The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-07
from tho Evening Prcss Dispatches
sOIse More About samoa,

SAN FRANdIsCo. May 5--Dispatches
have been received here from Washing
ton displacing Foster, American Consul
at Samoa, and appointing James M
Uoe, who arrived here to-day by steam
ship Zealanjia, from Fill he having
been taken there from Samoa
as prisoner on board the
British war vessel Barraoonta. Dis
patches arrived in time to go by the
schooner Ada May. which sailed few
days ago, but owing to some misunder-
standing she sailed without them. A
steam tug was sent in pursuit of the
schooner. but failed to overtake her.
The dispatches will go by the next yes
sci
Centennial.
PHILADEien May GA meeting of
citizens resolved that opening the Cen
sennial Exhibition on Sundays would do
much to promote every object for which
the Exposition was held, without en-
daDgering any public interest whatever
a committee was appointed to call
further meetings. sAsDGH#
uua~u Pacific ImvcsstsatiOn.
WAsHIsaroE, May 6.--Wm. Mckee
arrived from st. Louis with counsel. and
will present his petition for pardon
within . day or two. 5"
World special says Gen. Hamlon's 9
committee has began the investigation
of the Union Pacific Company. They
discovered Ia the testimony Of an Off
Ger of the company, that there is on the
books Of the company shortage of
$2t7.0M of tirst mortgage bonds and
T1f0,000 Of Government or second mort
gage bonds
f Cattle Repairing.
Nrw YoRK, May 9. "A dispatch from
the manager az the ST. Pierre Office TO
the Western Union here, timed 80 st.
Pierre's time this morning. says: Spoke
steam tug from st. John, making first
splice. will probably finish in about two
hours. is putting In two miles OF cable.
The dispatch steamer leaving st. Pierre
at 80 last evening was bound in at Pla-
ccntia with 93 cablegrams forwarded
from New York.
LATER At 8 so this morning, the man
.ager aud superintendent at st. Pierre
tclegraphs ~ follows:
Placcutia will connect us with Hearts
Content in an hour or two, certain.
y. ST PIERRE, May 6, 8 80 a. m. First
splice has Just been put overheard and
paying out slowly to connect the other
end, two miles distant, which has been
commenced All Is going on we'll and
the weather is fine. Communication
with Europe by Anglo-American Cable
will be restored this morning
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
NV YoRyay O. 1890 D. m.-Gold 1l2h
Cotton spot weak. ordinary 9f-l6, good or
binary tax. low middling II il-I6, middlng
ng s-i6, mitdling Alabama II ii-l6. middling
A)riessns anj Texas I9A
FUTURES o-sy May i27-iG, June I2.al2 n-I6.
July ~ 70 iSerts.. August and September 1870
~ ILLS. 1Irt
LfyERIro', NAY g. 4 D. m: Cotton. August and
September. from Savannah or Char lesion not
beiow low mldding. erased.
s Marine News.
: SOUTHWEST PASS. May 6. Noon-Wind east
fresh Weather, cloudy and warm.
ArriSed Steamship Whitney at ~, m, Tai
hot. master, frum Morgan City. Sailed; Steam
ships sChiliHnNsand Strasburg; ship Advance.
lsark Leamiugtcn and schooner Seraina
mouth with all The blades OF her propeller go n
The night editor of an Eastern journal
wrote the following head line to one Of
his cable dispatches: The British Lion
shaking His Mane." He was unable to
eat his breakfast next morning, when
he found the printers version Of the
matter staring him In the face, thus:
The British Lion Skating in Maine"
The recent frost killed off the collie
crop in Georgia There will be no Gu
cunbers.