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New-York tribune., 1869-03-18
MARSHALL 0. ROBERTS And THE STEAMER
ILLINOIS.

A statement was made by ex-Secretary Welles
I'm his letter Of Feb 20 20 Senator Grimes Chairman Of
the Committee on Naval Affairs, refusing to assign a
Government ship for hospital and for quarantine pur
poses at this port concerning hashall o. Roberts and
is sale OF the steamer Illinois 10 the Government which
statement was copied into the columns OF The World aud
made the occasion OF some remark secretary "eHes
T5s secretary Of War generously assigned the steamer so Which
pucb8sr AZ tIprnse oi ucay bali mon
dos.-s vessel uE performed ser that
The weight OF the Secretary Of the Nays authority
was thus given 20 discrcditabe representation OF that
transaction heretofore made We have been shown all
the original papers relating TO that transaction, and IN
simple justice 10 Mr. Roberts are able 10 state that they
do not Justify the SecTetays view o me n9leT ,ot the
upon II winch have appeared Ia ms nnd other
ournas Indeed, these documents are so eorlusi,e ~
their character hat had Mr. Roberts seen Ut ut any ne
give them 70 the public, they would have placed is
has been represented Tho facts are these Mr Roberts
owned the steamer Illinois Ia TIE spring ol ioOl before
cation made 10 him by the Government Tor her sale
Tho conditions of sale we're an appraisal by hye persons
three of whom were So De Robeqts Mr. Mr.
Roberts named Moses Taylor aud william
with Capts j. s. Nchoias and + b. Ellison OF the United
States Navy, aud a. C6eL En@neer william W W. Wood
They several times ana determined after eNnmina
ton the value OF tic Illinois TO be 100000. This neuro
scarcely bears ont the ex Secrctarys phrase "nearY
half million dollars" bnt the sum named by tne R h,
praisers actually $4,000 more than INC sum when
Mr.. Roberts finally recoived-namey, $36"OO that de-
dncon being claimed nnlus,y, as nc thought 9y ae tne
facts sufficiently dispose OF the suect and OF the
uufOuuded DputAunh upon ~
deserves 10 he added that Mr. Roberts certainly was
not 10 be blamed II the termination OF the Rebel
lion m the Spring OF 1865 took place before he RAD re
ceiyed his paynCn for the Illinois, aud thus superseded
the necessity OF her "perfonance OF any sea service
Moreover tile appraisal itself is indOrsed as just III
document which have seen bearing the original sigma
turea of Commodore Vanderbilt Daniel Drew, slOnOrd,
Tileston & Co. Charles MorgaI Moses II. GIinnel, Wm
III Webb Henry Steers George W. Quntard of the MOT
gan Iron Works, 3. +. SecOr OF the AHaire iron
Works Richard Lathers and Thomas ID. Tay-
lor of the American LlOyds Testimony like this must
he Recognized most weighty and conclusive OF
which the case admits, aud as more than sufficient 70
oyerbear that OF the exSecreay OF the Navy ana the
tmnufatous which have been founded upon his or upon
~ = inferior authority. N. Y. World, March H.
New-York tribune., 1869-03-18
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS.

