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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-11

The postoffice appropriation bill has been
agreed to by the House committee OF the
United States Congress and will be reported
at once. The bill appropriates $3s19o, 373.
which is S3,257, 1893 less than the estimate of
the department, and Ss69oOO less than the
amount Of last years bill. The compensation
oi railroads for carrying mails IL reduced five
per cent by the present bill, which also re-
establishes the old method of paying post
masters Of the fourth class by commission on
stamps cancelled instead of stamps sold
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-11

1t is rarely that we see anything, in the
way Of editorial or correspondence, in the
Radical papers of the North and East on the
condition or prospects of our city or State,
which awards us the smallest modicum OF
Justice. Such being the general rule, it is
doubtless pleasing and refreshing to find the
following exceptional letter in the Chicago
Tribune Of the eighth instant, written by
gentleman who recently visited New Orleans,
and who writes like an honest, fair minded
and conscientious observer:
have read lately with the greatest surprise
In our various Western and some of the East
ern papers comments about the state of affairs
In general supposed to exist in the State of
Louisiana. and the city of New Orleans in
particular, great deal of which seems to
have been written to damage the interests of
that downtrodden State and city. l have
spent six weeks in New Orleans lately, and
my business brought me in close contact with
all the bankers and various large merchants
OF that city, and my expei fence as very close
observer satisfied me that, as class, they
are very enterprising, very gentlemanly
and courteous in social intercourse, lib
eral In business-in fact, they possess that
business stamina which has been SO essen
TALLY Characteristic OF our Chicago mer-
chants. There may have been few failures
In New Orleans of late, and would ask what
large city has not had the same experience?
There may have be. n some stagnation in bus
mess there: 81 has there been in all our large
cities. The banks of New Orleans are as
solid as the pyramids, and as fOurishing and
active as our Chicago aldermen running for
reelection The same holds good as to the
The display OF goods in the show
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-11

Two farmers had a law suit In Quebec
about barrel Of apples worth SO 25. the
costs Of which amounted TO $500, and will
amount to still more In the end, the case
having been carried to the Court OF Appeals.
The party who wins the apples will find the
fruit OF his victory rotten, IL is to be feared.
unless they have encountered an apple-eating
court az well as an appellate court.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-11


The demand for money at tho banks is limit
cd. On the street the offerings In commercial
paper are small and rates easy.
We quote exceptional paper 1908 v cent: Al
do 900: second grade do d: loans on col.
laterals eos: Al mortgage paper a.s@lo: second
grade do % v cent per annum.
Gold quiet and weak. ......
Foreign Exchange dull and easier
Sight Ia quiet.
State Consols are easy at 77@77a.
Premium Bonds quiet at 35is@s5Z.
Stocks quiet.
Gold opened In New York at ,ooa and closed
at 100S. Here 1t opened ut lnOys@I0ik aud closed
at l0oA @101. sales--s7006 $4,000 and 5000 NJ 101
STERLING BAl Es-G 900. s. 600 and fl0Oo bill
hiding at AIS fl5o0 and CISCO do ut 4s5la aud
800 do Mt 4sb@4a6. Bank Sterling -@4s9
commercial bills 4s5 a 1876.
FRANCS-Quiet. Bank francs -: commercial
b.17 ts@5 1871.
sIaHT-Steady Bank sight par: CONNER
cial y Y cent discount
NEW ORLEANS sroCK EXCHANGE SALES.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-11
A solvent savings bank has been diseoxered

A solvent savings bank has been discovered
"down East" 1t is at Lewiston. Me-. and
the depositors have been convinced that the
bank will pay them In full and have surplus
Of $7,471. As that amount wouldn't run the
concern more than u month or two In a re-
Ceivers hands, and as most OF the assets
would be eaten up In q year. the creditors de-
termined. perhaps wisely. to Withdraw their
notices and let the bank go ahead or close up
business, at its pleasure.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-11

The Edinburgh Scotsman says that VI is
the high commercial morality of the Ameri-
can manufacturers that has driven British
prints out Of the Chinese and other markets
It liz a matter Of "sising." according to the
Scotsman, and the English prints have run
no much to eize that they are thing of
beauty only as long as they are kept out of
the wash-tub. while the American prints have
less size and more good substance In them
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-11

