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Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-12-28

Fiat de Ia Observation-Disclosures d0uest Baton
Rouge-Cour du SINE District-No. 1748-Mtne.
Aursllne Landry, spouse VS.. DR.. Thos p. Vaughn
TtETTE CAUSE ayant paru par lie consente-
" ment dss parties ct apres Paudition des to-
moignages aysnt etc soumiss Ia Cour, ct 10 loi
ct les preuves stant favour de la demanderesse.
II est par consequent d6crete gu Aureline Landry
ait jugement coatre son epoux, DR.. Thos. r.
VsughR, 10 defendeur, en- IL somme de cling mile
cent cinquante HUT 5-100 piastre avec interet d
rason de cling pour cent dater du % Novembre,
1865, jusqua concurrence de la dite sonme qu'-
ellie ait hypotheque sur tous les biens de son mari
pour les sommes ct q computer des dates suivan-
te sayoir: Pour la soums de
$155 20 due 28 Juliet, 1851 3151 40 du IL Oct.
1857 S347 81 du Aout, 1858; $744 40 du 16
Mars, 1854; $500 so du "a Mars, 1856; 607 0s du
5 Aout, 1856; $92 10 du Sept. 1859; $1,000 90 du
Ter Decenbre, 1858; $500 90 du Ter Janvier, 1852
$T00 90 du Ter Decembre, 1864
Il est d6crete de plus que la dite dems uderesse
soft BGparee de biens de son dit epoux, ct quelie
ait pleius ct entiere administration de ses bens
paraphernaux ct separes ct que lie d6fendeur pale
les frais de ce process.
Fait, lu ct signe en- Cour, ce lime jour de De-
cembre, 1865.
(Signe,) r. 7. P0SEY,
Juge du 5me District.
Copie conforms p0rignal.
Bureau du Grefier d'ouest Baton Rouge, ee
13me jour de Decembre, A. D., 1855.
dec21 0. ID. LEBLANC, Greffer.
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State of Louisiana-Parish of West Baton
Ronge-Fifth District Court--No. 1896
Elvins Landry, wife, VS.. Alfred Hebert,
husband.
THIS CASE was taken up by consent,
L. and after testimony adduced, submit
ted to the Court, and the law and evidence
being in favor thereof. 1t Ii therefore or
dered, adjudged and deereed that Elvina
Landry, wife of Alfred Hebert, the plain
tiff, have judgment against and recover
from the Defendant Alfred Hebert, In the
sum of eleven thousand nine hundred and
fourteen dollars and nineteen cents ($1l9-
II 49, with interest at the rate of five per
cent. per annum from November 18th,
1855, until paid,
1t is further ordered that the plaintiff
have legal mortgage on the property of
said defendant for fourteen hundred and
eleven 94-100 dollars, to date back to Janu-
airy 20, 1853, when said amount was re-
ceived by him for five hundred and
eighty-fve 1900 dollars from May
9Th, 1854, +; for thirteen hundred and
twenty eight IS 100 dollars from May LIST,
1855 for thirteen hundred and forty mine
100 dollars from May Goth, 1856 for
lars from lat March, 1857 for sixteen
hundred and thirty four 80-100 dollars
from April LIST, 1858 and for five thou
sand two hundred and sixty s9-l00 dollsrs
from April 18th 1859.
1t is further ordered that said Elvina
Landry, the plaintiff, be separate in pro-
perty from her husband, Alfred hebert
the defendant; that she have the admin
istration of her separate property, and
that defendant pay the cost of this suit.
Done, read and signed in open court
this 18th December, A. D., 1855.
(Slgned) X. 7. POsEY,
Judge 5th Judicial District.
A true copy Of the original.
Clerks Office, West Baton Rouge, this
l4th, December, A. D., 1865.
l.. A. CoURTADE,
dec21 Deputy Clerk.
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State of Louisiana--Parish of West Baton
Rouge--Fifth District Court--Emma
Babin, wife, va. Theodore Blanchard,
husband--No. 1764.
