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COURT CALLNDAkS-TH DAY.

SUPREME Cousr--CHAnRKRs--Beid BY Jaogs Van
BruBt-rhmd Monday motion calendar. Court opens
At bslf.psst Ten o'clock A. ~ oilsndar called q,
eievcn.
SUPERIOR CouRr SPECIAL rgRM-HeId BY Judge
ssdgwick.-Court opens at Twelve O'Clock. No day
calendar.
Connos PnHAs-srscrAL TrRx--Hsld By Judge
cndar.
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FORt IGN AIT.

Cyprus is being photographed ny command OF tho
Queen by Stephen Thompson. whose series OF British
Museum photographs are well known.
The Turkish government is permitting the whole
sale demolliion OF ancient buildings on the site OF
,bylon, WHICH The Academy opcs that the BRUSH
government In view OF the protecoraie, will stop.
The FL zibvthcan mansion al Rochester, known us
RESTORATION House, on account OF Charles H. having
slept there wh,ie bis way from Dover 10 Lon1o,
be- ng Jud,cIOus,y restored"
he opening OF the Brussels Exhibition has been
postponed TO september on account oil the ADJOURN
nent oi III. closing OF the PARIS salon. iron which
many works are 10 go TO Belgium
A cast Of CcopAtras Needle Is 20 be placed In Inc
southeast court oil tne south Ken sington Museum
Ssintln VII nave general charge, under Iarbior,
the arcbttec, o the ue oratiOas Of the rrmoe lisu
Casino at Monao. Wi,i MIN viii ue associate sew
era we'll kbowh ARTIST.
The AihsHraM never cc1scs To regret that the
Brnish Muscum lost General ID .suoia's kuuum
treasures new a. the metropolitan Museum N TINS Guy.
ssys tnsI Ar Y. S.wtou intends 10 shortly com
menco excavations at Cyl rus, believing hat Gensral
ID Cesuoln AID Mr. Laag nave Dy no means ranssc~
tue island sufficiently, ana that I'VE " ISL tue ex.
plorer vi kuriun every SUGGEST but lear That there
not anvthsr Treasure VI kurium 70 supplement
mat when tue gov. rnmsnt unwisciy let Rip ~hcn
General Di Ccsboia almost " Kged thcm 10 take a."
SIR Richard Wallace. has teea ,lro ell Correspond.
ing mempst OF tho AcaIoTIs des bcauN Ar,s.
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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
ENGAGED.
MARRIED

RAPP-GurTEsrAy.-IsAAc RAPP to THERESA Cur
TESTAY, both OF this city No cardS
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STOCK TRANSACTIONS OF rnE WEEK.
Tho following table shows tho business noac In
stocks at the Bourd during tho week. together
with tho number Of shares OF some Of tue load
ing stocks:--
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FINE ARTS.


