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The weekly Louisianian., 1874-08-15
D N Q. D1BBLE

The nominating Convention Of
the Second Congressional District
have named this gentleman as the
Republican candidate for Congress.
He will succeed General L. A. Shell
don, who was o candidate for renom-
nation, but who was defeated.
The result created Considerable
surprise, for many thought that
General Sheldon was too strong to
be overthrow, while others believed
that the choice. should and would
fell upon one Of the representative
colored men who we're candidates
before the Convention. We confess
that our own preference was for one
Of these, but since it could not be,
We are extremely gratifed at the
selection Of Judge ibble. Scarcely
any man in the State has been more
intimately identified with the Re-
publican party Of Louisiana than he.
OF his Republicanism no one will
pretend to express q doubt, and he
has done good service in the cause.
The colored people Of this State
can never forget that while Judge
of the Eighth District Court he was
the first Judge in Louisiana, If not
in the South, to maintain the civil
rights of colored men before the
law. The decision in the case OF
Sauvinet vs.. Walker gave Us the
first CLEAN Of hope that the judicial
department of the State Govern
ment would come to our relief.
Judge Dibble is-a man of ability
and integrity, and he is strikingly
characterized for his untiring energy
and perseverance,. A clear writer,
a ready and eloquent speaker, and
a rapid and effective worker, in the
Committee Room, he will, without
doubt, distinguish himself in Con:
gresa. To his experience as q pol
itician, Judge Dibble will bring the
prestige of professional success
Though a young man, for be is moi
yet thirty years Of age, he has risen
and stands among the 6rst mem
bers of the bar of Louisiana. A
successful practitioner. he has &C.
quired q large and lucrative prac'
tice and at present occupies the
Office of Assistant Attorney General
of the State.
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-08-15
For THE INFORMATION

For THE INFORMATION
OF the Times it may es well be
stated that the desired matter Of
= flooding the streets from the sew
eral Water Works during this heat
ed term, is not under the supervis-
ion or direction of the Administra-
tor of Public Improvements, but
under charge Of the Department OF
Water Works. If otherwise, Col.
Lewis would be more than pleased
to comply with what is really =
bealthful and needful measure.
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-08-15

The Republican nominee Of the
Sixth Congressional District, MI.
chas. E. Nash, of st. Landry, is q
well educated and highly respected
colored citizen, whose candidacy
and election will reflect credit alike
1pon the party and his constituency,
The only colored Congressional
oominee, we trust that no efforts
will be spared to secure his election,
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-08-15
HON. WILLIAM MURRELL, OF
: MADISON.

We are pleased t. see, that the Re-
oublicanss Of Madison in Convention
assembled have unanimously nomin-
ated Col. Murrell for the General As.
sembly of the State-Co. Murrell is
an intelligent honorable and gallant
gentleman and will prove as heretofore
. n able and honest representative of
his people. Undeterred by Executive
power and unswayed by public patron
age he fairly and zealously represented
his parish in the late State Convention
and won and deserves the respect even
of his opponents.
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-08-15

United States Senator J. r. West
eft Inst Wednesday, for Washing
Ton, having received important
kilograms requiring bis presence in
that city. He viii visit Long
Branch and interview the President
on Louisiana affairs before return
ne here.
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-08-15

Without undue reflection, upon
the action of other delegates in the
late Republican State Convention,
we yet especially commend those
gentlemen whose forty-four-and-a-
half votes in the ballot for the Pres
idenoy Of the body 10 strongly exem-
plifed the manhood and integrity
of their constituents.
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-08-15
SECOND 4

At 10i o'clock the Convention Hs
called to order.
The Committee on Credentials D"
being able to report, on motion ia
Convention took recess until noon -
o'clock, n, the Convention was again
called to order by temporary oosu'
man.
Roll called. Forty.tvo parishes
represented. Quorum announcer
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Thomas
The Committee on Credentials ashea
further time. Gould not report anu
9 o'clock. At this announcement
there was q motion for another rece"
until 2 O'Clock. Amended unto lilo
longer time Of 8 o'clock; here very
much confusion ensued. Tho Una"
was peremptory in putting the qua'
ton. Loudly objected to by seveH'
delegates, one particularly Mr. h@H
Of East Filieiana, stating the Cisa
could neither gag MOI deprive him
his rights as q delegate. Tho Cn.p
insisted. he said he would have "
call tho names Of turbulent menaoe:'
aud have this reporter show 70 tne'
constituents the behavior OF said oe''.
gates. The motion for . recess
then adopted.
Called 10 order at 8: 10 p. H.
Roll called by psrisheA
Quorum announced.
F Delegate Devezin. Of Osseanspal'.'
sent in name Of John Reynolds TO-"
a. his proxy, on account OF euoasa
death Of his wife. Without oo5ec'"A
it WIS 70 directed.
xrposr o. oo,s,nrrss on onzozsnA"
Senator Blunt pending reading
report asked q question, ,.,t
MI. Montaldo, Of rleans, moseo' 1''
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-08-15

