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Washington telegraph., 1853-01-12
BOUNTY LAND CLAIMS.

RY recent Act Of Congress, Bounty Land,
u are granted TO officers and volunteers in the
military service of the United States in the was
Of 1912, or any Of the Indian wars since 1880.
also to commissioned officers in the war with
Mexico. In case Of The decease of the officer or
soldier, the land can Le obtained BY the widow
or minor children.
The undersigned, acting general Land agent.
wall attend promptly to procuring Bounty Land
Warrants for those entitled to them, and locating
il desired; having a general knowledge of the
lands IN the Red River Land District he will be
able to make choice selections All letters Of
inquiry, postpaid, will be promptly answered.
and instructions given, ifdesired
DANIEL u. WILLIAMS.
Land -4gent.
Washington, Arks., Nov. q, 1850. AT-tf
Washington telegraph., 1853-01-12

on 000 Pounds of Fresh Mountain
Flour, just received and for
Sale by, B. L. BRITTIN-
Washinstor, OF. Ia, 1852. 4l-tf
Washington telegraph., 1853-01-12
RITT'S HOTEL,
STAGE OFFICE0

w ASHING IOLV, AhhdNSdO.
FINhe subscriber begs leave to inform his friends
i and the public, that he still continues bust
ness at his old stand, where he has supplied him.
self with every thing necessary for the accom-
mediation of the travelling community. His house
is commodious, the rooms well arranged for TAM
lies, and his table well supplied with the best
the market affords.
provender, and attended by careful ostlers.
He pledges himself that aothing shall be want
ing on his part to render comfortable all who may
be pleased to give him call. His charges will
be moderate.
GEO. o. BRITT
Washington, July 14th, 1852. 27-tf
Washington telegraph., 1853-01-12

JUST Received on consignment, and for sale, ;
y large lot of Bagging, Rope and twine, at the
upper Warehouse, by S. C. WHEAT.
Fulton, Dec. /. 1889 4s-tf
Washington telegraph., 1853-01-12
PUBLIC AGENCY

Washington City. Baltimore, Philadelphia
Hartford, New Haven, Boston, and the
Fast.
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PorIrrcAL BLooNEatsM A di

PoLITIcAL BLooNERtsM -- A d.
vorce case was dccid d in the Com
mon Pleas Court yesterday William
II. Alexander versus Margaret Alex
ander-in which the husband prayed
for divorce on the plea Of cruel treat.
men' on the part of his wife. The
poor fellow gave touching account
Of the perils he had undergone since
be was lied to the brutal Margaret,
who had beaten HIN on occa.ion In
Vulnerable, and even threatened to
murder him in his sleep, in such a
way that he wonld never know who
did it. The Court, however, in spite
Of the detailed sufferiugs If the plant
if aud the dibolical threats OF Mar
garet, refused the decree notwith.
standing the referee reported that the
avernents were all sustained. and that
tn. complaint was entitled to divorce
from the bed, board, and fists Of the
ruthless wi!e-N. Y. Express.
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Dr.. Grant, visiting Mosn thus de-
scrihrs Shereef Pacl,a, The successor
Of Mohammed Pacia lie is, l be-
believe, the most hideous man / evnl
saw four feet high, lame. crooked,
with only enc eye, ore ear. and half q
nose. His face, too, mos. horribly
Scared with smallpox. His sool is tn
fit inhabit"nt Of such body He /.
perfect compound Of every bad pro
pen.ity--cruelty, crafiines~. greeii.
ness and lust. He cuts of heads,
strangles people. throws Others into
the river-generally for the sake q
their property, but sometimes as it
would seem, merely for fun Imyselt
saw him firing bombs am ing the peo-
pie, just TO enjoy their fright. Be-
sides this horrid monster when he
hears of girls to his liking in any fam
lily sends his kavases to take them IT,
his harem The place won'd be de.
serted but thai he has vailed mp some
Of the ga.es, and posted soldiers at the
'thers 10 prev n, The p-op'e escaping
from his cIulche, -Delto.
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D.ir0.

