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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-10
OUR FOREIGN TRADE,

The report Of the foreign commerce Of the
United States for the fiscal year ending June
30 Is o. ID ost favorable exhibit Of the growing
prosperity Of the country.
In spite Of the hard times with which the
country has been afflicted the statistics show
o condition Of solid and substantial prosper
ity which contrasts most favorably with that
which existed during the flush years just
preceding the panic of 1873. The immense
increase of the exports Of domestic products,
and the corresponding decrease Of imports,
since 1866 Indicate that we are at least on the
way to recover our lost commerce and restore
the balance OF trade In our own favor. This
fact speaks volumes of good cheer, and brings
pleasing assurance that the labor troubles
of the country have already reached and
passed their extreme limits and may, under
o sound Democratic administration, be en-
trely allayed before the next administration
has half expired. The following table will
show the relative yearly Increase and de-
crease OF exports and imports during the
| past twelve years, and it will be seen that the
showing for the past fiscal year Is by far the
| most favorable when we take into considers
| ton both the increase Of exports and decrease
| of Imports:
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-10

& The Glnrier-Journnt advances tho sugges-
aspn that Kearney ID o "prince in Disguise
REss Is no drayman at all. but an eccentric col
Esgiap. q sophomore In search Of adventures.
Wis glowing comparison Of big-bellied, handy
Bcggea Ben Butler TO the "fiery and incom par
nbfB Rupert" the gallant and graceful royal
Hsg free-rider, has been traced to Tom Fitch,
shc ''siyer-tongued orator of Nevada But
there is another flight ofeoquonce that stands
aB yet unclaimed:
sDThe Shylockian vagabond, who spends
svaeke with O. wet cloth around his head study
ang speech with which to psychologists his
aasaTcrs."
what drayman since the world began ever
qaigiuated such rhetoric Us that, or even the
following:
*tI walk forth at midday; / find o vast px-
NANCE Of blue heavens unreeVed by the
mr,arkIe of O. single star, but know that Mars
gtill holds it's course, that Venus still wheels
Through space; that Jupiter and Uranus are
flashing in the heavens; that the blazing belt
aF Orion and the bright guiding CLEAN Of the
North star are all there; and it is thus with q
movement Of this kind
oh, Dennis, Dennis Kearneyl wash your
sHlF--put on o clean shirt-get out your plug
Nat and rattan and own up. At least so the
dasgg,ier-Jo,unnt advises and we are disposed
gD believe there is something In the advice.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-10

Some time since o. Washington dispatch
mentioned that an English lady had made
application for the three magnificent swords
that belonged to Cen Twiggs, and which
were taken possession of by Butler when he
entered New Orleans, and are now deposited
in the Treasury at Washington. These
swords are of great intrinsic value, and were
presented to Gen. livingstone by Congress,
another by the State Of Georgia, and the
third by the city Of Augusta, In recognition Of
the old soldiers services In Mexico. The
lady who sets up this claim is Mrs. Guedalla,
formerly Miss RoWena florance, Of
this city, who claims that Gen.
Twggs formally presented them to her when
he left New Orleans at the approach OF the
Federal army, This claim has provoked
letter from Judge f. D. D. Twiggs, OF Angus
ta. Ga. in which he declares that this claim Of
O. stranger to these family souvenirs, since
Gen. Twiggs left asoD and daughter behind to
inherit them, Is Oh dispersion upon tho char
acter of the old soldier, who could not have
surrendered them to g. stranger without III
voving his soldierly honor, and without being
recreant to every sentiment of patriotism"
Judge Twiggs says that the swords were Sim
ply placed In Miss Florance's hands for
safe-keeping, and she cannot claim their
ownership without betraying trust. The
General just before his death gave two Of
these valued relics TO his daughter, Mrs. Ma
rion Twggs-Myers, and the other, that pre-
sented by the city of Augusta, which ne
priced most though it trinsically the least val
liable to his son. Mr.. John Twiggs.
This, we have no doubt, Is the true state
rnent and Mrs Guedalas claim is without
foundation. 1t Is improbable that Gen. Twiggs
would have bequeathed such testimonials to
anv one but his own children, and we hope
| they will be put in possession Of them.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-10
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, SATURDAY AUGUST TO- 1878

oven from ordinary taxation. 1t will, how
ever, make an immense difference IL these in
terest-bearing, on-taxable securities are ex-
changed for misunderstanding taxable
money, which must find Investment and per-
centage In the active enterprises and indus
tries which help TO make the country rich. This
Is what the Democratic party proposes TO do,
and oil there is Of vitality In the Republican
party Of to-day Is derived from the determine
ton not to permit this to be done. 1t seems
to us that 1t should not be difficult for the
producers Of the West and South to choose
the party to which they shall give their adj
hnrnnnn
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THE SUNDAY DEMOCRAT.

