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The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-10-05

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The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-10-05


A. Elmer BADBR. President
on ENGSTFEI.D, Vice PIes1oen1,
GEORGE STROMEYER, Secretary.
BOARD TRUSTEES: ,,s.r,
Henry Abraham, Elmer Bader' a
r II lei Bondio. Oh Engstfeld, "a EIanS' sto+,
y GogfeVe' Kaiffar Louis Leonhard,
Theo Lenthal, d Miller, nS Sh%,dt
Frank Roder. LOUIS SchMeHei' on;s SobWartz,
M Schwartz. j r Wuderman. x Welssenp"ei'
49, fe21 10 Nv
1TEw ORLEANS MUTUAL INSURANCE COM
~ PANY.
Office corner of Camp and Canal Streets
Capital, s5oo,ooo.
Assets, December 81, 1s72.----- ----s'a''o4i -
| ,,,uo Marina and River Risks dividing the
nroats on each department separately 70 tne Cn
Tnr the accommodation OF It's customers, Inc Con1
pany viii make Marine Losses Paya9e rs Presdent
Nv HINGES Secretary. Iell % y
NEW ORLEANS MUTUAL INSURANCE
ASSOCIATION,
Office, No. 1O2 Canal Street,
,,,prrJ orI hRTERTy STATEMENT.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-04-24

WHAT Radical rule has done for the
city OF Philadelphia is thus told in the
address issued by the Reformers of
that city calling a Convention, 10 be
held on the Doth of May next for the
purpose of nominating reform eandiL
dates for municipal officers. They
say Sin this city we are to-day suf-
fering from all the evils which arse
from the misguided .partisanshlp of
one class of citizens and the apathy OF
others. Taking advantage of the er-
rors of both, unprineipled men have
fixed themselves fifml y in power, and
as a result we have corruption ruling
in all departments of our city. Pub
lie improvements of vital Importance
are neglected, or when executed, cost
extravagantly for inferior work. The
health, the safety, the comfort, and the
convenience of our5 citizens are un-
cared for, while officials grow myster-
iously rich, and taxation increases
with rapidity which threatens des-
truction to the struggling property
owner, and is driving away from us
the industries which:are the source of
our prosperity. 70 check the rapid
progress of evil requires the united
action of all good citizens. Irrespective
of party predictions, and never was
the time more auspicions than now
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-04-24
TiEE NLARIkG =.

EAvEkNA. April g. 1873.
FLOUR Ranges from $40 co, for XX Red,
to $11 SO ior xxx rs hue benlan,t sie4ay. 4
BUCEWIiEArF FLOttfs -6itp er l,5taJ. II
WnEAT-So. I, Whisc se.lssl,.i Sig5; lied
held at 81 60 az 1 65
CORN-SheIed brings 5Oc; in car sc.
OArS-WhIte. Sell for BIC; demand good.
RYE-No. brings G5c; No. =, (; Demand
light.
BARLEY From Coz @ 81 % according to
quality. But litile oiIer. d,
BUCKwHEAT-sl Il 90 per bini i.e!.
HAY-5elling at sl4 q &1S according 10
qu:!lity.
PoI;K-Demand fair; Dress Hog. briag
So 90 a S6 50 CT hun;lfe.l-
LAED-City i'enGc ed Zoe: co,-',.iy 81,
BEEF-sells at 50 90 @ 81 90 er hnndrod.
SMOKED MEATS-City sugar Cule,l HUNS
selling at Ice Country Cured. lG 2 12e;
shoulders. City cared selling al @ o.. Dried
Beef selling at 20c.
rOULTRY-Nota large suppl IN the market
Chickens, dressed, buyers pay Ia q IL :undress-
ed &c a Sc; Turkies, dressed 10 q l2c, live a DC;
Geese 9c@10c.
BUrrEe-scarce. Choice hrisgs ssc.
CHEGsE-Factory retails at l>c.
EGG>-. buyers pay 16c per doz
DRIED APPLES-5c per poui.,i.
POTATOES -50cG9G0c per bu
BEASS-Choiee hand picisedsf' srnpa- a-ytepiand
AZ 50 25 per 5u. Medium 81 75 l. G.
ONIONS-$1 90 per bushel
HOfS-30c.
sAGE-RetaGIsa see 3 e H3s4EF%
VINEG AR7Purc cider, retaiT.ta fe9s2$ql.[
TAI.Lo%:-B ayers pay &c. AA5
FEATUEitS-Eetaila at q co
WHITE LINES 81 70 per bDi
WATER LIIH- 81 T5dG, - rGDt ..t..r-E
6ALT-Coarse sells at So 60: fne So Is.
woOD-stpse,S 81 oeq2s 80; 3 feet wood s. 90
@ So 80 per cord.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-04-24
Black VS.. White.

