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s'saEs WEEKLY SEJs.
NEW YORK.

| iq4t NEW YORK. l37
Eighteen hundred and seyenty-six is the
| Centennial year. 1t is also the year in which
| ith Opposition House OF Repre- sent tatiyes the
fist slhee the war, will be in mower at
Washington and the year of the twentv-
thlrd election oi a President Of tho United
'tafes All OF these events arc sure to he of
great interest and Importance, especially
| The latter; and all 0I them and everything
! connected with them viii be fully and fresh
! y reported II The Sun
i he Opposition house OF Representatives,
taking ull the liue o1 ncui1v ol,enea wears
ago by iHi Sun, vii stefnly and diligently
Investigate the c0rrUptions and nis,iecds of
,ffant administration and will it is to be
hopeG. lay the fouHdation for a new and
better period III our national History. Ofall
this The Sun viii contain complete and
| accurate accounts, furnishing it's readers
with early and trustworthy information
upon tleSe absorbing to~scs
Ihe twenty thru Presidential election.
with the preparations for it, will be memo
raole as deciding upon Grants aspirations
LOT Il thifd term Vi power ana NIuuder and
stL! more as deciding who shall be the
candidate OF the party OF kelorl1. and as
eiectlh9 that candidate. Cpneerniug ali these
subjects. those Who read TIE SIN will have
the constant faeals oi being thoroughly wei.
informed.
The WEEKLY Sun, which has attained a
e,reuiatioG oi over eighty thousand copies,
already has its Readers in every Sta5s- and
ie!ritory, and We trns; that the year iS1
Will see thelr numbers doubled 1t will CON
flite TO be d thorough newspaper. All the
general news Of the dag Will be found in it.
eonaehsed Wilea HainlpUftant. at full when
81 moment and always, We trust treated
Ill clear, interesting and instructive man
ner
1t Is cur aim 10 make the WEEKF,Y SrS !
the neSt family IeW paper III the world. and
we shaii eentiAne to gave III its columns IL
large amount 81 miscellaneous reading such !
as storlesafaies, ,poelus. scientific Intelligence
and agricultural information for which we
are not aale to make room IN our daily edi |
ton. ne agricultural department especially
IS enc otisss promlnentteatlres. The fashions
are also regus2ri5 reported iii its columns
ans 50 are tie markets o. every KIND
The WEEKLY StS, eight rages with fiftv
SIX broad colH!3lts is oatr sa.,ee II wear
postage i4Slast, ~ this price barely repays
the east u i.e PAPER. 30 discount can De
lniltie irolA fiIs Pats ~ clubs. agents. Post
masters. or anFoue.
iAe hAiaf HJN. (! large four page naws.j.
per ii Well ,-s:lett columns, gives al tI,.
leWs 20. t~s cents Il copy. -}lbsc1iI.iioa.
postage prepaid, es!ss., Il month vr "a; SO
:: year SCzo>l edition extra, &l.I0 per year.
We haze nG l.stHtsiiit4 agents Address.
LIE X. New \ orl Gily
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TIE dispassionate men of all
parties will deplore the tone OF
The answer sent. by the Hayes
commissioners III New Orleans to
the proposition of the Tildau com
missioners, relative to the count
about to be made of the vo,e OF
Louisiana. 1t is Il violeus partisan
document that would have been
toleraole on the hnstines in the
desperate contests of Ohio or ms
diana, but as !. deiiverance Of
representative men of il great a..
t:onal party, in the face OF a
| Threatened wrong Of exceDtional
magnitude, it Crates most harsh>
iy upon the anxious solicitude of
candid people Of every political
ialti!- 1t is not such "a papar As
William NJ. Evarts or William
Cullen Bryant or President Wool
sey or John Welsh OF Carl
schurz woald have !, presented to
peVl'e, a"9lFinG with profound
est Interest the peaceful rescue Of
their government tro.n the poIln
ton that would course its way in
10 the lilHtc sanctuary OF public
authority. IL is Il violent partisan
harangne that mocks tl.e integers
ty of the ballot by special plead
Ing for a law, the Interpretation
ai'd execution of which stand con
deinned 10y the records of the
highest Republican authority.
aud lt'an be understood oniy al
a public invitation foraKe,loco~ to
gather up his hidden return
board from the government moni
forsaanti other retreats, an,; uro
ceed to certify the vote Of leuist
ana as party interests NAV re-
quIre. There aferines when thn
appeal of the partisa.Iis not only
tolerated but relished ipy, the,
country But tue mere politician
1orgets that there are se;,sops
whtn Justice asserts her majesty
aud Wren patriotism comes to.
Worship at her throne iii the name
OF free government. If the Kel>
iosg RETURN board shall now fail
20 return Louisiana for Ha yes
with any measure Of violence m.
the honest vote that may tJc ne-s
cessaTy tod0so, it will notsbe fofs
want off the positive eneonras6
ment of -thesnen who ass0ne n,
slsea K fol- Eepa blicalIisnhsIt NJ g.
sad, sad story sthat there b NOT
one amen g'tll ofshe n, froul Sher
man to Qaayy to give even one
line to a plea for an honest cleo
ton oi a President of the Uni,Adk
States.
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" itHEhLI, Il. IL, Parish Treasurer
va ohice, Green Street, cor Market
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/. NJ Is
thrilling. details or the
great Cyclone. a. ~

