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@ CHARLESTON LAND COMPANY.-AT
the first annual meeting Of the Charleston Land
Company held on Tuesday afternoon, the 2lst inst,
the following officers were duly elected to serve the
ensuing year:
xJOHN L. SCANLAN, President.
JOHN FRASER. Vice-President.
+JAS. B. SPENCER, Secretary and Treasure:
DIRECTORS.
*AEXR ROBERTSON. DAVID BRAoY.
*G. SIMMONS. -. DANIEL OHADBURN.
G. WYATT.
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,DEmooRAT1c CLUB, OF WARD 2.-This club
met,ats the Hibernian Hall last night. There
was alarge attendance Of the members, but the
business transacted was unimportanti with the
exception Of the following resolution, which
was unanimously adopted and the club then
adjourned:
Reso!oed, That the Democratic voters Of
Ward No. 2 be requested TO meet at the Hi
bernian Hall on Friday evening, in time to at
tend the Ratification Mass Meeting.
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6 .t'as. j, .----- :
pEKsoNA1.ATh psA Hon. Henry Buist, who has
{, been absent for some time on European
tonr. bas retrrned to the city and will renew
b;s professional engagements. u
sWe learn that CAPTAIN Jacob Small, one OF
ON, Idermen,. Ieft New York; on the Mst
m, steamer 4amnn onia for HAM
ss'.i . ~ Z
- .
ANNIyESasaY or 9scH1Irn5 LODGE NO. Sd !.
30. o. This Lodge viii to-day celebrate
their third anniversary at the schutzenplatz.
Z There win be the N usual q outdoor nun oonse-
: quent on picnic and as tne oommt9ee
have made every arrangement for the aay' q
large attendanceia expected. The funds real:
ized VIII be ileyatbdt TO the widows and orphans
Sthe.Ladgo. ssss4is sI:.ssS:. 54s, -
.;,,a :.
y.aeas.e
49, lss III. M s,, W ,,;,,t bs nass
s ,s,iss s;i; scoma What Vas in the past,
suo
VINO mas peen u ene l
promises tnss ln . ieW Gays sne oie
olock VIII be ss saetye as ever. = tne SlerA oi
Council has. already adyernsea ZOE proposals 70
paint the lace ana nands OF tine onerene Ga,s
'sand Wnen inns Is comPie.eo 1ne VOTE sln 70
ssoFer, ano Inc ciocA WIN " 'in no'e Sne 1'at -
s.,o.; fstner ssl LIN 60 ----.:.
.Uarrrp STATES CouRr- JULY %.
Hoy 5YoRaEs 8 BRYAN. PaEsnrsa.-Ex parte
I. Nathan Zemansky, in re Philip Epstin. Peti-
zion 70 estabIiah q lien. On motion of Messrs.
s;pn,ter 4, Common. il was ordered that Henry.
na.s- .rr1. tf,e assignee, do sell the estate Of
!, stank,sSfs. .and nav from proceeds the $5O16 to
,ss.,t;,;o,,sr (. s. s,s. ss,5sy ~,
= : 4, - n Hnpbes. osnkrupt The court
ss,,nrlovaa of ". n. Gary as assignee.
s. p;cbard Ronar and J. stoney. in re
.;a,1s b.nl,nnt Petition to set
ssss m inSoment sSS,da9 9to net aside an iniunc-
tio,, s. On notion az Messrs. simonton & Bar
5 ksr reverence wada ordered to R. B. Carpenter,
Ear: sitsss
q . ,,,,s.;nas5 -
So 3. .'1S'.e 9 80 =. .---. e---
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ANs1yEsaaaf OF scHnIER LODGE, No. 50, I.
20. o. Lodge viii to-day celebrate
their third anniversary at the schutzenplatz.
