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pigE NEW CONSTITUTION AND THE DEBT ORDINANCE. [Colfax Chr orle.l After a close examination of the new consti tation we are convinced that it is an instaru Bent which will meet the approbrtlon of the *,ood people of this State, regardless of race or color, and unhesitatingly give it our suD port and recommend it to the support of oth iNatehitoohee Vlndl'ator.1 Bitter and almost fntal feelings at one time revalled in the Convention, which those at ding could alone appreciate, and we were oyedbeyond exprreeiýn when seventy-two emocrats co-operated in this adjustment, 'Which in our opinion saved the Democratic party from defeat, and secured the people the 2iodel constitution of the Union. Union Gazettll : We have no doubt whatever Si to the ultimate adoption of the constitution by the voters, as it secures to our citizens those rights and privileges for which they Lave been laboring loI these many years. As Stras old Union is ooncerned, it is a foregone conclusion as to the ratifloation of the onsti tltion. [Oolfax Chronloe.1 The question finally resolves itself into this poser: Whether it is better to vote the ordinance down and continue to pay 7 per sent ..lle longer with the feeble hope that a red on In keeping with the wishes of the 00l6e may be made at some future time. or ptll ept the ordinance, which repudiates or "ts the entire Interest for the present r lws "9 per cent per annum for five Sthe first of January, 1880 8 per 40t per annum for fifteen years, and 4 per eat nr annum thereafter.' Bearing n P he old adage that "a bird in the hand .7 rth two in the bush." we have been t the conclusion that the latter propo ll S.hould be accepted, giving, as It does, terelief to the taxpayer. [Natchitoches Vindicator.) The country papers south of us are coming solid for the constitution. The Bulletin, of voyelles, says that the debt ordinance to meet with general approval." The fpoi., of Baton Rouge, comes out strong n favor of it as "it is the best settlement or the people that can be reached; while it l ffords immediate relief." The Ad vocate also Stkee that ground. The iorning Star and : essenger, strongly anti-debt during the con Vention sitting, pronounces the "settlement" S'iS so) as a fifty per cent scale to the a c The fact is, that the more the settlement is Studied, the more it Is apparent that the in Iorests of the public will be greatly served by It. adoption. S[Morgan Olty Revlew.1 The constitution presented to our people for ,ttifloation or rejection, is certainly better th.an the constitution of 1808, and will be adopted by a large majority. We do not ap prove of it in each particular, but considered as a whole, it is good and meets the approval of the people. Morehouse Clarion.) We advise every voter in the parish to .lpno~rt the new constitution at the election n tuCBember. We give this advice because e think this instrument a great ia:prove Spent on the old rotten, bayonet oonstltýil0 tinder which we have lived since 1868. There Are no doubt defects in the new one, but taken as a whole, it will compare favorably with te Constitution of any 8tate in the Union. [Livingstonial.1 The new constitution is by no means a per aict piece of work. While there are many pbjeetionable features introduced and articled Sthe new instrument, it is, as a whole, so iamuch better than the present one that we gladly subscribe to its superiority, and have no hesitancy in expressing the opinion that it will be indorsed by the people. The debt ordinance, to be voted on sepa tately, is one of grave import, and should be eonsidered thoroughly before action. This is te way to look at it: "A rejection of the or nan will leave the present debt of the IState unchanged, with its heavy rate of in terest, and a scale of taxation utterly mIade Iuate to the demands upon us." Its adoption (tghough a bitter pill) is the best alternative, cinder the ciroumstances, as it points to as more deilnite future for Louisiana. We honestly believe that the adoption of the new constitution, in its entirety, will seotually close the Radical Pandora-box, 'nmd banish the many poetillntial ills that iave issued therefrom since 1860. .0 Is to - STHE CAM ?PAIiN. Candidates are numerous in St. John the Baptist. L. U. Webre is out in Lafourcho as a candi .date for sheriff. Bheriff Cawthon, of Caddo, is a candidate for re-election. T. D. McDonald is a candidate for clerk of the Webster District Court. Edgar Mouton, chief deputy sheriff in La. yette, is a candidate for sheriff. Gov. Nicholls is re-nominated for the gover aorship by the Richland ,uwaon. A correspondent writing to the West Car toll Cburier wants Col. Lott for Governor. The Houma Courier hoists the name of L. A. 