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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-15
IL R EM En-.

NORTH GERMAN LLOYD.
STEAM BETWEEN BREMEN AND NEW Or
LEANS. VIA HAVRE. SOUTHLAND
TON AND HAVANA.
.zgFEkt The steamships Of the North Cor
AAlGsAsa man Lloyd will resume their Regular
Trips. as follows:
From Bremen. From N. 0rteans
Hanover. September II
Havana. and on their home trip at Havana and
Southampton.
PRICES OF PASSAGE:
From Bremen Southampton or Hayre to Hav-
ana or New Orleans-Cabin, $50; steerage $56.
From New Orleans to SOUTHAMPTON, Havre or
Bremen-Cabin. $3.50; Steerage, s45.
:. From New Orleans to Havana-oabin, *5e
Storage. SIS.
Children under ten years. half price: chill
dren under one year, free.
N. B.-0ur agent for TeXas. Mr.. Peter nj. Err
hard, In Galveston. is authorized to Issue steer
age passage orders at the following through
rates:
From Bremen to Galveston, $42.
From Bremen TO Indianola, $45 80.
The conn any reserves the right to change the
route of the steamers, their advertised days OF
departure and the prices OF passage.
Passage tickets from Bremen. Southampton
or havre to New Orleans issued by the under
signed.
ED. +. STOCKMEYER Il Co.. Agents.
aust ~ AZ Union street.
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At Quarantine station.
Receipts ot produce.

vICKSBURa-Per steamer Whisper-11 bsles Of
cotton Moses Clarae--9 Ii d. Newman J L Iar
rio &co--l J Wolfe &cO-1 Meyer. Weis atoo-and
sundries to order-Iotal - bales cotton IL newt
BAYOU SAEA--Per steamer X j Gay-20 bales
cotton to Male a. Cammack-aundries ~ order
PORT EADS-Per steamer Martha-Sundries to
order
UPPER CoAsT-Per steamer Eva-sHndries to
order
LOWER COAST-Per steamer Isabel-Sundries to
or0er =m.~nm.-.. a.
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LIST OF VESSELS
Up, Clss-ed and Sailed for New Orleans.

Up, CEepred and Sailed TOR New Orleans.
=m= AUGUST u. 1879.
Domestic.
NEW YORK.
Steamship Harlan .------.............sld Aug
Steamship Knickerbocker Kemble- cid Aug 9
Brig Chas Dennis, Connacher. .----.s sid Aug
BATH, ME-.
Ship Prussia, McLoon Notwithstanding July IA
Foreign.
LIVERPOOL. m5~
Steamship St Louis, Reid. June 30
Ship Expounder, CrocSer. ........... sid July
Ship Beau Monde Glass SIC. so Ang !
Ship 9 orient r.aaa P.nd:i, "a Jay 80
Ship Ile Marthe. Olivier ........... sid July "a
Ship Sabine Borland. sid July 7
Bark Belgrsvla, G1bson sid july ls
Bark Oxford, Phelan- cid June 80
MATA.zAs.
Bark Maggie Douglas ...........-----sld Aug
HAvRE.
Ship France BOurges. .ldg July 10
BORDEAUX.
Bark j Dussumier, Barrett. ........ sid July 8
Bark Alphonse ct Marie. Privat- sid July
aoUEN
Bark Emmanuel Swedenborg, Brown sid Aug 6
Bark Kate (Br) Anderson. cid July 10
BREMEN. @@#5
Ship Frederick. Bruggemann. .----.-. ldg Aug !
snip Goschen, Helms: .ldg July 70
CRONSTADT.
Snip saranac, ulmer. .......--..-.-..sld July %
REvEL.
Ship Wyoming, Baker,. sid Aug
GENOA. 5@
Ship Scioto (Br). Mitchell. -.....--..sld July 10
Brig ALBANIA sid Aug
CETTE.
Bark Harold, Pontic. ----..-sld July 81
BOMBAY
Bark Aunot Lyle, English. ED July 9
KINGSTON. ia.
Steamship Vanguard, Cell sid July "a
RIO DE JANEIRo.
Bark Fasan, Nielsen. sid July il
The people Of Jacksonville, Fla, are eating
LII the watermelons they can While yet they
ira allowed to enjoy them. On and after Fri
Law next, no watermelon will, BY law, be per.
nitted to be offered for sale Ia the city.
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GRIP TIE.

