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NAL CF S' 4 ifFiCIAL JOURNAL OF NEW ncTFATSMTe-EPTE-MBHR 13. tii-ufuT KKPUBUUAN Election. Monthly, November Z. UtA For Stale Treasurer. ANTOINE Dl'IiUCLET.

t'w Member of Congress. J. HALE For Member of HENRY For Member of Congress, Third CHESTER Ji. HAUBAJ.I« For Member of Congrus. Fourth GEORGE SMITH.

For Membre of Congress, VmtntU frank For MemUrof c. E. NASH. The editor ot a paper Is fund because he undertook tv that Mr. tij.urgeon.

in his "Sword and Trowel." said i and so. and the printer vailed it and The Kingdom -a Hoston. Ft Louis to an ll cot play tew "walk the Galveston Tt the court house. Koppeler'a jucdaliioa tonst ft pronounced best the great naturalist. Railroad cars are he supplied ftith 15-bles by tho fc'-f ltible leads Lord? what a exclaimed true sou temperance, aftetdriak'Bg lively punch offered him as a et a--h.

Ur. O. W. llolmes his nest volfrno of Many Seasons." Whittier new collections ot Edmund Yates is advertising tof.oto. Dangerous Game, 1 by weny.ng of expressing ingratitude tan entertainers.

Who was William Suakospeatts, and ftuaf he write are questions now agitating tho literary world, which of Hacon theory. The Detroit Fees that voung women of that towa tow. abreast, and carry the 'hand were a lame paw. Joaquin Miller complains of use of luarble In Italy, and that living there Is like taking up in an aristocratic churchyard. The Lincoln statue which is to At Springfield, Illinois is now completed at Chicopee, Will forwarded to its destination.

Au Illinois stuiup speaker who was Ing around that ho tarried cebel bullets as proofs of his patriotism, lotted to be carrying them iu breecuos pocket. The Chicago public library, founded jrrt Alter the great tire, has now 40,001) ft is supported by a tax one-tilth et mill, which already a year. au tue IOC. acres. At the height of the past i0 hands were employed ii paring and canning lie fruit, and the work was about cans Colonel G.

Dodat D'Orsoaaais, of Ireal, has been maile at Romaa Count by i'ius in virtue ot a brief tesntd ou twenty-sixth oi last June, M. i. said to be the first Canadian lids honor. A manuscript poem in the Ion by one Forrest, addressed Mary, and being a history tjueen ine, is to be printed at or.ee by one ot the members of an English literary to the association. A stranger conversing with publican about the next VYhat do you say tue uncommitted vues?" "'They'll go lor ami was the reply.

''Ilamlin is like one of my neighbors lip river; lie owa, ali General Concha. lute dispatches, is determined to the war upon tiie with vigor. He has orueredadraft mc-a, out privilege of exemption, also a-ked for a loan of over ha.4 a Russian officer has u.vcut_l a ith a eannon ball at the The ion of this amiable j. to a aunon for th enemy's artillery and ude the shell among the uunners. sending fie ball ricocheting to the to the for he urpoee of making it lively antry.

The new five per ceut bonds of the llsiwd dates are now quoted at in London, i i.e chances are, therefore, that the new i mpound syndicate, who get the last of hese bonds from the government at par. a commission oi a fourth ot one per besides, are making very handsome Iking of it. The Jioston Pilot (Roman Catholic? to a recent iuneral of a poor man It: Watertown, at which the friends, instead if hiiing hacks, walked in procession to cemetery, and gave what would otherwise have gone in carriage hire to the widow and six orphans. "Is there any one find fault with this conduct asked the iot. "How many 'long funerals' do we every day following the remains of poor nen.

whose children will be set; tji the house next week i The Massachusetts Supreme Court has a contested life insurance policy ase. involving fiO.OOi', in favor of the pe.dow of the late Colonel Thomas E. Chickling against the Globe Life Insurance Company of New York. The defense ilaimed that the premiums had laid, but the plaintiffs showed that the Joeton agent of the company guaranteed he payment ot the premiums to off; et his indebtedness to the Messrs. Cuiekring.

and the court held that the insurance ompany wae bound by the promise of its A peach orchard Marviand ,013 acres. At the height of the on bOO hands were employed in picking, i. the ei 4W THE REMAND FOE ABDICATION. anything to owertlirow the government of Hie State toy excelling the wLcJe effieivl (rout it would toe finished by demand unotktlie Tic- of Mr. fcr cf.air carried before Congress, trhere it is ftow pending.

