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No. -1OO.l AN ACT

w. AOO. A1t AL
Requiring the owner or agent of
real estate sold for taxes at tax
collectors sale to pay for all
improvements made thereon by
the purchaser thereof, and pre-
scribing the manner of appoint
ing appraisers, ,and of appraising
and collecting the valuation of
said improvements, and for the
payment of the said appraisers,
aud imposing penalty in case
of their Noncompliance when
designated and called upon to
act as such.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representa-.
tives of the State of Louisiana in
General Assembly convened, That
after the passage of this act the
purchaser of any real estate sold to
pay taxes due thereon at tax col
lector's sale shall be entitled to re-
ceive from the owner or agent of
said real estate, in addition to all
the other requirements prescribed
and now allowed by law, the value
of the improvements made upon
said real estate by the purchaser
thereof at said sale, but nothing in
this act shall be construed as in
any manner affecting the rights,
claims and privileges now allowed
by law to said purchaser. 3l
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That to ascertain the inst
valuation Of the improvements
made npon said real estate, the
owner or agent of the real estate
thus sold shall appoint one disin.
terested person and the purchaser
thereof shall appoint one disinter-
ested person, and both shall pro-
ceed to appraise the value of the
improvements made upon said
real estate, and in case Of their
disagreeing, then the said two ap-
praisers shall appoint a third dis
interested person, whose valuation
shall be inal, and the amount thus
aScertained as the value of the
improvements made upon said
real estate shall be paid By said
owner or agent to the purchaser
thereof, or his assign, and in case
of non-payment the amount shall
be collected as any civil suit before
any court of competent jufisdic-
ton. ;a- b.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That the persons thus ap-
pointed as appraisers, shall b ) en-
titled to and shall receive the sum
of three dollars for every dali ac-
tually occupied in the appiaise-
ment and going to and returning
from the real estate upon which
the improvements are, and which
. CoNTINUED on 4TH PAGE.I
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watkins GFort,

A ttorneys at Law, Minden, La VIII
n practice in All the Courts for Web
ster and BOssier parishes, and in the
i Supreme Court of the State. vl2n5
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y. H. Scott,

A ttoTaes and Counselor at La vii
N practice n.tlic parishes OF Ca,ldO, Bos
sier, DeSota and Red River, aud in tie Su
prerne Court of the State, and ia the ederal
Courts a,id Court ef Claims.
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IL. B. Watkins,

ttorney and Counselor at Law, Minden,
"A Webster parish, La viii practice in
Courts of Bossier, Webster, Red River,
! Bienyllle, Claiborne, Union and jackson.
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"A Shreveport, La, VIII practice in the
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TTURNEY Ar LAW, Bellevue, La.
"A VIII practice in any court in the State,
except the parish court of BOssier Parish.
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l. N, SUrT. A. II. LEONARD.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-08
THE ENGLISH FORGER.
sprCIAL PIEADINGs OF MAcDONNtLLS OOO1'0'' '0
SECURE HIS RELEASE.