'Wlltz at Its masthead as its choice for Gov Sernor. O. P. Skholfield, of East Baton Rouge, is a candidate for clerk of the district court of that district. A correspondent of the Morehouse Clarion nominatoe Col. R. B. Todd of that parish for Governor. W. N. Potts is a candidate for re-election to the office of District Attorney of the Fifth Judicial District. The Democratic parish exceutlve committee of Ouachita is called to meet August 23 to 'consder important business. Alvan E. Read is a candidate for district judge in the Baton Rouge District. tHe served there for three years as district attorney. The Carroll Conser'vatirc nominates J. M. Kennedy, of East Carroll, for judge of the district embracing East Carroll and Madison. E. T. Lewis is a candidate for district judge of the Thirteenth Judicial District. O(eo. W. Hudspeth is in the field for the same office Both of St. Landry. Up to 10 o'clock yesterday morning there were four candidates out for clerk of the Bos aler District Court, and no returns had been received from "'twixt the bayous." Lieut. Gov. Wiitz is at the head of the gov ernment. He performs his duties well. The public is thinking about putting him there permanently.-(St. James Louisiainian. Gervais Leche. of St. John the Baptist, is a candidate for District Judge of that district. The Mleschaoebe indorses himn. Livin DePoorter is its candidate for district attor aey. The campaign promises to be an early one. The four most advaniced parishes :ar Iberia, East Baton Rouge, (;laitornee and )uachita, where a host of candidates are airca ty in the field. Rapides had a severe attack, at the last election, of a Rdiical-Worai. gltn-Green back-National party. The ptIrty will run at the coming election with the title Independent .sdded. Candidates are coming out nobly in East Baton Rouge. There art already t!ree can didates for district judge in the tield, two for clerk of the district court and one for district attorney. In this parish candidates--iRepuhlican can didates-are as thick as niosquitocs. There are aboutone hundred caudila.c for sheriff, and as many more for the other otliies.-[Hou ma Courier. Lieut. Gov. Wiltz is being highly compli m ented throughout the State for the impar tial and able manner with which he presided over the Constitutional Convention.-[Natchi toches Vindicator. J. A. W. Lowry, Esq,, a rising and able at torney of Bellevue, Bossier parish, is a candi date for district attorney of the judicial dis i et composed of the parishes of Bissler, Webster and Bienville. The election campaign in our parish is opened already and electioneering com Unenced. We anticipate that the wire-pulling will be lively between now and December 4Poming--[New Iberia Sugar Bowl. LThe Natchitoches Vindicator annougoes I that there are differences in the Demoeratio party of that parish, but thinks that tbees will be healed before election. The great dan ger, it says, is from Independents. The announcements in Lincoln are--Judge E. M. Graham for district judge, James A. Ramsey. of Union. for district attorney, Eu gene Howard for sheriff and J, W. Williams and Judge W. E. Redwine for clerk. And he read the new constitution and ex claimed: "I want to be sheriff and tax col lector." We reckon so, but the required bond of $40,000 will greatly agitate the mind of the ordinary caudidate.-I Madison Journal. A grand mass meeting was held In St. James parish last week to welcome home the delegates from the convention. The reception committee consisted of twenty-onn negroes. The new constitution was Indorsed by all the speakers. In Ouachita Wm. Potts, the present incum bent, and Thos. U. Garrett are candidat4es for district attorney of the Fifth District. Messrs. T, P. Richardson, J. E. McGuire and It. W. McClendon for sheriff, and Austin Green for clerk of the Fifth District Court for the par ish. There are candidates in plenty in East Fe liciana. Judge F.M. Brame for judge of the Sixteenth Judicial District Court; Geo. W. Munday and J. H. Stone for the Legislature, John A. Morgan for clerk of the District Court. and John A. White, Jr., Tios. W. Roh bins, W. E. Woodward and J. A. Norwood for sheriff. The Republicans of the third ward of Iberia held, on last Saturday, a temporary mass meeting in the woods, near Judge Itigues' plantation. We learn from a reliable source that the meeting was held for the purpose of thoroughly organiling that ward, and to nominate six delegates to the parish conven tion, whioh will meet In this placeon the first Saturday of September.