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EAs T. QUESTION.

London, Feb. la-Austria suggested
Halcn-Badcn as the place for the meeting
of the congress, SO that Prince Bismarck
might preside.
London, Feb. l9.-From the tenor of tho
debate in parliament last evening it is con-
sidered that the relations bel ween England
and Russia are becoming more amirahle.
London. Feb. 19.-Tle Daily Ne,rs, in Il
leading article, says: Had Derby felt at IL
bcrtN to speak fully he..conlh have said the
Russian communication was Of Il character
to warrant the hopes Of peace.
London, Feb. IA dispatch from St.
Petersburg says Prince Gortschak"tl has
declared he will not advance upon Gnllipo-
Ii, provided the British troops do not land.
London, Feb, IA dispatch from Pcsth
says it is reported that 5000 men are being
secretly modified, and that two camps will
he formed on the G;alatian frontier. News
from Pesth is generally of a sensational
character.
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London, Feb19.-A dispatch from Vienna
says it is announced from C~onstaDtinople
that the Porte has instructed Safvet Paslla
to hasten the peace negotiations, and, il
possible, conclude them before the end OF
February.
London, Feb. H,-Tllc Telegraph's Vienna
correspondent sayss A difficulty has arisen
relative to the date Of the c~onvocatisn Of
the congress. Prince Gortsclakotf considers
that u preliminary treaty Of peace should
be first signed. Austria objects to Russia
being able t. present q treaty al a fat &C.
compi.
London, Feb. 20. 2. p. m.-There is no.
thing new In the Eastern question.
The excitement has almost entirely sub
sided in England. Many papers predict an
early aud satisfactory settlement Of the
war difficulties.
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I. r. POCHE, Attorney.

by virtue Of a writ of seizure and
sale to me directed by the above
named Hon. Court, in the above
entitled and numbered suit, l will
offer for sale at public auction, ut
the Court House of this Parish,
ON SATURDAY THE md. OF MARCH,
A. d. 1873, AT IL O'CLOCK A. NJ,
the following described property,
to.wit:
1st.-A certain tract of land situa-
tcd..in the Parish Of st. James,
on the left bank of the Missis-
sippi river, at about 80 miles
above the city Of New Orleans,
measuring one arpent front to
the river back to the forty ar
penis, and measuring two ar,
penis at that point back to the
eighty arpents, bounded above
by lands Of Widow Christopllc
Roussel and Alfred Druilhet,
and below by lands of the heirs
OF Gabriel Dossat and the heirs
of G. NJ. Shepherd, together
with all the buildings, other
improvements, working animals
and other appertenances there.
to belonging.
ond.-0 mules, > three horse carts,
one single horse cart, six
rlongh>. twenty-five cords 1pi
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For Sale, For Cash.
On ACCOUNT OF DEPARTURE

A STORE with Il new Stock of Goods IT,
Gently selected to suit the Country Market,
and Il perfect assortment.
Also horses, horned cattle, cart, buggy,
cistern, Nc.
The lease of the said property expires on
the 3lst. at December next and can b.
easily renewed.
For further information address
CHARLES PLAISANCE.
Bay Tree Plantation, 18th. Ward, Parish OF
81. James. La. ZIG tt. ! III.
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q R SALE

will Offer for Sale at Public Auction.
on saturday. the 9th. tiay of March, ISIS,
at the 4th. ward Pound, in the Parish Of
st. James, Left Bank, the following horn
ed cattle herein described, to witt WIFI
to COW, with white face, black neck. and
body covered with small black spots, and
its young calf just dropped-l red COW
with a large white spot 81, the back, a
br'ken horn, and its young calf, also u
young red lleifer.
Terms and conditions :-CAsH IN L. s,
CURRENCY. -
Parish Of St. James, Feb. Ii. 1873.
- EUGENE WEBRE, $50
J, u. S,''d'e and Road Inspector,
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PARISH OF SAINT JAMES,
J. L. Il 7. r. POCHE, Attorneys.

