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easier than wooden hulls as now built that 1t If
safe to assume that five ironnbargea can be towed
with, the, same power nov required for fourt
equivalent to an increase Of % per bent.
The directors Of the late Cincinnati. LOUIS
Vile end New Orleans Pool Line held an9thel
business and laying out plans for next seasons
campaign, which promises to be highly sue
eesSful
The Towards will launch Capt. FL. i. Lee.
boat the Laura Lee" O. perfect beauty, tni
afternoon. Everybody Is invited. She is @ first
class stern-wheel cotton boat Of 1000 bales capt5
city 2t0 feet long, SO feet beam. 50 feet hold, fu
cabin III inch cylinders. 81 feet stroke 4 stea
boilers ~ feet long, AZ inch diameter with sia
lO-inch flues. The machinery and boilers phi
ready to 90 on board. She will be completed ii
Howards' yard, and ready for, business on TN
first Of September, and named after Capt. Lee
daughter. q bright little girl about eight year
u G ISG Charles P. Truslow's boat is well 90
vanced and will be launched next week. Bh7
also will be finished at HoWards' yard.
The frame of Capt Ryman's boat is abogl
ready, and she will be set up on the blocks NOT
occupied by Capt. Truslow's boat. @
The first frame also Of the two new Anehs
Line boats Is ready. and will be set UP mes
Capt. Tobin Cannon's new boat Is advanein
rapidly. The bottom Is being planked; ths
heavy deck beams are being put In position.
The j1iners are preparing the upper. works
which they will commence setting up In 9 fey
days. She will be o magnificent boat. on th
style Of the J. M. White, but with much MI Il
carrying capacity. The hull Is 312 feet long
feet beam. 1913 feet hold, Tx feet bucket 80 fl
cylinder, 10 feet stroke, steel boilers, 80
long. d. inch diameter, two fueR In each. ii
length lower and upper cabins finely fnish@
with passenger accommodations equal 70 t
Lee or White. She will be put in the water
September and finished. ready for the fall bus
ness.
This firm IL also building two model BARI
for the New Orleans and Red River TransDo
alton Company.
Homesvile Plaindealer:
Capt. 10. W. Carlton is back among US as t1sJ.
South during tho cotton season. Joe is alwa
welcomed by everybody, for q more pleasa
genial and popular man does nat visit tln
parts.
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the same result Nine. Lerondeau was well
nigh adiudged guilty q second time, notwith-.
standing her .piteous cry, i arn innocentl
am innocentp when the court suddenly re-
collected there were other physicians In
France besides DR.. Berner. When Nine. Lee
rondeau learned that three Of the most
scientific physicians In the country were ap,,
pointed to hold o second autopsy, It Is said
she stood upright In her cell, and throwing
her hands above her head, exclaimed: III
wise men have the handling Of my case, then
every one will sec my innocence"
What was the decision Of those three men
who held q womans life In the fiat; they
might pronounce simply that Lerondeau
had not been poisoned at all2 He died from
natural causes.
The jury pronounced the woman clear of
the evil laid to her charge, the government
threw open the doors Of the prison where she
had languished for nearly o year, but who
will wipe out the days and nights Of anguish,
when she had imagined herself condemned to
the hopeless doom OF a lOathsome convict
prison? Who Is to Obliterate the remembrance
Of the months of fearful suspense during
which the hideous spectre Of the GulllOtine
must have doomed out Of the darkness of her
cell2 Can any judge or jury-ever give
her back that spotless reputation which sus-
pcion snatChed from her? M. b, II.
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SOUTH ERIN PATENTS.

Mr. H. N. Jenkins, solicitor of patents, No.
27 Commercial Place, officially reports to the
DEMOCRAT the following complete list of
patents granted Southern inventors for the
week ending May %, 1873:
Louisiana-E. L. Morse New Orleans, cot
ton presses; II. Steckler, Jr., New Iberia, corn
planter.
Arkansas-H. S. Wood, Rob Roy, lap rings
W. H. Tate and j. E. Curtis, Jacksonville,
cotton presses.
Misss a BLOOM 15,J JfacBbson mos
gas meters; J. F. O'Sullivan and E. Bloom,
jackson, mosquito bar frames.
