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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-27
CURRENT NOIES.

The pay OF policeman In the Empire City
Is now only $500 year.
Last year there died in Virginia Ia. 5se per-
sons, and 30, ia we're born.
Matching eggs by electricity is one OF the
novelties at the Boston poultry show.
When Mrs. Grant called on the Bismarcks.
the princess wrapped her up In her mufIlings
with her own hands,
There are three Republican candidates in
the First District Of Virginia for the vacant
seat In the present Congress- Messrs. w. w.
Douglas, L. y. Curlett and George G. Round.
The French wine crop last year fell off
AZ, zoe, 900 hectolitres compared with the yield
OF 1877, and S,093O00 compared with the aver
age OF the decade Causes phylloxera and
oidium.
A few years ago the French government
bought seven small railways. One manage
ment now takes the place of SEVEN the force
is better organized, sinecures have been
abolished, and the general expenses have been
reduced by 100000 year.
Mrs. John Jacob Astor wore at Mrs. Posts
ball, few evenings ago, the family dia-
monds, which are valued at S250,0 They
comprise necklace, earrings, comb, four
bracelets and tiara, and are remarkable for
their quality and brilliancy.
Two thousand Indians dwell In Lower Cam
ADA, one,half OF whom are Catholics. They
beasts and wear them as family names, viz
Jean Baptiste Horse, Charles Louis Bear.
They speak French and are industrious, but
poor.
There are fifty-eight tramways In the
United Kingdom, with E4,2O7,250 expended
capital and 1881 miles track, 1IM ears and
1922 horses. The roads carried last year 49,
001, 223 passengers, their total receipts being
81, lac, 465, and the net receipts e23O, 956, or 81
per cent on the capital.
John Sherman Ia losing his temper over the
appeals mace to him to run for Governor OF
Ohio; DO you take me for id fool?" he
asked one OF his tormentors the other day.
NO., returned the Individual, thoughtfuIly.
'but l. We met good many who take you for
id scoundrel."
The condition Of Adelina PATHS Leo engages
the attention OF European journals Some
think It Is to be attributed to rheumatism.
and others declare that 1t Is the result OF
wearing tight garters. The advocates Of the
latter view frankly admit that they do not
know whereof they speak, and base their con.
vfction entirely on hypothesis.
The value OF all the provisions exported
from the United States to foreign countries
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'ompany's total, 246.
COMPANY O. WASHINGTON ARrr1rrsy
AN HOUR Ar THE COCKPIT.

The directions were, "Take the Dunaine
street car. tell the driver where you want to
go, and he will put you out at the cockpit
The car was taken. and after a short ride II
stopped In front OF rather pretentious- look.
ing one-story building Of some size, and the
driver announced this Is the place."
At the gate the information was yolun-
teered, "The regular fights ats over. but there
ls still some fun In there. Drive ahead and
turn 10 your left and you will strike the pit. !
The instructions were followed and the bit
'struck" There was q confused babble OF
voices, with an occasional oath In exeerable
Spanish or worse French rising above the
exciting tumble.
There was crowd made up OF better class
OF men than the stranger would expect to see
sitting on, lounging on, and straddling high
backed chairs and low-backed benches ranged
tier upon tier around sawdust circle There
was an American gentleman, with big dia-
mond pin, sitting In the front row, Offering We
to one ON the gray cock. There were French
gentlemen of accommodating disposition.
who took up the American gent In an as
tonishlng way. There was nervous and
excitable hidalRo from Spain. who found it
necessary to keep getting up and sitting
down, and to shout, "Matarlol Matarlo
Matarlol' There were two young men Of TN
known nationality, evidently from Carondelet
street, who were much interested aud some
what inclined to bet, but apparently timid
about taking up or making an offer.
There was gent In a snuff.colored suit.
with . brown plush hat. sitting on his legs
on one side Of the circle, yelling "Allos
allosr' There was an ofr.colored gent, with
a variegated costume with q hat Of no par
ticular color-and not much of a hat any
how-sitting on the ground on the other side
OF the circle, and also yelling "Allos al
LOST at the most unexpected moment. |
There was row Of ebony faces to one side, |
and last but not least, for they were the
cause Of all the excitement, all the movement,
were two decidedly gamy little cocks In the
centre Of the pit hard at IT,
II was only scrub fight, but IL was an
exciting one, and was 50 evenly contested |
That at The end Of three quarters of en- hour,
In response TO the repeated cries "tableau,''
tableau," the gentleman 10 the snul1-colored
clothes and the one In the variegated uniform
each took bird and retired, and the fight
was declared draw, and all bets off,
A rat-killing match was announced to follow,
but the owner Of one Of the dogs, a gentle
man with q game leg. got on the rampage
about something or other which no one could
mud out or understand and performed the most
wholesale rat dispatching feat on record, by
emptylng his supply Of rodents into the Or
leans canal. and the match under the circum-
stances had to he indefinitely postponed.
Tho grand main between Kentucky and
Georgia which takes place next month, will be
fought In this pit, and no better place could
have been selected, for 1t is probably the best
pit In the city.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-27

