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very postoffice between st. Louis and New

every posteffice between st. Louis and New
Orleans.
made manifest within the past few days
Petitions. of which the following Ia copy,
are being rainetl into the PostolIice Depart
mept:
H. n ~ ~. psa....o. nonaro,.
hon' ~ - - MY fos''has'7, uen7la -
Dear Sy-We. your petitioners Wo 4i liz he,
spectiuly represent that we I'VE on 1he LII
Of the Memphis and Friars Point river IA,
route, 2aO5o and It gives us pleasure 10 s.h.g
that the malls on this route are pelne eaitieo
10 our ehtlfe satisiactio'i. ,,,r h,oousa
We make this statement 70 you 1oW nt INV
we see published In the neWspapesa.s ti,a ,,
line has lately been let by you iIon %; ,inu ,iIt
to New Orleans, 20 be eartleu ~ poae7 ,uanh
specially for the malls, mIse el,l'h ws"n,
and we find the impression gloWaatE a.b ~
the people that yoq nave ~. vail, S g
petitions u the peopie asa,nf - II, +hrn,,gh
week TO mean SIX through hi.s IN ~
boats, and we teaf you MY ~ ~ III sacriice
Increase me tnrougn lna t Of ro .ra yn,r
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NEW ORLEANS CLEARING HOUSE.


We quote exceptional paper 6@7 p cent: Al
do TO: second grade do %; loans on col
laterals Cos. Al mortgage paper So; second
grade do O y cent per annum.
Mexican dollars ara now quoted at s4h@e4a
and trade dollars at 9o@95. Halves and quar-
tiers (Americanl are quoted at a9aa9s
The sales Of foreign exchange were small
and rates are firm Bank sterling rules at
-B4s7 and bill Of lading and clear bills at
4ss1s @485h. Hales-fsooo bill OF lading at 483is
04s5, =y..@..7..
French bills are firm fand auset. We quote
bank francs -: commercial 5.2Is@52lA.
Bank sight bills opened firm and closed
strong at 4 v cent premium for bank counter
rate: commercial Is quoted y v cent pre-
MUM. M=#@5 IA.
State Consols firm at 49as@4eh.
| Premium Bonds closed steady at 2b7s026.
Stocks are firm.
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THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, SATURDAY, APRIL H. 1879

Me21kc. fine Al 32ts0t SIS ~ sack. Turks Island
little or. no demand. quoted at 750s0e y bag Of
two bushels. Table salt In pockets for family |
use 1at@7c each. as In size
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n. Indicates rising: 3. indicates falling: b.
ndieates stationary.
. -
The Sons OF Louisiaha will give a grand fes-
tival at the Fair Groands next Sunday.
.
Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic gives permanent re-
lief In all cholerfe disorders.
I'm weary OF the food eat. Try Shadinee.
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WEATHER BULLETIN.

WAR DEPARTMENT
Signal Service. United States Army.
Daily meteorological record for the eight hours
ending at 8:4a .. M. Friday. April II.
Observations taken at the same moment OF
time at all stations.1
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MONETARY.

OFFICE or NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Wednesday Evening. April Il, 1879. !
To-day being legal holiday. no business OF
any consequence was transacted and we repeat
closing.
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Always ready. need no cookt1ig-shadlnes.

The Sons Of Louisiana will give q festival In
which have been introduced many new and at
tractive features next Sunday
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.


ST CHAREs HOTEIf-Chas Behrend. Liver;
pool; JAS " Ewart, Belfast; Fo4ks. Or )
Edward Grossley, Arthur Wilson, England; "
T Hoast2p MssisstppI; Whemsle Han Nash
Missouri: n W Bloom, New York: J Minis
sayannah Smith hne m,n Br9ekif
Osborne and servant T v Boynon, New York
g Msrriwether and wife, Mobile; David
son. Liverpool; ] Fl Gay, Jr. West Baton Rouge
A Eaeton. New York.
CITY HOTEL-Fred O Brooks. Happy Jack
W Denny. Miss; y l. = Casseton. philadelphia
G Andrews. M Boyd. city; Jas Fuller and
wife. j W Heard. s B Baker. J Bsale. Shiloh
pr and Mrs Norman. Sir Watson and nd valet q /
Shropshire, city. Mrs shaughtery J A Winston
Mrs sehlatre La r B stille. st Mary: 7 Muse
J J Toon. Evergreen.
A wonderful display Of fire works will be the
grand feature of the festival next Sunday at the
Fair Grounds.
----~9 y -
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OFFICE OF AUDITOR OF STATE.

