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The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-07
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The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-07

Where the moth and dust doth cor.
rupt and where thieves break through
and steal Washington.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-07

Pat says he calls his mule "Ould Mus
ket." bekase. don't We see, he won't go
off :" without kick.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-07
AI.AnAMA


fHanhnph County Novs
Corn is upanJ doing finely and wheat.
oats. ryc. barley. etc. cnuid not offer
better signs FOR good crops Cotton is
not NJ. and IN fact good deal Is not vet
,,lntltrH
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-07
lvlatabnre -ltlbnne. MAJ ,.

At this point there Is considerable
swell. but On account If the cut OF IL IL
no indication Of tho stage If the river
above or below. The cutoff opposite
the city has caused the puhdhtiun ~
parts of few plantations in the tieigh.
hothood OF New'own. IN this county.
hut not hing serious
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-07

A high toned New York woman won t
button her own CATERS because it's low
business But she might elevate il con-
siderable by putting her foot on the
mantlepiece when she buttons her
shoe
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-07

When loafer enters the sanctum Of
q busy editor, and the editor says, "glad
to see you're back, what does he mean?
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-07

The Richmond En4ujrer says 1t will
promulgate it's choice for the Presidency
after the st. Louis Convention. The
UIig Is willing to wait un- n-Til-den.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-07

all Of them experienced Yesterday. IN
The reduced temperature. something OF
the effects Of that or some other storm.
tAhnr1ean Examiner, May 81
At the election held IN Aberdeen on
Tuesday last, The Democrats elected the
Mayor, the Marshal and six aelsctmen.
Iteymohd Ga1atia Mhy q
The company Of United States soldiers
at Port Gibson acted In the most gallant
manner at tho recent Dire at that place,
They wete early upon The ground and
the Inst to leave It. shd under the orders
of their officers not only prevented the
spread cf tho fife, but protected prop
or 70
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-05-10
POLITICAL.

The municipal election In indianapolis on
the ID, resulted in the success OF the Repub.
lican ticket by from 5000 to 1900 maj ORR
ty, and the election Of Republican aldermen
In eleven out of thirteen wards. riot oc-
Cured at the close of the polls in one of the
wards, between several negroes armed with
clubs and number of white men, and the
former were fired upon, six Of them bein e
badly wounded, two Of them, 1t was thought,
fatally.
The New York Legislature adjourned sine
dis on the Sd.
The New York Democratic Greenbaek
State Committee have adopted resolutions
declaring that the Democratic State Conven-
| ton recently held at Utica misrepresented
the sentiments OF the true Democracy of the
State In the financial plank of the platform
opposing the nomination OF Tilden, and ad-
yocating the selection of a Western leader
upon a Western platform; indorsiug the
platform OF the Democracy OF Indiana, aud
asking the Democrats in Congress not to ad
journ until the House has passed and pre-
scented To the Senate a bill repeating the
Specie. Resumption act.
The Connecticut Legislature met and
organized ON the Sd.
The Republicans OF Oregon have nominated
Richard f. Williams fer Congress.
The Michigan Mass Greenback State Con.
yoh'ion was held at jackson on the Sd
De- gates were chosen TO the National Con
yeution at Indianapolis, and resolutions
were adopted, among others, calling them.
selves the Independent Greenback parry; de-
maudiug the unconditional repeal of the
Specie Payment act, ana the regulation by
Congress OF the value and volume Of curreu-
cy, which shall be issued only by the Gov
eminent SO that the rate Of interest shall
not rise above the increase of wealth by
productive labor; declaring that 1t Is the
duty Of the Government t. establish a
monetary system established ON the faith
Of the Government; demanding that
| the circulation of banks be with.
| drawn, and that the Government issue
! its notes directly 10 the people without the
introduction OF any banking system. such
/ money 10 he legal tender for all debts and du-
| ties, the portion Of interest made payable In
/ metallic money 10 be So paid-this money TO
Se, al the option OF holders, interchangeable
/ with Government bonds bearing interest not
| exceeding SIS per cent per snnum; aeclar.
ing thar justice demands the payment Of oar
| specie debt In coin Of the weight Of l79a,
The recent Oregon Republican State Coz.
! yenuou passed a resolution declaring Jas. Il
| Blaiue 10 be is frat choice as d Presidential
/ candidate.
The Maryland Republican State Couveu.
ton was held on the ath, and dele ~ Is 20 he
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-05-10
PERSONAL.

