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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-07
THE TREATY or cEAGE-THE rN~
DEMNlrE.
The Straits Declared Free for Merchants
Vessels I'm Peace or War

pence pabsbsd here dss. ' The s'e only sA1y new
The indemnity Is fixed at fourteen hundred
and ten million roubles. but eleven hundred
millions are covered by territorial eessions
metlt of the three hundred and ten millions.
No guarantees is stipulated.
hse mGPn tha p bEgyptan , b Or tfans bgs
,simply states that Russia and Turkey shall
agresj subsequently, about. payment.
m Na Baaap and vani fnfs Moptenests 'aa.aes
Includes Antiy0rl, Spus, Podgoritza and Nio-
sles; il i Bulgarian fM?rrssses M TO be RACED and
Il Military roads will be established for Ottoman
posts. iatid telegraph and passage OF troops
sbe hyt Wills passing m through s the 's ooenta pota9f
Mussulmans may Tenrn tg Bulgaria. Any
propstg g # Massnlmaas Tho haye not ,t,, re-
widows and orphans fund.
Arrsats Of taxes in !, Bosnia and Herzegoyina
t0 be gpplied to indemnity for the sufferers by
iaarrss,on apa m proyd2l lal, Tor 3 Local naea5
merchant vessels during peace or war.
Commissioners ars to be appointed fo deter
mine oil disputed cinims In Bosnia, HerBnge-
!y,tna and the other insurreetionary principal
Tie, evacuation q European Turkey Is to be
completed within three months
II The Porte bears NIL expenses Of ra-satablsh
Ing navigation on tho Danube;
Il Russia receives tho Dobrudseha, to exchange
TIT for Rssapraba
Ths treaty 10 bs ratified within afteen days.
No mention is mado OF u congress.
England TO Establish N Pratectorate Over
Egypt.
LONDON March 6.-It is eonf1dsntially pre-
dicted that England will establish proteeorata
over Egypt.
Turkey VIII Permit the Russians to Ne
main Until tho British Fleet
In Removed.
LONDON March e.-N is reported from Cor
stantin nopie that tho Turkish government will
long as the English aset remains In the Sea Of
MarmorR.
Neutral Centro Of the Mouths of the
Danube.
LONDON March "a dispatch from ConstaR-
tinope states that by ths terms Of peace the
mouths OF the Danube are to remain under the
control OF neutral commission.
No Reduction Of she Indemnity.
ttnopls says IL Ia reported that the indemnity
has not boon reduced
The Grand Duke in CDnstanttn0pIe.
CoNsrANr1aop1,B March T.-The Grand Duke
Nicholas with 200 officers. will enter the city
probably tomorrow.
Austria stiii In the Opposition.
LONDON March IA Vienna dispatch says
Austria still opposes the occupation OF NsW
Bulgaria by Russia.
Greece Demands Admlttancs to the Can-
gress.
LONDON, March IA dispatch from Athens
says Greece demands that she shall be admitted
to the Congress OF tho powers
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-07
The Polk investigation.

WASHINGTON, March G-Hon Chas. B. Rob-
erts. chairman of the Committee on Accounts.
appeared before the Comm ttee on Civil Service
Reform this morning ani offeredocertain ex-
planations regarding Doorkeeper Folks ae-
counts. which. in the main correspond wi the
evidence given by Mr.. Mcmahon yesterday.
. Hon. Thos. Swami ma e astatement concern
,ne t th 81 a'py ~ 4rser Ena a. mes
which agreed with Co9 Polk's evidence upon
that point.
The committee thereupon Proceeded to make
up it's report
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-07
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
GERM ANY.

German Participation In the Paris IN.
position.
BERLIN. March s-H is officially announced
that Germany will participate In the Paris Ex~
position in May next
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-07
The Tariff EiII-Du,ies on Wool and Wool,
ems.

WAguryaroN. March s-trbe C,mmitt,o -,
of The tariff bill emhranin~ Woelen ,'o eanda
wool. and dianosed Of tbe fol1owing isms 'a'li All
wooa hair nf ths psnnca cont md othnr III i :,
nnimns ehnlj bn d,idad fo no o ~ a.
inp he dutiaa t be oh.re 1'p thnrap ~ t
three following elasses. seo 'ot oo' '''o .''e
Clnss 1NCothinp wool TINT Ia :, s,v marine
merno ii sod immajafe ar -, t otoa aa Wons p
of like character Win anv Of Tho nrcceIn~ ine
rudinr amrh na have boretofrap hnn ns
imnorted INFO The Inital tn,a frnn
hyres Now Tea1'nd huatrnitn Gann ~ rnag
Hope. Russia. Great Britain. Cannha or e else.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-07

PRINTING MATERIAL AT AUoTIoN.-presses,
type, stands. cases and general assortment of
printing material will be- sold to-day, In lnt. to
suit. by Geo. Pearson. auctioneer, OF No ss
Camp street
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-07
Free Navigation ut the Danube To he
| Restored.

