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Y D OO AT. Journal of the tate of Uautaas. S Jeournal of the City of New Orleans. 0. ., 109 Orgrvltr st..t. 3otGe3 w. DUPZ & c00., PBOPRIETOB8. OEORGS W. DUPER, S A UILESYT, JOHN AUGUSTIN, ALBERT 0. JANI1. I. EEAIBET...............Earro. B RAB.F2 OF lTBBCBSIPTIOZ 7 o Th De ly ,Demoot. o ........................ . Psrable in Advuaoe. SIU Parable in Advance. w onu.Es, oer ......... lr. } ' ý O2LIAND, *VMS= a , as117. a^tOo;gressman Caldwoll, of Alabama, is i a strong fight for the clerkship of )House of Representatives, and it is ht by some that his chances are better those of Adams for re-election. John peon regards his re-election as sergeant as assured. luitimore correspondent announces that aster, Oen. Creswell has purchased cent daily, which he proposes to run as satl-Adminlstration paper, with John B ,his late assistant in the Postoffie De-' t, as editor. Grant has expressed hise , not very enthuelastically though, he ayes policy, but there seems to be no of propltiating the good graoes of )ibinet Ministers and favorites. These had learned to look on their tenure of Seees, as based on personal and vested and only to be divested for value re ; and hence their implacable resent t. . ... .. , Phelps has been severely criticised in .hla for his appointment of Col. Arm as successor to Senator Bogy. But St. Louis Republican takes a more cheer view of the matter, and says: without Congressional experience. Col. is a man whose familiarity with as (as would have been the ease with roadhead and Glover) will soon ac ml to the routine of Senatorial duties. not be a brilllant speaker, perhaps, but of public sffdirs correspond and coin a majority of our people on the main Sand his energy and will, in the pur o n whlh he teels concern or in , witout doubt. make h a influence e might have p oferrod a man of more aidress in spoeeh, or one who has a ,tertion than he to the legal or o n ps eacts of politlics but in Col. Arm We think it will be agreed we have a who can he relied upon to vote right p uestinn ra lating t^ this great val S bring no srand I on the State, and oe sattenton to mauing himseolf representative." s'months ago the DEx.ocuAT gave the eof officlals in this State and the t they cost the people of Louisiana in fees and perquisites of office. This Wes so extraordinarily and unex large that many could scarce avoid it as an exaggeration. In the New epublican Convention last week a debating thePresident's civil service *' produced most interesting and re statistics of office-holding in the State. This report shows that there national office holders, and 133,513 county and town officlals-a total of in New York, or nearly one to every voters. Almost all of this immense sr supported in official idleness either orin part by the people. is an explanation of much of our mis ent and hard times. Some noews announced during the strike that y7&a million workingmen were idle in this i; f the figures of New York officials good for the other States, there are a and a half of public officials in this ;men who are producing little else government; men who are virtually in their idleness by the people. the disease of officoholding grows so that every one man in eight makes his from the government, it is about time government to cut down its force and a little. questions of wages, production, etc., never perhaps been so thorougnly dis as they are being just now. The the hard times, the presence of nu workingmen's tickets in the field, made all of these questions the leading of the day, both in polities and political . A table of wages prepared from the present time, makes the following as the average wages of skilled in the Middle and New England States: 75; wages kept pretty even from 1859 to 1861, when they fell suddenly to i, They then commenced gradually better until the end of the war, at time they amounted to $2 50. In De 1868, they reached their maximum, or They kept pretty steady at this point 1871, when they fell to $3: in 1875 they to $2 75; in 1876 to $2 N9. and in 1877 to '5, or 28 per cent greater than at