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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-05-04
Good Health Among Farm Cattle.

Reports relative to farm animals, as re-
ceived Mt the Department OF Agriculture,
in Washington, show general exemption
from diseases among cattle with few ex-
ceptions, and more than average health
fulness and thrift-especially in the
region north of the Both degree of lati-
tude. In the milder region, where shell
ter is not provided, emaciation and death
are not infrequently reported. In one
county in Georgia (Taylor), $50 OF a
herd of 500 were lost. From the Alleg-
hanies to the great plains not exceeding
per centum of the returns indicate low
condition. Cases of pleuro-pneumonia
have occurred in Burlington, n. j., Bal
timore, Nd, and Cumberland, Penn.
Cases of abortion are scattered through
she dairy districts in no greater numbers
than usual. Losses are reported In the
South from diseases resulting from mi
asma and lack of nutrition. Such cases
vary from to 20 per centum in counties
in the Gulf States, and from 8 to 90 per
centum in certain counties in Texas. No
prevalent disease is reported among
horses. Mild forms of catarrhal disease
with occasional cases of lung fever are
reported from Northern latitudes, and
from the South more frequent mention of
similar and local losses from blind stag
gers and less frequent loss from CHAMBERS,
and in the Mississippi valley few cases
of Charlton. Sheep are generally In good
condition. In Southern California fiocks
are dying from drought, and in some
places are sold to go to Oregon and Ne
vada for 81 cents per head. The losses
of swine have been very heavy in the
West and South.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-05-04
Ciyil.Seryice II efOrm.

Now that the Southern controversies
are fully and satisfactorily settled, the
administration will give its attention to
the second great question of reform to
which the President committed himself
in his letter of acceptance, and subse-
quently in his inaugural address, name
ly the reform of the civil service. Some
steps in this direction have already been
taken by members of the Cabinet, but
the President has been unable, on ac-
count of the pressure of other duties, to
give much personal attention to the sub
ject. He is now prepared to do SO, and
has already taken steps to possess him
self OF all the information within reach
relating to this matter. The subject of
general reform will be discussed at the
Cabinet meetings, and the practical
details are to be carried out under the
direction OF the heads of the depart
ments.
OF course the exact character of the
changes to be made in each department
will depend largely on the organization
of the civil service as it now exists, the
standard being higher in some depart
ments than in others, and also upon the
personal ideas OF the members of the
Cabinet under which the changes are to
be made. The administration appreci-
ates the difficulties that are likely to
arise in carrying out genuine reforms in
the civil service and the opposition
which it will have to encounter. II
does not expect to make revolution in q
day or month, but does hope to effect
some marked improvement in q very
short time Washington Cor. Ne,t
| York Tribune.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-05-04
ROuInania.

The fact that the Russians are using
Roumania as the territory through which
to make their passage across the Danube
gives that country a certain interest, and
it may be that those who have only old
aliases to consult will be puzzled to find
where that country is located. Rou-
mania is the name given to the united
provinces of Wallachia and Moldavia
(the name by which they are designated
on the old maps), which were consoli.
dated and guaranteed autonomy under
Prince of their own election by the treaty
of Paris in 1856. The new Government
was organized in the following year. 1t
comprises part of the territory which,
under the Roman empire, was known as
Dacia, and the people take their Ian
guage and characteristics from the set
Element of the province by Roman SOL
diers in the second century, after the
conquest of the Dacians, who were
among the most formidable foes of the
early Roman Emperors. 1t is on this
account that the people of Roumania
resemble more nearly the Latin races
than the Sclavic population of the neigh
boring provinces. The chief city is
Bucharest, with population of about a
quarter of million, and the Roumani-
ans are fond of designating it as a new
Paris. The language spoken has been
definitely classed among the Romance
languages, to which the French, Span
ish, italian, and Portuguese belong, and
the people are described to be of the
same mercurial character as the French
and Italians. In later times the two
proyinces of Wallachia and Moldavia
were alternately under the dictation of
the Russian and Turkish empires. After
the Russian war with Turkey, in 1928,
Russia exercised protectorate over
them till the peace following the war of
1866, when they were consolidated as
Roumania, and the independence of the
new country was recognized by both
Turkey and Russia. The sympathy OF
the Roumanian people is supposed to be
largely with Russia.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-05-04
CHEAP AND EASY.
How Emigrants Live on Their Way Across
the Continent.

