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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-03-01
Amendment No. 8.

ART. 1870. "For the Parish of Or
leans there shall be two District Courts
and no more. One of said courts
shall be known AS The Civil Dis
trict Court for the Parish of Orleans
and the other AS "rhe Criminal Dis
trict Court for the Parish of Orleans
The former shall consist Of not less
than five judges, and the latter not
less than two Judges, having the quail
hcatlons prescribed for District Judges
throughout the State. The-said Judges
shall be appointed by the Governor,
by and with the advice aud consent OF
the Senate, for the term of eight
Years. The first appointment shall be
made as follows: Three Judges of
the Civil District Court, for f0ur wears
and two judges, for eight years. One
Judge Of the Criminal District Court,
for four years and one for eight years,
the terms to be designated in their
commissions. The said Judges shall
receive each, four thousand dollars
per annum. Said Civil District Court
shall have exclusive and general pro-
bate. and exclusive civil Jurisdiction
in all cases, when the amount in dis
pute or TO be distributed, exceeds one
hundred dollars, exclusive of interest,
and exclusive appellate jurisdiction
from the City Courts of the Parish of
Orleans, when the amount in dispute
exceeds twenty-five dollars exclusive
of interest. All causes filed in said
courts shall be equally allotted and as
signed among said judges, in accord
ance with rules Of esnrtstoi beaalopted
for the purpose. In case Of recusa-.
ton of any judge in any caase, such
cause shall be reassigned, or ~ case of
absence from the parish, sickness or
the disability of 'ihe Judge to whom.
said cause may have assigned, any
Judge of said court may issue or grant
conservatory writS or orders. In other
respects each judge shall have exclu-
siye control over every cause assigned
to him from its inception to its final
determination in said court. The
criminal District Court shall have
criminal jurisdiction only. AllspTose-
cutions instituted in said court shall
be equally apportioned between said
Judges by lot. Each Judge or has
successor, shall have exclusive control
over every cause falling to him from
its inception to its final determination
in said court. In eases of vacancy or
recnsation canses assigned shall be
re-assigned under order of court.'n
Given under my signature and the
Seal of the State Of Louisiana, 1T the
City of Baton Rouge, this lst day of
December "A. ID, 1888.
WILL A. STRONG,
49, Secretary of State.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-03-01

Aaz. a5. The Courts of Appeal,
eaeant Ii eases hereinafter provided,
ehalj lese appellate Jurisdiction only,
siss-.s...,, sf.all aRAana IN ali
WHICH lllt ~ tssttHn 7tissii eHss2iis - ~
eases, eig 81. pFObate, sghen the mat
tar n apnte at The fnads 80 be dia-
agibn slall enoesd one hundred dol
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-03-01
OFFTCIAI-
Amendments IO the Com
sfitufi0n of the state
Of Louisiana.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY ESTATE.

State of Louisiana.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-03-01
Amendment No. q.

ART. 1856. "Therc shall be in the,
city of New Orleans four City Courts,
one of which shall be located in that
portion Of the city on the right bank
of the Mississippi river, presided over
by Judges having all the qualifications
required for a District Judge, and
shall be elected by the qualified voters
for the term of four years; they shall
have exclusive jurisdiction over all
sums not exceeding one hundred do
lars, exclusive Of interest, subject 10,
an appeal to the Civil District Court
when the amount claimed exceeds
twenty-five dollars, exclusive of in
terest. The General Assembly shall
regulate the salaries, territorial diyi-
sion of jurisdiction, the manner Of
executing their process, the fee bill,
and proceedings winch shall govern
them; they shall have authority to
execute commissions, to take test
mony, and shall receive therefor such
fees as may be allowed by law The
General Assembly may increase the
number of City Courts for the said
parish, not to exceed eight in all, I'M
til otherwise provided by law. Each
of said Courts shall have one Clerk, 10
be elected for the term of -four wears
by the qualified voters Of the parish,
who shall receive Il salary Of twelve
hundred dollars per snnum, and no
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-03-01

lars, exclusive of interest, and shall
not exceed tive Thousand dollars, ex-
elusive of iinteTest.'
AMENDMENT TO Article I0l.
OF the Constitution of the State Relative TO
Trial of Cases In Courts Of Appeal when
Judges g disagree
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-03-01
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE12s.
Amendment No. q.