SPECIAL. PIEApINGs or MACDoNNElLs COUNSEL ~
SECURE HIS RELEASE.
GEORGE Macdonnel the alleged Bank OF En-
gland forger was brought nj 10 a. IN. ycs'y' 'oi'i
Judco Woodruff Of the United states Circuit court, III
obediencc to the writ Of habeas corpus si'eu ny nun
on last Thursday Macdonnell, who ehtereu the copt
room, with cool almost defiant air, was attended Nv
,,, rt,f,o1 states Marshals Puryis and Croly, and
~ "a, copnsel Charles W. Brooke OF the firm of Garvin,
Eouovs g. Rrooke Mr. Da Costa Of the firm of Blatch-
ford Seward Griswold & Da Costa and +. +. Marbury
o,rosented the Bank of England Mr.. Brooke opposed
the Marshars return to the writ as insufcens' ana
offered the following pleading as traverse tot:
Esrsf. That the said warrant contains no description
of anv snecAc oeuse alleged 10 have been committed
6y the reaor embraced within the treaty of extra
dton between the Government OF Great britain ana he
Government OF the United States
Second That the said warrant is not issued IN accord
ance with the provisions OF tho laws in that behalf and
is not based upon any sufficient, proper, and legally
founded complaint as by such laws required.
Third: That the commitment is insufficient aud M
formal and that the proceedings herein had such
warrant and commitment are not In accordance WIN
requirements of the act OF Congress providing Tor suo
proceedings under the treaty OF eXradon referred TO-
Judge Woodruff ordered Mr. Brooke to make his plead
ing specific which he did by putting IT in the form
of special demurrer The demurrer was in substance,
identical with the traverse, with the exception OF the
following allegation:
The magistrate had Jurisdiction to issuc warrant
because sufficient complaint had been presented 10
him at the time the warrant was Issued
Mr. Da Costa said that the demurrer was to the Com
msoners warrant rather than to the Marshas RETURN
but Judge Woodruff decided that il good, nasmuch
as 1t raised plain question of fact
Mr.. Da Costa asked for adjournment that he might
determine whether he would join on the demurrer.
Mr Brooke cOntended that Macdonnel was entitled to
speedy hearing said that time enough had been given
80 enable the opposing counsel TO meet all OF the qne
tions raised, and insisted that Macdonnes imprlson
ment should be Immediately inquired into AFTER some
further argument, Judge Woodruff adjourned the mat
fAr a IN TODAY.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-08
LECTURES AND MEETINGS.

The Yale Glee Club will give Il concert at
Association Hall Thursday evening.
The Produce Exchange adopted, yesterday,
several OF the recently amended bylaws
The actors of the German Theater will give
an entertainment at the Academy OF Music tonight for
the benefit of the German Hospital
The Tammany Society authorized the Grand
sachem, last evening, to appoint committee TO make
nominations for the annual election. be held on the
third Monday in April.
The Plymouth Association of Plymouth
Church, Brooklyn, Will hold rs regular reception in the
parlOrs Of tho church, tomorrow evening. A New En-
gland supper will bo given at aud at o. o'clock.
The annual meeting of the Second District
Dental Society OF the State OF New-Yorl Dr. o. L. HHl
President. VIII bo held at tho residence OF DR. H. g.
Mrrick, nc No. 1bO Clinton.st Brooklyn, at , D. M
to-day. Incidents of Olco Practice" Ia the subject
announced for discussion At tho close OF the business
New-York tribune., 1873-04-08
COuRT NOTES.

