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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-03-15
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New Ycrs. Cash Prize co.
LIVERY TICKET DRAWS A PRIZE.


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LIVERY TICKET DRAWS A PRIZE.
Cash Gifts each $4,000 50 Cash Gifts each 81 900
e e $500 $50 100
. Elegant Rosewood Pianos. each $500 to SEQ
$50 Sewing Machines, Soto rs
500 Gold Watches. IS to 800
Gold Prizes. Silver Ware, ETC.. valued at 81 9ooo0
Tickets describing Prizes are sealed in envelopes ard
wen mixed On receipt Of &c. Sealed Ticket d-aTn
without choice and sent by mail to any address Ins
prize named upon IL will be delivered to the ticket
holder on payment Of One Dollar. Prizes are immedi
atey cent 20 any address BY express or return mail
You will know what your prize IS before you pay for
It. ANY Prize exchanged for another Of the value
No blanks, Our patrons depend on fair dealing.
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Prizes. and kinkly permit rs TO publish them: An
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SIS 900: John +. Anderson. Savannah. S50CGs James
Simmons, Boston, $4,000.
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pion of White Supremacy against the World.-A
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il. For specimen copies, address
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Write to IA Broadway, New York.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-03-15

Waats-For Rent-For .SaEe-Boarding- s-fonn@
-;l Be inserted IN this column at 25 Gents eacn az,
ssr.ion not exceeding fire lines; orer pe E'es
or each additional line scil be charged
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-03-15

AN kinds of Dried Fruit ct H. GooDxAs's,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-02
AUCTION SALES THIS DAY.

By K. NJ. B. J. MONTGOMERY. at II O'clock.
RI Oso Auction Mart, No. 81 Camp street, a
general assortment of new and second. hand
FURNITURE, pianos. etc. At twelve o'clock, at St.
charles auction Exchange, three lots of ground
ana double one-story cottage on Franklin
street-Succession Of Margaret E. Gallagher
BY PLACIDE J. SPEAR, at II O'clock. at St
Charles Auction Exchange, lot of ground and
buildings on Union street Third District)-
Succession of widow Hypoite Bourgeoin
81 u. DE FERRET, at II O'Clock, at St. Charles
Auction Exchange, two lots of ground and
buildings On Calliope street; two lots of ground
On Magnolia street; lot Of ground and buildings
on Josephine street; lot of ground and build
inss on Levee street; lot of ground and build
lngs on Jackson street-Succession of Samuel
3. Smith. Parcel of ground and buildings on
rampant street; lot of ground and buildings ad
joining; four lots of ground and buildings
Laharpe and Claiborne streets; lot of ground
and buildings on Prieur street; lot Of ground
N on Customhouse street; sixty-nine lots of
ground and cottage in the Third District
Succession of Elenore Landry, wife of Louis
Bernard.
BY C. E. GIRARDEY CO., at IL O'clock at Men
chants and Auctioneers' Exchange, two lots Of
ground and buildings on Caronlelet and Fourth
streets; portion Of ground on Fourth street.
In the matter of the minor Amos P. Klein.
BY EUGENE TOURNE, at IL o'clock, at No. 90
Decatur street, stock in trade of cOnfec tOnery
Of J. Vilhrubia; unexpired term OF lease of
premises No. 81 Old Levee street; unex pired
term Of lease of No. 80 Old Levee street and
unexpired term Of lease Of Ne IS Old Levee
street-In the matter Of J. Vilarubia inter-
dicted.
BY WILLIAM WEEKS, Constable Third Justice
Court, at II O'Clock, at No. IS Bienvie street,
lot of furniture-L0bdell. agent, vs.. F. Heer.
BY CHARLES E. PORTER, at II o'clock, at Msr.
chants and AuctiOneers' Exchange, lot Of
ground and buildings on Dauphine street.
BY A. HUSTON, at II O'clock, at corner Of
Gravier and BarOnne Streets saddle and har
ness horses and mares. mules, new and second
hand top and open buggies and wagons.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-02
.sse:a.rie Races Postpone Il.