WASHINGTON, March 6-The United States
Consul ~ bucharest reports TO the Department
Of state that the Hpumanan Minister of Foreign
Atlars has issued to the captains of tho Dan
ubian ports the following circular.
Hoatilities having ceased the government has
resolved to restore free navigation and export
You will however, inform the ship owners that
the military condition near Wddin not being
aH yet completely regulated naviga ton nf
parts of the river especially will be at their own
risk and peril
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-07

WASHINGTON March CT Is not generally
believed here TINT Gov Nchoils will pardon
Anderson. at least during the present session
of the Louisiana Legislature, which adjourns
oils send n pardon for Anderson to the sta 9
Senate TO- day. 1t would go over under tho rule
until Thursday. II a pardon were sent to the
Senate Thursday unanimous consent would be
required to consider it on that day. and n sin
gle objection would send 1t over
Senator Eustis says he has received no infor-
mat ion from New Oreans on the subject and
believes that Gov, Nichols does not intend to
pardon Anderson.
Mr., Kellogg has also given up all hope of An
Legislature. Kellogg thinks the case will be
taken TO the Supreme Court. and that Anderson
will be able to get out on nominal bail.
Both Eustis and Kellogg decline TO express
any opinion az to whether Anderson's pardon
is made contingent upon the nomination of n
Collector acceptable to the Nichols government
by Mr. HAYES
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-07
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
A silver Rlai Interview.

WASHINGTON, March 6.-CoI. G. w. Moulton.
OF Cincinnati, brother In law Of Secretary Sher-
b says that he does M not agree % With b The he secre
tary nor with President Hayes views. as ex-
pressed In his veto message. Col. Moulton
says:
do not soc where there has been any viola
tlon Of tho public faith. All tho United states
bonds that were issued prior to 1878 are payable
In coin. and the receipts from tho customs rev.
enues were pledged to pay tho interest upon the
bonds 50 Issued.
For the Inst eight years tho term coin has ap-
peared 10 our statutes. and meant sither gold or
silver. at tho option, Of the party having the
debt to pay; The. silver dollar Of, 4l25 grains
was made the unit Of value by tho act Of 1794,
and 1t hns been tho standard dollar, measuring
the val ue OF all other products, until the legisae
ipa hd q !, s15 Theh Was ostsnslby ds IT., eortcson
silver to gold in the interest Of the creditor
class. and in restoring 4 by the present leeisa-
tion VIC were only rectifying an error which
was committed.
You can see no violation Of contracts IN the
b hhl as charged in the veto message. No, Sir,
the violation Of ths contract occurred when the
standard WIS changed In 1873
DO You mink the demand for FREQ coinage is
as va niversrl in t. tho W2s, as rsprosrnte1f It,
people know ezactly what they want. and will
require Congress to put silver Just where 1t
stood before 1873
The Mississippi Timber Ca es-A veto.
WASHINGTON. March s.--The President hag
sent 70, tho House his veto message on tho bill
providing for holding a special term Of the
y. s: court In Missiaa iDpi on the seco nd Mon
day in March, 1873. He says one Of his objse-
tons is that there iaa not time enough to pre-
pare for the trials. The government Is inter
ested In forty nine snlss to be tried before that
court. invo,ying 500 900. Tho government not
having sufficient time to prepare for these
trials, would be tho loser. The bin fs therefore.
returned to Congress for further consideration
Musical Treatment for the Insane.
oNEw York. March s.-Much interest is now be-
ing shown by the Commissioners OF Charities
and Corrections, and by physicians. In some
experiments to test the influence, Of music on
the insane. Ia January. J. r. Patison, a
pianist called on Commissioner Thomas Bren-
nan and offered 10 give some musical enter
tainments to tho inmates OF the lunatic aeylnrns
on Wards and Black wells Islands. in order 10
study tho fleets ON them, This offer was gladly
accepted by the commissioner. who spent bis
time and influence In carrying out the project.
tend the entertainments. and hav taken notes
Of the experiments. Thus far five Of these en-
tertainment. have b en- given to the female
lunatice on Baczwers Island.
Yesterday Mr.. Pat1ison gave grand plano
perfornance. and tho Ninth Rgment band
Continued ON Last Page.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-07
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
SENSATIONAL LETTER, ATrHsW-
UTED no JULES FAvRE. ADVISING
THAT FRANCE TAKE NO PART rN
THE GONFERENCE.
Thereby Avoiding AIa Responsibility fsr
the Results af Ets Woris, and Aas,
ynrating Attention 80 Frencl, interests
Only.