The following appointments were sent into the
Senate yesterday:
FOR POsT-oFFICEs.
ELIZABETH VAN LEW OF Richmond, Va, In acknowl-
edgcment OF important services to the Union Army
during the Rebellion, vice Alexander Sharpe, resigned
ELIZA F. EVANS, at Revenna, Ohio.
EMILY J. c. BUSHNELL, at Stirling, Illinois.
GEORGE L. MATHEWS, at Dubuque, Iowa.
c. +. CARR, at Galesbure Illinois
WILLIAM A. CLARK at Van Wcrt. Ohio
AMAzIAH BALLOS. at Hancock. OHIO.
II. w. FARNswoRTH at Topeka, Kansas.
ESocH b. PENDLEToS. at Westerly, Rhode IslauS
RUFUS II. MELLEN. at Amboy, Illinois.
WARREN W. HUNTNCToN, at Galena, Illinois
RICHARD j. ToMPKTSs, at Mount Carroll, Illinois
REyESUR AND CUSTOMS.
JosEPH p SMITH, Of Internal Revenue for the
Twenty first District Of Pennsylvania ree Frost deceased
ISRAEL wAsHBURNE, r Collector OF Customs for Port
land. Maine.
&C. r. CLARKE, Collector Of Customs Of Oswego New
York. rice Yandyke whose commission expired Jan. 10,
1862
HENRY D. MOORE Collector OF Customs at Philadelphia,
rice Walker resigned
The Senate yesterday confirmed the following
nominations:
FRANK MOORE Of New.York, Second Secretary OF the
American Legation at Madrid
JOHN 7. FORBES Pension Agent at Philadelphia
New-York tribune., 1869-03-18
THE STATE LEGIsLAruRES.

A resolution was introduced in the Arkansas
House yesterday, to depose G. g. Price, the Speaker
In tho New-JeTsey Legislature the Jersey
CITY Police bill was amended yesterday go into
effect April l. 1869. and ordered q third reading Tina
Newark Police bill and the bill to redstrict part Of
Morris County were defeated. The bill increasing the
Jurisdiction and emOuments OF Justices OF the Peace
passed the Rouse by vote Of 80 10 g. The bll antboJn
joint stock companies increase their stock ana the
Riparian Rights have both passed the Senate bill re{
peang the Steam Boiler act OF last Winter passeI ths
House by unanimous vote in lieu Of the Senate bill
THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT IN GEORGIA
Inc Georgia Senate yesterday took up tho
flteehth Amendment, aud motion to indefinitely post.
pone resulted IN tic vote Of II to IT, Benjamin r. Con-
e the republican President OF the Senate, having the
casting vote voted yea thus indefinitely pOstpOnns and
virtually defeating the adoption of the Fifteenth Amend
New-York tribune., 1869-03-18
THE REINSTATEMENT OF SECOND ASSIST
Ant ENGINEER SAWYER.

While the question of impeaching the late
President mooed, last year. young Scotch Assist
ant Engineer board OF one OF naval vessels Mr..
George f. Sawyer said in the hearing OF his comrades
that "Mr. johnson liable TO impeachment. and
ought to be inpeached and he hoped aud believed the
Senate would impeach and remove him." One OF the
on board dared him TO repeat the remark ana ne
did repeat it. He then threatened with being re-
ported and said to his fellows that he had simply eN-
pressed opinion. and he did think any one In the
service could be punished for such expression He
reported and tried by naval courtmartial, SEN
fenced To be repmanded suspended from rank and duty
year. aud placed on half pay, waiting orders 1hs
carried and the young engineer resigned
his position In October last, and returned home to
Albion Orleans County He took an active part In the
Presidential campaign last Fall, by singing and speak
ing Not long since he married 10 daughter OF Mr.
o. Boyce OF Albion and has since become engaged with
his fathernaw In the hardware business at that place
The telegraph brings us the sequel TO his naval e1per
ence above related. An der issued from the Navy
Department 10y Secretary BOre revOkes the sentence.
restores his full pay aud rank and Oberates, so Tar as
possible the record made against him for indulgnR IN u
little "ree speech under his flag. The tyranny OF the
od the sea" has driven from the service yOung
who serving his country faithfully IN an I'M
poTtant department Of duty and given 10 hin new
vocation. wherein wish him great success Mr. Saw
yer is young man OF high character the son on very
respectable family ard has the best regards OF his tOwns-
men, one 0f Judge Davis's first acts his assuming
his seat Representative In Congress, 10 call tue
attention OF Secretary Borio 10 this OF personal
prescription for opinion sake aud upon the facts being
known, the revOcatory order was Immediately Issued
Cen Grant az once approved the order, and Mr. Saw.
yers friends cOngratulating him upon thls act OF
Justice. We tender hun our good wishes $780,,
IROchpgtcr EXPRESS, March is.
New-York tribune., 1869-03-18
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON EXPRESS COM
PANIES.

