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qualified, took his seat.


the Jury proceeded TO business.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read, pending which Mr.
Dicks moved that the resolution of
Mr. Welsh, relative to the collection
of parish taxes, passed at the June
session, be repealed, which elected
considerable discussion. Being put
to vote, Messrs. Dicks, Fendleson,
Crow and Tally voted ill the affirm
ative, and Messrs. Welsh, kepp.
Cousin and Smith in the negative;
being Il tie. the President voted in
the affirmative, and the resolution
was repealed.
The minutes were then approved
MS amended.
Mr.. Abney appeared and took his
seat.
The bill of the Clerk of the Su-
preme Court of Louisiana, which
was laid over from the last meeting,
amounting to $12, was called up.
On motion, the bill was approved
and ordered paid.
The bill of the Parish Printer, for
printing one hundred copies of the
Public Read Law, amounting to So,
was allowed and ordered paid
Mr.. Tally offered the following:
Resoired, That i'll order to facili-
tate the collection of taxes, it is or
dered that the Tax Collector shall
receive all approved bills, Grand
and Petit Jury and Police Jury
warrants for their face value, in pay
ment of parish taxes and licenses, as
follows: Approved bills and war
rants issued in 1879, for taxes of
1878; approved bills and warrants
issued III 1878, for taxes of 1877;
approved bills aud warrants issued
Ill 1877, for taxes of 1875; approved
bills aud warrants issued in 1876,
for taxes of 1S75;approved bills and
warrants issued i'll 1875, for taxes of
1874; and all ordinances i'll con-
tiict with this act are hereby re-
pealed.
Unanimously adopted.
The President then appointed
Messrs. Welsh, Cousin aud Smith
as Il committee to examine the
Treasurer's aud Collectors books,
and report as soon as practicable.
Mr.. Smith presented a petition
from the citizens of the Tenth Ward,
PRAYING this honorable body to lay
out pubic road leading from
Fletcher's Landing, on West Pearl
river, to II point ut or near Gaines-
Vile, Miss, on East Pearl river.
On motion, the petition was re-
ceived, and the following persons
appointed commissioners to mark
aud lay out said road: Calvert
Mitchell, jasper Thigpen, Joseph
Fleming, Thomas Broom, Joseph
Wood and Victor Moran; said COM
mittee to report as soon as practical
BILE. And that Joseph Thigpen be
appointed overseer on the west end
OF said road, and Green Stanford
overseer on the east end of said
road.
Adopted.
Mr.. Smith offered the following:
Resolred, That a polling place be
established i'll the Tenth Ward, at
the Thigpen place, a1 the ford on
Indian Bayou, to be known as the
Honey island polling place.
Adopted.
Mr.. A6ney offered the following:
Resoiced, That Messrs. Purves,
Courtney, Bourn and Depriest be
transferred from Mr.. Quave's road
district to that of MIR. Alex. Bush's.
Adopted.
Mr.. Crow offered tue following:
Resoired, That the road district
between Bayou Lacombe and Bayou
Liberty be divided into two dis
tricts; that the ward line between
Wari No. ! and Ward No. 8 be the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-08-09
PROC EE DIN GS
OF THE
POLIC E JU r Y
OF ST. TAMMANY PARISH.

Cov1NGToN. July IA, 1879.
The Police Jury of the parish cf
st. Tammany met this day, July IA,
1879. pursuant to adjournment.
Pres-nt-Wm. Badon, President;
George Kepp, Norman Fendleson,
J. l.. Dicks, J. Y. Crow Armand
Cousin, Morris Tally and Pat
Welsh.
Absent. NJ. Abney.
Mr.. JAS. Smith. the member elect
from the Tenth Ward, after being
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AFTERNOON SESSION.

