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The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-02

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The estimated revenues OF the city from All
sources. including direct tax OF one and half
per cent for the current ypar. are 42.3&9,lB2 n.
The adopted estimstes Of expenditures for thu
year equal the amount Of receipts, and leavo
uDprovided for:
Past due interest coupoos city bonds, In
CIadDg December. 1875 Observation-Disclosures. 1885, 61
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head Of "City debt interest and
redemption" presumably In con.
pectiOn with the premium bond
Net defcit Of current interest. =. 1850
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The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-02

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The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-02

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The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-02

Total deficiency for 1916 to be provided
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Making q total eIistiug deficiency for 1873
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-02

Making the total number OF cubic yards built
or sssuned by them In four years -..-''s'so'
The records OF the State Auditor show the
amount or taxation for levee construction ano
repair purpose, and the actual receipts and
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unnecessary delay to some adjustnent OF lta
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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-06-09
! 0issolution Notice.

TIVE PARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE EXIST s,I.
ing between a. 3. Morrell r. w. Tompkins
dissolved BY mutual consent. John Brodbeck havin
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-29
A Good Fish Story.

It is trite remark that truth is
stranger than fiction, and q new illus
tration of it is given in the case of
coincidence which we are about to re-
cord. A year or more ago young
couple were married in this city, and
went on a short bridal tour. During
their absence they were members of a
party that went out to fish for salmon.
By an accident the husband lost his
wife's bridal ring overheard, and as it
was impossible to recover it then they
gave up all idea Of ever seeing it again.
But a few days ago they opened can
Of picked salmon AS he was cutting
the tin the husband remarked in 8
sportive way that the can had been put
up near the place where they had lost
the ring, and perhaps they would find it
inside. He removed the top, and was
startled to catch a glimpse of spark
ling and glittering object partly exposed
and partly hid. With greedy haste he
snatched it, and found, contrary to
what the reader may imagine, that it
was not the diamond ring, but a piece
of solder that had been detached from
the can. This is George Washington's
anniversary month, and it won't do to
tell lies in the centennial year Vallejo
Chronicle.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-29
The Total Eclipse of September 17-1S,
1875.
From Nature,


The track of totality Of this eclipse is
wholly upon the Pacific Ocean, and in
such course that only two or three
small Islands or reefs appear to be stu
ated near the central line. Using the
Nautical Almanac elements, which are
almost identical with those of the Amer
lean Epheme,is, wherein the moons
place is derived from Peirce's Tables, St.
Matthias Island, west of the Admiralty
Islands, off the northeast coast of New
Guinea, is traversed by the central track
OF the shadow, with the sun at an alti-
tude Of 5 deg. at Oh. 16m. A. NJ, on the
18th, local time. Thence, skirting ELL
ice Islands, it passes between the Fijis
and the Samoan or Navigator Group,
to Savage Island, in 10 deg. west of
Greenwich, latitude 20 deg. south,
which is apparently the only spot
where totality may be witnessed under
anything like favorable conditions, and
even here the duration of totality is
less than one minute The after course
Of the central line does not encounter
any land.
In the northern Of the two large islands
of the FIJI group (Vanua LevuD, 1863
deg. east, partial eclipse will occur,
commencing at III. AIM. A. M, A deg.
from the suns north point towards the
west, for direct image, and ending at
1Oh. 16m., magnitude OS6. In the larg-
er Island of the Navigator Group
Savaii of the Admiralty Chart, there
will also be partial eclipse, though
nearly approaching totality; eclipse be-
gins Sh. 23m A. NJ, at SO deg. from the
suns north point towards the west, and
ends at 11h. 2m., magnitude 0.97.
Assuming the north point Of Savage
Island to be in 1859 deg. 4S min., west
Is deg. SIS min., south latitude, {. direct
calculation gives a total eclipse com
mencing at 1Od. SIN. IS. A. NJ, local
mean time, and continuing 81 seconds
with the sun at an altitude of So deg.
the first contact of the moon with the
suns limb at Sh. 4Sm. A. NJ, 40 deg
from his north point towards the west
for direct image; and the end of the
eclipse at 11h. 29m.
In New Zealand the eclipse attains a
magnitude of about O.5 at Auckland
greatest phase at Oh. Ism. A. NJ; tow
ards the extremity of the southern isl
and, about Otago, one third Of the suns
diameter will be Obscured about Oh
12m., local time. A partial eclipse be-
tween similar limits will be visible on
the east coast of Australia and in Van
Diemans Land.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-29
A Long Road.

