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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-13

| The Brazos has gone down again.
| The fish are dying in the bayous about
| Orange since the cyclone.
| Physicians at Orange report an increase Of
| sickness since the recent cyclone.
| The cotton worm is reported to be doing
| immense damage along the Brazos river.
The prophets say next year will be one Of I'M
exampled activity in railroad building In
! Texas.
The Greenbackers are organizing all over
| the State, and both the Democrats and Re
| publicans are looking idly On.
The creeks were higher In Newton county
after the storm than they have been for many
years. Most OF the bridges are gone.
| Times are dull In North Texas. The Sher-
man and Denison papers are publishing the
| murders committed In the Indian Territory
The Corpus Christi Free Press says: One
day this week boat arrived from Bird Island,
twenty-five miles south OF here, with novel
cargo-the skins and oil of some three thou
sand pelicans. This wholesale slaughter OF
sea-bids may be profitable to individuals, but
1t Is to be deprecated.
Lieut. Sam Darnall and Charles Craig
passed through Paris last Saturday on their
return to ClarksvLlIe from buffalo hunt In
Western Texas. The party had with them
ten calves, two Mexican lions, a drove OF po-
MES and dozen Comanche squaWs captured
by the lieutenant while on the scout.
singular case Of hydrophia has occurred
at Farmersvilfe. Several members Of a fam
lily named Stanford were some time ago bit
ted by pup whose mother had been bitten
by a mad dog before the birth Of the pup. One
OF the persons bitten, young son OF the fam
lily, died the other day Of hydrophobia. The
others have not yet shown the symptoms Of
the disease.
From the Corpus Christi Free Press we
CLEAN the following facts regarding the pro
gress OF the work of dredging new channel
at Corpus From Capt Heath it Is learned
that on Saturday last the dredgeboat Kansas
was half way through the shoal ride Of the
bulkhead, or 1000 feet from the starting point
and HOO feet to deep water again. This shoal
it. At the depth of 10 feet a hard shell bot
tom is found and the boat is cutting to that
depth Last Wednesday she removed 357
cubic yards. Engineer Hawley is pushing
the work with great energy
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-13
ST. JAMES.
The Damages Caused by the Storm in the
Upper Portion Of st. James Parish
One Life Lost.
ST. GAMES, September 0. 1879.

ST. JAMES, September 0. 1879.
Correspondence of the Democrat
/ see In com municatton from the Donald
sonville Chief In the Wednesdays DEMOCRAT
that the writer is OF the opinion that the fear
full storm OF the first Of September was not
80 violent In its effects below Mr.. Cautield's
place. L beg leave to say that In twenty-five
years we have never seen SO much damage
done In 80 short time Not single place In
the upper portion Of st. James escaped with
out some injury. / do not speak of the trees
| which were uprooted, the pecan and live oak
branches with which the ground was streWn,
fences, cabins and roofs torn down, but ser1-
GUS damages were done to many places, in
volving expenses upon the planter, already
discouraged by the effect Of The storm on the
cane.
A negro man was killed at Mr.. Esterbrook's
by the falling Of a cabin: the gable end Of MI.
Clerville Himeps purgery was blown down;
Mr.. Aymar'S sugar-hOuse "Buena Vista" was
blown down, as were also the solid brick
buildings In his yard. AS that gentleman is
making rice, the sugar-hOuse Is not 50 much
loss as it might have been. The large sugar.
house on the Lauderdale plantation, Mr.. Ber-
cane shed being lifted up and carried some
twenty feet; other buildings, playhouse, etc,
we're blown DOWN. very serious loss at any
time, but particularly hard at this time, when
the crop is so near being harvested. Mrs.
Marks Israel had a new mule stable blown
down. There were many other like injuries
on the other side OF the river--but these
spoken Of came under my own eyes during
visit in the neighborhOod.
We had been reading an article OF yours In
| which you spoke Of Dame Natures smiling
On the planter, and the promising crops Of
sugar and rice which were at last to reward
his patient toll. Your good wishes echoed
ours, but were soon put to flight by the terri
bic aspect of menaclng heaven. and serious
fears for our lives as cracking timber and
bricks fell around us prevented our realizing
for awhile the losses In other ways The
planter has not only low prices and high
wages to contend with, but the elements de-
strOy In few hours the hard work OF years.
Yet it is wonderful, amidst SO much desola-
ton, so few lives were lost; 80 we must say,
In all humility, sit might have been worse
a poor consolation, perhaps, but all that we
have VISITOR.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-13
ENGLAND's EXODUS.
"A Large Party Of English Farmers Bound
for Texas They Tell Why Farming
Is Not Profitable in England.
fChieago Tribune.]

