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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-11

Collars. cuff {. nnektiep hnndkorchIefR, In
fact. everything TO III you ont for tho opnra or
theatre. can he Ind MT hia place rhnnper thnn ut
any 0thnr pneH In the city
For IL doa N hnn linen coIlArs. KRANH'S Ia tho
place to purchase them ut tho gIvo away price
Of II 80 for whole do2an
SIN FINE SHIRTS ut tho oxtremnly low price
Of 81 ~ npieea
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kRANI.S md no will furnish You ono Mt your
own price.
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Mnd tnea. uiwnaring two ordinary pnos. can be
hnd nj KkANIS nj tho low price Of 81
A niro. w6ll fitting CUFF. can be- had Mt
lot 0anni street, kttANX'A GENT LEN EMS
FURNISHING STORE, ~ 25 coats u pnr
All the pnrauhsrna la of Il gentlomnn Is ward :
robe can be hud ut
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FANCY GOODS.
The Most Complete and Varied
Assortment ever Offered
in the City.
DOLLS, DOLLS, DOLLS!

In this department IL found largo Relocion
of Rlonnlng creeping. walking mud talking
Dolls. from conte each to Tho ilnse drseHod Doll
impofted. Also Work Boxoa. Writing DeakR.
Card CnaeR. Albums. ndtns Glove Rets In Rus
sian Lonthor. Eolyet. Ebony. Mahogany. etc.
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M. EKESAN rs,
H9E Canal street.

Call In and 900 hIs BRAN NEW STOCK OF
GOODS. sGleetod by hfmsel! especially for his
patrons. Oc4 I'm so
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TOYSi TOYSi TOYS!

This department contains, haades other nov
nltleH u lntgn Holaction Of lntnet deaignH In Toy
Chairs. Furniture Ho'R. EHranra Bod tenaa.
CrHdlpR. THblaR. Rofha, Alphabetical and iliu
rnnnted Iocks. Tool ChsstH Toy Gnrringss.
Wagons. Neociundoa. etc.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-11
.JURGIELEWICZ'S
TI-RHEUMATIC MIXTURE |

This medicine mover fnlls 10 give ALMO5.
INaTANT RELIEF, md In most cases EH
FEGTS A PERMANENT CURE
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BOHEMIAN GLASS AND CHINA
WARE DEPARTM ENT.

This department IL complete IN nnaortnent.
annIty md bounty Of 1reign. from TT cantR u
pnlr Elegant Vastaa) no To tho llnnet decorated
Dlnn0r Heta. and sold for half tho orIginnt
valuo
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-04
xLvIth CONGRESSES Session
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.
In the Senate today Henry ?. Baldwin OF
Michigan, vice z. Chandler, deceased, was
sworn in.
Mr. Beck introduced a bill to authorize the
payment of customs duties in legal tender
notes; also bill to authorize the purchase Of
foreign built ships by citizens of the United
States for use in the foreign carrying trade.
They were referred.
MI. Bayard introduced a joint resolution
that Treasury notes be receivable for all dues
to the United States excepting duties on i'm
ports, and shall not be otherwise legal tender;
and that any said notes hereafter issued shall
bear this subscription. Referred,
Mr.. Ingalls, offered resolution that in the
opinion of the Senate the present volume OF
United States notes should not be reduced, and
that said notes ought to continue legal tender
in the payment of debts. The resolution was
ordered printed.
Mr.. Teller offered resolution calling on the
President for information whether any money
due the Ute Indians under the agreement of
September, 1878, remained unpaid as claimed
by the Indians. Adopted
resolution calling ON the Secretary OF the
Treasury for detailed statement of expendi-
lures since 1865 under the permanent annual
appropriations was agreed to-
Mr.. Dawes offered a resolution calling on
the Secretary of War for any information
relative to the improvement OF Taunton river,
Mass, with estimates, cost of securing eleven
feet of water at mean tide from the bridge to
to the mouth
HOUSE.
Among the bills introduced and referred was
one by Mr.. Weaver of Iowa for relief of
soldiers and sailors of the late war, and to
restore to them equal rights with holders of
government bonds, being a proposition to pay
soldiers and sailors the difference in value be-
tween the currency they received and standard
gold coin of the United States at the time their
service with per cent per amin from the
time of mastering out of service. Bill also
provides for the issue of $500,0 900 in gre9n-
backs to meet said payments.
Resolution calling for the correspondence
with Mosby relative to the Hong Kong con-
sulate was adopted. 4
Bill to facilitate the refunding of the
national debt was referred.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-04
MINOR KILOGRAMS.

