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ar erui Phplebr ItK imedt coon mt. 4u dql be 1isSr.d uehamdbezt. We chewed h10g'dr ew hesalbed leeate ae ishlit be ehdee4.10. et4cr tb A soltloimib Y' Dor" I 1o 81G, Lb a rio in NabOtiean i t. ee1K egltae't dite a yr prt 1 and isnde eepoen verA.lice eo Ma J' lilbrae a nil 15111 yyei.

I il Ibey at1 (rhea I menegolrur thole ota otrgies' I-tihof to $oe' eot aer Cod uprflee ordlr, p1Ilbeevs vele xem and the egro este OC het woelp rovloelyqrf gtd" before Saturtay, between G'en. Biird and myself, ti thst.a small forte of troopwould be sent to the leehanica' Institute; I relied on my proclamation to keep at least the wsite people away. Baird infoermd me that he would send a small de- tacbment of troops. I told him if such was the case, the convention might assemblb. On the a mbi'g the.

assembliug, every ten minutes I iamcssongerto, report to me whether had'KOt there 'I To sy msuprpsa tinued to return Md.cler. that thwmilitargy hd not yet Sht ed Un betreen. Sel I med ten. Baird 'ouFrlday and on tlttt seavention was to assemble at t2aeteekea aqnday i It wouldo bhe eepessary Wto hae t.slthete sr.veious tmO thoat hour nct he I lfdtrde'd me thathe wouldthave a small detach-e ment of white troos on Moedb morning before the, 2 1u 'Clofk. Sw modome, ahlewetd no policemen to go thete; nassalcatieon I had was a ratter 'em fMoenroee (eonlel.

The next comma- i I op enye85tnt rdidoeso May.ru. e. oa tertae made I iprs tof e.lhay il ostimo Gtoy ba efotMone, woolen re, i trooap or apprehended parlno and I to wiploymene of poervdic th the only esentioa dibren btween nOe. eBaird-andhiyor polntoe astel dtalityb uper oatdajl the sending ''The moogtaemet Is 7sdk. Voouhiee.

goes Gd.V torhiels Chief of the Adamyor is hes consir litle further evidence ea arpon Genteral en. Baird pin regard to io 'c l' i him, on Fridsapiad on troops. ai: Be Baird wear thahes pever topremised or esb The tetimony fiata do Hsterro regard to the metiln" inatho ir. parltr, and th employmen of poliote and ayothe tetimony oeef Chief Poiee Adamer o.t'dbtoils the iastrethioni he recdived from the mayor, and his orders ee the police send Seaeleasthefoer; bt Ie which appearnlno word of was given of Mayor Monrte. Wtnppooin Gen.

Baird and Mnaor MhonrD. tobe fl aetl'or rdibility nbder oath, the tetacimon. of Puoshiee nsnd Chief of Police Adams io r. suf.ieuet to indicate on which sio the fohlse sweariogJiq. Let n.s plw onsior a little further.

evidence be aiden GO ener sais action inrt reaen to tr The fivil a1ithoritegespropose iv ditsporse and Sarretiat convention, first, the city police, eipdby the sheriff's pose, and reqghtt the rsiliey notto interfefe. General atird telegropho de forinbtruetios. Io receives no angswer. -The civil authorities receive a dispatch, which they iesn that. on.

Sitd is' ndt to the arseots. objeltiona are ee removed, ad-tis agreed Chat the convention oseit not -sarraet, Gen. 5sird shell indorsd his andforward ti papsicto Waohi gton. So'far, 1e stnliectionofoe treops, desire for military saetltaneo smade or hhaled at by the ciri BtGeda. laird thinks prodent to have on if.

day paler transportation in instant readiness to thin tpthe troopas if reqoired. Haid Lel wsithiu it.gsldghtelt reqoest from the civil, authorities ortlaimatton that theywere uotamplycotpetenltd ieep the pesas-hae brought up the 'troops soad totiooed the, boilding; the riot won ahave been opreve.ted, bat this cone wvould have been cmptainedo of udtsng ted for nbse6 p. p. ave been oonotrtid into toking sidee Swith the convention; and ih' Ge. Baird's opinioa cot mmsove eceived tr approval oet' his te nisbredfg fth wiot, Gen.

Baird is under mpressionshearedy memibers eof this mission, and hnowh by to hove been prevaSlean, that the hour pif meetin wa to be P.oI. moio. ftor tns he tatd heour of medio t6 be' 1, Sbt.t commlesston hove already giventheir roe-I eons for dtasredhtb'ig thse witndseand for better-h Ue tts bo alleged applications were noyer pt.some time betweeh 10 and t2 on Maeda merbig so tem, Vrhlae' ssents to, or Ges. Bafr proposes, the sendfsg of troops. 'Itie asse.nled lo rand ow, far the trat time, General ed'bkS ieql.el or sry eotfion of the civil I his-troopsa.

does tqr os', nosado he riotki Gee Bileapir igleo shil th uthe pe ace. ofd i ioha teh that he Will arythem the etre an heeur before the, wu s.r.rr'rt aboot the tilee, a 'it'. m'athen orly 'B, rdm battnme" be' denid qlttoIt. Ishrdeod every'effeet to hoehean the arS'yodidnot, nfortunately1 come wan over aid th riot, hod ar nt iii mafo, a nte a dohiee's ob thin evidoisco, the boaid cannot dotlde thatl no blate should be' attached In GOn. Baird for his aotion in the premises.

Under 'the impressiou that the hoar of meetitg was 6, the troops had- not quitted' the barracko, and' Sdortl before 12 the general receives for the su 1t etu ftsaut of the civil yuth their' atijeefilbe. was then too late. late. CAUSE OF THE RIOT. 'Before prooeedg frtherin the discussion of the events on the day.of the riot, the board would met etVngteauses, by 'ehich, id te ao I ge portioei of te ineflamed to the high.

point gainst thisso-called convention, and the Snegro suffage art which it was supported. In the oimon of the board, tho tone Cliprpnt Whose hardly contef, 'ted Cedlyt'tyh violence; the blihed arge of Jdge Abell to the G.and Mayer Mo dclkgared intention to emploipollceoa sthe conention, unless preo sib eseaf he rate tncoret rt thereof in ltheopapme-al. Choe ombined, in theaa board, to prodpe a onreictiho 9e as. way.sy cat dy for violence oebe cnev Breo)ad in tche tSoe onbte toutsry' with eo 4.lhainn, tahe tf.o gepubefor te pistol IeoI frtr W4 wasregsf4 nto teon eeteg -on oo do te at tpeaker teo. te hee.

appearance, whil givig wvi th est e. nervous 'tem conte In theoeetino ewitoa rp sa Ot ppltoaa the jetloes Cado'ttye and, by eeoi wnteoelatied aued hi tly dher es i ofth the lsionas de peee iny are the ea lner o. at aTe enderson, trOe srto to tem el aised ta the cnekentign at etemo to t.iat rblnbscht.ol the aoamete I on the eoteltetifes toetho Ul.tl fie their votes; to cloma atwod to tea connoetlio; no cowrds wanted; the atone. of tlts atreeme drying ont for the blood of expresoione trosoend oven the rert plle blished in the city Sor refiporter, who was jireeamon theeati feers withIn a- few feet of a speaker, bonears aeting of the 61a.Iot tile eegroea to elspe armed, eyry Colnc reot desr ipolo. thef AO UNRELABL WITNESS.