The New York Bulletin says that some idea
or the amount Of bonds that have come from
Europe may be gained from the fact that the
trade balance during February alone was over
$50 600 900 In our favor, and for the first eight
months Of the fiscal year over s171, 100000 In
our favor. Making full allowance for the
amount due to Europe on our interest account,
the Bulletin thinks 1t cannot but be concluded
that the bond importations since Congress met
have amounted to fully 100000, 900.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-11

In the port Of New Orleans there IRE Mt the
present time II steamships Is American. 6
British, q German, Spanish, l Swedish and
! Eexican), "a ships, 80 harks, briggs and .
schooners, making a total Of 90 vessels. There
are 20 vessels announced as up. cleared and
sailed from foreign ports for New Orleans,
and . from domestic ports.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-11

The receipts Of sugar since September 1
have been 101,967 hhds, against i3O.4s2 htsis
the previous season. The receipts OF mo-
lasses have been so4, bbls against 2a1. 0si
FOR the same time last season.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-11
Commercial and Financial Matters.
ls~1One Of the items Of the cargo Of the steam
ship Hudson, which cleared yesterday for
New York, was AGO boxes Of canned shrlmps.

The coinage Of the United States mints
from 1898 to 1877 inclusive has been Of gold,
$3.50, 1875 silver, sos, s72, 291 40; minor,
412,ss4, 7o3 IS; making a grand total Of 81
2flh Ole. 3Aa az
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-11

The aggregate losses by fire In Che United
States and Canada for February, 1879.
amounted to o. 42s9O0. For February, 1877,
they were $4747,0 600. Loss TO insurance com
panies for February, 1878, 1854. 900, for Feb
ruRry, 1877, $2,6t7 800
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-11

OF State Consols 100000 were sold ycster-
day, the offerings being fair, and Che market
IN these securities closed easy at 77@77t4.
Premium Bonds were quiet at 35lsfdaas'4, the
NAles footing up $62,G0O
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-11
TOBACCO-Quiet. Stock on sale 1475 hid.

CURN-Is In good supply and steady. The
stock small sales"iooo SACKS white at asc 1000 1000
do at 1917; 500 white mixed at 48c 500 yellow do
at 4s}zc, and 300 d. at 49c y bushel.
OATS-The stock Is fair and the demand
moderate. Sales-2oo bags choice at SIC. and
BRaN-The market is quiet. 200 bags sold at
HAY-Quiet. sales-so and $50 bales choice at
y BULK TX coRN-1s in light demand and the
W HisKY-The demand for this article is
moderate and In prices scarcely any change
from from day to day We , eonti9u u to note ola
Cincinnati 81 03@1 05. fair to good Western and
Louisiana six per cent $1@1 o.
. BAGdiN9snady at l1G In round ots re-,
round lots: retailing at lac.
,BUTTER-Moderate stock. Demand fair.
Choice New York creamery 32@33c; New York
dairy. fine 3O03lc; New York good 26@2Sc; low
and medium grades 5000. Western-choice.
fresh packed l8@19c; good do 15@17c; good fruit
house 14@l5c: summer packed 13@t4c; low
tubs, 10000.
CHEESE Prime Western factory 12A@12hc;
s29Tf FAIR sdw a15d s@se
WOOL-More stocks offering than there is
demand. and it is held above the views of
ciea" 2slc. clear L lake a7Taase Is. '''f''i''
POULTkY-Old chickens s4@4 %; young 50 so
@3: ducks 1908 so; geese $500; turkeys sl7@4s
EGG5-Western 11@1sc; Louisiana 15c p
dozen.
RICE-Is quiet No. 5000; common AZ Sc.
ordinary 514m 52sc. fair 5a05Ae. good 57s@6Ac,
prime 6l4@62sc. choice 624c p tb.
Domestic Markets.
New YORK. April 10. II a. m.-Coffee dull
no sales reported. Raw sugar easy: sales-716
bids, 10 33l bags, partly showing 7Sa75s for fair
to good fair and tx for prime Refined sugar
easy. Linseed oil 60.
up m.-Coffee quiet: sales by auction 5000 Rio
at l41+@l9h.
3 p. M Coffee quiet and nominally un-
changed. The auction sales reported included
2544 Constance. 1000 Glenlogan 642 Holly: aver
age price 1896. Raw sugar quiet. Refined
sugar quiet and nominally unchanged.
Rice - Ca DINA 514@6A. Raisins - Musca-
lei. new, 81 1902; new layer. 81 So Bra
I'll nuts 4@41S. Sardines-duarters 12a. halves
l9@19z
CHICAGO, April 1o.-Wheat opened at 81 OK
IBID May. Later--Wheat sold at 81 osi4@1 os7S
May: Corn Az! Nav. Pork s9@9 o2s May.
80 l2h@e Is June. Lard-7@7 .o21s May. 7.o7a
June. Dry salt meats-boxed, shoulders 81,
short ribs, short clear 5A.
Union stock Yards - Hogs-Estimated re-
ceipts to-day d 600: yesterdays official not in
and tame a 90 loe DECLINE light 50 1908 49, heavy
mixed packing 50 3o@3 35 h-avy shipping 81 559
s.75. Phiadelphias 50 s5@3 80. Cattle-market
dull; estimated recent $500.
p. m. Morning CalL-Pork 1909 o21z May.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-11

