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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-07

Governor Kellogg has made the following
appointments:
Lafayette-Jean Bernard, justice of the
peace for the third ward.
St. Tammany-Isaso Evans, of the sixth,
and Calvin RayhaFt, of the fret ward, iua-
tiCes of the peace.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-07

The thermometer at Louis FrigeriO's, No
so Chartres street, stood as follows Janu-
ary 6: AtsA. NJ, 46o;.at 9 P. NJ, $40; at 6
P. NJ, 40. Lowest point during the night
of January 5, 800.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-07
BY TELEGRAPH,
CONGRESS.
House,

House,
WASHINGTON, January 6.-Most of the
days session was devoted to business of
the District of Columbia.
The consular and diplomatic appropris-
tion bill came up in the committee OF the
whole. No action was taken on it.
A bill removing the political disabilities
of Charles L. Scott passed.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-07
Fhe Howe Committee.

the fact that some of the mem
snator Howe's committee had
gements to take a trip down the
Q purpose of taking a look at the
business was transacted by that
An adjournment was had until
Monday morning.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-07
The FundinE Board.

aims Con- were served early yesterday
Se-c6S The chars the members of the Funding
yed 4y Pr ng 3 meeting at three O'Clock in
ed. We Nfon. No quorum reported, how
ddreas ~. ,.,..es., :. -. ~
GIIMORE meetiDg was held.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-07

Captaip Cowdon left M,mpbis last Fri.
day for New Orleans to complete his sur
vey of the Barataria canal.
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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-07

An Atlanta, Georgia, dispatch SAWS two
companies of the Second Regiment of
United States troops left last evening for
Jeffersonvil,e, Indiana, leaving only part of
one company in charge of the barracks.
Two companies of the Sixteenth Regiment,
now in Alabama, are also said TO be or
dered to Jeffersonyille
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-13
EXIT JERSEY CENTRAL.

| The end Of another bubble approaches.
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre passed peacefully into
| the hands of q Receiver yesterday, and, in due
| course it is understood that an application Is
| to be made to-day for Receiver for Jersey
Central.
Less than year ago this stock sold at no.
When The TRIBUNE analysed its report and
showed It's insecure position, a chorus of
denuIciatiOn arose on all hands, and
the very investors who shoud have been
most grateful for light seemed the most
bitterly to resent the information that
might have saved them. We were accused
of stock jObbng Of destroying faith in
the best investments, of unsettling confidence,
of frightening poor and honest investors-Of
pretty nearly every crime in fact in the deca-
logue. The one crime of which we had
been guilty was that we told the truth
to unwilling ears, precisely as we had told
it under similar circumstances so often before.
Since then the luckless corporation has gone
through all the stages Of cOmplacent security,
indignant dignity, cOntcmptu0us Indifference
to the petty bear raid which THE TRIBUNE'5
ISLANDERS had pfecipitated, neasiness at the
pertnacity of the bears, strenuous efforts to
sustain the stock by reckless purchases, over
whelmng losses to all who refused The
TRIBUNE's warnings, and decline within less
than a year Of nearly one hundred per cent.
One by one the abused predictions come
true. Exit jersey Central. Within six months
we shall record the bursting of at least two
more bubbles, which, in spite of our warnings,
are yet held by many investors as high a.
Jersey Central was a year ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-13
THE CONTINENTAL LIFE'S METHOD

