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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-04-01

Office New Orleans City Railroad TOM
pslv, No. .2t Cana. street. New Orleans March 20,
l3.'.-A. a melting Of the Board OF Directors OF
tbs Comp 4nv, held the twelfth instant, diyl.
deld OF -FOUR DOLLARS per share was declared.
pavaai. 20 the stockholders and after April l.
mn1l 10. c. c. LEWIS, Secretary.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-04-01
SPECIAL, NOTICES.

New Orleans, March %, i3.3.-At a meeting OF the
board OF directors he'd this day dividend of three
and quarter per cent to the stockholders and
dividend of thcee-q IaCters OF one per cent 20 the
depOsit0rs upon their average daily balances, WAS
declared OFT of the earnings OF the bank rO- the
past three months. PAYABLE Oh and after mon
DAY, Apr Il 1873
rnh302w CHARLES L. c. DU?I'r Cashier
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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
Married.

Observation-Disclosures Thursday, Febru-
airy 20, at st. Barnabas' church, Baltimore, by the
Rev. Mr.. A. P. Stryker, assisted by the Rev. DR..
Samuel Clark and the Rev. Mr.. charles Rankin,
Lieutenant CHARLES BELKNAP, United States Navy,
and FANNY, daughter OF Mr.. J. Wheelwright Of Bal
tmOre.
BoNN-MANus.-On Sunday, February %, at the
residence OF the BRIDES father by Rev. J. s. Moot.
daughter OF Meyer Manus, ESQ.,, both Of this city.
No cards.
CLOoK-JAcKsoN. Keyport N. J., on Tuesday,
HARVEY CLOCK TO Miss NsTTIE JACKSON, both Of
New York.
DARLNa-DARKR.-On Wednesday. February 20,
Wm II. Pendleton, Mr., WIN. H. DARLING to Miss
JOSEPHINE DARKE, all OF this this city.
DISQUALIFICATION Tuesday. February q, 1879,
by the Rev. A. Blo0mer Hart, rector Of the Church
Of the Advent, ct the residence Of the brides
parents, FRED @. DEvoE to Miss EMMA L. MCLEAN,
only daughter OF Henry Mclean, Esq, all OF this
city.
FEENY-sMIrH.--On Monday, February "a. ct st.
Marys church, nobOken, N. j., by the Rev. Father
Cauvin, JAMES FEENY, OF this city,, to KATE.
daughter Of Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, OF HoDoken.
NJ.
MAGurRE-CLoNAN.-At st. Stephens church,
Monday, February "a, 1873, by Rev. G. McCready,
MICHAKL MAGUIRE TO ELIZA 7. CL0NAN, daughter OF
the late Th0s Clonan, all OF this city.
MOUNT-WILEY.-On wednesday, February 20 Dy
the Rev. Frank Chandler, of Freehold, N. j., KATE
WILEY to JOSEPH MOUNT, both Of this city.
MCC0AAuck-1cCAULEY.-0 Tuesday, teoru2ry
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FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL.
A Still Easier Working of the
Money Market.
The Average Rate on Call About
IL 1-2 Per Cent.
"A BETTER BANK STATEMENT.
Still Below the Line Of Legal Reserve, but the
Deficiency Only $4,000.
THE TREASURY "CALL" OF BONES.
The Amount Amended to $50000,000-
Designations Of the Bonds Called"
DECREASE IN THE PUBLIC DEBT.
The Cotton and Specie Movements and
Imports Of the Week.
AN ADVANCE IN GOLD.
The Stock Speculation Dull and the Market
Steady-Pacifc Mail Feverish,
but Quieter.
u.
The Amount Amended to $50,000,000-
Designations of the Bonds Called"
The Cotton and Specie Movements and
Imports Of the Week.
AN ADVANCE IN GOLD.
The Stock Speculation Dull and the Market
steady-Pacihc Mail Feverish,
but Quieter.
WALL STREET,

