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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1879-04-24

The Rockland Gazette says that March
has nstigated the circulation Of petitions
TO Congress in Thomaston, as doubtless
also in other towns, for the suppression Of
national bank currency, and thinks he
"would DO well to content himself with
presenting such petitions as his constitu-
ents may feel called upon to present, with
out working them up himself" Let the
Gazette console itself with the fact that
one can't make a silk purse out Of 4 sow's
ear,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1879-04-24

The Bangor Commercial last week ac-
knowledged that it had been mistaken
q thing it never did before The world
does move
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1879-04-24

The English Government has recruited
400 mules in this country for the Zulu
war and they left New York for Port
Natal on the transport Ontario on Thurs
day last. Whether they are to be used
as artillery, in the manner suggested by
the late John Phoenix, or simply their
kicking powers directed against the Zulus,
is not stated.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1879-04-24

The Chronicle wants a live Greenback agent in
every town in Maine, New Hampshire etc Chases
Chronicle.
The Chronicle had better hurry up and
secure these agents. Six months from
now there won't be live Grecnbacker
left in New England.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1879-04-24

caucus Of Republican Senators and
Representatives on Friday last decided to
oppose the introduction of general legis-
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1879-04-24

If Ladd follows the example of some of his pre-
decessors, he will have mail contracts and clerk
ships TO give away. Belfast Journal But that
would be more honorable than selling them and
pocketlng the receipts as some of his predeces
sors" have done. Bangor Commercial.
We don't know but that Ladd may sell
his. We gave him the benefit Of the doubt.
Governor Garcelon and Council have
passed an order calling upon those who
received illegal mileage to return the
same. Walk up to the captains office,
uantl and Sattla
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1879-04-24

\ NInaIhaven correspondent Of the Zone
land Advertiser says Mr. Hale would not
have been beaten last fall if he lad SCI
cured the construction Of three hight
houses in~renobscot Bay Oh Two Bush
Island, at the eastern entrance of Towns
end harbor, and at the eastern entrance
of Fox Island Thoroughtare Perhaps
this correspondent can tell how many
lighthouses viii be required to prevent
the defeat of Murch in l-oO. But then
there wouldn't be rocks enough to place
them on
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-20
CITY HALL.
The Board Of Health Vacancy-The
Insane-Sanitary Subscription.

The Board Of Health Vacancy-The
Insane-sanitary Subscription.
The Mayor yesterday received q note from the
In answer to the Mayors inquiry
concerning the appointment OF a member
the Board OF Health to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the resignation OF DR..
LOeber. who was one of the city members,
elected by the City Council. The Governor re-
fers to the opinion OF the city attorney, given
when DR.. Taylor (Who had also been elected by
the CounciD resigned. and In which the city at
torney declares that according to law the filing
OF such vacancies for ~unexpired terms devolved
on the Governor. As already announced, DR..
Shuppert has been appointed to fill the va
cancy.
THE INSANE.
Administrator Chevalley proposes to pick out
for transfer to tho state Asylum those inmates
IN the city insane Asylum whose relatives are
believed TO pc n such circumstances as to be
able to care for them. There has already been
some recrimination In the matter, but they have
net availed, 10 the least. Administrator Chew
many Of the Inmates as possible. by turning
them over TO the State, to which they all proper
ly belong, and to let the State settle with the
relatives. whether the lunaties Of this class are
SUBJECTS Tor an eleemosynary institution.
FROM AN OLD CITIZEN.
Yesterday Mr.. Horter. the energetic member
Of the Sanitary Association. received a letter
from MI. Michael Magee (formeriy Of this city.
nd nd the senior partner Of 81 she then existing
Dlimenting the association upon its efforts to
~sanattze New Orleans. and inclosing d check
for 500 IN aid Of that object. Mr.; MageeF takes
coutry should and will encourage the object Of
the association with material aid II the matter
ts brought properly before the people-all Sec
tions being Interested In making New Orleans
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-20
BALEFUL BEALS.
He Finds His Love Asleep and Rocks
Her to Death. @@ .

