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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-04
preparations for the Mississippi Press
Association.
Especial to the Democrat. /

MEMPHls, June "a special to the Ard-
tonche says that the citizens of Holly Springs,
Miss, are making extensive preparations for
tae reception and entertainment of the Press
Association OF Mississippi, which holds its
annual convention there on the 9th instant.
Besides grand ball on the 7th, there will be
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-04

IHpactaI to tho Uempnrat

Especial to tho Demonrat.l
Sr LOUIS. June 3.-A heavy rain storm set
in about five o'clock last evening and con
tinued all night. Heavy rains have also
fallen in the past day or two pretty generally
in the region west of here. and some damage
done thereby to the railroads and other prop
erty. Nothing Of n serious character. how
ever iG rfsftaItad
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-04
Thc Louisville Race Course
Especial to the Democrat. |

Especial to The DrmOcrat1
LOUISVILLE. June 3.-Tho report having
been spread that the Louisville Jockey Club
track over which Tenbroeck rum was not q
mile long, and his race not fair one. the
measurement of ii to-day shows it to be sev-
enteen inches over a mile in length
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-04
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

ISpprial tn The Untuorra

Especial to the Dem orrat1
LITTLE ROCK. June 2.-Charles Henry up
hosterer and cabinetmaker. committed sui
eide by shooting himself at Conway. Faulk
ner county. Friday night. His family resides
in Mnlliln A La
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-04
A Fraudulent whisky Failure.

Especial 70 The UemOcfat.T
LOUISVILLE. June BE. II. Taylor of
Frankfort, the operator of. perhaps. tho
largest distilery in Kentucky. has failed
Liabilities very heavy. exceeding $500onO.
with assets only one-half that amount The
evidences Of fraud that have been detected
produce considerable excitement.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-04

The manager of tho Espianade street line Of
cars promised ON -aturday night to furnish cars
to convey the guests OF the Bachelors picnic
back to the city, which contract they most shame
fully violated. Many ladies' and gentlemen were
forced to walk from Magnolia Gardens into the
city or wait until morning 70 ges . car.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-04
RnrElarY.

At about twenty minutes past o'clock on Sun
effected an entra ance into tho house No. 2O9
lafayette street, and succeeded in stealing and
carrying awav $11 in currency. Whether it would
have hurt Officer Meyers to have got the name
Of the party living at No. 200 Lafayette street
CANT ne atate q.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-04
Coal Oil Lamp Rxpsodes

Az about thirty minutes past O'Clock on Satur-
day night a coal oil lamp exploded at the house
No. 160 Bienyille street.
The flames communicated 10 curtain, bat be-
fore any damage was done Ethey were extin~
guishea by an unknown man, who was slightly
burned about the hands and face.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-04
4 Club Of Lady Journalists,

Especial to the Democrat
CHICAGO. June 3.-1he Inland Club was or
ganized here last night. 1t is composed of
lady journalists. and the object Of the club is
to encourage and promote journalism among
ladies. Mrs Charlotte Smith was chosen
president
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-04
Going to Hang,

Especial to the Democrat
EhM1RA. N. Y. June Peter II. Penwell.
aged 66, convicted of murder in the first de-
gree for killing his wife. has been sentenced
to be hung July go
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-04

Especial to- the Democrat
New YORK, June Ernestine BastinIay,
convicted a short time ago in the United
States Court of passing counterfeit half dol
lars. has been pardoned by President Hayes.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-04

That splendid body OF soldiers, El Tiro el Ber-
saglio. treated cur citizens yesterday with a
parade on our principal thorougbfares The
drill and neat appearance Of the men caused
much comment,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-04

q banquet and various receptions and enter
tainments in honor of the occasion.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-04
FRO(1MOOR.

First Competitive Match for Positions on
the Greedmgor Team-'The Wasl,ing-
ton Artillery Teams at the I've Hum
dred Yard Range.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-04

Mr.. Baker was the victor and carried Off tho
| leather medal prepared by himself for some Of
his companions on tho opposite team
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-09
Political Self Control in England and
America.

