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The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-29

Mr.. J. Kittredge, so long and favorably known
to our people, and who, as we have had the ocea-
sion 10 say already, has been placed in charge Of
the structure erected by the Crescent City Rail-
road Company, at the New Lake End, for the ac-
commodation OF visitors to the lake, will inaugu-
rate the resort ON Saturday afternoon at 5
O'Clock.
Mr.. Kittridges advertisement elsewhere gives
detailed account of the accommodations which
will be afforded especially for ladies and children.
II remains for us to say that from our personal
knowledge Of the managers ability as caterer,
we are satisfied that he will leave nothing undone
TO make the resort popular and free from oil OBJ
jeotions.
II must be remembered by the public that the
building is entirely free to all visitors to the
lake, and that the refreshment department
may be patronized or not by those seeking
the cool breezes OF the lake shore. 1t is an
Institution created for the greater attrae-
tion OF the Lake End, and everybody who
behaves himself with rtpriety, and that will be
made an abso ute condiiion--can enjoy himself
without having cent to pay for the enjoyment.
There will be n fine band OF music on hand, ON
Saturday, and thereafter several times week.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-29
The DonaldsonvilIe Excursion.

The Fourth Of July celebration at Donaldson
vile promises to bea grand affair. The two
crack corps, the Washington Artillery and Con-
tnental Guards, and we hear also other military
organizations, are preparing TO 60. Our steam.
boatmen are doing the right thing with them,
and will transport them free of charge. We pub
lish the following correspondence between Mr..
James E. Pernet, Of the steamer st. Mary, and
Capt. VIM. Pierce, Of the Continental Guards:
New ORLEANS, June ~, 1877.
To the Officers and Members Continental Guards,
Company A:
Genuemen-Having secured the steamer st,
Mary, Capt. Fred Probst in command, for an
excursion 10 DonRldsonvile, I hereby tender
your command free transportation for the occa-
sion.
The steamer will leave the wharf at o'clock D.
m. July 8, returning at 9 o'clock a. m, July S,
Respectfully yours,
JAMES E. PERNET,
Manager of Excursion.
HEADQUARTERS CONTINENTAL GUARDS. o.. Al
St. Patrick's Hall, New Orleans, June 2s, 1877.
Capt. James E. Pernet, Manager Of Excursion
Steamer ST. Mary:
Dear Str-Your communication OF the 9th
inst. is received, and at regular meeting Of the
Mary, commanded by the efficient and popular
Capt. Fred Probst, was unanimously accept. d.
The mmand avails itself Of this opportunity to
visit Donsdsonville in so comfortable and agreea-
BILE manner, with many thanks to you for your
generous offer.
Apprecating the kindness, and wishing you
success in your undertaking,
remain yours re'pssIfuE,Ei WMi PihRoE
Csptain Commanding Continental Guards. ca. A.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-29
WAR NEWS.
II Is Manufactured by n special Bureau
i'm the Turkish Department Of War.

~ II NbanuI8fbuFeu DF special Bureau
in the Turkish Department of war.
IN. Y. Trlbunel
The fiatterers about the Sultan q
throne have had to call their imagina.
tions into play to amuse their master
nature. After the first shots were fired
on the Danube they were anxious to
have the Sultan take the title of Con-
queror, but he had the good sense to re-
ject the title. The skirmishing at Ba-
toum was elaborated in the elastic Gov
ernment bulletins into brilliant Turk
ish victories; town after town on the
coast was bombarded; there was good
news from Kars, and Mukhtar Pasha
was moving in a mysterious way
his strategy to perform. Redff
Pasha edited the bulletins In the
War Office, and Mahmoud Pasha,
to the Sultan. When the Assembly Of
Deputies began to question the authen-
tioity OF the bulletins Rediff Pasha ad-
mitted that he had resorted to artificial
means to stimulate the courage OF the
Sultan's 8 subjects, and announced that
he would In future suppress all the gov
ernment dispatches. This policy was
not popular, the Sultan was not enter
tertained, and the people at once in
ferred from the War Minister'S suspi-
cious silence that there was very bad
news which he was afraid to let them
know. While eConstantinople was chilled
the capture Of Sukhum Kaleh. Redif
Pasha gave his imagination full play,
and the city was regaled with exagger-
ated accounts of instructions in the
Caucasus. SO great was the enthusiasm
that the court favorites again urged the
Sultan to assume the title OF Conaueror.
In disseminating fictitious intelligence,
Redif Pasha has been aided by two
newspaper correspondents, one of whom
has been stationed at Erzeroum and the
other at Constantinople. The dispatches
to the London Telegraph from Erzeroum
are said to be from the hand of James
Creagh, an INEXPERIENCED correspond
ent, whose credulity has qaickened the
invention OF the Turkish officials. The
Constantinople agent OF the same jour-
nal, consciously or unconsciously, has
played into the hands of the Minister
OF War. At first their cue was to exag-
gerate trifiing successes, such as the
musketry engagements in the Valley Of
the Rion. the uprising in the Caucasus,
and the skirmis hing before Kars. Sub
sequently they began to magnify Turk
ish defeats in Armenia. and to predict
the collapse Of the Turkish army. A
skirmish in which Turkish cavalry were
worsted was manipulated into massa-
Gre; the abandonment of Erzeroum and
a retreat in the direction OF Erzingan
were predicted, and even announced,
and the utter decentralization Of the
Turkish troops was vividly portrayed.
The Turkish officials were evidently
aiming to throw the Anglo-Turks into
a panic, and these Correspondents
either fell into the trap or helped set it.
The rumors of the recapture of Arda-
nan, which were subsequently crcu-
lated, indicated return to the first
principles OF misrepresentation and ex-
aggeration.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-29
Brevitics.