New YORK, Sept. S.-Close upon the heels
OF the British commissioners sent to inquire
Into the condition of the agricultural classes
ID this country, and to discover, II possible,
In our agricultural methods some remedy for
the depressed condition OF agriculture In
England, comes large party OF English
farmers, men who have for years struggled
against ILL fortune, and at last determined to
test the experiment Of farming In America.
This party came from Liverpool on the Hell
vetia, which arrived Saturday night, but will
not come to the dock for day or two, and
the farmers will remain on board until Thurs
steamers, to be taken to Galveston, Tex.
Only half a dozen Of the party came from
London, or its neighborhood, while about
seventy hail from the vicinity Of Durham
Conversation with these men, for years &C
quainted with all the difficulties tenant
FARMERS encounter, made 1t plain that they
decided to abandon their English homes only
because they found they were fighting q
powerless to overcome. They have no ex-
frRvagant expectations OF success, but say
they are resolved to give the new land thor
ough trial, and do all that can be done BY
industrious and careful application to
accumulate wealth. they, are by no
charity, for each farmer is supplied
with means beyond the amount spent in
acquiring land. and with enough ready money money
y
something from his efforts. One of the farm
ers said: "At Durham, from which I and
many Of my friends in this party have come,
we have been thinking OF emigration for years.
Still we hesitated to break up our homes
hoping In time these landlords would reduce
their rents, crops improve, or other circum-
stances make the outlook brighter We have
found In recent years that, while we could
raise good crops Of straw we could not pro-
duce large kernels Of grain, and that, in
spite of all efforts. our grain was smaller
and labor becoming less remunerative. For
some time we have considered this situa-
tt0n at meetings Of farmers, and looking
about for land in which conditions appeared
most favorable, we struck upon Texas. We
bought plots OF an American Ia England,
owner Of Texas lands. Some of us bought
eighty acres, others 100 and some have taken
q quarter section, paying from ESQ to e36O
Tor the plots. In some instances these plots
have four-room cabins on them, In which fam
lilies will be able to live at the beginning.
While we were coming away. another party
was preparing to come" He had no doubt
Y that IL this party was satisfied hundreds OF
4 English farmers would follow the example,
md a gederal emigration from improbable
land result
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CALL FOR A STATE CONVENTION.

Rooms STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEES :.
Democratic Q nsbrvative Party
New Orleans Sept. /. 1879.
AT meeting of the State Central Comn,ttaa
of tho Democratic Conservative party. he,d l.
New Orleans on etweoty. fifth of August 1s,a
the following resolutions were adopted:
Resozped. That the first Monday OF Oetoher
1879 beilxed as the time when Il Convention ofthss
Democratic. Conservative purity shall be held.
propided. That In thesveLt Of an epideminfhn.
this State at said date. then the chairman OF ths
committee. with the advice of the Executivss
the assemblage Of the Convention to such
date as In their opinion may be deemed best
Resolued. That the city Of Baton Rouge ba
sel4 ctei as the place for the holding OF said
Convention.
Kesolned, That the appointment of represen.
tafion in said Convention shall be the same a.
that adopted for tho State Convention held at
Baton Rouge on the. first Monday In August
Treasurer; prouided. that eny parish Of the
state or ward OF the city OF New Orleans, hav.
ing cast larger vote for the candidate for State
Treasurer in 1873. shall have, the advantage Of
satd vote In said appointment. =
Hesolued That one delegate for every two
hundred voters and one for every fraction over
one hundred be fixed as the basis OF represen.
tAtfon.
said Convention. 1t Is recommended that NO
more than one person shall be elected to cast
each vote.
In accordance with the above resolutions q
Convention OF the Democratic Conservative
party Is hereby called to meet at Baton Rouge
on MONDAY. the sixth day Of October, 1873. Al
12m.
In accordance with the fourth resolution. the
several parishes of the State and wards of New
Orleans shall be entitled to the following repre.
car tn wit. S
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said election to the Secretary Of State On a. !.
fore the twenty ninth day OF December. 1s7o 4.
accordance with the provisions Of the pronoss y
constitution.
In testimony whereof. I have hereunto a,ar.a
my signature. and caused the seal OF the Sto.s
Of Louisiana to be affixed thereto. at the civ J.
New Orleans. this thirty first day of July Il
the year OF our Lord one thousand eight hun-
dred and seventy mine.
By the Acting Governor:
OSCAR ARROYO.
Assistant Secretary of Etata.
au2 ltawtOc1-dte
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-13

