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

According to the late report Ct the Depart
ment Of the Interior, there are 1856, TT inhab-
itants La the Republic 81 Mexico.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-15
CO VI VI EKEIAL
OFFICE OF NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.

--- II1Fs5Hy EesHflg- hHEHsJ IT 1918.
COTTOS-The demand to-day was small
and the sales were confined to 100 bales. The
tone Of the market may be said to be steady,
but with more liberal receipts the feeling
would BE easier.
The following is the official closing of the
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-15

which is In good demand. We quote: West
ern Reserve, choice 7IGSc; West ern factory,
prime &C. good 485e; Nsv York cream Sc.
oSIQNs-Lfght supply and steady at 50 50
GABBAGEs-F1rra at % 5o9s 50 y box.
APPLEs1S1 50ls2 80 X bbi.
POULTRY-Oid chickens s4l14 80. young
500; daeks s2g3, geese 50 50; turkeys $40
EGGsMWeatern 1o@i5c, Louisiana zsg25c
z dozen.
RIGElFirrn. Prime ne, good 7e, fair
a54c, ordinary &c, common 6Gg64e, and No.
saLT-Hessrs. Jackson Il Manson report
the salt market - follows: Stock heavy and
demand light. Two cargoes arrived TO the
dealers. No cargo sales to report. We quote
dealers rates from warehouse: Coarse 90tg
s5e sack, fine 81 5211lg1 81. Turks Island
neglected, held norninalIy at 25g3oe y bush
Ell Table salt in pockets 1a7c each, as 10 SIZE
COTTON TIES-Tne Z. s. Iron Com pany
tie is quoted at 81 II bundle discount accord
ing quantity; the Arrow tie at 81 50 net y
Grip tie al 81 Is y bundle, with the usual rate
Of rs y cent discount for each.
BAGGING-Domes tic iute 101l8f64e for
two pounds and 1f1agf124c for two and
quarter pounds In round lots. BaHng twine
il jobhing at 131Ll914c Il u.
NAVAL STORES Turpentine fs quoted at
27fa29e. Rosir-D 81 90, E 81 40, T ST 30, g
81 50, H So, / 81 So. Z 50 Is, II s. Is, n So Is,
IIGCI 81 Il III 81 Z}s@e III.
TIE CATTLE naRKET-The following are
the quotations of tle cattle market:
First quality, p head. .............sa5 % g7s %
Third q1aIst7. head. .....''-,.. Is % ss5 60
Smooth fascattIs. choice, 2 head 80 20 as %
Good lat eattle = head u - as 90
Fair fat cattle = bead. ......,-... Z % g29 ~
Calves aud YearIiags-
Calves, first quality, p head ..-... 20 q %
Calves, second quality. . heai. 60 @ 8 0e
TaarIIngs. first Quality, > head. 10 20 GIL %
=Ye*asrltags. second quality. = hid. % @ 90
GOD 6 tat shasP. ? head-,....-,. 80
e2 qra}, neg neg = a2% H.. 49, . 9 50
Choice ans eztrs. fat, p II gross. q IA
GOOD lat beeves, D gross. q 81
koz1gh and common. = b gross. @
S Ss5 - 8. ~ s5s : ssos..:.,: 9
Quotations Of HIdes, Etc.
NJ. William Aeala gives ,aa position 9:
he hide market IN his weekly circular a. fol-
sts.r Hites, City Slaughter, over 90 t..
stse5 Eds. eisz slaughter. 7oto 81 b,
sss5s IL. oisy slaosbssr, aa@lsf 20 *
Cow Hide. Ctr sla4gh=er, - they
=. ra1, = SIC
0s 6 81 s ssss. s s . . 8 & 80
o os szz1 ad Sef Flint % 10 % = al 81
Bees YAK. prime yellow, p a.,..-.....2o on c
Ts!aV. Q sc
a arr g6 99f5h9 Wo T G l I 5siess
unchanged. Tallow frn al 5Gszt.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-15

United States per cent bonds are quoted
here at l02, III View York at 10o7s. and at Lon
don 1917, against 135 u last week.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-15
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
TRADE ITEMS, ETC.