Alabama-Jos. Martinez, Mobile trade mark
for cigars, "T. D. S." J. A. Perry Carthage,
churning apparatus.
Texas-L. Arnold, Galveston, bale ties; J.
M. Morse Tyler. pillow.
mark for cigarettes, "Rosa Espanola."
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A few days since party Of amateur fisher
men were engaged in the piscatorial art from
the wharf at Barnes Hotel, Mississippi City
here and help me to land this catch" After the
fish vas landed it proved to be large red fish
weighing more than the average. He was
and the rest of the party was asked to join in
the, dinner. just before they sat DOWN. the
cook came IN and said look what | found in
out as follows: Buy your shoes at the Bed Star
shoe store, corner Cqstomhopse and Bourbon
will give you a good fit. They followed the ad-
vice thus given. and to this day have never re-
GREETED il,
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Editor Democrat see by your telegraph
report from Port Eads that my vessel, the
bark Wild Hunter, is reported as having ar
rived at the bar on the twenty-sixth. The
facts are: 1 arrived on the morning of the
twent y-fourth, and the arrival of my vessel
was suppressed by the telegraph monopoly,
was also that OF the spanish PARK FeI,sa
Choir line boat Mary Lee, and arrived at the
city on the morning of the twenty-sixth.
Ny stevedore Mr.. Arch. Mcclure, left in
structions at the office of the Good Intent
Telegraph Company to report the arrival of
my vessel. For some unexplained reason
they refused to do so, and only gave the ar
rival of my vessel to the press after my YES
sci had arrived at her wharf.
Respectfully, JONATHAN MINOT,
Master bark Wild Hunter.
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RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Sunday. July %, 1873.

Sunday. July %, 1878. J
Arrivals.
Ouachita Belle. Assumption, Martha, Silver
City. Isabel. Ella Hughes.
Departures.
Martha, Belle Mary Ida. st. Mary. Aasump-
ton, Ouachita Belle Yazoo Valley, City Of Alton,
Golden Grown, Bart Able
To Arrive.
Ouaehita Belle. Gov. Allen, Bayou Sara
st. Mary. Henry Tete, Assumption, Eva. La
fourche; Martha. lower coast; Danube. Bon
ME Lee Red River; Paris O. Brown Cincinnati
Gold Dust, st. Louie Mary Ida, Belle. upper
coast; J. w. Cannon, ViCksburg: John Wilson,
Ouachita.
stage Of the Rivers.
Daily telegraphic report Of the stage of water
at various points. with changes in the "a hours
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LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
AND
Agricultural "A! Mechanical COLE
DAMON ppTnE TnTrfaTANA
MILITARY ORGANIZATION.
BATON ROUGE. LOUISIANA.

The nineteenth session begins October nel
and ends July /, 1879.
A faculty Of eight professors. good lfbras
APPARATUS and museums extensive COURSE
literature and science; tuition free; botS
lodging washing, fuel, lights and medical /
SIS u month text books and stationery 80 q So
sion uniform clothing about s22 for dress 81
of West Point gray cloth, Si5 for fatigue 81
of same material, and "a for cap Of dark bl
cloth.
Total expenses in every respect for session
nine months not exceeding s2DO; payable S20a
entrance and $40 ut close 81 each month, maxi
throughout tbs session III nine months D
equal payments Of gzp each.
Cadets can enter and withdraw at any tia
during the session. They will be charged OF
from date OF entrance and for time Of aate
ance.
Cadets can find R1>d boarding In the city
Baton Rouge. at lates essentially the sans
those above given tor maintenance in the US
versity building.
MILITARY EXERCISES
obligatory on all students or cadets. ThA
who are duartered In fhs University build
are constantly, day and night. under milits
discipline. Cadets who board and lodge
Baton Rouge are subject TO, military disgipls
only while they are performing their daily q
ties at the institution.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTIONS
Catholic and Protestant. given in the Oh
versity, and on Sundays cadets will be requkl
to attend the churches in Baton Rouge, deS
mated by their parents.
Granted that this institution Is capableI
educating the youths of Louisiana, why shQl
parents spend half as much In mere travel
expenses to and from institutions In ot1
States as would pay all the expenses OF "
sons here for whole session Of nine months
For further information address
Jy25 cot DIV D. r. BOYD, Presiden.
