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CITY AFFAIRS.
AUDITORIAL INVM TIOATION.
The Auditorial Invoestgating aormltmi met
,n Thursday at 12 m. Preent: Senator Steven,
oahairman; Bepresertatieu Ldeds and Aldlge,
and qaite a number of witnesses ; in fact, ll but
one._d those aummoned..
Segator Steven called the oommittee to order
and requested all the witneesoe preaent but one
to take es In the ha l.
OHAS. CLINTON OALL5D,
and testified as to the division of warrants dur
nlug hbl administration, partiuolarly those pertain
ing to lesssee in the case of the lirst Dstrot of
this city, and that it was done after a pledge by
himself and others to members of the Legleh.
tare that their mileage and per diem for the see
ilon should be paid.
To Mr. Aldige-No oath was necesary from
the tax colleotors in uoch ttlemente, as they
were advances really upon the orders. It was
really an ffort to get money into the trasury for
the members of the Legislature who were really
the worst enemies that the State had. I founht
hard to keep the appropriation down when
some of the prominent members seemed
to press the matter. The tax
collector was not compelled to make a sworn
statement in settlements made in cashb, but he
was oompelled to make a statement when he
paid into the treasury any warrants. In this case
the colleotors paid into the treasury only money.
The members of the Legislature wouli stay in
my A flee day after day importuning me for money.
. At this juncture Mr. Olinto was served with
an attachment for his presence as a wltness in
one of the courts, and he was exoused.
CHA8. GODWIN SWOaM.
Mr. tholts is my son-in.law; he went into the
Auditor!' offioe under Mr. Clinton. HeBare not
seen him since April; he is now in Vienna; exs
pent be will return during next month; I have a
letter from him dated May 12. whioh I will read.
Thq witness then read the letter, in which Mr.
Sholtz disolaimed all knowledge of books, ota.,
and stated that he would have made the trip
even though Mr. Johnson had remained as the
Auditor.
JNO. . BACII, CALLED.
EKCtw Mr. Sholls. He was In the Aulltor's
oftite up to the time that Capt. Jumel took pose
.eston of the o8fioo. Saw Mr. sholts last in
April. He is now, I understand. in Europe.
Have heard it stated that he world be here on
the fifteenth of next month and would give all
the utormation the c3mmittee desired from him.
L. A. HARBANlO OALLD.
Wau clerk for A. K. Johnson, tax colleotor of
Jefferson parish, from October 2, 1874, until
March 2I or 219, 1870. Had charge of the right
bank collections. Mr. Glandin had charge of the
left bank collections. Don't know that he
settled in full. Made money settlements
with him, sometimes daily, as his hoblief
clerk. Mr. Walsh, the one who kept the distil
lery on the other side, was one of hisbondemen.
Di not know the other bondsmen. Do not know
whether his bond was canoeled or not. I was ap.
pointed collector on the 28th of March 1876, by
Mr. Kellogg. Have all of the reoords fir the
other aids which I will produce if necessary.
I, as colleotor, have the books, from whioh I
can make a balance. When mt sucessor oems,
I kept my own books, advising him to oomm noe
new. The old books and record ,rolle, et., are
so dilapidated and destroyed that nothing can be
made from them. They must have been torn
when Mr. Monthien had them. Will turn the
old books over to the committee.
P. 0. FAZUNDI OCALLD.
The witness presented a statement relative to
the purchase and sale of bonds and warrants for
G, O. Dibble (that mentioned some days ago in
the DfhuoonAT) specifying, hoever, that the
sale'Of he Mobile Railroad bonds was made
upon the order of Mrs. Dibble.
It was then stated that perhaps someof the wit
neeseu might testify in executive sesron, when
they would not in open session, and upon motion
the committee went into executive session, and
callet Mr. Rothenbilder as the first witness.
Mr. Bothenbelder testified in subitanoe that he
was in the An litor's offce from December 16.
1871, until the day before the office was taken
possessim of by the militia, aend that businoes
was transaoted up to that day. He could not an
awer s to the other departments, but only as to
his own. In and during 1877 var'ous persons
received warrants made out for 1876, but none
sre ante.dated, and none were Issued in 1877
and dated 1876. It was customary for the Auditor
at the end of every year to oommenoe businelss an
a new set of books. The least time he used the
appropriation book of 1878 was during the first
pt olf January, when he put it in the vault.
td nothing to do with the
CONSOLIDATED BOND DOOK,
and never heard any conversation lan the office
relative to the abstraction of books or papers;
heard only through public reports that the
records were mlssing. Think he met Mr. O'Brien
on the dy after the offioe was surrendered; he
diduot ay then that they might hammer away at
the vault uptil they were red, nor did he say
thea that he had the keys. He said nothing then
about the books and papers being abstracted.
Had no conversation with Mr. Johnson about
the abstraction of the books; never knew of war
rants being issued when there was no appropria.
tion, nor against an exhausted appropriation,
and every warrant that passed through the office
was countersigned by him. Had no personal
knowledge of the legal statue of
tuE PRINTINO OLAIKS
audited by Mr. Johnson, save what was said in
the papers; believe they were legal claims and
upon vouchers regularly certified to, and that
the clsams or matter was regularly measured by
the State Prin er, and certilied to. Thby sent
samples of the printing along with the claim.
