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PROM TIKI FSAScE COMMITTEE.


Resolved, thst the mayor, city Comptroller
md nnanc5 COMMITTEES report 70 The next
msCtLDg o. this b1aIl tie o q gold
Of ussI due indebtedness thereby retired.
IN clmpliaCce with the above resolution
tue mares report that We ma
ire EmCunT OF gold bonds Issued 10 De & p
OCo. We slsO ind in The Eaccs o. the city
com1troueE: cold b9a-s signed, So Go; gola
bonus. not signed. E-S3u50; total. S5Q,09. be-
lag the 1uI 2mcunJ or bonds au nor zed 10
be Issued by the ordnance. We find the
amount o. past due Indebtedness thereby re-
amounts and kinds OF Waich IS fully shown
in TIE accompanying statement from she
books OF The comptroller. from when 1t VIII
amount Of city indebtedness has been re-
tired.
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ChanOery Sale of Real Estate
MORDAY, DECENsER 4, 1871

No. 3.5 In the second Chaneey Court Of
shelby county, Tepnessee.-Hsrriet J-Soys-
ter, sdminfstrstriN, vs.. =. Register et al
my virtue OF an order OF sale made in this
D cause, 1 viii sell. at public auction, 70 the
highest bidder, tn front Of the once OF the
second ChRneery Court, in the city OF Mem
1hfq TaunaaQaa- on 5
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by UOnnOl88eur9
"THE ONLY GOOD SAUCE1
II improves appetite digestion. ana n
is unrivaled for It's fSvor. We are dtraetad
by Messrs. LEA d pertains to prosecufe ar
parties making or vending counterfeits.
JOHN DUECAEaS SONS.
oc6 AGENTS, New York,
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Total h-ogsheads

Reports from different sections OF Indiana
Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois and Missouri
sum up about as follows: The estimate Is thst
the crop viii be about sWO-thtrds OF that OF
1870. From 10 to % per cent. of the crop was
cut green, and from s TO 10 per cent. was frosted,
and in additio- to this the worm largely dam
aged the crop.
The mmets Sc crop Of ITO had the effect to
discourage planters, as the opinion, predicated
upon the history ofthe trads in previous years,
was that prices would not prove remunerattve,
and as o Consequence we nave a crop of 1871 OF
I44,0D hOgsheads. The conclusion is, therefore,
both natural and rational. that II a crop OF
10000 hogsheads met with quick sales at ad-
vancing prices, a crop ofI44,G0 viii fall largely
below the want Of the world, and that prices
Will be more than usually remunerative.
The follOwing estimate may serve to elicit
discussion upon the subject, and enable those
who take an interest in the matter to arrive at
satisfactory conclusions:
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a Rn1K FpR THE MILuON,

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MARRIAGE Af aGssTzp e q sso.s Soul y
GUIDE. g m myssis M sni snd rsTsIs:
siona Of the sexual system, with the LAtea1
discoveries In producing and preventing or
gpring, preserving the complexion, esc.
This Is an interesting work Of two hundred
and tWsnty-four pages, with numerous en-
rawlings and contains valuable
Ror those who are married or eontenplate
msrriage: still 1t Is q book that 70 o
under lock and key, and not laid eareiessiy
Sent 10 any one (free OF ~postagslSoI 50 cents
Address DE-. Butts Dtspe1sary, NO u n
Eirhth street, st Louis, No.
So N0Hcs toGts A0s41ed 0se noTaas0sss
Before applying 70 the notorious QUACzl
who advertise in public paper or using any
OuAGRHHEDIES, perus9 Dr. suits Eork- nj
- sitter what your disease Is. or how deplors
6ia condition
NJ. Butts can be consulted. personally OF g
reafi on the diseases mentioned II his " orz
0eiee No, I'm. Eighth street. hel MsEket 81
WaInnt. At LoriL No
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Saturday, EoYsmhsr Il, ls7l,