OF the Constitution of the State, L" Relative
10 the Jurisdiction Of Courts of Appeal for
the Parish of Orleans"
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-03-01

AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 1876.
OF the Constitution of the State, ''reiatiVe 10
the jurisdiction Of the City Courts of the
Parish OF Orleans"
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-03-01

In pursuance of Art. $50 Of the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana,
Publication is hereby given to the
electors OF the state of the proposed
amendments to the CoBstitntiona0fEthe
State, coneurrcd in by two-thirds of
all the members elected to each House
of the General Assembly of this State,
at its regular session held In the city
Of Baton Rouge in 1882, and which
are required to be published in two
newspapers published in the parish Of
Orleans, and in one paper in each
other parish of the State in which a
newspaper is published, for three
months preceding the next election
for Representatives, at which time the
said amendments shall be submitted
to the electors for their approval or
rejection; said amendments appear
more fully in Acts Nos. 76, 1l3 and
1875 of tho regular session of the Gen
eral Assembly held in 1882, which are
officially published for the information
of the electors, and which will be sub
mitted to them for their approval or
rejection at the next general election,
to be held on Tuesday, the 22d day of
April, A. D. 1884, lit being the Tues
day next following the third Monday
in April) in such manner and form
that the electors may vote for or
against each amendment, separately;
and If a majority Of the electors, vot-
ing AT SAID election, shall approve and
raIify all or either of said amend
m,nlt, then such amendment or
aui~uitnrniS at either 1T them so np-
Proved afd rnliIir, shall become
I1rrI III llL. E,auAiiInIilnu
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-03-01
ACT NO. lbs.

OF the Regular Session of 1SS2-Amendment
to Article 81 OF the Constitution of the
State, Relative to the jurisdiction Of the
Supreme Court .. ..s.,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-03-01

NoEIaE NoEIaEl II am closing out
sng old stock At greatly Feslnced prices,
and my new goods for the cash as
cheap al the cheapest.
]. w. BATAa.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1884-03-01

ART. 10l. =" Whenever the Judges
composing the Courts of Appeal shall
concur, their judgement shalIJbe final.
Whenever there shall be adisagree-
ment, the two judges shall appoint a
lawyer having the qualifications for
Judgo Of the Court Of Appeals Of their
Circuit, who shall aid in the determ-
nation of the case, Judgment con
Cured in by any two Of them shall be
final.''
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-02-18

Senator Morrill, of Vermont, who
is one of the highest authorities on
the tariff in Washington, hits the
new Morrison bill some heavy raps.
He says that the tariff bill of 1916,
which was reduced again in 1857,
was so low that we were practically
being supplied by foreign countries
with all our manufactured goods.
The bill of 1861 was really the out
growth of several years labor, and
was begun by a sub committee of
the ways and means committee in
1858. The bill was intended to
established the principles of protec-
ton, and to change the ad valorem
duties to specific. Duties were in
creased when the committee thought
it would stimulate industries. At
that time we had no silk manu-
factuers no crockery and no china
industries nearly all kinds of manu-
features of steel came from England,
and we were only making the coarser
kinds of cotton goods. The putting
on of duty according to the number
of threads stimulated this industry
and the product increased rapidly.
Not only this, but Senator Morrill,
said this tariff was framed for a coun-
ntry needing altogether about $780,
100000 revenue, and not $780,
600, 1000 as now. Such men as Sen
ator Morrill, regard the grotesque
proposition to bring out law franz
ed quarter of century ago and at
tempt to adjust it to our present
industrial wants as by several degrees
the widest proposition ever made by
the rampant Democracy on the tariff
question.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-02-18

The increase since that date has been
considerable. Georgia alone made
last year a quarter of million
ploughs, fact which speaks vol
umes, not only as to the development
of agriculture in those states. The
most notable development, however,
has taken place in the manufacture
of cotton. 1t is more and more be-
ing found economically important to
have the manufacture of this article
carried on near the source of the
supply of the raw material. During
the last three years the annual value
of the manufactured product had in
creased by two-thirds, that is from
S21 ,O00,0 900 to $50, 100000.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-02-18
We observe that senator Blair has