THE GRIP COTTON TIE CAN BE DEL1V-
u cred to planters and merchants In the in
terror from St Louis by applying to
JOHN B. LAFITTE & CO.,
jy3O1m No. 1874 Grayier street.
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rived: Belle OF Shreveport from New Or
leans.
PrrrsBuRa, Aug. 1.-THE river y ! loot 90
inches and falling. It is TAR ana pieasaniG;;
slowly with feet il inches in the canal and
Q feet Ill inches on the falls. 5
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FOR IlANDEvILLE AND TCHE.
laIzassaAsNi functa River-United States mail
@nss.sassss~" steamer
HEROINE.
SUNDAY EXCURSION. ..-
From Lake End. From Vaudeville.
Arrival OF a. n train. At. 10 O'clock m.
Arrival Of 8 .. m. train. At. IS o'clock p. M
Arrival of Z p. m. train, for Madisonvtlle direct
MONDAY. So
From Madisonville at 5:45 a. m.
From Vaudeville at 7 a. N.
From Lake End on arrival Of $3.50 .. m. train
for Vaudeville, LeWisburg.
WEDNESDAY EXCURSION.
From Lake End: From Maudeyil.e. :,
Arrival 8 80 D. M train. At g y. m.
Arrival of p. m. train. ]
THURSDAY EXCURSION.
From Lake End. From Vaudeville.
Arrival of Q a. m. train At..............7 a. m.
Arrival $3.50 p. N. train. At. 6 p, m,
FRIDAY. #@.
From Lake End on arrival of $3.50 p. m. train.
y 1@''11> 'e's''0. SATURDAY.
From Lake End d., From Mandeyille. :,
NEW CAMEIIA.
MONDAY SCHEDULE.
From Lake End. on arrival of - m. train for
Vaudeville. Lewisburg. Madisonville and Old
Landing.
From Old Landing at u. m.
From Vaudeville at a. m.
THURSDAY,
From Lake End on arrival of - m. train.
FRIDAY.
From Old Landing at 6 a. m
From Vaudeville at a. m.
SATURDAY.
From Lake End, on arrival of 80 o. m. train
for Madi5onville and Old Landing.
SUNDAY EXCURSION.
Arrival of Il. m. train. At. ...:..3 o. m.
isbqrg, MadIsonvllie At.:..:....:... s. m.
To Vaudeville. ..".................sO SOC each way
70 LeWlsburg. soc each way
To Madisonvile. ....................$l each way
To Old Landing. =. ...-............$l each way
EXCURSION RATES.
Fare from either side, round trip; to Mande-
Two lines of stages connect with steamers at
Freight will be received daily at her landing.
New Basin. near Magnolia Bridge.
FOB BAY. PASS. MISSISSIPPI CITY AND
BILOXI.
Wednesdav-From Lake End on arrival of s
a. M train
Friday-From Lake End on arrival of II q. m.
train.
observation-disclosures Biloxi and Mississippi
City same evening. and Pass Saturday at a. M
Freight received at New Basin. Delord street
all day Tuesdays and up to a. m Wednesdays;
also THURSDAYS and up to a. m. Fridays.
Biloxi 81 %. Meals so cents Also, restaurant
on board.
Freight will be taken at very low rates.
Baggage (only) received at the corner of Canal
and Carondelet streets on the departure Of the
train on which the boat leaves. The above trips
will be made unless prevented by bad weather
or low water. For further information apply to
W, Ct. COYLE,
jy2Otf 35 Carondelet street.
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LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL SOUTHERN =. 8. LINE.

