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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-15

All tho close Oh last week the United States
Treasury held ss4s .2I4sBo United States bonds
y secure the national bank circulation. and
t,sTs,ucD 10 secure public deposits United
Hates bonds deposited to secure circulation for
40 week we're sstt,ooo. amount withdrawn.
F0.opo. national bank circulation outstanding
(trreney notes, s8lp e42 sT4 gold notes. s1 as2 100
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-15
The offlcial quotations of the Cotton Exchange
Itvar foil

firm and closed easy.
In acomparison 81 the closing prices to-day
tsc on Low Ordinary and Ordinary Cottons. all
the other grades being unchanged. During the
not maintained, the market closing easy MT the
rates given above The feature of the business
OF the week closing to-day has been the steadi-
times been exactly suited to the demand. which.
no doubt curtailed the movement a little. The
total sales OF the week foot up 4sb00 bales
against 81 900 bales last week and 45 $50 bales the
week before.
The details of the receipts for the week are
given below. and they. show that the deficiency
since the opening OF the season Is now reduced
to 4O198 bales.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-15

n IS sgmeth1nR worth the attention Of the
{nern importers. and. indeed. 1t might be
/ Of New Workers as well.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-15

The Norwegian bark P. A. MUNICH cleared yes
srday for London with 1000 bags of cotton seed
q cake, and the ship MelreHe, for Liverpool. In
iditlpn to other descriptions OF cargo, car
Ned away 5000 sacks Of oil cake. This is be-
RQming most important article of commerce,
we are glad To observe that oil the eompa-
B In this city 1--we In number) engaged In the
lAnufd6ure of oil and cake from the cotton
pea are doing well. and realizing large profits
rom the capital Invested In the business.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-15

Gross receipts previously .613 2A- 625 315
Total supply. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. e4s.e71
Exported to-day. .... ............ 114o3
Exported previously. 383,3s7- 1914, 100
Total stocks this day. ................. 251 1881
Total stock this day last year. 1913 O6O
Exports to-day-Havre 1876 bales Bremen
1907 bales; Cairo 907 bales; Vieksburg 10 bales
Cincinnati bales. Exports for the Week-2s, 729
bales to Great Britain; 1882 bales to France !;
12.497 bales to other foreign ports. and 1o,643
bales coastwise.
Net receipts since yesterday. 10000
Receipts from other ports NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2O11
Net receipts last Friday ..e............... 1857
Net receipts this day last year. L, TOT
Net receipts this week. ,........... So 1856
Net receipts last week. ........-......... 53,2
Net receipts this week last year ....... 61,7i5
Net receipts since September l. 500 1856
Net receipts same time last year. $40 1881
:, The sources OF receipts have been from Red
st. Louis and New Orleans railroad, and the
Mississippi river and other tributary streams.
giving total net receipts of 6..s35 bales against
since first of September. against $40 1881 bales
same time last year. Adding receipts from Mo-
bile. Texas and Florida the gross receipts are
week last year and since first of September
6253l5 bales, against 659.147 bales same time last
year.
Cotton Exchange. as follows: Liverpool 5O,519
bales. Havre 5o4s7, Bremen 1918. Mediterranean
1855, North Sea 6s72, Spain. :, Mexico =.
eoastwise 1853; total. 124.sso bales. This, taken
from the stock at noon. as noted at the Ex-
change leaves in presses 127 .191 bales.
. The exports since September 1 to date from
New Orleans have been as follows: Great
Briksin 16S.119 bales against 19s,T34 last year;
Erafee sl.01s, against l21. 5s5 last year: other
foreign ports 64522, against a 393 last year. and
eeas wise I13l against IS s71 last year making
: sotsl Ioregn and coastWise OF as4 100. against
Tia kilograms received 1T the Cotton b.
snsslIfe give the receipts at ports from e "a. /
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-15

Et,ss per lvuo. 26537
EeU, R0F lOVQs.. nna
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-09-27
VOLUME XVII.
raK nvSrKn rox

