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New-York tribune., 1874-11-06

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The work on the Catholic Church
has been nearly completed. Both
walls of the building have been
Strengthened up, and are now held in
position by four heavy iron braces on
each side, and these braces are con
nected by large iron chains which ex-
tend through the church and are fast
ened in the broad plates against which
the iron props rest. The roof has also
been raised, and the solemn old edifce
will soon be in condition to last a
long time, and through its sacred por-
tails many a bride and many a corpse
will yet pass. The Strengthening of
the walls has caused large pieces of
the plastering to fall but of course
this will be repaired. Messrs. Thi-
berght g. Wilken have shown them
selves in this instance to be exper-
fenced and accomplished architects.
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PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, }
Executive Department.
New Orleans, April 20, 1874.

4
Executive Department.
| New Orleans, April 20, 1874.
| To all State and parish officers in the over
| flowed districts of hisiana, and to the
citizens generally
/ The calamity which has so unexpectedly
overtaken our State when all indications
pointed to q speedy renewal of agricultural
| and commercial prosperity calls for the
| highest exercise of your Judgment, for
| bearance and humanity.
| The State government has done and ia
| doing all that its resources will allow to al
leviate the sufferings ofthose who have been
| reduced to destitution by the disastrous ere
vases in the leyees of our great rivers and
by the foods consequent upon tho recent
heavy rain storms.
acquisitions have been made by the State
authorities and by our Representatives in
Congress upon the genaral government for
Immediate aid, and / have reasons to believe
that the acquisitions thus made will be
promptly responded to.
The Mayor of New Orleans, the president
of the Chamber of Commerce, and o well
chosen committee of distinguished citizens
are doing all that can be done to send irnme
date assistance to those most in need of IL
and the appeals that have been made to the
great cities of the North, East and West
will doubtless, in due time, bring gener.
Gus response.
In the meantime, let me enjoin upon you
patience, foreth0ught and confident reliance
upon those who have undertaken to avert,
rs far as possible, the evils which now
threaten you.
Supplies of money, food and clothing will
be forwarded to you without one lnolnent,e
unnecessary delay. To send your distressed
population TO this city. already .overcgowded
with unemployed people, viii only enlhar-
rass the efforts that are being made for
your relief.
/ recommend that You organize in Zach
parish committee of trusted citizens whe
will undertake the proper distribution of the
supplies sent Forward the names of the
committees SO organized at once to the pres
ident of the ChaplbeE. Of Commerce, to the
Mayor of New OrleaAs, to the chairman of
the relief committee II. n. Marks. Esq.,l or
to myself AS far as possible enable the la
borers of the inundated districts TO make
their way to these parishes which are not
under water, where their labor il still needed
and will meet just repayment. Relax no
efforts to diminish and control the overflow,
which now afhicts you, and it may be that
even out of this dire calamity some good may
come, through the attention OF the nation nc
large being so painfully concentrated upon
the question of making the building and
maintenance of the levees of the Mississippi,
as also tho preservation of proper outlet
for the river, a national work.
Given under my hand, and the seal of the
State hereto attached, this twentieth day of
April, in the year of our Lord eighteen hum
bred and seventy -four, and Of the indepen.
denee of the United States the ninesy-eighth.
WILLIAM p. KELLOGG.
By the Governor:
PIG. DEsLONDE,
Secretary of State.
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4
the road leading from New River TO thei,
back Settlennsnt ON the line of the property
formerly belonging to Sylvani Bourque and
to Mr.. e. Parker.
Adopted.
The following Preamble and Resolution
offered by Mr. Henry Heynlan, were laid
on the table.
! WHEREAS, What was known as the con
| solidated bonds of this parish amounting to
| the sum d, were once or twice
repudiated by former police juries, andmade
/ good or renovated under new form by the
present police jury at their session of Sept
i 1873, and thrown back on the market through
| the order of Q committee of FIVE appointed
/ by said jury to inquire into the legality OF
the outstanding indebtedness of this parish.
