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The Era of Competition.
49,. Louis Republican,

Hos. LoulS HepuDllean.i
1t is supposed that this era par excellence
will be inaugurated next spring on the rivers,
as a very great increase in river commerce is
Anticipated. Already the contest is going on in
the New Orleans Times, which says:
There is lively competition ct present
and Memphis trade. Charges are reduced to
less than half what they formerly were. A bale
Of bagging that formerly cost a dollar, for
die of hoops for 10 cents instead Of 40 cents, as
formerly. We hope this reduction will extend
as far as St Louis. and take in the grain trade"
hitherto proved bonanza for the owners Of the
gorgeous and rapid steamers engaged in it. but
st. Louis boats, as noted Ct above, have reached
Should the pool Of BIT. Louis tonnage not be
revived next spring What may b the result on
system of grain transportation need fear no
| competition; but for package freight-even cot
ton seed and oil cake-which these barges have
estly struggle. Steamers in the New Orleans
trade will also. it is supposed. make persistent
9 e he anS az IN
landings. rs they have been hitherto delivering
numerous shipments to points between Vicks-
The New Orleans steamboatmen Of st. Louis
have frequently, talked about necessity for
breaking into that commercial territory. the
possession of which by the Anchor Line Com
to interfere with.
what, In this event, is likely to be the action
of the Anchor Line Company Perhaps TO build
several rapid and elegantly furnished side-wheel
boats to be added to their already splendid fleet
and extend their enterprise and superior man
agement to the port of New Orleans in the
shape Of a reliable tri-weeky line.
The banks Of the Lower Mississippi are rich
in freight and passenger traffic, and this traffic
is growing rapidly. as one can Judge by the fact
that the. wealthy owners OF the Vicksburg and
the fastest and eostiest steamers ever construc
ed for the Mississippi river. The floating
commerce OF this river and its tributaries Is
apparently on the eve of an immense expan-
The X. N. Line Packet Company has charter
barges East. West. North, South and Keokuk.
They, are cargo-box. grain barges. It is said
of its large fleet idle.
Memnhis Avalanche, December IL:
The Katie P. Kountz went into Arkansas river
on her way up early last Saturday. and the
Ra 7 nord be ean and RoWara h saus
up all cotton at Terrene as they passed down.
About 700 bales awaited tonnage Saturday night.
The Ashland. due out of Arkansas. might get
| this.
The Scudder takes from the Lee wharfboat
COG bales cotton. 400 bbls oil and about so tons
sundries.
The towboat Storm No. 8, with $4,000 bbls salt
| and barge loaded with $500 kegs Of nails for
| the market, came in Sunday. She has several
| produce boats belonging to Spencer & Pukels
| for the South, and will push ON to-day or to-
morrow.
by Telegraph
VICKsBURG, Dec. 12.-V. G. Dentzel: The
steamer Ashland will arrive Thursday with 24O0
| bales cotton. JOHN A. WILLIAMS.
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Hotel Prices Coming Down.

Strangers can come to New York nowadays
with less money in their pockets than they used
to need. The hotels are coming down to bed
Toek. The Grand Central Hotel takes boarders
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Ocean Freights.
INV Telepranh.1


NEW YnRR Dec 11-0cean freiphta orc moro
active and rates rather more steady for grain
vessels and not quite SO strong on the berth by
steam as yesterday, while sail vessels are slow
NJ ID
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Commercial and Financial Matters.

The British ship Rock Terrace cleared yester-
day for Liverpool with s1so bales OF cotton and
5000 pieces OF slaves and the ship Lizzie. for
Havre, with Also bales Of cotton and 324o pieces
fJf staves
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by Telegraph

New YORK. Dec. 12-Wall street-Money closed
at per cent. Exchange closed firm at 1870
4s6. Gold closed at 1O316 Governments closed
road bonds closed as follows: Union firsts 1914
@1o7h: land grants 1o3b@1o3A sinking funds
94A@95: Centrals 1o75s@10s. In State bonds
Tennessee old rose to Al: Louisiana consols
sold at s51s@s55. and District of Columbia 3-65's
T5h60T54
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rHE NEW ORLEANS DEMouRAT Thursday DE0EMBER 49,

