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The New Orleans crescent., 1868-01-11
GlcmmFrttal 3nteIIiGGats,
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E.-.-L... IL. Ia 1899


CoTToN-The market has considerably iuctu-
aied during The week ending this evening. owing
principally 20 the daily, and we might add. hourly,
alterations Of Gold and Exchange In the NOrthern
markets. Offerings have been for the most part
light. however. and with a continued active de-
mand. The total sales, which amount 10 2535O
bales disclose a material decrease 10 the previous
movement the aggregate sales last week were
81 GIL bales and those for the week before 20 $50
bales. The net receipts for the week 22,O7l bales
against Is 1856 bales last week. showing decrease
OF 1854 bales, and 30,GS2 bales the week before.
The aggregate exports we're % $40 bales against
% ,4Sl bales last week, and q 0S5 bales the week
before and the stock on hand and on shipbOard
not cleared tis evening, III sos bales against
ll3 355 bales last week, and Ill .l59 bales at the
close of the previous week. TIE exports fer the
week have been in the following order, viz: 4Ol
bales for Philadelphia 92j bales for Genoa, l6i5
ba'es for New York 22l6 bales for Boston, $3.50
bles for Hayre and l6,S25 bales for Liverpool.
The sales to-day footed up 5000 bales, aud the
market closed very s!iT az our quotations, which
now rule as follows. viz Ordinary l2Gl2lc.,
good ordinary l3i@l3ac., low middlirg l440l4}c,,
middlinR l50l5lc O., strict middling ljlgl54c.
and good middlDg Ice O..
comp PAEATyyF RECEIPTS OF COTTON AT THIS PORT
The New Orleans crescent., 1868-01-11
NasGia "a arheA.
CRY OF JETTERsoS, ] 4

CITY OF JEFFERSON, J an. H. 1863.
Arrived during the past week-2Ol4 Texas
and Western Beeves, 5ll Calves and Iearings,
236 Hogs, 1904 Sheep and l6 Mich Cows Sold -
1861 Texas and AZ Western Beeves, Col Calves
aud Yearlings, 450 Hogs, 1912 Sheep and ~ Mich
Cows. Stock on sale-95S Texas Beeves, 2ll
Calves and YeaTliugs, 59l Hogs, 1861 Sheep and
t6 Mich Coys. We ouOte:
The New Orleans crescent., 1868-01-11

The sales to-day comprised t0OO0 Dill OF ladllg
Sterling at l47; f20O0 do. at l47}; fl500 aud
1850 clear do. at l4s $4,000 bankers do. at 1881;
50,C0Of. and l25 000f. commercial Francs at
3 S24f.; 1O,000f and 30,O00f. banking do. at
3Sl@f 50 .000f. do. at 3.S0f and 25 .00Of. do. at
37S4f. The ruling rates this evening were, for
bank Sterling, llS@49; clear bills 1464@l47!;
hill of ledng bills l4G0l47; bank Francs 3S09
3 7s}f.; and commercial Francs 3.S3443 sl4.
DOMESTIC EXCHASGE-There has been no al
teration whatever noticeable under the above
heading for the week ending this evening. Offer
ibgs OF commercial have been ample from the
opening 10 the close, but the remittance demand
has been at no time active or general, and opera
tons to-day, 1.-THE remittance day for the week.
have been only extremely moderate. We con.
tnue TO quote, however, at u cent. discount at
bank and lCGE ~ cent. discount out of.doors for
Sioht Checks ON the Northern cities.
UNCUBRENT NOTES AND SECURITIEs-A sale OF
so shares Canal Bank stock has been reported to-
day at SO, and sales of 46, so and so shares Ne.
ehsncs' and Traders Bank at prices that have
been withheld. While in Uncurrent Notes We
have heard of sales of $1,000, $500, $1,000 and
$500 small City Notes at 2G23 $cent: discount !;
$4,000, $4500 and 5000 do. large at l50l6l u
cent. discount. 5000 Louisiana State do. at 80 Il
cent. discount, and $500 do. at 80 u cent. dis
count.
KcIAL DIsPATCHEs.-We are indebted 70
the Western Union Telegraph line for copies OF
the following private dispatches received over
that route to-day, viz:
Ne,o YORK Jan. 1910 A. M.--Gold opened
at 1874. 1880 A. M.-Gold 1877. Cotton-demand
mnderate; prices firm; middlings l6G9l6lc.;
Mobile l6lc; Orleans l62c. good mIddhng
l7c. Sterling llO@llOI. IL M.-God 1870
Cotton market quiet sud frm; quotations nomi-
nay unchanged. Sterling steady. P. NJ
Gold closed at 1875. COttOn-demand active az
iull prices; sales TO day 5000 bales. Sterling
steady.
Lirep0Ol Jan. 10-1ll5 A. M-Cot.on market
frm; sales To-Day 10000 bales; uplands I'D; Or.
leans 7jd.: sales tor the past nine days ia 900
holq gEu fob la1 for
5OUO for speculation stock on hand 4l9OJO
bales. Of which 90 600 are American. 3P.M-
Cotton market firm; quotations unchanged; sales
1900 hsles.
London, Jan. I0-1l:l5 A. M.-COnsols 929
92l fye.tWeBties 7li. 5 P. M.-COnsos I'M
changed; tive twenties 7ls.
The New Orleans crescent., 1868-01-11
pooTs. SnoEs. TRUNKS. BAGS. ETC.
BLAKELY & HOGAN,
% and IOI Canal and . Chartres Streets.

