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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-16
THREE STORY BRICK STORE NO. 500 DECATUR
SrBEET.
SUGGESTIONS OF AUGUSTA AND DORIS BoHNE
Second District Court for the Parish of Orleans
No. 36,59l.

RY NASH g. HODGSON-W. L HoDGSoN
ID Auctieneer-0fdce No. Is Oarondelet street,
On SATURDAY, February 3, 1877 at twelve OF clock
N, at the 81. Charles Auction Exchange, in the
basement rOtunds of the St Charles Hotel in this
city, by virtue and in pursuance Of order of the
Hon A. l.. rissot, Judge of the St. cOnd District
Court, for the parish OF Orleans. dated December
49, 1876 cOnrt docket No 49, $751; for account Of tbs
successiors of Augusta and Doris Bohne, both
deceased, at publ auction will be cold
ORk VALUABLE LUT OF GROUND, together
with the buildings and i'm prevements tnereOa
oiJuated in the Second District of this city in the
square bounded by Decatur Tor Old Levee) Hos
Dual, Charities and Barracks streets, and measures
20 feet inches lines 'front.' on Decatur street. by
a depth of II feet inch lines between parallel
lines, American measure.
The improvements consist of three story brick
etore and residence With two story brick back
buildings, known as No, 800 Decatur street,
cistern. hydrant etc.
Terms aud Conoi ions-One-third cash on the
spot, and the balance at one and two years, with
eight per cent interest and special mortgage with
vendors privilege from date until final D Az ment.
the mortgage to embrace the clause OF Ave per
cent for attorneys e es in case of suit The build.
ngs to be kept fully insured and the policy trans.
forrt to vendor
Act Of sale before James Fahey notary, at the
expense of the purchaser, including the taxes due
and exiRible in 1877. de29 iaT 81 20 fe3
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I'm BANKRUPTCYs-COMMK
III or individuals deaiEOus Of Rvnilil
Of the benefit Of the bankrupt got G
petitions and schedules prepared u
Ing 70 the bankrupt law as amel
ordsrs OF the United States 6uprsl
ruiea OF the United States District
plying 70 the undersigned at the
kellogg, Register In Bankruptcy, inl
house binding, New Orleans, Loud
reasonable. Postoaieo box 1901.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-16

HENRYi BALLARD, UNTTKD
III ERNAfBET CONTRACTOR, AM
F0RA0R, COAL AID WOOD. respe
public patronage Ia his line Of trl'
sorted stock Is always kept on had
ssld at lowest prices foT ca8h. Orde.
without delay from the feed Warehe
ton street and No. lOi Peter street, 4
or from the feed store and coal ysfa
ofst. Denis and WashiD gtoR atreets
are solicited, I'd viii DO ,disposed
advantage OF c uBigneeg. Quick a.
returns are g. ranteed, and the
can be given.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-16

Goid opened at lUIOlU1At against IUo+s az rev
York and after liberal business closed 81 lOIk a
lO7k' against losA in that market; The ca es
summed up S92 900, embracing $4,000, $4,000 and
6 10, 900 az IO7h; $4,000 and 5000 at I07k. $4,000
snd 5000 ct l0Ias; $1,000 and $50 goo at 10TH;
$4,000 at lOTk nl07ss, AND $4,000 at l07ss.
Under the c0urse Of gold at New York, sterling
was Nc or about lilo y ceLt higher and francs y
y cent. The movement in beth was OF fair ex-
leLt
The Gales of sterling comprised SAG 600, en-
bracing 92U0O bill of ladlng i 5000 aud &8OOO
do at Is O9k as 10; 35OU0 DO and &20O Al clear at
SIS 10; $4,000 AL clear SIS Iii 5000 bill of lading
at SIS 1Od5 III. and $1,000 bank at B5 Is.
Ne sales of francs were reported.
At the close sterling bills were quoted at 81 0sa
ION for bill of ladfDg and AL clear, and Ass IS
for bank (bsnk counter rate -D&5 l59Sl, and
francs at 495 IA 1914 for commercial and nomi-
mai fer bank
New York sight was unchanged. The sales
comprised $40, 0O0 embracing B25 900 and $50 600
con mercial and $50 900, private banb ers at Tl6,
$40 100 bank at 1892 and $50 900 bank at =.
Tue banks continued to cheek on New lOrk at
Y y cent discount, and commercial sight was
still quoted at 7-l6
The following is the official statement Of the
salea reported to-day at the stock Exchange:
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F0R RENT.