LONDON, March GThe Repmblique F'dnenise
letter to- day. attributed to Jules Favre advg-
eating that France abstain from taking part In
responsibility for the result OF tho eongresss
whether 1t be war or peace, and that French
diplomacy conflns itself to questions involving
French rights or interests.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-07
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CONSULAR REPORTS.


WASHINGTON. March e-Mr Girard. the Con
sui at Port Stanley replies to the trade circular
Of the Department Of State of last August that
the islands are without productions or manu-
features of any kind, save wool which is ex-
ported to some extent to England The imports
are limited to feed stores aud clothing. chiefly
from England.
The impo, tance Of the islands to the trade Of
the, world lies in their being a hatbo- OF refuge
and repair for vessels bound to nnI from Cane
Horn. and TO whalers, s Gamers Of every nation
ality nnd redress and relief there through their
respective eunsuls,
Port Natal, Africa.
The consular agent at Port Natal. Africa
writes TO the Department of State that the com
meroa prospects Of that place are improving
since the cessation of the Trans Vaal war and
WILL continue to increase If the religious agita-
ttons Of the Dutch can hn repressei aud uuint
maintained. The imports for 1917 are fl44,b72
mostly in rail way material.
There Is Q large increase in the imports from
the Uni ed $ ates, In 1875 two ships carried
thlther. tons of goods et2 65l, in 1916 there
were six ships. carrying i13a tons, f92.oI4 and
in 1877 there were nine diract ships. three of
them American. carrying 2eos tons. worth e4p.-
I2T besides two from Port Elizabeth both Amer
lean. When the raj WAYS in progress are nm
ished there. will probably be further increase
A recent legal decision makes the oonsgnors
age of oargoes and crossing Of the Port Natal
bar and thence to the wharf. instead of defrar-
ing it Jointly with the ship, as heretofore.
Brussels.
In reply. tp The trade circular OF last August.
the United States Consul at Brussels reports to
the State. Department that while staple Amer
Jean articles OF cheap supply. such aa meats
hreadstufs and petroleum. and the special pro-
ductions and Inventions, meet with the slow
sale which always attends the Introduction of
Inventions. Il iudicoua and organized collective
effort on. the part Of our manufacturers. by
means Of SAMPLE departments aud business
representations, would do much to make known
the superiority OF our mechanical and agrioul-
tural devioea. locks. hinges, gas fittings cut
lery, fancy, hardware. stoves, cooking ranges,
lamps and burners, silver plate and leather
goods and furniture sunh articles Offering on
portunities FIR increased trade
Machine made watches aud jewelry can sue
eessully compete In STYLE finish and cheapness
with the Continental hand made articles
There is also flue opening In Belgium for ey-
tending the trade In canned meats. fruits ana
preserves
New-York tribune., 1878-07-26
4 YOUNG WOMANS STRANGE STORY.

CHLoRoFoRM, AN ATTEMPTED ASSAULT, Peril
NACIoUs ADMIRER AND STRANGE LOVE
LETTERS.
Thomas Briggs, of No. 26S West Thirty
seventh-st told Captain Washburne Tuesday morn
ing last that on the previous evening at about O'clock
while he and his family the roof the door bell
was rung. His adopted daughter, Miss Louisa
Brahen, age thirty-two, went TO the door,
snd nothing was seen OF her until after III O'Clock
The following morning she told this story When she
opened the door, three men and boy stood on the
porch One put handkerchief to her face saturated
she believes, with chlOrOform. She became partly
unconscious but remembers being driven in carriage
over a ferry. The carriage drew up at a house
in Fulton-st., Brooklyn. She taken out and
entered house. Here the who had ridden with
her made indecent proposals. and finally began
10 resort to violence. She begged HIM TO desist
and appealed to his manness not 10 assault her, ana
he finally desisted He then made her promise that she
would meet him some other evening at any time
and place he mentioned whereupOn he drove her back
10 her home where up the present she has been
fined her room, aud Is suffering from acute nervous
Mr. Briggs In explanation OF this strange eseapade saws
that up within short time ago he resided at No 342
with light beard and about thirtyhve years or age
WAS ia the habit OF sending letters TO Miss Brahen
signed 4" T.. q. HoughtOn." Mr. Briggs became go
much annoyed that he was compelled 70
man, however, found them ont and continued
sending his love epistles. and FROM the description OF
Mics Brahen he believes Hamilton is the man who
carried her of.
Captain Washburne says that as soon as the young
woman Is sufficiently we'll, he Will thoroughly nyesu
IN Ia
New-York tribune., 1878-07-26
THE CoTToN-WoRM COMMISSION.

