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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-01

The New York Commercial Bulletin pub
fishes tables showing the imports and ex-
ports OF every country in the world during
inc year 1876. From these 1t appears that
The foreign commerce OF all nations combined
amounted in that year to S14,o0O,4OO,OOO,
divided into S7,474 4OO,OO0 imports and 81, $780,
a@OoO experts. This commerce was dis
aibuted as Elbows: Europe, 1926 per cent Of
We whole; sorth and South America, 1928
per cent; Al "a, S.07 per cent; Australasia,
sSpef cent, and Africa, 2o7 per cent. We
quote:
A comparison of these figures with those Of
population will exhibit some very remarkahle
results. The total commerce OF the several
geographical divisions compares as follows
With their reSDes tive populations.
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btOch va htia, oop bpiS.
According to the Insurance Chronicles fire
tables, the total losses by fire In the United
States In 1878 amounted to $64 800. This
Is the smallest aggregate of losses in the last
four years. The total losses In that period
looted up $275, 314 1856, Of which S147e4 700 fell
upon insurance companies. The losses by
specials" average about two-thirds of the
whole each year, and the aggregate In the
last four years Is $ls2s $4,000. or the estab-
Hshments destroyed by fire in 1878, 407 were
hotels, 975 grocery stores, 234 liquor stores,
1911 drug stores. 17s saw-Inills, 1888 gin-l.ouses,
l52 restaurants, 149 livery stables, 115 Touring
mills and 1O1 furniture factories In the last
four years 6,378 establishments of these ten
classes were destroyed, In addition to Il, SIG
others, classed as extra hazardous.
BRITISH WHEAT SUPPLY.-The New York
Produce Exchange Weekly says: "The sup
ply for the eight weeks ending January IS,
1879, comprising the farmers deliveries and
Imports, has been s,s27,657 quarters, against
S365,594 quarters consumption, showing a
surplus in supply over consumption In eight
weeks OF 562, 063 quarters; and the supply was
T9,756 quarters more for the eight weeks end
ed January %, 1873, than for the correspond
Ing eight weeks In 1878. The imports of
maize for the eight wees ended January Is,
1879. were 7,634,012 bushels, against r89. 1874
hushels for the corresponding eight weeks In
1877. The average weekly consumption of
maize In the United Kingdom during 1877 was
1851, 124 bushels against, 1,390,744 bushels In
1876, and 773,S53 bushels in 1876
tits evident that the new protectionist pro-
gramme OF Prince Bismarck has the CO.
operation of the Emperor and that serious
attempt is to be made to enforce It, in,spite of
the opposition which has been made to 1t by
several States OF the Empire, and by the
chambers Of commerce OF Prussia. In the
lPrussian Diet the statement has been
made, on the authority Of the King,
that the question of income and
class taxes will not be taken up until a new
source Of revenue from indirect taxation is
provided in Germany" This Is believed by
the Liberal papers of Berlin to foreshadow a
dissolution or the Reiehstag and new cleo
aon-a view which confirms the i'm
preston that we have already expressed,
that the protectionist move On the part OF
Bismarck was inspired quite as much by po-
haoal as by fiscal considerations. II he can
make it appear that he is DESTROYS of furnish
ing employment to German workmen at the
expense OF the Weather consumers, he will
add good deal of mueh-needed strength to
thegoyernment.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-01
NOTICE TO VOTERS.

