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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-15
AN ACT
39l

Granting certain lands to the Red River and
Mississippi Railroad Company, and de-
claring the forfeiture of said lands by the
Vicksburg, Shreveport and Texas Rail-
road Company.
Whereas, by an act OF Congress entitled
can act making a grant OF lands to the State
OF Louisiana to aid in the construction of
railroads In said State approved June 3,
1885, certain lands We're donated to said State
for the purpose of aiding in the construction
Of railroad from the Texas line, In the State
of Louisiana, west of the town OF Greenwood,
via Greenwood, Shreveport and Monroe, to
point on the Mississippi River opposite
VickSburg; and
bly, OF the State OF Louisiana, approved
March IL, 1851 and entitled Gan act to ac-
cept In part Of the grant and carry into exc
cuti0n the trust conferred upon the State OF
Louisiana by an act OF Congress making
grant Of lands to aid in the construction OF
railroads in said State" approved June 8,
1856, said lands We're granted to the Ficks-
burg, Shreveport and Texas Railroad, at that
time body corporate existing under the
laws OF the State OF Louisiana uDon certain
terms and conditions, among which were the
following, viz: That said lands should be
earned by said company only as the said rail-
road was actually constructed in sections OF
twenty miles. and that if said railroad should
not be completed within ten years from the
date of said act then the claim of said com
pany to the unearned lands should be for
feitad and
Whereas, the said Vieksburg, Shreveport
and Texas Railroad Company has not com
piled with the terms and conditions OF the
grant Of said land to said company by the
state Of Louisiana. and has not com pleted
the said railroad within the time limited as
aforesaid, and has therefore forfeited ali
claims TO the said lands, except as to such al
have been legally earned aud disposed of to
said company, in compliance with the terms
and conditions of said grant therefore
SECTION |. Be 1t eagcted bg The Senate and
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-15
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
REGULAR SESSION, 1879.
AN ACT

No. 81. AN ACT
To supply the deficiency In appropriations of
1875 and 1876 for salaries Of district Judges,
and particularly for the salaries of the
Judges Of the Seventh and Eighth District
Courts for the parish of Orleans.
SECTION l. BE IL enacted bg the Senate and
House Of Representatives. Of The State Of
Louisiana, in General Assembly conuened,
That tile sum necessary to pay the full
amount OF the salaries of the ex-iudges OF the
Seventh and Eighth District Courts for the
years 1876 and 1876 be and the same Is hereby
appropriated, payable from the general fund
OF said years as soon as collected from and
after the passage Of this act, to wit: fS3354l
three thousand three hundred and fifty-four
dollars to each Of said Judges out Of the gen
eral fund Of 1875, aud ($2333) two Thousand
three hundred and thirty-three dollars to
each OF them out Of the general fund of 1875.
JOHN G. MONCURE,
Speaker of the House OF Representatives
LOUIS A. WILTZ,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF the
Senate.
Approved February IA, 1879
FRANCIS L. NICHOLAS,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
WILL A. STRONG,
Secretary of State.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-15
No. 40.1 AN ACT

NO. 4o.l AN AoI
To grant permits to religious or benevolent
organizations for holding entertainments
OF charitable nature.
Whereas the nolioe iuriaa of uaveraI mr.
isbaa have saan In ta law on evorhtta NJ epa-
n3nI I,aos,sa 49,, or ontort innan1 - hoi
tt .s1 90 -, LII -, L,i ~ o,d
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pUebs ara .,,yo 81 miioi'
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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-15
THE COMMANDMENTS.
To the Editor Of the Democrat:

