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The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-05
FUNDING BOARD.

For some reason the man whose turn it was
to be absent did not take it, and the Funding
Board had quorum yesterday, made up
Of the Governor (presiding), the Secretary OF
State, Lieutenant Governor, the Auditor and
Treasurer.
The ninety-nine applications of Forstall
Sons were put through.
The following is a recapitulation Of the ap-
plications
Levee eight per cent bonds, Act 80 of 1870,
619 bonds Of $500 each, 1909 500.
Levee six per cent bonds, Act lis of 1867,
225 bonds of $1,000 each, 1925, 600; coupons,
| $3.50; total 1927, $780,
| The Auditor was engaged in counting, can
ceiling and rcceipting for bonds for some
time but he at last concluded his labors,
aud the following applications were passed
upon and funded:
Ranger, Fatman & Cos bonds Act 108.
September 26, 1868. with coupons, $500; SO
bonds Levee 8per cents, SIS, 600; Total $23,
100
Jas. G. Moore 38 coupons Free School
Bonds, Sl140; 10 coupons Relief State
Treasurer. $50; total 1920.
Chas F. Hoffnan-167 Levee Bonds, s
per cent, with coupons, STA, 100; IA ditto, 6
DOE CELL, Will COupOuo, t1u, ihNChOst
certificate $500; 6 ditto, warrant, $205 40;
certificates and warrants S502; 129 coupons
1920; total, S13I, 767 40.
Edwin Harris-10 Levee Bonds, per cent,
with coupons, $40, 100.
Krunelberg. Schalfer & Col bond New
Orleans and Nashville Railroad, with coupon,
S1O15; ditto New Orleans, Opelousas and
Great Western Railroad with coupons, $4075;
2 ditto relief State Treasurer with coupon
S1545; 2 ditto New Orleans, jackson and
Great Northern Railroad, $4,000; total, 1895.
Jas. J. Tarleton, Cashier bonds, Levee
6per cent with coupons, 5000.
j. B. Manning-6 bonds N. O., 0. and G.
w. R. R :, with coupons, S6040; bond N. O..
bonds Vicksburg aud s. r. R., with coupons,
$1,000 !; 20 bonds, act April &c. 1853, with
coupons, $40, SIS; total, $40 1876.
Levy 4 Berg-5 bonds, Levee per cent,
with coupons, S505O.
w. S. Donnell -62 bonds, Levee per cent
with coupons, $50. $40.
J. Mathers, Jr.-10 bonds, Levee per
cent, with coupons, $40, $40.
Isidore Newman-25 bonds, Levee per
cents, SIP 500; II bonds, red back, with
coupons, $3.50; total, S14,045.
L. Hauf-5 bonds, relief State Treasurer,
with coupons, $3.50; bonds New Orleans,
Opelousas and Great Western Railroad, with
coupons. s30ll; 4 bonds New Orleans, jack
son and Great Northern Railroad, with
coupons, $4l90; total. $40, 781.
Avepdano Bros-70 bonds, Act 80, 1870
$4,000.
Chas. Kelshaw-13 bonds, Levee 6 per
cents, with coupons, S13, 1870.
Total amount funded, 1887, 1854 no.
The board will meet again to-day at 10
A. N.
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THE INCREASE IN CRIME.
Bold Attempt at Assassination.

At 10 o'clock Tuesday night one of the
boldest attempts at assassination was made
upon Thos. Masdexexart, at his residence, 23O
Tchoupitoulas street, that has occurred for
some time past in the records of police news.
The particulars of the case in question, as
nearly as couldbe CLEANED from the suffering
man, ere as follows:
At the hour above stated he was lying in
his bed asleep when an unknown assassin
entered the room, and, stealthily creeping to
mans neck and then made hasty retreat.
Masdexexarts, awakened by the blow, cried
out for assistance, when the inmates of the
house rushed into the room, but too late to
catch the would-be murderer, as he had al
ready made good his escape. The police,
under the direction of that efficient Corporal,
Hamersley, made thorough search of the
house and premises, but without avail.
From circumstances connected with the case
it is supposed that one Albert Caps was the
person who perpetrated the deed, as he was
on intimate terms at one time with a woman
named Kate Colbert, about whom there ex-
listed some jealousy between Masdexexarts
and the suspected man.
Subsequently Officer Denan arrested Kate
Colbert and Eliza Boyd and conducted them
to the Central Station, charging them from
received with being accessories to
the attempted murder.
As the wounded man distinctly saw when
he was awakened man and two women
leaving his room arter the cutting had been
done, and upon further investig stion it was
discovered that the side door on Delord street
had been forced open.
Masdexexarts was taken to the Charity
Hospital, where his wound was properly at
tended to, and pronounced severe. though
not dangerous.
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POLITICAL NEWS.

