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The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-10
xorth Louisiana unalterably Opposed u
tho Returning Board.
SHREVEPORT, La, Feb. ..

SunEvEpoRT, La, Feb. ..
Editor New Orleans Democrat;
Tho action OF the House has aroused
aoep interest here. The people OF North
foniaiana believe that nothing can be
accomplished without the repeal OF the
Returning Board law, and will stand by
the House In its EXTREMIST action.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-10

A traveller says: In Utah you can
feed YOUR hogs on acorns, scald them In
hot springs, scrape them by driving
them through sage bush, and pickle
them in Salt Lake.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-10

General Butler Is itching to get back
in Congress, and it Is said he Will De
candidate next fall.-COur1er-JOeU7e0
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-10

WHrsr.-The whole OF the United
states can we'll be said to be in the nine
hole-and why? Because honors are not
IN the leastwise counted; the people de-
pend entirely on their tricks to win.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-10

We're so tall could reach from pole to pole
And grasp the ocean in a span.
must still be measured by my soul. ,1o
The minds the standard Of man. kVpe'
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-10
Loving Expressions.

Il is great pity that the expressions
Of affection, as used by Americans, can
not be made as soft and sweet as those
Of Cubans. n we tell girl that she Is
"iolly" and lawfully NICE" we think
that we have given vent to true pathos'
And IL we say '.she's a little deary
duck" we imagine that we have pro
claimed sentiment astonishing for its
beauty and propriety. We advise oul
vounr readers to learn the following list
Of love words by heart, and even II your
American sweethearts do not under
stand exactly what you mean, still they
will say to the%selyss, ,,,Tn mow "way awfnlly IN
truly tantalizingly lovely mahh'
prordo da mi almal My souls jewell
| Botoncto de rosni nltIle iyDpp y w day,
Lupei,o ~ ~ ~ ,;doI Light Of my life!
n,i1Na MY us ~, h'a ocmvni Little freely eyesl
yyliaos yyligs,o,o np Mo MY own ioyi
tnnsuo,vd -, nsundai MY lovely one!
| ~. ~. hv.,,cntot My little tormentt
| MI consolaciOnl NY WY, c'l'So,", s 10, anrl,
| Hija do mi almai Ch'u Vi NY ''"
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-10
River News.

A man recently died in Mexico at the
age Of l20 years.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-10
Marine News.

SOUTHWEST PASS. Feb. ., y m.h.baMa2m',gh"r Mn,her
IN M Wind northeast by east fresh. Weathef
lSs iogsy. No arrivals or departures ,., o.a. ,orv
n m-Barometer 1920. W1nd east. very
light. Weather thick and foggy. Arrived:
spanish bark verita. Mermon mASsteIl days mys
Gilbert Green Britsh steamer as,n san 1ram Man
Gaivcston' to A. X. Miller Co..; American
steamer City Of Hayaps at sSo this 1s pGrnIng MsIiann
ports whsrspoon American e says fraR g,n
Wa,yo e. IN mliast to Shutz h Co.; British ship
bolivia Murphy %ster Tatnan Gays I1SR Co. LANCE NeT
we1ian harE Bratsberg. Tilbisch. master, "
days from Guadalupe, in ballast. TO MASTER
PAss,X-IogTnE Feb sp nw.ad rr;~aa. A%cri- sousa-
can schooner j, G. Craig, Sterling master
days from Ruatan, with fruit. to Jos. Macheca q
Co. No departures.
River News.
v,cxapupo Feb. o.-Down: John f. Tolle. Car
rio Y. Kountz and John ,. Maude this M morning 3,
midnieht. Weather cloudy. with drizzling ram
| River rising steadily.
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The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-06
LOOK TO IT MIR. KELLOGG.

An enthusiastic feminine, but doubt
full correspondent from Boston, over the
signature of B., who although profess
ing to have been born and raised in the
South and to be devoted to the blacks.
prefers to live in some New England
village near the Hub" without a
darkie in ten miles, Ito make fires, hav-
ing no ''help" as she calls it,, and then
to pass apparently the rest of the day
in writing trashy letters for our neigh
boris columns, speaks as follows in
her last epistle:
am free to say that / would rather
live here in Massachusetts as a day
laborer for life, and breathe the air of
liberty. than to dwell in Louisiana with
an income OF $4,000 year, if my Lou
isiana life deprives me of the right to
think and speak and act as a freeman.
This is hard on the Governor de facto
and his friends and supporters. For
long time-years-the people of Lou
lslana have not been able to "think
and speak as freemen." Their tenn
porary freedom, achieved with such wis
dom, gallantgy and moderation on the
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-06
ORR arpERNATORIAL CuTTLErIsH.