STATE OF LOUISIANA, y
Office Registrar of Voters. Parish of Orleans,
New Orleans, February IL, 1879.
The office for the registration of voters for
the parish of Orleans will be opened on SAT-
URDAY. the fifteenth day of February, 1872 at
No. Al CARONDELET STREET corner OF
Union. and will be kept open until WEDNES-
DAY, the twelfth day of March. 1879. from a. m.
to 10 m. and from 1870 .. %. to D. M, daily,
Sundays and legal holidays excepted. In order
to enable those who have not registered In 1873,
and who have removed. to secure their regular
papers: and l have appointed the following
named persons as clerks of registration for the
parish OF Orleans:
JOHN q. MERCER.
W. J. J. ARMSTRONG.
G. w. FLYNN,
THOMAS BIRMINGHAM
F. K. BARBOT,
T. 8. HOLT.
JOS. DEMORUELLE.
ED. KEENA.
w. J. BOSWoRTH
THOS. REYNOLDS
L. A. DUPRE.
@. r. hartley,
l.. G. BOWER.
ED. CURLEY.
e. l.. JEWELL,
THOS. J. BURKE.
FRANK KAUFMAN,
EDGAR PILE.
Fl. D. TERREBONNE.
W. J. DOTEY.
JOHN FITZPATRICK,
+. L. FISHER.
e. A. BOOMER.
JAS. 8. ZACHARTE.
ED. DURRIVE. JR..
J. j. AUBURTIN.
CHAS. CAvANAC.
fef3 Registrar of Voters Parish of Orleans
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WEATHER BULLETIN.
WAR DEPARTMENT,

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Signal Service. United States Army.
Daily meteorological record for the eight hours
ending at 3:43 D. M. Friday. February %.
Observations taken at the same moment OF
time at all atptjons
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-01
The following are the stocks, by actual

The product OF the city mills during the
past month amounted to 1900 bbls of -four
stock on hand 500 bbls.
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COMM ERClAL.
OFFICE OF NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.

Friday Evening. February %. 1879. ]
COTTON-The market ruled steady through
out the day and fair demand prevailed. the
sales aggregating 800 bales.
The following is the closing of the Cotton
Exchanges:
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Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic will cure the worst
cases of fever and ague.
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s$l4.OO0.OO0 600


Taking an average of all nations their ex-
ssslsanges Of commodities with foreign eoun-
sles amount to S11 als per head. But com
satl~ g the several geographical divisions. we
aN ~ OF course, very large diyergences from
egn commerce averages S34 50 per head of
equation; for America, S25 22;. for Asia,
3 S W Tor Australasia, $3.50 N; for Africa,
Inc following table showing the variations
l.. eie worlds commerce makes clear that
Tween the years 1867 and 1878 there was an
s%Screase Of S065 per cent. The year 1876
A Suws considerable decline from 1873, not,
ans0w.eser, to the extent that might be ex-
c cSoea from the general decline In prices that
hiaalllre1 during the interval and 1t Is fair
srsheanee that the quantity OF commodities
IsSSsaahged between the several nations in
wv was greater than in 1873:
A..IaENE OF TOTAL IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF
1 rI TIE COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD DURING
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r. indicates rising: f. indicates falling
indicates stationary
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NOTICE OF ELECTION.

fe1s Registrar of Voters, Parish of Orleans.
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The movement at ports from IL m. FRIDAY nm
to II m. to-day is given below: -
Received Sauna tip,1,
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nee hssae fs esfsP my grocer sent ssrdines
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CITY RAILROADS.

Carrollton. . 100 ................. II
Crescent City, p b0.....
Canal and Claiborne streets. .-...
New Orleans City. . 100 ....-..- il
Orleans, D v so ................-..
st. Charles Street. . v 50.........
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-13

the question. The fact is, am making
preparations for the voyage TO Europe
which 1t is contemplated to attempt
next summer. You may remember
thut the Press published some time ago.
Well, am under contract to the gem
tleman who are interested In that pro-
iect, and so il will be impossible for.
me, much as should desire to do so, n
accompany the Howgate expedition.
But by referring to this letter you will
see that Captain HOwgate authorizes
me TO recommend some one for the
position, and | am now looking for the
proper man. The plan proposed by
Captain Howgate is to take the appar-
atus which have invented along TO
Lady Franklin Bay, where the prepar-
ations for the aerial voyage will be
made. Observations will be made by
captive ascenslons,' and when the fav-
orite moment has arrived large bal
loon will be started toward the pole.
The design is to cross over the pole en-
tirely, and go over, as it were, into
Asia. The material that | have pre-
pared will retain the gas for sufficient
length of time for such trip. There
is the chance for some man TO make his
name immortal"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-13
Wine from Oranges.

