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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-15

f1)stfoit 1rree Prsse,l

fDotfOit Kfeo PrSss.l
I know i,s pfssamiA' Tor ons sieh ~ Nc
n. II. e es IS e s rom se 1ss ssss aoman.
nut 1ou'ys sIsd fur M story. ma'arn. neat and
Leavin' out all that's rough or OF vulgar de-
Hkiepin' over all teehes 81 sin.
cum TO these mountains II 80. and hyar
drove o. fi,ss overland line till q. kesrs
s9ns hs coaches Tay oyst me ast fe ,hse,,. nv
IN ! manner most dencedly nat;
Then. ehopped on that lay. an got In FUR TO
Texas cattle up thar on the Platte.
rrrom The ststeef" do you ask' Yes. fust saw
SSs EsAt , thss , sssysa '. ,..
Then | paeke ed up ny duds All BID some one
A e g b @s eSss @ sef asn luck
10 swallow ny dose with the reeti
"aot Yife7' Lookee hyar, ma'am, l rather not
On sish sssisets r. That B, /. fur r. ,n see t,,,
p Il osIsc /, ie nsio Ap9 9e.ay wal ewar
can't see how I'D Interest ycu: IT,
An | easss-sh, You must know" WAL then
wife tibet was noble an true,
re see. 'twar Ike this' when I lived in the
Somehow 1 war all outen LUCK, ..,o,.,u,
49, / stood ~ With nuthin but eussed hafd
No matter what racket struck! 49,,
Till st !aet gin NO an concluded to leave
Al se ss sfsss Te n al sb.p =. cit rich
Tell find yer companion On han
Est the same cussed luck follered right In my
M L. ss. Thar set q slsl White
A. continued y ysual 70 roam. -.
Istrayed hysr an, 'thsr.Tith no settled place
no grub me indeed. ma'am, lie truel
"hp love Mary ylt7" why. ma'am-t iarn II all.
Tibet smoke Aeeps . emartin my eyee,
Makes en- water as though I war drappln' sum
when Tie wlpd'e seuth tibet smoke alere dlee'
mus "st eey ,h ises s IN iii these long rear.
She's bin right In my thoughts. and many's the
Ilas tlhinlia' o Marr-in tears.
Her pteter tearry r!sht hysr in mr. heart
Jnet thought Of her alls me with bliae. -.
when think n'raps ehe's dead atpre this.
i've treated her shabby. but mA'am. 'twar hard
luck
tibet made me shah home Ia thet style,
An I'm hepin' TIL VT the keerde II soon change
And begin 70 run right arter while.
An II ever git iist q small stake ahead
Ter a go n to toidle back thar.
An rll ~ Marys pardon. an settle risht
down,
An be decent \ will ma'am, awarl
What's that okae hyar. mR'am; great heav-
enei jist turn
Var fn,,u snnro nrou nh tn tito ltuhti
Hist yer veil-great Lord OF all marcy aboyal
Why. Marr Eliz aheth Whitel
Wyoming Kit.
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A Ree Line.
detroit Free Press.

The Bangor Mel Commercial says: "The
stupldest man In the State is farm hand
near Lebanon. He was hired to plow q ten
acre field, and his boss, wishing him to draw
q straight furrow, directed his attention to
cow grazing right opposite. telling him to
drive directly toward that COW. He started
his horses. and the farmers attention was
called to something else In a short time he
looked around to see what his hired man was
doing. The COW had left her place and was
walking around In the field and the hired
man following her. drawing . zig gag furrow
all over the field
This reminds lis OF the story OF another
Maine skipper. who pointed out to an ancient
darkey whose trick 1t was at the helm GER
tain star to steer by In luffing to meet a
squall that came up rather savagely the old
darkey lost sight OF the star He hurriedly
aroused the skipper, shouting: "aimme
anoder star. capting; Use done sailed past
that fust one"
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4 uHA1sAOrnn-AND A CUES.
T1ON.

dubious. strange, uneomprehended life.
roll u riddles with no answer found
Aeea.lite soul which plum met cannot sound.
Torn with he!liaerant Winds al mutual strife
The god In him hath taken unto wife
- In coils OF snake like hair about him wound
Dies, straining hard to raise the severina knife
For such sunken soul. what room in Heaven
FIR such q soaring soul, what place In He'll
Can thoHn desires be damned, those doin0s
ehrlven.
Or In some lone mid-reqlon muat he dwell
For eyer Iol God eltteth with the seven
Etars In his hand. and shall MT He Judge wel7
THE Spectator
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CANCELLATION OF nOND.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, 1
Evapnfiva Dana frpnnt