At Anchoragr Plantation, Parish Of West
Baton Rouge, on the 9Th in. an +, Of conies-
ton Of the brain, JOHN FRANCIS, MAN.
on Of JosrPa ID. & HARRIET VI csrEg.
TN. y. papers please COPY.
.]ris natural for The old 10 die--to i'her
as tie raves do, ard fall TO fh- rarth after
the probation Of years; when time touches
he hesl With The frost of winter. BIZ,
when sweet flower is cut down in the
nmning Of life, where is the heart not m ~
ed by sympatl,y 10 shed tear for the be-
reavtd AID afflicted parent?
Nay He who knoweth the wants O!
Ills children. sooth the sorrow OF the aching
heart, that pouTs out It's sweet easnres IN
utter tear and may The cup Of afilcticn
he tempered with he holy ecnso alton
from Hea sen, that comes 10 us in an angel
whis, er The child is not dead but sleeps
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Very CooL.-A certain deacon in
one If our MASSACHUSETTS, towns, who
was very Jealous advocate for the
cause Of temperance, some years since,
one bot summers day, employed a
carpenter to make some alterations in
his parlor. In rep,iring a corner Of
the mop-board, near the fireplace, it
was found necessary to remove the
fire board ; when 10, mares nest
was brought to light, which astonished
the workmen most marvcllously. A
brace Of decanters. sundry junk bottles
ALI containing something to take
"a pitchc, ard tumblers, were closely
reposlng there in snug quarters. The
joiner, with wonier-strickcn counten-
ance, ran to the proprietor with the
intelligence. well. | declare" ex-
claimed the deacon, that is curious
surely I. must b. that Old Captain
b., lei those things there when he
occupied the premises thirty years
slice" Perhaps he did, returned
the di>coverer but, deacon, that ice
IN the pitcher must hive been well
Gang aled, to have remained solid 81
long time. '--Bosto,s Post.
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A CARD.

Having de'ermin to discontinue the
caldidature tor the office of Parish Recorder.
deem it Difference due my friends, a
Tell As to those who NAV conceive their
interests affected thereby. to give public
expression TO such determination. there
fore avail myself Of this method Of commu
nicating TO my friends and the public the
fact Of my having declined the position
heretofore occupied as candidate The
circumstances that have impelIed me TO the
adoption OF Ibis courss. are such as could
neither CONTROL nor avoid and with which
nv friends generally are 50 familiar as T.
render it unnecessary to mention them here.
To those friends who generously tentered
me their support, cannot refrain an express.
ion of the lasting gratitude in my behalf. and
would assure to- m Of the high appreciation
and esteem with which Ishsll ever remem.
ter their acts Of kipdpess.
August 10Th 1853 J. c. GAYLE.
20 Aduoease, Cazass, and Visa. W,
please insert.
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Lola MoNTEs.-We learn by pri-
vate 'nveyance to friend Of ours III
this city, that Lola Nontes is about to
be united to gentleman vino formerly
kept a daguerreotype saloon on Wa h.
ineton street in Boston. Lola and
this gentleman are nos in California /;
they both went from the States in the
same steamer, where they formed an
intimacy, and it is reported IN that
region that they are about % be aui-
ted in the bonds Of matrimony.-
Boston Herald
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Proceedings Of ths City couaei',