SThe lboard are compelled to tiCte that Mr. too'pmasntee and aeperaoce, while giring adedab, ssoest alosoecpaigfelly'hlesie laitty to the highest, degre of nervono excltement; and, wilthot implyil ty iotentinol felniication, thle a bolxd Qan00 beth oh, that his roofofued condi tiohof Alarm and indignation at the' me toured. htm t4 greatly.dltetrt theosne of the expression. whlc nee naught. Theo his positifo wan net ouch sate toable him to, judge of the speany-es In any jneeos, wold, eehreoethable from his swft tqm0 I0M0 thesseovens of Mondny, the amoneeba; oopy, hewaelmdled twre an sn the negrhesc and anfrred from theit-geters thatthey ware relersnyg them to dlepeease f.

toward the conventione pe etlted with great fruutuen. Ito would Ht have what the pttco did i pro. tooting on the a prepertyIolder have been for the klllLe of eerywauta ieglee'reeb The nr Pnctioun inene whlgb suth iajloe- Cannrot hit exert lbal teltmohy in well'ezelnplilicd id ethia cast. TO aovawTc no woe NAnmATON OFr oVaeN. It seems that, en the dhtordny tofore, en Informeal nmeetipg of the mayor.

dilffrent teemrbera of the city countil, the thief of polto nod some of thl prominent iuerchants, was held for the par- t1 pose of considering the situation, and deciding on t' a course of action. To this meeting was invited J. Horron, wht wan askdd for his ti opinion. He replies, that tihogh politically opposed to that he nould, were he mayor, it allow the convention to meet and send hi police force there for its protection, and'let the matter of arresthbe raferred to WVashinlgton as proposed. iTa hisinrioa'meets With' fhvor except frtom one I eron, Who thinks that the convention should a lgdii; asid OGn.

Herron leaves with the full iahpbea- a tion that snob course has been decided on-that the meeting will be protected by th police, aid Snb violence ocner. -But at 12 o'clock Sunday Snight, the night watchmen-are drawn off their, beatse and held at the various stations. In the mornibg the wholb unifr med police are so massed and'held'in readinehfl, whether by orders or with-oe oat nrders--nearly every man ia armed. They are not sent to the convention for its protetiod, as 1 adeseed by On ihe contrary, they areseropulosly kept firom appearing on the streets, theh.neor, as he states, reling on his proclama- a tion to teep away the whites, and on the troops Swhich as Ie states, Qee. Baird had promised to sbned, ke'ep the negroesin order.

'He fears' that Sthe appearance of the police mightd overawe the convention. THE NEGlO PROCESeION. S-It was dariag this adjonnnetaent that a plroceealon ofnegroes with a drdm and fife and a-United tatas 'ag, approached As might have been expected, iatg through the ex- I elted crowd that filled the itreets, a oollision aorbd the preocession was insulted and a shot or wo bired-it wild, seem atlthe'processin, thoug ti ctng evidlene onethis Bqt thine dltarhance is quickly over, a negro is arres-t ed-ap taken away. The processnio reforms had 1 archea knothebnilding. On arriving in front, athe ptreet is nearly.

clear, the crowd of negroes revoanslalyterb having 'een afddressed boy mem. bmhTrl'f the Convention and- advied to dieperse. Thea ia h. etivera crol. of Ehite and some dhrIde nt'h the corner of White the protrsin irstleading there, it is insulted by a holie bo who, in return, is set upbn by the blacks.

He is rescued by a policeman, who take himn the direction of Canal Street. Bricks are Sthrown after them, and a shot fired whether from a the'negroes or white crowd cannot be decided, as the eidenee is 'This is the signal fore the white crowd, consisting, -according to Mr. Todd's evidence, of paroled ex-Confedetate soldiers, to open a smart fire. This was returned by such of the negroes--abont ten or a dozen-as had rbvolvers, and- by the rest with brickbats. is This continuos for a few minutes; until the snperir' ority of'the fire-arabs of the whites, causes several negroes totdrop dead or wountled.

This causes aphanic, arid the negroes run, some idnto thetbuilging, and sbanfe. into the door-ways in the endeavor th escape or A lull in the firing ensues, and-the bext thing is the simultaneonus advance of the polthein'three directions upon the building, firing as they advance. Negroes it the donr-ways tire shot, and the bouilding suorroundedi ts by mob and police, who open fire ti the windows. r. Some of the police testify that the first firing was the wvindows; but this evidence the hoard to consider as, utteily overborne by the mass of opre posing testimony from all parties.

Now some few shots, this numer stated all! the way terom five to thirty (the last estimate made by the police) are returned from the windaws of the hall. 'These shots were fired by those negrocs of. the procession who had 'aketi refuge in the hall, some r-two or three of wioni It appeared had pistols. tn They are, however, immediately ordered away no from the windows, and as far as possible, are h- brouglt insido of the raililig and seated, and the as siege of the hall cdmmencee ih earnest. aMEETnirs ni ToE Itappears that the convention met, called the roll, and adjourned for an, hour to procore the atefldantce of absent'members.

According' to the Suniversal 'testimony, with a single exception no Smember of the convention was, armed; and they is had not'only determinedto make no opposistion to tan arrest, but hai made all arrangements for prosearing their release on habeas corpus. MONROE. T.ile boad arerelectantlyc omfielled'to discredit the mayor, and to believe that he knew that not a toldier had been asked. for; that w-hen 'h aed his armd police id held themalboffrom niethe bmdeing no barrier' remained- between th ooneentlon and negroesand, the infuriated' citir tenswith whose threats the city wes yet ringing, excepths paper proclamation. He states, morea over, thathe knew that te hatred of the mob towardbth convention -nd thenegroes was shared by bsle police, In this state of affairs, should, the I hegtoee'aassemble ien any uoumbhera ollision might I be aonsidered an attack by tile maoupon the convention as sure to folloaw.

Then tie police-massed, armed and ready-are let pleose u.pn to "-quell riot." HRow SI.tey-dld quell itwill appear from the evidence. quell it will appear from tto evi dence. Befordp'escribing further opeotions, he board would callattehtion to the eviddne concerning the character of the mob adting in support and in I concept with the police, and the reason there ap-ear to be to inter that' some organizations or hands of ex-Confederate soldiers came by some i pre-adirayeed purpose to the attack. The varous badges or distinguishing marks tesited as borne by citizens on that day are First, a irescent and a a cross-cannon badge, known to be that of the Wasahigton drtillery; third, a white handkerchief tied raound theneck and fourth, a blue ribbon in the buttoni hole, though there is some reason to suppose the latter to have beenthe markrof supernumeraries or ununiformed pblice. It will beremarhedtharst one witness wasahimself directed to asesame the white handperchief, badge by a friendly policeman who desired to 0a0e hemo.

