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DAILY DEMOORAT. gU auIiU'IO3 1 AThS. t annu 10m and at same rate half pear and quarterly. AlVS1tTIAIOI RATU0S-4)Alls'* Tras'elent advertisements $1 per square (ben lines of solid agate) ei~ l srtif i; Si ents Tra ente 10 or ente. to Dentd a line, n t as mea m one taken t lees thor 0aett 'avertlsemeit5 tot the period of one month * foflow oo so e Loft oar, 13 eolneem 003 ente a line, net. d .torl *No t ees, ine in to nal type, so ents a De. net._______ .e I lo. o.I 6 mo.I f1 o t 9 Wig so 123 . ....' o o wi W e. 10 toe re 100: 130 30 i101 80e 10 9510 54 OofU6 300 0 70 13 15 300 10 no10 12 103 300 6 square, - otr mo1th. Mont@ hr Advertiseng In the We*k n Nof Orleans ,le ineerat. r and general rates the same as for ye eents for the period of one month longer, s follows: I amo.lf mi. I mo. I mo. 11l mo. 0 . 1 i 13 9 19 3 5 0 12 SO 1 00 3 10 Thre1, 19 to ,» I 70 Ur...... 16 94 $0 a1 30 re...... 30 30 40 B 105 32 U 30 105 130 :,. ¶ 9 41 63 11 130 n.......... s 44 10 1O3 163 a1::: 33 300 0 146 116 ire...... 86 14 86 106 9101 l oyen I t so 13 3*6 310 $1 1 163 33 NOTES. -Boston has supplied 945,908 persons with soup during the winter, at an expense of $4880. -North Carolina has 54 mountains over 5000 feet high. The highest1 is the Black Dome, or Mitchell's High Peak, whose altitude ia 0707 feet. --"Montpelier," the homestead of Presldent Madison in Virginia, has been sold to a land com pany, and as to be occupied by a eompany of Germans. -Eighteen skilled persons are employed in the geological survey of Wisconsin by the State, and the Milwaukee Sentinel commends the forae Be economy and efficiency. -An explosion of sulphur occurred in the Mid. die Creek mine, near Tremont, Pa. Seven men were burned; but although their injuries are as vesre it is thought they will recover. -Two-thirds of the county judges elected in Wisconsin last week are Democrate, and, aooord lag to the Milwaukee News, the Democrats have made nandsome gains In the municipal eleo -The cattle plague has broken out at Willes. den, in Middlesex county, England, on a large deiry farm. The entire farm herd of 186 will probably be slaughtered. Within three miles are 3000 to 8000 cows, nearly all of whoec milk goes to London. -The exports of fresh beef continue to in arsea. The quantity shipped to Great Britain kern New York and Philadelphia In March asmaunted to 6,707,858 pounds, valued at $890,085, waking a total in sne months of 29,908,810 punads, valued at $2.677,888. -Aman who requested an interview with the Arehbishop of the City of Mexico, while convers tog with him, drew a dagger and attempted to assaeeinate him. The archbishop defended him self, and escaped unhurt. The servants arrested and handed the criminal over to the police. -How much the beautiful public gardens of lsw, near London, are appreciated, may be judged by the statement recently made that 00, $00 persons often visit them on a holiday. The collection of plants and exotice is unsurpassed, and the curator, Sir William Hooker, stands at the head of botanical science. -It is now stated that in addition to the hor oble, maltreatment of prisoners in the Ohio penitentiary, some of the officers have allowed the prisoners to oonstructa still within the prison walls, and they are engaged in the illicit distills tion of whisay. This is only an additional argu meant for a thorough investigation of that sink hole of horror and corruption. -There are now eight large vessels in Mobile Day loading with timber for Europe, and four ethere have just cleared. They take on an aver age wood to the value of $10,000. Should the proposed breakwater be built in the lower bast so as to afford a shelter for vessels while loading, this trade would at once develop anto an impor - tent industry of the city. -The vessels which passed through the lath ams of Suez in 1876 numbered 1895, and mea aured 1,986,098 tons. In 1875 there were 1411, measuring 1,908,970 tons. Of the