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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-19
Succession Of Hyacinfhe LesseDs.

IIVSSeVSe
0ECOND DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISE
y of Orleans. No. 38 00O. - Whereas, Louise
Marie Elode Pardo. widow of H. Lesseps. has petit
toned e court fer letters Of administration on
the estate Of her late husband, Hyacintne Les
seps deceased, intestate. Notice is hereby given
to all whom it may concern to show cause within
ten days why the prayer OF the said petitioner
should not be granted
By order nf the Court.
myl4 l9 f3- FRANK PACE JR Clerk
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-19
TAXES OF 1873.

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE,
City Hall, New Orleans, May 10, 1875. !
TINHE DELINQUENT LIST Is NOW BEING PRE-
L pared ana will be published in few days
according to law
Taxpayers are invited to settle while it is yet
time. ED PILSBuRY Administrator
myll lot
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-19

TIE Chicasc rapere s-prss- sarprlse that
the Circrnnst. ,cnsnab say nothing Of the
May festivn Ho~ lat H. y. Lyuis Las
a biest az.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-19

OFFICIAL NOTICES.

PROPOSALS FOR DREDGING.
UNITED STATES ENGINEER's OyTICE,
No. % Upper Rampant street. :
New Orleans. La, May H. 1875.
SEALED PROPOSALS, IN DUPLICATE, WILL BE
~ ra 9 we'd at this Office until twelve o'clock n.
ofSATURDAi. June l9. 1875. for dredging At the
following places:
]; In the ship channel through Red Fish bar, in
Galveston bay, Texas
On that portion Of the ship channel throne h
Galveston bay, lying just above and below Red
Fish bar.
For information OF the subject apply at this
office. c. W. HOWELL,
Captain Of Engineers.
Postoffice drawer No. 43l my13 Ct
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-19

$75,000
5000
$4,000
475, 900 in 440 prizes, will be drawn
BY the Louisiana State Lottery.
Saturday, May 70. Capital prize ~. 900
$4,000
81, 900
$4,000
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-19
GOVERNMENT SALE,

JACKSON P.RRACKs,
New Orleans, May 90 1875. sS
/. A T 10 A. NJ. WEDNESDAT, JUNE 23 1875 AT
"A jackson Barrracf :. New Orleans. Louisiana,
there will be sold lot of Calvary Great COats
Iron Bnnks, Hatchets, T. nts, Old iron, Harness,
Forge Tools. Bedsacks Mosquito Bars and Mscel-
laneOus Stores.
Terms-Cash in government funds.
FRANCIS B. JONES,
First Lieutenant Third Infantry, ACHING Assistant
Quartermaster. NY 20 Ct
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-19
MISCELLANEOUS.
~ RODy SOvrND MIND.

cOUND IN BODY. SOUND IN MIND.
CLERKS Gymnasium.
No SVs ~. Charles street.
TERMS, FEB MONTH, 81. INCLUDING SHOWER
BATH.
Open day and night, Sundays excepted.
Managed by the we'll known Gymnsst, Sparrer and
Club Ewinger,
PROFESSOR RICHARD TEBAULT.
myl5 I'm
H1OTlCE.-ANY PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS
a.s;n.t the late AARON B. CROHK. Of New York.
will present the same. with proper proof lmme-
d,a,elv. st Q ONCE Of r. DsaRAY. No. ~ Matches
street.
ap2l In ANDRBW D AAAs. AssssHsv'
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-19

The Governor yesterday signed this bill,
and today it will be found promulgated in
after signing it the Governor addressed the
following letter to- the Attorney General,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-19

