apleals, sitting as a our t of illpearhmnent. and for the various district courts of theim city of New (Orleans. Should the Legislature tind it necesary it may increase the number of clerks to two, but no more. Said clerks shall receive a salary of not ilore than $36001 pr year, and shall give ilrst class bond, with mortgage or unenlcumbered real estate of suffielent value, in the sum of ten thou; tandl dollars, to seculre a faithful oerformalce of the lutlie of the office. The bond shall be accepted and tested by sworn anti careful ex aminlation, ito be reduced to writing by the chief justice, who will see to thei prolper exe cution and recordation of the recquired mort gage. Any neglect of dutly on the part of said chief justice, in this particular, shall render hin liable as a surety upon said bond, to its full almount. The said chief clerk, or clerks, shall alppoint a munitil clerk and docket clerk, for each court, or division of the Court of Appeals, at a salary of lift, on hun dred ldolais per annum, and sluch other clerks or copyists as may be necessary and aplproved by tile chief justice; said clerks or copyists to receive a salary of one hundred dollars per month. All of said deputies to bet as signed duties, and to he removable at tilh pleasure of said clerk, (except tile minute clerks), he to be responsible for the actions of all and to have tth right to exact security of them in such amlount anti manner as he may deicl sulffi clent to secure himself. The minute clerks shall not be reulmovable, except with tile con sellt of 110he court for which he serves. The said chief clerk, or clerks, shall collect all fees of ofllee, and, after paying salaries and necessary expenses of his ofilce, the residue shIali ibe turned into the public treasury of the State, which residue shall be applied to judicial expenses by preference. '[ne said chief clerk shall render sworn statements of all sums collected and of all amounts dis bursed, once in every week, in duplicate, to the Secretary of State and the Treasurer of State. The said chief clerk shall be appoint ed by the justices of the Supreme Court, and shall hold office for life, or during good be havior, ant shall be removable only by the Supreme Court for what it may determine sufficient cause. The said chief clerk shall be removed by the Supreme Court whenever it shall be made to appear that in any cause or matter he has knowingly charged, or allowed to be charged, more than the fee bill allows. ART. -. The Supreme Court and Court of Appeals shall have exclusive authority to regulate the order of preference and trial of causes pending before them and, further, to adopt such other rules regulating the prac tice in their said courts, not inconsistent with this constitution or the statutes of the State, which may he adopted by the Legislature. ART. -. The justices, judges and justices of the peace of this State shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the consent of the Senate. They shall hold oftice for thirty years, or during capacity and good behavior. At the termin:tlon of the term of ofllice of any justice, judge or justice of the peace the Gov ernor shall be at liberty to extend the term for five years at a time, not to exceed two terms, such extension to be with the consent of the Senate. Physical or mental incapacity continued for more than one year shall be peremptory cause of removal. In the case of the Supreme Court, or Court of Appeals, such removal to be by the Governor, on cer tificate of the court that said incapacity exists and has continued for the period desig nated. In case of judges of district courts or justices of the peace the removal to be made by the Governor on similar certificate of the Gourt of Appeals, or any division thereof. ART. -. Upon the removal of any such jus tice, judge or justice of the peace for incapa city, mental or physical or upon the expira tion of their terms of office, or upon resigna tion, after twenty-five years' service, the jus tics, judge or justice of the peace whose office so becomes vacant, shall be entitled, during life, to a pension equal to one-half of the sal arvy RafxP~ by this