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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-17

Second District Court for the Parish of Orleans
by PLAClDE j. SPEAR, AUCTIONEER-
- Office No. 70 Exchange allev.-WEDNhSDAY
December H. 1873, at twelve o'clock M " i'll be- SO d
at public auction at the Merchants and
AuSloneers' Exchange on loyal ST. eet bet ween
Canal and CuetOmhOuse streets, by virtue and
III pursuance of an order from the Hon A. L. TissOt
Judge OF the Second District Court for the parish
OF Orleans dated November %, 1873, for account of
the above succession, to wit
ONE SOLITAIRE DIAMOND PIN, weighing, more
or less, four carats.
ONE GOLD BRACELET, enameled with dia.
monds ~
ONE GOLD BROOCH, enameled with diamonds.
ONE GOLD JARUSE.
ONE GOLD MEDALLION AND CHAIN.
ONE LEFAUCHEUX GUN
ONE LOT MkER>CHAUM PIPES
ONE GOLD PATfNr LEVER WATCH
ONE GOLD SNUFF B x
TWO GOLD WATCHES
And other JEWELRY etc.
The diamonds are of the finest and worthy of the
attention OF cUnnosseurs, and will be on Z xhihi
tlon at the office of the auctiuneer two da, & pre
vlOus to sale
Also BY virtue of the same order will be sold at
$40 P NJ, Oh Barrac ks street between Galvez and
Miro streets
ONE LOT OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
ONE LOT OF WEARING APPAREL
ONS LOT OF SiLVERWARE AND CROCKERY
WARE, etc.
Terms-Cash on the spot. dec 1917
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-17
SUCCESSION OF N. P. KENNEDY, WIFI OF L
G. ARNeULT.
Second District Court for the Parish of Orleans
No. SO 637.

second District Court for the Parish OF Orleans
No. SO $751;
PY q. DE FERRET & CO.-JOHN G. MON
ID rose, Auctoneer-Off1ce No. so ROYAL street
WEDNESDAY, December II. 1873, at twelve o'clock
NJ, at the Merchants aud Auctioneers' Exchange
on Royal street, between Canal and Customhouse
streets. will be sold by public auction by virtue
of an order from the Hon. A. L Tissot, judge of
tie Second District Court for the parish of Orleans
dated November, Il, 1873, the following described
property
LOT OF GROUND, together with all the build.
ings and improvements thereon. situated in the
Second District of this city, in the square bounded
by Royal, s.. Peter. Bourbon and Orleans streets
measuring more or less, SO foet front on Royal
street by depth and front on st. Peter street of
l2ofeet between equal and parallel lines and pre-
sumed French measure. Which property is wen
known by the name of ''Bonnecaze 4 Desbon's
confectionery store"
Terns-The purchaser to assume the payment
OF three mortgage notes secured thereon for
$500 and to fall due the fifth of February 1874
spot WV
Act of sale at purchasers expense before O. De
arnas, notary public. DOl3 % 70 de6 l3 Il
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-17

