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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-28
The Nail Men.
Pitxhunh Test

PittshUnb Test
The Western nail manufacturers met
at the rooms oi the Iron Association
last evening tn further consider the re-
cent proposition for limiting production
and pooling their issues. The session
continued until late hour last night,
when the manufacturers finally All
iouIued without aCtion. In the Pitts.
buryh district there are thirteen nsli
mills. with 1O6 machines. Wheeling
and vicinity have eight mills, with to-
tai of 7sS machines, 4 somewhat larger
cspacity than Pittsburgh. The Western
Nail Association, which comprises all
mills west OF the AlIeghenies, makes 6l
Der cent. Of all the nails manufactured
Ina the country,
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The Coal Trade,

NV YoRE, December ?7.-The board
ofcontrol 81 the coal corporations met 10.
day, but A. the Is.high operators and
the Lehigh Valley coal company we're
unrepresentsi, the board resolved that
il MAS utterly useless to make arrange
ment for the management 81 trade with
out their cooperation, aud sdjonrDei
NM d.,
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NO. 1873.
Cincinnati.

CIycISNArI, December 27.-COttOn--
Strong and higher at SIC. Flour.
Steady and firm. Wheat-Quiet and
steady; red and white 9OtSs7c. Corn
Demand fair and prices higher at 3llCs
33c cash; 324C133c seller January. Oats
--Firmer at 2+GG26c. Rye-Steady and
In fair demand ut 52c. Barley-Dull
and unchanged. Pork--lnactlve at
81 S7IGS on. Iard--In good demand;
steam - 10. Bulk Meats--Dull and
prices shade lower at So 45(a2 b5(as3 80
(a3 GO,ag3 20. Bacon--Dull and IN.
changed Mt 81 S7la3 0OtaI l2l(a4 70
IA 37l. Whisky-Demand fair and
prices higher ut 81 o. Buttcr--Steady
and unchanged. l.inseed Oil-Quiet at
UNdBlc.
MILWAUKEE December 27.--Fl0ur--
Firm. Wheat--Dull; fell L.; closed
steady; No. / Milwaukee hard 9itc; No.
Milwaukee Sc; No. = do. S3c; seller
December S!Ic; seller January S3tc; sell
l.r February Sic; No. ), 70ic; No. I,
G8lc; rejected 5Osr. Corn-Dull and
lower; No. ., 20. Oat---lOwer; No. 2
l0lc. Rye--Firm; No. !, l2!c. Barley,
Easier at s7l6 So; seller February SSA
dSac. Provisions Quiet and weak.
Pork Dull; old 81 %; new ~ 40. Lard
Prime steam - 10.
New Orleans.
Ngw ORLg,N-, December 27.-Cofiea
Active, tirln aud higher; Rio cargoes,
ordinary to prime, l5Ca ldlc, gold. Sugar
In good demand al iull prices inferior
to good common iim 4ic; common 10
good common 4!m5!c; yellow clarified
BIm7ic. Molasses Steady and in good
demand common oO6, 22c; lair 2bs DC;
centrifugal loto 2,ic. Rice Dull; Louis
iana ordinary 10 choic. b. .mdlc.
Toledo.
ToLgDo, December -. -- Wheat -
Quiet; amber Michigan. spot Ot!c; No.
= rel winter spot aud seller January
05Ic; seller February Ilc; western am
ber nIlc. tOn-luirt; new NJ. 32c;
new Lake Shore ~ ic. Oats Dull; Mo-
23c.
Pittsburgh.
PIrTsBuRGu, December 81 Pctrole.
um-Crudc hnncr AT ~ IL ut Par kis
for immediate shipment refined stc
Tor Philadel pha delivery.
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Hnicide of nm Austrian Consul.

