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The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-03
MIR. DUPRt?S SPEECH.
He Handles the " Times without Gloves.

Hon. Mr.. Dupre. having been at
tackled by the Now Orleans Times, re
piled on yesterday, In the House, in th'
following eloquent and decisive terms
| Mr.. Dupre rose to a question of privi
lege and read from the New Orleans
Times the following paragraph;
Mr.. Dupre Il, one Of those mon who find IL dim
to rse S es sl hssh seat
ORDER and would take Hamlets reply In nj
seriousness when he answers Polonious' .gues
words " words noticed my soms "1a DAYS ago NJ
Dupres services in sIuelabing Demas but NJ
the tim9uwe @ associate the two merely as parla ia
cures like" occurred to us.
After some Introductory remarks as
70 Legislative Responsibilities and duties,
Mr.. Dupre said, Ia substance:
l am reluctantly constrained, Mr.
Speaker, to notice the scurrility and the
malice OF the scurvy knave who has
written this. am seemingly assailed
by a disinterested journal pretending
to work in the public interest, when, in
reality, the attack comes from reptiles
upon whom it has been my misfortune
to tread In the performance Of my legis-
lative duties. l have the honor TO be
Chairman Of tho committee to inyesti-
city of New Orleans. In the examinations
by that committee it has been ascertain
ed that Henry 8. Armstrong, Associate
Editor Of the New Orleans Times, IL the
subsidized creature of William Pitt Kel-
logg. From Kellogg he received the
appointment Of clerk OF a police court
in New Orleans, at $500 year. He en-
ployes boy at $40 a month to perform
the duties Of the office, and the censori-
Gus and sarcastic editor pockets the re-
naming $1,000 a year. have there, in
my desk, the confession Of these facts
from Henry s. Armstrong himself, and
! will say no more now OF the wretched
man.
But this is not my only offense. AS a
legislator, ! have fallen upon the dirty
track Of Isaac N. Stoutemeyer, the edi-
tor-in n-chief Of the Times. Members of
the House will recollect that several
parts Of the general appropriation bill
passed at the last regular session were
enjoined in Hawkins court. BY some
hocus pocus, which do not understand,
II was spread abroad that the appropri-
alton TO the Charity Hospital was en-
joined. There was not n particle OF
truth in the report, but we find that
Mr.. Isaac N. Stoutemeyer, editor
in-chief of the Times, was employed by
the Board Of Administrators Of the
Charity Hospital, as counsel to have the
injunction set aside, and we find that
just as Mr.. Clinton was going out OF
Office, the Charity Hospital warrants
were issued and paid. and Mr.. Stoute-
meyer received $4,000 out Of the appro-
priation $1,000 to raise an injunction
which neither he nor anybody else
could iindl And now, Mr.. Speaker, rs
these worthless OF the Times affect
Shakespeare 80 much, 1 will give them a
few lines, the spirit Of which they under
stand quite as we'll as any living men;
Let the canded tongue lick absurd pomp.
And crook tho pregnant hinges Of the knee
That thrift may follow fawning,
The reference OF the Times to Mr..
Dupre, in connection with Mr.. Demas
.coloreD, Mr.. Dupre dismissed very
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-03

Ingraham to the FrOnt--He Denies the
Charges Made Against Him by the
")emOcrat."

The School Board met in regular ses
sion at the City Hall last evening. 4
quorum being present, the Boart
1 starred to business by the secretary read
ing the minutes Of the previous evening
and after the various committees ha,
submitted their reports James Ingra
ham took the floor aud requested tn
Secretary to read from newspaper
which he handed him. the article headec
"a Model School Director" After th'
secretary had read the article, Ingra
ham said he wished to submit the fol
lowing as his answer:
"Mr. President the imminent risk
Of my life l have come here tonight
not to refute, not to ask for an invcsti
cation Of this calumny, but simply t
say that have lived, boy and man, in
this community thirty years. / have
never slept in, or been prisoner in any
prison one minute, nor have / evel
given bail to prevent imprisonment. Nc
policeman has ever held me as his
prisoner.
court of justice in any case. 1 have
never been seen drunk upon the streets
Of this city, nor am known as 'Blacl,
Log / served four years in tho State
Senate, from 1871 to 1874, and / chal-
lenge every journal then or now in ex-
istence in this city to produce the least
paragraph charging me with dishonesty
or any other crime.
"And now to the charge made against
me in the Times and DEMOCRAT of black
mailing teachers by virtue Of nv being
a director. This charge / conscien-
tiously deny in toto. l assert solemnly,
sincerely and truthfully, that / have
never received, personally, a cent from
any teacher Of the public schools.
This / am prepared to prove in any
court Of justice, or to any committee ap-
pointed to Investigate the matter.
JAMES H, INGRAHAM
"Ncw Orleans, Feb. 2. 1875.
IN. B. Finally, / acknowledge the re-
ceipt of fruit, cakes, candies, goats
milk, fresh eggs, wines and liquors,
and dresses for my children also other
things; as they were brought and sent
without being asked for, they were ac-
cepted cheerfully."
A resolution was then adopted by the
Board to investigate the charges made
against Ingraham, and the following
Of the Board were appointed
on the committee: Messrs. Dumond,
and Waples.
The above is Ingraham' s denial before
the School Board Of the charges made
against him by the DEMocRAT, Our re-
porter now states that the above asser-
ticns made by lngraham are false, and
that Ingraham did accept money from
and he is prepared to prove it
when the proper time arrives.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-03
One Hundred Years Ago.

