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Constitutional Amendments
Official.
10 the Qualified Electors of
the state of Louisiana.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE, !
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
New Orleans, july II, 1878, ]


STATE OF LOUISIANA,
New Orleans, July II, 1878. J
5npursuance of article l47 of the Constitu-
Il ton OF this State, publication is hereby
given to the voters OF this State OF the propes
ed Amendments to the Constitution of this
State, agreed to by two-thirds of the members
elected to each House of the General Assembly,
at its session of 1873 and which are required
to be published, three months before the next
general election for Representatives to the
General Assembly, in at least one newspaper
in every parish of this State, in which a news
paper shall be published. Said amendments
appear more fully in acts Nos - and "A of the
regular session Of the General Assemb V of
1873. and in act No II of the extra session of
the General Assembly of 1873, which are off
ciaiiy published for the information of the vo
tiers, and which will be submitted to the peo-
pie at the next general election to be held on
the fifth day of November, mex 1878, in such
manner and form that the people may vote
for or against each amendment, separately
and if majority of the votes at said election
shall approve and ratify all or either of said
Amendments, the same shall become part OF
the Constitution.
WILL. A. STRONG,
Secretary of State.
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EFERN WILDs, and the Men Who
Redeem Them. An Authentic Mar
native, Embracing an Account OF
Seven Years Travel and Adventure
the Far West. By J. HI. Beadle,
Author of Life in Utah )" Wes-
tern Correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial, etc. illustrated. Jones
Brothers & Co., Cincinnati, Chicago.
Philadelphia, 1878.
The materials for this Book were
fthered by the author while roaming |
He plains, climbing the mountains,
sSouacking with the Indians, enjoy
fgthe inequalities of the frontiersmen
d sharing the dangers of the scout,
search of fact and incident for his
sfaders. and they are therefore from
Elglnal sources-photographed from
NE, we may say. Those who survey
ne result in the finished work will be
T. less pleased than surprised at the
ffhness of the source of SO much infor-
laatlon that's valuable, but which was
ss, ser before published to the world.
whatever is worth knowing OF the
Nlsfritory and people belonging to the
ma'Su otdleS west Oh l16 MlSslooAPpi
aver is set down in this volume. Its
ascrlptions of soil, climate, condition
society, natural productions, miner
sogleal development and opportunities
Intelligent enterprise, are very COM
pete and full of inducements for the
so0ng and hardy, and its record OF
overture and its noble daring is no
= sse alluring to those who pine for ex-
a'ement. The golden thread of incl
vent is so deity embroidered upon the
sssatiy woven fabrics of facts and sta
sties, as to make the whole remarka-
w attractive to even the most careless
SeKer after real knowledge, and the
sager for amusement only must neces-
ariiy absorb a great mass of genuine
am,slfuetion. Its all history and OF the
s',lost Importance to Americans, fol
slfeates to portion OF the country OF
salch they know the least. Mr.
Ssadle's views of the Mormons, among
NON he lived for several years; o.
Iarious tribes of Indians, with whom
Nc as sustained friendly relations OF tht
wssaiclpal places and leading men in the
'es', the result of actual observation
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List Of Jurors.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF BoSSIER.

DE it known that OH this, the 5th day of
ID July, 1878. the following named members
of the Jury Commission met at Bellevue, La,
and proceeded to draw from the general venire
box, heretofore prepared by them, fifty names
of persons qualified by law to act anu serve
as Grand Jurors and Petit Jurors, for the first
week of the next term of the District Court.
to be begun and holden on the 10th day, that
being the third Monday in September, A. D.,
1878, in pursuance of Act No. al, of session
Acts of 1877, as follows, to wit:
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NV. e. Richardson, formerly a
[,nt of Bossier, recently stood a
] ereditable examination before a
lattice of Supreme Court Judges,
k.nroe, and was admitted to the
Mr.. Richardson is worthy and
lied Young man, and will no doubt
/ an ornament to the legal pro-
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DIEN

