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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-31
WHAT'S IN A NAME2

NEW YORK, Jan 80, 1871
To EDITOR rHx HERALD:-
Permit call your attention to article In your
issue Of this date entitled 'Soulless Insurance
poratons" As this article does not apply to this
company will you kindly make correction by Stating
that IN using tho title continental Insurance Com
pany" you referred the continental Life Insurance
Company" The title Of this corporation In SIMPLY
"Contnental Insurance Company" and In using II,
lie company, twhose titlo Is continental Lilo Insur
ance Company'l the public would probably, In many
Instances, confound the two companies TO our detr
menL b. G. TOWNSEND. Secretary, A. u.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-31
SKATING.

The carnival at the Captone Lake yesterday,
although not as largely attended as on former
sions, highly attractive In the afternoon the ice
was rather soft, but toward evening It stncned up
sufficiently 10 render the skating as Gne could be de-
Brooklyn's crack skaters out in full force
in hope OF meeting delegation from this city who had
visited the lake the day previous and had promised
return ard attend the carnival In addition TO the
masqucraders IN various costumes the spectators had
the pleasure OF witnessing OF the fnes exhibitions
oil fancy skating which has taken place this winter
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-31
ONE CHURCH GOOD AS ANOTHER

Rev. Father Coghlan, 5. j.. will deliver lecture
asking II one church is as good another this even
ing, at 81. Teresa's church. corner OF Rutgers and
Henry streets The eloquent sermons of this Catholic
divine have attracted thousands duripg the past two
weeks TO ST. Tcresas, where mission has been prog.
ress. On Thursday evening he viii speak on the
''lde and Legends OF ST. Patrick" The proceeds Of
both lectures Will be applied TO the liquidation OF the
church
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-31
NAPLES AGAIN.

The Committee Teachers mot yesterday after.
noon In the Board OF Education building TO consider
various school, matters The case Of Vice Principal
Naples was brought up for discussion. No decision
in the case was rendered .4
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-31

While Mrs. Margaret Cooper OF No 335 Spring
street, was on Broadway, near Houston street, her
way home Monday evening, Clarence Van Wrinkle, one
OF those nicely dressed, black mustacned young
VINO stand ON the street corner, accosted her In
rufianly way. She Knocked his silk hat over his eyes
and had hi IN arrested. The fellow was committed 10
the Island.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-31
ABINGDON SQUARE SAVINGS BANK.

ALBANY, Jan. 80, 1871
The ordor granted by Justice Landon, allowing tho
receiver of tie Abingdon Square Savings Bank, Sir.
Frank Thompson, to pay dividend Of sl2, 275 20
died here to-day
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-31
A. FATAL FALL.

Ellen Bannan, aged nily-nve years, Of No. 25s West
Housion street. fell down ght OF stairs ut her rest
dence yesterday morning, aud received injuries from
" hlch she died lew hours afterward.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-31

The wages OF the men thus employed vary. Those
who work inside get from some companies 81 Is per
day, and others 81 30 Outside men get from 81 to
81 20 per day Boys get from so cents to 81 25 per
day, and man with team gets 81 per day. The crop
OF the present year the largest aud best har
vested on the Hudson River the harvest never
before finished so early and there Is reason why
ice should not be cheaper than ever next summer
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-31
THE NEW JERSEY MUTUAL.
A Check on the Scheme for
Analgamation.
LIFE INSURANCE iNTRIcAcIEs.


In the provisional report made January 10 BY Mr. D.
P. Fackler TO Mr. Henry G. Kelsey. Commissioner Of
Insurance OF New Jersey appear facts regarding
the affairs Of New Jersey Mutual Lie that have
not yet been made public Something Of the modus
operand OF that may be discovered from Mr..
Fackler's remarks together with idea Of the In
ducements the officers have to avoid further scrutiny
II possible Mr. Fackler says
"Aided by an experienced accountant I Investigated
their books and discovered that report
OF December 81, 1875, was grossly Incorrect as IL
omitted their liabilities 100000 OF Indebtedness
shown by tho books and the company's private
balance sheet Tho items composing this large sum
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-28

-"OLD UNCLE DAM" is the title
of an excellent new song by Horace
Dumars. Thousands of Songs have
been published in America within
the last few years, but few ever con-
tain merit enough to become very
popular. The above song is a gem
in fact, one of the sweetest negro
melodies ever put before the music
loving public. Sung nightly with
immense success, by Milt. G. Bar
low, Of minstrel fame. Price, 40
cents per copy. The title page is IL
Illustrated, and contains fine view Of
Southern plantation scene-can be
obtained from any large music dealer
or from the publisher, F. W. Hell
MICK, No. 80 West Fourth Street,
Cincinnati, O.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-28
---------
AT LAST.

