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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-18
STATUTORY AUTHORITY OF THE
GOVERNOR.

The power and authority Of the Gov.
ernor to direct the Board of State Engi-
neers to proceed in the closing Of the
Bayou Tone. as coming within the con-
temptation Of the law, and in fact as a
creuasse, are very clearly conferred by
the provisions of the act creating a
board of engineers and the acts amend
ing the same. See session acts of 1877.
Section of act No. 14O contains this
provision:
"That the Governor of the State shall
be authorized when reliably informed
that a crevasse in any important levee
of the State Is imminent, to provide
such assistance to the local authorities
as he may deem necessary to prevent
such crevasse, and the Auditor Of Pub
lie Accounts shall draw his warrant
upon the Treasurer for the payment OF
the expenses thus incurred, upon pre-
sentation to him of an itemized account
of such expenses, approved by the Gov
ernor and engineer in charge OF such
work, as may have been done, which
levee tax fund, and shall be receivable
in payment Of levee taxes in same man.
ner and to same extent as are war
rants issued in payment Of levee work
done under contract with the Governor,
as hereinbefore provided"
There are other provisions referring
to the same power and duty Of the Gov
ernor to direct such work to be done by
the Board Of Engineers to contract for
the same and to draw warrants in pay
ment of the expense. which must be
recognized and paid by the State Treas
urer out Of the levee tax fund.
The only question which can arise in
the application Of these provisions OF
the act is, whether the washing away OF
the dam across Tones bayou, so as to
throw the greater portion of the water
Of Red river over large extent or
country, heretofore leveed in by this
dam, is the creation Of crevasse in
| the sense Of this act.
We are assured by distinguished en-
gineers that even in the technical and
| literal sense the word crevasse is proper
| ly applied to such break in dam or
levee erected to keep the river within
| it's proper banks. It is certainly in its
practical operations crevasse, and as
such is embraced in the letter as we'll as
by the spirit and intent Of the section
which we have quoted.
| The Governor only delays action until
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-18
he is furnished with the opinion OF the
Attorney General as to the interpreta-
ton of the act referred TO.
DIED:

HERRON-on, Friday morning. August II.
1877. at $50 O'Clock Mrs. Mary A. Angeliaue,
wife Of Frank Heron. aged 30 years.
The.funeral will take place from her late resi-
dence. IN Canal street, corner OF Basin, at 10
o'clock Saturday morning. Aug. 1s, 1877. The
friends of the family are respectfully invited to
attend without further notice.
REYNOLDsAt 7 80 p. IN. Friday. August IT,
VIM. II. Reynolds. aged 40 years and II days, a
native of ou bus. Ohio. and a resident of this
city for the last twenty-five years.
The friends of the family. and those of his
brothers and sisters. also the Continental
Guards. are invited to attend his funeral from
his late residence. 80 Annunciation street, This
Saturday Evening August Is, at o'clock.
CONTINENTAL GUARDS, ATTENTION
You are hereby ordered to assemble at the
arrnory In full dress uniform. at O'Clock This
Saturday Evening, for the purpose of attend
ing the funeral of our late member, VIM. H.
REYNOLDS.
VIM PIERCE. Captain.
VIM. J. MALTBY, Orderly Sergeant. au1s1t
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-18
ASSOCIATION ARMY OF TENNESSEE.

Persons wishing to apply for membership in
this association are notified that printed forms
for that purpose can be had on application to
the undersigned. or at the DEMOCRAT business
office. or to Capt. N. T. N. ROBINSON, City At
torneys office. City Hall. Applicants and others
will please inclose their communications to
Postoffice Box No. 2435, addressed to the Asso-
citation Army of Tennessee.
The requirements are to have served honor
ably In the Confederate army. south OF Virginia
and east of the Mississippi river till honorably
discharged or paro ed, to have enlisted from
Louisiana, or to have served as above from an
other 81 ate and to be resident of Louisiana at
this time.
JAMES LINGAN,
First Vice President. Acting President.
JNo. @. GoLDING. Secretary. aus 2w
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-18
OUR GREAT STAPLE = INVITATION
TO LABOR.

