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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-17
The Four Per Cent Bonds.

WASHINGTON, Jan 16-The Secretary OF the
Treasury hereby gives notice that from the Goth
Inst, aud until further notice, he will receive
subscriptions tor the tour per cent funded loan
OF the United States. in denomi ations as stated
below. at par and accrued interest in coin. The
bonds are redeemabe in thirty years from July
1, 1877. and bear interest payable quarterly. on
the first day of January, April. July and Octo-
Der OF zach year and are exempt from the pay
m6nt of taxes or duties 10 the United Sta es as
well as from taxation in any form by State mu-
nicipal or local authority.
The subscriptions may re made for coupon
bonds OF $50. 100, $500 and $1,000 and for regis
tered bonds of $50. 800. $780, $1,000 $4,000 and
so 900. Five per cent OF the purchase money
must accompany the subscriptions the re-
mainder may be paid at the pleasure of the
purchaser, either at the time of subscription or
within thirty days thereafter, with interest on
the amount of subscription at the rate of per
cent Per annum to dat, of payment
On The receipt full payments he bonds will
be transmitted free of charge to the subscriber.
and commission of one fourth of / per cent
will be allowed on the amount of the subscrip-
ton, but no commission will be paid on any
single subscription of less than $4,000
Forms OF application will be forwarded by the
Treasurer at Washington. the Assistant Treas
urer- at Baltimore. boston, Chicago, Ctncn-
natl, New leans. New YORK Pnila ,elphia. St
Louis and San Francisco. and by the national
banks and bankers geuer liy..
The applications mu specify the amount Of
denominations required. and for registered
bonds the full name and post0ff1ce addresses oil
the pers N to whom the bond shall be made pay.
able, The interest on the registered bonds viii
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Funeral of Lily Davenport,

PHILADELPHIA Jan: 1e.-The funeral Of Mrs.
Fro.t Thorne. nee Lily Davenport. daughter OF
this at ernoon. from the residence Of DR..
French. 1881 Chestnut street. where Mrs Thorne
had been stopping during her fatal illness.
The religious services at the house were con-
Quoted by Rev. Dr. Rudder, OF the Protestant sta
Episcopal Church There we're present se1 aa large
sion. as well as the immediate friends of the
family.
Among others. there were Miss Mary Edgar
Davenport the Misses Annie and Tillie Farney,
Mr.. and Mrs. LaFitte Mrs; johnson; n Mrs. rs
Charles Walcott and Mr.. John S. Clarke.
The pail bearers We're Col. Robt. +. Dec kert.
W. Fl. Brown VIM. Cochran and G. r. Goodwin.
The floral offerings were numerous and OF
various and beautiful designs. the mo t motto, =
able being magnificent combination OF book.
cross and anchor. the tribute OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Goodwin.
The remains were deposited in the vault at
Monumental Cemetery from which they s VIII oe &c
buried.
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shermanic Blessings.

MONTREAL. Jan. 1e.--C. Frazer b Co., flsh and
oil dealers. failed. Liabilities t5o,ngo.
CHICAGO Jan, 16.-John r, Moore Il Co.
paints oils aud drugs, failed.
Chestnut Dubois. bankers Of Carlinsvilie.
have made assignment No statement of as
sets and liabi tiles has been m ado but il Ia said
oil the creditors will be paid.
PH1LADetrH1A; Jon. 10 Miles Carson, tho
Co., roduce dealers, % South Water street.
failed on Saturday, but the fact was not made
public until to-day. Liabilities. ss5 900: assets.
$4,000.
New YORK. Jan. 1G--A special from Montreal
says: The extensive. brass foundry and plumb
ing firm OF Robert Mitchell h Go. is i'm q inan =
cial difficulty. Liabilities estimated ut si2O. 900
he assets will be large
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-17
A SPLENDID GAME.
The JOust Between Messrs. Dion and
DAILY Last Night.

The game last evening at Charley La
coume's st. Charles Saloon, between Messrs.
Dion and Daily, brought out crowd Of anna
teurs that was not expected. From the start
it was certain among the billiard players that
The game would be close. The game deserves
more than ordinary mention, but the late
use a sporting phrase, "a tight one" Both
were most evenly matched, as the result
shows, and take it all in all the game was the
most exciting OF the tournament.
So far as playing was concerned, DAILY made
some mastery shots, and Dion, not to be de-
feated, came out as he has never done before.
In the opinion of those present this game was
the finest played OF the whole series, and Mr.
Dion, the victor, deserves the congratulations
Of his friends; At the close Of Of the game the
runs were: Dion, 81, 81, SO, II; DAILY, 98, 81,
SO, 50. Winners average, 10 u-31; losers
average, 16 1851.
Tonight the next game will take place at
Crescent Hail.
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HarIp0r improvement Frauds-Trial Of
Charles n. RIunt.