---
Yesterday morning at z o'clock a colored
woman named Mollie McOlenner died OF lock-
Jaw at her domicile. on Commerce. near Girod
street. @@MM @@M"m@m MMM.@#-
An autopsy by the city physician. in presence
Of Coroner Marley, developed the fact that the
deceased had died Of lockjaw, s~uperinduced by
a blow from arock In the lands Of a colored man
named Jerry Beals. on the third day Of last May.
From those who are acquitted with the facts
In the case. 1t has been ascertained that some
cutting Of a man named McElroy, on Fourcher
street and sentenced to two years In the Peni-
Tertiary. While she was serving her term she
made the acquaintance Of Jerry Beals. who was
serving a six months term for stealing.
At this place Of punishment B ais formed an
attachment. for Moltie and proposed to her.
she opposed his suit, and when her term was
ont returned to New Dreams. B ,als. as soon as
his time expired, Immediately started for NV
Orleans In search Of Mnllie. On arriving here
he went to her house at the corner of Constance
and Gai.nnie streets and again pressed his
claim, but met with a like rehuke.
On the night Of the third of NAV he again re-
paired 10 the woman's house, forced an en-
trance. and finding her asleep in bed. struck her
a blow. under tbs left ear Win a triangular
shaped rock.
The blow dealt by the murderous Beals was
given with such force that the woman never re-
When her faculties returned to her. and she
was strong enough to get about, she. with the
intention OF getting rid Of her blood htrsty
house where she subsequently, died.
After she had settled In her new abode, she
was Ia the habit OF paying frequent visits to the
these visits until q week ago. when she became
SO ILL that she had to stop. and then DR.. Monette
b game her physician.
Beas is still at large, but the police are hunt
ing him. %%&
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~CUsToM-HoUsE i

The prevailing impression is that the trip Of
Internal Revenue Collector Marks to Washing
ton will not change In the least the intention
Of the powers that be to remove him. They
consider that the intiIaation that w places is
likely to be called for is a certain indication
that he has lost hold on the administration.
and he will have to 60.
The special agents OF the government have
been hay ng lively times during The past two
days. Wednesday night one of them undertook
C., make q seizure on an empty beer key. on
which the stamp had not been cancelled, in
Frank Bercker's beer saloon, on Common street.
He did not. however, get the keg. for the rea-
pistol on him and ordered him to leave the
place. while the elder Bercker threatened to
MAKE away with him with q beer keg mallet,
unless % left. Being unarmed he retired, and
yesterday morning he appeared before United
States Cemmissinn4r Qufntero and made an
affidavit against Bercker for violating section
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MRS. BENNER's ADDRESS.

We have received the following letter from
Mrs. II. Fl. Rsnner, widow Of the gallant Lieut..
Benner, who fall d sacrifice to his duty and his
devotion to his fellow. men while bringing re-
Lief to the yellow fever sufferers during the
epidemic Of 1878:
RooER's PARK. Cook County. ILL.,. |
June 10, 1879. =
To the Editor of the Democrat:
Sir have been requested by some Of my
Southern friends to send my address to your
many lett RI misdirecled and others say they
have wanted. to communicate with me- for q
longtime. and we're unable to find my address. II
you please. say MI address Is Rogers Park
MRS. a. II. BENNER.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-20
LOUISIANA.

Crops will be short in Rapides. Favorable
weather may improve them some.
Morehouse ~reioices over the fact that her
prospects for a cotton crop are thus far very
good.
The citizens of Floyd, parish of West Car
rell, had a mass meeting last week, and in
dorsed the course Of their representative
Col. HIP. Lott, on the State debt question.
14ilgal Baptist Church, nine miles from
Minden, on the wire road to Monroe, was
burned last evening. It was undoubtedly the
work Of an incendiary.
Natchitoches is waging a violent war on
the habit OF carrying concealed weapons. The
OF that place who were fined from $25 to $50
each for carrying concealed weapons.
Clinton has reduced the salaries Of It's Of
ficials to the lowest possible limit, The mayor
gets $25 per month, the treasurer 81 is, the
secretary the same, and the aIderment ST per
diem.
West Feliciana is perfectly delighted over
her prospect this year. Her report says
"The continued prosperous condition of the
growing crop Is unknown heretofore through
out this section. Last week we had fine rains.
which came In time, as ii ordered to the day."
A young man by the name of Strickland
was shot last Sunday by a Mr.. Leverett, near
was loaded with small shot. Strickland ran
OH and, as he has not been heard from since,
it is feared that he may nave been killed.
The rains have brought out the CROPS az
finely as the most hopeful expected, and, az
thoughth corn will probably fail to produce
as well as last year by about Is per cent, the
crop Of cotton Is likely to come up to the
measure as fully as that OF last year.ICoI-
fax Chronicle.
The Concordia Eagle has favorable reports
relative to the corn and cotton crops from all
sections OF the parish. The earliest corn
crops are now considered made, and have not
suffered a single day for want OF rain. Cot
ton Is full OF blooms. and will soon commence
blooming. The prospect was scarcely ever
more fatteriDg than at the present time.
Tn rains, which appear to nave been gem
eral throughout the parish, have been fol-
lowed by q great change In the appearance of
crops. The corn was in that state caused bv
the protracted dFouth which was daily fall
ing, but the rains have arrested the evil. and
now there is q good prospect Of an abundant
corn crop. The cane has also changed Its
color from yellow to green, and though back
ward in size for the time Of year, yet the
planters have commenced giving it the last
working, or, to use the technical phrase.
Laying 1t by" The rice planters have also
had cause to rejoice. for showers were very
acceptable to those who are Fortunate enough
TO " pumps, and actually Indispensable I'D
those who had one.-lAssumption Pioneer.
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The previous question was then ordered,