The next witness called, and examined with
closed doors, was
MALONE WHEELESS,
who testified in substance that he was studying
law in Judge Dibble's office, though was never
offiolally his private secretary. Being a short
hand writer he did mrst of the correspondence,
and living near Mr. Dibble, he would m the even
tag dictate to him (the witness) letters which he
would write out the next morning and mail. He
knew nothing about the settlements by Judge
Dibble with the Auditor, shberiff, Treuaurr or
tax collectors. Never handled any of the money
in the office, except to get his salary at the end
of the month, and even then did not handle all
of that.
The doors were then opened, and Mr. Clinton,
who had returned from the court, again took the
"stand.
Mr. Aldige questioned him as to the issue of
orders in March for $11 t62, which were hobanged
in December, the order$ being paid first in war.
rants.
The witness-I don't know how the tax colleo
tor could make such a sworn statement as that.
There may have been an exooeption, by which,
under the law, the warrants could have been re
seived for taxes. In such cases the collector
must, in paying into the treasury such warrants,
make the sworn statement as required by law.
In making a statement to him, the Auditor re
quires no sworn statement. If in this ease the
warrants were paid in, the Treasurer would know
of is and I would not. The license and four mill
tax went to the same fund. If a tax collector
pesented such warrants and swore to them .in
aving them into the treasury, he perjured him
sjdf if he made such a statement and had not re
eToived them for licenses and taxes.
(The expert was directed to obtain from the
Treasurer's office the warrants specified.)
Mr. Aldige-The committee would like to know
why, when you changed the ord,'re, you assigned
the reason for the change as a clerical error.
Witness-An error had occurred in a division
of the fund, and we supposed that it would have
"been paid in before. If, in paying in, the col
lectors paid in warrants when it should have been
in oash, it was not known to me. Over payments
were made, or installments on oolleotons in ad
vance of regular settlements, and when the set.
tlements were made the changes were made in
the orderg, I believe that, even in this transao
ion, the Mate did not lose a dollar.
Generally issued licenses to tax colloUetors about
the time the Legislature aajourned, or perhaps a
little before. Will ascertain, if possible, ab ut
the time the licenses were nissed and will furnish
the informatien to the committee.
Mr. Bolle was then examined in executive ses
slon, and Mr. Bothenbelder was recalled and ex
amined with closed doors. T. W. Eaton was also
examined in exeon5ive session, as was also Thee.
O'Brien, ex-clerk of the Auditor's oice.
TxlEO. LIPSHIUTZ CALLED.
Had some records which are now in the Sn
eýerlor District Court, or at the Second Judicial
District Oourta t .arrnllton, where the ase of the
Btate vs. Chae. Clinton was transferred. Mr.
Ollnton was Indioted upon my evidence, as the
papers will show. Imade the paper whihob were
given to the Attorney Gmnerl, .ad I think they
re latnthe papers In the ooart now. The Legle.
lature of 1878 voted thirty per mat additional pai
to themseives, and the Auditor renfled to pay iU.
They went to Judge Hawkins, and
RU 50USTAIwN OLI[TON.
I want to e correct In giving testimony, and
for that reason would prefer to have the papers
I made out, which are now In court, as if I made
any statement outWde of that they would pere
cuae me. They are rich andpowerful, you a now,
and would injure me if I went outeide of the
record. I can make, from a book that I have,
some of the data and, with the rest that ha re in
court, can have it ready by neit week.
The committee then adjourned until Monday
at 1 o'clock p. m.
MUNICIPAL MATTIER.
A Hearty Laugh Rings Within tihe Wall of
the City Hall.
The following bids were opened at the City
Hall on Thursday for ten Waterworks bonds: P*
Murphy, 62 oents; Jno. L. Knepfer & Co., 58; Jno.
Crebbln, 80, the last being sooepted.
Administrators MoOafrey, Rengetorff and Ed.
wards, the committee to inquire into the com
plaints against the Dagar Shed Company, have
begun their investigation. We are informed that
a suit is now pending on an appeal to the 8upreme
Oourt against thq company, the defendants hay
nlg obtained judgment in the lower court.
A EKARTY LAUGH
rang through the Oity Hall on Tuesday about
noon, when a deputy sheriff appeared and
presented to the Mayor a writ, enjoin.
lug him from signing the ordinance
granting the right of way to Messrs.
Bohreiber and Hlgby for the grain trade railroad,
for the ordinance has already been signed. The
writ was issued on the suit of lE. Kennedy,
President of the Cresoent Oity Iailroad Com.
pany.
tarnatz Institute.
Last evening Oranewall Hall was crowded with
the elite of the city to listen to the commence
ment and graduating exercises of one of the
finest female institutes in the South-the Osr
nait Institute. .The programme has a selection
of musical and literary gems, the rendition of the
same by the different young ladies was superb
and was ws:llow :
Le Chant U Bivouae-Yilbac-a hutt mans-
Misses L. D., I. L., A. B , C. T.
Luela -Boyer-Plano ................Miss L. 0.
Traviata-Billema- Piano.............Miss I. L.
