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The Morning herald., 1878-11-27

TIE AMERICAN PUBLIo HEALTH Asso-
eIAr1oN, recently in session at Richmond,
Va, haye adjourned without, - far - va
have seen, reaching any practical results Of
value, at least, 80 far as yellow fever, which
has occupied 90 much Of public thought
recently, 10 concerned. There are those
who looked for some practical proposition for
the prevention of future scourges Of that
plague, from the Association. They are, Of
course, disappointed. We are not Of that
number. 1t seems that the best sugee stion
they could offer was to return to the ex-
ploded idea Of quarantine. When it 10 re-
menbered that New Orleans and Louisi-
ana, attsr the most f4ithfui trial Of quar-.
antine, practicable, for more than quarter
of Q century, In disappointment, disgust
and dispair, abandoned 1t, and repealed or
suspended all quarantine laws, and left
commerce untrAm neled for nearly 90 long
time without detriment 70 health, the
amount oi confidence to be put in the
"iseeond proposition" Of the Public Health
Association can easily be estimated. During
the period when all restrictions upon the
commerce of New Orleans we're removed,
there was au interval Of six consecutive
Years. from 1S47 to 1883, that that city was
exempt from an epidemic Of yellow fever
This should cause hesitation, at least, iu
enforcing quarantine restrictions In New
Orleaus, or elsewhere, with such vigor
and precision ss to produce absolute non
int recourse" with places where the "spe-
olac causes Of yellow fever" are supposed
to be generated; ana pricks the bubble Of
reputation " which General Butler has en-,
joyed for excepting yellow fever out of New
Orleans" for one season.
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.,.as. = in villages. towns and cities, 10
whiehwe tdfpose to show, thst onsof ths
nsDst proli6c scouross Of disease, even despite
NJ best sfranged system of sewerage,
which enaiusering skill can devise, is that
!. .p,oi,op>distfilirg ), invention; called q
modern. convenience" without which
10 q dwelling erected 10 our day is conslder'
"a nornnlefe
The Morning herald., 1878-11-27

The Boston Herald thinks that "the de-
mand lor State banks In the South vii
tract in favor Of the National banks in tn,
country at large, and thus tend to prevent
carrying out tho scheme Of substituting
greenbacks for bank notes."
But it is more likely, says the New Ha
ven Register, that the demand for Stat.
banks In the South will cause q compro.
mise between them and the Western and
Eastern Democrats, which will evolve 9
system Of free banking with uniform cur.
rency, central governmental redempt on
bureau, and notes oonvertib e on demand
in specie. Such q system would double
capital decrease the rate Of interest, bene>
1T the banks, aid the people, be on specie
basis, and bs souadly Democratic,
The Morning herald., 1878-11-27

The Best Quality OF MEDICINES
AT WILLIAMS
THE MosT RELIAsLE PROPRIETARY
NEDICINEs,
At Ninth and Market.
Choice PERFUMERY, COINGNEs &c
AT WILLIAMS
A fine assortment of HAIR, TOOTH and
NAIL BRUSHES,
At Ninth and MARKET.
A choice Imported Key West Pride of Key
West or drauley Cigar,
AT wILLIAMs'
Choice FLAvORING EXTRACTS, Strong
and Pure,
at Ninth and Market.
AT wILLIAMS.
Fine AMERICAN AND IMPORTED SCARS,
At Ninth and Market.
Get the Best" WILLIAMS SAPONA-
CEOUS DENTIFRICE,
AT wILLIAMs'
Choice Goods, Accuracy In dispensing, and
Reasonable Prices.
WILLIAMS PRESCRIPTION STORE,
mays tt Corner Ninth and Market.
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Finest favored oysters II the city ct
Gardnsr's, seventh and shipley streets.
Major William ii. DoBB Of New Castle
Who died Of :. hydrophobia, On Monday
morning, will bs buried toaay, ffom hi'
lats rssidsnes In that Qity,7 With masonic
cersneniss, At 3 o'clock this sftsrnooa. 80
The Morning herald., 1878-11-27