- New Iberia Sugar Bowl. Dr. Nix, who is engaged in organizing the Greenback party In this parish in connection with Capt. R. P. Webb, was met In discussion at Athens and Tulip by Col. J. S. Young, J. H. Chappell, Esq., and enm. John Young. the gentlemen all spoke at Mount Zion on Mon day last and at Arizona on Tuesday. The appointments yet to be filled are those at Lisbon Thursday and Summerfleld Friday. iClaiborne (uardian. Judge D. I. Norwood, of Morehouse, is a candidate for Secretary of State. lie is in dorsed by the Lincoln Nrntinel and the More house Clarokm, and will receive their support. The Clarion announces Col. Todd and Hoen. J. D. Hammond, of Morehouse, Hon. W. F Kernan of East Fellciana, Col. Itobt, Richard son and H. D. McEnery of Ouaohita, G. L. Garklns of Lincoln, E. E. Kidd of Jackson, E. John Ellis, of New Orleans and others. Louisiana has within her borders many worthy citizens eminently fitted to occupy the highest position within the gift of her people, and foremost among them there towers majestically the Hon. Iousl A. Wlltz. As a statesman, parliamentarian and flnan cier he has no superior. His zeal and devo tion, and his irreproachable and sublime record have won for him the esteem of all. The air Is now filled with his immense popu larity, and the people of Louisiana look for his nomination by acolamation.-[louma Courler. LOUISIANA The cane is small in Assumption. The cotton worms have made their appear ance on some of the farms in Lincoln parish. Port Hudson shipped two bales of cotton on the seventh, both on the John W. Cannon. The cotton crop of Union parish is promis ing, but the yield of corn will be very small. There will be an election in Vermilionville on the 18th, to decide a tie for member of the town council. Much complaint has boon made of late of the irregularities of the Shreveport and Rod River Landing mall. Clinton Is the healthiest Incorporated and quarantined place in the State, excepting New Orleans.---Clinton Watchman. Crops are doing better in Lind Grove, Morehouse parish, than expected. The Kan sas fever there is also cooling down. That portion of Caddo parish In which foggy Bayou is situated is said to be infested with horse thieves and suspicious characters. Mr. W. Q. Rlatliffe brought to our sanctum on Thursday a stalk of sugar cane containing eleven joints and measuring five feet. - [East Foelciana Patriot Democrat. The Kansas fever has struck "Old Living ston" and from all appearances at least one half of her colored population will exodus next spring.-[Maurepas Gazette. There was a free light on the Trinity plan tation, (in Assumption parish, last Sunday, in which one colored man killed another and then absconded to parts unknown. The dead body of a new-born colored infant was found in the city cemetery at Shreve port. It is thought to be a case of infanticide, and the police are on the track of the guilty one. There will perhaps be enough corn made in this parish to supply the home demand. The crop averages well all over the parish. The cotton crop is splendid; will probably aver age one bale per acre.-Richland Beacon. Whether the rice crop will be a half or a third or a full yield is yet involved in ob scurity but the rice buyers and runners are as thick and lively as though the entire par ish was one rice fleld.--Thibodaux Sentinel. The Iberville South man has been thown fine samples of rice from the Ophelia planta tion, grown by Capt. Brusle. Some rice on his place is above eight feet at the present time. A few acres on this place promise a yield of twenty barrels to the acre. Mr. Herbin informs us that he saw a genu ine cotton worm on his cotton last Monday, and we presume he crushed it; so that if there were no others concealed among the leaves of his cotton, there can be little danger of its being damaged by worams.--llichand Beacon. A petition, signed by several of our citizens who use the telegraph, has been forwarded to the president and directors of the Western Union Company asking a reduction of the ex cessive rates charged for transmission of messages in this section of country.-[Shreve port Times. The second bale of new cotton made its ad vent into the city yesterday. It was brought in .by Mr. E. T. Turnley, of DeSoto parish, on whose place it was raised, and classed as middling. Messrs. Steers & Lindsay were the purchasers at nine and three-fourths centa per pound.