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LErrFR FROM WEST FELrcIANA.
Special Correspondence of the New orsAn. ors.ceusl

Social Correspondence Of the New Orleans Crescentl
WEST FELICIANA, La, May 2, 1868.
Yesterday the negro Edmund Harrison expiated
upon the gsllows, in the jail yard at 81. Francis
vile, his horrible crime of the murder of Eddy
Parker, a boy of only eleven years of age. /
understand lie proclaimed his innocence on the
gallows-when il has been proved that, for
demoniac blackness aud long. intended malice
aforethought," his crime has not been excelled
in all the annals Of cold blooded murders" A
company Of soldiers was discreety sent here by
Gen. Buchanan TO insure order, and although q
very large attendance Of blacks was present,
perfect good order prevailed. At about midday
the prisoner was taken from the jail by the
sheriff and his deputy. accompanied by the Rev.
Mr.. johnson, rector Of Grace Church. The cul.
prit ascended the steps of the gallows with firm
ness; he spoke to the crowd, denying his clearly
established guilt, saying he was ready to die ;
and after prayers and singing by the reverend
rector assisted by colored brother, the deputy
touched The fatal bolt, the platform fell, and the
murderer of the innocent and noble boy, Eddy
Parker, the pride and boast OF his mother and
grandmother, Mrs. West,) was hung by the neck
till be was dead. He confessed Ton his arrest)
that be had killed him, or gave the last mortal
shot, aad regretted that be had not killed bis
grandmother and any number of "rebs." He
bribed black boy, aged about fifteen years. TO
murder the hoy; and after being several times
called upon by his uncle, 1.-THE final murderer,) he
at last consented, and sallying forth early one
little boy a short distance from his mothers
house, and on being addressed smiled; the boy
(negro) fred at little Eddy; the little fellow,
wounded probably mortally, fell upon his knees
the monster Edmund told the negro boy to fire
again-he would not; the murderer then seized 9
gun and walking close up to Eddy, blew hi:
brains to atoms He then forced the negro boy
TO take the little victim his shoulders and carry
him off and hide him 10 secluded place, cover
ing the body with logs; and it was three days
before the whole neighborhood could discover hi;
resting place. The young negro, "a murderer
sso) who turned upon his uncle, is at large
How long be will be suffered to remain so
remains to be seen. . . .
The month Of april was q succession Of heavy
rain storms, reiarding field work fully One-hal
curing the month. We have had, and still have
few days Of tine, dry. warm weather, which
very much needed for all crops.
Corn is doing finely. Cotton is late, but goo
stands, wtere up. The present week is the las
one In which it is safe to plant cotton. Garden
are also late. Some parties. learn, are regalnl
on new potatoes, string beans, etc.
AGRICOLA.
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threw them on can have them returned by
calling upon Mr.. Hayden and describing their
property"
Ex-Aldermsn John Pray has been a boot aud
shoemaker in Boston for thirty eight years. HIS
father and grandfather were in the business be-
fore him. The latter brought shoes in bag on
bis back from Quincy, aud sold them from stall
in the market. He acquired the habit of walking
in the Revolutionary war, at the close Of which,
when he was discharged, he walked home some
seventy odd miles within twentyfour hours. carry
ing his old kings arm" and Announcements. He
was active and rugged married his second wife
when upwards of eighty, and died aged ninety
three
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The New York Tribune says that the ac-
quittal of the President will be vote 'to give
to the copperheads the full benefit, through
out our approaching struggle, of their filched
control of the public patronage" Which
means that it is high crime and INSIDE
meanor for man to change his politics while
in Office, especially if he happens to be
elected as a Republican. The acknowledge
ment that the conviction of the President is
demanded by reasons of party expediency, is
an avowal which shows at once the corruption
and the shamelessness of the radical party. 1t
has become SO much vitiated that its leaders
are no longer able,to discriminate between
right and wrong.
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IMPORTANT FROM GREENsgURG, Lathe Star
and Journal furnishes rs with the following:
Greensburg is one of the most quiet little vii
lsges in the State. For the last few weeks it has
been generally more remarkably quiet than usual;
owing, we presume. TO hard times and hard work.
A short time ago friend told Us that he once
rode through Greensburg about 2 O'Clock P. NJ.
and did not see living thing. The general quiet
often reminds us Of our friends remark. Not
wiihstsnding, occasionally we have little excite
ment BY way of breaking the solitude. For In
stance, few days ago we were witness TO little
row about not getting the calves up. We hope
the boys will be more puoctual hereafter 10 pen.
Ding the calves, and by this means avoid being
" licked" Remember, boys, that Greensbnrg
lest calf short time ago BY neglect.
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The great party of moral ideas seems to be
the party of particularly bad manners. 1t is
very true that intense morality, and extreme
politeness are not always found combined;
but it is scarcely to be expected that the
shining virtue of radical leader should be
illustrated by conspicuous blackguardism.
One may be philanthropist without being a
D'Orsay but we are apt to suppose that the
language of the fash-crib and the Five Points
would be more likely to come from the mouth
of pickpocket or burglar, than from the
lips of ''friend of humanity" 1t is, there
fore, with certain sense of the uncertainty
of earthly things in general, and the fallacy
of radical pretensions in particular, that the
public have read the reports of the little dis
pute in Congress between Messrs. Donnelly
and Washburne These gentlemen seem to
consider that the climax of polemical art con-
sists in calling each other bad names. But
in this cacophonous contest the unhappy
Washburne was doc med to disastrous defeat.
Donnelly, exultant in objurgatory epithets,
and triumphant in contumelious adjectives
fairly crushed his antagonist beneath an ava
lanche of opprobrium. This scene, instead
of exciting the disgust, and arousing the re-
sentiment of the House, was viewed with an
intense interest, and was interrupted, not by
calls to order, but by peals of laughter, and
shouts of applause. 1t thus appears that the
House of Representatives prefer bad man
ners to good and fully approves of an exhi
bition of blackguardism which would have
disgraced the P. r. Moral ideas, and mora
talk are, evidently at outs among the chosen
representative of the dominant party.
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We have received neatly printed and
bound copy of the controllers report of the
receipts and expenditures of New Orleans
for the six months ending S1st of December
last, together with the budget of the city for
the present year. The volume is issued from
the book press of the Republican in this city
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The Weekly CRESCENT, issued every Sat-
urday morning, contains the news of the
week by telegraph and mail, editorials,
local matters of interest, financial and com
mercial summary, state of the markets and
o collection of interesting miscellaneous
articles. 1t is an acceptable present to send
TO a friend or correspondent in the coun-
try. Copies, put up in wrappers, ready for
the mail, can be had at our counting-room.
We will receive limited number of adver-
tisements for the Weekly, and as the paper
circulates in all the surrounding States, its
value as an advertising medium is very great.
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Treassver's Office,
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
New Orleans, April ss. ISIS.