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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

[The DEMOCRAT is responsible for none of
the views expressed in the communications
Under this head; but no communications will
% printed except from responsible parties.]
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RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTIONS,
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

LNOURTH SESSION OPENS SEPTEAla
Il !, 1878, and closes June 1, 1879.
TUITION AND OTHER FEES.
Literary and Scientific Department. .........
Medicine. ........... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
theology .-..-...s.....-
Board and lodging, per month. ......... SIG I'd
Cost Of Grounds, Building and ApparatI
$500. 900. Permanent Endowment 5000. 600, If
lessons, 27: Assistant Instructors, 8. Studa
last year 405, representing nineteen States. 4
For Catalogues, address
L. @. GARLAND, Chaneellor.t
jy9 2taW4w Wat Nashville. TEN
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New YoRK, Monday. April 29.-Rcccipts OF
NfftrtiHN and tudiN 2sl loads ffS1
head maxim total OF ~ 30 the week against 4H
for The previous weck aud ~ li2 iur the corresponding
Nrrk last year The quality very fair and better
uan the average demand also fan aud prices tifc
better ful the selling incfc than FfinN Inst Tile \.
trcmc range for oxen aud steers vns siut,r r. m Ia
dress iri7 ns iic pfos, twt mn utitv ct snet
ut ~ti,r dress 81 Ms Fnt hull. we've going at ~
ssiov'i = lphs. live weight LNrort.rs took nearly
Ign tntr TODAY. aid shppcd for the wrtk ended
SATURDAY. H- !ulttois of heel and .Hu live cattle
Receipt. of calves we've .i-al making an~7 Tor tho
week. nrlinsi JH~i last week Muftcfn shade frmer ut
4rte. r. y for ordinary e. ropi Vcul~
Receipts ~ sheep ami Lambs Yesterday aid n da'
r. car iuais. 6uSi hrad uikug total ~ .u3b tor
the wcck. against 20 tnu last week Vat sheep arm
and higher. poor Sheep dun. mud spring lambs barely
steady Clipped sheep irngcd from - 'n tos" 20 r lpi
n. ter ordinary a. very choice with ear load Of mixed
ciiued ohio sheep aud Colorado stock sold 81 ~
tn,hurn sheep were sold at g. iaGA p % tor poor to
prime Will extra aud fancy wctt,f. up to 1@5 &C.
sIiu- lambs ranged from ~ - to 80 head. -od on the
les AMI from g. TO- T. n when weighed. with choice
Icfssv laniiis up lie
Receipts OF Hogs wore W iosts ii.is5 head,
making total OF - ~ iur The week against plNt3 Tor
last week Nouc sold alive Dressed hogs were easier
ami closed weak a. 4a@itc "a with lew fancy ligs
- Il
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TROUBLE BEHIND THE SCENES.
Actors Threatening n strike-A Lively strus-
gle for the Costumes.


The play of "Ihe Exilcs in the new Park
rhoo,.a Ira,i,.,, io., ,,,o,.i ,,o, a,,.tt iii
ih'"'Ie' nIoohbh' "'S' "ooh WINS huehu'u WIN
unusual trouble behind the scenes. owing to tho
fnilurc nf fine unnnpnr Of tho comnanv Mr. I
~ ,..c =. -. a.. -. .'.-..,,,.' ~ = 60.
~ buIl' 10 pay tho HctoIS promptly Col' Slnn
every night paid over to Mr.. Morrisscy, who
,'t'1,' 49,. A., ~ ~, -, ,'''
winch was mr' bdi shhrc. week salary
was due the company when they went TO Brook
len md ,,v ,vnr. in n Ind hunor ohnu, ,hoir
-,
wages Dut thcy wcrc uuietcu Dy tho promise
that their pay would be ready on the next pay
i,,, ,,t;cL ,... 1 al, y,,tr,aI,v anil ,i,,, a..
