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The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-29
Custom House Votes.

There was a large attendance at the
opening Of the United States Circuit
Court Yesterday morning, as according
to District Attorney Beckwith s smOtions,
the defendants in a majority Of the
whisky cases were to be formally ar
raigned.
The following accused entered through
their counsel the plea Of mot guilty"
G. F.. Willis, O. H. Karstendeik, Ed.
Fehrenbaeh, VIM VI. Todd, Jno. X.
Beales, Paul Bruce, W. A. Thomas, Jno
Henderson, John Henderson, Jr., John
McWhirter, Dennis O'Brien and Alex.
Mckee.
J.H. Webb, ESQ, recently indicted
for the Illicit removal Of distilled spirits,
was arraigned, and pleading not guilty,
was placed under $1,000 bonds. F. A.
Behan, ESD, signing the bonds.
The Hammond cases were postponed
until next Wednesday, when the accused
will be arraigned and plead to the vari-
GUS indictments against them. The 400
names from which the new panel Of
Jurors is to be drawn are already in the
wheel, and new jury will most prob
ably be soon on hand to try all the
revenue cases which will in all prob
ability be fixed for trial very shortly.
The decision Of the United States SUI
preme Court in the Grant parish pris-
oners' case has taken the CustOmhOuse
bv surprise and somewhat dampened
the rejoicing that was so apparent Mon
day morning in Boss Packard'5 3 office
over the captures in Baton Rouge.
Prominent Republicans are preparing
TO raise the howl about the lack or pro-
lection to colored voters under existing
laws.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-29
Central Council Property Holders Union

There was q meeting Of this body held
last evening in their room at 1rune-
valid Hall at 7s O'Clock. the President,
Archibald Mitchell, Esq, being in the
chair
The Secretary, Mr.. f. G. Wharton.
called the roll and q quorum was pres
ent.
The minutes Of last meeting we're read
and approved.
The Secretary read communications
from the First Ward Union, as follows {:
That it is the sense Of the property
holders Of the First Ward that the levy
Of q tax, in the manner proposed, to
build q railroad is Illegal and improper,
and should be opposed by our votes at
the ballot box and by legal process, -
which was received and ordered spread
upon the minutes.
Mr. Hughes, from the committee to
visit Mr.. ikellogg, to see him upon relief
measures which had not been passed by
the Senate, reported to the same effect
as has already been published in the
papers. Mr.. DelavigDe, from the com
mittee appointed to draft new consti-
tuition and bylaws, handed a copy of the
same to the secretary, who read the
same.
Mr.. Thompson offered amendments
to the proposed new constitution, one
looking to the expulsion Of members
using their influence to control Jobs, and
the other prohibiting any member who
has pecuniary interest in any measure
under discussion before the Council
from voting on the same.
DR.. Tebault moved that the constitu-
ton and amendm ents be printed in the
Ortednja11, and be discussed at the next
meeting.
Mr. Hill proposed, as substitute,
that it be printed on slips and sent only
te each member, so as to be kept among
them and for their sole discussion until
adopted Mr. Hil's substitute was ac-
cepted by DIR. TebauIt, and adopted
unanimously.
The Treasurer read his report, which
was, on motion, received.
Mr. Thompson made motion that
the Treasurer ascertain from Messrs.
Mitchell, Tebault and Forman the
amounts advanced by them for the
Council and report the same ut the next
meeting. Carried
Mr.. Hughes suggested that the
finance committee who had made col
lections for the Council report the same
and their disbursements, and any
balance in hand Of the committee be
turned over to the Treasurer.
Doctor Tebault handed the Secretary
a blank form of sale gotten mp by the
tax collectors Of Mr. Kellogg to make
sale Of the property Of citizens for non
payment of taxes.
(The penalties and charges which are
run up by these robbers can be imagined
by the fact stated by Mr.. Nautre that
about two weeks since, when he re-
deemed a piece of property which had
been sold for a tax Of 1898, he had to pay
$3.50 to redeem it, These figures give
light upon the reason why Mr.. Beehtel
suddenly found an amendment had
been put into the bill remittn9 penal
ties, for, be it known, not one dollar OF
penalties ever goes into the State
Treasury.
After some desultory discussion upon
this matter Of tax sales, the Council
went into executive session and then
diOurned
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-29
AT TT AGAIN.
The Republican Caught In Another
SlanAer.