The previous question was then ordered,
and the amendment was lost.
Delicate George moved to amend the orig
inal article BY providing that no parish or mu-
nicipal government should Impose q license
tax to exceed fifty per cent OF That imposed
by the State.
which was laid IN the t%able-yeas 50, nays so.
Delegate Poche moved to amend by strik-
ing out the word SCHOOL ;, thus exempting
from d license tax all teachers. He hoped
the gentleman from Iberville delegate Ste
yenson) would not let his prejudlces &c so far
40 to oppose this amendment. His friend
had good reason to be prejudiced against the
lawyers. In q case In which q female WAS in
terested his friend had felt the power of two
good lawyers. who had succeeded In causing
him to be- mulcted in damages. ILaughter.]
On that occasion the profession had soured
on bib stomach. IReneWed lauRhter.J
Delegates Blanchard and Caffrey opposed
the amendment, Delegates Mcconnell and
The previous question was ordered, and
the amendment was lost-yeas Al, nay 81.
The question then required On the subBti-
tute offered by Delegate Breaux for the
original article.
Delegates Matthews and Wells opposed the
substitute.
Delegates Land moved to amend the sub
~stitute BY providing that 9 license tax bs
imposed upon banking and exchange Dusi-
ness, insurance busines and all corporations
for internal improvements. Adopted-yeas
The question required on the amendment
offered by Delegate Forman, and 1t was
adopted.
The amendment proposed by Delegate
Olivier was voted down.
The yeas and nays were demanded On the
substitute Of Delegate Breaux as amended,
and r~esulted-.yeas 50, nays 70. and the sub
stitute was rejected.
Delegate Lyons moved to reconsider the
vote by which cotton seed oil companies a
been exempted from the payment Of q license
tax.
Delegates Stevenson and White favored the
motion to reconsider. @
The motion to reconsider pre~vailed-yeas
rs, nays 81. m=@ @M~~
Delegate Poche opposed the Ievying Of a IL
cense tax on cotton seed oil companies.
Delegates Ogden and Jenkins favored the
tax.
The main question was then ordered, and
the amendment levying a license tax on cot
ton seed oil companies was adopted-yeas II,
nays 80.
Article 5, as amended, was then adopted.
Article 6 published yesterday was read.
Delegate Thompson moved to amend by
providing that all manufactures Of agTicultu-
raj implements and machinery shall be eX-
empted from taxation.
Delegate McGloin moved to postpone the
amendment and all that portion OF the article
relative to manufactures until Monday next,
when the report of the Committee on Manu-
~factlres Will be taken up. Adopted.
Delegate Parlange moved to 80 amend the
article as to provide for the exemption of pri-
vate as well as public charities from taxation.
Pending consideration of an amendment
offered by Delegate McGloin On Wednesday,
the Convention then adjourned until to-mor-
row at 10 o'clock.
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him will be res a4djudtcata against d ples IN.
he resided elsewhere. 80 eads5
When one Of the parties to suit dies ne,n
Ing az appeal, and his administration ia p MI
order to that effect IL required n,,on Nv iiu1slef
being renanded for q new trial In tho I, sas5
court. = ioMtE
NO. 7455-C1rY OF NEW ORLEANS VS.. M,c.x~
AND SHAKESPEARE, SMITH Il ca. AsS
BIZ White, J.--Act No. s of 1878. whioh .
empts from the payment of license taxa. w
SONS engaged In business as manufacturers .
II applicable TO the city OF New Orleans Il ~
SO as to q license levied prior to Its passa ~
NO. eos. FLETCHER & co. VS.. SHELBY 4 ca
By White. when goods have H.,
shipped under u contract between the ~ ~
per ind consignee, and while they ara 81 WIZ l
transit the latter notifies the former thu s y 4a
his intention not to receive them, or Ia m ~
the payment as agreed In the contract @thhS s
shipper is justified ~ resumiDg possession - y
the goods and selling them, and s,;cb j Y
sumption will not, In the absence of N -
press agreement, discharge the eons ia e
from liability for such damages al nss NO = !
ton may have caused. =
nsuch Q case the damages to be aNardaa
will be the difference between the priea affinss1H
lated In the contract and tire market yel,ss
the goods, Ii there has been a decline NJ I'LL
time the consignees refused to receive tieS@
NO. 6700-CHAFFE & SONS VS.. HEYNER. FpAv.
& Co, INTERvENoRs.
By White. J.-When goods are consIpnadt /.
A for account OF B, their shipment Will haSs n
sidered a delivery to B and-they cannot. thsrss.
fore, be attached Id the hands of the carriST
by A for q debt due him by the conslgnor.
NO. H61-sT. CHARLES STREET RArr.rn1,.s
COMPANY vs.. BOARD OF ASSESSORS. @
By White, J.-When In making an aeaaa..
ment Of the capital stock of q corporafion
under act No. 9 Of the extra session ct sIss9
1t appears that the assessors took the ata3
at Its par yalne, it being above par III NV
market, and deducted from 1t the proneFfy
otherwise assessed, the assessment is valid
ANY change or transportation made In the d.
the assessors. without the authority 81 te
board, Is q perfect nullity. s
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-20