Jay Wnich was las, NcunvsuaS' anu '''at thcy
would be sure oil thelr salarlcs, "a thcre wcrc
PROSPECTS of "A good week. On Wednesday the
cop,n,nv worn dia,pnoin,od ocoin and whom
.o"p""y "oi' "'''pp''"'.u "-"'"' """ ""on
they made noisc about II the more important
members OF the troupc were paid as pcr cent of
what was duo them but some were not paid
a, ALL
ON Friday the actors learned that Mr.. DulT
had nlrendy received ns his share Of the weeks
were called together behind the scenes and il
WIS decided Ia strike the next day for their pay
A committed wns amounted 10 spe Col Sim on
Saturday morning and warn him Of their in
t"ntion not TO pny on Saturday at the matinee
or i'm tho eynninx unless all the -1lnri.s due
wrrc maid m inrlu1tng tho anarics for The
half wcck ending on saturday night Col Sim
that would mrot all demands and insisted Tint
the company should not put him in the position
Of closing his theatre. H. advised them to play
ma usual ms thnir refusal would ieopnr,liza thnir
Claims H. rrnnyrr Under thr contra"i Tb,
mpmhcrs If the c1mpnny refused 10 pluy unlnas
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ADJUSTMENTS.
A Remarkable ria, In the Academy OF Mn.,e.

A Remarkable Play In the Academy OF Mnsic.
The Witc's Appeal, an Emotional Society
Temperance Drama" was put on the stage Of
the Academy Of Music last evening. Mr. Peter
Cooper. Mr.. 7. I. Barnum. and Mayor Hunter
Of Brooklyn have much to answer FOR IL their
published praise Of the play had anything to do
with bringing together the large audience. The
authorship was not revealed in the bills and
the secret should be carefully and CONSIDERABLY
guarded. for play more entirely devoid OF any
kind oi merit was never acted. A charitable
supuosilion IL that IL WAS the work Of an ANA
tour dramutist who meant no harm, and could
not tOrVScc the suffering that II might iniiirt
on some unwary audience. There was at first
prumts" OF fun growing out of the nhsurdi-
tics and crudtics of the piece. but that promise
was not fulfilled. and the people, gradually
losing iAc.r X ~ ON the blot, - 'Hprd from the
building In such numbers that at half past II
o'clock. when the curtain f. u on the last dreary
: h". the auditorium was nearly Us vacuous a.
TIL stage.
The performers Of The Wifc's Appeal" were
IN the main calculated to bring out It's worst
points STRONGLY: vet there were those in the
cu~t lik" Miss Clara Cole and Mrs. Ivan 4.
VI 'hrs. who W"rc entitled 60 pity Tor their UNI
fortunate u-soe iatiou.
However. The Mlcs Appeal" was not per-
nicou-. ON the contrary, there were drunk
ards IA IL whO-as portrayed last evening ought
10 tea h 20 wholesome lesson 90 the horrors Of
oven simulated intcmperancc.
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FINANCIAL AN couuNRcIiL

MONDAY, April % p. M.-Thc general tone
of the speculation mt the stock Exchange was
confident in its character. but the volume 81
business was considerably restricted. Lake
Shore. Delaware. Larkawanna and Western.
Western Union the -. pauls. and Northwest
crns comprised the bulk Of the business. al
though Erie 10y It's rise from II 10 l2',. at
tractcd some attention. Pacific Mail advanced
t. u ?. hut Wabash. after rallyinE D. e cent To
l6's. fell away 90 10 at which figures it closed.
Western Union was promoted by n false runner
that the surplus stock would hc distributed
among the genuine holders. and New York
Central was q, e cent better at ln6'. Ohius
also moved M 20 q. and Delaware. III savanna
and Western roo" 70 81. Al the close. how
ever. the best prices of Tho day Were not stl@-
tanned. lint there sin continued n firm 'colin-,
which IL likey 80 be more fully developed before
the week has passed.
The receipts AT Chicago and Milwaukee, con-
tinur largely in excess ~ previous years.
In the gold market business was nominal
with all ~ the saics ~ loo There were not
however any special features.
Ina loans the rates uai fof having balances carried
!. ~. . "a, nua . = cent
FOREIGN exchange ruled du lt - II and - SOL or
rur ami irnnnl bills respectively with cunc,s,.nls
however. Ut tssAc iu tual hu,lur,s
The money market Was uihUtau''N sun hct Win
loannhie funds on r % good borrow r-ti r. t,i
6s7
Government bnni, were more active ant closed nrnl.
with the itClih dealings N l~ifs, l-hhs new o., ul
lS~i rs of 1881, AMI tNc q, F'c,ut,
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4 NEuSr.irER 0rrIcE BrRNED.
