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New York Money marks..

NEW YORK, March 2S-Money worked
very close to day at 1928 80 PER cent. per
Diem; time loans are hardening, commits
sion OF Il per cent. being paid for three
months. The announcement is made from
Washington that on Feb. % 300 national
banks were below their legal reserve. They
are allowed thirty days in which to comply
with law. The vote defeating the usury
bill in the State Senate will be reconsidered
and the bill amended and passed. There
was slight influx of currency to-day from
the West. Foreign exchange dcu at
LOT 15.16610S5. Gold strong; ranging from
116SG116s, closing st 115561I6s. Loans
at 2G7 per cent. for carrying. Clearings,
S56,O00,000. Treasury disbursements,
S61, 000.. Governments about one-eighth
lower, but strong. State bonds dull and
steady. Stocks generally dull. There were
but few features, the most marked being ST.
Paul common, which advanced from 591 to
6Os; fell to 3d. recovered TO Coz, and closed
at so. Pacific Mail rose from 81. to $50;
fell to So, and closed at SIS. Panama de-
clined from liz 10 iii. closing at 11ls;
aad Harlem declined from I37 to 135; Erie
rose from co. to So, closing at 655s; Western
Union fluctuated between So and $50;
Hartford and Erie advanced to 33s on the
announcement that the State Senate Com
mittee reported fayorasly on the bill to ex-
tend the time for the completion of The
road. The changes in the rest OF the list
was small. The whole market closed
strong.
Sterling Exchange Bank Bills 1O8;
U. 8. coupons, 1881, 1901; 5-2Gs Of 1862
11744; do. '64, 117tt; do '65, 1854 do. new
1l6s; do. 1867, 1881; do 1868, I17s,
1O-40s, 1924; currency SIS, 114ss; Missouri
bonds 99a. Tennessee, old, 500; donew
S0!; Virginia, neS, 80; do. old A; North
CaIolins, old, 30; new Is.
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LouIsyiIIe Markets.

LOUISVILLE, March 2S.-Flour easy !;
extra family 500; A No. l, $500; fancy,
$500. Grain firm and in good demand
Wheat S1.70n1.S0. Corn 52654c. Oats
42643c. Provisions, strong speculative de-
mand. Mess pork $l5.50616.0O. Bacon
shoulders 62665e; clear rib SIC; clear sides
95694c, packed. Bulk shoulders, sc;
clear rib, 7s675c; clear sides Sc, loose;
plain hams 1890; sugar-cured 13R614c,
packed. Lard S969c. Whisky 860STc.
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FOR THE HOUSEWIFE.


EEBeu Cakes.
Take four cups white sugar, four of but
termi'k, one OF butter, two eggs, two tea
spoons Of soda. Season will cinnamon;
mix quite hard, roll half an inch thick. cut
in rings. They will fly much nicer Than
when twisted.
BOmfny Pudding.
Prepare as for batter cakes, add ono cog
for each pint, some whole Cinnamon, sugar
90 suit the taste, and few raisns; bake like
rice pudding. A little butter or chopped
suet may be sdded. Serve hot or cold, with
or without uce.
Cracker Pies
Take six soda crackers. Break them into
A dish and pour over them two cups of cold
water. Let them stand Intl they can be
reduced to a pulp. Add one and half
cups Of sugar, two teaspoons Of tartaric
acid, and flavor TO taste with lemon. This
ia sufficient for two pies. Nearly IS good
as lemon pies.
Oxford DumpliBEs.
Mix well together two ounces OF grated
bread, four ounces Of currents, four ounces
shred suet, tablespoonful of sifted sugar,
q little allspice, and plenty Of grated lemon
peel Beat up well two eggs, add 4 little
1niKI, and divide The mixture into five
lbImpHngs. Fry them in butter to a light
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BANKING.
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Third IL atiOmaI Bank,
NASHVILLE. TENNESSEE.
BANKING.

BOARD OF DIRECTORsi
" W. BERRY, CHAS. u. HILLMAH,
JOHN SIRKMAN, EDGAR JOEEs,
DANIEL y. GARTER.
TvRAHSAOTB A GENERAL EXOHANGE
4 Business and deals in United States Bonds
and Gold. EDGAR JONES, Oashler.
". W. BERRY, President.
JHO. KIRKMAN, Vice President. aepf II
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ONLY TWO DOLLARS A YEAH
ONLY TWO DOLLARS A YEAR
ONLY TWO DOLLARS A YEAR.
ONLY TWO DOLLARS A YEAR.
ONLY TWO DOLhARs A YEAR.
ADDznss,
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nashv1Ile Flour ana araan prarss,

muskrats No. i, lO@l5c; 'possum 5MlOc;
wild cat 25030c.
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BANKING.

nEPOSITB RECEIVED AID INTERESJ
~ allowed thereon; loans negotiated, collee-
tions made, and General Banking business trans
40ted. jan ely
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New york General Market.

