NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, TtJtfSDAY, MARCH 8, 1870.

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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.

P R O C E E D I N G S

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

S T A T IC' OK THE

O F L O X I S I A N A .

E X TItA SESSION.senate.

First Buy’* fctnlon.Kex*tk Ghahiieb, (

Monday. March 7, tsTi) )Pursnant to the following proclamation

» of his Excellency the Governor of the State of Louisiana:

* State o r Louisiana. ) Executive iVpartmenT. [

New OrJeene. March 3,1870. ; To the Honorable Senato end House of Representa­

tives in General Aseembijr convened:Whereas, An extraordinary occasion has

arisen, requiring further legislation in behalf of the imerests of the State, upon subjects and matters unfinished, or Dot. acted upon by the regular session of the General Assem­bly terminatinsr this day;

Now, therefore, I Henry C. Warmoth, Governor of the State of Louisiana, under the powers vested in me ty article sixtv-four of the constitution of the State, and by act No. lit, of the acts of 1670, entitled “An act relative to extra sessions of the General Assembly, and defining the duties of the Governor in reference thereto;’’ do issue this, ray proclamation, convening the Gene ral Assembly of the State for the-transacti-n of business, at the cify of Now Orleans, on Mouduy, the seventh day of March, instant, at twelve o'clock 51., in the building known as the Mechanics’ institute, and I do hereby notify alt members of ifee Senate and House of Representatives to assemble at tbe time and place above mentioned.

And I do hereby specify‘the o.bjecte for which the General Assembly is convened in extra session, and which shall take prece­dence of all other business, to wit:

To provide for the assessment and collec­tion of the revenues of the State.

To make appropriations for the support of the State government.

Amendments to the present law relative to public education.

To provide for the floating indebtedness of the State.

The militia law. the registration laws, and amendments to the charter of the city of New Orleans.

Beorgaulzaton of the land office of the State, and to make provision for the survey of unreserved lands of the State.

An act is needed to restrict the power of the courts to issue writs of mandamus against the officers of the city of Now Orleans for the object of collec ing demands for money

day and every subsequent day of thia sea- sion, in the order in which they are named in the Governor’s proclamation, and that all bills or resolutions on such enbjecta or objects whieh may pass the House of Representatives, shall, as soon as reported to tbe Senate for action, take their place in the special orders of the day in the same order as is above provided for bills and reso­lutions pending in the Senate, and all bills or resolutions that may be introduced into the Senate at the present session on the subjects or objects specified in the Gov- ernorti's said proclamation be and are hereby fixed as the special order of the day as aeon as introduced, and that half-past twelve o’clock P. M. be and is hereby fixed as the time for taking up the orders of the day for the present session, at which time the above special orders shall be first taken up.

The resolution was adopted, after beimg amended by substituting “one o’clock P. M." for “half-past twelve.”

Uv Hr. Campbell;Resolved, That the resolution just adopted

as to the order of business, do stand as a part of the rules of the Senate for the special session.

Adopted.There being other ’resolutions offered,

the President ruled that, the rules of last session having been adopted for guidance this sessioD, to entertain said resolu-

against the corporation.To provide for the organization of the

District Courts of the parish of Orleans, and defining the jurisdiction of the several courts, relative, especially, to injunctions, mandamuses, eic.

Unfinished business relative to the float­ing indebtedness and other matters impor­tant to the good government of the corpora­tion of New Orleans.

And I do hereby indicate as the length of said session herein called the term of ten days, commencing with said Monday,5Iarch seventh.

Give* under my hand and the seal of the State, this third day of March, 1S70, and of the independence of tbe United .States the ninety-fourth. H. C. WARMOTH.

P>7 the Governor.Geo. E. Bovee, Secretary of State.-The Senate was called to order at 12

o’clock M, thia seventh day of March, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and seventy, by Lieutenant Governor O. J. Dunn, President of the Senate.

Present, the following Senators, viz : Messrs. Anderson, Autoine, Bacon, Beares.

Blackman, Braugtin, Campbell, Coupland, Darrall, Egan, Route, Futch. Jrnks, Jewell, Kelso, Lewis, Lynch, Monette, Og.len, Packarfl, Pinchback, Poindexter, Ray, Smith, Todd, Whitney, Wiicox, Williams, Wittgenstein—29.

Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. John Turner. |

The foregoing proclamation of the Gov­ernor was then read.

On motion of Mr. Ray, the President appointed us the committee on the part of the Senate to wait up­on the Governor and notify him that the General Assembly is organ­ized and ready to receive any communica­tion he may have to make, Messrs. Raj and Putch.

MESSAGE TO THE HOUSE.The Secretary, by direction of the Sen­

ate, informed the House that the Senate was organized and ready for business, and that the President had appointed Messrs.

* Ray and Futch as a joint committo on the part of the Senate, to inform tho Governor that tho General Assembly is organized and ready to receive any communication he may have to submit.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.The Chief Clerk of the House of Repre­

sentatives appeared, and announced that the House was organized and ready’ for business, and that the House committee to wait on the Governor consisted of Messrs. Ate Yean, Key and Haskell.

RESOLUTION'S.T.y Mr. Ray:

V Resolved by the Senate of the Sta’e of Louisiana, That all bills and resolutions re­ferred to standing committees of tbe Senate at the last session thereof, and which have not been reported on, bo and tbe same are hereby referred to the corresponding stand­ing committees of th is session, and that the Secretary of the Senate be and is hereby directed to deliver such bills and resolutions to the ci re sp o n d in g standing committees of this session, to bo acted on in due course of business, according t > ruie fifty-seven of the Senate, and that the rules of the last session be adopted as the rules for th i3sts- aion.■ Adopted.By Mr. Wilcox:Reso'ved, That the Sergeant-at-arms of the

Sena e be authoriz e to furnish the mem­bers a «d officers of the Senate with three daily and two weekly papers each, the tame as lor last sessiun.

Adopted.By Mr. Wilcox:Resolved, That the Senateshall meet daily,

during this session, at the hour of 12 M, Also that evening sessions ehall be held daily, to meet at the hour of seven o’clock,P. M.

The resolu'ion was divided, and the first clause (meeting at 12 M.) adopted. The second and last clause the Senate refused to adopt, by the following vote :

Yeas : Anderson. Autoine, Beares, Camp- Well, Barrait, Kelso, Packard, Poin­dexter, Wittgenstein. Wilcox, Williams—11.

