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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-08
SUMMER. RESORTS.
MONTROSS HOUSE.
BILOXI, MISS.
Now Open for the Reception Of CHESTS
and will Remain Open Summer
and Winter.

The proprietor takes pleasure In informing
his friends and the public that he has thor
oughly renovated and refitted the Montross
House, aud intends making 1t q most comforta-
bic and desirable house. both for q summer and
winter resort, and will spare no expense TO keep
1t up 70 its former standard and make it ac-
ceptable to all.
He also desires to state that he has leased for
q term of years the spacious and delightful
summer resort formerly known as the Shady
Grove, which has been newly painted and re-
fitted, and will be kept in same style, for g.
Bachelors Retreat and for the ,entertainmenS
Of clubs and companies. The house is a fine..
commodious building. with magnificent en-
campment and picnic grounds in front, shaded
with live oaks.
Both houses are situated directly on the beach,
within 500 fest Of fine new bathing houses. and
Offering boating bathing and fishing Of the
finest description, Meals furnished e ezcnr-
sionists at one dollar with privilege Of bathing
facilities free Of charge. Address
?. J. MONTKOsS. Proprietor.
or J, BENZ. CHANDLER,
Mechanics and Dealers Exchange,
mys4m AZ ST. Cbasles st., New Orleans.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-08
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
by Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph ComDan!
Domestic.

NEW YORK, Aug. 6, Il a. m.-Coffee steady;
sales-30O Maracaibo. Sugar quiet and steady
sales-1O25 hhds. Refined sugar steady and
fair demand. Linseed oil 56@57.
2:3O Q. m.-Coffee steady. Sales-600 per
City Of Rio on private terms. Prime sugar
quiet Refined sugar moderately active;
prices nomnally unchanged.
CHICAGO, Aug. Opening-Pork-S10 621a
September, $40 7o010 7211a October. Lard
no August, 7.021l@7.s5 September. 7.771a@
1921 October. Wheat-9OA September.
Corn 49, August, 391l asked September.
Union Stock Yards-Hogs Estimated re-
1863; light 81 35m4 40, heavy mixed packing
81 15fa4 -, heavy shipping 50 4eSgA 50. Cat
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-08
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, !
Executive Department.

Executive Department. ]
Whereas, on Wednesday night the third day
Of July, 1878. Conner Mcclure was brutally
murdered in the town of Lake Providence. in
the parish Of East Carroll, in this State, By
some unknown person or persons; and whereas
all efforts to discover the perpetrator or DerDe~
traitors Of this horrid deed have so far been
fruitlesg; and whereas I am determined to
punish crime and suppress laWlessness.
throughout the State:
Now. therefore. I. FRANCIS T. NICHOLAS
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana, have
thought proper to issue this, my proclamationz
calling upon all the good citizens Of this State
to aid and assist in the detection OF the author
or authors Of the said crime, to the end that they
may be brought to justice and dealt with ac-
cording to law. And by virtue of the powers
vested in me by law do hereby offer q reward
Of FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS for the apDre-
hension, delivery and conviction Of the perpe~
TRAITOR or perpetrators Of the aforesaid foul and
heinous crime.
In testimony whereof. I have hereunto affixed.
my signature and caused the seal of the State.
Of Louisiana to be hereunto attached, at the city
Of New Orleans, this thirtieth day Of July. In
the year OF our Lord one thousand eight hum.
dred and seventy eight.
FRANCIS r. NICHOLS,
BY the Governor:
WILL A. STRONG,
Secretary of State. jy31 1856
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-08


OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE Con- J
sOldated Debt, City of New Orleans,
Room No. s. City Hall, New Orleans july q, 1873
Sealed proposals will be received at this De.
partment until MONDAY. August 70. 1878, at II
o'clock NJ, for the purchase Of one thousand
shares, more Or less, of one hundred dollars
each. in the New Orleans Waterworks Com
pany payable in the floating debt Of the city,
Excepting city money! az authorized and de-
scribed in ordinances Nos. 4459 and 1886. A. S.,
as follows:
Certificates Of appropriation.
Certificates for five-eighths tax excess.
Tax warrants.
Interest coupons due prior to July /. 1875.
Interest coupons WaterWorks bonds.
Unpaid ordinances for years 1878, 1874, 1876,
1876, 1877.
Registered judgments.
Criminal, jury and coroners' warrants.
Certified debt of the City of Carroton.
Bids to state the highest price for stock not
less than par. payable In floating debt as above
described.
Blank forms for proposals may be had by
Accounts.
The city reserves the right to reject any or all
bids. and answers will be given the following
day ct II N.
Ed. PILsByRY. Mayor:
J. @. DENIS,
J. G. e BR 10Y 'D''l''''
Administrator of Public Accounts,
jy28 I'd Commissioners Consolidated Debt.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-08
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
AND
Agriculture! aaA Mechanical College
BATON ROUGE. LOUISIANA.
MILITARY ORGANIZATION.

The nineteenth session begins October 5 next,
and ends July A, 1879.
A faculty of eight professors good library.
apparatus and museums, extensive course Of
literature and science; tuition free; board
lodging washing, fuel, lights and medical fee
SIS q month: text books and stationery $40 O. $685.
sion: uniform clothing about s22 for dress suit
Of same material. and So for cap OF dark blue
cloth
Total expenses In every respect for sessio of
nine months not exceeding 5000; payable 500 On
throughout the session of nine months ten
equal payments of 800 each.
Cadets can enter and withdraw at any time
during the session. They will be charged only
from date OF entrance and for time Of attend
ance.
Cadets can find good boarding In the city Of
Baton Rouge at rates essentially the Same as
those above given for maintenance in the Uni
versity building.
MILITARY EXERCISES
obligatory on all students or cadets. Those
who are quartered In the University buildiDg
are constantly, day and night. under military
discipline. Cadets who board and lodge in
Baton Rouge are subject to military discipline
only while they are performing their daily du-
ties at the institution.
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTIONS.
Catholic and Protestant. given in the Uni
versity, and on Sundays cadets will be required
to attend the churches in Baton Rouge, desig
mated by their parents
Granted that this institution is capable Of
educating the youths Of louisiana why should
parents spend half as much In mere travelling
expenses to and from institutions In other
States as would pay all the expenses Of their
iy 95 a Dot DIV is7 Af0 b F. BOYD, President
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-08
g,onnmercial and Financial Matters.
The New York Herald publishes state
ment that It's circulation for the last three
rnnr1ths haa averaged 1056 64 copies.

The movement yesterday In Securities was
somewhat light and rates were easier. state
Gonsols opened at 74h and closed easy at
7s1s@74, against 7424@75 on Tuesday. Re
ported sales, $4,000. Premium Bonds closed
weak OF 31@31A, against 31la@31A on the
previous day
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-08

Taking It's own statistics, and no others are
available, the Postoffice Department is mar
velougly, successful in certainty Of work. The
1,ercentage Of ordinary letters lost during the
uast fiscal year is only one-fftieth OF
Der cent, AS many as 343,632 packages OF
stamped envelopes and postal cards, valued
at S26,525,s3G al, and 1881 packages Of
United States bonds currency and internal
revenue stamps, valued at $14, O40 "a,
were forwarded for the government without
charge for registration. Out of the immense
gum carried for the treasury not penny was
lost, and out OF the amount carried for the
Postofflce Department only two small pack
ages of little value failed to reach their destl-
nation.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-08
YELLOW SULPHUR SPRINGS,
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, VA.

