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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-19
SOME WILD WEATHER.
A Severe Storm On the North Carolina Coast

WILMINGTON, Aug. ia terrific storm Of
wind and rain visited this section early this
morning. At 4 q. 10. the velocity Of the wind
had reached sxtyeight miles per hour. A
large number OF shade trees were Frustrated
In the city, and seven houses and sheds were
unroOfad. No lives were lost. The German
bark Marie, ashore on the middle ground be-
tween Rip and bar, cut away her nainmast,
and her mlzzenmast went with 1t. She has
seven feet Of water In her hold. The British
ship Kate Bonsfield, on shore above Battery
Island, will come off without trouble. It Is
feared that serious damage has been done to
crops
THE STORM ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST.
new YORK, Aug. 18-Severe storms are
reported at various points along the North
Atlantic coast. .-..~=4m
At Cape May part Of Denigota's pier was
carried away. and it Is feared that with the
present heavy surf much more damage will
BE- done at high tide. At Atlantic City the
wind obtained a velocity Of more than sixty
miles an hour, rolling In q tremendous surf.
An unknown coasting schooner, disabled and
In distress, with all sails gone, is holding off
shore by means OF her anchors short dis
tance from Atlantic City beach. The crew are
lashed in the rigging, but all efforts OF the life
saving station To rescue them have thus far
failed.
At Baltimore more than four inches Of rain
have fallen, q greater quantity than has fallen
in any entire month Of the past year.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-19
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Murder of Ships Steward a. sea-Arest
Of the Murderers in New York.

NEW YORK, Aug. 18.-On the arrival Of the
steamship Arizona tins morning, Erban Cat
| law, an EGglishmaD, was arrested for murder
committed during the passage Of the vessel
Thomas Gilmore, pur5er, charges that on the
| fifteenth, while the vessel was at sea- an alter
cation occurred between CatlAw and Owen
JONES' the steward. Catlaw drew knife and
stabbed Jones in the right side Of the neck
| severing the jugular vein. Jones died In a
| few minutes, and after q post mortem eXami-
| nation the body was sewed up and cast into
the sea. CatIaW was arrested and kept ironed
until the arrival Of ths vessel in port. He
will be taken before United States commis-
sioner this afternoon.
THE LOSS BY THE OIL FIRE AT PARKER, PA.
PIIIsBURG, Aug. t8.-It is reported that
900 barrels OF oil have been burned at
Parker, Pa, by the fire which resulted from
stroke Of lightning last Thursday, and that
the loss exceeds 100000.
FATAL ACCIDENT on THE sEABoABD AND
ROANOKE RAILROAD.
PETERSBURG, Va, Aug. 13-A railroad ac-
cident occurred to-day on the Seaboard and
Roanoke Railroad between Watson and Ports
mouth. One person was killed and two seri-
Ously wounded.
SERIOUS RAILROAD DISASTER NEAR COLEM-
BIA.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Aug 15.-TWo coaches Of the
south bound train On the Charlotte, Columbia
and Augusta Railroad, were thrown down an
erGbankment near Columbia by broken rail
Sunday night, and turned completely over
Sixteen persons were injured, but not seri-
OISlY.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-19
ALASKA AFFAIRS.
Organization Of Civil Government at
sitka The Mining Prospects,


SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18-Advices from
Sitka. via Port Townsend, by telegraph have
the following: A civil government was organ
ized by citizens of Sitka on the second Of Au-
gust. In accordance with the sense Of pnnltc
meeting held JulV25. It provides for chief
magistrate and five selectmen, with authority
to try civil and criminal cases, attend to rGll-
nicipal affairs and take charge OF estates Of
deceased persons. No test Of American citi-
zenship IS required. but voters must be white
and have arrived at the age Of manhood.
The mining prospects Of the Territory are
encouraging. Prospecting continues active
George jenkins, toll collector at the tele-
graph station at Stickeen, was recently killed
at WraDgeI. by an Indian, while endeavoring
to stop fight.
DR.. Lindsey, Of the Presbyterian Board Of
Missions, has organized the first American
church To the Territory Of Alaska, at Wran-
gel. A Roman Catholic church has also been
erected, and an Industrial school is going up.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-19
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The White Africa ms.