Nays: Biackman, Braughn. Bacon, Coup- land," Egan, Futch, .leaks Lynch, Moriette, Ogden, Pinchback, Ray, Smith, Todd, Whit­ney— 15.

By Air. Ray:Resolved by the Senate of the State of

Louisiana, That, according to tho require­ments ot an act entitled “An act relative to extra sessions of the General Assembly and defining the duties of the Governor inrelation thereto,” approved-------- , 1870,all bills and resolutions pending in the

aenate at the close of the last session of the eneral Assembly, on the subjects or objects specified for action in the Governor’s proc­lamation of date March 3, 1870, convening

the present extra sessiou, be and are hereby made the special order of the day for to-

session,tious it would require a suspension of the two-tbirds rule.

The rules were then suspended to enter­tain all resolutions offered.

By Air. Bacon:Resolved, ' That tho special committee

appointed at the late session to report unon the finances of the city of New Orleans, be reappointed for this session for the purpose of devising remedies f r tho diffi­culties reported by them to oxist respecting the financial operations and condition of the corporation of the city of New Orleans.

Adopted and the committee reappointed. By Air. Smith.:Resolced, That as it has been impossible

for the committee appointed to inquire Into the manner in which the gambling clause wu inserted it* the revenue oill of 1869, to com­plete ns labors, it be authorized to continue its sittings during the extra session of the Legislature.

Adopted and committee reappointed.By Mr. Eraughn:Whereas, the question of drainage is a

“matter important to the good government of New Orleans,” and therefore should be left with the Representatives of the people di­rectly interested in it,

Beit resolved,That all bills on the drainage of New Orleans and Jefferson City, to wit: Senate bills Nos. 89 and 210, and House bills Nos. 1.54 and 225, be and they are hereby referred to a special committee, to be com­posed of all tbe Senators for the parishes of Orleans and Jefferson, for the purpose of examining and comparing said bills, and that said committee be instructed to report by bill or otherwise.”

After considerable debate, Mr. Wittgen­stein moved to lay tbe resolution on the table, which the Senate re (used by the fol­lowing vote:

Yeas: Campbell, Kelso. Whitney, Wilcox, Williams, Wittgenstein—6.

Nays: Anderson, Antoine, Bacon, Beares, Blackman, Braughu, Coupland, Darrall, Egan, Futch, Jenks, Jewell, Lynch, Monetie, Ogden, Packard, Pinchback, Poindexter, Ray. (Smith, Todd—21.

The resolution was then aloplfltl after considerable debate.

PRECEDENCE BILLS.Subjects specified in the Governor's

message were then taken up.Senate bill No. 5 (militia bill) was then

taken up from third reading file, read its third and last time and finally adopted by tbe following vote:

Yeas: Antoine, Campbell, Coupland, Dar­rall, Keiso, Lynch, Monet’e, Packard, Pinchback, Poindexter, Ray, Wilcox, Wil­liams, Wittgenstein—14.

Nays: Bacon, Blackman, Braughn, Egan, Jc-;;ks, Jewell, Ogden—7.

Tbe bill was then adopted, after filling the blank therein with the words “one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).’’

Pending the final adoption of the fore, going bill, Air. Blackman rose to the point of order that, under the constitution and parliamentary usage, no bill could be finally passed and have the force o: law without having been read its three several time3 on three several days of one and the same session of the General As­sembly.

The President ruled tbe point not well taken.

House bill No. 132, “An act to extend the limits of the parish of Orleans, and to change th" boundaries of the parishes of Orleans and Jefferson, and to consolidate the cities of New Orleans and Jefferson, and to provide for the government of ihe city of New Orleans, and the administra­tion of the affairs thereof,” etc., was then taken up from first reading file, read first time, and ordered printed.

Senate bill No. 209, “To amend and re­enact sections eight and nioe as amended in section one of an act entitled an act to amend an act to con­solidate the city of New Orleans, acd to provide for the government of the city of New Orleans, and the administration of the affairs thereof, approved February 26, 1866,” was then taken up from third readingfiie and read its thiidtime.

Mr. Blackman: I rise to the point of order that the Sonate can not pass this bill now, because the same has not been reported back to the Senate from the Com­mittee on Unfinished Business; it being a bill of last'session it is not proper to act upon it until it has been properly intro­duced, or brought back.

The President: Under the resolution adopted to-day, the Chair decides the point of order not well taken.

Mr. Biackman: I appeal from the de­cision of (he Chair.

The question being. “Shall the decision of the Chair be sustained?’’ the President was sustained by the following vote, viz:

Yeas: Antoine, Bearc3, Braughn. Camp­bell, Coupland, Egan, Jenks, K-lso, Lynch, Ogden, Packard, Pinchback, Ray, Smith, Wiiitncy, Wilcox, Williams and Wittgen­stein—IS.

Nays: Bacon, Blackman, Jewell, Todd—4. The bill having been read its last time

was finally adopted by the following vote, viz:

Yeas: Antoine, Beares, Campbell, Coup- land, Darrall, Kelso, Lynch, Packard, Pinch­back, iiar, Smith, Todd, Whitney, Wilcox and Williams—15.

Nays: Bacon, Blackman, Braughn, Egan, Foute, Futch, Jenks and Jewell—8.

The title was then adopted.MESSAGE TO THE HOUSE.

The Secretary asked the concurrence of the House in Senate bill No.209, “ To amend and re-enact sections eight and nine, as amended in section one of an act entitled an act to amend an act entitled an act to consolidate the city of New Or­leans, and to provide for the government of the city of New Orleans and the ad­ministration of the affairs thereof," ap­proved February 26, 1866.

House bill No. 94, “ To providerfor the

payment of the floating debt of tbe city of New Orleans,” was then taken up from the firet reading file and read its first time.

Tbe constitutional rale was then sus­pended by a four fifths affirmative vote, ihe bill put on its second reading, and, with Senate bill No. 190, “ Amendatory of and supplementary to tbe act entitled an act to enable the city of New Orleans to fund its floating debt and tp liquidate its indebtedness, approved twenty-seventh of February, 1869,” referred jointly to the Finance Committee and special committee on city finances.

The House bill was ordered printed. Under a suspension of the rules, the

following entitled bills were called up precedence business having been disposed of for the day:

Mr. Jenks called np from first reading file House bill No. 2G0, “An act to incor porate Millwood Female Institute, located in the town of JacksoD, in the parish of East Feliciana.’’

Which was read its first time.The constitutional rule was then sus­

pended by a four-fifths affirmative vote und the bill read its second time.