The will of Arthur NJ Clifford, formerly of
this city, a resident of New-Haven, Conn., at the
time OF his DEATH been admitted to probate In the
SuTogates Court The bequess TO relations amount 10
about 100000.
In the United States District Court, yester
day. in the matter OF Edward Hogan bankrupt. Judge
Blatchford decided that in selling bankrupts estate
IL surplus is left it is TO be applied to paying interest
on creditors claims from the date oi the nnng OF
the petition up to the time OF the settlement OF the
estate.
The trial of John Van Syckel, for the al
legged poisoning of his wife, Catherine Van sycke at her
residence at Henry-st and LOve-lane, Brooklyn, on
Oct TO- 1872 was begun before Judge Tappan, in the
Kings County Court OF Oyer and Terminer yesterday
morning Mrs. Van Syckel had returned from shop
ping expedition in New York in good health Dnt was
exclaimed that she had Deeh poi
soned aud died after the arrival OF phy yseisn,
Several gave evidence yesterday 10 prove hat
Mrs. Van Syckel was poisoned
A formal application was made yesterday,
before Judge Brady, by Vim. f. Howe for postpone
ment for month Of the trial Of Robert p Beakiey
the murderer of HE niece, Mary Ann Foley alias Maud
Merrill for the purpose Of aOrdng time TO send com
mission 10 Ireland 10 procure testimony regard
ing the insanity Of the prisoners father Judge Brady
said that he would examine the adavits prese ned but
told tue defendants counsel not 10 hope that the app
cation would be granted.
In the case of John Smith and John Tully
charged with robbery in the Court OF Oyer and
Termner yesterday the complainant testified that he
u
in Hester-st., March I6 knocked down before his
Office aud robbed OF s while the defense denied the
fact Of the robbery claimed that the assault the
outgrOwth OF dispute which the complainant
had begun, ard that the only part taken
by Tully was that OF supporting Smith.
verdict Of assault aud battery was rendered, and
tence was suspended I'll THURSDAY, Smiths father
was ying al the point OF death. Smith tried at
recent session for the murder or Augustus Brown but
escaped OF the insucency o ehe testimony
John NJ. Murray, n New-YOrk pilot, hailed
the steamer St. Louis she coming into tue port
with the view Of plotting her into the harbor but the
captain refused 10 take him board He then brought
suit b compel the payment Of the regular fees under
the State law by Winch he was licensed. The
came dp for trial in the First District Court
when 10 was claimed for the defense that tho
ST. louis was c0dstwi'e steam vessel sail
ing between this port and New Orleans, and that
b Ct OF Congress Of 1871 cOdstwse Vessels not
TCuuilsd take pIlut, the captain being licensed by
tne United States Inspector. Judgment rendered
for the plaintiff which appeal taken 10 the
Common Pleas, General Term. Which rendered, ycscr-
day, decision affirming the Judgment OF the District
Court. Judge Ddy holds that tine act Of Congress Of
1872 only refers vessels that are not registered and
that the st. Louis. being registered Eessel, In liable
md ~ Ia
New-York tribune., 1873-04-08
ALADY CONFRONTED BY BURGLARS.

Between 2 and o'clock yesterday morning
burglars entered the residence OF Abraham H. Remsen
Shelteraye., Jamaica, L. L. through the parl0r
window. MI Remscn's daughter, who for some time
past has been Ill., and who slept In the par
lor was awake at the zine, aud light burning In
her room The burglars entered her apartment and
after turning the lgbt went 10 the bed where she
Iay The lady iegned sleep and deceived them. They
rpslcked the room, tddng all OF Miss RemscuH cloth
ing aud toilet articles remaining quarter Of hour
The lady had several opportunities for seeing the two
burglars. They were apparently 20 years OF age. she
was AFRAID 10 give an alarm, as both men were armed.
They were in the house over har au hour when, being
disturbed By noise ~ RtliIf, tbey On the same
uight an aiteInpt made to rob residence M Wash
but The thieves were discovered anu beat basty
rctre1t on number OF dwellings iD the yuJgc were
u.Iud ueetat sgns marked with chalk, aud II Ii sur
By burglara I. Ll
New-York tribune., 1873-04-08
LOCKING UP MONEY.
RECORDER HACKETTs CHARGE TO THE NEW GRAN
JURY.

