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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-13

err es5xc No amber Illinois 9s,<c. Corn weak: high
mixed casa 3sc: No. white cash 4ase- Oats quiet;
No. white. cash. 25tsc; rejected. re. Tho market
closed Wheat quiet; No red, August 95se bid sep
quiet: No . september. 3sc asked, 37c. bid October
jSe bid Oats steady No >. 25c.; No > white .6c Re-
ceirts--wheai. $4,000 Bushels; $4,000 do. oats
Iatuo do shipments-wheat, 2l2.ooo bushels; corn
5sI11 do, oats, 600 do
Flour quiet but frm Wheat steady. with a fair de-
81 Ou1 Corn quiet. but steady, 3sc 4Oc. Oats
uuist at a5c a9e Rye steady with a lair demand at
a3r Barley dull aud noninal Pork dull held al 81 80
Lard in fair demand and drni make 81 40 Bulk
clear sides, - Ul Bacon steady, with u fair demand
shoulders - 50; clear ribs. 81 DO clear sides s. %
whsksy sciive, hrE and higher at 81 o. quiet
and unchanged Sugar paiet and unchanged. Hogs in
fair demand ana nrm common, 81 90 80 IS; light
s. 81 >, 90; packing. IS 30 50 30; butchers So so
~ 60; receipts o9o; shipments. 3S5
Flour dull and nominal Wheat in :air demand and
sI4c. September Soc, October: No. lobe a 1bs4c.
Corn unsettled, hot generally lower 33c &C. cash:
SSc s3,sc September; 3Ie., October; rejected 81 56c
s2e Oats dull aud dropping at 21sc cash 23sc., Sep
TENDER 25&c October; elected, Zoe Rye ana barley
steady and unchanged. FaNseed IN fair demand Pork
IN god demand and shade higher at s. 271a s. 30
Lard active. firm and higher at 50 i2a cash and Sep
fember; 50 a. s. Az. October; 50 81 AL the
year. Bnlkmeats steady and unchanged Whiskey in
good demand and a shade higher 81 u. Eggs finn;
Buffalo, 4sc. Sc Receipts-Flour SOD bills wheat.
seUo bushels $4,000 do. oats. 81 oOO do rye.
q uoo do; barley. 1890 do Shipments-Four. 1000
obls wheat. I2so bushels ccrn. 3O3 400 oats.
iOi 900 do 5000 do: barley $40 do At the close
heat stronger NJ s51Sc o5ac., September; s5lac
so'sc. October Corn frmer and 1se higher Oats
tober. Pork irmef and 2sc. higher Lard strong and
higher at - 40, September s. Az s. 30, October
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-13
PRINT CLOTHS MARKET.
HAVANA MARKET.

FALL RIVER. August IL, 1870.
The market for print cloths ruled que, both in
demand aud sales but previous unchap god
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-13
EUROPEAN MARKETS.

. LIVERPOOL, August 12-5 p. N.
Cotton-Futures dull; offerings light; upands low mid
ding clause, February and March delivery, cd.
LIVERPOOL, August IL. 1879 .
rork-Prime Eastern steady at 55s do Western
steady AZ ass Bacon-Cumbcrland cut steady at 27s;
short rib steady US long clear steady 2os Cd short
clear steady 26s Cd HamsIong cut steady at AIS.
Shoulders steady at. pos Cd. Beef-India mess.
in market; mess steady at $685.; prime
mess, none in market 'Lard-Prime Western
steady Sis. Tallow-Prime city steady at BIS I'd.
TnrpeDtine-Sprits dull at 2.s RosinCommon dull at
frmer lis I'd Characterization choice dull
Bis Lard oil dull at BPS Four-EXtr. State dull AT
s3s 81 wheatspring No. dull at IS do No. dull at
SIS. Sd Western winter dull at 9s.: Southern
dull at s. Sd. CornMXed duh ut As 3D. mixed old
frmer at is. 9}ad. Cottonseed oil-Yellov American
steady At 29s. Rosn-Common, at ondon steady at Is.
Sd. Turpentine-Spirits at London, duh at 2s. &c.
ANTWERP. August II, 1879
Petroleum, l654f for fine pale American.
LONDON, August ia 80 p N.
Refined Petroleum, Cd per gallon.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-13

HAVANA, August II, 1879
Spanish gold PIC 2l94 Exchange quiet; on the
United States, 60 days gold, 10 lua premium; short
sight los II premium; London. 20l 2la pre-
MUM o. Paris, 90 ga premium. Sugar quiet.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-17
ACADEMY OF music.
Miss Roseau's Benefit.