In a recent editorial entitled "New Lamps
"fOr Old Ones" we described some Of the pro-
cesses by which many holders of life insurance
have been induced to exchange their policies for
Others of far less value. In the evidence given
Yesterday before the referee of the Continental
Life Insurance Company, these processes are
described in detail and the witness speaks of
the performance as being known as " the Cont
mental method NOthngmo atrocious than
this method has yet been devised for the purpose
of teecing policy-holders. and we are not sur
prised that the operation was also called
wrecking,' sweating" and more latterly,
bulldozing." 1t proceeds on the SUPPOSE
lions that the majority of policy holders
can be easily frightened as to the security of
their Investment, and that they are so IgnO-
rant of the character of their investment
that when frightened about 1t they will
be willing to give it away for some
thing of much less value. Unhappiy,
both these suggestions prove correct in prac-
tice, and the polcy-hoder is made the dupe
of designing and dishonest men. Where the
testimony goes into particulars, it gives pitt
able instances of fraud; such as the case
of q man whose health was hOpelessly
impaired, who was persuaded month before
his death to give up his claim upon the Con-
tinental Company, and take instead a policy
in a concern that sank in utter ruin long
before the Continental's collapse.
The whole of these transactions must be re-
garded as fraud. They are the more shocking
because, according to the testimony, they were
carried out upon an organized plan; an
agreement was made and signed and sealed
between the officers of the company and
the active agent in the iniquity. a percentage
was paid to the agent upon the amounts OF
obligations from which the company was re-
leased. He qhieted his conscience, while
swindling the policy -holders, with the re-
Election that this continental method" would
save the company from ruin. And so the ne
farious work went on. All through the Pacific
States the company was "saved" by defraud-
ing its policy holders. There was some
difficulty in persuading the wives in whose
names most of the policies were taken
to execute the releases, but the oily
tongued agent overcame their scruples.
Then the "method" was tried with varying
success in the Mississippi Valley. Finally,
it was to have been carried on in the
Atlantic States on q grand scale, with the
assistance of the New Jersey Mutual
Company. In this region, events were too
quick for the consplrators, and they and their
allies are now in the hands Of the courts.
Whether anything can now be done for the
victims of the fraud. seems doubtful. That
something should DO done with those who or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-13
Jnocx to Aoperliccmcn


AuusruyNrs-3d pace-5th and 9th columns
BANKING AND FINANCfAL--6h Pooe-6th column.
BANKING HOUSES AND BANNRlS-7h PdGe-4th column
BOARD ANn Rooms. Sd Pd0e-4th column.
BUSINESS NoTICSs-4h PG0t-lst column.
BUSINESS CHANCNS-7h PGCe-4th column
DANCING AcApEalEs-6M pd0t-3d column.
DIVIDEND NOTiCES-7M PG1e-ith column.
DRY GooDs-Sd Pd0e-4th c0umns
FISANCIAl,-7h Pa0t-Sd and 4th columns
FINE ARTs-3A PaGe-6;h coluGn
FuRNITURi III Face 9th c0nnh
HELP wANTEn-3d Pdce-6.h column;
HORSES, CARRIAGES. &c.-3d Pdoe-4th column
HOUSES AND FARMS ,NTED-1M PGge-6th column
Ice CREAM-3d PGge-3d column.
INsIRrCrION-6M Pdcs-2d and 81 columns.
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MARKIAs.s AND DEAlHs-5fh Pdge-6tn column
INTERCHANGEABLE Pd0e-6th column Sh Page-4th
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MUSICAL lNsTRUMENTS-Sd Page ON column
Nyw PURLfCATIONs-6ih PODe-2d column.
RIAL ESTATE FOR SALE-CITY-7h Pdre-5th column
RooxIYN-7thPGGc--5th column; C0uNrRILIm Pd0t
18th column; Auction SALEs-1h PdQe-btn cOlulnn NJ
To FXCHANGE-7h PG0e-6th column
sALEs By AuCTIoN-7h Pare 9th coiumn
sPRCIAI NOTICES SIN TdOe-6th coiumD 80
SITUATIONS WANTED MALEs-3i PdJe-4th coiumn
FEMlLEs-Sd Poge-5th and 9th columns:
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WINTER REsoRTs-3d Page-4th column
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-13

could not be charged with partisanshlp. Ana
in the face of this patriotic act of the Speaker
of the House, the President of the Senate
appointed two tellers from that body who
were VIGOROUSLY unable to lay craftsmanship
aside long enough to vote for Tilden and Re.
FORM. but who actually voted for Hayes ana
Wheeler. And this is the way appeals TO lay
aside partisanship are answered by Repuoii-
can Senate Nay, more: in the action OF the
Electoral Commission in the case OF Florida
there was the most reprehenslble BE-
bayior. In the voting, the Democrats,
being non -partisans. OF course STOOD
together. They laid aside partisanship ana
voted solidly against the Democratic doctrine
of State Rights and in favor of Federal inter
ference. And there were those Republican
Judges, Senators, and congressman, upon the
pjtful plea that the Constitution LETT Congress
no pOwer to 20 behind the returns voting the
other way every time in most dsgracetuily
partisan manner. And now it looks as though
Tilden and Reform had "gone up" All be-
cause people will not divest themselves OF
partlsanshp. And David Dudley Field sat up
and watched the flag all night for nothing. 1t
Is really too dreadful.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-13

