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ton. over the dead
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Significant Correspondence.
PACKARD TO THE PRESIDENT.
.l '|'i-sI EXECUTIVE OFF1dkwut i
New Orleans, La, M;,reh 1,'77. j
To the President: ii Ioifif!
Statements are authOrativelv
lnade here. that you have announs
cit your purpose to withdraw the
United States forces, from tile
various POSITIONS to Which they
have been Assigned in the ainter>
est of peace /, and i,allic.Weal il
this city and State, SO soon ,,as
the electoral vote shall have been
declared. '''" 4"
1t is further stated thatcassu-
RANGES have been, given on, the
part of Nichols aud his suppor.
tiers, Who'll may state are identir
cally the same organization undeE
the name OF the White League,
that, rose in insurrection aganst
the State Government in 1914,
and were suppressed by your or=
der, that # the support, of the
United STATES troops be With.
drawn, the Government OF which
| am the head of would disinte,
grate4 and Nichols be installed
without violence and bloodshed
Il Is currently reported aud be,
lleved here, on the other hand,
that the White League are under
orders to attack the State. House
as soon as the soldiers are with.
drawn from the city--their apur.
pose being by the annihilatiOn, of
the officers of this .Goyern,aent.
to leave no Republican State
Government for your successors
recognition. The validity of, my
title as Governor having . been
passed upon By the. only tribunal
known to the State laws, aud
being now confirmed by the de>
cision Of the national tribunal, l
deem It NY duty, to, maintain the
government by all means at. nv,
command. ! therefore most res
pectfnlly but urgently request to-
be informed whether any changes
be contemplated by you i'm orders
heretofore given to Gen. Augur.
commanding this department.. i'm
order that l may he able to take
such measures as the cireumstan.
ces aud my duty as Chief IExecn
tive OF the Stote may seem to re.
qulre, and / again most resnect-
fnlly request at yonr la ads the
recognition OF the legal State,
NH, ,l,-d 5,T.u-.-.,
hu. za4 s.. B., .PAQKiARD. lm
The Presidems 10 Paclka4rdls /
1t EXECUTIVE MANSION. f,'n
% W Wasliington,' March LIST.
ooy. ). B. Packard, New Orleans, La. H.
In answer to. your, dispa teh r.of
this date the President directs
me to say that he feels it his du-
ty to state frankly, that he does
not believe public opinion will
VIII longer support the mainten,t
anee Of State Government in
Louisiana by the use of the mili>r
tary, and that he must concur IN
this manifest feeling. aotA
lhe troops will hereafter, as in
lhe past pratect life and proper
ty from mob violence when the.
State authorities fail /: but. Enndera,
The remaining days OF his official
lite they will not be used to- -es-a
Eabllsh Or pull down either claim
ant for control OF the State. Itsis.g
not his purpose to recognize eth /.
o. Claimant. .t,' 'tsta .liF seexs
CO SNIFFLN, Secretary.
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SUCCESSION SALE.
OCCCESSICN SALE.
CECCESSIDV SAKE. f'""
- -.f:tGiH ~ ---l- -"t Hf rfs !.
..v.. STATE OF LOUISIANA. ,Fd-
No. oSi. Probptes.
PARISH Court, PARISH OF IiAFouRChE.
.SHcccssioH Of t...
'st FRANCOIS GACDE 's '''
~ @u...E ASp7Ej u1 -.
a.. =. HORTENSE ,FALGOUT 5.te.
his wife, both deceased.