Spbu0FFs
The following dispatch, preceded by
the head lines given below, was pub
lished in Tuesday mornings Repub-
| ljcnn:
oFFIcE-sEEKERs IN ST. MARTIN DEMO
CRATIC TAX COLLECTOR wANTED-ONLY
ONE MAN KILLED.
The Republican committee Of St.
Martin met Saturday noon, Charles
Neveug presiding. The object Of the
meeting was to discuss the propriety OF
| removing Daspit, the tax collector, and
| appointing in his place Numa Blenvenu
Daspit's friends were mot allowed to
speak, and thereupon withdrew.
After the adjournment OF Neveux' s
faction, Charles CCndley, one Of Bien-
venus friends, killed Iepherin Martin,
q colored man, in Mr.. Daspit's employ
Martin was buried yesterday, and his
funeral was largely attended. Condley
is now in close custody.
Nothing in the body of the dispatch
justifes the second headline, Demo
cratic Tax Collector Wanted" and no
one knows better than the Repnbitcao
that the facts gave it the lie. Again,
the dispatch takes good care TO state.
that Zepherin Martin, the murdered
man, is coIored, but neQlects to add that
the murderer, Chas. Condley, though
having q white skin is nevertheless 81
coiored man, and one Of the most dan
gerous Radical. white hating, colored
politicians of the parish of st. Martin.
The whole affair is entirely between
two factions Of the Radical party in the
L 4 81 h,,f +oI
50 fatally to one of the parties engaged
in it is one Of long standing, and hinges
upon the possession of the State tax
collectorship. Chas NeveuX, an un-
principled and corrupt mulatto, and
relative Of Condley's, both being de-
scendants Of slaves Of the De Clouet
family, belong TO the D6lahoussaye fac
ton, and their influence is aentered
principally in and around st. Martin
Vile. The Daspit faction has at its head
the most dangerous and willy of the white
Radicals Of st. Martin. Louis f..
T.aloire, defaulting tax collector under
Warmoth This wing Of the party has
its adherents in the upper portion Of
the parish. The meeting called at St
Martin was in the interests Of the Della
houssayes, who. falling to get o. Della
houssaye, Sr., as tax collector, con
firmed by the Senate, have put forward
for the Office Numa Bienvenu, another
white Radical, in opposition to Taylor
Daspit, the present incumbent. The
fight is therefore purely Radical fight,
and the Conservative people of Attaka-
pas have nothing to do with the matter
further than TO make u record OF the
fact that whenever trouble has arisen
in their midst it has invariably been
fomented by the Radicals. Charles
Condley, the murderer in this particu
lar case, is desperate character, who u
few years ago shot his now bosom
friend O. DeIahoussaye, Jr., the then
Democratic sheriff of St. Martin 8,
while attempting to arrest him on an
order Of court for some previous out
rage.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-29

the persistent, unchecked thieyery
or that peculiar court, with Du-
reli and Norton as assignees. West accr-
mulated fully q million Of dollars. The
records Of these courts show that Of the
/ thousands Of bankrupt cases presented
to these bonded thieves p dividend was
declared in but three! Every one Of the
others was absorbed in the costs Of the
court and the attorney. Luck as we'll as
larceny aided West to riches, for it Is re-
corded that during his other larcenies
ne caused 300 barrels of whisky belong
ing TO q party IN Cincinnati to-be seized
IN New Orleans upon pretended charge
of non payment of internal revenue
dues. This whisky was placed in the
warehouse largely owned by West
and detained for several months.
When the owner succeeded in bringing
the ease to trial, it was proved here, and
the proof is on record, that the de-
tention was y trick of Vests to collect
backmal for himself; for when the
case was brought to trial the facts we're
so clearly shown on the part of the
owner that even Durell the fellow thief
OF West, was obliged TO order it's release.
On sending for his whisky, however, the
owner found disembodied spirits. for
the barrels We're empty and the whisky
gone, West having sold it and pocketed
'it' itPhVY 81 ne unfortunate owner
brought suit against West, but as the
court was in his hands the ease dragged
along interminably. until, out of funds
and ont of patience, he relinquished il
IN Louisiana and brings it now before
Congress. All the documents and
evidence in the case are in the
hands of Congressman who pre-
sent the bill for collection to
the United States Treasurer, while
West, the representative Of the State.
sits in the capitol with me stolen n,OaeY
IN his pockets. With full purse West
naturally aspired to the honors of
craftsmanship. The story Of his pur-
chase Of votes in the Louisiana Senate
bias been told in full, and is now in the
hands Of the Senate Committee, where
it will probably sleep until the COM
plexion of the majority changes, and
the Democrats get chance to carry
on in the Senate the enlightenng pro-
greSs which are unceVering the rascal
tiles Of the House and the departments.
1t is q villanous brood through and
through, and the wonder Is that decent
men like the MorriIls and the Edmonds,
and q few others Of the same sort, can
find it. in their conscience to sit in the
same cham ber and cooperate on terms
Of equality with persona9es whose
superiors in honesty, in breeding, in
in all that goes 10 make up
cOmpanionable men, may be found in
any well-tilled penitentiary. JUNoT.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-29
sugar and Rice Crop Report for 1873 10.

