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The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-02
A Model School Director.
How he Plays his Little Game

A few days ago 1t was rumored about
the streets that a prominent member OF
the School Board had obtained the ser
vices Of three Of the lady teachers Of our
public schools to solicit contributions Of
money for his support, stating to them
that he was in sick and destitute con-
dition and had not even money enough
to purchase medicine. Z
Our reporter, on hearing the report Of
Dame Rumor, started to work to inves-
tigate tho matter and discovered that
the member alluded to was no less q
parsonage than the negro James Ingra-
ham, who had either asked or forced
the three young lady teachers above
mentioned to go around among their
sister teachers and get money for his
support.
The teachers, whose livelihood de-
pended upon their doing this, are well
known In this community and are con-
nected with some Of our best families,
but as we know they are all bound to
knuckle to the whims of those degraded
characters known as the School Board
Of Education, we suppress the publica-
ton OF their names.
We cannot say In what light Ingra-
ham views this matter, but in our opin-
ion 1t looks as IL this brazen negro has
robed his senegambian body In a coat
OF black mail, and has taken advantage
Of the power he wields over these un-
frrfuua4o +oaohora foro;vrr ~ than ~ a,,h.
NIT to the modification of begging for
good for nothing character, who is
paid by the United States Government
at the rate OF nine hundred dollars a
year. And yet the teachers who have
not been paid for seven months, and
whose certificates are only worth nine
teen cents on the dollar, are bound to
subscribe money for the support OF this
demagogue. Ma
Our reporter visited several Of tho
lady teachers, and learned from them
personally that they had given money
out Of their meagre earnings to the sup
port OF Ingraham, and that he had
accepted the same, at the same time
warning them not to mention the fact
that he Qngraham) had accepted any
favors at their hands.
There was also combined effort on
the part Of several prominent members
OF the School Board to prevent our re-
porter from getting the required infor-
nation and proof Of the nefarious work
ing OF this director, but with q little
perseverance, we have surm ounted the
the many obstacles, and are able to give
it to our readers. Fuy
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-02
A Widow victimized.
ROBBED BY THE son OF AN Ex-THiRD AUD
fTOR OF THE TREASURY.

IIOk Of lhE IREASUhi.
NoRwALK, Conn, Jan. W.-In July,
1875, man describing himself as ID. L.
Wilson, son OF the Hon. John Wilson,
ex-Third Auditor OF the United States
Treasury in Washington, came to Nor
walk and made the acquaintance Of the
widow of the late Capt. Frank B. Smith.
They were married after q courtship OF
three weeks While the arrangements
for the wedding were going on. Wilson
had his trunk taken to Mrs.
Smiths house, was introduced to
her friends and he created the
impression that he was % gen.
tleman Of wealth and position. Mrs.
Smith was fascinated by her adorer, and
a few days before the nuptial knot was
tied Wilson prevailed on her to sign an
order in his favor on one OF the savings
banks here for $500, which sum he Oh
tanned, and with about 5000 Of it pur-
chased horse and carriage. Soon af-
ter the marriage Wilson began to NAL
treat his wife. He went to Washington,
and on his return reported that he had
expended the $4,000 In refitting two ele-
CANT houses that belonged to him. This
she believed. He then, by coaxing,
promising, threatening, and even beat
ing his wife, obtained all the ready
means she had, including her diamonds,
a COW belonging to her and pocketed the
money.
A few days ago Wilson received intel
ligence Of the death Of his father in
Washington. He desired to go thither
at once, but he had no money. His wife
had q diamond ring at the village jewel
ler's-the only article remaining to her
as reminder OF former happiness and
prosperity. Wilson prevailed upon her
TO sign an order on the jeweller for the
ring, which he obtained and sold for
trunk, in which were various articles Of
value. These he obtained under pro-
test, sold them, and with the money
went to Washington, whence he tele-
graphed to his wife on Friday, Jan. IA:
"Father buried to-day. Has willed YOU
$4,000 Meet me at 10 o'clock train,
Saturday"
Previous to his departure for Wash
ingtOn he kicked son of his wife, Sc
riously iniuring him. When Dr. Lock-
wood, a friend OF the family called to
prescribe for the boy, the story Of Will
sons acts OF fraud and ill-treatment
was told, complaints for breach Of the
peace and for obtaining money under
false pretences were made, and when
Wilson reached home on Friday night
| he was arrested at the residence OF his
wife. He was taken before Justice Sell
| leck, who held him for trial. fixing bail
at the small sum Of 800. Failing to OBJ
tain this he passed the night in Jail. In
reply to letter OF inquiry sent to Wash
| ton as to Wilson's character, the follow
ing was received, dated JAN 90:
| Wilson is here, and says his wife gave
him check for $1,000 to pay up all his
fathers debts. His father mortgaged
all his property here in endeavoring to
keep his son out Of prison.
The total ofWilson's confidence opera
tions OF various kinds here will amount
to not less than $4,000. He y now ~
| CUSTODY. .
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-02
vICKSBURG.
Especial 10 the N. o. Democrat.l

