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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-03
The Contemplated strike Of the Amal-
Eamated Enwineers-Its Probable MIS-
astrOns Enects-Unfav v0rable Advices
from the Army In Afghanistan,

LONDON. Jan. 2.-One Of the victories upon
which the great trades unions In England have
most prided themselves Is the general reduo-
ton in the hours Of labor. which year after year
skilled mechanics Of all kinds In England
worked twelve or fourteen hours day. By
gradual degrees the hours have been reduced to
dfty four q week, or pine and a half on each
work day save Saturday. and six and half on
Employers. In the engineering trade now In
sist on one Of two things either fifty seven and
q hall hours weekly or corresponding reduc-
tion In wages: The powerful Society OF Anal
ggamsted e EDginesrs have determined to resist
masters and men is not arrived at on the sew
enth instant. when they are to have confer
ence, a general strike will be the result. This
will throw 10000 skilled workmen out OF en-
skilled helpers and laborers not belonging to
The society has reserve fund Of u $50 900 and
Of course can support Its members In strike
for 2 long time. but large part Of this reserve
members when sick, for their funeral expenses
when they die. andlfor the support OF the fami-
lies OF deceased members. and q considerable
number OK them are opposed to the strike, ar
guiuR that In face OF the present Industrial and
ter to submit to the masters demands till the
I'D vent of better timee. H9
The. new year has opened all over the king.
dom In gloom and dependency, The state Of
workmen TO strike against what appears to be
an absolutely necessary reduction OF wages ex-
cites much uDfavorable comment,
Private advices from India again confirm the
statements made In these dispatches some days
istan. It Is said the &c nerais In command have
sent very urgent dispatches to Lahore asking
FOR reinfofcements and supplies.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-03
The First Day In New York Creenbacks
as Much Favored a. GOld-N0 Ex-
element In Financial Circles.

NEW YoRK. Jan. 7-To- day has been christen-
ed resumption day on Wall street and flags on
the custom house. sub treasury, postoffice and
many banking houses are flying In Its honor,
In payment OF duties the bulk was In Rreenbacks
Of s25. 900 received at the custom house to noon
aud up to that hour only $500 legal tender notes
mad been exchanged for gold at the sub-treas-
ury. There Ii little or no excitement over re-
sumption.
The clerks OF the sub-treasury had prepared
Tor rush, but were disappointed. There is
about $1l0,00o000 OF gold In the sub treasury
vaults ready to be paid out. and every prepara-
tfon is made TO meet large demand. At the
interest paying counter the general preference
TO. day was given to greenbacks by customers,
and 1t is believed those OF small denominations
Will be at a premium In a few days. Assistant
Treasurer Hillhouse reports the demand for
Hoid coin on the first day OF resumption as very
Cashier White. at the treasury, says there Is
no excitement whatever, and more gold is oon1-
Ing In than is going out Up to noon he had
got rid OF about $4,000 gold coin and In the same
time received $4,000 gold coin and gold certif1-
Gates. the bulk Of customs duties being paid In
legal tenders. Tho banks as n general rwle
now deposit gold certificates In exchange for
clearing house certificates.
President Bell Of the Bank OF Commerce,
said the bank had q large. amount OF principal
maturing on bonds payable in gold this month
but would not probably pay In gold coin. as no
At the Fourth National Bank the cashier said
everything was working smoothly. Some OF
the larger banking houses had asked for gold
coin to pay interest. but the demand was no
greater than at any time within the last two
weeks. during which period they have been
paying gold coin when asked for.
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SPECIE RESUMPTION.
THE EFFECT UPON BUSINESS I'm THE
LARGE CITIES.