This Committee, of which the Hon. Mr.. Ray
is Chairman in session at the Metropolitan Hotel In
this city from Saturday morning until last evening" when
adjourned after having examined several witnesses
among whom Messrs. Fargo Knapp officers OF the
express companies. The investigation understood tc
have taken sufficiently wide to include evidence
upon the various rumOrs and reports which have been
circulated to the alleged cement &c. OF the
Merchants Union Company. Among these rnInOrs was
that Judge Barnard had been influenced by mp.opeI
motives III nakng his decision In the great Waterbury
suit with that Company Upon this point Mr. Knapp thd
Secretary OF the Company, testified as follows: r.
The report that Judge Barnard paid anything hy
it's officers peudug bere htoB AZ
lie dssr directly
whole
% rmin ID ia
equEscaoB mental smp
Of Justice 10 Judge Barnard NewYok Work. II
New-York tribune., 1869-03-18

Rose for the United States, the Hon. Alexander s.
johnson, the Hon. b. r. Curtis Umpire. Counsel
for the United States. Caleb Cushing for the British
Government, the Hon. Charles d. Day of Canada
Counsel will be heard orally tomorrow on the testi
mOny and briefs already submitted. The united
amount of the claims of the two Companies are
S6,OO0,00O. The treaty of 1855, negotiated by ex-
President Buchanan and Lord Packenham, stipulated
for the protection of the rights of those companies
during the continuance of the license granted by the
British Government 1t is now sought to found upon
that license claim TO the fee of the territory
cupied which the United States resists.
New-York tribune., 1869-03-18

ATLANTA, Ca, March 17.-Gov. Bullock to-
dov isued an executive order setting forth that ho had
received information Of the voluntary absenteeism OF
large number Of the members OF the House Of Represent
is in nrder 10 prevent quorum, aud that Hs no hp
rnstion b for the year 1869 has yet been perfected
pr iitted 10 him. II ordered that no money sha DC
ma Id Ia he members on account or per den OF ,ako
null an annr,praton bill Is perfected submitted 10 hlh
atd recaives iii, approval
New-York tribune., 1869-03-18
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.

c,n,vcrn,,n Mass. March f7-The after
30, I,'rs ,r,i,; from Boston for New-York' VIA thls
cy had escape from 0fs 0sg St fn 81 speed
, ne east of palmer. The engine passed over lhe
spot in safety bat two baggage eas anv ad T rods One Of
cars E NIL cars ON as tipped botom-side up For
Inae Of e in 1oseb The % bg ia sfSe Te rock
% %serions{ { nnon Il nom the ledge above, and then
bounded TO the other side Of the Ioau. Inc i ~ ~
clsar for tho paasage Of lainA tomoIIu"'
New-York tribune., 1869-03-18
THE SOUTHERN STATES.
THE rorIsIASA SCHOOL BILL.

THE LOUISIANA SCiiOOi, pill.
Nrw.OpIFANs. March 17-The Governor
has signed the School bill providing for mixed schools
and today appointed the COmmSsiOnes provided 10Y ny
'he hi among them two cOOrcd one OF them formerly
ChaplaIn Of the State Senate. The sOooOO OF Donus
niedged for loans, have been placed upon the narke
The Governor having signed the Dill passed Dy lhe
Iegislature recently providing for their sale
New-York tribune., 1869-03-18
THE REVOKED PARDONs.