Prog
PONY RACE-EOt over fourteen hands high one
mile Prize &20 gold Entrance free.
RUNNING RACE-Mile heats open to all. Prize
@25 Entrance free.
TROTTINd RACE-To harness; mile heats, open
to all horses that trotted inside of ESQ. Prize
SIS. Entrance 81 -, to 90 to second horse.
PACING RACE-To harness; one mile open to
MI private horses. Prize 4b25 Entrance 81 so, to
70 to second horse.
HOSE CARRIAGE RACE-Wirh $50 feet hose, one
Prize SIS. Entrance free.
GRAND FOOT BALL MATCH-Between twelve
members Of No. IL and twelve members of No. g..
Prize &l9O.
BASE BAIL MATCH-Between the Morsans
and the Towards. Prize $40 gold.
PIGEON SHOOTING MATCH-To take pace at
twelve o'clock NJ, under the direction of the
mittee. Entries can be made at r. Rhodes, ST.
Charles street; to Mr.. w. Conne Handsome
prize.
In all races it shall require two or more entries
to make . race; all entries to be made on or before
Saturday May 20 to the undersigned.
Proposals for booths, stands and other privileges
will he received at the Office of the chairman until
Monday the twenty fourth instant up to twelve
O'Clock N.
Dancing on the platform to commence at P. M
Tickets fifty CENTS ladies and children free.
d. MCCARTHY
myl6 a3 30 Office room No. II. City Hall
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-19
GRAND FESTIVAL,
GIVEN
Trad FERRY STEAM FIRE COMPANY NO. IL
PHOENIX STERN FIRE COMPANY NO. 6,
AT THE FAIR GROUNDS,
On sunday, May 30, 1873.

Prizes to be drawn the Dancing Platform al
P. M.-Eirst. GOLD WATCH AND CHAIN, at E.
Lientha,'s second, SEWING MACHINE, at W. <.
Cooper's, No. 8G Canal street.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-19

IOONTNUED ON 1OURrH PAon.1
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-19
COURT RECORD.
TUESDAY. MAY l8, 1875.
ed Stntes Circuit Court.

United states Circuit Court.
Presentation. w. B. Woods, Circui,
Judge.
John Clark vs.. C. NJ. Doherty; c. NJ
Doherty vs. JOHN Clark and
tried together. Jury out.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1875-05-08
HeStitutiOn.

Some time since we spoke OF this
matter, with tie intention Of simply
calling the attention of our people to
the fact, AID to warn them Of the
approaching calamity with which the
whole country was threatened, rather
than any hope or design of procuring
relief for those who were already
suffering. To again refer to the mat
ter may seem like broOGing over an
evil that cannot be avcrtcd or anchor
aicd merely for the sake Of reminding
the people of their wrc,chcd condi-
ton; but such is not our object, for
we are not at all certain that it is i'm
possible for our people from their
small stores Of this worlds goods TO
contribute an amount sufficient to he
Il great relief to the suffering poor of
New Orleans. You can, at least
when YOU think Of ndulging in any
unnecessary luxury, think Of the des-
titute, and instead of gratifying that
inclination give the amount it would
require to them. Remember that
there is no charity in an action that
requires no self-dcnial.
4 correspondent of the Nick,burg
Herald, writing from New Orleans
under date Of May LIST, says:
/ You can form no adequate idea OF
the amount or extent OF the suffering
here Fully thirty Thousand people
are upon the verge Of starvation, and
W hat they are to 10 God only knows.
Your correspondent witnessed but
yesterday Il scene " hich should appeal
to the NEST callUus. An old man,
who not tw" Years since was filling q
position in the Custom house, but was
discharged because he had q mind Of
his own, was seen coming with bis
son from picking blackberries, which
he informed your correspondent, was
all that he had to give his family foi
their breakfast. But enough Of this
Notwithstanding tale
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1875-05-08
Destruction Of IvyOn Factory.
Seven Hundred and Fifty Pereon Made
Destitute.


