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S[ORLEA Y DEMlCRAT.
OFRTIOIA JOURNAL OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA AND OF THE OCITY OF NEW ORLEANO.
VOL. II---NO. 264. NEW ORLEANS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1877. PRICE, FIVE CENTS.
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DOXESTIC NEWS.
A *IV I CONFILAGRATION.
1..1g of the steamers Grand Me
and Carondelet at st. Louis.
. Loos, Sept. 20.-The Grand Republic
lying at the levee and had just been re
and much improved preparatory to
g the cotton trade in the lower river.
Iwatchman says he first discovered the
gres near 12 o'clock, and rushing back he
ad the bridal chamber on fire. He sounded
)alarm at once, and though the engines
ponded promptly, the boat burned so fast
,t they were too late to do any good. The
tchman aon give no account of the fire, and
ay suppose it to be the work of an in
adiary.
ihe steamer Carondelet, which was lying
agalde the Republic, also took fire and
moed to the water's edge, but as her hull is
r.on it was little damaged and will be good
Use yet.
hbe Grand Republic is a total loss, even to
t hull, which can never be raised.
Republic was valued at $200,000 and in
s for $50,000. The Carondeletwas valued
$0,000 and insured for $20,000.
ahny think the fire originated from the
eleseness of some of the workmen en
ged in repairing the Republic, who slept on
~d, and this is most probably correct.
Thorwegan will purchase another
tanuediately, and be ready to enter the
trade at New Orleans early in Octo
Description of the Boats.
Grand Republic was owned by Capt.
H. 'Thorwegan and others of St. Louis,
was valued at over $150,000, and insured
WWestern offices for $40,000. She was the
steamboat ever built, having a carry
; capacity for 4000 tone freight and a stow
Sroom for cotton estimated at 12,000 bales.
r .cabin, for grandeur, was unsurpassed.
lce last here she has received an extensive
slr and many improvements, and was on
o eve of leaving St. Louis to enter the cot
a trade between here and Memphis.
The history of the Carondelet is already
I1 known, as she was transformed here into
tm.amboat out of the monitor Kickapoo, a
aror so ago. She was a freight boat, a
cotton carrier, was owned by Capts.
and Alf. Grissom, and was valued at
t $0,000, with an insurance in Western
of $15,000. With the Republic she also
enter the Memphis trade, and was to
St. Louis on the 25th, The fire broke
Republic, and communicated itself
.the Carondelet lying alongside. The de
m of these boats will prove a serious
toUesir owners. Both comparatively new,
excelling in their respective uses, both
the prospect of a long and prosperous
their loss can hardly be calculated.
of these boats are possessed of
indomitable pluck an( energy, and
dering them our-sympathies we are
t, great as their loss may be, they
be on their feet again.
EQUINOCTIAL.
ue aUG EN[ect of the Late Cyclone. I
ASHEaOTON, Sept. 20.-A severe cyclone
kIm en in the Gulf of Mexico since Sunday. I
central near Mobile butdiminishing E
y. It has been attended by very
winds and heavy rains, causing great
in the Gulf States near the coast. It
ing slowly to the north of east.
winds in the Ohio Valley and the South
tic States are at present under the influ
of this storm. It is in many respects 4
to the great storm of September, 1875,
caused great damage in Texas. These
clones frequently lose much of their force
the time they reach the North Carolina
signal officer reports the cyclone yes
y in the East Gulf States has remained
I stationary, but is diminishing in in
with the barometer rising at the con
hedepression. High winds and heavy
have attended the storm. The indica
ot threatening for to-day; howev
ry signals continue at Mobile, St.
1nvlle,, Savannah, Key West,
Wilmington, Smithville, Tibbee
Lookout Kitty Hawk, Cape
pe May and Norfolk.
Bayou sara.
BAYo S , La., Sept. 20.-The storm was
e here for two days. The damage
ithrops is very great. Most of the cotton
cane is flat on the ground. No houses
damaged, but much fencing was do
yed. The worms are playing havoc with
hat remains of the cotton.