Rumor has 1t that quite number Of officials
have not as yet fled their bonds with the Recor-
der Of Mortgages.
The Adjutant General is making preparations
to remove his office to the lower floor of the
State-House building, on the ROYAL street side.
The washarwomen like the weather with the
mercury At % degrees. 1t willis SO many collars,
you know.
Governor Nicbolls contemplates visiting Baton
Rouge, leaving here on tomorrow evening, to
attend meeting Of the Board OF Control OF the
State University and Agricultural and Mechanical
the I'd proximo. He will then visit and per-
sonally inspect the Penitentiary, and will return
to Donaldst nville in time to witness the military
celebration at that point on the 4th proximo.
Capt. Billy Oonnors, well known to turfmen
hereabouts, will be the official starter ut the
Long Branch running races, beginning to-mor
row.
way, and so does the artist who painted the sign
nailed to the door of the Lieu enant Governor g
off Q at the State House. The difference, how
ever, is not materisl-only the insertion of q
wrong letter by the artist.
The Pickwick Social Club give q grand pill
mantary moonlight picnic and soiree dansante at
Magnolia Garden on saturday, the 30th inst
The brave boys OF the seventh company of the
Orleans Regiment Of Artillery give grand mill
tary picnic at the Washington Hotel. lake end
on Sunday next, the proceeds to be devoted to
the purchase Of military equipm nts.
The y. 8. war steamer Plymou has been Or
dered from Vera Cruz to PJrt Royal, s. c., and
is expected at the latter point daily.
Supervising Inspector George L. Norton de-
MES the statement telegraphed here that in his
report he charged steamboat owners and masters
with ''systemstic disreg I'd of the law"
Senior Mata, representing the Disz govern
ment, arrived in this city Wednesday from Mex
leo, on his way to Washington to obtain re-
video arrived also and goes to the Rio Grande.
Gen. Meiia, who is an adherent of Lerdo and
who has been here for come days, has gone to
New York to joio Lerdo.
The new Pullman ps'ace sleeper Europa. on
exhibition ut the Canal street depot OF the New
Orleans and Mobile Railroad, Is work OF art and
a vehicle ft for the kings. Shipwrecked and
burned cut mariners look at it with disdain. Sour
grapes!
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-29
BREADsTUFFs.