--(Shreveport Standard. For the last ten or fifteen days we have had an over-abundance of rain, and crops, which were entirely clean when "laid by," are now by far more grassy than we remenm ber to have seen them since the war. Cotton is shedding to a limited extent, and worms are reported in places.--[East Feliciana Patriot Democrat. An old shoemaker named Zan, living in the village of Paincourtville, Assumption parish, committed suicide on last Saturday night by shooting himself through the head with a pistol. Cause, temporary insanity, produced by intemperance. Deceased was a native of Germany and leaves a family. The weather has been simply awful this week. The sky has been covered with clouds that hid the sun from us. We had daily rains and the roads are full of deep mud. Sugar canes are progressing firmly and the fields present asplendid sight. From all parts of lower Louisiana, good news of the cane crop are received and no doubt this year's crop will not fall short of last year's.-[St. John Meschacebe. The fact that the caterpillars have made their appearance in almost every portion of this parish can no longer be denied. Messrs. Walter Johnson, J. P. McElroy and George H. Sutherlin assure us that they are very abundant on their cotton, averaging live or six to the stalk in some places in the field. During the past week we have heard a dozen or more farmers say that they have made their appearance.-[De Soto Democrat. On the uplands of our parish cotton pick ing has commenced in earnest. The yield on these lands will not be good except in a few localities that were favored by timely rains. On the lowlands the corn is only tolerably good, but the cotton is fine. The cane, with the rains we are having, will be large enough to yield well it the rains stop in time to per. mit It toripen in time for the rolling season. -[St. Latadry News. The Kansas fever has been prevailing in the eastern portton of our parish during the past week, and four or five colored families have departed for that distant State. We learn a rumor prevails among the colored population that the white people will force them to leave within two years, and all who remain after that time will lbe again reduced to slavery. The idea also prevails among them that those who leave will not lbe per mitted to return to this State.-(East Fellcl ana Watchman. We learn from a gentleman just from Cou shatta that one o.hloredl rlan shot and killed another on the JHollingsworth place, below that town, a few days ago. The only reason lonrned for the killing was that the murdered man insisted on passing through the murder er's Held in order toI avoid some damp weinrs which were in the road. He was warned not to enter the fielid and lost his life by not heed ing the warning. The ruurderer escaped, but was blingl hotly pursued by the sheriff of Red Iiver parish. )Our informant was unable to learn the names of the partles.--lhreveport Times. Moses McCullough, colored, accldentally shot and killhl himself while camp-hunting on the west side of Bayou Bartholomew, in Morehouse parish. McCullough was filling the position of camp-keeper. On hearing the dogs, in pursuit of a door, approaching, he mounted his horse, went up to the wagon, and while attempting to get his gun there from the hammer caught in a mattress, the gun exploded, and the soul of Moses McCul lough took its light to heaven--or elsewhere. IMorehouse Clarion. A sharp shower about noon on Monday is all the rain we have had this week, and that fell within a very limited space. The dry weather has Injured the cotton on the high ridges. The bottom buckshot lands are do Ing well. There is consilerable cotton open, and picking will soon become general. Sev oral planters speak of beginning next week. The worms have been found in force on quite a number of plaens, but little damage has been done thus far, and by the time the third crop puts in an appearanoe the cotton will be well out of the way. The corn crop is (lecid edly spotted, and many planters will have to get their next year's supply from the lit. Louis crlbs.-[East Carroll Conservative. ---- o 0 40 TO TEXAS LAND OWNERS. Send to J. E. Foster, lHouston, Texas, for Information on recent stringent tax laws. Sent free. WEATHER BULLETIN. WAR DPiarvmx,t Blanal Bervice. United States Army. I Daily meteorological record for the elght. hours ending at 11 p. m., Bunday. August 17. Observations taken at the same moment of time at all statlons.) los last Stations,. Bar. .a ver ,hours P4 hour. inoces. Ohattagooga. 