BY virtue Of Il writ of seizure and
sale to me directed 10y the above
Hon. Court. in tic above entitled
and numbered suit, l will offer for
sale at Public Auction at the Court
House OF this Parish.
ON SATURDAY THE md. OF MARCH,
A. u. ISIS, AT II O'CLOCK A. NJ,
the following described property,
lO.wit:
\ certain tract of land established
as a sugar plantation, the pro.
perty OF defendant situated ii.
this Parish, right bank Of the
Mississippi river, j33 miles abo-
We the city of New Orleans,
measuring II and half ar.
pelt front Oh said river, by
eighty ai'pcnts in depth, bound.
ell above by the property of
Wild. Ii. s. Tregre and below
- by that Of Loup Brothers, to.
gether with all the buildings,
one half Of sugar.house and
Steam Engine thereon erected
and all other improvements
there',nto belonging, and also
three mules and one cart.
The whole of said property to be
sold in block.
Terms and conditions:
Cash in I. s. Currency.
Sheritfs office, Parish of st. James,
January 23rd. \. d. 1878.
Y. MILES,
Sheriff.
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POLICE JURY.
President, a. l.. Bourgeois;
Secretary. Emile J. Laichc;
Members, j. a. Druillict. j. b. Fcrchanl,
Felicien Wagucspack, DtSira Leblanc, ia
mes Davis. Alfred Mim. Henry johnson.
Thomas Mooney, Richard A. Harrison.
SCHOOL BOARD,
President, J. Gentil:
Secretary, J. Louis Ganlct:
Members. DIR. o. Gaudct, Marcclin 1ir-
'cnit, d. i. Bourgeois, i. Numn Martin,
lhelcspllorc Dngas, A. Nv Thompson, John
1Hickcrson.
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FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT,
PARISH oF.sA1NT JAMES,
+. p. POCHE, Attorney

by virtue of Il writ Of seizure and
sale to me directed by the above.
named Hon. Court, in the above
entitled and numbered suit, l will
offer for sale at Public Auction, ut
the Court House Of this Parish,
ON SATURDAY THE sND. OF MARCH,
A. D. 1879, AT II O'CLOCK A. NJ.
the following described property,
to.wit:
A certain sugar plantation situated
in the Parish Of st. James, in
this State, on the left bank OF
the Mississippi river, at about
fift.y-three miles above the city
OF New Orleans, measuring five
arpents and three fourth more
Or less, front on said river, by
Eighty arpents in depth, bound
ed above by the property now
Or formerly belonging to Mr..
Valery Roussel aud below by
that now or formerly belonging
to Mrs. JOSEPH, Cambre, togeth-
err with all the improvements,
buildings and other apperte-
l'ances thereto clonging,exccpt
one third of the Sugar House
and machinery belonging to
Mr.. Falery Roussel, together
with the working ANIMALS and
agricultural implements there
to attached and belonging, ma.
mely: 20 mules, one horse, Z
t:arts, - small ploughs and 3
large ones.
The whole Of said property to be
sold in block.
Terms and conditions:
Cash i'll U. S. Currency.
Sheritf's office, Parish OF st. James,
this 22nd. day of Jan. A. ID. 1878.
V. MILES, Sheriff.
7. I. SIMON,
VS.. NO. GIG.
WIDOW FLORESTAN HlMEI.
sTATE.OF LOUISIANA
FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT.
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PARISH OF ST. JAMES.
F. p. PoCnE, Attorney.

