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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-04

Last Fridays subscriptions to the United
States per cent loan foot up s4,8ii 800; sub
scriptions for last month amount to s158, 851,-
100. We are fast becoming nation OF bloated
bOndhOlderg
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On the first instant the receipts OF cotton at
Vicksburg this year had reached 27,a79 bales,
against 48,975 bales for the same time last
year The stock on hand was 1880 bales.
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strong at 624@621s, against 611S@e2 on
Saturday. Premium Bonds closed weak at
261s026Z, against 26H@265s on Saturday.
The sales at tho Stock Exchange amounted
to $4,000 Of State Consols and $1,000 OF Pre-
MUM Bonds
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-04
SECOND RECORD EHs COURT.

Henry Coutepan, accused OF willful perjury
by DR.. II. Bayou, was discharged.
Joseph Drews and Mrs. Drews, for setting
fire to house, were arraigned to-day and ro-
manded in default OF bail.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-04
FOURTH DISTRICT COURT.

Chas. Stewart vs. A. Elmer Bader N Go
Judgment for plaintiff against }. W. Buhr-
mann for $500, interest and costs.
G.. w. Terrell VS.. III. A. Buttles-Judgment
for plaintiff fol S16s 6S.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-04

The receipts yesterday OF the saocherine
product amounted to 2497 hogsheads Of sugar
and $500 barrels Of moiasses.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-04

The steamboat John Dippold, from Cairo,
with seven barges, arrived here last evening
with the following cargo: 2237 bbls and half
bbls -four, GOA sacks corn. Gas sacks oats, 13G
bales hay, 200 packages lard 100 bbls lard oil.
16i bbls pork. 100 bbls cotton seed oil 6535
bales cotton, 50s6 sacks oil cake and 1858
bushels bulk corn
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-04

The steamship Chas. w. Lord, which ar
rived here yesterday from Vera Cruz. brought
GAO bags and 1877 sacks Of coffee.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-04

Special reports TO the Cincinnati Price Cur
rent show the number OF hogs packed from
November to date and latest mail dates, al
the under mentioned places, as follows:
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COM N ERCIAL.

OFFICE OF NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT. I
Monday Evening, February 3. 1879 J
COTTON-The position OF the market at Liv-
erpool is easier and dull at New York. with
small sales. Here moderate demand prevailed
throughout the day and prices ruled steady.
with sales Of 1850 bales.
The following is the official closing OF the
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-04
WEATHER BULLETIN.

WAR DEPARTMENT.,
Signal Service United States Army.
Daily meteorological record for the eight hours
ending at 3:43 D. M. Monday. February3,
Observations taken ut the same moment OF
time mt all stations
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Commercial and Financial Matters,

The schooner Theresa g. Gutierrez, from
Morgan City. brought $40 hhds of sugar and
1870 bbls OF molasses.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-04

Go to Blackman's College, No 1871 Caronaa,a,
street, for a business education io'o1
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THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1879


2bs, % 90. short clear 26s Cd. ThlIoW-Ameri-
can JGg.
D. O. - Coison-Sellers easier, but prices I'M
changed MiddinR Uplands 8 8. 16d. do. Or
leans. s1fo. Sales-7ooo bales. Of which 800
Western 32s sd. Bacon-Long clear 26s. do
pbn olanr
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For Carolina Clay Peas call on George Heck 4
Co, corner p, ydras and Tchoupitoulas streets
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STOVES.

STOVES.
. me Robert q. Lee Cooking Stoves, made OF
Daker. Guaranteed to give perfect saSisfaetion
or money retur ned
10 each purchaser patent sitter will be given.
IOhCH.-No danger from spark3: VIVID or
rain cannot ,extIngnish cannot explods All
steamt oats should have one, OIL
ELECFRIC BELLS.-No unsightly wsres or
g gli 70 get out OF order Always reliable
pehs placed anywhere OF espscial value to
Year. Call and examine. ioi oh'
JAMES H. REYNOLDS,
y" ''.~-'...--. Baronns street ....-....... pa
epl9 Between Union and Parnido.
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The st. Louis Republican of the first In
slant says: 1.-THE river is open for traffic
below to Memphis, vicksburg and New Or
leans and the Anchor Line Is receiving
freight for those and way points. The first
boat TO leave will be tho Fanny Lewis, and
succeeding ones will be tho Grand Tower and
City of Alton and the Il. c. Elliott"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-04

Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic ia agreeablv racu-
yellow fever. eu Wy
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.


By Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-04

NORTH GERMAN LLOYD,
STEAM BETWEEN BREMEN AND NEW d
LEANS. VIA HAvRE. SOUTH.
AmpTON AND HAVANA.


PRICES OF PASSAGE,
From Bremen. Southampton or Hsyre 10 IA.
vana or New Orleans-Oabfn. $50. 6teerage n.
From New Orioaus ~ poaGnanptOn. aa,is oi
Bremen-Cabin. $3.50 1teerege. s4g.
From New Orleans TO Havane-csbip. sgs
Storage. SIS.
Children under ten years. nall price: chill
dren under one year. free.
N. B,-Our agent for Texas, Dir. Peter "a. n
hard. In Galveston. Ia authorised tolssue ssesr
age passage orders at the following throre
rates:
From Bremen TO Galveston. sk7.
From Bremen to Indianola, as so.
The company reserves the right " cnaEgets
route OF the steamers. their advertised days
departure and the prices Of passage.
Passage tickets from Bremen, 1uthamg@
or Havre 10 New Orleans Issued BY he undG
signed.
fOr further particulars apply 20
RID. n. STOOKMEYEB j co.. AGENTS
ausI ~ "a Union street
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r. indicates rising: II. indicates falling. 9.
Indicates stationary.

PEOPLE living In the South and West are ex.
posed to the dangers of fever and ague, bilious
and maarial feveps. They are equally liable
to be attacked by dysentery, cholera and SINH
lar diseases. They should take especial pre-
cautions against these dangers, and In no way
can they do SO more surely than by purifying
the blood and strengthening and toning up the
system with Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic. 1t is an
unfailing remedy for all malarial diseases and
cholera disorders.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-04

SOULE'B COMMERCIAL COLLEGE ANIL
~ Literary Institute.-Day and evening ses.
sions the entire year; elective system: 3,
branches OF study; daily lectures; gymnasium
exercise: special care given to native capacity
disposition, manners. health and morals: non.
sectartan; students free TO college. literary and
debating society: full faculty: large. we'll ven.
tus; special classes In particular studies, for
boys. at from u TO % per month.
fels1y GEO. ROULE. President
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-04

Vlanis delicious--shadines
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NEW INVENTIONS.

Eleven combinations In
one. Over N5. 0Oe now In
use. Every family
should have one. Agents
for Louisiana and
ieOrgia wanted.
Send 81 for samples
nd postage.
Special terms to agents.
sEYNoLDB d ARMBT aost,
0 Baronne street.
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Is quiet and steady.
Stock on sale 200 binds.
QUOTATIONS.

Receipts coffee since preceding Saturday. 3d. 900
purchasae for Europe same time .... -. 30 600
Purchases for United States same time 60 900
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-20

sss and refused to recognize their power
to lay out route south OF the Har-
lera River. he taking the ground that their
jurisdiction limited to the portion of
ST on labored strennously to secure the adoption of
it's report the determined opposition of the Mayor
rendered its efforts unsuccessful. While this con-
test was going q second application was made 70
thS annexed district, and accordingly another COM
mission appointed. with instructions to conhne
it's labors to providing rapid transit facilities for
that part of the city north of the Harlem River.
Tnis commission 10 the one now in power and IL
has laid out quite number of routes.
THIRD APPLICATION.
third application for the appointment OF
rapid transit commission has also been made by
several prominent gentlemen and land owners in the
annexed territory, and these have already gone before
th8, Supreme Court. required by law, and certified
that their application duly signed by atty prop
erty owners IN the new wards They claim that
thu, routes lad out by the second commission
wo uld not accomplish such result would
in tho annexed district. and they also
assert that the lines provided for by the second
mission have for their object the benehtng OF GER
property in that district. instead Of being for
length by several speakers at meeting held "a lew
days ago. which WAS duly reported in the HERALD.
The next step will probably be the appointment by
Mayor Cooper of commission. That cffi-
selection of commissioners for the
rapid transit commission for the annexed
dis rict from the list OF names submitted by the pc
titoners for the commission. They Include some
of the best known gentlemen OF this city. CON-
ssion composed OF such citizens Messrs Horace
b. Clahin, Pierre Lorillard, ex-J Judge Tappan. An
drew Findley, Daniel Il. Kendall, Charles w. Bath
ga to. Theodore Moss. John Is. Haskin. w. W. Niles,
&c lionel Lawrence Kip. Leonard Jerome. William II.
II AYERS and Charles L. Perkins will not be likely to
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-20
RAPID TRANSIT.