The Town raiders and regulators
have given one performance too
many, have reached visible culmi
nation Of their mischievous-whiskey
tricks and have been at last detected,
arrested and punished by the Town
authorities. This bad work has
been going though star ENGAGE
ment here for the past two years,
and thus far was permitted to linger
in the shades Of oblivion. The ben
eft night occurred, on Thursday, and
guided by dumas pale rays" the
actors were well up in their parts,
and pulled down fences, commencing
at the colored Baptist Church, where
the curtain was first rung up, and
ended in the First Ward. The two
best enacted scenes of the juvenile
actors, occurred in the Second Ward,
where they vandalized one of the
handsomest and most cherished flow
er front yards of one of our good cit
liens, and pulled down the new and
handsome fence of the Jewish Syna.
gogue.
AS we write this s'our young &C
tors'' are meditating on the evil do
ings of mean whiskey, and basking
in the chilled walls of the Town
Lookup, and as it is Sabbath day,
we shall not parade their names in
these columns, but shall throw in a
lame excuse for them by way of faith
erly advice. We honestly believe
they never would have been guilty of
such mean capers had they not been
under the influence Of Alexandria's
meanest whiskey; but here comes in
the crime. Both are young men, one
Of them lad under IS years of age,
and both admit they were drunk
Plenty of room for reform in both
youths, and our advice for which we
charge nothing, is for both of them
to join one of the Temperance Socie-
ties and be faithful to their pledges,
and our good community will forgive
them and trust them once more. We
close with our oft repeated opinion,
that the man VINO sold that whiskey
to the IS years old lad, is far more
heinous in our eyes than the mean
whiskey, which caused him to COM
NIT the ofense for which he has
been justly punished. Leave off
drinking Intoxicating liquors, boys,
and our word for it, you'll live to be
decent men and good members of
society.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-28

JACOB GUNTER and his son David
were tried last week in Vernon, for
the killing of young Bass, and both
were found guilty of manslaughter.
Judge Blackman sentenced the father
for six years, and the son for three,
in the Peuitentiary, and ordered the
Sheriff of Vernon to convey them 10
our Parish Jail for safe keeping, till
their cases had been decided by the
Supreme Court, to which an appeal
had been taken. All this, however,
has turned out useless, both father
and son have escaped from the YER
non Jail and are now fugitives.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-28

Two alarms of fire last week, at
both Of which the two companies
were readily on hand. One occurred
in the Fourth Ward, where only a
chimney was on fire. The other was
in the Second Ward, at the residence
of Captain Jas. Graham, which had
q good start from the chimney, the
roof inside and overhead were just
kindling into blaze, when a few of
the tiremen and citizens soon checked
the blazes, reaching there some three
minutes ahead of the Engine. This
fire had a serious start, and happily
occurring in the day, was soon man
aged by our yigilant and active Fire
Department.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-28
THE EDINBURGH REVIEW.

