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The New Orleans bulletin., 1876-02-29

Ono Capital Prize. ............Sl lO0, 900
Prize. ........................ $1,000
Prize. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10000
Prize 10000
Prizes at s5OOO O................. 10000
Prizes at $500. ................ 10000
20 Prizes at $1,000. 0.................. 10000
so Prizes at $500. O0............"..... $4,000
1900 Prizes at s1OO. 120,vCO
1000 Prizes at $50. 5O.................... 100000
APPROXIMATION PRIZES.
100 Approximation Prizes at $780,. 10000
100 Approximation Prizes at $780,. 10000
100 Approximation Prizes at $75.... $500
TOTAL
$3.50 prizes in all, amounting to (gold) $500 500.
Price Of Tickets:
WHOLE TICKETS. S.......................$50 $50 90
HALVES. ...................... 70 w
TWENTIETHS. ........................ 2 SO
For sale at all the New Orleans Agencies and
at the Central Office of the LOUISIANA STATE
LOTTERY COMPANY.
Address Lock Box 6s9 New Orleans Pest
once.
REMIT BY POsr-oFFICE MONEY ORDER,
REGISTERED LETTER, DRAFT, OR BY Elk.
PRESS.
Observe and RecOllect
That in the Grand Goldon Drawing Of April
ALL THE TICKETS
Sold For Greenbacks.
ALL THE PRIZES
paid TN GOLD.
Agents Wante0 IN every 0tate, Uounty,
City and Town Throughout the Union.
Une1ceptional Guarantees Required,
And must In every instance accompany appn
catfens,
TO BE MADE TO THE
Louisiana State Lottery Go.
New Orleans, La.
ALL LETTERS UNANSWERED MEAN 4
NEG ATIvE REPLr
an
The New Orleans bulletin., 1876-02-29

The market opened with pretty fair inquiry,
but mostly from brokers who claimed.concessions
which factors were unwilling to grant, and
although this restricted operations, yet the saes
up to noon embraced 1000 bales, after which there
appeared to be only limited movement, and the
additional transactions reported did not exceed
$500 bales. making total for the day as stated
above, of $500 bales.
The comparative scarcity of clean, white, even
running Cottons appeared to make such descrip-
tions independent Of the reports from other mar
kets, and they commanded steady prices but all
other descriptions were irregular and easy, even
more so than on Saturday, ruling, on the whole,
in favor OF buyers, but without any quotable de-
cline. Occasional Gales were, however, made at q
fraction less than our inside igu es Trash sold
as low as Sc and SIC, and Inferior at SIC. The
dispatches were unfavorable Liverpool showing
decline Of Lied, with sales Of 10000 bales, and
arrival 1-32d lower, and New York quoted 10
down for spots and 1-32@3-32 lower for futures.
Foreign exchange, on the other hand, showed
slight improvement.
The Exchange makes the amount on ship
board not cleared (before to-day's exports)
1853 500 bales, embracing 78 636 for Liverpool 26,
48S for Havre, 43 ZIG for the North Sea, 1922 for
Bremen, 1884 for spain, 2938 for the Mediterra-
mean, and 6012 for coastwlse ports, leaving in
presses, agreeably to its account at II M.
2lS, 700 bales. II we deduct from this the
amount sold, but not yet delivered, the balance
will be about $4,000 bales to represent the
quantity unsold, a large part OF which is with
held from the market, in transit or not yet sam
pied.
The Exchange reports: "Sales $3.50 bales.
Market quiet"
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on hand Sept. l, 1875. .......... 1876
Arrived since our last state
ment. .................. lo,ooL -. -,
Arrived previously. ,267, SAL, PSI, ,52S
1921 ,5O4
Cleared to-day. ...... 13,849
Cleared previously ......... 9U2, 1856 GIG, COS
Stock on hand and on shipboard .... 374, 899
Stock on hand same time last year 1852 $50
The New Orleans bulletin., 1876-02-29
THE RIVER.