The following kilograms posted at the Cot
| LONDON, December is Rate of discount in open
market Tor three months bills ~ " cent.
345 PM Amount of bullion gon" INTO the Bank
| of Eugla d Oh balance Today tl5, 0o0.
Currency opened at asass v cent premium but,
| being only in MT derate de nand closed at ~.
Cola opened at yesterdays closing TAI es Of III 70
| lllsa against Ills at New York, ard closed at
ll24 al2 j, against ll2s in that narke', where it
touched i'll the interim, lzh. The sa!es inc I'D. d
$l5 600 at ll24 0lll7; $4,000 at llls and SiiOOO
| e II2h
| No sales of silver reported.
| TIE movement in sterling exchange was of
| fair extent. The market opened at about yester
DAVIS closing figures OF ll9ls 0l20 for private bills
ard l2l for bank, bat under the influence of the
| l2:l5 dispatch from New York, quoting gold at
lzh. to l2ll :. for the former ian advance of
y az p cent? ana 22 for the latter ian advance of
llzs it was quoted only y hi her than yes
| terday Tor private bills and VOL tor bank The
sales amounted to 81 600, emoia ing s2ooO bill of
ladng 100; $4,000 AL clear at l2Ua4; f2O0 bill Of
ladng at III; 9550O bin OF lading and AL clear
92OGe AL clear at I'LL 1900 American ships bin at
III H ELS 600 bill of lading l2l02l i; 945UO AL
clear at ~ a. 10000 bill of laing ard AL cl,
l2i0l2l1a; 42O0o Al clear at l2l39 $4,000 private
bankers at l2l1 and &250O bank Tor remittance
a. iak. ' -
The sales of francs summed up 100 600 embracing
200 600 commercial at Aba 04s2S, 23n, 900 do at
472s 60 900 do ARR "a TO- aud 800 coo do at 40
AT the close sterling bills were Quoted at l2oh a
for s cent? S aa and or ans
francs AT 473a4 da1ah for private and nominal
fer bank.
The offerings of domestic exchange were liberal
and New york sight was fully i y cent lower
for private. The sales (all fur certified checks)
covered $40 900. embracing $1,000 commercial
sight on New York and 600, SIS 600 and $50 900
pr ale bankers at ~ cent discount, Sis, eco
and $55, 900 commercial and Sc, 600 private bank
ers at 4: $4,000 private bankers at i y cent
discount 0par, and 81 900 bank at par and $4,000
private bankers at o6c premium. and $4,000 on
Providence at Nc discount
The banks continued to check on New York at
L AN cen Urenum and Driyata sight ouOtpd
as y cent discount, all for certified checks.
In stocks we noticed Q sale of 1856 shares Lou
isiana Sugar Shed Company at Sl8; 800 do at -;
1876 Louisiana Levee, ordinary. at -, and = Factors
and Traders lnsuraucr Company at $50.
The sales of bonds included $4,000 old Louisiana
State skies 40; 1000 new city per cents
47h; $4,000 city gold bearing per cents SO,
and $1,000 do at So
The snly sale reported in city appropriation GER
tihcates was s 5000 at 54a.
In warrants sale of $l5Ot Metropolitan Police
was reported at 7lk.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-17
FIRST SALE OF OTTO SCHWANER,
At the Loan Office, No. 81 Baronne sire ct.

- Office No. 46 Exchange alley.-SATURDAY
December 20, at 1870 A. NJ and follow g DAYS,
VIII be sold, without reserve, at Otto Schwan+r's
Loan Office No. II Baronne street, near Canal
street, al the unredeemed pledges up to Septem-
Der l. 1873, consisting in
English French, Swiss and American Gold and
Silver Watches of the most celebrated manufac
tnrers rich Diamonds in Bracelets, Brooches
Rings, etc, double harreled Guns, Revolver g.
Paintings, Pianos Gold Chains Surveying Instru
ments Carpenters Tools, Clothing, Looking
Glasses and other articles too numerous to men.
ton.
Terms-Cash. della II
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-17
STEAMBOATS,,

Leaves every TUESDAY and FRIDAY. at nine
O'Clock, sharp.
,6@~ Lower Coast United states
3!A4esyitqF455tNN mail express pas e. ger steamer
Eafn18 or Pilot Town Southwest Pass,
- 7. Forts Jackson, st. Philip, Buras,
ront ala Hache and al mail al pas nger land
inss' Inc new, fast and elegant steam yacht
MARIE,
leaves ior above every TUESDAY and FRIDAY, at
nine O'clock, SHARP, returning eyeIy WEDNESDAY
5 o Ga ~ hDAf, carry ig the United states mail
ass- ngsrs taking his boat arrive at their destns
sha cares only bfb, freight and packs ages
~ ror Htlgnt or assag apply on board Lands o.
oana' street, just below the ferry
oe'l I'M W. ). BASSETT, Master
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-17

ST LOt 1S-Steamer Warner and barges-37 cks
bac0a 1898 SKIS wtt- 4458 hbls flour 1865 bales hay
1927 SKIS 69a SKIS rye 800 SKIS malt 315 bbs pork
$40 bbls 81 ard 100 kegs lard 1876 bxs starch
and iuhrtxs
ST LOUIS Steamer j. hn Tolle-5289 bbls -four
200 half obs rnnr AS bales hay bales cotton 2l5
SKIS cotton seed 1861 SKIS corn ties hams rs bY 5
bacei 1888 l0l ties lard 10 SKIS malt 257 SKIS
rye 1926 SKIS bran and suudries
CiNtiNnA FI--Ateamer W Garrett and barges-
215O bxs starch as bxs candles 2537 bales hay 2l8
bales 23l Obls pork 1923 bbls apples 100 bbis
whisky AS ho Oil 10 cks bacon II ties hams "a
ties lard Al ,a55
FORT JAChSnN-Steamer Bmpire-79 hhds sugar
289 obls uuassts IA SKIS rice PA bbls rice 70 bbls
sOranges and suR,ir e.
observation-disclosures st JOhn-326 hhds sugar
TIA hbis mOlasses l bale cotton 10 SKIS seed cotton
and sundIies
Observation-Disclosures Bertha-565 bales of
cotton 1888 SKIS cotton seed Is hhds sugar 1877 bbls
moasses
Observation-Disclosures Leslie Taylor-sos bales
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-17
BUSINESS CARDS