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. 80
of the extra session Of the General
Assembly of 1877, entitled IAN act
to better secure holders of life in
surance policies in this State; to
provide a reserve fund therefor,
and for other purposes.
ALLEN JUMEL, Auditor.
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yesterday being Good Friday the banks.
.aharuas. insurance offices and public insti-
..s,ons generally were closed and business
s,,,oat entirely suspended.
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rho Consul General Of the United States at
andon communicates some interesting facts
a the Department Of State relative to the In
eroased consumption Of Indian corn In that
oitv. It is used mainly as food for horses
FOL hard worked horses corn is coming to be
considered the best food. A market for sew
sral hundred millions Of bushels of one Of our
most abundant of products may, with proper
arertions, be successfully cultivated In Grea,
Britain.
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The above statement Is true and correct
transcript from the books of the company.
J. TUYES. President.
]. W. HINoKa, Secretary.
Sworn to and subscribed before me. this ff-
teenth day OF January. 1879. $1,000
TIL. BUISSON.
Third Justice Of the Peace.
OFFICE OF THE NEW ORLEANS INSURANCE Co.. !
Corner Camp and Canal Streets.
New Orleans January 49, 1879.
At meeting Of the Board Of Directors held
on the eleventh day Of January, 1879. 1t was re-
solved to pay. on demand the semi annual In
terest dividend OF FIVE PER CENT on the
capital stock to the stockholders Or their legal
representatives.
| DIRECTORS.
| O. T.. DUGAHON, Fl. GALLY.
| CHS. LAFITTE. W. A. BELL,
| CHS, L. SCHMIDT, ANT OARRIERE.
| CHS. J. LEEDS. JULES ALDIGE,
| d. FATJ0, PIERRE POUTZ.
| A. SCHREIBER. JULES TUYES.
ja16 tt
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Next Sunday the Sons of Louisiana will pre-
sent to the visitors at the Fair Grounds one o
the most attractive, programmes ever wit
messed Everybody on thetiptoe Of excitement
anticipating the great pleasure to be derived
therefrOm.
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Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic gives tone to Il
tomaeh and digestive organs.
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Reed Gilt Edge Tonic is wholesome stimu-
liant and it's quality is guaranteed.
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COMM ERClAL.

OFFICE OF NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, I
Friday Evening April IL. 1879. J
COTTON-The feeling in prices to-day was
strong. and moderate inquiry prevailed. with
sales Of 5000 bales The Cotton Exchange be-
ing closed we insert yesterdays closing:
The following Is the closing of the Cotton Ex-
Lob appp,
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

Whenever cease to Lowell" What2 Bhadines
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OUR PHYSICIANS RECOMMEND ITS USE
"THE REPUBLIC OF REPUBLICS.

