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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-18


SJXTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF
~ Orleans, No. 5647 BY virtue of writ of seizure
and sale to me directed by the honora BILE the Sixth
District Court for the parish OF Orleans in the
above entitled cause, will proceed to sell at pub
he auction, at the Merchants and Auctioneers' FL.
change, Royal street, between Canal and Custom
house streets. in the Second District of this civ
on SATURDAY, February %. 1874, at twelve O'Clock
d. The following described property, to wit
TWO CERTAIN LOTS or GROUND together
with all the buildings and improve
ments thereon and appurtenances there
Of and all the rights, ways, ssrvitudes,
privileges and advantages thereunto ne
longing, situated in the First district of this ctv
in square number six bur dred and thirty sevsnn'
bouHded BY Common, Gravier. Gayoso aad SsIcedo,
Streets designated by the numbers niDeteep and
twenty, on plan drawn by Castainn 4 Ceiias
architects, dated the twentieth of Apri1 IaSS and
deposited IN the ofdce Of A. &. Bienvenu a notorv
pu6hc In this city. Said lots adioin each other
ana measure each twenty eight feet nine fnches
hve line. front on Common street, by one hunSrSei
ana twenty ieet In depth. Being the same prop
eity acquired BY the defendant herein bv Dur
faase nun Joseph Aston, per act passed before
seventh Of June 1876 ''0N '"o
SeiEed In the shove suit
Texms-Cash on the SPOT
.,. ". P. HARPER.
jas felass then9 Of the Paxisb Of OTissuA
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80 prizes, amounting te........ ........s $50 400
EXPLANATION OF APPROXIMATION PRIZES.
The nine remaining units of the same ten of the
numbers drawing the first three full prizes will he
emitted to the twenty seven apprO xmatiOn prizes
FOR example: II ticket No. l246 draws the so 600
prize, those tickets numbered l24l, 1912 l243 I244
iZis l27 1913 I49 and 1850 will each be emit tied
70 H5oo. ticket No. 23l draws the 5 10 900 prize
those tickets numbered 232, 1888, 234 235 23S 237'
1ss lss and 24o will each be entitled to $500. II
ticket No $50 draws the $4,000 prize those ticLe
numbered All AZ 4i3 444 445, 446 al 448 and 449
will be each entitled to s 100 49, ' "U '
Whole. Tickets, SO; Halves, 81, Ouor.
ters, 50 so; Eightts, 81 rs.
fRizhS PAYABLE IN FULL WITHOUT DEDUC.
TON.
Orders to be addressed to
LoulSiANA STATE LOTTERY COMPANY.
Lock Box No. 692, Postoface,
New Orleans.
Send postofdce money order. or register your
o. ia2 ly
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RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.


NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bertha 25l bales cotton
1856 sks cotton seed "a hhds sugar bbls molasses
and sundries
ANTE RlvER-Steamer Frazier-9O cords
wood 5000 shingles and sundries
CAMDBN-Steamer Willie-74a bales cotton and
sundries
observation-disclosures Belle Lee -3887 bales cotton
1854 SKIS cotton seed SKIS seed cotton and sundres
OUACHITA CITY-Steamer Ouachita Belle-ls63
bales cotton 1888 axis cotton seed and sundries
BATON ROUGE-Steamer st John-l25 hhds sugar
10 bbls mOlasses bales cotton IL bales moss and
sundries
LOWER COAST-Steamer & Hensey-47 hhds of
sugar 50 bills molasses l42 bbls rice and sundries
ST MARTINvILLR-Steamerld a-220 hhds sugar
80 bbs moasses II bales cotton 2l2 SKIS cotton seed
and sundries
Observation-Disclosures Bradish Johnson-l7
hhds sugar 81 bbs mOlasses lib axis cotton seed lS6
head cattle and sundries
pITTSBuRG-Steamer Ironsides and barges-S2o
naes hay IA $40 axis las cks bacon - bxs bacon
% tcs hams 60 tee lard 200 kegs lard 1869 bbs pork
40 obls meal 100 bbls whisky and sundry produce
RECEIPTS By RAILROADS.
NEW ORLEANS. MOBILE AND TEXAS RAIL
1vAD February 1909 bales cotton 100 bbls lime
20 head cattle and sundries
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COMMERCIAL.
TrRsDAf RvKNIN9. Febr

TuKsDAf EVENING. February II. 1914.
COrTON-The sales to-day mot including 800
bales additional yesterday. were confined 10 $50
bales. at prices requiring no change in our quota
tions which we accordingly repeat. with the Ex'
change figures. as below:
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IMPORTS.

