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independent candidate for Governor
of Mississippi, to J. A. Stevens, will show
that he Ia not in the field as candidate !:
sstTo numerous inquiries, such as yours,
verbally and in writing, have replied
as now do to you, that / am not an
independent or any other sort Of candi-
date for Governor, or anything else. [
want no office, and If did, would not
seek it through sea OF defamation.
About sll that is left me is to do my own
thinking and my own voting, and these
to their fullest extent during the re-
mainder of my life. Idisapprove Of much
that has been done by the Democratic
party since its return to power in Mis-
sissippi, and / have said SO. Its acts of
omission and commission do not afford
assurance to my mind that we are to
reap those rich rewards that were 80
lavishly promised us in 1876 and again in
1876. Or those matters / have spoken
freely, but have written very little. 1t
is to those utterances, I suppose, that I
am indebted for the frequent mention of
my name as an independent candidate"
Texas.
Hide dealers in Galveston county,
Texas, are indignant that they have to
submit to the present inspection of
uIuc5, WulCA COSuo GCu CCnbo OosCu.
Two boys named Owens and Brown
had q difficulty in Mustang Prairie,
near Calvert, on Sunday last, during
which Brown stabbed Owens in the
neck with pocket-knife. The wounded
boy died shortly after being cut. Owens
was IA and Brown ii years Of age.
On Sunday evening three armed white
men robbed the house of Mr.. Cibolo,
and left there by the Cuero road. On
the way they met and ravished two me-
gro.girls. An alarm was given and citi-
zens followed the miscreants to Elm
creek, where fight ensued, in which
fifteen shots were fired. They are de-
seribed as two middle.aged, fair skinned
men, and one boy, about sixteen years
old, constituted the party. They were
riding on horseback, and one OF the
party was leading a bay mare Hous-
ton Telegram.
The following is list OF the addi-
tional money order post offices estab-
lished in Texas July 2, 1877:
Alvarado, johnson county; Bolton,
Bell county Canton. Van Zandt county !;
Carthage, Pamela county; Courtney,
Grimes county Eel Paso, Ell Paso county !;
Gatesville, Coryell county; Groesbeok,
Limestone county; Halletsville, Lavaca
county; Hampstead, Waller county |;
Laredo, Webb county; Mineola, Wood
county; Overton, Rusk county; San
Saba, San Saba county; Stephensville,
Erath county; Wills Point, Van Zandt
county. Saleda, Bell county, was dis
continued as money order office June
80, 1877,
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NOTES..

In France as In Spain the ravages OF the
phyloxera are over. and the vines 1T was
feared were totally destroyed promise to bear
again.
A revolutionary committee has issued
proclamation to the citizens of Trieste, call
ing upon them to shake Off the Austrian rule
and join the kingdom Of Italy.
The Cincinnati Commercial considers the
great reception of Senator Conkling ga pres
idential advertisement 1t was regular cir
Gus performance from first to last
The Iowa State Leader suggests that the
Iowa Republicans who sustain Mr.. Hayes
ought to call supplementary convention and
indorse after the manner OF the Ohio malcon-
tents who oppose.
"A very good Paris authority declares that
the marriage of King Alphonso and the
Princess Mercedes, daughter OF the Due de
Montpensier. has been finally and definitely
arranged.
The Arkansas Central Railroad, narrow
gauge, was sold by the United States Marshal
last week, and the North and South Railroad
of Georgia will be sold on the first Tuesday
i'm September.
Report comes from Virginia that an AID
ministration ticket for State officers Will be
run In opposition to the Democratic. It's sup
porters will oppose Reputation and demand
reform in the State administration.
The sovereign emigration colony of Bos-
ton has sent an agent to West Virginia to Sc
iect site for the colony, which now numbers
about sixty families Of farmers and me-
chanics.
Among the Republican speakers already
announced to take part in the Ohio campaign
are Judge West, Senator Stanley Matthews,
Gen. Garfield, Cen G. II. Grosvenor and Geo.
A. Sheridan, of Louisiana.
1t is reported from the Vatican that Plus
TX is about to name Monsgnor Lavgerie,
Archbishop of Algiers, q Cardinal. He will
be the first Cardinal of Africa, as DIR. Nc
Closkey was the first of America. This new
promotion will raise the number OF repre-
sentatives of France in the Sacred College to
nine.
Under the provisions of a new statute re.
lating to the safety of employees, some of the
State constables of Massachusetts, have made
a careful inspection of all the mills in Law
renee, and have served upon the various cor
porations notices of changes required to make
their condition satisfactory.
- Mr.. Watts, the authorized dog catcher
of Boston, uses for the destruction OF UNI
claimed dogs a most subtle poison, recon-
mended by the Society for the Prevention o.
Cruelty to Animals, and which he is forbidden
to make public, through fear of it's use fol
suicidal purposes. A half teaspoonful of the
powder is put in the dogs mouth, and almost
instantly the body swells and life is extin.
guished.
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THE wORKINGMEN CANyAssING OHIO