Yesterday, at the Church of st. John the
Baptist, on Dryades street, Farmers Mass in
B nat was sung under the direction of that
careful artist Joseph Miller, Jr., the organist.
The voices showed excellent drill and their
accord was most accurate. For a volunteer
amateur choir 1t is seldom such method and
vocalization is reached as that shown yester-
day at st. Johns. The solos OF Misses L.
Rareshide, Bascich, Maxwell and Stafford
and Messrs. Murphy and Lancaster were
given with purity and roundness that not
not only pleased the ear but the taste Of the
connoisseurs present
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CITY ECn ~.

Hypolite Lacze was locked up In the Fifth
Station, charged with larceny of property
valued at $1,000.
W. Il. Brooks store No. 80 Camp street. was
found open by Officer Felix Rice yesterday
at @ 80 p. IN.
Alex Piper was garroted and robbed Of SIS
by four unknown men, at IL O'Clock Saturday
morning, at the corner OF Tchoupitoulas and
st. Mary streets.
Mitchell Egan. alias JAS Mcnamara. was
taken out Of vault In the 81. Louis Gene
tary No. and locked up III the Fourth Sta
tion, charged with being dangerous and
suspicious character. When searched &C the
station silver watch and STA was found ON
his person.
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AT rROGMOOR..
TINE CoNT1NENrALs WIN TINE PRICE
M A sComk OF TWO nUNnAnD
AMI SEVENTY FUUn.

There were lively times at Fsogmsyur yea-
terday on the occasion Of the competition be-
tween several eempany teams for the owner
ship Of splendid trophy. silver pitcher and
goblets-
The range was two hundred yards, Off
hand, for company teams Of Ave. each man 10
shoot fifteen times.
The contest was very lively and many good
shots were made.
The following IL the score OF the ~snning
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lis true ills pity. pity It's tits true that 90
many men who would otherwise rise In the
woria. are prevented from doing anything by
1naI intoierabe nuisance Fever and Ague. Bat
leiei Is at hand. Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic is a
sw,1 ana certain remedy for all marlarial dis
DUETS IL prevents and cures liver complaint.
dyspepsia and indigestion. Is an excellent ap-
po'izer. ana Is an unfalling remedy for all bill
ious and malarial fevers and fever and ague.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-27

A second meeting OF the Draymens Asso-
citation took place yesterday at No. 81 st.
Charles street.
After about forty draymen signed the roll
a committee was appointed TO appear before
notary and draw up charter
The meeting then adjourned.
As soon as the charter IL drawn up the
draymen will go into permanent organiza-
tion.
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WEATHER BULLETIN.

WAR DEPARTMENT. |
Signal Service. United States Army.
Daily meteorological record for the sight hours
ending ut 3.49 y. M, Sunday, January 26,
Observations taken mt the same norrlef,t of
time nj ali afatfnnc =
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-27

me Coionnade Hotel Philadelphia, ia a
model establishment. 1t is superb n beth
s,yle ana appointment. and Its table and SER
vice cannot be excelled. 'A1 90
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Expecting = Rise In silver.
fWashjpQton Post

Silver has risen In the London market by
reason OF demand from India, while Ger
many has no more surplus To push into the
market. There is reason to expect that the
gap between the yellow and the white metals
will continue to grow narrower by the annre-
ciation OF the latter. Time and the inexor-
able law OF demand and supply are likely to
set things even. ~
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-27
A skull Pound.