Care, The Belle Is daylight boat both ways.
The st. Francis Belle leaves daily at 7:45 a. N.
e r9m gsn n rg bs SF ew fsa nna sg. IL
Railroad to Donadsonville.
The M. /. line packet Mary Ida. J. A.
Ruiz master, leaves to-day az usual, ct 70 g. M,
The regular tri-weekly coast and Donaldson
vile packet Henry Tete. J. f. Aueoin master.
NJ. II. Landry clerk. leaves to-day at 70 m. max
ing a all planlation landings in daylight
Company's steamer Martha, w. s. Bassett mas
ter, carrying the United States mail leaves to-
day at IL m. for Port Eads.
The splendid passenger and United States
mail Steamer Frank Pargoud. J. NJ White mas
ter, Curt Holmes clerk. leaves to-day at p. m.
for 'Vicksburg. Greenville and mail landings.
r. The sidewheel steamer W. 7 Poitevent Y. d.
to-day for the Lafourche through to Thibo-
daux.
The regular Tensas and Macon packet Tren-
ton, j. B. Sullivan master. j. l.. Robbins clerk,
The regular Black and Boeuf rivers packet
Era No. 10, Tom Taylor master Charles Freese
clerk. leaves to-day ut .. IN. for Eason's
Ferry.
The regular coast and Atchafalaya packet
Bertha; II. Il. Broad master, Thee. John clerk.
The semi weekly Bayou lLafoprche and coast
packet Assumption, P. A. Charlet master, N. q.
Dupuis and Joe Lagroue clerks. leaves to-mor-
row at 10 q: ~ for Thibodaux.
Alvin W. T. Seovel master. leaves tomorrow
at 70 m. for Port Eads.
The fine steamer John Fl. Hanna. Frank
Bergeron in command. leaves to- morrow at 10 q.
m. for Baton Rouge and coast landings. Capt.
u. b. Trinidad has charge OF the office.
The United States mail and passenger packet
Gov. Allen, John j. Brown master. s. s. Streck
CLERK. leaves tomorrow at y. m. for Bayou
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MONETARY.

OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, I
Wednesday Evening. Dec. 49, 1877. ]
NEW ORLEANS CLEARING HOUSE.
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The success which he has obtained means
OF his fortifying and invigorating remedies, and
by attending personally to patientsglis we'll
known. ne has cured, and is ready IL prove. IN
the towns bordering upon the Mississippi,
many persons abandoned by physicians and
confined to their beds for many years. Many
ladies, as well as gentlemen have, under HIS
care, recovered health and the freshness OF
youth.
His new system Of treatment fs uneauaIed and
sovereign in all cases OF apparent apop1exy
rheumatism dyspepsia. neuralgia, hem0rrhaQe
general debility, leueorrhea structure diseases
OF the womb, fever diseases OF the eyes and sick
ness Of the stomach persistent and rebelIioug
syphilitic action, and al these chronic diseases
which, in the Southerr climate, strike affiieted
parties and bring tirsm down to the grave IL
gradual and excruGiafing agony.
N. Bills treatrient excludes all remedies
that have for q hssfs arsenic, mercury and dlfrr-
inc, which usually cause the loss OF the teetf.
the Weakeningof all the organs, and leaves the
patientin a gate OF prostration by acting iIigr
riously upof all his faculties, and yery often
giving hfn q disease which he did NOT have S
PhrenoDgical science alone has the paxsar AZ
pointing out the symptoms that ehara sAs-s
disease and discover all the phases Of f
enee IT takes its data only from profn0 3
study 1t does not surprise-it astonishea. and
by tB Hight Of its truth the Consulting nafienf.
knqTs that he can be cured and the way be IS
chronological Consulate ons D { tn once.
90 - uoNAa-Aa, 'p-ws n02s LID
, 1877-05-11

items under the head of humorous,
the reader never discovers the mis-
take.
The Women's Christian Temper
ance Union of Massachusetts has one
hundred and two auxiliary organiza-
ton and ten thousand members.
There is a vice-president in every
county oe the State. The reform
clubs of men in Massachusetts, are
one hundred and twenty, and enroll
thirty thousand members.
Another heavy fall in railroad
stocks is reported in New York; and
while the rate of interest upon the
security of government bonds ranges
from three to four per cent. and
good commercial paper is discounted
at four to FIVE per cent. per annum,
the market for the shares of many of
the leading railroads of the country
is s(represented to be almost in a state
ofpanic.
/The United States Consul at Aca-
pulco, who was recently imprisoned
by the revolutionary authorities, has
been released, but the matter should
not be permitted to end there. Full
and exemplary satisfaction for affront
to this Government should be exact
ed, such as Great Britain or Germany
would be sure to enforce in a similar
case. If, in the present anarchical
condition of things in Mexico, there
is no established government which
can afford satisfactory redress for the
outrage upon the representative of
the United States and the insult to
our flag, we should take the matter
into own hands and inAict such pun
ishment upon the guilty parties as
will show that acts OF this kind can
not be perpetratsd with impunity.
, 1877-05-11

