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THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT FRIDAY
VEK
RIVER ~
OFFICE NEW o, fANUfR13
Arr,

Isabel Kittie Nye, E., 50. 4. Pick
Texas. willie j. M. White, City OF Alton. Golden
City. Tensas, st. Mary. G. p, Chouteau. Ashland.
Departures.
Isabel. Martha. Kittie Nye. Emma Irvine.
Belle, o. X. Peck, j. NJ White. A. @. Donnally
To Arrive.
Martha, Alvin. Isabel Emma Irvine, Klttie
Nye. lower coast: J. W. Cannon. Bayou Sara
Belle, upper coast; O. X. Peck, Assumption.
Lafourehe; Bertha. Opelousas; Natchez. Vicks-
burg: John Wilson. J. II. Hanna. Ouachia: Era
No. 10. Beuf river: Thos. Sherlock, Cincinnati
Belle Of Shreveport. st. Louis: Bart Able Red
river.
Daily teegraphic report OF the stage OF water
at various points, with changes, In the "a hours
ending yesterday at 3 D. m.
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salt house of Messrs Jaekson n Manson for the
following quot atoms of the market Demand
good, with very light stock on hand for the
SOC v sack a0oat. and another on private terms.
We quote dealers rates from warehouses at 80
@95e for coarse and 81 5n@1 60 for fine. The lat
Island Is quiet; quoted at 100000 v bag Of two
bushels. Table salt In pockets 1x@7c each. as
In size
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" -'-Y
CHICAG
THE BEST ROUTE EAST.

THE BEST ROUTE EAST.
Trains will leave and arrive at the Cailiopor
follows:
Leave. Arrive.
Exp. No. /, 500 p. m. Exp. No. q. 1918 A. m.
Mixed No. g. TOO p. 10. Mixed No. L. $500 .. M
Nos and run daily. Nos. 8 and daily. ex-
ce PPu fdaMaaYN PALACE SLEEPING CANS
THROUGH TO LOUISVILLE CINUINNATT
AND CHICAGO WITHOUT CHANGE, and for
ST. LOUIS Sleeper Is attached at Milan en-
abling passengers to go through without ieay-
ing the train. Only ONE CHANGE TO NEW
YORK and EASTERN CITIES.
Tickets for sale, berths secured and informa-
ton given at No. % Camp street. corner Of
Common.
A. D. SHELDON, Ticket Agent.
f. CHANDLER. General Passenger Agent.
NH
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commercial and Financial Matters.

The bank. clearings Of st. Louis show
hahn Of $50 900 900 during the last hall Oh 1875
over the corresponding period In 1877.
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State Consois opened yesterday at 6s, went
m to COZ. and closed unsettled at GS3sD69,
against 67406S on Tuesday. Premium
Bonds opened at 321T touched 1874, and closed
firm at 83tss $685., against 3114@314 on Tues
dav. The sales at the Stock Exchange
footed UP $4,000 of State Consols and S81 900
II Premium Bonds.
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Some Frenchmen are considering project
for railway from Algiers to Timbuctoo,
1900 miles long. As the road would run
through the sandy wastes OF Sahara. the way
busipess OF the line would certainly not be
very good, unless q canal for irrigating pur-
noses was constructed along the track 20
make vegetation possible.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
MONETARY.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT. |
Thursday Evening. January 2, 1879.
NEW ORLEANS CLEARINGHOUSE.
Total thus far .... s7.0l7 900 Sc 81

