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The New York herald., 1876-02-04
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON ON THE SPOT QUIRr-FUTURES STEADY
FLOUR DULL-wHRAT sTEADY-CoRN FIRM
OATS DULL--PoRK FIRMER-wHIsKEY FIRAER--
LARD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IRREGULAR
SPIRITS TURPENTINE oUIET-RosIN QUIET
OILS UScHANGED-FREIGHTs QUIET AND
UNcHAKGED-coFFKE QUHT-sUoAR QUIET
AND UNCHANGED.
THURSDAY, Feb. Sc p NJ
The markets were still du but prices did not duo.
tuate materially on Change business was very small
in mostly everything Flour dull Wheat dull
but steady. Corn dull but 1rm. Oats dull Whx-
key nrmer Pork nrmer. Lard irregular being
decidedly better the nrs call, but lower at the
second Cotton quiet for spot Futures closed
steady Freighs we're quiet but unchanged Coffee
was quiet Oils quiet and unchanged Petroleum was
quiet aud closed irregular Naval quiet Sugar
was also quiet
corTrK-The market for Rio quiet. but uDeh anged
Messrs Wait, Creighton Morrison report The stock Of
mild coffee in first hands is follows Java grass mats
I2os73 Singapore, mats, 24so; Ceyon 747I bags
Maracaibo ~ IT'S do. Laguayra 800 do Jamaica eI2 DO
ST. Domingo 444 do Porto Rico Io22 DO Costa Rca
go do; Macasar o2O do Mexican 474 do savanila
1853 do Totasock, 49.5o4 bags, 12os73 and
2fso Singapore" We quote Ordinary cargoes I5e
ice fair do 17lc 17lc good do, isc. Isto prime
do ishs lsse santos fair 20 good I71e ise. gold.
2fc 2lc. singapore do, 2Oc Gle Ceylon 1Sc
S 9 Zee e0 s. bonro 'fEssy fsS s zee PorS gS s
iSc 056c.: Costa Rica lSc l91Sc.; MAcassar, 2Oc
Gle; Mexican, iSc 1ec MANILA lsc. l9c. Angos.
iura sc is1Sc savanis, IKE. i96c; Curacao. lie
a i9kc
CorToE-The market for spot cotton auIet but nm
changed Futures closed The closing prices
compare with Wednesdays closing prices as follows
Feb. 49,. i2X, ~ 1922 reO.; ;.... p isIea-
March,. 10 Lie IS 5-S2 March l3 5B2a-
April. l3 5-l6 April. l3eS
May. 10 1882 May. 10 1882
yuas..... i5H ssooo yune.... IslS-Iss-
Aueust 7. Ia ala 1-32 August i. IA 1-l6 IA 3-32
uotations based American standard Of elias
sion store running In quality
half grade above or below the grade quoted =
Updnds. Alabama. Aew 0v1erns Terns.
Ordinary i::::;,..'' ,sss ,SsH ,sSH ,e3
Good ordinary. " H. llA llH
Strict good ordinary llZ Tx lX IlX
Low mddng,. IA Ia In l2h
Strict low mddling l2A l2I - -
Mtddling 10 lon 1915 10 $40
Good mddling. 49,. l3k l33s l3A 13z
Strict good mlddling l3X IL lfx lA
hiddling fair--..-.-. l4A ia l4x IN
fatr. r..... lor ioA bO2tf lOd
stanedGood ordinary 9e strict good ordinary. io5se
Low midding, ilxc middling; l29tc The sales we're
10 Day Las Eeeptn0. Total
Report ort-..................... 500 500
Oonsumption .............. ITO 80 100
Totals. ITO $50 $50
The New York herald., 1876-02-04

40 GA $50 40 April 40 30 a 500 as May Lard
fair de@snd higher si2 sI2 80 spot si2 80 Feb
InSsy W 423 Sl2 - March; Sl2 57k S12 90 April
% meats active higher shoulders, 7e short RIB mid
SaSs av'se al ie short clear do Ike Whisksy IN good
hour sl,uOO bushels wheat n 900 DO corn 5000 do.
oats, loOOO DO barley, 1000 do. Shipments-7 900
eols Hour, laooo bushels wheat 5000 do corn 1900
DO oats 1000 do barley Al the afternoon call Of the
February. tOc March Pork unchan ged Lard weak lower
At l25xc. March. i2hc- April
The New York herald., 1876-02-04