TN THIS CASE, the defendant Theodore
l. Blanchard having filed his answer and
same being taken up by consent, for
reason of the law and evidence being in
favor thereof,
1t 10 ordered, adjudged and decreed that
the plaintiff, Emma Babin, do have and
recover of the defendant, Theoeore Blan
chard, husband, the sum Of three hundred
and twenty-five 7-100 dollars, with five
per cent. interest from 29th day of Nov
ember, 1865, and with legal mortgage on
all defendants property from the 18th day
June, 1854.
It is further ordered, adjudged and de-
creed that plaintiff, Emma Babln, have q
separate administration of her property
aod costs of this suit to be taxed.
Done, read and signed in open court
this 18th day of December, A. d. 1865.
(signed) K. 7. POSEf,
Judge 5th Judicial District.
A true copy of original.
Clerks office, West Baton Rouge, this
18th day OF December A. D., 1865.
L. A. CoURTADE,
dec2l Deputy Clerk.
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State of Louisiana Parish of West ,Ba-
ton Rouge--In the Fifth District Court
No. 1T5T-- Pauline Lafton, wife, vs.. Il.
r. Allan, husband.
THIS CASE was taken up By consent,
H. and after testimony adduced submit
ted TO the Court, and the law and evidence
being in favor of the same. tits therefore
ordered, adjudged and decreed that Plains
tiff Pauline Lafiton have judgment agains-
and recover from her husband, Franeoit
r. Allan, the Defendant, the sum of two
thousand six hundred and seventeen dol
lars with legal interest from judicial de-
mand, to wit The ed day of November,
1865, till paid. 1t is farther ordered that
she have privilege and mortgage on all
the property of her husband from August
3D. 1874, for the above amount, it being the
date when he received it.
1t is further ordered that said Plaintiff,
be separted in property from her said hus-
band the defendant, and that she have the
full and free administration Of her separ-
ate property.
It's further ordered that the defendant
pay the costs of this suit.
Done, read and signed in open Court, the
18th December, A. D. 1855.
(signedl r. T. POsEY,
Judge 9Th District Court.
A true copy Of the original.
Clerks office, West Baton Rouge, this
18th day of December, A. ID. 1865.
L. A. CoURrADE, Deputy Clerk.
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Etat de la Observation-Disclosures dOuest
Baton Rouge-Cour do 5me District
Alexandrine Daigre, spouse, vs. Flavien
Tullier. 1871.
TETTE cause ayant 90 jour paru par lie
~ consentement dee parties, ct apres
l'audition des temoignages ct 10 loi ct les
preuves etant en- favour de 10 demandsres-
Sc. II est par consequent decrete qua
lexandrine Daigre, ait jugement contre
SON epoux Flavien Tullier le defendeur,
en- Ia somme do six cent quatre-vingt dou-
&c 17b-l00 piastres avec interet b cling
pour cent de Ia demande judiciaire ct
qu'elle aft hypotbeque sur toute ces pro-
prietes pour les sommes ct 4 partir
des dates suivantes, SAVIOR: Pour Ia
somme de $292,02s du JUN, 1884,
$4,000 du Ter Janvier, lS4S, $685. du
"a JUN 1850, $81, so du Avril, 1852,
S68, du 81 Mars, 1860.
II est de plus decrets. que la demande"
resse aft administration de ses biens pa
raphernaux ct separes OF que lie dsfendeur
pale les frais de CO process.
Fait, In ct signe en- Cour, ce IL Decem'
bre A. D., 1865,
(Signe) r. I. POsEY,
Juge du 5me District.
Copie conforme d POriginal.
Bureau du Gretfier, Quest Baton Rouge,
ce Is Decembre, A. D.. 1865.
dec21. o. M. LEBLANC, Greffier.
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Etat de la NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. d'0Uest Baton
Rouge-Cour du 5me Dstrict-NO. 'T9l-Marie
Gr6m'llon, spouse de Jean Baptiste Chemin vs.
Jean Baptiste Chemin.
nANS CETTE CAUSE lie defeudeur Jean Bap-
~ tiste Chemin, ayaht enregistres sa reponse
el consente du que P8ffaire p'raisse immediate
inert, Ia loi ct les preuses 6tant en- favour de la
demaDderesse.
