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4. \. NAJNESf
dtio ja3 1. Sheriff OF the parish of Orleans.


Charles Ledis W. Barbara Siren. Wife Of
:! Sanhoifen.-Seveuth District Nou-: Soz tue
parish of Orleans. No. 3!e4.
10y VIRTUE OF WRIT Op F'.2? PACIAS
- to me directed by the Honorable the
StTsnth District Court for the parish of Orleans in
the above entitled cause. viii proceed % sell at
public auction ut the Merchants and Auct:oneers'
Exchange, ROYAL street. between Cana. and Gus
tonlhouse streets. in the Second Distrc. Of this
city. on WEDNESDAY, February .5,.3.i at twelve
o'clock NJ. the following described property, to
The undivided hal, interest q the de:-uda,s in
;. SIX CERTAIN LOTS OF GRoCN3, aaa i'm
pro'ements thereon situated in the -1buzb Av;srt.
City of Jefferson. designated by the aumbers
eighteen. nineteen, twenty. twenty one, twenty
two and twenty three. OF squar, number six.
prised within Lesee. Belle Castle. Jersey and
.anlont Streets said lots adjoining and fronting
on Jersey street. Lots numbers 4 i.tst. nineteen
twenty. twrutyone and twenty two. each nave
thirt. teet front. by \ depth of hundred and
FEN feet. between parallel lines. LOT Cumher
twcntS three forms the corner .. Jersey and ' al
mon: streets, and measures t~entv-six te..e and
SIX inches 'front.' on Jersey stree. more or Ies& by
ono hundred and ten feet ten inches il depth and
from an a!m~nt street. by one huEared and ten
feet q" the lin. dividing it from, 70: numbyr TWEEN
ty-two with width III the rear o. thirty light
fee: ihree inches, NOR. Or Jess Al American
measure.
:. FIGHT LOTS OF GROUND. u ed a.ubour.
Avart, City .; jefferson, in square n,nl5.s thirteen
bounded by Jersey. Soniat. Dutossat and Ilau-el
streets. designated BY numbers one Iso three.
tour, five. six, nine and eighteen Numbers one to
ga nave ueptu. O-F|lt: one hundred
and ten feet, between parallel lines, and a 'front.'
each, on Jersey street, to-wit: Lot number one
thirty feet; lot number two thirty-one feet: lots
numbers three, four. five and six, each thrt two
feet lot number nine has thirtythree feet front on
Sonaf street, and depth Of one hundred and
twenty-five feet between parallel ines lot num-
her eighteen has front of thirty three feet on
Dufossat street, and a tdepth Of one hundred and
twenty-five feet, between parallel lines.
J. TWO LOTS, in square bounded Sy Laurel
jersey. Ealmont and Belle Castle streets,
Der OIe measuring thirty-seven feet front
on Jersey street.. by one hundred and ten
feet ten inches in depth aud front OF Val.
mont street. one hundred and ten tee. on he line
dividing it nom lot number two and twenty -five
feet three inches on the lime Lot number
two measures thirty.tvo feet front on Jersey
street. by ono hundred and ten feet "A depth, be.
tween parallel lines
Seized in the above suit:
Ter1ns-Cash on the spot.
c. $. SAUTINEr
.laI4 tcl u SHERIFF of the Pariah If ORLEANS
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MARSHAL'S MONITIONS.
schooner Queen OF the Sonih. Captain and

schooner Queen Of the Sonih. CAPTAIN md
Q. isrS vs.; steamship De Soto ad tuyDoat Neafit
L uIc, o. Louisiana, No. aji6.-In obedience to an
auniiialtE warrant, 10 directed in the above en-
session ' AA' Pos'
- The 'rsboat NEAf!E row ,be,ed ly The srhoore,
Nueea OF tat South, captain and o~a crs for The.
causes set forth in thu libel now n.ndin, :, ~
District Court Of tn" United States - TAX
end ana 40 hereby rite anAadmonish IN. owner or
pretending to have any right title or int S -.
70 M same to BE- and appear at District Court Of
the United States for the district aforesaid to 10
modem at the city of New Orleans On or before tII.
nIst Monday Of February, 1871 to show cause if
any ti!tS have or can. why the said tugboat Neai.
s ~ ,H not Dc condemned and ~ sold agreeaby
United States M,fshals Office. New Orlea.s third
, S. Z. PACKARD
tI' ~ ~ ~ United States Mar ,I,aI
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z. 3. SACS tNEr,
lal4 tel u Sheriff Of the Parish OF Orleans
Nicolas Burg vs.. Charles RushinR.-Sey.
enth District Court for the parish Of Orleans No