vessels of 1878, Dagland was represented by a tonnage of 1,510, 196 tons, against 476,500 supplied by other na. Mons. France followed at a long distance with 135,845 tons; Holland had 101,081 tone; Italy 50,998; Austria 27,281, and Bussia but 16,627 tone. -During a matinee performance of "The Two Orphans,' at the Aademy of Masic, Buf falo, ast Baturday, a paper box known as the maow-spout, which was brought into use in the winter scene, caught fire and tell upon the stage, where the artificial snow was soon smoldering. The flies were non-combustible, being heavily ecated with alum, and the flames were soon ex ilaguished. There was some confusion in front of the curtain, but nothing like a panic, and or der was restored in a few minutes. -Congressman Jesse J. Yeatee, of North Car olina, in a letter dated April 2 of the present year, talks in this ante-bellum style : "If Mr. Hayes dare5to undertake to establish Packard in the office of Governor of Louisiana, a storm will arise that will sweep Packard and the last United States soldier from the State; and if a sell should be made upon the nation For men to subdue and crush out the noble defenders of their liberties, the cause of Louisiana would be the cause. of every Democrat and lover of liberty in this nation." The Lewiston (Me.) Journua recommends homes which can be had in that State for the asking. It says: "In Aroostook county there are 30,000 sores of as good land as the morning sun finds in the State open to actual settlers. Lots of 150 acres each are obtainable by any settler for the trifling sum of thirty-fivecents per acre, to be apsteadd in labor on the road to his own home. '!loe lots are scattered over several townships, seine of which are incorporated towns. The agg 04 g , slid Is covered with a heavy growth efhatw~ood, agWies eede saudother trues." SOUTHERN NEWS. Leai.Isaa. Dogs are a nuisanoe in Natchitoohes. Morgan City hbp a furniture manufac tory. Pigs are unusually promising in the oo0utry. Natchitoches will have a daily mail next week. The estimated expenses for Carroll parish for the coming year are $18,800. St. James held a mass meeting Satur" day, April 14, in favor of the Nicholls government. Two double screw propellors are being built by Mr. Morgan for the Morgan City and Clinton trade. The City Council of Monroe (Dem.) selected the Ouachita Intelligencer (Rep.) to do the city printing. J. H. Acklen and two friends killed seven hundred snipe in two days hunt ing took of Jeanerette last week. Gretna is proud and claims the dis tinction of manufacturing more cotton seed oil than any other city in the world. The Amite is rising rapidly and the prospect of a "float" are promising. It will prove highly advantageous to the wood men. A fire in Gretna last Monday burnt the hall of the William Tell Hook and Ladder Company and several other buildings, causing a loss of over $19,000. The Jefferson Sentinel complains that there are a number of boys in that town who are strongly suspected of arson. It promises them lynching if they are caught at it. The evidence against G. W. Simpson Justice of the Peace of Iberia elected on the Radical ticket, resulted in his having been found guilty of the charge, and he was bound over to keep the peace for six months. Parker, the negro who was hung in Thibodaux for outraging a young girl, was, it seems, an old hand at the busi ness, and a most desperate and danger. ous character. He outraged a woman named Mrs. John Parker, at Boutte, parish of St. Charles, two years ags, and was looked up in jail but escaped. A difficulty occurred in Bossier par ish, near the Arkansas line, some three weeks ago, between Daniel Adams and Bird Jerter, both citizens of Arkansas. in which the former received a severe blow across the head from a double barreled shot gun. Adams died last week and Jerter set out for parts un known. Judge Warren Cowan, of Vicksburg, is mentioned as a candidate for Auditor. The Grand Jury of Madison county, now in