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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-08
Second District Court for the Parish Of Orleans
No. 80 ,493.

RY J. A. A. ROUSSEAU, AUCTIONEER-
- Will be sold on WEDNESDAY. January 80.
1878, at II o'clock m, at the st. Charles Auction
Exchange, rotunda Of the st. Charles Hotel, by
virtue Of and pursuant to an order from the Hon.
A. l.. Tissot, Judge of the Second District Court
for the parish of Orleans, dated December T.,
1877, Of the docket Of said court
A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, with all the
buildings and improvements thereon and ap-
purtenances thereof, situated in the Second
District Of this city, in the square bounded by
Royal. Dumaine, St.. Philip and Bourbon
streets. having, American measure. 40 feet 9
inches lines front on Royal street, 100 feet 2
inches deep on the line toward st. Philip street.
66 feet 10 inches lines deep on the line toward
Dumaine street, thence running at a right
angle Is feet inches lines toward st; Philip
feet inch lines and thence IS feet inches
lines lines, in width in the rear. Which property was
OF partition with her sister. Mrs. Pedro, Gu
sachs, passed before Edward G. Gottschalk
notary public in this city, on the 18th day OF
March, 1859.
The purchaser to assume payment of taxes
for 1877.
Terms-Cash. dec % las 10 80
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SUCCESSION OF MR.. AND MRS. A. STRAIT
MYER
Second District Court for the Parish of Orleans
No. 3g,S15.

RY PLAQIDE J; SPEAR. AuchoneernOffce
s lie sa 81 th s0ffk Iii x
gfREE brrNE GSASS Eo HAb
snes to an orde1 ire@ the 'f Hon. Fissot
s aea Eeq 1ST the
account Of said succession. the following de-
scriesd p HHRRTtfN t9 Pf T OR PARCEL OF
GRoUND, situated In the Suburb Annuncia-
ton, First District of this city. in the square
bounded by Euterpe. Felicity. Rampant or Her
No. s OF square No. s. on a plan drawn by Joseph
Pile. surveyor, dated twentieth day OF July.
l and II the Office t c 81 Joseph n1 I MIS-
said square No. ) Is designated as square No.
on the geographical map Of this city. published
forming the corner of Rampant or Hercules and
Euterpe Streets. and having. in English meas
ure, 80 feet front on Rampant or Hercules street
terpe street together with all the buildings and
improvements thereon. rights. ways privileges
and advantages thereunto belonging or in any
WISE ae DPGRTAN EoT or GROUND with all the
BUILDINGS, rights, improvements. ways, etc,
this city. In the square bounded by Euterpe.
Felicity, Rampant and Basin streets. having 81
roho s5rer ~ u es
English measure, being the greater part of the
lot figured by the No. 4 on the plan Of square
NO. 3, maue by u. Gflfe. SuINeyOI, DSCOHu NULL
cipality on the a0th of July, 1s4o in the records
of A. Mazureau. then q notary in this city. and
is the same lot the deceased purchased from
Mrs. G. 8. Bridge, December 26. 1865. as per act
before Walter Hicks Peters notary public.
The improvements consist in a two-story
frame house, double tenement, having four
rooms to each tenement. front and rear gal.
leries, common alleyway. two-story frame kitch-
en- with six rooms, two cabinets and ,privies.
Terms and eonditions-One-third cash and
the balance at one and two years credit, in
notes bearing 8 per cent interest from date
Of sale until final judgment. secured by. special
mortgage and vendors lien and privilege on
the property sold, the purchaser to pay the
LAWYERS fees, In case of suit to recover the pay
ment of said notes at 5 per cent on the amount
sued for The properties to be kept insured by
ininistrator, and The policies transferred to the
holder of said notes; The purchasers to pay
drainage tax and above tie II price rs ne Of
cent on the amount Of adjudication at the
moment OF sale.
notary public. at the expense OF purchasers,
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Citizens Bank Of Louisiana VS.. Albert
Wieman

EIFTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
parsh Of and s No g5eB virtue tue
honorable the Fifth District Court for the parish
of Orleans. in the above sntitled cause, I will
chants and Auctioneers' Exchange, Royal
street. between Canal and Customhouse streets,
in the Second district of this city. on SAT-
URDAY, January 10, 1873, at 10 o'clock M. the
following de ,crbed property, to wit
TWO LOTS OF GROUND, with all the build
inRs and improvements thereon situated in the
Third District of this city. in the square bound
ed by Levee. Victory. Marigny and Vaudeville
streets, designated By the numbers one and two
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NEAT FAMILY RESIDENCE ON CLAIBORNE
STREET. BETWEEN ST. PHILIP
and Ursulines streets. Second District.
SUCCESSION OF MATILDA LAFARdUE.
Second District Court for the Parish of Orleans
No 3g546.

