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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-04

NARROW ESCAPE While the steamer
Charlote Vanderbilt was lying at her wharf 10
Washington, this moruing, one Of the coloEed
b.nd. engaged 10 washng the decks missed
his toetiue and fell overheard. H. would have
haen dr,wDed but for the efforts Of Mr.. George
I, v,ock, The mate, WHO huay succeeded 10
6,nlar him out.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-04

Prayer meeting IN Inc .,1io'' E:, -, . - r.,
p m Aims house at q p. IN ,!sil At ti .; M
Oper air meeting at the tunnel st Gd H. Union
nrsvor n,eetipg mex, Thursday night, ri
5 O clock, in inc M E Church South; open
rir meeting next Friday night, NJ c!oIh ~
The n ~. corner Of King and IT. 's'pc s''7e
NE.Turn rEonaBlLITiss.- 49, Var Eef"r
ment, Office ofths Caiet Sig,aod OGieer, hl'4'
mg"m Il 1 Auy. 4 lo77-lO:so q. ~
For he M die SL',.s ris ng Barometer Ga"'es
mort, W 1T winds ana clear or partly cl'uHy
weather. ---
SINKING FUND COMMISSION. The 5oa'd o'
Commissioner, Of the Sukiug Fcud nat ii
the Auditors cficc last night. with oil Il RE
members present..
buy three huudrced feet Of h'se tnr The use OF
the market at not exceeding ia ceot' Per
foot.
A communication was received from George
e. Price asking that $5l IS. alleged to nave
teen extor,cd from and overpaid By him 'or
rent OF G5h bench, be repaid him' was iatc
over until the uext meeting.
The following r,sn'u'iou was adopted -
Resolved by the 81 .king Fuod Conimssou
III the city Of ALI x$udria, Va. That NlI''am
II. Sni,h & Go. do deposit with The Treasurer
Of the CITY OF Alexandra. all the reuss aecruias
or which have accru d from the house kno"u
as he SUI Fire Ea2ioe Company house;
leased By them from sal! Coupa0g. Toe si'o
fonas to be held by the Treasurer uHu' 'ne
question Of properly is decided.
\ copy Of this resolution shall b. served uo'
10 sad firm, or member thereof, by tlie hu'
d;tpr.
TIE CANAI.--The Cumberland AIlegan!an
of yesterday says
"rhe blockade st Sir Johns run IL still! con-
tim ID and the boatr1en seem a determined TO re
ro.in ~ tbey were ut & 9. Though the men snd
their .miies are farinx well thss.'cS Is suffering
for, want of proper 70. d as there IS scsrceV
b.. Il, OF grass or cut Of hay TO o, ,uEu IT
these animals in toe Eeghboraood The com :
lilac a,,ooiated to wait on the canal bosrd Of
directors having effected nothing on W'd2es'
DIV h ~ arrived here yesterday for tho pu poEs
Of contu ting the rat bull 1eTs relative TO reduce
mo tho trlpp.ge fare, With smrunts to soma
swsntv. five or thirty dol ara. Tbs comm'ttee
think reduction en dol! lars should DO SOUR
cd az tho rates nov Q yea will not allow so mucn
exrentitlre. A boa. palsd by SIX mules nnu
msnnel BY full crew il at an expense OF near, ~
ten dol a7s day. q, d Ia bostmen a M that W
CENTS per ton Will not SEQ them sstey through.
y s.erdsy tue A. B Turner Captun NY,
no d.. carving 113 10 tons of coal tor MHyn 1ld
s Hu. ton. lott this port for Georgeto"h' 'no
Captain receiving 81 per ton
The com mi tee of boatman q q consultation
Yesterday. at Cumberland, with tho s"iopers
~ boat builders, but no satisfactory arrange
next was agree uuon, the strlsers remaining
Fl cE in thsic dem4ndl
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-04

A FRESH supply CT Gro SO q Black"elPs
n Chow Chow and Piccalilli; also oCc and
two pound Fresh Lobster, received and Tor sale
hn f;,.7l K W. AVERY.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-04

Tuc STATE DEBr-The Acting Second Au
,to. If the State has furnished the editor OF the
p:cbmond State with the following stat 5ment OF
~, ~, dition Ct the public debt as it existed On
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-04