No Perceptible Difference Experienced I'm
New YOrk-Cl0sing OF the Gold Room
THE eub-Treasury ana the Banks Pre-
pared to Meet Demands for Coin.
NEW YORK, Jan. Avail street presented a
semi holiday appearance to-day, the American
nry, y custom % house. ASSAY ONCE and % BUILDINGS lila Of
banks. banking houses. and insurance eompa-
niles. All this was for the resumption Of specie
that the government legal lender note could be
exchanged M f9r geld. par for par, OF the treasury
There was was no excitement CONSEQUENT upon
this important event In the history OF the coun-
Try simply for the reason tnst gold and paper
IT sssn and s s@s 9hs6 s
to certain extent, had been dlscounted, as ali
great events usually are. In Wall street, 30 far
as the day was concerned. resumption was q
AT the sub Aeasury the demand for gold was
light, and the total amount exchanged for pa
Of $4,000. The first callers for gold seemed to
be OF class Of peop'e impelled by CURIOSITY.
they wanted. and later some gold was drawn BY
parties who are anxious tolkeep on gold basis
tili the complete success OF the experiment is
During the day about Ave hundred thousand
dollars 10 gold was Deposited at the Treasury
the New York clearing House ciearings were
and paper At the Stock Exchange the gold de- @
partment was abolished. and there were no
quotations for gold for bidders In the future.
and the gold dial was taken down.
day. On % the % bIaciboard The % word " par" susn was
written In the largest letters II would hold.
Register Messereau sat behind his desk. but
Gold at 10 a. m. 100. fiat" At 1:4o he received
orders from. the governing committee TO shut
up shop. He. then covered bis instrument.
locked his desk. and moved away. saying, "The
shop Is closed. gentlemen"
At Delmonico's many Of the former gold
speculators were discussing the resumption
question and looked very sour at having to seek
other speculative enterprises for living At
the banks everything worked smoothly. there
Of the Chamber OF Commerce was held and
res olutions were adopted upon the oonsumma-
tton OF an event which has been SO long and
payments.
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new YORK. Jan. 2-Capt Paul poyton had an
engagement to patrol the river front last night
with Nan. the newsboy. When the latter made
his rounds II was showing. and the captain
postponed the tramp until some more pleasant
night. He returned from Walt to. his old
friend. Ida Lewis, the Newport heroine. last
evening. Boyton fouBd Ida busy at the wash-
tub. The captain says 1t is most amazing that
so little. has been. done. for Ida Lewis. She
saved altogether eleven lives and the risks she
ran were terrible.
Grace Darling. In England. did not saye so
many lives. and yet she has been peneioned and
cared for In every way. The salary Ida gets ne
keeper Of the Lime Rock lieht IL not enough to
support herself and mother In comfort. Ida
married seven years ago. but lived only one
year with her husband. He wanted to be sup
ported By his wife and was kicked out.
/. In all 1900 persons wlshsd Beecher very
happy new year. and among them several
ladies'.
The marriage OK Rev. j. D. Weatherell to
Miss Smith grand niece of Mrs. A. T. Stewart.
takes place to-day at Trinity Church. The
floral decorations are elaborate,
Manager Palmer thinks Shakespeare's plays
unpopular because they are immoral compared
vii h modern French dramas.
1t Is showing hard again to-day.
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NEW ORLEANS, FRIDAY, JANUARY g. 1879.

o.bsai9ed IN legal manner. he having dnly de-
clared his intention and eonformed to the law
In the mode Of obtaining citizenship.
Cyrus W. Field and Samuel ]. Tilden are be-
lleved to have doubled their large fortunes In
the last month or two by the extraordlnary rise
vated Railroad.
Judge Dopohoe has appointed ex Judge Gun
ming &. Bedford as receiver Of the Fifth Theatre
In the suit OF Hark1ps va. Fiske.
A snow storm which began In this city at II
O'Clock yesterday morning continued through
out the night. but the fall was light and 1t was
not till this morning that II began to assume
any threatening proportions.
Soon after daybreak snow began to fall hc&ss5ls
ly. and the railroad companies soon equippB%
their snow .plows and placed them on the road
Later all the cars doubled. In all about ten
inches OF snow fell up, to the time the storm
ceased. at q .. m. Owing to the vast area covered
by the storm there was some delay 70 the malls
through St. Louis. The mall over the Pennsyl-
ysnia road arrived two hours late. and the
Western mall on the. Hudson Riyer Road. due
at II :45. had not arrived up to late hour this
afternoon.
There Is no truth in the report that Col Ed.
r. Burton has resigned his position as deputy
surveyor OF the port. IL arose from the fact
that he had sent In request for a leave OF alb
epng0.
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small matter Of business called US yester-
day TO the offlce OF Gen. @. T. Beauregard the
Adjutant General OF the State We were re-
ceived In bis Office by the General with all that
high. toned and affable courtesy which charac-
terizes true gentlemen. particularly those
whose training has been OF arms.
In the course Of our conversation, after busi-
ness details had been expedited the general re-
newed his Intentions and schemes. as already
published In the DEMOCRAT concerning
his plans to make the Louisiana State
National Guard an efficient body Of men
In fact. an army-upon which the State will
be- able to depend at all times to auell Intestine
troubles, and the confederation of these United
states rely on to defend the country against
foreign aggression.
obtained from the distinguished Southern Gem
sral some new Ideas about the future rork kings
tif We may 80 call III OF armies In the field. AZ
heve been made In all implements Of warfare,
considering the great precision now Obtained
IL aad1 sa09tSs snS as nsPay dTse5nn In firms he
is given to the missiles. and the long
range from which opposing armies can repel
possible. The qaaeral thinks that troops ca.
Be easily drilled TO manoeuvre at njeht' and
after some prac4lce. could in the night accom-
well as II the sunlight was shining uoon tkem' To
HIS proDosition is 70 clothe the soldiers In
suits T. 90 O. prepared I as 70 be made phosphorsseent
10 toe PACK 80 mat they could be easily seen from
behind by the others following. The front
would show nothing but dark, Compact nnass-
which would blend with the darkness OF the
night. -'0' Va sAA"
Upon our remarking that the electric lieht
would Immediately show the numbers Of the
advancing foe and give daylight precision 10
me snofs, be stated that he himself had used
electric lights during the siege Of Charleston
ou. these lights, he remarked. cannot be used
unless exposed, and. therefore. can be shot at
and Destroyed. His conviction is that in future
warfare the general who will first put this the
Just as Napoleon when he inaugurated the
modern style of warfare. and as the Prussiens
who; at sadowa. first showed to the world what
needle guns could do
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TIE Public Debt statement.

