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Financial and Stock Markets.
AFTERNOON REPORT.

NEW YORK, July 28-Money easy at92 per
cent. Prime mercantile paper 1896 per cent.
Bar silver, S1.10H. Sterling exchange dull at
81. 82$l long, S4.S6%..sight.
Governments per cent. higher for fours
and four and one-half. The threes a fraction
higher al 1O25@1OA per cent.
State Bonds-Dull.
Bonds-Railroad bonds inactive.
Stocks-Very quiet and a fraction lower
during the past hour. Transcontinental fell off
from 7729 per cent. to 7615 per cent. Western
Union sold at sos, so, S175@8O% per cent.
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Opening and Extension Of Dakota
Avenue.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, }
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, July 25, 1888.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, July 25, 1883.
To F. Steinhsrt, J. Seiferling, Thos. Cochran,
Jr., and all persons interested:
The Board of Public Works in and for the cor
poration of the City of st. Paul. MINI. will meet
at their Office in said city at 2 p. M, on the 9Th
day of August, A. D. 1883, to confirm the assess
ment of benefits, damages, costs and expenses
arising from the opening and extension of Da-
kota avenue, through lot 4, block 81, West st.
Proper, in said CITY, at which time and place said
Board will place such assessment On the follow
ing described property, as may be deemed just
and proper, so as to conform to the facts and
rights of the case as intended, to-wit: Block III,
West st. Paul proper, in the city of st. Paul,
Minnesota.
All persons interested are hereby notified to
be present at said time and place of making,
correcting and confirming said assessment, and
will be heard.
JOHN G. TERRY, President pro tenn.
Official: r. l.. GoRMAN,
Clerk Board of Public Works. 207-209
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ASSOCIATED PRESS MARKETS,
Milwaukee Produce Market.

MILWAUKEE, July 27.-Flour in fair demand
and nominally unchanged. Wheat weaker; 1.01 a
cash; OF August; 1.0411 September. Corn
steady; No. 52%c. Oats lower; 32A in
store. Rye weaker and quiet at $40 for No. l.;
buyers and sellers apart, no transactions. Pro-
visions steady with a fair demand; mess pork
14.05 cash and August; 14.20@1425 Sep
tember. Lard, prime steam 800 cash; 9.l5
September. Live hogs higher; 5.3095 Is.
Butter nominally unchanged. Cheese steady
Eggs nominally unchanged. Receipts, 10000
barrels of fou1; 10000 bushels of wheat; 1,5OO
bushels of barley. Shipments, 1900 barrels of
flour; wheat none; 500 bushels of barley.
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CONTRACT WORK.
Sewer on Robert Street.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Minn., July II, 1883. !

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC Works,
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Minn., July II, 1883.
Sealed bids will be received by the Board of
Public Works in and for the corporation of the
city of st. Paul. Minnesota, at their Office in said
city, until II m. on the Both day of July, A. D.
1883, for the construction of a sewer on Robert
street, from Thirteenth (19th) street to Univer-
sity avenue in said city, together with the neces-
sary catchbasins and manholes, according to
plans and specifications on file in the office of
said Board.
bond with at least two (2) sureties, in sum
of at least twenty t20) per cent. of the gross
amount bid, must accompany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to reject
any all bids.
JOHN HARRINGTON, President.
Official r. L. GoRMAN,
Clerk Board of Public Works. 199-209
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Chicago Live Stock.

CHICAGO, July 27.-The Drovers' Journal re-
ports: Hogs, receipts 5000; shipments, 400;
brisk and 5@10c higher; mixed 5.9O@5.75;
heavy 5.7O@6 10: light 5.S5@6.S5; skips
3.75@5.O5. Cattle, receipts $500; shipments
400; best grades brisk and 5@10c higher;
others slow; exports 5.95@6.25; coed to choice
shipping steers 5.60@5.75; common to medium
440@5 35 Sheep, receipts 1890; shipments
none; dull and 10@15c lower; inferior to fair
2.75@S so; medium to good g. 1894 .25; choice
to extra T. 3O@4.60. Lambs per head 1.00@
BIS; Texas sheep 3.10@4.15.
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Dry Goods.

