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The weekly Louisianian., 1874-05-02

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To be dsxwnatpubaic at New Orleans, on
Saturday. MayS 3, 1874. 49,
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-05-02

the deliberations of this convention
to proceed in that digniied manner
which should distinguish bodies OF
this kind. I shall no further in
trude upon the time you are de-
voting to the service of our party,
but suggest that We proceed to
achieve the essential purpose for
which we assembled.
Vice Presidents-Frst District,
II. G. Dibble; Second, A.. Marie;
Third, R. Perrault; Fourth, R.; &.
Davis. Fifth. B. Buchanan; Sixth,
J. L. Collins; Seventh, ]. 7. Cum
borne. ny
Charles A. Baquie was elected
secretary by reclamation. Assistant
secretaries-L. Mccarthy, E. Leon.
George Jones was elected SER
8ooAt.6Gr6EU28.
Mi. Green offered the following:
Resolved, That the selection of
to the Parish Executive
Committee shall be made by the
Republican voters Of the several
ward Central clu1 recognized by
the State Central Executive CON-
mittee.
Resolued, That the election of DEL
shall take place at the halls
of the respective ward central clubs
Monday May IL, and the dele
gates elected shall meet for organ
ization on the twelfth Of May, 1t
the Mcdaniel Institute, 1t F. NJ
Judge Dibble offered a substitute
and addressed the convention. The
convention hid been called to har-
monise the contentious ~at1ectuany, 10
put IN end I the wsrd club dfdlcuities
md establish apaaiGh eommittee which
would be . head 10 the politics Of the
parih. Delegations which only had .
1alf vote presumed now. to dictate as
{ they controlled the whole conveu-
ion. II had looked Is if. some bad
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-05-02

<feaaoent Williams called the conven.
Hon 70 order at twelve O'Clock yesterday,
md on motion Of Mr.. rarrox, Rev.
Edward Gould, Of St. Paul,s church.
'p.aeo the proceedings with prayer.
A'''r roll call five sergeants-atrorms
r'fe appointed, on motion of Maasra.
bechtel and Davis.
MI Davis, chairman Of the committee
~ ~eleaent'als, asked a delay until two
a '0sA and the convention adjourned to
As2P. II. the convention raa...m.,.a
1@a sne report of the committee vas re.d.
~, ~ me wards except the fourth, the re-
s..s certified certain delegates as proper
~.aoers' On the fourth ward The
SaeH l!' reported the delegation headed b,
0ne' James Lewis entisled to their aaats
p 1%a s1'iaded that headed by senator
tnn usueaek' A minority report signed BY
ivas OF the nine members, reoommenaaa
vote each. '~ nal1
'0'oaon on behalf Of the minority
report was read. 1''''
,,a ~: Davis said that in regard to ,ho
.r. "a!d the same precedent s6o.ld
tli,a 'esa e0z.'ed out rs in tho case ofthe
,na .asd' viz: admitting tia. -d.lao,tss
...|11 eo by credentaM fn,s th.
tS,s ta. club recognized by the sub-e,.en.
e,s,' m'ttee. It had not BEEN "a. hov.
and th se.s was no contest, only a protest,
majority Of the committee hal
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-05-02

saymo~ Sboat doing it..than a boy doe
about Rund y . muaket. He wanted mel
who carried their records before, and no,
behind them. He hung to the Repub.
hcan party fer he knew II that WAS de.
feated he might - well 60 back to Egypt
and hunt for garlic.
Hon. ". L. Evans reviewed and
answered the arguments Of the
previous speakers He trusted
the convention gould pass on the
case without prejudice. In answer to
some remarks Of Mr.. Moses Judge Evans
said he had beco1nea soldieri the Union
army when the hrst,gua hadsbeen h1ed at
Sumter, had served till tho last eonfedera-
ted flag had been tarled and had. received
an honorable discharge. Where xas the
gentleman during that time!
Mr. Moses-P Please your honor, I was
at homel. -J:-zs ; -
: Judge Evans-The gentleman4ansssr
may seem to him, 1t this moment, in ,ex-
cellent and = xitty one, but I am suze he
will not consider it SO if he viii give it a
second thought. I viii ask him another
question that will come home to him, and
hatsis, where would be have been today
if all like ma had stsid at home rs he did!
Nj: Herbert followed Judge Evans and
endeavored to show that he had been
elected in strict accordance with the Law, !
MI: Beohtel@oal1ed the previous question
and his motion was carried,
Mr.. Vigers moved reconsider and to i
table, and tie motion was CARED.
The third ward thus has tow complete
sets Of delegateA each casting q half vote.
The convenhont then adjourned to
o'clock today.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-30
A nRATHEN MISSIONARY.


