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Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-09
young Lndy's Frightrui Adventure
PROF wIsEs NIECE MAKE AN AscESsIoN AND HER
BALLOON BURSTS IN THE AIR.


Miss Lizzie Ihling, Prof. Wises niece, made
an ascension in Philadelphia, Monday. When
she had reached about 1000 feet in the air. two
miles from the starting place, the balloon burst,
and was torn from the top to the valve. The
gas came out in snch quantities as to completely
overpower Miss Ihlng, and sho fell into the
bottom of the basket lnsensblo She lay there
and the balloon fell to the ground. The lady
was badly injured, but not killed. When the
balloon was first seen to burst, 1t spun around
with fearful velocity, and the gas-bas fell over
tho side. Tho parachute arrangement attached
to tho balloon il what saved the lady from being
dashed to pieces.
When she regained her senses she sad that
she was so impressed with the beautiful sight
disclosed to view that sho commenced taking
notes and writing down her impressions, when
the motion of the balloon suddenly. changed.
The balloon sheered around from its course and
appeared to be trying to go in two different di-
rections She says: II had maintained my
presence of mind up to this time and not
knowing how to account for the strange
event, 1 dropped note book and pen
Gil and clasped the sides of the bas-
ket. AS it swayed from side to side teit a
giddy sensation, but thinking the best course to
pursue was to keep quiet did not pull the ex-
ploding or valve rope. Almost immediately after
/ heard a loud noise, and looking mp saw that
the bag had bursted and tho gas was going. !
also noticed that | was Depending rapidly.
Then got sick and sunk into the bottom OF the
basket and don't remember anything more unit
| was taken out by gentleman, in an inHenslbie
condition ~
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-09
pALTIMoRE 6 POTOMAC R. R.

BALTIMORE s. POTOMAC r. r.
NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON THROUGH
ON AND AFTER MARCH 7TH, 1876,
Trains will leave wilmington in connection with
the Baltimore Il Potomac X. X, as follows:
Leave wilmington 2.03, A. NJ. Arrive Washington
e.13, A. NJ. city time. ..,,.
Leave Wilmington 1902, A. M. Arflve washington
2.4S, r NJ, city time. ,.,.
Leave Wilmington 1855 T. HI. ArrlVe washington
Leave Wilmington 1928, P. NJ. Arrive washington
5l3, p. M. city time.
Leave Wilmington ITO, 7, M. Arrive washington
l.23 P. NJ, city time.
RETURNING:
Leave washington SOB, A. NJ, city time. Arrive
wilmington 1901, p. M. -
Leave washington e.a3, A. M, city time. Arrive
wilmington l2.4O, T. M. ,,,-..
Leave Washington at lis P. M Arrive Whining
ton 63a, P. M. 49,
Leave Washington 4.os p M, city time. Arrive
Leave Washington 9Os P. NJ, city time. Arrive
wilmington 1.2l A. M.
Local Trains leave Baltimore 100. $40 and 1916,
A. NJ, 90, 41O, I1b, 935, p. M. Arrive Washington
$685. g.45 and 1l23 A. NJ, 2s3, sos, s05, and lilo T.
Leave washington $40 and ll.b5 A. NJ, $40, 10
and 10.1bP. M. Arrive Baltimore 1918, A. NJ, LIS,
e. IS. S.S5 and 12 P, N. GRo. c. WILKINS,
superintendent
FRANK THOMSON, Genl. Manager.
d. M, BOYD, JR. General Pass. AR't. 1e0sS-u
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-09
All Diseases of the BLOOD.

II yEGETIHE will relieve pain, cleanse, purify anu
cure such diseases, restoring the patient to perfec
health after trying different phyticians many
remedies, suffering for years. is IL not conclusive
Ia this medicine performing such great cures7 II
works In the blood, in the circulating fluid 1t can
truly he called the Great Bood Purifier. The great
source OF disease originates IN the blood; and no
medicine that does not act directly upon IT, to purify
and renovate has any just claim upon public ntten-
ftat
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-09
Reliable Evidence.

