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Sl53,N4 Sc

Sl55,99 Sc
This. of course, does not cover anything
,Nccpt the "oulcrs'' that have been issued
to the tax collectors by the ex-Auditers to
pay these mounts into the Treasury, the
records from which the mount are
obtained bein. virtually the receipts oftax
collectors themselves. and they having
made settlement for the %alnount named;
have not paid the amounts into the treas
urv, as the Treasurer'S books will show.
This being the amount OF the audited in
d.bttdncsS Of the ex-crllcctors NAMED, rs
found in the books not removed, it is hut
fair 10 presume that the missing books. III
which are entered settlements tor a later
period. viii! show !, large increase in the
amount stated above.
After IN explanation in substance as ah"-
We. Ilad been made. Mr.. AldiGe moved that
!, copy OF the names. amounts. etc, be
furnished IL the Attorney General. with
the proofs. that he might instruct the
district attorneys to bring suits ut once
against the detaultcrs and their surtt'tS,
which he will do at once, under sections 9o3
and Wl. Revised Statues. which define
the acts of elnh"ZZlemrnt OF pnhi'c money
hy anN or al persons. ana >tipnlates fhat
the refusal to pay over moneys collected
shall bt prima ,tutic evidence OF ITS CONVEX
sion and cmbtzZlement. They further '\
the penalty OF such crime at mcrl>"n'''rnt
at hard labor for not less than six months
nor more than five yrars,and specifies that
the provisions of the law shall ais" apply
to all ho shall laid or albeit"
1t was further resolved that the Attor
nty General lie informed OF the nature OF
til. evidence elected during the day that
he might take steps t" bring it to the at
tention of the courts. whtrtup"n the com,
mittee ordered %Sui,pwna> issued for several
witnesses. and adjourned until Thursday
at | o'clock =. NJ.
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st. James. July !, 1877.
All persons havingc claims against
the public Schools Of this Parish,
must present the same for approval
to the undersigned within Fifteen
days from date hereof.
J. l.. GACDET,
Chairman Committee on Claims.
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+ bl1c "otice {

The Tax-paEcrs of the Parish Of st. ia
mes are hereby notified that for their CON
venience, the undersigned, Assessor m and
for said Parish, will he at his office on
widow !. i. Boucry's Plantation, left bank
Of the Ritter, every Saturday from 8 oc.
A. N. to 5 P. NJ. for the purpose of assess
ing the property of all tax-payers, cspe-
cially such as we're absent from home
when he called on them as the law requires.
J. DORNIER, Assessor.
ST. James Parish, June 9th; 1877.
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.rO e.

Resolved 10y the Police jury OF fist: James,
that all claims against the Parish Of st.
James for debts contracted previous I" the
year 1877 must be presented to s"'i'c tncm-
Der of the Committee OH claims, or t" thu:
Parish Attorney on or before the 18th: day
of July 1877, and that public notice OF this
Resolution be given in the official journal
durin. thirty days.
4. l.. BOURGEOIS,
EMILE J. LA1CHE, prest. Police Jury.
Secty. Police Jury.
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Special Notice.

All delinquent TAXPAYERS owing the
Special Rathl,one Tax, will call at my Off
&C and pay the same within Ten days from!
the date Of this notice OF else proceeded
against as the law directs:
L. C. MIRE.
Tax Collector.
Parish Of st. James, June 9th, 1s77.
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THE AUDIToRIAL 1NQUIsITION.
The Auditors Books Traced to the Office
.. OF Ex.U. 5. Marshal Pitkin.
Record Evidence showing that Twenty.
two Of Ke1logg's Pets are De.
faulters for $l65,OCO.
From the n. O. Democrat