On the 2Sth ult, Judge Cartier, OF the
Court Of the District Of Columbia, granted q
writ OF ha5eas corpus, In the case OF Hallett
kilbourne, the contumacious witness, but
remanded him to the custody Of the United
States Marshal TO answer an indictment. The
prisoner then gave bail and was released
The action OF the Court was reported to the
House, and the matter was referred TO the
Judiciary Committee. ~ fs.
The death of Gon. J. L. Graham, United
States Consul at Florence, Italy, occurred on
the Both ult. 5tN TaoeN aa
An effort to pass the Parton Marriage bill
over the Governors veto failed in the Mas
| sachusetts House OF Representatives on the
Goth ult.-yeas, SIS; nays, ia.
The seventeenth delegated General Con-
ference Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
| assembled in Baltimore ON the 1st. Bishop
Ames made the welcoming address, and
Bishop James responded. A resolution was
adopted ratifying and confirming the action
whereby the place of holding the presen
General Conference was changed from ST.
Louis to Baltimore. Geo. w. Woodruff was
chosen Secretary, and Rev. Israel Pershing, of
Pittsburgh, Assistant Secretary.
Gen. Schenck was again before the Com.
mittce on Foreign Affairs on the ID, and de-
MED statement made by Park to the effect
that his letter of resignation as Director Of
the Emma Mine Company was copied from
draft made by the latter, in which interpola
tons were made at Parks suggestions so as
TO convince the public that he (Schenek) had
not resigned because of dissatisfaction with
the stock OF the company. Gen. Schenck
said such letter Of resignation was entirely
his own work, without aid from any one. He
| again asserted that in his connection with the
Emma Mine Company he did not think he
had done anything morally wrong or unbe-
coming.
The judiciary Committee Of the National
House Of Representatives have authorized
the Scrgeant-at-Arms TO employ counsel to
aid him in prosecuting the appeal before the
courts in the Kilbourne habeos corpus case.
Writ Sykes (Olive Logan's husband) has
been appointed United States Consul at Flor
cnce, Italy.
Washington dispatch of the Sd says the
District Grand Jury had agreed upon pre-
sentiment against W. W. Belknap, late Sec
rotary of War, for the alleged acceptance Of
bribes in his official station.
An Inter- Collegiate Oratorical contest was
held in Chicago on the evening of the 4th
The first prize, gold medal, was given to G.
+. holland, OF Missouri, and the second prize.
a silver medal, TO Miss Laura A. Kent, of
OHIO.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-05-10
Snow a Hundred Feet Deep.

"A GENTLEMAN who recently came over
from the Pacific slope relates some inter-
esting incidents of the trip over the two
great ranges OF mountains. All along the
Sacramento valley everything was smil-
ing. The cattle We're luXuriating in the
grass knee high, and the plains were
decked with flowers. At three O'Clock o.
m. the train turned eastward to ascend
the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and by ten
O'Clock reached Blue Canon, from which
to Truckee the snow was from four to
twelve feet deep, and in the gulches it
was, in some places, 100 feet deep. Those
who have kept snow gauges on the Neva-
da report fall of $3.50 inches of snow
during the winter Immense snow-plows
operated by locomotives and hundreds of
Chinese, had opened the roads over the
Neyadas, and the train was on time until
it reached the town of Wells, on the
Humboldt Mountains. There they over
took the trains which had left San Fran
cisco tor the four days previously. The
road from Wells TO Toano Uhirty-six
miles, was still blockaded, no trains hav-
ing passed over that section for four days.
The snow was any depth from four to tif-
teen feet AS the wind was still blowing,
to open the track with shovels was as
futile as dipping the ocean dry with
spoon. Seventeen locomotives were as
sembled at the western end of the block
AIDE, eight of which were put behind an
immense snow-plow. The five passenger
trains were massed into three, and thus
arranged, a charge was made on the OBJ
struction. AS such power was hard to
resist, in three hours the snow-plow was
pushed through to Toano, and the cara
van Of trains reached Ogden only three
hours behind time. But the successful
trial demonstrates that trains can be
pushed through any blockade ever likely
to impede any road. The change coming
down the mountains was as great as COM
ing up them, In the valley of Salt Lake
farmers were blowing and the atmosphere
was mild. Starting out again in a few
hours, the deep SHOWS were en-
countered on the Wasatch range, so
deep that at some of the villages the
comb of the roof of some of the houses
could only be seen. But there was no
obstruction; yet the cars crowding along
between ST. banks as high as the roofs
was interesting to the gers.-Denoer
C0l.) Necs.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-05-10
"YOung Lochinvar'' in Tunis.