Jt understood to be test lot. if She authority of the board the present slaiulto toe declared invalid, theft tha commissions. State ai BiUfticipal, too annulled by the same act. The ai the same moft oepreoeuted at Washington the c'Mzia of tho ilcEnciy administration, in the tatou Bauge ftoavantioa, end iu the opsniaj first ettracted attention, legal were prominent and tho for the nr.tiou officers in several parishes fts suppose end to suggest, ia an artiek out since, that it strategy cf the Mcfnery tlaimanta to ft election for the appeal If ft legislative could Ira vo Leen secured by force ot Intimidation, the ovretion of the toavo beeft effected by form el ftt by ether acts having the oedot of law. The langtu go cf demand Coteriaoi.

end men who ftaade it, to the probabilities cf theory rated. Counselor Karr real a statement which the legal electioft Mr. SlcEaery wag alleged. ahaio was seized by fraud and 1'. Kellogg has tinted himself pawer" by other "irregular, fraudulent and violent acts." The of never adopted by is announced as authority of Stale goaeiument, registration act is charged as a fraud, and the intelligence under which the federal government has geito troops to tho of Congress la called and infamous representation of th'c instrument is that thoexecutivo incumbent a usurper, lud his imaredhvle abdication Is demanded.

With axceptioft that the language of cud this demand elaborate, spirit is identical ftith adopted in each of heretofore left ia local anarchy toy precisely demand. demand for abdication Is thtu entirely with programma which abandoned appeal to Congress ant substituted disorganization of government and the reduction of Republican vota by violence or terror. The of this policy will be open the national eyes to a fall perception of and causes of the insurrectionary movement ia Louisiana. 8IAT3 AND THS CIIT GOVERN. Very Tin lucky for tnaay excellent et New Orleans that they un deri stand nothing except a foreign language, da thus derive their of affairs from Set.

flagrant ftith petroleum an cl Parisian Invective. If they understood cf the country iu which they reside, it would known that the Republican party toal arrested the public author, who, lor a suppased legerdemain of fingers, Instantly up by Fusion party! that the Republican party, posing some of debt wai honestly and that people Able pay it, pasaed an act debt, and now to this heroic even to cutting iswn of and The Rt.iWDt.tcaM, iu answer to the tsafounded charged the why th9 complaint of ruin should confinest to government are a million, public debt fifteen spots peopla and property tests debt as annual oapemditurc cf fivr millions, and a tax mills To this car Galtic contemporary responds that the Repdblicau party is responsible also tor the city debt, taxation, and ex. because it would the for It files special plea of nohtair ccfirol tax, and the street repair tat. Times that the present City Council should not eoudetuned (ot the admiuistioa only about thirty pet ceut of revenues tu running the city gov. eminent We have cited the city ment as ran by people foundation cot forget the colossi administrator for past two years, mus 1 have had rne The public were founded the war.

and Sonie repairs to the streets are necessary. That the culy thirty cents the dolltr cf nuc iu ruuuing ia subterfuge. The greater part cf these revenues are expended ia paying the interest a debt which ft whits man's government kited, Now we ask any apologist for the city government to point to the property which the city has to show for an interest bearing debt of That it and the interest is all levied for ou tfie property of the or wrung from the sale of their wharves aad markets, is pi roof that the $33,000,000 of debt is composed of the consolidated extravagance of the past administrations, and that their present "unhappy" successors have inherited a property in which the mortgage interest exceeds the fee simple value. The history and present state of the city government contradicts the White League theory that the government of white men is infallible. Here is a white man's government with a debt of $23,00,000, and little or nothing to show for the investment What has been done with the money Here is a tax of twenty-five mills resting on the people and property for this city government, and the people are told that the Republican Legislature is responsible because would not toave the tefonns of the past fourteen years if they had been asked On this head We a single ami significant question.

Did tho city administration request the Legislature to scale the of city as well as the debt of the State! We may add another. Has tiot a the granted aU the acts asked by the city government to Its credit. Unfortunately it bas so. bas been this. The cf city toeinjj insufficient to meet its current ex.

for many years past it has been the custom of the City Council to print city ftoies, warrant ot aa empty treas. try, aud extravagant bills against the city, ail of which, collected in the Lands of city brokers, were, on their petition, funded ia city fielt ly the Legislature. attempt to exsits the local joritr to resist the government of the fctate. in addition to that of the city, is eminently Parisian. The same insatiate appetite for all the offices has divided and subdivided that mercurial peopla into right left and centre, into Bouapartists, Bourfconists.

Communism and Red Republicans. It has brought the 6olid Germans to overrun a powerful and brave nation, subjugated oniy by their partisan Discarding the American language as unworthy or inadequate to the expression of social hostility, the effort has been made to constitute here tbs politics of Paris. We Lave proposed reform, indiscriminate reform, reform of all a busts, and repudiation of all wrongdoers, without regard to color or political profession It has been refused with added contumely, and a polite endeavor to show that while one party should be expelled from the State government for having, as alleged, robbed at half price, another party should be maintained in possession of the city government which has loaded the same people with nearly double the debt and taxation aud quadrupled the expenditures. While these Republicans should be expelled from office and driven from the State for alleged abuses. White Leaguers, whose administration is infinitely more deserving censure, stands beyond reproach, and even above investigation.