Yesterday skull was found In a garbage
barrel In front Of Mr.. Franks premises, cor
ner OF st. Mary and Prytania streets. The
police are investigating the case.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-27

At halY.past 4 o'clock last evening, at the
corner OF First and Dryades streets. william
Small was accidentally cut In the left arm,
and very slightly wounded, by one John
Lourens.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-27
Identified,

The clothing and handkerchief of the man
who was drowned on Saturday night has been
identified as that Of August Durand, aged
forty years. He was baker by occupation,
and has resided In this city for the past twenty
years.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-27

At 8 o'clock yesterday evening a man
named Randall Stewart, while careleasly
handling Deringer pistol on the levee. at
the head of UrsulInes street. shot himself
through the palm of the left hand
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-27

To give tone to the stomach and stimuli ate
digestion there Is nothing like Reeds Gilt Edge
Tonic.
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All diseases arising from n dIsordered stom.
ach yield at once to Reeds Git Edge Tonic.
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Did you ever eat a shadine salad?
Accidentally shot Himself.

Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic gives permanent relief
IN all choleric disorders.
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nrsymen.s Asscc,st,or.

Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic never falls In collie
dysenterv and all disorders Of a like nature.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-27

Breathes there man with soul 80 bad
Who never to himself has said
1 must try box Of those shadineo
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Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic will cure the worst
cases Of fever and ague.
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Chew Jackson's best sweet navy tobaoco. ~

Go to Blackmans College. No. 1871 Caronds,et
street. for business education.
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The above statement Is true and oo3zooy
transcript from the books OF the Company.
THOS. A. ADAMS, Presidsxk.
HENRY Y. OGDEN. Secretary,
Sworn to and subscribed before me ~
twenty-seeond day Of May. 1878.
ALFRED INGRAHAM,
Notary PubajA
The Board OF Trustees this day resolved 60
after paying the annual dividend OF TEN -
CENT on Capital Stock Of Comnanv III ~
dividend Of TWENTY PER GENT n caea ~
paid on Monday. June 10. to those partfes go
titled to receive the same.
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heeds Gilt Edge Tonic gives tone to the
stomach and digestive organs.
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neplepIsh your larder with shadinee.
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NFw Onf,EArs. Januarv a !.


At Q meeting OF the Board OF Directors kxt4S
this day. IL was resolved to declare the foIi63.
ing dividends, from the net earnings NJ ~
year ending December 81, 1878. to Wit
1: Ten per cent annual interest on cAbtsd
paid In.
Q. Five per cent TO the reserve fund, IN se,btx,
anee with section g. article 9. OF the Char
3. Ten per cent 10 the credit OF the FjrsnSS15
Charitable Association Of New Orleans. for ~
support Of the widows and orphans and -
eral relief system OF said association, ID aedss7f
ance with section T. article 3. OF the ehestss 4
paid In.
6; Twenty-Five per cent dividend to parslsk
pating insurers.
All declarations OF dividends TO stockhojd@x
to be carried 70 credit Of stock notes In ecotsS7
anee with section 4. article g. OF the eha5is + 4
Participating insurers mot stookholdersj ~ =
able cash on demand.
|. N. MARKS. President.
Il. PRUUHOMME. Vice President
X. II. BENNERs, Sec etary.
BOARD or DIREC rORs, jacob Alexand6vs
Charles Hemard, 4. PrndbOmme. leon TaSs*
toll, o.. TAYLOR Gauche, q. spnri RI, HI Hie7S&
horst. A.. III Isaacson, Wash Marks. Il d. Co.,
John FtzDatriok. A.. r. Kip. Quo Thos671
y. ~ Levy. George Waters, 1. N. Mafks I'm
A. Wilfz. Berry Russell. jai7 IN,
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No finer relish ever was encased- shadlnes.
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Save you bacon. Now use shadines.
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Eschewevil. Heed good advice. Hunt shad-
ines,
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=; indicates rising: r. indicates falling; s
indicates stationary
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THE F1REMENs. INSURANCE COMrSssS'
UF NEW OHLEANS.
ONCE - Camp street. Tulane buitdin..
FOURTH ANNUAL sTATEMFNr

In conformity with article 10 Of tbs e,x..4..
his company makes the following statsuns..s1 4
ts business during the year ending Dssss
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And a large assortment Of slippers Country
buyers will hne Y 70 their advantage to pur-
of not being overcharged on no article. The
rules of the house are to cell STRICTLY one
price. thus Offering equal low prices TO ali.
Catalogues with the plain prices OF the house
sent out free OF charge
All orders, either for country or city. will be
rpmptly attended to.
No postage stamps taken in payment except
for amount OF mailing.
All communications or orders should be ad-
sedto -"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-09-26
Good Talk.

