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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-23
A Chinese Hell.

A traveller thus describes q representation
Of the punishment Of the wicked after death
according to the Buddhist theory, which he
Witnessed in the suburbs Of Canton: "After q
walk Of about % mile, we came to the Temple
Of Horrors This Is horrible pace-tllat
Is, the scenes are hideous. The intention Is to
represent what II bad man would suffer after
death 1t Is composed OF ten different groups
of statuary, made Of clay, md many Of them
are crumbling to pieces. The first group rep
resents the trial Of the man; he is surrounded
by his family and friends. who are trying to
defend him; the second, where he is con
demned and given over to the executioDer;
in the third he is undergoing q semi-transfor
nation from the man to the brute; the fourth,
where he Is put into mill, with his head
downwards, and is being ground up; his dog
is by the side Of the mill licking up his blood.
In the fifth scene he is being placed between
two boards and Is being sawed down length
wise; sixth, he Is under a large bell, which Is
rung until the conclusion kills him; seventh.
the man is placed upon table, and two men
are padding or spanking him with large.
wooden paddles: eighth, he. Is upon rack
and the cSecutioners are tearing his flesh
with red-ho pfncers; ninth, he Is in u cauld-
ron Of boiling lead; the tenth scene repre-
sents him upon gridiron, undergoing the
process of roasting In all Of these scenes
his family are present; also large figures who
represent the judge executioners, little dew
lis, and various Instruments Of torture"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-23
SEALED PROPOSALS.
o SECRETARY's OFFICE,
HILL Fireman'a Charitnhla ARsnciation

o SECRETARYs OFFICE.
Seventh District OF New Orleans Feb. q. 1878. J
Sealed proposals will be received at this Office
until March |, 1873 at, o'clock .. M. for the
erection of bell tower on the neutral ground In
the rear Of the market in the Seventh District o
New Orleans, according to plans and specifca-
tions on file with George Geier. Chief Engineer
at tho office Of T. Fischer d Son. Picayune saw
mill. Seventh District of New Orleans. The as
sociation reserves the right to reject any or al
bids. y
Parties making proposals are required to de.
posit with tho secretary of the association. MS
evidence OF their intention to abide by the adju-
dieation, the amount of s25 in cash. which shall
be forfeited to the association In case of failure
to sign the contract within the prescribed time
in the conditions of the specifications.
Bidders to whom contracts areonoto awarded
shall have their deposits returned to them on
the day adjudication is made. o
No bids received unless accompanied by GER
tiflcate Of the secretary that the deposit has
been made.
Proposals must be addressed to Fl. HOEY,
Secretary Firemen's Charitable Association.
Seventh District of New Orleans, corner Hamp-
son street and Canal Avenue. and be Endorsed
Proposal for the erection Of a bell tower for
Firemen's Charitable Association Seventh Dis
trict." II. HOEY.
Secretary F. g. A.. Seventh District.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-23
THE s.OLIfE

E,iiior De,pocrdt-In your issue Of this date
there Is nh article signed by Democrat,
making the query, "havo we police force
With your kind permission | will ask Dem,
oerat' II he ever takes the trouble to find OUT
what causes the ineffiriency Of the police y
against than SHINING. "Democrht' pays de-
served compliment to that gallant gentleman,
Gen Ogden. would respectfully inform the
gentleman that there are men on TINS pgllee
who were with Ogden on that september d,y,
who took even chances with him, and who
first time either can show him
men who donned the gray In 81 and who wore
H. through, the darkest days Of the war wore
II till the last gun in G5 had told the fate Of the
lost cause. men who never show Their scars
nor boast Of their deeds. but who only. ask the
want Now, what are the facts concerning
the pay Of the foree2 If democrat Will
lake the trouble he will find that we have re-
eeived on an average about $82 per month
since our organization, dnductlng uniform,
brokerage, etc, with q brilliant prospect OF
being swindled entirely out Of three months
pay for last year, as our only hope lies
In the bill before the Senate which, Is CON
veniently postponed from day to day,
and which will probably continue
50 to the end Of the session Under these cir
tnltnstances is it any wonder that we are be
coming dernoralized2 The laborer is worthy.
Of his hire; The poliee Question i easy q
can live as they do in other cities: pay them
promptly every month, and have no man ON
the force unless he can prove good charac-
ter; then hold them to u strict performances OF
their duties and New Orleans will have no
cause to complain Of her police =
w. Il. STEVENS.
New Orleans. Feb. 20, 1878.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-23
ANECDOTES or THE LATE POPE.