BUFFALO. Jan. 1e.-!1 he court martial appoint
ed t., try and determine the case of Charles T..
Blunt, charged with complicity in the Harbor
I'm Improvement frauds. assembled here al II
o'clock this morning. The order eonvening
the court was read, and the defendant having
no objection to Any of the members thereof.
they were duly sworn.
The charges and specifications were then
read Tn. so generally charged him with COM
blicity with one John Dunlap to whom he paid
money inenled for lab rers. etc. and to whom
he falsely aHid he had ppi1 the various sums.
TO each of the first twenty five specifications he
pleaded gully. except az to a certai n technical
phrpse To the twenty seventh he pleaded
guilty, but held that the specification was in
GUIDED in specifications eight and nine. To
the twenty eighth he pleaded not guilty. 10
the twenty ninth he pleaded ,euilty., but the
SPECIFICATION was covered by nine and twenty
to which he had already pleaded guilty:
mits that the specifications are included in No.
o. 10 which he had already pleaded guilty.
TO the thirty frat he pleaded guilty. but de-
MED the allegations set forth in the thirty
pcopd. which IMPLICATED one j. W. Dominick
the chief clerk. He pleaded guilty. except as to
certain words and materials.
To the thirty tn rd he pleaded guilty. to
charges of violation of orders and military dig
nifty.
uuested everybody to Withdraw, and remained
in secret session until y. IN, when they took q
recess.
Upon re-assembling the court examined two
witnesses. John Thompson and John King, the
latter an Erie labprer. after which an adjourn
ment was had until tomorrow.
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The Coal COmbination-Meeting of Man
ayers.

NEW YORK. Jan. 16-At the coal managers
meeting ts-day all interests were rep esented.
The altos o. representation agreed to were as
follows: philade lphia and Reading 2s,625; Le-
high Valley, 49, $50; New Jersey Central. IL 9o5
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 12750;
Pennsylvania Railroad. 1926; Delaware and
Hudson 12.4so; Pennsylvania Coal Company.
1866.
The board of control was organized with a
REPRESENTATION of each interest, by the electl' n
of Mr. Dickson as president Mr.. Gowan sec
retary and treasurer. and J. II. Jones as expert
accountant
Meetings of the board of control will be held
monthly, alternately in New York and Phila,
delphia. A general disposition was announced
to curtail production largeyduring the winter,
change were reeerred to sales agents. to report
at an adjourned meeting in Philadelphia on
Friday the 26tn inst, at which time the monthly
quota of each interest will be established.
The president of one of the most prominent
corporations, when questioned C ncernlng the
rumored intervention of the Legislatures OF
New York and Pennsylvania to break up the
combination, smiled and said: II guess persons
who undertake that task will finn 1t an up nil
lob The movement has evidently originated
among the strikers. who imagin. that they will
have bonanza by lighting us. but 1t Is no go
we don't scare worth a farthing.
The co 4 dea ers are making calculations for
| e neral advanee inthe pric. per ton through
out the coun ~. but do not think that there vii
! be much demand until navigation is resumed
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-17

United States to the order OF the holder. and
mailed to his address. The check is payable
on presentation. properly indorsed ct the OIL
of the United States. PAYMENTS may be made
in coin. and to the Treasurer OF the United
ftates Mt Washington. or Assistant Treasurers
at Baltimore Boston. Chicago Cincinnati, New
Orleans. New York. Philadelphia. 81. Louis and
San Francisco.
To promote the convenience Of subscribers:
the Department will also receive In lieu OF
coin called bonds OF the United States. coupons
past due or matur ing within thirty days, or
gold certificates, issued under the act OF March
as depositories under the provisions. OF sention
515s of the Revised Statutes OF the United States.
tD receive deposits on account of this loan. un-
der regulations to be hereafter prescribed,
JOHN SHERMAN.
Secretary Of the Treasury.
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plenses Nobody
CoNGREssrONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The senate.

