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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-06-09

THERE seems at last a reasonable prob
ability that Cleopatra's Needle, which
was given by Mehemet Ali to the British
Government. and which has remained So
long on the shore at Alexandria, will, be-
fore many months are over, be set up in
London. An engineer who has devoted
much attention to the subject says, that
by carefully swathiug the monOlith in a
kind Of sacking and covering it with
wood in rounded shape, it could be
rolled into a barge and then towed to the
Thames. Once there, however, the still
further and greater difficulty of erecting
it has to be encountered. The erection
of the obelisk in the Place de la Concorde
at Paris cost $4OO, 900; and it is the enor-
nous expense involved in dealing with
this still larger and more interesting
monolith which has hitherto deferred our
Government from attempting the enter
prise. The engineer whose plan is now
to be tried maintains, however, that the
whole thing can he done, and the obelisk
put up safely in the place to be provided
for it at the end of Northumb erland ave-
nue. at cost of about $35, 000.-Pall
Mall Gazette.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-06-09

THE Oldest editor in this country, next
to William Cullen Bryant, is Mrs. Sara
Josepha Hale, aged eighty-two. She be-
gan her editorial work on the Ladies'
Magazine fifty years ago. This she con-
tinued to edit tor nine years, when it was
merged into Godey's Lady's Book, of Phil
adelphia, and for forty years she has con-
tinued at her post as editor Of that popu-
lar monthly. Mrs. Hale is still doing a
great deal of work, and is full of anec-
dOte and genial vivacity. Her books,
aside from the Lady's Book, number some
twenty-five volumes.
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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-04
CITY ECHOES.

For the larceny of So So Martha johnson WAS
lodged in the Third Precinct Station.
Jacob Nelson blew away his liberty, Sunday
night, by blowing police whistle without cause.
| James Silver was lodged In the Fifth Station,
charged with having cut and wounded one John
| Fernandez.
| James Green is in the Fourth Precinct Station,
charged with being dangerous and Suspicious
| character.
| Henry Johnson stole plank, the property of
| Henry Smith, and for the offense occupies the
| soft side OF plank in the Harbor Station.
| Ambrose Wayne, who stabbed his wife Malinda
with pair OF scissors Saturday night, was ar
rested Sunday and lodged in the Second Precinct
| Station
| Ambrose Wayne, charged with stabbing his
wife with 8 pair of scissors, was yesterday sent
to the Parish Prison, without the benefit of ball.
| to await doctors certificate.
Thos. Codd, charged with carrying concealed
weapon, to wit: slung shot, was yesterday sent
before the Superior Criminal Court under bonds
OF $3.50 by Judge Smith.
At half-past 8 O'Clock Monday morning q ool-
ored man named Edward Brown fell into the
river, while rolling sugar off the steamboat Rob.
ert Young, and would have drowned had he not
been rescued by some Of the boats hands.
At IL O'Clock Sunday night a fire broke out in
the house No. 145 Magazine street. The flames
were exlinguished by the salvage corps. The
damage to the house was slight
The Inflated shanty situated on Canal street.
between David and Solomon, which has for years
been summed by the living, asEit was believed TO
be haunted, burned to the ground on Sunday
night.
Thos Brady was immured in the Second Pre-
cinct Station, charged with having, the twenty
ninth of November, entered the residence of John
Garter, armed with q dangerous weapon and
threatening atlantis life.
An unnecessary alarm Of fire was turned in at
half-past IL O'Clock Sunday in Jefferson City. II
was for blaze that came from some trash in the
yard OF Mrs. Berkly's residence on Cambronne
street, between Third and Zimple.
Arthur Price, charged with carr ing concealed
weapon, to wit: derringer pistol, and also with
breach OF trust and embezzlement, was yesterday
sent before the Superior Criminal Court by Judge
Smith under $3.50 bonds, $3.50 on the first charge,
and $1,000 on the second.
Joseph Garcia and Maurice Perez could not
explain their presence at the corner of Erato
and Dryades street at 6:1g Sunday morning and
were run into the Second on the charge of being |
found at the above corner under suspicious cir |
cumstanoes
most unprincipIed sneak thief Monday morn |
ing entered the Church of ut. John the Baptist, |
on Dryades street, between Clio and Oalliope |
streets, and "prsyed" a looking glass that hung |
in 'front.' With his booty he made good his es- |
cape, leaving no clue to his identity.
At 20 minutes past o'clock on Sunday morn |
ing Mark Wilson went for James King on the |
evee, head Of Bienvllle street, with piece of |
bert interfered, would no doubt have left him |
cold corpse. Wilson now mourns his liberty in |
the Harbor Station, charged with assault with q |
knife
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-04
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, TUESDAY DECEMBER d 1875