Steamer Circassia, which left New York
Tuesday for Glasgow, is now off Sandy Hook,
towing in steamer California, which left Lon
don Nov 10th for New York.
James Duffy was badly injured and several
houses badly damaged on Dover street, New
York, Tuesday evening, by the explosion OF
gas in the street sewer.
The Hoboken ferry-boat Pavonia was badly
injured Tuesday night by an unknown steam
ship colliding and tearing off twenty feet of
cabin. One passenger was injured
A resolution will be offered in Congress by
Representative Muller to build mint in New
York.
Several thousand dollars damage was done
to houses on Atlantic, Pacific, Dean, Bergen
and Fourth avenues, in Brooklyn, Tuesday
evening" by the flooding of cellars caused by
the bursting of a main water pipe.
The rinderpest in Russia gains ground, and
the establishment of a military Gordon on the
frontier by the Prussan authorities may be
expected.
William G. Gilman, an insurance broker
sentenced in 1877 to five years imprisonment
at Auburn, N. Y, for forgery, received par
don yesterday.
Charles Hall, aged 4S, was instantly killed
yesterday morning by the caving of bank of
earth in Uxbridge, Mass. Several others were
hurt.
An outbreak of pleuro-pneumonia has oc
CURED among the cattle in Monmouthshire,
England.
DC. Potter, charged with seven murders
was captured Monday in the mountains OF
North Carolina by sheriff
At the municipal election in Plainfeld ,RNew
Jersey, Tuesday, the Republicans elected all
the officers except the city treasurer.
On recommendation of Ambassador Layard
Rustein Sasha has been appointed governor Of
the province of Erzeroum.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-04
THE NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

County Attorney Rounds of Washington
county yesterday submitted to the Council a
request for hearing which he proposed to
prove that returns from Democratic towns had
been sure ptitiously examined and corrected.
The Council has as yet made no reply A COM
mittee of the Council has drawn up a reply to
the Republican protest.
An attempt was made to assaSSinate the
Gar of Russia at Moscow Tuesday by blowing
up the railroad train which he was on board.
No one was hurt.
The Peruvian army is concentrating at Ia
rapaca and decisive battle is impending.
A war has broken out among rival chiefs in
New Calibar, Africa The prisoners taken in
a recent battle were all killed and eaten.
The Utes are still coming into Los Pinos
Agency and manifest disposition to testify
about the recent massacre.
The Virginia Legislature met yesterday.
The Republicans have control and will elect
their their candidates for state officers
The revolutionists in San Domingo have de-
feated the Presidents army and are besieging
the Capital
In the Senate Henry P. Baldwin was sworn
in as Mr.. Chandler's successor. Resolutions
declaring that greenbracks shall only be legal
tender. for custom dues and that they shall
were referred.
In the House no business of importance was
transacted.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-04
THURSDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 4
The Fame of Thackeray.

Inc Atnenbnlnl
Thackeray is the only novelist of his time, it
my safely be said, whose popularity is increas-
ing While his rivals are suffering from the
reaction that always follows success, he has
been steadily gaining ground. His mood is
critical enough to suit the taste of the time
and not critical enough to iniure his novels as
works of art, for it is obvious that with all his
hatred of shams, Thackeray's scorn Of conven-
lions did not go deep. In spite of his profess
sions, he was contented to accept a very con-
ventional code of morality, and he turned
away with Indifference from many questions
which man thirty years his senior could pot
let pass so easily. AT bottom he showed the
optimism of the Waterloo warriors, whose
weaknesses he knew so well how to expose;
and had he not done 50 he would have been
far less delightful writer than he is. 1t is this
mixture of this half-hearted pessimism and
real optimism that makes Thackeray so popu-
lar at present. He was, too, the earliest proph-
ct of Queen Annes men, and of that reaction
in favor of the eighteenth century that is now
SO powerful, and secures for "Esmond' pref
erence to which we venture to think 1t is not
entitled. Admitting that Thackeray bestowed
more labor on "Esmond" and showed more
artistic conscience in it than in any of his other
books, we cannot allow that, admirable as it is
as piece of restoration it has the vitality
of 'fVanity Fair and 'The Newcomes." 1t
is as painter of his own times-a painter who
had no rival in his own day-that Thackeray
will be remembered, and time will make OF
these wonderful novels true historical romances.
They will live as vivid pictures of English So
ciety in the first half of the nineteenth CEN
turY.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-04
Gleanings from the Mails.