WAsHrreToN, Jan. Mr.. Merrimon said he
desired 10 speak but anticipating that the an
nouncement of Senator Bogy's death would be
made, ha had not by him certain papers which
he desired for reference.
order Of business was postponed until Friday
after the morning hour. tomorrow having
been assigned for the announcement OF the
Mr. Cnckrell then announced the death Of hts
late colleague, Hon. L. V. Bogy; OF Missouri,
and offered the customary resolut9nst tt after e
Mr.. Maxey followed In q brief eulogistic
Christiancy, Johnston. Herman. Merrimon. Sar
gent and Armstrong. and as mark OF further
respect. to the deceased, the Senate then ad-
lourned.
On motion Of Mr.. Reagan, OF Texas. the
House went into committee OF the whole on the
pub lie calendar. Mr.. Eden. of Illinois. in the
The Hrst bill on the calendar was the one re-
ported by Mr.. Bagev. Of New York. from. the
for the purchase Of u law library for the Terri
tory OF Dakota. Passed.
The next bill was Of similar character for
On motion of Mr.. sayler the committee agreed
yones q sa oho anhopning % e the on
Public Buildings and Grounds to visit certain
cities and to ascertain their needs as to build
The next bill on the calendar was that report
ed by Mr.. Reagan. of Texas. from the Commit
tee on Commerce. appropriatIng $4,000 for the
removal OF snags from the Mississippi Mis-
souri, and Arkansas rivers. and $4,000 to open up
the He'd river above Shreveport.
Mr.. Cox, OF New York, said he was not op-
posed to this appropriation, but he objected to
this way OF making appropriations. The Com
mittee on Appropriations would be held re-
sponsible for all moneys appropriated. and he
was surprised that he dill not hear the voice Of
the committee In opposition to THIS bill. He
was opposed to this sort Of legislation.
Mr.. Dunnell. OF Minnesota, inquired whether
the gentleman had not voted for a large appro-
priation to remove the distractions at He'll
Gate. Where was the gentiemans eloquent
voice then2
Mr.. Cox said that he believed in hell laugh
teri. and he never cast his eye upon the Repub-
iican side OF the House that he was not con-
hrmed In that belief. Irene xed laughter.
The bill was passed upon favoraby and the
committee then rose and the House confirmed
the action Of the committee Of the whole on the
above bills.
Mr.. B iss, OF New York, introduced bill rela-
ting to the jurisdiction OF United States Circuit
Courts. Referred.
The resolutions of the Senate in relation to
the death of ex-senator Bogy having been read,
Mr.. Cole asked that they lay upon the table until
Wednesday next when he would call them up.
So ordered.
The House then, at s55 D. M. adjourned.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-17
MARINE NEWS.

PORT EADs. Jan. 1e.-Arrived: Steamship
New York, at p. m. Quick master, from New
York, to q. A. Whitney l. Co.
Schooner Washington, Jordan master, 8 days
from Galveston, to master.
Schooner Henry Il Congdon, Conley master
II co ton seed. to Union Oil Comnany.
Sailed: Steamships Prior. Morgan City;
bark Ottawa Stella.
Wind MOI northeast, light. Weather clear.
SOUTHWEST PASS, Jan. 16.-Arrived: Norwe-
gian bark Isabella Blythe. Berner master. "A
days from London. in ballast. to master.
Norwegian bark Virgo, Nicholson master. 41
days from Antwerp, in ballast. 10 master.
The steamship Amydora, reported yesterday
arrived for orders, received them to-day and
left for the city at d. M.
Sailed: Steamship City of Mexico.
Wind northeast, light. Weather haxy and cool
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Failure In fhe Cotton Trade-The Dun-
ming Failure.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1s.-Wal street was alive this
afternoon over rumors of q great fail ure in the
cotton trade but inquiries at the Cotton Ex-
change and among cotton dealers failed to
elicit any facts that would indicate the truth of
the report.
n large cotton house. and that the failure Of this
firm would carry with 1t one or more dry goods
firms.
The drug trade is also vsiby affected again
to-day, and the inquiry among drug brokers
about every hour is Has any other house gone
YETI"
1t Is known that Dunning held quantity of
paper belonging to drug dealers, and while his
affairs are in such ticklsh condition none OF
the houses which have such paper out feel at
all safe.
Inquiries were made to. day at the office OF E.
Fl. Dunning, Jr., assignee, who said that nego-
tations for settlement were in progress; The
ming was very friendly. the total liabilities OF
Dunning were. in round numbers about 81 ,boo.-
600. and the nominal assets alb ,ut the same.
has been na drawn up .etween I'VE
settlement OF his aft irs by himself; in connec-
ton with A. Cone. W many OF his cr' ditors
will sign this agreement is at present un-
known.
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WEATHER PROBABILITIES.