DfPERATIvELY NEEDED IN THE ANNEXED Dis
TRrCr-A LIST or GENTLEMEN FROM AMONG
WHOM MAYOR COOPER COULD SELECT AN EF-
FICIENT COMMISSION
While tho taxpayers In tho upper wards Of the city
were, by tho act OF annexation, clothed with metro
potan responsibilities, they have not yet realized
the hope or sim ultsneously sharing in metropolitan
convenences. Prominent among these latter are
che facilities for rapid communication. travelling
between their homes and their places Of business
down town, and while this accommodation has al
ready extended to the greater portion OF the
habitants of Manhattan Island rapid transit
to the people IN the annexed district can
only be seen as the Pharisec In Scripture Vowed
the penitent publican--"sfar on That this is tho
In certainly not the FAULT of the important
portion of the property owners north of Harlem
Bridge. they have for the past few years been
aud have been defeated only to again the fight
Since Il has been proved that there are
road has excited tho avarico OF moneyed
men, who. by forming powerful combinations
looking to the monopoly of tho speculation.
have done much to prevent the Introduction of q
number of those owning the real estate through
which IL would pass. Meantime the efforts to
Taxed. The law has provided that the Mayor Of the
city, on the application or nifty house owners or
taxpayers certifying that rapid transit roads are
needed in any county. must appoint what is called
rapid transit commission. Already two
such applications have been made to Mayor
Cooper, who ia each case, and under the law
above indicated. appointed commission. The first
of these rapid transit commissions laid ont u
Der of routes north OF tho Harlem River, and 1t
also laid out route below that river. The latter
was commonly known a. the Vanderbilt route" as
II was intended to connect with the Harlem railroad
Mt Forty-second street. Mayor Cooper very
much dissatisfied with this plan OF the commission.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-20

THE STONE STREET FIRE.

The promptness and efficiency of the Fire Depart
mcnt yesterday morning confined to narrow limits a
FIRE that originated wealth stored region of the
city, and might have. but for that promptness.
casoned hundreds Of Thousands Of dollars worth of
damage. The fact that just next door the of
the conAagration--No. o stone street-Engire No. 10
is located has something to do with the nsigncance
of the fire. for In two minutes after the alarm was
given the men Of that company had stream tho
building. How the hre originated no one knows,
but at quarter before two o'clock yesterday
morning the policeman on duty near The
Produce Exchange discovered smoke coming
from the building No. Stone street and
Immediately gave the alarm. Notwithstanding
that the men of Engine Company No. 10
Ut work within few minutes after the discovery
hey report that as as the doors opened
Tho Are seemed to be all over the building. Tho
, 4ace which rented from tho Einigrant Indus
a al Savings Institution by Mr. William IL. smith
fen storage purposes. was filled with cotton belong.
iiul various parties enumerated below and the
spread through this stun with alarming rapidity.
T he fremen. however. reinforced aud the
fl unes subdued, but not until late In tho morning
WINS security felt. During the time the men were
working among the cotton bales on the hfth floor
Fp,man ID. @. Beggeth, of Hook and Ladder Com.
pa No 8, had his LETT leg broken by a falling bale.
lie was rescued by his brother hremen, who carried
him down ladder amid binding clouds OF smoke.
He was taken to his home In Charles street.
II is estimated that the damage caused by the fre
will reach $4,000. Very little Of the cotton is de-
struycd. and experts claim that the whole lot the
loss viii not be more than ten per cont The follow
ing is a list of the losers by the fre:W. H. Virgins
had stored IN the place " erces OF rice wa,u s
inssred. futile Wakefield of No. f32 Pearl street.
had IL bales of cotton valued at ST00; insured
VIII Jams, Black Co., of No. william street, had
in lie Mace SO bales OF cotton. which were fully in
sured. A. +. Leggett, of No. 20 Bridge street, had
$500 boxes OF cheese. valued 3O00 insured Sam
OF I'd second floor HIS Office furniture 10 entirely
dcsta Dyed; Insurance unknown.
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BROOKLYN al" ROAD.

