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Pioneer of Assumption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 185?-1895, 1877-07-28
SUCCESSION SALE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF ASSUMPTION.
PARISH Court.
No. 1852.
Succession Of Berthol Monson and
Lazarra Gomez, his W1e.

RY VIRTUE OF AND IN ODE
~ dience to a decree of sale rem
dered by the Hon. the Parish Court
OF the parish of Assumption, on the
9th of OF July, 1877, | will offer for
sale at public auction, on the prem
ises in Brule Dalferes of this parish,
to the highest and last bidder on
Wednesday, August sth, 1877.
between the hours of IOA. NJ. and 3
z. M. the following described prop
erty belonging to the above sucses-
sion,, to-wit;
1st. A tract of land situated in
the parish of Assumption, at the
place known as Brule Dalferes.
measuring three arpents, more or
less, front on a depth of seven ar
pents, more or less, between paral-
lei lines, bounded above by land of
Robert Maurin, in the rear by land
of Trasimond Melaneon, below by
land of Julien Acosta, and in front
by a public road leading to the
main public road of said Brule: to-
gether with all the buildings and
improvements thereon and there
unto belonging to the exception of
the buildings and Improvements
belonging to Vincent Fernandez
| thereon.
End. Another tract of land sit
uated at the same place as the pre-
ceding and little below it, meas
urlng two arpents, more or less,
front on depth of seven arpents,
mole or less, between parallel lines,
bounded above by land of Desire
Acosta, III the rear by land of Tra-
|simond Melancon. below by land
of Oscar Martinez and in front by a
public road leading to the main
public road of said Brule: together
with all the buildings and improve
ments thereon.
3rd. A lot of farming imple-
ments, ploRs and one corn mill.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS !:
The movable effects for CASH,
and the landed property, one third
cash, one-third i'll March 1873, and
one-ehird in March 1879, represe Mt
ed by the notes of the purchasers
payable to the order of the admin
istrator of said succession, with in
terest from and after maturity until
paid at the rate of eight per cent
per annum, and secured by the
vendors privilege and special mort
gage under the pact de non alienando
on the lands sold; the purchasers,
in case suit or other judicial pro-
ceedings be instituted to recover
payment of said notes or any part
thereof, shall pay ten per cent on
the amount sued for, including
principal and interest, for attor-
ney's fees, the same to be also sec
ured by the same privilege and
mortgage as the notes above men
toned.
n. B. Actual corporeal possession
of the lands above described shall
not be given until the first of jan
uary next, 1878; and Mr.. Vincent
Fernandez shall have the right of
removing his buildings and i'm
from the firstly de-
tract of land by that time.
FRANK r. COMEAU,
Auctioneer.
Parish of Assumption, July 6, 1877.
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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-24

The New York Herald believes with
MAcAULAY that as civilization grows
poetry declines. Perhaps it also believes
with the same writer in the inevitable
failure of our experiment of self-govern.
ment. MACAuLAY's incapacity to COM
prshend the United States was not more
marked than his inability to discern the
truth that while symbols perish, poetry
never dies. II the Herald thinks that
the elements OF poetry-coursge, fidelity,
imagination, honorable sims-are lost,
or ths. the necessity OF utterapce has
gone, or that the suficiency OF finite
words for illimitable feeling is greater, ii
only proves the desdneSs of It's own
heart.
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
IT --zx, L.. 10 IS-'
SCHOOL REPOR G.

The report OF the State Superintend-
ert of schools shows satisfactory work
ing of the free school system Of the
State within the last two years. The
Superintendent ansounces that the re-
ports Of County Superintendents are
much more complete and satisfactory
than formerly, and he expresses the hope
that it will no; be long until our free
schools are so systemstized that future
reports will approximate very nearly to
correctness Two of the County Super
in,enden,s, MARSHALL and Rosne) failed
to make any report for the last year.
The number of school houses in the
State In 1876 was S,l27 the number Of
teachers employed S,69S, and the total
amount paid to teachers for the last year
was s5Ss, ,4s7.49.
The Superintendent recognizes the
value of the aid received from the Pes.
body Fund in support Of the graded
schools, and says that many Of our vslua-
bic teachers come from these schools.
Superintendent. BrRSE speaks Of some
Of the grievances Of the school system a.
follows:
Numerous complaints are made to me
from many Of the counties of the State,
that the sherifs fail 10 pay over this
money to the teachers Is their salaries
fall due, bot upon the contrary, that the
sherifis use the money 90 drawn for pur.
poses Of speculation, and for the pay
ment of their own debts. Indeed, un-
de, stand it has been . rule in the Aud
tors office ever since our free schools
have had An existence, that II the sheriff
Of a county Is in debt 70 the State on ac-
count of revenues due 70 the State when
the general school fund becomes due, for
the Auditor to withhold the payment of
the school money until the sherit's said
Indebtedness 10 the treasury is discharged.
This is . grevious injury 10 the school
teacher, and If the law now in existence
sanctions such . course, il certainly
ought 70 be so amended 10
prohibit the sheriff from making any
such use of the money in the
treasury due for school purposes. As
the rule now is, If when the sheriff gets
his orders from the county superinten-
den, be Is in debt 70 the State, he takes
the money due to the school teachers and
pays his own debts and forces the teacher
to wait for his money until tie sheriff can
collect from the SLOW tax payers Of bis
county IN amount Of money sufficient to
replace the tsaeherS money, which vas
collected the year previous and placed in
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-24
The Turkish Question.