The gossips told Of his having been d Free
mason, and bis having fallen in love with a
beautiful English girl, what time he wore the
breastplate Of the Guarda Mobile. History
recorded Of him that he, when elected Pope,
warned his steward "When | was bishop |
spent Q dollara day for my personal expenses;
when was cardinal | spent one dollar and
half, and now that am Pope you must ,l not 70
vorably the petition OF the old inarket-gar,, Z
dener who, having lost his horse. walked
boldly into the palace to beg one, from the
Quirinal stables that when majority OF the
lors on the question OF on amnesty were
and said, Now they are all white" that
in the earlier days OF his administration
white was such that boiled eggs we're a break
fast dc regte with Romans. How he kept to
the last his kindly humor and caustic wit. Is
it not recorded "My daughter" he said to
a tall American girl, zone blessing Is not
enough for you'll must give you two, 'They
SLY women are the most beautiful he sad,
es ono day he halted with a brilliant train Of
dgnithries Of the church before splendid
peacock IN the ga1ven; mo, no: 1t ls our
sex that is always the most brilliant" "WhatH
he said, as he threw away book wherein
the pious author spoke Of sanity character
who could not escape one snare-that OF
MARRIAGE sshall it be said that the church
has six sacraments and snafeo When
q soldier Of the French garrison asked the
Pope to say a mass for him personally,
with no other auditor present. in the Pope's
own chapel his holiness consented, and
bade him come on The morrow s"Io-mo1rrow
must see some OF the boys off, replied the
soldier, '.but next day, Pope, I'm, your man
VERY well, saidnhe Pope, "inakeit next day"
Not long after bis return, In 1850, q charming
young English lady was out sketching with
d maid near the Porta Pa The Pope came
out in his carriage, descended, and began to
take bis usual walk. The maid having gone
to ask his blessing, returned to say that his
holiness would gladly give bis hand to be
kissed to her young English mistress. In
deed,o said that lady with q toss Of her
heretlcal head, II think my hand better worth
kissing than his 20 The Pope. who had ap
proached unseen and overheard this speech.
laughed gently and said, to her great cons
fusion, That's perfectly true but you will
alloy and old man to bless you. nevertheless.
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The P0pe's II receipts ana Expenditures.

The pontifical treasury defrays, as 1t did
before. the occupation of Rome the charges
Of all It's servants, amounting yearly to sotne
SB,ooO.oOO. A few Of them have not objectS
to draw two salaries one from the Pope, one
from the State. The Italian govern
ment tenders, under tho law Of guaran-
tees" to His Holiness annually $G45ODO gold,
for his civil list, d single note for that sum
being specially engraved This the Pope al
ways declined to receive, end under the law
into the Italian treasury. "Peters pence"
amounting yearly to over G3.oOo,OO0, defray
theexpenses Of the Holy See. "a third Of tho
amount is devoted to Christian works, mis-
sions, hospitals, schools, churches, etc; an
other third to tho maintenance OF the court
and the ecclesiastical administration The re-
mainder goes to swell reserve fund to be
drawn upon in emergencies.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-23
ENGLAND's NAVY.
The Last Time nm English Fleet Forced
the Way Before C0nstantlnOpic.
tConstantinople Correspondence 1.-THE Philadel.
pbia Pressl

