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The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-02

II was q noticeable fact yesterday that.
whilst our chipping and our military
organizations We'd with each other to
pay due honors to the departed captain,
Chaa. A. Babcock. u. s.. N, late com
handing officer of the Canonicus, there
was not a llag al balf-mast over any of
the Government offices In this city. 1t
Is not proposed TO say that tho civil
officers of the Federal Government
are bound by any law to pay their
respects to departed officers OF the
navy, but there Is q moral duty, para
mount TO all rules or laws, and courte-
GUS precedent withal, to neglect OBJ
serving which is equivalent to an oct of
improperly. Had the event been the
demise of some unworthy political pecu-
lator, OF the Radical caste, II Is certain
that not only all the flags of the Gov
eminent offices would have been ut
half.mast but every court presided over
bya Radical magistrate would have been
closed, regardless Of the public inter-
ests, and for the purpose alone OF MAX
ing political capital for the party. But
the Radical convention is in daily ses-
SION, Its scandalous proceedings being
the theme Of conversation wherever
heard: therefore, the party leaders,
which include the government officials,
who are too busy flercey fighting for
the spells OF office. are proportionately
unfeeling towards the dead, whose
moral influence they have SO often
called to their assistance, and to whom
they owe their political existence.
1t was reserved for the Washington
Artillery and the Continental Guards to
walk hand In hand with the Federal
soldiers and the sailors Of the navy, in
paying the last tributes to the gallant
commander of the Canonicus. This sad
duty was participated In by the Exon
federate soldiers because Capt. Bah
cock was an honest man and gentle
man. Was it because he was not q
blackguard and thief that the Radical
officials ignored his decease?
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-02
The board Of Health MIDDLE.

Another called meeting Thursday night
failed to bring quorum OF the MEM
bers OF the Board OF Health, Drs.
Gaudet, Lemonnier and Finney being
the only members present. DIR. White
and Mr.. Woodward are out OF the State,
and it Is understood that DR.. Smythe
and Messrs. Heath and Bonzano re-
fused to attend the meetings, the latter,
it is said, from fear OF displeasing DIR.
Smythe, who might accuse him OF going
over to the Democrats If he did 80. This
is not very complimentary to Mr..
Hubert Bonzano, who has heretofore
been credited with some sense.
KELLOGG SAYS
that he does not know what to do about
the matter; that il the members present
in the city will not attendant he Is in
formed of the fact by Or. Gaudet-he
will issue other commissions TO people
who will attend the meetings. Kellogg,
however, refers to iDjuDcticns and other
processes Of court as being in his way,
yet he wishes Dr. Gaudet to call on him
and inform him OF the. condition OF
affairs.
These expressions were conveyed to
DIR. Gaudet by representative OF the
DEMOCRAT, and it is possible that the
President OF the Board will call on Pitt
to-day.
Meanwhile the business of the Board
is at a stand still, and there is about
500 in the treasury to pay 800 or $500
which are due.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-02
CINCINNATI AND sT. LOUIS.

The man and the hour met ut Ut.
Louis. The hearts of the people went
out to Tilden and he was nominated on
the second ballot. There were many
predictions that st. Louis would be o
repetition Of Cincinnati. and that the
strongest man ut the outset would go
down.
Not SO, however. There was greater
difference than the prophets knew OF.
The fight at Cincinnati was d squabble
over Hpols. It was soufIle OF politicians
and trieksters for power and place; the
power Of the aspirnnts was not in the
love and confidence OF the people, but
in The backing OF rings. and politicians,
and office holders. and Office seekers.
The Constitution, the Union. reform
~ the peopleehad no champion there !;
and 50. when the fight grew
hottest. rings and office-holders and
tticksters combined to defeat the men
who nt the start had the strongest
backing of rings and ics-hoders and
triekstere, II was an ugly, bitter, Zero
eious struggle Of corrupt and debased
men 10 keep possession Oh the power they
held and had abused. aud the result
was that The Cincinnati Convention
gave the country a nonentity o man
without q record and platform built
out Of The rotten issues of the war and
the hates Of the Mortons and the Blaines
of the Republican party.
The struggle nj st. Louis was very
different. The influence and power of
rings and ofiice-holders were unknown
there. The aspifants had only the
strength they drew from the confidence
and love of the people. Tilden was not
strong there as Blaine was strong ut
| Cincinnati because he was railroad
jobber, d eorruptionist and champion OF
rings but because tho hearts of the
people of the whole country had gone
out to him. and because the hopes OF
the Republic eentefed upon him. The
people called upon Gov. Tildcn to as
sumo the leadership Of tie great con
test for Democracy, and to bear the ban
nar of reform in the campaign just now
opening, and all the aspirants promptly
Welded to the peoples choice.
Cincinnati was knock down and drug
out fight for the leadership Of the rings
and Office holders and revenue swind-
lers. st. Louis was council of the
people, held TO choose d chief to lead
the great crusade OF reform.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-02