1AAaR The steamship
HISTORIAN,
Lang commander.
Will sail on or about August s. 1873. from her
wharf foot OF Jackson square.
Will receive cotton ana sign through Oils
ading for the gentiDent. between Havret
Cronstadt.
These steamships being Of light draft, viii
cross the bar of the Mississippi at all times
without detention.
| DECAN u CO..
de1e1v 1875 Grayter street.
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UPPER COAST.

UPPER COAST.
TRI-WEEKLY UPPER COAST PACKET T0
BAYOU GOULA,
Leaves every. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY and
SATURDAY. at II h. m.
,-0.% - The fine passenger steamer
,&s3as6 BELLE,
TN place of the Whisper.)
J. A. Comstock master. G.. M. Woods and Cha
Dean clerks,
Will leave regularly as above putting of
freight In daylight. Returns down the coast
In daylight TUESDAYS. THURSDAYS and
For freight or passage apply on board or to
s. HENO, 20 Cont street,
T. o. MELANCON. 80 Rienville ct.
A clerk on the landing at all times to receive
freight.
and the Bertha. je1
NEW ORLEANS AND UPPER COAST TRl~
WEEKLY PACKET.
Leaves every MONDAY. WEDNESDAY ana
FRIDAY. at II q. NJ. n,.n
r. FOB NEW VACHEKIE rana Us
l@3aEsrS Bonnet Care, HahnvtHe. hensM1sSx LIE
s1A1za&A Vile and all way lano1n&S
steamer
lrYbs. DeBouchel master =. IOcs c tSn ncsoass
u,Jt iaaua IA above returning QoWu Ii nC
mMnasdav Thursday and SATURDAY ~ aay ~ lsAAss
~ frai0ht Or passage Apply on poaLu " ~
ZOE HeAA Il Il. BROU. II Delta st.. 1D ssaiISs
clerk always on the levee 70 receive Irs!eu1t.
foot Of CONT street -.
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RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT,
Friday, August Is. 1879.

Friday, August IL. 1879. =
Arrivals.
See marine column
Departures.
Emma Irvine, Martha Assumption, Frank
Pargoud.
To Arrive.
Emma Irvine Isabel, Martha, lower coast;
st. John, Bayou Sara; Eva. Belle, upper
coast; Laura Lee, Cincinnati; ". =. Halliday,
Port Eads; J. A. Scudder, J. B. M. Kehlor,
st. Louis; Assumption. Lafonrche; Silver
City, Red river; Whisper, Vicksburg.
stage OF the Rivers.
Daily telegraphic report OF the stage of water
ut various points. with changes. In the "a hours
ending yesterday at 3 p. N.
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ORKH.DUsAB.

NEW ORLEANS AND oPELOUSAB PACKET
COMPANY s.
REGULAR UNITED STATES MAIL PAUKEx.
Leaves every 4 TUESDAY Y l5 !, Z ct .. m,
sas, Port Barre. Slmmsport, Church.
aAss@s~S vile, and all landings on the Coast
Atchafalaya River and Bayou urtableau-Tho,
new, light draft steamer
FANCH0N,
Fl. Fl. Broad. master.
Theo John and J. M. Bherrouse clerks,
will leave as above. For freight Or passage 80.
~ 3 BEfTToN j EppLER. ,os arayier stree.
3. ". ADAMS, 81 Commercial Place.
J. g. CARLIN. so Magazine street.
7. e.-The Fanchon connects weekly with kI1A
steamer Minnie for Bayou des Giaizes. and
signs through bills ledinR to 0heyneville and
all points on Bayou Boeuf. acstf
REGULAR oPELOUsAs PACKET.
sEEN Leaves every TUESDAY, at D, m
r. - FOB WASHINGTON, OPELOU.
lExEaJG sas, Port Barre, Sfmmsport
Ohurchville and all landings on the
Coast Atchafalaya river and Bayou Oourta-
bleau-The new light-draft steamer
YAZOO,
Vim. Crawford master. a. Molaison clerk
will leave as above. For freight or passage ap~
ply on board, or to LORD MoPEAKE. Agents
ID de aaano1 dEo. D. H1TE. 14a eravier street.
Simmsport. Big Bend Landing or Water Valley
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CNREAT JACKSON ROUTE.
CHICAGO. sT. LOUIS AND NEW on
5@.T LEANS RAILROAD.


