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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-08
CON- VI ERCIAI,.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, l
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luuESuHy bV6HIME. MHEtH y. 1878.
GENERAL REMARKs-To-da day for the most
part WIS cloudy with. occasional sprinklnga o.
rain. but not enough to interfere with out door
business.
The news from foreign points and New York
in regard to Cotton was favorable and eneour-
aging, and the consequence was that this mar
ket In that article seDsibly felt tho impulse Of
this news The demand was good and the sales
reached G2oo bales ut prices exhibiting an nd
vance OF 10 on Good Ordinary and the lower
grades
There Ia no feature In the Flour marke at
worthy OF especial mention. There was q fair
demand, and the sales footed no about 5000
barrels at well sustained prices. The market
can be said to be quiet aud easy. choice extra
being scarce.
There wore sales Of Corn to- day amounting
to 1900 bags. al prices ranging from so to 50 cents
per bushel.
There ia better supply Of Corn Meal and the
market is easier with good demand for West
srn.
The unfavorabie news received early In the
day from Chicago caused the market in Mess
Pork to be considerably disturbed. showing
much irregularity. holders showing a decided
disposition to part with their property. Later
advices being more encouraging lthe market
became steadier in the local trade and tho mar
ket closed quiet at sllGp1t &c on trade sales. with
a good dopnnd IL tha ;,hhin, ,.,a 4. a., -
Dbl.
The supply Of Dry Salt Meat is good and tho
demand poor. exoept In the iobbinp md ret,;1
trade.
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COIION-Wo have the satisfaction Of report
Ing az improved feeling In the Cotton market
lnteiligence IRON ?,her, markets. being favora-
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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-08

NEW ORLEANS HTouK EXCHANGE BALES.
BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND CALLS.
st9 900 Premium Bonds. ................ aea.
SECOND GALL. "a NJ.
5000 State Consos ...................... Sos
BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD CALLS.
5000 State Consos OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES s2'.
THIRD GALL. p NJ.
$4,000 State Consols. ......t-.. ..... s2b
10000 State Consns ..... d. 60 and int R2si
5000 Prem um Bonds ................... asa,
5000 Premium Bonds. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3G1s
AFTER THIRD GALL.
10000 State Consols ....--.............,.. So.
INV Teleurat,h
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-08
MAgoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS,
City Hall. March 6, 1873.

MAYoRALTY or NEW ORLEANS
City Hall. March 6, 1873. I
No. 43S9-Administraton Series
Reso7oed, That the gum OF s26, SAG 90 be, and
the same is hereby appropriated, to pay the pay
roll of the Crescent City Police for the month of
February. 1873: and that the Administrator
OF Public Accounts warrant for the payment of
the same
Adopted by the Council Of the city of New Or
leans, March 6, 1878
Yebs-Browp, Gsvanac, Diamond. Edwards
MoCaffrey, RengstorfT. o
ED. PfLsBURY, Mayor.
true copy:
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-08
MUNICIPAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
SPECIAL NOTICE.

DEPARTMENT or IMPROVEMENTS,
Room No. 49, City Hall,
Na1u Qrleuus March & 1873.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-08

Before tho American Fish Cultursts, In New
York on the second instant. Prof aoode made
report that the consumption Of oysters In tho
United States has reached the enormous ag-
Eregnte Of fifty millions Of bushels annually.
The total value OF oil other fsh taken In 1877 is
act down AT s7h, are. 800
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-08

Official statistics compiled Mt Washington
show that In January tho value OF exports
exceeded the value Of imports TO tho United
States to tho extent of $50 4ab,so1, and for the
ilrst seven months Of The current fiscal year the
balance In our favor Is $3.50 eDp, 1877.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-08

The New York Sun states that during the past
winter there has been but one heavy fall of
snow In that locality. and that disappeared In n
few days aud that ut no time has The mercury
stood below zero. The Ice gathered, though
somewhat thinner than usual. Ia Of ample
Et,pDIv
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-08
Commercial and Financial Matters.