How Emigrants Live on Their Way Across
the Continent.
cheyenne Cor. New York SUM-
Emigrant life on Union Pacific train
is certainly an interesting life. The
time through from Omaha to San Fran
cisco is eight days-a little less than a
voyage from Cork to New York. The
emigrant train generally contains about
400 men, women and children. Chill
dren generally make up half the load.
In one car this morning 1 counted
twenty-five babies and small children.
In another mother had thirteen chill
dren. This good, patient, self-sacri-
ficing mother was doing all her own
cooking and washing on the train.
Every night she places the seats cross
wise, makes up bed for her little ones,
and then they all go to sleep in nest.
The cars run smoothly, very smoothly,
on the Union Pacitic-so smoothly that
you can write or shave on the train.
They run about fifteen miles an hour.
The expense of riding is about So per
day, or $45 for eight days.
/ am astonished at the supply and
cheapness of the food along the road.
At every station women bring in milk,
butter, and eggs, which are sold cheaper
than you can buy them in Fulton Mar
ket Eggs all the way to North Platte
are 20 cents dozen, milk 10 cents per
quart, and butter 20 cents per pound,
though prices are higher at Cheyenne
and Sidney on account of the Black
Hills innovation.
The emigrant buys his butter, eggs and
milk, and few loaves of bread then
makes his coffee and boils his eggs on
the train stove as he goes along.
"How much does it cost you day to
hve?" L asked a rosy-cheeked mother
with two healthy children.
"Oh, about 40 cents day for all of
u.s."
"What, As cents per day for you and
your two children ?"
"Why, yes. See! two quarts OF
milk and half-pound of butter, that's
80 cents, and then coffee and two loaves
of bread, that's 10 cents more. Forty
cents is enough, and we could get along
on % cents, all of u.s."
Prof. Blot once said people could live
in New York on 10 cents per day. 1
know they can live on Union Pacific
railroad train for 10.
Everything is cheap for the emigrant
out on the plains. The big eating
houses for the Pullman trains charge
81 per meal, but anywhere along the
road the small eating stations only charge
% and 80 cents per meal. To-day 1
had fresh fish at Elm Greek station,
caught from the Loup fork, as sweet and
juicy as Moons Saratoga bass, mealy
potatoes, ham and eggs, delicious beef,
and nice dessert, for 80 cents.
1t is very amusing to see English tour
lists fill up big baskets with provisions
in Omaha, expecting to find no food as
they go over the plains. After the first
two days l notice they begin to pitch
their stale roast chicken and stale boiled
eggs out OF the car windows, and regale
themselves on the delicious country
food, fresh cooked at the stations.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-05-04
Speculation in Postage Stamps.

A New York paper says: "Many
country merchants in the interior of the
Western States are in the habit of making
their remittances in postage stamps.
much TO the annoyance of wholesale deal
ers, who cannot readily dispose of them.
This custom reveals the secret of the de-
sire for unsalaried misunderstanding. The
percentage allowed for the sale OF stamps
is large, SO that by dividing the Post
master makes neat sum and the mer-
chant gains goodly discount. On a
sale of $50 worth of stamps the Post
master receives from 30 to 60 per cent ;
and, If he gives the country merchant
one-third of his profit, the latter gets his
$50 worth of goods for $40 by paying for
them in stamps, and the Postmaster
coolly pockets $40. This procedure is
against the rules of the department. and
efforts are being made to ferret out the
transactions.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-05-04
The Price of Wheat.