As the engagement of the Colville company
draws towards Its end, and the close Of the sea-
son at the Academy Of Music approaches. we
may expect benefit occasions. That to Miss
Roseau. the cultured musical feature OF the
Academy takes place on Friday evening when
the bill will b. Robinson Crusoe.' Mr.. Gus
Williams. the American German dialect artist
will appear between the acts Of the burleeaue
and give the public new songs. sayings and re-
citations, adhering, however. to his burlesdue
temperance lecture. We sincerely hope that
Miss Roseau will be rewarded for her earnest
To night and saturday matte e the last repre-.
sensations Of ,Ci!derella' will b. given, and
Saturday evening Babes in the Wood" will be
reproduced. These bills are repeated on &C
count Of many persons not having been able to
visit the theatre during the Lenten season. The
company has In rehearsal a burlesaue upon
"Pinafore" which will be OF a local character.
aud entitled The New Orleans Schooner Pima
fore" in which Mr.. Gus Williams will appear
as Sir Joseph Weiss Beer, commander Of the
entire navy This side-spltting musical farce
will be brought out on Sunday evening.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-17
CITY ECaoEs.

Oscar Taylor was lodged In the Harbor Sta
ton, charged by Isidore Magniied with larceny
Of $40.
Bridget Bacon can be found in the Fourth
Station. charged with petty larceny by Kate
King.
E. A. Duffy, q confidence chap and danger
Gus and suspicious character, was lodged In
the Third Station.
John Devenstein and John Anderson we're
lodged in the Third Station. charged with mall
cious mischief.
By order OF Judge Mitenberger vicious
dog that had bitten boy named CASTOR Pro-
vastier was killed.
Julia Taylor. charged with obtaining money
under false pratenses, was sent before the First
District Court under bonds OF $780,
Custer. alias Slippery, charged With shooting
and wounding Officer Gus Myers, was yester-
day discharged by Judge Sheehan.
Regardless of the trouble that John Nelson is
already in. Julia Lewis s'erday made an aff-
davt against him. charging him with obtaining
81 from her under false pretenses.
Ernest Johnson, alias Edmonds charged with
being dangerous and Suspicious character,
was yesterday placed under $500 peace bonds by
Judge Miltenberger.
J. D. Prerat, at the instieation Of Katie
Masterson. was lodged in the Third Sta ion
charged with malicious mischief. disturbing
the peace and threats to kill.
Henry Ponstein, on learning that Geo. Robert
son had made complaint against him OF assault
with dangerous weapon with Intent to kill
| surrendered at the Third Station,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-17
WILL Nm. CAKnINeroN BE REMovED7

Atthe last meeting OF the Citizens Sanitary
Association committee of three was appointed
to call upon the Governor and request him to
remove Dr. Darlington the quarantine physi-
elan. on the strength OF the following resolu
ton presented by MI. Horter: .n..M@..a"
Whereas, In the opinion OF this community,
In the sprirg Of 1873 Oh the steamship Emily b
Souder, when DR.. Darlington was quarantine
Whereas. III his testimony before the Senate
fever commission DR. Darlington admitted that
III had not seen q case of yellow fever Since
w whereas, this entire community doubted Dr..
Carrington's ability to detect yellow FEVER % IL
anon Dr. CarrinRton's qualifications as phy,
Stefan that com mittee OF three pc appointed
by the chairman to walt upon the Governor
and ask DR.. Carrington's removal
The chair appointed Messrs. Horter. Schmidt
and Forester, Yesterday, at quarter to 8. the
the committee called upon the Governor. VINO
invited them into his private office to the ex-
eusion of all but tho committee. The inter
view lasted fully two hours. and to those
standing outside the discussion seemed to be
very animated. AT half past the committee
left the Governor without having been able to
secure what they wished-the removal OF DR..
Darlington. The proceedings We're private
and every one was very reticent to furnish the
press with amy details Of the discussion. The
fact is. that the Governor told the committee
that at the next meeting of the association. on
Saturday, be would inform the committee OF
his decision in the matter of the removal or
non-removal of DR.. Darlington. The gentle.
men Of the committee We're 10Th 70 speak q
Governor Nichols before they submitted their
report to the association.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-17
TO-DAY's RACES.