Some wise wag has summed up th'
changes that have taken place during ;
century, in this way:
One hundred years ago wedding tours
were not fashionable.
One hundred years ago farmers did
not cut their legs off with moving ma
chimes.
One hundred years ago our mothers
did not worry over disordered sewing
machines. +'f
One hundred years ago horses which
c0uid not trot mile in 2 IA were some
what scarce.
One hundred years ago it took several
days to procure a divorce and find a
congenial spirit.
one hundred years ago there were nc
disputes about the impoliteness Of street
car drivers.
One hundred years ago every young
man was not an applicant for position
as clerk or bookkeeper.
One hundred years ago kerosene lamps
did not explode and assist women to
Ishuffie off this mortal coil
One hundred years ago men did not
commit suicide by going up in balloons
and coming down without them,
third term millionaire bishops to stir up
One hundred years ago there were no
Turkish harems at Salt Lake, and no
Ann Elias suing for the nineteenth part
OF a divorce
One hundred years ago England was
not very far behind the United States In
all that goes to make nation powerful
and progressive,
One hundred years ago the Dutch had
taken Holland, but they had not made
France come down " with handsome
pile OF smart money"
One hundred years ago q young woman
did not lose caste by wettfng her hands
IN dish water or rubbing the skin off her
knuckles on n washboard
One hundred years ago q physician
who could not draw every form of dis
ease from the system by tapping % large
vein in the arm was not much Of
doctor,
One hundred years ago men were not
running about over the country with
millions Of fish eggs to be hatched to
order. Fish superintended their own
Matching In those days.
One hundred years ago the condition
of the weather on the 1st Of January was
not telegraphed all over the continent
on the evening Of December 81, Things
have changed.
One hundred years ago people did not
worry about rapid transit and cheap
transportation, but threw their grain
crops across the backs Of their horses
and duncomplainingly "went to the mill. :"
One hundred years ago every man cut
his coat according to his cloth, every
man was estimated at his real value,
shoddy was not known, nobody had
struck Gle" and true merit and honest
worth were the only grounds for pro-
motion.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-03
A Husband Tries to XIII his Wife with q
Carving Knife.

About five O'Clock last evening diff
Guilty took place between James Powers
and his wife Mary Powers, at their resi-
dcnce, corner Of Robin and Peters
streets, which terminated in the latter
being cut with q carving knife down the
middle OF the back by the former. The
wounded woman was attended by DR..
Vaudeville, who dressed her wounds
and pronounced them not dangerous.
The husband was arrested and con.
fined in tho Second lookup,
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-03

DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COM
MJTTEE.
3 THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.

WARRINGTON, Feb. 2.-The constitu
tiousl amendment, limiting the Presi
Dental term, failed for want Of two.
thirds vote, being strictly party vote
The amendment Is to be rcconsidered
tomorrow.
Senators Whyte, of Maryland, Wallace,
Of Pennsylvania, and Gordon, Of Geor.
ds, have been added TO the resident
Democratic Committee.
The Committee on Ways and Means
hss decided to report in favor Of the
four hundred claims, amounting TO
Gil 900, reported to the House by the
Secretary Of the Treasury. BIJoU.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-03