Whereas, Said police jury, through the
advice of the same committee, repndiated at
| the same meeting great number of bonds,
| script or warrants held by innocent parish
officers and property holders of this parish,
| and that said script, etc., etc., through in
| Justice have not yet been renewed.
Whereas, Any or all bonds or script, war
rants or certificates of Indebtedness ever is
| sued against the parish. are just as legiti-
mate debt of the parish as any of those
given in exchange for the aforesaid consol-
| dated bonds.
Be it therefore In justice Resolred, That
from and after this date, any and all bonds
script, warrants or certificates of indebted
ness in any way, shape or form issued by
the former auditors, viz r. Braud, Fred.
tObb, K. p. Landry and Octave Terrio OF
any body else, be and the same are hereby
made good against the parish, and tliat the
Treasurer be and he is hereby instructed to
register any and all of the same according
to law, and that the Collector of Taxes be
and he is hereby ordered to receive any and
all of same in payment of parish dues.
Be it finally Resolred, That any and all
resolutions conflicting herewith be and they
are for ever repealed.
On motion of Mr. Louis Leblanc the fol
lowing resolution was unanimously adopted:
Resoired That committee of six be ap-
pointed by the president, whose duty shall
be to furnish correct list of all persons re-
siding in the parish where crops have been
been totally lost by the present overflow
And that said committee make a report of
the same at the next melting of the police
jury.
Messrs. solomon Borman, Dumini Lee
Blanc, j. B. Hebert, DufossarI Gregoire,
Henry Cook and Louis Leblanc were APP
pointed on said committee.
On motion of Hillery Rice the following
Resolution was adopted:
Resolged That the resolution abolishing
the pauper list adopted on the 9th Sept.
1873 be repealed.
On motion of Mr.. j. B. Hebert the follow
ing resolution was unanimously adopted: :,
Reiolued, That the Treasurer of the par
ish is hereby requested to furnish to the
committee appointed to call upon the Gov
ernor of the State, full and complete re-
port of the outstanding Indebtedness Of the
parish.
On motion of Mr.. Louis Leblanc the Police
Jury adjourned sine die.
PIERRE LANDRY,
Attest President.
o. TERRIo, Secretary.
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We learn from resident of Brule
Sacramento that the waters from the
Morganza and Hickey crevasses have
completely submerged that portion
of the parish, and some thirty-three
families been driven from their homes
and compelled to camp on the nearest
spot of dry land they could find. The
inhabitants of this brule are very
poor, scarcely making enough any
year to keep themselves in food and
clothes, and now their condition is
pitiable i'll the extreme and appeals
to the charitable hearts of all the
members of this community. If the
Parish Committee on Distribution
have any provisions on hand, or funds
wherewith to purchase supplies, we
feel confident they will render these
unfortunate people all the assistance
possible.
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Proceedings of Common Council
Town of Donaldsonville.
.GULAR MEETING.

MAYORS OFFICE, May LIST, 1874.
The Council met this day at 10 o'clock A.
NJ, by order of the Mayor.
s. Weinschenek, Mayor, in the chair.
Members presnt-B. Lemann, Jos. Bur-
bridge, j. +. Link. r. Noel, Jos. johnson.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
On motion of Jos. johnson the following
| resolution was adopted:
Rcsoleed, That the Mayor be authorized to
the town attorney, to investigate the rights
of Messrs. Hanson, Buuligny 81 Lemann.
its passage.
The Mayor appointed on said committee
Aldermen Link and Noel.
On motion of B, Lemann. duly seconded /:
Resolred, That the Mayor and Treasurer
be authorized to fix the amount of rent to
he collected monthly or otherwise from the
tenants occupying Town Lots on street be-
tween Railroad Avenue and Lessard street.
and to collect the same; and that the town
attorney be ordered to collect from Mr.
Maginnis the rents he may have collected of
said tenants.
The bill of NJ. Israel was taken up and
approved for 81 %. Bill OF A. Bereegeaz,
Assessor, was approved for $50.