The Ohio campaign of the working
mems party Of the United States will
be formally opened on Friday evening,
August "a, by simultaneous mass meet
ings ratifying the nominations made at
the Cincinnati convention, as follows
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Peter Ell. Clark,
candidate for school commissioner, and
Frank Skarda, candidate for lieutenant
governor. Columbus-Speakers: l.. Ell.
Bond, candidate for governor, and Ed
ward Hoffman. Xenia-Speakers: w.
G. Haynes and Hiram @. Brown. Gin
cinnati-Speakers l.. A. Hine, eandi-
date for State treasurer, Solomon Ruth
enburg, Franz Hruza, and others. To-
ledo-Speakers Peter Ell, Clark and
Frank Skarda. Neutrality-suspicious.
VIM. H. Kempcke and Chas. A. Thomp-
gOn
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HamItn Against Hayes.
ICincinnali Enquirer. |

Senator Hamlin is reported to be as
strongly anti Hayes as his colleague.
Senator Blaine. The expression that
Hayes has proven traitor to his party,
his country and his God. or words to
that effect, embodied in the resolutions
adopted by the Republicans of Etna, in
Maine, is said to have originated with
Hamlin
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LEWIS' PREPARATIONS
of Fine Cast Steel to the Sulphuretted Dust.

Those having used and tested the. value
Of this compound, are respectfully informed 9 E
LYON and many other druggists OF this city.
-, TO the ,uninitiated and skeptleal VIII say 3
Waited from the whole conclave Of inventors 'of
the surest and best antibilious medicines Ia etc.
dents. The usual and only other mode In pro-
dueng Iron Is b by the hyaFg4g
bounds for the commerce of the world, and is
not to be depended on as it contains toe great
be avoided In the process Of their manufac-
turing it.
This Sulphuret of Refined Steel is, the pure
sulphuret Of steel, having not a particle OF for
eign matter in its combination. 1t is made by
hand. :,
physicians of France, together with the United
States Dispensatory, state that the great obJect
In administering iron is to get the greatest
quantity into the gastric juice of the stomach as
It is intendad to renovate and purify the blood.
am mv t If HNo"A W.T.
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ADVERTISING RATEs-DAILY.

Transient advertisements u per square item
ines OF solid agate) first insertion: 30 cents
zach subsequent consecutive insertion.
Wants, To Rent, For Sales and Boarding adj
yertisements 10 cents line, net cash. solid mea-
sure. None taken at less than 40 cents.
Advertisements for the period OF one month
nd longer, as follows:
Local or Business Notices 20 cents q line, net.
EDITORIAL Notices, In Editorial type. so cents a
ltna net.
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On Sunday the trains will be run every half
hour from o'clock U. m On Sunday morn
ings the trains leave the city at o'clock for the
accommodation of sportsmen.
Passengers for GENTLY must notify the con-
ductor prior to the departure Of train.
au1 ri ty D. b. ROBINSON. Receiver.
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The Louisville Courier Journal re-
ports that every precinct in Kentucky
trial under the local option law, has
voted it Gin" again upon the second.
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+. BUSCH.
GUN AND LOCKSMITH,