TAMPA BAYS bales cotton so SKIS seed cotton
IS bbls m0laSses Sc hides
notwithstanding Juniata-7, $50 cigars 3
cases cigars l76 bbIs oranges and astd mdse
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1aZ3 let "a Sheri6 of the Parish of Orleans


SOnn Auams vs. margaret Campbell.
ElFTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF
Il OF Orleans, No. 4554.-By virtue of q pluries
writ Of ier fasias to me directed by the honorable
inc fifth District Court for the parish of Orleans
at public auction. at the Merchants and Auction.
GERS Exchange, Royal street between Canal and
CustOmhOuse Streets in the Second District of this
city on TUESDAY, March 3, 1874, at twelve O'Clock
ID: :, the following described property. to wit
THREE LOTS OF GROUND, situated in the First
District of this city, designated by the numbers
one, two and three. in square bounded by Roman,
Florida Landing, Cypress and Prieur streets meas
ni1ng, each, twenty-five feet six inches front on
FLORIDA Landing. by ninety feet in depth Lot num-
6er one forms the corner Of Florida Landing and
Roman street. Acquired from Benjamin Forance
Per act passed before T. o. STARK, late q notary
public 10 this city, on the nineteenth day of Feb.
ruafy, 1880 and registered in the conveyance office
OF tins city book sixty eight, folio six hundred and
tWenty-one.
6eised in the above suit
Terms-Casa on the spot.
w. p. HARPER
is3l felS mh3 Sheriff Of the Parish Of Oreans.
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FOR NEW YORK. DIRECys
-
6fJ The steamship
EMILY Il. SOUDER,
b. F. BURDICK. Commander
VIII leave her wharf, foot of Jefferso, stro. -
SATURDAY. February 81 at A. M VIC
for passengers. "o''nooations
Cabin passage. .... szo
ON
nli's OF fading signed through to Liyerpool Claz.
gov, Bremen and Ham burg "Aass
through Tickets for First Glass and Steer.ea
nassengers Tor Liverpool and the Continent cnS.
necting with GuiOn's Line of Steamers s.i i'm.
from New York every WEDNESDAY,. 0"'ii"ls
For freight or passage. apply to
JOHN II. LODWIGSEN AGENT
Tb. .,.r., No 100 Common street
e ,une steam ship WESTERN METROPOLIS ~,
ja4 HAafch 1. at A. NJ
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W. T. hARFEK,
ia23 fec - Sheriff OF the Parish of Orisane.