THIS CHARMING RESORT rs TWENTY
L three hundred feet above the sea, in the Al.
legheny Mountains. The medicinal yalue Of
the water has been known since 1900, In cases
Of Debility, Bilious Complaints, Diarrhoea, and
the Diseases Of Women. The elevation insures
beauty and dryneas; The Springs ore this sea-
son under an ENTIRE NEW MANAGEMENT,
and the proprietor guarantees that at n resort
n the country, even Saratoga. will g PETER
Ten Pin Alleys. Pool and Billiard Tables, Boat
ing Croquet and every, amusement are here to
be found. Sourey's Celebrated Baltimore Band
is here. furnishing lawn and dancing music.
Numbers Of New Orleans and Mobile visitors
are already at the Yellow Sulphur Springs.
The proprietor guarantees satisfaction to all
guests. The rooms arc large and airy, with
ENTIRELY NEW FURNITURE.
TERMS:
GeT DAY ~ 9D
GST WEEK IL 5D
Per Four Weeks. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 40 %
RICHARD COUTEE, Proprietor.
DR.. GEO. HOLMAN. Resident Physician.
au3 eod2w A. G. WHITE, Manager.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-08

The receipts at all ports, consolidated, as
per kilograms to the Cotton Exchange, show
totals from noon yesterday to noon to-day of
500 bales, against $50 bales on last Wednesday,
100 last year, and - the year before
The movement at ports for five days, up to
u N. to-day, is given below:
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-08

The supension Of the great grocery house Of
R. MI. Bishop ~ Co. In Cincinnati has created
b sensation In that city. The house did q bust
nessof S3,00o,000 a year. and has always been
d very strong one. Gov. Bishop, the present
Executive Of Ohio, In locating the causes Of
fhe suspension, showed how effectively the
general decline in values worked in Cincin-
natl He says:
Our misfortunes are attributable solely to
Shrinkage In real estate and merchandise, and
failures Of customers to meet their engage
rnents with us. Team give you an idea how
shrinkage In real estate affected us. Several
years ago, when times were flush and money
plenty, purchased the ground and built this
block Of buildings at a cost of $250,0o0 in cash,
and we rented the stores before finished at
sss2a, 900 per annum, the corner store now occu-
pied by Messrs Ackerland IL Hyler at $4,000
4 year. Now it is rented at $500. Now the
property, IL forced sale were made, would
not bring 100000. Again, my residence prop
erty, which could once have sold for $50, 900,
would not bring over half that amount. Again,
The residence Of w. t. Bishop, on Dayton
street, for which he paid over $4,000 when
money was plenty and business paying, was
sold for about one-half the cost.
This Is fair criterion of what business men
have had to struggle against for some years
NIL over the country.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-08

NATIONAL BANK CLEARINGs.- The follow
ing shows the amount Of exchanges for the
we week ending July 20 ct San Francisco, and
July 81 at other cities, in comparison with
returns for corresponding weeks last year,
and with per centages OF gain or loss:
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-08
Received Same time Same time


Receipts at ports since September /. 4, 224, 724
Receipts same time last year, ......3, 936, 1888
The consolidated report for five days gives
exports to
G.B. Ere Con. Chan. Stocks
This week.. 5,o58 21s 100 70s26
Last week 1926 93,289
This week last
year. 20TT 165.107
OCEAN FREIGHTs- Are quoted as follows:
4 BY steam Cotton to Liverpool Cd; to
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-08

canneries of Astoria (Oregon) alone require
nearly g,0O0, 900 cans for the work OF the sea-
son, which lasts only 100 days. The salmon
Of the Columbia is equal to the best Scotch,
and superior to those found In the walters OF
Maine and Canada. Fish canning has reached
It's height In Oregon, and unless something is
done to replenish the rivers, the business
must soon close altogether.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-08

On the Columbia river, in Oregon, accord
ing to the Cincinnati Commercial, are twenty
eight large fish canneries which last season
put up 1,250,000 fish, averaging about twenty
three pounds. The Oregon salmon are in such
demand that canneries have been erected at
every eligible point between the mouth of the
river and the cascades, a distance Of $50 miles
For several years the proprietors' profits were
enormous, and large fortunes were made; but
with the constant catches and no restocking
! of the river the supply is SO reduced that the
margin averages to the case Of four dozen
cans only about 60 cents, which is to cover
rent interest, insurance, repairing buildings,
boats and nets. Although the number of fish
passing up the river is diminishing, the num-
Der of fishermen is increasing, and there is
Well-grounded fear that the salmon in the
river will all be exterminated. With increased
demand and diminished supply, and the in
grease in the number of canneries-each de-
string all the fish it can get-the price has
risen from 10 cents to 80 cents per fish. The
average cost of q four dozen case is for cans,
furty-eight, at cents each, 81 A; fish, three
and d half, at 50 cents each, 81 IS; labels, 10
cents: cases, Is cents; lead and tin, u cents;
labor and fuel, SO cents; total, 81 80. These
will selIat ST. Is a dozen, or for S. acase The
large eanneries sometimes putup as many, as
5000 fish In q day. filing $4,000 cans. The
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-08
COM w EEgCEAL.
OFFICE OF NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Wednasday Evening AUGUST I. 1878.