When Mr.. Guinness. the great brewer, was
mayor OF Dublin, his predecessor, a very
popular man, entered a theatre, and his pres
ence being noted three cheers were proposed
and given FOR the ex-Mayor." Soon after
Mr.. Guinness came liz, and some one instantly
called out: "Now give us three cheers for the
double Mayor
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-13

There Is something passing strange in hui
man nature. II a man had to support his
family by playing billiards at 50 a day he'd
complain he had to work awful nard for liv.
ing.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-13
An Afterpiece.
.#EChfcagO TimeS,l

New Terk theatrical manager proposes
revival that will be hailed with pleasure by
theatre goers. In his early days it was al
ways customary to give a farce after the first
play, the reason for which was the sending
home of an audience In a merry mood after a
serious piece For decade this has been
omitted almost entirely, and he for one, pro-
poses to restore 1t. The idea is a good one.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-13

A lady who was joked about her nose said
Il had nothing to do with the shaping OF it
it was a birthday present."
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-13

Many officials are being discharged from
the public works 10 India BY reason Of low
finances.
The New York herald., 1879-02-08
METROPOLITAN
M o,,v ELEVATED RAILWAY,

OPEN FROM $3.50 A. NJ To ~ r. NJ
RECTOR ST-Nearcst point for Wall ferry, and
connects with cars for south ferry.
CORTl,ANDT Sr-Nearcst point for Jcrsey City and
Comniun paw ferries.
PARK PLACE.-Ncarest point for Post Office City Hall
and barclay street ferry to IIoboken.
CHAMBERS sT.-Nearcst point to Pavonia and Eric
Railway ferry
FRANKLIN 81.
GRAND sT-Nearest point for Dcsbrosses rry
Jersey city and with ears for Dcsbrosses and
East Grand street ferries
BLEECkER Sr-Connccts with cars for and
sri ST-Nearest point for Christopher street ferry to
oboken connecting with cars for Christopher and East
Tcnth street ferries.
14TH sT-Nearcst point to Union Square. waliacks and
Lyceum theatres: Academy of Music Irving and rammany
halls, connecting with for East Twentyhrd aud
Thirty-fourth street ferries
23D sT-Ncarest point to Booths, ST. James and Park
theatres Grand Opera House iilmorcs Garden aud Ma
sonic Temple and Twenty street ferry to Jersey city
35D sI-Nearcst point to standard broadway ana fh
Avenue theatres Aquarium and San Francisco Mnstrcs
connecting with cars for Weeha ken ferry.
42D ST.-Connccts with New York Transfer Company's
cabs for Grand Central Depot
5OTI ST..
5SrIi ST.-Nearcst point to Central Park.
Connecting with cars oi Belt Line Railroad.
FOR UPTOWN TRAINS take east side stations.
FOR DOWNTOWN TRAINS take west side stations
FARE 10 CENTS,
except between the hours OF 10 and 30 A. NJ and
7P. NJ when the fare is cents
WM. II. GARRISON, President
N. VAN BRocKLrN, Superintendent
The New York herald., 1879-02-08

