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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-21
NEW ORLEANS RAILROADS TO TEX AS
shreveport Standard. !

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All the reports are favorable to the early
completion of the Morgan Railroad to the
Texas line The whole line from Morgan
City to Orange on the Sabine has been sur
veyed, q great part OF 1t ~ already graded, and
work ls progressing rapidly on those portions
Of II which are unfinished. So earnestly are
the proprietors pushing this work that 1t IL
ANNOUNCED that the gap will be filled up by
the first day OF January next. There will then
he q complete line OF railroad direct from New
Orleans tt Houston, where connections with
the Texas system will put New Orleans in
conn niucation with q great part OF the fer
tile districts OF that State. This cOnsumma-
ton will be due solely to the energy, enterprise
and public spirit Of one man. Though the
Republican party, during the years of its
power, spent millions of dollars of the peo-
pies money 1t did not build this line Of road
30 essential to the best interests of the city
and State.
When Mr.. Morgan became the purchaser
Ut the franchises Of the differept charters, It
was his intention to build the road, out of his
own private means, to its destined terminus.
lit was not particularly advantageous to him
gso n III The c trade rn q tie K rea an
Is already controlled by him by means
Of his splendid line Of steamships
tD Galveston and his road from New Orleans
70 Morgan City. Mr.; Morgan died before
his sons-in-law, Mr. Whitney and Mr.. Hutchin-
son, whoare citizens Of Louisiana, partake Of
his public spirit and are pushing forward
vigorously the work laid outby him.
But one more line Is needed to enable New
Orleans ITO control the whole Texas trade,
and cut out st. Louis which is reaching out
her hands for 1t, and that is 3 line from New
Orleans to Shreveport. That can be secured
ut an early day II the New Orleans Pacific
receives that attention from the capitalists OF
the city which its Importance demands
Work 10 progressing very favorably on it In
the parish oil Iberville. EBut money ID needed.
Since the failure of the State appropriation, 1t
has been evident that, If built at all, it must
IKE built by private means. Surely there is
capital enough in New Orleans to complete
road which is Of such vital Importance to
chat CITY
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-21
THE SOUTH.

Key West cigar factories are In full blast.
Fine showers have fallen at Sherman, Texas
An Aspalaga fla man caught over 700 fish
M one day.
Pneumonia continues to prevail throughout
Memphis
Ten thousand tons of Ice have been received
Mt Memphis.
Three burglars are to be hung at Hillsboro,
IN. G., Maya.
The Southern Baptist convention meets in
Atlanta. Mays.
A Tilden Club has been formed at Ocean
Springs, Miss.
Georgia convicts are now worked under a
tWentS year lease.
The San Antonio water-works have been
completed and work well.
The Norfolk papers say that vegetables have
not been injured In that section.
DR. Moffett, of register notoriety, is at his
n Virginia home in very delicate health.
a number Of Richmond people are cultivat-
ing taste for blood warm from the Slaugh-
ter-house.
The number Of bales OF cotton that will be
received at Montgomery this season amounts
20 1S5, 900.
An average Of s21l per annum is paid coun-
y superintendent OF public instruction in
Tennessee.
sold 800 gallons of his celebrated Old whisky
ut SIS per gallon.
The State of Texas had offered $4,000 for
Guerry's picture Of Lee, destroyed by the late
hTe In Greenville. Ga.
The Georgia Medical Association meets in
I Rome to-day, and the National Medical Asso-
Clation In Atlanta. Mays
= Major Boykin, Register Of the Virginia Land
4 Ulnee, died the other day, and there are TWEEN
III ~ candidates for the office
III some arithmetician has been figuring the
lexas oeot, and says it will take 81 so from
pay for it. 49, - 1880 "
Atlanta IAN = ingulfed by one Of those period
~ ~ tfs leu waves. A seat in the iyceum
nc Iree not coffee are among the foundations
s IN; . twelye-year-old Texas boy. who read tba
R.e q Sam. Bass and wanted to be 1 rnhb ,n
Ass oeen captured by his father in ,iioo;'
AaIer an absence OF three months. N ILLINOIS,
me Sewanee Tenn, Coal Comn.n,, 60,
naais enIty-nve years old that has hoy asa,e
service since 1862, greater p peeH IA
r ~ I " !, working under ground. poi'ion
~ ne Wallace Brothers, of Statesviuo Nh,
soid last year nearly half n oini w
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-21
VIEWS OF THE STATE PRESS.
a Dcmand for the submission of the Con-
stItnttOn.
tRichland Beacon.l