There Is no surer sign that public
functionary Is doubtful Of his own So
phistry than Is to be found In Kellogg 8
efforts at recrimination, and many
think that the usurper who occupies
the gubernatorial chair in this State
furnishes aEglaring example OF tho
genus human cuttleflsh. Filled to sat
uration with the turbid fluid so highly
priced as defensive weapon by the
Radical politician, he Is ever ready to
transfuse 1t into the surrounding wa
ters, hoping thus to hide himself from
the attacks OF his enemies.
TO read the Governor de facto's mes
sage only, one would suppose that oil
the woes Of Louisiana have firm root In
the utter depravity and Generalization
Of our people before the advens OF War
moth and himself; and that to the
purity Of his administration we are not
only indebted for past benefits, but
must wholly look for relief from every
burden.
But remember one thing, Mr.. kel-
logg; even were your hands o'erllowing
with material good, and were you even
lavish in bestowing them still you arc
an tts1per, and this to proud people,
born free, is the OWL of evils.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-06
DEMOCRATIC AND CONSERVATIVE
STATE CONVENTION. .e

We yield large portion Of our space
this morning to the publication OF the
entire official proceedings Of the Con-
vention. On motion of the Hon. Robert
II. Mari. Chairman Of the State Central
Committee, Hon. Albert VOORHEES,, Vice
President OF the State Central Commit
toe, was made temporary President
Of the Convention, and on the motion
Of J. II. A. Gauthreaux, Mr.. l.. M.
Tolsc, OF Assumption, was made Secro-
tary. Afterwards, the Hon. John G..
Moncure was elected permanent Presi-
dent, Duncan s. Cage, Alfred Roman
and H. s. Garland Vice Presidents, and
Oscar Arroyo, 4. S. Maxwell and A. NJ.
Hcnriqucs permenent Secretaries. We
refer our readers TO tho proceedings Of
the Convention for further particulars
IT was full and harmonious. We also
call attention to the eloquent and con-
vincing speech OF Hon. Il. John Ellis.
His positions are bold, truthful and
effective, and we congratulate him on
IN effort that reflects the highest credit
both on his principles and abilities.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-06
VETO or MAYOR LEEDS.

In this excellent paper, in which the
Mayor vetoed the estimates of expendi-
turos for the fiscal year 1876, which was
spread upon tho minutes Of the Council
but subsequently considered, when the
Council passed the estimates over the
Mayors veto, there is, In our opinion,
both IN admirable tone and an
unanswerable argument for the truth
and the right. We do not
wish 10 censure the Council, and we
have no quarrel with the Administra-
tors In the discharge Of what, no doubt,
they believe to be their duty, but after
viewing al possible contingencies, we
regret that our friends In tho Council
could not see with precisely the same
wise resolution and determined will Of
Mr.. Leeds as TO the course to be taken
to rescue our city from tyranny, impo-
sition and fragrant wrong. We do
not doubt that a majority Of the
Council are true citizens, Intelligent
gentlemen. and, feel rs strongly us we
do the present unnecessary degrade
ton to which New Orleans Is subjected
by tho extrinsic power and base po-
litical Vaccinations of a party Of ire
sponsible politicians In the Legislature.
who have inflicted this violent spo-
liation, not Of mere money, but Of Gus
tolpary rights that are considered
SACRED by the best jurists and thinkers
in the land. They differ, however,
from the Mayor In the methods
he would pursue, and apparently
deprecate the fact that he should have
made the issue of municipal dignity,
civic rights and protection, prefer
ring to submit indefinitely than to act
We cannot agree with them. The most
dangerous thing that can happen to free
men is to sleep upon their rights. This
is always premonitory Of their Anal
loss. We have no thought that the
Mayor courts or anticipates violence.
But David killed Goliah with u stone
cast from little sling.
In the battle between liberty and OPP
preston, between truth and falsehood,
tyranny and freedom, the moral power
of the truth and the right Is enough, II
properly used, to destroy all the strong
est castles Of the despot. At any rate,
the issue Of municipal freedom Is raised
and the flag is flying, and it will never
be furled again until New Orleans sits
a queen on the free shore Of her own
great river. NHr
We can add nothing to the Mayors
and shall leave it as it stands
in the message.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-06
Vital Statistics.