From the N. u. UtMOc1Gf.
The Auditorial Investigating Committee
met Monday afternoon. Present: Chairman
Steven and Messrs. Aldigc, Leeds and Dcs-
marais.
On motion of Mr.. Aldise, the committee
went into executive session, which lasted
yIl A p. NJ, during which time r. L.
Hickey Warren Holmes, A. Newhonse and
uther witnesses were examined, but the
injunction of secrecy as to their evidence
was not removed.
Pending the session evidence was elected
relativeA the missing books, which leaves
no doubt but that the books werEi0lken
from the Auditors Office III a cab to the Gus
tCM-House, where they were taken to the
Office of Pitkil, the then U. S. Marshal.
Acting upon this information, the com
mittee. on motion, selected Messrs. Aldlge
and Demarais as a subcommittee to visit
the office of the U. S. Marshal, and obtain
all the information possible relative to the
matter.
This they did, and upon their return
reported that they were satisfied that cx-
officers of the United States government
had been parties to the concealmeit OF the
Auditors books, and that they wotid cx-
pect, as Col. Wharton said they might, the
assistance Of the United States officials III
recovering them.
Mr.. Brainarl, the expert, reported that
IN his examinations Of the records (not
stolen from the Auditors offlce) he had
found tw. lty-two Of the ex-tax collectors
to be dcf:ulters to the amount OF $l55,99l-
sc, the names, parishes and mounts being
as fnllGwS.
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SATURDArJILY :. 1915.
Official Directory.
Fourth Judicial District.

comprising the Parishes OF Ascension,
st. James, St. John the BAPTIST and st.
Charles.
District Jndge----.-.--.-.-M"r r'S Marks
n;.tr;ct Attcrney. Is. Earllart.
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TO the Taxpayers
OF THE
Parish'of st. jametY

The Taxpayers and Merchants of the:
Parish Of St. James are hereby notified to
call at my office at the Court HOUSE, to pay
their Taxes aud Licenses.
Office open from 3 A.. NJ. to 7. NJ.
Il. c. MIRE, Tax Collector.
st. James Parish, May 2nd:, ls77.
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Seventh Senatorial District.

Comprising the Parishes of Ascension
and St. James,.
St,t. senator Pierre Landry.
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Official ,Journal.-.-..-LE LoliS1ANAls,

OFFICIAL OUrnaI-----.-I EL1OI l~S1AN31s,
POLICE JURY.
President, A. l.. Bourgeois;
Secretary. Emile J. Laiefc:
Members, j. A. Druilhct. j. Il. Fcrclaud,
F.licicn Wagurspack, Desirs Leblanc, ia
mes Davis, Alfred Mirr, Henry johnson.
Thomas Mooney, Richard A. Harrison.
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g $721,44.
Respectfully submitted,
j. \. DRUILHET, Chairman,
I II EEk('H AI,D


On motion duly seconded, it was
resolved, That Committee OF three
be appointed by the President to
examine the conditions of the Court
House building, the clerks office
and the Jail building, and that said
Committee report at the next meet
ing OF this body. :.
The President appointed on said
Committee J. a. Druilhet, a. MIre
and TllOS. Mooney.
There being no other business,
the Police Jury adjourned to meet
on the 2nd. Saturday of August
next, 1877.
A.. J. BOURGEOIS,
ENIIF J. I,AICHE. President
Secretary.
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SCHOOL BOARD

President, J. Gentil;
Secretary, J. Louis GauAtt;
Members. DR.. O. Gaudct. J. n. 1h'bo-
,lr.ux. d. 4. Bourgeois, p. Nun,a Martin.
Tlr,lesphore Duyas, A. ". Thompson. job"
DickcrsOn.
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Special Notice to Merchants.

TAN CoLLEcToK'S OFFICE,
Parish OF St. James, May II. 1s7..
The Merchants Of this Parish arr hereby
notified to call at my office for the pay
mcnt of their STATE LICENSES. within
one week from date under penalty of be-
ing proceeded with according t" law.
+. T.. MIRE,
State and Parish Tax Collector.
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Is. Wand, From tIa .dwes limit
Il tllt Parish IL he ,oYti i.uiii af
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N.B.-A partir dc &C Jour tout lie SIOCk
srra nositiycmant vendu sans 6garl an prix
coi,tant. s.,rto:t les m~archandises %stclles,
atm d'etfcctuer tapide1iient Ia LIoUlpATloN.
II az. IT,.
The New York herald., 1877-09-10
A TALE OF TWO MIRRORS.

