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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-04-22
Laws of the State of Louisiana.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
AN ACT

To amend and re.enact an act creating tht
Mississippi River Jacket Company, anc
! to grant State aid thereto.
SECTION l. Be be it enacted by tn,
Senate and House of Representatives o
the State of Louisiana in general assembly
convened, That Benjamin Montgomery, c
c. Antoine, Anderson B. Lewis, George
Y. Kelso, J. j. Monette., P. G. Deslonde
Curtis Pollard, p. B. S. Pinchback, j.. Sells
Martin, James II. Ingrahsm, A. E. Barber
and their associates, Successors and assigns
are hereby created and constituted a body
corporate for the purposes and with the
privileges and rights as hereinafter sci
forth
ARTlCLEL
The said body corporate she'll be known
under the name and title of the Mississippi
River Packet Company, and by this title il
shall acquire property, sue and be sued,
and shall enjoy and exercise all the powers
and rights of a body corporate under the
laws of Louisiana
ARTICLE II.
The domcIe Of the company shall be in
the city of New Orleans.
ARTICLE III.
The object of this company is to construct
or otherwise to procure and maintain one
or more steamboats, to run and navigate the
Mississippi river and its tributaries, fer the
purpose Of carrying freight and passen-
gers.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this company j. here,
by fixed at five hundred thousand dollars,
represented by five thousand shares of one
hundred dollars each. transferable on the
books of the company, and each share shall
be entitled to one vote in all meetings of
stockholders Ten per cent to be paid when
the amount Of two hundred thousand dol
lars is subscribed, and the remainder shall
be paid at the time and in the ma nner pre-
scriped by the board of directors. The capi
tai stock may be increased to An amount
not exceeding one million of dollars, by a
vote representing two-thrds of the capital.
ARTICLE v.
Three -fonrths of the stockholders in capi-
tai shall have the power TO wind up and
settle all affairs of the company at any time
during its existence, or of making such
notifications, additions, or changes to this
act on giving thirty days previous notice in
two olthe newspaperspublished in this city.
ARTICLE VI
The board Of directors, al an carly day,
shall proceed to elect the officers of the
company. which shall consist of president,
vice-president. treasurer, secretary and
snch other officers as they may deem ne
cessary.
ARTICLE VII.
The term for which this company is
frrned shall be twenty FIVE years.
ARTICLE vnI.
The regular meetings of the stockholders
of the company shall be held annually, com
mencing on the first Monday of December,
1873, at which time majority, in capital,
shall choose fifteen of their number to serve
as directors for the ensuing year, who shall
form and constitute board Of directors
for the management Of the affairs Of the
company for the following year, or until
their successors are elected as aforesaid.
The persons named in section one of this
act shall constitute the first board of direc-
tors. who shall serve until their successors
are elected, as provided for in this section
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-04-22

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The Republican journal., 1871-02-09

the Parks House, which though not destroy
ed, was badly injured. The theatre is d.
rectly in the rear Of the large dry-goods
establishment Of Jordan & Marsh and Hovcy
& Co., and great fear was entertained for
their safety. Had the fire communicated
with either of these buildings fearful con
tlagration must have ensued.
GENERAL ITEMS.
The Holland testimonial netteI over 5000
to the widow and family of the deceased
comedian
Clara Louise kellogg, the noted American
prma donna, is to give three concerts at
Music Hall this week.
David Sears, jr., SO well known in Bel
last and vicinity as the owner and occupant
of Sears Island, has just built fine new
yacht, at a cost of $3.50, 600. Her beautiful
proportions will undoubtedly be seen in the
old anchorage in Stockton Harbor next sum
mer.
| The statue of Gov. Andrew has been re-
ceived and is now at the State House, where
it is soon to be unveiled to the public with
appropriate ceremonies. PFECft.
The Republican journal., 1871-02-09