constItution to the ofllce he hald hlilnd. ART. .The Leglslature shall not confer upon Ally court, or the inculmbients thereof, ally functionslI or duttell beyond thllo col ferrid or Ill plied by thlls constitution. AteIr. -. All district ciurts shall preserve. I In oslisutliilly boundl volumes, luponl heavy anl iset dlilt' Iblopaper, a (trie opy of fiii e potitiol.s, originall , ullplrlnillltI a.nd eof it- r toervelllIon, excivtilons and anslwers, jludit Illmelts altd lu l dIi(i'ere'os, lsucih coplliest Ilie e made within thirty dlays after the cause has bern f Inlly deternlliied In said court, which shall 'i1.titti.te the judicial reco'rd, anll Ihe certillid to iby the clerks iof sail colllfts, as 1 each such record Is complete, nnd shall con- I. Itritltute prima frC'ie evhlnuoni' (of the cihiractrc if the salid proceedlings in all courts of jus tice. For the courts of appeal similar i'ec ordls of all Ilnal docrees rendered in caulses detertlruin.l before It shell lie kept:. ,Tustlecs F of the peace shall maintain similiar records, t In which shall aplpea1r l.mply a correct state- I ntent of the rtalmes of litigants in each case, the cause of demulandl and the llual decree. ART. -. No justIce, judge or justice of the peace, clerk or ilepluty clerk, of any oeurt, shall, during his term of iflle. practihe lI' fore the lourt~ of this State, or ciourts of the Unitedl States, sllt lug w!thln the State. ......-.----... -4--- - T'liE STATE DEDT. l(alwell lleraldI The eonstitutional conventi on will convene on the twenty-flrst of April, in New Orleans, to frame a new contlltulltio and IIake ar rangetnent about the State deblt. Olut of tile large number of delegates elected the lbonl holdeirs have managed to elect a few that favor their interest. iHow mianyl there are of this kind we, are unabile to say, butl they have inserted their wedge, and lnow it will be their aim to drive it to its furthest extremity, and11 ull thllt to try anlld accompllsh the ohJ,'ct thlly elected thetll for. 'lThese Irauldullent lll id holders usetOd ev'ery metrnts to chleat the Ip.i le o(lilt oif a conllvelttlioll. atiil when they found they oiuhld nt do that they then set .t work to elert nmel of their own kiind and kidney. t "l'hos lcieo realiz, how they stRital huforiir le I people,. andl they will care very little If their ttionsi anil dliiltngs dlo not meet with favor. iThey nindale great, strides Il geot seats in the oi ilveiintIon, atilt now that. they have suiir(clledie their hilluelrrt will hi useid to nlut their alR tore' pckets, theli fraillell t i, mnilil idilrs. You dleogates that have tIle Interest of. louleslaniia at heart, lilld have walled with deep anxiety iilil I at lhine for twelve lolg I weary yearp for toiis olii entiiiolsi ldty wihen Viol ciu lltl kllo ollt fri;i oi exlistence frlver the, slhamtlfill aill villaiilnolls work the 1fili cal rglilliio hav\- woullnd arl'llon tle ntlok iof tih l pen ltl of thiuI State1, illil halve keplt thllUt tllleon iI., trants' yoike. Youli Ilave tile dleatl nIy of tills State in your hlilll.flr wveal or fuor wion, anld It now biomnes yel'ii teo l watchful, ptlhielnt, carefull lanllid shllow a wise lheadt and skilful halI in platying youllr part, ThI eyes oif the people aisd the press will boe uponil yol. anit will s.rittiniz ynil actio ns rigidly aniil eu.ch imail will be held neliioinll tte for tihe, part ihe will pl'rfrni whether gdll or Ilad. If tihe polles' delegates remain unite they will lie able to are1oi ilspll what they were sent to the conventllionl for. Remmil berll the words of the father of your countrv, "United we statld, divilded we fll." It will be the atill of the bondholilers to m.ause dlivsion amongst you, that they may accomplish their dirty work. They have stulled how they might entrap and tangle you in the web tley have been weaving like tie spider does the fly. Bioware! Not a stone will they leave uu turnld, and monely viil lie lavishly used, as It has been done, to accomplish their al i. They will make a desperate fight and die hard, buit ilte they miust if the peoples' delegates will stand lirm and true to tllheir cauilse, and the victory will he gained