ISNocENTs ABROAD tine yacht club In
nocs,,s Abroad" imposed Of gent, men from
Wssbipstoo and thus city, started on their third
annnai cruise ycsrerd ~ atteruooa at 5 o'clock
Ssliuc, fishing aud Grabbing, With plenty OF
sal, water air, they expect will not only fur
o;sh amusement but good, sound health. They
are differed as follows: Charess A. Arp !,
president. H. f. Weaver, secretary, ADD L..
S,ndAard sai!iug master.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-30
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 80 1877

streets of Bernie, and surrendered at discre-
ton. Their rhetoric In the courtroom was
even more peculiar than Barney j. Dona-
hues. One OF them struck an attitude and
assured the magistrates that the social ques-
ton could only be solved by violence and
blood. Another Internationally predicted
that the day would come when you, gentle
men, who are judges to-day, may have your
skulls smashed on these very walls"
"A line OF steamers has been established
between Marseilles (Francel and the River
Plate South Americal, to convey fresh meat
from the latter locality In frozen condition.
On one OF the steamers the Pellier process Is
used for producing cold, by the rehabilitation
OF ether, on the other the Carre process Is
employed: temperature being obtained by
the evaporation of ammonia which is said to
be so low as to sheet the meat with ice The
second vessel Of the line started from Mar
settles while the first was coming into port
with cargo The church pronounced bene-
diction on the outgoing vessel; procedure
which seems somewhat In advance OF young
Benjamin Franklin's proposition to have his
father say grace over the pork in the barrel.
Mr.. Alfred Simpson has given an enter
tanning account of the manners and customs
Of the Zaporal of Ecuador The mode OF
courtship presents some suggestive features.
The enamored swain goes to the woods and
hunts game; when he has procured 1t, he
presents 1t TO the maiden of his choice This
constitutes the proposal; II she accepts, she
cooks the meat. Hence, before entering upon
the bonds Of matrimony, the Zapora sutton
has the great advantage over civilized woers
Of being assured as the ladys capacity for
preparing square meal: and doubtless there
is diminished probability that afterward
the fat will be in the fire. On the other hand
the Zaporiness is favored with some fore
knowledge as to her spouse's ability to keep
the larder supplied.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-30
NOTES,

Savannah negroes have caught the Libe-
rian exodus fever
"A poultice of red onions Is the Alabama
remedy for snake bite.
The Arkansas State fair will be held in
Little Rock October % to 81.
Three rattlesnakes were sold at auction at
Charlotte, N. g. They fetched $25.
The alum springs at Jordan, Va, were
buried Thursday by land Slide No lives
lost.
The Pope summarily dismissed one Of his
physicians for giving information to others
concerning his health.
1t is asserted by the Alta that out of $4,000
votes cast in San Francisco at the late cleo
ton all but 5000 were scratched
"A court martial has been ordered to try
the members of the Philadelphia companies,
officers and enlisted men, who failed to re-
port for duty on the departure Of the brigade
for Pttsburg, or left their commands with
out leave during the campaign against the
strikers.
Mr. Hayes has been invited by the resi-
dents to visit Columbia, s. O., ana it is under
stood that he will proceed thither In January
and February, when they propose to extend
to him grand reception, with any number of
Hampton legions mounted and in the uniform
of the last campaign.
Crazy Horses band of Sioux Is being re-
organized and will hereafter pay allegiance to
Chief Big Road, moderate and prudent In
dian, who was one Of its leading chiefs before
the death of Crazy Horse, and Who helped to
capture him when he left Red Cloud. Big
Road has been active and successful in quell-
ing the discontinued braves since the death of
| their leader.
The Pope has been writing an autobi-
| ography for more than forty years. He Is
now on the point Of bringing it to a close and
committing 1t to one Of his secretaries, to be
reserved for ten years after his death and
| then published. That it is not to be printed
sooner is particularly enjoined by codicil to
his will. The book will contain correspond
ence of great interest with Victor Emanuel
Napoleon III, and Cavour.
Gen. LIE Due, Commissioner of Agricul-
| ture, after making inquiries into the capacity
of the soil and climate of California, is firm in
the conviction that tea and sugar can be prof.
| tably raised along the Pacific slope. This he
| deems a solution Of the California Chinese
question, by offering employment to Chinese
| labor in the cultivation of these products.
and thus withdraw their competition. from
/ other departments of labor in California.
According to the French papers In Canada
wonderful miracle occurred at La Bonnie
| st. AIMS on Sunday, when French Cana
dian woman in Quebec who has been lame
| for years and had to use crutches, was, i'm
| mediately after partaking Of communion,
cured Of her lameness. and returned home
! without her crutches A French-C Canadian
| who fifteen years ago joined the Baptist
Church. was, on witnessing this, reconverted
I to the Catholic faith.
"A band Of riotous workingmen recently
had skirmish with the Swiss police in the
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-30

