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In another column will DO found the pro-
aeedngH OF tho meeting OF tho cigar makers.
ulanaihera and packers, hold nj Globe Hall
last night for tho purpose OF organizing
IN atrthe.''
The proceedings Of nine hundred mon were
quiet and orderly, and II Is ereditable 10 them
that they voted down all propositions 10 10.
aort ta violence or force for tho purpose III
making the strike general These men una
derHtand, better than we ID, their grievances
and hardahips. ind they have perfect right
10 refuse to work. except for the prices they
hold their labor to DO worth.
hut II must be also understood that they
have no right 10 Interfere with any man OF
number Of men OF their occupation who may
ba willing 30 work for the wages offered by
the manufacturers. This In free country,
and every man haa tho right 10 dispose Of
hia honest labor nj any price or on any terms
he may 400 III, OF tho circumstances Of his sit
untion may dictate. No long IA tho cigar
makora act upon this principle We cannot but
aympathize with them. until 1t Ia clearly
ahown that their demands are unjust and
Unreasonable,
We aineerely truat that the differences boz
tween tho workmen and their employers will
be speedily settled upon satisfactory basis.
So formidable movement Of this nature ean-
not be prolonged without causing great dis
tress to tho strikers and imperilllng tho pubs
lie peace
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THAT VIGOROUS CORPSE.

]. Our correspondent stakeholder" was yes
teraay hypercrtical, we fear. In referring
TO the Jefferson and Lake Pontchartrain
railway as n corpse, we meant the railroad,
not the charter. That no such railway has
been In operation for twenty years we are
quite positive rs a historical fact. We con-
Tess our ignorance of the fact that there
has always been company in existence,
which held regular elections of direc-
tors and went through the forms and cere-
monies of corporation. Our Ignorance on
this score may be pardoned ON the plea of its
universally, and ON the further plea that Il
railway company is generally supposed to be
a corporation which owns and runs rail-
road, and that a perpetual charter and yearly
elections of directors were hardly salts
factory evidence of such corporation
We submit, however, to the correction of out
worthy correspondent, and, accepting his as
surances that the company Is still alive, trust
that we shall soon have an opportunity of an
nouncing the departure and arrival OF trains
~ cars by this long slumbering railroad
we are glad further to be corrected as te
she site of the drainage canal which runs
alonrside and parallel with the track Of the
rrad and not on the track. This fact will
mitigate the damages and facilitate the revi
val Of the road, as large parallel canals have
haen considered essential to the mainten-
ance az solid tracks for all our railroads
throurh the swamps. As to the suit OF the
company being one for damages, our CORE,
sr,onaent is evidently not lawyer, or ne
s',o,,lfl have discovered that, In his statement
- the action Of the company, 1t was necessa
.;,v and technically one for damages. DIS
. III a quite unimportant these points
80 correspondent we are very happy % con
60 vrifh him ii bis censure Of the incapacitl
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THE ELECTIONS.