Nicolas Burg vs. Charles RushinR.-Sev.
enth DIst1ic! Court for the parish Of Orleans, No.
RY VIRTUE OF WRIT OF FiERl FAC1AS
~ TO me directed by the Honorable the Seventh
District Court for the parish of Orleans in the
above entitled canse I will proceed to sell at
public auction. at the Merchants and Auct;oneers'
Exchange. Royal street. between Canal and Gus
tomhouse streets, in the Second District OF this
CITY, on MONDAY the twenty-thirdG a OF JANUARY
1871 at II O'Clock, N, thu following de SC oed prop.
er:y. to-wit: sOf
A CERTAIN LOT OF GROrND situate in the
Second District of this city in he square bounded
ny benviiie CEstomhouse, Miro and Tonti streets,
I" an act in the office OF O. de Arnas notary public in
ils city, dated April 49, 1866, which lot measurts in
american measure twenty-sevsn feet one inch
'front.' on Bicnvilic street by hundred and ,ix
1cet deep, between parallel lines p,i1cna, e from
said notary, o. deArmas. >''Ao
Seized in the above s1it
Ternn-Cash on the spot.
C.S SArrlET~
dc,2 ia' Y Sheriff OF the parish OF Orleans,
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By Mr.. Campbell

WHEREAS, Great loss of life and property
! is constantly recurring from the sale an(
use OF coal oil and other explosive mate
rails; therefore, be it
Resolred, That a committee of three Sen
ators be appointed to investigate this sub
ject, consult witt, the best scientific anG
y mercantile authorities. and report sucl
measures of legislation as will most effectu
| ally prevent the sale aud use Of all danger
GUS burning fluids.
Referred to Committees ON judiciary ana
Health and Quarantine. jointly.
BY Mr.. Lewis:
Resolred. That committee of three be
immediately appointed by the President .O
investigate the affairs of the Board OF
Public Works, and the construction OF
| levees. and the letting Of the contracts for
the same and the amount OF money or war
rants that they, have cost the State, and the
| amount which has been received III good
faith by the contractors for the same; and
that this committee be ordered to report
| within twenty days, and that it have power
| to send for persons and papers.
MIR. Pinchbacl1 offered the following sub
stitute:
Resolred, That the Committee OH I.eyees
be instructed to make a thorough investiga
ton of the Board Of Public Works, and that
persons and papers.
Withdrawn.
Mr.. Campbell then offered the same sub
stitute.
Mr. Ray moved to table the sub,titu.
Adopted.
Mr. Pinchback moved to amend tic rcso.
luton by making the committee consist OF
FIVE instead of three members.
Adopted.
The resolution was adopted ia amended
By Mr.. Ingraiiam:
Resolred. That special committee of
three members of the Senate be appointed
by the President to examine into the affairs
of the New Orleans Gaslight Company.
for the purpose of ascertaining WHEEL her
said company has complied with the con-
ditions of its charter according to law, and
that said committee have full power to
examine all papers. books. plans. maps,
documents and accounts connected with or
belonging to said New Orleans Gaslight
Company. and. if necessary. to remove the
same for examination; and;that said commit
tee be further authorized and empowered
to send for and examine, under oath if
necessary, all persons connected with said
company, or other parties whom the COM
mlttee may think proper, for the purpose
of arriving at "a true statement of SAID com
pany's affairs, and that said committee be
authorized to employ the necessary clerical
aid tor the same, and said committee to re-
port at as early a day as practicable.
Dir Blackman moved to refer the resolu-
ton to the Committee on Judiciary. which
was adopted on a division by the following
vote: yeas, II; nays. II.
Mr.. 1ngraham offered the following :eso-
luton:
Resolred. That special committee Of
three be appointed by the President for tine
purpose of Investigating the affairs Of the
Lake Borgne Canal. and that said commit
tee have power to send tor persons and pa
pers.
Lies over.
Mr.. Pinchback moved to adjourn.
Adopted.
The President then announced that tho
Senate stood adjourned until Monday. the
sixteenth instant, at twelve o'clock NJ.
CHARLES II. MERRITT.
Secretary Of the Senate.
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The following facts show that the efforts
of William Welsh to expose the abuses in
the Indian bureau were not mal-apropos !:
Last year person named Perry b. Spears
was holding the position of weighcr in the
New York customhouse, and was dismissed
for returning fraudulent payrolls, and hav-
ing fictitious names thereon. He escaped
the penalty Of the law, owing to the disap-
pearance of his clerk, in whose handwriting
the payrolls were made ont, and was secured
at the Treasury Department for $500, made
by said Spears, United States Indian agent.
This rather astonished the treasury officials,
and they inquired into the matter. They
say that the blame is on the officials of the
Interior Department.
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SHERIFFS SALES.
Pierre Vil.arceaux Mncarfy VI. August ~.
BcrnOudy-FOurth District Court ior Iho "i1'D
of Orleans No. 1856.