For sale at Annexed Prices by the Follow
ing Dealers:
GEO. ELLIS, No. Decatur street.
GEO. ELLIS & BRO, 50 Camp street
w. E. SEEBOLD. 166 Canal
HEBERT Il CO., 50 Chartres.
?. r. GOGARTY. Isl Camp street.
Madame LELIEvRE. 174 Royal.
LAFARGUE & BRIERRE, 1877 Royal
Mrs. 3. SUGG. 100 Orleans.
JAS. KIRKPATRICK. 61O Magazine.
r. r. HANSELL.
HENRY @. ANDREWS 1850 Magazine.
FRANK NJ. NORMAN. 500 Magazine.
A. A. BOHNE. 1863 Dryades street.
W. III. MUIR. Pontchartl ain Railroad Depot.
And Booksellers generally throughout the city.
IN QUANTITY TO THE TRADE,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-30
RETAIL PRICE LIST OF TEXT BOOKS
ADOPTED BY
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
FOR USE In THE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF LOUISIANA.

) accepted by contract with lowest bidders
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-30
PROPOSALS FOR CONS rRU CTION OF
BASS LEVEE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA. ]
Executive ID Department.
New Orleans, Sept. 20, 1877.

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Executive apartment.
New Orleans, Sept. 20. 1877.
Sealed proposals will be received at this Office
until 10 m. on SATURDAY, the 9Th day of Octo-
Der next. for the construction of the BASS
LEVEE in the parish of East G rrol
Said levee will contain between four and five
hundred thousand cubic yards, and must be
finished on or before the 18th day of December
ensuing.
The work is now being finally located and the
plan and profile. together with specifications.
will be ready for inspection, in the State Engi-
neers Office on or before the 1st day of October.
Suitable security must be given for the faith
full performance of the contract
The Board reserves to itself the right to re
ject any or all bids.
Proposals by mail or otherwise must be di-
rected to the undersigned and endorsed Pro
posals for Bass Levee."
FRANCIS T. NICHOLS,
Governor and President of the Board of State
Engineers. Se21 toes
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-30
PROPOSALS FOR LEyEE WORK.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, ]
State of Louisiana, !
New Orleans, Sept 25, 1877. J
Sealed proposals will be received at this Office
until WEDNESDAY, October 10, at IL M. for the
construction of the following levees:
Port Barrow. parish Of Ascension.
McHatton's, parish of East Baton Rouge.
Marengo parish Of Concordia.
Henderspn's parish of Concordia.
Bayou Marine, parish of Pointe Coupee.
Harlem, parish of Pladuemines.
Plans, profes and specifications of the above
work will be ready for inspection ut the State
Engineers office between the fifth and tenth of
October
Proposals shall be addressed to the under
signed and each one indorsed for the particu-
lar levee on which the bid is made.
The board reserves to itself the right to reject
any or all bids
FRANCIS r. NICHOLAS,
Governor and President of the Board of State
Engineers. Se26 tf
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-30

FALL GooDs.-To- morrow. Monday, Messrs.
NJ L. Byrne & Co., 1863 Canal street, will offer to
the public beautiful assortment Of fall goods,
many Of which were unpacked yesterday and
placed upon the shelves, really for the opening
to morrow. We no iced dress patterns at 81
cents per yard and upwards: many of their
"alicoes will be offered at cents per yard
Their stock of fannels. damasks, blankets. and
IN fact everything in housefuruishing goods is
very large and complete.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-30
Pearl SOapina,

Ask for Soapina and you will get the best soap
Soapina containing no rosin is the best soar
for washing wooden goods, can be found at III
aravier street.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-30

Go to others only for new and choice china
glass and crockery.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-30

Messrs. Heath. Pippey & Lara, 81 and 90 Camp
street. have one of the most completes assort-
ments of carpets oil cloths, etc, to be found in
I, ia ,;+
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-30

AUCTION SALE.-In another column Mr.. AL
bert Paul. auctioneer a1vertises q large lot oil
furniture which will be sold without limit on
account of the departure of the owner. Said
sale will take place on Monday. October /. at Ii
o'clock, at No. 80 Exchange Place.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-30
OFFICE "CONyEYANCE RECORD
NEW ORLEANS, LA.


