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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-09
NEW ORLEANS CLEARING HOUSE.

Gold opened at 1I20ll2k, against ll2ss at New
closed at the opening rate. in both markets,
touching ll2k during the interim ct New York
The sales were confined to $27 go, embracing da,
and 5000 at 1l21.
Nothing is reported in silver except an occasion.
quoted at losSIos for American half dollars. while
Mexican dollars continue to rule at ll0Glll.
Sterling exchange responded to the auctustions
New York. and ruled at irregular rates, opening
2lo y cent higher for commercial; and Ito for
tSe former ans and ao for the atter The
was Of LIBERAL extent, amounting to S5S 900. com.
prlsng slsoo bill Of lading and 5000 Al clear at
SIS 42k15 A; 5000 bill Of lading and $1,000 Al
clear az SIS "A; 1880 bill of lading and Al clear
$4,000 private bankers at IS Ash, and $1,000 bank
Francs continued scarce and being in request
closed higher. The only sale reported was 40 900
At the close sterling bills were quoted at s5 43
as IS 1or bank; and francs at 1884 04s2A for pri
vate and nominal for bank.
The offerings of domestic exchange were OF lib
eral extent and with q fair demand commercial
sight covered $685. 600, embracing $4,000 $4,000
sas e SSI and sssooe do and SO bank at $50
S25. 600 private bankers at !, and $4,000 do and
$l5OOo. s25 900 and s2s 900 bank at ~.
The banks continued to check ON New York at
par, and commercial sight was quoted at S-l60a
}P cent discount against y al yesterday.
Several shares Of stocks were reported OF which
the particulars are withheld.
In bonds we noticed sales of seven per cent con.
solidated mortgage bonds OF the Jackson railroad
of 1872 of which the particulars did not transplre
The only sale of city gold bearing seven per cents
was $4,000 at sly. They closed about SO.
City appropriation certificates and Metropolitan
Police warrants were quoted at about -062, but
no sales worthy of notice were reported
The sales of State warrants included $3ooO large
for large which were held at as Small were quot.
ed at 47a5O. 1t appears that large warrants can
be placed in the hands of tax collectors and orders
drawn against them for tax paymeutS
INorK2In the unsettled condition Of the market
quotations must be to a great extent considered
which are neglected, and when forced of, sell at
irreoular Dricee
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FRIDAY, nay 8, 1874.
nuperior Di.trict Ceurt.

State va Charles Clinton ct al-Injuuction upon
appropriation bill Argument finished and case
rendered for some time. It would be necessary to
examine both the funding bill and the apprOpria-
ton bill The whole subject would be thoroughly
examined in every part. $500
H. H. Walsh, agent, vs.. Louisiana Levee Com
pany-Suit for damages Of $50 600 for the destruc
ton of the New Hope plantation, in West Baton
Rouge, caused by the breaking OF the Hickey levee.
Thomas c. Lewis vs. Charles Clinton, Auditor
September so to December 81 1873 the petition al
legiug the appropriation fer that year being ex-
hausted the Legislature of 1874 appropriated that
sum; that the Auditor refuses to draw his warrant
for that sum, and prays for writ Of mandamus to
compel.
instant.
Lyman J. Dodge VS.. New Orleans, Mobile Texas
NATURALIZATION alleges debt Of sa7,773 81,
with privilege on the road west CT the Mississippi
river the Sabine river; that on August To- 1872.
defendant contracted with ). w. Selisman, New
York C. s. Bushnell, New Haven, and Thomas
Clark of Stonngton to construct the road from
Donadsonvlle to HoustOn that Jesse and Lyman
BoyntoSn Of Boston TorI that psce
track piling" between Grand rlver and Vermil-
lionvile; that he has expended about S60,eeO and
received only $3.50 40; that a draft of s 1000
in part payment was protested; that fort six first
mortgage bonds, representing $23O0O, were &C.
cesd oa
were false, and made to deceive; that the bonds
were worthless; that the persOns making these
W.
and Others who cOnspred together to defraud
petitioner; that defendant did no. comply with
the contract and has made no payn emit that this
violation rendered Bushnell bankrupt; that de.
fendant is responsible under the contract, and
prays Judgment for B37,773 81 and with privilege
and merchan lien for materials furnished.
superior Criminal Court.
NOLLK PROsEoUI ENTERED
State vs.. Benjamin ampbell.-Oppression under
color of office.
vRRDICTs.
State vs.. Sarah Jenes-Larcsny; guilty.
State VS.. r. Observation-Disclosures guilty, with
recommendation Of mercy
SENTENCES
George Munster, embezziement one year at hard
labor i'll the Pententiary.
John Williams. burglary; five years at hard labor
in the Penitentary.
Katie Shannon, larceny; eight months in Parish
Prison.
on TRIAL.
State VS.. Sandy Rice and David Smith.-False i'm
prisOnment.
Second District Court.
SUGGESTIONS of Jean Marie Mailhes, Fred E
Bridge C F. Barn.ld, Ceci.e ChOutesu and Maria
Bretnayer opened
Mary Ellen and Virginia Ruietf and George B.
LauIasOn pray to be emancipated.
Fourth District Court.
Peter Joseph Vs. David Bdwell-Given to the
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my9 "a jel0 Sheriff of the Parish of Orleans.
&. vi. BayIy & Pond W.. Louis A. WeltOn
and Robert 4. Diamond.

