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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-03

The foregoing was received in the office
of the Secretary of State July IL, 1876. and
is made public in accordance with article
147 OF the State constitution, which pro-
vides:
Any amendment or amendments to
this constitution may be proposed in the
Senate or House Uf Representatives, and
if the same shall be agreed to by two
thirds Of the members elected to each
house, such proposed amendment or
amendments shall be entered on their
respective journals, with the yeas and nays
taken thereon; and the Secretary o State
shall cause the same to be published, three
months before the next general election tor
Representatives to the General bly,,
in a, least ono newspaper in every parish in
the State in which q newspaper shall he
published. And such proposed amend
ment or amendments shall be submitted to
the people at said election; and if a MAORI
ty of the voters at said election shall ap-
prove and ratify such amendment or
amendments, the same shall become part
of this constitution. If more than one
amendment shall be submitted at one time,
they shall be submitted in such manner
and form that the people may vote for or
against each amendment separately.
2. G. DESLONDE,
Secretary Of State.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-03
Democratic Economy.
A Washington special to the New York

washington special 10 tne new 1OfK
Times says:
The figures given below show the ex-
penditures by the present House of Repre-
sentatives on the account of witness fees
and mileage of witnesses to July "a. These
figures include only the per diem and mile
age of witnesses and the amounts that
have been allowed BY the Committee on
Accounts to Monday last. There are other
accounts outstanding for witness fees and
mileage which will swell this one item to
$4,000. In addition to this the expense Of
photographers will be 5000, and the ex-
pense for extra committee clerks, messen-
gers, stationery, etc., will aggregate at
least $25, 600 more, thus making the total
expenditures for investigations during the
present session, exclusive of she expense
Of printing the testimony and subpenaing
the witnesses, which latter item will be un-
usually and extravsgantly large, $l25, 900.
The statement given below will show the
amount expended by each committee for
fees, mileage, and per diem of witnesses as
allowed by the Committee on Accounts to
Monday last:
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-03
The win Of a Boston n1iliiopaire.

The will of tho late Augustus Hemenway,
the Boston merchant, whose estate is
valued at SIS, O0O, 600, has been fled in pre-
bate at Dedham. He gives $l00, 600 in gold
to be distributed among corporations organ.
lied for public charity, or, as "much as
possible among those most worthy, avoid
ing all such as mako two paupers where
there was but one before, and those with
any appearance of sham-where the man
ayers derive pecuniary profit from the man.
sgement-my wish being to aid the worthy
poor, and to assist those who are willing to
assist themselves, when able, and to smooth
the last hours of the dying poor" He leaves
$1,000 year for twenty years to the Litch-
field lConneoticut) poorhouse for divine
worship. His house on Mount Vernon
street, Boston, his Milton estate and $780,
600 in gold are willed to his wife. His
plantations in Cuba and his property in
Chill have been provided for in another
will proved in those countries.-Sprnafeld
Republican.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-03

RY PLAClDE J. SPEAR: AuCToHRKR-
ID Once No. Is ROYAL GEOGRAPHICALLY, Augus1
S, 1876. at twelve O'Clock M will De sold at public
auction, at the Merchants ana AuciIOneeIs kxI
change On Roval street, between Canal and CusI
tOIlhOuse streets, by virtue AND IN pursuance to-
80. 1876 by the Hon. A. L. Tis:ot. Judge OF The
Second District Court for the parish OF Orleans
the TO lowing described property for account Of
the above succession
l.. CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND. together with
the Buildings and improvements situated in thu
Third District of this city, IN the square bounded
by Margny, st. John the Baptist or Robertson
Vaudeville, Girod ViI,e-e streets, II essuriDe
according to plan of b. 4. seghers, architect
dated July l. 1876, SO feet front or Margny street
bv l20 feet in depth between par ael lines.
D. A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, situated in the
Third District Of this city. in ne square bombed
by st. John the Baptist Marigny Vaudeville and
Grod Streets measuring, according 10 Plan Of b.
E. Seghere architect: dated July l. 1876, IS feet s
inches front ct. John the Baptist street, by S9
feet inches III depth. hetwt en- parallel lines.
3. A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with
the build ngs and Improvements thereon, thu
same district and square as the property secondly
described, measuring, according to the same plan
street by 159 feet inches in depth, between par.
ale lines,
Terms and Conditons-One-h half cash, the bal.
anco at one years credit in notes OF the purchasL
ers bearing interest at the rate of eight per cent
per annum from the date OF adjudication till paid
and to BE- secured by vendors privilege and mort
gage ON the property Sold the act OF sale stpu
late i've per cent attorneys fees in case OF suit On
the notes and the purch aser to transfer the policy
of iDsuI ance of the bulldogs to the executrix. Pun
per cent on the amount of adjudication at tho
moment of sale.
Act Of sale before Abel Drey fous. rotary public,
at the expense Of purchasers. jy4 II Is Is sul
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-03
MOST VALUABLE IMPROVED PROPERTY m
THE FIRST DISTRICT; ON MAGAZINE
STREET between Race and Orange streeta
SUCCESSION OF ROBERT DYAS.
Second District Court for the Parish of Orleans
No. 5000.
SUCCESSION OF ROBE