The well-known and valuable pro-
pcriv, Tryon factory, situated "n The
Chattooya River, twenty-five lies
from Sunm"rvillr. was Goa plctclv
DESTROYED, with all IT, machiArry. on
last Saturday night. Tie factory
was the j"int property OF Judge All
good, living at Tryon, ant Mr.. Spen-
Ger Marsh Of Lafayette. The fire was
undoubtedly the work Of an inccndi-
arv 1t was first discovered about
81 o'clock. So soon as discovered
some one was sent up the channel to
raise the gate 50 that supply of
water could BE- had. So soon as this
person returned to the burning fac
tory some scoundrcl let the gate down,
thus cutting off the water Again
was some one sent TO raise the gate,
and again was the gaze let down. For
The third time wa, the water gate
lowered After this third repetition
Of vi.lainy guard was stationed at
the gate. But now it was too late,
and the tirc-fcnl wrapped its wither-
ing arms about the building and it
melted away "a frost work before the
hot RAYS Of the sun. The factory was
Il livc-s,ory building, the first Of which
was BRICK and the other four We're
wooden The fifth story was what is
called the picking room. In this
story the cotton was beaten up by
fails, and the room being full o. lint,
it was almost as intlammable as
powder. An iron ladder extended
from the ground to the top of the
building, and was connected by q
platform with each story, thus afford
ing a means Of escape in time of q
fire. Every half an hour during the
night the Waterman inspected the
whole building 1t was after his s
O'Clock round tha, the incendiarv did
his diabolcal work by climbing the
ladder and, it is supposed, throwing a
match into the lint cotton in the fifth
story. The property burned was
insured for SO, 900 The loss sus-
tanned was about $50 900, which ia Is
equally upon Judge Ailgood and his
iather-in-law, Mr.. Spencer Marsh
There were GO00 spindles and 2l5
looms There were employed in the
factory $50 worknep, whose families
made IA population of about 80 souls
These $50 people were entirely de
pendent on Tryon Factory for a sup,
Mort.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1875-05-08
Accident to an Editor.

The Columbus Miss Independent,
the editor of which had been absent
from home for some days, in its issue
Of Thursday April 29th has the fol-
lowing melancholy announcement:
1t becomes our painful! duty 20 re-
cord the melancholy fact that Mr.
Jas. a. Stevens, editor and proprietor
of this paper, met with serious f
not fatal accident, at Glasgow, Ken
lucky, Oh the 9th inst. While care
les>ly trifiing with halter, his Il OK
became en,angled in the moose, which
was suddenly tigbteued, and before
assistance could reach him, he had
acquired Il MoTHER-IN-LAw. He has
our sympathy III his misfortune.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1875-05-08
An Island mt Pass-a-l'0utre.

The New Orleans Times, of Satur-
dav. says:
On "Wednesday night last circum-
stance occurred at one Of the passes
of the Mississippi river, which Illus
tratcs the uncertain condition Of those
outlets. 1t was a, Pass-a-rOutre,
and near the channel. During tina,
night an island, comprising an area
Of about eight acres. rose up out Of
the deep, and now lies fully eight feet
high above the surrounding wafer
The previous day, where now the
island is, was an unhroken surface of
wa'er, without sign of the event
which TRANSFERRED during the night
The circumstance mas aw akened much
sneculation as To The causes Which
produced this truly remarkabe result
and We. tcrday numler of gentle
men went down To :he pass on Il e
revenue cutter, John A. Dix, 10 see
til. island. The sudden appearance
of what are known as muG-umps in
the passes of the river is Of no III
usual occurrence BIT We have no
recollection Of any Oh 50 large scale
as this one.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1875-05-08
The Special Session Of the Lesis-
laturc.

1t was scarcely reasonable to sup.
pose that much more than mere or
ganiza,ion would be be accomplished
by the Legislature during the short
time allowed FOR its recent extra Ses-
sion, even if no time had been lost in
useless debate; therefore we cannot
saw, as others have, that nothing has
been accomplished by tie Session. a
f.w bills were passcd-but we cannot
say how many or Of hcw much i'm
portancc they are-Olhcrs have been
introduced, which will be called up
and acted upon at the next regular
session. Among those passed is
Senate bill No. ~, for the relief OF
taxpayers, which is as follows:
AN ACT to Reliey, the Delinquent Tax.
PAYERS Ia IA PEI allies in Certain Gases.
Es IL enc,;ed, That all penalties due the
State for nor -,'ayment If taxes when d ie
are hereby reunited. p'ocided that said de
linquent aud past due taxes are paid ON oI
before December !, lhIj aud piovihcd
further. that the lr',i>ionS of this act shall
Apply only To q e taxes due on lands over
, flowed by the Hoods of 1871.
! SEC. =. That all persons claiming to he
/ relieved from the payment Of penalties un' e
! al by virtue of the provisions Of this ac
/ shall M; Ike oath before any parish or disiric
/ Judge tina, the lands on which, taxes are due
: were ov, rilnwcd ny the II '"is at 1874. and
that they were unable To derive rev ne
| the ctr, IN sufficient T. support Themselves ant
| families and pay the taxes d' c on SAID md
! sEC ) That upon payment oi the prInclpa
or the amour, Of tax irsr; on or Def re Il t
1T Gay of November, 1873. all pm iltc
thereon shall he reunited on all taxes du,
! throughout the State.
SIC 1. All acts inconsistent. etc. repca'e
This is a very important bill, whicl
VIC hope will have the desired efiec
of relieving many Of our hard pressed
people.
Of course it was impossible during
this short session for the Leg atur'
to accomplish anything in the way o
reform but let us hope that the gooC
work will be begun in earnes; mex
D. cnSS;nn
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1875-05-08
More Light Wanted.

