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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-27

Queen Victoria has instituted n new order
for the decoration Of her own sex and for the
promotion OF loyalty among the bea,itepus
Beguuis OF India. II is to be the called the
Imperial Order If the Crown of India, but 1t
seems TO be pity that 1t should be extended
TO English ladies' not of the same exalted rank
OF the Begums, for the Begums doubtless
have the passions of their kind and think n
good deal Of the "set' into which they are
asked The new British order makes, we
think. sixteen orders for ladies" now existing
N Europe Bavaria leads the list with four
the orders Of st. Elizabeth, Of Theresa, Of st.
Anne Of Munich and Of IT. Anne Of Wurzburg
The oldest of these dates from 1866. Austria
cpnfers the prollndest Of all such orders, that
OF the Starry Cross" founded by the En-
press Eleanore In 1868. MeekleDblirg- Schwe-
fin gives women now and then the Grand
Cross OF the Wendish Crown. the Shah of
Persia was gallant enough to found the Order
OF the Shah for ladies' in 1873; Prussia has
two-the Order Of Louise founded to celebrate
The virtues Of his noble wife by Frederic Will
liam III In 1914, and the Gross Of Merit"
founded by the Emperor William IN 1871. Gar
Peter Of Russia founded the Order Of st. Cath
crime for women In t7i4. and King John 0f
Saxony founded tho Order OF Sidonia in 1871,
In which year also Charles of Wurtemburg
founded the Order Of olga In honor Of oneof the
best OF queens and Of women. One III the most
highly priced OF these orders Is that Of st.
Charles, founded by the unhappy Empress
Charlotte OF Mexico, because nobody who has
1T not now can ever get it,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-27
A Fearful Risk for Girls.

The pastor of church In one Of our large
cities said to me, not long ago: II have Off
ciated at forty weddings since | came here,
and In every case, save one, ! felt that the
bride was running an awful risk. Young
men Of bad habits and fast tendencies never
marry girls of their own sort, but demand n
wife above suspicion. So pure, sweet women,
kept from the touch Of evil through tho years
Of their grlhood give themselves, with all
their costly dover of womanhood, into the
keeping Of men who, In base associations,
have learned to undervalue all that belongs
TO them, and then find no repentance in tho
sad after years. There Is but one way out
Of this that ! can see, and that Is for you
the young women of the country-to require
In associations and marriage, purity for puri-
ty, sobriety for sobriety, and honor for honor
There 10 no reason why the young men Of this
Christian land should not be just as vrtuous
us its women and II the loss OF society and
love be the price they are forced to pay for
vice. they will not pay it, j admit with sad
ness that not all our young women are capa-
BILE of this high standard for themselves or
Others, but believe there are enough earnest,
thoughtful girls In the society OF our country
to work wonders ii faithfully aroused Dear
girls, will you help us, in the name Of Christ ?
VIII you, first Of ALL be true to yourselves
and God; 80 pure In your inner and outer life
that you shall have right to ask that the
young man with whom you marry shall be
the samep The awful gulf dshonor Is close
beside your feet, and In II fathers, brothers,
lovers and sons are going down. Will you
help us In our great work
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-27
A REFORMED YOUNG MAN.

Jan. 1.-The coming year am deter
mined neither to drink, smoke nor
swear. Nor will I use any manner OF
s'elang." It is coarse and impolite. Nor
will eat with my knife; nor make any
noise In swallowing my soup. I will at
tend church regularly. / shall take q
s6unday-school class. / will not read
any light, flashy literature. am going
70 study French, German, music, Span
fish and Italian: also Latin and Greek.
am resolved always to speak mildly
and politely to my mother, brothers and
sisters. ! am going to rise at s o'clock
the year round, and battle In cold water
winter and summer. / shall avoid late
suppers and too much butter. I will
not stare at young ladies In the streets.
4 shall join debating society. I wish
70 be an orator. and get to Congress. I
nm going to read Darwin. Spencer and
Hill. I will read only solid books. I
am going to join gymnasium to perfect
my muscles. will mot sit cross-legged
Ia the street-cars. I will not speak
evilly or slanderously OF any one. I
will not poke fun at anybody. May L.
~ IL too darned big contract. END of
diary
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-27
THE TARIFF BILL.
The Divisions Of the ways and Means Com.
nlsttee on Tariffs.
tCourier-J Journal

