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Richland beacon., 1876-11-11
What Rats are Good For.

OF what use is the rat to man
Well, not very much that we KNOW:
vet . few items may be mentioned.
Probably We must not attach "uch
iwpor,auce TO tie ailcdg"d prophe''c
nowrrs Of the rat-thar If he gnaws
a wrson's clothes. that person VIII
spc.dily die; that if be suddenly
quits a house, the house will very
shortly be burued down ths. II be
deserts ship. the ship is in q sinking
state. A mill at Peebels was SUD.
denly deserted by whole colony OF
rats about twenty years ago; TWO
hours sf,erw ard ihe mill WAS burned
down. But il mus, be confessed that
the logic is very weak which proves,
from these facts, the possession of any
rrophe,ic power by Mr.. Rat We
nave evidence tha h- has sOme'ia es
been n ade useful as X. +. or X. "A
lanes. in his military dictionary,
saws: Rats are sometimes used 10
military operations. particularly I'D
enterprises for the purpose OF se'''ns
fir. 10 gunpowd-r. On these "cca'
sious q lighted match is tied TO the
tail Of the animal. Marshall Nsu6au
recommends, therefore that ,he walls
Of pow der magazines should he maa'
yery thick, and the passages Tor iiRn'
and mir so narrow rs not ID sdni'
rails We do no, know whether
. cruel sport can be called useful EN-
: ploymeu, Of rats bu, an account |,
given Of a proceeding At Rome
: large number Of rats were dipped II
spirits of turpeD'ine, set on hre' an'
made to rush down an open Hight
|, Steps near the Vatican they rearhe
the t,,,on as mss-rs Of charrcd nr~'
# amid the shouts Of the p"pulace. hs'
+ are worth three sh:llings dozen.
;. furnish q sup,'ly to those brutal eHh
;" hi,iuus in which ra'-kiiling trrrle'
20 20 show their power Rats are al'
D. csuybt for the value OF their skin
There is q firr in Paris which ou!
IN. ski,s for this purpose: The u
j. dressed into very good suos''u
for b~aver while The prlt Or 'ae'
hrsne IL dressed into leather so nn
~. elastic and close as 10 be useo ior u
=, thumbs of the best glove IL o
,l- believes tha, rats are not used
en- human socd. he must change bis OPP
'h' ion In Paris, the chidonlrrs or I'D
crubbers "a, them. Gyps'es eat su
rats .s are caught IN stacks and mar,
- and are less strong in flavor aud oo
than ,bose that feed o"n'voro"s
In China, split rats are bought IS
of dainty Al English surgeon o' 50
on note had ,hem cooked for bis o.
'he nc eating. In q nan-"f-wsr. where
inc rats have made havoc with 'ne o'sc'
ice the sailors bad q regular battle.
brought down numbers Of them -
made q rs,-pie. baked il. and liked
= Al the siege at Malta. the fre'
sw garrison. when fsmished. onereo
ain much A. dollar head Tor rats
',e' two dollars if bsru-td.
Richland beacon., 1876-11-11
lmpuritie, in Water.