DHnleb " euVeH vs. Henry L.. Zebab CT al.
SIXTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF
~ Orleans. No. 5646-Bv virtue of a writ of seizure
and sale TO me directed by the honorable the Sixth
District Court for the parish of Orleans, in the
above entitled cause will proceed to sell at pub
lie auction. at the Merchants and Auctioneers tx.
change, Royal street. between Canal and Gus.
temhouse sIreets. in the Second District of this
city, on MONDAY. March 2, 1874, at twelve o'clock
NJ, the following described property to wit
CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND. together with all
the buildings and improvements thereon and ap.
purtenances thereof, situated in the uDOurg Sau
let First District of this city in the square bound
ed by Erato Gate Melicerte). Camp, Magazine and
Gaennie streets, measuring French measure, forty
feet front Erato street, by one hundred and
sixty feet, more OF less, in depth: said lot being
designated by the number fifteen, of square No
twenty-one Of the faubourg saulet on a plan de.
posted ia the office of Octave lie Armas. a notary
public in this city. Acquired by the defendants
herein by donation from Mrs. Marie Azee Saulet.
widow of Louis Foucher. per act passed before Fe:
TX de Armas, late notary public in this city.
the twenty ninth II November. 1897.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot.
" p HARPER
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bernard Merely VS.. Joseph Root.
G1XTH DISTRICT COURT FOB THE PARISH OF
~ Orleans, No. 5707-By virtue OF a writ of seizure
and sale to me directed by the honorable the Six h
District Court for the parish of Orleans. in tn.
above entitled cause, will proceed to sell at pub.
lie auction, at the Merchants and Auctioneers' Ex-
change, Royal street, between Canal and Custom.
house streets in the Second District of this city,
on SATURDAY, March IA, 1874, at twelve O'clock
NJ the following described property. to wit
TWO CERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND together with
all the buildings and Improvements thereon sit
uated in the First District OF this city in the square
bounded by Common, Palmyra, Roman and Prieur
streets, designated by the numbers sixteen and
seventeen OF square number twenty-eight on a
plan by Joseph Pile late surveyor on the first of
May, l84O deposited in the office of David L. McCay.
late a notary public in this city. Said lO, meas.
ure each twenty five feet on Prieur street by
q depth of one hundred and forty eight feet six
inches. between parallel lines, and was acquired
by purchase from W. Il. Bell as Der act passed he.
fore Thomas J. Beck, late notary pubic in this
city, dated June a. 1871.
Seized in the above suit.
TeIms-Cash gu the spot
". r HARPER.
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I
fel ~ mill Shecif of the Parish of Orla
John =. Bradley vs.. William fl. Aymar-
NJ. COndrOn VS.. same

NJ. COndron vs. same
SIXTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF
p Orleans, Nos. 1890 and 4s86.-By virtue of an
alas writ and Of writ of feri facias both to me d.
rected BY the honorable the Sixth District Court
for the parish of Orleans, in the above entitled
causes. will proceed to sell at public auction at
the Merchants and Auctioneers' Exchange ROYAL
street between Canal and Custnmhouse streets,
In the Second District Of this city on TUESDAY
FEBRUARY "a, 1874 at twelve O'Clock NJ, the follow
ing described property. to wit
=. The ONE UNDIVIDED HALF of, in and to por-
ton OF ground and improvements thereon known
e the Kentucky Press" in the square bounded by
Tchoupitoulas Belechasse, Terpsichore and st.
Ihomas streets, and measuring one hundred and
eighty seven feet ten inches FIVE lines front On
Tchoupitoulas street, the same width in the rear
ara front en- st. Thomas street and three hundred
and forty four feet two inches in depth and front
on Bellechasse street between parallel lines &C.
cording to old titles, but by the Strengthening of
the streets the measurement on Bellechasse street
has been reduced to three hundred and twenty
nine feet nine inches.
Seized in the above suits
Terms-Cash on the spot.
W. p RARPER
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-18
BELOW COMING UP.

Ship Gold Hunter Freeman, 50 days from Liverpool
via Waterford, to master
Bark lima. SOnenson 81 days from Liverpool. to
MASTER
Bark Imperator. Jensin. 40 days from London, to
Ocean, Zerega &cO-
Schooner Ost Robinson Beers Is DAYS from Rua-
tan Island, to master
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-18

The following kilograms were posted at the Cot
Nkw YORK, February II. A. M.-Money rate S.
Carrying rate. gold, Az.
r. MeM0ney rate 4O5 Carrying rate, gold, T.
LONDON, February II. 230 P. M-Rste of discount
on three months bills in the open market Is ) 9l6
Gold opened nominally at 1l2A CLIPS, against
ll2 at New York, and closed at the ops nlng rates
in both markets. Not q sale was reported
No sales of silver were reported. American half
dollars are still quoted at -0llo and Mexican
dollars at ll0hO
5 Under the influence Of steady gold market and
a frmness in bills at New York, sterling exchange
was without quotable variation. notwithstanding
the absence of demand.
Nothing TRANSFERRED in francs or German marks.
Bill of lsiing and AL clear sterling bills we're
quoted at + s. Al as AN, and bank at SIS d. and
francs at A6504.63ls for private and nominal for
bank.
The banks being closed nothing franspifed in
domestic exchange, and we repeat, as nominal our
previous quotations of par for bank checks ON New
York land paE a i per cent discount for CONNER
cial sight.
Nothing TRANSFERRED in securities. We continue
to quote city gold bearing seven per cents at So
city appropriation certificates at $50 Metropoh-
tan Police warrants at man. and State warrants
at 50 for large denominations and SO fer small.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-18
GREAT JACKSON ROUTE.