NTAsenlC HALL.
Celnsr s.. charlss and Peralds streets.
Ttis Ialsa naf coumstiong huilling he4 SUES
tsn1 fh1f1uN1fg renovated ant FtQetfe1. And FUR
nlnned IL Ne moss fIrEant stgi1 WITH AZ 41e nos
azn eenv44lEnteN and 1Arf4t4Inl1Ia. a4a 4 nNN
cArl5 IEt1ala ali Lhc ban ia oeHfsni41l'7
o1IrNI 41t IfN H4A-N 81 4'H tA 49,
30 e. NN0IFN=|NN |Mz. H -N|4 2. N4ANI
0.|sIl1s % PEI -. -. 1.'s .IN |= N0|H1 80
lHI IEI
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march Alabama. The cOnrt End there was
iuseeess 70 svads provisions Of the bank
vunS law in 3 conveyance Of property Dy
in1savent to his vile. Reversed.
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STEAMSHIP!
FOR HAVANA VIA CEDAR
KEY WKsT.
United states Mail /

United States Mall
WILLIAM P. CLYDE, NILM
MAR9ARRT. EMIll
RR The New OFle
and Havana ID
S viii dispatch one Of
claaa steamers mon
Every Week.
Touching 1t Cedar Keys and KeJ
Meeting with steamers for Tampa
Through bills Of lading iasued
Florida, including Tampa, and 10 Nj
ton and Savannah.
SpleLdid passenger accommodate
tieketA gwen to above pOtnta.
10 freight received without ?.
once.
For freight or passage apply e !.
L Z. ROBEkl
No. l20 q
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COMMERCIAL.

COTrON-The sales today were conf ed TO 1850
bales at irregular and easier prices raquriDg e.
duetOn of 3 partial &c IN our quotations, mostly
in the outside figures. We give also the figures
and report Of the Exchange, 80 below
AMERICAN STANDARD OF CLASSIFICATION.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-16
AUCTION BALES.
By Rash q Hodeson.
AssIoNEEs sALE n BANKRUPTCY.

A VALUABLE PLANTATION In RAPrDEs PAR
lSH
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BANKS AND Bal

NFTEZRNe, SAVINGS BAA
~ GRUNKWALD HAA9
Docs not discount Commercial 4
itself striorly 70 the feeeipt and
SAVINGS. A detailed atafemeai|
liabilities Il at all tinea accessible
Interest SIX PER CENT from dtHI
DirectorH-J. I. GubeFnntor, Tn1I
w. Burbank, n. BenneE, A. 8. Bad
!. L. GUBKRNAf4
n. BHyHnR, Cashier.
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NMIsCELL4AFEOUs.

satiAn protest party, and seven adhere to
no particular party.
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n est uH NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NOT
IA oL j. +. IMsa tor $4,000, 81 date tFt1t4f
tRtn 81 NdVen1aI, 1915. payable one year tfttr
tsAe F|lh sight rsr cent l1letoas llq 1'.fafii
s,H lts' etnas o. Philip sae St. paaE'tg
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Are now in full operation, and ere
perform the above work with pron
dispatch.
The advantages derived from the us
OBORLEss ExCAvATNGAPI
81 used by the company, ere that the
performed at any hour Of the day
thorough manner in which the der
moved. the absence Of AL offensive
short space of time required Ian d
being emptied In from ten to fifteen n
above all ITS CHEAPNEss.
AL orders left at the company's !
Common street, or sent to Postofice
will raaaiva pr0mpt attention.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-16
MONKTARY AID cOMMERCIAL.
MONETARY.
oFPIOE NBw ORLEANS REPuBLICAE, I
MONDAY EVENING, January is, 1877.


oFPIOE NBw ORLEANS REPuBLICAE,(
MONDAY EVENING, January is, 1877.
The demand for money was Moderate to-day,
both In bank and on the street, and commercial
paper was pnchanged. UndeT the advance at
New York gold was Nc higher, but the movement
was liberal Foreign exchange followed the
course OF gold, ciosng Sc higher lot stetneg anu
Of fair extent. New York siRht was unchanged
All el asses Of securities rather unst TIED but
tow ards the close State cOnsols and premium
boude were stronger than at the opening closing,
however about az " cent lower than on Saturday
for the former ana 4 v cent for the latter.
We notice that on Saturday the st. Charles street
Railroad Company declared q quarterly dtvidrn
of three per cent, payable on TIE nineteenth in
start
Tho following we're to day elected directors Of
the Union nati0nal Bank; Messrs. j. u Denis, a. j.
GOmils, W.. b. Bailey, Scott MeGe6ee, William
HarJwell n. 3. Wallace, T, @. Herndon, +. I: La
viIiebeuyre, Victor Meyer and Carl Kobn; and the
following directors Of tue Mechanies and Ira 1ers'
Bank: Messrs. h, Gally Aug; Boh9, Ihom4s A.
ADAM, Thorn LaDgridge, Richard Mtllben, A.
Lehman, A Blsff r, q. M. Soria andG A. Lanause.
We continue TO quote firstctas collateral loans
ct s0-R cent p annum discount; other grades do
l001S; exceptional commercial paper at g. Al do
at 10; second grade do nominal; frat class mort
cages 90l0. and second grade do nominal
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-16
BY 8. GulnauIt.

