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THE NEW ORLEANS DAILY DEMOCRAT.
OFFWIAL JOURNAL OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA AND OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
VOL. II---NO. 248. NEW ORLEANS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1877. PRICE, FIVE CENTS.
DOMEnTIC NEWH.
THIER~.
'be Nrew York Presn' Tribute to 1i Great
nets and Patrlotim.
Nfaw Yol~, Hpt. 4.--The morning papers,
teferring to the death of M. Thlers, eulogize
him as a statesman, orator, historian and
jouttit, and express regret for his sudden
dSxe at this crisis in the polities of France.
t Herald says that M. Thiers was a
statesman of the highest order, and his ca
reer, whloh extended over perhaps the most
important period of French history, formsn a
large' portloi of his country's history. His
d4(th at the present time is a sevlr blow to
the republic. He possessed the confitence of
a large portion of the French people, and in
the present crisis his counsel, mroderation,
wledom and patriotism was especially needed.
The lrib.nr says : "The news of the death
of Thiers, the great leader of the Republi
c.ns in France, will cause sorprise and re
g~tt the lovers of liberly overy where. It
is not easy to see at once what effect of
this sudden death will have on the poll
ciel of France and the fortunes of the
Republican party. It is smffflcent now to
pauise awhile in rememhmbrance of this singu
larly arduous and brilliant career, inspired by
the loftiest patriotism, and crowned with the
lasting gratitude of the peoiple of France."
The Tiams says: "Thie death of M. Thelors
at the present juncture is a misfortune of I ho
first magnitude to France, if not civilization.
It leaves the party of reaction free to use,
with disastrous effect, the appeal that the
nation must choose between MacMahon and
lambetta. What dangers to the stability
of the Institutions of Republican France and
to the teace of Western Europe may be in
volved In his sudden taking off, no one can
foretell."
The World says: "The sudden death of
Louis Adolph Thiers. who had seen the MOth
year of his ago. so full of life and will and flre
was this wonderful old man. strikes an unques
tionably serious blow at the Republic in
France, Ho long as Thters lived. the experl
ment of a coup d'etat against the Republic
was surrounded with dimfficulties which will
be apt now to disappear. His death simpli
fies this in a dangerous manner. It is the
snappling of a bridle on the neck of the revolu
tion and the shattering of a shinld between
the framer of the Republic and the passions
of the reactionary party in France."
THE .EW YORH FII.l.
Thle Oriin, Developments anda anmnae
of the Fire.
NEW YoRK, Sept. 4.--Thrre were eighty
buildings burned by the great fire yesterday,
which started in Hale's piano factory. The
fire resulted not only in a financial loss, but,
it is feared, in a terrible sacrifice of life. Two
persons are known to be dead, severac l have
been seriously wounded and more are miss
ing. Most of the buildings destroyed were
cheap structures, many of them shanties.
The loss is estimated at $2.0,000.
Hale's manufactory, In which the fire origi
natol, was a large brick building, eight
stories high, having a front of two hiundired
and fifty feet on Thirty-fifth street and about
the same on Thirty-sixth street. What was
known as the old part was nearest Tenth
Avenue, and ran through the Harris block and
had a front of twenty-five feeton Thirty-sixth
street. Here was the main entrance and stair
ease. This part of the factory was built in
11t9, and has been noted for the many misfor
tnes attendling it. That year, 1869. a partl of
the wall blew down and two or three men
were killed; later a boiler exploded and
mangled all engineer.
iRecently, large additions were erectedl to the
bttilding. There :was a staircase in the
northeast corner, opening on Thirty-sixth
street, but this was always kept c'losetl; there
were also two escapcs on the Tenth Avenue
side and two in thie recesses on I'lhirty-slxth
street side, All through the building w'ere
piles of partially finished pIinos. The estabh
lishment wnw a perfec't titder shop.
The fire originahol at 9 :;) a, m., and as far
as can ire ascertained from nimany and con
illting stories, arose from some material
whichw -as bhiIng heated.
rue dr 4the men looked suddenly around and
he saw the( whole bench, on which the mrate
vial stood, in a blazn. The man gave the
alarm instantly and escapedt. Such was the
inflammable nature of the materials that the
ilames spread like a flash. A breeze was
blowing briskly from the north,. and the win
dows, which were open inl the building.
helped the flames. Thre. had been employed
nearly 200 nmen. Vip to the present time a
number of cesunlties have h. In reported.
Two persons were killedl and follr injured;
and In addition to thlse severale ae rii cited
missing. and It is feareu)l |heli' Ip.lies may be
in the ruiins of the hur'nedI faetorvy.
()f the dead. )Oliver Fasnisker jumped fromn
an upper wlindow and was killed hby th fall.
It Isn nderstood that he leaves ni wife anmii
familly.
Annie Smith. Infant; Iefor e ti child em.ll
ibe remiovetd she wase st;llf'ouat'rd.
Paul Hles. aged 19, jumped from a win
dow and has a sev'ere spraiim.l ankle.
Thos. Ludwig. aged 19i. jumpelI fronl a
window anl has n laeorasted foot.
James Itoland, nmenmler of .engine 1is. wall
fell on him anl lie was ceaught in the' delriq;
injulries. colmpound frac'tre of thle leg.
lonqloest escapaed fromi a window coin
siderahly hIttered about the face and haIil4.
and his knees split in two.
