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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-13

Widow Lssis BerSes W. TheeAsre C
TIFrH DISTRICT COURT FOE THE PARISH OF
II Orleans, No. 69O0.-By virtue Of writ Of Ct IL
ffth District Court for the parish of Orleans, in
the above entitled cause, viii proceed TO sell at
public auction at the Merchants and suctiuneers'
Exchange, Royal street, between Canal and Gus
tomhouse streets, in the second District Of this
city on MONDAY, January ~. 1876, at twelve
O'Clock n, the following described property, to
CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with
the buildings add Improvements tb. reon, and al
the appurtenances thereunto belongiD( situated
in the Faubourg IRENE, Second District of this
n"Hber twenty avs. bounded ~ r,ens. sienyiile,
MAI ais and Cont streets, on plan by I. J. Pile
and Sprir gbett, late surveyors dated the eighth
Of Nov. mber, 1883, and deposited in the Office Of
Ho alto Davis, Then notary public In this city on
the twentieth of March. 1870 Said lot, according
to . plan made by G. A. Hedn, late surveyor, do I'd
the twenty sixth Of April. 1852, snd deposited in
the cfics Of Richard Brensn late notary public
in this city, under the number thirty has . 'front.'
Of tbirty-four feet on Tren,e strsct. BY one hum.
bred aud twelve feet in depth, between parallel
defendant b. rein by purchase made thes~of from
the minors Saith, per act execute d b. fore said
Brennan, notary, on the third day of November,
1855
Seized in the above sr1A
Terms-Th,s being the second aud last snction.
the said property will be definitely adludcoted to
the high and last bidder for what 1t win bring,
ut twelve months credit the purchaser furnish.
ing bond with good and solvent security. bearing
elght per cent interest per annum from date and
special mortgage on the property sold until 6nal
pay in cash tie amount Of printing shenfra.
clerk's and attorney . fees ETC.. which amount to
about one hundred and forty-ave dollars, and. fur
thermOre, the State. parish and municipal taxes,
the amount Of which su Rss It
jas IL 10 % Civil Sheriff of the Parish Of Orleans
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-13

The City Of Nsv .,,, Sr's..s ~. Charles
CUPERIOR DISTRICT COrRT FOR THE PARISH
- Of Orleans, 70. IS g.. by virtue If writ Of
deri facias to directed by the honorable the ru-
perior District 0urt for the parsh II orleans in,
the above entitled cause, for .ity taxes OF 1874,
viii proceed to sell at public auction 1t the Mef
chants and Aucti0neers Exchange, Royal street,
between lanai and Customhouse 8 reefs in tue
II, 1876, at twelve o'clock NJ, the following do.
scribed pro erty, to wit $3.50 4te-s
- CSkrAIN Tor or GROUND, situated in ths
Sixth Distr1ct of this CITY, in AquAre number one
hundred and Atty, bounded BY Laurel. CoostaDti-
nope. Jersey and Austerlifz stfeets, designated
lot number thirteen, measuring thiStv feet On
Laurel street. BY one hundred and twenty five fees
TWO CERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND, situaseAsn
the sixth District Of this city, in square number
one hundred and sixty-etght bounded by Laurel,
General Taylor, Constance and Auas erlit1 Streets
designated - follows: Lot number ono measuring
twenty eight ten lnohes ON Laurel street. ~ ono
hundred and twenty feet In DEPTH lot number
twenty-throe measuring twenty nine feet on Lau-
rel street, BY one hundred and seventeen feet in
depth. -.
SIX CERTAIN LOTS or GROUND, situated in tho
Sixth District ef this city rio eauAse nuBb<r ono
hundred and seventy, BOUNDED bV C0pstantinpple.
Marvng0 Constance and Laurel streets. desi gnSted
- fOllOwG Lots nunbers eighteen to ~ e0ty two
measuring one hundred and forty Ave feet on Con-
stantinople street BY one hundred and twenty
feet In depth; lot number twenty i've measuring
thirty feet on Laurel street, BY one hundred amer
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash ON the spot.
FL GEM WAGGAMAN,
dele Is jal6 Civil Sheriff of the Parish of Orleans
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-13