MIR. ii. Il. STEVENS:
Dear Slr-I will most cheerfully add my testlmo-
ny to the great number you have already received
in favor Of your great and good medicine, VEGE-
TINE for do not think enough can be said In Its
praise for was troubled over thirty years with that
dreadful disease, Catarrh, and had such bad cough
Ing spells that 1t would though could never
breath any more. and VEGETINE has cured mei and
do feel to thank God all the time that there Is 30
good a medicine as VEGETINE. and also think IL
ing feelings Mt the stomach, and advise everybody
10 take the VgGETINE, for can assure them 1t Ia
MRS. L. GORE
Corner Magazine anil Walnut streets Cambridge,
Mosq
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-09
The u. y. Officials.

NoBoDY's HEAD IN DANGER-ooLLEcToh fNETlA
MAN AND MARSHAL DUNN TO BE RETAINED.
u. S. Marshal Dunn had an interview with the
President at Long Branch, yesterday ana Was
recejyed with much cordiality. The Presi-
lent did not enter into consideration OF his
case, having already reforred the whole
subject to Attorney General Pierrepont. As the
record of the Marshal in the latters office Ii
good. there is no probability that there will be
any further proceedings toward his displacement.
In Collector prettyman's case, the Internal
Revenue Bureau endorse him to Secretary Bris-
tow as first-class eilicer, and in the present
situation of affairs, the action of the Secretary;
based on this report, will no doubt he hnal, ana
favorable to DR.. Prettyman.
1t may therefore be assured that tho whole o. oi
tho sinister effort to undermine these two oifi
Gals by whomsoever it has been prompted, is
complete failure. The Administrator ana INT
public interests arc to be congratulated.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-09

PREVIOUS RTr9RTE OF THrIR VIOLENCE con-
FInMRD.
LONDON, July s,
To-days Times eontains letter from Buda-
Perth confirming tho previous reports Of the
destructive character of the recent storms in
that vicinity, but reducing the number OF fatali-
ties as first stated. 1t says the bodies of 2S
persons have been found, and over one hun
dred people are known to be missing. 1t is
probable that other persons Of the poorer claFs-
es who are missing have not been reported
The loss of life is not accurately ascertainable.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-09
Good Evidence.

CINCINNATI, Nov, 2B, 1SI2.
MR. IL. Il. STEVENS:
Dear Sir-The two bottles OF yEGETINE furnished
me by your agent my wife has used with great
benefit. For a long time she has been troubled
with dizziness and cosiveness; these troubles are
now entirely removed by the use of VkGErINE.
She was also troubled with dyspepsia and general
debility, anu has been gre atty benefited.
THOMAS GILMORE,
2.gL/ Walnut Street
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-09

The LADY OF THO LAKE AT WAsHINdToN.-Ine
steamer Lally of Me Lake is now on her route
between Washington and Norfolk, and Judging
from the tone of the newspapers sae is a thing
OF beauty" and "a joy forever" to the Washing
toniens. The Republican says she made the
time between Wilmington and Washington in
30I hours which is regarded as remarkable
good time and an excellent test OF the machine
~. She is said to be the finest steamer that has
ploughed the waters of the Potomac, and holds
her course as proud and maiestically as woman
in her new spring attire.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-09
Appreciation. A

CHARL EsTowN, Mass, March 10, 1869.
II. X. STEVENS: ,,,
This Is to certify that i have used your "Blood
Preparation" (yEGETINE) In my family for several
years, and think that, for scrofna or CanRerous
Uumors or Rheumatic affections, it cannot be ex-
celled and as blood purifier and spring medicine
IL is the hest thing ever used and have us.o al
most everything. j can cheerfully recommend IL to
any one In need OF such a medicine.
Yours respectfully.
MRS. A. A. DINSM0RE,
te2o-4w 10 Russell street.
vrr rrrrNv "a soIn RY ALI, DRIJgISTS,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-09
GAINED Fifteen Pounds of Flesh.

BEEWTCki mE.j
H. +. STEVENS, EsQ:
Dear sir-I have had dyspepsia in Its worst form
for the last ten years. and have taken hundreds oil
dollars worth Of medicine without obtaining any
relief In September last commenced taking the
VEGETIsE, since which time my health has steadily
improved.
NV food digests well, and have gained fifteen
mounds of flesh, There are several Others in this
place taking the YEGRTINK. all have obtained relief
Yours, truly
THOMAS f. MOORE,
Oyergeer of card room, Portsmouth Co. s Mills.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-09
Aail Rnad Yiues.
PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON j.
Il BALTIMORE RAILROAD.
NAY 81, 1876.