SAVS, "Til: it's right, for State In tiiii way the in La kept Lt work washing. the ro.t ot tLe igged from all over lind of CO ntparison POLITICAL When Fagia saw a little boy pick up a pocket handkerchief he would advance to meet him and say, hat's right, sonny, I was just coming back to get it; here's penny for you," and the wipe would be a ided to the collection of Fagin. When the Democracy sees a Republican constituency discontented with their party representative, get rid of him, even at the cost of electing a successor no better than the late incumbent, the Democratic Fagin advances and my Ley, score auo rights Democracy." warehouse of Figi ever so many peopl mending and innumerable wipes pr; London, bore no with the extent and variety cf the Democratic fence shop in which ii keeps ail the record cf defeat for all manner offices and in township, county, city, State aud federal district iu the Union. Lave accumulated since 1331 and innumerable and incongruous. They comprise ail sorts of tariff improvement, high and low finance, war and anti-war, aU sides of all foreign questions, with aii Liberal, League, Independent, Hi veite, etc.

The extraordinary ball cf plenary indulgence granted by the Democracy Las enlisted in its service men without regard to political opinions or principles. There is but one coaditioa of enrollment; it is this. Ym trn'y promise to vote the Democratic ticket without and aii office and emolument under your control but these wira voted the way. hare cited the extraordinary spectacle of Democrats nominating the Republican Greeley, and Republican Warmoth, proof of the ntter desertion of aii principle, except that embodied ia the pledge just given. We will now giveeven a more signal example of the reckless aud dangerous deception which these famished office hunters Lave practiced upon American people.

A dit. SIcLIasters like Thea las "boasting himself to be somebody," announces that he has published in connection with the sale of Porto Rico to Germany "to the confusion of Bismarck and Serrano." In course of Lis explanation cf signal triumph, Mr. Mcilasters says incidentally that ho is in favor cf a Spanish monarchy: I will no ens by reverting to my iaiormatiua at present. In a short tune (it may be some months), wheu King t'arlos TIL will be ia the aad will told Madrid and aU the Spains, for their honor I will, perhaps, tell who my have been. Mr.

also to La grand of Zouavts of his whe seems to aiding to establish the Spanish Bourbons on the throne from which they been expelled by their own vicious and oppressive tioa: AU I have dote has been la private In the S'. Michael's Association, of New York, to help ia sending a little aid to the Pontifical Zouaves who are in active service in Spain, for hospital services, under her royal highness Donna Bianca, the wife of Don Alphonse, the brother of the King, and as treeiy used tor the unhappy conscripts of the Madrid dictatorship 44 toi (Jariist wounded. This inhabitant of the Americas re pub. lie seems-bitterly hostile to the Republi. can "dictatorship of He also denounces the 'overgrown and Insolent German empire.

From all of this we fer that Mr. MacMasters 1. A friend of monarchy. 2. A zealous friend of the Pontiff.

3. An intense hater of the Protestant rulers in Germany. Now, if we be correct in the inference that Mr. MacMasters is operating in America for the defeat of the Spanish republic and the restoration of monarchy, what will the American public think of this farther development of tain glory; 1 My sentiments as Democrat of the old schqpl, and as an adherent, to the fulieat extent, of the Monroe doctrine, have led me to sound an alarm perfectly well authorized. "A Democrat of the old school, and an adherent," etc.

So the old school Demo, crat might be the friend of a Bourbon monarch and the foe of a Republican people striving to resist an invading tyrant who comes to bum, murder and confiscate I a free peopla into bondage! And this is one of the varieties of the Democracy of the old school. Judging by the name of be is also an Irishman, which aggravates tha enormity of preferring a king to a free government We Lad, however, only noticed this individual proof of the pleuary indulgence accorded by the "Old School Democracy" to any political heresy, provided the dissenter was sound on the unscratched Deinceratie ticket. It would be funny, if it were possible, to see the result of an opposition victory in 1S76. The Democratic jackdaw would strut in all the plumes pilfered and picked up for the past decade. In the midst of this display and the discordant triumph of the jackdaw tribe, would come a Reformer, and without so much a3 saying by your leave, would pluck one of the gaudiest feathers from the coat of the purloiner.

An Independent aud a Liberal and Fusionist would make similar reclamation, and the dismantled bird of Tammany would hop into some unguarded comer as bare of plumage as he had been always barren ot principle. THE SITUATION. Yesterday was a regular blue one to those who desire peace, and endeavor to settie political questions by intellectual force alone. Tiie events, or sack as could be collected bv our reporters, will be found related in another place. The opened with the unusual spec, tacle of squads of well dressed men, armed with gums of various repairing to the several White League clubrooms, whence they subsequently emerged for the purpose of rallying on Canal street.

There was some desultory fighting, but nothing like a pitched battle has yet occured. But there was a great deal of deep feeling manifested on both sides, which it would not Like much to kindle into a conflagration. With the exception, however, of the capture of the City Hall, and the occupation of some of the public squares there wa3 no interference with property of any kind. A special guard was detailed to protect cur office, for which we are thankful to those in authority, though from the peacable disposition of the armed men. such a precaution was hardly necessary.