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Orleans Banking Hsuse o. wnslOw Lsnie Co.,
No. y Pine street. New York. the option Of the holder
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State Treasurer.
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nd
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Posf OTTIcn. New Orleans, Nov. %, Ism
fr,ksr Mss 81 the New Orleans Post 01ca
win b closed - follows:
Mills for Mobile, Montgomery, Atlanta Augusta and %.
Iumbus Ga, close daily At sR r.
1sas, Mall Onbces fer spt the river Bay0u
sara, closes Mondays At p. H.. and FrdaysatsAE
veksburg Mails close At Tuesday sDs Saturday.
via the River.
Nails for Lover close at A u every Tuesday sn0
Friday.
Nails for CovfnEsoa close at A n, every Monday and
Thursday.
Mails for Aigiers close daily a ga
Mails for Stations opsoasas Railroad will close daily a.
2RH
Mails for Lafourebe Parishes vii Mondays wednss.
days and Fridays, stsr.E
Mails for Gslveston. Brszos Santiago and Brownsville
feres, close 81 A. Sundays, Tuesdays fhursdayry
and Saturdays, via Opelousss Railroad
Mails for Ousehits Eiver n Wednssdays sn4
Saturdays, via the Rive.
Malls for rorthsasssrn River Close t wsskiv
Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays
Nails for wn be srvards< By svsry clearing
for said Port
NAILS North Eass wsst Ne. Orleans ana jacobson
RaIlroad close daily stsy.
way Mails via Jackson Railroad closes at Ga T.
oFTICB HoURs.-opense a. q, elsssst re
fhs Delivery win be Kept opes untf 7rE
sUSDAYa-oEos eps.s a ~, and elssesl1E.
T. W. TALIAFERRO,
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$4,000 REGARD.