The Board met pursuant to adj
JourDment, all the members pres
ent.
Mr.. Tally offered the follow.
ing:
Resolved. That the Secretary make
ont the bills of the Commissioners
of Election, and have the same reg
istered and sent to said commits
sioners.
Adopted.
The committee appointed to ex-
anime the books of the Collector
and Treasurer, made the following
report:
I'VE, the undersigned, beg leave
to report that we have examined
the books of the Collector and
Treasurer, and find the same cor
rect. The Treasurer has on hand
thefollowing:
OF the special tax levied for re-
pairs to the Courthouse, Jail,
etc 49,. ... ... SlO6 IS
Of the two mill tax levied for
Criminal expenses ~ 10
OF the General Fund. .-... As 50
Total. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Sl52 81
Respectfully submitted.
p. WELSH.
JAMES W. SMITH,
ARMAND COUSIN,
Committee.
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On motion, the report was re-
ceived and committee discharged.
Mr.. kepp moved that the instruc-
tions given to Paul Duillion, mt the
last meeting, rs overseer of his road
district, be changed to read that he
commence in Ma.lisonville and
work said road to the Tchefuncta
bridge" :" And that Maui Quave.
rs overseer on the turnpike road,
work said road to Gum Pond. That
Robert Willy be appointed over
seer of the road from Gum Pond to
the parish line. And that they be
notified of said change.
Adopted.
Mr.. Crow offered the following:
Resofred, That the Tax Collector
be instructed to collect the taxes
from the roll of 1878, for the year
1878; and that all persons who
have paid their taxes for 1879, be
credited for the year 1878. And
that all laws and ordinances in con-
tiict with this ordinance be repeal
ed.
Adopted
The following bills were ap-
proved:
George kepp, for June and July
sessions and mileage. . 81 90
n. Fendieson, for June and July
sessions and mileage 49, -. 5 80
Pat " elsh. for June and July ses-
sions and mileage. se..... 7OO>
N. Fl. Tally. for June and July
sessions and mileage .... 3 40
A. Cousin, for June and July ses-
sitns and mileage ~ 20
J. y Crow, for July session and
mileage Observation-Disclosures. 3 so
James W. Smith, July session and
mileage. $500. ...... 5 80
VIM. Bndon, July session. .... 81
}. l.. Dicks, warrant. 10 w
Total. Observation-Disclosures. ...... SO 10
There being no further business,
the Jury adjourned, to meet OH the
first Monday in November. 1873.
a true copy of the minutes
WI. BADON,
President of Police Jury.
ISAAC Evans, Clerk.
Daily Republican., 1879-12-30
A Party That Fizzled.

On New Years Eve, the young gal
lants of Rising Sun were to go to Cen.
terville, and have a grand time at the
public inn, at that place. There were
about AZ couple, aud preparations for
the last week or so have been going on
in grand scale. Three of the largest
hacks in the hundred were hired, and
the aforsaid gailants in anticipation of
the event had sent out regular invita-
tious. They were going togive the enter
prise as much tone as possible and to
this end had borrowed suits of livery
for their drivers and inveigled half
dozen little colored boys to act as foot
men. On Sunday the young men as
sembled together and after the meet
ing had organized motion to fork over
was promptly responded to in spirit,
but all the hard cash gathered was just
IS. The twenty young men looked at
each other, ,gazed abstractedly at the di-
minutive pile of "buzzards, and then
thought of the hack bills aud sundries
and one by one slowly flied out into the
1t was sad sight. Three
hackmen, six colored boys, an ice
cream verder and various other inter-
ested individuals of tina. section may
be seen searching around with fendisb
intent. The celebrity with which the
certain twenty young men dodge
around convenient angles is proof posi-
tive as to whose gore they are after.
The girls are the worst disappointed Of
The lot.
Daily Republican., 1879-12-30
SPECIAL MENTION.
before YOu Hoy, Read.