Our sendings Of cotton manufactures to
Brazil In 1877 we're eie.ess less than those OF 1876
while Great Brltalns decreased sGssoa5. On
the contrary. our exports to Mexico increased
see0 sBs, and those Of Great Britain s1 ,G45.b1
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-08

The New York Chamber Of Commerce reeog
Mics the decline Of that city. and declares It
due to bad city government which involves
enormous taxation. mfserably paved and dirty
streets. insufficient and expensive railroad
facilities That Is what Is the matter with all
aur niijua
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-08

The consumption Of tobacco Of NIL kinds In
Paris during the past half year was enormous.
Cigars to The value Of 81. 100000 were smoked,
and cigarettes b tho value Of little over $780,
900. About ssooo 900 went for snuff and sioo 900
for chewing tobacco. The number Of cigars
smoked in the six months was 75,41T 300 and
the weight Of the cigarettes was over ninety
one tons,
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-12-26
PLYMOUTH SKETCHES, NO. 296.

On Sunday afternoon, the 9th inst, no ser- vices took place at the 1st Congregational church, owing to the dedication of Eagle Rock Chapel in southern ThOmaston, which the pas tor and a portion of his congregation attended 1; the former, Rev. Mir. Hillard, taking part ID the consecration services.
 Our long tune reading circle, has gone up a round, by taking to itself the title, "Plym- outh Literary Circle" This weeks principal event has been the readings under the auspices of that society, by Miss L.. L. Peck, on Friday evening the 18th, n the Center Congregational church. The readings were interspersed with vocal and instrumental music. The wife of our president, Mrs. George W. Cole, presided at the piano, and is said to be very fine play CT. The Thomaston orchestra, consisting of Messrs. Lanbin, Hotchkiss, Wolf, and Rosa. were present, and discoursed music in their usually excellent style. The evening was pleasant, and the house nearly filled. After paying expenses, respectable sum remains for the benefit of the Circle. Your Plymouth correspondent was greatly yet agreeably sut- prised by receiving brace of complimentary tickets to the above mentioned performances During period of nine years correspondence with the Enquirer, (with alas too much vaca- tion) this is, he believes the first token of fa- vor he has received from his towns people on that account. Having permitted HI. N" to pass him, and get so far. ahead as to render it impossible to catch up, with one number week, he had months ago decided to quit on arriving at 300, Now he may think better of ii, and continue on beyond that period. At the eleventh hour," as it were, he begins to realize that it 'pays" to be newspaper cor respondent. PLYMorHRAN.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-12-26
DEFERRED LETTERS.
HARwENToN.

The freshet, last week, washed many of our roads badly. especially the river road in the Naugatuck valley. A bridge below Page 6 Dains' mill was carried away, also one east of Mr. Coy's was undermined and thrown of its abutments.
 IA young folks sociable was held at Minor Baldwin's. last Wednesday evening.
 -Chas Olmsted was made happy by the birth of daughter on the 9th.
 Mir. Geo. Bently is very ill with conges- ton of the brain. Mir. Samuel Pratt, ST, is al- 30 on the sick list. Fred. Norton, of East Litchfeld, is also sick.
 MT. Arthur Scoville has got his new house covered.
 As this is the season of the year when large hog stories are in order. we will mention two butchered last week by MT. Mir. John Pratt and his father, which dressed 450 and $50 lbs., respectively.
 MT. Dayton O. Case and family, of Bark hamsted, and Mir. Henry Andrews and fam fly of Winsted, have been in town for few days.
 A couple or young sparks who were rid ing out with thelr girls" that pleasant moon- light Sunday evening, a week ago, and who were returning from Wolcottville to Thomas ton about 10 o'clock, raceu their horses with varying success till they had crossed the bridge at East Litchfeld, when one tried to pass tie other, and turned too short around the corner upsetting his team, and spilling.its occupants. The buggy was toe much damaged to be of any further use that night. The ladies also were bruised somewhat. They called up the neighbors and borrowed another wagon, and proceeded on their way, sadder but wiser for their adventure. LITTLE GHoNNIE.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-12-26

social and political, but I have already written more than you asked l am not s0onsan's r5Qhtia. We have not one in the territory | believe. do not endorse the ultra ideas which it's champions advocate. 10 not think women will derive any special personal bene- tit from it's exercise. outside of their general interest, as other members of the community, in good laws and good government, but be- lieve the results of the experiment in Wyom- ing have demonstrated that woman's influence in The government Of the State is just as ben ehcial as in the government of the family.
 You are at liberty to make such use of this
 Very respectfully yours,
 MRS l. P. c. A
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-12-26
An Important Public Document.