STATE or LOUISIANA.
Executive Department |
WHEREAS, THOMAS DUFFY. or THE
w city OF New Orleans. has applied to me for
the cancellation of a bond. drawn and signed
by him as principal. for the sum of Ave thou
sand dollars. with John Bietry and George Oro-
nan. for the sum Of twenty five hundred dol
lars each, IA sureties dated the twenty first
DAY q November. 1879. and conditioned for the
faithful performance Of the duties of said
Thomas Duffy as Clerk OF the Fifth District
COURT for the parish Of Orleans,
Governor OF the State OF Louisiana. have
thought proper to Issue this my proclamation
with the view, Of. giving public. notice to ali
persons therein Interested to show cause. In
writing, at the office OF the Secretary OF State
In the city Of New Orleans. within ninety days
after the last publication hereof. why said bond
and the mortgage resulting therefrom should
not be cancelled and annulled and the sureties
above named discharged from any further ia
bilities In the premises.
Witness my signature and the seal OF Tbs
State OF Louisiana. at the city OF New Orle ana
this fifteenth day OF January. In the year ~ ON
Lord one thousand eight hundred and ,,iuhtv
and the one hundred and fourth year OF the ii.
dependence OF the United Htates Of America.
By the Governor: =.
WILL. A. 6TRoNa. Secretary Of State.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-15
"A Dancer with n wooden LeE.
IN. Y. Sun,

Viola A. Pomeroy was engaged az prima
donna for comic opera In San Francisco. She
attended rahearsals OF "Glrofie-Giroiia." and
sang In a satisfactory manner; but the man
aver discovered that che wore a wooden leg,
and on that account he discharged her. In q
letter to her he said: "The part requires a
lady ne nlmble az cat. and you could not
possibly do 1t Justice" Miss Pomeroy has
brought suit for salary. Her witnesses
swear that, though not az nimble as cat,
che is az nearly go as most actresses. One Of
them sald that he had seen her, az Udaav In
"unole Toms Cabin" jump out Of a window
and run over river Of Ice like whirlwlnd !:
another recollected that, as Florence In "rhe
Red Pocketbook, she jumped from sinking
chip and was rescued, just as well ~ any wo-
man with two natural legs could have jumped
and been rescued; and q third had Witnessed
her preservation OF Afdtio In "Lueretia Bpr-
gia,' In which part she wore tights. Miss
Pomeroy offered to dance before the court, to
show that her wooden leg was no detriment.
but that was not permitted,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-15
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. OITy Hal

l
New Orleans. January 81, 1880. I
A LII! PERSONS OWING CITY TAXES FOR
"A the year 1880 are hereby notified that the
city will receive ten mills on account Of the tax
Of fifteen, mills levied for that year. and will
give credit for such partial payments on the tax
bills. stamping the same two thirds tax paid
and retaining same. II the courts shall decide
that only per cent is all that can be demanded
these partially paid tax bills will be delivered
t9 the taxpayers az receipts In full. fthey de-
eide that the levy OF y per cent is valid the re-
naming halt OF per cent will be demanded
with interest thereon from March 81, 1880. No res
cetpts for partial payments OF taxes under this
notice shall be considered as waiver q any
mainder. All good, citizens, who desire 10 see
the expenses Of the municipal government
paid, including the school teachers. police, la
borers. etc, are requested to come forward and
this notice. This system OF collection viii be-
gin on and after THURSDAY the fifth instant.
For those who pay the fifteen mill tax the fol-
lowing rates OF cash rebate will be allowed, VIZ:
Until the fifteenth OF February per cent
From the fifteenth Of February to the twenty
ninth. inclusive per cent.
From the first OF March to the thirty frat Of
March. per cent.
ALE. III. ISAAOHON.
Tel II Administrator of Finance
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oeed $1,000. On III. Parnell'e visit 10 Mon
treal, Uanada, The address uf welcomg viii ee
presented 81 r. b. McNamee, president Of
thS 81. PaEfiok's BoCiesy. At 4 nesting In
Portland, Me-, for the relief OF IRELAND. nearly
5000 was subscribed. This Bt. Paul, Mlnn0-
sofa, Board Of Trade urges Congress to make
an appropriation for the relief Of the famine
stricken irish. The st. Louis Merchants
Exchange Ii arranging to send contributions
Of food and other supplies to Ireland direct
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-15
The Irish Relief Maxement.