The missing are Albert Loee. varnlsher.
aged 5:I; Henry D)emorst; : Mr. (lie, an old
iman: John (lUndergor, aged 21; .lolhn i)un
can. Jas. Smith. Patrick Trainer.
NEW YORK, Sept. 4.--.The ruins of yestelr
day's firo pres.nllt a. scene of inldescrihadle
deeolation. To-day tlhe ruins are still smonl
dering and thie coal yards blazing. The chilm
neys and walls left stnrdling will be bllohwn iup
to-morrow mornilng by the scappers antd
miners' corps of the fire department, who
were on thei ground this morning, lint owing
to the intense heat they were i unable to doI
much. For the same reason the ruins have
not been disturbed, and the uncertnintly as to
the number of those who lhaive perishe.d anrd
been buried uniler the rmass of brick tw'enty
crt deep is as great as last evening. Bult
rme engine is kept (,on the groud.l. A tih,!e
is no wateIr to supply the others, hydrants
are used to cool the smoking ruins.
The cooling process is necessarily slow, and
it Is the judigment of thll chief of the depart
ment that the search for bodies cannot he
begun before to-morrow. To this lack of
wair present delay is not only c(hargelable,
but the greater part of I hedostrllction. lRe
ga.rdlng the loss of life there are many con
flicting surlrmise and accounts. There are
those who fear that the removal of the mass
o(f brick on the site of Hale's manufactory
will reveal another Br)ooklyn Theatre sur
prise. They base their judlgmlt on the fact
that the varnishers in the fourth story were
mostly llnmarrhie men, who )boarded widely
apart.
A man who keeps a large hboarding-house
on Tenth Avenue. whlich was also burned, had
a dozen or m1lore (If thle varnishers as Ilharders,
but can't tell their names. He says that
none of themr have reported to him, but he
seenms to have no fears that they are beneath
the ruins; in fact, like every on' else,. h tldoes
lnot know Whetlher they are lead orl alive. On
the other handl, it is stated on proof that four
or five p.eished. The foreman of the estab
lishment of Mr. Hale says Ih doelrs not think
lout three persons lie in the ruins; one (of
these is a maln nlalmed Lee, who raIl ill to
save two friends, and was seen to th'row up
hlls arms and fall backward into the flamne
just as the walls catme down with a crash. It
is now almost certain that not more than five
pe'rsons have prislhed. Their names are as
follows :
John Kemnpenel. Edward Fish. Allert Lee.
George torahr, and John Kentick. Those em
ployes who had Itlen at work reported at tile
branch factory in Thirty-fiftih street. All ex
cept the five mentioned were found to have
escaped, very few leing injured exc(pt the
two who are in hospital.
The returns at the pollce station go to show
that the loss of lives is limited to four or five.
In relation to any bodies that Ilight lhe in
the ruins, the general opinion is expressed
that cremation hlls ieen so complete that but
little If any remains would be found.
The fire marshal has been on the ground
all day coll.eting all information possile in
regard to the origin of tile fire anld loss's
sustained, but at a lat' hour he had c'ollected
no rellable information. It is estlltattl that
tile total loss to insurance companies will
not ex.eeed $2.8,00O.
fDVEv POIRTA' FUNERAL.
The Obsequelll Postponed Until Tooday.
NEW Yona, Sept. 4.--The obsequies of the
late tragedian, E. L. Davenport, which were
expected to take place this morning, hnave
been postponed at the request of 1)r. Chapin.
Dr. Chapin, who was to ofliciate, was In a dis
tant part of the Stite when notified of the
death of his friend, and expressed a desire to
respond to the invitation to participate in the
exercises, The remains are expected here
from Canton, Pa., this morning, accompanied
by his two sons. They will be immediately
conveyed to the residence of his daughter.
Misst Fanny Davenport. No. 111 West Forty
seventh street. where they will ,e placed in
charge of the pall-hearers.
Mrs, Davenport was too ill to nccompany
the remains of her late husband. and still lies
upon a lhd of illness at tlheir residence in
Pennsylvania. The remainder of the de
ceased's Immediate family, with the excep
tion of one of his daughters, who is studying
for the lyric stage and lies Ill in Italy. will he
present at the obsequies. inludtling one of the
younger daughters, Miss May Dlavenport,
who arrived from Europe yesterday, to learn
of hoei bereavement on shipboard through
an intimate friend of her father.
The exercises at Rev. Dr. Chapin's church,
on Fifth Avenue, between Forty-foturth anti
Forty-flfth strloots, will 'onlmmence at. half
past 9 o'cloc k to-morrow morning. The elml
seial portion of the exercises will be unler
the direction of Mr. Williams,, a. fea
ture of the solemn ocn'rat.ltion bei' ng a
dirge from Julihs C'tl·ar. The remla.lits will
be depositel in a family vault at. Woodlawn
('emtce'y, preparatory i. final intrulrntt in
thIe enmorimal sepulihre.
CREEDMOOR.
The Teamn Make Another QGood score.
I9peool'l to the Dcrmno'rt,t.l
(ImREEDMIooI, L. i., Sept.. 4.. -In tile practice
shooting to-day Armns led with a. score of 200,
Itr.naud 1191, Helph 1910, (Hlynn 189, EByrich 1Kn.