4 meeting OF the City CoHheH eooH
place On MondayNe 9Th inst. All
The m rnsers ofihesl8onrd present
The Committee on Night Watch re-
ported, majority and minority re-
port. Tunnard and Monjet recon-
nenied the appointment of a Night
Watch or Police. force TO consist Of Il
CAPTAIN and not less than six man.--
Cox made minority report against
the Watch. The vote being taken
resulted, yeas Tunnard and Moijet-
maYs Gupd.y, Therio', Cox, and Hall.
Cox moved that he Mayor be an.
thorized to call as many as four pat
rols per month, TO consist OF six per-
sons, to be entitled to 81 each per
nightfor servioe---laid on the table.
TIE committee on lighting the streets
reported "ihe cost Of burning Of each
lamp, for oil wick, &C., will not ex1
coed 800 per snnum. They offered
tho following resolution.
4 Resoircts, That the committee on
lighting the streets be authorized to
procure twenty-four lamps and posts,
and have them erected in the p-inci-
pal streets Of the city. Resolution
adopted.
Il was Resolved, That a committee
Of three be appointed, to procure n
Hospital for the reception Of sick per-
sons, and that the ordinance passed at
the july session Of the Board be r.
adopted-as follows:
Resolred, That the Mayor be and
he is hereby authorized to employ one
or more persons. whose duty it shall
be to attend the landing Of steamboats,
and prevent the landing of sick per-
sons or corpses from any boat arriving
from ports infected with Yellow Few
err; and any Captains Of boats arriving
from such ports who shall land either
sick or dead persons at this place shall
b. liable TO a fine oftwo hundred dollars
recoverable, on conviction before the
Mayor. or any other court Of conpe-
tent jurisdiction.
This resolution takes effect from is
passage, and the Mayor is authorized
to employ special police, to enforce
the ordinance.
Boats wanting to land sick persons
or dead bodies, are compelled by the
ordinance 10 land them at tie mouth
ofthe Bayou above the Garrison, where
they will be conveyed TO the City Hos
pi,al. Tunnard, Guedry and Cox
were appointed to prepare a Hospital
Permission was granted n ,lson Pots
to use the Public Square adjoining the
Court House to put building materials
for the new Jail and the Board adj
jcurned.
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Dr.. CLApps CHURcH.-A beauti-

Dr.. CLApp's CHURcH.-A beauti-
full antique building to bearthis name
is towering up in St. Charles street.
Il is to be Oc:agon in form and high
" finished. Tie popularity Of thl-
eminent divine, is gradually gaining
strength. He is libearl and enligh'-
ened exponent Of The doctrines Of
Christ; and his theology is more in con-
sonance with the philosophy of the age
which is the true light from heaven.
Peace and coed will to all mankind
and the practice Of virtue for its own
sake, without fear from The devil, is
all that is necessary t" render hal pi'
mess.
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p-It win be seen by q card in
ano'h.r column that Mn. JAMES G.
GAYLE withdravs hi, nam, from the
public, a, candid, te for the Office Of
Recorder Of thi, Parish.

rvIt will b. sc,n'from ou' synop-
s.s from thu "O.hciar' Proceedings
of the City Council on M'ndly last
tha. the quarantine rcgnl',ioos hare
been r,.alop.cl AMI nrs NV in full
farc,. W, GILL csp,,ill attention to
.ham, ant 81, ,,r,-, IA, pi5.c thas
th,y viii b, ri lly e''r;,l.
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HAVE YOU A UEssAsED LAYER
This is the qnes;ion asked prepare
tory to The yatuiious 1sice Of DR..
Nc I4are, to usc box Of Flispill,.
win The people never open iheif eyes
oite fac', that quack madic ncs arc
killing them-hat imposition Is gctt.
ing fich on credu'i'y? viii they
never be convinced that al kinds Of
colored compound, are daily being
made to feed tho insafia'e desire for
Physic I? Cannot m intelligent, peo-
pie be convinced that in the opca air
Of heaven, their hcal.h is to be fund
and no, in Pin boxes and Panaceas.
What is the world coming to The
race Of man is degenera'ing into
piglnies, and the m ';hers Of the Re-
public fremble in the very fear tina
a single ray o. sunlight shall fall o"
their pulpy corps like faces. and b'em.
i,h the chalkey whit ness thereof.
Our whole feminine gender is ilnprisos.
ed-=an imprisonment more drbasing
than that inflicted BY III, seni-barb,r-
ous na-ions Of Inc East. They are fed
upon the conserve Of roses. and drink
lilly Of the valley wa'er VIVA. il I"
become of,he men? Why we must
dy.ndle N dDwn from this in,ignii-
cant point, to ab-culule nothing.
"IIave yon a difea3ed liver! Yes.
WHO ha+ not. and i, has been brought
on by using DR.. Somebody-els s med
icine to act upon the kidneys.
The Lord deliver us from these
evils, and ,each the people that the
world is we'll madc--i very fne piece
Of M chanism, that it was intended
or us TO live and be happy n.-That
sunlight is good, and moonlight, and
twiligh'-that rain, snow and hail are
necessary and good, aud useful at IN
tprvals; that they come and 20 aud
come again, al proper times, and are
regulated by laws that man with all
his demi-god like notions aud bis alb.
solute authority, cannot control.
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Proceed ngs Of Gale 4 Sessi On
cs rHv roiicp JrRy
OF the Parish ofEast Baton nouyo.