The Detroit Free Press building suddenly
FilIcd with burning Gas.

DETROIT April 2oThc gns main Leading
into uc F.e T,o' buildings exploded TIL, morn.
us TIE 80. i.ni.i. and M.iauun,ou.ly tho
whole odihce burst into flames The chief pros
man two mailing clerks, m-ht engineer. ami
five ~, s-mon who were IN the building. allrscapcd.
THE Pee Pf,s Conn occupied the two tour story brick
huidns at Wooilul-c and Gr.wod streets. The burn.
uv ascending through the stairway, pmicd at once
eN,il roor of the two buildings The presses were
sfnci amt the tnfm. of the ln!tr were saNtf DESPITE
THE efforts of tht nrrm,. tie Two buildings thor
o.shv Iatied hv tNr fire The pr s-rs. p which there
Wcfr twelve. and other machinery were more ar l,--
damaged The Ili rooms CONT Hiuri about silf" worth
oNWnfrrul. which i~utcrN csitoNri ENtN PAPER 600
saved intact. iNriutiug n O.
su .rpiiNu lists 900 ic edition, ut tr te Prs The
COMPOSING room. win its tuuiilucnf, WIS burned ana
rob thiouLh. DESTROYING tine material Tie editorial
room, were also luiurl tut
The I"' io.s tunlnuy had arranged 10 set up' the
prf-tut week. new NulOck perfection press with com
inltiuu folder amt lu-tcr, AMI the foundation for the
ir,>, was all IN rrniiurs, w anticipation o the new
Ur,s.. several Thousand dollars worth u tsI had
been purchase amt store pa the new building most OF
which IS lost. including the drs~sn t,rrin Every
thing iu the safe In tc countiua room Wa saved The
lu.s Is estimated ~ rlpsn. Insurance si2,sp The cd
tors lose considerable personal property
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this clcnr want Of patriotism and visit q friend
and citizen ut Trenton. whose patriotism
gun Md S be- TEa en ret Coy dsorgS
IN the state House is worthy Of tho
edncc-wcll prorortioned, and furnished
w S6r IN fancy the not boot E M1os
Upon my card being received was ushcrcd
Tn b mngkfh potnn'ss mt the room of state
gave me hcnrty Welcome He was looking re-
mnrkally well. ms ! told him. and he declared
minded me Of remark regarding us by the
lnt" James Gordon bennett, while was dining
WIN MN nat at Wgsnl,ngioH Heights. ,,
and Gen. Mcclellan arc the best abused men in
The country. Both your fortunes will finally be
Il there is y distinction between the. two
Georges the Count Is more abused and udver-
tised than the General"
toned this anccdote To him Mt my visit at his
mountain residence in Orange county. Tho
General heartily enjoyed my narrative of It,.
we BON admittcd that To- endure is 70 conquer
tate. You have abidcd your time" said to
nm and ! hnye mine. Your recent election
rs Governor OF New Jersey WIS unsought and
unhuught by you. Ii WIS an honest nccama-
ton l,y tho people of the State. in rehuke to the
Injustice you had received IN our lamcntahle
civil war. when 80. 900 men were suddenly taken
from your command. Ii not u trrachpry, the
same in fatal effect us that of Marshal Grouchy
al Nht"rloo. when he deprived Napoleon Of
3OWn brave Fr"nchmcn."
e. The comparison" the Governor replied,
ncars Just relation to the two events"
Upon Iruv"-tAkinR, expressions ui friendship
were exchanged hv cach OF us. | hope" the
Governor said. " that shall soon again have the
plasurc of receiving YOU" MY response TO his
courtesy will, | think, be prophetic. viz: /
thnhh your ENccll"ncv, and hceyo that your
nrN official reception ut me- will bc In the White
House. IN NashinldOn-nn honor you deserve
from u" peopl". who will yet echo the cheers
IN old Funeui iinll when | first named you for
President. God bless your
Gov Mcclellan attended me to the door of tho
reception room, rs did the late King of Prussia
In liis palace ut Berlin.