WIDOW JULES AREoULT ET Al, vs.. EDoUARD
BUlSSOS Rr AL, FORA PARTITION.
Second District Court for the Parish Of Orleans-
No. 80 482.
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seized in the above .,,. s ytt.,
THOMAS H. HANDY,

Joseph Atfandmor vs. Patrick e CaaB ana
MIRA ElizRbeih Mcconnell
TNIFTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THk PARISH
II of Orleans, No. 7640-By virtue Of a writ Of
heii facias, to me directed by the honOra-
BILE the Fifth District Court foe the parish of Orleans
in the above entitled cause, win proceed to sell
at public auction, at the Merchants and Auction.
eers' Exchange, Royal street. between Canal and
Customhouse streets in the second District OF this
clock NJ, the following described property, to
CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND with the build.
inRs and improvements thereon, rights, ways,
privileges and appurtenanoes thereuntO belong
ing or in anyNise appertainirg. situated in the
Nuns Faubourg. parish Of Jefferson, now the
Fourth District Of this city, In the square bound;
ed by st. Andrew, st. Mary, St. Michael or Laurel
and st. Azelie OF Live Oak streets. and Designated
90 lot number nineteen on q plgn drawn by Q. A.
Hedin late survey or, the twelfth OF april, 1898
and deposited In the ONCE Of william Chrlaty late
q notary public In this CITY, as pan number nity-
three OF book OF plans number two; the said lot
measuring twenty nine feet one inch front on St.
Andrew street. by one hundred and twenty feet
in DEPTH betWt parable line1, AMERICAN measure
Being the same property acquired BY DESCENDANT,
p O. Cass and A. Car, declared, "a per act Of sale
PASS before Joseph Beard, late a notary public
in this tF on the teenth Of February, 1913, the
interest Of the asid A. Caes. deceased, having bean
acquired by inherit by his m0theys Mrs.. Eliza
beth Donneliy and her only surviving brother.
Patrick @ Caes, they having been Recognized -
his hairs in the succession Of Andrew Cas-, Mo-,
on the docket Of the Second District Court in and
for this parish.
Seized In the above suit
THOMAS q. HANDY,
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RAM.ROAD
GREAT JACKSON ROD
SSw oRLRAEs, ST. LOUIS All
ROAD.

o. a.d alter ulsnas5. Novsl
Trains depart and arrive q folls'
SIreot depot
nHPAnT.
hlail.........-6s3O r. n. NAL.
AcoomatRr Accon
Pullman Palace Sleeping %
Louis, Chicago, Louisville and Z
Only ons change Of sleeping
eltieas Accommodation train
Tinkets for sale ind in6oTmf
Camp street, corner 81 0ommoa
I'D. aHkLD0'
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-16
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
OFFICR OF THE REPUBLICAN, I
Tuesday, January l6, 1877.

CLEARED YESTERDAY.
Bark Mamie gan, Luce, for Havre
Austrian BARK ArnO, SOppa, for Havre
German bark Rosario. GOIOrdo, for Malaga
Austrian bark brgo, Giadi Ssich, for HAvre
Norwegian bark Sibal, Hammerstad, for HAvre
Swedish ba K wilhelm Gyniher, Ostlund, for Havre
Mexican schooner Conchita, Borrell, for PrOnters
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-16