At a recent meeting of the British
Association. the anatomical and phys
illogical section was occupied with
we nuyh, To drink and what To eat
Professor Wankivu, the w-li-known
analy ical che.r-t. opened the con
ir,vcrsy nv -aiing paper on the
effects OF the mineral substances in
drinking wafer IN the health of the
community H. commenced with
some statistics which ought t, str.k-
horror into the heart even of good
Tc.npiar. The Professor tell, Us tha'
AN a,iull male daily lmbih.S from a
half gallon 10 gall"u of tiuid III = 'mc
shape or other. and however small
NAV h- the per crnrage Of salts Goa
tanned ev.n III the pure-t we'll water
il vet stands L, reason tina, six gallons
of we'll water contain an spprrrIabIc
amounr oi solid mater. Professor
WankIyn. indeed. shows that there l,
even mnr. mineral ma,rer in ordinary
drinking water than in household
bread. IT, in other words, i"ai ui
bread is burned tn a,l y. a very = al
f->i.iu. uf minrrrl Gttrr il leti. while
on the other hand if nalf gallon
of drinking water ia evapura'rd. lt>
;,in.ral contents will be found much
larger than nigh, have been supposed
There are, we learn. tw" kinds oi
drinking watrr-lhe hard anu the
sof,-and a uan who j. accustomed
to one cannot without risk suddenly
adapr himself To the other. Nor Is
this all for even those who object I"
water fnr drinking purposes cannot
b-lp taking II in varlnn- shapes.
Beer, for instance, is ~ ade with wafer
, and 80 is tea, and water /, daily con
sumed hy many people in c""hlnal'"f
!, with alcot"lic liquors. There Is al
, old story Of ali IRISH squire VII" "A
: tha, upon principle be never touched
a drop If wa'er, but be liked his eur
of ,ra in the morning and hi- tumhIr'
of yrog at night. Now, acc'rdin
10 Professor " anklyn, it makes all tn
y difference in the world 10 nan wha
are the precise mineral constituent
8 that enter into the water o: which b
tea is made and his grog Is mixed
Lime. sor instance. Is an essential ele
ment of the buran body. 1t enter
y into tie bones and into the enahrl q
:" the teeth. and wiihou steady sui
- ply nf il in some shap. or abo'he
D and in districts where only soft wae
= :, can be procured. the children are al
:" To suffer from what is cOnInonly cal
T. ed ricke;s--a painful and d'>trr->ln
. u.aiauy, believed hv .nedicai men
:" be due to q drlici. nry "f lime III u
H. organism. U,,nn th- d'.eaS whl'
" are the result IF irlnh ng i.nph wa;t
" we need hardly dwell. II l. no
:" generally recognized that typhoid ie
-. er and cholera are almost entire
III due TO contaminated water suppl
W The result has been rnat Of late yea
a. cautious people have taken to b"''l'
'S " their water in the hope of thereby
'' siroying all the organic matter III
W afterwards 'iltering through charc'
filter. Sucl, process, of course, II
Va Va oughly eliminates every p"ssil
'"u source of contagion. On the oit
hand. the water thus trea cd brcon
VI soft. and is altogether drtirirn' in II
w aud those mineral salts II certain :
.e " pyof which s abso uey necrs,s
for heath.
Richland beacon., 1876-11-11

There's where the h"ys tt for col
lege.' said the professor to Mrs; PAR
,ing,on. pointing to a scho"l'house.
Did they ?" said the old lady. with
animation. Then. if they ht Tor col.
Ieye before they went. they didn't tight
,t,rrw.rd ?" Yes" said be. "liing
and favoriny the conceit but the nsnt
w.. With the head. not with the ssod",
"Bur,ed, did ibey!" said the OLD
lady
Richland beacon., 1876-11-11
ATouching Incident.

Las, Saturday morning Of the offl-
cials at tue capitol in Richmond. w.
saw a mi6dIe-aged. bronzed lrishman.
with n bag 90 bis shoulder, waik'ug
through the square towards S,one~all
Jack,on's statue. Arriving before II.
be threw the bag aside. wiped bis
f,ce and kuelt. and was soon evidently
deep in prayer. When he arose and
WAS questioned as to his proceeding,
he said: He was nv old gineral.
aud I thought ss | was passing.
would stop sod offer prayer Tor hi"'
Richland beacon., 1876-11-11
Winter Treatment Of Land.