Jackson. Miss.
x, Miss., Sept. 20.-The rain fell
withqut intermission from Sunday
10 o'clock to-day, Thursday. The
iWas not heavy enough to do any dam
The cotton is not much damagedl, but a
has been knocked out. The long con
dampness, however, will doubtless
the open cotton and thus deteriorate its
Overcoats, winter wraps and fires
orally have been in demand. The weather
night has cleared up beautifully and quite
An Electric Phenomenon.
BAYou SARA, La., Sept. 18.-Saturday, 15th
between the hours of 4 and 5 p. m., a
ized meteor passed over our town. It
ploded with a very loud report, which was
for many miles around, and at points
upposed to be nearer the explosion caused a
ht quaking of the earth. Parties who
w it describe it as a huge ball of fire pass
through the air at a very rapid rate. Had
t occurred at night it would have been a
d and startling sight. The evening was
lin and clear, and we cannot account for
e appearance of our visitor. F. M.
Ocean Freights.
NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-Ocean freights quiet.
e grain interest is offering little freight.
tea by steamer are low, and grain vessels
the spot are scarce and hence rates to Cork
or orders are not much affected, although
here are said to be some vessels offered for re
harter by shippers.
Going Ha me to Vote.
WAsmINOToN, Sept. 20.-Authoritative in
oraton has been conveyed to the clerks ap
inted from the State of Ohio to the differ
ent departments, that they can have six or
'qht days' leave of absence to go home and
`e. It is probable that a majority of them
will go, as it is understood that their votes
are sorely needed.
A Long Swim.
NEw Yonx, Sept. 20.-Frank Prince, cham
pion swimmer, will swim on Sunday from the
Battery to Sandy Hook, twenty miles. If the
weather is unfavorable the affair will be post
poned.
Meeting of Trunk Line Mandters.
NzW YOLK, Sept. 20.-The managers of the
great trunk lines closed their meeting here
yesterday. Thcre was a small alteration in
the classification of freights made. No other
business was attended to.
Failed.
PHaLADELPHIA, Sept. 20.-Shoemaker Sons,
of Shenandoah, Pa., have failed. Liabilities,
$10,000.
The Preeldential Party.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-The speeches of the
presidential party are highly patriotic, but
the verbosity which characterizes them ex
eludes them from this report. The hubbub
from Tennessee is so great that it is impossi
ble to say exactly where Hayes is.
A Conflagration.
NCTfcNNATT, Sept. 20.-Last night the third
floor of the Whitestone Linseed Oil Factory,
on Eggleston Avenue, upon which rested
about 15,000 bushels of flax seed gave way,
carrying all the floors below to the cellar at
the same time forcing out the south wall. The
loss exceeds $20,000.
FOREIlG MARKETS.
LIVFRPOoL, Sept. 20.-Sales of American
9050 bales. Uplands, Low Middling clause,
November an December delivery, 6 9-32d:
December and January delivery, G0kd.
MARINE NEWS.
NEw YORK, Sept. 20.-Arrived: Steamers
Olympia, Cornwall, City of New York and
Canada. Arrived out: State of Pennsylvania,
England, Omary and Frost. Homeward:
Landho for Savannah, Brazil for Wilming
ton.
PRINCE HASSAN AND HIS GLOVES.
The New York World prints a curious
bit of information about the young
commander-in-chief of the Egyptian
contingent on the Danube. Though
but twenty-four years old, Prince Has
san, son of the Khedive, is an expe
rienced soldier, and has already had his
share of haps and mishaps. The young
prince received his military education
at Woolwich and Berlin, after which he
occupied the office of minister of war
to his father. During the late war with
Abyssinia he was seriously wounded
and made prisoner. Although treated
with great consideration, King John,
"to punish him," as he expressed it
" for fighting against Christians'
ordered that a large cross should
be tattooed on the back
of each of the prince's hands.
This was done; and when his wounds
were healed the young officer was re
leased and returned to Cairo. Arrived
at home, Prince Hassan consulted the
best European as well as native physi
cians and chemists, and Copt sooth
sayers, promising a large sum to
any one who should rid him of these
mementoes of the Abyssinian king.
