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The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-03
AT THE CITY HALL.
General sweep In the Department of
improvements.

a &cueT1l SWtcp luC DCPAEamCut VI
improvements.
Mr. Burke, the Administrator Of I'm
provements, addressed communica-
tion this morning to the Mayor and City
Administrators, informing the Council
that he had, in compliance with the
amended budget, made general dis
charge Of the employees Of his depart
ment, with the following exceptions:
Administrator office: Clerks, re-
quiring $500 per month; keepers OF the
canal bridges, $666 so; engineers and
firemen OF the draining machines,
s1209 50; garbage carts, $500 so; clean
ers OF markets and dumpsmen, 5000;
watchmen Of dredge boats. $585; max
ing d total Of 1921 SO per month. This
list does not include the district super
intendents. which Mr.. Burke states he
has not yet discharged, and will keep
the matter in abeyance until it Is de-
cided by the Council. Mr.. Burke, on
the face Of the above figures, asks the
Council to devise some means to afford
him the possibility Of running his de-
partment, to.which the budget has ap-
portioned only $1,000 per month for all
purposes.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-03
The school board. 4

A regular session OF the Board was
held last night. Mr.. w. q. Mcconnell
presented his credentials and took his
seat. A resolution was adopted pro-
hibiting the use OF the public school
buildings for political meetings. This
was done on the suggestion of Presi-
dent Dibble, who SAID that school
house had on two occasions been used
for such a purpose, Notwithstanding it
was violation OF the Instructions OF
the Board. The report OF the Treasurer
shows balance on hand OF S48, AIS IS
on July 81.
The following resolutions were adopt
ed as a substitute to former one Of
fered by Mr.. Walker.
Kesolped, That the annual election Of teachers
be postponed until the regular meeting OF the
month Of December.
ResoUcd Tnat upon the opening OF the schools
in September, as he etofore ordered. the corps
Of teachers on duty at the close Of the late term
be requested to continue to act until the annual
election in December, it being understood that
the teachers continuing TO act shall hold until
such annual election, under he same tenure as
during the past year. and that they shall receive
the same pay as heretofore. commencing on the
Ist day OF september.
Res0lUed That vacancies now existing and
such vacancies as may occur shall be filed in
September under the rules of the Board. bur the
pay OF such new appOint6es shall commence
with the opening OF the schools.
The Board then adjourned,
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-03
WHAT WE WANT.

! The Northern correspondent OF the
Republican has just discovered what
everybody else has known for a very
great number Of years, that Gov. Tilden
was free soil Democrat and a sup
porter of the famous Wilmot proviso,
the purport OF which was that slavery
should be forever prohibited within any
territory which might be acquired from
Mexico by the Mexican war. The Re-
pahiican's correspondent sends this
discovery down here for publica
tion, supposing, we presume, that 1t will
prejudice Southern men against the
Democratic candidate for the Presi-
dency. This shows how little the Re-
publican and its strikers understand this
people. Nobody In the South cares u
cent whether Tilden was freesoil or a
pro-slavery Democrat. His position on
the slavery question is matter to which
they are entirely Indifferent, The Ma
tional Democratic platform says:
We do, here reafiiru, our faith in, the perma-
nency OF the FEDERAL Union: our devotion To
the Constltut on Of the United States. with its
| amendments, unre5erve1ly accepted ~ a final
T.
80 the civil war.
The Louisiana platform repeats this
expression OF faith, and the Southern
people freely, cordially and unreserved-
ly indorse it in letter and spirit 1t is
TO them, therefore, a matter OF no con
eern how Gov. Tilden, or any otheg
man, stood on. the slavery question
prior to 1861. Trhey recognize
that question as one irrevocably
settled, and they accept the settlement
as part Of the basis OF the rehabilitation
OF the Union. They feel, indeed, that 1t
is better that the present leader or the
| Democratic party should have been n
| Freesoil Democrat, and that a Demo
cratic administration should be in
| the hands OF a Democrat who be-
| iieved In free labor. 1t is only
the Republicans in the North, and
persist in keeping this question before
the country, and who rather than have
their rotten party driven from power,
are determined to keep alive the burn
ing issues OF the bitter and melancholy
past. The Democratic party is the only
national and progressive party in the
Union, and the Democrats OF Louisiana
and OF the South generally are
in full accord with it. They
realize the fact that the insti-
tuition Of slavery is dead. and many
| thousands OF them thank God that it is
dead. What the Democrats in the
North and South now want.is not man
who favored slavery, but man whose
intellect, and record, and character con-
stitute guarantee that under his ad-
| ministration the civil service will
be reformed and the integrity OF
| the Constitution restored. In short,
they want Samuel j. Tilden for Presi-
dent
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-03
THE CITY BUDGET.