1
SATURDAY, March 1t P. NJ.
On 'Ohsnge to-day cotton ON the spot was quiet
and nominally unchanged, while futures were In
moderate demand, out at 1-16c. no. per pound
easier rates. The receipts at the ports to-day were
e,x04 bales Flour, wheat and corn continued dull,
but prices were not essentially changed.
THE IMPORTS OF THE WEEK.
The total imports Of foreign goods at this port
during the past week were $9,3s4,7S6. made up Of
$as22.24s of dry goods and $6,472, 4SS Of general
merchandise. * ,sssas a. e --..-e.s. '-~
THE COTTON MOVEMENT.
The total receipts of cotton at all the ports for
the past week were 1885, 52s bales against 100, 1853
the previous week. The total receipts since Sep
tember l. 1872 2715,s15 bales, against 2244 O5s
for the same period of last year, showing an In
crease In
[ THE PRESENT CROP
of AL 757 bales The exports from all the ports for
the week were ass bales against 1858 last year.
The total exports for the expired portion OF the
cotton year 6Os 6o6 bales against 1876 910 last
year. The stock at all The ports is $40 973 bales
against 6o7, 14s at the same date in 1872.
THE AMENDED "CALL" OF BONDS.
The Secretary Of the Treasury issued to-day an
amended call, supplementary to that OF February
9, reducing the amount of 5-2Os of 1862 to be re-
deemed June 1 to $50, O,OOO the designations OF
the bonds being as follows:-
COUPON BONDS-SECOND SERIES.
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GOVERNMENTS FIRA


The government list was frmer with the ad-
vance in gold and quiet, closing as follows-
United States currency skies, 114A a Hay;
do 1881, registered, 1863 116A do. do coupon,
11SA 1884, do. fve-twenties registered, May and
November, 1853 115A; do do, 1852, coupon, do,
1853 1154; do. do. 1854, do do, 1853 1l5s4 do.
do, 1865 do. do 1863 III; do sixty-sevens regis
tered, January and July, 11421 114zS do. do 1865,
coupon do, 1141s 114zs; do. do, 1867, do. do,
11e2 1167s; do. do, 1868, do do, 1862 11ess;
do ten-lOrties, registered, 111A 1111z do. do,
coupon 1117S 11124; do. f1ves of1Ss1, registered,
1881 1885, do. do, coupon, 11SH 1137s.
STOCKS DULLER AND IRREGULAR.
The stock market was less active and for most
of the list was steady. Erie, Central and Lake
Shore were u better. Western Union was weak
and declined to s9H. Pacific Mail continued fever
ish between ssh and SO, and closed as nearly as
might be at the exact intermediate of these ex-
tremes. The Erie transfer books closed to-day for
the dividend Of ~ per cent on the common stock
and ga per cent on the preferred, payable
March Is.
The Southern State bonds were rather more
active, with prices steady. The Tennessees sold
at 81, but continued to be offered at that figure.
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES.
The following table shows the highest and lowest
prices OF the principal stocks during the day. Erie
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TIE cIrY BANK STOCKS,


The following were the bids for the city bank
stocks:-New York, 1872; Merchants, 1le; Mechan-
ics' 1856; Union, lao; America, $50; City, $50;
PAenix, 1903; Gallat.n National. 12l; Merchants Ex-
change, 81; State OF New York. 1l2 Commerce.
ll5k; Mercantile 1870; Bank OF the Republic, HOY !;
Hanover, 1Ol; Irving, 122; Grocers', 100; Nassau
1906; Shoe and Leather, 100; Corn Exchange, 1875;
Continental 80; Commonwealth, SO; Importers
ana Traders, ITS; Manufacturers and Merchants
100; Central National, %; Fourth National, Ill !;
Ninth National los; Bankers and Brokers' Asso.
citation, so; German-American, 102.
GOLD sTRoNG--ll4% A 115%.
The gold market was strong on the Official
Treasury call for only $50,OOOO0O of fivetwenties
and advanced from 114% to ll51s, but with the in
crease OF specie in the bank statement fell on to
1l4zs. The Sub-Treasury paid out 500 on account
OF redeemed hve-twenties and s1s5,OOO on account
Of interest. The European steamers took out
1884 in silver. The specie exports for the week
were $685. 4s6 and since the beginning of the year
have been $10 163,576. The course OF the market
a shown the table
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EUROPEAN MARKETS.