29.o2-Ri . n N 6 a Galveson...... 29.93- 7HE 4 o Indianola . "29.93-11 7: HE 6 o ouiyle ...." 29.99-I eiNW 3 o emhl ...... 30.1-R 6R NW 4 0 ashville. ..... mn--It W 1 0 Shreveport .... 29.94- 7:.. 0 Vicksburg ..... " 9--R 71 NE 4 o0 Augusta ...... 29 R4-F 771NW 4 .3eR Atlanta ........ 29.42---t NW 9 0 Oorsioana...... 2.89-1t 7R 8 4 0 Ker West ...... 29...-i .... o 0 Mobile.... ..... 29.,92-11 7W 3 0 Montgomery .. 29 9I-- 7 N 1 Qo Savannah ....2976-F 7 NW 13 .io B. Indicoates rising; r. indloates falling; B. indicates stationary. LOCAL RECORD. Nsw OnLasaw. Aug. 17, 1879. Time. ' Weather. 7 a. m. 29.94 74 N R Clear. 2 D. m. 29. 89 2 N 10 Clear. 9 p.m. 2,.91 79 N COlear. Mean ... 2991 75... ... ...... .... Maximum temperature. 83: minimum, 72. RIVER NEWS. OFFIOE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, Monday, August 18. 1879. 1 Arrivals. See marine column. Departures. John A. Scudder, Port Eads. To Arrive. Emma Irvine, Martha, lower coast; St. John, E. J. Gay, Bayou Sara; Belle, upper coast; J. B. M. 1Kehlor, (told Dust, St. Louls; Assumption, Lafourche; Thompson Dean, Vicksburg; Yazoo, Fanchon, Opelousas; John Wilson, Ouachita; Cherokee, Cincinnati. stage of the Rivers. Daily telegraphic report of the stage of water at various points, with changes. in the 24 hours ending yesterday at a p. m. Above low Change. Stations, water. Feet. Inch. Feet. Inch. (airo ..................... 12 8 tO 9 Oincinnati .............. 1 7 11 10 noutiville ................ 8 6 11 0 Mcmphis.................9 5 1o 5 Nashville ..... ............ 1 2 o i 'New Orleans............ 11 7 o e Pittsburg ................ 2 0 to 9 Shreveport............. 3 4 to 7 it. Louis......... ..... 12 3 0 4 7Vickburg ............... 15 1 0 0 *Below high water mark of 1874, tndliates rise. tIndicates fall. The John A. Scudder and the Port Eads ar rived from St. Louis Saturday night and re turned yesterday, both of them. The Scudder did a very large way business, having put out 1200 tons. Mr. Owen Cates was in charge of the Scudder's office, and will change off with Mr. 11Huls, who remained at St. Louis, when the Commonwealth is met. Part of the Port Edads' tow was 2 barges ice, consigned to the Crescent City Ice Company. The Kountz Line steamer J. IB. M. Kehlor, D. M. Brady master, W. L. Kimber clerk, will be found at the landing this morning from St. Louis, and will return to-morrow. The E. J. Gay lands at Carrollton every Monday and Friday. The fare is ten cents, and the proceeds are given to the orphans. The Laura Lee leaves Wednesday for the Ohio. The Grand Lake No. 2, with one of the big gest tows ever brought to this city from St. Louis, is due to arrive, and will he the next departure in the Mississippi Valley Trans portation Company. Capt. Dick Sinnott was in Pittsburg Thurs lday. Dr. S. P. Hill (Haymaker) left yesterday by rail for St. Louis. Before returning the doc tor will visit Evansville, Louisville and Cin cinnati, and also St. Paul, via the river. He is an intelligent and newsy correspondent, and will drop the Democrat a line or two oc casionally. The regular and never-falling Grand Isle packet Fair Play, J. F. Kranz master, Frank Kranz clerk, leaves to-morrow promptly at 8 a. m. The tri-weekly regular Bayou Goula packet Belle, J. A. Comstock master, Messrs. Wood, J. C. BIergeron and Dean clerks, leaves to-day at 11 a. m. The tri-weekly upper coast packet Eva, Chas. DeBouchel master, Sept. Toca clerk, leaves to-day, as usual, at 11 a. m., for the new Vacherie road. The new and fleet Bayou Sara and coast United States mail packet Edward J. Gay, John J. Brown master, S. S. Streck clerk, leaves to-day at 5 p. m. The tri-weekly coast, Donaldsonville and Lafourche packet Assumption, P. A. Charlet master, leaves to-morrow at 10 a. m. The regular tri-weekly lower coast packet Emma Irvine, J. A. Rulz master, leaves to morrow at 11 a. m. for Orange Farm. The New Orleans and Opelousas Packet Company's United States mail steamer Fan chon, H. H. Broad master, leaves to-morrow at 5 p. m. The Trenton, in place of the Yazoo, leaves to-morrow at 5 p. m, ifor Wasjhington and way points on the Atachafalaya, William Crawford in command. The United States mail packet Thompson Dean, Capt. William Campbell, leaves to-mor row for Vicksburg and way landings. The St. John, In place of the John W. Cannon, leaves Wednesday for Bayou Sara. The John Wilson will leave Wednesday for Ounchita, in place of the John II. lianna. The Anchor Line steamer Gold )Dust, .J. T. McCord