NEW YoRK, July 27.-Succeeding the trade sale
of cotton goods, there is better tone prevailing
with buyers and tellers and while awaiting the
memoranda of purchases, much attention has
been given by the former to all specialties fol-
lowed by satisfactory total of new business.
American and Arnold indigo blue prints reduced
to SC; regular Merrimac D fancies opened at
SIC; prices for all cottons much steadier;
wooden goods in fair to good duplicate assort-
ment request.
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FINANCE & COMMERCE.
Board of Trade.

st. Paul. July %, 1888.
There was very good feeling on the
market yesterday, and fair degree of
transactions. Prices were on the whole
pretty firm, and altogether there was gen.
orally more solid feeling notwithstand-
ing the conflicting accounts that come in
from the country in regard to the crops:
WHEAT-No. hard, $1.1015 bid; July,
$1.1O bid; August, 1.08 bid; September,
LOG bid; year, $1.05 bid; No. 1, $1.071s
bid; No. 2 hard, $1.05 bid; No. 2,
95c bid; No. 8, SIC bid.
CoRN-No. 2, 45c bid, sic asked; July,
45c bid, 81 asked; August, SIC asked; Sep
tember, 52c asked; year, 44c bid, SOC
asked; No. 3, 40c bid, 42c asked.
OATs-No. mixed 32o bid, $500 asked;
July, 32c bid, $500 asked; August 3oc
bid, 33c asked; September, 29c bid, goo
asked; year, 2Sc bid, 29c asked; No. 3
mixed, 31c bid; No. white, 34c bid, 36c
asked in sacks, f. o. b. cars; No. white,
32c bid; rejected, SOC bid.
BARLEY-No. ., $50 bid; No. 8 extra 45c
nominal; Nc. 3, 35c bid.
Reno. 2, 48c bid.
GROUND FEED-Kiln dried, $18 bid,
$18. SO asked.
Corn MEAL-Bolted, $1,000 bid; $23
asked.
BRAN-$1O asked f. o. b.
BALED HAY-$7; timothy SO.
POTATOES -4Oc bid for old; new Coo.
EGes-1715c bid, July, 1870 bid; year,
lie bid, 18c asked.
SALEs-1 car ground feed at $17.25; 1
car oats &c sacked f. o, b; car mixed
oats 1890; cars mixed oats 35c f. o. b;
car mixed oats 39c, sacks included; 2
cars ground feed at $40, outgoing; 1 car
mixed oats &c f. O. b.
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Assessment for SpriQkling Exchange
Street.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, }
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, July 20, 1883. :

CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, July 20, 1888.
The Board of Public Works in and for the cor
poration of the City of st. Paul, Mime
sofa. will meet at their Office in said
city, at p. m, on the Sd day
of August, A. D. 1883, to make an assess
ment of benefits, costs and expenses arising
from the sprinkling of Exchange street from
Chestnut street to Wilkin street, in said city,
until the 1st day of November, A. D., 1885,
under contract of R. G. Arnold, in accordance
with the order of the Common Council of said
city, approved June z, 1883, on the property on
the line of said sprinkling and benefited there
by, amounting in the aggregate to $475.60.
All persons interested are hereby notified to be
present at said time and place of making said
assessment, and will be heard.
VIM. BARRETT, President pro TEN.
Official: r. L. GoRMAN,
Clerk Board of Public Works. 207-2O9
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CONTRACT WORK
Viaduct over the Right Of Way Of the
st. Paul and Duluth Railroad Com
panY on Seventh Street.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,


OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Minn., July II, 1883.
Sealed bids will be received by the Board of
Public Works in and for the corporation of the
City of st. Paul, Minn., at their office in said
City, until IL m. on the 18th day of August,
A. D., 1858, for the construction of stone via
duct over the right of way of the st. Paul &
Duluth Railroad company, on Seventh street in
said city, according to plans and specifications
on file in the Office of said Board.
A bond with at least two (2) sureties, in a
sum of at least twenty (20) per cent. of the
gross amount bid, must accompany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
JOHN HARRINGTON, President.
Official: r. L. GoRMAN,
Clerk Board of Public Works. 199-209
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WINSTON, FORSYTH Co., N. C..

