The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-06

tho Same as on the previous day. Sales at
lile Exchange amounted to only s6720
The old establishment Of John Klein &c Co.,
No. SO Carondelet street, running through to
Hawkins Alley, has been fitted up for the use
OF the Stock Exchange. and on Monday that in
stitutlon. bag and baggage bulls and bears.
will remove to those quarters.
letter from the interior Of Texas TO the
Galveston Ne,ss says that In many portions OF
The State the cotton crop is enormous. and that
much Of 1t will 20 to waste for lack Of laborerB
Numerous farmers have been compelled to- sell
% portion Of their crop as 1t stands In the field
to parties more fortunate in securing pickers.
There was an apparent decrease OF more than
three millions In the public debt-thking the
Treasury Departments figures for it--in the
month OF September. The coin balance In the
treasury at the close Of the month Is reported
at 1899 $3.50 646 but Of this sum $3461A,6T0 repre-
gents outstanding coin certificates.
A reward of $4,000 and 10 per cent of the money
that may be- recovered has been offered by the
Pullman Palace Oar Company for tho arrest OF
their abscoAding secretary, Angel. beyond
description of the man. the circular Offering the
reward gives little information to guide tho de-
fectives, except that the fugitive was last seen
In New York on the morning Of July2e.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has
ordered discontinuance Of reinspection Of
spirits In Cincinnati, Chicago, st. Louis Peoria.
pekin. Terre Haute and Milwaukee. ordered
some weeks ago. on account Of complaints
made by certain Chicago distillers. No dis
crepancy of any Importance has been brought
TO light by the new inspection. Gaugers en-
ployed on this work have been ordered to re-
turn to their proper districts.
The manner In which the Indian contractors
aG Red Cloud Agency were outwitted and check
mated by Commissioner Hayt Is q striking ex-
ample Of the new methods In the management
vi Indian affairs which obtain under the pres
snt administration. The contractors combined
against the government in their proposals for
the Transportation incident to the transfer Of
the agency SO that the lowest bid was 900.
The Commissioner defeated the conspiracy by
purchasing wagons and using Indian ponies.
thus elfecting u net saving Of $4,000 in cash. be-
sides having on hand the wagons after the
work Ia done.
The London Times Is apprehensive OF COM
Inc evil to British farmers from the fact brought
out by recent agricultural statistics that not
only Is the area Of land In the United Kingdom
under arabic crop undergoing annual diminu-
tion. but that the number of head Of live stock Is
also decreasing. There seems to be no doubt OF
&he fact. From 1866 to 1874 there was steady
increase Of all kinds OF stock, and since that
~ {Ifste there has been as steady decrease. In
1866 there was In the United Kingdom of cattle
s,s70,ooo, and Of sheep 26.3so,000. In 1874 these
figures had increased to cattle. 1921 o0o sheep
IA, $4,000. In 1877. however, the numbers are
found to be: Cattle. e,734o o0 sheep. s2.22o.oO
These figures indicate either that British farm
ers are disseminating sheep and cattle raising,
or that there has been an excessive mortality
among their flooks and herds-either Of them q
sufficiently serious affair. The price of meat
has never been 30 high in the United Kingdom
as during the three years In which the decrease
has taken place. SO that the stimulus OF a good
market has not been lacking.
The Paris correspondent of the London
Times notes that the commission Of values at
the Ministry of Commerce, for fixing upon the
average prices Of the merchandise figuring in
the return of the foreign trade Of France, has
iust prepared q report comparing the prices OF
the principal objects Of consumption exported
In 1926, when the commission was instituted.
with the prices of the same articles in 1877. With
s. the exception of textile unmade fabrics. which
show diminution of half the price. and
even Of two thirds In certain cases-such as. for
Instance merinos which were valued at Aft per
kloRramme In 1896. and 15f zoe in 18T7-every
n article has risen in price. That Of meat has more
than doubled. The price Of cheeses was zoe per
kilogramme; in 1877 it was If &c. Eggs have
risen from SOC per kilogramme to If 4oo; fresh
butter from If SOC to 81 lOc; salt butter from
II IL 35c to Of 45c. AS regards wines. the ordi-
naire of the Gironde was set down in 1926 at
aGkf per hecoltre: in 1877 it was ssf, while other
ordinary wines have risen from 2of to aof: and
pure alcohol from 9Of to 22of. Among the manu-
riG RI
162 per kiiogramme: boots from 24f to 32f. and
clothing from 2of TO 31f
A recent decision by the Supreme Court Of
California on the question of paying illegal
taxes under duress presents a legal enormity
which is none the less outrageous for being,
we believe. universal. Similar cases are liable
to occur anywhere. and do occasionally occur
in other States besides California Wills atax-
payer, sued Austin. the collector. for taxes il
legally demanded and paid. The law under
which the taxes were demanded was believed to
be unconstitutional. because 1t gave to the
Board of Equalization powers OF assessment
and taxation; but as the collector threat
aned to sell the plaintiffs property
the plaintiff paid the claim under
protest, and subsequently sued the collector to
recover the money. The case went to the Su-
creme Court and that tribunal decided. first
that the tax was Illegal; and. second. that the
plaintiff had no remedy. The court say that
the law under which the tax was levied cannot
stand; the whole section is unconstitutional
and void per se;" that as a consequence. II the
collector had sold the property. This deed
would have been Wild on its face:' and for
these reasons, when the plaintiff paid the
money to the defendant he was under o legal
duress. and the payment must be deemed to
have been voluntary. In such cases 1t is well
settled that the money cannot be recovered
back"
The consumption of lumber in this country is
enormous. altogether beyond what is generally
#Ss supposed. The annual demand for ties and
s sleepers of our 90 900 miles of railway Is est
mated to be 40 900 900 square feet and to inclose
the roads would require 1000 miles of fence
for which 500 600 trees are needad while renaire