The undersigned respectfully announce to
the public that they are prepared to furnish g
Real Estate in New Orleans, back to original
grant or purchase, when required: also Full
Abstract of each transfer in the chain; thus So
vesting in Mortgages perfect security, from
fraudulent or detective titles. The method OF
indexiDg our Conveyance Record" peculiar to
our system. enables us to give information
Immediately,
Attorneys, Notaries, Auctioneers, Land
Titles to Real Estate, are invited to call and ex
anime our Record"
1n1 m II. y DDUeSE ~ e;se.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-08-02
We want more farmers.

Next in importance to the Pittsburg
riot was the affair at Chicago last Thurs
day. Mob violence had prevailed there
for two or three days and was renewed
that morning with greater ierceness
than ever. Hardware stores and gun
shops were broken open from which the
mob armed themselves with guns and
whatever they could gather. The po-
lice and militia were obliged to fire up
on the masses, moving through the
streets with violence and destruction,
with grape shot and canister. Sixteen
were killed and some 200 wounded
Men with torches were seized and lock ed
up. Law and order finally prevailed,
and everything in that quarter is now
quiet.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-08-02
TAX PAYERS TO PAY THE DAMAGES.

Since the strikers riots, the question
has arisen as TO whether or not the county
or city in which the riots occurred is re-
sponsible. In some states there are
special statutory provisions made for
Just such cases. But the opinion prevails
that even in the absence OF a statutory
provision il is the duty OF every city and
every county to protect property With
IN its limits; and when through neglect
ofthis duty or through the incompetency
of the proper authorities to perform it In
an efficient manner, the property is de-
stroyed, the city and county which has
thus failed To do it's duty must make
good the damage which has resulted in
consequence of it's failure.
After the draft riots of New York
City, in 1863, the damages done to pri-
vate property, amounting to 81, I5O,0 900,
were paid out by the city treasury. The
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-08-02

Chicago Inter Ocean gives also the fol,
lowing:
In 1874 the city of Philadelphia had
to pay all the losses, amounting to mill
ions, caused by what is called the Native
American riot. The New York Tribune
Office was Quilted in 1868. The city paid
Horace Greeley several thousand dollars
damages. In lS4l the PhilanthropIst, a
Cincinnati Abolition paper, was mobbed.
The city footed the bill. Will the tax
payers remember that all property de-
stroyed by rioters must be paid tor by
the taxpayers.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-08-02

Postmasters are not obliged to accept
in payment of postage stamps, or stamp
ed envelopes, wrappers, &C., any curren'
cy which may be so much mutilated ss
to be uncurrent, or the genuineness OF
which cannot be clearly ascertainsd.
They are not obliged to receive more
than twenty-five cents in copper or
nickel coins. Are not obliged to affix
stamps to letters, nor are they compelled
to make change, except as a matter OF
courtesy. Neither should they give
credit for postage.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-08-02

Belle thereof, which is one of the tiniest
and neatest little crafts in the country,
FIVE ton burthen, and plies upon the
murky waters of the Smoky Hill, at q
maximum speed of fifteen knots per
hour. This steamer cost about two
thousand dollars, and was purchased by
the Saline county fair association for Its
value as an advertising medium, and Its
capacity to do business. At the urgent
solicitation of Captains Mohler, Wag-
staff, Judges Cunningham, Foster, the
junior Sampson, of the Journal, and Mr..
Willis Kessler, who runs commissary
department only q stones throw from
the postoffice, the commanding officer OF
the b. X. c. and myself stayed over one
day to take q voyage on the Smoky
Hill. This 10 enough. 1t would not be
worth while to tell how elegantly the
"Belle OF Salina" acquitted herself how
carefully Captain Wagstaff steered the
quivering motor under the limbs OF the
trees that spread half way across the
river; how Judge Cunningham labored
over the little engine until the sweat
stood in great beads upon his alabaster
brow, and suddenly trickled down his
girIish face, leaving dark burrows in Its
path; with what alacrity Capt. Mohler
responded to the inquiry, "What did the
governor Of South Carolina say to the
governor of North Carolina ?" the start
ling effect prodced unon the passengers
and crew by the CHASTITY spectacle of an
innocent pig that lay slumbering IN the
sweet embrace of death among the limbs
of tree. These and many other details
of the voyage are omitted. 1t is enough
to say, and this is good place to stop,
that If man goes to Salna and falls In
With the party that We did and don't
come away with favorable impression
of the town, the country, the people, the
wheat,is simply owing to his lack of ca
pacity to enjoy anything.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-08-02

There seems to be some considerable
discussion rs to the proper manner Of
disposing of the vacant Lieutenant Gov
ernorshlp. Some are of the opinion that
Governor Anthony should make an ap-
pointment, others that a Lieutenant
Governor should be elected this fall.
Of course it is well enough to discuss
the matter in all its bearings and find
ont what the law really demands.
Meanwhi IL il should be discovered that
John c. Carpenter, President pro tenn.
of the Senate, would become Governor
in case of Gov. Anthony's death, or dis
ability, the State would suffer no dam
age thcrefrom.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-08-02
REFLECTIONS UPON THE STRIKERS
WAR.

