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The daily gazette., 1877-12-28

EOR SALE. "A 80 acre farm, stone
IL buildings, well watered. fruit and shade
trees, woodland and a pleasant location,
nearJ ntreville, Del.
rt 10 JAMES della APLAINE.
Dec, 10, 1877. .-d&wtf
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ence, in its recognition and apprecia-
tion of tic wants of ''eur youngest
readers,n and in the juGcious mann
er In which those wants are catered
for. Its contributors, neither ia
prose or rhyme, are e iently ac-
anainted wits children, I'd UNDER
stand not cnly what is easing 10
them, but 1T s g'i.-hl' for them.
The stories eff sigsrr ~. r1talb
ing, and art porva'gG so hsai.
thy human latpsf @iie ats15t
the Young .ais' s.d men <fas .ae
moral, without aIi.ng ihe pd uilA
sickiy seniimsBta'ssH lh stWi5s
In ere ais deilslsda u 'ihc
children. = nvel ire u He
'jingIing rly,n- gp iic'3. =, teo-
arc numerous AR ~ aR
well as exceller - ~ q =
and greatly heigllisn 81 -
of the stories by Too -li.dssis
short, the secret Of the success or
The Nursery 10 found between its
covers every month.-Boston Daily
Advertiser.
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FLUMEy AHFORUM.

I.ike The hOw ola broad, trimming river.
Doh the passing Of years seem 70 me
LIKE the nOv of = broad, brimming river,
Asit rolls to fhs Athom1css 80
For silent tho river II 6oweth,
And n tfrrr~th again never more;
Tint II sleeps In the inHuise urr.w,
With tie nters thai passed on before,
And aoly DloJ.ert 10 paeslng
II sieetingfy inirFptE the siorv.
And Il beareih along with ifs current,
II hurrieth On in ifs dow,
many bark that u freightet
With eliss, or u burlennd with wo.
INT rcsistlcssly on 10 the oecan
II bearrtli them nli with its might,
4 nd II roll. in the shadoxless nounday
And II glidcs ip the hlackness Of night.
And the youth Is cxuliant, observing
How swiftly the tide rolls along.
And itse<1ncth roo Rlnn Ter hit wishes
While the heart In his bosom bs<.s s;reng
Nat the old man, he aiehs and lie trembles,
And he wishes the current were still
A. the Aow In the dikes of the fenland,
OF tho mantliug pond blythe mill.
Al 10 with the stream, for ne'er mortal
Could stem the strong course Of it, tide;
And mnny that start ouf together.
Ere they know II, the currents divide.
And al, - they sail down that river,
Drift on without atlas or chart;
They know not how near 10 the ocean
They know not hov soon they must part
Ard tbey love On the br~Ast Of that river,
Ard whisper soft words DER iss wave; ].
he believes the soft promise sho murmnred
And she trnsts the fond VOWS that he gave
And they weep on the breast Of that river,
Ard minglN their tcars with its tido;
But the stream rulls along. never staying,
To the ocean unboundcd and vide.
And they IN On the breast II thst river.
And t6ey knecl, and repent, and despair
Dmm the mist that lmoods over lta boeem,
Come The shrek. and curse. and hcprsycr
Dat the pltiIssa cavfsut, unheedinR.
Rolls on without peuse Or delay;
fAnd Ne hoat y lDrnc on witl, the driftwcod
And ths gold dust along with tho clay.
I'm eash l6k that hath voyagcd the riveI
OfOthe flirrentleea 80 disappcars,
And eaeh soul DER Eternity's ocean
Pnascth Nnt frnm the river Of ycar.
CHAkLES NOBLE GREGORY.
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Was driven in the pound Of the 5th ward
from the field of G. Jaubert g. Co.. on the
nth December 1877, ONE BAY COLT
about 2 years old.
More than ten days having elapsed and no
one claiming the said Colt although due no
ticc has been given "A the law directs, will
proceed to self the same at public auction, on
MONDAY, the 7th Of JANUARY 1873,
at the 5th ward pound in this Parish, at D. L.
Ehrinan's place.
TERMS:
Cash on the spot.
Parish Of st. John the Baptist, DecembeT
29th., 1877. GABRIEL GAUFF,
29d2t. Syndic 5th ward.
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Last Monday. dIrd 1t .his rcsidcn-
lie, at tho age of 66 year~ and II
Snontle Mr. EngAne Chcnet, father n
&nr pavish Judge J. ". Chrnct. The
1reeaerd waa onO ofOur lkrNt ritiSena,
keId n high estAem by III thoae wha
knew him. We deAply aympathise
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Captain IInnis Ranson u out IN the
OhaAt trade with thu 6ilcsv City,
.Deavjng New Orleans Monday, We'd
ncsday and Saturday, for Donald.
.annvilIe, setnrning IN alternate &1ys
Success 70 on Old friend!
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DR. O. HUARD,