BY ONE OF THE COUNSEL IN THE CASE OF
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
A complete vndication of the sovereignty Of
the States. 'a--WILLIAM M. RANDOLPH.
L heartily commend it to our people every
where. B. NJ. PALMER, D. d.
An invaluable contribution to American
political literature. III. M. sPOFFORD, United
States Senator.
An admirably prepared and Overwhelming
y conclusive BRIEF" first edition )-CHARLES
O'CONOR
A truly great work on the union q the
States and their federal agency.
DAVIS.
For sale to subscribers by
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The foregoing statement Is Just, true ea ana
correct transcript from the books Of the Com
pany. AMEo l. "a - ao
r. CARPENTER, Secretary, ~. t-ro,
sworn to and subscribed before me this tWen-
A. INGRAHAM, Notary Pubic.
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and New Orleans" Upon being presented
TO President Hayes, he referred 1t to the
Postmaster General. who strongly indorsed
It, From the Washington correspondence of
the Cincinnati Commercial we take the fol-
lowing relating to Capt. Prices scheme
The present cost of the local service from
st. Louis to New Orleans is about S14s 900,
but 1t ID In great many hands, and is most
ly done by freight boats, making from six to
ten miles an hour, including stoppages. Price
proposed to give a tri-weekly mail along the
river between st. Louis and New Orleans
for S14S5O0 per annum, and build special
boats for the purpose, a model of which he eS-
hibteda ut the Postoffice Department. His
proposition was accepted, put ne was re-
qured to file bond for 100000 for faithful
performance of contract, which he has not
yet done, and there Is an impression at The
Postofiice Department that the whole thing
will fall through.
According to an account which comes
through the contractor, seven steamers are u
be bAit and placed i'll line in lao days from
the signing of the contract, which Will be %
September next. These vessels are TO b'
built partly ON the Ohio river partly py N
Quintard Iron Works. of New lork. me.
will be $50 feet long, 20 feet beam, light dral
and fast, and have commodlous mali roo el
furnished with every safeguard against IRE
They will also be provided with elegant pas
senger accommodations, and Will carry IN
heavy freight nor any explosive mateIlai
There are between two and three hundred
postoffices on the route, and the round trip
$500 miles is to be made in maximum TIM
OF 3l3 hours. There are now several mai
contracts between here ana New orieaHs, ~
when these steamers commence running
they will be wiped out and the whole service
done under this contract Price proposes, !
tri-weekly service tor S14s,50 land upon TIL
conditional contract Was entered 1hto ans
Tor s4oo 600 annually he proposes 10 make
daily line-that is, deliver daily mall a
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-11-27
VALUE OF WORN GOLD COINS.
Letter of Information From tne Conner at
the New Orleans Mint

Letter of Information From the Coiner at
the New Orleans Mint.
M. Y. Davis, Conner of the United
States Mint at New Orleans, has ad-
dressed the following letter to a local
newspaper:
Inquiries are daily made at the mint
as to the least current weight at which
the Government will receive gold coins
at their nominal value. Under the
fourteenth section of the Coinage act of
1873 it is provided "that gold coins re-
duced in weight by natural abrasion not
more than one-half of ] per ccntum be-
low the standard weight, after period
OF circulation Of twenty years, and a
proportionate rate for less period,
shall be received at their nominal value
at the United States treasury and it's
offices" ,,
The following statement exhibits the
standard weight and least current weight
OF gold coins after a circulation of
twenty years, and at which least current
weight they are receivable in payment
of debts to the United States:
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Palestine Pottery.

The Biblical descriptions of pottery
are singularly applicative to the present
process of manufacture. Now, in this
nineteenth century, the potter sits at
his frame and turns the wheel with his
foot. Or, as we read in the Apocrypha
$50 doth the potter, sitting at his work.
and turning the wheel about with his
feet: he fashioneth the clay with his
ARM" The potter had a heap of the
prepared clay near him, and a pot of
water by his side. Taking a lump in
his hand, he placed it On the top of the
wheel, which revolves horizontally, and
smoothed it into low cone, like the
upper enc of sugar-loaf; then, thrust
ing his thumb into the top of it, he
opened hole down through the center,
and this he constantly widened by press
ing the edges of the revolving cone be-
tween his hands. AS it enlarged and
became thinner, he gave it whatever
shape he pleased, with the utmost ease
and expedition.
It is evident, from numerous express
sions in the Bible, that the potter's YES
sci was the synonym of utter fragility;
and to say, as David does, that lions
King would dash his enemies in pieces
like a potter's vessel was to threaten
with ruinous and remediless destruc-
ton.
We, who are accustomed to strong
stoneware of considerable value, can
scarcely appreciate some of these Bib
lical references, but for Palestine they
are still as appropriate and forcible as
ever Arab jars are so thin and frail
that they are literally dashed to shivers
by the slightest stroke. Water jars are
often broken by merely putting them
down upon the floor; and the servant
frequently returns from the fountain
empty handed, having had all his jars
to atoms by some irregular be-
havior of the donkey. Harpes''s Maya
zine
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The Chicago Stock Yards.