vehsve in store ard FOR sale the best selection Of
a and Geutlemens Misses and Crdren's, Bows aud
y-uths' BOOIS, SHOES. CATERS, BALNORALS,
StIFPFPS. etc. offered for sale in this community.
We rave heap auction goods th 50 not Of orr ON
U.ture ave heen made especially 20 order by hs best
vorluen the United Sses, and caunJt be found in
,tI ~ store ia Nes Orleans.
To our own M ke style of Ladies' BALNURALS and
Button GAtlLRS -Csiuly invite attention
sckBcl ed BY those who have been 20 Euope and
by Horihrru msnuts scurers 10 he unequ e1 anywhere.
Cur ilirens work cha ienEe admiration add
s. Bows srd Youths repete with every thing
s.ryt T. dufa iluv. style sud finish
- Blgs have endless variety, and for Trunks
kind style and qualify that is made a at ices
BLAKFI.Y 4 HO3AN.
The New Orleans crescent., 1868-01-11
ARATfyE RECEIPTS OF COTTON AT THIS PORT
ut-RTNg PAST Two WEEKS
COTTON STATEMENT.


SUGAR-The market opened Saturday with
quite an active demand, and prices were
finn at rates noticed in our last
view. Since then the demaOd has fallen Oft ald
prices exhibit a corresponding decline. The ia.
auiry throughout has been principally by buyers
for he Western markets, although occasionally
purchasers for speculation have taken a few small
los. Receipts have not been heavy nor the sap
ply on sale large, but a. the week advanced buy
eGs did not appear so desirous 70 purchase, eX.
CCpt az materially reduced igures, and holders
were compelled 10 make concessions. Sites for
The week sum up $3.50 hhds., and We nov quote
tie market ire gular aud unsteady, at the follow
ing figures, viz:
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BEN Orleans RonfQ Ylarhel.
orIsoxsr OFFICE, No. ~ OAEy srRsrs, |
ErldaN ksanInn. Jan 10 lhEs