Trains will leave and arrive at the Calliope
Street Depot. on and after April 6. 1879. as fol-
lows:
Leave. Arrive.
Exp. No. /, BIB p. m. Exp. No. 2. $50 q. nc.
Mixed No. 8. 700 o. n. Mixed No. 4. 7:lo D. m.
Nos, and run daily Nos. and daily. OK
cept Sunday. -
Saturday Accommodation for MeComb City
SUNDAY " EXCURSION to McComb City
. PUILMAN PALACE SLEEPING CARS
THROUGH TO LOUISVILLE; CINCINNATI ~
CHANGE. and for ST. LOUIS a Sleeper Is at
taehed at Milan, enabling passengers to e g
CHANGE TO NEW YORK and EASTERN
CITIES. "
Sleeping cars through to CHATTANOOGA.
orthe Virginia Springs, daily, without change.
Tickets for sale, berths secured and 1nforma:
ton given at No. ~ Camp street. corner Of
A. D. SHELDON, Ticket Agent.
T. CHANDLER. General Passenger Agent
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FROM THE PASSES.

pouT EADs. Aug IA, 2. m.-Barometer
% o5. Wind west, good breeze. Weather fair.
Sailed: Bark Eliza Campbell for Bordeaux.
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AAROURCHH,


TRI-WEEKLY COAST AND BAYOU La
FOURCHE.
Leaves every TUESDAY at 10 q. m and THURH.
DAY and SATURDAY at Ia N.
AS&tDkE6 The A No. passenger packet
ASSUMPTION.
Tin place Of the Henry Tete.)
+; a.. Chariot master, E. Nicolle clerk
VIII leave as above, returning down the Coast
every WEDNESDAY. FRIDAY and SUNDAY
In daylight. -
For freight or passage apply ON board or to
i. RIVET,
los Decatur. near st, Louis street,
P. S.-Has a clerk on the landing durin0t h0
day. at the head OF Bienville street. to receive
fre1ght se28 tt
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RAILROADS..

NEW ORLEANS AND MOBILE RAILROAD.
IN iMOBILE FAST LINE)
TIE SHORTEST ROUTE TO EASTERN
CITIES.
DAILY PASSENGER TRAINS.
On and after Sunday, MAJ Is, 1879 trains
will arrive and leave depot. foot Of Canal street.
as follows:
LEAVE. ARRIVE.
no. Express No. 2 Express,
daily ........ 800 p.m. daily. Al am,
No. 8 Coast Ac- No. 6 Coast Ac-
eommodatin commOdatin
daily except daily except
Sunday ......s: 80 pm. Sunday. :25 am.
Tickets may be obtained and Sleeping Oar
Berths secured In advance on application at the
office corner Camp and Common streets. oppo-
site City Hotel. -
d1 ~ j. w. COLEMAN. Ticket Agent.
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GRAND ISLE.
low Kg COAST,

Nov kR COAST.
Leaves every TUESDAY and THURSDAY at Ii
a. n. and SATURDAY at b. M.
- :. FOR ORANGE FARM, POIETE.
&kX a-la-Haehe Greenwood Plantation,
Terre aux Bauf. and all plantation
landings. The new fine and fast steamer
EMMA IRVINE,
J. A. Ruiz master.
IT, MI. Vallette and N. M. Barrels clerks;
Leaves as above regularly. returning 20 lneg o,
early In the evening on alternate da W; nou.
freight passage aDply on eoa<0. hossu anil ~
Il street.
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MARINE NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
August Is. 1879.
Cleared Yesterday.
No clearances at the Customhouse yesterday


