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The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-07
PRODUCE MARKET.


NEW WORK. March 3.-FLoUR, &C Tho mar
tet for western aud state hOIr is more active and
the low grades arc 5al sc better; the meolum ana
high GRADES are active, but still somewhat irregular;
the demand is quite general.
State; 50 6Oal0 20 extra state; SlO 4alO 70 Tor
fancy do 80 30a9 90 for the low grades oi western
extra; $40 25a10 20 tor good to choicc Spring wheat
extras: Sl0 all o5 minnesota ANA Iowa extras;
50 75aiO 80 for shipp.na Ohio ~ iai ior trade and
family brands; $40 5Ual2 - irrmuWr wjnttr Wheat
extra Indiana md Mich,i.u'' II nlaSi4 % for
whi.c Wheat do do, and Sl2 00a-' ~ Ter t. Louis
and double extra.
California hour is hrmer but not QuotIbly higher,
Sales of 900 bbis at 12.30a1a.75.
Canadian flour is ipacive and prices are nominal
Southern flour is 10a15c oil on the medium grades.
Other brands are Ill changed
SAFES OF l4OO bpls at S9al07 75 for ordinary to good
extra Baltimore and country; $40 7Oal4SU ior extra
family Georgia and Virginia. and $40 GOALS for extra
and family Maryland and Delaware.
Oats are quite active and better. Tbe salea are
"a 600 bush western ut S0aS2c. Ill store.
Corn is decidedly better and more active. The
demand is in part speculative, though Chiefly for the
home trade.
The sales ere % GOO bush new western mixed ut
81 Isa1 81 extra very high mixed; ut Sl22 old wcs-
tern mixed S1.l9a1.2l til store; western yellow Mt
Sl22Hal.23; southern white ut S1.l7al.1S; Jersey
yellow at S124, very scarce; straw coored and white
Tennessee ut Sl.15u1.17.
PROvIsIoNs-The Pork market Is steady and mode
rately active.
The sales are 750 bbls al S2I 50l4a24 65 for new
mess; SOS so for city do; S2G 50 for extra prime.
For future delivery note 750 bbls new mess,
seller May, at S25.
Beef is quiet and unchanged. Sales of $50 bbls at
seals TOR common brands; S14a16 80 for plain mess,
md Sl9a21 so for extra mess.
Tierce Beet is rather more acivc and hrmcr. Sales
of $50 tcs at So 3a3G 90 for prime css; $40 for India
do and SAP so for extra India do.
Beef Hams are &C i've and advancing. Sales OF $50
bbls at S33 5Oa35 60 for Western
Cut Meats are quiet but steady. sales Of 100 pkgs
at 1ONc for Shoulders in salt, and lo1c for Hams IN
Bacon is quiet and rather heavy. Sales OF so bxs
at 1876 for short rib.
Dressed Hogs are frmer. We quote at 112lc for
western and 12Ac for city.
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LIvERPooL CLAssIF1cAT1oN
Charleston Stock, Bond and Bank Bill
Market

MARCH o. IoUo.
The market during the week has bet strong and
active, with a firm upward tendency. Money is
plentiful in the banks and holders of sound secur-
ties show no disposition to make way for buyers IN
City and State Stocks, and South Carolins Railroad
Bonds and Shares, there is decided improvement
and there is disposition towards further advance
Tonight the general market is strong, and the pros
pect encouraging.
Our two banks have on deposit about s1,75o'oOo
in currency. ale oney is easy at one per cent. per
month on first ass collatersls For long Per'ous
upon undoubtod security. even lower rates are
asked.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-07
MAPES,s
NAHESe.s3yI yES,Issit
NITROGENIZED sUPER-PHOs.
PRATE OF LINE.

y
TyHR PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE GIVEN BELOW
i Of planters during thepast season. fully establish
al the advar tages clRmsd fof this weltknown BER-
1ILIZER: -.
Received the highest premium awarded to Feriil-
izers by the American Insatuts:of New York, held
October 1867.
For full report, with analysis made by the Com
mittee of the Institute, composed Of Dr. &. s. BuoK
Professor j. g. PoHLF, and other prominept Chem
lists, see pamphlets
The distinguished feature Of this SUPER-PHOS
PHATE from other smilar Fertilizers is that all OF
its ingrediens are Of animal origin AMI drs s,tasr
soluble in 1uater, or IN conaition to quickly become
soIubte in the soil and be taken up by the CROP
Contains no inert or mineral materials.
The proper relative proportion OF the Ingredients
in MAPES' SGPER-PHOSPHATE TO meet the re-
quirements OF the Cotton crop on Georgia and South
Carolina soils is fully proved by the experience of
planters who testified that whsieue Applied eusr to
land nod for rnsttng cotton the disease is entirely
corrected, and healthy, vigorous growth produced
On the same land Peruvian Guano and other fertl-
izers have failed to secure healthy growth.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-07