This is one Of the few books which are iii.
tercsting to the professor of science, or 10
the school boy. II has received no end OF
earnest commendation from the most emf
nent scholars. Col. L. w. Higginson wrote
to the publishers-''You will secure the
gratitude of whole generations of boys by
publishing these exciting pages. which pro
vide a quarry Of wonders, such rs IL hun
drcd Mayne Reids and kngstons cannot
exhaust" After this work had been put be
fore the public, another firm here issued q
copy in many points not as good. This
gave rise to 4 'batte of books" which took
the form OF somewhat spicy letters to The
Courant from the rival companies. The
Courant did not discourage this correspond
ence for printing it, it received twenty-five
cents per line. But-f'Tmice is he armed
that hath his quarrel ust' and the public de-
cided in favor Of Burr & Co.. and are buying
their publication. W
The Republican journal., 1871-02-09

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 3. About o'clock
last evening, three men, disguised as police
men, went to the kensngton Bank, on the
corner Of Beach and Laurel streets, called
out the watchman and told him the bank was
10 be robbed that night, and they had been
detailed to remain in the bank to capture the
robbers.
The watchman admitted them and was
Immediately overpowered, gagged and hand
cuifed They failed to open Lilies safe,
containing the bank funds, but broke in an
other, containing 4 large amount of proper
ty, belonging to customers, including coup
on and registered bonds, money and other
valuables. They made clean sweep of all
the convertible property, the amount of which
cannot as yet be ascertained. The bank is
not responsible for this class of deposits,
which are only taken for the convenience OF
customers. The robbers worked from P. NJ.
to 8 o'clock this morning, going through the
boxes systematically and rejecting all the
unconvertible property. The amount taken
was about 100000.
The Republican journal., 1871-02-09
JUDGE BLACK TO SENATOR WlLSO

We commence to-day the publication, from
the February number of the Galaxy, Of the
terrible review which Hon. Jeremiah S. Black
makes of Senator Wilson's euogv upon
Secretary Stanton. We say terrible, because
it is terrible Without the employment OF
an opprobrious term, without the use of an
epithet, and without an unkind word or sug-
geston, more than the Senator's own state.
ment Of the case gives him liberty to use, the
writer 80 hedges the unfortunate Senator
about with the absurdity of his pretensions,
impales him upon spears of merciess logic
and hacks him with the sword Of argument,
that the feeling of the reader becomes one o
pity for the unfortunate Massachu sets man
1t is incidentally defence of Buchanan's ad
ministration and of the northern democracy
during the events Immediately preceding the
rebellion. The article is so long that the
publication in our columns will have to be
extended through several weeks.
The Republican journal., 1871-02-09

Most of the convicts in State Prison frankly test
fly that their misfortunes the result of intem-
perance. Wateryile Mail.
What! with the prohibitory law in force
for twenty years, under the patronage of the
radical party,--are these its fruits? Ninety
three thieves, twenty-five burglars, eleven
murderers, eight guilty Of arson, four Of AS
sault to kill, six robbers, three ravishers, three
adulterers rs-and so on through the catalogue
of crime to the number Of one hundred and
sixty-seven- '1he result of intempe,-
ance" During this time the prison has beer
rebuilt and enlarged to twice its former ca
pacity. Ii this is the result of prohibition as
shown in criminal statistics, thus far, what is
to be expected in the frturep
The Republican journal., 1871-02-09
LETTER FROM ROCKLAND.