DY PLACIDE J. SPEAR. AUCTIONKKR-
ID Once No. Is Royal street-SATURDAY.
August S, 1876 1t twelve O'clock NJ, will be sold st
public auction, at the Merchants and Aucti0neers'
Exchange, Royal street. between Canal and Gus.
tomhouse streets, by virtue ard in pursuance Of
an order from the Hon. A. L. Tissot Judge Of the
second District Court for the parish Of OrlesnS
dated June 3d. 1876, for account of the above sue.
cessiOB-
CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with
the buildings and improvements thereon situated
in the First District Of this city. in the square
bounded by Magazine. Constance Race and
Orange streets, measuring q feet front on Maya
zine street, by a depth of l23 feet inches g.
tween parallel lines, acquired by said deceased
from sheriff's sale in suit of r. Dyas We. Marcus
Patten being No. Il 75 of the docket Of the Third
District Court.
Terms and Conditions-One half cash, and tho
balance in one year, the note TO bear vendors
lien on the property sold, with interest at tho
rate of eight per cent per annum from date TIL
paid; the Improvements to be kept Insured in 3
sum to be fixed by the administrator, with thu
usual clause Of five per cent attorneys fees. Tn
purchase will be required to make deposit d
ten per cent tie amount of adjudics ton at thu
moment of sale. The State taxes of 1875, payshA
1876, we'll the city taxes of 1877 to be pad
by the purchaser over and above the price OF ID.
judicati0n.
Act of sale before 0. Morel ESQ.,, notary public
at the expense of .he purchaser.
jy4 ii II Is Is aul S
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-03
HAY0RALTY OF New ORLEANS, I
City Hall, August 2, 1876. !
Administration Series. |

No. Observation-Disclosures Series.
Ar ordinance to provide for the reduction
of tax judgments in certain cases.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Admin
istratOrs of the CITY of New Orleans in
Council convened, That whenever 1t shall
appear that the State board of assessors,
Pursuant to the powers in them vested by the
act No. of acts of the General Assembly of
1875, have reduced the assessment, made by
them, of the property Of any person or
persons, and have duly issued certificate
setting forth said reduction, the Admins
traitor of Finance of the city of New Or
leans may direct the City Attorney to enter
remittitur in any suit for the proportion
ate reduction of any claim or judgment OF
The city of New Orleans for tax based
upon such corrected assessment; provided
that should said Administrator deem the as-
sesement to have been improperly changed,
he shall report the case to the Common
Council for their action, and shall in the
interval refuse to permit any reduction of
the claim or judgment of the city.
Adopted by the Council Of the city Of
New Orleans, August l, 1876.
CHARLES j. LEEDS, Mayor,
A true copy:
j. d. HARDY, Secretary.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-03
WAR;.
Mnhtar Pasha Wounded.