The action Of the City Administrators
at the meeting held on Tuesday, in con-
nection with the budget, cannot be too
highly commended. 1t evinces on the
part OF our Administrators praise
worthy determination to reduce the ex-
penses Of the city to q sum commen-
surate with its receipts, thereby avoid
ing the dreaded possibility Of the en-
ployces being compelled to sell their
claims to the rapacious brokers at much
loss to the former. and besides impair
ing the credit Of the city.
We must, however. regret the Insult
cheney of the debate on this all-impor-
tantousstiea,- which we have rerbassns
before us, since it leaves the public
entirely In the dark concerning the
manner in which the streets are to be
kept clean, and In other respects,
the year.
The remarks made by Mr.. Pilsbury,
In giving his views why the ordinance
should be adopted, are clear and just, as
far as they 60. But do they go far
enough? According to the figures,
the reduction leaves the Department Of
improvements with $50, 900 to defray its
expenses during the five months Of
August, September, October, Novem.
Der and December, or six Thousand dol
lars per month. The question naturally
arises, Is 1t possible to run this depart
nent on such small sum? According
to Mr.. Burke, the expense OF garbage
carts amounts monthly to $3.50, and
the cost OF running the drainage ma
chimes to $4,000 more, making for these
| two items alone $3.50 per month, or a
sum greatly in excess Of the apportion-
ment, and leaving no provision even for
the cleaning Of the cutters.
| That at this period OF the season a
strict attention to the cleanliness Of the
streets should be exercised, is too obvi-
Gus to admit of discussion, and so far as
| the drainage machines are concerned,
| if we are correctly informed, it would
| be impossible to run them at less eX-
pense, owing to a frequency OF heavy
| rains and the high condition OF the lake
and canals-this condition and the high
winds which will prevail in Septemb Der
creating contingencies that it will be
| impossible to meet under the present
| budget.
By what means, therefore, Is 1t pro-
posed to secure the cleanliness or the
streets, the avoidance or an overflow
and the drainage OF the sewers, all para
mount necessities, il the $50, 900 allotted
to tho Department Of Improvements is
insufficient.
We are not aware that the sums named
as necessary for the removal OF the gar
bage and drainage OF the sewers are
disputed, and certainly they are not in
Mr.. Pilsbury's remarks. II, however,
IlIrn hxA rnfIr fxa
our previously expressed wish to
be enlightened, and it behooves the Ad-
ministrators who voted in the affirmative
on the passage Of the ordinance to ex-
plain their position more clearly than
they have so far done, and relieve the
public OF a natural anxiety concerning
the policing OF the streets. We would
receive the information with deal OF
satisfaction that the work can be per-
formed for $50, 900 during the five re.
naming months Of the year.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-03
Ratification Meeting.

We are invited to grand ratification
meeting to be held at Napoieonviile.
parish of Assumption. for the purpose
OF ratifying the nominees Of the Baton
Rouge Convention.
The nesting will be addressed by
Gen. Frank T. Nichols, Hon. Louis A.
Wilt. Col. Il. u. Ogden, Hon. F. S.
Goode, Col. Louis Bush and other dis
tinRuished orators.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-03

The Republican party is stepped to
its eyes in corruption. Godlove s. Orth,
the Republican candidate for Governor
OF Indiana. has been 80 clearly proved
to have been concerned in the Vene-
zuelian swindle, that he is forced to re-
tire from the canvass. Our Washington
correspondent telegraphs that Bloody
Shirt Morton will probably be substi-
tuted for Orth.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-03