To the Editor OF the Democrat:
Will the convention have power to touch the
banking institutions chartered by the State,
or Is this subject properly confined to legisla-
tive action2 Ii the convention will have the
power to regulate or touch this question, 1t
will be In accord with the almost universal
desire. that something should be done to
make available for the landed interests OF the
people, a portion Of the associated capital of
the banks. The chartering OF bank by the
State confers some privileges on such an
institution, for which 1t is presumable that
the bank gives some consideration to the
people who created it. As these institutions are
now conducted. they are. at best of question
able utility to the agricultural interests
Ioaning to few favored firms money-which
lis lent to the farmer or planter at simply
ferocious rates Of interest. from 20 to 4o per
cent. The recorders Offices OF the several
parishes will afford evidence, In the shape OF
cunningly devised contracts" between the
factor and the planter, by which these cruel
rates OF interest or commission are secured;
the farmer or planter himself may oifer
first mortgage on his property, Tor one
fourth OF its present value, In order
to procure money with which to make
his crop without the slightest nope Of his APP
pllcatlon being even entertained for mo-
ment The bank tells him: "We have in
vested our money, not in Louisiana, but In
the District OF Columbia, iii United States
per cent bonds" This may be necessary, In
the present state OF things, for the safety OF
the banks; but If real estate he worthless if.
under the national banking act. land ia BRO
scribed, and the banks organized under its
operations are forbidden to loan any money on
it, how can the real estate owner paw taxes
on that that is pronounced worthless hv tina
national banking act? Our State banks IN
those chartered by the State follow in ths
wake Of the national banks, and repudiata
land, no matter how good the title Now. il
cannot be denied that our banks are mot III
tentionallyl aiding Ia the depreciation of the
landed interests OF the State, and are not Ar
fording any q,tid pro quo for their charters
As stated, this may be necessary for the pro-
lection OF the stockholders; but would il NOT
De better TO utilize this banking capital ~
placing 1t In the hands Of the owners In.
dlviuuaiiy, as private capital can, untram
meleu by directory, often representing for
eigh stockholders, discriminate and h.
Ter comprehend the nature of real estate
sseaIiIy anu the wants OF the farmer aud
Rfaiatef than corporation which Las
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-15
The New French Cabinet.
New York Evening POST

lN6W YORK Evening POSt.l
The French Cabinet contains nine mem
bers. including the head, who is called Min
lister OF Justice and President OF the Coun-
ell" OF this body, as now reorganized five,
including the head, M. Waddington, are
ProteS ants. One might think that Cabinet
with 50 large proportion Of dissenters from
the established religion would be unpopular in
a nation which, out of a population OF So, $685.,
1888 contains 81, 38T, 703 Roman Catholics. That
the Cabinet Is not unpopular, but, on the con-
trary, Is most acceptable to the people, must
be charged to what are perhaps the too lib
eral views Of nominal Roman Catholics on
religious matters. and to. the deep-seated
hostility Of even staid Roman Catholics to
that ultramOnrane tendency Of their
church which they call "clericalism. 1t
will scarcely be expected that the Protestant
ism of the Waddington Cabinet will stand in
the way of certain church reforms which the
most intelligent men OF France have long been
hoping for and the ecclesiasts dreading. An
other good trait Of the new Cabinet will evil
IDENTIFY be its liberal policyin matters OF trade,
as Is foreshadowed by the refusal to give the
Ministry of Commerce to Jules Ferry. be-
cause of his proclivty for protection. Pro
tectionists, who have been boasting that
Fronce will ere long modify the treaties OF
commerce to which she owes her immense
advance in foreign trade since the year 1860,
will do we'll to bear this last fact in mind.
Perhaps, moreover, an open-handed policy OF
the Waddington Cabinet will enlarge our own
trade with France, which il now not the half
nor the third OF what 1t should be.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-15

Are you In business for yourself II you are
you want to have your health so you can attend
to business. If you are not, you want your
health Just as much. When you are all run
down." feel miserable and have no appetite.
you need toning up. To do this there Is Meth
ing equal to Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic 1t restores
me appetite, purifies the blood and stimulates
digestion. 1t Is pleasant and safe. and its quail
~. purity and favor are guaranteed,
, 1879-08-01