The Party-a Dialogue.
Haydee-Auber-Duet Vocal..Misses A. B., A. P.
liomnambula-Leybaeh-Piano........Miss O. T.
Oulture-C-omposition ...............liss M. B.
Beverie-Viq uxteps--Plano ......... Mis A. H.
(Aoeompaniment on the violin by Mr. COulier.)
Air des Nooes de Jeannette-Masse-.vocal-
Miss G. T.
Robert'le Diable-Prudent-piano.... Miss A. B.
La Chasse-trio-Vilbao-a douze mains
Misses L. 0., I. L., M. R., B. 0., O. T., M. D.
Memory's Hall-oompoiltion......M.... Mss L. J.
La Zinceara-Doaietti-v cal .......... Miss A. B.
oharles VI-Bosellen-plano.......... Miss L. D.
La Favyrite- Beriot-Piano .......... Miss A. H.
(Accompaniment on the violin by Mr. Oaalier.)
Le Tronvere-Verdl-vocal........Mise A. P.
Our Verse-a dialogue ......................:..
Lea Oomp iments de Normandie-Vocal
Misses A. P., A. B.
Bellearlo-Gorio--Duo concertant-
Misses A. H., A. B.
Les Adieux aux Graduees.........Miss A. P.
The young ladies of the graduating class, as
they sat on the platform mantled for the occa
sion, presented a bright and brilliant appear.
ance, and their teachers can ask for no higher
compliment than the manner in which they so.
quitted themselves.
Memory's Hall, a composition written by Miss
Louisa M. Jones, was read with oare by that
young lady, and the composition itself was beau.
tiful and showed the young lady had a bright
mind.
When she finished she was accorded much ap.
plause and loaded down with bouquets from
thoughtful friends.
One of the brightest and most interesting
young ladies of the graduating class was Miss
Alice H. Haynes, who was noticeable for her
musical talent. This young lady, after display
ing some of her talent, received numerous
bouquets, and was loudly applauded.
A composition on "Oulture," by Miss Madge B.
Barnard, was superbly rendered, and reflected
much credit upon the young lady.
" Traviata "- Billema-by Miss Ines O. Lum,
merited the applause accorded her by the au
dience.
Missee Louise M. Damouln sustained her sev
eral parts with much credit to herself and the
school.
Miss Clara A. Torian played "Somnambula"
with most ex.tlisite taste and expression.
Miss Aline Bernard sang Donizetti's "La Zin
gara" in a sweet musical voice, and so much
pleased the audience that she was called before
them a second time.
Near the close of the exercises Hon. G. A,
Breaux came forward, and in a few neat and ap
propriate remarks, confered diplomas on Vhe fol
lowing young ladies:
Louisa M. Jones, Inez O. Lurm, Alice H.
Haynes, Louise M. Dumoulin, Madge B. Bar
nard, Clara A. Torsan, Aline M. Bernard.
After the conferring of the diplomas the enter
tainment concluded with a tableau, entitled "The
Flower Queen " during which Miss A. Haynes
was crowned Queen of Flowers.
The Donaldsonvllle Excursion.
The Fourth of July celebration at Donaldson.
ville promises to be a grand affair. The two
crack corps, the Washington Artillery and Con
tinental Guards, and we hear also other military
organizations, are preparing to go. Our steam.
boatmen are doing the right thing with them,
and will transport them free of charge. We pub.
lish the following correspondence between Mr.
James E. Pernet, of the steamer St. Mary, and
Capt. Wm. Pierce, of the Continental Guards:
Nzw OaLEANs, June 27, 1877.
To the Officers and Members Continental Guards,
Company A :
Genileen--Having secured the steamer St.
Mary, Capt. Fred Probet in command, for an
excursion to Donaldsonville, I hereby tender
your Command free transportation for the occa
sion.
Ihe steamer will leave the wharf at 8 o'clock p.
m. July 3, retnrning at 9 o'clock a. m. July 5.
Reepeotfally yours,
JAMES E. PERNET,
Manager of Excursion.
HEADQUARTERS CONTINENTAL GUARDS, Co. A,
.. Patrick's Hall, New Orleans, June 28, 1877.
.Apt. James E. Pernet, Manager of Excursion
Steamer St. Mary :
Dear Sir-Your communication of the 27th
inst. is received, and at a regular meeting of the
company your tender of the fine steamer St.
Mary, commanded by the e.lcient and popular
Capt. Fred Probst, was unanimously accepted.
The c mmand avails itself of this opportunity to
visit Donaldsonville in so cmfortable and agrees
ble a manner, with many thanks to you for your
generous offer.
Appreciating the kindness, and wishing you
success in your undertasing,
I remain yours, respectfuly,
WM. PIER"E,
Captain Commanding Oon'inental Guards, Co. A.
Twenty Dollars, or Thirty Days Parish
Prison.
On the 22d of Jane Mrs. Kate Conne'ly ap
peared before Judge Smith and swore out an affi
davit, charging her husband, P. J. Connelly, with
assault and battery on her and her children.
Since the 22T inst. Mrs. Kate Connelly swore out
two more affidavits, in both of which she charges
her husband with assault and battery.