The following anecdo,c is vouched fos
by Scottish elefgymaa, nephew Of the
old lady who befriended poOr ReybRrti'
There ls ono aueodole Of FOX saving
he llfe BY bold aud happy stroke,
which We know 70 30 perfectly sulhonile,
and have much pleasure 10 now putling
on record, Onc day, dulng the hunting
season, lady was sitting Ia tho dining.
room Of an old mansion house ia The
southwest Of scotland, when she Sudden.
y heard the sound Of hounds aud horn,
and perceived that The chase was passing
not far from her door Ia few minutes
she was startled by ibe crash Of broken
pane ia section of tho bow window
near which She was sitting, Looking
round she raw that The damage bad not
been done by any stouo or ball that had
struck the glass, but by the hunted fox,
which had thus made desperate dash
for bis safety. Reyuard was In the room,
perfectly worn out with fatigue, aud
seemed piteously to impore protection.
The lady OF the mansion would not have
been woman had she not sheltered tho
poor animal who had flung himself upon
her mercy. She instantly opened wall.
press Ia the room, aud, as she pointed to
the bottom OF il, the fox entered aud al
lowed himself TO bc securely shut la,
The shutter was closed upoa the broken
pane aud few hounds that appeared IN
front OF the house. after running suspi.
ciously about for little, were called oil
TO join the pack. Tho lady from her
window had the satisfaction OF seeing the
huntsmen at some distance digging
away for hall an hour at covered drain
In which they suspected the fox had "a.
ken refuge, aud through which be had
probably passed. After their fruitless
search the field went OF disappointed,
having had a capital run, but lost their
fox. Meanwhile the william, as some of
the sportsmen called him, lay safe 10 his
snug quarters. He was allowed 10 re.
main IN The house ali night, aud IL the
morning he was offered by his kiad pro.
tector good breakfast OF porridge aud
milk, Of which be heartily panook. The
worthy Scotch lady, Ia tell ng tho story,
used to conclude by saying that WHEN
the fox had finished his breakfast, he
waggit his tail aud gaed his ways.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-09-27
A CATS CURIOSITY ABOUT BEEs

Charles Kaiser, who has the only hive
of bees In town, says that when be first
got his swarm, his old cats curiosity was
much excited in regard TO the doings OF
the little insects, the like OF which she
had never before seen. AT first she
watched their comings and goings at a
distance. She then fl4ttened herself up
on the ground and crept along toward
the hive, with tail horizontal, and quiver-
ing. 1t was clearly evident that she
thought the bees were some new kind OF
game. Finally she took up position at
the entrance to the hive, aud when bee
came in or started out, made dab at it
with her paws This went on for time
without attracting the special attention
of the inhabitants of the hive. Presently
however, Old Tabby struck and crushed
a bee on the edge Of the opening leading
to the hive The smell of the crushed
bee alarmed and enraged the whole
swarm. Bees by the score poured forth
aud darted into the fur of the astonished
cat. Tabby rolled herself in the grass,
splitting, sputtering, biting, clawing and
squalling as cat never squalled before.
She appeared mere ball Of fur and bees
as she rolled and tumbled about, She
was at length hauled away from the hive
with a garden rake, at the cost of several
severe stings to her rescuer. Even after
she had been taken TO distant part OF
the grounds, the bees stuck in Tabby's
fur, and about once in two minutes she
would utter an unearthly yow and
bounce yard in the air. On coming
down she would try to scratch au ear,
when sting on the back would cause
her to turu succession of back somer-
sets and give vent to running fire Of
squalls. Like the parrot that was left
alone with the monkey, old Tabby had a
dreadful time.
Two OF three days after this adventure
Tabby was caught by her owner, who
took her by the neck and threw her
down near the beehive. No sooner did
she strike the ground than she gave a
fearful squall aud at single bound
reached the top Of fence ful Fix fee in
height. There she ciung for momen
with tail as big rs roliug-piu, when
with another bound aud squ.ll she was
out of sight, and did not again put in an
appearance for over week Virginia
City (Ney.) Enterprise.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-09-27
nlLL,Ncs on Long unANcn.