We tender our thanks to Mr.. J. c.
Dinnies, for copy Of the New Orleans
Price current yearly report of the sugar
and rice crops Of Louisiana for the year
1875 76." The volume is a very neat
publication in pamphlet form, printed
with clear, new type, and as far as a hasty
perusal enables US to Judge, is full Of
valuable Information both to the mer-
chant and sugar or rice planter, and
contains as well important topics of
general interest. Being we'll acquainted
with the way Of working Of our friends
Of the Price Current, who are
reputed for their correctness in
whatever they undertake to furnish the
public with, we have no hesitation in
recommending this book to all those to
whom business, inclination, or turn
for special statistics should make
work of the kind desirable We take
the more pleasure in doing so that We
believe the public will be benefited by
patronizing the report of our friend,
Mr.. Dinnies, than whom none is more
deserving of success.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-29
MEXICAN NEWS.
Fight Between Government TrOops and
INSTRUMENTATION Of
the National Guard Of
Matam amOrOs

GALVESTON, March 28.A special to
the Galveston Ne1cs. dated Brownsville,
Texas. 27th, just received, says "The
Government troops had two fights this
morning: one with Naranio and one
with AraoIa. gaining both battles.
There were five hundred Of the Govern
ment force. General Naranjo had two
hundred and fifty men, and Araola
about forty. Araola charged the whole
party, and was nearly wiped out. Ma
ranio lost about twenty killed. and
AraoIa about twelve. The Government
loss was about twenty. They brought
in fifteen prisoners.
Yesterday the National Guard Of Mat
amoros commenced organizing. They
had elected the officers of four com
panies, when Generals Labarra and
Toledo made their appearance, and in
sisted upon their right to nominate the
officers. Senior Fuentes read the law
to them, and told thsm that the election
was proceeding in accordance Herewith.
The result was the discontinuance Of
the election. The guard shouted death
to Labarra," and hurrahed for DiaZ.
They broke up in disorder and went
home.
General Gonzales IS organizing and
drilling the revolutionists.
To-day some Of the DiaZ men came
near Matamoros and fired into the town.
The people are still moving 10 this
side.
General Fuero wrote to General La
barra to retire in the direction Of Mon
terey, should he be unable to make
headway against Diaz. The avenues Of
retreat are now closed and If Diaz acts
promptly he will win Matamoros, and
then turn upon the column marching
from New Laredo The attack from
Diaz is expected hourly.
Judge Margarine and other prominent
men left NJ Atamoros to-day and came to
this side"
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-29
POg5TIf Al.

Che report by telegraph Of the deci-
sion Of the United States Supreme Court
in the Grant parish case has set the Re-
publican ship Of State on its beam ends
in this province Boss Packard has ex-
hausted his vocabulary of cuss-words.
and is chewing the rather dry cud Of
fancy that it, will serve to arouse the
people OF the North into sending two
thirds majority into the next Congress
that will pass an act that wouldn't make
any mistakes. In truth, Packard don't
beitere anything Of the sort. He is
whlStling TO keep his courage up. His
knees meanwhile knocking at q tremend-
Gus rate, in fear that Justice is about
settling down upon him Long before
any two-thirds majority, such as Packard
prates about, is sent to Congress, Pack
ard will be in penitentiary fwhere he
should have been long ago. or possibly
in --- where he came from. The
truth is, Packard is mad--his is disap-
pointed ambition. He is not to-day, in
the estimation Of his own crowd, worth
q pincn Of funkey snuff. Packard, with
troops at his bidding, was Boss; Pack
ard without them, ain g half so good as
a fourth class negro Metropolitan police
man, minus his club and drunk. This
afternoon as the Lee backed out with
The Baton Rouge prisoners on board
going home, Packard Skinned up to the
Customhouse roof, gloomy as d mud
turtle in sand prairie and, muttering
Oh that WIS what would be,
FOR then would be what am not.
Bat now am what ! must be.
And what ! would be cannot.
Sad very grin ana bear it, s. p.
The Fraud has effulged in another
letter; this time, to Read, District At
torney OF the Fifth Judicial District, In
which the town Of Baton Rouge is stu
ated II is in the same chronic style.
Official information has reached me
the Fraud j certain lawless persons
have combined together" etc, etc. The
Fraud thinks that to force low, beastly
thieving scoundrels kellogg calls them
officials To resign their positions ls cal-
culated to bring dscredit on the parish
and State. That's cheek, even for the
Fraud Why, the devil himself has put
the last disgrace possible on the state,
in sending the Fraud into it TO play
Governor.
He Gellogg) intends to exhaust all
civil remedies Yesl And what then?
Going 10 send Loan and his bunco
guard (Metropolitans) up there? It's
really larfable.
Altogether, this Grant parish decision
has rather hummixed the crowd, from
Packard and Beckwith down. Beck
with has evolved nothing from his inner
cIIssedness vet. Packard can only
grind his teeth, and Kellogg, feeling
the necessity Of doing something, wrote
q letter. those who wish to do 50 can
read it in another column. Warmoth
and Pinch are serene, quiet, but play
ing deep Packard is not much in their
way now. The small fry are skittish
but lively nonplussed, rather, but an
eye open for anything laying round.
DesIonde, it is rumored, would now be
content with the Lieutenant Governor
ship And, all the while, the Conserva-
tives are becoming more and more
united. So be it,
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-29
worst snow storm of the season.
FOREIGN NEWS.