EDITOR SOUTHERN NCL'iNA ALUM -
Reading "TboughtS for the mon'h' /
in the September No, suggested the
writing out q plan for the piougb'ng /
OF laud in winter which | have orgl-
mated, and would earnestly recommend
10 the reade-s Of the "farmer's organ.
Perhaps as a ban,ing If my own,
NAV be TOO partial to it. Still deem
i, Of no little value. especially 10 low
we, or clay lands. The plan j. ihl> :
In November. December or January,
run q wide Go inch) turn plough
or 4 inches deep in the water iurrrw
between every row. another iurr""
with a narrow turnpi"ueh IN lhi, fur
row, throwing The dirt in the opposite
direction frum the first. Advantages:
l.,. The beds brt,r'cn tn. .tUrrorS
are dru,ned; no stagnant water
standing in then above the b'''o"
Of the deepest furr"w. The alr Pene-
,ra,es The beds. and they receive lis
smeliol ating influences.
End, The earth in the water iurrow
is lifted out and thrown on the "-n,
where it is iu the hes, poSi'i"n to
receive the b-n.6cial influences OF The
air, fruSt. etc.
: I'd. The cotton leaves. etc. are lif'-
ed out Of the ws'er-furrow. where
they are Liable to I've washed away aud
covered up and held by the dirt thrown
out Of the wa,er-furrow.
4,h. The land is To some extent pre-
vented from washing. as The water
running down the burrows moves over
the hard clav bo,tom Of these furr"ws
instead of the loose dirt left by cult,
va,ion in the wuter-furrow.
5Ih. In four feet rows, about one
sixth Of the spring plougbing i" We!
done. at = comparatively idle time,
Glib. Land thus broken dries OF
sooner, aud can be ploughed severa
, days earlier than wh-re the ground u
=, u.parstiveIv level, and thus fac'li
, ta;-s spring work
7th These furrrws are ready 10
the reception Of cotton or cor
stalks. green cutt"n seed, rough ms
:. nure etc, again forwarding sprin
work.
The plcughing ou, of these furrow
: betw.en he beds should be done WIN
. the dirt is TOO wet to crumble, an
with plnws that will throw the cart
. . we'll up OH the beds. Where there
y, not time to run two furrows. the hr'
;, one can be run with . tw"-h"r'
. plouyh. Aud if the work is delaye
until the .egulsr spring breaking u
:, i, will pay to 60 over the land IN IN
- mruner FIRST, and foilow up the pIS
' by breaking out water furrows. ciea
:. ~ deep and well in bedding up land +
~ " pl.nting the crop. Thr method
a, lsyiny off and cultiva,iny the far
~ garden. recommended and descrl
=. I'd not long since in the Cui
~ yator, affords an opportunity
.. carry ou, the same principle. by ope
:. ing q deep furrow between the hs
:. m with very little labor. Major Va
$. Of the Farmer's Vindicaior, reco
~ mepds the attainment Of the same
~ ~ iec,, by drawing up ,be garden be
.f 10 hills. to remain during winter. q
~ to be levelled down jusl brfore pia
Il ing. This, though much more Ian
y, ious. hr asserts will pay well, a.
' has proved by personal exper'en
In pursuance Of the same o6Je'
tn. high beds thrown up in the pr
sratiun Of land. should he retsi
during carly spring cultivation.
; gradually levelled as hot AID
=. weather approaches HADLE I
Richland beacon., 1876-11-11
:. II. MoRnlsoS, W. tAhSE
MORRISON & FARMER,

A TrORNEYS ATLAW, MONROE. LA,
~ Will personally sueni the terms "t the
D:,tric, Count a, RayvilIe, 2chland Parish,
Winn.bornugh. Franklin Parsh. and Ba>'rop'
Morrhous- Parish. Special contacts can be
mad. with them to attend to succession cases
in the Parish Courts They will take claims
for collection in any Parish in Louisiana, "rh
the privilege of managing same IN connection
with residen, attorneys, and will attend 10
business in The State and United States Ian"
Offices They also practice in the Supreme
Co,,, of Louisiana ard III the United States
Monroe, La, Jan. |, lsT6.-ly.
Richland beacon., 1876-11-11
LAND FOR SALE.

m he plantation within Hour & OF n'I p,.c. on
Delhi. knownss the ',"@n o"o ,crrs one
Ioe. Bayou. 1t contains a.1."' y" o." 80, can he
bundled acres bel'ed, about t..' ~ , w"rt fine
rSn,.s. rm brake (ths best on the ''y''''
SiI0o cash. ,y,,ryp MANGHAM.
Apply 20 ,s,s~,f Rayville. La.
Richland beacon., 1876-11-11
(REArTH's CELEBRATE"
GOLDEN TON q U r