NEW YORK, March 2S.-Flour; more &C
tive demand and chiefly for shipping grades;
no change in prices. Whisky 90c. Wheat
dull and unchanged; holders Of prime spring
insist on full prices; buyers hold of. Bar
ley firm. Corn; new mixed Western 666
&c; old afoat $3.50; in store 64a665c;
white Western zoe. Oats steady; new
mixed Western 4Sa050c; new black 47048c;
ordinary to very choice new white 50655.
Eggs, Western, 24624ac. Coffee firm; rio
16s6l9c. Sugar; fair to good for refining
S6S5c. Molasses firm. Rice 7s083c.
Beef dull and unchanged. Cus meats firm.
Hams in pickle, IA pounds average, 12c;
,houlders 81; long and short clear middles
6ad9c. Lard; Western steam Ssc; kettle
&c; April to June delivery SIG. Butter;
Western 1SG31c. Cheese steady at la
lie.
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THE CHEAPEST, The LIVzE.Izsr AND
THE BESTT
THE CHEAPEST, TIE LIvELrEsr AND
THE BEsFI
THE CHEAPEST, THE LTvEr,rxEr AVN
THE BESTI
TIE CHEAPEST, THE LrykLIxsr AND
THE BEsrI
TIE CHEAPEST, THE LIVKurrsr AMI
TIE BEsTI al
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Chicago markets.

CHICAGO, March 2S.-Flonr - steady.
WheSt dali; market unsettled and shade
lower. No. spring Sl.2S; No. 2, sellers
s119, No. S1.10. Corn 30ae. Osts
25tc. Rye and barley unchanged. Pro-
yisions-demaDd fair ard market firm.
Mess Pork SASS. L2rd-demand fair
and prices have advanced; sales at S1l0c.
Bulk meats-shoulders SIC bid, SIC gener-
ally asked; short ribs and middles 7s67ic;
long clear ribs Sc; short clear 7s6Sc.
Bacon 769n9ac. Whisky SIC.
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Memphis Markets.

MEMPHIS, March 2s.-Flour S561O.5O.
Corn 63G65c. Oats 42n44e. Corn-mesl
lower. Meats quiet ard unchanged. Lard
nominal. Mess pork Sl6.25ll6.5O.
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Rew'YOrk Dry aooas azarkes.

New YORK, March 2S.-There was 6
moderately brisk movement in trade to-day
with both agents and joboers. Brown
cottOns active; Great Falls E and Lyman
E jobbing at 1896. Medium and fine
bleached shirtings and wide sheetings firm
and well sold up, but low grades quiet.
Denems active. Prints, ginghams and
Worssed dress fabrics move freely. I'M
ported dresss goods active. Plain colored
Orleans cloths and Balernos in great re-
quest.
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Sc. Louis Markets.

ST. LOUIS, March 28.-FlOur steady,
only order demand. Wheat No. 2 spring
S1.14 Corn 32ac on east track.
Oats 27ac on east track. Nothing doing
in rye Barley soc. Whisky sc. Mess
pork held higher at SIS IS, offered and
refuseDry salt meats s;if, shoulders, up
country 5acc April; clear sides, up country
7a67sc. Bacon, shoulders SC August; clear
nib l03c July and August; 10sc September.
Lard held firm, but lower to sell-prime
steam up country SIC. Hogs S4.G0G5. 20.
Cattle firm and udchanged.
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NEWSPAPERS.

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FISH, FROG, OR HUMAN !?
A CHICAGO SENSATION.

A Baby that Paddles Around Under
Water. for twenty-five Minutes-A
German who has Succeeded I'm Max.
ing His Dog and Infant Amphibi.
Ous-Rave We All the Elements of
the GudgeOn I'm cur Several Anat-
Omies?
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-09

Behan Riae Club.