There are good many people who
may think that the general interests OF
cotton producers, and their own special
interests as buyers and operators In
futures. are seriously affected by the
publication of the facts and figures In
favor OF large crop. Public journalists.
az honest chroniclers and historians,
cannot be reached or influenced by
such partial and interested consid-
erations and influences. They must
record facts made known to them
without regard to special interests.
There are some persons who even go
80 far as to lament and deprecate too
large production of the staple, which
they apprehend will cause low and
unremunerative prices. When this OBJ
lection Ia backed up with the suggestion
or argument that this too large produc-
tion of the staple has involved with
drawal Of labor from the cultivation of
articles Of subsistence, that our planters
are acting unwisely In absorbing all
their labor and capital in the production
OF the staple, there Is considerable
force in it.
But, when the large production Of the
staple is due to the more favorable
condition Of the season, to the increased
fertility Of the soil, and Of the industry
and energy of the laborer; when it is &C.
companied, as 1t has been this year, with
a like increase of the articles Of SUBJ
sistence, Of food for the laborer and the
stock, It Ia very narrow view of the
subject which would regard such result
as any other than one for all good citi-
zens to rejoice over. as an addition to
the wealth of the country and OF the
world, as a relief and encouragement to
labor, a stimulus to every branch Of in
dustry and an enhancement OF all
values.
Hence the pride and pleasure with
which we repeat and dwell on the fiat
tering accounts we receive from all
quarters of the bounteous harvests of
the great staples Of the South, and
especially Of that great staple which is
the foundation Of the whole foreign ex-
change and trade OF the nation-cotton.
These accounts all concur from every
mart of the cotton sections in the con-
fident assurance Of the largest crop
since the war, Ii. indeed, 1t does not ex-
coed the largest previous to the war
This. at least, will be the growth Of the
soil and the season and the only doubt
expressed Is whether the labor to gather
and harvest this amount Of cotton can
be commanded in this section. 1t would,
indeed. be a serious disaster to our Sec
ton, to the whole nation, ana TO The
civilized world, il any such deficiency
should occur, il there should be q waste
OF 80 valuable a commodity, which ma
ture has so bountifully contributed ior
our comfort and enri hment, from tne
want Of the labor to harvest and Tor
ward 1t to market for distribution.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-18
OFFICE OF THE
New Orleans Pacific Rail-
way Company.

At a meeting Of the Board of Directors of the
New Orleans Pacific Railway Company, held this
day. 1t was unanimously resolved
That whereas the Board of Directors of the
New Orleans Pacific Railway Company have
satisfactory assurances that the company can
procure, by means of first mortgage bonds, al
the necessary rails, spikes. fish plates, locomo-
tives, cars, depots. water stations. turn tables
and other necessary improvements, after the
road shall have been graded, the bridges built
and the cross ties procured. for the entire line.
and
Whereas when the sum of $6750 600 shall have
been subscribed said company will be able to
complete the entire line, ready for the rails and
rolling stock; therefore,
Resolved, Z hat the President of this company
be and Ia hereby authorized to issue in the
name of the New Orleans Pacific Railway Com
pany. bonds on its entire line from New Or
leans to Shreveport, La, and Marshall, Texas,
at an amount not to exceed $4,000 per mile, pay
able in forty years, and bearing Interest at the
rate of six t6l per cent per annum: and to Sc
cure the payment of said bonds, in both princi-
pal and interest, the said President of said COM
pany Is hereby authorized to execute first
mortgage and act of pledge on all the railroad s
capital ok, corporate franchises. and real aud
personal property of every kind of said New
Orleans Pacific Railway Company. either now
owned and possessed by said company. or here
after to be acquired. and that said President be
authorized to offer and obtain subscriptions for
s675 900 Of said first mortgage bonds in the city
of New Orleans. 1t is further
Resolved, That the proposition to issue second
mortgage bonds on said road is hereby with
drawn, and parties having subscribed thereto
are hereby authorized and entitled. on apDlica-
ton. to have their subscriptions changed to sub
scriptions to first mortgage bonds. 1t is further
Resolved That subscriptions for said first
mortgage bonds will be received at the office of
the company, and payable in monthly INSTALL
ments of twenty per cent
E. b. WHEELOCK, President.
T. l.. RANLETT, Secretary
August 16, 1871 au17 2p7t
turaIa A,tn nEs, a.EINAI uEyENI1E
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-18
RARATARIA SHIP CANAL.