Any person who shall hereafter labor nr com.
pol, forct, or obltge hIs cn,ploycs, worknlcn, or
apprentices to labor On Suuday. a1lai! to tincd
not less TINT 2l0 nor more ttlan $50,
1llu ptcge1.lIG article shall not apply to
household dulles works Of necessity or chart
t.; nor TO necessary work Ull tarlHa or plauta.
tUns III order tu prevent tho loss OF any crop:
nor the running 0f steamboats, nnll other Water
craft, rall-cars wagon-srains, common carriers,
lnE Or storing Of sall goods by tho partes Or
tlirlr agents. to wnoul said goods aru doliycrcl;
nur 10 stages carrying United States mall OF
tasscsl.ers; nor t0 fUumlrles, sugas-,nftlx,
or herlcts who hare q herd Of stuck actually
gathered and uuAcr herd; uor to nor
suus travelling: 1lor to ferry!nen or keepaEs Ut
toll bridges, krcpcrso Ut hotels. boardh.g-housca,
mud restaurants, and lhrtr servants; nor to
kcepcrs Of livery stables and their servants:
nor to anY person Who conscieAttouslY hoItcyes
t!at thu kayuiltt, Or any other .tuy ol tIc week
actually tefrains fFoM business md labor IN
that day tor SECULAR rcas0ns.
Amy person who shall run, or be engaged In
running, any horst race, Ut Who khall permit Or
allow tho Ast Ut eny ninu Dr ten-pn allu5, OF
wllD slall he ctiNx0ed ln notwithstanding, Or any
species Of 9u1ulhg for money OF other r,na,lura-
taon, within lhe lilnils OF my rlty or town, Un
SUNDAY, stall bc lluud not less thau sa0 nor
tuoEc than $50.
ANY merchant, grocer, Or ,lraler IN waEes or
merchandise, ur trader fu any 1uwtui business
Iay, sI!al 10 l1uexl nut less thall so nur 1nurr
tllaH 9l0; provided this artlce khuDl not upu!Y
to Hlartcts uF dealers In provisions ~ to salo4
tlIaup by thelu befLre u 0'eluek u. III.
Thu preceding arIIco shull not apnly 10 the
ssla Of drugs and medicines I'll Sunday.
, 1879-08-01

OH Tuesday wna crcdttab1c at all crents 10
them, tter rude actlri4 III tic sept,es of their
home life tnsn'rlng Keen Interest among flu.
spcctators: Tl1cy, calnc TN TUG ssaec equipped
ons. with which the Illustrative arts have now
made thu public familiar. OF attire they had
ncxt to nonc In spite of our climate. but much
pains had icc1, taken IN thu dressing OF their
lar aml n tl,e dtaposal q t1lcir savage orna. 9
entertainment rms a war.dancc, ruHously
energetic performance, in the course OF which
the nix inen worked themselves tnto a state Of
high excitement, mud repeated war-song.
~iose regular cadcnccs were. strangely inter
performance, Us well rs = subsequent display
of forge atid skill In the hurltng Of asscRafs,
WAS nnplcasnnny suggestive of our expert
etess t oa u: reality r. Iuiulat'd. The Initiation
amnnI!E: cos'trhts With double sticks and tile
Formidable neapon called the knubkcrry, were
more agreeable. in tic knobkcrry tight onc of
ii'c coslIhatants fc'Ened to be killed. whercunon
tenacd eTteasisc grief, anil commenced u
tniptsn!Uke, again, WIS konlawalat rcpuf-
s've. They smoked the koojD In ttlr,,
upon thy floor. linus marking out thris military
plans. It. was, TN the whnlc, tlurc agreeable to
hear tho dispute that followed ns to which plan
wis thu best than to kec the schemes in tut,rse
~ AIst'ot'lASHk. AlltT lHlS ttle EHlGk th52lc
'duwn Among the visitors, shock l.a.Ni., showcs
their ornaments, aud freely care iIc friendly
ptnch of snun from the cYltndrirnl boxes
which they carry in their cars. On their
rctutn to The stage they gave, at tlclr
nwn request. thci. sung IN praise of Sir Tile
ophns shcpstonc; n,d iinal1, n tow vtsitors who
remained sufficiently long Witnessed their par
taklIs Of meal served to them from the st.
James Restaurant. This waB kind oi Irish
stew. md WAS .crrcd in one dish, In which tho
whole sx dfppcd their wooden Spoons. At thu
close Ut thcIr rcpast thu Zulus Balutcd their
visitors aIi1 returned to Mr. Farlna's housc
t,ih
, 1879-08-01