The first races for the fall meeting of
1871 will take place next Tuesday, being
postponed from to-day, and commencing at
precisely half-paSt two o'clock.
There will be three races Tuesday: First,
a hurdle race, two miles, over eight hurdles:
second. the Nietaires stakes for three year
miles, six hundred dollars added, second
horse to receive one hundred dollars, third
horse 70 save his stake. Closed with eleven
nominations. Third race-Mile heats for
all ages, club purse four hundred dollars.
The arrangements are all perfected for
good races. the track is in excellent con-
dition, and the attendance will undoubtedly
be large.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-02
PROPOSALS..

DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS,
View Orleans, November %. 1871. s
CEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT
- this office until Il NJ. SATURDAY, De-
cember ?, l61l for the construction of a pro-
lection levee on the line of the Old Jefferson
railroad. from the Mississippi river in Carroton
20 Fourteenth street, in of the Dublin avenue
draining machine; thence along Fourteenth street
canal to the intersection of the jackson railroad
i'll accordance with specifications on lille IN the
office of the City Surveyor
The work to be completed by the fifteenth day of
January, 1872
The city reserves The right to reject any or all
bids.
All parties making proposals for this contract are
required to deposit with the Administrator of Fl.
nance, as evidence Of their intention to abide bv
the adjudication, the amount of one thousand
dollars 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
adju icatOns are made. v
No BID will be entertained unless the certificate
OF the administrator of Finance is inrosed there
with to the effect that the required cash deposit
has been made
Proposals to he for the wkoe work complete and
addressed to the unders gned. indorsed proposal
Tor protection .evee.' JOHN COCKREM
a9*sis Administrators
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-02
PROPOSALS..

DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS
New Orleans, November 2S, 1871.
CEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT
~ tins office until u N. MONDAY, December 4,
1871, for repairing and constructing revetments
and repairing ear'hwork of the levee along the
night bank of the Mississippi river, from parish
hne; Firth District down to the lower limits Of the
CITY, IN accordance with specifications on file in
the office Of the CITY Surveyor the workto be COM
psIed by the fifteenth day of January, 1872
The city reserves the right to reject any or all
bids.
All parties making proposals for this contract are
required 10 deposit with the Administrator of FL
nance as evidence of their intention to abide by
the adjudication, the amount OF five hundred dol
lars in cash, which shall be forfeited to the city III
case OF failure to sign the contract.
Bidders to whom contracts are not awarded
shall have their deposts returned to them on the
day adj ,idicaton is made.
NO bid will be entertained unless the certificate
of the Administrator of Finance is inc osed there
with to The effect that the required cash deposit
has been made.
Proposals 10 be per ineal foot fol- the whole work
complete, and addressed to the undersigned, in.
dorsed Proposal for Right Bank Leyees
no39 I'd JOHN COCKREM Administrator.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-02


hundredths Of an acre, to be located upon
any of the public lands OF the United States
subject to private entry under the sixth
section Of the act Of Congress Of June q,
1860.
Pension ct al. VS.. the United States heirs
of G Leonard vs.. the same. These cases
being similar. the same decree was entered.
United States District Court.
In the case of the heirs of Gilbert Leon
ard VS. United States claim is for ten
thousand arpents, arising under a grant
similar to the one above reported, and it is
observed that Hortense Lacoste, widow of
Gilbert Leonard, August Delasus, Candde
Beauresard ct al, recover Of the United
States a certificate of location tor eighty
five hundred acres, to be located as desired
in the aheye case.
Penistai ct al VS.. the United States-In
this case the court rendered similar iudg-
ment. in favor Of claimant for 1G.l07 acres.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-02
POLITICAL NOTICES.


Rooms Parish Executive Committee.
Pallsh OF Orleans December |, i611.-The Parish
Executive Committee met this dav pursuant to
adjournment - twenty-tlute nlemtiers present
The proce edings OF the preceding meeting were
read and adopted.
j A. Brett. delegate from the Sixth Ward. pre-
scented Il re solution authorizing the President OF
TIE Parish Executive Committee to appoint a sub
Executive COMMITTEE, consisting Of one dele gate
from each district of the parish of Orleans the
President of the Parish Committee 10 be exof.icio
Chairman of the subcommittee: said Sub
committee to he the chief executive head of the
Republican party i'll the parish of orleans
Nh. Isabelle from the First Ward moved to
a,n"rd by striking ont much of the resolution
would constitute the sub committee tie cef
executive head Of the party.
Amendment adopted.
First Wee President VI. c. Kinselia in The chair.
Mr.. Dibbie offered the following substitute to
Nh BfettS resolutions
Resol. ed, That the President shall appoint sub
executive committee of eight members, provided
that each district shall have al least one member
upon said committee.
Resolved That the President shall be ex-oifico
mber of said committee, and four members
81 a Il constitute quorum.
Resolved. That the said subcommittee shall
ma Ike report at every regular session OF tins com
ttee.
The substitute was adopted.
Mr.. Weaver moved that the committee hold its
meeting in the Senate Chamber Friday OF each
week, at seven O'Clock p. NJ.
Adopted.
On motion, the committee then adjourned to
meet on Friday, the eighth OF December, 1871, 8.
seven O'clock ?. NJ, in tbe Senate ChamDer.s
De- :. b. OCGENELL; Secretary.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-02
OCCASIONAL.
TIE COURTS.