mine and unconvicted felons go sun
whipped OF justice ?" So long as
the present Administration IL In
power will the malign spirit OF discord
and hatred to the white race govern In
the councils OF that unhappy State,
With thieves and peculators at the
helm Ia Washington; with Bristow In
exile and Jewell in disgrace: with the
table OF the Executive thickly strewn
with pardous to the members OF the
whisky ring, waiting only the adjourn
ment of Congress to be despatched ~
snecjaI messengers to st. Louis and
Chicago: with Morton and Logan fran
ticaliy waving the bloody shirt and cry
inu. ssOne more unto the breach, dear
friends!' Another blow for infamy and
the assassination OF American liberty
Another stab In the vitals II the Consti-
tution!" there Is not the slightest PROB
ability Of peace or prosperity AZ tne
South. But its day OF deliverance Is a.
hand. The penitentiary will soon re-
claim its fugitives in Office. Inc com
ing man" In the seat OF Washington
will, with the aid OF q patriotio Ana eou-
servative Congress, eradicate the STU
pendous villainies upon which that once
prosperous region groalls, ana Dulla "
its waste places. In the meantime, iel
patience" be its watchword- patience
in long suffering; patience In the mlos'
OF anarchy; patience Ia the very JaWs
OF death, il need be. Outbreaks IKE
that at Hamburg may lead to serious
political disasters. Being wrong III
their nature, they will work nothing
but evil to the cause OF national llberty
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-03

Mr.. Samuel Bell, one OF our oldest
and most respected citizens. died yes
terday, at the age Of a.. Mr.. Bell was
born in Belfast, Ireland, and came to
this country fifty years ago, and had
been a resident OF New Orleans for the
past thirty-five years. At one time Mr..
Bell was President OF the Union Bank.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-03
The Board then adjourned.

Mr. Jacob Trautman leaves this evening for a
trip northward. during which be wifi visit the
great Centennial and then inspect the markets.
with view to securing handsome and, desire.
BILE stock for his popular shos store. No. s7aK
Dryades street
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-03

The next Centennial poet A u8born,
says the Chicago 1imes-"and may he
.emain 80.
, 1876-09-09

one mans opinions, let him be never 20
able. As representative Of IA large class,
we have given f. II. NJ u Glance fully to
express lis opinions, We are still willing
to rive space sufficient to represent the
opinious of the class to Wlich be- he
longs. provided they don't crowd out
more important matter, or matter that
will more directly aid US in the work we
have to accomplish, rs we understand it.
Because we expect to carry on our work,
10y educating the public mind, by facts
published, by showing the effect of work
already done, and not by controversy
OF opinions and IL war OF worCs.
We can promise only gradual I'M
proycment in work done in our absence,
when present we will try To take evcr>
prccaution possible against errors. The
only way we know OF satisfying F. II. NJ.
and our other readers and sti'l give him
reasonable space in our columns, is AS
follows:
When we are necessarily absent, so we
can not be personally responsible tor
errors committed, no more n L. II. Ms.
communications will be inserted in the
STAR, but We will reserve them all tor
insertion when we can see that no errors
are left uncOrrcctrd that we can correct
BY SO doing we can prevent most all
important errors. And as most of these
articles VHl ieep, can furnish them as
often as desired, by our readers, consist
ent with the main objects Of our paper.
, 1876-09-09
Annual Fair.

The sixth annual fair of the Washing
ton Industrial Association will be held
in Olympia during the first week in
October, from the ID to the 18th inclusive.
An address will be delivered on the 4tI
by Rev D. N Utter, one on the 9th by
Gov. Ferry, one on the 9Th by Hon,
Elwood Evans, and on the 7th by Judge
r. S. Greene. There will be dancing
every night, and grand ball on Friday
night. A number Of horse races and II
rifle shooting match during tho week
The exhibition this year will be on the
Associations own grounds in the rear OF
, 1876-09-09
{" ",Tnrringc Contract" Again.

Mn. EDITOR Some nameless person,
in the last STAR, takes n very false view
of what marriage relations would he un.
der simple contract According to
his position mankind aro unfit to be
trusted with freedom in anything; for
they would he sure to 60 to the bad.
Or, wonld he he understood to mean,
that they can he trusted with freedom in
everything except in the cOnjugal rela
ton, which concerns the parties to it
more than anybody else Does he
mean to say that mankind are naturally
promscuOus, and that nature is at
faultl
Whatever is natural TO man is right /;
and he should be allowed to ac' out his
nature, so far at least rs he does not in
terlere with the natural rights Of Others.
The true Conjugal relation is between
those who have the highest preference
for each other; and IN all such unions
the parties are satisfied with each other
and ii they are held together from any
other motive the union is an impure one,
and the sooner it is dissolved the better ;
and all parties should have the freed ON
to dissolve such relations as often as
they may occur; for prostitution in
marriage is worse than prostitution out
Of marriage; and every case OF MARI
age not continued from mutual love and
desire is prostitution.
Now then, under the simple con.
tract" each party could be protected
from the continuance of what might
, 1876-09-09
Port Tow nscmd wears The EscU.