A fat quarto volume has lately been turned out by the Government Printing Office, con- taining, so the title claims, "A statement of appropriations and expenditures from the National Treasury for public and private pur- poses in the District of Columbia from July 16, 1S76." This entertaining mass of figures is the first of series of statistical works which will show the aggregate expenditures of the Republican each Department from date of establishment to the middle of the glorious centennial year. Of course nobody can think of any reason for Prining books of this kind except that the job will keep the Public Prin- ter out of mischief and bury several thousand dollars Of the peoples money. And yet one can derive some useful knowledge from this book of District expenditures It is interesting to know, for example, that it costs just twenty five times as much to bury President as it does to bury Secretary of State, and that the removal of diseased members of Congress" can be effected for $471 But after ali the most attractive title in the index is ''Art, Works of" The catalogue of art treasures opens with pedestrian statue of George Washington" which cost from time to time. as it kept getting finished, and being moved. between the years 1852 and 1S42, about $22. |. 900. which was cheap enough Then the req der is led through a bewildering record of paintings and appropriations for the wives of deceased painters, of monuments and alIegori- cal ornaments, of photographs and portraits, of busts and statuary Equestrian and nther3, and is amazed to discover that the entire lot ef marbles, bronzes and canvass have only cost a trifie of 4e0O2, 900. On the basis of these figures the country must admit, as it has not always been inclined to do, that it has pickd up good deal of art for it's money. It is true that Colonel Robert Ingersoll is the possessOr of an assorted collection of idols in good repair which he values at thirty seven and half cents apiece. But Colonel Inger- soils lot is, doubtless, inferior to the National collection. Probably the Colonel doesn't own single god of any pattern which can compare with one side of the equestrian statue of General Jackson in it's potency to smite live pagan with awe.
 It is a curious fact, in this work recorded that very considerable fraction of the gross sum paid for works of Art at the National Cap ital has been voted on the Sd of March. This seems to indicate that the Congressional taste for art is most liable to be stimulated into benevolent activity during the rush and riot of the closing hours of short session. $600. 900 collection generated under such cir cumstances ought to be unique And so it is. = Tribune
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-12-26

During dense fog Mississippi steamboat took landing. A traveller, anxious to go ahead, cane to the unperturbed manager of the wheel and asked why they stopped .'Too much fog; can't see the river" "But you can see the stars overhead" 'sYes," replied the urbane pilot, but until the biler busts we aint going that way. The passenger went to bed
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-12-26

The Chinese iikca drunkard's nose ts q lighthouse, warning us Of the little water that passeth underneath.
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-03-28

On the oath inst. off Dunrose, Eng
gland, a squall struck the British ship
Eurydice capsizing and sinking her.
Out of 800 persons on board only two
is known to have survived. One oi
the saved named Benz. Cuddeford
makes the following statement:
The ship capsized in a squa!l and
snow storm about 4 in the afternoon
when five miles from Hnnose. There
were over three hundred persons on
board, al of whom except myself and
fletcher were, | believe, lost. 1 was
one of the last on the ship. Captain
Hare was near me when she went
down after capsizing, and she
carried with her a large number of
men clinging to her or were drawn
down in the vortex. a man near me
said vessel was close by when the
squall come on, and therefore we will
be sure to be picked UP. L was more
than an hour in the water. Being a
first rate swimmer many af my COM
rades cried to me for help. L tried to
assist two or three, but at last there
was four clingiDg to me, and | was
obliged to kick them off. Our ship
left Bermunda three weeks ago. We
passed the Lizard" in the most
southern part of Great Britain yester-
day, and expected to anchor at Spit
head about in the afternoon.
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-03-28
The Q. NJ, e P. z. r.