Advice was freely offered and experi
ments tried, the prince underwent much
suffering, but all in vain-the Christian
crosses`were indelible. In despair he
finally resorted to a dervish for advice,
and the holy man communicated a rem
edy which, at least, had the merit of
being undeniably efficacious. "Chop
off both thy hands," he said to the
prince, "better live without hands than
wear forever these signs of the infidel
giaours I" But Hassan relished it but
little and so remains to this day tat
tooed with the hateful symbols. This is
why no one ever sees him without
gloves.
A STORY AFTER MUNCHAUSEN.
A short time ago a man named c
Thompson, living on Morris creek, in
the Sierra Nevada mountains, was en
gaged in making hay. While at work a
he got an alfllrea seed in one of his r
ears. He applied to a physician, but he
was unable to find or remove the seed.
About ten or twelve days after Mr.
Thompson chanced to be picking at his
afflicted member, when, to his great
surprise, he felt some soft substance
protruding from the cavity of his ear
and pulling at it, was surprised to pull t
forth a green alfllrea leaf. As soon as
he recovered from his surprise, Mr.
Thompson procured a mirror and made
an examination, and observed pro
truding from his ear the tiny leaves of i
an alfllrea plant. The seed in his ear t
had sprouted and was growing. He se
cured a pair of tweezers and tried to
pull the plant out, but the leaves were I
too young and tender, and broke off,
and left Mr. Thompson in greater des
pair than ever, as he feels that he will
be compelled to let the plant make a
considerable growth before he can re- 1
move it. In the meantime, however, he
fears the roots may penetrate to his
brain and kill him.
THE SECRET SERVICE BUREAU.
[Chicago Timed.]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-The investiga
tion or the Secret Service Bureau has 1
formally begun. It is proposed to place 1
the fund appropriated for this bureau in
the hands of the Secretary of the Treas
ury for disbursement. He, in turn, will
place the catching of counterfeiters and
malefactors in the hands of United
States marshals throughout the coun
try. This placing special work in the
hands of men who have no knowledge
of the business will be very encouraging
to counterfeiters. It is also intended to
procure special men from time to time
by the Secretary of the Treasery. At
present the bureau has on hand over
$300,000 in counterfeit money. During
the year, four of its men lost their lives
in the service. Its record was never bet
ter. Sherman proposes to remove it to
its old uses-that of a political ma
chine.
A FIaST CLASs PLACE. -Everybody knows
what a popular resort Arbo's Saloon, No. 143
Common street has been; and as it has been, so
it will be in the future conducted by the Miller
brothers. None but the finest wines and
liquors will be kept, and the Millers know how
to combine them In the mo-t delicious bever
ages. The lovers of good things in the way of
liquors will bear in mind that within the walls
of this neat and cosy establishment are to be
found all that a connoisseur cot.id desire, with
a flue lanch thrown in,
MACMAHION'S MANIFESTO. I
AN ELECTIONEBRING DOCUJMENT PROM
THE PRESIDENT OF TIE
FRENCH REPUBLIC.
He Lays Down the Government Policy and
Proposes to Stick By It.
PkiRs, Sept. 19.-The Official AJurnal of to- I
day publishes the text of President MacMa
hon's manifesto to the French people. It is
as follows:
Frenchmen--You are about to be called upon
to nominate your representatives in the
Chamber of Deputies. I do not assume to
exercise any pressure upon your choice, but I I
feel bound to dispel any doubt on what you
are about to do. What I have done is this:
For the last four years I have maintained
peace, and the personal confldencewith which
I am honored by foreign sovereigns enables
me daily to render our relations with all
powers more cordial.
At home public order has never been dis- I
turbed for a moment, owing to the policy of
concord which brought around men devoted,
before all things, to their country. Public
prosperity momentarily arrested by our mis
fortunes, has recovered its elasticity. The
general wealth has increased, notwithstand
ing the heavy burden borne by the people;
the national credit has been strengthened,
and France, peaceable. and confident at the
same time, sees her army always worthy,
after being reconstituted upon a new basis.
These great results were, however, threat
ened with danger. The Chamber of Deputies, I
daily throwing off the leadership of moderate I
men, and more and more dominated by the
avowed leaders of the Radical party, at
length forgot the share of authority which
belonged to me and which I could not allow
to be diminished without involving the honor
of my name before you anl history contest
ing at the same time my rightful infliuence in
the Senate.