THE DEMOCRATS AND THE COMMISSION.
shrewd Democrats at Washington are alarmed
and provoked at the behavior of their more
feather bralned brethren. The Commission has
only begun its worlo and already it is as
sailed with a shower of abuse. 1t is denounced
as partisan and dishonest. 1t is accused of
unfair action and dshonorable motives. The
Democratic members of it are eXhOrted to
come out of the company of the rOgues and
cheats who constitute the majority of this
I" Infamous Returning Board" and to transfer
the questions at issue to some other tribunal
where the Democracy will have better chance
of victory. Mr.. Proctor Knott has gone so far
"A to propose to quarrel with ,the Commission
nv resolution of the House of Rcpresen-
tatives and to call upon it for an ex-
nlanation of its conduct. Nowhere do
we find among those followers of Mr..
Tilden to whom one looks for the ruling spirit
of the party any indication of readiness to
submit to the due course of law and bear
their defeat with the temper of good citizens.
The tone of the average Democrat to-day Is
violent more than that, 1t ID revolutionary,
because, not content with denounclng, 1t
threatens to repudiate the Commission, to
break it I'D, TO plunge the nation into fresh
contest and expose us, it may be, to the dan
ger of a double Inauguration and disputed
succession.
The wiser leaders at the capital may well
feel chagrin at these disclosures of Democratic
madness For the country will not tolerate
any interference with the orderly operation of
the plan deliberately adopted by both parties
for the counting of the votes. While that plan
was under discussion many of us opposed it,
because we believed it to be unconstitutional
and unwise. The TRIBUNE condemned it to
the last, although the feeling of the country,
as we well knew, was very strong in its
favor. But when it became law, then OppO-
sihon should have stopped. AS we declared
when Mr.. Tilden was supposed to have been
elected, in the early days of November, that
good citizens had then only to accept the re-
sult of the ballots and give the new Executive
whatever support he might deserve, SO we de-
clared when the Compromise bill passed that
however we might disapprove it our duty was
TO respect it az the law and abide honestly by
whatever fortune it might bring to either
political party. That view agrees with the
fixed resolve of the whole country. Before
the Commission got to work Republicans
every where pledged themselves to accept its
decision as absolutely final.
The people will hold the Democrats strictly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-13

to the same rule. 1t was Mr.. Tilden's party
rather than the other which forced the com
promise upon Congress, and dictated the dan
gerous departure from our ancient precedents |;
and if now Mr. .Tildcn's friends rebel against
the arbtrators of their own choice. and repu-
date bargain of their own suggesting be-
cause it does not turn out as profitable to
them as they expected, their dishonesty will
be condemned with roar of indignation from
the Bay of Fundy to the Golden Gate, from
the Great Lakes to the Florida Keys. 1t must
be distinctly understood on every side that the
act appointing the Electoral Commission was
an act to settle the difficulty about the Presi-
dency for good and all. Any man who revoits
against its conclusions is to be treated as q
public enemy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-13