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The whole government of the town
of Donaldsonyille is now in the hands
of parties whose terms of Office have
expired. The town charter provides
that an election for Mayor, Council
men and other municipal officers shall
be held ON the first Saturday in May
of each year, and as that day has
already gone by and no election been
held, it is within the power of Cover
nor Kellogg to make new appoint
ments to fill these offices Immediately.
Luckily for our town, the present
incubents, under the provisions of
the State Constitution, will hold their
positions until their successors are
commissioned and qualified, other
wise we would be without munich
pal government. It may appear sin
gular that election day should have
passed without any election being
held, but at the last session of the
General Assembly new town char
ter, which is now in the hands of the
Governor, was passed, providing for
q change in our town administration,
and every one anticipated its promul-
CATION ere this.
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The committee appointed by the
Police Jury at their last meeting to
wait upon Governor Kellogg and
request him to sign the Funding Bill,
had an audience with him upon last
Wednesday morning and stated the
object of their mission. After hear
ing the views of the committee on
the subject the Governor declined to
sign the bill, saying that he did not
think the parish would be benefited
by the PRONUNCIATION of the act.
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The Phoenix boys are making great
preparations for their. grand parade
tomorrow. They will be IN full uni
form, their engine finely decorated
and band of music in attendance.
We anticipate quito a crowd to wit
ness the appearance of Donaldson
yille's first phoenix, and feelconfdent
every one will be pleased with the
looks of the young bird.
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NEW ADVBRTIs NTs
SUCCESSION SALE.
State ofLOuisiana.

State Of louisiana,
Parish of Ascension-Parish Court.
SUCCESSION OF RICHARD AcC4LL
By virtue of decree of sale TO me direct
ed. by the honorable the court aforesaid,
bearing date the 9th day of April. 1874. in
the matter of the above entitled succession,
/ will offer at public sale, at the Court
House of the parish of Ascension, in the
town of Dona1dsonville, in said parish, at
eleven o'clock A. NJ, on
Thursday the Fourth day of June,
1874,
the following described property depending
on the Succession of the late Richard Nc
Call:
The North half of section seven, Town
ship eleven, South Range fourteen East (;
comprising three hundred acres, more or less.
The above tract of land win be sold divided
into lots of not more than fifty, nor less than
ten acres, pursuant to plan to be exhib-
tied ut the sale.
Auetioneer.
Terms and Conditions;
Cash, in United States Treasury notes.
Parish of Ascension, May Ind, 1874.
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Proceedings of the Police Jury,
Parish of Ascension.
SPECIAL MEETING.

coupr.Housr Maro Oh 1874
Tho POLICE I,rv mot this d,y a. 70 o,o,oe,
N non,,,ors ,,.asan+Hon Id
President penrv Havmo, n uohort
u;t,arv p;oa nd 1,,;s Iob,a
1'o A- -'
Inc minutes OF the last meeting were read
and approved.
r. NJ r.o uo
~. iion.y iios man
WHEREAS, The amount OF the outstanding
warrants and certificates of indebtedness OF
this parish is such that it is impossible for
the Pollee Jury OF the parish OF Ascension,
with tax OF i45 mills, to meet the contln-
gent expenses OF this parish and pay any
portion OF It's outstanding indebtedness,
Re ~ BesoI,str That tbaanres;dont Of The
Police Jury is hereby Instructed to appoint
committee OF hve persons, OF which said
eolaInitsee ne snall DC member whose
uuty ~ sllal DO 70 procee1 10 soon as prac,
scauie 70 tne ciSy VI New orLeans, anu
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We have referred In previous issues
to crazy chinaman who, for some
reason or other, has been ostracized
by his brother celestials, and nov
wanders through the streets of Don
aldsonyille exposed to the inclem-
ency of the weather, without shelter,
without food, and almost without
clothing, presenting a most loath-
some and disgusting spectacle. He
lives on the charity of a few gener-
GUS individuals who daily furnish him
food and occasionally a few articles
of wearing apparel. A few days ago
he was seen by a couple of gentlemen
In almost state of nudeness, with
matted uncombed hair, and filthy, un-
washed person, and so revolving was
the spectacle that they had him taken
to the house of eolored man, whom
they paid to give him a thorough
cleaning, and furnished him with
certain articles of clothing that
we're absolutely necessary to hide his
nakedness. We beg leave to call the
attention of the Mayor to this case
and ask that he take some action in the
premises, feeling confident his Honor
will remain true to the reputation for
for promptness and energy lie has al
ready established by his effective as
sistance in saving the town from over
flow during the recent high water,
and will use all means in his power
to rid us of this obscene object.