No. Z3 Commercial Place. New Orleans.
ID General House Work attended to at short
notice and reasonable prices. Also. Vaults,
Locks and Copying Presses repaired Duplicate
Keys of all descriptions made. Safe repair
ing specially my9 II IL
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VIRGINIA ROOFING sLATEs-THE UN-
Y dersigned is the sole agent for the sale Of
these well known and highly priced ROOFING
STATES. Keeps, also. on hand = fnli |, isqppIIy
Of the best qualities. and q full line OF Penn,
SYLVANIA s STATES, Of Bangor, Franklin ana
other well known quarries. We invite me
closest inspection on the part OF builders, con-
'rao'oi' '''o ~ ''''''' ALEXANDER HILL,
Of am 40 Carondelet street.
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Monthly advertisements. having the run OF
the paper, Inserted every other day. to be
charged two-thirds the above rates.
square, $40 per month
hates for Advertising In the Weekly New
Orleans Democrat.
Transient and general rates the same az FOR
advertisements for the period Of one month
and longer, as follows:
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The demand for money was fair to-day, both In
bank and On the street. commercial paper was
without any quotable change. Notwithstanding
q further decline at New York, Gold ruled at pre-
vo1s rates. The movement was limited. Under
the course Of the New York market, For
eign Exchange was lower, and rates were nomi-
nal. sterling closed at decline OF 30 and francs
Of n ~ cent. scarcely anything was repor ed in
the former and nothing In the latter. Stocks
were quiet State Consols were stronger and
Premium Bonds were easier. Scrip and War
| rants ruled at about previous rates. Coupons
we're stronger.
We continue to quote: Exceptional commercial
paper -@5 u cent per annum discount; Al do
l0@11; second grade do 120l5; collateral loans
9@f0; Al mortgages 90l0, and second grade do
Gold opened at 1O4ss@1o477Ss, against 1917 at
New York, and after limited business closed at
the opening rates. against 1912 in that market
lowest point touched since the war. The sales were
confined to $4,000 embracing $4,000 at 104A,
$4,000 at 1O47s, and $4,000 and $1,000 at 105.
Under the decline in Gold and bills at New
York sterling gave way Sc, and francs Il
93 cent.
No sales OF either were reported.
At the close sterling bills were quoted at 499
5U4% for bank (bank counter rate -@505)
and francs at 5.0lI for commercial AMI en-
trely nominal for bank. The above sterling quo
tations are the lowest since the war.
| New York sight was Unchanged. The sales
comprised $50, 900 commercial. embracing SIC 600
commercial at q % cent premium; $50 600 do
| at 3-16; $4,000 do and $5OOO bank at =, ana
| 10000 private bankers at SIG.
| The banks continued to check on New York at
| L0M f9 cent premium, and commercial sight
| was still quoted at 1904.
NEW ORLEANS STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.
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DAILY DEMOCRAT.
TERMS OF THE PAPER:
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

DAILY per annur 40 land at same rate half
yearly and quarterly. $1,000.
WEEKLY published every SATURDAY morn
aaaj per annum ST. and at same rate half
yearly and quarterly.
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GREAT JACKSON ROUTE
NEW ORLEANS. ST. LOUIS AID CHICAGO
RAILROAD LINES.
DOUBLE DAILY THROUGH TRAINS,
will depart and arrive as follows: from Call1op
street depot from July Is, 1877: .,,vvu
Express No. 1 s 80 D. m. Express No. s.1o:ao al
EXPRESS No ss:15 a. m. Express No;4; s15 2 NJ
Nos. and . run daily, 8 ana daily except
PULLMAN PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING LEE g.! OARS Aa;
through to Cincinnati Louisville, chicago. Cal.
70 and Milan, Tenn without enanRe, ana lpT 81
I,ouis a sleeper is taken on at milan, enaoing
passengers to 20 through without leaving the
train. x.a,ros M oonrao+ior
a' A Deorn trains between New Orleans
and McConb City: =. .,o ~ Saturday. ona
Arrive $50 D. m. Sunday. and $50 a. m. Mon
oa Tickets for sale and information given at "a
Camp street. 00fA'A A 4. b. sHELDoN. Agent.
| Vice President =, and General Manager. mia
174E new ORLEANS AND MOBILE RAIL
| l. ROAD--MOBILE LINE
THE GREAT en-, TH IH2ga re RoT WFtr TO THE
| CARRYING THE g. s. MAIL.
| Trains arrive ard depart from Depot foot OF
Canal street. as follows:
DEPART ARRIVE,
Eynress ...T 80 a. M Express IL As q. m.
Express, 800 D. m. Express $50 $3.50 p m.
Coast. ....-..-3:15 .. N.
Pullman Palace Cars daily to Cincinnati,
| Louisville, Nashville, St. Louis. Washington,
| Baltimore and Philadei phia, without change
and only one change to New York and Eastern
| cities.
Ticket office. corner Of Camp and Common
''i'''' oD' s. ,. KoBINso,Ns, Superintendent.
| mh2t If J. w. COLEMAN, Ticket Agent
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An epidemic Of some kind is preva-
lent among deer on South mountain,
Pennsylvania.
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Stocks were quiet.
Under fair demand State Consols advanced %
% cent and Premium Bonds gave way 70. the
forft er closing at 771a977s4, and the latter at
321s@331s.
City Scrip closed at 36@36 for 1871 issues, at
OBJ for 1875, and --@3411aa for 1876.
Half Paid City Coupons were quoted at $500
40, and State Warrants at 92l1aa093l4.
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RAILROADS.
DONTCHARTRAIN RAILWAY