In our wish to acquire n knowledge OF
the Chcnook Jargon, so we could make
ourselves understood when needing the
services of Siwnshes, we unCOnsCious'y
contracted the habit OF using in ordinary
conversation great many words oi the
jnrgon. Although feeling quite diff
dent as to our knowledge of the Ian
guage when compelled 10 negotiate with
the natives. we tclt we did kn0w a
hiRg or hc0 in Chcnook, when we
found ourselves called the Chenook
lawyer and editor OF the Sound.
Soon, we found we were in danger OF
locsng our freshly acquired laurels ;
when we received from Port Townsend u
beautifully gotten up letter OF invitation,
printed on rose tinted paper in doldte
ChenOok requesting our attendance at n
clam bake, &c, there,
Feeling ourselves inadequate TO the
effort, Cbeing unable to go in person. we
called in the services Of one of our most
skilled Chcnook friends, who so eloquent.
" told the story OF our misfortunes that
we hoped to conquer our enemy 10y pity,
and still retain the position previou sly
conceded to us. But alas a few days
since we incnutiously ventnred across
the chuck to Port Townsend, where we
met u number of self styled friends but
pitlcss rivals; comprising among the
number several of the leading protes.
sionaI men of the place.
When dining with party of them
we So far forgot ourselves, as well as tho
cla%l language peculiar to the place, that
in passing a glass of water, we called il
by name different from the standard
Chenook. We were quickly remined Of
our error by II leading professional gen.
tleman OF the place sitting beside us
assuming a voice and manner rs stern
and grim rs a Roman Censor, and stern
ly saying, Wake! Wake! Taka delatc
chWcb.
This reproot so ferccly administered,
under such circumstances convinced us
that nothing was left but for us to grace
fully yield the palm of pre.eminence in
the classic chcnook to the professional
gentlemen Of Port Townsend.
We shall try to forget what little we
know upon the subject, and respect.
fully refer all desiring knowledge of
the language to these gentlemen for that
complete knowledge of the sweet sound
ing Chcnook we never hope to obtain
, 1876-09-09

the town. Liberal premiums are oifred
tor articles exhibited Single season
tickets will cost 81 80; single admis-
sons, % cents; children under ten years
of age will BE- admitted free. Articles
10 he exhibited will be carried ON the
Sound steamers free Of charge, and pas.
Scngrrs on the same steamers and over
the Northern Pacific Railroad Mt halt
fare. L. G. Abbott is Secretary, and w.
o. Bush President of the association.
, 1876-09-09

shipped The Docotah being expected
there on her next trip.
We should like to see the mill and
property necessarily appurtcnant thereto
sold separately from the land adopted
tor town site, So that the natural COM
mcrciaI advantages presented by this
locality could be developed tor the ben
eft Of the surrounding country. We
do not know what it was that caused
the failure of lis former proprIctorS, hut
this we do know, it was not the iNck OF
natural advantages us II business centre.
, 1876-09-09


The following items are from the
Tribune:
The New TuG.-The tug Tacoma
passed up the Sound yesterday about
noon, on her way from San Francisco to
Tacoma. She made the run from San
Francisco to Port Townsend in j
days and 23 hours, and to Tacoma in
days and hours. Capt. Carroll,
formerly OF the Pclicda and other steam
ships, brought her up.
A SHIP LOAD OF WHEAT. Robert
Kennedy, Wholesale farmer Of Walla
Walla, put in about 400 acres of wheat
on what is known rs Bakers Bluff, land
hitherto considered perfectly worthless,
unless for county roads, and realized
ilom the same land tmrty-two bushels of
wheat to the acre. Even at 35 cents
bushel, he will realize handsome sum
as the result of his labors.
HARvEsTiNG.-The Swinimish farmers
are cutting their grain with all the force
at their command. The two big thresh
ing machines, one steam and the other
horse, are at work near La Conner, moV-
ing from farm to farm, and threshing
daily in the neighborhood ot 2,5OO
bushels. Barley is being cut first.
-
The following items are from the Intel
Ngencer!
We learn that the Port Discovery mill
is now shut down for repairs, and that
there ara three vessels now laying at the
mill waiting for lumber The mill ut
Port Blakely will also shut down night
work on Monday.
From THE PUYALLuP.--We learn from
Mr.. Hughes, who has just returned from
Puyallup, that it is very lively III that
valley just at present. There are fifteen
hundred bop pickers employed in gath
ering the hop harvest. They are mostly
Indians with little sprinkling OF tho
pigtail fraternity. The harvest will be
abundant, much larger than ever before.
The picking commenced last Monday on
the Ryan d Avcry's place.
, 1876-09-09
EjasRlady.