A few weeks ago several gentlemen OF
our city. having an inclination toward the
pomp and circumstance attending military
matters. a. we'll as possessing devoti ion
for the school OF arms. combined and se-
solved themselves into an associa ton, as
suminS the above name. The members
proved congenia. spirits. and now the
ranks have swe.Iel into fair proportions.
Everything ili. politics will be strictly
tabooed, the club existing entirely as a So
cia! organization. Officers have been elec ted
and are az follows:
Captain. o. F. Peek: frs: lieutenant. II.
Dudley Coleman; second lieutenant. W. H.
Vredenburg. Jr.; second junior lieutenant,
c. II. Forno; first sergeant, Alfred I. Baker:
second sergeant, L. c. Nick; third sergeant.
Il. Dupre; fourth sergeant, A. Coste: first
corporal. Thomas Boiand: second corpo raj,
A. X. Wagner; third corporal, Sam X.
Shepard; fourth corporal, Z. W. Creswell;
treasurer, N. Bannister.
They have room temporarily in David
son Court. As the nineteenth instant will be
the anniversary of the old organization there
will be something like reunion and little
festivity. When every arrangement is per-
fected the members expect to experience
some diversion by indulging in target prac.
tice. Last evening committee was ap-
pointed to procure arms and clarte. sor
the club.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-09
WHOLE NUMBER 1915.

physician yesterday and pronounced able to
oeA1 iie 1atigue OF voyage. He was ac-
cord!ng!y sent on board the transport Vir-
Sinle this morning with eighty-nine other
convicts for New Caledonia.
The War Indemnity.
The payment of the third quarter Of the
last milliard of the war Indemnity was
completed on the fifth instant.
Imports.
An official statistical statement shows
that during the first six months of the
present year the imports OF France
amounted in valve to Sol 900. 900 francs,
against l.678,000,000 the same time last
year. The exports were 1853, ,000. 900 francs,
against |, ,727 200, 001. The customs revenue
was $4,000, ,O00 against 7S 000,000, and the
total revenue from all sources was 5l6,-
100000, against 4O4, ,0O0, 900 the same period
last year.
Newspaper Suppressed.
General Rourbaki has forbidden the sale
in the streets of the Petit Tpoaais news
paper.
ChambOrd Accepts.
VIENNA, August 8-The Norstadi Zsitung
reports that the Count de CnambOrd has
accepted the throne of France. a formal
tender OF which was recently made him by
a deputation of legitimists.
Attempted Assassination.
TRIESTE, August S-An attempt was
made to-day to assassinate Prince Nicholas,
Hospodar of Montenegro. The Prince was
severely wounded in the face.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-09
ENGLAND.
Changes in the Ministry

NEW YORK, August S.-A Herald special,
dated London, August Z, says: "A Cabinet
council was held this evening. The discus
sion resulted in importan. changes in the
ministry.
The Marquis Of R;pon and Nessrs. Chill
ders and Baxter have resigned: the two
first for private reasons. Mr.. Gladstone, in
addition to the Premiership. assumes the
Chancellorship of the Exchequer. in lieu of
Hon. Robert Lowe. who tl.s the Home
Office.
"Mr. Bruce is to be made peer. and will
succeed Lord Ripon as Lord President of
the Council. Mr.. BGnham Carter Succeeds
Mr.. Baxter as Join: Secretary to the Treas.
ury. Arthur Pee! becomes the liberal whip.
Other changes are expected in few days.
John B.igh. Joins the Cabinet
LONDON. August S.-The London journals
Of this morn ing announce that Lord Fred.
erick Charles Cavendish and Sir Arthur
Wellesley Pee: will assist Mr.. Gladstone in
performing the duties of the office OF Chan
celior of the Exche4uer. Il is also stated
that the Hon. Algernon Grevilie has been
offered one of the junior lordsh;ps of the
treasury. Il is probable that Sir John
Duke CCleridge will be appointed Master
o.: the Rolls. Sir George Jesse! Attorney
General. and Mr.. Henry James Solicitor
General.
Defeat Of Liberals.
ne L!Dcrais loSI tne election to-day IL
East Staffordshire.
Weather.
The weather is favorable TO .ae crops.
The New Cable.
At meeting yesterday Of the directors
OF the company organized to lay cable
direct to the coast of New Hampshire, it
was unanimously resolved to change the
route. and land the cable On the soass Of
Newfoundland.
Dead.
Lady Trevi.ian i. dead.
Five Million Dollars Lost at a Fire.
The loss by the burning of the rice mill.
a: Stephney is S5,0)0.O0J.
Loss Of an American WhaIer.
The whaling bark Annawan, from Ma.sa
chusett,. capsized. Five lost and seven
teen saved by passin. vessel.
Commissioner Of Works.
William p. Adams, member OF Pariia.
ment for Clackmannanshire. has been ap-
pointed commissioner of works and build
ings, vice Ayrton, resigned.
Cotton Willis stopped Work.
Nearly all the cotton mills at Rochdale
are closed in consequence Of strike among
the operatives.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-09