sAS FRANcrsco, September 25.-Dsnia
Ksarnsy at the meeting Of the Seventh
Ward Club last night said in his speech
A one.story cottage upon a forty or atty.
acre patch is q fort, and II the man
who dwells within Its cosy walls owns II
and its surrounding patch, he Is Q gat.
ling gun and his children are howitzers.
Take out your Arst papers and your SEQ.
ond papers and register, and vote your.
selves homes. W~orkingmen, talk to
your nsighbors; workingwomsn, talk to
your husbands; young women, talk to
your swssthearts and your brothers,
about getting naturalized. registering
and voting. Workingmsn. the power OF
the ballot, intelligently swaysd. Is great.
In this State You are on the high.road
to prosperity. Let the dead past with its
trials and troubles severely alone. Talk.
ing about the tomb Of Washington. the
battle OF Bunker Hill, the grave Of Lin.
coin, and the victories Of Grant, will not
satisfy the cravings Of q hungry stom.
ach; neither will 1t clothe the naked nor
educate the untutored to use the free
ballot intelligently. Let us then turn
our attention, with fond anticipation, to
q bright and happy future; when BY an
intelligent use Of the ballot our State
will be dotted over with millions Of
happy homes, industrious and moral
fathers, virtuous mothers, and smiling.
bright.eyed babies; yes. what 10 now
monopolized by rattlssnakes, squirrels
and land robbers, will be turned into
churches. school-housss and play
grounds.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-09-26
Grant and Oregon.

PORTLAND, Sept. 2s.-A meeting has
been held by General Committee to
make arrangements for General Grants
reception. Among other proceeding
Mayor Thompson wa authorized to OF.
tend an invitation to General Grant. In
behalf Of the citizens OF Portland, to
visit the city. and to correspond With
him by telegraph with Q view OF ascer'
tanning definitely when he would sail fol
Oregon. Mayor Thompson sent the
dispatch, as authorized, and received the
following response:
Mayor Thompson: ! hope to be In
Portland on the 14th, but will telegraph
you the day Of my departure.
U. 8. GRANT.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-09-26
Remarks and Csndiusns.

Nominations In stakes must b made to the
Secretary on or before the 20th day Of Angus,
1879. Entries for the purses must b made :
For Mondays races, on the Saturday preceding.
for Wednesdays races. on Monday; and for
Fridays races IN Wednesday. q the regular
time for closing entries, % DESIGNATED by the
ruIes. Those who have nominations IN stskes
must mama 70 the Secretary. In writing, which
they will start, the day before the race. ateP.
4. Horses entered In purses can only b drawn
By the consent Of the Judges.
The rules Of the Pacific Blood Hofse Assocts-
ton will govern running races.
The winner Of the stake for ayesr olds to b
run st Sacramento, Sept. 10, TO carry . pounds
extra. and OF Fridays 8 year old, then 8 pounds
extra. should the same colt win both VI thsss
stakes it shall carry 10 pounds sxtrs.
All horses entering for btats purses must b
owned and kept In Nevada and California east
Of the Sierra Nsvadss for SIX months prior 70
day OF race.
Entries 70 all trottng purses will close Sep
TENDER LIST with the Secretary.
Five or more 70 enter, and three or mors 70
start In ell races for purses.
National Trotting Association fulss 70 Rovsrn
trottinR races. Pacific Coast Blood HorSs Asso-
citation rules 70 govern running races, except -
above.
Zach days races win dominance promptly at
! O'Clock 2. ~.
All entries must b directed 10 p. 3. Con.
stool, SECRETARY Of the eocistY.
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the opHIR cRusscur.
Is 10 One or she Most Important
Ever Rua In the Aine-A Review
or the sisassien and Summary OF
Probabilities.