We have long seen the possibility
Of missionary TO our country from
the heather, and one has at last arrived
in the person OF Wong CRin Foo.
Alas, yesl Bitter and humiliating as
is the truth, he is a chinaman; nay,
more--a political refugee, and doubt.
less the forerunner of q long line Of
distinguished Celestials who will leave
their country to transfer their allie
glance and ambition to our soil. This
antipodal celebrity, who speaks Eng
lish perfectly, has recently arrived in
Boston, and, with commehdaLle zeal,
has at once begun his labors among
the skeptical people Of that modern
Athens. He does not appear to have
felt il bis duty to open bis mission on
the Pacific Coast, where the people OF
his race are popularly supposed to be
destitute of souls. Though tstigued
by the storm Of politics in his native
land, this Oriental refugee seems to
have retained an unwaYering love for
and belief in the religion and society
of the country of the Celestials, and
has begun an active missionary work
here. He mourns over our incom-
pletehess, our lack OF repose and
gravity, our profuse expenditure, our
business greed, aud our utter want of
tilial reverence. Nothing, he thinks,
can lift us from our degradation but
the religion OF ConiuciOs, which rails
ed China from a low and disturbed
condition, and gave her SO many CEN
turies of brilliant peace, Wong Chin
Foo earnestly expresses the hope that
followers Of the Chinese philosopher
may at once spring up here: and his
audacity may yet result in "Confu-
cius class" into whose ranks young
Boston may flock to listen to the
teachings Of the exilod aristocrat.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-30
shREwp swINpLE.

A druggist in Des Moines, Iowa,
was recently made the victim of a
rather expensive practical joke. A
man. apparently under the influence
of liquor, entered the shop one
morning, and called for a glass Of
soda-water, After drinking it, he
staggered against a pane Of French
plate glass in the show window,
shivering it to atoms. Seeing the
mischief he had done he hurried
away, but the druggist pursued and
overlook him, demanding payment
for the damage. The inebriate pro.
tested that he was impecunious, but
the plea did not avail. Two clerks
seized and searched him, and ex-
tracted from somewhere about his
person a $100 bill. This they de-
posted in their money-till, deducted
the price Of the glass, and stufing
the change into one of his pockets,
sent him adrift upon the street.
During the day the druggist discov-
cred, to his horror that the bill was
counterfeit. OF course no time
was slost; officers were sent in every
direction, and the offender was at
length captured and brought before
the bar Of Justice. Here, however,
a legal technicality disturbed the
even flow Of equity. The druDkard
urged that he was guiltless, of any
crime; that the counterfeit money
happened to be in his pocket at the
time of the accident, and that it was
taken from him by force, Under the
circumstances, the honorable gentle
man who presided over the court
felt constrained to dismiss the case,
and the druggist, with the fear of o
suit for assault and battery before
his eyes, declined to move further in
the matter.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-30
INDIANS Us. cnINAMnN,

The San Rafael Journal says On
the 4th instant some drunken Indians
ON GONZALES Bay, riear Marshall, at
tackled and beat chinaman with
stones until he was insensible. The
Chinamen "went for" the Indians,
but all Of them escaped in d boat
across the Bay, except two, These
two the Cinnamon we're preparing to
lynch, when one ierked away. One
athlete Chinamar, however, was too
swift for the Indian, and as he was
about selling the fleeing foe, one OF
his comrades in the rear fred shot,
striking the Chinaman in the left arm
half way between the shoulder and
elbow, the ball passing in such a way
MS to avoid important blood vessels
and nerves. Upon the interference
of some Italians, the Chinese turned
the remaining Indian loose to prey
upon some one else in his future
sprees. The Chinaman who was shot
went to the city for treatment, and
tho beaten one is recovering in camp.
Within the last few years several
white men on Tomales Bay have been
killed by drunken, devilish Indians,
and several citizens have expressed
regret that the Cinnamon did not sue
ceed in lynching the Indians.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-30
NEE hEncnnn scANpAL.