LONDON MONEY MARKEr-LoNDoN March l-2 r. NJ
COnso and American securities closed unchanged Erie
Railway shares 521. Consols opened at Ra a 92H
both money and the account United States five twent
bonds 1868, old, 93 1875 s32< ten-forties s9
ives 90h.
FRAHKfoRr BouRsE-FRANKroRr March IA M
United States vewenty bonds opened at 95ss for the
issue of 1862.
PARIS BouRsE.-PARIs, March IA. M.-Rentes opened
at 56f. TIC.
LIvERpOoL COTTON MARKEr.-LIvERPooL, March IL
p. M-The market closed quiet The sales of the day
have been bales including 900 for speculation and
export OF the sales 5000 bales American Sales
OF cotton shipped from or Charleston deliver.
able March, have been made at 81 I'D Middling up
LIvERPooL BREADsTUFrs MARKET-LIvERPooL, March l.
Up. M-The market Is quiet
LIVERPOOL PROVISIONS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., March l.
Evenng-Bacon 36s 3d., per cw for short rib middes.
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Union Pacific incomes steady at H. ex interest,
and the land grants were nrmer. Boston. Hartford
and Erie rsts advanced to 1914 on the discovery that
the Erie application for an injunction TO prevent
the foreclosure was coupled with an offer on the
part OF that company to pay the coupons and re-
deem the franchise. The following were the bids
at the CALL as amended by prices In subsequent
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THE NILSSON HALL ARM0RY.

The InvcstfgatfnR COmmfttee Listen Co
the Summing Up OF Counsel.
Yesterday morning the Nilsson Hall Armory
Committee Of Investigation, Of which Supervisor
Cooper is chairman, met in the chamber OF the
evidence by the respective counsel. Mr. W. Brooke
appeared TOR General Farrell and Mr.. Stewart on
behalf Of Mr.. d. d. ConOver. The addresses Of the
respective counsel were Short and the committee
adjourned sine dfe. Their report will be presented
at an early meeting of the Board Of Supervisors.
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Is, at st. Marys church. Montgomery. Orange
county, N. r., by the Rev. j. J. McCauley PETER J.
M0CokMIck. Of this city, 70 Miss JOHANNA McCAU-
ROPEk-CHATrERTON.-On Thursday. February
Is. at the residence Of the BRIDES parents by the
REV. samuel Altman, JOHN b. ROPER to MARY II.
CHArrKRTON, all Of this city. No CARDS.
:, SChIRhER-SAUER.--On Monday, February 10, by
the Rev. II. Raegner at the residence OF the BRIDES
OF Christian sauer, both of this city
SENAUER-EDLER.-On Tuesday, February 25, at
the residence OF the bride, by the Rev. Dr. Galiau-
yIRGINIE, second daughter OF the late Charles
Elder. ali OF this CITY,
SIMONS-MERCER.-I Brooklyn, on Tuesday.
February 25 at the residence OF the brides brother
by the Rev. DR.. Halliday, Mr.. JOHN H. SIMoNs, OF
that city, to Miss Lizzie MERCER, OF Boston. Mass.
ALDRON-WALDRON.-0n Monday, February "a,
by the Rev. Father Burns, at st. Bernard's CathO
Lie church, Boston Highlands Mr.. AUsTIN WAL
ORION, OF Newark, N. j., and Miss CATHERINE
WALDRON, OF Wavery street. Boston
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-02
CLOSING PROCESS O'CLOCK P. M.
HAVANA EXCHANGE,

HAVANA, Feb. IS 1873.
Exchange-on United States sixty days, currency
liz II per cent premium do. sixty days gold, 2S4
.sH per cent premuIn short sight, 30A 3O per nj
premium; on London, AZ AN per cent premium.
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COUPON BoNDs-sECoND SERIES.