Ytbs SUNDAY DEMOCRAT will be the most
attractive paper ever issued from the New
Orleans press Besides literary and INSECT
nn,eoue matter it will contain the latest news
arran all parts of the world by telegraph and
anil: letters from New York, 81 Louis,
paris. and the interior Of Texas. Louisiana
end Mississippi, local fashion letter and
editorials on tho events OF the day.
rho circulation Of the SUNDAY DEMOCRAT
gryv equals, If it does not surpass, that OF any
srssyspaper In New Orleans, and it offers our
ystrrnants and business men generally the
nbsgt possible medium for advertising.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-10

Year after year We are assured that the rail-
roads of this country are doing better, making
more money and showing far better imam
cial standing. These reports, however, always
turn out erroneous and untrustworthy. The
last number of the Rnit,cny Age, which gives
statistics concerning the railroad bankrupt
cies for the past six months, makes as unfa-
vorable showing as for any six months
since our present panic first began, For this
half year no less than twenty-eight railroads,
having 2t84 miles Of road. $114,6H,0 900 OF bonds
and debt, and SIS, 700 Of capital, have been
sued under Foreclosures; while fourteen rail-
roads. with 1923 miles Of road, have had re-
ceivers appointed to care for them. Evidently
those "good times" that the newspapers have
annually predicted have not come yet, at
least for the railroads
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-10

We are glad the yellow fever panic In Vicks~
Rsaarg has begun to die away. This, however,
as arareely due to the good sense Of that town,
pggrt. as we predicted some time since, is owing
rather to the fact that Vicksburg Is beginning
d., appreciate the disadvantages OF this scare
THAT city Is now suffering from the same
masrnors and lies as New Orleans In vain
does 1t swear that it Is entirely free from the
fever; the neghboring country villages re-
gs,se 10 believe its assurances, declaring that
aassy have learned Of the prevalence OF yellow
Iever In Vicksburg from private and reliable
sources, and put no faith in the assertions OF
Sts board of health. The YazoO Sentinel and
columbus I1,dep both claim that the fever not
asniy prevails in Vicksburg to-day, but that
Rhgre Is no hope of preventing an awful
epidemic from breaking out there.
Such rumors are, Of course, iniuring the
Business Of Vicksburg, and that city now up
prnciates the disadvantages and annOyances
ak the scare and panic 1t did SO much to
aauyelop and call into life. The Vicksburg
Ifsratd is greatly troubled about the cotton
arade and the effect that the panic may have
moon 1t. 1t assures the country people that
ahey can bring their cotton into town Without
danger. and even asserts that Vicksburg is q
Better market than New Orleans-a trick
annn which Mobile is counting for few more
Bales. We are inclined to think that as soon
MS cotton commences coming In, Nlcksburg
will find it necessary and advantageous to
and altogether this foolish panic which has
mcb saved a single life, but has caused anxiety,
ANNOYANCE and injury of every kind.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-10
TO PASSENGERS
LEAVING NEW ORLEANS.

All persons having trunks or boxes known as
baegage leaving New Orleans by the Jackson
Railroad, are requested to saturate two small
njeceg of cloth fabout SIX Inches squhre) with
nure white carbolic acid, say one part OF ACID TO
twenty Of water; place ono In the bottom OF their
trunk, and the other on top Of their clothing
lust before they close 1t I'D preparatory 10 leaV-
ing the city. When they open their trunks at
the end Of their journey, these clothes will not
be- in the least soiled and II there should be any
germ or moth, it will be completely destroyed
Yellow fever poison cannot be conveyed from
one person to another The poison Is conveyed
In clothing or baggage. especially II confined In
trunks and bozes All sleeping cars on this
road will be thoroughly fumigated under my
supervision before leaving the city Of New or-
leans. with sulphur fumes, that will not leave
any unpleasant odor. This Is considered al
vigable for perfect safety and to allay the 1ears
Of the people In the different towns anu clties
who have connection with New Orleans. and
who hear greatly exaggerated reports OF the
fever that is prevailing here.
VIM. G.. AUSTIN. NJ. D.,
For Chicago, st. Louis and New Orlean3 Rail-
rooa aust 2dp
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-10