OFFICE NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN,
Tuesday Morning, Feb. %. 1876.
MINIATURE ALMANAC
Sun Rises .....6:27I Moon Sets .10:41 P. NJ.
Sun Sets. First Quarter 8 3:4s AM.
The New Orleans bulletin., 1876-02-29

weather we could not have we hope it may con-
tinue throughout the week.
The marks yesterday showed 2-1O below high
water mark.
that it was so near the end OF the month and
| almost holiday.
There will be no departures by the river to-day.
By consulting our advertising columns, passen-
gers and shippers will see that an unusually large
number of boats are announced to leave to-mor-
vicksburg, the bends, Memphis, Cairo, the Ohio
River, st. Louis, Opelousas, Bayou Teche, Bayou
Bartholomew, .Boeuf River, Ouachita, Tensas
and Macon, Red River, Lake Blsteneau, Upper
Co ist, Lafourche, Baton Rouge and Lower Coast.
Engaged in these trades are some OF the finest
| steamboats, ever built, Offering every attraction
in the way of speed, safety and comfort. not for
getting the wants of the inner man, that can
possibly be found by any other mode OF travel.
One or more boats to suit the tastes OF the most
fastidious can be found at the landing to choose
from for any point from the Gulf to st. Louis
| and Cincinnati.
| A large number Of our visitors were out on. the
landing sightseeing; many OF them admired
crossings, particularly the one at the head OF
Canal street, and the piece OF wharf adjoining
thereto. They evidently thought its condition
reflected great credit on somebody, and 1t does,
| too.
The Frank Pargoud, on her arrival tomorrow,
will be laid up for short interval and will be
placed by the Katie, one Of the most superb boats
that ever turned a wheel Capt. J. NJ White
will be in command. special notice to that
effect will be found in another part Of our paper.
| The Maude came in crowded with passengers,
her register showing 2lS names. Many Of these
| are buyers, and for their accommodation she
| laws over to tomorrow evening, when she leaves
! for Alexandria and Grand Ecore.
| The Lessje Tsylor, for the Same point, laid
over also. and has special noice in another
Smyrna times., 1876-03-29
A MATTER Of POPULAR INTEREST,

perfect system sAd rules of self-measurement
make u tposslNe TO please people 1000 miles
psrayn 3gay @Sperfectly as if they were here in
V. 81 suppose you have at least half dozen
different departments?'
A. My dear sir we have more than t1reaty
each charged with its own business, and each
thoroughly organized, a necessary wheel with
in the great wheel"
V. will you name dozen or so of them Y'
A. with pleasure. The Custom Depart
ment, for those who prefer cuStom-made to
ready-made Tke Furnishing Department,
with its nsk1ense stock of all underwear.
The Shirt F1ctory, with its busy machines,
making our own tirst-class shirts The Trim,
ming Department, itself as big as MANY a regIl-
lar store. The Garment Stock Room. The
Receiving Room; The Order Department,
named before; The Special Uniforms Depart
score of messengers. The"
V. Hold, hold sir, enoughp
A. I'm not half thrOughl The Advertising
Department, with its bill Land sign distributors
editing and publishingA business and popular
deii all your fris flo send foritJ. The haCNs Menss
Department. The Youths Department. The
Childrens Department, with its special
entrance for ladies. The Telegraph DEPART
ment. Inc Chief Clerks Department, with
its ook-keepers and assistants. General Man
ayers Department; Financier's Office, and
other offices of the irm/ all busy as bees
thinking, planning, executing, buying, max
and in thousandVEfys joining their forces
to carry on businessWith the people amount
nually.'
V. "s-tu-p-e-n-d-ou-sp
A: Indeed it isl 1 forgot to name the
Cashiers Department, which handles its SIS, 600
of retail sales on some single daysp
". "$25,000l Immense That's.what enables
the house to buy cheap and seYcheap?"
A. Exactly You have jIIst hit it. The
people throng here, knSAi1E that we depend
on low prices and ,immeT Esales"
", What are the FOUR RULES hear so
much about2"
A. "Our system of business dealing-1. One
price, no deviation; 2. Cash for everything; 8.
guarantee protecting the purchaser; 4. The
money returned if the buyer can't otherwise
V. Nothing could be fairer."
A. Nothing. And the people see it,
" We'll, thank you, sir, for your polite
A. MOT at all. It's pleasure to seTve you.
Call again; and be sure of the pls&e-Wana-
maker 4 Browns Oak ,IHallSAoISh- East cor
Good morning"
Smyrna times., 1876-03-29