The eieeliohs IN twelve States Oh tho 9TH
Inst, show. upon The whole. II decided Demo
cratic grain, though tho tidal wave was not ~
sweeping M had been anticipated, Tho Demo-
Gratis confidently expected to carry Wisoons
sin. while II has gone, on u very light total
vote for the Republicans by majority larger
than Hayes obtained IN 1870, In Connecticut
where only local elections wats held. tho ltss
publipans have gained several members of
lhe Legislature. though that body contained
il Republican majority before, Maasaehna
settA, Minnesota. Nebraska aud Kansas have.
of course, gone Republican, though ths Hayes
majority has been In most Ut them reduced
The Democrats have carried New York by n
reduced majority Wa did not anticipate,
with many ef our friends. OH overwhelming
victory In that atate, Tho opposition among
Democrats 10 1ammahy, which had control
VI Tho party was more formidable than ever,
This division Ia the Democracy prevented
II from fully proIltina by the dohaliha
insutteetion In tho Republican party, Mis-
Hiasippi. Maryland and Virginia have also. as
matter Of course, gone Democratic
The great feature Of, and triumph In, the
battles Of Tuesday was the capture " PENN
Hyiyania by the Democrats. Tho result In
Pennsylvania Ia, IN fact. ths only important
change In tho political status Ut The States,
mud that Ia n very great one. Indeed, II
makes the country Democratic beyond duees
lion. and very decidedly 40.
In all the States tho vote was extremely
light. After tho campaign of 1870, which ema
hroiled the country for nearly year. Tho peo'
ple wsre comparatively passive and indittaf"
ent. No much was this the eaae Tint wa al.
taeh little significance 10 any of the elections
except that In Pennsylvania, unless II shall
transpire that tho Democrats have gained tho
New York Legislature. which would give
them Senator In place Of Conkllng, The In.
dlestions are, however. that tho Republicans
htili hold that body
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Inc s's M MARSHALL. % II :" which distance
Marshall has undertaken 10 grade
thirty miles 10 tho Louisiana ltns, NJ 500, as
which PROMISE The. elAssns Of that place tihy9g
In hands 100000 In cash subscriptions All
thai New Orleans has te do is tp gratis
eightyailvs niles. which can bs dotte Tor
the work abandoned. lie appsaled 10 those
present tb fHise The amount naHlsdl Nj,
Phelps thsh said that The
TIME ron nttstHfsH
had been reached, that there wsfs n number
IT subscription books opened, ana hs wanted
persons IA sotns forward with theit sitbsetlt,-
liUtis,
Mi. n, H. Kennedy, president III the ftate
National i.auk, thought thlH enterprise could
bn greatly forwarded II The capitalists and
baiHara III New Orleans would lou II be ,tnaefs
stood that the bonds 6f ibis road
WOULD An ACCEPTED Al SECURITY
as readily ms other securities or bonds bear
Ing The shiue rates. III interest As u i,Hpts..
sentative of thsse interests hs proposed tlht
this bs dbhe,
bishop Wilmer then addressed II few rss
marks u, The meeting IN bshalf OF ths s'itsfz
prise
ast. Husssy understood that only persons
known ~ bs worth more Than #t0,oDD GHu
bssn invited to DO present. lts was sure th9t
thete was not II gentleman present who eould
not afford 10 subttithe
Az LEAST fHh ftGh dEHT or Att HE HAD
10 seetits tho stieass VI tbs road tIe moved
that oatiyaHssfs bs appointed 10 20 around
among thoss present aiid solicit subscriptions
The CANVASS resulted IN
SUBSCRIPTION ofasiB.BnD.
many promising subscriptions to-day. for.
which REASON we do not publish tho names VI
ihpss who subscribed last night,
fttH tpHhata pr HtttltitttPTtDH
wefe as follows
1--WE, Lie subscribers hsreto. hereby obi
gate ourselves Ia pay 10 ths New Orleans
our signatures for stock OF first mortgage sk
pst cont bonds or $1,000 6aoh, payments,
twenty per cent cash on, demand, balances IN
four e1lal payments. thirty days apart. of
nj option III notes al three and sla months.
without interest,
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WANTED.

Everybody to know that BODLEY BROTH RH
are not agents for the sale Of WAGONS and
CARTS. but having uneauaIed fhellities for
Ing, W. Va. they are prepared to furnish any
aiSe and style OF frst-class' Cane Wagonss;, OK.
or Four-mule Cane Carts: Cotton Wagons
Levee Burrows. Wheelbarrows OF all sizes.
Spokes. Felloes. Shafts. Wagon and Cart Ma,
In this market. We respectfully solicit n share
of the public patronage. l,
BODLEY BROTHERS.
1877 and 129 Common street. between St. Charles
and City Hotels. MOI 2dp
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SEALED PROPOSALS.

OFFICE BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS.
City of New Orleans. I
80 Burgundy street. Nov. 6. 1877.
Sealed proposals addressed to the Committee
on Furniture, Purchases and Supplies will be
received at this office until - o'clock m.
THURSDAY, 9Th instant, to furnish the schools
with seventy cords Of bakers pine wood. sawed.
Fl. b. FERGUSON.
Chairman Committee on Furniture. Purchases
and Supplies no7 u
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A CARD.