OF sale day in Chester we have the following
report: .
number of tracts of land, for which there was
not q single bid. The Railroad Hotel was sold
to VIM. Nicholson, ESQ.,, for $500, for the period
of two years from the 1st of January last, it
being sold as the property Of Thos. DeGraffen-
reid, Esq, for taxes.
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Jabez Norton, Esq, formerly Of Charleston,
has been appointed by General Candy tax col
leotor for Chester District, uice G.. w. McFad-
den, ESQ.,, who could not take the oath.
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General Candy, by SPECIAL Order, No. A,
has appointed Mr. WI. Stephenson tax collec
tor for York District, oice Col. Andrew Jack-
son, resigned.
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ffnilbfrs.
M A p E S,
SUPER-PHOSPHATEoF LIME
RECEIVED THE HIGHEST PREMIUM
AWARDED TO FERTILIZERS
AT TIE FAIR OF THE
American Institute,
HELD THEW YORK, OCTOBER, 1897.
MAPES'
HELD ArNEw YORK. OCTOBER, 1897.


VIE lex EXAMINING COMMITTEE ON FERTuI-
NJ oos TS AZ thisEar reported follow5; ENTRY
ssop,er,rnosphate OF Limo and Guano Company are
oec1aedly 6rst IN order Of merit. The IMPROVED
SofEh,PHoSIHATE Is the best article of its class
known to the judges, while the NITRO(s ENIZED Is
fully equal to the best anufacrured. These Fertli-
zers are entitled to first premium, as they are lar
superior to al others In the Exhibition.
Analysis OF Mapes' Nitrosenized super. pbosnhsts
of Lime exhibited at the American Institute Fa In
New York, October 22d, 1857 made at the drectio1,
Ct the Committee on Fertilizers:
Phosphoic Acid, soluble Moisture expelled at a12
III water ::....'o.ss oegrees..... sc
Phosphorc Acid. In Sand and Silica. .s7
soluble in water. o. .e5 heterogeneous Organic
Lme..............20.l0 .l0l Matterl... 80. oil
sulPhurtc Acid. IA. .ss Yieldinx A1amonis. 2sa)
Oxide Iron and Silica .24 AlkaIneSals ndloss.1 .05
.s,, ~ -. ~. 10000
The soluble Phosphoric Acid is equivalent 10
ll35 per cent OF Bi-Phosphate Of Lime
h. w.KINsmAa,
AGENT FOR SOUTH CAROLINA,
February2 q 81 No. 1853 Eas. Bay.
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Now York Market.
MONEY MARKET.

The New York Evening Post OF Tuesday, March
8, says:
The loan martct IS little moro active and some
large hopss are oferDg 10 take heavy amounts at 8.
tn. offer has tendency to strengthen the whole
market. In discounts there is little doing. The
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-07

The Sumter News announces the death of
Rev. Bond English, an aged anG well known
Methodist minister.
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Consignees per Northeastern RailrOad,
March 6.

149 bales Cotton, bhls Naval Stores, bbls Liquor,
hhds Idze, Grain, Potatoes. &c. To Graeser, Lee.
Smith Co, Kendall Dockery. Clacius l. Witte, ]
NJ Caldwell & Son, wagener Heath Monsees. vii.
liams Co, Thurston & Holmes, g Wright, A W
Lyons, Lott, W Ryan. Courtenay & Trenholm,
Mazyck, Howard & Bro, Muckenfuss, F Saw
YER Palmer Railroad Agent.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-07
February q
GU4EO.

