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maintain order, to organize a police force in 

 conformity with the laws existing prior to the 

 passage of the bill." The mayor did, accord- 

 ingly, order Thomas E. Adams, the chief of 

 police under the old law, to resume the duties 

 of that office, and report the force at his com- 

 mand, and the measures taken to preserve the 

 peace and order of the city. General Steed- 

 man did not, however, surrender his position, 

 and a writ of injunction issued from the Fifth 

 District Court to prohibit the mayor from com- 

 missioning any person for police duty. The 

 constitutionality of the metropolitan police act 

 was thus put in a way to be tested before the 

 courts of the State. The right of the city of 

 New Orleans to control its own police was 

 guaranteed by the former constitution of the 

 State, but this guarantee was not renewed in 

 the constitution of 1868. 



The presidential election passed over, in the 

 State of Louisiana, without any serious trou- 

 ble, and resulted in the choice of the Demo- 

 cratic electors. The whole vote cast was 

 113,388, of which 33,263 were for Grant for 

 President, and 80,225 for Seymour, giving the 

 latter a majority of 46,962. 



Notwithstanding the continual political ex- 

 citements of the year, some progress was 

 made in Louisiana in the material and indus- 

 trial interests of the State. The crops were 

 fully up to the average in the great staples, 

 cotton and sugar, while much more corn and 

 other grains was raised than was the case in 

 former times. Some assistance was rendered 

 to the planters and freedmen in the early part 

 of the year through the agency of the Bureau 

 of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands. 

 Supplies of provisions were furnished in many 

 cases, and much was done to bring together 

 the demand and supply of labor. The portion 

 of the Peabody Educational Fund falling to the 

 State was $17,000. 



LOVER, SAMUEL, an Irish artist, novelist, 

 song-writer, and composer, born in Dublin, 

 in 1797 ; died in that city, July 8, 1868. He 

 was the son of a member of the Dublin Stock 

 Exchange, and was educated by his father for 

 mercantile pursuits, but from an early age he 

 showed a great desire to become, an artist, and 

 with genius and perseverance succeeded so 

 far as to be elected, in 1828, a member of the 

 Royal Hibernian Society of Arts ; and practised 

 the profession of a miniature-painter for some 

 years in Dublin with success. While thus en- 

 gaged, he developed also rare powers as a 

 writer both of prose and verse, and, under the 

 encouragement of Thomas Moore, published 

 in 1832 a collection of short pieces, entitled 

 " Legends and Stories of Ireland, by Samuel 

 Lover, R. H. A., with six etchings by the au- 

 thor." This was favorably received, and was 

 followed by a second series, published, in Lon- 

 don, in 1834. In 1837 Mr. Lover removed to 

 London, and made authorship his profession, 

 contributing largely to the periodical literature 

 of the day. He also wrote " Rory O'More," 



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a romance of Irish life, which immediately be- 

 came popular, and being dramatized was pro- 

 duced on the stage with great effect, Power 

 sustaining the principal character. His next 

 publication was " Handy Andy," commenced 

 but not completed in Bentley^s Miscellany, and 

 published entire, with illustrations by the au- 

 thor, in 1842. In 1844, he published " Treas- 

 ure Trove, the first of a Series of Accounts of 

 Irish Heirs," etc., with twenty-six illustrations 

 on steel by the author. This was originally 

 published in numbers, under the title of " . s. 

 d., or Accounts of Irish Heirs." He published 

 also a number of Irish songs, among them 

 " Rory O'More," " Molly Carew," etc., " Molly 

 Bawn," "The Four-leaved Shamrock," and 

 several operas founded upon his own works. 

 In 1839 Mr. Lover published a collection of 

 his " Songs and Ballads," with the words only ; 

 but considerably more than 100 of his songs 

 were separately published with music, com- 

 posed or adapted by the author himself. He 

 never attempted to write classically, but what 

 he attempted he did artistically. His accom- 



Eaniments were tastefully composed, and writ- 

 ig the words, as he always did, to the songs, 

 his correct musical ear prevented him from en- 

 deavoring to twist nonsensical and harsh- 

 sounding phrases into his melodies. Even 

 now not a few of his ballads still hold their 

 ground, and in Australia and America they 

 are treated as tenderly as a piece of shamrock 

 brought over from Ireland. Finding his health 

 failing him, Mr. Lover, in 1844, composed a 

 series of entertainments, called " Irish Even- 

 ings," in which he recited extracts from his 

 own works, and interspersed songs and music 

 of his own composition. These proved exceed- 

 ingly popular, and, after continuing them for 

 some time, he came to the United States in 

 1847, where he received a cordial welcome. 

 Returning, he produced a similar entertain- 

 ment from his transatlantic experience, which 

 was equally well received. His latest works 

 were: "The Lyrics of Ireland," edited and 

 annotated by Samuel Lover, published in 1858, 

 and " Metrical Tales and other Poems," pub- 

 lished in 1860. He retired from public life in 

 1849, having married a rich lady, and having 

 been placed on the civil pension list for the 

 sum of 100 ($500) per annum by the British 

 Government. He continued, however, to 

 write songs and adapt them to music until the 

 last year of his life. 



LOWRIE, WALTEE, a statesman and phi- 

 lanthropist, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, De- 

 cember 10, 1784 ; died in New York City, De- 

 cember 14, 1868. His father and mother were 

 both of good Scottish families, but emigrat- 

 ed to the United States, and settled in Arm- 

 strong County, Pa., when Walter was but seven 

 years of age. The father was a highly-intelligent 

 man and a very earnest and decided Christian. 

 Walter Lowrie received his early training at 

 home, and amid many difficulties succeeded in 

 acquiring a good education. He pursued at 