u
and Robert Z. Diamond.
CIXTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
y of Orleans No. 4225.-By virtue of writ Of feIi
facias to me directed by the honorable the Sixth
above cause, l will proceed TO sell at public
auction at the Merchants and Auctioneers' Ex-
change, Royal street, between Canal and Custom
house streets, in the Second District of this city,
on WEDNESDAY, June 10. 1874, at twelve o'clock
NJ. the following described property, to wit
ALL THE HEREDITARY RIGHTS, ACTIONS
AND PRETENSlONS Of said Robert E. Diamond in
and to the pro perty real and personal, by him in
herited tor one undivided fourth from his mo- her,
Mary Ouget and fveeighteenths from the success.
sion of his deceased father, Charles Diamond, and
also all his rights, title and interest in the follow
ing described property, to wit: The property
known as the Louisiana Hotel" which is CON-
posed of the buildings and improvements OF Ger.
tain lot or portion of ground, in the First District
of this city, in the square bounded by Tcheupl-
toulas, Foucher, st: Joseph and Delord streets.
letter On a sketch dated March 49, 1903, drawn by
BoudOusque, architect, annexed TO an act OF par
titiOn passed before Robert J. ker, notary OF this
city, on the eighth March, 1907 and measures
forty four feet front on TchoupitOulas street,
eigh ty.one feet one inch and three-eighths of q
line front on Delord street. one hundred and twen-
running parallel with st. Joseph street, ninety five
feet on the line separating said portion Of ground
A from the portion of ground designAted by the
letter c. and ninetyfOur feet one inch three lineA
and opening on Delord street; together with all the
ri ghts ways privileges, servItudes and dependen-
ces belonging appertaining to said lot or portion
of ground Being the Same property acquired by
between him aid his brother and sister, heirs of
the late Charles Diamond, before Robert J. Ker,
notary public. on the eighth Of March, 1852
Seized In the shove suit.
mys "A elO Sheriff Of the Pazish Of Orleans.
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SHERIFFS SALES.


Octave TAlam0n W. William h. Meek.
EOURTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
II OF Orleans No. a, 889.-By virtue of q writ Of
seizure and sale to me directed by the honorable
the Fourth District Court for the parish Of Orleans
in the above entitled cause, will proceed to sell
ut public auction ct the Merchants and Auc.
tiOneers' Exchange, Royal street. between Canal
and CustOmhouse streets, in the Second District of
this city, on SATURDAY. May g., 1874, at twelve
O'clock NJ, the following described property to
CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all
the buildings and improvements thereon and ap-
purtenances thereof and all the rights. ways, ser
vitudes, privileges and advantages thereuntO
belonging, situated In the Fourth District of this
city, in the square bounded by Felicity Laurel,
St Mary and AnnunciatiOn streets. designated as
lot number two. on plan drawn BY Y. A. Hedin,
late architect dated the thirty first Of Decent er
1855, deposited in the office of A. E. Benvenu, no.
tary public in this CT y, plan number twenty
two, according to which plan said lot measures
thirtytwe feet front Felicity street, thirty two
feet in width in the rear, by one hundred and one
feet in depth, the line of lot number three, and
one hundred feet six lines in depth on the line
dividing it from lot number one, being the same
property acquired by the defendant herein by pur.
chase from Mrs. Maria L. Farchild; per act passed
city on the eighth of December 1863
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-This being the second and last auction
the said property will be definitely adudicated to
at twelve mOnths' credit, the purchaser furnishing
bond with good and solvent security, bearing
eight per cent interest per annum from date, and
special mortgage on the property sold until hnal
pay in cash the printing, sherifs and clerks fees
etc, which amount to about three hundred and
thirty dollars, and furthermore, the State, parish
and municipal taxes, the amount OF which is not
yet ascertained.
ap22 mv39 Sheriff of the Parish Of Orleans.
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SHERIFF'S SALES.
New Orleans Mutual Insurance Assoc