ID his new book, Trump Kard, Joshua
gets off the following humor, via
Long branch h work ov nstur, aud
IL good job. tiz "a summer spot for
men, wimmin, aud children espeshily
the latter Children are ~ plenty here,
and az sweet NJ flowers in an out door
garden. put up at tho Oshen ho,e the
last time | was thare, and shall pat up
thare agin, the Dext time 60, II hay TO
sleep on the verandy. never leav
good hotel for better one; lernt this
fishing for frogs, If ! am WHARF the frogs
bite that Is mi puddle. hay known
folks to swop a good horse for a poor one
just for the sake ov 10 dollars 10 boot.
Mi wife puts up with me at the same ho.
tel, ii is an old fashioned way we hay ov
doing things. She always goes with me,
to fashionable resorts, WHARF young wi
dows arc emmy ways plenty, to put me on
mi guard, for ! am ono oy tha easyest
creatures on record to be impozed upon,
espeshily b yung wldders, She is an
ornament to her sex, mi wife is. would
like TO see yung widder, or even an old
one, git the start Of me, when mi wife is
around. III just step out sudden, to get
weak lemonade to cool my skeing brow
mi wife goes TO the end ov the verandy
with me, and waits for me, aud IL go
down onto the beach TO astr0nomize just
little, all alone, bi mooulie, she stands
on the bluf, like a beakon lite, to warn
me oy the breakers. The biggest thing
they have got here, for the present, ~ the
pool oy water III front oy the hotels. THIS
pool IL sed b good judges to be 5000
miles IN length, aud ia san places miles
thick. lnto this pool, every day at ten
o'kiock, the folks all retire, miles, ie.
males, aud widders, promiskuss. The
scenery here II grand espcsbily the pool,
and The air IL ~ braeing NJ milk punch
Drinks are reasonable here, espesiily out
oy the pool, aud the last touch 0v eiyiIi-
zttiou hsz reached here aIso, al enter.
prisiug missionary hsz just opened a
klub house, WHARF all kind ov gambling
ia taught.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-09-27

What kind OF house will we play;
asked one little girl Of another. OBI
play calling, replied The other Mary,
here, she cun be Mrs Brown anl ~ on
the step aud me aud Jalia will call ou
her. aud ask her how she Is, aud bow ter
husband T., ana If ihe baby's got over the
measles, aud tell her how nice sbe looks
in her new wrapper, sUd hope il won't
burt her much when she has that tooth
filed. And then we'll say Good bge,
Mrs. Brown. Come aud see Us sone
time or other, and bring the children snd
your sewing aud, you're such stranger
we DON'T Sec hall enough Of yon And
then me and Julia, We viii courtesy aud
walk of piece. Aud i'lI ssy - Jails .
Did you ever see such b9uld Old fright
a. sbe looks 10 that wrapper Aud then
Jalis, sbe'Il say The idesr Of anybody
having false teeth Glied! Aad iheu ~
say Yes, sod what . homeiy Iot d
dirty little brals them young ones Of her'l
Il. Leis piay L. What % you sayg
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-09-27
ENLIsTING A LAWYER.

An old recruiting sefgent tells the fol-
owing: Well, mind, now, this is as
true as gospel. It was on the eleventh
Of May, 1920, listed recruit in Dub
lin, and put the question to him, as is as
ual, and gave him the shilling, and
walked him to barracks as fine as a fiddle.
Well in few days be was claimed as
prentice, and so he was put up before
the mayor and he committed him for
trial. Well, at the followin' sizes was
called as witness and the lawyer that
defended him told me that | did not list
him. did, says !. Did you put the
question TO him rightyr says he. | did,
says /. BY the virtue of your oath, now,
says he, just ask me The question, for |
don't believe you asked him. How do
you know? says |, for by this aud by
that you weren't by, None of your bus
mess, says he; and he held out bis hand
and accordingly pulled out shilling
and clapped il in his fist, and then |
asked him the questions, and he said yes
to them alt Were these the same ques-
tions you put to the prisoner says he.
Yes, they were, says l. Wen here's yer
shilling back. for yer says be. can't
take i, sir, says l. WHY not says he.
Why says /, why, shure can't take it
back till ye 90 before a magistrate and
pay the smart money, (Which every re-
cruit must pay II be wants to BE- released
from service You be hanged, says be,
aud be put the money III his pocket; aud
called to his lordship on the bench tha,
had listed him; and oh but there was
a roar IN the courtl Begorra, the Judge
/ laughed till the tears ran down his face.
i Well, the decision of the court being In
my favor, | axed the judge If ! might
take away my new recruit; aud they ali
roared again, and the counselor got as
red as a turkey cock aud A. mad IS bul
with the collie At last he made the best
be could Of 1t, and says | to the couu
selor-says |, Don't list IN the line nexI
time, cir. What them, says be snappisb
I ~. On yer 'onef, says l. stick TO the
rifles; that's more 10 your way. Well
begorra, when | told the major thongbt
he'd die and when he'd done laughing
be bid me keep the smart money for my
self
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-09-27
KaRtr ,rruss ~ rnr covSrR,