No one is authorized to sell ADAMS DlREC
TORY OF POINTS AND LANDINGS but par
ties having my written order. Mysfriends will
please take note of this.
LOUIS A. ADAM.
Sole Proprietor.
New Orleans November G. 1877. nos 81
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TO THE BONDHOLDERs.
BOARD OF LIQUIDATION
State Of Louisiana. !
New Orleans, Nov. 5, 1871
I hereby give notice that meeting of this
Board will be held on TUESDAY, the 18th inst,
at 1 O'Clock D. M, at the Speakers Room, State
House. Interested parties are requested to at
tend.
By order of the President:
ALLEN JUMEL.
noe 1w Auditor and ex-offlcio Secretary.
DIR. j. G. BELDEN
Has removed his Office to
l3z Canal street.
His residence remains the same-452 st Charles
street. moi In,
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We have had the pleasure Of meeting Mr..
John 81. Miller, Of the Memphis Appeal, who
Is accompanying Capt. John Cowdan and his
party to examine the route Of the proposed
Barataria Canal.
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FINE FURNITURE,
UPHOLSTERY AND PAPER HANGINGs.
The finest assortment OF
PARLoR, BEDROOM. DINING-RoOM AND
HALL FURNITURE
ever offered in New Orleans will be found at
no. 40 Royal street,
with a general stock Of Furniture, Coverings
and Curtain Materials, In satins, French MO
%nettes. Brocatelles. Cotelines, Tapestries.
Rens and Cretonnes. with suitable trimmings.
gimps, cords and tassels. fine selected STOCK
ri Bobbinet and Nottingham Curtains with r1ch
cornices, gilt poles and rings curtain pins. etc.
window Shades In every variety. Large Mantle
and Pier Glasses. with best French plates.
Statuary in Newest styles. Paper HangfngS
In newest styles, from ceilings and fancy deco
rations to the lowest priced paper. Those WISH.
ing TO furnish VIII ind Il 20 tneir advantage 1o
gu a''u 'Aa''' A49 D b. N. SIEgRECHT.
ne7 I'm 2p 10 Royal street,
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ETwo surgeons died recently in
Paris of diphtheria which they contract
ed by endeayorihg to save the lives Of
patients. 1t appears that after perform
ing surgical operation for the relief of
Group, it is found necessary to facilitate
the breathing of the patient by drawing
air through the diseased windpipe. This
the unfortunate surgeons effected in each
case by applying their own lips and
sucking the air through. 1t is greatly
to the honor Of the medical profession
that its members are SO ready to. risk
their own lives to save those of their
patients. But there seems to be force
in the suggestion of the Medical Re-
cord, that this great risk might be avoid
ed in cases of Group and diphtheria by
substituting suitable instrumental con-
trivance for the surgeons mouth. There
are probably other instances where such
an instrument might be of service, as
for instance in case of a bite from q
mad dog or snake. The needed in.
strument is doubtless easily within the
scope of invention. .Asfs
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indianapolis Journal.j

There has been an awful sight of nofi.
sense talked and written about civil ser
vice reform, and just now there is heing
some awful nonsense pfacticed at Wash
ingtoh on the same subject. Among
many absurd things that have been pro-:
posed or carried Ont, twesrnles now be.
ing enforced in the Treasury Department
deserve especial censure. One OF these
is that each State must have its pro rata,
number Of clerks in the department, no
more and no less; and the other is that
only one member of family will be
employed, and where there are two, ono
must be discharged. This is not civil
service reform; on the contrary, it is op.
posed to every principle OF civil service
reform. 1t does not recognize fitness,
merit, qualifications, length of service,or
anything else Both OF the rules refer.
red to are arbitrary, illogical and ridfcus
lous They are not only bad in pfinci.
pie, but are working badly inpractice,
Fsince they are causing the removal of
many excellent, meritorious, experienced
clerks, and the substitution of untried
and inexperienced men in their piaces
The President has had something to say
about running the goVernmedfi 406 btsi-
ness principles" These are not busi-
ness principles. They are impracticabls
theories. Commoh.sensei people have
no sympathy with such, political senti-
lmeutaliSW.J Inss { u yVJ4r7-t
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A Horrible. Custom.

Cameron's sAcross Africa" says that
on the death of a Urua chief, it is the
custom 'to divert the course of q stream
and in its bed to dig an enormous pit
the bottom of which is then covered
with living women. At one end wo.
man is placed on her hands and knees,
and upon her back the dead chief, Gov
cred with. his beads and treasure, is
seated, being supported on either side
by one of his wives, while his second
wife sits at his feet. The earth is then
shoveled in on them, and all the women
are buried alive, with the exception of
the second wife. To her custom is more
merciful than to her companions, and
grants her the privilege of being killed
before the huge grave is filled in. This
being completed, number of male
slaves--sometimes forty or ifty-are
slaughtered, and their blood poured
over the grave, after which the river is
allowed to resume its course"
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SOUND sleep.