Snsrsat Uiepatch to 7he 7Ffdttns.
CAIRO, ILL.,, July 31.-rhe City hoard Of
Health 'tchl mectn. th!s afternoon and adop.-
cd resolutions IL the elect that no persons ho
allowed IN enter tic city without a certificate
from Tie proier authorities that they have not
hcan III an infected place where yclow-torcr ex-
Isis within fifteen days from tile date OF tho
certificate. Nh toats coming from below Tip
toHvltlc will be allowed to land at the lower
wharf; but such l'oats III ran present clean bills
Of health sicncd by inspecting officers, having
aGuard passengers dcsro,.s OF going
north by rail from this place, will be
permitted to lan,i sseh passengers at
the finvcnnes wllasf-boat IN Lhc extreme upper
limits of the c!ty. The transfer to the cars
Will be made under police surveillance. passen-
ecrs from the South by rail- must he transferred
to other cars on the Kentucky btdc, AMI the cars
landed at the upper railroad incline. The
Mayor may employ such number Of cxtra officers
as hc may deem necessary to enforce u,e rcRu,s-
slons Of the 8oa1tl Of Heath.
Dispatches received this nfterpoon by Dr.
Rauch from the President Of the Kentucky
Board Of Health report nonc but Imported
cases vi Ycllow-fcrcr at LoulsTt1tc, and none Ut
Hickman, and from the President Of the Virss-
burg board OF Health reporting no fever tbera
and strict quarantine against New Or:eaus uut
Memphis.
, 1879-08-01

THE ENGLTBu TURF,


NEw YonK, July 3l.-A London dispatch SAYS
tl,at lsonumy won tile Goodwood Gun, Bear
second, md Parole third Rain foil Ia torrents
in tic morning, and many racing men who
never failed to sec tho "cuph run for were mp.
paliel nj the dclugc, nnd relied upon tho hcws-
papers for full account OF tho race between
1'nroto md 1sonomy.. The heavy rain cndcd
some time before tlln snec began. Tic Amerl-
can colony was well represented. John Porter,
who was ut Tic stable of 1aonomy, said That hc
had given the KIngsclrre horse special training;
TINT hts strength had greatly !ucreasct Of late;
mud that he looked upon tlltn ~ the positive
winner OF the cup. The betting before tho start
nus / 10 l against Parole.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
LONDON, July 3l.-The race for tho Good
wood cup today was won by 1sonomy, Tic
Bear second, Parole third, Touchet fourth.
Peter fifth, md Rector sixth. The betting Just
PREVIOUS to the racc was o to 4agalnst Isonomy;
Is to aeninst The Bear; 100 to 80 against Pa-
rclc; 0 to . against Tonchet; 5 10 against Pc
ter; and rs 10 agaiuas Refer. Tic Bear led
by 200 yards, until mile from home, when
Isonomv headed him and won In n cantcr by
three lengths. Iaonomy, Tduchet, Peter and
Parole closed with The Bear at milo from
home Parole was beaten half mile from
home, when 1sonomy finally headed The Bear.
The time Of tie raee wns 5:09.
The .sportsn.au claimed tlMt Toucllct would
beat Parutc, nnd bu the most formda1le oppo.
pent vi 1sonomy.
, 1879-08-01
COAL.
rrestdent Goven Attempts to Manipulate
Pr(ceR from lila London Retroat, and u
Nh&a Middle Enaue4.