GREAT JACKSON ROUTE.
trains depart and arrive as follows from Gepot
foot of Caliope street:
Express. "sr s:ao A. M Express A.n iI:4, PM
1L kfTISs TRAINS Jun THROUGH TO CAIRO.
Pullman Palace Cars attached to morning and
evening trains.
Only one change to Eastern cities
Tickets fer sale and information given at No. e
Camp street. corner of Common
A. D. SHELDON, Agent.
JAZZ ~ T. d. FROST, General Manager
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SHERIFFS SALES.
lfOnOre Iabasse, for the use Of jean La.
vIgne, vs. Mary ODOnOhue. widow Of the late
Anthony COOlicah.

HOnOre Lnbasse, for the use Of Jean La.
vlgne, vs. Mary o'Donohue. widow Of the late
SIxTH DISTRICT COURT FOR TIRE PARISH OF
- Orleans. No. 5693.-By virtue Of a writ of seiz.
ure and sale to me directed by the honorable the
in the above entitled cause. l VIII proceed
to sell at public auction. at the Merchants
and Auctioneers Exchange Royal street, between
Canal and CustOmhOuse Streets in the Second Dis
trict of this city, on WEDNESDAY, March H. 1874
at twelve o'clock NJ. the following described prop.
l. CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND, situated
in the second District of this city in The square
bounded by Burgundy, BienvillA, CustOmhcuse and
Dauphine streets, as designated on plan deposited
IN the Office of Selim Magner, late notary public
in this city, plan number forty three and ha ling
in American measure twenty six feet seven inches
hve lines front on Burgundy street. by thirty eight
feet four inches three lines Deep between par teI
lines. Together with all the buildings and i'm.
and all the rights, ways, strvtudes privileges and
advantages thereunto belonging, or in anyw!se ap.
2. AND ONE HUNDRED SHARES Of the capital
stock OF the Citizens Bank Of Louisiana, now re.
duced to ninety four shares by the setting apart of
constitute cash stock. in conformity with an act
entitled an act to authorize the Citizens Bank of
Louisiana to convert shares of stock secured by
mortgage into cash shares. Being the same prop.
erty acquired by the defendant herein by purchase
from Jean Lavigne, plaintiff herein &C, passed
seventh of December, 1872.
Seized in the above suit
Terms-The purchaser shall pay IN cash al! the
costs of these proceedings, including the attor.
ney's. and the taxes which may be due on said
property and in part payment of the balance the
purchaser will assume the payment of a note for
one Thousand dollars dated December :, 1872, and
payable two years after date with eight per cent
interest from date until paid and the surplus of
said purchase price to be paid in cash in order to
pay and satisfy plaintiffs claim of one thousand
dollars, with eighi per cent interest per annum
from December 1872. until paid; five per cent at.
torneys fees; and in case said property should not
be sold for sufficient amount to cover and paw in
full the amount due plaintiff and the note due two
year after date and the costs, theA in that case
the purchaser will pay in cash all the costs of
these proceedings, attorneys fees and the taxes
cash, to be applied in part payment and pro rata
on tho amount due to petitioner, and the other
half to be retained by said purchaser and to be by
him applied in part payment and pro rata on the
aforesaid note, payable two years after date.
w. P. HARPER
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-18
SCHEME,