Granulated sugar, 10 eta. standard
A sugar, 10 cts. white A sugar, 8 cts;
light brown sugar, s cts. 3 ib. can to.
matoes, 10 cts. good canned corn, 1C
cts. choice table peaches, 1G cts. pie
peaches, IL cts. /; 4 lbs. currants, 25
cents 8 lbs. new Valencia raisins, 2J
cents 2 lbs. Sultana raisins, rs cents
seedlsss raisins, II cts. new citron, 2I
cts. orange peel, % cts. /; lemon peel,
% cts 8 TBS. Turkey prunes, 25 cts.
24s lbs. good Family Floar, 81. Dried
fruits-Quarter apples, 5 to s csnts
fancy sliced apples, III cts. /; pared
peaches, ID cts. ; cultivated black ber-
ries, l2l cts. /; pitted cherries, choice,
% cts, impaired peaches, Q to l2i cts,
Fish-No. mackerel, 10 cents No.
mackerel. 8 cts. fat, 3 large mackersl,
4 cts.; mess shad, A TO 6 cts. extra
shore, No. l, weighing from Il to
lbs, 20 cts. Molasses-Fancy new oroI
N. o. molasses, 60 cts. +; good N. o. mo
lasses, 40 cts. /; peach and pear syrup,
81; white sugar drips, so cts. fine
syrup, 40 cts. soaps-Proctor & Gan
ble's Oliene, 7 cts. Pound Bleacher,
cts. Babbitt's Best. cts. sand soap,
4 cts. a fall pound soap, s cts. Choice
.oll and tub butter very low. Fine
mixtures, 90 cts. ; English walnuts, q
its. almond nuts, rs cts. Polar, Stai
Patent, White Lilly. Carrituck, Valley
Queen, Barley Wood and other grades
Daily Republican., 1879-12-30
A Wealthy CiNcAnMatlan's Christ
mas GIFT.

On Christmas day Robert Mitchell,
one of the foremost business men and
capitalists of Cincinnati, assembled
his family, consisting ofsons, daughters
and grandchildren, twepty-six in all,
for Christmas dinner. The first course
was twenty six envelopes passed
around on a tray, one envelope for each
member Of the company. Opening these
the astonished relatives found gifts of
houses and lots and money ranging
from $4,000 down, and aggregating
fully half million dollars, the bulk of
Mr.. Mitchel's estate. His two sons
and two daughters received $4,000
each; the daughters-in law gifts of
vaIuble real estate, and the grand
children sums of money. 1t is the most
extensive ante -mortem distribution of
property that has taken place in Gin.
Mr.. Mitchel's desire was to
keep the matter quiet, but the pc.
culiar manner of distribution soon led
TO rumors which he found necessary to
correct by giving the complete story.
Daily Republican., 1879-12-30
Police Coart AasI Evening.

Henry Blair, who has evidently been
on prolonged spree, was up before His
Honor last evening on the charge of
wife beating. Mrs. B. testified that
Henry was very abusive and His Honor
fined him 81 and costs and held him
in 500 to keep tho peace.
James Pennington, young colored
man, was charged with the larceny of
several articles of furniture belonging
to James Trusty, but the witnesses for
the prosecution cleared James by
swearing that Trusty's wife had told
him to take the goods and His Honor
dismissed the case.
Daily Republican., 1879-12-30
Newport Hteysls.
NEWPORT. Dec. 2e, 10.


Correspondsnce Of tls Republican,
Rev. J. D. Riggs, pastor of the NJ. E
Church Of this place, exchanged pull
pits with Rev. Mr.. johnson, Of Con.
schohocken, Philadelphia Conference, on
Sunday. Mr.. johnson preached very
good sermon from Corinthians, Sd chap.
22d verse.
Mr.. j. gave very good explanation
Of the apostle Pauls views on the sub.
ject: "All things are yours, &c." His
points were we'll drawn and forcibly
presented. He showed that the Christ
church OF the present day is enjoy Ing
the blessing Of those who labored TO es
tablish christianity in its infancy and
in its reformation. He illustrated his
subject by Martin Luther and John
Wesley as reformers OF the christian
religion. Mr.. johnson set forth in
good order the fact that wicked men
even the strongest Opposers OF religion
subserve the purpose Of God In making
the wrath of man to praise him. Mr.
J. preached at Stanton In the after
| noon.
At both places the brides and groom
were out in full uniform, and contribu
ted in making up the, congregations.
Our Christmas week has been KEEP
lively in Newport by wedding parties
and other entertainments. Newpor
must be on the increase, the marriages
far exceed the deaths.
MIR. J. Barrett, town Treasurer, ha,
lost three of his sons by marriage thi,
year, and still there's more to follow.
The grinding in the streets has no
been low during the week past. Ths
bass yiol may have shocked the sensi
tive nerves Of the exquisitely refined
ones, but the variations were such as t
bewilder the sensibilities and make al
harmonic.
Rev. Daniel Green preached in the
N. Il. Church last evening, from Eclesi
astes "Pay the vow thou hast vow
ed" The congregation was large and
attentive. Mr.. Greei is an easnest
christian, and his preaching is earnest
ly expressed. His discourse was ap'
propriate to the season of reckoning uI
accounts and starting anew.
The Christmas entertainment at tht
M. 4. Church about met expenses
The one at the P. K. church was salts
factory.
Daily Republican., 1879-12-30
THE PROCLAMATION.
seventeenth Ann1versary Of Akra.
ham LiacOin's Gift OF Freedom
to American Slaves.


