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shall ndorse on their tickets, 'For State
Capital, Baton Rouge those voting to To-
| cate the capital at New Orleans shall in
dorse Oh their tickets, For State Capital,
New Orleans"
(Strike out article neHhundred and thir-
ty-one.)
ACT NO. "a, r. 5. OF 1873.
NUMBER TWO.
Representatives shall be chosen on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in No
vember every two years, and the election
shall be completed in one day. The Gene
raj Assembly shall meet on the first Mon
day in January, 1879, and biennally there
after, on the first Monday in January, un-
less different day be appointed by law
and their sessions shall be held at the seat
of government.
(Strke out article seventeen.)
NUMBER THREE.
After the year 1878 the General Assem-
bly, shall not have power to levy in any
one year for all State purposes more than
one per centum taxation, nor shall any col
lection of more than one per centum taxa
ton be made Ill any one year, on the actual
cash value of all real and personal proper
ty liable to taxation, except i'll caS6 of a
foreign invasion or a domestic insurrection,
and in that event any additional taxation
shall only be for the immediate purpose of
repelling invasion or supprcssing insurrec
tion. he city OF New Orleans shall not
levy or collect in any one year more than
one aud one-half per centum taxation on
the actual cash value ofa!l the real and
personal property liable to taxation within
its limits. No parish or municipal corpo-
ration except the city of New Orleans,
shall levy or collect in any one year more
than one per centum taxation upon the ac
tual cash value OF all the real and personal
property liable to taxation within its linn
its. The General Assembly shall not have
power to issue any bond or pledge the faith
OF the State for any purpose. nor shall it
authorize any parish or municipal corpora
ton to issue any bond or create any debt !;
procidea, that this shall not prohibit the is
sue of new bonds in exchange for Old
bonds, where the debt or rate Of interest is
not increased.
NUMBER FOUR.
The members of the General Assembly
shall be paid a salary of five handred dol
lars $500 per session, and actual travelling
expenses by the nearest practicabie route
not to exceed fifty dollars $50, for any
one member: prOrided, that if tN o sessions
are held in the same year they shall re
ccive for the second session in that year a
salary of only two hundred and fifty dol
lars fS200l aud actual travelling expenses
by the nearest practicable route, not to eX-
ceed fifty dollars tS50i for any one member.
The regular biennial session shall not cX-
ceed ninety days in duration. unless by
vote of two thirds of the members to each
house of the General Assembly.
Strike ont article thirty nine.i
NUMBER FIVE.
The General Assembly shall not pass
any local or special law changing the vca-
up in criminal eases. changing the manner
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Edward Association

with the following officers:
5. l. Gr'sainofe- ....- President
). H. Anc"in,- ,----.--.----..-Vj President.
/; - Moore Secretary.
Tor the purpose of caring FOR the sick and
distressed, pIDcnriug p,edicines, and curse,
ard distritntiE% the same. and alleviate
lrg distress and w.3nt i'll whatever manner
it may present itself
It has established its headquarters at che
Gande kuild.ng Oh Maine Street where
sone ot tie neinbers Will be found from
O'Clock A. NJ to 6 o'clock p NJ. should
emerscncies arlss requiring the same.
Now, I.therefore call itpssf alt, persons
who Eiy ind themselves In necdof aid, or
I who may know Of any one iii si.facring or
want, either by illness OF poverty to Asonee
notify the Association of the same, Ia orsiex
fhat reilei iiay be furnished to all deserv.
ins people.
5. I. GRISAMORE,
President Howard Associataoa
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
18th. Judicial District Court, Parish of La
tourche
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Julia Blanchard wife vs.. No. 1865 Olressi
n. Aucoin husband.
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NUMBER FOUR.
NUMBER FIVE.

The General Assembly shall not pass
any local or special law changing the Vc1'
ne in criminal cases. changing the manner
of persons lcgitmatng children. varating
roads. streets. or alleys, remitting fines,
penalties and tnrfeitures, or Fetunding
moneys legally paid Into the treasury; af-
tectine the estates of minors, or persons IN
der disability, exenpting property from
taxation, creating any monopoly, lesaiiziag
the unauthorized or invalid acts OF any Of
tcer or agent of the State, or OF any parish
| or Municipality; granting any extra com
pensation to any public officer, agent, Oh
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish Court, Parish of Lafourche.