MONTGOMERY, Aug. 1.-The returns come
in slowly, but enough is known to rem Ter it
reasonably certain that the Constitutional Con-
vention has been called by 10000 majority.
Ditus +. Coon, who issued an address to
the people favoring Congressman Whites
Force bill, received votes In his own CITY
ont of 2400 polled, 1900 of which were Re-
publican.
Many leading Republicans supported the
CALL and several Republican counties have
given majorities for the convention.
WILMINGTON, N. G, Aug. 4-The State
election tomorrow is for one hundred aad
twenty delegates to the Constitutional Con-
vention called by the last Legislature The
representation in the Conven ion ia based ON
that of the lower house OF the Legislature.
which has one hundred and twenty mem bers.
In that body at the last session the Conserva-
tlves had reliable majority of about forty
two.
The result is considered very important.
and the election will be much clio ser than
last year. Both parties seem conf ieut of Sc
curing majority of the delegate, but the
chances seem to be largely in favor of the
Conservatives, who will probably elect NO
less than IS of 100 delegates, althou III there
has been less spirit in the canvass han usual
The anxiety to know the result is intense, az
the Convention is charged with the duty Of
announcing the org anic law of the State.
LOUISVILLE, Aug 4.-McCreery' . mai ority
will probably reach 40, 200.
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THE PRIVATE MARKET CASE.
No Agreement.

Argument in the case of F. Camarge was
continued yesterday morning. Alfred Shaw,
Esq, opened for the defense and was followed
by H. G. Castellanos. Judge Cotton closed the
csse and after charge by Judge Abel, it was
submitted to the jury.
The court took recess until P. M and
at that hour re-assembled, and the, jury was
called in.
The foreman announced that there had
been no agreement. The Judge gave further
instructions, and the jury was again locked
up, and, at 7 O'CLOCK again came into court,
and announced that it was impossible for
the m to agree, and they were thereupon dis
charged.
1t is understood that the jury stood eleven
for acquittal and one for conviction, and that
the one for conviction was colored man,
who announced his opinion and then went to
bed,
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BY TELEGRAPH.
THE FLOODS.

MEMPHIS, August 4-The latest reports
| from the river below here state that Apper
sons plantation, of nine hundred acres, a
Fort Penny, opposite Friar's Point. is sub
| merged. A crevasse was made at De Soto
| front, ~ miles below here, on the Mississippi
side, but the planters were endeavoring te
stop it.
Planters are all at work strengthening the
levees.
The water is pouring through Old Town
crevasse.
The stencil from submerged corn fields is
said to be terrific, owing to the corn souring.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-The Ohio has risen
4 feet at Pittsburg and Louisville. The Mis-
sissippi has risen inches at st. Louis, foot
at Cairo. where it is 81 feet above the danger
line. Probabilities-Clearo or fair weather for
Tennessee and Ohio Valleys.
The Ohio will rise at stations below Mariet-
ia. Central Mississippi continue to rise, and
floods probably occur between Memphis and
Cairo Thursday and Thursday night.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 4.-The special cores.
poDdent of the Commercial who is examining
the effects of the flood in Southern Ohio re.
ports tonight having travelled from Ports
mouth up the Scioto Valley as far as Piketon.
finding continual scene of devastation along
the entire route. The Scioto River is still
rising, and is over the entire valley, the
depth of water ranging from five to thirty
inches by actual measurements.
He reports 5000 acres of corn gone, causing
the entire loss to owners; the crops promised
an eversge yield of sixty bushels to the acre
This loss occurs in territory only sixteen
miles long and lying in Scioto county. These
figures probably will be increased by the en-
tire destruction Of the wheat crop and most
| of the hay. Northwest from Scioto the line
of devastation continues oil the way to Co.
lumbus.
Residents of the valley for fifty years say
no similar destruction of crops by an over.
fl ow has ever occurred before. The river has
been higher, but not at this season of the
year. The loss in the valley alone is esti-
mated at over half million of dollars.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-05
THAT INVESTIGATION,
Looking Into the Custom House
Repairs.