THE BRIGHT SIDE or LIFE INSURANCE.
AS we have said before, the annual reports
of our sound life insurance companies are
pleasant reading; all the more pleasant be-
cause of their striking contrast with the
revelations from the few that are ruined
As another instance of these agreeable reports
we take that of the New-YOrk Life Insurance
Company, which appears in our advertising
columns this morning. ThirtytwO prosperous
years constitute the history of the COM
pany. Calculating its probable earningsof inter-
est at 4l2 per cent per year, it has surI KS over
all liabilities of 5la million dollars. Hut the
company does not propose to trench upon even
this ample limit and its dividend of more than
2l2 million dollars will be made on the as
SUMPTION that its investments only yield A per
cent per year.
The New-YOrk Life Company has long en-
loved the reputation of prudent management.
The result is shown in various features
of the annual report; notably in the
item of "agents balances" which is
about three-tifths of one per cent of
the premiums collected during the year, and
in premiums in course of transmission and
collection which are little more than two
Der cent of the whole. Commissions, brOkerages,
and the like do not much exceed six per cent.
The proportion of purchased real estate to the
entire mass of securities is about thirteenth,
and the property is believed to be fully worth
its cost Notwithstanding the fact that 1876
was a bad year for new business, the COM
pany has a larger number of policies,
representing greater total Of insurance, in
force this year than last. This company has
also reached an assured position by its income
from investments exceeding its maturing
claims. Adding the losses Ivy death to the
amounts paid for life annuites, matured
endowments, and reinsurances, the amount is
less than the interest on investments which has
accrued during the year. If a company in this
condition should choose to wind up its bust
ness, by cutting down its expenses to mini
mum it might be able to meet all the claims
of maturing policies from the interest on in
vestments alone. Insurance such as this is
dOubly sure.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-13
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Charles Mathews is writing his biography
and an entertaining one it will be.
Bishop Nottingham is improving so rapidly
in health that he expects return to active work before
many days
Prof. James Russell Lowell, who is giving
series OF lectures ia Baltimore Dante and the Romantic
languages is beseged with invitations to dinners and
parties and is making many warm friends.
Not long ago, when the literary chemistry OF
Dumas was pointed out TO Bouccault, as an admirable
exhibition of power the Irishman replied TO his French
friend CeSt superbe, mais Ia cuisine nest pas m ae
oratoire"
1t is said that Albert Edward of Wales has
countananced proposal TO hold real oldfsshioned
tournament with armor and lance and feathers and
grinding Of teeth and prancing steeds. and Princess
Alexandra II is further stated is to play the part OF tho
Queen OF Beauty.
Mr. M. Ezekiel, the Cincinnati sculptor, has
turned his face toward Rome. lie will sail for Havrs
the latter part OF this month"; after spending short time
In Richmond, Philadelphia. and New-York lie has s"'
eral important orders for works which will be epted
at the Paris Exhibition next year.
Mr. Charles Nordhoff is an exceedingly fortu-
nate man in far he has conquered the sneerhs'
snarng Saturday Rerec II actually SAYS that MS Dook
on the Cotton States" "bears ON lis face stamp OF I'M
partiaity such Is rarely to be found IN any article IN
Northern periodicals any chapter in Northern bsOe:
political treatises dealing with the past OF pFe'V"'''
the South"
Bishops Whipple of Minnesota, Huntington OK
Central NewYork and Dudley OF Kentucky, all OF toe
Protestant Episcopal Church and Bishop j. Gosbren-
ner of the United Brethren in Christ, preached In Baii
more last Sunday The latter Is the senior bishop OF his
church. and during the 32 he has held his once hs
served every diocese He presid.s over the "ess
Mississippi Diocese.
The Rev. DIR. c. G. Penck, Rector OF tho
Protestant Episcopal Church OF the Messiah at Ba-
more will be consecrated at Alexandria, Va. to-day a.
Missionary Bishop to Africa He does not expect |"
leave tho United States until after the General conven
ton next October. and In the mean time VIII MAKE bar
more his headquarters His pastorate In that city ha
extsnded over four years HIS church Is free from al
debt and has paid penses Up to the LIST OF March
Pierre Newski. husband Of Stella ColaA
wrote "Ies Danschefs" The manuscripts having been
taken to Alexander Dumas, who Is always kind to liter
DRY beginness the elder ursatst recognized the msf~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-13
gained and perpetrated the fraud, does NJ.
seem open to doubt.
AN UNFORTUNATE NOyUwrvr