| Mrs. GooDwYN's READING LAST NIsHT.
"A prophet is never without honor, save
in his own country" is scriptural say
ing, which, we are happy to say, does
not apply to Montgomery fair and
ACCOMPLISHED daughter, Mrs. Priscilla
G.. Goodwin. The audience which
greeted her at the theatre last night was
not only large in point OF numbers, but
excellent as to It's intelligent and appre-
ciative qualities. This was only mer-
tied tribute to a deserving lady, whose
many social qualities and domestic vir-
tues have endeared her to the hearts OF
our citizens among whom she has cast
her lot for veal or woe. And it proves
further, that gem will not be suffered
to lie hidden and unrewarded in our
midst, while our citizens and visitors
pour out their money and applause on
the strangers who come among us.
The programme last night was va
ried one, from grave to gay, from live
Iy to SERENE" comprising selections
from Poe, Bret Harte, Charles Dickens,
Judge Longstreet and other well-known
writer's i'm prose and poetry. humorous
and grave. We have heard Poe's
BELLS" many times, and heard it more
than once on the stage, yet Mrs. Good
wyn brought out new beauties, and
derful genius of the strange and un-
fortunate poet. Her rendition Of it
was splendid, as was also the Dream
Of Eugene Aram," an old, but ever
interesting poem, familiar to us
from boyhood, but one that can never
grow tame or insipid. Miss Squeer's
Courtship,' by Dickens, was one Of the
selections that gave universal satisfac-
ton. The other selections were we'll
rendered, but those above mentioned
brought out the varied powers Of the
fair reader in their best light. AL
together, the audience was delightfully."-
entertained, and departed we'll pleased.
We were glad to see among the audience
many distinguished strangers, and
many Of our citizens who, while not
given to pleasure seeking, turned out to
enjoy the rich treat, and encourage the
efforts OF this talented lady.-Mo'at-
gonery advertiser.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-03
A New "Irrepressible Conflict"

The current number of Harper s
Weekly contains an editorial article en-
titled "The North and South" which
affects statesmanlike, not to say philo-
sophie, tone. and undertakes to dispose
Of the questions at issue between the
two sections, ION principle" as Mr..
Nasty would say. Stripped Of a certain
mellifinous elaboration, which marks
the more ambitious performances OF
Mr.. George William Curtis, OF whose
authorship it bears internal evidence,
lesson may be summed up as fol-
lows: 1.-The South is a semi barbar
Gus country. The North is civilized
and patriotic. Slavery is RESPONSE
Bile for the difference. The Demo
cratic party is the organ Of the South.
The Republican party represents
Northern enlightenment and culture.
The South fought for separate existence,
was defeated, and demands control OF
the Government that vanquished it as
the price OF reconciliation. The North
cannot afford this. It should be just,
generous, but 1t must not lower its flag
to the spirit Of secession and slavery,
which yet survive and flourish. There
Is an irrepressible conflict between the
two systems, growing out OF past condl-
tions which are not enaced-and many
must intervene before it will
be safe to trust power into the hands OF
those who have so mjsused and abused
it" In the matter OF condensation we
use our own words: but to show that we
do not misstate our authority, we quote
the following paragraph out OF the body
Of tho article in question:
1.-THE South was brave, persistent, dar-
ing. 1t suffered in every vein. 1t hled
at every pore. Families were desolated,
Fortunes were ruined. During four
years every energy and resource was
strained to the utmost, and the South
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-03
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

huTY n0TEI-;K Edwards Louisville, A, l
pss pslse city G @ Lee Miss l. Noble Miss, John
ssssp "a " W Lyons city. John A Hollingshead
y asdn,sd frsd Wallace Fort Collins. Ell Adams Pas,
Is~I.aS I"aS 4 M Fayre Miss, W NJ yakere Ga. q n
ESa'lh Galveston. X NJ Taylor Loaisvilio, VII
CtssseUlOe Nashville. W W Pugh La. Abbott
fhIssSs,Nm fhIssSp Nm Green ThibodesuX, Thos Bs.4an
EhSseanx Breckinhridge Indiana. X
ETlpM ETpr,r PSC B Burtes and son Lafourche
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-03