JULES MARGINAL. CHARLES vAUTHIBR
MARCHAL'S REsTAt RANT.
NO. ~ Union street between st. Charles and Car
Ondelet.
hoarding by the Day, Week or Month.
FURNISHED ROOMS
ofrlvate Supper Salno, for parties d,5lm
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-17

DY HOFFMAN. MARKS & CO., ALEX
ID LEVY, Auctioneer-Salesroom No. 38 Charities
street-On WEDNESDAY, December H. 1873. at
twelve O'Clock NJ, by virtue of order of the Hon.
y II. Durell judge of the District Court of the
United states OF America for the district of Louis
lana, sitting i'll bankruptcy, dated Dece mber 5
1873
The ENTIRE STOCK IN TRADE of Caroline
Barousse, in bankruptcy, consisting of mill merry
goods and fixtures.
The above without any reserve whatever.
Terms-At sale DEF
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-17
By O. Valeton.
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE SHARES OF
OCEAN TOwBOAT COMPANY.

SUCCESSION OF JAMES NJ. PETERSON-NO. "a, 70A
DY o. VALETON, WEDNES-
ID DAY, December a. at twelve o'clock NJ, will
be sold store Nos SIS and 81 Magazine street
ner Natchez stree t, by virtue of order frem the
Hon. A. L. Tissot. judge of the Second D strict
1873
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE SHARES of
Ocean TewbOat Company.
Terms and ConditiOns-The stock will be offer
in block tor a twelve months bend, with security
to be approved by the representative of the sue.
cessiOn. del4
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-17
Marine Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE REPUBLICAN
Wednesday, December Il, 1878.
CLEARED YESTERDAY.

Steamship Margaret, Nc Baker. for Key West
Ship Kentucklan, FO.ter, for Liverpool
British bark BoOmrar g, landlord, for Cete
Bark Fleet wing, Smith for Genoa
Schooner James Ford, Atkins, for Boston
Schooner G II Lawrence, Kemp, for New York
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-17
MEMORANDA,
AUCTION SALES.
By Hoffman, Marks & Co,

JOHN POITEvANT AND JOSEPH A. FAvRE, COM
PLAINANTS, VS.. CARoNDELET STREET AND
CARROLLTON RAILROAD COMPANY, DE.
PENDANTS.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-17
pETITlONs AND .CHEDULEs

prepared strictly according to the bankrupt la
general orders of the United States Supreri
court and rules of the Uutea States Distrit
Court. by JOHN \ CARrER
Al u o ohdce of c. s. Kellogg, Register in Bant
rnpfcv, Cust"mhouse building, New Orleana
Blanks ALWAYS on hand. mol
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-17
DIAMONDS.
DIAMONDS.

DIAMONDS. DIAMONDs
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE WEARING APPAREL.
LEFAUCHEUX GUN MEERSCHAUM PIPES,
GOLD WATCHES AND CHAINS, s.LvERWA ARE,
CROCKEKYWARE, ETC
SUCCESSION OF CHARLES MASSIEU
Second District Court for the Parish of Orleans
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-17
STEAMSHIPS.
STATE LINE STEAMSHIP COMPAN

= L.
STATE LINE STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
LIMITED
The following first Glass; full powered e,va.
built Screw steamships int nded to sail regn
larry between NEW ORLEAN, and LivkRpOGL
and GLASGOW and NEW YORK:
LOUISIANA, % tons register. Captain Steva,,
MINNESOTA. 1000 tons register. Captain Hamlin
ALABAMA, 24c tons register. Captain Nin.
PENNSYLVANIA, $500 tons register CAP, ain Rraas
VlRG MA, $500 tons re gister. .... Captain Sadler
dEChdlA, IoOV tons register. Captain Coope,
kCaA The steamers Of this line will sail
7 for Liverpool direct, as follows
LOUISIANA,
With dispatch.
From New York to Glasgow, sailing fortnjgbt,v
Will receive and sign through bills of ladjno =,
Havre, Bremen Hamburg, Antwerp, kotteISsr
and all Continental ports
Return tickets issued available for TwELyR
MONTHS at reduced rates and Through Tickeis
to all parts of the United Kingdom and Europe
stew ardess and surgeon are attached to es.l
steamer; no charge is made for attendancer
medicines.
Money order granted free of charge
Prepaid Emigrati Tickets issued here to usa
ties DESTROYS Of sending for their friends
These vessels cross the bar at all times without
detention.
For freight and passage, having superior scco,
mOdstions, apply to
A. X. MILLER CO.,
sel4 No. 20 Carondelet street New Orleans
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-17
ARaIVED YESTERDAY.

hhGlpEU fhSI6hUAYs
Norwegian ship L, riley, Marcussen, from Liverpool
October rs, To ia kson Manson-Seventh ST
4th district
Spanish bark olitena, Larrnaga, from Havana, in
ballast, to MASTERED district
Spanish brig Bartolomoe, Misroe Ii DAYS from Gu
"a o, in ballast to PUG &co-2d district
Bark d II Bills, Penny. "a days from Boston, to
Norton Beii-lst district
Sch"nner River Queen, RickeI, from Galveston, to
w Taiboi-3d district
Schooner Neinns, Fletcher, days from Grand
GALLON, to fnaster-2d district
Schooner Eugenia. Juan days from Grand Gail
lou, to iIaster-2d district
roWBoATs.
Rio Graude, McClellan, from the Passes-Towed
down lth instant, barks Annie Tarrey Rosa
and CaIman. briggs Alma Maria and vaasar-
oueh up ship Lcrley, bark Positena, brig
BartGlomoe and schooner River Queen
Jewett. Blda from the Passes-Weut down
ligh'-Brought Up bark d H Bills, schooners
II Meinnis and Engenia
STEAMBOATS,.
John FTolle, B. ady. from st Louis
wv Galret, and bar 6 Booth FIN Cincinnati
Emp re. Jeanireau from Lower Coast
st Jnhh. Mctiroy. from P,aquemine
Bertha. Broad. +, ON Washington
LessIe Tavlor. KennissOn, from Washington
w Dugan, 4" ala r, from Arkansas river
Mary ldn, Ruiz, from Lower Coast
i5'oA COMING UP.
Norwegian bark Rebus Pedessen "a DAYS from st
Naz.ire, III ballast, TO Ocean, Zerega eco
Brig Raze, Ho. per, 10 days from Providence l. to
Union . Company
Schooner Mathiida Kranz 10 days from Boston, to
Norton l. eel
SKP0RTS.
CEDAR REfS-Steamship Margaret-69l bbls of
fo..t hr't Ahi5hy sic SKIS cora 273 SKIS oats 81
OK bacon fn'is sugar 15 900 shingles bbls sugar
40 los c.l 1913 pkgs suud.ies
Bp>itE- Schooner James N fOrd-l819 bales of
cot 30 300 slaves IL pkgs Goldfish
NEW lORk-Schouner Lawrence-3000 bbls
moias+-s 1000 stavrs 500 empty bbls It's bbls rice
CHi.Tt-Ba. k BaD inr rg-49 900 slaves
GshoA-Bark Fle,twiIg-l589 bales cotton 1900
slaves
LiVERPOOL-Ship kentucklan-37s8 bales cotton
$3.50 STAY IS
IMPORTS
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-17
RAILROADS.
NEW ORLEANS, MOBILE

TEXAS RAILROAD.
PASSENGER DEPOT FOOT OF CANAL STREET,
On and after November is, 1873 trains leave as
follOws
Mixed train daily Except Snndays) at BAH
Through express daily at 5 P. NJ.
Mixed train arrives daily Except Monday at BIS
A. NJ.
Through express daily at NJ.
Accommodation train leaves Sunday at 8A NJ
for Ocean springs and intermediate stations
Returning leaves Ocean Springs at sos P. NJ,
and arrives in New Orleans at $40 p. NJ.
This is the shortest and most reliable route to
New York and all Northeastern points. 1t is the
only line running Pu Imam Palace cars to Louisville
Lynchburg and Virginia Spi ings without change.
For tickets and Information apply at the Office
corner Camp and Common streets Opposite City
HOTEL, and at the depot.
E. p. SHUTE
General Ticket Agent
=. II. SCRANTON
myA General Superintendent
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-17
AUCTION SALES.
By Van Solingen q Carpenter.
SALE OF UNCLAIMED GOODS.

CUsroxHorsE, NEW ORLEANS,
December l6, 1873.
DY VAN SOLlNGEN Il CARPENTER X,
ID Auctioneers. = The following goods having
remained in warehouse unclaimed over one year,
will be sold at public auction, in accordance
with the law and the regulations of the Treasury
Department, at Warehouse No l, Customh0use
building, on THURSDAY, January 8, 1874, at III
A.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-17
SUCCESSION OF CHARLES LOFTS FOX ALIAS
CHARLES LOUIS FUCHS. q.
DYG. DE FERRET & CO.-JoHN g. y

Second District Court for the Parish Of Orleans
No. y, 495.
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BREMEN.

BREMEN.
North German Lloyd.
STEAM BETWEEN BREMEN AND NEW oRLRAM
VIA HAVRE SOUTHAMPTON AND HAVANA
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Monetary--Commercial.
MONETARY.

L
OFFICE OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN,
TUESDAY EVENING, December 10. 1873.
The money market continues to improve, and we
notice a stronger tendency the street to easier
rates for loans on collaterals, but without change
in commercial. The pressure on the street mas
been somewhat relieved by the banks dlscounting
n moderate amount of the offerings. We learn that
The depos of currency are rapidly augmentiug
and that the banks more liberal ia supply 1t
10 their customers. For the present We continue
10 quote street rates for first class paper with
coliisrerals at l0l,s " cent v month; Al with
out cOlaterals at IL O., and second grade at 2a3.
First class mortgage paper continues to rule al
10 y cent t. annum. and second grade at HOE
new ORLEANS CLEARING HOUSE.
Clear1ngs. Balances
December 13......... O., 1888 $40 G2 $lU,813 ~
December l5....... 3l53,5O0 80 49,, 822 a3
i,.crnther lG 3734 Ste 80 400 3t5 -
Thus far Il is week. H97T70 l3 IS f99 otI oJ
Same time last week 9,0l4.5 or So b8i,OIo ~
Total last week.. 10 Z3O, 1872 50 1881, 58i "a
Total week before. l4,798,5l2 II 9S2tJ1i IA
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-17
ASSIGNbE'S SALE IN BANKRUPTCY.
MILLINERY GOODS AND FIXTURES.
N THE MATTER OF CAROLINE BAROUSSE, IN
BANKRUPTCY.
DY HOFFMAN. MARKS & CO., A

District Court of the United States of America TO
the District of LOuisiana-No. 1892.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-17
RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE,

LIVERPOOI-Sh Loire -l0lT sks salt 800 t
salt in blu k bales salt ackS
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-17
THE

JULES II
ALPHONi
7. CYPRI,
CHARLES
Organic
THAN.
Finance
MON.
Lands n
p. q. RIG
Cooper
BUYS, J.
By Law
THAN.
Office OF
of Canal 8
NoT1 ay,
provOcati,
not be res
de9 IA 10
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-17

Circuit Court of the United States, Fifth Circut
and District of Louisiana in Equitv-No. G9i8
Smyrna times., 1873-02-26
why Endure What is Curable ?

what can't be cured endured" the proverb
indigestion cured and therefore IL is the meres
stupidity 10 endure IT, Dyspeptcs have certainly right to
continue dypepic the end Of their days II they choose but
supposed that rational being prefers physical
and health the probability s that all suffer
convinced that absolute lna0e
remedy their complaint existed they would with one ac
cord resort to emphacally declare that such
remedy and that ITS HOsettcrs Stoma
The record Of its extends over period OF
twenty and II earessy alleged that during
the whole OF time ii failed to afford relief
disorder Of the stomach that was not
organic malignant and ncurabe The testimonials that go
establish this fact be counted by the thous-
and Stomach complaints that had been aggravated by total
all dutay rules and intensified and rendered
chronic by medical treatment drastic purgaOn have IN
cured within three months by the
systematic this celebrated somachic and Alternative
should that weakness OF the digestive organs
many other ailments BiOusness headache nervous
spasms papaon OF the heart rush OF blood to the
and seepessness among its esncOm
and results and for all these the great vegetable tonic
Is specc 1t first the stomach and through the
upon the secreory and nervous systems aud the
bovels s general being always genial and benehcen
Smyrna times., 1873-02-26
MARYLAND ITEMS.

