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The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1868-03-28
ADyFRTIsING

Per Square, 40 lines or Iess) 49,. 81 30
Every subsequent insertion. So. 70
Announcement Of candidates for
Office $40 90
Advertisements sent in for pubhca-
ton, when there are no directions, will
be inserted ID English and French, and
when time is not limited, viii be CON
tinued until orders are received and
charged accordingly.
Liberal discount to those who adver-
tise by the year OF quarter.
No credit viii be given for Advertising
or Job work, except BIZ special agree
ment.
Cards. stating merely the names,
business and place of residence, with
paper included, Twelve Dollars per
annum.
BAu Judicial advertisements must
be paid for on the last day of pUbhca-
tion, or on the day of sale.
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promptly and fully obey every de-
mand made upon their official SER
vices III preserving the peace and
good order by the commissioners OF
election. Deputies appointed ID aC-
cordance with the foregoing will be
paid the same as commissioners, on
accounts approved by the registrar,
out Of the reconstruction fund
As an additional measure to Sc
cure the purity Of the election, each
commissioner and registrar is hereby
clothed, during the election, with au-
thority to call upon the civil officers
Of the parish to make arrests, and in
case of failure Of the aforesaid civil
officers, are empowered TO perform
their duties during the election. They
will make full rep ort Of such failures
ION the part Of civil officers to the
commanding general fifth military
district.
10. All places where Intoxicating
liquors are retailed will be closed on
the days Of election, and such sale
of liquors is prohibited during said
election days.
IL. Military interference with cleo
tions. ''unless it shall be necessary
to keep the peace at the polls,7 ? is
prohibited by law and no soldiers
will be allowed to appear at any
polling place, unless as citizens of
the State they are registered as
voters, and then only for the purpose
Of voting but the commanders of
posts viii be prepared To act prompt
III if the civil authorities fail to pre-
serve the peace
l2. When the returns shall have
been received at the headquarters Of
the Fifth Military District, the result
Of the election will be published By
the commander thereof.
I8. Persons who convey retUrns tc
the headquarters of the Fifth Mill
tary District, win be paid, at New
Orleans, reasons,ole expenses in.
Uurrgd IN muiking tine journey and
4
returning.
I4. In case Of questions arising as
10 the right Of any individual to be
registered. the person deeming him
self aggrievad is entitled to his ap.
peal from the decision of the board
and the boards are directed to make
a full statement n the facts in such
cases, and to forward the same tc
these headquarters without enneCes
sary delay,
is. Should Congress enact hereaf
ter that at the approaching election
votes shall also be cast for State anC
other officers, the same registrars
and commissioners will act undel
this order for the election of saiC
officers. In such an event, ordei
| will issue from these headquarters
notifying the qualified voters tha-
such an election is authorized
BY command Of Major Genera
| Hancock
Il GRR0o. GGRR0o 3. HI4lAARTsHF IA
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AXE UNaFles NIaIe nDa TeW1nle
ACADEMY

FTYHE present session began. Monday.
23d Sept. 1867, ana AIN close ahoHt
the Iast of July 1858.
Charges In specie ox its equivalent in
currency payable monthly.
Board. LODGING and washing, per
month fof children ......,..sSo gQ
For young Haen and young ladies, Cd
Tuition Sa English department z oa
Students furnish their own hsddins
iiQhts. ailet soap, tahle and toilet uap-
kins
Strict attention paid g the moral
Sal ueaion oil students
LW BRYAN, Pe
Feb. as 1868 lN
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THE ELECTION oRDERED.