rrestdent Goven Attempts to Manipulate
Prlces from lila London Netroat, and y
Fad Middle Ensucs.
hD.ctei Diapa!eA 10 7as TffhnnA
PHILADELPHIA, July 8I.-rrcsdcnt Gowcu's
attempt 10 govern the coal trade from London
has proved M aborttyo faturc, lie rabled to ad-
vance prices rs cents per ton. The officers Of tho
Company here had sense enough to know that
/. was mistake, but they had no option but 10
obey. md circular was Issued on Monday t1x-
Ing prices tor ahiprnent 25 cents er,tolowed
by another raising the harbor PRICES 10 to Is
cents, and limo and citr prizes 10 to 20 cents.
'Thts brought tlle city tolls AMI prcca up to the
figures Of July last ycar, when the ruling price
Of coal In competitive markets was dollar more
tlau uow. The result Is that NC In Phtladc]-
plia lave 10 pay more for coal thau CONSUMERS
III Buston, Ciucinnoti, or even Chicago. Yesser-
dav tho Reading Company made strong eiIurt
to l;ecp up the price ut the auction SALE. regard
less Of tic fact that they had contracted to take
the surplus coal Of the Delaware g. IIu.lson
Company at auction prices, and tic result was
that two Or three parties bought the bu]ls ot
the coalard the agcnt lid *2.75 for coal that he
had sold the dnY before at SIZE. It was bare
faccd a.tctnpt at washing; 60 Much so that tile
PENNSYLVANIA Coal Company ca.ne out to-day
with a circular, making tho sa1He prccs for
August as lust July, otIcrtng for 10 to lN cents
per toll 1css the snmG kind OF cual at Eewburg,
on tho Hudson, 1Uu miles pcarcr New York,
than the KeadlnE offered at Fort Richmond.
Operators in thr city to.tny freely offered
coal at tllc july prices t enttr OF HE fact tat
the Reading Company lias put on another Bcrcw
by limiting drawbacks OIL tulls, 50 as to pre-.
vent far aa possible sales under their circilas
price. All this tt,no thu Keoillng has thousands
Of tons yot tu deliver at May prices, on which
they will hare to par increased wnges on ac-
count ut te rise on tolls.
The Lehigtl Valley md Schuy].ill individual
operators met to-day to trY und ugrce upon
suspension. but Reading would not listen to It,
antl the conference adjourned III dIsgnst until
Saturday. Lclirh operators refused to Join
ReadlnE In III atlvancc Ut priees, and ao tllat
Company IL left high and lry oil alonu lu having
marked up the scale. The Company must tare
money. a,ld therefore It will Keep OIL no matter
wHat It receives, aud the last eitort is attempt
to kill Oh individual operators 80 Is to sell all
the coal possible.
Operators feel pretty ugly today. and arc
very npnre,Icnsye tat this Inst rtsr, which It il
impossible fur them to meet, bringing as It dues
uH lncrgase In the ratc uf wages, will lead TO q
t+r1ka ln other regions.
PorrsvILLE, Pa, July 3t.-The Philadelphia
& Reuding Cosl as,d Iron Company uauul1Ecc
~ Increase Of 1 per cent Of the nursA' wnge*.
This action t!xch the rate of waCcs To be paid by
all the operators tn Sehuy1kiIl County.
, 1879-08-01
ARKANSAS.

FI0nT1NG THE QUARANTINE HOSPITAL
LITTLE ROCK, July 3l.-ucalth onlcer Co1-
bouru, sent to Grand Gta!zc BY thu Board of
Health to explain 10 the people that the quar-;
untiue building proposed there is for tic dsten-
tun Of suspected cople, the transfer Of frcigtts.
stc., and not for tie pesthousc, returned this
morning. lie reports the Grand Gla!ze pcoplu
unreasonable. ns,d will fiGht rather than aItow
the erection of The building Or, Coltourn
says It WIS Will, difficulty that Intelligent people
cuull prevent n riot aud destruction Of the ruil-
road property.
K1sEEp HIS LIPg.
A fnan calne down from Charleston, Mo-, to
Foplar BiufIs without permission Of Dr..
,1onts, md got On nEuln At Poplar
t}utIs without permission ct Dr.. Watcrs.
At Walnut Ridge the people threatened
to haug iiLtn II he It'd not get out. II was de-
tersntneI 10 send him back on freight, but hc
took to thu woods.
HEALTH REGULATIONS.
The Board Of Health hero tIRs adopted the fox
lowing resolution Introduced By Dr. Dunga1:
That tllu management Of ths Iron Mountain lS
Southern RAisoad br HnttAct that Whenever uny
jrsson tayguYe. natl. expresa, 1T freight Is found
IN Ut their SuHth-bounh tranA against thu
quarantine regulations uf this Baird. thu hnlu
management Hna!1 arrange for Its irn1spoelatlsnl
back IL tne point fruHi whence thuY brought It.
wliunt ihG ncrcssiiy Of delivering the ut xtY
polnt On satu ruad.
On motion nf LII. Dtbsell, quarantine was de-
clureu aEutnst New Orteans.
, 1879-08-01

