The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-05-22
ITO the Public,
TO- a.11 = 2 l

Having beer suddenly una unexpected.
y removed from the tof6cs Of Clerk of The
Fifth District Cont of Kex Orleans, .tn.
der and by virtue Of q military order, which
would seemingly imply, malfeasance in Of.
Gee, Or neglect Of duty, deem It incumbent
on me to state the facts briefly :atoa
Within the past two weeks various do.
plications were made to the Fifth District
Court for naturalization papers, and IL
some Instances % supply proof Of thelt
loss. The parties, accompanied ~ their
witnesses, presented themselves in due form
in open, court, ald, upon making proper
proof ! issued the necessary certificate, en-.
bodyihg the name 1f the party and witness
see, 10 by the Judge ordered ala5g ffia
It seems thar on presentation of these
certificates tef the Registrar Of Voters,
they were dissatisfied, With them, and lor.
wasded them with their complaint to- Nh
jor Gen. Shesidai,' commanding this iDis.
trict.
! was thereupon isnmhcneda before tho
General commanding in order 10 explain
this matter, which I did; a. heraia. above
recited. This occurred on Friday last.
On Saturday, without ihfther warniur or
hearing, I rscsiusd Special Order No. a4f,
dismissing me from my ol6cesI,.-4r, In
Having acted simply in q ministerial ca
paclty, under the orders OF the Court,
without Information III know led1e as TO Inc
political proclivities Of the parties 90 ap-
plying; and regarding myself D. hasihe bed
s.ammarily and harshly dealt with I,make
this statement of facts in, justification of
myself, and As duty which I feel I owe g
those who have 90 Often 1hon6fed ne With
their, conAde1cesib baa 9LDuis Powfs, gsdT
Late CLERK efthe Filth District G6artof
ias.sss l.sas.s icy Orleans .sa i
ANOTHER or IfHEl NicrrMs..l From
Colonel 4. n. Durable, We clesrn that
the remains of another Of tlie steamer
Fashions victims Were found two days
ago 4four months Subsequent to che
sad catasttDph8 LIN the river opposite
the Bergeron plantations q short dis
lance below the Hickey creyasse. The
body was that Of Miss Belle Edwards,
. beautiful young lady Of Iberviile Pr.
ish, and was recognized 2hotw ithstnnd-
ing decompositiOn and manglihg byzthe
fish. Jewelry, which was still upon
the corpse, bore her name, She MAS
buried Yesterday at the town Of Plaque
mine. ,E9ajoia ri ss,ii5!4 10 e3atiaI Tl13
Miss Edwards, ut the time Of her ter.
ribls death, was returning home from
Bayou Sara, where she had been Witt.
ing, and was accompanied By Mr.. Jones
Stewart, who had been accidently car car
red off BY the boat from the Bayou
Sara landing. The last seet Of either,
until the recent fecoveryaof their he.
maine, was A. they sprang into thu
river from the stern of tie Burning
boat. The corpse Of MI. Stewart was
Eound ~ Baton Rouge last week. g 80
It is melancholy satisaetion to4he
friends d, these young perseaA scat az
n the very bloom Of life. to be enabled
o pay them 3 last sud tribute Of anec-y
ion, and give them Christian seput.
;ure.-lN. O.Nmes; May III aa'1a ~
-.rr.r--v> fro~ss~- 5fts elit
The PER1s OF TT1oHr LAcms.--;A COR
espondent 81 tie Cincinnati Gazette gives
N account Of 4 fatal accident which ocr
Erred IN Dayton aisw dsys ago, tho result
u tight laoing. A young lady much given
o the practiCe, caused . hook to be placed
n fho vol1 ~ hos ,.c<u, "a vvhsnh o6o una