We hope that at least majority Of TIL
asleUhtas composing the constitutional con
yention will advocate the submitting OF tn,
new constitution TO the people for their rati
fication; for to do otherwise would be un
democratic, and create almost universal dis
satisfaction.
"A refusal To submit the constitution to tht
people for their approval or disapproval
would OF itself, in our opinion. prove that tns
delegates themselves believed II contained
features that would be objectionable % the
people, no matter how plausible the argu-
ments Of those who are opposed TO do'ng SO
may be. The. people Do not WalI = po .m .'
lection to ali alike, and stand uniinpa1red by
ppljticaI conflicts. the mutations OF time and
Ahe disintegration Of parties.
NEW ELECTION CALLED FOR.
IMarksvIlle Villagerl
The great question Of the finances Of this
state having been thoroughly disposed of,
accordance with the wishes of the people, we
would like TO see the convention come up to
she wishes Of the people in regard to o new
election this coming fall.
COURT JOURNALISM.
IB5saier Bannerl @
The New Orleans DEMOCRAT IA right id its
lecture TO the Picoytate and Times on the
s'abuse of journalism We ARE. emphatically
opposed to court journalism and society
gtish lib general. Too many Of our Southern
papers are quietly falling into the abotnina-
bic habit complained of by the DEMOCRAT
The nuisance should be abated.
CONDENSATION OF TREASURER BURKEs PRO
RATA RULE.
tAmite independent
Our worthy State Treasurer is beginning To
prove that nature fashioned him purposey
for that office. The other day he found that
he had half enough money to pay all the
warrants Of 1879 up to date. 30, instead of
paying it all to some ard leaving the others
Without any, he adopted the pro rata rule
paying each warrant one-half, and
stamping his name in the corner Of
tho warrant to show that half of 1t WAS
paid. The share belonging to other warrants
remains In the treasury until called for
Harrah for Major Burke No use for sharp
eFs to hang around the treasury now, waiting
to grab all the money that comes In. before
any one else can get there. Any one holding
n warrant now has no need to sell 1t for d
song; for by holding on to 1t he can be sure
oil getting his pro rata share Of all the money
that comes In. and no sharper can slip iii
ahead of him and get 1t all That's good
Keep up the pro rata rule, Major. We were
confident you were the true grit when we
yuted for you.
THE SIGNING WARRANT sPECULAToRs.
[Sparta Rural Timesl
The hardy hands of Major Burke happen to
bold the treasury strings at this time. War
rant spectators stand afar off and sight for
the departed flesh pots
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-21
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

CITY HOTEL-sid 7 Eismann Fayette H I
Miss G SPHINX, Mt Sterling: Samuel W Small
Atlanta; Geo W Aines, Louisville G W R Reed
PIahiladelphia:J Hammond, Bastrop; DR. B
Bonner; II G S andifer. Trenton: George M
Dugan, G: ST L and n O. R R: D Moore La
tourche; ~ blanchard, L NJ Mutt Shreve
port; y Jones. Galveston; 9 Jaubert and wife.
Miss Blanche Jaubert New York.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-21
THE JEsUITs AND THE CATHEDRAL

The celebrated mass of Rosslni, which was
sung at the Jesuits' Church on Easter Sunday
by Prof. ColIlgnon's choir. was repeated yes
terday and was heard by large congregation.
AT the Cathedral, Gounods Mass. interpreted
by the st. Cecilia Society, attracted goodly
number of parshioners.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-21
Rece1pts of Produce

ST LOUIS-Per steamer Charles Chouteau-
35l bales cotton to Jno Phelps &ce-32l do Scott Nc
Gahee.2es Allen, Nugent &co-2s7 to Richardson &
May-l61 Allen, West d Bush-l32 Male g. Cam
mack-96 Cyrus Bussey-7s Jno Chaffe Il Sons-4a
Ciapp Bros &co-3o Stewart Bros &co-22 J W Bur
bridge &eomi7 Claiborne &eo-i3 Craig & Hogan-11
J9Tey d Gillis-ll do Garaner. Gillespie &co-9 do
VIC Black Geo. Chaffe, Hamilton d Powe-e do
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-21
FROM THE PASSES.