Yesterday being the day fixed for the trial of
all three oases, Mrs. Connelly was sworn and
placed on tho stand. When Mrs. Connelly took
the stand she said that she did not wish to proes
ona her husband, and that she had made the
aidravte While in temper. On this testimony,
Jodge Smith discharged the oeeused and sent
the prosecutor to the Parish Prison for thirty
days, in default of $20 ine for making a maliolous
charge.
tate Awrleultural and Mechleanical College
The closing exercises of the Louisiana State
Agricultural and Mechanical College will be.
gin this evening at 8 o'clook sharp, at Grunewald
HaILl The students will go through all the reg
ular exercises in the different branches of study,
Including oratory, declamation and ohemistry.
The proceedings will, no doubt, be very interest
ing.
Kit Moves.
Mr. J. Kittredge, so long and favorably known
to our people, and who, as we have had the oooca
lon to say already, has been placed in oharge of
the structure erected by the Oresoent Olty Rail
road Company, at the New Lake End, for 'the so
commodation of visitors to the lake, will inaugu
rate the resort on Saturday afternoon at 5
o'loeck.
Mr. Kittridge's advertisement elsewhere gives
a detailed account of the acoommodations which
will be afforded especially for ladles and children.
It remains for us to say that from our personal
knowledge of the manager's ability as a caterer,
we are satisfied that he will leave notbing undone
to make the resort popular and free from all ob
jeotions.
It must be remembered by the public that the
building is entirely free to all visitors to the
lake, and that the refreshment depariment
may be patronized or not by those seeking
the cool breezes of the lake shore. It is an
lustitution created for the greater attrao
tion of the Lake End, and everybody who
behaves himself with pri priety, and that will be
made an abso tee condition-can enjoy himself
without having a cent to pay for the enjoyment.
There will be a fine band of musio on hand, on
Saturday, and thereafter several times a week.
iIn Carrollton.
In the case of the State vs. Bloomer and Girar
a dey & Co., relative to taxes on the "state-House
, grounds," defendants have appealed to the tu
i preme Court from the decision of Judge Pardee.
a Yesterday Henry Smith, charged with Incest,
was tried before Judge Pardee's court, and the
jury, after being absent for about ten minutes,
returned a verdict of guilty. The penalty is
hard labor for life in the penitentiary.
eceond Judicial District Court.
The trial of Mr. J. D. Montamat, charged with
the killing of Jno. P. O'Conner, who had invaded
his premises on the night of the 2d of An, ust,
1870, resulted in an acquittal.
The verdict wpa received with great joy and
satisfaction by the host of friends of the accused,
whose charac er has ever been above reproach.
The defence was ably represented by Judge J.
North Cullom and H. . Castellanos, Esq.
Mightly Cut.
About 9 o'clock Wednesday night a diffionulty
took place aboard the steamer Lotus No. 8, lying
at the head of First street, between two negroes,
whose names could not be ascertained, and which
terminated in one of them being slightly stabbed
in the left side. The party who did the cutting
lost no time in maktig good his escape.
Shooting at Donaldsonville.
Information was received in the city yesterday
of a shooting that occurred in or near Donald
sonvllle on Wednesday, when a young creole
named Pouchon shot and mortally wounded a
little colored girl who was picking up shavings
and chip, near his shop. Pouohon, it seems,
warted her to stop under penalty of being shot,
and when she replied that she had the overseer's
permission he blazed away, wounding her, as
Ssated, and then made good his escape. At last
acoounts both whires and blacks were scouring
the country for him.
Drevitles.
Rumor has it that quite a number of officials
have not as yet filed their bonds with the Recor
der of Mortgages.
The Adjutant General is making preparations
to remove his office to the lower fl)or of the
State-House building, on the Royal street side.
The washerwomen like the weather with the
mercury at 92 degrees. It wilts so many collars,
you know.
Governor Niobolls contemplates visiting Baton
Rouge, leaving here on to-morrow evening, to
attend a meeting of the Board of (control of the
S·ate Uliversity and Aarioultural and Mechanical
College, which assembles at the place named on
the 2d proximo. He will then visit and per.
sonally inspect the Penitentiary, and will return
to Donaldsr nville in time to witness the military
celebration at that point on the 4th proximo.
Capt. Billy Connors, well known to turfmen
hereabouts, will be the official starter at the
Long Branch running races, beginning to-mor
row.
Webster spells the word "governor" in his own
way, and so does the artist who painted the sign
nailed to the door of the Lieu'enant Governor's
offi e at the State House. The difference, how
ever, is not material-only the insertion of a
wrong letter by the artist.
The Pickwick Social Club give a grand compli
mentary moonlight picnic and soiree dansante at
Magnolia Garden on daturday, the 80th inst.
The brave boys of the seventh company of the
Orleans Regiment of Artillery give a grand mili
tary picnic at the Washington Hotel, lake end,
on Sunday next, the proceeds to be devoted to
the purchase of military equipm' nte.
.The U. S. war steamer Plymouth has boon or
dered from Vera Cruz to Part Royal, S. O., and
is expected at the latter point daily.
Supervising Inspector George L. Norton de
nies the statement telegraphed here that in his
report he charged steamboat owners and masters
with "systematic disreg rd of the law."