Especial TO tho n O. Democrat.I
VIcKsBURa, Feb. IA man named
George II. Bartlett was sent TO jail to
day on the charge OF grand larceny, said
to be from New Orleans, having news
paper extract in his pocket concerning
the mysterious disappearance OF Bart
lett, who was supposed to have been
murdered in New Orleans last winter.
There were several drafts in his pocket
on New Orleans business houses, oil OF
which are supposed to have been forged.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-02
Property Holders Union = Central
Council.

This body held their regular meeting
at Grunewald Hall last evening at u
o'clock, President Mitchell In the chair.
After the meeting was regularly
opened, Mr.. Koontz rose to a question
OF privilege in regard to the card of Dr.
Tebault, published in the morning
Times, in reply to protest signed by
Messrs. Koontz, Scanlan, Delavigne,
Highly, Hughes and others, published in
the Times of Sunday morning. Mr..
Koontz wanted to prove that he had been
misrepresented as TO his faith by DR..
Tebault, but the Doctor, in reply, quoted
Mr.. Koontz against himself. There
was quite pow wow for some three
hours among Messrs. Koontz, Tebault,
Hughes, Delavigne, Highly, the ire
pressible Scanlan, Mitchell, Hill, South
mayd and various and sundry others,
and the outcome of the matter was about
this: That il anybody had done any
thing he was sorry for, they were glad
OF It. A resolution OF censure upon both
sides was voted down, and another reso-
luton offered by Mr.. Thompson to ask
the various wards what they thought
about the matter, anyhow, (the patent
bond scheme) was adopted. After which
the Council adjourned with the convic-
ton that one man was much better than
another, provided, etc
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-02

merous to meet the Mexicans where the
latter appear in superior numbers, or TO
cross the river and rescue the stock that
has been stolen and Is actually I'm the
possession Of the thieves.
At meeting Of Nh. Sc!ilcicher's
Mexican Border Committo.s this morn
ing, Capt. McNally sre..st TN hour in
explaining the nature OF those outrages
and suggesting means for their pro-
lection
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-02
SPECIAL DISPATCH.
WASHINGTON.
fSpecial In tho N. q. Democrat

Especial TO tho N. o. Democrat.l
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-Senator Steven
son, Of kentucky, proposes to read to
the Senate on Thursday copy OF the
commitment OF Pinchback to the Work
house OF New Orleans in 1862. 1t Is
thought this will take Senators so by
surprise that they will hesitate before
seating Pinchback. BuoU.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-02

The Mississippi Legislature might
make q note OF the above paragraph
and get rid OF Ames in similar way.
But when we get Ames in the peniten-
tiary, 3 guard of fifty men ought to be
detailed to keep strict watch over him
and not allow him to escape like Tweed
the first did.-H,ads County Gazette.
but they have not been sufficiently nu-
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-02