session, has found quite a num ber of indictments, principally against hog thieves. Kinloch Falconer of Marshall; Em met L. Ross of Madison, and Col. Mc Cullum; of Yazoo, are spoken of for Sec retary of State. The fruit crop in Pike county at pres ent is very promising indeed. There will be an abundance of peaches should no misfortune happen to them in the future. Vicksburg i. delighted at the idea of the Plymouth visiting that town. The Herald asks the railroad companies to issue excursion tickets so that the peo ple from the country can visit the first man-of-war which has arrived there since 1861. There was to have been a wedding last Sunday evening in Holly Springs, but the young man failed to come to time. The supposition is that he was bought off by a rival. The expectant bride was beautifully dressed and look ing lovely. Her disappointment must have been great indeed. Wednesday, July 18, has been fixed on by the Seashore Camp Ground trus tees for the camp meeting at their grounds near Biloxi. The trustees passed a resolution "that no monopoly to special parties will be allowed, and all persons having vegetables, poul try, meat, eggs, etc., products of the land or sea, are invited to furnish the same for sale at the camp meeting on all week days, not on Sunday." Two negroes, William Johnson and Horace Greeley, while working on a bridge at Bates mill, near Liberty some seven miles east of town, on last Satur day, got into a quarrel and the former seizing an axe struck the latter with it, cutting open his thigh severing the femoral artery from whfoh he died in a short time. Johnson was brought in the same evening and lodged in jail. We have seen samples of a new pro duction, that with proper development may become of great importance and add thousands to the wealth of the sunny South. We allude to the "St. Elmo Moss" the method of manufactur ing which has been patented by Mr. Maas of our city. It is made from the green staw of the long leaf pine, and some samples we have seen, satisfy us that it is a most excellent moss, for up holstering, and for weaving into mnat ting, etc., cannot be surpassed. It will make a good imitation of the expensive imported Cocoa matting, and we learn can be sold for half the price-[Meridian Homestead. Texas. Hog cholera is prevailing in Johnson county. Measles interferes with the Goliad schools. Fort Worth polled 930 votes at her municipal election Tuesday. Mr. Day was elected Mayor. Gen. Cabell was re-elected Mayor of Dallas on Monday last, receiving 1160 votes to 740 given to Thurmond. Game is abundant in Texas. They as cribe it to the grasshoppers. It is an ill wind that blows nobody good. Rothschild was brought before Judge Haughn, at Jefferson last evening, and his trial set for Tuesday next, the 17th inst. While some cars were being backed down a switch at Dallas, night before last, an unknown man was run over and killed. The Hearne and Port Sullivan Bridge Company have closed a contract for a $12,000 Iron bridge across the Brazos, at Fort Sullivan, six miles from Hearne. The heel files are annoying the cattle very much in Limestone county. Many of the poorest ones are driven into mud holes and bogs from whence they never emerge. It is estimated that it would cost Texas $500,000 to hold a constitutional conven tion, and the Houston Age suggests that instead of that expense for a con vention five cotton mills be built, which can be cone for the same money. A freight train on the Central Road was wrecked Tuesday night three miles north of Else. Nobody was hurt, al th ugh there wirs aronslderble smash Te bound seuth was de ., y thetr uulbº eut. to lat Tuesday. A team belnaging to a Mr. Torrains gottfrightened and starta str ed madly across the publio square. The runaway frightened a dozen other teams, and soon all the streets were lively with runaways. They were all secured, however, before much damage was done. Four or five years ago a man named King was on trial at MoKinney for horse