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Stay of Execution.

ST. LOUIS, December l.-Chs. B.
Wilkinson, q defsulting L. 5. revenue
collector at ST. Joseph, Mo, received
sentence in the United States Court, at
Jefferson City, to-day, Of two years in
the penitentisry and the payment OF the
amount due the government, which if
$4,000. A temporary stay OF execution
was granted in the meantime. WlIkin-
son Is in Jail
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IuE NEWS.

t.a. n., lone yesterday 10y the
.,,, Bu.rt ,sy- the counting of
.n..ru, -, Baton Rouge par
4. .a..a .a ..-l majority Of 4lS votes
.sg TllDIy a.s- or,. The commit
= , visiting Democrats at New
H.. ls,. .ssued an address
.. people O, the United States, in
,:.,u,,.,,-4 that, from Official papers
aelsr.s OF tas comEittee, the TIL
..--..,, 1sy, an average majority of
...,yn thousand yetes. The commit
8, -a,y ao Aeslis,ion in saying
.-,... :-,4., shown by the..votes actu-
a. IS. r.nu5t be- changed without 8
a-.l- .oa,s Of the letter and spirit
-. av governing the Returning
:r. and manifest perry vsrsion q the
B. --i-er.
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CIsa,n smuGg,ed Sui, Decided,

NEW ioRK, December l.-ChIef JUS
tice johnson of the United States Cir.
cult Court, to-day rendered al opinion in
the great suits Of the United States vs..
H. b. Clsfin * Go. for the recovery OF
$l,5OOOOO as penalties for the purchase
of alleged smugsled good-, in which the
Judgment of the lower court for the de.
PENDANTS j. crnfrmed
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-12-02
The speakership.

WAsH1SGIoS, December The
speakershlp contest n waged tonight
with great animation and the friends Of
Messfs. Soylsr, Morrison, Cox and Ran
dali express themselves equally confident.
Enough Democrats and Repv olicans are
not here yet to warrant 81 expression Of
op,nlsn a to the sucesssful candidate.
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A great fire is raging IN Ssntsnder

A steamer from Liverpool to New
York yesterday brought $4,000 specie
Two fires in Minneapolis, Yesterday
destroyed property to the amount Of $65,-
600.
Steamship Britannia let Liverpool for
New York yesterday with s2,6OO,OOc
specie
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Negro Ly Bched.

CINCINNATI, December IA negro
named Crutoher, attempted 10 rape the
wife OF j. +. Cogsr, while I Shaker
Ferry, Mercer county. Ky and failing in
The attempt he fled, and WAS captured BY
mob last night, taken tos point near
Nicholasvllle and hung 10 tree.
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Russia Preparing for all Co.t,nse..

LONDON. December IA Dispatch
from Berlin says that ar order, which 10
in preparation for calling out all the
Russians under fity years of sge. 10 re-
garded as proof that the government Is
preparing for all contingencies. and has
depressed the ST. Petersburg Bourse.
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A .Returning Board~ 81 BaySastA
The following dispatch was received
Tuesday by the Democratic National
Committee:
COLUMBIA, 5. q. November sS.
To Hon. Abrap, S. Hewitt:
Let the country know that the Sena-
tors from Lsurens and Edgeneld were
permitted TO enter the Senate, whore
the Republicans have . majority, upon
the same credentials precisely on which
the Laurens and Edgeield members were
rejected BY the sentinels at the door OF
the House of Representatives, whore the
Democrats have . majority.
j. b. GORDON.
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firc.

Council BLUFFs, IA. December l.
The agricultural works here were,wholly
destroyed by fire early this morning.
Loss 1900; insurance $4,000.
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House Appropriation Com.,isse.

WAsHINGroN, December The
House Committee on Appropriations me,
to-day, and authorized Representative
Atkins 10 report the annual pension ap-
preparation bill on assembling OF Con
gress. 1t conforms strictly 10 estimates
calling for $50. 53l 900
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Condagration in New Or
leans.
Negroes Caught Setting Fire
to Houses.
One Hundred and Twelve
Houses Burned.
Loss Estimated at S4OO, 900.