| The Amount Produced in the World
Prospect Of Larger supply thar
Usual being Needed Abroad this Year
Boston Herald
According to a very careful statistical
exhibit recently made by the French
government, the total cereal production
OF Europe amounts at present to an aver
age OF 1904 ,OOO, 900 bushels per annum.
or this alone Russia furnishes / COG, ,OOO,-
600 bushels, or nearly one-third Of the
whole Germany, 742,500,O0O bushels ;
France, 687, SOC, 900 bushels, and Austria,
$50, 900, 900 bushels. The production OF
this country is set down at 1857 $50, 900
bushels. or 39b bushels to each inhabi-
tant. while Europe, with a population
OF 297, 100000, produces only about 16a
bushels per head.
Roumania produces the greatest num-
ber of bushels to the inhabitant, 80. 40 ;
Denmark comes second, then Russia,
Prussia, France, Hungary, etc, Switzer-
land producing the smallest amount to
the inhabitant, 6.76 bushels. Only eight
out OF the twenty-five European coun-
tries produce sufficient grain for home
consumption.
In this country three-ffths of the
cereal production consists OF corn. In
Europe oats predominate, and next
comes wheat, rye, barley and corn. Rus
sia, Prussia and France produce large
wheat crops, and the two first are our
largest competitors in the English
market. In Roumania and Servia corn
takes the first rank. Prior to 1860 Rus
sia and Prussia led the United States in
the supply OF wheat. From 1859 to 1861
the exports Of wheat from this country
to England sprang suddenly up from
,504 cwt. to 1850, ,472 cwt., while In
the same period Russia advanced only
from 1897 ,454 cwt. to 4, 4,567, ,483 cwt., and
Prussia from 3,345, ,30t cwt. to 4. .462, ,573
cwt. The lead taken 80 suddenly by
this country has ever since been main
tanned.
In India dearth prevails this year.
Egypt being subject to the suzerainty
war, and whether the war is localized or
whether 1t draws into it other European
powers it is evident that the demand
for American breadstuff5 will be in
creased in the neighborhood of 25 per
cent in case OF the cutting off of the
Russian and Turkish supplies from
market by prolonged war. Italy i'm
ports very largely from Odessa, on the
Black Sea, and war will also create an
active demand for our breadstuffs in
Mediterranean ports. In this country
the visible supply Of wheat is only about
one half what it was this time last year
and II the Russian supply Ia cut off from
the English market the supply Of wheat,
until the next harvest, will be very
scant. and prices necessarily high. This
will tend to make a good market for
corn, OF which there is In this country
more than twice the quantity in store
than there was this time last wear, al
though the expectations to England
have been larger than last year.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-29
OFFICE-HOLDING POLITICIANS.
The Effect of the Presidents PrOcIama-
tiOn on its objects.
IN. Y. World. ]


WASHINGTON, June 24.-The order Of
the President published yesterday, pro-
hibiting Federal officers from holding
membership Of national, State or local
committees Of a political nature, or be-
coming delegates to political conven-
tlons, or from paying assessments for
political purposes, is directed to the
head CT each department of the govern
ment. so that it may reach every branch
OF the civil service. It is intended to
take effect on July /, the COM
mencement OF the new fiscal year.
Although the President has been dis
cussing this step ever since he came into
office there were but few who believed
he would really take it. Now that it
has been made, and the national and
State and many Of the local Republican
committees will be reorganized or aban.
doned, there Is a feeling akin to con-
sternation among Republican politi-
clans in Washington as to it's effect on
the fall elections. They all agree that
1t will be quite disastrous. One ex-Con-
gresham states that Maine and Massa-
chusetts will go Democratic certainly
the latter. AS to Pennsylvania and
Ohio, the Republicans are few and far
between here who expect ANYTHING else
in those States but Democratic victory.
Another Republican of prominence
says:
'"The Presidents attempt to strike
down the machinery of a political or
ganization in a republic like ours is
absurd, and it will only result in over
whelming defeat to the Republican
party"
"Why, SIR" he added, "Mr. Hayes
carried his own State of Ohio entirely
by political assessments and the work
Of men in office. He cannot deny that;
ne knows that it was only by the great
Democrats. To turn Mr.. Wyckoff, the
Chairman of the Republican Committee
OF that State, out OF office If he does not
resign from his committee, is base per-
sonal, as we'll as political, ingratitude. :"
In the old border States like Mary
land, Virginia and Missouri, it is the
concurrent opinion that the Republican
organization will be entirely broken
up. The leaders Of the party there have
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-29
THE CZAR's MELANCHOLY,

The Emperor appears to be suffering
from an increase in his habitual melan-
choly, or rather hypochondria. The
most extensive and elaborate precau-
tions have been taken to protect him
from assassins, the Russian secret DO
lice having been sent forward in hum
dreds. and demand made on the Rou.
manian government to allow them an
unlimited right of arrest, a demand
which was refused.
An incident, too, which occurred on
his arrival, has probably increased his
gloom. A Russian officer of irregulars,
who had entered Servia without leave,
and had been dismissed the service in
consequence, applied to his Majesty for
pardon, and was refused. He imme-
diately shot himself in the Cars pres
ence, partly, as we suppose. from de-
spair. and partly as sort OF Oriental
protest against injustice.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-29
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
A Hearty Laugh Rings within the wa
the City HaII