The Chamber of Deputies aimed at noth
ing less than substituting for the necessary
equilibrium of public powers established by
the constitution, the disposition of a new
convention. Hesitation was no longer pos
sible. Exercising my constitutional right,
and in conformity with the opinion of the
Senate, I dissolved the Chamber of Deputies.
It is now for you to speak. They tell you I
seek to overthrow the Republic, but you will
not believe it. The constitution is entrusted
to my guardianship, and I will make it re
spected. What I look for from you is the
election of a Chamber which, raising itself
above party rivalries, will occupy itself be
fore all things with the country's affairs. At
the last election an abuse was made of
my name among those who then proclaimed
themselves my friends. They have not ceased
to oppose me. People still speak to you of
their devotion to my person, and assert that
they only attack my ministers. Do not be
duped by this artifice. To frustrate it my
government will designate among candidates
those who alone are authorized to use my
name. You will naturally consider the bear
ing of your votes. Elections favorable to my
pplicy will facilitate the regular conduct of
the existing government. They will affirm
the principles of authority, sapped by dema
goguery, and will assure good order and peace.
Hostie elections would aggravate a conflict
between the public powers, as well as im
pede the course of business and maintain
agitation; and France, in the midst of
these fresh complications, would become
for Europe an object of disgust. As for
myself, my duty would increase with the
danger. I could not obey the mandates of
the demagogues. I could neither become the
instrument of radicalism, nor abandon the
post in which the constitution has placed me.
I shall remain to defend conservative inter
ests, with support of the Senate, and shall
energetically protect the faithful public ser
vants who, at a difficult moment, have not
allowed themselves to be intimidated by
vain threats. Frenchmen, I await with full
confidence the manifestasion of your senti
ments. After so many trials, France desires
stability, order and peace, and with God's
help, we will secure to the country these ben
elits.
You will listen to the word of a soldier who
serves no party and no revolutionary or re
trogade passage, and who is guided by noth
ing but love for his country.
The manifesto is countersigned by the Min
ister of the Interior. The dlecree fixing the
date of the elections for October 14 will be
published on the 22d inst.
The Views of the Press on the Manifesto.
LONDON, Sept. 20.-The Times' Paris corre
spondent says: People look upon President
MacMahon's manifesto as only an electoral
artiilce, designed to frighten timid electors
into supporting official candidates and so
encourage functionaries to exert pressure.
The SVandard's correspondent at Paris re
ports that President MacMahon's manifesto
created an immense sensation.
Bonapartists and Clericals applaud it as a
declaration of no surrender.
The Temps, which so far is the most out
spoken sf the Republican papers, declares the
s manifesto unprecedented.
WAR NOTES.
The Loss of the Roumanians.
LONDON, Sept. 20.- The S'andard's Bucha
rest correspondent says the tRoumanians in
their abortive attack on a redoubt before
Plevna, Tuesday last, lost 300 killed and
wounded.
Schipka Pass.
LONDON, Sept. 20.-A telegram to the Daily
News, dated Adrianople, Wednesday, states
that strong hopes of a speedy victory at
Schipka Pass are still entertained there.
The Turks, by constant fire, night and day,
prevent repair of the Russian works.
The Russians are withdrawing part of their
force.
Servia More Peacefully Dlsposed.
LONDON, Sept. 20.--.A Belgrade dispatch to
the Times says: News of repeated Russian
disasters has created great uneasiness here,
especially as everything was prepared for
provisioning of the Danube at Gladova, by
the Russians, and their reception in Negatin
and Tunac villages.
It is announced that the Cabinet have
agreed to postpone entering on action, and
the troops who were marching to the fron
tiers have been recalled in towns not so near
the border, in order not to give umbrage
to the Porte.
Russia Still for War.
LONDON, Sept. 20-The Times' correspond
ent at Bucharest telegraphs: Russian otli
cials of high rank here have declared that
although opposed to the war in the first place.
yet now they would not listen to suggestions
of peace.
IMPROVEMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPL
The Cbamber of Commerce of Mt. Paul
Favors River Transportation.