Total thus far S7.047 900 Dc S63l .Ss2 10
Money quiet and steady.
We quote exceptional paper 7@s y cent: Al
do 9@1O; second grade do @; loans on col
laterals 60s: Al mortgage paper sk@1o: sec
ond grade do % v cent per annum.
Gold continues to rule In New York at par.
and is quoted here ut 1Oo'6@10oR.
Mexican dollars are now quoted at s2k@s5.
and trade dollars at 9o095c. Halves and quar-
ters tAmerican) are quoted at x@A y cent dis
count@par.
Foreign Exchange was In light request and
firm. Bank sterling rules at -04s1. and bills
of lading and clear bills at 477047s.
French bills are steady but the demand
is only moderate. We quote bank francs:
commercial 5.27h.
Bank sight bills opened easy and closed the
same at " v cent discount; commercial Is quo
ted 5-1G@t4 u cent discount
State Consols unsettled, at GS,s@e9.
Premium Bonds closed firm ut 33h@3s,S
Stocks we're In light request and for the list
no changes we're reported.
NEW ORT,EANs STOCK ExCUANaE sAIEa
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COMM ERCIAL
OFFICE OF NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Thursday Evening. January O. 1879. I

OFFICE OF NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT. I
Thursday Evening. January 2. 1879. !
COTTON-Including the sales yesterday. the
movement OF Cotton was very large to- day. the
sales aggregating $4,000 bales. besides numer-
GUS transactions after hours. There we're no
advices received from Liverpool to-day. never
theless the feeling was buoyant and prices
steady to strong. with instances In which an ad-
vance Of &c was paid on previous quotations.
Prices. however remain unchanged. except on
ordinary and good ordinary. which. owing to
scarcity, command better prices relatively than
higher grades.
The following is, the official closing Of the
Cotton ExchanUa.
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NEW ORLEANS AND MOBILE RAILROAD.
IN tMOBILE FAST LINE.)

THE SHORTEST AND QUICK EST ROUTE
TO ALL EASTERN CITIES.
On and after Wednesday. November 40 1873,
trains will arrive and leave depot foot of Canal
street. as follows:
LEAVE. ARRIVE
No. Passenger No. Express,
daily, except daily. ....... 1895 q, No,
Sunday 80 a m. No. Passenger
No. 8 Express daily, except
daily. 100 D. m. Sunday. $50 .. m,
No. s Coast No. Coast
daily. except daily except
Sunday. 1880 Dm.l Sunday. 49,. $3.50 a. 10.
No. Passenger NOS Passenger
Sunday only 7:35 am Sunday only o 40 .. m,
Tickets may be obtained and Sleeping Car
Berths secured In advance on application at tho
office corner Camp and Common streets. oppo-
site City Hotel.
d11y j. W. COLEMAN. Ticket Agent.
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CLOSING CALL-3:3O p. M.
IS 900 Premium Bonds (S.. 30). ............. 80
states 6s3s@69: Premiums 33S@332.
lBy Telegraph
NEW York. Jan. 2.-Money closed at y
cent Exchange closed steady ut 4S2@4S73s.
Gold 100. Governments closed firm; currency
6s 119h@12o. Pacific Railroad bonds closed as
follows: Union flrsts 1865 @10sk; land grants
lOsA@1o9h. sinking funds 1osA@1O9; Centrals
1855 G105&.
Clearing House statement = Currency ex-
changes. s110 829 653 currency balances. IS .437
$3.50.
In State bonds Louisiana Consols were quoted
qt 81 lsne7k.
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,,he sugar Ice and whisky crops have been
n.rvested. and are pronounced unusually
rood In quantity inequality. II the Com
missioner of Agriculture, etc, Will tell us
aboNf the mint crop in his next monthly re-
mort. he would do much to relieve the pubic
npxiaty
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HOLIDAY GOODS HOLIDAY GOODS
AT
PEPIN & BROUSSARD.