A claim agent lately applied for a
pension for the widow of soldier.
The clerk demanded proof of marriage.
This was furnished. There being a
child in the case, he was required to
bring proof of its birth by witness
present at the time of birth. This was
done. But the child died, and the per-
sistent clerk demanded of the per-
sistent agent proof of its demise. The
testimony of a woman who saw it die
and of the sexton who buried it was
added. On the presentation of the
last proof the agent proposed, if more
testimony was needed, to bring the
screws from the coffin lid The pension
was granted, and then the clerk was
brought to judgment for overstepping
the bounds of bis duty.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-29
Thomassen's Dynamite Clock for the
Centennial.
From the New York World.

In advance of Philadelphia, New
York is every day being given the first
peep at many of the remarkable things
en- route for the Centennial. The
latest is "The Thomas He'll Machine"
SO characterized in high block letters
on white sheet hung out and daily
attracting Mortified crowds at 361 Broad
way. Before the door stands young
man in loud voice inviting all passers
by to "step in and see the wonderful
He'll Machine" and generously distrib-
uting circulars announcing that the
thing with the dreadful name destroyed
200 lives at Bremen, but will now do no
one any harm, and may be seen within
for 25 cents. The horror of the show
is, however, confined to the other side,
for within most gentle German is
found explaining, in remarkably good
English, the relation of five cog-wheels,
which, inclosed in small iron case and
worked by two massive springs, move
over the face of dial small hand, at
the snail-like pace Of one peg day,
and which will, sometime in the course
of ten days, if left to itself, touch the
trap of another powerful spring, and
allow perpendicular bolt to descend
with stroke equal to thirty pounds
pressure upon an English walnut, box
Of dynamite or any little thing the ope-
rator may choose to put beneath it
The exhibitor does not, however, leave
the hand to the slow devices, but with
the aid of a pencil accelerates it's move
ment every five minutes of the day,
causing thus often the drop of the
bolt, and the wincing of his audience.
The machine bears the name of the
maker, L. I. Fuchs. Bernburg and the
exhibitors claim that it is one of the
original twenty ordered by Thomas, and
finished at the command Of the Inves-
tigating Committee; that it was for sew
eral days exhibited at Berlin in the
Panopticon, and will become part of
the Centennial exhibition and a striking
example of the progress of man. AS
sort of side show the bust of the dy-
Mantle fiiend, in very yellow wax is
carried along, and it is now exhibited
gratuitously from the window ON Broad
WaV.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-29
A Curious Medical Case.

Over two years ago at Adrian, Mich,
a little boy about two and a half years
old, son of Sylvester Blossom, was play
ing with his sister older than himself in
the yard near by a leech of ashes
which had been set up and from which
strong I've was dripping in a kettle.
The little fellow had clay pipe and
his sister told him the I've was molasses,
and he dipped up some in the pipe
bowl and innocently swallowed it. His
screams of pain brought his frightened
mother to the spot at once, and as soon
as possible physician was summoned,
who administered antidotes to save the
little sufferer, and counteract the in
fuence of the I've, but the great harm
had been done and the child was in the
most pitiable condition. For time it
was thought he must die, as no nourish-
ment could be kept upon his stomach
at ALL He finally became enabled to
keep down a little milk, and fingered
along for months. The best physici ms
of Adrian and many prominent medi-
cal men from abroad were in turn call
ed upon and treated him, but none
could give relief. The throat has
seemingly become hardened, and the
asophagus or tube passage-way leading
to the stomach has gradually contract
ed until it is now not more than one
eighth of an inch in diameter. For a
while an egg was mixed with his milk,
and occasionally some beef tea given
him, but usually the stomach rejected
it, and if the least particle of solid sub
stance was eaten it invariably choked
him. Finally he was given milk alone,
and he is now quite strong boy and
otherwise apparently healthy. He
eats or rather drinks, three quarts of
milk per day, and this constitutes his
entire food. If he happens to get any
substance in this passage-way and gets
he gets relief by having his
arms jerked suddenly upwards, when
the obstruction is expelled.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-29
MEMORIES.

