The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-05

communicates In 1860 the debt was only saaG.np0,
itu revenues sTs4 900. aud Ito valuation sal 900.
uOa. Ten years Inter this debt had grown TO
tp gso co., and In 1878 IL WINS stoooOoap while Its
valuation was $1lT.0oD. ooD--leeH than IL was la
tH6f.
THE EXODUS. -The Washington Post boils
4 the exodus agitation down 10 this great truth:
White labor he's produced half the Rraat cotton
crup Df Mississippi anda large percentage Of
that Of other States. The blacks are needed In
ths South and IL win be for their interest 70
stay there. But IL Northern mischief makers
lure them away. their places can and will be
filed. When any man III claas of men think
they can't be spared. q great mistake II gen
ernlly made. There is no place filled BIZ eay
man t1at uan I be reflled when he leaves II DOT
ton will be- raised because It Ia necessary and
paving crop. II the negroes will ne produce
II. others will do that work.
BANK pfRECroRs RELnAsED. - Five City of
Glasgow bank directors. sentenced In Fehruary
last to Ten months imprisonment. were re-
lansnd yesterday their terms having expired.
An uusympgthetic and not "mushy" crowd at
the door of the ponitpntiary greeted them with
hootH ana derisive laughter "a they emerged
Criminals IN hign life are regarded with lees
favor III Great Britain than iii this country A
4 Bnranee manager, was released from prison, he
WINS banuleted aud otherwise made hero 81
hy II EetI III admirers #hs eenld aee nothing OBJ
iecfionahle La his career. The law. tho work.
houses aud the dungeons Rre Influential To some
DEGREES In preventing crime, but healthy pub
lii sentiment Ia inanitely more powerful In that
direction.
Tim CcAL UoMBrSATToN,-The understand
inH In Philadelphia about the coal company
combination liz that some Of the companies
have been Id consultation upon the proprie.y
q 0f simply advancing prices: and the Delaware.
IAcknwanna aud Western Railroad Company
has expressed u Willingness To give up tE Octo-
her auction sale and unite with the other cou,-
panies on an advance or fifty cents per ton,
Meanwhile the negotiations for formal agree
ment are being pressed. and the plan now be-
inn discussed leaves every company free to act
W IT picases 30 lone no II can sel s coal ut sat
iafactory prices, and Involves no distribution Of
quotas. except when cnrtailment or produc-
tton may be necessary. In which event such
h distribution Of tonnage is proposed as will not
reuutre any company to surrender the position
II has heretofore taken during the progress OF
The negotiation
& The Ohio River Commission will meet shortly
nt PittsburE. This commission IL composed Of
liz W
ernors Of the seven States bordering on the
Ohio river. whose business II ID to press upon
Congress- the Importance of systematic i'm
provernent Of the Ohio river. The commission
originated ut commercial convention held lii
OInctnnai In lsTa and Gen. James X. Moor |
head. Of Pennsylvania. presided over the
FIRST meeting held that year. The com
Mlssioners Immediately proceeded to the
collection oil statistics bearing upon the
Importance OF river improvement to the
seven States. and the necessity for Ruch I'm
prevement WA strongly stated In a memorial
presented To Congress. Through the efforts "
the commission. the government proceeded to
make survey preliminary to the general i'm.
provement Oh the river. which was reported at |
me meeting held at Louisville In October. 1879 |
The work Of the commissioners promises much |
Tor the future OF the Ohio. Railroads cannot |
destroy its utility as great water way and the |
plan Of the United States engineers for It's gen
eral Improvement Will secure that utility per |
manently for commerce.
The Dissriet Of Columbia supreme Court has
hIity v 81 exnrsss comnanes snit vns me iih,
against the Adams Express Company to reo.y
or the value Of three PACKAGE Of jew~lry
aompany plead special contract set forth In /
the receipt given for tue goods and by the
Terms OF when they only sEr6e to be liable to
the amount or $50 on packages not expressly
valued. The Court referred to Loekwood's
case fi7th Wallacss Supreme court Reports.
page ssh aud held that Q common carrier can
mot stfpulae for exemption from respon-
sihilitF for the negligence Of himself or his
u common carrier to bargain for complete
exemption from responsibility for VIOLA
tian Of his duties In particular cases also forbids
him bargaining for q partial exemption: that
any agreement which operates to relieve the
common carrier or the duty OF proper and care
which he owes the public is void: and Us an
sgraament that the carriers negligence shall