At an Irish relief meeting In Wtnnepea
Manitoba Saturday, the mayor presided and
Archbishop Tache and other leading citizens
addressed the meeting. The Bishop of Ru-
pert's Land started the subscription with $50.
The Legislature and corporation will also
contribute to the fund. st. Patrick's Church
ut Montreal expects to raise $4,000 for the
irish relief fund. The total amount collected
In the Catholic diocese of Albany, n. Y, for
the relief Of the sufferers In Ireland will ex-
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-15

A neat little Federal office Is that OF the
United States shipping commissioner at New
York. In the seven years OF the existence OF
the Office the government has received 5000
out OF between $50, 900 and $780, 900 received
In fees by the commissioners. That Ia a use-
full office for-the office-hOld
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-15

A new man in the country newspaper bust
neas publishes under his editorial heading:
'This paper furnished for 81 50 per year, II
paid In advance; - II paid at the end OF the
year, and 81 SO II not paid at all."-tSyracuse
Times.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-15

An Iowa man, whose we'll had caved In, con-
trived to make the authorities suspect that
he had murdered man and put his body at
the bottom of that well, and he took things
easy at the jail while they dug his well out
for him, and furthermore talks Of suing the
town for false Imprisonment.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-15

Frank Fehr's family bottled beer and geigel's
extra dry champagne at very low prices. at
Miller d Dielmann's.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-15
vT,HE FIREMEN's INSURANCE OOMpANY.
L. Or New Orleans. s
Onlce-No. N Camp street.
FIFTH ANNUAL STATEMENT.

In conformity with article ten OF the charter
this company makes the following istak1m0ot
of Its business during the year ending 0ecou1e
Der 81. 1879:
Premiums received for IRE risks. !. 500 M r.
Premiums received for river risks.... M,1T7 g
Premiums received for marine risks. s,Aoo Il.
Reserved for unterminated risks OF - ~ D.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-15

Gen. Sherman will be sixty-two years old
Id 1882, one year after the next President is
inauaurated, and under the existing law will
retire.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-15
LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining I'm the New orleans Pest0mee
NJ N d. ~. February "a. lsao.
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- A.

The Port Jervis Union says that letter re-
Gently mailed at Chester. Orange County. was
addressed TO a certain peraon at "1002l 10022
Holum." In the mail car 1t fell to Capt. J. J..
Cox to distribute, and at last 1t occurred to
him that its destination might be No. I21 One
Hundred and Twenty-seeond street. Harlem.
The letter was forwarded, and there found Its
nrnnr
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-15

Longphia is inclined to low spirits at times.
In one OF these spells. the other day, he grum-
hled. This is dreary world. That's one
reason why l hate doctors. They helped to
bring me into It." He stopped but bright
ening up a moment, he added; However,
they help us out of 1t Ia the end; 90 they are
not 30 bad after ALL Boston Transcript.
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saaaHI
Fire losses ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. "a ptg n
River losses ..-..........,.. 2.1se 81
Marine losses. ..t........s.... 1885 "a
Rebate .............,......-.:. 1920 ~
Reinsurance. ................. 9,Os1 -
Return premiums. .-....... 4,488 90
Expenses. commission. IL
cenHas. taxes, etc, less dis
count and interest. 49, see pD-oo,geO u
, Profits; ...;.... siso.sss y I
the year 1879 and surplus. after do
Quoting Interest. dividends. eto., as
enumerated below .e11O,60A n
The Company has the following assets: 81
Capital stock notes, Isl, O00 ~
qash on hand ,,...... sa.s2c a
ONCE furniture and fixtures. .......... ass a.
Premiums In course OF oolleotion..... 9o.e7A o.
Total amount OF premiums received
Total amount Of losses paid for FIVE
s, ~ sss4s i IT, &
surance Company OF New Orleans
/, \ +, T bhSsSh Rsef Essqss.r,.
sTo.n to a9d before me this
'"'s' 'A' q S oaas. Role tSi1 Notary Public
NEW ORLEANS. January n. lsso. 81
=, At 2 meeting OF the Board of Directors held
dividends fron the net earnings OF the YeSf A
ending Decensber 81. 1879. to wit:
/: Ten per cont annual interest on capita15
paid In. 81
2. Five per cent 70 the reserve fund. In co.
cordance WITH section 3. arttce Of the charter
-. len ber cent to the credit Of the Eir0menI
Unaritabl e Association OF New Orleans Tor IL
SUPPORT OF the widows and or phans and genera
relief f.ystem OF said association, IN 1OCofdz 4
ance y lab section 4 article Of the charter. ~
paid In. N'''Ao-1 ~ 1870 =" 'S2
e., Twenty. five per cent dividend to particts1
pat ng insurers.
al declarations of dividends TO stockholdOeG&
Or partial paid stock to be carried TO CTodIt G
Stock notes In accordance with section 5, artioa05
- Of the charter 49, = ~
Participating. dividends to insurers payablx
/ cash on demand. - Ell
I n MARKS. President. HI
I. PRUDHOMME. Vice President. @
Il. 81. BENNERs. Secretary. 3 8
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Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic cures fever and axue
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Ladies' List.