Succession of Pierre Thibodaux, No. 92o
Probates.
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contractor, after the service has been ren
dered or contracted for; charging any par
ish seat, or creating new parishes, except
by the assent of the majority of the quail
fed electors of the parish, or parishes, to
be affected in all other eases. where II
general law can be wade applicable, no b.
cal or special law shall be passed.
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NUMBER THIRTEEN.

Each Of the district judges shall receive
a salary, to De flrl hy law, which, except
in the parish Of Orleans, shall not be less
than two Thousand dollars, nor more than
three Thousand dollars per anuum. payable
quarterly uE his oWn warrant, and which
shall not he increased nor diminished du-
ring his term OF Office. He must be citi-
zen If the United States. over the age of
twenty five years. aud have resided in the
State and practiced law therein Tor the
space OF two years next preceding his ciec-
ton. The judges Of tie district courts
shall hold titsi1 office for the term OF four
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years. In the parish of Orleans the annual
salary OF the district judges shall not ex-
ceed s five thousand dollars, to be paid as
lStrlke out article eimhtv-fo
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-04

The following details will seem in-
credible to those who are not acquaint-
ed with the peculiar ways Of the Turk.
ish administration. An artillerist had
his knee shattered at Sistova by the ex-
plosion Of shell, and after his would
had been temporarily dressed he was
transported from the field Of battle 70
Constantinople. In spite Of his intense
|sufferings, he listened with the greatest
interest 70 all the news from the seat Of
war. On his arrival in Constantinoplc,
amputation was found to be necessary;
but before the operation could be per.
formed, permission had to be obtained
from the Minister Of war. This permits
sion must always be obtained before an
amputation can be performed in a Turk
ish hospital, and II not unfrequcntly
happens that the patient dies before the
civil functionaries have ceased dcliber-
ating on the demand Of the surgeons.
Fortunately for our artillcrist, his case
was pushed through with exceptional
rapidity, and the desired permit was
given after delay Of only eight or ten
DAYS. The brave soldier, who had await.
cd the pleasure Of the administration
with the most exemplary patience, bore
the operation with heroic courage
there IS still hope that his life will b
saved.--Medical Record.
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Near Stanford, Ky, Mrs. Seachie
Hiatt was burned to death by her clothes
taking fire.
AT Tiflin, O., little child Of Henry
Adams, age IL months, fell backwards
off chair, breaking its neck.
VIM. Burke, painter, fell from a
school house in Cleveland, o., dis
lance Of 80 feet to the ground, killing
him instantly.
Mrs. Perce, aged 65, of Muncie,
Ind, received fatal injuries by being
thrown from her carriage while the
horses were running away.
Near Noblesvillc, Ind, Benjamin
WANT, while cumming saw, was in
stantly killed by the grindstone burst
ing.
AT Wolfboro, N. H., a 1-ycar-old
daughter Of James Bressenhan fell into
boiler filed with hot brine and was
scaldcd to death.
AT Whitehouse, o., Maggie Wet
more, lS years Of age, while crossing
the track ahead Of a passenger train,
was run over and killed.
AT Cedar Springs. Mich, Henry
Monroe fell from a hay-loft, striking on
4 pitchfork, the tines of which pene-
trated his abdomen, causing fatal inju-
rics.
John Cartwright, aged 50, wei
known resident OF Fort Wayne, Ind,
died from the effects 81 dose Of NOR
phine, swallowed By him for the pur
\ pose Of quoting his nerves and assistin.
him 10 recover from the effects Of a pro
longed drunken debauch.
While Mrs. Gcrtic Barnes was adj
dressing temperance audience in th'
hall at Pinckney, Mich, the floor CAV
way, prccipitating 10 or 100 people int
the cellar. a number were sericusl,
but none fatally injured. There wer
about 500 persons in the building
Some recent suicides: J. w
Hootcn, a butcher, for 70 years resi-
dent Of Heyworth, Mclean County, iii.