and the curse will be swept fromli the State. lnafayetto Advertlser.l The organs of the ondliolders place thler opposItionll to a reailjustllenlt of thle tate debt upon three griunids, which, wlthouit lay ing clnaiu tIo ally wolnderful knowledIg of law, we think lave no force. They sa, iI rt, that the scaling of the debt biy the folulnKg act of 1l74 and its ratification by lthe adolptilonl of the oinstlittlional all'rill ments at the election in Novemlnbr, 1874, nakes tile whole funded debt a sotlemn con tract between l he State and the holders of the Ix(n(1s, anid 1flauid or wanlt of co)nslderation cannot in law or equity be pleaded. A questilonl of fact is raised In this propo sItion. Diii the people at the election of 1874 ratify the proposed amendluents ? Will any honest malln lay his hand iupon his heart and say thalt lie believest the whitt people of Lou Islana ilil d iot carry the electiotl of 1874 ? The platform adoptedl at Baton Rouge con teuulatil just suii criis as are now raised. Thie clonvenlltioin thlien assemniled declared the intiention of thi white peiople -the taxpayers ---was to) p11ay te holiinesft debt of tihe State, but declaret.d at the sa.lle timne that iivestigat1lon must lie had, annd adlvised voting igalinst the amneimul entl . Nonelt know this better than tili I>tndltolde.'r, and tlhe "counting iout" of that 81ar Imeant a g.olitt l l 1lor'e than sinm ply depriving ,Johln O. Mloliclte of the oifllou oif State IT'reaurier The so-c alled antnoil nieiits of 1974 were never adopted by the peuo Ntlo. 1.l0t (eonlsl'ting the a(topt.lon of tilO4e 1Ill0lrl'l nmlnts and the conslltitutionalit o1 the funllld ing aet, Inquiry into the origin br considera tiUn of the debt is not barreld. 'T'he maxim that the "law low s to the prox inat'e, and not the reunito cause," is tbounded (and( lIIdged by that prinelple, that the law will take cognlz nice of the corrupt tbegin ning-that fraud is not purged by circulty. Their second ground, that in the hands of innocent thir'd parties the bloliis are not ull ject to, cquities which might otherwise exist, is urgedo wilt I more show of reason; but the answer to this is but corollart of the answer to the firat point. Moreover, these third holders are 'not so innocent. They knew- the whole world knew- that the Democrats would Investigate this indebtedness; that the white peoplep of Loulsianla have nvcer for a 1mo tnent ceatsed to protest against this fruit of iniquity. Notice was served on thlem and the best evidenlCe of tiat notice was the market price of the bonds. But, say they, the promise to pay has boon renilwed by the assurances given since 1877. If thie ouds were good in the lihat place, no pledges were needed. And who gave those Ipledge.? Were they not from the mouths of those individuals who were heat acquainuted with the rear entrances to the offices of Kellogg and Warmioth,who allided and and betted these two worthies in their wickedness and shared their plunder? That it is against sound public policy to place Louisiana in the attitude of a defaulter by repudiation. say the bondholders. RIepudiation is a sophistical word in this connection, and the country members of the convention will not be the least frightened at its sound. It, Is as clear as mathematics can make it that the present rate of taxation is not suffi clent to menet the interest oin the debt. Then the question shapes itself in this way: Is it sound policy to increase tlhe rate of taxation to eighteen mills on the dollar to meet the in terest on a debt, a great part of which-has its origin in fraud and iniquity, and against which the taxpayers have incessantly pro tested? Will capitalists create property here that must ie tax( I to death? ('an our own people heartily set to work to develop the re sources of tile State under such a burden? The quaint language of Lord Bacon is: "The blessing of Judah and Isaachar will never meet; that the same people or nation should be both tih lion's whelp and the ass between burdens; neither will it be that a people over laid with taxes should ever become valiant and martial. * * * No people overcharged with tribute is fit for empire." The