Queen Christine has received from Madrid
tradesman a perfectly unique pair of stock
ings, made of onion skins, present as singu-
lar as the pair of stockings made of the boards
of musseIs presented to Benedict XIV in 1854.
The Clay monument of Lexington, KY, is
in danger of destruction. The stone of which
it is built is crumbling.
A great field Of sapphires has been discov-
e;ed in Siam, and large number of adven-
turers are focking to it.
The telegraph people in England are as
negligent in using capitals and in pointing
their sentences as they are in this country,
judging from the foil owing, which was sent
from Winchester to London as the utterances
of Lord Caravan at the first mentioned
place: "The worst-paid country curate is ex-
pected to speak twice on Sunday with the per-
suasiveness of jour neyman tailor and the
eloquence of barrow" For "journeyman
tailor" read Jeremy Taylor" and begin
BARROW with a capital letter and all is right.
Gen. Butler paid $4,000 to his newspaper
clacquers in the late contest.
The rebel Joe Johnston is engineering the
plan to make General Grant captain general
of the army.
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The Gear Escapes Without Injury.

Moscow, Dec. 2-After the arrival of the
Emperor last night, and while second train
containing baggage was on the way hither, an
explosion occurred One luggage van was blown
to pieces and seven carriages thrown off the
rails, but nobody was injured. Today depu-
tation proceeded to the Kremlin to congratu-
late His Majesty upon his visit to Moscow.
Previous to the Emperors arrival in the hall
of Audience the Lord Marshal gave the depu-
tation the news of the catastrophe of the pre-
yious evening His hearers appeared for q
moment thunderstruck, but Immediately after
ward broke into loud cheers at the Emperor's
escape. The Emperor appeared in ST. Georges
Hall at noon and was presented by the NUM-
cipal authorities with bread and salt, when he
spoke as follows:
Gentlemen-I am very glad to see you again,
remembering the loyal attachment which Y gu
evinced on the occasion of the sad event of
April IA, Similar assurances then reached me
from all parts.
Moscow, Dec. 3.-The explosives which de-
stroyed the imperial baggage train are stated
to have been placed on Monday evening under
the rails at a point over which the imperial
train would pass just before entering the Mos
cow railway station. The Gar arrived safely,
however at II o'clock Monday night, and the
explosion occurred on the passage of the bag
gage train half an hour afterward. The house,
whence the mine was exploded. has been dis
covered, and search is making for the perpet-
rators of the outrage The Gar will arrive in
st. Petersburg tomorrow.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 3.-The official ac-
count of the attempt to destroy the imperial
train Monday night, states that the explosion
occurred as the baggage train was entering the
Ragash quarter of Moscow. The train was
thrown off the rails. One baggage van was
overturned and two passenger carriages thrown
right across the line. The explosion caused a
gap in the permanent roadway four feet and
eight inches deep, sixteen feet long and eigh-
teen feet broad.
The principal streets are decked with flags,
and many demonstrations of rejoicing are be-
ing made at the escape of the Gar.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-04

NEW York, Dec "a Dublin special
says the distress in the west Of Ireland is not
denied, but the government hope and expect
to meet the emergency by facilitating the
working of the poor laws and lending money
to those towns desiring to start relief works.
The government do not contemplate starting
relief works on their own account. The only
remedy for the Irish land troubles, which the
government believes possible and practicable,
is emigration. Whether the government
fears instruction or not, precautions are being
taken in various military stations of Ireland
against any emergency. Double guards are
placed on duty at various points where militia
ry stores are kept. In consequence of recent
threats to the commander of the barracks at
Brr, Kings County, the whole of the maga-
gunpoWde nave been brought to Uupr1n I'M
der heavy escort. The military authorities
Of Limerick have taken extra precautions by
doubling the guards Of the barracks, while no
civilian is allowed to enter without writing his
name and address in a book
Mr.. Parnell's Opinions.
Mr.. Parnell stated yesterday that his trip to
America was yet doubtful, as he may be more
useful in Ireland than America, as he intends
pushing the agitation vigorously. Mr.. Parnell
says there will be much suffering after Christ
mas Potatoes have failed and the stock will
soon be exhausted. For the next two or three
months the want Of fuel will cause great suf-
fering. If the government had issued small
quantities of coal to burn with turf it would
have been a source of enormous saving and
alienation of distress. Mr.. Parnell says the
agitation will not be transferred to England.
Our aim is to keep the Irish people aroused to
the importance of sustaining the agitation un-
til the land laws are reformed. The English
know and care very little about Irish ques-
tions 1t is impossible to touch their con-
sciences. The only practical agitation is in
Ireland.
The agitation will affect the elections indi-
rectly but we desire to keep the Parliamenta-
ry and land questions separate. Our object is
not political one. 1t is only to reform the
land laws and relieve the terrible burdens of
the tenant farmers.
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'Ohls
Fish.
Tobacco,