In report on the treatment of live
stock on the railways, made by Mr..
Zadok Street, to the American Humane
Association, at it's recent meeting, we
find the following facts relative to the
great Stock Yards at Chicago. These
are the most extensive in America,
probably in the world. They have
1000 cattle pens, 1000 hog and sheep
pens, and stabling for 1,200 horses.
Fifteen hundred cars of stock can be
unloaded and cared for daily. The
system of railroads extending into diff
ferent parts of the Western States,
thousands of miles, center there. They
occupy $50 acres of land and cost
nearly $5,0O0,000. Their repairs cost
about $4,000 annually, and it requires
700 men constantly employed in and
about the yards to do the work required.
They will accommodate about 10000
cattle, 10000 hogs, 5000 sheep and
900 horses at one time. The pens
for hogs and sheep are covered those
for cattle are not covered.
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Historical Position of Palestine.

The position of Palestine on the map
OF the world has fitted 1t and it's success
sive peoples for remarkable place in
history. Here is little country, with
only 5000 square miles, or 1000 less
than our State of Vermont, which, if
we measure it by the scope of it's his
tory, the remote antiquity of it's itera-
ture, and the great forces it has started
into irresistible movement, we must
place among the foremost in the
ancient family of nations. 1t is practi-
cally the meeting place of three CONT
nents-Africa, Asia, and Europe. If
Belgium is the cockpit of Europe"
ere many of the chief battles of
modern times have been fought, Pales-
tine holds the same relation to the an
cient world. Her plain of Esdraelon
has been the battle-ground of nations
and civilizations from Abrahanl's day to
Napoleon Bonaparte's. This little
country was the pathway of the nations
on land, while on the sea it was her
Phenicia which planted colonies all
around the shores of the Mediterranean,
created Carthage, rival of Rome. and
dared to send her ships as far north as
Britain. There is something, too, akin
to magnetism in this wonderful little
land. It gave certain measure of his
torical Importance, and, indeed, of i'm
mortality to every people and land it
touched. Take from our knowledge
of Egyptian history all we have learned
from the Mosaic narrative. and there
will be marvellous diminution of
the fund. It is only where Assyria in
an early day came into relations with
Syria that we get something of def
mite knowledge of that great Oriental
power. We find Rawlinson, in his
" Five Monarchies," and Wilkinson, in
his Manners and Customs of the Egyp-
tians," constantly appealing to and lean
ing on the scripture history, in order
to treat the subject in hand in consecu-
tive form. It is Palestine that brings
all great ancient countries within our
vision. It is our best telescope for a
view of the remote past. We read the
fortunes of other peoples through her.
Of right she did not possess the Greek
language. It was foisted upon her
through Alexander's conquest, and yet
SO carefully did she learn the new
tongue that it became the receptacle
for the new faith from Him of Naza-
reth, and the medium OF it's communi-
cation to the remotest shores known to
men. Palestine long resisted Rome,
and finally suffered destruction through
Titus. Her acres and faith were bar
tered like piece of merchandise, and
were, in turn, owned by Canaanite, Jew,
Assyrian, Greek, Syrian, Maccab@an
and Roman. But in three centuries
we find Bethlehem supplanting Rome.
Christianity held the scepter on the
Seven Hills, and paganism became a
thing of the country village, or paga4s.
-Harper's Magazine.
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How a Duel Was Prevented.

A spirited woman put an end to a
duel near Berlin three weeks ago. Prin-
cipals, seconds and an army surgeon
were on the ground, and the pistols
were loading, when the lady suddenly
drove up in swift droschky to the
place OF meeting, stepped up to her
husbands second, snatched pistol
from his hand, and, directing its muzzle
toward her bosom, declared that she
would kill herself unless the projected
duel were at once given up. The
whole party returned peaceably to
Berlin.
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The legal deviation from the stand
ard weight Of the gold dollar being one
quarter of grain, it will continue cur
rent until reduced in weight below
25 5000 grains. All double eagles
which have not been artifcially re-
duced in weight will be found within
the limit of natural abrasion allowed by
law. The same rule will apply to eagles
coined since 1845, half-eagles coined
since 1866, and quarter eagles coined
since 1860
The double eagle should continue
current for fifty years from the date of
coinage; the eagle for thirty years
the half-eagle for twenty years; and the
three-dollar piece and quarter eagle at
least fifteen years. The deviation from
standard weight of one-quarter of
grain allowed by law in the coinage of
the gold dollar exceeds the legal limit of
wear by nearly one-eighth of a grain.
All pieces of this denomination coined
since 1860 will be found within the
legal tolerance, if not fraudulently re-
duced in weight.
These periods are estimated for coins
when they constitute part of the cir
culating medium, or are frequently
transferred in treasury and customs
transactions. In this country, as in
England, there is no "least current
weight for silver coins fixed by law Or
treasury regulations. The natural
abrasion Of silver coins is not SO great
as generally supposed. It is expected
that fully fifty years will elapse before
the coins issued under laws passed
within the last five years will need rem
ovation. Careful observation and ex-
periments in this country show the
average loss from natural abrasion Of
the whole body of silver currency, when
in actual circulation, to be about l per
cent. in twelve years, the smaller coins,
quarter-dollars and dimes, showing a
greater percentage of loss than half
dollars or dollars.
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JEREMY GREEN.
BY HATTIE E. s, CREssy
His Adventures In the City.