publishee, fol-. after being cautioned on
two p.psrate occasions for the migration
Of articles which the Government diAp-
proves Of, ths third time he odends, the
publication ofhis paper is stopped entirs1y,
and he uns tie risk of haringf nolena
OWENS; to study everyday life in Siberia
for . period Of time, tnc duration ofwhieh
its not in his power to determine.
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-08-15

Gov. Ames, of Mississippi, whose
fidelity to principle and integrity of
character, d~eservedly ranks him as the
model Chief Executive in the South,
was in our city last Saturday, the
quest, of Col. J. NJ. G.. Parker.
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-08-15

We are under many obligations
to our genial friend Judge A: B..
Sloansker, Asst. Superintendent
Railway Mail Service, for favors ex-
tended to this Office, and reutr1
him our thanks for the same.
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-08-15
In a review. of MI. Froud's lat

In q review OF Mr.. Fr0udis later
volumes of his 'The English in
Ireland" the Acadenay says:"0 the
substantial truth of MI. Froude's
representation there can be little
doubt, as it is founded on deposit
tions which are preserved, in Dublin
Castle, and which according to our
author, record even worse brutali-
ties than he has ventured to repeat.
At the same time it is quite possible
that Mr.. Froude may have fixed his
gaze too exclusively on the dark
side of things and that the lights
and shadows of Irish life in the
last century deserve to have been
mingled in rather less unequal pro-
portions than he has allotted to
them. He himself admits that there
was q class, and, to judge from his
language, q considerable class, of
noblemen and gentlemen who were
neither absentees nor place hunters,
and who lived on their estates in
dienifed retirement, untainted by
the national vices of drinking,
dueling, and gambling. There
must, therefore, have been numer-
GUS districts of Ireland in which the
farmers and peasantry were pros
porous and contented, the landlords
conscientious and respected and
where the crims' which fourished
Elsewhere in such rank luxuriance
had no existence. On this suppo-
sition we think it may fairly be OBJ
iected to Mi. Froude that he leaves
upon the readers mind an impress
sion not consistent with the facts:
and impression, namely, that the 50
cial condition of Ireland q hundred
years ago was exclusively made up
Of misery, vice. crime, corruption,
and neglect He mentions the evil
tence OF more healthy elements. But
he mentions them, and passes on.
He never dwells on the brighter
side of the picture. Still, no doubt
when every allowance is made fol
want of due proportion enough re-
mains to establish over and over
again the truth Of his central propo-
sition, namely, that in Ireland the
law was all but impotent, and that
England, having failed in more than
one attempt to govern Ireland &C.
cording to her own ideas; was con-
tent to tie the hands of the papista
and leave the country to ITSELF"
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-08-15
THE NOMINATION. Dr. GEN
ERAL SYPHER.

General J. Hale Sypher has, for
the fifth time, been nominated for
Congress by the Republicans Of the
First Congressional District. To be
endorsed by his constituents five
successive times, is something Of
which he may well feel proud. It
is a merited recognition Of his char
acter as a man; of his ability "a s re-
preventative; token of the esteem
in which he is held by the people Of
his District and State, and is q
proof that the Republican party of
Louisiana is not ungrateful; that
they have not forgotten the fact that
in its darkest hours he never
wavered in his allegiance--never
deserted his post.
General Sypher made his advent
in this State, not as one Of the horde
of professional politicians who
sought to enrich themselves at the
expense Of our people, but as a man
seeking to invest his capital where
it would yield a fair remuneration,
and during the whole period of his
residence has been a property-hold-
er and taxpayer.
Throughout his political career
he has been q faithful and consist
ent Republican. The first Repub-
lican Club formed outside the city
Of New Orleans, was organized on
his plantation in Rapides parish.
In his capacity as q Representative
in Congress he has labored inces-
sanity for the welfare of Louisiana
and the Mississippi Valley; has
always favored the construction OF
tho lsvees by the General Govern
ment; urged the retention of the
tariff on sugar; was a strong advo-
cate of the construction of the
Southern Pacific Rilroad; unro-
hitting in his efforts to secure re-
lief for the sufferers from the over
flow; and the able manner in which
he championed the Fort st. Philip
Canal Bill will never be forgotten
by those who have any interest in
the commercial and material pros
perity of our city and State.
His nomination is equivalent to
an election, and we congratulate
his constituents and the people Of
our State that they are againto be- re-
presented by 50 able On advocate.
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-08-15