Senor Mata, representing the Diaz govern
ment, arrived in this city Wednesday from Mex
ico, on his way to Washington to obtain re
cognition from our government. Gen. Bena
video arrived also and goes to the Rio Grande.
Gen. Me jia, who is an adherent of Lerdo, and
who has been here for some days, has gone to
New York to joia Lerdo.
The new Pollman pa'ace sleeper Europa, on
exhibition at the Canal street depot of the New
Orleans and Mobile Railroad, is a work of art and
a vehicle fit for the kings. Shipwrecked and
burned cut mariners look at it with disdain. Hour
grapes I
Short Items.
Morris Quill is now penned up in the Feventh
Station, charged with the larceny of $6 80.
For the larceny of a shot gun Emile Pariel re
tire.d to the Eighth calaboose.
At 12 o'clock on Wednesday right a thief
climbed over the fence of Mr. J. V. Daures' resi
dence. corner of Marais and Toulouse streets,
but was discovered and frightened away before
he got his work in.
Pi rre Gilman kept a malicious dog which an
noted the people liv ng in his neighborhood, and
now Pierre is in the Central Station for violating
an ordinance.
THB COURTS.
Second District Court.
Succession of W. J. Pike on the the petition of
his widow fir the adjudication of certain prop
ertv, held in common by herself and her minor
child, Gertrude D. Pike. The value of the prop
erty in the parish of Orleans is $108 100; in the
other portions of the State $31,822 69; movable
effects $355,609 53. All the above property has
been aijudicated in favor of the widow Pike, but
it remains specially mortgaged in favor of the
minor child.
Third District Court.
The jury in the case of Gabriel A. Cerrelolles
vs. the New Orleans, Carrollton and City Railroad
Company last erening brought in a verdict in
favor of the defendant for the sum of $2500 and
costs.
Fourth District Court.
Cecilia Rochtmnller, wife of Hei ry Gobrl, yes
terday commenced an action ton this court against
Isidore Newman, claiming $5000 dam ees broach
ed on her character. She represents that during
the month of July, 1876, she was in the employ
of said Newman, and that while in his employ he
oaused her arrest and incarceration, charging
her with the crime of grand larcenyr and bur
Mary and that she was imprisoned illegally for a
lon time in the Parish Prfson among a number
of the lowest class of criminals, whereby she has
suffered damages in the aforesaid amount.
Gattfrier Hubert at aie. vs. Meeker, Knox A
Oo.--Joud ent in favor of defendants and
arainst plaintiffs, with costs; and also in favor of
W. HI. hitney and against plaintiff.
Plfth District Court.
Hnlkle & Duggan vs. the New Orleans Cotton
Seed Oil Association.
Judge Rogers, Thursday morning, rendered a
very elaborate decision in this case decreeing
plaintiffs to be entitled to the sum of $2709 75
J. M. Begue et ale. vs. Walter Pugh et als. Ex
ception sustained.
Alfred Maroheand vs. Warner Van Norden et al.
Alfred Marchand. a Judgment creditor of the
Mississippi and Mexican Gnllf hip Canal Com
pany for the sum of $5187, and seeks to set aside
certain transfers made by the said company to
Van Norden.
Judge Rogers decreed that these transfers be
annulled, the rights of E. O. PAlmer being re
served, and that plaintiff have judgment as
prayed for.
John I. Adams & 0o. have filed a petition in
his court against Moses Greenwood & lions, for
612,520, on five promissory notes,
Life Association of America vs. Lorenzo Carbo.
ulit for executory process on a claim for $9010o
Sixth Distriet Court.
Crescent City Itilroad vs. the Mayor of the
oity of New Orleans.-Prayer for an injunction
prohibiting his honor from signing the ordinance
passed by the Connell, granting Higlby &
o'holeiber the right of way to build a freight
railway.
Order granted to show cause why said inojan.
lon should not issue; in the meantime the
a,,or is prohibited from seining said ordinance.
New Orleans Uansl and Banking Company vs.
ity of New Orleans. Judgment for plaintiff in
he sum of $29,011 21, with interest and costs.
WAR NEWN.
It is Manufactured by a Mpecial Bureau
In tle Turkish Department of War.
[N. Y. Tribune.]
The flatterers about the Sultan's
throne have had to call their imagina.
tions into play to amuse their master
and keep the Constantinople mob in good
nature. After the first shots were fired
on the Danube they were anxious to
have the Sultan take the title of Con
queror, but he had the good sense to re
ject the title. The skirmishing at Ba
toum was elaborated in the elastic Gov
ernment bulletins into brilliant Turk
ish victories; town after town on the
coast was bombarded; there was good
news from Kars, and Mukhtar Pasha
was moving in a mysterious way
his strategy to perform. Redif
Pasha edited the bulletins in the
War Office, and Mahmoud Pasha,
Marshal of the Palace, carried the news
to the Sultan. When the Assembly of
Deputies began to question the authen.
ticlty of the bulletins Rediff Pasha ad
mitted that he had resorted to artificial
means to stimulate the courage of the
Sultan's subjects, and announced that
he would in ruture suppress all the gov
ernment dispatches. This policy was
not popular, the Sultan was not enter
tertained, and the people at once in
ferred from the War Minister's suspi
cious silence that there was very bad
news which he was afraid to let them
know. While Constantinople was chilled
with apprehensions tidings came of
the capture of Sukhum Kaleh. Redif
Pasha gave his imagination full play,
and the city was regaled with exagger
ated accounts of insurrections in the
Caucasus. So great was the enthusiasm
that the court favorites again urged the
Sultan to assume the title of Conqueror.