me receipts Of cotton recently have been
sroall. and the demand for the staple light
Yesterday business Id cotton circles mas quiet,
and the feeling ID prices barely steady, with
sales 81 100 bales.
In New York spot Gotten advanced 1-1Gc,
themaFket closing quiet and firm, with sales
of520 bales. Futures, advanced to points.
At Liverpool spots we're steady, with sales
of 1000 bales, 81 which 800 bales were Araari-
can. Futures opened f-32i better, but par
tally lost the advance, closing steady. The
Havre market was fiat, with no a1ota5le
change In prices. At Bremen the market was
steady.
The shipments Of cotton from Bombay this
year, up to yesterday, foot up $4,000 bales,
against $4,000 bales for the same time la5t
year, showing q decrease - compared with
last year OF $1,000 bales. and with the year pe-
fore Of 215,000 bales
The stock Of cotton now in New Orleans
has run very low, amounting ~ ilS4 bales,
against 2t9o bales at the same date last year
The stock at New York consists OF 1889
bales.
The receipts Of cotton thus far this week
amount to 1900 bales, against 1876 bales last
week.
The movement at The sugar sheds was light
and prices for sweets were firm.
Grain fs In fair supply and quiet, with
prices ruling In favor Of buyers.
The -four market yesterday was extremely
dull. Buyers are still holding out Of the
market, and the sales were restricted to 400
barrels to the local trade and 800 barrels for
export.
Provisions, under the stimulating Influence
Of advancing prices at the West, were fairly
active, and prices we're strong % Al and d
shade higher On some leading staples. The
tone and tendency was favorable to sellers.
The money rate at New York Yesterday had
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-15

By yesterdays dispatches We notice that
the specie Id the Bank OF France had increased
2,755,0C0 francs, and In the Bank of England
E3sO00.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-15

The number Of vessels now under charter
to load grain at Baltimore during August and
September Is stated to be at least 100 per cent
greater than ever before.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-15

The value 81 private property In the State
OF Vera Cruz amounts to $50, 778, 400.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-15

State consoIs closed steady yesterday st
3714G38, against 3711ag38 On Wednesday, with
sales Of SG5,e0o. Premium bonds closed at
8l924, against % 2 ga on the previous day,
with sales Of $4,000. At New York Louisiana
consols were quoted at 3714G38ss. with no
sales reported,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-15

8611la. and trade dollars at 90095. Halves and
quarters (American) are quoted at s94g99A
The sales Of foreign exchange were light
and rates are weak. Bank sterling rules at
-g4841Ill, and bill Of Iading and clear bills at
4791sg480l5 .5*=-
French bills are weak and quiet. We quote
bank francs -; commercial -le5261l.
New York slight Is quoted at Il p cent pre-
MUM for bank counter rate; commercial Is
quoted x "a cent premium.
State Consos steady at 3774938. .~..=.
Premium Bonds closed at 23I02f,
Stocks are firm.
MISCELLANEOUS SECURITIES = Con-
soIidated Bonds are quoted at 3203215; Half
Paid City Coupons, 23g25; State Warrants,
1888; Levee Warrants, 70dg7J. City Time,
1874. 20G123; 1875. 30G34; 1876, z1g23l1a,, 1877,
21g231I;; 1873, 2fg231a,
NEW ORLEANS STOCK EXCHANGE SALES
FIRST cALI~10A,
s. 900 State Consos SIX
1900 state Gonsols. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 37t
10000 Premium Bonds -,........,-..--. 1874
5000 Premium Bonds .........-............ 235s
States 57A; Premiums 2375G23I.
SECOND eALL-12M.
$500 Premium Bonds. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 23sl
states s774g571s Premiums 239t8237s.
THIRD G8LI-2 h III.
$4,000 State Consols. Observation-Disclosures. 37h
10000 State ConsoIs. 3T3s
5000 Premium Bonds IS. TO dre).......... 235s
States 37A@38 Premiums 337sG2t.
s65. 600 States. s25 600 Premiums. 5.5E
by Telegraphl
NEW YORK, Aug. ft-Money closed at I y
cent. Exchange closed steady at 4821lg48i11aa.
Governments closed firm, as follows: Cur
rency IS 120 bid. Pacific Railroad bonds
closed az follows: Union firsts 1981l0109;
land grants 1i214G1ts; Centrais 108gfe811..
The stock market to-day opened with great
excitement and depression. Immediately
after opening business there was q perfect
rush to sell stocks, and In lees than five min
ntes there was q decline Of * to 31I p cent,
led by Lake Shore, and the market became iT-
regular. During the afternoon, however, the
market was active, and at one time there was
Q recovery OF II to r cent from the lowest
point CT the morning, but toward the close q
heavy pressure to Sell set In, and the rnproye-
ment was lost In most Instances.
The following are the closing bids:
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-15

