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PERSONAL.

w. w. Washburn, after n brief sojourn at
the favorite watering places Of the North, has
returned with renewed vigor and vim TO push
his business. The old hero informs us that
he intends to produce pictures by the much
talked OF Lambert process for the benefit Of
those wishing that style Of picture,
Mr.. Albert Eyrich left the city yesterday
evening en- route for New York, where he will
purchase for the popular Eyrch's book store,
No. 100 Canal street, full and varied stock.
Albert not only knows books. as the saying
is "by the backa,' but Is familiar with all the
best authors, and may be relied upon to make
iudicious selections. We wish him bon
TOunue,
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them. What glorious thing Ii is for the
happiness Of this world that the human eye
is such weak and imperfect organl How
distraeting 1t would be If there were. no limit
to vision and the lover, "sighing like a fur
mace" could witness his mistress. upon whose
eyebrows he WAS making sonnets, having an
lawfully nice" time with some other fellow.
It's best as 1t is-the other way wouldn't DO
nt al
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-19
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
4 Tame Meeting, Mostly Referring
TO Water Craft.
The Health Of the City.

The regular monthly meeting OF cue DoaIu
~ Health took place last night, DE-. Austin In
The chair and quorum pfeseh1.
THH BLACK PRINCE
,t,ha fnl1owinu letter was read by the sec
1o's4 NEW ORLEANS, September 1G, 1879.
Board Of Health,
Hentieme,, The British bark Black Prince
has been III Quarantine Station twenty days,
during which time no cases of sickness have
occurred. She has been thoroughly fumi-
rated several times since her arrival. and is
&c present In good order. This vessel is char
tered, and II she is not released from quaran-
tine by Friday, September l, she will lose her
Smarter. which will cause serious loss to both
vessel and owner. Her cargo being ready,
she will bB here but q few days and will land
81 the opposite side OF the river.
Therefore, we earnestly and respectfully
petition you to grant our request and allow
the vessel To come up to the city.
Yours very truly.
In the same connection the following was
read:
QUARANTINE STATION, Sept. 16.
DR.. Austin. President. etc.
No case OF sickness on board bark Black
Prince since my last report
2. 8. DARLINGTON,
Resident Physician.
Referred to Drs Austin and Bell, who will
nrpeeed to-day To Quarantine On q tour II H.
...,,,ot,,,,
spectloh.
LIE ~ D. WARD.
Inc letter OF the British Consul, Mr
DeFonblanaue, to the Governor was read,
.<.,,n Y,Io,n,nr +bat y Discrimination had hasn
,p =. $50 ene. ~, 10" !, 80 -
MHue III IaVor VI the Alhefleah Vessei Il. D.
Ward, plying between New Orleans and Ba-
1ixe while a British bark making the same
80 - Ill, 5,4,,,,aa a4I-,...,,.;, ha
~ &C. peen ueeaheu e. uual aheiue 81 hcI
return-a measure TO which the Ward had
not been subjected.
THE MERIDA. #-.m5M.5
r,,,o ,,roa,5a,,t do,,htad tha ooo,,,oo,, y, 80.
ntatalnent and II was referred to him for fur
ther inquiry. communication from G.
Corral y 20. was read, stating that the New
York. Havana and Mexican Mail Steamship
Line, plying between New Orleans and Vera
Cruz, had arranged Tor the steamship City OF
Merida TO sail for New York on the fourth OF
October next, and would probably reach here
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ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION AND
STATE FAIR #...
Cheap Rates vi,

Cheap Rates Via Great Jackson Route.
Excursion tickets to st. Louis Exposition and
State Fair will be sold By this line from Sep
tember 90 to October 8 good to return until Oc-
tober Is. Exposition opens September % and
closes October II. Tickets for the round trip
s2s 50. For tickets and Information apply to A.
D. Sheldon. Jackson Railroad Office, % Camp
street. corner Of Common
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-19
THE HOOD CRAYoN.

THERE'S now on exhibition at the gallery 81
Mr.. 3. j. Souby, on Canal street, crayon
a. the late Gen. John 3. Hood, which is taken
from painting representing the deceased in
his military uniform. It ID q work deserving
the attention OF the dilletante. and bringing
sotzupgly To the mind him whom II represents.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-19
Change of scheou,e.

