The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-12
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HOME NEWS.
TmE CENTENNIAL.
Dtst,uru,sl,cd visitors-A Toast Z" the
queen NJ E0ginWd.


queen ~ England.
pu,t.pv,putA. MAY tt.-Thirty thou
eand poraons were Mt the Centennial
Exhibition to-day. Weather dusty
Tbia evening the President and Nom
hera of Tho Cabinet remaining In the
@itv dincd with Sir Edward Thornton,
AZ AZ George'a Hall. The'Preeidon'ial
marty will leave tomorrow morning Tor
Washington. Secretary l,ristow and
wife and Postmaster General Jewell lett
for Washington this morning. Secretary
Taft will remain until tomorrow Lieut..
Gen. i. n. Sheridan left for the West
on the 7.2o n. m train. Secretaries
Chandler aud Itobeson and Attorney
General Pierrepont still remnin rs
guests of Hon. A. T.. Bore.
pir Edward Thornton, Special Com
missioner from Great Britain 70 the
Centennial Exhibition, gave. grand
dinner tonight Mt ST. Georges Hall. ~
this city. There were one hundred aud
sixty nine invitations. The room was
tasiefully decorated At one ond was q
full length portrait Of Queen Victoria,
au,, on the other side the American and
Hritiah faga The orchestra at tho np
poeito end Of the room was profusely
decorated with the ilags ~ nll nations.
those Of England aud America being
gracefully intertwlned.
Among the most prominent of tho
guests were tho Emperor Dom Pedro,
President Grant. Secretaries Fish
Robeson. Chandler and Taft Attorney
General Perroront Chief justice
Waite ex Speaker blaine, George
Ghilda REPRESENTATIVE Faulkner hai
Iall and Kelley. Professors Baird anu
Henry. Senator Ferry General ilaw
ley, President Of tho Centennial Com
mission Samuel Ward. uf Now York \,
Col ThoH A Scott Hon. Elijah Ward.
III New York Ex-Governor laglcr. eX
Mayor Fox
The diplomatic corps was represented
by those serving rs commissioners from
their respective governments, ana Btit-
ish Consul Archibald. the President and
the more prominent guests, with Sir
Edward and Dom Pedro, were ut tho
head OF the principal table. Respond
ing to toasts tho President thanked Sir
Edward for tho kind allusion to his
coun,rymen. He knew Of no better
reply than to ask all TO drink tho health
Of her majesty, tho Queen. This was
done whiIo the orchestra played the
national air Of England
Gambling with Public Funds.
Cu,cAao. May IT, City Collector Geo.
Van IIollern left last night for Europe.
yia Canada. Ho has confessed to friends
that he In defaulter to the amount OF
stO0. 900 This confession was verified
by an examination of his accounts.
great part of this amount has been used
To pay gambling debts. which it Is said,
he was continually contracting,
Railroad Accident,
TuoMaaroN. CoNN. May IA do
tachod truck threw n passenger train
down u nine foot embanLment into tho
river. The water. five feet deep. checked
the shock None killed twenty hurt.
The car In II total wreck
New uamp~hirc -Thc Floods.
Woopv,IlE. N. H., May II All pas
senger trains are stopped on account OF
the Hood. The farmers along tho Con
necticut river are suffering. River mon
say the rise will continue twenty four
hours. The paper mill dam at Mill
river, Vermont. Is expected to 60 mo
i''''''"s POLITICAL.
Connecticut Elccts senator arrrn-
hackers Ia the west.
HAnTronp. May III Barnum 100. Eng
lish ~. lngersoll l. Barnum was then
nominated by acclamation.
Dies MoINrs, Iowa, May II. The state
~Greenback Convention met here yestcr-
Nay. Tho usual grcenhack resolutions
were adopted Delegates were elected to
the National Convention at indianapolis.
MINIATURES. May II The Indcpcn-
dent Greenback State Convention chose
delegates 10 the National Convention ut
Indianapolis. AMONG the resolutions
adopicd was one nominating Judge
Davis for President.
RELIGIOUS ITEMS,
American bible society.
New YonK. MAY IT, The annual
meeting Of the American Bible Society
was held day. The receipts from all
sources for the year were 1927 ,19S. cS-
penditures for tho same period were
1885. .2SI. During the year a7G.7 7TO Bibles
were manufactured, and $50, 400 distrb-
utej by the secretary,
American Conversational Union.
The American Congregational Union
held its annual meeting to-day. The
reports showed that tho receipts for the
year were $46.Sl6 and the balance on
hand In May. 1875. was 1880; the dis
bursements for the year were $50 .32l
Rev. II. S. Storrs resigned the presidency,
and Alfred s. Barnes was elected.
sub-Trcasury Balances.
Gold, $40, ,5s7 ,9si currency. S3s. .5St. tlo.
The sub-treasurer paid out $1,000 on
account Of interest, and $s5.oon for
bonds
Customs receipts day $40, 100.
John Chinaman.
SAN Francisco. May 10. A dispatch
from Victoria. British Columbia, says a
resolution passed the House. without
debate. declaring IL expedicnt that the
Government take steps to prevent the
province from being overrun by Chinese
to the injury OF the white population
How Murh Ruttcr we Make and Con
sumo.