The rain of yesterday. coming down as 1t did
80 heavily, beat the earth at the race track so
hard that 1t rendered 1t more less impervous
to water, and now that the weather appears to
have cleared up the ground will be better for
running than II the rain had been lighter. The
cooler temperature after yesterdays storm
will make visit to the Louisiana Jockey
Club grounds all the more pleasant, and what
with the free entrance to the field and the three
splendid events offered we may expect a bril-
liant attendance. The races are to be-6rstIy. a
handicap for all ages. one and quarter miles,
for q purse of $3.50. with seven entries; second
". a handicap for al ages. mile heats, four en-
tries; and lastly. the Crescent Hall purse of
$3.50, one mile and hree-quarters. with four
entries.
THE POOLS.
Last night brought out number OF sports
vorites being made 80 at short odds. They sold
as follows -*
Keene Richards, Jr, 1888. Kingsland s33 Egypt
$50, Virgilian SO, Mike Welsh's entries, st. Joe
and Jack Bachelor, &c. DEBILITY IS.
SECOND RACE.
Bill Dillon 500 Sam Ecker s28. L'Argentine
$24. Cannon Sd.
THIRD RACE.
Hancock $780, Essilhh $22. LIE Roi $40. Kings
land 49,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-17
DoNNELLY's DEATH.
His Body Is Found After a Lapse of Four
Months In the River.

Some four months ago report was made at
police headquarters that boy named John
DoDnelly had disappeared from the residence
of his parents. No. AIT Charities street.
After description OF the youth was given a
diligent search was made for him, but without
success.
Tuesday evening Mr.. r. Vaclolia discovered a
boiy floating In the river at the head Of
MarIgny street After procuring a boat he went
after it and succeeded In bringing 1t to the
wharf and making 1t fast.
Subsequently Mrs. Donnelly heard that the
body of 9 boy had been found floating In tue
the body as that of her LONG. lost boy. The
corpse was then turned over to her.
It is supposed that when the boy left home IN
the day in question he repaired to the river and
while playing on the. wharf accidentally fell
into the river and was drowned.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-17
with any provision or clause Of the act calling

with any provision or CLAUSE ~ Lno aoS SaiiAn1 g
convention, ,a,, ~, .,.,
lion is a sovereign body, the laws applicable to
lila eIention If mere Legislators cannot be ap
nied to convention. delegates; that they are
above the law-are law unto themselves This
Is trne but with certain conditions and quail
locations.
the convention springing. into existence. pro
vides In the section that the constitution
framed BY the said convention shall, be submit
ted to the people for their adoption or reJec,
ton. NV 1t is too clear for argument that II
the constitution framed by the convention,
when submitted to. the people, were felecIea
there would be- no sign Of Sovereignty IN any q
the doings OF the convention. On the otner
hand. If on the popular vote the, constltutlon
were ratified that ratification would retroaM 70
the day Of the assembling Of the convention on
and all their doipRs would be acts Of s sover
eighty. So that the question OF their sover-
eighty is one to be determined In tne IntuIe'
The old maxim of the Roman law finds lts ap-
pieatton here-on,nis ratilLnbihtto reb0trdhtttT
81 mandate equiparat,W. Until the ratihcation
by the people the sovereignty OF the convention
Ii In allowance; without that ratification every
act of theirs is of no account.
They will not be sovereign when they meet:
they will become sovereign after they adjourn,
If their work is approved by their constituents.
In the meantime all matters relative to their
election and the contestinR of the same are
subject to the laws as they now stand.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-17
SUPERIOR CRIMINAL CouRr.
CONTINUED.