The Washington correspondent of The Baltimore
Sun says:
1t will be recollected that President Grant, mmedi.
ately upon his taking Office President directed that
certain pardons issued by President johnson should be
revoked withheld from the intended to be
pardOned, I'm certain I'm NewYOrk, MASSACHUSETTS,
aud elsewhere Attorney Gen. Hoar has had this SUBJ
ject under consideration and IL Is understood he decides
that the revocation OF the President will not stand In
law that the act of the Executive complete when
the warrant Of pardon placed In the hands OF the
United States Marshal other officer, and that II tho
persons intended pardoned shall not be released,
that upon babeas corpus the courts would release them
New-York tribune., 1869-03-18
PRICE FOUR CENTS,

noon. In tho absence of the Chairman, Mr.. Bemps,
from severe illness, Mr. Ely of Broome County, pre1
sided The affairs of the New-YOrk Central were
under consideration. Horace +. Clark and other
prominent railroad officials were examined IL IS
understood that important testimony was elcitedA
Mr. Bemus has been sick for several days. but is now
recovering
New-York tribune., 1869-03-18
ALBANY.

REPORT OF THE RAILROAD CoMMITTER-THREE
IMPORTANT BILLS IN CONNECTION THERE
WITH-DEBATE ON CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
New-York tribune., 1869-03-18


naval general order, issued to-day calls the at
tenton of officers TO the regulations Of the navy for
bidding applications for duty through persons Oh IN
huence All such applications arc ordered to De
made direct to the Secretary of the Navy, who Is
snpuosed TO be the best Judge of what duty an officer
is entitled 20; and if made any other way such APP
nlicotion will not be attended TO. The Secretary
savs. IL is very apparent that any officer who can
ofain service through influential friends, must have
Great advantage over all others. and the least de-
serving may get the most important dnties Duty
viii I've assigned according TO the requirements OF
tie navy and officers will be assigned to service who
ARE Welt known to DO the most competent TO per-
The officers of the Navy have been directed by
general order lust issued from the Navy Deparlnet
~ inform the Secretary OF the Navy OF Jher actuai
places of residence. The object IS 10 ascertain wnee
thev live so they may be assigned to duty at points
nearest their places of residence. not only as con
veUieIce 10 themselves but also to save the HOVeL
nrnt their travelling expenses when ordereu W uIs
tant poiuts Instead of those near nome, 49,
By direction of the Secretary OF ING navy, ny .o ' &c
service of officers hereafter will he Tor period VI
ii rec wears counting from the day they receive !he
order nntil they are detached on the Ietln ~ VI I,
vessels To the United States. OllceIs MlY n",n d %
three years at sea will. on their return Dc ~ Sir
three years at "a shore station ana 70 @ in ~ tbe
for all, officers will have 10 take theIl tui m 10. ~ Nil
terranean station will not be ordered theio s "E, IT,
until they have performed duty on the COAST ol p phi
iii. China Pacific, and Home squadToh' "hon "i''
| be the tour Of duty. -, ,..;oo,,
The Joint Commission Of the British anu Am1 ~
Governments, 10 settle the Hudson pay anu u usoV go
Sound difficulties will meet in New Ork 70, "
Present for the British Government. the i,hp ''"""
The Opelousas courier., 1869-04-03
EiqhtY Acres Of Land,