On our first page will be found an in
teresting and valuable collection OF the
v Jews, estimates and opinions OF some
OF the leading gentlemen engaged In,
the great cotton business OF our city.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-18
CENTRAL DEPOT
CENTKAL DEBUT
OF -
Animal Vaccine Matter.
VACCINATION.
t.
DIRECT cow POX.N

The necessity for establishing in this city
central office for vaccinating directly from the
COW is felt and admitted by all, in order to ar
rest the ravages made by the smallpox on our
population. This is the motive which has di-
rected me in creating it, confident OF its good
result. and from its having been sanctioned by
expe rience. / have the honor to offer to an en-
rondelet street, corner Canal. where the virus
taken directly from the COW on the. spot Will De
applied to those who honor me with their con- .
fdence. 49,.
Vaccination and revaccnation applied in this
form is the only one presenting no danger ana
the only preservatiye OF conceded Utility Wnlc a
insures preservation and exemption from
smallpox. It Is, at the same time the most
salutary method adopted by enlightened people
to effect speedy termination OF the epidemlcs
Persons not vacclnated can become so at any
period and during all seasons. Those who have
been 50 for seven years or more should be re-
yaccnated, the more so as 1t has been demon
sfrated that vaccination taken from the arm is
not permanent. Children +, ON their earliest
inf tney and even in the period OF teething are
exposed to no peril in being vaccinated. and
during an epidemic should be so five days after
their birth.
Ladies will find in my ESTABLISHING emit an apart
ment reserved exclusively for their aecommo-
daton. where they can be vaccinated in most
respectful privacy.
On MONDAY, August 10. at Il o'clock, the
office will be opened TO the pubic.
Vaccinating Days.
MONDAY and WEDNESDAY for Ladies. J
TUESDAY and THURSDAY for Gentlemen.
Between II and O'Clock. Price, 81 each.
The asylums and charitable institutions
gratis.
auto 2dp1m* DE-. J. DE ZAYAS.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-18
NEW ORLEANS, AUGUST Is, 1877.
OUR ANNUAL STATEMENT.
First Of september. 1877.

First OF BepIemUcrs 1917.
On tho flrst Of September the DEMOCRAT will
issue correct. concise and comprehensive
abatement of the commerce of the city OF New
Orleans during the past year. made up and
complied by gentlemen whose facts and figures
cannot be disputed by the commercial COM
munty.
This issue will contain several exhaustive
ESSAYS on Agriculture. Railroads ana Manuiac-
tories. together with an elaborate and statistica
treatise on our
RELATIONS WITH SPANISH AMERICA.
Wa xv;,, nuhlish a correct and artistic map.
prenared and executed specially for the DEMO
unAT bv that well known and accomplished
civil Engineer. ME-. THOMAS s. HARDEE.1
THE MERCHANTS MAP . asss
OF THE
NEW ORLEANS PACIFIC RAILWAY
will show its Importance to New Orleans as the
r,oMurnc1AI, EMPORIUM and BUSINESS CENTRE
OF the
Great Agricultural Region Of the Southwest.
1t will show the position OF
EADs' JETTIEs
at tho mouth OF Soutn EaSS' anu thso .no pio
posed location and route OF the
RARATARIA SHIP CANAL.
We earnestly solicit the patronage OF our
friends on this occasion. and those OF them
who wish to send papers to their constituents
would do well to send In their orders as soon as
possible.
The advantages which the DEMooRiT offers to
its patrons in point of CIRCULATION AND PoPu-
LARIT are second to those OF no other paper I'D
New Orleans.
AS an advertising medium II is unsurpassed
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-18
WAGONS! CANE CARTS! sPOKEs
H. M. SOFIA,

Is and 70 Union and I5 and ~ PerdidO
streets.
Sole Agent for the Celebrated 'STUDEBA-
kerr WAGONS, CARTS and SPRING WORK
of all kinds and sizes.
Dealer In Philadelphia and Western Cane
Wagons Carts and Drays; Timber Wheels !:
Wheelbarrows of all descriptions; Spokes. Fell
loes. Hubs Shafts, etc. Wheelwright material.
Orders promptly filed. All work warranted.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-18
UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL,
EAGLE Hall, Prytania street, cor. Urania

The Fourth Annual Session of this school
for Boys will open on MONDAY. October l. 1877.
The principal will be assisted by full corps Oh
competent teachers He refers by PERMISSION
to the Faculty of the University OF virginia ana
to his patr ms the past session. whose names
may be found in the circular OF the scnooL
Circulars can be had at the DOCK stores.
For further information address
GEO. C, PREOT, Principal.
ivs1 am Pc. Box 4S5
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-18
UNITED STATES IN qERNAL REVENUE

COLLECTORS OFFICE, DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA,
New Orleans, August &c. 1877.
This office having been Informed that certain
persons are visiting the places of business of
merchants and dealers in this city. and assuming
to exercise the powers of revenue officers. in
demanding to see the special tax stamps OF
such dealers. and attempting to levy black
mail, by offers Of compromise. the public
is hereby advised that the revenue OFF,
GERS Of this district bear their author
ity with them, and are instructed to ex-
hibit the same whenever called for Any person
who cannot show his authority to make such
visitation and demand should be treated as an
imposter JOHN COCKREM,
au17 st Collector District of Louisiana.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-10
Bank YaXAtiOn.