WAsEINaToN, Jan. IT, 1 a. m.-Indications for
falling barometer. colder northerly shifting to
warmer southerly winds. and clear or partly
cloudy weat her.
For the Middle Atlantic States clearer or
partly cloudy weather cold northerly veering
to warmer southerly winds. stationary or lower
pressure.
For the South Atlantic and Eastern Gulf
States. warmer, clear or partly cloudy weather,
light northerly winds shifting to southeast, and
stationary or lower pressure.
For the Western Gulf States, Tennessee and
the Ohio Valley. warmer. clear or partly cloudy
weather. southerly winds stationary or lower
PRESSURE
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WAR NOTES.
REPORTED GREAT BATTLE ON MON
DAY AND TUESDAY.
Successes Of the Russians Fugitfves
Crowdtng Toward COnstantin0ple.

1Ev"uhS AV"aFA LVHbAAHtAbVP6Es
LONDON. Jan. 16.-If the dispatch OF yesterday
to Reuters from Constantinog g. stating that q
Bazardija< and Philppopolis; that fighting
WAS resumed on Tuesday that Suleiman Pasha
afterward took up positions near Philip
popolis and ordered. the, inhabitants, 10
leave that town, and that the Russians have
reached Chirpan and are marching on Yen
Mahalgre. is correct. the remains Of the only
Turkish field army south Of the Ball kans Is in
danger OF capture or annihiation before an
thirty miles east Of Philippopolis, and less than
ten miles from the road and railway over which
the Turks must pass to reach Adrianop'e.
The statement that the Russians have reached
Chirpan is not Improbable. as there is no Turk
i-h army between Chirpan and Kazaulik to
hinder such movement, The utmost error and
try between Pnipp ,polis and Gonstantinople.
The panic stricken fugitiyes continue to
crowd toward the capital By thousands. only q
small percentage OF them being men. Many
thousands are detained on account OF the re-
cent railway accident on the line leading to
Constaniinople.
The Turkish government and tho English
relief comm ttee have great difficulty to pre-
vent wholesale loss Of life from hunger and ex
DOS1re.
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The IIlInoI. GranEers ON the silver nln.

PEORIA Jan te.--The stata Grange order OF
the Patrons Of Hnsbandry, which have been In
the following resolution. and forwarded the
same to the silver meeting, at Springfield. to-
day:
'Resolred, That the Grange is In hearty SYM
pathy with the measures now In progress in
Congress to remonetize silver. with the under
standing that the silver dollar shall contain
AI2ts grains OF standard silver and that the
subsidiary coins u like proportion. to be made
u legal tender"
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CAPITAL NOTES.
THE LONG AGONY OvER-wILLuAMsoN
THE NEW ORLEANS COLLECTOR.
Alienation and Disgust of All Louisiana
cpuhlicmns-striking Unanim-
Ity Of IDiscOrd.

WAautNaToN. Jan. 16.-The long agony over
the New Orleans colleetorship Is at last over.
The appointment OF q successor to Jim casey
haa given Hayes as much trouble rs 1t gave
Grant to keep Jim In. II ia not necessary to go
over the whole history OF this wonderful ap-
pointment, which began with King. Anderson .
brother. In -law, who was Withdrawn; then was
transferred to Lawrence, who lapsed; and mas
now fallen upon Williamson. who will probably
ret through. During the struggle Mr.. Hayes
has made most remarkable display OF his pe-
culiar talent for being everybody's friend ut the
expense OF everybody else. He has made sew
araI appointments which. have fallen through:
and ten times as many promises, which have
been broken.
He has succeeded In alternating or disgusting
every one OF the Republican factions In Louis
lama, and has at last made appointment to
which they are oil indifferent.
Hayes Promises.
He dennitely promised Warmoth that he
would renew the nomination OF Lawrence; Z;
then he promised Judge Leonard that he would
nominate McNIillen then he held out to Pack
ards friends that the big Boss" still had
chances.
He played fast with John Sherman and the
Returning Board loose with Schurz and War
moth, and fast and loose both with Packard and
Kellogg. and finally he lodged them all.
No single act Of Hayes administration af-
fortis 10 clear an index to his character as does
HIS management OF this appointment. After
listening to the advice Of everybody, and
COquettIng with All the Factions,
he has fallen back upon his favorite tactics of
negation. and has nominated man whose
sole merit is that he resembles Hayes In being
everything that amounts to nothing, and moth
Ing that amounts to anything.
The nomination of Packard would have
pleased the Radicals, and quieted the Return
ing Board; that OF Lawrence would have
pleased Warmoth and the Louisiana Demo-
cratic delegation In Congress. but Williamson's 3
nomination
Pleases Nobody
except Williamson, and Is equally acceptable
and unacceptable to all parties and all factions
Williamson will try to keep the Returning
Board quiet. to hnrmonize Warmoth. to coneili-
ate Packard. to appease Pnchback. and to be
acceptable 10 Democrats ut the same time.
That is, he will try to do in the New Orleans
Custom House what Hayes has tried to do In
the White House. The result will probably be
the same In both cases. This Is summary Of
the views OF all the Louisiana Republican fac
tions, as represented here. It is the most strik-
Ing unanimity of discord ever seen.
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Sale of Trottlng Horses.

