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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-28
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
or fER
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,
REGULAR SESSION
OF THN
1HIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE
STATE OF iOJlSsANA



HOvss - REPRRxxErtrYvsH
We've O1eans: February 81, 1872 /
The House met pursuant to adjournment
Speaker Charles w. Lowell in the chair.
On call Of the roll the fJIlowins mem Der,
answered 20 their names:
Speaker Lowell and Measrs. Allair. Arm
stead, Antoine, Bowman. Bryant, baker.
Boyd, Blackstone, BOatner, Barrow IS. Carey
Connaughton, Cousin, Demss. Davidson.
Z. r. DAVIS. Decker. Dpveain. Deio;e
Devices. Elliot, fontelier. Greene. Grant
Gair. Suicbard, Hetfner. Hubeau. Hill. Hahn
n JOnes. Heating. Kirbman. Kr.,on. Kern
Keys, Lewis, Marvin, Marcel (Lafourch-,,
Murreil iMadison), Mahoney, Mayo, NJ rie,
MARITIME, Mathews, M,ntallo. P.yton. Page.
PARIS. Rn"hou, Souer, Sawyer, Stewsrt'
Sar;ain, Snuthard, Butt II, SeweIi. Tt mas
iureaud. Williams. WILSON. WORTHY. Ward.
Wiggin. Wards. K0ung--G.
A quorum present
Prayer b. the Chaplain.
TN motion OF Dir. Young. 6: Coce.siis,
the reading Of tie iouEu&! aaa 1.,ecs.i
with.
On motion, the journal wac approved.
The Committee Gu Enrolment made tbs
following report:
COmErtYss OF BAaaLAxxr,t
FslIuGII e. 1910 !
70 the Honorable Speaker ard Ee1sbers u she
House Of Representatives,
Toas CsInuiltss o. Ea1V2lwent beg IsAYs
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in our parish that requires work done in
order to turn back even . very moderate
water.
Prominent among them is the said Biggs'
levee, the Delta levee, the Ioung's Point
levee, and the Milliken's Bend levee.
The work required for temporary purcc
poses will not cause very large outlay OF
money, but it is imperatively necessary
that tho points named at least should re-
ceive attention, or our rich auuvial parish
and those below will be OverdoweA Doth
front and rear.
In view of the fore going, we beg to uf? 3S
upon your honorable body that you "lia
adopt such measures as will cause toe eve
com pany to give this matter their cary ~
tentiOn, end result in our reasoDapie: &c,
rity from overflow. and your pe"''o''e''
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL

OF THE
vRC1,EEuiNGS OF THE SENATE
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February n. 1873
TO the !fcror,.Hie eTeater aud Members OF Hrs
House Of R'preee nIatves:
Your COMMITTEES sr Judiciary, 10 whorS
was referred Huuse bill No. So, res.ectfulEY
report the following ans ndmrrts
ia title. third line, after the words ''irawo
ing Jur!es" .nseSs xcept in :ks parish IS
Orleans.'
In section three, 9th fine, after tins -or8
otat,," insert "sthe parish of OrleAns eEs
In section four. FIFTH fine, after tho ~orS
state" Insert "lthe parish Of Orleans 1Ss
oeptedE'
IL section five. fifth fee, after enc word
state" insert 'SexeeptinG los the Yarish u
Orleausl"
IN section seyer, lice shres. aItrs Sire
words district ronrt, insers "!e1oepS Ia
the parish of Oreans.l~
In section eleven, iine three, after enc
words ''district court" inserh "ieAoeps Ia
the parish of 0rleans.y"
In feotion fourteen, line five. after shs
word repealed" iusers "ss GaS ~ go SOHs
dicting."
Resgeo fully submitted.
mICHAEL AIN. Chaifman:
THOMAS GREEN DAVIDS0So
GEORGE C hENuARo
q j. GREENE
DAVIB YOUNG
ssssrr-ss os SUpIce,%q,9
r, brua- y20 1873 (
TO tho Sororshfs epe.sae snS hehs5eps Ss 4hs
House OF R-2r sentsH*-
fsur Commitree on j'.RfriarSs 20 :sHofS
was referred House bill ~. 80, ancreIi hS
Mr.. Benhani, entitled III act r@pe,liug 80.
ton 1853 OF tho ReSised Stss4sra. reuc1g
fs.oyably Thereon.
MICHAEL HAHN. Ch.y-.,s6
y GREEN DAVIDSON,
George u EEN:.AN.
tsfnirrEE or jup'Ge.as.&
FebI d, 1873.
10 rs Honorsh:e Speaker ard Sxn,S.-. OF Ais
hoG"e 81 E"p esentititee.
lour Committee on } .diciA.v, 20 S'-o,s
was referred House bill NJ. ~. ofr.caA ps
hr. Se%e!i, At Q leans. respectfully .etarS
iaVoraofy thereon. and ON sc,4..n. o! .aS
Importance O: sh- subject of the bill ...ia
mat " hs prinrei III iae io.ru4i %: .,8
Louise sn "r'er thar members my &C: aIlso
Nerstanclngls Jn the subject.
AesgeS!iuIic aubmitred.
AiCHAEL H. HH. ChIrpays
T. g DAVIDSON,
WILL M KERN
q. Z. BKNHAM-
Hhiea we're teseised, aAd the foiIsgiAg
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-11-05
Old Faces.

