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The Morning herald., 1875-12-06

k FROM THE CAPITAL
THEaSPEAKERSHIP.
- of the Dem Oeratic Caucus
of Rand sii-HOW IL occurred.

q Of the emOeratic Caucus
Of Randali-H0w 1t occurred.
b the Herald.
1SeToN, Dec. 5,-The Democratic
met last night. 1t was the culmi-
# noble work upon the part of the
ais. But there was Brutus In the
and he was Fernando Wood.
the caucus met to-day, Randall
bHden. of success. He expected to
seyenty-slx votes on first ballot, and
md, looked for the nomination, be-
that Cox's Ohio AMI New York vote
be cast for him. Then he looked to
da Wool for some support, but that
old trickster deceived him, not even
for Randall. The report is that
arranged with Kerr SO as to obtain the
aashp of Ways and Means Com nit
The announcement of the first ballot
complete surprise to Randall and his
1t showed them that they had
eceived, and that through treachery
hand, and some bad management on
her, Randall would be assuredly de-
Kerr led lin twelve votes, but
ten of a majority. The second bal
Els thought, would certainly decide,
ou,a Kerr gained six votes, he still
five Of the number required, the bal
|nling, Kerr, II; Randall, So Cox,
bylor, l.
third ballot gave Kerr9 0, Randa lPs
Femaining same as previous ballot.
settled the contest, and Randall went
he hall and moved to make the nomi-
unanimous, which was done. A
number of Democratic politicians are
frcm all parts of the State, Philadel-
particularly well represented. There
out two thousand applicants here for
rec hundred places to be filled by the
. The fact that the principal offices
yen to Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky,
States, is exciting con-
de comment.
following is the result Of the ballot
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Personal.

Willard s. Pride, Of Everv Eyening, has,
gone to Washington, where he will act IA.
correspondent for the above named paper. =
Mr.. George Morgan, late city Editor Or
ehe HERALD, has connected himself with. il
me Camden Daily Post. He will enter upon
his duties to-day. Mr.. Morgan has our
most hearty wishes for prosperity.
Mr.. John Barnes has been elected to the
position OF Water Engineer, in the place of
j. G. Smith, resigned
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\. M. Z. Il, l.. 1,

The Eighth Annual Meeting of the Y. NJ,
G. Philopatrian L. I. was held yesterday. !
when the following officers were elected to
serve the ensuing six months:
President-William Kyne. J
Vice Prcsident-James F. McGonieal. u,
Recording Secretary-Frank P. Moody,
Financial Secretary-Peter A. Horty. q!
Corresponding Secretary-AndrewF +, Nc 4,
Menamin.
TreGsurer-Bernard j. Donohue, ~
Librarian-Joseph McCormick. '',
Marshsl-Philip Lewis, g 4
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MINOR LOCALS,