In the year 1874 there died In this city
from the "direct effects of solar heat !"
nineteen persons. In 1875 there died
from the same cause the same number
of persons. In 1874 the deaths by
drowning were ia; in 1875 they were
17s. In 1874 the deaths from cancer
were 416; i'm 1875, 400. Commissions
killed respectively in the two years GIL
and 666. These results, taken from re-
turns on population of 1000, 600, are
sufficiently near to give great comfort
to all believers in the doctrine OF aver
ages. Nothing would seem more essen
TALLY accidental in every respect than
death by drowning, and we might,
therefore, except great variation in the
results; that, for instance, 200 would be
drowned in one year and 100 or 300 in
another. But positively regarded we
have the same number of miles Of water
front in the two years, and, if not the
same population, perhaps about the
same engaged in occupation or pleasure
near the water, and so the chances give
us year in and year out about the same
number per mile of "demnition moist,
bodies" Essentially incon-
slant causes exhibit the force of the
principle by their variation as in the
Spread of contagious diseases. In 1874
there were 484 deaths from smallpox;
in 1875 there were 1265.-N Y. Times.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-06
4 PERTINENT QUESTION AND ANSWER.

sWho held No. 5s2 In the Louisiana
Isotteryl'--Nep York Commercial 5d-
Uertiser.
IL was unsold and returned to the
company from Memphis. "-Nec Or
leans Picdy,tne.
We now know something about the
100000 prize OF the Golden Draw
Ing" ThoIPicaytme has right to an
swer the question asked by the New
York Commercial Adrerhscr. Az the
particular organ and claquour, appar-
emily eager, delighted, all-sutlicient.
"selling RATS Of paper" If nothing
more, our venerable contemporary, q
rafiler among the gamblers, at once, as
u matter almost OF official duty. re-
sponded to our New York questioner.
30 far Il is satisfactory, but will our re-
spectacle friend now go farther, and in
form Its many readers what became of
the 1900, the 100000. the $4,000, or
even one of the $1,000 bonanzas?
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-06

l14th Of September, 1874, was soon dashed
to the ground by military orders from
Washington, and military power scorn-
ing the rational wishes and demands
Of the people of Louisiana, as II made by
an enemy, and restoring arbitrarily the
man previously foisted into the Gov
errors Office by Durell and Laundatllet
Williams. again to ride with his horse.
either shod or unshod, at his pleasure
over the bodies, rights and interests OF
our citizens. A certain compromise
afterwards arranged. although with the
best intentions on the part OF those Con-
servatives who consented to 1t, had the
effect to appear to condone by sort OF
popular acquiescence In the pretended
official titles conferred in derogation OF
the people, by Durell and Williams
first In fraud, and then by Grant with
force, the false and vicious features OF
the reconstruction measures pro-
nounced d failure by the more reasona-
BILE Radicals themselves, together with
the wrongs and outrages OF q com
pleted usurpation. 33"
At any rate, the actual sentiment and
position Of the people Of tho State have
undoubtedly deceived both friends and
foes.
We will say TO tho fair. or unfair, cor
respondent Of the Republican. that per
haps our Convention now I'm session,
and u Democratic majority Ia the
House Of Representatives, may yet
make 1t more pleasant to revisit and
"to live in Louisiana with an income
Of $4,000 q year." than in ono OF the
village purlieus of Boston on $3.50 a
year, us she alleges. whore the days are
50 usefully and gracefully employed IN
making fires before dawn, giving the
children their breakfast, and then send
ing nonsensical and sentimental cpl
thets TO an unlucky Radical paper ut
New Orleans.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-06
State Legislature.
"WEDNESDAY, January s, 1870

NENA1E.
In the Senate the only matter NJ mi
lie interest that came up was t,ronoai
ton to investigate the Slaughterhonss.
Company, and committee Of three w" ss
ordered to perform that duty. '''
HOUSE.
The Chair announced the follow;n.
gentlemen on the committee TO inyesss
gate the conduct Of members. ne nra
vided by the resolution Of Mr.. Wilt :.
Witt, Kountz, Mitchell, Hahn ma
Levissee.
The Chair also announced the com
mittee to investigate the books and
accounts Of the Superintendent OF PHI
lie Education, Messrs. Kidd, Aldioe
Pascal and Lowe.
There were some matters which tbi.
assembly put aside. For instance M
Hahn suggested that nothing would hs
done until census was made appor.
tionment.
II was u question as to the right Of thu
House ty. pass anything. He believed
that no business could be TRANSACTED
until the House had passed upon tin
matter Of public right.
Mr.. Hahn, to afford an opportunity n
the members of the House. PROPOSED
10 adjourn to Friday, and the motion
prevailed
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-06

lions concerning MEM are rs worthless
and unsubstantial as paths marked out
upon trackless seas Man has probably
been the most fanciful and foolish crea-
ture that ever lived on the globe, con-
sidering his mental advantages
In combining ideas, which is
called thought, and consequently 1t Is
not very surprising that an imaginative
Scotchman like DIR. Cummings should
have satisfied his own heated mind
that he is in possession OF figures look
ing to the extinction of the race and the
destruction Of the world, or its astonish-
ing trapsmutation, and that there are
ten thousand blockheads strangely de-
lighting ia the same terrible idea.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-06
DIR. CUMMING AND THE MILLENNIUM