The constantly extending ravages Of
he pbylloxera have induced the inha'
bitants of certain wine.growing coun-
tries to consider from what fruit might
be obtained a product which, by appea-
rance, taste, and bouquet would most
resemble the juice of the grape. Ex-
periments have been made, and the fact
has been established that the liquid ex-
tracted from the orange would consti'
tute resource on which to fall back.
The first trials made showed that the
oranges when they have attained their
full development, are unfit for the
purpose proposed, and they must be Sc
lected, not when they have become
quite mature and superabound in the
sugary principle, but before they are
wholly ripe and still possess an appre-
ciable amount of citric and maliC acids.
At present, four different sorts of wines
have been obtained from that fruit.
One called imperial, and a dry wine,
are produced in January with the fruit
of the season; another, the mandarin Is
furnished by the orange gathered In
April. These three sorts have a color
pleasing to the eye, are perfectly trans
lucid, have an agreeable SAVIOR, with a
slight tinge of acidity, and an alcoholic
richness of about l5 per cent. AS to
the fourth, sparkling wine prepared
by special process, it possesses little
more than u per cent of alcohol. How
ever, the experiments made hitherto are
still too insufficient, and the methods OF
fabrication too rudimentary for the ar
ticle to be placed upon the market. Be-
sides, another very important question
arises, viz, if every success is obtained
in the production, can a sufficient
quantity of the fruit be produced to re
place the grape, and, If so, what will
be the relative cost of wine from the
vine and the Granger Doubtless, atten-
ton once turned in that direction, we
shall be provided with some sort of IL
quor, probably of excellent quality,
but we vastly doubt whether the orange
or any other fruit can ever compete
with the grape.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-13

Bats live Their active lives in the
night; when sunlight comes they fly
away to their holes, there to sleep until
twilight comes again, when they re-
sumo the occupation of insect killing.
The female bat has rather hard time
of it, as she is the nest and the food of
her young until they are themselves
able to fly. Often have l seen a female
bat, with her young clinging to her
breast, flying about in search of food,
and the little ones were not SO small
either. How else could they get along !!
The old ones make no nest; if they
wanted to ever so much they could not,
and the chances are that, from their
wandering habits, they spend the day
in one place and the next in another
two or three miles distant, just as they
happen 10 be when day overtakes them,
and if they lett their young behind
them their exact locality might be for
gotten. When the young ones are able
to shift for themselves the mothers life
is easier, and until winter comes, to kill
their insect food, she lives luXuriously,
Then, when all nature is prepared to
put on the livery of winter, bats, in
stead of leaving the scenes where they
have passed the summer, repair to their
haunts In the caves and walls, hanging
by their hind feet, In little groups of
five or six together, pass the dreary
season in one unbroken sleep.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-13
Underground Curiosities

AT the city of Medina, in Italy, and
about four miles around 1t, wherever
the earth is dug, when the workmen
arrive at distance of sixty-three feet
they come to bed of chalk, which
they bore with an augur, five feet deep.
They then withdraw from the pit
before the augur is removed, and upon
its extraction, the water bursts up
through the aperture with great vio-
lence, and quickly fills the newly made
well, which continues full and is affect
ed neither by ram nor draught. But
what Is the most remarkable In this
operation is the layers of earth as we
descend. At the depth of fourteen feet
are found the ruins of an ancient city,
paved streets, houses, floors and differ
ent pieces of mason work. Under this
is found soft oozy earth, made up of
vegetables, and at twenty-six feet,
large trees entire, such as as walnut
trees, with the walnuts still sticking to
the stem, and the leaves and branches
In perfect state of preservation. At
twenty-eight feet deep, soft chalk is
found, mixed with vast quantity of
shells, and the bed is eleven feet thick.
Under this vegetables are found again.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-13
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A Gambling Incident.