In the Fourth District Court yesterday
suit was brought by a husband against his
brother for $1,000 damages, caused by the
act of the defendant i'll distributing false
accusations against the wife of petitioner.
The heirs OF John Slidell have brought
suit in this court to contest the right OF Iii C
to property on Common street, bet ween 81
Charles and Carondelet. now held bv +
Huppenbauer. The nature is similar to
others entered by the heirs, and involves
the claim to property once owned by John
Slidell, but conilscated and sold by the
United States government.
The city is now sued III the Sixth District
Court by Alphonse Cazabat for services as
attorney for the CITY of Jefferson, which
office the petitioner claims he held at the
time of the union Of the cities. by appoint
ment of the Council. The contract de-
inands from New Orleans the same fulfil
ment expected of Jefferson.
Judge Dibble will render decision on Sat
urday in the case against the Mobile and
Texas railroad, involving the right Of tie
company to run its track along the batture
in front of the city
Land Claim Decision-U nited States Dis
trict Court. Judge Dureli.
Joseph Keynes VS.. the United States-!n
this case Judge Durell has rendered the
following decisions This is a suit for the
confirmation of land claim under the act
of Congress of June -. 1860 joseph
Keynes, the original claimant. purchased on
the second of January. 1904 from the Span
ISL government of West Florida, 46.000
superficial arpents lying in the district Of
Baton Rouge. The land applied for was
surveyed by Pentado, the government sur
veyor, and appraised. and the appraised
value having been paid. Morales, the IL
tendant of the province, issued to the pur-
chaser complete title in the nature Of a
sale. The purchaser having died. his claim
descended to tle'presert claimant his Only
son and heir.
This case being IN every respect similar
to that of the heirs of John Lynd. the title
of the plaintiff must he pronounced valid:
and it appearing from the evidence that all
the land embraced in the claim herein sued
on has been disposed of by the United
States, less two small fractional sections
hereafter mentioned. and can therefore not
be recovered in kind: it is ordered, adj
judged and decreed that the plaintiff,
Joseph Keynes, receive patents for the frac
tional section ten, IN township two. range
thirteen east, containing seven acres. and
lot three of fractional section fifteen in the
same township, containing six and eighty
four hundreds acres. And it is fur
Their ordered, adjudged and decreed
that the plaintiff. Npseph Keynes, recover
from the United States certificates of loca-
ton for "a 900, the equivalent of forty thou
sand superficial arpents, less thirteen and
eighty -four hundredth OF an acre confirmed
in kind, leaving tLirty-three thousand nine
hundred and eigEry-six acres, and sixteen
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-02
NOTICE.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, I
Efn Orleans Nor.mh,Ar % l4el

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
New Orleans, November 20 1871.
COMPLAINT HAVING BEEN ENTERED AT THIS
y Office by Joseph Estrat against Thomas Pink.
nev and Alexander. Johnson for abandoning their
homestead entries, numbers six hundred and sixty
and i've hundred and forty six. dated March 10 and
February l. 1869, upon the east half of northeast
quarter section nineteen, and west II If of north
west quarter section twenty, township number
eight south, range number thirteen east in st.
Tammany parish, Louisiana, with "A view to the
cancellation of said entries, the said parties are
hereby summoned to appear at this office on the
twenty ninth day Of December. 1871, at one o'clock
?. ~. to respond and furnish TESTIMONY concern.
ing said alleged abandonment.
CHARLES BARNARD, Register.
no29 iw ". ii. HYATT Receiver.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-02
Local Intelligence.