BY virtue of a writ of seizure and
sale to ne directed by the above
named Hon. Court, in the above
entitled and numbered suit, I will
offer for sale at Public Auction ut
the Court House of this Parish,
ON SATURDAY THE end. OF MARCH,
A. D. 1875, AT IL OC. A. NJ,
the following described property,
to-wit:
a certain tract Of lanl established
as a sugar plantation, situated
in the Parish of ST. James in
this State, on the left bank Of
the Mississippi River, at a dis.
lance Of about sixty-four miles
above the city Of New Orleans,
measuring sixteen and one halt
arpents more or less, front OH
the said river, by eighty arpents
in depth opening about sixteen
degrees, bounded on the upper
line by the plantation Of Mrs.
Widow Armand Bourgeois, and
OIL the lower line by the plan
tation Of =. G. Smith formerly
A. Il. Crane) together with the
Sugar. House, Steam Engine
and mill, laborers' quarters,
stable, dwelling house and other
buildings and improvements
thereon and thcrennto belong
ing, and all agricultural nipple
ments.
2nd-A portion of North. West quar-.
ter of section seventy four,
Township Eleven, Range four
East, containing one hundred
and tifty-1onr 10llO0 acres,
3rd.-The West half Of and North.
West quarter, and the West half
oftlAe South West quarter OF the
section titty-tivc, Township
Eleven, Range four East, con
tanning one hundred and sixty
3Ol1OO. acres.
4th.-The East half of the North.
East quarter of section seventy
three, Township Eleven, Range
four East, continuing Eighty
acres.
5th.--The East half of the North.
West quarter and the East half
Ut the Soith- West quarter OF
section titty-tivc, Township
Eleven, Range four East, con.
tanning II hundred and sixty
3OllOO acres.
Gth.-The West half of the North.
East inartcr and the South
East 1narterof' section seventy,
tIlrrr, Township Eleven, Range
four East, containing two hun
'lrrl and Eight .5llW acres.
.th.-The South half OF the South
half OF section Fifty, Township
Eleven, Range tour East. con.
tanning one hundred and sixty
25llOO acres.-Togethcr with all
the buildings and improvements
thereon and thereunto belong
ing.
Sth.-Abcut 1900 bbls: of Corn. 30
mules, 20 ploughs, 100 loads Of
llay,9 cane carts, 3small carts.
. cnltlvators, one rake, (llay
Machine.)
The whole Of said property to be
sold in block.
Terms and conditions:
Cash in U. s. Currency.
Sheritf"s office, Parish OF st. James.
this 10Th. day Of January, 1873.
VICTOR MILES.
Sheriff.
RAPHAEL BELTRAM,
vs.. Np. GIG.
+. n 4. MONTH.
STATE.OF.. LOUISIANA.
FOURTH JUDICIAL. DISTRICT COURT.
PARISH OF SAINT JAMES,i
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Official DIRECTORY.


Comprising the Parishes Of Ascension,
st. James, st. John the Baptist and st.
Charles
District Henry Dnffcl,
District Attorney. .........F b. Earlurt.
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Seventh Senatorial District.
Comprising the Parishes Of Ascension
and St. James.
state Pierre Landry.
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Equal to appropriation: sJ4G SO
On notion Of MIR. Thompson it
was resolved that the further sum
Six Hundred Dollars be and the
same is hereby appropriated to de
tray the probable expenses Of the
Board for the month of Fcbrua.
ry 1873.
MIR. John Dickerson then stated
that his private occupations did not
permit him to fulfill any longer his
duties as member Of this Board and
begged leave to tender the follow.
ing resignation:
St. james, Feb. 9th. 1873.
To Gov. L. L. Nichols, New Orleans:
Sir-Not wishing to be any long
er a member OF the School Board of
the Parish Of st. James, l hereby
tender this my resignation. Hoping
the same will be accepted,
l remain respectfully,
JOHN DICkERSON.
On motion of a. w. Thompson
the above resignation was accepted
and Mr.. IL. l.. Tureaud WAS recon-
mcnded to his Excellency the Gov
ernor rs Il proper person to fill the
vacancy occasioncd by the resigna-
ton OF Mr.. DickerSon.
And there being no further bnsi-
ness the Board now adjourned to
meet on the LIST. Saturday of March
next 1878.
j. L, GAlDET,
Secretary, j. GENTIL.,
President
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wood, also a lot Of agricultural
implements.
The whole Of said property to I've
sold III block.
Terms and conditions:
Cash in U. s. Currency.
Sheriffs Office, Parish of st. James,
this 10Th. day Of Jan. A. u. 1873.
V. MILES,
Sheriff.
JOSEPH CLACDET,
VS.. No. 6l7.
... EDMOND BOURGEOIS.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT.
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Z. Z. SIMON,
VS.. NO. GIG.
WIDOW FLORESTAN UlNEi,
~sTATE.OF LOUISIANA. :

FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT,
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.

FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1878-03-16

rs Miss Sarah ]. Rhodes, of Clappertown,
Blair county, Pa, was recently left the immense
sum of ninety thousand dollars by maiden lady
residing in Philadelphia who died on the 5th of
January last. This lady being of English de-
scent, having no relatives in this country left all
she had to Miss Rhodes under these circumstan-
ces On the 2Sth of December, 1873, Miss Rhodes
was coming to Altoona and met the lady on the
train, who quite ill., She 'ministered to her
wants in the kindest manner accompanying her to
the place of her destination. When Miss Rhodes
took leave of the sick lady the latter asked her for
her address, and offered to reward her for kind
ness and attention. This was refused, when Miss
Prescott, for that was the strange lady's name,
remarked to Miss Rhodes at parting, "You will
be paid some day" From that time forward
nothing passed between the ladies, nor did they
again see each other; and now Miss Rhodes has
been startled into remembrance of the incident by
a most substantial fulfllment of Miss Prescott's
prediction. Miss Rhodes has the wel-wshes of
her neighbors in her good fortune Clapper-
town has at least one heiress and one, it is said,
of which it can be proud.--Aloona Tribune.
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NNHE undersigned, Executrix of the estate of
l. Oliver Matthews, deceased, by order of the
Orphans Court of Baltimore county, will sell at
Public Sale, at the late residence of the deceased
MonktOn, N. C. R. r. on
Tuesday, 18Th day Of March, 1878,
at 10 o'clock A. NJ,
The following personal property, viz: pair young
Mules, well broken; young Horse, 1 two-year
old Colt, of good stock; six good Mich Cows, of
them fresh, one with Calf by her side, young
<@@.-. Heifer, fine Brood Sow 5 a
EET8F Shotes, four-horse Wagon, k4YYA
- Spring Wagon, Buggy, with GXWE9
POI aad 5h0fts, wheat ron, Gum cIcn1I, ffay
Carriage Single and Double Shovel Flows, Flows,
Harrows, Cultivators, lot of Forks, Rakes, SHOW
els, Mattock, lot Of Grain Sacks, 2 sets Breech-
bands, 2 sets Lead Gears, Saddle, Brides, Col
lars, Halters, l Double set Buggy Harness, Cow
Chains, Milk Cans and small articles unnecessary
to mention. Also, lot of Corn and Oats, lot of
Bacon, and about 10 Acres Wheat in the ground.
Household and Kitchen Furniture, viz Mar
BILE Top Table, Chairs, Tables, Clock, Lamps, lot
of Carpets, Mating and Oil Cloth, Chinaware,
Glassware, Stoneware, Stoves and a general as
sortment of Kitchen Furniture.
TERMS OF SALE.-All sums of $40 and un-
der, Cash; on sums over that amount credit of
six months, purchasers giving notes with approx
ed security bearing interest from day of sale. No
goods to be removed until settled for.
MARY X. MATTHEWS,
Nah g.-tsx EyecutriX
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SUITS FOR DAMAGEs.-The Board of Directors of
Spring Grove Insane Asylum, located in the LIST
district of this county, held meeting in Baltimore
9TH, the object being to have the Board take
some action in reference to a number of suits for
damages pending against the institution. 1t will
be remembered that about eighteen months ago
Mr.. Augustus H. Metz, who owns tract of land
adjoining the asylum property, recovered three
hundred and fifty dollars in a suit against the in
stituton, tried in the Court Of Common Pleas of
Baltimore. Mr.. Metz kept a summer boarding
house and the cries of the inmates of the asylum
became so annoying to cause all his boarders
to leave him and the property to doprooioto in
value. The court in passing upon the prayers Of
fered it the case decided that if the jury should
find from the evidence that the institution was
''public nuisance" and was conducted in such n
manner as to destroy the business of claimant, he
was entitled to recover such actual damage as he
had sustained, although the jury might also find
that the asylum was state institution And the
court in ruling upon the admissability of cumula-
tive evidence further held that the compliments
right of action would lie at each successive term of
the court until the nuisance complained ofwas aba
ted. The jury, as stated, found verdict under
these instructions in favor of Metz, for $3.50. The
board of directors protested themselves willing to
pay this judgment provided Mr.. Metz would exc
cute an exemption to them of his right to again
bring suit against the institution. This he refus
ed to do, and Attorney General Gwinn, upon being
appealed to by the board, decided that they could
not compel Mr.. Metz to execute such paper, but
must pay the judgment They did so, andimmed-
lately thereafter Mr. Metz docketed suits against
the institution for each year subsequent to 1871,
the date of bringing the suit under which he re-
covered The second case has not yet been tried,
but a similar result is anticipated. The board
desire to have the Legislature either to make an
appropriation to purchase the property contiguous
hot ha n
to frame and pass such legislation as will exempt
the institution from having its usefulness impaired