PoRT EADs. April 20. 6 D. m.-Barometer 80 90.
Wind southwest. light. Weather clear and
Arrived: AT Il 40 this morning, steamship E.
=. Ward, IT.: Pizzati master, from Belize. Hon
duras, with fruit. TO s. Oteri & Bros.
Steamship New York, at o. M. Quick master,
from New York to Charles A. Whitney Co.
Sailed Ship Sabine for Liverpool, and
schooners VIM; Thompson for Port Antonio.
ia. and Laura Lewis for Corpus Christi,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-21

At GAS o'clock last night coal oil lamp OK
ploded at the residence Of Mrs Milady Fran
case. No. 159 Hospital street. and damaged the
room to the amount of Sis. The flames were
axtinguished bv the inmates The property is
insured In the Merchants Insurance Company
for S1h0O
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-21
OUACHJTA RIyER.
OREI4DalnAn.


REGULAR OPELOUSAs PACKET.
Leaves every WEDNESDAY. at o. N.
FOR WASHINGTON, OPELOU.
ksEaa&E1l6 sas, Port Barre, Simmsport
= .Churchville and all landings Oh tho
Coast, Atchafalaya river and Bayou Oourta-
bleau-The new light-draft steamer
YAZOO.
VIM. Crawford master. j. B. Schmit clerk,
Will leave as above. For freight or passage aps
ply on board. or to LORD d McPEAKE. Agents,
122 dravfer street. -
de4 GEO. D, HITE, 14a aravier street.
Connects with steamer ELENORA, Capt o. 8,
smith. for eli landings on Bayou des Glaizes.
NEW ORLEANS AND OPELoUSAs PACKET
COMPANY
hEdULAR UNITED STATES MAIL PACKET
Leaves every TUESDAY. at p,n.
,-~ FOR WASHINGTON, OPELUUs
sas. Port Barre Simmsport Church
vile, and all landings on the Coast
Atchafalaya River and Bayou Courtableau-The
new. light draft steamer
FAAEHOE,
81. 81. Broad master
Theo. John and j, NJ sherrouse clerks,
will leave as above. For freight or passage an.
ply ON board or to
BRITTON h EPPLER. 1876 Grav!er street.
r. w. ADAMS. 81 Commercial Place.
T. S.-The Fanchon connects weekly with the
steamer Minnie for Bayou des Gfafzes and
signs through bills lading to CheyneYille and
all points on Bayou Benf, D3n
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-21
The king of potted things-shadines.

Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic is agreeable whole
some and 1nvig srating. and its purity is guar
anteed.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-21
Coal OIL uamn ExpIostou.

There is no better remedy than Reeds Gill
Edge Tonic for dyspepsia and Indigestion.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-21
WEATHER BULLETIN.

| WAR DETACHMENT
Signal Service. United States Army.
Daily meteorological record for the eight hours
ending at 10:0S b. m. Sunday. April DO.
Observations taken at .ne same moment of
time at ali stations
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-21
OFFICE OF AUDITOR OF STATE.

"A FL
New Orleans, January %, 1879.
The Louisiana Equitable Life In
surance Company of New Orleans
has this day filed in this office
sworn statement in regard to regis
tered policies in said company, and
deposited the necessary reserve
thereon, as required by act No. SO
OF the extra session of the General
Assembly Of 1877, entitled can act
to better secure holders of life in.
surance policies in this State; to
provide reserve fund therefor.
and for other purposes.
ALLEN JUMEL, Auditor.
la25 3m cod 3mW
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-21
SOUTHERN BANK.
MECHANICS AND TRADERS BANK.