ArA,xIs1. avxos y the effect ths. chiei q
Jus'cs Consgys apd hi' .ccomPiianeo 1s PIN .loI
niece. : ! Mia Margaret Douglass, are N with
thai moss 70 s loathsoms o. disease, smsll pox.
ID, I, reached n, IN 70 direct = manner % to
sxciss the fssr that II i true true. t w shall ha
vat h with anxious interest the moyements
Of these e., cases -ms.nwhile Offering our
heartfelt syupathy and the s earnest T. wish 2.
for the .pseiy and complete recovery Of
hnth
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IF the Delaware State F. and NJ. Ins. Co.
10 not In sound aud flourish Ing condition,
then we do not know what constitutes a
sound mutual FIRE insurance company.
Their books show--and their books are
open to all--that the Company has out.
standing one thousand six hundred and
nineteen mutual FIRE Insurance. policies. in
suring 81, ,s04 ~, against which they hold
premium notes which bear per CEN. in
terest, payable annually in advance,
amounting to one hundred and seventy
thousand dollars, (s17O, ,00O) which ITEM Of
itself gives the Company a per centage Of
assets to risks In force of nearly 10 pei
cent, while the Etna, of Hartford, hai
assets to risks IN force of only 234 pei
cent the Lyconing, of Pennsylvani., Al
per cent; the Farmers of York. Pennsylva
nisy .65 per cent; and the Old Franklis
Of Pennsylvania, has a.sO per cent.
The above figures are taken from the
| Spectator Chart, Of 1878, which shows tha
tbs ratio of ssssts to liabilities in the oldes
and largest companies in the country only
run from one-half to two and a-half PEI
cent, while the premium notes of the Della
aware State r. and N. Ins. Co. gives then
. ratio of 10 per cent, and when we take
into consid dsration that the Company con
fines It's lines to the best class Of risks, and
declines to write ON steam mills, summer
hotels, and manufacturing risks generally
We are forced to the conclusion that tn.
Company Is solvent, for the premium noteI
in the Delaware State r. and M. Ins. Co
must be as good ss the premium notes arc
| in apy other COMPANY.
The Morning herald., 1878-11-27
RAILROADS,
PHILADELPHIA, WlLMlN6TGrg / Nj
[ BALTIMORE RAILROAD,

DHILADELPEIA,W WILMIN9TGfg L ND
[ BALTIMORE RAILROAD,
Nov 10th, 1878.
Trains will leave Wilmington az follows
Tor
Philadelphia end intermediate stations,
7.o5, IL. 10 W, q. m. $50 400 72O,
as pm.
shiladelp phta { Express, } Q %, $50 q. m.
Philadelphia and New York, 2T, . SO q.
III, IL ~, IL 50. 5 48 p m.
Saltimore and intermediate stations 8 80
am.
Baltimore and Bay Lipc, 7o8.
Salt1mOre ana Wash ,He<lln u 81, 2 10. & ID.
ana, 1857, 0i5 10, 10 28 p m.
Trains for Delaware Division leave ior
Naw Castle 6 20, Is, m, ! O5, $50 D. m.
Harrington and intermediate stations Is
AMI Us, D 30 pm.
Delmar and intermediate stations, 0 lS,
Q. m. LOS, p. m.
SUNDAY TRAIN6.
Philadelphia and intermediate stations
q 10 m. 8 90. 8 80 p m.
fhlladelphia and New York, 90, m. s 40
p m.
m. w
For further information passengers are
feierred TO the time tables pcSted at the DE-
jansH KENNTY .s~ph
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m 1seruins sssreld

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBER. Those Of our =
snrsMibers who are are indsftai 70 the MeRNl
INC HERALD, viii obligs by'an early ~
NIT ance. 'dat'i'a 9FIAE
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OUR KEYSTONE NEIGHBORS.

The Relief Committee Of Wes, Chester
well distribute bread to the deserving poor
on Than ksgiving morning,
William Devaugh Of Wssttowu town
ship while hauling corn fodder on Mon
day, his horses took freight At the report
Of a gur, throwing him 10 the ground,
breaking his leg in two places.
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X,EslasT0H, Dsl:. xey q. .,szs:
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ssrvstive, movement. The matter hss been
brought 70 the a.tsntion Of the Legislature
but without avail-an omission which may
be ,extenuatsd in view" of the novelty Of
the idea II many Of its nembsrs--by the
Dslswars Medical Society. II will be
presented to the next Legislature for their
consideration and approval, we trust with
better success than before. Either a. in
d;yidua]s, or u an organization, thsMedieal
Society have the least possible personal Or
pecuniary interest in this matter. As
scientists. but above all, as hunanitarians
aud philsn.hropists, they do, and will con.
tinus to utgs thi question ofover shadow
iux Importance. .'.,. .- "a %. ..'
Lot us entreat the members of the Leg
islaturs to inform themselves upon the
subject, and .vs feel assured that they will
easily learn,hat II is one Of trsnscedent i'm.
portancs to their families and to the State.
We will recur to this subject from
time to time. And we will take occa'
sion at an early day to present fol. the con,
| sideration Of the authorities and citizens
of Wilmisgton = comparison of the
claims of several methods Of disposing Of
the dsath>dealips elements which are in.
cidetHo the congregation Of large mum
lbers persons I'm restricted territorial
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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-29
NEW ORLEANS, APRIL 20. 1879.

