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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-06

A New story or Its Achieyernents-It Ate
tacks Produce boat ana Fright
ems the Sailors.
tNatchez Miss Democrat.

A few weeks ago we published the partt-
caiars OF q sea monster, MS related by tow
boat captain. The captain of tho towboat de-
scribed the monster as resembling an Inn
me,se snake, with a bulldog head and q
pelican bill about ten feet long. 1t dashed tho
water into foam with It's tall and spouted
oblique streams Of water forty feet high. The
monster. attacked the barges which tho tow
tain examined the barge. and found o splinter
from Its bill Embedded In tho timber. which
he said resembled ivory.
Az the time OF publishing the above we felt
little inclined to doubt the, monster story.
two gentlemen who have seen 1t, we really
think there is big sea monster In tho Mis-
sissippi river.
The gentlemen whom we interviewed say
that on the night OF the 9th inst, while float
Bakers produce boat, when near Island No.
%, they were startled by very loud splash
In tho water, and as they had heard Of the
great monster, they. were very much fright
ened they saw dark object not more than
eighty yards from the boat and for the first
time saw the huge moster. 1t was swimming
at q pretty fast rate toward the boat. and it
made as much noise as the steamer Il. T.. Lee.
II came on, and as 1t neared the boat 1t sud-
denly :, turned To- the right striking the stern
lin and Duo Kelley alone remained on the
roof. tho balance Of the crew taking refuge In
the cabin. The monster came near enough
to enable these two gentlemen to get full
view Of him. They judges him to be about
sirty-Hve feet In length. His body was shaped
like snake, his tail forked like q fish, and he
had bill like that of a pelican. His bill was
fully six feet In length. He had long flow
Ing black name like q horse. When he swan
his head was eight feet above the water. It
was grand sight 10 see him move down tho
river. Messrs Caugblin and Kelley toll us
that 1t was impossible to induce the crew to
come out that night. The pilot, Mr.. McCune
George. was finally led out by his wife, she
assuring him that the great monster had de-
parted.
Capt. Bakers boat is now moored at our
landing, at tho foot OF Main street. All OF
his crew, except one man, have abandoned
her, and Capt. Baker says 1t Is impossible to
still following them
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-06
The German Army.

An interesting account Of the German army
officer, who was for many years military
attache at the Court of Berlin The total
number OF trained soldiers Germany could
dispose OF in time of war, including the troops
Of the ian ode is estimated by the writer
100000 belong to the regular army and
landwehr. Owing to improvements which
have been made in the details of the mobiliza-
ton scheme since the war of 1901, the
writer calculates that in three weeks the whole
OF the regular army could be concentrated
on the French frontier, while ia another
three weeks the four battalions and Six d.
visions OF landwehr troops could be brought
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-06
Ganlbetta ana BracMabon.

Gambetta has spoken with moderation ant
wisdom of the submission of MacMahon. The
following are reported as his utterances:
How should be dissatisfied when see SC
grievous a crisis SO happily ended. 1t is the
first victory gained by the legislative power
that without any revolution. riot or disturb .
ance. That is new event in our history, and
all due to democratic Institutions II YOU are
not satisfied, you are very hard to please.
I'VE must be prudent, moderate, concilia,
tory. The Republican party must be in power
must govern when we have to proceed to the
elections of the municipal councils and to the
renewal of the Senate in 1879. After these two
great acts are over, the republic will no longer
have anything to fear from its adversaries: it
will be definitely founded"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-06
Flood a. O'Brlen's Great Bank In San
FrancIscO-Sketcl Of the Owners.

tsan Francisco Letter to the Boston Journal
Gold Is tossed about and truoked about as
with canvas bags In their hands 20 around
| carrying and collecting the precious metal.
Kegs of gold and bags Of gold are thrown on
a cart as II they were kegs Of nails In the
principal iewelry stores necklaces, diamond
studded 3 Its and sets valued ut all tho way
from $40 to 100000 arc exposed TO view and
are laid within grabbing distance The
Bank of Nevada ID Che great gold bank of
the city. It's vaults are said to contain
over $10,oO0,000. Trays Of gold stand on
with us, but with as little guard around the
money as Is thrown around silks In dry
goods store. Yet nothing is stolen and no
body attempts It. The bank Is owned by
Flood q O'Brien, the great Bonanza men.
Their income is fabulous-from the mines
alone said to be $3OO0oOO a month. They bo-
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-06

RfRl KtaniuW.