The full text Of the call will be found In our
Washington dispatches elsewhere.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
The public debt statement shows reduction
during February Of $5,277,sso The net currency
balance in the Treasury is 81, soc, 9O2, and coin,
after allowing for certificates Sal, 905, sol. The
total debt, less cash In the Treasury and exclusive
of accrued interest," is $2,179. sos, 1926.
THE FOREIGN MARKET.
The London quota tions came frmer for consols
End steady for United States bonds. Erie shares
we're strong at 62H 52h, ex-div1dend, equivalent
In our currency to about $50. The new French
loan was bu0yant at an advance to ca per cent
premium.
MONEY EASIER.
The money market was easier, the average rate
on call having been about 1-S2 in addition legal
interest. As the 1872 was paid for the two days to
Monday the equivalent rate per annum was about
l2K per cent. The highest rate was lie and the
lowest per cent, the latter occurring quite early
In the afternoon; but, contrary to the usual
EXPERIENCE OF SATURDAY
the market hardened again, and by three O'Clock
the rate had recovered to 132 and interest. Early
In the day good deal OF stock turning was done
at per cent, even where the market price was
considerably below par. Commercial paper was
quiet and nominal Foreign exchange was dull,
and rates as lately quoted were unchanged, both
at the desk and In actual business. The easier
tenor OF the market the past few days. while refer
ribe in great part to the fall in prices and
sHRINKAGE IN VALUES
at the Stock Exchange and to the less active de-
mand for currency to 60 West, can also be traced
to the cessation OF contraction on the part of the
Treasury Department the debt statement of to-day
showing that the outstanding legal tenders are
down to the original limit Of $356, ,0OO If Mr.
Boutwell, had determined to fully make his peace
with the contractionsts Of Massachusetts prelim-
mary to presenting himself as candidate for the
United States Senate. The Treasury Department
has isued call for further redemption to the ex-
tent Of $500, 900 Of the Three Per Cent Certificates
interest on which will cease on the 30th Of April
next. This call includes all the ten-thOusand-do-
lar certificates.
THE BANK STATEMENT.
The weekly statement OF the associated banks Is
quite favorable so far as the weeks banking move
ment Is concerned, the gain in actual reserve hav
ing $685. 400, while the contribution to the net
reserve Ia over million and half dollars, so that
che deficiency In legal reserve Is reduced 10 mat
ter Of few hundred Thousand dollars The chief
changes for the week are a contraction OF about
fve and o half millions In loans and decrease of
nearly four millions In deposits from which the In
ference Ia fairly taken that the loss In deposits has
been the consequence not so much of movement
OF currency to the interior Of a curtailment OF
credits--Jhe diminished advances by the Wall
street banks upon Pacific Mail shares being in
themselves sufficient to account for good part OF
the amount. The statement compares with its
srodecesaor Of last week as fOows:-
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s620OO Tenn 6's. old

$4,000 Tenn 6's, DID,. {
l0J00 10. .b3 I
1000 Va SIS, con. ...... I
20O0 Missouri 6's.. -. {
10000 NY rs, b ], r.. :. II
1900 do. c II
1000 n Y G rs, rs. -. II
900 Erie 4th m. ......
bOOO I'm Pac LIST m. :. :
1000 u Pac rs lg b. So
1000 Chic 4 N W ex...
700 I A w lst StL div
1000 Ct West I'd IN. =.
1000 Tol 4 w con c BIDS
200 ID, l. 4 w "a MI
500 p, TT w a q lst.. II
200U Tol 4 Wab LIST m.
5000 Tol n w I'd IN.
200 VI h st p LIST, LaCd
1000 BIC X a N list. BIC
SO shs Bank of N w.. 4
l42 Del 4 II Canal. :. =. !.
100 Quick NJ Co. ..... I
zoo Canton Co. ..b G II
100 Am Coal. he
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-06
LOUISVILLE e. CINCINNATI SHORT
LINE RAGLROAD.-Trains leave and ar
rive at I.nnisYilla fOllOMS

