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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-09-17

dc hos RIOS y ID Nicolss Salmeron ,
Alonso, manifesto que oontinuar3
cono hasta aquf, desenpenando ST
mlnisterio conforme ( los principles
que au oonciencia l8 eIi9te, " pGeslsn
diendo, por taao dc las reaIos 6rdea es
\ dIsposicionss citsaaa:
Resultando que eonunieados 3 .i;-
chos catedraticos los c4Tgos que con
ira ellos Sc formularon, y vistos los
escritos Presentados por los mismos
en- su defsnsa, ell Consejo u0iversisa
no de Madrid estim6 procad9nas ii
separation, y que ell de INSTRUCT ii
pablica, hahi6ndose obseryado todos
los tramites y requisites que pr8vie
nen las leges Y regiamantos, la ha
consuItaa lgna alehte, en- ii misma
forma que ID hizo respecto 4 los ca
tedrft t'oos de Santiago:
Visto el art. TO de Ia ley de 8 5e
setlefnbre de 1857, que autorza q
SEPARATION De los p ofesores cuanao
no cumpIen los deberes de su ear "a,
de los cuales es el primero obedocer
y cumpHr les eyes, reales oulenas Y
reg amentos de instruction publ ca:
Visto, los arllculos 18 y 19 d8l ro
glamento de las nniversidades De p
de mayo dc 1859, que impoDe 4 los
profesoros ia obediencia las 6rdeues
del ninistro de Fomento y del teotor,
q las que abeftamante han faItado
tres dc Madrid de que Sc ha hecho
mGrito:
S. M. el rey q. D. G), ooaornan-
dose con ej dictamen del Consejo de
instruction iiblioa, ha tanido q bien
mandar qne sean sep8rados los cate
de Ia Uai7orsidad central
ID Francisco G.ner lie los Ries, Don
Gumersindo de Azcarato y d N CO
las Salmeron y Alfonso, daadoles de
baja en- q escaIafon del profesorado,
y disponiendo que Sc comuniQue eata
soberana reSoucion al rector de dicha
Universidad para su cabal cumpi-
miento.
De real 6rden 10 digo a I. para
su inteligencia y efectos oportunos.
Dios guarde 4 v [. muchos amos.
Madrid II de jaiio do 1875.-Orovio.
-Se1or director general dc instruc-
eion piblica."
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-09-17

cable interrunpido entire esta capital
y Holland Bay, ali6 aeto continue 4
reparar Ia ayerla que nos la dejado
lncomunicados con Ia isla de Cuba,
Estados Unilos y Europa por eaa
via. FodEiaa0os dR glr IA CORES spon
fencia telegsaiica cor via del Brasil,
pero son tan alias las taTifas dc esta
Inca que IN despacho dc20 palabras
Viene costaado S IL
EI temporal, cue parece #hizo des-
trozos en Jamaica, echo al sualo la
Inca telegrafca terrestfe que existe
entire Holland Bay y Kingston. Ayi-
q pueiieo cuando Sc resta-
blezca la COMMUNICATION.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-09-17

tenie0do tambieu algunos estraviados, de
los que se ban presentado va aIgunos, es-
perandoso 10 verifquen todOs, pues Sc sa-
be por IN preaentado, que no qued6 min
guno en- poder del enemigo. Las bajas
que este ha teuido, segun declaration del
mismo presensado, han sido de considera-
eion; habiendo sido muorto en- los prime
roa mementos un tituIado coronel un
titulado comandante.
ID enemigo atac6 las arrias de los cafe
tales Doloritas J FoLeilad, siendo recha-
zado p0r Ia fuerza que las escoItaba, sin
caUsar dano slguno.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-09-17