70 test the sense OF the quaursd vn.
ers OF said county on ratffyi1z ana A..
proving the action OF the COUNTY
Court In agreeing and PROMISING 10 lud8rss
en- DenaE OF and In the name o. tie county,
MY th0usaDd dollars IN amount or me
bonds OF the Memphis and HsisiFh Railroad
psysbi Al IS years, Soaring sigtE
Per can't with Aftze1ef- payable
s~emi-anuualiY. upOl the reru1s and condf-
lions soecihed Ia ths order, which IS here
With pubiisael
Ehose VINO 2 the loan o. TIE credit Of
the county, a. iud0rsed arurszrt1. viii write
o. PRINT on theE UcEe-E, - Fur Loan" and
those opposed WM write or pint % their
tickets. NO Loan"
A inst OF tns Judges, clerks ant eHesrs viii
BE puelished be'ors the dag o. electlOu.
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ELECTION NOTICE.

E1 virtue Of In order Of the HOuorabls
- county Court shelby county, IN quar-
1 win open and hold an elsssiou a aItae
legal voting places In said county, On
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cHANcERY SALE
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1IAL ESTATE
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Saturday, kOysmbsr 25tk, 1877.
Tussday, November 2sIh, 1877.

No. 519-H. d. Second Chaneery Court OF
Shelby eountys-Mary AEield, admsx, etc,
VS. Charles q. Field and others
- Y virtue snd in p~urEuancs to the diree-
ID ions of q deerse of the Second Chaucery
Court Of shelby county. made in the above
eaase On 10Th October, ISL, L Will, on
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P-rozeedfnES Of the Regular Monthly
Meetfng-COntfnusd-
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Of directors was elected: h. d. Buckley,
A. Pearsall, q. 7. Paterson, J.. NJ. Keat-
ing, NJ +. Hudnall, B. f. Coulter. La LIS
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Public Sale Of Valuable Land.

WILL sell for Mrs. Margaret Philips. on
L the premises,
Tuesday. November ssih, ISL,
A tract OF land containing seven hundred
and eishty-six e~cres,lying in the lat District
of shelby ard sth District Of TIPToH COUNTY,
and situated FIVE MILES OF GAL
IowAY's BTArroN, on h Memphis and Ohio
Railroad. IL IS one Of the heat trastso Z Land
in Shelby county, and has been subdivfded
into small farms, OF from one hundred and
twenty-five to ON hundred and ferty acres
zach, giving cleared lam and timber to each
subdivision. Z
TEENS OF sALE-One-fourth cash; balance
GA q credit Of one. two and three years, with
SIX per cent. interest; deed Of truss taken 20
secure purchase money and interest. Ar.
Henry Aaron, b resides upon the place,
viii show The landto any q who may WISH
to exsmtne II before the day OF sale. ask
the attention Of parties desiring TO pnrenase
small farms to the above opportunities 70
purchase such fine a In small lcts, ane
upon such easy terms are seldom onsred
The cleared land can all be cultivated ioi
year 1s72, being ind hrst-Iate fence.
At The sans tina and place the PessossI
property OF John o. Herbert, oeesasses ~
&c sold. consisting Of horses, maLss. S@..tSi
farming utensils etc. terms loN
be mad5 known on day Of seie- Il.
nos SOa
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therefore, null and void.
DEPARTING FROM THE TEACHINGS OF H
FArHKRs.
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the south side OF Concord, between Main and
second streets. lay down plank In
thirty days, nj that the owner of the lot on
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EUUHNCUs
Much Georgia cotton is being market
ed in EQfsula.
Corn and cottOn1n Jefferson cO~untyjdoes
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Figures for the Contemplation ana
study of Memphis Merchants and
Business Men.
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NEW YORK, November 3, 2 pm.-The market
was OF a little IN some instances, but is gener-
ally firm and active, at these quotations:
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Memphis and Louisville
SUMMER SCHEDULE.
Isae Y, 1871.