DY PLACTDE J. SPEAR, Auctioneer--Offi
~ 40 Royal street-SATURDAY, January 20,
ls7s, at IA o'clock m, viii! be sold ct public AUG
tiOn, at the MERCHANTS AND AUCTION
EERS' EXCHANGE. ON ROYAL STREET.
BETWEEN. CUsTOMHOUSE AND CANAL
STREETS. by virtue and In pursuance to an
order from the Hon. A. L. Tissot, Judge of the
Second District Court for the parish of Orleans.
dated December 10. 1877, for account of the above
succession. the following described property.
'AoERTAINL LOT OF GROUND. together with
all the buildings and improvements thereon.
situated In the Faubourg IRENE, in the Second
District OF this city, designated by the No. on
plan OF l.. SurRi, deposited In the Office OF j. e.
Barnett a notary In this CITY, as plan No. 1O1 OF
his book OF lands. which LOT 10 in the square
bounded by Claiborne. st. Philip. Derbigny and
Ursulines streets. and has. American measure.
q feet inches front on Claiborne street by 1Oe
feet inches in depth. Being the same property
which was acquired by the late Mathilde La
farEue from Malvina Roche, widow OF Laurent
y. Sigur. per act executed before Joseph Cuvel-
lier notary. dated May 8. 1870. The improve
lments consist of O neat and comfortable family
residence, ontainfng rooms. dining room and
kitchen attached, cabinets: the whole slate COW
cred and buildings nearly new. cistern. we'll,
privies, etc.
Terms-Cash on adjudication.
Act OF sale before E. A. Peyroux. notary pub
lie, at the expense of the purchaser.
de75 jail 8 is % 26
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
AUCTION SALES.
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BY j. A. A. Rousseau.

SUCCESSION OF MARIE ANTOINETTE
BIAMONTI. DECEASED WIFE OF r. W
OGDEN
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JUDICIAL ADvERTIsEMENTs.
AUCTION SALES.
~>~S~~~S-O~-rS~S-~~SS -~r>@r~rS|
BY PIaoide j. Spear.

MOST VALUABLE IMPROVED PROPERTIES
In THE SIXTH DISTRICT.
Corner of Tchoupitouslas and Bellecastle
streets.
Tchoupitoulas, between Valence and Bordeaux
streets.
Bellecastle. between Jersey and TchoupftoulaS
streets.
Corner OF Laurel and Bellecastle streets
Laurel. between Beecastle and Dufoss sat
streets.
SUCCESSION OF MARY ANN WETDNER.
Second District Court for the Parish Of Orleans
No, 80, 900.
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By No Pt L RnDai SPEAR r4qReptI9peeToe
aan az at the HoHE MI aNb 16G
TIONEERS' EXCHANGE, ON ROYAL STREET
BETWEEN CANAL AND CUSTOMHOUSE.
STREETS, by virtue and in pursuance to an
order from the Hon. A. L. Tiseot Judge OF the,
leans. dated December "a. 1871 for account of
said succession, the following described pro-
ia /. CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND together
with all the buildings and improvements there
on, situated In the Third District of this CITY da
signated by the No. 3 in Square No %, bounded
by Spain, Rampant, Burgundy and Poet streets
1s48: and deposited in the office of joseph On
vellier. notary said lot measuring, American
measure. q feet 10 inches lines front on
Spain street, by 63 feet II inches lines in
depth, between parallel lines which lot makes
part OF lot No. 227 on the original plan OF the
ffauoourg Marlgny. deposited In the office of NJ
o ds arm Armas, notary. which property was pur-
Johnson, by act passed b-fore Joseph Cohn, no.
tary public. on the 10Th November 1870,
2. A CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND. to-
getner with all the buildings and improve !
mems tnereon. situated In the Third District
~. y, 'ds CITY being part of lot No. 25 forming
sne corner OF Marigny and Craps streets, and
s measuring 1s feet inch front on Marigny
street by 66 feet in depth and front on Craps
I fohn w wnIcn property was purchased BY
yoan adam Edelmyer from John Black by act
j January II, 1870
IeTms.Cash on adjudication.
, AYE OF sale before Alcee J. Where, notary
pddp oas ~ me expense OF purchasers. nss.s
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SUCCESSION OF HELENA ZIMMERMAN
deceased. wife Of John Adam EdelLnyer.
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IMPROVED PROPERTIES ON SPAIN STREET.
Between Burgundy and Rampant streets
and corner of Marigny and Craps streets
Third District.
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JUDICIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
AUCTION SALES.
5s-~.~O~-sr4~->-~-s,> sS'e~-,H4e'S-Sr's>>e>-
by Placide j. Spear.