tmore or less,) situated ON Dry Bayou, In said
Parish of III. .1aniry, With ai the improvements
thereon or attached shersso, consisting Of one
dwelling heuse; kiteh.ts, smoke house and corn
house. bounded on the Nprih By lands OF Thvsaas
n. Butler, on the South by lands belonging to
the Estate of Elijah Fisher, East hy Iail3fs Of
Mrs. e. H. Simms, and West by Thos N. Butler.
l gray horse hFown horse; yunIg hers.s ::
"a head OF horned cattle head oi sheep !;
! stock Of hogs; Q feather beds; 2 mat
trasses; abedsteads; tables chairs; SIC.
gan cisek / sa4idicf LOT. .os teeis: 700
bushels Of eorri ths pet proeeeds Of 6si
!. ponnds Of lint easton = 2ploughs; ILarrow
1safe: Ieross cut 4aw; old snlkey, aud .
variety sf other articles, the enumeration
OF which would ba t0e tedious
|. 1ersss and Gostdikions The movable property
win be aofd for cash, and the imnaoyable pse-
perty With improvements thereon to be sold Oh
d q cFedis ef oue and swe years from the day of
sale. Purchasers 10 furnish their prgs,;ss0rv
snDtss With good and se1vaas security in soliflp
to the satisfaction Of the Administrator Of saia
Estate. Special mortgage and vendors priyi.
Age retained. Purchasers not to alternate OF en-
cunai,er this property sold to the detriaaent vi
said rstainea privlege and ,aasTlgagese A
Ia conformity with The LAWS and Constitntioa
OF the Stafa of Luaisiana, the above described
land will be sold in lota of not less than ten MOI
mere than City aGrsss, a. will be more partieu
Iarsy described ON tkas;day Of ssle. =
1Earrh %, 1ssal Aandinistrator.
The Opelousas courier., 1869-04-03
The
Grover & Baker Sewing Machine

Was awarded the very Iii CHEST prize. the Orr %
Of the Legion Of Ronor, at the ExrosITIns tNt
vEasELLE, PARts. ls4a, thus attesting their great
superiority over alI others and ut ths last
p LOUISIANA FAIR,
held in New Orleans, IN January, 1869. it prove,l
itself the victor over the other wef1 known Se.y-
ing Machines by carrying Off the DIPLOMA, the
Hiahes 44arard- LIS peinta Of excellence are
: beauty and Elasticity Of stitch Perfection
and Simplicity Of Machinery; Using both the
Threads from the spnols; No fastening Of seams
by Iian.l and ne,wnste OF Thread !, Wide Range
of Application without change of Adjustment
TheSseam retains its Beauty and Firnlness after
washing and ironing.
Be.ides doing all kinds of work done by other
Sewing Machines. these Machines execute TIE
most beautiful and permanent Embroidery aud
Ornamental Werk.
GROyER t. BAKER SEEMING MACHINE CO.,
/, H. Canal Street, New Orleans, La.
JaUuarv IAl. 1869 at
The Opelousas courier., 1869-04-03
JUDGMENT.
Hyacinthe Garrallal,

Hyaeinthe Garrand, D Dist: Court,
onez. Guillory, her husb'd. No. lo9ss
Upon the trial of the above entitled cause,
- IL was proven to the satisfaction of the
Court that the defendant Onezime Guiuorv. is
ir such embarrassed circumstances as seriously
70 endanger the recovery Of the paraphernal
claims and rights Of his wife, Hyaeinthe Gar
rand, the present plaintiff; that her said hus-
band. while administering her said estate, re-
siness the sum Of five thousand two hundred
and thirty-seHe dollars and twenty one and !,
half cents acquired BY her during her marriage,
at different times, from the SUGGESTIONS of her
deceased father and sister, it further appears
that by dation en- paiemens by authentic act
ON the fifth Of April, 1866, from the said defend
ant to his wife, the Plaintiff he has restitueed
to her the SUM OF two Thousand two hundred
and seventy-fve dollars, leaving yet due to his
said wife, and unaceounted for by him. two
thousand nine hundred and sixty-two dollars
and twenry-one and one half cents;
1t is therefore, by reason of the law and the
evidence adduced, ordered. adjutlged and de-
creed that the said plaintiff have Judgment and
20 recover from her said husband, Oneznue
tTulllory, the defendant, the said sum of two
thousand nine hundred and sixty-two dollars
and twenty-one and one half sents, with five
Per cent yearly interest from the thirtieth of
suit to be taxed; that her legal mortgage for
the security of the payment OF the said princi-
pal and interest take effect US follows: for the
sam Of nine hundred and seventy four dollars
and seventy-two hundrefths from the second of
March, 1861; for four hundred and forty eight
dollars on the fifth of December, 1868; for three
hundred and fifty y-nine dollars aud forty hun
dredths on the thirteenth of December 1858:
and for eleven hundred and ninety-two dollars
and nine and O half hundretiths from the sixth
Of March, 1855. 1t ts further decreed by the
Court that the said plaintiff be separated i'll
property from her said husband. the defendant;
be adjudgel to reiake and administer her own
paraphernal estate, and that the community
heretofore existing OF acquests and gains be anil
is hereby dissolved. =
Read and signed in open Court, this 18th day
of February, 1863.
JAS. NJ PORTER.
Judge Sth Ju1. Dist of Louisiana.
true copy:
Jos d. RICHARD. Clerk
The Opelousas courier., 1869-04-03
-. JUDGMENT.