THE PoLrcE.-1me rather unpleasant re-
marks have been made in consequence of
the police attending in considerable force
at the depot, head of Canal street, last
Thursday morning, when the prize fighting
excursiOnists started off. Still worse re-
marks might have been uttered had the
police been absent on that occasion, and
not assisted in preserving order. Their
presence may have prevented trouble. AS
it was, not single circumstance marred
the time, nor was there a case of robbery
Some OF the commissioners, captains, and
Superintendent Badger were there as in
duty bound.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-02
CANCELLATION OF BOND.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Executive Department. ,
New Orleans. Novenl Der Is, 1871.

STATE OF LOUISIANA. }
Executive Department
New Orleans. NUvel, Der Is, 1871.
WHEREAS, APPLICATION HAS BEEN MADE
w 10 ne Tor the canoe atlon OF The Official bona
Of X. NJ Montgomery, as Auctioneer in and for the
parish OF Orleans. TO wit: Two bonds dated re-
sptctlVey August u, 1889 and February 3, 1861,
slgned by K. VI. montgomery principal. and Az
liam Barnes and Henry fassman sur-t-s; and
TWO bonds dated respectively February l. lat5, and
ana March 10, 1866 signed by r. NJ. MoutsomeI . as
prlnci pal and William Barnes and ID. L. Snearer as
suretcs, and Il bond dated June 81 1867 signed by
X. Montgomery as prime pal and William Barnes
and ). II. De Grange sureties; each of the atore-
said bonds n the sum of ten thousand dollars;
and each being conditioned for the faithful per-
tormance by the said K. NJ. Mont gomery of his
duties Auctioneer aforesaid.
Notice is hereby gwen to all persons Interested in
the said bonds to file their objections to the cancel.
aton thereof in writng-ln the Office of the Secre.
ary OF state within ninety days after the last pub
LEGATION hereof.
Given under my hand and the seal Of the State
this fifteenth day of November =. u. 1871 and OF
the independence OF tie United States the ninety
sixth.
Ey the Governor: II. C. WARMOTH
J. W. FAlkFAx, Assistant Secretary OF State.
nol1 Sat
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-02
Office Of the Louisiana IeXee C0unanx

No 80 EarOudeIet srect.-Pursut,lt to rtsOlut Ion
adopted at a meeting of the Board of Directors
held on the twenty second instant a meeting OF
III. stock holders OF the Louisiana Levee Company
VIII hc held at the office of the company on
TUESDAY. December u. at p NJ. for the purpose
OF acting on a proposition to reduce the capital
stock at the company and the par value thereof
and for max ing such other notifications and a,l,li
tons to the articles OF ocaton as may be deter
mined on. THOMAS DIX
noes I'd Secretary
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-02
PROPOSALS.,
OFFICE BOARD OF STATE Ell
New Orleans DGcen1her

OFFICE BOARD OF STATE ENGINEERS !
New Orleans, December ], 1871.
VTNO CONTRACTORS AND PLANTERS: FROM A
L correspondence between the Commission of
Levee Engineers and the Governor it appears
that the Louisiana Levee Company IS not pre-
pared to bulld ali the levees necessary to pro-
tect the State from overflow. and the Governor
having directed US to protect the State if possible
We by his directions, ask for proposals build the
levees IN the state necessary for protection, not
already commenced under auspices OF the Levee
Company, upon the condition that we will issue
certificates OF Indebtedness to be paid by the Levee
Company or the State, as the Legislature may de-
eide. We therefore invite sealed proposals ,,p to
the tenth day Of December for any and every Level
work needed to protect the country from overflow
upon the terms ne ntioRed
~ JEFF THOMPSON,
WILLIAM J. HATCH
T. h. DUMAS,
de2 81 Board of State Fu..neers
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-02
NOTICE.