ham LiucOin's Gift OF Freedom
to American Slaves.
Next Thursd ~ being the enteenth
Anniversary of the day on which
Abraham Lincoln, the murdered Prssi
dent, ISSUED his proclamation Of freedom
to all the slaves held within the boun-
daries of tile United States, our COL
ored citizens from Maine to the Gull
will celebrate it in becoming manner,
as to them it was an event of 80 much
import that they cannot afford to lose
sight OF it.
Nor will the colored citizsns of
Wilmington be any behind their
brethren of other communities in
giving to the day that weight and
Importance which they feel to be its
due, as they have already made ar
rangements to celebrate it in becom-
ing manner. According to the pro-
gram already issued, there will be a
sermon preached appropriate to the oc-
casion in the A. U. NJ p. church, on
French street, above eighth, at 1890
o'clock in the morning and in the af-
ternoon at 2 80 services in the Bethel
A. M. E. church, on Walnut street,
above Sixth, with short addresses.
In the evening, however, the event
OF the day will occur, when a grand
mass meeting will be held in L. Zion
NJ. Il. church, at Ninth and Walnut
streets, az which church the Proclama- a.
ton will be read by eminent speakers.
There will be other features during the
day which We have not yet obtained :,
but will note tomorrow.
Daily Republican., 1879-12-30
Grand Opening.

Finding that our store, 3o2 Marke
treet, (although tie largest and fines
,oot and shoe establishment in thii
part OF the oountry,) is not large
enough to hold all the goods we woald
/. wish to place before the people OF Will
mingtoA and vicinity, We have conolud.
cd to open a branch store at No. All
Market street, (half way between 4tf
aud 5th streets,) where We will place
the greatest bargains TO be found any
where. We are confident by this time
hat the people are aware that we can
III cheaper than any other house in
Wilmington by manufacturing our own
goods and selling them at and under
Wholesale prices. BY giving us call
and comparing our prices with others
you will bs convinced that what we say
Ia true. Remember the place, No. 4l3
Market street. 7. MCCULLOUGH Il Co.
Mr.. MoCracksn, wlo is manager OF
this new store, will be pleased to see
anv Of his old friends who may call to
see him.
Daily Republican., 1879-12-30
II X EVIl'lEs.