We have never heard Of shaft, obelj,k nm
lar, gravestOne, pyramid, mausOleum, or otho,
monumental structure, which encountered :.
much difficulty in the setting up, and such Vi.
cissitudes after being set up, az the miraculon,
Washington Monument in the city of tina.
name. 1t has always been in the hands ~ !.
board Of some kind-Of fnanciers, Of arcbitec,.
of remOrseless critics and now, at last. /, h,.
been inspected by Board Of Engineers. VIII
solernnly report that what was erected with :.
much difficulty is likely to fall down viii
lamentable facility-an infirmity, we submit
which is the very worst that can oyertak,
monument. The engineers have gone 70
the root of the matter by boring-whicb il not
the first bore in connection with the str1,cb,,.
by any means, as all who have been imno,-
tuned to subscribe for it can testify. The 70
suit Of the inquiry is not encouraging tn.
thing has no bottom. The foundation ia sbakv
The soil lacks frmness. Everybody "a
members the epitaph upon Vanbrugb. ARCH.
tect and dramatist: Gle heavy on him earth
"fOr he Laid many heavy load on thee ~
This is the trouble with the Washington me.
nientO. The shaft needs addition; an increased
weight will follow; and then, according to thu
engineers, the whole thing is likely to fall
over or sink into the bowels of the land.
What is TO be dOnei
After much ponderine the Board of Boring
Engineers have happily hit upon plan. To
prevent the monument from falling down they
propose to pull it down, leaving not one stone
upon another. So far we are with the board
1t is also proposed to gather up the fragments
and with them to construct the base of an en-.
tirely new and imposing monument at the cor.
ner of Massachusetts-ave. and Fourteenth-st
We trust that the soil in that vicinity will
be thoroughly examined before single stone
of the new pillar is laid. Pulling down
one monument is quite enough, and nobody
wants second dilapidation. 1t would save
trouble, anxiety, and money if the whole
matter were to be finally abandoned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-13
Nesu'alork Daily gribaare,
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1877.
THE NEWS his MORNING.

FoREIGN.-The European Powers have decided to
leave the Russian note unanswered. - 1t is
reported that Sir Edward Thornton is to be the next
British ambassador to the Porte -= The efforts
to form new Hungarian Ministry have failed.
DOMESTIC - Thirty-three Illicit distilleries in
Georgia have been captured and 81 arrests made :;
Lieut.. Mcintyre has been killed and several disti-
lers. - The Treasury has called in SlOOOO,OOO
five.twenties for redemption. 60 The bill de-
signed for the benefit of the Newark murderers has
failed TO pass the New-JerSey Senate over the Gov
errors veto.
CoNGREss-The House consumed the two hours
allowed under the Electoral bill in debating the re-
port of the Commission Oh Florida, finally rejecting
it by vote of 16o to 1O3. In joint session the
votes of the Republican electors from Florida were
recorded, and the count was continued without OBJ
lection until Louisiana was reached. There were
three sets of returns from this State and objections
having been made to each, the questions at issue
were submitted to the Commission and the houses
separated.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-An application for re-
oever of the New-Jersey Central Railroad Will be
made to-day three receivers of the Lehlgh ana
Wilkesbarre Coal Company, which Is closely con-
nected withthe railroad, have been appointed. -
S. IT, Hammond showed in the Continental exami-
nation how the Western and Southern policy-hoiders
had been systematically cheated and deceived. -
Reports were presented TO the special commercial
committees upon the pIOprety of selling the citys
piers - Cold 1861, 1864, 1852 Gold value
of the legal-tender dollar at tie close. $3.50 cents
Stocks active and lower, closing without recovery.
The WEArHER.-THE TRDUNEs local observa-
tons indicate a clear cold morning and a somewhat
warmer, slightly cloudy evening. Thermometer
YESTERDAY, So, So $40 at midnight %.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-13
amnsemenis ana alectinas Go Night.

BooTH's TUEATER-" Fifth Avenue"
EAGLE THEATRE La Petite Mariee." Aimee
FIFTH AvK>C@ TEEATkR.-"l Lemons"
GRAND OPERA HousE.-" Fernando"
NIBLos GARDEN" Around the World"
OLYMPIC THEATER.-" Round the Clock"
PARK TBEATER." Our Boarding House."
SAN FRANCISCO MINsrBELS
TONY PASTORS NEw THEATER-2 ana ;: NarieW'
UNION SQUARE mEATER.--"Thc ID inicheHs
WALLACKs THEATER.-"W Wild Oats"
ACADEMY OF DEsIGN.-Water Colo. Exhibition
uEILrRs WONDER THgATKR.-Magical and MUSICAL fer-
formance. =, o,,.,
MKTRopoIIrAN MUSEUM OF ARr.-Castellani COLLECTION
kEw-YoRK AQUARtUY.-DGy and Evening
STENwAY HALI--Conccrt. Mmel Essipon