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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-24

Damestlc Markets,

NEW Yo1k. December %, Evening.-Money closed
dull ct Sd6. stellng firm. Colo lO7k: Govern
ns Su land eon:Si H. states
Bank ststement. Loans. decrease 81 900 900;
specie increase $50 600: legal tenders d. crease
sloo: ooo sS.sp DS decrease ss7scoe reserve
stocks dun and steady,
suSt.s:.S Sg ,s salanoes-aold, ss4s0le7s; cur
ne :ubtssss9ly paid ont for interest 5000;
Customs receipts, $4,000.
No movement in cotton futures.
The Cotton Exchange closed with quotations
france $685. to the continent $751; to the chsnnsi
2sOO.
Flour shade frmer; less doing. Wheat irregu.
quiet and 6Im at the figures current yesterday:
Corn without decided change: verv moderate ex.
9s ess better ai
trade Lard closed firm; prime steam TO- zoo. Coz.
fee quiet and firm. sugar quiet Roe quiet and
Ro:in easier; 81 :oSa 60. freishts quiet. ''' '''
changed. whsst~So:a red f.li 81 s7Ss; No > DO
Oats inactive; No. ., s2,ac asked. Rye quiet and
unchanged barley dull ana unchanged. whisky
Cd; SIS Is bid Lard ffmtr icho .sled B ssh
meats nominAlly unchanged nothing DONE Bacon
quiet and unchanged; only . smsll jobbing II ade
Cattle slow and unchanged; little doing. NV
CINclNNAr1, December 2a-Flour quiet and firm
o %ss .sS aes rn ans @ RED I'd. 81 sSes 90 s2
dull and nominal. Pork inactive; leld at Sic IS
cash; el7 JanuaIy;. sl7 IS February. Lard quiet;
steam lOas 0l0.ac; kettle lie. Bulk meats steady.
Bacon quiet; shoulders Ike clear nib sides 81 G;
clear sides Sac. Green meats-Fsir demand.
CHICAGO, December 23.-Flour unchanged Wheat
quiet and frmer No. Chicago spring 81 2iA
cssb; 81 22A January; 81 24t February; No. 3 do
81 lOk al loA. Corn dull; An Cake cash; 44'sc
Rye frmer: Ssk S7oc. Barley steady a." and un
changed. Pork dull SIG Goals IS cash; S l6 IS
January; SIC 10 Feb1usry. Lard in good demand:
1055c cash; 106OOl0 62kc January; 10. 72h 0lO $50
February Bulk meats steady and unchanged.
Whisky steady and unchanged.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-24
POLITICAL.

THE Supreme Court Returning Board of
Florida.
TALLAHASSEE, December % Tie Su-
preme Court met at IL NJ. to day. The
council for the board withdrew the motion
made Yesterday that he bs allowed to sn.
swer. TIE court made the writ peremptory
and ordered the board to recauvass by tn.
twenty. seventh instant and file the report
of their action ON that day, and then took
q recess until four o'clock to make up lis
record.
The Decision.
WASHINGTON, December 23-Specials
from Tallahassee show that the court holds
chat the duties of the CanvaesiDg Board
are simply ministerial. Extract from the
decree: I'VE muss therefore decide that
the general nature Of the power given by
the statute is ministerial, and that to the
extent that any strictly and purely judicial
power 10 granted, such power can not ex-
list"
After minute inquiry % to the powers
of the board under the statute, the court
determined - to their a'tion in certain
counties. In Jackson county tho board
had rejected $50 of the votes cast on the
ground of irregularity and fraud In the
conduct of the election. There being no
plea on the part Of the board that the re-
turn from these counties was in itself fraud
ulent or irregular, the court decided it to
be the duty of the board to correct it. The
same minute restrictions are given by the
court in respect to other counties and pre-
oincts where the board exercised judicial
powers and ignored the face of the returns.
Grover Pleases the Oregon Democrats.
SALEx. Oregon, December 23.-Tne Dem
0crstic State Central Committee call meet
ings ON the eighth of January throughout
the State. They ind0rse Growers action.
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A Child of Sorrow.