TACTIC GUANo-BAUGH'S RAW BONE Pa0s.
PaATE, RES IS FLOUR OF BONE-P2GNE3
GUANO.-Evcry cargo Analysed by Professor sHEP-
ARD, of the south Carolina Medical COLLEGE, on on
~ it's nnrity and quality The analysis can be seen
at nv Office The following are extracts: Aha
"PACIFIC GUANO-This cargo Is fully up ~ ~
average of former analysis and has my hear.5 ,
mcndaion. =. y: IL iva M
"eAUGH's RAW BONE PHOSPHATE nave oat nt
hesitation in stating that in my opinion tnS pfoS0''
cargo is superior to that of last year orrn,rnn
"REEsE's FLOUR OF BoNE-The analysis SHOWS
IT'S customary puii'S Slu '>'O g. o. SHEPARD"
"pHGNN GUANo-1his cargo is up &c, 70 .1e nn S.ef'
age Of last year. P0RSON.
For sale by ,,a . Atlantic Wharf
Inwt1mo
March 2
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-07

HAvRF-per schr Eartstene-7S Tags and 174S
bales Upland Cotton. ticrce Rice, 8 Boxes,
ton. 100 bbls Spirits Turpentine, 300 bbls RosiE,
10 hhds and IS tons loose Iron.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-07
Marine Jlews.
Port of Charleston. March Y
Arrived Yesterday.

Arrived Yesterday.
British barl; Arbitrator. Irwin, Lverpool-57 days.
and 47 from Holyhead. Salt To II Mure l. Co.
Jan 28 lat 49, Ion IL, spoke the ship Rajmshal from
Liverpool for Calcutta. Is days OUT wished to be re-
ported.
Schr Ann Deas, from West Point Mill. 81 bbls
Rice. To Cohen, Hanckel Co.
Cleared Yesterday.
Brig Cyclone, Frisbie, Boston-M Goldsmith & Son.
Schr Hartstene (3-masted), Horn, Havre-Risley l.
Creighton.
Sailed Yesterday.
Steamer City Point, Adkins, Palatka, via Jackson
vile, Fernandina md Savannah.
From this Port.
Steamship Saragossa, Crowell New York March 8.
Steamship E Souder, Lebby, New York, March 2.
Steamship Ashland, Norton, New York, March 2.
Steamship Gulf City, Stewart, New York, March 8.
British brig Alert Newell, st Johns, N B, Feb ~.
Cleared for this Port.
Brig Josie Devereu1, Smith, OF Boston. Feb 90.
Schr NJ NJ Merriman, Bellows, at New Orleans Feb
20
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MARkET.
READ THE FOLLOWING
CuAnLrsroN. S. C.. Deccmber l5, /

VIM. Gurney:
DEAR SIR For tho past year I have had the
supcrintcndonce OF large Cotton planting interest
near the city. In tho cultivation OF tho land have
used CROASDALE'- PHOSPHATtS, and although
the season was most uIavorable To- fair experiment
of this Fertilizer, with safety soy that the bene-
fetal effects on the crops hc progress OF It's growth
was most manifest. NY faith in its utility is 20
strong that will recommend its for the ensuing
season. Very respectfully,
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Commercial.
Imports.
Exports.

Imports
LIVERPOOL-Per British oark neutrality-suspicious.
, sacks Salt, to r Mure CO.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-07

The ChnrIeston Cotton MurKet'
OFFICE OF THE CHARLESTON DAILY NEWS,
CHARLESTON, Friday Evening, March 6, '6s
The declining intelligence from New York, and the
refusal of purchasers to operate except at conces-
sion, caused prices to recede 1@1c p tb. Sales 500
bales, viz: Sat 1Sl 4sat 10, at 1913, 27 at 90 So
at 2O CT at o. 90 at o. 81 at 22, sc at %. 10 at
2SHc, and 100 on private terms. We quote:
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LIST OF VESSELS
UP, CLEARED AND SAILED FOR THIS PORT.