ROCKLAND, Feb. 6, 1871.
Al we have been without mails. for few
days past, and have no means of knowing
what is going on in the outward world, hav
ing been hedged in by the freezing up of the
kennebec at Bath. thought would drop
| q line to the journal at Belfast, where you
have daily communication by railroad. and
inquire how goes it ," For the past three or
four years we have been rejoicing in the hope
that soon we should have a railroad from this
place to Bath, aud there connect with other
roads, So that at all times of year. we should
have communication with all parts of the
country. With that hope our citizens have
freely both individually and collectively,
subscribed and paid for stock in the road.
and lodned their credit to large amount time
after time ii aid OF the enterprise. But soon.
ah how soon, these fond hopes have been
bnghted. As Burns truly said
Put Mousie. thou art not alone,
In proving foresight may be vain
The best laid schemes o mice aud mru,
Gang aft agley,
An leave lis nought but grief and psin.
For promised 10y"
The ttrryboat, which cost eighty thousand
dollars. aud which was intended to convey
TIE trains of the Knox and Lincoln Railroad
up at that place, and neither passengers nor
mail, have crossed ion the last three days
the bridge which Jack Frost is building has
not VET been completed | am informed that
the directors Of the X & l.. Railroad think
of putting car wheels on the aforesaid ferry
boat. and use sails instead Of steam. But
the above mentioned loss ot mail and com
munication with The western world il not
our ouly trouble At thi- time. Our Ghicka-
waukee has hren taken from us, and we have
not been permitted to drink thereof for
number of days, ON account OF 4 bad leak in
the main pipe. Great fears OF fires have
been felt by our citizens during the last tew
days 1t seems to hr much easier for the di-
rector7 of the Water Company to shut Oft the
supply ct water from the city than il Is tor
the marshal TO stop the supply of liquor
However, any who p4uake OF the last men
toned beverage at thi~ time, are compelled
to take it straight
The entertainment at the i.ynde Hotel, the
other evening proved to he . great success
Om citizens, to the number Of three hundred,
ayailel themselves OF the opportunity OF man
llesting their appreciation OF the efforts Mr
lynde has made to provide for the public
first class hotel
Rev. Mir. Tibbetts, OF this city, delivered
The Republican journal., 1871-02-09

"A colored gentleman was hung on
Friday, at Beaufort, N &C. He loved, not
wisely but too well, the wife Of colored
preacher of the word, and in order to have
unrestricted range Of the pasture, inserted
an ounce of lead between the shepherds
shoulders. Gov. Holden has now one less
supporter.
The troubles among men of the press
in Portland have been further complicated
by suit for $4,000 damages, brought by
Mr. Richardson, of the Advertiser against
the Press of that city. There will be tre-
menduous drawing of wallets when al these
damages are paid up.
1t was it 1924 that Jackson was
member Of the United States Senate, moi
1884, as enormously printed last week. The
result of ten years of radical rule teaches us
that ten years may be of great importance
and besides, we want to place the old here
just where he belongs.
The profits to himself, which the State
rum agent at Portland incautiously exhibited
in his report, has set the radical party of the
State crazy. They all want the office. Will
$1,000 salary and free run of the faucets
there is no Office in the State equal to it,
"A San Francisco doctor, Just dead, lef
by will his body to the dissected. and hi,
bones to be deposited in medical college
Consistent man-willing to be done by as he
did
Among other serious charges brough
by the Aroostook Times against "Eldel
Stckney" is that of "showing his animus'
in the Legislature. He should be dealt with
THE portraits of Gen. Schenck, ou1
new minister to England, represent him will
half closed eyes, as though sighting gun
Will John Bull take the hint9
Hon. Isaac Reed of Waldoboro, has
our thanks for valuable public documents
Gardiner is to have masquerade bal
Feb 14th Where is Belfast
Portland has got its Sebago watel
again, and is happy.
The Republican journal., 1871-02-09
THE CHILD is BORN. HIS NAME is BARN,
ARAc

A wise man has said that it is better to 60
to the house Of mourning than to the house
of feasting; ''for by the sadness of the coun-
tenanco the heart is made better" 1t is up
on this principle only that we can congratu-
late the radical men and brethren Of Belfast
upon the appointment to the Collectorship at
this port of Hon. B. NJ. Roberts of Stockton
If the bettered condition of the heart is to be
measured by the sadness of the countenance,
the faithful in this locality constitute the
largest assemblage of just men made perfect
Of which we have any knowledge. To think
Of the ,exertions put forth all in vain-of the
just claims ignored-of services unrequited
OF revilings and prosecutions borne in the
infancy of the cause, for its own sake-all to
go unrewarded
Is there no material for collector in this
city 2? Has Aliliken ceased to be a faithful
party man, q shrewd manager or a sharp
debater? Is not Lane finely trained bust
ness man. and an upright one? Hasn't Capt.
Wording the qualifications of a thorough
commercial man? Didn't our brother of
the Age wear out his type and break down
his press with the weight of his arguments ?
And, more than all, have we not here edu-
Gated professional and business men who are
manned by rebel bullets, and in the light of
radical party resolutions of a few years ago,
the strongest possible clams2 Why then is
it necessary for the appointing power TO
straddle from Thorndike to the Penobscot
river to find q Collector These are ques-
tans not for us, but for the friends''of the can
didates to answer.
How or by what means this result has
been achieved we cannot say Barnahas,
the son of consolation, has won in the game
Whether he played fair, or like the heather
Chinee, had twenty-four Jacks in his sleeve.
| is best known to those who sat at the table
! If he possessed the card which each one sup
posed William Nye had dealt unto him, they
will probably, at a favorable moment, Ego
for the Heather Chinee"
| These are the considerations that suggest
| themselves in connection with this melan-
choly event. With no desire to add to the
at1liction of the mourners, or unduly to OBJ
trude upon the sanctity of grief. we have felt
impelled to say thus much. We can only
| add that the ways of those in power at Wash
ington, like the dispensations of Providence
are inscrutable and past finding out.
The Republican journal., 1871-02-09