GEOHGE. THE CoUNT JOANNEs
or tho New YORK Supreme Court
NEW NDHk Cry Arril iS-S
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Thaumaturay aud rran.cenden,all.m.

Ernest Patrizio, the humorous thauma-
tur-ist and trausrondcntal nccromancer." step
ped forward from the stage of the san Francis
90 Mu~trcls' Opera House last evening. and OK
blamed that lac had only recently begun learn
ing the English language. fair-sizcd audi
oncc was convinced that his explanation had
some important elements of pausbility. But
his very broken English added 10 tho hunor ol
his thauraiur;y. and did not materially drtract
from the characterization II his nocromancy.
The feature Of the p"riormanc~-his opcnin.,
cannon ball fired from reHl cannon. 4 pro-
gruWr' oi neat tricks led up T. TINS culminai-
ing feature. among which was font IT memo
u ty Niu'. lhtri1Io. which was either uqu.tn
won i"riul exhibition of memory or a pretty
trIre. VOL 'i.t. THIS part involved tie writ
lng ~ names ON "a hlNrk BOARD before tho
aullru go. Hn1 when the letters ll-u-y-n-S w"r,.
Displayed t.'y were greet r with Misses Mon
siour and Ns1ume did uH evidently UNDER
stand the r'uson why ~ wore thus greeted.
COZ tl"y Wunld not hay" h.cu di- Once rt"d. The
'dun. n from which o." huli caught ly ia" per
former Wa fired appeared O. lr an eight
r"dudrr III" lnil sounded uN" solid ron
Wien dropped ou ihr floor II III " stage. pHtrXi0
ihr paul IN the gun. Tln explosion WIS quito
loud. amt the hsl WIS caught in tln peri rninr Is
4 'y'' hands. about liv" lrnt from the runu. a -
%. uti. ! second experiment iufl.i. the ha.l
-ipl us through his @r' ~ and llvIn- into the
uuEnuWn regions behind tho stage wing. APP
par u'IN ~plfY-'ri 80 his muil, patrlIiO tried
u again and Wis "a .t-Hful.
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executors. Receivers foes arc now limited only
by the libcrnlty OF ;he Judge. or to the demand
OF the receiver himself II Is also intended TO
limit fcns to counsel
When the hin relative IA Investigations Of in
surnnce companies was considered 10y the Sen
nts In tte Committee NJ the Whole. MIR. ponc-
roy offered IA n substitute bill providing tint
when investigations OF companies shall be
ordered the clerks in the of1icr Of the Su-
pcrintrndcnt shall make such examination ut
cost " ~ per day for each r"gulnr
oihcc clerk 80 engaged II still additional
rirrkS are needed. the Superintendent shall ap-
rlyt9 tho HDvrrnor. who may appoint any
nuinhrr oi Clerks or examiners desired.
whoSc services shall bo paid for ut the sam"
i1lr ~ thc puiYSup'rutrndcnt oi Insurance
now 'ccivcs, with 50 day for additional cN-
p'hseS No charge shall be- made against any
insurance company Tor any examination except
~ pro! id'l nnd ~ company so cNuuiu I'd and
no 9iiicrr thereof shall directly or indirectly
Ply uy way 81 gin, gratuity. or otherwise any
Mher 9r luilhrt sum tllan as provided above.
III. imu plll was progressed and the Amendments
senator Raincs offered resolution. which
was tabled under the rules that II Tn" Assembly
concur, the superintendent Of State Prisons Le
I'uu.Sted to report TO the Legislature on or he
lpic Jan ~. 1879 an itcmi2 n estimate Of tho Ok
p'ns' ol inc necessary changes i'm tho STATE
prisons To rnahl' tho Stat" to omploy convrts
without the intervention of contract li.s srirof-
ing iorthc purposes Of such estimate the rlns-cs
OF employment requiring the least capital mud
ma 'hincry.
Soon after the Senate mot this evening. n ri
NOR became currcnt that senator Morrissry
hnd died this evening in Saratoga. and the
senate was Just on the point Of udlOurning as II
The senator's condition was slightly improved.
WAS received