the be of the war--an increase that is more o.ofset by the increased price of pro A.till inmore lucid explanation of hard times the reason why so many workingmen B'lt of employment is that given by the t report on labor and manufao By this report it is shown that the of shoes in this country amounted 785,866 in 18715 as compared with 858 in 1855, or an increase of 32 per iAt the same time the number of per in the manufacture fell from 71,837 to 48,090; that is, shoe manufac Ia 18i5 employed only two-thirds as workitngmen as in 1855 and produced more goods. The number of em engaged in woolen manfactures had, Sthe same time, decreased, but the had more than doubled in value. enly one-third as many employes the .anufacturers produced more goode, ecooa goods the i n S production tin set m'th,.uttl ,, s e , a'e to·riiirl tiq -a iios Ao mworr 0". Ma. A very small exercise of liberality or rather of sagacity on the part of property owners only is necessary to insure the com pletion of the New Orleans Pacific Railway. Not much more than half a million dollars loaned on mortgage bonds or subscribed to the stock of the road will be sufficient. We do jot believe in the argument that men should put their money into railropds or other material works simply through public spirit or patriotism. If the New Orleans Pa cific will not be a success as a business enter prise those who put their money in it will do a very absurd thing, and will in nowise advance the interest of their town. Upon the other hand, if there are plain, incon trovertible, common sense reasons for believ ing that "it will pay," it will be an everlast ing disgrace to New Orleans if the very small sum required to insure its building is not subscribed. Whether it will pay is, of course, to a certain extent, conjectural; but all human evidence, all reasonable probabill ties are that it will. These probabilities, in deed, are so strong that it is difficult to see how any man who has a spot of ground in New Orleans can hesitate to contribute to the work. We venture the assertion that there is not a city in the United States, or for that matter, in the civilized world, that would not long since have taken up an enterprise of so much promise and importance and construct edit. Why then will not our property holders take up the New Orleans Pacific Railroad and subscribe to it wisely if not gener ously? We have heard men say that the merchants were to be the chief benefl ciaries, and they alone should contribute the means required. This is a very great error. The merchants of course will be benefited, but not more than other classes of the commu nity; and, so far as we can loam, they have evinced a yberal spirit toward the enterprise and are ready to do more if our property holders will join with them. We feel safe, after personal interviews with leading mer chants of the city, in saying that if the road were completed the merchants, as a general thing, would be able and willing to pay an advance of twenty-five per cent on their present rents. To instance the disposition of the mer chants in this respect, we will mention the fact that only a day or two ago one of the leading firms of the city proposed to a wealthy property holder, whose building they occu pied, to sign an obligation to pay him two thousand dollars additional rent per year for five years, commencing from the completion of the New Orleans Pacific, if he would sub scribe a fair sum to the enterprise. The pro' perty holder subscribed four thousand dollars and the firm promptly executed the obliga tion. We know of another firm who, some months ago, proposed a similar arrange ment. This indicates the confidence of business men in this great work. Many of them have subscribed liberally, and they are willing to do more if they could. But it must be borne in mind that tradesmen gen erally have all their capital invested in their business-indeed, most of them not only have all their capital invested, but also largely run their credit, and consequently have no means to put in enterprises which even their judgment assures them would benefit the city