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another weapon. Experiments have
been lately made In the foundry at
Spandau with bronze steel, prepared By
the Uchatius method, and these have
been SO successful that the Inspection
General Of the German artillery has
definitely decided 10 adopt il as ma
terial for the manufacture Of ordnance;
and, in the first instance, has ordered
several siege guns 10 be made Of the
new compound. The construction OF
these guns il looked upon as the first
step toward the complete substitution Of
bronze steel for steel ordnance in the
German army.
Miss Goblet, the eldest daughter
OF William Goblet, has just died In
England, at the age of 81. She was
born in Philadelphia, while her father
was there political writer, and when
he was imprisoned in Newgate for libel
in lsl0-'l2 she was his companion and
amanuensis, writing at his dictation
leading articles for bis weekly publica-
ton. She fulfilled this duty for many
years after. A large part Of Cobbett' 4
most stirring matter went to the press
ia his daughters handwriting.
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The uolston Southern Methodist
Conference will send petition 10 the
Southern General Conference next May
70 change the name Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church 10 episcopal Meth
odist Church, This name was once
adopted by the General Conference, but
was not ratified by the annual confer
ences.
The work among the Chinese on
the Pacific Coast, by the Congregation
alists, has been carried on IA schools
with II teachers, and over thousand
pupils. A Christian Association and
home has been kept up by the Chinese
converts. A school building has been
erected, and despite occasional "hood-
lumn outbreaks, the work progresses.
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1t is reported that petroleum OF
good quality has been discovered about
100 miles south Of Deadwood in the
Black Hills.
Mr.. Lyman, Geologist Of the Japa-
nese Government, estimates that there
are in the island Of Ycsso l50,0OO,OOO
tons Of coal.
The Railroad Gazene thinks the
year ending in july last was, the Centen-
NAL Notwithstanding, the worst for rail
road interests since the war.
switzerland has passed a law pro-
hibiting children under the age OF IA
from being employed in manufactures
after the first Of next May.
A cloth made from the down OF
birds is coming greatly into favor in
Paris. II is waterproof, and estimated
to be five times lighter and three times
warmer than wool.
More than $50, 900 boxes of clothes
pins are annually shipped from this
country To England, and great quanti-
ties to New Zealand, the Sandwich
Islands, and Australia.
Peanuts yield large percentage of
oil that is as good for all purposes as
olive oil. II is more palatable than
olive oil, and is used extensively for
culinary purposes, finding ready mar
ket.
Mortar does not reach its usual
firmness when dried in the heat Of sum-
mer, and one of the best authorities
commends the custom Of the masons OF
Northern Italy, who, in constructions o.
importance, water the masonry during
the summer months to prevent its dry
ing too rapidly.
Eighteen thousand men are now
engaged in the express business. TX
press companies cover 10000 miles O
railroad, and il is estimated that theil
messengers daily travel 100000 miles
Three thousand five hundred horses are
employed, and over 5000 Offices are re
quired to transact their business in, ant
an amount Of capital invested not les
than $50, 900.
The experiments that have been 90
ing on for the past year in making glas
! from Stag have been concluded, and
glass suitable for bottles is now beinl
made on a commercial scale. The slaI
is taken hot from a blast-furnace in
ladle and poured into a Sieman'
furnace; carbonate Of soda and silica ar
!, then added in various proportions, &C
cording 10 the quality Of glass to b
produced. A large manufacturin
/, plant will soon be in operation in thl
,, line Of glass-making.
Showing the results Of scientili
! farming, while Austria produces on on
square mile 3, 196 head of stock. Prussi;
within the same limits, raises Dos.
I France $3.50, Great Britain IL Al. |
Belgium, where agriculture i mo-
t. naturally pursued, sqnare mile PR
!, duccs means af nourishment for a,34
! persons, whereas in Poland the farmin
! produces food for only 2,229 person
! per square mile, and, taking the worl
4 at large, a far less average than this
!, obtained.