Last week we commenced an in
quiry into Frank Morey's bayou
bartholomew job, and we expect 10
pursue the investigation until we
have learned all about the MISTER
from those who know, and Ask all
VIII, feel an interest in Knowing what
becomes of the money that is ground
out of the taxpayers to- assist Us in
our Investigations. We have re-
ccived considerable light on this sub
Iect since we first instituted he invcs-
tigation, and as we advance it as
sumes more and more the appearance
Of being pretty big swindie.
One gentleman tells Us that a few
willows were cut down-probably
$500 worth Of work done-anoiher
saws few logs were cleaned out, and
at big estimate tie work would
probably amount TO $1,000; and a
person who claims TO have had the
, Job of doing the work informs us that
he had eight hGHdS at work on the
BAYOU t,rO rcck'S And for this work
we are informed that the Board OF
Audit has allowed Il claim Of S42,-
0OO.
In our search for light on this sub
jet we have made a discovery which
appears TO account for the dissenting
opinion of certain Chief JuStic,
(God save the mark), for we are told
that he had an interest in this job
If this is true we can very readily
account Cor his being in favor O! al
lowing the claim when it was twice
rejected bv his associates. Thes,
facts are given as we have received
them and not from our own persona
, knowledge; but we want to know
. more Of the matter, and therefore cal
for more ligh'.
As we have before remarked, W,
do not propose to ccnsure any on,
, without cause o: to condemn any on
unLeard, but we do propose TO prob
this matter to the bottom and Learn
! if the people have been drfraudcd b,
, any such job, because it is our bound
eni duty to do SO, and to screen n
one from ccnsurc through fear o
+ favor.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1875-05-08
4 Shocking Affair.

The Pittsboro (MissiSsipp) Demo
crat chronicles melancholy affair in
Calhoun county. which resulted in
the death of 4 boy named Calvin
Oliver, at the hands Of smother boy,
Thomas Wells. 1t saws:
Thomas Wells, who is now in his
thirteenth wear, on last Monday ever
ing was out bunting with a rifle gun,
and as he says, had just been trying
to shoot squirrel, and had accident
ally left the gun cooked, when Oliver,
who was about the same age, and his
little brother s or Q years old, came
up to where he (WelIs) was sitting
on the fence, when Wells said 10
Oliver, "let US go up there, where
your brother Sam is fishing" Oliver
said all right, when Wells, in gcttir g
off the fence, struck the breach of the
gun against rail, which discharged,
emptying the contents Cwo balS) in
to the left side Of Oliver; the younger
Oliver, however, SAYS the discharge
of the gun was not accidental. The
alarm was Immediately given, and
medical aid brought to the assistance
OF the wounded young man, Wells
himself going after tie surgeon, but
to no avail. Oliver lived but a few
hours, and expired. On Wednesday,
Wells was brought before Esq Spen-
Ger, and after hearing, committed to
Jail without bail. There must be a
mistake, either in the testimony as re-
lated to US, or in the action of the
'ourt for certainly, on the above
facts, no sensible man would hold the
defendant guilty.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1875-05-08

4 DOG SroRY.-Two years ago
Mr. Chas. BotcnSchen sent his New
foundland dog, Watch, 26 miles from
home to be trained In few days
the dog was stolen. Last weef,
without previous notice, Watch made
his appearance at the back gate If
his old home, having been absent two
years, and waited patiently until ad-
United by the children who went into
ectasies over their old playmate and
friend Watch knew his name, his
master, and all the places on the
premises supposed to be dear to a
dog-Ouachita Telegraph. ~.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1875-05-08