On q recent Sunday evening, while
reading vivid description of famed
tropical city, my mind involuntarily re-
verted to another city in the far sunny
land of perpetual flowers and yerdnre,
which / had lived in in years gone by,
when scene after scene of early youth
shot through my brain, like electric
flashes. Throwing the book aside, /
sought the library, and buried myself
among musty books and albums. There
were old school books, old romances,
and old books of travel, some belonging
to generations long past. Among those
of more recent date, was one of my first
Photographic albums. Ten years ago
twas fresh and new, and the portraits
were of one years gathering. 1t mad
been laid away with other precious
things for years, aud took it up with
reverential awe As | slowly turned its
heavy gilt-edged leaves, and face after
face told its decade of history, a thou
sand memories crossed my mind, and
untold feelings thrilled my heart. There
were the dear faces of my parents and
my brother, each wearing an expression
of love and gentleness and there, too,
were the faces of my little cousins
children then, men and women now. Two
aunts-one.maternal, one paternal-long
gone to their last home. A favorite
cousin Ian officer in the navy died at
sea, and they left him in remote Singa-
pore. One friend, an officer in the
army, was killed while assisting in the
storming of Atlanta ; and another, a
gifted statesman, lost his life by rail
way accident. Another, was an eye
witness of a terrible earthquake that
destroyed one of the fairest cities of
South America, himself but Just escap-
ing the jaws of death; and, still another,
bright, distinguished intellect, is now
an inmate of an insane asylum. Many
had gone to their long sleep. and as
many more have married and drifted
from my knowledge. Ah, Fate inexora-
BILE ! Why have you thus deprived me
of the friends of my youth ? in early
years you sport with us E; you weave
the chains Of love and friendship about
us you build ms light and airy temples,
whose portals are rose-crowned, and
whose every nook and corner are golden
hued then link by link, you scatter
our silken fetters, and the fairy struc-
lures dissolve in mist. Is life but
moekery, that you play with US thus ?
can not believe it. The mind that
weaves these visions bright has in them
a foretaste of its Immortality. The
chains are not broken, but only length
ened, and the loved ones in whose grasp
rest the farthest shining links draw us
thereby, surely, gently, after them.
The temples of roses mount to Heaven.
and we at last, enter their long sought
doors, never to descend. .-Pkren0I0gi-
cnI Lunl.ilnl
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-11-05
The Etiquette OF BOwing.

This is SO simple that one would sup
pose it scarcely possible that difference
of opinion could exist, and yet there are
some who think it breach Of polite
ness if one neglects to bow, although
meeting half dozen times on a prom
enade or in driving. Custom has made
it necessary to bow only the first time
in passing after that exchange of salu-
tations is very properly not expected.
The difference between courteous and
a familiar bow should be remembered
by gentlemen who wish to make a ia
vorable impression. A lady dislikes to
receive from a man with whom she has
but q slight acquaintance bow, accom-
panied by broad smile, as though he
were on the most familiar terms with
her. Il is far better to err on the other
side and give one of those stiff, uugra-
cious bows which some men indulge in.
Those gentlemen who smile With their
ewes instead of their mouths, give the
most charming bows. As for men who
bow charmingly at one time and with
excessive hauteur at others, according
as they feel in good or bad humor,
they need never be surprised if the
persons thus treated should cease speak
ing altogether. A man should always
lift his hat to lady.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-11-05
The Graves Of Schubert and
Beethoven.