WASHINGTON Jun. 2l.-The tariff bill il
nearly completed, and will be reported early
next week to the subcommittee. There are
indications of division In the Ways and
Means COMMITTEES Of n sectional character on
these important questions Of taxation. One
party will seek n reimbursement, so as TO secure
an income tax end reduction Of the duty ON
whisky and tobacco This wing will include
Messrs.. Tucker Of Virginia; Gibson, Of Lou
isiana; Robbins, Of North Carolina: Snyler
Of Ohio, and Harris, Of Georgia, and probably
Burchard. of Illinois. This would make u
majority. Mr. Phelps, Of Connecticut, may
favor The reduction Of the tobacco tax,
but will probably oppose the income
tax. Mr.. Kelly, Of Pennsylvania, will
go for lower tax on whisky and tobacco SO
as 10 have an excuse for keeping up the pres
ent high tariff. For the same reason, he will
be against the income tax. Messrs. Banks,
Wood and Garfield will generally go against
the reduced tax on whisky and tobacco and
against the income tax. The chances are that
the wing of the committee led by Tucker and
Gibson, favoring Southern and Western inter
ests, will prevail on the subject OF the tariff
There will probably be u general concurrence
In favor OF largely reducing the number Of
dutiable articles, and of making only u mod
crate reduction Of duty on leading articles Of
consumption. The whole revenue question
will probably be embraced In one bill. 1t is
safe to say that no tax on tea and coffee will
be put on by the committee or the House.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-27
New Orleans. January 1e. 1878
-
DIRECTORS:
CANCELLATION OF BOND.
STATE or LOUISIANA, |

STATE or LOUISIANA, /
Executive Department.
Whereas. OSCAR b. sARPY. Of the parish OF
Pladuemines. has applied to me for the cancel
lation OF three bonds. furnished and subscribed
by him as principal, for the sum OF six thousand
dollars each. one dated November II. 1873, with
Damas A. Thibaut and Henry Mahoney securi-
ties each for the sum Of three thousand dollars
one dated December 7. 1874. with the following
securities: A. Million for the sum OF one thou
sand dollars. Arena Dobard for the sum OF
thirty five hundred dollars. and Sarah r. Stack
house for tho sum Of fifteen hundred dollars
and one dated October 80. 1873, with r. w. Saw
yer rs security for the sum of forty hundred
dollars. and Henry Mahoney for tho sum Of fif-
teen hundred dollars. conditioned for the faith
full performance and execution Of the duties Of
said Oscar b. Sarpy us sheriff OF the parish Of
Pladuemines.
Now. therefore. l. FRANCIS r. NICHOLS,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana have
thought proper to issue this my proclamation.
calling upon all persons having interest herein
to show cause, in writing. ut the office Of the
Secretary OF State. In the city OF New Orleans.
within ninety days from and after tho last pub
LEGATION hereof. why said bonds should not be
cancelled and annulled, and the above named
securities discharged from any further liabili-
bieS In the premises.
In testimony whereof. have signed these
presents and caused the seal OF the State to be
hereunto affixed. at the city Of New Orleans
this twenty fourth day Of December, In the year
Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy seven.
FRANCIS T. NICHOLAS.
BY the Governor:
WILL. A. STRONG.
Secretary Of State. jazz 30t*
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-27
KILLED ny POISONOUS SNAKES.
Nineteen Thousand Persons PerisbIng In
British India In a single Year.
fPall Mall Gazstte,