Corrected weekly by SToRER Bros. Co.,
cessors to Locke, Twltchell u Co.
Rrnvyr, dIotS0vrs.
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The Kellogg Investigation.

New ORLEANS, Dec. 3.-Wm. Ward (col-
ored) testified he was engaged in collecting
affidavits, and at an interview with Judge
Spofford he said Kellogg secured his seat by
bribery and asked me if we could get evidence
to substantiate that. He told us he was not
then prepared to pay money, but when he got
his seat the $4,000 back pay due him would
be distributed among the boys. We wrote a
letter for his profession which would show
that no money was expected. got most of
the affidavits myself; saw men and told them
there was money in it; that it was all gotten
up to make money. L told Jones was au-
thorized to say there was $4,000 to be divided
and that it would amount to $4,000 each. Both
Jones and Delacy assured me that neither
Gov Kellogg nor any of his friends ever paid
either of them money to vote for him.
James Cooper testified: Know johnson,
member of the Nichols legislature; heard him
say he was paid to vote for Spofford.
Gen. Mcmillan testified: There was quo
rum when Kellogg was elected; knew of no
bribery.
Col Jack Wharton testified: Know E. l..
Weber; wouldn't believe him Oh oath.
The committee decided to receive no more
testimony, and adjourned to meet in Washing
ton and prepare a report.
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DEPARTURES OF OCEAN STEAMERS

MINIATURE ALMANAC Gee. DECEMBER 4.
Sun rises ........ ...719 High water go
Sun sets............ 4.22 Moon rises. 900
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California Mining stocks.
The Wa0l Market.

BOSTON, Dec. -[Reported for the Pressl.-The
following is list of prices quoted this afternoon:
Ohio and Observation-Disclosures, 54G55c; Choice
Coarse 45a47c Michigan-Extra and Xxx 4Sa5o;
Fine 47G4Sc; Medium 52054e; Common 43,G45c.
Other Western-Fine and x 47949c; Medium 529
perfine 45@58c; No at 35G37c. Combing fleece
47a5S; Fine delaine 4S955c; California 1S941c;
Texas 25gS7c Canada pulled 45@5Oc; do Combing
Buenos Ayres 15035c; Cape Good Hope 29932c;
Australian 45cG50c: Donskoi 23@2Sc.
The demand for Wool continues good and very
full prices are readily obtained In fact the trade
the past season has been greater surprise to deal
ers than any in their experience
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-04
LOUISIANA ELECTION.
Democratic Majority About 2o,ooo-The

Democratic Majority About 2O,OOO-The
New Constitution Adopted.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 3,--Specials to the Now
Orleans Democrat from 27 parishes not in
Guiding New Orleans give the Democrats 49,
2I5 net majority. The Democrats claim the
election of Witt by 10000 majority. The new
constitution was adopted by a large majority.
A prominent Democrat consider the fate of
the debt ordinance which was voted on
separately in doubt. Indications point to its
defeat though the vote will probably be close
and it may require the official returns to
decide. In this city the Democrats have about
5000 majority.
A special to the Democrat from St. Martins
vile says that Emile D'Elege, Republican
candidate for sheriff of that parish, just killed
the two De La Soussaye brothers, Ernest
and Onizipher, Jr.
They had just returned from Brearx Bridge
precinct where they had gone in the interest
of their father, who is also a candidate for
sheriff. The belief is that the row will not
end here. D'Elege has gone home. He is
said to be mortally wounded.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-04
WEST INDIES.
Success of the San Domingo Revo-
lutionists.
THE PRESIDENTS ARMY DEFEATED
AND THE CAPITAL BESIEGED.