Tho City Of New Orleans ". Jeeeph
J0uet
GUPERIOR DISTRICT COURT FOR THR PARISH
p Of Orleans, No. 20 ,sSl:-By virtue Of . writ Of
heri facias to me directed by the honorable the
the above entitled cause, for city taxes Of lS7}
viii proceed to sell at public auction ~ che Mer.
between Canal and ,ustonhouse streets. in the
Second District Of this city, on WEDNESDAY Jan.
vary 10 1876, at.twelve o'clock H.. the following
described property, to wit
A UskraM LOT OF GHOUND, situated in the
Second District q this city, IN square number
sixty two; bounded BY Toulouse. Royal, St Louis
eleven, measuring thirty-two ,eet ON Toulouse
street, by one hundred and twenty feet in depth.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot
EUIENE WAGGAMAN
delS 1A2 IL Civil Sheriff Of the Parish of OrleAns
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The City Of New Orleans ". Charles
Keller

The City Of New Orleans W. Charles
Keller.
CUPRR1oR DISTRICT COURT FOR rHR PARISH
~ OF Orleans No II O83.-By virtue of . writ Of
neri factas to me directed BY the honorable the
the above entitled cause, for city taxes Of lS7l
win proceed to sell public auction, at the Mer.
chants and Auctioneers' exchange, Royal street.
between canal and Custonlhouse streets, in the
second District of this city, ON MONGAY, Jam
nary "a, 1876, at twelve o'clock H., the following
described property, to wit
TWO CkK1AIN LOTS OF GROUND, situated in
the second District Of this city, in squares nun.
eere ono hundred and seventy-two and one hum
Where, Bspanaa and Marais streets, designated
- lots numbers twenty.four and twenty. nve,
neasuIing eaeh twenty 6vU aeet hent On tillore
street by ninety .Ave 11tt n depth. q ~ I
6el1od in the above suit
Terms-Cash on the spOt.
KC0RNK WA00AMAN
ds1jaS3 - Civil AeEt6 ef the PaTish q Osieana
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-13

L. N0lu0cA Vs. Ts F0001efs a.s...s
EIFrH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARlSH
II Of orleans, Ne 6eaa-By virtue of . writ II
directed BY The honorable the Fifth District
Court for the parish Of Orleans, in the above
entitled cause, I win proceed 70 eel ct public
auction, at the Merchants and Auctioneers'
Exchange, Royal street, between anal and
Custonhouse streets, in the eecona district Of this
city, on TUESDAY, Feb uary 8, 1876 ut twelve
O'Clock n, the following described property, to
PORTION OF GROUND, together With IN the
tie Third District Of th,e CITY, II the squar,
bounded BY Bayou road, K-rlerec, Rocheblave aud
Dorgenois streete, which portion Of ground Of
triangular form, il desgnatet by number one, on
= plan drawn BY Louis Bringier. late surveyor
general OF this State, de pOeited in the ONCE Of q.
DeArmas notary public in this city, on the
twentieth Of June, 1885. and messures, French
measure, one hundred and min ty tW feet front ON
Bayou road, two hundred feet front on Kerlerec
street. and forty eight feet on line running from
Bayou road to Kerlerec street, and eerar thug sad
portIol Of ground from Mr.. Beverley's properly.
Being the same property acquired BY the defend.
ant herein BY purchase from Alfred LafOrest pei
act passed brfore Abel Dreyfous. notary public in
this city, on the tive ty-seventh Of September
1869.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash OH the spot.
kUGENK WAGGAMAN,
ia7 l8 % f0 Civil Sheriff of the Parish Of Orleana
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-TY0 uuxANy RxrUBElUzE, TlEUrspxY JANUAxT = 10