Mr.. E. G. Jefferis, Of the firm of J. Jefier
is 4 Son, of this city, is experimenting tn,
building Of the Bryn 4 Mawr Hotel, Phila
delphia.; Perkins and Weldie ara doing the
brick work.
The tracks are now being laid into the
| new round house of the p, w. &B. r. r.,
at the foot of Church street. s. T. Fuller,
chief supervisor of the road, is superin-
tending the work.
The Winter term of Rugby Academy be-
gins to-day. The institution is well known
throughout the city as being one which of.
fers excellent opportunities to those who
wish to obtain either Business or Classi.
cal Education.
Rev. DR.. Otis, Pastor Of the West Pres-
beterian Church, for some time past has
been confined to his house with q severe
cold and sore throat. He Is now improving,
and If able will deliver an address at the
Central Church tomorrow.
On Saturday the engine attached to the
IL NJ. way freight, while crossing at the foot
OF Shipley street, rem of the track, break !
the tenders off some of the wheels, and |
bursting in The end of one of her steam |
chests. After several Intellectual attempts,
and the breaking of q rope and chain, she
was again replaced on the track, and pro-
ceeded on her way a-steaming.
Isaac Hayden appeared in the Police
Court again, Saturday morning, ~ prison.
er. He had been arrested, charged with the
larceny Of lot of turkeys, chickens, and
pork, from the wagon of john W. Worrell,
a farmer living near Newark, which was
standing in market. The evidence seemed
pretty positive, and Hayden was locked up
in default of $40O, bail for Court. Hayden
was only acquitted of charge of incepdiar-
Ism, week before last, having been lying in /
prison for several months awaiting trial. t
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Kent T. Queen Anne's X. r., was held 4
ut Centreville, Md, on the 1st inst. and re-
suited in the election of the following direc- d
.ors; John B. Boyle, John Keaveny, Ed Il
ward lngersoll C. W. Leavitt, Joseph Bring 9
hurst and J. E. Taylor. Hon. B. I. Biggs
was made President, and P. H. Irwin Treas Il
lrer The report Of the President showed II
,he earnings of the road last year, to bs $751; t
'S9; and the expenses $27, $40, leaving for 4
net earnings $3.50. The board declared a
dividend of ~ per cent. on whole amount I
VI stock which is $315,OO0. c
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motion the nomination of Mr.. Kerr
hade unanimous. Tonight dispatches
been received from different sections
country warmly approving of the
ion. There is great rejoicing at the
y over the Randall men.
NJ. e. Kerr, the Democratic nomi-
pr speaker, was born at Titusvil)e,
:, on March Is, 1897. After receiving
ademic education, he studied law at
Louisville University, graduating in
lie then removed to New Albany,
where he began the practice of his
|sslon in 1852. In 1854 he was elected
Attorney, and in 1866 Prosecuting At
Fyof Floyd county. In 1856 and 1857
as member of the State Legislature.
|lS6S he became the Reporter of the
eme Court of Indiana, and edited five
nes of reports. In 1864, he was elected
preventative in the Thirty-ninth Con-
and was reelected in 1866, 1858 and
but retired at the end of the Forty
y Congress, after service of eight
In the Forty-second Congress, he
pc member of the Ways and Means
Plttee for the first time. In that Con
he was classed as pronounced Reve-
|elormer, and has always been known
earnest advocate of free-trade doc
! He is also a hard money man.
November he was elected to the Forty
Congress by majority Of 1909.
The Morning herald., 1875-12-06
DELI WARE Avenue CHURCH..

There were nine persons baptised last
evening, and seventy joined church in the
morning. Mr. Haldeman has been quite
successful in his revival meetings, and it is
to be hoped that much real good has been
accomplished.
The Morning herald., 1875-12-06
"A F8; o Den Broken UD,

lADELPHIA, Dec. 5.-This Afternoon
|as made on Fred Miller's saloon op-
the Mayors Office, where game of
was in progress. Theploprietor and
others were arrested. There were
|ollars on the table at the time.
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The Weather TO.DRy.

Lo'ver Lakes, Middle and Eastern States
barometer, Northeast wi'.ds cloudy,
ran or now, follo~e0 over the Middle
a"d Lo~er Lakes By Northwcst wi'.els,
cloWdy or clearing weather.
The Morning herald., 1875-12-06

When Troy police captain spells
"guse" instead of "goose," the high pri-
Yates can be pardoned for an occasional
error.
The Morning herald., 1875-12-06

Evans has been appointed Internal
storekeepcr for the First Ohio dis
~ John W. Baker gauger for the
Strict.
The Morning herald., 1875-12-06

The parties who were arrested for selling
the greenback advertisements, have gone to
New Castle.
The Morning herald., 1875-12-06
Subscription Fund.

PARIS. Dec. 5.-Presidcnt MacMahon
has subscribed 5000 francs to the Franco
American Memorial Statue Fund, the
French Cabinet Ministers have also sub
scribcd 900 francs.
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a Grand Duke r;antshed,

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 5.-The Grand
Duke Nicholas, brother OF the Gar, who
abstracted his mothers diamonds and gave
them to an actress has b@cn exiled to the
Caucasus for debt and disordcrly life.
His paramour has been banished.
The Morning herald., 1875-12-06
OVER THE CABLE YESTERDAY
An Old Fashion ed london For.