STOLEN from the CANAL BANK, THIS DAY. pack
made for the southern Express Company addressed
N. MoRGAhS SONS, New iork, containing Pity
THOUSAND (s5O.oOO DOLLARS in Legal Tender Notss
Of One Thousand $1,000 Dollars each All Of Letter "
dated lnth M.rch 1872 and nnrnherad Enllou..
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To secure the best family sewing machine Of
the day, 80 70 Grover & Baker. oface is2 Canal
street.
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Nay sh ls6s at 32OA n AGNES, irfant daughter of u.
G. rfin and MARY Brown. aged pesIly three months
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ADJUSTMENTS TINS EVENING.

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nstt-Miss Eva Brsnt-ass Jvnn hnEie-Mr Cava-
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Jas. IL. Thompson,

MER ANT TAIL o r,
NO. $50 FULTON STREET.
rKw roRK
oa tide Of Fulton street few door east Of Broa5wsy
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OARPETIkG-Engsh and American, Of Al kinds; nocr
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tsins-Lace Reps Worsted, Damask. Furniture Cove
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FIRST Premium Photographs.
(DIPLOM MAJ

The FIRST PREMIUM, "a Diplomat has again been
awarded to W. w. wASHBURN ll3 Canal street. New Or.
leans the best PHOTOGRAPHS exhibited at the Louis.
lars State Fair for 1868
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II. C,sachs,
ESTABLISHED IN 1881.
Has resumed buslness at
es1 ROYAL STREET, CORNER OF ST. PHILIP,
PAINTS OILS AND DYE sTUFFs
DIsTlLLBRs' and PERFUMERS MERCHANDISE,
ARTISTS MArERIALs,
DRUGGISTS sUNDRIEs
SPANISH WINES and FRUITS
And cocks Of all qualities and Sizes
himself to his friends and the public general
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Orders for Fine Jewey Medals Presentation Plato
Promptly and Carefully Execn,ed.
REPAIRING PUNCTUALLY ATTENDED TO.
Watches repaired adjusted regulated by the very best
Workmen, at
ZIMMERM ANN'S.
% and % Canal street
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CAUSE OF LIBERAL CHRISTIANITY.
The First Congregational (Unarian) Society announce 70
public will be he'd In Church corner Of
St. Charles Julia streets. EVERY SUNDAY, at II n
and r. NJ, the following Clergyman officiating:
The Rev. HtNRY :. BADGER of Cambridge, Mass
The cordially ali estsd the progress
Of liberal Christianity 20 Join them their efforts 70 main
tain the Church
By order Of the Board Of Trustees
CHAS. ]. LEEDS,
President.
JOHN NJ. GOULD,
Treasurer.
J. Q. A. FELLOWS,
Secretary.
New Orleans, December Is 1861
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visit of Horace Greeley in Richmond. Both
worked from different stand-points, but
both worked. The heart Of the old rebel
grew young again, and with volume of
Hancock's correspondence and file of the
New York Tribune whiled away the hours
that otherwise might have hung heavy upon
his time. This beautiful thing of civil law
in Texas we shall refer to again when we
come to the conclusion that the hero of the
Wilderness and Spottsylvania is really in
earnest, and not perpetrating one of the
jokes old soldiers are wont to indulge in
around their camp fires.
Satire sometimes makes people laugh,
and sometimes weep, and not unfrequently
gnash their teeth in rage. The people OF
Texas will be in a broad grin from one end
of the state to the other when they find
General Hancock in joke, or seriously,
talking about the reign of civil law in their
midst
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BANKRUPT BLANKS.
ALL THE
BLANK FOEAEs IN BANKRuPFCY
Now Ready.
POSTOFFICE NOTICE.