sad wen yslsssea . sinaisesed bslsw, "a
Wit: ,s+e---
Mr.. Hubeau: s.,ss,
An sct to authosize and empower the
police Jury Of the parrish OF jefferson, right
bank, to ,ssus iaesssss bearing bonds tn
liquidation Of the outstanding Indebtedness
and Aoating debt Of said parish, and to pro
vide for the redemption thereof.
Mr.. Jones. of Lincoln:
An not to incorporate the town Of Vienna,
Lincoln parish, Louisiana.
Mr.. GuichaFd:
An act to amend tho bribery act Of De
cember 26. 1872.
Mr.. Pipes:
An act relative to private sale Of prop
erty Of interdicted persons to affect parti-
ton.
An act to legitimate Louiee Celina Duvi-
gneand, Joseph Castor Duvigneand, Marie
fherese Julia Duvigneand, Louise Duvi
gnesnd, Pierre Duvigaeand and Marie
Juden Odette Duvigneand, children Of
josiaP Frs Ia''ensAno anu n'' WHO "'''
All of which bills were referred to the
Committee ON the Judiciary.
Mr.. Wlltz:
An act to repal an act entitled IAN act to
establish hospital for smallpox and other
contagious diseases"
Which bill was referred to the Select
Committee ON City Affairs.
Mr.. Pipes:
An act to amend IN act entitled an set
to incorporate the town Of Clinton. parish
Of East Feliciaus, approved May 9. 1852,
and to provide for the better police and
government Of said town, and to exempt
the citizens thereof from the payment Of
parish taxes and license.
Which was ordered to be referred to the
Committee on Corporations.
Mr. Edwards, OF Richlsnd:
An act for the building Of the levees in
the parish of RicblAnd
Which was ordered to be referred to the
Committee on Lands and Levees.
And, on motion of Mr.. Levisee, tho House
sdiouI ned until tomorrow at IL N.
PETER ]. IRRELEVANT,
Chief Clerk.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-13

Rerd Drofhess ". Pierre ID. D. Delaeroi1s
CIxrH DISTRICT COURT FOR TEE PARISH on
= Of Orleans, No. s24l:-By virtue Of writ Of fen
facias to me directed BY the honorable the sixth
above entitled cause Win proceed to sell 1t pub
lie suction, on WhDAESvAY, J.na r. -, 1876 at
haltyaAt ten o'clock A. ~. at my warehO use. Nos.
% and Is Orleans street, between Royal and Bou1.
bon streets in the second District Of this city, tho
following described property, to wit
sc,ews Botir Locke, ETC.. - kez inventory which
NAV be seen in nv 6f0se. -. u
Seized in the above suit. sal .sl
Terms-Cash on the spot
ja7 IL Is 10 Civil Sheriff OF the Parish Of OrleanA
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-13

The City Of New Orleans W. Jshn Beyps.
CUPBRIOR DISTRICT COuRT FOB THB PARISH
- of Orleans, No. SO, 1885, BY virtue Of writ q
6eri facias to me directed by the honorable the
Superior District Court for the parish of Orleans in
the shove entitled cause, for city taxes Of ss74,
viii proceed to sell at public auction, at the Aer.
chants and Auctionesrs Exchange, Royal street,
Second District of this city on FRIDAY Janu-
AIRY IA, 1876, ut twelve o'clock NJ, the following
described property, to
the FIRST District Of this city. in square number
two hundred and sixty two. bou' ded BY Perdido,
Penn, Dry ades ard Poydras streets, CesfGnated -
lots numbers twenty nix and twenty seven, meas
uring fifty one feet three inch Pc rdido street,
by eighty eight feet in depth.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot
krGENE wAGGAMAN,
del4 26 jal4 Civil Sheriff of the Parish Of OrleaAs
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-13
The City Of New Orleass W. Jeaa Marie
Bernich0n