HfpDolyte Bolot W. magnolia Alice Wiz
cSTxTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF
- OriaAna, No. sl3a.-By virtue Of : writ Of
seizure and sale directed BY the honorable the
sixth District Court for the pnriah Of Orleane, In
the above entitled cause. % Eugene Wnggaman,
late sheriff, and b. eaid late aherin to me trans
fsFrsd, win proceed to sell at public auction, ct
the Merchants aud Auch0neerd Exchange, Royal
street. between Canal and Cuetoulh0use streets,
a the second District Of this city, on TUESDAY,
January Ie, 1871, at twelve o'clock ~ the follow.
Ing described property 20 wit
"A ChRTAKN LOT on GROUND, situated In the
Second Datriet Of this city 10 the SQUARE com
priced within Rampant, hospital, Burgundy and
Ba1acks stIeete the SAID los Of ground being
dosignAtod e. lot number ono on a plan
drawn BY. @: A. Hsdin, late EVIL ensineer.
and deposited - plan member hfty- n TIE
book Of plans Of 4. Chialsl fhel notary public IN
this ctg. accarding % which plain said lot meaa'
ufes EnEii1h measure, thirty one feet ten inrnee
four lines 'front.' on hhmpsft eiBeot, BY 1po hun
aired and thirty I've fest seven inches il depth BE-
tween parallel hneg together With al thu buildings
and improvements thereon, without exception 81
leaergAtiou. HeiDG the same property acquires
~ the det1ndant herein w purchase she made
thaHec fEam ME1. kuGeus surg, Per act passed on
tbs thir1loth OF May, 1871 before CHARLES O.
Afdry notary public IN this city.
Seized IH the above suit.
Termo-Cash on the spot.
aele - siinls civil sheriff Of the Parish q oreans
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John r. q. KranZ VS. r. D. nlaclin.
CNIXTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THB PARISH
- of Orleans, No. 9l59.-By virtue of . writ Of
seizure and sale to me directed by the honorable
the sixth District Court for the parish Of Orleans,
in the above entitled cause, will proceed TO sell
at public auction, at the Merchants and Auction.
GERS Exchange, Royal street, between Canal and
CustomhOuse streets, in the Second District OF
this city, on SATURDAY, January 81, 1871, at
twelve o'clock M. the following described prop
4 PiRoK OR PORTION OF GROUND, with all
the buildings and improvements thereon, rghts,
ways servttudes. privileges and advantages there.
unto belonging. situated Ia the Fourth District OF
this city, IN tine square bounded by Felicity New
Camp, st. Mary and Chestnut streets, aud desig.
mated by the letter and g. on a sketch annexed
to an act passed before John T. Coffee notary pub
lie in this city dAte ed December O. 1871, aud measur
ng twenty.eght feet four inebeB front on st. Mary
depth and mont on New Camp street Of one hun
bred and twenty-slx feet i've inches, and depth
on the side line dividing it from the remaining
portion of lot number nine OF about enc hundred
and tN enty five feet, and ga piece OF portion OF
ground running back to an alley in the rear about
ten feet in Width. for the common use of said por'
and the said piece or portion of ground is part Of
the lot plumber nine, on plan drawn by Pile 4
Depouly surveyors dated twenty-fourth Of OetO-
Ter, 1865, deposited in the ONCE Of 3. a. Cots
chalk, late q notary public in this city, as plan
mum Der f0Ety-srven Of book OF plana number Oae.
Being the came property acquired BY the defend
ant herein from plaiaih herein, IS per act before
John +. Coffee, notary public, Gated December 8,
1871
Seized in the above suit
Terms-Cash on the spot
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HAvRR-Bsrk Rene dss Anges-2O cks gin Il
cases pianos II pkgs mdse
GEEOA-Bark Hesreria--4i blocks marble 2ot
bxn macaEoui
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EXPORTS.

HAvRR-B Bark sibal--1756 bales cotton 1900 slaves
HAvRE-Bark Ergo-l969 bAlea cotton 1900 stayea
HAyRB- Bark Manhegan-3t2O bales cotton $500
slaves
HAvRE-Bark wilhs I'm Gynther-lssO bales cot
ton 1900 slaves
HAVRE-Bark ATnO-l580 bales cotton 1927 bush
FL Ii corn in sacks 900 bbls rosin 2400 staYea
MALAGA-Bark Rosalio-li3l bales cotton 40 pcs
pine timber pcs mahogany timber 10 pcs oak
timber
FROETERA-schooner coachita- 200 bbls -four 3
ties hams 1854 pkgs mdse
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ARRIVED YESTERDAY. =.
$50 arrivals from sea reported.l