1T, which prohibits and imposes q heavy
pana ty for interferen Q with an internal reye-
nue. officer In the discharge OF his duty. Bercker
was arrested.
Yesterday another officer connected With the
{ peeial agents department discoyered some
empty cigar boxes. with uucancelsd npso on
he prom pity book Domingo In cha, ge and 6 n
Quoted bin to the speisI agents office, where
and proceedsd Tefore Unit d States Commits
sioner Chester to make an affidavit.
While the officer making the arrest WAS ap-
and backed toward the door. threatening th So
in the office with his pistol. He finally got out
ever. subseauentiy arrested on the warrant
issued ny Conniss 'oner Chester, before whom
he was brought and placed under bonds to up.
near aud answer the charge Of negteetfng and
refusing to cancel stamps on cigar boxes alter
they had been emp led
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-20
CITY ECHOES.

Walter Woodley was arrested at the Ninth
Street Marhet and lodged In the Sixth Station,
charged with stealing Dread tickets.
Silas Masley. for entering d house III the night
time with intent to steal, was locked up In the
Second Station house.
3. Leblanc, for assaultinR and slightly wound
Ing one Gallinier, was locked up In the Third
Station.
W.T. g. Daley ALLEY ,1 charged . with q assault sna md battery
VIM. DALEY. Jr.. and locked UP In the Eighth
Station.
Lizzie King. alias Duncan, for being found
No. 6e Dryades street. was lodged In the Central
Station,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-20
Sixth District Court.

Jean ChHpus Va. Pierre Pujol.-Judgment In
favor of plaintiff for $50 and costs.
Schmidt and Ziegle. vs.J. r. Kent OF al.-Rule
for q new trial discharged.
Amanda s. Simonds vs. VIM. Moran ct ais
Judgment IN favor OF plaintiff and against de-
fandant. William Moran. intertiet. Margaret
Moran, curatrtx. for the sum Of sss5a %. with 8
PEI cent interest from December 5. 1873. till paid,
and costs of suit. and suit dismissed as to james
Wilson and Miss Annie Crowley.
WI Converse 81 Co. vs. city of New Orleans.
Injunction dissolved: dissolution to take
effect from and after the first Of October. 1879. Y
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-20
Fifth District Court.

