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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11
Local Intelligence.

LONG CHARGE.-E. III. Sinclair, alias John
Cunard, to vary the monotony of a summer
solstice, passed Thursday night in the first
precinct cala5oose. Captain Malone, in
consequence of combination of strong
circumstances, wrote the long charge
against him. Accused indiscreetly used
two names, one at clearinghouse that
had been robbed and another at the CITY
Hotel When asked what his occupation
was, said he was laborer; laborers live In
fine hotels all the time, especially neatly
dressed, soft hand laborers.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11
IN BANKRUPTCY.
ESTATE OF DANIEL FRAZER.

OFFICE oFTHR usITKD STATES MAssHAL,)
District of Louisiana ,
New Orleans July 20, I85l.)
EIyHIs rs TO GIVE NOTICE THAT ON THE
l. twenty-fifth day of July A. d. 1871 a warrant in
bankruptcy issued against the estate of Daniel
and State of Louisiana, who has been adjudged
bankrupt his own petition that the payment
of any debts and delivery of any property belong
ing to such bankrupt to him for his use and the
transfer of any property by him. forbidden by
law that meeting of the creditors of said
bankrupt, to prove their debts and 10 choose one
or more assgnees of his estate, will be held at a
Court Of Bankruptcy to be holden at New Orleans,
at the Office of D. Augustin. Register No. i26 Ex-
change alley, on the fourteenth day of August, A.
d. 1871, at twelve o'clock A. d.
s. B. PACKARD,
United States Marshal District of louisiana
iv.0 au14
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11

CRIMINAL CoURT-The wind slammed a
window shutter, making sharp report.
Suddenly most of the visitors asked for
Customhouse convention tickets of leave.
Mrs. Munich, charged with assault and
battery, was arraigned and pleaded not
gnilty. She was released on $500 bonds.
A. +. O,Brien, charged by M. Condor
with embezzlement, was arraigned and
pleaded not guilty. Released on bonds.
William Campbell, charged with assault
and battery, was arraigned and pleaded
not guilty, and was released ON his bond.
Officer Rousseve, charged. with false
imprisonment, was arraigned and pleaded
not guilty. He was released on bond.
District Attorney Gutenberg filed the
following information: Henry Petrie, Philip
Forth, Myrtil Auguste, Harmon Fry, as
saHlt'and battery. The accused are all out
on bail.
George johnson, an escaped convict. goes
back to his old situation in Baton Rouge. a
confirmed thief
Joseph Graves, for vagrancy, is now in
the Parish Prison. n
In the case of Officer James Higgins.
charged with the false Imprisonment Of A.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11
PROPOSALS..
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS,
New Orleans, City Hall, July %, 1871.

DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS,
New Orleans, City Hall, July 30, 1911 5
CEALED PROPOSALS, ADDRESSED TO THE UN-
y dersgned. will be received at this office until
WEDNESDAY NOON, August 30, 1871 for revetting
the Lake Shore Protection Levee with Gray Iron,
in accordance with plans and specifications on file
in the office of the City Surveyor.
The city reserves the right to accept for any
number of feet or reject the whole
All parties making proposals for this contract are
required to deposit with the Administrator of FL
nance, as evidence of their intention to abide by
the adjudication, tina amount of two thousand dol
lars in cash. which shall be forfeited to the city in
case of failure to sign the contract.
Bidders to whom contracts are not awarded shall
have their deposits returned to them On the day
adjudications are made.
No bid will be received unless accompanied by
the certificate of the Administrator of Finance
certifying that the required cash deposit has been
made.
Proposals to be Endorsed, Proposals for Revet-
ting Lake Shore Protection Levee."
jy29 I'd JOHN COCKREM. Administrator.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11
CANCELLATION OF BOND.