the way before GOn&tAntlnOplC.
fConstantinope Correspondence OF the Phladel.
pbia Press.l {
The nearer the Russians get to Constanti-
nople the more the anxious the English will be
o to surround it with their feet IF it should
turn out that the surrender OF n part or all of
the Turkish navy Is to he exactod in the way
Of indemnity, they will have good reason for
plished much in this war, the Turkish navy In
good hands would be formidable element
Of strength. There are seven first-class iron
clad frigates, carrying each about twenty
from 300 to 1850 horse power. There
are also eight iron-clad steam corvettes,
armed with cannon of the latest and best
pattern, In all. the navy consists Of one
hundred vessels, including the above, five
ships of the line and some fifty dispatch and
gunboats. The Russians have no such vessels
in their navy as the Turkish iron-clad frig-
ates and corvcttes. They were built in Eng
land of the best material. and without regard
to expense. Most of them are being anchored
of the navy-yard within the Golden Horn
nearly two miles from the Bosphorus, and
with two bridges intervening between them
and the sea of Marmora
The Turkish defenses OF the Dardanelles are
infinitely more dangerous than when Admiral
Duckworth forced passage in 1907 At that
time Turkey was in alliance with France and
Russia and England were allies on the other
side. The Admiral slipped through before his
intentions We're understood, and he destroyed
several Turkish men-of-war that he met Oh
the way. When he got to Constantinople he
threatened to blow everything to pieces Ii the
French ambassador, Gen Sebastian, was hot
immediately dismissed and war were not de-
clared against France. At the instigation of
the French envoy the Porte resorted to procras-
tinatng measures, while the whole popula-
ton worked on the construction OF batteries,
mounting in three days 300 cannon and putting
the sea front in an impregnable condition, the
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-23
TO THE LADIES.

DIR. BILLIE has returned from Paris and
opened an office at 1874 Canal street, between
cret Of Ninon de PEnclos. who up to her death
In her seventy-seeond year Of age, retained the
beauty syae and S e Whe1 she was
which is pleasant. even enjoyable, ladies can do
away with all cosmetics and paints. as the skin
wonted lustre and strength, and vivacity re-
turns. The old become young, and the young,
who have ruined themselves with late hous.
vigor, and fire OF youth, All diseases and
troubles peculiar to ladies' treated by harmless
and painless method. Consultations and cor
respondenee strictly confidential
dec tt DIR. BILLIE. 154 Canal street.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-23
The Color Of Oysters.

teemod, also, which come from Marennes.
She has first supplied red oysters from Area
chon; the fish fs fat and savory, but people
became squeamish about. the color. It was
perhaps ''latent Radicalism' ut last made
manifest; 1t was resolved to hold an oyster
congress, 50 the wisest chemists in Paris were
summoned to Bordeaux. They reported that
the result was owing to the inclosed beds hay
ing been subject to an evaporation since two
months, and no fresh water stream having
contained in the water had increased in
ordinatey, thus "dyeing" the bivalve, which
Is also q voracious feeder. Already iodine
oysters rs white as snow, from Ostend are
advertised
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-23
For the Paris Exposition of 1873.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. U. s. A..
Washington d G. Feb. IS 1873.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. U. s. A., |
Washington. ID. c.. Feb 49, 1873. J
Hon. Il. Wood Perry. New Orleans, La.
Dear Sir-I am in receipt Of your valued favor
Of thG M f rs Won nt day haa 5e
now confirm. 1t is quite refreshing to observe
the. enterprise and energy you display in the
agricultural products for the Paris Exposition.
and the success that has already resulted there
from.
hope that the extension OF time. Of which you
are advised, will enable your people to add even
more to the collection now in hand.
The lfberality of the railroad and steamship
companies in afTording free transportation at
greatly reduced rates Is greatly to be COM
mended. and will tend. suppose, to increase
the number r.. OF specimens in our collection.
auired. write or telegraph for them and they
will be Immediately forwarded.
Very respectfully.
VIM. G. LEDUC,
fe21 81 Commissioner Of Agriculture.
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entrance Of the Golden Horn being barred by
a line OF 100 gunboats. Finding themselves
safe from harm. the Sultan babe the Admiral
defiance and refused, to accede to any com
promise whatever. When the Admiral took
advantage of q northeast wind to go down the
Dardanelles, he found new batteries at all tho
favorable points, and cannon Of the largest
calibre in position. Some Of them fired stone
balls Weighing 800 pounds. One OF them
crushed the deck Of the Standard. and caused
a loss Of sixty men. All the vessels Of the
squadron suffered more or less, and about 300
men were killed.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-23

