The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-02

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to allow the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company 70 carry the mails IN their
,ew iron steamships. Referred to the
Com mittee on postoffioes and PostroAds.
Mr.. Dorsey submitted Joint .resolu-
ton defining the true interest and mean
ing of the act of June IL, 1870. IN reia-
ton to the Hot Springs reservation In
Arkansas. Ordered TO he printed.
'rbe political disabilities of Reuben
Davis were removed. Senate sdJournsd,
HOUSE.
uobesen AGAIN seating Of Mvmisrs-
EuIogies on =. r. Parsons.
The coming silver bill was tllibustered
over the morning hour.
Mr.. Glover, OF the Real Estate POOL
Committee, made a report with u resolu-
ion. referring the evidencs against sec
retary Robeson to the Judiciary Com,
nittee, with power to take additiohai
evidence. ...-.. ,,1o,
The majority report IL signed by Glo..
YER. Lewis aud C-ilbertson. The report
vas adopted.
The Elections Committee reported In
five contests. declariDg.th sitting mem
bers-Messrs. Hy,nan, OF North Caro-.
lima. Chandler. of Georgia. Lynoh, OF
Mississippi Norton. Of New York, and
Freeman. Of Pennsylvania duly elected
and entitled to seats. Adopted.
A resolution from the District Com
mittee, directing the Clerk to certify TO
allowing the general and grand Jury
evidence against members OF the dis-
trict ring, with q view to criminal prose
cution. Adopted. =,
FuloQtes upon the late James i. Par
n t,rnnnIfnpp1 \, hN
Messrs. Boone aud Jones, Of Kentucky.
and Lawrence, Of Ohio. Adjourned.
ROME NEWS.
VENDETTA.
rhp M.ntagues and Capuiets " tue Pc
riad E,uey Their Little Fe"h.
LoUIsvILLE, Ky, Aug. 1.-In Franklin
county. laat Saturday, occurred IA bloody
shooting affray. Three brothers named
Herrod. returning home from u barbecue
at Frankfort. were overtaken by James,
Andrew and Aleck Scott. Geo. Herrod,
VIM. Penn and Sam Ayres. The latter
party rode ahead. procured arms,
waited. and then engaged with the
smaller party in firing vt each other
with pistols and shotRuns. The result
was the death Of Riley Herrod. Levi
Herrod was fatally wounded In the
breast and face. All the parties nave
since been arrested. The affair was
caused by an old family feud.
THE INDIANS.
sitting Rull Alive and Kicking "in-
timidati0n campaign"
CHICAGO. Aug. Capt. J. s. Pollard
writes from Standing Rock. July "a. off
cially. His account OF Clusters battle
does not differ materially from the pub
Iished accounts. He says Sitting Bull
is neither killed nor hurt. He remained
In the council tent, directing the opera
tions. Crazy Horse aud Big Moon were
the principal leaders killed.
Eagle. who was hero with twenty
lodges OF Blackfeet In May, WAS IN the
fight, and sends word that he was forced
to fight. and wishes TO return to the
agency. Hostiles claim that they have
captured 4OD stand OF arms (carbines.
rifles and pistols not counteD and am
munition without end, also some sugar,
coffee, bacon and hard bread.
Capt. Pollard adds: Il have, since
writing the above, heard The following
from returned hostiles. They commuui-
Gated as a secret 10 their particular
friends here, that \ large party Of Sioux
and Jheyennes we're to leave Rosebud
Mountains Ga hostile camp for this
agency, to intimidate and compel the
Indians here to join Sitting Bull. IL
they refuse they were ordered to soldier
them and steal their ponies.
NEW YORK.
Gen. Horace Porter ana the "syIph {"
njspatrh-The Lsngsboreaneu.
New YoRK, August t.--Gen. Horace
Porter has gone to Washington TO cor
rect the testimony Of Blutord Wilson. so
far as his name was used in connection
with the 'Sylph" dispatch.
The stevedores OF the various steam
ship lines along North river front placed
about 800 green hands to work to sup
ply the places of the striking lcngshore--
men. The police force was doubled
along the piers. The dissatisfied
laborers collected In groups along the
whole line OF West street. The steve
dores express themselves confident OF
being able to fulfill all their contracts s
on time with new hands. The more in
telligent of the striking longshoremen
predict the lockout cannot exist more
than week or two, the movement hav-
ing received its quietus during the last
struggle between the men and their
MIsCELLANEOUs.
Pleasure seekers DrDwned-ATrest Of o
Railroad R0bbcr.
Sr. LOUIS, Aug. bruce Younger,
cousin OF the notorious Younger bro
theirs. has been arrested on suspicion OF
being connected with the recent rail
road robbery.
BosroN, Aug. 1.-All but two Prohibi.
tion nominees declined. 1t IL stated
that another convention will be called
10 Il the vacancies.
ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. 1.-The delegates
to the State Democratic Convention,
which meets to- morrow, have nearly all
arrived.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1.-To-day's pay
ing admissions TO the Centennial
grounds are estimated at 22,l49.
DETROIT. Aug. l.-An excursion party
OF about 300, from Cold Water, are at
Bawlers Lake. Sixteen OF them went
on the lake In a scow, which went
down Nine were droWnpd.-tWa men.