FNITED STATES PETENT OFFICE /
Washington, D. c., November 20, 1871.
on THE PETITION OF BENJAMIN DAVID CT L.
~ lett of Amite Louisar praying for the extern
sion oi patent granted to him the invent nd
day OF February, 1888, for improvement III
cotton gins. il is ordered that the testimony in
The case be closed on the twenty-third day of
January next that the time for filing arguments
ANA the examiners report be- limited to the second
day OF February next. and that said petition be
Aeard on the seventh day OF February next.
ANY person MAY oppose this extension.
i!u2o law Il X b. LEGGkTT Commissioner.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-02

To BE TRIED.-Recorder Houghton yes
terday committed the following named per-
sons to the Criminal Court for trial:
Adolphe German, for stealing siXtydol-
lars from Richard Lambert corner ST.
Charles and Gravier streets, nineteenth
ultimo.
Albert Colbert, for carrying a concealed
weapon.
George Brown, for stealing four pieces
Of new cloth from the tailor shop of j. 3.
Trapolin, CarOndelet street, on the four
teenth ultimO.
Rudolphe Ray, arrested on Canal street
for disturbing the peace while in an OBJ
ivious condition, carried concealed
weapon. He acknowledged the conceal
ment.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-02
ENtchelOr's fJair Dive

EntchelOr's Hair Dye.-This superb hair
uHr IS the pest IN the worid-perectlv harmless
Ft,lise ana instantaneous; no disappointment: 10
lGlcHtols tiEts or dlsagreeabe door. The genuine
william u Bachelors hair dive produces immedi
ately a splelild black natutal brown; leaves
me hair "Aea0 soft beauttui does not con
tam particle of .es.d any Injurious compound.
Dtd ~ an drLssiste Factory, no. Is Bond street,
New YORK. iyl3 ly
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-02

The Peoples }nnk.-New orleans, October
%. IS.l.-lilt Board of Directors AZ meeting held
this dav. having uIali UIIslv recommended AN IN
crease uI the present cap tai stock OF this rOrpo
tlou from two hundred Thousand dollars to three
hun'rtd thousand dollars, the stockholders are
hereby notified that "A meeting will be hei, on
I'll E>bA'. the twenty eighth day of November
next. at eleven o'clock A. NJ. at the bankiughouse
to vote upon the said proposed amendment.
oc23 It iaw>a K. VI. DAVIS. President.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-02

About half-past ten o'clock Thursday
night man named John Wilson acct
deDtally fell from the third story window of
his clearinghouse, corner OF Girod and
Front streets, and striking his head against
the sidewalk. was severely if not danger
ously injured. He was conveyed to the
hOSDtal
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-02

approved March 10, 1918, to seven years
imprisonment at hard labor in the State
Penitentiary, and shipped tor Baton Rouge
on the nineteenth of March. On the sixth
of May, 1856, he escaped, and, it is said,
went to his home in Ohio.
Captain Youennes, the fire warden, was
ut the trial of Bowman, witness for the
State He is summoned to identify the
prisoner
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-02

Bank. Etw Orleans November 10, l8.l.-Nutice is
hereby given that an election will be ned by the
Stockholders Of tiI.s B.nh at the banking house.
on MONDAY, the eleventh day of December lS11
between the hours OF II A. ". and P. NJ for nine
DIRECTORS 10 serve FOR; ensuing year.
IOll tOuIm Y. u. VAN HORN Cashier
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-02
In Ennkruptcy-No. 1l3S.

WHEREAS. JOSEPH BERNHEIM. OF NEW
w Orleans and district aforesaid, duly
declared bankrupt under the act OF Congress Of
March 2, 1867, has this day filed i'll said court
petition praying for discharge and certificate
thereof from all his debts and other claims prov
able under said act.
Notice is therefore given to creditors who have
proved their debts. and to all other in inter-
est, that the eighteenth day of December, 1871,
at II A. NJ is assigned for hearing of the sam e.
and that they may then and there attend and show
cause, if any they have, why the prayer OF the
said petition should not be granted and further
notice is given that the bankrupt will undergo an
examination before Register Kellogg on the
sixteenth day of December, A. D. 1871, at IL A,
NJ, at his Office. Custom house building.
Clerks Office New Orleans. November q, 1871.
no28 de29 X. LOEW. Deputy Clerk.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-02
SUCCESSION NOTICES,

Succession of Robert W. R3yd-N0:
2o..94.
SECOND DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
~ of Orleans-W hereas, Edward d. >eglIers has
petitioned the court for letters of datiye tesla
mentaTy dictatorship in the above entitled sue
cession Notice is hereby given to ali whom it NAV
concern to slow canse within ten DAYS why The,
prayer OF tho said petitioner should not be-
granted.
BY order of the court.
nO26 80 te4 NJ O TRACY Clerk