A.
l5S...........CANAL STREET.
White Building. corner of Baronne.
We have Just received per last steamer, ex-
pressly for the holidays. O new aud handsome
line Of
sink BOWS and sCARFS, from 25e up.
Embrotdered Linen and Lace SETS In hand
Lace BARBES and Lace SCARFS.
Lace and Embroidered HANDKEBCHIEF5
at soc. 75c and I'll.
Five hundred oil Silk HANDKERoHIEFs.
from soc up.
Double face Satin and eros Grain RIBBONS,
In all the new shades
Two hundred dozen fancy Striped. Embroi-
No. ~ up to the largest size
Fifty. dozen two-bnttons KID GLOVES. black.
colored and white. at zoe.
complete stock Of CORSETS. from zoe up
French Re e c6RsETs we are offering at Is so.
fully worth 3d.
A fine assortment Of handsome French FANS
and POOKET-BOOKS.
$4,000.
entire stock Of WfNTE& az GOODS oi oi BRE 2s5
GOODS, black and colored SILKS, broche
SHAWL8 and CLOAKS, BLANKETS and
COMFORTERS, knitted SHAWLS and JACK
ETS. heavy .CASSIMERES. FLANNELS. ETC.,
regardless OF cost, to close.
Special bargains this week In white and red
check Matttngs, Carpets, Rugs. Crumb Cloth,
etc.
Forty rolls excellent white Mating from auc-
PEPIN Il BROUssARD,
de22 1853 Canal street.
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The Wall street correspondent OF the Baltl-
more Sum- of the thirtieth ultimo, says; The
movement to clip off the Louisiana coupons
and place them In some safe trust company
until the first OF April appears to come from
some OF the German holders OF the bonds.
Az far as can be learned the plan Is accepta-
BILE to O considerable number OF the bond
holders who are willing to give the State
three months grace in which to meet the in-
terest now legally due"
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We are indebted to Mr. Dan. g. Morey,
freight agentof the Chicago,St. Louis and New
Orleans II. r. for comparative statement Of
the cotton receipts at this port via that road,
from which we take the following.
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succe ssIon Of Georxe n. Decan.

CECOND DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PAR
- ish Of Orleans, No. 40,916-Whereas, William
B. Ocean has petitioned the court for letters Of
George H. Ocean. deceased. Notice is hereby
given to all whom 1t may concern to show
cause. within ten days. why the prayer Of the
said petitioner should not be granted.
jas712 JOHN HERBERT. Clerk.
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SIS flsl of the Vastly deep-Ehadines. Il

DEMOCRAT will. on Sunday. contain o
rge and select assortment OF reading
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JUDICIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
SUCCESSION NOTICES.

Succession Of Caspar Lusse.
q ECOND DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PAR
y ish Of Orleans. No, 40,915-Whereas, Henry
Lusse has petitioned the court for letters
Caspar Lusse. deceased. Notice is hereby
given to all whom 1t may concern to show
cause within ten days. why the prayer OF the
said petitioner should not be granted.
iass1S JOHN HERBERT. Clerk.
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d a quarter 60? Get Shadine..
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cincinnati COmm erc1ai:
Messrs, Tharp of the Marine Ways, and Mr.
Elias Ehler the cabin builder, leave for New
Orleans next Thursday. January Q. instead Of
February 2. as announced, to confer with Capt
Thos. 2. Leathers relative to building n new
burg trade
Capt. Gastrell. owner of the steamer Lucy E.
GastreIl; laid up here. has gone to Natchez
Mr.. ". ii. Thompson. who purchased the
Chas. Morgan last Saturday, left for st. Louis
last nigh. Capt. Albert Stein will command the
Morgan. as heretofore. and he expects soon to
load the Morgan Rather" for New Orleans.
NEW ALBANY. Dec. 30.-The prospects to-day
are more favorable for speedy resumption OF
navigation Thermometer rising fast, show
ing SO degrees at noon. with q warm sun and
clear sky In every direction. Light wind from
the south by east. The ice is not more than
bal bali as thick and heavy g it has been Snow
river is falling slowly. Work on the Ed Rich
ardsou. at Portland. Is being pushed for ward
rapidly. in order TO get her out OF the Ohio
river the last of this week or the first of next
The prospects of good river business are
very dattering.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 3o-Claar and cold The ri YER
has backed up By the gorge below. and is sta
tionary; Capt r. G. Gray left for Cincin natl
last night. On Saturday he gave out q contract
to have built at New Albany two barges to carry
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G.B FREE. Con. Chan. Stocks
This week. ....A.09 1887 3O4T1 -. 857 656
Last week ....3s,962 9.208 1914 2195 $50, 426
Same time last
year, .....4G.196 23.9cf 11,9O4 24Oo 1910
OCEAN EREIGHTS FROM NEW ORLEANS
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ON IL m. Friday up