E. ES921SC1Y TO DC ES0VlS9C1s
HRADoUA ALTERS Firth MILITARY DIST
New Orleans, La, March ll, 1868.
Special Orders No. 30.
Extract.
WHEREAS, a convention recently as
sembled at New Orleans, La, in COM
pliance with special orders No. 1867,
from these headquarters, dated October
II, 1857, did, in pursuance of the acts
of Congress mentioned In said order,
proceed to frame a Constitution and
civil government for the State OF Loui-
siaha and,
NJ lEIs1sisAss, Tine acts OF Congress pre-
vide that the election for the ratification
OF said Constitution, shall be conducted
by the officers or persons appointed, on
to be appointed, by the commanding
general said election win be helN in
the State of Louisiana, from A. ~ 90
~ n 1r., on the 18th and 18th days of
April, 1858, at which the registered
voters Of said State may vote for or
against the Constitution Submitted to
them by said convention.
1. Commencing fourteen days before
the election, boards of registrars win,
after having given reasonable public no
tiee, revise at the places Where the
boards are in session, for 4 period CT
Eve days, the registration lists, and
upon being satisfied that any person not
entitled thereto has been registered,
viii strike tho name OF such person
from the list. The boards will also,
during the same period, add to the
registrY the names Of All persons who at
that time possess the qualifications re-
CURED by law, and who have not all
ready been registered, See SEQ, q, Sup
Elementary Act 0f July 10, 1867.
Upon completion Of the revision 0f
registration, the boards Of registrars
viii immediately proceed to make UP
their precinct poll books-for this pur-
pose they viii use the precinct books
used st the last election, making the
necessary corrections They VIII also
forward to these headquarters a tabular
statement, giving the number OF persons
registered (white and colored) during
the revision the number rejected white
and cOlored) the names of the persons
refused registration and stricken from
the rolls, Will be given with statement
showing Che causes therefor
u. Tha polls win be opened at every
Voting precinct iii each parish at the
plaoes designated BY law. NO person
viii ba allowed 10 vote whose name does
not appear on Che registry list Tbs
election win be by ballot. Those
y0ting ia favor Of the Constitution,
ahali have written on printed on the
hallots hg which they vote as aforesaid
the words For the Constitution, ano
those voting against the Constitution
shall hava written on printed on seeb
ball0ls the words Against the Ionst2
tnslon. Each ballot presented 1y I
t9forad voter shall be marked Col
nn-- 3 -- ana ~ Aha i--llmn. n- m-nGM-nn
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sUBsoRrp11oa FIVE DOLLARS per
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ALL persons owning property
in this Parish, are hereby notified
to come forward and settle their
ss sus..,,e 7sskslx.
OuuNGldAlI sL0A Ahtk4ktUNEEStr5zk
or they win incur the penalty
prescribed By law. 0aice open
every day.
ID. j. READ,
Sheriff and Collective
Sheriff's office, Lake Charles
La, Feb. 10. 1868.
The New York herald., 1868-05-06
BnooKLYH INTELLIGENCE.

THE PROSPECT PARK STRIKE.-The police OF the
Forty and Fftieth precincts were on duty in
reserve atProspect Park yesterday for the purpose
Of queling ny disturbance that might arise through
the Of the striking portion Of the laborers
terday morning at the former rate Of wages There
wns no disturbance however. The Commissioners
refuse to acceed to the demands Of the workmen.
TAXABLE BUILDINGS AND LoTs.-The assessors'
books show the total number Of taxable building
lots in the city Of Brooklyn to be lA 7eo which at
the average rate Of forty lots to the block gives as
the total number Of blocks 3,644, Estimating the
population at $50 600 II will be observed that there s
and accommodation Of its iphabitants. The First
ward contains but twonty-six blocks, while the
Legislature contains ia blocks.
DROWNING CASUALTY IN NEwTowN CREEK.-A
party Of six persons, from the Eastern District were
fishing in Newtown creek yesterday afternoon, when
their boat capsIzed and one of the number was
drowned. The others reached the shore by swim.
OShaughnessy. He was resident Of Massachusetts
where he leaves wife, and was on visit TO q
Miepd ~ 10 WILLIAMSBURG when ne met bis sad fate
THE RECENT SrABBNG AFFRAY AMONG FIREMEN.-
Henry Rogers, arrested on sunday morning last,
charged with stabbtng Hugh McGoldrick at his
saloon, 800 North First street. E. D., during fracas
among 1remen, was yesterday discharged from GUS
failing to identity him.
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUcAroN.-The regu.
lar monthly meeting Of the Board Of Education was
held yesterday afternoon ct their hall In Red Hook
lane, the president Of tho Board, J. s. Thorn In the
chair. petition very numer0usly signed By the
residents Of the Ninth ward was received, praying
modation Of that section Of the CITY, the schoohouse
now In use being overcrowded and fn every way
inadequate to the necessities Of the increased popu.
lation there. Tho petition was referred TO the
Finance Committee, with power to insert the re-
CURED amount In the budget Of expenses applicable
for new schoolhousos.
The New York herald., 1868-05-06
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT.