Aro convpntiun of b,ukars boll in phil,-
dehhi, Orluhrr ri , s.,riav WIS Gn1nnL
called Ihn American R,nknr,' Association
thr dnsiun Of whirh il to snrn,d inCnrm,.
tion omUnn fine bankers which sh,ll I've nf
GENERAL p,ihlv in rrr,rJ tn lrrisl,tion and
Gtb.r oun.ti,ns An n-,rirle in lLn R,nl,nr,. .
M,oaz ne tor November Dives the history
of fine f rmmion Of these Associations. and
tbr Collnv inc, C,,ts a,n stated in rer,rd f.
hank toxallon.
II is well known thai our hanks are
sn0;rinr G' m ryrpssivn fscl bnr,lens
No less thnn one bundrpl hanks in vorione
n,rts or ,hn Ir,itnl St,ies have ,nrrrnh
ed within - few non,hs Tine urnG of
lrriii,n.,tn b,nkirr ,rn far ohviois rn,.one
en- n,urh ,lininisLoJ thnt thn hanks ,rn
no lnn,,or ,Il, tu n.,v =. bravy t,vns -.
fn,mrrIy Dminr he war; nnd Wills III.
nndion or naucr nancy valurs was nt its
L,.i,,bt :, siin,Ilns y,s ,,ivrn tn ull Kind.
of hm,inrse noI thn nrnGts Of h,nlinr
and or rnn,,nrro rnnnr,lIy war, nn,L
llrorr than Ihrv are now. War taxes
were inu,osp1 bo,h ON commerce and on
h,nkin~! .,nl lnnt,yithstnndinr thr nrnssuro
of ihnsT hnrIrns lbnv wcra rnlnred until
thr ,losn lAn ,vr. w,pn most of the
,vor,' nr,,ln.,II,, rnn,ovoI Nn, lv nlI tbn
war taxes Of ry,rv description have hern
rrnroI, 4 nnl ,Ensc ip,posrd nnon tLn
I..,,Ls .,I,,,n. s,,,.,.i,., ITnl,. ,b,,, ci,
cnn,.t,nr.s th, A,nnricon R,nkn,., Assn-
ci.ni,n Jerms il wise 10 NIKE i ( ir.t
novpnpn, in n,nnsi,ion IN ,hr,r taxes II
is c;rrnI,finr nrtitions for signntnrn
,hrnnolnnt No ci'nn,,v ami il h1t isSnaJ
vnri"T5 J,rnmnnts in :,ij of ,he n(fnrs ~
be n,aJo NJ ths coninr session Of Con,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-10

Never allow weather or want of time or
considerations Of expense or convenience
pr vent it, short and often if in the same
town, or if ut Il distance, make it a point
no and then to 20 back 10 the old h me,
an talk about old times, and tell them
how you are doing. They are old now.
and very much alone There are no
Young people about the house to attract
hers. and most of those of their own age
have passed away; they need some break
in the Loneliness of their homes every Wis
it of child is pure happiness. and when
the message comes. - Tney are dead"
your first regret will be that you hal not
done more to make them happy, and to
smooth their pathway to their last resting
place.-Dr. w. W. HaN.
NURSING BOTTLES. An exchange saws
"All over the land women are feeding
their babies from nursing bottles with
white rubber tops. The preparation used
in bleaching rubber is horrible and
deadly poison-white oxide Of mercury
and kindred drugs-and the constant
mumblng and chewing rubber so pre-
pared places child's life in danger.
Paralysis has been caused by it, and
many n baby dies in cousrq rqupnce of its
use. A French mother or nurse convicted
of putting one to a bahy's lips is fined
twenty francs, or imprisoned ten DAYS;
and to sell one in France is a grave mis-
demeanor."
No man ever was, no man ever will be,
the superior of the man he rohs. No man
ever was no man ever will be, the supe-
rior of the man he steals from. had
rather be a slave than II slave master.
had rather be stolen from than be thief.
| had rather be wronged than be wrong
doer, and allow me to say, again, to i'm
press ii forever upon every man that hears,
you are always the inferior OF the man You
rob. ANY race is inferior to the race it
tramples upon and robs. There never
was II man who could trample upon human
rights and be superior to the man upon
whom he trampled.-C Col. IHgerSoH.
Nine. X. was in the habit of consulting
her physician, daily. between the hours Of
2 and s. The doctor was witty and
charming man, and they talked of every
subject under heaven. One day, however,
the doctor came and was denied admit
tanoe. He thought there must be some
mistake, and ordered the servant to an
nounce him again. This time the lady
sent down very polite message inform
ing the doctor that " she was grieved be-
yond measure at being obliged to deny
herself the pleasure of his company, but
she was very ILL.,"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-10

