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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-20

The Commodore has never been specially
distinguished for dey outness, but the reli.
giOus side of his character, as one of the
papers puts it, is being quite fully devel-
Oped in his old age. Rev. DR.. Deems, pas
tor of the Church of the Strangers, is Mr..
Vsnderbilt's spiritual adviser, and, in con-
versati0n with him Thursday night, when
death seemed imminent, the Commodore ex-
pressed his full belief in Biblical revelation
and his implicit trust in his Saviour, Jesus
Christ. II am not" he said, "afraid to 20.
When the Lord calls me, shall be ready;
but hope that thall be spared repeti-
ton of the agOnies that l have suffered
On Sunday Vanderbilt partook of the com.
munion with ten of bis family and two of
the bread and wine, and pledging him.
self, he asked many questions of Dr.
Deems regarding the Importance of
the communion service, why 1t was
thought necessary, and if individuals
in the future life would be in any way ben.
Gifted by it in contradistinction to those
who had not honored it. When the clergy
man moved, seemingly to begin the service,
the Commodore said, "Now, look here;
hold on. doctor, 1 want you to tell me-
something more. l don't want to do this
thing unless know all about it. Suppos-
ing that should recover, and accidentally
do anything contrary to what had prom.
ised, what would be the RESULT" DR.,
Deems spoke of the deep love God bore His
creatures, and of His readiness at all times
to forgive those who approached Him
with contrite hearts, and the Commodore
then acquiesced. DR.. Deems is quoted
as saying that it is astonishing how
much the Commodore knows Of the
Bible. and that his favorite book was Bun
vans "Pilgrim's Progress" which lie had
even been known to take with him when he
travelled. He often. indeed, said DR.. Deems,
made use of expressions that are gener.
ally accounted profane, but his profanity
was that of the soldier in battle or on the
march; it was caught up unconsciously
from those by whom he was surrounded.
The Commodore has been very anxious to
keep his full faculties of mind unimpaired
up to the very point of death, and for this |
reason he has steadfastly refused to take
any narcotics or stmulants which would be |
likely to put him in q stupor. When sd- |
vised by his physician the other day to |
take some brandy, he refused. 'sNe," said
he, II don't want to 60 into the presence of |
my Maker while under the influence of |
inuOrH
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-20

cloudy. Passed up-ShAunon IT . 4. H.. Fleta at3
p. M; 0sand Tower and Pargoud 1t IL A. IN.
Down-ScheEck 1t A. n.
a.nPAIs, August l9.-River fell one inch aud
stands fouIteen feet two iaches- Weather clear.
Maximum thermometer, 800. Observation-Disclosures.
for Arkansas river Batesville, for White river;
southern Belle, for New Orleans.
CINCINNATI, August l9-Rver sixteen rect
for New Orleans. Weather clear and warm.
PrTrsBuRG. August l9-Rtver two feet ten inches
and falling. Weather cloudy and warm.
81. LOUIS August I9. -Arrived-Yseger. from
New Orleans. DepaI ted-City Of vicksourg and
foot. weather clear and hot curing the day, rainy
to nght.
EVANSVILLE, August l9.-Weather rainy and
warm. River rising
CA1Ro, August lS.-Arrived-Scudder, from st.
Louis at r. NJ. Departed-St. Genevieve, for
Vicksburg st l A. NJ; Scudder, for New Orleans,
at P. n. River fftt en- feet and falling. Weather
cloudy and warm.
LOUISVILLE. August l9-River stationary; eight
feet nine inches in the canal Weather clouGy
and warm.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-20