Are they, then, really white9" asked Paris
reporter OF Major Serpa Pinto the PortG-
guess explorer Of Africa, with reference to his
Wldefy-puoilshed story about white race In
the dark continent. absolutely white" re-
piled the major. Il have seen young girl
who was whittier than am. They are not Al
binos, because they have black hair. They
resemble the ugllest OF the negroes. They are
ntdeotls, and the most savage people that
nave met with. In order to see them / was
compelled to seize two OF them by force I
kept them for some days, and loaded them
with attentions. Then they consented to take
me INTO their camp, but on condition that
should go entirely alone, because they were
afraid OF my escort. went there and passed
two days with them. They are poor devils,
without industry, living by the chase, and hav-
ing no fixed nabitaton. Their hair is WoolIy,
their foreheads retreaSiag, their eyes resenl-
ble those Of the Chinese, their cheek bones
arc prominent and their lower Lip hangs,
down. They are very strong, and can bury
All arrow in the body Of an elephant" The
reporter expressed the opinion that the ma
Jof $ conntrYIaen must bs proud of his sue
cess. An" said the explorer sadly, would
you believe that / have enemies at Lisbon.
who have spread the report that all my sto-
ries are but fictions?' The major is thirty
two years Old, but appears TO be only twenty
five; slightly built, Of medium height with
lnxuriaut black hair. straight nose, light
mustachfs and expression of distinction
and Intelligence, and-still further to quote
from the reporter-"the general impression
Of q perfect gentleman, with the aniabie
southern yivacity to boot"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-19
FRANCE.

LONDON, Aug. 18.-The NeWs' Paris CORE
spondent says:
The announcement that auditors at the sit
ting of the Council Of State must have q de-
gree from the State University, Is believed to
indicate the policy Of the government in case
the Senate rejects the Ferry educational bill.
M. Perron, sub-Iieutenant of the Hussars.
and NJ. Riviere, editor Of the Iregreis Re Lyon,
yesterday fought duel with swords at
Lyons. The latter was wounded in the
lungs.
The Times dispatch from Geneva reports
that q waterspout occurred on the fifteenth
Instant at Pays de GeS, causing the river Yer
sotx to overflow Its banks. Buildings at Di-
vonne were damaged to the extent Of 100000
francs. Several persons we're killed.
PARIS, Aug. 18.-The number of victims of
the accident on the Argetan and Granville
Railway is larger than at first reported. Fiji
teen were killed and thirty-siz wounded.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-19
The Chinese Famine.

Russan merchants recently returned from
the interior Of China to St. Petersburg have
iurhlshed terrible details respecting the FAM
Inc which has prevailed throughout certain
provinces OF the Celestial Empire. They de-
pose TO having seen people die In the streets
o. many towns and villages Of sheer starya-
t1on, and state not only that anthropoDhaav
ls practised upon the bodies Of the dead fIit
that fanlshed men attack the living and prev
upon them with feroeity. One OF them al
leges that he was present at the ex-
animation OF mendicaat who had
been arrested for some petty theft, and in
whose professional wallet the rnanged re-
mains OF an Infant were discovered. This man
confessed TO the magistrate tEat for some
time previous to his seizure he had lived ex-
cIusiysly upon the fresh flesh OF human be-
ings, as he could not surmount his antipathv
TO that OF dead bodies. Another appalling
case which came under the notice Of q Rus-
sian merchant was that Of young man who
had persuaded his father to assist him In rnur-
defing and subsequently eating girl 20 whom
he was betrothsd. Men have been executed
for killing and eating their own children, and
some have slain their fathers In order to ap-
pease the pangs of hunger. In some of the
northern districts whole villages stand empty,
their Inhabitants having one and all perfshed
for want OF food.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-19
TURKEY. * ). 3 Y.

LONDON, Aug. 18-A Constantinople dis
patch to Reuters Telegram Company says
The note OF instructions to the Turkish com
rnissiOners make no reservation in regard To
the rectification OF the Greek frontier. The
the Porte that Signor Coiroll, Minister OF For
eign Affairs, In conversation had declared
that Italy would support France relative to
the rectification Of the frontier, and that NJ
Waddingtnn, Minister Of Foreign Affairs, had
war on behalf OF Greece, but he was confident
OF bringing about such an understanding
among the European powers as would COM
pei the Porte to carry out the provisions OF
the treaty Of Berlin.
a deputation Of Albanians has arrived here
and presented memorandum to the govern
ment asking that autonomy be granted to
Albania.
The Lernnt Herald has suspended publica-
tion for six months.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-19
THE SPRAEUE FAMILY.
The Immense Wealth but Recently Con-
trollsd by the Brothers spagus
in Rhode Island.
Providence Correspondsnee Philadelphia
Times