BY HATTIE E. s. CREssY.
Jeremy Green left the potato field
just quarter before II by the sun, and
went in to dinner. Instead of resorting
TO the weed" as a solace for WEAKNESS.
ne devoted his spare time to the Weeklu
Narrator, the only newspaper he ever
took. AS he was porting over it's con-
tents that eventful noon he all at once
i2eaped about three feet in the air, and
Yin his descent brought down his fist
with such force on the table that he
overturned huge pan of soup that his
mother had prepared for dinner, be-
side breaking few dishes.
What is the boy about?" fairly
Numbered the father.
He has split the soup, broke the blue
platter, and, dear me, don't know
what else!" replied his mother in a
calm, though vexed tone.
Jeremy's next sensation was that of
an affectionate caress from the lash of
an immense horse-whip. This was the
first appeal for good behavior he had
received from his pa in four or five
years. For moment he looked saw
aagely at the old gentleman, and thought
OF his own superiority of strength, but
soon quelled his pugilistic desires and
sat down again to the Narrator, or
rather TO the advertisement that so
eiated him. 1t was call for agents.
Ten dollars day guaranteed, etc. For
particulars, Roy & Co., No. s Village
avenue, A, N. Y, were to be con-
tied. Jeremy had always been con-
T., the farm, and, feeling tired of
I'D this chance for him. so
i; once to give the business
Led potatoes all tne after
ping one or two rows ahead
Their, and MIXED the COWS as
at night, but the next morning,
daylight, he was on the way to
.ty. About noon of the same
le entered the village of Smythe-
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GOODNIGHT.
BY e. L. NJ. B.

Good night, the day is dead.
The myriad stars break overhead;
Ny love lies sleeping calmly sleeping:
Inc brook and rill are weeping.
The birds have kissed and sung.
ahd fond farewell begun;
Inc Gay has die !. goodnight:
Night breaks rapturously bright.
goodnight, a fond farewell:
rare~el; goodnight, farewell;
GOOD night my love.
Goodnight. the stars above
Are watching thee, farewell:
The moon is on the sea. y hail
VI silver In its splendor bright
goodnight, my love, goodnight.
Far away the stars in space
Light the splendor OF thy face.
And it catches the beam Of light
And my love breathes good-night:
|, too, see the stars pale above:
|, too, watch my life. my love;
The wind says to you goodnight.
ana the sea, My love, delight"
goodnight, goodnight,
All the grasses sleeping light,
SllYery radiance over all
Inc opal tops of pop,ars tell;
steep, my love, till the morning break
steep, my love. till the birds awake;
Inen goodnight, my love,
The sky breaks white above.
Wis.
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The Wealthy Men of Leadyille.

Up in Leadville the term millionaire
is played out as synonym of opulence.
Wealthy men are now spoken OF in that
lively camp as five or ten millionaires, as
the case may be. A simple millionaire
is considered to be in comfortable cir
but nothing more. The men
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who are pointed out to tenderfeet as
conspicuous examples of carbonate great
ness are those who have passed these
first indications of success, and who
don't know within million or two of
dollars how much they are actually
worth.-De1lUer (Col) Tribune.
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AN international exhibition is to be
held at Madrid in May, 1881. M. Coli
bert, French architect, has been re-
quested by the Spanish Government to
furnish a design for the building to be
erected.