IL ONLY DIRECT LINE TO FLORIDA.
SAILING EVERY SATURDAY.
LOWEST RATES OF FREIGHT AND PASSAGE.
Steamship TYBEE. SATURDAY. February
and every SATURDAY thereafter
for Fernandina direct from pier IL North River at NJ
Only line issuing through tickets and bill Of lading
all points In Florida and Chattahoochc Apalachcola
and Flint rivers and Brunswick Ia Insurance half
per cent. Bills of lading signed on pier.
For further Ation through bills Of ladng and pas
sage rates apply TO l. X. ROBERTS,
No. lit West stairs
The New York herald., 1879-02-08
OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
TRAyELLERs, GUIDI

L'OR BOSTON AND ALL POINTS EAST.
L. THE OLD RELIABLE sTUNtNGToN LINE
Steamers STONIN0TON and NARRAGANSEiT, iron
pcr ~ n r foot Jay st. at 4aO N. Osundsys excepted
PROVIDENCE LINE, freight only, daily Except Sun
daysl, irom pier 20 ~ r.. foot of W arrcn nj Z NJ
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-25
CABLE NOTES.

signor Fopoli, Trieste banker. committed suicide
on tho 10th inst on account OF the mpossibilty Of
fulallng some large contracts. Ills liabilities
amount to $4,000 horins. His creditors are not
likely to obtain than thirty per cent of thoir
claims.
Advices from Panama October ICY state that the
cable is interrupted between Kingston and Aspn-
WALL whether In tho cable itself, Jamaica, or
on tho lines on the island Is not known. Since the
afternoon OF the 18th no messages have been for
wardcd or received, and work has been impossible.
despatch to tho Times from Geneva, says:-
1.-THE last notification Of the of the st. Gohard
Tunnel between Airolo and Goschenen will be made
this week. II is now confidently expected that tho
workmen from the two extremities Of the tunnel
will meet midway In tho mountain before New
Years Day."
An important meeting of leading firms engaged in
the finished iron trade in South Stafordshire and
East Worcestershire, was held at Birmingham on
Thursday, to consider an application for an imme-
diate advance In the wages of operatives, on tho
ground of tho improvement In trado. The meeting
decided that did not consider the of trade
justifying an advance. 1t is probable that an arb
traitor will DO appointed 10 settle the question.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-25
GENERAL GRANT IN CALIFORNIA.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. "a, 1879.
Last evening General Grant dined with Senator
Booth at Sacramento. About fifty distine uished
gentlemen from various portions of the State were
present, including Governor Irwin and prominent
politicians of all parties.
The General and Mrs. Grant arrived here from Sac
ramcnto at noon to-day and were Immediately driven
to the Palace HOTEL Shortly after two O'Clock the Gen
era visited the hall OF the Society Pioneers received
the members informally and was presented with
certificate OF membership. Later in the afternoon
the General was escorted to the of the Next
can War Veterans and presented with the gold badge
OF the society, of which he Is a member Thence he
proceeded to the residence OF Mayor Bryant where
he dined. This evening he will be present at BAN
ouet of pioneers in the Lick House.
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that were missing thronged the house of death,
the richer classes had already made prepare
lions for the burial and masked men were met
hnrrying along the streets and boys bearing
crosses and flags with religious Inscriptions. 1t
was as though a plague had visited the town.
Never had Murcia and valleys known such
disaster since the floods of 1851 and 1902.
EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE.
At Alicante, the chief commercial port Of
Valencia, the whole plain is covered with raging
waters, which form lake nearly thirty leagues
in extent. The inundation passed over the enor-
nous stone table in which, as in mosaic, Ali
cante is inlaid streamed through its damp
arches, its half dark piazzas and narrow streets,
and wrought havoc only second to that which
ravaged the plain of Murca. In fine the amount
of damage is as follows:-The villages of
Monduermas, Fra Alta Torre Aguerra,
Alcanturilla and Larga have been swept
away. Murcia, Orihuela, Lorca and
Almera have been partially flooded. Ten
thousand inhabitants and one hundred families
are destitute. The loss of property exceeds
fifty million francs. The loss of life is at Lorca
one hundred, ut Orhuela eighty, at Murcia
more than a thousand These are the latest Off
cial returns. But it is feared that the total loss
of life will exceed three thousand. The king
has already visited the flooded districts and has
subscribed fifty thousand francs toward the
relief Of the inhabitants.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-25
CENTRAL ASIA.
CHANCES OF TROUBLE BETWEEN RUSSIA AND
PERsIA-MoRE AFGHAN DssArTECTIoN.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.