NEw OnrEANs, December 2T.-llelmrr
Radcr, Austrian Consul, and n large
cotton buyer. committed suicide to-day
bv drowning in the river. Cause, hnan-
cial embarrassment. Deceased was Tor
mrrly consul for Austria, Bavaria ami
Baden. After the consolidation 81 the
German Empire he remained IN consul
uf Austria. He was decorated with
several orders, and about tw" years ago
wa. presented by the Emperor "l AUS
triu with the order Ul the Iron Crown.
In 1865 he married II then popular
souhrrltr of the National Theatre,
Mile Antoinctlc frhringrr, VIII" sur
wives him.
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Tennessee Moonshiners.

TEvSE,sEE, December q. - Special
Deputy Collector James VI DaIr- ar
rived to-day from recent ralds along the
kentucky lines, further progress having
been prevented by the heavy snow in
the mountains, through which they
travelled with the utmost difficulty snd
attended with danger They report the
destruction oi Fix more Illicit distilIcrirs
and the arrest ~ twenty men, captur-
ing among them Harvey Beatiice, Who
has defied the laws Of the United ~iAtrs
and state. and bringing him &" Nash.
Vile.
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Cleveland viaduct Celebration.

CLgNsIANp, December 27.-Thc via
duct celebration to-day was "A brilliant
affair. The banquet Mas n grand SUE
cess, the large parlors nf the WcddrlI
House being filled. Governor Bishop
responded to the toast, The state "I
Ohio" Other tnasts were responded To-
the Hon. \. + Hunt, Cincinnati; Mayor
Rose, Cleveland, Hon. Henry l.. Fish,
Kn,IIrstcr, y. Y. Gov Mathews, W"s,
Virginia; lion. r. C. Parsons Hon. W,
W. Armstrong and Hon. j. {. Covert,
ui Cleveland
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THE WALKING MATCH.
OI.cary Ahead.

NEw IoRK, December 2G.-At noon
to-day, O'Lcary and Campana rested
The score at that hour stood, Ol"ary,
3I5 miles; Campana, 200 miles
New YoRK, December 2G-h mid
night O'Lcary was over p miles ahcnd
Of Campana O'Lcary IL walking well,
while Cumpana is completely broken
down.
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Died al Sea.

san ER,ScTsCo, December 21.-Rey.
Joseph Il. O'Iiagan, ot the Society al
Jesus. and President al the College "i
the Holy Cross. al Worcester, Mass, aud
y passenger on the steamer Grenada,
died at sea oi apoplexy December 10th
and vas buried in the Catholic GENE
tery Al Acapulco IN the 18th instant
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Weather indications.

WAsuiSGroH, December, 2s.-l A. y.
-Ear Tennessee and Ohio VALLEY,
stationaryor lower pressure, south and
west winds, slightly warmer, clear ar
partly cloudy weather.
For the lake Regions, stationary or
rising barometer, slightly lower temper.
AZURE. partly cloudy weather anil ocea'
sional snoW
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LOUISIANA.
Fraudulent state Printer.

NEw ORLEANS, December 20.-On DE
cernber Goth, the Grand jury made
special report relative to the alleged IT.
rCTuluritics oi the state printer, by
order Of Judge Whitaker. The report
was not read and kept from publication
until the District Attorney should have
acted upon the instructions which II
contained This morning, by request
ui the Grand Jury, Judge Whitaker
ordered the report to be- read, ~ lol-
Inwt: "Thr Grand Jury beg leave to
rcpbrt, having examined the certified
coIS ui the account al 'ico. W. buPrr,
State printer, on which our predcres-
sors made special report, and having
taktn testimony in regard tu the same,
arehf the opinion that the State has
beeh dciraudcd, and hereby request the
district attorney 10 file III information
against the said George W. Duprc,
state printer, ior obtaining money on
warrants under ialsc pretcnses.
Tsigned. WALTER PUGH,
IOrcmdH.
annexed to the report in II bill ol the
stab printer, dated March ~, 1873, i"r
Si3p63, ON which the predecessors al
theBrcscnl grand jury, IN July last, re-
qnesed the Governor and Attorney
Gen6rnl tn investigate the case. No ar-
don Has 50 far been repOrteI In the p'ai-
ter. which, however, is III III" hands al
the district attorney.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-28
Not GniIty.