The constitutional rule was further sus­pended by a four-fifths affirmative vote, the hill read its third and last time, and finally adopted with its title.

Air. Smith called up from first reading file House bill No. 327 (file of 1869) joint resolution creating the office of Jus­tice of Peace and Constable at Frenier Station, lake Shore, in the parish of St John the Baptist, Louisiana.

Which was read, its first time.The constitutional rale was then pus

pended by a four-fifths affirmative vote and the joint resolution read its second time.

The constitutional rale was further sus­pended by a four-fifths affirmative vote, the bill read its third and last time, and finally adopted with its title.

Mr. Braughn c.lled up from first reading file. House bill No. 207, “ To facilitate com rnerce by providing for the construction of additional basins on the New CanaL”

Which was read its first time.The constitutional rule was then sns

pended by a four-fifths affirmative vote the bill put on its second reading, and re ferred to the Committee on Commerce.

Mr. Wilcox called np from second read ing file, House bill No. S21. (file of 1869)

For the relief of William II. Hunt Henry C. Dibble, and John B. Robin "ton.”

Which wa« read its second time.The Senate refused to suspend the rules

to put the bill on us third reading.Mr. Ray called up from third reading

file House bill No. 210 (file of 1869), ‘ To authorize A. C. Banks, Daniel Kelly, and their as-ocia’es, to render navigable the Bayou Dugdemonia, in the parish of W inn. ”

Whi'h was read its third and last time, and finally adopted with its title.

Air. Blackman called np from first rend ing file Senate bill No. 248, “An act for ihe relief of John L. Brown, assessor and col Fetor of taxes for the parish of Claiborne and relieving the taxpayers of penalties under tbe law, and providing for the assessment and collection of taxes for the years 1869 and 1870.’’

Which was read its first time.The consti’utional rule was then sus­

pended by a four-fifths affirmative vote, the bill read a second time, and ordered engrossed for a th rd reading.

The constitutional rule was farther sus­pended by a four-fifths affirmative vote, the bill read its third and last time, and finally adopted with its title.

Mr. YVittgenstein asked a suspension of the rules to call up a bill.

The President ruled that it could not be done after the expiration of the morning hour, unless by unanimous consent, as a resolution, adopted this morning, fixed the subjects designated in the Governor’s proclamation as special orders of the day after one o’clock.

Air. Wittgenstein appealed from the de­cision of the Chair.

The decision of the Chair was not sus­tained, on a call of the roll, as follows:

Yeas: Anderson. Blackman, Bacon, Dar- rail, Futch, Foute, Jeweil, Jenks, Lynch—9.

Nays: Antoine, Beares, Brauelin, Kelso, Mcnette. Ogden, Packard, “Pinchback, Poindexter, Smith, Wittgenstein, (Wilcox, Williams—13.

The rules were then suspended by the following vote:

Yeas: Ant'.ine, Blares. Braughn, Dana1!, Foute. JenHs. Kel-o, Mone’.te, Ogden, Pack­ard, Pinchback, Pornd xter, Randall, (Smith, Wittgenstein, Wilcox, William*—16.

Nays: Anderson, Blackman, Bacon, Futch, Jewell, Lynch, Whitney—7.

1 he bill was then taken up and ordered printed.

Mr. Wittgenstein, under a suspension of the rules, and without notice, introduced the following entiiled bill: “An act to lay out and open a road to conn“ct the Grand Point Settlement, in St. James parish, and the Mississippi river.

Which was read its first time.The constitutional rule w?ts then sus­

pended by a four-fi’ths affirmative vote, the bill read its second time, and ordered engrossed for a third reading.

The constitutional rule was further sus­pended by a fourth-fifths affirmative vo’e, the bill read its third and last time, and finally adopted with its title.

Air. Packard, under a suspension of the rules, introduced the following resolution:

Whereas, The Auditor of Public Ac­counts did on the twenty-fourth day of Feb­ruary. 1869, certify that he had lost or mis­laid two warrants of the Warrant Clerk- one for ninety six dollars and the other for one hundred and twelve dollars; and whereas, the present Auditor, James Gra­ham, ccrtilies that said warrants have not been audited; be it

Resolved, That tbe chairman of the Com­mittee on Contingent Expenses of the Senate be directed to approve a voucher tor the above amount, aud that the Warrant Cierk be directed to issue warrants, bearing even date with the original whirauts, and to writeacross the face ot said warrants, in red ink. “duplicate,”and have the sames audited and pay the amounts of the same.

Which was adopted.Air. Lynch, under a suspension of the

rules, introduced the following resolution: Resolved, That a special committee of

three be appointed by the Senate to examine into the conduct ot the Board of Public Works, and the engineers and other em­ployee! of said Board, and report to the Sen­ate on the manner in which said Board and employees have performed the duties pre­

scribed by law or other proper authority. The committee is hereby authorized to send for persons and papers, and compel the at­tendance of witnesses.

Pending a motion to adopt the resolu­tion, a motion to adjourn being adopted by the following vote:

Yeas: Antoine, Beares, Conpland, Foute, Monette, Pinchback, Poindexter, Smith, Wittgenstein, Whitney, Williams—11.

Nays: Braughn, Bacon, Campbell, Futch, Kelso, Lynch, Ogden, Packard, Wilcox—9.

The President announced that the Senate stood adjourned until to-morrow, the eight instant, at twelve o’clock AL

HOCSB JOUBtV'AL-OFFICIAli,

First Proceeding*.HOgSK or REPUESSlfTATTTlS,

Monday, March 7,187(1.The House met agreeably to the proc­

lamation issued on tbe third day of March, 1870, by his Excellency Governor n. C. Warmolh, convening the General Assembly of the State to assemble on this day, the seventh of March, 1870, at twelve o’clock M.

Speaker Carr in the chair.The roll being called, the following

members answered to their names: Speaker Carr, and Messrs. Abbott,

A1 xaoch-r, Antoine. Adolphe, Buckingham, Lelot, Brewster, Barbee, Borrel, Collins, Calhoun, Cuny, Dewees, Dufresne, De­grange, Demarest, Evans, Faulkner, Gui- gonet. Garstkarup. Gray, Gaidry, Hill, Haskell, Hanlon. Isabelle, LeBlanc, Leroy, Lott, Landers, Mahier, McVeau. Murrell, Melvin, Mansion, Morey, Moraud, Noble, Pearc, Page, Pi-roe, Frescoti, Reese, Rey, Rengstorff, Simms. Slaton, Sterrett, Umphreyg, Walsh, Washington. Wren, H. Williams, Waters, Yorke, D. Young, Zoelly—57.

