The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-25
Commercial and Financial Matters.

The British steamship Unllian cleared y6ster.
day for Liverpool. with a7Vu paies Oh cotton and
1900 bushels OF 90 n In pulk.
On Friday last The city council Of philadelphia
maj il oper, something over 600 bids for ceanins
ahn streets OF that city. The result was found %
ia That the streets could be cleaned by con.
tractors, who have satisfactory security TO back
them. for two-thirds the cost in years passed.
perimenting on this process; 10 far II has proved
very satisfactory.
The citizens of the town OF Weatherford, Texas,
and Of Parker county have determined that tbs
Texas Pacific road shall be built from Fort Worth
10 that place, D distance OF tweniy.nns miles,
and have gone to work with spirit deserving OF
imitation by Others. Weatherford is q small
town Of probably 1000 inhabitants, and Parker
county 10 spRrsely settled. Among other liberal
subscriptions we learn that banker OF Weather.
ford gave $4,000
The portraits OF some OF the most famous
Americans are 10 be put upon the new stamps for
lager beer kegs. The stamp for the eighth OF a
barrel ID blue, with the vignette Of Washington
for cen Ter piece; the sixth Of barrel brown,
with 3 vgnette Of Thomas Corwin; one-fourth
barrel green, with yignette Of Thomas Fl. Ben.
TOM one-third barrel purple. with vignette o.
Gen. George II. Thomas; one.hsf barrel buff.
with vignette Of Jeffersoa; barrel pink. with Wig
with vIgnette Of Silas Wright.
manufacturer have been established in Ruesia
for the preparation Of condensed forage for the
cavalry horses OF the Russian army. In the o..
tabshment at ct. Petersburg there are Eve
large ovens, capable Of turning out 30 600 pounds
In "A hours. The food 10 composed or oatmeal,
pea flour, rye meal and ground inseed, . small
quantity Of salt being added. The constituents
are kneaded together In large wooden troughs,
the dough being afterwards rolled out In cake
about "a thick M q mans finger, and cut into
biscuits OF three and half inches In diameter.
These are then dried in the ovens, and finally
strung on wires for transport.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Edmunds In The
United States Senate, TO prevent abuses in the
sale OF postage stamps and stamped envelopes
provides that no postmaster Or deputy postma g.
ter or other person entrusted by the United
States, the Postof1ice Department or the Post
master General, with postage stamps or stamped
envelopes, shall sell or dispose Of the same othe r
wise than In the regular course OF official bust
ness st their face value and for oash delivery II
also provides that any postmaster or other pereon
who shall violate the provisions Of the preceding
section shsll be deemed guilty OF embezzlemeDt,
and shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by
fine not exceeding $1,000, or by imprisonment
not exceeding one year, or both said punish
nents, In the discretion Of the court In conclu.
sion, the bill requires the following affidavit to be
subscribed and attached by postmasters and
deputy postmasters to each OF their regular quar-
II do solemnly swear Tor AFFIRM that have
not, since making my last quarterly return. dis
posed OF any OF the postage stamps or stamped
envelopes In my charge for sale or otherwise
than in pursuance OF law"
For several weeks past--yes almost daily--our
telcgraphie and news columns have been bur
dened with reports OF the failures Of savi1gs
banks, insurance companies, etc., together with
the personal defalcstons Of men who have for
years held exalted positions North and West, In
institutions OF like character. The particulars
~ nj liatt mr. n IA A
very mildly--have astonshed the wor d, involv-
ing NJ they have done the name and tame OF
men who have passed beyond the cliniNcteric
OF LIES journey without q breath OF r.pfosch
These occurrences have disRrranged to great
extent the machinery of business In the commu-
mites in which these persons lived aud have
destroyed that confidence VIII oh should always
exist Between business men. While we OF New
Orleans deeply lament to observe these lapsee
and proffer expressions OF our heartfelt commits
seration to those who are sufferers therefrom, we
think that we are justified in iudulging in self
graduation that we have escaped such direful
troubles.
with the exception of the temporary suspen-
sion OF private bsnk-~and that, we are assured,
will not injure anyone in tho end-~our city has
been remarkably free this season from any tinan-
cial Distress, and we think we can crow little
over this fact The truth Ia our merchants have
learned wisdom and prudence by experience.
They have large and even redundant stocks, but
are exercising due amount of caution as to
whom they sell their goods. They have no desire
to make grand display in the way Of tra}e, but
have come down to quick sales, small profits and
sure pay. These are the notices inscribed on
their banners.
Repeal the bankrupt Law.
BY unanimous consent senator McOreery has
introduced q bill in the United States Senate
for the repeal OF the bankrupt law, passed eleven
years ago. That law has proved during this too
long trial TO be prolific source Of recklessness
and fraud. IL ought to be repealed with the least
possible delay A bill for repeating it passed the
House nearly two years ago, but was buried In q
committee OF the Senate amid q macs OF unfin-
ished business. II on examination that same bill
should prove to be good one, 1t would perhaps
expedite business for the Senate TO revive and
pass it and send 1t to the new House for concur
renee. The evils Of the present unjust bankrupt
law are felt throughout the country.
Fifty Tens of Poultry and Game.
In order to be able to meet the large, and
sometimes unexpected, demand for poultry and
game, az when the steward sf an ocean steam
ship orders forty dozen chickens, one hundred
turkeys, sixty geese aud ducks, besides large
quantities of game, the dealers in Fulton Market
rented building In Front street. near the mar.
ket, and have constructed in IL three large re-
frigerators, with the capacity Of fifty tons. The
cooling tanks are so arranged that the tempera-
ture can be increased or diminished in each re.
frigerator, and the ice and 8 alt can be replaced
every day. The poultry and game to be pre-
served are placed in shallow boxes. open at the
top, with wire bottoms, allowing the air to circu.
late when the boxes aie piled one on top Of the
other. The dealers, in contradiction TO a general
belief say that it is difficult to keep poultry
etc., in extremely dry, cold weather, than In
moderately cold or summer weather, moist
condition Of the atmosphere being the best.-[N.
Y. Times, 2lst.
The Spanish Back Rising.
Madrid special (i9) New York Herald; The
news Of the enormous differential charge of 5C
cents per ton charged by the United States in
September upon Spanish vessels trading in Amer.
lean waters, was received here few days ago,
and was confirmed yesterday. Its publication in
the Madrid papers has brought forth expressions
OF deep resentment on all sides, more especially
among the mercantile classes, whose interests
more or less are affected by the change. All the
papers devote editorials to the subject, and their
CRITICISMS are Of the sharpest possible kind. The
reason OF the measure ia unknown here, and as
no warning or explanation had been given, either
to the Spa lish government or the Spanish Minis
ter at Washington, it has taken every one com.
pietely by surprise.