NEW YORK Jan. 1e.-There was a large num-
Der Of sporting men at the sale OF valuable fast
trotting horses Of Kentucky breed this morn
ing. but the prices were poor and tho bidding
not very spirited. The following prices we're
paid for the most valuable horses: Armand
$500 Helen $500. Dora $40O. Whirlwind $500.
Barney s2l4, Miller Girl $3.50
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LONDON, Jan. 1G Tho Daily telegraph has a
special from Constantine containing an i'm
probable story that the Austrian embassy was
notified that Austria s opposed to a separate
peace and intends to support the treaty. of
Par 8 and. further. that she wishes Turkey
should leave the grave questions affecting
European interests open for the consideration
of conference Of European powers.
This communication. says the IetegrapIt's dis
patch is regarded here as sign that there Is
a understanding between ENGLAND and Ana-
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PendIeton,s Banquet.

COLUMBUS O., Jan. 16.-The banquet and re-
ception given by Senator Pendleton to the men,
bers Of the Legislature, at the Neil House in
this city tonight. is by far the grandest affair of
thai money could buy has been neglected.
Prominent ci liens from all parts Of the State
are present. AMI also the wealth and fashion OF
Colu mbus.
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staub, the original cheap news dealer who
change Alley. near the corner OF Canal street..
has again come up to the scratch. We have re-
ceived from him all that ia fresh in the way of
papers and reriodicals. among which are the
London illustrated News, Harper's Eazaar,
Harper's Monthly for February. the New York
Clippers Almanac. etc. The Clippers Almanac.
as everyone knows Is thing Of record and
Iought to be II eYerybodY'S hand.
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New York Tragedy-Murder and Sui
eide.

New YonK, Jan. ie.-A terrible suicide WINS
committed in this city this afternoon. James
Johnson about thirty-four years Of age. a pic
ture dealer ut 1o4 Orchard street. was heard
1usrreling with woman with whom he had
been on intimate terms. Soon after. piercing
screams were heard. and the neighbors going
lying close together in a pool Of blood.
Both we're dead. From what was subsequent.
ly ~ cerainad, it appears that after q brief
quarrel J ,hnsou stabbed the woman sixteen
times in different parts Of the body vi b shoe
makers knife, and then cut his own throat with
q rHzor. Both died within a few minutes.
From papers found in the room it is believed
that Johnson was formerly very wea thy. md
belonged to n very well known family out West
The earliest trace Of Johnsons history that
could be found dates back to the Chicago fire.
He was reported to have been at hat time II
man Of great wealth and social standing.
Hs left At er the fire, with St4 GOO and came to
this city, and after remaining here short time
went to Europe. He returned some months
after and got into trouble about a lot Of dia-
monds and other precious stones. which were
wotth about $1,000 He was finally arrested and
lodged In Ludlow Street Jail
Recently Johnson has been very poor. and a
few days ago borrowed twenty five cents from n
neghbor, The cause Of the decd ut present Is
shrouded In mystery.
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sumption act. and asking for the renon etiza-
ton Of silver. The sense OF the meeting was
very stfongly in favor Of these measures, al
tnouRh some slight attempt was ade by the
greenbaok elem ont to cause discord on the sill
yer question.
Stephen A. Dillon, and others
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A Murderer Respitei.
Especial to the Democrat.

ST, LOUIS. Jan. 1e.-Governor Phelps has
given William Wienerz Il two weeks respite.
Wienerz was to have been hung tomorrow for
the murder of Americus Vespeucius Lawrence.
at the Theatre Comique. last January.
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A Horrible Accident.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 16.-This afternoon boy,
aged Ten years, named Andrew Doughertv. was
run over by q train at the corner of Swanson
arm severed from his body. He was taken to
his home at No 200 Christian street, where he
died this evening.