The Edinburgh Review for Octo-
Der, republished by the Leonard
Scott Publishing Company" No. Al
Barclay street, New York, has arti.
Giles suited to every reader, as will be
seen from the summary which we
have space to give:
l. ''Torpedo Warfare Detailed
information respecting the employ
ment of the torpedo, with a descrip-
ton of tie numerous forms given to
this new implement of war.
2. "The Philosopher Choo- Foo
Tsze' treats of the Chinese cosmo.
gony, and of the controversy prevail
ing among the missionaries concern
ing the character to be used for the
Christian God.
8. Souvenirs of Countess d'Agoult.
A pleasing biography of one we'll
known to Paris and Europe as wo-
man of letters, under the name of
Daniel Stern. q
4. "Ultilas, the Apostle of the
Goths." All philologists will be de.
lighted with the new light thrown
here upon the life and opinions Of
this celebrated scholar.
5. "Prince Hardenberg's Me-
moirs."
6. "The Order of the Golf" A
short sketch of the history of the
Sergeants- at-Law.
7. "Mr. Anthony Trollope's No.
vels." Short criticisms, with due
assortment of praise and blame, Of
most of the writings of this author.
8. "Lyte's Elton College" notices
the foundation and the general sys.
tenn of education, touches on the
practical use and advantage of study
ing the classics, and comments on
the changes wrought in the college
by the Public Schools Commission.
8. "The Story of an Indian Life"
The career of the late Colonel Mead
ows Taylor is here outlined, and it.
Illustrated with many extracts and an
ecdotes.
10. "The Russian Invasion of Tur-
key" The object of this article is
to consider the aggression Of Russia
in Turkey, and to show how mistaken
both the policy and the strategy Of
the Gar have been.
The periodicals reprinted by the
Leonard Scott Publishing Company,
No. Al Barclay street, New York, are
as follows: The London Quarterly,
Edinburgh, Westminster and British
Quarterly Reviews, and Backwood's
Magazine. Price, $500 a year for
any one, or only $500 for all, and
the postage is prepaid by the Pab-
fishers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-28

partiality is both unquestioned and
unquestionable SO that the admins
tration of the law may be above re-
proach.
1t is therefore ordered that the
provisional writ heretofore granted
be set aside, and the peremptory
mandamus is refused at the costs Of
the relator. A true copy:
FRANK WALL,
by. Clerk.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-28

BANK FAILUREs.-Banks are fail.
ing fast almost everywhere in the
North and West, and noticing all
their failures, we are reminded of tie
flush times of 1897, when the Bran
don, Owl Creek and Pigeon Roost
Banks of Mississippi busted higher
than a kite" Thus far Chicago
leads the failures, and holds the blue
ribbond. The Chicago Times has
this to say Of some of Chicago's
recent failures:
"The Marine Bank had no assets at
all except the running account of it's
President. The franklin Bauk could
never at any time have paid 10 per
cent. of it's liabilities. The Bank of
Chicago had 1927 1925 liabilities and
not cent of assets. The State Street
Savings Bank had about $50 of assets
in coal scuttles, desks, etc. The paper
held by the Manufacture, rs National
Bank as assets sold at two cents on the
dollar, and that of the Second National
Bank at one and half cents. But tho
insurance companies were even worse ;
the Great Western, which was exclu-
sively in'the hands of religious gentle
men, tailed completely for over $780,
600. The Merchants paid 81 per
cent. on s6,00o,oo0; the Equitable 81
per cent, while the assets of the Globe
consisted Of one single copper cent
which, it was suspected, had been left
there by mistake.
This might be considered as the
acme of failures. It is difficult to sec
how any company could fail worse
than this, but the failure of the State
Insurance Company was so much
worse, that the Times, which could
smile pleasantly at this penny insu-
rance company, at last loses its temper
and declares the failure "a clean steal
and the most damnable piece of scoun-
drelism ever devised"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-28

Henry HEYMAN's new Livery and
Sale Stable has received it's full com
plement Of fine harness and saddle
horses, buggies, barouches, wagons
and all kinds Of vehicles appertain-
ing to first class stable. His rates
are reduced from old prices, and he
asks a share of the public's favors.
He has also on hand for sale, Is A
No. Mules.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-28

The outraged law, in our Town,
seems all of a sudden aroused and
hard to appease. The two young
men who we mention elsewhere as
having been punished by the Corpo-
ration for their late raid, were arrest
ed on Monday, on State warrant
charging them with malicious mis-
chief" We have reason to believe
they will find bail for their appear
ance before the District Court.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-28
NOT RIGHT.