THE ART sTunENrs' LEAGUE.
There is every prospect that the approaching Sea-
son Of the Art Students League, which will open on
The 3Oth prox, viii be a very successful one. The
Indications point TO large lie and portrait classes and
is certain that the sketch class viii he
strong in numbers. There many attractions in
this latter to the lady or gentleman amateur, which
will insure iul attendance OF this class OF members,
addition to the regular students The c,mpeii
tion naturally provoked in such gathering Is very
advantageous and as the members OF The class pose in
turn many Interesting pictorial souvenirs of iriends
or acquaintances are obtained
Mr.. Frank Waller the president Of the League, who
has been abroad Tor some months mining the
features and METHODS oil the various schools OF Eu
rope viii bring bacx with him Tor the League a nun
Der OF studies ~ The best naive and American
dents ~ Paris, Munich and Antwerp. These viii be
OF great value 10 the members o. she League enabling
and suaivzo tho products OF each school teachlng
10 extract what OF vAue and 10 reject the oil
by students gong Abroad who forget TO or only oy
sometimes long experience learn to dip IN 10 the
purer depths Of the ~ stems which lie below.
William II. Chase the new professor Of pain ting at
the League, Was 10 leave Antwerp for America IN COM
psny with s. y. Bunner on tho 18TH inst Mr.. Chase
Munich studies by var Gus hande.
ADDITIONAL PICTURES FOR THE Bos ON FxHI-
BITIoN.
Early In this week there viii DO shipped for the
department OF the Boston Exhibnion tho following
canvases which complete the list Of eighty i've
paintings, forming the New York contrlbu,i0n:-A
couple Of bold studies OF hsads by alter Shiriaw !;
Abort II. fnayer's "Aderney Cattle" IRON the exni-
b,tion Of tho Society OF American Artists; Words
worth Thompson very Interesting amt CONNIE dabs
Academy picture, 'Review ~ Philadelphia, August
"a l777;" I. Addison Richsrds Sam H,thawAy's
Cotlase' Nelson A. Blckiora's "Firs: Night at The
Opera" and his pleasing Spanish Gri;" Harry
Boards "fne Young Knight" and ''wno broke Datf"
William 5. Macey's "wood Interior" ana meadow
whh Cattie;'' Alfred {. Ho~land's neat
charming Vista OF the connecilcuI" IRON the
Society OF American Ar,ixis; IL q. Hodredgc's
TENTATIVE. French and promising "Near Fontaney
ana Env'rons of Grez,'' A. H. wyanrs iorciolo an d
pleasing RI coiectioa oil Rousstau;' A. G. Storcr's
pleasing storIss, Lost" and Found" Richard
Cross strong heads, ''fhc Carunal' anu Bavarlan
f.assnt;' ). &. W. BenJamiu's 'rwilIght on the
Grand Banks;' Lcutze's iic size anu dramatic LA
iayctts Ia Prison receiving VIsII from HIS Family !"
velton's Little Peep Eyes" g. Eugiehardt's scene
IN tue Tyro:;" cattle piece by Volz, Joseph
Cooman's ciear-cycd 'CanGcur," Hour Picou's
''Springtime," cvorsh sketcn by \. Miralics. H.
Klchter's Eastern scene Choosing scar" and
jacques Mar.s very charming 'Reman GIRL"
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DIED..

CosrELLo.-At l4l Thompson St, the We OF WI.
IAN Costello, Esq.,, oi a sou and nelL Both doinl
we'll
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RlRIH

SEAMAS-BRAxsoS.-On sunday, AuguA is, 1873.
Mr.. W. A. SFAMAN to MISS SoPRiE BRAMsoN, oil New
York.
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The foreign exchanges wero strong and higher early
in the week ana he pomipa rates were advanced one
cent for BANKERS sixty iay biis, and hall
for demand The r'se was due TO several causes
promiDcnt among winch wore the advA In the
Bank OF England discount rate, the Increased de-
maud growing out OF bond importations. the iudspo.
sion OF bankers to draw freely consequence The
prospective check 10 the cotton movement by the
yellow lever troubles, and the light supply OF
cia bills. Toward the close tho market was some
what weaker for actual business Tho demand having
fallen of.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
There wos good demand for government sscuri.
ties There advance 1871 10 ccuscq nc nco
OF tho bce that the gold had checked the de-
maud Tor The four per cent loan. They declined now
ever alter the call Of the Secretary for redemp
ten OF IS. 000, 900 more nve-iwenties
STATE AND RAILWAY BONDS.
The market for State and railway bonds was dull
and irregular, out GU the whole prices wcro we'll
maintained
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HAVANA MARKET.