The City Of new Orle0oo W. Jean MoB10
crPER1oR DISTRICT COrRr FOR THR PARISH
y Of Orleans, No 69.0ol by virtue Of writ Of
iieri ,acias to me directed by the honorable the
superior District Court for the parish 81 orle IL
tue above entitled cause, for city taxes Of 1874,
WIN proceed to sen at public auction, at the Mer-
chants and Auctia.sersi kxctsass, Royal street,
second tistriet Of this city. On Friday. JAM.
aIy u, 1915 1t twelve O'Clock 4, the following do
a CEsTxfS I6r OF GROUND situated in tAs
First District q thia eity. in squaee number I've
9unofeS , an1 S FL Soonceo hrSso, Ce1oa
lot number thirty -four. measuring tbirty.one feet
on Brato street, By one hundred and ffty-ooe 1set
in depth.
FIRST District Of this city, in square n.nber I've
hundl Cd snd sixty three, bounded by Union. Ba.
rome Dryades and Perdido streets, desiguated %
Lot number eight. neasgrin9 thirty seet On unio.
Seized in the above suit 60
Terms. ash ON the spot .
della Is jal4 Civil Sheriff Of the Parish Of OrleAnA.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-13
The CITY Of New Orleans ". Miners Of J..
L. BaIiuRef.

The C1iy Of New orleans vs. M10OF0 q y
L. BaTingef.
- Of orleans, No 50 ,080.- By virtue of . writ .
feri facias to me directed BY the honorable the
Superior District court for the parish Of fleans IN
the above entitled cause, for city taxes Of 1874,
will proceed to sell at public auction, At the Mer
chants and Auctioneers' Exchange, hoyal street,
between Canal and Customhouse streets, in the
nary "a, 1876, at twelve O'Clock n. the following
described property, to Wit
First District OF this city, in square number two
hundred and thirty eight, bounded BY Baronne,
Calliope Carsndelet and Clio stFeete, designated
- lot number twenty four, measuring thirty. two
fest Baronne street. BY one hundred and thirty
seven feet in depth.
Seized in the above suit
Texms-Cash on the spot.
EUGENE WAG6AuAN,
de22 la q Civil Sheriff of the Parish Of OrloAAS.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-13

The CiIy Of New Orleans 70. Widow
Einestne Leblanc. III.
OUPERIOR DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
- of orleans, No 17,062.-By virtue of q writ Of
Teri facas to directed by the honorable the Bu-
perior District curt for the parish Of Orleans, in
the above entitled cause, for city tazeS Of te7l
will proceed to sell ct public auction ct the Her.
betweeen Canal and Customhouse streets in the
Second District Of this city, on MONDAY. Jan
nary q. 1876, at twelve o'clock H.. the following
described property, to wit
A CkKIAlN LOT OF GROUND, situated in the
Second District Of this city, in square number
Royal streets designated - lot number seventeen,
measuring twenty two feet on Ursulines street, by
ninety teer in dep h.
Seized in the above suit.
TERMS Cash ON the spot.
ErGENE WAG0AMAN,.
de22 JAZZ % Civil Sheriff Of the Parish Of tr,eans
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-13
1he City Of New Orleans W. Jshn +.
Michel. 80

1he City Of New Orleans W. John +.
Michel. 80
GUPRRIOR DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
y Of Orleans, No s. 100 BY virtue Of . writ Of
sen lac,as 70 me drec c ny me nSnorso!s u
the above entitled cause for city taxes of 1913,
will proceed to sell at public auction, at the not.
between ,anal and Customhouse streets, in tho
Second District Of this city, on MOsDAY, January
y, 1876, at twelve o'clock ~, the following Dc.
described property. to wit =
A CERTAs IN PORi ION OF GROUND, situsted in
the Six District Of this city, in square number
eighty. four. bounded by TchoUpitDulAs, WAFER,
vsiencs aud Cadiz streets des' gnstt - lot num-
Der three measuring sixty feet on TchoupitoulAs
street. bv three hundred feet in depth.
Seized In the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot.
EtGENE WA0GAMAN,
de16 Is jal6 Civil Sheriff Of the Parish of OrleAnA
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-13