The last named getting out (of old powder and
had to use new. He led 'veryltoly at the
thousand yard scole. nmaking 72 in a possille
75, and at the finish of the 9151 yarid sRore. was
compelled to chanlige gun antld n iii iiition.
G,
Colored Suganr.
WAsIHINl(TON, Sept, 4. A dieleglat in of
sugar refiners frl'm itallt-inl(lore cal ltdon Seere
tiary Sherman to induce him to rei1,cinl his
order atboutthe seizure f coloredl sugar. The
misnsion was a failure.
The Washington National Republlcran.
Nr w Yon. Sept. 4.-A Wahtingtoim speciial
to thlii Err'nil Ng Posays that its is reportArl
that ox-Secretary Robesonand Wmit. F. ('handl
lir. tof New lHamipshire, are negotintfing for
tlihe purhhase .of the Ntulional Iletttblit'tt., and.
If the1y srccirl, the nutw Repulbliean new:s
paper will not. Ie stmrta'l.
The Erlldul fronl Summll r Waterinll
rPlnea.
Nrw YVon. SItpt. 4. The cold snap of the
pnst, few days Ihts greatly injirretd huitsiness at
tihe wamtering plceie. 'rlhtr New Jerpey South
o'n Raiilhoand tok ll away from Long Blranch
yts.,,lday nmore prom inent ioolrers than' hail
goine on any p'reviolts day. 'ITho amount of
bIaggage taken away was eoit rmut tlls.
The Now York tand Lbong llranlh IlailraihAd
was obliged to dtlottle its titrains yesterday in
ol'rdtr to net the exodill frotill (it o(-l 'ove,
Ashhury Park and Lonmg li:ranth. 'Th, sea
onll at Atlantic ('ifvt was prait.ically 'dle(I
yesterday, and at ('atpe May the dileparturit.s
flr outtm relllllllhll eii arrivals. The Ling
BIlmanctl rem'sortts. Ipartic~larly Sthelter lelalltd.
havet ltIst i;ranytisitors.
irillham i * I a' II'.W m ill.
HAT, T La4r rr('rry. Sept. 5. Irightami Youing's
will was reaid yester'day inl t'he pri..tetne ,l. il
Iis wives anti chilren ant it. fa tw frieinld
Brigham Yonlng, Jr., (weorge Cannon and
A llb.rt Carrlngton are named as his executors.
The estate is largely real estate and Is proba
ably worth $2,o00,000. The will was madefour
years ago, and his youngest child, born of
Mary Van Cott, was then three years old.
Brigham Young was father of 50 children
and left 17 wives. 16 rons and 28 daughters.
His will alms to make an equitable division of
the property between wives and children,
with no preference to any.
THE CHINEifE QUERTION.
The People of the Prcifie slope Want to
Prevent Chinese Immigration.
HAN FRANIr.co. Sept. 4.--At a final meet
ing of the Committee of Hafety, held yester
day afternoon, a leo ter was read from Gov.
Irwin, who referred to the strong anti-Coolie
feeling which had rendered a disturbance
possible and might lead to a repetition. He
sulggestfed the expediency of sedklng to remove
the cnuse by taking further steps to obtaln
such mndliflcatlon of the Biurlingame
treaty as will prevent thie influx of
Chinese; that the committee from the
non-partisan character and high stand
lug of the nmembrlers was of all others
the organlzahtion that would have most
weight with Congress; such action would tend
to convince the laboring classes that earnest
efforts were being made to free them from the
burden of Chinese c, omlpetition, and woult do
more than anything else to secure peace and
order.
An address was then read on behalf of the
committee whiclhl calls the attention of the
Eastern people and press to the subject of
Chit 'so immigration, with a view of enlisting
thiel' support in the suppression of Chinese
Immigration.
Butler andi the lnlolilann Inveqti.atlon.
CINCINNATI, .ept. 4.---The .iuzrlth's Wash
ingt.on special says a. legal friend of (Gen.
iButler is authority tor the statement that the
General is preparing to carly on an investi
gntion, through a special House comnmittee.
of all rmatters connected with the Foster and
Matthews letters and the subsequent settle
ment of tlihe Louisiana question by a com
mission sent there by the PIresident.
The C. Ii. and I. strke Ended.
DAYTON, ().. H~pt. 4. --The strike on tihe
Cincinnati, lHamilton and Dayton road ended
here yesterday. All the firemen and brakes
men wenlt back to work on the terms offered
thieml by the company Saturday.
Yellow Fever in New York.
Ntw' VonK. 8,pt. 4.-A case of undoulbted
yellow fever has beun reported to the sani
tary superintendent. The victim was a
Scot'hhman named Robert Leitch, who
arrived August 27 by a steamer from Fer
nandina, Fla. On Friday he was stricken
with all the symptoms of yellow fever, and
died in tIe hospital Saturday night.
'~c Cotton Worm.
Mair~l~ . Sept. 4.--leports are bring daily
received of great damaget don to the cotton
rby thre worms in Arkansas, Mississippi and
West Tenniessee. Inll sname places the fields
have heeon completely stripped, and the
damage estimated at fully fifty per cent.