The Chilean and Peruvian Bond Cnse-A Bar.
gain About Observation-Disclosures for the
Discharge OF the Defendant Refused.
Before Judge Blatchfcrd.
John Graham u.s. Gregorfo Domingues. this
case the defendant and an alleged accomplicc, named
Antonio MILAN, were charged by the plantin, John
Graham, sipbullder OF this city, with having de-
irauded him by means OF alleged false representa-.
Ions oi ther wealth In Chilean and Peruvian bonds
anu othet property TO large amount exceeding n
% %nioh anu half of dollars; that by means OF those
aueeeu fraudulent representations the plaintiff was
Inuuceo 10 enter into contracts with those parties
IoI the sale oi ron-cad ships and rams, some OF
WHICH were tue On0ngaga, the Dunderberg and the
monltor Aeainentlcus; ana that all those contracts
iaisey ana 1Iaudulently Intended, and ON n hear.
ing or the case before Judge Blatchford last week
warrant Tor the arrest OF the defendant was the
result. Application 10 admit TO bail followed and
the case being before the court Judge Bachford this
day rendered his decision, In which he says:--The
written documents and ailidayits In this case seem
to me TO put the propriey or the arrest and holding
TO ball OF the defendant beyond any question The
application to discharge the defendant from arrest n
therefore suspended ~ allow the parties TO produce
evidence as to what 100000 OF the bonds OF the
same issue-being the Issues OF the governments of
Peru and Chile or the joint issues thereof-the title
to which, In the hands Of the holder was undlspuied
by the issuing governments and the interest on
which they paid, were worth In the market and for
that amount the defendant must be held to bail r.
A. Cram and O. A. Seward for the plaintiff; Doolttle
Davis aud Wyman for the defendant.
The New York herald., 1868-05-06
INTERNAL REVENUE MATTERS.

Mr.. HarIand, Deputy Commissioner, left for WASH
ngton last evening on business connected with the
department. F
The superintendent Of Exports has removed from
81 Beaver street to the third moor OF 80 Cedar street
New York, detained yesterday, at 100 Greenwich
street. four barrels OF French spirits owned by Wm
Budlong the owner OF the store, and rectlned py A.
Triple, No. 80 Converse street. BROOKLYN on the
charge OF not having paid the tax.
Inspector Corwine, acting under special orders
from Special Agent w. 3. Hllyer, visited nearly all
the breweries in the Ninth Collection district on
Monday and Tuesday last, embracing some thirty-sx
establishments, and seized those nc iounu In op'fa
of the special revenue tax for the year l56S-G9,
The New York herald., 1868-05-06
NEW yuax HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

stated meeting Of this society was held last night
at the Library building, corner Second avenue and
Eleventh street. the president In the chair. The at
tendance Of members was unusually small, owing,
doubt, partly 70 the nclement state OF the wea-
ther and partly TO the TACT that the subject OF
the paper fead was one not OF general in
terest. Among the liberal donations an
n0unced rs having been received since
last meeting were the entire collection OF correspond
ence Of the late Joseph Reed, OF Pennsylvania, In
Guiding documents of o most valuable historic ma
turc; orders rom the Commander n-Chief, with cor
rectlons IN Washngton's handwriting donated by
iIOn. W. o. Reed, o, Philadelphia, who in his letter
states Saat thc reason s conIdes the custody or his
The New York herald., 1868-05-06
POLICE NTELIIGEyCE.

THE KINGsLAND BOND RoBBERY.-The cxamlna-
ton in this not resumed yesterday before JUS
tice Dowling although the counsel for Messrs. Man.
ming De Forest were ready to proceed. The further
hearing was adjourned Till Wednesday, the 13th
inst, when 1t is expected the case will be closed.
A BoATMAN CHARGED WITH RoBBERY.-Thomas
Cusick, boatnan, twenty-five years Of age, native
Of Ohio but living In Lockport, this State, was ar
rested by officer Finnerty Of the First precinct on
the charge Of robbery preferred against him by John
McNally, living at No. 600 Greenwich street.
The latter deposes that while standing conyers-
Ing with Cuslck he, without the least provocation,
struck him violent blow In the face with his flst
Knocking him to the pavement in state Of nsensi-
possession q gold witch and chain valued at
$40 and 30 legal tender note which property II Is
alleged, the prisoner took from him by force and yo
his guilt, was arragned before Justice Ledwth at
the Tombs and committed for trial In default Of 1000
bail.
three O'Clock yesterday morning olcers Carney and
Dixon OF the Eighteenth precinct. while patrolling
Seventeenth street, observed two cracksmen laying
for descent The officers were at once upon the
alert, and few moments after captured Albert Long
and James Gordon In the act OF coming out OF the
area OF James Blacks residence No. 11s Seventeenth
nS sHa
houses, Nos. li4 and iio, satisfied. the Officers
an entrance in both instances on being
searched the prisoners and found upon Long 4
chisel, knife, candle, matches and keys, And upon
the other burglar, Gordon. bunch OF keys and
.Jimmy.n Gordon claims to be machinlst residing
In thirteenth street. and nineteen years OF age Long,
who can scarcely write his own name, says he is
bookkeeper, nineteen years OF age and resides In
e., 500 ball each. ~ ,-.
Thomas Moran and Thomas Ryan, the burglars
who were arrested In the attempt to rob the room Of
A. h McDonough, No. s7S Broadway, on Monday,
were charged with the OFFENCE before Justice Dodge
at the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday, and
held to answer In default OF a. 500 bali each.
The New York herald., 1868-05-06