by continually having to disburse its funds in de-
Tending damage suits and paying verdicts.
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FROM PIKEsvILLE, BIRD DIsTRICT-- Chicken
Thieves and other Observation-Disclosures People i0ho
are not Producers-The Crops, Gc.-Thieves have
been making our neighbOrhOod the theatre of their
operations lately Not long while ago Mr.. Alex.
Riddle, of "Pomona," had fine lot of fowls stolen
from him and the thief thieves, with great con-
sideration, cut their heads off and laid them on
his front porch in row to let him know how
many they had taken. On last Tuesday night
Mr.. J. L. Turner had nearly all of his chickens
and some of his ducks stolen. They left one
rooster, which, whether because they thought he
was ancient and would have the accompanying
virtue of strength of tissue, because he roasted
SO high they could not well reach him, l know
not.
An enterprising Scotchman, known as "Scotch
Jimmie" set up a little store on the old court road,
near Mr.. Paines gate, and last Thursday night he
was asked if he would not set up with Mr. Paine,
who has been and is now very i'll. While he was
at Mr.. Paine's somebody came and completely gut
ted his store He kept bachelors hall at his store
and the thieves took everything that was worth
taking, even his clothing. Suspicion rests on
family of negroes who do not live thousand
miles off, although he procured a search warrant
and found nothing but q barrels of chicken feath-
ers. 1t is the same family who are said to start
to market during the night with an empty wagon
and when they get in town the wagon is so full OF
chickens, vegetables and other produce that their
old horse can scarcely pull it. 1t is quite mysteri-
Gus where they get so much from The sympa-
thies of the whole neighborhood are with the poor
Scotchman, who, with commendable energy saved
his wages to invest in his stock which, l suppose,
constituted almost his entire fortune The only
way think to find the guilty party is to vigilant
ly watch the ones on whom suspicion rests and be
certain you have them and then pOunce down on
them and send them to the penitentiary.
Under this genial warm weather all grain is
looking very well in this section of the Sd district
Some of the farmers around here are shaking their
heads and talking significantly about "the fly in
the wheat and the 'cut worm in the corn" but
Sufficient to the day is the evil thereof"
More anon, SAMPSON Brass.
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lss~ The Maryland Sunday School Union held
its twenty second anniversary meeting in Bati-
moro on Monday evening last, which proved to
be most agreeable event. The report of the
President, Mr.. G. S. Griffith, was read, showing
the present status of the Sabbath School cause in
Maryland.
The report states that there are at present in
the State 1888 schools, with 1902 teachers and
l7l,l9S scholars Since 1864 there have been or
ganized and reorganized 1885 schools, with H.
$50 teachers and so, so scholars. During the past
year rs school have been organized, with $50
teachers and 1914 scholars In the same time
6,629 children have united with the various
churches throughout the State. The income of
the society during the year has been $3,394.57,
smaller amount than for number years, yet the
missionary work of the year compares favorably
with that of previous years. 1t is the desire of
the society to raise $4,000 for this years work
The report calls attention to the need of greater
effort among the colored population of the state,
whose children are growing up in a very benight-
ed condition. In some of the counties of the
Eastern Shore the colored population almost
equals the white In Queen Anne's county there
is a colored population of 1856 out of total of
1886. To benefit this class there have already
been established 300 schools. The report recon-
mends the engaging of a cOlored missionary to
labor in the city and vicinity from the first of
April The colored Protestant Sunday school as
ISOLATION was organized under the auspices of the
society in 1875, and has been Of good service
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DARING RoBBERY-Mr. James Murrey has been
keeping quite nice little store on the road be-
tween the Liberty turnpike and the W. M. R. r.,
near Pikesville. Last Thursday night, 18th inst,
Mr.. Murrey went to set up with a sick neighbor,
and while there his store, which was securely fas
tened, was broken into and almost completely
emptied of its contents Not satisfied with the
goods in the store the thieves went up into Mr..
Murrey's bed room, over the store and took all of
his clothing. There is as yet no clue to the rob
bers, but suspicion points very strongly to some
worthless negroes. 1t is great misfortune to
Mr.. Murrey. lie had just laid in new stock of
goods and this dastardly outrage ruins him. He
is compelled to give up his business, and sell out
at auction on Saturday next, the few remaining
things left. Mr.. Murrey is a very worthy young
man and receives the heartfelt sympathy of the
entire community. -
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MAMMOTH PoRKERs.-From New Jersey pa