Sabemos que han estado espl@nai
das as festas de Hortniguer is, dedas
cnales IA sido el alma 6uestro. respe
table amigo el Excmo Sr. d. Jos8 A.
Annoni,
Una companfa de yoluntarios vest
dos de ga q pas6 ali para asistir la
procession juntamente con gus compa
neros del nuavo pueblo. La banda De
ndsica del miamo cuerpo ameoiz6
las retreats y los bales. Hubo globos.
fuegoa arti6ciales, etc. La concurren
cia fu6 inmensa. Las autoridades de
todas las poblaciones lim1trofes asf
civiles como ec!esiasticas honraron Ia
fiesta con su presencia. Ell vicario de
San German pronuoci6 IN magnifco
sermon que edifc6 4 su nuneroso au.
ditorlo
La seccion de voluntarios de Hor-
tniggeroS obsequi6 d sus herman0s de
Mayaguez con un suculento almuerzo
de $50 cabiertos en- que Sc oyeron
patFIo5loos brindis d la nacion, al Rey
y al Gobernador general ouyo retfato,
adornado con gusto, estaba en- ell sa-
Ion.
En- Ia casa cons;storial, que ostenta-
ba ell retrato de S. M. entire los. colores
nacionales, tuvo lugar ell bale de eti-
quota.
En- fin, la fiesta fue 10 mas animada,
paclfca y concurrida que pueda ina
ginarse.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-09-17
ISLA DE @ UBA. /.


Para meiar i,fo.mar 4 nueatros leotorea
de los aconteci1nientos ocnrrides en- la jsla
hermana duranto 10 Ultima qaincens de
sgosto, insartamos fntegro 81 extracto Of
cial Que ha poblioado la Capitanla Ge-
neral
ssDepartameuto oriental.--El dia 5fp6
aiaca0o al deatacamento del cafetal Ma
ranio [Cnbal poF Ia grueaa partida que
man8a el eaoeciila Maceo, siendo recha-
asda por Ia guarnieion despues de tres
horse de colnbate y con p6rdida De tres
nlpoFfas yistoa; sin que lograra causarnos
nas AZ qpo la Destruction dc aigunos
bolfos le ID egfada
eEa aiobo4jia y en- u m;sma zona fu9
'}eatraido q eafet H7rmitano, deaapafe-
q endo con el enemieo eI mayoraI %
aembras aFmadns de 10 haca, ealvandQse
/ 81 iefe Dc los moviliaadoa Y Ia negrada.
En- la madrugada del II fu6 ataea9o
| por 81 enamigo el easerlo dol JamaI, sien-
10 rechaaado por ell Dastaoamento Y mu.
riendo en- la defenaa ell celador DC P0jicla
ofro paisano.
De f6a prisioneros heehos por el cahe-
ella Mtceo Ell Ia .zona do B4racoa, Sc han
presenta3o 10 negroa esclaras Y cinco
paisaags, qaedando solo con E 3 esoaYos.
Ei die fue-ataeada por ell enemiga la
fderza que SO bailaha reeonstrugendo el
fueFte del Salado, eiehdo rechazado, con
Ep6rdjdas por puestra parte de un muerto
IN hori3o
En- la poehe del dia Is fu6 ataoado el
pobisdo de Maniabon H9Igui: por uuos
500 600 insurroetos que faerpn reeha
zados por las gUarni2iones con bastautea
baias, = tenio1do dos horidos por nuestra
parte.
La columna al mando del brigadier
Camniio comandante general de Bayamo;
en- sus operaciones del 10 al 10 del ae-
tual, aaem&s de habar eostenido Igeros
| t;in1aos ca las f#l6as de las costas, bati6
en Ia Sierra, iurisaiecion de Man2aniilo,
las paytiaaa dc los eabecilIaa, Cruz BolIo
C6spo3ea, care kndo!as mnertos vistoa
J quila0dolas 3 caballos mulos 8 ar
mas de fuego; teniendo por npestra parte
| dos heridos.
| III dia cerca del pobIado de B4ire
[Bayamo fue stacado por unos so In
eur,ectos un convoy de $500 raciones es
coltado por SIS guorgilleros locales y vo
Luutario-, lea que lospues de una tenaz
resistoncia cn Ia qae tugimo5 muertoa y
s heridcs, abandonaroo el convey destru-
yendo los itieul5s que 10 corponian. S.
ignoran las h.jas del enemigo aunqao Sc
cree fueaen nnmorosas por 10 Fenido de
combato.
1 sogun dates posteriorea, les muertot
causados ai anenlgo On 81 comhato eoste
nido por Ia colsuna del hrigadior Va,ora
en- Ia Casidad q SO dsI anterior, Y que &
Lpnblic5 errla p'imera qnincena asciender
al n1mero d. so.
La columna del battalion dc gbiclana er
operaciones por Perfera Y La del Meaio
Iencontr6 dos campam sntos oeupados roi
ell enemigo, lie los que fueron desalej dos
encontrando en el d'tinso IL curena de
canon que los iasureacos llevafon del Sa
| lado.n
DepartamoEto Central --Fuerzaa de
battalion de Aragon en- r, conoeimiento
por las Piedras, Desenganos y otros pun
too h;so un muerto al enenigo.
VoluntagiQs de- las minAs 20 gseQpavi
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-09-17