Thrown Overheard and Drowned.
NEW YORK. August S.-TwO of the crew
of the steamship Glass quarreled. One was
thrown overheard and drowned. The
other was arrested.
Robbery ut Buffalo.
BUFFALO, August 9.-Thieves entered
room in the Mansion House, occupied by
some Eastern sporting men, last night and
succeeded in getting away with over $4,000
in money and jewelry.
A Man Burned to Death In a Playful Way.
MEMPHIS, August 9.-Last Monday Ne
ne gro man named Dan Calhoun, who had
been digging we'll near the Brighton sta
ton. on the Paducah railroad, laid down to
sleep near his work, and while sleeping
was discovered by three men named Moses
Vaughn, j. 3. Ruffin and John Boyle, who,
thinking TO have some fun, as they after
ward stated, poured bottle of turpentine
on Calhoun's clothes and set them on fire.
Calhoun awakening and finding himself
enveloped in flames, ran shrioking for help,
and before being caught by lie citizens and
the flames extinguished, he was SO badly
burned that he died the next day. The
negroes in the neighborhOOd in vain tried
to get warrant for the arrest of the parties
committing the deed. and then concluded to
take the law in their own hands, but the
guilty ones had fed.
Threats were made against some Of the
citizens, but Sheriff Locke quieted the ne
groes by promising to do all in his power
to arrest the guilty ones. He arrived here
to-day. thinking they had sought safety
here. but thus tar has been unable to find
them.
Stabbed ut the Sangerfesf.
WAsHINGToN, August S.-Hussey, who
was stabbed at the Sangerfest by young
Slater. of Alabama. is dead. Slater has
not ueen arrested.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-09
ISyn).Tax Resiseers.

Cur neighbor is tax resister who hates
an impost as blister. He now res ists-we
cite the facts-:hat burden o. the schools
syntar.
ExamDies-First class in parsin.:
Neglect may be crime when the sav-
ings of the widow, the patrimony Of the
orphan. or accumulations of the thrifty
poor. are at stake. and careless supervision
allows officers illegal disposition Of the in
stitutiOns' moneys.
They all will swear that lies are on the
spades; and therefore, could not be theirs
and that they tthe spadesl did the Devils
work of recussitation-not the pure, and
pious, and virtuous Leaders of the Radical
Party. who came to dig up, and rejoice. in
Democratic putrescence; and, so humbly
presenting themselves, before the Lord.
Respectfully referred to the grammar
class lcolored, of Straight Univer sity.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-09
A Valuable Work.

Our venerable fellow-citizen. Tnom as J.
Spear, is devoting the latter days of usy
life to preparing and arranging series of
sketches of persons and things tina. existed
long ago in New Orleans. He has drafted
from memory. with great accu-ac y, more
than hundred views of buildings that
have long ago been demolished. His
sketches run so far back as to show the
situation of New Orleans and its plan at
the time of its first settlement, aud periodi.
cally since down to the present time. The
old gentleman has gathered together an
immense fund of valuable and interesting
information, which he proposes shortly to
publish IL book form and sci! to subscrib-
ers. The engravings and plates with
which it will be embelishel are promised
to be in the highest style of the art. We
trust Mr.. Spear will meet with the success
he deserves.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-09
DISASTER.
4 steamer Burned and Many Lives

- Stta-icT DufHeN ana MANY Lives LOSts
VEEoER!CKsBURG. Nd. August S-Tne
steamer Nawassett. running on the PotO.
mac river. between Wasning ngton and Cur.
rieinan. took fire about Twelve O'Clock to.
day az Chateion landing. and was de.
stroyeG. She had about one hundred aud
fifty passengers On board.
Between forty and fifty lives were los {.
Six bodies had been found up to two
o'clock-those OF three white ladies and
enc child and two colored children. Miss
Virginia MarbUry. of Giymon:. Miss Bette
among the dead. The others have not been
recognized. George w. Cooke. OF Warsaw.
Virginia. is missing. Captain Wood did
not leave the beat until forced to Go 40 bv
the flames. The fire was trs; discovered in
the engine room. The new. wa, Brought
to Fredericksburg By a negro.
WAsHISGToS, August 9.-Thc reporters
Of the Associated Press a. midnight had an
interview with Doc kennev. the baikeeper
of the Wawasser. the only one of the pas
sengers or crew Gf that vessel who reached
Washington tonight. lie came up to this
city on the steamer Express. with an excu.-
sion party from PIney Point, the latter
vessel having sighted the wreck about four
o'clock this afternoon and picked up Ken.
neg. who had been sent ont in a small! boat
to try 70 come up to Washington.
AQc passengers ana crew Cs Ile W a.
wasset ware at that time ali cared for at
Stewards wharf. near the scene of disaster
Kenny states that the Wawassec LETT here
az six O'Clock this morning OF her regular
weekly trip to Cane river, with III regis
tered passengers and quite a large cargo OF
freight for the river landings.
Just before reaching Chatte!on's landing,
on the Virginia side Of the Potomac. about
FIVE miles below Aqua creek, and after tie
whistle of the boat had been blown as a
signal of her approach 70 that landing. the
steamer at that time being about third of
a mile from The shore, fire was discovered
in the hold. and the hose was attached i'm
mediately. but before the men could reach
it the contagration became general. as the
fire had been burning for some time.
The fire had been smouldering. it is sup
posed, for some hours, and upon opening
the matches it burst forth with great fury,
driving the men from the hold and com
pletely battling all attempts to subdue it.
In less than an instant the widest confu-
sion prevailed on the boat. The passengers
became panic stricken and frantic with
fear, and very few had presence of mind
sufficient to take care of themselves.
The steamer was, without Sec
ond's delay, headed for the shore
on the Virginia side, and in . few
few minutes ran aground about two hun
dred yards from the Virginia side. At this
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-09
Attorney General Field.