RECORDER
JURY.
The April Term of the Court of General
Sessions of the Peace opened yesterday Recorder
Hackett presiding The following Grand Jury was i'm
paueled
William Habrishaw, Foreman; william Kemp. John
Babcock Isaac IL. Reed Theodore Perry Jacob Fusse
Samuel WetmOre Robert Campbell, Richard Heather
Incius S. Comstock Evert A. DuyckincK, Lesnder
Buck Tuns H. Patterson, Alfred V. Leaman, James
Wehre Thomas woodward Morris X. Jesup, William
Adams, jr Alfred n. Sparks, and William D. "addlhg
ton.
The Recorder charged the Grand Jury upon Its duty
with reference to crime and then said:
I am stin commanded by statute 10 charge you upon
the Usury Laws The mercantile community hoped that
tho Legislature now in session, would conquer the an
ceut superst ton against free trade in money. Compe
ttun in money the belief Of all the political ecOnO
mists TO cheaper its The greatest number OF
lenders obey the laws respecting usury yet there often
come periods when borrowers are willing to make their
contracts for the use OF money ana theh these y
the very operation OF the Usury Laws, forced into
limited Market However, the legislature has refused
its assent to the repeal and the Usury Laws remain
1t s not necessary for Judge 10 explain these laws
rexpOund their penalties 10 gentlemen OF such ltel
gence as believe you to possess bu there ls an eehe
OF which may speak most parucularly-one whlcn IS
the direct result Of the Usury statute. ana which ls lat
tery assuming magnitude and threatening great dls-
tress. This oense is conprehended In the combination
Of individuals nd perhaps of some banks through bro
keTs or mddlemeul To diminish the clrcudlIOn Oh
regular channels az 10 raise the percentage 1Or m
irregular channels, to the mutual prohl OF the
cOmDlners Ihe result OF TINS conDudton - ny onlJ
extortion needy class OF speculative borrowers
but embarrassment OF cOmmerclal deallhgs among
gwen speculation In the language Oh our
Revised Statutes such conviction is an act injurious 10
trade and commerce. At common law Says Black
stoneL practices which make the market dearer TO the
fair trader were Ofenses against puDhc trade.
II Offenses exist, inquire feareSsy into thelr
origin and thoroughly investigate as 10 the Offenders
without thought or consideration as TO their position
and without fear favor" The theft OF one man
another beggar the unit loser but is possible
by conspiracy such as nave outlined 10 oegear
community even of the character extent, and import
ance as in which live. Theft OF industry aud OF
regular profits, by means OF immoral ana una~t9i
machnations OF capitalists or moneyed institutions Qt
such Vaccinations eXis ought 70 command your atteh
ton much than the ordinary arcenles OF the prison
calendar. Says Bishop, ln his Commentaries on Grim
inal Law /" IL Is plain that he who uses the power
which money credit gives him to play pranks upon
the community to the race ana as deserving
OF punisnme ut the thief OF highway robber,'
New-York tribune., 1873-04-08
DECKWITH SEWING MACHINE, sls.
on 80 DAYS TRIAL.

Win neN nftlliuk fpfA 40
nA1y other valuable improve
rneuis, all complete. vitb HsnnG.
Guide. four needles. Oh a5d Caa.
ke., warranted tao yesTs, s1iA oas
will last q lifetime and 90 al 'o'1
family sewing HeaTiT tss tsos-
aud u these maehiAes have Tea
sod the past season, vhieb S'fhost
the shove improvements are o.
ing universal satslactOn, s ~
parts are 50 few. and - snp's
and strong. that Il never gep 81
Of order We VIII sho~ etten %
any Who nay cAil. from slsirist.
ssted purchasers, sbo state ihii
theg prefer ours 70 The best elgs-
l. 49, fka .franveet nfHsa -
New-York tribune., 1873-04-08

the annual dinner will take place. at the Long
Island Club-houso
Tbo Panama Railroad Company held, yes
erd,v an election for directors at when TS2 sDares
were voted upon, with the following result
8 B19w 6dcarps gsrsn z A. HoiehIiss a. ss,ter,oo
srhoi H. n Cray, L. 4 stOeEweb' T. A. A'"' % = w. " '
Tho following were elected directors OF the
second-ave. Railroad, yesterday
m., Cram. Edward Hagh Waldo Iiu,ehin Ianos % %
lockwood oeone Be JS.epn wlsm s. Thorn Pred
sncS DE Bil.sr james D. Fish lnspee'on o. h''eN0" " ~
H. Plat Cyrus II. Loutrel and jacob " oaaiT ii.
The regular monthly meeting OF the Dap.i'. '.'N.
Pastors Conference took place yesterday AZ no '-~
stnth-,t, at q D. M. Moderator W. ". Hammond ple-
Idrg over 100 ministers were present The minutes
n, their Conference from their organization IN lS WeIo
shown, and a resolution 20 present Inein " Io,,,ed
York Historical Society, for sstina viii be
The subject for discussion at the next "oo''"e W."
Pulpit and Social Morals" .
The Academy of Music was crowded, last
night by an audience gathered TO listen 10 lecture W
the Rev j. Lancaster spauldiDg on the "Catnono
Church Progress" He said that In the E1Ieen."
centnry the word Reformation was the potca WaUn-
word which spoke louder than the cannOD's voice, ~
the eighteenth century another word TOOK VI
teenth century the wachword is "ProTess ana an Oh
our aspirations wrapped up IN TINS Woa' S1tn
Implies a want OF perfection, and II means ushSiIon
from "a less TO more complete state
The Reform Committee of One Hundred met
in the Directors Room OF the Brooklyn Academy OF
Music last evening, Franklin Woodruff presiding oh
the motion OF Ludoyc Bennett the report OF tne Law
Committee the charges against DisTsctAa,storne ~
nonstrated saying that the report had been ad on inc
table because another committee OF cltzens hau
gct httorney and the matter before the Gov
ernor, Pending this examination he believed that the
report OF the Law Committee shOnld not Oe hcteu n.
motion to lay report the table was tDeh caFeu'
and the Committee went into executive Sessioh'
New-York tribune., 1873-04-08