Dfcese que Sc ha reoibido una car
ia de Venezuela en- que Sc ascgura
haber nuerto Ell general . Aatonip
Guzmao sB.anco. No sateinos el gra
do de iG que meresoa esta notlcla que
desde aver circula por oata capital.
A ser cierto, aunque aayersarios del
presidente indicado, 10 sentinos sim
ceramente, pues 81 nunca % hemos
considerable tan grande como 10 ba
pintado Ia adulacion, no puede negar-
Sc al geloral Guzman va'or, energia
y provision, cua,iaades. que le han be-
cho sobTesalir come gobernante entTe
muchos dc los que le precedieron en-
81 mando.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-09-17

El cable Sc ha intarruDpido 4 eau
sa del huracan, entre Jasaica j San
tiago de Cuba. E iaVestigador que
hAoe tempo Sc ocapaba en- rastrear q
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-09-17
G A G z TILL A S.

Tolletiya. - Est@djo sobge la Fy0ncmaso.
neg(a Este grad folieEo Que hoy enpe.
zamos q publican en- ebfolletin. no tieue,
eu cuanto a nue6tra traduccion Sc refiere,
pro2iedad literari3. Cualquieya peri0dico
10 puede, pues, copiar, caalquiera impre-
eor que 10 crea oomvcniente 10 puede inn
primir. Nuestro Gnico objeto al pcdirlo 4
Europa ponerlo en- nuesira lcngua ez
propagarlo para esoarnlient0 de incautos,
La gran autoridsd de su autor, ell aablo
Monaanor Dupanloup, Ia multitud de citaa
que haoo y que oada oaal puede compro-
bar, deian fuora de toda discussion eli ca
r4gter a1ti-oriatiano y lavoluoionario de
esa tenebrosa asooiaoion. Despues de ohra
tan magistfal es ya in0til esoribir una le-
ira mas contra Ia masoneria. Para todo
hanbre do criterio y de probidad, sea
no mason, Ia institution esta muerta. al
obispo do Orleans le cupo la gloria de
dar,e Ell golpe mas contundente que ha
reoioido en- 10 que va dc sigio.
Teotro I'll martea pdsoae en- escena
El valie de AndoYa. De la obra no nos
9oupar6moa, pues que tanto por su deli
ca1a me!odla como sentimental argumento,
rovea en- su mas infmo detalle el genio
d3 los inmortaIea Olona Gaztambide.
Lo mlsmo ell bajo, este prinoipalmente,
que la tiPie y Ell tenor cantaron bien en-
e primer aoto. Y va que hemos heCho
especial ,nencion del bajo, 90 podemos
menos do consignar que tanto en- la parte
llrica como en- Ia dram6tica deolamato-
ria SO porto acknowledgements.
En- el segundo acto tenor, tiple y bari.
tono cantaron con muchO gusto Ell belhsi-
mo terceto de Marta, Vtctor y captain
Aleqrt0. EI cancertante final bien eiecu-
tado, 10 cual undo 10 gradios de su
ammonia cerr6 el acto con vigOr.
Ei tercer acto no corri6 va parejas con
los anteriores La poca m1sica que tiene,
hizo que disminuyera mucho el interes de
tan bonita zarzuela que mas bieh parece
ma molanc6lica balada.
Sin embargo, haeemes tableaa, Sc
pas6 acknowledgements ell ratio.
Ell mi6rcoles toe6 su turne El dia5l0
las cayga La ejeouoion, con notable dife-
rencia de las que Ia precedieron, sea por
falta de ensayos, iegitima coAseeuencia de
ia inu. .itada precipitation con que parece
9uiere concluir el abono la coln paiiia, sea
1ot la desanimaeion que debi6 oausar &
.os torres 10 eacaso de la concurrencia, 6
mas de 10 llenar el gusto = lol deaeos
ie tados dej6 mucho que deecar.
Tan extsaha premura hara seguranen-
te que 81 p6blico Sc retraiga y que la COM
panla obtonga nenos exito del que debfa
prem So, paes no IS Puerto-Rico DO
5lacio0 para uaa junction diaria, mayor
mente cuando Ell traqsto es poeo Y el p6-
hiioo que asiste al teatro casi sempre ell
misrno.
hoy sc poae en- eacena Ez saryeatd
Federico,
p Aasdo, is Grqs psgaesa do Gst
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-09-17
Li8ta nominal de sascriptoyes para 7e
e01tar s0a mo,stJBelato d Cef00ute6
en- AJcald de HeNQYes.