Hnper's Weekly insists on the single gold
standard, and has frequently denied that the
silver dollar was demonetized surrepttiously
or unknown to,Congress and the country. But
1t appears from Hmpn.'s own files that no.
body about that concern had the faintest con-
ception rs late as January 9, 1875, that sill
yer had been demonetized. In the issue Of
picture which represented the ark of State
floating towards distant peak just showing
above the watery waste on which is inscribed
i, - Soundo Specie Basis-Gold and Silver"
while above CLEANS the bright rainbow Of
'Our Credit"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-23
FREE EXHIBITION OF PURE BRED POULTRY

EVERY DAY, SUNDAYS INCLUDED.
at the yards on State street. between Constance
and Laurel. Sixth District. Take Magazine or
Tchoupitoulas cars. EGGS FOR HATCHING
for sale at 81 per dozen. Come and see, or ad-
dress Box 3d. New Orleans 20, felO Su4t
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-23
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

1.-THE DEMOCRAT is responsible for none OF
the views expressed in the communications
under this head; but no communications will
be printed except from responsible partiesl
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-23

Mr. Cobleigh came home the other evening
and said to Mrs. Cobleigh, Matilda, there
was man shot himself through the heart, in
Slawson, last night" Horrors" exclaimed
the. shocked lady; what was his name r.
"kinman." 'Kinman 2" she calculated; chow
old was hep" about forty-five, they say"
why, that must be Augustus Rinman
Goodness gracious! what a terrible blow this
must be to his family am 50 sorry mo,
tening to her relief; st was George Kinman. =
"Pshaw.' exclaimed the dissatisfied woman,
II didn't know him. Danbury News.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-23

o OFFICE STATE TAX COLLECTOR, J
Seventh District,
. New Orleans. February 20. 1878.
The taxpayers Of this district are hereby
notified that ! am now ready to receive cur
rent taxes and licenses for 1878 at my Off ce, cor
ner Of Hampson street and Carrollton Avenue.
fe21 II. TEBBE. Collector.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-23
AUCTION SALES.
by ID. 4. Morphy IL SON.

CORN. CORN. CORN.
pY d. l.. MORPHY Il sON-D. T.. Morphy.
- Auctioneer-W Will be- sold on SATURDAY,
February %. 1873, at II O'Clock a. M on the
levee. head of Lafayette street. for account Of
whom it may concern
1900 Sacks CORN, slightly damaged.
Tarma-fjash, fa1a
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-23
Borrowing was done IN a g,sn,

borrowing was done on a grand scale in
1877. A Belgian statistican has compiled d
list of the issues made in various countries of
the world, and sets down the total amount as
81 $4,000. against s725, o0O,o 900 ii 1876, and
S330,000,000 in 1875. OF this enormous amount
S., 154, 900 was borrowed by governments,
national, state and municipal, and the bal
ance by railway and industrial companies and
institutions of credit. The excess of the worlds
borrowing last year over that of previous years
was mainly due to the conversion loans Of the
United States. The French loans amounted to
S375,0000 900, over two thirds of which have been
issued by railway and industrial companies.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-23

Saturday, February 23, 1877.
The mass meetingSyill have tho following for
It's objects: o
Y. The abolshment Of theolieense system as
wrong in principle and unjust to tho indus
trious and Working classes.
Q. That inasmuch us oil the bonds outstand-
ing against this city are attacked upon consti-
tutional grounds, it Is simply right and neces-
sary that the interest or other tax connected
with the whole Of the bonds should be sus-
pended until our suyeme Court shall have de-
ckd what bonds we legally owe and what
! bonds are utilities
.. That the present Board Of Administrators
being costly and unnecessary burden. to ask
from our Legislature the restoration Of the nom
paying aldeynanic syst In which formerly OBJ
tanned.
4. To demand constitutional convention. as
the only possible means by which to remedy the
deficiencies and expressions Of the eonstitu-
ton Of 1862 under which we live.
1t Is our duty fellow citizens. In The interest
of FREE SPEECH and the RIGHT OF PEACE
ABLE ASSEMBLY. to call this meeting. as we
have done. and We hope you will deem 1t your
duty to attend the same In such numbers rs
will at once rebuke the Outrage OF last satur-
day night. redeem the fair name of our city
from the reproaeh ~ the matter now stands.
and thus render such q recurrence for the future
an impossiblity.
G. II. TEBAULT, N. D.,
President Central Executive Council Real Es-
tate and Taxpayers Union. fe21
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-23
Notice to Tnx-payers,
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.
PERSONAL.
Q