people demand at the hands of the 1)e mocracy Sure r',le f, by the sifting and win nowing out the fraudulent part of the debt. by the sealing of the remainder to an amount within the power of the State to pay, and by the reduction of the rate of interest to 5 per cent. Always ready, need no cooking-Shadlnes. "Fearful and wonderfullly made" are some of the concoctions which are advertised and sold under the name of tonics. Reed's Gilt Edge Tonic is guaranteed in qualihy, purity and flavor. It is a safe, pleasant and efficient medi cine in all disorders of a choleric nature, such as dysentery, cholic, etc. It is equally effective in malarial diseass,. and never tails to give reliet. A wine-ulassful thre" times a day will be found an agreeable invigorant, TIlE, (X)UIITS. U N~ITFRP NTATF~n CI BlfLET (OUIIUT. IlnlP~1 IRt 113r. MilpenflOa (Ihitlihy ' Mtbatrs vsA. WVi 111am \Vn iii. I )rOflMI(1at13 011~1 R I II . 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(Iu~me, 011l(1 Crge'i withl rlR·lrlltllllrlht.131'. ani~ still (111.· FlI1T 1146 SlRICT COIIRT. ARIAOINED. iandilI TI'hornmpson, assault and battery; pleaded guilty of assault.. AFFIDAVIT I)lMIASEID. Farragut Montlgut, larceny. NO)LGE P'ROSE( Ut. lievenue ('utter, larceny; Octavia Edwards, ' John II. Smiith and 1Mrs. C. liamilton, assault and battery. VER DIr. A henry rnlith, larceny, not guilty. J b. A. Duvigneaudi, assault and battery, not p guilty. FIR1T RECORDER'I COURT. John F. Taylor, charged by ffimcer Cos- I grove with potty larceny, was sent iifore the First District Court under bonds of $20I. A ii. Moore, chlargedi by P. Jefferson with 7 breaking and entering a house in the daytime j and committing the crime of larceny, was L sent hefore the First l)istrict Court under b bonds of $250.. F SECOND RECORIRR'A COURT. James O'Brin, charged with assaulting I andt wounding Thomas Howgll with intent to, murder, was sent before the First District d Court and his bonds lixed at $500. .James H. Alston, charged with murder In the parish of Caddo, and also with belng a fugItive from justice was again befrore Judge I Miltnul,erger yesterday and again remandedi to the l'arish Prison without the Ibenelft of ball, to await the arrival of the sheriff of the pairishl of Caddo. (leo. Allo,, colored, charged with assault and battery with a rock oil a defenselee4 fe male, was sent ibeforo the First District Court under $25 hbonds. John lhalcy, charged with m er, and also with being a f'ugiltvo from ce from P'en sacola,, 'a was discharge lie authorities of PeInsacIa having diti che that there was no intdlctmenlt foiund aiinst the accused. James Wlllams, cha cd with petty lar ccny, was t before First District Court under bondl $250. Hoe Montgo ry CO.'s nldvrtisnment In our auction cla f sale to,/-day. RBand'I Gilt Ed. rnle is a sure cure for dye p,)iina and all kindred diseases. Chew Jaokson's best sweet navy tobacen. lY -SCIRA BOOKS, From 25 conts to Is. CIAP P 1I CTUIt E, At sc. 1i,'. 1R6 and ic. a sheet. PA.PETERIES. From 10 cents to $2 50 a box. A flue and large assortment of abo'e just re ceived. All the Text Books used in public and private schools always on hand, and supplied at the lowest price. A large and well selected assortment of Reoward Cards for Day and Bun day Sc'hools. Also, Prayer Books. Hymnals, and all Sunday School requisites of the Episco pal Church. CRESCENT BOOK ROOM, No. 149 Canal Street. in 26 JAB. I. BLACK. OUR PHYSICIANS RECOMMEND ITS USE. TRADE MARK REGISTERED 1877 AND 1878. USE THOMAS' IIAIR SOAP, For falling of the Hair, removes Dandruff, cures Flesh Worms. Pimples on the face, Totter. Ring worm or any skin Eruption. Ask yonrdruggi t, or address J. W. THOMAS & CO.. mhlI 1v 73 Canal street. New Orleans Meat Stalls Nos. 37 & 38 Magazine Market SBuplies Ships, Families. Hotels, etc.. with EGGS, VEGETABLES, FOWLS, GAME, Beef, aMutton, Pork, Sausage. Tripe, Eta., Ete. And everything the marketlafords. nou sm MARTIN LANNES. Buteher SOAPI NA Is acknowledged to be the RESTs AND CEHAPE UT O1 ALL SOAPS. It Is manaSsottred with BOBLX free et an ADULTERATIONS. Azte.tsd and man a red b d un0 Granlerstre It. JR & B. J. MOINTGOMERY, FURtNITUltRE