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BOOKS or THE WEEK.

THE QUEEN sUEBi. BY Thomas Bailey Aldrich.
1GHo. PIP 20. B0stOn James Il. Osg0Od
90
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OssO0d a. 90
The CgEED or CHBIsTESDON. by William X. Greg.
vols. syo pp l54-2sl Bosion James
X. OsgOOd & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ABIDE WITH ME. BY Henry Francis Lyte. Designs
boy Miss L. Il. Humphrey Square u mo. (BOs-
ton Lee SbeIardD on
Rsor's FABLES. illustrated 10y Ernest Griset.
Small 40. PIP 24G. Boston Lee a shepard. 80
BALLADS or BRAVERY Edited by George NJ Baker.
with forty fullpage illustrations. Small 4tO.
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THE CHRISTMAS sTORY-TELLER.

Medley for the season Of Turkey aud Mnce Pie Pano
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TIE HOME NATURALIST.

with Practical Instructions for Collecting Arran2ing an'
Preserving Natural objects. Chiefly designed 10 as 81
anaeurs BY Haulaud Couitas. Numerous Illustrations
Square l6ao. Clotn. git, AZ.
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uI-yTING. SHOOTING. AND FISHING.

Sporting Miscellany, with Anecdouc Chapters aDont
Trorsos aud Bnts Numerous Illustrations. Crown oyO.
cloth extra. 81 Sd.
By hsrocailg and abundance of animal sIrie me
author reminds TN u IN
ovialiy of Charies oflaaey and idrr! Lofirdh-i.
The yuinr angler will hud paper sa isprafhg worm
r,adiug Atnufg chapters On shooting, one ie!a-
I'M. lie adventures OF a worthy Ddie exists our envy
lAtheuWum
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Of ST NICHOLAS OF which 100000 copies VIII be issued
may he gained from folowing There poems By
HENRY W LONGFEILOW and WILLIAM CULLEN
BRYANT; line hitherto unpublished sketch Of boy nfe by
the late THEODORE wiETHEOP and short story by tie
author Of "AIIcE IL wCNDERLAND;" fairy story.
"swcc, MaJoram Day." ty FRANK l.. STOCKTON. Illus
rsiod By Beusol; Miss LUCRETIA =. HALE gives chsp
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CHARADEs" There arc also several other bright instruc
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Illustrated article a CHAT ABOUT POTTERY" poetic
riddle By Dr. c. HOLLAND, and comparison between Tho
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Ofthe story eleme1 t.c brightest feature is tie beginning
OF The new serial by Miss ALCOTr entitled UNDER TIE
LILACso with illustrations by Mary IiLocR Foote.
THIS Christmas Number also the opening Of new
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FRASKENsTEIN. entitled, "TOwERMO USTAIH," ad-
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Mru jlublirdllous.
.UALF A MILLION

BOYS AND GIRLS
TObe made happy by 100000 copies Of
ST. NICHOLAS
for December. Ready November 2L
Two Serial storiesl
"UNDER THE LILACS,D
BY the aulhor Of " Little Women"
"TOWER-MOUNTAIN,"
Robinson Crusoe story.
BY GUsTAvUs FRANKESsTErN.
Some idea OF the attractions offered in tho
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY NUMBER
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DODD. MEAD & COMPANY,
VIII publish this day American edition OF
LUBKE'S HISTORY OF ART.
BY DIR. WILHELM LCBKE
Professor Polytechnic Institute and at the School OF
Art, IN Stuttgart.

The English edition Of this book, which has hitherto been tho
only one attanabe guage IS translation from an
early German edition, years In the mean
time several editions have appeared III Germany
each containing additional matter and illustrations.
The present edition iresh translation made under the
sruerintendence Of DwARD L. BUscAi, frOm The seventh
German edition, recently published.
The whole has been edited by
CLARENCE COOK,
who has contributed numerous explanatory and critical notes
and o;he original matter and has brought the history Tor
ward to the present te Incorporating the results OF recent
discovery and Research.
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Fcctotypes Of the 500 Illustrations from the last German
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Ond wi follow Immediately.
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POTTERY. Observation-Disclosures
nLL.rnuN nL LIIE lENAAiIl ARI.