grandfthsrs papers to the society is that no library
association In Philadelphia possesses freproof
building Professor Kouls new work on tne Gui
Stream and some works OF the Berlin Ceographicai
Society, BY Hon. George Bancroft; valuable collec-
late Minister to the Hague, and the works OF Major
Jack Downing and Q picture OF the poet Halleck,
from Mrs. Charles Augustus Davis. A paper upon
The End OF Church and State In Connecticut"
was read by Rev. o. H. Giett, ID. d., In which the
the Church In the sand of STEADY habits in the days
OF religious intolerance and prescription. The paper
was so lengthy and the time so limited that the
author was compelled to speak very rapidly and un-
fntellgtbly. The consequence was that many OF the
audience IN the back seats were unable to follow the
thread Of the DISCOURSE and not few sumbered
during portion OF the delivery, ei ull
The New York herald., 1868-05-06

The announcement OF the decease Of Mr.. jeremiah
Larocque on Monday afternoon last was yesterday
maze IN the several courts In session. Several
members Of the bar took occasion to express the loss
whicn had fallen upon the bar Of New York by the
dea'n OF one Of Its most eminent and successful
members To motions Of adjournment in respect to
tne memory OF the deceased were added brief ad-
dresses dresses Dy counsel, fully concurred in BY the pre-
s,ung sna Wuges euogistc Of the late Mr.. Lorocque
whole bar OF the city had learned of his nassine awav
I nom profession @ Of which he was so great an orna-
.i... nens IN sone OF the courts no business was
these adjournng before the usual hour. '''N
The New York herald., 1868-05-06

Meeting Of the Beard Yesterday and Trial Of
The Board Of Excise held their regular weekly
meeting yesterday afternoon, the President Judge
Joseph Bosworth, In the chair. nH
There was q calendar Of only i've cases, none Of
which exhibited anything In the regular routine
OF the enforcement of the Excise law.
Patrick O. McGloin 12 Greenpoint avenue, Brook
yn was charged with having had his bar exposed and
two O'Clock on the morning Of the 10th Of April last
Sergeant Holbrook, roundsman Depew and patrol.
man Ho testified that they had seen at the time and
men playing some Kind Of q game at table; heard
some person call out for ''another cocktafl'' and
s' tOo strong" and saw man an behind the e bar appa
rently mixing drinks. McGl0ip was arrested, taken
M ,bs and S for that
client was arrested and tried for gambng-that Is
to say for playing game OF cards for filthy ucre Of
ton OF the Excise law no charge Of violation having
been preferred against McGloin.
At this stage Of affairs half drunken fellow stag
gcred up to the witness stand and looking at the
counsel as though ne would like to make single un-
wholesome meal Of him, exclaimed :-"Now look
'ere old feer, st want to git swear on this 'ere
case. reckon know more than n0thin' about It,
for was in that mans place about that tme.u y
Counsel said, looking at Judge Bosw0rth as though
expecting to see the Judges silvery locks stand
end, and bushng like school girl kissed on thesly
know mo- U% vow at an @ "a and With wave Of the
hand that might have been considered dignfed even
by Donnelly or Washburne, he bade him go to-a
The would-be witness was full Of Bowery determi
nation, and 80 endeavOred to reach the witness
But the latter was big man and the witness little
man, and when the anxious lawyer put his broad right
palm on the would-be witness shoulder and gently
pushed him without the railing surrounding the wit
ness stand, the little considered that 1t would
be unsafe for him to insist upon being witness
His tongue was united, however, and he broke
fOrth:-'Yer don't understand the case at all, yer
The New York herald., 1868-05-06
John n. Cough ON Habit.