and increase their own trade. It is not reasonable, therefore, to expect the commercial part of the community to build this road alone. Every class of the com munity would be benefited by its construc tion; the merchant, the laborer and the mechanic, and no class more, as we have shown, than the property holders We press the importance of this work upon the property holders of New Orleans because we believe that it is essential to the growth and prosperity of our city, and the growth and prosperity of the city necessarily moans that of the property holding and all other classes. A Glasgow letter gives Grant's daily pro gramme, which begins with a half hour of "prayers" in the morning. We are afraid that Glasgow correspondent is not familiar with the nomenclature of American mixed drinkls; hence we take the liberty of inform ing our Glasgow constituency that it is not called "prayers," but "cocktails," regarded by all who have tried 'em as the very best eye-opener in the world, in comparison with which the English seltzer is the merest fizzle. The committee appointed to investigate the Patent Office fire do not take much stock in the wild story set afloat at first that the fire was caused by spontaneous combustion, but incline to the belief that it was the work of an incendiary who desired to destroy evi dence of fraud contained in the building. This report has not yet been published, but, in view of the fact that this is not the first time that such fires have occurred in our govern ment buildings, there is little reason to doubt that the committee will be able to get all the evidence necessary to prove the fire an incen I diary one. That such would be the case we pre i dicted from the first. We cannot avoid, how ever, feeling a pang of sorrow for those scien I tifce men who were promised "a well authen ticated case of spontaneous combustion." SWA.GONS! CANa C trLSI SPOKES IC. 1-. BIO3LXA, Is and 2S Union and 15 ans 1. Perdtdo streets. Sole Agent for the Celebrated "STUDFBA KER" WAGONS, CARTS and SPRING WORK of all kinds and sites. Dealer in Philadelphia and Western Cane Wagons, Carts and Drays; Timber Wheels; Wheelbarrows of all dearj tions; Spokes, Fel Sloees. Hubs. Shafts. etc. Wheelwright materiaL Orders promptly filled. All work warranted. 0021 Im KBEEGER'S p SE'D aGLaOTT ý DT M IOT 149 CAWAL STREET. Having progressed sufficiently fa the enlarge I ment and refitting of my establishment to re r sume business. I take pleasure in announcing that I will open on SATURDAY MORNING, October 6, an immense stock of fre h goods, embracing all the popular makes, from the lowest to the finest g ades of I KID GLoVES for Ladies. Gentlemon and Children. and a number of N,,velties in my line never before imported in this market. The most variedassortmentof Colors, Shades, Sizes and Shapes. Long, Short and Medium Fingers-in fact, the mo.t ,.omulete Stock ever offered to the public will Ike found at b. LEE ,B'.4, 14 tCaral Street. ) lides lower thanthose of any would-be cour P lMsr oods. Dst t4 to atop in ~o .t NEW GOODS IN GREAT VARIETY,. NOW OPEN, -AT M. L. BYRNE & CO.'S, 163 Canal street. BLACKMAN'S COMMERCIAL COLLEGE. 131.......ereondelet street....... 181 Open day and evening the entire year. Instruction private. Terms reduced. Call for circular. J. W. BLACKMAN, Proprietor. eels im 2ndp 8CHOOL BOOKS. Having been awarded by the State Board of Education a majority of the bids for furnishing the public schools of the State, and having ar rangements with publishers, we are preparedto furnish the following books at prices named. Column No. 1 is lowest retail price adopted; column No. 2 exchange price, for first introduc tion, when books of similar grade in actual use are taken in exchange: No. 1. No.2. Watson's Independent Speller... 20 11 Watson's Primary Reader........ 20 11 Wa'son's BScond Reader......... 40 21 Watson's Third Reader.......... 5 to Watson's Fourth Reader......... 70 36 Watson's Fifth Reader ........... $1 0 54 Watson's Sixth Reader ........... 1 20 60 Steelo's Philosophy, Astronomy, ea,'h .......... ............... 