In another column 1t will be seen hat the
Heroine and New Camelia have slightly changed
their schedule so as to conform to the schedule
OF the New Orleans City Railroad Passengers
going over the Lake Tuesdays. Wednesdays
and Fridays. instead Of taking the $3.50 cars
will hereafter take the D. m. train. The de-
partures on other days will remain the same as
hafora
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The Officer Hahn Case.

The young woman, Mary Ann Bucking-
ham, charged with being drunk by Officer
Hahn. Of the Fifth Precinct. appeared before
Judge MiItenburger yesterday and was dis
charged, Hahn falling to substantiate his
charge. The Judge instructed the prisoner
to make an affidavit against the officer,
charging him with false Imprisonment
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Fifth District Court.

Board of Health vs. Branch, Crookes & Co.
Injunetions prayed for restraining defend
ants from selling oil made wholly or In part
of petroleum until they have been inspected,
gauged and marked, In accordance with sec
lions 8 and 37.extra session 1877.
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Slightly Damaged.

At half past o'clock Thursday morning
the flooring in one OF the rooms of Grunewald
Hall was slightly scorched by fire. caused by
lighted cigarette setting fire to the sawdust
in one of the spittoons.
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WOULDN'T DO AT ALL.

This Is the time when young ladies, flirting
desperately with beaux at the springs, write
home TO the poor fellows, who are living In q
delicious dream OF being loved and thought
OF, that they are having an lawfully lonely"
time, and are ..just dying" to come back to
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-19
An Accident.

Thursday evening child of Mr.. G. Miller,
residing at No. 448 Rampant street, was Sc
verey injured by q bale OF cotton rolling on
him from wagon.
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Beating His Wife.

VIM Hickman, shoemaker was arrested
by Aid d, Hennessey at his domcie for as
saulting and beating his wife, and locked up
in the Third Station. Hickman is said to
have shown resistance on being taken into
custody
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Accidental Drowning.

Yesterday the body of boy, named Ed
ward STEINER, was found floating in the Old
basin, at the intersection of Robertson street.
The coroner's jury returned q verdict Of ac-
cidental drowning.
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CITY ECHOES.

Pleaze KimbelI was on Wednesday locked
up, charged with the larceny of a revolver.
Elvna Williams was locked up in the Sixth
Station, charged with petty larceny.
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Body Recovered.

The body of the boy found floating In the
river near Morgan's ferry wharf, has been
as that of James Wilson, who Was
drowned some two weeks ago.
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Lend helping hand TO the vaudry Rifles, In
sending New Orleans money to assist the fever
stricken people of Memphis.
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TILE COURTS.
United States Circuit Cour,

Louisiana National Bank vs. K @. Oglesby.
The clerk of the court is ordered to pay the
claims OF VIM. DreWs and Pharr Il Williams
out OF the registry of the court
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-19

Remember what others did for New Orleans
and assist afflicted Memphis by purchasing
tickets for the concert Mon day evening
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It you wish to enjoy rare musical treat, &c
to Grunewald Hall Monday evening.
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60 to Barnes 4 Miller. No. 10 Natcnez street.
for drst-clRss rehr0nzinG,
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Barnes & Miller, No. IS Natehez street. do the
best work In plumbing and gas fitting at lowest
market rates.
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#FoR OTHER CITY NEWS SEE FIFTH
PAGE.
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side ct 80 cheap q rate that It does not pay to
import cur wheat and grind 1t there. The re-
cent Introduction Of bags as packages, weigh
Ing little more than one-half pound to the 100
pounds Of flour, enables people on this side
to send the flour over the water at saving Of
fully 10 per cent on the freight, as compared
with wheat, the proportion of wheat to the
flour obtained from it being nearly as to B
which is 30 much to the "disfavor" OF the
British miller,
1t Is stated that there Is very little wool now
| left unsold In California, Texas, Kentucky,
Missouri or Georgia. Boston paper says
that there has not been 30 active movement
In these woods for many years, and it Is cyl
dent II the present demand continues large
portion OF the clip OF these States will pass
into the hands of manufacturers before new
Ohio, Pennsylvania or Michigan woods begin
to come forward freely. The same paper
adds:
! Last year many WOODEN mills were running
only half time, and manufacturers had large
stocks Of goods on hand. Now the mills IRE
| fully employed, with large. contracts Tor
i future delivery, and the trade 10 more healthy
and prosperous all round. The only fear Is
that the present excitement may run up
reaction later In the season. Already reports
are in circulation that large orders have been
sent abroad Tor wool, and. although We could
not trace them to any reliable source. buyers
should not forget that large stocks Of both
clothing and combing woods are on hand In
Great Britain, and could be imported at very
short notice III prices On this side would war
rant 1t.
WORLDS VISIBLE SUPPLY AND THE Posi-.
TIoN OF CoTToN.-According TO the New York
Chronicle the visible supply OF cotton on the
twentieth instant was 4O,603 bales less than OF
the thirteenth instant, 84998 bales less thar
on the sixth instant, and 10000 bales less thar
, on the thirtieth ultimo. The figures In ths
table below also shows q decrease In the vlsl
bic supply Of 28t, 422 bales. as compared Will
. the same dates last year, and decrease Q
836, 236 bales as compared with the correspond
| ing date Of 1877.
The Chronicles figures are as follows:
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
By Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company
namastla.