Last night q poor, frail, fallen woman
came i2tO the statiOnhOuse and asked per-
mission to pass the night. She WAS interro-
gated as to the necessities that impelled
her to make suoh a Request, and she respond.
ed with food of tears. No words Of CEN
sure fell from her lips against any one. No
startling disclosure, full of piteous events,
came back as ready reply to the questions
propounded to her. She was frightened.
miserable, and said that death alone could
uawind the tangled skein Of her life and
the tolls and troubles that came upon her
with the rising of every sun that passed
over her existence. She was treasured by
sympathy for her in the sufferiDgs that were
msnifestly weighing upon her mind. Then
she took courage and gave this account of
her life-which may be denominated q race
from position and comfort to poverty and
shame:
The woman, who refused to give ner
name, says that she was born in New Or
leans, that her mother and brothers are
still living there, and are in good circum-
stances. During the war, when she was
scarcely fourteen years Of age, she married
q surgeon in the Federal service by the
name Of Lefingwell. He carried her to
St. Louis, where he died, after which she
went to Indiana and engaged in teaching,
which che continued for five years, when
enc married SWoQ0 ana came 10 t0l6 CITY.
He opened confectionery on Twentieth
street, near the market, and in short time
had gambled away all that was left of her
years of toll, and then engaged as fisher
man in company with an Italian. Her bus
band carried her with him to the little boat
in which he went out in daily excur-
sions in prosecuting his business.
They lived on the boat-a sort
of Arab life, in which hard work
and much infeiicity combined to make
her existence almost painful to her. Finally
her husband deserted her, and she became
the property Of the Italian, who she says
treats her cruelty; whips her for recreation,
and on more than one occasion che has been
compelled to eeek medical attention, from
the beatings he has given her, at the City
Hospital. He has compelled her to wade in
water up to her chin and to do mans work
in dragging his seines through the waters of
Galveston and other bays in quest of fish.
He has repeatedly tied her to the stern of
his boat and dragged her for miles through
the water, to satisfy the devilish cruelty Of
his nature. At last she finds it impossible
to endure any longer his tortures, and last
night effected what she avOws will be her
final escape from his clutches. This poor
woman will make an effort to-day to return
to her mother and to life in which less
Of shame and want will figure az the fruits
Of her characterization Ne'rs.
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Governor Hayes and the South.

Republicans need have no fear that Gov.
ernor Hayes has given any pledges to South
ern leaders beyond those freely rendered in
his statesmanliks letter of acceptance. The
idea that he has given them any promise in
return for their support in this CRISIS is pre-
posterOus. Such an arrangement would be
highly improper, and on the part of the
Southern leaders it would be an exhibition
of bad faith to Mr.. Tilden, which would
not win the respect of Republicans nor
popular confidence in the sincerity of
any engagements they might make. And
yet their persistent moderation under
greater provocation than any Northern
Democrats can suffer undoubtedly means
Q great deal. It means that they have been
schooled by hard experience to distrust
their Northern allies, and that it is begin
ming to dawn upon the minds of their more
sagacious leaders that the highest interests
of the South can be best promoted by win
ming the confidence and respect Of the great
party of the North which resisted their re-
bellion and finally crushed it.
We believe those leaders ask nothing
better for Southern policy on the part OF
the next administration than the programme
laid down in Governor Hayes letter, and
that they regard him as a man of strong
convictions, who will live up to his word.
At any rate, the position now occupied by
the Southern men and by the most ipflu-
entail Southern newspapers is that while
strongly desiring Mr.. Iildens Inauguration,
they will strictly abide by the legal result
of the count of the electoral votes, and it
is needless to say that this position is both
an honorable and loyal one, and one that
commands at least the respect of the Re-
publican party.
The New York Erening Post thinks the
Southern statesmen are ready to accept a
lust and cOnciliatOrY policy. and to co.
operate with any administration living up
to such policy. "Should Hayes succeed
in leading his party in the way marked out
by his letter of acceptance, we believe not
only that he will receive hearty support
in the Southern States, but also that four
years hence there will be . strong white
Republican organization in those States.
The duty and wisdom of sustaining such q
policy are 80 plain that it is hard to conceive
that the Southern leaders will advise any
other course" This meets eur view of
the case precisely. The Republican
party will certainly abide by the lawful
result of the official count which is yet
to be made; but We have . very strong con.
viction that Mr.. Tilden's accession to the
presidency would be an immense misfor-
not be apparent ct once, but they would
eventually appear in the postponement of
the opportunity to break down the fatal
"color line" and to bring about o better
understanding between the great first
parties in the struggles of the Last twenty
years, namely, the Republican party of the
North and the white men of the South,
whether Wings or Democrats, who have
long been solidly arrsyed against the for.
mer under the general name of Demo
crats.-Bu0al0 Express.
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49, could not carry away they destros 90;
Sss<ora ana other valuable articles we!~
@sahed. For On hour and half tho ron
Nero remained in the house, wn'cn tney
sutted from attic to cellar.
Tho members Of the family, IN tue Tesp
N1e. we're utterly unable to give 40 sisrm
n. Killers house IL close to the water. tnd
- robbers, when they had collected tns
valuablee, carried them to boat ana
reved away. They did not even leave
their victims necessary clothing, and young
KILLER WA compelled to 60 out this morn
ine coatleea. The value Of stolen articles
is about $1,000. They Oft red NO personal
violence TO any member OF the family ex-
cent to threaten them with death II an OUT
ory vas made. 1t 10 thought they were
Sound pirates.
The Kleclisn Frauds.
John l Davenport teeti6ed before me
House committee that the local autheri.'ee
aad Federal officers had acted hsrmonirus'y
and euccassfully to prevent fraud in the
Nav York city election. He accounted for
tha large Democratic majority ny saying
Large number of Republicans must have
The only important witness called as to
elections was John j. Allen. the chiri super
visor of elections in Brooklyn. His teet'-
rnony is similar to that of the cbisf supnr
esys both political parties combined to
,,rcvent fraud and were successful.
A Banker Dead.
Colonel w. X. Vermilye, the banker, is
dead.
EmbezZlement.
Hugh Mcclellan, clerk of William IL.
Webb. sbip builder, has heen arrested Tor
the embezzlement Of 10000
A Fatal Tumble.
Edward l.. Alexander In attempting to
5uup on an elevated street Car, fell to the
ground and will die.
More Specie.
The City Of Berlin brought SaOO, 600 in
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-24
What Rare Postage Stamps Bring.