When the gray twilight softly spreads
Her robe Ger earth and sky;
When the far mountains shaggy heads
Are lost to human eye;
When the tired bird at eve hath sought
Sleep in the tuneless bower
When the last bee wings homeward, fraught
With forage from the flower;
when the dark pinewood dimly shows
Its deepening tints of green;
When in the west with crimson CLOVIS
The sunsets closing scene
u watch the glimmering shadows kiss
The threshold of the night
And Ger my heart a soothing bliss
Falls in the waning light;
And grosser thoughts that sternly cling
To life's dull sober day,
Leave me, ns swallows on the wing
Fit from our sight away.
And soft as ripple on the lake,
Within my bosom rise
Half whispered warnings, that awake
4 thousand memories
s. weet memories, that only come
To WOO my waking Dreams
When twilight shrouds the woodlands dumb
And Slumbers on the streams
OF faces that loved of yore,
And songs that loved ones sang,
And children's voices-heard no more
That through the greenwood rang.
q, spirit treasures, We are mine,
And to my heart belong
Vet linger not till / repine
Or sing sadder song;
But leave me while I still have power
To catch the sunny glow
Waited from memory's blissful bower
The shrine of long ago.
Chambers Journal
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-03-29

his proud form in the stirrups, and
gave one meaning glance to his men
and then, through every rank and file,
through every column and solid
square, rang the terrible words of COM
mand, and high above all other sounds
was heard the voice Of Washington:
"Charge, for your country and for
vengeance-charge !"
The Morning herald., 1876-09-20
Effects OF the Storm.
By Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, Sept. 19.-The steamer Plan
ter, from the Pautuxeut, reports eight YES
sells, seven of them with wood and one with
tobacco, driven on shore in Drum Point
harbor. Schooner William Stevens, with
tobacco and merchandise, and an empty
schooner ashore in Mill Creek. The schooner
Acorsen, loaded with lumber, bound for
Baltimore, sunk off James Point all on
board were saved. A three topmast
schooner at anchor off James Point had all
her sails and masts Of her rigging carried
away. The schooner D. E. Walford, bound
to Richmond with full load of coal, sunk
at Plum Point wharf. All livss were saved.
They climbed up the masts where they re.
mained all night and were rescued the next
morning. Three vessels, one of them the
Florence Lee, were hard ashore in Herring
Bay. One is loaded with oysters.
The Morning herald., 1876-09-20
FOREIGN NEWS.
THE CAPrUnED TWEED.

ImpFlsOned In Fort Oastr0de vfg0 to
Remain Until shipped to Cuba.
By Associated Press.
MADRID, Sept. 18.-William M. Tweed
and his Secretary, Mr.. Hunt, are now i'm
prisoned In Fort Castro de Vigo, where they
will remain until their departure for Cuba.
The "Epoca" to-day in an editorial arti-
Gle refers to the fact that no extraditioD
treaty exists between Spain and the United
States, and says It knows not what judicial
course is to be taken by the Spanish author
tiles in the case of Mr.. Tweed. 1t adds that
European governments would desire to see
some definite legal arrangement made for
dealing with such matters In future.
LONDON, Sept. 19.--The Standard's"
correspondent at Vigo writes on the 18th,
that Tweed appears to be in good health.
He describes him as about co. years of age,
tall and stout, with gray beard. Hunt,he
says, is about 80 years old and of dark COM
plexion. The prisoners were conducted from
their place of quarantine through the town
on foot by carbineers to their quarters in
Fort Castro.
The Morning herald., 1876-09-20
The Safe Burglary.
Nv Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 The case Of
General Babcock, charged in connection
with others of coDspiring 10 injure the repu-
tatiOn of Columbus Alexander by means of
the safe- burglary in ths office of Assistant
District Attorney Harrington during the
investigation of the affairs Of the District of
Columbia BY joint committee of Congress
several years ago, was called to-day In the
Criminal Court. It was decided that Bah
cock, and and also e. P. Somerville, one of
the parties indicted with him, should be
tried jointly. By 1o'clock ten jurors were
selected from the regular panel, and there
is no doubt but that the two jurors yet
required will be procured from the tales
men ordered to be summoned. The trial will
regularly proceed tomorrow.
Harrington is In Canada, and cannot,
therefore, be arraigned, and Nettleship and
Whitley, also idicted in the same case, will
will be used as witnesses for the Govern
ment. -.t.
A. G. Riddle has been engaged to assist
District Attorney Wells for the prosecution,
and Judge Fullerton, Of New York, appears
With Colonel William A. Cook as counsel
for Babcock. Major Totten is counsel for
Somerville. The attendance to-day was
large. Among the spectators were Ex- Gov
ernor Shepherd, one of General Babcock's
bondsmen, and other friends of General
Babcock.
The full jury was obtained this afternoon
consisting of nine white and three colored
persons. Babcock and Somerville severalIy
waived the reading of the indictments, and
pleaded not guilty. Judge McActhur, pre-
sides in the case. AS the trial will probably
be a protracted one, the court will sit from
10 till 4 O'Clock each day, with recess Of q
half hour.
The Morning herald., 1876-09-20
The Storm MOVING Eastward.
BY Associated Press,