60. iiAvAsA, August r. is7s:
s s:1 As: 10 very Ss,i:
y: ;ss:
eep.. Of the $50 boxes: geo bags and 500 hhd.
ssd. isslus'ss :sSs.s.s md !. S.s. ma:
70 tho United states Mo.sses sominA - degree. poi.r
's:, ss1
Vs. sS 2. sd s.d" css
9 IN tins. ~ f:.,' 10 Tsa,. currency per sss on,
VA ssi. per- \: Si.es pins: IS.sts as%a.i
sa, ss . ess oAsm
sso 81 gold. per aun.ai Hoops somi"sI
refuse charter owing TO the nn;s..ed state Of III.
gold, cwt. Exchange firm.
FINANCIAL.
A kEAS0SAsLE kArES.MoxaY on LIFE AND
Sousas q ali KINDS saosied with Ss:. so%
'''''J j. '' iAbai1 co. 1875 Broadway box 1880
A DAMS ExPREss COMPANY.
n SO Broadway 900
Tho transfer books Of this company viii be closed
o'clock r. M August TO- 10 the morning Of September
Treasurer
A IL NOTES PAYABL~ n, UNITED STATES or
Il Cnnad" dasry raied' bought by q. b. IL. BARON 20
- A DyANCEs" ON PIANOS. FURNITURE. AO.-io3
Awsst SD ST.. west of Stu (stera.e ofcs,. without
UII ARD CASH. "-RICHARD WALTERS SONS, AUG.
lltione~rs. ~ East Broadway, advance cash to any
furniture pianos, stocks Of stores &c All
lished % years
7 ALWAYS HAvK MONEY TO LOAN ON MORTGAGE.
New York city Property CITY Railroad Stocks and Bonds
bong. and sold. H. A.. GRANT. las Broadway
NHnKCnANrS NATIONAL BANK OF THE CRY or
M New York July a. 1879 -Notice-rhs capital stock
this bank having bscn reduced twenty thound shares
81 O,Oo the stockholders hereby notified that
the LIST day OF August certlcatss will bc issued
tor the remaining shares and maa tor the rsdus
ton.
The transfer books will BIO closed this date
22d day Of August for transfer Of fractional shares
BY order. c. V. BANTA. Cashier.
nFFlCE OF TIL BODIE GOLD MINING COMPANY
OSnn Francisco, Cal. August X 1873 A dividend OF x3
per share this de caed payable the 18th inst
G. A. BURGESS. President
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.
L,IRsr CLASS OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTY HAv.
paying business established % years. connected with tho
piano business object. increase OF mann
featuring facilities to control branch Address r. H.,
box I02 Herald Uptown onice.
ITO MANUFACTURERS AND NOTWITHSTANDING
Office centrally located, and several
presena New York houses ufacturers or I'm
portcrs agent Address q. HENRY, Herald philsdelphia
Branch once.
[sTh AVENUE METROPOLITAN ELEVATED RAIL
Orosd Valuable Patent; cveuton abate tho
noise and rtng Of the said railroad Address N. ~ IT,
Herald Uptown.
NSO0 CASH DOWN WILL SECURE HALF IN
pCOOtsrest In good paying city Busn nee w.
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The gold speculation was strong during the week
and the proc advanced from 1905 to l0OX on
the in the Bank OF England ratio Of dis,
count aud the advance 10 London exchanges to the
specie exporting point On Friday aud Saturday,
however. business was done exclusively at 1905.
The Bank OF Montreal shipped $500 900 geld by the
Celtic Thursday. rho borrowing rate 20
per cent. The range OF gold ciearings and balances
Tor tho wesk at he National Bank Of the State OF New
York. tho clearing house Of the Gold Exchange. were
foliOWS:--
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UIDsINU QUOTATIONS.

Money continued easy during the week Can loans
could be sstainss ~ . 2k. aecoruins 70 The mature
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Totals $23b $50 400 10 234 800 66 47S 400 2l7 s4 700
Decrease Decrease Decrease. Decrease
,ompar. 81 ,7Oc l,l733oo s,O7l,0O0 6,54S. 600