ANY OF THE HEIRS OF
John FlInthan, William FIinthan or Anna
r. Flntilan living. by addressing the .un-
dSrsgned they will hear Of something to their
JOHN M. PJEIS JR,
500 North Third stteet Philadelphia, Pa.
fe1g Iw INV
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-23
BY Montgomery q Co.

LARGE AND UNREsERvED SALE OF
HORSES, MULES AND HARNESS.
pY MONTGOMERY Il CO-E G. Billiard.
- Auctioneer = At Montgomery Tattersalls.
No. 10 BaronDe street, on TUESDAY February
26, and WEDNESDAY, February II, each day Of
\ o'clock o, M will be sold to the highest bid
der. without the least reserve, the following
valuable stock
go WORK HORSES, "A MULES, 10 FARM
WAGONS. 30 sets HARNEsS, q Top WAGONS
8 BUaGIES, Spring WAGON.
. Can be seen Mt Nos. 50 and 50 Baronne street
where all In want are invited to call and ex-
anime them. No postponement on account of
weather. Sale positive. Good farm horses !;
have been worked all winter.
Tsrms-Cash. q
qe22 G* O. X. WOOD
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FOR SALE.
LOsT-rOUND.

I OsT~THE FOLLOWING STATE WAR
-. rants have been lost by The owner thereof:
No. $40. for $500. dated January g. 1876; No. 1881
for 5000, dated February IL, 1876. and No. 1882
for $3.50. dated also February 1s, 1876. All per-
sons are cautioned against negotiating the
same ms payment has been stopped fe21 1t
300 REWARD..,THE ABOVE REWARD
dersigned Of one LOUISIANA C0NsOLf-
DATED BOND. No; 1880. Tor $1,000. lost near the
corner of Cont md Royal streets on Monday
afternoon. the 18th inst. In the meantime The
public are cautioned against purchasing the
same BONIS Il LIE MORE
fe20 No. Caller Court.
r ,osT - OFFICE q. s. BONDED WARE
- house, No ISL Fulton street, New Orleans,
lathe undersigned hereby gives notice that
negotiable wapeh2nss r. receipt No. 2s9. for SIXTY
russia: and also negotiable warehouse receipt
No. % for flfty-tWo casks SODA ASH and 224 casks
SODA CRYSTAL. OK steamship TexHs have
been lost. The public are hereby cautioned
against negotiating for the same, as duplicates
have been asked for.
CHAS. A. THIEL,
Proprietor .. s. Bonded Warehouse, No. 151
Fulton street. ja28 tt
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FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD.

MAYoRALTY or New ORLEANS,
City Hall, February a, 1878. !
Five hudred dollars $4,000 reward will be paid
for the arrest and conviction Of the person or
persons who tusned in false alarm Of fire
from box No 24S. corner of st. Ann and Miro
streets. on the night OF January IS, 1878 in CON
sequence Of which citizen. Mr. T. Roubion
lost his life.
Also similar reward for the arrest and con
viGtion OF any person on persons who may de-
face. derange or In any manner improperly in
terfere with the working Of the fire alarm tele-
graph. or who malciously turns In q false
alarm Of fire from any fire alarm box.
fe22 st ED PIT,SBURY. Mayor. @
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BOARDING.

GELECT PRIVATE BOARDING COMFORT.
- ably furnished front rooms can be obtained
with or without board, by tho day, week OF
month BY applying OF the elegant private resi-.
dence No. lag Carondelet street. Parties 10
search OF homo comforts will find this rare
opportunity. A fine bathroom also attached te
the house. References exchanged. ie2s II