Wednesday .4247 bales Lest year. and esss bales
year before last.
The movement Al ports for Eve days up to
1. m. to-day. IL given elow:
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-11

The appointment of Messrs. A. Poincy. G. De
Castro and J. f. Shaw to fill the vacancies in
the Board Of Flour Inspectors certainly dis
plays good Judgment and nice discrimination
on the part of Gov. Nichols. These gentlemen
have been identified with the flour trade for
years, are considered experts in the testing
and grading Of that article, and are, withal,
men of high character and undoubtcd integrity,
These appointments WILL we feel assured, give
entire satisfaction to all Of our merchants
who are engaged In the buying and selling of
Hour.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-11
The New York Produce Exchange Weekly

The New York Produce Exchange Weekly
says:
S Odessa South Russia) advices of March IL,
by post, state that there had been large ar
quarters of cereal produce had changed
hands, against 10000 quarters the previous
month, at an advance in prices. Almost all
the grain contracts entered into during the
war had been fulfilled and more than three
ing remainder on sale of about $4,000 quar-
tiers, and with this small stock the spring
campaign has been inaugurated; but the
rivers were free from ice and considerable
supplies were soon expected. Up to the
middle Of March only about one-tifth of the
crop In South Russia had been brought for
ward to market, leaving four-fifths still to
come forward. Navigation in the Azov sea
was expected to be opened about the first of
April.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-11
COM N ERCIAL.
OFFICE OF NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Wednesday Evening, April 10, 1873

OFFICE OF NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT. /
Wednesday Evening. April 10, 1878.
GENERAL EMARKs-This has been warm
and disagreeably sultry day. Business gen
orally continues very dull.
The offerings OF Cotton continue of poor as
sortment. and the demand being light. and
that too for the better grades. the sales amount
ed to only 5000 bales at barely steady prices
In Breadstufls and Provisions the market to-
day has been very fat. The demand for Flour
Was light and confined chiefly to the retail
trade the sales footing up only 300 bbls at prices
ranging from 81 to SO o. according to brands
and quality.
For Corn Meal the demand is light, with
steady prices. The sales of this commodity
amounted to 1876 bbs at So TO- and 100 bbls at 50 IT,
There Is good supply Of Mixed Corn and the
market is steady while the stock of white and
yellow is small. The sales to- day reached 300
sacks, ut from 4s to 49c u bushel.
The receipts of Mess Pork are small. and.
Notwithstanding the light inquiry. the
prices are steady and holders asking yester-
days price. and this In teeth of advices Of a
decline In Pork in the Chicago market The
truth Is, the stock in this city is too small to be
affected by adverse reports from other markets
The sales to-day reached only 100 bbls at $40 so
There was fair inquiry for the low grades of
Sugar. while the choice qualities we're neg
lected and easier. The receipts were 1873, sales
los hhds.
COTTON-The offerings continue of poor as
softment. The demand Is only moderate and
for the better grades. The TRANSACTIONS were
confined TO 5000 bales. at barely steady prices.
The following is the official closing of the
Cotton EXCHANGE.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-11
F. BUSCH,
TO THE LADIES.

DIR. BILLIE has returned from Paris and
opened an office at 1876 Canal street between
cret Of Ninon de PEnclos, who up to her death
In her seventy second year Of age, retained the
beauty. vivacity and spirit as when she was
which Is pleasant even enjoyable, ladies, can do
away with all cosmetics and paints as the skin
becomes soft and white. the eyes regain their
turns. The old become young, and the young.
who have ruined themselves with late hous.
vigor and Are Of youth, All diseases and
troubles peculiar to ladies' treated BY harmless
and painless method. Consultations and cor
respondence strictly confidential.
dec # DR.. BILLIE 1915 Canal street.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-11

March 81, 1878. .
Adopted by a two
thirds vote of the
members elected
Ito the General AS
Isembly
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-11
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
MON n TARY.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT. |
Wednesday Evening. April 10. 1878.