Parlor Organs are G,Ehly ,e'S%''Te"" NJ Ts',~
I'd by Prot .. II h",ser' R"T -, a. Rry'
Baltimore, Md; Prof John D no" ,s'',r -,
5. Domer, Washington u I ": D.,
Bloomfield, Iowa; &. " k"o'nS"'' ,,
Jobns,op. PhiiaariPhia. aud 'hensai''s y, "''
crs as the bes, i'll use. Send stamp w
-, lis, Of testimony bei"re buying P'|'
organ. Agents wsnied errry~nr,e
Jrrs.. D.fNIEL T. BE.iTIf' ""s''s''"
n J.
Richland beacon., 1876-11-11
w. II. fHlPPS,
Land survey r,
DELHI La.

~uARGES FOR wOhK, $40 per day and
L bard. Parties in R'eh'anh and '. anl"in. W..
luz parishes will receive prompt a,,en'r'" ny
addressing him through Editor OF BEACON
References: II W. Drake. Waterproof ana
Rev +. Alexander, Delhi, La
RayyIIle, La, April Is. lS16.-3m.
Richland beacon., 1876-11-11
-OurSEHOLD and kttchen
furniture for Sale.

Tho undersigned offers 'or s'e
Household aud Kitchen f"'"h"ft, ,,,.s
ing OF b-dread, mattresses c"a" 90. s,c
cnnk. stove and fixtures table ware .,t ="
and psres 10 need OF such , ,n,nt, n~rc%"s,rs w
we'll 10 cali anil examine oe"'e .k.an
elsewhere, as they can he h"ns", WIN ss,y NJ
R,vyille, In June ION. io'"'
Richland beacon., 1876-11-11
UNR. ID. R. PETIT,
S. W. SMITH,
& HAIR DRESSER,

ATAS moved into his new shop on Louise
street. ne door north of W. Jones
I,1e, 2ayville, and provided with all @ k'nas ., :.
l.,fnue.. cosmetics and hair dyes necessary
br the satisfactory execution Of all worN IN
h, line. aud respectfully solic,ts 'he pa
ktonaye Of the public. He can shave. "ye'
Yshampoo, and trim a gen''eman up 10 "n.
ss,yle and also keeps fancy toi'et a'"e'es
>, hand 10 =, commodate the ladies'
II June s. ie75-N.
Richland beacon., 1876-11-11
R.yyille. La. June
A VALUABLE
LITTLE FARM FOR SALE

., ;,.. ,h;, side Of Alto; 80 acres cleared
.. .aa IN good state of cultivation; iso astr. acre.
anu :" ,,,r,--ope of the most desirao'e
W "e :, Norh Louisiana. Possession gwen
places P',, ~ ,s-s Will he sold cheap for sash
For fur,her particulars. inquire o,
f'' WILEY p. MANGHAM,
- ,o-s.n. RayviIle. La.
Richland beacon., 1876-11-11

The following notice i po-,r conspicuon'-
v in ScO,rh office: STINT he door. al q
VII you have d,,nc talking on business
,u,ve yonr mouth the same W y.
Richland beacon., 1876-11-11

or,-p asc. to G. r. RowELL & co. New ,.;".
9 f"r pamphle, of 100 pages, contain.
1000 newspapers, and csnma,es
-, of a'Icr'l-inc n'a' - ~
Richland beacon., 1876-11-11

It's only small latent that fehfi'' , .on
eealed. You cannorp t'con'o"'e "eau
t,yh, under q haf-hn.h-i.
Richland beacon., 1876-11-11

A phrenoioyi., say. the rr,nrirai bump N
G-o,r. Wa.hing,ons heal - ahnes'veness,
n. .lu,les TO Georges head on postage
s,3p;.
Richland beacon., 1876-11-11

Read anything continuously, and you VIII
b iearrsd.
Richland beacon., 1876-11-11

.dy.r,t-e,urnt. inserted o. the rate of 81 N pr
,r, ,nr the rrv, Insertion and rs cents for esrb
.ui.-.1 uent one. Ten hines or iess cous'"u's
square.
~ Professions, Cards. 5000 per q .sn,: fos
~. mopths. Sl2. 50 In advance
Richland beacon., 1876-11-11

Quilted satin .k,rs are yc-y fashior"o:s,
Richland beacon., 1876-11-11
Il p. WELLS. r"i'n
w ELLIS & P o TT S.
Attorneys at Law,
Rayville, Louisiana.