he SCaGe AuOltOr, tiOn. Alien Ju-
mel, has settled, or more properly,
compromised with Ed. Fulton, the
late Tax Collector of one of the New
Orleans big collection DISTRICTS
From the books and data in posses:
sion of the Auditor, Fulton stood
charged with about $40, 600, and the
settlement just had with him, he paid
into the State Treasury $4,000 in
cash and $4,000 in State Warrants,
and then he received bis quietus.
Now we ask our people here, our
taxpayers, and more particularly the
fifty selected jurymen for the first
week of our District Court, to note,
and to note well, that we consider
this settlement a good one for the
State, fair and just one for all in
terested parties concerned, and we
cordially commend the Auditor for
his good sense and sound discretion
in perfecting this settlement, and
thus placing into the State Treasury
the sum of $4,000!
But we must admit our great re
grets that the Auditorial Depart
ment of our State, which we consider
in good and safe hands, aCei'e not al
Uays permitted to make such settle.
ments or compromises, and that they
a0ere forced by bad official advice
and extraneous circumstances to re
ject and completely ignore and spurn
a far better one, really a full and
complete one from H. T. Burgess, the
late Tax Collector Of this PARISH
They have been ordered even to go
further, and have really instituted
civil suit against the late Collector
and have actually caused his arrest,
more than month since. The sim
pie announcement by US of this fla
grant wrong specially against Mr..
Burgess, after what we know to be
his offer and tender of a more than
fair settlement, and the further fuct
that the Auditor had in his posses
sion for three full days the cash and
a FEW STATE WARRANTS Of that set
Element, even deducting $l450 90 Of
Mr.. Burgess, legal and rightful com
missions, must cause all honest and
fair minded people to pause and Sc
riously reflect, why this favoritism,
why this more than hard pressure
against Mr.. Burgess, and why above
all is he thus pursued?
These few plain and truthful
words of ours are penciled in all sin
cerity for the right and strictly in
behalf of fairness, of justice, and not
in the least to interfere with the du-
ties Of our efficient District Attor-
ney, nor to put any factious impedi
ments in his path of duty. We feel
certain that his duty, though hard
and distasteful in the present in
stance, will nevertheless be perform
ed honestly and faithfully.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-28

MIR. John A. Cockerill, of the Gin
cinnati Enquirer remained in Europe
too long, and, when he returned found
his place as managing editor of that
paper filled. He has gone over to the
st. Louis Times which. under the man
agement of Mr.. B. NJ. Chambers, pro-
poses to contest the leadership OF the
Southwestern Democracy with the old
and wealthy Republican.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-28

CAPTAIN B. T. WALsHE, No. ITO
Canal Street, New Orleans, is the &C.
knowledged leader in Shirts and
Mems Furnishing Goods, and We
know he sells the best of goods at
lowest prices.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-28
THE BATTLE OF THE GIANTS

The Senate Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections have by vote
of six to three, voted to seat Kellogg
on the merits of his case, and not on
the primG fdcie case as was at first
supposed, and the report was to be
made on Monday last. The dis
patches say that no event since the
war has created such interest as this,
and we can we'll imagine that it is so
since for the second time the control
Of the most important branch Of the
United States Government depends
upon one or two votes. If the Dem
ocrats get control Of the Senate, hay
ing control already of the House,
they will be masters of the situation
and can dictate terms to the Presi-
dent.
With the Republicans it is fight
for life and death, and if they lose
their hold upon the last vestige of
power they have, they know that it
means political death to their party,
without hope even of a resurrection.
AS to the Democrats it is mere
question of time. They are destined
soon to have the Senate as we'll as
the House, and nothing is more GER
tain than that they will elect the
next President by a majority so large
that it can not be disputed, and that
no fraud can defeat.
The struggle now going on in the
Senate is veritable "battle of
giants" and it is worthy of the best
days of the grand old democratic
party to see her chosen leaders, like
Titans, rushing to the charge and
fighting so heroicly, shoulder to
shoulder for the right and their
party, which has come off from so
many hard fought fields with victory
and streaming banners. Our heart
is with them, and our prayers are for
their success.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-28

Our Packet, the bully and pune
tual Bart. Able, came to taw by 8
o'clock Monday morning, and thus
gave US an early perusal of Saturday
New Orleans papers. Capt. George
G. Hamilton is in command this trip,
important business having kept
Captain Sinnott ashore for this trip.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-28