: Sun rises 7,22....... Sun setS4.fi
The almanac man Is around.
People are to write 1880 now.
Only one day more of the Old year.
Tho ice men still continue looking blue.
Asylum Lodge public installation to-nigh,
EIeSant New Years. presents can be has q
Adar's, No. Zo7 Market street.
Sleigh-loving girls are waiting to b
lsleighed.
The new Court House is fast becoming
thing OF beauty.
Commence The new year right by subscrib-
ing 1or the REPUBLICAN,.
Ought lady to husband her resources whe1
she has no resources but her daughters?
new lot OF vases and dol just opened q,
the 80 cent store. Also everything else.
Shoe dealers are selling rubber shoes war;
ranted not to leak except at TIE top.
The trade In skates and sleigh bells has not
been very brisk this season so lar.
The West Chester " Republican is one OF
our most valued exchanges.
Tramps have no objections now to being
sent up Tor thirty or sixty days.
Kings Good Samaritan Cough Syrup Is sold
OF all the drug stores for twenty-five cents.
Buy a diary and note down all the events Of
the next year.
The days are lengthening and the sun Ia
strengthening.
Get your quarters ready Tor the carrier-boys
when they come around.
Watch meetings will be held In all of the
Methodist and some of the other churches.
The grand depot for hats, furs and gloves,
is AT q. S. Humphreys, 2le Market street.
Strings of buttons for children's amusement
are coming to the front again.
An odd fly, buzzing around now and then,
seems to have forgotten that 1t ought to be
frozen t. an inanimate state
The cold boom didn't seem to last very
long.
Let all your vices pass away with the old
year never to return again.
Cupping and leeching at No. l03 E. Second
street, Residence No. 403 East Second street. |
A match game ofcroquet Is going on this |
afternoon ut the crOquet hall OF the Whining |
ton club between the Delaware City and the |
Concord, Pa, teams.
Lancaster County editors are in luck. Five |
of them have been drawn on the Grand Jury |
list. they always did want intelligent Juris, |
up in that section.
An exchange Says you can go to bed by |
now and get up by the same. |
going up stairs, and the moonlight don't help |
us a bit to get up. The breakfast bell does
better iOr that.
The average young man is not at all anx.
Ieus for sleiyhing. He thinks he'll have to
take his sweetheart out, and two dollars an |
hour would make big hols in his funds.
Yeryer, 4O7 Shipley street, is the cheapest |
place where you can buy your picture frames. |
. There's Mrs. Dough and her pretty niece
Away down yonder by the door,
Go, waiter, ask her what she'll have;
Or may be you've been dswn before. "
" asked her when they first came in
You surely might have guessed her watt
The witty niece made the reply,
She's lust come In to restaurant "
Daily Republican., 1879-12-30
Chapman ,

the tobacco man Of Delaware, has just
returned from New York with the largest
and best selected stock OF merschaum
goods, Chat probably ever was brought
into the State,) having purchased
direct from the factory. He Is enabled
Y, sell them at lower prices than ever
i AZ known in Wilmington. Ladies in
search of presents for their friends,
Lovers and husbands are particularly
invited to call before purchasing else
chers. All goods as represented. 70.
iteness and fair dealing is an organic
virtu. which has given the Tobacco
Temple of Delaware such celebrity.
A. A. CHAPMAN.
s. w. cor. 4.h and Shipley streets.
Daily Republican., 1879-12-30
Tho Proyident society Speaks.

Having recently resumed our en-
ployment, work for the winter, we
desire that all persons applying for
work, shall bring reliable reference,
and that all friends and subscribers
who send applicants shall furnish them
with a written reference. By so doing,
We can at once recognize the worthy,
and any message conveyed with the
reference will secure prompt attention.
Having made special effort last year
for the increase of our funds, we
hope by additional subscriptions this
year, to avoid any further demand
upon the public, and, we therefore
bag, as far as possible, that ell inter-
ested will further our efforts to the
fullest extent.
While we appreciate the fact, that
because Of employment offered through
out the city to many we have assisted
heretofore, we still feel the necessity
for an increase of means to sustain our
Boarding Home for young women.
This we consider so important branch
of our work-the Offering to yonng
women, dependent upon their own
cheap, comfortable home,
that we ask au earnest consideration
of the matter on the part of all, and,
any amount forwarded will he most
gratefully received. Respectfully,
EsTELLE NJ. RICE, President.
HELLEN L. GARRETT, Treasurer.
Daily Republican., 1879-12-30
Read Francis & Sons special mention
on the first page.
Washington's Rfble.