Receipts at ports since September 1.... 2674 211
Receipts same time last year. q 462. 772
Receipts same time year before. ...... .2631 1893
The consolidated report gives exports since
, 1879-01-09

The alcohol exports from thts city yesterday
amounted to 200 barrels.
The Sub-Tscasury disbursements yesterday
were sG0, 600 In currency. Tho silver exchange
amounted to $1,000.
The 4.per cent subscriptions ut the Sub.Trcas-
ury yesterday fell or from those of tho day be-
fore, tie totul bulng sl8,000,
Collector Tarvoy's Office took In Yesterday. as
intesnat-rcveuuo receipts, s27,773. or thia
amount, Se3.5s0 was for tax.pA!d spirits, s3,09G
for tobacco aud cigars, and sI43 for beer.
Somu ono put 1t up on Phil lloyno yesterday
when he sent that official enide telegram dat-
I'd Springfield, and sintcd "Jnhn Stillwrll," In
forming him that Oeleaby and Logan would
withdraw III lila favor, and asking lin To answer
immediately Us TO whether he would acrppt or
t.ot. The whole thing VIVA very thin, anu, at
Inst accounts, plll HAUNT answered.
Marshal HLlailrup commenced yesterday the
Job Of uaying oil tic Special deputy Marsllals
uutl supervisors who served last elcGt,UI,.da., y,
and succeeded In getting through with tho
First Nnr4 batch. llu will pay at the tatu OF o
ward day, cxcopt fn ruscs VI very stnnll wEstls,
where two sluy bu consolidated, and the work
thus expedited. Tbs Marsllats arc gu.tfnR two
and three daSs' pay, and ths Supervisors touF.
VI the rats Of Is ter day. This II In acuor1ance
With Attnsncy-tieneEoi Deyels' latest ukaar,
anl theirs u much bling In the rauks.
, 1879-01-09

increase the fensattqn; we'll put It iu The
dispatch. Mr.. BIanks wife has been
driven 10 the verge of insanity By her husbands
intatuaton.' md that'1l letcl' 'cm all the more:
tell ron ita eo'nx to he tho biggest thing Of
the crntnrv. I'll rim round md rec nh<'it get.
ting the dispatch ready, and the artist to sketch
the scene OF toud. fa-ea; I'll see you agntn
In tho evening. II yuu haven't revolver,
never mini: have onoi 0-whats your
nnmei" The journalist. With q flash 0f insptra-
ton rnvc hrr The religious c1ttor's name. and,
A -oon Il. .llc had gone, t!cd 10 tho manaR:n'.
editor, got leave Of almencc TIT tl1n baseball
season our1,:, and left for Mexico, There Is
sensation impending ia dramatic efrclca-
HOTEL ARRIVALS,
Grant pneife Hotef-E. y. CARPENTER, f1oetnn;
Max Ptnncr, Now York: ur. II. Collier. f,0nilun !:
A. FIefehcF, Scotland: Df. franklin FtlrteB.
Wtnnra: William Il. Sweet Washington, j.. Z. |;
q. II. noughrrty, Baltimore; Z. ii. Wheeler,
Marquette. Mlch. II. j. Hancock. Dubn0nu. :.
.iatri,an Ifouss-t3corHo Z. Noble. colorado: II.
r. Htanwood. San Francisco; A. u. Farn.worth,
Dctfnlt; u. F. Skinner. Valparaiso; j. !. Thomp.
eon. Los Angeles, Cal. .fatneA Cooke. Patterson,
y. j.: !. x. Citizens. ir.. 1'ttladelpain..
fremont 5'onse-f;corge 4. I.ttlchrld. 1otton: 4.
A. Itcr. t;aeshure; Dr, Z. II. NrwhalI. ttolton;
Ii. e. Fish, sansAs City: II. X. Dnrtnn, Michlgnn:
navl! McWsllanns, dwight. H.: James A. linw.
icy. D!tnn, H.: In'taer uoast-fs ~ Nt'lrrt.
lialttmOrc: H. 2. Dewey. ElcTn: i. H. Mtitsd.
N,nn,a; ticoegc II. Grton, New York; ". II. Pea.
body. Dubuque: u. u. Gilbert Columbus; a. j..
Crcfgh, Cincinnati.
, 1879-01-09