mo report same rs last week.
THE NATIONAL FINANCES.
The Treasury now holds SEAS. $50 In United
Stntes bonds secure national bank circulation and
Sl3 $780, 400 bonds to public deposits. Unile1
States bonds deposited for circulation wcck ending
yesterday, ST. $50 $780, United States bonds held for
circulation Withdrawn week ending Saturday,
ST. 202 45O National bank circulation outstan ding:
Currency notes. $780, 1884, 1885, gold uotes sI4s2 100;
internal receipts to-day $685. 600 SO customs
receipts. $3.50. 905 s. Receipts Of national bank
notes for the week ending Saturday. as compared
With tho corresponding period OF last year,
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4 + REASONA SLE kArES.-MOXrY On LIFE AND
AEndowment Insurance Policies aud Mortgages; samo
bought insurance of all kinds effected with
psnies at low miums
j. j. nABRIcH h CO.. 1876 Broadway; box $50
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A DAMS EXPRESS COMPANY, E.. .-
n SO Broadway.
New York. August II. 1873
Tho transfer books Of this company Will be clio ed from
o'clock r. NJ August TO- 10 the morning Of september
g. BABcOCk.
rvaa
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A LII NOTES PAYABL. IN UNITED STATES OR
ACanads ta!ry rated, bought by 9. b. IL BARON. 2,
Pine st
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Where Money is Made.

r--ii.l are hut three cities in All the
nlteu . states where money is actnsII,,
W.. nat - where metals are coined
Pr,,. .uCi pai mint Of the United Statas
y ih Fhiiadelphia. Here are T,,s,3. M
the copper and uickle coins-o,'a -
aud nVe-ceut pieces-aDd "a Ier,,.' -, "
the gold and silver coins ussj ~ ~
country There are also branch -
at san Francisco and Carson Cif,, t'S
at these places gold and silver coir1 20
every value are coined in great onsnti-
ties 9@' 4uiull-
Those Of you who have been in Pbu.-
neiPhia VIII remember, on the north
sue OF Chestnut street, near Broad. a
Grecian building of white marble. some
what gray from age, with a tall chfm-
Mey rising fom the center, and The
Guited States flag flying from The roof.
This is the miut.
ief us climb the long fight of steps
and enter fhe building. On lie d.s'' +.
"A placard: "Eisitors admitted from nine
10 twelve" The door opens into cir
cular entrance hall, with seats around
the wall. Ia moment polite usher,
VINO has grown gray IN the service of
tne institution comes to show Us all
that visitors are allowed 10 see.
w nen the gold has been weighed -
says our guide, 'it is locked uD fn iron
boxes and carried in the melting-rOom.
where it is melted and poured into
mOlds.n
a small piece is then cut oil, and its
lneness ascertained by long and deli
'ate process called assaying. This de-
;ides the value Of the lot. The deDositor
IS then paid, and the metal is handed
'ver TO the melter and refiuer, TO be en-
rely freed from its impurities and
made iit for coinage.
And hard time it has Of it. to be
ure. Nothing but pure gold aud silver
'ould ever stand such treatment. IL is
Melted again, dissolved in nitric acid.
4ueezeu under IN u1anse pressure, baked
u hot cellar, and finally carried TO this
lngy-looking room, at the left Of the
curt ardi where we have stood all this
lue. Inc metal is perfectly pure now,
iuJ before the final melting oue-tenth
If its weight i'm copper is added to itto
na ne it hard enough TO bear the rough
isage which it will meet with in travel
hg about the world.
Inc room would be dark but for the
iefy glow Of the furnaces which line
me euu OF the place. On these are a
iuuloer oi small pots, filled with red
lol lIquld metali and while we look, a
Norhman lifts one after another with "a
'air OF long tougs, and pours the gold
u streams into narrow iron moulds.
would gladly remain longer, peer
hs IN at the glowing fires and the
"artuy figures of the workmeu. but
'ur guide Is already halfway across tue p
'ourt, and We reluctantly follow, step
'ing aside TO make room for workman
Win his burden of silver bars which he
: carrying To undergo the rolling pro-
'ess. The rollers give the metal the
orm OF ribbons, from which another
Machine punches the planchets, which
re The coins before they are milled and
iamped.-.H. Nicholas FOR nay
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Why EOt3