REIGN.
LIVERPOOL
Ship Amelia Conner, sailed .Feb IL
Ship Tucker, Rurdlctt, sailed. ...........Fcb
BRUSH ship Charleston Moslcy sailed. Feb
ship Mary Ogden. Godfrey, up...............J Jan "
The Aiornco Black, up. .Fcb IL
BRITISH Dark Hector, elsou sailed .Jan22
Br bark The Queen. Knight, sailed Jan 23
HAvnE.
The Wetterhorn. Stinson, sailed. ...........F Feb
The Sophie. Muller, saed. Dec %
Spanish ship Nueva Aurclia Pe!ago, sailed. FEB 15
British bark hosalind, Clark sailed.. Feb 20
DOMESTIC.
Ship Daniel Draper Harding cleared ........F Feb 81
Brig Josie Devcreaux, Smith, cleared Feb %
Schr Grace Girdler Smith, cleared Feb 26
NEW YORK.
Ship Pacific, Foss, Fob q
Schr Matoka, fooka, up. .FeD ~
Schr Menewa Dissoway, up. .Eeo ~
Schr Conservative, -, up. rep ~
Sclr B Terry, Weaver, up. p..................Fcb
Schr Maria Pierson, Frank, up. Feb 20
Schr Raymond, Ellsworth. cleared Feb %
PHILADELPHIA.
Schr Edwards, Bartlett, cleared Jan
Schr Naylor, Naylor. cleared. Jan
BALTIMORE.
steamship Sea Gull, Dutton, Feb Is
Steamship Prometheus, Harris up. Feb 81
Schr Richard Vaux. Whitaker up............Feb2 "a |
NEW ORLEANS
Schr NJ NJ Merriman. Bellows, cleared FEB %
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PORT CALENDAR

First Quarter lst. IL hours, Al minutes, evening.
Full Moon, 9Th, hours, IA minutes, morning.
Last Quarter. 18th, 10 hours, 20 minutes evening.
New Moon, path, hour, 80 minutes, morning.
First Quarter, Slst, hours II minutes, morning.
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HILTON HEAD, December 20, 1867.
YIN. Gurrey:
DEAR SIR: experimental with five different
kinds of phosphates and Nanurcs the past season on
cotton lands. and am fcrclbly convinced TINT
''CROASDALE'S SUPER-PHOSPHATE" is far su-
perior any other OF the fertilizers have tried and
think SO 1avoably Of it TINT intend giving 1t the
preference the coming season.
Yours respectfully, i. II. WILDER,
Superintendent U..s. Cotton Company
For sale by WEI. .GCNNEY.
No. 102 East Bay,
Agent for Saie OF South Carolina.
Jan % 3d. Feb II 13 Is 18 20 90 25 81 90, Mch
3671O1 70 Ii 71s 81 q 26 % c1, Apr'l24
january %
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| Lard is dull and heavy.
Sales OF $50 bbs and tcs at 15a15Hc for No 1; 15H
a15T forcty; 1sa18Ac for fair to prime steam and
kettle rendered.
CoFFEE-1he demand for all kinds has been only
moderate; Holders are firm under favorable advices
| from Rioo
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-07
CROASDALE'S
GENUINE SUPE@-PHOSPHATE
THE STANDARD FERTILIZER.

RICHER IN AMMONIA AND PHosPHoR1c ACID
THAN ANY OTHER FERTILIZER IN TIE
SMARKEr.
Sold fox casE, or Approved City Acccp-
sanos.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-07

BALTIMORE, March 9.-CoFFEE.-The market
for Rio is Tery strong. though not active; only sale
to-day was go bags low grade on private ,erms.
CorToS-Recepts are lighter, and with the liberal
sales made the past few days, the market offers
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-31

SECTION l. Be it ordained by the Constitutional
Convention of the state of Louisiana, That the Sher
ifs and Tax Collectors ofthe State except OF the GUY
Of New Orleans Orleans right bank and the parish OF
jefferson, shall give notice to the taxpayers OF theF
respective parishes to pay the tax of mill per cent
levied BY ordinance of the twenty fourth December,
1861 by this Convention; and thirty days after ser
vice Of said notice those who shall not nave pad th
tax due by them shall be considered in default, and
the Sheriffs and Tax Collectors shall exact an addl-
upon the sum due by them for the first default, and
an additional tax of ten per cent TO DC computed On
the original tax for every subsequent thirty Gays sao
persons shall continue 10 I've in default up TO the
GATE of the final settlement, - .,- ,,-.sr -
SEC. 2 Be it further ordained, That the sherins
and TaS Collectors Of the city Of New Orleans, Or
leans right bank, and parish Of Jefferson shall oy
pu nlic notice in newspaper published IN thelT
parish cali upon all taxpayers to pay the TAX leVleo
by the ordinance of December twenty-tour above
mentioned. and all persons who snail not nave pald
the amounts due by them on account OF sad taI Ten
DAYS after the publication of the above required no
tiee shall pay an additional tax Of twenty-five per
cent on the original tax and an additional tax oil TWO
and a-haf per cent the original tax OF one mllI
per for every subsequent ten days sara persons
shall be in default :.
SIC r Be Il further ordained etc. That immedi-
ateIy after the taxpayers shall have been put in de
fauit by the expiration OF the thirty or zen days as
the case may be- given in the notice required by the
frat and second sections of this ordinance, the She
ifs and Tax Collectors throughout the State snail
erty of the delinquent taxpayers, movable or IN
movable sufficient to pay the original tax, al hoo-
tional taxes herein levied, end costs, a,
Adopted in Convention at the city OF New orleans,
this fourth day Of January, Ammo Domlnl eighteen
nup ts isp d. JAMES G. TALIAFERRo,
President OF the Convention.
tSigned) WILLIAM VIGEns, Secretary. myGo loU
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OFFICIAL NOTICES
PROPOSALS. FOR hooks, BLANKS,
H ETC. a.HH
UNITED STATES ousToMHousE,