[Chicago Times.]
ST. PAUL, Sept. 17.-The Chamber of
Commerce has taken hold of the river
improvement convention in this city on
October 11, in good earnest. At its ses
sion this morning it adopted a series of
resolutions asserting that the States of
the Mississippi Valley were the great
wheat producing States of the Union;
that the Mississippi river is the trunk
line Tor heavy transportation, upon
which the whole country must depend
as a check upon exorbitant freights;
that the first duty of the general
governmrjnt is to make that high
way navigable, with a minimum
of five feet of water from St. Paul
to the gulf; that the appropria
tiol's heretofore made have been entire
ly inadequate, far below those for other
and l ess meritorious objects, and even
then .frittered away, in which great
wrong.had been done the Northwest;
and, in ally that these wrongs must be
ighted, ,nd can be speedily righted if
the representatives in Congress from
the Mississippi Valley will work and
vote as one man, and refuse to vote for
any other ILiprovements until this one
is recognized and provided for. To
bring -about this unity of purpose and
concert of act ton the Chamber respect
fully requests elitors and representative
men of the Misilissippi Valley, from the
gulf to St. Paul, to meet in convention in
St. Paul on Thursday, the 11th of Oc
tober next, to devise and carry out such
united action as w ill emphasize the de
mands upon the en suing session of Con
gress, and secure just recognition of the
rights of the Mississippi Valley from
St. Paul to New Orleans.
SEAmSKHORE GOLD.
[Baltimore San Oalifmnis Letter.J
The auriferous black sands of the sea
shore of Northern California have been
described in the Sun, and hltely we de
seribed a machine that was about being
set up on the beach to test the practivs
bility of profitably extracting the ex
ceedingly fine gold dust from the sand.
Every effort heretofore has been a fail
ure. There is gold enough in those
miles of ocean sand to pay the national
debt, if this new process proves success
ful; therefore, the report of this first
practical test is of high national Impor
tance. The fine concentrators, after a
month's run, gathered twenty tons of
the sands, well cleansed of the lighter
parts, which don't pay; so much
that the concentrated tonnage real
ized $12,000; or $610 per ton.
The cost of working was $1300. Now
machines are being constructed, which
at the same rate will yield $50,000 a
month at a cost of $4000. Many at
tempts have for years past been made
along 100 miles of coast to work these
shifting tidal sands without suc
cess. Now a rush of pre-emptors is
is expected to stake off claims on the
shores of California and Oregon. The
sands extend under the ocean far be
yond low water. But every tide and
every storm so shifts the paying points
that a claim rich to-day may to-morrow
be covered with barren sands. Never
theless, auriferous ocean sands may
now be considered. new and permanent
source of gold production, rivaling and
probably excelling the great auriferous
gravel deposits worked by hydraulic
washing. In both it is a question of
cost in separatingand gathering a small
per cent of gold dust from an immense
body of sand and gravel.
ENGLISH IRONpILADS.
If the English iron-clads shall ever
prove one-half as formidable to their
enemies as they are to themselves it will
be indeed a glorious day for England.
The Shannon, the first vessel of a new
class, tried to make a six hours' steam
ing trial at Plymouth a few days ago,
but her bearings became so overheated
that she had to be stopped. After a
week she was still in such shape that
three stoppages for cooling had to be
made in one hour. Then it was discov
ered that her bowsprit was out of place,
so that for ramming purposes she
would be useless; also, that she was so
overmasted and that such mistakes had
been made in calculating her displace
ment that she drew twenty-three inches
more than had been expected and al
lowed for. At the same time the Fla
mingo set out from Plymouth to Malta,
and during her brief voyage displayed
faults so multitudinous and multifarious
that Admiral Rice declared that unless
she was put into better shape in a fort
night he would order her home as use
lets. It is pleasant and reassuringafter
all this to learn that the English naval
authorities are not disheartened, for a
London paper says of the discouraging
Shannon that "probably she will make
one or two more preliminary trials to
discover more exactly her imperfec
tions."
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THE 1MOUTII CAROLINA ROGUEM.
(Oourier-Jnurnal.]
