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made almost every day and night ON their
property, and whereas, owing to the chan
ged status of the negro and that no laws
have vet been made by our Legislature to
meet that changed condition, rendering MS
thereby unable to take any steps to rene
dy the evil complained of,
Resolved, Therefore, That Major Nc.
Eadden, the Commandant of the Military
Post ut Pimeville be requested to exert his
authority for the dispersion of the persons
above complained of as Migrants, COMPEL.
ing. them, if in his power, to move off and
seek employment, bcnefting thereby the
whole community as we'll as themselves
and ahatihg the nuisance complained Of
Further, That the President Of the jury
inform Major McFadden of the passage Of
the above resolution, confer with him ON
the subject and report the result of his in
terylew to the next meeting of the Jury.
The Finance Committee then retired
and the Jury adjourned to o'clock P. M.
The Jury met at 3 o'clock P. NJ. Same
members present, with addition of Messrs.
X. NJ. Clark and H. B. Ferguson present.
Finance Committee reported the follow
ing claims correct which were allowed and
warrants ordernd for fba ,onn.
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m- Capt. Alonzo Greenlaw has been
arrested, at fernando, Miss, On a true bill
found BY the grand jury, for killing Capt.
Henderson Taylor in a duel last summer.
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THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.

Dlstilct Uourt-Pqsf1sh Of Rapides.
NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
NO. l25. Succession Of Charles 1. Smith
Iablean Of Debts.
WHEREAS the Administrators has
fled in this Office d Tablean Of Debts
&C the Succession Of CHARLES Il Smith,
decd; Notice is hereby given to IA whom
II doth OF may concern, to show cause
within thirty days ron the date hereof
Why the same should not Be- homologated.
Clerks Office, Alexandra, La, January
2Ist, 1867.
": W, WHTrTINGToN, JR.,
jan 23-5t Dept. Clerk. 5
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AN EXTRAORDINARY EIoPEMENT.-The
Fifeshife Scotland Advertiser reports an
elopement of the eldest son, in one of the
first families Of Fifeshire with his fathers
cook. The Young gentleman had been
reared with the greatest care, and had only
returned from Elton last year with high
academic honors. tie was destined by his
father as the husband ofa young and beauti-
full heiress, to whom he had even paid his
addresses. The bride, who is bnxom
brunette, is by some years oder than the
bridegroom, and has been in the family for
a considerable period. It was discovered
that they had departed for Montrose,
whittier the father Of the hero followed, but
only to find them slnmbering in each Others
arms. So enraged was the old gentle
man that, forgetting all delicacy,, he was
about to eject her from the bedroom, when
she collared her quondam master, and hurled
him headlong from the department. The
runaway, son endeavored to explain and
pacify his insnlted parent, when the lady
Seized her husband, and conveying him
almost oi ct d,rmis back to the bedroom,
locked the door, The young gentleman is
entitled to considerable property in his own
right, Tie pair are holding the honey
moon now at Cheltenham.
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Clerk Police Jury.