A. Derdet We. Eliza Lejenne. alias Marie Du-
acknowledgement for plaintiff.
In the matter OF the assessment OF personal
property.-Rule to reduce assessment made alb
solute,
In he matter of assessment OF the personal
property of L. FL. Christcour.-Kule made abso-
Lutte
). W. Demarest vs. J. A. ~LeBerque.-Suit dis
missad
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Fire.

At s O'Clock yesterday morning a fire broke out
N Ogden. No Is Union streef. and damaged two
rolls of bagging. The FLAMES were ~extinguished
without the necessity Of an alarm by
7. Baldwin, house-keeDer of Perseverance
No. 10.
This fire was evidently the work OF an ineen-
diary, as the place was fired by atorch applied
by being run into the store through an apper-
ture OF the posts on which the door swings.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-20
MAILS FOR HAVANA.

The mails for Havana. per steamship G. w
Lord. will close at the Postofffce at O'clock this
evening ftwentfath Instant,
ID. MAGUIRE, Superintendent Mails.
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Duplicate photographs may be had from neg
atives made at Washburn's twenty years
THE COURTS.
Fourth District Court.

Vim. N, Rogers vs.. W. r. Goldthwaite.-Judg.
menu for defendant. TITS Is in action to re-
cover one-half OF the cost OF, q, party wall. De-
PENDANT pleaded the prescription of ten years
against the demand.
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Superior Criminal Court.

superior Criminal Court.
ARRAIGNED.
Kate McNulty, grand larceny. pleaded not
guilty.
@ %~ @@ ON TRIAL,
Charles Angelo. charged with the murder oil
Joseph MAITLAND.
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Washburn carefully preserves all negatives,
and copies may be procured as far back as
twenty years.
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Hg FOR OTHER CITY NEWS SEE EIGHTH
PAGE.
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Chew Jackaon's best sweet navv tobacco, Is
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pistol or rife galleries. public bathrooms ve.
hicles. or such other callings as are the subject
OF police regulations.
La leyying a. license tax upon callings and
businesses subject to- police. regulations the
Legislature shatl provide. by law, for licenses
amount Of the tax according to the amount Of
business done by each class or division, and
levying the license proportionately;: and shall
provide for the summary trial of judicial uues-
tions as may arise 10 the levying and enforce
ment OF laws imposing licenses.
Delegate Forman moved to amend as fol
lows: "Insert after the word vehicles the
words, in cities, and strike out all after the
word division"
Delegate Olivier moved to amend BY prefix
ing to the substitute the words, latter the
first Of January, 1886"
Delegate Parlange moved to amend the
original article by striking out the word
"may" and inserting .'shall."
Delegate Blanchard opposed the amend
ment, and moved to lay 1t on the table.
Lost-yeas 49, nays 50. @-@--s "#"
Delegates Munday, and Pardee supported
the amendment. Delegates Phelps and
George spoke In opposition to It.
The amendment was adopted.
Delegate Land moved to amend by exempt
ing from the provisions Of q license tax, those
engaged in the practice Of the learned pro-
LESSONS.
Delegates Phelps, Lyons, White and Mar
shall opposed the amendment, and Delegates
Land and King supported it.
Delegate Covers moved to amend by ex-
empting attorneys at law from the operation
OF the amendment, which was accepted by
Delegate Land.
Delegate Stevenson said the difficulty vas
in determining what constituted q learned
profession. He might term himself d mem
Der Of such profession, inasmuch as he was
learned in the business Of planting. With all
the brains they claimed for themselves, he de-
fled any lawyer on the floor to take pillow and
run a straight furroW. lLaughter.] No man
who trusted his case with q lawyer could tell
where he was coming out. Renewed laugh
teri He hoped the amendment would not
prevail. I
Daily Republican., 1879-03-22

Ou m"Iion OF Mr.. Conaxay tn act IN
relation Ia tertlil-r- was taken up for
consideration
Mr.. Dean offered All amendment TO
strike out the words "hOnr msai' aud
ground bone whrr,' they may occur.
The amendment was lost
Mr. Fooks then moved t- postpone
the bin indefinitely.
Mr. Dean opposed Ne" postponement
and advocated the passag' Of the bill
in speech OF more than an hour.
Mr.. Hail presented remonstrance
against the bill.
The motion TO postpon" was lost and
the bill was then laid over until next
Wednesday at ) p. IN.
Mr.. Hal introduced the incorpora-
ton act ni the town Of Harrington,
which was read a first ime
Adjourned at LIS to meet Oh Monday
at 3 p. N.