New Orleans Mutual Insurance Ass0cia-
ton VS.. l. Uter-Sixth District Court for the
Parish of Orleans No. 5575.
The city of New Orleans VS.. same-Superl0r DIS
trict Court for the Parish of Orleans, No. 81 934
DY VIRTUE OF TWO WITS OF FiERl FAClAS
ID to me directed by the honorable the said dis
entitled causes, 1 will proceed to sell at public
auction, on the premises hereafter designated
THURSDAY, May 81, 1874, at bali'past ten
o'clock A. NJ and succeeding days at same time
and place, the following described property, to
wit
TIE GOODS, FIXTURES. FURNITURE AND
MOVABLE PROPERTY, in the premises No. 1872
Canal street. between Royal and Bourbon streets,
in the Second District Of this city, a. per inventory
which may be seen IN my Office.
Soized in the Ahpve suits. ...-.
TerKs-CAah on the spot -. -.
W. P. HARPER
my9 Is 81 I'd Sheriff Of the Parish Of OrleanA
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POLITICAL NOTICES.


Organization of the Twelfth Ward
Crescent Invincbles-At large and enthusiastic
meeting held saturday. the second of May, 1874,
at the hall on Marengo street. between Magazine
and Constance streets, Sixth District it was unani-
mously resolved that the name of this club be the
Crescent Invincibes Of the twelfth ward. At
which meeting the following officers were elected
to serve during the coming campaign:
President-JOHN MARKS.
First vice president-D. c. WOODRUFF.
Second vice president-ALEX. PERRY.
Third vice president-J. G. AVERY.
Fourth vice presdent-JERRY BRISCOE.
Fifth vice president-RUFE COLLINS
Recording secretary-JACKSON STRlNGER.
Assistant recording secretary-WILLlAM HOL-
LIS.
Corresponding secretary-JOHN PAGE, JR.
TIeasurer-J. E. HEELIS.
Grand marshal-JOHN BAPTISTE.
Assistant mar sbal-JEFFERSON JORDAN.
Sergeant at-arms-JOHN SYLVESTER.
Assistant sergeant at -afms-FRANk PERRY
Second assistant sergeant-at- arms-JOE PRAT-
TIM.
Color bearer-ROBERT HARRISON.
By order of the club
JOHN MARKS, President.
JALXsON STRrNGBR, Secretary
p S.-AdjOurned to meet saturday the ninth OF
NAV. 1874, at 1870 P. NJ. my9 1t
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Special Notice to Shippers.-New Orleans,
jackson and Great Northern Railroad Company,
Office Freight Agent. Ne. 3Sl Julia street. New
orleans. May Z, l374-Preight will be received for
West.
Special contract must be made with J. g. Morey.
contracting freight agent. No. % Camp street, for
shipment Of all through freight and to points east
of Meridian and south of Atlanta. Copy of con-
tract must accompany each shipment.
All freight must be plainly marked with name Of
of consignee and destination in full
Powder and coal oil rec elved on Mondays.
my8 E. A. BURKE Freight Agent.
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The market opened with all active demand, anu
the sales up to II NJ reached 5000 bales mostly at
yery full prices, after which the movement con
timed animated no to the close, and although
checked by light offerings and factors being sun
more stringent in their pretenslons, yet thefe
we're further sales of $500 making the entire pnsi-
ness O. the day as noted above, 69oo bales. me
sales of the lower grades were mostly az prices zee,
leaning to the outside rates OF our quotations. put
undesirable and dusty lots when pressed on the
market hardly commanded more than the INSIDE.
strict good ordinary sold at Ice, low mldanns q.
LEA. al6 &c, do high style, at TIC, and stric' ~
Ike. ann, I'm X oon
bales (4OOO on Wednesday,, 48Oo yesterday, o ~
Guiding $50 not reported until to-day ana o'uu 70
uay) making, With the addition OF ~ bales 70 20
TUESDAYS BUSINESS an aggregate for the we rec OF
81 100 bales against % 600 last week AND 10 oo tne
week before. Weeks receipts 1888 pales, , en-,
bracing 564 from other delivery ports tod o wlcn
$40 from Mobile is from Florida ana Sue ii tos4
Texas) and 7424 proper. against 4Yo proper mee
week and l6,08l last year. TOtai PrUp1cs, o Ias9
August 81 ll432ol bales against o.,nr rass
wear increase 1888. The weeks exports co1fpiso
i9 s29 bales embracing 10 46s to Liverpool, ~ ~
Cork for orders, 2893 TO Revel, 102 to Cronstaot.
1910 to Genoa, and 3o4o to New York, to winch VIC
have added by rail.
The Exchange kilograms make the receipts o.
all the ports to-day. 5l53 bales against 4z6 on iASI
Friday and 707l last year, and since FRIDAY ASS
balee against o. AL last week and a. 100 LAST year
Total since August 81 3,519, 10 bales, against
4 2o3 asa last year-increase 28S, III
Ixports friday to Thursday inetusvs) to 0rsas
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