The City Of New. ORisans ~. J. r. De-
barry.
CrPRRIOR DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
y of rleans. No. 6. ISL BY virtue of . writ Of
6eri facas to directed by the honorable the Su-
perior District Court the parish Of orleans in tho
above entitled cause, for city taxes Of 1874, viii
proceed to sell at public auction at the Merchants
and Auctioneers Exchange, Royal street, betWeen
Canal and Customhouse streets in tho second Dis
trict Of this city, on MONDAY, January II, ls7e,
at twelve O'Clock n, the following described prop
erty, to wit
cERTAIN LOT OF GROUND. situased IN the
Second pistsot Of thie city, in squAss number sns
maine, Robertson and ClaihsEDos tseetA aeaenaeeA
e lot number twelve. mee.uring thiIty-two feat
Soised In the above suit .,ssa--. -
Texms-Cash ON the SPOT
~ = EOOKNR WA06ANAu,
de16 Is jal6 Civil Sheriff Of the Paxish Of Orleana
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-13
Joseph Mariseany, Jr., W. Ffa1c0ts Bots-

F4R son.
II Of Orleans. No 7'45. By virtue Of decree
rendered and signed January 1876 T. NE directed
by the honorable the fifth District Court for The
parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause,
win proceed to sell at public suction, on TUES
DAY, January 10, 1876, 1T half-past four o'clock
tory and knghein streets in the Third District Of
this city the following described property, TO wit
OBI LOT OF EXrkA PIPE STAV1S, Absut fur
thousand, more or less.
Attached in the above suit ss
Terms-Nash on the spot.
RUGENB wA00AMAN
jail IA l6 10 Civil Sheriff Of the Parish Of Crleana
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-13
Widow Loais Boraes VI. Theodore G.
M6p6ee.

ia7 10 % es Civil Sheriff Of the Parish Of Orleans
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-13

FL GEM WAGGANAN,
dele Is jal6 Civil Sheriff of the Parish Of orleans
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-13
The City Of New Orleans 70. Widow
Elnestne Leblanc,

kUGENE wAGGAMAN
js7 l8 Is f8 Civil Sheriff of the Parish Of Orleans
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-13

ss:assssgux LIZ. L.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-13

de22 JAZZ 70 Civil Sheriff Of the Parish Of Orseau
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-13
Crescent City Loan and Building Asso.
70. George RchrOth.

EJGENk " A0GAXAN,
de16 Is ja16 Civil Sheriff OF the Parish of OrleAnA
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-13

dsls Is j.s Is cvn sheriff x he rssish q Orleans
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-13


An oct to amend IN act entitled IAN act
60 establish Metropolitan Police district,
and to provide for the government thereof"
aad subsequent acts in relation thereto.
BY Mr.. Burch:
A bill to unite the Louisiana State Uni
versity, - now established and located
asar Alexandra, in the parish Of Rapides, and
tho Louisiana Agricultural and Mechanical
College, - now established and located in
eAe parish Of st. Bernard, into one and the
same institution of learning, to be known
and DESIGNATED under the name and title ct
To Louisiana State Unworthy, and to
aetablish and locate the same at Baton
Rouge, in tho parish of East Baton Rouge.
BY Mr.. Young:
A bill entitled an act to Incorporate the
VAalis and Lake Concordis railroad and
Steamboat transportation Company.
BY Mr.. Whitney:
An act to suppress drunkenness among
officers of the State, and to provide PEN
atty therefor.
An oct to secure to persons arrested and
confined in the prisons Of the State the full
quantity of food, bedding, etc, allowed
them by law, and providing . penalty fol
officers in charge Of prisons for falling to
fnrnish full allowance allowed by law.
urRoDucTION OF BILLS ACCORDING no PRE-.
vIOUs NOTICE.
BY Mr.. Gosde:
Senate bill No. 3, m act relstive to judi
cial ualos and sale days.
Tho constitutional rules being suspended
by four-flfths affirmative vote OF the Sen
-, the bin was placed upon ~ second
seedins end referred to the Coanassee O
JadiciaSy.
By Mr. doode:
asaate bin No. 4, an cot relative to the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-01-28
DOES THE CAPITAL PENALTY PRE-.
VENT OR PRODECE, MURDERS?