| AtI'E ypb y -4Ag|Ff t fi BTht
Pursuant to IL commission to mo directed
by the Honorable the Parish, Court sitting
in ard Tor the Parish of Iitfourehe. will
offer for sale at publicAnet ion. ON tile pre-.
misses near the town of Thihodaux, on ~, E.,
si SATURDAY, March, 17M 1S77.g
between the hours of 10 o'clock A NJ. and
! o'clock 7. NJ, tie following described
property belonging to atorsaitl Estates, to-
WIFI: up .osHYlGi s-H ! ftAST9B y Fiti3
Isl. 4 certain sugar plantation situated
in this parish, on the lett bank of the Bayou
Lafourehc,r at about one mile below the
town OF Ihibodaux, measuring 10 ur aIpelts
and "a half, InUre or less Front by eighty ar.
pents in depth. the lateral lines opening as
they reeede from said Bayou, bounded
above by the lands OF a. Collins i, Co and
below by those OF the estate Of Urbain Po-
che. IlIH ,I4.s.~ sd -lt t+r
And another certain tract OF land situl.
ted in the Parish Of Lafourehe being the
South East quarter ofthe South West quar-
ter of Section 10 in Township No IA, South
of Range II, East, in the South Eastern
Land Dist-ict of Louisiana West Of the
Mississippi river. Containing fort y acres,
being the same property. aclulresl as. per
act before A,iolphe Boudolisoi!ip Ncttry
Public Of New Orleans or t he 9Th February
iS56trom Antoine A LafDrest.lwbo acquired
sane from the State Of Louisiana, on the
18th OF january 1879, as per patent No. l2j5
Recorded in Patent Book, Vol. ,. p. Is, for
ming together one plantation known as the
-HOrning Sur Ptantdtio:. together with all
the buiidin ss aId dinils'ov thereon.
I'd Together withfatl and singular The
n.ovables upon or attached ~ said planfa Z
ton, consisting OF One carriage, One horse,
Two mnles. One saw mill, saw. and carrier,
Six COWS, Sc, &C., sc. ..t..,.f.. 5.5.a4..
Sd. One LOT of Household furniture con
sisting Of Beds. Tables. Chairs. &c. &c. -
Terms AND. D.CONnITIONS-T The lands
to be sold for One third cash, One third at
twelve months. and One third at two ye.iis
credit. Credit stallmentS to be represent u
ed by notes CT purchaser, drawn 10 his own
order. and by himself endorsed, bearing
Eight Per Gent Interest: from maturity.
and secured by special mortgage, and ven
doris privilege under tie Pact dc .solt alien
do, and Five Per Cent Attorneys fees in
case of suit. t.tz 81 b. -, .=
For the movables, all sums of Twenty
five Dollars or less, payable cash, and all
suniS aver that amount, one half cash and
the balance at twelve months from dale of
sale, represented By note OF purchaser with
approved security.
Sale of lands will be made subject to
rights Of occupancy, of Clysse bourgeois,
as per recorded agreement.
H5. WILLIAM WILTON. z
r- ..s -t -ttf. t4- Sheriff.
February 10, 1877,
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0klO, P. f., Justice of the Peace, End
~ Had Il Mayor Of the Iorn,-of-
zee corner Green and Levee Streets.
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HI. OFEE5 ANN.

.-TIT agA Dealers iMAflrfT}f
E'URNITURE, Hardware Paints,. Oils
i Window glass, Wallpaper, Lime, Sand
Plaster, Cement. Metallic, rose wou,i, iinni
tatiofEh;a:k walnut Collins. also cypress
cotfins made to order, &c, sc. ,.l ar.,tz
ID correction With A. II. HoFFMANS. Cab
met Maker and Repairer OF al kinds Of fur
nlture. +, - . Main Street, / l-
i3ian ly) Bet jackson and St Philip
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EGENDRE, JOS, Groceries, Vine
- ana Liquors, corner Green and Main
streets.
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M EtNlER, A., Dealer in FNeiq, an
~ Domestic Dry Goods, Groceries. &c.
Main Street corner st Philip.
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MOORE, !. d. attorney at Law,-of
AVA flce up stairs Main st. corner
Focus "
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VOUNG MEMS DRAMATIC CLUB
i Regular meeting Second Thursda
of each month, ~
Officers :---Silas T. Grisamore, Presi
ldent ; Emile Loiseau, Vice President !