The people of Alexandria, Va, evi'
IDENTIFY are in hard way financially
The officers of Christ Church there are
trying to dispose of the Bible used by
General Washington, presented to the
Church by Mrs. General Lse, for the
purpose Of raising money for a church
debt. The price asked for it is $3.50
and it would seem that patriotism nc
longer exists in Alexandria, or the
money would be Immediately raised,
so as to keep the Bible in the city.
The Mt. Vernon Association has offered
fifty dollars for 1t, but the church Off
cials have written to the Grand Lodges
Of Masons Of Pensylvania and Massa-
ohusetts asking what they would give
for this valuable book.
Daily Republican., 1879-12-30
Sewing Machines.

The best Christmas present to buy Is
a No. s Wheele. & Wilson Sewing Ma
chine. 1t stands ahead of all competi-
tors, lightest running, noiseless, best
made and finished, and best adapted
for family use. Sold on monthly ln-
stalments, and old machines taken IN
exchange. Will give "a Acme plsater
to any one that will buy one OF these
machines up to January lst, besides
getting one of The best machines IN use
Office No 72s Market street, Wheeler y
Wilson Manufacturing Co. J. Ii. Prlm-
rose, Manager for Peninsula. Agents
wanted.
Daily Republican., 1879-12-30
Christmas En- tertainment.

There will be Christmas entertain
ment given at the Bethany Baptist
Church, corner OF Elm and Jackson
streets, on this (ruesday) evening, con-
sisting of singing by school, duets,
quartetts, recitations, &c. The public
are cordially invited to attend. The
musical department will be under the
direction of Mr.. Muhlhs usen.
Daily Republican., 1879-12-30
Large sales.

L. W. stidham & Son, auctioneer,, +,
sold during the year which is now
about closing, 2ss horses, $685. head OF
cattle, and 666 pigs. Their experience
in this line enables them 10 arrive very
closely at the value OF these animals
and to obtain from bidders fair price.
Daily Republican., 1879-12-30

81. Paups NJ. L. Sabbath School VIII
civ. its annual Christmas entertain
nent on Tuesday evening, Dec. o'lh'
commencing at 7.3O o'clock, IN the
church, Market street, above sevet'n.
Singing by the adult and infant
schools, recitations, select readins'
dues, solos, &c., will iill the program.
Admission Is cents. You ana AL you'
fri, nds are invited.
Daily Republican., 1879-12-30
Farmers Meeting,

The annual meeting Of the Farmers
Association Of New Castle County, will
bs held in the second story of the Tele.
graph Building, Third and Market
streets, on Saturday next, January Sd,
at 10 o'clock in the morning. A gener-
al attendance Of the members of the As
sociation is requested.
Daily Republican., 1879-12-30
Latest Novelties.

Ladies', misses aud children's fnrs'
in the latest styles, fur robes, fur trim
mings by the yard, ladies' fur caps IA
dies and gents seal skin caps, plush
caps, ladies' Derby and square crown
stiff hats, gents silk dress hats, SUN
and soft hats, silk and cashmere caps,
children's stiff and soft hats, silk and
Gin ,ham umbrellas, trunks, val'ses,
So,. at Runford Bios, No. 4o4 Market
street.
Daily Republican., 1879-12-30
Improving.

1t is stated that Thomas C. Nor
rison, deputy sheriff, who has been
quite sick for some weeks, is now
slightly better aud hopes are enter
tanned of his recovery.
Daily Republican., 1879-12-30
Fish and Terrapin.

Powell will have on his stall in the
Third street market, a fine assortment
of fish, among which are halibut, had
dock, smeltz, white fish, steak cod fish,
Labrador herring and catfish also .
lot of terrapin. Call early and avoid
the rush.
Daily Republican., 1879-12-30
The Orion Club

will give their second grand reception
in Prof. Webstsr's Dancing Academy,
Masonic Hall, on Esiday evening next,
January 2. Master of Ceremonies, s.
+. Sawin, will haYe atprogramms pre-
pared that cannot fail to give satisfac-
tiOn.
Daily Republican., 1879-12-30

Now is the time to get your iurs re-
paired or altered in the latest style.
This is being done cheap every day ~
the hat and fur store OF W. Alseh'zer'
227 Market street.