Pierre vilIarceaux Macarty ": August -.
BrrnOudy-Fourth District Court Tor the PARISH
of Orleans, No. q $50.
10y VIRTUE OF A WRIT OF SEIZURE AND SAL .is
ID to me directed by the Honorable the Fonr.n
District Court for the parish of Orleans in the above
entitled cause will proceed to sell at pubic anc
ton at the Merchants and AuctiOneers Exchange,
Royal street, between Canal and Cust'nho'.s .s
streets, in the Second District OF this CITY. On
SATURDAY. February Is, 1871. at twelve O'CLOCK Ill.,
The following deserted property. TO Wit
A CERTAIN LOT OF GADUND, situated IN the
Faubourg Washington District DaunOyi, III the
sG,lar., bounded by Moreau, Enshisn, Casacalvo
and Port streets, having thirty feet six inches
front on MoIeau street, by one hundred feet deep.
the whole American measure, comprising the lot
designated BY the number eight of square number
four and one foot and half o: lot nun,bernine ac-
cording to a plan drawn BY joseph PINT la'e sIr
veyor ON the ninth day of February. 1872 and de-
posted in the office of Felix dc Almaa. late
notary public III this city, together with al! the
buildings and improvements thereon without eS-
ception reservations b'j ny the same property
purchased by defendant frein from the heirs OF
Mistress GuauIne Retaud, as per act passed pc
fore O. Drouet. notary public Ma this city. dated
the thirty fl rst day. 1869.
Seized in tho above suit.
Terns-Cash on the spot. -
Ce. SACvrNET,
ial7 % fei3 Sheriff of the Parish Of OrleanA
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p E"|ilatd.
Is THE UNITED STATES DISTprCr Co,-,r
= E-s'fct OF Louisiana. No. 9s4.-Iu obcdicnr,
10 'li admiralty "arlia,; to me directed in ~.
my possession 'eu Dto
The Schooner r. P. REWARD her Tackle otto
now lioe..t by Jose Rodrguez ct ais. for the
DISTRICT Court of the United states. J." INC
and 40 hereby cite and admonish the owner or
sons having or pretending to have any rabt ftI L
or interest IN or to the same, to be and ap,ear at
nssiict yonr. OF t United States for the district
AFORESAID TO be holden at the city of New O,aC
on or before the first Monday Of Fshrnan'
I'll 10 snow cause, if any they have or can %h.
the said schooner r. p. Reward her tH Jau' why
should not be condemned and IN. sola . acAie, etc,
the PRAYER of lbelante WI" ooeeeably to
ond day OF January, 1871. 0f'eans. Sec
jas 10 1924 En,+sd =, ~, ttACAARD,
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O"HD STATES DISTRICT COJD,
DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. y
IN THE MATTER OF I.rp. ~
Bankrupt
In Bankruptcy-No. los,