LONDON. March 28 Disraeli replied
to q question as to the Queen 3 absence
during the session of Parliament, that
the present journey was strictly or q
domestic nature, and that every arrange
ment was made to prevent inconvenience
to public business.
The engineers Of the Direct Cable
Company report that the recent fracture
was caused by violence applied by an
instrument, and not from decay. or
abrasion, or any Influence Of that kind
The directors think Il second cable
necessary.
In the Congress yesterday Primo Min
ister CanOvas Del Castillo read q draft
of the constitution similar TO that com
piled last year. He also read u royal
decree authorizing the ministers to sub
NIT the constitutional question to the
Cortes. The Senate continues to discuss
the address in reply to the royal speech,
the question ofreligious liberty forming
the principal subject Of debate.
The Ep0cn declares that the Cortes
will approve the principle OF religious
liberation.
VERSAILLES, March g. The election
of NJ. Haentjens, the Bonapartist, to the
Chamber of Deputies, was annulled by
n vote of 288 to 168
NJ. DupartaiI, Radical, introduced p
bill authorizing a special grant or 800
900 to meet the expense or sending
French workmen to the Philadelphia
exhibition.
VIENNA, March 28 The PoLticat
COrrespOndence (newspaper) reports
that the Seryian Minister of Foreign At
fairs has just made the following official
declaration to Prince Wrede, the Diplo-
matte Agent of Austria at Belgrade: ::
The Servian Government has no inten-
ton whatever of attacking Turkey or
impeding the pacification undertaken
by the great powers, course which
might subject Servia to collective pro-
ceedings on the part Of the great powers.
Servia's $ military preparations are
merely due to the completion OF her
military organization.
It is stated that the mission OF Petro-
vic. the Montenegrin Foreign Minister,
and Grabayo, to induce the insurgents
to stop fighting and prevent foreigners
from Joining them, has failed.
ROME, March 28 The Projects Of
Rome, Milan, Turin, Palermo and
Naples have resigned, because they OBJ
iect to serve under the party OF the
Left
TUNrs, March 28 Ilaham, Consular
Judge of Pulazo, who was severely hurt
by the attack on the 18th, is in g. criti
cal condition.
RIO JANEIao, March 27.--Coffee ami
mated large sales for the United States.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-29
TEXAS NEWS.

GALVESTON, March %. A special to
the Galveston NeUs. dated San Maracs,
Texas, Feb. 28, says:
The Austin stage was robbed IN the
San Marcas bottom, about three miles
from town, yesterday evening, by two
masked men. The robbers attacked the
stage about four o'clock and compelled
the driver to quit the road and drive
into the woods, where the passengers,
eight in number, were made to give up
their money and watches. After rob
bing the passengers, the robbers pro
ceeded to rifle the mail. They permitted
one passenger to retain his watch be
cause he claimed that it was family
relic. For some distance this side on
the road slips of white cloth were tied
to bushes, indicating that it might have
been signal to confederates on the
stage. The robbers took two Of the
stage horses, cut the telegraph wire and
left
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-29
MISCELLANEOUS.
Arrest of n