FnSsS ETenisE. Jan. 10. 1855. }
The most prominent feature Of the movements
in financial circles during the week endiag this
evening, has been very heavy advance in rates
of Gold and Foreign Exchange, which is exclu.
sively due to the upward movement of quotations
in the New York market. Money continues to
accumulate in our banks and In the hands Of private
capitalists. The demand for loans and discounts ex
hlDits steady abatement, and rates Of interest
and discount are daily becoming less oppressive
in fact, some Of the banks have during the week
tab en- in more currency than was needed by their
regular depOsitors, and gilt edged paper has been
ia request on the street throughout at IGlt q
cent per month for short, and l0ill2 u cent per
annum for long date, the latter secured by fret
n ortgsge on city property.
CoLD-TLe ruling rate for Gold in this market
at the close Of our last weekly review, the Sd
inst, was l323Ml33, and at New York 1881. On
the 4th II advanced at the latter point to 1874, on
the 9th i went up to 1854 on the 7th il reached
1854 and on the 9Th il sold up to l37 but receded
by the close to 1861 on the 9th II ruled at 1871
and this evening ii close 1879. We have NJ time
or splee 10 notice the various hourly fluctuations
in New York, however, and only refer to the
closing figures for the purpose OF showing the
cause Of the frequent variations in the quotations
here, as well as the net heavy advance on opera
tons for the week, as prices in our market are
almost wholly controlled By the movement of the
former. The offering supply Of cash Gold has
been at no time heavy, however, and as there
was but little speculative demand noticeable from
the opening 10 the close Of the week, operations
were for the most part Of a restricted character,
and generally confined TO purchases for the pay.
Uent of duties. To-day the sales have been un-
Usually light and we have to report only the fol-
loving operations, viz sl5 600 in the morning
at 1864 $40 900 subsequently at 1863 $1,000. $500,
$s0OO aud $ll OO0 at 1866 BGl36B, aud $500 at ~.
We quote this evening l35A0l36 for Gold, l231
129 for American Silver coin, and l370l379 for
Mexican dollars.
FoRIIGN ExOHAHGE-NothiDg could better H.
lustrste the annoyance and inceriitude of business
81 L..
deemable currency, than the transactions in For
eign Exchange at this point during the past week.
For the same time rates at New York have not
exhibited even fractional alteration, as payments
for Sterling and Francs are there made in Gold,
but IN market currency still rules as the legal
tender, and owing TO fluctuations in the precious
metals during the past few days, rates of foreign
bills have been enhanced to the extent indicated
nv tho 6ourea in fha Guhioined tahle
The New Orleans crescent., 1868-01-11

IS bids.
hOLAssEs-The movement under this heading
DUNG the past week has disclosed a fair degree
oi activity. Buyers for the Western and North.
ern markets and for the city trade have purchased
quite freely. For the descriptions of choice and
prime there has been very active demand, aud
tneh grades have commanded full prices, while
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-10-01
THE GREAT SOLAR ECLIPSE

Some accounts of this great solar eclipse
has already appeared in the kilograms
from Europe, bu. the more extended ac-
count published below will be found in
tcrcsting.
The telegram of Major Tennant, Of the
French expedition, has already been pub
lished. We now present the communi
cation Of NJ. Jansen, which is singularly
interesting, aud astronomers will await
with anxiety the receipt of fuller intelli-
gence respecting the observations made
by the French expedition He states in
telegram forwarded to Paris, and thence
to the Royal Astronomical Society, that
the eclipse has been successfully observ-
cd The spectrum of the red protuber-
auces which are seen around the black
disc Of the moon during totality, and
which have long since been proved to b
long to the SUI, has been found to pre-
sent very remarkable and unexpected
appearance.
What this appearance is he does not
tell Us but one conclusion drawn from
the nature Of the spectrum is that the pro-
tuberances themselves are gaseous II
viii interest our readers to know that
whatever dubiety must still be attached
to the results Of the observations made by
NJ. Jansson, We may accept at once this
general conclusion as beyond peradveu-
turc. There are tew observations more
simple and ccnclusiYe thaa those bv which
tae general character OF a self-luminous
ouiecc is determined by spectroscopic ana
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-10-01