Providence Correspondence Philadelphia
Times,l
| The spragues, Of Rhode Island, are Of the
second generation OF q family whose fortunes
Of which William and Anasa Sprague, OF the
present day, are the head. This business
dates back to about the yeaE 1920. There
were two brothers, Byron and William
Sprague, who started it. They. prospered,
| grew Immensely rich and exerted wide po-
| litaeaI influence in Rhode Island Their first
and largest print factories we're at Cranston
and Providence. Finally they died, and two
brothers Of the second generation, sons OF the
elder William, succeeded them. These are
| the William and AIaasa Of the present day.
| Large as the business was when the
| young men took hold Of it, it was as
| nothing compared to what they made it In
| aftertines. Before their financial enbar-
| rassment, which followed ON the heels OF
| the Duncan, Shermaa d Co. failure Of few
years ago, Rhode Island fairly groaned with
| the weight of the Spragues property. They
owned whole villages and towns, whose sole
subsistence depended upon the prosperity Of
their factories. In their palmy days they
employed upward OF ten thousand hands, to
say nothing Of agents and others outside reg
ufar operatives. Among the towns they may
| be said TO have practically owned we're Gran
stoa, Arctic, Satick, Baltic and Quidnick
| Beside, they have large factories Ia Provl-
dence and Oneyville. They owned street
railways and lumber mills; they owned Sound
steamship lines. they owned or controlled
| three or four savings banks ana as many
| more national banks
Their enterprise Was not confined wholly to
| Rhode Island. hey bought up land and
water privileges Ia ~ Liue ana foFtl laroilna
alter the war, ana ohllI iacoIieS tnefe. NO
eatefpfIse seenea so1 Vasa i3r snefa 70 uhusr
| take. Ihelf interest III ehe hhods i5lahd saw
| wealth. This cannot be fully understood
"lbhoat eapialIing thab savings gaIh III a
IaanaIac5uring IoWn means great aesai more
faan the savings oahs ID gne oIdihafy sense.
FOR Example, thefe y a hahk III snhs -. state
now Whlen has on gaposis over o5,gq,ooo.
Inc deposltofs are almost ens'rely fy VOL King
people. Tepresen.lns Iess man olgJ9 e sach,
ihs Iallufe ol one opfasaeS - saiI U nave
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-19
He Was T0o Inanisltive.

tWaterJOWn m. J UI5DatGH'I
Monday morning a young man named
Plumbtree, while going along the road lead
ing from Little York to the Russell turnpike,
ST. Lawrence county, saw something in the
road. which he picked up, not knowing what
it was. To t4is sorrow and surprise It proved
d shell Of giant powder, which had been
dropped through the carelessness Of some
miner. Holding it between the thumb and
foref.nger Of the left hand, and while engaged
10 examining il, the little pressure he gaze
caused an explosion Of the shell o. SUCH force
a. TO GLOW the thumb and fGrefingeT Of the
left hand off at their first joints.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-19
SPORTING NOTES.
The Single scpll Race Between Hanlan and
OtheTs-A Tame Affair.

BARRIE, Ont. Aug. 18.-In the single seull
race here to-day at the turn, two miles, Han
Ian was first, with Riley second, twenty sec
onds behind, Kennsdy third, Gandon fourth
coming up ana called upon Riley to come on.
1t was thought that Hanlan won by two
lengths, but the judges decided that it was a
dead heat between him and Riley. Kennedy
came In third, Elliott fourth. The dead heat
will be roRed off Wednesday. No official
time was taken, but it was a little over 2G
minutes, the distance being four miles.
PosTPoNEHENT OF THE SARATOGA RACES.
SARATOGA, Aug. t3.-The races have been
POSTPONED on account of rain.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-19
NEW ORLEANS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 49, 1870

advantages as a place of settlement, will be
made and circulated, and members of the
board will personally visit several OF the
among the people. An agency will also be
established in Boston. The subject Of immi-
grafton TO Missouri Is exciting great interest
In various parts Of the State, and over twenty
county societies are already organized and at
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-19
FOREIGN FLASHES.