Prayer by the Rev. A[r. Satchell.Tbe Chair ordered the proclamation of

the Governor to bs read, as follows:Statz or Louisiana, ) Executive Popartmecjt. >

New Orleans, liar 3. 1870. > To tke Honorable Senate and Florae of Beprosenta-

tives in General Assembly convened:Whereas, An extraordinary occasion haa

arisen, requiring further legislation in be­half of the interests of the State, upon subjects and matters unfinished and not acted upon by the regular session of the General Assembly terminating this dav.

Now, therefore, I, Henry C. Warmoth, Governor of the State of Louisiana, under the powers vested in me by article sixtv-four of the constitution of tbe State, and by act No. 19 of the acts of 1870, entitled “An act relative to extra sessions of the Genera! Assembly, aud defining the duties of the Governor in reference thereto,” do issue this, my proclamation, convening the Gen­eral Assembly of the State for the transac­tion of business, at the city of New Orleans, on Monday, the seventh day of March, in- etant, at twelve o’clock M , in the building known as the Mechanics’ Institute, and 7 do hereby notify all members of tbe Senate and House of Representatives to assemble at the time and place above mentioned.

And I do hereby specify the objects for which the General Assembly is convened in extra session, and which shall take prece­dence of ail other busiuess, to wit:

To provide for the assessment and collec­tion of the revenue of the State.

To make appropriations fer the support of the State government.

Amendments to the present law relative to public education.

To provide for the floating indebtedness of the State.

The militia law, the registration laws, and amendments to the charter of the city of New Orleans.

Reorganization of the land office of the Sta e, and to make provisions for the sur­vey of unsurveyed lands of the S ate.

An act is needed to restrict the power of the courts to issue writs of mandamus

ainst the officers of the city of New Or­leans for the object of Collecting demands for money against the corporation.

To provide for the organization of the District Courts of the parish of Orleans, and defining the jurisdiction of tbe several coarts relative especially to injunctions, mandamuses, etc.

Unfinished business relative to the float­ing indebtedness and other matters impor­tant to the good government of the corpora­tion of New Orleans.

And I do hereby indicate as the length of said session herein called the term of ten days, commencing with said Monday, March 7.

Given under my hand and the seal of the State, thia third day of March. 1870, and of the independence of the United States the ninety-fourth. H. C. WARMOTH.

By the Governor.Geo. E. Bovee, Secretary of State.

Mr. McVean, of Caddo, moved that the rules of the House for the preceding ses­sion be adopted.

Carried.Mr. McVean, of Caddo, moved that a

committee of three be appointed by the Chair to inform the Governor that the House is organized and ready to proceed with any business that he may have to lay before the House.

Carried.The Speaker then appointe ’Messrs.

McVean, of Caddo, Rey, of Orleans, and Haskell, of Calcasieu.

The following message was received from the Senate:

MESSAGE TO THE HOUSE.To the Honorable Speaker end Members of the

House oi Representative', Slate of Louisiana:I am directed by the Sonate to inform you

that the Senato has organized and is ready for business, and that the President has ap­pointed Messrs. Ray and Futch as a joint committee on the part of the Sonate to in- L-rni the Governor that the General Assem­bly is organized and ready to receive any communication he may have to submit.

CHARLES H. MERRITT,Secretary of the Senate.

Mr. McVean, of Caddo, under a suspen­sion of the rules, introduced the following resolution:

Resolved, That the rnles proscribing the order of business to be pursued be amended to conform to the following : “During this session of the Legislature the consideration of the business indicated by his Excellency, the Governor of the State, in his proclama­tion convening tho General Assembly in extra sessions shall bo entered upon daily immediately after the reading of the minut a of the preceding day’s sessiou, and such business, and no other, 6hall be con­sidered for the space of two hours, after whieh the consideration of general business may be entered upon.”

This ruie shall apply to evening sessions, if such sessions be held. This rule shall apply until tho business indicated by his Excellency, the Governor of the State, as baviDg precedence, shall be finally disposed of.

During the extra session the Honse shall meet at eleven A. M.

The committee appointed by the Chair to inform tho Governor that the House was organized and ready to proceed with business, reported that the Governor had no business for the General Assembly to transact except that which was embodied in his proclamation of the third instant.

Report received and accepted.Mr. Faulkner, of Caldwell, offered the

following substitute to the resolution of­fered by Mr. McVean:

Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana, That according to the requirements of sn act entitled an act relative to extra sessipns of the General Assembly, and defining the duties of the Governor thereto, approved February 16, 1870, that all bills and resolutions pending in the House of Representatives at the close of the last session of the General Assembly on the bills or resolutions specified for ac­tion in the Governor’s proclamation, of date March 3,1870, convening the present extra session, be aud are hereby made the special

order of the day for to-day and every subse­quent day ot this session, in the order In which they are named in the Governor’s proclamation; and that all bills or resolu­tions on such subjects or objects which may pass the Senate, ehall, as soou as reported to the House for action, take their place in tho special order of the day in the same order as is above provided for bills and reso­lutions pending in tho House, and all hills or resolutions that may be introduced Into the House at the present session on the subjects or objects specified in the Governor's said proclamation, be and are hereby fixed as the special order of the day as soon as in­troduced; and that half-past twelve o’clock P. II he and is hereby fixed as the time for taking up the order of the day for the present session, at which time the above special order shall be first taken up.

Mr. Walsh, of DeSoto, moved to lay the substitute on the table.

Carried by a rising vote of yeas thirty- seven, nays fourteen.

On motion, the resolution was adopted. The Chair announced the following

Standing Committees:jubicart.

Peter Harper, of St. Charles, chairman, James R. Currell, of Orleans, Harry Lott, of Rapides. W. Pope Noble, of Orleans, A. L, Lee, of St. Bernard. A. W. Faulkner, of Cald­well, Amos Kent, of St. Helena.

CONTINGENT EXPENSES.E. W. Dewees, of Bienville, chairman; P.