New ORLEANS, December IA fire
broke out early this morning on the cor.
ner of st. Betnsrd and Claiborne streets.
1t has reached and crossed EspleRade
street, and is still burning. Three blocks
have been destroyed.
SECOND DISPATCH
As far as could be sscertained. the fol-
lowing is the number of houses detroyed
BY the fire this morning: Twenty on
Columbus street. twenty-four on Rob
ertson street. thirty-two on Tillere street,
three on Morris street, and ten and the
STAMINA church on Esplsnade street.
The dwellings of Messrs. Augusta
and Amadee, Courtrie Abrams,
Roccs, Clark and Crozat, superb resi-
dences on Esplanade stree, were con-
sumed Most OF the buildings burne l
were small cottages, and hu 'dreds OF
poor people lost all they possessed. Leon
Ditreaux, member Of the fire depart
ment, broke his leg in three places. 4
negro who WAS detected setting tre 10
one of the houses during the confagra-
grafton, was shot and instantly killed.
Another negro, also found IN the act of
committing the same crime WAS shot NJ
but was missed and succceded in Masking
bis escape.
The fire this morning destroyed one
hundred and twelve houses The loss
IS estimated at from $500, 900 to $400, 900;
insurance 100000. About ffty houses
were occupied by one hundred families,
who lost nearly all their effects and Nre
left destitute, many Of them losing their
wearing apparel.
At the fire to-day, about twenty sre-
men were injured, several seriously. The
reported killing of a negro was incorrect.
The policeman shot st negro, but did
not hit him One man had his neck
broken by falling from wagon.
Murder.
Thursday morning Col L. Brown, n
planter Of Terra Bonne, five miles below
st. Bernard court house, was shot and
instantly killed by negro. The diff
Guilty was about two dollars. The de-
ceased gentlemen WAS native Of Ken
lucky and prominent dealer in live
stock in this city several years ago. He
has been planting vt Terra BOnne for
the past FIVE years and was highly es-
teemed.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

New YORK, December l.-MosEY-
Closed easy at 6 per cent. PRIME mer-
camille paper 4G6 per cent. Customs
receipts 1881 900. The Assistant Treas
urer dsbursod $4,000. Clesrings SSs,.
100000. Sterlingquiet nj 4Sl t@+sSi.
GoLD-There wSs marked change
in the temperature of speculation in the
Gold Room to-day; opening price 1854.
and advanced TO l09, II which figure the
closing transactions were made. The
dealings were larger than usual and Al
times attended with considerable excite.
nent. Cash gold continues in abundant
supply and is leaned nj 2Cd6 for carry.
ing.
GOvERsaESTs-Du Dull and steady. Tn.
number of sales on German account
is attributed 10 the break IN prices ol
new Rves from 1851 Wednesday To 1867
a.
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Postmaster Appointed. .

WAsHIseTos, December -Ine Pres.
idsnt has appointed A. T. Gibbens post.
master st Ksnsvhs Court House. Wss!
Virginia.
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VETERINARY PRACTICE
Works on that subject giving concise
and plainly written instructions for the
Domestic AuiTnal., are constantly kept In
stock, together with appropriate Medicine
Chests. These books are specially written
for the Fsnners, stock RAisers or Livery
StabiemaD 8 Use, avoiding a. for ~ poes3-
bIs, all technical terms. For Descriptive
Price List sond stamp 20 the BALTIMOkf
H0MEOPATHIC PHARMACY, l8 WSss
Yayette street. BOERicKE 4 TArEL.
OprtefoTs. feb1to
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Tweed.

New Yosx. December u The Her.
.,d .nnounce. that Tweed has determined
TO dismi,s all his counsel, and let the law
take its sourss.
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PHILADE PHIA. December 2y.-Pe-
troleum-Quet and unchanged. Flour
-Firm: family 81 2566 IS; WiscoDsin
aad Minnesota family 81 25tsG 90.
Whest-Quiet amber 10; white
81 4l6,l JG. Rye-AI 75c. Corn
Dull; yellow 5sGajsc; mixed
j3c. Oats-W bite 35C940c. Whisky
Quiet; western 81 TO- Butter
New York and Bradford county extra
32f6 23c; frsp 2Std,2 ,20c; western extra
Z5Id27c; hrsts 2ira2Gc. Cbesss-Frrm;
western l0alic. Egg-Quiet; western
fresh 3lsy@2c.
MILWAUKEE. December l.-Plour--
Quiet and .unchan2ed. Wheat-CIosei
firm; No. ! Milwaukee 81 2l1; No. 2
81 lGI: No. 3SlO7I Corn-Steady; No
2. sc Osts-Firm and higher; No.
23tc Rye-Quiet; No. ], &C Bar
ley-Firm: No. 2 spring, 55!c; seller
January 7st97Stc; No. Q, 42c.
TOLEDO, December l.-.Flour-Doll
Wheat-Pirm; No. 2 White Wstash
Sl27 No. ] white Michigan 81 BIZ;
extra white Michigan 81 20; amber
81 %; No. 3 red 81 a. Corn-Stesdy;
high mixed 5lci new 43!c; No. z, sIic.
Osts-Firmer; No. ., >3!c; Michigan
3iIc.
ST. Louis, December l.-HoE,-Firm; /;
common 10 medium - 5sCg,5 90; fair 20
gocd S5 G5,Sj 70.
! PIIrBUBCB. December Petroleum
Quiet and steady crude - 70lg,3 IS st
Parkers: re6ped at 2stc Philadelphia de-
livery.
4 rAdai,;o,sj N.,kssa NJ, a,h p..,s
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SIX eonvicts escaped from Blackwell.
island yesterday, two Of whom we're cap
tursd
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-12-02