EMIPOHI UM, OIRNER OF CAMPF AND POYD)tAN ITRJEET'I , NEW OlLj Open and ready for the Fall and Winter Trade with the Largest and Cheapest Stock in the South. FINE PARLOR SUIT IN SILK, SATIN, COTOLINE, REPN AND IIAIR CLOTH. FI I E ly E BE ) R3, O I 0M sUI U In Walnut, Mahogany and Rosewood, with French Plate in Armoire and Dressing Cases. FINE DINING-IROOM1, HIALL And Library Sults, Fancy Cabinets, tand, tn, Desks, Tables and -AN A8SOTITMENT OF - FRENCH PLATE MIRRORS. A full line of Office Furniture. A large stock of Meditua Common. Furniture, suitable for the country trade. mhatf GOODS DIELIVERED FREIE (IF OHARPO. INSURANCE COMPAN,. A~4METD4, :;7.()00,000. PURELY MUTUAL. LIFE POLICIES OF ALL KINDS ISSUED. TONTINES AT TIIE LOWVEST 1tATEIT J. S. COPES, 4 General Agent for the State of Louisiana, 1t CAltON DELET MT lIEELT', NEW ORLEA IA)('AlI1 OARI): AUG. BOHN. HIGMUTD KATZ. C E OLACK. FRED'CK CA JO Ii. OOGEB3Y. J. A. DUFIILHO. FREDERICK WINTZ. It. H. BROW THOMAS A. ADAMS, E KIIRKPATRICK. WM. FLA~H. J. HARBING WM. U. BLACK. THO4..1. SEMMES. J. BI. HOI,ARI. L. B. CAIN. PAUL FOUROHY. A. CIIIAPELLA. T. LYTT LYON. H. FORtHEI.R I F. FREDERICK(ON. 1EIIC(.'AL EXAMNIN.t: : D. C. HOLLIDAY, M. D. JOMEPII JONES, M. D. CHABLES TURPMI, ABSTRA(CT OF THlE TIIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT, January 1, NET CASH ASH ETH, January 1, 147 ............................ ..34.452,9 _ REVENUI from January 1. 1479, to January 1. 1579 .........97,74,4821 91 DIISBURSEMENTH orom January 1, 1.71. t', January 1. 1.79.. 5.9133.6.796 NET REVENUE from January 1. 1l77. to January 1. 1. ..79 ................ , EXOESH of market valun of securiti's over cost ..... ................. flASH ASSETS. J ,anuary 1, 1 ..79 . ................ ... ............. .......... .ý.s 1 ,s Hurpinu. atlirnatd I)v theh Now York StPate tandarrd, at tse Dor sant, over .... $6,50 Divisible surplus, at 4 pDvr cent ............. .. .. ........ .......... 2.811, From the undivid d surplus of 12, 11..1aO , t the Board of Trustes ha tis laral a R. ve dlividnd to eartilytting polpiets in trportion to their contribution to surplus, av settlement of next annual premium. During the year 5os4 policies have been i.aned. Insa'ring 115.949,.910. ''IIUT.TiE : ES: Morris Franklin. John Mairs, William A. Booth. vdw. A. Whitte Robert B. Collins. David Dows, Wm. H. Aipleton. II. B. Clalln. Chas. Wright, D.. D.. henry Bowers. Edward Martin. Loomi. L, Wit J. F. Seymour. John M. Furman. 8. N. Fisher. George A. Osg William Barton. Hnry Tuck. M. D. William II. Beers. MORRIS FRANKLIN. Pros WILLTI AM Ii. BEERS. Viel President and Actuary. RAI OADtS. Io Dl)st-A Pleasant Ride to the Lake and Along the Lake Shore. ,EW ORLEANS, SPANISH FORT AND LAKE RAILRO)AD. () N ANT) AFTER UN I)AY. MARCH ian, THE trains will leave the corner of C nal and l1Fin i etreent as follows: but lays--At 6::w0, R. 9. 10. 11 a me., 12 mn., 1. 2, 8. , r. nudl 7 p. Il. Last train troi the l, ake at 9 Iluring the woek-At ,:210. 9, 10 11 a. m., 12 m., I. 2, 3, 4. , and a p , m. L4ast train from the lake at 7:3 pv. m. As soon a possilble after the rreeipt of our new motive power rand rollit g stork. half Litr,. and when necessary fllteen minute trains, will be) ru., Our purpose IR to mnake Pvant'h Fort a Dopu Inr and agre-able resort for faai lis. Every effort will be made to prohihit everything whlahl could offend the most factillouas. The avillln n on the) lake+ shore is for the free use of our patrons. It wi1 )he provided with sRats and swings. Ladies andl children will find it a delightftl placeO to sotua the day. Fare for the round trip, 15 cents. Children between four and twelve years, IO cents: under four, free. City Park, 5 reants eath way. T. 8. WILLIAMIS, Suverintendent. mh291 mo G t"A JACKION ROUTE. LHICAGO. AT. LOUIS AND NEW OR. LEANI RAILROAD. THE QUICKEST ROUTE EAST. Trains will leave and arrive at the CallioDp Street Dopot, on and after April 6, 1879. as fol lowe: Leave. Arrive. Exp. No. 1. 5:15 D. m.' ExD. No. 2. 9:30 a. m. Mixed No. 8, 7:00 a. m. I Mixed No. 4. 