! SEQ gentlemen boiling over
with speeches. Let me say 70 von
that while my friend from East H..
liciana. made an eloquent speech N
favor Of Lieut.. Gov. Antoine. von-
votes have decided otherwise. :
shall depend upon good order to h.
observed in your deliberations NJ
rulings shall be impartial and 7 ~
your assistance. A large numbar
Of contestants from all parts Of the
State and city makes the task oft h
Chair, in the appointment Of Como
mittee on Credentials an onerous ona
Ishan try and be impartial. Im uus.
not give entire satisfaction, but I'll
try. I ask the cool-headed eentle.
men here to assist me. Iagain return
you my sincere thanks. Little did
1 think when I left my home thatI
would be foisted upon you as your
Chairman. As came floating down
the river I thought that / might
perhaps strive for such . position.
II we, gentlemen, take the buurby
the horns We can wade through tho
coming campaign"
Mi: Green nominated as tempo
rary Secretaries, Ohas. A. Baouie
md A. Badenhaus, the present in.
cumbents. Adopted by exclamation
with the amendment that Mi. VIM.
Vigers be included.
A motion was mado that O com.
mittee Of nine be appointed on Gre.
dentials. Mr.. Blunt, Of Match,
toches, moved that that committee
be elected by delegates whose seats
are not contested. MI. LaurenceB,
Herbeld objected. Mr.. Blunt in.
sisted on his motion. On the an
nouncement from the Chair that be
would not appoint any man on the
committee whose scat was contested,
the motion or amendment Of Mr..
Blunt was withdrawn. The main
question was ordered, and motion
adopted. MIR Burch moved that
the rules governing the Lower
House State General Assembly
should be adopted as the parliament
tary law Of the Convention. Car
ried.
A motion. made and adopted, was
the appointment of Mr.: jeffrey
Canonge as Sergeant-at-Arms OF the
Convention. Amended by supple
mentary motion for appointment Of
five Sergeants-at-Arms and Doos'
Keepers.
@ On motion, the Convention was
ASKED to take q recess for fifteen
minutes. Objected to by Mr.: Green,
Of Orleans, in q lengthy speech,u
casting an imputation on the chair.
man, he could not countenanee. The
committee on credentials should Be
first appointed. He moved to lay
the motion for recess on the table.
The motion for recess withdrawn.
Several members jocularly objected
to anybody being on platiorm-Sec-
retaries or others. They wished q
square deal in this thing. The
Chair then announced the
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-08-15
G o s S p.

IT IS SAID
OF Jules Janin that he wrote an
extraordinary hand. The charac-
tiers we're formed with some care
but had not their like in any known
alphabet. There were but two COM
positors on the Journal DIES Deb0s
who could decipher them. When
he contributed to other papers he
dictated to his wife.
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-08-15

