The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1874-06-10
NEW ORLEANS CORRESPONDENTS.
NEW ORLEANS, !
June s, 1874.}

~ SnAkANSf [
June s, 1874.}
FRIEND DEMOCRAT
Last week it looked ~ if the Gov
ernor of Mississippi had made up his
mind to
MAKE IT LIVELY
for gentlemen of the code visiting
his domains to settle their little diff
Gculties. An austere looking indi
vidual arrived in town with requisi
tions on Kellogg for all concerned il
the Rhett- Cooley and Phillips-Bien'
venue encounters, and after due con
sideration the documents were hon
ored. But although it was announc
ed that writs had been issued, up tt
this time nothing further has trans
PRED. Speaking of duelling, l viii
give General Harris, the popular ant
energetic editor Of the "WeeklJ
Times," credit for the best sugges
lions for the
SUPPRESSION OF DWELLING
that l have heard vet. "By jove,'
said the General to me, ''if I was :
member Of the Legislature, I'd re-
peal the laws on dtelling, and I would
introduce an act providing that il
one Of the parties was killed, thu
survivor should be responsible fo1
the support of the family, and liable
to pay all the debts Of his deceased
antagonist. These claims should b.
privileged, and act as tacit mortgages
on all of his property, whether pres
ent OR perspective, until paid, and ne
court should have the power to grant
a respite or discharge from them
And it should he penal offence
punishable by not less than ten years
in the penitentiary, for any man tt
50 out to fight a duel until his an
tagonist had furnished u bond, with
good and solvent security, of sufti
cient amount to cover this RESPONSE
bility.''
just fancy man going round tt
get his friends to 60 on his bond fo1
the support of the family and to pay
the debts Of another man, whom hi
hoped to kill. Not many "good and
solvent men, would 60 on such :
document. It is a business view o.
the matter and would, l think, 20 s
long way to stop resorts to the code
AN OLD FRIEND
has left US. Those who have visited
the St. Charles Hotel during the pas,
nine years, will remember with
pleasure Mr.. A. R. Blakely, the pc
lite and attentive book keeper Hi
has gone to take charge of the bust
ness of the West End Hotel. ct Long
Branch, where b is courtesy and
prompt attention, will do much tt
make this hotel popular with South
erners. / have known Mr. Rlakcl,
for years, and q I.ore ..Hablr, genia
and whole-souled gentleman have
never met.
THE STATE HOUSE svrNnLE
has failed for the present. The lease
to the State has been declared null
by Hawkins, so that the fraud must
have been very heavy and glaring
when one of the friends Of the Grove
could not swallow it. The building
has been taken, however, for on,
year, and the subject Of a future
lease is left open until the next SEES
sion of the Legislature. It is, NJ
doubt, a sort Of compromise, by
which the spectators yet hope t
saddle the State with q lease tina
will give them a good fat thing
There will be nice log rolling party
on it when the claw makers meet
LEvEE AFFAIRS.
The inundated parishes are ate
the Levee Company with . sharl
stick. At public meetings held il
some of them, the forfeiture Of tn,
rights and privileges ofthe Compan,
has been called for, and Kellogg ha'
been appealed to, to take charge o
the work of affairs. A telegram re
ccived Monday night from Wash
ington, informs us that the Congress
ional Committee on Appropriations
have agreed to report a bill for half
,oillion dollars, for the relief of tn
overlooked. Today the Orleans ORA
matte Association, of this city, on
of our most forward societies in tn
aid of all good works, gave matine
at the St. Charles Theatre for tn,
benefit of the sufferers Of the over
flow. The house was crowded by on
of the most fashionable audience
ever seen there, and the Orleans b,
their excellent acting, as we'll as thei
noble charity, covered themselve
with U1Orv