IL perhaps an extension or branch of the lode at
Woods mine. There are two shafts sunk; the
old one, years ago, below the water level yielded
very pure yellow copper pyrites, judged by the
specimens presented to me by Gov. Smith.
The new shaft, Of lees depth, after penetrating
the gosssn Of the surface and heavy layer Of
meendic, or iron pyrites, with but very small
quantities Of copper sulphuret, we struck q de-
post of fine black ores. These are hauled on
wagons to Oxford whence they are shipped by
rail to Baltimore, where they bring, ON an average
500 per ton, meeting good demand.
The poorer sulphurets and slatey ores, after
roasting, yield by leaking quantity Of copper
by the process Of ementaton, the production OF
which is attended with but email cost. mill Of
ten stamps, with the necessary steam power, has
lately been erected. and two furnaces for the
melting OF the ores were in process of construe-
tion at the time Of my visit. With the draining
and reopening of the old shafts, so that the rich
suphurets below water level can be mined, it is
expected that qualities of ore will be procured to
insure large production of melt, and to Justify
the increase OF the melting works to almost any
desired extent.
The supply Of ores in the deposits, judged by
what the mere tapping near the surface has re-
vealed, seems bountlfn for q distant future
Their extent is as vet known but to q small
depth.
The abundance of wood, the facilities with
which labor can be obtained, and their situation
in country with climate unsurpassed in salu-
brity and geniality. combine to offer in this min
eral region remunerative field
FOR CAPITAL AND LABOR.
One disadvantage at present is the distance
from railroads and rivers. The mines are equal
ly distant from the Ohsttahoochee TO the east
and the Ooosa to the west and the railroad lines
running in almost the same direction with these
streams. The nearest points are about twenty
elk and thirty miles on either side. few days
ago received letter from Mr.. M. @. Osborne,
the superintendent Of the e. Ala. q. M. and
Melt. Co., in which he informs me that Gen.
Heaiy ia looking out for partner with q capital
OF f45. 600 or $4,000. / mention this solely to
point out an opportunity to those desirous Of in
vesting Ia the development of the mineral wealth
hidden in this State.
remain, very truly yours
OHAS. MOHR.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-04
temperature throughout the North and West, "a
well as rain at many Of the points telegraphed

temperature throughout the North and West, a.
well as rain at many Of the points telegraphed
from.
THE RAIN FALL
was principally along the Missouri and was of
stream, quarter of an inch having fallen in
eight hours at Omaha, and over one inch at
Leavenworth, the rain seemingly having extend
ed southwark to Galveston. Indianola and Cor
sicana, Texas. At Galveston it was light, but at
lndianoa three quarters of an inch of water fell
and at Oorsicana nearly half an inch was report
ed, and at all three points the barometer was
falling quite rapidly,
INDICATING STORM,
the wind at those two having, at 345' o, M. a
velocity OF from sixteen to eighteen miles an
hour.
Although the weather WAS threatening and the
barometer falling at nearly every point on the
Mississippi and Ohio rivers, but little il any rain
was reported, and the temperature had risen
from two to twenty three degrees, the mercury
ranging from forty-two to seventy six degrees
above zero, as follows: Cairo 4s, Cincinnati 48,
Davenport 40, Dubuque 40, Galveston GA, In
dlanoa 76, keokuk 43, Lacrosse 80, Leavenworth
BE-, Louisville so, Memphis 81, Omaha 80, Pitts
Key West 6e.
BY bulletin issued from the signal ofice at
Washington, at O'Clock last evening,
cAUTIoNARY SIGNALS WERE ORDERED
up at this point and Mobile, the prediction being
that the wind would be southeastern and shift
ing To northwesterly
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-04