NAY 81, 1876.
Trains will leave Wilmington as follows, for
Philadelphia and Intermediate Stations, 10 r, S.1n,
ego a.4T, 1880 q. u., 8, 415, T.q0, $50, p. m.
Philadelphia and New York, 1.a1 q. m, 1911, 1872,
o.42, p. m.
Baltimore and Intermediate Stationa, 1852, 10.0
q. m, $50 p. m.
Baltimore and washington, ,12.t2, 209, 1907 q. M,
1855, 1.2S, $50, ITO p. IN.
Trains for Delaware Division, leave for
New Castle 500, $50, 925 q. m, 1876, 6.40, p. m.
Harrington and intermediate Stations, b.OO, 9.eb,
q. m., $40, p. m.
Delnar and Intermediate Stations, 500 25, q. N.
SUNDAY TaAJNS
Philadelphia and lntermedato Stations Sl0 a.
In., 445, G.30, p. m.
Philadelphia and New York, 1.31 a. m.
Baltimore and Washington, 12.b2,203 q. m.
For further Information passengers are referred
TO the time tables posted at the depot.
mar13-ly H. Il. KENNHY, Superintendent
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-09
New Jersey.

SENTENCE or MURDERER TO A LONG IMrRIsos-
MEST
New YORK, Juno, 8
Joseph Doyle who murdered Philip Sheridan,
in April last, was, to-day, in the Hudson county,
N. j., court sentenced to 90 years imprison-
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-09
Dyspepsia.

SYMPToMS-Wa of appetite rising OF food and
wind from the stomach, acidity OF the stomach,
heartburn, dryness and whlteness OF the tongue IN
the morning sense of distenson In the stomach and
howe Ia, sometimes rumblng and pain; costiyeness,
which Is occasionally interrupted by darroHa !;
paleuess of the urine. The mouth Is cammy, or
has a sour or bitter taste Other frequent symp-
toms sIe waterbrash paptation of the heart, head
ache, and disorders of the senses, ms seeing double,
etc. There ia general debility, languor and aver
sion to motion detection OF the spirits, disturbed
sleep and frghtful dreams,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-09
VXTEAVER s. RILEY,
SAIL AND AWNING MAKERS,

N. E. Corner Fourth and King Streets.
All orders left to us will be promptly and neatly
executed with prompness and dispatch, at reason-
able prices.
N. B.-Trunks neatly covered with canvas.
aprq4, ,eodtf
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-09

The few compositions,
which have won the conf
dence of mankind and be-
com @ household words,
among not only one but
many nations, must have
extraordinary virtues.
Perhaps no one ever Be-
, cured SO wide a reputation
or maintained 1t so long.
: as Ayer's Cherry Pectoral.
II has been known to the
public about forty years,
by a long continued series
OF marvellous cures, that
have won for IL a confl-
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-09
Bail Braa E.ues.

CyEH" Cy'''"N eS''-
StAMDEN O. ATLANTIC RAILROAD.
SHORTEST ROUTE TO THE sEA-sHoRE
Atlantic City, the popular sea side resort; dry
air. excellent bathing; hot sea-water baths; hne
hotels and excellent family boarding houses, al
moderate prices; unsurpassed sailing, fishing ana
driving.
ROUND TRIP TICK ETs TO ATLANTIC CITY
AT GREATLY REDUCED RATES.
FROM WILMINGTON..... .......................f3 1880
FROM CHEST Err. R..........................
Trains for Atlantic leave foot of Vine street, Phil
adelphia at s, a. m, daily Sundays included9 Ut
23O, p. m., daily atd, p. M, expressly at 4.lo p
M; and on Saturdays only, at Q, p. IN.
Leave Atlantic at 4.55 a. ni ton Mondays onlyG at
610 a. M: 20, a. m, (expressl; lllO, L. M daily
and 4.40, p. M, tSundays included) lyl-2m
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-09
THE MILD POWER CURES
HUMPHREYS
HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFICS.