He was fresh from over the range, says the
Denver Mirror, and had just stepped In TO get
the latest news. He listened attentively &c
Jim while relating his experience the night
previous with his "solid girl" at kissing
fray, when, with a sneer of derison. he opene1
his mouth and said:
."Oh.! talk about kissingl Go awayl have
kissed In the North; | KAYE kissed In the
South; have repeated the soul-strring OBJ
Grafton East and West; have kissed In Texas
and away down In Maine; I have kissed at
Long Branch and Mt the Golden Gate-in fact,
in every State of the Union; in every Ian
guage and according to the manners and Gus
toms of every nation; have kissed on the
Mississippi and its tributaries; but, young
fledged Caribou girl When you feel the pegs
drawn right through the soles of your feet
from your boots-that's kissing. that is"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-06

Last year nearly six million letters found
their way into the dead letter department OF
the British postoffiee, in the large majority OF
dresses There were no less than 5000 letters
which were not addressed at all, and of these
$50 contained money in cash or checks, the
amount being $4,000. Thousands of INSULT
GENTLY addressed letters also contained m oney,
but In nine-tenths of the cases the department.
found it possible to reissue the letters or re-
turn them to the writer's One case of care
lessness mentioned in Lord John Manners re-
port is that of a man who sent registered
letter containing S15, 900 in bank notes and had
not taken the trouble to fasten the seal
ALI sorts of devices are used to defraud the
British Postoffice Department In one in
stance gold coins to the amount of about 81
were found imbedded in the wax of a letter
seal. The sender OF newspaper secreted
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-06

UP into line, the total strength Of tho ipvad-
ifg army being thus raised to about BOD. 900
men Tho mobilization Of the second levy Of
troops, could not be begun until the tenth
week but by the end Of Tho thirteenth week
25O,O more men could be added to tho field
1,150,OOo, leaving still 2O6, 900 recruits at the
depots. With regard to the armament OF the
herman troops, the author points out that In
the batteries attached to divisions the maxi
mum load which a horse has to drag has been
reduced TO $40 kilogrammes, whereas with the
French field piece, model I,ahitolle No. 3, each
horse has q load OF $50 kilogrammes; and,
finally, calls attention TO the care which has
been taken to provide the cavalry OF the Ger
man army with q serviceabe erearm.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-06
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, SUNDAY, JANUARY g 1s7s.

four eoverelgns In IT, and another attempted
20 make the haif-penny postage carry gold
locket with tho newspaper. In both eases tho
property was eonflscated. Among The artj-
cles which have been found In newspapers.
cigars. tobacco, collars, sea weed ferns. How
efs. gloves, handkerchief, music patterns,
stockings, lace, postage stamps and sermons
are mentioned. The. report also notes that q
live snake escaped from d postal packet Mt
Kingston, and was not claimed for fortnight.
Tho United States contributed live horned
frog which passed safely through the mails.
and lizards and leeches inmlfnerable found
safe and speedy transit In tho mail bags.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-06

While a family in Springfield, Mass, were
at tea the other evening, they were constantly
disturbed by the ringing of the street door
o oea Ihey looked out of the window, and,
chievous boys. When at length the exasper-
ated housewife went to the door she found a
poor little alf-starved dog, with the belI-pull
IN his mouth, ringing to be let in out of the
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-06
HARD no PLEASE.
1915.

Old farmer Biggs most sadly said,
Az elts he scratched his snow-white head,
my craps Is mighty slim this year
iii starvc to death Tore Spring, fear.
Why wheat is worth its weight in gold.
And corn amt to be bought I'm told.
It's just my luck when grain Ia high
To harvest craps In thin supply"
1877
SLOWS craps r. Why, blast tho cussed luck
4 reckon as It's nip and tuck
As how gets 'em In ut oil
The harvest Is 50 big this FALL
More wheat, more corn, more oats, more rice
Nor we can sell Mt any price.
The markets FULL know too well
I'll starve because / cannot sell"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-06

At recent teachers examination in a GER
TAIN county in Wisconsin, a lady who had held
certificates for the past five years. bounded
Wisconsin on the north by the North sea. and
said that the Pc was the longest river in Eu-
rope. Another old teacher, being asked bv the
Superintendent whether this country was a
democracy, replied: "No, but it would have
Mr.. Hayes was elected it is republic
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-06