specal from washington says that the majority OF
the Ways and Means Committee are in favor Of Mr..
Woods bill
The Banking and Currency Committee held a meet
ing to-day, but did nothing prominent member OF
the committee says there prospect Of their doing
anything for some time to come.
Another Washington despatch says:-'Tt is stated
that the Treasury Department has for some time been
using legal tenders deposited for the redemption OF
national bank currency for other purposes resoIu-
ton will be offered in the House In a day or twon
The New York herald., 1876-02-04
BUSINESS TROUBLES.
CONTINUED FROM EIGHTH PAGE ]

onice OF Isaiah 7. Williams, Register In Bankruptcy,
No Warren street Fifteen creditors present
and elected Mr.. William L. Allison, Of No l2S Nassau
street. assignee Among the claims proved were the
following National Exchange Bank, OF Boston,
Bank Of Redemption. Boston, 81 T49 OF; r. r Worth
ington 81 676; Patrick Donohue Boston, s. los 81 /;
Peter Leitch, 81 900; Elizabeth Sproule Montreal
estimated at $50, ,00O
The New York herald., 1876-02-04

e WALL ST. FEBRUARY l. 1876
10 We have this day formed eopsrtner,hip under the
firm and style q Buckingham underhll for the pur.
Of buying and selling stocks bonds gold aud
ment securities upon commission
@. BUCKINGHAM JR
EDWARD b. UNDERHILL
Members Of the New YORK Stock Exchange.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-05
EX T R A EDIT ION.

The letter OF Mr.. Tildeu, accepting the
democratic, nomination for president,
was received by telegraph this morning,
but too late for the regular edition OF
our paper. We accordi' gly present j,
in the shape of an extra, that our patrons
in the city may have an opportunity OF
reading it before the next issue of our
paper. We also print herewith the let
ter OF Mr. Hendricks, part of which
was. omitted from this mornisg's edition
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-05
No. .88.
great

hrsi experience, how great
The difference is between
gliding through an official routine, and
working out reform Of systems and psli
cles. II is impossible for me to contem
plate wha, needs 10 be done In federal id
nis,ralion, without An anxious sense of
the d. ilicultles Of the undertaking. If sun,
noned 10y the sutirages of my couhtrymen,
10 attempt the work, shall endesvor, with
Gods help, 10 be an efficient instrument of
their viii
SAM. ]. TILpKs
To Gen lno. A McClernand, Chairman
- Gen, w b. Faukiin,
Hon, j ] Abbott,
Hon. H. ] srarmphors,,
Hon. II j Redhcld,
Hon +. $, Lyon, and others commit
tee, etc.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-05

SARATOGA, Aug 3-Thc following
is flendriok letter.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-10-06

IT looks more and more warlike in Europe.
The cable says that Russia Is arming with
energy, and that there is redoub.ed activity
in the government gun manufactures. Aus
tria he's called in the recruits earlier than u.s.
ual, and is making preparations for the imme-
date mobilization of troops. England firmly
opposes the military occupation of Turkey.
An authoritative statement of the position of
Germany is anxiously awaited.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-10-06

CREMATION may perhaps be called dead
issue, but it certainly is not an abandoned
one.> In the little Duchy of SAKE Gotha it is
to receive a fair trial, a cremation apparatus
having been established in the capital city
under the control of the Government. At
present no body is to be burned unless the
relatives Of the deceased approve of the
method.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-10-06

PHILADELPHIA appears to be in earnest in
her efforts 10 retain the Main Building Of the
great exhibition for use in industrial shows
and great meetings. The plan would be a
good one were it not that the building shuts
out the south view of that noble structure
Memorial Hall.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-10-06

THE country is gaining gold very fast, great
importations having taken place lately.
While it is an error to regard this as gain of
so much wealth, (as for every coined dollar
we receive we give dollars worth Of proper
ty) it is an encouraging sign in view of the
early resumption of specie payments.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-10-06
Navigation by the NautrigOn

NdfIS"UIVH W UHO N"utIISVH
EDWARD BREEN, 199 Franklin ST.,
Will teach navigation BY the of the "Nautrigon
invented by Rev. DR.. Hill of this city. Persons who
have acquired no knowledge of navigation can learu
in very short time by this instrument to solve the
problems time, latitude longitude, azimuth course
problems useful in navigation The expense of learn
ing navigation by this method is very small. jyl5tf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-10-06
THE PRESS
FRIDAY MORNING, OCT. 6. 1873

we DO not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-10-06

that raised Clay and Prentice, land of sleek
horses, pale, voluptuous women, bluegrass
whisky, tobacco-stained shirt bosoms, and
giant, slouchy, courageous gentlemen"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-10-06