once found myself, on steamer
going down the Alabama River. These
steamers have on the saloon deck. a
very long cabin, and at one end of the
cabin Is u bar where liquor and cards
are sold, One evening, for the voyage
occupied several days, passenger
asked me whether | would play at
whist; assented, and whist party
was made up. soon perceived that l
and decent-looking old man, who was
one of the players, were being victim
lied by the two others, but 1 played
quietly on until every one except the
captain, who was seated at the other
end of the cabin, had gone to bed then
my brother victim, after paying his
losses, which amounted to several hum
drcd dollars, went to his cabin. | took
the cards in my hand and asked what
| owed. 1t was two or three hundred
dollars. Captain" said, "be good
enough to come here; I've been cheat
ed" Up jumped the gamblers and
asked me whether wished to insult
them. The Captain, a sturdy looking
man, was now by my side, so | handed
him the cards Apd requested him to ex-
anime them. They were marked in the
manulactory, the stars on the back of
each particular color being made
either higher or lower at the corners.
The gamblers swore they knew nothing
Of it, and had bought them Of the bar
keeper. Half a dozen citizens were at
once called to act as a july, and the
bar-kecper was interrogated. After
some shiliy-shallying, he owned that
of the gamblers had given him some
packs to sell. THIS was enough; the
engines was stopped, and the gamblers
landed on swamp, where they prob
ably died, for It was long way from
any habitation, and as the Captain said,
q place where only snakes could live.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-13

Elephants have hitherto been shot
down rather too freely in India, and
rather too much so in Africa and Cey-
lon, and it Is only Of late years that
their true value has been recognized.
Within the last few months steps have
been taken by Col. Gordon Pasha to
acclimatize the Indian elephant to the
region of equatorial Africa, and 1t ap-
pears not improbable that this expert
ment may lead to the removal of what
has hitherto been the chief obstacle to
the opening up of that wondrOus con-
tinent-the question of locomotion.
An idea of their value In India may be
formed from the fact that herd of 50,
caught in one dav, was estimated to
represent profit, after deducting
expenses, of $4,000. After this the
Government will do well in the inter-
ests of the Indian finances to prohibit
the indscriminate slaughter of this
useful beast by rowing sportsmen. Sir
Samuel Bakers spirited books on ele-
phant-shooting In Ceylon showed how
far more exciting than ll0n-hunting
such sport was, and what much
stronger claim to the title of the king
of the beasts the elephant enjoyed, Mr..
Sanderson has gone further; he has
studied the habits of the beast with
professional interest and even affection,
and the pictures he draws give an
insight into the idiosyncrasies of the
Indian elephant which has never hith-
erto been obtained. English readers
may probably be surprised to hear that
twice round an elephants foot IS his
height, and there is probably no ele-
phant in India which measures as much
as ten feet at the shoulder. On the
other hand, what the elephant lacks In
height he makes up in longevity. The
general opinion of experienced natives
is that in captivity he usually attains
eighty years, and one hundred and
twenty years in exceptional cases; but
our author believes that the elephant
attains at least one hundred and fifty
years. The question, "Where do the
elephants die?" is apparently as far
from solution as ever, for Mr.. Sander
son, like Sir Emerson Tennent, con-
fesscs that he never came across the
carcase of one that had died a natural
death.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-13
Neck.TwIsting in Churches.

There are practiccss which are tOler-
ated in religious congregations which
Christians, who are jelous OF the honor
of their Masters house, should utterly
condemn. DecOrum is the handmade Of
devotional feeling, and for this reason
a church should never be disturbed by
the slightest approach to irreverence.
at is a part of my religion" said pi-
GUS old lady, when arked why she went
early to church, at is part of my re-
ligion not to interrupt the religion of
others"
And we believe if many congrega-
ton made 1t part of their religion not
to twist their necks out of joint to wit
ness the entrance Of every person who
passed up the aisle of the church, 1t
would be better for their necks and
their religion. A gross abuse of religi-
on, decorum sometimes needs harsh
remedy. We give that adopted by
Henry Clay Dean. who was at one time
the chaplain OF congress.
Being worried one afternoon by this
turnpractice in his congregation, Mr..
Dean stopped in his sermon and said:
"NOw, you listen to me, and I'll tell
you who the people are as arch one Of
them comes in.
He then went on with his discours
until a gentleman entered when he
bawled out like an usher:
"Deacon A, who keeps the shop
across the way"
He then went on with his sermon,
when presently another man passed up
the aisle, and he gave his name, resid
ence and occupation; so he continued for
some time.
At length some one opened the door
who was unknown to Mr.. Dean, when
he cried out:
GA little old man, with drab coat and
an old white hat; don't know him-look
for yourselves"
The congregation was cured.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-13
How II Is Done.