Graduate Of the Mtdicoi Faculty Of Pdris
ez-City Physieian Of the City Of Nec Organs
Has permanently cstahitshcd himsen IN
late DIR VIM. Hart. and respectfully offers
his medical services to the public.
Jan.l3y'r.
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DR. J.4.. DESLATTES returns thanks TO
those who have kindly offered him the prsc-
tice Of the late DR.. Chabaud. and informs
the public That he has located in the vicinity
If the Court House and the late residence Of
DR.. Chahaud. ld77.
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Tho grinding u virtually over.
Tho cane has sonred to such an ex-
tent tlu1t Il now Yields but IN infe-
rior quality Of molasses.
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Dr. F. L. LIGHT,

respectfully informs the public that he has
established himself ut the residence Of Mr..
N. p. Ham. Bonnet-Carr6, and offers his
him with their confidence. lSd77.
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variety cf cont.nts and tho same frcshness
and s,iggestiveness in its editorial depart
mcnts now ~ thcn.-Bosfon Journal
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Master the Piano or Organ
in q day. even though they have no know
ledge q notes, etc. The Boston Globe
says:
"You can learn to play on the pinno in q
day, even II you never played before, and
have not the slightest knowledge Of notee,
by the use Of Mason's Charts. A child ten
years old can learn ensiiy They are endorsed
By the best musical people in Boston, aud
are the grand elimination Of the inventive
genius If the nineteenth century,
Circulars giving full particulars and many
testimonials will be sent free on application.
Ono set a Mason's Charts, and 4 rare book
Of greatvalue. entitled Singing Made Easy.
both mailed, postpaid, to any address, for
only -. Worth moro than 500 spent on
muSic lessons" Address
A. z. MORTON,
General Agent, Atlanta, On.
Agents wanted at once everywhere. Best
chance ever offered. Secure territory before
too late. Tcrns free.
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SHERIFFS SALES.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH or Sr. JOHN THE BAPTIST.
Parish Court.
s.ccession Of DR.. Gsstare Cha
baud Il CommsSity. n
NO. 249-
rNrpnOyrrp A x%nvuor
L. DEPooRrER Attorney.

Fy virtue of and in obedience to an order
q ale dated December 9Th. A. D.
lss sud 20 me directed by the Honorable
~ Fariss. Court Of this Parish, will offer
as lie premis - hereinafter described, at
a&.iie anotiou, to the highest bidder, on
-. aDAY, The 18th day Of JANUARY
1873, at II o'clock A. N.
Five Hoiss, Two Carriages and harness
| One Lot of Medicines, and other movables.
Also q certain tract of land situated In thil
Parish, on the right hank ol the Mississippi
river, measuring ninety-uine feet and foui
/ inches more or less, front on said river
bounded on the upper line BY the property o.
| Messrs- y. Webre e. Co., on tho lower lin'
l by tba<Of Mr.. Jules Joseph. and IN the real
| by that OF Mr. Clairville WAbre, the said l0
having depth Of one arpent and one fourth
more or less.
Which tract Of land II to he Aold in twt
distinct p,rtions known a. Lot No. l nnt
Lot No. 2, Lot No. having 70 feet, and Lo
No 2 % feet inches, moro * less, front OF
| the river with the above depth.
Also one carriage houso and one corr
house.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
Cash on the spot. in U. & Treasury Notes
State aud Parish taxes to be due In 1873 u
be paid by the purchasers.
\ Shcrifrs Office, Parish u 81. John tn
Baptist, December 9th. 1877.
JOS. T. BURCARD,
8dec77. Sheriff.
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List Of Letters
remaining at Edgar P. o.