master, will leave Wednesday for St. Louls. Exehanue Cllpplns, Augunt 15. Cinclnnati Commercial : Thomas Sherlmok, E,.q., has been In confer mwee with Eastertn nIlrn)ors of the National Bard of $tenm Navigation, and, as will be seen by the following letter a poatDrponement hals been agreed ullpn; "pm 'atog, Springs, August 12, 1879. Mr. It. H. SHemple, Cincinnatl: )Dear Sir-Please say to the newspapers that the meeting of the National Board, called at Chincinnati next month, hal been postponed to the third Wednesday In October, and that notice will be alven in rlue time of the place of meeting. Yours, truly Thos. Bherlock." tI,. Louis Times-Journal: (apt. Ed. Outlaw, of Arkansas City, visited '(hange yesterday, In company with his old friend G(o. Miltenberger, of the Chouteau. Ed. hlft for New York last night, and rumor hath It he will return with a responsibility which should attach to every well-to-do gen tieman of middlel age, Capt. George Malone, of Memphis, has taken charge of the FuturC City Oil Compa ny's cotton seed boat "Exchange," now lying at the root of Plum street, and will start with her to Vicksburg in a few days. Steubenville Gazette: The towboat ,Jim Brown was lying over at Pike Hole Monday waiting for water, and as she had a burned boiler the captain was very anxious to get her to Pittsburg for repairs donsequently he hit upon the following novel expedient to lighten her. llte dropped an empty barge along each side of the steamboat, and after scuttllng and letting them fill half full of water he fastened strong chains to each harge, letting them under the boat's hull, then pumrped the harges out, which process raised the steamboat about twelve inches. The last we heard of the Brown she was going along all right with her burned boiler and novel tow. It seems that after making a trip on the first little rise the Jim Brown was obliged to lay up at Wheeling for water. A few (lays after dismissing her crew there came a little swell in the river, and without waiting for her crew to arrive she lit out for Pittsburg with one fireman and several tow boat pilots, who were going up as passengers. Consequently a short distance above this city the one fireman succumbed to the Intense heat, and Pilot L. R. Bowles was cotmpelled to take his place and fire the boat which he did in gallant style, keeping her red hot all the way up. Then when the boys be gan to feel the gnawing of hunger about "midships" they found there was no cook aboard. So after casting lots It fell upon i'l(ot Win. Moore. who was duly installed In the cook-house, where he displayed considerable abi)lity in the culinary art. Thus, when the boat arrived at Plttsburg, which she dlid in due tirnm, the passenger pilots who had gone up to "look at the river," all had situations not at all In keeping with the dignity of their profession. We forgot to state that Pilot Tom M)cDonald, of this city, acted in the capacity of chambermaid, which responsible position he filled to the entire satisfaction of his ship mates, ([Reclal to the Democrat. MT. Loris, Aug. 16.-River still declining, 12 feet 6 inches on gauge. No arrivals. De parted: Annie P. Hilver for New Orleans. The barges lay over until next Tuesday. The Sil ver was drawing five feet on leaving the land ing, and has (a1( tons engaged between here and Cairo. Business dull. The above should have appeared In yester day's DEMOCRAT. [By Telegraph.) CAmRo, A ug. 17.-The Alton took a barge of cotton ties forward to New Orleans for the Ironsides. The Future City cleared at 5 a. m. with five freight harges. C(NCINNATI Aug. 17.-The river Is 10 feet 6 inches and falling. It is clear and pleasant. Arrived: Paris C. Brown from New Orleans. (ATmo, Aug. 17.-No arrivals. Departed: Greenville for Vlicksburg at midnight, Future (City for New Orleans at 5 a. m. River 12 feet 8 inches and falling. Weather clear; mer cury 700. ST. LoUIS, Aug. 17.--The weather is clear and cool. The river has fallen 4 inches; It is 12 feet 2 Inches. EVANSVILLE. Aug. 17.-It is clear and cool. The river is rising; it is now 7 feet 1 inch. FROM TEE FPA.US. PORT FADR, Aug. 17, 6 p. m.