New ORLEANS. March 30 1872
Notice Is hereby given that bank boxes on de
post In this bunk will be- delivered to the own
ers thereof, daily. between the hours of 10 a. M
and IL M
Special depositA lunder general order from
the honorable the Fifth District Court can only
be delivered on satisfactory evidence to the
said special deposit. aud that the owner thereof
Is not indebted to the bank.
No admission EXCEPT between the hours
above mentioned.
J. r. ALCEE GAUTHREAUX,
mh3O II Civil Sheriff In charge
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-21
MARINE NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
April q, 1879.

April y. 1873 !
Arrived.
Steamship New York, Quick, from New York. 18th
inst, to Whitney &co-Alglers
Steamer Amite. Felsher, from Pensacola to G NJ
Soria-New BASIN
Steamship B Ward Jr, Pizzati. from Belize, to
Oteri e. Bro-Pic Tier
Sehr z Emerson, Emerson, days from Ma.
tanzas. to gar e. Lelong Point
Schr Saito Oteri. Pizzati. days from Kingston ia
to Oteri & Bro-Pic Tier
STEAMBOATS,.
Chas P Chouteau, Thorwegau, from st Louis
Alvin. Seovel, from Lower Coast
Eva, DeBoucbel. from st John Baptist
henry Tete, Ancoin from Bayou Latourche
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-21
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, |
Monday, April II, 1879.
55-#...u Arrivals.

Arrivals.
Alvin, Eva. Chas. r. Chouteau.
To Arrive.
Alvin, Emma Irvine. Martha. lower coast;
Henry Tete. Assn lnption. Lafonrche; u. j. Gay.
j, W. Cannon Bayou Sara: Belle. Whisper.
upper coast: Guiding Star, Cincinnati; r. e.
Lee Vicksburgi Yazoo. Fanehon. Atchafaaya
j. III. Hanna. Jbhn Howard Ouachfta; Jewel,
Red river.
Stage of the Rivers.
Daily teegraphic report of the stage Of water
at various points, with changes. In the "a hours
ending yesterday at 8 p. m.
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Imports.

NEW YORK - Per steamship New York -
Assorted mdse
PENSACOLA-Per steamer Amite-so pair doors
230o0 feet lumber to F PopD-47.0G O laths 81 Bud
die-io.0o0 do to orders tons junk Adler cas- k
fish Bartholomew, f &co-l do j Pettigrew-
SundrieS to order
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-21

I'm weary Of the food eat. Try shadines
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Il. indicates rising: r. Indicates falling; s
indicates stationary.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-02-06
A Cooperative Association.

A cooperative association of work.
ing people, at Gunston, Va, furnishes
ali its members with constant employ
ment, at fair wages, and boards them
all in one large family or home, and
thus reduces the cost of living about
one-half. This enables each member
to save a considerable share of their
wages, which they are required to do.
None of their number have been idle a
day during the past nine months, un-
less from choice. They have a large
farm and garden, and are employed
raising food, making clothing, erecting
buildings, making roads and fences,
cutting fuel, and in housekeeping for
MISUNDERSTANDING with their own
labor nearly all that is required to sup
ply their wants and make them COM
Portable, with considerable surplus,
which they sell.
They are demonstrating in practi-
cal way that all working people have
to do to find employment is to organ
lie and go to work, raising their own
food, making clothing and such other
articles as they need to make them
selves comfortable and happy. nthey
stand idle, they must suffer want; while
if they are busy, producing what they
need, all their wants will be supplied.
This association is small yet, but is
growing rapidly, and promises to alb
sorb ali the more intelligent working
people in the country within limited
Washington ID. co. Republican.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-02-06
Love Of Children.