Domestic
CHICAGO. June ~, e;15 .. m;-Call;-Dry salt
meats 490 Short ribs-46 S. bid. 472h asked
July. so44s2H August. Pork 80 80 July. 70 30
40 g21s August. 5000 on September. Lard
6 1o@sl2K July. 62o@s.22 August. 622hge.ao
III Onion ri stock Estimated receipts Of
hogs to-day 2aooo official yesterday Is g. OIL II
ea shipments 7ss Lgh. noss y ges 20
@a s5. Cattle Estimated receipts ALSO; market
quiet. = 80 -
$50 o. k p August 40 September Pork-ss s2K
Ju y, 80 92h@s 95 August, SO o2a@lo 05 septem-
ber. Lard-,6 10 bid July; $40 asked ,August,
s7I July. ok I'D August. 0ern-ss June. s 9;
July. s7h August. a7I September. Oats-as Did
july 2sN@29H August, 28S september ~ -,
June. s5H July. s2K August, s2k seDtember
Corn-asI bid June. ssN July. IS August. ~
july. "a August. 81 ssptsmbar. Corn-ssN June.
ssM july. 80 August. s5M z septsember. A.
CIscINsATI June W plsa;ys,nna n ds
Loose meais-Bhou1dera a.so@s.85. rib sides ~
and clear sides $40. Mess Pork $40 25 p bbl.
ddaFaMEsa ar ms s. sbsisa ~
70 good IS s5@4. choice 81 1904 Is Der Genital
d anw au dshh and ao n1chanaed wheat dull and
lower spot sales No red Writer II 1901 IS. No.
spring 3 70; No. spring June 81 ltgi Is. 90 90
sales 4215@42A for steamer aud 4s for No. cash
gteamer. Jay 42 70 Augazd as@a n1
dun: so@sl for Western, s4k for State aad Can
ida Barley quiet but dull. - .a,,o, 1.aa
J,o usi ssS '. gnly s4a@sa5. Beef and cu
sse a eoen w aney NIL mdd # o. a
/ slightly lower.
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NOTICE TO STATE CREDITORS.

RooMs COMMITTEE on THE DKBT o1l
the State. at the State House,
Kew Orleans. April 30. 1879.y
The Committee On the Debt OF the State, fn
accordance with resolution OF the Constitu.
tional Convention. hereby give notice 10 thas
creditors Of the State that the committee III prs
pared to receive propositions relative to the ad-
justment OF the bonded and floating debt 81 thA
State.
Propositions should be submitted In writing
to the chairman OF the committee by syndt-
cate or agency. representing each particuIax
class Of Indebtedness.
=. = KIDD.
Chairman of COMMITTEES.
Address. New Orleans. La. Stated
mY1n as
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
MONETARY.
OFFICE or NEW ORLEANs DEMOCRAT.
Friday Evening. June ~. 1879.

Total this week. s4.7o6.5s4 IA $697 .4o1 IA
We quote exceptional paper GOT cent: al
do TO-; second grade do d; loans on col
Iaterals Cos: Al mortgage paper SO: second
grade do @ " cent per annum.
Mexican dollars are now quoted ut s8Q89
and trade dollars at s0@e5 Halves and quar-
ters fAmerfcan) are quoted at 99A@e9A.
The sales OF foreign exchange were light
and rates are easy. Bank sterling rules at
-O4s7h, and bill Of ladinR and clear Dills st
4s41z@4s51a.
French bills are weak and QUIET. We quote
bank francs ~: commercial -0s.197s.
Bank sight bills opened firm and closed
strong at Y y cent premium for bank counter
rate: commercial Is quoted y y cent pre-
MUM.
State Consols firm at 47a@47A. -.... ==-+
Premium Bonds closed at 25h@25%.
Stocks are firm.
MISCELLANEOUS SECURITIES : Conso \,
idatad Bonds are quoted at 32h@35h; Hall. PAID
| Gity Coupons, 23025: State Warrants. $4,000
Isyee Warrants. 74s@7s: City Time; 1874. 100
az: 1875, 300: 1876. 21@23: 1877. 2lg23; 1878.
| 2lD23.
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OFFICE OF NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, l
Friday Evening. June27. 1879. !
COTTON-There was no change to note In
the position of the market. Throughout the
week the demand has been limited and prices
ruled irregular. To-day the feeling Is quiet
and easy. with sales OF only 900 bGles, at nc de-
cline on all grades below Good Middling.
The following Ia the official closing Of the
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