Will pra'iice in the Pansh anh District
Courts Of Richiand Parish aud the supreme
Cour, a, Monroe. Mar. 81, Is75.-ly
, 1876-05-11
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.

IT.. 1so,antcnl 1artcn---Tile Lnts Col 9a7ns
A"e 1'''~o" -, o,v
"q. y.t,nn". n."".' ,o,a ,ho,r ,.cu,sr
Tho Academy Of Sciences he,u lhear 'eas.as
montay meeting A. r,e e' sf"ct roa IN he es
tne s1et,i'e''s' sa,,t"o n,,.l,r.. I,,of edmund
A'.e. sc ns"n' y" ,n,c.o.,,nw statement Of recent
sl't 10 .e1 s nss "se de..pca ruue, o
Fossils f,om ln 1eeeyea ,so Lro' ~ thn coee
They will make valuable aauil'oh ~ '''0 e'''s
lions Of ,s Assasmy ,ny ,en m n,e,e.r paper on
A.. ~. s..a."t cnrdItton md nrn,nrc,s of tho
the present eonaal5on ,r'.,9 nna pr.'a' .,.n1'rw.
~ eu,rs ~ ra, ts attention of the Academy u
te :, as G;s.ga 5g,,ni.sisn npsasa'
Garden and 70 sts ra5 s.fe'a'As' III 's' o'sA'"AS'
'trf The expedirney @ II starting snch garden l.nd
Ean1tlruinra1 t.ann,ittes 1t fho Hoard. and In Tho
y ysas sssa ,s rsiss: ss IT.
r. H. FGne iaereaeca seon given 10 boan
ctfetleaiiy ,n p e"H an 'practea especially II ~
IL ~ ts unitcd States hut nne botanical garden
thy he appellson that many vslaahs !'sn:a
o.ns osao sa ve9a sS nq% H. u a
sIs,, sny as G,;,s ,s .ops s 'ss ss
SS ~ s@ i % sEs I'D !" snafs sase' e q
nil Ulftf NF the En1t1tfYt moreover,
~, Il wnnIn f,rnish In time great varety Of ma
,ni ,,t sttainnhir frnn ordinary sources for tile
s'nrn NJ tGe natkr thc1seycs that Chicago
from n. crntrai location and Wide reputation fot
nnt"rnrisr ~, Sss ycry suftAhIo placc for such
,,mrfcn. nnf finally bccauac the garden. AZ a feat
meUta,sd At Il e5tnpnratiyely stnall expense Ink
nv In v, fts probable value to tho park. tho city,
III nconTn and region Of which Chicago Ia the c6n
tr" trs Fe~''0 '''.....,
| Ni n D.cennhcr 1874 the Comm,ssioners requested
| fvr citise a. "f Chicago and Hyde Fark-1ncmbers
~ th;s 4 c1,dcmy-to nndrstako The management
"n1 XII airsr,inn n t1n Garden subjcct to The Ap-
no nroxni r. III. Communication, The Committee lm.nc
hia'eir nrr:sT,,zed. md in January 1875. Issued
cirr,Inr Il, tje tr1nciual gardeners Of the world,
riyIir an outline Of tic plan proposed and Ao|!c1t'
ing Contributions Perhaps n brief allne!on 9 te
| other gardens may not be ont Of place ilsi OF
Tic Ilotan!caI Gardens Of tho world published in
| iMiriutn la 1a71 Includes 138 in Europe. 10 IN
Xsa, 10 In Africa, j in. .Nosth America. In South
america, i in tho West 1naica, and 6 In Australia.
Immediately eftcs onr circular was esue, the d.
| yrctnr az tic Cambridge Garden wrote: - have
| fcjt too deeply the nccc.siy Of nthcr botanical
rardeus IN this country not 70 rejoice At tic en-
taLah,ncnt or one at Chicago. alltl shall considct
4 mvscIi most fortprnte II I'll any wny can b. Of
scryice Ia you :" Letters OF similar TOM and full
oi encouragement wcrc received from England.
France, Germany 1taly, RussIn. South America,
and Australia. tlincc the 10Th Of Ar7 1S7J. there
, 1876-05-11