Tho Police Jury Of the Parish Of r st
Baton Rouge met this 'lay August h.
is53) At the Curt H.re in The city Of
Baton Rouge. a.recaI,l. 10 III made by
the President .lereof--wrr- present:
From Ward No. T. A. D. Alexander;
40 8. Thon,as DevalI No 6, !. b. Klein.
peter No. Z. w. T.. Burnett /; No 8. J. q.
Washington; No TO- seth David No. II
w. l.. Campbell !, No IL. George a'sr'x
rhos Devall, President
Vim. Hubs. Clerk
LIE Powers, Conaabie
The President called tie meeting to
order.
The President stated 'hs object Of the
ing TO b. The nrcre.ity Of complying
with the law passed at the last session Of
the. STATE Legislature. which pre,ens the
POLICE Jury from extending The ~ yn,eT' Of
the liabi ties Of tie ari h, for longer
period than one year.
The following resolutions were then pre-
sen'ed and adopted.
Resolced. That the specification adoI ted
al tie last meeting If the Police jury. for
the building Of the Parish Prison and en-
titled 4InsiaIlmen.s md Interest 10 LCp's.
lana State Bank be, and the same Is in-
creased six Thousand nine hundred and
thirty three dollars. making said specifca-
tior, eleven thousand one hundred and thir'y
three dollars and thereby increasing the
a. gregate amount Of the specifications for
the tax roll OF thcey'ar 1853 20 twenty
thofssnd five hundred dollars; and that ssid
specifications. with said ad,liinn. be pub
lished thirty DAYS. according 10 law, before
becoming fIved Be IT further
Rero'c d. That the President Of the Police
jury he. and he is hereby empowered 10
negotiate for the lore Of the said amount of
eleven Thousand ono hundred aud thirty
three dollars or any part thereof. agreeable
to the proceedings II the Police Jury at
their last sessiop. Be- il jurfer
Resoiue1. That the commissioning ap-
pointed at the last session Of This Jury e.
and they are e ebv au,holized and 'u'-
powered to cary on the huilding Of tie
Parish P,ison agreeable to the irsiIrc;jtrs
already given 70 them by the Poli..e Juiv.
The follow ing resolution was proposed
and adopted
Resdoed. That the fs,d Of W. 4 Nor
tan. a Dixor. David Powers, ssu'uel
Adams, Fila Dixor l. Bro. ie, srd they
are heredv exemp' from working re pub
| he ,oads known az road Districts Nos. II
| and Fl and that ihsy he authorized to 81.
out. and work road from 'heir r~specfiv-
places of a'oie 10 tho main roa the Dis
lance is about two miles The number Of
hands 10 wo,k on ss,d road are eight,
principa " white men
On motion David Low IN wa appointed
ovcreer Of Road Dis'rc', No. 20. in lace
of Thomas McGlocLlin or TIE .nsuil E
year.
TIN molten the Jury then al urpsd siae
| die.
TR0s DEydLL, rRgs'r.
VIZ. HuRBs. Clerk.
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The SOUTHERN BANK.-The build
ing designed for this institution, isnoa
being erected on St. Charles street
above Canal. It is to be brick with
granite basement in front, one story,
twenty feet in the clear. The Bank,
we learn, will soon be ready to COM
mence business.
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~The Gardner case, as we are
told by exchanges, is slowly growing
to head. The funds Of the defepce,
is slowly dwindling down, and when it
is sensibly less than it is at present,
we expect to see it kicked out of court.
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ANOTHER SISTER G,EE..