The Department of Agriculture has organ
ized through Professor Riley, it's entomologis COM
mission to examine the cottonworm aud other insects
injurious TO agricultural plants Besides Professor
Riley it consists Of Professor A. r. Grote, OF Buffalo,
Professor j. H. COmstock, of Cornell University ana
several local observers. Professor Grote will leave
New-York for the South in few days and VIII visit
Florida and Georgia. Professor Comstock is already
there his Investigations being confined to Alabama and
Tennessee The work will be continued during the
summer and and Fall, and be resumed in the Spring.
Professor GrOte after observations extending over five
years in the Cotton Belt, found that the cottonworm
was migratory following the coast lne and extending
over the country from South to North The movements
of the moth are favored by the prevailing winds over
the Cotton States The worm, according to Professor
GrOte indigenous TO the SOUTH but came from tue
West Indies and Mexico, where the plau Is perennial
and the insect native 1t fails TO survive the Southern
the time. the Professor thinks. the moth may
and along the coast OF Georgia He is specially
commissioned TO study the mgraliOns OF the insect
winch be understood in order to recommend proper
means of prevention, and is confident that when its
movements are ascertained its range can be checked
The present inquiry is regarded matter OF great
economical Importance and tits hoped that the commits
sion which has been undertaken will be continued nn
definite results obtained.
New-York tribune., 1878-07-26
RREAKING up A HOUsEHoLD.

CHARGES OF INFIDELITY BY HUSBAND AND WIFE,
John Wilson, a wealthy butcher of this city,
dong business at No 236 Washington Market has made
an application TO Chancellor Runyon, OF New
Jersey, for o divorce from his wife, Emma 1"
Wilson, on the rOnnd Of adultery. They were
married in 1853, Mr.. Wilson being only
twentyone years of age and his wife seventeen years
old For many years they lived very happily, having
one daughter, who is married Mr.. Wilson is a prom
nent member OF the Masonic order and belongs to
Palestine Commandery Of Knights Templar of this CITY,
His wife is member Of the Eastern Star Division OF the
same order Matron of Lafayette Chapter OF TINS
city, OF which Henry A. Green, of Brooklyn, Is
Patron She and Mr.. Green much together at the
meetings of the chapter and Mr.. Wilson alleges in his
application for divorce that the intimacy became I'M
lawful Mr. Wilson also charges that his wife has been
crimlnay intimate with several men in jersey CITY
He has retained Mr.. McAdoo OF jersey CITY, as MS
counsel -,
Mrs Wilson has secured the services OF DAILY d
Reilly, of Jersey City, and has filed an answer 70
the allegations ntldelity made by her husband she
says her husband proposed breaking mp housekeeping
FOurth-st. He said they could board Inc mousse
hold furniture sOld and her husDand' sne
alleges, then told her she could take, care
OF herself He left ber and moved 10
Jersey City, his evident object being to secure legal
residence She declares that she is innocent OF the crime
OF adultery but charges that he hos been crlDina III
innate with women in both this city and Jersey Cly
She saws he living with French woman IN Jer-
sey Civ that his income Is 1900 month"; 0ut OF Whlc
he allows So a week for the support of herself ana
Wilson asks for alimOny while her husbands application
is Needing,
New-York tribune., 1878-07-26
FAILURES AND ASSIGNMENTS.

Thomas Z. Foran, builder, of No. $50 West
FftyArst-st, has become financially embarrassed. lie
was the senior partner Of the late firm OF Foran Gun
nngham and also in the real estate business under
the firm Of Foran Brown. Numerous judgments have
been entered against him. The sheriff has been unable
10 find any property.
The schedules Of Nelson Clements, broker at No. 33
News in bankruptcy before Register Little have been
filed, showing liabilities amounting TO $4,000, Of
which $67, 900 are secured and no assets.
The Chase Manufacturing Company, manufacturers OF
ppecutting machines, at No. 122 FrOntst Is financially
eInbarrassed and sheriff has been possession by
virtue of three Judgments amounting 10 1896, but
could find 10 assets The company was organized hve
years ago. the capital OF 100000 being issued for the
payment of patents
Alfred j. Dickerson OF the late firm cf Scott Dick
erson dealers In trimmings, at No l12 Grandst made
application 10 Register Allen for his discharge from
banlrupcy which will be granted, there being oppO-
sitiOn by the creditors Mr.. DickersOn Is nephew OF
ex-GOyernor Tilden.
New-York tribune., 1878-07-26
GOOD OUTLOOK FOR THE SILK MILLS.