aErr-nnhcrt Lyons CT a. VI. Proceeds "f so'd Of
bntuur rnrans: Ircroe, S:ia
VI. Edward L. Waller. 81. O57, Nj. J. Dunno Va
Albert H. Eltspoi. $''5'. ~.
,iUnan 6anr-tlncis Trust And l. SAVING bnk
sirnss IT n W. John +. whiting, $aa0 A. ,,,..
EtRrulr CouEr-L'DNrHHsroNs--t.nro MN
,nrl W. Rudolph l. Falk and olt" W. seh"'-'
err En
, 1876-05-11

TSiiiT CllEAr-OAE NEW FAMILY SINGER SEW.
ii, uas Wtlcu1 tibbs Tor sla; euth. i9Te sa4
Weed t.na nGw = ~. M 'ns . s SSs9S
iiaktr for ~. Nonsy rsiundc'! My tTa ua. ~
NsdIsOu.tI up-At4lTs
l7IEUAST SEWING AAClEiSEa t'F ALI STAND.
IL III. iaKIs warranted ttssa YEAR, pet!eet u every
Regular rtlall pnco us. TtaOs. u. AAlsllA. ~
W&hp2b.AY.
, 1876-05-11
CITY REAL l.S'R'ATGi-


1fO!t HAt.E-y,Niyp IN lhk.hE,. .EkAIt hTAEE.
j. ton. nnc ~ The tH~t fnts IN Tint vicinity.
1!il2 on CalnInatn'.. Jut south ut ThtF'y.ehtfs'
enat 'front.'
y,xI2s IN west AtArnz IT,, rNAt nf Cafffarnfa.av .
Either at AilYe ran l,c fA4 very "AsY tcFtA No
payment down 70 pnstIc; shn yl'i ,!1't. .cn,,..,
, 1876-05-11


I)kltsONAL,--vAi YuAES ~, cAE Et;olAtl WEsI siT
iuI1 fucadBy evening. Lady III cUtner, fFuy s'tW!
Nunen,sU Vvualtc dssycs seQu!ItAncs II s&tecap4ss
Address ", TtlIuAe onfe.
, 1876-05-11

WNN1Fs11-IV 1kEs.NIe
J1TAHTED-TG WENT-hI JAMES II. Il1Lt~ REAL
Katss md MentnK Agent LoG.eao y wv z e, t.1- ~,
MONTH customers. Ilul4cs 1rtt With nis ~ irnt
viii receive rruMpt attentlo aud liberal adfatthlnS
JAMES Il HILL. u Ucatklru st., toun L.
11TANTEi,-TO WENr-sA1EMEAT. EENrItA1!f
VI located, adapse1 fr s4o9n 4Iid wtne. tnu!ns VIII
Or without axthrcs, AudfrA N. Tribune once
3tTtNrE{l-'rO ItENT-lO To IL NnnMb. FUR.
w n.i4sl or nnfuT4lsled. South Side Fur two d4fs
H.dTe,t u 10, YfbvH8 2Hre.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-03