1 20 67 8teelo's Chemistry, Gcology,each 1 20 67 Steele's Zoology ................... 1 20 67 Private schools will be allowed same prices as public schools. Other lists will be published hereafter. LIBERAL DISCOUNT TO THE TRADE, J. C. EYRICH, BOOKSELLER AND STATIONER, 180 .......... CalWI street..............ISO NEW ORLEANS. sel5-lm2dlp RETAIL PRICE LIST OF TEXT BOOKS -ADOPTED BY STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR USE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF LOUISIANA, As accepted by contract with lowest bidders: FOR USE IN ALL UNGRADED ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS McGuffey's Eclectic Speller ............... 15 McGuffey's First Reader ............. 15 McGuffey's Second Reader .............. 30 1 McGuffey's Third Reader .................. 45 McGuffey's Fourth Reader .............. 5 FOR USE IN WELL ORADED ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. Independent Spelling B ,ok ............... 20 Independent First Reader ................... 20 Independent Second Render .............40 ndependent Third Reader ............... 55 Independent Fourth Reader .............. 70 Independent Fifth Reader ................... $1 co Independent Sixth Reatder.............. 1 20 Willson's Larger Speller ................ . o. Worcester's Primary Dictionary .......- .... 60 Butler's Introductory Grammar .......... 20 Butler's Practical Grammar ........... .... so Swinton's Comp. sition. ......... ......... 40 Hart's Composition an.I Rhetorie........... 1 25 Clark's Easy Lessons in Language 30 I Maury's Physical Geography .......... .. 1 95 Maury's World We Liv, In .......... .....1( Mitchell's First Lessons in Geo,graphy ... 45 Mitchell's New Primary Geo.graphy .... 75 Mitchell's New Intermediate Geography . 1 55 Cornell's Physical Geography............ 1 35 Dimitry's S istory and Geography of Louis lana .......... ..................... . 75 Swinton's Primary History ................ 60 Holmes' United Sta es History .......... 1 20 ]iobinson's Table Book ................ 15 Robinson's Progressive Primary Arithme tic .... .......................... 20 Robinson's Progressive Intellectual Arith m etic. ....... . . ........ .............. 35 Ro.binson's Progressive Rudiments Arith metie ........... ............. . 40 Robi nson's Progressive I'raetical Arithme Rotinson's Progresstiv Higher Arit hmtic 1 o10 Robinson's New Elementary Algebra . 1 20 Venable's Elemonts of Geometry .... 1 to Spncerian System of PeInmanship . 10o Moore's .lements of Science.............. 65 Martinda o's First Lessons in Natural P'hi Steeloe' Fourteen Weeks in Sli"n ,e. c act. 1 20 Cutter's First Book in Anatomy. etc .... so Carter's Elements of Gnceral History ...1 20 Wlllson'. Fifth Reader.................. 1 0 Cathcart's Lltterary Reader... --........... - 1 to Sargent & May's Etymological Header ..i 35as Wormcster's iom,,r.,hensive Dictionary. 1 75 Whitney's Essentials of ' nglish Grammar 0 Johison & Brown's English Literature 1 o Sanrdford's Hig' er Arithmetic - -........... 1 25 Webb's ModelEtymology......... ...... 55 Anderson's Histriel Reader.......... 1 5o Poeckham's Elementary Chemistry.. 1 0o Duff's Book-keeping u. ...... . . c0c Bartholomew's Drawing Books. 10 numbers 1 so For Sale at Annexed Prices by the Fllow log Dealers: GEO. ELLIS, No. 7 Decatur street. GEO. ELLIS & BRO., a2 Camp street. W. E. SEEBOLD, 166 Canal. HEBERT & CO., 59 Chartres. P. F. GOGARTY, 151 Camp street. Madhme LELIEVRE, 174 Royal. LAFARGUE & BRIERRE, 167 Royal. Mrs. 8. SUGG. 190 Orleans. JAS. KIRKPATRICK, 610 Magazine. F. F. HANSELL. HENRY C. ANDREW . 1150 Magazine. FLtANK M. NORMAN. 