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POISONOUS FISHES.

The noxious properties of some
fishes are supposed to be dependent
on the nature of their food. Munier'
in letter to the wellknown naturalist
Sonnerat, written nearly a century
ago, states that in Bourbon, and in
Mauritius, none of the genus Scarus,
or parrot-fishes, which in those islands
are called by the popular names of
vieille, or old wife, perroquet, etc., are
eaten between December and the be-
ginning of April, beingregarded as in
wholesome during hatperiod, because
they then eat large quantities of coral
polyps. This statement is in part con-
firmed by Commerson. who, regarding
the cataubleu [Scm'us ca pitaneue], says
that it gnaws the coral, and is conse-
q1ently looked p IN as suspicious ar
ticle of diet, both in the ne-de-France
and in Bourbon. The nativeso of Bonn
bay are said to reject another species of
Scarus(S hm'idD for the same reason.
Other forms Of animal life, as the beau
tiful medusa. or jelly-ish, known as
the stehanomia, and the well-known
Portuguese men-of-war, or physalia,
when eaten by fishes, seem also to
render the latter unfit for human food,
probably on account of their acrid and
irritating properties. Risso decribes
a Mediterranean fish, called Courpata
by the Nice fishermen, which cannot
safely be eaten at the periods during
which it feeds on this medusa, and
the sardine of the Antilles (Haremqula
h~moralis), is SO poisonous, after feed
ing on the phystlia, as to occasion
death in few minutes. The common
herring is sometimes very unwhole-
some, although perhaps scarcely pois-
onous, in consequence of its living on
certain minute worms, which are occa-
sionally 80 abundant in the North Sea
as to give a red tint to the water.
Notwithst, nding the denominations
greedily devoured by eels, these fishes
may generally be eaten with impunity.
y There are, however, occasional in
stances in which they prove deleterious,
and NJ. Virey, in describing a case in
which a whole family were attacked
with violent pains and diarrhea, a
few hours after eating eels taken from
stagnant castle-ditch, near Orleans,
refers to several similar accidents,
Appleton's Journal.
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AN OLD TIME HORSE.

The following notes regarding
the famous race-horse Eclipse are
published by the Turf, Field and
Farm
The celebrated English race
horse, Eclipse, foaled April J.
l764, was one of the most remark
able animals that ever struck the
turf with his feet. Mr.. o. Kelly
purchased him for $3.50 and it is
estimated that the horse won for
his owner more than $125,00O in
gold cups, vases, and guinea purses.
He lived to the age of twenty-six
years, when he died of collie and in
Aammation. Mr.. Plumer, a son of
Sir Thomas Plumer, the former
owner of the estate of Canons,
writes "The horse Eclipse was
buried in the park, not far from
what is called the saloon front I
the house, and there was q sto: Q
which marked the spot but in the
extensive alteration which my father
made, the stone, I think, got re-
moved, although the spot where it
was was well known to me, and is
known to me now, and / shall be
pleased to offer my services as
chaperon to point it out. The skin
of Eclipse was preserved ia the
range of stables, and I we'll remem-
Der its Wondering, dusty, moth
eaten remains, which I am ashamed
to say were suffered to decay and
gradually vanish from sight and
memory The hoof, however, was
set in silver, and preserved by my
eldest brother whose son now has
it The estate of Canons was won
BY Eclipse for the equally famous
Colonel Kelly, Of whom my father
bought the place for 100000"
Eclipse was sired by Marske, and
his dam was Spiletta by Regulus.
He died at Canons, whore he was
buried with almost regal honors.
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or parcel Of land from any indivi-
dual or individual, bodies polite or
corporate. within the BOUNDARIES
or limits of the State, for the pur-
pose Of erecting therein lighthouses
and OTHER needful public buildings
whatever, and all deeds, convey
ances of title, papers for the same,
shall be recorded as in other cases
upon the land records of the coun-
try in which the lands so conveyed
may lie, and in like manner may be
recorded as sufficient description
by metes and bounds, courses and
distances of any tract or tracts,
legal divisions of any tract or tracts,
legal divisions Of any public land
belonging to the United States,
which may be set apart by the gen.
eral government for any or either
OF the purposes before mentioned
by an order, patent or other official
document or paper SO describing
such land. The consent herein and
herein and hereby given, being in
accordance with the seventeenth
clause of the eight section of the
first article of the constitution of the
United States, and with the acts of
Congress in such cases made and
provided.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted. etc,
That the lots, parcels or tracts of
land 80 selected, together with
tenements and appi,rtenances for
the purposes before mentioned,
shall be held exempt from taxation
by the State of Louisiana.
lSigned GEO. w. CARTER,
Speaker OF the House of Representa-
tives.
Signedl OSCAR J. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved February IS, 1871.
(Signed) H. G. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
GEO. f. BOvEE,
Secretary of the State.
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NO14.