WHEREAS, LAURA J. CHAPMAN "a
ha au parish, and District aforesaid d I'M N
isS1 AIIup1 under the act of Congress- ~, 81
p '%D nae a. this day filed in said cSur.
all her debts and othss c ana ceTtiieats
act. 0' "'fsiiis provable -
,, Notice is therefore given to all crsd;to
EST that tnf the debts and to all other pers
4 n, is asst ned for the day hs,e Of Fssr
c cans 'n n may then aud there stte
petition a Amy they have why the NJ An
Is siven shot tbn not be srantod and
nation before Register Ba H,,, u mo
r roe LonyS.;; Alp. 1871, at IL A. NJ. at
!; Gse = :, O Once. New Orleans. Janu, IS ~
"" K. L0@W. /, dogs
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LEGAL NOTICES,
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
FOURTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH ~
ORLEANS. y"

.. N
Her Husbsnd.-No. e4,sal.
HkSEbf CERTIFY THAT ON THp s,rrv
1 day OF December. 1870, Judgment x,s -
Ger e. IN tins court in the following entitled sn,.
In the words and figures following to wit. sa-~
ursh on,ne .avignot NihQul Va. Max Nihoul Es.
:, VI motion OF Hays & New for plaintiff n-oa,o-
a nE Que proof OF plaintiffs demand, it is ordereS
anuaseu and decreed that the default haret.
entered November 49, 1870 be- now corfrn mercy,
creens ae Se 5ua $ment in favor of plaintiff de-
INC com mnnity hitherto existing between o,
anu ah deiendaat. Max Nhoul her husband and .hn,
.'c Pintiif recover of said defend ant tow MA
namd hve hundred dollars with mortSas 'nUn
suit. PioPeEty, anu costs
Ind sment rendered December 5. Is-D
SiSued December 9. 1870
PAUL E. rHEARD. Judge.
ha a1i NsimoEy whereof have hersunto sat
citv of NM. AIMED the seal OF the said court at N
in the vear ~ on thus fourth day of Januar.
drsd dc Var OF our Lord one thousand e;ch, h.
tn. indepeud tn.soae and the ninety NTH year
FhAN WALL. Denuty
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Lewis vs.. Henry N Hysms-Se -enth District
Court !or the parish Of orleans. 10 .:,4o.
Ily VIRTUE OF A WRIT OF SEIZURE AND SAFE
ID directed by the Honorable the Seventh District
Court 70. the parish of Orleans, IN the above
titled cause. to Thomas /. Maxwell. late Sheriff.
ard bv said late Sheriff 70 transferred. will
proceed to sell at public auction. at tn. Merchants
and Auctioneers' Exchange, Royal street. between
Canal and Customhouse streets, in tho Second
District Of this city. on TUESDAY. January Il.
1871 at !: o'clock H.. the following described
property, 20 wit
l. TWO LOTS OF GROUND, vith the improve
mea:5 thereon situate in the ii. at District of this
city, at the southwest corycr OF Cana; and Cla
borne streets and measuring together fft -four
feet ropt on sad Canal street, by depth and mont
on said Claiborne street OF One hundred and six
feet.
,. HIX LOTS OF GROUND with the improvements
thereon situate in the Second District of this city,
in the square bounded by Caaai. Roeheblsv~ Tonti
and CustOmhousS streets. The said lots adjon
each other, and measure each twenty five feet
front or Canal street. by one hundred aod ten feet
in depth. One of said lots forming tae corner Of
Canal and Rochebave streets.
As will NOR fully appear by 'e:s:ence % IN &C.
passed before Theodore Guyol. notary puic n this
city. dated twcnty-fir OF January, 1861.
Se,zed III tine above suit.
T-rIns-Cash OIL the spot.
e. A. eACv!yrr.
d,-iS ia3 L, Sheriff Of the narsh of Orleans
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL

OFFICIAL. JOURNAL
or TIA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
j. Il = II s I. S SIOS
OF TYE
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Or TFC
STATE OF LOUISIANA
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INSURANCE.