An Old Fashion ed london Fog.
LONDON, Dec. 5.-A dense fog hangs over
the metropolis. Streets and railway traffic
is consequently interrupted.
Painful RumOr Denied.
LONDON, Dec. 5.-TAe report of the
death of Mr.. Wesley Richards is denied.
search for the An.erique.
QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 5.-The steamship
Mile de Brest, Of the General Trans-At-
lantic Company, has sailed from this port
to seek her sister ship, L L'Amerique, before
reported disabled.
The Conflict Of the Cables.
LONDON, Dec. 5.-There has lately been
rumor that the Anglo-American Cable
Company desire to augment the present
rates of telegraphic tolls between Europe
and America. The Daily Aems to-day, in It's
financial article, have the following para
graph on what presumably relates to this
rumOr.
"Ths Board of Directors of the Direct
United States Cable Company yesterday re-
fused to accede to certain demands of the
glo-American Telegraph Company rela-
tive to tariffs. The resul! will probably be
a renewed contest between the rival compa-
sies and low tariff
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-01-29
THE BUSINESS PROSPECTS.

The Boston Transcript says: "Al-
though the present is the dull season
of the year, we hear that in many bran
ches OF business the outlook is far more
favorable for :, brisk and prosperous
spring trade than was thought possible
u short time since. Merchants are
looking forward to the future with
more confidence and hope. After tho
settling days of January have passed
the decks will be cleared for an active
trading campaign, and with money as
plenty as it is likely to be during the
first half of this year there are good
reasons for anticipating Il rcmunerativc
If not unusual harvest for energy and
cnterprise.'
The San Francisco Commercial Her
aid also appears to be encouraged, to
Judge from the foftowing:
ts1mporters and commission mcr-
chants all appear to be resting upon
their oars, awaiting patiently the long
promised better time that is to come.
That it will come we have not Il doubt,
the sure foundation has already been
laid in good cement, and the outlook is
certainly CHEEKY. The year 1874 upon
the Pacific slOpc was one of general
prosperity; gains steadily, few failures,
good crops, ana iaff prices realized.
Now we have n large grain surplus to
work upon. The planting season has
been em.inently propitious, a greater
breadth ofland than usual has been pIow-
ed and seeded with cereals, and indi-
cations point to Il bountiful harvest"
The Philadelphia North American too
anticipates an era of activity, and
gives, among others, the following
reasons for its belief in prosperous
season:
| "Among the elements tending to
produce such a result is the superabun-
dance of capital. Bubbles have burst
everywhere. Overblown credit has
collapsed, but the sources of actual
wealth and capital have remained un.
impired and now, while the havoc and
devastation wrought by the revutsion
lies all before us, we see clearly
that actual capital is as fully
abundant as ever; that the nation i:
really rich and strong, and that, putting
aside every dollar of foreign capital
in the market than can find profitabl.
investments
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-01-29
THE COMMITTEE.
[From the PicayInc, DIST

From the PicaylInc, 2lst.l
1t now seems to be definitely settled
that the purpose of the coming of
Mcssrs. Frye, Wheeler and Hoar is
to try to remedy i'll some way the
irreparablc damage done to the Ad-
miuistratiou and the Kellogg ring
inflicted by the report of Messrs
Foster, Phelps and Potter. The reports
from Washington show that the report
of the subcommittee created intense
CONSERVATION among the Administra-
ton men, land that a great pressure was
brought to bear on the remaining
members of the subcommittee to
induce them to stitic or reject the
report. The vote of Mr.. Marshal,
however, made this impossible; and
then Il persistent effort was made to
persuade Mr.. Foster to change his
position.
The controversy was continued for
several days, but not with any success
on the part of the disappointed Admin
istrationists. Finally the committee
voted to adopt the report of the sub
committee, as announced by Mr.. Hoar;
but his accompanying notification that
the whole of the select committee would
start for New Orleans was entirely
| unauthorized. The majority of the
! committe refused to vote for Il continu-
ance of the inquiry; and then NIessrs.
lIoar, Frye and Wheeler, under the
pressure OF the suppiications of their
party associates, made up their minds
to constitute themselves a sub-commit-
tee for the purpose in view.
1t will be seen therefore, that they
come as volunteers, and not as the
representatives of the select committee.
They are not sent by the committee
The supposition that they were thus
sent is an error. On the contrary, the
committee as a whole have adopted the
report of Messrs. Foster, Phelps and
Potter, and those gentlemen are the
only official representatives of the full
committee. ..
There's not the slightest chance thai
'hcir work will be undone. All thai
the three gentlemen who are coming
can effect, will be to gather materials
for a minority report. Mr.. Marshal
who, it is now stated, is Hkewis'
coming, has the same right to act as
committee that MesSrss. Hoar, Fry
and Wheeler possess. He is just a
much an official representative of tn
: the committee lie may act wit
them, or independently Of them, as h
IchOOSeS.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-01-29
4 SACRIFICE FOR PEACE.