THE London Globe has just learned OF GER
lain Russian military preparations which,
mad they been known O. few months ago and
Ragore tho Berlin congress met. would have
thoroughly alarmed and aroused England,
and might have precipitated war between
af,st country and Russia. When trouble was
first threatened between these two countries,
.Bslssia, 1t now seems, began at once to pre-
mare for war, SO as to strike England in ten
afr SPOT It is strange that her preparations
esssomd have attracted SO little attention in
Europe; should, In fine, have been wholly I'm
kzsoyvn, as they were.
At appears now that in April last, Gen.
Kaufman, we'll known as the Conqueror OF
Khiya, received instructions from the Russian
Minister of War which led him to make mill
fgry preparations on large scale. An army
syF three corps was at once organized at Sa-
rgarcand and Khiva. This army was fully
furnished with provisions and arms, as II for
n grand and long military expedition. Native
wuides of various Tartar and TurkiStan
4Eibes we're secured and o number of posts for
supplies established on the Turkistan from
aaer.
There seems little doubt that this army was
Butended for India. It Is true that the force
Bas scarcely equal to this enterprise, and in
capable OF doing England much injury in In
slia, but 1t is now equally obvious that Russia
did not depend upon this army alone, but in
eentled to try Beaconsfield's Scpoy trick on
England. The Gear had sent a number of
Russian officers into Afghanistan to organize
and drill the Afghans, and proposed to lead
these, the natural enemies Of England, against
asae British forces. These Russian prepare
askais were, OF course. somewhat hasty, but at
ms same time thorough, and had the Berlin
congress failed, the war that would have FOL
a,fed between England and Russia would
ave been, indeed, D terrible one, waged IN q
sarpe part by the half-elYi'ized sepoys and
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-10
DIED.

PETERSON Friday. August 9, 1878, at $50
%, NJ, Edwin William Wilson Peters aged seven
years ten months and twenty four days, young
est son OF Charles W. Peters and the late Ada
line =. Peters.
The friends and acauaintances Of the family
are respectfully invited to attend his funeral
Saturday evening at 5 o'clock, from his late
residence, No. $50 Camp street.
Vicksburg Washington City and Philadelphia
papers please copy.
BALDWIN-At Boston, Mass. August 8, 1875
Jacob Baldwin. aged 70 yours.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-10

GREAT EXCITEMENT.
The old and reliable
a q NJ Z.
Nos. . * LII Royal Street.
The undersigned begs leave to inform his
friends and the public in general that the
ACME OYSTER BAY AND RESTAURANT
WY BE
Re-Opened ON Saturday, August I'D, 1873.
SAMUEL s. MCQUEEN
auto ut 2dp Proprietor.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-10
NOTICE TO TEACHERS, ETC.

OFFICE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF PUBLIC
Schools, No. 80 Burgundy street, I
New Orleans, August 10, 1873, J
The roll Of teachers, portresses, rents, etc., OF
the public schools Of this city for the month Of
July, 1878, will be paid ut the office Of the Adj
ministrator Of Finance, City Hall, az follows:
Teachers in schools In the First, Second and
Third Districts on Monday. August 10, 1874
from O'Clock %. N. till IL o'clock N. IL
Teachers In schools In the Fourth, Fifth, Sfxff
and Seventh Districts. ON Monday. the tWelf
instant, from III o'clock till o'clock .. m. III
The balance of the roll will be paid On Tue,
day. tho thirteenth instant. S@
auto At JOHN J. O'BRIEN, Secretary
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Afghans, led, respectively, by English and
Russian officers.
Now that the Russian preparations In the
event Of war are known, England Is thorough
" aroused to the danger to her Indian pos
sessions in tho future. Here is another open
Eastern question that may precipitate trouble
between these two great rivals at any day.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-10

Henry Watterson denies the report that he
i'm n candidate for Secretary of the Senate,
ssad says that he has not the remotest Idea OF
changing his present line Of business.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-10

The New York Tribune suggests that Butler
Masfl Kearney love each other dearly, and oil
aasat keeps them from fondly embracing IS
Alsgf ench fears the other will choke him.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-10
PAPER HANGINGS
AND
WINDOW SHADES.