VIENNA, January 23.-The journals
here report that the Turkish am osssador
al u long consultstipn in Pesth to-day,
on the Turkish future course, informed
Count Andrassy that the Porte intended
10 make peace with Servis and Monte
negro, and requested Andrsssy's media
tion.
LONDON. January pa Berlin cor
respondent otes various reports which
are interesting because they appeared in
some German papers. TLese reports are
to the effect that Count ChsIdordey in
spirited kilograms concerning the atti.
tude OF Baron Van Werthen at the con =
ference, with q view TO provoking Il com
plication and further the plot for an Or.
leanist restoration t...S
LONDON, January 23.-The Posts Ber-
lin special says: Many Russian railroad
administrations have been notified that
after the 9th inst their lines will, in ali
probability, be required for military
purposes.
A Vienna special says the reports
from the military agents say the roads
in Moldavia are impracticable,
and the railroad between kischenOti
and Jassy is interrupted by floods.
The Paris correspondent Of the DAILY
NeWs SAYS the retirement ot Duke
DeCazes, Minister OF Foreign Atiairs, Is
probably the result of disagreement
with Minister Simon.
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Necessary TO q choice, IS.
LONG TERN.
Necessary to q choice, 50.


A motion was made TO continue the
balloting for one hour on the short term,
but the CAUCUS rejected the proposition,
and proceeded under the rule adopted
the preceding night to ballot alternately
for short and long terms.
at the conclusion Of the second ballot
q motion was made to adjourn the caucus
until o'clock tonight. Judge Fergu.
son endesvored to protest against the
adjournment, but the Chair deciding
that motion to adjourn was not debsta.
bic, proceeded to take the vote
and announced the caucus ad-
journed tonight, the Judge all
the while eRdesvoring to make
himself heard without avail. At half
past eight the caucus adjourned and the
members proceeded to the Weisel Insti-
tute entertainment, where their excited
nerves were soothed under the softening
influence Of sweet music.
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the bank TO the credit Of the general
school fund. Indeed, The way this fund
il now managed, it Is reserve fund OF
actual cash in bank upon which the
sheriff can draw to pay any deficit IN his
accounts with the State, that does not
exceed the amount due to his county
from the general school fund, and thus
save his commission for prompt payment.
This practice ought to be prohibited oy
law, and the general school fund should
the so guarded as to be held sacred for
the purposes for which it was intended
And again:
Our whole fnancisl system relating u
schools is radically wrong. 1t should be
reorganized and placed on the same basis
of the State financial system, both as TO
State and local levies and collections.
When state taxes are leyied, the coun-
" aad district assessors report to the
State Auditor the exact amount levied
in each county, and he charges the
amount to the sheriff of each county,
which stands as a debt against the sheriff
until he pays the whole amount in cash,
after deducting deiinquencies and COM
missions; this applies also 10 the State
school tax. have already pointed out
the defects in the administration OF this
branch of the school money. The ad-
ministration OF revenues for school pur
poses arising from local taxation, Is
still more defective than the admlnistra-
tion of those arising from State taxation.
The Sheriff is both the collecting and
Gisbursing agent, not required 10 make
any settlement by which it can be deter.
mined how much money he has collected
during the year. But the settlements
only show how mucn be is charged with,
and how much he has disbursed. He
may have collected all, or he may have
collected none, at the time OF his settle
ment. There should, think, be treas
urer of school moneys in each county,
with whom the sheriff should be bound
TO settle at stated periods, and to whom
a certain amount OF the local taxes should
be paid at specified times, SO that the
teachers could easilv and conveniently
ascertain whether there were funds on
hand for their payment.
The Superintendent urges the con-
tinued support of the Normal schools,
but there is a diversity of opinion about
their usefulness. At least it is generally
conceded that we have too many of
them.
Col. BYRNE has been faithful and dill
gent in the discharge of his delicate du-
ties as the head of our school system,
curing the four years of his administra-
ton, and he retlres from his position
with the confidence of all, and aregret
that he was not longer. continued in the
office.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-24

The influence of kindness IN turning
men from their vicious tendencies and
inducing them to accept honest work
and lead honest lives, is suggested BY the
.act that the number OF ex. convicts in
the State of New York who were offered
work by the agents OF the State Prison
Association during the past year was
over one thous and, and that seventy-fve
per cent. have accepted the offer and
done we'll In seventy-seven towns and
cite, the association have regular trans
actions with business firms who employ
ex.convicts upon their agents recon-
mendations.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-24
Indian Depredattoss. s.