CITY HOTELr-John Mann, Jackson. Tenn
Il Goluuhoun.. Water Valley. J E Smith,
Govinpton; John r. LivesaY, Norfolk @ J Nc.
Eae. Galveston: j q Yonrg Yazoo City: A II
Thomas, Clayton Ala l. W Pennington. Brook,
lyn; A heely,. city; ] Hall. Huntsytlls;
4 Tujford. Fulton w Davis. La !: Ell FL Hogg
Hazshurst,
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THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT SATURDAY, JUNE Isl 1879.

| b. steam $4,000 bushels graIn at sid One Brit
isl bark to Cork for orders. $500 quarters grain
ni1oted at 4s 7Hd An italian bark to Corfu
| for orders with 10000 cases reflned petroleum
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l71sD47A: Premiums 251a@255s.l
IRY telegraph

tBy Telegraph
NEW YoRK. June 27.-Money closed MT 1904
v cent. Exchange closed dull and steady at 487
04s9. Governments closed strong, currency 60
12th@125 Pacific Railroad bonds closed as fol.
lows: Union firsts 112A@112a, land grants
l1sA@1t4, sinking funds 114h@114A. Centrals
1124@112H
The stock market to-day was unusually dull,
but very firm: tho tone characterized the deal
ings. The advance in prices ranged from u to
/ p cent. Pacific Mail coal shares and the
Changers leading tho upward movement.
The following were the closing bids:
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~ meeting OF the Board OF Directors. held
ON the ninth day OF June, 1879. 1t was resolved
10 declare cash dividend OF twenty per cent On
the net earned participating premiums for the
year ending May 81. 1879. payable on me tnlro
Monday OF July next.
Also. to pay to the stockholders. On oenana
interest at the rate OF ten per cent DEF anns u
an their stock.
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The above statement is lust true ana cor
rect transcript from the books O the Oompany
- PAUL FOUROHY, President.
q, W. NorT. Secretary.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish of Orleans. City OF New Orleans.
auorn to and subscribed before me the ninta
aar - 1une. 1879. JAMES FAHEY.
1''' - Notary Public.
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DIRECTORY:
d. j. Hart. j, VETS. Scott MeGehee
n. Hersilalw. b. w, Taylor. u. Fasjo,
r. Riseoe. 10 Norris 4. Il. Airey,
a. baldwin. James /. Day, Il. T. Craig.
O. MaereadY. T. o. Levy, SAINT L. Boyd,
y. 3. seymour. Emory olapp. yno. 8 ,s Groves
Jesse 8. Flower. J. L. Harris. Fl. NeWmana
ta101v
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The foregoing statement Il g true and correct
trangeript from the books OF the Company,
THOS. a. ADAMS. President
HENRY Y. OGDEN, Secretary
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 8ev.
enteenth dag nf May A; z; 1879 p,,t,,o
The Board Of Trustees this day resolved, alter
paying Ten Per Cent In each 70 the stoekholders.
and carrying TO profit and loss 49, On az
count Of the Mechanics and IEadeTs Bank
sum for shrinkage Ia values, to declare q divi-
dend Of Twenty Per Cent In cash on the net
participating premiums payable on Monday.
sixteenth Of June next.
Trustees.
Thos. A. Adams. yno. II. KinR,
SamI Ri Newman, FreG'k Cafnerden.
Sann'l III. Kennedy, Joseph w. Stone.
John Phelps. George Martin.
Adam Thomson, Alfred Moulton,
Henry Abraham. 4, q Jurey..
Victor Meyer. Edward Naile H
Jnsanf RJwlfnp Geo W. Senteil,
Edw'd j. Gay, Paul T. Mortimer.
Simon Hernshefm, John Y. Moore.
Simon Forchetmer, w. B. Cnnger.
Jos. B. Wolfe. Henry 10: Preston.
n. b. Post. Reuben q. Bush,
Edw'd Pisbury. Jno. ID. Parker.
my21 6m
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The British steamer zembo cleared yester-
day for Rouen with 30, 800 bushels Of corn ia
bulk and $500 sacks Of corn.
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According to the Chicago Times. 1t Is re-
ported on good authority that several Of the
largest English millers are seriously discuss
ing the propriety Of going out OF the bust
ness. They cannot compete with American
millers and make money-at least on Amer
lean grain. The -four Is supplied from this
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28