THAT is bold person who willingly
confesses SO fragrant fault in his char
acter as an absence from his compost
ton of the love of children. For that
love has become universally recognized
as a necessary ingredient of worthy
character, as, in fact, something by the
absence of which one is indeed un-
natural, and, 50 to say, monstrous.
Owing to this fact, it is very seldom
that one admits, even when feeling it.
that children are q nuisance. and more
generally people consider it wise to
pretend interest and affection whether
it is genuine or. not. OF course, as
everybody knows, the polite person,
the electioneering man, the woman with
an object to gain, always begins by
kissing the children; and the behavior
of many young ladies in regard, to the
matter was long since caricatured by
Dickens in one Of his sketches, where
he represents them crowding round the
nurse who brings in the baby to the
christening, and asking, as if with in
nocent ignorance and q reminiscence
of kittens and puppies, if the dear little
thing can open it's eyes yet.
But there are many people who hon
estly think they do love children, and
would be nightly indignant if told
that they deceived themselves, that
children annoyed them, and were ON
the whole rather disagreeable. than
otherwise to them. These individuals
do love children for little while, as
an amusement when they have nothing
else to do, and to caress when the child
10 sunny, and pretty, and sweet, snd
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-02-06
HONORA'S DECISION.

IT was a pretty and picturesque
sight that met Bolton Blacks gaze as he
paused among the clustering birches of
the wood.
Nora Leigh was seated on the grass,
with one rosy child on her lap and
two or three others scattered round,
her fair cheeks crimsoned. and the
braids of bronze-brown hair shining
beneath the cottage bonnet that she
wore.
She looked up radiantly as her low
er's shadow fell across the tangled ferns
of the woodland glade.
Bolton, is it you?" she cried.
Send the children away" said he,
'mpatlen , W., !" 1 want to talk to you" "
"They will disturb me.''
A look of pain came over Honora's
sweet, submissive face.
Charley" said she to the eldest
lad, "take Katie and Nell to where
the blackkerries grow. Johnny can
carry the baskets, and see how many
berries you can pick before 1 come"
Charley obeyed without a word; but
the defiant glance which he bent on Mr..
Black from beneath his knitted brows
showed that he fully comprehended the
"'9ation of things.
"OH,te that man." said he to Katie.
cent child, ley" cried out the limo.
IL can't hslp--very wicked"
"ulied Charley.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-02-06

connected with the offices of both tele-
graph companies here, and the Depart
ment can get a special wire to New
York or elsewhere at any time by
simply asking for it. When important
negotiations are going on, messages
are sent in cipher, and cable messages
of some kind are passing to and from
the Department nearly every day. One
of the busiest men in the Department
is the Pardon and Commission Clerk,
who makes out all the papers in con-
nection with Presidential appointments
and pardons.
When the President decides to ap-
point a person to Office, he makes q
notification of the fact to the Secretary
of State, and the nomination is made
out and sent to the Senate. When the
nomination is confirmed, the parch-
ment commission, something less than
a yard square, is made out and for
warded to the White House for Mr..
Hayes signature. Then the State De-
partment transmits it to the person ap-
pointed Washington Cor. Boston Her.
Md
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-02-06

space between the first and second
boards six inches, and between the
middle and top boards one foot.
This, if our furrow was six inches
deep, would give a height of four
and a half feet from the bottom
of tho furrow to the top of the
fence, and I certainly would never
turn out stock that would jump such a
fence. In fact, this fence might be
made with the lower space four and the
upper one ten inches if desired, and
then would turn stock better than q
much higher fence on level land. This
ridge would not only brace the fence,
but also prevent the water from stand
ing around the posts, and the post
holes need not be dug as deep as ordi-
nary. As soon as the grading to the
fence is done the slopes should be heav-
lily seeded with grass. If a fence row
is left without grass it will produce
weeds and is much more likely to be
overrun with briers, alders, etc. Be-
side, the grass can generally be saved
for stock, and when the fence is moved
and the land leveled and cultivated
again, the sward enriches it. There
are many localities where board fences
are exposed to our northwest winds,
and are often leaned and twisted out of
shape during the spring, when the
ground is soft and spongy, and five
board fence presents more surface to the
wind than four or three-board fence.
There is much material wasted, and want
of judgment shown in many instances
in building fences. have often seen
a line of five-board fence within three
feet of road ditch, which prevented
stock from approaching it on the out
side.
One more hint and l am done. There
is no economy in using poor material
for board fence. Better sell your oak
posts and beech or elm lumber for
what it will bring, and buy locust or
cedar posts and good lumber. Fence
of the former material is gone in eight
or ten years, while the latter will last
twice as long.-Cor. Practical Farmer.