The Kings County Grand Jury,
with the aid Of District Attorney
Winslow, has taken some action in
regard to the statements made by
Theodore Tlton and Frank D. Moul-
ton. Both Mr.. Tilton and Mr.. Moul-
ton will now be obliged to prove
the assertions which they have made
defamatory to the Plymouth Church
pastor, for the Gratid Jury have
found indictments against both gem
tlemen. The Rev. Mr.. Beecher was
summoned before the Grand Jury,
and remained in the room nearly an
hour. Mr.. Beecher was accompanied
by his son Henry, and Mr.. Cleveland.
Shortly after Mr.. Beecher left, the
jury entered the Court of Sessions,
and presented the indictments against
q number of parties, those Of Mr..
Tilton and Mr.. Moulton being in the
batch -7..4.f sF ~a4, JAN
The indictment against Mr.. Tilton
sets forth that he composed, wrote
and caused to be published in TIE
Daily Graphic a statement that the
Rev. Henry Ward Bee2her had been
guilty Of adultery with Elizabeth r,
Tilton, which was false, wicked and
malicious libel, calculated to iniure
the good name, fame and reputation
of Mr., Beecher, which was contrary
to the statute in such cases madeand
provided and against the peace of the
people of the State bf New York and
their dignity. a % elWl'
The indictments against Mr.. Frank
D, ,Moulton sets forth that he unjust
ly, maliciously devised and contrived
to asperse, scandalize and vilify the
character of Henry Word Beecher,
by insinuatihg and causing it to be
believed he had been guilty of gross
and immoral conduct, and had COM
mitted adultery with one Elizabeth
r.. Tilton, then and now the wife of
Theodore Tilton. That he wrote,
composed, and caused to, be publish
ed in The Daily Graphic, this false,
malicious and scandalous libel. Also
charging that the Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher had confessed to him (Moul-
ton) the commission Of adultery with
Mrs, Tilton, and with having de-
bauched another woman not his wife.
After the presentmeht Of tho in
dictments, the Grand Jury were dis
charged, with the thanks Of Che court.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-30

RUss1As New ARMY.-An impor-
tant crisis is approaching in regard
to the reconstruction of the Russian
army. In about one month tho levy
of recruits, according to the new
system, will take place, and the
change will have to be effected with
much more caution than has been
found necessary in any other State.
The new army law makes men of all
classes liable to military service, SO
that the new recruits will have to
stand side by side with the soldiers
OF tho old regjuie, and bo obliged to
treat them rs their comrades. Such
companionship will hardly be tempt
ing to nm educated man, when he
considers the low grade hitherto oc-
cupied in society by tho common
Russian soldier; indeed, it is pretty
certain that il some precautions are
not taken to avoid bringing the more
cultivated men into close contact
with the raw and uHciYilized, collis-
ions will occur which may cause no
small anxiety to the Government.
The institution of voluntary service
has been extended 10 a degree un-
precedented in any other country.
The schools, which elsewhere would
only be regarded as elementary, are
here included among tho establish
ments whose pupils are given special
privileges under the army law.
Every ono who is able to do SO will
therefore enter the army as yolun-
teer.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-30
4 srRANou'AND MnIANoHoIY LIFE.