We observe that senator Blair has
introduced a bill giving newspapers
free circulation within the state of
their publication. They are now
free within the county of their pub
LEGATION. We do not know that the
newspaper generally ask this enlarge
ment of the dead-head system, for as
rule they are willing to pay their
share of the public burden, but there
is one burden that rests upon them
with an injustice against which it is
astonishing that they do not rebel.
When senator Hamlin of Maine out
OF pure spite to some newspapers that
had done him injustice, secured the
passage of the act compelling news
papers to prepay the postage on their
publications, he did the meanest thing
that any senator of the United States
ever did. A few rich METROPOLITAN
newspapers are able to add the DOS
tage to their subscription and main
tain it, but with the country press as
rule it had the effect to add tax
that was double the aggregate of all
local, county and state taxes. Hith-
erto any one subscribing for paper
had paid the postage cheerfully. fol
1t was a mere trife, but when thou
sands Of these trines were dubbed
and placed upon the publisher to pay
1t constituted Il tax double that which
any other interest or individual has
to pay. Let senator Blair get rid Of
this monstrosity in taxation, conceiv-
ed in spite and carried through II
pure malignity, and he will accom-
plish something right and practical
and for which the whole countr,
press will have reason gratefully t,
remember him. -Telegraph.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-02-18

Not impossible by any means
For president, George F. Edmunds
of Vermont for vice-president, Rob-
ert I. Lincoln of Illinois. Platform
Union of the east and the west; cool
Yankee intellect combined with warm
Hoosier heart; virtue from Lake
Champlain, reinforced by vigor from
Lake Michigan: the republican par
ty not for day but for all time
electoral frauds whenever necessity
REQUIRES N Y. Sun.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-02-18

are few persons in Vermont who
would at once so well understand all
the duties of the executive.-Belloaos
Falls Times.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-02-18

] NOulu III ONCe SO well unUtISVduu I'LL
the duties of the executive.-Belloacs
Falls Times.
There has been no governor since
the adoption of the biennial system
whom we would not be glad to see
reelected and Governor BaIstow
whose administration has been Sec
ond to none in dignity and success
certainly forms no exception to that
desire. If there should be q living
chance to break the one-term rule
with him, or any subsequent govern
or, we shall for one be on the watch
for it, and hope to see the effort
made. But we know that Governor
Barstow does not expect anything of
this kind; and that the inveterate
and unwise practice of the State at
present offers small hope of success
in such an endeavor. The other
three are well-known and worthy
Vermonters, identified with the name
and interests of the State, and hav-
ING hosts of mutual friends, who
could cordially support either of
them. AS between them, we do not
believe that the State convention can
do better than to place the name of
DR.. Nichols at the head of the ticket.
He is a strong and working Republic
an, his personal character is without
blemish, his long experience as Sec
rotary of State-an office which he
has held for some twenty years, dur
ing which its duties have been in
creased and made much more respon-
sible, largely on account of the espe-
cial accuracy, fidelity and ability
with which he has performed them
has given him a familiarity with
State affairs, which perhaps no other
man in the State can equal. His re-
markably wide acquaintanceship,
conservative tendencies, and courte-
Gus bearing, are added qualifications.
His name is not new one. He was
widely talked of four years ago and
could in all probability have had the
nomination if he had cared to press
himself forward. We have good
reason to believe that he would not
have been a candidate now, as
against Mr.. Billings. AS the latter
has withdrawn his name, we are au-
thorized to say that DR.. Nichols
name will be presented to the State
convention and probably no strong
er name can be taken into it.
AS to the others, Gen. Grout we
think, is in favor of DR.. Nichols for
governor, and of course will not let
his name be used against him.
Lieut.-Governor Pingree has the
higest respect of all who know him
and the friends who honor him by
their support may be sure that his
time is coming-if not now, at nc
very distant day. Should he be a
candidate for the nomination it will
not be the slightest disparagement
of him if the majority of the conven-
ton shall, on the whole, give then
preference to the older, more expe-
rienced, and more widely known
| man.-Free Press.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-02-18
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