Nearly overy one comes irom The com.
try when they ought to be going to e.
on The farm 10 summer you SEQ The beat
rising from The hlllsidcs aud the dusty
roads, and nature, dry and parched, is 10
her working clothes and mood, bat In the
sweet September days you sec the glory
Of The year You, who have only beheld
The suburban show OF sutumn leaves, can
form little Idea OF the magnificent display
of color that will greet your eye on every
side II you are In the country in the au-
tumn. The naples and oaks, the sumscs
ane elms, are aaAme, the roadsides aud
fields are filed with brilliant ferns, tn
you learn TO imagine that golden sunset
has dyed The earth with a later splendor,
aud over all is spread the glory Of a
dream. The sweet beauties Of such days
you will never forget, the peace and rest
they bring 60 the mind and body after a
year OF care and toll. Aud as you lie on
the grass, iazlly looking az the distant
mountains bathed In the misty light pecu.
liar TO the autumn time, in 4 silence un-
broken, save by the rustling leaves, the
falling apples, or the CHEEKY voice OF the
good farmer as he comes home with heavy
loads Of sqnashes aud pumpkins, you say
Well, this is life. Those poor city fol.
lows, uncertain whether TO wear scar.
sucker or an oyereoat, 10 their striving 70
dodge the east wind aud sun, those
tramps over the heated pavements, how
| pity them. And as the never-neglected
summons OF the supper-bel is heard You
really with a promptness that, applied
to monthly payments, would surprise
creamy biscuit aud honey, baked apples
and cream, dosen't il make your mouth
water to think of il while you are sitting
at your city table? The carly evening
is chill and sharp, but II gives you an
added pleasure TO draw around the far.
mers' cheerful fireplace. Can't You see
the picture, OH, country boy settled now
In your fine house with all the modern
conveuieuces? Grandma in one corner,
with her knitting, the kitten playing with
her bal of yarn, the farmer buried in his
paper, the mother cutting apples for dry
ing, the two boys busy with their Knives,
whiting away at some Spanish castleg
And then the huskiug.bees mot yet obso-
lete, thank heaven, with their social
and uproarious fun. How little they
seem like the close Of melancholy days.
But our space will not permit us even to
hint al all the pleasures of autumn in the
country. Try the experiment, friend,
whose vacation is limited. Remain in
town where you can have e. comforts
of home and all occasional sea breeze in
the heated term, and then Off to the
mountains in the glorious autumn days.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-09-27

much; and then, Of course, that would
have 70 be stepped
Oh well, now, Interrupted sammy, to
whom the subject was getting serious,
il is's s.going TO come to that, III just
turu IN and let up Oh 81 this sort Of
thing and I'll get the rest Of the fellows
10 watch out bout they're talking. Say,
now, you make bargain with them,
said SamIny, as bright idea seemed to
dawn upon him A lot OF us are going
iishiag this afternoon. You come along,
too, aud foe every one that talks bad
grammar a row Of wedding or hoeing In
your garden. You'll get your garden
cleaned up slick that way, and have q
jolly good time fishing Into the bargain.
The minister laughed. How ths, good,
boy-loying man did laugh.
Bot ho took Sammy's advice, too. lie
went fshing, taking with him bsske,
OF cherries. Bait for the boys he said Il
was. And be proposed Sammy's plan
for getting his garden weeded TO them
and they, too, laughed as heartily as be
had. But all agreed that sammy was 8
cute little chap; aud, what was still bet
ter, they agreed TO the bargain. For
every onense agains the right fashion Of
speech they agreed TO do certain
amount OF work 10 the minister's gar
den.
And, sure enough, as Sammy bad
prophesied, although the boys were very
careful how they used their words, II
came to pass that before the sun went
down on the following day the ministers
garden was ceanly and beautifully
weeded aud hoed-all through the doings
of those boys hands in working out theiI
various fines; for not one of them bad
any notion of allowing the pews to inter-
:erc with the pulpit in the matter of the
minister playing with the boys.
There was the thread Of moral some
where about when began this story
but it has become so hopelessly tangled
that cannot nnravel il. ! wonder who
cares.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-09-27
wny ruEY Dong, pAi,..

Young men often fail TO get on IN this
world becsuse they neglect small oppor-
tunities. Not being faithful IN little
things, they arc not promoted 10 the
charge Of greater lhiDgs.
A young man wbO gets u snbordinaie
situation sometimes thinks Il is not nee
essary for him 10 give Il much attention.
lie will wait till be gets place Of re-
spousibility, and then be will show peo-
pie what he can do. This i very great
mistake. Whatever bis situation may be
lie should master il in ali It's details, and
perform all it. duties faithfully,
The habit Of doing bis work thorough.
ly aud conseientionsly is what Is most
likely to enable young man 10 make
bis way Win this habit a person Of
only Ordinary abiiiiIcs would oulstrip
one u greater talents who ia IL the habit
Of sighting subordinate matters.
But, after All, The mere adoption by
young man Of this great essential rule Of
success, shows him 20 be possessed Of su-
penor abilities.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-09-27
A JOKING PARsoN.