LONDON, August "A dispatch from
Port Said yestesdsy states that Muhtar
Pabha was slightly wounded in the last
battle, and withdrew from Bilek, going in
the direction Of Trebinjie to await rein
3oroements.
A data chment of 1000 BASH bazourks were
attacked on Monday ct Bilek by Monte
turned and an engagement followed. At
Last accounts the result of this fight was I'M
known.
A Kamorjanda Defeat.
A dispatch to Reuter- from Kajura, dated
August 1, announces that 5000 Turks de-
fested the insurgents at Kamorjanda after
three hours fighting
The Turks fred the village of Trioba,
and the inhabitants fed.
Turkey Standing Near a Crisis.
The Standards Berlin dispatch says the
latest information states that Sultan Mu-
RAIDS deposition has not yet been officially
comm 0nicated to European powers, but
there is no doubt that Turkey stands in the
presence of another crisis
Servians Flee.
A dispatch to the Times, from Vienna,
gives the following account OF late battle:
Halfz Pasha, commanding Ahmed EyOuf
Pasha's advance guard took. in the direo-
ton of GramOda, . ridge 1000 feet high,
separating the plain of Nirk from the upper
TimOk valley ON the old and shortest road
through the. TimOk valley, toward Widen:
CanAOnsded the redOubt of the Servians ON
the ridge an hour, and finally climbing the
mountain carried the redoubt by storm.
Tho Servians fed. Gramoda and Turbent
mo u E0ins.
desperate Condition Of Christians.
The st. Petersburg Herald declares that
the Christians in Turkey are in desperate
condition and require immediate support,
which Europe il able to grant it she is in
earnest.
BazaIne In Spain.
The report that Marshal Bazaine has en-
tered the Turkish service is not true. He
xemains in SPAN.
ArbitEst den and InsurTection.
The Standards Paris correspondent tele-
graphs that Austria has agreed to select
England - arbiter in the solution of tho
conflict between Turkey and Servis.
The situation of the Servians is c0nsid
cred to have improved during the past few
The .Bersaglie,e, of Rome, has report
that IN instruction has broken out in Al
bania, with headquarters at Scutari, and
the movement is spreading through the
province.
Another yersisn Of the Mountain Fight.
-necial to the Standard dated Ora
90 reports that the Turks I'M
lsha entered . valley
SES, ler, northern extremity,
~S4A "a mountain where the
,sS. ioubt. Every house in
QeS led. After CannOnade
roo alton the Turks climbed
carried it by storm. The
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-03

Lafayette Fire Insurance Company w
Peter H. Thode.
ElFTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF
Il Orleans, No. 7582.-By virtue of Q writ o.
SEIZURE and sale TO me directed by the honoraDN
inc flfth District Court for the parish OF Oriean.
III the above entitled cause, ] will proceed
sell at pubic auction, at the Merchants and AuG
tioneers Exchange, Royal street between Cana,
and CustomhOuse streets, in the Second Dstncs
OF this city, on MONDAY, :. ptember 4, 1876, %
ty, to wit
j. A CERTAIN PIBCE OR PORTION OF GROuND.
together with all the buildings and improvement
thereon, and al the rights and privileges thereto
belonging. situated in the Fourth Dr. tiict Of thu
city in the square b0un ded BY Rampant Felicity
road, st. Andrew and Dryades streets, ane
forming the corner Of Rampant and st. Andrew
streets the same measuring in American messu,e
thirty-three feet front on raid Rampant street. y
one hundred and thirteen feet in depth and from
on 81. andrew street, between parallel iines -
2 CERTAIN POkIlON OF GROUND, with ~
the improvements thereon situated in the F0uIw
District of this city, in TIE square bounded by Bar
part Dryades. st. Andrew streets and Felicity Ioae,
measuring, Commencing at q distance of thlH.
e1ght feet from the corner Of st. Andrew strees
tnar!y. eight feet on said Rampant street, BY ous
huAdreo and thirteen feet in depth, between pS
allel lines. .
3. A PORTION OF GROUND, with all the build
lngs and improvements thereon, situated in w
same district and square as the above and adJon%s
ing the portion Of ground above described on tno
size nearest Felicity road, and measuring fhil
eight feet front on Rampant street. by dept9n%%
ono hundred and forty five feet, tween parsi"
lines.
Being tho same properties which the defendaan'
nefeln acquired by purchase from James NelnStSiI1
per act passed before Joseph Cohn, notary p9o"
In this city. On the eleventh Of December, I'D"
Selzed in the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot
MI ~ 2osea Civil Sheriff Of the Parish Of OTIsa~
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-03
By 3. n. q B. ]. Montgomery.
SUCCESSION OF WILLIAM BARNES.
Second District Court for the Parish OF Orleans
No. 1895.