ARRIVED YESTERDAY. s- rr-1
(EO arrivals from sea repOrtedl f So
STEAMBOATS,, ot.. 40 nrf go
Robert Lee, Campbell. from yieksburg
Mary Ida, Ruiz from WolhAm Landing
WAloon buiz, from Lower Coast
Clafh svflle, Lee, from Greenwood
Blue Wing Nos, O0mstock, nem Upper Coast
City Of Augusta. BIusle from Baton Rouge
lr ARRIVED SUNDAY.
British steamship Valiant from Havana, to Ocean.
Zerega &cO-3d district 81
steamBhip MoTRan City, Read from New York, TO
CA whitney &cO-Algters
8teAmsh hip Lizzie FelsheJ from Pensacola, to Bimp-
sOn Whiie-lst district
Norwegian bark Hesperia, Strengthen, IS days from
Genpa, to master-Potnt
Norwegian bark Kong Syene, Larsen, from heuTy
October 80, to ocean, Ierega &co-5d dlstTlog
Spanish bark Anna Maria, Fasio 50 days from Isoha
to master-2d district
French bark Refine des Anges, LecuyOr, IS days
from HsyTe, to master-2d district
sTEAMBoATs
OuAohita Belle McElroy. from Bayou Sara
Emma. Canton, from Lower Coast
Isabel OPTy, from Lower Coast
Rioe Farmer, Taylor. from Lower Coast
BELOW COMING UP AND WAITING ORDERS
British ship Lord IyttOn Dakln, 50 days nom Liv.
eFp0ol, to master
r6enock, to master
British ship waTsaw, Curry So days from Antwerp,
British bark St olaves Carter. 81 days from Dub.
lin, to master
Swedish bark Catbarina. Rsmanssen, 81 days from
Bordeaux, to master
Norwegian bark Oharles Bal, Lund, Sc days nom
Italian brig Aurora, MsssenAr 20 days nom Genoa,
to maeter
New YORK., to master
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-16
SHERTFFS SALES.

C~NNNfSNNN~NN~N~SNNN~
d. PicO VS. J. M. BernichanJ same vs..
Jean Rotge.
cIXTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF
y Orleans, No. 91O2 AID 9203.-By virtue Of two
Writs OF seizure and saa to me directed by the hon
orable the sixth District Court for the parish of
Orleans, In the above entitled causes, will pro
coed TO sell at pullic auction, at the Merchants
and Auetioneer9 Exchange, Royal street, between
Canal and CustomhOuse streets, in the Second
District of this city, on SATURDAY, February H.
1871 at twelve o'clock H., the following described
property, to wit
sll the buildings and improvements thereto be-
longing situated In ike Flrst District Of tins city
in the square bonded by Baionne Dryadee, late
Philippe, Union and Perdtdo streets, designated
as lot number two on @ sketch annexed to an cot
passed before A. Mazureau, to . notary public Of
this city, % the second Of april, 1858. said lot
measures thirty feet front I'M on street, by one
hundred feet in depth. The one undivided half Of
said properly belongs to The defendant Jean Rotge,
by me- ns Of the purchase he made Of the whole OF
said property, OF the twenty. s1 tn day of Noyem.
beT 1855 per act passed before Antoibe Dor 0coutt
notary public in this city; aud the other two un-
divided thirds OF said described property beopg G.
ing to the defendant, J. 81. Bernichan, by means
! of the purchase he mace thereof from said Jean
Rotge as appears by art passed on the third OF
July 1867, before o. Drouet, notary public in this
etv.
Seized in the above suits.
AoAAa9- ~SN9H OA eAo tsHStsiionrAe VI uaA5nv
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Contested land oases prosecuted
United States General Land once al
Of the interior. Private land olaiu
presumption olaims and homestead d
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-11-23
A FREE FERRY.

We publish below the two petitions
in circulation concerning the establish
ment OF free ferry ut this point; one
from citizens Of the parish at large and
tho other from citizens of Monroe eX-
clusively. Both petitions have been
pretty numerously signed already. The
Board Of Trade inaugurated this move
lnent and II committee of that body
consisting of Messrs. w. b. Sublett,
III. Gerson and ID. A. Breard, ST., has
the matter in charge. We should he
pleased to see the ferry made free, but
we are of opinion the proposed plan
will require some changes:
From the Citizens Of Ouachita to the
'.t Hon. Police Jury.
We, the undersigned committee OF
the Monroe Board of Trade and citizens
of Ouachita parish, having our mutual
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-11-23
A SUNDAY DUEL ACROSS THE STREET
A Young Man Killed.

Last Sunday our hitherto quiet little
town was the scene of considerable ex-
citement in consequence of hostile
meeting on the streets of Marksville,
between two young men, named re-
spectively Louis J. Barbin and Alfred
B. Messick, which resulted in the death
of the latter. ...
To make this matter clearer to our
readers, we will state the first origin
OF the difficulty which led to such a
fatal termination. The Monday pre-
vious to the difficulty, crowd of per-
sons met in Il jovial manner in Marks
vile, and got on spree; very soon,
whisky had its effects on all, and in
stead of spreeing in u friendly manner,
they got to quarreling, which resulted
almost in general fight, and in the
utelee Alfred B. Messick, who was Of
the crowd, was struck by II young man
named Arthur Barbin just over the
eye the parties We're all finally separat-
ed by the officers, aud it was expected