ONAAGD bAA4L6 4
Collectors Office,
New Orleans. May 30 1868
CEALED AND INDoRSED PROPOSALS WILL
~ be received at this office until the sixth proxtmo
inclusive for supplying this Customhouse with
Books, Blanks, Envelopes Paper and Stationery as
ending June 30 1868, in Quantities estmaued as fol-
BOOKs-The paper to be of first quality and the
printing and binding to be well executed:
!, Two dozen AsmoranduT Books; dozen Blank
Time Books 10 dozen. weisher's Books !;
dozen Letter Press Books; dozen Records 81 Let.
tiers; Registers Of Entriss; 4 Appointment Order
BsoFs IS BOND Books; Records Of Marine Papers;
Cash Books; Cashiers ImpOst Books; 2 Cashiers
Records Of Ezcesses and Deficits; Indexes 70 En-
tries; ! kook q PASSENGER hists Books Daily
in Surveyors 0fice Registers Of Invoices and Ap.
Praisements; 30 Records Of Goods in Bonded Ware
BLANKs--Ths paper to be of irst quality and the
printing TO be well executed N
hundred and seventy. five Blank Accounts Abstracts
etc. one hundred and fifty forms
Thirty two thousand Note Envelopes, Ii forms;
s7,so0 Legal size Envelopes, Is fOrmsi 1900 Extra
PAPER-To be of first quality:
Thirty;nine reams Note Paper, forms; 6e reams
Letter Paper torms 20 reams E9Solseeap Paper
Bank Envelope Pepper ream Wrapping Paper 5
resm cams Pat PH ter, 81 BI9ttlRg Paper .,,,-
Ten dozen quarts Arnold's Fluid; dozen quarts
Arnolds Copying Ink; 10 dozen bottles Red Ink Da.
vid's No. 3; dozen bottles Blue Ink z5 gross Lead
Pencils Faber's; gross Lead Pencils, Carmine and
Blue; 10 gross Steel Pens. assorted; dozen boxes
Quill Pens; 100 pounds Sealing Wax; gross Mu-
cilage. -
Liberty is reserved to accept such proposals for
the whole any portion of the articles named
therein.
II is also to be understood that all such articles
may be required and which are not expressly men
toned in the schedules shall be furnished by the
contractor at the usual market prices or may at the
option of the Collector be purchased in open market
Bids to be made in detail in accordance with sched
ules of articles and estimated quantities furnished
on application to this office.
Bonds with satisfactory security will be required
for the faithful performance of the con ract
WILLIAM p. KELLOGG,
my3l6t Collector.
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rnY3l6t
FURTHER EXTENSION OF TIME
FOR COLLECTION OF THE CON.
VENTION TAX.
BoARp OF RLsIsERIA.I,Il.9N,