eeaesttne Santfelis District Court
Her hush, Il. chreticn. D No. 10 io;4s 10; GAn'ry'
Rx reason Of the law and of the evidence als.
-kS dneed upon the trial Of the above entitlei
cause, it 10 ordered, adjudged and deereed that
Tue plaintiff C6lestine Cantrelle be separated in
H property from her husband, Hypolite Chretisn: !:
tnat the community of acquests and gains be,
tween said plaintiff and defendant be dissolved.
ana that said Celestine Cantrelle, the nIaintiff'
ee restored to the sole administration Of hrr
separate property and estate;
Ii Is further ordered and decreed that said
teiestihe tanfrele bave Judgment for and re-
cover trora the said HypSlite Chreti.n the fol-
lowing sums: viz: the sum Of eighteen hundred
dollars, t$l5O0,j With legal mortgage to secure
the payment Of the same, to take effect rum
the A6fh day of August, ls48; the further sum
OF one hundred and fifty dollars whith like mort
gage TO take effect from the 5th day Of April.
isoa; ; she further sum Of three hundred dollars,
t$Seo. with like mortgage to take effect from
the 9Th JANUARY, 1856 and the further sum Of
two hundred dollars, ($Do,) with like MORTGAGE
60 take effect from the Eth April, 1S6t-WiIh
legal interest upon said sums from the 9th dav
OF Deeember, 1865, the date of judicial demand.
1t is farther ordered that defendant pay the
costs of this suit.
Judgment read and signed in open Court, at
Opeiousas, this 25th day Of February 1869
JAS. N. PORTER.
Judge 9Th Judicial Dist, Louisiana.
The Opelousas courier., 1869-04-03
THE 0PEL0UsAs COURIER,
Published On Saturday by JOEL II. sANDoZ

Published on Saturday by JOEL II. eAADOI
cORDiT TioKs:
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subscriber wishing todiscou,inne must give
written notice TO that eftet and settle up all
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unsa all arrearagds are paid, uness at the option
of the publisher :. -
Aduertising.-F FIFTY cents per square for
each insertion. Hight lines or iess eolstiute u
square. :
All advertisements sent in for publication will
BE- inserted in English snd French nness otirr-
wise ordered until the editor shall Judge it CON-
veniers 10 discontinue.
Candidates to public favors will pay FifteeH
Dollars each, in adva aace, If they wish to he an
nouncea
The Opelousas courier., 1869-04-03
Carpet Warehouse.

A BRQUSSEAU & CO, Importers, 10 Char
~ tres Street, New Orleans, offer for sale at
low prices: Carpeting-EngIis. and American.
of ali kinds Floor Furniture and Enapaeied Oil
Cloths: NattiEg-500 rolk China. 100 piecrs Co
Goa |; Win.lew Shades, Table and Piano Ceyers !;
Crumb Cloths, Drugget Linen and Felt; Cur
t:sifs-Laee, Reps, Worsfed. nanassz, de-; Fnr-
nitnre Covering g-Linen,a and Cotton Stripes: COZ
nices, Bands, Pima. etc. s.t IMay2 fly