PosroTEIoE, Nzw ORLEANS La,
November Is. lse6 !
Until further noties tho MAILS At the New Or.
leans Postofice will be closed as follows:
Mails for Mobile. Montgomery, Augusta, and At
lanta close daily atsPM
Coast mail for all postoEaoes as far up tho rivera
Bayou Sara closes Mondays at P. N. and Fridays
ats A. NJ.
VicksbuzE mails close at P. n every Tuesday and
saturday via the river, supplying the Red River
parishes
Mails for Lower Coast close at A. NJ. every Tues
day aud Friday.
Mails for oovington close ats A. N. every Monday
and Thursday.
Nails for Algiers close daily at9A.A.
Mails for stations on the opslousas railroad viii
close daily atTA- NJ
Mails for the Lafourche parishes will close on
Monday Wednesday, and friday at A. II.
Mails for Galveston, BRACES Santiago, and Browns
vile. Texas. via Opelousas railroad, will close on
Sundays, Tuesdays. Thursdays, and Saturdays, at
TAM.
Mails for Havana win be forwarded by every vessel
clearing Cor said port.
An mail matter for the North and East. BY the
New Orleans and jackson railroad, closes daily at
p ii.
Way mail for ali postosioes to Canton, Miss, the
Wesl. and the Northwest via jackson railroad,
closes daily at GAN.
Mails for the ouachita parishes forwarded via
ViekabuEg and Matches.
OFFICE HouEs-opens at eA n; closes at P. II.
TAS delivery will be kept open until P. n.
SEndays-0aioe opens At A. NJ and closes at I'm
10 NW Z. TALIAFERRO Postmaster
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NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, SATURDAY. JANUARY H. 1868

cations Of the applicant for registration,
etc, and, second, to decide upon the evil
denoe before them upon the applicants
right to :egistfstion.
The mode Of proceeding for the registra-
ton of those entitled to vote, as detailed
by you, was in conformity to the directions
of the different acts of congress oD the sab
ject, and the commander can not therefore
set the registration aside. Nor can he,
without violation Of the principles hitherto
recognized as binding in the management
OF all public business, be called on to take
any action as to the registration of voters,
made in Texas, on the suggestion of errors
in judgment having been committed on
the part of boards of registrars, in the dis
charge of the duties imposed on them, no
matter how Numerous those errors may
have been.
The different boards of registrars were
bodies having limited judicial powers; and
their decisions are finalin all cases within
their jurisdiction, like those of ordinary
courts, unless there are appeals taken from
their decisions in individual cases with a
view to their revision by competent SUI
perior authority. Although there may have
been great abuses in the registration of
voters, both in Texas and Louisiana, under
the acts in question, they are beyond the
reach of correction from the exercise of
any authority vested in the commander of
the district.
l am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient
servant, W. G. MITCHELL,
Brevet Lieut.. COL, u S. A., Secretary
for Civil Affairs.
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THE MEMBER FROM POINT NO POINT.

The member from Point No Poiat is hard
up for money. His foot BALI hasn't
brought him a single bid from an urchin
on the street. What pity he couldn't have
offered 1t for sale before Christmas and New
Year when all the little boys had their
pennies in hand, We fear the "foot ball"
is either of lead and too heavy, or Of gas
and too light, Boys like their moneys
worth as we'll as older people, and we fear
they have come to the conclusion that the
"foot BALI of the honorable member from
Point No Point isn't worth cent any way,
and that nobody but a fool or Camp street
banker would think Of buying it,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-11
GENERAL HANCOCK ON RE0PRNING
REGISTRATION.

For some time past certain parties in the
fifth military district have consoled them
selves in the hope that General Hancock
could be prevailed upon TO reopen regis
tration in Louisiana and Texas, for the pur-
pose of permitting sundry outside patriots
who have fought nobly" under the stars
and bars to enroll their names as voters.
In order to accomplish this sort Of appeal
from the decision of the boards of regis
trars has been taken, with result quite I'M
expected.
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Sale. nt AuclIon rh,. NAV.