GOVERNORS AND GRAssIOPPERs- The
Governors of eight Of the States and Terri
tories most liable to the devasla ion of the
grasshcpperS, met ut Omaha, Nebraska,
on October 25th A committee was ap-
poin ell :" to issue in pamphlet form all
the most practical means, based upon ex.
pertinent for the destruction of graSshop-
pers According to The report IN appeal
is to be made to the President " setting
forth the urgent necessity of action by the
General Government in behalf of the Sec
tionS ravaged." The Agrjcuitur@ wishes
to know if this is to introduce new ele-
ment into polilics-if not sectional cIe-
ment, at least I'm ih-SectiOnaL one. Shall
we have TO inquire Of IL candidate for Con.
gress instead Of the former: "Is he sound
on the e?'-"Is he sound on the grass
hopper9' However, it is no jcking mat
ter 10 the grasshopper ravaged districts,
and it is hoped that this action of the
States and Territories most interested. NAV
lead to cooperation on the part of the peo-
pie, for unlesr this scourse can be stayed
il will depopulate some Of the finest por-
lions of the West.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-10
THE LONG AGO.

Oh, wonderful stream is the river of Time.
AS 1t runs through the realms OF tears,
with hn'tless rhy thin and a musical hymc,
And BROADER sweep, and surge sublime,
And blends with the ocean VI years.
How the winters are drifting like fakes OF snow
And Summers, like buds between,
And the year is the sheal-so they come and they e
On the rivers breast with its cbb and lis flow,
AS it glides in the shadow and sheen
There's magical Isle NJ the river of Time,
Where the soncsl of airs are playing;
IN res cloudlcss sky and tropical CLINE
And song as cheap as a vesper chime,
And the Junes with the roses are STAYING.
And the name Of the Isle is the Long Ago,
Aud we bury ON treasure there:
There are br0ws of beauty and bosoms of snow,
There are heaps Of dust, but we lived them so
There are trinkets and tresscs of har.
There arc Fragments of songs that nobody sings,
And palt of an infants prayer;
There's lutte nnswPpt, and harp without string
There are broken VOWS and pieces Of rings,
And the garments that she used 10 wear.
There are hands that waved when the fairy shore
By the mirage is lifted in air;
\nd wcsomctimes hear, through the turbulent roar
Sweet voices we heard in the days gone before,
When the wind down the river is fair.
Oh remembered for aye be the blessed Isle,
All The day Of life TIL night
When the evening comes with its beautiful smile,
And our eyes are closing to slumber awh le,
May that greenwood Of soul" he In sight.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-10

TIE REVELATIONS OF THE Boss
Wei, Uncle BILL said one of Tweed's
callers, Saturday, "the public seems TO
think we are to have some strange devel-
opments after the inauguration of our new
Governor. They expect some startling
revelations from you" Mr.. Tweed's face
changed suddenly from iocular to Il
grave expression. He gazed ina sad,
thoughtful way upon the table before him,
as though the bitterest emotions filled his
breast. Then with I'M effort to regain his
former happy mood, he said facetlolslv:
" can open my mouth for nice beefsteak
in the morning; but (and here the bit
ter expression rcturned) "my enemies
have not the power % open my mouth with
a crowbar to compel me to say anything
to the injury of my old friends" lie ad-
ded in II 5 ow, letermnative and painful
tone, " know nothing
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-10

According to Professor Botteor the SIM
plest mclhud of giving paper and W, cd
surfaces Il crystalline coating is rs lol-
lows: Mix vrrF concentrated cold snln-
ton Of salt with dcNtrine, and lay the Thin
nest possible coatihg Of the fluid on the
surface to be covered, by the mean, of Il
b oad, soft brush After drying, the sur
face has beautiful, bright tmoth-r-of- pearl
coating which, in c1nsequence of the dex-
trine. adleres lirm'y 10 paper and wood.
The coating may be made adhesive to
glass by doing it over With an alcoholic
shelac solution. Professor Bottger men
tions the following salts Us adapted to pro-
dnce the most beautiful cryrtaline coating:
SdlFllale Of magnesia, acetate of soda, and
sulphate Of tin. Paper must first be sized,
otherwise it will absorb the fluid and pre-
vent he formation of crystal on its surface.
Visiting cards with 1t mother-of pearl coat
inc have for some me been in use. Col
ored glass is well adapted for such II cuat-
ing, which has a good effect when the
light shines through.