CONTINUED. 5s
Guillaume Mimeras, manslaughter. IndeAl
March II. 1873. in the parish OF st. Bernardo
manslaughter. for the shooting and killina Y
Pedro CaTbO.
On the third of March the case was ssntte
fore the Superior Criminal Court on eba1H
cial District Court. on motion of L. Marsl4
ESQ. counsel for the defense.
vERDICTs.
+. Dufonr. shooting and wounding ChM
Seim, at the corner of Espanade and Dofee
nois streets-gutlty.
1t seems the two men we're tesmsters andbq1
met on their wagons at the above corner onM
twehty-third of January. 1878.
A dispute arose tween them. in regs!a j
who should null out OF the way and as neiha
would yield .Dufour making up his mindto uNatl
more determined measure to make Sefm aceee
to his demand. drew his revolver. and e
latter asa sped his h ads nas d s6s n
Dufour pulled the trigger and shot himthfoaa
both hands.
GRAND JURY.
The grand jury yesterday appeared in ecg1I
and returned true bill for manslaughtof z
the case of the State VS.. Amos Pierre for H.
killing of the color d woman Eliza Emmefe0
The grand jury was al so engaged in inyeenS
ting the recent tampering with the Jury 49, lsl
Judge Whitaker. Attorney General &c NJ
the Jury Commissioners and Mr.. Eugene nAI
the clerk of the Superior Criminal Court. gsp|
heir evidence yesterday.
JURY OUT.
| The jury in the case Of Simon st. uems
| charged with manslaughter, have been ou
| since last Monday. and are still out
| HABEAs CORPUS.
| The writ Of habeas corpus. issued By Jlngg
Whitaker on Tuesday evening. came up On 80
| evening at 7 80 o. m. "
The applicant for the writ, Geo. s. Wells "
his petition. eets forth that he ia tire propzl@g
tor OF the concert saloon No. 80 Royal 49, =
and that he Is now deprived OF his llDel MN y
Judge RiRhtor, who caused his inearcey,Msssssai
in the Parish Prison for ten days. for on sl'ssg
contempt Of said court. in refusing 70 olM X I
certain writ Of injunction. hesides imposing .s
additional penalty Of $50. The State was Ieg WIKI
sentei BY City Attorney E. 81. MeCaleD,. WIZ .as
Mr.. Chas. Luxembourg appeared on behan u g
defense. -. -
Judge Whitaker. after hearing argument vi
both sides, took the case under advlsomssttS
and stated that he would render Written w
| ion on Friday. ..A
The accu cd was discharged. on his DOH
| until Friday
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-17
THE KNIFE'S WORK.
A HUSBAND, DRIVEN TO DEsP ERA
TON BY HIS WIFE's INFIDELlTY,
TRIES TO BUTCHER HEX.

At 8 O'Clock last night screams coming from
the house No. SO Ram part street. attracted
crowd, and some. more bold than the others.
upon entering the place. found man In the
act of attempting to literally carve woman to
death.
The human butcher, as he saw the crowd come
in. loossned the hold he had upon his helpless
victim and as was supposed. rushed out Into
the street for the purpose of making his escape,
but instead OF doing as expected. repaired to
the Central Police Station. surrendered to
Officer Herman and stated that he had cut his
wife. On his own assertion he was placed in
one of the cells and charged with cutting and
wounding with intent to commit murder.
As the wounded woman was every moment
growing more weak from the loss of blood, her
friends rushed in every direction in search Of q
physician The services of DR.. Dryfus were OBJ
tanned and who. upon arriving, examined the
Wonan's wounds, and found five ugly stabs
three were In the left shoulder blade, one In the
lower portion OF the back: to the right Oh me
spiral column, and one In the right hand ";
though not necessary fatal: ..
After the excitement had somewhat abated 1t
was ascertaned that the partieip paais ID 1ne
were b. A. and Katie Jessel 1t appears that
some time ago Jessel had cause to question the
fidelity Of his wife. and the two Tell out. yet
subsequently he was given proof Of his wifess
in1delity and believing that she was not the
proper person to rear his children, he sepa.
rated from her and taking his children, went
to Cincinnati. He returned to the city q few
days ago. and was informed thai, his wife was
living In a disreputable house. and was seeking
the society of the lowest.
The blow was one that was destined to drive
him mad, and yesterday he made up his mind
to kill her and then destroy himself. After
purchasing n vial OF landanum ne repaired TO
the house. No 90 South Rampant street, to carry
his Intentions into execution. He rang the
door bell was admitted. and met his wife, who
was standing in the hall. face to face. As soon
as she saw him she began to. upbraid him.
which nerved him the more for the. bloody
work he WAS about to put into execution. At
last driven mad by her threats of what che was
going 70 do to be revenged on him who had de-
prived her OF the pleasure Of her children. b
drew dirk knife from his pocket and inflicted
the wounds as above stated.
When the accused was being searched at the
station. in bis pockets was found the vial of
audanum. As the turnkey was placing it on
the clerks desk he said. "Tha . what Intend
ed to end my life with had | succeeded in TAX
ing hers"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-17
A CASE OF WEIGHTS.