John Austiu, said to b. for9cr from Detroit,
ls boukel at the Ar,nory to Detective ,Flyhn,
but that officer saYs he kt'u1s nothing abolt tho
case. and did not make thu arrest. John Collins
IL Also iuekcd up uptu mysterious Charge by
Detectives Lonslcrsan aud lynn.
Some time Tutsday night W, J. Taylor's
laundry, At No. II Third ayet,ls, was eutcrel
by burglars, who forced open tue lrunt loor.
icsteroay ltenry Newman, coiarcd man vito
had been rccei!.lY discharged fIom tho place,
WAS arrested upon SUSPICION OF having com.
nitteti tie cttnlr. Some thEec duze1. shirts aud
i lot Ut other linen were carried on a. plumber.
A Mr.. Mtuor, foreman Tor Fat Sexton, tho
CouFl-iluuat contractor, ycseeEuly went tAto
l.aWEtDcu - slaFtta's, No. Ill Madison street,
aMl was thert brutally sssaulteA By Mar
lin, WhD. without prtlsocat Ion. Ms IL alleged,
struck Minor several t,n'sa, Sexton has sued tbs
llrM toE ssrviScs sendtre1 IN putting up thu
buildings Ut thu West'stdu truck, aud it IL sup
posed that A1aTtA's assault uu 6exlon's fore-
l.,aI was Ats way of getting esta With thu pes-
sun who hal sued un.
Charles, alias "OIa Man," Hicks, who has
frequently been arrested upon cE.mfnal charges,
Will eoHie before Iuktlee SuMnrEllst tu-lay,
vt1ssyea BY uctectlyu Flynn viii, having entl,uy-
oss4 10 stlck several pto'nInent bankers
Win etookcd PAPER, autl with hssinR lounasd
pose Ot obtaining their signatures. which Weru
afterwards sut 10 NJ good purpose. An ar u
secrecy IL preserved about tho urrest, but it
| likely au!uuNta tu but little, "a In uo tuktauca
| dti iilcks succeed In getting any money.
William, alias "t3uck," Mcdonald, N ex-
Pcuitentary bird. WAS befors Ju,tsru AlorrIxon
| yesterday Tor v4gf4Ncy, but, ln confederation
Ut hls shoulder having been roecptly trosen, hu
xas % dlsel,ar9ed; ,! Last night petsetye o'CvnaoE
| eUThrF Of Folk and Clinton strrets, unl ~ uuu
vi bucks fayoritt tElck4 u tu stgst ior.e and
vehicle, and strip thc rig oi harness, robes, and
, 1879-01-09