On Monday evening last Messrs. George
A. Leavitt & Co. sold at Clinton Hall Q
large collection of postage stamps, the prop
erty of q New York collector, whs was
about to leave the city, some of which
brought quite high prices. A five-cent violet
stamp, Of Bolivia, 1867, cancelled. brought
eS; q ten-cent brown Bolivia, 1867, sold for
50: while blue Bolivia fifty.cent stamp Of
1867 went for sc 50. A Brazil stamp, for
$50 reis, 1916, was knocked off for 81. An
described as ''five-cept provisional United
States, believed to be New O,leans."
A set of British Columbia and Van
couver's Island stamps, ten varieties, sold
at Is, while one cent stamp, carmine, of
British Guiana, 1851, brought Sc; four cent
stamp of British Guiana, blue. of 1851, was
purchased at $40. Some Buenos Ayres
stamps of 1858 were sold at 81. Cape Of
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-24

Coed Hope and Ceylon stamps went Ut
IS IS and Is 85s EaGlish ter penny stamps
Norway stamps Thirty vasietiesl sold for
go So. A 1naevered pair Of 81. Louis
ave cent stamps were sold for 80 50. A
Get Of uncut War Department envelopes
thirty four varieties) went for $38 Is; and
q Get Of uncut United States envelopes Two
varieties) found . purchaser at va 70
About the best price obtained was for set
of entire Plympton envelopes. Of all varie-
ties of dye, color end size, ninety-six in ali,
which brought $50 50 Some match and
medicine stsmps. $50 varieties in al,
brought 50 75.-Ner York World.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-24
MISCELLANEOUS.

Death Of q Religious Editor.
ALLENTOWN. Pa, December 23-Rev. I.
X. Brobst, editor of Lutheran Church
books, is dead.
NFunsral Of Lieutenant Mckinney.
MEMPHIS, December 70 Tho remains of
LIEUT. nant Mckinney, Fourth Cavalry,
killed in McKepzie's Indian fight, will be
buried from st. Lazarus Church IN this Oity
to morrow. The Cbicasaw Guards and
Bluff City Greys will furnish the military
escort.
WAR DsPARrnRNr,)
ONCE Chief signal Officer. :
Washington, december q. l876-4:3O P. n.
For New England and the Middle statss. north
trly to westerly winds and partly cloudy wtether.
with stationary or . light falling temperature and
For the South Atlantic States, colder, north.
e,ly to esstsIly wi.ds. thres:ening weather aIa
rain with rising barometer In the northern por-
ticns followed by falling barometer.
For the Gulf States, northerly to easteIly winds
temporArs rise Of barometer in the northern por-
tions 10 lowed BY falling barometer during sun
dav.
For Tennessee and the Ohio valley, winds mostly
from the north ard east. with cOd.r weather,
rain or snow. and during the night rising baron
eter.
Cau,ionsry signals are ordered for Galveston
and In0iauola.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass. December %. 6 P. M-Wind
northwest, strong; ,aniDg. ATnyed.Stean ship
BoIuss,a, HOore, mas ter. at 4 p. NJ, from Liver.
pool. via Corunps and Havana, to sias Weeks Il
Coz schoo NJ Conchita, seven days from Tampicp,
to Avendano HerminOe. Sailed Bark retiosa;
also sh Triga. Mobile, previously reported be-
low.
PORT EADs. December %, 6 P. M-Arrved-
British bark BelvideIe Doyle, master, seventy
days from Liverpool, to master; bark Pondita.
hffy.6, DAYS from Cardiff W ales 10 master.
VICKsBUkG, December 23-Weather cloudy aud
cold. Rain all day. The river fell f ur inches.
Passed DOWN.. 4. Lee. at 10 p. ii Katie at a.
H.; Cotton Valley, at P. NJ.
MEMPHIS. December 23.-Kiver tell three inches.
Showing. Maximum thermometer 40o. Departed
J. D. Parker. tor Vlcksblrg.
tvANsvi LIE, d. cember 23-Eo change in river.
Weatuer cloudy and cold; signs OF tn0w.
CINCINNATI, Dece mber 23.-River unchanged.
Weather cloudy and C Id.
CAIRO, December 49, River rising. Weather
cloldy and cod.
LOUISVILLE. December 23.-Weether clear and
cold. River unchanged.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-24
Succession Of E. N. Mo.sardier.