GENTs-I desire to express to you my thanks
for your wonderful Hop Bitters. was troubled
with dyspepsia for five years previous TO COM
mencing the use of your Hop Bitters some six
months ago. My cure has been wonderful. I
am pastor of the First Methodist Church of this
place, and my whole congregation can testify to
the great virtues of your bitters.
Very respectfully,
Rev. b. FEREBEE.
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PROPOSALS FOR COAL.
TIE OF hIINNEsoTA, AUDITORS OFFICE,

ST. PAUL, July 5, 1888.
Sealed proposals for supplying coal to the va
riOus State Institutions for the year ending July
81, 1884, viii be received at this Office until II
O'Clock noon, on the 18th day of August, 1883.
Blanks, specifying kinds, quantities and places
of delivery, and, near as possible, the amounts
required at specified dates, and giving terms of
payment and other information, will be fur
nished on application. The right to reject any
and all bids is reserved.
l.. F. HUBBARD, Governor.
", W. BRADEN, Auditor.
CHARLES KITTELSON, Treasurer.
Fuel Commissioners of Minnesota.
iuly11-wed-4w
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Assessment for Sprinkllng Madison
Street,
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Minn., July 20. 1888,

CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, July 20, 1888.
The Board of Public Works in and for the
corporation of the City of st. Paul, Minnesota,
on the Sd day of August A. D., 1883, to make an
assessment of benefits, costs and expenses aris-
ing from the sprinkling of Madison street,
from Woodward street to Grove street in said
city, until the list day of November, A. D. 1888,
under contract of John G. Hinkel, in accord
ance with the order of the Common Council Of
property on the line of said sprinkling, and
benefited thereby, amounting in the aggregate
to $97.95.
All persons interested are hereby notified to be
present at said time and place of making said
assessment, and will be heard.
VIM. BARRETT, President pro tenn.
Official: r. L. GoRMAN,
Clerk Board of Public Works. 207-2O9
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DAILY MARKET REVIEW
OF THE
CHICAGO And MILWAUKEE EMARKETS.
FURNISHED BY WALL & BIGELOW,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,

Room 4, Mannheimer Building, Southeast corner
Third and Minnesota streets Direct wire to
Chicago and Milwaukee Boards of Trad .
Operator in our office.)
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Morning Board Quotations.
GOVERNMENTS.
EVENING REPORT,

Dry Goods-Imports for the week, 1,94O, 600.
Money market easy at z per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper 1896 per cent. Sterling ex-
change, bankers bills dull at $4.83; do. ex.
demand, $4.87.
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OFFICE OF THE BOARD Of PUBLIC WORKS,
CIrY OF ST. PAUL. Ninn., July 25, 1883. {

Sealed bids will be received by the Board of
Public Works in and for the corporation OF the
city of St. Paul, Minnesota, at their Office in
said city, until IL m. on the 9th day of August,
A. d. 1883, for the grading of Wallace street.
from Maple avenue to Earl street in said City,
according to plans and specifications on file in
the Office of said Board
A bond with at least two (2) sureties, in a sum
of at least twenty (20) per cent. of the gross
amount bid must accompany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to reject any
or all bids
JOHN TERRY, President pro tenn.
Official: r. L. GoRMAN.
Clerk Board of Public Works. 2O7-217
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No time should

No time should
be lost if the stom-
ach, liver and bow
els are affected to
adopt the sure rem
edy, Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters.
Diseases of the or
gans named beget
others far more Sc.
riOus, and a delay
is therefore haz
ardOus. Dyspep-
sia, liver COM
plant, chills and
fever, early rheu-
matte twinges,kid
ey W g eaknes g,
bring serious bodi-
ly troubleif rihe6
this effective and
Daily globe., 1883-07-28
FLIES AND BUGS.