There win be the usual outdoor run conse-
quent on. picnic; and as the committee.
have made every arrangement for the day, q
large attendanceia expected. The funds real:
ICED viii be deyotsdto the widows and orphans
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MEETING OF DEMOORATIV OLUBs.--Iuo 10 lHoeV-
ing Of the club in Ward No. WAS fully attend
cd. Theodore G.. Barker, Esq, president, in
the chair.
The committee appointed to re .,ort perma-
ment officers OF the club submitted the names
of the following gentlemen, who we're unani-
mously elected:
BERNARD ONHLG, First vics President
o. A. BOWEN. Second vice-President
G. PLENGE Third Vice President
EUGENE W. WEST, Recording Secretary.
G. GHT0HEsT ER, Correcting 5ooretary.--
WILLIAM THAYER, Treasurer.
s Finance Committes-S. @. Black, Dunbar Paul, Jr,
Fred Upper James Adger, Jr, B. @ PIT ckney,
James T. Welsman, Jr., Joseph Cohen, Peter Teck-
lenberg, Captain Revel, Q. a. Damon.
The President appointed Working Com
mittee as provided for in the rules.
The following resolutions were submitted
and adopted.
Resotued, That it is the sense Of this Club,
that all delegates to. attend either District or
State conventions should be elected by their
respective Ward clubs Of the city.
r R:solued, That copy Of the above resolu.
tion be sent to the several Democratic Clubs Of
the city, inviting their concurrence in the
same.
The President made very appropriate ad-
dress, which was listened to with deep and
earnest attention, and interrupted with fire.
quent bursts Of applause. At the conclusion
Of the address, the meeting adjourned until
next Wednesday evening.
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TTf)I BALL SEASON.
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THE NEW YORK CONSERVATORY or MUSIC. %
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MARKET REPORTER wASTED--AS ACCURATE
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JURY DE POLICE
PARoIssE sAINT-JEAN-BAPTISTE
Seanee du 9 JUN 1868.
II. BEkuyATs,
jugc du 4e district.

Aujourd'bui, Neuviame jour du mois dt
JUN dc rannee de Notre Seigneur mil huif
cent soixante huit ct Ia 92me de llndepen
dance des Etats. .Unis d d'Amerique.
Sur convocation prealablc, lc jury de police
de la paroisse st jean .Baptiste s'est reuni
la Maison de Cour de cette paroisso IL
heures du matin.
Membres presents: MM.P;,A; Becnel, Ber
Roussel tie Sorgcs Haydel, F..B. St.Martin
JOS. s. Hrs.Bourgcois, Marcellin Perilloux
Florian Millet ct BIS. Labranche.
Absents NM. Mortimer +. Smith, presi
dent, J..B. Sarpy, Leonce Boudousquie ei
P.-B. Marmillion, dtcede.
lie grefiier soumet au jury une lettre dc
NJ. Mortimer F. Smith, president du jury
datee, Aouvelle- o orleans, 10 5 juin 1868. an
noncant que pour des raisons d affaires i'm
portantes, il ne pourra assister cette reu
MON du jury ct invitant les membres du
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Total. al............$733. 43S

Sur motion lie dit rapport est adopte ct 10
trisorier autorise payer les complies ci-
dessus.
lie meme comite, charge de presenter des
Resolutions concernant la vente bail du
ferry de cette paroisse, presente les Resolu-
tions suivantes, Iesqreilcs sont adoptees:
]. Resolu: Quill est par les presentes
etabli un ferry en- cette paroisse, lequel sera
tenu sur In rive gauche du heuve Mississippi,
dams 10 voisinage dc la chapclle St Pierre.
.. Qu'apres quinze jours davis donnes
dams 10 Journal ofiiciel de Ia parosse, 10
president du jury procedcra, la Maison de
Cour de cette paroisse, d fadjudication
fenchare, au plus offrant encherisseur, ct
pour un terme de deux annees consecutives,
de la ferme bail du dit ferry.
3. lie prix dc l'adjudication sera payable
un quart compliant ct la balance six, douze
ct dix huit mois de credit, on billets endosses
d la satisfaction du president du jury de police.