. Sound sfeep is essential TO good
health. 1t is impossible to restore and
recuperate the systemie Exhausted by la
bor and activity without. this perfect re-
pose. Sleep has a good deal to do with
the disposition and temper a sound
sleeper is seldom unduly disturbed by
trifes, while awakeful, rettless person is
apt to be irritable, = A great deal has
been written about, the advantages Of
.curtailing the hours of repose, and Of
sleeping but little. We2are inclined to
think that5 there is, room for. doubt
whether the benefits Of closely limiting
The time given, to rest haye. not been ex.
aggerated. Active persons Of nervous
temperament can hardly get too much
sleep. Weknbwl peryIvellNhatithe saw
ing Of two or three hours day from
slnmber IS fn one -equivsient-te-a
considerable prolongation of human life,
and we are no advocates Of Incidence !;
but the fact still remains that sleep may
be so much abridged as to leave the sys,
tenn incapable of as much effective work
in two hours as might be performed 10 q
better condition in one, .,.s4.-.ss.-.e-
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Gossip.

There is one social dishonor about
which no one thinks it worth while to
say much in reprobation, but which does
more harm than any'other known to US
1--WE mean the dishonor of repeating
conversations, opinions, circumstances
not made under a promise Of secrecy,
but which a high sense Of honor would
treat as confidential, if haply ahigh sense
of honor we're the raie. 1t is odd that
one of the best rthiAgsea boy learnstat
seh6eRiis to 'eschew tale -beariHgs and.
keep faith with bis companions, while one
of the most common practices of socie.
ty is to betray the trust contained in talk,
and report to all what has been told in
implied confidence to one. This habit
ofrepeating wbatywe hear is as fatal TO,
the, best intercourse Of minds as to the
finer feelings of integrity.
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egThe cause Of headaches has Ia

EET The cause of headaches has ,latr
terly received much Investigation DR.
George T. Stevens, of Albany, has been
at pains to demonstrate the relation be-
tween disordered eyesight and many
nervous diseases, including headache
By means Of diagramsi in the New York
Medical Journal, be shows, how difficult
ties in the ordinary use of the eyes, ari-
sing from far-sightedness, and other de.
fects of the kind, must cause continual
irritation to the nerves., Especially is
this the case with far-sightedness, and
numerous instances are cited where pa
tients suffering frequently and severely
from headaches have been entirely cured
by wearing spectacles suited to theil
eyes Other affections of the eyes re-
suit similarly, but the instances met witt
in practice are fewer. There seems to
be abundant evidence that several more
serious forms of nervous diseases may
be an outgrowth of such irritation.
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exhibition with as intense an interest as
any of his human companions his quick
eye caught Though the dust and inter
tvening objects gray coated form shoot
from his horse and lie PROSTATE on the
field, while his companions in the rear,
unable to, curb their animals, leap over
him. Like flash the spectators are on
their feet and rushing to, tie unhappy
CADETS assistance. Among the .first-to
reach him are Mr.. Blaine and Colonel
Beaumont, and the others crowd around,
while one Of the troop is dispatched for
the doctor. - 81 fas.e9 sea- 2
/, "Whois itr'ss the universal ques-
ton, and some one says, "Hoppin ap-t
pointed from New York, but living in
Chicago" At this. a young lady, who
has tainted dead 1t the first sight of the
mishap, opens der eyes and muttoys,
"Thank God, it is not my brother -
There is in the assemblage, however, o
sister of the unfortunate cadet, and she
is frantic. Inquiries reveal the fact that
while he was cutting the ground and
bending over for that purpose, the girth
broke, and his saddle, slipping to one
side, shot him to the ground, where, he
fell upon his shoulders and head. He
bleeds freely, and DR.. Robinson, who is
on the spot In a minute, pronounces him
only severely stunned. - '-s'1''a ~
ANOTHER EXCITING scEsk.etslH n
While everybody is watching and IN.
|quiring about Cadet Hoppiu, another
|exciting scene has been in progress close
by. When the horse felt his rider fall
he darted forward like q cannon ball
in moment be was at the hedge il
front of the hotel; without turning 9
hair he burst straight through the hedge,
carrying before him the fence running
beside it, and plunged up the lawn. OF
the company seated upon the piazza.
two ladies fell in a faint from fright
Two of Horpin's companions who were
riding beside him when he fell pressed
ion to catch the horse on either side. -
They followed through the break made
in the hedge, and only a few feet behind
The runaway crossed the little lawn, ani
finding himself cornered by the hedge
on the other side, cleared it at a bound,
breaking away the fence on the outside
lof itat The same time. GWithesa 2whoot
1.-THE pursuers lifted their. horses ever ,ir
fine style, and away the three coursed
leaving everything at the hotel in, a
great confusion as there existed out up
ION the plain. ,'i'lfss''s 'h1 be 90
All this excitement, however, lastet
but few minutes, for the runaway wa
soon caught, and the injured cadet wa:
carried off in carriage. He proved t,
be only stunned and bruised, and was
able to walk out of the hospital this al
ternoon. The drill then went on 70
some time until every tactici had bee
exhausted. 10
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