NARROWING Wharf.-The uniform testi-
mony of all those who have tried harrow
ing wheat in the spring is that it pays.
One says: "I find the result at harvest
most satisfactory. l began the custom by
narrowing fifteen acres, or about one-half
the usual number of acres that / SOW. My
neighbors, who had never seen it done,
insisted that it would kill it out. / shall
continue the practice, as have now pro-
cured smoothing harrow, which, in great
measure, enables me to dispense with the
roller, which l still use, however, when the
early spring is an unusually dry one. L
think by using the harrow that the wheat
tillers-that is, stools-out better than when
it is not cultivated in the spring.
Another subscriber writes as follows: " l
find that narrowing wheat in the spring
pays well. 1t gives the wheat good start,
and the narrowed portion ripens as early as
the unharrowed part, and has heavier
seeds.''
In narrowing wheat care must be taken
that the soil is sufficiently dry, so that the
harrow will pulverize it nicely. In such
cases once narrowing is as advantageous tC
the wheat crop as one good working of &
field of corn in the early stages of it
growth. Experience and judgment mus
determine the precise time when this work
should be done. 1t should not be done
until the heavy frosts in March are over
which will, however, depend much upol
the season.-Rurat World.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-29

SpuYT DEN DUYvEL.-Between two hills,
one wooded and desolate, the other bare
and inhabited just above Washington
Heights, N. Y, flows a narrow stream. 1t
is Spuyt den Duyvel creek, which, with the
Harlem river, separates Manhatten Island
from the main land. Its queer name often
puzzles the curious, who inquire for its
origin. Dierich Knickerbocker solves the
problem. He tells us that when Anthony
Van Corlear, Gov. Stuyvesant's great trum-
peter, was on a mission to stir up the
country to war beyond the Harlem river,
he came TO this stream. There was no
ferry boat there. The wind was high and
the waters were turbulent. Feeling the
urgency of his errand, Anthony swore he
would cross the creeks en- splyt den duy0el,
lin spite of the devil, and taking hearty
embrace of his stone bottle, he plunged
into the stream. When halfway over he
was seen to struggle violently, and giving
vehement blast of his trumpet, he sunk
forever to the bottom. The clangor of the
trumpet aroused the people far and near,
who hurried to the spot in amazement.
"Here an old Dutch burgher," says the
chronicler, " famed for his veracity, and
who had been witness of the fact, related
to them the melancholy affair, with the
ISarIul auUlIlOn 10 WHICH, am SAo" VI q
ing belief) that he saw the devil, in the
shape of huge moss bunker, seize the
sturdy Anthony by the leg and drag him
beneath the waves" The stream and the
wooded point have been. called Spuyt den
Duyvel ever since.
"Spiting Devilr' shouted the brakeman
on a Hudson River car one evening as the
train slowed at this spot. "What gave
this place so queer a nameF a young
woman asked stranger who was sitting by
her side. He told her Irving's story, sup
posing she understood it to be a legend
Not so. Her womanly sympathies were
aroused by the recital of the fate of the
trumpeter, and she inquired, Did he leave
family ?'' The gentleman modestly refer
red her to the chronicle. That chronicle
says: Though he was never married, yet
did he leave behind him some two or three
dozen children in different parts of th'
country, fine, chubby, brawling, f1atulen
little urchins, from whom, if legends speal
true land they are not apt to liel did des
cend the innumerable race of editors VIII
people and defend the country, and VIII
are bountiful paid by the people for keep
ing up "a constant alarm and making then
miserable"
Smyrna times., 1876-03-29

