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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-04
COM m ERCIAL

OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Thursday Evening, May g. 1877.
COTTON-The sales to-day embraced little
over $500 bales, at stronger prices for all desra-
bile descriptions, requiring an advance OF par
tial 70 in our quotations for some grades, with
no change in others. We give also the hgures
and report of the Exchange as below
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Arrived
STEAMBOATS,.

STEAMBUATE.
Chas Morgan. Stein. from Cincinnati
Blue Wing No g. Comstock from Ashland
Robt Young, Ransom, from Don sldsonyille
Gov Allen. Brown from Bayou Sara
st John, Bergeron, from Baton Rouge
Eureka TerIebonne, from hibodaux
Isabel, O'Pry, from Lower Coast
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LIST OF VESSELS
In. Cleared and Sailed for New Orleans.
NEW YORK

NEW IOkh.
Steamship Hudson, eager Ap, 70
Steamship Morgan City, Read. ----.-sid Apl 70
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RUATAN-Per schr r 3 Loeke--24 bsls flour 8
bbls beet bbs meal hf bbls pork sacks corn n. .
sacks salt lot pkgs sundres GOO feet lumber 2oooo
shingles
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LOWER COAST.
THE NEW ORLEANS
Sanitary Excavating Co.,

INCORPORATED by an act OF the Legislature. with
exclusive privilege of EMPTYING VAU Its
pRTVIFS SINKS Etc.
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Receipts of Produce

HAvANA-Per brig Clsra-31t hhds sugar Agar
& Lelong
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MARINE NEWS.
,laured Yesterday

OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, !
May A, 1877. 5
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May a, 1871 )
Cleared Yesterday.
Scbr Richard u Locke, Wright, for Ruatan-
''"' Master
Arrived.
Span brig Clara, Llubera from Havana to Agar q
Tplonp-(yretHa
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FLATBoATS.
Exports,

Calhoun's boat, from Arkansas
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RECEIPTS AT THE OLD BAsI


Pascaooula-Per schr Fower--200J bbls charcoal
master ~
Pass Christian-Per schr Transit-6000 feet lumber
so 600 broom handles order
Paseagoua-Per schr Deeeada-40.0O0 feet lumber
1910 latbs order
Pearl River-Per schr Petr0nia-25 600 feet lumber
order -
Laoonohe-Per sloop Star of the Sea-1o bales moss
and sundries to order
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RECEIPTS AT THE NEW BASIN.

RECEIPTS AT THE NEW BASIN.
Pensacoa-Per steamer Amite-sundries to order
Coyipgton-Per schr M Pippo-250 bbls tar 4Ot
bbls sand order
Stockton-Per schr Two Friends-3s, 600 feet lum
Der o Stuber
BiloIi--Per schr Jos Edwards-25 cords WOOD
master
Pearl River-Per sohr Gipsy--1O cords wood master
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Rio JASErRo, May 3.-Coffee, supply very linn
tied, prices advancing.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-02-23

FUEL that is saturated with moisture,
even to small degree, is not only dis
agreeable to use, but is very uneconomi-
cal. Experience teaches that it takes
the heat produced by one pound Of coal
or two of wood to convert IA pounds Of
water to steam. 1t therefore requires .
considerable per cent of the heat pro-
duced by wet or moist fuel to drive off
the moisture. And all this heat is en-
tirely lost for all useful purposes. 1t is
very costly practice to season wood or
dry coal after il has been put in the
stove. Practical Farmer
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-02-23

BE KIND TO THE BoYs.-Some lads,
particularly if they belong to large fam
lilies, have absolutely no peace in the
homestead-not a corner of it in which
they feel themselves indisputably at
home. If they make little noise, boy
like, the mother exclaims, "Stop that
outlandish noise! Don't you know bet
ter than to whistle in the house? You
are always in the road. Go away, and
don't let me see you again to-day
Now, Jim, John or Pete-whatever his
name may he-will withdraw, and boy
like will say nothing; but boy like again,
will keep up big thinking. If We
could reach his thoughts it is more than
likely they would run in this channel:
Now why can't mother give fellow a
kind word once in while? don't be-
lieve I'm always in the way, or why does
she call me for when she wants pailful
Of water or an armful of wood? Why
amt in her road then? 1t must be a
disgrace to be boy, for she and sisters
are always snubbing me because / am a
boy. wish I was away from home,
then could have a few minutes peace.
If he goes down with view of finding a
place where he is net in the road, it is
very likely that he will not find the best
company in the world, and ten chances
to one, will contract vile habits.
Mothers and sisters, treat your boys
well and You will never pass any sleep
less nights on their account.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-02-23