HAVE PROVED, FROM THE MOST ample ex-
periencc, an entire success SIMPLE, Prompt Enlcl-
tnt and Reliable. They are the only medicines per-
fcctly adapted to popular use-so simple that mis-
takes cannot be made In using them so harmless
as to ba FREQ from danger; and so elcleat az 10 pc
always reliable. They have the highest commenaa-
ton from all and will always render satisfaction.
Nos. Cures. Cents
|. FEvBRs, Congestion, Infammations. ...........25
2 WORMS, Worm Fever, Worm Colic, ......20
D. GByING-coLIC, or Teething OF Infants, .......2o
a. DIARRHEA, OF Children or Adults, .......'....Zo
T. DysENTERY, Gripping, Bilious Conc,..... ........aa
Z. COUGHS, Colds, Bronchitis s..................2o
5. NEURALGIA, Toothache Faceache. he......,....25
8. HEADACHES, Sick Headache, Vertigo. 70
10. DYSPEPSIA Bilious Stomach, ................2 25
II. SUPPRESSED or Painful Periods. s,.............25 %
Y. WHITES too profuse Periods. ............ao
IS. CRouP Cough Difficult Breathing, .25
IA. SALT kHEuM, Erysipe as, Eruptions, ........ 20
10. RHEUMATISM, Rheumatic Pains, ,..............25
10. FEVER AND AGUE, Chill Fever, Agues, ......o0
IS oPaTnaIaT, S @ a and Sore or weak Eyes,
49, CATARRu, acute or chronic, Influenza, ......5o
10 WHo0PING-CoUGH, violent coughs, ..-....-.. 80
Il. ASTHMA, oppressed Breathing, .:.........,50 ,50
23 sonoFuLI, enlarged glands, sweilings ..... so
"a. GENERAL DEBILITY Physical Weakness, ....5o
70. DRoPsY and scanty Secretions, ::..........5 5o
~ SEA-S1cREEss, sickness from riding, .......ooo
~ hIDEKY-DISEAsE, Gravel, ................... 9o
2s. NERvEoUs DEBILITY, ...................,.1 II 90
80. URINARY WRAKsEss wetting the bed, ......bo
~. PfINFuLL PERIODS, with spasms, ............ao
" w Pf4ss OF mssm apytaa9ns ane etc.
-. DIPHTHRRIA, liberated sore throat ....... 30
%. CiaoNtc COMPOSITIONS and Eruptlons, ...::;.@o
Walls, 80 cents, texcept25, s2, and 33,l. ...fl 20
FAMILY CASES.
Case tMorocco) with above 35 large vlals and %
Manuel OF directions. ...slo oo m
Case tMorocco) of 20 large walls anc Book.....6 0o
single Boxes and Walls as above.
fS-These remedies are sent by the case or single
lox TO any part of the country, free OF CHARGE on
receipt ofprfce. Address
HUMPHREYS
HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE CO.,
once and Depot, No. $50 Broadway, New York
For Sale In Wilmington by
w. IT. ALRICH,
JOHN j. GALLAGHER,
b. X c. SHOEMAKER,
n. BRINGHURSr co
f. MClNALI, JR.
feb27, 27,dcod&wly A. WALTON.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-09
& OHIO RAILROAD.

PULLMAN CARS FROM PHILADELPHIA.
OFFICE 700 CHESTNUT ST., PHILADELPHIA,
where Tickets, Sleepipg-car Berths, &C., can be
procured -
l.. NJ CoLE, Gen. Ticket Agent,-E. r. DORSEY,
Asst Gen. Ticket Agt.-THos. X. SHARP, Master OF
TRANSFORMATION, my24 Gil
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-09

ISIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF WILMINGTON.
DEPOSITORY OF TIKI PUBLIC MoN1Es =
AND
FINANCIAL AGENT OF THR UNITED sTATRs
EDWARD BELTS, President.
GEO. D ARMSTRONG, Cashier
PAID UP CAPITAL, s50o,0oo
hw- Philadelphia and New York Exchange FUR
nished to regular depositors without charge.
Discount days, Mondays and Thursdays, ct sk AM
DIRECTORS.
Clement B. Smyth, George w. Bush,
Israel Pusey, Ell Garrett,
Henry s, McComb, Joshua T. Head,
Daniel James, Wtnlam Tatnal
Edward BettS. octl-l7
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-09

DILL HEADS FOR THE MlLLloN
ID at the CexusHUAL Once.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-09
DLEASURE TRAVEL.
FOR THE SUMMER OF 1875,
Vim NORTH PENNSYLVANIA KAIF
ROAD FROM H1A.