ADEscRIPTISE AND PHILOSOPHICAL STUDY OF
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Or HOW SEVEN LITTLE SISTERS PROVE THEIR
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comranion 70 The ser'n Little Sisters who live -
Round Bal nqt Floats IN the Air. BY JANE ASDIEns
| lbn.O. I.strltatl. 81
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Our women physicians ought to hunt through
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the ui,tcrih for a biography Of DR.. James Barry. lie
was n army surgeon for than hfty years He WAS
su iuycicratc smoker His temper was tesiy, causing
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tauf lis aad ais way 10 high rank by persist
,ut attention - his professional daties, and unusual
,l ngd o iness operating surgeon Al bis death,
a. tfy ,sg e was the head Of the List OF inspectors
M Loo J!Lals. The day after his death startling
anesysry Mas Officially announced DR.. Barry was
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WITH AN APPENDIX ON LTsPINU. STA 'fMERING
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COth. 80
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TIE QUEEN OF sUEBi BY Thomas Bailey Aldfich.
IGmo. PIP. go. (}ostOn James r. Osg0Od q
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1877-05-22
@2nrem bnreer Gazette.

tpieber wo5l, uno mir le5sn o"erenl9t nit
chamber"
Gr oriidte ibr Die Sanb unb entoeenste
nit SerSli6tsit Y2ie6es &ino, i'd fam
bciren srten Sntentionsn ni6t entseecn
treten +; es lit i'll ipdt, lie5ss 9erS Dir nod
,u miberteben! i6 untertuerie mid alio
se6orlam oeinen Sefeblen."
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bieles frtuno!id traurise 9d9eln u. brad
in Iautes Weinen aus, inosm lie ibr Sanpt
en- bas hires Wannes lebnte.
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nit einanosr leben," i9rie lrt6ur, Der
dnsifli9 bulo @nioo balo Stbilie auIab.
sic ,peinte nod iptmsr, aber welhe tbO.
ri9te Sreuben baiten bieie Sbrdnen auf.
pie9en t0nnsn, tuelds Die bimmliide SoHs
nuns uno Die unitsrbli4e 2iebe itrablsno
burdleu9tete :
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1877-05-22
Der
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cur@ 70 sefdrft rpOrpen. paB er auf feinsm
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nit SrOssr @isr pas 0Ias unp sab pann
purd Elm pielbesi@nenbss ,lsdel" iein
tlrtbsil dbsr ben ROlenliausur su srfennsn,
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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1877-05-22
Dot er gar Niemauo bel li6 2"

User, Walmaer? Nismano, er bault
alein in einem armen Siiib6en am Wdrf=
te. Sod rein, sr bot iein tleines S0bns
den bel E6-armes Sino :"
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Dem Serjen jsOe SDlbe perl6lunsen. So
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raid uno enti9ieoen.
sd batte es mir 9ebo6t, anttportett
Die 6reunoin, Soft lei bel Dir, liebss
Rino, ou tbuit oeine S6uloi9teit."
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1877-05-22
q e II illet n.
Die os6e(6eioung.
Gr,aBluns fir 6riiflidc arier.
9lus btm 8ranspII6sn ter s. Bourbon FIRE
~iberisgt ppn CD. Stsfanipa.
(Shlue.),

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Oab on Oieisn McnI4en nod unterFiiBeit,
auf @%breniport, oonn lab' id bid intetoi.
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t%roffen, er 9ibt ieinen 8ldubisern GO BRO.
cent. Nun fsin @ort mebr bon ibm,
penn su uiQit, ouB mir in Jrieoen lebsn
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-01
CANCELLATION OF BONDS.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, |
Executive Department.

Executive Department.
Whereas, THOMAS ?. FARRAR. Of the par
ish of Tensas. in this State, has applied to me
tor the cancellation of the following official
bonds ito wit:
!. One bond. dated April 81. 1870 drawn by
Francis Barnes as principal and the said
Thomas p. Farrar as security; and 2. One
bond, dated April Is. 1873 drawn by Stephen M.
Routh as principal and said Thomas P. Farrar
ms security. Both bonds conditioned for the
faithful performance of the duties of said Fran
els Barnes and Stephen M, Routh, respectively
ms public administrators of said parish of Ten
sas.
Now, therefore, l. FRANCIS T. NICHOLS,
Governor of the State of Louisiana, have
thought proper 10 Issue tn nay proclamation,
IN order to give notice to all persons herein
sconeesned to show cause in writing at the
Office of the Secretary of State. in the city of
New Orleans. within ninety days from and
after tho last publication of this notice, why
said bonds sheuld not be cancelled and an
nulled and the security thereon discharged
from any liabilities therein.
Witness my hand and the seal oil the State OF
Louisiana. at the city of New Orleans. this
eighteenth day of September, A. ID. one thou
sand eight hundred and seventy-seven.
FRANCIS T. NICHOLS.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
BY the Governor:
OSCAR ARROYO.
AssistantsSesretarye Of State.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-01
PROPOSALS FOR LEvEE WORK.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
State of Louisiana.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
State of Louisiana. !
New Orleans. Sept. %, 1877.
Sealed proposals will be received at this office
until WEDNESDAY. October TO- at u m. for the
construction of the following levees:
Port Barrow. parish of Ascension.
MeHatton's. parish of East Baton Rouge.
Marengo. parish of Concordia.
Henderson's. parish of Concordia.
Bayou Marine parish of Pointe Coupee.
Harlem, parish of Plaauemines
Plans. profles and specifications of the above
work will be ready for inspection at the State
Engineers office between the fifth and tenth of
October.
Proposals shall he addressed tn the under
signed and each one Endorsed 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 7. NICHOLAS,
Governor and President of the Board Of State
Engineers. ss2s If
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-01
NOTICE TO BAKERS.
MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS. I j,
Gitv Hall Sar,tarohar m 4oT1 Z 1
se23 NV

MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS I I
City Hall. September 90. 1877,
The average price Of fresh -four being this day
seven dollars and fifty cents: In aoeordance
with said valuation the price OF bread for thu
week commencing on MONDAY, October /. 1877.
will be:
Sixty ounces for twenty cents,
Thirty ounces for ten cents.
Fifteen ounces for five cents.
Bakers OF bread are required to use only the
best flour OF the above value per barrel and tir8
use OF damaged or inferior -four In bread offered
for sale in this city is prohibited Consu fners
OF bread are requested to report to the nearest
police station any violation OF the above ordi-
nance: either In variation of weight or qualify of
material. -
se1s ED. pTLsBURY. Mayor.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-01
PROPOSALS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF
BASS LEVEE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, }
Executive ID Department. !
New Orleans. Sent. 20. 1877.

STATE OF LOUISIANA, }
Executive d apartment.
New Orleans Sept 20. 1877.
Sealed proposals will be received at this office
until II m. on SATURDAY, the 9Th day of Octo-
Der next. for the construction of the BASS
LEVEE. in the parish of East '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-
neer's Office. 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 d.
reeted to the undersigned and endorsed Pro
posals for Bass Levee."
FRANCIS T. NICHOLS,
Governor and President of the Board of State
Engineers. seal toes
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NOTES.

More than one-third Of the income oil the
Russian Empire is from tax on spirits.
The census returns Of Japan just footed UP
show popu] alton of 3s,525.67s.
The currant crop Of Europe has been re-
Sluced 10000 tons by the recent heavy rains.
1t Will cost Sel7, 1893 TO improve the Mis-
sissippl river from the Des Moines Rapids to
ut. Paul.
Good news comes from the Indian famine
region. There has been heavy rain In every
district in Madras.
Topeka" the name of the capital of
Kansas, Is an Indian werd signifying ''small
potatoes
General Ceballos has offered his sword to
the Mexican government In case of war with
the United States.
The Rev. George Bull baptized ferty per-
sons by immersion in twenty-seven minutes
i'm Savannah, and he is eighty years old, too.
1t Is said that the deputy to the Mexican
Congress from lower California is In favor of
annexation to the United States.
Four of the Democratic papers in Iowa
resolutely refuse TO support John P. Irish, the
regular party candidate for Governor.
The village priests are newsmongers in
Russia. They read TO their fiocks every Sum-
day official dispatches from the seat Of war.
THE Mammoth caves of Kentucky are to
be connected with the outer world by rail-
read, and modern hotel will be built near
chem.
The Democrats of Colorado do not mani
Test any inclination to nominate candidate
Hor Supreme Judge of the State to fill the ex-
listing vacancy.
The Cincinnati Commercial says that
Stanley Matthews did not make any "bar-
gain with the Louisiana Democrats-that
there was only an understanding.
The United States frigate Trenton was
recently fired at from one of the forts at
Smyrna for leaving the port after sunset and
before sunrise, contrary to the harbor regu-
lations.
-Pithole had, when the oil fever was at its
height, postal delivery ranking third in
Pennsylvania. At.the last election the to wn
polled six votes, and it is about to give up Its
charter.
- The United States in 1876 g used all of
1,356,0o0 bales of cotton, and in the year just
closed !, 4s5, 900 bales. This shows consider
able activity in spite Of the steady complaints
of the past twelve months.
Five successive Legislatures have tried
to legislate honest fruit measure in Michi-
gan, and the peach baskets this year are as
small or smaller than ever, and 50 con-
structed that big peach will not lie at the
bottom.
The transient or floating population of
New York city on any one day is established
as follows: Immigrants, temporarily staying
In the city, 5000; seamen and boatmen, 5000;
visitors at hotels, 10000; visitors at boarding
houses, 10000. Total 10000
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