A small quantity of either sulphate of
iron, tannin. or chlorate of potash, put
dry upon the tongue, and allowed to dis
solve there, once in every hour, have
all been found to be most efficient rene
dies in the early stages of diphtheria.
This terrible disease appears under
three varieties of forms: First-There
is a fever, severe pains in the back,
bones and limbs, and very great pros
tration. There may be no soreness of
the throat, but, on examining it>small
white specks will be noticed on the ton
sils, but few or none on the rest of the
throat. These caoes will recover under
any and every variety of treatment in
four to six days. The great, but false
reputation of many of these remedies
and physicians is based upon the neces-
sarily favorable results of these cases.
Second-Large patches of false mem
brane will be noticed both on the tonsils
and back of the throat; but the glands
of the neck do not become swollen. The
majority of these cases will also recover
under very simple treatment, unless the
disease extends down to the windpipe,
which it rarely does. Third-True
malignant diphtheria, with swelling of
the glands of the neck and under the
jaw; profuse and often offensive exuda-
lions in the mouth and throat; more or
less discharge from the nostrils. Chic
rate of potash is disinfectant as well as
curative remedy, and, if given pure and
dry upon the tongue, every hour, night
and day, will rarely disappoint the prac
titioner. A small dose every night may
act as preventive remedy. Sometimes
.annin may be given more readily than
the chlorate of potash. The sulphate of
iron is rather more irritant, and must
be given in smaller quantities. The
main points in the use of these remedies
are to give them dry upon the tongue,
and frequently and regularly, both
night and -Ecchange.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-02-23

How GAS WAS FIRST UsED.-Great
was the amazement of all England when
at the close of the last century William
Murdoch discovered the use of combus-
tible air or gas. SO little was the inven-
ton understood and believed in by
those who had not seen it in use that
even great and wise men laughed at the
idea. "How could there be light with
out a wick ?" said member of parlia-
ment " ilen the subject was brought be.
fore the House. Even Sir Humphrey
Davy ridiculed the idea of lighting
towns by gas, and asked one of the pro-
prietors if they meant to take the dome
of st Paul's for gas meter. Sir Wal
ter Scott, too, made himself merry over
the idea of illuminating London by
smoke, though he was glad enough, not
so long after, to make his own house at
Abbotsford light and cheerful on wintry
nights by the use of that very smoke.
When the House of Commons was
lighted by gas. the architect imagined
that the gas ran on fire through the
pipes, and he, therefore, insisted on
their being placed several inches from
the wall, for fear of the building taking
fire; and members might be observed
carefully touching the pipes with their
gloved hands and wondering they did
not feel warm. The first shop lighted
in London by the new method was Mr..
Ackermann's, in the Strand, in 1910,
and one lady of rank was SO delighted
with the brilliancy of the gas lamp on
the counter that she asked to be al
lowed to take it home in her carriage.
Mr.. Murdoch was, however, too busy
with other pursuits to continue to study
the use of gas, and though he was un-
doubtedly the first to apply it to practi-
cal purposes, many others laid claim to
the honor, and other people quickly
reaped the benefit of his cleverness and
ingenuity. In this he shared the gen.
eral fate of inventors.-CoalI Trade Jour
nal.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-02-23

EARTH MEDICINE.-Some very extra
ordinary properties have been discover
ed in the earths of New Jersey 1t
seems to be an infallible cure for chron-
ic diseases, for rheumatism, wounds,
bruises and corrupting sores. The ap-
plication is very simple. The earth is
bound on to the limb and changed once
o day. Some very extraordinary cures
have been performed, and people carry
off quantities of the earth and apply it
at home. 1t can be found, not only by
the acre, but by the mile. 1t is as good
for animals as it is for man. A farmer
had hog that was fearfully lacarated.
Inflammation set in and the hog was
turned out to die. He crawled to hol-
low filed with swash. He laid himself
down and continued to wallow. In
three days the Inflammation was gone.
The animal began to eat, and in less
than week was perfectly cured.
Whether the medical properties are
chemical or mineral no one can tell as
yet The farm on which this remarka-
BILE earth is found is owned by New
York merchant. His friends already
distinguish him as the Mud Doctor.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-02-23