Hearty Laugh Rings within the wall oi
the City Hall.
The following bids were opened at the CITY
Hall on Thursday for ten Waterworks bonds: P
Murphy. 80 cents; Jno. L. Knepfer & o., So; Jno.
Crebbn, 30, the last being accepted.
Administrators MoCaffrey, Rengstorff and Ed
wards, the committee to inquire into the COM
plants against tho Sugar Shed Company, have
begun their investigation. We are informed that
suit is now pending on an appeal to the Supreme
COURT against the company, the defendants hay
ing obtained judgment in the lower court.
HEARTY LAUGH
rang through tho City Hall on Tuesday about
noon, when q deputy sheriff appeared and
presented 10 the Mayor q writ, epjon-
ing him from signing the ordinance
granting the right OF way to Messrs.
Schneider and Highly for the grain trade railroad,
for the ordinance has already been signed. The
writ was issued on the suit OF Hu. Kennedy,
President of the Crescent City Railroad Com
pgny,
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-29

Clinton Was indicted upon my evidence, ~ the
papers will show. Imade the papers which were
given TO the Attorney General, and think they
rre In the papers In the court now. The Legis-
lsture Of 1878 voted thirty per cont additional pay
70 themfelves, and the Auditor refused to pay it.
They went 10 Judge Hawkins, and
HE SUSTAINED CLINTON.
want to be correct in giving testimony. and
Tor that reason would prefer to have the papers
l made out, which are now in court, 10 II made
any statement outside Of that they would perse-
cute me. They are rich and powerful, you know,
and would ipiure me IL / went outside Of the
record. can make, from q book that have.
some OF the data and, with the rest that are in
court, can have Ii ready by next week.
The committee then adjourned until Monday
at I O'Clock p. m.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-29
$1,000 REWARD.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, /
Executive Department.


Executive Department. J
Whereas, 1t appears from the process verbal Of
inquest and the verdict Of the Coroner's jury, in
the matter Of the investigation into the cause Of
the death Of The late DON SEVERINO DE LA
BARRERA, Consul of his Majesty, the King of
Spain, which occurred in the city Of New Or
leans. on the twenty fourth day OF March, A. ID.
1877. said inquest having been held in said city
before DR.. Henri de Rance. Coroner of the
Second Third and Fifth Districts OF the parish
Of Orleans. that the death of said Severino
de La Barrera was occaSioned by his taking un-
knowingly poison, placed int ntionally and
feloniously in a bottle of medicine from which
he, on that day, took the usual dose, by one or
more persons unknown to the jury of inquest,
and who are at large; and
Whereas, 10 all appearances, heinous
crime, punishable under the laws Of this State,
has been committed, and for the good OF society
it's perpetrators should be brought to justice,
Now. therefore, I. FRANCIS r. NICHOLAS,
Governor of the State OF Louisiana, have
thought proper to issue this my proclamatio5
calling upon the good people of this State . ,
give their aid and assistance in arresting and
bringing to justice the perpetrator or perpetra-
tors of said crime. and by virtue Of the author
ity in me vested by the laws Of this State,
hereby offer a reward Of ONE THOUSAND
DOLLARS for the arrest and conviction OF the
perpetrator or perpetrators OF said crime
Given under my signature and authenticated
with the seal Of the State Of Louisiana, at the
city of New Orleans, this twenty-eighth day of
June. in the year Of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-seven and of the
one hundred and first year Of the independence
OF the United States of America.
FRANCIS T. NICHOLS.
Govarnor of the State ~ Yo1ie;on,
By the Govefn1r:
WILL A. SToEG,
Secretary OF State. ie2s 10.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-29
In Carrllll0n.

In tho case Of tho State vs.. Bloomer and Girar-
dey Il Co., relative to taxes on the estate House
grounds" defendants have appealed to the su-
preme Court from the decision Of Judge Pardee.
Yesterday Henry Smith, charged with incest,
was tried before Judge Pardees court, aud the
jury, after being absent for about ten minutes,
returned verdict OF guilty. The penalty is
hard labor for life in the penitentiary.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-29
Short Items.