THE TWO SpLEDID TwO-sTORY BRICK
RESIDENCES. WITH IRON vERANDAHS
NOS 256 AND 25s CUsTOMHOUSE STREET,
BETWEEN vILLERE AND MARAIS
STREETS, SECOND DISTRICT.
THE THREE-STORY RRICK BUILDINGS
CORNER OF GALLATIN AND BARRACKS
STREETS. SECOND DISTRICT.
THE THREE STORY BRICK BUILDINGS ON
GALLATIN STREET, BETWEEN HOSPI-
tai AND BARRACKS STREETS, SECOND
DISTRICT.
BUILDINGS ON GALLATIN STREET, BE-
TWEEN BARRACKS AND HOSPITAL
STREETS, SECOND DISTRICT.
SUCCESSION OF FRANK KAUFMAN,
Second District Court for the Parish of Orleans
No. $40.
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SPLENDID BUSINESS STAND. CORNER OF
Rampant and Euterpe streets-Two-story
Frame Dwelling on Rampant. between
Euterpe street and Felicity road. First
District.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-03
MORGANTOWN. VIVA. SATURDAY, AUGUST g. 1878.

of the silk industry, The company
have already made experiments with
the silk worm in different parts of the
State of Pennsylvania and the success
attending these are such as to tempt
them to make the present venture.
They have also been encouraged by ex-
periments made in the more southerly
States. In Alabama, for example, Mr..
Lowery obtained from the cocoons of
five hundred silk worms silk for twenty
spools of thread. He fed the worms on
the leaves of the white mulberry tree,
and so far 10 evidence of muscardine
has developed itself. That this COM
pany will be completely successful in
their first venture, is not to be hoped for.
1t will be enough for the beginning that
the practicability of the enterprise on
American soil should be demonstrated.
This assured, skill and money will fur
nish the rest. Just now we are import
ing annually over S6,O00,0o0 worth of
the raw material alone. If it is proven
that the industry is suited to this climate,
this money will be kept at home and the
major portion of it, of course, will go
to remunerate our own labor.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-03
Clock in Trinity's Tower.

The clock in Trinity tower, New York
City, lis the heaviest in America. 1t
might seem that in its construction an
effort had been made to ascertain how
much metal could possibly be planted
in clock. The frame stands nine feet
long, five feet high, and three feet in
width. The main wheel is thirty inches
in diameter. There are three wheels in
the time train, and three each in the
strike and the chime. The winding
wheels are formed of solid castings,
thirty inches in diameter and two inches
thick, and are driven by opinion and
arbor." On this arbor is placed jack,
or another wheel, pinion and crank, and
it takes eight hundred and fifty turns of
this crank to wind each weight up. 1t
requires seven hundred feet of three
inch rope to wind the clock. The
pendulum is eighteen feet long and
oscillates twenty-five times minute.
The dials are eight feet in diameter,
although they look little more than half
that size from Broadway. The three
weights are about eight hundred, twelve
hundred and fifteen hundred pounds
respectively. A large box is placed at
the bottom of the we'll that holds about
bale of cotton waste, so that if cord
should break the cotton would check the
conclusion.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-03
Microscopical Recreation.

Well has it been said that the micro
scope is door into another world. 1t
is SO, and the man who uses it merely as
such is amply rewarded. The door is
opened and he is almost bewildered with
the variety and beauty of what he sees.
His mind is enlarged, his views are cor
rected, his taste is charmed, his wonder
excited. The whole man is elevated,
refreshed, and invigorated. 1t is not
only a pastime, but ian intellectual
pastime." But, further, we are told it
is "sure to terminate in beneficial re-
suits" This intellectual pastime,"
then, does not, as rule, stop there. 1t
is not lovely vision which vanishes
away, but is an avenue to a brighter and
broader view. 1t induces the habit Of
observation, and surrounds even the
least things with a halo of interest which
they could never otherwise have pos
sessed. The smut on the ear of corn,
the disease of the leaf of.the potato, the
mold on the cheese, all are now full Of
interest. The most unpromising object
often exhibits a most unexpected char
acter, or reveals a long-looked.for secret
And thus the mind is not only refreshed
but stored with new fact, which, in it!
turn, proves to be only the cradle o.
another; SO, step by step, the beneficial
results are evolved.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-03