Scene in a library-gentlcman busy
writing-child enters.
Father, give me penny?
Haven't got any; don't bother me-"
"But, father, want it. Something
particular"
81 tell you haven't got one about
me-"
81 must have one; you promised me
one"
81 did no such thing-I wont give
you any more pennies; you spend too
many. It's all wrong-I won't give 1t
to you, so 90 away"
Child begins TO whimper. 81 think
you might give me one; IT'S really
mean"
"No-go away won't do 1t, so
there's an end to it,"
Child cries, leases, coaxes-father
gets out of patience, puts his hand In
his pocket, takes out penny, and
throws it at the child. "There, take
it, and don't come back again to-day"
Child smiles, looks shy, goes out
conqueror-determined to renew the
struggle in the afternoon, with the GER
tainty of like results.
Scene in the street-twO boys play
ing-mother opens the door, calls to
one of them, her own son.
Joe, come into the house instantly"
Joe pays no attention.
"Joe, do you hear me? If you don't
come I'll give you good beating"
Joe smiles, and continues his play;
his compaion is alarmed for him, and
advises him to obey. "YOu'll catch it
if you don't go, joe"
"Oh, no, won't; she always says
so, but never does. amt afraid"
Mother goes back into the house
greatly put out, and thinking herself a
martyr to bad children.
That's the way, parents; show your
children by your example that you are
weak, undecided, untruthful, and they
learn aptly enough to despise your au-
thority and regard your word as moth
ing. They soon graduate liars and
Knockers, and the reaping Of your own
sowing will not fail.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-13

Seated upon one box of birds, with his
feet upon another Friedrich Ober, the
Naturalist related the story of his ad-
ventures in the Lesser Antilles. He has
secured IS birds of species hitherto
unknown, except in very limited de-
gree, to the natives of the islands on
which he shot them. He sailed from
New York in the latter part of Decem-
ber, 1876, in the schooner Francis A.
Magee, intending to go to Martinique,
but the schooner struck upon Bermuda.
reef, and he was detained In Bermuda.
The real work of the expedition was
begun in Dominica, where he spent five
months, living the greater part of that
time among the Caribs. He says there
are only about 20 families OF this singu-
lar people yet living on the island, and
they are rapidly dying out. The Ian
guage is hardly spoken at all, only the
oldest members of the race knowing
ANYTHING about it. The others speak
an adulterated French. While in Do
minlca, Mr.. ODer heard of bird which
the natives called the "soleil coucher, "
or "sunset bird" lie could find nobody
who had ever seen it, but every evening
at about half an hour before sunset its
solemn, weird note was heard In the
mountains. The sound was of soft,
flutelike nature, and plainly sylabled the
words "soleil coucher, soleil cocher.' y
A vast amount of superstition is attach
ed to this bird. Among other things,
Mr.. Ober was assured that 1t existed
only in song, and had no visible body
that it was, probably, the voice of de-
parted spirit. Mr., Ober started to searc!
for the mysterious songster, and hunted
for two weeks without success. He, too,
heard the note, however, and it was al
ways his signal to prepare his camp fol
the night, for in those latitudes there Is
little or notwilight, darkness succeeding
sunset almost Immediately. At last he
saw the bird, and after some careful
mannuverlng managed to shoot n spe.
cimen. 1t belongs to the same family
as the king bird, but is of an entirely
different species. 1t has a back Of drat
coler, ,Iand breast fsulphuryellow. On
its head is crest, which 1t can erect OF
lay flat at pleasure. Mr.. Ober after
ward shot four other specimens, and
sent them, with most Of his collections
to Prof. Lawrence and Prof Baird Of
the Smithsonian institution to be named
Soon afterward he received the inform
alton that the institution had named the
species after its dlscoverer, calling II
the "Myriarchus Oberi." Mr.. Ober pro
cured $50 other specimens Of birds IN
Dominica, all rare, but not unknown tC
naturallsts. He took many photographs
Of Caribs and Carib huts, rude struc
lures, built of kind Of sugar cane. He
secured a'so, fine pictures of the superb