t@jttIY. nv. WOT3UFt6ftCO u CGFUtJ23t66
en- AJcald de HendYes.
sUnA ANTERIOR S 25.
E2emo. Sr. Marques de Machicote
So - Excino. Sr. D. Ramon Mendez
de Arcaya $3.-Excmo. Sr. ID. Anto-
pio s'oler So ID. Ambrosio Mario
reH SD. Miguel Araehea S3.
D. Ffanc $50 Brunei 50 ID Aoto~
aio Peses Cosaio ST ID, Manuel
Morales l'9ra 81 ID, Joz6 Isnaeio
I3eyens SID. Manuel Suria -
ID jose Meadez de Areaya SD.
joe r. s. f.e SD Vicente Gagcfa
SD Juan Hsrnard d ST d
Fabian Garp9 SID. R1mo0 Bue
ga u Pez Ga rs tfs.-D. j llian Fer
da1d, q Cores 80 Cts ID USE Ca
aesa 4 L#zafo % cfs.sume S52.
(co'stiap1d)
= = - :.
Publioa IA GaceBt ana real 6@len
del tlinisterio de Ie8nento, resoI
viendo dtfu,tiyamente Ia question de
los catedrasicos proteslantss.
Dice asf:
"1lImo S :--Instraido expedien-
te & los catedratleoa de la Uniyorai
lad de Madrid u. Francisco G ne
de los Rios D. Gomersiudo dc Azcar
rate y d. Nicolas Salmeron y Alfonso,
/ titulafes respectiyamente de las asig-
/ nat,ras de fIosofia del dereoho de
! lfgisIacio conpar&da, en- Ia facultad
/ ds derecho los dos primeros, y ell til
timo de Ia de metafIsica en- la de flo
sofia y letgas, 4 cons cuencia de las
irreverentes expos.ciones y protestas
di,igilas por los miSlnos contra el
real iecr. to y circular de 26 de fe
brero dItimo sobre testos y progfa
mas, y dc 50 negativa q reconocer la
competencia y obedscer la autoTida1
del gohierno lie S. NJ. para dictar Or
denes prohisiendo en- las catedras
sostenidas por ell Estalo explicaco-
nes contra el dogma cat6Iico y las
instituciones fundamentales de Ia IA
cion:
Resnltanao dc los doeumentos de
que ccnsta este expedonte quo el pri-
nero de los nencioaados catcdraticos,
! d. Fransjsc Giper &c los Rios, Sc
Meg sueitamente q cump' II 10 dis
puesto por real decreto y circular dc
26 DC feorero, adhiri9ndoso 4 las pro-
testas do los dos catedratioos de San
/ tiagos aendeaados hoy q Ia separation
| y ent6nces "a suspensos y sujetos al
ju.c.o correspondence:
Resultando que d. Nicolas Saline
ron " A!onso consigna tambien su
desobediencia, alegando "que no re-
conocera nj cumplira janis otras
" presGripeiones que las que IL. dicte Il
razon hbfemente consoltada !"
Rsspltando que d Curriers' nd
de A. carate, de conformidad con Il
actitud en- que aparecen colocado'
los catedrsticos 2. Francisco Ginel
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-05-11
THE WRECKED STEAMSHIP,
Condition Of the Schiller.
Many Bodies Recovered.