In Justice Gains court Vincent Lamantia.
inspector of weights aud measures. brought
suit against Michael Seaman, grocer doing
business at the corner of Perdido and Franklin
streets for the payment of $50 fine for violation
Of the ins pection laws and the forfeiture Of the
offending scales, weights and measures.
Seaman, 1t seems refused to exhibit his weigh
ing apparatus, In disobediense to the order of
court and retrenehed himself behind the GER
tiieate of Bulger. the former inspector The
consequences of the DEFENDANTS failure to pro-
duce was an order of court. taking for confessed
the facts sworn to by Lamantia in his affidavit.
Bulger the INSPECTOR plays the part o. lawyer
adyisement.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-17
THE KANSAS FEVER.
CONFERENCE or COLORED CHURCH,
MEN TODAY.
the question 0f Emigration 10 pc F"f
mail, discussed and Passed Upon.

-. 0vesttoss ar Emtgratign to be For
mail, discussed and Passed Upon.
To-day at noon there will assemble ct "a
roIored Baptist Church. on Common sIee'
near Claiborne. a number Of colored preachers
and cburcbmen. whose avowed purpose -
coming together Is the consideration "a 'he
emigration question.
The call for the meeting has been 10 ceItA y
napers for a number Of days past, anu .ne
sjoners claim that they have been hotlnea Vi
the discrimination Of tho representatives from
the principal parishes Of the Stats TO attehu.
That thew will be disappointed In this respect,
,,a,rayar il very probable, as up to last evening
no arrival of very few delegates had been an
noaa and the chances arethat there will not
u AN Great additional number Of arrivals. 1t
u noasjble. however that the outlawed politi-
a,.ne who have been figuring In this city for
80, = months past, as 20 itical martyrs. will be
..ssad into service. and that altogether the
i,st ~ deles ates will be large enough to give 1t
soma little claim to the character Of Rrepresen-
tatiya body.
EXACTLY what side issues will be raised
and discussed In connection with the main
.na.-vhether or not 1t is advisable for
the oolored people to emigrate-cannot be
,raa,cted One thing. however. ts GER
sain and that liz that there will be enough
.a,L ~ the doiugs of the terrible bulldozers on
thnr - faarfl midnight rides To satisfy even the
ipneaatiafie appel lite Tor the horrible Of the most
bitier bloody shirt waver and outrage shrieker
III M, NE Anal conclusions OF the convention are
x,rahamaticel. as there will be q pressure
he to e aon
might have the II b
~ 4 Acnnvention will advise a departure Of col
ored men from the called bulldozed parishes
But that they will take any se " towards gsItlhg
sn The entire movement appears to bs intended
In inttmidate the constitutional convention.
and influence their action on certain subJects
mmnestion OF poll tax the question OF public
schools, and the question OF property aualifi..
cation for voters. The politicians who are at
tha bottom Of the movement hope further to BY
II huljdoze the convention into acting favarAbly
npon certain political questions In which they
ara aeeplv interested.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-17
GOING ROUND THE CAPE.

Yesterday afternoon as pleasant party OF
yachtmen as ever tended mainsheet set sail
Of that beautiful yacht the La Belle, owned by
Mr. A. Fl. McCutehon, from Algiers. bound
down the river. The crew was composed Of
Jed Waterman. Chas. B. Keep. Walter Ions
dale II. B. McCutehon A. Ell. McCutchon, John
Ma,hers Jr., and Sam J. Bein. A peep into
the larder gave assurance that the crew will
not put into port, at least for provisions:
They intend to descend the river to Cubitt's
Gap, thence via Breton Island. to drop over at
Pass Christian. and returning enter the Lake
Pontch 4rtTain and moor alongside the club
house Of the Southern Yacht Club. The trip
will probably occupy two or three days. Bon
nominal
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-17
THE COURTS.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COUR1.

Mrs. Maria Zorn Institutes suit against u
Germania Life Insurance Company ior then.
covery OF $1,000, amount Of policy Of insnfssB
ON the life of her deceased husband. Fredwj4
Horn.
alsIn tbis a ease indgment aI was psndera n
ereeing the plaintiff to be the owner of thapfot.
erty in dispute, the same being the New Ht4
plantation. in the parish Of Piaquemine. aM
the marshal was restrained from exeeutnft
writ of seizure in sa IL faction of Hlorts1a
given by third party to defendant.
United States vs.. John Haberle ct als.-V9d6
and Judgment for defendant.
United States VS.. Andrew Hurt United SUI
vs. Patrick Burke, two cases; United StatetM
Patrick Swan. two cases. -Verdicts for n
fendants