The st. Louis convention struck a
popular cord when 1t adopted resolu-
tion calling upon the Democratic House
to stand by It's appropriation bill. reduc-
ing the appropriations thirty-nine mil
lions Of dollars. The President. 1t
sccms, has already weakened. The
order TO close the public buildings to-
de- has been postponed ten days. The
President Ia simply endeavoring to in.
timidate the House In granting $40, oo0,.
90, TO be used as campaign fund for
the Hayes ticket The House should
remain firm. Let the President shut
up shop II he choose TODD so.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-02

DIR. Gillespie, who for some months
past has conducted the Natchitoches
vindicator with great vigor, has retired
from its management, and our friend,
Mr.. Cosgrove. who established the
paper and made It a power in the can
yass of 1874, assumes 1t editorship.
Mr.. Cosgrove belongs to that class OF
journalists who call things by Their
right names, and under his charge the
vindicator will make things lively FOL
the Radicals who invest the neighbour
hood Of Natchitoches.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-02

We had the pleasure OF meeting Col.
Softley, OF Jefferson, Texas. From
him we learn that work has begun
ON the East Line Railroad, and that 1t
will be completed this year from Jeifer-
son westward to Greenville in Hunt
county, distance OF one hundred and
ten miles. This road IL Of great impor-
tance to Northwestern Texas, and espe-
sially to the little city of Jefferson. The
present completed railroad lines touch
ing and passing jefferson have done
much to deplete its once very large
trade. The East Line road will, UNI
doubtedly, more than restore the former
importance and prosperity of Jefferson.
The road, beginning at Jefferson, will
pass through the exceedingly rich and
rapidly developing counties Of Morris,
Upshur, Camp, Titus, Franklin and
Hopkins to Greenville in Hunt. The
completion OF the road will bring an i'm
mense trade to Jefferson.
The enterprise OF that little city
should be emulated by some Of our
greater cities. Six citizens of wealth
have agreed to build twenty miles Of
the road, conditioned that the citizens
Of Jefferson donate fifty thousand dol
lars worth OF real estate and thirty
thousand dollars in money. This has
been promptly done and the road Is now
being graded. The six gentlemen have
also made proposition to each OF the
counties referred to that If they will
grade the road through their respective
territories, they, the six, will pay them
for the work in scrip Of the road, and
then furnish the iron and finish the
whole one hundred and ten miles, COM
plotting the road to Sulphur Springs,
Hopkins county, distance of eighty
Eve miles, by the LIST Of December, and
their proposition has been accepted by
all the counties interested.
The road is a narrow gauge and will
be a home institution, run in the in
terests OF the people. We are glad to
hear this good news of Jefferson, and
we expect now in the next eighteen
months to hear Of its being as flourish
ing as before the days OF railroads. Al
ready storehouse in the city, which
Tor the past year or two rented for $500
per annum, is now In demand for $500.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-02

A pinchback Man, Lawrence scott, shs1
Twice and M0rtaiIy Wounded.

A PincIsback Man, Lawrence scott, shse'
Twice ana M0rtaiIy Wounded.
At half.past II o'clock Friday night,
In front or Packard's headquarters, On
Dryades street, Lawrence Scott, delegate
from the First Ward TO the Republican|
convention, and staunch Pinchback1
man, was shot twice in the back, just t0|
the right Of the spinal column. Scott
was Immediately conveyed to the Char1
ity Hospital, where he was visited BY q
DEMocRAT reporter, who obtained frou
him his statement. The conversation
was frequently interrupted by yiolenl
hemorrhage, which Is forerunner d
death.
scoTT's STATEMENT.
+ came up Dryades street and stopped
In front Of Packard's headquarters, and
while there started to discuss the pol
litical situation with Dan'l Young an(
Henry Demas. During the CONVERSE
ton Bob West, ward hummer and or
Of Packard's satellites, approached an1
called me q treacherous sn Of BIZ
simultaneously striking me over
head with q loaded cane. denied :
accusations and, not wishing to brih
mon street, and after the LAPS
OF a few moments I returned
and found West standing In front g
Court Officer III. G. Stone. As soon
he saw me, he calculated. You herl
again." and repeated his attack d
striking me twice with his loaded can9
could stand it no longer, and draWin1
my pistol, fired at West. This did *
seem to intimidate him, and sngt
| him a second time. Both she
failed to reach the intended Max
Fearing that the crowd would 90
some bodily harm, dropped my pise
and ran. As / did 50, three shots We
fired at me, two Of which took efiect
my back.
| The attending physician refuses
| give an opinion as to Scott condlLlo
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-02