Whether the organization knownt ia Hays's Brigade Association," which Swas ordered to be disolved by General Sheridan, eo as reseut as a body, or merely by the common timnulse of its memnbers, cannot be ascertained; but of its actual presence there can be hut little, doubt. Many of the police were members, and such expressions as "There goes Dayes's Brigtne:" 'D--n yon, you are fighting Hays's "aIs all Hays's. Brigade up if it bad been not wvoe ddlavb escaped," plainly show where the 3 etength'ef the supporting force to the police lay. 1It is within the knowledge bf the board that one plan of action, whiclh was the- subject of considerable talk some weeks previous, was for Sheriff 'given a' warrant against the convention, I tocall upon this assoiationuashispossecoonillaus; and whenGeneral Sheridan's order was published I dissolving such associations, the negro paper exSiulted that Bays's Brigade would threatened, abreak up the convention. A a.nEnONoERTED PROORAM3ee.

The boardeanniot but think that any person exaQunineng the evidehco must come to the concelusion-that deh associations were present in pursuance of a prearranged and preconcerted programthde. Direct testimony on the'subject of such preeoncert 'cen prehably never be obtained, but heuigihtof. sustiainng eidi.nce, in the board's Opbta leds irreslsti.hyto~or conclusion. S-- In connection with the.subject marks and badgesthe board would call attention to, the very lgntllcant testified to by many witnesses, that the police, in many-instances, had reversed their hat-bands, and thereby concealed their nutm bere. On this fact the board qOnsider it neccas.

eahq t6 pdnment. In regard to the scenes whice now look place around the bunlldingaud the-manner in which the allied forces in tie streets conducted the seige, Ihe bogrd'ennnottndedrtake to present eveq a sunmars of the evidence. They caeonlysay thatthe week of emassacre was pursued with a cowardly feroeity, uaneurpassed'la tteoannals of crime. Esacping negroes were mercilessly purseed, shot, ndnbehtentu death by-tbe mob and pd3lice. Wounded men on the ground, begging for mercy, were savagely dispntohed by mob, police, Sfiremen, and, incredible ae it may seenm, in two intaupss, eby women; but, in two or thred most 3honrable and exceptionable cases, whbite men and menmbers of the convention were protected by Smnembers of the p-olee, both agalnst the mob and against other policemen.

The chief of police, by great exertiona defended in this manner Gccrnor AfteS the attls had co.onmneed,,thq police appeared to be uudeir Io control as snch, but acted as and With the Their clheers ntdw.ving of hats, easthey threw the angledl Dbstie, then suppoed.ta corpse, like a dead dogiuto the cart, were soflieicetly loohow tlheir-unisanpel fetibg with tIlebir Sallies. It ll tnficttently aepear from the evidence r'f the assi.tant editaor.f the New Orleans Times. "that it ws only by his' as snb'lat he' sve himself from instant death at Sthe hands of tie pbllce. reporteli of the smeec paper saved hltaielf in a similar maneer' lbut nar. eacapeda subsequent maltreentment on susSpicion of laving worn crtpe for Lionol.e.", thiep subject pf the massacre en and the short bf the Bl.doe thereoin, tIle hpard I would refer to the Oon.

F.J. Ilereon, SGen; Benton, Maj. Moore; Maj. Or. Cooper -Capt.

Chaniberes. Dr. Bentltey Dr. ew, Messrs. Frazier, Cope, Miller, Ppynot, Hire, icekod, B.

Rnsh Plumley, Pox, Duplessis, Stunti Hloynes, Caordrean, and many others. RINOI3 Oe dun FIRE BELLS. At a little before 1 o'cleek a signal of twelve strokes was city fire bells. The chief engineer testifies that he lad been warned on the day previous that such would be the signal for a concentration of police in caae of a riot. The signal isnot a fire alarm, as there are but nine districts in the city, and for a general alarm the number of strokes is- twenty.

Nevertheless. two engines turned out and repaired to the scene ti of the riot. Fitemen were seenacting os and with 'c sthe police, and'tendihg the aseisthnce of thleir iron wrenches in the congeniat occupation of dispatch- tI iog the Whether this wasin pulsuanoce ti ofay previous ouders, private or otherwise, the board regard as immaterial. There osa be no doubt thathesignal was recog. nized throughout the city ts indicating that.

the attactehad comnbenced, and as a call, to arms to a- all who might desire to participate thereih. "Loos it odlfor hot work now" is the cryof the streets as the first strokes of the belliTesound. It is'in evi deoice'thatin oag instance orders were given, to stop a st.y-mill oshearing a'sigoal. "It is nndef. to stood that during Confederate occupatioh this id number bf strokesawas the alarm signal to tle military incase of anticipftedattack, and 'e almost seem that the.

stirring appeal had not yet is lost its power, since, according to the testimony. oy of onewitness. it evoked'it least one Confederate' flcer, in full utiform and side 'arm, to repot fdr a a- a tile duty. INSIDE THE HALL. The conditiih'of afairsoand occurrtehnees in the Sinsidhe of oh buldingoare descrihed by greht pom- ers of those who were present.

The corroborate and'support each, other in all essehtial'poiitsothe differeli.ce being such as must be s- expected by trte accounts givedby the actors in td scenes of excitemetland terror, andtWhich variaht tibs, in facf, strengthen the generd.l case by ing the aobioe'npo any comparison oh prearrange. c- meatof testimony. he impbrtnht facts are, that' or when the first street hadt ceased, and the fire of thebeslegers wenh directed at the window, promineit mnemer convention iT eted.ahd" order all apertators, white and ad black, to come at once tlie railieg or bhtr'oft it, the house, snd sit down. This waseffected, Those es who could.nobfind seats seated themselnes on the m- floor, and the doors and 'indows-Were drdered to se. ne Before'thio'was effected, it is pr0bable that the he return slhots, so variuqsly estimated, were fired .1 a 'from the Tis, however, was soon se fto'ppedby from'those of the whites, who' 'retaiued their presence of mind.

The police re then'thade their rrst entrance by breaking opn nm the doors, and, accordiig td.almost univorsal test ns timogy bxehpt their own, opened an indiscriemior nte fre'einto the room. Thin was intantaneous, I. and'pfeieded byno demand or'call for surroender. I- When they had emptied theirrevolvers, theyawere sy driven out with'chairs by the negroes, atas tempt made to bhrric'ade thie door, but unsnccessi. fully, as they again repeatedly gained an elhri- trance, and'the same occurrences took placea the plice emptying their revolvers mand being driven out by the negroes.

Rev. Me. rHdrton was se shot while imploring a cessation of fire from the in polie. tr- TH us Daing these repeate'd attacks, a few shots were'returned by the few negroes the proces. sion, who', as before stated, had revolvers, nand two policemen were wounded in the' boilding, co.

thioughwhether bythese hots, orthe canreless, nd excited fire 'f their' own side, seems dotlotfol. The police testify that fire was onened upon them first, in every instance, but without considne ering that any different testimorly vold have 'the cm effect of trimihating themselves, anil regarding ise their credibility as equal to that of the'other witil, nesses, yet the mass of opposing testimony is considered as so that the board ete feel pcompelled.ngon this point to reject the police 'I. evidence as invahldated and The get. ay eral value of tieir testimoss may be estimsted by irethe fact that, out of the large nnmber examined he as witnesses, but three are willing to admit hariog actually seen fire-arms on thar day carried or scoedhby the police. he A WHITE FLAG.

at- A some point of time not definitely filed, durhe ing these charges into the hall, a while flag was no disonlayed from one of t-he. windows. This dues nos, however, seem to-have thle effect of chlecking the fire from the.outside, and according to the tes. in- timdny of the witness O'Connell and another, the police, obtaining seaccess to-the roonm on the prom. iso of protecting inmates, deliberately opened lire it on the -survivors as before.

'The police themt a silves state, as above, that on this.occasion, aos behe fore, they were first fired on from the hall. In im nearly all these irruptions into the hall, the police were accompanied by the mob and a member of ti- the State legislature, Mr. James Phillips, if identi. ig, fled as prominent ih the attacli. e- Finally, the assailants obtoin full possession of ab the building.

The negroes in the hiding are ed rought oit and dispatched; perched for he safety On cross-benams and rafters, are picked off ht like game by well-aimed shots; the whites- taken he to the station. housn with blows and abuse, and 'at en as the adsvancing bayonets are seen to. et glisten'on the levee, the "riot' is over for lack of glisten on the levee, the "riot" is over for lack of THE NEGRO PROCESSION AGAIN. On the subject of the character of the negro proceseion, whose ill-timed and unfortunate pearanee was the immediate occasion of the outbreak, the board are unable to 'see any evidence in support of the hypothesis that it was anything deserving the name of 'an armed organizatiou. Most of its members had such canes and clubs as negroes carry on all holiday excursions, and pertaps a dozen had pistols.

No doubt imuany of these were carried the idea an 'attack upon themselves was by no -means improbable; bit that the processioneitself could be regarded as u-body erganized to, fight would seem to persons of military expprience to have been disproved by events, over thirty negroes being uhot dead during tile firing, while tile supposed organizatifn eannot succeed ja killing in return a single ts. sailant-young only man hilled on that tide, being supposed to ldhave received a stray shot from his owrn party. It is true that; acuording to one vitneso, armed brganizatious arealluded to as exictjng by Dr. Dostie; but if this tb considered fair specimen, t.e board canuot consider the civil government of: Ldnisiana as in much danger eof being overtuirned thereby. The only evidence tending to show a previous hostile intent on the part of the tneroes is thalt ef Mer.

Sauve, the planter, who, by the way, is the only switness who liears the screams of "murder the white men," testifies to having been told by-one of his servants that a white mats had been on utle plantation taking names anud telling the negroes to "prepare, for war;" and that the negroes of the procession said they hadtlbeen ordered-to come to defend the convention. Whntever the purpose with which these negroes came, it 'is evident they intended no offensive action. Rev. Mr. Henry is told by the procession of negroes that they are pledged to have no trouble on their part.

INSPECTION 'OF THE HALL. On the personal inspection of, the hall by this 'board, there were found o. and around the door, the marks of six pistol shots which had been fired by the besieged upon their assailants. That tthe arms were of small caliber, appears from the fact that of two whiclh strelt the pine panel df the door, but oneb'had sufficient force to enter it. On the oppOsite wall which received such bhllets of the assailants as missed their aim, tweiity-two shots were The fact repeatedly testified to, tnat the pnlice, when enptying their revolvers, wete attached with chairs and driven from the hall, the boaud considers as establishing beyond the shadow, of a' doubtthat except the two or three sistols in the hands of the procession of negroes the besiefced'party were totally unarmed.

TREATMENT OF THE WOUNDED. Of'the fuither occurrences of tile day ef riot, the'board nould respoectftllly call' attention to the brutal treatment anddalmoet inhuman neglect of the and dead prisoners at the various htatiOn-bohses, before they. were, byt'ilitary to the hospitals. The evidence of Mtajor Sheridan and Dr: Avery on this pointshows as horrible a sce'e of sufforing and neglect as could have been presented on a lost battle-field. Tlhey woald also call attention to tle evidence on the subject of the renewal of the attack on' uegroes, and tile shooting of thet in their dwellings by both citizens'and police; late on.

the same Victory street. PEsENiCnE OF vTE TROOPS. The board will state it as their firm conviction, that but for' the declaration of martial law, and thetpresesce of thle troops, fire andt. bloodsled voold'have raged throughout the night it all uegro quartrrs throughout the city, 'and that the lives and' property; of Unionistsl and. Northern men would have been at the mercy of thle mob.

The conservators of the peace being for the time the instigators of Siofinue, notlhing would have remaine bat In narming for self-defense; and at scene might have ensued unparalleled itythe bislcy of the age. As in thle Gordon riots.in London, and the more recent 4raft-riots in.New York, thesaffair would have passed beyond the power of he'origiiatoro, into the hands of that class whose only objeqt would lhvdo been plunder sand dehtruc-, iion irrespective of party. In the 'board's opin luin, th property of the Souathern merchant, ntot les than the life of tlis tlgro antd the Unionipt, was that night under of thefederal bayonet alone. OQths subject of the actison of. thlse grand jury in tl itidicttusentaud'arreat of' the' members ef I this eonvention, and their subsequent indtestigatiun islto atd report Upoat tile cauoes of the riot,) the board do not feel themselves called upon to exprcss an opinion, but would merely oll attentionto the There secue, to say the least, tobe a direct oppo-islo in legal opinion as I to the validity of ueCh n'in, eud tie lresurce upon the pantelu one wio, so far fromn buing a registered voter, was a registered and unpardoned enemy, only three munth, returned, would seem 0.

to cast some nsispeiion upon'the manner in whliclL in that phnel wdoo tadte up. But this board do not S-consider tihemselve authorized or called upon no to revise the action of the grand jury. Whether h- their mannerof action was according to law, and I the substance of their reports supported by facts, te ore qdestions which the legal profession had the community atlarge will deoide for themselves. THE Ex-CONFEDERATE ASSOCIATION, Fiitlly, the board would state that, in their Sion, whole drift and current of tihe ovi dase tends irresihtibly to tile conclusion that a tbere wps among the -class of violence khown to Sexist In thi city and among the mmbers of ex-Confederate isontowatlon before aladod to, a Spreconcerted plan and prpose of attak pn this conventio, provided any plausible pretexti therf mcoull be found, Threats.to imbeh t. to tpreliare their coffis," warnings to frlendsto keep clear of the vicinity, anonymon letters dist sondingthnne whose purpose to be present was kowns, alt hese taken together the board regard on a significance which.

con hardly be isaninierpteted, Though not in evidence, it tisithin tphe prsontel knowleidg of the board thae a moce -oitry notice of the dentise of the convention on the r0thn of July, waseome weekd preiions ite posted is thIs city. be ATTITUiD OF MAYonto0 0RE in 'Whether, and to what degree, Mayor Monroe in- con regarded accomplice nowing w- to Shin purpose of attal, wil probasblyepbyediued en testimony, neveroppear. Wpeter any acdenits iat itrhe bonard were giveo to th police, the board regard to immaterial le knew their feelings toe wanrds this party of negro sefffrge to he identified on with thoses of the Threnfenurtha ofathemo nd Were etic onfeude rate soldiers, end at least one of 'of their officers, aneinted by himself, a doterious ie ulga sepn an fomit er igdder of the dtry'man te of blore who might be expected toe foremostin to thoe-uticr the police been ent to the halls orders to preseron the peace, the tey col bare hd no exconue forthe attack on red 'the conintina onthe contrary, thay have tn acted in its defense; and this was thie dice of iho'l Itrrem, But if the police aore kept nay ice an attrkis callde and fghtiog enneo then I'e precipiteted in mass upon ac scene, it is easy to es, foresee what will be their action inh uelling the iot The contetion aned ito suotportes, have beeo 00, long heldop 00 eotlawrs, revolutionists and, conor. spieplaorsagainstlaeh, ani the pelie would ohave re acted by the order of the mayor, ot fnor the interat- fdrence of Ctn. oird.

i s- oAs it is at maxm i tht mon mint be presnued en- to intend tie legitimat corisoe nrot hios acts, the hoard and rcluotontly forced to the conclosicd jg that, although the instance of Lieutenant (overea nor Voorhils an otheBrs were hsaccssfuld is coltthe ingthe nissuing of the proclamaloionyet that MI.yor Monroekne well tiha before the excited poanssions the mob, it would hbe as larrier of straw to ire. that no troops thad been asked for, and witot thei resence of police violence has icmaenialte, Whceni, ttherefore, hIe withdrew and' mpssed-hls armed nolice, and on tie breanktg oli ng, of the riot, precipitated them opon the scene, thed board are compelled to coscisude that l.tiroinew what their tcotion would be, acIn that he ictensled the isevitahe conaequewhi of his own acts. the TiE IDENTITa- hiTIES.o co ou Tlce bord'oteld cail attention to the evidepce, nct- which seenis, in mniacy instooces, to indicate is clearly the identity of parties giuily of eciccidec, ard The imaposnibility of hcringisg such crimicicls to lice juttice icnder ti civil goveromeut, as it new cxen. isto, world he, in their opiscion, cnivcerally noiy keosciedgedin lhiscoccmuuitsiy. Ilialeevidencc sed could'sdeeis to usite identity of cone of the sac'or- derers of Captcin Losp, else en-United Stares or officer.

The eviceiero agsaiccot thce noorious Lurion Adamis, though dii cc, is that of negnicc. In this connection, tire hoard would repe'tl'oily sir- call attention to the small proportionm of necro testiony taiken: and to the ficttciist all ioplortant nos points regarded as etabliihed rest upon white ing testimony alone, cog MAXYOR ooctOE orPOcvT1IEeTS. the Attention is called to the manecr in twich, ctu- since his advent into office, Mlaiyor Monroe hco fire mode hbi appointments and charges cn the police, in- and his disregard of She rccommsiendation andodbe- vice of the chief. His appointment of Luicicn AdSn ams at a Sergeant, is considered by the chief as ice oitraging the feelines of the community. But the of Board ore compelled to slate that, ini their optsnti- ion, it is the party to which such men an Ladien Adass were leaders, that Mayor MIonrot owed Isis Fre-election.

THE CHIEF OF POLICE. In regard to the chief of police and his share of responsibiity for the riot, it will be remarked that ht was but a subordinate, carrying out the orders of his superior. The board are inclined to regard him as well disposed in the main, and only regret thathe should have thoughtit his dty to resignrathercthan to aid in executing a programme of which he must have forseen the result. There is but one point fn which his testimony may be regarded li invalidated. In common with the nmayor and t2' police generally, lie denies the giving of any orSders to arm.

If tle evidence of the policeman Dorsey, and the clerk and telegraph operator Cageaux, is to be credited, such orders were sent by a ithe mayor, through the chief aund subordinates, on Sunday. CONCLUSION. In conclusion, the coard will state thlat it is by no means their opinion thlt hostility to Northern and Union men so prevails in tihe Ccmmcnity at large, as of itself either to endanger their life or property, provided they refraic frmc claiming fieedom srpeeclh concerning snubjeots oa which. like that of slavery beforel thie nwar. no difference of opinion is tolerated.

But in regard'to thi party wh sh elected Mtayor and whichl thcough him, now controls in a great measure the mntuniipal government and city this party the board do coneide' as most thoroughily imbued with ithe spirit hosltility alluded tol, andl so son 'thie lapse of suffiiciept line shall ihave convinced them that no punislmncr is to be anticipiated for past offenses and that they noed he no longer "on 'their goodbehasior," then, in tire board's opinion, a period of insedurity for Northern life and property will recommence. Tile recent success of tthis party at tihe polls, is, in the Iboard's opicnioc, due, first to tihe fiact that its candidate was pesuliarly identified with the Confederate cause, and, secondly, to the unfortunate apathy of the best classes of th community on the subject of inunicipal elections, which appears to ha the curse of large cities, and results, in tlrowing the governtment thereof into unworthy hands. The commission have 'taus endeavored to give, as concisely as possible, tihe ronoluoins at which they have been compelled to arrive on tie subject of the causes of and the responsibility for the recent bloodshed. What, if any, aetiou is called for is for the decision of Iigher authority. JOSEPHr A MOWER, Brevet Ma.

U. S. President. t. t.UINOY, arvtBn.

U. S.adl. J. IP0 ecN GRGOc, Members. SBrevet Brig Gen.

U. A. Oa Brevet riee. Gean, U. Reerdcer.

To Col. Georce Lee Assistant A(sucnt Generala Department ofthe Gulf. Naw Orleans, Sept BUTLER'S LETTER TO OVEI'NOR tIan, 1t6l, Ban Butler, then in command ol a hasI acirnsetts regiment at Anhlapolis, tendered the services of his troops to quell any attempt of he negroes to assert their freedom. This.called forth a letter of censure from Gov. Andrews, who protested against using for any such Iurpose troops raised in lmInasschueetts.