The Fatal Falling Building.
CIN'INNATI, Aug. 3.-T--he building on Long
worth street which fell to-day was a hoarid
ing-holuse for fancy womern, who rentel
rooms from Mrs. Kean, and at the time the
ancident orc'rurreud contained seven women and
two or three mrnn. The exact numllber of the
latter cannot rhe ascertained, ats those unin
jurred failed to report..
Mrs. uoe Kean the landlady, was instantly
killerl; John W. Iullstin, a visitor at the same
house injuredl internally, thought, fatally;
John Finnegan, foreman of the men at work
in rxcrvltiiill, was also Injuired.
Excavation of tihe dead buried under the
debris: Iiugh Quigley, laborr, killed in
stantly; Louis IDawliing, injrurr.d internally:
Lottile Willilms, ,ack hurt. [lhe otlher women
a.re Illo l'r less bruis.ced, and a c·olored servant
is I issing.
A ateamner Lost.
WrrrTanAL,, N. V., Mept. 4.- The steam*er
lI lllntreIdl, whicbh l'egan running yestelrday
niorning across Lake Chlatrpla.in frorn Ma
'.iuan's Bray to Plattsbuirg connorcting the
I',rtnrrd cnl O()gdlrrsrbrg Itnilrrioa with the
D)laware and HuIdson Railroad, burned to
thie watr'rs edge last night at Maqnamr's Bay.
No lives lost. Loss $25,1000.
The Rifle Teams at Creedmonr.
Naw YoIIK, Sept. 4.--Hir Henry Ilalford
and the British rilenmen visited this city yes
terday ann were photographerl. To-day they
intend practising with the American team at
(reerlmnor. It is likely that the British team
will bhe cho.rsen without further delay. (eon.
Chas. A. Hokin intends giving a banquet to
the British and New Orleans te'ams at his
big ten at (at !relmoorr', Friday.
A Prize for the Long Range lMatch.
NEw Yox, Sept.. i. -Mi'. E. A. Buck, elitor
of the ,jir1it r.if hlr Timen,' has placred $1000o in
gillt in the hands of Coi. (ilI.r'rcsleeve, i Ihe
fltered as a purse in a. long rlange matchi at
Creelllnoor. opren tfo all ')nrers, at 500, 900 andi
IIorN yards.
Recovery from Emotional Inanilty.
TInIuNTrN. N. ... Sept. 4.1 Treano lhousre,
who mriurdered her rhuisland, O)rson A., IHorusre,
thIre Now York divorce lawyer, was rreleasedr
from the Stat.' asylrum for lunatics at, Trn
ti ysiti'erlry. Shi ran cha, nmpltely recovered
A Boat Rare.
I'orTLATAr. M'.. ept. 4. D)avis, the rn im4
pion ex-on.arman of this place, has forwardodl
one huiridrl dcllarlis forfeit, to Frank Queen,
and challengeid .John Vliglin, of Niw York, tio
row a. live mille single s11ul ri(ie for onei thllu
sand dollars a sire. The rare is to take pinco
half way between heIrI and New York.
Lynch Law in Hentncky;
('IN'TNNATT. Hreptmber 4. -Rotrt .Iarnes,.
Hmlnuoel (ralrichi and .Jam'es imm ons were
hung by a mo(lb nt Ne'wr~astle. Ky.. thi.. rrirn
Ing, a little after 1 o'clrck. They are charge I
with the murder of severayl ,persaons in Henry
and (Own coulnti'es. Whein thie mness.eng'r
left this morning the tidi'es were st ill swing
ing in the air.
An Inapecting Tour.
WAsTTNrIrTON. Split,. 4. Sprl'ial Age'nt
'larkel, who l hes hlrron rn at tour of inspr'etiin
of the internal revenue district in the \Vest.,
Iae nm al tor the Co'lmmissioiners several rie
WAR NOTEN.
THE RATTLE OF PELINAT.
The TurkM Repulsed with Hcavy Lou.
LONDON, .ept. 4.--A Daily Nowes special,
date~l August 31, says: Osman Pasha's at
tack on the Russian position at Pelisat and
vicinity was one of the most hatl fought bat
ties of the war. The Turks early in the fight
captured a Russian redoubt one mile in front
of P'olisat. In the course of one hour this re
doubt was taken by the Turks, retaken by
the Russians and taken again by the Turks.
The Russian left wing was driven back on
Pelisat, in front of which trenches had been
dug and were lined with troops. The Turks
advancedl as though determined to drive our
left out of Pelisat and turn it. The Turks
began to descend the hill in that direction,
not with a rush, but leisurely and without
firing; not in masses or lines, but Rcattered
and diffused. They came down about half
way in this manner, the Russian artillery
tearing up groups all the time in the most
savage manner.
The Russian infantry fire, which had been
very heavy for the last live ulinutes about
Zeo lince, fow btwfan to roll Mtai l1iU
creit in our (dlrecto. li andt the Turks, ho
were just coming into range, began to drop
raplidy. The Turkish advance now veered to
the lett and went at the Russian trenches on
the crest of the hills between Pelisat and
Zeoglince with a shout, opening fine at thsame
time. The Turks descended nlut a hollow
and were lost to sight for a time. while the
Russian trenches flamed and smoked, and a
storm of halls was poured into the advancing
Turks. This must have lasted fifteen or
twenty minutes, during which time a fearful
loss of life must have occurred.
