New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-11
STATE NEWS.
CONCORDYA.

From the Vidalia Eagle, April 8:
The election passed of quietly last Mon
day, and resulted in the reelection of Judg,
Aeng - mayor, and Colonel Mayo and Hon
David Young - CounCilmen. T. p. Jack
son, Esq, il newly elected member. Thu
friends Of Judge Meng would not permit
| him to decline reelection, % he earnestly
wished, and, therefore, he is again boss O.
| the town.
From the North Louisiana REGISTER
April 8:
A fire occurred At Waterproof ON FRIDAY
night, thirty -first March. Marks store.
tailor's shop, (Cruzsn's) Goldberg, jeweler,
and Green's 10 c0l0red man store were con.
sumed, and to prevent further extension of
ths fire, Mays shoe store was torn down,
Abe Wise escaped, but with goods damaged
BY water. Total loss between $1,000 and
$l0, 900; insurance said to be about 5000,
All parties worked we'll, We hear, to arrest
EAST FEL1cIANA.
From the Ledger, April 8:
We learn that another foul and brutal
murder he's been committed on Q defense.
less c0lOred man living on the Red Wood
Our informant states that unknown DER.
sons called their victim ont of bed after
midnight, and - he opened the door of his
house, they administered to him q vollev of
shots, which caused instant death. No
causes arc assigned for another of these
dastardly, premeditated, cruel and inhumsn
crimes which seem to charm the illdisposed
beasts OF this meek of the woods"
BERvILLE.
From the Republican, April 8:
republican mass meetings have been
held during the week, in the first and fifth
wards Of this parish, for like purpose with
that of those held In this town and in the
eighth ward, reports of which We publish
today: The spirit which animates those
Republican gatherings should not be treat
mittee. 10 harmoni.e our psrt S1 sem S0% to
be among some of its important duties. We
make suggestion, which may not be adopt
cd . day to soon.
Hon. p. o. Hebert, of the commission of
levee engineers, has within the last few
dsys thoroughly examined the Woods and
Clara Bell levees in this parish. and he has
decided TO complete the Clara Bell levee, e
it was staked ont by Ernest Courier, ESQ,
John HcGinty, sub-contrsctor, to resume
work immedistely ON the latter. and
to complete it without delay. And
he instructed him to engage fifty
barrow hands for that purpose, With
in week. The levee commissioner also
advises the planters of the necessity to inn. |
medietely revet the horseshoe of the Clara |!
Bell levee, and he urges that the work be |
not delayed, - the horseshoe is not safe. |
he has also examined the Hickey levee, |
and reports it wc hing greatly. He recon-
mends an immediate revetment Of it. Of |
some 300 feet of which work will REQUIRE
some $1,000 feet of lumber. He favors
cypress heart pieux to sawed lumber,
4 they can be obtained. The commissioner
q not apprehensive of any immediate dan
ger to this levee; but he urges that p1otec-
ion to it which will prevent further wash
ng, and he recommends that the super.
'ision Of the work be confided to Hon.
Michael Schlater, Of this parish. There IL
70 public fund for the repair of the leveee.
be one mill tax for that purpose having
'lantere and riparian property owners
aust, therefore, make them BY subscrip-
ions and contributions.