In disseminating fictitious intelligence,
Redif Pasha has been aided by two
newspaper correspondents, one of whom
has been stationed at Erzeroum and the
other at Constantinople. The dispatches
to the London Telegraph from Erzeroum
are said to be from the hand of James
Creagh, an inexoerienced correspond
ent, whose credulity has quickened the
invention of the Turkish officials. The
Constantinople agent of the same jour
nal, consciously or unconsciously, has
played into the hands of the Minister
of War. At first their cue was to exag
gerate trifling successes, such as the
musketry engagements in the Valley of
the Rion. the uprising in the Caucasus,
and the skirmishing before Kars. Sub
sequently they began to magnify Turk
ish defeats in Armenia, and to predict
the collapse of the Turkish army. A
skirmish in which Turkish cavalry were
worsted was manipulated into a massa
cre; the abandonment of Erzeroum and
a retreat in the direction of Erzlngan
were predicted, and even announced,
and the utter demoralization of the
Turkish troops was vividly portrayed.
The Turkish officials were evidently
aiming to throw the Anglo-Turns into
a panic, and these correspondents
either fell into the trap or helped set it.
The rumors of the recapture of Arda
han, which were subsequently circu
lated, indicated a return to the first
principles of misrepresentation and ex
aggeration.
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OFFICE-HOLDING POLITICIANN.
Tihe Effect of the President'M Proclama
tion on Its Objects.
[N. Y. World.]
WASHINGTON, June 24.-The order of
the President published yesterday, pro
hibiting Federal officers from holding
membership of national, State or local
committees of a political nature, or be
coming delegates to political conven
tions, or from paying assessments for
political purposes, is directed to the
head of each department of the govern
ment, so that it may reach every branch
of the civil service. It is intended to
take effeot on July 1, the com
mencement of the new fiscal year.
Although the President has been dis
cussing this step ever since he came into
office there were but few who believed
he would really take it. Now that it
has been made, and the national and
State and many of the local Republican
committees will be reorganized or aban
doned, there is a feeling akin to con
sternation among Republican politi
cians in Washington as to its effect on
the fall elections. They all agree that
it will be quite disastrous. One ex-Con
gressman states that Maine and Massa
chusetts will go Democratic certainly
the latter. As to Pennsylvania and
Ohio, the Republicans are few and far
between here who expect anything else
in those States but a Democratic victory.
Another Republican of prominence
says:
"The President's attempt to strike
down the machinery of a political or
ganization in a republic like ours is
absurd, and it will only result in over
whelming defeat to the Republican
party."
"Why, sir," he added, "Mr. Hayes
carried his own State of Ohio entirely
by political assessments and the work
of men in office. He cannot deny that;
he knows that it was only by the great
est effort that it was savedi from the
Democrats. To turn Mr. Wyckoff, the
Chairman of the Republican Commitee
of that State, out of office if he does not
resign from his committee, is base per
sonal, as well as political, ingratitude."
In the old border States like Mary
land, Virginia and Missouri, it is the
concurrent opinion that the Republican
organization will be entirely broken
up. The leaders of the party there have
always been Federal officers, and
nothing but the division of public plun
der has made it cohesive. Take that
away and it falls to pieces.
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IIREADSTUFFS.
The Amount Produced In the World
Prospeet of a Larger Supply than
Usnual belong Needed Abroad this Year.
[Boston Herald.]
According to a very careful statistical
exhibit recently made by the French
government, the total cereal production
of Europe amounts at present to an aver
age of 4,994,000,000 bushels per annum.
Of this alone Russia furnishes 1,000,000,.
000 bushels, or nearly one-third of the
whole; Germany, 742,500,000 bushels;
France, 687,500,000 bushels, and Austria
550,000,000 bushels. The production of
this country is set down at 1,537,250,000
bushels,. or 391 bushels to each inhabi
tant, while Europe, with a population
of 297,000,000 produces only about 101
bushels per head.
Roumania produces the greatest num
ber of bushels to the inhabitant, 39.40;
Denmark comes second, then Russia,
Prussia, France, Hungary, etc., Switzer
land producing the smallest amount to
the inhabitant, 6.76 bushels. Only eight
out of the twenty-five European coun
tries produce sufflicient grain for home
consumption.
In this country throe-fifths of the
cereal production consists of corn. In
Europe .oats predominate, and next
comes wheat, rye, harley and corn. Rus
sia, Prussia and France produce large
wheat crops, and the two first are our
largest competitors in the English
market. In Roumania and Servia corn
takes the first rank. Prior to 1860 Rus
sia and Prussia led the United States in
the supply of wheat. From 1859 to 1861
the exports of wheat from this country
to England sprang suddenly up from
430,504 cwt. to 15 610,472 cwt., while in
the same period hussia advanced only
from 3,827,454 cwt. to 4,567,483 cwt., and
Prussia from 3,345,301 cwt. to 4,462,573
cwt. The lead taken so suddenly by
this country has ever since been main
tained.