uns;intcd hal}. But sll around them are
men witkou, this spec.a, adyAatagc though
competent, who are barely getting liz
ing.
SO into other lines Of business An
entry clerk IN great grocery or produce
or tea house is thought well paid, for the
first few years 81 least with five huudred
salary. lie must be crack penman, and
devote himself ike iray horse to bust
ness, even to retain the position. whore
IN this o7ercrowicd city 50 many are ca
ger 70 get it. \ young friend Of mine
worked SIX years in one wealthy commis-
sion house, giving night and day TO the
affairs, hoping each season, SIS he saw his
services were worth moro than he was
getting. that the firm would raise his sal
ary At last his efficient business quail
ty attracted the attention Of rival COM
pany, who offered him large advance
He announced his intention OF leaving his
employer, who then woke up to lis val
us, and told him to name tie salary he
wished. Aud this is fair sample Of the
mercantile style in New York.
The clerks in banks are we'll paid
well treated, and oftentimes are provided
with dinners free. In fact some Of the
banks get up daily q luxurious dinner for
their clerks, serving it hot AMI nice in the
bank parlor or other room provided for
the purpose. These fortunates $50 re-
coive a semi-yearly gift from the bluk for
faithful service, ranging from fifty to
three hundred dollars And. as mi sht
be supposed, there arc five hundred ap-
phcaats for every vacancy that oc-
ours
The lack of home sends the clerk
too often on the streets for amusement =
Thousands of young men are living in
New York without any check upon them
in the way of home influence. Dissipa-
ton tnds them out quickly. Disappon-
te or weary, they seek those exciting
pleasures OF town life which blast and kill
Not being able to meet the demands of
thes tollcs, they gamble, hoping to raise
money they rob employers, and at last
become reckless Even as | write, mem
Dry brings up the careers of clerks have
known and watched-young men who
were Of New Eugland, OF good families
who IN some evil, wayward, tempting
hour, fell into the pitiless snareS, and
were caught beyond hope in the meshes
who sunk name and caste, aud broke
carts Of 10 4 parents at home They
,ane t. New York meaning we'll, and
VITA high beating hearts. But its whirl-
iag lie was too much for them It's com
petition and mcrciless demands broke
tuejr spirit-tAcy lost honor ; they lost
themselves -
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-10-01
HOW CITY CLERKS LIVE.

The New York correspondence Of the
Providence Press describes the life Of the
clerk il that city
'.Some Of the establishments have as
many as two hundred clerks in their en-
ploy They are expected to dress well
to keep with the fashions, 50 as to be in
keep;ug with the general style Of things
about them They muct be at business
promptly at eight in the morning, ia strict
account being kept Of any failure 70 DO
SO, which is reported by the head Of the
department to the general manager. All
the dav long they are kept on their feet
under watchful eyes. and with multi
tude of details to attend to and at noon
they mu5t hurry out for a hasty lunch
and be back as soon as possible. flying the
day through uutil seven or eight O'Clock
at night In the busy season they are
liable to be worked until eleven or twelve
o'clock at night : and IN the dull season,
which comes on the city often enough, they
are JUS. liable to be discharged at 2 week 5
notice, even though they have been years
in the house and been faithful in every
way.
|; IS well known fact tia. New Y Y1yk
merchants care nothing or the intcres,s
Of their clerks and the larger and more
PROSPEROUS the house, the Morc anxious IL
Is to save i tcw dollars = eating dgwu
hands IN Gull tunes. Tie sul ) 1T lerk,
IS always - large taat 1t tn = pr}a-a et
busy days they can easily iii Up a-asn.-
t.f IN t.r-r. ~
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No. 80

II fes dsys. however, We shall re-
ceivo the details Of these otscrvs,ions-
the hrss ever made with tho spectroscope
upon the solar pro,uberauccs We shall
also, doubtless, soon hear something of
the exFe !ltion sent out BY the Royal So.
cloty Under Lieut. s,nant Hersohel. This
expedition hsd especially undertaken the
spectroscopic observation Of the protuber-
auces. The mere fact that rain hsd fal-
lSn at Bombay during the greatest OBJ
scuratlou need not lead to the supposi,ioa
that any of the expedi,ionary parties have
been unsuccessful. Along the western
eoest OF India rain nearly always falls dur
ing July and August; but eas. of tho
Ghauts the weather is nearly always fne
at this season. The progress of the eclipse
may possibly have produced atmosphere
cal changes sufficient to disturb the usua.
order OF things, but it Is very unlikely
that such changes can have suthced TO
oTercloud the usually clear skies Of the
Indian fue season
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-10-01