80.
ALEXANDRIA, La, January 9Th, 1861.
Pursuant to adjournment the Jury me
this morning at 9 u o'clock A. NJ.
Present d. D. Arden, President: J. Fl
Ransdell, j. j. Myers, K. N. Clark, G. L
Zimmerman, w. P. GLASGOW, H.. B. Fergu
son and S. D. Williams.
Mr.. Villain member from Plaisanc,
Ward presented his credentials and wa.
sworn in by the Clerk of the Coalt.
On motion Of DR.. Myers,
Resolved, That Collector be appointed
to collect the Parish Taxes and Specia
Licenses for the year 1867.
On motion of Fl. b. Ferguson James r
Andrews, Sheriff Of the Parish was ap
pointed Collector and required to give
bond and good and sufficient security te
receive 4 per cent commissions Oh the
amount of taxes and licenses collected, as 9
compensation for his services.
s. d. Williams for the Committee ap
pointed to confer with the Town authori
ties 10 regard to the renting Of the Town
Hall for the use Of the Parish for the ensu.
ing year, reported that they had effected
nothing in the matter, being unable to OBJ.
tain an interview with The Town authori.
ties on the subject.
On motion Of H. B. Ferguson,
Resolved, That the President of the Jul
ry, assisted by J. H. Ransdell, be author.
lied to confer with the Town authorities o,
other parties for procuring court room
and other necessary Parish offices for the
year 1867.
On motion of J. Fl. Ransden,
Resolved. That the Parish Licenses for
1867 remain unchanged from the assess
ment of 1866.
On motion of G. L, Zimmerman,
Resolved. That the sum of $500 be ap.
for the repairing Of the bridge
across Bayou Rapides, known as La
motheg Bridge the same to be paid out oil
the contingent fund: That John lnnis,
Bledsoe and w. Z. Taylor be appoint
ed commissioners to let out the same to
the lowest bidder.
On motion of DR.. Clark,
Resolved, That, Whereas the bridge over
Bayou Boeuff known as Loyd's Bridge has
fallen in, thereby rendering the travel on
that road entirely impracticable. There
fore be it
Resolved, That the sum OF $500 be and
the same is hereby appropriated out Of the
contingent fund for the rebuilding Of the
said bridge That John 0. Pickens w. G..
Lloyd and John Dunbar be appointed com.
missioners to let out the building of the
same.
On motion of G. t. Zimmerman,
Whereas an examination of the ground
over which it is proposed to run the Bayou
Rapides and River roads, clcally estab-
fishes the impractibiIity Of these routes
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I~AS0oSSesAAOVpSAs 10 w
The preamble and resolutions passed ,by
the Police Jury of Concordia Parish were
read and adopted by the Police Jury of
Rapides Parish and ordered spread upon
the minutes as follows:
Preambles aud Resolutions from the Pc
lice Jury of Concordia Parish adopted by
tho Police jury of Rapides Parish, Where
as, BY the present organization of our Ju-
dietary, crimes and offences can only be
tried in the District Court Of which there
are but two sessions in year, and
Whereas, By the changed condition of
our Agricultural population, the number of
criminals cases coming before the Courts
has been greatly increased and our iails
filled with those who, for the most part,
are in custody for 5tfifiing misdemeasfnors
and minor offences and falling to give
bonds, frequently are. confined at the pub
lie expense for much longer time before
trial than would be inflicted by Court as
a sentence for the offence. thereby entail
ing on the Parish an onerous expense, by
preventing speedy trial, to which all are
justly and constitutionally entitled, there
foae be it
Resolved, By the Police Jury of the Par.
ish of Rapides,
LIST That in our Judgment it has now be-
come the duty Of the Legislature to pro-
vide for the speedy trial Of the class Of of
fences above referred to, and for 'tliis p,lr.
pose they would recommend the orgaahIiza-
ton Of system of Parish Courts, with
probate and limited civil and criminal jul
risdiction, and to hold p session once every
month, every third session to be jury
term.
ID. Resolved, ETC., That these preambles
and resolutions he transmitted by the
President Of this Board to Police Juries of
the several Parishes of this State, with a
view of securing concurrent action there
on, and that copies thereof be furnished
our Representatives and Senators, with
request they be laid before our Legisla-
ture at it's next session, and to use their
best efforts to secure speedy Legislative &C
ton to provide remedy for tie evils conf
planned Of
q Sd. Resolved, etc, That $50 copies of
these preambles and resolutions be printed
in form for distribution.
The President reported that in con1pG-
anee with instructions from the Jury he
had leased the following ferries on the fol-
lowing terms:
Boyce's Ferry to Fl. Boycefor (paid) 800.
Lacroix Ferry tod. d. KillerlaiR for SIG.
Collars Ferry to A. Mcdowell for S..
The members Of the Jury then proceed
ed to draw for terms, resulting as follows
Long Term-Myers, Mcknight, Williams,
Villain, Labat and Lewis.
Short Term--Arden, Ransdell, thinner
man, Clark, GLASGOW and Ferguson.
On motion of j. H. Ransdell the Parish
Collector was ordered to collect immedi-
ately all back licenses due.
Messrs Labat and Mcknight. in writing,
offered their designations as members Of
the Police Jury, which were accepted.
The Jury then adjourned on motion of
c. Zimmerman to 9 o'clock A. NJ, Janua-
~ 9th, 1867. D. D, ARDEN,
Attest: President Police jury.
d. A. CRAWFORD,
C1afE pn1ino Tpr,, 10
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HAY, CORN and OATS For sale by
- BIOSSAT 4 FRENCH.
jan ?3-tf
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SHERIFFS SALE.

Hatch, Robertson & Co. No. Co.
VS.. Dist. Court,
Alexander Hale. Parish ORA
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nunORous PARAaRApus.