GRAINS. LEAVE. 4 ARRIVE.
Southern Fast Line ,eX-
cept Sunday......... 500 A. NJ. 700 p. NJ.
Cincinnati EXPIRES, d'ly $50 P. NJ. 12:30 P. NJ.
Cincinnati night Ex-
press, except Sunday l1:00 P. NJ. 5:15 A. NJ.
Lexington Mail, except
Sunday............... $50 A. NJ. 6:30 A. NJ.
Lexington Express, eX-
cept Sunday........ go P. NJ. l11:30 p. NJ.
Lagrange AccommOda-
ton, except Sunday 500 A. NJ. SIS P. NJ.
Lagrange AccommOda-
ton, except Sunday. 9:35 A. n. $3.50 P. NJ.
Shelbyville AccOmmo-
dalton, except Sunday $50 a. NJ. 800 p. N.
Sheibyville AccOmmO-
dation, except Sunday 500 P. NJ. s:15 A. NJ.
Shelbyville AccOmmO-
dalton, Sunday only. $50 a. NJ. 200 P. NJ.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-06
AbOUt Dogs.

A forlorn locking chap stopped at the po-
lice station yesterday, in order to report the
''goings on" of some of his neighbOTs.
Said he: 81 had couple Of mighty good
dogs, and yesterdaymOrningIg got them dogs
on the porch, both dead-pisened.' His
voice shook with emotion, as he picked a
frozen tear out of his left eye, with shin
gle nail.
'Well, what are you growlin' abOut?"
asked legal cOvey who sat near the stove,
warming himself. "a man who lives in
town don't need dog, for they are a regU-
lar nuisance, and beside, your dogs are bet
ter off now than they were before, for they
are like OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES got no souls
to save"
Here the man of law, absent-minded,
took a fresh plug of tobacco from Capt.
Yater's hand, bit off chunk about the size
of "a piece ofstickingplaster,. put the remain
der of the plug in his pocket, and
continued: 'ENow there was Jack Reed;
he had big dog that he said would just
tear man to pieceS-eat him up, you
know" addressing a reporter on this paper,
who replied that he didn't know anything
about it. The disciple of Blackstone frown-
ed in a terrible manner at this irTeverentin-
teruptiOn, and resumed his narrative
narrative" ola dog.
"Yes sir, Jack said his dog would just
eat a man up. He tied him up in the
smokehouse one night, and that very night
some fellows broke in and stole all Jacks
meat and his dog too. What do you think
Of that?' And the probable Chief Justice
Of the United States turned to look for the
forlorn chap whose two dogs had departed
this life so suddenly and unexpectedly, but
he had glided out.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-06
TOM SCOTT TO THE 'FRONT.'

Col. I. A. Scott, in a card replying
to statements in circulation in relation
to endeavors making on his part to
procure laid from the Government for
constructing the Pacific roads. bees
leave to request that such statements
may be suspended until an application
is made to Congress by the companies
He assures the public that no apphca-
ton will be presented on behalf of the
road with which he is officially con-
nected, unless upon basis absolutely
secure to the Government, and certain
to promote the material interests of
the country, by giving active employ
ment 30 thousands of deserving men.
now idle. If an arrangement can be
devised by which these great works will
be completed, not only without anypos-
sibility of loss to the Government. but.
on the contrary, its best interests
greatly promoted, he has no doubt that
all will agree that this is a consumma-
ton devoutly to be wished.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-06
IucRET1A BoRG1A-Sketches in India
No Renorters Need Amply.

Neither Detectives, for it is written in
the law that they belong to an Ostracised
class.
The following ''order" was sent to the
jail in this city yesterday: "All newspaper
reporters and Detectives are forbidden to
have any interview or communication with
| the prisoners, without first procuring the
written consent of the Attorney General,
the Judge, or all the Commissioners"
As Mr.. Squeers say, ''there's richness for
you" Tailor Patterson has given bonds in
the sum of $4,000 for the safe
| keeping of the inmates of the Jail,
. and one would think that he might
be left to exercise his own Judgment as to
what constituted ''Safe keeping" without
any such restrictions on the part of the At
torney General, the County Judge OF the
Jail Commissioners, and thus requiring
members of the city press to hunt up these
officials in order to get permission to visit
men confined in the jail, is doing some
thing that is uncalled for and unprecedent-
ed. The public generally, are admitted
without this ''written CONSENT and our
citizens will fail to see any reason why re-
pOrters should not be admitted to similar
privileges.
When a reporter visits an inmate of the
jail he does so for the purpose of giving the
public information concerning such person,
which is perfectly legitimate and proper,
as people expect them to supply such infor-
nation. \ request made by the counsel
would secure thu, suppression of any facts
which it might be imprudent to publish, or
prisoner could be warned to refrain from
making known facts Of this kind to the re-
porter.
Suppose prisoner was to send to one of
the newspaper offices at midnight request
for a reporter to visit him in his cell (not
an improbable supposition), under the Or
der referred to, it would be impossible
to comply with this request, perhaps,
because of the difficulty Of procuring the
"opcn sesame" Of a ''written consent"
from the officials named, at that hour, and
thus our citizens be deprived of important
information.
In all the leading cities of the land
representatives, of the press are freely admit
ted to jiails and prisons, for the reason that
they represent the interest and wants Of the
newspaper-reading portion of the cOmmu-
nity-the law-abiding, tax paying citizens,
who have right to know the things re-
porter make it his duty to ferret out.
We trust the order will be rescinded, as
no good, and much harm will result from
it's being carried into effect.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-06
Mrs. BOWERS matinee-East Lynne
POLICE PICKINGS.

Charles Crockett would not have been
requested by Judge Duling yesterday morn
ing to leave that two dollars and half in
his hands, had it not been for the assault
and battery affair in which he participated
the day previous.
lis said that Jesse Cooper stole wood
from the Decatur Depot and it is also cur
rently reported that he was fined ten dol
lars yesterday for so doing, and that he
drew ticket for soup at the workhOuse.
j. III. McIowen would fight a man and
brother, and now his pOcket-book is five
dollars lighter than it would have been had
his temper been under better control.
Harriet Whitset INDUCED in disorderly
conduct Thursday night. For the next
twelve days her time will all be devoted to
performing such elegant duties as may be
assigned her by the keeper Of the work
house.
j. f. Underwood paid five dollars yes
terday, for the privilege he enjoyed Of fight
ing the day before.
Henry Whitsett is evidently not familiar
with the Bible injunction to Honor thy
father and mother" etc, or at least he does
not obey it, for he was fined twenty-five
dollars yesterday for having banged his
mother about in a very disgraceful and I'M
manly way.
Frank Lewis was accused of having been
drunk and disorderly. Several witnesses
told all they knew about the matter, and
Frank was released from cuStody-that is,
after he paid his fine, which amounted to
five dollars.
Alex. Derman was arrested for indulging
in conduct calculated to provoke an I'M
pleaSantness. When he saw the est of the
chaps in the police court donating so freely
Of their means towards defraying the city
expenses. Mr.. Dernan determined that he
would not be out done in liberality, and so
handed over V, which the cOmt quietly
accepted and slowed away in some hidden
and mysterious recess.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-06
A ExTRAORDINARY VOYAGE.

a curious story comes to us across the
ocean of shapeless bundle of rags found
recently in tree top in the South African
colony of Natal. 1t proved to be one of
the missing balloons which floated out of
Paris during the seige with freight of let
tiers and dispatches-orderS from the Gov
eminent of National Defense to its guards
in the field, and messages of love and cheer,
of sorrow and complaint from the suffering
citizens to their friends outside. If the
Government had no better way than
this of reaching its commanders,
it is perhaps not surprising that
the military operations Of France OCCASION
ally lacked consistency. II has been sug-
gested that the contents of this aerial mail
may have an important bearing upon the
trial of Bazaine; but a question which will
interest the public far more than the pur-
port of the letters is how theballoon should
have found its way from France to the
southern extremity of Africa. Natal is over
5000 miles from Paris in direction almost
due South. We should like to know what
Prof. Wises easterly current was doing
while the air-ship made this extraordinary
VOYAGE