7:10 D. m. Nos. 1 and 2 run daily. Nos. 3 and 4 daily, ex. cept Sunday. Saturday Accommodation for McComb City leaves at 8:30 D m. SUNDAY EXCURSION to McComb City leaves at 7 a. m. PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING CARS THROUGH TO LOUISVILLE, CINCINNATI, COLUMBUS, O.. AND CHICAGO WITHOUT CHANGE, and for ST. LOUIS a Sleeper is at tached at Milan, enabling passengers to go through without leaving the train. Only ONE CHANGE TO NEW YORK and EASTERN CITIES. Improved sleeping and reclining chair care to VICKSBURG daily, without change. Tickets for sale, berths secured and Informa tion given at No. 22 Camp street, corner of Common. A. D. SHELDON, Ticket Agent. P. CHANDLER. General Passenanger Arrent. NEW ORLEANS AND MOBILE RAILBOAD. (MOBILE FAST LINE.) THE SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTP TO ALL EASTERN CITIES. On and after Wednesday. November 2o, 1878 tralns will arrive and leave depot. foot of Cana! street, as follows: _LEAVE. A ,I 4C. No.1 Passenger No. 2 Express daily, except daily. - 8:3 a.m Sunday ......7:30 a.m. No.4 Passenger No. 3 Express dally, except dail .......... 5:00 p.m. Su nday ......9:30 p.m. No.7 Passengor INo.8 Paseuger Sunday only.7:35 a.m. Sundayonly.:30OD.m. Tickets may be obtained and Bleeping Oar Berths secured in advance on application at the office corner Camp and Common streets, opBo site City Hotel. D. B. ROBINSON Superlntendent, dl ly J. W. COLEMAN. Ticket Agent. Taxes and Licenses FOR OCURENT AND BACK YEARS (OCty and State) Paid at a Liberal Disewat. ALFRED JARDET, Stock and Bond Broker. tel6tt idD No. 1i Carondelet stueet. PROPOBALS PROPOSALS FOR CARTAGE OF I MERCHANDISE AT NEW ORL TRwARIoBy DEPA Washington, D. U.. March 1. In necorrdanen with the requlrements ton 25 of the act of June 22. 1574, notice by given that sealed prop sals will be at the Treasury I)utpaituent in W until 12 'olrrk noon of the thirtiei. April, 1579. for Parti n dualuble mer imported at New Orlesns. Much propoals. will embrace First-The eartling of all packngee pDriser's store for examination. Steoond-All goods -nnt to handed - whether transferred from public store wise, (oexci- iv of such goods ns the or merchant may desire to convey in bonded .arrtsl, and all g',ods withdral , bo)rded warehouse for exportation. T'. bidder should state the r -te opSýrI for carting to:. class first mentlonet, vi.: awes sent to AtIraiaer's store for tion; tind her loId for carting gene goods, goods sent to warenoTse an withdrawn from warehouse f -r ship Two thousand pounds will constittl of heavy articles, at d the quantity forl lighter articles will not be less than lutred by the usage of the port. The bidder should also state the num kinds of vehicles under their conti bid must be accompanied by a ond gord end stffloient sureties, apprOv Coltlvt,,r of the, Port, in th., sum of sand dollars. conditioned that if such c.pted. a prope contract will be en without delay by the party to whom tract shall be awarded, and that a bo executed in the sum of twenty thou lars. for the faithful performance tb The contract will be for the term of tW from the date of its execution, andso to permit the Secretary of the TresU? nul it at any time, for what he may cause. . . The Department reserves the right any or all bids, or to waive defects. The bids must he addressed to the of the Treasury. Washington. D. U." endorsed as follows: "Proposals for New Orleans." JOHN SHEB mhl2 W Sn sw Scab and Ti IN SBHEEP. S. H. KENNEDY'$ ION-POISONOUS SBlEE MANUFACTURED BY S. II. KENNEDY;,' OMAHA. NEBBASKA. eradicates the pest. This is the only adds to the staple and value of wo. cure the most obstinateees--dilute ion in 150 parts hot water, and will not cent a bead each dipping. Packed in ONE ana FIVE GA CANS. Dip Scabby Sheep in the early and Summer. as that is the time cate the disease from the skin. Winter dipping will not cure the holds the disease in cheek. in the Fall tar months, the insect that cause te . forcing his way so deep into the true he cannot be reached or destroyed, early Spring the insect comes to mth theskin. and is easily eradicated byo dilnns in my Sheep , DI.. od or $2Is a gallon. and FreiM. 56 gallon lots to your rlroad 45 sent free to Sheep Growers. KENNEDY. Omah Ne °rask - Wholesale Drugg t Gen era 3Y2i 17