Ihought, ambition, aspiration. hone
luealltyi NeneratlOu, and all the attri-
outes lhat go 10 make up the sum of hu-
man Intelligence and human worth, are
absolutely seXless. Genius is sexIess
Many of the brightest lights in liter
azure and art-iH poetry, music, sculp-
tule' Paintlng-are women. 1t has been
mus All along down the line of human
history and that even under a uuIti-
piicity OF disadvantages that men have
never had 10 contend with. Until lately
the opportunities for higher culture
nave been closed to her. She has had
tostruggle against prejudice, oppression.
anu that most cOutemptible of all tyr
amy, fashion. Man, in his sunerior
strength, in Offering her his protecfiou
mas led her vanity with his senseless
uattery, until IL is a wonder tbera il a
seIi-polseu, true womanly woman in All
the world Society, with its false ligbts
and sunken reefs, has lured TO intellect
ual ruin thousands of noble women. In
s'eau OF the companion, partner. and
iieuu OF man, strong In that intellectu-
ailty which Is able 10 counsel and sun-
port she has been made his brainIass
toy-his silly butterfly, all wings and
gaudy tinsel
But thanks 10 the spirit of the ave
woman Is coming forward to take her
place slide by slde with her brother man
10 the Intellectual struggles oflIfe. The
old Iogy notion that political. educa-
tIonai, or social rights should deDend
upon The nature Of the sex. is coming
by our best thinkers TO be REGARDED -
no more rational than that such rights
should depend upon the color of tha
haIF' or The weight Of the person.
Ahese thoughts are suggested bv see
ing the names of women enrolled aroon,,
the membership of the State Medical
society that closed its session in this
city thursday. And why Dot2 Who
50 Well qualified 20 minister to the sick.
ana especially to the sick Of her own
SEX as the educated woman physician2 p
A lew years ago a woman partieipat-
ing IN the deliberations Of "a society of
doctors would have seemed strangely
out OF place. The doctors themselves
would have looked upon the innovation
with horror, aud fled in dismay from
the hall. Now no one is disturbed at
the thought. Men aud women now
quaH from the same fountains OF knowI
edge, ana no one l. shocked. And WHY
should they be? II a woman has tbe
Drains u master any science-if she
lHlhNs sue can practice the profession
"l ulealclne, law, or divinity, why in
1he name Oh all that Is just should she
10y nave chanee TO try il? If she can
III newspaper, or manage farm, or
tuu thIashlng machine, We say give
hef snow. Stop underestimatin0 bar
s"''ity 10 90 whatever she chooses 10
uoi or thinks she can do. And above
an s.oP speaking of her as the weaker
anu inferior veasel.-S0n Jose 1EercurU
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THE STEWART WOAIAN's HOTEL A
FALURE.-The Stewart Hotel for wom-
en iu New York City is no longer 10 be
kept open for the exclusive benefit OF
ladies' who earn their own living, as
was intended ny its founder. After two
months experience il has proved fail
ure, the class of ladies for whom il was
erected not responding in sufficient
numbers TO warrant its continuance.
The building Is, therefore, TO be changed
into general hotel for all corners, and
alterations are now being made for that
purpose. The building was commenced
by Mr.. Stewart in 1869, and took nine
years 10 construct. In his will ample
provision was made for its furnishing
aud running expenses, until il should
either succeed or fail. IL cost TO build,
hni-hi and furnish, 50. 200. 600 There
were accommodations for ] 1000 women
The expenses are very heavy, gas cost
ing $1,000 per year, water 3 OOO aud
taxes -, 600, besides the enormous paw
roll OF the army Of employees necessary
for 80 large structure. Exclusive Of
the above expenses, the hotel has cost,
since its opening, $500 per day more
than the receipts from bOarders, and
Judge Hilton, manager Of the Stewart
estate, is unwilling TO continue the ex-
pertinent longer. As soon as the neces-
sary changes can be made, 10 will be
opened to the general public.
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You are a coward il afraid to tell the
truth when you should do so. You are
a coward when you insult the weak.
You are coward If afraid 10 do right, il
you shrink from defending your opiu-
ion' from maintaining that which YOU
know 10 be just aud good; and vou are
especially a coward ii you know certain
things ot yourself and dare not TO own
them to yourself
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cruelty Is the offspring Of mental idle
ness aud beastly Ignorance. n shonid
he repressed, aud not encouraged. AS is
100 often the case with the unthinkiug
A thIef who. takes property from an
o'heF has 1t ia his power, should he re-
pent, to make full restoration. But
the robber Of life can never give back
"nat he has wantonly and sacrilegiously
taken from beings perhaps innocent,
ana equally capable of enjoying pleas
ure or suffering torture with himself
Every such death its own avenger
breeds.
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The most perilous hour Of person.
lie Is when he Is tempted to despond
Ihe man who loses his courage loses all
There Is no more hope of him than there
Is OF a dead man. but il matters not how
poor he may be, how much pushed by
circumstances, how much deserted bv
friends, how much lost TO the world, il
he only has courage, holds up his head.
works on with his hands, aud, in his
uhconquerable VIII, determines 10 be
anu 90 what becomes man, all Will be
Wen. Ii Is nothing outside of him that
Kills, but what Is within, that makes OF
unmakes.
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Goodness is goodness, lind il where
we may. A vineyard exists for the pt,r-
pose OF nuriuFing vines, but he wouid
De strange vine-dresser who denied
me reality OF grapes because they had
rlpened under less genial soil and he
yohd The precincts OF his VINEYARD
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\ Sunday school boy, upon being
asked what made the tower of Pisa lean
replied because Of tue famine in the
land"
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Ihe correspondent Of the New York
Hefata says that the Paris Exposition
j. not knee-high 10 our great Cebtennfai
display at Philadelphia. - " d
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Ihe gods help those who help them
selves-men or women.
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A lawyer is to be hanged in Texas
Good beginning. Go on.
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Show may be easily purchased, but
happiness is always a homemade ar
ticle.
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clock. 'i"s tue
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G5e aea aort5we9t.