n fearful state OF analrS exists III
in Louisiana. a war OF races has
been inauguratcd there. The tele-
graph of the 10Th inst. gives the par
ticulars of horrible outbreak be-
tween the blacks and whites OF Grant
Parish The outbreak occurred at the
town of Colfax. which had short
time previous been taken possession
of by the negroes in an unlawful man
ner. 1t was recaptured by the whites
with the Sheriff of the parish at their
head, and the blacks were driven out
of the neighborhood. The negroes, to
the number of four hundred, had
intrepched themselves in the court
house, which they had baricaded, and
built breast W orks three and iour feet
high. About twelve O'Clock on Sun
day, the whites, 10 the number of one
hundred and fifty. who had gathered
from the surrounding parishes, made
an attack on their intrenchments aud
carrie d them by storm, and the ne
groes retired within the court house.
After some further fighting, the ne
.roes displayed flag of truce, and
several detachments advanced on ii,
when they were fired upon and two
of the number seriously, if not fatally
wounded. The party retrested out
side of the breast-works, aud, as the
only means of dislodging the negroes,
the court house was set on fire and
they were shot as they came from the
burning building. 1t is reported that
between eighty and one hundred OF
them were killed, and the others made
hasty retreat, and in a shoIt time
there were none of them to be found
for miles around.
1t is said that the affair is to be thor
oughly investigated by the Govern
ment; but everybody understands
Just what that means. An excuse is
to be hunted up for the conduct OF the
negroes. The Radical managers never
fail to manifest their sympathy for the
negroes in all like affairs against their
own race. Even now The organs of
the administration are misrepresent-
ing the facts, and pretending that the
whites were the aggressors and en-
tirely 10 blame.
This is the result of the wicked,
despotic policy OF our present Radi-
cal rulers. The people of Louisiana
are sincerely to be pitied. Their State
government has been oyerthrown by
a drunken Federal judge, under orders
from Washington, and men placed to
rule over them whom the people had
repudiated at the polls, and they are
maintained in power by Federal bay
onets. The negroes are excited to ri
OF and acts of lawlessness, and the
people are made the prey of thieves
and scoundrels who have been placed
10 rule over them by the usurpations
of the Government, who have over
thro wn and set at defiance all the sa-
cred rights OF the oppressed people OF
that sovereign State. 1t is Louisiana
now, and she was disioyal; but Gen.
Grant graciously informs the people
in his inaugural that whatever has
been done in these Southern States
may be done in any of the other States
of the Union. What State may come
in for its share of Federal usurpation
in the not far. off future, who can di-
vine? The ways of usurpers are mys-
terious and past finding out.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-04-24

An EARLY START.-At dinner
lately given at Washington at which
Congressman lrcm six different States
were p.resen', toast dominating
Speaker Blaine foF The Prceidency in
1876 was rapturouslyappiauded and
responded 10 by all the congressman
their sentiment united in that direc-
ton. This is taking time by the lore-
top. Before the time fo~ ;.ciion ,kcir
favorite may be chill-BiaiAe.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-04-24

A FEW days ago riot occurred
among the striking miners at
Knaughtsville, Indiana. Application
was made to Gov. Hendrics for mill
tary aid to suppress the outbreak and
the police of indianapolis, and the
Emmet Guards, company of the
State militia, were furnished for the
purpose and quiet was soon restored.
He thus yindicated the doctrine of
State Rigts, spurnisg the heresy OF
federal interference ia the affairs that
belong alone to the authorities of the
State. Let this example be followed
aud there will soon be an end to the
most dangerous practice inaugurated
during the war and kept up ever since
of applying to the federal authorities
npon every occasion OF threatened
outbreak.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-04-24