Whilo the great fire WAS raging up town on Monday
last John Masnnis OF No. 446 Tenth avenue removed
his furniture to yard in Thirty fourth street for
safety. On rccaiming IL after the danger was past
large mirrors in gilt frames, valned at $50, were
missing. Ho reported the circumstances at the Twon.
tieth precinct station house and Oficer Mccormick
was detailed to investigate The goods were traced
first to Martin Weber, German iron mouder, resid-
ing No. S15 Second avenue and afterward one mir
ror found in the possession Of Adolph Godsberg,
OF No. 6.3 Third avenue, and the other in the hands
OF Thomas CUNNINGHAM of No. S32 Second avenue
The former claimed to have purchased his
FOR $40 from Weber, and Cunningham said
he bought his from tho person Tor 81.
The property was returned to Maginnis aud Weber
arrested Yesterday morning, when the case carna
up for disposition before Judge Bixby officer McCor-
mick asked for leave to make additional statement
1t the elect that after Maginnis had reganed
his property he went privately 10 Mrs. Weber and
offered to withdraw any criminal complaint against
her husband on payment Of $40 The woman
who, 1t appears, was very poor, scrapcd up
50 anu paid il TO him. Maginnis offered no
contradiction in court aud the magistrate Indignantly
ordered him to return the money forthwith. He was
then promptly committed to the House OF Detention
witness, Weber held in default OF 81, 500
bail for trial. Mira Webor, on being examined, sad
tue mirrors wore given her by friend whom sne re-
fused name who told her that ho was fully covered
by insurance ana wished TO dispose of the property
Quietly.
The New York herald., 1877-09-10
WESTINGHOUSE WATCH.

From the 81. Louis Globe. Democrat Sept 81
Mr. Frank IL Pope, OF Kansas, who ia now in this
city ON his way homo from Cleveland, where he has
attended tho late convention of Knights Templars Il
carrying with him most interesting relic. 1t is a
large silver watch with chain attached, once the
properly OF George Washington, bears the initials
"G. W." engraved the case. Tho face Is still per-
iect but the hands arc gone and the works very
much out Of repair. Tho watch Is said to DO 100 years
Ola ana was made by ono Chevalier Le Roy, In Paris
Inc outer rim Is about three inches In diameter. IL
Presidency, ana was aiterward given to General At
kins his aidc.de camp and private secretary. Atkins
aherward presented IL TO General Lewis Cass who la
turn presented 1t to Mr. Mor, the laher OF Mr.. u.
Miller Its present owner, 10 whom Mr. Pope Is nov
: conveying II,
The New York herald., 1877-09-10
Leaving total number Of arrests from all other