4. lie fermer du dit ferry sera tenu d'avoir
un chaland en bon etat, solide ct dc dimen'
sions sufiisantes pour transporter des bes'
tiaux, des wagons ct autres vehicules, ct au
moins deux autres petites em5nrcations
esquifs) pour le transport des passagers
defaut de Sc conformer aux dites obligations
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avis Aux CONTRIBUABLES
de IL par0iSSe St-Jean.Bap ptiste.

Toutes les personDes qui doivent ! pEtat
de Ia Louisiana la take d'Etat de lann6e
1867, Ia take de Ia convention constituAnte
Ia take ameliOration int6rieure ct Ia taxe
des lev6es, ct aussi les licences d'Etat do
rannee 1868. sont Instrument prices do
reger sans delai avec le soussigne qui .
rccu rordre dc collector lesdites taxes et
licences avant le Ter Juliet.
Toutes les rigusrTs do Ia loi seront aP-
pliquees aux delin9i snts. =
St-Jean-Baptiste,, JUN 1868.
FLAvIUs,tAGpB,
collecteur des 6xus d'Etat.
Les personnes qui mont pas encore pays
leurs taxes ct licences de- paroisse pour
l'ann6e 1867, ct les taxes arrierees, sOnt
prices de le faire dams le plus bref d6lsi, /
deiaut do quoi elles seront poursuivies -.
Ion la loi. u. JACOB,
collecteur des taxes dc paroisse.
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ETAT DE LA LOUISIANA
PARoIssE-s E-sAINT-JEAS-BAPTIsTE
CouI du Quatrieme District Judiciaire
No 329-
NINE ONESIPHORE SHEXNEYDRE
rs.
sos MARI.

Trois jours judciaires s'etant ecoules de-
puts que default etc pris en- cette affaire,
aucune repOnse n'ayant etc enregistree par
le defeDacur On6siphore Shexneydre, ct Ia
dcmanderesse Victorine Troxler ayant plei.
nement etabli scs droits, ct conformement d
Ia loi ct aux iemoignages. il est en- cons6
quence ordonne. adjug6 et decrett que lie dit
iugcment par default soft, ct il est prtsente
mcut confirms; one Ia demanderesso ct son
mari soicnt dGsormais sGpares de biens, la
communicate dc gains ct dacquets ayani
prGcGdemment existG cltrc eux etant prtsen
temcnt dissoute ct que la ditedemanderess So
rccouvrn de son dit mari Ia sommc de six
cent dix-huit piastrcs ct 47llOO, qui est lc
montant de scs rcprises contre lui, avec inte
ret legal partir de In presente date, ct avec
hypothGque gsuerale, iegale ct tactic pour Ia
somme de trois cent trente.trois piastres ct
5OlO0 sur la somme ci.dessus, partir du
mai 1889 ct pour Ia somme de deux cent
quatre- -vingt quatorze piastres ct e7ilOO, a
partir du avril lsis, ct les frais du process.
Ainsi rendu, lu ct signe en- plcine Cour, d
la paroisse StJean. n.Baptste, lie 2ie jour d'a'
,xne1 n. BEkuvATs,
jugc du 4e district.
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EDGAR POsT.0FFICE
Saint-Jean-Baptiste
UN GRAND ANNlvERsAlRE

Aussi loin que ron remonte dams
l'histoire. on trouve des fstes publiques
chez tous les peuples, ct ces fetes sont
generalement Institutes, soft CONNIE un
hommsge 1 la Divinite, soft en- souve-
mir dun grand evtnement. Les fetes
les plus populaires chez les Grecs Sc
celebraient 4 Olympic, en- Phonneur
de Jupiter Olympien. Sous une ap-
parence religieuse. elles couvraient une
pensee profonde en- effet, les pins
illustres citoyens s'y dounaient rendez'
vous, ct IA Sc fondaient de nombreuses
relations d'estime ct d'amitie, sorte de
contre.poids aux rivalites ct aux haincs
qui mirent 81 souyent les armes aux
mains des petites republiques helle.