GARFIELD and his apoio.gis,s claim
that he voted right every time on the
salary steal bill, but the last. No one
is disposed 10 take issue with him on
that proposition. 1t was the last vote
of which his constituents complain.
1t was the ''last hair ,hst broke the
camels back" But his last vote gives
grounds for suspicion that he was
playing false III his previous action on
the subject. This is not Tie first time
that exalted patriot has locked one
way and rowed another.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-04-24


The financial situation of the coun
try is stated in the following concise
manner by n leading commercial pa
per of New York:
What we really need is some fixed
standard OF value, uniform and sim
pie, instead of the various valaes of
gold, silver, legal tenders and nation
al bank notes. The present system,
if system it can be called. is complex.
and keeps the business of The country
and money market in Il disturbed con
dition. 1t is this which holds US al
the mercy of foreign bankers, capi-
talists and money SPECTATORS. We
want monetary system that would
be under our own control and not
subject 10 foreign influences, whether
that be on specie or currency basis :;
and until we have that, notwithstaud-
ing all our wealth and production,
we shall be the tail of the kite which
the money power of Europe chooses
TO fly for its own advantage. Finan-
oial independence is becoming as nee
essary as political independence was
in l776.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-04-24
Frightful Railroad Accident.

Frightful Railroad Accident.
A dreadful Railroad accident oc-
CURED 10 the Stonington, Conn, and
Providence train, on Saturday morn
ing. The engine leaped chasm some
twenty or thirty feet wide and was
buried in the opposite bank. Three
passenger coaches were burned, and
from six to eight passengers killed and
several others injured. A despatch
dated Boston, April 90. says:
All the injured by the Stonington
hallway disaster who have reached
this city are reported to be doing we'll
Some three hundred men were en-
ployed yesterday in rebuilding the
bridge and getting The wrecked en-
CINE ana cars out of the chasm, and
the work was continued to-day.
Hon. John Chapman died yesterday
at his residence i'll Salem, aged eighty.
He was for several years editor OF the
Salem Gazette.
There were about eighty passengers
and the scene can be better imagined
than described, as it overturned the
stoves and lamps and set fire 10 the
wood work. Cries for assistance rent
the air from the smoking caldron :;
frantic husbands calling for wives.
wives for husbands, sons and daugh-
ters. Some escaped through the car
windows, others were pulled out Of
the water below, while many were
writhing beneath the ruins. One
man with his body partly out of the
window could eXtricate himself 10
further, and was calling wildly. "Oh.
save me. L am burned to death - Ili-
screams and means were not needed
and death put an end to his suiferings
When Mr.. Allen met his death ne was
standing on the front platform OF the
car, and. as the train struck, his foot
was caught in the grappiing iron, and
in this condition lie was burned to
death.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-04-24

Some time ago Grant pardoned a
man by the name of Brown from the
,peniteniiary. He was Philadelphia
tsrepeater," and was serving out n
term for that offence committed dur
ing the October election. 1t was be-
lieved by some charitable persons that
the President had been imposed upon
in theAmatter,and, consequently, a few
days before the adjournment, a reso-
luton passed Congress for papers or
other communications or documents
relating to the case. The Attorney
General declines to allow the papers
to be seen. From this it appears that
the President is not TO be questioned
for his acts. ''The King can do no
wrong"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-04-24

ESCAPE OF A CONDEMNED MURDER
er.-The negro Briceland, recently
sentenced to be hanged for the mur-
der of John Allingham, escaped, to-
gether with seven other prisoners, es-
capped from the Washington, Penn,
jail, at seven o'clock last evening"
The main doors to the Jail and all the
doors were found unlocked and
thrown open, and it is thought the
prisoners were rendered outside as
sistance in effecting their escape. A
reward has been offered for the appre-
hension of Briceland.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-04-24

A CoLoKED gentiemas NAMED kap-
ier has been electe | 10 CoB-rcss "a ON
Alabama. sThe lion. Mr.. Iapier
has served niue years ia the STATE
Penitentiary. lie has pai& Il debt TO
his State which sundry Of his col
leagues still owe TO theirs.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-04-24
THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS.
kAvkssA. THURSDAY. APRIL @7. 1873.
The Constitutional Convention will