Arrived.
Ship Cromwell Barstow. - days from Liverpool, 10
Lowell & Bailey-lst dis "a
Schr Santo Oteri Pizzati. days from Utllla, to
s Oteri & Bro--Pic Tier
SChr Annie Chase -----. from Appalaohicoa, in
ballast, to master-New Basin
+. STEAMBOATS,.
Whisper feathers, from Vicksburg
Il j Gay. Brown. from BAYOU Sara
Martha, Basaett. from Port Eads
Ess bel. o. ry from Lower Coast
Eva, DeBouchel. from Upper Coast
At Quarantine station.
Brit steamship Capri. Boyd from st Vincent, de
July "a, to Eugster Geo
Imports.
LIVERP OOLr-Per ship Cromwell-4o pkgs OF
earthenware to A Wolf &ca-5s crates earthenware
casks earthenware Mrs j Gauche-5o0 tons salt In
bulk 1000 FIRE bricks It's pix rs mdse to order
UTILLA-Per sohr SantO Oteri-l34, 600 cocoa
nuts 1900 lunches bananas $4,000 pantains and
bbls lines to s Oteri & Bro
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oUACaIrA aIvER.

OUACHITA RIVER.
NEW ORLEANS AND OUACHITA RIvEM
Emancipation COMPANY.
OUACHlTA CITY. TRENTON AND MONROE
WEEKLY o. s. MAIL PACKET.
Leaves every WEDNESDAY, at D. m.
r. FOR OUACHITA CITY. MONROE.
A&&ES Trenton. and all town landings on
Black and Ouaehita rivers-The boat
will reserve the right to refuse any landing en-.
cept mail landings
JOHN WILSON.
I'm place of John 81. Hanna,)
J. W. Blanks. master, Ben g. OornWell clerk
Capt. y. A. BLANKS. President.
GEO. D. HITE. BRITTON & EpPLER. q.
CARLIN. g: WORK. LORD d MoPEAKE
4. w. ADAMS, Agents.
Connects regularly with steamers for thu
tributaries. and Little Bob 3. for Camden.
mY13 tt
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The above statement Is true and correct
transcript from the books Of the company.
J. TCYES. President.
J. ". H1NcKs, Secretary.
Sworn to and subscribed before me- this ff,
teenth day Of January, 1879.
TIL. BUIssoN.
Third Justice Of the Peace
OFFICE or THE New ORLEANS INSURANCE Co..
Corner Camp and Canal Streets,
New Orleans. January ID. 1879.
Alta meeting Of the Board Of Directors hello
on the eleventh day of January, 1879. II Yves re.
solved to pay. on demand, the semt-annual In.
terest dividend Of FIVE PER CENT on the
capital stock to the stockholders or their legal
representatives.
DIRECTORS.
O. T. DUGAZON. H. GALLY.
CHS. LAFITTE. W. A. BELL.
CHS. e. SCHMIDT. ANT. CARRIERE.
CHS. j. LEEDS. JULES ALDIGE.
D. FATJO, PIERRE POUTZ.
A. sCHREIBER, JULES TUYEH.
ia16 II
MERCHANTS
Mutual Insurance Company
OF NEW ORLEANS.
A94 Canal street. lD4
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LAKE PORTS.

FOR VAUDEVILLE AND TCHE-
llsE4szssAkkH; functa River-Unfted States mail
sSs.ss.sss~s steamer
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The people Of jacksonville Fla, are eating
ali the watermelons they can while yet they
are allowed to enjoy them. On and after Fri
day nayt. no watermelon will, by law, be per-
mitted to be offered for sale 10 the city.
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Receipts at tire old Basin.