stealing. While his counsel, ex Governor Throckmorton, was address ing the jury in his behalf, King gave the officers the slip, glided unobserved out of the court-room, and mounted the Governor's horse hitched to the rack, and succeeded in making his escape. He was not heard of since until last week, when he was arrested in Paris and brought back to MIoKinney. The Austin Gasette says: "Gov. Hub bard has secured an arrangement by which persons in Galveston agree to pay $20,000 per annum for the use of the penitentiary, until a permanent lease is effected; and they agree to pay a very heavy bond for faithful performance of the contract. The State incurs no ex pense whatever by this arrangement, and the property is made perfectly se cure, and payments made monthly for the use of the penitentiary." The following are the particulars of a murder which occurred on Monday last in the edge of Bosque county, on the Waco and Towash road. It seems a stranger rode up to the house of a man named Lacey and asked for food. Mr, Lacey was absent from home. His son, a boy eighteen or twenty years of age, invited the man into the house and gave him something to eat. In the conver sation, which ensued, the boy was led to infer that the stranger was a horse thief, and made up his mind to arrest and deliver him over to the authorities. When the man rose to leave young Lacey ordered him to surrender, but in stead of doing so he ran for his horse, whereupon, with foolish haste, the boy seized a gun and shot him dead. The man's name is unknown. Bvamrr's CoooAxnz.-A perfect dressing for the hair. The Ooooajne holds in a liquid form a large proportion of deoderised ecooanut oil, pre pared expressly for this purpose. SELF-i EATING, TOllI DNIRSI¶Od One Whole set of Irons In One. ONE IRON, WITH TWO PLUGS, WILL DC ALL THE IRONING AND FLUTING ONE HAND CAN DO WITH ANY NUMBER OF IRONS. It is a Nickel-plated case Iron. with a wooden hand piece. heated 1 and continually kept hot by two cast-iron plugs. ITS ADVANTAGES. SFirst Saves one half or more of the fuel ordi narily used in ironing. Second Saves throe fourths of the walk ing and chan ing of tah old flat iron -process Third Can be heated with either coal or wood firs stoves or grates. Fourth-We use ell sides of the iron and util lzs all the heat, thus gaining one-half en the old process. Fifth -Always clean; never rusting, never being ex osed to soot. Blxth-One slale hoat, will iron from thirty minutes to one hour, according to weight and moisture of the goods. Seventh-The fire you cook with can be used for Ironing, even while the stove Is covered with vessels, thus saving the entire amount of fuel used ordinarily 'n ironing. Eighth Does better work, Im parts more 4moothness I mnd gloss from the nickeled face and rounded glossing heel than any other Iron in the world. Ninth-Saves time, fuel and labor: thus saves money; Is the only practical Patent Iron on the market, and will eventually tako the place of the old one-faced irons. J. M. BRAUD, Sole Agent, 3S0 Canal street. mh24 im THE NEW ORLEANS Sanitary Excavating Co., (Incorporated by an act of the Legislature, with exclusive privilege of E)PTYING VAULTS PRIVIES, SINKS, Etc.) Are now in full operation, and are prepared to perform the above work with promptness and dispatch. The advantages derived from the use of the Odorless Excavating Apraratus. as used by the company, are that the work can be performed at any hour of the day or night. the thorough manner in which the deposits are removed, the absence of all offensive odors, the shortspace of time required (an ordinary sink being emptied in from ten to fifteen minutee) and above all, ITS CHEAPNESS. All orders left at the Company's office, No. - Common street, or sent to Postoffice box No.913, will receive prompt attention. mhls im E ASTER. ON HAND, A LARGE AND SELECT STOCK of Rhine Wince. French, Hungarian and California Wines, Jamaica and Santa Cruz Rums, Kirsch and Zwetahwasser, California Fruits and