Neo S
Elegant sleeping cars run through 70 81
The { AN. and 5s9 Pm. trains do not run
on sunday. J. F. BOYD,
fvi5 Bu~perintendcDL
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NEW YORK, November 3, l0s25 a.m.-The mar
ket Is firm and the demand fair. Sterling
steady at l0sA. 5 per cent. paid Tor carrying
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Eezj, resolved and saoptsl ~ C5unCil. Nc
venbeT J. 1871. Ees1s received 2 adopted
BY n0zC1 o. aldermen. NoTembsr 81
Upon a resolution that the pay Of Mr.. HeHe-
ran, bridge foreman be raised 10 SmJ per
month, the same as other Oremeu working Tor
The city Of Memphis, rsferred by their finance
committee, DctODer 8, Isl, and o1uuciIs action
r1ucurred Al by board Of aldermen by q ike
reference On their finance committee, October
:. Is7l, your Joint council ana board OF alder
men uuauUe committees report unfaFOrably.
Adopted Dy council, November i, 1871.
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The petition Of Deyonport asking 70 %
peid damages done 70 horse 81 ms oy tne Sits
Z ~ depatIment etc. Referred Dg SouheA %
No. - eopsmfttee, Noyeubol l. bsls
The petition OF sundry parties tsslosns o ~
street. praying for the Soats4lfntO
aVfle nufsance in thelr Immediate hlclultyl
on Nos H. 7H and % on sate street heieTreu
10 police board BY council, November !, ~.
The petition Of EN- Nett9hg pan -
spg the rightO OF way through the cilyl say Ay.t
1he nayy-yard upon Auction street. " 49,
through Front street 10 the nQflnefn itain
me civ. also WestWar6iy 20 the Mt@i&lsApp
river Head. received and reierrel by ooehei
10 their Improvement committee NofempNli
ISL
The petition Of sundry dealers IN oysters
etc, praying for a reduction Of the city puli
council 10 a speciaI eomfnittce Of i've, viz.
Messrs- TwohiE. Chase. Harvey, Ezhman am
Malatesta, November 4, 1871.
PRoPoSALs.
The Proposlu0R Of W.B. GEeenlag, TO pun
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main question was ordered by the following