Jones Yorke, of Carroll. Dennis Barrel, of 8t. John Baptist, H. O Slaton, of Jackson, H C. Tournoir, of Pointe Coupee, D. C. Fonts, of Winn, Henderson Williams, of Madison.

elections and qualifications. Theophile Mahier, of West Baton Rouge

chairman; P. L. Dufresne, of Iberville; E. HoLore. ef Pointe Coupee; J. M. Judice, of Lafayette; S. Humphreys, of DeSoto: Jacob Zoelly, of Orleans; J. 3. Walsh, of DeSoto.

militia.O H. Brewster, of Ouachita, chairman;

C. W. Lowell, of Caddo; G H. Hill, of Ascension; L. P. Briout, of St. Martin; C A. Eager, of Orleans; J. A. Crawford, of Franklin; A. Turead, of St. James.

BANKS AND BANKING.W. 8. Calhoun, of Rap-des, chairman: L.

A. Wiltz, of Orleans; John Gair, of East Feliciana; J. II McVean, of Caddo; Robert J. Taylor, of West Feliciana; Charles Gray, of St. James.

PAROCHIAL APPAIRS.8. E. Cuny, of Rapides, chairman; B. C.

Wren, of Bossier; Milton Morris, of Ascen­sion: J. B. Landers, of Union; E. LeBlanc, of Avoyelles; Jacob Magee, of Washington; 6. Prejean, of St. Lar.drv.

federal relations.Robert Taylor, of West Feliciana, chair

man; P. Guigonet, of Avoyelles; John Pearce, of Bossier; W. C. Melvin, of Matcbi- toehes; E. F. Buckingham, of Morehouse; William Murrell, of Lafourche; Leslie Bar­bee, of Sabine.

PUBLIC LANDS AND LEVEES.P. Jones Yorke, of Carroll, chairman: B,

Collins, of Orleans: W. C. Williams, of East Feliciana; Nicholas Yonng, of Vermillion; E. W. Dewees, of Bienville; David Young, of Concordia; James McCullen, of East Baton Rouge.

STATE LIBRARY.

George Washington, of Assumption, chair­man; A. J. Demarest, of at. Mary; J. A. Hall, of Orleans; W. Haskell, of Calcasipn; Ulger Dupart, of Terrebonne: Moses Ster- r<-tt,of Caddo; J. E. R-ngstorff, of Orleans; R. J. Morand, of Plaquemines; J. T. Han Ion. of Orleans; M. Raymond, of Jefferson; W. W. Bennett, of Claiborne.

REGISTRATION.D. IT. Re se, of Lafourche, chairman; W.

L. McMillen, of Carroll; J. W. Hutchinson, of St. Tammany; C. R. May. of Orleans; John Pearce, of Bossier; C. B. Pratt, of Claiborne; E. S. Wilson, of Catahoula.

PHN8ION8.Octave Belot, of Orleans, chairman; J. 8.

Mathews, of Tensas; Wiliiam IT. Pierce, of Livingston: Frank Morey, of Ouachita; J. W. Hutchinson, of Rt. Tammany; P. H. Waters, of Orleans; N. Douglass', of St. Landry.

CONSTITUTION.H. L. Roy, of Orleans, chairman; I. A.

Abbott, of Concordia; F. C. Antoine, ot Or leans: J. B. Bergeron, of (S’. Marti nt'Cliarles Loroy, of Natchitoches; Willis Prescott, of St. Landry; S. C. Mollere, of Assumption.

IMMIGRATION,P. G. Peslonde, of Iberville, chairman; J,

A. Crawford, of Franklin; W. Pope Noble, of Orleans: C. J. Adolphe, of Orleans; Leslie Barbee, of Sabine; Frauk Alexai dar, of Or­leans; John Garstkamp, of Jefferson.

AGRICULTURE.Dennis Burrell, of St. John Baptist, chair­

man: H. Heidenhain, of Orleans; William Haskell, of Calcasieu: T. Simms, of St. Lan­dry; J. B. E*nard, of St.Mary; L. t. Bri- nut, of St. Martin; S. C. Mollere, of Assump­tion.

CLAIMS.

B. C. Wrenn, of Bossier, chairman; J. A. Hall, of Orleans; Octave Belot, of Orleans; Peter Harper, of St. Charles; J. H. De Grange, of Orleans; John Garstckamp, of Jefferson; James R. Curell, of Orleans.

corporations.Harry Lott, of Rapides, chairman; W.

Pope Noble, of Orleans; T. Mahier, of West Baton Rouge; James S. Matthews, of Tensas; L. A. Wiltz, of Orleans, Dennis Burrel, of St. John Baptist.

PUBLIC PRINTING.

J. A. Hall, of Orleans, chairman; Frank Morey, of Ouachita; P. G. Desloude, of Ibervil'e; C. B Pratt, of Claiborne; J. W. Hutchinson, ef 8t. Tammany; James Mc­Cullen, of East Baton Rouge, Moses Sterrett, of Caddo.

PUBLIC EDUCATION.W. M. Holland, of Tensas, chairman ;

John Page, of Jefferson ; L. A Wiitz, of Orleans; Robert Lange, of East Baton Rouge ; E. W. Dewees, of Bienville; A. W. Faulkner, of Caldwell; J. H. Degrange, of Orleans.

CANALS AND DRAINAGE.

T. B. W. Evans, of Jefferson, chairman ;B. Collins, of Orleans; H. Williams, of Mad- isou; William H. Pearce, of Livingston; J. W. Hutchinson. St. Tammany ; J. E. Reng- stoiff, of Orleans ; R. H. Isabelle, of Or­leans.

COMMERCE AND MANUFACTURES.

R. J. Morand, of Plaquemines, chairman ; W. C. Melvin, of Natchitoches ; Jacob Zoel­ly, of Orleans ; John Pierce, of Bossier ; C. H. Hill, of Ascension ; H. C. Tournoir, of Pointe Coupee ; C. Leroy, of Natchitoches ;J. J. Welsh, of De.Soto ; W. H. Bennett, of Claiborne.

CHARITABLE AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.Charles Gray, of St. James, chairman;

Frank Alexander, of Orleans; V. M. Lange, of East Baton Rouge; Amos Kent, of St. Helena; Henry Heidenhain, ot Orleans; Charles Leroy, of Natchitoches; W. H. Pierce, of Livingston; C. A. Eager, of Or­leans; Isaac A. Abbott, of Concordia.

PUBLIC HEALTH AND QUARANTINE.Frank Alexander, of Orleans, chairman;

CharleB Gray, of 8t. James- E. F. Bucking­ham, of Morehouse; Noe Douglass, of St. Helena; P. Guigonet, of Avoyelles; Jacob Magee, of Washington; .William C. Wil­liams, of East Feliciana.