for the suspension OF all engage mento tor
two months, consequently the financial crisis
is considered over: This arrangement gives
the embarrassed banking institutions time
to determine the best course to adopt.
Liquidation, however, seems unavoidable
in many cases.
Rifemen for the Centennial.
The Scotch rifle team to compete il the
centennial matches embarked at Liverpool
to-day ON the Cunard line steamer Bothnia.
Business In Nlincing Lane.
Business in Mincing Lane has been quiet
during the week, except in sugars, which
continue very active, most descriptions
closing six pence to one shilling per hun
dred weight higher, which is dearer than
last Friday. Refined sorts are higher, for
eign l0aves showing the greatest rise. Low
brown sugars again experienced some
speculative demand. A few floating cargoes
Of rice have been sold on slightly reduced
terms. Coffee has been quiet. Good to
fine teas have maintained previous prices,
Indian finding ready buyers; common to
fair grades of Fow Chow and Congon have
sold at further reduction.
Business at the Stock Exchange has been
very inactive during the week. English
funds have shown dizziness, and home
railways, despite some rather favorable
traffic returns, have been fiat in the foreign
markets. A majority of the movements
have been upward. although the best prices
of the week were not maintained to the
close. Yesterday Americans were very
ments showing an advance. The market
to-day ia very quiet, and changes few and
unimportant.
A Communist Duel.
PARIS, August ia sabre duel was
fought in Belgium between Pindy and Char
deon, two well known Communist refugees.
One received six gashes and the other eight.
Both tainted from the loss OF blood. They
accused each other of r0bbing the Com
mune.
A fresh prosecution has been commenced
az aiust the Droits rRomme newspaper fer
publishing articles insulting to the Chamber
OF Deputies.
The Wsguer BANQUET.
BAIRUETH, August l9.-Five hundred
night given in honor of Herr Wagner.
After making q speech, which was loudly
applsuded, Herr Wagner was crowned with
8 silver and laurel wreath.
Financial Crisis In Lisbon.
LISBON, August l9.-In consequence of
the financial crisis there was q general run
ON the banks here yesterday. and they we're
compelled to close their doors. Several will
suspend payment. The Bank of Portugal
il also closed. All the suspendinE banks
have assets in excess of liabilities. Their
present embarrassment is solely due to the
scarcity of silver coin, supplies of which
are expected from London, and it is thought
that on it's arrival the crisis will terminate.
1t is expected that an official decree will be
published tomorrow granting delay Of
two months for the payment of commercial
bills.
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The Statue forSNew York Harbor.

The first shipment of portions of the
great statue Of liberty. which is to be
erected on Bedloe's Island as Lighthouse,
was received from France by the steamer
Labrador of the Hsvre line yesterday.
There are eight sections, packed in a. many
boxes, in this consignment. Only two boxes
have yet been landed, one containing tho
right hand and wrist and the other por-
ton of the torch. The casting is of dark
bronze and hollow, the bronze between one
sixteenth and one eighth of an inch thick.
and braced throughout with wrought iron
stays; center rods run through these por-
lions, taking the same direction as the cast
lnge, and are bolted to the stays. The box
containing the hand and wrist is twenty
feet long and twelve feet high. The casting
Is about fourteen feet by nine between ex,
treme points. and the thumb nail two feat
long BY one foot six inches wide. This sec.
ton required twenty men to handle it, but
was lifted by the ordinary derricks from
the hold of the vessel and lowered to the
wharf on skids. This consignment en-.
braces the right arm, hand and wrist. The
charges for freight were nearly $49O.-Nec
York Tribune.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-20

The prompt Difference which the Presi-
dent has shown to the wishes of the House
OF Representatives expressed 90 unani.
mously in the Lord resolutions about South
ern outrages on the right of suffrage, shows
how little Messrs Hereford and Reagan I'M
derstood his regard for the proper jurisdic-
ton of the House when they abused him 80
tiercely about his message on the river and
Democrats who will not be satisfied with
his instructions to General Sherman, not
withdrawing he is only doing what all Of
the Representatives but two instructed him
TO 60. Some people never can be pleased.
no matter how closely their directions are
follow ed.-Louisrille Commercial.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-20
Weekly Quotations Of Hides, Etc.

Messrs. Hay Mehle furnish u the following re-
port. Their quotations represent actual sales at
first hands. Weighing, bundling, dIayage and
commission have to be added
Steer hides city slaughter, over IS ibs, p b % ~
Steer hides, city slaughter. 70 to 84tbs, p ID %
Steer hides, CITY SLAUGHTER under 70 MS p ID q
Cow hides, city slaughter, as they run, ID @
Hips, city slaughter, 20 to "A lbs, m..."-95
Hips, city slaughter Is to 30 lbs, p m...... -06
Calf skins, each. ........... .............. OILS
Country hides, flint 20 to Is lbs, p ib...... -O9
Country hides, flint, damaged, halt price.
Beeswax, prime yellow, p b.. ............. -028
OK horns, each. .................,..,-O8
TallOW, y fb..,..,.... .....,....,,......,,.,-O9
The hide market is quiet ind prices weak. Wool
is unchanged since la st report. Ia low tinues
inactive.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-20
MARINE intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE REPUBLICAN,
Sunday, August 20, 1876.