A resolution 81 the government of India
dated Simia, November tG, ON the results ol
the measures adopted to exterminate wild
animals and venomous snakes IN British In
lia In 1876, says
Inst year $1,000 persons and $1,000 head OF
cattle were destroyed by wild animals and
venomo,,s snakes; 22.357 wild animals and
270.1s5 venomous snakes were killed, and
120,015 rs. had been expended In rewards.
This year 1878 persons and 54,s50 head Of
cattle have so persisted; 21237t snakes and
2D,459 wild animals have been killed, and
124,5H RS. have been expended In rewards.
In Madras, Bengal and In the Northwestern
Provinces and Oudh, the numbers OF persons
killed by wild animals aud by snakes were
considerably less in 1876 than In 1876. In the
other provinces the figures do not exhibit any
great variations, except In the Central Prov
inces. where deaths rose from G17 IN 1876 to
1908 in 1876. The Chief Commissioner states
that no new or special measures have been
adopted for the determination Of wild animals
and snakes. but There is no explanation Of the
greater mortality shown In his returns
AS regards the loss OF cattle, the figures of
the year seem unsatisfactory. While Madras
and bombay show fewer cattle killed, Itengal,
the Northwestern Provinces. and Oudli. The
Punjab, the Central Provinces and British
Burtnah show materially larger numbers. II
Is also probable that even the figures now re-
ported are only approximate to the truth, as
tho agency for reporting the mortality caused
to mon and cattle Is still imperfect, though
more perfect than 1t used to be- The unfayor-
able figures testify possibly TO better report
Ing. and not to rea1ly greater mortality. AS
regards rewards paid for the destruction Of
wild animals Including snakes), more was
paid In Madras, Bombay, Bengal, the North
western Provinces and Oudh, tho Central
Provinces and British Burnab, and less In the
Punjab and in Assam. The government Of
India trust that In future years the returns
may be more accurate and may be reviewed
by the local governments which submit them,
and that the measures reported may he more
effective.
Appended to this resolution IL the following
showing tho results Of the measures
adopted IN British, India with the view Of OK
wild animals and venomous
snakes during the year t876r
Number Of persons killed by elephants, 81;
tigers, gt7: leopards, 1856; bears. 1873; wolves,
ss7. hyenas, 40; other animals, t43; snakes
Ii, DAG total killed, 1878. Number of cattle
killed by elephants. 3; tigers, t3,1t6 leopards,
1873, bears, 410; wolves, 12,44B; hyenas
2O9D, other animals, 4573. snakes 64sB; total
killed, 54,s3o. Number of animals and snakes
destroyed: Elephants, A tigers 1893 leopards,
B7e3: BEARS 1862: wolves, 5D7G: hyenas, 1876
other animals, 1868: snakes, 2t3.37t; total
number, excluding snakes destroyed, 23,45o.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-27
The Child's Laugh,



There Is no day so sacred but that the laugh
Of child will make II holier still Strike
with hand or fire, o weird musician. the Tyre
strung with Apollos golden hair. Fill the
vast cathedral aisles with symphonies sweet
and dim, delft TOUGHER of the organ keys. Blow,
bugler. blow, until your silver notes do touch
and kiss the tnoon-lit waves, aud charm the
lovers wandering on the vine-clad shores; but
know, your sweetest strains are discord all,
compared with childhoods laugh-the laugh
that fills the eyes with light. Oh, rippling
river Of laughter, thou art the blessed bound
airy line between beast and man, and every
hayward wave Of thine doth drown some fret
full tiend Of care. Laughter should make dim
Piles Of. joy enough In the cheeks Of the world
to catch and hold and glorify the tears Of grief.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-27
The Improvement of the Mississippi.
m v World

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-A memorial will be
presented to Congress tomorrow by the Com
mittee on the Improvement of the Mississippi
River, the members of which were named by
the convention held at st. Paul, Mimi, last
October, when eighteen States and 10000, 900
of people were represented. They petition
Congress to provide adequate means for the
deepening Of the channel Of the Mississippi,
and for the removal Of every obstruction to
navigation from ST. Paul to the Balize, and
estimate that S20O0000 will be required.
Gen. j. Fl. Simpson, Of the United States
engineers, has under his charge the section of
the Mississippi which extends from the
mouth OF the Illinois to the mouth Of the Ohio.
In response to inquiries this officer recently
addressed communication to this committee
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-27
Classics Didn't Count.
detroit Post,1