Beethoven is buried in the village Gem
etery OF Wahring, upon the opposite
side of the city, as also Franz Schubert.
The cemetery is small, but a very pretty
one, filed with plants and trees and
we'll kept graves. Yet the graves OF the
two composers are planted against the
old wall in a most barren style. At the
head of Beethoven's grave is a simple,
fiat monument of granite against the
wall, bearing only Beethoven" in gold
letters upon the lower portion, and
upon the apex butterfly encircled by
a serpent the symbols of Immortality
and eternity, in gold also. The vault
is covered with a rude, heavy stone,
encircled by an iron fence, and within
this few ivy plants are Just beginning
their existence in the strip of poor earth
and the stone. Schubert's grave is
similar, and placed also against the
wall. A bronze bust of the sweet song
maker stands in a niche formed By a
dorie portal of granite. Below is in
scribed "Music buried here rich pos
session, but still fairer hopes. Franz
Schubert lies here. Born, 1877. Died
November 10, 1928"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-11-05
History Of the Creek Alphabet.

The inventor of the Creek alphabet
was one Sequoyah. or George Gist,
commonly called Guess, a Cherokee
half-breed. Ignorant of English, or of
the alphabet of any European language,
he was thinker and man of ingenuity,
rare among Indians. He was expert in
handling tools and in working in metals.
Seeing whites recorded their language
by writing, he began in his own mind
to analyZe the Cherokee, and to adopt
sign for each syllable sound that he
could distinguish. These signs were
all of his own invention, but when his
varieties were pretty well exhausted, he
happened to pick up bit of newspaper,
and adopted some of our alphabet, to
express syllables not yet noted. In this
way he gave a letter for every syllable
that enters into the Cherokee language.
And so completely had he analyzed his
native tongue, that it has never been
found necessary to add to his letters.
When he had it well in his own mind,
arranged according to rules adopted by
himself, he began to teach some chill
dren. He then laid the matter before
the chiefs, but, like all inventors, met
great opposition. He was looked upon
as a dreamer, and little attention paid
to him but when he wrote down SEN
tences, and his pupils read them of,
people began to listen to him. He would
write down at the dictation of others,
and yet his pupils read.
The discovery was at once taken up,
and the CherOkees, old and young,
began learning the eighty-five characters
invented by Sequoyah, and it was Won
derful to see how readily they acquired
them.
This was in 1896. 1t was at once seen
how powerful an instrument was here
given for elevating and improving the
tribe. The missionaries adopted 1T, q
font Of type we're cast, and a paper
started, called the Cherokee Phenir,
in which these characters were used.
Other publications issued, and letters
began to pass between young Cherokees
for the first time.
But Sequoyah had bitterness to dash
his cup of satisfaction. A sturdy ad-
herent of the ancient pagan ideas of his
tribe, he set his face firmly against
Christianity, and when he saw parts OF
the New Testament and books to propa-
gate Christianity disseminated by means
of his alphabet among the people, he
lamented the great work Of his life.
When the Cherokees were forced to
leave their old home, and departed
beyond the Mississippi, Sequoyah
shared their fate. He lived for time
at Brainerd, in the Cherokee portion Of
the Indian Territory, but he was restless
and unhappy.
In 1912 he accompanied a party who
set out to seek a new home within the
limits of Mexico, but he was soon
attacked by sickness, and died at San
Fernando, in August, 1S43, aged seventy
three.
Such is the curious history of the
American Cadmus and his Cherokee
alphabet.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-11-05
Poetry.
Evangelical Alliance.