The Storm Moving Eastward.
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19-The Weather
Bureau synopsis for the past twenty four
hours says:
The hurricane that was on Monday morn
ing central near Buffalo, has moved slowly
eastward, and is now over New England,
the central depression having steadily di-
minished, with di minishing winds and rain
fall. Northeast winds and light rain pre-
vail over Northern New England, the st.
Lawrence Valley and Canadian provinces.
Northwest winds and light rain in New
York and over lake Ontario, but with partly
cloudy and clearing weather in the South
Atlantic and Middle States. The pressure
has fallen in the Northwest and Southwest,
with southerly winds, high temperature,
and increasing cloudiness.
The rivers fell on Monday at Cincinnati
and Louisville, but rose at Augusta, Cairo,
Memphis. and Vicksburg, and especially at
Pittsburg, Harper's Ferry, and elsewhere in
the Middle States.
The Morning herald., 1876-09-20
Terrible Effects Of the Late
Storm.
"a Crew Lost at Sea.
Democrats in New Eamp-
shire.
The Babcock Trial.
4 Fatal Cutting Array.

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BY Associate Press.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 19.-The purser of the
steamer Planter, from Patuxent river, re-
ports that fatal cutting affray occurred in
Solomon's Island, Calvert county, last week,
II which Captain Richard Hook, of Solo
mons Island, was killed, and Mr.. Hill,
: citizen of Calvert, was terribly and prob
bly, fatally, cut by man named
Hewes. The circumstances of the affair as
reported are that Hewes, in company with
another man, gave show on the Island
Hewes' partner was in an alteration with
6hee, and Captain Hook interferred to pre-
vent q continuance of the fight, and the
trouble seemed settled. Hewes, however,
came up with the parties and renewed the
quarrel. He drew dirk, and in the strug-
gle that epsued stabbed Captain Hook In
the side, also cutting both legs across to
the bone, which resulted fatally. Hewes
also cut Hills throat from ear to ear.
After cutting the two men, Hewes escaped
over the river to st. Mary county, and
from there 1t is supposed to Virginia, where
he belongs.
The Morning herald., 1876-09-20
ORvIL GRANT DRUNK.
The Presidents Brother Locked nm
II the 50. Louis CalaDOOSe