The Constitutional Convention will
convene at Columbus on Tuesday,
May IL.
Two of the Dwight cotton mills. in
Chicopee, Mass, were burned on Mon
day night of last week. Loss $780,
600.
The Haytien Government has paid
to the United States $4,000 as dam
ages for the illegal arrest of consul
lar agent at Miragone.
LATE details of the Modoc treachery
show that General Candy was shot,
stabbed, robbed and stripped.
THE relatives of General Candy are
taking steps to have his body brought
home to the East.
THE twelve thousand dentists i'm this
country propose to form a permanent
Protective Union.
JAMES Books experienced no re-
lief by his visit to Norfolk. Iis
Dourishment is now taken by injec-
tion.
Mr.. Greg. Congressman of Illinois
has returned to the entire pay, saying :
GAS I persistently opposed the passage
of the bill for an increase of pay, l
cannot conscientiously accept the
money!
DoRMAN EATON, of New York, and
= 2hAllan Of nhs<, hou m
been appointed by President Grant to
fill the vacancies on the Civil Service
Board, caused by the resignation OF
Curtis and Medill.
Ir appears that the law provides
that the oldest member of the Con-
stitutional Convention shall be its
temporary chairman. Mr.. White, of
Hooking county, is the oldest member
yet heard from. He is IL.
THE Pittsburg, Cincinnati s. ST.
Louis Railroad depot and the grain
warehouse of Shaull & McMahi.l,
containing 5000 bushels of grain, was
destroyed by fire last night. The
amount of the loss is not known
Telegram from Milford Center, OAio,
April 19.
Two of the main props upon which
rested the assumed popularity of
Grants administration have been
knocked away. Civil service reform
is kicked over by Geo. WIN. Curtiss,
and the Quaker Indian policy is upset
by the tragedy at the Modoc lava beds.
Grant evidently believed in neither,
but tried to use both to make him a
popularity he did not have as Pres
ident.
A SERVANT girl in London has been
fined $25 for telling a lie to her em-
ployes. The falsehood consisted in
SAYING that she had meyer been in ser
vice before, when in fact she had held
several situations. In this country
we treat liars much, more severely
When one is reasonably expert we
send him to Congress. and if absolute
ly first-class we punish him with the
Vice Presidency.-.St. Paul Dispatch.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-04-24

The war has been opened in earnest
on the barberous Modocs. Their re-
sort in the lava beds has been shelIed
and they have been driven from their
retreat and the cavalry are in hot pur-
suit of fiends. Two days fighting
showed five men killed on the side of
the government forces and ten wound
ed. The mortality among the Indians
is not stated. Every body will hope
to see the redskins brought to merited
punishment for their brutality and
and treachery.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-04-24
LEXINGTON COLT.

scne Is months ago Mr. J. l.. Christy sold his
ane stallion called the Lexington Colt a thor
ough bred kentucky horse, aud NOW, aner
having seen his stock he has repnrchaSed hina.
ami again Offers his services 10 the horse breed
ers of this section of Ohio He is u splendid
onimal, as all know Who have seen him, and he
needs Na patllng t. recommend him 10 the
inlaes vi good stock. The horse may be fca,pd
at the residence at MIR, thristy, about n mile
ana q H@h east OF TINS Vlliage' 237-2m
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-04-24
In his letter of defense, CARTEL

In his letter OF defense, Garfield
says:
~ will only add chat the final vote
on the conference report came far
short of exhibiting the real strength of
the salary movement in the House,
and it was perfectly apparent that the
friends OF that measure had reserve
force which had been used on. former
votes, but did notappeai chi this finaa
vote" sA p
by this he means 10 saf' that even
if he had not voted for the plunder,
the friends of the measure iiad sufli-
cient preserve force" to have passed it
against any and all opposition on his
part. Then, why did he not by his
last vote do what he knew was right
and for the interests and wishes OF his
constituents bY voting against the
steal. And t!lis be true !bare would
have been no necessity for an extra
session of Congress. Such excuses
are frivolous and Disgusting.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-04-24

SERIOUS charges OF fraud have betn Il
brought against Tie ostsnasier al
West AIeridc,, CouuecticuG. 1t i
GAINED lhas h;s has reported TWO DO
gus cierkshiPs IN his { !liao OF sGe0
each, for four years, ttus winding
the Government out ofs SD
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-04-24
LoYAL.-south Carolina has nov

LoYAL.-South Carolina has now
a loyal(D and patriotic Republican
Representative in Congress who once
proposed in the Legislature of that
State to sell every free negro in the
State into slavery, and II Republican
Governor who tore down the United
States flag from Fort Sumter and
trampling it into the dust huisted the
Rebel flag in its place. They endorse
Grant and the Radical policy,and that,
like charity, covers a multitude OF
sins.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-04-24