WAsHIN1IoN, Jan. 2-The debt statement for
Tor the month of 81 2ss 7s5 3o with the following
balances Ia the treasury: Coin. s224 s65 177 62:
currency, A,S7b $50 49, currency held for re-.
demption OF fractional currency, $40, 600 900: :
special deposit held for redemption OF certif
Gates deposited. eS4 h76 .0o0 coin and silver GER
dfcates, so S76. $40: outstanding fractional cur
rency. sle. les ls4 e2: reduction Of debt since
June 80. 1878. q. .fSs. .72a 73.
The payments made from the treasury bv
warrants during the month OF December 1878,
were AZ follows.
On account OF civil and miscellaneous $s6s7.
rior. Indians and pension $4.74622o 81: total
412,l71. .s7s OF.
The above does not include payments made
on account of tbs Interest or principal OF the
public debt OF the United States.
Internal revenue receipts to-day S7i9 l15. GUS
oHs $3As, ,3Is
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ANnnoMEDA UNCLAIMED.

High compliment is due 10 Mr.. Henry Guy
Carleton. whose poem Of "Andromeda un-
chained" won the prize over hundreds OF COM
petitors In the poetical joust. the lists Of which
were opened by the New Orleans Times. An
dromeds Unclaimed" which is the poeticaI ex-
preston OF the tribute OF gratitude due By the
South TO the other sections Of the TRY for
help and succor during Its surerings under the
yellow fever scouree is poem OF no ordinary
merit ~ shows that the author has
iull eommand OF the English language
and handles most cleverly It's salient strong
points and delicate underlinings. The author
justice to his subject In rhyme, and chose blank
verse, We must give him credit for having ac-
complished his object. and thank him for hav-
ing at the same time given the glamour Of poet
ical expression to the deeply felt sentirnent OF a
large and grateful community.
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The Board Of Health met yesterday at 7;so
O'Clock. DR.. Oboppin In the chair Present
Drs. Taneys Jones, Austin, Loeber and Col.
Hardee,
The minutes Of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
DR.. Austin moved that the board adiourn tn
enable the president Of the board 10 attend the
session OF the yellow fever commission. bnt be-
desired " make a statement In regard to the
work und9rtaken by him, with DIR. Choppin, to
eanyass the City for yellow II YER statisics In
the Interest OF the. commission.
Ooi. Hardee said y was very important 10
have these statistics he waited upon the Mayor
and Adminietrators In order 10 ask OF them II
the City was willing to defray the expsnses of
the oanvassinR, estimated at about 5000. Tho
answer was that the expenses OF the city were,
I9o ~ dheayy " warrant that expenditure. Col.
part of the city. he, after consultation with DR..
Bemi iss. concluded that IL the beard turnishai
oil the records bearing on the yellow fever, the
work could be done for 5000.
then offered resolution that the president be
authOrlsed 10 pay $500 to defray the ex peuses of
collecting statistics q the fever Ia New Orleans.
VIII WIN the understanding. however, that ali notes
Will become the property OF tho board.
The resolution was adopted and on motion
q "; Austin the meeting adjourned TO enable
Dr; Ohoppin 70 attend the evening session oil the
yemiow fever inquiry
on The twelfth instant to consder e1lrs tbs
report of tne board TO the Legislature. The
report. DIR. Taylor said would be conn etc and
accurate ana contain full data about the late
sepld.e9niic sIns.9tin besides fever map showing the
also its subsequent Developments In the differ
ent districts.
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BULGARIA..
Tho Coming Election Of q Prlnce-HOw
the Russian Governor Has Sc.
cured the Assembly.