December. %. 1877.
Becnel Leo Hymel 8.
Bell Caroline Jones j. w.
Berthelot D. e. F. Keller Victor
Berthel0t Panl Latiolais Lovinski
Binnings C. Martin George
Champagne A. Mathurin Francois
Clifford J. w. Cry Julien
Clouct Louisa Pank Charles F.
Cluset Ernest P&rillat FlOriska
CoGk Charles Peterson Henriette
Dnpuy Gustave ROnssevc +.
Dnsky E. d. Thomas Augustin
HeRarsy William Salles 8.
Frederick Harriet Sarrat L. d.
Grisamoro Wilson Stevenson ]. A.
W6bre Gabriel
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PIANO AND ORGAN PA YING
LEARNED IN A DAY

,MASON'S CHARTS, which recently
created such q sensation in Boston and else
where, will enable any person, Of any age, to
The daily gazette., 1877-06-13
General Net0S,

Senator Ferry is reported to be out of
danger.
A Naval Board, consisting of Rear Ad-
miral Mullaney, Commander Nc Cormick
and several Engineers and Naval Con-
structors, were in Chester, Pa, yesterday
consulting as to the advisablity of COM
pleting the monitor Puritan, now in
course of construction at Roach's ship
yard.
1t is stated that twenty soldiers at Fort
Adams, in the barber of Newport, r. l.,
have been discharged by orders from
Washington, and that the various COM
panies of the First Regiment of Artillery,
stationed in Massachusetts,, Connecticut
and Maine, have been reduced in the
same ratio.
The graves of the Confederate dead in
the Washington Cemetery at Hagerstown
Md, were decorated yesterday. General
Fitzhugh Lee delivered the Grafton, and
about ten thousand persons were present
About 2500 Confederate soldiers, killed
at South Mountain and Antietam, are
buried in the cemetery.
Secretary Thompson, Commodores
Ammen and Schufeldt, Paymaster-Gen-
eral Watmough, Chief Engineer Shooh,
and Chief Naval Constructor Easily left
Washington yesterday morning, to in
spect the League Island and Brooklyn
Navy Yards. The Eastern Yards will
be inspected later in the season. Rear
Admiral Howell will be Acting Secretary
of the Navy during Mr.. Thompson's ab-
sence.
Governor Rice, of Massachusetts, has
been advised that President Hayes will
reach Boston on the 26th inst, and re-
main there two days, visiting Harvard
College Commencement on the 9th, and
going to Providence on the goth. A por-
ton of the militia will be called out to
receive the President. The New Hamp-
shire Legislature yesterday adopted res
olution inviting the President to visit
Concord on his way from Boston to Ver-
mont.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-13
NOT-A NEW STORY, BUT a GOOD
ONE a.
From the Courier-Jo,irndl.

From the Courier-,Journdl. III.
Daniel Webster was travelling in rail-
road car on a certain occasion, and 1t so
happened that he was seated by the side
of a very old gentleman. He soon found
out that this old gentleman was citizen
of New Hampshire, and lived in Mr..
Webster's native town, He asked the
old man if he knew the Webster family
up there. "Oh, yes" responded the oc-
togenarian, "Old Mr.. Webster and L
were bosom friends in his lifetime. 4"
"Well, what has become of his children"
inquired Mr.. Webster. The old man
answered: "Why, there's Ezekiel, he is
the greatest lawyer in New Hampshire,
and one of the greatest in the country"
He then took up the daughters and told
whom they had married, and how well
they had married, and finished his ac-
count of the family without mentioning
the name of Daniel. "Were those all the
children?" asked Mr.. Webster. The old
man answered in the affirmative. "Are
l'you sure that there was not boy named
Daniel?" inquired Mr.. Webster. "Dan-
| iel, Daniel, Daniel" soliloquised the old
man for few minutes, and then broke
out with this reply: ooh, now do re
member. There was one by the name OF
Daniel, but he went down to Boston and
1 have not heard of him since"
The daily gazette., 1877-06-13
Turkish Affairs.