HAVANA, Dec. 3.-Advices from San Do
mings city to the Goth ult. are as follows. The
siege Of the city is now effective, the revolu-
tionists having completely surrounded it on
land and the only outlet is by sea. President
Guillermo made a last effort to dislodge the
revolutionists on the 14th, attacking Monte
Plata, but after a hard fight he was routed and
obliged to take refuge in the city with small
escort. As his army has disbanded Guillermo
is momentarily expected to resign. The city
cannot support long siege as provisions are
scarce. The whole republic has joined il the
revolution. Accounts from Puerto Plata indi-
cate the business of the whole north proceed
ing unnterruptedly. Much tobacco is await
ing shipment but laborers are very scarce, the
majority having enlisted in the army.
Nothing later from Hayti.
Venezuela advices announce that Gen. GuZe-
man Blanco has arrived at Martinique
and was expected to land at Laguayra on the
9th of November.
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MAINE.

Probable Death of Knox County Sailor.
BOSTON, Dec. Sin the crew of the sch'r
N. Fl. Phillips of Gloucester, supposed to be
lost, was Clifton Thompson of Union, Knox
county, Maine
Crushed by a Falling Rock.
BANGOR, Dec. 3.-This afternoon, while sew
eral boys were playing about a bonfire under
an overhrnging ledge, several tons of rock
came tumbling down on them. One of the
number, named James Toole, aged about s
years, was Instantly killed and another named
fxuo nj
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CINcIN {ArI. Dec. 1.-The knights of Labor
in the Kanawha valley and about Charlestown
w. w., the past week have been threatening
strike among the miners, including the stop
page of all coal trains ON the Chesapeake and
Ohio road The threat was met by a declara-
ton of the Governor that he would use the
whole military power of the State, and, if ne
cessary, call on the General Government for
aid to stop any such lawless conduct. SO far
serious trouble has been av' ided. The knights
of Labor include some five OF six thousand
members along the valley, having its county,
general and district assemblies in SIX or seven
counties. 1t is thobght that more show of
frmness on the part of the authorities will
put an end to its dangerous tendencies.
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Virginia Legislature,

RICHMOND, Dec. 3.-The General Assembly
of Virginia in its first biennial session met to-
day. The Readjusters elected all the officers
of both houses. The Governor in his message
says nothing save inability can excuse or justi-
9Th inst, was agreed upon for the election of
state officers by the legislature, when the Re-
adjusters expect to make clean sweep. To-
day all the Republicans except four voted with
the Readiusters.
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AFRICA.

War Among Cannibals Killed
and Eaten.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 3.-News received states
that was has broken out between rival chiefs
in New Calabar, West Africa, and 2C0 persons
have been killed and wounded, and the pris-
oners killed and eaten. Europeans in New
Calabar have requested the British naval Off
GERS to interfere. 1t is expected that the out
break will spread from Opoto to Brass.
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Furnishing the South Sea islanders.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3.-Australian advices
state that Her Majesty's ship Danae has re-
turned from Solomon and other South Sea
Islands. AT Maru island where an English
man was massacred in April. a company of
men landed and destroyed the villages and
canoes of the offenders. In an encounter with
the natives one man was killed and two
wounded.
Her Majesty's schooner Renard has punish
ed the natives concerned in the massacre of a
native teacher last year, their houses and
plantations being destroyed
Three Europeans and three Chinese, part Of
the crew of trading vessel, pride of Logan, ="
have been murdered by natives at Cloudy
Bay, New Guinea. Her Majesty's schooner
Beagle has proceeded to the scene to punish
the offenders
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A COSTLY Accident ait a Church Fair.

Costly Accident at Church Fair
PHILADELPHIA, Dec 3.-A fair was held last
night at the Presbyterian church, corner of
Broad and Oxford streets, to defray the ex-
pense of new organ. Early this morning the
decorations caught fire and everything COM
bustible, including the new organ, was de-
stroyed. Nothing remained but the stone
walls and the steeple The church cost $780,
600; insured.
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Chicago Cattle Market.

CHICAGO, Dec. 3.-Hogs-Reeeipts $4,000 head;
shipments 2600 head; all grades '10a15c higher;
mixed packing at 1904 40; light at 00a4 80;
choice heavy at 4004 70; market closed firm.
GOOD to prime steativ t6 5oessi i sss.
feeders quiet and unchanged at 2 40G2 60:butchers
Cows 0O03 90: Texans very SLOW
Sheep-shipments 1900; market quiet and steady
aft g 206I4 25