main question was ordered by the following
vote:
Yeas Anderson, Antoine, Barber, Bow
man, Butler, Campbell, Fish, Gallsp, Har-
ris, Herwig. Hunsakcr, kelso, holland,
O'Hara, Pinchback, Raglan, Ray, Saith,
Swords, Sypher, Thomas, Thompson, Todd,
Twitchell, Whitney, WilcOx-H.
Nays: COPELAND, Daisle, Fsteh, Lynch,
McMillen, Pierce-6.
Question then REQUIRED or the motion to
suspend the rules for a third reading.
On call of the yeas and nays, the rules
were suspended by the following vote
Yeas: Anderson. Antoine, Barber, Bow
man, Butler, Campbell, Coupland, Fish.
Gallup, Harris, Herwig, Hunsaker, In,
graham, kelso, holland, O'Hara, BiAchback,
Raglan, Ray. Smith, Swords, Sypher,
Thomas, Thompson, Todd, Twitchell,
Nays: Daigle, Futeh, Lynch, McMillen,
| Pierce-5.
| The constitutional rule was then sus-
pended by four-fifths affirmative vote.
Mr.. McMillen, during the roll call, asked
| TO be allowed to spread npOn the minutes
lis reasons for voting as he should on the
| bill.
The point Of order was raised by Mr.. Ray
that no one had the right under the rules
during roll call.
The Chair sustained the point.
Mr.. Ray moved that the bill 10 now
finally pass and called the previous cues
ton.
On motion, the yeas and nays were called
on ordering the previous question.
Yeas: Anderson, Antoine, Barber, Bow.
man, Butler, Campbell Fish. Gallup Harrs,
Herwig, Hunsaker, kelso, holland, O'Hara,
Raglan, Ray, Swords, Sypher, Thomas,
Thompson: Todd, Twitchell, Whitney,
Nays: Blackman. COPELAND, Daigle, Futch,.
Lynch, McMillen, Pierce, Pinchback-s.
The main question was ordered.
The yeas and nays being called, the final
passage of the bill was made by the fol
lowing vote:
Yeas: Anderson. Antoine. Barber, Bow
man, Butler, Campbell, COPELAND, Fish,
Gallup, Harris. Herwig. Hunsaker, Ingra-
gan, Ray, Smith, Swords, Sypher, Thomas,
Thompson, Todd, Twitchell, Whitney, VIII
coX-2S
Nays: Blatkman, Daigle, Futeh, Lynch,
McMillen, Perce-6.
Mr.. Ray moved to reconsider the vote Just
taken, and moved to lay the motion 10 re-
consider on the table.
On which motion to lay on the table the
yeas and nays were called, with the follow +
ing result: s
Yeas: Anderson, Antoine, Barber, Bow:
man, Butler, Campbell, COPELAND, Fish,
Gallup, Harris, Herwig, IngrahaIn, Kelso,
holland, O'Hara, Fnchback. Raglan, Ray,
Swords, Sypher, Thomas, Thompson, Todd,
Twitchell, Whitney, Wilcox-26.
Nays: Blackman, Daigle, Futch, Hun
saker, Lynch, McMillen, PIERCE.
Mr.. Blackman moved to adjourn till to-
morrow at II NJ.
Adopted.
The President then announced that tho,
Senate stood adjourned until the fifteenth.
instant. at twelve o'clock Nj.
CHARLES H. MERRITT,
Secretary OF Senate.
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HOUSE, RgPREsENrAT1yEs,l
Wednesday, February is. ls1L J
Ihe House met pursuant to adjournment.
Speaker Carter in the chair.
The roll was called and the following
members answered to their names:
Messrs. Carter Abel. Adolphe. Baker, Bar
ker, Barrow, Bentley, Bickham, Blunt, Brew
ster, BrOussard. Brown, BRYAN, Buchanan,
Buckingham, Burch, Butler, Carr, Cochran,
Chachere, Crawford, Darinsburg. David
son, Davis. Demas, Durio Ellis, Faulkner,
Floyd, FOntelieu, Gaddis, Gardner, Garst
ka1np. p. Harper, w. Harper, Hampstead,
Huston, Hyams. johnson. Kearson, kenner,
kllen, kinsella, La Saliniere, Laurent,
Marie. Marvin, Matthews, McCarty, Nc
Farland, Meadows, Moncure, Moore, Nor
ply, Morris, Murray, Nelson, Ong Oplatsk,
Otto, Overton. Pond, Quinn, Raby, Riley,
kinggold, Sartain, Schumacher, SOuer,
Stanton, Stevens, Stinson, Tatman, Thomp-
son, Tounoir, Tureaud, Ullman, Verrett,
Nands, Washington, of Assumption,
Washington, of Concordia, Waters, Z. VIII
Ealns. II. Williams, Wilson, WheylanA' Wor
RAIL- Yorke, Young-93.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Upon motion of Mr.. Garstkamp, OF Jefer-
son, the reading of the journal was dis
pensed with, and it was approved.
MIR. Brewster, of Ouachita. by permission,
moved a reconsideration of the vote whereby
the communication made yesterday by tho
State Superintendent of Education was or
dered to be printed
Carried.
And it was referred to the Committee on
Public Education.
Mr. Faulkner, Of Caldwell. moved that
House bill No 1875, an act to compensate
John Ray for experimenting the printing
of the Revised Code and Code of Practice,
and Of compiling digest of the statutes Of
the State of a general character be consid-
cred at this time.
Carried.
And he further moved that the rules DO
suspended, whereby the bill was compelled
10 be considered in committee of the whole
Carried
The bill was considered rs engrossed.
Under Il suspension of the constitutional
rule the bill was placed upon its third read
ing and final passage, its title adopted
and it was ordered to be sent to the Senate |
FOR concurrence.
Mr.. Davidson. of Livingston moved re-
consideration of the vote by which the bill
was finally passed, and also moved to lay
the motion to reconsider upon the table.
Carried.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr.. Worrall, of Jefferson, presented
petition for the relief of the MetropolltaH
Police OF the city of New Orleans.
The petition was read and referred to INC
special committee on Metropolitan Ponce
MIR. Cllman. of Orleans, presented Pc
ntIon Tor the relief of the Jewish wldo"'
and orphans domiciled in the city OF Nc"
Orleans, which was read and referred to'n
Committee on Charitable and Public lnsu
tu,ions.
Mr.. Garstkamp, of Jefferson, presenter
petition for the relief of Alphonse bafne
and Theodore BerSeron, which was ''
and referred to the Committee ON Claims
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee On Claims, through
chairman, submitted tho following reP@,
which were read, received, and accep'o~
and House bill No. %, reported by the '''-
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NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY IL, 1871