RY r. M. & b. J. MONTGOMERY-RM
- Montgomery, auctioneer.-Will b. sold On
FRIDAY. August 4. 1876, at twelve O'clock H., q
the st. Charles Auction Exchange, by virtue and
pursuant to An order from the Hon. A. l.. Tissot
judge of the Second District Court for the parish
Of Orleans dated JULY 20, 1876
ONk GOLD WATCH AND CHAIN,
BILLS RECEIVABLE
ALL THk PRESENT RIGHT, TITLE AND IN.
TERkST Of said William Barnes de ceased y
partner in the late firm of Thompson Barnes,
sgainst Edward Thompson, his former co.partnas
who Is liquidator Of said finn. under the proceed
ings and Judgment of the Fourth Dis trict Coun,
in suit No. 1889 of the docket Of said count, and
who has made partial collections and disbuIs
ments in his said capacity.
Terms-Cash. iy25 so au34
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SHERIFFS SALES.
Charles A. Meyer VS.. Frederick e.. Hester

Charles A. Meyer VS.. Frederick &. HesteI
FlFTh DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF
= Orleans, No. 7495.-By virtue OF writ OF feel
facias to me directed by the honorable the FiitE
District Court for the parish of Orleans, in th
above entitled cause, I will proceed to sell s.
public auction, at the Merchants and Auctior
GERS Exchange, Royal street, between Cans
and Cnstomhouse streets, in the Second Dr.
trict OF this city, on MONDAY, September A. 1871
at twelve O'Clock NJ, the following described prop
erty, to wit
A CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND, with TIL
buildings and improvements thereon, rights wSyt
privileges or servitudes thereunto belonging, stu
ated i'll the Sixth District of this CITY. in tht
square bounded bv st. Patrick, VaImont. DufOesst
and st. David streets, measuring thirty seven feet
thre- inches four lines front st. David street.
by three hundred and five feet eleven inches IN
depth and front on DufOssat street. fifty three feet
front on ST. Patrick street, and three hundred and
six feet in depth on the opposite side nearest Va
mont street.
Seized in the above suit.
TeIms-Cash on the spot.
EUGENE WAGGAMAN.
aus 10 20 se3 Civil Sheriff of the Parish of Orleank
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-03
CITY ORDINANCES--OFFICIAL.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
MAYORALTY OF NEW ORLEANS,
City Hall, August 2, 1876.
mo. 36Ol-AdministratiOn Series.1

INO' INSTRUMENTATION OefIeS.
Resolred, That permission be and is here
by granted to Peter McGinn to move his
blacksmith shop from No. SO Religious
street to No. 483 Tchoupitoulas street, re-
vOcable at the pleasure of the Council
Adopted by the Council of the city of
New Orleans, August l, 1876.
CHARLES j. LEEDS, Mayor.
A true copy:
j. H. HARDY, Secretary.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-03
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.
MONETARY.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN,

WEDNESDAY EVENING, AuguHt z, 1910.
The demand for discounts continued of fair
tent Today, both in bank and on the street, and
CONNIE rcial paper was without quotable vsIle.
ticn. Gold and foreign exchange were unchanged,
"a ID sold to only q limited exteut. New York sight
was quoted about the same rs yesterday. and
fair business was done. stocks continued dull.
MUM bonds were only in mode rate request ard
ruled at the close fully y " cent below yesterdsys
rat q.
p cent p annum discount; Al do at l00l2. anc
second grade at 1908. First csss mortgages rule
at SOlO p cent annnm, and second grade are
quoted entirely nominal.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-03
By Nash q Hcdgson.
sun MUTUAL INSURANCE STOCK.