Creditors of the First National Bank of
New Demonstrations OF this bank are respect
fully notified that the checks for dividend of
THIRTY PER CENT are now ready for delivery
from and after May 5, 1874 to parties entitled or
their duly authorized attorneys in fact upon pre-
sentation of receivers certificate and signing
proper receipt.
nv56f q. CASE RRcaYaH
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NOtice.-The parish convention having recog
nized the Fifth Ward Central Republican Club, OF
which Jules Lanabere is president, and o. r. Fer
nandez, secretary. the regular meeting OF the Cen
wigwam, corner of Orleans and Claiborne streets,
at 1880 p. NJ. By order:
j. LANABERB, President.
Y o. P. FRRNASDRZ, Recording Secretary. my9 Zt'
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W. T. hAhE6n,
my9 "a ie10 Sheriff of. the Parish of Orleans
Pierre coste vs.. Samuel E. Corbeau.

Pierre Coste VI. Samuel E. Corbeau.
CIxTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF
- Orleans, TO- 6l85.-By virtue of writ OF seizure
and sale to me directed by the honorable the sixth
District Court for the parish Of Orleans, n the
above entitled cause. will proceed to sell at pub.
lie auction, at the Merchants and Auctioneers'
Exchange, Royal street. between Canal and Gus
tomhouse streets, in the Second District Of this
city, on WEDNESDAY, June 10, 1874. at twelve
O'Clock M, the following described property. to
wit
LOT OF GROUND, designated by the number
thirteen, in square number thirteen, which is com
prised between Basin. Rampant. Toulouse and st.
Louis streets, according to plan of J. H. Pile,
surveyor. dated January Is, ls4S, and deposited IN
the office of Jules Messy, then a notary public in
this city, said lot having, in American measure,
thirtyone feet eleven inches five lines front on
Basin street, by sixtythre feet eleven inches
three lines deep between parallel lines; together
with the buildings and other circumstances and
dependencies to the said lot belonging. Being the
same property which was acquired by the defend
ant herein from Jean Lougaefosse and Mrs. Pierre
Pussegur, per act passed before Joseph Cuvel!ier.
notary public in this city, on the thirty.frst of
October, 1865.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spet.
W. P. HARPER.
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Monetary::-Commercial
MONETARY.
OFFICE OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN.
FRIDAY EvRNIN9 Nav g. 1874

We have no new feature to notice in the money
market The demand for discounts continues
limited both in bank and on the street and most
OF the transactions in commercial paper to are at
previous rates. though an Occasi onal negotiation
The plethora Of capital se eking investment in New
York and other places is apparently proportion
ately az great rs in this market tor we learn that
large amounts sent to New York are refused even
at y cent p annum. at the same time capitalists
avoid all second class paper and securities, with
out regard to rates. We continue to quote first
class paper, with without collaterals at s0lO
p cent Y annum AL at llGl2 and second grade
at lOla " month. In mort cages we notice me-
gOtatiOn of $1,000 at 10 " cent p annum
which continues to be the ruling rate of the mar
ket for first class Nothing is reported in second
grada.
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Notice to alt Voters Of the Seventh
Ward.-A meeting will take place at the corner OF
Bagatelle and Morales streets, at POnstei for the
purpose of organizing a German Radical Republ'
can club of the seventh ward, SATURDAY EVE
MING. May 9, 1874, at half past seven o,elGck
By order: p. SCHWAGk.
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BUSINESS CHANGES,

I } have associated themselves together under tho
name and style Of Holy OCONNOR, for the pur-
DOee Of carving on the business Of AuctiOnoers
NICHOLAS J. HOHY.
John \. OCONuOR-
New Orleans Nay l. 1874 my1loe
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APP 10 my9 Sheriff of the Parish Of Orleans.