While vt his place recently, we could
not help but observe some of the many
natural advantages presented by the
place Tor the location of "A business town
as well as Tor its present use as Il site for
a steam saw mill.
Formerly Utsalady was a great cam
ing ground tor Indians, hundreds being
congrcgated there from all the surround
ing country, now very few are seen on
the spit.
Messrs. Cranney, Chisholm and other,
built up the mill there, and did II good
business for number of years, until
meeting with heavy losses, they became
financially embarrassed, so that short
time after the death of Calm Chisholm
by the sinking of the i'll iated Pacific,
the mill and everything connected there
with was placed under the control of
the Court at Port Townsend, and the
parties owning the mill and town site
were declared bankrupt. 1t is expected
that in a few weeks everything there
will be sold under orders of the District
Court, and business viii again start up
in hands of parties, we hope able to use
for the public good all the natural ad-
vantageS presented by this place.
Hence q description of its natural nd.
vantages will not he inappropriate at
present
Camano Island is situated between
Whidbey Island and the eastern shore
line of the Sound. The Island is about
twenty miles long by some six or eight
wide. Utsalady is situated near the
north west part of the Island. Its dis.
tances from the various points around
there is not far from, as follows:
Centrcvile, near the mouth Of Stilla.
guamish river, eight miles. Skagit City
and forks Of Skagit, fifteen miles.
La Conner and the Swinomish Flats
twelve miles.
Deception Pass, some twelve or four
teen miles. Crescent Harbor, on Wild
hey Island, six to eight miles.
Oak Harbor, on WhIdbey Island, eight
miles.
CoupeyilIe on Whldbey Island ten
miles.
Utsalady is the natural business and
commercial centre of all this vast, varied
and fertile country, section comprising
greater and more varied resources than
are to he found in the region of coun rs
Immediately tributary to Seattle. That
Utsalady is not town of one thousand
inhabitants is not the fault of it's loca,
ticn.
1t is close to this place, the large
ocean steamers anchor, while the light
draft boats bring the gram from the
swinomish. Utsalady is the natural
warehouse for grain raised on the stilla
guamish, swinomiSh and the Islands IN
the vicinity.
It is expected the California steamers
will go there for grain each time they
come TO the Sound, until this grain is all
, 1876-09-09

turn out to be AN unholy alliance and
no law is necessary for the contnusn,r
of Il union founded in mutual love and
satisfaction and in no case is any other
law fit to govern in the coniugal reL,-
tiOn.
T" say the least, plomiscuity is not
the highest type Of coniugality; but if
there are some men and women no, de.
vclopcd above that type-wherein is the
"simple contract Objectionable for
them! Why should such even, he
forced to live together in misery, any
more than those who are developed to n
higher type' The law OF iorre in
either case is wrong; Tor it is nothing
more or less than enforced lust and pros
tituton.
| claim most cmphaticaly that free
dom in all things is safe; mankind can
safely be trusted with it, and lett to
regulate themselves under it. If not.
let us return To the one man power and
lone with it.
The great misfortune is that freedom
has never been the rule; and the false
notion that man cannot be trusted with
1t, has always prevailed in accordance
with the teachings OF priesthoods, and
desbots.
Under the simple contract" rule, the
parties would be On equality, which is
just and right therefore let us have
statute to that effect, which shall entire
ly superccdc all the common law in ref
erence to marriage. and place the parties
on perfect equality and free to make
their own terms to suit themselves, un-
der general law.
NamcIcSs is afraid, under the "simplc
contract that but few children would
ever know who their father was he may
to day have belief of who his father
was, but he does hot know.
Children resulting from the true love
and affection Of their parents, are not
very likely to be diSowned by them, un
less from fear OF Il ruthless and unrea
sonable law, or public opinion, or both
The law of t0,ce in the marriage rela
tion is what makes and perpetuatcs do
mestic hells; and children bred in such
places generally turn out to he crime
bent. Under the law of freedom such
hells would become abolished, and happy
families only be perpctuatGd and propa-
gated, and harmony and righteousness
take the place OF dIscord and crime;
and children would be blessed with the
heritage of the true lives of their parents,
instead OF their false lives under the
law OF force instead Of love.
F. II. NJ.