Now, your Honor, we must consider the
Amino f,uaadi," said police court siyster,
who was etoquently defending chicken thief
yesterday.
dropping his spectacles in astonfshment.
II am not here, your Honor, to answer CO
nundrums," responded the barrister with as
perity. Il am here toacguit this colored gem
tleman OF the foul charge of stealing six
Brahma chickens"
Latin quotations are not admissible In q
chicken case" said the justice. thoughtfnlly,
The sentence Of this court is ninety days In
the House Of Correction"
The defendant looked wild for moment.
and then turning from his counsel in disgust,
muttered: II dun gone frowed so away dis
time shuah"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-27
A Joke on Mrs. Hayes.

Mr.. Hayes captured" Mr.. A. G. Rid
die, the novelist lawyer Of Washing
ton, by excusing his appearance at the
White House, one sweltering hot day
last summer, In duster, linen pants
and slippers, assuring him that In such
little story Is also told Of how his COM
les IA the Twenty-third Ohio con-
: Sd huge joke and sent q gawky
eoiintry lad, one Jim Saunders, up to
Col. Hayes tent to see 1.-THE woman
those business It was to mend the SOL
<3iare clothes. Mrs. Hayes had f,sst
arrived Ii camp at the time, and "a
the simple soldier went to her. aceept6d
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-27

A job to coax bachelors out Of single bless
edness, and TO decrease the stock Of old
maids by IN Increased demand for wives may
be involved In some statements made by the
London Repte,p in regard to the relations OK
listing between marriage and longevity. Old
maids and bachelors, it says rarely attain to
extreme old age. and then 1t tells Of people
living 70 extraordinary ages by wedding q
dozen times or 80. while Jacob JAY III Bor-
deaux, died In 1872 at the age Of 101 years,
having laid seventeen wives In the grave, and
in t765, at the age Of los, having wept at The
untitDely demise OF thirteen men whose
names she had borne In rotation. Thus far
tho Repien does not put very extraordinary
tax upon ones capacity for boiling tough
norscl but the strain Is rather severe when
1t goes on tn speak of d pair named Rovin,
who died In Hungary in 174l, the man aged
40. and the woman 1854, leaving 81 tender
youth 1t6 years old 10 bewail his orphanage
and reflect on the strength Of that tic which
held his parents together for t4s years.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-27

"See here, Gasby, ".said one old crony 10 an
other the other day, as they were In the act Of
jinglng glasses, ''why don't you stop this
sort o business, and try and do some good In
the, world2 You've got a splendid gift O. CAB,
and could make your mark as a temperance
lecturer. Why don't you go over info Ken
lucky and help the Murphy workers?' mel"
exclaimed Gasby, with eyes like billiard balls:
"me lecture on temperance. Me! What We
take me for? l amt no reformed drunkard,
and that's the sort of material they want"
True enough" replied the other, with wink
that hurt, "but all you've got to do Is to re-
FORM" There's little GOODNESS between them
now
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-27
OFFICE CONVEYANCE RECORD,o
No. 10 st. Charles street,
NEW ORLEANS. LA.

the public that they enc prepared to furnish q
complete Chain of Tisle or list of Transfers Of
Real Estate In New Orleans. back to original
grant or purchase, when required: also full
Abstract OF each transfer In the chain !; thus So
curing to parties purchasing Real Estate or
investing In MORTGAGES perfect security from
fraudulent or defective titles. The method Of
tndextnR our Conveyance Record peculiar TO
our system. enables as to giy8 information i'm
mediately.
Agents. Surveyors, and all parties Interested In
Titles to Real Estate, are invited to call and ex-
anime our Record
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-27
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, SUNDAY. JANUARY o. 1875

In which lie express ed the following views
II am satisfied that sven appropriations Of
as twenty Of S500.000 each In the prosecution
Of works Of the character required In the Mis-
sissippi. II appropriations are to be limited
to S200.0o0 or theteabo,its per year, 1t would
be as well to abatitlon The expectation Of IN
improved river, for IL win never be realized.
such sums would enable many loca, improve
ments OF more or less value to be- made but
nothing towards the permanent improvement
Of Tho river
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-27

The other day, while an engine was pulling
before daylight. the engineer was suddenly
struck by something which knocked him
back upon his seat and cut his face badly. 1t
was found that frightened partridge had
flown through the double plate-glass window
with such force as to be torn in two.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-27
Not Exactly the Thing.
boston Traveller.