The following gentlemen, delegates
and altornates to the st. Louis Conven-
ton. returned home this morning
Gov. II. q. WiekiiIr, Judge I. @. Man.
ming. -Col. +. s. Goode, Capt. j. j. Mel
Ion. Hon. L. 1t. Martin, Hon. Albert
voorhies, Col. j. 9. Mcclellan. Col. Il.
q. zaoharie, Capt. J. .. Landry, and
Major Robert Woods. Col. H. IL. Mari
will arrive tomorrow.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-02

We are indebted to our friend, Mr.. j.
=. Mellon, who has just returned from
st. Louis, for late papers from that city.
Mr.. Mellon was a delegate to the con-
vention, and reports the enthusiasm
over the nominations intense.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-02
ApvrnrIslN. nATHs-DAILN.

Transient advertisements 81 per square tteh
Ines ~ poid aaatal first insertion, % cents
ach subsequent consecutive insertion.
Wants. 10 Rent. For Hnles and Boarding al
tertIaptnsnis 10 cents line, mel cash, solid niea-
sure. kuhe taken nj less than % cents.
Advertisements for the period OF one month
nd longer az iullowsl
Local or uuAineas Notices 10 cents line. net
Editorial Notices, In Editorial type. 80 cents y
mat
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-02

Monthly advertisements, hayng tho run Of
fhc napar inserted every other day, TO be
chsrgnd two-t thirds the above rates
Editorial page monthly advertisements, eaeh
square. $40 per month
1lates for Advertising In the Weekly New
Orleans Uemoerat.
1ranaient and general rates the same az for
Daily. 4,,.
ADVERTISEMENTS Tor the period OF one month
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-02

ire have been held to nominate q man
f1r uVvernof, to be then imposed upon
the Intelligent working, business and
property holding people Of the State by
the bayonets Of the Federal Government.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-02

The appointment Of Hon. b. I. Jonas
as q member Of the National Democratic
Committee from Louisiana will give
universal satisfaction In the State. No
better appointment could have been
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-02

Our friend and fellow. citizen, Major
J. II. Austin, left the city last even
ing for brief vist TO New York.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-02

Schuyler Colfax Endorses the Ha]
and Wheeler ticket, exclaims the ~
nal. or course he does. 80 do Belk0
and Babcock. Who supposed they W01
do anything else2- ALBANY Argus.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-02
DAILY DEMOCRAT.
TERMS or THE PAPER
sttusrst 4 ssTuSlN uA,rus.

DAILY Unpublished every syehinr and Sunday
mefningl per annum tio and at same rate half
yearly and quarterly
WTEkIy Unpublished every Saturday morn
ingi, per annum W. and ut same rate haii-
yearly ant quarterly.
, 1876-12-24

- SH1LTHE SPECIAL ATTENTION OF PUR-
hssers is called 10 the following list Of choice bar

