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in command, receiving to leave to-day for the
Quachita. giving through bills fading to Cam
den.
The renowned Bart Able leaves for Alexan-
dria and Grand Ecore morrow,
The Stella Block was detained yesterday on
to make in the boats papers. The Block leaves
to-day ny Ct p NJ 9 aa The Tensas NJ % m
from Bienville street for Westwego running in
connection with the New Orleans and Texas
Railroad to Donadsonvile.
The lower coast United States mail packet
Eva. John Taylor master, N Barrels and Ernest
Reiinhardt clerks. leaves to-day, at 10 q. n. -,
:, The fine steamer John Fl. Hanna. james P.
the coast and Baton Rouge. Capt l.. p. Della.
ho9nssaye has charge of the office. .,
packet Gov. Allen. John j. Brown master, s. s.
Streek clerk, leaves to-day at D. m.
me e Martha , t yes. at D. m for
Lafourohe packet Henry Tete viii arrive this
evening s1 and return s usual sa ,
rive this evening and return o.morrow.
The lower coast packet, Alvin, w. L, Scoyell
master, Henry Kouns clerk, will arrive this
evening and return tomorrow, as usual. at
The Blae Wing Nq 3 j. A. , ooms s.1sl master,
row at 10 a. m. for the upper coast.
The fleet Natchez r. 2. Leathers In command.
J. r. Muse In the Office leaves as usual to-mor-
row IOr ffcKsDuTg.
The steamer Bertha, II. Fl. Broad mas er,
Theo. JOHN clerk. leaves Tomorrow at 5 y. IN.
for the Atehafalaya through to washington.
Geo. q. Hamilton clerk, leavess to-morrow ut 8
D. M. without fail for Alexandria and Grand
Eeore.
The Ouaehita Belle, John g. Libano in COM
mand, will arrive this evening and leave to-
morrow as usual for Bayou Sara.
s.The New Orleans and Red RIVER Tr@nsporta-
ton Company steamer Maria Louise leaves to-
morrow. without fail, for Shreveport.
The New Orleans and Ouaehita Transporta-
ton Company steamer John. Wilson, Joe
Holmes master J. b Jordan clerk is the regu-
lar Ouachita City packet for tomorrow at s
.. IN.
tsThe new John G.. Fletcher, built expressly for
the Bayou Teche trafe, leaves Tomorrow at 3
D. m. Henry Henngen commands, Mr.. Mark
Anthony clerk. She will be at the landing to-
day.
by Telegraph
= NATcHEz Get 31--To Douglas & Winburn So
Natchez street: Leave this day for New Or
leans: will arrive Friday. I'd.
v.K. BOOTH.
Master Garrett and barges
Head Nayra's invitation to the China Palace.
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An Important Revenue Hill.

In the Uni ed States House of Representa-
Hves, on the 10Th ut,. a bill was introduced by
Mr.. Wills of New York, to simplify existing
laws imposing and collecting duties on imports i:
restore the duty on tea and coffee. and to en-
large the free list. The bill covers 206 eeetions.
Its features are a reduction OF twenty-five per
cent on all imported articles, with the exception
of raw materials which enter into manufac-
lures. These are reduced in many cases q
much larger rate. All articles not specified In
the bill are to constitute the free list. Ii pro-
poses to remove all antiquities. and abolish
the sfmilttude law which has caused so much
are provided in all cases wherever practicable.
Compound duties are entirely done away with.
Collection laws have been eliminated of much
useless yerbiapn.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-02
General .

The inquiry appeared to be only moderate
during the morning. and operations were re-
stricted by holders claiming concessions which
quently. parties came. together more freely and
the business summed up the fair amount noted
above. Prices continued to exhibit considera-
BILE. irregularity: good staple kinds and the
higher grades showing no further falling off.
while other descriptions, in view of more lib
eral receipts and discouraging kilograms. were
offered more freely and could be bought at
ooncessions equal to the reduction In our quo
tarfons.
The dispatches reported Liverpool dull at
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RIVER NEWS.

OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, I
Friday, Nov. Q, 1877. !
Daily report of the stage Of water, with changes
in the twenty-four hours ending yesterday
n
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COMM ERCIAL.

OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT. |
Thursday Evening Nov. l. 1877. !
COTTON-The sales to-day embraced $500
bales at prices requirig reduction of a partial
1Sc to full &c on the grades below Middling.
We give also the figures and report of the
Cotton Exchange as below:
AMERICAN STANDARD OF CLASSIFICATION
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Above low
Watpr

*Beiow high water mark Of 1874.
NELSON GOROM,
Sergeant Signal Service, q. 8. A..
Arrivals.
Martha, Mary Ida, Henry Tete. Golden Grown.
Gov Allen, j. II. Hanna, james Howard, Frank
Pargoud, Isabel.
Departures.
Martha, Alvin, Mary Ida. Henry Tete. Frank
Pargoud.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-02
4 New Dredg eDoat for south Pass.

Capt. Eads' dredgeboat the G.. w. r. Bailey,
arrived from Pitsburg ut 3 y. m. yesterday and
lays over until this, morning before resuming
was thronged with visitors during the after
noon. She somewhat resembles a gunb ,at, her
hull. deck and bulk heads all being built OF
per-shaped tanks. etch about twenty-five feet
q square, In which the mud is pumped up and
Neposited, and when full the boat will take them
but t. SEA and discharge them. Her pump is an
immense affair and is worked bytw cylinders
twenty by thirty inches. set in the hull of the
boat between the cylinders for prOpe ling the
boat. She has fifteen engines In all on board.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-02
Commercial and Financial Matters.

A Hawkinsvil'e. Ga. banking firm nave ad;,
yanced over sbOooo on 100 bales OF cotton stored
In the warehouse OF that city.
Savannah gas now costs 3D. per cent :, less esq
coal. Of which the gas company OF that city have
obtained large supply.
The trade mark treaty recently signed by
Lord Derby and Minister Pierrepont provides
that English merchants can register their
& trade marks at the. Patent Office at Washington.
and be- thus placed on an equality with Ameri-
can merchants.
III Yesterday. was rather q lively day In the way
In sai7 bales OF cotton. 11747 sacks OF cotton t.
, seed. and 1000 sacks of cotton seed meal while
the receipts by the Jackson Railroad footed up
217s bales OF cotton.
favor with our British cousins and the export
ing Of bivalves from this country is largely on
the increase. Last Saturday, the White Star
steamer alone took out from New York for Liv-
erpoo 500 barrels. being the largest shipment OF
the kind yet recorded.
London advices state that British trade is
hardly holding its own. During the nine months
Kingdom ND s show "a very s slight gain over 1876
while the exports are a triie. smaller than q
year ago The expectations Of gold have been &c,
startlingy large. but in silver the British I'M
ports show gain
u dispatch received here Yesterday. dated
London. September /. brought the information
that the Danish bark J9hanna Br2ders9n ran
+
damaged part of her cargo was thrown over
board This vessel cleared from this port on
September 10 for Plymouth. England, with q
cnrgo of $3.50 sacks of oil cake.
Flour is extensively aduterated. The prinei-
pal materials used for the purpose are potato ..
and plaster Of Paris. White clay is sometimes
used and sulphate Of copper and alum are
often added to bad wheat -four to improve its
Quality and render II better fitted for bread
making.-tBoston Bulletin.
The IRON Age makes the suggestion that when
the bill pending for .goloid, coinage shall
come up for consideration in Congress, some
economist Of the utilitarian school shall move
as @ substitute that we have instead an issue Of
iron money after the example OF ancient
Sparta. "A coin is either a token which claims
a current value 1t does not possess, or 1t pos
aesses an intrinsic value proportionate to its
normal value, Il we are 70 have debased sp q.
Gle currency of silver each piece stamped with
q lie and uncurrent ut its face value outside our
own country. why not abandon, the, use Of sill,
yer altogether and have good substantiated
- currency of iron tokens?
A New bred r eIDOaf for south Pass.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-06-09
Radetski,s Murderer Convicted.