ONEAL-Died in Belle,u on the 23ih,juiy,
MINNIE ESTEI4LE OAEA IL aged tiye Vt ars-
second child of Joseph b. and Mrs Laura ".
Oneal.
WOODRUFF-Die at Denton, July 2lst,
T. w. WOODRUFF.
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DRESSING 4 HoRsE.-On last
sday Hal. Thomas, colored, living
Benton, was arraigned before his
pr, Judge Fort, on a charge of
\ stealing. The evidence showed
HAL, Thomas sold the horse to Mr..
h, and that the horse belonged
! n Hal. but ta his mother. A few
aco a freedman was riding the
by Halls house, when Hal and
bother took possession Of the ami
! the woman claiming it as her own
That she never authorized her son
|Rn it. Hal. was held before the
|nd Jury in $50 bail, which was
tshed.
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RAgTlAL Darkness partial
se of the sun last Monday was
lat 10 digits, the sun appearing, at
point of its totality. in the shape
j crescent, and about the size of a
T MOON" The forenoon was rainy
cloudy, and, the skies being over
with gloom, the gradual approach
he eclipse was not so plainly seen
1fi@sad been Il clear day. At 4:30
maximum phase was reached, and
about two minutes, a soft, mellow
kness-a shade or two lighter than
+fght-overhung the earth, the sun
hing its crescent-shaped shadows on
egound through the shade trees, in
hutiful checker-work style. Then
ecame plainly observable that the
fghtness was increasing and the
Fpse had passed its zenith.
at the mouth of the Sabine, near the
ffof Mexico, the eclipse was a frac-
nmore than u digits-the sun being
|rely eclipsed. If it was a fair day
view was certainly grand and
Eturesque in its sombreness.
|lhenext eclipse, visible in the United
(ates is predicted for May s, 1900.
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The mercury got up to So in the
~ last Saturday. 1t is now about
!. advertise for a windmill.
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WV. n. SCANLAND.
sELLEvUE, La,
L..sday, August 1, 1873.

s.on MAN GoNE.-Maj. Richard
,bs an old and estimable citi-
,,his parish, died at his residence,
Dad Chute, Saturday night last.
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MARRIED I.

HODGES-SO CKWELL-,M Married, on .iuly
18th. at the residence of w ii Mercer, al.
c. b. HODGES and Miss L. ' SockwEi.i., all
of Bossier
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Constitutional Amendments

redistrict the State, and provide
for the authority of clerks, and The election aud
CT iininal jurisdiction OF Justices of the Peace
SecoHa-That rs soon as the Lac sisiature
shall have acted as aforesaid, the Governor i
shall by proclamation call AZ cleoiion for jus,
tees of the Face for each parish, except the
parish of Orleans and for District Judges. III
each district created by the redistri. ting,
where one or more parishes have been added,
or taken from the existing judicial district,
and for State Attorneys, as above provided,
except in the parish of Orleans. where the
District Attorney for the parish shall he State
Attorney. This election shall he held on the
same day throughout the State, which day
shall not be less than sixty nor more than
ninety days after the passage of said act The
terms of the officers elected Mt said election
shall expire at the general election of 1891, and
the limitation OH the change of districts, often
er than once every four years, shall not he
considered as having effect before the general
election OF 1880.
TAard-That the judicial system, as cstal
ished by the Constitution OF 1866, shall remain
III force until the expiration of the tlirticth
day after said election, excluding frenh the
computation the day OF the election
F0tsrh-The adoption OF these Amendments
shall not vacate she offices of the present
clerks of courts in each parish.
NUMBER SEVENTEEN. 15
Article one hundred and thirtytwo Of the
institution shall be abregatcd
NUMBER FIGHTEEN.
The Superintendent oil Public Education
shall receive 4 salary OF thrty-fivc hundred
| dollars, payable quarterly on his own warrant.
| NUMBER NINETEEN.
| No license tax shall he imposed by the State.
or any parish or municipal authority, on any
mechanical trade, mandatory or factory,
except such as may require police regulations.
| in towns and cities
| NUMBER TWENTY.
| The Legislature is authorized to exempt
from State municipal or parish taxation
household goods such as furniture, wearing
apparel tools of trade profession and FAM
IL portraits. not exceeding in aggregate valne
the sum of five hundred dollars
ACT NO. IL, EXTRA SESSION OF 1878.
NUMBER TWENTY ONE.
Strike out the first part of Article | ~ of the
Constitution of 1868, whirl reads "a uni
versisy shall be established md maintained in
the city of New Orleans 10 shall hr composed
of law, a medical and a collegiate depart
ment, each with apprapriate faculties The
General Assembly shall provide by law for its
. organization and maintnancr, and insert
The university shall be maintained II shall
he composed Of a law, II medical ttufi AN AGA
tiemica department, aud such ether depart
. ments as may he enthusiastically law, each viii
appropriate faculties prosidtd, that the law
and medical departments already organized
: shall continue in the city OF New Grleauss aud
J the acaslemieal and other departments nlay b.
located elsewhere in the State sta
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Parochial.
Announcements.
FOR SENATOR.