TEXT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL sCHooNMAKER's
OPINION DIsCoNTINUING THE SUITS AGAINST
THE CoMPANY-FAvoRABLE PROSPECTS FOB
THE COMPLETION OF THE WORK.
The fact of the discontinuance Of the two suits Of
the ''People of the State Of New York against the
Brooklyn Elevated Railroad Company" pub
lished in the HERALD Of yesterday The text Of the
views Of the Attorney General Of the State. Mr.. A.
Schoonmsksr, Jr.. upon the has been forwarded
by that Official to Mr. w. Fontaine Bruf president of
the road in question. Two actions were brought
in the name Of the people Of the State against
the company several months ago. The Attorney
General states that these actions Authorized
under total misapprehension," and without the
precauton he usually exercises in such Both
the authorization and the leave to were, there
FORE merely pro torma and without full and cxteful
consideration or an opportunity on the part OF the
lows:- .s s. h -
The constitutional questions raised by the apple
against the right of the defendant corporation b s
ysrssly 70 theory these suits The question de-
s may and on A. 'hS z the
1ssS % as sIs be the q:
enterprise and the OBSTACLES. in the way The
constitutional and legal questions they first in vo,ved
PRESTON q The past years. furnish an and
~ oe Sa ss 10 me
USE OF THE srBxrrs
In reference to the charge made that the company
interered with ths use OF the streets the Attorney
General says:-
I. is only an incident Of the work and Of .sinor
Importance, and entirely under Legislative. con-
ss .Ss aSrfoSs Of The franchise I.u..y thy
Legislature Intended portion OF the streets 10
pied Questions nature injuries ss.sas
IN the
than for official action 6y the Attorney General
Tho delay In prosecuting II to
By Which nSthsr =.
TO meet the. other points Of eomrA,,nt.
As those n; bubble GOOD k. 70 b s
their prosecution, they DO discont inued
also that private has been added plaintiff with
m authority aud authorized such suit 1t
proceed by my authority.
INJUNCTION DISSOLVED.
A few days ago two property owners on the lin 10 of
obtained an injunction from Judge Pratt in the SUI
preme Court. to restrain the Attorney General from
withdrawing tho suits Judge Pratt, how svcr,
upon hearing the argument on the part OF
the Attorney General. dissolved tho Injunction
President Brun says lie will apply to the Court In
few days to have the four injunctions which still
remain dissolved. There arc 800 men now employed
In putting up the superstructure. The stone and
iron required for the work Is being supplied
rapidly, aud the road WILL II is expected,
Brun says the first S1.O0OOu0 worth Of boirs
have been issued and the syndicate took the second
million Thursday. The bonds. he says, haze
been disposed OF at ninety pcr cent. The road Is
bonded for $2.275.000 for the six miles running
from Fulton ferry to East New York. Since the re-
vocation the suits and the rendition of the Alton
ney Generals opinion MIR. Bruf says the deman
for the bonds has greatly increased.
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taken in connection with each other. For instance
Office salaries and expenses set down 500 SO
and office furniture S3131 &c. while near the bottom
Of the account We hnd J. f. Navarros office ex-
immense ta1 on corporations for law services is
shown by the item legal expenses, which foots up
the pleasant sum OF $375.272 81. It cost 81. 435
to hold drect0rs' meetings, and the negotiation of
bonds absorbed S415.600. The cost of the metro.
potan roads is spread over several items. Counting
ber ststions. stone signals. track furniture &C., we
ind that the actual road as it stands on the west
side cost $4.955,357 80. This does not include
$685.. 1872 50 for real estate. The cost of
equipment is put down $S53. 1892 g.. and
further there is item Of $102 635 ~ for Pull-
mans equipment" The eat side line cost
S2252 696 49, or less than half the west side road
The contingent fund was very small. 81 043 81.
while the contingent expenses $l73lO7 rs, and
closing item. "sundry reserve" il stated to be
$685. $50 "a, or total Of $500 $50 70.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-20
SUI FOR FALSE IMpRIsoNM ENT