Some conception of the condition of
affairs in South Carolina during the
reign of the great plundering combina
tion which took possession of the State
at the close of the war may be formed
from the fact that among the persons
lately indicted at Columbia are two
Governors, one United States Senator,
one Lieutenant Governor, four State
Senators, two Speakers of the House of
Representatives, two members of the
Legislature, two Congressmen, two
State Treasurers, two Controller Gen
erals, one Secretary of State, one Judge
of the Supreme Court, one Clerk of the
House, one Clerk of the Senate, one
Financial Agent and one Revenue Col
lector. Tnese, with perjured legislators
and scores of corrupt county officials,
are the men who have brought upon the
State so much disgrace and distress. It
is no wonder that the more violent lead
ers of the Republican party have made
so little headway in fighting the Presi
dent's policy. No faction or party can
defend a record so black and live.
PHOTOGRAPHING WITH LIGIITNING.
[London News.]
Mr. Jarman's experiments with light
ning as a means of illumination are ex
ceedingly interesting, and should not be
passed over without notice. He man
aged to take a view of Queen street,
Ramsgate, being lighted, as it was, by
twenty flashes, one after another. No
doubt the illuminative power of a bright
flash is very intense, and if he could
have made choice it is possible Mr. Jar
man might have secured a ploture with
less than half this number of fashes. A.
single flash, he tells us, was sufficient to
print a negative by contaot upon an
other film of collodion-a fact we can
readily believe, since a quickly revolv
ing wheel has been ere now depicted in
the camera by the aid of a single elec
tric flash.
The Louisville Exposition is to wind
up with a dog show.
Princess Elizabeth, second daughter
of Prince Frederick Charles, of Prussia,
has been betrothed to the hereditary
Grand Duke of Oldenburg.
TIHE WIMBLEDON CUP.
A HIGH COM LIMENT TO NEW OR
LEANt' RIFLEMAN, DUDLEY MELPH.
What Sir Henry Halford Sali In Delivel
Ing the Prize to the Besat Rifle
shot in the World.
The last presentation was that of the
Wimbledon Cup to Mr. Dudley Selph,
by Sir Henry Halford. President Stan
ton, in introducing Sir Henry, sketched
the history of the cup, which was placed
in the hands of the American team of
1875 at Wimbledon as an offering from
the National Rifle Association of Great
Britain to the National Rifle Association
of America. Sir Henry said::
"Gentlemen and Officers of the National Rifle
Aesociationg
"You have done me the honor of
making me the medium of presentation
of this cup. I am glad, as it gives me
the opportunity of recalling to our
minds the circumstances which called
it into existence and explains its ap
pearance on your list of annual prizes
at Creedmoor. But, first, I would cor
rect what seems to me an error into
which Gen. Woodward has fallen when
he underrates the importance of long
range, as compared with what is done
and should be done in military arms.
Now, it will not do to kick down the
ladder which has led us to the present
pitch of excellence in military shoot
ing. You must not forget that the
skill shown and interest in scientific
rifle shooting has been of Incalcula
ble value in the work of raising the
standard in all classes of arms. Had it
inot been for the progress in this special
line we might have still been working
away with the old 'Brown Bess.' I
trust, therefore, that no jealousy will be
shown, and a more active interest than
before taken in scientific shooting and
all honor given the men who at present
win prizes through their own diligence
with arms called the finest, but really
the pioneer weapons on which all future
changes and improvements are mod
eled. But of the cup. You will remem
ber that when the American team of
1875 went to Ireland to gain one of
its uniform victories- [laughter]-after
Dollymount they came to Wim
bledon. Some of our people
proposed that they should shoot
alongside us in our contest for our old
Elcho Shield. But the objections to
this were manifest, and the council
could not consent. Some said we were
afraid, but to show that we were not we
offered to get up a 'scrateh' team and
shoot a match. I was on the council at
that time, and was one of the strongest
opponents of the proposed match with
the Elcho Shield teams, and I hold
to that opinion still-that when more.
than one team comes from the same
country a foreigner-and I am not
using the word in an ofensive sense,
because I look upon you as cousins-
cannot form a proper competitor. But
the council, while holding this view
were anxious to have a match, and
when this could not come about, to
show their wish to do everything that
was hospitable and kindly, they pro
vided this eup. It was taken away from
England on a most excellent score by
Major Fulton, and now I have the
pleasure of presenting it to a gentle
man who has been termed the best
rifle-shot in the world. I have so called
him myself, and he has proven himself
such, not in team shooting, but in a
match where he was thrown on his own
resources, and was obliged to follow
his own judgment. I consider a man
a better marksman who makes a
high score when shooting by himself
than when, with able coaching, he runs
up to great totals. It is quite possible
that he may be a mere trigger puller.