We have in stock all the NEWEST STYLES
AND PATTERNS, and employ q large force Of
experienced Workmen. Prices to suitthe times,
i. NEWHALL,
i'll ara2dp ~ Camp slIasGs
The daily gazette., 1878-10-22
Production of Weeds.

Professor Prentiss, of Cornell Univer-
sity. has estimated the annual crop OF
seed produced by single plants Of some OF
our common weeds. He finds that the
dandelion produces 1900; The oxeye
daisy, $4,000; dock, 1900 burdock, 24,-
600 mayweed, 10000; red poppy, $4,000.
Some time ago, according to the Journal
of Pharmacy, Mr.. T. G.. Davis chose a
plant of thorn apple (Datura) with the
intention of collecting its leaves and
seeds. The plant, however, was destroy
ed by storm in September, at which
time it had produced 1875 flowers and
capsules; and as each capsule contained
between TOO and 735 seeds, the total yield
of the plant was over 10000 seeds. Upon
reading such figures the only wonder is
that weeds can be kept down at all. The
fact is, however, that great numbers of
the seed fail to plant themselves, and
many remain in the ground several years,
only to spring up as weeds when the
ground is stirred. In evidence of the
latter fact Professor Prentiss refers to a
tobacco field where the seed has been al
lowed one year TO ripen and fall. For
ten years afterward tobacco plants ap-
pearod in that field from this seeding.
The daily gazette., 1878-10-22
Wedding Broken OFF.

YOUNG MAN PLEADS FAILING
HEALTH TIE DAY BEFORE HIS MAR
RAGE is TO TAKE PLACE.
From the N. Y. Herald.
A marriage was to have taken place
last Tuesday, in the South Baptist Church
of Newark, but was put off under rather
singular, and, to one of the parties at
least, very distressing and nlortifying
circumstances. For two years past Fer
nando Wood Burroughs, twenty-three,
has been paying attention to Miss Lizzie
Hingman, young lady of nineteen or
thereabouts, residing with her guardian,
Mrs. William ii. Ingraham, at No. S7S
Pine street. The wedding-day was set
for the day above named, it having been
arranged, so Burroughs gave out, that
Rev. DIR. Swan, pastor of the South
Baptist Church would perform the cere-
mony. Meanwhile, the bridal trousseau
was prepared and invitations issued for
the reception. A number of friends
came on from the West to attend the
wedding. On Monday evening, however,
Miss Hingman's lover called upon her,
and with lips quivering and knees trem
bling, told her that the match must be
put off.
"Why," exclaimed the astonished mai
den, .what do you mean ?''
81 mean that my physician says must
not get married. My health has been
failing for some time and l would be
unable to support WIFE,"
Miss Hinginan could scarcely believe
her ears. After she had given vent to
her feelings through her tongue she left
the room and Burroughs retired.
BURROUGHS CONDUCT CRITICIZED.
| Rev. DIR. Swan was interviewed on the
subject Sunday evening. He character
lied Burroughs conduct as disgraceful in
the extreme. He denied that the young
man called on him or made any arrange
lments for the wedding. Mrs. Ingraham
and Miss Hingman corroborated the
above facts. The latter stated that while
of course she felt mortified over the af-
fair, she was nevertheless glad she had
found out the scoundrelly character of
Burroughs before it was too late. She
could well bear his loss, she said. Mrs.
IIngraham called upon Burroughs family
physician and was informed that he had
said nothing to the young man about his
Health. He believed it to be good. The
general impression prevails that Bur-
roughs is trifier.
The daily gazette., 1878-10-22
FARM LIFE.

1t is a common complaint that the
farm aud farm life are not appre ciated by
our people: We long for the more ele-
CANT pursuits, or the ways and fashions
of the town. But the farmer has the
most sane and natural occupations, and
ought to find life sweeter, If less highly
seasoned, than any other. He alone.
strictly speaking. has home. How ,cau
man take root and thrive without land ?
He writes history upon his field. How
many ties, how many resources he has;
his friendships with his cattle, his team,
and his, dog, and his trees. the satisfac-
ton in his growing crops, In his improved
fields; his intimacy with nature, with
bird and beast, and with the quickening
elemental forces; his corporations with
the cloud, the sun, the seasons, heat,
wind, rain, frost. Fothing will take the
various social distempers which the city
and artif fetal life breed out of man like
farming, like direct and loving contact
with the soil. 1t draws oat the poison.
1t humbles him, teaches patience and
reverence, and restores the proper tone
to his syctem.
Cling to the farm, make much of it,
put yourself into it, bestow your heart
and your brain upon 1t, so that it shall
SAVIOR of you and radate your virtue after
your day Is work is done John Burroughs
in NoUembeT Scribner.
The daily gazette., 1878-10-22
Price, TEN Cents.
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in the United States. the Territories and
the Dominion of Canada having a popu-
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last census, together with the names of the
having the largest local circu-
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a catalogue of newspapers which are
recommended to advertisers as giving
greatest value In proportion to prices
charged Also, the Religious and Agri-
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and many tables of rates showing the cost
of advertising In various newspapers, and
much other Information which beginner
Address G K o. P. RO w ELI & CO.,
Newspaper Advertising Bureau, 10 Spruce
st., N, Y. octi-4w
The daily gazette., 1878-10-22
Eaten by q Bear.
THE TERRIBLE FATE OF AN ITrNrRAN1
SNOWMAN