priced The markeL HFVuf"fF
seam only b that stands where the seyere 'ess ar. ~
for instance ueed whng roofs that are es
on the bias elastic goodi while al SOolen onierga pan
sos and umbrellas subjected the sverest test are @
uysly made by this ELASTIC LOOP STITCH sheh by most nps
device accomplished BY single single thread nree' TN
single sDoo Il its securely yet -bsn aes
ran Unlocked pleasure FASTENED TO table % usnI E
the the Of anger abi lns IA
an easy tie hand from he wrist while the remain,
natural and position This the Machine Of when aesS V
Judd the American Agcutrt using thousands of %
ums H. after having Machine days does gys ei
sssactou will Of the Machine, refund the ~ 80 -
express charges and being injured Orders promptly as % .
CENT 80 with the order The 0aa
he pd 70 Erpre,s Co Machine Boz ni AZ
compete II weighs pounds hundreds Of miles for
esuts any doubt vail the sAsf
OF reference BECkWIIH SEWING hAChlns W,
% West Broadway GswYork After hay 1, S61 Broaisay
New-York tribune., 1873-04-08
PRoMIgRST ARRIVALS

FIlh Aronue -Inspecior-Ge General ID. H. Sacket
Gen T. sguer H. 4 A. Jnage Homer A. Nelson o. Ioafh
kepie II. H. Hhorn, Congessmaheleet OF safsaga isaac
Of Ihal ,ohia " Rlater OF Eorxh. Conn bf'i1
Amss J. Parker OF Albany Gen Wlnsos s-
Iouis George Panan OF Chicago and Gen. Horace Por,sr..
Holman HoueTbe Hon Alexander Mitchell Of hh"suhe h"'
RAnsael Stwburgh and Lieut. Commander y X sm'h u
Epe Hopse-yudge Farnswoh Of Detroit Nr- YORK Ilo
sposwood Of Delaware. 81 jams loticIhe non y,
Pitch angton COLEMAN H0uSefbe Rev. George MaeI 1
Ponghkeepsie Nhoids Hoht-Jpdge A. NJ Osborne OF
n Y Charles H. Sheriff. Of Washington Judge X Race ana
ali
New-York tribune., 1873-04-08
THE BULLS lead BANK.

William IT,. Merritt, the assistant cashier Of
the Bups Head Bunk was brought before Mayor Have
mayer for exanipAt on, yesterday. Ex DstrictAttOIney
oarv,n snpeared az his counsel, and application
made 70 admit hin 70 ball PeOdiDg ths application.
New-York tribune., 1873-04-08
and the necessary examination by tho
~ Tho nail nflrnd his examination was doorreh N''"

tc-av and he was rccommttcd to tho Tomhs. ing inc me
ct-itorney sd continues his Investigation n esias
is nnder reconsideration by tho Grand Jury: ~ y @ s'
that Merritt disposed TO tell true story Cry oI o Nil to
actoas in which ho is implicated, ana taI ns ~ ,hcr
i,n,ss ,1st otbcra who have used the bauN ior ''"
oNn ADVANTAGE and its detrncnt
New-York tribune., 1873-04-08
HOME NEWS.