d.
SUCCESSION OF JOSEPH SANTIS1, DECEASEB
Second District Court for the Parish Of Olle2ns-
No. 81, 394.
DY NASH d HODGSON-w. !. HODGSOS,
- Aucti0neer-Office Nc. Is Carondelet street,
On TUESDAY, August 6, 1876. at 1890 P. NJ, d
the st. Charles Auction Exchange, n the base
ment rotunda of the st. CHARLES Eote N this city,
BY virtue and in pursuance Of an order Of tho
Hon. A. L. Tissot. judge of the Second District
Court for the parish Of Orleans, dated July "a
1876 docket No 81 1894, for account OF the success
sion of Joseph Santni deceased, at public auction
will be sold
FIFTY SHARES capital stock of the Sun Mutual
Insurance Company of New Orleans, Of 500 each
full paid.
Terms-Casn in United States treasury notes.
iy28 au3 8
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-03

"Only the per diem and mileage of wit
nesses." And yet, while the largest item in
this list is $4,000 for the investigation of
federal offices in Louisiana, none of the wit
nesses who testified before that committee
in this city received their mileage and
per diem. The question that agitates them
now lie, who got their money!
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-03
COMMERCIAL.

COTTON-The sales to-day confined to $50
ordinary and Ac in the inside rates of good Or
binary 20 strict low mddlng inclusive. We give
also The figures and report of the Exchange, as
below:
AMERICAN STANDARD OF CLASSIFICATION.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-03

The demand fair. but the movement
checked by scant supplies, especially of the low
II AIDES, and the stringent preteDsiOns. Seven
brokers participated The business. several of
whom would have gone if they could have found
the kinds anted at yesterdays figures. The dis
with al. of Is 900 bales, aid arrivals STEADY;
HAVE ha, denirg. and tres ordinaire, spot quoted
franc higher, and New York steady at an advance
Of i in spots and l-33 $500 in futurea.
Al noon today mGdling was quoted at Galveston
at II &c, at Mobile at lc at Savannah at
10 Is l6c. at Charleston at 1i0l1Ac, at Whining
ton at lO}ar at Norfolk at l04c. at Baltimore
at lsc at New y TX at II &c, at Boston at lla.c,
at Memphis at 1ldl1lc, and at Augusta at
Ike.
the Exchange makes the amount on shipboard
not faI.d. b. fore to-oays exports 94e5 bales, EN-
tw Use ports leaving in pIesse g. agreesbly
to its account at IL NJ, Sc 9l7 bales. Estimated
amount unsod 35,C 600 bales, only small part of
which is actually ON sale.
The Exchange reports: "Sales $50 bales. Mar
ket strong" Its quotations for low ordinary and
I'D NJ AID l.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-03
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
OFFICE OF THR REPUBLICAN, I
Thursday, August 3, 1916.

CLEARED YESTERDAY.
Steamship Knickerbocker. Kemble for New York
Schooner Three Sisters, silva, for Apalachicola
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.
Steamship Margaret. Baker. from Havana via
F"rids ports. to Roeerts-lst district 10
UtilIs, to Macheca &cO-3d district PT
STEAMBOATS,.
Frank Parg0ud. White. from Greenville
Carrie Thorn, OPry. from Lower Coast
Wswenock. Tay lOr. from Lower Coast
Henry Tete Aucoln. from Laurel Valley
Frazer. Canton. from Lower Coast
EXPORTS.
NEW YORK--Steamship Knickerbocker-l33
bales cotton 1855 hhds tobacco $50 bids hides SO bags
wool $50 bales NOES 1903 iron 1888 SKIS ocake "a
bbls oil 100 SKIS horns 200 bbls -four s. bills honey
APALACHICOLA-sc Schooner Three sisters--5l
bbls flour bbs sugar ! Dbl whisky ties meat 3
bags coffee "a pkgs sundries
IMPORTS.
notwithstanding Margaret-l6oO bxs sugar
RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
LAUREL vALLEY-Steamer Henry Tete-22 hhds
sugar 100 bbls molasses half bbls molasses and
suntres
GREENvlLLE--Steamer Frank Pargoud-357
bales cotton 329 SKIS cotton seed and sundrles
LOWER CoAsT-steamer Carrie A Thorn-sun.
dries
LOWER COAST-Steamer Observation-Disclosures
LOWER COAST-SteAmer Professionalism
RECEIPTS BY RAILROADS.
MORGAN'S LOUISIANA AND TEXAS RAILROAD
August 2-58 SKIS rice y sks potatoes and eundries
NEW ORLEANS AND MOBILE RAILROAD. An.
gust 2-3 bales cotton 305 bbls lime and sundries
MEMORANDA.
by Telegraph
Havana, August 2, 1876
To &. A. Yorke-The steamship c. W. Lord ar
rived at A. NJ, and sails for New Orleans On the
fourth instant
New York, August 2, 1876.
To A. Moulton-The steamship New Orleans al.
rived at six o'clock this morning
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-03