-"Stufiug" in this country devel-
oPes the fair as well as the fowl.
How, asks speaker would our
former Legislature look, with a negro
among them7 Well, like n fly in u
bowl of milk.
Why is Herodias considered the
Easiest" woman mentioned in the b.
BILE? Because she got ahead of John
the Baptist on u charger.
An elderly Pennsylvania woman,
with her daughter, looking at the mar
bic statue of Girard in the college build
ing, the other day, startled the bystan-
ders by exclaming: La! Sally, how
white he was.''
-"Quills are things that are some
times taken from the opinions of one
goose to spread the opinions of an
"A Chicago critic speaks of Miss
Helen Western, the actress, as 1.-THE
ElephRntine."
They make gas from coffee now.
But will somebody tell US what they
make coffee from2
Physicians live twenty years each,
on uu average. How many live on
their earnings is not specified.
-Madder coIors red. This is the
reason why the madden you get the
redder You grow.
The man who was lost in slumber,
Iouhd MS way out on u nightmare.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin
thinks,-"in these days of abbreyiation
and speed, there exists necessity OF
putting comments and illusions to new
publications Of books or mus ic into a
style that can be read quickly, and the
following are submitted as models of
brevity in the way OF notices of books
and music:
know a Bank,-Manhattanv or
FaroP
My Highland Rose,-Did itr Then
you made something.
Song OF the Lark,-We won't go home
till morning.
There's a BOwer,-T There are two,
Shells ofthe ocean,-Props.
All Hail to the Land,-Some rain
impeachment
The Days Seem Longer Now,-well,
they are longer.
Grapes.
viii You Come to the BowerH-If YOU
play the right one.
You'll RemembeF,-when my note is
Rest, Spirit, Rest,-The State Cops,a-
oles Will not permit it.
N Darkness I wander,-Take'a Lam
tern and so straight on.
We Met by Chance,-At Crosby,s
Opera House.
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Attempt TO Murder Richardson. the
Tribune Correspondents
NEW You'd March

New YORK, March IA.
The Express states that determined
attempt was made last night by a law
yer named Daniel Mcfarland to muir
der Albert D. Richardson, the we'll
known Tribune correspondent. Said
Mcfarland was Jealous of Richardson's
attention to his wife, who is an actress
belonging to Winter Garden. Rich
ardson has for five or six weeks occu-
pied room in McEarland's house, in
Amity street. Between IL and II o'clock
last night. as Richardson and the lady
were walking down Amity street, the
irate husband came up behind them and
fired three shots at Richardson from u
revolver, one of which hit him, lodging
in the groin. \ police officer seized
Mcfarland and took him to the station
house. Richardson was taken to his
room, where the ball was extracted
He was subsequently removed to his
residence. Samuel Sinclair, counsel of
Richardson, this morning stated to the
Court that his client declined to make
any charge against the prisoner, and he
was discharged.
Mr.. Richardson's friends, deemiug
the account of the murderous assault
upon him last night, calculated to do
injustice, both to himself and Mrs
Mcfarland, desire the following addi-
tional statement published:
Mcfarland, it is alleged, is subject to
MS Vi AIcLLNs anu nus u
long time threatened his wife with per
sOual violence, so that she was COM
PEELED to leave him and seek legal pro-
lection fromihis prosecutions. She had
instituted proceedings for separation
on the ground of cruelty and refusal to
provide for mis- family. Mcfarland, it
is represented, had consented to the
separation, and she had gone 10 live
with her friends, earning her own sup
port upon the stage, and by her labors
with the pen. Richardson had been re-
quested to escort her from the theatre
last night, when he was attacked by the
Infatuated husband in the street. After
the second shot he turned upon his as
sailant, clinched and threw him, the
two being on the ground when the off,
Ger reached the scene. Richardson's
wound, although painful, is not con-
sidered dangerous. At an examination
this morning, Richardson being unable
to appear, the prisoner was dismissed,
but proceedings have been Instituted
for his re- arrest and trial, when a rigid
| investigation will show that he was
acting simply as n friendly protector
against the unreasonable frenzy Of u
husband.
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A spicy Letter--A wheeling Insldont


General Brisbin lately made an off,
ciaI statement that the enrolling ofi-
GERS had great difficulty in ascertaining
the paternity OF colored soldiers. Upon
this statement the Louisville (Ky.)
Courier commented in severe terms,
pronOuncing it an insult to the people
Of Kentucky, and becoming very per-
sonal to the General himself. The re-
suit is letter to the Cincinnati (ohio1
Gazette, which concludes as follows:
''I never wiIlfully insulted any of
them. but II statement OF facts insults
them, am not responsible; they
should mend their habits. And what
II should occasionally insult the rebel
people of the South?
AT Wheeling, Va, in 1860, they pull
ed nearly all the hair out Of my head
for no other offence than for adyoca-
ting the election of that good man,
Abraham Lincoln At Occoquon they
tore my clothing and beat me. For
three years past, not only myself and
subordinate officers, but the ladies of
our families have been repeatedly and
outrageously insulted by the rebels of
Kentucky. Not three days ago, this I'M
washed rebel openly insulted General
George II. Thomas, than whom a better
And yet the fellow talks about insult
ing people; u brass monkey would lie a
bashful beast beside the editor of the
Courier.
eft is asserted that am quarrel
SOME blackEuHrd and bully If men
leave me alone l will harm no one; If
they quarrel with me 1 will kill them If
can. am warned to leave the State,
but the Observer thinks, under the pro-
lection of my commission in the army
men have been murdered in the South
since the close OF the war, and l am
well aware that If 1 were a citizen l
could not live in Kentucky; but, thank
God, have still Il few bayonets about
me, and am here, il for no other rea-
son than to witness the intolerance of
such men as the editor of the Reporter.
hope the day will soon come when all
such men will flee to the mountains.
'gnaw hle,' or look at Gods sunlight
through the bars OF prison window.
The list OF battles which is SO fiercely
called for is in the War Department at
Washington, and contains twenty-sev-
en- fights and three wounds to my cred
4 it 1t IS a matter Of no concern to me
whether the rebels know my record or
not. To the lies that for three years
that have been heaPed upon me by the
rebel journals OF kentucky have new
er before replied word; but, lest some
good people should believe l was one
half as bad as the rum-sucking editors
| of these papers, deem it proper to say
this much.
JAMES S. BRIsBIN, U. s. A."
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a MODERN sIIRACLEI