And it was ne doubt intended more as a check upon unauthorized persons than for those belonging to the regular clubs. The day closed with a portion of the people iu open insurrection against the State and municipal authorities, backed by a force which the police have, so far, proved themselves unable to cope with. There is, however, a large reserve force in tiie State House, which Las not yet been brought into action, and we hope such a step will not Le necessary. There was too much blood shed on both sides yesterday iu this most miserable political quarrel, and we hope it may prove to be the last. Killing men is noway to convince them of their political or religious errors, and it is the poorest possible way to aid to our commercial prosperity.

NORTEZRXDEMQCRACT. As has been usual, the Northern Democracy, finding the natic-n incensed at the lawless violence of the Southern Democracy, gives notice that it is not responsible for such acts. It therefore proclaims in convention iu Massachusetts the following among cautionary resolutions devonian and fidelity to the constitution ot the United States, as the only guarantee of safety and tranquillity to the Union. Equal political rights ter colors and conditions ot men. To answer these "equal political rights." it openly denounces any and all federal interference with popular elections in every State.

These "equal political rights" would be very valuable if the federal goverment should decline to preserve order or enforce the laws at elections or at other times. But adds: And we heartily condemn the conduct of tiii.se who. under any pretense or guise, disgrace tLenise.ves and their country by lawless ac-ts of tue violence against the colored race in the Southern States, as also those carpet-baggers who had for years past eaten up the substance of the people they Lave oppressed and deceived. So the Southern Democracy "disgrace themselves aud their country by lawless acts of violence against the colored race." This will protect the Northern Demce. racy from responsibility on account of the deeds of their brethren, while it does not at ali impair the nationality of the Demo, party.

But will their Southern brethren, upon whom they Lave so often gone back, submit to this sort of thing? Of course, just as they voted for the ocratic ticket of Blair and McClellan. The Northern Democracy fimt commit the party to a Northern position, and the Southern Democracy follows and fawns upon them. But Northern State right Democracy never fails to repudiate alt unpopular Lets committed at the South. acenowledgemEkis. The Repl'elican takes pleasure in ac.

knowiedging courteous and kind tions during heat of the excitement yesterday from Messrs. Overton aud Payne, of General Ogden's staff'; Tiiad Waterman, representing Mr. Penn, and Messrs. Byerly, Simpson and Moise, oi the Bulletin. Messages were received from Messrs.

Penn and Ogden, through their respective aids, after the White League party had obtained full posessionof the streets, assuring ample protection to the office in case any violent demonstrations were made thereon. Experiments recently made in England indicate that wagons' are most easily drawn, cn all kinds of roads, when tHe fore and hind wheels are of the same size, and when the pole lower than the axle. TO THE Statement of Mr. Delnhounnye. Collector St, Although I have never sought public notoriety, or newspaper I owe it to tny friends aud my regardless of political affiliations.

are not biased by prejudice, to refute tiie malicious charges brought against me by a appointed by a mob of the parish of St. Martin, and which committee was composed of Duchamp, Auguste Maraist. X. T. FograeS, A.

Fouraei H. P. Foumet. Having been eotupa'Ied to retire from pav.sh by the force ef arms, have delayed answering the charges of that distinguished committee of patriots becauie I was not able to procure the official documents, to shew that the charges alleged against me were groundless und malicious; aud also to procure certain documents to implicate of the very same patriots composing that committee; sud any one had to be remoyed from the parish, they ought to begin at home and remove some of their leaders, such men as Eugene A. Duchamp and August Maraist.

for malfeasance in office, as members of the police jury of the parish of St. Martin for the years D70 and 1371. Let the public and the other members of that body peruse the annexed certificate of the pro. cecdings of the police jury aud they will find out that the true robbers of the money of the parish of St. Martin are yet amongst them, aud if there were any respect for the laws of tiie land, they should have been removed loug ago fiom the parish.

I will now proceed to make a statement of the proceedings which have taken place up to the time of my leaving the parisn, and refute seriatim the malicious and groundless charges brought agaiust rati by that celebrated committee appointed by the so-called taxpayers of the parish of St. Martin, ami challenge that committee to prove the contrary. And for further information, let it be known that the subsequent committee appointed to wait and force my resignation, stated at tiie time that it was not for malfeasance ou my part ia office, but merely because they would never suffer any officer appointed by Governor Kellogg to remain in office iu the parish. un or about the third day of August last Mr. Alexander Deciouet came to my office, accompanied by about two hundred men.

mostly armed with revolvers, and representing himselt as the chairman of a committee appointed by the citizens of the parish of St. Martin, to examine my books as collector ot taxes for the said parish. I replied to him that there was no necessity to present himself at my office at the head of a mob; that 1 had always been ready and willing to exhibit my books to any of the taxpayers, and would be glad that they should examine them, because was satisfied that they would find that I had discharged my duty honestly. I ven ofibred him to examine my hooks forthwith, but lie answered that the committee was not ready, but would examine them the next As agreed with Mr. Dedourt, the following day a committee composed of Mr.