Rev. DR.. Cumming officiated at the
Scotch National Church. In the course
Of his sermon he told the congregation
to make ready for the advent Of the
millennium. He quoted largely from
the sermons OF Rev. DR.. Talmadge, &C.
cording to whom and to DR.. Cumming,
Christ's second coming on earth will
happen between the month of Septem-
Der in the year 1875 and the month OF
September, 1876.
Great things are to happen" says
the Caledonian prophet, within the pc
Rod Of the year 1876. The Jews will
return to Judea. There will be great
commotion among the nations Of the
earth. 1t will thus be seen that he
agreed with Zadkiel, the almanac
astrologer
Dr. Cumming also quoted Mr.. Moody
as authority for the belief that the
millennium must come" during the
year 1876.
''The Turks, as nation, rare, accord
ing to DIR. Cumming, 'ready, as foretold
in the Apocalypse, to disappear from
the face Of the earth for the Turks are
as the river Euphrates of the Scriptures,
that was dried up.
Therefore the Jews must get their
own. the territory OF the Holy Land
again." 51
The above extract is from a long ca
BILE Geographic dispatch, purporting to
be sent on the Sd Of January from Lon
don to the New York Herald. For four
thousand years, even before the days in
which Herodotus began to write history,
there have been prophets from age to
age predicting the coming destruction
of the world and credulous people, in
clined to listen to their Vaccinations
and to lend willing ears to their pre-
dictions of universal destruction. OF
course, every organism that exists, from
the sun to a mite, must constantly
undergo the changes developed by the
Understandable vitality of it's internal
forces, and then gradually or suddenly
decay and perish. It is said that the
earth is now undergoing possibly a
process OF contraction, and that it has
once been subject to great deluge,
and on several occasions to the shift
ing of its poles. But the laws by which
these extraordinary things happen, and
the time when the vast changes occur,
are purposely concealed by good God
from mankind, and all human specula.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-06

The NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT. We
have received several numbers OF the
DEMOCRAT, and we hail its advent in our
State MS harbinger of good to our OPP
pressed people.
AS much as we regretted the diSap-
pearance Of its predecessor, the Sunday
Delta, a greater proportion do we re-
j0io0 at the appearance OF the DEMO
Graf, because 1t Is daily. We like its
tone, and feel assured that it will prove
to be just the paper that is needed in
New Orleans. Its editor comes to us
with reputation for ability and devo-
ton to the cause Of the people and Of
good government, that holds out to us
= promise that we feel certain will be
kept. The field in which he has under
taken to labor is one not unknown to
him; the difficulties that he must en-
counter therein he has met before in
another State and overcome. Will the
good and true people OF Louisiana
those who have everything to gain by
the success OF the DEMoCRAT's mission.
unite In a cooperative movement and
sustain this defender Of their richtsp
We believe that they will. Opel0usas
Courier.
We are grateful to our kind friends in
Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama for
their assurances of confidence in the
DEMOCRAT. Such assurances come to us
from all quarters. But we wish particu-
larry to express our acknowledgements
70 our valued contemporary, the Opelou-
sas Courier, not SO much for its personal
illusions or for its practical suggestion
IN reference to this journal made in
the concluding sentence of its article.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-06
THE STATE HOUSE.