From the Madison, Wisconsin. STATE Jour
,a! Of the fourth instant we extract the
following notice of our distinguished fellow
citizen:
Hon. A P Field, formerly Secretary Of
Wisconsin Territory. at present Attorney
General of Louisiana. is spending few
days in this city with his family, and are
stopping at the Rasdall House. 1t is no W
thirty years since Mr.. Field left Wiscon 81 Il,
and this is his first visit TO our city durin e
that time. A few of our older citizens wi IL
remember him and will extend to him a
cordial welcome, and most of our peop lie
know him by reputation as man of CO M
manding ability and a lawyer Of mark ed
distinction at the bar. He seems delight ed
with the progress this country has made in
the last thirty years. Being al eloque Mt
speaker, it is hoped our citizens will be
favored with some remarks as to the con di-
ton of Louisiana affairs during his sojou m
in our midst. Few meR are more famili ar
with the condition Of the South tn an
Colonel Field, or more capable Of prese Mt
ing any subject to an audience. Both the
colonel and his lady are highly plea sed
with the appearance Of 4sjisoa and jts
surroundings.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-09
Henry Ward Beecher on Credit MObiiier.

Rev. Henry Ward Beecher has the fol-
| lowing article in the Christian Union:
How does i. come to pass that the Credit
| Mobiller itself, one Of the most gigantic and
infamous rObberies ever existed. was sut-
fered to grow up and suck the blood OF the
Union Pacific road, right under the eye Of
the general government How was pro-
| cured the legislation Of 1864. making gov.
erument bonds. loaned a second instead OF
a first mortgage. eniar2ing the charter
powers TO a degree that under the manipu-
lation of artful men, should shear the road
Of all its properties, pour MILLIONS into pri-
vate rockets. and then leave the manned
and wounded road on the hands of the
government. in a way that will compel it to
nurse tie weakness and sickness OF lis pa
tien:.
What is Cor sress for: Car such stupen-
dous frauds be practiced on the govern
ment and no one be responsible Into
wha. future are we venruring. and with
what terrible perils. will appear to any one
who considers the vela OF money to
government.
The policy Of subsidies !. = bad policy.
and should be utterly aban doned.
The greatest battle Of the day IS the bat.
t'e of money. The combinations OF capital.
lists. the consolidation OF railroads. the
enormous concentration OF money in COM
a:Ively few hands is raising up Plutocracy
which threatens to overmatch legislatures,
courts and all private interests that stand
in the way of these gigantic corporations.
If the very ablest men in Congress are SO
easily beguiied and perverted by the first
Onse.. wha: vii! the future be. when mil.
lions o; dollars can be brought to bear upon
Congress to secure millionaires' legisia-
lation. as against the interests of the cou.
mon people:
The remedy is two foli. There must be
formed home sentiment OF honesty.
which shall make it impossible Tor any man
to enjoy such gains as he gets by a sacri-
fee of honor. truth and public trust.
But tina: which is needed in legislatures.
above all. is living men. who have made
public affairs study. who have adopted
the profession Of politics. who have by
thorough study qualified themselves to be
publicists. One man in the Senate, one
man in the House of Representatives Of the
right kind could have stopped the gigantic
swindle Of the Credit Mobilier. That such
monstroas fungus could swell up and
grow and throw its roots through all Con-
gress without exciting a remark. without
calling out one faithful man to warn and
guard the public is thing that should fill
rejecting men with alarm.
Is it rgh: to buy legislation Are net
Congress and State legislatures in the mar
ket! Is not the capital now combining IN
America standing threat to our law, our
courts and our legislatures