ANOTHER SISTER G,aE-Sis.er
Cain. rine Wheeian, agei 20 years.
died ia the Charity Hospital. at 4
o'ciock Yesterday morning. This is
the second # the deeo'ed sisterhood
VINO have fallen victims during the
present Observation-Disclosures, 5 inst.
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Mr.. EtIor You will please announce
JOHN McN RY ROBINSON. as a randi-
date for the office Of Coroner Of This Par,h
YUrNG AMERICA.
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NJ The next session Of Okland
College, MI, will commence on the
2lst September.
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give hal carefully put aside
late number Of that excellent literary
paper, published sat jackson, and
known broadcast as the Southern
Mirror, : in order 20 make some "com.
mentaries upon his commentaries, on
our commentaries )" but now we look
for the paper it is gone. Il is suf.
fcent for Us to know that our cotem-
porary pitches into us, and of cource
W. have to rise up, and call all our
wits about us, to sustain the dignity
Of this model newspaper
We had no design to call on: the
Mirror against US, in our casual re-
marks about "Com n ,nceln, nt." and
certainly he should not hold us res
ponsible for what our correspondents
saw. We can assure our friend Of the
Mirror" that we had no expectation
Of coming in contact with any body
about commencement, and if we have
injured him, or any body else, in the
hospi:able town Of Jackson. we take il
all back, and will make all PREPARATION
to be again on friendly terms, and good
fellowship.
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TIn q time of peace like this, it
is a marvel to US tha, there should be
80 much nocturnal pistol firing. Walk
ont into the street and yon are startled
at the report from every corner. If
the desire is simply ito MAKE noise
there can b, no obja 'tion to i bat
have not the pistols lead in them !?
This matter should be enquired into,
and tn, p'rtie' should be appriscd Of
the fac, that there are ordinances"
against it.
Though mans house is his cas-
tie" he has no right to stanl in it, or
stand on the grounds thereby adjaceIts,
and FIRE bullets through the fence:
Yesterday morning in broad monday
q ball came whizzing pas. ! couple Of
gentlemen sanding at Blanchard's
corner. on Third street, and entered
the fence clost by. No one could be
seen, but il is evid mt that some one in
that nsigaborhood va, "prac;icing,"
in violation Of city ordinances.
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CO We are authorized 10 announce II.
". PIERCE rs candidate for Assessor Of
this Parish.
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m~Dedds, the portrait spainter,
ray, the reason tom cats are no mns;-
cal, is because they are all fiddle
strings inside SHoR TEsT
RoAD TO the LuNArlc AsYLrn-I'e
an editor let the devil he waiting for
copy; sit down to write an article, and
g., a few sentences dcnr. Then lei q
hating acquaintance drop in. and ~
gin to tell you stories and the gossip I
the town; and lei him it, and At, and
SIT, and SIT. That is the quickesi
way wc can think Of to 20 saying, dir,
trac,sd, mad Y Pm.-
THE pRErrss HousE.-This wei
known hotel at vicksbnrg wa opened
On The lst inst, by Mr. H. Fl. Sim
mons, formerly Of the Washington
Hotel and recently Of the CONNIE cha
Hotel at Memphis Tenn The Prem.
liss House has been thoroughly repair
ed. cleaned. printed and rcfurnished.
aud We commend it 10 the attention ID
travellers in The region of Vicksbure
-- The LATTER Day SAINTS =
The gra,itle-t new church built III
london is erected by the Latter Day
SAINTS, Lord Sidmou,h, aud Mr.
Drummond, NJ p. &c.. &c The
40 completely expect the world to e,id
in 1864 that they only take a lease Of
the ground till then, after which the
fortunate land owner will obtain po--
session. 1T Is built as if they expect
I'd it 10 last for centuries. and is very
ma gniGcent. - COMPLEMENTARY.
The Bedford Mercury saya the
official report of the debates and pre-
ceedings Of the Massachusetts, Cons j.
lutio,al Convention will make a vol.
ulne as thick a~ the head, OF many Of
The de cgrte>-NEw York
The Arctic Insurance Company has
commenced business in Wall street,
New York, with a captal Of $3.50.
000.--RAlLgoAp AcciDENr.-A
dispatch from Ea-ton (Pcnn.,) says
that serious accident occurred Oh the
9Th ut, near the depot OF the Gem
trail Railroad at PhiIlip.bnrg, by
which thee men we're seriously in
iured, one, it is thought, fatally. The
accident was caused by the gravel
tram being thrown OF the track\ by
running over hog. The injured
persons were hands on the ,rain.
--The Mcsgher birthdny fesli-
val u, Boston, IN the Sd Of August.
wa, to have been, according I" nj ac-
counts, asplcudid affair. Mr. Meagh-
err, NJ. p, for the city Of WatcNSd,
and Mrs. 7. +. blcagher, viii be pre-
ent.--Mrs. Robinson. who Is con-
tiued in the Troy Jail. on charge Of
numbering two persons by administer
ing p.nson, made an unsuccessful at.
tempt upon her own life BY taking a
quantity of viiriol, on the 23d ult.
The ATLANTIC. An English pa
per announces that by a new and
much-improved construction Of ycs-
sells, it will be perfectly practicable to
accomplish the voyage between the
United States and the United Kim.
dom in considerably less than four
days in fact, in about three and half,
the ports connecting the old and new
worlds being Halifax and Galway.
uThe Pittsourg Post mentions a
runor that Col. McCandlcss, Of that
city, has been rendered the mission to
teneznela.
szSs<sKsxkES7H51ssHzaEazx
Dir0.
At Anchoragr Plantation, Parish Of West
Baton Rouge, Oh the 9Th in. an, of conies-
ton Of tie brain, JOHN FRANCIS, inian'
~, ~ loepau u 4, u,.upter.r N = fz,rEp
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rz We ks authorized to announce r !.
sIBLEY STUAR1sas candidate for the
Office Of A sess.r ~ Ms Parish.
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rThe Pittsburg Post mentions a
runnor that Col. McCandIcss, Of that
city, has been rendered the mission to
enezueja.
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~ We a'e autkori1sd 70 announce
SANL. sKOLF1ELI,, fhe present incnn.
cent, ar a andhia'e Cor reelection 10 the
ofii:e Of Parish Recorder
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Aew Aouertlscm cnis.