-Barometer 29 90. Wind northeast, good breeze. Weather fair. Arrived: At 11 last night, British steam ship Vanguard, Gell master, from Kingston, Jamaica, to D)ecan & Co. British bark Maggie Douglass, Weir mas ter, ten days from Matanzas. in ballast, to H. Oetll & Co. Mailed: Steamship E. B. Ward, Jr., for Rua tan, schooner Susan Scranton for Bonaca.I MARINE NEWS. OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.1 August 18, 1879. J Arrived. Span bark Flora, Arteguia, 19 days from Havana, in bal:aot. to If Oetli &co-Algiers Brit bark Eastern Queen, Crawford, 5 days from Ha vana, to A B French &co-Point STEAMBOATS. Jno A Scudder. Calvert. from St Louis Assumption, Anooin, from Donaldsonville At Quarantine Station. Brit steamship Vanguard, Cell, from Kingston, Ja, to )wean &oo Brit bark Maggie Douglass, Weir, 10 days from Ma tanzas, in ballst, to H Oetli &co Reeelpts of Produle. ST LOUIS-Per steamer John A Scudder-550 sacks bran 80 bbla grits 1065 bbls flour to Glover & Odle-dahl-484 do 149 sacks corn 301 sacks bran to W H Mathews & Bro-7 pkgs mdae J D Edwards pkga Pundries J B Woods-do J Regan-3 casks ba con Blanks Line-5 tierces hams 5 bbls oatmeal 50 pkgs lard 20 doz brooms Clark & Meader-73 boxes acon :0 casks bacon E K Converse-12 do 5 cases of beer 50 tierces lard to Wallace, Fairchild &co--372 sacks corn Howard & Flower-545 do Sobh wabacher & Hirsch--l10 bbls cornmeal to order-5 bhls oatmeal J Nelson &co-468 bbls flour C T Buddecke & Son 187 do Gordon & Gomila-50 Norton & Manning-222 H T Lawler-125 to Perdreaunville &co--35 Wang & Cottam-1- 0 do 50 bbls cornmeal to Schwabasher & litrn--861 bbls flour 60 bbls potatoes Vairin & Mor. timer-51 bales hay to order--56 do Geo Heck &co 47 Newman & Jones-t00 sacks malt E Erath-100 do P Blaisse-80 W R Stringfellow-1 hhds tobacco Beadles. Wood &co-3 hfbbls brandy N O & R R T Co-2 bbls wine A W &co--10 bb!s apples Berry &eo --10 bbls oil Branch, Crookes&co-553 bbls lime to J G Clark--50 bra be, r J B Solari & Son-4 bales of cotton (new) H & C Newman-- do (new) 2 pkga of wax S B Newman &0o-15 hales broom corn T A Ar cher--04 p.s pipe T McKendrlck-25 doz brooms Quooeyrouze & Bois-6 pkgs mdse M W Smith-5 bble wioe C Lochbrunner-pkgs sundries C A Whitney &co-sundries to order-Total 5 bales cotton 1 hhd tobacco DONALDSONVILLE-Per steamer Assumption 15 sacics rough rice, (new) to Allen & Syme-and sundries to order Memoranda. The schr R W Brown, Moulton, from Galveston July 5, with bones for New York, put into Nassau July 29 leaking badly. DISASTERS IN JUNE. The direction of the Bureau Venrtas has just pub 'ished the following statistics of maritime disasters reported during the month of June, 1879, concern. ing all flags : Sailing vessels reported lost, 118, viz: 28 English. 31 American, 10 French, 4 Italian. 11 German. 5 Norwegian, 1 Danish. 12 Spanish. 2 Swedish, 4 Dutch, I Austrian, 2 Portuguese, 4 of which the nationality is unknown. In this number are included 17 vessels reported missing. Steamers reported lost, 6, viz: 4 English, 1 German, 1 Danish. AMERICAN PORTS. New York, August 16-Sailed for New Orleans, steamship Hudson, Gager, and Gen Whitney, Free man. IORBIGN PORTS. [By Cable to the N. Y. Herald.] Havre, July 12-Sailed for New Orleans, ship Crescent City, Delano. [By Mail.l Barbadoa. July 30-Arrived from Montevideo. bark John L Hr sbrouk, Cobb, and sailed August for New Orleans. NOTICE TO The buoy on Great Point ýantnc ket3 is re ported missing. .. SCHWARTZ & BRO., 149 TO 169 MAGAZINE STREET, AGENTS FORL DEANE'S PATENT STEA I PURI The attention of the publio is particularly called to the GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES I This reduction is possible on aocount of the decrease in the cost of labor and material, not by any lowerlng of the cuality of either, lotwitemtanding the previously aeknowledged SUPERIORITY OF THE DEANE PUMP, It has been the constant endeavor of the manufacturer to render it still more worthy of thel fay with which it has been received, by such IMPROVEMENTS IN DESIGN AND DETAIL As will slmplify, strengthen and perfect It for the many usees to which itis appled, until itl now admitted to be The Most Perfect Steam Pump Made. Each PUMP is subjected to a rigorous test before leaving the manufactory, and every lump, is guaranteed. We obligate ourselves to refund the purchase money in case any Pump should fall to per. form the work for which we warrant it. We have oonstantly on hand a large and complete assortment of PUIPS FOR VACUUM, SYRUP, TANKS AND FEEDING BOILER& KELLY STEEL BARB WIRE. KELLr srsE8 BAss1 esWI wRL STEEL BARB FENCE WIRE. With the invention manufacture and use of BABBED WIRE dawned a NEW ERA IN 113y0 ING. Previously all fences of wire or wood had to be made of sulenfient strenth to resist the brute force of the animal to be restrained and It depended uPon the strength and activity of the animal as to whether the fence could be broken down or scaled; hence, fencing had become very