Now that the Committee on Ways and
Means has proposed an income tax Tor this
country, the papers are investi ating income
taxes in order to ascertain how much rev.
enue the tax proposed by the committee
ought to yield The English income tax Is
one OF the most profitable sources OF revenue
that Great Britain enjoys. 1t has been In opera
ton there for over thirty years. During the
first eleven years it produced an average OF
S25, 10000 q year; in the ensuing twenty
wears when the tax was extended TO Ire-
land it produced an average revenue
each year Of $52, 3Gi 300. The present British
income tax Is about per cent on all Incomes
over $3.50, and is expected to yield this year
S29. 100000 The tax varies every year as to
the amount. the income taxed and the reve-
nue. produced general principle followed
being to make the income tax yield sufficient
revenue to prevent any deficit in the budget.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-29
CANCELLATION OF BOND.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
EYan1ltfua Danartment.

STATE OF LOUISIANA, |
Executive Department.
Whereas, J. L. HERWIG. of the city Of New
Orleans, has applied to me for the cancellation
of three bonds furnished and subscribed by him
as principal, with John Langles and Philip r.
Heryig as securities. each for the sum OF
twenty thousand dollars. dated respectively on
the first day of April. 1875 the tenth day OF
March. 1874 and the eighteenth day OF
january 1875, and conditioned for the
faithful performance and execution Of the
duties of said J. l.. Herwig as State assessor
in and for the First District OF the city of New
Orleans, parish of Orleans.
Now, therefore, 1, FRANCIS 7. NICHOLAS,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana, do hereby
issue this my proclamation. with the view OF
giving public notice to whomsoever it may con-
Germ and be Interested to show cause, In writing,
at the office of the Secretary OF State. in the
city of New Orleans. within ninety days after
the last publication hereof, why said bonds
should not be cancelled and annulled. and
the above named securities discharged from
any further liabilities In the premises.
Given under my signature and the seal OF the
State of louisiana at the city Of New Orleans,
this fifth day of April, in the year OF our Lord
| one thousand eight hundred and Ssyenty,elgnt'
ONN FRANCIS T. NICHOLAS,
| Governor of the State of Louisiana.
| By the Governor:
WILL. A. STRONG, ~.
/ nf Stafp, apo WG
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DIED.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. evening. April q. 1878.
on the Magnolia plantation, Plaquemines par
ish, at $3.50 D. m. Mrs. Widow Jules Villere,
aged seventy eight years.
The relatives and friends Of the family are in
vited to attend the funeral. which will take
place from the residence of Gen. Beauregard
her son -in-law, No. 362 ST. Claude street, at a.
m. April %. 1878.
McCORD Sunday, April 2s, 1878. ut s:45 .. m.
James A. McCord. native OF New Orleans,
aged twenty five years.
His friends and those of his sisters. Misses
Mary Addie and Sarah McCord. and Of his
father in law Mr.. John +. McMullen, are re-
spectfully invited to attend tho funeral, which
will take place To-day Monday at 4:3o D. m.
from his late residence. at tho corner of Gas
uuet and Roman streets
GERARD-On Sunday evening April %. 1878,
at ten minutes past O'Clock, Joseph W. Ger.
ard aged 81 years aud months, q native OF
Long Island, New York. and a resident of Al
giers for the past forty years.
The friends Of his brothers family NV. F.
Gerard and those Of his stepsons. Ernest and
Francis Brinkmann are respectfully invited to
attend the funeral, which will take place This
Afternoon at o'clock. from his late residence.
Olivier street, Agiers.
Brooklyn and New York papers please copy.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-29