-THR ladies having charge of the
Cemetery Fair, and all others dis
posed to assist them, are requested
to meet at the Town Hall, Friday
evening at four o'clock.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-28

The bill to repeal the Resump-
tion Act, passed the House on Sat-
urday, by the slender majority of Is.
The affirmation uote was made up
chiefly of Democrats, who were rein
forced by about twenty Western Re-
publicans. The Republican leaders
all voted in the negative, and we're
helped by about twenty Eastern
Democrats. Elan, Robertson and
Ellis, of our delegation voted for the
Bill, and Gibson and Leonard voted
against it.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-28

The Bart. Able's down trip was
a tolerably fair one, consisting of
1855 bales cotton, 2496 sacks cotton
seed, So barrels molasses, and SO
head Of cattle.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-28

WE are in receipt of the first
edition of the ILLUSTRATED Railway
Gazette" specially designed and pub
lished for the benefit of the New Or
leans Pacific Railway, in the City Of
New Orleans, by E. D. Elliott. The
object of this magnificent publica-
tion, which amounts to ten thousand
copies for free distribution, is to de-
monstrate by plans and diagrams the
Importance to New Orleans, and TO
the State Of Louisiana, Of the n. o.
Pacific Railway.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-28
A SUPPOSED MURDERER.

A few days since a young man,
apparently about 80 years of age,
and Of tolerable good mien, but
showing whiskey signs about his
cheek bones, was arrested at the
Willow Glen Plantation, charged
with stealing an old blanket, and
confined in Jail to await prelimi
nary examination. Four or five days
after his board at the Parish Inn, he
was brought before the committing
Court, and no one appearing against
him, he was released, and his board
bill charged to the Parish. This
small penal lesson, however, did not
do him much good, for the next day
he Rugged John Barleycorn so tend
erly, that it made a boisterous fool
of him to such an extent, that the
Constable had to interfere, and to
keep man and whiskey quiet, botb
were conveyed to the Lookup.
While all this little foolishness
was going on, almost unknown to
most of our citizens, a more serious
and important feature of this little
play was making haste to raise the
curtain on murder-drama. In 1870,
near Louisville, Kentucky, horrible
murder of an old farmer occurred,
for which, among others, one Edward
R. Burke was charged, tried, found
guilty and sentenced to be hung.
This was in 1872, shortly after which
Burke broke Jail and escaped. From
what we can learn detectives have
been tracking him ever since, and
the drama to this short notice now
divulges Burke, the condemned muir
derer, in the person of the unfortu
nate young man, under the alias of
Stephen j. Ryan, whom we have,
above this, seen conveyed to the
Lookup.
A detective is here in Alexandra,
or, at least, one who assumes that
title, and he recognizes Ryan as the
veritable Burke, the murderer, and
on his affidavit he has been again
taken to the Parish Jail, there to
await the action of the authorities of
Kentucky, who have been written to
in regard to the matter. 1t is we'll
to state that our Sheriff, though Civ
ing all his assistance in this matter.
is not fully satisfied of the charge
against Ryan, or his identity, or the
real power of the detective making
the charge against him. We have
given these details as we get them
from a responsible source, and trust
that no mistake or mishap will turn
up to place any one engaged in the
matter in false position.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-28

We are obliged to Joe Dodd, Of
the new Lotus, for two packages OF
papers.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-28

-RAp1DEs claims the blue ribbon
for the biggest published list of
Delinquents.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-28

Precisely at noon to day, the
Bart. Able goes down.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-11-28


AR the present moment our Par
ish Jail contains no less than nine
teen inmates, all charged with and
indicted for various crimes and
ofenses, and may be mostly consid.
cred friendless. They are there in
carceiated simply because they are
unable to give bail, and will all be
tried at the approaching term Of our
District Court. OF the number men
toned no less than six are
charged and convicted for murder,
two with attempt to kill, and the
balance with the epidemical crime of
the day, larceny. Among the num-
Der confined is Ed. Reid, found gull
ty of murder at the May term of the
Court, and who was sentenced to be
hung. The poor fellow is awaiting
the leisure of the law to be execu-
ted, his sentence committed or
pardoned.