In India a dearth prevails this year.
Egypt being subject to ,he suzerainty
of the Porte, will be affected by the
war, and whether the war is localized or
whether it draws into it other European
powers it is evident that the demand
for American breadstuffs will be in.
creased in the neighborhood of 25 per
cent in case of the cutting off of the
Russian and Turkish supplies from
market by a prolonged war. Italy im
ports very largely from Odessa, on the
Black Sea, and war will also create an
active demand for our breadstuffs in I
Mediterranean ports. In this country
the visible supply of wheat is only about
one-half what it was this time last year,
and if the Russian supply is cut off from
the English market the supply of wheat,
until the next harvest, will be very
scant, and prices necessarily high. This
will tend to make a good market for
corn, of which there is in this country
more than twice the quantity in store
than there was this time last year, al
though the exportations to England
have been larger than last year.
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MORALITY IN SHAYTI.
The Proportion of Legitimate and Illegi
tlmate Births In that Island.
[New York W..rld.]
Artemus Ward, in his capacity as a
civil service reformer and census enu
merator, once propounded the immortal
question, " What is the average rate of
morality along the Erie Canawl?" The
disclosures during Gov. Tilden's admin
istration showed that it was not very
high, but it can hardly have been lower
than that of Hayti. The Iadependrant
of May 1, under the heading of " Etat
Civil de Jacmel," gives the following
interesting statistics:
BIRTHS.
Sex. Legitimate. Il!egitimate. Total.
Male.................. 11 173 181
Female ......... .. 7 157 164
Totals. ........ 18 330 318
NEGRO MORTALITY.
The Terrible Dea'h Rate Among time
Negroes Crowded it Mouthern Cities.
The population of Charleston, . C.
is 56,000-24,000 whites and 32,000 colored
persons. Among the whites there were
668 deaths, and among the colored per
sons 1344 deaths in 1876, or twice as
many among the latter as among the
former, though the colored population
exceeds the whites nearly one-third.
In 1875 there were 624 deaths among the
whites and 1240 among the blacks, still
about the same disproportion. In 1876
there were twenty-seven deaths in the
thousand among the whites, and forty
two in the thousand among the blacks.
The difference is still more strikingly
exhibited in the infant mortality.
About 44 per cent of all the deaths were
of children under five years old, or 896;
but of this number only 238 were white
chidren and 657 colored, or nearly three
of the latter to one of the former.
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A SHOWER OF FROGS.
Petersaurg Invaded by Denizens of a
Neighboring Swamp.
Petersburg, Va., had a shower of frogs
the other day. A letter describing the
matter says that the lower streets and
depot yards of the Atlantic, Mississippi
and Ohio and the Richmond and Peters
burg railroads were so dense with these
creatures that it was almost impossible
to walk without treading on them. They
were not larger than five cent pieces,
and kept up a constant hopping, as if
they were trying to get back home.
Most of them must have died. If they
had been full grown, and had met that
fate, the air would have been poisoned
by such a contribution, and malaria
would have resulted. It is believed that
the high wind which prevailed during
the storm swept this plague of frogs
from the neighboring swamp. Great
interest was excited by their appear
ance.
THE CZAIR'A MELANCHOLY.
The Emperor appears to be suffering
from an increase in his habitual melan
choly, or rather hypochondria. The
most extensive and elaborate precau
tions have been taken to protect him
from assassins, the Russian secret po
lice having been sent forward in hun
dreds, and a demand made on the Rou
manian government to allow them an
unlimited right of arrest, a demand
which was refused.
An incident, too, which occurred on
his arrival, has probably increased his
gloom. A Russian offticer of irregulars,
who had entered Servia without leave,
and had been dismissed the service in
consequence applied to his Majesty for
pardon, and was refused. He imme
diately shot himself in the Czar's pres
ence, partly, as we suppose, from de
spair, and partly as a sort of Oriental
protest lgainst injustice.
d CUBAN INDZhPuWI DN P O.
rt The Only Thing Preventing It,4 * Plan.
tre' Dread of Smaaelpatsn.
(New York BSn.J
After all Campos' boasting that he
would put an --:d to the Cuban rebellion,
- the following meots remain undisputed:
1. That the planters made about halfd5
r. much sugar as last year, although therl
estates were protected. 2. That the in
1 creal in prico of sugar did npot even ap
h proximately compensate them for
deficiency in quantity. 3. That th
money which they had to pay for the
protection afforded them, the thirty per
cent and other taxes, exceeded the whole
net value of their crops. 4. That.they
are completely, or almost contpletely,
ruined. G. That they will positively de
cline next year to pay any such price for
D such protection. 6. That, in self-pro
tection, they must join the Cubans.