the peculiar character of the country and
the fact the Inhabitants are Scattered upon
the islands. The soldiers cannot be
moved from one point to another except
by means Of transports, and the govern
ment never found it Necessary TO furnish
these. The commander Of the revenue
cutter on duty In Alaskan wafer received
instructions to use his vessel for purposes
OF preserving order and the protection of
the people. There is protest against the
removal of the troops from Alaska men-
toned in a San Francisco dispatch.
1t is believed here to originate with those
merchants who have been in the habit of
flrniShing.goOds to soldiers and who fear
that their trade will be injured by their
withdrawal. 1t is not expect that the In
dians, by any law,essne>>, viii in any
way interfere with business.
, 1877-05-11
NEWS FROM ALL PARTS.

A. G. Kinney is called the salmon
broker of Astoria.
A comission with "powers to treat"
is thing desired by the thirsty.
-A Parliamentary fowl-The hen
that made a motion to lay on the ta-
BILE.
Thomas Cltten & Sons, London
hop merchants, have failed. Liabil-
tiles 100000.
Ex-Governor Browmlow died sud
denly, at Knoxville, Tenn, on the
Both of April. 't
Alphonso, the nineteeh-year-oId
King Of Spain, is becoming quite un-
popular with his subjects.
The test of true love in Wiscon-
sin is in permitting young man
with the measles to kiss his sweet
heart. Gc
A Texas stage.robber has been
caught, and has employed a lawyer,
who was one of his latest victims, to
defend him
1t is said that there are more Bap-
tist churches and members in Phila-
delphia than in any other city of the
world save London.
When mans own mind is pol
ished, it reflects the brillisncy of 9TH
er minds; but common people see
no difference between man and man.
A young lady of Mount Upton, N.
Y, has just eloped with her fathers
gardener. Both spades and hearts
must have been trunlps in that game.
An observing gentleman, who has
been travelling east Of the mountains,
informs the Oregonian that in FIVE
years that country will produce more
wheat than the WillaWe.te valley.
"Illustrated with cuts p said a
mischievous urchin, as he drew his
knife across the leaves Of his gram
mar. ILLUSTRATED with cuts p re-
peated the schoolmsster, as he drew
his cane across the back of the mis-
chievous urchin.
A number OF our exchanges have
started department of "original
humor;" and when the foreman, in
making up the paper, erroneously
! places the comic paragraphs in the
scientific column, and the scientific
, 1877-05-11
The Progress of our Territory.

To see the settlers log cabin, sit
uated on a lonely clearing of couple
of acres,-that clearing" perhaps,
covered with stumps--the daylight
shining through the cracks of his log
house, cattle shed near by, a few
rods of fencing, a small garden, and
three or four dirty looking children
playing about the lowly, door, the
wife drudging at home with house,
hold cares, such as babies, etc, the
head of the family away working for
some more fortunate neighbor in or
der to get the wherewith to buy the
necessaries of life, altogether con-
stitutes a picture of real life to be
seen by any one who will take the
trouble to explore the muddy roads
through the timber Of isolated por-
tions of this Territory. Westward
the star of empire takes its way"
and such people are the forerunners
Of greater things to come by and by.
They hold themselves responsible to
themselves for their action in migrat-
ing from the older country to the
new, but while their object in mi
grating was selfish one, destiny
makes use Of them in way they
know not of. Their labor and expe-
rience is the sign Of an era, the full
filment of which they will never see,
but their times and doings future
generations may Contemplate with
admiration and pleasure,
, 1877-05-11
Withdrawal of Troops rrom Alaska.