Judge George Shea, Of the New York
Marine Court, who was the principal
agent In securing the signatures OF Mr..
Greeley, Gerrit Smith, and others to
jefferson Davis bail bond, contributes
to the New York Tribune an interesting
letter regarding the head Of the South
ern Confederacy. The essential point
Greeley and the other gentlemen whom
he approached on that subject were
unwilling to move in the matter
until entirely satisfied OF Mr.. Davis's
freedom from the guilt Of intentional
cruelty to Northern prisoners at Ander-
sonville; that Judge Shea, at the in
stance OF Mr. Greeley and Vice-Presi-
dent Wilson, went to Canada to inspect
the journals OF the secret sessions Of the
Confederate Embellishments which
up to this time have never passed into
the hands Of our Government or been
accessible to Northern readers; that
from these secret records, including
numerous messages from Mr.. Davis
on the subject, it was conclu-
sive that the Confederate Senate
believed the Southern prisoners were
mistreated at the North; that they were
eager for retaliation, and that Mr.. Davis
strenuously and to the end resisted these
efforts, and that he attempted to send
VICE IIcSiucuJ SteD1eHS NOfIH 10 cou-
suit with President Lincoln on the sub
ject. The apparent tunwillingness ofth
Government to prosecute Mr.. Davis
under every incentive Of pride and honor
to the contrary was accepted as a con,
firmation of the information obtained
at Montreal and its entire accuracy.
And so, on May IA, 1867, Mr. DAVIS
was delivered to the civil authority;
wasl1at once admitted to bail, Mr.
Greeley and Mr.. Gerritt Smith going
personally to Richmond, in attestation
of their belief that wrong had been done
to Mr. Davis in holding him so long
accused upon these charges, now aban-
doned and as an expression Of magma
nimity toward the South. Commodore
Vanderbilt, then but recently the re-
cipient Of the thanks Of Congress Tor Ms
superb aid to the Government dnrinS
the war, was also represented tneie au0
signed the bond.-Atlonta Her0so,
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-03
SPECIAL DISPATCH.
WASHINGTON.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
The Appropriation Bills.
Randall Attacked.
The Democratic Executive Com
mittee.
Democratic Caucus.

VcWHTNuc NNWcuSs
WASHINGTON, Feb. "A caucus oI
nemocrats was held last night, and all
a the committees appointed for the
coming Presidential campaign.
The Appropriation Bills
srs engaging the attention OF the House.
p.udsll's reputation as a reformer is
It stake. He is charged with econo-
mIzing at the spigot and wasting at the
bung.hole. His enemies say that he
,ook the back salary grab and now pro-
noses 10 economize by reducing the
alaries OF Government employees.
Sergcant-at-Arms Thompson
os Ohio, has been elected Vice Chair
man Of the National Democratic Ex-
ecltive Committee, vice Randall, resign
"A BUoU.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-03
Our Country EXCHANGES.

The Sparta Times sees brighter pros-
poets ahead, as our young men have re-
allied that labor is honorable in every
other country, and II Is an honor for a
man to work In the South" Our hope.
however, Is not in old politicians, or
young men seeking an opening i'm over
stocked professions and In city clerk
ships, but in the splendid array Of hard
working, sober, stalwart, enterprising
youths now courageously building up
the agricultural and Industrial prosper
tty Of this their native land. OF those it
says:
| They have made the whistle OF labor
and the ring of merit their clarion
watchword, and steadily are their hands
OF industry rolling on the good time of
our political and financial redemption.
The Richland Beacon, whilst recog-
nizing the fitness Of Hon. John G. Mon
cure rs u gubernatorial candidate, pre-
fers, and gives as its candidate, the Hon.
John McEnery, our present de .j,tre
Governor. or Governor McEnery it
says;
Colonel John McEnery has shown
and we would still urge his claims for
the position If we thought there was 1.
chance Of his denomination or that he
would accept; but we still propose to
await developments and the expression
Of the leading journals Of the State be-
fore entering into a discussion Of this
matter.
The following Is from the Opelousas
Courier, of the 10th ult., and should he
re-echoed throughout every parish In
the State:
At the Parish Democratic Convention.
held at Opelousas on November 13,
1875, the following resolution was adopt
ed;
Resolred, That our representatives In the State
Senate and lower House of the Legislature are
hereby instructed to vote against all appropria-
pealed.
The Alexandria Democrat complains
thus:
Sugar and molasses, legtimatcly due
here, is finding its way off via barges
on the Bayou BGuff- these have been
up as high rs Lamourie, or near it--and
thus have the bad roads told against
our town. When will the hour dawn
when home neglect won't be permitted
to jeopardize our trade and traffic by tho
little Inconvenience that we now per-
nit to do it?
The West Baton Rouge Sugar Planter
gives the following perplexing report
about the sugar interest In that parish;
What the result of the extraordinary
warm weather we are now having will
be upon tho sugar cane, II Is impossible
to tell. Predictions Of good or bad must
be worthless. No two OF our oldest and
most experienced planters agree upon
the result. The main fear lies In posi-
bic heavy freezes, accompanied with long
rains, until spring finally opens. In such
u case the cane will undoubtedly be
badly injurcd-perhaps destroyed, un.
less very deeply covered. Variable
weather, from extreme heat to severe
cold, cannot but be injurious In the end.
Should the weather remain as it 1ow is,
the cane will grow with rapidity, matnrr
ing, perhaps, In July, and yet be unfit to
grind before a frost falls upon IT, Our
planters are in most perpleying di-
lcmma and would fain be out OF it.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-03