CHcAGo, December 27.-ln the crimi.
nal court this afternoon, closing speech
es were made, and the jury charged in
the murder trial oi Joe 81. Peters and
Mrs. A. Il. Clark for the murder of the
laiter's husband, at Ia Grange, and,
after Ave hours deliberation, the jury
returned q verdict Of not guilty as q
both,
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Marine.

NV YORK, Decrmi,eT q. Arrived
Republic, Liverpool
NV YoRx, Deccmber 27.--Arriye1
State Of Georgia, Glasgow.
LoxpoS, December q. Steamers
Erin and SeckAr, New York, Pennsyl.
yaniA, Phiiadeiphis, Palestine and BOs-
ton, arrived out
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serious Charge against n 1T. Louis Ply
sioian.

ST. I.oris, December 25.-Dr. John {.
CHM, reputable physician ol tins
city, was arrested to-day, charged with
rauinv Mrs. Eliza WriX, in his office,
No. SIS North Eleventh street, on the
10Th instant, and was committed to jail
inIiciault al bail. lie asserts that the
woman : charge is Tor the rurp"s" "i
Matchmaking him, Will" Mrs. WEEK
tells a straightlorwarwarl story, and
maintains that it IL true. Mrs. WrlN
has a blind husband. and came here
with him about two months ago from
Minnesota. She SAYS she has relatives
in Chicago.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-28
DRY GOODS.
New York,

NEw YoRK, December - Dry Goods
--Bnsin,~s remains quiet With package
houses; lair sales ol doInestic- aud
prints made al low prizes by jobbers
about taking stock. Cotton goods dull
IN agents hands. Prints moving slowly.
spring clothing wooirns in moderats r..
quest, but ilannrIs aud blankets quiet.
Foreign gD"d- sluggish.
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BUYING AND SELLING.
GENERAL MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Gold at Par-Govsrnmsnts Steady
Flour DuIl-whsa, Quiet-hOgs
Quiet and Unchanged.
FIN CE.

NKw YoRK, December 27.-MosEY--
Active at 4(d6 per cent, closing at
4 per cent Prime mercantile paper
4td8 per cent. The Assistant Treasurer
disbursed 81, ,G30,OO0 Customs receipts
$500, 900. Cleerings -, ,OOO, 900. Sterling
exchange, bankers bills steady at 4s?f;
sight exchange on New York 1871. Dry
goods imports for the week $9O5.OoO.
GoLD-At par. Carrying rates none.
Borrowing rates fiat and l(a,2 per cent.
GoyKRNMENTs-
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Pooling ArrsaSsmsnt.

CHnAGO, December ia COMMITTEES
of six, from th. Southwestern Railroad
Association, Let to-day, and after due
consideration decided 10 recommend
the roa,is interested to renew the pool.
ing arrangement on the same terms n,
have ruled in the past.
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LIVE STOCK.
h,Aht Liberty.

E,sT I.BgRry, December - Cattle
Receipts to-day 'sp head oi through and
30i head Oi local stock; total tor i0ur
days o,36j head ol through and ], lW
head 0f local. None selling to-day all
shipping through In first hands; feeling
not good ior neat week.
Hogs Receipts to-day 5,ll5 head,
total ior four days H., 800 head, Workers
- SOta2 ~, Philadclphias 50 WtG3 ~
sheep Receipts to-day 100 heat
total four days 3,aNG head. Market over
for the week closed ilrn ut Yesterday
quotations.
New York.
NEW YnRK. December -. BccyeS -
Receipts 800 hcad Market active al
an advance al IT,: 40 head taken ini
export nt Sim 3lr; other sales IttplOl'
Sheep Receipts |, 900 head. Market
hal strong upward tendency, with
limited trade; common I" lair ~ ON'r
} M.
Hogs Receipts 800 head Of live.
Market iirmcr, eight ears were sold ut
80 25Gg3 81 per lDO pounds. Dressed
..Ian...i dam hnt "ip.s'I M ftsluction ~
iiaic; city dressed Western ~ 10; ~ -
lnr extremes: car dressed, Tor Nhirh
- ~ WAS bid IN the morning could not
bc Sold later NJ ' ~.
Chicago.
CuIC,Go, December 2T.--The DroWrs
Jo,undi reports hog receipts ., 800 head.
Market dull and lower; choice heavy
~ 70ta2 80, light - UF"2 10; mixed
81 l0t12 ~.
l..
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-28
ForeiEn N otes
Chicago SAFE Deposs, Robbery.

