St. Landry democrat., 1881-08-27

picking predicament. 1t is probable
that the legislature at it's next meeting
will afford them substantial relief.
The Administrator of Assessment has
just discovered that there is about
S792,OO5 worth of property in New
Orleans, the owners of which are un-
known, and that there is about ST., ,GA 81
worth of taxes due upon said properties.
The record shows that from the year
| 1870 to 1881 inclusive, the owners have
never paid cent towards the support
of the government although tho proper
| ties yield revenues. There is no doubt
that when these properties reach the
sheritf7s hands, the owners thereof will
make themselves known.
Timothy Ryan New Orleans peclcr
who shot a negro in tho back sometime
ago has got out of the scrape, the grand
jury having failed to indict the gallant
Timothy. 1t turns out that the Stayed
negro was desperate OF the worst kind.
and that he had committed numerous
robberies, murders. had roasted his
motherin law, butchered his children,
Drained his wife, wrecked trains, robbed
the mail and God only knows what.
Timothy Ryan was therefore perfectly
|justitiable in shooting the darkey and
ought to be promoted to IL corporalship,
as a reward for his services in rdding
the country of such bad man.
A seven thousand dollar embezzler
was arrested in this city few days
ago by the chief of police. The chief
was proceeding to his office one day
last week, when his attention was at
tracted towards a strange looking man
who from all appearances was Texan,
just arrived. The man was six footer
and wore regular sombrerO. Not sus-
picioning anything wrong about the
stranger, the chief of police sauntered
leisurely towards his office. Immediate
ly upon his arrival there he examined
his mail as was his custom. His sur
prise was great when he found in his
Texas mail a printed description and a
photograph of the man he had just seen.
The man was wanted in Fort Worth
where he had absconded with $1,000
belonging to his employer. The vigi-
liant chief of police retraced his steps
and was soon upon the fugitive who
was Just then about to indulge in ga
ride to the lake." The festive Texan
was driven to the central police station
instead where he was incarcerated.
Some $4,000 of the stolen money was
recovered.
Another Burnside heir is heard from,
this time from the State of Ohio. Mrs.
R. Thompson who resides in Delaware
county says that she is a cousin Of the
late John Burnside. She was Mortified
to hear that he was dead, and hopes
that she can come in for piece Of the
pie left by John 3.
Robert E. Diamond who died of
congestion of the brains, on board the
John Fl. Hanna, was native of this
city and was at one time administrator
Of police. He was very popular young
man in Louisiana.
On account of the dilapidated condi-
tion of the wharves in the Third Dis
trict an overflow is seriously apprehend-
ed in that portion of the city. There is
only one wharf in good order between
Elysian Fields and Congress streets.
The Syndicate and the city counsel are
at loggerheads as to whether the Carroll
for cash only, or payment should be
made partly in cash and partly in the
pavement Of the streets along the line
of the road. The attorneys for the
syndicate say that the Supreme Court
has decided that franchises are prop
erty and that the city cannot dispose of
them unless for cash. When the city
attempts to do otherwise it is the duty
of the syndicate to interfere, which it
will do.
At the last meeting of the fire ordi-
nance committee an animated discus
sion took place as to whether the con-
tract for extinguishing fires should be |
disposed of at public auction or by
sealed proposals. Mayor Shakespeare
cast the deciding vote in favor of dis
posing OF the contract at pnblic auction,
and his action on section 90 of the city
charter which says that all contracts for
public works. etc, can be disposed of
either at public auction to lowest bidder
or else the council may advertise for
sealed proposals. The ordinance pro-
vides that the fire department shall
consist Of one chief engineer, at least
four assistant engineers, five commits
sioners, one foreman and two assistant
foremen for each company of not less
than nine members, nineteen steam fire
engines; 81 hose carriages hook and
ladder companies; s portable fire ex-
The administrator of COM
merce shall have supervision over the
fire department created by this ordi-
nance.
5. NJ. Lewis stranger was garroted
on Poydras street on Friday the 10th
instant, and robbed of ST.. He says
that one of his assailants was police
man. The city is infested with thieves
and their depredations are of nightly
occurrence.
Au revoir, EPSILON MI.
CAsT-IRoN FELLows.-Men of en-
durance have healthy kidneys and liver.
No ache in the back, no piles or consti-
patton. The cure for these diseases is
kidney-Wort. This great remedy