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The death Of Bishop Marvin, of the
Methodist Church South, will neces-
state the election Of three Bishops by
the General Conference, which meets in
Atlanta.
A Methodist minister in Georgia
walks 80 miles in each week in order to
fulfill one Of bis appointments, and
works two days out Of each week in a
brick-yard for corn 70 feed his family
Bishop Miles, Of the Colored Meth
odst Episcopal Church, is about TO start
out on lectlring tour to raise funds 70
establish and endow denominational
colleges at Louisville, Ky, and Sardis,
Miss.
Rev. DR.. Harris, Bishop-clcct of the
new diocese Of Quincy, declines the
episcopatc, compelled 70 the conclusion
bv considerations relating to the work
Of the church in his present field %
labor.
The Reformed Episcopal Church i
slowly developing is diocesan Or synod
cal organization. Two synods have been
organized that Of Chicago and recent
IL that Of New York. No Bishop ha:
Vet been appointed for the latter
The Diocesan Convention Of the
Episcopal Church Of the Springfield
Diocese, by unanimous vote Of boti
orders, elected Rev Geo. Fox, ~. D.,
Dean 81 the General Theological sem
mary Of New York, Bishop Of this Dio
ccsc, which was created by the late
General Convention at Boston.
A theological seminary i TO By
opened al Toxic, Japan, in connection
with the recent union Of the three Prot
estant missions, the American Presby
terian, the Dutch Reformed, and th'
United or Scotch Presbyterian. III
college will have q permanent stan 2
three professors, one nominated by eacl
OF the missions.
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--Kimball, the church-debt raiser, has
lifted the rest Of that $4,000 on the
Memorial Presbyterian Churchon Madi-
son Avenue, New York, in q meeting ~
the people, and Rev. DIR. Robinson, me
pastor, and all his people are in great
rlec about II. DR.. Robinson says -
record my deliberate conviction that we
could no more have raised this sum o.
money now without his aid than We
could have lifted the Cordillcras.'
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Father Hyacinthc is only five feet
three inches high.
The Duke of Norfolk s wedding-day
cost him 100000, or two months in
come.
In many parts Of Germany taxes
now amount to from II to 20 per cent.
Of ascertained income.
On the site Of old Temple Bar, Lon
don, now in process of demolition, is TO
be erected a column or obelisk to mark
the limits Of the city's jurisdiction.
refusing to serve the Office Of Lord
Mayor of London renders an Alderman
liable TO fine OF $4,000, which Sir Il.
Hammet had to pay in l19s.
Miss Clara, daughter Of Leonard
Jerome Of New York, is TO marry the
Earl Of Wicklow, who Is alss Viscount
Wicklow and Baron Clonmore. He is
one OF the representative Irish peers in
the British Parliament. The Earl i
about 3s, and was once an officer OF the
9th Lancers.
-Skobeeff says: This is new era
in war, and we are making experiments
for the benefit Of others. The shovel
and the brcech-loading rifle have chang
cd every thing. Artillerygoes for moth
ing; the infantry assault is the only,
though the most precarious, mode OF
success"
A Berlin paper says that Germany
in 1880 will have fleet which, although
inferior in the number Of vessels to
those Of either France or England, will
be superior in the quality of material
and artillery, in the education Of officers,
and in the completeness Of its equip
ment. The construction Of vessels pro-
ceeds rapidly.
The King Of Spain seems to be a
fellow Of spirit When he told his min
isters that he wished to marry the
Princess Mercedes of Montpcnsier, they
objected, saying that the Duke Of Mont
pensier was so very unpopular. What
has that to do with it?" replied the
youthful sovereign: ~ mean 70 marry
the Dukes daughter, not the Duke
and so he carried his point.
In the Cathedral at Brunswick
Germany, il was recently determined q
scour the walls and pillars. Asthe dir,
az ares came of, the indicators Of
cleanliness were awarded by the uncov
ering Of old paintings q great meri
that had been entirely forgotten
sketches are to be made Of them first
and they are then to be restored.