A paper with a patent outside claims
that the New York Herald copies its
personal paragraphs without giving
credit for the same.-N. Q. Republican.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-03
Cotton Warehouse Burncd.

Fort VALLEY, Ga, Feb. 2.-This morn
ing at three o'clock the cotton ware
house Of General C. D. Anderson was
discovered to be in flames and before
a sufficient number Of persons arrived
on the ground TO render assistance, the
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-03
MISCELLANEOUS.

Stokes TO be PrO0uCeO on u VIII Ot HautsssS
Cerpus-His Counsel Claims his sentence
Expired Jan. 6.
New YORK, Feb. 6.-Judge Dykeman
has granted writ Of habeas corpus for
the production Of Stokes, Fiske's muir
derer, returnable at White Plains next
Saturday. His counsel claims that his
sentence expired on Jan, 9Th last, he
being entitled to credit for the time he
was incarcerated in the city prison.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-01
River News.

The Ravon left for Petersburg yes
terday morning instead OF the Coulter
The Express will be the PatkersburG
packet to-day.
The Emma Graham passed down yes
terday morning, en- route from Pttsourgn
to Cincinnati. .... .I.-
All the local packets were running yes
terday, as usual.
Since the river has fallen, steamboat
Ing in this vicinity is confined TO the
regular packets. ,o.,
The Barnard and barges left Pittsburgh
Yesterday for 81. Louis.
The ferryboat Eureka has been taken
of the docks. .,
The Pittsburgh coal feet were the
principal sufferers at the new bridge al
Cincinnati. i,
The Local Inspectors Of Cincinnati
have revoked the license Of pilot George
". Edgington for causing the collision O
The steamers Handy and John Kyle:
Favorable progress Is reported in the
removing Of Jackson Rock in the Grand
Chain. The work is being done by Cap
tain Rees Dugan under the supervision
Of Mr.. VIM. Weston, Assistant Engineer
After the removal Of this rock, others II
that vicinity will receive attention.
gt- IBy TeleFaph:l -
ST., LOUIE, November 30.-River fall
So. O Enot In tho canal
CAIRO, November S0.-Arriyed-A. J
Baker, from St. Louis; Helena, iron
Vicksburg; Hillman, from Nashville
DepartedNFuture City, for New Or
leans; Grand Tower, for Vicksburg; A
]. Baker, for ST. Louis; Hillman, for
Nashville; Helena, for St. Louis. River
II feet 9 inches and rising. Weather
cloudy with heavy north winds. Mer
EVANSVILLE, November 3O.-Weathel
cloudy and has showed slightly since las
night. Mercury q TO 250. River l!
feet and rising. Down-Grainsville, ane
Grey Eagle. Up-Maggie Smith, Dlcl
johnson, and Arkansas Belle. Bismarck
has suspended.
VIcKsBURG, November 3O.-Weathei
cold and fair. River fell one inch. Up
John B. Maude.
New ORLEANS, November 3O.-Ar
riyed-Bee and barges, ST.. Louis. De
parted-Carondelet, Memphis. Weather
clear and cold.
LITTLE Rock, November 3O.-Weathel
clear and cold. River "a feet and fall
ing.
MEMPHIS, November 3o.--River 8 fect
inches. Weather cloudy and cold
Mercury go. Arrived-ToTer, IRON
St. Louis. Departed--Dean, for Cincin
natl; Chester, for st. Louis.
CINc1NNATr, November 30.-River Il
feet s inches and falling. Weather SNOW
all day. Arrived--Andes, from Wheel
Ing; Chas. Morgan, from Now Orleans
Departed--C. B. Church, for New Or
lnang