The leaders of the Partisan mob In 1871 like
those OF the revolution of 1898, were not Pa
risians. OF the ninety members of the Com
mune fourteen only belonged to the city,
though among those fourteen were Regault
over for trial 1925 came from other Countries
than France and 25,64s from other DEPART
mnaeent s than that of the Seine, leaving only
1899 natives of the capital who fought for the
precious right OF plundering their own city.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-06

The Gloucester fishermen report fewer dis.
asters this season than for many years pre-
vlous. Seven vessels were lost, and thirty
seven lives sacrificed,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-06

Senator Plumb, of Kansas, has said that 80
long as he occupies seat he will not vote one
dollar for further improvements in Washing
ton =, He thinks the national capital ought to
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-06

The Marquis OF Lorne is coming to America
next fall with the Earl of Dunrayen.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-06
TO THE LADIES.

DIR. BILLIE has returned from Paris and
opened an Office at 154 Canal street. between
Carondelet and Baronne. DR.. Billie has the Sc
in her seventy second year of age, retained the
beauty. vvacity and spirit as when she was
twenty years Of age. By DR.. Bille's treatment,
away with all cosmetics and paints. as the skin
becomes soft and white. the eyes regain their
wonted lnstre and strength. and .viYacity re-
who have ruined themselves with late hours
and excesses, become beautiful and full OF the
troubles peculiar to ladies' treated by harmless
and painless method. Consultations and cor
respondence strictly confidential.
dec tt DIR. BILLIE, 1854 Canal street
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-06

street. ~ S''-1'>'
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1878-09-13
Everlasting the Energies.

1t is not advisable for any of US to over
task our energies, corporeal or mental, but
in the eager pursuit Of wealth or falpe or
knowledge, how many transgress this sal
utary rule 1t must be matter OF great
importance to all who do so to know how
they can regain the rigor so recklessly ex.
pended. The remedy Is neither costly or
difficult to obtain. Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters is procurable in every city, town
and settlement in America, and it COM
pensates for drain of bodily or mental
energy more effectually than any inyigor-
ant ever prescribed or advertised Labor
ing men, athletes, students, journalists,
lawyers, clergymen, physicians, all hear
testimony to its wondrously renovaiing
powers. 1t increases the capabilities Tor
undergoing fatigue, and counteracts the
injurious effects upon the system Of expo
sure, sedentary habits, unhealthy or wea-
rying avoca,ions, or an insalubrious eli
mate, and is prime Alternative, diuretic
and blood depurent.
April 8, 1878
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1878-09-13

Advices from Panama announce the
beginning Of fresh quarrel between
Chill and the Argentine Republic,
which it IS feared will end IN war.
These NO nations have never been
On exactly the rest of terms, and now
will be as good time as any for them
e settle outstanding difficulties. The
former has evinced so much enter
prise ~ of late in building railroads
across barren mountains and through
virgin forests that she finds herself at
this critical moment with little money
at command. A Latin government
in South America at least-rarely con.
fronts contingency like this with
any better plan than the establish
ment of dictatorship which can raise
funds through other than regular chan
nels. So it can occasion no surprise
that the news of political turmoil
comes coupled with the intelligence
that in Chill all the banks have sus-
pended specie payment owing to their
being drained of gold by the govern
ment II EsmeraIda Herald.
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1878-09-13
A Singular Collision.

Two gentlemen were proceeding
along San Pablo avenue about IL
o'clock Saturday night, when they
heard feeble call for help proceed
ing from the vacant space between the
avenue and Grove. street, this side of
the junction. Going to the spot they
found a well dressed white man and a
well dressed Cnnaman engaged in a
life and death struggle, both covered
with blood and nearly exhausted The
Chinaman had scratched all the skin
off the white mans face, torn piece
out Of his nose and seriously injured
one of his arms. The white man, dis.
ablcd and nearly exhausted from the
loss Of blood, was clinSing to the Chi
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1878-09-13

naman's queue with . grip Of death.
When separated each accused the 9th
er Of having attempted 70 rob him,
and each demanded that both be ~
rested. After hearing their respective
stories the peace makers concluded
that the difficulty grew out u . mutu-
al misunderstanding, and allowed ths
parties to go. They each said hey
had been fighting more than quar-
Ter Of an hour. Nearly quarter OF
acre Of ground where they fought
was torn up as if a bull fight had ta
Ken place on the premises.-L Oakland
Tribune.
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1878-09-13
A Strange Accident.