Flies, reaches, ants, bed-bugs, rats, mice,
gOphers, chipmunks, cleared out by ''Rough on
Rats" l5o.
Daily globe., 1883-07-28

A Sure Cure for all FEMALE WEAK.
NESSES, Including LeucOrrhea, Ir-
regular and Painful MenstruatiOn,
Inflammation and liberation of
the Womb, Flooding, PRO.
LAPSUS UTERI, &c.
Ey-Peasant to the taste, eflcacious and immediate
in its effect. 1t is great help in pregnancy, and
heves pain during labor and at regular periods.
PHYSICIANS USE 1T AND PRESCRIBE 1T FREELY.
ty-FoR ALL WEAKNESSES of the generative organs
of either SEX it is second to remedy that has
been before the public and for all diseases of the
KIDNEYS it is the Greatest Remedy in the World.
KIDNEY COMPLAINTS of Either Sex
Find Great Relief in Its Use.
LYDIA E. PINKHAMs BLOOD PURIFIER
will eradicate every veStige of Humors from the
Blood, at the time will give tone and strength
tB-Both the Compound and Blood Purifier are pre-
pared at 233 and 235 Western Avenue, Lynn, Mass.
Price Of either 81. Six bottles for S. The Compound
is sent by mail in the form of pills, Of 3Oz5c-,
recep of price, 81 per box for either. Mrs Pinkham
freely answers all letters of inquiry. Enclose cent
stamp. Send for pamphlet. Mention this Paper.
EFLYDA E. PrEKHAM's LIVER PILLS cure Constipa
oa, BHousness and Torpidity of the Liver rs cents
BFSsid hy eli DruEaistS 'E4a Gs
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HEA.LTHIS WEALTH

DR.. E. G. Vests nerve and brain treatment,
specific for hysteria, dizziness, convulsions,
nervous headache, mental depression, loss Of
memory, premature old age, caused by over
exertion or over-indulgence, which leads to mis-
cry, decay and death. One box will cure recent
cases, Each box contains one months treat.
ment. One dollar box or six boxes for fiv'
dollars, sent by mail prepaid on receipt of price
We guarantee six boxes to cure any case. Wild
each order received by us for six boxes, accom-
panied with five dollars, we will 81 id the pur-
chaser our written guarantee to return the money
if the treatment does not effect cure. Guar
antees issued only by Lambie Co., corner
Third and Wabsshsw streets, st. Paul, MINI.
Orlsrs by mil promptly attended TO.
Daily globe., 1883-07-28

725; Standard Consolidated 675@650, Union
Consolidated $50, Sierra Nevada 40, Eureka
Consolidated 455@475, Navajo 315, Chrysolite
115@l2O Sierra Grande 95g97 cents, Robinson
69@76 and Sonora Consolidated 2S@26. Sales
active, irregular and advancing from 108 to
111%, closing on call at 109%.
GOVERNMENTS.
Three per cents. .103 Fours do. o.....119
Fves extended. ..1Ol Pacific 6s OF '95. .1271S
~ coupons. .112%
STATE BONDS.
La. consols. ..... 64% Tenn. 6s, new. -. 80
Missouri 6s. .l0O Virginia 6s. 80
st. Joe. ...109 Consolsr .... =. 3814
Tenn. 6s, DID,. 30 Deferred*. 80. .110H
RAILROAD BONDS.
C. P. Bonds, 1st. .111% U. P. land grant 1O911S
Erie seconds. s..... 9515 Sinking fund. ..119
Lehigh d Westt. 104 Tex. P. grant B.. 605s
st. P. IS. c. lst .114 dc Bio G.. div. 49, H
q. P. Bonds, 1st. 112A
STOCKS.
Stocks closed at the following prices bid:
Adams Express .l33 Missouri Pacific. .1003
Allegheny Cent. IL Mobile & Ohio. 1215
Alton & T. H.. 70 Morris & Esse1t 1925
do preferred. :. 80 NJ, c. & st. L.. 53
American. .. .... 8815 N. J. Central. -. S7A
B., G. B. & NJ. 80 Norfolk & W. pf.. 81
Canada South'n.. 54% Northern Pacific. 49L
c., G. & 1. Co.. .... do preferred. -. So a
Central Pacific. 71A Northwestern. .128
Chesapeake & o.. IL do preferred. ..146%
do 1st pref'd.. 28 N. Y. Central. .l16A
do I'd pref'd... 20 Ohio Central.
Chicago & Alt. .134 Ohio & Miss. .... 32%
do preferred. .14O preferred. .109
c., B. & o.. 1885 Ontario & West. PAX
c., st. l.. d N. D. 70 Oregon Trans. 1873
C. st. L. & Pitts. 1415 Pacific Mail. -. 37I
do preferred. 47 Panama. ...... 9S
c., s.. & Clev.... SO Peoria, D. & E.. TX
Cleveland & COL. 6915 Pittsburg. .l33
Delaware & H. .1085S Pullman Pal. Car. 3O1k
Del. & Lack 80. .125 Reading ... 80. 56I
Denver & r. g.. 3815 Rock Island. . 122%
Erie. ........ 80. 3419 St. L. & St. F.. 2915
do preferred. IS do preferred. -. 81
East T., V. & g.. 81 do 1st prefd... 9311
do preferred. 161S Mil. & st. Paul. 1857
Fort Wayne. .l31 do preferred. ..118
Han. st. Joe*.. 30 st. Paul d Man. .10715
do preferred*.. SO st. Paul Om'a. 45
Harlem. ........ 193 do preferred. .103M
Houston & Tex. 65 Texas Pacific 80. S43s
Illinois Central. 1924 Union Pacific. 9315
Ind, B. d West. ~ United States. 80. SO
Kansas Il Texas. 204 W., st. L. & P. 25M
Lake Erie Il W.. 26% do preferred. 39
Lake Shore. 80. 1915 Wells Fargo. ..121
Louisville IN. 5O35 Western q. IT,. 80A
L., N. A. Co.. 40 Homestake. ... IL
nj. q y. lst pfd.. I0 Iron Silver. see. ....
10 "a preLu... Ontaro. ..."..... ZI12
memphis CO.. 3o Quicksilver.
Mich. Central. 07M do opreferred. S5
MINIS & st. L.. 2219 South. Pacific. ....
uo pre1erreo.. ~ Sutro. ZU
*Asked. mo sales. tOfered. Ex. mat.
coup. SEX. div. Ex. int.
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UL-COMFORTING.
EPPS'S COCOA! !
BREAKFAST.

BREAhF.AST.
By thorough knowledge OF the natural
laws which govern the operations of digestion
and nutrition, and by carefulapplication of tho
fine properties of well-selected Cocoa, Mr.. Fpps
has provided our breakfast tables with deli
cately favored beverage which may save M
many heavy doctors bills. 1t is by the Judi
cious use of such articles of diet that const1tu-
ton may be built up until strong enough to re-
eist every tendency of disease. Hundreds OF
snbtle maladies are floating around us ready 10
attack wherever there is a weak point. WemaN
escape many a fatal shaft by keeping ourselves
well fortified with pure blood and a properlv
nour5hed frame. "-Cira SerUice Gazette.
Made simply with boiling water OF milk. Sold
IA tins only (15-lb. and lb.l by Grocers, labeled
JAMES kPPS I co. H'HfFss6els f5s1os, fssS essalsss
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PARKKSRsS
GINGER TONIC

Superlatlve heaItn anu Stfengtn kestoFer.
overwork. mother run down by family or house
hold duties try PARKER's GINGER Tonic.
If you are a lawyer, minister or business man ex-
hausted by mental strain anxious cares do not take
intoxicating ssmulants, ,butuse Parkers Ginger Tonic
you have Consumption, Dyspepsia, Rheuma-
tism, Kidney or Urinary Complaints, or If you are
bowels blood or nerves, you can be cured by PARK
RR's GINGER TONIC. Itisthe Greatest Blood Purifier
And the Best and sursst Cough Cure Ever Used.
If you are wasting away from age, dissipation or
any disease or weakness and require smulant take
GINGER Tonic at once; It will invgorate and build
you up from the first dose but viii never intoxcate.
It has saved hundreds of lives; it may save yours.
HISCOX CO., 1853 William ST. New York. 50c. and
one dollar sizes, at all dealers in medicines.
GREAT SAVING BUYING DOLLAR SIZE.
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Commission Dealers.