Corn. At Auction.
viii he sold 10 day al Eleven O'Clock.
At the Fiat oat Landing. opposite the
store # A. Montsn. lot Of ial9aged ,ha:-
tered. and ear corn. K bOGEL'
Aus. 10 II. Auct,oDeer.
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tiued in the Troy Jail, on charge Of
numbering two persons by administer
ing p,nson, made an unsuccessful at.
tempt upon her own life BY taking a
quantity of viiriol, on the 23d ult.
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Proceedings Of the legislature

Wednesday, March, 9th.
The House met at 10 O'Clock, Hon.
E. w. Noise in the chair. The pre-
vious minutes were read and approved.
An Act was offered to amend 35th
article Of an act to consolidate the city
Of New Orleans and provide for the
Government ofits affairs passed.
Mr.. Hiestand reported from the
judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Parsons offered an Act supli-
mentary to an Act to incorporate the
town Of Bastrop in the parish Of More
house-referred to an appropriate COM
mittee.
Mr.. Humble offered an act to amend
an act creating public roads-referred
to committee on Internal Improvem't.
Mr.. Golding offered an act to pro-
vide for the obtaining Of useful books.
for the use of the public schools in this
State-referred to tie committee ON
Public Education.
An act to provide for the election Of
Sheriffs in the parish Of Orlcans-re-
ferred to the judiciary Committee.
A communication was received from
the Mayor and selectmen Of the city
of New Orleaus-laid on the table
subject to call.
An Act for the relief Of Hal fraser
a mulatto man suing for his freedom
in the Parish of Claiborn-passed with
its title.
An act to organize free Public
Schools in the Parish of Jefferson
passed,
An act to organize District Courts
in the State out of the city Of New
Orleans came up and was discussed al
some length.