CLEARED YESTERDAY.
Steamship City of Havana, Phillips. for New York
via 1ampico, Tu1pan. Vera Cruz. Cam peacne,
Steamship Lizzie Felsher for Pensacola
Brig John Shay. N;ckerson, for Havre
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.
steamship hutchinson, Ill., from Morgan City, to
G Whitney &co-Algiers
French bark Leopold And Marie. LascalIe, 46 days
flOm Bordeaux, to master-2d district
STEAMBOATS,.
Lotus No 3. Dannals. from Shreveport
Mary Ida. Ruis. from Houmss Plantation
st Mary, Berge ron, from Baton Rouge
IMPORTS.
Notwithstanding Margaret-ls5O bxs sugar
bales tobacco 5000 cigais
EXPORTS.
HAVANA AND MEXICAN PORTS mship City
Ct hays9a.For T9apans ghss mds'Fer ve.s
cotton 100 bbls dorr
PRNSACOLA-Stesmer Imite-l3O bills -four %
b 81 whisky cks oAcon hhds sugar 800 sks com
PENsAC0LA-steamship Lizzie-sco sks corn 100
9HAvRk-Brg John ehsy-l2ll bales cotton Is
cross ties 1900 slaves
RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
SHREvEPORT-SteamerL Lotus No so bales
cotton 3o2 sks cotton seed 1856 head cattle AID
LOWER COAST--Stesmer Carrie A Thorn-3.6
SKIS rice new and sundriee
HOUMAS PLANTATlON-Steamer Mary Ida
80 eks rice (new) and sundrses
BATON ROIGE-steamer St Mary IS bbs rice
new - SKIS rice new and sundrlss
RECEIPTS BY RAILROADS.
MORGANS LOUISIANA AND TEXAS RAILROAD,
August 1873 bale cotton l2O2 SKIS oats 259 sks bran
no SundTies
NEW ORLEANS AND MOBILE RAILROAD, Au.
gust l9lO1 bbls lime and sundrles
NEW ORLEANS AND TEXAS RAILROAD, Au-
gust 1870 hhds sugar and sun6rieo
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-20

Men of the world hold that it is impossi.
BILE to do a disinterested action, except
froW an interested motive; for the sake of
admiration, if for NO grosser, more tangible
gain. Doubtless they are also convinced
that when the sun is showering light from
the sky. he is only standing there to be
stared at.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-20
LIST OF LETTERs

RemaIning In the New Orleans PosteMlce
August 20, 1876.
ONCE hours on Sundays from 10 a. NJ. to IL H.
Persons calling for these letters win please cay
Advertised" and give date.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-20
A SONG, OF THE COUNTRY.

Away from the rear AMI tire rattle.
The dust and the din OF the town,
Where 70 live 10 to brawl and to battle,
Till the strong treads the weak man down.
Away to the bOnrie green hills,
Where the SUM- hine ele< ps Oh the brao,
And the heart Of the greenwood thrills
To the hymn OF the bird On the spray.
Away from the smoke and the smother,
The veil OF the dun and he brown,
The push and the plash and the pother,
The wear and the a:te OF the town
Away where the sky shines clear.
And the light breeze waLders at Will,
And the dark pine wood mods near
To the ight-plumed birch on the hill.
Away from the whirling and wheeling,
And steaming ABOVE and below,
Where the heart as no leisure for t. cling
And the thought has no quiet TO grow.
Away where the Gear brook pulls
And the hyacinth droOPs in the shade,
And the plume of the fern uncurls
Its grace in the depth Of tue gads.
Away to the cottage 80 weetly
FmbOwt red ne ath the fringe of the wood
Where the wife of my BISON shall meet me
With thoughts ever kin dly nd good;
More dear than the wealth of tie world,
Fond her with bairnies three,
Its lips sweetly pouting for me.
Then away from the roar and the rattle
The dust and the Gin of the town,
Where to live is 10 brawl AID to hattie
Til tie strong treads the WEAK wS man DOWN
In tho fragrant brs ath OF the May,
Aud the sweet grow tn spreads on the sod.
And the bllihe birds sing on the spray.
Sunday Mag .z:ne.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-20
NEW ORLEANS CLEARING HOUSE.