Depot at the head of Elysian Fields street, near
the Levee, Third District.
Excursion to or from the Lake and return
same day. 90 cents. Children under twelve
years. 10 cents.
Trains will leave as follows:
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COMM ERElAL,

OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT. |
Thursday Evening. August %, 1877.
Quotations represent prices for round lots from
first hands, unless otherwise stated. In filing
small orders higher prices are paid.
OOTTON-The receipts OF new crop to-day
were bales, making the total to date SO bales,
of which from Texas, against IS last year, Of
which Is from Texas.
The sales to-day were confined to % bales. The
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CONSU M PTION
DIR, FARRIs,

A REGULARLY EDUCATED PHYSICIAN,
Continues to give his ENTIRE ATTENTION to
the treatment Of venereal and private diseases.
ne esT ailments are treated With I'M
Paaeed SUCCESS spermPa;ttor ahd senn9
m fa resnlf Of evil habits in youth or excuses,
Which produce some OF the following effecs: As
emissions blotches. debility: desp9o1hdencgg'
onn1Inatination confusion Of ideas and uniting
The yR o 69snes Ro eannss hgps 1fd sz
nsitralv RI The treatment of certain class of
DISEASES must possess great skill In that special
fy a medical pamphlet for two stamps.
Medicines supplied Consultation free. Cures
ouaranteed. Hours: a. m. to .. m. Sundays
from a. NJ to 1,p. m. Office No, "a Exchange
Place, between Canal and Customhouse.G
mv12
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market il evidently easier, and we reduce our
quotations hc. We give also the figures and
report of the Exchange as below:
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The same Lines to. Wilmington and Ports
mouth as Routes and e. Thence. on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Saturdays at $50 D. m. by the
magnificent sidewheel steamships OF the OLD
DOMINION COMPAN which invariably arrive
at their New York wharves at 9 p. m. =,
A through run of 76 hours, combining the
essential elements of Cheapness. Speed and
Comfort.
days. Mondays and Thursdays to connect close
For Tickets Checks, Time Cards, AMI all In
formation, apply at the Offices OF the New Or
leans and Mobile Railroad.
A. POPE, General Passenger Agent.
J. Fl. WHITE. Southern Passenger Agent
81. W. FOWLER, New Orleans Agent, corner st
Charles and Common streets. my4n
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Route NO. Ebay Line.

Over the same lines to Wilmington as by Route
No. /. Thence by Special Parlor Cars to Ports.
mouth, Va. Thence, at $50 D. m, daily except
sunday, BY the magnificent steamers OF the
EXPRESS arriving in New York at 2o5 p. m.
A sixty mine hours run-,only seven hours In
excess Of all rail time with the advantage of an
undisturbed nights rest and superior accom-.
modations upon the Chesapeake Bay.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