To authorize Ambrose I,ecomte
Hertzog to assume the name OF
Ambrose Hertzog Lecomte.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the State of Louisiana in
general assembly convened, That
Ambrose Lecomte Hertzog, q citizen
of the State of Louisiana, be and
he is hereby authorized to assume
the name of Ambrose HertzOg LIE
comte, instead of that of Ambrose
Lecomte Hcrtzog.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc,
That this act shall take effect from
and after its passage.
(Signed) GEO. CARTER,
Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
(Signed) OSCAR j. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and Pres
ident of the Senate.
Approved February rs, 1871.
(Signed) H. C. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
4 true copy
GEo. L. BovEE,
Secretary of State.
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No. IL.
An Act

Giving the consent of the Legis-
lature of the State of Louisiana
to the purchase by the United
States Of land within this State
for public purposes.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representa-
tlves OF the State of Louisiana in
general assembly convened, That
the consent Of the general assem-
bly, of the State of Louisiana be and
the same is hereby given to the
purchase by the government of the
United States, or under the sntbor;-
ty OF the same, of any tract.piece
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AN ACT
No. IL.

No. IL. AN ACT
To locate the seat of justice and
courthouse in the parish OF
Plaquemines, and to repeal GER
tain acts.
SECTION l. BE it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the State of Louisiana in
general assembly convened, That
the seat of justice and courthouse
in and for the parish of Plaquemines
be and the same are hereby located
Mt Point-a-la-H ache, on the left
bank of the Mississippi river, in said
parish
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That the act entitled an act to re-
move the seat of justice of the
parish of Plaquemines from Point
a-la-Hache, on the left bank of the
Mississippi river to Jesuits Bend on
the right bank of the Mississippi
river in saidparish, approved March
1G, 1870, and all other laws or
parts of laws contrary to or incon-
sistent herewith be and the same
are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, etc,
That this act shall take effect from
and after its passage.
(Signed) GEO. w. CARTER,
Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
(Signed) OSCAR J. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate.
Approved February Is, 1871.
(Signed) H. G. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
GEO. E. BovEE,
Secretary of State.
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tiles thereof the exclusive control
Ofthe license and sale of intoxi-
eating liquors within said limits,
and the disposition Of the revenue
arising thercfrom.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the State of Louisiana in
general assembly convened, That
the corporation of the town of
Minden is hereby extended SO as to
embrace the whole of the sections
twenty-one, twenty-five, twenty
seven and twenty-eight, in township
nineteen, range nine west, in the
parish of Claiborne.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That the Mayor and Alderman or a
majority of them, shall have the ex-
elusive control of the license and
sale of spirituous or intoxicating
liquors within said corporation, and
the disposition of the revenue
arising therefrom.
(Signed) GEO. w. CARTER,
Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
(SiSned) OSCAR j. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate.
Approved February 25, 1871.
(Signed) H. C. WARAIOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
GEO. f. BovEE,
Secretary of State.
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KITTY IN THE CORNER.