We condense/ from the Lehigh Register the
substance of a Conversation about Oak Hall, in
PhilSdeAe LW9namakeE Browns Largest
attendant%fe the speakers:
Visitor. "What corner is the Building on?"
Attendant: SOUTHEAST corner of jSirth and
strangers seeking Oak Hall, have been misled
by designing persons"
"; "1 1t is perfectly colossal Do you know
Its dimenSionSW
A. $4,000 square feet-66 on Market, and
$50 odd on Sixth, six stories high, has over
three acres q flooring, and covers space once
GeSsPlS6 GesS PisdeSy 1y twenty different busi-
Y. DO you use steam-power%
A. A giant young engine furnishes power
for the freight and passenger elevators, and the
noiiers steam ior heating, and the other opera
V. "What order do you take with goods?'
A; They are first opeZed and arranged in
thence on the fgAig6T elevator to the inspec-
V. is inspecting the first operations"
A. NO, sir, measuring; The goods are first
measured in the piece, then inspected Tho
cloth passes over rollers in the face of strong
light, and two men sit, one before and ono
behind the goods, watching with the eye of q
hawk for the least pin-hole imperfection, and
marking every flaw, SO that the cutter may see
and avoid it when he comes to cut the gar
v. "You must employ an ar1ty of cuttersY'
A. Come to our fifth fioE and seel We
keep 20 hands all the tiSAe cutting up the cloth
into garments,-besidessy machines that do
dozen mems work eaclf4st stroke"
"" DO you manufacture all your own
A. "We do, and most carefully. Our ex-
aminers inspect every stitch and seam, and
certify to every garment as extra-well made
before we put our ticket on it, and become
responsible for it."
deal ?" ' @'9''-- --'''' save Eou srea'
A. "In every direction, sir. 1t is tM system
and economy we practice all tAe wN through
peopa 1aaS enables ss Us Us to put to the
of it?' WAN "-'''' 'e00iiie
A. Before it goes into Stock it is .icke.sd
Every single garment has its number anC
other points OF ed on it, SO that its entire his
books" ' NfO- W.
"" You must have 80 or 40 salesmenPp
A.; why sir, on busy days you mayIsee 10
IN the various rooms and suites oil rooms
selling to the throngs of customers."/
v. DO you do an order buSMeY by mai
A. Very great AL over the country Gu
Smyrna times., 1876-03-29

The Divorce BUSINESS IN CHIcAGo.-The
Chicago Times publishes list of the divorce
cases in that city for the year 1875, giving
the names of the parties divorced, the
dates of marriage and of divorce, and the
cause for which the decree was asked. or
the 526 cases which were brought before the
courts 25S were Chicago marriages and 268
were of persons whose marriages had been
contracted elsewhere. Thus more than
half the divorces granted in Chicago were
decreed to persons who made their stay IN
that city merely temporary, in order that
they might have an excuse to come before
the courts with their complaints and
prayers for relief The causes for which
divorce was asked were very few in number
There were 174 cases of desertioD, l57 oi
cruelty, 60 of drunkenness, and many not
classified. This is an exhibit OF which
Chicago ought to be ashamed.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-29

WORDS OF WARNING.-During the present
year, as in the past, the grave will close
over thousands, simply because they neglect
the means which would restore them to
health Meet the fell destroyer at the
threshold, and dispute his invasion by that
wonderful medicine, DR.. Morris Syrup of
Tar, Wild Cherry and Horehound. There
is no cough or cold, case of Asthma, Bron-
chitis, Blood-spitting, weak lungs, Group or
Whooping Cough, which will not yield
more readily to this great BOTANIC REMEDY
than any other medicine. If you would
avoid disappointment and be speedily
cured, ask your Druggist for DIR. Morris
Syrup of Tar, Wild Cherry and Horehound.
Trial size, 10 cents. Regular sizes so cents
and One Dollar.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-29