LONDON. Jan. "A Vienna dispatch says as
the time for the election Of Prince Of Bulgaria
approaches fresh candidates make their ap-
pearance. Prince vogorides. who, although be-
longing to a Greek family claims Bulgarian de-
scent. has been put forward. and It would not
be surprising II an attempt should be made by
up Prince vogorides against the Russian
nominee. but Prince Dordenkoff Kor-
seko6. the present Russian governor
OF Bulgaria. according to all accounts.
has taken care. to be master In the Bulgarian
Assembly. and make 1t elect whom Russia
pleases. The Assembly has not been elected BY
rect election. and care has been taken that
large proportion OF the members OF the Assem-
ply should be persons holding official positions
under the Russian governDen Prince Bat
tenberg Is said to be a candidate put forward
BY the Russians, but there are those who be-
lieve that some one else Is kept In reserve.
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HARD TIM r..

Everybody complained OF the hard times on
New Year. Whilst talking on the subject. said
Charley -. Kin you tell me wha- whar's the
citation from The Lord tempers the W. wind to
the lorne shambT" You make misbtake.
Charley; It's the lorne sheep hic."
Another illustration occurred Yesterday: An
OK Congress man having called at the City Hail
during the day. went home after transactin9 his
business.
After while he returned to the hall. having
walked ell the way from the ninth ward and
rns6tng Into the Department OF Commerce, In
wild accents asked; Gentlemen. have You seen
my sPectacleel. Certainty" replied enc Of
the cierkg. ''Where?" said the ex-ConRrees-
man. Why. they. are on your nose." That's
go" family remarked the ex.M. O., as he raised
bis hands to his proboscfs and walked away.
In the hard times
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How Gang Of ScOundrels Celebrated
the New Year at ChicagO.

CHICAGO. Jan. New Years was ushered in
attempted murder on the part OF four men VINO
arove around In sleigh and entered the house
OF en old milkma1 named Roach. and at that
polht secured $3.50 They went to the grocery
andIaioon OF Chas- Falksberg after he closed
10 ior ans Plight He refusing OPEN they broke
~ .lasa %ihaoW and nred shots. one of which
tney 70 iesf and were next heard from at the saloon
2, rassIS Gadwe witch they broke H. help
the till. They fred four shots az CaIdW Vail ona =,
q which took effect in the chest and will ps-oba
ply prove saal. The murderous gang is nr
known, soAs - "n
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NEW YORK NOTES,
Death Of Sarah Hayden--A Fugitive from
the Kearneyites-The Proposed MOnu.
ment to Major Andre Police Mat.

Death OF sarah Hayden--A Fugitive from
the Kearneyites-Th Proposed Monu.
ment to Major Andre - Police Mat
ters.
Felix Lavelle shot on Centre street. Christmas
Day. died yesterday. Although only fifteen
years Of age. che was married the 9th OF Octo-
was She SAID be- ntended
to do 1t. The bullet entered the left breast and
passed In an oblidue direction entirely through
william Tensfleld. who says he Is pursued
by kearneyites frcm Ban FRANCISCO, and who
to police beaddaarters for protection yester Sers
The Tribune says the harsh historical fact Is
ssres andFs r. d hs gls g ss s rs s
E gentleman and soldier Many brave man ~
enemies and proudly died a shameful death.
but Andre did more than rick himself In dis
Tn IL as lines Ms applied
with traitor, conducted long correspondence
with Arnold In a species Of open sypher. and
a flag Of trnee to this unholy negotiation.
:, 1t is difficult to escape the reflection that
there are memories far more worthy OF pres
ervation than Andres which are falling away
into oblivion. without 80 much as an effort be-
ing made to save them. II. however. the design
Is as stated BY some. simply to place per,
manent mark upon a spot OF great historical
lie benefit.
There were over 200 arrests for drunkenness
Ia the city up to midnight yesterday. In one
statiohhouse. at midnight, five women were SO
grossly intoxicated that they were unable to
give their names. They were lying side BY
side In drunken sleep. A well. dressed young
man, very much intoxicated. was taken to the
fourth precinct ct midnight, having been
picked mp from the pavement. where he had
fallen. He was robbed Of q gold watch and
chain; diamond ring and diamond studs and
he found his daughter Maria In a drunken con-
dftion. A quarrel ensued. and the result was
both we're locked up. the daughter for intoxica-
uon. and the father for assault and battery.
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No COmmOti0n In Business Circles I'm Chi.
caE0-A Very LimIted Demana for Cold.