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate countersigned by Stanley t.
Puen, Editor. All railway steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent our
Journal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-10-06

Orion, alias Sir Roger Tichborne, the famous
claimant" does not appear to have very
barG time of is 10 Dartmouth prison. He
runs a sewing machine for about five hours
day, aud is said 10 be quite an adept at the
work.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-10-06

A NEWSPAPER correspondent has been
writing about Henry Watterson of the Louis
vile Courier Journal, and makes use of a
large and ornate vocabulary in describing his
subject. Watterson impresses him as "the
Gavroche of American journalism also
as like Saladin cleaving the veil OF gauze;
also as man who "knows mules age by
his teeth;'' also as one who "reads Brown
ing between the ines'-a less bewildering
task, let US hope, than reading him by the
letter; also as having ga calla lily cheek"
that ''glows like night cloud lined with
moon,"-and great deal of it, the cores
poDdent forgets to say. Mr.. WatIerson has
one remarkable quality: "If you say some
thing in a vague and mysterious way to him
he will see it,"-and probably 60 you several
better. As most men are given TO saying
things in vague way that most other men
cannot understand, Mr.. Watterson's quality
of comprehension is rare one. and must
stand him in good stead. Not content with
describing Watterson the correspondent
essays to describe Kentucky too, and thus
pictures it: "That careless western land
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-10-06
EDUCATIONAL,
French Language.

French Language.
II MAsSE. Professor of the French Languages
u. in the High School OF Portland, thankful for
the encouragement he has received, would give no.
tice to his pupils and the public that he will resume
at bis room No. 1, Chadwick Mansion Congress ST.,
on Monday, the 18th inst He proposes to give les. :.
to classes, of not than ten pupils in class
and separate lessons to those who prefer it, at their
residences.
NINE. MASSE is also ready to resume her French
lessons with private pupils and classes at her rooms
chadwick Mansion, Congress st. sep13d1m
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-10-06

The japan ese are grayely discussing the
best means of DISCRIMINATING corrupt off
cials." That is, the discussion appears grave
to us, but doubtless is no more serious than
Swift's plan of utilizing babies. The Japan
Mail has correspondent who remarks that
three methods have been proposed to secure
the object, rebellion, suicide and assassina-
tion. The first is dismissed as dangerous 10
the state, the second is regarded as impracti-
cable, men there as elsewhere having an ob-
lection to killing themselves, and there re-
mains, therefore, only the method of assas-
sination, and the real question is whether this
is to be open or secret. The writer is alto
gether in favor of the latter alternative, and
argues in support of mis- view: elf man
were to commit few assassinations and open
ly say, I did it; punish me as you think
proper would this produce any effect? No,
certainly not. Charlotte Corday assassinated
openly, but the succession of bad men was by
no means put an end to, and the death or
murder of this heroine produced no good re-
suit whatever. But if she had secretly assas-
sinated Marat and the other corrupt men who
followed him, in all probability her object
would have been attained"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-09
STATE NEWS.
MADISON.

From the Journal. June 6:
On the evening Of the twenty
ultimo, Henry Walker. colored, started q
walk from Delta to the California plsnta.
ton, ten miles out on the railroad, in com.
pany with two colOred women, Sarah Pool
and Jennie Sins. The day following blood
was found on the track Of the road, near
Cypress bayou; and this, taken in connec-
ton with the fact that one of the women,
Jennie Sims, had not shed her destina-
ton, created suspicion that foul work had
been done. A day or two LAT r the body OF
the miseing woman VIZ, fOr1d hOayiug in
Cypress bayou, near where the b'cod wes
found on the ira * of the railroad. Coro-
nor Blacknan IVES notified, who summoned
Jury and went out end held an inquest
ON Thursday. 1t was found that one side
of her head was crushed by some blunt in
strument, and blows lad been dealt to other
parts of the head, either of which ives sui
ficient to cause death. The body VIZ after
ward thrown into the bayou, we presume,
to avoid detection.
Suspicion pointed very strongly to Henry
Walker, . c0'Ored man, who has be en- living
q "free and easy" life n Delta for some
months past, and the woman, Sarah Pool,
and afidavits were accordingly issued for
their arrest. Walker was captured at the
California plaA ,. but the wOmpn had gone
to Vicksburg, where she lived. Detective
Richardson, Of the Vlcksb1rg police force.
arrested and brought her to Dslta, in a
skiff, on Friday, ard turned her over to
Deputy Sheriff Walters. They are now
safely locked up in the parish Jail, where
they will await trial at the November term
of the district court. Walker, on being
questioned of the woman's whereabouts,
answered that "she accidentally fell il the
bayou and was drowned"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-09
No. %.
AN ACT