10000 Tickets only SO
Halves, Quarters and Eighths in proportion.
prize of 5000 is.......... $50 600
prizs of l0OOO is,,......,.... 10 ma
~. PIiz, OF SUo ls........... 5000
-. ~ prizes OF QUO are. ................ 10000
$50 pgizes OF 100 are......,,., 20 zoo
APPROPRIATION PRIZES.
approximations of $500 each for the
Hlne remaining units of the same ten
Of the number drawing the $2OOOO
prize are ...;.......:.. 300
nine remaining units of the same ten
OF the number drawing the $4,000
piihe
approximations of S 100 each for the
nine remaining units of the same ten
Of the number drawing the $4,000
prize are...................... 300
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-18
STEAMSHIPS.

A The steamer
& STATE OF MINNESOTA.
VIII sail from New Orleans for Liverpool, direc..
Saturday, February IA, 1874.
viii receive and sign through bills Of lading to
Havre. Bremen, Hamburg, Antwerp Rotterdam.
and all continental ports
Return tickets issued available for TWELVR
MONTHS at reduced rates. and through Tickets
to ali parts of the United Kingdom and Europe
A stewardess and surgeon are attached to eacf,
medicines. e
Money orders granted free of charge
Prepaid emigration tickets issued here to pa:.
ties deslrous of sending for their friends
detention. 1s
mOdatiOns, apply TO "A
-. A.. X. MILLER CO.,
self No % Carondelet street New Orleaps
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RAILROADS.

NEW ORLEANS. MOBILE
TEXAS RAILROAD.
Passenger Depot Foot of Canal Street.
On and after December 25 1873, trains will run
as follows:
Leave New Orleans daily at II A. NJ and PM
Sundays train leaves at BIS A. NJ, instead of IL 4.
NJ.
Trains arrive at P. NJ and 10 p NJ
This is the shortest and most reliable route IN
New York and all Northeastern points II ia the
only line running Pullman Palace Cars to Louis
vlile' st. Lonis and Charleston without change.
TAXI TIE MOBILE LINE.
For tickets and information apply at Office cor.
ner Camp and Common streets, opposite City Ho-
tel, or at the depot.
4. P. SHUTE
GENERAL Ticket Agent.
Lag s. H. SCRANTUN
OeZo General
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sship
MISSISSIPPI,
WRAKE, Commander.
"h! leave On Or about February IL.
From her wharf foot of jackson streo. t,.,
pst1ct. WI receive and sign through bills Of
iadipg to Havre, Bremen, Hamburg Antwerp Rot.
teIdam, and all continental ports ~
PARTIES DESTROYS of sending for their friends car,
purchase prepaid emigl alton tickets here. re.
For freight or passage, having SUPERIOR accommo.
u"Slons' Apply 10 SlLAS WEEKS L. CO..
s,. NO. 48 Carondeet street
,h Mans sins owners-FLINN, MAIN & MONTGOM.
r mh1 NO. " Laneelot Hey. Chapel street Liver.
80. ialO Iy
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THE CROMWELL LINE.
For New York Direct.
,rhIs Lime 10 composed of the Steamsbina
GEORGE CsoNWr;1Is NEW np ORLEANS. CoRTEs.
- The steamship ~ we
~ KNicKERsocxER.
WIN E.v. GAGER, Commanded,
VIII les .T her wharf foot of Toulouse stras,
passao. 'AruhDAY. February a. at 8 A. M.
h. Freight for Liverpool Bremen and Hav1a ta sg,
~ inns line and Through bills of ladna aysn sn,
' '""o' Tof freight or passage s:,g apply to
NO. Al Carondelet street
SOh HAVANA, VIA CEDAR KEYS Ann
KEY WEST.
United States Mail Line.
x x,451A sss P. cL sSf65i"'h'p' EMILE.
S and Havana Steamshin C n0raaa
SSk62fafA will dispatch one OF the above irstt
- CLASS steamers from New Orlaaps
ro,.,, Every "wednesday,
nee neSStng with steamers for Apaachicoa ST. Ma.I
RATES OF PASSAGE.
S Saoin .......-.......$ $40 cog osa
rar 6ifGSugh bills Of lading issued to all points :,
Charleston and Savannah. ~"u 10 new York.
and me- oat the company's bills of lsdinp .,onaa
Snisndid s, Ia AFTER sailing of the steamer
t;cta si ~ passenger accommodations and throrh
'iGkets gwen to above poinIa "no through
oa 30 height received without permit from ,h.
For freight or passage apply to
;,,s 1. X. ROBERTS. T1easnre-
No. l20 Common street
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Monetary--Commercial.
MONETARY.