Omer Landry, Treasurer Henry Rlviere
Secretary ; +. Samoan. Stage Manager; J.
a Perrin, assistant Stage Manager; John
Hay Property Man: 7. T.Bergeron, Costnmer
A. +. knobloeh, Prompter, j. l.. Webre.
;Aa;ssistaat, A. B. Ragan, Floor Manager
Thomas Holden, Door Keeper 60
Con,nttttfe Of drraa8emenS A. b. Ra-
gan; Chairman, J. n. Wright, L. Ai,coin,
NJ. L. Hl9slp2botham.
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DH1LlPPEAU ALFRED, Baker, coruer
L Leyee and Maron.e Streets
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EXCELSIOR--LODGE NC., al.-Rcsu-
la lar meetings at the Cad Fellows
Hall, corner Market and Patriot. every
Saturday evening at f.clock
0tficcrs: G. Saboul.in, Y. G.. JOS. L. Thi.
hodeaux. VEG. IS. I. Grisamore, See. V.
Samoan, Treasurer. +'tt
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Brass Castings,

'% IL a-st.cH As--lfo '.S t.'-
GUAGE COCKS, 30 Vjt :iiNF 3'.
.t4s e CYLINDER and PUMP COCKS.
g.-s GL0FE ,Y4LIES, ete., etc,, =.
made to order and furnished at the short est
notice. s -
Having reftted their blacksmith shop.
they can do all kinds of work in that line.
III the best manner and with dispatch
They respectfully solicit CONTINUANCE of
the f"r1fier patronage eXten.lt,t'tos this es-
adjustment. 27my-7G
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TYRONE, ]. A. Books aud stationary dcpr
x Market street, between St. Philip and
st. Louis (opposite Washington Hotel).
Photogrdphic Cutlery, ap stairs.
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MACHADO,. j. D. Groceries and Drv
: ~ do"ds, corner Maine Jack.on and
Levees streets. .
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yklSAMORE, Copper. Tin and Slice,
g., - IRON Workers, corner Market and
st. Philip streets.
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NONT-CARMEL CONVENT. Acade.
~ my for the Young Ladies, under the
Direction OF Sister st. Bernard
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IERNOTT, FRANK. Matchmaker and
~ Dealer IN fine Jeacelry eee. Main Street
between st. Philip and jackson Streets.
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INHIgODAUX BENEVOLENT LODGE
Il No 90. A. F. and a. M.--Resular
meetings on the SECOND Saturday and the
last Saturday OF Every month, at. clock
z. NJ, Green Street, between Levee and
Market Streets. -.
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|DHadU,y J. g., 1a0,sey at aar,-off;.e
| b Corner St. Philip and Main streets
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/ oFFMANN, H., Cabinet NuI,v. DEAL
s4T N Hardlcare, Paints, Oils, Furnish
.Essilsss. Nam street, between Jackson and
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fSoN LEWIS, Attorney and Coujsse7-
aT y Law Office, over J. H. Fleet
ksaa nrpg store, Market. Street. =
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EaEkBERT, P j., Groceries, Wives, Ii
eDG I0bqeeo and Cigars, cor.A Main
and 81. Philip streets -'' '' s''''-' ~ e
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kaAhhLIN. H.. .1cfing Clerk of the
District C0srt-otlice Court House.
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E'R0ST JAMES, CoGre House keeper,
IL corner Grccn and Market Streets.
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MAEsEREAU. H., Physisian. earner
u st. Philip and st. Bridget Streets
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HSSE MRS S. Mlhnory and Fancy.
II, Sy Try Goods, Corner st. Louis and
"''n S!Eeets.lA2 E.I5. ~
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kI,HIBOD.AUX FIRE co. NO. a. En-
Il gin- Room at Tour Hell, Levee st.
Regular parades on second Sunday of
each month. Regular Meetings on Mon
day after the second Monday of every
month. . '4 -
Otficers:-S. T. Grisamore, President
=. ePlanca Vice President; N. T. Wggir
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7, ADEAUx, THOMAS, Aaorncy ct Lar
b corner Main and Focus Streets, up
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DOURQUIN & BOURON, Wotchma-
u ker aud Gto.smiA, ), Dealers IN Je,cel-
,1re-aruis &c, corner Market and It.