The act of letting off the rifle is of no
great moment, compared with the exer
cise of judgment in fixing the sight, and
the coach, of whom so little is said, is
r still the man who makes or breaks a
match. As to the first rifleman of the
I world, I present to you this cup."
Sir Henry handed Mr. Selph the great
tankard. Mr. Selph responded briefly :
> "Sir, as a representative of the South,
and as a rifleman, I accept this cup. At
the end of the year I must give it up;
but I shall come with it-(Sir Henry,
'Hear! Hear! Hear!')-and strive again
for its possession. If I win it then: I
shall be happy, as Iam now. If I lose
f it I hope to bear the loss as my English
a cousins do, like a man."
With cheers and applause the assem
3 blage broke up, not before a rousing
I round of cheers with a tiger had been
a given for the British team.
nTBEAM. LINES To SOUTE AMERI~A.
[St. Louis Dispatch.]
We learn from our Rio exchanges
that the Brazilian parliament has au
thorized the government to make a
contract with John Roach & Co., of
New York, or whomsoever may offer
better advantages, for a line of steam
navigation between New York and Rio
Janeiro, touching at Para and other
convenient ports in the northern- prov
inces. The steamers are to make
monthly voyages, and the sum of
$100,0~0 a year is allowed for the service.
Late advices from Venezuela are to
the effect that the Congress of that Re
public has granted to C. G. Garmandia
a subsidy for a monthly line to run
between ports of that country and New
York. No stronger evidence is needed
of the disposition of the South Ameri
can governments to meet us half way
in the establishment of direct means of
communication. Let our St. Loues
merchants make a note of this, and let
them forcibly impress on those who
represent us in the coming session of
Congress the importance of advocating
and securing for the Mississippi Valley
such governmental aid as will give us
direct lines of steam communication as
far as the mouth of the La Plata.
The cities of the Atlantic seaboard
are watching eagerly every movement
inaugurated by the press and people of
the Mississippi Valley, looking to the
establishment of direct communication
with South America. They know what
the success of such enterprises mean.
They mean the loss to them of the ex
port trade in coffee and the other
products of those countries.
If the merchants here but knew their
true interests they would lose no time
in sending proper commercial represen
tatives to Spanish America to organize
direct transportation companies and
encourage every effort tending to se
cure for them and for our city the im
portance she might have had years ago
under the direction of a broad and
comprehensive policy in matters of
foreign trade. The enterprising people
of New Orleans are now striving to se
cure for the valley our rightful share of
this trade, and St. Louls interests are
so largely and so intimately identified
with it, that our manufacturers and
millers should move at once in
the matter, and allow no opportunityto
pass that will secure for them and their
city a direct and extensive interest in
the South American trade. Our sister
cities of the valley are fully aware of
its importance to them and have made
efforts to attract the notice of our Span
ish neighbors. We learn, furthermore,
that a number of passengers, repre
senting firms in Cincinnati and else
where, are already booked for the first
trip of the steamship from New Orleans
next October. When will St. Louistake
action in an enterorise fraught with so
much consequence to her future trade
and commerce?
HAYES AND MOATON.
I.ssira, Weeping and Other Cereimmnies
Over the Nick senater.
[ [ndianapolla Sntanel.]
Senator Morton was lying on a cot,
upon which he has rested ever since hi.
arrival here, with his head and body
propped up by pillows. When the Presf
dent entered, Senator Morton extended
his right hand, which was cordially
grasped, at the same moment the Presi
dent respectfully and tenderly bending
over and kissing the Senator upon the
forehead. For a moment or two no
word was said, then the Senator, in a
strong and cheery tone, said: "Mr.