NEW YORK, April 30.-The Tribune's
special says; The order to remove the
troops now stationed In Alaska to some
other eligible place on the coast was not
glvtn until thorough investigation Of
Tue character of the service there and Of
the effect of their withdrawal was made
oy the proper department Of the gOverIl-
ment. The expense of the military Occu-
patton Of Alaska has been enormous,
considering the small force which has
Deen enormous, considering tile small
lOrce which has been kept there. 1t is tile
testimony Of those most familiar with the
sondltion OF affairs OH the peninsula that
tne soldiers are of no use whatever. The
Indians OF Alaska are not of trouble
some character; and II they were, tile
troops could do nothing to suppress them
or 70 protect the trappers, whose business
ylll them there, except in localities where
'ney happened to be stationed, owing to
, 1877-05-11
HEADQUARTERS OF ARMY,

ADJUTANT GEMS OFFICE,
Washington, April IS, 1877.
Official copy respectfully referred
to the Commanding General, Mill
tary Division of the Pacific, to carry
out the instructions OF the President.
By command of General Sher-
man: E. D. TOWNSEND,
Adjutant General. =
2.-The troops in the Territory of
Alaska three companies of the
Fourth Artillery being within the
Department of the Columbia, and it
not being designed at this time to
remove them from it, the General
commanding that department is
charged with the duty Of carrying the
above orders of the President into
effect.
In addition to the receipts re-
quired by the officers in the settle
ment of their accounts, he will cause
duplicate receipts to be made Zone
for his and one for Division head
quarters) of all the public property
Including lands and buildings now
in charge of the officers of the army
which will be left behind when the
troops are withdrawn. The condi-
ton of the property when turned
over to the officers of the Treasury
Department will be noted on the re-
ceipts they give.
A full report win be made as to
the time and manner Of executing
this order.
By command of Major-General
AcDowell:
]. c. KELTON,
Lieut.-Colonel., A. A. &.
, 1877-05-11
q. S. Marine Hospital.
PoRT TOWNSEND. WI.


LNY SICK SAILOR WHO HAS PAID
"a Hospital dues for two months prec ed
Ing his application for admission,ts entitled
TO hospital relief
Port Townsend Hospital.
INC above Institution bayiEg been placed
on. permanent footing, as the United
States HOSPITAL for Marine Patients on
PUGET sound, the proprietor takes pleasure
IN annOuncing that no pains or expense
In H. spared in ministerlng to the COM
foTt and convenience Of private patients.
This Is the largest General Hospital north
Of san Praneisco, and by fay the most COM
niete In Equipment. 1t has been thoroughly
Iefitted and refurnished. Its general warda
have accommodations for abont one hun
dred patients and are peculiarly adapted
for cases requiring the most careful treat.
menf and constant supery lst0n at limited
eTnense- Those who desire them viii aba
nrnished with private rooms, entirely
enarate and distinct, al slight additional
ost. ,,,u - -.
tbG-e interested in shipping, is called to
Me tact that seamen suffering from oOn ta-
SdOns diseases will be treated outside the
Gdsnital without expense to the vessel.
--''i'''' THOMAS I. MINOR, NJ. D.,
as-tf Managing Surgeon.
, 1877-05-11
Those Alaska Troops.

J
Gen. William T. Sherman, U. S. A:
GENERAL:-By direction of the
President, the U. S. troops now in
garrison at certain posts in the Ter
ritory of Alaska will be Withdrawn
upon the arrival Of the revenue cut
ter now fitting out under the control
of the Treasury Department, and
which is expected to arrive in Alaska
waters about the 18th of May. So
much of the public property in charge
of the military officers as can not be
removed will be turned over to the
captain of the revenue cutter, or
such other official of the Treasury
Department as may be designated,
Of which due notice will be given
you, and upon the departure of the
troops all control of the military de-
partment over affairs in Alaska will
cease.
The troops will be ordered to such
posts in the Military Division of the
Pacific as the Commanding General,
with your approval, may designate.
Very respectfully,
GEO. w. McCRARY,
, 1877-05-11
Custom House Sale.

CUSTOM House DIST. OF PUGET SOUND,
Port Townsend, March 10, 1871.
NTOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
In following described articles seized for
violation Of the U. s. Revenue Laws, viii be
sold at Public Auction to the highest bidder
for cash, at the Custom House in Port Town
send. w. T.. MAY 3Gth, 1S7I, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ:
, 1877-05-11
T. M. Hanmond's
7 Il A M s.