In England there is, we think, more dispo-
sition to be carried away by impulse in the mo-
ment of peril than there is ia the United
States. 1t is the most striking,feature of our
political institutions that they express and con-
centrate the waves of popular feeling-which,
indeed, they sometimes tend to eXaggerate:
while it is the most striking feature of the in.
situations of the United States that they re-
press and dissipate the waves of popular feel
ing, which, indeed they somewhat tend to I'M
derrate. And both the nations appear to have
got the habit of rejecting, to certain extent,
the tendency of their institutions. There is no
doubt that the uppermost phase of British
feeling often assumes too imposing an air to
spectators who are not in any way behind the
scenes, and that what the nation really thinks
and wishes, it appears to think and wish with
even more intensity and unanimty than it
really does. The opposite thing happens in the
United States. The very fact that strong
popular feeling is gaining marked ascendency
there seems to call out all the restraining and
self-repressing power which the nation con-
tains. 1t we remember how long public feeling
in the North was in breaking down the consti-
tutional respect for the fugitive slave law, how
long it was, again, even after the war for the
maintenance of the Union had broken out
before the enthusiasm for turning it into an an.
tl-slavery war could gain any influence over
the polite masses and statesmen of the fedora
ton, we shall understand at once how great
are the forces, both constitutional and moral,
which seem to hold back the American people
from anything like rash surrender to the tides
of political enthusiasm. And so it has always
happened, that. at critical moment the peo.
pie of the United States have shown not mere
ly true self-command, but perhaps even too
much self-command, certainly more self.com-
mand than they did in the earlier stages of ex.
citing questions. And it is the same now that
this very difficult and dangerous question as to
the presidential election has arsen-only in
this case, as no greater and nobler principle is
sacrificed for the sake of moderation, we can
afford to give fuller need of sympathy and =
even admiration to the sobrety of the Amer
lean people than it seemed possible to give at
the time of the greatest crisis to which we have
alluded. London SPECTATOR
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-09
The Turco-Russian War.
THE AsIAT1C CAMPAIGN.

THE AsKATIC CAMPAIGN.
Russians and Turks Hurrying to Erze-
cum.
LONDON, May SIT is certain both Turkish
and Russian troops are being hurried into Asia
Minor with all speed and in vast numbers.
The main object of TIE Russians at present ap-
pears to be the investment OF Erzeroum. The
Trks are throwing strong reinforcements into
the place and the Russians are advancing from
several directions.
The Russians Plan of Campaign.
The Times Vienna correspondent says of the
military situation in Asia: A simultaneous adj
vance by the caravan road from Bayazid which
touched Erzeroum on the left from Alexandra
pol to Kars in the centre, and on the right TO-
wards Batoum, leaves little doubt that the OBJ
ject of the Russians is ErzerOum and not karS
All these lines converge on Erzeroum. The
position Mnkhtar Pusha occupies commands a
junction of the two roads which lead from
Kars through. the passes of Soghaule land
Dagh, but unfortunately besides the Russian
also indications of an advance from the two
wings. As regards the advance on the left
now that Bayazid is taken, there seems moth
ing to stop this column from moving up to the
plateau of Imdogh which is strong defensive
position, but lies in the rear of the position &C.
tions of the Russian right wing the advance on
Batoum was probably feint to mask the
advance of a column up the valley
of the Tchuneckson. Once in the valley the
Russians geton fine road converging on Ezsr-
cum from the northeast, that is, to the rear of
the two positions which bar the way to the re-
naming two Russian columns. As it may be
supposed, the Russians will try to effect juno
ton of their three columns. Each of them
will support the advance of the other two, and
if the wing columns come on sooner, Mukhtar' s
position with them in his rear will become un-
tenable and he will be obliged to take position
close in front of Ezeroum.
The Turkish Defeat mt Kars.
VIENNA, May 8-Later intelligence confirms
the rumor that the Turks have been defeated
before Kars, and sustained heavy losses. Ali
Pasha was taken prisoner. Great unple asant-
ness prevails at Constantinople.
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-09
DOMESTIC PORTS.