COTToN-Tr Transactions are restricted in con-
sequence of the limited supply on sale; The
sales at the close aggregated only SO bales,
The following is the official closing OF the
Cation Fvahappn
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-08
by Telegraph


NEW YORK, Aug Money closed easy at
~ U cent. Exchange closed stea AXE at 4s3Za
Gl487L. Gold opened and closed at 1904, GOV
ernments closed firm Currency SIS 1201a01
121. Pacific Railroad bonds closed as fol-
lows: Union tirsts 1057HM106, land grants
105011O511a, sinking funds 103@1o32S, Centrals
1857. fife stock market to-day was some
what irregular and prices at the close were e at
or near the lowest point Of the day. Inc
most active stocks were st. Paul, Northwest
ern, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western,
Lake Shore, Erie and Union Pacific.
Clearing house statement - Currency eX-
changes, $50, 1877, 797; currency balances, ST.
343,8i1 gold exchanges, S5,679419; gold bal
ances, $780333
Cold clearings at the N. B., S. n. Y.-Gold
balances, So, ,4G8; currency balances, ST.
III ,8O5; gold clearings, .S9G47,Q0o.
In State bonds Louisiana Consols advanced
" cent, selling at 7424; Missouri 6's sold at
1861; Exchange 1891; Gold 1907; Govern
ments firm; Stocks not 50 active and weaker
with decline Of 14c to 124c since the opening,
the most marked being granger and coal
shares
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-08
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY.

TYOURTH SESSION OPENS SEPTEMBER
A. /. 1875 and closes June l, 1879.
TUITION AND OTHER FEES.
Literary and Scientific Department. ......... ss5
Law. 100
Medicine. Observation-Disclosures. G5
Theology. Is
Board and lodging. per month ........ SIG to 20
Cost of Grounds, Building and Apparatus,
100000. Permanent Endowment, 5000 900, Pro-
fessorB, 27: Assistant Instructors, 8. Students
last year 4o5. representing nineteen States.
For Catalogues, address
L. G. GARLAND, Chancellor.
jy9 2taw4w Wat Nashville Tenn
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-08

The season OF cheap money in Europe seems
To have terminated. and for some time to
come the indications are that there will be
profitable employment for all surplus capital
ii healthy tone pervades business abroad
since the close Of the Russo-Turkish war, and
new avenues have been opened where finances
can be used to advantage. F.- more than
gear past money in England and France has
been loaned at times almost without interest,
and always at low rates, but the prospects in
dictate q less easy time for borrowers during
fhe remainder of the year. The recent adj
vance to A per cent on interest rates Is likely
III be followed by still higher figure, and
Der cent may be realized before mid winter.
The Bank Of France lost 100000 francs last
week, while the Bank OF England lost E231. =
DD0.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-08
MUNICIPAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
PROPOSALS

PURCHASE OF STOCK IN THE NEW Or
LEANS WATERWORKS COMPANY.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-08

Total thus far. 81 AIS 900 30 s333,2le BIZ
The offerings of paper for discount are
small. and rates for money are easy. The
movement in securities is light and rates
easier.
We quote exceptional paper 7@8 y cent; al
do 9M1O; second grade do q; loans on
oollaterals 5098; Al mortgage paper 5000;
second grade do @ 7B cent per annum.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-08
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
MONETARY.

OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Wednesday Evening, August 7. 1878.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-08

An Ohio bank has been defeated in some
what remarkable suit brought to recover
damages for the non-delivery Of teeeraphic
message A person had applied to the bank
to have draft cashed. Being doubtful as to
hIs responsibility the officers wrote to cor
respondent in another place, making in
auiries, and asking q response by telegraph,
The letter also stated that If no telegram was
received by given time the draft would be
cashed. A message was delivered to the tele-
graph company tobe sentinreply, BUTT never
Teaehed the bank, which, therefore, cashed
tfledraft The paper turned out to be value
less, and the bank sued the telegraph COM
pany for the amount paid on it, claiming
thatithe draft would have been rejected if the
telegram had been duly received. The Ian
guage OF the message, however, was not such
as To Indicate to the company the object for
which 1t was sent, and under the circum-
stances the Supreme Court Commission Of
Ohio held that the damages claimed by the
bank that is, the amount paid for the draft,
did not naturally flow from breach Of the
contract to deliver the telegram, and could
not be regarded as within the contemplation
of the parties, and hence were not recovera-
f1la
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-08

The war of consumers on tn gas COM
panies ID telling on the receipts Of the latter
lin many cities. In San Francisco the gas
company's stock has declined IL per cent
within O month. The company has been
charging $3 49, and the consumers, recogniz-
ing The fact that it LIS an exortionate rate,
have been dropping off one by one. The
Chronicle advises the people to demand that
the Legislature shall force the gas monopoly
to sell at 50 80 or quit the business. In In
tiianapoIis the council Is holly engaged with
the gas company, and has ordered the tips Of
the street-lamp burners to be sealed to pre-
vent the company from carrying out the orr
ginal contract which the Council Is trying to
void, because the cost is beyong the ability Of
The city treasury to meet The company
made discount last year and declares that
sit can no longer pay any dividends. Arrange
ments are being made to light the city with
oh. So the company will doubtless go under
tseems to be bad year for gas companies
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-12-25

begins to spread and put on bloom
plow it we'll with sweep letting the
wing of the sweep run as near as
possible SO as not to break the main
stalk or tap root. This destroys all
grass and weeds that may have come
up since it was cut and gives the
plant new growth. 1t soon meets
in the alley, braces itself, inclining
upwards, one branch folding over
another until 1t FORMS a thick coat of
vegetable fertilizer not far short of a
crop grown all the season.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-12-25
Increasing the Value of Kainit.

The London Chamber of Agricul-
ture says that a quantity of fresh
horse dung was taken to the science
school (Cirencester), and placed in
large stone cistern and between diff
ferent beds of manure of a few inch
es thick, the kainit was scattered.
The smell of the dung was strong
and offensive, and the pupils com
planned of it on the day on which it
had been mixed, but In few hours
the smell entirely disappeared. On
the following day and subsequently no
smell was observed, and when the
manure was tested chemically about
three months after, it was found that
a mutual exchange had been effected,
and instead OF sulphate of potash
and carbonate of ammonia evolved
from decomposed manure, there were
carbonate of potash and sulphate of
ammonia. It is unnecessary to say
that the value of both of these bod
les is considerably greater than that
of kainit, and that both of these have
Q certain and prompt action ...-......
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-12-25

sweet seedlings in nurse not yet
two years old one inch irdiameter,
and two lemon trees of th same age
one II. the other 2 inches diameter,
and ten feet high. / wori like very
much to learn what othelgroves of
like age, have done thepast two
years, whether on pine olhammock,
but please give us measusments not
estimates. And now whe I regret
any discussion that tends the dis.
paragement of any land -four State
or County fit for cultivaon, as we
have little of it at best, and while
we are willing to admit a that can
be honestly claimed for .hes. other
side OF the county, yet wclaim, just
modestly claim little, 'cosideration
for our side of the Count with it's
beautiful river, its delihtful sea
breezes and its rich hamnocks, once
highly cultivated, and if any credit
can be given to what is sad by the
Oldest inhabitant, thirty vssels have,
been seen in its waters at stime wait
ing to be loaded with its rich pro-
ducts of sugar, syrup andindigo.
M. L. SMITH.
Daytona. Florida.