sir. I'm as composed a. an oyster. only
wanssd s to 2 r. you ons, anl eet rtu 81 yon."
spcetfu1 tone Of yotce, II think saw yon
dancing horna'pe I,st now. VIII you please
inform the public. through me, why y,u in
dtigcd IN that tsfnc-honorcu hut somewhat an.
perio,. q your tife, Your ha!f il gtny, and, ~
Mr. McDonou9h enys, yoti nrc A lIttte nervots.n
"P'ease tell the rubc," said Slcvtcker, "thRt
was not dancing a hHrnpipe; that | have NOT
ani that tIout tnte,ls 10 dance o. ono agatu , 20
long a live. Why sfu rDu want to put me In
this piltory gil the time' Do you want to know
any pso Of my Views about tile Sunday am.ise-
"Th" Sunday business will tako care Of ttselt.
know Is
HOW You rEHL OVER rnH pxolsIoH
O. ti tIu Appelatc Court touching your RESPONSE
billy In the Gugc lnattarff
"YounR man" said the. veteran MANAGER,
.yon rnny be a,i emissnrY Of tho Dramatic 4Vtles
f.r ~. al kn9w. but slii treat you pol!tey.
ntt 1s onr;,a WY navs. smpy affirm TINT was
"put tosirh!nu this bond business"
MY Young friend, 70 anu interview some.
body elsp about tllat. l will converso with 5ou
abnIt the authenticity Of the fourth Gospel, Or
hare before without results, to como down
untl take n drink,-but have nothing to saw
about that. i Isn't necessary that tho pubic
RuDAlA 4EuF lFHHl [nes'
Here Mr.. hicVickcr atrodc across tho hall into
the Owl Club parlors, put TN hts Bpectaces,
and proceeded to read the amusement tuluIntl
Of THE TRIBUNE. The reporter followed him
up closely. and went on to say:
MIR. MeVicker, excuse mo inserrupttnI yot,
but really would like to know II you don't
feel little bad, now that the Appellate Court
has relieved YOU from this responsibility, SIT
you don't feel Just little chaGrtned at having
gone into bunkruptcyf"
Tho Court" soid hlcViekcr, "has decided,
Just M did In my own mind from t,,e rst,
that that was no bond. knew Tint to l,p tli,
case. and would have actcd according to nv
conviealoos; hut when slcl1 eminent authority
as Judge D,ckcy. wl,o Is now IN the supreme
bench. took thu other viow OF II, Qnre In, and
tlloight might he mistaken as to tic result.
That WAS why went into bankruptcy. It was
stcp which would nut have taken under any
other circumstances, aat It took, lcll you, a
good deal Of n,oral courage In man in mr. po-
attlOn 10 10 It,"
.bat yo,, .!o9, regret It, do sou, now that ii
~ don't want TO 10 intcrvewcd,n said Mr.
McVtekrr. "Plcnxc let tnu alone for utcc, ut
10 New York anI Interview Palmer, or Bouci-
ea,iIi, or Charley lardfner. have new plas
10 read, aud In the meantime wnnt d sand.
*lch, rest. and elass Of beer. Gool-by,
young mnn. Go q little further West ii YOU
want Information"
The reporter withdrew
, 1879-01-09
TIE pOST-OFFICE.

1T Is WORKING ALI RIGHT.
The poss-O11ce Is now In condition TO do all
OF tho work required OF II a. promptly and
cffectually aa before the 0rs. Much of
the work which uas at frat done
through tho railway mall service 10
now being lone At tho main Office,
The mails on tue Michigan Southern caus In
yesterday str' hours late and another large IN
stnlIment, which Ind been suow-bound ncnr
Buffalo, arrived last night sotuc Of tho through
mails have been diverted at Toledo, Cleveland,
and other places TO relieve the Chicago office,
Nothing has yet been accomplished In the WAY
Of new quarters. The search after buildings Is
kept upt and the Postmaster and htr, Stuart
still continue their inspections. Considerable
carpcntry.wore Is being Ionc In the prcs-
cnt quarters, Which will, however, be avail
able In the new otIlec- The telephones In
tho CarrricFs' Department connecting with tho
stations arc in tuii swing. Letter and paprr
drops have been made 10 that Tho pubic can uc-
post their nlnil from the street without going
down stairs. The drops are sltuate.l tn Wash.
lngton street. and will provs great collycu-
tence.
'rhc annual report Of tho work Of the office
lot 1878 Waa almost ready for publication at tho
time Of the lire. Tho document was In Mr.
squters' room, and was destroyed. It. will bo
'af dStb4 dbf E49@e"f 4 s e" pPs.e es ns'0'ss
fused state Of affairs. whether 1t viii
appear At al. a statement appeared tn yester-
day's 7fr.cs, pnroorting to bo from un ef,ploye
Of thu Post0tllcc, IL which It is stated that q
cnrpcntcr lad dropped match In sons shay
tugs aud that this facL WAS known to Tho officers
ami u,up'oyes Of the Post Office. This they EN-
p'iutcally deny, and 1t would he IN order for the
paper tU give tho uane of its pretended infUrm-
ant, 10 th0t the 1nAttet could be Investigated.
, 1879-01-09