A dispatch from London reports the
death of Catewayo, the famous Zulu chief
tain, who is said to have died of heart
disease.
1t IS reported that mass of ice near
the Caspian Sea, upon which some fifty
fishermen were at work, was carried out
to sea. All the fishermen are belived to
have been drowned.
The Virginia democrats have passed
their bill reapportioning the congression-
al districts through the legislature. It
gives Malone two districts certainly, and
Il lighting chance in two others, the 1st
and the 9th.
A stage coach, loaded with pas
Sengers, which left Croville, Utah, over
two weeks ago, is missing and is I'M
doubtedly buried in a snow bank, and
the passengers are all killed. The snow
on Big Summit is 10 feet deep.
The death of Harry E. Packer of Read
ing, Pa, leaves the vast Packer estate,
worth $4,000, 900, to the use Of Miss
Packer, an only sister. Her annual in
come from 100000 shares of Lehigh Val
| ley railroad stock will alone amount to
| 100000. Next to Miss Packer, Miss
| Catherine Wolfe of New York is the rich
est unmarried lady in America. She is
worth some Sd, 900, 900 absolutely.
| The Arkansas river is higher at Little
Rock than in 80 years. The banks are
caving and houses are tumbling in.
Many plantations are inundated The
eastern part of Newport is under water
and the White and Black rivers are
| rising. Batesville is nearly submerged.
The lower part of Fulton is entirely over
flowed. The loss to farmers is incalcu-
liable. Duvall's Bluff is under water
The steamer Noting Hill, which was
struck by a sunken iceberg and wrecked,
had crew of ninety-two men and car
go of merchandise but carried no passen-
gers. She had a steel hull and was own.
ed by the Twin screw steamship compa.
ny, being the pioneer vessel of that line
The iceberg struck the vessel near the
bridge, and rebounding struck again neal
the engine room, making two large holes
in the side under water The water pour
ed in rapidly, and in a quarter of an hour
had reached the furnaces, putting out tho
fires. Canvass was placed over the holes
and the vessel allowed to drift. The car
| g. IL 81,
board and the pumps were kept constant
ly going. The vessel drifted about il
the field of ice from the Cd until the 5tl
inst, when the steamer State of Nebras
kii fell in with hea. and rescued her crew
On the Sd inst, a large steamer passed
the Noting Hill, but paid no attention t.
the distress signals. The Noting Hill
was valued at 100000 and the cargo Al
sl5O,OOO
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-02-18

rible condition. One side of brick
house at Ripley fell in yesterday and
others are weakening. The people
say the farmers from the country are
helping them wherever the roads and
floods permit access. The misery,
destruction and distress cannot be
overdrawn.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-02-18

The progress which the southern
states are making in manufactures is
one of the most striking phenomena
of the day. That free industry is
far more efficacious than slave labor
is once more demonstrated On vast
scale. In the state of Alabama
there were produced last year 1885,
900 tons of iron and steel, against
1000 tons produced in 1860; and in
the same manufacture Georgia and
Tennessee show almost equal prog
ress. The manufacture of agricul-
tural implements in the south has
grown into most important indus
try. Of plows alone the southern
states manufactured in the year 1880
over $50, 700, more than one-quarter
of the whole production of the union.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-02-18

A call has been issued by some of
the former students and teachers of
the old Newbury Seminary, for a
reunion and celebration at Montpe-
lier, July 1st and I'd. The names and
addresses of all former students now
alive are desired. Address Rev. j.
o. Sherburn, Mortified, VT, at once.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-02-18
THE OHIO FLOOD,