LONDON, May 1O.-The sea is too heavy to-
day for boats to approach the wreck OF the
Schiller. No cargo Of any Importance has yet
been recovered. Fishermen report that the
Schiller 10 firmly imbedded on the rock, and
will not fall off into deep water. There will
be many days in summer when salvage may be
effected.
There was life belt in every one OF the
Schillers berths, and when the disaster occur
red the captain issued orders that one should
be fastened to every woman. This was done,
but the women were drowned by the haaVy
Boats cruising in the vicinity of the wreck of
the Schiller continue to pick up bodies OF Inc
Island to-day. nearly fifty had been found;
Seven mail bags in addition to those reported
recovered have been saved. They contained
mostly San Francisco and Auckland newspa-
pers.
Coroner,s Inquest-More Bodies RecOv-
cred,
LONDON, May 1O.-An inquest was held to-
day at st, Mary's, on twenty bodies from the
steamer Schiller. HI. Killers, first officer OF
the Schiller, testified that at the time the ves-
sci struck Capt. Thomas and another officer
were on the bridge, two men werel looking out
forward and two others were onthe oridge
with the captain. The jury rendered verdict
of accidentally drowned" coupled with a rec
ommendation that a telegraph be established
between Bishops lighthouse and shore. They
express the opinion that if such communica-
ton mad existed all on board of the Schiller
would have been saved. Officers Killers and
Paleman concur in this opinion. The remains
of Mrs. Hermine Weste were privately bnr>
led.
After the inquest the bodies unclaimed were
also buried. The funeral was attended by
Domen Smith, the owner of the Scllly Islands,
the coroner and members of the jury and near
ly all the inhabitants of the island.
Since the inquest was held fifty more BODIES
have been washed ashore or picked up. The
total number now recovered is 81. The follow
ing dead have been identified: Ladies-Miss
s. Dimmock, Miss Clara just, Mrs. Annie
Exsner, Mrs. Susie e. Duckfeld, Mrs. Altmax,
Mrs. Augustus Nutter, Mrs. Linds: Gentle
men-Augustus Mentor, Henry Friend, Her
man Spritz, 2. A. Paulsen, Rubro Sayers, also
the doctor, the butcher and the Sd engineer OF
the Schiller.
The bodies were first numbered and careful
record made of the valuables, marks, Sc, found
on each. They were then enclosed in separate
coffins. Two graves were dug, each 70 feet
long, In these the coffins were placed in two
layers.
Only Fifteen Passengers Saved.
NEW York, May 10.-There were but few
visitors at the office of the Eagle line OF steam
ships this morning, and about a dozen friends
of lost passengers were present. tut lett on
hearing the following cable despatch, which
was received at As this morning:
Plymouth, May 10.-To Consul Kuhn, New
York: Only fifteen passengers were saved from
the Schiller, the names of which were tele-
eraphed Yesterday from Sicily. We are doing
everything to recover and identify bodies.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-05-11

The theory of disease accepted by physicians is,
that symptoms are merely sympathetic indications
of its existence and have in most instances little
nothing to do with fixing its locality Their practice,
however, is Numerically opposed to their theory, for
they administer medicines which affect symptoms
only The remarkable cures of dyspepsia sick head
ache, constipation, rheumatism, general debility,
urinary and kidney troubles, and malarial fevers
wrought by Hostetters Stomach Biters, could never
have been accomplished by remedies which addressed
themselves merely to the removal of any one of the
manifold and complicated symptoms to which those
maadies give rise. Acting, the Bitters do direct
ly upon the stomach and tributary organs, overcom
ing their Irregularities and endowing them with re-
newed vigor, they CONTROL it were, the springs of
vitality, purifying them and giving them fresh mpe-
tus, and dispensing all those harassing symptoms
which proceeded from their instruction or contain
nation,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-05-11
new York s,ock and mone1 hIarket.