CHICAGO, Jan. 2.-Resumption caused scarcely
ripple In business circles here to day. At the
sub-treasury there was nothing unusual going
f19o.e99 in standard silver dollars and 1860 900
In United btates notes At the custom house
duties. were paid In greenbacks, no gold being
offered.
A tour among the principal banks revealed
the fact that the governments resumption policy
plenty OF gold on hand. and pay 1t out when
wanted. but there is very little demand Gold,
In one sense, is at q discount because country
backs. express charges being smaller. Not
over $1,000 In gold was handled in the city to-
day.
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Corning Glove cemtssts in hilaaeiphla.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 2-Several interesting
January I. at the Grand Central theatre, John
II. Clark and Arthur Chambers will have con-
test: on the 8th Billy Edwards and J. n. Clark
have bout on the 9th Elliot and Paddy Ryan
figure with mitteus: on the 9th Johnny Dwyer
will meet Joe 0oss, and the contests end on the
12th with an affair In which Clark will spar with
both Chambers and Edwards Many sporting
men from other cities are expected.
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Reported sale Of the chicago Times.

CHICAGO. Jan. At Is stated to-nioht on
pretty reliable authority that the Chicago Times
has been purchased OF Wilbur r. Story By
Hon. John Wentworth, commonly known as
Long John"
Mr.. 7. N. Patterson. OF Colorado. has ad-
dressed letter to Senator Teller. chairman OF
the investigating committee, charging gross
the late election In that State. Mr. Patterson
specifies bis charges. and asks that they be In
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Death Of = Well Known Cincinnati MeP
chant-The Erect Of Resunp ptIOn-In
tensely Cold weather.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 2.-deo. w. Woodward. a
retired merchans and o man we'll known In
business circles OF the West. died at the Grand
Hotel to-day
A PittsburR. Pa. special says fire broke out
last evening In the WestInoreland County
Home. at Greensbnrg. The building was
saved. Loss $50 900. insurance $37 900.
There was not the slightest jar In business
the resumption law. The banks all hold them.
selves ready to receive or pay out gold
whenever 1t fs offered or called for. but % more
past few weeks.
An arctic wave has swept down en- US from the
northeast and the weather is extremely cold
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Col. Dwlghts InsuPance-The Matter To
ne Contested In the Courts.

NEW YoRK, Jan. At is stated that all the
companies ttwenty-one In number). except the
In the case OF Col. Walton Dwight of bingham.
ton. who died recently. with an insurance OF
S25s. 600 on his life. Evidence has been secured
showing. as alleged. that Dwight obtained In
suranees II not by fraud, BIZ Withholding the
knowledge OF bis real physical condition.
long legal contest is expected.
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$40. PRICE, FIVE CENTS
he poor. and that adulteratioh was unknown

here. s "n0"h
President Kenner then asked to be informed
on certain matters relating to the polariseope.
during the summer. explained the Weld of fhe
early amber variety OF sorghum cane
MI. Dymond broughtup the question OF wind
securing from oil sources, whilst the matter
information possible. ' '4o
looking 70 the establishment of auxiliary
branches 10 the parishes Of the parent assocla-
tlon. Tney called FOR the appointment OF
the matter. The resolutions were carried after
=. resolution was then presented reotIestipe
the secretary OF the association 10 keen 4 regis
ter oil oil 0verseers. sugar makers etc M might
be out oil employment and In need OF positions.
which was carried.
The meeting then adjourned,