CHICAGO, January pa Sioux City
report is current ST Fort Randall that s
train Of fifteen wagons and twenty men
we're captured on Thursday morning,
about one hundred miles west OF the
Missouri river, while on their way out o:
the hills, and that not man escaped the
scalping k,,fe. The Indian who brough.
the news SAYS that Crazy Horses band
committed the outrage, and that the
train belonged to Violin 4 P.pin.n, OF
Yanktou.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-24
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

MoRE caucus tonight.
DELxsATE Baowsg is tall and hand
some.
IT is getting exciting about the Legis-
la,ure now.
LOBBYISTS hsre no chance on the floor
of the House.
Tux gsllerie. were filled with spects-
tors, yesterday.
SENATOR TURNER rs is the hsndsomest
member OF the Senate.
JUDGE FERGUSON has a large head,
and it is full of brains.
Hon. w. A. QUARRIER is the finest
looking member of the House.
Mr.. McFApDEN is happy. The Con-
gressionsl delegation has left
Hon. A. n. CAMPBELL Is the most
swelled" man ABOUT the capitol.
TIE Capital Removal bill will be taken
from the table to-day and put in its little
bed.
The vote for Senators was watched
with great deal OF interest by the spec
tatcrs.
Mr.. FARSswoRrH wanted the mileage
of pages cut of. and M FERGUSON op.
posed it.
THEtwo houses will meet in joint con-
veniion to-day 8. noon and ballot for
Senators.
4 LARGE number of ladies we're on the
floor of the House, Yesterday, while the
vote was beng taken for Senator.
SENATOR DESNIs, chairman OF the
Senate Judiciary Committee, is one Of
the finest lawyers IN West VirsiniA
To-Day the ladies will visit the Cspi-
tol in force, If the weather sLsll prove As
delightful as It was yesterday.
iris no; expected ths: Sens.or will
be elected by the Legislature odsy.
Mr.. FAULKNER Was the only active
Senatorial candidate on the floor of the
House yesterday.
THEY folded their tents and stole
away" TO their duties at WASH ston, did
the Senators and Representatives, last
night.
Col DAVID Corr is the jo!lies; of
Senstors-ss cheerful IS one Of the CHEs-
RrBLE BROTHERS made famous BY DICK
EMS
CAPITAL Removslists want 10 hold
their bill, like the sword OF DAMocLEs.
suspended over the heads of Senatorial
candidates
A GREAT many persons thought ths,
the Speaker was arbitrary in bis rulings
excluding visitors, bu, he was only en-
forcing the rules adopted by the House.
HoS. IRA j. McGlSSIs hiss not been
able to occupy his seal IN the Senats
since the commencement Of the Legsla-
ture. He has been confined to lis room
At the Ssamm House by illness. but we
are grss,dsd to know that he is in far
way 70 Be out soon.
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Mexican News.

CIrr OF MEXICO, January l6.-The
government has fined Barron i Escsnon,
bankers, Sl50.0O0 for failure to comply
with the railroad concession. They al
lece that the state of the country made
compliance impossible. The govern
ment seized Barron's estate. Barron is
an Englishmsn. England has no repre-
sentative here.
The German Minister has been attack
ed by thieves who stole his watch and
then drew knives on the bystsnders who
:ried TO interfere. They escaped.
President Disz has banished Cortina
from tie Republic.
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Revenue Collector ed

WAsHISGroS, January 23.-The
Commissioner of Internal Revenue is
informed by the Collector OF Internal
Revenue tor South Carolina that the
illicit distiller Redmond, who recent Y
wounded Deputy collector Barton and
killed Hendricks, accompanied by "a
armed force of twenty roughs, Oh the
morning OF the Goth. surrounded the
house OF Barton near Easily, South Car
ollns. and under penalty OF instant
death compelled Barton TO pay him 9re
hundred dollars The psrty then took
one of Bsrton's horses and rode of.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-24

UNNECESSARY time is consumed by
members of the Legislature in intro
ducing bills appropriating money for the
construction of bridges and roads. They
cannot be passed, or even if they were
passed the Governor would veto them.
Such bills may look well enough to the
constituents at home, but it is adding
TO the expenses OF legislation to have
them dragging along.
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oregon Electoral Inves,ixatIon.