That much abused Senator, Greene,
from Lincoln parish, has generously
sacrificed himself, like II true patriot,
on the altar of his country, and yielded
up Il victim in ono of his sons to the
popular dcmand. In order to check
the scandal connected with the Greene
family and their monopoly of offices in
Lincoln parish, the shrcwd pater-
famili;ts has concluded to alleviate tho
nuisance by throwing this tub to the
whale. lie has generously consented
to the official decapitation of one of his
sons, and tho tax cot1cctorship will
hcnceforward be manipulated by II
party by the name OF Monks.
There is magnamity! Tho sacrifice
that lSrutus made of his son for the good
OF his country has handed the old
Roman down to Immortality, aud shall
Greene, of Lincoln parish, be consigned
to oblivion for an act scarcely less
magnanimous and sucriicial Who
is this mysterious Monks that Grccne
proposes to cXnlt him at tho exponse
OF his own son? Tho Recorder of
births, deaths and marriages says he
is tho Old mans son.in-Iaw, so that
after all the magranimity of MIR.
Greene is Il littlc tempered by the
fact that the revenue remains in the
E,mily.-N. q. Picuy'tne
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-01-29
TAMPERlNG WITH TIRE EYES.

"A Boston opthalmic surgeon, of high
reputation, in recently published
work has given some hints concerning
eye affections, which, in the present
rage for q9ael> remedies, cannot be too
widely known. He assures us that the
tar-sightedness of old eyes, instead of
being due to the tlattening Of the corner
or front of the eye-ball, is the result of
the gradual hardening and consequent
loss OF elasticity of the crystalline lens.
In relation to u favorite quack system
OF treatment he says: "It Is a mis-
ehierotts error to suppose that the form
OF an elastic globe filled with fi,,ii or
Semi-tuid substances can be changed.
except Tor the moment, by pressing up
on 1t with tho fingers, as has been re-
commended by charlatans. Also, tho
theory that the eye can have its form,
avorably modified by rubbing it al
ways in one direction, or by any other
manipulation, has no foundation in
fact. But while persistent squeezing
to these methods can never
do any good, it involves great risks.
1t may lead to congestion and hem
orrt;'Gc within the eyes, or give rise to
destructive inflammation, Or the for
nation of Il cataract by dislocatiux the
crystalline lens, or cause almost, ilnIue,-
date loss OF sight by the separtion OF
tho retina, or nervous distribution, from
the neighboring parts" 1t is to be
hoped that warnings like these will not
be lightly passed over. '.'.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-01-29
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.

WASlIINt!ToN, January 23.--IIse Re-
publican Senators held II caucus to-day
which continued for several hours. The
chief topic Of discussion was tho coidi-
ton of the South but there being con
iliciinS views no result was reached.
The caucus, instead Of giving their
views on the Louisiana question, agreed
TO await the action of the Committee
on Privileges and Election on the
pinchback credentials, and will there
fore be governed in the Senate by the
committees report.
Some of the Senators saw no escape
from the present difficulties in that
State except by remanding it to Il terri
torial condition.. by this means they
could avoid the complications growing
out of the official recognition of tho
Kellogg government and open Il way
by which order may he restored.
Others thought n stronger hand might
be stretched toward several of the
Southern States otherwise there might
DC anarchy. There wore opinions din-
! crcnt from these expressed by the more
Conservative Senators. All seemed TO
comprehend the difficulties OF the situ:l-
ton, but there was no distinctive plan
formally presented as IL measure Of
| relief. .......
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-01-29
GRANTS ATTORNEY GENERAL.
New York Sun.1