By Montgomery Brothers & Co., at 81
Camp street, at eleven o'clock, furniture
and at Liners stables, Gravier street, al
eleven O'Clock, horses, carriages, harness,
mules, COWS, etc.
BY Holz, Blohm & Co., at Fl Chartres
street, at ten o'clock, dry goods and cloth
ing.
By the sheriff, at the Merchants and Auc-
tioneers' exchange, at twelve o'clock, i'm
proved real estate.
By the United States marshal, in front OF
the customhouse, on Old Levee street. at
twelve o'clock, steamer Minuow.
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INPUDEECE.-Mr. Thomas J. Durant, for
many years citizen Of Louisiana, where he
aequireda fortune by pracdcing law, and
holding public office, but for the last eight
cen months citizen of Washington City, ID
a candidate for the office of governor of thia
statei Not content with having sneere1 al
and slandered the greatest and best man
this country has ever produced-President
Lincolu-he now from distance, and with
out cause, inspires, if he does not originate,
daily ISLANDERS on the best citizens of this
state, through his downtown organ.
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OONSTABLE'S SALES.


Mrs. n Farrell VI. E1rs. uook.
tNlhSr JUSTICES OOURT-HO. 7a2s--BT VIZ
~ tue % writ oi heI iaoias to me directed By ths
Hon. r. CLIFFORD, First Justice q the Peace ahaIl
proceed 70 sell AZ public auction On TUESDAY fbs
ilth day Of January lae8 At u o'clock NJ 1t No lb6
Jqla street. the following described property 10
wit =
One Armoir, one Bureau. ons lot Of Crooksry;
One Wash Stand, Basin and Pitcher one Work
Tablet =
Two Rccldng Chairs ons Coal Oh Lamp:
One Stove and Aparatudss one &itehse Table.
Una Ironing Boerd Two Wash Fnha.
One WashfRqtlle. and Tinwnre:
Yh1Io Bmoothinr ffonss
Dno Beach and oiodnes Horse
Net1td Al the above entitled anfA
Naras~Caah On tla spot n United States XFaAgasE
nQlaa IAHHhCM EsafaN
lASG a Constable First 5aatie4 coazt.
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Graham Illustrated Magazine in an article On ths
Origin, history and manufacture Of the Piano
Forte. pays the following compliment:
A most gratifying proof Of the superiority a.
hiessrh. Boardman, Gray Co.'S Piano Fortcs 3
found in the fact that both their elegant Squares and
magnificent 0raads have been sought for ard Dub
helg used, not only By the bestof American panists
bat also b. nearly all The great artists who have
Vested this country Fhalborg. Gotiachalk, william
Mason. strakoach. Jenny Lind, catharino Hayes and
many others ha borno public testimony to thei
grsat ana acknowledged merit in the most atssrlne
terms
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-11

VALUABLE IMPROVED REAL ESTATE Az
AUCTION BY THE SHEREFF.---We call par
ticular attention to the sale at auction to
be made this day at noon, at the Mer-
chants and Auctioneers Exchange, Royal
street. by the sheriff of the parish of Or
leans, of valuable family residence situ-
ate on Enterpe street between Coliseum and
Prytania, first district of this city. For
particulars and terms see advertisement.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-11

Civil LAW IN TExAs.--A characteristic
outrage was perpetrated by the Democrats
of Marshall, Texas, on the 3lst of Decem-
Der. They repaired in a large body to a
Republican meeting then in session, broke
it up violently, shot Judge Caldwell Of the
supreme court, and as many others az they
could, and were only checked by the post
military commander whose protection was
invoked by the Union men. A portion Of
the rnfaans were arrested by the military,
but in obedience to General Hancock's or
der were turned over to the civil authori
ties, and released on bail. The balance
we infer were kept from arrest to make Jury
men Of when the cases are tried, If ever.
Those who have been enlarged are ex-
Pscted to devote themselves TO shooting
and driving away witnesses. This is the
usual course Of Texas civil law Justice.