Ten different kinds Of very old California
wines at low prices at Miller Il Dielmann's.
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Premium bonds shoWed no activity ana nu
change in prices yesterday. The sales OF this
class OF securities during the week 1oot up
NM
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The foregoing statement IL Just, true. and
orrect transcript from the books Of the Com
pHny. JAMES Il DA1. IIesiusnt.
III. CARPENTER, Secretary.
sworn to and subscribed before me this twen-
ty-second DAP Of January, 1879
A, INaRAHAM. Notary Public.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-14

Ex-Secretary Robeson's late speech in the
House on the army bill has been loudly
eomplimented by the stalwarts. Recently 1t
mas been dissected and the following signifi
saht passage is now receiving widespread at
tsntion:
The strong arms, the clear heads tba b-a,e
ssaaSs - our people. would never yield 10
II hacamsea aIny were 1t million strong. unless
sure Of usnrn oaatsly Necessary under the pres
ace iharsrn re member Of the system. to sacri
,..'a -, hooeson will have a great deal of OK.
sssa .a 70 10 before he succeeds in satisfy.
49, interested public that there is ne
oes u tals paragraph. The Robesor
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grievance which should be investigated at
e,mee by the postal authorities with view
30 the application Of d remedy Is the lack OF
saail facilities for the parish of Livingston
Although within twelve hours travel Of New
Orleans so meagre are the arrangements OF
the postoflice department that seven or eight
days are required for an interchange OF
hetters between the parish seat and the city
The weekly mail is prompt and reliable, 1t is
erue, but it does not afford that dispatch SO
necessary in the transaction Of business.
No other parish in the State Is so poorly sup
piled as Livingston, and the complaint which
comes from the parish upon tho subject Is one
which deserves the favorable consideration Of
the department
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-14

At o'clock this morning another walking
match for the championship began In New
York. For six weary days an anxious public
will have to wait for the termination OF this
important event. The amount Of worry
which it will produce throughout the length
and breadth of the country will be immense.
But this is nothing to the wear and tear Of
mind that 1t will occasion to the night editors
Of the daily press of at least forty different
metropolises. 1t has not yet been determined
whether the scores will be given each quarter
minute or whether longer time will inter
vane
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The average American is not popular with
TIE Edinburg Scotch. 1t Is source OF COM
piaint that he goes to the hotel, dimes at the
table d'hote but Is shrewd enough to take his
wine at the bar; that he goes to the stores
turns over all the goods and invariably comes
to the conclusion that he can buy them
cheaper at home. The London Echo says he
has made himself 80 unpopular, because he Is
ao Improbable that several shopkeepers IN
The modern Athens have displayed cards In
their windows bearing the inscription, mo
American served here
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a correspondent Of the New York Herald
has been studying the condition of the Kan
sas negroes, not those who have recently
aoved there from the South but old residents
Of that State-negroes who have always been
Free He reports them as all in poor cir
cumstances, with little prospect OF improv-
nag their condition. Few rise above the po-
aition of laborer or white-washer, while the
rngro barber Is regarded as an aristocrat.
The reporters finding isthat these negroes
who have spent whole lifetime In Kansas
sAse but little If any. better off than the
cnlored field hands In the South.
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Correspondents Of the New York Times
have been taking the views Of leading poll
iirians In various portions of the Union on the
question, who will be the coming candidates
aoe President. Out Of 157 points from which
azivices were received, Gen. Grant wasothe
expressed choice Of 1870, Blaine Of 10. and
Washburne, Garfield, Sherman, Conkling,
Eklmunds and Chandler, followed inthe order
raanod. The Democrats In % districts pre-
fcFred Tilden, in % districts Thurman, In II
districts Bayard. with Hendricks and Han
Geek bringing up the rear.