Gold opened at 1Il0llla, against 1lOas at New
York and after q moderate business closed at the
opening rates in both markets. The sales sum NED
up &3l OOO embY acing $1,000 at Ill y: SlOOO. $SOO0
and $40, 900 at lllA, and $4,000 at lll3
No sales of silver were reported and QUOTATIONS.
continued entirely nominal
Foreign exchange Mas unchanged Tor CONNER.
ciAl sterling and francs but &c or about LILO cent
lower tor bank. The only GALES reported were
El(OO bank sterling at IS 43h, aid $1,000 do at
IS a..
At the close. sterling bills were quoted at
S5 3705 SO for bill of lading and Al clear. and
-OS5 42k for hank (bank counter rate 1855 49,,
and francs at 4.72k for commercial snd nominal
for bank.
New York sight was quiet and weaker for com
merciaL The sales comprised &64 600, embracing
$50 900 commercial at y " cent premium, and
s l6 900 and S2S 600 private bankers 1T IT,
The banks continued to check on New York 1T =
y cent premium, while commercial sight was
quoted at BIG. saainet l60- yesterday.
There was scarcely any movement In any class
of securities to-day.
No sales Of stocks were reported and the market
WAS without any new feature to notice.
The official quotations Of State coneols by the
Stock Exchange yesterday were 57057a. Leading
brokers quoted them at the opening this morning
at the same but they subse ouently hardened, and
at the close were quoted at 57k ass. The mar
ket was strengthened by light offerings and bet
ter demand. The only sale reported was s 5000 at
57A See remarks on this subject on the hrst
CITY premium bonds were quiet and weaker,
but OF quot bly, lower, being still quoted at 81 %
32h. No sales were reported.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

o Boot and Shoe Mandatory
Publisher of Over the Country
Secretary Of Commissions of Prisons.
JOHN NJ. g. PARKER Postmaster.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-20
COMMERCIAL.

COrTON-The sales to-day (not including l35
bales additional yesterday embraced 800 bales,
at easy prices requiring an irregular modification
in our quotations. as below. We give also the
figures and report of the Exchange, as below:
AMERICAN STANDARD OF CLASSIFICATION.
General ExchAnDa
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-20
RECEIPTS on pRODT1CE
MEMORANDA.
(BY T0l01rADh.1

Havana, August 18, 1876
To &. A. Yorke-The steamship c. W. Lord, Cap.
tain Cotton, arrived at daylight. She sails on the
evening of the 2lst.
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AFTERNOON REPoRr-343 PM.

mete0f0I0G1caI and River Report.
The following statement of the weather and
river, is furnished by the Signal Service officer
sta stoned at New Orleans:
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-20

Small griefs are lcquacious-great are
dumb.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-20
RIVER REPORTS P. M.
Vanderbilt "Getting RELIGION. -

Below high water mark of 1874.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-20

The above statement shows . slight inc esse in
currency, q fair improvement in specie aad loans,
and considerable fal ing off in deposits
The money market is unchanged. Geld sold to
m derate extent without quotable variation.
Foreign exchange also was unchanged except for
bank sterling winch was quoted &c or about Ito
~ cent lower The sales were limited. New York
sight was quiet and shade lower. All classes Of
securities we're unusua ~ dull stocks were with
ngs and a fair demand. State consols were held
about h0aa y cent higher than yesterday. Pre-
n ium boads WEI quiet and weaker.
We continue to quote exceptional paper At go,
" cent ~ annum discount; Al do at 1O02 and
second grade at 1908. First class mortgages rule
at 90lO p cent p anpum, and second grade are
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-20
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.
MONETARY.

SATURDAY RvENING. August 10. 1876. !
We are indebted to Mr.. n. Maynard, manager
of the Rev Orleans Clearing House, for the Follow
ing report Of the condition Of the associated banks
ct the close Of business Friday. August 49, 1876:
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-20

Washington, August 49, iS76-4:3O P. II.
During Sunday in the South Atlantic and Kast
Gull States higher barometer, nearly stationary
CLOUDY weather will prevail, with northerly to
westerly winds in the former, and northwest to
southwest in the latter. In the West Gulf States
slight changes in pressure and temperature winds
mostly from southwest to southeast, and generally
nla r arr1v clnudv Waafhar
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-06-29