A little bright-eyed, laughing boy
sits on his mothers knee, and begs
her to tell him a story, 80 cozily
snugged up in the Home Corner.
The mothers arms clasp her trea-
sure, and they rock together in the
old-fashioned, high-backed rocking
chair.
Kitty comes, and coaxingly brush
es against mammals dress, as if she
would like to join the happy party,
so she is allowed to creep up under
mammals other arm, for which kind
ness her gratitude is so great that
she commences purring little tune
OF her own, and shuts her eyes in
contentment.
Is it not strange that Kitty al
ways waits until she has eaten her
breakfast before she washes her
face?
If little boys and girls did so
they would not be called neat or
wenmannered.
Would it not be strange if all the
generations of cats following an
ancient cat had pro6ted by its ex-
perience?
Do not believe it, because that
would allow that cats are wiser than
people, for who of us profit by the
experience of those who lived be-
fore us?
Still we will tell you the story of
that Kitty, and you can do as you
please about believing it. One day,
a great, great many years ago, an
old cat eau lit a fat, tempting rat,
and settled herself to rest after the
chase, and enjoy good dinner
picking its bones.
The rat. intent upon saving its
life. asked the cat why she did not
wash her face before eating, as
everybody did who was well bred,
whereupon the cat thought she
would try the experiment, mean
while enjoying the anticipations Of
her feast. So she dropped the rat,
and while she was bathing her face
and combing her whiskers with her
paws, the rat scampered away,
laughing at the joke on the cat,
which had thus lost her dinner.
In this way it occurs that those
who are ready to listen to advice
from every quarter without consid-
ering the motives of those who
give it, often find themselves dupes
and unwilling servants of others
wishes.
Before the cat could recover from
her astonishment the rat had got
safely away to its hole. Fido, the
house dog, wagged his tail and
laughed at the cat, saying, lyon
were more nice than wise this time;
to which the cat replied, "Too true,
Mr.. Fido, hereafter I'll teach my
family to eat first and wash their
faces afterward. So it happens
that all of that eats kittens, and
kittens kittens honor the lesson
taught by the old cat.
Is this not good lesson to re-
member, that those who have OPP
posite interests from our own are
not the best ones from to seek ad-
vice If we wish to succecd.-Em
D.Io,.
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No. IL. JOINT RESOLUTION

No. II. JOINT RESOLUTION
Granting leave of absence to
Thomas Reber, Parish Judge OF
the parish of Concordia, Lou
isiana.
Be it resolved by the Senate and
House Of Representatives of the
State of Louisiana in general as
sembly convened, That leave OF
absence, beginning on the first day
OF August, eighteen hundred and
seventy-one, and ending on the first
day of October, eighteen hundred
and seventy-one, be granted to
Thomas Reber, Parish Judge in
and for the parish of Concordia,
Louisiana, and that during the
period mentioned herein the said
judge be permitted to absent him
self from the State.
(Signed) GEO. w. CARTER,
Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentativcs.
(Signed) OSCAR J. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President
Of the Senate.
Approved February 25, 1871.
(Signed) H. c. WARMOTH
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
GEo. j.. BovEE,
Secretary of State.
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The Challenge Whip was made
from his tail, and George Nv. and
William Nv, each treasured among
his collections q hoof of the horse
mounted in silver.
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Section 1. Be it enacted by the

OO ~ OuoStCO ny Tue
Senate and House of Represents
hves of the Senate of Louisiana in
general assembly convened. That
for the purposes hereinafter speci-
ned, Clement st. Cyr, NJ. L. Le-
blanc, William H. Green, j. H. In
graham, F. st. Cyr, Joseph John,
Raphael St Armann, John Lear
son, and N. E. Perault are hereby,
with their successors in Office. con-
stituted and created body politic
under the name and style of the
Young Veterans 1925 Bene-
VIOLENT and Mutual Aid Association
OF New Orleans, Louisiana.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted,
That the officers of this association
shall consist of one vice president,
secretary, assistant secretary, trea-
surer and counselor, who shall be
chosen by the majority of the men,
bers.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That the officers of this association,
or their successors in office, are
hereby authorized and empowered
to nurse, provide for and take care
OF their sick and bury their dead {:
and for this purpose are fully en-
powered to make and adopt such
bylaws. rules and regulations from
time to time as to them may seem
necessary and expedient, not incon-
sistent or opposed to the objects
herein named to levy or impose
such tax or contribution upon their
members, and to collect the same
as the majority of them may deem
necessary to sue and be sued, re-
ceive donations of money, food,
clothing or real estate, and to rent
or purchase, buy or sell, and hold
such grounds and buildings as may
be required for their use, and to do
all other things necessary and legi-
innate to the carrying out of their
humane and benevolent purposes.
Sec. 4 Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That all the power of the association
is placed in the presid mt thereof,
who will have the right to sue or
be sued in behalf of the association.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That the constitution and bylaws
of the Young Veterans 1926
Benevolent and MUTUAL Aid Asso-
citation of New Orleans, will be
strictly in conformity with the laws
of the State governing charitable
associations.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That said act shall take effect from
and after its passage.
(Signed GEO. W. CARTER,
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives.
(Signed) OSCAR J. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved February %, 1871.
(Sigped H. G. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
GEO. E. BovEK,
Secretary of State.
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No. Is.
An Act