The high price fails to bring in the
wheat, and the reason is that the stock in
the West is very light. The daily re-
ceipts in Chicago do not exceed an aver
age of eight carloads. The inference
from all the facts is that the surplus
wheat of last years crop was much
smaller than it was supposed to have
been. The crop of the Pacific States
has been sent forward. The most formid-
able competitor the United States have
in the British grain market is Russia,
including the Turkish provinces. The
troubles between Russia and Turkey be-
gan last fall at the close of the harvest,
which troubles have continued to threaten
the peace of the two countries ever since.
The only route from Odessa is through
Turkish waters, and, in anticipation OF
the close of that route, all the wheat that
Odessa has had to sell has long since
been forwarded to England, and mainly
by steamers. The Russian supply has
therefore been anticipated long since,
and there is not bushel more in Odessa
that can be drawn by Europe. The de
preston in American wheat during the
close of 1876 was due to the fact that the
whole Russian supply had been received
in Liverpool, and England, being over
stocked, had no need of American wheat,
and has had no special need of it until
quite recently. The fact, then, of the
wheat supply is easily stated that the
ordinary supply from Russian ports has
already been exhausted the surplus in
the United States is a limited one and
the stock on hand in Liverpool is not
large one. On the LIST of April, 1877, the
stock on hand in Liverpool as compared
with other dates in 1876 was as follows
1877 -lSI6-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-05-04

knocked in a window of the sleeping
room and attempted to reach them.
They were not in bed, and, after
cropping in fame and smoke and severe
ly burning himself, the father was
obliged to get out. Search in the ruins
afterwards found the bones OF the two
children. They had apparently left
their bed and sought to escape toward
the door, but had been suffocated.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-05-04

1t will be seen that, Notwithstanding
the exhaustion of the Russian supply,
the stock of wheat and -four in Liver
pool is hardly equal to one-half OF what
it was a year ago. There is, therefore, a
substantial reason for an advance in
wheat, resting on the short stock on
hand. There is danger, of course, that
this advance, under the stimulus of
speculation, as we'll in Chicago as at the
Atlantic ports and in Liverpool, may go
beyond any legitimate warrant. In such
case, therefore, there will be reaction,
and prices will gradually settle at the
figure which the demand may justify
Chicago Tribune.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-05-04

A BILL has passed the Common Coun-
Gil of Nashville requiring all barber
shops to be closed on Sunday. This was
done at the request of the BARRIERS them
selves.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-03
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT SATURDAY NOVEMBER s. 1877
DEAD.

The telegraph yesterday morning an
nounced the death OF Senator 0. P. Morton.
We do not say OF Indiana, because his great
intellect. his tremendous energies, his long
and conspicuous connection with public
affairs and the marked impression he made
upon them, have identified his name and fame
with the whole country. History will not,
therefore, hold Indiana alone responsible for
his career; the American people must bear
the stigma of having accepted him as leader
and Of honoring him after he had reached
the bad eminence'' to which his maievolence
and demagogism had raised him.
It Is tribute to this mans power and at
the same time terrible commentary upon
the wicked end for which he used that power,
to say that on the announcement of his
death the whole country breathed more freely.
Men felt that the cohesive force which had
united in one great and energetic party all
the sectional hatred OF one section Of the
Union with nearly all the corruption and
profigacy Of both sections had passed away,
and that the power which for so many years
had refused rest or peace to the country, was
at last broken.
Men may censure us for thus writing Of the
dead Senator. 1t is a popular but pernicious
idea that the dead should only be spoken Of
with adulation. II the grave indeed buried the
evil deeds and bad examples Of men, this would
be proper and most charitable. But unhap-
PLY the evil men do live after them more
surely even than the good they do, and the
cause Of virtue and patriotism will be best
served when the whole truth is told of public
men in their obituaries, and they and all
others come to understand that, while their
virtues will be held up to be emulated, their
crimes will be exposed and denounced that
they may be avoided.
The latter years Of Senator Morton's life
were spent in malevolent and furious war
upon the rights, honor and interests OF the
South, and it would be strange indeed II we
had any tears to shed over his grave. De-
spising discrimination, we speak of him, since
we must speak Of him, as we think and feel.
To the people of the South his name will
always be associated with ruin and misery,
and though we think none Of us can ever in
dulge toward his memory the sentiment OF
forgiveness, we have no doubt that In the
wonderful charity and boundless mercy of
the Universe Father there may be a place for
even Senator Morton.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-03