FOR SENATOR.
W II. SCANI.AND is a candidate for cleo
ton to the State Senate from the Dist Senator
iai District composed of the parishes of Bossier.
Webster Claiborne aud Bienvillc; sul,ject to
by the Democratic Conservative
party at the Senatorial District Convention
FOR REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. JOHN g. ALLEN is candidate for the,
House OF Representatives, from Bossier PARISH
subject to nomination of the Decentralization
scrvative party
election to the House of Representatives from
Bossicr parish; subject to nomination OF the
Democratic Conservative party.
FOR PARISH JUDGE.
THOMAS N BRADEN is the nominee and
candidate of the Democratic Conservative
Party Of Bossier for Parish Judge.
FOR SHERIFF.
Mai. II. E. WYCHE is a candidate for Sheriff
of Bossier parish; subject 10 nomination OF the
Democratic Conservative party
JOSEPH B. 0NEAL is a candidate for re
election to the office of Sheriff OF Bessier par
sh; subject to nomination of the Republican
party.
FOR JUSTICE PEACE.
JOSEPH Z ADGER, Jr., is /, candidate for
Justice of the Peace, Ward 5. Bossier parish
subject to nomination of the Dernocratic-Con
sentative party.
Stray Sale.
| EHstrayed before II l.. Wheeler, Justice of
| IL the Peace, Ward No. 4, lsossicr parish,
and will be sold to the highest bidder, for cash,
ut Bellevue, La, ON Saturday, the 3lst day OF
August. 1875 an Iron Gray Pony, about i
hands high, about years old, and branded on
left side OF neck with 63, and branded On left
hip X o S. Appraised ut S35,
The owner is requested to eome forward
prove property, pay charges. Nc
HENRY STONE Stray Master
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i AN ounce of prevention is said
1 worth pound of cure. A morn
I.aevening bath will save as much
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NUMBER TWENTY.

The Legislature is authorized to exempt
from State, municipal or parish taxation
household goods. such as furniture, wearing
apparel tools of trade or profession and lami
lV.rortraits not exceeding in aggregate value
the sum of FIVE hundred dollars.
arr No. u. EyrXN sESSIpN uF ,s7s
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That the seat of government shall be estab-
lished at the city of Baton Rouge or at the city
Of New Orleans, as the majority OF the voters
OF the State may determine at the next ensu
ing election; those voting to locate the State
capital at Baton Rouge shall indorse on their
tickets, ''For State Capital, Baton Rouge"
those voting to locate the capital at New Or
leans shall in,orse On their tickets, For State
Cap tai, New Orleans
tStrikc out article one hundred and thirty
one)
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NUMBER SEVENTEEN.

No license tax shall he imposed by the States
or any parish or municipal authority, on any
mechanical trade, manuiaetory or factory.
except such as may require police regulations.
in towns and cities.
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Amusement Notes.

IA Celebrated Case" the beautiful new
melodrama, written by the authors of the
1.-TWO Orphans" will be played at the Grand
every night and Saturday matinee
Callender's Georgia Minstrels at Robin
sons sOpera-houseg give entertainments every
night except Friday, and matinee Saturday
afternoon. At matinee only rs cents to all
parts of the house
On Saturday and Sunday nights Prof
Everett will give entertainments at Pixies
Opera-house. They consist of most ingen-
ious and wonderful tricks, such as have
been ascribed by other performers to a
spiritual agency. No seance by any re-
nowned spiritualist ever possessed such in
terest as these performances. The Acus is
wonder that will not soon be forgotten.
The entertainment is novel, interesting and
pleasing. No one can help being delighted
with it.
Do not forget the Midgets at Greenwood
Hall. This is the last week to see the little
wonders. Admission only 25 cents. Two
receptions daily at ~ o'clock in the after
noon and TX o'clock at night.
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Exposition Commissioners.