The following is a genuine copy of a
bill made out by the hostler of an inn in
a village in Dorsetshire, England
'Aforetheos Shay for the horse Sd.
clininosansha cleaning horse and
chaise), 4d.; brinisonimomigin bring
ing him home AGAIN., g.; total, Is. Id.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-02-23

SoUTHDowN SHEEP.-The Practical
Shepherd copies the following descrip-
ton of Southdowns, by John Wilson,
Professor of Agriculture in the Univer
sity of Edinburg:
The Southdowns of the present day
are without horns, and with dark brown
faces and legs; the size and weight have
been increased; the fore quarters i'm
proved in width and depth the back and
loins have become broader and the ribs
more curved; so rs to form a straight
and level back; the hind quarters are
square and full, the tail we'll set on, and
the limbs shorter and finer in the bone.
These results are due to the great and
constant care that has been bestowed
on the breed by Gilman and his
contemporaries, as we'll as by his sue
cessors, whose focks fully sustain the
character of the improved breed.
The sheep, though fine in form and
symmetrical in appearance, are very
hardy, keeping up their condition on
moderate pastures, and readily adapting
themselves to the different districts and
systems of farming in which they are
now met with. They are very docile
and thrive we'll, even when folded on
the artificial pastures of an arabic farm.
Their disposition to fatten enables them
to be brought into the market at twelve
and fifteen months old, when they aver
age so lbs. each. At two years they
will weigh from 100 to 100 lbs. each.
The meat is of fine quality, and al
ways commands the highest price in the
market. The ewes are very prolific,
and are excellent mothers, commonly
rearing 100 to 100 lambs to the 100 ewes.
The fleece, which closely covers the
body, produces the most valuable of
our native woods. 1t is short in the
staple, fine and curling, with spiral
ends, and is used for carding purposes
generally.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-02-23

The motto of the Chinese race 10 mo
chin chin IL is good motto for any
one.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-02-23

THE British Museum has recently re-
ceived an acquisition in the shape of
Babylonian antiquities. the result of the
last expedition undertaken by Mr.. Geo.
Smith. They were obtained from Hillah,
q town about three miles north of the
site Of Babylon, and consist of contract
tablets, mortgage loans, promissory
notes. records of land sales, shares and
similar matters, all of which 60 to prove
that the ancients transacted business
very much on the Wall street plan.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-02-23


HUMAN EYEs.-Of all animals. man
enjoys the most perfect and capable
eyes. With large globe preserved in
its form by dense, thick, resistant coat
or tunic, to which suitable muscles arr
attached for the most delicate and ex
tensive movements-with an optical appa-
ratus fer collecting sharp, distinct images
OF surrounding objects, and last and
most important, nerve membrance of q
cut shape safely lodged within, endow-
ed with the marvellous and exclusive
power of perceiving light, and sending
to the brain reports from the vast uni.
verse around us. why, is this not the
most godllke gift confded to living
creatures? In this great perfection the
eyes only exist in the higher animals.
As we descend in the scale it becomes
more simple and less complete, till we
come to the mere eye dot, in the lowest
creatures, composed of a speck Of pig
ment and nerve fibre, and capable on
~ of distinguishing light from darkness.
Leaving these rudimentary eyes out Ct
view, let us come to eyes that zee images.
OF these there are three distinct forms
OF arrangement. The simplest and most
imperfect are the so-called compound
eyes OF insects, crabs, etc. etc.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-02-23
The Honey Crop.