NJEW ORLEANS
INSURANCE ASSOC1HA" o'
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Gun MUTUAL. INSCRANC8'
COMPANY OF NBT ORLEANS
Of8ce, No. 81 Camp street.
fire, Marine and Rivss ensuraoess
EHw ORLEANS, JANrAar IS. issa
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL STATEMENT.

0St culuoU pk0NUuE11 luz
-........oe.eooso.oeS75.1S0
Losses, taxes. general exc
peuses, discount on pres
ni-ins, reinsuranceA.
interest on scrips, profit
And !oss.. s35.S3S -
Less discount and Interest
.scouna............. $3.50 So i.s.sfs -
Net profe. :!
tbs Company have the following assets EsTf:
MATED AT TH8 LOWEST NARKKg Casa
VALUES. vip
Consolidated railroad snd cfty Sonda
Ssate bonds, bonds Of the Grand
Ledge OF Louisiana Odd FellowS
Hall Association, New Orleans TuR
nerS Association. ......,....~... 30 80 -
B,aS ard Gas stocks s...........~.....s D9 n
Loans on pledges. ll56s3 a
Loans on mortgage. 73,15c %
b rs receivable. asia e
Scrip Of other insurance companies. eSy: ~
Cucu-rent funds. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $50 q
State and city coupons not cOi!scted..~ 6l56 a
Premiums In course Of collection. $4,000 a
CAsh on hand. 1866 "
ro.a......................... es14,e 4
-
The aSovs statement Is Just, true and corresc
transcript from the books Of tho Company.
THOA>S SLOQ. Pres,deaA
TzozAs ASDsksos. Secre,srz.
STATE % Goe,s,AeAl
Parish Of Orleans, City Of New Orleans
Sworn to and subscribed before mo, this nine
teenth day Of January. 1870
Second Justice Of the Peaes, parish Of Or,ssaa
The Board Of Directors have resolved to nav SD
PER CENT interest on the outstanding certificates
Of profits; also, THIRTY!THRE2 AND THIRD
PER CENT on the balance Of tho scrips Of the ysa,
Isss. on and after the second Monday Of February,
1910; and they have further declared dividend Of
EI6HTY PER CENT ON the net earned outs4andina
premiums for the year Guiding December 81, 1868.
for which certificates viii b Issued on and star thu
tvsnty.hrst day Of March next
THOMAS SLOO, President
JOHN q. GAINES. Vice Prssia.aA /.
TAoAAs AH9ERsos. Secretary.
DIRECTORY for the Year lS1os
john q. aaiaeA kJHars,
= Biscoe, Hsnr, Rsushav.
L n Marks, Hugh Wilson,
Charles MacreadH, WI Seymour.
Richard Flower. Richard 8. veuaSl,a
Julius WsiA shomas S,oa
ny36 td1.
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,rHsr ANIMAL STATEMENT.

IN conformity with the requirements o, "s
charter. tbs Association publish s"~ '".'"As
statement:
p-a,,uyns -ece wed during their fret so
...l;.,.. I,acs her 81. l3rE
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Twelfth Days Session.

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
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oil her words. the same population now re-
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS
OFFICIAL AL
OF THE
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE
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OF THE
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF A.
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