It A A
SNOWMAN
AN Italian calling himself Felix Ber-
nichi, came to Weldin, n. c., with a bio
black bear which he exhibited on tbe
streets. The animal was trained. and
ahorded entertainment ormen and bows.
IL danced, turned somersaults. stood ON
its head and performed all of the usual
trlcks. AS 1t was inclined to be ferocious
al tines, its master kept heavy muzzle
on 1t as a safeguard, and never on anv
occasion took this off, for it was made
large, and in such way as to afford
ample provision for the animal to par
take of its food with it on.
Bernlchis receipts were greater than
usual, and on the strength of this fact he
betook himself to a sample-room near by
where he got gloriously drunk. He then
came forth again with Bruin, and told
the crowd of bystanders he would show
them something that they never seen be-
lore. lie unfastened the muzzle and took
u OIL. No sooner had this been done
than the pet bounced him and commenc-
ed to "chaw" on his throat. The.crowd
thought that this was only some part OF
the show, and looked on with increased
interest. The poor man yelled; but as
he was in the habit of yelling and max
ing great noise when he was exhibiting
the bear, no attention was paid to that.
Presently the blood rashed out, and
Bernichi fell. Some one then rushed to
his assistance, and found that he was
dead.
The bear had taken large piece Of
flesh out of his neck and deyoured IT,
and in few minutes the Snowman was
dead. 1t then flashed across the minds
of the lookers-on what had happened
The struggles of the man with the bloody
monster were terrible. The bear was
shot, and Bernichi was buried in the
town cemetery.
The daily gazette., 1878-10-22

THE future Prince of Bulgaria is not to
be member of any reigning family In
Europe. A despa' ch from Belgrade states &c $ !,
the fnture ruler of that new principality
will be a foreigner; but that in order to
satisfy the amour propre of the new State,
he will have to marry Bulgarian lady
For some time ,at least, the new sovereign
will not exactly lie on bed of roses, fol-
the natives, the Turks, and the Russians
in occnnat,on are not likely to form al
exactly "happy family" Ifthe Prince Is
to be clegged with matrimonial condl
tion like the above, the attractlveness OF
the preferment will be much almlhisneu 1a ,';,
Married men, 1t will De seeh' wouio VII
tually be ineligible.
The daily gazette., 1878-10-22
REGISTERS ORDERS.
Registers Order.
REGISTER s OFFICE.


New Castle Co.. October 7th. 1873,
Upon the application of Sarah R.
Baker, Administrative, of Capt Joshua
Baker, late of Wilmington HID, in said
county, decd, 1t is ordered and directed by
the Register that the Administrative afore-
said give notice of the grantingof Letters of
Administration upon the Estate. of
the decd, with the date of granting thereof,
by causing advertisements to be posted
within forty days from the date OF such
Letters, In six of the most public places OF
the County of New Castle, requiring all
persons having demands against the Es-
tate. to present, the same, or abide by an
Act of Assembly in such case made and
provided. And also cause the same to be
inserted within the same period in the
Wilmington GAZETTE, a newspaper pub
lished in Wilmington, and TO be continued
therein three weeks (e. o, d.
f~, Given under the hand and Seal OF
}L.S. Office of the Register aforesaid. at
t~-~~, New Castle, in New Castle County
aforesaid, the day and year above written.
s. G. BIGGS, Register
NOTICE
All persons having claims against tn
Estate of the deceased must present tn
same duly attested to the Administrative
ON or before October 7th 1879 or abide the
Act of Assembly In such case made and
provided.
Administrative.
Address, wilmington. DEL. ocs-3weod