THERMOMETER. YESTERDAY. ar DIcKIEsoSs IN PARK
.... ROW. -,
m.-tJ' HOon-4so pm.-5o Shnght-i3' Avemge-f'i
New-York tribune., 1873-04-08

Henry Bergh, President of the Society for
the Prevention Cruelty 10 Animals, noticing yester-
day afternoon that Of the horses of stage No Il OF
the Nin,-aye and twenty thirdst. lne. lame
and unfit proceed caused the arrest Of the driver
Broadway near ClDton-paoe. As under the recent
der Of Judge Dsy Mr.. Bergh had power only 10
the driver and debarred from taking the hornes
and sfage 10 place OF security he gave his deputies
strict orders not 10 interfere with The sttee c0mpauys
pTOpCry Iu auy way. but Ia leave u bapplng ia tho
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-04-17
THE nAMERIcAN CLYnE.,,.

The distinction is sometimes insisted upon, in
speaking of the industrial operations of VIII
mington, Philadelphia and Chester, that while
the two latter are on the Delaware. the irst are
- on the ChristiAna = and it is complained that
while the Delaware has grown world-famous as
the American Clyde our ship-yards, which
have built nearly the whole iron tonnage OF the
United States, do not come within the scope of
that description, and SO injustice is done US. In
the COMMERCIAL We have never preserved this
distinction, for two very good reasons. The first
and most obvious is that Wilmington is on the
Delaware The ChristianA flows through it, and
the Brandywine comes into it, but our muuicipal
boundaries have, for years, extended to the Del
aware, with wide frontage along its shore.
As The Court said, when ten reasons we're
offered fer the jurors absence, commencing,
In the first place, your Honor, he is dead " this
explanation is quite sufficient, but it is also
true that Wilmington, by persons residing at a
distance, is regarded as one of the Delaware
River cities, and that, when the " American
Clyde is spoken Of our ship-yArds are meant
to be included, Of course. In a distant view, one
cannot recognize all the small details and people
few hundred miles away, are not able or desir-
GUS to know whether wilmingtons ships are
built exactly on the Delaware's margin, or on the
Christiana, a few hundred yards away.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-04-17
AlIddIetOwn.
EcorrespOndenee Ot the oemmerclaLl

Correspondence OF the CGmmerciaLl
. STRUoK BY LIGHTNING.-During one of the re-
cent thunder storms, the cupola on the town
hall was struck with lightning. Fortunately for
all concerned the damage was trifing.
ENTERTAINMENTs.-The entertainments for
the benefit of the Odd Fellows, given in the Hall,
ON Wednesday and Thursday evenings Of last
week, were not very we'll attended. They were
not strictly first class.
The PEACHES INJURED, can be no
longer any doubt but that the peach buds i'll
this immediate neighborhood have been serious
ly injured. From present appearances, it will
not be safe to calculate for more than third of
a crop. In inauy orchards. it is predicted, that
there will be no bloom at all, while in others it
will be confined to Only few varieties
FIRE APPARATUs.-Since the recent fires here,
our town authorities have become seriously i'm
pressed with the necessity OF providing the town
with some kind of ire apparatus. They, with a
committee of citizens, appointed at a recent
town meeting, are i'll Phllalelphia, this week. eN-
amining the different ire extinguishing ma
chimes. with view of procuring that which il
best adapted to our want.
The SwEDEs. Swedes in this neighbor-
hood do not give general satisfaction. Some
who invested in them have no hesitaucy in de-
claring them fraud. from beginning to end
Others are not quite so emphatic, while very
few have no complaint TO make. Altogether
they are considered a failure.
LOAN ASSOCIATION SALE.-At the second
monthly meeting of the Mutual Loan Associa
tion, held last night, four hundred dollars sole
at premium Of sl.39 per share of 1900.