Lodh Streets ~ q -
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BLAKE, E W., Attorney at Ltw,-of-
% 6se Green Street, GIl 4. f.t
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tDLANCHARD, J. E., Su,geon Dentist.
DsAofice, corner Green and st. Bridg
/ ct Streets. .-...-.....
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nDEAUX,, ]. Family and Plantation
IJ sGrweries, Main Street, corner Main
hnd Focus.
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BUSINESS CARns.

aNHsAAN, E0UIS!y Sodier: corner ST
A Phil. and st. Bridget Streets,
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/. reOIN. P. A., Family and Pionfa-
La lion Groceries, Main street, between
|rocus and st. Philip streets.
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LIAM, L. S. & LEBLANC, E. Z.
tA Notaries public. Office Green Street.
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FDODLEY, Wagons and Carts, Depot gu
ID Leyees sStgeets near the Tlibodaux
Foundry. W. Fl. Raglan. Agent.
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Shubrick'S Umbrella.

RECENT rains call to mind the story of
a Cooper street man who, when a little
boy, was presented with an umbrella.
This he soon lost, and he was given an
other, which being soon after lost or
stolen third was given him. The
young man concluded that no one should
steal this, and he was determined upon
watching it carefully. But the umbrella
thieves and luck were against him. In
one weeks time the third was stolen.
Then our hero was mad, and in his anger
he exclaimed: "I'll fix the villains"
Then purchasing new umbrella he went
home. Fortunately an itinerant marker
of umbrellas came along, and he received
instructions in this wise: "Now, sir,
my name is Shubrick, and l want you to
stamp on that handle these words: L
stole this umbrella from Shubrickp" No
sooner said than done, and the cost of
stamping was asked.
"Ten cents, sir" replied the itinerant.
"All right, my friend; am short of
change, but will go upstairs and get you
dime. It's good job, and I'll fix the
villains this time" and he hurried up
stairs. When he came down the timer
ant marker had departed, taking with
him Shubrick's umbrella. Shubrick
don't carry an umbrella now.-Camden
Post
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- On Yesterday"

/ NOTICE next, and print, only part of
a letter, the remainder of which | may
hereafter refer to. 1t brings forward for
remark a growing error, and to me a
very offensive one. l have not, how
ever, observed it particularly in the pa
per which my correspondent mentions
DEAR SIR: Having shown up, in Words
and Their Uses, that wretched Americanism
"on the street." will you not pay your re-
spects to another monster which has lately
begun to show its horrid head in the news
papers" on yesterday? / do not know
where this expression originated, but it seems
to me to be one of the sort that &" to be hated
needs but to be SEEN"
con yesterday" is, believe, unknown
to the speakers and writers of good En-
glish. From those who use it we may
soon expect to hear ION to-day" This
solecism is, believe, of Southern origin;
at least, l have observed it only in the
writings and speech of persons born and
bred south of Mason s. Dixon's line
1t seems to be the result of an attempt to
better good general usage. We say "on
Monday; why should we not say ION
yesterday" and "on to-day? Simply be-
cause yesterday and "to day" are not
counterparts of Saturday, and Sunday,
etc. Yesterday" in Anglo Saxon
gystran-d deg, contains an element, yester
or yestern, the modern form of gyStrdn,
which corresponds to the Latin hesternus,
and which makes on superfuous Hester.
nus means on the day before to day, i. e..
esterday.-Richdrd Grant White, in
N. Y. Times.
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of basket cloth, silk trimmed, for a girl
of from twelve to fourteen. The mate
rails are those used for their elders
lambs'-wool cloth, bourette, basket cloth,
velvet and velveteen for walking coats,
beaver cloth and all the many warm, rich
fabrics shown in our leading dry goods
stores. Boys over-coats begin as low
as five dollars for a comfortable sim
gle-breasted sacque of frieze, and run al
most as high in prices as their sisters
cloaks. Ten dollars buys shaggy styl-
ish Ulster. Waterproof cloaks for girls,
made of plaid English waterproof, are
too pretty to be worn in the rain, were it
not that they serve as school wraps in
dry as well as in wet weather. In the
smaller sizes they are sold for ten dol
lars, and thence to twenty.