Then we saiv the Turks begin to withdraw
carrying off their wounded. The Turks had
no fsooner withdrawn from the Russian fire
than they formed and advanced again.
Many dead bodies of Turks were found within
ten feet of the Russian trenches. The little
slope or crest on which the trenches were
situated was literally dvered with dead. I
counted seven on a space of not more than ten
feet square. The battle here was terrible,
but the Turks were again repulsed. It will
hardly be believed that they went at it again,
and yet they did so. It seemed madness, be
cause we could see that the Russian fire never
slacked an instant and that the Russian line
never wavered while reserves were waiting
behind, ready t.o fall in at tire least sign of
wavering.
The scene of carnage was again repeated,
but only lasted a moment; the Turks, com
pletely broken withdrew sullenly, firing
and carryin otff their woundedl andi many of
their dead. Thyv fell back on a redoubt which
they had first taiken, apparently with the in
tention of hIolding it, but were not allowed to
remain long. Another attack on tIhe iRussian
centre had been equally unsuccessful as that
on the Russian trenches on tire left. The
Russians pursued the retreating Turks with
a mlurderlous fire. Hix companies went at
them with the bayonet andl swept them out
of the redoubt like a whirlwind. At 4 o'clock
the Turks were in retreateverywhere, and the
Russians occupied the whole of their first po
sitions, besides pursuing the Turks a short
distance with cavalry. The Russians were
about 20,000 strong. Their loss is estimated
at r0V, and the Turkish 0000 killed and
wounded.
A Bloody Week Promled.
LoN.ooN, Sept. 4.-The news of the week
promises tobebloodv. The summer is going,
and decisive results become every day of
more importance to the Russians for there
are indications not to be disregardtld-finan
cial, political and social- -whch point agins.t
the probability of a continuance of the war
into another campaign.
Why the Romnmaniarn Croaqed the Danube.
LONDI)ON, HSpt. 4.--A special to the I'ost
from Bucharest says Prince Charles of lRou
mania hats issued a manifesto, to his troops,
announcing that he has been appointed to hoe
supreme command of the Russian and liou
manian armies before Plevna.
The manifesto states that it was the duty of
the Roumaaian army to c'ros the Danube
and encounter the Turks In their own terri
tory, because the war was approaching the
itoumanian frontie.r, and If the Turks were
victorious RIlot ania woulid suffer carnage
and desolation.
Rusqia Want' an Extradition Treaty
with the United Stater.
L0oNno. Sept. 3.- 'The Poist' correspoTn
dent at. Illerlin states that Prinee (torts.chakoff
has authtorized the Riussilan Minister at Wash
ington to open negotiationts for ian extradition
treaty betwetn Ruissia and the United States.
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FOR EIG(N NEWS.
Ex-Presldent thters' Death.
LoNDON, Sept. 4, 5 a. in. The following
dispatch frin Paris has just been received:
All thl journals aniouneo, that ex-President
Thiers died quite si en lrly at 0 o'cltok yes
terday evening, at St. Germain.
PARt., Sept. 4.--Ex-President Thietrs died
quite suddenly last night, at St. Germaine, of
furlminant appoplexy. The ex-President had
taketn his usual morning walk yesterday anti
apparently in gool health. The symptoms
of the diisease commenced after luncheon. and
he died without suffering.
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The Re.lgnatlon of Secretary McCormilek.
WAshIINItroNv, Sept.. 4.--It. was statetd in
authoritative qlltarters at the Treasury D)e,
partmeint tio-lday that Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury McCormick's letter of resigna
tion is now in the hands of the Secretary of
tihe Tretasury, to take effect upon the appoint
ment of his su(Oessor. Tihe reason given is
the severe strain his arduous llduties have upton
his health, particularly affect,ing injuritisly
his atlrtiraly impair ed system.
Dying.
New YoViK. Stpt. 4. Thie Wtorld's hBalti
mrre tlitspatch says that e~x-SH.ab S.enator
t()wc.rs, or S.o th C(arolina, recerntly ehargedl
with State. ring frauds, is diyirng there.
The Book 'Trade.
New YortI. Sept. I. rThe fall bo,ok t.rade sale
tginrs at t liniton s Itsll, Wtdnesalnay morn
ing, ,tptemrnbr 5. 'The, trade sale this fall
will h,' a very heavy on,', for better timlres aire
anticipated. Seovnty-two publishing hoise,
will be reprsentefld.
Falled.
MtoNTTIIa,. Sept. 4. James O(. i onn-dy v A.
Cot'l., lothirs, have imaid' an assign.krunit,.
Liab.,ilities $75.nil.
BRae Rall.
.y.Art:s.E N. Y., HSpt. -I.- Stl.ars 9, indian
apj,lis nothirng.
IrFIFAI,o, HSept. 4. Aulrrns 1, BItUff.alos
nothing.
lUoox TvY, N ,ept.. I. alnrt fords 7, (Ch ag'r
1. Eight innirigs.
Rifle inhotinr.