Peter Humphrey, an employe in the
Blue Banks mine, near Moore's Flat,
met with an accident about ten days
ago that is liable to lay him up for
some time. He was holding the drill
for the striker when the lookout called
to the miners 10 run from small
slide that was coming down upon
them from the high bank Humphrey
placed the palm of his hand on top Of
the drill in order to assist himself in
rising, that he might escape As he
did SO, the sledge descended with all
the force that strong arm could give
it, and the unfortunate mans hand
was pierced through its center, the
top of the drill coming out just above
the knuckles. He was liberated from
his horrible position and a physician
Immediately called Only one small
bone is believed to be broken, the drill
having crowded the large ones apart
and gone between them = Nevada
(Cal. Transcript.
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1878-09-13
4 Novel Fight.

A New Orleans gentleman tells the
following curious anecdote: In Match
itoches parish pedestrian noticed ON
"a lonely road a frog fighting desper-
ateIy with a tarantula and the ta-
rantula returned the compliment by
singing the frog Every time the
frog got stung he would hop TO tho
side of the road, where some green
plantain was growing, and nibble of
piece, after which he would hop
hack to the fight. This being repeat
ed about half a dozen timesi the hui
man spectator resolved to satisfy his
curiosity, took ont a iack-knife and
Topped off the plantain close 10 the
roots, while the frog and tarautula
were carrying on their duel. When
tine frog got stung for the seventh
time he eaped back to where the plan
tain had been, and not finding it, ut
tered a peculiarly helpless Cry, stag
gered little, vainly tried to hop into
the high grass, shuddered, fell over on
his side and gave up the ghost.
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1878-09-13

The bankrupt law has expired, and
we may look for fewer sayings-bank
failures in the future While its de-
mise will work hardships on honest
people who fail in business through
unavoidable circumstances, it will be
a protection to them against dishon,
est men who get rich by robbing them.
AS more thieves than honest men fail,
the country will get along better with
out the law.
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1878-09-13

BOB lNGERsoIL makes the most com.
prehensive demands on the govern
ment Of all "blatherskites." He says
that "a Government of the United
States that cannot assure every indus
trious man a house of three or four
rooms, wife and three or four chill
dren, and plenty of food, clothing and
fuel, when we have millions upon mill
ions of acres of land to yield food and
articles of exchange with Europe, has
no right to exist" The Boston Her
aid was getting ready to call upon the
Government to provide everybody
with employment, money. education
and religion, but had never thought
Of applying TO it to provide "a wife
and three or four children" Really,
hadn't that better be left to private
suggests the Herald.
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1878-09-13

BRowN1Sc. the distinguished instru-
ment maker publishes an experiment
in which a spring fastened to te!e-
phone diaphragm was held taught by
a deaf person between his teeth, and
every word uttered was distinctly
heard.
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1878-09-13

News from San Jose, California,
state that ex-Sheriff J. II. Adams and
ex-Couaty Clerk Cornelius Finley have
been murdered by Mexican robbers at
a place known as Davidson's Canyon,
seventy miles southeast of Tucson,
Arizona Territory. Mr Adams leaves
wife and seven children.
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1878-09-13

The whole of the Northern States
are responding largely to help the suf-
ferers from yellow fever in the South.
1t is gratifying TO see the needed help
being so readily extended
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1878-09-13

The Secretary of the Treasury has
issued the seventh call for the redemp-
ton of fve-twenty bonds of 1865, and
consuls of 1865, principal and inter
est to be paid on the 4th of December.
Total registered 100000; aggre-
gate. $4,000. 600.
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1878-09-13
Dissolution Notice.
April ., 1878

TaE coPARTNRRsHIP HERETOFORE EXIST.
ing between William Iauer aud }. T.. ,swipn
in the mercantile. mining and milling business un
der the firm pame Of LaGer & SWIM has this day
teen dissolved by mutual consent Bg;h parties
viii collect accounts due the frm. and both parties
will pay liabilities of the same. ]. r. Swim viii
continue in business at the old stand and william
Iauer viii continue in the mining and milling bus-
ness.
Parties knowing themselves indebted TO the late
firm will come forward st once and settle up and
save cost VA. IAUER.
]. p SWIM.
IpAHo CITY, August 2s, is7e-sw.
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1878-09-13