anything else, Is to have said ''under any
State" The blue laws of Connecticut for
bade any man to hold Office who was not
Puritan church member. A law stood
in New Hampshire under Democratic rule
90 bigoted as to prevent Catholic from
holding Office The Democrats of Texas
have recently enacted q law which says
that no clergyman shall be elected to Of
fee in that State. As gamblers are not
prohibited from becoming members Of
the Texas Democratic Legislature, we
may suppose that the prejudice against
clergymen is on account of religion, and
is not against them as men.
The Republican party is not 1rying
any religious test to MI. Lusher. In his
efforts to establish private schools, in his
narrow adm inistration of the Peabody
fund, in the opposition he has shown in
the past to the education of colored chill
dren, he has furnished abundant reasons
to make Republicans look upon him as
man untitled for the position of Superin-
tendent of Public Education, and unless
he quotes again from the constitution of
the United States, regarding the qualifca-
tions of United States officers, and makes
it appear that to vote for any other can
didate would be unconstitutional" he
will get no Republican votes.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-03
CIRCULAR.
STAYE OF LOUISIANA,
once State Registrar of Voters,
New Orleana. October q. 1876. \

SrAYE OF LOUISIANA J
ONCE State Registrar of Voters,
New Orleans, October q, 1876
To all Supervisors of Registration in the State o,
Louisiana:
Whereas considerable doubt and uncertainty
exists in the public mind relative to the number OF
polling places to which the county parishes are
severally entitled under the law;
Whereas, there appears to be a certain degree
Of uncertainty and contradiction in the sever al
statutes appertaining to this subject matter; and
Whereas, in cases where such uncertainty exists,
it is desirable shat the law be given liberal con.
structioa in the direction Of the public conve.
nience;
1t is, therefore, stated the ruling and nstruc.
ton of this Office that it is the duty of the super
visor of registration in each parish ORLEANS ex-
cepte to establish at least one polling place for
each justice of the peace ward in said parish.
This ruling is based upon and instructs strict
compliance with the language Of section one of
act No. :, approved 1875.
In the location of polling places supervisors of
registration will be governed by due regard to
economy las the parishes are required by law to
defray such expenses) and to the accommodation
ana convenience Of the greatest number of regis
tered voters in the several portions Of their re.
spective parishea
MICHAEL HAHN,
ee'A Wtsp State Registrar Of vetsrh
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-03
MORAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF ATTOR
NEYH

The law, in its tender vigilance fo1
right, has declared that it is better 6
guilty man should escape than that an
innocent man should be punished. II
has also provided that counsel shall be
assigned the vilest criminals, in order
that they may not suffer from public
prejudice, nor be deprived of an impartial
trial. A lawyer, therefore, should repre-
sent properly for his client all the de-
lenses in law or in fact which may present
themselves. In doing SO he is not morally
responsible for the hypothetical views he
may take of the law or fact as applicable
to the duty he has undertaken to perform.
There is of course the trust in this right
that bis attorney shall commit no fraud,
nor commit Of himself any professional
fraud. He could neither forge name nor
aid in breaking prison for the escape of
his client.
We have stated this relation between
professional and personal obligations be-
cause the Democracy here have chosen to
hold'a distinguished Republican coun-
selor responsible for alleged abuses in
railroad adjudication. 1t is true the same
Democracy have permitted one of their
own State candidates to separate his pro-
fessional advice from his personal opinion
on the Texas railroad, and that they hear
with applause such distinguished Demo-
cratic attorneys as Messrs. Semmes and
New, who were of counsel for the State
administration of Louisiana when grave
imputations of very sharp financial prac-
tice rested upon that administration. Mr..
Tilden has been sadly complicated as at
torney with the Credit Mobilier Company.
He has advised its policy both in Congress
and the courts, and has received many
thousands of dollars, most probably
swindled from the government by the
company. We do not hold him morally
for these professional gains or
services. We do not contend that he has
thereby acknowledged the power of Con-
gress to grant subsidies in money, bonds,
lands, or by pledge of public credit "to
any association or corporation engaging CT
to engage in public or private
We leave Mr.. Tilden with the Democ-
racy, upon this last charge, generously
giving him the same indulgence extended
to Democratic attorneys, and only insist
ing that the rule of censure or allowance
shall be made uniform in its application
alike to the Democratic and to the Repub- |
lean attorneys.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-03

Of the nine young men composing the
famous Hsymakers Bsse Ball Club organ
ised in Chicago in 1866, only four are now
living. McAtee, the short stop, died re-
Gently of consumption. The gods do not
particularly love base ball players, but
they die young.