METHoDIsM.-The people of Raleigh, n.
c., commemorated Tuesday the growth of
Methodism, which one hundred years ago
numbered its communicates at six hundred
and eighty-three in that State and Tenne-
see. The passage of a century has added
greatly to the number of Methodists in those
States and in the whole country. In 1875
Wesley came to Georgia, and in 1888
Whitefield made the first of his seven visits
to this country. To-day Methodism is one
of the largest and wealthiest denominations
in the land.-Baltim0re San.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-29

ORvIL GRANT IN DELAWARE" Gath"
thus writes to the Phila. Times:
A month ago, before l saw any notice of
the fact in the press and did not think it
worth printing, landed at Lewes, Del:
and proceeding up the Breakwater railroad
to Georgetown, observed great number
of ship-knees collected around the stations.
A passenger told me they were being pur-
chased by Orvil Grant. At Georgetown |
inquired about Mr.. Grant, seeing his name
on the hotel books. They told me he was
a harmless, volatile fellow, who but recent
ly had to borrow $50 to pay his hotel bill
and get out of the town. He was buying
these ship-knees on advances from con-
tractors, paying $3.50 for seven-inch knees
on the spot where they were hewed. Road,
rail and vessel transportation probably in
creased the prime cost very much. My
feeling was that of contempt and sadness,
that even in this remote quarter of the
earth, where probably no kin of President
had ever visited since James X. Polk S
ancestors left it, generations ago, the Presi-
dents own brother should be a slab-trader
in ship-knees.
The next week / was in Baltimore and
related this to amerchant. He smiled ano
said that / seemed to get at everything
Now, I'll tell you about Orvil Grant" ht
said. "He was employed for that work il
this city. He is poor energetic, slip-shod
spendthrift fellow, laboring before the nigh
cometh to make some money. But he
constituted like Grant himself-no manager
no business man, ignorant of every law @
trade, and opportunities slip past him ever
day which would make third-rate bushes
people rb,h. He is always hard up, alway
tumbling into some new trap, and alway
coming out short"
Smyrna times., 1876-03-29

A PROPER SUGGEsTIoN.-The Springfield
(Mass.) Republican appropriately suggests
that if the congressional and administra-
ton lawyers and politicians would give a
rest to their politics and their law and
treat the country to all the facts they can
find about the public corruptions there will
be increased satisfaction. impeachment
can wait; also indictments and trials and
fines and imprisonments. What is in order
now is, who stole the government money,
and how was it divided?
Smyrna times., 1876-03-29

MIGRATION OF A CHURCH.-The Greene
Street Methodist Episcopal Church, on
Green above Broome street, N. Y, has been
sold for business purposes for 100000
Three years ago $l75, 900 was offered for the
same property, but was refused. The con-
gregation will move into the Washington
Square Reformed Dutch Church, the trus-
tees of which have been compelled on
account of financial embarrassments to
disband the organization and to sell the
property. The price paid by the Greene
Street Church for the ground, building,
furniture and organ is $4,000.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-29

CoNNECTIcUT.-On Monday next, the Sd
of April, Connecticut will elect her entire
list of State officers, Legislature that will
choose United States Senator for the un-
expired term of the late Senator Ferry,
and Congressman for the unexpired term
of the late Mr.. Starkweather. Both parties
have nominated exceptionally strong
tickets, and in view of the approaching
presidential election it is anticipated there
will be desperate rallying of partisan lines
on national issues.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-29

U,O THE PUBLIC.
Il In compliance with the second paragraph of the
10th Section of the Act regulating the sale Of noxi
eating liquors." passed at Dover April 10th, 1873,
hereby give notice that on Monday, the 9th day of
April next shall make application to the Court of
General Sessions Of the Peace and Jail Delivery, then
10 be held at Dover, in and for Kent county for q
license 10 keep an inn or tavern in United School
Districts Nos. and a. in the towIfof Smyrna, in
Duck Creek Hundred. in said county, in the house
known as the German Hotel" with the privilege of
selling therein intoxicating liquors. in less quantities
than one quart, to be drunk on the premises. The
names ofthe freeholders recommending me arc
n 8 Gootee Aaron T. Morris,
Robt J. Thomas, A. Scout
James NJ Gray, James MeCloskey,
VIM ii. Burris, Chas. smith,
Nicllas Grewer Edmond Hinson,
William Conley VIM. B. Farrell.
Michael Riley G. Il. Hazell
Jacob Hallman, ,. Il. kann.
John S. Brown, John >. senn;
March H. 1S76.-3w ISAAC \. sHOkIMAN'
Smyrna times., 1876-03-29