LoNDoy, Aug. ia dispatch to the STINT
ing to enter Novi Bazaar shortly with 5000 to
10000 men, 80 as to extinguish the Anticipated
opposition.
The Brazilian embassy has published a
internal loan is more than twice covered BY
subscriptions A dispatch to the Duly TEE
graph from Vienna says that quiet has been
restored In Macedonia.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-19
A Nevada Ticket for 1880.
rLVor County New Times !

AS the time is approaching when men Will
be called upon to express their preference for
chief executive officer OF the United States
the Times takes this opportunity Of placing
itself on record as favoring the reorganization
and reelection to that position OF biysses s.
Grant. The Times is OF the opinion that
under existing circumstances Gen. Grant fa
the strongest man that can re put In the field
by the Republicans or any other party. For
the second place on the ticket the Times
would be pleased to support Newton Booth,
OF California. Such ticket as that suggested
woIId be inyincible,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-19
The Case of the Colorado Mt Galveston
A Heavy Rain storm.

GALVESTON. Aug. 18.-Go7. Roberts has or
dered that the steamer Colorado be kept out
side until further orders, Notwithstanding
the favorable report by inspector physicians,
All quarantine regulations and the passen-
gers and crew are perfectly healthy.
The .Neus' specials from the southwest
ern portion Of the State report very heavy
rains in that section. The streams are all
swollen. Tue Rio Grande rose sixteen feet In
two days. Telegraph wires were prostrated
and mails greatly delayed. Great damage to
stock is apprehended.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-19

LEBANON, O., Aug. 13-Judge Henderson
to-day sentenced to death four OF the men
convicted Of the murder OF Joseph Isober, Ia
December last. Eeoers body WAS found in a
creek about fourteen miles above this city,
and It was ut first supposed ne had been aeci-
Centally drowned, but it was Subsequently as
ceItaiued that be rad been murdered By the
prisoners now under sentence, ii order To OBJ
when had been assigned to them en- By bis wife.
Weiss, one Of the Ilarderer5, has made q
written confession, bus Ii il withheld for the
present ~ the aathOrlties.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-19
Another strlk. Probable at Fall River

FALL RIVER, Aug. 18.-The committee of
weayers has called a mass meeting for next
thursday, il Spinners' Hall, to see what
action the weayers will take In the present
labor trouble. 1t is expected committees will
be appointed to await upon the manufacturers
and demand on increase OF wages on the
ground that the imported spinners are re-
ceivlng large increase over the wages paid
to the old sptnners before the strike, and IL
spinners can obtain more Weavers should also
do so. Fl the increase is refused a general
strike Ia q npcfed
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-19
Consular Ersokedness In China to be I'm
yestigated-

WASHINGTON, Aug. I8.-The State Depart
nent has instructed Consul 3losby. at Hong
Kong, to raa ae a fuA and thorough tnyestiga-
tIon of the alleged fraudulent practices Of pre-
cealng consals Eith regard 70 Cainase eEai-
graft n fees Illegally withheld from the gov
ernment, and has also sent a consular officer
OF long experience In the Eas- to that and
other Chinese ports, to obtain the fullest pos
siole information with regard 10 all questions
affecting the consular servica and the govern
aent's proper revenue thersfrom.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-19
RUSSIA.

LONDON, Ang. 18.-The Tjmee' correspond
ent at st. Petersburg telegraphs as follows
The volunteer fleet subscription has closed
Two million ronhles have been collected.
discussing the chances Of war between Russia
and China on the Knldja question says: The
Chinese have available over 100000 men aud
100 guns. @my@
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-19
A Great wheat Yield In Illinois.

SPRINGFIELD, Aug. 18.-The wheat crop Of
Illinois this year, according to figures received
to 4004l, ,252 bushels, an average of 10 2-3
bushels par acre, and is valued at S37 2GG, ,757,
or an average Of eighty-eight cents per bush
Fl In the producers hands. 1t Is considered
the largest and most valuable waeat crop
ever raised In the State. The total land soWn
in wheat was 2,137OG3 acres.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-19
GeOrgia's Representatives In the National
Gallery.

ATLANTA. Aug. 18-The resolution present
| ing the names Of James Oglethorpe and Craw-
ford w. Long as representatives OF Georgia
in the national gallery of States at Washing
| ton, was passed unanimously in the house to-
day, and will pass the Senate tomorrow
without dissent and be signed by the Gov
ernor. Carpenters portrait Of Dr.. Long will
slant, by Lnited States Senator Gordon.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-19
of Advantage to the whole Country.