Ye men Of God, Of every name and tongue
Where Christ's commands are known. His praise,
sGns,
here lay your houors down, accept the King,
Aud with voice His glorious anthem sing
One GOd-the mighty Ruler Of US all.
OGe sayiOur-At whose feet We supp,isuts fall
Oss CrOss-the same the Man Of sorrows bore,
Ope Holy GhOst-the Spirit we adore.
OIe TTiGGe God-His living presence here
selishtens all our thou ghts our path makes clear
one Home beyond-there dwell- eternal peace,
Where ereeds are one and questionings may cease.
Olv Father God-ORe Comforter aud Rest
UUs Leye Divine Thou balm for souls oppressed
SIZED down Thy Light, our dropping faith inspire
Be Thou our Christ, our Hope, our Hearts desire
We humbly bow, a. Thou hast taught TO pray:
Z. thou our nanEs-yea, cur Truth snd Way
fty kingdom come, Thy will be done, our plea
UEits 0uT hearts. iii one with Thee,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-11-05
The Cheerful Face.

Next to the sunlight of heaven is the
sunlight of a cheerful face. There is
no mistaking 1.-THE bright eye, the
unclouded brow, the sunny smile, al
tell of that which dwells within. Who
has not felt its electrifying influence
One glance at such a face lifts us at
once out Of the arms of despair, out oi
the mist and shadows, away from tears
and repining into the beautiful realm
of hope. One cheerful face in house
hold will keep everything bright and
warm within. Envy, hatred, malice,
selfishness, dependency, and host OF
evil passions, may lurk around the
door, they may even look within; but
they can never enter and abide there
the cheerful face will put them to
shame and fight.
1t may be a very plain face, but there
is something about it We feel, yet can
not express and its CHEEKY smile sends
the blood dancing through our veins
for very Joy; we turn toward it as the
leaves of the plant turn toward the sun,
and its warm, genial influence refreshes
and strengthens our fainting spirits.
All, there is world of magic in the
plain, cheerful face 1t charms us with
a spell that reaches into eternity, and
We would not exchange it for all the
soulless beauty that ever graced the
fairest form on earth.
1t may be very little face; one that
We nestle On our bosoms or sing to sleep
in our arms with low, sweet lullaby /;
but it is such a bright, CHEEKY little
g., TI,a aa,nk,IfaN,4na Af
spirit are flashing from every feature.
And what a power it has over the house
hold binding each heart together in
tenderness, and love, and sympathy.
Shadows may darken around us, but
somehow this little face ever shines be-
tween, and the shining is so bright that
the shadows cannot remain, and silently
they creep away into the dark corners
where the cheerful face is never seen.
1t may be very wrinkled face, but
it is all the dearer for that, and none
the less bright. We linger near 1t and
gaze tenderly upon it, and say, God
bless this happy face We must keep
it with rs as long as We can for home
will lose much of its brightness when
this sweet face is gone"
And after it is gone, how the remem-
brance of it purifies and softens our
wayward natures When care and sor-
roww would snap our heart-string asunder,
this wrinkled face looks down upon rs,
and the painful tension grows lighter,
the way less dreary, and the sorrow less
heavy.
God bless the cheerful face Bless
it? He has blessed it already the
stamp of heaven is on every feature.
What a dreary world this would be
without this heaven-born light and
he who has it not should pray for it as
he would pray for his daily bread
HrenOiOgicaL Journal
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-11-05
Miscellany.
4 Welsh Legend.