oalcatta, Nov.2O-Ynree large
iSlahos -nameiy Hattiah, SIN
deep and Dakhin Shan. ,,ozh,, ra
anu numerous smaller ;s,a.d.;
lpe.adihs in -backereunse. Nc1t.
holly and Ci.itagong. wer. +,tir.
ly submerged by thr storm y,ra
OF October 81, as Was also L,r
mainland for five Or sls piles
These islands are ali IL or near
an estuary OF the Rives Mggu,
Inc largest, Dockhin Snahai,,z~
mare, was 800 square miles in OK
tent, 1t had q population )! l.bons
-+V'ooO. Eat;iasi and ;sunIe5, 10
s"ther had abont 100, 600 norria
hon. Up to IL O'clock or,-,b,.
night OF the ;5lst thei8 were NJ
s.gn vi danger, but bafa1p mid
hishf a wave swept over the cour
Try To the depth,- in mauv ;,'acaS.
OF twenty feet, Surprising ,ha geo
PIE III their beds. Dense gtoves Of
cccoanut and palm trees around
the villages enabled man, &, ave
themselves by climbing ainonu,
the branches, and Some took Eff
&c on the roofs of their houses lu,s
water burst the houses ;sru,l.r
ahd swept them out 70 sea. Some
were carried thus across th csi4,
hei, ten miles, to the Chittocopp
DIstilet. but The vast majority
were never heard OF again. The
country sperfecrly Hat. and al>,
most every one persisted who tail
eu to reach the trees. There is
81 Nely Il household in the
l'fHnds and on the aJacent coast
pht lost many members. Tne cat.
'ie are all drowned. Bouts are
swept away, and means of cons
menication with other districts
iestl Dyed There is much distress
among The survivors, which the
Government is relieving.
The Government Gazette s,vs
" " uoio.e' d Storm wave PASSED il
s'belelved that not a third OF the
'opnlation survived. The islands
laTe barely one-tourth of their
ormrr inhabitants. The stanch
rem the putr"tyins bodies is in.
'firraole, and a general outbreak
u cilQ'era Is expected. The cor
espohdeiIt says this fear is llap>
NY not yet realized, except In
'ookholly, where the disease has
ppeared.
INDIAN FAMINE
News from the famine>threaten
Il districts al Madras is some.
NAT better. Rain has com, in
me TO do. some good. LII Bombay
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jos: DREYFHIS,

:H-:O:
wholesale Dealer, Re-0isiiiier & Reciifier oi
Bourbon and Esyc Whistles.
Importers Of Wines. Brandies and Cortsi,l,
4fos- t6 & Is Common St.. Ac,c Orleans Lo
T. represented Jy T.. Gaesinger.
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THIBoDAUx, L@@-, SATURDAY, DECEMBER q" IS;
yOUSG MEE,s DRAMATIC. CLUB

EOING MEMS DRAMATIC. CLUB
a Regular meeting Second rharsda
OF each mouth -
Officers :-Silas 7. Grisamore. Presi-
ldent Emile Loseau, Vice President j
omer Landry, Treasurer Henry Rlviere
secretary +. Samoan. Stage Manager J.
4 Perrin, assistant Stage Manager Johu
Hay. Property Man; I. .Bergeron, Costumer
A 4. hnobioeh, Prompter j. l.. Webre,
1ssis rs f;'''I, A. B. hagan, Floor Manager,
Ihohas Holden, Door Keeper
CoaHtsttte OF arrangements A. s. Ra
gan, Chairman, j. n. Wright, l.. Aucoin,
N. Z. Hiaging ngbotham.
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+ EAL.1,Al1.' 5 FRIEND.
&sFAs
1<GaEs5lsR