MAMMOTH kERS-rIOm q new Jersey pa
per we copy the following:
burlington county takes the prize for heavy
and fine pork. The crop of three or four farmers
in the "Cream Ridge" district has been waited for
with great deal of interest, as it was expected
to be something extraordinary. We give the
weight of three lots and the reader is left to form
his own opinion as to whether they are not unu-
sual. Mr.. Samuel Southland killed eighteen on
the Goth inst, which weighed as follows: 795, 1871,
7l5, 7S7, 7O7, 637, III, 74l, TAB, 695, COS, 637,
GIG, 655, 629 7O7, 645, 695 total, 1860 aver
age, 7OS. The spring pigs weighed 3S7, 3Ol, 1851,
S43, 1913, 1913, 337, 3O5, 289, 1893, 339, 1903, 1853,
3l9, 315, 337, 3O7, 367 329, 3O9 373, 1877 total,
7,194; average, 327. Mr.. Harrison, neighbor
to Mr.. Southland, killed on the 9th inst and his
crop of large hogs weighed as follows 500, 702.
40, 61O, 662,659, 63l, $685. 500, 1871, 637, 564,
672, 665, GIL, 666, 649, $50, 664, 656, 642; total
1851; average, 655. Joseph Carter killed his
lot of % hogs on Monday last, and their weight
was follows 92l, 500, us, 1855, 1853, TAI, III,
III, 715, 7O3, 693, 693, 691, 6S5, 6SS, 677, 67S,
600, 657, 647, CAS-, GA, 633 total, 1892; aver
age, III 923; he also killed 20 spring pigs aver
aging Social Jersey Red stock"