A smooth polished block of pure silver,
weighing 1900 pounds and is worth $4,000
in gold, has been brought to New York
city in the steamer City Of Harana. 1t IS a
foot in thickness, and has three sides, each
three feet in length. 1t belongs TO Pio
Hermejillo & Co., bankers OF the city OF
Mexico, who have consigned 1t to Gomez,
Rionda & Co., of New York 70 be exhibited
among the Mexican products at the Cen
tennial.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-29

Rumors are in circulation in New York
that ex-Judge William G. Barrett, who
sailed for Europe on Saturday on the French
steamer. has committed forgeries to the
extent of $30O,0O0. Ills law partner and
friends deny that he has committed any
crime. but admit he is insolvent He has
long been prominent socially and politically
in New York, and was believed to be very
wealthy.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-29

The centennial commission have provided
thirty aquaries for the display of the fish
in our rivers, lakes and seas. The fresh
and salt water will be of about equal guam
titles, the aggregate aproximating twelve
thousand gallons.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-29

WORTH SAvING.-In the year ending June
80, 1875, we imported S11,000,000 worth of
wool and $43, 900, 900 worth of woolen goods.
Raise all this wool at home and manufac-
ture these goods in our own factories, and
then we will resume specie payments in
five years reducing values so as to crush the
vitality out of all branches of industries.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-29

DIR. T. Damme, of Stockholm, is prepar-
ing for the Centennial Exhibition diction-
airy of universal language, of which he is
the inventor. By this language the author
claims that persons of different nationality
can readily understand each other.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-29

The colossal bronze statue of Humboldt,
which is to be erected at Fairmount Park,
this summer, has already been cast in
Berlin, and after exhibition in that city for
a few days will be shipped to Philadelphia.
The figure is nine feet high, and stands
beside globe, upon which the left hand
rests
Smyrna times., 1876-03-29

Nearly a hundred thousand pounds of
Chicago cooked corn-beef are sold in Phila-
delphia every week, and, as is beftting, the
consumption of the article is rapidly
increasing.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-29

The farmers residing in the town of
Granville, Washington comfy Nd, having
large supply of potatoes still on hand, are
offering them for sale at l2 cents per
lusbal
Smyrna times., 1876-03-29

DFAS DREER'S EXTRA EARIiY.-Early Beans
l. EAO, Tomato, Corn, Cucumber, and all other
seeds for Market Gardners Families &C. Send Stamp
for Dreer'S Garden Calender for 1876. with prices
HENRY A. DREER, I'D Chestnut St., PHILADEL-
PHIA, PA. feb 16-6w
Smyrna times., 1876-03-29
DEATHS.

MOoR.--on the 25th inst, in Philadelphia, LYDIA
daughter Of Robert H. and Rebeeca n Moor' ior-
merly Of Leipsic.
poyER.-March 22d, near Brenford, Fannie. infant
daughter of VIM. NJ. Boyer aged Is months
Smyrna times., 1876-03-29

LIBERAL.-Bishop Simpson preached in
the Arch street NJ. E. Church, Philadel-
phia, last Sunday morning, when the
missionary collection amounted to $f,SOO.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-29

A woman suffrage resolutian was again
defeated in the Massachusetts, House of
Representatives on Tuesday. The vote on
its passage was 81 to II.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-29

"The History of the Late War;" by
Jefferson Davis, will probably be ready
during the summer, from the press of Turn
bull Bros, Baltimore.
Smyrna times., 1876-03-29

Prof Parkers Pleasant Worm Syrup is
perfectly safe, extremely palatable. No
physic required. Costs % cents. Try it.
For sale by J. Wesley Denney, Druggist,
Smyrna. apr. lily