VIII stand this season at j. b. AEce1n,s
ie VIII serve @ares III the reduced price
{ $l5.G0 tnr the season, and insurlnp a
hire with toal
Those neg lee ting to atteud regularly un-
tithe Mare is known to he with foal. will
shfeluired to pay full price
fe,iigr.se. Farmers Friend is s wears
Oh weighs 400 lbs is a beautifully maloga
nhaT. black legs, name and tail, and is
lbiands high. He was sired by Young
Pofmae, grand size OLD Potomac, brought
iroi Kentucky by David Niles. Dam by
Bllaps old Sampson of Hillsboro Ill.
1nng fotomacs Dam was full blooded
tSir Archy) ''''S-'
DR. AuCOIN, Parish of Assumption.
Labadieville. F. o
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ssTEs,EAE.EEXIS.

E.N @TECEAE4'EEE&. Nv
Cognae. Brandies. Bourbon Whistles, Rye
Nhiskies. Gin, Ram. Port Wine, Sherry
Wine, Madeira Wine, Claret Wine. White
Wine. Catawba Wine. Rhine Wines Alb
systlle, .Anisette, Curaeoa hlaraschiuo, y er
mouth, kirschwasser, Blackberry Brapdy,
Peach Brandy, Apple. Brandy, Cherry
brandy = 5ps. lirNF
lnov. Is 49, s.- ga..t.t. ....r, ...s..,.
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Lare and Complete se
B'ncksWth, VheeJsrri0ht
dttd arriage Shop.
H. TeRasa. Proprietor.

III. Iefasa. Proprietor. >
INFORMS friends, ard the public in
genera. TT he is prepared to under.
take all kinds work in his line at ady,n
tageous ooDditas and moderate prices.
He has secuf the services of first class
workiaen OF regnized ability. He has laid
in iuil aud We'd supply OF spokes and
felioes OF iirst eice. for carriages. etc.
Also an assanent of pateHts earriace
wheels, steel hu-a new article. - -
Grand orenn of large and small sized
new style Cotiinsith gli.ss). imitation rose
wood. black walt and ash.
A ciloice and Set stock of reaav-mal,a
sirouds. for me nsgomen and chil,}re,, : an
article OF luxuryaew styie. at yery mode p
ate prices.
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Paid up Capital, --- O,0O0
~
NCTECE1.

Dds WILL 5BE RECEIVED AT THE
G10fiice OF Parish Treasurer for the sale Of
Parish Warrants foid issuel, AMI all monies
coming into the Redemption Fund will be
used for the purchase OF said warrants
monthly. to the lowest bidder.
S. T. GRISAMORE,
an Iees'l Police Jury
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NeeStauTat Antoine.
l19nstsrs rat St.Lonis M. R5

ifeasfere RI, st,tSt-Louis No. 65.
II Asf0INhALCIATOR annone,.
asAs q seq c4leutae la campagne ct al,
aaDhe, qu'1l 3 traIlr6 sou restallr,,,t Su
No >" RE ~ i'eais d,So. % meme l,,n. entre
Hagafa at Bourbon. seglieitr Ia fa,4i,,.
ttth TIA tatsstroiage qui iui :; e!t
secorde lusqua &c ie.
Gts1m5rcs l7e.t6.ees,.f,. 5.e ro,,.oe.,.e
rp.2s - =.
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ssELINEAT. MRS. E., Dry Goods.
A Mncy ir'ic'cs. dc-, corner Market
and Louis streets,
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INDIAN EaATIvE