The Georgia Legislature i5 making an ef
fort to do away WITH the custom OF wholesale
murder in that State by enacting law which
provides that courts must drop all other busi-
ness to hasten through any murder case that
comes before them, and il there is no court in
session the Judge must call q session and at
once try the accused. Such q law as this
would be Of advantage all over the country.
TBo-thirds of the murderers who escape con-
viction owe their good fortune to the fact that
delays are not dangerous, but, on the con-
trary, great safeguard which they one and
all seek as the prominent feature OF their de-
far
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-19
senator Thurman's Travels.


Senator 7 thurman and wife arrived IN Hart
ford on Saturday evening, ald viii remain
there until Tuesday. a lumter of prominent
citizeBs Of both parties gave q dinner TO af,
Thurman AZ tie Hartford Club on SATURDAY
evening, It Has a purely social fair. They
are making private visit 70 old friends. The
Senator viii 90 from Hartford to Washington,
and after 9 snort stay tlefe viii proceed To
OHIO.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-19
EuyInx q Husband.
Hartford Time'

It is announced that Miss Fanny Daven-
port has agreed to pay to the former wife OF
her husband, Mr.. Edward Price, the sum OF
5000 and sz5 a week go long as she remains
unmarried. Miss Davenport has paid big
price for husband, but the effect on the dra--
matte profession will be wholesome. The
handsome Young actors will take courage,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-19
AecfNiaEsGal.

merchant, of fSavannah, Ga, died at the New
York Hotel Sunday morning after snort i'll
ness. He had come to this city on business,
and had been here only six days when heIied.
His body will be taken 30 Savannah for burial.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-19
What Tells the story.
{Pittaburg Post

z
Four hundred and twenty million bushels
Of wheat garnered In 1879, tells the story for
the United States: One half Of this will be-
required abroad. The Republican party had
nothing to do with short crops La the Old
World nor bonntifuI harvest In this country.
Returning prosperity Is not due to any fore
sight Of man. but gift from God.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-19
why Lo Gets a Free Pass.
Reno New. y Gazette /

This is said to be the reason why Indians
ride free On the Central Pacific: Shortly after
the road came into operation it is related that
a Washout occurred near it's eastern end An
Indian saw the trouble and comprehsnded the
danger to the coming train. He ran five miles
up the track, stopped ths train and saved the
passengers. When Croker heard OF the oe-.
currence he Issued an order that Indians
should thereafter travel free on the Central
aoiH
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-19
A violent storm on Lake Erie.

BUFFALO, Aug. IA very severe storm
prevailed mere for two days, the Wiad on Fri
day attaining velocity of Il miles al hour.
oi1ty-two lake vessels are reported storm
bound at Port au-Prince, and segeaty-tWo be-
tween here and Detroit.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-19
ITALY. I A.

LONDON. Aug. 18.-A dispatch from Rome
10 the Standard states that the Pope has sent
dispatch to Nuneios abroad, saying that it
will be impossible for him to quit the Vatican
LONDON, Aug. 18.-The Standards cores
has been sent % to tie m Papal AIN Nuncios. @ signed by
cardinal Nina, Pontiticai Secretary OF State,
announcing that the health Of the Pope Is
comparatively good.
Ihe health Of Gen. Garibaldi during the last
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-19
NJ. GERMANY.

LONDON, Aug. 18.-A dispatch to the Times
from Paris says: A great Socialist demon
stration took place yesterday at Dresden, on
the occasion or the funeral Of Socialist, Mas
ter Turner
The .StGnddrd's ) dispatch from Berlin an
n0unces that the third court martial on the
Grosser- -Kurfurst disaster will assemble o.
the twentieth instant.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-19
How wisconsin i'll Promote Emigration

ST. Louis, Aug. 18.-The new Board OF I'm
migration Of the State has Just concluded a
three days session, and perfected plans for
promoting immigration to Missouri. The
general agent of the board will be located at
Cincinnati, and agencies will be established
in Liverpool and some places In Scotland and
Germany.
agricultural resources OF the State and its
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-19
How TO Make = state Grow.

st, Louis Rapn0IIcan.J ~
The population OF Kansas ON the first OF
March laat, as determined by the footings OF
the late official census, is 349973. It's popula-
tion In 1870, according TO the Federal census,
was 3Gf 399. The increase shows what may
be done by energetic and systematic adver-
tising OF States resources and Inducements
to immigration.