Mr.. Gustave st. Able, interpreter of the Court Of
Special Sessions, who was lately arrested ON
plant made by Mrs. Louisa 6oulden aud honorably
discharged. began civil suit against her tor false
imprisonment On last Tuesday Mrs. Goulden was
served at her residence, No ali West 1hrty-fourth
street, with order VI arrest She gave bail to APP
pc or wIal.
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SOME srupENpous FIGURES.

SOME sTuPENDoUs FIGURES.
The following document then in the possession
of counsel was not made public At the inquiry yes
terdav. 1t 10 given publicity by the HERALD
for the first time:- ifth
AMOUNT EXPENDED BY THE NEW York LOAN AND M
PROMINENT COMPANY THE CONSTRUCTION OF TIE
METROPOLITAN ELEVATED RAILROAD UP TO THE
3OrH or SEPTEMBER, 1579-AocoUNrs UNDER WHICH
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he was paid in first mortgage bonds ct ninety-hve-
He said he expects rebate from any source; that
he has no interest in the Metropolitan IL. !" and
none IN the Loan and Improvement Company. ex-
cept what he acquired in the open market.
The New York herald., 1879-09-13
A FAMILY OF WAIFS.

The Society for the Prevention or Cruelty to Chill
dren notified lately by the officers of the Demilt
Dispensary that woman nanod Rose Shandley was
going about the streets with four small children
sleeping at night in alleys and Railways and by day
seeking the refuse of kitchens to feed her offspring
1t was said that she had been driven to such
extremes ut times that she used tho contents
of swill barrels to sustain life. Continuous
exposure and lack of proper nourishment
ut length resulted in utterly prostrating
her. When she untered by the dispensary
officers she was suffering from severe affection of
the lungs. and was removed to Bellevue Hospital.
whore she Is lying in dying condition. Officer
Lundberg. of the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children went in quest Of the little ones
aud yesterday produced them in the Fifty-seventh
Street Police Court. The eldest Harry is seven
years old. Then comes Annie, who is Ave years Of
age. and Robert, who is three. The fourth is
an infant of sixteen months. Some time
ago the father Of the family died. ana after striving
for while to maintain the little the poor
woman utterly lost heart. Two weeks ago she
elected from her last place Of abode ut No. 423 East
Ninth street. and since that she has been walking
the streets with the children till disease prostrated
her. Officer Lundberg had the children committed
by Justice Wandell to the societys care.
The New York herald., 1879-09-13
THE COURTS.

WHEN SHALL WE THREE MEET AGAIN? z?
Dominick Lafonte and Francisco Abruzzio, the
two Italians jointly charged with Francisco Plea
with killing William Kelly on the 18th of last April.
upon the steamboat Peconc. were placed at the bar
OF the Court of General Sessions. part yesterday
to answer to indictment for manslaughter
Kelly. during an affray the Peconic. received a
stab wound in the abdomen. which caused his
death. Francisco Pica against whom the testimony
pointed more directly being the one who inflicted
the wound, tried at the June term of the Court
before Judge Cowng. Messrs. William L. Knitting
and p b. Hathaway appeared as his counsel and
cured his acquittal Assistant District Attorney
Herring since then has made a careful examination
of the facts duplicating Lafonte and Abruzzio. and
yesterday stated to Judge Gidersleeve that it would
be useless to put the prisoners upon trial, the
evidence would be insufficient to warrant convic-
tion, whereupon, on motion of their counsel,
Messrs. Hathaway and Kintzng. the Court ordered
their discharge. The prisoners had been confined
in the Tombs since last April, and they seemed
highly pleased at their release.