H. Isabelle, of Orleans; C. A. Eager, of Or­leans.

APPROPRIATIONS.R. W. Faulkner, of Caldwell, chairman

W. Pope Noble, of Orleans; Harry Lott, of Rapides; J. E. Rengstorff. of Orleans; Wil­liam Murrell, of Lafourche; Willis Prescott, of St. Landry; T. Simms, of St. Landry.

INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.John Gair, of East Feliciana, chairman

P. Gaidry, of Terrebonne; A. L. Lee, of St. Bernard; W. H. Pierce, of Livingston; W. M. Holland, of Tensas; H. C. Tournoir, of Pointe Coupee; W. H. Haskell, of Calcasieu,

ADDRESS.H. Heidenhain, of Orleans, chairman; E,

Honore. of Pointe Coupee; C. R. May, of Orleans; J. H. McVean, of Caddo; Octave Belot, ot Orleans; J. R. Curell, of Orleans Stephen Umphreys, of De Soto. '

ENROLLMENT.Joi«ph Maision. of Orleans, chairman

John Page, of Jefferson; C. A. Eager, of Orleans; George Washington, of Asaump tlori; P. G., Deslonde, of Ioerville; J. B Landers, of Union: Paul Gaidry, of Terre­bonne.

TMFINISHED BUSINESS.John Pierce, of Bossier, chairman; H

Heidenhain, of Orleans; Henry L. R-y, of Orleans; R. J. Moraud, of Plaquemine: E. S. Wilson, of Catahoula; E. LeBlanc, of Avoyelles; John Page, of Jtffereon.

The Chair announced that the first bill to be considered by the House, according to the proclamation of the Governor, was House bill No. 66, revenue bill.

Mr. McYTean, of Caddo, moved to post­pone House bill No. 66 until to-morrow.

Lost by a rising vote of yeas twenty- two, nays twenty-nine.

Mr. Garstkamp, of Jefferson, moved that House bilL No. CG be referred to the Committee of the Whole.

Carried.Mr. Garstkamp, of Jefferson, moved that

tbe House resolve itself into Commit­tee of the Whole, to consider House bill No. 66.

Carried., COMMITTEE OF THE WIIOLH.

Mr. Noble, of Orleans, in the chair.House bill No. 66 under consideration,First section raid.Mr. Gray moved that the committee

rise.No quorum voting—The Speaker resumed the chair.The chairman of the commiitee reported

that, pending consideration of the first section of House bill No. GG, finding itself without a quorum, the committee rose.

Report received and accepted.The Chair directed the Clerk to ascer­

tain whether there was a quorum present in the House.

The Clerk stated that there were forty- nine members present.

On motion of Mr. Garstkamp, of Jeffer­son, the Sergeant-at-Arms was dispatched after absent members.

The Clerk having announced that there was a quorum present, the following mes • sage was received from the Senate:To the Honorable the Speaker and Members of

bouse of Representatives:I am directed by the Senate to ask the

concurrence of the House in Senate bid 209, “To amend an-i re-enact sections eight and nine as amended in section one of an act to amend an act entitled ‘An act to con­solidate the city of New Orleaus and to provide for the government of the city of N- w Orleans and the administration of "tho affairs thereof,’approved February 26, 1866.”

B. P. BLANCHARD, Assistant Seeretary of the Senate.

The Chair stated that the next bill, as stated in the Governor’s message, was House bill No. 237 appropriation bill.

Mr. Walsh, of DeSoto, moved that the House resolve itself into Committee of the Whole, to consider House bill No. 237.

Carried by a rising vote of yeas, 47; nays, 5.

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.Mr. Morey, of Ouachita, in the chair.Honse bill No. 237 under consideration.First section was read, item by item,

and, pending consideration of the first section, the committee, on motion of Mr. Garstkamp, arose, and the Speaker re­sumed the chair.

The chairman of the committee reported that the committee had had under con­sideration Houee bill No. 237, and that the committee bad arose, pending consid­eration of the item relative to the con­tingent expenses of the Superintendent of Public Education, first section.

Report received and accepted.Mr. Degrange, of Orleans, moved to ad-

joun until eleven o’clock A. M. to-morrow.Carried.The Speaker then announced the House

adjourned until eleven o’clock A. M. to morrow. WILLIAM VIGERS,

Chief Clerk House of Representatives.

AUCTION SALES.

PENITENTIARY.V. M. Lange, of East Baton Rouge, chair­

man; R. Lange, of East Baton Rouge; W. S. Calhoun, of Rapides; James McCullen, of East Baton Rouge; Sam E. Cuuv, of Rapides, H. C. Slaton, of Jackson.

WATS AND MEANS.W. L. McMiilen, of Carroll, chairman; C.

W. Lowell, of Caddo; J. A. Hall, of Orleans; E. W. Dewees, of Bienville; L. A. Wiitz, ot Orleans; Harry Lott, of Rapides; P. H. Waters, of Orleans.

RAILROADS.R. H. Isabelle, of Orleans, chairman; W.

L. McMillen, of Carroll; P. H. Waters, of Orleans; P. Jones Yorke, of Carroll; James 8. Mathews, of Tensas; H. Heidenhain, of Orleans; Dennis Burrel, of St. John Baptist.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS.John Garstkamp, of Jefferson, chairman;

B J. Morand, of Plaquemines; R. W. Faulk­ner, of Caldwell; J. A. Hall, of Orleans; O. R. May, of Orleans; James S. Mathews, of Tensss; W. H. Pierce, of Livingston; B.

By E. A. Deslonde.

ONK-STORY FRAME DWELLING ON B EONNH STREET.

SUCCESSION OF RICHARD P. RICE.

D Y K. A . VJESI.OW0E, AUCTIONEHR.- MJ Office No 11 Commercial Place—SATURDAY Si arch 19. IS70, at twelve o'clock M., ak the Mer­chants and Auctioneers’ Eichango, on Roj-al street, by virtue and in pursuance of an order of the Hon. L. Duvixneaud, Judge ot the Second Dis­trict Court, dated New Orleans, Fmiruary 19, 1K70, docket No. 32.JC8, will be soid for account of above succession—

A LOT OK GROUND, situated on Raronne (lately Bacchus, street, in tbe square No. 95, bounded by Thalia, Karonce Dryades and Erato streets, meas­uring 32 feet front on Baronne street, by a depth of 1.17 fe*t 10 inches and 6 lines, betwoen parallel lines, American measure, accoidmg to a plan by Frederick Wilkinson, deputy survoior general, dated March 2, 1839, deposited in the office ol H. P. Cenas, late notary publ e.