OF THE
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE

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SUBSTITUTE
SENATE CHAMBER, }
Saturday, January II, 1871.
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e. y SNCV INET.
jal73i fla Sheriff Of she pa1ish OF Orleans
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thai motion on the table, wl,ic!, was car
rieI.
NOTICES OF ELLIS.
NJ. M"rpl,y, Of Orleans, gave notice tila,
he would. at some future time, Introduce a,
act TO incorporate the Louisiana Aid Asso
citation.
MIR. Devices, Of De Soto. yave nctcc tia:
ne would. at some future time, introduce on
act 10 incorporate tie Louisiana State D.
post Bank.
INTRODUCTION OF ELLIS.
Previous notice having been given. House
bill No. -, an act t" change the time oi
holding the parisi, courts in the Eleventh
Judicia. District, and to empower the Par
'sh Judges to transact all kinds Of business
at each term. and to authorize The Parish
Judges Of Claiborne, Bienv;!le. Jackson and
Union to fix the terms OF their respective
courts, was put upon its first reading.
Under Il suspension of the constitutional
rule the bill underwent its second reading
and was referred to the Committee on jill
dietary.
Previous notice having been given, House
Dill No. 70, an act to repeal an act entitled
IAN act to improve the sanitary condition Of
the city OF New Orleans and to grant GER
tain privileges to the New Orleans Sanitary
and Fertilizing Company" No. l02 OF the ex-
ira session Of the Legislature of 1870, was
read.
The constitutional rule having been sus-
pended' the bill was put upoa its second
reading and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
Under previous notice House bill No.
n, An act for the relief of the citizens of
bienyile parish, was pct upon its irst read J
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Secretary Delano, Simon Cameron:
Ex-Governor Joe Brown (the patron
saint OF Andersonville) J, and others, re-
Gently leased the State railroads Of Geor-
ga. They associated with them Alex.
ander H. Stephens to give the contract
air Of being home affair to the Geor-
gians. It's magnitude may be judged
from the fact that the profits arising
from these roads will be sufficient or
would have been under honest manage
ment, topay the expenses of the State
government. The contract was LETT By
Gov. Bullock, of pious fame, to Delano,
Cameron and their associates. And now
Mr.. Stephens comes out in letter dis
solving his connection with the con-
tractors. and asserting that since he iirt
permitted the use of his name, he has
discovered that the whole thing il. a'stni
pendous fraud upon the State OF Geor-
gia, and, therefore, he returns his ihtes-
est in the roads to the State, to be used
by it as it sees proper.
It appears from Mr.. Stephens letter
that while Delano & Co., get the road
for S25, 900 per month, other response
bic parties bid S36,500 per month Bul:
locks discrimination in favor of his
northern friends, therefore, just costs
the State Of Georgia S1l 800 per month,
or S13S, 600 per annum. 1t is com
fOrting reflection that Cabinet Minis.
ter, United States Senator and the
Governor of State should enter into =
conspiracy Of this character. Il IS about
up to the level of all Radical dealinga
with the South, however,. Ohio Statss'
man. 9ssis. * v
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Cheering 10 Tax-Pasers.

The Pacific railroad companies, not
content with plundcring from the people
hundreds Of millions Of dollars in lands,
are maturing a scheme to swindle the
Government oat of sixty-6ve millions of
dollars advanced to enable them to con-
struct their road.
The sharpers among them having Sc
cured the first mortgage bonds, now pro-
pose to turn the roads over to the first
mortgage bond holders. The govern
mcpt having only a second mortgage to
secure its liens would thus lose every
dollar advanced.
A congressional committee is trying
to head off the scheme, but as these
keen spectators have always got the
best Of Congress heretofore, we may
reasonably expect them to do it again.
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Land Grabbers Delaying Busl-
ness Of Congress.

The House has not gone to business
upon the Speakers table during the pres
ent session Never before have six
weeks Of the short session passed with
out the House going to the table for ref
erence to and action upon bills passed
by the Senate. There are now forty
seven Senate bills upon the table. many
of which are important, and would be
passed if they could be separated from
twenty-threc land grant bills which they
are oyerlaid and interspersed. The ma
jority of, the House refuses to touch the
pile on the table for fear the land job
bers will succeed in getting through
their schemes by making a combination
of all members whose districts is inter-
ested injsany of the proposed grants
with the solid carpet bag vote, q large
proportion. of whose Congressional ca
reer ends the forth of March. Mean
while the. friends OF the land grants will
not consent TO have any bill taken from
the table for action out of its order, and
hope to force their opponents to begin
at the top of the pile upon the Speak
ers table, and work off all the bills in
the general rush of the last night of the
session. s