Although our country has suffered
and will continue to suffer severely by
the strikers war, many lessons have
been learned therefrom which must be
of inestImable value to all classes of
men. 1t is an undisputed fact that the
causes which led to this great convul-
sion are the injustice and intolerance of
railroad companies. The railroads of
the country have made very little money
in the last two years There have been
altogether too many of them for the
business. Competition of the most ac-
tive kind has resulted and the great
trunk lines have engaged in conveying
freight at ruinous rates, with the sole
object of destroying rivals. Bankruptcy
in some instances has almost been the
result. Hence a very doubtful system
of economy, consisting for the most part
in the reduction of the wages of en-
ployes, has been resorted to, to tighten the
burdens and meet the DEFICIENCIES which
must naturally arise from reckless de-
sire to rule or ruin. These employees,
with families depending upon them) TO
keep the wolf from the door, were COM
PEELED to band together and ask for
bread. And for this action no one can
Justly blame them. But when they
changed their natures, and instead
of brave and determined men clamoring
for their rights 10 brave mems way, put
on the livery of demons, and with pistol
and fre-brand destroyed lives and
property Observation-Disclosures they
lost the sympathy of all good citizens
and became classed with the lowest spec
linens of manhood. To be sure not all
were railroad employees who engaged In
those recent scenes of pillage and riot,
but primarily the railroad men are re-
sponsible, in that they have given oc-
casion and excuse for the worst class of
men who ever trod the soil of earth to
rise up and exhibit their hideous heads,
to welcome the anarchy they love so
well. We refer to the Communists-al-
ready surprisingly numerous in Ameri-
ca. A rich harvest of opportunities was
thus afforded these men for the gratifica-
of their bloody and avaricIous appetites,
and then were enacted scenes which will
forever disgrace the name IF America.
Tue causes which have led to this
great strike have been commented upon
by majority of the papers OF the coun-
try, but no explanation is 80 clear to us
as the views given by leading paper
which were ia substance that the work
ing class find that the necessares of life
are continually rising in price, while
their wages are az continually reduced,
and delayed in the payment; that the
necessaries Of life are rising in price be-
cause Of the stream of workers deserting
the farm for the workshop, the desk and
the counter. And in the busy CONNER
cial and manufacturing world there are
"too many reapers for the harvest"
The torrent of laborers rushing into the
busy marts has overstocked the labor
market
We want more farmers.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-08-02
Capt. J. V. Admire, of Topeka. who

Capt. J. V. Admire, of Topeka. who
recently visited here, wrote of his trip
as follows in the Commonwealth:
Sahna is one of the best little cities
in the west. IL is full of business and
the activity and enterprise displayed
on.every hand, 1 regret to say, rather
startles a man who has been shut up in
the capital until he has adopted funer-
al pace for regular thing. am salts
fed that never saw so many goods in
q small o place, and ii is said one firm
does 100000 worth of retail business
per annum. If there is anything like that
in this city it wouldn't be inappropriate
tor some one TO "rise to n personal expla-
nation" One thing noticed through the
screened doors of the saloons-and il
shocked me very much-they were full
of fellows, playing billiards, pm pool,
drinking lemonade, smoking cigars and
swearing at the administration. While
this may sound like an unfortunate ad-
mission, and may shock the precon-
ceived notions OF many very good peo-
pie, there 10 never q snree sign OF business
prosperity. IL is wrong to play bill
isrds, it is wicked to play pin pool, it is
shocking to drink lemonade. IL 10 fear
full, to smoke cigars, and the crime
that rises mountain high is to swear st
the present administration, and expect
to do the subject justice, with our pres
ent Limited supply OF cass words. Yet,
where men feel good, here their pockets
are lined with greenbscks, where every
thing is moving forward with 5 rush,
they will do these things. IL is pity,
aud am half sorry that have told on
them.
Among the attractions of Salina 10 the