BryeFFAri, Sept. I. -At t.tIe Strite rifle tn-atch
tol-dv. at Bay Vilew, the tatnm of thle first
rilla c,,nipalny tf Wa rsa-w wo.n r.lite fir-it prize
by a .cor otf 1 9. The tnam of B Conmpany,
Neventy-fourth Regiment, won the second
prize by a score of 169.
A Umlnell with the Indlsn..
SAN FRANC('IS, Mept. 4.--A telegram from
Portland says Capt. Davison returned from
Spok l1 Falls, where a council with Ni rt oern
Indians was held last spring for three days;
fourteen tribes and 3000 Indians were repro
sented. Articles of agreement were signed
accepting the reservation allotted and renew
ing assurances of peacd.
A Disastreus Fire.
CrncAoo, 8ept. 4.--A disastrous fire took
place here to-night, destroying the business
houses of M. J. Hmlth & Co., hardware; Win.
McAbrldge, dry goods; Jno. Reed. glass
ware; Jas. Kellogg, merchant tailor; Luther
Benson, grocer. All covered by insurance.
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IONEWY AND PTOCHg.
. yo1I, Kept.,4--Wall street -Money
T om ce nt, Vehange closed lower at
4853(14$8. Gold closed at 10o8e. G(overn
ments closed quiet. Currency 6's, 122'/1123.
t'aciflo Railroad bonds closed as follows:
Union first mortgage, 1055110.1;4 do. land
grants, 103'4.rT4; do. sinking fund, 95 ;
Centrals, 10(0' ý100tjo . The stock mtarfot
was weak during the afternoonm prices de
clining to 2',Q P cent from the highest
figures of the day. In the final deal, however,
there was a recovery of ; to 1!, '"i cent. The
transactions to-day aggregated 255,593
shares. The following are the closing bidis:
New York Central. ......... .103'4@ -
Harlem .......... ........ . 141 @
Erie.................... ......1 -
Lake Shore ..5.... . .
Wiihash....... ..............12 -
Northwestern ... 3.1( -
Northwestern, preferred.. ......
Northwestern, old . ...........l101.4T -
Fort Wyne.................... ....,2 -
St. Paul........... .... 32
St. Paul, preferred .............. 7 7 -
Pittsburg... . 0 5o -
Delaware, Lackawana and West
ern.... . . 1' -
New Jersey Central .......... . 1 .f -
Delaware and Iludson Canal ...... 55 ( -
Morris and Essex ..... ....... . 5 --8
Michigan Central ................ 5A84(h
Illinois Central.... .. .. ... -
Union Pacific .. 70'"'i. -
C. C. and I. C 4ti51
St. Joseph .. ..... ......... . 121@ -
Ht. Joseph, preferred ............. H -
Ohio and Mississippi........... 7 7@ -
I'Panama......111 @
Western Union Telegrap ........ 2p'82-f@ -
Atlantic andi Pacifcl Telegraph i..1>l'1 -- '
Pacifl Mail .......... .. .. ..... 2 -
Quicksilver ............ 0.J -
uicksilver. preferred .... ...... 32 -
Adamls Express......... ........ 2 -
Wells, Fargo & C,.'s Express .... A2 s -
American Exfpress .............. 45Y. -
United States Express.......... 43 (f -
In State bonds Loidsiana Consols sold at
DOMERTIC IMARUETM.
Nxw YORK, Sept. 4.-Flour stronger; No. 2
State $2 50@8 lR ; superfine State $3 50@
4 50; extra State 5 40; superfine Western $3 25
@4 5O; extra Western $5r@5 40. Southern flour
strflger and in good demand; No. 2 $2 su
perilne $3 40@4 25. Wheat firm at about yes
terday's prices. Barley quiet and unchanged.
Rye firm and in moderate demand; No. 2
Western 67rt67ri7; new crop 79@79. Corn
1luiet and easier; steamer. cash, 56' .T057'
,ept.mber 570.57'4. Oats fstrong andi
higher; extra white 41r42 No. 1 do 40 41;
,xtra mixed 88. Pork dull; mss $l313i3 05
caish. $13 .5 hid September. Lard weak; city
or spot $SS 5; September $S 35. Beef stadly;
pedked $15l:15 50; family $16. Cut meats
dull and neglected. Whisky unchanged.
$1 12%( hid for spot. Cotton---Middling tp
land. 11; futures quiet and steady. Cheese
marketfirm at @11 for common to prime,
and 11"4 for fancy.
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THE WEATHER TESTERDAY.
The following is the "temperature" at the
various points named, as reported by the
Signal Service telegrams furnished by Ser
geant Brown, of the Signal Bureau, and indi
cating the state of the temperature at the
points named, at 3 p. m. yesterday:
Cairo 75 degrees, Cincinnati 76, Galveston
90, Keokuk 77, Latrosse 51, Leavenworth 70,
Louisville 70, Memphis 66, Nashville 77,
Ornaha 75, -l1ittsurg 77, Shreveport 73, St.
Louis 74, St. Paul 77, Vicksburg 77, Yankton
(I). T.) 51, Augusta (Ga.) 81, (orsicana (Tex.)
90, Mobile 52, Montgomery 55, Savannah 30,
New Orleans 30, and Key West 92.
The following were the variations of tom
perature, according to the thermometer
(Fahrenheit) at Duhamel's store', on Canal
street, yesterd(ay:
6 a. m., 78; 12 noon, 86; 3 p. m., 516; C p.
in., Stu.