CECOED DISTRICT COURT FOB THR PARISH
- of Orleans No. SO 995.-Notice 10 hereby given
to the creditors of this estate and to all other per-
sons hereia interested. to show cause within ten
DAYS from the present not fCatiOn, If any they
have or can, why the account presented BY J. J.
Tarleton and Ae1is Robert, testementsry execu
tors Of this estate, should not be hOa ologsted
and approved, and the funds distributed in accord
ance tine rew,th.
By order of the Court.
dei5 70 2A* FRANK PACE. JR., Clerk.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-24
NOTICE.

DRPARfMHNr OF EINANss,
New Orleans, october l. 1876. ]
A IL PERSONS INDEBTED TO TIE CITY FOs
IA back taxes are reminded that but q shor;
time remains in which to pay taxes up to 1873
scrip An those Of 1874 and 1873 without interest
After the thirty Arst December next all these
taxes will become e1igble In cash. with interes.
costs, etc.
ocl law tde3l
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-24
RECEIPTS BIT RAILROADS.
SUCCESSION NOTICES.

Succession Of Jean Lacr0ix alias LIN.
crOuts.
DERSONS HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST THE
&c Mt the same within ten days from the first pub
Hcaton hereof ard those indebted to the estate to
make payment within the same delay, to the I'M
dersisne
p. CRABITES, Tsstameptsry Executor.
dele "a 49, NOs Is and Is st. Louis street.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-24
Succession Of Eldemar P,cou,

CBCOND DISTRICT COURT FOR THR PARISH
- Of Orleans No. 38,936-Notice 10 hereby given
to the creditors of this estate and to all other per-
sons herein interested to show cause within ten
days from the present notification, If any they
have can, why the account presented BY
Mrs. Eulalie Rillieux, widow Of Eldemar Picou.
tutrix administering this estate, should not be
homOlogated and approved, and the funds distrib.
uted in accordance Herewith.
By order of the Court.
dsl5 20 24A FRANK PACE, JR Clerk
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-24

Messrs. Hay Mehle furnish us the following re.
port Their quotations represent actual sales at
first hands. Weighing, bundling, drayage and
commission have to be added:
Steer hides city slaughter. over IS he, p b -010
Steer hides city slaughter. 70 to cabs, p ID -0lOt
Steer hides city slaughter under 70 I6s, p ID q
Cow hides city slaughter, as they run, p b q IN
Kips city slaughter 70 to "a lbs, p ib...... -0lOk
Kips. city slaughter. Is to % bs, p r...... -0l0
Calf skins each. ................ -D15
Country hides, nint % to Is lbs. p De-. l50l7
Country hides flint. damaged, half price.
Beeswax. prime yellow, p m...............-098
OK horns each. ..........................6 O9
Tallow. y fb.......... ......................7 O8
The market 10 steady and strong for prime sole
leather hides. Inferior grades duh and lower;
1900 wet sailed city steers 1t 7kc aud 1000 heavy
weights at loAc are among the weeks sales.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-24
Succession Of ID. M. C. Hughes.

Succession Of ID. m. G. Hughes.
CRCOND DISTRICT COURT FOR THK PARISH
p1blio administrator has petitioned tho court for
letters OF administration On the estate Of the late
D. G. Hughes deceased, interstate. Notice il here
cause within ten days why the prayer Of the
said petitioner should not be granted.
By order Of the Court.
de24 % 31s FRANK PACE JR Clerk
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-24
Succession Of Richard Condor.