The crosscut west on the 2l00 level Of
,ha onbir. which has lust been started,
80, LII, b..
ID one Oh inc mo'' 'mp'n' WHICH nA'
ever been run In the mine. IL COM
msnces in most promising ground and
The announcement has been officially
W,u-.u,...h. -,
maze 'na' W.. W.
wall OF the ledge. IL mas therefore q
most important journey to make and
,h,or,h . s.ction Of thu nina rsplsts
'.;,S ;n,s,sst. Its oourss from begin.
r,na - ana will therefore be Watched
,-;,S .n,;sty.
This crosscut will doubtless solve the
,-ohism 40 10 whether the vein matter
pa I;na,.;ousrtx encountered In The In.
s,;n. md 1hioh continue A far A Il
S.s ham snnL IN IN reality. A sYperts
Lss. "a =, 4, . nav formst,on. That
=.,ssornd;nos ara of a diferent char.
a.,sr trom tbst which contains the
Hardy vein In an acknowledged fact.
n. ;oct ;ncssino thu incline formation
4. =; vs,v kindiv naturs. suoh az
wor,a Lad an erpert 10 expect II 10 In.
wssn an o,a body Of great richness. The
~ IL Il n no snch formation.
M .h;oh contains IL Ia bard. nm.
,;sraIs and unkind.
Ths ;nfsrsnoes from the FOREGOING arc
,hs,stors thst the Hardy vein IL q feeder.
~ so,lovsd In all its ramiAcations, II
r,,i doubti.ss lead TO another formation
Of a far different character. It Is o frac.
tnre In the superincumbent mass Of rock,
and was doubtless made by pressure
from bslov and injected with the sub.
stenca oi tbat which, caused the pressure.
T, Il ion In minsral. That which burst
nm and .aused the deposit should be
r;rbsr The 2400 Ophir crosscut NAV
not And The canss Of the Fracture and
IN Hardy vain. but Il will doubtless
show ;nSicat;ons which will lead to Il.
The formation Of vein matter In which
,ha c,osscut starts when first enooun.
,o,od halov the 1000 level. Law compare.
t;vs,v aat hen carried streaks Of quartz
dining TO the west. Az the incline
proceeded these streaks Of quartz In
r,sossd In aize and strength and finally
,aoL " din n tbs eaat. This showed
that the formation was arst encountered
near its apex. The incline then entered
a opartz formation. This was below
The 2IOO level. Il then passed into q
hind Of oaprock. The bulge OF the vein
nd hsan BASED. Again a hump Of the
10 wss ont fn,tbs, down showing that
,ha to,mst;on had a pretty regular dip
y. h.s ,hst In ,hs Sis,ra Nevada Where
~. "ros.cn, hsoins Ia Inv Grade ore.
AZ ,bsss wo,t;nos sbov ths ara yein
., n. - ths wast 81 The incline. and In
A.. liz, con,aa NJ tbis crossout. That
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-09-26
The Pioneers and Grant.
s. =. Chronicle, Sent. "A.

The Society Of California Pioneer!
unanimously voted to invite General
Grant to q reception and entertainment,
aud the committee, consisting OF ]. o.
Eldridge, VIM. T. Colman, 8. P. Dewey.
D. ]. Staples and A. @. Bradford. called
on the General on Monday OF the Pal
ace, to tender him the oourtesiss OF the
Pioneers. Peter peane accompanied
the committee. and they were introduced
to General Grant by Mayor Bryant.
Mr.. Dewey made o few appropriate 70.
marks in presenting the letter OF invita-
ton, and the General replied that he 40
copied. with great pleasure. this invita-
ton from the Pioneers, and NJ soon Of
his engagements would permit he would
name a day when he could meet and
enjoy their hospitality. The committed
were also introduced to Mrs. Grant and
had Q very pleasant reception.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-09-26
Railroad for OREGON.

PORTLAND, Sept. 26.-Gsneral ]. W
Sprasus. General Superintendent Of thu
Pacific Division Of the Northern Pacific
Railroad. has just arrived from New
York, and was interviewed by Q reporter
tonight. Sprague attended q meeting Of
the Directors in New York August %,
and was ordered to commence work or
the Pen d'Oreille Division Immediately.
Civil Engineer q. N. Mccartney starts
tomorrow TO begin the work. The route
will commence on the Columbia. near
Snake river, via Spokane Falls 10 Pen
d'Oreille Lake, and will be two hundred
and nine miles long. Three hundred
laborers will be put to work next week.
Forty miles Is to be completed this Fall,
and II the weather permits the work will
be pushed all Winter. When the Pen
d'Oreills Division is finished, 600 miles
will remain to complete the road. Gen.
Spragus expresses the Arm opinion that
Oregon will have an Eastern railroad
connection within four years.