News from the famine>threaten
Ell districts al Madras is some.
'Nhat better. Rain has CON, in
tline TO DO some good. Lu Bombay
the prospects are still gloomy. Ac
Iuai famine III two OF tbres- dis
tr1cts seems probable, and great
distress III four. or five more.
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t'/yrLEsTIN, JEAN, Baker, Main Street,
u corner Patriot.
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.nEATy. ]. Fdmiij and PaRfat'on
h Groceries, Main street corner -@'s'h
and Focus.
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JENA, t, ooG,'. h'@ hseper, Main
A 81, between jackson and 81. Ph!.p
- rapts.
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GROSS " W, Phvsieian d; Surgeon, .
Il flee jackson Street
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T1orKOTlN g. BOUk0N, Kotcin'a-
X t,r epd G1.asniH, DeGtcrs la .IttTef-
~ f7r,ursas dc, corner Market and II,
. eaujs Streets.
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rrnIN. ?. 4. Fan ;W Grd Pianta-
A tier G:'oee,.,s 1alr street, between
oeus ard ii. Philip streets.
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r>AySEREAU. F.. Physiciaa, corner
Ja.kson and Short StruetS.
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ANsEREAU. H.. Physician, corner
IgSt, Phi!ip ahd st. Bridget Streets
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.,IaNCHARD, j. t., S1oHeon Dentist.
b office, corner Green %hd ~ Drag
at Streets.
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rfNHfH1DEA TX, JOS T. Tt.caau-er 81
the Torn. corner d;&in aud St Philip
Streets.
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TNELBERT, p j., Groceries, bi"cs, ii
I)auors. Iobaceo and Cigars, cor. Main
and St-philip streets
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-uJIJr. j. s. ! 3Horaey"t La'c,-oif!,'s
kcorner st. Philip ana Aaln streets
T7TIKI, E W, 4uc,7.ay al Lc'r,--o
b fee Green Street,
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Il fETEEAE. n. FaryiGg- IBaee, ~
j Ltof~c SloeiaG, corner LeNea and T
tliof Streets. ~
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HorfMAAA, !. C.tarieqe Ktiker, r.3U-
a. a. sey Stalls, corner jackson and st.
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nNCIWA.D, J. g.. Shoemaker, Main
~ street between st Louis and Green
streets
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AEn, DAVID Dry Goods, Shoes,
a rs, zoos, Has, Caps Nc.. corner Main
e focais Streets.
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MOORE, ]. d. Atorneg al Lan,-of
LFA lice up stairs Main st. corner
Focus
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RECEPTION OF THE NOMINATION.
ENTHUSIASM AMONG THE DEMoCRAIs-FEARs AS II
Ex-Goy sEYMoUI's ACCEPTANCE.

ENTHUSIASM AMONG THE DEMOCRA1s-FEAIS AS TO
Ex-GOy. sEYMoUE's ACCEPTANCE.
After the announcement was made early IN
the evening that exGoy seymour had positively refused
10 let his namo 20 before the Democratic Convention at
Saratoga the opinion was generally expressed NJ the
hotels and clubs in city where tho news wds received
that there was little prospect OF n nomination
being reached before to-day This behei was iur-
tb.r strengthened by the later news that Mr..
Dorsbeimcr and Mr. Potter had been put In
nomination and John Kelly had led the Convention
into general debate by his speech. The news which
followed at about 10 o'clock, that cXGoV Seymour had
been nominated by acclaatlon iOind very Few persons
remaining to receive it, OF those prominent IN city ana
state notifies who were waiting for the latest develop
mcnts hrce-rourths were Republicans Hardly II Demo
cratIo potcian was anywhere visible during the
evening.
The Republicans freely expressed the opinion that the
Democrats had done their best provided Seymour would
accept but thought that the party was driven 10 dcsp'r
ate straits to nominate who had so enphaticaly tie
cned Democrats strong In commentator OF the
nomination. but tho enthusiasm Of the soberthnking
porton of them dampened by the fear that Mr. Sey
,oour might be compelled to decline account OF his
health or that Mt any rate, his falling physical powers
might inIure his prospects of election There was mani
fest uneasiness among them the adjournment until
| this morning As one anxious Democrat expressed It
| " Il still gives them chance TO blunder"
The several Democratic Headquarters presented the
samo deserted appearance last evening that character
ICED the Republican meeting places on tho evening when
the news was received from the Republican State Con
yention At the Manhattan Club half dozen Nom
bers were present and spoke with enthusiasm OF the
| nomination, though one or two entertained doubts
| IA 10 Gov. Seymours acceptance. But In
| the absence OF the representative men OF the
| c,uh and the leaders Of opinion. no decided
exnrcss,ou OF sentiment could be obtained At the rooms
OF the National Democratic Executive Committee at the
Everett House no visitors present and the OF
the nomination received by the solitary secretary In
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DIED..