AN English jury in wife poisoning
case has made remarkable recommends.
ton to mercy. Two weeks ago man
named Brown was tried in London for
attempting to poison his wife. 1t seems
that the woman was locked up at police
station for some offense, and at midnight
the prisoner went to the station and
asked permission to give her some re-
freshment. In a short time he returned
bringing with him jug OF coffee. The
police sergeant's suspicious being
awakened, he tasted the fluid, and find
ing that it burned his tongue, had the
contents of the jug analysed, the result
being the discovery of a quantity of
vitriol and opium sufficient to destroy
life. Evidence was given that the pris-
oner had threatened to give her dose
that would settle her before the morning.
The jury found verdict of guilty, but
recommended the prisoner to mercy.
On being asked ON what ground they
made their recommendation, the fore
man replied, For the sake OF his wife"
The judge, however, sentenced him to
ten years penal servitude. $500
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-03

Every one who has at all studied
oceanic telegraphy perfectly under
stands the dangers to which the shore
ends of the communicating wires are
exposed from the action of currents, the
anchors of ships, etc. But the general
idea prevailed that once the cable was
laid in the gloomy depths of the ocean
it was in safety. Such, however, is not
the case, for the inhabitants of those re-
gions seem to resent the intrusion. In
many cases, owing to the inequalities of
the bottom of the sea, the wires can not
rest wholly, on the bed, but in some
places hang in festoons. Then they are
liable to accidents from the larger deni-
zens of the sea, among which we may
particularly mention the sun-fish
{ Orthagoriscus). That peculiar but lit
tie known animal is nearly circular, of
brilliant silvery white, and at night
emits powerful phosphorescent light,
whence its name probably arose. When
swimming it turns round like wheel,
and moves with great rapidity. 1t
grows to an enormous size, often attain
ing four feet in diameter, and some of
them are said even to reach eight feet.
Specimens have been caught weighing
FIVE hundred pounds. 1t is found in all
seas from the Arctic to the Antarctic
Circle. Where the tail is in ordinary
fishes, this curious creature has a sort
of fattening in its circular shape from
which bony spines project. Not long
since an interruption occurred in a
cable, and on examination it was found
that it had been penetrated by one of
the caudal spines Of the sun-fish. Even
when the wire lies quiet at the bottom
it is not safe, for species of marine
weevil attacks the gutta-percha and
gradually destroys the conductivity.
But the most curious instance of dam
age inflicted on q cable is that which
lately befell the one from Portugal to
Brazil. A fault having been found, the
tests were applied and the precise spot
indicated. The wire was fished up and
was discovered to be broken. In one of
the ends was entangled a large whale.
The monster was covered with parasites,
and in attempting to free itself from it,
torment0rs had broken the cable, and
then managed to SO twist itself in the
coils of one end that it was held fast al
a prisoner, and, not being able to rise tC
the surface for air, was drowned.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-03

The following are the features of the
convention between Great Britain and
Turkey: 1t is stipulated that if Batoum-
Kars, and Arabian are retained by Rus
STA, and if an attempt is made at any
future time TO annex a portion of the
Sultan's territory in Asia, not coded by
the defnitive treaty of peace, Great
Britain engages to join the Sultan in
defending his territory by force of arms.
The Sultan, in return, promises to in
troduce the necessary reforms, to be
agreed upon later. In order to enable
Great Britain to make the necessary
provision for executing her engagement,
the Sultan consents to assign the Island
of Cyprus, to be occupied and admins
tered by Great Britain, who agrees to
pay to the Porte the present excess of
the islands revenue over the expen-
ditures. Finally Great Britain engages
to evacuate the island and terminate
the convention if Russia restores
Batoum, Cars, and Ardahan to Turkey.
The convention is to be ratified within a
month.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-03
INTERESTING LAW DECISION.