To amend and re-enact section 1921 Of the
Revised Statutes Of Louisiana, and to re-
peal section l112 of the Revised Statutes
of Louisiana.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That section 1921 of the Revised Statutes Of
Louisiana, which reads as follows, tO.wit:
Upon the application of the Attorney Gen
eral, or any district attorney or district a.
torney pro tenn. of the State, the Judge
shall, in any criminal prosecution, change
the venue in behalf Of the State, and the
Judge Of any court exercising criminal
Jurisdiction in this State shall, of his own
accord, have full power to change the venue
in any criminal prosecution. when, in his
Judgment, q competent jury of the parish
can not be had, and in either case the venue
shall be changed to any parish in that or
in any adjoining district where, in the Opin-
ion Of the Judge, competent jury is likely
to be obtained" be and the same Is hereby
amended and reenacted so as to read as
follows, to wit: THAT whenever it shall be
established, in any criminal prosecution,
by legal and sufficient evidence, that fair
and impartial trial can not be had in the
parish where the case ia pending, the Judge
of any court, having jurisdiction of the
case, may, upon application of the AttOr.
ney General, district attorney or district
attorney pro tempore. for change of venue,
grant such application; provided that the
said case be transferred to any parish or
judicial district adjoining the one in which
the case is pending"
SEC 2. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
section ll72 of the Revised Statutes of
Louisians be and is hereby repealed, nd
that this act shall take effect from ana alter
it's passage.
(Signed) E. D. ESTILETTE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) e. Z. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved June 7, 1876.
(Signed) WIN. P. KELLOGG.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
p. G. DEsLONDE,
Secretary of State.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-09
COURT RECORD.
THuRsDAY, JUNE 8, 1876.
United states District l,eur,.

| C01C00 states District Court
| Charles Bouligny ct al. W. the United
States.-The French government, March 2,
l765, gave the province of Louisiana to
complete grant, embracing 2l2, 255 SO
acres, of which 1895 81 acres are now
vacant lands, and that subsequently,
to the d8te of said grant from the
French authorities, the Spanish authori.
| ties in the province of Louisiana made to
other persons complete grants within the
said limits of eaid grant of 1865 to the
extent of "a ,05644 acres, and various in
complete grants to the extent of 49, LAG II
acres. which have since been confirmed by
the United States government, and tho court
being of the opinion that the act of Con-
gress of june 90, 1860, under which this suit
ie prosecuted, does not contemplate the
allowance of an indemnity by the United
States for the lands thus granted by way Of
complete and incomplete grants before the
acquisition Of the province of Louisiana by
the United States, but that said act does
provide for an indemnity for such lands
embraced within valid ancient grants as
the United States have sold or otherwise
disposed Of.
1t is ordered that the heirs and legal rep
resentatives Of Jean Antoine Bernard Dau-
krive, to wit: Charles Bouligny. L. Ernest
B0uiigny, Octave Bouligny, Estelle Bou-
ligny, wife of Stanislas Plasssn, Fanelie
Bouligny, wife of Desire Beraud, Louise
Boul,gny, wife of Charles Dsron Joseph
inc BOuligny, and others, recover from the
United States, through the general land
Office, certificates of location or land scrip, to
the extent and amount of 1875, ISL 81 acres, to
be located on any Of the public lands of the
United States, subject to private entry, at 81
25 the acre, according to the provisions of the
sixth section of the aforesaid act of Con-
gress of June %, 1860. 1t is further or.
dered, etc., that the said plaintiff recover
the following described tracts of land, stu
ated IN the southern district of Louisiana.
The tracts are enumerated in the decision. }
There are five other decisions as above,
in favor of other parties, for various
amounts.
The other cases, in substance the same
as the above, are:
George Colmer, administrator, w. the
United States.-Deeree gives him 1901. s.
arP*ents. ,o,r -o
George Henderson, Jr., ct al, 3Oll9l
Fourth District Court.
Judge Campbell, the newly appointed
jut &c for this court, took his seat, and the
fact was entered on the minutes.
The judge ordered that IS the term will
soon cisse, iu:ies be dispensed with. Ordi-
nary cases will be tried on their regular
DAYS. 1t was ordered that all cases at issue
and fixed for t,ial be continu, by prefer
ence. Cases will be called on Saturday for
the nineteenth instant.
First District Court.
NOLLE PROSEQUI.
Assault and battery-Ed. Communy.
SENTENCES.
Larceny-Andrew Jackson, two years in
the Penitentiary, hard labor; C. Harmon,
ten days in the Parish Prison.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-09