Il est par consequent dacrete que Marie Gremil-
lon ait Judgement centre son 6poux, Jean Baptiste
Chemin, detendeu r, en- la soume de quatre cent
quatre yingt quatre piastres ct quatre vingt dix
sous, svec interEt legal a computer de la demande
judicaire, savoiri lie Ter Decembre, 1865, jusqu d
parfsit Placement
Ii est de plus dGcrGtt, que jusqu'a concurrence
de la dite somme. ellie ait privilege ct hypotheque
sur tous les biens de son dit epoux partir du u
de JUN. 1858, epoque d laqu'ele il recut lie mon'
tant, sus-dit.
ii est de plus decr6t6, que la demanderesse soft
sgparee de ben de son Gpoux, ct qu'elle ait peine
ct entiere admipistra ton de ses biens parapher-
naux ct sfparts, ct que lie defendeur pale les fras
de cs process.
Fait, lu ct sign6, en- cour, &c lime jour de De-
1sians1 R.T. PosEY,
Juge du 5me Dist. Jud.
Copie couforme P0riginal.
Bureau du Grefier, Quest Baton Rouge, CO
lSme jour de Decembre, A D., 1855.
des2l ON. LEBLANC, GgefRsr,
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State of Louisiana-Par of West Baton
Rouge-In Fifth District Court-Rose-
line Warner, wife, vs.. Etienne LeBail,
husband-D December Sth, 1S65-No. 1887.
THIS case was taken up by consent and
after testimony adduced, submitted to
the Court, and the law and evidence being
in favor thereof,
It is therefore ordered, adiudged and
decreed that the Plaintiff, Roseline Warner,
wife, have Judgment against and recover
from the Defendant, Etienne LeBail, her
husband, the sum of two thousand four
hundred and eighty seven dollars and
twelve cents, with legal interest from Ju-
dicial demand, to-wit: the goth day of
November, 1865.
1t is further ordered that said Plaintiff
have a privilege and mortgage on all the
property of her husband from the time the
above amount came into his hands, to-w wit ::
the 18th day of February, 1851, that she
be separate in property from her husband,
and that she have the full and free admin
istration of her paraphernal property and
effects, and that Defendant pay the costs
of this suit.
Done, read and signed in oren Court this
18th day of December, A. D., 1855.
(Signed) K. T. POsEY,
Judge 5th Judicial District.
Clerks Office, West Baton Rouge, this
14th day Of Decemb Der, A. D., 1865.
l.. A. CoURTADE,
dscsl. Deputy Clerk.
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Etat do la Louisiape--Paroisse d'0uest Baton
Rouge-Cour du 5me District--No. 1751-Pau-
line Ladton, 6pouss de Il. II. Allan VS.. y. Il.
Allan.
CETTE CAUSE ayant paru par commencement
~ des parties, ct apres Paudtion des t6mogn-
ages ayant etc soumi5e la Cour, ct In loi ct les
preuyes Giant On favour de la demanderesse.
II est par consequent ddcrete, que Pauline Laa.
ton ait jugement cantre epoux, v. r. Allan,
lie defendeur, en- Ia somme de deux mile six cent
dix sept piastres, avec int6ret eg-l computer
de la demande judiciare, SAVIOR: du ~ Nov .ls6b,
jusqu'a parfat Placement.
ii est de plus d6ciet que jusqu'a concurrence
de Ia dite somme, ellie ait privilege ct hypotheque
sur tous les biens de son dit epVux, partir du
Mars 1874, epoque laquelle II recut 10 mon tant,
sus-dit:
II est de plus dGsr6t6, que 10 dite demanderesse
soft sGpares de beng de son dit epoux, ct qu'eils
ait pIeine Ut entiere administration de SEES biens
paraphernaux, ct separes, ct que 10 defendeur
pale les frsiB de ce process.
Fait, lu ct signe en- Cour, CO lime jour de De-
cembre, A. D., 1865.
teigue,1 II. 4. fosEa,
Juge du 6me Dit.
Cop conforme p0riginal.
Bureau du drefier, Quest Baton Rouge.
dsc2l l.. A. CoURTADB, Dep. dreffsr.
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State of Louisiana-Parish of West Baton
kouge-Fifth judicial District Court
Nc. 1909 stelle Daigle, wife, vs.. Viii
leneuve Blanchard, husband.