The last joke at the expense Of the
French Society for the Protection of
Animals is to the following effect;
A countryman, armed with an immense
club, presents himself before the Presi-
dent OF the Society and claims the first
prize. He is asked to describe the act Of
humanity'o on which he POUNDS, his claim.
Il have saved the life of wolf" re-
plies the countryman. II might easily
have killed him with this hludgeon," and
he swings his weapon in the air to the
intense discomfort Of the President. e
"But where was the wolff" inquired
the latter. tsWhat had be done to you ?"
"He had just devoured my wife," was
the reply. 50 ee7 k7Ea
The President reflects an instant and
then says: go
"My friend, am of the opinion that
you have been sufficiently rewarded. ~
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/ ,aEy,In bis paper, the Hartford Cou-.
rant, Gen. 10 Hawley-who went to
New Orleans with Wayne Macveagh--
tells what he knows about the new Uni
ted States Marshalfor Louisiana. 1t is
true, he saws, that Cox. Jack Wharton.
was a Texan Ranger in the Confederate
army: but he has been staunch Repub.
lican for years, is "a warm friend of Gov.
Packard" knows everybody and is ga
wonderful story teflef.'' Gec. 10. Haw-
Hey adds that Nj Hayes has undoub:sd.
~ decidedilto make changes iu ALI the
leading Federal offices Of Louisiana.-71,
We dare say;ja, bargain is .; bargain,
IN Y, San.
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A Boston lawyer, uncommonly. upious
and extremely High Church, thinks it
needful to SOW seed by all waters, and
so has his note-paper branded with
Scripture texts. The other day he had
occasion to write for favor from the
chief Justice, and he unluckily used a
sheet headed: "Ye are all bought with
price," He didn't get it.
Now is the time of year to trot out
the old woman who has made piece OF
patchwork with 97,307, ,684,537 pieces,
don't wear glasses, and can bite off the
end of her thread with her natural teeth
who has always taken her two cups o.
strong green tea three times a day
snuffs maccaboy once in fifteen minutes
and has seventeen great grandchildren
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Sincerity.

Give US sincere friends, or none. This
hollow glitter of smiles and words-com-
pliments that mean nothing-protesta-
tons of affection as solid as. the froth
from champagne-invitations that are
but pretty sentences, uttered because
such things are customary-are all
worthless oThere is no need of them.
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Death OF ex-senator Pratt

LoGANspoRr, IND. June lex Uni
ted States Senator D. D. Pratt died this
morning. He was sitting in his chair
debating to his daughter, Mrs E. S.
Huntington, feeling as we'll as usual,
when he gave gasp, and before she
reached him he was dead. He was GA
years old.
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sitting Bull settling IN Brltisir
.as'.. ts,} t.yr Territory. n8- ,,.a..i.

CHICAGO, June 16--A special from
Winnepeg, Manitoba, says; Dispatches
from Fort Walsh says Sitting Bull with
$50 lodges is.settling between there and
Wood Mountain, He claims that he has
won many victories over. the United
States troops of which the public know
nothing, and exhibits numerous tfoph-
les, including. arms, wagons, DC, some
belonging to Clusters party. He holds
that violations of Federal treaties by the
Unied States authorities warranted his
rebellion. t='t %
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Why iSh erman, Wanted Tanners
i.s --=fa Place. 1
Utica ObseryerI

NO0Io1 OOnofVo ~ -
Through one of Secretary Sherman;s
mistakes, Deputy Collector Tanner, of
the New York Custom House found him
self discharged Saturday night. Itwas
brought to the attentionIof Hayes Sun.
day that Tanner is commander of the
G. A.. R, an orator of no mean lung
power, and a person who ran some 16,
900 votes ahead of the Hayes ticket for
a local office in Brooklyn last fall, and
Tanner was reinstated. fH.Fsi 8 r.
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A BROKEN GIRTH.

In the midst of the wild rush Faust,
the splendid setter dog of Lieutenant
Townsend, starts out from the line of
spectators with howl. Watching the
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