A Scotch clergyman, a widower, re-
Gently created quite sensation in his
household, which consisted of seven
grown up daughters. The reverend gen.
tleman was absent from home a number
OF days, visiting in an adjoining county.
The daughters received letter from
their father which stated that be had
married widow with six sprightly chill
dren, and that be might be expected
home at certain time. The effect Of
that news was great shock TO the happy
family. The girls, noted for their meek
ness and amiable temperaments, seemed
another set OF beings; there was weep
ing and waling aud tearing Of hair aud
all manner Of naughty things said.
The tidy home was neglected, and
when the day Of arrival came the house
was anything but inviting. At last the
Rev. Mr.. Y. came, bat be was alone. lie
greeted bis daughters as usual, aud, IS
be viewed the neglected apartments
there was merry twinkle 10 bic eye.
The daughters were nervous and evident.
~ anxious. Al last the eldest mustered
courage 10 ask, Where Is our nolhcry
Ia heaven, said the good man. But
where Il the widow with SIX children
that you wrote to say you had married
Why married her to another man, my
dears, be replied, delighted At the success
Of hls f0ke.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-09-27

Colonel James u. Eads prints card to
corree, the report that be Is planning
bridge over the Bosplofus. lie saysi
When 10 COastsutingple tbree years sgo
was reqaested by The grand vlzier %
farnish the O.lomsa government ~ilh
plans aud estimates of such bridge.
Tbose were prepared aud forwarded
about two and a half years sgo, bot - =
change 81 miaisiefs occurred soon sitter
"a that government sni tie grant % i'm
pfoYs lhe mouth VI ibe Mississippi was
passed By Congress, The subject has re.
eeiged 30 farther attention from ne.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-09-27
SELLING -.
INPALLIABLE FIRE KINDLER
NELLING

Pays better than digging for Gold
NJ sFsnts have soznsiligeE maes as higA ~ $50
in a day. keeFY fanliy - same ealfe t0vns
sNtn. bare b9uFht 0ne-~3 i.oBssnGs ~ Iestigno-
rlsls std pplensk from ali pKsfs q The Iulan.
81 years q ace N5th tncreasgaE 9kA cFeFshtsrr-
ing sGses Agents wanted fof every unpatup.sa
1eNu ana Ceuniy n ihe A@ates aad eAnaass-
Cifeussf EltifK fuu Faissfltafs eaui an cAli.-
A Alnd aef talt A1g une wts1fle ia beuatas A.
Agsnt, tas 8 osuts. AFests rteesse ihslT ter
iitagg fnes.
Address h. r. SMITH,
nFGgkl u BelQ4t Mas
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-09-27

Ii IL the admirer Of himself and not the
admlfer Of virtue who thinks himself su-
perior 10 othsrs
Every child walks into existence
through the golden gate Of love.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-05
vln010ATeO.

f,art.;n hmmmare and c,,ocs., Of /.
,,;.r.nnt.h,a newan.ner In Chicago
aided and abetted by other equally
,as.r.rn..h,a o~,. vvho ,v.rtea a he.
com. -. h.v. ,..r 40 tam. t,c.yv and
cont,nuou.,v r.,d,rr tha secret sor.
v,c. hu...m ~ The oovarrm.nt A
wa.hin~ton for veara. Nav Of these
assaults have been inspired by thieves
who have had reason to appreciate
the efficiency Of that office, and its
asents.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-05

tnnM a. tuuoet Optek, 1ud that it would
serve him right were jacksls to dance
upon his mother's grave. Whereup-
on the dog threw off the fine New
foundland akin which he had been
wearing, thus revealing himself 40
gaunt and hungry wolf. Then, in
company with the other wolves, he
fell upon his venerable employer,
Killed him, inassacred the whole flock
of sheep, and retired to the noun
tains, chuckling over his successful
villainy. Herr Pfaf does not inform
us if there is any moral appended to
this tale. Probably. there is none that
we could understand, since the story
is . purely Oriental one, and could
not by any possibility have any re.
semblance to Western affairs.--N. y.
Times. g.- si#.