At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Quincy, Missouri &
Pacific railroad, held recently at West
Quincy, the following board of direc-
tors was elected, viz:
f. w. Menke, Hugh Smyth, Thorn
as Redmond, w. B. LarkWorthy,
George Adams, Thomas Jasper, Hen
Ty Root, Amos Green, John Wheeler,
and +. NJ. Miller, of Quincy; E. V.
Wilson, of Edna J. NJ. DeFrance, of
Kirksville; and S. Boyington, of Sui
livan county, Mo. This makes sever
al changes in the board, Menke,
Smyth. Boyington and Larkworthy
being all new members, and Mr.. Jas
per not having been one of the direc-
tors last year.
The annual report of the officers
were submitted, including that of
President Root, from which 1t appears
that every possible effort is being
made to push forward tho extension Of
the road west. 1t is believed that the
first Is miles west of Kirksville will
be finished by the first of May, six
miles of it being now about ready for
the iron.-ROckpOrt Journal.
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-03-28

sons whose opinions have not come
from adequate information. On this,
there are words of Sumner: Let a
boy acquire one thing well, and he
gets a standard of excellence to which
be will endeavor to bring up his other
knowledge; and moreover, be will be
aware of his deficiencies by observing
the difference between what he knows
well and what he knows Indifferent
ly.-Lit. and Ed. Notes.
The blame for such apparent "fan-
cy" ls, in most cases, with the teach
ers, who impose several branches OF
study on pupils at the same time,
change them from one study to anOth-
er before they are thorough in any,
rush them through their courses, and
through the grades, graduate them
and send them out with finished"
educations, when really they are not
thorough in anything, and have on
Iy a smatteri e of many-just about
enough to make fools of them. Lit.
and Ed. is full of practicable ideas,
and the above hint 10 the youth of
to-day" is good and timely; but the
idea Of the third sentence, If we get
the meaning, that when educators en-
deavor to get rid of the error con-
demned, parents strenuously oppose,
we Think is a mistake. We doubt
not that great majority of parents
would prefer to have their sons and
thorough, first in the most
useful branches of an education, and
in everything as far as they
go. The error to be corrected is the
ambition Of teachers to turn out as
many griSts as they can possibly crowd
through their burdened hop RS, caring
more for the applause of those with
out adequate information" than
whether the.work is coarse or finely
done.
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-03-28

The Lincoln correspondent, "Rich-
ard" of the Brownville ADVERTISER
in the recent issue of that journal de-
votes much space to the Republican s
recent remarks about Denominations
alism in the university. He seems to
want the press of the State to keep
quiet In regard to the matter and let
bad enough alone.-OnldhG Repls6-
Hcdn.
Richard" we are satisfied thinks
he is right; the principle and spirit
of the Republicans articles we know
are such as ought to prevail. We
gather from these discussions an oc-
casional beam of light, and they
therefore do no harm at least. If
things in the University are all right
such discussions will tend to keep
them in that way. If there is any
thing wrong it will tend to correct
the error. 1t doesn't hurt a Univer-
sity or, any other institution, to know
that it is watched by a wide awake
press.
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-03-28

The Pawnee Republican has dis
covered that Senator Paddock has
given satisfaction to the people of Ne
braska. Does the Republican mean
to say that the people OF Nebraska.
generally endorse his little crooked
ness on the silver bill ?-Lincoll
World.
The Republican is correct. Senator
Paddock represents his constituents
ably and acceptably. So far as his
vote In opposition to the Matthews
resolution was concerned it amounts
to nothing because the resolution
amounted to nothing, and weather it
failed or prevailed did not in the least
effect the people of Nebraska. On
the question that the people did care
about, Senator Paddock was with
them. Ifthe people viewed a mole
hill through the "specs" of the World.
1t might look like a mountain, but
they don't.
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-03-28

We see by the Kearney Gazette that
Henry Wilkins, regular correspon-
dent of the Kearney Press, is talked
of for the position of United States
marshal for this State. We doubt the
assertion, from the fact that all who
know Mr.. wilkins are surely aware
that a man more untitled for the po-
sition can hardly be found in Nebras-
ka.
Perhaps all true, every word of 1t,
and yet perhaps Rutherford B. Hayes,
president of the United States. may
differ in opinion with B. F. Krier,
present Temporary editor and pro-
prietor of the Dawson county Pioneer
Plum Greek, Nebraska.-KeGrney
Press.
The Pioneer is certainly correct un-
less wilkins has become transmogri
fed into a sober decent man, by a
red ribon or something, since he was
down this way a short time ago.
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-03-28
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