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THE COUIRTS.
tixtll District Court.
Wm. McKee has filed a petition against George
Ohorey claiming the sum of $450. The petition
represents that he is the lessee of the batture
property known as the property of the heirs of
Emma 8eguin, sitnaed in Algiers, and bounded
by Paterson and Beguin, having a frontage on the
river of about 520 feet.
Petitioner leased the property last year for a
term of years, for the purposes of a steamboat
landing, these fact being well aqown to the de
fendant, who, with a View to irnjure petitioner,
tied up in front of his property certain steam.
boats, and collected money.from the same. The
petitioner asks for a judgment in damages, and
for a writ of injunction. The writ was granted.
Fifth District Court.
Suit was entered by Gov. Nioholls Tuesday
morning in this court against F. E. Dumas. 8tate
Tax Col ector for the Third Distriot. city of New
Orleans, and bie sureties, for $11.848 58, amonnt
of defioit of moneys collected. This suit is simi
lar to tbat filed against Fulton. The sureties are
Joseph Cornibe $6000, Ben Bloomfield $6000 and
A. Briengne for 38000.
Judge Tissot held a session during the morning
for Judge Rogers, absent, and adjourned the
court until September 5.
United states District. Court.
, 'In the matter of the Canal, City Park and Lake
Railroad, Moenery, Ellis & Ellis, attorneys for
'Ezabeth Stratman, subrogee of P. I. Thode,
filed an opposition to the sale made by the
assignees of the above railroad to Thomas H.
Handy.
Siecond District Court.
The succeslions ,f John C. Hiokey and Con
stantine Ople have been open, d.
Marie Martin, Laura Bonnecaze and John
MoUan pray to be emancipated.
Cliver 5oapina.
Hilvor 4on pine, Gold h(oogina. Pearl tloaino
,'in ,! foi , with ill gr,',--r, ilre, ho is pro
!lied lmninot horOe mnltnua.'tiure, or is an
nerny t lit' th outh.
Go to Ml('lo.k'v's r.Itaurrnnt. No. 70 ,t.
Cllarln str"".t, for flf., frot ov.t''rt.
Fr,ltn. f'rooma. -HS D. . Murphy & ,On's
onition n'v''rtisnment..
Bny your buggies and carriages from L. T.
Mvldnx, 35 Caroadelet street, near corner (ra
yi .,
TIHE NSUAR MHED) COMPANY.
The following petition was intraodrce.l ry
Admilistrator Cavanac and read this after
ncor at the meeting of the City Coelncl :
To) thn Honorable the Manor and Counlllil of
New Orl.ans:
Irntlemrn -Thle uindersigned, having a l1
reot inter'est itl the welfare of this city. Indi
reotly interested in the oroduction antid cononm
ical handling of the suilar pr odechul in this
State and marketewl here, andc seeing cITrrte
boeinf made to secure an tljustrrlient of the
relations of the Sugar htod C(orenpany towards
the city, greatly to the disad vantage ,of the
Intter, begs leave to say:
1. 'that there probably exists no doubt in
the mind of any citizen who has given any
thought to the subject, nor in the mined of
any one of your honorable body, that the
whole nsugar shed sche: e was conceived in
iniquity.
2. That all the probabilites are that not
one of you believes that any ucih hsum
($240,fHir ias is claimed to have. heeln epenrlde
iy the comlpanry was speut tfor Pereting sheols,
and that each andl every one of you ililleves,
with that portion of the general conmrunity
who have inquired into the sly j Ct, that the
company iswned to acttorneys and others large
sums onf 'preferred stoek ' for services ran
derdl in securing a charter andi special preivi
i. )hat your honorable bodyV knows that
the sald company has ever hrbn, is, Iand will
be (if permitted to exist) a dlirect hu thnn on
the produciers of sugar and molasses, and
cnsequenitly, an inctbus (oT the city anon
tato u at large.
4. That you are surely aware thet there
exists no shadow of right on theo part fit city
or State to grant to any private corporation,
or to any private citiren the right to levy a
trx on any produce landfe at our wharves,
vern though it he claimed that said corpora,
tion or citizen tenders a cquill pro quo. The
chlartar .of this company comprehends the
power to tar all sugar and miolasses landed
on the levee.
fi. Your honorable body are also aware that
the landings in front of this city are open,
like the public highway, to the colmmerce of'
the world, subject only to such restrictions at,
youlr hands as are necessary to their proper.
police andu conduct. Therefore you have no
power ti expropriate any portion of sald land
wng to the use and profit of private corpora
ticns or ilndividuals.
I. You have, through your cormmitte,
clearly ascertained that the company has
largely failed even in its pecuniary obeliga
tions teo the city itself, while anassinga money
it hadl no right to, and declaring large divi
deils to stockholders- thus exhibiting, by
shiocking greed and illegal avoidance, a teotal
want of that senac of duty to society without
which no corporat.loi should exist.