Yesterday we inspected one Of the Moffett reg
listers now in use in Virginia, which was sent from
the Auditor of that State to Col. Bush, Speaker
Of the House of Representatives, rs q sample
there operated.
II is an iron box some ten inches in length
and about six in height and four in width. On
the frontithere is dial face covered with glass on
which small hands revolve by mathemat icallv
arranged mechanism, pointing as in the gas
metre, to thousands hundreds, tens and units.
In the back of the invention there is small brass
crank, each revolution OF which rings bell and
moves the hand of the unit dial one point for
ward. Just beside the crank there is an inge-
NOUS seal lock, by which any attempt to get at
the interior of the case would leave it's own evil
dence and be detected at once by the revenue
officer.
We understand bill is being prepared for our
next Legislature, looking to it's adoption here.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-04

PERSON AL.

We, in common withis numerous friends, have
been gratified to welcome on his return to the
city, from his summer sojourn in his native Scot
land, our respected low-citizen, Alexander
Hay of the great firm of Hay & Mehle. II will
be remembered that when Mr.. Hay left our city
last GUNNER he bore with him silver cup, to be
sailed for by yachts on Looh Ryan, which was
the Iunocents. Mr.. Hay entered his own yacht,
the Juniats, for this cup, and won it, by fty-five
minutes ahead of all competitors The cupswas,
therefore, duly presented to him by viscount
Dslrymple, the president of the Loeb Ryan
Yacht Club, with highly complimentary reference
to the Innocents and to their worthy representa-
tive, the commander Of the Juniata, and to the
good people Of New Orleans.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-04
Federal, TALK,
Anderson to be Collector Ad Interim-The
Factions On the Ragged Edge.

Anderson to be Collector Ad Interim-The
Factions On the Ragged Edge,
According to the construction placed upon the
law by Judge King and Gen. Anderson, the Sur.
veyor of the Port, J. Madison Wells, became the
Collector at noon on Monday. Gen. Anderson not
being bonded officer and the Collectors tenure
expiring with the extra session of Congress. In
formation received from Washington by the Pack
ard wing on Monday morning led that faction to
the belief and assertion that while Wharton
might be confirmed,
LAWRENCE WOULD NOT
which, in the event of no appointment and CON
irmstion, would leave Wells as the chief of the
Custom House.
All of the factions and cliques were on the
ragged edge, 81 1t we're, on Monday morning for
news from Washington. but up to the hour of
noon nothing OF q definite character had been
received
frmation of Wharton took Pitkin's friends some
what by surprise, as they had thought that Ke-
logg was using his influence against Wharton,
which he did not do.
As previously stated in the DEMOCRAT, a tele-
gram was sent from the Collectors office To the
secretary of the Treasury asking information 90
to who would be the Collector OF the Port at the
expiration of the regular session, and last even
ing Secretary Sherman replied, instructing Gen.
Anderson, ~ special deputy, and as a special
dSehb vi bhe lIehsuff DepHEbIHeub, Go assume
CONTROL OF THE COLLECTORS OFFICE
which he did immediately upon receipt of the
dispatch.
From this it will be seen that the Secretary did
not coincide in the view Of the ex-Oolleetor and
special deputy that the Surveyor of the Port sue
oeeded to The office I'D interim, and the special
deputy, not being bonded officer, he could only
succeed to the position by being commissioned 40
a special treasury agent, when, with special
order, such as was sent the special treasury
agent could assume charge Of the office.
Speculation was rife after the dispatch had
been received as to who would now be nomina ted
BY THE PRESIDENT
IS Collector OF the Port. Psckard's friends we re
more than confident that his name would be sent
to the Senate for the position and the other hand
it was stated that before leaving Washington
Special Deputy Anderson had been told BY the
President himself, that in case Lawrence was not
confirmed by the Senate during the extra session,
he, the President, would send his name in again
or renomnste him, which sent Lswrences stock
up some.
In support of this assertion some OF Lawrences
friends say that this programme was agreed upon
in the Treasury Department by Hayes and Sher-
man with Anderson, who, upon the suggestion OF
Hayes, or Sherman, left Washington the same
day for New Orleans, when he had intended to
remain there, as Judge King stated repeatedly,
until the end of the extra session.
Naval Officer Lewis telegraphsd yesterday
evening that he was confident he would be NOM
mated by the President, and 1t was inferred from
some of the Custom House gossip that he had
House.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-04
SAD FATE OF A BRAVE MAN.