FIFTEEN To TWENTY DOLLARS SAVED
Any one wishing "A iir-t-clas> sewing machine
car save from fifteen To twenty dollars by the
simple strategy of choosing a Wilson Shut;!"
Machine, one of the most perfect and caIa-
bic machines ever invented. Ii 'Ias every
valuable improvement that can be named.
and as all It's friends know. works with equal
facility in all classes of work Sid on all kinds
of goods. Machines will be delivered nj any
RrIlroad Station in this parish, free of tran:-
porratIon charges, il ordered through the
Companys Branch House AT Nick,burg.
They send an elegant catalogue and chro-
mo circular free on application.
This Company want Il few more good
a-euts
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1875-05-08

The Washington correspondent OF
the New York Graphic declares that
Grant lis not a candidate for reclec-
ton for third term, and never has
been" No, only so, but he "never
suggested the idea himself, and never
gave any one the slightest warrant
for surprising tina, he would take the
nomination if offered. and it is under
stood in Washington that ifhe had
ever been asked by any authoritative
body be would have declined to be
considered candidate under any cir
cumstances." All Of which Is very
proper for the President TO give out,
when be finds the Idea" 81 unlver-
sallv obnoxious TO the country. Sill,
for all tina, it is not to be presumed
that the Washington correspondent
of the New York Graphic knows any
thing about President Grants mind
on the subject.-Picayune.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1875-05-08

AS Tie best means OF accOmplloE-
ing the first design of the writer (the
inducing of citizens to give tier
attention to the matter) we publish
the following communication from
Col. Il. ii. Mari, which fully explains
itself to the reader
DEMOCRATIC AND CONSERVATIVE
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE,
New Orleans, 29th April, 1875.
Dear Sir The Constitution of
Louisiana requires the Census to be
taken this year and the work has
already been commenced in the city.
If the same plan is adopted in the
Country as 10 the City, each house
holder will be furnished with a Blank
form, to he filled and returned to the
proper Officer. These blanks are
divided into columns for the names,
ages, sex, color, number of voters,
&C., of the family, servants, en-
ployees, the persons actually compo-
sing the household; and this enumer-
alton will be the basis of the appor-
,ionment If Representation which
the Legislature, at the next Session,
must make before any law can be
passed.
You will readily perceive Therefore
the importance of having the Census
SO taken that it shall show, accurate
ly, the number of each race, and the
voting capacity of each; and if the
Blank terms are pro- ely filled this
object will be accomplished.
But there is, too frequently, an in,
disposition on the part of many per-
sons, who do not consider the impor-
lance of a correct enumer, on, to
give the necessary information to the
Officers charged with taking the
Census; and the difficulty is increased
by the fact that many households,
particularly among the colored popu-
lation, cannot read or write; aud Of
those who can write, many are wholly
unaccustomed to the details which a
correct Census requires.
There is reason also to apprebend
that some of the persons charged
with taking the Census will not be
competent, and that grave errors will
be committed by which one of the
most important objects, the ascertain,
ing with accuracy The voting capacity
Of each race, will be defeated.
Your attention, therefore, is respect.
fully invited to this subject, and you
are earnestly requested to secure the
cooperation of the good citizens Of
your parish, and by all practicable
means to See that the enumeration
and classification of The population o.
YOUR parish are correctly made, and
that the blanks are properly filed.
When the enumeration in your
parish is completed, please procure
and send to my address q condensed
statement Of the result, showing
number Of Whites, number o. Color.
ed. number of males of each over 81
and number of voters Of each race.
Very Respectfully,
II. II. MARI,
Chairman State Central Committee,
81 CarOndclet Street
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1875-05-08
SENTENCED To BE HUNG JOSEPH

SENTENCED To BE HUNG Joseph
y. ,Eskridge, fonnl guilty Of the
murder of Brant!ev, in Noynbce
county, was last week sentenced by
Judge Orr, to be hung on the 18th
day Of June. When asked il he had
anything to say why the sentence of
death should nots lie pronounced, he
made an eloquent and imprisoned
speech, which viSibly affected the
Court and the large number OF spec
,ators prescnt.-Jic k>burg Herald,
WJV Isl
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200 "

Tie attention uf buyer, is called to the
new House Of Maurice Meyer X Go . in Mon
roe. Every article Is first class, bouah, iron
manufacturers and imp"r'er>; and buyers VII
save mo,.cy by purchasing from NanTrcc
Meyer q Go OH pe>llTd =,!ee' IN.