A gentleman travelling through one Of the
most picturesque portion of the White Noun
tain region saw % farmer at work, and being
of @ sociable disposition, approached the NAH
and expatiated on the beauty and majesty Of
the surrounding scenery, concluding with the
remark, II suppose, my friend, you enjoy
this glorious view that people come so far to
look at p "Why, yes" was the response,
"but II I'd had the sortin' Of these hills, I'd
made 'em little peakeder."
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-27

A sailor complained Of the power OF the
captains, and spoke bitterly of the character
Of the shippers Of the day ''Why," said he.
mot long ago, on the coast Of AfIiker, n capn
was going to throw one o the crew that was
dying overheard, before he was dead So the
man says, You amt a going to bury me alive,
are your oh, says the captain, you needn't
be so jolly particular to few minutes"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-27

An extraordinary statement is made by the
Brunswick Telegraph to the effect that the use
Of opium has enormously increased in Maine
since the enforcement OF laws restricting the
sale Of liquors. A manufacturing chemist,
whose business is said to be among the largest
of the kind In the country, Is reported as Rav-
Maine, in proportion to population, than In
any other State In the Union.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-27

pion horse sheer of Orleans, says that several
years ago he bought pig and put it up to
fatten. For while piggy got along and did
well, but In a short time piggy took fits and had
the run rounds; in fact was crazy. Old
Freasy thought it would not do to lose his
pork. He therefore killed 1t and eat It, Bill
says he has never been right In his mind
since. He advises his friends to- let crazy hogs
alone
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-27

TIE Board OF Directors, at q meeting held ON
the nineteenth day Of January. 1878. after set :
ting aside $4,000 to reserve fRad from the net
earnings of the year. and paying 10 Der cent
aivIdendsto the stockholders. have resolved to
pay CASH DIVIDEND OF TWENTY-FIVE
PER CENT on the net earned participating
premiums Of the year ending December 81
1877. said dividend payable on and after Mon
day. the twenty eighth day OF January. 1878.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-27
Turkish FatallsEn.
London Daily News. |

EHzEnoUM, Nov 23.-Fourteen men were
condemned to be shot a short time ago for
cowardice in the field. They were placed in q
row, and n company told off to shoot them
but after tho first voley three were found to
hospital to be cured, II possible They had
run their chance, and, according to Turkish
religion, fate saved them, and most likely,
when well enough, they will be drafted back to
their regiment, If 1t happens to exist at the
time.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-27

An inquisitive boy in Iowa wished to hear
how birdshot sounded when it whizzed out of
the muzzle OF gun. Hereafter he will travel
through this beautiful world ornamented with
q leather ear Rockland Courier.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-27

The coolest storm wave of the season was
experienced by a young man from Syracuse.
who escorted an East Rone girl home Sunday
night, and was detected by her father lust ss
he was putting his moustacne where ii wosaad
do her the most good Rome Sentinel.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-27

A barrister described bis poverty as fol
lows: .When began to practice was in
perfect rags; the smallest hole To- my shirt
was the one stuck my head through, and
had to have that, my only shirt, washed by
the dozen, for it was In twelve pieces
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-27

1t is said that Mrs. Hicks married Mr. Lord
rather than pay borrowed money which she
owed him. This is a new way to pay off old
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-27

Webster & Dillingham's flour has wonderful
popularity, and Is used BY the best bakers. q
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-27

Sworn to and subscribed before Iae this
eighteenth day aa January. 1873.
A. INGRAHAM. Nstary Public.