IA the st. Louis CalabOOse,
ST.LoUIs, Sept 12.A rumor which circulat.
ed in the streets of st. Louis last night th Il
Orvil Grant, a brother of the President, had
been arrested in a condition of beastiy in.
toxication, proves to-day a fact. At lust
about dusk, Special Officer Won Magge and
a brother patrolman wheeled the Presidept's
brother up to the Four Courts in handcart,
and dumped him out at the main entrance,
They had found him, they said, lying in a
vacant lot near the Union Depot, and but
for them he would surely have lost his fine
gold watch and chain, and perhaps his gold
headed cane and silk stove pipe hat. When
dumped out, Orvil was still in ssemi- con-
sc1ous condition, and unable to stand on his
legs. He was carried into Capt. Burgess's s
office, where he was relieved of his valua-
bes, including large number of docu-
ments from Washington and the Indian
agencies, and was then carried down to the
Gala boose and thrown into cell No. 1O,along
with some half-doZen other "drunks."
80 tar he had escaped recognition, but an
inspection of his letters and papers soon
established his identity. All of them were
addressed to o. L. Grant, Elzabethtown,
N. j., and with few exceptions they ali
related TO post traderships, Indian contract 8.
sc. Some of the letters were from a part
Ler in Washington, and others from Indian
agents out West. His watch was an elegant
gold one, but no name could be found on 1t.
The drunken man remained in the cell
until toward midnight. Then a witness
for the defence in the late whiskey cases,
one Louis Bohle, drove up to the -Four
Courts, and inquired about the chances of
getting the Presidents brother out. He was
informed that Orvil would be released when
sober, and an officer was sent to the cell to
ascertain the drunken mans condition, In
q short time he reappeared, bringing in the
Presidents brother. Orvil presented sight
truly piteous. lie was not yet quite sober
enough to realize fully the shame of his
position, but he was dazed and troubled.
His clothes we're fnussed, his head bruised
and muddy, and his general appearance
His face was red, eyes swollen,
and his moustache hung down at the corners
He staggered along the hallway, gave nod
of recognition to Bohle as he passed into
the Office to register his name In the proper
ty book. Silently he wrote out the sigma
Lure, 80. L. Grant" Then he received
back his gold watch and other valuables,
and left iD company with Bohle.
1t seems that in the afternoon that Orvil
Grant had been drinking with friends at the
Lindell Hotel, where he had arrived some
lime before, but had not registered. At
about five O'Clock he slipped away unno-
iced, and when heard from at the hotel
lad been arrested. After his release he was
,ut to bed at once, and inquiries for him to
lay were unprodQstive. The door OF his |
DOM, No. 175, wAe locked, J, and letter for |
lin was Ia IN, - z but be wAs not Visible. |
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The Morning herald., 1876-09-20
The Sioux War.

By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Sept. 13.-The following was
received at Military Headquarters to-day:
Fort Buford, Sept. IL.
Adjutant Military Division Missouri, Chi
cagO:
Iarrived here on the 9TH, on the 9th infor.
nation reached me that q considerable body
of the hostile Sioux had appeared at the
Wolf Point about IS mile above Fort Buford.
therefore directed Major Reno ofthe Ninth
cavalry with bis own regiment and Major
Moore's battalion of the Sixth regiment to
march from his position on the Yellowstone
to that place. 60 up the river to-day to
meet him. Signed,
ALFRED H. TERRY,
Brig. GeH'l.
The Morning herald., 1876-09-20

Whereabouts Of Cabinet Omcers.
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-Secretary Fish
has returned to the city. Secretary Chan
dler and Attorney General Taft are the
only members of the Cabinet here, and the
last named leaves tonight for his home in
Ohio, to take part in the canvass in that
State.
The Morning herald., 1876-09-20
Murdered by q Tramp.
By AssOcited Press.

SPR1NaFINLD, Sept. ia tramp named
Charles Wood called at the house of Joseph
Hazard, in Otis, and on leaving struck Mr..
Hazard with club, and then assaulted
Mrs. Hazard with an axe, striking her
twice, inficting wounds from which she
died in two hours. Wood was arrested and
brought to Lee, where he was committed
for murder in the first degree.
The Morning herald., 1876-09-20
The Boys in Blue.
By Associated Press.

BY ASSOClHueU TTesS.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 19.-About 1870 Mary
land "Boys in Blue" under command of
General Adam E. King, left this city at 7.25
this morning via the Northern Central rail-
road for Indianapolis. At the Union depot
they we're joined by about thirty members
of the National veteran Club Of Washing
ton City. They were accompanied by h
band and drum corps.
The Morning herald., 1876-09-20
y. =. KENNEY, supt,

NHAAMGE OF HOURs-w1LM1Noro.
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ing Monday, May q, 1870, Trains nI1aS viii ,ss
Leave Wilmington 1870 a m, $40 and -
p m. ""u ~
Leave Landenburg 8 As q m, l2 As and , !.
Arrive Wilmington IS m, 21 1u and Pn ~
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Arrive Landenburg IL IS m, 8 40 and . q
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CONNECTIONS.-At Wilmington v,n
W 4 B and Delaware r r trains WIN
At Landenburg with Penna 4 Del Rr.,..
Pennsylvonia Railroad. D'' oisaea
Nug8-tf DAVID CONNELL finn,