she do SO for the newly acquired territory,
which would remain for the next century
what it now is. a rural district.
Ne are opposed to the said annexation of
territory, because it is q scheme 10 increase
the value Of the stock of rich corporation,
to-vit: the Mississippi and Mexican Gulf
Canal Company, which canal opens into the.
river, eight miles below the city limits; it
would therefore he taxing the many to en-
rich the few as the annexed territory would
include the canal, the boundary line run
ming to the Rigolets, at right angles with
the river a short distance below the canal.
That such a course would lee subversive
Of our principles as Republicans. the funda-
mental idea OF true repubiieanlsm being
the greatest good to the greatest number.
and tending rather to that Capitalization
which is the banc OF all liberal governments.
SAM NJ. TODD.
MORTIMER +. SMITH.
+. BUTLER.
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SENATE CHAMBER. }
Tuesday, February II, 1871.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Present: Hon. O. ]. Dunn, Lieutenant
Governor and President OF the Senate;
Messrs. Anderson, Antoine, Barber, Black
man, Bowman. Butler, Campbell, Conpland.
Daigle. Fish, Futch, Gallup, Harris,
Herwig. Hunsaker, Ingrahan,, jerks Kelso,
Lewis, Lynch. McMille,l, holland, 'Hara,
Pierce, Pinchback, Raglan, RAY; Smith,
Swords. Sypher, Thomas, Thompson, Todd,
Twitchell, Whitney, Wilcox-36.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Thompson.
The minutes of the previous days session
were corrected and their reading dispensed
with
House. or REPRESENTATIVES.
Office OF Chief Clerk, ;
New Orleans, February a. lS1l.
To the Honorable President and Members OF the
Senate:
GENTLEMES-I am directed by the House
to ask the concurrence of the Senate in the
following:
House bill No. 43, an act entitled an act
to regulate the practice G dentistry within
the State OF Louisiana. and protect the
public against the evils OF charlatanisM.
And No. 205, an act relative to the Lou
isiana Levee Company, corporation or
ganized under the general laws of the State,
constituting it a body polite and corporate;
with certain powers, privileges and fran
chises, and contracting with the said corpo
ration for the construction. maintenance and
repair Of certain levees, and providing for
compensation thereof.
Also to inform the Senate that the House
has passed BILL entitled an act to incorpOr-
ate the Louisiana Land Company,a and Loan
and Savings Bank, over the Governors veto
by vote Of yeas s., nays s, 1wo-thirds of
the members present voting in the affirm |
alive.
Respectfully,
WILLIAM VIGERS,
Chief Clerk.
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL

OFFICIAL. JOURNAL
OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
= I r S L S f S SO
OF THE
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE I.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
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JOURNAL
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE
FIR ST S T. = S 10 y
SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
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Peter Reilly VS.. Board of Metropolitan
Police.-Sixth District Court, parish of Or
leans.-Tne plaintiff claims the thirty per
cent additional pay allowed to the rank and
file Of the Metropolitan Police force, by act
No. -, which became a law on third of
March. 1870.
The defendants pretend, first, that act No.
y does not, in absolute terms. grant to the
petitioners the thirty per cent, but author
ICES tie police board to do so if, in their dis
erection. they deemed it just and proper
Second, That even if the grant be beyond
the control of the board, that petitioner is
within the excepted class, having either
resigned or been dishonorahly dismissed
the force previous to the passage of the act
| have already had occasion to pass upon
the question raised in the argument of this
cause. as to the character of the grant con
tanned in the law Of the third of March,
1870. Since the decision rendered by this
court in June last, the same point has been
presented to the Eighth District Court twice,
and has received different solution from
two Judges presiding in that tribunal.
On the sixth of August last Judge Elmer
son. presiding in the place Of Judge Dlbblc,
adopted the Interpretation OF the police
board. holding that the law left it dis
cretlonary with them to pass dcfintcly upon
the claim Of policemen for reimbursement
oti .1t,'ttiit w iuSStS S'lStdiHPu DN tIScOuHt
OF their warrants and for this reason he re-
Jccted an application for a nandanus.
On the thrtieth of November, the same
question being presented for decision to
Judge Dibble. he held that the law of the
third OF March, 1870, vested in. the police
man an absolute right to the thirty per
cent additional, subject. however. to the
exceptions mentioned. He did not consider
the act as comforting discretionary powers
upon the board, but as being strictly speak
ing mandatory, and imposing a purely min
isteral duty.
It seems to me so plain that Judge
Dibbes construction is the correct one that
| have often wondered how his predecessor
on the bench could have decided otherwise.
The act No. - has none of the features
of IN act investing the board with legisa-
tive or discretionary powers: even if the
body OF the act left room for doubt as to its
meaning, the preamble would explain any
ambiguity. But, in my opinion, there is no
necessity to recur to this. The expression,
may" in the law refers to the assessment
to be made, with a view of obtaining funds
adequate to pay the thirty per cent addi-
tional, and not to the right to the thirty per
cent.
The same expression is used in the Origi
nal metropolitan Police act, to confer the
power TO raise funds. but this was not in
tended TO leave it discretionary with the
board 10 fix the salary of the officers and
men.
1t is urged that petitioner had either re-
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Printers, Strike.
FROM THE VEST.
Illinois Senatorial Contest.

CHICAGO Jan. 5.-There is no change in the
status of the Senatorial contest at Springfield.
General Logan is the strongest candidate, and
his principal competitor is ex-Gov. Oglesby.
presented in the caucus, with the hope of
securing compromise on him. No time has
been fixed for the caucus.
Heavy Failure.
The failure of Ross & Gossage, heavy retail
dry goods firm on State street. is reported.
Payment was stopped on Saturday. The amount
of claims outstanding is 100000, on which the
firm offer fifty cents on the dollar.
Indianapolis Legislature.
INDIANAPOLIS, jan 5.-BOth branches OF the
Legislature organized this morning IL the House,
all the Democratic caucus nominees for Officers
were elected with the Hon, William Mack, OF Terre
Haute, for Speaker.
In the Senate two Republican members were ab-
sent and Hon. James Hughes, Senator from Monroe
county.
Senator Elliott from the Connorsvllle district,
both elected on the Republican ticket, acted with
the Democrats, giving the control Of the organiza-
ton to the Democrats.
The officers elected are:-Principal secretary, w.
r. Harrison Dem OF Morgan county; Assistant
Secretary, j. w. Cole Rep; and Doorkeeper, j.
w. Cookery, Rep. When the Senatorial districts
were callod in the organization the admission OF
John w. BursOn from the Muncie district, was OBJ
jected TO from the Democratic side, on the ground
OF bribery and fraud in the election and the Lieu
tenant-Governor decided that, the creden als being
in proper form and regular contest presented he
conld be sworn in, which was done.
Immediately after the Senators were qualified an
appeal was taken from the decision Of the chair and
sustained by majority Of the Senate, and after a
long discussion a resolution was adopted declaring
Benson not entitled to vote, referring his case to
This action, with Hughes and Eniott's action
with the Democrats, gives the Democrats majority
OF three in the Senate.
1T. Louis Merchants Exchange.
Gerard B. Allen was elected President OF the
Merchants Exchange yesterday, with Robert p
Tansey and George Bain as Yice-Presdents.