- Ie.,,raph, to lhe LOn"sF'
S'''' ..,, tie returns in Louis
'' '''' rrpyN 1000 majority.
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,,,.r., JU.rsee' don't seem
ID. .r.. capita! lor the Radicals.
2 ..n.l Northern men in
,...,, .sys it WAS oveF-dOne'
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.as '..,. ,..,. snow. gs!sehood
.1. .tn returns.
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other Buildings.

PuILADELPHIA, December II wen.
ty-four buildings belonging 70 the board
OF finance and dozen belonging 70
Individuals were sold at auction to-day,
IN the Exposition grounds, and realized
SZ46l6O. The cost Of the construction
wss two and half millions. The
Machinery bail, Memorial ball and
Horticultural hall we're not included in
the sale The International ExhibitIon
Company, OF Pbiladelphia, bought what
buildings they will need in future years,
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important Character

have been seat to General Ruger.
A dispatch from Columbis, dated this
evening, SAYS that everything is un-
changed. Both parties III the House are
expecting federal interference General
Ruger has done nothing as yet with re-
gard TO excluding the members iron
Edgefeld and Lsurens counties from the
floor of the House. There can scarcely
be n change before tomorrow.
\ proposition WAS signed By the two
Speaker. 10 adjourn the respective
Houses simultaneously 10 meet to-mor-
row at noon, with the status OF esoh un-
changed, to take effect Immediately, pro-
vided Gen. Ruger would agree, but Gen
Ruger refused on the ground thst he
mus. obey orders if he received them
from WashluCton
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Reported Disag reenent.

Reports prevail of disagreement
concerning South Carolina affairs, and
have occssioaed much esrnestness CT ex-
preston, particularly, it is said By Seere-
tary Fish, who is opposing the admins.
trations policy IN that State, and rumor
goes SO .ar ss 10 say that the Secretary con-
templates resigning, but this rumor is
not generally believed, and the repor +
cannot be authenticated.
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,..-m'ned to dismiss his
!''' p, ;be .sw have Its course,
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r..-bso at 10Y.

- n.aay .erH be partly
-,i % loesf ,ciRds, and
~.
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Main Centennial Building Sold.

PHILADELPHIA, December l.-Ibe
main building Of the IuterD stional ET-
hibiLion wa purchased this morning by
tbe international Exhibition Company
for the sum Of $4,000.
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n PoRTUsE II 1T. EVERY FAN
T. kiGXdss.: iGGSd:sas ssis. saIs p As'n'' .sa.;:
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Correspondence.

New ORLEANS, Dec. 1.-The following
correspondence took place ThurIsy AID
Friday between the Northern Demo
cratic and Republican committees now
here watching the canvass of the vote OF
this state BY the Returning Board:
NEW ORLEANS, November so
DEAR SIR:-It is our purpose to COM
municate to the President copies OF the
testimony of the witnesses taken under
order of the board OF returning oNcers
before the committees, but we nave no
means Of getting copies OF these dePosi-
tions that are taken IN behAlt ot the
Democratic cspdidates for electors. Ii
you will secure US copies OF such deposi-
lions we will take pleasure in transmit
ting them, with copies of the depositlons
taken by the Republican candidates so
that il printed hereafter the whole body
of testimony may be received and con-
sidered together. No doubt s request BY
you OF the gentlemen taking the deposl-
tiors will enable you 70 comply with our
wish for copy OF them.
Very Respectfully Yours,
JOHN SHERMAE.
To Hon John ". Palmer, Chairman
NEW ORLEANS, December !, 1876
Hon. JOHS SHERMAS-Desr Sir
Your note OF yesterdays date was re-
ceived thi. morning, and was at once
laid before the gentlemen With whom l
am associated, ard they instruct NE 10
answer that they are extremely snxlou;
that all facts relating 20
the election of Presidentlsl electors IN
Louisiana shall be known to the people
OF the United States, but your note con-
taius no assurance that tie evidence col.
lected here will be laid before the country.
they further instruct NE 10 say that
though, on other grounds, they decline 70
be the medium OF comuuric4t!eE be-
tween the representatives OF the Presi.
dent and the eitiIsn., as Presidential
electors they would gladly uriss WITH
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Ihe Cabiset in u Fright.