NEW YoRK. May 1O-Evening.-The money market
was aasy at q @ per cent on call: Foreign Ex-
change was dull at 4S7 1871 for 60 days and 400 a
1924 for demand G9a opened at Ss van 20
for carrying were q per cent; loans were also
made fat. The Assistant Treasurer paid out to-day
demption of bonds The following are the operations
at the Gold Exchange Bank-gold balances $780,
1877 currency balances 81 $685. 1885, gross clearances
balance of the Cincinnati municipal loan and agere-
gated 81 III 800 at prices ranging from 1O2 "a l033
The award bill averaging over 1903 and interest Nor
ton Bliss & Co. have placed upon the market S4,-
100000 six per cent gold bonds of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, interest payable March , and
September and principal IN agU the
81 49,, 900 bonds due in November next. After the
maturing bonds redeemed the only bonds besides
gold building bonds and 100000 pounds sterling
bonds of present issue recently taken In London.
Bids will be received by Morton, Bliss q Co. to noon
der 973 and accrued interest. The subscriptions be-
come binding soon they reach $2,000,000, and If
they exceed total Of 81 oOO 100 the $4,000 600 first
rata payment for new bonds will be due June LIST.
and the currency bonds of the company maturing in
November next will be received at 1909 and interest
House statement: currenrencycy exchanges $751;
S18s91; currency balances 50 gold exchanges
$685. 9; gold balances S11s57oO The earnings na s
May, 1875 were $252, O69s3; 1874, $173,39242; in
crease this year $7S,6775l. Governments were firm.
State bonds are dull. Railroad mortgages steady.
The customs receipts for to-dayweres Sae6,o9o.
Stocks during the forenoon were weak and lower the
greatest activity being in Erie, which declined from
Got a 26s; Lake Shore tell off from p @ 7Os; Pacific
Mail from A a 49, Western Union from 79a a 49,,
and Union Pacific from 769 g 75i St Paul advanced
to 3 for the common and 81 for preferred but later
fell Oft to 36s q respectively The market weak
in the afternoon, but at the close showed little
more steadiness. There was recovery of from a
per cent. the same shares from the lowest point
of the day; Panama recovered to 1853, Erie to 265,
Lake Shore 71s Ohio to 26 and Western Union to 79
The total transactions at the Stock Exhange aggre-
gated 2 900 shares including New York Central 700
shares Erie $4,000 shares Lake Shore 421 900 shares
Northwestern 4400 shares, Rock Island 22OO shares
Pacific Mail 100 shares st Paul 1900 shares, do
preferred 1900 shares Ohio & Mississippi 1900 shares
Western Union q, 400 shares, Wabash 24OO shares.
Union Pacific 10000 shares Kansas Pacific LOO do
The following are the highest and I'D, lowest prices New
Y 7oa; Wabash ~ l2s Chicago 8 North Yves
q St Paul s7s q 1863; do preferred SO q IS; Ohio &
Mississippi 26a q 253; New Jersey Central 1881
Pacific 7ss g 75i; Indiana Central 81 q 81; Western
23a; Pacific Mail A q 42s; Panama 1853 a 1853.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-05-11
LOUISIANA.
MIR. Wheeler Declares that the COmpro-
mise has been Faithfully Carried out. 4

MIR. Wheeler Declares that the COmpro-
mise has been Faithfully Carried out.
NEW YORK, May 10.-Hon. William A.
Wheeler has written letter to the Times on
the Louisiana adjustment, which he declares to
have been successful and observed in the strict
est good faith thus far by both parties. In re-
gard to the case of the four Conservatives, test
ed by the Assembly after the reorganization,
Mr.. Wheeler says:
But it is replied by those who impute bad
faith to the Democrats, that the agreement
contains this provision House of Rep
resentatives, as constructed under the award,
shall remain without change except by resig-
nation or death of members until a new gene
raj election" and that this condition has been
violated. The Democrats never questioned the
action of the Returning Board, except in the
cases referred to the committee. They were
willing. with these exceptions, to abide by it,
My understanding of the above provision is
that the House of Representatives was to be
as returned by the Returning Board, after the
errors of that board had been corrected in the
cases specified in the agreement by the award
of the committee, and its adoption by the House
of Representatives The parties to the agree
ment having made no stipulation in these cases
cannot be fairly asked to deprive these four
members of the seats to which they had been
declared elected by the Returning Board. and
of which ''less than a majority of the me M
bers'' of the House of Representatives had at
tempted to deprive them. The Democrats did
s-o
of February s, 1876 the Conservative caucus
adopted another article which contained among
others this provision,-'Tt being distinctly un-
derstood that those returned elected both by
the Returning Board and the Conservative
committee, shall be accepted as legally elect
ed This covers the case of the four mem
bers This whole proposition was publish ed at
the time, and is indicative of the purpose OF
the Democrats. But more than this on the
day preceding the meeting of the late extra
session of the Legislature, l met at the rooms
of Gen. Sheridan at the st. Charles, prominent
Republican officials and Col Leonard of the
Shreveport Times, who had been leading man
in the negotiations Oh the Democratic side. He
assented to the proposition for an adjustment
at the very outset never faltered in its support,
but amid all Its varying fortunes, when tumul-
tuous thousands threatened to overthrow it,
gathered new courage and hope and assured
me SO far as his friends were concerned of III til
mate triumph The matter of the four MEM
hers was fully discussed in Gen. Sheridan's
room, and Col Leonard distinctly informed us
that he wished no concealment, and that it was
due to us he should inform us that if the award
of the committee should be adopted by the
House. tho Democrats woald promptly reseat
the four members This statement is but SIM
pie Justice to Col Leonard and those whom he
represented"