CECOND DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
y of Orleans, No. II. 705.-Eotic0 IL hereby given
to the creditors OF this estate and to all other per-
sons herein interested, to show cause within ten
days from the present notification if any they have
or can why the account presented by Mrs Ann
Condor, widow Of Reh ard Condor, tutrix admins
approved and the funds distributed in accord.
ance Herewith.
By order of the Court
del5 20 az FRANK PACE, JR,, Clerk.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-24
General Exchange
quotations. quotations.

The Christmas holidays commencing at Liver.
poo this morning, We have no telegr ANS from that
market, nor any from the New York Cotton Ex-
change, which was closed to-day, and will con.
tinue csrd On NJ ,nday. dispatch from Havre
reports the market dull end easier, without Quot.
York give 10TH es the opening and cl sing ratio,
touching l07h in the interim. Under these circum-
stances, and the weather being dark and rainy,
the demand was only model ate, and the offerings
being light and the assortment BY no means salts.
factory, the business confined to the modeI ate
amoun5 noted above. Nothing transpired to re-
quire any change in our quotations. but prices ex.
hibited some ircegularitY. factors generally ad-
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-24
COMMERCIAL.

COTTON-The sales to day were confined to 500
bales, Ut prices requiring no change In our quota.
tons. We give also the figures and report Of the
Exchange, n below;
AMERI CAN STANDARD OF CLASSIFICATION.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-24

Mete orological and River Rep ort.
The following statement Of the weather and
rivers il furni he'd by the signal Service officer
stAtiOned ut New Orleana:
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-24

We continue to quote first clses collateral AOAns
q. sos y cent y anuum disc cunt. other grades 10
Hl2, excep ional comm. rcial pap 500. Al do at
l20l8 aud second grade nominal. First class
mortgages continue to rule at 100 p cent "
annum and second grade are still quoted entii ely
Gold opened at 1918 DlOs. against 1911 at Kew
Yors ane after q mode ale business closed at the
opening rates Tin both markets. touching l07 y
during the interim at Now York The sales
summed up e55 0OO embracing 600 at 1915;
6 10 coo at IG7A; %lo.O0o at l071, and R2o,Oo0 SG
1913 OIO8.
Under lighter offerings and fair demand,
sterling was h about 2l0 y cent higher. and
francs 1.
The sales of sterling comprised go 100 en-
&C ng $4,000 bi ! of lading st IS u $500 do
at IS 1lkO l2h 9i7, 900 do at SIS l2a; 4lsO0
do and G 1900 AL at SIS l2h; EGO 600 bill ct
lading at &5 l205 49, and 46oOO GO at IS HhO
5 10.
The sales of francs amounted to $4,000 com.
mercial. embracing l25,o0o at 493s "a 9sh and
rs coo and Is, geo 4 92}s.
at tie close sterling bills we're quoted at @s y
as 10 for bill of ladipg and Al clear. and q
S5 l71 for bank bank counter rate O$5 lS), and
francs at 1921 fJr commercial and nominal Tor
bank.
New York sight was quiet. but stronger for com
mercial The sales comprised SIS 900. embracing
Is 10 600 and $25 900 commercial at l6 y cent dis
count and $4,000 private bankers at u. We also
noticed sale of $40, 900 commercial on Providence
1T y cent discount.
The banks continued to check on New York at
y cent discount, whila commercial sight was
quoted at ZIG.
The following IL the official statement Of the
sales reported to-day at the Stock Exchange:
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MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL
MON ETA RY.

OFFICB NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN,, I
SATURDAY EVENING. DE- cember %, 1876.
We are indebted to Mr.. l. n. Maynard, manager
OF the New Orleans Clearing House, for the follow
ing report OF the condition Of the associated banks
st the c,ose of business Friday. December a. 1876
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-24

Stocks continued dull.
with light of. rings and better demand, State
cons0ls ad Ganced about y cent, closing at
$40.
From the same cause affecting State eonsols.
premium bonds were p cent higher. closing at
39ts 030t.
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SALOONS,

NOTICE. NOTICE
Having purchased the BAR at No. IL CarOpde-
let street, will refurnish it with the same WINES
and LIQUORS from my stOreroom as use at my
ST. CHARLES BAR, and reopen SATURDAY De-
cember 23 1876, at IL A. NJ. respectfully solicit
the pubic Patronage.
ds22 st CHARLES LACOUME.