CHANCES OF TROUBLE BETWEEN RUSSIA AND
PERs1A-MoRE AFGHAN DssAFrEcTIoN.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD
LONDON, Oct. "a, 1870.
despatch from st. Petersburg to the Times
says 1.-THE possibility of trouble between
Russia and Persia 10 u further
for postponing the Tekke-Turcoman
expedition. The Persians are jealous of the
commercial advantages gained by the Chinese
through the treaty between Russia and China
by which the latter secures Kuldia, and have
made claims which Russia is not likely to COM
ply with. 1t is very generally believed here
that Russian influence i'll Teheran is gradually
being supplanted by British.
ENGAGEMENT NEAR KAsHGAR.
Intelligence from Yarkand to the 31st of
August announces that II 900 Andijanis, Kirg
hiz and Kipchaks reached Mingyul, near Kash-
gar, where they met large force of
Chinese. Two ndecisive engagements were
fought. The Chinese lost many men
killed. Kipchak, who was arrested
as spy, stated that the Russians supplied
stores to the invaders. Chinese troops from
Yangi-Hissar and Var have been despatched
against them. Another Audijani column is
advancing across the Altai-Pamir mountains.
and has captured Sir-i-KOl
AFGHAN MOVEMENTS.
Ghilzais have assembled in force near Shutar-
gardan and are expected to oppose the passage
of the British troops which are withdrawing
from the Pass. Other tribes of Ghilzais are
assembling between Kurd Cabul Pass and
Jagdallak and have occupied Hazar Darakht,
near Gaudamuk. General Cough has arrived
ut Gaudamuk.
The Standards Candahar correspondent tele-
graphs as Observation-Disclosures has been re-
ceiyed from Khelat--Ghilzai that the Governor
of that place, who, from the time General
Hughes entered the city, persistently avowed
himself friendly to the English, has suddenly
dccamped with his whole staff" despatch
to the Daily Neps from Aii-Kheyl, says two AZ
CHAN troopers aud Sepoy of one of the Herat
regiments have been hanged, it is presumed for
completely in the massacre Of the British EN-
bassy.
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(BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.

Joy CABLE TO THE HERALD.
CAIRO, Oct. "a, 1879.
The Governor of Alexandria yesterday de-
livered to Lieutenant Commander Henry Ii.
Gorringe, of the United States Navy, by order
of the Khcdive of Egypt, the obelisk known
rs Cleopatra's Needle. The work of removal
began yesterday afternoon. The English manu-
facturers have supplied, as stipulated, the ma
chinery necessary for transporting the obelisk,
and Commander Gorringe hopes to get it on
board ship at an early date. 1t will probably
reach America about month after it leaves
Eayptian soil.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-25
A PPLETONS' JOURNAL.
IA for November.

Contents.
THE CITY OF ANTWERP By the Rev. ]. H. Pettfn-
CELL OTWAY
THE SEAMY SIDE BY Walter Besant and James Rice.
Chapters XIX. to MI
TWO MEN or LErTERS Charles Lever and Theophils
Gautier By George Saintsbury.
VIVIAN THE BEAUTY. BY Mrs. Annie Edwsrdea
Chapters " to KILL
THE MALAKANI: or. Spiritual Christians in Eastern
Russia. BY Il. NJ. Asher.
MR. MACyEY NAPIER AND THE EDINBURGH RE-
VIEWERS BY Matthew Browne.
A WALK IN A WOOD BY Anthony Trollopo.
MEMOIRS OF MADAME DE REMUSAT.
EDITORS TABLE.
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From the Home journal. Oct. -
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Mr. MINrON by his scholarly atanments and good taste
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GENERAL GRANT TO VISIT INDIANA.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Oct. 25, 1879.
John c. New telcgraphs from Sacramento. Cal,
that General Grant will visit indianapolis on
M
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