Attention has already been called to the ir-
vestigation going on before Special Agent
Kinsela, relative to alleged frauds committed
by those having charge OF the building and re-
pair department. This is entirely outside the
revenue department, and has no connection
with it. Mr.. Kinsella opened the case We'd
nesday morning, but as the regulations gov
erning him compel him to keep the testimony
secret until the judgment of the Secretary of
the Treasury, he could not give it to the
press. This, of course, renders it impossible
for us to correctly judge of the merits Of the
case.
The recent Improvements, or rather the
largest part of them, going on in the Custom
House, are under special contracts with the
Government. The huting of the columns and
polishing of the marble was given in 1S49 to
L. Fisher & Co., who are represented here by
Messrs. Kursheedt & Bienvenu. The Gov
eminent pays the workmen monthly, but as
their necessities require weekly settlements
the contractors advance the sums required
and turn over monthly pay roll to the United
States Supe intendent here, which pay roll is
sent to Washington by him.
The discharged workmen now allege that
although they received their wages, the
government was charged by the superintend-
ent higher rate on his rolls, and this is the
mooted question.
Without any of the testimony it is impos-
sible for an opinion to be given, but there
is something loose somewhere, as these labor
ers persist IN saying the rolls were always
signed in blank by them.
Mr.. Kinsella expresses his opinion that so
far there is nothing in the case He says there
has been some of the tallest swearing done
and some curious statements made, but there
is nothing going to show that any frauds have
been committed. He will hear the case
through, however.
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DOMESTIC MARKETS.

New YORK, Aug. 4, Noon-Cotton-
firm Ordinary IL, Good Ordinary l3s,
Low Middling 14B, Middling l44, Kidding
Alabama lag, Middling Orleans AZ
Futures quiet and firm. Low MIddIng fos
August IA 3 169l44. September IA 3 l609I4i,
Der IA 1-16@l48, January IA SLIGO l4t, Fen
ruary Ia 7,I6@i43. March 1489l4 lI--l6,
April IA % 32114J, May 15@l5 Lie. June
158Ml5 SIG.
New YORK, Aug 4, Evening Cotton closed
firm; MiddIing Upands AZ, Orleans l4E.
Sales to-day 500 bales; net receipt 7, gross
SO; consolidated net receipts 1886; Exports to
Great Britain Oil, to the Continent TOO
Futures closed weak; sales 10. go bales, az
follows: August IA 5-32@14 3-l6, September
14s@4 5-32. October ID 1892 November
IL 3l-32(D14, December IA 1872, January
IA 329l4 316, February 14s014 1882.
March IA 10 32(9148. April IA 25-3211 IA -IG,
May IA 81 329l5, June Is 32(glo 3-16.
Flour 1009i5c better; fair demand for COM
mon; Southern -four fairly active; common
to fair extra Sc 20@s6 95, good to choice
S798 80. Wheat 1(D 20 better, fair demand
on spot, active inquiry for forward deliverys
81 35Ol 81 for September No. Chicago.
81 39G1l 40 for No. Chicago and Northwest.
81 1901 434 for No. 2 Milwaukee,, 81 49fa
80 for No. ] spring, 81 35@l AZ for IN
graded Iowa and Minnesota spung. 81 g.. for
amber State afoat 81 60 fox ezra white
Michigan sfoat. Corn opened frmer, closed
heavy and lower; S1@85l for Steam Western
mixed, 85208S for sail do, 760sO for
heated Western mixed, so for white Western
in store. Oats dull and heavy; 62@e4 for
mixsd Western, GA for do STATE, 67(qg7l for
white Western.
Coffee-Rio firm; 171@2O, gold, for car
goes; lS92l, gold, for job lots. Sugar quiet
and firm; 8a98 SIG for fair to good refining.
ZIG for prime; refined firm 1Qsl5I0a ami
l04(9lOs for granulated, HOLE fr crushed
and powdered. Molasses firm; 25928 FOR
sugar-house. Rice quiet and steady, 5ks
refined 10s@lls. Tallow STEADY 81. Rosln
steady; 81 65@l Is for strained. Turpen-
tine steady; 3l4@32 for spirits.
Leather unchanged; 26 for bemlock sole,
Buenos Ayres and Rio Grande light, middle
and heavy weights; 26(9284 for California do;
25{9269 for common do. Wool domestic
CONTINUED on LAST PAGE.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-05
LETTER FROM TICKFAW,
THE NATALBANY RIVER TO BE STOCKED WITH
SHAD.