After the adjournment Of the Cabinet,
inquiry WAS made OF the members to as
certain the result OF their deliberation,
but they
Declined 10 Make AUy Communica-
ton.
1t Is known, however, that additional IN
struClions OF an
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HON e opa THO

IAdditiousI al Markets OF 4th Psge.l
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noon.
STocKs-The stock market was quiet
throughout the day. The transactions
were limited, sggregstipg only 6s,6W
shares, and the changes were marrow.
Prices declined t9i per cent and after
wards recovered the fraction In som.
shares. The leading features were LAX"
Shore. Western Union, Michigan Cen
tral and Pacific Mail Among the sslss
we're 2S4OO Lake Shore, 1000 Pacific
Mail 900 ST. Paul. G.GO0 Western
Union, $500 Wabash, 1000, Union Pa.
cihc, LOO Delaware, Lsckawanns and
Western, 300 Michigan Central, 1900
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-02
MISCELLANEOUS.

PHiLApELPHn, May 2.-Thei Presby-
terian Ministerial Association and
Methodist Ministerial meeting passed
resolutions. thanking the Centenna al
Commissioners for their action relative
to Sunday.
LOUISVILLE. MAY 2-The Deering
machinery manufacturing works, occ :
pied by J. Steele x Co., burned. Los S
5000.
HARRISBURG. May 2-E. J. Petroff,
member of the Legislature from Phila-
delphia, was expelled therefrom for
bribery.
BALTIMORE. May 1.-The Seventeenth
Delegated General Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church assembled
this M on ming ut the Academy Of Music
and was called to order at o. clock by
Bishop James.
MILFORD, Pa, May L. Last night was
the coolest for this season of the year
within the memory of the oldest nhab-
liant. At five o'clock this morning the
thermometer indicated 81 Ice formed
to the thickness Of half an inch. A
high wind prevails.
WArERrowN. N. Y, May l.-Snow fell
here last night to the depth Of two
inches. The storm extended over the
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-02
CITY ITEMS.
A.ARsa u FpMr y.

Three Ncsses Burnett on Magazine street
About half past IL o'clock last night a
fire. that is supposed 20 be the work OF
au ineepdiary, broke out In tho two
story brick house, No. $50 Magazine
street, owned by Mrs. Xeitfeat. and oc-
cupied by Il. J. Cousae as a variety store.
The building, together with the stock,
was entirely destroyed. The house and
contents were Insured, in what com
pany or for what amount could
not be nsrertained. The flames then
extended TO the adjoining house. No.
$40, belonging to the same party. and
occupied by Ellerman IA shoe store.
The House and stock were totally de-
stroyed. The stock was insured In the
Teutonja Insurance Company for $3.50,
The amount of Insurance on the build
ing could not bo ascettaineJ.
The millinery store. No 5i2 Magazine
street, was alighily damaged by water.
The alarm Was turned IN FROM box ~.
corner Of 81, Andrew and Magazine
streets.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-02
TgTv CoyNC,s..


The Council met iu regular session Mt
their rooms In the City Hall.
Present -Hon. Charles J. Leeds.
Mayor, presiding, and Administrators
Hsftoli. Brown, Bouny, Burke, Landry.
Mccarthy and Pilsbury.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were aplrt we'd and their reading dis
pensed with.
An ordinance appropriaiing *2o,2i 35
for payment OF salaries Of employees of
the various departments in tho City
Hall, was passed.
Several ordinances Of a financial
nature, after being placed upon their
third reading, finally passed.
Col. d. S. Hardee, City Surveyor. re-
ported On the value If the property
owned by the Mexican Gulf and Ship
Canal COMPANY. The report was re
eeived and submitted to the Committee
of the Whole.
The report fixed the value at &t53, 75O
The various committees reported fa
yorably Hpon several petitions Of minor
importaJce. and permission was granted
by the Council.
A stse lF'ioh was offered. giving the
Meiairie Ridge Railroad Gompapy per
mission to run steam dummies on Canal
street, from their station. ON the other
Sllf ~ ID bH'i siittt. WAS fiiil tNfI.
The following ordinances by Admins
traitor Bcrloli was adopted
Whereas. by ordinance. approved May
II, 1895. the City Council ot the city of
New Orleans has credited to the United
States for the expressed purpose of erect
lug and carrying on u branch mint,
the property bounded by Es
planade. Levee, anil other
streets 90 condition that should 1t here
after be deemed necessary by the United
States Government to remove the miut
or cease to occupy SAID property for
such purpose, then the said act shall bc
null aud void whereas. Congress has
again failed to provide al appropriation
to carry on tho branch mint in the city
Of New Orleans. therefore he it.
fes0ired That the City Attorney be-
anti IS hereby Instructed to investigate
the question Of title to the above men
toned property, aud report TO the Com
mittee OF the Whole what action would
he necessary To enable tho city to
assume possession of said property.
The Council then adjourned.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-02
The whisky Case.