The life Of Mary Ham of Rye, N.
H., who recently died at the age Of
so, was romantic and interesting in
the highest degree. For the 49, years
immediately preceding her death she
lived the life of a hermit in lonely
hut, to which water and the broom
were strangers during her residence
in it, and which was so filthy that an
ordinary person could hardly bear to
be in it for a moment, Here she ate
and slept and got drunk, and was
never glad to see company. 9
The only thing that in any meas
ure relieved this hovel of its dreari-
ness was a package of well-worn love
letters, and these explained her ec-
centric life. She was very much ad,
mired when 20 years old, and was
very coquettish, withal; but she fin
ally fell in love with one Charles
Waldron, and their love-letters were
of the warmest sort. He tired of
her fckleness, however, and dismiss
ed her, This broke her heart, but
to make itappear that she cared moth
ing for it, she engaged herself to n
brilliant Young. scapegrace named
John Ham, who had been expelled
from Dartmouth College, and being
himself disappointed in love married
her in a fit of recHlessness,
He died nineteen years ago, and
ever after she lived her strange life.
There have been many interesting
stories told about her, one Of which
was that she had a large sum of mon
ey concealed in her hut; but search
after dea tn disproved this. The let
ters, however, showed that her love
affair hat gone so far that her we'd
ding QUIT it had been prepared and
the day appointed when the thunder
bolt carle. The circumstances of
her last sickness led to the suspicion
that she had been poisoned.
She we $ found with q bottle by her
side, lying on bed in the EXTREMIST
agony; but rum and mental suffering
probably account for all, The town
authorities determined to "clean out"
her den q few days before her death;
but they were obliged to tear her
from it., screaming and struggling,
and the publication required two
days work and a bonfire. The
neighborH gave her every possible
comfort in her closing hours, and
Il niece, whom she had not seen for
twenty years, visited her, and the
ola xrop,on ,.aooOn;1o1 No.,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-30

In response to the request Of Mr.
Touxaln, the general land agent Of
The Santa re road, for the products Of
the country along the line, q character
around Hutchinson, Kan, or some
Of those towns, boxed up bushel Of
grasshoppers and sent them to him
with the following explanatory Dotei
"lIere's the products OF your damned
country-a hundred bushels TO the
acre"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-30

THE ARGENTINE REPUBLo.--People
have become so accustomed to re-
ports Of anarchy and civil war 10
the South American States they give
only langhid attention to tile insur-
rection in the Argentine Republic.
The revolt, however, increases in
importance and seriousness. 1t
seems to have grown out Of the late
Presidential election, in which Gen.
8Iitre was defeated by De Avellareda,
late Minister of Public Instruction.
General Mitre, who is unqnestiona-
bly, a man Of great ability, charges
that fraud was used to keep him out
Of the Presidency, and he seems to
be supported by considerable fol-
lowing, the naval force having de-
clared for him, Business in Buenos
Ayres is suspended; many firms have
failed the newspapers have ceased
publication, and the panic, spreading
to Europe, has caused q coramotion
among dealers in South American
securities on the London Stock Ex-
change. The Government is said to
be taking "yigorous measures" to
quell the rebellion, the session. of
Congress being extended and the
National Guard modified, The
amy, however, only amounts to
about G, 500 men, and the navy con-
tains only twslye guns. For small
State, the Argentine Republic has
on hand very troublesome civil war.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-30

II Beecher were as spanky as that
Missouri preacher lie wonld haye been
out Of tho woods long ago. When
they started a slaader about that MIS-
souri preacher lie exclaimed from the
pulpit, "rhis ,diabolical story about
NE and Mrs. Podliammer Is al infer
nal lie, and if / can't snatch the son Of
a sawhorse eyerlasliDgly baldheaded
who started it, then pronounce me q
bob.tailed purp, and kick me ton miles
hellward.' And that scandal was set
tied
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-30

A RENEGADE.--Gen Longstreet
does not cut such q brilliant figure at
the head Of the New Orleans niggers,
az be did in Lees army at the head Of
the Virginia gentlemen. He led 500
darkies to attack the citizens, the
other day, in New Orleans, but the
ebony hordes fled wildly at the first
fire, leaving their white officers to face
tho exasperated people. How an
officer Of Longstreet's brilliant quail
ties, and antecedents, can draw his
sword against his own people, in
whose ranks are many who accompa.
MED him thro6gh the .glories, tri-
umphs, sufferings and defeats OF D
hundred battle fields, is a marvel, and
one which can be explained only
on the hypothesis, that he is q rene
gadc, who barters the glory Of his
former career and personal honor, for
place and power under the new regime.
lie is the Southern Arnold Of peace.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-30

A Louisville and Milwaukee man
recently visited the House Of Com.
mons together, bat retired in great
confusion and disgust when the mem
bers suddenly began TO shout "ear,
ear - CinciUoti Commercial
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-30

A spread.eagle barber announces
that he is Professor OF Crinicpltural
Absoision and Craniological Tripsis
II is not often that four such high
pricsd words getinto singleseutence.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-30
rnn nosroN poY-rmNp AoA1N.