Owain and Dafydd were on their way
to the harvest field one evening, to re-
sume the task Of gathering in the corn
a duty rendered urgent by the need
Of making the best of the harvest moon,
then at its brightest. They took food
with them for their evening meal.
Boy, said Owain TO his companion.
"would it not be well that / should run
to Cemaes at supper-time to get my
shoes from the cobbler? Our master is
not likely TO come to us tonight; and,
even he should. could get back in time
10 resume work after supper"
"Yes, You can easily do that, was
the answer.
Supper-time having come, Owain put
his bread and cheese in his pocket and
started on his errand. After going
some distance he perceived close to his
path a circle of little men and women,
some of grotesque, and all of playful
aspect. At the sight, he was, of course,
greatly frightened: but, after pausing
a moment to recover breath, he sum-
moned courage enough to approach
them, and on doing so saw a little wo-
man of rare beauty in the midst of the
group. She was so surprisingly fair
that honest Owain was quite smltten by
her charms. Seeing his attention fixed
on herself, she ran from among the fair
crowd, and, clasping her soft arms
round his neck, invited him to join
them; to which he ioyfully assented,
for his fears had now left him, and he
thought only of this, the loveliest
creature of her sex he had ever seen.
Long was the time he spent in company
Of his new friends-company so delight
full that he forgot the lapse of time.
But at last, remembering his duty, and
fearing that Dafydd might need his
help, or that his employer might come
to the field and discover his absence,
he unwillingly returned without going
10 Cemaes.
When he reached the field the scene
was wholly changed. His fellow SER
want was not there. The field was a
pasture in which cattle were quietly
grazing. While wondering at this, q
keen sense of hunger came over him.
Putting his hand into his pocket, for
the food he had brought, he found it
hard as stone. On going to the farm
house, he found there, not his masters
household, but strangers, to whom he
was as unknown as they to him. Ut
terly bewildered, he started to look for
= lodging at the house of some neigh
bors, and on the way met one whose
appearance seemed in some way fami-
liar. They both hesitated moment,
until Owain asked
"Are you Dafydd?"
"Yes," was the answer. "Bnt who are
Won? Surely not Owain ?"
Yes, am Ogain."
'Why, where did you go that even
ing?"
Take me home with you, and I'll
tell you. How long is that ago?"
well, rejoined Dafydd, 'let me see
i have been married fifteen years,
and you went away five years before
that"
"What became of nv shoes p
.The shoemaker kept them till We
gave you up for lost, and then sold
them"
They started for Dafydd's home to
eether, Owain on the way telling Dafydd
his experience of twenty yesrs with the
fairies, and hearing Of the pany changes
that had taken place wsile he was away.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-11-05
The Argus Pheasant

The Argus Pheasant OF Sumatra anu
peighboring localities is most imposing,
although many others surpass 1t In
brilliant colors. 1t is named In refer
ence to the ill-fated Argus, whose hun
dred eyes never slept simultaneously
until charmed by the magic Tyre oil Mer-
curry.
This magnificent bird is remarkable
for the very great length OF ITS tail
feathers. and the extraordinary develop
ment of the secondary feathers OF the
wings. While walking on the ground,
or sitting on a bough, the singular
length of the feathers is not very strik-
ing. but when the bird spreads its wings
they come ont in all their beauty. Ihe
bird is not a good iier, and when 1t
takes to the air only goes for snort
distance. In running, its wings are
said to be efficient aids.
Although the Argus Pheasant is
scarcely larger than an ordinary iowl,
the plumage is so greatly developed
that its total length is more tnan nVe
feet. The head and back OF the neck
are covered with short brown feathers,
and the neck and uppe, part OF the
breast are warm chestnut-brown, COW
cred with spots of yellow and black and
similar tints are formed on the back.
The tail is deep chestnut, covered with
white spots, each spot being surrounded
with a black ring. When the bird
chooses. it can raise the tail SO that 1t
stands boldly in the air between the
wings, and is partly spread. The secon,
daries of the wings are most wonderful
examples of plumage, and would re-
auire many pages to describe them fully:
Suffice it to say that the gradations OF
ietty black, deep rich brown, orange.
fawn, olive and white, are so Justly and
boldly arranged as to form admirable
studies for the artist, and totally to
battle description.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-11-05
Heart and Mind.

The heart and mind are correlated,
and so interdependent for health and
vigor. 1t is, however, true that the
mind exerts the greater influence, as is
the case when we compare it with any
organ of the body. There is, doubt
less, physical consciousness of the
heart, otherwise that organ would not
respond SO readily to mental emotion !;
but as for its being a consciousness,
like that of the mind, we do not be-
lieve. Otherwise the heart would be q
thinking, intelligent organ, instead Of
a machine provided for the purpose Of
ministering to life.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-11-05

Travelling along the sea coast OF Flo
rida, gentleman, noting the barrenness
of the country, asked q native, "What
do you live on here ?" ''Live on ?" re-
piled the man "why, we live on fsh
and strangers,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-11-05

The "fall' season begins when the
sidewalks are covered with ice. 1t has
been known to set in, however, in orange
and banana time. The "spring" sea-
son comes when the streets are sloppy
and muddy,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-11-05

Scoresby and other arctic voyagers
and whale hunters have observed that
whales have some means of communica-
ton with one another at great distances.
1t is probable that the animals below
in tone too grave for the human ear,
but quite within the range of the ceta-
cean ear.