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A CARD.

CITY HEALTH OFFICE, March 1s,ils67.
TIME CITIZENS. or WHEELING ARE
hereby respectfully requested to CO.
operate with me in the important work OF
cleansing and purifying their premises from
all offensive and noXious substances that
may have accumulated during the past WIN
Ter season. Their immediate attention TO
this sanitary movement is of-yiial .impoT-
lance to every citizen. ard should mest with
their hearty concurrence, so that ms Wnrk,
so absolutely necessary to the good health OF
our citizens, may be accomplished before the
heat of the summer sun shall have caused
the decomposition of the animal ana Vege-
table matter ~ prOfuSely scattered through
out the city. It's hoped therefore, that e'ch
householder who may have any nuisance on
their premises, will have the same removed
Without waiting for Il personal visit, anu a
special order from the Health Officer. BY
giving early attention to the lemoya! OF all
offensive m TtLer and the free u>e OF lime. or
other disinfectants, We may aver the GAIA
nifty that would most likely follow its ne g
Iect.
!. The beneficial results that attended our Ia
bOrs in that direction last year, under the d.
vine blessing, encourage us To make a ike ef-
tort this year, trusting that the same bless
ing may attend our laborS
marl6-3t CITY Health OFFICER.
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port is stated to be four days and six
teen hours. She was the first, and vet
the only boat, that ever effected the
passage of Davis chute. This wonder
full cut off is only about 800 yards in
length, and shortens the distance, some
say eighteen, and others twenty-five
miles. This converts number of fer
tile farms into an island. The Sheri-
idan ran through in five minutes. No
fewer than a dozen boats have attempt
ed the passage and failed. It is fifteen
miles below Vicksburg. The current
has ayelOcity, it is said, of thirty miles
per hour.
The Cincinnati Commercial of yester-
day has the following in regard to the
flood at that point:
"The floods continue to serve as
very considerable bar to. activity in
business. Shipments by railroads are
not much impeded, but for some time
past the movement of produce from
this point has in great part been south
ward, and the interruption of the daily
trade with points up and down the
river that depend on this market, has
no significant effect on the volume of
business. During this partial stag
nation, prices ofleadiug articles in gen.
eral merchandise are but little more
than nominal. The produce markets
have nearly the same local cause for
dizziness, but they were put into better
tone to-day by the speculative move
ment in New York for many articles.
LETTERS from Italy say that great eff
forts will be made in Venice to give
animation to the Carnival, as means
OF encouraging trade and diminishing
the misery suffered by many in the
newly emancipated city. a writer
says:
"What contrast with the Carnival
we have been used to for many years
past, when the fe. lest the mask should
cover the countenance of an American
pOlice-agent sutticed to drive every one
from the PLAZA. The few who had a
mind to amuse themselves were fam to
do SO in their houses. None would
give Vienna pretext for saying that
Venice was satisfied. This year all is
changed, and trade benefits by it. For
the last days of the Carnival great fes-
hVities are preparing, in the hope of
attracting many foreigners"
THE Pontfical Court, says the Pail
Mall Gazette, is in the throes of a min
isterial crisis. Monsignor Randi, Dr.
rector of Police, is to resign, and will
be succeeded by NIonsignior Ricci,
Commander of the Order Of San Spirito.
General Kanzler will leave the Minis
try of War to make way for NJ. de Son
uenberg, Commander of the Pope's
Swiss Guard. Pending this change in
the War Department, grand review
was held the other day at the Villa BOr-
CHEESE, when the whole garrison of
Rome detiled before an immense crowd
attracted by the spectacle. Monsignor
Berardi, the coadjutor of Cardinal An
tonelli in his post of Secretary of State,
is dangerously ill, aud has been re-
moved to Frascati.