A Journal forthe People.
Devoted 20 the Interests or Humanity.
Independent in Politics and Religion.
Alive to all Live Issues, and Thoroughly
Radical in Opposing and Exposingthe Wrongs
OF the Masses.
''1S pondenis writing over assumed sigma
- - must make known their names to the
-.'''l' or no attention viii be given to their
concentration.
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4 eeIebraled eass-.he pIlnteE'a,
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HER LOT
IA l. -
OBJ,
How She Was Protected.

entered according 90 Act OF Congress. in the
Fer ISIS, 1v 3Irs. A j. DunIyr.y. In the Office of
the Librarian OF Congress at Washington city,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-11
Change.
Stations,
Local ObsfrvatiOns.

Below high water mark Of 1874. Indicates
rise. Indicates fall
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The Effect of Open Rice Sluices and What
sThOuShU of Them.

Nothing in an official shape has yet been re-
ceived at the office Of the State Board of Engi-
neers relative to the breaking Of The evee at the
Belle Grove plantation, near Kenner.
1t is believed at the office named that this
break came from the washing out OF an inse
cure sluice built to irrigate rice land as such
breaks have resulted from these imperfectly
constructed sluices before. 1t is the custom, In
some instances. in parishes above as we'll as be-
low the city. to cut the levees for these sluces
without paying the slightest attention to secur-
ing them by wallng with plank or even boxing
them and max ing at the mouth the necessary
food gate or shut-off.
In a case of this kind. when th3 river is high,
as it is now. the water washes out these inse-
cure sluices, and the result Is an oyerfloWed
country.
The State Board of Engineers have repeatedly
cautioned the planters as to this practice. and
in instances have threatened to resort to the
law. and In one case of that kind the reply was
that the State board might migrate to much
warmer territory.
To-day's river report shows the water level as
but four feet one inch below the high water
mark of1874, and with rising river above it is
OF the utmost importance that every precaulio ion
Imaginable should be taken in regard to levee
breaks, and all siuices not protected should be
filled at once