The Colfax Chronicle says:
The trial of John B. Mccoy for the
murder of G. Fl. Radetski came up be-
fore the district court on Friday morning,
in Alexandria, and occupied the attention
of the court until twelve o'clock on Sat-
urday, with an intermission of only four
hours during the whole time. The court,
bar and jury were much fatigued, and
the district attorney, young and vigorous
as he is, felt relieved at the close of the
trial.
The jury were not long in consultation
and rendered verdict of equity of muir
der as charged in the indictment, without
capital punishment.
The people of this community and
parish are generally familiar with the
circumstances of this homicide, and we
need not repeat them. Mccoy has
been under bond ever since his pre-
liminary examination, nearly two years
ago, and the finding of the jury has sur
prised many who anticipated his ac-
quittal.
Radetski was generous to fault, an
energetic and efficient officer and had a
host of friends in Grant parish; but by
close application to business, as the
agent of the State in collecting taxes,
made some enemies, out of which grew
quarrel that finally resulted in his
death. A man of ordinary nerve meet
ing the opposition and threatened as he
was would have abandoned that occupa-
ton, but, being of a resolute nature,
strong of arm and vigorous of intellect,
he fell victim in the prime of life
'ashes to ashes, dust to dust"
A motion for new trial was fled in
the court, but with what success we are
not informed.
Judge Blackman Reused himself on
| the trial of this cause, and r. w. Bow
man presided in his stead, and with be-
coming dignity. His rulings in this case
are said to be in strict conformity to law.
Mccoy is an old citizen who has gen.
orally borne good name and has many
friends who sympathize with him in his
misfortunes. We have nothing specially
to plead in his behalf to justify the com.
mission Of 80 grave crime, nor do VIZ
harbor any prejudice against him, but We
have an abiding faith in our Judiciary
whose Office it is to bring order out o
chaos and the guilty of all classes to pun
| ishmeut
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-06-09
Reduction Of the Debt.

The New York Graphic says:
The public debt statement is creditable
to Secretary Sherman in the highest de-
gree. Without repeating details it appears
that Sc, 9S1, 274 SO have been paid during
a single month, which is certainly a very
remarkable feat to accomplish in times
like these. The public debt has been
lessened $3.50, 062, 002 81 since June 80,
1876, and this, too, during year of I'M
precedented business depression. 1t is
question if there is another instance of
such energetic determination to pay of
national debt on record. But it is
quite remarkable fact that there is very
little rejoicing over the exploit. Formerly
when the Secretary reported the payment
of $4,000, 900 in a month, it was reported
in tone of jubilation, as and exploit to
proud of. But here the government has
paid nearly $1,000, 600 in a single month,
and one may hunt through the morning
papers almost in vain to find a mention
of the fact. What does this mean? Why
is not the announcement made in display
type? 1t may be that intelligent people
are beginning to seriously question the
policy of Gripping the already overbur-
dened industry of the country to meet
national obligations before they are due.
There is growing suspicion, deepening
into conviction, that too much debt
paying at q time like this is bad for the
people, bad for the industry and trade
and commerce, bad as policy for the ma
ton, and thing to regret rather than to
rejoice over. Had this 81, 900, 900, drawn
from the PROSTATE business of the coun-
try, been expended in reviving trade, IN
cPeaSinp industry, restoring commerce
giving the people something to do and
more to hope for, it would come back
again few months hence with fifty-fold
increase. In the conduct of national as
we'll as private affairs there may be a
penny-wisdom and pound-foolishness
Growing disiUslination to feast e on Il the =
goose that laid the golden egg.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-06-09
titiOn tor $4,000 damages for assault and