Hugene A. Duchamp, Auguste Maraist, Z. T. Fournet, G. A.

Fournet and H. P. Fournet came to my office, and after a thorough examination of my books and papers Messrs. Eugene A. Duchamp and Auguste Maraist both expressed themselves to me that my accounts were correct, and that they would publish a statement to show the people of the parish that had performed my duties faithfully and honestly; aud if they have any feeliugs of gentlemen about them I challenge them to deny my assertions.

But instead of complying ith their and doings they Hare published malicious charge against iu tiie Aew Orleans Bee and Sew Oriea ns Bulletin, which they have not dared to sign, because they knew full well that they were false and malicious, their obiect being. I suopose, to excite the citizens agaiust me. 1 will now proceed to refute the imaginary charges of that wise aud patriotic committee. In answer to the charge wilt state that lit the performance of my duties I have acted strictly according to the law-, and that I have claimed from the State Auditor the amount of taxe3 due to the parish on property adjudicated to the State, and that he declined to pay the same on the ground that tae State was not compelled to pay. Vo the second charge, that I had collected more pc'! tax from the white taxpayers than the culored.

I will state that by reference to the books of the Auditor, I have cellaciad and paid into the treasury 4715 poil tax tor the year 1373. which is a great deal mere than uiv predecessors. The assertion that I have collected poll tax from the white voters, aud neglected to collect the same fiom colored voters, is also false and malicious. It is well knows that there are but few colored property holders iu the parish, aud that in ali cases where white or colored voters are taxed tot poll tax only, if is and it has always been d.ffi li iu auv palish to collect that item. Tha 1 committee knows this fact as well as myself.

Yet if tiie committee wou'd refer to my hooks, which they Lave forcibly taken possession would find that have collected as much poil tax from the colored as from the white voters. To the third charge, "that the tax collector, for preparing the assessment roll tor the parish, has received $301). said work being worth ouly from to $50," the herein annexed certificate speaks tor itself: State of touisima. Pariahof St. the undersigned, do hereby certify that tiie members oi the Police Jury ot the parish of St.

Martin made a tender ot tiie sum of to Mr. O. houssaye, tax collector, Mr the assessment aud tableau of parish taxes of the parish of St. Martiu; wbicU amount wa3 refused by him as being too large, at the same time specifying that he would accept $500. with condition, that should that amouut be more than what was usually allowed to tax collectors lie hound himseif to reliind the surplus, and if.

on the contrary, the amount should lie less, then, in that case, remained satisfied with the above stated sum of $500. This occurred at the session of the Police Jury which took pi. tco ou the fourth of November. 1373. CHARLES Member of the Police Jury; GUSTAVE BAKER.

Clerk pro TAYLOB DASP1T. Ex-President. To further support my assertions, and to satisfy tha taxpayers of St. Martin that tho foregoing charge is malicious and taise, and that bave received much less for the performance of that work than auv of my predecessors, for several years past. I hereinafter aunex a certified copy of the proceedings the police jury of The parish of St.

Marlin, presided ia 1371 by Mr. Treville Thibodeaux, oue of the largest taxpayers of St. and call the attention of tlis people of St. Martin to the fact that Eugene A. Duchamp and Auguste Maraist, members of the committee who have published charges against aie, were members of the police jury la 4871, when a sum of was allowed to the tax collector forthe same ork for which 4 have received only $3001, Extract of A regular session of the fioticejury held cu the first day of May, Members Ident, and Messrs.

Valerien Martin, Charles Po. thicr, Edward Guidry, E. T. King, John Tewel! and i lger A. Guilbeau.

A. Daeliamp, Auguste Maraist Theogeue Richard. For assessment and tableau Cn motiou the pouce jury adjourned o' I A tiue copy. Lous E. IiAt.otRE, Secretary, will also add.

that by reference to the hooks of the police jury, tor the year 1373, of which Mr. Eugene A- Duchamp was president, a commission of ri per ceut on the amount of taxes assessed was aliowed for the making of the assessment roll for that yean Now, let the taxpayers examine the books of the police jury and they will find out ho has robbed and squandered the people's money. Now. that 1 have done refuting the malicious charges brought against me, I desire to lay before tlm taxpayers of St. Martin another proof of the honesty of one of the members of the committee, -Mr.

Eugene A Duchamp." It is 'the following copies oj two official documents, which I have in my possession, viz; January 16,1372. The parish of 8t. Martin to L. P. Dnmihgeaux, deputy sheriff and keeper of the parish jail.

for keeping Joahim Bastieu, an insane man in parish jail, from 16, 1372, to the twenty.seventh of February, 1372: forty-one days at per day, $123. Approved: EUGENE A. DUCHAMP. President DOCCMEtfT NO. 2.

February parish of St. Martin to L. P. Domingeaux, deputy sheriff and keeper of parish jail. for keeping and maintaining Joachim Bastiec, an insane colored man, confined in the parish prison, from February 27, 1872, to May 21, 1372, inclusive, at $3 per day, aa per agreement, eightyfive days, $255.