The Court of Appeals has recently
made decision in the case of the Mer-
chants Bank of Canada against ID. G..
Livingston. In January, 1875, VIM. G.
Barrett, who subsequently fed, held a
certificate of one hundred shares of
stock of the Adams Express Company,
belonging to the defendant, Livingston,
and an ordinary stock power of attorney
in bank, signed by Livingston, as secu-
rity for loan of about $1,000. With
this certificate and stock power Barrett
obtained from theagentin New York City
of the Merchants Bank of Canada, of
which he was the counsel, loan of S.
600, saying that he wanted it for loan
to client.
Soon after Barrett borrowed 81 900 on
the same stock, still assuming to act for
his client. He never paid any of the
money to Livingston. The bank brought
suit in the Supreme Court to ferret out
the pledge. At the special and general
terms it was decided that the bank was
entitled to the stock as security for the
loan. The Court of Appeals reversed
the judgment. Judge Earl, giving the
opinien of the Court, holds that power
to sell is not power to pledge, and that
the bank having the power before it, and
being distinctly informed that loan to
the owner was all that was desired, took
tho riaG Of fbo< ;pforpo f;op hoipo fruo
and as it was false, must bear the loss.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-03
A Picture OF the British Judge.

There are few positions more envia
BILE than that of an English Judge A
salary of twenty five thousand dollars {
year, with pension of fifteen Thousand
dollars on retirement, are pickings fol
which French or German Judge, wht
does much the same work for two thou
sand five hundred or three Thousand
dollars year, must long with all tn,
strength of his judicial mind. If tn,
pecuniary position of Judge is good
his social status is even better. On cir
cult he is treated with almost Ioyal
honors, and ON the bench the outward
Difference paid to him by suitors, by
witnesses, and, above all, by counsel, il
enough TO turn the head of any but the
most humble-minded OF human beings,
and humble-mindednes is not the char.
acteristic of Judges any more than of
other people. The British judge has
many virtues. He is not to be bought
his honor Is above suspicion; his moral
character is, in most cases, immaculate.
He is, except when afflicted with the
govt, or exasperated by a sutton who in
sists upon conducting his own case, uni
formly courteous, and he is dignified in
the extreme, sometimes little over
doing the part, and, usually, in the in
verse proportion to the strength of his
intellect.
II is no wonder that Judge often has
an exaggerated sense of his own impor-
lance. His infallibility is always being
forced upon him. off your lordship
pleases," "Of course | should not pre-
sumo to argue the point with your lord
ship" are the phrases which continually
meet his ear. If he makes Joke, which
he sometimes does, and very weak ones,
too, the bar smile, the jury laugh, and
the plaintiff and defendant are openly
convulsed with merriment; and he goes
home to the bosom of his family with
the pleasing conviction that he Is both
great wit and the greatest judge since
the days Of Solomon. And yet he must
know from his early experience at the
bar that, in spite of the outward defer
ence paid to him, no one is so keenly
criticised as a judge. His official life is
passed before professional public, NEST
of whom have not much else TO do
except to criticise, and it is a privilege
of which they avail themselves to the
utmost. They pick holes in his law,
make hay of his statements of facts, and
very often, especially the younger ones,
end by pronouncing the particular
judgment under discussion to be based
on an entire misconception of the law
and the evidence. The Master of
Trinity, Cambridge, lately remarked
at Fellows meeting, at which some
over-confdent opinions were advanced
Gentlemen, we are none of us infalli-
BILE, not even the youngest of us :" and it
Is sarcasm which many members of the
junior bar would do we'll to lay to heart.
But when the wished-for brief does ar
rive, the keenest critic appears wonder
fully limp as TO his legs, moist as to his
hands, and quavery as to his voice when
he rises to address the same judge whose
demeanor, words and actions have been
the subject of his contemptuous APP
proval or disapproval for the last few
years.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-03

The Pope has ordered that all the va
riQus pieces of tapestry in the Vatican
fhaltbe collected and arranged in chron-
Illogical order for exhibition. 1t seems
eat for two centuries the Kings of France
ere accustomed to send every year a
lece of Gobelin tapestry to the reign
ing Fopes and, - the manufactures at
Flanders in the fourteenth and fifteenh
centuries also contributed their share, it
may be Imagined what large quantity
has been accumulated. The we'll known
tapestries executed in Flanders from
Raphael's celebrated cartoons will be
withheld from this collection, as they
have been previously exhibited.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-08-03

MODELLING. the man who attempted to
assassinate the Emperor William, is de.
scribed by an English writer as having
been very clever, but very disrepu-
table boy at school. He was selfish,
mean and cowardly. He thought OF
nothing but the acquisition of money
and power, and used openly to aver that
these were the only two things worth hav-
ing. His sehool-fellows knew him to
be clever, but his teachers could make
nothing of him. They set him down as
narrow-minded, obstinate, and mule
headed, and utterly unable to understand
more than one side of any question.
His two distinguished passions were a
love for notoriety and craving for the
possession of destructive weapons.