THIS CASE having this day been taken
l. up by consent OF parties, an answer
filed, after hearing the evidence adducsd,
the law being in favor of same. It is or
dered adjudged aud decreed that the plain
tiff Estelle Daigle, wife of Villeneuve
Blanchard do have and recover of her said
husband, Villeneuve Blanchard, judgment
for the sum of forty two hundred and fifty
two dollars ($4252 00,) with five per cent.
interest frorn the 18th day Of November
1865, until paid, and the costs Of suit. 1t
ia further ordered and adjudged that plain
titf's property be separate from that of her
husband and that she have the admins
tration of same and also that she be decreed
mortgage on all the property of her hns-
band from the 2lst day Of February, 1861,
until paid.
Done, read and signed i'll open Court
this 18th, day of December A. D., 1865.
(Signed) K. T. POSEY,
Judge 5th Judicial District.
A true copy of original.
Clerks ohcs, West Baton Rouge, this
18th day of December, 1865.
dec2l l.. A. CoURrADE, Dept. elk.
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RESPECT THE AGED.-Bow low
the head, boy. Do reverence to the
old man.
Once like you, vicissltudes of life
have silvered the hair, and changed
the round, merry face to the worn WIS.,
age before you.
Once that heart beat with incidents
co-equal to any you have ever felt; as
pirations crushed by disappointment,
as yours are perhaps destined to be.
Once that form moved proudly
through the gay scenes Of life; now
the hand Of Time that withers the
flowers of yesterday has warped the
figure and destroyed the noble car
riage.
Once at your age, he possessed the
thoughts that pass through your
brain, now wishing to accomplish
deeds worthy of nook in fame, anon
imagining life dream, that the soon
err he awoke from the better. The
time to awake is very near at hand,
vet his eye kindles at noble deeds OF
daring, and the hand makes q frmer
grasp of the staff.
Bow low the head, boy, as you
would in your old ego be reverenced
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Etat do la Observation-Disclosures d0uest
Baton Rouge-Cour du 5me District
Emma Broussard, spouse de John Ado
mis- Landry, VS.. John Adonis Landry
No. 1879.
TETTE cause ayant paru par consente-
~ ment des parties ct apres laudition
DIES temoignages ayant etc soumise 10
Cour; ct Ia loi ct les preuves Gtant en- IA
veur de 10 demandresse; ii est par conse-
quent decrGtG qu' Emma Broussard ait ju-
cement contre son epoux John Adonis
Landry 10 defendeur, en- 10 somme de neuf
cents piastres avec interet legal compu-
ter de la demande judiciaire, SAVIOR du
13 Novembre, 1865, jusqu'a parfait paie-
ment. Ii est de plus decrete que jusqu'a
concurrence de 10 dite somme ellie ait pri-
vilege ct hypotheque sur tous les biens
de son dit epoux, en- 10 somme de cent
piastres partir du Ter Septembre, 1864,
sur La somme de cent piastres du rs Avril
1865, ct sur la somme de sept cents pias-
tres du % Septembre, 1865, epoque, a Ia
quelle il Went les montant susdits
Ii est de plus d6crete que la dite de-
mandresse soft separee de biens de son dit
6poux ct qu'elle ait pleine ct entiere ad-
ministration de ses biens paraphernaux ct
separes ct que lie dit. defendeur pale les
frais de ce process.
Fait, la ct signe en- Cour, ce lime jour
do Decembre, A. D., 1865.
(SignG) r. 7. POSEY,
Juge du SINE District Judiciaire.
Copie conforme rOriginal.
Bureau du Greffier, Quest Baton Rouge,
CO 13me jour de D6cembre, A. D., 1866.
dec2l. O.. M. LEBLANC, Greffier.
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Etat de Ia Observation-Disclosures d'0uest Baton
Rosge-Cour du 5me District--No. lTs7--Rose-
line Warner, spouse, vs., Btienne LsBail.
TETTE CAUSE syant paru par conssntement
~ des parties, Ut apres paudtion des temoign-
ages ayant etc soumise 10 Cour, ct Ia ioi OF les
preuves Giant on favour de Ia dsmsnderesse.