State of Louisiana, parish of 8t. Martin before me. the undersigned authority, personally came and appeared L. P. Domingeanx, of the parish and coroner of the pariah, who, after being duly declares and says that the above account and corrected made according to law totSSSSSe Approved? 8 HALPI5 of tho Peace.

SUGINE A. DUCHAMP. Now, I will ask the honest and unscrupulous Mr. Eugene A. Buchamp to point out to mo any law H.

T. EAST1N. secretary. which allows more than sixty cents per day for the maintenance of prisoners. I was a taxpayer of the parish of St.

31 artin long before he came-in the parish, and would cal! on the so-called patriots of that parish to investigate the chargea I have advanced against him. As to the balance of that famous committee, I would the taxpavers the delinquent lists recorded for several years past in the recorder's office, and they will see the Fournet family holding a promisenous place on said lists for several years, and. consequently, their money, as taxpayers could not have easily been squandered. have been compelled to leave the parish of St. Martin heeause I was in presence of a mob of at least thousand armed men threatening my life.

I wish the public and my friends to know that it was not through fear for my safety, but I have a large family, which would have been exposed to the violence my enemies. 4 will ask justice from the laws of my country, and Lope to be able soon justice the cowards who have ejected me from the parish. 4 defy any of them to meet me, man to maa. on neutral ground Let them show their chivalry. Now.

lastly, as a general denial to alt the above mentioned charges, and tor the satisfaction of publish the two following documents TNn. J24.J AcprroB Ossies er Locisiam.i. New Orleans, January 1374. Whereas, O. Delshouasave.

tnx collector'in and for the parish of St. Martin, lias exhibited to me, the undersigned. Auditor of Public Account) ot the State of Louisiana, the receipts of Antoine Dubuclet. State Treasurer, in full, for the payment of tiie State licenses of the year 1373, and of the State taxes of the 1372. I therefore issue tins quietus on the part of the State of Louisiana ia favor of said O.

Dela'iouasave, and agaiust aa.v on the part the State for the taxes and years above stated. Given under my hand and sea: of office the day and date written. CHARLES CLINTON. Auditor oi Accounts. 2.J Office, Parish of St.

Martin, iday, February 27, 1374. Frid; Whereas. Ose. Deiahoussaye, tax collector tn aud for the parish of St. Martin, Las settled with me, pariah treasurer of the parish of St.

Martin, for the payment of the parish licenses for the year 1373 ana for the parish tax for the year 1372. I therefore issue this quietus ou the part of the parish of St. Martin, iu favor ol said Use. Dbiahousaaye, aud against auv claim on the part of the parish for the taxes and licenses and above stated. Given under my hand on tiie day aud date above written.

GUSTAVE BAKER. Parish Treasurer. Respectfully submitted to the pualic. OSE. DELAHOUSSAVE.

tt 2p Tax Collector, Parish of Martin. the assassination of red river PARIS OFF ICERS. State of Louisiana. 1 Executive Department, New Orleans, September 3, 1371. Whereas.

During the morning of Sunday, August 3b, 1374, at the McFarland plantation, in the parish of Bossier, about forty miles east of the Texas lue. HOMER J. T'VITCHELL, ROBERT A. DEWEES, CLARK HOLLAND, W. J.

HOWELL, FRANK S. EDGERTON and M. C. WILLIS, peaceful aud law abiding citizens of this State, were cruelly murdered in cold blood by a body of armed and mounted men claiming to belong an organization known as the White League ot Louisiana; Now, therefore, I. William Pitt Kellogg, Governor of the State of Louisiana, with a view, if possible, of bringing the perpetrators of this great outrage to justice, and of preventing the repetition of such crimes in the future, do issue this my proclamation offering a reward of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS each for such evidence as shall lead to the arrest and CQpvictioa of the said murderers, ot any of them.

Given under my hand, and the of the State hereunto attached, this third day of September, in the year of onr Lord eighteen hundred and seventy-four, and of the independence of the United States the ninety-ninth. VVIIsLUJi P. KELLOGG. By the Governor? IV G. DESLONDE.

Secretary of State. 2p A STATEMENT TO THE PUBLIC. Having felt It my duty to Issue my proclamation offering a large reward for the apprehension and conviction oi the murderers iu the Coushatta outrage. and to the end that the law abiding citizens of the State may fully comprehend the magnitude of the crime committed, aud be induced to render more active assistance to the officers oi the law, I deem it proper to make the following statement. These facts are gathered from tellable Information received at the Executive Department: Gu or about the twenty-eighth day of 74.

a body of persons, to a organization known as the White League of Louisiana, assembled In the town of toushatta. parish of Red River, in this State, for the purpose of compelling, by force of arms, the State officers of that parish to resign their positions. These officers were men of good character; most of them large interested planting and mercantile pursuits. They held their positions with the full couseut of ait admittedly large majority of the legal voteis of the palish, this being a largely Republican parish, as admitted even by the Fusion returning boards. Tiie ouly known objection to them was that they were of Republican principles.