.r- BOARD OF REGISTRATION,
State OF louisiana, New Orleans, May &c, 1869. !
At A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD.
"A held on TUESDAY, May 26, 1865, the following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the time for the fua settlement Of
the Convention taxes by the Tax Collectors and
Sheriffs throughout the State with the Auditor Of
Public Accounts be and is hereby extended to the
first day of July, 1853.
BY virtue OF the foregoing resolution hereby no
tify all Tax Collectors and Sheriffs throughout the
State 10 continue to collect the Convention tax up
to the first day of July, 1868.
The Tax Collectors and Sheriffs are further in
structed that they will be held responsible Tor rigid
enforcement OF the ordinance adopted by the Con
vention January T. 1868, (Which is hereinafter pub
lished for the information Of all concerned exactng
a penalty for non-payment of said tax.
The Convention RENTED all penalties up to the
twentieth day of March, 1858 and from that time the
penalty will be exacted in all the parishes where the
taxrolls were ready at that date, and thirty days
after the taxros were completed in the other par
S. B. PACKARD, Chairman.
r G. RICHARDSON Secretary.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-31

LOCAL items IN BRIRF.-There was suti1-
cient proof against Henry Ashton to send
him before the criminal court for having
robbed the dwelling Of Mr.. Burdette, 1875
Richard street. The charges against him
are burglary and larceny. 81. -.s
Jim Mclaughlin, Sarah Gordon com
plains, shot at her while she was reposing
in her room, SO Dryades street, the leaden
messenger striking a wan only few inches
above her head. Recorder Neville viii
attend to the gerry Mack.
Anthony Fleming is prisoner in conse-
quence Of 9 fair superstition that he is the
man who burgIariously entered the cigar
store, No. carOndelet street, and stole a
poor variety Of articles, such Is tobacco,
pipes, and liquors. win be examined on
the fourth.
Thank 70 the weather clerk for the
squeezing be gave that big cloud over this
city yesterday. filine loose cisterns that are
nov tight, ana Washing ssndy dust from
every portion Of this burg,
City Surveyor Bell must FEEL gratifed at
the good results Of his diagonal cnlyerts on
the lower side of Canal street, for during
Yesterdays flooding they proved % be Of
real uti lity in relieving the inside gutter Of
TOO much water. Keep doing 80.
The owner Of gold belt buckle and belt
can perhsps learn 81 her lost property b.
spnlvine 70 Lientenant Schneider, main
ssasI6n, Lafayette squAre. 'H ga
Three aharps, Gillian, Ford, and Bell, were
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-31

OFFIoE OF BOARD OF LEvEE COMMISSION
" ers of the State of Louisiana, New Orleans, May
as ls6s-In conformity to resolution Of the Board,
sealed proposals will be received at this Office until
W FDNhSDAY, the tenth day of June next, up to
three O'Clock p for the construction Of the leyee
known as the Grand" Levee, situated in the parish
Of Pointe Coupee, about l7G miles above New Or
leans.
Dimensions-l40 feet base, 10 feet crown. and ay-
eragng about l6 feet in height Estimated contents
in cubic yArds, 100000.
cash or levee bonds at 50 cents the dollar. The
work to be commenced as soon as the fall OF water
will permit and to be comnleted by the first day OF
january, 1869 according to specifications Of con
tract, which can be seen on application 10 the En-
gineer of the Board.
PAYMENTS will be made every thirty days on the
certifcate of the Engineer of completed work, less
twenty per cent to be retained as guarantee, OF
forty per cent in lieu of bond and security to be
expressed in bids, and in which case special bond
and security will be required adjudication OF con;
tract that the work will be commenced as stipulated
in good faith. ..,..,
Proposals 10 be Endorsed according to caption, and
to be addressed TO the Board Of Leyee Commission
ers. n. " pN1s HEN
Tny2s I'd Secretary.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-31

A RESERVED RAM One popularity of
yesterdays rain storm, which was deluge
lasting half an hour, was that the fall was
confined between Melpomene and Esplanade
streets, the river and Gslvez streets, or even
in less space. No drop of water fell in the
fair grounds, nor in the fourth or third dis
tricts. People In the rear of the city were
considerably sstonished when they beheld
full streams of water filing up those fever
breeding canals that the Board of Aldermen
fail to smell.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-31

Once Of FacIoFa' and TrHders' Insur'
ance Company, May y, ls6s-ln compliance with
the charter of the company notice IS hereby given
that fourth instalment Of ten per centum Of its
capital stock will be due and payable al the Office OF
the company on the 27th of June 1868
By order Of the Board of Trustees.
1ny2slm EDWARD A. PALFREY Secretary.
DIR. rs. f. Wright has reduced his al-
ready low Dental charges one1hah tai further
notice.
No. 153 Customhouse street, between Dauphine
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