The great advancement in the pro-
duction of honey in the United States
during the past few years gives us an
mixing OF what may be done in the fu-
ture. The american Grocer in speaking
OF this advance remarks that from the
insignificant and uncertain pursuit of
few years ago, it has arisen to its pres
emit position as an honorable, healthful
and lucrative employment. 1t is not
long since the price asked for honey was
fancy one, and when only the rich
and extravagant used much of it for the
table.
The extraordinary yield of honey
during the past season has more than
ever demonstrated the necessity for in
creasing the channels through which
this delicious nectar may find its way
before the public. The efforts of the
dealers have already resulted in taking
it from the list of luxuries and bringing
it into general demand for families of
moderate means, and it has taken its
place beside such articles as butter,
cheese and cream. Bee men don't like
to acknowledge the fact that honey at
five cents O pound returns more on the
investment, and labor required than
most other farm products, but it is,
nevertheless true. They seem very
much afraid that merchants who are now
turning their attention to its sale will
cut down the price and spoil the mar
ket.
The law of supply and demand gov
ems the market price of commodities,
whether wheat OF honey; and, in selling,
the question is not what either can be
afforded for, but what will it bring.
The demand for honey, as luxury, has
heretofore absorbed all that was pro-
duced, and made it so dear that COM
paratively few could afford it. Now,
with the modern appliances discovered
to direct these busy workers for mans
benefit, bee keeping is destined to de-
velop source of untold wealth to the
country, and bees will be kept in suffi-
cient numbers to gather the millions of
tons of sweets formerly wasted. Exag-
gerated and incredible as this express
sion may seem at the first glance, with
the record of 200, 900 pounds of surplus
honey gathered in one season by bees
kept within an area of ten miles as a ba-
sis for an estimate. the statement is no
longer mere hyperbole of speech.-Ru-
raj Nec Yorker.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-02-23

"Do you reside in this city?' asked q
masked man of o masked lady at mas
querade party the other evening He
felt sick when she said to him in low
voice: Don't be q fool, John, I know
you by that wart on your thumb" 1t
was his wife.
A NAN advertises for competent
persons 70 undertake the sale OF new
medicine" and adds that It will be prof
able 70 the vaderfaksr.
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-01-18
How She Ord the Ie,~srr

A Young hoasske~psr up town w~
much surprised the other dsy uTsa
:ng a r;ng q; the dcpr-seli - ~
osiye from asmall lS1y AparkAcs ~hiCh
proved 20 b. 3 ,Ar<r I'D h}si~r q; hAy-
.uy t~s1 cppsed. with \ note pinned
around one .eg stating Your Husband
would like - have tbs hruil~i fer -
dinner Sic kn-x her husband wG
partial ~ bro.!~i meats. bat bot having
seen a lobster before she really couldn't
conceive box such a hard. lJTrid look.
ing thing could - cooked IA any Nay,
much less tr0.l-d: hut be mus; -
I~ieasei II Il Ma possible - O. =, ard
81 all The cook-bo,ks tshe had 4 small.
library Of theml were taken down and
examined, hut 10 receipt WAS '"gla tol
broiling anything that resembles! this
Finally. being a: her wits end. sic
dressed !; up In a dolls clothes ari 81
il IN her husbands chlir a. the dinn-I
table, where tina; man found il when b,
came home, the Joke being completely
turned upon himself. though the No
man was seemingly unconscious - Il
only saying. rs she pointed ;othe rid.cu
lous object. You wished me - dress II
for dinner. and that is the only WAY
knew ~ doing it."-RiEJston FT,cracn.
Journal
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-01-18
Fishing and Matrimony

Beyond the fact that young ladies &C
casionally fish. or are alleged 10 fish. for
husbands. there would al first sight ap
pear 10 be but little connection between
fishing and matrimony. But in some
parts Of Scotland the herring season Is
equivalent To the London season As re
CARDS matrimonial prospects II the sea
son is q duh one. weddings are few In
number. whereas when the season Is
brilliant young couples pare off with
comparative briskness. This year the
failure i'm the herring fishery has had. il
is stated, a very depressing effect on the
matrimonial market at neary IL the
fishing stations. The decrease in the
marriages in the three months ending
September 80 last is very considerable
In the island of Lewis. with upward of
$4,000 inhabitants, there were only two
marriages, and liz Wick, with "A popula-
ton of 1900, the number of marriages
was only thirteen, being rather more
than half the usual total. Over the
whole of Ross and Cromarty. with
about $1,000 inhabitants, there Were
only thirty marriages. The fishermen
IN short, seem to be displaying the same
kind of witness as the herrings.-PQll
Mall Gazette.
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-01-18
Effects Of Recoil in Rifle Shooting