80 ;-:ifaEs s1fECTaE SPECIAL ATTENTION oF F1R:
ehise1z is called 10 the following list OF choice bur.
sans: c1rVPRoPERrY. -..
several pieces Of choice business property improved
~ es fcel on wabash-av. near 7hirty-tourth.st.
=, 'sss Prare..v, north ct rhrtieth,
,ns'S :; doFty 51 want ee:
5 5s nd ess Nadlson-s wnnt o1ets for either O.
e95n o. o dr!sk stores and lots Madlsons,
cslifo1a1a-av;. - 5y each; .e.,;.. ..
<1nr fooi I'D easl balsace to silt al per eeat
s!lISSai15 feet corner STAG and G;ongresa:sta:
SSst 1eet southwest corner ca'u@et.a'' and Thirty
s999e 9eet IN M.dlsonft Bishop court want oer
Is feet stats.s' between Forty si1sh and Forty
sass feet Van Buren~s. esst Of Western ay.,
$500; great bargain.
L. II ?e let n DcaibeT St, near Chestnut ss
one acre lot on Ttrt y,sscond st, near Haistcd,
cosnsr st aad Soo
easF' CHEAP HOMES .-..
14s4 South Desrtorn.st. g. s.room % %oottage 50, 800;
fss nssS asi5Ss9 ssa 5oem cottage
tSfasD P1aiIic-av. want oner.
is Sua1h Dearbe. n;ss;, , 500
IS s. t,aEE.To.sS5;: 9oE.FI +; 80. Il: '"'
~ w Hnroa-s1 want otter. ..
Harmon c0uTI4 itSa4u HOUSE, 6toue OA4oQE0t1 Is
'Gss Is sonfh Gtceas,. asory frame, brick basement.
mi 1u53 aud 1o7s Wabssh-av. want offerfor either
~ I'll pr will trade for clear house. aud lot
rTatnc house. IL rooms on South Dearborn ST., be-
t.esn inst aud Thirty "a, 500; want
e1sa qn;tacc and lot on Robey s. 600.
:; fn.tasc ard lot on De kalb-s1., s., 500
cottaee ana lot On Erie-xt~, So, 2n
TTo cottages and lot on Miller-st-. 81. 800. +.
S1 hogsf sS jf sad of e oaklsys5 100
S.*.S,a .nd }or m Tfnr 81
f3.fxTe aud lot on Lear1rt-st.. s. go.
fo;1aEc and lot on Forty y-nfth-st.. s., 600.
isrEe mouse and lot on Huron ST., S. 500; want oer
YrJT me cottage md 4ofoot lot on Walnutst, near
Enyrs S2 un very CHEAP.
fnttasr ind 4&-foot lot On Milwaukee. Az. $500
EortaSc and lot on Har1tson-st-. So. 500.
HicE house and lot on Fimore-st-. s., 500.
Eotrsec and lot On OAklcy-st.. 81. 500
-egant brick residence and IS or ofoot1ot Park
r.: want Offer ....-..
marble fro1tS wnnt Offers.
Br!cl rcsIdcnce On Monroest., neag Western-ay.,
scottssr and lot, 10. ! stcyens.st. 81, 1on
Cottage and 35foot lot On Thirty aeyenth near
TTnceulcs .hy., So $50.
Cottage and lot on Calfornts-av.. g, 500.
Lot with building suitable for dwelling and butchers
shop on B!suarck-court, 81, ,0pn
Bfick house, and lot, on Har1tson-st near Oakley,
breE house. anaIot, on Wood st. near Polk. s. soo
Ho 81 West Madison-s ST.. rents for Sl,3eA Si1 VO.
Inp number OF 1&rms and Wild lands vefy cheap.
NICHOLS. BRAGG & CO.,
148 DHNrboru.
, 1876-12-24

4 N EMERSON BINDER WILL FILE AND BIN
IL your music and periodicals received. Try 1t fo
the new year, JNU. r. = AI.RETT T. CO.. bookbinde1
and sole prOprtetors, $50 State-st.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-17
THE RUTLAND DAILY GLOBE, MONDAY !

layers flocked to the river and began to
search for the body, but in vain. Orvin
Mcknight, the boys father, saw the peo-
pie collecting at the river, but no one told
him the sad reason of the excitement for
nearly half an hour after the accident.
The unavailing search was continued
through the day.
Ga Saturday morning 1t was rumofed
that the body had been seen floating on The
river below Cuttingsville the previy's
evening A party consisting Of Mes 's
Dichermsn, Bryant, Fuller, MAhou, J =
DIV, Ea,l, Allen and others started to r
for the body. They returned. nnsucc'Hs
full, about five O'clock; another pr =
started in the afternoon and returoed abou
nine, having seen or head nothing Of the
body.
The friends request that all persons liv
ina slong Mi river below East Walliny-
ford will wa'ch the river and notify them
Al once If he body is seen.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-17
Sunday Night Fire.

An alarm Of fire was BOUNDED at half
past eleven o'clock Sunday evening. The
fire proved 10 be n the house of Grugoil
or Orig" Valiquette, the last house on
the West side of Grove street, near the
residence of Gen. Baxter.
Nothing definite can be learned of the
origin of the fire. Mr.. Valiquette and
wife were out of town, and the only per-
son sleeping in the house was their son
Albert, boy OF eighteen or nineteen years
of age. Mr.. Franklin, the next door neigh
Dor, says nc was awakened by a
cry of fire and the eight OF flames On
going out he found Albert Vaiquette
standing on the roof of small piazza with
his pants in his hands crying ''Fire!" lus-
tily, and the house below HIM filled with
smoke and flame. lie helped the boy
down and began to remove the furniture
while the boy ran to give the alaim. The
fire had made 30 much progress when he
saw it first that 1t was impossible to tell
how it started, but it seemed 10 be burning
most rapidly around a coal stove.
Most of the furniture was removed by l2
o'clock, when the flames burst through the
doors and windows, and it was Impossible
to save more. Killington and No. hose
carts appeared, and the steamer was station
ed at the corner Of Grove and West streets
10 play on the building, but burst their
hose at every attempt. No. drew water
from cen. Bakers fish pond, and using
hose borrowed from No. /, got a stream on
the burning dwelling. They were too late
70 save anything worth saving, however,
and the building is entirely lost.
There 10 u good hydrant on Williams
street, and it would seem that the steamer
should have drawn water from that, as or
dered by Engineer Dunn, when they might
have got stream on the building.
The house is estimated as worth from
$4,000 to 80 1000. Nothing could be learn,
cd ct the time as to the insurance.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-17
Fire