NEW YORK, March g. Frank Marston
was arrested to-day for passing we'll
executed fives on the Traders National
Bank of Chicago.
The Great Western ia breaking up.
But little of the cargo will be saved.
Arrived Algeria. Arrived out klap-
stock
Judge Benedict dismisses the plea OF
Lawrence. the silk smuggler, that he
can only be tried for the offense for
which he was extradited on the ground
that no rights accrue to the offender.
The correspondence between the Presi-
dent and Attorney General with the
District Attorney Is dismissed as lrrclc-
want.
Boiler Explosion
NEWARK, n. r.. March 2S.-The boiler
of Saucleir's tool factory exploded, de-
stroving three buildings. One person
is known to have been killed, and
others, it is feared, are in the ruins.
Damages by the Flood.
BosToS. March s-The flood damages
In Worcester county are estimated at
$500, 900. Four lives are thought to
have been lost.
About Gen. Fitzpatrick.
The Post publishes an account OF an
interview with Gen. Fitzpatrick, who
denied he left Washington TO escape
testifying before the Investigating
Committee. He says he Is ready, TO
swear that Gen. Butterfield offered hlm
s2O. 900 to assist him in securing the
New York Collectorship. Can bring
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-29
DOMESTIC MARKETS.

NEW YORK March 28. Evening. Q.-Southern
-four firm, with q moderate inquiry Corn q
shade irner at 67Cg67 &C. Oats frmer at i6G152c,
Cofee-t.io quiet. Sugar steady Mt 75s@7 y" for
fair 10 good refining; refined firm nj 93f@t0ac.
Moiasses and rice unchanged. yalow heavy at
8zSa9c Rosin and turpentine steady. Pork
steadier: new s23 300123 40. Lard heavy; PRIME
steam sif 179mit 40 Whisky dull at 81 a.
Freights duh; cotton per sail and steam. 9-f2d
CrNTNNArT March 2s.-Flour steady demand
fair Wheat easier sl 1901 28. Corn steady
Oats quiet. Barley unchanged. Rye 726e73c
Pork firm and nominally, s23 spot. Lard firm
Bulk meats easier: shoulders s1sc. clear rib
sides 11s75aatl .9oc, clear sides 12.20@e12. a.
Bacon inactive: shoulders 9'sc. clear rib sides
t2Mm1ae clear sides J3'te. Whisky demand
fair firm 81 o. Butter easier; choice 35eo3sc
good 70 prime 2sm33c. Hogs steady and firm .
receipts 217a
foutsvuLE. March 2a-Four and grains
quiet and unchanged. Provisions firm and un-
changed. Lard-tierce llisc, keg u tic. Whisky
firm at 81 % Bagging quiet and firm.
ST LOUIS March D. Flour steady and firm
Wheat demand light. holders firm No. red
winter. 81 sos bid. No. do, 81 3slf bid
Corn active; No. 2 mixed. a52t l6c. Oats firmer.
No .. IS y bid Barley steady and unchanged.
Rye s5c. Whisky 81 os. PORK. lard, hulkmcats
unchanged. Bacon easier shoulders 9l1c.
clear rib and clear sides I3oI3osc Hogs easier
packing, 81 75e9s D., Cattle demand good
CHIc.Go March 2a-Flour dull Wheat 81 02}s
al % : for April. Corn easier. 46l4 for April
delivery 49@l9js for May Oats quiet. No . 33'5
casa Barley frmer. 59sa60H. Rye dull Pork
dull. s22 40 spot. Lard dull, i3 37oml3.75. Bulk
meats steady and unchanged. Whisk y. buyers
nd 1s.flp
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-29
TELEGRAPHIC.
SHREVEPORT.
ntspatrh frem Hon. John &. M0urure.

fSpeefai " the y. - DemOcrati
SHREVEPORT, March 81 Mr.. Vince
locks communication will be answered.
m the meantime I Indignantly repel
and pronounce unqualifedly untrue the
insinuation that ! and other incorpora-
tors here Of the North Louisiana Road
have any connection whatever with the
Backbone Road, or with any schemes Of
West or Scott--certainly with none in
imical to the interests Of New Orleans.
J. G.. MoNCuRE.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-29

half dozen witnesses who saw the
offer in writing
steamer Planter Lost.
CHARLESTON, March 28.-News has
been received here Of the loss on Satur-
day last, near Cape Roman, OF the
steamer Planter, a packet from George
town to this city. No lives lost. The
Planter was noted as the steamer which
was carried off Charleston harbor to the
blockading feet during the war by
Robert Smalls, now one OF the colored
congressman.
worst snow storm Of the season.
ST. LOUIS, March %. Ten inches OF
snow here.
CHICAGO, March 49, Six inches OF
snow, which is badly drifted. The storm
comes directly from the east.
TOLEDO, March 28.-The worst snow
storm Of the season prevails, with o
fierce easterly gale.