T AM NOW PREPARED TO DO All,
kinds of Teanling. X
Freight and Lumber of all kinds hauled on
the lowest terms, to suit the times
Jobbing done cheaper than ever before in
Port Townsend
Large orders for cord-wood at less than for
mer prices.
I HAVE STARTED THIS BUSINESS PER
i nanently, and will do the best 1 can to
suit all who will give ire liberal share of
their patronage.
People going to Port Discovery or China.
cam can be accommodated with teams ut any
time.
Carriages at all times for the aecomnoda-
tion of families TO drive out, or pleasure par
ties -
e. Freights and wharfage Maid on 1oods
will be collected with other bills tic 1st ~
each month.
t6J TN. HAMMOND
, 1877-05-11
COSMOPOLITAN HOTEL.
Q. FRANK CLAPP, Proprietor,

C.FRANK CLAPP, Proprietor.
THIS wELL-KNowN AND POPULAR
i House has bcen refurnished and refitted
IN all its departments. and Is now prepared to
furnish first class accommodation to its
patrons. Being eligiOly situated 1t Is easy of
access by the travelling public. Its table will
always De supplied with the best the market
affords. Rooms for families, with board by
the day or week. Is
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-08-21

A singing beggar in San Francisco says:
Here We gifts half-tollars, quarters and
times; in re East We gifts ze miserable cop
paire."
Howard is reported these days behind the
Indians. He will have to hurry up ii he ex-
poets. to- gain the coveted opportunity to
strike Joscph's rear"
A Mississippi granger ia opposed to rail-
roads. He says that when he goes to town
they bring him home so quick be hasn't
time to get sober before he arrives"
According to the Sumter Republican" a
South Carolina eelored debating society has
been considering the question. (which is
the most beneficial to the country, the lawyer
or the buzzard ?"
Recently, while the President was at a WASH
ington schuetzeBfest. a factotum. wishing to
do the handsome thing, .aid, Mr.. President.
l vas glat you komed. We yOost vas keepin'
some water on ice for you-sh!"
MuMt Halstead Pshaw says: cardinal
Antonelli seems to have been q kind. or Mt
least an indulgeHt, father. He spent upon
his daughter more than two millions of Francs,
and now that he is dead she wants some
thing moro to remem Der him by.
High Sehsol boys in San Franc SEQ wear a
uniform Of blue coat and brass buttons. This
dressing in livery is getting to be the style all
over tho country. The earlier boys Of the
country used to wear a uniform Of tow linen
and bare feet. and they mad healthy and
sometimes great men.
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COAST.
SAI FRANCISCO.
The Chinese Question.
SPRING VALLEY WATER COM.
MISSION.
LINDERMAN EXPERIMENTING.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 20.

SAN Francisco, Aug. 20.
Col. Fred'k a.. Bee, who has been
prominent in connection with Chinese
affairs ou this coast, is now making up
the claims of the Chinese sufferers by
the recent riotOus proceedings in this
city, which will be presented To the u.
=. Government through Sir Edward
Thornton, British Minister at Wash
ington. The claims will aggregate
about one hundred and twenty-five
thousand dollars, including an indem-
nifty demanded for the death of a Chi
naman who was burned to death in
his laundry. The claims will he pre-
scented through the British Minister
because the Cinnamon here emigrated
from the British port of Hongkong,
and, furthermore, China has no minis
teriAl representation at Washington.
Col. Bee states that there is now a great
deal OF destitution among the Chinese,
and that about II, 900 of them are out
of employment ard dependent upon
the charity of their countrymen. OF
this number 1000 are in this city.
Large numbers will leave the country
a. soon as opportunity offers. Many
will 90 to the Sandwich Islands. The
Colonel says the colony in this State
will be gradually reduced until none
are ont of employment, aud within the
next six months sOnle thousands will
probably leave.
The farmers and orchardists If the
lower Sacramento river are holding
meetings on the Chinese question.
They claim that the unreliable quality
of white lanor ob,ainable has forced
item to adopt the plan of employing
and renting To Chiramen. butthat they
would much prefer white labor and
will avail themselves az 1t Whenever
practicable. Ineendiary documents
have been distributed aWong them
warning them against employing Chi
nese. but they appear TO care nothing
for such threats.
The Spring Valley Water Company
to.day that they have APP
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pointed ". +. Babcock and Charles
Webb Howard commissioners on the
part of the company who, in connec-
ton with Isaac Friedlander and w.
B. Williams for the city, will select a
fifth commissioner to fix water rates.
During the absence of General La
Grange and other witnesses in the Mint
investigation. at Placerville, a number
of experts, under charge of Director
Linderman, have been x perimsnting
on the ann Of handling bullion at
the Mint. with the view of using the
result as a check in determining what
should be properly expected from the
working of the Mint in the regular
course Of business. The result will be
incorporated in the Directors report to
the ! treasury Department..