About half-past three o'clock Satu-da,
morning Frederick Guy, living OH Gresi
street b. low the corner of East, was a"ak-
ened by the sound of fire cracaliag
aud the smell Of smoke. Jumping up, he
found the roof of his house near the Chin
ney to be Cd fire. He reused his family,
seven in number, some of whose sleeping
rooms up stairs he found fast filling with
smoke, and ran to a neighbours, Mr.. Bar
rett, tor help.
When lie returned with help the fire he'd
caught in the tarred roof of the shed, aud
it was found impossible to save the build
ing. The whistle was not sounded az the
building burned before the fremen could
have reached the scene. A very little fur
niture and clothing were saved, but moth
ing was lett of the building but ashes
Mr.. Guy states he had child up stairs
sick with the Group on which account he
kept low fire in his stove he supposes
that the fire caught from the chimney. The
building was small story and half house
with a one story addition, very nicely fitted
up; insured for 81 200, with $500 on furni-
ture, in the Queen Insurance company, pol
icy written by M. j. Francisco and after
ward transferred to Burnham and Temple
Mr.. Guy estimates his loss as 81 900 on
the house and $500 on the furniture.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-17
Opening Day at J. A Gould's.

According to previous announcement
made through the columns of the GLOBE,
j. A. Gould opened the doors of his dry
goods establishment TO the public for the
first time on Saturday morning, aud the
large number of ladies and others that
visited the store during the day must have
been satisfactory in the fullest degree to
the proprietor, and if the opening day is
any criterion. the future must be one OF
marked success. The store of itself is
bij0n Of salesroom, being convenient and
well arranged for the business for which il
is adapted.
I A fine display of dress goods, shawls
and hosiery, arranged in tasteful man
ner, catch the eye as you glance toward
the show-windows before entering, and
once inside the door perfec. labyrinth Of
dry goods is spread GU. before the eye, aud
you hardly know what to admire the most.
At the left an elegant show Gaze, extend
ing the length OF tbe first counter, which
is the notion department proper, fairly
groans with the amount of goods confined
within it. Kid gloves, silk handkerchiefs,
1t oetera, are to DC found at this counter in
variety. Opposite this is displayed one OF
the finest lines of dress goods, H.
GLIDING silk, prplin, etc, 10 be found
anywhere, and one cannot but a.
,nire the taste that has been displayed II
selecting this class Of goods, aud plsres TN
proprietor at once i'll high cstinatIo, h.
thoee possessed Of critical judgment il sue
matters. Farther along are to be fuutd
full llues of prinis, cottons, woolens, AGO,
III fact, everything that you would inquire
for in wei. appointed dry goods establish
ment, is to BIZ found here.
Mr.. Gould's opening day was most fat
tering success, and II was not until late
hour Saturday night that the shelves had
received the goods in proper msuLer,
ready for another days business. Mr..
G nld is well assisted by Arthur Ptrkios
ard Fred. Beebe, both of whom have mao
long experience behind the counter, and
are familiar faces TO those who have fre-
quented our dry goods stores in the pact.
Mr.. Gould believes in printers ink, and our
res !ers Will find Il lengthy announcement
from him in to-morrow's GLOBE which will
repay perusal.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-17
4 Careful Conductor.

Our townsman, Josiah Bowitll, says the
Bellows Falls Times, is careful railroad
man, and his care was shown to be Of value
to the travelling public and the company by
whom he is employed, on Tuesday morning
OF this week, by averting what might have
been serious accident. AS the morning
train of which he was conductor was near
ing Brockway's mills and running quite
fast, he noticed a slight, unusual noise
made by the wheel. The sound was prob
ably unnoiiced by all others upon the lrain,
but he quickly stopped the train
and after considerable search found
one OF the wheels of the passenger
car to be loose upon the axle, although it
was in its usual place. He gave directions
to the engineer to run slow the rest of the
distance to this village, but they got only
to the rear of the Vermont Farm Machine
company's works, when the car jumped
the track, but ss they were slowly moving
no damage was done. Had he not nsticed
it and been running at his usual speed, very
likely considerable damage would have re-
suited.