Via NOITH PENNSELtANIA hAEb
ROAD FROM PHILADELPHIA.
To all the principal points OF interest and places
of summer resort In the Northern and North East
ern sections of the United States and Canada
Excursion rontes and combination tickets at
greatly reduced rates TO all points in the
LEHrGH VALLEY, NIAGARA FALLS,
MAUCH CHUNK, BUFFALO,
SWITCH-BACK, SARATOGA,
GLEN 0NoKO, CswEGo,
WIIKEsB BARRE, THOUSAND ISLANDS,
WYOMING WILEY, ALEXANDRIA BAY,
ELMIRA, MONTREAL,
WATKINS GLEN, IT. LAWRENCE,
SENEKA LAKE, WHITE MTs., &c.
Philadelphia to swltchback and return. $3.50
F." i" Watkins Glen and return. 1850
i" i" Niagara Falls and return. ......l7 90
Tickets are sold from June 1st until September
30lh, and good to return until October 3lst.
(Fifth and Chestnut Sts.)
TICKET OFFICES 1872 Chestnut street. PHiLA.
tBerks' street Depot.
r. EB- Elegant Drawing Room Parlor Cars on the
fast line, leaving Philadelphia at $50, A. M, and
reaching Niagara the same ewing. Ia1 Route books
and time tables may be obtained at either of above
Offices or of ELL Is CLARK, General Agents,
je2-3m Front aud Willow Sts.. Phila.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-09

For Diseases OF the Throat and Lungs, such as
Coughs Colds Wnooping Cough, Bron-
chitis Asthma and Consumption.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-09
WlsdifaI.
What | Know About
Vegetine.
MsdifaI.
SOUTH BosToN, May 9, 1870.

SOUTH BOSTON, May ., 151U.
II. II. STEVENS, Esq.
Dear Slr-I have had considerable experience
with the yEGETINE. For dyspepsia, general debility
and impure blood, the vEGET1NE Is superior to any
thing which have ever used. / commenced taking
VEGETIEE about the middle of last winter, and, af-
ter using few boottles, 1t entirely cured me OF
dyspepsia, and my blood never was In 80 good con-
diilon as at the present time 1t will afford me
pleasure to give any further particulars relative to
what know about this good medicine to any one
who Will call or address me at my residence, 396
Athens street.
Very respectfully,
MoNkOE PARKER,
1856 Athens street
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-09

r r. d. SEEDS,
J. CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER.
Shop, Fourth Street. between West and Tatnall.
Residence Adams st., doors South of Delaware
Avenue. Estimates furnished on all kinds of work
and Jobbing carefully attended to at reasonable
prIces, jy2S-ly-1m
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-09

dence in its virtues, never equaled by any other
medicine 1t still makes the NEST enectual cures OF
Coughs, Colds, Consumption that can be made by
medical SKILL Indeed the Cherry feetora' has really y
a great extent. and given feeling Of immunity from
their fatal effects, that is well founded, II the RENE.
dy be taken in season. Every family should nave u
In their closet for the ready and prompt relief o It's
members. Sickness suffering. and even life IL Il
saved by this timely protection the prudent snoaa n m
you for the protection 1t affords by Its timely use IN
sudden attacks
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-09
A yER's CHERRY PICTORIAL.

vEGETINE IS SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-07-09
MISCELLANEOUS.
IFrom our Late Editions OF Yesterday
The Ruda-perth storms.