This is the pith of all the late report.
of amnesty, return of conflsca
erty to Cubans, autonomy e
Jovellar and Martinez mam be
tween whom, by the way, there ip very
little entente cordiale, just now-know
that the Spanish planters hold the key
of the position, as they have held it for
t eight years past. They know that they
can ship both of them off to Spain, as
3 they shipped Captain-General Dulce in
1869; they know that the want of suo
cess in the field has so disheartened the
Spanish trading and planting element
that the collection of taxes is aiml
impossible; and they know that, if .
Cubans would only modify their ceol
tution a little, so as to make emands
tion gradual, or so that the owners
be partially remunerated for their asla
property, the arrangement which ha
been for some time under way for &
grand pronunciamento of the Spaniards
in this city in favor of Cuba Libre would
at once be afait accomrnpli.
The Cubans are willing to cede all
minor points on the basis of Independ
ence. I do not, however, believe that
the Cuban Congress will take a single
back step in the matter of emancipa
tion. That must be as it stands in the
constitution, "immediate and uncon
ditional." The Spaniards, who have
always been proverbially very cruel
taskmasters, and who are aware how
difficult it will be for them to hire free
labor, will strain every nerve to obtain
some modification from the 'Cubans;
but if the Cubans are unyielding, the
Spaniards will prefer half a loaf to no
bread-that is, they will prefer to keep
their estates under the protection of free
Cuba, even without their slaves, to the
certainty of seeing the estates destroyed
and themselves utterly ruined under
Spanish rule.
Another but a minor stumbling block
in the way of the union of the resident
Spaniards with the Cubans is the Span
ish currency of the country, known as
the Spanish Bank paper. It has no
basis, and is absolutely valueless; and,
unpleasant as it may be for the million
aires to settle with those people whose
sole capital it is to-day-mostly the poor
shopkeepers and laboring classes-this
is clearly the duty of the Spaniards,
who issued the bills and used the
money. It nowise is a matter that con
cerns the Cubans. As soon as the bal
ance of the sugar crop is exported the
country will be bankrupt, and every
thing exportable will have been ex--,
ported.
The rivalry between the two leading
Chinese theatres in San Francisco is not
less intense than that between two of
our first-class the ttres. The contract
with a company performing at one the
atre expired the other day, and the rival
theatre made a large offer for their ser
vices. Thereupon the manager of the
theatre they were about to quit locked
them, through strategy, in the green
room, and gave them only bread and
water, to persuade them to renew the
contract. Writs of habeas corpus, ob
tained by his rival, however, convinced
him that this is not the "Melican"
style of securing signatures to a con
tract.
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The Nez Perces are not a low order of
Indians. They are noted for their supe
rior intelligence, their power, their
wealth in cattle and horses and their
fine physical development They have
long been faithful friends of the whites,
and it is reported of them by Major
Wood, of the army, that no Nez Perce
of the full blood ever killed a White
man. These are the Indians we have
now driven into war by perfidy and
wrong.-[N. Y. Sun.
We know by experience that Frank L. Lear,
No. 56 Oamp street, keeps the best kind of ice
cream and cakes. His prices are low and his
restaurant first-class.
HOTEL ARRM AL4.
ST. .TAMES HOTEL.
Miss F M IRugliley, Ala ItC Titiel, Syracuse N Y
C H Horn, Miss C H FilmllHs, do.
G Ranmarguray, Mexico C M Haines, Oeo.
AntoniG ranis, Mexico G M Haines, Geo
M S Newsom. Tau.g'hoa W B Gregg.
J S Deoan!. City Mirs J P 'air, Miss
IR A Nanlcave,. O Sp'ng James G Fair, Miss
$10001 REWARD.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Executive Department.
Whereas, It appears from the proces verbal of
inquest and the verdict of the Coroner's jury, in
the matter of the investigation into the cause of
the death of the late DON SEVERINO DE LA
BAfISEIRA, Consul of his Majesty, the King of
Spain, which occurred in the city of New Or
leans, on the twenty-fourth day of March, A. D.
1877, said inquest having been held in said city
beford Dr. Henri de Rane. Coroner of the
Second, Third and Fifth Districts of the parish
of Orleans. that the death of said Severino
de la Barrora was occasioned by his taking un
knowingly poison, placed int ntionally and
feloniously in a bottle of medicine, from which
he, on that day, took the usual dose, by one or
more persons unknown to the jury of inquest,
and who are at large; and
Whereas, To all appearances, a heinous
crime, punishable under the laws of this State,
has been committed, and for the good of society
its perpetrators should be brought to justice,
Now. therefore. I. FRANCId T. NICHOLLS,
Governor of the State of Louisiana, .har
thought proper to issue this my proclamattlo ..
calling upon the good people of this State 3
give their aid and assistance in arresting and
bringing to justice the perpetrator or perpetra
tors of said crime, and by virtue of the author
ity in me vested by the laws of this State, I
hereby offer a reward of ONE THOUSAND
DOLLARS for the arrest and conviction of the
perpetrator or perpectrators of said crime.
Given under my signature and authenticated
with the seal of the State of Louisiana, at the
city of New Orleans, this twenty-eighth day of
June. in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-seven, and of the
one hundred and first year of the independence
of the United States of America.
FIRANCIS T. hlCHOLLS,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
By the Govern ,r:
tWIL, A. SBToo,
Secretary of Stateo ie2 lo.