Pearl River Per schr Union-d5,oo0 feet lumber
to nTder
Pearl River-Per schr Addie Eads-4oooO feet of
lumber to order
Pearl River-Per schr Cora-35 cords wood to mas
fer
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DyEEETckE:
r. Maspero, D. Fatio.
ia. Fernandez. Edward Toby.
Paul Fourchy. d. A. Chafraix.
John Geddee, II. W. Smith.
Jno, 3. Lallande. Ghas. Laf1tte.
iel4 3m B. W. Taylor.
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Receipts mt the New Basin.
Jordan River-Per schr Veuezia-2l, 600 feet OF
lumber to
Covington-Per schr i M Pippo-6o0 bbs sand to
order
Tickfaw-Per sohr Hetter Ellis-60 cords wood to
order
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-09-17
LATEST BY MAIL.

An enthusiastic meeting Of the Tammany
Committee on organization was held in New
York Monday, at which renewed determine
ton was expressed to fight Tilden and his
man Robinson to the bitter end.
Alexander Stephens says there has been so
much corruption in office, and so much mis-
management of State affairs, in Georgia, that
the Independent party has become very
strong and he expects to see it carry the
State this fall.
There are Al, Ill post offices in the United
States, the increase during the three months
which ended with August, being AL. Three
fourths of these offices have salaries that
would not pay the rent and fuel for small
room to keep them in.
The Argentine Republic is just entering
upon another season of bloodshed and turmoil
a notorious insurgent leader having just es'
capped from prison and raised the standard Of
revolt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-09-17
MASSACHUSETTS, REPUBLICANS.
The State invention at Worcester.
HON. j. D. LONG NOMINATED FOR
TERNOR

WORCESTER. September lG. The republic
can State convention met at Ills, and or
ganized with Eben +. Stone, temporary
chairman; Edward II. Haskell temporary
secretary. Stone briefly addressed the con-
vention. Various committees were appointed
and the convention permanently organized by
electng Hon. Alex. II. Bullock as President.
Mr.. Bullock made long speech reviewing
the history and objects of the republican
party; approving Hayes conciliatory policy,
and taking stalwart stand on the Southern
question. He was followed by Mr.. Homer in
brief and encouraging speech.
An informal ballot was then taken. At
2.35 MIR. WilcOmb, chairman of the commit
tee on ballots, made the following report on
the informal ballot for Governor. Whole
number of votes, 1915; necessary for a choice,
5sS; Charles Devens had Ii Henry L.
Pierce, sos; John ID. Long, 6G9. Hon.
Harvey Jewell Of Boston. upon the announce
ment of the ballot, stated that he believed the
ballot was fair one. What was wanted in
the coming campaign was united and har-
monious action. He closed by moving that
the nomination of Long be made unanimous
by reclamation.
The motion was unanimously adopted
amidst the greatest enthusiasm. Speaker
w ade of Newton, moved the same committee
be appointed to receive, sort and count votes
for candidates for Lieut.. Governor; was car
RED Mr.. Dickinson nominated for that
position Hon. Byron Weston of Dalton, thus
completing as he believed, union of the
eastern and western sections of the State.
Mr.. Corral Dwight of Reading, presented
the name of Hon. Joseph A. HARDWOOD of
Middleton.
At 2.40 the convention commenced to bal
| lot for lieutenant governor, with the following
result: Whole number of votes, 1882; By
ron Weston of Dalton, had 65s; Joseph A.
Harwood of Littleton, 1871; Henry l.. Pierce
had 1888; scattering 5.
| On motion of Mr.. Whittemore of Sand
wick, Hon. Geo. Marston of New Bedford,
was nominated for Attorney General On
motion Of Col hopkins of Worcester. Hon.
Chas. X. Ladd of Springfield, was nominated
for Auditor. On motion of Hon F. S. Shu-
bert, Hon. Henry b. Pierce was nominated
by reclamation as candidate for Secretary of
| State.
| On motion of Charles S. Stott of Lowell,
Hon. Charles Endicott of Canton, was NOM
mated as Treasurer and Receiver General.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-09-17