We have just received the following letter
from friend in Tickfaw. Should this effort
to stock Southern stream with shad be sue
cessful, the people in that section of the
country will indeed have cause to congra.u.
late themselves upon their good fortune.
The attempt has been made in Northern
waters and proved of great advantage, and
we know Of no reason why it should fail here.
Success to the enterprise:
TIcKFAw, La, Aug. 1, 1875.
Dear BuNetin-Our quiet little village was
thrown into quite little storm of excitement
yesterday by The report that two gentlemen
had arrived with five ~ large and mysteri-
oas-looking cans. Surmise was busy en-
deavoring to ascertain the contents Of the
mysterious packages. 1t was however
at last discovered that the arrivals were
Messrs. F. Mather and Chas. Bell, and that
the cans contained sixty thousand young shad
with which it was proposed to stock the Nat
albany River, and which had been sent here
by Prof. S. f. Baird.
Messrs. Mather and Bell inform US that it
is their belief that in three years, at the far
thest, we may expect some fine shad fishing
in our rivers. These gentlemen have already
experimental with success in the Potomac,
Hudson and Delaware rivers, and by this new
branch of enterprise have given employment
to more than one thousand men. Their adj
vent among us may be justly regarded in the
light of great benefit, and we expect much
good will result from their visit. PINE Top.
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Where is the boating mania going to end
The young ladies'of Mount Holyoke Seminary
are the recipients of three boats, and more
ere coming. This will never do. Ruin in
the distance. Inspired by the news from Sa-
ratoga, three young ladies engaged in a re-
gatta at Trenton, N. j., last Friday. The
course was one eighth OF mile and return.
The time was excellent, and the enthusiasm
of the spectators ''unbounded." If you are
ever going to shrek for the salvation of your
country, fellow-citizens, do it now No won
der the grasshoppers and the potato bugs are
eating up the sustenance that used to come
from the land-1roy Times.
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PRICE-FIVE CENTS.

letter to the Governor of the District, assign
ing as a reason for his departure, impaired
health and his duties to his flock.
, VIENNA Aug An spite of the efforts Of
the Prince OF Montenegro to prevent it,
several bodies of his subjects have crossed
into Herzegovina to join the insurgents.
VERSAILLES, Aug. 4.-The session of the
Assembly was formally closed to-day, in &C.
cordance with resolution for recess. until
November 4th.
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 4-Hans Christian An
dersen, the poet and novelist, died to day,
aged seventy years.
MELBOURNE, Aug. 4--The Ministry of Wis.
toria have resigned in consequence of the on
position of Parliament to the budget.
SYDNEY, Aug. 4.-The Parliament of New
South Wales has approved the tender for
carrying mails made by the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company.
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A drama, entitled ''Joseph and his Breth-
rem has just been unearthed in England
from long -sorgotten existence which Swim
burne and he ought to know, and several
leading Journals in this country say is "the
finest piece of serious dramatic work to be
found in the entire range of English literature
outside Of Shakespeare" From the few ex-
tracts we have seen their verdict is undoubt-
eddy not far from right. They have much of
the sustained charm and fire of the writings
of the myriad minded" The author bore
the unpoetical name Of Wells, whom Keats
mentions in one of his early sonnets. Itseems
the critics for some reason overlooked the
drama. which soon passed into obscurity, to
be uncovered in the last halle of the nineteenth
century. Il seems pity the author, who
lived century ago. could not have received
the recognition due his genius in his life time.
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Poor Walt. Whitman.
IFrom the New York Graphic. I

lfrOm the new 1oTk tfapnlc.I
Walt. Whitman is reported ill and INDECENT
and spending his last days at Camden, N. J.
He las had somewhat checkered life, and o.
his productions opinions are divided, though
no one questions their vigor, originality and
courage. Emerson was one of his earliest APP
preciators, and his word of generous COM
mendation sold an entire edition of "The
Leaves of Grass" Tennyson, Swinbourne and
Rosetti have extolled him, and the Westminster
ReUieao crowned him as the representative poet
of Democracy. Still, all Americans, believ-
ing themselves cultivated critics, declare his
writings unintelligible tissue of jargon, and
question his sanity. And what is still more
remarkable is that his wo, ks have as yet
found no publisher, though they are in steady
demand, and some of them can not be pro-
cured at the book He was obliged to
be ibis own publisher, or sing his songs to
himself in smothered dumb way. This is
what costs to be decidedly original in America
in the last half of the nineteenth century.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-05
ANOTHER AUSPENNIoN

New YORK, Aug. 4.-Foster Bros, carpet
dealers, of Brooklyn, have suspended The
Liabilities are estimated at 1891, 900. and tho
assets at $500, 600. ALI the creditors are New
York merchants None of them will suffer
by the suspension. 1t is expected by the
firm that IN fes days satisfactory arrange
ments will be reached and in the meantime
the business will go on as usual
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PRORARILITIES.