tition tor $4,000 damages for assault and
battery.
City Of New Orleans VS.. CHARLES Nor
gan. Petition on license for cotton pfess
$3.50 and injunetions
A. w. Potter, executor, VS.. Charles FL
Ward. -Sequestration of tugboat e. B.
Ward on debt of S23, 500 to estate Of E. B.
Ward, Chicago.
Benito Solasche vs.. Thomas II. Handy,
civil sheriff. The sheriff on Wednesday
morning fled his answer in the above en-
titled suit. 1t will be remembered that
Solasche sued the sheriff for wages as 0
deputy sheriff The sheriff admits that
he commissioned the plaintiff as a deputy
sheriff, but AYERS that he did SO to procure
his aid as q posse in preserving the public
peace, which was then threatened by an
insurrectionary force.
That it was not contemplated that the
plaintiff should be compensated for his
services in said capacity; that the services
SO performed were due to the State, and
the plaintiff is not entitled to any COM
pensation therefor; that no money has
been appropriated by the State to pay for
the services rendered by the plaintiff in
the capacity aforesaid; that the appropria-
tions mentioned in plaintiffs petition
were for the purpose Of reimbursing the
sheriff for the amount expended by him
for the use of the State, and for rations to
be issued to the posse occupying the Su-
preme, district and municipal court build
iDEs, etc.
Plaintiff withdrew his suit and pub
lished an apology.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-06-09
Losing Her Grip.
A New York dispatch saYs:

"A Nv" AOAh AASPaSSh r0Jbs
The report of the managers of the Cot
ton Exchange was read at the annual
meeting to-day: The last year has not
been prosperous to those in the cotton
trade, either as merchants or manufac-
turers, partly from fear of European
war. 1t was thought at the date Of the
last annual report that bottom prices had
been reached for staple commodities, but
the depression continues, in spite of the
large increase of transactions or the
violent fluctuations in price. The working
Of the new system for conducting the
business has worked admirably. The
losses among members has been less than
those of the preceding years. The sales
of contracts for the year ending May 2S,
1877, were $3.50, 500 bales. The total
sales in the six years since the exchange
was organized are AZ, 255, $3.50 bales. The
report shows that New York is losing
ground as a cotton trading point The
sales of actual cotton since last report
were: For export, 128, sos bales; spinning,
23O, 800 bales; speculation, 49,7S4 bales /;
transit, 2l61 bales. Total, All, 058 bales.
The total crop last season was 4, 400, 600
bales, of which New York received only
935, 900 bales, and sold only Al 900 bales,
being nine per cent Of the total crop. The
report says that these figures are calculat-
ed to excite lively apprehensions for the
future. Wise legislation and hard work
are needed to arrest the danger Of losing
the cotton trade almost entirely.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-06-09
A New Way to the Polar Sea.

The Chicago Tribune says:
Captain II. W. Howgate, of the United
States signal service bureau, is still. Wig
orously pushing his scheme for exploring
the North Polar regions in the hope of
reaching the Pole itself. he proposes to
charter q schooner, properly equipped
for the service, and prepared 20 prosecute
whale fishing, which may cover the cost
of the venture, and perhaps realize some
thing more. An Esquimaux party is to
be gathered at some point on the coast of
Greenland, from which valuable assist
ance will be obtained. The total cost Of
fitting out the expedition is estimated at
about $40, 600, and an effort will be made
to raise this sum by subscription. The
observer in Chicago, and we presume
those at other stations in the country, are
authorized to receive contributions to-
ward the fund. 1t has already been stated
in the Tribune that the idea of Captain
Howgate is to take a new departure in the
work of Arctic exploration. He proposes
to establish depot on the most northerly
available point of land, from which par
ties can be sent out the next summer in
sledges in search of the Pole. There is
reason to believe that such q systematic
effort would be successful; but if not, the
information gained by the observers at
the base of operations would aid i'm
mensely in extending our knowledge of
atmospheric currents, and probably in
enabling scientific men to understand the
laws which govern those movements.
The commercial idea of Arctic discovery
has long since been relegated to the do
main of dreamlsnd by sensible men, but
the scientific importance of the thing is
only just beginning to be understood;
and it is sincerely to be hoped that Cap
tain Howgate will be able to send out
his party of explorers to the Arctic re-
pions
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-06-09
sheridan al sedan.