The following are the quotations Of sales from
by commission men yesterday and are subject
Daily globe., 1883-07-28

Mining stocks active; Horn Silver sold at
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amount of work in the Fourth Levee
District has also been undertaken by
the United States government, exceed
ing in magnitude and cost all hat has
been undertaken this season by the
State.
Whether snchwork will,be continued in
the future or not is at present unknown.
but it is not o much to assert that
without what has been undertaken by
the United States government, the
Fourth 1evee District would have
been open~for a long time to come, to
any foods that may occur, and would
probably have experienced disastrous
overAows this season. 1t seems equal
ly certain that no such large proportion
of the general engineers fund can
again be applied in this district with
out doing injustice to other parts of the
State, whatever may be done by the
Federal government. An estimate Ofthe
levee work required in the district as
prescribed in section - Of act 81, Of
1879. could not have been prepared in
detail upon the short notice given d. of
your present meeting. which was not
expected by US to be called at this time
but it should, We submit, be sufficiently
evident from past experience, that
there will be required in all the ripa
rian parishes of your district, moro or
less ?evee work, and that its total cost
may with certainty be estimated to ex-
coed tho proceeds Of the largest tax
you are permitted by the Constitution
to levy ;as large a proportion Of the q
cess as it is possible with justice to 9th
er districts. over and above what the
district is permitted to raise, will be
supplied from the general engineer
fund. A large amount of the work re
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THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Goth. Judicial District Court, Par
ish Of LafOurche.
Succession Of Joseph Dare, No. lila
PfObates.

DURSUANT TO AN ORDER AND DE-
L cree Of above Court and in obedience tc
n commission to me directed in the above en-
titled and numbered Succession l will offer
for sale ut public auction pursuant to law tn
the last and highest bidder at the COurt
House in the Town Of ThibOdaux, On Sat.
urday the 10th. day Of March 1888 between
the hours Of II o'clock a. NJ. and 4 o'clock p.
M. the following described property belong
ing to the above succession tu-wit:
A certain tract Of land situated in this par
ish on the right bank If Bayou Lafourche at
about eleven miles below the Town Of Thibo
daux measuring one arpent more or less front
by forty arpents in depth bounded above by
lands formerly owncd by A. Bourgeois and
now by l.. Prrtnit and below by other lands
Ofsaid v-ndee and her husbands estate. To-
gether with all the buildings and improve
ments thereon.
Terms and Conaitions'of Sale Cash on the
Spot in United States Treasury Notes to ..pay
debts.
February 3rd. 1889.
THEOPHILE THIBODAUX,
Sheriff.
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mains TO he done on the Bayou Des
Glaizes, and the Atchafalaya river. to
restore the levees to ever the imperf.ct
condition in which they We're previous
to the flood Of last year; and on the
Mississippi river. along almost every
concaye bend, there are places where
the caving banks threaten to encroach
upon the present lines of !eyee and
where sooner or later. it is inevitable
that new works must be built. It can
not ut this date be predicted with Ger
tninty, at which one or at how many of
these places it will become absolutely
necessary to do work this season. but
from former expe, fence. it is reasonable
to estimate that the district will re.
qulre as much levee work as the aver
age amount done tor the past two years
that is, very nearly 300. OGO cubic yards
Of earth work which would probably
cost not less than 20 600. A much lar.
ger sum might be profitably expended
In the district, inlraising, Strengthening
and rebuilding low and wornout lie wees
but for the present the most of this class
Of work must be left to the Police Ju
rors of the riparian parishes, the avail
bic means of the State and district be
ing barely, if at all, sufficient to build
such new levees as are required from
year to year. to keep pace with the cav
ing banks and other destructive agen
ciss and as these new lsvees themselves
cannot be made higher or stronger than
the average of others in this vicinity.
An Improvement in this respect may
be gradually brought about. but not
without a continuance. through a Sc
fies Of years, of the largest tax now per
mitted by law.
We therefore urge that you proceed
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-03-10

tn levy a tax of FIVE mills on the dollar
for tho current year, upon tho assessed
valuation If tho district. feeling assur
ed that all the funds possibly derivable
from such tax. and much more, will be
absolutely required in the district for
the building Of new levees.
Respectfully Submitted
THE BOARD OF STATE ENGINEERS.
Per Henry 3. Richardson. Chief State
Engineer, and H. z. Brown, Assis-
tant State Engineer.