New hats for girls are of light felt,
plain or furred, trimmed with silk, with
plush, with ribbons, and, above all, with
curling ostrich tips. Ostrich bands are
much used, and besides these there are
feathers of all sorts, wings, breasts and
tiny birds. The shapes are the toque,
the wide -brimmed Rembrandt, the round
hat with brim slightly curled, the Derby,
the helmet, and the turban, which last is
all feathers. Small girls wear close
French caps, from under which their
long hair streams oddly. Furs, caps,
muffs and tippets are seen in abundance,
but only in the shop windows-they have
not yet appeared on the street.
Laces are used in profusion. Lace
collars are a necessity, and besides these
the dainty trimming is used largely on
wraps and dresses. Smyrna lace is los
ing favor, as too easily initiated; and the
fancy of the moment is for Irish guipure,
i. e., crocheted lace of the finest descrip-
ton wrought by hand in all manner of
intricate patterns. This is exquisite,
and, though expensive at first, is a good
investment, since it is more than dura-
Bile, and shows fully what it is worth.
Princesse, the new lace made with point
lace braid, is also popular. Much of it
is of American manufacture, and at the
furnishing house to which we are in
debted for most of our information we
were told that most of their princess col
lars came from Newark, N. j.
There is decided change in the
fashion of small mems garments; cut
away coats and plated blouses are no
longer stylish, except with plated skirts.
Attaining to the dignity of trousers, boys
put away childish things and wear sack
coats like their fathers, buttoning up to
the throat, and showing only a scrap of
vest below the collar. The fashionable
blouse is also coat, the childish feature
of which is the strap and buckle at the
back, together with the simulated plait-
ing sometimes seen below this strap.
Plaids and stripes are much worn-some
of them really gay, though most are
grave, and in the colors worn by men of
u larger growth. Boys suits are reason
able in price this season.-PhaIadelphia
Times
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The Bogus Piano Business.

AMONG the many frauds. carried on in
New York, the manufacture and sale of
bogus pianos, brought to notice by the
recent great fire which originated in one
of these factories, holds prominent
place. This matter attracted agood deal
of attention about year ago, when a
leading manufacturer, in order TO protect
his business, took legal proceedings
against one of the parties engaged in the
fraudulent traffic. The fraud consists in
making pianos of the commonest and
cheapest material and stamping them
with names so much like those of re-
spectacle dealers that among persons
who do not know much about pianos
they easily pass for genuine. "Sten-
way" for instance, can be palmed off for
Steinway," "Stack" for "Steck, ="
Baines" for ." Haines," " Denham," for
"Dunham," and so on. This business
has been carried on very extensively for
several years. Nearly all of the bogus
pianos are sold we'll away from New
York, the best market for them be-
ing in the West, by agents who make
large profits out of the fraud. AS the
pianos are made of the cheapest material
and by the poorest workmen, their orig
inal cost is very low. Very often they
are merely stuck together, and become
utterly worthless in a year. They are
generally sold on the installment plan,
but in every instance of this kind enough
money is eXacted at the first payment to
cover the whole value of the instrument,
so that, if it breaks down and the pur-
chaser refuses to make any further pay
ment, the seller is not out of pocket, at
any rate. For instance, he pays $125
for piano which he represents as worth
$500 He sells it for $3.50 IA good bar
gain, receives $3.50 down and agrees to
take the remainder in monthly or quarter
ly payments. In The majority of cases he
probably gets altogether from $3.50 to
$500 before the worthless character of
the instrument is discovered, but even if
a second payment is never made he is
still on the safe side. A farmer who
wants a piano for his daughter may pos
sibly have heard of Steinway or Durham,
or he may not. But, supposing that he
has, smart agent with lively tongue
won't have much difficulty in palming off
"Stenway" or Steinmay" for the for
mer, or "Denham" for the latter, and gen.
orally by the time the farmer has found
out the fraud, if he ever finds it out, the
agent has enough of the farmers money
in his pocket to keep his conscience per-
fectly easy.