The mprovementa consist of a one-Btory frame dwelling .

Terms—Cash in United States treasury notes.Act of sale before Georgo (Jurist) , notary puolic, at

the expenseof purchaser. fe!5 22 23 mhl 8 15 19

AUCTION SALES.

By J. B. Walton.WITHOUT RESERVE.

ANT MANSION ON OANAL STREET,

A! ID THREE LOTS OF GROUND OORNEB

MARAIS STBKBT. In tb« First District.

lut( residence of Thomas P. May, Esq.i

AND

THE SUPERB AND COMPLETE ASSORT­

MENT OF HOUSEHOLD FUBNITUBE OF

THE ESTABLISHMENT.

iBY ORDEB OF THE SOLICITOR OF THE

TREASURY and for account ot tb s United

Strftoa Government.

B1 •I Tt. WALTOV, AUCTIONEER.—OfWoe No. 163 Common btroot—TUESDAY, May

31. irTt. ixt o’clock M , at the St. Cnarlea Auc-fron K ;chanKP, in ta© ba#ement rotunda of the St. C'Darlai Hotel, by order of the Solicitor of the T re a ty , and for Account of the United States Gov­ernment, will he sold by auction, to the highest bid­der, tlis following described valuable property, to wit— j

THAT ELEGANT RESIDENCE aituated.at tbe corner of Canal and Marais streets, first District, built k y Mr. Armand Heme, for his own occupa­tion, jind sub-equentir owned and occupied by Thoinls P May, hsq. The buildings are of modern con traction and architecture, and contain a*l the oonve ierces and improvements in use in the bee dwelli igeof the pro&-nt day. They embrace spa­cious .ails, drawing rcoms, parlors?, dini g saloon, lihrar;, bed room*, closets, baths, *ervanu’ apart ment^ etc., ad finished in the best style, without ie«sr< to cost.

The property embraces three iota of ground in the equar bounded by Canal, Ha* qnet, Marais and ViJ- lere bisects, designated vy the Nos. 1, 2 and 3 on a plan OfAwu by Joseph Pilie, surveyor, on the third Maj, aidJ deposit© 1 in the office of Luc.an Her- raunni late a notary in this city, measuring. oooH, 21 feet 3 Inches ano 6 lioes front on Canal s.reet, by a depth? between paralrol line*, of 127 feet inches

can measure; Jot No. 1 forming I and Marais street, together

ley in the rear of said lots, open­ing or Marais street, common to said !oU, and being ten fei t wide.

Thie property, from its elegant construction, and ODnvei ient and accassib'e location upon Canal street presents an unusual opportunity to seemea sui»*ribr residence

Ten is and condition*— One third cash in United States treasure notse, the remainder in the notes of the purchaser to hia own order and by him en- doraed. payable at one and two years, in equal amom te, bearing interest at eight par c nts annum from ante until paid and special mortgage and ven­dor’s i nv.l gad upon the property nutil final pay­ment. The mortgage to embrace the clause of five per oelt or attorney’s fees in ease of suit to recover payme it of the notes or any part thereof should tney m t be punctually paid at maturity. Tne build­ings tc be insured by the purchaser to the sitisti&c- tion o the agent of the united states gcveicinent. and to|be kept insured until final payment, and the policies to bo transferred to the vendor.

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o e p i o t r> eiw e© n p tv r a i o i KU4l 5 lines, a 1 * meric# the edmer of Canal a with t h*i n«e of an ailey

Aotexpen# ? of the purchaser, including all stamps required

B 1

of salo before - , notary public, at the

by law.The utensive assortmsn' of elegant Rosewood,

Drawi g room. Parlor, Dining room Library and Bed re- m FUH.Mf URK, MIRRORS, P«IN Alt IT K.ES OF VIRTU, OUKI'AISS, OARPETS, etc. I he entire cont.ois ot thia elegant establi.-h-

- ill be sold on tbe premises, on THU aSD AY. li-70, prior to which time catalogues will b .

furoial ed and more particular notice given. f«2! ahS 13 M 21 ap3 10 17 24 my I

PLANTATIONS

P R V A T E B A L E .

J. B. WALTOX, AUCTIONEER.

Ho, 1 6 3 Com m on S t r e e t .

\ ALUABLE SUGAR PLANTATIONS

PARISHES OF ST. MARY. LAFAYETTE,

OYELLES, IBERVILLE, EAST AND |

WfcsT FELICIANA

ON E A S Y T E R

By G. Do Feriet.

OOMFORTABLF, RESIDENCE, ON MORALES STREET, BETWEEN PIETY AND DESIRE 8THEETS.

SUCCESSION OF HERMAN HENRY KRF.IEN brock—No. 33,413.

B y o . i »k f f .r i e t , a uotioneer-Office No. 60 Royal s.reet.—SATURDAY.

March Is, 187U, at twelve o'clock M., at the St. Chirles Auction Eicbange, will be sold by public auction, by virtue ot aa order from the Hon. Louis Duvigneiiud, Judge of the second Dis­trict Oourt for the pari-b ot Orleans, dated Feb­ruary 8,1810. tbe following described real estate be longing to said tuccefsioo, to wit—

A LoT OF GROUND, with tbe buildings and improvements thereon, situated in the third Dis trict of this city, designated by the No. 2, of square No. 16, bounded by Morales, Urquhart, Piety and Desire streets. Said lot of ground measures 32 feet 4 inches front on Morales street, by 121 foetio depth between parallel lines.

The buildings and improvements consist of a wooden house, retired from tho street, and contain­ing four rooms, two of which with fireplaces, privy cistern, etc. *•

Terms—One-half cash and the balance on a credit of one year, in a note bearing eight per cent interest per annum iron* date, secured by vendor’s privilege and mortgage on the properly sold; and the build­ings to be kept intured against fire until payment of the note, and policy transferred to vendors. In case of suit for tfie collection of tbe note, attorney’s fees at the rate of ten per cent, to be pkid by t L tra, chaser, who is also to pay the taxes for 1868, end the costs of the aot of sale (molnding internal revenue

Abel DreyfonlJ 'otarypublic. felt 22 27 mhf lx 19

Parish of St. Mary

A S 7GAR PLANTATION, situate on bora side3 of Baj ou Sale, having a front ot«aboat 17 srpents on both ides of sai l bayou by a depth of 40arpsnts; also, . Tract ot Land, situated as tne above bavin 5 arpente frout on both sides of said bayou by 46. rpente deep— aiotal front of 22 aroeats and a superi cial area of about MX) argents. Iraprove- nientK* * good tugarhouso, fine steam engine, corn cribs, tables, negro cabins, iwo comfortable dwell­ing m ases, eight acres of good seed cane, about 600 barrai , ot corn, hay, eight mulos, some cattle, etc. This [face is situated about nine miles irom Oeiure- ville and about fourteen miles from Franklin, and the beat sugar or cotton land in Louisiana.