CHICAGO, December 27.-lt is ascer-
tained this morning that q. ;. Blake,
who robbed the special deposit vault Of
the Fidelity Deposit Bank, took 5000,
chiefly In bonds. OF this amount 800
has been recovered, and the officers ex-
pect to get nors.
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Died.

SE- YoRg. December 27.---General
ID. &. McCsllnm, formerly superintsnd.
ent 0f the Erie railway, and subsequent
ly at the head 81 the Government rail.
Way service during the war Of the re-
bellion, died in Brooklyn tonight.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-28

NEs iOHg, December 2.--It is re-
ported that the messenger of the I'm.
pOrters and Traders Bank has been
robbed of packages containing two
hundred thousand dollars.
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RAILROAD BoNDs Firm.
STATE BoNDs Quiet.

STOCKS The market was q traction
higher in early dealing, as compared
with Yesterday closing quotations, and
New Jersey Central made an exceptional
advance oi i per cent. During the al
ternOon the coal shares were heavily
pressed for sale and declined 10 II
per cent After the announcement that
the meeting OF the coal producers had
resulted in the abandonment of the
combination, owing Ia the absence from
the meeting Of the lehigh Valley Com
pany, large blocks Of lackawanna We're
thrown on the market, and the stock
sold down from I2l to IL per ceni, but
recovered fraction in final dealings.
The transactions aggregated l23,WO
shares, OF which -, 600 were Erie,
5000 Lake Shore, 900 Northwestern
common, 5000 preferred, 1900 81 Paul
common, 800 preferred, 10000 lAcka-
wanna and Western, 1000 New Jersey
Central, 5000 Morris and Essex, 1000
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, and
Indiana Central, 1900 Western Union,
800 Pacific Mail.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-28
Indian Hung

SAS FRASusCo, December 25.-J0~e
Lius OzumA. a haii-breci Indian, was
hanged a, san Diego to-day l"T the mnr-
der Of John Judkins, near IAN bugnt,d,
last summer
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General Grant.

the British.
General Grant.
l.oxnu~, December -. TX xPrcsidrnt
Grant, accompanied by Minister Welch
and Governor Moves, will arrive nt
Dublin un the third of January.
Attempt to Assassinate the Emperor of
Austria.
rrsrI, December -. Rumors hay"
been current ui attempts on the life oi
Francis Joseph. Thc police guarding
the palace where the Emperor, Empress
and Crown Prince are spending the
Christmas holidays have been Increased.
Iu>DoS, December "a dyer has
been arrested at tltcnhcrg, SaN"ny,
charged with threatening tO assasslnate
the Emperor oi Austria. lie pleaded
drunkenness.
Disastrous Flood in Hayt.
Nrw NoRE, December 27.-A report
from Port uu Prince, liaytl, says: Many
persons and houses were swept away by
the river which changed It's course and
crossed the town san Ions drl
Nor. about three miles from Port DE
Pai,. il reported entirely destroyed.
Papal Matters.
Row.. December IA convention,
with the object uf organizing Il Catholic
hierarchy in Bosnia and Herzegovina
will shortly he signed by the Vatican
and Austria. 1t is stated twelve new
cardinals are soon to be- appointed, three
ui whom will Ice foreigners.
Severe Battle.
san TR,SCIsCo, December 2T.-Pas-
scugcrs hy the steamer Granada, Just
arrived from Panama and the way ports,
report that a. the ,ranaha was leaving
| Mazatliu. bound north, news Was re-
| r,.iycd oi a severe battle between the
| forces nf the Clerical Chief LORNA and
! the National troops under Gen. l~cu-
| drro; that the military commander at
! t,uadalaiaura, lorna, with his Indians
had captured the town OF Lepi0, in the
! name ni the Clerical party, and there
| heidi high carnival fora few days. lie also
held the rnal leading from leplo to ia"
! SEA port nf San Bias. On the adNanc"
uf ESruder", Lorna marched out L.
meet him, but was totally defeated And
most uf hisahhrrents captured, whom
eighty were Immediately hanged. Ia"
| balance of those captured, claiming T."
T, have been forced into the rebel service,
! we're allowed to 20 10 their homes.
Drowned
Lp>poN, December q. - Sir VIM.
IIavtnn. formerly well known Liberal
member 81 Parliament, and at one tam"
Secretary oithe Treasury, has been found
drowned in a lake on his estate at Bcrk
shire.
The Russian Students
Iu<DoS, December 27.-A Time Vi
emma speciaI .ays II is stated that the
students demonstrations in Russia
have caused unplessantness between
the CIarowitCh who il suspected oi
cuuntenanring them, and the CTar,
Foreign Notes.
PnnIroroLIs. December 21.-Arn:
are leing generally distributed through
out Eastern Rnpmeiis Ia be used in re
sisting the execution of the treaty O
Berlin.
The Chinese Envoy has arTiyel At -
Petersburg 10 adjust the difficulties lie
tween China and Russia.
, telegram irnm Tihis sAys that ih'
Amerr has arrived NJ Iashkend.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-28