Al half past ton o'clock, this morning,
the jury in the Fehrenbach case came
into the United States Circuit
Court to ask that the main points
in the charge Of Judge Woods be
delivered to them again. After con-
plying with their request the
Judge asked them if they had any ques-
tipns to ask. and being answered in the
negative, the jury was locked up. At
half-past ! nothing had been heard
from them. The rumors-they are
given for what they are worth on
the one hand, that the jury stands
eleven for acquittal and one for con
viction. whilst. on the other hand, they
are reported to be nine for conviction
and three for acquittal
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-02

Henry sp0prr stabbed In the Region Of
tIr Heart.

About twenty minutes past II O'Clock
this morning " cnlpred man named
Henry Cooper. while ut the Republican
eluhronm nj tho corner Of Dclord and
Rampant streets, was cut and danger
ously wounded in the region of the
heart. lie was conveyed to the
Charity Hospital. where the attend
ing physician pronounced his wound
probably fatal Being in speech
less condition bc was unable to make
statement.
r. II. Joyce was arrested. charged,
from Information received. with cutting
and woundlng Cooper. He denies having
any knowledge of the fact, aud said that
the frat intimniion he had ~ tho cut
ting was when he was arrested by the
officer. This is another fight caused by
the election of delegates to the Repub-
lican State Convention.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-02

In this case the Supreme Court this
morning granted mandamus in favor
OF Roudanez ct AL, plaintiffs, to compel
Hawkins, Ju lge Of the Superior District
Court, to grant petitioners suspensive
appeal from the judgment in the injunc-
tion case The writ is made returnable
on Saturday morning next, at IL o'clock,
The Court also issued writ prohibiting
the execution OF the judgment dissolv-
ing the injunction pending the man
damuS
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-02
MEMORIAL DAY AT BiTOY ROUGE.
The Whole Population Turns Out--Ad.
dress by Col. II. VI. Fayrot.

HfeHr NY tNSs ~. ". TdtID's
The citizens of Baton Rouge cele-
hrated memorial day. on the 26th April
last, In u solemn and impressive man
ner We clip tho following extracts
from the accounts OF the celebration,
published in tho Baton Rouge Adrocntc:
At half-past two p. IN. Wednesday. the
26th inst, the Baton Rouge Zouaves,
headed by independent Silver Cornet
Band marched from their hall to Tun-
nard'5 Hall, whore u large number OF
ladies' and gentlemen. members Of the
Confederate Memorial Association, were
assembled with u large and fine collec-
iloral crosses.
The procession marched from Tun-
nard's Hall to the Catholic Cemetery
where some thirty odd Confederate dead
are Inferred. Upon arriving at this Gem
etery u zouavG was placed at each grave
until after loving hands had performed
the sad task Of placing flowers on the
graves of those who fell in the Lost
Cause
After loving hearts and hands had
performed their duty here, the process
sion was again formed and proceeded to
Magnolia Cemetery where warm hearts
and loving hands again performed their
duty.
At half past 4 0 clock the assemblage
was summoned to listen to an address
by Col. II. w. Favrot, OF West Baton
Rouge. We sincerely regret that our
limited space forbids the reproduction
Of Col. Fayrot's speech so well timed
so feeling, SO eloquent was it. We must
mention. however. the reading by the
gallant Colonel Of three autograph
letters to Col. Eugene Waggaman,
then commanding Hays and Stafford's
brigades lin April, 1860, one from c. A.
Evans, Brigadier General commanding
the division, one from J. b. Gordon.
commanding the corps. and one from
Robert Il. Lee, General-in-c chief,
all, in the heart-rending moment Of
disaster and separation, eytoll, as
highly "a words can do, the courage
and fortitude of our Louisiana troops :
and Louisianians may well be proud to
have their names emblazoned on the
pages OF history by such heroic pens.
Colonel Andrew S. Heron followed
Colonel Fayrot in neat and eloquent
address,
At the conclusion Of the ceremonies
the large concourse Of ladies and gen
tlemen who had participated in the
celebration dispersed, and the hallowed
day was brought 10 an end, long to be
remembered by the participants.
When a Fiji Islander marries, the
first thing he does, upon beginning to