List OF passengers pef steamship Knick.
erbocker, Captain Kemble, for New York:
Mrs. Minor, Miss X. L. Minor. Mrs. Hirsch-
berg, j. D. Mahony, G. L. Hall, Miss Ham
ilton, e. 8. Reems, Mrs. s. Mcdonnell, w,
Finlsy, Rev. B. Wayne, Mrs. r. B. Bra
shear, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Fletcher. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Daniels. Miss A. Daniels, George
Stratton, F. johnson, w. 81. Byrnes, wife,
child and servant, j. Wipperling, T. NOR,
j. B0rnholdt and ten in the storage.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-03
LOST,
LEGAL NOTICES,
IN THE DISTRICT COURT or THE
UNITED STATES.
FOR THE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA.
IN THE NATTER OF CASPAR F. LAUMAN,
bankrupt
In Bankruptcy-No. 1860.

vNHB CREDITORS OF TIE ABOVE ESTATE ARB
= hereby notified that second and third general
meetlng OF the creditors will be held At the Office
VI y. s. Kellogg, Esq., one of the registers in bank.
ru!tcy, Cust0mh0use building, at the CITY of New
orleans. on the twelfth day of August, 1876 at
settlement OF my account and for q discharee
from all liability - assignee
aul6 F. J. ODENDAHL, Assignee.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-03

No sales of securities were reported except at
the Exchange.
Stoke continued dull
state consOls were quiet and easier. be ing quoted
At the close at 6l06 y.
City premium bonds we're only in moderate re.
quest. and ruled at the close at SO !. d33a fully
}. + cent below yesterday q quotations.
Nothing was reported in old city bonds, city
scrip or state warrants.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-03
AUCTION SALES.
BY Placide J. Spear.
SUCCESSION OF THEoBALD cHgIsTEN.

VALUABLE IMPROVED PROPERTY IN THs
THIRD DISTRICT, ON MARIGNY AND ST.
JOHN THE BAPTIST STREETS.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-03
NEW ORLEANS CLEARING HOUSE.

Gold opened at lll,. 0ll2, sRainst Ill = 1t New
York. and after limited business. closed at the
opening rates in both markets. The Gales were
confined to + $3.50 embracing $500 at Ill q; $1,000
at III Z, and $1,000 at liz.
No sales of silver were reported, and quotations
continued entirely nominal.
Foreign exchange without quo+sble vsria-
ton The only sale reported $500 Al clear
ST. Ring at SIS 43k.
IS 43,e as 441s for bill of ladng and AL clear, and
"a IS 43 for bank (bank counter rate, -O$5 483.),
and Fl ancs at -04.66t for commercial and nOml-
nal for bank.
New York sie BIT was unchanged. The sales com
ptised $4,000 embracing $4,000 and $4,000
COlnme rcial at q T. cent premium; &l5 Geo and
s 1000 do and $4,000 private bankers at BIG;
SIS ono private bar at i, atd $1,000 bank at
9-32. We also noticed a sale of ) 10 900 commercial
Oh Prov deuce at par.
The banks continued to check on New York st =
T. cent premium, and commercial sight was
qu' ted at 3-I60a.
The foilowii is the Official statemt Mt Of the
sales report ed to-day at tho Stock Exchange: