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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-13

new PACKED shoulders. which causes them to
rule quite stiff at SIC for large lots and SIC for
broker lots OK depot. Old meats. loose and
packed ere quoted OF 4a@5c. Dealers rates
car load loose old shoulders at Axe; 10 and 10
boxes new, OK depot, a53sc.
BACON-The supply Is good and the de-
maDd very dull. with prices weak and In favor
ofbnyers. We quote shoulders 5}4@55ac, clear
rib sides eA@67so and clear sides 6he. Deal
ers rates are 1.ac. higher on JOB lots delivered
ont q 4, store. sales-1o casks shoulders at 52f.
I1AMS-The market continues worry quiet.
prices ruling easy. We,uuote the market easy
at oG@10c for ordinary hams and 12@12hc for
choice sugar-cured. Dealers obtain IN advance
or 4c on these prices.
LARD-:As compared with last weeks prices,
lard Is fully &c lower to sell. We quote prime
steam TIC. and refined at 75s@734c In tierces
kegs, refined, 81s@S24c. Dealers obtain an ad-
vance of &c on these prices
BREAKFAST -BAC0N-The supply is ample
for the demand and the market 10 easy for
PACKERS' Hoo PRODUOTs-Dealer are
selling on. orders in the Job trade at Sc IS
y half Dbl for pig. pork: 81 5o@7 rs % Dbl for
prime; ST 8778@8 for primo mess; 81 87H@8 for
rump pork.
COFFEE moderate and prices
ataaUy
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
dollars payable quarterly on his own war~
NUMBER NTNETEEH


NUMBER NINETEEN.
No license tax shall be imposed bv the
State, or any parish Or municipal authority.
on any mechanical trade, manufactory or fac
tory, except such as may require police ren11-
lat1ons, In towns and cities.
NUMBER TWENTY.
The Legislature Is authorized TO exemUt
from State, municipal or parish taxation
household goods, such as furniture, wearing
apparel, tools Of trade or profession and fam
lily portraits, not exceeding In aggregate value
the sum Of five hundred dollars.
ACT NO. IL, EXTRA SESSION OF 1878.
NUMBER TwENTY-oNE.
Strike out the first part Of article 142 OF the
constitution Of 1863 which reads: "A uni
verslty shall be established and maintained
In the city Of New Orleans. It shall be COM
posed OF law, q medical and O. collegiate de-
partment, each with appropriate faculties.
The General Assembly shall provide by law
for its organization and maintenance" and
insert, '"rhe university shall be maintained,
1t shall be composed Of law, medical and
an academical department, and such other
departments as may be established by law.
each with appropriate faculties; prouided,
that the law and medical departments already
organized shall continue In the city OF New
Orleans and the aeademical and other de-
partments may be located elsewhere La the
state. iy1S til
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OFFICES OF REGISTRATION.
MAYoRALTY OF New ORLEANS

MAYORALTY OF NEW ORLEANS, I
City Hall. August go 1878. !
The following mentioned localities have been
selected for Offices Of registration In the diff
ferent wards OF the city viz:
First Ward-NO. 1872 Annunciation street, be-
tween TerpslchOre and Robin.
Second Ward-No. 244 Carondeiet, between
Delord and St Joseph streets.
Third Ward-COrner Common and Robertson
streets.
Fourth Ward-Cana street. between White
and DuDre sire is, Thursday, October TO-
Fifth Ward-kam part, corner Of st. Ann
street.
Sixth Ward-No 1s9 Hospital, near Burgundy
street.
=, Seventh Ward-Cornor Of Laharpe street and
Gentiliy Road
Eighth Ward-Corner OF Greatmen and Poet
streets.
Ninth Ward-Corner Of Greatmen and FL
mira streets.
Tenth Ward-Corner of Magazine and Jack
son Streets
Eleventh Ward-Corner Washington and
Magazine streets.
Twelfth Ward-Corner of Magazine street
and Louisiana Avenue.
Thirteeth Ward-Corner Of Magazine street
and Bordeaux.
Fourteenth Ward-Magazlne. between Peters
Avenue and Octavia street.
Fifteenth Ward-At the A1giers court house,
Sixteenth Ward-Court- house.
Seventeenth Ward-Corner Of Second and
Jefferson streets. ED. PILSBURY
au30 GOT Mayor.
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NOTICE.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. CRY HALT.e
New Orleans September IS. 1878.
Whenever it becomes necessary to REMOVE
any Of the OFFICES OF REGISTRATION
from their present location, application for
said removal must be made to this department.
according to the provisions Of ordinance No,
4677, Administration Series, approved Septem~
Der IT, 1878.
CHARLES CAVANAC
se2G Admin istrator of Comnerca
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MONTGOMERY g. co.
(E. G. BULLARD, Auctioneer,)

EE 2. BULLARD, AnotfOneer,J
Attend to sales Of REAL ESTATE, MERIDIAN.
Disc of all kinds, HOUSEHOLD FURNT~
TURE, HORSES and LIVE STOCK. CAR
Regular sales at their office and salesroom, the
Old Auction Mart, 81 Camp street every
Tuesday Thursday and Saturday at II O. 10.
Sales of Horses and Stock, Carriages, Harness.
etc, every Saturday at II a, M, at MONT
GOMERY'S TATTERSALLS. 10 Baronns
street.
Outdoor sales and sales at residences promptly
attended. Cash advances, If desired.
The business OF their friends and the public
solicited.
MONTGOMERY & CO.,
GENERAL AUCTIONEERS
81 Camp Street. oc1 Il
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OPENING OF REGISTRATION OFFICES.

REGISTRAR OF VOTERS, PARISH OF ORLEANS.
New Orleans. August 30. 1878. !
The different registration offices will be
op oida,. on MONDAY, September p 1873 at y
o'clock q. m. to ~ o'clock H. and from 80 o. 70.
until .. M. Sundays and legal holidays ex-
cepted, 1ntil MONDAY. October q, 1873, at
o'clock D. m. J. 0. LANDRY,
au30 GOT Registrar Parish Of Orleans.
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PREMIUM BONDS.
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, !

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, }
City Hall. I
New Orleans, September d. 1878. J
The Twelfth Quarterly Allotment Of Premium
Bonds will take place In the office of the Ad-
ministrator Of Public Accounts on TUESDAY,
October Is, 1873. at 10 o'clock q. M, at which
time forty series will be drawn.
CHAS CAVANAC,
sep I'd Administrator ad interim
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u buRhel,
&C 6AT Elsta; in light demand but steady at s4@
BR AN-Is in fair supply and in limited re-
HAY-Firmo Choice s1s. prime s1e@17 u ton.
duiry ct 450 46c for No. 2mixed.
WHEAT-Receipts small and demand light
at g4@95e for Texas and choice No. Western.
,WHIsKY-,Market quiet and steady. We quote
choice Cincinnati 81 0S01 %, fair to good West
BUTTER--Dull. New York creamery fine
25@26c, New York dairy prime 22@24c, New York
Western dairy 12@l6c y ib.
Enthusiastically. New York cream 11@12c.
Ohio factory 8181ac y fb.
BTA STAR gld7, fair demand at 3@sac In lots.
sA@5; ducks s4@5: geese So: turkeys s1o@12
EGGS-Western 1A@17c: Louisiana 17@2oc y
RICE-Easy. Prime e@e16c, good SIC. fair
5h@5ac, ordinary 514@676c, common 503516c.
| and No. 3@316c y ID.
sALT-Megsrs. Jackson = Manson, the we'll
gingy furnished US with the following Quota
| tons: With sample stocks on hand and very
! limited demand, the mar ket may be quoted
| easier. cargo OF coarse Just arrived sold to
a dealer on private terms. We quote dealers
rates from warehouse 10000 for coarse. 95c@s1
for fine Turks Island Is held at 25030c D
bushel. Table salt In pockets 1A@7c EACH as in
FisH-Messrs g. Fl. Lawrence & 90. have
obligingly furnished Us with the following
price list for new fish: Mackerel. extra No. /
Bills, s1s, halves % 90, quarters IS, kits 50:
. s5 Kits s. ST. a. naolere No. a@Bbs IS So haiVos
IS 49, quarters 50 IS. kits 81 10 Inackerel No. 8.
| large-Bbls So. halves 81 10. quarters 50 60, kits
81; mackerel No. 3. medium-Bbls DC 50, halves
| So SO, quarters 50. kits CSC; mackere No. g.
small-Bbls S.. halves 81 rs. quarters 81 rs, kits
| 90c,
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III Since the improvements In machinery
f,650,O0O men now do as much ae 100000
men did in former times
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The Spanish bark Manuel cleared yester-
day hence for Liverpool, with 568 tons Of oil
cake. This, we believe, Is the largest ship
Fnent Of the kind taken out from this port.
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State ConsoIs yesterday ruled weak at TAO
M, against 74240D75 on Friday. Premium
! Bonds were steady at 31160o319S, against 3t0n
311z On the previous day. The sales OF the
Stock Exchange embraced $4,000 of State
Il III i0ueolE.
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The largest corntleld in Rhode Island con-
fniIl5 twenty acres.
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That the seat Of government shall be estab-
lished at the city Of Baton Rouge or at the
city of New Orleans, as the majority, Of the
voters of the State may determine ct the next
ensuing election; those voting to locate the
N their Tickets "For State Capital Baton
Rouge;" those voting to locate the capt.
tai at New Orleans shall indorse on their
tickets, "For State Capital, New Orleans"
(Strike out article one hundred and thirty
mo
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The rice crop Of this country is the largest
Ion ten or twelve years.
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The value of the fruit crop of the United
States Is $1382167O0.
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The United States converts annually TO-
liquors.
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The receipts of grain at Buffalo for one day
Last week aggregated over one million and q
4 half bushels
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The Pacific mail steamship Georgia, that
was wrecked on the Puenta Renas Shore near
Panama, always was an unlucky vessel She
used to run between Charleston and New
York, and in transferring her to the Pacific
coast, she grounded on reef, and 1t was
raany weeks before she was got off She Is
now total wreck, and the name is open to o
ship-buil ding world.
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SECOND CALL-12 M.
1000 State Consols IL. COY Observation-Disclosures. TAX
States 7426@74h: Premiums 31t6@31'S.
No third call on Saturday.
[By Telegraph
NEW YoRK, Oct. 12.-Money closed at u
cont. Exchange closed quiet at 479t4@4 Gold
opened at 1914 advanced to 1919. and declined
to 1O1, at which 1t closed.
D11ah Pacific Railroad bonds closed rs fol-
lows: Union. frsts. 1o6@1o6h: land grants. 1o4zS
0105M: sinking funds, 10Oh@1O1; Centrals 1867
@1o65S.
Weekly Clearing House statement-Cu
exchanges. $424,149.900 currency balances. s22,-
026, AGO.. gold exchanges. $46,53G8 1913; gold bal
nnces &C. 1888, 849.
!. In State bonds Louisiana consoIs declined
to IA and District Of Columbia 3-G5's to 74A.
LONDON Oct. 12.-Bar silver flat and IMAM
innate Consols for money "a TIC. for account
81 11-16
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Mr.. George, the English pouterer, keeps
1900 ducks. The weekly hatchings are about
150.
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commercial and Financial Matters.

Anne RIGA Is becoming the butchers shop of
the world.
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The Railroad Gazette says that few years
4 ago 10000 pounds was the maximum for o
car load, but now many companies permit
10000 pounds to be put upon a car, and very
few accidents due to overlooking are on
record
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WOOD! WOOD! WOOD!

CONSTANTLY RECEIVING PER HONEY
~ Island line Of steamers, J. T. Frazer joss
Dhtne and barges. At wholesale and retail.
Honey Island Wood ana Coal Yards,
No. s75 Julia. near Magnolia Bridge New Basin.
street, Old Basin. Main office. No. 1853 CONNER
street. T. Q. address, Lock box 1880.
Wood delivered to any part Of the city,
Oak Wood per cord tbesD ....~--.--...-.~.ss 90
ASH --..-.~...e-~--+~. 90
Oak and Ash mixed. per cord. ...-......- SC
Liberal discount made to dealera. full meas.
ure and satisfaction guaranteed. 30 e
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iseceipt8 at DOfts since september .546 1Sl
Receipts same time last year. ...........2 G1 O45
Receipts same time year before. ..458 2s4
The consolidated report for one day gives
exports to
G.B. Ere. Con. Chan. Stocks
Lat week, -. Sis A :.,, 4.435 ", 21se12
year. 800 49,. 1o25 .,. 1854 .,.. pit ,278
OCEAN FREIGHTS-Are quoted as follows
BY steam-Cotton to Liverpool Tiled: to
Hnyre C; to, Bremen d, to Hamburg -:
Genoa and Barcelona -, to New York 19c;
to Boston, Providence, Fall River and Phila-
BY sat-.Cotton to Liverpool ID; to Havre
1880; to Bremen C: to Hamburg d: to Ant
werp d; to Revel and Cronstadt d; to Genoa
Prevdenoe Fan River se and P3adeDhia Do c
SUGAR-t1utet and unchanged.
we quote Gu I inferior L@-c; common non, to good
fair sae,; prime SIC; Str Ictly prime. salc; gray
9@91; of whites. good to choice. sAc white
MOLAsSES-In quiet request,
We quote: Common !8024c; fair 25@28c;
prime 30032c: strictly prime -@-c: choice 49,
FLOUR-The market is without any change,
the demand being dull and prices easy, with
100 half bbs at 81 rs; Sc bbs at IS; 50 at SIS 121a
80 at IS %.
Wequote: Choice extras s5 1905 371z: family
&87}s@5; trebles, low to choice 81 rs; double
extras So 1904 % single extras 1903 so; superfne
So 1908: common - 5o@2 75. Dealers in their
trade obtain an advance Of soc Dbl on these
prices.
CORN MEAL-The demand Is light. but the
steady to strong at 50 45@2 50 D Dbl for choice
Western In round lots. Dealers continue to sell
out Of store in Job lots at 50 6512 rs = Dbl.
GRITS,,sqpply moderate; demand light, and
market weak OF So COOS 65 y Dbl delivered to
the trade on the landing. Dealers quote choice
grits ex-store at So 1904 y Dbl.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 1898 Is; retail 50 500
rs.
RYE FLOUR-Unchange at 50 5o63 rs
and confined to small lots. which are sold at
50 65(62 81 " Dbl.
,PORK-Buyers and sellers were apart in their
West were fully maintained. and mess was not
salabe above 50 % y Dbl, holders generally
asking so $1,000 SO q Dbl. Dealers prices are
unchanged on small lots out of store, 50 1000.
DRY SALT MEATS-There is scarcity of
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CON Dbl IL RCHAM.
OFFICE OF NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Saturdav Euaning 0etnhar 1873

Saturday Evening. October IL. 1878. !
COTTON-In consequence Of the light Offer
to 1000 bales. The demand was good. and. I'M
der this in lluence. the market ruled firm.
The following are the official quotations of
the Cotton Exchange:
Tn~fau Yeatardav
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The New York Herald says that the com
mercial law committee Of the United States
Board Of Trade (Which we suppose to be an
unofficial body, Notwithstanding it's tite) are
considering O new bankrupt law, which will
endeavor to avoid the faults Of the old. Would
ft not have been better TO correct the faults Of
the old law, instead Of repeating it, crowding
into q short period IL great number Of bank
Euptcies, and then passing new law2
The great depression In trade now prevail-
ing In India may be judged Of from the fact
4 that there are at present about $50 vessels
lying in the port of Calcutta, only six of
which have charters for o fresh voyage; the
destinati On of the rest Is uncertain-that Is,
Che freights Offering are so very low that the
owners or agents are obliged to decline them.
similar state of things exists In Bombay
ALSO
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ACT NO. IA, r. s. OF 1878.
NTMBER TWO,

Representatives shall be chosen on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday In November,
completed In one day. The General Assembly
shah meet on the first Monday In January,
1879, and biennally thereafter, on the first
Monday in January, unless different day be
appointed by law, and their sessions shall be
held at the seat Of government.
(Strike out article seventeen)
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RaCeiVed Same Time Same TIM
since Friday. last week, last year

Receipts at ports since September 1..... .546 1s
Receipts same time last year. ....-........2 G1 O4
Receipts same time year before .458 28
The consolidated report for one day gives
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-28

Grown {" mans stature, o my !it.Ie child,
sly bird thG; sOGelt the skies 40 long ay1i
Ny faIT- sweet blossom. pure and u.!gis alrd,
fSo'S have til .ears down sl1se laid thee low,
What haze they. been 70 thee, If thou vert her,
.N-,iiaI'iiHl beside Thy brother tai and fair,
WITH bearded III ard dark ewes shining. clear.
Anu Si'i4ts q sCh-llleI sunshine III thy hair.
shoulc loci III into thy face and say,
. N&EcTl1e. Is-'-ai s., between tcar ard smile.
~ n} sweet son. tEuu art q Tga1 rN-tsgt''-
sh@ tEou ""ui..at stcap 60 kiss my bps the wdle-
B1t-nr in Heeyer-ho7v is it Wit, thee. dear:
Art tl0r HI,,l-ta mans fail stature ar1.a:
- thou count ti's,e = We DO, year 10y year,
And hat % 81 es:tl'- changes i:as. tio.l kn5Tnz
Thou hadst 10: leaned to love rue D;.,sf thou take
HbE SfIa germ of ieEe t' heaven Win JfI@e.
rat thou hest .ss,zses and a'srtGIt for uly sake.
waiting Iii lis perfect 20" er may Gee:
What Is It 80 have lived in heaven aiv.ays2
, ! o have I" memory IF UaI-l or SIM
Ne or 10 have EU1EH E gil the calm BRIGHT dsTs,
The jar and iglt Of ea-;ii's discordant ;ii1:
Thy hrothers-t'l.y aye rncrtal-tbev pust ira
CfttImeS III ugh, HARD ways. with Bleeding f.,,
--2Iss L.sht vi t-tse"ns, must Iewal their dead
Ah"h+>ee :! cly on face 70 face must meet
l. who would save nay very life fer theirs.
cannon say. them from terth'S Pain or loss.
cannot shield tileIn from it, sr.eis on cares:
Zach human heart must bear alone its cross,
Was God then. kinder unto thoa than them.
o thou whose httie life was bat a span.
Alb, think II not. Ii al his disien
No star shines brighter than the kinsiy man,
Who nObly earns whatever crown he wears.
Who .rrandIy cuurIlrr- o. as l-r:lrIIy- dies.
And the white b; ufe- IF h. m snhood bears.
Through all the years upliftei TO the skies.
What lofty Teans shall the victor greet,
What crown respondent for his brow be fit,
u, child, if earthly life lie bitter-sweet,
Has thou not something missed IN missing il.
Ms Jg!ia Il C. Dorr, IN Sunday Afternoon tor
DCceIHbeTl
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Shooting E.on. i'm yeyef,.

Chute IS laid from the rivers brink I'D the
steep mountain To the railroad, and while we
are teii1nglj he monster logs are rushing thu1-
del1ng, flying down the deCiiyity They come
with the speed OF thunderb0lt, and somewhat
OF its roar. 4 track OF fire and smoke follows
thein-fire struck by theirfrfctOn With the chute
logs. They descend the Loo feet of the chute In
fourteen seconds. In doing SO they drop 100 feet
rerpendlculaIly. They strike the deep water OF
The pond with report that can be heard mile
distant. Logs fired from cannon could scarce
ly have greater velocity than they have at the
foot OF the chute. Their average velocity is
over one hundred feet in a second, throughout
the entire distance, and at the instant they lean
from the mouth their speed must be fully 200 feet
per second. sugar pine log sometimes weighs
10 tons. What missile. How the water is dashed
into the air. Like grand plume OF diamonds
and ra1nbo%s the feathery spray is hurled into
the air to the height Of a hundred feet. 1t forms
the grandeSt fountain ever behed. How the
waters OF the pond foam and seethe and lash
against the shore. One log, having spent its
force by its mad plunge into the deep waters
has f10ated so as TO be at right angles with the
path OF the descending monsters. The mouth
OF the chute is, perhaps, fifteen feet above the
surface of the water. A huge log hurled from
the chute cleaveS the air and alightS on the
floating log. You know how a bullet chances,
but can you imagine SaW-lOg glancinG? The
end strikes with heavy shock, but glides
quickly past for short distance. then a crash
like the reverberat1On Of artillery, the falling
log spring $50 feet vertically into the air. and,
with curve like a rocket, falls into the pond
seventy yards from the log it struck.-ITfuckee
(Ner.) Republican.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-28

