The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-06-09

Mr.. Spencer, from Louisiana, was
seated.
THE CENTENNIAL.
Condition or ANairs Impr0ving-Recelpts
and Disbursements.
PHILADELPHIA, June 8.-The attend
ance at the Exhibition Ia daily increas-
ing, contrary to the very. general antici-
figures of last week after the departure
Of the Knights Templar, and yester-
days total admissions were 45,548, OF
which nearly 80, 1000 were cash visitors.
The total receipts for the twenty-five
days which the exhibition has been
open, exclusive Of to-day, were $269. 252,
which is an everage of nearly $11 900
per day and as the Board Of Finances
has the running expenses reduced to
$4,000 per day, this IL considered a very
satisfactory condition Of affairs at this
early stage Of the exhibition.
A Rich Failure.
NEW YORK, June S.-Cochran, Mclean
| 81 Co., dry goods dealers Of 462 Broad
way, have failed. Liabilities 81, 5O0, 900:
assets nearly $500, 900. The firm state
dalton than they failed for. They can
pay all they W and have $500, 900 to
spare.
Tn the Superior Court to-day trial was
commenced in the suit by Drexel, Nor
gan Il CO., Jessup Il Co., and others,
against the Davenport Railway Con-
struction Company. Among the de-
PENDANTS are Thos. A. Scott, PRESIDENT
Pennsylvania Railroad: Andrew Carne-
gle, Thos. l.. Jewett, Cakes Ames. Adj
1 .~s 49, :A 49, -. l~h- Mfr aeI GarIan
Dexter, of Boston, and others. The
| suit is on the company's notes for $751;
600 worth OF railroad iron to build Il road
from Davenport, Iowa, to st. Paul.
MINI. These notes are 0 due and
paid, and the question is whether the
defendants are a corporation, or part
nership individually liable.
sub.Trcasury Balances.
NEW YORK, June s.-Gold, $37, 512, 773;
currency. 1914 III.
The sub-treasurer paid out $58. 900 on
account OF interest, and $9d, 900 for
bonds.
Customs receipts to-day $294, 900.
PHILADELPHIA. June SIN the United
States Court Charles Worms was found
guilty OF forging the signature OF Secre-
tary Chandler to q contract with the In
dian Department for furnishing Indian
supplies. Sentence was not passed.
For TIlden.
MILWAUKEE, June 8.-The Democratic
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES delegates are for
Tilden three are not committed.
A Bunch of News.
DENVER, Col, June 8.-A duel was
fought at River Bend. COL, to-day, by
Alfred d. Jessup, Jr.. and q man named
Davis, who were respectively armed
with a Winchester rifle and Colts navy
pistols. Jessup was killed ut the second
exchange of shots.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, June 8.-Wm. A.
Stearns, President of Amherst College,
died OF paralysis Of the heart this even-
ing.
PHILADELPHIA, June 8.-Bilidrds.-
DAILY won; Rudolphe scored 1853. DAILY
wins the fifth and Rudolphe the sixth
prize, which closes the tournament.
MEMPHIS. June 8.-DavidaM. Philip,
for many years connected with the press
Of this city, Chicago and Toronto, died
HALIFAX, June SIT ID reported the
S7th Regiment has been ordered to be in
readiness to embark. :.
THE INDIANS.
Isolated Murders-A Days Battle-An
Indian Courier's Report.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, June 8.-Advices
from Julesberg state that the Sioux In
dams raided on the herders of Geo. Kie-
line, Of this city, and killed three of
them. A party Of whites are now in pur-
suit Of them.
OMAHA, Neb., June 8.-A dispatch re-
ceived at the department headquarters
this morning, dated Fort Laramie, June
z, says an Indian courier from Red Cloud
brings this report: Just before he left
an Indian arrived from the mouth OF
Tongue River. He found there 1887
lodges under Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse
and Others. Thev were on their way to
Powder River to sight Crook on his re-
turn. He saw the same band that Egan
saw on May II. They told him they had
met Clusters troops and had fought
them all day, many being killed on both
sides. No result is reported. This oc-
o,,rroI about oiuhf dave moo