The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-17
NEW YORK.
MAJOR ANDRE, THE ENGLISH SPY, TO
HAVE A MONUMENT.
The Nathan Shooting Ahalr-HOw to Pre-.
vent the spread Of the Cattle Plague.

The Nathan Shooting ARair-HOw to Pre-.
vent the spread or the Cattle Plague.
NEW YORK, April 16.-Cyrus Field has
bought the lot on which, as tradition reports,
John Andre was hanged, and in due time
slightly stone will be erected and inscribed at
Fields expense, setting forth the history OF
Arnold's treason and Andres sacrifice.
WASHINGTON NATHAN's CONDITION.
A report which was current about the city
Nathan was dangerously i'll from the effects
Of the bullet wound he received at the hands
Of Mrs. Barrett, is found upon inquiry to be
without foundation. Nathan says he has en-
tirely recovered from the wound.
: 1t Is understood that warrants for the arrest
of Birdie Bell, otherwise known as Mrs. Bar
rett will not now be executed, as the friends
of Washington Nathan have urged him to
rett denies that she had kept away from her
residence to avoid meeting her creditors, but
says she did so on the advice OF her counsel
This morning Nathan was on Wall street,
and appeared to be in his usual health.
THE STANLEY coURT-MARTIAL.
The Stanley court martial was resumed to-
day at army headquarters. Among those
present were ex-Secretary Of War Belknap,
G. |. Steele, secretary Of the Society OF the
Army Of the Cumberland; Col. VIM. Craig,
OF New Mexico; Capt. Phillips, OF the Ordi-
nance Department.; Capt. Ward, Command
ant OF Governors 9 Island. and others.
THE FLOUR TRADE
A largely attended meeting OF the flour
trade, Franklin Edison, presiding, was held in
the recent notice from the Trunk Railway
lines, requiring flour to be removed from
premises OF railroad companies within four
days after arrival. After q discussion, in
demned as arbitrary and unjust, a special
committee was appointed on the matter, con-
sisting Of President Edison, S. s. CARL. s. A..
Sawyer, j. B. Burnett, G. Parish and r. b.
LivermOre.
NEW GRADE OF WHEAT
was adopted to-day being mixture of red
and white to be known as mixed winter.
This settles the question, which has latterly
given rise to much contention among grain
merchants.
THE CATTLE PLAGUE
It Is understood that prominent parties
interested in cattle raising in this country
and in this State, including Gen. Patrick, cat
Curtis, and Hon. Calvin P. Hurlburt, chair
man Of the cattle committee OF the New York
State Agricultural Society, have been in cor
respondence with the agricultural committee
ject OF the cattle disease. Much important
information has been ELECTED, and it Is be-
lieved that unless the disease is effectually
stamped out OF the States east of the Allie
ghanies 1T will quickly work its way to the
great Western grazing plains and jeopardize
the whole beef product Of the country Gen.
Curtis visits Washington this week to further
confer with the congressional committee on
the subject, and will make some practical
suggestions which may be embodied in the
bill which that com mittee is framing for the
protection Of this great interest.
THE PEDESTRIAN CONTEST AT GILMORE'S
GARDEN.
fai OF dor OF "a
trian contest in Gllmore's Garden tonight.
TWenty-one of the contestants have already
Withdrawn from the race. Hughes, ''the
leaper," retired shortly after 8 this morning
with only 1917 miles to his credit. At II
o'clock tonight the score of the first five was
as follows: Pouchet 260 miles, Merritt 247
miles, O'Brien 24O miles, Krohne 240 miles,
butcher 237 miles.