WASHINGTON, January 81. w.
Lazwtll. one o. the Oregon Democratic
candidates for Presidential electors st the
l.:e election, testified before thu Senate
Committee on Privileges and Elections
this morning. He said he went 10 the
Oregon electoral college, becaase he un-
dersiood ths, the Republican electors
were going 10 take the electoral certIh-
cate from Cronin by force. Wines un-
derstood the Secretary Of State, Chad
wick. TO say .s he handed the envelope
containing the certificate Of election 10
Cronin, .Geniiemenr here are your cer-
,iica,esA' He heard the Republican
electors ask Cronin for their certihcA.es,
and Cron,n replied, Il wil! see h-ll
freeze over before l Will give them up
The witness MAS then excused Tor the
Hsr
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Nash's story Denied

COLUMBIA, 5. c. January 2S.-Col.
l.. ID. Childs, President of the Carolina
National Bank of this city, makes sth.
dsyit denying the statement OF Senator
Nash yesterday, before the congressio nal
committee st Washington, TO the effect
,ha, he (Childs) attempted 10 brioe Linn
(Nashl, to cast his vote tor Tilden.
Col. Chilts says be msde no proposal
whatever TO Mr.. Nash relative 10 casting
his electoral vote, and that ne never had
or knew of any money applicable to
such a purpose
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NOn-Intercourse Between Russia
and China.

BERLIN, Jnhuary 23.-Commercisl
intercourse between Russia and China
has come 10 a stand still, owing 10 the
prohbitory decree OF the Chinese gov.
ernment, prompted by suspicious srous.
ed by Colonel Prhsvs!sky's exploring ex.
pedltiOn, and other Ru-slan movement,
along the Chinese frontier, which are
taken BY China TO indicate hostile
designs.
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MOTTO he Impenehed.

WAsHIsGToN, January 2s.-The
House Judiciary Committee to-day
uu animously resolved that article. OF IN. 4.
peschment ought not 20 b" preferred
against George 81. RobesOn, Secretary OF
the Navy.
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IHtIa re.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 23.-LIn'
tooth, Kellogg q Co, importers OF hard
ware and agricultural implements, have
suspended Liabilities about s25O,OOO. AZ
a meeting of creditors II Wa, ascertain ed
that the assets were 100000 A com.
m'ttee was appointed TO examine th'
affairs Of the firm.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-24

CARL Schultz endorses the Confer
encs Committees bill. He says it &C
complishes what he and ex-senator
HENDERSON desired 10 accomplish when
they asked. some time ago, that the
whole question be referred to the Su-
preme Court.
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New Ysrk DueiIssg Law.

NEw YORK, Jsnnsry S.-The grand
jury, court OF general sessions, made 9
presentmen; 20 the coart to-day requ 81
ing that tie Legislature Be pesEticrei 70
amend the lsw relating n duelling snd
fighting, 50 that any witness Of the pro
ceeding. could be compelled 10 appear
and give testimony before grand jury
or court without criminatinz himself, c,
being subject 10 prosecution as party &c
ihe offence
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RaJlroad Accident.

CINCINNATI, January q. - The
through passenger train south, on the
Louisville Short Line railroad, was
thrown from the track BY s misplaced
switch 81 Mill Creek station, a. An early
hour this morning. No persons were in
iured, however.
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ICJMMUSICATED.
Editors OF the Register

Judge James II, Ferguson has no su-
perior in the elements that constitute
the accomplished and successful legIsla-
tor in this or any adjacent State. This
fac, is recognized by all, Why not,
then, elect him 10 the United States
senate, and give our State and our com
mon country the benefit of his massive
intellect, his experience and recognized
fitness Tor the successful discharge CT
high and responsible legislative duties
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-24

The Connecticut Legislature which a
few days ago enthusiastically endorsed
the Electoral plan of the Joint Commit
tee on q seconisober thought, has recon-
sidered the matter and laid the reso!u-
tions on the table. There is bitter op-
position being developed to the plan by
both parties, and we may yet find our.
selves farther at sea than ever.
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Oaeer Hsrtally wounded.

MKNPBls, January . This amer.
noon. while attempting 70 ARES. col
ored burglar named Williams, on Lin
den street. Detective Pride was shot By
the burglar and nortally wounded, the
ball entering his lett breast jus. above
the heart and ranged downward. The
burglar escaped
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Logan Gone by the Is rd

SPRISGFIELD, Ill, January "a
Hon &. b. Lawrence has been unani-
mousIy nominated by the Republican
caucus for United States SenstOr, Logan
having peremp,oriIy declined 10 psrmi,
the further Use Of his name.