Another case OF man who went frantic
over his wife's little irregularities, and killed
neighbor, has just been tried in Cincinnati.
DIR. Gallentine it was whose wounded honor
demanded blood and so he shot DIR. Jones.
1t was proven at the trial that this highly
honorable man first demanded sum of
money of Jones, then published an account
of the alleged seduction in the papers to in
tmidate him into paying. Failing to get
money, this highly honorable man went
crazy for moment, Just long enough TO lay
in wait for Jones and kill him, The Jury
found him guilty Of manslaughter, and the
Judge sent him to prison for ten years. The
verdict should have been murder. BIT this
crazy shooting is played ont. The Hoswell
and the Gallentine cases show how the public
mind is regarding the matter
The Republican journal., 1871-02-09

There is nothing Of special interest from
France since the capitulation of Paris. Nc
more heavy fighting has taken place. The
expected peace negotiations have not YET
been set on foot, probably because the de-
mands by Prussia are regarded as inadmis-
sable. The country is simply overcome,
helpless, and in the power of the conqueror.
The Republican journal., 1871-02-09

Still they come. The Legislature of West
United States Senator in place Of Wiley,
Radical. The new Senator is man of abil-
ity. who will acceptably fill the high position
to which he has been chosen. This kind of
marching out and marching in will soon give
the Democracy the control OF the Senate
The Republican journal., 1871-02-09

Among the recent nominations of Justices
of the Peace, by the Governor, are the fol-
lowing in Hancock County
Daniel Somes, Mt Desert; Abraham Richardson
fremont; Thomas $. Osgood ana Augustus n. Os-
good, Bluehills
The Republican journal., 1871-02-09

There are thickening rumors Of further
cabinet changes at Washington The N, York
Sun, which keeps alive its little unpleasant
ness with the President. hopes "we may at
least have an Administration we need not
blush for. and that the country may gain
something by the event. As for President
Grant personally, he has nothing to gain and
nothing to lose.'
The Republican journal., 1871-02-09

A young lady stepped into store of a
merchant by the name of Wade, and yery in
nocently said she would like to be WEIGHED
CWade) Really, I'm very sorry" said he
'but my wife win tell you that YOU are too
late by couple OF years"
The Republican journal., 1871-02-09

ADMINISTRATORS, EXECUTORS and GUARDIANS de
string their advertisements published in the journal
will please so state to the Court.
The Republican journal., 1871-02-09

SUBSCRIBERS desiring to have the address OF paper
changed must state the Post Office to which the pape
has been sent as well as to which it is to
The Republican journal., 1871-02-09

Portland is occupied with the details of q
scandalous divorce trial, in which Sarah p.
Miller sues for u divorce from Nathaniel ].
Miller. The parties We're formerly residents
of Ellsworth, the plaintiff being a daughter
of Charles Peters, Esq. The evidence thus
far, show drunkenness, profanity, and per-
sisent abuse Of wife and children on the
part of defendant, with unreasonable jealousy
of visitors to the house--that he choked his
wife, chased her with u knife, threatening to
take her life, with other acts of cruelty.
Among the Witnesses are Charles Peters,
Miss Phebe Peters Mrs. Nichols Sisters of
plaintiff) Col. A. W Bradbury, and the po-
lice officers of Portland. Miller alleges that
his wife was guilty of criminal connection
with Gen. Shepley, and introduces evidence
in the endeavor to prove the allegation.
The Republican journal., 1871-02-09
WILLIAM II. SIMPSON,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR

SUBSCRIPTION TERMS. In advance, 500 year
within the year. $3.50; at the expiration of the year
$500.
ADVERTISING TERMS. For one square. Zone inch OF
length in coumn) $l25 for three weeks and 25 cents
for each subsequent insertion fraction OF square
charged as a full one
The Republican journal., 1871-02-09

PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING
The Republican journal., 1871-02-09
THE NEW BRANCH RAILROAD.