Last evening Mr.. John b. Cough delivered o most
entertaining lecture In the Cooper Institute before
the Burchard Literary Association, the subject of
"labit," which, throughout he treated In mastery
style. The spacious hall was filed with numerous
and apprecative audience, who during the evening
gave frequent tokens Of their appreciation OF the leo
turers remarks. Mr.. Cough vividly pointed out the
evil efects Of bad habits, which, me sad when Guilt
waited ana indulged In became second nature. He
enumerated number Of petty Vices and showed how
w. b1tSy the force habit were reuctantiy ana rrevo
cably chained to them afterwards. His portrayal OF
many characters who had habituated themselves to
humorous and pointed and kept the audience In the
best OF spirits. Indeed, the lecturer was quite sue
cessfl In his sketches and displayed capital mimetc
with repeated rounds Of applause. He contended
It was the bcnnden duty Of man to work the
incinstion has brought upon him, for even natural
defects could be remeded BY proper application and
desire: Adverttng TO the vile practice Of habitual
demonstrated the fact that acquired In youth
required the most gigantic exertionS 10 depart from
II IN old age. true gentleman, he maintained,
tion for the feeling Of his listener the question Of
individual responsibility wqs matter Of the highest
thoughts Of men. Youth should never be the slave
to an ev habit for II fastened on him like vampire
and Glung 70 him consciously and t4e most advssble
mInsay leaving " prSc'rss,ns.IOn s's s aside which
great necessity q patient gsrsevsfance FOR sns
IL was q grand triumph for man to battle
with and conquer his own nature BY the force Of his
Striking Ct @
subject and tended to elaborate the points Of the dis
conrse with admirable effect The audience seemed
preval OF the humor, deep thought and versatile
ability which were undoubtedly displayed.
The New York herald., 1868-05-06
COURT CALeSDsn-TYIs nay

1891 $685. 1871 1893 1875 1882 1898 ilei ss; io9 TSi
523 800, 1901, es5, 1ol7, 1o4S 1868. '' '-'' ''''
SUPREME CouRT-CHAhBERs.-Nos 100. 100 I1o.
122 136, 1877, $50, 100. wv '' iAV'
SUPERIOR C0URT-TRIAL TERN.-Part o--xos aoas
$685. 3916 1890, $780, Se64 $685. Sls2 3sgs TaI Ss5s
1892, 3s26, 3440, 1855. o'' ''-o'
COMaoS PLEAs--TRIAL TgRA.-Part 1vos oso
iiOi 1882 e26, 1l44 l147, has, llia 1852 lisa 1i55
lij1, 1853, 1859, 11C0. '
MARINE COURr-TRIAL TBRN.-Nos. osG lD9l tol5
il53 v], lc.t Ill3, 1855, 1886, i0'5 toss i5g IOS
iost loyd !057 iOps. 1no. l6, i0i 1j9I llh- ii1a'
Aus. i.)y. iAll lii- liia, 80. t...
The New York herald., 1868-05-06
LECTURES LAST NIGHT.

The Rev. DR.. Tying, Jr., Mt Plymouth Church,
Brooklyn.
There was large temperance meeting held at the
Plymouth church, Brooklyn last evening" under
the auspices Of the Plymouth Temperance
Society. The meeting was opened by prayer by
the Rev. Mason Gallagher. Captain Duncan,
who presided, then apologized for the absence
Of the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, who
was unayodably prevented from being present.
The Rev: Stephen II. Tying, Jr., then introduced
and prefaced his remarks with the statement that
this was his first attempt at temperance speaking
though he had been an advocate ofthe cause all his
Cold water he held, exercised q spiritual influence
over the body and kept the mind clear. There was
nothing which 80 efectuay robbed man OF the
power OF will and divinity OF soul as the vice OF in
temperance The speaker, touching upon the inter-
ference -0f members Of congregations with
the right OF their pastor to discuss political
matters IN the pulpit, remarked that such inter-
ference was improper, and that the minister
was the best Judge. Mr.. Tying said that temperance
was the golden bride that held men in. The pur-
pose OF the Gospel was to retrieve the inebriate
through its teachings, and 1t was incumbent upon
his hearers TO take hold Of the work earnestly In
the words Of old Jacob Truman he wished that
the rum sellers might have short life
and 60 to heaven as they could be spared on earth
He hoped they might have happy death and all 20
to heaven. The audience were considerably amused
ut several ecd0tes related by the speaker and they
applauded1fim frequently.
The audience were dismissed with the benediction
The New York herald., 1868-05-06

Commodere Daniel D. RidEely.
Commodore Ridgely. OF the United States Navy,
died ct noon yesterday ct the St Lawrence Hotel,
Philadelphia He was native Of Kentucky, from
which State he was appointed 10 the navy April ],
ls2s His residence was In baltimore but lattery he
has been on constant duty IN Philadelphia as one Of
GERS He had risen 70 the rank Of lieutenant in Sep
tember, 1889, and served on the sloop Germantowh
der, In November, 1884 he was promoted to q
captaincy and commended OF different times
the Runboats Shenandoah, Powhatan, receiving
Iso8, he was made commodofe and appointed to the
Examining Board ct Philadelphia last month. Com
three years OF which he was unemployed and six
ashore HIS sea service amounted TO nineteen years
and Ave months, during which time he enjoyed the
full confidence and respect Of his associate officers.