New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-02
MARKETS.

beng the first OF the season. 1t 10 still cold to.
| MI ht and freezing very hard.
MARKETS.
Domestic Markets.
NEW York, February L. Evening.-Sub- treasury
balsac-s-Gold s4s s'i,326; currency So, $50 6ss
The sub treasurer paid out e7ls.ooo on account
! Customs receipts S73 200.
Flour aull; in buysrs favor; superfne Western
and state - 2s94 60; Southern sa flour firm; com.
without decided change; 81 0oh al S. Corn dull
and unsettled; 62A d67c. Oats 45053c Coffee
changef. Molasses-New Orleans steady; demand
| moderate; 49060c. Rice quiet ard unchar ged.
snd
prime steam IL ll-l6c. Whisky steady; 81 ii.
| Freights firm.
Gold ll3b 0l13h. Government bonds active and
strong; new fves. ex coupons, ll7as. State bonds
sT Lows, February L. Flour dull and un-
| changed. Wheat-NO. red winter 81 so askrd.
81 AS. bid. Corn active; No. mixed 80 y a3sac
changed. Rye stt ad,: &C. Pork STEADY; $2o9
| 20 l2h. Lard nominal. Bulk meats-Demaud
@
| rib and clear sides II 4 dl2bc. Green meats
Moth ng doing. Whisky dull at s U.s. Bran quiet
and unchanged. Live hogs strong. Cattle quiet
c,sc,ssAT s Februsry lx ~ steady dsms %,
CORN ase &c., .
firm; 30 d43c. Barley auli and nominal Rye q iiet
and unchanged Pork steady and firm; s2o so.
Bulk meats quiet; shoulders TAG clear rib lOA0
l0ac; clear sldes lie. Bacon-DemaDd fair; firm;
shoulde ERE sasAc; clear lib siaes l 9ll'.e clear
Whisky ST ady; demand moderate; slC5. Butter
quiet and unchanged. Hogs firm; demand active;
fair - 70 good packing 81 3Sd7 50; choice heavy;
CHICAGO February l.-Flour dull. Wheat strong;
meT 49, pS sa1ty s
weak; 75c. Rye unchanged. Dressed hogs steady;
SO sods CO. Pork.Dsmand fair; $40 so. Laid
steady. Whisky 81 Of.
Foreign Markets..
LIVERPOOL, February ]. p M.-Cotton-Sales of
middling uplands, regular contract. shipped Jan.
ing below low middiine, ship cd February and
March, by eail. 6 1866 do June and July delivery
6kd. Long clear middhs SIS. short s3s.
Laura Bridgman.
In q village in the mountains of New
Hampshire the late Dr. Samuel G. Howe
found the subject of this sketch, then six
years old, blind. deaf, dumb, and nearly
destitute of the sense OF taste, scarlet fever
having deprived her of these gifts. She
was thus excluded from all the beauties Of
God in nature, and seemed little better than
q piece of marble chiseled in human form,
anu tuat IOrm CONTAINING h ulCkeTlDg spark
of an immortal soul. Her father was Q
well-to-do farmer, and her mother a woman
of much intelligence, who gladly consented
to place her little daughter in care of DR..
Howe. Accordingly she was brought to
Boston, and q process of instruction imme-
diately commenced. She was first taught to
use her hands and to acquire q command of
her muscles and limbs, and afterwards, by
means of q pen and pin, to distinguish two
ov.t f.lo hxy ctN1 Than
moDOsyllables she learned all the letters of
the alphabet and how to arrange them to
represent objects. She tOon acquired
knowledge OF numerale, punctuation, etc Z, |
and then che gained the power of express
ing thought, the names OF things, etc. The |
next process taught her was to recognize |
the same signs in embossed types She |
worked with great eagerness, thus reward |
ing the watchful care of her devoted teacher. |
Mise Bridgman is now in her forty sixth |
year. and between her home and the Per
kins Institution she has passed her time
thus far. She is tall, slight, graceful in
form and motion, wears green bands across /
her eyes, is very demonstratlve, and her
face at times radiates with emotion. She
dresses with great care-more to please her
friends than herself-and takes pride in |
shOwir z her gold watch and other feminine
She is quite expert in
much delight in assisting one Of the teach
ers in the sewing department. A few days
ago she was at work with perhaps dozen
Of the pupils, turning the hens of napkins,
and threading needles with her fingers and
teeth. She exhibited some of her hemming
with as much pride as q soldier bearing
trophy from battlefield. A lady, on the
occasion referred to, made purchase from
her of q crochet mat, and with clear artic-
o. Rrid lam n ~ tod ho |
money" twice. She can utter intellgibly
he name of q teacher, and such words as
baby, etc. She forms words with lead
PENCIL, by the aid of French writing board.
This latter article has groOved lines about
N eighth Of an inch deep, an inch or so
part, running traversely across the paste
board. She takes her paper and presses it
which can be felt by the pencil point, and,
when slightly pressed, leaves letter mark.
10 furnishing her autograph. she writes
lbOve her name Scripture text On being
'sked If she realized the meaning of the
quotation, "The Lord is my Shepherd" she
eplie6, Fully" On learning that her cues
Toner had been q Sabbath school teacher
or eighteen years, she clasped her hands
With delight, and made an attempt, in a
urid-like sound.
Miss BridgmaD. after the death of her
ather, was selfrhly deprived of the little
Il Operty he left for herself and mother, and
he continues to earn q little money by the
SO of her needle She, however, pos.
esses the interest of be9uest of $4,000
rom the Loring fund. Yesterday this lady
'as feeling acutely the death of the noble
who brought out her imprisoned spirit
rom chaos. She is living monument of
is devotion. patience. hope, waiting,
7atching and giving of eyes to the blind,
nd language to the dumb lips.
The Emperor of Prussia sent DR.. Howe
old medal for his marvellous achievement
educating Laura Bridgman. The atten-
on Of the European world was drawn to
[iss Bird gman's most extraordinary case
trough Charles Dickens Notes, in which s
very full account is given, and deserved
llogium passed upon DR.. Howe.-Bostoa
rapeller.
Story of DejaZet.
Mile. Dejazet was one evening on her way :
} the theatre, when passing corner of the
ue St. HonOre, she heard issuing from the