Of tho Fidelity Savings Bunk was announced
for last night At Aiaskell Hall, on Desplaincs
street. Tho attendance was very small. "Courl,-
shell Reynutda called the score oi men to ordcr
and suggestel that tho business ba proceeded
with. TheTeupon Mr.. Felix J. Griffin wns
called upon TO preside, and Air. James Dalton
was malo Secretary,
Immediately thereafter ensucd q series OF OK.
pla,4attnus Of the small attendance, and It was
conclnded that auothef meeting would bc
held before action xaa taken. After q
subscription had been taken to pay hall
rent the meeting adjourned TIL ncxt
Wednesday night ut hfaskel' Hall at 8 O'Clock.
From the conversation heard last night it was
apparent that the Lcpostorn OF thu defluGt
bank think that Receiver Turptu is makiug uu.
necessary delay about distributing tho funds
which he has In his possession, and they ara
not, therefore, 10 tho best ttanls of mind. To
slow their eplsIt, may be mentioned aa Incident
OF last night. One of the Indignant sufferers,
Que WHO bud rich broKut In hiS speach aud i
OF tho tIetl pIesclt was All olllcer of the "Fld-
Iellty Bank. Tle speaker Wuntel to know
why lie was present.. An explanation showed
thar the person tn question was uuee D watriI-
man its the institution, and that hu bud loAs
sone money which hr llAd dcpoaited there. Ihe
explanation way not sufficient to conylac1 tbs
turbulent speukcr that "an employs OF tho
Fll11etY Bankh wGs not aware vt tue tins VI
the collapse that Tho failure was to take place.
and hu refused to regard hin In auy light but
ona o,.s Ut suspicion. Tho officers OF the re-
caasaels for Swings wcro continually and ve,.-
! oHlotisly referred to u '4rubhete u auu
"til!eyes." Tlle said officers will doubtless not
caIu to take very pEoEn!nent part In thu futuru
deliberations OF the unfortuilate depDat.or4.
Evun tl4a phllAnthroplc and patrtarchal Coucll-
shell lscyuols comes !n lur q share Of sbuse.
lii 10 nut dei,ostor. Those who weretleposlt-
ors; 1ail " Zee Tho purity aud philanthropy Ut
@ s ds'ttstsstea s no,ys' AUG "nast.' asu s,,
umcAnrd srbene for hold.n1 back tic m0ncY
wlicn RECEIVER Iuspiu Is Curing tor. The yener-
able aud mll4.,nuphereu Cuhctlsheil " (whose
iuvuiar uppcllason IS, by tho way, strongly 6ug-
ErsliYR Ut iuss!f'teroua furu!atiob) wus Aat
upon, 80 to spvak, last Night. tlc duu1tleaa eI-
t,ectcd TO be awarded the Chairtnansh!p Of iha
lEeettng for his unscl1sh deyoesun to the e&,,ss
Of thu Impoverished aeposttor. als dI,!n't gat
II. A duto4lkor did,