Frank S. Edgerton, the duly qualified sheriff of the parish, in strict compliance with the laws of this State, and of the United States, summoned a possecomitatus of izens, white aad colored, to assist him in protecting the parish officers in the exercise of tlieir findoubted rights aud duties from the threatened unlawful violence of tho White Leagues- His posse, consisting of sixty-five men, was overpowered by a supeiior force assembled from the adjacent parishes. and finally, after several colored and hite men had been killed, surrendered themselves pris' oners, with the explicit guarantee that their lives would be spared if the prominent Repub beans would agree to leave the parish, and those holding office would resign their positions. These stipulations, though unlawfully exacted, were complied with ou the part of the Republican officials, ho were then locked up in Jail for the night. The following named were among those so surrendering and resigning: Homer J.

Twitclielf, planter and tax collector of Red River, and deputy United States postmaster in charge of the postoffico at Ooushatta; Robert A. De wees, supervisor of registration. De Soto parish; Giark Holland, merchant and supervisor of registration. Red River parish: J. Howell, parish attorney and United States commissioner; Frank S.

Edgerton. sheriff of Red River parish; M. Willis, merchant and justice of the peace. On the foliowiug morning. Sunday, the thirtieth day of August, these persons were bouud and conducted by an armed guard to the McFarlaud plantation, Just over the parish line of Red River, Ulna the boundaries of Bossier parish, about forty miles east of the Texas line.

There they were set upon and deliberately murdered in cold blood. Tlitir bodies Were buried near where they fell, without inquest or any formality whatever. On 'he night preceding the surrender a body of forty members of the White League of Caddo parish, mounted and armed, the city of fihrevepoil and were seen riding in the direction of the place where the murder was subsequently committed. WILLIAM P. KELLOGG, set 2p Governor.

CLEARING HOUSE NOTICE. New Okleaxs, September 7,1374. At a meeting of the New Orleans Clearing House Association, held this day, the following banka were unanimously admitted members of said association, acd their checks will be settled hereafter through that association: Alechamcs and Traders' Bank, Louisiana Savings Bank. test; N. Secretary of the New Orleans Clearing House Association.

se3 7t2p THE MITCHELL ii RAMMELSBEBO FURNITURE Comer of Foydraa. We desire to remind parties needing any article of FURNITURE of onr determination to close out our LARGE AND MAGNIFICENT STOCK, and that we are now offering special inducements in prices for cash or approved short paper. The quality style and workmanship of our manufacture can not be excelled in any market, and purchasers will consult their own interest by giving us a calk We solicit orders from merchants for the county to enable us to close out the lower and cheaper grades of our stock, and will give them prompt attentioQ. GEORGE MITCHELL, Agent NOTICE OF ELECTION BY THE GOVERNOR, State of Loctsiajta, Executive Department, New Orieans, September 10. i374.

Wbekeas, Representatives to fill vacancies iu the Forty-fourth Congress are to be chosen iu this State on Monday, the second day of November next, as provided by law, as follows, to wit. One Representative from the First Congressional District, composed of the parishes of Plaquemines, St. Bernard and that portion of the parish of Orleans lying on tho right bauk of tiie Mississippi river, and that portion on the left bank below Julia street and the New canal, comprising wards three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine and fifteen of the city of New Orleans. One Representative from the Second Congressional District, composed of ali that portion of the parish of Orleans lying above Julia street aud the New canal, comprising the first, second, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth wards of the city of New Orleans, and the parishes ot Jefferson, St. Charles, St.

John and.St. James. One Representative from the Third Congressional District, composed of the parishes of Iberville, Ascension, Assumption. Lafourche, Terrebonne, St. Mary, Iberia, St.

Martin, Cameron and Caltaeieu. One Representative from the F'ourtli CongresA ionai District, composed of the parishes of Rapides Vernon. Sabine, Natchitoches, Grant. Winn, Red River, De Soto, Caddo, Bossier, Webster and Bienville. One Representative from the Fifth Congressional r.

District, composed of the parishes of Caldwell. Franklin. Tensas, Madison. Richland, Ouachita, Jackson, Lincoln, Union, Morehouse, Carroll, Claiborne and Cataho'uia. One Representative from the Sixth Congressional District, composed of the parishes of Avoyeiles.

St- Landry, Pointe Coupee, East Feiiciaua, West Feliciana, West Eaton Beuge, East Baton Rouge, Sr. Helena, Livingston, Tangipahoa, Washington aud St. Tammany; and Whereas. It is provided by law that on the day aforesaid there shall be elected a State Treasurer; and Whereas, It is provided bv law that on the day aforesaid there shall he elected State Senators roni each of the senatorial districts to fill the places of those whose terms of service have expired, or who have died or failed to qualify, to wit; Three Senators from the district composed of the First, Second and Third Representative Districts of New Orleans. One Senator from the district composed of the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Districts of New Orleans.