NEW ORLEANS CLEARING HOUSE.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-11

Total. -. ....W ,ed6 49.b14 II 202
Receipts at ports since september 1.....3.9e5 412
Receipts same time Inst year 7kp dgt
Receipts same time year before. ...... 1884 $40
The consolidated report for five days gives
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-11

REMEMBER, 1872 CANAL STREET.
THE EUROPEAN DENTISTS ARE TIL
L only dentists In this city doing work on the
dence and all your teeth painless Silver. only
so cents per cavity; Gold. only 81; Cleaning and
Polishing, so cents. Appointment hours 70
a. M. z to o. m. Send orfarG nv mall dan' ~
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-11

March 10, 1878 March 20, 1873.
March 10, 1878 March 20, 1873.
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-01-26
Castle Dome.

In Lieutenant Wheeler's report (1S76,) occur the following remarks on Castle Dome district, in this County: "A geolo- gical investigation has been made by Pro- lessor Blake, of Connecticut. The lodes are found to run north, 25 degs. west. Some follow and others intersect the stra- tifcation. The rict veins are found in luor spar or tale. The wall-rocks are of mixed slate and porphyry. They are per pendicular, with an east and west slope. Fissure-veins are found at depth of $50 feet. The country rock is basatlc. No fossils occur. The ores are worked by smclting and by the process of iron precip- itation. The ores are galena, carbonate of lead, and anglesite. An average yield of thirty-two dollars per ton in silver is obtained. Lead forms sixty per cent. of the ore. Iron is the other base metal. Traces of gold are found. Water has not yet been reached"
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-01-26
TeIepl,OnIc.

It is said now that New York city boasts no less than three thousand telephones. As vet, the practical uses to which the te- lephone is applied appear of less impor- tance than the nature of the invention seems to imply; but very soon, it is likely that it's uses will be extended and enlarged. Here is one of the latest ideas we have seen in regard to the telephone: Ut IS claimed that means have been discovered for making the telephone available even when it's wires come in contact with other wires upon which the ordinary business of telegraphing is proceeding; if so, this Wi be decided gain, as the clicking from other telegraph instruments is one of the chief obtacles to hearing a telephone mes saUe"
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-01-26
citizen Items.

Mir. s. Silverberg returned on Wednes- day from trip to the Globe districtwhere he is interested in some very valuable mln- ing property. MT. s. says the Mexican mine is looking first rate; the ledge is 20 fee. in width and the ore body four feet. The ore will average S150 to S20O per ton, and the quantity is immense. That's good enough.
 Mir. Ketcham, of the firm of Morrill, & Ketcham, of Globe City, is in town on bus mess connected with the sale of tLeir mill and mill site in Globe City, which is bond ed to San Francisco company. It IS prob able that the sale will be made and the ca- pacity of the mill increased to ten stamps. This will be good for Globe. MT. K. says times are as brisk as ever up the country.
 Messrs. W. B. Hcllings and c. H. Beck with were in town early this week and left by coach on Wednesday morning for San Francisco, for the purpose of completing the sale of the Golden Star gold mine, which has been for number of years the property of MT. Hellings. We mentioned in our issue of November 30. that the Gold en Star had been bonded by c. H. Beckwit.- for George D. Roberts, of San Francisco. for S75,00O Since that time the mine has been examined by various experts, whc have reported in the most favorable terms. One thousand dollars was paid down at the time of bonding the mine, and the remain der is to be paid at once. MT. Roberts and his associates will ship the necessary ma chi .ery at once, and the work of develop ing the mine and reducing the ore will be pushed with energy, and we bespeak great prosperity and rich rewards for the Cave Creek camp.
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-01-26
New Patents.