The committee appointed by Con
gress. with Fernando Wood as Chair
man, is proceeding with its inquiries
into the New York Custom House. If
the inquiry is properly carried out,
some rotten developments may be ex-
expected.
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1878-09-13
JoYE must be a hard-money Damn

JcvE must be iard-moncy Demo
crat. A few days ago lightning en-
tered Massachusetts womaD's pock-
ct, Investigated her pockctbook,
charred its greenback contents, but
did no other damage worth mention
ing.
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1878-09-13

CHARLES E. HOOKER has been renom-
mated for Congress from the Fifth
District of Massachusetts.
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1878-09-13
TlELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

tAO hASsA 49, = l. - - @8NeesN - = -
more street, near Tyler, jumped ont
without hitehing their horse, knocked
at the front door. The lady came to
the door, when one Of the men seized
her, presented a pistol at her head.
terrifying her, and then one went
through the house, getting $500. They
then went away, leaving no trace.
ELECTION OF Butter DELEGATES.
LOWELL (Mass.) J, September 7th.-
The election Of Delegates 10 the Dem
ocratic State Convention took place
last night. In four Of the six wards
Butler Delegates were chosen III the
First Ward seven of the eight dele
gates favor Buffers nomination. In
the other wards there was a row.
CoNsrANrINopLE, September 7th.-
Il A said in Russian military circles
that in view Of the difficulty the Aus
trians have met with in tie occnpa-
ton of Bosnia, tie force of $4,000
men, fixed 10y the Treaty Of Berlin for
the occupation Of Eastern Roumelia
and Bulgaria, is quite inadequate. An
officer Of high rank says that the Rus
SLAMS had already decided to leave at
least 100000 troops in those prov
inces.
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES At VIRGINIA, NEyA-
pA-BRADLEY MEN vIcr5RIoUs-sIRRRA Ne
yADA AND JULIA.
VIRGINIA, September 6th.-The Dem
ocratic primaries to-day was the moss
exciting ever known here. The fac
tions were Bradley and anti-Bradley,
1t was known that bonanza money
was in the field, and this was the
strongest element in Bradley's favor
He carried three wards, which gives
him the Storey county delegation.
The anti.Bradlcyites, under the lead
of Fox and Hagerman, carried Gold
Hill, the Fourth Ward of Virginia
City, and FIowery.' The Bradley men
are wild with enthusiasm tonight, and
consider ii a victory against the bo-
nanza firm, who, while having no spe-
cal afliIation with Hagerman or Fox,
were anxious 10 beat Bradley for veto
ing the Bullion Tax bill.
The incline of the Sierra Nevada is
now in ore showing a widening of the
ore body, or change of pitch. The
crosscnt is in richer orc than yes;er-
day.
The Julia ore IS low-gradc, and the
$500 assays have fzzIed down to
about s.
ANOTHER ARIZONA STAGE RoBBERY-THE
FIFTH ~ THREE WEEKS.
Florence ARIZONA. September 9th
The stage that Iet here ON the lst
instant was robbed twenty miles west
of Maricopa Wells ON The night fol-
lowing its departure. Three bars of
bullion, the treasure box and the mails
were taken. All the passengers were
robbed aud all the stage horses stolen.
The bullion was one bar of silver for
G. 5 Webster, of San Francisco, val
ued at 81 900, and two more for the
Bank of California worth about 81 roo.
The driver and four passengers were
left alone on the desert, and were
obliged TO foot it 10 Maricopa. This
is the fifth robbery that has occurred
in the vicinity in the last three weeks.
Two good men have been sent after
the highwaymen.
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A Singular Collision.
Two gentlemen were proceeding |
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1878-09-13

TIE Democratic Congressional Con
vention of the sixteenth District Of
Illinois renominated w. A j. Sparks.
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1878-09-13

The revenue tax collections for the
fiscal year ending June 5Oth last were
slO4, TT, ,437 accounted for and $97,-
900 unaccounted for.
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1878-09-13

The Russian army of occupation
has 20.45O men on the sick list.
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1878-09-13

THE President has appointed Hon.
S. Newton Pettis, Of Pennsylvania,
Minister resident and ConsuEGeneral
at Bolivia.
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1878-09-13

"FIEyyRE La JAUNE" is what the
French call the yellow monster.