One Senator from tiie district composed of the Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Representative D.str cta of New Orleans and the parish of St. Bernard. One Senator from the district cemposed of the Tenth and Eleventh Representative Districts ot New Orleans. One Senator from the d'strict composed of the Fifteenth Representative District and the parish ol Plaquemines. One Senator from the district composed of the Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Representative Districts of New Orleans and the parishes of Jefferson.

St. Charles aud St. John the Baptist. One Senator from tho district composed of tha parishes of Ascension and St. James.

One Senator from the district composed of tho parishes of Assumption, Lafourche and Terrebonne. One Senator from the district composed of too parishes Cameron. Calcasieu. Lafayette and St. Landry.

One Senator from the district composed.o! tue parishes of East Feliciana, West Feliciana and Pointe Coupee. One Senator from tho district composed Of parish of East Baton Rouge. Oas-Seuatov from the district I of parishes of Iberville, St. Martin. Wet Baton and Iberia.

Oue Sea fromhl.e district composed of parishes of Con cordis and Avoyelles. One Senator from the district composed of parlsues of Madison, Carroll, Morehouse and R.ch- land. One Senator from the district coarptsed of parishes of Bossier. Claiborne and Web- 1 ster. One Senator from the district composed of parishes of Natchitoches, DeSoto, Red R-ver and Sabine; and Whereas, It is also provided by that on said first Monday iu November next tuere shall be elected, throughout the State, Represen serve in the Legislature for the term of two rears, -ji aud Whereas, It Is also provided bv la 'hat on the aforesaid day a Parish Judge shall he elected for each parish iu the State, except thu parish of Orleans; and Whereas, It fs provided that on the same dsv a Sheriff and a Coroner shall be elected ia eai.lt parish of the State, except the parish of where two Sheriffs aud two Coroners are he elected; and Whereas.

It Is provided by law that Justices of the Peace and Constables shall be elected ou tue same day in the several parishes of the State: and Whereas, At the same time certain to the constitution of the State are required by law to be submitted to the people for tarification or rejection, which amendments have been luora fully set forth by the official publications of Secretary of State, in aroordance with the constitution to which reference is had. These amendments are submitted In manner and form that the people may vote to; os agaiust each amendment, to wit: Under Act No. 4, Session of 1871RELATIVE TO ISSUE OF BONDS. "First proposed amendment for or "First proposed amendmentagaius; appiQva-' REDUCING AND LIMITING THK NTATF. DEE? TO FIFTEEN MILLION DoLLARA AND DIM ITING TAXATION.

"Second proposed amendment for approval." or "Second proposed amendment, agaius; approval." DEVOTING ANNUAL REVE SUES OF Til" STATS 'TO THE EXPENSE -i OF THE SAME YEAR. "Third proposed amendmenf, for approval or "Third proposed amendment, agaiust approva." Under Act No. 22, Session ot 1674, "For the amendment limiting the debt of Few Orleans," or "Agaiust the amendment limiting the debt of New Orleans." Under Act No. 64, Session of 1ST 4. "Forthe amendment to article sevent-ren relative to the day ot electing or "Against the amendment to article ae.cn*<-ett relative to the day of electing And whereas, It is made the duty of the Governor, at least six weeks before every general election, to issue his proclamation giving notice thereof by publication in the official journal.

How, therefore, William P. Kellogg. Go venus of the State of Louisiana, issue this my proclamation, notifying the qualified voters throughout the State of the election aforesaid, and commanding all Supervisors of Regiatra- tion, Commissioners of Election and other cers therein concerned to hold said election or Representatives to Congress, State Treasurer, Senators and Representatives to the General Assembly, Parish Judges, Sheriffs, Coroners, of the Peace, Constables, and for the ratification or rejection of the proposed amendments to the constitution, ou MONDAY, THK SECOND DA? OF NOVEMBER NEXT. Said election to conducted and the returns thereof made in all re according to the provisions of the constitution and laws of this State and of the United States. Given under my hand and the seal of the hereunto attached this tenth day of September, ti; the year of our Lord, one thousand eight bun- dred and seventy-four, and of the independence tithe United States the ninety-ninth.

WILLIAM P. KELLOGG. By the Governor: WILLIAM WEEKS, Assistant Secretary of State. sei? NOTICE, Office of the Commissioners of the needman'a Savings and Trust Company. d.

July 1374 notice is hereby given to all persons, other tha; against th FKKKDMAK'S savings and TRUST COMPAQ' or any of its branches that they are called upon resent the same and to make legal proof therea of said company, at thei omce, So. 1507 Pennsylvania avenue, Washingtoi District of Columbia. Pass books, when properl adjusted, will be deemed sufficient proof of tt balances shown to be due thereon. Depositor will therefore present their pass books to the rc Peo tive branches by which they were issued jam as possible, that they may be properly rerl fled and balanced. JOHN a.

j. BOBBRT PURVIS, B. H. T. LRIPOLD, AU4 tie24 mnm a.