ST. PETERSBURG, July 8l.-About 100 per-
sois have becn arrcstcd on tho raylosh csintc
Of the urand-Uukc Constantine, brother Of tlle
Gar.
INVASION.
The Khtrgesc owEug allegiance to China made
n fresh raid ou tito Russian District Ut 2erEltu-
pol. 1hc CossacGa pursued them twonty miles
beyond the frontier, and took fourtceu prisoners
md recapturcd the booty,
ALARMKR.
LONDON, July 8l,-Thc Odessa Chamber OF
Commerce manifesss much concern at the extra
facilities afforded to the United States tor cx-
porting wheat by deepening the mouth of tile
Mississippi.
ONLY TI1nEn REGIMENTS.
VIENNA, July 3l.-Russta tus formally de-
clarel lint ttero aro now only three cavalry
regiments left In Bulgaria.
, 1879-08-01

st. Loris. Juiy 3.-Wll,in,n Martin. who
came f1onl Memphis somo days ago, was takeu
sick hrro md sent to tlnr City Hospital. was
sent from HAT institution to quarantine tutlay
as u suspicious casc.
Stcu,lcrs Halliday from New Orleans, Dclto
Mt,up!Iss from Mcluphis, and Colorado frou,
Fieksburg, asriyr1 At quarantine after sn!d-
night Inst night and havc come up to the city.
The lfalliday's passengers, about twenty-five III
number. came up by railroad. There Ia sumo
flvstery us to how thu Halliday rot away sron,
quarantine, II benS the intention, It Ii saId, Of
lie officials there to retain her.
No new cases ot yc!low-fcvcr at quarantine.
, 1879-08-01

TIE BOUTIt AFRICAN EXPENSES.
LONDON. July 31.-fn the l1ouso Of Commons
to-tlay tho Chancellor Of the Exc!,egucr slated
Tint tho Government proposed 10 nsk yutc of
G3,0 600 on account Of tic expenses Ut thu
wnr in Boutll Africa, which sum. II nol snf'1-
ctcnt, would at all events suffice for the cx-
pcnscs until the next session Of Parliament.
Tic new credit thus naked for will rasc the cx-
pcndtture for tho Zulu war to M,500.UO. The
Chancellor Of The Exchcqucr stated that tho new
credit would transform tho surplus estimated at
the Introduction of tue Budget Into deficit Ut
El, ,103OOO lie enid that tue Government hopes
to recover th[s SUN frum the 6outh African COL
o.ics, and would ask authority to raac the re-
lnaindcr on cxchcqucr bunds,
, 1879-08-01

1ln became nalurnlizei, hut, lew years ogo, ho
returned to Gcrn,auy With hls Sous and Rtlll re-
mains there, though remaining nn American cit
tzc1s, while his SOUS lave returned to st.
1.uuis md engaged in huslnrss Recently
The two Young men received n nuttlea-
t!a1t to return 10 Germany atll do military
service. Illey refused, mud tEetr father, atlII IN
Germany, was applied to by tho olcIats to give
Information III 10 what part Of his property
there would revert At his death to his two sons
hero, tint 1t might bo seized ty the Govern
rnent. The brothers licra then appealed to tic
United statcs tiovcrnmcnt, Secretary Evarts
Inns pushed tho ease, at,d now scrds Information
tint tho higher German authorities havc rg-
pudiatcd the action of the minor officials, Rnt1
tint the Bosscltor brothers arc deemed American
citlzcus.
MILITARY MATTEns.
. Hv CttbIe In Cincinnati Enquirer.
BERLIN, july N.-Tlie military authorities,
nlurnel BIZ tho constant tncscase Of tho r!ltcfen.
cy OF the French army. nro resolved to add pro-
portlollatcly 10 tic strength Of tllefr own. Tic
additional y, 900 sncn voted for are to bo placcd
under tilr coors at once, antl the whole force VI
cayaIrv is to be supplied with improved re-
yolyers.
, 1879-08-01
GREAT BRITAIN.

cAsuaLTtE8 TN THE AFGHAN CAMPAIGN.
LONDON, July 3l.-Olllcial returns show t,,at
twenty officers and 400 .ncu died Of cholera anil
Other Diseases on the return narch (run tho Az
chan campaign, wLtlo only about ltU meu were
killed in artiull.
REDUCTION PROPOSED.
The iron matters In lIic Cleveland pl1tTiek