In gallant attempt to rescue the unfortunate
from the wreck Of the Inflated United States war
steamer Huron, recently lost on the coast of
North Carolina, Capt. j. J. Guthrie, Psymaster of
the Lie Saving Service, and boats crew of five
OF New Orleans, and was well known and highly
esteemed here He served as q captain in the
Confederate navy, and was considered q brave and
most efficient officer. When the life stations
were organized two years ago, he was appointed
superintendent Of the Virginia and North Caro-
lima stations, between Cape May and Hatteras--
ten in all. He leaves wife and several children,
who reside in Portsmouth, Va. They have our
heartfelt sympathies.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-04
WAS HE INSANE?
The Chap Who Turned In False Alarm
Of Fire.

The Chap Who Turned In a False Alarm
of Fire.
Sergeant Calvin investigated the false alarm
turned from box 81 Sunday morning with the
following result:
MIR. Alphonse Stammer, gardener at the Touro
1nfirmary, stated to the sergeant that about 43C
o'clock man raped at the side door of the in
Urinary, on Gaiennie street, cursing and swearing
and asked for the fire key of the box 81 saying
that there was an immense confagration at the
corner OF Tchouptoulss and Oalliope streets; the
gardener referred him to the Superintendent of
the institution, who told him to 90 to the front
door. The monimoniac rushed where directed
and gave the door-bell violent pull.
By this time the gardener had been furnished
with the key, and believing that the man who
demanded it was acting in good faith, gave il to
him. A few moments thereafter the alarm wac
sounded. This strange individual is described
as being tall, slender, without beard and wearing
long overcoat. Stammer says he thinks he
would be able to identify him il he should meet
him again.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-04
CAPITOL GOSSIP.
LEvEE MATTERS TALKED OyER-THE
POLICE JURY LAW.
The Crocodile Navigation Bond Scheme
Sent GlImmering