definite means for attaining great corpo-
real strength and stature. Asa people
they do not reach hish physical st.nd-
ard. and still, their vi;a'dy is greater
than that of any other civilized race
In applying these facts TO the question
of the effects Of severe physical eA-
ercise, DR.. Richardson remarks: 1t
would be impossible, and in truth un-
necessary. to enforce any stronger ar-
gument as to the negative value Of ex-
cessive physical exertion in sustaining
the vital power of a race. In the
course of centuries the most powerful
nations have died out, and empires "f
perfect physical beauty and chiv2lric
frame have passed away. But, through
all these vicissitudes, one race. cu!,i-
waiting none Of the so-calied athletic ANA
heroic qualities, and following none O;
the exercises popularized as branching.
: ,ardy,' 'invigorating,' has held il il
repressible own. 70 remain more riu-
merous people, in its totaity, thar ever,
people still presenting more tcna-
cious life than its neighbors. and show.
ing, as it is relieved of the cruel re-
traint long forced on it, the con,inuancc
also OF mental force and Of command
ing genius in art, inletters, in polite, in
commerce, and In science"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-06-29

thirds rule, but was defea ated by the same
vote by which it was adopted, namely,
11s for and 14S against its repeal. On
the ninth ballot James X. Polk was NOM
mated by unanimous vote.
In the Democratic Convention which
met at Baltimore on the 22nd of Nav,
1o4S. the two-thirds rule was again
adopted, and under its operation Lewis
Cass was nominated for the Presiden-
cy.
The same rule was re:enacted at Bal
timore in 1852. and has been retained
by every succeeding Democratic Con-
vention. .-..-
It's not true, then.s ss, popuiasiy re-
ported, that the two-thirds rule origina-
ted in the Convention of 1874, and was
devised to prevent the nomination of
Mr.. Van Buren. II was adopted in
1882 BY the first Democratic National
Convention ever held, and is, in truth,
an original, traditional, and fundamen-
tai principle Of the Democratic constitu-
ton.
The policy of the rule consists in its
efficacy as a safeguard against the NOM
ination of a candidate by States which
cannot contribute to his election.
But this original argument for its adop-
ton is indefinitely strengthened by the
modern practice of unit vote in Con-
vention. A large number of States now
cast their vote as a whole, without ref
erence to the will of the minority. II
is obvious that if all the States were to
adopt this expedient, a candidate might
be chosen by the minority of the Con-
vention. For illustration: Take three
States with three votes each; in each of
two States particular candidate has
two votes, and one against him, while
the third State gives its three votes for
the candidate Of the minority IN the 9TH
er two States. This latter candidate has
actually fire votes, and the other four,
yet, by operation of the unit rule, the
man with four votes is nominated over
the man with fire votes! As affording
some guarantee against this absurd and
iniquitous result, the two-thirds rule
should be held inviolate.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-06-29
Tue eeAuIlEul saluAp q uasxA ME-.

Her voice was sweet as Q ban-go-iin;
Hes mouth was small as the head Of pin;
Her eyes ran up, her chin ran down
Oh, she was the belle Of Yeddo town.
Now lovely Waska Singty Wee,
So good 10 hear, and sweet 10 See.
The fairest maiden in all Japan,
Fell dead in love with Turkish man.
This Turkish man q turban had.
This Turkish man was siy and bad;
He whispered unto Miss waska Wee;
o hy with me to my own Turksei
" o Ay with me to my own Turkee! aa
And rubes q gua1 w yiSxso 49, ,ssssg
A.eirdle Of pesrfnd love f6e Hle, =.
If thou wilt be my eightieth wife"
Now simple waska Singty Wee,
So good to hear. 30 fair TO see,
Resolved behind her bashsul fan
To be the eightieth wife to this Turkish man.
But though her heart was full Of glee,
She hung her head and said to he:
i" II thou shouldst die, my Turkish beau,
Where would poor Waska Singty gor
Then this horrid, sly old Turkish man
Declared he'd die on the English plan,
And so,' said he, "my bright-winged bird,
iuou u nave Ior my fortune tue wluow tnlrd.
Then few the maid to the Mi-ka-do,
And told the plan Of her Turkish beau,
/" And now said she, the whole thou st heard,
How much will it be, this widows third?'
Now the Mi-ka-do was wondrous wise,
He opened his mouth and shut his eyes;
The widows third, o daughter, will be
Whatever the law will allow to thee
Then few the maid to the Court Of Lords,
Where every man wore q brace Of swords,
And bade them name what sum would be hers
When her Turk should go to his fore fathers.
They sat in council from dawn till night
And sat again till morning light
Figured and counted and weighed to see
What an eightieth widows third would be.
And the end Of it all, As you well might know,
Was noughi but grief to the Turkish beau;
For lovely waska Singty Wee
Said d" Go back alone to your old Turkee!'
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