L">Do>, December q. - Sir VIM.
Ilavtnn. formerly well known Liberal
member 81 Parliament, and at one tam"
Secretary oiihe Treasury, has been found
drowned in a lake on his estate al Brrk
shire
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FOREIGN.
The Afghan War.

LuuoRr, December q. Iakooh
Khan, son of the Amt@r ol Afghanis-
tan, hns come int" JcIlalabad. This is
regarded as equivalent to submission {"
th, british
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Another Disgracoful Row.

special lfnill SlhIlllhTl, ny" re-
rrivcd at 10 o'clock tonight states that
disgrucelul row occurred at Crab
Orchard, last evening, in which stew
art Meyers and the Carson Brothers
were the chict actors, an "ld gruigr
bringing them together. After the firing
commenced both sides were reinforced,
and som" forty shots were exchanged.
Shot guns aud pistols were used. Mry
crs' SHOULDER was literally shot to pieces,
and Dave Carson Was hcrluilSly wound
ed \ huli dozen others wcr" more or
less hurt. 1t in feared that th" trnu,I"
IL not over
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KENTUCKY.
,Judyc Commissioned. =.

LOUISVILLE, December -. - The
G""ricr-Jonnm special dispatch from
Frankfort, ky., SAYS, GOV. Mctreary
having received by "A special messenger
the papers showing that Jas. W, Linden
had been duly elected Judge of lircailiti
county, ISSUED and forwarded /" him
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-28

Lu>Dox. December % 4 Tmass' Vi
emma special .ays 1t is stated that the
students demonstrations in Russia
have caused unplessantness between
the CIarowitCh. who il suspected pt
cuuntenanring them, and the CTar.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-28

Inxpu~, December -. -Ex-Prcsidcnt
Grant, accompanied by Minister Welch
and Governor Nuyes, will arrive nl
Dublin on the third of January.
Attsmnt In Aaansainntn the EmDeror of
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Toledo.
Pittsburgh.

PIrTSBuRGu, December 81 Pctrole'
um-Crudc hrmcr tSl IL Ut Par kei y
for immediate shipment refined Ste
Tor Philadelphia delivery.
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Disastrous Flood In Hayti.

Nrw NoRE, December IA report
from Port uu Prince, IIayti, says: Many
persons and houses were swept away by
the river which changed its cOurs" and
crossed the town San Ions drl
Nnrd, about three miles from Port DE
pai, il reported entirely destroyed.
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Papal Matters.