delivery. s4Oo February "a l5-16. March l3 1890
f3A April - s-lG013 1892 May 10 s-16. June 1910
13 2s-92, July 10 -32N13 29-32. August u 1.32g
IA 3-32. Gold 1i3fai1aA.
1918 p. m.--Spot cotton dull middlng uplands
u. low middling t2k, good ordinary II. Futures
firm; sales $500 bales: February u 31-32g13,
March 13is@13 b-32, April 13's@13 1892 May
10 1932@13% june ~ 26-s29is 1S1s. July 10 81 -32
@14 August IA -1eGpl4 J-s2. Gold 1l3h @1134.
NEW YORK, Feb. l. 2;1J D. rn.-SpU cotton dull
mlddlinG Orleans Is a-Isc; middltnR Alabama
l3xc: middling uplands 13c /: strict low middltDg
12ho; low middling l2hc. strict good ordinary
1lkc: good ordinary lie: ordinary 9hc.. Ex-
change quiet: bankers days 4s9@4S9k: bank
srs' 90 DAYS 49,; commercial. 90 days 4s2.
MOBILE, Feb. market quiet: middling 12h.
Receipts 2l4O, sales 1900 shipments cosstwise 261
continent 22o0. Stock 9l,327.
ST. Louis. Feb. Wheat higher: No. 2 red
winter 4l a.. bid. cash. Corn higher at 391s
cash, 421s seller April Oats quiet; s4hga5 bid,
cash, 3GI seller March. Rye and barley un-
changed. Pork steady at go 10. Whisky duh Mt
o. ss Live hogs stronger L and higher workers.
CrNcfNNATI Feb. Lizard quiet; city kettle
13l prime steam 12t@I2i. Mess pork quiet at
80 260n2e 50 for prime city. Hogs active and
firm; common to good light n s507 Is, fair to
good packing o. 35ta7 50. choice ~ 5b@7 60.
Whisky steady and active at s1 05
CHICAGO. Feb. Flour dull and unchanged.
Wheat steady, spring 80 February. M. March.
Corn steady, MOL mixed 40is February. II March.
Oats quiet. No. March 3ozs. cash, and February
81 March, Pork steady. $40 1000 Az February,
sl0 Is March. Lard steady 12.O25f@l2.O6 Fcbrua-
ry. t2.191s March. Whisky quiet Mt u Os.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-02
DOMESTIC MARKETS,

New YogK, Feb. i. 1Q:lo a m:-Spot cotton
nominal; mddling Orleans Y s-is' L;tt mi;dd'lng g
middng naSHms ls Spands a oR %nddns apanas
I2i. strict good ordinary uplsnds ~, low " ordl-
bankers 10 days ls5s@4s6, exchange commercial
50 days 4s2l Futures easier: February l21s;iS9
Is e-16@l3 1859, June Is 2S-321l3 1915 Gold ia
@llss. Sales for future delivery $500.
II a. mixtures easy. Sales tor future
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-02

FIRST magnitude.
On the same day D. 4. refers to =; L.
as IAN unhung rascal" by October,
1872, the feud between the brothers 9ad
reached such o point OF bitterness that
ID. A. Weber addressed his brother
letter through the columns q t9e he,
publican, in which we find the following
passages;
Your career whinh. In His nll-wise providence
God has seen nt to prolonG 80 as to make u
burden and q curse on ne ana mine. n'e., oh.in ~
might charge you with an endless chaln OF
crimes. yet would entAlI NO oi"ui' "pos os'''o'
myself or my name.
Sometime In 1869 a bale OF cotton was
stolen from the railroad depot In Bayou
Sara. The thief was never suspected
TntI the 26th OF March, 1872, when u.
A. Weber, IN the following paragraph
hrotbsr. In 1ns = k"Hb T. WHebsi, the present sena-
tor from this district, A. the guilty
party:
N nj he has fred at us nothing but plank car
rrssss and canister Suppose he wads his
Charges viii the bale of cotton which so myste,
riousiy disappesssd from the railroad depo'
something like two Sesrz ego. -.
In the same issue OF the Rspn0ttcd,e
u Weber said Of E. L. Weber.
R,o,yth;np Mr.. Weber has got he made
-, ro',r arf ~ the sweat Of the colored man 8
brow. No man In ibis parish has SO repeatedly
and systematicaly aid 10 sneakingiy wI9nggia ,'Si,
them and no other merchatt iSs 50 reienaesSb ss,h
pursued them to obtain their hafasilneu 'u'
Certainly this is an ugly record lot e
man to possess who goes before Ln9
American people as one OF the speciai
and peculiar friends OF the colored peo-
Die. 10 this latter charge against Sena-
tor Weber we invite the especial atten,
tion OF Senators ]. Henri Burch ana
William Harper, the two ablest cham.
pions OF their race in the Senate. II
Burch and Harper shall ignore TINS
most serious charge, Msae agaspse eena-
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-08-11
VOL. XII. NO %.
A HEAYY BLoW Ar THE 1orrERrrS.