II est par consequent desr6te, que Roseline Var
ner aft jugement eontre son epoux, Btienne Le-
Bail, 10 dsfendsur, en- IL somme de dsux mile
quatre cent quatre vingt sept piastres onse sous,
avec iuteret legal computer de 10 demande Judi
claire SAVIOR 10 20 de Novembre, 1885.
II est dc plus decrete que Ia dite demanderesse
aft privilege ct hypotheque sur tous les biens do
son dit epoux partir du II Fevrier, 1861, 6poque
D laquele IL, reeut lie montant sua.dit: Quelle
soft separes de bien de son dit 6poux, ct qnes ait
plene ct entiers administration de ssS biens pa
raphernepux ct separes OF que le defsndeur pale
le frais de ee process
Fait, la ct sign6, en- Cour, &c lime jour de
Decembre, A. D. 1865
(sign6) b. 4. POSEY,
Juge du 5me Dist.
Copie conforme rOrigfnal.
Bureau du Grefier, Quest Baton Rouge, ce
lame jour de Decembre, A. D., 1855.
dec2l "A. CoURTADE, Dep. 6reffisr.
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dec2l

Fiat de la Louisisne--Paroisse d'ouest Baton
Rougs-Cour du 5ms District-No. l764-Emma
Babin spouse, VS.. Theodore Blanchard.
TETTE CAUSE ayant paru par consentement
~ des parties aprss que 10 defendeur, Theo-
dors Blanchard, cut snfsgistre sa r6ponse, ct Ia
LOT ct les preuves etans en- favour de Ia demande.
reese.
Ii est par consequent decr6te, GU Emma Babin
ait jugement contre son epou1, Theodore Blsn-
chard, en- la somms de trois cent vingt dcux 7-10o
piastres. avsc int6ret eng pour cent par an d u
70 Novsmbre, 1866, quelle ait hypotheaue sur
tons les biens de son dit epoux du IL JUN, 1864
II est de plus dssr6t6, que Ia demanderssss, En-
ma Babiu, soft soparss de biens os sen dit epoux,
ct qn'ele ait peins ct entiere administration de
ses bisu paraphsrnanx ct separes, ct quo lie de.
fendeur pale les ffsis de Gu process.
Fait, la ct sisn6 en- 0our, co lims jour de De-
cembre, A. D., 1855.
(sign6,) r. 7. POsEY,
Jugs du 5ms Dist Jud.
Copie couforms lGrisinsi.
Bureau du Grefier, Quest Baton Rouge, &C l3me
jour de Decsmbre, A. D., 1865.
dsc2l LA. COURTADE, Dep. Greffier,
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Fiat de In Louisiane-ParoisHe d'0uest Baton
Rougs-Cour dn bme District-ko. 1T69-Estelle
Daigle, spouse, Va. SIlieneuve blanchard.
rEFTE CAUSE ayant CO jour psru par con-
" sentement de parties ct apres r6ponse enre-
gl3tr6e par lie dsfsndeur, ct Ia loi ct les preuvss
Giant en- favour de la dsmanderesse.
II est par consequent decrst6, qu'E stel,e Daigle
ait jugement contre SON 6poux villeneuv Blan-
chard, on Ia somms de quatre mile deux cent Gin
quante deux piastrs (s4,252 0O) avec int6r6t, b
raisof de cling pour cent par an, du 20 Novembre,
1856 jusq'a concurrence dc Ia dite sonme.
II est de plus deerets, que Ia dite dsmanderesse
soft sspares de bisns de son dit 6poux, ct qu'els
ait pleine OF entiere administration de ses bisns
paraphernaux OF sspares. II est decrsts do plus
1u'ells ait hypoth6que sur tous les bienB do son
epoux dater du II Peyrier, 1861, jnsqu'a pale
ment dc Ia Bus dite somme.
Fait, Ia ct sign6, en- Cour, CO lime Jour de Dc.
cembre, A. D., 1865.
(signe) r. 7. POsEY,
Juge du bme Dist. Jud.
Copis conforme l'0riginal.
Bureau du Grefiier d'0uest Baton Rouge, &c
13me jour de Decembrs, A. d 1865.
dec2l LA. OoURTADE, Dep. Grefier.