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Executive Department
New Orleans July %, 1911.
WHEREAS, APPLICATION HAS BEEN MADE
w 20 ME for the cancellation of the official bond
of A. P. Dumas auctioneer, in and for the parish
of Orleans, to wit: A bond dated October "a,
1867 in the of ten thousand dollars. signed by
A. P. Dumas principal, and FRANCOIS Victor
as surety; the said bond being conditioned for the
faithful performance by the said A. P. Dumas
of his duties auUtioneer aforesaid
Notice is hereby given to all persons interested
in the said bond to file their objections to the
collation. thereof in writing, in the office of the
Secretary of State, within ninety days after the
last publication hereof
Given under my hand and the seal of the State
this twenty cond day of Juty.A. D. 1871, and of
the independence of the United States the ninety
sixth.
By the Governor: III. c. WARM0TH.
JOSEPH WITTGRSsTEIS,
Assistant Secretary of State. jy2l 30t
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tIONITION.
DAVID C. MCCAIN VS.. SUCCESSION OF. o. Du,
BOIS EFT AL.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
SECOND. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF
ORLEANS-No. 23 1872


FIyHE STATE OF LOUISIANA, TO ALL WHOM
McCloskey having purchased at a sale made by
the Sheriff of the parish of Orleans on the seven
teenth day of june 1871 the property hereinafter de-
scribed, has applied to the judge of this court for
monitor or advertisement in conformity to sec.
tons 1910 to 1880 of act No. Sc of the session acts
of 1870; commonly known as the Revised Statutes
of Louisiana.
Now, therefore, know ye and all persons inter.
ested herein, are hereby cited and admonished, in
the name of the State of louisiana and of the Sec
ond District Court for the parish of Orleans, who
can set up any right, title claim in and to the
property hereinafter described in consequence of
any informaty in the order. decree or Judgment of
the court under which the sale was made, or any
irregularity or illegalty in the appraisements and
advertisements in time or manner of sale for
any ether defect whatsoever to show cause within
thirty days from the day this monition is first in
should not be Romologated and Confirmed. ~ A'''''
The said property was sold by the sheriff afore-
said by virtue of and pursuant to writ of teri
taeias issued from this court in the suit of David
@. Mccain vs. succession of Oliver Dubois and
William Mish No. %. 1872 of the docket of said court
at which sale the said Hugh McCloskey became the
purchaser for the price and sum of ffty-ope thou
|. sand dollars.
Description of the property as contained in the
L. Three certain lots of ground in the First Dis
trict of this city, in the square bounded by Camp
Poydras, ST. Charles and Gravier Streets and desig
mated by the numbers two, three and four on a
plan drawn by J. Pile on the twentysecond day of
August, 1887 which said lots of ground have the
following dimensions: Lot number two measures
twenty-five feet eleven inches and four lines front
on St. Charles street. by one hundred and twenty
five feet six inches in depth and lots numbers
three and fenr each twenty five feet eleven inches
and four lines front st. Charles street by one
hundred and seventy feet six inches in depth be-
tween parallel lines, all English measure.
2. Another certain lot of ground adjoining lot
number four above described measuring. in French
measure, twenty-five feet six inches front on st.
Charles street, by one hundred and sixty feet m
depth, between parallel lines bounded on the side
toward Gravier street by said lot number four
and on the other side by property now or formerly
with all and singular the buildings and improve
ments-on said four lots of ground; being the same
property acquired jointly and in equal shares by
o. Dubois and William Mish from John Hcey, per
act passed before H. B. Cenas, late notary public
in TIM city, on the sixteenth January, 1885,
New Orleans July 81, 1871.
LOUIS DUvIGNEAUD, Judge.
NJ. o. TRACY. Clerk. aul Is 29
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11

A NEW ORLEANS THIEF ARREsTED.-The
ST. Louis Times says:
Nathaniel Num-, alias Baker, a New Or
leans thief. dropped into town a short time
since. and within day or two after his ar
rival, helped an honest burgher home while
under the weather and robbed him of a
valuable watch. description was given
to Detectives Irvine and Eggs, who arrested
a man answering the description upon st.
Charles street Yesterday the case came up
in the Court of Criminal Correction, and the
man confessed at once that he stole the
watcb, but said it was planted, and that he
would not reveal the hiding place without a
compromise. He was held over for the
grand jury.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11
TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS
REWARD.

STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department, ,
New Orleans, July ID, 187l.)
TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD
IL is hereby offered for the recovery of the little
son of James and Elizabeth Lane, residing in New
Orleans said child is six years old, and answers to
the name of Charlie Lane, and was forcibly seized
and carried without the limits of the State by
Charles and Miriam Stein, who left for Galveston,
Texas, on June e. 1871 per steamer City of Norfolk
the arrest of the offenders accompanied by evil
dence sufficient to their conviction and pun
ishment. The police force and ali police officers
are directed to give their prompt aid for the re-
covery and restoration of the lost child TO its un-
happy parents.
this thirteenth day of July A. D. 1871 and of the in
dependence of the United States the ninety sixth.
By the acting Governor of Louisiana,
OSCAR j. DUNN.
. GRO. E. BovER, Secretary of State. jy13 got
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11

BAROMETER, THERMoMETER.-The fire
alarm and police telegraph Office is too poor
to have either thermometer or a barometer,
which is jolly joke on Superintendent
Weeks. If the clock should fail, it is
thought the Office would be compelled to
guess the hours. Can notthese small wants
be supplied9 When Mr.. Weeks sported
borrowed Thermometer he kept correct
record of the weather, and it was good
thing to refer to.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11
The jackson Pilot of the eighth instant

says:
Messrs. Shannon and Ramsey, to-day, in
fine United States District Court, filed a bill
of complaint of the State of Alabama VS..
the Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad
Company, and Judge Hill awarded an
order for the appointment of receiver,
with a fiat for an injunction and writ of
sequestration. This suit is among the nu-
merous complications, troubles, and trials
which the Alabama and Chattanooga rail-
road has got itself into within the past few
months.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11

Geery, on jackson square, on the day Of
the papal celebration, the jury could not.
agree on verdict, and were discharged
from the further consideration of the case.
II. S. Hummiston, for shooting Officer
Argus at the Lake, was tried but not con-
victed.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SEVENTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
OF ORLEANS.
ELIZA JANE O'DONNELL VS.. HER HUSBAND
JOHN McNAMEE-No. 1851.


r HEREBY CERTIFY THAT on THE TWENTY
Il first day of June, 1871 judgment was rendered
in this court in the following entitled suit, in the
words and figures following, to wit
Eliza Jane ODonnell vs. her husband John
McNamee-No. 1861.
On motion of Kendall l. Sadler, attorneys for
plaintiff in this cause, upon submitting to the court
due proof in support of her demand, by reason Of
the law and evidence being with plaintiff, it is
adiudsed and decreed that the judgment by de-
fault herein entered the fourteenth instant be
now confirmed; that there be Judgment in favor
plaintiff Eliza Jane O'Donnell, against defendant
John McNamee, decreeing separation of property
between the said parties, and authorizing the
plaintiff to conduct her business for her own ac
count; and further that said plaintiff do have and
recover of defendant, her husband, the sum OF
twenty hundred dollars. with five per cent
interest from first July, 1855, until paid, with costs
of suit.
Judgment signed twenty-sxth June 1871.
(Signed) T. WHARTON COLLENS, Judge.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the said court, at the
city of New Orleans, on this twenty eighth day OF
June, in the year Of our Lord one Thousand eight
hundred and seventy-one, and the ninety -ifthyear
of the Independence of the United States.
EDWARD COTTON, Deputy Clerk.
iyl2 26 auI2
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11

RECEIVED AND GoING.-The members Of
, Eagle No will take fight over to Biloxi
to morrow, where fire alarms are seldom
heard. 1t is the occasion Of their annual
excursion, and they intend to celebrate it
heartily. We thank Mr.. E. J. Dupaquier,
chairman of the committee, for cordial
invitation to accompany the lads, and we
shall certainly avail ourselves of the OPP
portunity if duties will permit. They
leave by the 2:3O train.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11

SHOT HIS WHE.-T. Ryan, living on
Thalia street, was so exceedingly full OF
love for his wife that he loaded pistol
with the surplus and shot the unhappy wo-
man. The bullet remains in her body, but
the wound inflicted will not cause death,
although it may be the cause of cementing
domestic affection. The police were SO par
ticular that they took the loving man to
prison.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11
NOTICE.
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS, CIrY HALL, /
New Orleans, July 81, 1871.
mo. decentralization Series.