J. * N = W, Il n IL /
A MISREPRESENTATION COR
RECTED.
= The subjoined extract, based on
IN editorial in our Extra, appeared
in the Bulletin of Friday last, and
correction. The Bulletin
adds:
HE (Packard) has lately chosen 70
make an aggressive war on Gov. Pinch
back, after having secretly and treacher-
ously opposed his recognition as SENATOR
FROM TINS STATE" In juxta-position with
the above paragraph, read the following:
Judge Durell and the Returning Board
carried the campaign of 1872, III ~as car
ried at an"
"1He Senator elect f o this State, charges
Durell with placing in power, by usurp-
ing jurisdiction. q government elected by
q Returning Boad, and through which
government alone Pinchback can claim
any title to q seat in the Senate"
The comments of the Bulletin
proceed upon ignorance Of the posi-.
ton of Gov. Pinchback, andignores
the actual state of the Louisiana
case, before Congress.
It is literally true, that the politi-
cal question involved in the Lou
isiana case is still open and unset
tied by the United States Senate:
Tho question thus far has been de-
termined largely upon the technical
points, involved in the order OF
Judge Durell and the Returning
Board, and no decision has been
made, on the merits, by the Con-
gross of the nation. In other words,
the U. S. Senate has declined-by
refusing action in the case of the
Senator elect, pro or con-to deter.
mine the legal status of the present
State Government. Republicans
have held that it represents a ma
jority Of the legal voters of the State
but so far as the Senate is con.
cerned, it is simply a de fcto Gov
eminent thus far.
Now, Senator Pinchback's claim
az Senator elect, and his method o.
urging that claim, are consistent
with this position. He consistently
alleges, that q General Assem-.
bly,, competent to declare and pass
upon the question of Governor and
and Lieut.. Governor, and to make
laws for the Government of the
State, is competent to elect United
States Senator, and he was so elect
ed. he contends that if Kellogg is
Governor, he is Senator-no more
no less. He leaves this question to
be decided upon its merits and has
always opposed either dilatorv de-
lays, or~partial and superficial in
vestigation in this matter: and is
willing to abide the result, whether
it be for or against him. He asks nc
favors but will submit quietly to
no invidious and unjust discrimina'
tions. Letthis question come ur
and be fairly and formally met BY
the Senate, and he will cheerfullJ
abide the result. But up to this date
he and he alone and apparently or
account Of bis race. and at the insti'
cation of traitors in his own party
and the political foes out Of it
has not only been deprived of hi
seat, but Of even the privileges o
m Investigation, that would enable
him to expose his slanderous assail
onfa
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-08-15
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.

On motion, the Convention ID
journed until the day following, 1t
10 o'clock.
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-08-15

Eighth Ward, wedispatched an en-
terrrising reporter last Sunday to
the whereabouts of the
Club and to learn BY actual obser-
walton Of the proceedings Of the
After walking through
the suburbs of several streets IA
nous in the French fauburg for the
excellence of the little ampbibious
animal known as "craw fish," our
reporter espied a small son Of Erin's
Isle whom, with the promise of sun
dry shekels, he got to conduct him
to where "the iligant lague" assem-
bled. Arrived there he found O
noisy crowd Of heated and excited
individuals who seemed at the mo-
ment Of his entrance to be engaged
in the task of electing a presiding
officer. The weather was intensely
warm, and the active members OF
the club seemed to have added to
it's effect by repeated positions from
sundry black bottles that they car
ried in hand 'tto keep cool" as one
red-faced, broad shouldered gentle
man remarked. On the announce
ment that NJ. Descairn had the most
votes and was therefore duly elected
president, an Irish American pres
ent, with excited mien swore that
there was fraud; his friend candy
had been counted out, the vote must
be taken again. Upon this ensued
a jargon in the gumbo patois and
Garlic interlarded with a few broad
Saxon interjections whichtpromised
for awhile to Guido Babel. At the
moment the noise seemed the great
est the friend of sandy jumped on
to the platform and pulling out a
little repeating pistol he had in his
pocket began to tumble at the trigg'
ger. Being very drunk, undoubt,
eddy somebody would have been
shot, but fortunately, while the ham
mer responded to the pulls of the
trigger but two barrels were loaded
and before the cylinder revolved to
these the now quoted and alarmed
assemblage found opportunity to
disarm their comrade. This done
it was agreed the vote should be re-
peated. Severalnominees were pro-
posed, but all in turn rejected; the
crowd growing noisier and more tur'
bulent as each ballot was announced.
Finally out of sheer wearines> the
opposition seemed to have joined in
the unanimous election of NJ. Des-
cairn. But not so "Andy's" cham
pion. He, brandishing a thick hick-
DRY cana, declared for a free tight.
He could "clane out the frog aters
an he wud.' Suiting his action to
his words he vigorously belabored
a half dozen Of his nearest neighbors
and in consequence ensued a wild
row which our reporter watched until
tired, when he withdrew confident
that the organization of that sub
club White League was not quite
harmonious.
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-08-15
LOUISIANA STATE REPUR.
LICAN CONTENTION.
HELD IN ST, LOUIS HOTEL.
FIRST DAY.