SAN FRANCISCO-Ar 7th, ship Undaunted, Dins-
SEATTLE. wT-Ar Apl 2s. ship Ell Dorado, Hay
PAsCAGOULs-Cld LIST, sch R W Brown, Smith,
PENS coLA-Cld 2sth, sch I W Kcene, Keene
Cid q; brig Eqdorus. Prince. Havana.
JAC Bs.e,SU 3D. sch Mary Hudson,
FERNANDINA-Ar I'd, sch Emma McAdam,
DAR1EN-Ar I'd, sch Belle Hooper, Gilkey, from
Boston.
cid "a, bsraue DAVID Chaplin. Bunker. Monteydeo
PORT ROYAL, SC-Ar 7th, sch Lizzie Wilson,
CHARLESTON-Ar I'd, schs Annie Chase, Poole
WILMINGTON, NC-Ar 4th, sch Geo W Jewett,
CID Alb, schs Sallie MAR. Powell. Richmond Me;
Katie Mitchell, Snow, New Bedford; Susan Stetson,
Merry Bucksville.
NoRFOLK Cid 18th, ship Southern Rights, Wood.
FORTRESS MoNRoE-Ar 7th, brig Torrent, Neil,
BALTIMORE-.Ar 9Th. schs Hattie E King. Crow
Coast; stephen J Watts, Watts, PIE island; Walter
Matthews, Belfast.
Cid 7th, brigs Geo " Chase, Patterson, cardenas;
Sarah & Emma Hanson, Sagua; sch L L Hersey,
Below. sch orIie Drsko, from Cardenas.
Ar at Lewes 9th, sch Nellie Star, Poland, Sagua,
NEW YORK-Ar 9Th, brig Loeb Louond. Barker.
Cenfuegos "a days; Isis, Anderson, Sagua 8 davs:
Addie Q Bryant, Stubs, st Pierre 20 days; Mary
Means. Parker, Machas; Victor, Look. Machias;
well, Providence; A Simpson, Sloman, Rockport;
Red Rover, Bowden, and Zicova. Webster, Proyi-
dence; Addie Fuller, do; Mary Means. Parker, from
Machias.
Ar sth, ship Kendrick Fish, Henry, Liverpool; sch
Chiffon, Bonn, Jamaica.
Cid 7th barque Charles Ward, Wiley, Havana;
brig Cascatelle Sparks, Matanzas Virginia, Deve,
reux, Naguabo; sch Georgietta Curtis for Point-a-
Pitre.
Ward, Port Johnson tor Portland; Chas Heath, Am
boy for Bangor
NEW LONDON-Ar 4th, sch Hayford Shute,
Jacksonville.
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-09
Domestic Markets.

NEW YORK. May S-Evening. quiet, firm
a and unchanged; ordinary uplands and Alabama at
ordinary stained at 13-16c; middlng uplands and
Alabama at 1Osc; do New Orleans and Texas at II ;
40 stained lO4c futures in moderate business closing
on contract 160 bales. Flour very dull and slightly
in buyers favor, closing dull; No at % q 90;
to good extra Western and State at 90 a Is: good
to choice Western and State 30 a 40; Common TO
choice White Wheat Western extra at as "a 855:
Fancy White Wheat Western extra at 60 "a 10 75:
common to good extra Ohio at 90 q 10 %; common
to choice extra st Louis at 10 q II co.; Patent
Minnesota extra good to prime Dts q II 90; choice
sales 5000 bbs Southern flour less active aud easier
common to fair extra 10 q IS; good to choice do
80 @ 10 75; sales $500 bbs. Rye -four is dull and
quiet; Western, Jersey and Pennsylvania at 8 IS "a
%, wheat is dull, strongly in buyers favor and
1omnally g &c lower; ungraded Spring at IS;
at about 80; Winter Wheat nominal; receipts 24O0
bush; sales GOO BUSH kye is lower and very dull
ley is scarce and firm 5000 bush Canada at Is cash.
Corn heavy and @3 lower; ungraded Western
Mixed at S6 g zoe; steamer Mixed at 6sa q zoe; low
White 70 % 73c; receipts $4,000 bush; sales 46 600
bush; also 10000 bush steamer Mixed for Nav at
61sc 10000 bush No seller May at 7Oc 5000 bush
$4,000 bush No seller June 6st q CSC. Oats 6eayy
and g lower; mixed Western and State at As as
Tic; White Western and State at 81 a re; reiected
45c; New York No 3 at 80 a SIC; New York No at
s. g coo; New York No White at IS @isiic; White
Western 59c; New York No 1 at Tic; extra White at
72c Mixed State at Tic in store; outside quotations
above market at closes receipts $4,000 BUSH sales of
10000 bush. Cofee-Rio is firm; 1000 bags on n +:
quoted II g zoe gold; jobbiDg Il g 22c. Sugar is
strong and quiet; frmness holders checks business
unchanged at % g Osc for fair to good refining io5c
for prime; refined is firm and in good inquiry at ia
for crushed and powdered lac for standard a; 12ic
for graduated. Molasses firm at As q SIC for Porto
Rico; 45 @ SIC for New Orleans. Rice is firm and in
1ar demand at 81 a &c for Carolina; % SIC for
Louisiana. Petroleum is dull and heavy; crude 81
@ 9; refined 14t q Lag. TallOw unsettled; prime CITY
held at sac; 10000 lbs 81 50 good and prime Ma,
val Stores-Rosin is quiet add unchanged. Purpen-
tine is firm and unchanged at SAC tor Spirits Pork
opened lower and closed frmer at Is 90 Is 90 for
new mess; rs bbs family mess 16 20; 80 bbls extra
prime y 5O 5000 bbls new mess seller June Is IS "a
10 e5; 5000 bbs seller July at Is 80 q 16 90. Beef Is
quiet and firm. Cut Meats quiet; picked hams 81:
mddles dull long clear at city do ST.
1000 @ 10 O5 for new; 10 IS q 10 ia for old $500 tcs
seller June at 10 10 a 10 20 $500 ties seller July at
10 273 q 10 80. Whiskey is shade easier at i Il "a
112k "
Freights to Liverpool-the market is easier for
grain; Cotton per steam at 5-16 do sail at $500:
Wheat per steam closing nominal at q gid.
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-09
NEW YORK.