At the meeting of the Exposition Com
missioners yesterday, the resolutions adopt
ed by the Board of Trade in honor of the
late Frank Millward were read and ordered
spread upon the minutes.
Mr.. Pendleton reported that the Chamber
of Commerce had refused to instruct its
delegates regarding positive action in rela-
ton to the proposed abandonment of the
Exposition, but had urged that every effort
be made to obtain the required $780, 0O0 but
not to attempt an inferior Exposition under
the name and as one of the Cincinnati In
dustrial Expositions.
Mr. Robinson, from the Board of Trade,
struct owing to the fact that there was no
quorum present at the last meeting.
Mr. Stevenson then reported the follow
ing resolution from the Mechanics Insti-
tute, which was adopted after considerable
discussion:
Resolved, That in the opinion of the
Board of Directors of the Ohio Mechanics
Institute, it is inexpedient to hold an Ex-
position during 1878, and we hereby re-
quest the Commissioners to do all in their
power to forward the raising of the $100, 900
during the present year for the purpose of
erecting the Exposition Buildings, that
they may be in readiness for future Expo
sitions."
The Treasurer was instructed to report at
the next meeting whether there were suffi-
cient funds on hand to employ suitable per
sons to canvass the city for subscriptions,
and the Secretary was authorized to sell
whatever property was left over from the
last Exposition and not needed for the pres.
ent Board
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DR., Ruehrman's Death.

A special meeting of the Board of Educa-
ton was held last evening to take proper
action in regard to the recent death of one
of its members, DR.. John N. Buehrnan, of
the Tenth Ward.
After some remarks from the President
were read committee of five was appointed
to draft appropriate resolutions.
Mr.. Mossmann moved that committee
of five be appointed to make preparations
for the attendance of the Board in body at
the funeral of the deceased member. The
committee named were Messrs. Mossmann,
McFeely, Boiling, R. j. Morgan and H. E.
Miller. Feeling remarks of respect for the
dead were made by Messrs. Eckel, O'Neil,
McGrail, and others.
President Sands announced that the fu-
neral will take place at O clock tomorrow
afternoon, from the residence of the de-
ceased's father, 466 West Liberty street.
The committee announced that the men,
bers of the Board were requested to meet at
the Public Library Building at half-past l
o'clock tomorrow, to attend the funeral in
a body.
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Cincinnati PresbYterY.

At the meeting of the Cincinnati Presby-
terry, at the Central Presbyterian Church,
yesterday morning, the following Commit
tees were appointed:
On Bills and Overtures-Revs. E. D. Led
yard, Joseph Gamble, ]. ]. Cushman, and
Elders Daniel Shields and j. g. Conklin.
Judiciary Conlmittee-Revs. o. A. Hills,
ID, w. H. Babbitt, W. B. Spence, and Ell
ders Hugh Stuart and Thomas ]. Biggs
Finance-Elders Samuel Lowry, Reuben
Tyler and Francis Ferry.
Attendance-Revs. J. ]. Cushman, d. b.
Duncan and Elder Alexander Robb.
Assessments-Rev T. J. Courtelyou and
Elders Hughes and Brown.
Credentials-Rev. Thomas Skinner, DID,,
A. B. Morey, A. Ritchie, G. B. Beecher, and
Elders Fl. w. Brown and F. Dallas.
In the afternoon three young men were
examined for licensure. They are students
of Lane Seminary-Messrs. s. F. Sharpless,
). ). Da Gamo and A. P. Keif. Having ac-
quilted themselves in all the parts of exam
ination, they We're licensed to preach.
MIR. John Rusk was examined for ordina-
ton, and in few weeks he is to be ordained
and installed pastor of the Sixth Church.
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List of Patents

Issued from the United States Patent Office
to citizens of Cincinnati for the week end
ing April 5th, 1878. Furnished for the
STAR from the Office of j. McC. Perkins &
Co., counselors at law and solicitors for
patents, designs, trademarks and labels i;
attend to business before all the Depart
ments of the Government; 513 Seventh
street, Washington, D. G. Drawings and
specifications of patents, rs cents each.
Copies Of patents to show the general state
of the art in any class, $5. Correspondence
solicited.
POI, ,5O6-Machines for Boring and Mortis-
ing Blind-stiles-Wm. H. Doane and Geo.
w. Bugbee, assignors to J. A. Fay & Co.,
same place. Filed December Sd, 1877.
Brief-Two blind-Stiles are secured to a
notched feed-har, one upon either side, by a
duplex clamp composed of yoke carrying
two pairs of spring tongs and an adjustable
wedge frame, by which said tongs are stimuli
taneously closed, and fed to suitable cutters
mounted on spindles, having their lower
ends pivoted in a vertically moving bear
ing block, and their upper ends working in
bearings in horizontally reciprocating
iournal-box whose line of motion is deter
mined by guide block arranged upon a
loose shoe bracket provided with curved
SlOLS. lhc Sl,lIluico dlt COllHcCtcu Wy IodS
to T-shaped lever with slotted arm, and
operated upon by an adjustible crank pin,
adapted to either hold said lever in fixed
position or vibrate it.
201 ,546-Animal Traps-John McMahel-
Filed January 18th, 1878.
Brief-To set the trap, the spring having
the striker is caught under the lateral tooth
of the trigger lever, which is provided with
a pan for the bait, shielded at the rear by a
curved fange OF hood. That portion of the
trap in front of the pan has recess con-
tanning a cushion to receive the striker
when the trap is sprung.
2O1 ,440-Rocking-c -chairs-C Clifford G. Mich
Distilled August 9Th, 1877.
Claim-1. The chair composed of rockers,
back, ogee braces, front legs, and seat, the
said members being formed, arranged and
combined substantially as set forth.
2. The members, pivoted to one another,
and secured in the rigid condition by means
of the detached bolt, the whole being con-
structed and combined in the manner set
forth. n
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Fire Com mission ers.