The Convention was called to
order by Hon. S. b. Packard, Chair
man OF the State Central Executive
Committee, at 123 o'clock, who
said:
Gentlemen Of the Contention
"You will observe order while I
call upon the Rev. j. r. V. Thomas
to open the Convention with
prayer"
SPEECH OF PACKARD.
"GenAemen Of the Contention
We have met here to-day as
sembled in Convention for the well
fare of the Republican party. I
trust that our deliberations will be
harmonious, and result in the good
purpose Of our assembling"
The call was then read. After
which, upon roll call, a majority Of
the delegates were announced as
present. The Chairman Of the
State Central Executive Committee
announced as the adopted resolu-
ton of that body, that tomorrow
when the Convention assembled, he,
1.-THE Chairman OF the Committee
would announce the list of all the
members returned, both contestants
and contestees. Upon the inquiry
as to how the temporary chairman
should be elected, it was moved
and adopted that the same be had
by ballot, the roll to DO called and
members announce their vote in
accordance. Three tellers were ap-
pointed Messrs. Gair, Burch, and
Green.
HOES. Murrell and David Young
were nominated. Mr. Gair, OF East
Feliciana, nominated, in On eloquent
little speech. Lieut.. Gov. G. c. An
tome. The nominations, on motion,
were closed. While the halloting
was proceeding, Mr.. Murrell with
drew his name in favor Of Hon.
David Young. Received with ap-
plause by Young's friends. who
seemed enthusiastic. The vote an.
nounced, stood: total 207-Antoine
76; Young 131. Messrs. Montaldo,
Leet and Sartain escorted Mr..
Young to the Chair:
YoUNG's ADDRESS.
Gentlemen Of the Gonyention-Al-
low me to return to you my sincere
thanks for the honor conferred. Il
is not necessary for me to speak
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-08-15

J. sella Martin, Esq, Specia
Treasury Agent for Mississippi, is in
town.
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-08-15

WHAT MANY PEOPLE
Would term intolerance is men,
toned as exclusiveness in England,
where hitherto in one of the best
Literary Clubs in London all dis
senting clergymen we're excluded.
For the first time, recently, the Rev.
Dr.. Stoughton, a leading Congrega-
tionalist was admitted. The prime
mover in opening the doors being
Dean Stanley, one Of the most lib
eral Of the English Curch.
THE REST
Illustration of faith with works is
afforded in the conduct of the little
fellow who tumbled into a pond.
Pale and dripping, and prepared
for bed by his mother he was told
to thank God for having saved him.
Thoughtfully the youngster replied,
eyes, I s'pose God did save me but
then I held on the gwass too"
HAVING LEARNED
OF the purpose. of certain: White
Leapue leaders to organize a SUBJ
Club, or organization down in the
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-08-15
YOUNG'S ADDRESS,

Gentlemen of the Gonuention-Al-
low me to return to you my sincere
thanks for the honor conferred. Il
is not necessary for me to speak
The weekly Louisianian., 1874-08-15

The Convention was called to
order by Hon. S. b. Packard, Chair
man of the State Central Executive
Committee, at 124 o'clock, who
said:
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-02-07
Tunnel Under the British Channel.

The feasibility of this project, and
the advantages and disadvantages of va
rious localities proposed for it, are still
being discussed. Mr.. Joseph Prest-
wick, an eminent engineer and geolog-
ist, has recently investigated the con-
ditions of the strata between the CONT
nent of Europe ana the coast of Eng
land. These researches extend from
Ostend, Belgium, to st. Valery, in Nor
mandy, France, and from Hastings to
Harwich on the English side; and by
them it was ascertained that a deposit
of the London clay extends from the
mouth of the Thames 60 Dunkirk, on
the northeast point of France. This
deposit is from 200 10 400 feet thick ;
and the impermeability and homogenei-
ty OF the clay, as shown in the works of
the subway under the Thames in Lon
don, point out the line between the
mouth of the Thames and Dunkirk as
one of the most practical routes for the
tunnel. But the distance $50 miles) is an
important consideration, against which,
again, must be set off the very great
depth at which tunnel between Dover
and the neighborhood of Calais would
have to be made. But the probability
of striking coal in the last named work
would be an additional inducement tc
take the shorter route; added to which
must be considered the fact that the
traffic between England and the cont.
nent lays chiefly between London and
Paris, in the direct line of which the
Dover tunnel would lie.