The public mind, naturally Mortified at the re-
cent Whtechapel murder, has land very rightly
felt universal desire that just punishment should
overtake the perpetrators. But this general indig-
nation should not preclude notice of the simple fact
that in this, as in innumerahle other instances the
fatal sentence has Immediately been followed,
within a fortnight, by, not cessation, but an in.
crease Of murders, and in particular by the most
horrible series of them at Norwich Similarly at
Liverpool early in the year, when three men were
hanged, sailor was stabbed the same evening,
and THE next summer assizes the calandar was
pronounced to be "the blacklist on record" there
being six cases Of murder, and more than twenty
of manslaughter and similar crimes. Yet q lead
ing journal had hoped that the three executions
would have proved "a turning point" So they
dd-a turn for an extraordinary increase of local
homicide. Again, last year three executions took
place in one day at Gloucester. The next week
boy in the same city, who had taken great inter-
est in the executions, hanged himself; and soon
after, at Bristol in the same county, man tried
to hang his child. About year ago also man
was executed at Usk, the executioner remarking,
81 act as hangman as duty to God and man, for
! believe that if capital punishment were to be
abolished society would never be safe" As more
practical comment, another murder was commit
ted the next day, few miles off at Newport These
are but very few recent instances cut Of host
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that may be quoted showing the truth Of John
Bright's words 1.-THE law Of capital punishment,
while pretending to support reverence for human
life, does, in fact, destroy it.. And this penalty
also tends to promote the escape of the guilty.
Jures often feel that an rrevocable penalty de-
mapds degree of certainty IN evidence which
they would not press for in ordinary cases, lest in
nocent persons might perchance be hanged, as has
sometimes happened. Hence atrocous criminal Is
have repeatedly been acquitted. The judicial sta
tstics, just issued, show that last year the acqut-
tails in murder for trial were about fifty per
cent, or exactly double the proportion of acqut-
tails for other crimes. And out of those ultimately
sentenced to death 80 per cent. escaped hanging
Or one IN three.
1t is, therefore, appropriate, even while popular
Indignation rams high it does at present, to
invite notice of the real tendency of capital pun
ishmcnt. The examples of Belgium and Holland,
in neither Of which populous countries has there
been an execution for many years, show that an
amount of public security at least equal to our own
Tin Holland, believe, far superior to our own is
effected by the rigid nfcton of lifelong dcten-
ton on murderers. In visiting Client prison, saw
several men confined there over % and even 30
vears-a punishment sufficiently awful in its ma
ture to satisfy the demands OF justice upon the
criminals, whilst attended by advantage to the
community by increasing the certainty of COW ic-
ton, and therefore, causing more etiectual deter
renee. No execution has taken place in Tuscany
for 40 years, in Portugal for 30 years, in Holland
for ID years, in Belgium for 10 years, in Michigan
for - years. Both conviction and punishment are
much more certain in these States than before the
abolition effected. In Belgium 80 years ago,
after some years disContinuance of executions,
they were resumed. But murders thereupon speed
lily increased more than so per cent. Capital pun
ishment has since been second time abolished,
de- facto in that country fora long period, and with
marked success. In Saxe-Weimar also the re-
sumption of capital punishment followed by
murders being more than doubled in frequency.
In Italy homicide is comparatively far more fire.
quent in those provinces where executions take
place than in Tuscany. AS to Portugal the Times
declared few months ago-"Crimes of a startling
nature are uncommon there Rutfians daily
becoming less numerous"
Several texts of Scripture are sometimes quoted
in support Of the gallows. But equal or greater
number may also be qsoted in favor of slavery
and Of polygamy. Are the latter therefore right
Or does the Bible, fairly interpreted in Its general
scope, call Tor the capital penalty, if practical ex-
perience can (as it abundantly) be appealed to
to show that 1t is not only unnecessary for
ty, but positively of an increase of fatal
crimes i-Yours truly,
WILLIAM TAILACK.
5, Bishopsgate Without, Z. c.
Globe Londoa) Dee. Il, 1875.