598 Magazine. A. A. B;)HNE. 369 Dryades street. W. H. MUIR. Pontehartain Railroad Depot H. MU'CII & SON, 43 Washington street. D. LEECH, 630 Magazine street. And Booksellers generally throughout the city. IN QUANTITY TO THIE TRADE, At Liberal Disnonnt, by Seymour & Stevens, Wholesale Booksellers and Stationers, No. 96 COMION STREET, NEW ORLEANS. Agents of supply for the following publishors: D. APPLETON & CO. VAN ANT WERP, BBAGG & CO. IVISON. BLAKEMAN. TAYLOR & CO. J. H. BUTLEB & CO. ELDRIDGE & BRO. SHELDON & 00. J. B. LIPPINOOTT & (0, -.msm . MO fua t k.co. SPECIAL NOTICE !? RE1~MOVAL --OF- B. & W. CRONER -TO 141 CANAL STREET, Corner of Bourbon. Having rented the elegant and commodious store formerly occupied by Messrs. Levols & Co.. and later by Messrs. McGibbon & Co.. we have fitted It up in the most convenient and comfortable style. The old stock having all been disposed of during the summer, we will offer an ENTIRE NEW AND SELECT STOCK of the most fashionable DRY GOODS, At rates which DEFY COMPETITION. Our Stock is Complete In Every Depart ment. We would call also especial attention to our CARPET DEPARTMENT. The patterns of Brussels, Three-Ply and Ingrains are very elegan WINDOW SHADES AND CURTAINS are all of the NEWEST AND LATEST DESIGN,. and of this year's importation. Nattings, Floor Oil Cloths, Cornices, Etc., to which we would call special attention. se-o lm 2dp THE NEW ORLEAN4 PACIFIC RAIL WAY COMPANY Have removed their office to the commodious ground floor of the building' No 156 Common street, formerly occupiedbr the New Orleans Gaslight Company. In making this announcement they desire to express their thanks to those of their fellow citizens who have thus far extended their aid to this great enterprise, while again app'allng to the entire community to promptly come for ward and subscribe in accordaneo with their means, in order to eo able the directory to push with renewed vigor the work already so far ac complished to completion, Every facility will be given, on application at the office, to impart the information required to convinge every one that the success of the road is assured as soon as the sum of $575,000 is reached, either in subscriptions to the first mortgage bonds or to the stock of the company. In order to place their securities within reach of all classes of our people, the company have issued scrip limited in amount to $50,00.o0. and made recei\ able either for stock when i resented in sums of si$0, or for freight or Lassage on c(ompletion of the road. This scrip is divided into notes of $5e, 20. $s10 and $s, transferable by nearer, thus enabling all to aid this immeasur ably important work. the success of which will largely refound to the interests of every man, woman and child in this city. With regard to the first mortgage bonds, no one can doubt their being a first class invest ment, apart from the collateral advantages which will be derived by the residents of this city; andl that they will be so regarded by our moneyed institutions the company refer to a recommendation made a short time since by the presidents of nearly all our banks and in surance companies of the second mortgage per cent bonds of the company, when such an issue was contemplated. To show the confidence felt by these institu tions in the proposed road. theirofficers recom mend the second mortgage bonds of the New Orleans Pacific Railway Company as a "first class 7 per cent per annum interest paying investment," and say "they will be received by their several institutions as security for loans with as much readiness as any other 7 per cent security of the 8tate of Louisiana; they un hesitatingly commend these bonds for invest mont." With this inducement supplemented by the assurances that the company can obtain all else necessary to place the entire road in working order when th!s seemingly small sum shall have been provided for. and further, that in stead of second mortgage, first mortgage 6 per cent bonds are substituted, can any citizen, who really desires the prosperity of this city, which has been so long rerarded by the simple want of proper communication with the almost inex hausttble resources of Texas, Arkansas and Northern Louisana fail to respond promptly to this appeal ? E. B, WHEELOCK. President New Orleans Pacifice Railway Com pany. sel Im 2.d. REINERTH & MONTARDIER, Having purchased the STOCK and GOOD WILL of D'Arcy's Well Known and Famous Old HAT STORE, corner of Canal and Chartres streets. wish to hereby inform their many friends and the pub lic in general that, from and after the 27th inst.. they will Dres-nt to them the most elegant and fashionable styles in HATS. CAPS. etc.. which were ever offered in this or any oth',r city in the United States. Their prices will be as modera'e and reasonale as those of any other establishment in this city. ses31m A CARD. MR. JAMEn RICKEYTS, For many years connected with D'Arcy's Well Known Mat Store, Corner of Canal and Chartres streets, will be found on and after the 2th instant at the same place under the hiprorietorship of Messrs. 