Row., December IA convention,
with the object of organizing II Catholic
hierarchy in Bosnia and Herzegovina
will shortly he signed by the Vatican
and Austria. 1t is stated twelve new
cardinals are soon Ia be- capp"inic'l, three
uI whom will hc foreigners
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-26
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
'oSty-frst Days Proceedings.

Il Forty-first Days Proceedings.
HouaE or REPRESENTATIVES,,
New Orleans. saturday, February 20. 1878. !
Tho House wns called TO order ut II O'Clock
| H. m. Present:
Hon. Louis Bush. Speaker. and Measrs. Al.
dige, Bnrbin, Barron, Barrett, Brady, Berry,
Bell. Breard, Brice, 1srdger, Brooks, Bowden.
Brown, Boeley, Burton; carlo1ss, Grossly.
ioie, Deavigne. Do Lney, Detiege, Drew, Dick
enaon. Dlnkgrave, Duke, burden, Dupr,s,,
Drury,, Fitzpatrick, Fobb CAN'T, Gary. Gas
kins .Gracien, Gillespie, Hahn. Hammond,
Jones, II. NJ, Johnson. Robert johnson, Kelly
Of Orleans, Keeting, Kennedy, Kern, Kidd,
Lamare, Lea Leeds, Leonhard Of Caddo
Leonard Of Orleans, Lewis, Lyons, MagloIre,
Martin. Means, Million, McGehee, .Newsom,
Nunez, Peralta, Pitts, Porter, Ruby, Randolph
Richardson, Romero, Routon Ryland, shak-
speare, Smart, Snaer Stage. Self, Sellers
Steele, Stewart, semmes. Singleton spiller,
Taylor, Tremonlet, Toler, Tolliv.er, Vance,
Washington, Watson, Wilde, Williams, Wise,
Wood, Young of Claiborne and Young of East
Baton Rouge-l06.
Absent Messrs. Aycock, Briggs, Billieu,
Buck Carville, Desmarais, Estopnal, Foers-
6Iilen and Rolle~-13.
Prayer gas offered by the Rev. DR.. Perciva
The journal Of tho twcntyasecond was
amended and adopted
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. kceting offered the following resolu-
ton:
Resolred That the Committee on Contin-
gent Expenses be instructed to inquire If l.. Q
Souer, contestant in case of Barbin VS.. Souer,
is entitled to mileage, and make report there
on
Ordered to lie over.
The petition Of the citizens of Rapides par
ish asking reduction of licenses and protect
ing those that pay licenses from plantation
stores and praying that country stores be
compelled to pay license was taken up under
the unfavorable report of the Committee on
Ways and Means and was indefinitely post
poned.
o The petition Of the bar and restaurant keep
ers Of New Orleans
Was taken up under the report of the Com
mittee on Ways and Means without action
and was indefinitely postponed
The resolution relative to reduction of taxa
ton, and to introduce uniformity in the taxes
and licenses imposed by the State municipali-
ties and parishes, o
Was taken up under the report of the Com
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-26
SENATE.

REGULAR HussloN or 1aTa.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-26
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
or THtg-
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

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The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-12-06

CITIZENS of Cairo should bear in mind
that on the 18th day of the present month
the Delta City fire company will give ball
in the hall of their engine house, with n
view of replenishing their somewhat de-
pleted treasury. The company has won
the praise of our people for efficient work in
saving the property of our citizens; and
now asks for something little more sub
stantial The bail will be under the direc-
ton Of experienced managers, the best
music to be obtained will be on hand, and
participants will be insured season OF
rare enjoyment That all may contribute Il
little to help company that deserves so
much, the tickets have been fixed at at n
very low figure 1t is the duty or every
householder, at least, to buy one.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-12-06

Ar the packing house Of llinklc,
Thistlcwood & Moore, on Commercial av-
envc, one hundred hogs day are cut up,
consequently pigs feet, spare-ribs, back
bones and other trimmings are for sale in
large or small quantities, at almost rive
away" prices. The firm are putting mp
very fine new lard in small package for
family use. To this they invite spcciai IT.
tention.