Acting upon recent act of congress
looking to the suppression of the lottery
business, SO far as the United States
mails are concerned, postmaster Jane
OF New York has issued an order that
hereafter boxes will not be rented TO
lottery agents, and that all moneys re-
ceived ON account of lotteries will be
retained and returned to the senders.
The lotteries most affected by this order
are the Wyoming and Kentucky state
lottery, the Louisiana state lottery, the
Havana lottery, of the Island of Cuba.
and the = Kentucky cash distribution
company. All of these have done vast
business through the New York post
office. Some of the lottery managers
propose a contest with the postoffice su-
thorities upon the construction of the
law, but public sentiment will sustain
It's vigorous enforcement wherever an
,ttempt is made to evade it. The recent
ssUa OF congress in fegard TO lotteries is ns
follows:
That it shall not be lawful to convey
by mail, nor to deposit in postoffice to
be sent by mail, any letters or circulars
lotteries, so-called gift con-
;erts, or other similar enterprises offering
prizes, or concerning schemes devised
md intended to deceive and defraud the
public for the purpose of obtaining
money under false pretenses, and a PEN
.lty of not more than $500 nor less than
100, with cost ofiprosecution, is hereby
imposed upon conviction, in any federal
ourt, of the violation of this section"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-08-11
"CdRPET-B1GGERs.,, >,

The New York Herald thinks there is
no word that has done the southern
states more harm than the word carpet
bagger. 1t says: It's meaning in the
south is clear enough. 1t is intended to
apply to adventurers from the north who
went south after the war for the purpose
of plundering the inhabitants and re-
turning home with their plumber. 1t is
regarded in the north as a term of
reproach, and has had effect of deterring
from the southern states thousands Il
honest northern men who would have
been glad to go south, on account of the
climate and the natural richness of the
soil. The Maine citizen may go to Col
orado and California and be welcome. 1t
is no reproach to him that he was born
in the east and votes the republican
ticket. Let him go to Georgia or Caro-
lima, and carry with him his principles,
and his fate is social, personal, political
ostracism. He can assert no indepen-
dence of judgment without incurring
the worst forms of reproach. Something
of this may be due TO the soreness occa-
stoned by the war. But while this was
natural it should not last always. The
word carpet-bagger may serve the pur-
puse of flippant politician like Mr..
Cox, but it should have no place in our
literature. If we go into the matter
deeply we shall find that we are all
carpet-baggers, with the exception of
Sitting Bull and his people,"
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-08-11
A cABL Il TO ASH.
Philadelphia Times.

An effort is now making to secure the
laying of an ocean cable from the west
ern coast of this continent to Asia. A
bill favoring such an enterprise passed
the United States senate q short time
ago, but has been recalled from the house
for further consideration. 1t is stated
that under present arrangements a
message from the Pacific states to China,
japan or Australia has to travel twenty
five thousand miles to reach its destina-
tion, with corresponding cost, while, if
the proposed cable be laid, the distance
will be reduced to six thousand miles
and the cost of communication reduced
at least sixty per cent, an item of con-
siderable consequence to business men.
The foreign trade of the seaports of
China and Japan now amounts to over
two thousand million of dollars, while
that of Australia is heavy and rapidly
Increasing. The exhibits of the countries
at the centennial have opened the eyes
of Americans to the character of their
trade and the desirability of turning
as much of the stream as possible in this
direction. The telegraph is now one of
the recognized agents of commercial
intercourse between nations separated by
land or water, and that nation viii reap
the richest harvest of results that makes
the fullest use of the wonderful invention.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-08-11
HEAYT FLOODS IN OREGON.

The people on the Willamette and
Columbia rivers are going through Sc
we're ordeal of floods. The snowfall in
the Cascade mountains was unusually
heavy last winter, and the summer has
been somewhat late. Consequently,
when the snow began to melt, the waters
rushed down the mountains in unusually
large volume, causing tremendous rise
in the Columbia and Willamette. Ae-
cording to the dispatches, the principal
streets in Portland are under water. A
curious incident is recorded as one of the
consequences. First street, the princi-
pal street in the city, is paved with Mic
olson wooden blocks, and it has been nee
essary to place bars of iron and other
heavy substances on the pavement to
keep it from floating down the stream.
Several of the salmon fishery improve
ments in the lower Columbia have been
washed away, entailinga heavy fnan-
cial loss, not alone on account of the ma
terial destroyed, but by interruption of
work at the ordinary busy season. AS
showing the height of the present freshet,
it may be stated that the streets of Port
land now flooded are from thirty to forty
feet above low water mark.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-08-11
The War for the Union.
Philadelphia Times.