Our intelligent correspondent 'F, in yes
terday's edition. treating of the application
OF the large revenue from the Moffet regis
tration license system, attached more weight
than it deserved to the demand of some objec-
tors to that system, that this tax should be
divided between the State and the towns
Such suggestion is evidently impracticable,
seeing that the law or license In question, if
created by act of the Legislature, could only
be enforced and collected for and by the State
The city government has the exclusive power
of determining the taxes and licenses it may
assess and collect for the city. The Legisla-
ture similarly determines for the State the
taxation and licenses to be paid into the State
treasury which are only applicable to State
purposes and for the payment Of the State
debt. Our correspondents suggestion that
the receipts from this source would enable the
State to reduce the taxation on real and per-
sonal property is just and true to this extent,
that such reduction can only constitutionally
apply to the tax payable to the general fund
The five and half mills tax set aside for the
payment of the State debt cannot be reduced
as it constitutes the consideration of the con-
stitutional contract with the bondholders,
which is irrepealable and Interchangeable. But
the oyerplus or remainder of the total tax
which is applicable to the general fund may
be reduced, as the Legislature may, in it's
wisdom, determine. If this tax can be re-
duced and made lighter without inconve-
nence or obstruction to an economical adj
ministration of the State government or by
the substitution of this registration of drinks,
this would be constitutional and wise. Such
mode of taxation would be far less oppressive
than that on real and personal estate. If the
tax on drinks added to the tax on real and
personal estate, should yield surplus, under
the constitution that surplus must go into
the sinking fund to pay the debt of the State.
This is the constitutional requirement of
amendment No. 3, which provides that the
revenue of each year derived from taxation
upon real, personal and mixed property,
or from licenses shall be devoted solely to
the expenses of the said year for which it has
been raised, excepting any surplus remain,
whish shall be directed to sinking the public
debt -
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-03

The coolsh weather of yesterday some
what improved the state of feeling and did
away with the apprehension Of the large
class of our people who are interested in
the sugar crop. Such weather, II con-
tinued for several days, would quickly
enable our planters to set their mills
in active operation and to convert the juice
of the cane into good sugar. There has been
grievous disappointment and detection
among those who have attempted to make
sugar on. of the unusually green cane of
which there Is so large an acreage in
our sugar region. OF these planters very
few were able to make sugar, and the maiori-
ty abandoned the effort The week opened
with continuance of the warm and rainy
weather that caused the cane to
continue to grow instead of ripening,
as 1t generally does at this season.
The extent of this abnormal condition of
the cane may be estimated by comparison
Of the receipts Of sugar in this market with
those of last year. Whereas, last year to the
present date, we had received 800 hogsheads
and 1000 barrels of molasses: this season the
receipts are only 100 hogsheads and 800 bar
rels. Now the race will be to take off and
grind the crop before the first freeze or severe
frost 1t has frequently happened in our
meteorological history that we have passed
the winter, even to February and March,
without such frost or freeze as would seri-
ously damage the cane or even necessitate
windrowing. Should we be favored this sea-
son with like conditions of the atmosphere,
the planters will be able to take off their
crops, and this result will be favorable and
remunerative one. Light or ordinary frosts
will hasten such result. Cold weather will
greatly reduce the yield and increase the la
Dor and expenses of the planters. OF course,
our whole community, every branch of trade,
and all our merchants, trades and our money
market as well as the planters are deeply in
terested in the yield of sugar.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-03
OFFICE OF STATE SUPERINT EVIDENT
n1r DIrI,r EIa1rc. n1nar

OFFICE OF STATE SUPERINTENDENT
OF PUBLIC EDUC TIoN,
New Orleans, October 81, 1877.
EVERY TEACHER who has been in charge
of private or parochial school in any portion
of the city of New Orleans at any time since
the LIST of DC ober, 1876 Is requested to send di-
rectly to the undersigned, AT AS EARLY DATE
AS POSSIBLE a condensed report of such school.
showing it's location. name and grade, its pub
lie or private direction, the number of teach
ers employed in it. the months during which it
was or has been open. the number Of pupils
enrolled of each sex and color, the average
monthly attendance of such pupils, the branch
es taught them and textbooks US. d, together
with such other statistics and remarks or ex-
planati MS as each eacher. over his or her sig
nature, may deem suitable for publ cation
Such reports are needed for comp etc ex-
hibt of the educati nal work in this city in the
annual report of the undersigned.
ROBT. N. LUSHER,
State Superintendent Of Public Education.
mol st
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-03
NOTICE TO SHIPMAsTERS.