Emile Z. Dreyf0us VS.. Bertha Jacobs,
Widow of David COhn.
CtXTH DISTRICT COURT FOR The PARISH OF
y Orleans No. 5997.-By virtue OF writ of seiz
ure 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
public auction at the Merchants and AuctlOneers
Exchange, Royal street. between Canal and Gus
tOmhOuse streets, in the Second District OF this
city, on SATURDAY, May 9, 1874, at twelve o'clock
NJ, the following described property, to wit
A LOT OF GROUND, together with the buildings
thereon and appurtenances thereunto belonging,
situated in the Fourth District of this city, and
designated by the number three, in the square
bounded by Levee, St. Andrew, Rousseau and
Adele streets, plan drawn by PueyO. late sur
veyor in this city, deposited in the records Of the
parish Judge of the parish of Jefferson said lot
measuring thirty five feet trent on Levee street,
by a depth of one hundred and twenty -four feet
three inches on the line separating IL from lot
number four and thirty three feet six inches in
width in the rear; and strip or portion of ground
being part Of said lot number four in said square,
as designated the above recited plan, and
measuring in American measure, and adjoining
said lot number three five feet front On Levee
street by one hundred and twenty nine feet on the
line dividing it from the remainder Of said lot
number four. and four feet eight inches in width
on the rear side. Being the same property &C
quired by the defendant herein by purchase from
Joseph Fisher and Isaac Heymann, per act executed
before s. Magner, late notary public in this city,
on the thirty first day of December, 1866.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot.
W. p HARPER
cnrI4n
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This is the day
This is the day
This is the day
MI ~ -

For the grand drawing for the
For the grand drawing for the
For the grand drawing for the
Twenty thousand dollar prize.
Twenty Thousand dollar prize.
Twenty thousand dollar prize.
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CUPERIOR DISTRICT COURT FOR TIKI PAR.
y ish of Orleans, No. by virtue of
a writ of fieri iacias to me directed by the
honorable the Superior District Court for the
parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause for
city taxes for the wear 1873. will proceed
to sell public auction at the Merchants and Auc:
tiOneers Exchange Royal street. between Canal and
CustOmhOuse streets, in the Second District of
this city. on WEDNESDAY. June 10, 1874, at twelve
O'clock M, the following described property, to
wit
TWO CERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND situated in
First District of this city in square number one
hundred and ninety mine, bounded by Prytania
Polymnia. Coliseum and Euterpe str, cts, idesig-
mated lots numbers nineteen and twenty, meas
uring each twenty eight feet front on Prytania
str. ct, by one hundred and seventeen ieet in
depth.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot.
W. P-HARPER,
;aIN nr . he Do ;oh 81 rlo
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II HAS ARRIvED.-The new steam en-,
CINE for Mississippi Fire Company No. :
arrived yesterday, and will be prepared 10
contest for q few Of the prizes at the picnic
of Nos. and 6, at the Fair Grounds TO-
morrow. Therefore, boys, look out for
what is to come. She may not be ct much
account, but her friends will take little
stock in her, by way of q venture
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SUPERIOR DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
- OF Orleans No. 81 O06.-By virtue of writ of feri
faciss to me directed by the honorable the SuPe-
above entitled cause, for city taxes for the year
1873 will proceed to sell public auction at the
Merchants and Auctioneers Exchange, Royal
street. between Canal and Customhouse streets, in
the Second District Of this city. on WEDNESDAY.
June 10, 1874 at twelve o'clock NJ, the following
j. CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, situated in
the Second District of this city in square number
seven, bounded by Old Levee, B!enville, Custom
house and Clinton streets, designated as lot num-
Der six, measuring fifty feet front on Old Levee
street, by ninety four feet in depth.
Q. A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND situated in the
came district in the square bounded BY Old Levee,
CustOmhOuse Bienvile and Charities streets. des-
ignated as lot marked A. and measuring twenty
eight front on Old Levee street, by two hundred
and fifty feet in depth.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot.
". p HARPER,