Morris Quill is now penned up in the Seventh
Station charged with the larceny of Sc 80.
For the larceny Of shot gun Emile Parish re-
tireA to the Eighth calaboose.
At IL o'clock on Wednesday right thief
climbed over the fence Of Mr.. J. V. Daures' resi-
dence. corner of Msrais and Toulouse Streets
but was discovered and frightened away before
he got his work in.
Pi RE Gilman kept malicious dog which an
owed the people liv ng in his neighborhood, and
now Pierre is in the Central Station for violating
an ordinance.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-29
A SHOWER OF FROGS.
Petersburg Invaded by Denizens of a
NeighbOring swamp.

swamp.
Petersburg, Va, had shower Of frogs
the other day. A letter describing the
matter says that the lower streets and
depot yards Of the Atlantic, Mississippi
and Ohio and the Richmond and Peters
burg railroads were 50 dense with these
creatures that it was almost impossible
to walk without treading on them. They
were not larger than five cent pieces,
and kept up constant hopping. as If
they were trying to get back home.
Most of them must have died. Ii they
had been full grown, and had met that
fate, the air would have been poisoned
by such a contribution, and malaria
would have resulted; 1t is believed that
the high wind which prevailed during
the storm swept this plague of frogs
from the neighboring swamp. Great
interest was excited by their appear
anCe.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-29
NEGRO MORTALITY.
The Terrible Death Rate Among the
Negroes Crowded in southern Cities.

The population Of Charleston, s. c.,
Is 56,000-24 900 whites and 81, 900 colored
persons. Among the whites there were
66s deaths, and among the colored per-
sons 1874 deaths in 1876, or twice as
many among the latter as among the
former, though the colored population
exceeds the whites nearly one-third.
In 1876 there were ga deaths among the
whites and 1910 among the blacks, still
about the same disproportion. In 1876
there were twenty-seven deaths in the
two In the thousand among the blacks.
The difference is still more strikingly
exhibited in the infant mortality.
About a per cent Of all the deaths were
Of children under five years old, or 89e;
but Of this number only 23S were white
children and 657 colored, or nearly three
Of the latter to one Of the former.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-29

The Nez Perces are not a low order of
Indians. They are noted for their supe-
rior. intelligence, their power, their
wealth In cattle and horses and their
fine physical development They have
long been faithful friends of the whites.
and 1t is reported Of them by Major
Wood, OF the army. that no Nez Perce
OF the full blood ever killed q white
man. These are the Indians we have
now driven into war by perfldy and
wrong.-[N. Y. Sun.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-29

state Agricultural and Mechanical College
The closing exercises Of the Louisiana State
Agricultural and Mechanical College will be.
gin this evening at o'clock sharp, at Grunewald
Hall. The students will go through sll the reg
ular exercises in the different branches OF study,
including oratory, defamation and chemistry.
The proceedings will, no doubt, be very interest
Inn
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-29
second judicial District Court.

The trial Of Mr.. J. d. Montamat, charged with
the killing Of Jno. P. O'Conner. who had invaded
his premises on the night OF the I'd Of Aui. .ust,
1876, resulted in an acquittal.
Tn, verdict was received with great Joy and
satisfaction by the host OF friends cf the accused
whose charac er has ever been above reproach.
The defence was ably represented by Judge J.
North Cullom and Fl =. O. Castellanos, Esq.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-29

all three cases, Mrs. Connolly was sworn and
placed on the stand. When Mrs. Connolly took
the stand she said that she did not wish to prose-
cute her husband, and that she had made the
sffidavits while In temper. On this testimony,
Judge Smith discharged the accused and sent
The prosecutor TO the Parish Prison for thirty
days, ia default Of $40 ane for making = malicious
chnrUe.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-29
Captain Commanding Continental Guards, Co. A.

Twenty Dollars, or Thirty Days Parish
Prison.
On the 22d of June Mrs. Kate Connely ap-
peared before Judge Smith and swore out an afi-
davit, charging her husband, P. J. Connolly, with
assault and battery on her and her children.
Since the 22d inst. Mrs. Kate Connolly swore out
two more afidsvits, in both Of which she charges
her husband with assault and battery.
Yesterday being the day fixed for the trial of
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-06-29
shooting at DonaIdsonvi1le.

Information was received in the city yesterday
Of shooting that occurred in or near Donald
sonville on Wednesday, when young creole
named Pouchon shot and mortally wounded q
little colored girl who was picking up shavings
and chip, near bis shop. Pouchon, it seems,
warned her TO stop under peualty OF being shot,
and when she replied that she had the overseer's
permission he blazed away, woundipg her. as
9 ated, and then made good his escape. At last
accounts both whires and blacks were securing
the country for him.