The following vivid account is taken
from Colonel Hoffman's "reminiscences of
two wars:
At the battle of Sedan Sheridan stood
near Count Bismarck. Toward its close
he shut up his glass and turning to Bis
marck, said, 'SThe battle is won." The
Count replied that he should be glad to
think 80, but saw no signs of it yet. In
a minute or two more the French gave
way. Turning his glass toward Sedan,
Sheridan observed, "The Emperor is
there" Bismarck answered that it could
not be; that the Emperor was not such a
fool as to place himself in that situation.
Looking again, Sheridan said, "He is
there, anyhow" He had drawn his con-
illusions from the immense staff he saw
and the confusion reigning among them.
Sheridan was right. The Emperor and
his staff were prisoners of war. The EN-
peror had behaved with the greatest per-
sonRl courage, and subsequently, when
dissensions arose between the French
generals as to who was responsible for
the great disaster, he behaved with. the
greatest generosity. But he should not
have been at Sedan. The post of useful
ness and of danger for him was at Paris,
and not with the army.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-06-09

months. It originated near the corner of
First and st. Charles streets, and before
the department reached there one build
ing was destroyed. A strong south Wind
blowing, and the fire having much head
way, it was some time before it was con-
trolled and extinguished.
The houses Of Mrs. darcy, on First
street; Mr.. Fullwood, No JS7 st. Charles
street; Mr.. E. O. Adams, No. 585, owned
by John O'Brien; rear of Mrs. Thompson,
No. 583 st. Charles street; r. L. Barnes,
No. SOL; c.. s. Kellogg, register in bank
ruptcy, were destroyed, and several others
in the vicinity seriously damaged.
1t is reported there is sufficient evidence
to show that the fire was entirely the
work of an incendiary. The key hole Of
the alarm box was found plugged, and
the box had to be forced open to give the
alarm. This and other circumstances
show that the disaster was the result of
successful plan.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-06-09
A New Battlo Of DorkInE.

There is a revival Of the battle Of Dork-
ing talk in England, not naturally, in
view, Of all the circumstances and posi-
bilities. Major General Collinson, Of the
engineers, recently pointed out to an
audience of military men one or two dis
quieting facts. The tight little island, he
said, was not so tight but that IL could be
invaded by two or more Of the continental
powers acting in concert. But invasion
was an experience which no modern Eng
lish government or Parliament had con-
templated, and there had been absolutely
no preparation made for it. Suppose a
hostile force landed aud marching on
London; everything, alike the plans and
the means of defense, would have to be
improvised in the face and under the fire
of the advancing enemy. To 60 on blind
ly trusting in the navy, the Major General
said, would be TO put ell the eggs into
one basket, and that en- insecure one. He
was for having the middle class, shop
keepers and the wofkingmen subjected TO
compulsory military service. AS the
meeting gave him a vote Of thanks, Il may
be inferred that the other military gentle
men agreed With The Major Geneal.--
Nen York Sun
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-06-09
The EIIsuton Csusplrators.
A Charleston, South Carolina, dispatch
of June says:

A Charleston, South Carolina, dispatch
of June 8 says:
Judge Waite last night summoned the
Jury in the Ellenton cases into court, and
found on interrogating them that they
could agree upon verdict in the case of
only one of the eleven persons charged
with conspiracy. This was Abner w. At
kinson, man over sixty years old, who
was acquitted. The judge then discharged
the jury, and the ton remaining persons
were released upon giving bonds for their
appearance at the next term Of the court.
The counsel think ii unlikely that these
cases will ef,again be tried. Il IL now
known that the jury stood six to six
on the question Of general acquittal,
the six whites being for and the six blacks
being against such decision. Tbs black
iurymen, however. were willing 90 agree
upon verdict convicting two and Roquit-
ting all the rest, but to this the six whites
vofiid not consent.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-06-09
A Case Of Cheek.
A Washington special to the Cincinnati
Gazette says:

A Washington special to the Cincinnati
Gazette says:
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, has writ
ten letter to the Attorney General of
very. decided character, urging the dis
missal Of the indictments against those
who, by ballot stJfing, defeated Jere
HARRISON, colored, for Congress. His dis
trict was Republican, and gave him large
majority. Shelly, his opponent, and some
fifty others, were discovered in most
shameful frauds on tie ballot boxes, and
indicted for it. HARRISON has been noti-
fed that he viii be killed if he returns to
the district to prosecute his contest. Sem
ator Morgan now writes that if the policy
Of Cancellation means anything, it must
embrace the p0rdon for all political Of
lenses, and if the President expects any
support from the Democrats Of Alabama,
he must not oountenance the further pros
ecutlon Of this matter in the United States
courts.