ftre-Tne dwelling house of Mr.. William
ID. Sn.;th, npar Beaver Dams, Queen Annes
cNdntS, was destroyed by fire on Monday night.
Ths fire originated from the burning Of
FEATHER bed which caught from lamp in the
hands OF children. Loss about $l0OO-no
Insurance.
Mr.. bennett Allen, respected farmer, in
easy circumstances attempted to commit
suicide by hanging, at his residence near
EaStou, on Saturday week, while laboring under
temporary alteration of mind. Fortunately
he was discovered and rescued before life was
extinct, and is now recovering
9Vo men were arrested last week for rob-
baNS the poStOfhce on Deals Island and taken
e Baltimore. The robbery occurred in Decem-
Der. Two or three ships lying off the island,
in the Chesapeake, sent some letters to the
Office, some having money in them, and these
letters were pilfered by the arrested parties, it
is thought.
A man named Phillips, on Kent Island,
Queen Annes CO., killed a large hen hawk with
stick last week. The hawk was making a
meal of a bird 1t had caught, and when Mr.. Z.
approached 1t 1t showed fight instead of fear
He procured a long stick and approached it
again, when, still showing resistance, he struck
it down.
Platter as a Harness Maker. John r. Platter
has begun his term of FIVE years in the Mary
land penltcntlary by an apprenticeship to the
trade of harneSs-maker. An effort was made
To exempt him from labor, by Influential
friends, on the ground of ill health, but DR.
Baldwin, the prison surgeon, pronounced hin
able to work.
The Dorchester 6 DelaUare Railroad
The annual report of the Dorchester & Della
ware Railroad, running from Seatord to Cam
bridge, has just been laid before the public
The road seems to be paying institution
The Treasurer ) Report shows the operatinj
expenses OF the road to be $l5,6l6.64, Will
the total revenue was So, 79I SO, being al
Increase OF SIX per cent over the previous year
Stock Ttken.-The Elkton & Massey's Raj
road books are closed, the required amount q
stock having been taken. The officers of tn
Comp ny have called meeting at Elkton, t
elect President and Directors for one yea
This road will run through some of the be.
farming lands of Cecil and Kent counties, Md
ria Chesapeake City. Warwick and SaSSafr;
to connect with the Queen Anne's Railroad,
Massey Cross Roads. 1t is generally thougl
that this will be one of the best paying roaC
on the Eastern Shore.
In the Penjtentid,y.-John R. Platter, r
Gently tried at Cambridge tor murder and co
vcted of manSlaughter-his wife being Il
vctlnI-was conveyed to Baltimore in ii
steamer Champion, and handed over to Il
Warden Of the Pententiary. When the bo
reached her moorings the sister and brother-i
law of the prisoner went on board aud had
affecting interview with him in the cabin
the meantime some of the passengers not6
the men and boys standing about the wha
that Platter was on the boat, and in fl
minutes there was quite crowd about t
pier. When the prisoner was led down {
gaagway somebody started hoot, which W
ta.en up by the crowd, and grew loud q
more threatening as he passed along.
was hurried into hack and driven to t
penitentiary.
Smyrna times., 1873-02-26

The Attorney General has decided that
letters not fully prepaid at the time of mailing
should be charged, not with double the def
cient postage, but only with the actual ba lance
not prepaid. The Postmaster General has
issued orders in conformity with this decision.
Smyrna times., 1873-02-26

bill prohibiting live stock from running at large
in Duck Creek Hid.
In the House, several petitions for temper
ance law were presented, and a petition signed
by James Bradford and many others, asking
that the usury law be modified, was read.
By special order of the House the bill
authorizing the removal of the county build
lnSs from New Castle to Wilmington, and nine
other bills, Were read second time.
Smyrna times., 1873-02-26

The business of the country is tending
surprisingly TO wholesale magnitudes and pro-
cesses This is forcibly illustrated by the fact
that the Fairbank Scale Company built, last
year, 2l8 iron-frame r. r. track scales, some
of them with platforms, nine rods long
Smyrna times., 1873-02-26
For Sale.

10000 PEACH TREES
I 600 CHESTNUT RAILS
so CORDS OF WOOD.
fehtaf Near Clayton, Delaware.