4' ti :where he will Vtdftla JEWELRY AT AUCTION! I. C. LEVI, Auctioineer, 108............................ Canal Street . ............................1 WILL OFFER, TWICE A WEEK, HI8 LARG(E AND ELEGANT STOCK OF JEWIELRY AT AUCTION, And remainder of dayR will sell at Privato Bale as usual, from FIVE to TW~"Nr-IVS IIuS AENT LEtIM than any other establishment which advertiseR dilly. Watches Repaired and Diamonds Reset jeso 8m Only by skillful workmen, at the lowest rates. ea m I. o0. LEVI, ts oanai ra A. ERKENBRECHER'S OELEBR.ATED CINCINNATI STARCH, ESTABLISHED 1842. F. A. BEHAN, Sole Agent, No. 2 TCHOUPITOULAS STREET, TNEW ORLE. NS. split REMOVEI). SAWS .......... 130 GRAVIER STREET............ BAWL BRANCH, CROOKES & CO. SAW MANUFACTURERS. AGENTS FOR WESTERN OIL COMPANY. DEALERS IN SAW MILL, RAILWAY AND PLANTATION SUPPLIEB. LARGE STOCK OF CIRCULAR 84WS, UPRIT-T MILL AND (SANG SAWS, CRO88 .O-&A0 styles. LARW OIL, SIGNAL OIL. IMACIIINEGY OIL, ENGINE OIL AND WHeT SVI.l GINIA LUBRICATORBS, BELTING. PACKING,. FILLS. EMEIIY WHEELB. a SAW S..... -- Salesroom, 180 Gravier Street.........SAWS. se0:o m 2dp ALBIN ROCHEtEAU. PIERRE CHABLES T. DUGAZON. ERNEST KIh A. ROCHEREAU & CO., COMMISSION MERCHANTS. SOLE AGENTS FOR THE SALE OF ZRJG & COPAN1TS CHAMPAGN E. IMPORTERS OF BRANDIES, WINES, VEIRMOUTHS, OILS, ETC., SSouath William mt., New York. 16 and IS St. Louis Street, New erisAli aulb 3m PHILIP WERLEIN, NEW MUSIC AND PIANO STORE, NO. 135 CANAL STREET, TOURO BUIL)ING, THE RENDEZVOUS OF THE MUSICAL WORLD. The Headquarters of the Piano and Music Trade of New Orleans &ad4 the 'ouch. The ho"use "Worlein," is renowned for its LOW PRICES AND ACCOMODATING TERMS, Lsa for the SUPERIOR QUALITY of its instrume t.. At his Mammoth Warerooms can be f0~o an asseortment of 200 PIANOS AND ORGANS, CONSISTING OF THOSE UNEQUALED AND PERFECT CHICKERIN. Upright, Square and Grand Pla. The elegant Upright HARiDMAN Planos, The standard EWLEY Organs. 1 580N & ibAMAIN and NEW ENGLAND Organsr. Also fifty sceond hand Pianos and Organs at prices to suit overy',ne. Every instrument sold is fully warranted. DIRECT IMPORTATION OF MUS'CAL INSTRUMENTS, Strings etot., IECOMITE'S and other BRASS INSTRIUMIENTd. sold at Wholesale and Retail, at prices to defy all com petition. SHEET MUSIC-THE LARGEST STOCK IN THE SOUTH. PIANOS REPAIRED. TUNED. HAULED OR STORZD AT REASONABLE PIRICES. OLD PIANOS TAKEN IN EXCHANGE. set? GRIJUNEWALD HATL , TIHE LARGEST MUSIC HOUSE IN THE SOUTH. GENERAL AGENCY OF THE LEADING PIANOS OF THE WORLD, STEINWAY & SONS, W. KNABE & CO., PLEYEL, WOLFF & CO, (PARIS,) And the Finest Parlor and Church Organs, Reduced Prioes Acoommodatin Tersm s DIRECT IThPOBTATION OF Musical Instruments for Bands, Strings, Aceordeons, Musin Boxel, At Wholesale and Retail. Special Prices 1 Cery tr MrebssaM. Sheet Musio Below Publiiers' Prices, And at corresponding low figures to Professors. Sohools, the Clergy and Coh try Mrchaift. TBRIAL ORDERS SOLICITED. ESTIMATES FU.UISHL D AbD GATALOBGa NAILED G ANY ADDRESS. LOUIS ORUNEWALD, set GlVuna*wl w all. 14.1in. 1. Za , d 2 -, rn* -6r-vt. ow '.W m m, CAR PE S. All the latest and most eegant designs in CJ A. E P EP3.I TI1T . Ingrains, Tapestry ansi Engli,, Brussels, Velvets, Axminsters. OIL CLOTHS, from six to twenty- four feet. WINDOW SHADES, CORNICES. Upholstery an Curtain Goods. WaR Paper, Mirrrs, Prames and MueIdlngs, Attthi Leest aorket. Pries I~LIi!' & CQ., 16S ...... .. · paj :, iirn e. ......·........I Are receivinn LW, 4 cUI4 elegant styleg of AIM IN TER,' VELVET, BR1E3iiLS. T!{BER-PLY sad IXY RAIN CAOPlSVM. OffLIOU MATTINOSi WINDOW SNA iDY awi OOBNIO . o iw rAj ad Uand 2HBOLWR G0 5614,l$ttic~dx t. ia~ L