A ci JGArt PLANTATION, situate in tfie parish of St Mary, about two miles above the town of 1 rank in, containing about 747 arpents on tbe Bayou Tcche havicg a tine two-story new dwelling house, sugar houte (horse power) negro cabins, and out buildi igs, all in good condition : 13 acres of seed cane, ibout 6UO barrels of corn, hay, fodder, etc.;500 aci 3. cleared lane, balance wood ; the best sugar land li the State.

t UGAR PLANTATION, formerly John M. A. FooteL plantation, tituate on the Tecbe, about eight; tiles above the town of Franklin, having a front! f about8arrents, by a depth of 40arpents: toe ei le lines diverging bo as to give a superficial area o SO acres, more or less: immediately in the rearo the above plantation there is 143 98 tOO acres, beloot ing to the same plantation. Improvements- Dwell rig house, out buildings, sugar house, engine etc., a I in bad repair. On the place there is one of tbo hnest orange groves in the parish. ’ The Teche is nav: table the whole rear.

A L tRGK sug a r PLANTATION in ihe parish of St. dary, about three miles below Pattorsonvil'e and si : miles above Hrashear City, having a front of 31 arpi uts eo the right Dank of the Atchafslaya river, by a depth -ot 40 arpents. lines diverging makin ; about 1526 suuerfiicigt arpents. Improve menu Two-story slate roof dwelling and two wings attach id, thirteen rooms; overseer^ house, seven­teen negro cabins, saw and grist mill, with portable * engim , cooper andfelucksmith shops, sugar house, two s ta kettles, stables, com house, cow shed, brick i siry, etc.

A T tACT OF LAND in the parish of St. Mary fronti jg on Bayou bbaffer, and known aa tbe Polk Islandcplace, containing about 570 superficial acres, with u iprovements. “ '

Pariah of L a f a y e t t e .

A S TG AR PLANTATION, in the parish of La* fayeth . known as the Emile Mouton plantation, about q miles north of Vermillionville, confining about 50 acres of land, of which 125 is wood land; havinyl an excellent large dweiliug, regro quarters, b-acksfnith shop, ail in good order; large brick sugar house and engine, rsady for sugar making: 16 acres ot teen cane; corn, fodder, mules, horses, carts, wagon*, agricultural, implements, etc.

A TliAGT OF LAND, in the parish of Lafayette.1>4 Hikes west ot Vermillionville. containing 252 ai-pentfi, 80 arpents of wood land, 150 arpents under a good! fence, dwelling, kitchen, corn crib, negro cabins, etc., all new.

A TRAGI' OF LAND, in the parish of Lafayette, two mdes west of Vermillionville, fronting Hayou Vermillion, containing 470 arpents, 60 acres of which |re timbered with oak, ash. hickory and gum, a largeilimshed dwelling house, kitchen, storeroom,, servanw’ rooms, carriage house, stable, otc A ney sugar bouse (horse power), capacity to do five to st* hogsheads in twenty-four hours, two 1-r.e corn cribs, negro cabins, 20 uroents ot cane stabbles aud all necetsiry 'aiming utensils.

A TRACT OF L and, in the parish of Lafayette, containing 800 arpeats, 775 arpents cleared, balance wood, good fences, dwelling house, kitenen, store­room, chicken house, laborers’ house, etc., li arpents of nne cane. This property ia situated twelve miles west of Vermillionville.

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| P a r i s h o f A v o y e lle s .A fjuGAR AND COTTON PLANTATION,

known’ us the " .Sunflower Plantation,” abnut twenty eight miles above the town of Washington, con'aming 2000 acies of land, ahont 600 acres cleared, balance heavily timbered, all ausceptible ef cultivation. A fine, large sugar honse. a very tine steam engine, a Urge three story cotton gin honse a good dweillDg house and other outbuildings, negro quarters, stables turns, etc., seed cane to plant 250 acres, 150 acres ef one year stubbles.

Wert Feliciana.T LA^.? ot 1720 arc,9nta the parish lt/® l,c!?n» r ’u°a«es closed and under culti-

-iw .? , ^ ^ riha 1Ml“s!»sJDb| river and fronts en Ttioi: -son s Creek, which ia navigable by our pack- ‘ n prove men ta consist of'ten negro cabins, cot-

der ** 'htvo ^ sugar house Jn good running or- large j

1----------vufcw. ttuuou hi guu<* r u n n in g or-

here aro on the place fifte.*n targe mules, a ‘t of farming utonsils, one thou, not bushels

c0In-r.' ^ ‘?.F.?ne ln windrow to plan forty acros.A ; l-ACr of 1000 acres ot wood land in the parish

ot Wi it on tbe Mississippi rm r, fourmiles below Bayou Sara. Improvements: A small awelli ig house, two good cabins, etc. T i is ia a very desu-o|)le place lor a wood yard.

East Feliciana.A TltAOT OF LAND in the parish of Fast Feli­

ciana, sontaining 700 acres of land, fivo miles below Port : ludsoo, on the Mississippi river—329 acres cleareij. Improvements consist of eight negro ""K,-'Si smull I ’

place, hot obtaining labor.

| Parish ol Iberville.A SUGAR PLANTATION, Id the parish of

Ibervil e, five miles below tbe town of Plaquemine, on t te rignt bank of tbe Mississippi river, measuring 5J-. arpents front on said river (by 80 arpents in depth, with brick sugar tome, steam engine, kettles, grist mill, ne­gro quarters, overseer’s house, stables, corn crib A carte, ragona. plows of all dimension*, aud tools of V f all km !a. Med cane to plant 100 scree, TOO barrels of T corns id forage, 9 first rate mulea and two Amen

cnbioBi smull levee ill front. This is a very desir­able place, both aa regards fertility and facility Jot

ere’wtre liberal receipts to day, 1 c Cavaroc-M district