MONETARY,
OFFICE OF THB DAILY REPUBLICAN,
TUESDAY EVENING. February II. 1874 }
To-day being a legal holiday (Mardi Grass and
the banks being closed, transactions transpired
in any department OF the money market worthy
of notice We continue to quote first class
paper. with col aterals, at l00l2 cent y annum,
without coIlaterals at IL; AL at l01h " month.
and second grade at Q. First class mortgages
rule at l01ll y cent y annum, but nothing Is
reported in second class
NEW ORLEANS CLEARING HOUSE.
Clesrngs. Balances
February I4.......... S3,8l7 82l ~ SZsoo84 ..
February l6.......... Zoo 6b4 70 3|oo4o IL
February F......... Legal holiday.
r,bra f.- ,h;a ,,,eaL &6 4I8 ABS % &6Ol, 324 60
Same time last week 6,8l4.l69 IS oi3 DO -
Total last week.. II .3s962l 81 'aot8ao o.
Total week before. IL 5!6,Slo ~ i,53o,'OI -
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Marine Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THR REPUBLICAN,,
Wednesday, February ID. 1874.
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.

ARRIVED YESTERDAY.
schooner G W Dill. Miller. 10 days from Tampa Bay
STEAMBOATS,.
Bradish johnson. Pickett. from Washington
Belle Lee. Hicks. from Memphis
Bertha. White. from Washington
Erazier, -, from Amlte
Willie. johnson, from Camden
Ouachita Belle. Blanks, from Ouachita city
st John. McElroy from Baton Rouge
Henslev. Endere. from Lower Coast
Ida. F0rgav, from st Nartinsville
Ir0nsdes an6 barges, Mcdonald, I'm Pittsbur9
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Miss NJ. HeI0ise Riilieux vs.. Alexander
Poland.

:.
feb ~ milo Sheriff of the Parish OF Orlaan,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-18
Price Fifty Gents, by Mall.
Address the Author.
DR.. Gu RTIS.

No. 3 Rampars Street, New Orleans,
DIR. CURTIS would impress upon those patients
who have already corresponded with him the nee.
essty of personal interview the material ad van.
tage of which will enable him to form complete
and thorough diagnosis of the case.
Consultations confidential. 0o23 3rf
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The City OF New Orleans VS.. Jacob u.
Payne: same same.

". P. HARPER,
Yes II ~ Sheriff OF the Parish of Orleans,
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,so .,,,. W. P. HARPER
jas fela 70 then1 Of the Parisb OF Orissna
, 1874-04-28
Tho number Of children to marriage average

Turn whore re will, VIC find tho samo thing In
Franco-docroase Of populationl
If the diminution Of population wero at
tendoa by tho moral improvement and &C.,
cial amolioration Of tho people, 1t might
be considered gain. Such is not tho case,
however. Culpable luxury, the natural love
Of easo, extravaganza generally, these aro
tho causos why there arc yearly fewer Fronch-
mon In tho world. Tho evil has Bproad
not only to tho middle classes, but oven to the
poasantrY. Tho poasant families Of Franco do
not want largo families their existence would
entail tho too minute division Of tho little land
thoy own, after their docoaso, a. It is divided
up among their chillron.
Tho population Of tho country is recruited for
the most part from tho classes TINT 1.-Two from
hand to mouth. Tho wealth TINT ought to 70
to tho rearing and educating Of Children iB spont
in dress, in wine In toasting at the theatre and
the opera. rho statistics relating to the popu-
lation Of France teach few good RESPONSIBILITIES
aons which Amorlca would do woll to ponder.