Leaving total number OF arrests from all other
causes. Observation-Disclosures. 4aOJ
And Tue committee were assured by the officers that
beyond all question, considerable percentage OF the
latter could be traced directly 70 the influence OF in
toxicatng liquor The Chicf Cicrk at Police Head
quarters TOLD tue committee that II tho drinking of
distilled liquors could be abolished IA New York city
change In It's moral character would bo SO great
three years that the citizens would not know their
own city.
4 REFORMED Man sPBAKs.
William N. Clark, who was born in London, Ing.
as reformed iuan. lie was not All educated man,
for most OF his years had been spent Ia barrooms.
But he would try, for the remainder OF his lie, 10
bring In some revenue for Cod ard humanity.
IIo told the story OF his past careor lie first
learned the use of liquors nj his parents nome,
who were accustomed to have Bble on one
other Two years ago hc was dilapidated
wreck OF humanity, drunkarG and an outcaSi,
with rags scarcely sufficient to cover his pody. ie
was tired OF life. He went into New Jersey, lay dowa
pv tho wayside and the passcrs-by seemed to spurn
him with their feet IL was bitter cold day pu' olt-
tor rs IL was, woman came along with BiDie-tnut
guidebook oil the rights oi man-ln her M nanua, nmo n
She knclt and whispered INTO my car tno WoIu
"Brother.n 1t penetrated my heart rue worm nau
not, then, altogether iorsason me- sns PaJsu J Ths
word "home" broke me down. me speskeI SAY, sau ~
had often thought OF IL when imprisoned Tor orbhhs
the legazed su but he nua no nome ~ N v
the classes OF people, he had 10 sieeP u. az, a..
Iievcd nothing could be utilized ny oinciM prutay
and thought that many souls wore ios' e 'In IN
attended the Womcn's Temperance Assocnuon n
Newark. lie asked them TO pray Tor MIN lhey ulu
So Ever since he had been reformed man, Ine INC
Appetite he asked, where Is w ION uom Sno"'
But believe 1t is covered by the blood ot Jesus.
INFLUENCE WOMEN.
Tho sneaker mentioned Instances where iacn mcn
had been rescued by the influence OF womtn h ara
The city OF New York among the drunkoros 'or saw
he. 'tho streets are full OF them.
The New York herald., 1877-09-10
A WORTHLESS CHECK.

Joseph Lancashire forty years OF age OF No 273 East
Twenty street, was arrested in Brooklyn yes
tcrday, on complaint of Peter konney, Of No. 259
North Sixth street, Williamsburg. who charges him
with passing worthless cheek for So So on the First
National Bank of Brooklyn, on him, in part payment
Tor hrnshes.
The New York herald., 1877-09-10
A BOLD BURGLARY.

Mark Holzor, residing at No. 500 Third avenue.
Brooklyn, was awakened by noise in his bedroom
about four O'Clock yesterday morning and discovered
a burglar examining the pockets OF his clothing The
thief managed to mako his escape with SEQ belonging
to Holzer. The police wero Immediately notified oi
the and after arrested Thomas Walker
residing No. $40 Pacific street. who found in bed
in adjoining house. He was fully identified as the
thief by Mrs. holzer and held to answer.
The New York herald., 1877-09-10

prophet and Rigdon were to speak, but neither OF
IL eiu appeared The power of the Church had been
entirely brokon and within n week Smith and Rigdon
departed Tor Kirtland. When the emgration ior ni~
sour tool place some time aerward, however, there
were about fifteen faithful families from hiram hin
which accompanied the train. Z. H. II.
The New York herald., 1877-09-10
CONFIRMATION.

Bishop Laughlin, Of Brooklyn, yesterday confirmed
largo number OF chdron and adults at ST. Michae's
Roman Catholic Church, John street, East New York
The pastor, Rev. Augustus NJ. Ncman, assisted in the
ceremony.
The New York herald., 1877-09-10