PREVIOUS RTF3RTe OF TurIR VIOLENCE con-
FIUMFD,
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-23
i" O'DONOHUE's RULE"

Senator Norton, of Indiana, argues that be-
cause Radical majority of $4,000 was
replaced by a Democratic majority Of
$4,000 at the last election in Mississippi,
there was glazing and outrageous fraud. This
species of reasoning is similar to that adopted
by the Louisiana Returning Board, who re-
turned the defeated Radical candidates in
several parishes of the State because those
districts had previously given Radical majori-
ties, and the large Democratic majority gained
at the election must perforce be the offspring
of fraud and intimidation. This style of doing
things reminds US forcibly of the custom
adopted by boy who once attended a public
school in this city and whose name was
O'Donohue. In working out his mathematical
problems, his first move was to put down the
answer, and then add, divide, multiply and
subtract in utter disregard of all rule or rea.
son, until he obtained the answer given in
the book.
This manner of working problems was
called for long time in our public schools
:. ODonohue's Rule" Morton and the Lou
isiana Returning Board are obviously political
"O'Donohues their plan is first, put down
the desired result, and then adopt any meas
ures to bring it about, no matter if there be
no rule or reason in the method; all they
want is the result required by the Radical
textbooks, get it as best they may.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-23
VILLA1NOUs.
bling.

Our dispatches from Cuba, dated Havana,
December 81, as published in tie BULLETIN
Of Tuesday, are Of startling character If
it is true as reported, that the autoorat Of
Cuba has approved sutordinate's proclana-
ton offering reward in gold for captive in
surgents or their corpses, it is full time for
the governments of Christian nations to con-
slider whether they shall longer suffer such
diabolism to be performed in their presence.
There have been instructions before, and
hardly years history iail5 to record some
new one.
Yet after revolt has assumed the proportions
of war, and after it has been sustained for
months and years, the rebels or insurgents
acquire something of the character of Dellig-
erents, and the prisoners taken from them as
we'll as those taken by them nave tae rights
of prisoners of war. Whether it may or may
not be proper for other governments to rscog-
nize the state of belligerency, yet as between
the contes.ing parties, this state actually ex-
listing, the rights of captives and the lives of
non com batants ought to be inviolate. What
ever may be the theories of international law,
civilization has progressed too far to suffer
civil war anywhere to become a game of
treachery, slaughter and determination.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-23
THE STATE CONVENTION

The day fixed for the election of delegates
to the State Convention is near at hand. 1t
is gratifying to observe that public attention
is becoming aroused to the importance of this
event; and it is to be hoped that the dele
gates chosen will represent the real views and
wishes of the Democracy Of New Orleans.
The questions now pressing upon public con-
sideration are of delicate character, and,
whilst their importance can scarcely be over
estimated, it would be extremely difficult to
say in what manner they ought to be solved
The persons selected for this duty should
bring to their task calm and
dispassonate judgment, as well as fearless
spirit neither allowing themselves to yield to
the destinations of extreme, but impracticable
suggestions, nor permitting themselves to be
deferred by timorous and paltering' hest
fancy from the adoption of practical and de-
termined policy
The call of the State Committee does not
indicate the purposes for which the Conven-
ton is called together. 1t does not say that
one Of these purposes is to choose delegates
to the Democratic National Convention, or
that another is to appoint new State Com
mittee. 1t would, therefore, be assuming too
much to assert that the Convention is, Of ne
cessity, bound to take action on either of these
points.
We may, however, suggest that it would be
desirable that some distinct expression of
opinion should be put forth IN regar4 to the
measures Of reform demanded by the Demo-
cratic party of this State. Conspicuous among
these is the repeal or essential modification of
the registration and election laws, and tie
total abolition of the Returning Coard system.
The Democratic majority in tae House will,
no doubt, pass bills having these objects in
view, but there is no guarantee that the other
two branches of the government will con-
cur Ill them, except under the influence
Of an irresistible pressure. t is
desirable that the majority in the House
should know, in advance, that they will be
supported by public opinion in the fullest
exercise of all their constitutional powers, in
order to compel acquiescence in these reforms
If the concurrence of the Senate and the
Executive can not be assured in any other
way than by Withholding needful supplies
the public will support the House in taking
this course. The Convention, not by way Of
instruction, and not in dictatorial spirit, but
simply to strengthen the hands Of the major
ity in the House, might properly declare this
to be the sense Of the Democratic party
Of Louisiana, and we are sure that such q
declaration would be in complete accord
with public opinion.
This really appears to us to be the chief
point for consideration. Iii living, practi-
cal question, and one with regard to which
practical line Of policy may be pursued. If
the Convention does nothing else than this it
will have done enough to justify its assem-
bling.