WASHINGTON, Aug 4.-For the South At
lantic and Gulf States. continued warm, clear
or fair weather, with east to south winds, and
slight change in barometer.
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FIRST BALE OF FLORIDA COrTOy.

SAVANNAH. Ga, Aug 4.-The first bale OF
Florida cotton has been received from Gaines
Vile Fla
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1t will pay to buy your coffee, parched CT
ground, at the Tea Depot, 5 Camp street.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-05

No tea drinker should fail to visit the Tea De.
pot, Camp street.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-05

What bakers say about Paragon yeast powders
See advertisement on second page.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-05

Splendid mixed tea, one dollar per pound, at
the Tea De pot, Camp street.
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Buy your carriages, buggies and baby
wagons of L. T. Maddux, IS Carondelet street,
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-05

All steamboats, and hotels use Paragon Yeast
Powder.
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CONTINUED on LAs1 PAax.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-06
Illinois News.

Military Arrangements-A
to Wreck q Observation-Disclosures
CHICAGO, Aug. GA special dispatch
to the Journal from Springfield, Illinois,
says Gov. Beveridge has In contempla-
tion, and will in few days issue gen.
eral order, organizing all the military
regiments and companies Of the State
into brigade, and will require the COM
mandinR officers OF each to report to the
Brigadier General, A. Z. Ducat, Of Chi
cag0, who will be assigned to the COM
mand. Gen. Ducat, 1t Is said, will pay q
visit to each Of the companies ,as soon as
possible, IN order to inspect thom,
Itis reported here this morning that an
attempt was made last night, six miles
on this side OF Danviile, to wreck and
rob the New York express train on the
Toledo, Wabash g. Western Railroad.
The parties making the attempt had cut
open switch and left it opon. In con-
sequence of the recent foods the Toledo
81 Wabash road, with characteristic care,
have been running pilot engine in ad-
vance of each passenger train.
This engine, which WAS in advance,
ran into the trap laid for the express
train, and was thrown from the track
and badly wrecked, and the engineer, +.
w. Shepherd, living in this city, was
crushed and mangled to death, ana the
fireman. Michael Warky, was so badly
scalded that death will epsue. 6hep-
herd was an old resident here, an able
and careful engineer.
The Pekin Distilliug Company and the
River Distilling Company, OF Pekin; hav-
ing paid the required bonds, have been
allowed to resume operations.
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THE Shcritps Office 10 to be removed to the
room in the Courthouse formerly occupied by
the Volksblatt.
c. LEVY to-day made an assignment Of his
stock OF notions at 2SS West Fifth street and 81
Central avenue, to Henry Klefsr. 4r,
THE body Of the boy found at the foot of
Walnut street, as mentioned elsewhere, has
been Identified as that Of John Michael, who
fell from coal boat and was drowned some
days since.
The elegant excursion steamer, Champion
No. 8, will, on Sunday, make three trips down
to Culltun' Rifle, Ia order to allow ourc.tizens
TO view the Ohio river while on its "big tear"
See their advertisement In another column. =
MARY GULL, a Gull lady in the employ of
Mrs. Miranda Walsh. was arrested on Thurs
day. charged with having abstractetl S25 Is in :.
money from bureau drawer In the Police
Court she was sentenced TO hard labor for thir-s
ty days In the Work house
JAMES HENDERSON, o colorei man, was ar--
raigned in the Police Court this morning on a
charge Of grand larceny. lie is said to have
stolen S36 from JGhl Marshall, but his guilt
cou,d not be proven, and he was accordingly
dismissed.
LOUIS SCHAFFER was arrested on Thursday,
charged with having, on the 10Th OF last month,
stolen q coat worth about IL from George
Schneider. In the Police Court he was al
judged guilty and sentenced to ten days in the
Work house and fined S25.
THE water is being let out from the canal, for
the purpose OF cleaning ont the bars of sand
and dirt which have been washed in by the rc-
cent rains. These bars are situated in the
ncighborhood OF the Mohawk bridge and near
Carthage and Brighton, and vt several other
points. The one at Mohawk bridge has been
removed to-.iay. The water will be turned on
by Saturday night
JOHN j. Fox last Wednesday filed an afida-
Wit in the Police Court, charging man named
VIM. Stockett, newspaper agent In the eu-
ploy of the Union News Company. with the
embezzement of 81 Ga. Stockctt appeared in
the Police Court as witn.s In another case,
and Court Officer Ryan arrested him on the
above charge. His case was continued till the
l2th inst, and he furnished bail for his ap-
pearance on that day.