THE FINGERS FOR CALCULATIONS The
reference Of Prof. De Morgan to the en-
ployment of the fingers for the purposes.
of notation, induces a writer to speak Of
the very ingenious application, in China.
of this living abacus to arlthmetical cal
culations, of the faculty it gives for the
settlement of accounts, and the easy solu-
ton Of all sums, whether Of addition, sub
straction, multiplication or division, from
one up to a hundred thousand Every
finger on the left hand represents ninu
figures, the littIc fingers the units. tho
ring fugers the tn, the middle finger the
hundreds, the fore tihger the thousands.
/ The three inuef joints represent from
/ to 3, the three outer to +, the right side
/ : to 9. The toreEuger on the right hand
( is employed Ter pointing to the figure to
/ be called iuto use thus ,234 would at
once be denoted by juSt-touching the in
side of the upper joiat Of the forcingcr,
representing 900; then the inside 0.
second, OF middle JOIN. Of the middle fn-
ger, represen ing 200; thirdly, the in-
+ side Of the lower joint of the ring finger,
representing 80 and lastly, the upper
joirt Of tire Iittlo tinger, touched on tho
side, representing 4. Or, again. 99.-
999 woul1 be represented by touching tho
side of the lower JOINT of the thumb (9o,-
O00) and the lower side of the joint of
the fore, middle, ring ani the little 6n~
gers, representing respectively 5000.
600, 90 aud g. The universal correct
ness OF the accountancy of China, when
there is no purpose OF fraud, ari the ra-
pidity with woich all trading and COM
merclal accounts are calculated, are facts
fof no;oriety to AL who have any acqusin-
tancc With purchases or fales maic ia tha.
country
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-10-01
D. X. S.-A Louisville paper publisA

y. - LVuis'n4c psptg puolis2-
es the following.
We were delighted to meet our young
friend "Johnny" Morehoad in the city
yesterday, en- route to his present hor5c
IN Mississippi He is in the enjoyment
OF excellent health, aDd his vigorous man
hood IS but realization Of the promises
Of his boyhood
'Johnny' was great 'boy" We
remember an amusing incident that oc-
Cured IL the good old days when his IA
ther was Governor of kentucky. Powell.
who kept restaurant and drinking sa-
loon in Frankfort, rendered his monthly
account to Johnny" (the boys could get
credit them which amounted to $3.50.
johnny" went to his father to get the
IT ney.
lone hundred and ffty dollars. John
ny 2" said the Governor hts a large
bill, SON"
Yes, entertained a great many frionds
during the month"
''EIave you the bill with you p
Il believe so o''-hesitating!y.
let me see 1t, son"
"Johnny" slowly drew forth long
strip Of bill paper. which there were ex-
actly thirty-one items put down "D'ks."
ranging from ten cents to as many dol
lars The Goyeror adjusted his specs,
and regarded il attentive y, and said
ID X 5 D. X. s: johnny, my
sen, what does Dks stand for g.
Ducks, father, ducks But of course
they were not all duck some were patrid
ges and snipe, and even eggs and oys-
ters. But Lou Murray puts them oil
down as ducks"
The Governor looked first at y
ny" and then at the bill, and. giving au
ominous "hem," wrote check
Nobody ever believed the Governor
was fooled, but after chat Ill you take
duck = was for long time favorts
convivial inrlsation with the frankfort
boys.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-10-01
AN EXTRAORDINARY MARITAL
CASE.