The reply made by Butler was regarded his friends as the hiest Sproduction of iis life, nod completely silenced the clamor of the governor. re declared that it was his prrpose'to enforce the laws, asnd not alone against white mlen in rebellion, but against blacks also: that to seek the aid of negroes against the Sorthtern popunlation, would be a disgrace to the Seivilization of the age; tlhat theactinr of Britain In using thi lndian tomahawk and scalping kmofe against thle Coloies, would he rendered respect. able hirtiory by the inlamy whiclh would attachl to tihe North if it placed tihe dbfenseless swomen andchildrel of tie South'at tihe mery iof tire gro. This was Butlei's position in the early stages of the war, but as tie contest srent. forwardt, rlrld ashissopportrnities for grew with the desperation witl which hostilities canIducted.

hie readcly.aandoned hris erelier I and at lengith was gailt of ucts and became tihe advocate af measuores which have secred fCr him an unenviable trtoriety wherever iis; name is hrknown. For politiecal purerses, nlell are willing to use him: buct lia career has been suclh that no considerable rlinbrer oipersors in any comnmnity either respeet' rie as a man or repose conlidcnce Pa him as a pat.riot.-[Clevelranr Plaindealer. ANCIENT received ai beautifol present from a Democratic lady friend yesterday, as a kpecirpsake, wnlich, on account of itS novb'lty and antiqurity, we describe. It is a medal of solid qiiver, raund, and over anl inch in diameter: Ocr on.esido, i baas relief, is tire figrre of tIe godtess of' liberty, encircled with tlirtean stars; on the Tevrse we observe an Xmerica' eagle grasping an oliveobranbch in ono claw ant some Indian ar rows in the other; over the eagle, the words States oe America" can he distinotly roem; beneath it the mysterious letters "Half We are assnqrod that in fbrmer times, when qlaiat old-fogies hall the management of affairs, this medal circulated among the splrking people, and that one might go to marketl with his basket and fill it for thepiece. What dtrarage memorieas thse relircs brg i tog mind.

We keep it to encourage our failing sight. Al well, madness roles tile hour," gold is now made at the paper mills, silve cames from rags, and the tillenium of lunatics and niggers is at lhand. C.mrler. SPECIAL NOTICES. Cncert Coaoner Oured 11 a few holrs without palu; Asthma, by an antldote that nd ever Rbeumatlem, by the Eleytle fcLgnetlo procct Is, Consumption, by new syyteo, without odeilleia all othor: he Cronic Diseases by specil treatment, at the Nagobtle -In flrmtry, 402 West Filth street.

The moc dlstlnguished Magnetie Doctreol and Clairvoyat orf the age In atteudance. UnSexceptionable roletrnces givera Send forlrcolnr to PrOFe. IHARVEY, SLock-box NO, Cinclnnati, Ohio. to M. -rr ltge ald Cellbottc, on Mllcy tf DfAY lie Warnings aed Instruction for Tounog en.

Also, dteaesest a and abues which prostrate the vital powers, with sure means of on of relier. Sent free of charge on oealed letter envelopes: Ad- tos ot droe. Dr. J. SKILLIN HOUGHTON, Howard Association.

thie to Phnailelpdtb. to Qlllghau's Ptllt. ebr Chlllc nd Fever-SThe teatimoniall aotached to the advertleemont ef theee'iPilc re rom. gentlemen known throughout the whole country. Their veracity cannot be questioned, and places the merits of M( the medicine at once beyond doubt and recommends it to p1 bular favor.

See the advertisement. J( tk i on -ANew and Great ESpoch In Dr. Maggiel is the foonder of a new Medical Syteml JC The quantitarians, whose vast intemrna doses enfeeble L. the stomach and peralyse the ptot give precedence to the man who restore health and appetite with from oneto two of his extraordinary Pics, and curee the molt virulent ores with a box or so of his wonderful and cl-healing salvee et Thesetwro gret epetifcsof the Doctors are fct supeekedlog allthe stereotypetdnotrums of theday. Extteordinareu res to-by Magglels Pills andalehave oned the eye of the pb- lie to the Inefficiency of the (o alled) remedoie of Supon which people have so long blnadly Magdl'e.

Pills aM cot of the cls that'are allowd by the dozen, ad of which every box full taken eigates an aboalote teoeltyfer an nother. One or two of Megglel' Plls.eumceto place the :1 bowels in perfect order, tonethe tomahli, create an ppetit il and render the spiritelight and buoyant. There no gripln and no reaction In theform of If the Ilveris FI affected, its functlians aoe reatretr oe if the nerone system teeble, it is lnvigomted. This last quality makes the Medlof ines very desirable for the wants of dellcate females. Ulcer.

oay and eruptive diseases literally extingalshed by gte dise Infectant power of Maggleli's Sale In fact, is here anto nounced that latgglel's Dlpeoptic and Diarrhea Pills hte cure where all others fail. While for Buns, Scalds, Ohl. eq blolhs, Cutt and all abrilonso of the skin, ic IIO nfallible. Sold by J. iagtgel, 1I Pine street, New York, an by ye allDiggist, at 25 cents per box.

er- BARNES, WARD Nw Oerleale wiil ed Tre. WlnoloWa Mytliac Pills are pret, ated only for a egotimate purpose, and we the only safe and 10 fflectivb medliine for females extant. Do oat trifle with your techth, ep nd dngeron 100 aoediceotebwidchldggltoe hbve bought, and wcllbrcommend, or Ocelg ignorant oftheir'properties. They are a certain care for ll those 'panful and dtngerous Sisorders to thp female constitution is subject. They moderato all exaas, and remove all obstruction they InvtgS orate the dchllttated and delicate, and, by regulating and trd gthenlng thre system, the hue of health is restored to the cheeks, welness of the lpine and lrm.hrelieved, and all the nd ations of nervons doebfty removed, -maiden, wife or ow mother should oeoWthootthsm.

ed ry them--e a corin to direclt and be convinced that hey are thie LaLdy's Friend. for MRS. W.FNSLOW'S IYSTIC PILLS. Take none Sher. Price per box, or hree boxes for $5.

a For saleby idrggst JGOEGAL, J.DIONEGA. tL Agent for ihe South, 211 Ft. Chlarles Oa. o- The qtueeu The Queen turen 00C OF HA.I0 REEo STORERSI-Mrs. Wmelow's Queen Halr Re1r- is queen ot.

oly in name, but in virtus. CC leo It is the boet litr esortoarever offered to thepnblic. LIU- AtlnfOailiblerestorer nsd preserver of the hair IIf fthfully aS. pplied. Iy It no hair dye.

'r It acts directly upon the roots of the har, changog gray Col ant ar to itslofgicl lilf color; arresting premature decay and "te ilingont of thoe hal; erdicatlng scrf and dandruff, and caring all hbmars of the scalp. Ml It wll ehoage dry and wiry hair to sot and luxuriant tre.es. Ias I mparts a deliglhtful frarnce to the hair. In short, If you wilh to restore your hair, as In yooth, and At ad- etan it through life, nse MRS. WINSLOW'S QUEEN IMR d- ESTORER Pride $1 per bottle Sold by all droggieL the J.