Abram Mary mrs
Aubrey 0Mre
Bard + ulsa
Brady Margaret mrs
=Blount A |, mrs
Brunly CIV mrs
Eleanor.
Goldman Maria mrs
tlovel w Il mrs
De Bellevtlle n miss
Dueb Mary mrs
Emily miss
Freeman Mrs r
Hawks LILLY miss
Harper Mag4ie niles
Jones Annie
Jones 4 Jmrs
LaehouraHannle mrs
Louis Clara miss
| evils Mafia mrs
Msnatia Mary mrs
Meynisr Aprs miss
murphy M Try miss
McMor, ia N mrs
Nntctsae Louise mrs
Paterson Mary miss
Perkins Matte mise
h0bbepson Louisa d
Hayes Mary % mrs
Todd A g mrs
Yerdells LaopOl mrs
Wells W Fl mrs
Verne Wilson mrs
Welkln Harriet mrs
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TO CITY TAXPAYERS OF 1850.

". L. MoMILLEN. Postmaster.
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Augusta MARY Ella miss
Baker Mary miss
Bradshaw Lizzie miss
Boil Sophia miss
Bockelean Victoria
Brown Maria mrs
Com mack Matilda
Cooley Lou miss IS
Onxlins Lizzie mrs
Drouet Aug mrs
Emerson Amy mrs
Frazier Marie miss
Graves Samuel mrs
Rankings mrs ....
Johnson Alexandria
johnson Jsnnte mrs
Kane Maggie miss
LarR L,zRie
1ewis Olaiissa mrs ia
Luke En- ma miss
Margaret mrs
Mitchell Valine mrs
MnInnis n mrs
Meaary Ohae mrs q
oven Anna Y mrs
Parnell L mrs
Read neR
Rowland d mrs
Hwinswar mrs
Yadell q II mrs .~-=
Welsh N mrs e. Ny
Wells Mary miss
Worker l. mrs
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-15

At a regular meeting OF the Board Of DiroCtss
ors. held on the nineteenth OF January. fseo 4
was resolved to pay. on demand. a Second 6emls
Annual Interest Dividend Of FIVE PER CENT
to the thtrty-lrst OF December. 1879. making
TEN FER GENT per annum ON the capisak
stock OF $50 per share.
q, LANAUx, Secretary. ja20 I'm q
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The foregoing is true and correct Transcript
from the books OF the New Orleans Insurance.
Association. -
g. LANAux, Secretary.
STATE or LOUISIANA, PARISH or OHLMANs.
City OF New Orleans.
Sworn to and subscribed before me. notary
public. this twentieth day OF January. 1850.
G.. LIE GARDEUR, JR..
Notary Public.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-02-28

The acute German mind has already
perceived the folly of building impreg-
nable ships. The learned Prof Loewen-
thai has become convinced that instead
Of building ships which can not be
pierced by the guns now in use. we
should build ships which would offer the
least possible resistance to cannon-balls.
He claims that the frigate of the future
will be so constructed that the balls of
the enemy will pass directly through
her without infiicting any damage, and
that she will attack her enemy, not with
guns, but with torpedoes.
Herr Loewenthal selects for the ma
terial Of his newly-invented war vessel
India rubber of one foot in thickness.
The whole hull to be made Of India
rubber, strengthened below the water
line with light steel frame. The YES
sci will be driven by an ordinary steam
engine, and will have no masts. At the
bow will be projecting spar, TO which
the torpedo will be affixed, and the en-
tire crew, including the helmsman, will
be ON the lower deck out Of the range Of
shot. When cannon ball strikes the
India-rubber ship, it will pass directly
through it above the heads of the crew,
and the hole made by it will instantly
close. Paying no attention to such futile
attacks, the India-ruhber vessel will
steam toward her adversary and explode
her torpedo. The doomed vessel will
instantly sink, while her elastic destroyer
will be driven hundreds OF yards back
wards by the recoil following the explo-
sion. Such vessel, says the inventor,
could easily destroy all the navies of the
world, and after her work was done she
could be made as strong as ever with
the aid of two or three bottles of cement.
-Neu YORK Times.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-02-28
Why Alphonse and His Papa Died.