New Orleans, July 27, 1871. )
mo. administration Series
Resolved, In accordance with section ten. act
forty eight approved March 10. 1871. notice is
hereby given of the intention of the city of New
Orleans to pave with square block stone the streets
hereinafter named, and the streets lying within
the boundaries hereinafter set forth, viz Canal
street, from the terminus of the present pavement
to the wharf; Julia street, from Rampant to Clai-
borne street; Delord street, from Rampant to Cai-
borne street; Rampant street, from Julia to Delord
street. Boundaries: Canal street. Tchoupitoulas
street, Terpschore street and the levee, in the
First District; Canal street, Peters Old Levee
street, St. Peter street and the leyee, in the
Second District.
Adopted by the Council of the city of New Or
leans July Is, 1871.
Yeas Cockrem. Shaw, Delassize, Remick Lewis
Walton, Bonzano.
A true copy:
IL CONQUEST CLARKE Secretary iva lot
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11
TILE DAILY EEPUBLICAN
AUCTION SALES THIS DAY.

BIZ LOUIS STERN BROS, at 10 o'clock, at No.
Is Charities street. 800 cases boots, shoes and
brogans, and fifty trunks sewed Congress, Ok
ford and Jersey ties.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11
LEGAL NOTICES.
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
FOURTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF
ORLEANS.
MARGARETA JANE SANDERS WIFE OF. JOHN
T. Spearing, Her Husband-No. 25,l8s.

r HEREBY CERTIFY THAT ON THE THIR-
i teenth day of May, 1871, Judgment was rendered
in this court in the following entitled suit in the
words and figures following, to wit:
Margareta jane Sanders, wife of John T. Spear
ing VS.. Her Husband-No. 25, 189.
Considering the law and evidence herein to be
in plaintiffs favor, it is ordered that judgment be
entered in favor of plaintiff and against defendant
John F. Spearing, her husband dissolving the com
munity of acquests and gains heretofore existing
between them, and separating them in property
forever, and finally that defendant pay the costs
of this suit.
Rendered May 10, 1871.
Signed, May ID, 1871.
PAUL 3. THEARD, Judge.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal of the said court. at the
city of New Orleans, this nineteenth day of May.
in the year Of our Lord one thousand eight hun
bred and seveDty-one, and the ninety-ifth year of
the independence OF the United States.
auto 20 se9* +. WALL, Deputy Clerk.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11
PETITION.

TITO THE HONORABLE THE MAYOR AND COUN-
Il Gil of the city of New Demonstrations !:
The undersigned petitioners owning property 'front.'
ing on Philip street, between St David and Willow
streets do respectfully petition your honorable
body to cause brick banquettes, with wooden curb.
ing to be made Philip ssreet, from st. David to
Willow streets, in accordance with the provisions
Of section twenty-four of the city charter.
Hoping Your honorable body will grant us this
our petition, we will as in duty bound ever pray.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11
OFFICIAI NOTICEg,
CITY WHARF BONDS.

UyHE UNDERSIGNED WILL RECEIVE SEALED
u proposals until twelve o'clock MONDAY, the
twenty first instant, for the sale to the city of
seven wharf bonds
reserve the right to reject any or all bids
JOHN s. WALTON
au10I lot Administrator of Finance
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11
NOTICE.
United States Land Office Notice to - Hill,
Charles Derbigny, G.. n. Destrehan,
Philip Peter, v. Salvador, and Francis
volant Labarre, their heirs or legal

Philip Peter, v. SalbadOr, and Francis
Volant Labarre, their heirs or legal
representatives:
UNITED STATES CONSOLIDATED LAND OFFICE,
New Orleans La, July 20, 1871.
A PPLICATIOE HAVING BEEN MADE THIS DAY
IA to this Office TO enter public land, under the
Homestead Law of May 20, 1862 and the acts
amending it, two homesteads, as follows: In Sec
ton three, land claimed by : HILL section four,
claimed by Charles Derbgny; section five, claimed
by G. n Destrehan; section thirty -four, by
Philip Peter; section thirty-fve, by V. Salvador,
and section thirty-sx by Francis Voant Labarre
all in township No. 49, south of range No. "a, east
southeastern land district of Louisiana, about four
miles from the town of Algiers. Louisiana, fronting
on the Mississippi river, and bounded on the south
and west by lands confirmed to Antoine Foucher
and on the north and east by lands confirmed to
Noel Barthelemy LIE Breton and are known on the
records ofsthis Office, claims for which contir
nation has been found.
ALI persons interested in said claims are notified,
conformably to general instructions from the Com
missioner of the General Land Office, to appear in
this office. personally by counsel with their wit
nesses and other testimony, on MONDAY, the fourth
day of September. 1871, at IL NJ, to show cause
why the said entries shouldnot be allowed
CHARLES BARNARD, Register.
aus 1aw4wk W. H. HYATT, Receiver.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11