GONEOAL, General Agentb ti --20 St. Charles N. DO ien Soccebsfully, Smolan. Ta his ter'soztcEotract of BOck oa ct evey case ofd Kidey Deeee, Rheumatism, Gravel Udary Disorders, Weakness and Pais in the Back, Female Complainte and Troubles a tsing from excesses 6f any kind, ome ye afietedl Try Smolaniders'-Tke no other Buckl roe a old byallapothecardes Price, $1. D.

Brne New he rt fork snd Baes, Ward New Orleans, Southeernmc enta Badurlegh Eoger, Whole ale Drti gist. Boston, Mes, oe th- asents dl Colgate's Honee Mo cp-Thes celebrated tht re Follet such ulnversal demand, is made from the oloest materials, i. mild and emolient in its nature, fro rtatly scented, and extremely beneficial In its action pon the or tkin For ale by al druggsts ancd fancy good dealers --L --It For ale by all dggtst. and fancy good dealers. HARDWARE, CUTLERY, ETC.

EOLEG OLGER, L. FOLGER, W. H. THOMAS.) Dealer. In IRIrdware.

Iron. Shlpi 37 and 39 Mugazne Street, Opposte St. James Hotel, O. NSilS ad Hoop Sheet sand ear Iron, Shovel, an Spades, Sheet LCopper a Zisnk Plows, Axeelnd Hoes Lead Pipe sed Shet Lead, India ubber, 'Belting, and Cir ular, I111 end OCt S.s.. HAIDWARE AND SHIN' OHANIILEIR.

(ELLIS H. BOSTICE, FRANK W. SEYMOUR.) Bostick Seymour. Inportets and De HEAVY AND SHELF HARDWARE AND CUTLERY STOVES, TIN WARE and TINNER'S TOOLS, BAR and SHEET IRON, TIN and TIN PLATRE SHEET COPPER, ZINC, NAILS, AXES, CHAINS, SHOVELS, SPADES, HOES, LEAD PIPE, SHEET LEAD, GAS PIPE, BRASS WORNK ad PIPE FITTINGS RUBBER BELTING, IHOE and PACKING, COTTON WASTE, CORDAGE, COTTON and FLAX DUCK, TWINES, OILS, PAINTS. LANTERNS, Etc All KLnd ofsSteamboat and eiaUlroad ppltel Sand 8 Fulton, 3 and 37 Front steet, between Graver ad Poydrs, GENERAL COMMISSION, BReceving and Forwarddig and Hardware Agents, Nos.

8 10 and 12 Peter street, comer of Croemnn, (opp. asite th Custom House.) New Orleans, Lb. wionelgnments of MIerhandld, either fr or Ahipmen ill receive prompt and careful sttentlon. ARDWAE jAMDW H. J.

MULLAN Wholesale Dealers -iNHEAVY AND SHELF HARDWARE AND OUUTrLE Agents for HOWE'S STANDARD SCALES. 71 CNon- street. N.e DENTISTRY. SOUTIHEI. DENTAL DEPOTBENJ.

F. HOPPER 61 St. Charleel treet. CorneregUnton, New A fall supplyofDENTAL MATERIALSoI all kldld, sistingil part of InstrNmedts; Operating Ohairsnhd Spittoons; Teeth; Gol4 and Tin Foll; Gold, Silver tud Pltlin, le te Rubber; L.thels BrEsh Cotton and Comnden Wheols; Arkanss Orders by mail promptly executed. Adlress.

a Lock Box No. 7i. PHOTOGRAPHY. pHoTO6sAPN o0Do1s AND S. T.

BLESSING, 24 Caenrrae Whoals aste Retail Dealer in PHOTOGRPHICAL INSTEURE'NTS, APOTOSRAPHIC IMATERIALS, PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUMS AND FRANIES, PHOTOGRAPHS CELEBRITIES, ea. Wp.lee i seagll attnion to lls n.w endpleudiNd stck of Albms ead Bible Albms, ewhich he is selhng at REDUCED POI(IES. Ills sock comptiees all Isoes, kinds and quellrUe InclIdingIhe PATENT 1'NGR BACKS, whiclh, for durablly Nrere ualeed. PHOOGRAPHS et al Ithe Generale. VIWSe ef ths City, and fac subjeetsl ingest variety plain and colored.

PHOOGSPHERS city landounty snppilled with every. rttele used in their bustnessat Iowst market retain OILS, ETC. WOODS, HOUSEAND SION "Nobs, Grsenleg and Meable0. Olazing Whutewaeshig and Oal ab01roringr. 107 'Street, (Near Ronyal street,) Nre sos.ns, LA.

M. ALERS IN MGeileS OILS, BRUSHESd, gEt NO. 76 snnoee Strset, One des ebse, Psy.3a; INSURIANCE. 4ACTOIts' AND TRAIDEs' INSURANUC -orNEW ORLEANS. Carondelet Street.

Oalce hours from 9 A. r. tu; r. o. TliI.

ComRpay centAnao to Ir, a Policies aainst LO.S DAMARE BY FIRE, and the PERILS of the SEAS and RIVERs at the rrg rates of premluhm. The SUBR CRIP I0, BOOK to the UAPITAL STOCK of th16 Company still opol at it, office for those Wlo desire to avail themselves Athe advantages of(A DIVIDENDS, ich ch the ylharter of the Company confers. JAMES HEWITT, of Hewitt, Norto Co. JOS. W.

CARROLL, of Carroll Hey Co. 54 W. A. JOHNSON, of Wd A h.uon Co. J.

URBRIDISE, of J. W. Burbrhlgo A Co. OJ. NL NILE, Noble.

of MOSES REENWO A SofM. Greenwood Aon. ALFREDS IIUNRNtIIRTON, of Huntington A I ro. OWN of Brown A Co HEL of John I'Phelpa Co. MARHALI J.

hMIT, ol MarshLall J. Smith A Co. 1. CAUIsPIELDa, of lKep ROaIlEd. i JOHN of John Chatl.o Bra.

H. TERRYE of Laceyo, Tor Co. A J. D. BLAIR, of i BIllr A Co.

AESC FET, of T. M. Scot CoIR to WBAL WlheAck. BRL 0.4, At ALLP. H.

ISSACON, oRalson, eaa Ae Co. 1 P. S. WILZ. of Prauche Wi sRICHARDMILLIENO oRV lltken Brlglr.

I RD E. MOORE, Alof oore a Co. SHS H. HENNING, S. A Co HORNR.

MNILVANC, of Byra, Vance A lo. tEHUHGI OMC Lb. nd ROBERT PIRKIN. MICHAEL MUSSON, President. ad 'HARMON DOANE, Vice President.

Ea. A. IBecretary. LON AND 1. FIRE INSURANCE COMPANNY I.

Capital, o.5,000,000 in Gold. Il. Risks taken on dlescriptions MERCHIIANDIE SI HOUSEAOLD ad BUILDI.NGS, at AUrrAIt RAteSI an by this Aency. 25 PER CENT. will he ALILOWED on ll IPRE3MIIMS.