On the third Of July q business house 10
Boston advertised for an assistant book
keeper. The morning mail on the fifth
brought BIT answers. A firm In Denver, Col,
advertised for a young man 70 help about the
warehouse and make collections. 1t received
over fifty replies. Shortly efter 1t advertised
for good wood turner. To this not an an
swer was received. These things are signif-
cant.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-15

The quotation for silver bullion at the
New Orleans Mint is now 81 ID per ounce.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-15

- will b. seen that the main movements
have been South and East-the one over the
water route, the other over the rail route, the
two mighty outlets that will ever after this
afford q healthy competition
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-15

In France, the other day, subscriptions were
called for 100000 obligations st % francs
each for account OF Paris and other cities. In
less than twenty four hours the call was r.
sponded TO with more than eight times the
amount In Paris alone France, with finan-
ciaI conditions identical with ours - full Of
prosperity.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-15

The United States and Great Britain are
Cuba's best customers. The former tn 1873
took .7G9955 pounds of leaf tobacco, valued
at S402998t, and ,s64 pounds of cigars,
valued at So, 230, t25. Great Britain took only
1898 pounds Of leaf tobacco, valued at
g4672, But received s25, 02o pounds Of cigars
valued at GG22. BOB.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-15

The money rate at New York yesterday had
advanced to per cent.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-15

FL0TR-We have to note another duH day
In the -four trade. The sales covered only $40
bbis Of which 80 bbIs were for export, prices
ruling quiet. easy and unchanged. Saies-50
bbls at s. Is; leo at S. 80. 80 at s. %: % at
s. 1211a, rs on private terms; $40 bbIs for
export.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-03-12

action, was the foolish and totally unwarranted
story told him by Ellis while in state of
drunken stupidity.
Notwithstanding his skull is cloven
through on both sides and towards the top
of the head, the full size of the AK and that
over square inch of the full thickness of the
bone was Clipped clear away, Smith is in
good health, both physically and mentally,
has suffered very little from the first, and in
the space of four weeks has almost recovered
from the effects of what would always be re-
garded as fatal injuries
Our published statement that Smith had
been in the United States naval service was
correct; he also served in the army from sc
to SO. His three years term in the army ex-
piring, he enlisted in the navy, remaining
until 70, when he was discharged at Vallejo,
and, as he says, has "cruised about on the
Pacific Coast ever since"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-03-12
INDIAN DISTRICT.

From private letter sent by an old Com
stocker and excellent prospector to friend
in Virginia, We are permitted to take the fol-
lowing extracts concerning the Indian Dis
trict 1t shows that there are &C two sides to
a story" The letter is written from Benton,
California, and says: 81 sent you a paper
that is printed at this place. 1t contained an
account of the big strike that was made in
Indian District a short time ago | was
away at the time but have been out to see it
since | sent you the paper. l failed to see
anything to get excited about, and do not be-
leve the rich rock they showed me ever came
from the mine they said it did. They had
some very rich rock that they said came from
there, but | could not find piece that
showed any gold. The ledge is small,
and in one place where they have sunk
about six feet it has run down to small
seam There are two other places that
they have sunk on, but they show signs
of the ledge giving out | did not go to see
any more of the mines, the best one was
enough to convince me that it is blk. They
have staked off town site and located the
whole country, but l think they are the big
gest lot of fools that | have seen in some
time. Prescott's mine is in the same district.
There have been men waiting for Prescott all
winter to work for him, but he has not showed
himself since | have been here.-GoLd Hill
Ne1rs.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-03-12
A TOUGH MANS TOUGH HEAD.