President, I am very glad and thankful
for your kind visit. The President re
plied that it was a great gratification to
him to be there, though he regretted to
see the Senator in the condition hewas,
congratulating him, however, upon the
improvement manifested in his appear
ance. The President said not only he
himself but the whole nation was watch
ing with the greatest anxiety the pro
gress of his sickness, and it was the
heartfelt prayer or all that be should
soon recover and be able to resume hil
public duties. The-Senator agatinthank
ed the President for the manifestation
of his solicitude, and said he had wateh
led with the greatest interest the tour
the President was making throughout
the country, and he was rejoiced at the
kinditness and good feeling with which
not only he but his associates and the
manner of hie administration were re
ceived by the people everywhere. The
senator said, with emphasis: ".I shall
be in my seat in the Senate Mr. Presi
dent, on the lst of December next, at
the regular session ; and it will be my
pleasure to give your administration my
warm and cordial support." This seea.
bt to touch thePresldent deeply. -is
eyes filled with tears, and he could not
reply. In turn the Senator was greatly
moved, seeing which Dr. Thompson in
terfered, saying :: "You must be calm,
Senator;" whereupon the President re
marked: "Absolute quiet is greatly
needed, Senator, for your recovery, and
t will withdraw," saying which the two
again shook hands with great warmth,
the President again kissing the Senator,
and then passed from the room.
As the President came into the draw
ing-room he was greatly agitated. His
eyes were full of tears, which he tried
in vain to repress, and he could con
verse with friends with evident diff
culty. He remained alone for a few
moments, recovering himself, when he
talked briefly, but sympathetically, to.
Mrs. Mortoo, the two sons, Col. and
Mrs. Holloway, and Gov. Burbank.
After that the conversation became
general until luncheon was announced,
and the President and party went into
the dining-room, where they remained
until they left the house. The visit ex
tended probably over an hour or more.
THE ECLIPME IN TURKEY.
[N. Y. Trbane.]
CONSTANTISOPLE, Sept. 2.-The govern
ment has made proclamation that to
morrow night the moon is to be eclipsed
and that the people must not be fright
ened, for wise men everywhere know
that the eclipse of the moon is a natural
phenomenon attended by no disastrous
effects either upon earth or upon then
moon itself This being the case, the
jangling of tin pans and firing of guns
by the people of the earth, at the time
of an elipse, are an entirely unnecessary
and useless disturbance of the peace,
which the government will not.
tolerate, drawing the line at guns.
The clangor of tin pans and
copper kettles may resound unchecked
until the moon is safely delivered from
its difficulties, but guns never. Any
man who fires a gun shall be arrested
and pay a fine of 10Odpiastres, which will
be paid over to the Refugee Aid Fund.
In this connection I am reminded of an
odd difference between the Turks and.
the rest of the world in the computation
of time. The eclipse of the moon is to.
be on Thursday night, but all the Turk
ish papers say Friday night. Both are
right. The Turkish system begins each
day with the night of it. Friday night
is the night before Friday. The 23d of
August begins at sunset of the 22d.
This difference in reckoning is a con
stant pitfall to European editors in this
city, who quote from the Turks vsrb
atim, producing much disturbance in,
chronology.
WAINSZIiTON NEWSPAPER3.
[Ciocinnati (OmmeroiaL]
Ex-Representative John Lynch's long
talked of newspaper enterprise in Wash
ington is .ow assuming shape, and it is
announced that the newpaper will issue
October 1, from the old Cotgressionae
I Globe office.
Ex-Congressional Printer Clapp is
I said to be making arrangements for
t starting from the defunct CroIicle
Soffice a newspaper which, he says, will
be "an out and out Republican journal,
2 about whose views there can be no mis
t take."
The war in the East has doubled the
r price of canary bird seed. Asiatic Tur
key supplies large quantities of this
r bird provender, but, since that territory
e has become the theatre of the war, the
supply has been cut oft. The import of
e the seeds amounts to about four hun
d dred tons per annum. The little
!- warblers will have to cb'inge their dieta
k- until the Eastern question is settled.