Sir George O'Donnell, member 9
Parliament for County Mayo, Ireland
il anxious to be made peer. He wa
cruelty hoaxcd the other day by tele
gram announcing that he had beer
made Lord darlington. II takes scvcra
DAYS to get from London TO Mayo. III
George gave out the good news Of hi
advancement. Mayo was delighted. !
lighted boniircs and had jubilations
} The knight even signed his name .sCar
} lingford1 in an official visitors book
, The painful relapse came only too soon
! Poor O'Donnell l. now the laughing
stock Of Mayo.
1t il probable that the celebrate
Krupp gun, with which the whole Of III
: German artillery Il at present armed
will be superseded before very long b
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BY the fall Of scaifold at Doyles-
tawn, Wayne County, d., Joseph Keller,
An Akron carpenter. was preclpi,a'eu
Is feet. TO the cellar Of the new Cathonc
church. in which he was at work, anu
instantly killed.
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Here Is problem Tor scientists.
Why is II that in winter overshoes are
called Arctic, while they keepus warm;
and in summer soda-water is called Arc
tic, and keeps US coolP- Detroit Free
Press
-Twenty-one Freshmen were sus-
pended from an English college because
a Professor couldn't find out who placed
a ten-ounce tack in his chair. He, how
ever, knew all about who sat down on 1t.
The Boston Globe gives an evidence
Of understanding double entry:
WIPE.
Dec. 20, to Cash. $50 ooBy Christmas
present.......,.S 20
BIS profit and loss ~ %
Total $50 ou Total. so 90
-"Y You wasn't around when they
dealt out hair, was you?" said red
haired man TO bald-headed man in q
railroad-car. " Yes, was there" said
the man with the skating-rink on the
top Of his head; 80 was there, but they
offered me handful Of red, and told
them to throw il into the coal-scuttle
to kinde the fire with. "-L0nisrttte
Courier-Journal.
Tommy came home from school,
and handed to his father the teacher Z
report on his progress during the month.
"This is very unsatisfactory, Tom ;
you've very small number Of marks.
I'm not at all pleased with IT," "ltold
the teacher you wouldn't be, but ne
wouldn't alter it,
An old colered lady Of one of the
back counties sings all the good old
Methodist hymns, but she gets them
mixed sometimes. She sings
sweet prospects. sweet birds ana sweet no"
ers
Have ali lost their sweetness but me.
And another:
Am shoulder Of a boss
quarter of a lamby
She means all right, though, bless he
good heart. ashland Reriew.
Mr.. Duffy was apparently yer.
much annoyed the other night, when, a
he was sneaking up the front stairs a
80 a. m, he was confronted by Mrs
Duffy. who demanded what he meant b,
coming home at that hour and in tina
condition. "-Sh!" whispered Mr.
Duffy, huskily, placing an r"stead
finger on his lip, ''Sh! Donsp--hic-
dom speak s'loud, Christmas night; LIN
iusht play'n Shammy Claws tool CHI
, hic TO fool -hic!-ildren.
Eminent statisticians have computes
that to-day dec. 26th) 6l.29 familie
out Of every 100 have had minced turke
and dry toast and warmed-over plum
pudding for dinner; that 5l.l6 per cent
ii the population is suffering the toi
/ lures OF the lost from over-indulgence i
! mince pie and other dainties of lik
! character: that 37.4S per cent. OF tn
y generous donors of Christmas gifts hay
: been reviled in private as "mean oil
/, things;- that 69.57 per cent. Of the toy
I presented Tuesday have already bee
smashed or put out Of order; that 9S.d
: per cent. of the heads Of families al
4 Glad that it is over and only comes b.
o ence year, and that 100 per cent.
Il the same class are gloomily looking o.
1 for bills. Statistical experts estima'
!. the loss each Christmas, through Gu
7 tains and coats sssticked-up"with cand,,
J besmeared hands Of children, breadth
Of carpet and silk dresses ruined
! turkey-gravy splashed by incxpert car
I ers and the other accidents incidental
i the day, at, for the United States alon
: 81. 26i 1873 Chicago Tribune.