The Boston Neacs of October 1st
says: A new and remarkable feature
in connection with the boy-fend,
Jesse Pomeroy, is brought to light.
1t will be remembered that Mrs.
Pomeroy, at the time OF the murder
Of Katie Culran, had in her employ
a girl named Margaret Lank, who
had been engaged III sewing in the
shop of her employer. Mrs. Curran,
the mother of Katie, while searching
for her lost child, called at the store
Of Mrs. Pome,oy to inquire for Mar
garet, as the Roche boy had said that
he saw her enter the store d few min
utes after Katie Curran. Mrs.
Pomeroy returned a short answer,
saying that Margaret had been gone
for two weeks, and also asked the
question, "What do you want to see
her for?" Mrs. Curr&n made no an
swer and left the store. 1t now APP
pears that Margaret Lank came to
this city from Londonderry, Nova
Scotia, about three years ago, and
up to last Spring her parents and
friends we're wont to receive letters
from her at regular intervals. Since
the disappearance of Katie Curran
no tidings of her have been received
by them. Last Friday the girls
father came to this city in search of
her, but thus far has been unable to
learn any tidings Of her whereabouts.
This fact arises the suspicion Of
another horrible crime, and the
question now to DO explained is,
"Did Jesse Pomeroy stain his soul
With the blood of another innocent
victim on that fatal morning when
poor Katie Curan was so mercilessly
butchered in the lonely cellar at
South Boston2"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-30

Tar RADICALS, oven Of tho mildest
persuasion, are always ready to give
currency to the reports Of Qutragea
committed in the South by White men
on negroes, and even to make them
ns aggravated as type ID capable 81
representing them; but nothing, or
next to nothing is told Of tho outra-
ges which tho negroes commit on tho
whitOs, and which, in all instances,
exceed III barbarity those ii which
tho whites are the Offenders It'd
reason for this is. that the Radicals
in the North can make no political
capital BY relating negro oiienses,
and confne themselves 70 ne narra-
tion OF white axoosses, which are AZ
ways accepted in this iatitade with.
out the necessity 81 preouring proof
for their subslantiehnn
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-30
A BRIDEeRooM's VENGEANCE.

The Menasha (Nfich.) Press says:
Ont in the town Of Harrison, Calu-
met county. and about eleven miles
from Menasha, a wedding occurred a
few weeks ago, the particulars Of
which we have inst been told, The
daughter OF a prominent farmer was
united in the holy bonds to "knight
Of the plow and drill" whose exper-
ience in the affairs of life has been
sufficiently varied to post him on the
tricks of trade" and undor all circum-
stances enable HIM to give "tit for
tat" Previous to the happy event,
arrangements We're all made for we'd
ding tour OF several days duration.
In due time the ceremony was per-
formed, and at aproper period the
bride was conducted to her chamber
and slowed away in the contemplated
nuptial couch, The happy husband
soon followed, and having reached
the door Of the chamber which con.
tanned his bride, raped gently, bnt
listened in vain for the anticipated
welcome, He knocked again moro
nervously than before, but still no an.
swer was heard. Io gently raised
the latch; the door was locked. He
called TO the little mischief within,
but still she answered him not, and
be was finally compelled to seek other
quarters. How he passed the night
is not recorded. At an early hour in
the morning. the carriage which had
been engaged for the wedding tour,
was driven to the door, and our hero
stole gently down stairs; entered the
carriage, babe the driver apply the
lash, and was soon ont Of sight. lie
did not return ill after the lapse Of
ten days, during which time he visited
every place contemplated previous to
his marriage. On his return he found
his wiie's bedroom openl yes, lie did.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-30

Progression is the watchword Of
tie hour, but in Missouri, mothers
baul their disobedieDt children over
the knee and strike on the same old
spot that the Romans did three thous-
and years ago. ------
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-30

"Tye got EN-, shouted a Mississippi
boatmab, recently, when first the com.
ct broke upon bis sight aSpakes I've
had before. and now the stars have
got tails on EN-. I'm dead mani