niques. Les Grecs svaient su donner
aux olympiades un intsret dun autre
genre ct non moins important: lis en-
avaient fait des soleunites litteraires,
Oh les plus mobiles intelligeuces du temps
venaient se Gsputer les prix d'histoire,
d'eloquence ct de poesie. A cote de
ces brillants concours de l'esprit, il
y await aussi des prix pour les luttes
corporelles car, chez les Grecs, le
cutie de Ia force physique etait au
moins egal au cutie du genie. 'Ces fetes
n'etaicnt done pas de vains ct frivoles
amusements sans but, sans portee, sans
lendemain. Eu favorisant le developpe-
ment intellectual ct physique du pays,
elles contribuaient 4 "a grandeur ct d
"a renommee elles n'avaient lieu,
d'ailleurs. que tous les quatre ans, ct
n'enlevaient ainsi qua de rares inter
valles lc pcuple gree a ses utiles ira
vaux, 1 Horticulture ct 1 l'industrie
Les Romans emprunterent d'abord
aux Greos le caractere do haute utilize
qui etait l'ame de leurs ceremonies
publiques. Mais quand vint Ia periode
critique dc l'histoire de &c peuple. re-
poque do l'abaissement dcs mours, SCI
goots changsrent: adule, corrompu
par les geueraux. competiteurs ~
pouvoir supreme, il Sc ct litteralemen'
payer ses faveu.s. De Ia ces frequentes
distributions de BILE ct ces fetes CONT
naelles qui enlevaient, presque chaqut
jour, le prsletaire romain 4 son labeul
pour l'amener sur Ia place publique
ct 10 faire yivre de Ia vie facile mai!
hontcuse dc l'aumone. Les empercurl
aggra~srcat Get etat de chooses en- de-
veloppaut chez Ia plebc, taut6t dan.
un but de pcpulari4. tantdt pour &
maintenir su pouvoir. une soif insatia'
bic dc spectacles ct de liberalites
Paaem Il Cironses! tel devint le mot
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lus de leurs verandas, pavoisees de hailIons aux
rutantes coueurs, prelassent, sotares, des pots
de feurs qui sc livrent de longs monologues, fort
bien huttis. Des chiens hargheux galeux, morris de
faim grognent timidement en- me regardant de ira.
vers. Les habitants averts par eurs gardens dees
mettent, IN instant eur epae aux portes ct aux
fenetres Des enfants de tout sexe nus CONNIE notre
premier pere avant lie peche, sc vautrent dams la
bo"e en- compagnie des poules, des canards, des
chiens ct des pores lie concert que tous ces etres
reunis font brnire meg orelles est ntradusible,
dams nimporte quelle langue. La crosse maman non.
chalamment etendue-le mot est un peu trop poll,
je vous assure,-sur les herbes folIes, Ia pipe la
bouche, tresse guirlande de Aeurs de pandanus,
tout surveant les ris les jeux, les sauts ct les
bonds de l'essam qui grouie, gronde, hurle erie,
trepigne ct pleure non loin dele. lie papa.
...................... Dams lie simple apparel.
Dune beaute qu'on Went d'arracher sommei
enfonce ses membres athletques ct bronzes dams la
fange des champs de taro, miaue air de son pays
ct sarce les pantes parasites qui menacent detouf-
fer lie tnbercule farineux. w .. . .r.,... .
L'ocean avec sa PLACE sablonneuse ct contournee,
encadre ces differents tableanx dc genre a "
La baie est joie large ct blene. De hautes roches
escarpees lui font une centure festonnee rOrient
A POccident, ce sont de vertes ct rantes collines
don Sc detachcnt ct Sc plopgcnt dams les aots dcs