The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-02-27

fl,e draining ofswamp lands. and to appropriate
500 COO sor the purpose Of earring is Pro
visions into eject but 70 acsioa Eas taken On u
Tie following appointments = nossrles Fsr
: eo,t;r naed: join MeHugh. OF East Felie1ana
". Bel. William Gil, John R. Dufroek ant
.|G. Guxman. of Eas. Baton Rouge: VIM Acfs'
!, and Thos. ]. Mckay. Of Morehouse-
TIE pardon Of Joseph Hunter from the Ieal
3 tertiary Nas confirmed
In The house Dir. Wade presented mernor
Iial PRAYING for the repeal Of the quarantine Isas
The committee on claims reported unfayoT
#abiy on tie petition Of eiEIzaHs Of New Orleans
praring indemnify for damages alleged . haF'
been sustained through the violence 81 mob
Dir. Senmes presented report on the re
rnsining contested seats Messrs. Strickland
and Hascf. and Brice and Shields, are recon-
inended 10 be returned 10 their constituents
The report was made the order of The day fol
Eo-morros.
The address praying for a removal Of Mr.
Hufty was ordered TO BE- engrossed, and stand:
for third reading al 12 O'Clock tomorrow
j FEB. 15.-In tie senate to-day Mr. Ryan re-
ported a BIZ. to divide The State into judicial
districss. 10 provide for the election OF Judge
for each district to define his duties, and to iz
his compensation for trying Reused eases.
He also introduced bill to incorporate the
town OF Bellevue, in the parish OF Bossier
Mr. Burlington presented minority repor.
in reference 10 the contested election cases. 1t
was ordered 10 be entered on the minutes. and
FIVE hundred copies in French and FIVE hun
Edred in English to be printed.
I FEB. 19.-In the senate, this morning, Mr..
Ryan reported fayorabiy from the committee
on the following bills:
| An act to amend article 214 of the code Of
practice.
An act relative TO duties Of justices OF the
peace in the parish Of Rapides.
Anact relative TO the supreme court, 10 reg
uiate the terms thereof.
An act to define costs generally.
An act TO authorize the governor TO appoint
a state treasurer.
An act 10 authorize the governor to gil va
Icancies ID The Office OF secretary Of state.
An act To authorize the secretary Of state to
appoint an assistant.
The address providing for the removal of
Mr.. Hufty was read second time and debated.
Il lies over under the rules.
Mr.. Hyanas presented memorial signed b.
upwards Of 5000 real estate and slave owners.
In the house, an act giving power TO deputy
recorders to act in case of absence or sickness
ofrecorders. was passed.
The following act has passed both l.ouses OF
the legislature, is enrolled. and now awaits the
governors signature, which it will receive:
SEC. 1. Beitenaeted BY the senate and house
of representatives of the State of Louisiana, in
general assembly convened, that in all contest
ed elections, brought before the courts in this /
State, the party cast. shall have the right of APP
peal to the supreme court as in other cirilcases /
where il is shown in the record tha. the amount /
of the emolument ofthe Office in contest is over
three hundred collars; on tie appellant giving
bond and security on such sum as the Judge of
the court, Which renders the Judgment shall d.
rect, and that such appeal shall be considered
in It's operations and effects; any Law
TO the contrary notwithstanding.
2. Be it further enacted, dc, That the act 4
shall have force and effect from and after its
passage, and shall apply not only TO cases here
ofore occurring. but to all eases of contested !
election which may be now pending in the courts
# this State, and which may not have matured
MO a judgment. Il
g. Be it further enacted, &C.. That all such
contested cases shall have preference in the SUI
IRENE court over all other cases therein pend
l.
Be it further enacted, DC, That all laws and ]
arts OF law, inconsistent with the provisions
t this act, be and the same are hereby repealed F.
BARNuM AID HIS "Reminiscences The i
Few York Tribune gives the following expla- {
alton in regard TO the rumored pecuniary en- :
arrassments of the great Snowman: AS We i
Understand the facts in regard to the unfortun- i
te cntangling alliance between the Jerome P
lock company and Mfr. Barnum, the latter for :,
lc purpose, among other inducements, of es /,
ablishing branch Of the mandatory at East RI
bridgeport, where he was largely interested in Il
md, agreed with the clock company TO endorse :,
nd accept for them 10 the amount of $4,000. te
he notes and acceptances endorsed by him Of
ere generally left in blank as regarded the y
me they had to run, with the understanding !. =
lat they were 10 be used mainly in renewals II
[e finds at last that the paper out, with his II
anne on it, is over $3.50, 600 Ifeonpelled 10 G
~ it, it would require the sacrifice of nearly =
/ 600 600 worth Of such property as he owns 7
accomplish it. The whole affair, we under of
and, will be sifted through the Law, and what h;
'e result will be time only can tell Mr. al
arnum, we believe, provides promptly for his s.
IN private liabilities as usual. He has also pe
nply secured Mr.. Leland and Mr. Miller, who th
ere bondsmen in the Nun case When he u
ade the endorsement he supposed he was full an an
secured, but On examination the assets ofthe pr
mpany were found to be of much less value re
an estimated. Its doubtful whether the con- -
IN could have paid its debts fifty cents in the
,llar any time in the last three years. FRI
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For some weeks past and particularly since HI
e 18th OF December last, valuable letters and II
ekases containing money, to the amount of co
ar $4,000 have been distracted from the
st office in this city. Some ten days since. M M
essrs. J. L. McGaire, of Baltimore and D az
Blair, of Columbus, Miss, special agents of so
e federal government. arrived in town, and Oh
ere occupied diligently for several days in mt
rreting out the thief. A bank bill of the de- ~ %
animation Of hundred dollars was identified as
e of the billsina missing package and traced "
John Chisolm, young man of this city. about ca
years ofage, who had been occasionally en- IL
Dyed in the post Office, and on that account r..
ined access thereto at all hours. He was ac- va
n r.