In his pretty little speech to the peo-
pie of Fremont, Gov. Hayes said he
wanted the coming presidential campaign
conducted in spirit of mutual cOncilia-
tion and in a friendly kind of way. If
the governor was sincere in his utterance,
and there is no reason to suppose he was
not, he must be disgusted with the course
of some of the little editors who have
taken it upon themselves to elect him
president. He wants to be elected, and
he is bright enough to know that an at
tempt to revive the old sectional feeling
against the south will hurt more than it
will help him. When, therefore, he
reads in the party papers that Tilden is
''the confederate nominee for the presi-
dency" he must curse the i'll luck which
has given him the support of such small
minds. Finding that his volunteer
friends are trying to make votes for him
bv CRYING out that the confederate flag
waves at many of the large towns in the
southern states, with the names Tilden
and Hendricks on it" it would not be
strange if he prayed to be delivered from
friends so madly indiscreet. II we are TO
believe the public utterances of the re-
publican candidate for presidency, he
does not wish to fight the campaign on
sectional issues; he has taken advantage
o. every opportunity since his nOmina-
ton to assure the people that he tavors
the uni icatiOn and pacification of the
country; he knows that every howl OF a
northern editorial maniac against the
"confederates'' takes from him the SYM
pathy and support of hundreds ofvoters,
and we can imagine with what joy he
would hear that half a hundred of the
papers which now think they are put
ting in big licks" for him had taken
down his name and hoIsted that of g the
confederate nominee" But the loyal
editors perspire and rave as If they
thought they could run their man IN by
appealing to the supposed preludlces OF
northerners against rebels. We can as
sure them that they can frighten nobody
but themselves. 1t is generally believed
that there are no confederates here, and
that consequently there can be no such
anomaly as a confederate nominee for the
presidency. If the southern people pre-
fer Tilden to Hayes, so much the better
for Tilden. If there be any corner of this
country which hasn't right to express
a preference between the two prominent
candidates for the presidency, the best
thing the spokesmen of the republican
party can do Is to carefully suppress the
fact Will the superserviceable editors
take this subject under consideration,
and restrain their too ardent enthusiasm
in the further prosecution of the war?
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-08-11
SOME POINTS TOUCHING TIE INDI4N
PROBLEM
Chicago Times.

Chicago Times
A very meager percentage of the In
dian population is hostile-not enough
of them to warrant the clamor about In
dian hostility, treachery, and the de-
mand for Indian determination.
Four-ffths of the Indian population
are now on the reservations; and of
something like a hundred reservations
there is no trouble save with one.
! The results in the Indian Territory
! demonstrate the practicability of gradu-
ally civilizing the Indians.
While the Anglo-SaxOns have been
/ necessarily at war with the Iudians--thc
Latin races, on this continent, have just
as constantly been at peace.
A large percentage of Indian difficult
ties arise from bad faith on the part of
the whites in the observance of treaties,
and in the payment of debts.
The religious element of the policy of
the government is an advantage in keep
ing the Indian pacific.
Wherever possible, tribes should be re-
moved to the Indian Territory.
The supplying of hostile Indians with
superior arms is the work of private par
ties, and of traders who violate their
agreement.
There are no valid objections to the
so-called peace policy of the government
The objections to it are found in the
rapacity. scOundrelism and bad faith of
its agents.
The present campaign against the
Sioux is a logical one in its design, and |
whose temporary failure, thus far, is
wholly owing to the direct disobedience |
of a subordinate.
That " all Indians are" not "hostile -
is shown by the fact that several hun
dreds are now operating with our troops /
against the hostile Sioux.
The entire number of Arickaree, Gros
Ventre, Mandau, Yancktonnais, Uncpa-
pa, Black Feet, Two Kettle, Minnecon-
gou, Sans-Arc, Ogallalla, BruIe, Chey-
enne and Arapahoe on the Sioux reser-
vations, and including all the Indians of
all kinds in the Sioux country, being
only about 10000, there would not be
more than 10000 were every warrior on
the war-path As not more than one
quarter of those Sioux Indians are in
revolt, it follows that Sitting Bull can
not have a force exceeding three thou
sand men.
1t is safe to conclude that, as a general
in the fraudulent practices
of the Indian agents-the relations of the
United States and the Indians are salts
factory. With majority of the tribes
we have treaties whereby railroads can
be built or other improvements carried
.3,rough any of the reservations. OIL
course the handling of 250,0O0 people
distributed through all the country west
IF the Missouri river, and occupying an
area equal to a half dozen large states, l.
10 small matter. 1t perhaps speaks well
or the Indian character that all these
numerous tribes, scattered over so much
territory, are held in check with so little ,
lfiiculty.
The true policy of the government ,
seems to be, for the present, to adhere to +
IS present policy. \ publication of the
,ivil service will give US a better class of
nen to deal with the Indians, and bsl
he most fruitful cause of difficulty will
,e removed.