Unless all philosophy is at fault,
the people living on the banks of the
Ohio river are paying the penalty of
the deforestization of the Ohio valley
which has been gong on for a hun
dred years. The present food, not
only in the maximum of the waters
but in the destruction to life and
property, is without a parallel. The
records run back to 1882, when the
highest point reached was GA feet.
In 1847 the highest reached was 63
feet, but from that year until 1888
the sixties were not reached. The
highest point last year was &C feet, 4
inches. This year, on Feb. u, 20
feet 8 inches has been reached. The
devastation at Wheeling, Cincinnati
and intermediate points is beyond the
conception of those not witnesses of
the scene. 1t IS thought that the
worst is over at Wheeling, although
the scars will remain for weeks.
Towns like Guyandotte and Ports
mouth were wholly submerged and
the people had 10 flee to the hills for
their lives. The suffering and loss
of property in such cases are simply
incalculable. Callettsburg and Ash
land on the Kentucky side, and Iron
ton and Scotville on the Ohio side
are suffering terribly. Point Pleas
ant, Williamstown and Marietta are
either swept away or badly damaged.
AT Newport the devastation Is of the
| most destructive character, and fully
$4,000 people are being fed by char
ity. 1t is impossible to keep trace
OF the streets and in many places
say the accounts from there, boats
pass over cottages and kitchens, and
the only obstruction is what remains
over water of the two story build
ings. The Newport water works are
200 feet out in the waste.
The work of relief is being pushed
as vigorously as possible. The $500,
600 voted by congress will be distrib
uted, under the charge of an arm,
officer from Cincinnati. Relief com
mittees are being organized at man,
points, and an appeal to the Who'll
country is made for aid.
CINCINNATI, Feb. IA, 2 q. m. Tn
water is now 20 feet 81 inches. Tn
weather is growing cooler. Th
steamer Kate Waters returned at
o'clock this morning from trip t
Ripley with relief supplies. Messrs
Bishop and Collins, who went wit
the steamer, say that the hills on til
opposite sides of the river now forl
its banks. The people asked fir;
for news, next for ropes with whic
to anchor their houses, and lastly fC
cooked provisions. None want clotl
ing. The houses are everywhel
swept away or floating on their co
e ners. Rural and Augusta, KY, al
wrecks. The water is running b
. hind Augusta, making an island I
t it. Dover, KY, is in II feet of W
!. ter in the shallowest part. New Pa
d estine, o., is nearly ruined. Ne
: Richmond is still worse off. In Poi
S Pleasant, General Grants brit
e place, only two houses are out of Il
d water. Moscow is IN q bad conc
/, ton, many houses having disappea
i ed. Neville is a wreck and Shiloh
;, worse than Neville. Half of Hi
O ginsport is in the water. Leyanna
e badly submerged. Ripley is in te
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-02-18
.. .. Q w z II.
BARToHIz VIZ.
SHALL COMMENCE THE
Spring Campaign,
Monday, January %,
BY OPENING
8 Bales Of BROWN C0TToNs.

cents. 6 CENTS and cents
Owing
large stock of
Domestic Goods and Prints. Pillow
Case SOttOns. BIeached COttOns.
Wide COttOnss foE. Sheeting. rEsa-
bic Linens and Napkins. Bed
Spreads, Towels, and White
Goods of all escrigotions.
HAMBURG EDGINGS and TRIMMINGS of all kinds.
DRESS GOODS
including n
INGS, &C
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-02-18
GREAT FAILURE
In Barton.

Dry Goodg, Fancy Goods.
Motions, Boots, Shoes, Rub-
DerSy E'e1t Boots, ALI wool
Boots, Oversize Under
wear, Hosiery.
In tact EVERYTHING belonging selected Barton
store.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-02-18
VERMONT'S NEXT GOVERNOR

Several papers in the state have
been giving considerable attention of
late to the question of who is to be
our next governor. There seemed
to be few weeks ago more than us
ual unanimity for Frederick Billings.
Since his letter to Judge Barrett some
assume that he is now out of the
question and are therefore casting
about for another man. The North
Star comes out for Gen. Grout. the
Windsor Journal for Lieut.. Gov.
Pingree, and the Burlington Free
Press for DR.. Nichols-all good men
and true, no doubt; but if there is
any general desire that Mr.. Billings
be the standard-bearer this fall why
not nominate him? There is but lit
tie question but what Mr.. Billings
would accept the position if nominat-
ed, and no question at all but that he
would make an excellent executive.
His letter to Judge Barrett should &c
for nothing. He could hardly have
written less if the Judge wrote hin
will the intention of drawing his fire
as everything seems to Indicate. =
CdIedOuinn
Mr.. Billings having declined to b,
candidate for governor, the Hon
Geo. Nichols of Mortified and Lieut.
Gov. Pingree appear to be the mos
prominently mentioned for the office
SO far as DR.. Nichols is concerne,
there can be no doubt as to his quail
fications for the Office. The hundred
of officers in all the towns of the stat
the past twenty years who have ha
official duty to perform with him
would promptly testify to his efiicien
cy and faithfulness as a state officer
and aside from the duties peculiar t
his office as secretary of state, ther