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A GREAT CoUNTRy.--Some years

A GREAT COUNThf ye"he
ago an Alabama paper got OFT the
following "burst Of eloquence:"
There's not the least shadow Of o
doubt of the matter-ours is en-
phatically, undeniably, incontrovert-
ably, positively, comparatively, and
superlatively, a great and glorious
country. The annals Of time furnish
nothing to compare with it; Greece
wasn't circumstance; Rome was
no where; Venice couldn't hold us a
candle, while all modern nations sink
into insignifcance before our coun-
try. 1t has longer rivers, and more
of them, muddier, deeper, and run
faster and go farther, and make more
noise, and rise higher, and fall lower,
and do more damage, than anybody
else's rivers. 1t has more lakes, and
they are bigger and deeper, and
clearer than those of any other ma
ton. It has more cataracts, and
they fall farther and faster and
harder, and roar louder, and look
grander than all other cataracts. 1t
has more mountains, and higher ones,
and more snow on 'em, and they are
harder to get up, and easier to fall
down, than all other mountains. 1t
has more gold, and it is heavier and
brighter, and is worth more, than the
gold of other nations.
Our rail cars are bigger and run
faster, and pitch off the track oftener,
and kill more people than all other
cars. Our steamboats, are longer,
and carry bigger loads, and bile their
busters oftener, and the captains
swear harder than in other countries.
Our men are bigger, higher and
thicker, and can fight harder and
faster, and can drink more whisky,
chaw more tobacco, spit more and
further, kick up their heels higher,
and do anything else more and better,
and oftener, than men in all other
countries combined. Our ladies are
prettier, dress finer, spend more
money, break more hearts, wear big,
ger hoops and wear shorter dresses
kick up the devil generally to a
greater extent than all other ladies
Our politicians can spout louder
lie harder, make gas faster, dodge
quicker, and turn oftener, make more
noise, and do less work than every
body else's politicians. Our niggers
are blacker, work harder, have
thicker skulls, smell louder, and neec
thrashing oftener than other niggers
Our children squall louder, grow
faster, and get too big for theil
trowsers quicker than all othel
children.
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BLACK Your Doors! WHY 2
Brightly polished boots are cooler in
warm weather and warmer in cold
weather than dull and dusty boots ;
for in warm weather they reflect the
heat of the sun, which dusty and
dirty boots absorb; and in cold
weather the dirty boot does not al
low the warmth of your foot TO radi-
ate freely, whereas the clean boot
does. Clean, bright boots are conse'
quently more comfortable as well as
respectable both in hot weather and
in cold Not only will different sub
stances, as iron and wood, give out
heat or take it in, more or less, &C.
lively as it is bright or dull. They
have a surface or many little hills
and valleys, SO that, in truth, there
is more surface for heat to pass
through either way. AS rough
surface is larger surface, more heat
from within than without always
passes through dull and dirty boots
than the polished ones.
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BEGGING AND BORING Our
wealthy citizens here, such as Will
liam B. Astor, A. T. Stewart, Au-
guste Belmont and Ii. B. Claim, are
subject to such constant annoyance
from petitions and petitioners for
charity, that they are compelled to
shut themselves up during business
hours, and employ clerks to open
the letters whose address they do
not recognize. Indeed, all men of
celebrity are prosecuted in this way,
and are sought every hour in the day
by troops of professional and amateur
mendicants, who, if they have an
opportunity, only worry out the lives
Of the notabilities. Even Horace
Greeley, for this among other reasons,
is obliged to shut himself up in the
Bible House, in room known only
to a few inmates, to prevent being
bored to death. The Tribune office,
| understand, is visited from early
morning until nightfall by beggars Of
all descriptions, and bores Of every
line and kind, to see I'll. G., who, it is
said, has given away $4,000 in the
last ten years to persons soliciting
charity, and asking loans that they
never designed to return. ApropoS
of this theme, | observe by the
foreign files that the French news
papers having announced that Mile
Bejozet had, from some quarter Of
the horizon, obtained windfall OF
$4,000 +; she received before noon
next day begging letters which, had
she granted all their prayers, would
have taken $4,000. Baron de Roths
child said once that if he were tc
comply with all the requests made
him in begging letters, it would cost
him $5,O0O,000 year. Some peo
pie find it so much easier to beg
than to earn IN Y. Correspondent
of the Indianapolis Journal.