The death of the deeply-lamented
Alphonse, pet of the Parisians and para
gon of all orang-outangs, and of his
affectionate sire has been followed by
sort of pilgrimage to the scene Of their
last appearance, where their mortal
remains have been g set up" artistically
by the best professors of the art of stuff
ing. One of the literary gentlemen who
was assisting at the melancholy scene
has described an interview which he had
on the spot with Cadet, the inspector
of animals'' at the ,Jardin d. Acclima-
ton, and has reproduced, for the editi-
cation of the public, the theory which
that worthy originated as the cause Of
death in the father and son. According
to this version of the affair the catastro-
phe was the result of nothing more nor
less than love and regret. The mother
of Alphonse had inspired both her COM
paniOns with so warm an affection that
life became insupportable to both of
them when they were carried off, leav-
ing her in the ancestral forest.
1t was in vain that NJ. Cadet was con-
fronted with the verdict of the learned
men who had assisted at the post NOR
tenn examination, and held a sort of
coroner's inquest over the body of Al
phonse. These gentlemen had been
pleased to declare that the cause of
death was pulmonary disease brought
on by the rigor of a climate never ia
vorable at the best of times to the health
of the monkey tribes. and most unusual
IL trying to them during this particular
winter. But the inspector of animals
was also present at the inquiry, and OBJ
served the operations Of the surgeons,
and he declares that there were neither
tubercles in the lungs nor symptoms Of
disease or injury in any vital organ. He
then cites the gestures, looks, cries, or
language as he would call it, Of his two
friends, both when they arrived and up
to the time of their death, compares
them accurately with the actions and be-
havior that human beings display when
afflicted by grief, and concludes with a
positive assurance that had it not been
for the absence of mamma the pair
would even now be alive. Cadet is 4
believer not in the Pythagorean doctrine
Of the migration of souls, but the theo-
~ still more catering to the animal
world, that they are endowed with rea-
sonable and immortal souls.-London
Globe.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-02-28
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Personal and Literary.

-sylvanus Cobb, Jr., has made
100000 by his pen.
1t is said that Turgenieff has been
forbidden by the authorities from carry
ing out plan he had formed of spend
ing the winter in Russia for the purpose
OF studying up the present situation.
Charles Darwin, the English scien-
fist, has won the prize of Sl,400 recent
" offered at Turin for discoveries in the
physiology of plants. He is receiving
the congratulations of all the scientific
men in Europe.
Mr.. Larkin j. Mead, the American
sculptor, is married to beautiful ltal-
ian lady with whom he could not at first
acquaintance talk, neither knowing the
others language They have charm
ing home in Florence. Mr.. Mead is one
of the kindest of men and most gener-
Gus of artists, always sympathetic and
helpful to younger artists.
Herbert Spencer, the English phil
osopher, is 60 years old. Having been
privately educated, he was at first a
civil engineer, His forehead is high
and he is quite bald. His face is long,
and, although his features are not small,
he has an impractical and almost eff
Terminate appearance. His portraits re-
present him as resting his head against
his hand, in the Washington Irving
style.
MIR. W. ID. Howells's home at Cam
bridge bears the quaint name of g Red
top The lower story is of brick and
the second of wood, entirely sheathed
in California redwood shingles. In
architecture it is mixture of a Queen
Anne house and a Swiss chalet. MIR.
Howeils's study is a large and charming
room, with wide fireplace, filled at
this season with blazing logs, with a
pretty winter garden, under glass, open
ing out of it, and a ceilin g divided in
ancient fashion by beams.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-02-28

students from looking into their books
during recitation where they have to re-
peat verbatim, or from writing transla-
tons and other aids in the books from
which they recite. The faculty of Yale
College, where this practice is known as
90 skinning,- have undertaken to put
stop to it by making every man recite
from book with clean text furnished
by the faculty, few copies only of
which are placed in the recitation-room.