in no case shall the clerk of court be en-
titled to charge compensation for testimo.
ny taken by . shorthand reporter appointed
under the provisions of this act, but the
clerk shall be entitled only to the fees al.
lowed by law for fling the same.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted. etc., That
the said Shorthand repol ter shall be emit.
tied to collect his fees from the plaintiff in
suit on bis sworn statement of the correct
ness of his charges, approved by the judge,
to be taxed % part of the costs of the sui:,
and shall be payable at the time and in the
manner provided by law for the payment
of the costs Of clerks of the district courts
in this State.
Sec. 7. Be it further enacted. ETC., That
all laws or parts of laws in conflict with or
inconsistent with the provisions of this act
be and the same are hereby repealed, and
that this act take effect from and after it's
passage.
(Signed) Ell ESTILETTE,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
(Sgned) &C. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and Preside mt of the
Senate.
Approved June Z, 1876.
(Signed) VIM. p. KELLOGG,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
p. q. DEsLONDE,
Secretary of State.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-09
AN ACT

To authorize the appointment of short.
hand reporters as experts to report testi-
mOny in sppealable civil causes before
the district courts of the parish of Or
leans; to authorize the appointment of
such experts in other district courts OF
the State in certain cases; fixing the fees
of the said experts, and repeating all
laws giving to clerks Of courts compensa-
ton for testimony taken by such experts.
SECTION l. Be it en- acted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives Of the State
Of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That it shall be the duty of the Judge of
each district court for the parish OF Orleans
wherein Appealable civil causes are tried,
10 appoint one competent shorthand re-
porter, capable of reporting at the rate of
one hundred and fifty words per minute,
who shall be sworn as an expert and officer
of the court and shall give bond in the
sum of one thousand dollars for the faith
full performance of his duties, said bond to
be fled in the Office of the Secretary of
State.
Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, etc., That
the judge of any district court in the State,
outside of the parish of Orleans, may, at
his discretion in any particular case, ap-
point Q competent shorthand reporter as
expert to take the testimony in such case,
upon application of all parties to the suit.
or their counsel.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc., That
it shall be the duty of any shorthand re.
porter appointed expert under the pro-
visions Of the foregoing sections, to report
all testimony taken in open court in ali ap-
pealable civil causes, or in the particular
cause wherein he has been appointed expert,
and furnish and file in court within ten
days of the taking of the same, q transcript
Of the said testimony, printed or written in
. legible hand.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, etc.. That
the said shorthand reporter shall be en-
titled to charge for his said services the
following tees, and no more: For each folio
Of one hundred words of testimony written
charged % costs: nrovided. the EMPLOY.
ment Of said stenographer be- not obligato-
~ when either party agrees to dispense
herewith. 3
SIC. S. Be it further enacted. etc., That
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-09
Grand opening of Grand Hotel at Point
Clear on June l.

THAT MONEY GRABBER.-Ihsre is some
thing like mystery hanging over the money
grabbing case, which occurred on the Nor
gan railroad ferryboat, at the head Of St.
Ann street, Wednesday evening. Mr..
Slack, the paymaster, thinks he can recog-
nize the fellow, should he see him, and is
quite certain he never met him before. 1t
il supposed that the robber had been fol-
lowing Mr.. Slack during the day. and was
aware that he carried money in tho satchel.
Notwithstanding the highwayman was
closely watched by persons on the wharf,
he managed to escape, his position giving
him great advantage. 1t is little strange
that skiffs were not procured on the instant,
and the fellow bounded ont of his hiding
place.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-09

locked up in the eighth precinct station,
charged by Mary Wood with assault with .
dangerous weapon with intent to kill.
Dennis Downey, gardener and florist.
was arrested at his residence at the
corner of Valence and St. Charles
streets, and locked up in the sew
enth precinct station, charged by Frank
Perry with assault with . dangerous
weapon. A short time atterward Downey
was released, when he caused the arrest
and detention of Perry and William Mon
roe, two pound drivers, in the seventh pre-
cinct station, charging them with larceny.