A GRAPHIC VIEW OF THE TAX SYSTEM
TRADE WITH THE UNITED STATES.
WASHINGTON, June lin the course
of report on the trade and industry of
the Turkish empire prepared by Eugene
Schuyler, consul general at Constantine
pie, for embodiment in the forthcoming
annual report of the Secretary of State
on our commercial relations the follow
ing graphic description is given of one of
the Turkish systems of revenue: The
taxes form the great obstacles to agricul-
tural improvent in Turkey. Besides an
impost of per cent. per thousand on the
value of real estate and per centum on
its revenue, the tithes are very onerous.
Nominally these are 10 per centum, ex-
cept when an additional half or quarter
is imposed. In reality they sometimes
amount to 25or 30per cent, as they are us
ually collected by tithe farmers, who
greatly oppress the people.
The peasant after having reaped his
| crop must leave it on the ground until
the tax farmer comes and takes the larg-
est sheaf out of every ten. These sheaves
the peasants must bring to the common
4! thrashing floor at their own expense, and
must then thrash them. In this way the
carts and oxen and the thrashing floor of
| the village are sometimes occupied for
all the good autumn weather, and then
the peasants will be lucky if they are not
compelled themselves to carry the grain
of the tax farmer to market. In many
cases the grain rots in the field before the
tax farmer arrives. By law the 1.-THE far
mers and their guards must pay their
own expenses, but this is rarely done.
The party live for weeks at the cost of
the peasants. demanding a receipt that
they have paid in full before they esti-
mate the harvest. The peasants submit
in order to avoid greater loss. Add to
this taxes on cattle, the oppressive land
law, the bad roads aDd the difficulties
thrown in the way of introducing ma
chinery, and it is easy to understand the
standstill of agriculture here.
In the same report appears statement
of the trade of Constantinople with this
country for the year ending June 80, 1875
showing that the total imports from the
United States amounted to 81, ,655 ,426,
and that the total exports to this country
were valued at $154,24S. The articles
imported were as follows: Rifles, $1,515,.
S96; ammunition, 1922 ,020; carbines, $26
1876; petroleum, $187,571; all other arti.
cles, $3,S11-total, $2,655, ,426. This wa'
an increase of $940, ,637 as compared with
the preceding year.
The principal exports to the United
States were: Opium, about $52, 900; otta
of rose, $4,000; rags, $21, 900; rugs, So,
900, and miscellaneous "bazaar articles,
ISL, 200. During tie year only 7 Ameri
can vessels cleared from the port of Con
stantinople, as against no less than 2, 134
British vessels, 1882 of which were stea
mers.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-13

EIRST NATIONAL BANK
IL OF WILMINGTON.
REPOSITORY OF THE PUBLIC MONEYS
AND
FINANCIAL AGENTS OF THE UNI
TED STATES.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-13
NOTES OF THE DAY,

Seventy thousand quarts of strawber-
ries were sold in New York on Saturday
This is said to be unprecedented.
Ex-Governor Tilden and Roscoe Conk-
ling are going to Europe soon. We do
not hear that they pull in the same
boat
People who put in blue-glass windows
are quietly taking them out, and they
don't like to be prodded about the thing
either.
jeff Davis, for larceny, and Horace
Greeley, for burglary, are in a North
Carolina Jail. "Politics makes strange
bedfellows."
1t will interest the thirsty soulto know
that Siberian punch is drowning out Ro
man punch. There is the flavor of 8
Russo about this.