President Grants efforts to reform
ex-senator Yates is failure. Grant
attempted to reform Yates on the
principle of exhibiting himself as
TERRIBLE example. Dick, however,
thinks he can beat the example and
goes ahead. .s
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-04-24
How Cheap Postage was De-
- feated.

f6aCeUs
The great salary steal is attempted
to be justified, ,says the Albany argus,
upon the ground that the franking
privilege was abolished. In other
words, the people are told that they
ought not to complain, for while it is
true that they are to be heavily tax ed
to pay back salaries and increased
compensation in the future, yet on the
other hand, they are not to be taxed
for the purpose OF conveying public
documents mailed by Congressman to
their conetituents. ssWe shall send
you no more documents" say the
Congressman, "but we will put the
money it cost to do SO into our own
pockets" OF what avail is that to the
people? They lose The documents
and do not save their money! The
loss of the documents may not be
worth a regret; but in these times OF
grinding taxation, money is valuable.
When the abolition of the franking
privilege was consummated, the peo-
pie were assured that the postal ex
penses would be so far reduced by it,
as to render reduction of po stage
rates possible; and the chairman of
thePost OfficeCommittee in the House
of Representatives, Hon. John F.
Farnesworth, (iberal republican, in
troduced bill for that purpose which
passed that branch of Congress-, but
was defeated in the Senate. This
would have rendered the abolition of
the franking privilege of practical
benefit to the people. But that measure
h1ving been lost, it is matter of no
consequence. Why was it defe ated
Because Grant and the Cougres want
ed their. salaries increased. Aud so
the peoples money, which Congress
men formerly put in one pocket, they
now place i'll another, Instead of tax-
ing the people for postage oh docu-
ments sent to themselves, they impose
the taxation in order 10 give Presi-
dent and Congressman higher sala-
ries. When the plunderers' bill left
the House, the salary of Con-
gressmen was placed at $4,000.
The Senate increased it TO $500, and
killed the cheap postage bill. Had it
not been for the salary steal, the peo-
pie might have enjoyed cheap postage;
a change which would have distribu-
ted its benefits, equally, instead of linn
iting them to the recipients of Credit
Mobilier bounties.
This is not all. The free circula-
ton of newspapers i'll the counties
where published has been abolished
and after the first of July next news
paper subscribers will be compelled
to pay postage from which they have
hitherto been free. So, also, the free
of newspapers has been abol-
ished, to take effect at the same time.
With every revolution OF the Con-
gressional mill, plumber is ground
into the pockets OF Government Off
cials, ut increased cost To The people. |
How long?
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-04-24

ON THE Go.-The President left 70 r
st. Louis last week. Upon his return
he will go to Connecticut and be pres
ent at the Reunion of the Army OF the
Potomac at New Haven on the 14th
Of. May. After hob-nobbing with the
politicians for while, he will be on
hand, as usual, to attend to the ardu-
GUS duties of his Office at the Long
Branch seat of Empire.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-04-24

The Warren Chronicle, the Repub-
lican organ of Trumbull county, says
of the Republican Convention that
passed resolutions censuring Garfield.
and asking him to resign for voting
for the salary grab, that ''at least two
thirds of the delegates were men who
had always favored the nomination of
General Garfield and been his cordial
supporters"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-04-24

SUICIDE OF SoN OF Gov. DENNI-
sON.-Lieut. E. Dennison, u. S. Navy,
shot himself in the head April l9th.-
He belonged to the steamer Saranac.
and is son of ex-postmaster General
Dennison. Domestic difficulties are
given as the cause of the suicide.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-04-24

CoNDITIoN OF THE PopE. = Rome,
April 20.-The Pope rose at hall-past
seven o'clock this morning and said
Mass in his private chapel. He sub
sequently gave audience to a deputa-
ti0n bringing Peters pence.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-04-24
FOR SALE.

I'D ACRES OF LAND. with good Il,
Il - story House, good Barn and Young a. r.
Cnaru situated one mile south OF RaVenna
ALSO, Is ACRES OF PASTURE IANn. b.
one-half mule east of the above. Win be sold
on reasonable terms. Inquire of
John BlERS.
Ravenna Feb, 18th, 1Sti sS5-tt-