The manufacturers of silk goods at Paterson
are running their mills full time in anticipation OF
good Fall trade, many Of them having received large
orders from New-YOrk houses. prominent millowDer
Of Paterson said yesterday that there was every pros
pect of an unusually brisk market for silk goods this
Fall The manufacturers Of "broad Silks" or dress
goods running large forces OF operatives upon gos
grain goods the demand being very good. The manu-
facturers of marrow silks" bl goods running
what are known "twO-toned goods" which are the
fashion al present They OF two colOrs, black
side and blue, scarlet, yellow brown or green on the
other. The mills are only able TO manuiacture about
can the ordinary satin gros grain ribbons, and OF
course the cost Of the new style higher, although
they have a satin finish. 1--WE will have good trade
this Fall concluded the manufactures, Judging from
the orders have received, although the season VIII
he a
New-York tribune., 1878-07-26
INvEsTIGATING A wOMAN's DEATH.

Captain Murphy, of the Twenty-first Pre-
einct brought TO the CorOners Office yesterday John
O'Donne one of the boarding with Mrs. Mary
Coggns at No 30 East Twenty-ninth-st. With James
Wade he is thought by many Ohave brought about her
death on July "a. II that these two men lived
with her the fourth floor Of the house. They had
been of work for long time, and intoxicated
the greater part of the time On Tuesday night they
were very noisy, ana disturbed her alter sine had
70 bed In the morning her dead body found in the
yard below, with towel wrapped about the head The
fact that disturbance occurred between them the
night before have been the OF connect
ing these two drunken with her DEATH II also
learned that Wade left the house with his trunk yester
day.
Xt the Coroner's office II Is believed that these two
men had nothing do with her death than, posi-
bly. by their drunken camOr TO have induced her to
leave her room and sleep either on the roof or IRE
escape where she evidently covered her face with "a
towel, and aiterward fell 70 the yard below while
asleep. Coroner W0ltmap committed ODOnnell TO the
OF Detention 20 await the result OF the inquest
Saturday. Wade's disappearance Is thought 10 be due
Oily TO natural feaI Of being suspected OF completely
the case but he, too will doubtless be arrested when
New-York tribune., 1878-07-26
SAD STORY OF DOMESTIC TROUBLE.

Mrs. Mary StOnner was aIraigned IN the
Newark Police Court yesterday the charge Of steal
ing 81 from Policeman Wilde, but there evil
dence against her. she was discharged. During the ex
animation, sad story Of insanity, attempted suicioe
and domestic trouble revealed. Several years ago
Mrs. stonner and John stOnner both Germans, were
married I'm Newark. The latter good mechanic
and soon accumulated several hundred dollars In 1873
the panic came on work fell Of and trouble overlook
them Three OF their children died within short time
OF each other and Mrs SOnner became partially insane
and was placed in a lunatic asylum. Soon aferward
Mr.. Stonner went WOOdlawn Cemetery. lay down on
the graves of his children and shot himself Under
skiful treatment he recovered; bis wife restored
to her reason. Mrs StOnner afterwards charged
her husband with not supporting her prop
erly aud he claimed that she was careless
of his comfort. On July 25, 1876, they
divided their household goods and separated, Mrs ston
ner taking the surviving child, little girl with her. Re
Gently Mrs stonner has reduced 10 poverty
and three weeks ago Policeman Wilde gave her home
IN his family. On Monday last he went TO New-fOrk
and on his return missed 81 from his room. On Wcdncs
day his little child found ~ bill IN Mrs StOnners bed
and brought IL TO her father, knowing that hrs SION
ner mad 80 money Wilde arrestc her susicion. Mr.
Stonner was present at tine examination Yesterday lie
SAID gave wife 81 week, al. he could AFFORD and
that before hc separated from his wife lie ad $500 In
the bank which she managed 10 secure. Mrs. sOnner
replied that se paid lawyer $500 for bringing about
a.separaiiou from husband. When tue mother and
child left the court room, SOuner repeatedly caught bis
child his and kissed IL. and au excited discussion
followed between the parents, both shedding tears