but in the round OF ordinary daily duties Christian
find much inspiration the ancient martyrs at
the stake or the reformcrs before the cnraged pquis
tlons councils.
FAlru AN ASSURANCE oP SUCCESS.
Did not the thought OF Gods love Tor US bring an as
surancc Of our triumph over whatever opposed us,
ON the simple fact that the object which we seek IN
lite, and IN which endcavor to direct our ways, was
the samc as that which God had revealed for tho
guidance OF mankndy In worldly affairs weak fol-
loving ordinarily indicates false cause; but however
humble tho following. If accompanied by Gods grace
IL viii inevitably triumph over all the powers oil the
world. As the soldier in battle, surrounded by smoke
and conscious OF impending danger trusts IN the WIS.,
dom OF his general amt fees not. so the Christian,
amid the evils OF life calmly trustiui in Gods pro-
aud frcts not at His dealings In the matter OF
the spirit Ia which the work o c was performed the
Christian had the advantage, from tho TACT That 6od
was his side Who what was called the argument
from design in nature did 10, provo The divine exist
of Gods action In the world. He believed, In contra
distinction teachings OF the day that tho future
with its advancement science. literature ana art.
instead OF weakening faith in the truths OF Christianity
would strengthen and nerve the arm OIL the believer
and that the worlds faith In God would remain
the past unchanged and unchangeabe. "Christiapity
VIII never change" SAID he, Though its forms will
change gori iousy, and, however differently may
state the iact Christian hearts Will trust God tho
matter Of daily lie Just as thoy do to-day and they
did thousand years ago, and they did In those
hoary with the lamps OF centuries. Tho faith Of
Christ unchangeable and there great comfort
and consolation for the Christian In the expression OF
St Paul. 1T God be tor us who can be against us y
The reverend gentleman announced that Mr..
Beccher would return 10 his pulpit in two weeks.
The New York herald., 1877-09-10
FIFTH AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH.
JESUS IN PRAYER-sEIMoN DY THE rev.
DIR. ARAIITAGE.

DIR. ARAnTAGE.
The Rev. DR.. Armilage preached yesterday at the
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, on the subject OF
Christs praycrfulncss He took Luke ", 16 his
text--"And he was wont to retro into the solitary
places and pray" The gospel OF ST. Luke has, DR..
Armtage said, been called the gospel OF prayer, be-
it abounds in instances OF Chrst's tendency to
offer prayer. The reason OF this was that Luke,
being physician, and accustomed to Wow men from
philosophical standpoint, was most attracted by the
philosophical side of jesus character Now nothing
is so philosophical prayer, and Christ it pc
cularly appropriate or was In fact phiosoph
ical necessity OF His position ON earth. When praying
Jesus never seemed TO 90 so merely because II had an
ecvatny effect on HIS moral character He never
look IL for granted that God know His wants before
hand. On the contrary, He prayed fervcnty and with
tears, II lie knew that IL a necessity TO Him.
Just He recognized the laws OF matter in His daily
life and never inlrnged on them, so He seemed TO
comply with the obligation oil prayer IN tbs same
SPIRIT as beng moral necessity Of mans nature
FOR Is u strange that Christ though being God HIM
self, should pray and pray in tours and urgently 7
we ASK could not Christ have relieved His spiritual
needs out OF His own godhead? We say there Is mere
ono OF TWO Dcongruitics Either the Son addressing
the Father in prayer is the incongruty OF God pray
Ing TO God, or, eti worse We must think that Christ
was praying to Himself
completely Christ assumed tho human character Ho
put on bones flesh and skin because they wcre OF
necessary To- man His mental PROCESSES were purely
human; HIS mind was subject TO development; Ho
used all the ordinary processes OIL reasoning and OBJ
seryaton. Then why was II strange that His moral
nature should be entirely human except that II
sinless No man can approach perfection without
prayer. But Christ was perfect man. Still He felt
the necessity OF using the human means OF approach
ing pcriectlon-hat prayer IL was necessary TO the
consistency of the part He had assumed IN tho world
But Christ also had to pray Tor HIS brother men.
Nothing Is grander than this sort OF fervcn earnest
prayer Tor others which He used to oneG Christ
His own human experiences knew what we needed,
knew our weakness. He recognized the necessities in
us that He felt Himself Further Hc mcrges the inter-
ess all His interests and prays His Father
that all men may be admitted to behold the grandeur
that Is prepared Tor Him in heaven. When He said,
''Inio my hands commend my spirit lie ceased
tv pray for Himself But His suppcatons In cur favor
never cease. And this should be to men one Of lhe
strongest incentivesto prayer that Christ is constantly
praying for them in heaven.
The New York herald., 1877-09-10
ACCIDENT TO A POLICEMAN.

officer James W. Webb. attached to the Tenth Pre-.
cinct Moupted Squad, Brooklyn while trying to stop
runaway team on Saturday night severely injured
by his horse slipping and falling on him.
The New York herald., 1877-09-10
TEMPERANCE wORA GOES ON.