At Littleton, w. V, last week three
persons were murdered, viz: The
wife and infant of George Wallace,
alias George Baker, and girl named
Mary Church who lived with Wal
lace. Wallace and his brother John
have been arrested.
Abiel F. Fifeld, defaulttng water
register, at Cambridge, Mass, has
been sentenced to serve three years in
the Penitentiary.
A hired woman in the family of
Judge J. G.. Campbell. Clarksburg,
w. ". attempted to poison the fami-
ly by putting arsenic in the tea. The
large quantity administered caused
vometing and there were no fatal re-
suits.
Sam. Chambers and Geo. Collins.
two negroes, were hanged at New
Castle, Del, last Friday for alleged
rape on a woman named Smith. 1t
had been fully ascertained that the
woman was notorious courtesan and
tramp and that she swore to a lie
but then they were nothing but mig
gers" and therefore Governor Cochran
refused to interfere.
Mrs. A. r. Newell, of Grand Rap
ids, Mich, shot herself Friday morn
ing. the bullet passing through her
head from temple to temple. She was
nineteen years old, greatly admired,
and liked by all who knew her.
A couple on their wedding tour fell
into the hands of three-card monte
men on the cars near Delaware, Ohio,
and were relieved of $3.50 and their
watches.
A Mrs. Green was murdered at
Jackson, Mich, on the Goth. A
young man named Walworth, Mrs.
G's. agent and heir to her property,
is charged with the murder and is in
Jail.
A gang of coin coun nterfeiters were
arrested in Chicago last week.
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-03-28

The pre-bellium claims of the south,
which, without doubt have been kept
by that deluded people for use when
they had got control of the nation, and
the annual interest computed with
care were brought upon Congress by
Regan, former p. M. General of the
Southern Confederacy; whereupon
Willis of Michigan, took occasion to
unearth records which set down such
bills in satisfactory way.-Bedtrice
Courier.
1t makes our heart thumpan thrill
with patriotic pleasure to know that
those bills which no doubt had been
standing up were compelled to ''set
down"-but what in the devil is pre-
bellium, anyhow?
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-03-28

There are hundreds of advertising
agencies and individual humbugs who
are ever trying to use the press. AS is
generally the case they have little
ready money to put into their busi-
ness; they therefore resort to every
dodge known in the trade. An ordi-
nary Office receives bushel of these
circulars weekly. For instance firm
in New York want to dispose of some
fine paint, they send TO the press about
the following circular: "If you will
insert our 'ad' for certain time TO the
amount of S5, we will send you a due
bill for the amount which will be taxi
en- in part payment for SO worth of
our excellent paints which will be
forwarded to you on receipt of due
bill and S. in cash" In this way
they get their lad" free. Organs, pr
amos, soap, ink, wOrnOut printing
presses. jObstock, type, and every
thing in every branch of trade are
disposed of to the fraternity on the
same terms, viz: by paying the full
value in cash. IF anyother business
was "pestered" with these "critters"
as printers are, they would be harden
ed beyond redemption.-Bedtrice
Courier.
Notwithstanding all this, Alec. in
another item in the same column in
which the above appears, says he don't
believe in capital punishment. We
would like to know how such nuisan-
ces are going to be got rid of without
adequate punishment.
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-03-28

A great depression is reported in
the whisky markets east. An associ-
ated press dispatch says of New York
city:
Visits to large importing liquor
dealers and to the whisky dealers, on
the Produce Exchange, reveals the
fact that very serious depression ex-
lists in the trade, which several of
them attribute to the spread of the
temperance movement and difficulty
existing in this city in obtaining IL
ceDses. Real estate dealers assert that
a very large number of liquor saloons
are for rent this season, as the prolri-
etors, owing to the duilness in busi-
ness, are unable to meet their expens-
es. If business does not improve 1t
is anticipated that large number of
them will retire this spring.
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-03-28

PARIS. March 25.-The Temps says
prevalent opinion in diplomatic circles
is that England's persistence in her
refusal to participate was the cause of
abandonment of the congress. 1t is
probable that if England refuses to
take part France and Italy will follow
her example. Temps does not consld-
er an AngIo-Russian war necessary
in consequence of England's absten-
ton from the congress.