Through Dewey & Co.,, Patent Agents, San Francisco, we receive the following list of U. S. patents granted to Pacific Coast inventors, viz:
 William Buson, Battle Mountain, New, car step registers; William Butts, Peta- aluma, California, fruit and hop drlers |; Benton V. Crumrine, Tuba City, Califor- nia, spark extinguishers; John Hay, Ellis' California, harvester and thresher; Glo- vanni N. Mileo, Stockton, California, n- sect powder lnjectors; Peter Okeriund, San Francisco, California, fifth wheels for vehicles; Joseph Perkins, San Fran cisco, California, soluble ink pens; koo- ert R. Speudin and Eugene Speddin, As toria, Oregon, rowlocks; John $. Ward' San Francisco, California, hot air engines James Magers, Gervais, Oregon, ped DOL toms: John Lemmons San Francisco, Cal ifornia. harrows. Trade-mark-M. Ehr- man & Co.,, San Francisco and New York, teas.
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-01-26

Taking the above flow at Fort Yu- ma as a basis, the quantity of wa ter is sufficient to irrigate l, 1,531 500 acres. Considering soil and eli mate this land would easily SUD- port a population of nearly a mil lion.
 The government surveyors, es- pecially assigned to the duty of Investigating the subject, report that the only practicable point, on United States ground, at which the river cyuld be diverted from it's course is near Fort Yuma, the best place being at HanlOn's fer ry, near the Mexican line and where the river is 120 feet above sea level. From there no insu- perable obstacles are found to con- ducting the water onto the desert, if the canals are occasionally run a few miles south of the MeXi- can boundary, until they can be brought upon that part of the Cal ifornia desert sought to be re- claimed. There is much merit in the proposition and it is feasible at "a cost by no means proportiOnate to the immense benefits to be de- rived. AS these facts become bet ter known the project will rise in popular estimation until it is fin ally carried out.
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-01-26
Mud Volcanoes of the colorado
 River.

The curious mud volcanoes of the Colorado Desert are located about ten miles to the southeast of Mount Purdy, an extinct vol cano, some 600 feet III height, and some 60 or 70 miles from Fort Yuma. Mount Purdy is so named after Samuel Purdy Jr. of Yuma, who took part four or five years ago in a scientific exploration of that portion of the Colorado De- sert lying south of the American boundary line. Among the vol canoes is a mud lake which cons tantly boils, throwing up jets of thick viscou, liquid. Around this seething cauldron are hundreds of craters of dry grayish mud. The cones are from three to six feet in height and five to twenty feet in diameter. Some having a narrow opening, eject sulphurOus vapors; others, with large mouths seem filled with mud, which they throw out at irregular intervals to heights of from four 10 six feet. The temperature of the mud and of the sulphurOus vapors Is about 21O. A small stream of clear water near the central lake reaches I99, and ponds in the neighborhOOd are found to be respectively at 69 and 100. Lieutenant Wheeler, in his geographical survey, discover ed vast hill near this mud lake which was the product of ancient eruptions. The soil is chiefly com posed of sulphur, which exists in many cases in a purely crystalline state.
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-01-26
The Colorado River.

The area or basin drained by this river comprises approximately 24l,965 square miles, or about 154,S51600 acres. Its ele- vation at Hanlons Ferry, near Fort Yuma, is 12O feet; at the grand bend near the head of Black Canon, 900 feet; at the function of the Green and Grand rivers, 3,S60 feet, from whence the name Colorado begins.
 The climate along it's banks varies partly with the elevation, but more large ly with the amounts of rainfall, which, until reaching the Grand Canon, may be said to vary from one-half to ten inches annually.
 The navigable character of the Colorado is matter of great importance. The distance from San Francesca to the head of the Gulf of California is 1900 miles. The Southern Pacific Railroad now has control; the steamers employed being 100 tons each, and the barges they tow have a capacity of about 100 tons. The business is growing. The boats run from Yuma to Hardyville, making toler- ably regular trips in connection with the railroad Fort Yuma to Hardyville and re-
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-01-26

IN reference to the country on both sides of Bill Williams Fork, in the northern part of Yuma County, mineralogical observer writes: "One of the best evidences of the value of the copper deposits of that region is that they are massive, solid, and regular whilst in the deposits the least infiltration IS impregnated with carbonates. The out side gossan is usually of specular or mag netic iron, which is invariably found adis- cent to the surface. Such is the charseSer; of the richest mines the world over."a
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-01-26

THE truths worstfoe is he who claims To act as Gods avenger, And dreams, beyond bis sentry beat, The crystal walls in danger; Who sets for heresy his traps
 Of verbal quirk and quibble, And weeds the garden of the Lord With Satan's borrowed dibble.
The Arizona sentinel., 1878-01-26

LATE quotations for refined lead, at New York. are about Al for large lots.