A WALKER.-Jacob Walker jumped from
the wharf, head of jackson street, evidently
intent on taking through ticket to point
far beyond the Customhouse. Two police
men rescued him from the clutches of a
aarouar .a
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11
SPECIAL NOTICES.

Enterprise Lodge No. I, knights of
Syria the meeting Thursday evening, August
10, the following officers were elected:
Frank Ottendorf W G.
Thomas A. SilcOck, Wv. c.
William Sharples K. Z.
P. H Mooney, F. 5.
T. Ottendorf, T.
L. B. Wakeman, C.
John L. Cain, J. C.
II. SHAFT, l. T.
Jacob Hirseh o. T. aulI IT.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11
NOTICE.

DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS
New Orleans, August 5, 1871.
NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN THAT 1T is THE
IN intention of the Council of the city of New
Orleans to Bourbon street, from Canal to Es-
planade streets, to be paved with square block
paving, in accordance with the provisions of sec
tion twenty-five of the amended city charter.
aus lot JOHN COCKREM Administrator.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11

HAD NO TrcKET.-Colonel Badger, Super
intendent of Police, last Wednesday, pur-
suing the duties pertaining to his office, was
not permitted to enter the Customhouse AS
he Is not ticket-of-lefve man, he left.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11

Patrolman E. Gift has gone to the long
beat after suffering for several weeks. His
late companions will follow him to his grave
to-day
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11
NOTICE.

OFFICE BOARD OF STATE ASSESSORS }
No 9 Caller Court
New Orleans, August l. i'll.
TINHE PUBLIC ARE HEREBY INFORMED THAT
i the State tax assessment for the year 1871 is
now completed, and will be exposed from the first
day of August until the first day of September TO
correct all erroneous assessments.
aur1m JOHN W. SWORDS, President.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11

~ SUDDEN Christian Noesser, keeper of a
barroom, corner of Tchoupitoulas and Cal
Hope streets, unexpectedly dropped dead in
his room.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11

ADzE.-Charles Krankie, while employed
on the new wharf, head of st. Andrew
street, accidentally cut his leg with an adze,
one of the worst kind of instruments.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11

GONE OR GoNG.-George Walker, for
wounding Henry Brown, corner of Cypress
and Howard streets, and Virginia Hilliard,
for stealing the semblance of a dress, go to
the Criminal Court to answer before an i'm
al itr,-x-
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11

4C1EARING OUT.--Some singular fasclna-
ton attracts crowd of oilers in the Sec
ond District Recorders Court even during
this sweltering. weather. Recorder Heiden-
hahn, failing to discover the sense, con-
cluded to clear this gang away. 1t is pos
sibIe some of them will now attend to their
own affairs. if they have any to attend to.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11
NOTICE.

HOLDERS OF CITY TEN PER CENT BONDS
IL due October !, 1871, will present them for
payment, with accrued interest to August l. at the
New Orleans National Banking Association.
JOHN s. WALTON,
au4 lot Administrator of Finance
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11

CAyIsG INA report reaches us that the
river bank in front of Mr.. Jacob Angus
tins property, half mile above Carroll
ton is aving in.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11

PrcKPocKET,-Wil Percy was sent to
the Criminal Court by Recorder Heiden,
hahn for picking the pocket of P. G. Ricard
on the thirteenth of June, during the papal
celebration
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-11

Chief Justice Small ian English judge at
Hong Kong has decided that the. coolie
trade is a slave trade and piracy.