The Elko Independent of Saturday relates
the following:
! Al. Smith, the man who was so fearfully
chopped by Neley Campbell at a wood camp
near Wells, few weeks ago, is contrary to
all precedent, rapidly recovering from the eff
fects of his terrible wounds. Being informed
that he had at length regained the power of
speech We visited him at the county hospital
yesterday, and found him in robust con-
dition and anxious to tell what he knew re-
specting the midnight occurrence in which
he received his wounds and his companion
lost his life
Smiths statement of the facts touching the
affray and those Immediately preceding, is in
effect as follows
On the day prior to the night on which
Densmore was killed, he and went together
to the railroad, and while there drank pretty
freely. We bought jug of whisky and on
our return to camp that evening in company
with Ellis-he who afterwards went to Camp
bells cabin and warned him that we had
threatened the latters life-took the liquor
along, all three of US taking frequent drinks
on the road By the time we reached camp,
all three of us were under the influence of
liquor, and Densmore and l going down to
the boarding house among our acquaintance
uIdHk Will Gueu VI our OWL WHISKY uutu
late at night, we both became almost too
drunk to navigate. 1, together with Ger
man, whose name l do not remember, and
Ellis, slept in the same cabin with Campbell,
and when at late hour | started for home,
Densmore, who had become boisterous started
to accompany me, taking along an old gun
which he owned, for the purpose of waking
up the natives" The gun was loaded with
powder only, but did not want him to take
it along, still having sense enough left to re-
gard the act as inadvisable. He would take
it, however, and when within short distance
of the cabin he discharged it up in the air. |
Continuing on in an unsteady gait to the door |
of the cabin, my reception was heavy blow |
on the head from an ak in the hands of
Campbell, and being so drunk that l could |
neither run away nor defend myself, direct
ly after received another blow upon the head
from the same weapon, which rendered me
and all subsequent events for a
time afterward, were to me a
blank.
There was no cause of emnity between my
self and Campbell that am aware of, and the
only reason l can assign for his murderous
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-03-12
THE SECOND GROWTH OF PINES

1t has been somewhat loosely asserted that
the eastern slope of the Sierra, once denuded
OF its trees, will never have a new growth
This theory is known to those who are famil-
lar with our mountain slopes to be without
foundation in fact; and the following from
the Reno Ga.ette proves the reverse to be
true:
Although the eastern slope is much less
favorable for the tender little shoots which
spring up from the old roots of destroyed
pines than the Pacific side, yet in favorable
localities there patches quite well covered
with growth which appears thrifty and
strong though of very slow growth. In the
neighborhood of J. S. Towle's, who lives on
section 81, township 10 north, range 10 east,
at an elevation of about 5000 feet, the sec
ond growth covers many acres of ground and
rivals that of Colfax In thickness. About
Crystal Peak, which has nearly the same ele-
vation, there is quite development in this
direction. In both cases the timber has been
cut off about fifteen years. The north slope
of the hills seem to be most favorable to the
little plants. 1t is by no means certain that
this climate Is particularly unfavorable to new
forests, as the average hight of the great basin
Ii nearly as great as the line which divides
VIC iuAutldil1 lroHl Cne stunteu second growth
on the western side. The best of the new
crop Is below the elevation of Alta, and that
above has great deal the same appearance
of that on this side. Perhaps our elevation
hss more to do with our apparent barrenness
than any other cause. If it affects the mat
ter at all, there is no mystery in it, as our
average altitude would bring us just within
the line where the second growth thrives in
California, and we would get, as we do now
just enough to prove the rule.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-03-12
CARS FOR EMIGRANTs
Says Mondays SiLuer State:

Says Mondays Silver State:
Four of the new emigrant sleeping cars
which the Central Pacific Railroad Company
are putting on the road for the accommoda-
ton and comfort of those who have not the
means to travel on first class cars, were taken
east to Ogden Saturday. Externally, the
cars are similar to those ordinarily used il,
conveying emigrants east and west, but the
internal arrangements are very different.
The seats, which are made like those in the
old cars, are covered with strong, flexible
Stats which extend over the bottom and back,
and answer the purpose of cushions when the
occupants are sitting up. At night two seats
are turned toward each other and the Stats
are pulled down, making a very comfortable
sleeping place for two. As the two seats re-
quired to make bed for two are capable of
accommodating four persons during the day
time and only two at night, berths are also
arranged over the seats, as in the first class
sleeping cars, so that the space occupied by
four persons in the daytime will accemmo-
date them when transformed into beds. We
have not learned whether all emigrants cars
are to be furnished in this manner, or wheth-
err an extra price will have to be paid by those
who occupy the sleepers.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-03-12

EXECUTION POSTPONED To morrow was
the day fixed for the execution of that most
infamous of murderers, Troy Dye, at Sacra-
mente, California, but flaw has been found
in the pliable law which sentenced him, and
the chances are that the villainous creature
will get a new trial.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-03-12