THE WRONG APPLE.-A story is sent to me
about the late Mr.. McNab, curator of the Edn-
burgh Botanical Gardens When Dubufe's eel
eXhibliion Mr. McNab was taken to see them
and was asked for his opinion. II think no
great things OF the painter" said the great gar
derer. 50 Why, man, Ewes tempin' Adam WI a
ABBOTT tW1nty years ago." AS genuine bit of
criticism as that Of the farmer Who told George
Morland that he had never seen eight little pigs
feeding without one of them having his feet In
the trough. MOTland altered the picture.-[Lon-
don Wor{d
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-28

1873 Es$ S Sh$ha 1873
20: TIE NORTH, WEST, AND SOUTHWEST
Double Track. Steel Rails,
SPLENDID SCENERY. MAGNIFICENT EouRNxxx
In Effect DECEMBER 10th, lS7S.
GRAINS LEAVE WASHINGTON. from Depot,
corner of Sixth and streets. as follows:
&c 2 say sa sss
Pittsburs TO Cincinnati, St Louis and Chicago;
SA0 p.m- daily. with Palace Oar 10 Chicago
BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD
ss%.ass; " viii Fsii9s oar: p xGH ',ifgs
FOR New xslf p! ara Is Esst 80 and ,O,s pm
press Of Pullman rarlor Oars. 80 Am. daily.
for BroooEyn. T. Y, all through trains oonnecs ct
Jersey City with boats Of Brooklyn Annex.
double fsrrae and ,ourns9 scss NsG
FOR Phisdeiphi., I:sO 80 and 10 rs p, a. daily.
daily, EXCEPT Sunday; 10 10 = m. i 80. 80. 20
For P9ps's oreeE Line. 100 m and 40 p m.
FOR Annspois. 100 n. and 40 pm. daily. a.
cept Sunday.
Way ANP n66tIExANDRfH AND WAS H1
S:ls, and II so p. m On Sunday At . I'm. and
For Richmond and the South. 20 . M and s 20 .,
For c. 8. R. r., 20 p. m daily.
Trains leave Alexsndr1a for WASHINGTON, O. 2. 90,
9 ~. II a ma l. 8, $40, 6.e:l5. and II p. N.
On Sunday al 100 and 10 q M, and 8 10 , m
Tickets, Information, sleeping and parlor car 90
pmmooauons can be procured st the Offices. north
sast corner OF Thirteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue; northeast corner Of Sixth street and PENN
syyania avenue, and at the depot where orders can
be left for checking Of bazgA9e 70 destination from
hotels and residences.
L p FARMER, General PASSENGER Aren't
FRANK THOMSON. General Manager. nov0
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INDIA INK.-The Papies Zeituag give the fol-
lowing recipe for making deep black India ink
which viii also give neutral tints in its half
shades: Rub thoroughly together eight parts OF
parts of finely -pulverized indigo. Boil the mix
ture until most of the water has evaporated,
then add five parts OF gum arabic, two parts Of
glue and one part of extract OF chiccory. Boil
the mixture again until it has thickened to a
paste. then shape it In wooden moulds which
have been rubbed with olive or almond Oil,
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cETwenty-five mill girls have been caught
at Manchester, n. H., stealing wood from Iha
Concord railroad with which to heat their
rooms, which were near the station
eg-A resident OF Cuttingyille, VT, saw what
he took to be burglar in his room at night.
and jumping out of bed throttled with an iron
grasp the big bass viol which stood In the corner