It VII not be forgotten by those now
living familiar with the society of Wash
ington during the Presidential term OF
General jackson that Mrs. Eaton. the
wife of General Eaton, then Secretary Of
War. wasaretused recognition BY the elite
at that period resident there. Tuey viii
also remember that the infexible will of
Jackson pvcrrulcd tbs objection, and in
time Mrs. Eaton was acknowledged as one
o, the roigning bellies of that period
That truth Is stranger than fctioa =
is again eNemplilied in the case Of this
same Mrs. Eaton, who is still living, will
be readily admitted, after the persual OF
the loliowing facts regarding her career
subsequent to that time
At the death of General Eaton his wid-
CIV VS. eli wiki such a handsome lompe-
t,@vE juay she coumauaed tue respcc, u
be. FORMER ~-soc.tt,s III y NaShm.tou, m /
III -;aulHS ner vluoHeu condition uuttl the
,,utdAu Vi l>15 >u- pas tue admired Of
au admIrtu- turlng. At that time sac
became ,uam red WIKI an ltsIian dauciag
master. one AutUnio Buchi guaui, who
Was talu teaching Jus lads ana lass ot
tae p.,a jAe -rl . trapping tae Ii cat
Ia, ssg.t.
Ii ~ -ay d.a.tsae'iv an, ia due
- ~r-out.y u.4 n eturi me aHecy-u
g.a,, urt~..4~ta am tue disparity o.
as, she utJu. SIX y->lx anu ue uut uIue-
.,.u Y,ar> u age, tAat tuey were married
h,re -Ats. baen. eu-li KIP rlelc-u new
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-10-01
EARTHQUAKES.

The terrible earthquake with which the
western coast Of South America has been
visited is, from the accounts received, one
OF the III st awful of any that has vlSlc !
I that or any other part Of the world. Nrh
every allowance for eXaggeratIon, OF which
/ there must ncce >sarily have been very
much still the destruction OF llf1 aud
property has exceeded anything since the
! great earthquake at lisbon. Not one
city. but several, have been suddcnl y
| laid in ruins, any many thousands otpeo-
pie destroyed almost III moment, while
! hundreds Of millions worth of property
i. reported as wcpt out of existence =
Accounts of tidal waves b, arins war
st aucrs and vessels, helpless to save
themselves from destruction, far inland
and e,ving them there high and dry to
rot and tall to pieces, are almost beyond
the conception ot eop)e living IN coun-
try Ike this 50 happily exvmrr from saeh
awful visitatious
Ia DISTANCE, this earthquake must have
ext, ndcd its reno. Sc es> dcs. u.tivn o
life nd roperty for more than one til u :
and miles, and tuat in an almost increI
ble short s, ace Q. tmn-tour a IL
minutes iutimatiou Oh J , Iora ruin aad
IA, srrucuyn burst upon tho hea : OF tho
nigh cued people
Ear quakes are common in this part
Of South America, HumhoIt SAYS, CON-
mon IS showers in Europe. Il has ~.
been many years since Quto experienced
one of very great severity, but now that
CITY has be IA | id IN utter ruin. We
hdre that further details NAV qualify TO
some ex,cn the horrible picture.
The terrible earthquake which has Just
devastated Southern Peru ard a large
part of the State Of Ecuador must be elias
scd among the most terrible convulsions
of the kind ever known, and the destruc
ton of life and properly attending it is
not exec aded by that OF any similar cat
astrophe on the American reutincnt-at
least since the period Of the discovery Of
America-with the exception OF the ruin
which was wrought in February, 1897 ,
when the whole country between Santa
Fc and Panama, was destroyed hv an
earthquake, and 40, coo people buried in
an irstant.
OF modern EARTHQUAKES. the present
one Is surpassed in its destructive effects
| hy oniy two beside that lust mentioned
the EARTHQUAKE in Lisbon, in 1888. when
/ 50 600 er~ons are believed to have per
ish q in the short space OF SIX minutes
! and that of Calabria. in the end of the
last century, when 40 600 were destroy
/ ed The eartbauakr in the KINGDOM 81
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Lar fO-p0rfnership.

I1F ur1crs;gorl have formcd a lac CO
partnership under the name T Maddox
4 Craro. They VIII practice in the Court =
4 Nary's ard tie rdnin;rg counties and
also in the Court Of tpnen|s.
Especial attention pail to TIE collc"li'n #
c'lims seairst iuavidnals. the State or the
G"vcrnm"ut Prompt attention given tofaii
hu,inerS entrusted to their charge
Address. Maddox & Crane Leonardt"wn,
St Nar>'s county, Nd.
G. FRED. tpDOX
j. PARRAN CRANE,
i,ar ps lSS7-tf