Jefferson Davis, in q letter to a friend in
Washington, announces that he has no Sem
atorial aspirations.
The Fall River correspondent of the Prov
idence Journal says it is stated on response
BILE authority that the spinners of two mills
in one section of the city have had a meeting
and voted to apply for work Monday morn
ing
The steamship Circassia, Of the Anchor
line, arrived at New York from Glasgow,
Monday afternoon, having on board nearly
200 members Of the Touriee excursion party,
who for three months past have been rambling
over Europe. The trip altogether included
some twelve thousand miles of travel.
Kentucky claims the oldest living graduate
of West Point, in the person of Mr.. Asa
Payne of Scott county, who is 81 years old.
and was one of the first class who finished
the course at that institution. His father,
Gen. John Payne. soldier of the War of
1872. was born after his father had passed the
age of 30.
Sixteen million dollars have been paid out
for pension arrears by the government since
the passage of the arrears of pensions act.
Suleiman Pasha, the illustrious Turkish
general who played such a prominent part
uuTiilg tHc Ttcttt COHtcst petNttn hussid anu
Turkey, is dead.
Quarantine against New Orleans has been
raised at all points except Vicksburg.
The professional single scull race, at Nor
wich, Conn, between Wallace Ross. Geo.
Lee and Alexander Bradley, was won by Lee.
Time, 2.20, go.
The Southern convocation of the Protest
ant Episcopal churches. diocese of Massacau-
sets, was held in Christ church, Plymouth,
yesterday.
The Philadelphia Commercial Exchange,
adopted the GENITAL system yesterday.
At a meeting of Fall River manufacturers
yesterday, proposition to pay spinners now
employed the same as was paid spinners be-
fore the strike, was referred to the committee,
and they will report in few days.
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Superior Court-Judge WhitehOuse.

| TUESDAY, Sept. 10th.
Margaret r. Ransom vs.. Arno A. Bittues.
This case was gwen to the jury this morning,
the testimony having been closed before the
adjournment last evening. Mr.. Potter,
counsel for def. having been called to another
| county, did not argue the cause, and Mr..
| Baker forbore to do SO in behalf Of the ptf.
The jury found verdict for the ptf. fol-
| s438.Oi.
No. $50. Julia A. Folsom VS.. Joseph II.
| Cressey & ais. Bean & Bcane for the ptf
| Titcomb & Titcomb for defts. This is an
action of debt upon poor debtors bond fol-
the penal sum of Sl37.96 dated June 80
1873. The ptf. put in the bond without OBJ
lection and stopped. The defence is that the
principal debtor has fulfilled one of the con-
ditions of the bond by making the disclosure
of his property as prescribed by law. After
the testimony was out the parties agreed Ia
submit the case to the decision of the presid
ing judge. Decision reserved.
No. 93. Rufus Bean VS.. Abby A. Libby.
Bean & Beane for ptf. Titcomb TitcOmb
for def. This action is brought upon the
deft's promissory note to ptf. for $50. The
note was given in part payment for a horse.
The defence is that the note was without con-
sideration and void, the horse proving worth
less. Trial unfinished.
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in the partisan, to complain because post.
master has exercised his undoubied right rs
a citizen in so unobiectionable manner rs
the memorial sets forth. The famous order
of the President has been repeatedly explain
ed to be intended simply as request to fed
eral officials that they would refrain from at
tempting to manage caucuses and conven-
tons, because Of the temptation to use their
official influence in the interest of the senator
or congressman who aided them in securing
their places; but that they would be free to
aid in campaign work to whatever extent they
might be able without interfering with their
official duties -Leuiston Journal.