Mr. Pearce, of New York, is the originator
Of o scheme which, he thinks, will enable
Eastern creditors Of defaulting States to sue
these States in the Federal courts. AS the
law now stands, citizen cannot bring action
therefore, he holds State bond OF default
ing or repudiating State. he must of necessity
be loser, as nc is left without any remedy.
Mr.. Pearce thinks he has discovered a
remedy for this. State cannot be sued by
an individual, it is true, but it can be sued by
another sovereign State. Mr.. Pearce has ac-
cordngly introduced q bill in the New York
Senate providing that any citizen of Now
York holding claim for money against
any State Of the Union, based upon
written instrument, may assign such
claim to the State of New York.
The Attorney General of New York,
after assuring himself of the business and
valdityo Of this claim upon the deposit with
him by the assignor Of sum sufficient to
cover the expenses arising out OF the proceed
ing, shall institute an action in the Supreme
Court of the United States, in the name of
the State OF New York, and prosecute the
same to final judgment. The assignor may,
at his own expense, employ counsel to aid the
Attorney General All moneys recovered are
to be turned over to the assgnor.
Although ingenious, this scheme is wholly
impracticable and impossible. State can
not lend its name to every one of its citizens
for the prosecution Of all petty claims he
may have against another State. Such a
practice would be semi-revolutionary In its
character, opposed to all the practices ane
ideas of this country and would do far more
harm than the loss of the claim. Mr.. Pearct
will have to discover some other scheme o.
making repudiating States pay up, or it i
likely that the New York creditors Of Ten
nessee and Minnesota will never get theil
money
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CANCELLATION OF BOND.

STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department. J
HWhereas. GEORGE E. BOVEE of the parish Of
st James in this State, has applied to me for the
cancellation Of bond furnished and subscribed
by him as principal. on the fourteenth day OF
November, 1876 for the sum of twenty thousand
dollars with the following named securities to
wit: Eugene Laiche, for the sum Of five thous-
and dollars; J. N Thibodaux for the sum OF five
thousand dollars; and Joseph Lartigue, for
the sum OF ten thousand dollars conditioned
for the faithful performance of the duties OF
said George E. Bovee as Tax Collector Of the
said parish Of st. James.
Now therefore, l, FRANCIS i. NlCHoLL5'
Governor of the State of Louisiana, do hereby
issue this my proclamation, calling upon all
persons interested therein to show cause In
writing. at the office Of the Secretary Of State,
at New Orleans within ninety days after the
last publication hereof. why the said bond and
mortgage resulting therefrom should not be
Cancelled and annulled.
Given under my hand and the seal OF the State
If Louisiana, at the city OF New Orleans this
sixth day of April, in the year OF our LORD
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-elght'
FRANCIS T. NICHOLS,
Governor of the State OF Louisiana
By the Governor: ao.
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diana, Ohio, Tennessee and Georgia come
terrible and wild stories Of the ravages Of the
cyclone. 1t seems to have had regularly de-
fined limits Of from 300 feet to fifty miles
wide, within which everything was destroyed /;
these limits can be accurately traced through
out It's course, In some cases a house being
completely demolished by the storm, while
its neighbors, only few feet distant, escaped
altogether uninjured.
1t Is difficult to sum UP the loss Of life and
property by this tornado, as many villages
have failed up to this time to report theinjury
they suffered From specials, however, to the
Western papers, 1t appears that the loss must
have been very large. These papers give
already list of over hundred persons killed
directly by the storm, nearly twenty killed
by lightning, and probably five hundred more
or less injured. The loss of property is even
more difficult to estimate, although 1t must
mount up high In the millions
Some of the stories told by Western cores
pondents would shame Munchausen. We are
informed that on several farms in Kansas,
the chickens, ducks, etc, were plucked
by the wind and left completely naked, that
clothes were torn from the people, that large
numbers of cattle were killed by the hail, and
that wild birds were completely extinguished
and eradcated. cart with two mules and a
man was taken up in The air and blown nearly
a hundred feet, and lastly an Iowa farmer
was blown over a two-story house. alighting
on his own front gallery.
Such are few OF the many stories told OF
this storm and strongly sworn to Whether
they be- true or not, there seems to be no
reason to doubt the fact that this was the
worst cyclone that has visited this country
for many years. These cyclones, however.
seem to have become thoroughly acclimated
here The United States is certainly develop
ing climate that is getting worse every
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-29