A regular meeting was held last evening.
The chief was authorized to employ four
telegraph repairers for the fire alarm tele-
grayh at salary of $67 per month.
The charges against Captain Wilson, of
Company IS, and M. Higginson, of Hook
and Ladder Company No. 3, were referred
to the Chief and the Board.
The Clerk was authorized to communi-
cate with the Solicitor and ascertain out of
what fund the printing must be paid, and
whether the Commission could not make
its own contract if it paid its own bill.
President Thompson announced that
hereafter under the new rules the regular
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POLICE COMMISSION.
Mr. Zlegler for Chief of Police and
MIR. Wappenstein Inspector of De.

| Mr. eSlef Tor Ch1et OF Police and
MIR. Wappenstein Inspector of De-
| tectives.
The Police Commissioners held meeting
yesterday afternoon, all the members being
present.
The milk question was the most impor-
tant element in the Health Officers report.
The report showed that there were swill
feeders, 1l9; starch feeders, SO; feeders of
mixed slop and starch, IA; dry feeders, with
out slop or starch, IA.
The fourteen dry feeders (corn, hay, oats
and fodder only are named below, with the
numbers Of their wagons, viz. Thomas s.
French g. Sons, No. %; G. w. Tallant, No
Bishop, No. 5; H. Ahlert & Bro, No. 81;
Seilkop, No. %; B. c. Cook, No. 122; G.
Buldkamp, No. $50; VIM. Baker, No. 1854;
F. Schmeasing, No. 181; P. Cosgrove, No.
III; H. Miller, No. 260; F. H. Gervett No.
10; Jas. Williams & Bros. No. 80.
In regard to regulating theaters, concerts
and variety shows Mr.. Hogan offered the
following.
Resolved, That the Common Council of
the City of Cincinnati be and it is hereby re-
quested to Immediately, by ordinance, re-
wise the regulations and other provisions
necessary to proper conducting of such
pldCcS VI all luSSIncIlI 81 tIldt tue Sdule Will
enable the Board to carry out every neces-
sary police regulation, and at the same time
not to interfere with all moral and inno-
cent amusement"
The Board then went into executive
session.
Col. George w. Ziegler having handed in
his resignation, the Board proceeded to elect
a successor. The candidates were Colonel
Ziegler himself, Colonel Jerry Kiersted,
Colonel Tom E. Snelbaker, Andy Riddle
and Captain H. II. Heheman. The ballot
resulted Ziegler 4; Riddle, l.
Colonel Ziegler was declared duly elected,
and was sent for and sworn into Office.
The next business in order was the cleo
ton of an Inspector of Detectives
For the place the applicants were Detec-
tive Charles Wappenstein, Captain Riley
Colonel Lew. Wilson and the incumbent
Captain Johnson. Four ballots were taken
before choice was made, and then it fell
on Mr. Wappenstein, who was brought be-
fore the Board and sworn into Office The
Board then elected Lew. Wilson patrol
man, and then promoted him Drill-lnaster,
with the brevet rank of Lieutenant.
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May Festival Notes.

The Festival Association will issue de-
scriptiye programme book.
A party from Ironton and Portsmouth
have chartered steamer to come to the
May Festival
Mr.. W. W. Taylor, Secretary of the Musi-
cal Festival Association, will take charge of
all orders for tickets to the concerts, sent to
him by persons who can not be present at
the auction or afterward.
The immense Music Hall organ will be
tuned and voiced by May l4th, in time for
the festival. The cost was $4,000. This is
itc rnopr1.