An act
For the relief of the University OF
Louisiana, to repair the west
wing of the buildings of the uni
versity, and to preserve the pub
lie property therein. rt
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the State of Louisiana in
general assembly convened, That
the sum of six thousand five hun
dred dollars be and the same is
hereby appropriated out of any
funds not otherwise appropriated
in the State Treasury, to repair the
roof, skylights and lecture room,
the stairs entrance and interior
plastering, and to paint and whiten
The exterior of the west wing of the
university buildings assigned to the
law department, to fill and drain
the lot upon which the said west
wing is built, and to inclose, with
IN iron fence, one hundred and
twenty-five feet thereof, fronting on
Dryades street.
See. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That the said sum be paid to the
Dean OF the Faculty of Law, upon
his personal warrant.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted,
etc., That this act shall take effect
from and after its passage.
[Signed] GEO. W. CARTER.
Speaker of the House Of Representa-
tives iH Sos e3rsr1
[Signed] OSCAR'J, DUNN.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
Senate.
Approved February Is, 1871.
(Signed) H. C. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy.
GEO. e. BovEE,
Secretary Of State.
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AN ACT

a,ioa Of me 81 limits of the corpo-
Vi "a u u the town of Minden,
''' the corporate author.
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AN ACT

No. l6. - AN ACT - . 4
To incorporate the Young Veterans
1925 BEN evolent and Mutual
Aid Association Of New Orleans,
Louisiana.
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Fn.t =, OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Eud ~ y gong act having been pre-
aSs.,iaD. governor of the State OF
Tor approval, and not hav-
Gen. 'urned by him to the house
vi ,;,i assembly in which it origi-
seo,. a.'la the time prescribed by
Fas.h.'''on Of Louisiana, has be-
without his approval.
GEO. E. BOvEE,
Secretary of State.
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AN ACT

titled IN act to Incorporate Har-
mony Fire Company No. l, of the
town of Franklin, parish of st.
Mary. approved February %,
1856.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the State of Louisiana in
general assembly convened, That
section third of said act, which
reads as follows, chat said company
shall, at all times, keep in good and
efficient order at least one fire en-
CINE, with the necessary hose and
apparatus for the purpose of extin-
gushing fire within the town of
Frankling, and shall, in case of fire
within said town, promptly repair
to where the same exists, with said
engine, and use every exertion to
extinguish the same; and on all
occasions, to preserve. as far as pos
sible, the property OF the citizens of
said town from danger by fire." be
and the same is hereby amended
and re-enacted so as to read as fol-
lows:
THAT said compa, y shall at all
times keep in coed and efficient
order at least one fire engine, with
the necessary hose and apparatus,
for the purpose of extinguishing
fires within the town of Franklin,
and shall, in case of fire within said
town, promptly repair to where the
same exists with said engine, and
use every exertion to extinguish the
same, and on all occasions to pre-
serve as far as possible, the property
of the citizens of said town from
danger by fire; provided, that the
number Of members attached or
belonging to said fire company shall
not exceed fifty, and that the. said
members shall be exempt from
serving in the militia of this State. !"
Sec. q Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That this act shall take effect from
and after its passage.
lSigned] GEO. w. CARTER,
Speaker Of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
[Signed] OSCAR ]. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate.
Approved February Is, 1871. -..
Signed] II. C. WARMOTH.
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy.
GEO. E. BovEE,
Secretary of State. 8
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LOTTERIES.
LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPANY
Incorporated August ", 1863.
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REGISTRATION begins on Monday.

REFRESHMENTS FOR THE FAIR.-The
bar and refreshment privileges at the Fair
Grounds during the approaching fair, were
disposed of at auction yesterday, to Mr..
D. f. Ward, for 81 ,0s5. These privileges
include the principal bar and three restau-
rants. One of the latter will be appro-
priated exclusively for the colored visitors.
The other privileges" of the grounds were
sold as follows.
Confectionery stand No. l. located under the
pavilion stairway, to Mr.. G. thinner. Price
Sj2 90.
No. 2 do, located on same floor us above, to
Mr.. w. S. Tribbtt. Price 1856 SO.
No, 3 do, to Mr. Robert Reid. Price $6i.
No. 4, small building, east of ladies' private
apartments, to j. J. Harrison s. Co. Price, $40.
No. o near main avenue, to J. J. Harrison s.
Co. Price, $25 so.
No. g. adjoining grand stand on the north TO
b. Rosenhem. Price, $50.
A small stand north of the bars for the sale of
cooked provisions was sold to Mary Coots. Price,
Sl5.
The privilege of selling books and periodicals
was not disposed of.
The aggregate amount realized for the above
sales is 81 1857