CURIOUS STATISTICS OF RUNS DolNGs--ADDREss
BY NEWARK REFORMED DEUNKARD.
The large hall OF Cooper Institute only partly
filed at the usual Sunday afternoon meeting of the
American Temperance Society yesterday This
considered somewhat singular, as the day cool
pleasant and the attractions fully as good during
the hot summer days. which the hall was crowded.
Some attribute this partly to falling of Of public in
terest in the temperance work and others the charge
Of small fee for admitsance The latter had doubt
considerable influence. for many who abundantly
abls TO pay turned away and left the building ap.
parently disgustcd. II remarked by some
who had noticed the operation that while some men
only dropped copper two into tho basket at tho
door the ladies invariably deposited tbs full sum OF
admisson--vz., five csnts--and it did not soam to
break their hearts either
The presdent stated that tho simncss of the meet
ing was doubt owing to this charge, small rs II wns
but the Executive Committed bad insisted upon i'm
pos,ns it, and 1t done. But be was opposed to 1t
altoge her, and stated tnat hereafter he hoped no
charge for admission would be required, and II there
was deficiency in paying the expenses ne would
make It up himself
The Chaplain read the Scriptures and prayed for the
tenth avenue. The choir sang several temperance
airs and Moody and Sankey hymns. Miss Hammond
or"d peopIethe hest Of the KIND that has vet
appearedssng several pieces in response to hearty
eDcorcs
Colonel J. q. Dudley, from n committee appointed
by the Executive Committee to ascertain the number of
crimes and casualties committed n consequence OF the
use OF Intoxicating liquors within the las, lew days.
reported list, the particulars OF which may
be gathered from the criminal record in
the daily papers Briefly they were-1 Where
drunken husband knocgcd the front teeth OF his wife
down her throat. .. Where man IN prison. suffering
under delrium tremens, was trying to kill himsc.
3. Where o nice young man was arrested Tor being
drunk and was worried almost TO death lost his
mother should hear o. IT, 4. man in high position
committed for drunkenness. D. police officer sent
up for drunkenness O. Where man employed IN
almost Drained his employer !. -Four men arrested
for a razor fight while drunk in barroom 5, Where
a drunken man beat his vito with n big stick. O.
Where drowned body was ascertained TO DO that Of
a blacksmith, who was last seen drunk. 10. A rare
case, where drunken printer had fight with bar
keeper because the latter would not trust him for
drink IL. Where drunken man ground u hatchet
the purpose OF killing his wife, and was only pre-
vented from doing by his son, fifteen years old, who
10 save his mothers lie, killed his father. These
were some OF the prominent occurrences occasi0nec
by rum within the last lew days.
CRIMINAL STATISTICS.
Tho committee also reported the criminal statistics
for the month ending March 3l, officially furnished
The whole number OF arrests was is, 49, distributed
"a follows
The New York herald., 1877-09-10

fast being winnowed out OF the land by the
severe discipline through which we have been
long passing as a people. Spite OF tho trouble still
existing however, he felt sure that tho country at its
was sound, and Tor this he gave God thanks. He
enlarged tho bepfulncss OF habits OF thanksgiving
recommended their cultivation they lcnded
TO nourisn grateful and cheerful temper, and fos-
tered generous affections and sympath!cs toward the
needy and helpless 'The ono question: said the
preacher, (which all OF should put 10 ourselves
was, what shall ronder unto the Lord for all his
benchts.' God had given US much, aud much, there
fore. Justly expected. Words were not enough,
formal praises In churcn, but lite OF active ear
nest devotion to God and man IN all good works." In
that goodness OF God the loudest appeal for
q good lie IN every man and woman called by the
OF Christ We are not own. but bought with
price, Let u.s. therefore, gIorfy God in bodies and
our spirits, which arc His.