The Railroad Committee of the Legisla
ture, have voted to report q bill for incorpo
rating the proposed road from point on the
Belfast Road, near Brooks, to Bangor, By
this time it is doubtless before the Legisla-
ture and on its passage.
An incident Of the presentation Of the case
before the Committee was decidedly rich
1t will be remembered that the stockholders
OF the Bay and River Railroad, at the annua
meeting IN this city, instructed the Directors
to oppose the chartering Of the Brook:
branch, and the Directors instructed Mr.
Hichborn to personally attend TO the matter
Accordingly the President was on hand
backed by delegations from Stockton anc
Searsport, with fearful array of plans, sun
vevs, &c. As soon as Mr.. Hichborn began
to talk about the injury to the Bay and River
Road one of the Belfast men suggested that
there was no such eorporaton A little dis
cussion and examination of record certificates
shew that the location and survey had not
been filed with the County Commissioners,
as required by the act of incorporation, and
consequently the act was dead by its own
terms The vote to oppose the Brooks and
Bangor road was the unauthorized act of ex-
onerated stockholders, instructing illegal
directors, under q null and void charter, tC
oppose a living enterprise for fear of harm
to a corporation that had not even a fiction
of law for its existence. 1t was a most inn
posing array of forces to defend the life Of 4
corpse
We have no belief that the Directors of the
Belfast road will oppose the re-chartering OF
the Bay and River Road As one of that
body, we shall certainly oppose any vote in-
structing the President, or any one else, tC
proceed to Augusta tor that purpose We
hope not only that the charter may be reviv-
ed, but that the subscribers to the stock may
renew their subscriptions, and the towns
their votes, all of which fall with the charter
The Belfast road can not only lend its aid to
the spread of the gospel in Brooks, but it
can further eXemplily 4 Christian faith by
doing good to them that desptefully use it.
The Republican journal., 1871-02-09

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Rtpubliean 3onrnal.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1871.
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BOLD BANK ROBBERY.

To he Confined.
The Republican journal., 1871-02-09

Eastport claims that the present law concerning
the nspection of smoked herring is practically n
nullity and should be either amended or repealed
The members from the coast towns discuss il warn .
ly and denonnce the present law in the strongest
terms.
The Republican journal., 1871-02-09

was totally destroyed Ivy lire last Saturday
evening. The origin of the fire is unknown
but the conectures are probably the right
theory. that the watchmen under the in
iluences of one of the coolest nights Boston
has seen for some time built up an unusual
ly hot fire and ignited some of the wood
work, for it was the in Iire-room of the
that the flames were first discovered. The
frs. alarm was given Just before the clocks
tolled the midnight hour, and was speedily
followed by two others. The high wind
that was prevailing at the time carried the
flames and cinders to q tremendous height,
and rendered the work of saving buildings a
hazardous one But the noble tiremen, de-
spite the intense cold and quickly collecting
ice upon their garments, fought bravely, and
kept the devastating elements confined to
the theatre and an adjoining hotel known as
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5000 PER YEAR.

the words Of the Statute, and that this commu-
tnsiio into fee requires the exercise Of iu-
dieial as well as executive function. The Act Of
1854 merely gives the holder Of an award as
good title for bringing real action as Il he him
self held the Patent but of course gives him no
right Of action against any to whom he may have
assigned his claim; ner does this Act enable the
plaintiff TO inpeach the Patene "A law. on the
ground Of fraud or mistake, or because it was
issued in violation Of his rights.
The plaintiffs exception is accordingly orey'
ruled, and Judgment for the defendant with
costs, is ordered.