NEW YORK, May Sat the coroper's in
quest to-day on tho postoffice disaster, Super
vising Architect Hill testified he ordered the
truss put under the roof, but the truss was not
boltnd as it should have been. The truss was
not of the depth required by specifications and
there appeared to be variation IN the upper
section of it. He testified to his belief that
the temporary support to the roof was suffi-
Gent, that the work was complete before the
supports were removed, but when he made the
examination he says the eight inch beam and
tie bar were entirely omitted.
The grand jury in the U. S. Circuit Court to-
day made presentment relative to the accident
at the postoffice. They charge negligence and
want of ability and experience on the part of
Supervising Inspector Oakshott and associates,
but hold no one Individually responsible They
state that if Supervising Architect Hill was
not able personally to superintend all The work
under his charge he should have as assistants
competent professional architects and recon-
mend thorough inspection of the whole build
ing.
Francis Schuman, civil engineer of the su-
pervising architects Office, corrob6rated Hills
testimony regarding the faulty construction and
fastening of the truss, but. said that previous
examination would have revealed Deficiencies
in the truss. On examination of the truss af-
ter it fell it was found that the s inch beam
which acted as support was omitted; also
found difference in the lateral bracing by the
roof beams being laid on top of the truss and
not fastened thereto in any manner, while in
the old truss fastenings are made with angle
irons or rivits or both.
Edward III. Dougherty, foreman, testified to
the removal of the supports after the truss was
in position. The last support had just been re.
moved when the roof crushed in. Adjourned
till tomorrow.
The Custom House Investigation.
The Custom House investigation was con-
tinued today by the committee. The majority
of those testifying thought work could be done
by less number of clerks at great saving to
the government. Some witnesses believed il
legal fees were taken, but did not know it of
their own knowledge
Miscellaneous.
The Indian Commissioners opened bids today
at II Walker street for Indian supplies. Over
three hundred bids were put in for food, cloth
ing, tools, &c. Probably couple of days will
be occupied by the commissioners in inspect.
ing the samples of goods which have been sent
them and the awards will then be made The
number of bids put in this year excee1s those
of last year about 100.
The 18th annual meeting of the National
Temperance Society was held today. VIM. E.
Dodge was reelected president, with full list
of vice presidents, managers, etc. The mana
gers were requested to cooperate with the legal
authorities in the suppression of illegal traffic
in intoxicating beverages and the legislature is
requested to give no additional facilities to a
traffic fraught with SO much injury to the pub
lie welfare,
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-09
FOR IG N.
KALAFAT BOMBARDED BY
THE TURKS.
Roumania in Open War Against
Turkey.
The BelIigerents Hurrying Troops
to Asia.
FOR E IG N.

The Turks have begun the bombardment of
Kalafat from Widin. Kalafat is garrisoned by
the Roumanians and this assault is equivalent
to a declaration of war against Roumania. Rou-
mania will declare her independence. The
attitude of England and especially Derby's
reply has inspired at Constantnople strong
hopes of aid from that country. Both bellige-
rents ane hurrying reinforcements to Asia in
anticipation of decisive contest at Erzeroum
Gladstone's resolutions were debated in the
House of Commons last night.
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-09
ON THE DANUBE.
The Turks Bombardinx Kalafat.