| The Crocodile" Navigation Bond Scheme
Sent Glimmering.
| The State Board OF Engineers met Yesterday
at the Executive Office, present Gov Nichols ex.
officio president, and Messrs. Harrod, Hardee
and Richardson, but nothing of public interest
transpired further than that the board went over
several estimates for some additional but unim-
portant levee work to be done.
1t was also stated. that after all the work now
In progress had been completed, as well as that
| contemplated, the board, even upon an estimated
assessment Of one hundred and seventy millions
Of dollars, would have left Of the
THREE MILL TAX
upwards of $4,000 to provide for contingencies,
such as repairs, etc.
The Governor has referred to the Attorney
General the question Of his authority to appoint
police jurors under act No. 81, approved April 10.
1877.
The law authorizes the Governor to appoint
police jurors, not exceeding five in the parishes
who with those police Jurors elected at the last
general election shall constitute the police Jury of
the parish until the next general election"
The second section of the act stpuates that
the police jury of each parish shall meet on the
first Monday of July, 1877. and redistrict their
parishes into no less than five nor more than ten
police jury wards, which, In some instances, has
not been done in the cases Of some of the par
ishes, which leaves the parishes with more police
jurors than they have wards.
Section three provides that vacancies shall be
filed by an election held at the same time
Az THE GENERAL ELECTION,
but the next section provides that the president
OF the police jury shall order elections to fill va
cancies which may occur in the police Jury. and
shall have the election held according to the pro-
visions of the previous section, which refers only
to such elections being held at the same time as
thelgeneral election.
AS vacancies exist the Governor desires from
the Attorney General the proper construction TO
be placed upon the law, and as to whether or not
the law, the sections conflicting, is imperative,
and whether in such event he can appoint.
Attorney General Ogden was celebrating upon
the matter yesterday, and will no doubt come to
the conclusion that the Governor can appoint
There was considerable comment in official
circles over the decision OF
THE SUPREME COURT
yesterday published in full in another column,
in the 100000 Bayou Boeuf and Crocodile Nsviga-
ton bond swndle and its successful management
by Assistant Attorney General Egan. It was
stated by the Attorney General during the day
that the decision, as precedent, would close the
door to the successful thrusting upon the State
Of other series OF that class OF indebtedness.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-04
ANOTHER FIRE.
Thrown Into Eternity.

At half-pass o'clock yesterday VIM. Brennan,
aged tbirty-eight years, met with an untimely
house and Robertson streets. 1t appears the
deceased was employed putting up new press,
and was standing on plank forming lever,
one end OF which WAS under the press. The press
was put in motion by steam and it lowered two
feet; the plank slipped from under and the I'M
fortunate man was thrown in the air TO the
height OF twenty feet, his head striking against
an iron brace, and he fell to the floor corpse
with a broken neck. The deceased was native,
Of st. Louis and had been in the city only two
weeks
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-04
Election of Officers and Gold Badge for
Foreman FitZ.

Perseverance Fire %. No. Is, the company that
get their engine out Of the house in thirty five
seconds after an alarm, held election for Off
GERS last night, re-electing Geo. Macas ss presi-
dent, J. Lipmap as treasurer, Thos Norton az
secretary, John Fitzpatrick as foreman and also
re-eleoting as delegates, John Fitzpatrick, @. +.
Humbrecht and P LOBBY.
The newly elected officials were: vice president,
J. L. Mueller; first assistant foreman, J. J.
Kuhner; second assistant, M. Collins; marshal,
J. G. Roche; sub-delegstes, Geo. Macias, Thos.
Norton and J. L. Mueller.
After the election John Fitzpatrick was pre-
scented with handsome gold badge, beautifully
ing, whereupon the "boys" were invited to fol-
low in the wake Of q brass band and take "tea
with the newly elected officers, which they did,
and on route honored the DEMOCRAT with SER
anada.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-04
sExTON's EXHIBITION.

Last evening, at Joe Walkers Crescent Hall,
Sexton gave another exhibition OF his skill. In
practice game Of one thousand points, he gave
Arthur Coste 400, and after some very fine play
ing ON the part of Mr.. Coste, beat him 270 points
Sections largest run was 1856, and Coste's g. The
formers average was 31Ls and the latter's 15LL.
Tonight Sexton will tackle John Miller, when
some fine manipulation Of the balls may be ex-
pected.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-04
THE RAILROAD bond CASES.

The City Attorney has applied to the Mayor to
obtain rough estimate of the budget for the
year 1873, in order to establish beyond question
the impossibility OF incorporating In the budget
the amount of the judgment in the Rebecca
Wolff railroad bond case without evying an addi-
tonal tax,