AITREN-On Tuesday, goth William p. Aitken OF
John aud Helen T. AltkeH in the 2lst year OF is age
The relatives and friends OF the family invited TO attend
his funeral at st Johns Chapel Nar.ckst on FRIDAY,
Sept. ], at , O'Clock p. m.
BROWN-At Sacramento Cal. Aug. -. 1876, Almra T..
Brown. we john j. Brown and daughter OF the late
william lellOtt OF Brooklyn, y. Y. aged 80 years.
CRAWFORDAt White Plains. y. Y, Aug. 2s 1876. lincoln
Gcn y, eldest Of John W. and Jane H. Crawford aged
IL years and months.
Relatives ant friends are Invited 20 attend the funeral
their residence thursday Aug 81, az O'Clock.
agcs viii in waiting at The depot arrival OF tra1.
GEORGIAN his iae residence. Chicago, Ill, Aug 2j,
Henry p. George, formerly OF New-Iork.
HAwLEYAt sharon, Conn, James r. Hawley Of cholera
mCrbgs, Al tbs age Of II.
Fun raj IRON the residence Chase esq., sharon
Conn. AT 10 OcOcA M. Thursday. Aug. 81
HOYT-At his residence Norwalk Conn., Aug 2S, Jas A.
HOyt, in the 6Sth year Of his age.
The relatives and friends respectfully invited 10 attend his
funeral Friday, the LIST September. 23O D. M,
Faus urc NUrwak. Trains leave Grand Central Depot
ut III a. M returning, leaves hOrWalk i:3O ,.
MCDEVIrT-On "Wednesday, Aug. 80, Charles McDevtt
printer in the 18Th year OF his age
Notice OF funeral to.mOrrow
PAULIsON-on Tuesday. Aug. %, Joseph Drake Pauson
Relatives and friends arc invited TO attend his funeral from
the residence his father John Pauson at Tcaany
n. j. on Friday, sept l., at $50 D. IN. Train Northern
Twenty third ST. at 1l:Ij His remains viii be
IIackcnsaCS for intermenL
ROBERT-At DayOnLe, " j. Aug. 81, Jonnette A. Robert
youngest daughter oil the late Sebastian Robert
The friends and relatives respectfully invited attend
her funeral from ST. joan Episcopal Church, Avenue d.
noon train, Central k. H.. y. j.. foot LiDerty.st.
TANLOR-At her late residence, Rutherford Park, y. j.
Eliza Nhaau, widow OF the !ate Alexander Taylor, in tho
1ith year OF Ter age.
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UORATIO SEYMOUR.

Ex-Gov. Horatio Seymour, who was nom
mated FOR Governor by the Democrats yesterday at
Saratoga Is among the best known of the Democracy IN
the United States and there are few public men whose
fortunes have been closely identified with those OF
the party And this may be said In spite OF the fact
that he has been In Congress- has never held any
Federal Office and his career American statesman
is limited in la official capacity TO the State of New
York lie was born In the town OF Pompey Onondaga
County this State In 1s11-s town famous In Central
New.York az the birthplace Of men who have become
prominent in commercial and public pursuits lie be-
longs to family OF statesmen being the seventh neal
descendant OF Richard Seymour who Of the early
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IOWA DEMOcRATIC CONVENTION.

Dies MONIES Aug 30--The Iowa Demo-
cratic state Convention met this morning. and was called
TO order by Mr.. +. Campbell. Col. W. W. Merritt OF
Montgomery was elected chsirman. and 7. o. Walker,
secretary The committees were appointed as usual and
the convention took a recess.
On rcassembling the convention elected d. f. Miller
chairman and T. o. Walker secretary. Mr. Miller, In
long Speech arragned the Republican party for It's inf
deity to vested it, and charged on it all the
evils whiah afct the nation. T. S. Pdrvn, Iowa City
from the Committee ResOuOns-OffePed resolution,
which adopted, that the platform OF the St. Louis
Convention be adopted by the convention and approving
the sentiments OF Tden and Hendricks expressed IN
their letters of acceptance The following officers were
then nominated:
For Secretary of state-John II. H. stubenranch
For Treasurer-Wesey Jones.
For AuditOr-A NJ. OrOnevec
Fer Register Of Land Ofiee-N. d. RdeEor.
Electors at Large-Danel F. Miller and John r. Irish.