Shipmasters or shippers DESTROYS OF having
the GRIP TIE and GILMAN'S FULLER aD-
piled to their cotton by any of the presses 1n-
cluded In the association will please notify the
undersigned.
The charge for furnishing the Ties and Pull
ers will, until the 1st day of January, be fifteen
cents per bale; from and after that date, until
the list day of March. the charge will be twelve
and a half cents, and from and alter the first
day of March t. cents per bale
We estiuat the gain in stowage by the use OF
this Tie and Fuller at 20 per cent based upon
actual tests. We have numerous assurances
that cotton to which the Grip Tie is applied Is
delivered in Europe in better condition and
with less loss in weight than ever bsfore known.
JOHN B. LAFITTE & CO.,
Managers Louisiana Cotton Tie Company.
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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-03

NOTICE.
Tho following tariff of charges Is adopted by
the undersigned to August 81, 1878:
COMPRISING.
For foreign ports. direct or coastwise.
whether by steam. sail or railroad.
per bale. ....-...-..- .-..-......-.- rs cents.
For coastwise ports. steam, sail or
railroad, per bale. .................. 60 cents
CHARGES TO SHIPPERS.
Drayage to ship, per bale. ...... Is cents.
Labor on cottons hauled by shippers.
payable on delivery per BALE. 10 cents.
Covering sample holes with shippers
patches. .........-..... ..............- free.
Extra bands, each. rs cents.
On cotton shipmarked not ordered
the day it is weighed. storage and
labor. per bale. with the privilege
of remaining three days. ........... 10 cents.
After three days. storage for first
month, including the three days. 80 cents
SMALL NUMBERS.
On small numbers the charge for labor
and storage for any period to 31st
August 1878, per bale. ............... 80 cents.
On all lists or parts Of lists of cotton
received AMI weighed for hauling
or transfer to another press, but
not hauled the same day it is weigh
ed q charge will be made Of per
bale. 80 cents,
Extra drayage on cotton returned from
ship steamer or railroad, each way
twelve and half cents, to be paid
by shipper, together. per bale..... Is cents.
For forwarding cotton, labor. per
bale. 10 cents.
On all cotton ship-marked or small
numbered, removed from one press
to another for the purpose of stor-
age or compr ssing, or shipped
without being compressed per bale, rs cents
to be paid by the purchaser upon
delivery of the cotton.
Cotton taken by original planters mark WILL
IL removed upon the day it Is received and
weighed. be delivered free of charge.
Levee Steam Cotton Press. J. 9. Denis, Pres
Commercial Press. Smith & Goldsmith
Canal Street Press, J. VanWickle.
Atlantic Pres M. J. Zun's & Co.
Fireproof Press J. P. Moore.
Jackson Press, O'Brien & Co.
Louisiana Press, E. K. Bryant.
Natchez Press, L. A. Levy, Jr.
Orleans, Pelican and Shippers Press, Saml
Boyd & Go.
Liverpool Press, Stanley & Co.
Penn, Kentucky and Planters, Herndon &
Krumbhaar.
Virginia Press, Lewis & Lynd.
Union Press, A. P. Mason. oc26 2w
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-03

THE BIRD CAGE,
No. 40 st. Charles street,
With side entrance on Gravier street.
d. 8. RAMELLI. Proprietor
Has OPENED FOR ALL THE YEAR.
CHOICE WINES AND LIQUORS.
FINE Lunch iDatly.
The public and his friends are invited to call
at the new saloon. oc2G I'm 2p
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-03
NOTICE.

OFFICE OF CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT
OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
New Orleans. November /, 1877.
The Principals Of the city public schools are
requested to meet the undersigned In the as
sembly room of the Central High School. No. 80
Burgundy street. on. SATURDAY. Sd inst. at
IAN.
VIM. o. ROGERS.
Chief Superintendent Of Public Schools of Now
Orleans. no2 Ut