costly. and, in many cases, almost impossible to be obtained. thus making a great drawback to the settlement of some of the finest portions of our Continent. THE EASE AND COMPARATIVE CHEAPNESS With which BDABRBED WIRE can be transported the small amount of time and labor reaui."e to put it up, its wonderful efficien a aa lfence, and its Comparative Cheanes e.has made for it a most wonderful and remarkable success. The amount of sales have been unprecedented. and though little was heard of it four years ago. it is now known all over the civilized world, and used in all the States and Territories of the United States, We are Prepared to Execute All Orders, Small or Large, Promptly and at Terj Low Prices. FRIEDMAN'S INJECTORS AND EJECTORS. The special attention of manufacturers, mill owners, and other parties using steam. Is eflle* to the great economy of employing Injectors as a means of supplying water o steam boiler, In most cases these Injectors may take the place of Steam Pumr s to great advantage, . even where the latter have been set u and are now in use. it would be a matter of economy W apply one of the former also to your boiler, for the following, among many other reasons eclr pertinent, that might be gilven: The Best of Pumps Will Sometimes Get Out of Order, others frequently. In which case much valuable time is lost while making repairs. Here, ends such circumstances, is a comDaratively inexpensive machine, always in order and ready to stu at a moment's notice to take the place of the disabled Pomp and allow the work to goton as if nSe Inagunusual had occurred. Then again ilmay bsu'ed to great advanlage in rlenishin theBOi during the nwmltimse, so as to be in a good condition to ge up a full head of srtem tea )llm delay k the morning, effecting by this operation alone a Great Saving in Fuel, and Wear and Tear of Boilers. The Steam employed in working the Injector is returned to the Boiler with the Feed Wate W thereby raising its temperatre, and preventing the unequnal expansion so disastrous to BoI-1 Plates, caused by pumping in water at a low temperature. The Feed Water enters the Boiler through the Injector in a continuous stream, which s a great advantage over the unavoidable intermlttent supply produced by all kinds of pumps, These Injectors are warranted to work with the most perfect regularity and when DroP = applied, accordin o to the instructions given, guaranteed to work to the fullest extent of thu capacity, as laid down in our table. They will also, if desired, be sent on trial to responsible parties for thirty days: to be A0' cepted if found to work as represented, otherwise to be returned free of expense except f£ • transportation. DEALEIzS IN JUDSON AND ALLEN GOVERNORS, Shapley & Wells' PORTABLE ENGINES AND BOILERS. STEAMBOAT, CHURCH AND PLANTATION BELLS. Bar, Hoop, Sheet and Boiler Iron, WHITE LEAD, Machine and Carria&e Bolts. Packers' Rachets Nuts, Washers and Nails, Hand Bolt Cutters Steel Blacksmith Tools of all description, Eclipse Fan blowers Files, Sand and Emory Paper Emory Cloth Spencer Flue brushes, Sugar-House and Railroad Lamps and Lan- Portable Forges terns, Iron iooflnl " Putnam's Polished and Pointed Horse Shoe Single aad Double Trees, Nails. Chains and Anchors. Worcester Self-feeding Upright Drills Chains anevoving aorsd Plain. Morse Patent Twist Drills. Boad 8crapern Tank. Coopers' and Boiler Rivets, MORRIS TASKER & CO. Lap Welded, Steam and Gas Pipe, STEAl AND GAS PIPE FITTINGS, Steam and Gas Pipe Tools of all Kinds. Brass and Iron Globe and Angle Valves; Brass and Iron Full Opening Valves: Brass and Iron Safety Valves; Brass and Iron Horizontal and Vertical Check Valves ; Brass and Iron Steam and Vacuum Gauges; Steam and Service Cocks; Brass. Air. Cylinder and Gauge Cocks; Brass Gongs, HOLLAND & THOMPSON COMPOUND, For Journal Boxes. Engines. Shafting~ for Slow and Fast Motion, we claim will save FIFTY PEl CENT over the use of oil. NATHAN & DREYFUS' HYDROSTATIC AID SELF-ACTIIN LUBI CATORS AND OILERS. MACHINIST AND BLACKSMITH TOOLS OF ALL KINDS; SHOVELS AND SPADEST Anvils, Vises and Bellows; Dirt, Garden and Iron Wheelbarrows; Rubber Hose. Belting and Packing of all kinds; New and Second-Hand Portable and Stationery Enginee.s, Boilers, Shafting and Pulleys. RAILROAD AND MILL SUPPLIES OF ALL RINDS. Estimates for New Boilers Furnished on Application. Parties desirin to purchase will save a Large Percentage by calling on us before piarchasi elsewhere, Send for our Revised Catalogue. M1t. 1SCHWIEITATZI T BIO., 149 to 169 MAGAZINE STREET.