WASHINGTON, Jan. l4.-Attorney
General Williams in the Supreme
Court to-day made n fierce argument on
the power Of Congress to pass laws pun
ishing criminatfy State officials for re-
fusing to receive negro votes at State
elections. The case grows out Of a
decision of Judge Ballard on the En-
forcement act. The Attorney General
took the most extreme ground, alleging
that under the Fifteenth Amendment
of the Constitution Congress could
adopt any legislation it thought appro:
pirate to secure the negroes in what he
called the "great right'-the right to
vote. He scoffed at State rights, and
said if the war had settled anything it
had settled the question of State rights.
He even went so far as to deny the
Supreme Court had any right to consid-
er whether the legislation adopted by
Congress was appropriate to accomplish
the purpose intendeds "3.''' ''f a.
He strenuously insisted that Congress
was the exclusive judge of what was
appropriate. He told the Court with
extreme earnestness that if it would go
as far in supporting the fifteenth
amendment as their judiciary on the
same bench had gone in supporting
slavery, there was no doubt but what
the act of Congress in question would
be sustained. He declared unquali-
fedly that such were the prcjudices Of
the Southern people against the legal
equality Of the negroes that the negroes
South would be DISTINGUISHED unless
Congress interposed in the most c1n-
phatic manner to prevent this wrong.
In short, Mr.. Williams spoke with
such violence of sentiment and prom
ulgated such exclusive doctrines that it
caused surprise, in which even the
court seemed to participate. He warn
ed the court that it was 4 serious thing
to pronounce an act Of Congress I'M
constitutional that though numerous
cases had raised such questions as to
acts of Congress, yet in only five cases
had the court ever held acts of Congress
unconstitutional. -. ...
1t was remarked by lawyers III attc1l-
dance that Mr.. Willinms's argume ent in
its extreme claim Of power for the Fed
cral Government was tho most remark
able ever made in the Supreme Court.
According to MIR. Williams, the States
have no rights and the Federal Govern
mcnt is government of unlimited
powers. The character Of the speech
showed conclusively that the Senate
was wise in rejecting him for the Office
of Chief Justice. The case now goes to
the court for final decision, Messrs.
and Buckner having spoken
yesterday on the other side.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-01-29

Albany Ha.) News: We had the
pleasure of greeting Hon. B. II. Hill
on Saturday last. He had been spend
ing week on his plantations. Our in
tcrvicw with him was brief, and the
conversation was confined to planting
and labor. He reports his own aud his
ncighbors' planting interest in q much
better condition than at the same pc
riod any year since he has been opcrat-
ing in Doughcrty but he is thoroughly
convinced that the present system is
carrying the country to universal bank
ruptcy and poverty. He is emphatic in
his opinion of the balcful influence of
the country trading shops--sct up to
deal solely with the colorcd people.
They tempt dcprcdations for unlawful
gain, rob the plantations of Il large per
ccntagc of products, demoralizc labor
and breed all the crimes known in the
criminal code. There must be some
law to regulate or prevent these dead.
falls and dark holes of crime and in.
| fanny, or labor will cease to be valuable
and lands will dcprcciutc to fifty cents
per acre. Tie is clearly in favor Of Tho
tenant system, now being extensively
adopted by our large planters, and
thinks it will eventually force itself in
to prominence and probably success.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-01-29

OF tho members of the Committee
last sent to Louisiana the Bulletin
says:
1t is Il source Of congratultti0n TO
those who have taken pains to obtain
some knowledge of tho pe"son,sek of the
committee now holding session i'm this
city that their inquiry has been amply
repaid by tho knowledge acquired Of
those gentlemen. OF course, with one
exception, they are known as members
OF the Republican rartyand i'm thorough
aniiiation with il in measures necessary
for its pcrpeinntiOn, but from tho high
ana houorCd characters they enjoy at
their homes, we are Sansuinc they will
never sacrifice their Individual honor to
save the disrcputable usurpatiom now
dominant here.