Mr. Leon Chotteau, delegate from the
French commercial committee which has in
hand the matter of reciprocal treaty OF com
merce between France and the United States,
arrived in this city yesterday, and will speak
tonight before the Chamber OF Commerce and
The Cotton Exchange on the necessity OF q
treaty of commerce and of more friendly COM
rnercial relations between the two countries,
France and the United States. Mr.. Chotteau
has already made an extended tour of this
country in the interest of this proposed treaty,
and srOken to the various commercial bodies
and organizations of Boston, Now York and
st. Louis all of which received his sugges-
lions with strong and earnestapprOval The
plan suggested by him is as follows: com
,nittee has already been organized in Paris
for the purpose of preparing the basis upon
which treaty should be drawn up. 1t is now
proposed that similar committee be organ
lied in the United States. These two com
mittees are then to cooperate and pave the
way for Franco-American congress, to be
held in Paris during the Exposition. After
careful investigation and full discussion OF
the subject, this congress will suggest the
main provisions of the treaty to France and
the United States.
To the people of New Orleans such a
treaty must prove Of peculiar benefit and
advantage New Orleans Ia allied to France
by stronger and closer ties than any other
city In the Union. Our commerce with France
has always been large, and any commercial
treaty that would increase. 1t would be OF I'M
told benefit to New Orleans.
Mr.. Chotteau ought, and undoubtedly will,
receive warm support and assistance from
our merchants In this worthy enterprise.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-29

In the matter of salaries England and the
United States are coming closer together
each year. We are increasing our salaries
each year while England is decreasing hers
But although English salaries have been
materially decreased within the past half
century, they are still large. enormously
large, according to American ideas. or the
English Judges six receive over $4,000 year,
forty over $4,000. The judges Of the police
court Of LOndOn-thcre are twenty-three OF
them-receive no less than $4,000 year. The
English ministers receive salaries equally
large four of them getting over $40, 900 an
nually and ten over $25. 900. The Archbishop
of Canterbury receives $4,000; the other
bishops, thirty In number an average OF $50
900. Such are few samples of English sala-
ries. They seem monstrously high to us, but
we are paying our officials higher salaries
every year and will soon be as lavish of the
peoples money as Great Britain.
The New York Tribune compares the in
crease of Federal salaries during the past
twenty years, and finds that between
1850 and 1873 the pay of Senators and Repre-
sentatives has increased 100 per cent, en-
ployees of Congress 166 per cent, sub-treas-
,lrers 1875 per cent United States District
Judges 200 per cent the average increase
in the pay of Federal officials being
probably over 100 per cent. This increase is
far higher than the increase in the cost OF
living in the same period; indeed the cost OF
living is less now than it was in 1860, yet the
salaries of our officials are materially higher
than In 1860. There has been 1t is true a
slight apparent decrease of late years in sal
aries, but when we consider the relative value
that greenbacks and gold bore to each Other
in 1870 and bear now, it becomes evident al
once that this decrease Is altogether delusivt
and fictitious.
There can he no doubt that we have in
creased the salaries of all officials during the
past two decades; and that this increase is
not based on the increased cost of liv
ing; but rather on the idea that we cal
secure better officials by paying bette
salaries. Some of the older States still cling
to the system of small salaries, and secur
good officials under them; but the maiorit.
of the States have adopted the English ide;
that the larger salary you pay the bette
man you will get for it.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-29

The press dispatches have hardly done JUS
tiee to the late storm, or rather cyclone, that
nassed through the country from Kansas to
Georgia some four days ago. The dispatches
did give, it is true, the particulars of the loss
of life and property in some of the towns Wis
tied by the storm; but later news, letters,
etc. show that the damage and losses de-
scribed formed but a small portion of those
that really occurred. From all portions of
Che country, from Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, In
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-29
PROPOSALS FOR PURCHASE OF
DREDGEBOATS.

DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS. Cry HALL.
New Orleans, April IL, 1878. !
Sealed proposals will be received at this office
until SATURDAY, May II, next, at II O'Clock
m. for the purchase from the city OF SEVEN
DREDGEBOATS. in whatever condition they
now are, with oil machinery and appurtenaneee
thereunto belonging.
Parties bidding will be required to deposit
with the Administrator of Finance 10 per cent
of the purchase price. rs stipulated in their
bid, certificate OF which must accompany the
bid as a guarantee Of good faith.
Terms-Cash; or past due obligations of the
city coming under the head of the floating
debt"
The city reserves the right to reject any or
JOHN MCCARTNEY.
apt2 I'd Administrator.
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SEALED PROPOSALS.

DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS. CITY HALL. /
New Orleans. March 10. 1878. }
Sealed proposals will be received st this office
until WEDN ESDAY. the first of May, 1878. at u
o'clock m, for the construction OF foundations
and building for draining machine, to be erected
on the banks of the Orleans canal. on the prop
erty known as the Old City Park, Metairie
Ridge. in accordance with the specifications
and drawings on file In the office of the City
Surveyor.
All bids must be properly enveloped and In
dorsed as follows: Proposals for Foundations
and Draining Machine Building"
The city reserves the right to reject any or all
bids.
JOHN MCCARTNEY
amos til Administrator.