MONETARY.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Thursday Evening, August 23, 1877.
NEW ORLEANS CLEARING HOUSE,
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sippian, printed at Friar's Point, has
appeared. 1t will advocate the cleo
ton of the best men. without reference
to party nominations.
Last Sunday morning, at Hickory
Tree Church IA colored church), thirteen
miles from Vicksburg, Alonzo Mitchell,
very light mulatto. shot and killed
Isaac Dilyard, who was at the time rid
ing on mule which he had hired for
the year from Mitchell.
On Friday evening as the train was
coming to Natchez from Fayette, the
body of colored boy, about Is years of
age, was discovered floating in a pond
about four miles from Fayette, dead.
He was son of Jos. Derrell, who lives
on the Ann Arbor plantation Of 0. S.
Miles, Esq.
The lessees and hands on Linwood
plantation near Natchez, have Or
ganized a vigilance committee, COM
| posed Of colored people, for the purpose
of suppressing crime. This committee
has already arrested and lodged in the
Natchez Jail two prisoners charged
with cattle stealing.
Cyrille Lambert, steward Of the
Lamadrid House, at Vicksburg, went
into the back yard about o'clock and
found an unknown negro at the chicken
coop. The negro giving very unsatis-
factory answers when questioned, Mr..
Lambert attempted to seize hold OF him,
but he lodged and ran, with Mr.. l. in
pursuit, until near the fence, when the
negro, finding that he was about to be
overtaken, turned and fired on Mr..
Lambert with a pistol, at very close
quarters, and it is feared with fatal re-
suits.
The following extracts from a letter
from ex-GoV. A. G. Brown, the proposed
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-24
AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL

y1s Moaweam VS.. CAMPBELL. Agent.
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The market opened quiet with only mode
rate inquiry, mostly fiom buyers who elaine d
CONCESSIONS, which they could not obtain, factors
adhering to their previous pretensions, notwith-
standing the rather disoouraging tenor of tho
New York kilograms, and the business during
the morning was consequently confined to about
600 bales, after which there was no material
change, and the additional transactions reported
did not exceed go bales, restricting the days
business to the limited amount, as noted above,
of 1850 bales. Nothing transpired to indicate
any quotable variation 10 prices, which, however,
were barely maintained, offers being accepted
which were refused yesterday, but showing no
actual falling off from the advance then estab-
lished.
abe dispatches reported Liverpool firm at
previous rates, with sales OF 10000 bales, and
buyers offering 116i lower for arrivals, which,
however, closed firm; Manchester firm; Havre
firm but with moderate demsnd; and New York
dull and easier for Spots with any auotabe de-
cline and closing 9l0U@l2 COCO lower for futures.
The sales of the past three days sum up 1850
bales (2s5o on Wedne sday, 1850 yesterday, and
OF H. 400 bales, against 10 100 last week and 10
300 the week before.
Weeks receipts 1892 bales, embracing 100
from other delivery ports (of which 578 from
Mobile and 122 from Iexas), and 1892 proper,
against 1896 proper last week and 4483 last
year. Total proper since August 81, 1,179 s6I
bales, against s2a67 last year-decrease 2l2.-
Inc exports comprise $3.50 Daleg, embracing
6227 to Liverpool, 1854 to Havre, $3.50 to Reyel,
1885 to Genoa and 5l2O to New York, to which we
have added % by the river.
The Exchange kilograms make the receipts at
all the ports from IL m. yesterday to IL 70. to-
day 1871 bales, against 143l last week and 1897
last year, and since Friday II, 27O bales against
9lS2 last week and IL 1853 last year. Total since
August 81, 3,S90,22l bales, against 4 O29, 744 up
to Thursday noon, June s. last year-decrease
159, 523.
Exports Friday to Thursday, inclusive) to
Great Britain 24,08l bales, against 1880 last
week and 30,930 last year, and to the Continent
IL 955 bales, against IL 36l last week and II 55s
last year.
Exports to all the ports since September l. To
Great Britain 1,998033 bales, against 1882. 500
last year; to France 404 $685. against Ali, AT last
year, and the Continent 4lO, 507, against 66l GAG
last year. Total to Great Britain, France and the
Continent 2, 853, 238 bales, against 100000 last
year.
Stocks at all the delivery ports made up to Il
m 1858, 2S3 bales, against 420, 3lS last week and
3t8, 1884 last year.
The weeks receipts at the chief interior towns
Macon and Sc ma omitted both years. embrace
1923 bales, against 927 last week, and J43l last
year; the shipments 1897 bales against 1916 last
week and 1894 last year; and the stocks 81, PAS
bales, againss 39.I57 last week ana 47,495 last
year. Compared with last year, this shows de-
crease OF 403 bales in the receipts and IL, 24s