N B.-Packsges not exceeding pounds in weight, in
quantity desired be sent by mail and when cash
orders will sell seeds at catalogue prices
postage paid. mh11-H.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-04-17

usefulness. To the latter class it may be
interesting to know that toads live al
most wholly upon slugs, caterpillars,
beetles and other insects, making their
rounds at night when the farmer is
asleep-and the birds too-and the in.
sects are supposed to be having 1t all
their own way. English gardeners un-
derstand these facts SO well that toads
tare purchased at SO much dozen and
turned loose, and the. best of it is the
toads generally stay at home, so the gar
dener is not troubled with buying his
own toads over again every few days.
The toad can be tanned and will easy
learn to know "its MASTER" and come
when called; the writer has not only
had such pets himself, but could give
other instances of toad tanning that have
come under his observation. Toads can
be made very useful about the house,
and will do not little good in destroy
ing cockroaches, flies, and other house
hold pests. They are sometimes known
to eat worms, which they grasp by the
middle with their jaws, cramming in the
writhing ends of the unfortunate articu-
lates by means of the front feet. Insects
are seized and conveyed to the mouth by
means of the rapidly darting tongue,
which always secures the victim as 1T is
about to fly or run away.-C. II. d., IN
NeU York Tribune.
The Lawn.
The man who puts on q frequent lit
tie sprinkling of salt or bone dust or
superphosphate, or any fertilizer that
will add an additional rich green tint to
the turf, is always recompensed by Sc
curing the most conspicuous grass plat
in the neighborhood. The best lawn we
ever saw, says an agricultural writer,
was occasionally treated to a sprinkling
of diluted blood from slaughter-house,
just previous TO a shower. When the
soil is soft, run the roller over; it helps
the appearance greatly. The a!pphea-
freshen up the grass. But above all,
never neglect to run the moving
machine over frequently. Once a week
none too often during wet season.
Scientific american.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-04-17
The Friends.

A New Y York paper says: The Quakers,
or Friends, are said to have been dimin-
ishing slowly though steadily during the
last twenty years, in consequence of the
secularization of many of the younger
people born in the society. Their faith
and life are simple, and their ways so
gentle and honest, as to be in sharp
contrast to much of the complicated and
artificial wants and manners of the latter
half of the nineteenth century. Many
members of the society in Philadelphia,
where they are far more numerous than
in any other city in the Union, are anX-
ious to correct the decreasing tendency OF
the body, and are zealously engaged in a
movement for the formation of settle
ments in the West. The Friends have
been so scattered and isolated in that
section as to gradually lose interest in
their habits and principles. The inten-
ton is to organize an association which
shall purchase tracts of land, and sci
farms and lots on easy terms, either tt
Friends or those in sympathy will
them, and to aid such persons as have
limited means with money to erec
dwellings and develop their scanty re
sources. The association proposes t(
lay out roads, put up school and meet
ing-houses, and push forward all need
full and worthy enterprises. The Yves
can have no better or more useful or msr
desirable citizens, for the name @
Quaker has become everywhere a syn
onym ofpurity, order thrift, and benevo
lence. The whole number of Friends
estimated at present at 10000, of whoI
90, 900 belong to the United States.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-04-17

them, and fills with them the vases in
Hilda's room, and makes ready for her
darling. And the pale, little duchess re-
joices in the beauty of the spring flowers,
and goes back to Paris with all the more
heart to the wearing of her dark-hearted
Sedan comes and goes, bowling
down" the Second Empire, and sweep
Ing away the fortunes of many of its no.
bles; but M. De Bonne Fortune weathers
the crisis, and Madame De Bonne For
tune still holds her shifting court.
The child of nature, gifted as are the
favored children of our great mother;
the ill-favored lord; the coal-black
steeds; the daffodils, such as grew on
Emma; the poppies that brought forget
fulness; the. yearly visit, to purer an
the Hades throne-all these features in
an old-world story have come into, my
mind as have written of a Persephone
of to-day.-Harper''s Bazdr.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-04-17

An important discovery of atest for dia-
monds has been made by Professor William
Crookes, of London, the full details of
which have not yet been made known. He
finds that rough diamonds emit an intense
blue light when subjected to the action of
electricity in a tube from which most OF the
air has been exhausted. Diamonds placed
among other gers can thus be easily dis
tinguished.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-04-17

And the brown Indian marks with murderous
aim. Goldsmith.
Where from the rise OF morn to set of sun
The mighty Mohawk runs,
And the dark woods Of pine
Along his mirror darkly shine,
Moore.
In some enchanted isle,
Where heaven and love their Sabbath hold.
Campbell.