The Turks BombardinX Kalafat.
NEW YORK, May 8.-A despatch from Bu-
charest says the Turks, without declaring war,
commenced the bombardment of Kalafat in
Roumania. The Romanian batteries are now
replying to the Turkish fire with much spirit
BUCHAREST, May S.-Prince Charles of Rou-
mania, in acknowledging the address of the
Senate in reply to his speech from the throne,
says, 81 foresee with sorrow that moderation
will be of no avail and we must meet force by
force. 1t is our duty to defend our country
Open War between Roumania and Tur-
key.
BUCHAREST, May 8.-The Roupanian army
corps started in the direction of Giurgevo this
morning Immediate declaration of Rouman-
ian independence is expected by the Chamber
which meets this evening
The Russian advance guard will arrive at
Giurgevo this evening. The Roumanian artil-
lery started for Ottenitza to resist any new at
tempt on the part of the Turks. Thus at last
we have open war between Roumona and
Turkey. The Princess of Roumania has ac-
cepted the Presidency of the Jassey commission
of relief for the wounded and widows of the
war.
LONDON, May ga Vienna special says
Roumanian circular has been issued, complain
ing that the proceedings of the Turks render
Roumania's abstention from hostilities almost
impossible
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-09
News and Other Items.

The peach crop in New Jersey for the pres
eat year, it is estimated, will reach $4,000 600
or 10000, 900 baskets.
at recent English wedding the bzide walk
ed from the door of the church to the altar rail-
ing over mat composed of evergreens, and
filled in with lilies roses and violets.
Count Won Moltke is alarmed because France
keeps up standing army of $4,000 men,
whilst Germany maintains only 100000. The
cost OF the French army exceeds the cost of
the German army by $50, 900, 900 francs, not in
Guiding extras.
The two Bourbon Pretenders, Don Carlos
and the Count de Chambord are said to have
formed an alliance. The Count de Blacas, one
of Chambord's adherents, and the Papal Gen.
eral Charette, who boasts of having thirty
Thousand French zouaves waiting for the Pope's
signal, have frequent interviews with Don Car.
los.
The civil service estimates of England for
the years 1878 exceed $1O5, 100000. Of this
huge sum education takes $165OOOC0; grants
in aid of local taxation take take nearly S22.-
100000 the cost of government is 1927, 450. 600.
and the rest is taken up by the revenue DEPART
ment, together with tie packet and telegram
service.
The Michigan University students having
been refused permission to dance at a com.
mencement. have put into practice the we'll
known maxim that they who dance must nav
the piper, or at all events that they who don't
dance mustn't and SO have declined to be
assessed for the commencement band this
year.
Some OF the officials at the BROOKLYN City
Hall played joke upon Marshal Shredder the
other day by informing crowd of bootblacks
and newsboys that the Marshal would nav fiftv
cents for each dog brought to his office at a GER
tain hour. The assemblage of small bovs with
dogs which descended on the Teuton official Of
the time mentioned is described as sometbinc
wonderful to behold.
ThefGermans seem to have solved the oues-
ton of making war pay its own expenses.
They vanquished Denmark in 1864, Austria in
1856 and France in 1870, without adding
penny to their debt, and they have made a
profit of $4,000 by the official report of the
last mentioned war, although the history is far
from being completed.
On the 18th of last month there was launcb-
Ell IN London small iron screw steamer about
1ofty-hVe feet long, built for collecting living
narlhe animals IN the Mediterranean for the
Naples aquarium. A grooved wheel is attach
ed 10 the machlrery for the insertion of a rome
to haul up dredges, towing nets and other an
paratus employed in gathering together the
wonders of the deep, and tanks are provided
for the accommodation of such specimens as
may be caught. The aquarium, square white
edifice, stands on the very edge of the Bay of
Naples.
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-09
Illicit Whislkey DistiIIers Shot.

LOUISVILLE, May S.-A Glasgow special to
the Courer-Journal says four U. S. marshals
na a,In information tin that Tom and Ike Rey-
nolds were distilling illicit whiskey, sought to
arrest them: In resisting both the Reynolds
were shot, Tom in the abdomen and Ike in the
neck. The former was MORALLY wounded
The shooting took place in the Reynolds cabin
at one o'clock Monday morning The officers
at first refused to be arrested but subsequently
surrendered, several hundred civilians having
volunteered to assist the sheriff in taking them
if necessary. They refused to give up their
arms for while, but at last surrendered them
i1open court when the judge cleared the room
OF spectators. The action of che federal au-
thorites is looked forward to with Interest
The deputies are John Wyatt, Edgar w. HYATT.
Walter Whitaker and Morris Whedon.
The Portland daily press., 1877-05-09

LONDON, May S-12.3O P. M.-CoDsols at 931 for
money and account. ava
LONDON, May S-123O P. M.-American securi-
way shares g.
LONDON, May s-Evening. -Consos at 93s for
money and account. ~
LIVERPOOL, May $3.50 PM-Cotton market
quiet and steady Middling hollands at sgd; Orleans
at 6l,6d sales 5000 bales, including 100 bales tor
speculation and export; receipts of cotton to-day
were Zoo bales, including 1900 American