The politi cal aspect at the State Cap
itol was not quite so lively as usual on
yesterday morning. The caucuses OF
the House and Senate to have met at 10
o'clock did not have any deliberations,
and will not meet until this morning.
The country delegates to the Conser-
vative and Democratic Convention held
a caucus in the room OF Speaker Estil-
lette for the purpose OF organizing and
considering salutary measures to be
laid before the Convention. In the de
fdctO's Office dullness reigned supreme,
as that worthy was off in the Secretary
OF State 5 room presiding at meeting OF
the Funding Board.
THE FUNDING BOARD MEETING.
The Funding Board met at 10 o'clock
on Wednesday morning, Mr.. Kellogg
presiding, and q quorum was present:
Mr.. VIM. G. Black, the newly elected
President OF the Cotton Exchange,
presented his credentials and was there
upon admitted to membership. The
Board then discussed applications and
approved Of tho following:
Luria, Cashier Louisiana National Bank:
bonds Relief Of State Treasury, with coupons.
J. Mathers Jr.: SO bonds. Act IS. 1866. with
coupons, sl2900 10 bonds Relief State Treasury.
with coupons, 81 .7S5; bonds y, X. and IT, L.
H. H. Will cDupDuS, bZt3o, DDiHu AsyW W.
Jackson and Great Northern Railroad, with
coupons, $1,000; various certificates 1856.
A. Elmer Bader z Co: 2 bonds, Act 1i5 Of
1867. with coupons. s707o; bonds leyee per
cents, with coupons. sfi0G Co.
Edward j. ForstalPs Sons: y bonds levee, .
per cents, with coupons, s14.573 80; 10 bonds
levee per cents, with coupons. s16.22o; various
coupons $500
James Chadbaron: bond leyee 6 per cent
with coupons, s1040
John b. Manning: 8 bonds New Orleans,
Jackson and Great Northern Railroad, with
coupons. 5000; bonds. Act Is Of 1866. with cou-
pons, 1898.
Ed Harris: abonds N. O.. Oh. and G.. w. II.
r. with coupons. 80 30.
Thos. II. Hunt: 20 bonds levee per cents.
with coupons. 500, 900.
A portion OF the Metropolitans were
removed from the State House yester-
day morning, and with their captain
Iawler) retired to report to their Chief
for duty This is their first march in
the right direction. We hope their
presence will be seen no more at the
State House, as there is not the slight
est occasion therefor.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-06
THE COURTS.
SUPERIOR CRIMINAL COURT.

A motion made bv the defend.,.
Della Davis, counsel to admit ih. na,
500 bail '' "ei "
In lie case of the State va po,,.
Bovnton. Doc Uurd and Della no vis
charged with Grand larceny wns t"Ia
under adyise,nent. VOC "'Aen
Francois Oliver and VIM. Tbomas
convicted OF carrying concealed weap.
ons, were sentenced To ten days In the
Parish Prison,
Jno. -. Layct, charged with embezzle-
ment In two lnformattons. Wm. Dixon,
alias Mohan and Henry Graham,
charged with robbery, ana Jas. Angus.
tine ana Frank Paul, charged with
grand larceny, were all arraigned and
plead not guilty, they were admitted
to bail In the sum OF $1,000 each.
SUPERIOR DISTRICT COURT.
,.at;.io, FOR -, i,;,,,at;o,
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-06

The New Orleans DEMOCRAT is the
name OF a new Journal which has APP
Reared in New Orleans with Col. Robert
Tyler as editor-in-chief. Col. TYLER is
2 son OF ex-President Tyler, and is a
most accomplished gentleman and an
able, forcible writer. He has been
lately connected with the press of
montgomery. Under his editorial man
egement it may be assured that it will
70 true to its name. We extend our
thanks Tor the daily.-Pascagoala Star,
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-06

We would feel Obliged If our subscrib-
rrs who are not properly served with
thoir paper would either personally Or
by postal card make known their con-
plaints az our Office. While incidental
10 the starting Of our new enterprise
details may not DO carried out as we
could wish, we can only promise our
friends our best efforts. and trust that
eoon oil things will work as smoothly MS
could DO desired.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-06

We desire to say TO the business men
of MI kinds and classes in New Orleans,
Tint we arc going to furnish o daily
1ianry which will necessarily command
s largo circulation, rs II will boldly ID
yocate tho right and denounce. the
wrong. and we confidently look for a
substantial advertising patronage. Nc
advertisement was ever yet issued that
did not pay the. advertiser especially
when put In such h paper as the New
Orleans DEMOCRAT.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-06

The card of Messrs. Pierson Hews. clothicw
ut No. ~ and IL Camp street. which appears IN
another column. we commend to our friends IN
attendance upon the Convention and Legisls'
ture. For mons and boys clothing and under
wear. for all TINT h needed for gentIeman's
outfit. whether for the parlor or counting-room.
or the field md wood Of tho best make and best
material. ut most reasonable rates. 20 see our
friends Mossrs Person a Hews. We guarantee
them pleasant visit 10 most courteous gentle.
men and they win consult their interests In
making their purchases ut Pierson Hews'.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-06

There was u rumor, whom going to
press last night, of the death of this old
citizen and distinguished journalist. We
have heard that Mr.. Holbrook was i'll.
but trust sincerely that the rumor Of his
demise may prove untrue. In his death,
should Il really have occurred, the Plea
v,tsae will have sustained I'm almost ire
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