Jellies, For the Coming Holidays. Also on hand, a large stock of Whiskies, Bran dies Cognacs. Gins. Sherries Ports, Absinthe and V ermo th, French and rman Cordials Pilsner's Bottled Beer &c German S eltzer. SOLD ON EASY MONTHLY PAYMENTSI SAVE 030, 1 l Tt GRAND PRIZE X E AL D ANDSEO C NTINNIAL EXPOSITION 1876. AS THE BEST FAMILY SEWING MACHINE. Its competitors receiving only an award for some special feature of their machines. The World-renownIe Wilson Shuttle Sewiul Mb iie Has Unlimited Capacity to do all kinds of Family Sewing and U ,ut.i turing, ITS PATENT AUTOMATIC "CUT OFF" on the hand wheel . -t s the ma. chine from running backwards, and obviates the necessity o 'ikiag the work from the machine to wind thread on the bobbins, which mi"" done with nil other Sewing Machines, to the great anadyance of 11"t ' . utr, especially in tuoking, hemming and ruffling. It does one.third me k si a iiven length of time than any other Sewing machine. WITH EVERY MOTION of the FOOT the MACHINE u, , - -IX STITCHES. ?hren Wilson Muacbinu will o as such vwok in one by as f6 thcr Macbins. It requires no special instructions to use it; an Illustrates, Direction Book is furnished with each machine, IT CANNOT GET OUT OF ORDER, AND THE ADJUSTMENTS AfllE AuSOLUTELY PERFECT. A properly executed Certificate is furnished with each rachine, guaranteeing to keep it in repair, free of charge, for live years. Machines sold on easy terms of payment, and delivered, free of charge, at any Railroad Depot in thb United States where we have no Agents. Sena for IIlustrated Catalogue. Wr Agents Want.e For full particulars call or address WILSON SEWING MACHINE CO., 189 Canal Street, NEW ORLEANS R. M. & B. J. MONTGOMERY'S Furniture Emporium, ARMORY HALL, 87 CAMP STREET. ---0 The Largest and Most Centrally Located Furniture Establishment in the City. -0 Constantly on hand, and at the LOWEST MARKET PRICES, the largest and beet eeleotef aesortment of SARLOR GOODS To be found in the South, consisting of Snits Upholstered in Brocatel, Cotoline, Reps, Terry and Hair Cloth, and Finished in Gilt. MARBLE TOP INLAID CARD and FANCY TA. BLEB- French PLATE MIRRORS and Patent Fancy CHAlkS; fine BEDROOM SUITS, with French Plate Dr. eser Dressing Cases and Armoire; maganlfcei iroenh Plate HALL STANDS, with HALL CRAIRS to match; DINING-ROOM and LIBRARY SUITS of every grade. A complete assortment of MEDIUM and COMMON FURNITURE, of every grade suitable for oonntry and plantation use. A large stock of boxed and knock down Farniturs and Chair.. SPRING HAIR and MOBS MATrRNBSR5 HAIR Sand FRAmERn PILLOWS and BOLSTEILS8, and LOUNGES, made to order. ALL OF OUR GOODS ARE FROM THE BEST FACTORIES BOTH EBAT AND WEST, AND OUR PRICES ARE THE LOWEST IN ±HE CITY. All Goods packed and shipped free of charge. Thanking our friends and the public for their past patronage. we solicit a continuance of the same in the future. I. M. & B. J. MONTGOMERY, Armory Hall. No. 87 Camp Street, New Orleanls. mb3 tf BENEFICIAL TO THE PUBLIC. We, the underesined Photographers in the United States do state and will bear testimony that PIOTUltkS made by LAMBERT'$ PATFN F PROCEitSES 0 WILL Never Fade or Change Their Colors IN THE LEAST. Also are otherwise in every respect mor artis tic than those made by the old processes, which are bound to fade and become worthless. SARONY.....................New York. W. KUETZ ..................New York. LEON VAN LOA.............Clelmas I. J. LANDY...................Ci.ela.atl. F. GUTSKUNST..........Philadelphia. ALLEN & ROWELL............Bts. C. GENTILU & CO............Chiesgo. C. W. MOTES.............Atlasta, Ga. 3. KLAUDER..............Lesioville. RULOCION, President of the Photo graphic Association of the United States of Ameries.........San Francisco, Cal. D. H. ANDERSON......Richmead, Va. SHBO. LILIXNTHAL, State of Loasiansa. And others, too numerous to mention. THEO. LILIENTHAL, 11............ CANAL STREET ............121 fles Am Southern Shoe Factory OF JOH1% HANSEN, 52 sand $ Canal street, New Orleans. TO ALL SOUTHERN CITIZENS. I am of the same opinion as yourselves and am determined to help build up the manufac turing interest of our native State in order to hel the laboring classes and keep the money. whi'ch would otherwise go to the North, at home. About I started my Factory, and by ~StI1tet material hv enand, paying my handit wmenan snesuppo se omen an cil r.~ra~1~wis RAILROADS. GREAT JACKSON ROUTE. NEW ORLEANS ST. LOUJ8 5 T OHICAGO 1$AdIAIOA1) LINES. DOUBLE DAILY THRO.UNIl TRAINS will depart and arrive as follows: from CaiioNe street depot from March 26 1877: DXPAB'r. AU.A,. Express No.1.5:90 p. m. Express No.3.11:20 a.m Express No. 8.7:20a. m. Express No. 4. 8:40 a.m nos. 1 and 2 run daily, 3 and 4 daily except PUL AN. PALACE SLEEPING CARS through to Cincinnati, Louisville, Chicgo. Cai ro and Milan, Tenn., without change,and for St. Louis a sleeper is taken on at Milan. enabli g passengers to go through without leaving the train. Friday evening's train makes no connootion at Duuuoin for Chit o. Accommodation trains between New Orleans and McComb Oity: Leave New Orleans 8:30 p. m. Saturday; 1:20 a. in. and 3:30 p. in. Sunday. Arrive 9:15 a. m. and o:2o p, m. Sunday, and 9:15 a. m. Monday. Tickets for sale and Information U it t Camp street. corner Common D. Hotel. E. D. haoeT. Genera nn ar. rmA THE GREAT THROUGH R T TEl EAST. NORTH AND ET Via Louisville via Atiant ann jJ Ioula. CARRYSiG THE U. S MAIL. Trains arrive and pepart from Depe, I Oct of Canal street, as follows: DXPABT. AsmrIa. Express......6:45 a. m. Express.....11:21 a. m. Express......5:00 p. m. Ex press...... 9:6 p. mn Pullman Palace Cars d ly to Oin =04. Lo*u Ieville, Nashville and St. Louis, without chabge, and only one change to New Yoik and Estem cities. Ticket Office, corner of Camp and Commes streets, opposite BCit HoteL ,Sneltedt mh2 tf J. 1i. COLEEMAN. Ticket Agent. COMMISSION MERCHANTS. Awr. CAmuans. O. C(ARBIKn. E. L. CABBIEaz. CHAS. J. CAarmaN. A. CARRIERE & ON8, COMMISSION MERCHANTS Corner Royal and Customhouse. Liberal Advances made on Consignments to our friends in LONDON, LIVERPOOL. ia2U am HAVRE and BORDEAUX. LEON QUEYEOUZL OSCAR BOIL. QUEYROUZE & BOIS, Whole ae oreerv , DEALES IN WINES AND LIJOVhB AndaI lddsofWINTB3NPEODUGH, T13 NEW OBLIAS ] DAILY DEMOORA -IS P LISusaD-. EVERY MORNING. -IT IS TEl Ofeial Journal of the State of Lami .. AND THU CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. THE DEMOCRAT Bas a Large andIncrroasing diroulatlon to thi STATE: and also. In MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA and TEXASi And therefore offers euperior indsameaW to ADVEBTI NEB. No pains will be spared to make eor Pave, a weleome. vlstor in the counting-room and family circle. THE " WEEKLY DEMOCRAT --IS A Eanaseme Eight fage Paper, 1Ngag EVERY UATURUAT; ---Oontalnlng- The Latest News by Telegraph and Mail IrgIS all parts of the World. TERMS OF 5UEBOfIPTION I DAILY: One Year..................... «......0.010 O liz Months *................... $ 00. hrs.. Mmth................. 35 0 Oa. Ysar........................,...m 0. 0 Vhe Months............................. 1b0 H. J. HEARSEY, Editor. GEO. W. DUPRE, Manager. Nest Stalls Noe. 87*88 Nagasleas Narb Supplies Shine, Families. Hotels.- e wfs ]aehs, vsoanrsalre, "V GA, VBUTN UU, Bee U, IAND Fork, $a33sae5 YVW0P.,Ui And everythina the market afords. MARTIN LANN .a..J Satabe vegetable Stails Nos. 12 & ins Magasls DUOONGE DRUG ST 3X A. CARSOWIca, so Cbartros *wS,, Products of Drench Pharmaoentue. seetwe4 by steamer Hannover. A complete assortment of FRENCH PATENT MEDICINEg, most in vogue, such as Elizir ta. Pepsine, Syl hium Cyrenalcum, Crossnier's Anti-Neura ~a Bla Preparations. Dr. Ohure ili'e.L e For sale by A. IFOR mch4 85 Obartree street. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. H. N. OoiNa. ag. D. Hug. ATTORNIE8-AT.LAW. No.6 Caroeuaelt Ste..t, 4d8 jdBaxB. ELLIS a ELLIs, JobsN herv. T.G. w.as N . E a On.W. ATEOBNNYS-AT L&W,