II has been a question with marksmen.
says the Springfield Mass Union,
whether the recoil of a pistol or rifle
occurred before the ball left the bore.
MANY have contended that il did not.
and that the tendency of a pistol to
throw up" did not effect its accuracy.
a recent experiment seems TO have
shown concluS'v ely that the recoil oc-
ours before the ball leaves the bore, and
does effect its direction. The expert
ment WAS this: A rifle barrel, twelve
inches long for convenience. was Sc
cured TO "A solid bed in such away as to
prevent any movement but that of re.
coil directly To the rear or upward. In
this situation il was fired a number of
times, and the balls followed each other
into the same hole i'll the target. An
incline or wedge was then made fast
upon the bed at the real of the barrel
in such away that the breech would be
raised as it slid back in the recoil. Fired
under these conditions, it sent the balls
lower than before. This shows that
the recoil and subsequent elevation of
the breech occurred in season TO effect
the direction of the ball. that is before
it had left the bore. OF course the
length of the barrel has an effect in sew
eral ways upon the degree in which the
recoil effects the accuracy of the shoot
inc
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-01-18
Turkish Obstinacy.

AS to threats they are simply thrown
away upon the Turks. They learn
nothing from the teachings of expert
ence. The massacre they committed
in Mo,davia and Wallachia will not
save them these provinces. The whole
sale slaughter of the Servians did not
reduce that heroic little nation to sub
mission; the massacres of Chic and
Psura did not save them Greece. On
the contrary, all these things cOntribu-
ted most powerfully to produce ex-
actly the contrary effect. 1t was the
ferocity, the savagery displayed 10y the
Turks at Chic which so aroused pOpu.
lar Indignation in Europe that the
Government was at last obliged to in
terfere in behalf of Greece. 1t was the
devastation and depopulation of the
Peloponnesus and the savage perfidity
of Ibrahim Pasha which drove the
allied commanders to evaporation. and
resulted in the battle of Navarino and
tIlc utSll UClip1 VI Tic 1ulh!Sll lctl.
Nor did that overwhelming disaster
open their eyes and teach them that the
Powers did not mean to be trifled with.
They went on defying them, until Rus
STA declared war. Nor has the loss of
Roumania, of Servia and Of Greece, the
disastrous results of these massacres.
the direct consequences of their cruelty
and ferOcity; nor the stern chastise-
ment of NavarinO, taught them hui
mainly. Is it likely, then, that Lord
Derby's feeble threats will have any
effect upon them? They are too ignO-
rant, too brutal, too stupid. OF what
use for Lord Derby to threaten people
who don't even know of his existence:
Lord Derby might as well threaten a
Bengal tiger with a summons before
the Police COurt-Bulg0ridn Con. of
the London Daily Ne,ns.
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-01-18
latch DE bullet In nv mouth The

catch be bullet In my mouth The
pistol was fired. and 20 the profound
amaxemen. Of the crowd OF Arabs,
Houdin sosk a lsaien bulIs. OF. o. bis
mouth. which al admitted 20 De the
bullet tia; had been selected from the
s~ancerful. To still further asionish the
company. Houdin declared that by load
ing with another leaden bail he would
bring blood OF; Of the stone wall. All
we're eager 10 see this wonderful feat
l. was performed in a way differing
little from what has taken place. In
stead Of dropping a real ball into the
pistol. Houdin used a sham bullet died
with . rcd liquid, which dissolved on
striking fhe wall.
The Red Cloud chief., 1877-01-18
Equine Hydrophobia.

A rabid coach dog bit a valuable
horse a few weeks ago in Brooklyn. The
dog was shot, and the wound which
had been inflicted on the horses leg
healed. About six DAYS ago the owner
of the horse, Mr.. John S. Loomis called
in a veterinary surgeon. The horse be-
came so violent that it was necessary
to lock it up in broad stall. 1t fro.hed
at the mouth. and in its fury broke
pieces Of thick boards of the pen. 1t
was impossible for any person 10 go
near the animal. The surgeon became
convinced that the horse had hydro
phobia. Water was r je ted, and a cold
current of air passing over the back of
the beast increased the paroxysms
which mark the disease. The horse
was killed by one Of the officers of the
Society for the prevention of Cruelty
to Animals on Wednesday afternoon
-Ne,c York Herald.