7. Your honorable body must hie aware that
the sheds of this company have ever beoen a
most serious obstacle to the movement of
bothl incoming and outgoing freights. There
is a necessary demand for large space in front
of the boats that land nearly all the sigar
and molasses broulght here as well as for the
reeeption by the hots yof the laIre return
freights, an oever since the absorption of the
lrevee biy the warehouses called sugar shela
the movemert of both classes of freight has
been greatly hampered, and to the ldetrlment
of all conmerned.
h.le intelligence of your honorable body
cannot permit you to consider the so-called
"advantages" offered tohe producer in shel
tering his sugar, as you are fully aware that
neither cOrporations nor Individulals offer
"advantages" gratis. *A profit must be made
off the producer, or the company ovuli
exist; and for you to expropriate your q
landings to exclusive private nggra se
mrent is utterly violative of law and general
right.
Inlt the company is of no, general advan
tage to the pr(oducer, even if you hadl the
right to give it the landing. Fair inquilry will
show you that the great mass of the crops of
sugar and molasses reaching this market is
sold within a few hours after leaving the
boats or railroads, and while it yet lies oin the
open levee. There is but one small class of
the people to whom the sheds are generlly
useful, viz: the middle men who purcha ...
first handls and sell gradinally to deale, rrs,
all that they pay for use of the sheds
much delad expense attached to sugar W
molasses, for the producer and consumer pay
it at last.
9. Your honorable body cannot he unaware
of the farts as to the mode of flow of sugar
from the producers into this market, and that
being produced in great measure on the
bankh of the Mississippi and its trlturtaies,
with planters poseossing at home more or
Iess ample facilities for storage, this flow Is
greatly regulatel thereby. 'lhere is only one
short term of anything approaching glut, in
the market, that. being regulatued by the
pl'iunilary (lemand of tihe merelhanrt on the
priteiter end when we hadl no sheids the pro
ricmer sufleredr no more in this respect' trhan he
do(es now.
10. In permitting the oxi'stenee of thio rno
nopolfy your hor.,orallfe body not only do
wrong, as set forth, buIt, you do a doublest
wrong in permitting, or indleed' fotering, a
llstinctiv e tburt.hrn on a single article of corm
merce, and confining the field to one suet of
men. If it is legitimatrne, wise and profltable
thus to invuade general rights and to hamler
industry, open wide the field and invite pro
porsals for all men who are unwilling to work,
burt who wiuld fattem on the work of oth+ers,
tr, tid for the privilege of all yourr Iandigrlrr
that they may shed co)ttim, trlbar'o, (.ir'n,
rirat--everything that comes to the market.
11. But more than all, you hamve lbe rem
cently memoralizedl by a commrnittee of PitA
znls of the highest, respect.ability, andl with
large interests at stake, and this "ornittoei'
has distinctly charged tihe Hurgrl' Shled (Corn
p any with systermatically exacting from
tlhem illegal and extortionate charges on sl
gar and mnolasses.
12. Your honorable bodtl hors, through a
duly appointsl comrrmittee, carerfully investi
gated those charges, and yo) have found that.
they are positively true trh.t the company
has not bten smtisfiel. wilt .xactirng what Ifs
illlfgrl Iharite' permittled, burt that it has ','
t,hrtisl from unwilling inrdus.try far ronre than
this.
i., More, yoll have, in the course of your
investigation, found that in their grei' for
unhrol y polf the comrpany this oven forfitelt its
chlarter- -that it in reality ro longer exists.
14. To sunr up trhe matter, your honorable
btly is calledl on to deal withl a set of mlen
callingr tlemrrselv es a corporate Ilody, who
(grn-.rtmr tlher this appellation fior tie saks
of arurrrrnttoriginatrld in sIn, who never had
a right tfi exist, who publicly clrair to have *
exprrlded roney on thre landinlgs which y,rou
dlon't hbeli(ve they over have spent, who you
believe issue1l "preferrvl st.rk" (morre pr't
perly fraudulent stockt to insure a charfi-r,
who have extorted fromr, a Kpeoplo moneys they
are not erntitle!d to, and whorl you tl'lievy fn,
have now furfeit thirhar thircharttrough their
own arts.
I ncome besfore your honorabl-e l,,,ly, then, fi.
single and humble citi.in, burt with as ºetrirm
right to be heard and to iHs hte,'der . as Ig
ten thousand Imen, to prote'st, against, your
holding any commnnication with this Sh.rar
Shhdl (iompany with a, view ti, adjrstinrr its
relationsr to society and -imutinuirng its 'exist
c:nrce
If tihe company hutl primarily no right. tI
exist, as I have htowrn, so far frorm ho,lding
any ofliiial cor,rnrnuiricatiion with it it s'r-urir
ito n me that, in doing your rfll duty
to thIe people who have chosen you to mnanra e
their affrairs irrider laws that ualike resttrirrn
andt protect you arid them tand confe'r power
on you to restrain anil evil-doers, you worilrt
have promptly sorghllt lto extinguish it.; but
whren, r,,ldtul tIo an illegral ois.tenre, it. d',
vilopit's in ytur1.I faces th-.e rlonsrtro,ts felatlres
of Ii. huge parsite preying on the, vitalsf
honerst irnllustry, I .uan htlt wondler' wthnr I
hear thut, it is pr."iuible for you to hold tt,mn
rrlunririttiont with it for the purpose enorr,,ri.
hit, trrr;nt., for tho' sa ke of arr l.lenrr t, tht., ttijr
Coai.nr:u.4 on _":. - .