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Tuesday morning the Lizzie Hop
kins went down Bayou Lafourche
with considerable supply of pro-
visions for such sufferers along the
bayou as have been drowned out by
the water from the crevases which
have occurred at different points on
the Mississippi.
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Monday box was found in Bayou
Lafourche about six miles below here,
containing living female infant.
The child was taken and tenderly
cared for by the parties who caught the
box, and we hear that Mr.. Antoine
Guilfaut, a resident of this place
whose wife recently lost an infant, has
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requested permission to take the lit
tie waif and raise it. Perhaps it may
be pleasant for the stony hearted
mother, and would-be murderess, to
learn that her victim is yet alive.
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g HERIFFs SALE.

State OF
Fourth Judicial District Court in and
for the Parish of Ascension.
Il ROGHEREA U d CO.,
us. No. 1875.
RICHARD MCCALL,
Iestanaeatary Erecastor of Richard Mccall
deceased.
By virtue of, and in obedience to writ Of
seizure and sale issued by the honorable
the Fourth Judicial District Court of the
State of Louisiana, in and for the Parish OF
Ascension aforesaid, bearing date the first
day of April, eighteen hundred and seventy
four, and to me directed in the above en-
titled and numbered suit, have seized and
will proceed to sell at public auction, to the
highest and last bidder, ut the door of the
Courthouse of the parish of Ascension, in
the town of Donaldsongille, ON
Saturday the Sixth day of June,
1874,
between the hours of ii o'clock A.. H., and
| o'clock P. NJ, the following described
property, to-wit:
A certain SUGAR PLANTATION COM
posed of the following tracts of land, viz !:
A certain TRACT of land situated in the
parish of Ascension, on the right bank of
eIiC AAiSSiSSlppl fIftF, dDOut Ouc IcdSuc 6pOf0
the town of Donaldsonville, measuring five
~ arpents and twenty five t25) toises front
on said river, more or less, and eighty 1907
arpents in depth bounded. above by lands
formerly belonging to Trasilnond Landry,
now to Gen. Thomas, and below by the
tract hereinafter described.
A certain TRACT of land situated in the
parish of Ascension, on the right bank of
the Mississippi river, at one league above
the entrance of the Bayou Lafourche, meas
uring FIVE (5) arpents and fifteen iI5l toises,
more or less, front on said river by sixty
seven l67l arpents in depth, Including the
first and second concessions) the lines open
ing SO as to give to the said tract six hun
dred and eighteen (6l8) superficial arpents
bounded above by the tract first above de-
scribed, and below by lands OF Mccall
brothers together with all the buildings and
upon the said tracts and there
unto appertaining.
Together with the following movable
property thereto attached and making part
Of said plantation, viz: FOrty-fve (45)
mules, eight Isl wagons, three 81 carts, six
teen tl6) two-horse plows, three 81 four
horse plows, one Il six-horse pillow, one ~
stubble digger, seven ~ horses, one lot of
'ultivators, old plows, harness, shavers and
ioes, twenty-three f23l sheep and a lot of
ambs, three 49, cows, four (4) calves, one
/ moving machine, one ~ lot harness. The
whole to be sold in block.
Terms and Conditions:
Cash, in United States Treasury notes.
AARON HILL, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, parish of Ascension, May
md, 1874.