Lossesa pAid immediately aftlr adjiotm Iat thll Agencay, 'without reference Io Olice, and ioho t' ti-count, Board aof DiretorR at New Orleana Ad, I. G. W. ('OIIVE, JAMES I' FItERET, J. F.

SIIllOADER, EA.l, ns R. II. MUSOROVEI, Ag'ent. hey JOIIN Secretary. the C.ONDELET STREET 0,3 or Corner Perdido Street, hat NEW INMURiOANCE AGENCYL.

C. 'NORVEILL NOIVEIjf, mph-S-RIIID. POWER, NewA lAarl Lepreentl GRAVUIP. AND CAA.UONUDLET iy EW ORLEANS. a COMPRaISIN TERl POLLOWtING" WLL AsLIASLB MERCANTILE MUTUAL INSURANCE Na.

815 Wall street, Nea York. and MAY Sli, 1 1,.0.0 ,000 ORGANIZED APRIL, 1544, Thes Company has paid to Its coastmers Ap to the pRlesat tire, LAs. Ramoantingto over EI(IHTEEN SMILLIONS Or DOLLARS. For thea paSt nine years the Cash Dividends paid to StAfAoAaldr made from one third ot the net profits, have am. ouInteSd in the aggrsgatl to ONE UIINDBED AND TWENTY-ONE ANO A IALF-PER CENT.

Instead of laRaAn aa scrp dividend to aeale, basd on tlhe SARl lncipeRtRat allaAs of arisks are equally profitable, this from thecurrent rates, when premiums are paid, a the general of underwritR.s will warrant. nad the net proflit. ad of th year mil be divided to the BLoc.rew holders This mpany contRnaest, make Insuranle MRlane sand Inland Navigation and Transporatlo Risklas, on the molt Ifavorable termr, including Rks on Merchsandise of all kinda and seight. Pollcial iassued making los payRabl Gold or Currency at ad the Oce N.ew orlens, or in Sterling, at the ame oA the Rathbne, Broa LIverpooL ELLWOOD WALTER, President. SRiCHAS SEWEOMB, Vice'Presldent.

the C. J. DESPARD, Secretary. SMETROPOLITAN INSURANCE COMPANY 0C. 108 and 110 IBroadway.

NEW YORK, JANUARY 26d, IM1 Your attention Is respectfully linvited to thIe Lollowing state. mot el the operatiAns of tisa Company during the pat year, and of its nreAlent condition. WiAh Aseta exAeeedig ONE MILLION SEVEN HUIN0. DRED THOUSAND DOILEARS, and twelve years exerioale pnce in the conduct of Generalinsura cI BusSiness, the L.umfe nc.oidotlfl sy 5r to the l'llic I'rotictiou ag Ainlt the AJ rab of OCEA andO INLAND NAVIGATION lad FIRE. The Board of Dibectora, aove this day reolveAd to pay a dividend of SIX PER CENT.

on the outtauding certUcattIAIoA 3 oflts to the holders tereof, or Atlhr leAl representatives, on and aer the 5th of March next; also a dividend of FIVE I'PER on the Capital Slock of tle )ahie tin Cash on dmand; also a dividend oi 'i WIIS NTY-F15 PER CENT. in Scip on the net earned artlcipatii PrPtolums ofathe Coam-. piany fr tih year I18. for which CerAtUcates will be iatued ol and thl 2d day of April Rnext. Porrlcans: JAMES0 LORIE0 RORERT IM.

o. GiA IAM. Vice President. JAMES LORING GIKIAAM, 2d Vile PreS't H. H.

POTRR, Aertarly. ELLIOTA IOlI al, Generai AgenL RI WASHINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY, 172 Brloadway. or. Malden Lane, NEW YORK, Feb. 2.

1866. ASH CAPITAL .............................40,000 Assets, February 1, 186. U. S. and StateBonds.

market 26.753 00 Bonds nd rtg ge 129,245 50 Dem nd Loan 191.688 72, ash obuhdana ndnd tebsu. of 40,538 91 npaid Premiums 88,788 01 Mi 1cellaneou 1 47,9682 9 71,2 507 Capital and Surplus $6 ,80 A diidendof Six percent. 11is thi2day declared, payable on demand, In to8k2ho8ders. Al8o an Interest dividend do Six per cent. on outstanding Scrip, payaole 16th March i C.ashX Also, a 8ri 8 dividend of Twenty per ant.

on the E8arnie preminms of Policies eutitled to participate in tae rofits of thb8y42ear8 d1lstJanuary; 1866 T7e'hScr4 will 8 ready for Plvery on and after 1th March prox. GO8F. C. SATTERLEE, President, WESTON, V8ce Presiden2. W4.

K. L82raor, Secretary. We. A. Assistnt We ar8 now prepared to Issue OPEN and SPECIAL POLICIES against the Peril of Fire, Btver and Ocean, From New Orleans to Ports and Piesin the UnVted Staten, and vice versa.

and from New Orleans to Yrt or PortlNn South Amertca or Europ, upon 8the MOS2 FAVORABLE T4ERMS, and willo pa all Lo.ses te New Orleans. And from our long aend extnve corepondene and quaintance i this cityr We hope tbY l. 4 t1on4 to busaness, merit and shar We most respectfully Invite a conference with all per0a' needlng losurance, being counfdent that we can make it thUir advaUtage to patronize tils Agency, We are, ry, rspectnlly L. oC. N5OVeIr No.

34 CARONDELET STREET82. CORNER RAVIEnE NATIONAL MARINE AND FLEE INSURANCE COPANY, OF NEW ORLEANS. 00. 8nrpla2 03,5548 96. aets 5942,555 90.

Insures against FIRE, the Perlis of the SEA, and INLANl NAVIGATION. ntnecroxs: J. M. 8o4rtenay, A. S.

S.7. Em4ly Gee. S. 8De884e, Spencer F8ld2, ouis Sebneider, G. W.

Orilha, tirea, D. Chas. W. Lew2s, G. W.

I.8h2,88r8. J. i. COUttTENAY President. LOUI.

0t. NEIueS, Vice President, LOUIS C. D'HOM1LRUE, 2ecretary. Tb88 Compa 9ont707t098 to 8ll88 sco88t of TWENTY. FIVE PE1 CE4NT.

2CAS to its OFPILFE: Corner Camp antd 4 8treets. CITzEEN INURTa NCE. n8a CO. OFFICE, No. 8 CARDODELET STREET.

Amont of Preamnm or the y8a2 186 ...8....... $220,4112 Amount of Aaset of the Compauy 21,00 O0 The Board ofTrustee, have resolved to pay s2x per cent. h. tetrat'ou the outstandlng eertfifleat of serlp, on and after the cond Mondiy of Febuary, 1866, and ha7t, f2rtrhm, d28aI ascrip dividend of twentyfive per cent 3. Lrher, Ja, A White, A.

D' F. Nathe, Ar. 84ltenberg2 J. Lamors, A.88lda.48, T. A2824an84, J.

Lenore, L. Grand. 2 8o4. G44h2e, A. Verlolu De04u2, Omer Gaillard.

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