Recent French Journals tell lively ara
pleasing tale Of "young LOchinyar ), IL
North Africa, which shows that the saa
of chivalry is not wholly passed if onI,,
people will 90 to the right place to looI
for it, In the oasis of Feriana, in the ~
gency of Tunis, dwells wealthy Cad;
who possesses lovely daughter Miriam
or, as the Lrabs call it, Meryem hy
name. Her brave young Arab she'll
Ahmed .BOu. Merriam, belonging to one NJ
the best families Of the Aga.lik of Fee
desperately loved and asked in marriage
The Cadi consented aud the day Was
fixed. AT the appointed hour the ardent
bridegroom made his appearance, coming
like the lover in Bayard Taylor's charm.
ing poem:
On stallion shod with fire,
and accompanied by brilliant retinue Of
his friends and followers. To his utter
establishment and Indignation the Cadi
coolly told him he had changed his mind
about the marriage. What the Cadi,s
reasons were, whether he had merely
heard something to Ahmed's disadyan.
tage, or whether, as in the case of Young
Lochinvar, another sutton had bid higher
for the damsel's hand, does not appear
At all events, Ahmed Bou- Merzan was no
more disposed than Lochinvar to take no
for an answer in such case. He drew
his trusty scimiter, called upon his retinue
to follow him to the death, charged upon
the people of the Cadi and The defenders
of the douar," cut his way through to
the tents of tie women, seized his lovely
Meryem. nothing 10th, PREGNANCY, placed
her before him on his faithful steed, and
went off like whirlwind to the land of
Djebel- Mandra, leaving thirty-two dead
warriors of Feriana behir d him to testify
to his prowess and that of his friends
The whole region is up in arms, and the
goum" Of 600 fierce cavaliers, at the last
advices, was in hot pursuit of the clipping
pair.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-05-10
nom ESTuC.

The Centennial Commissioners at Philadel.
phia have decided To close the exhibition
grounds and buildings on Sundays. This
decision is said to have caused much excite
mcnt in Philadelphia, especially among
many of the foreign exhibitors. The Direc.
tor-Genera1 announced, on the S0th ult., that
the Exposition will be opencd to the public
on Wednesday the 10th inst, at noon.
The Chicago Tribune of the Goth nit
publishes letter from Custer City, in
which the writer says there is gold in the
Black HILLS, but not around that city. On
Rapid Creek, near Rapid City, miners were
doing Well, making about six dol.
lars a day, and would do better as soon as
the frost was out OF the ground. He thinks
there is plenty of gold to pay anyone tina,
has means 10 build sluccs, but no,
enough 10 pay for pan work. Food
was plenty and cheap; -four five
cents pound; bacon, fourteen cents
sugar, twelve cents; coffee forty cents, and SO
on. a young man named James McCune
who returned TO Quincy, H., on the Goth
ult, tells another story, giving very dis.
couragng account OF affairs Ia the Hills. He
says many miners, including himself, had de.
serted that region after becoming convinced
that gole had not been discovered in paying
quantities. or, II II had been, that the danger
from the Indians was too great 10 tempt any
of them Ia 20 where IL was to he found IL
was not often that any one was found
who had been lucky enough to
pick up nugget Of any value lie
says four was twenty ceute pound, gold
sugar dfty cents pound, and other things
in proportion, large number Of those who
had rushed 10 the llills lived entirely upon
game, which was fortunately plenty.
Fourteen prisoners escaped from the Chi
cago jail on the morning OF the Soth nit, II
seems one Of the prisoners, who was serving
out a brief sentence, and 10 whom WAS rs,
signed the duty OF sweeping out the office
occupied by the Waterman, overpowered the
latter, ana, with the aid OF another prisoner
tied aud gagged him, secured the keys TO the
cells, and liberated those who escaped.
The monthly debt statement issued on IN,
lst shows the public deb, 10 be s. 224 500,
SIS, Cash In Treasury-coiu, 81, COS, i2S
currency, S5,i6i, iS7, special deposits helt
for redemption OF certificates of deposit
S., d6S, 600; total, sti643l,6lS. Debt, les
cash in Treasury, s2,l01 ,aSS, rs, Dccrras,
curing April, S2,7sl,lSl.
The monthly mint statements for April show
that there was coined at the several Unite,
States mints, during The month, gold and sil
Yer amounting In value to sb,oSS.S}o
An International Convention Of ArchColo
cls,s has been called 90 meet al fhiladelphi.
on the 4lh Of September next.
A New Orleans dispatch Of the I'd say
armed bodies at West Feliciana had Dc
mAuded the resignation Of the Parish officials
News had been received FROM Coushatia tina
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-05-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FOREIGN.

A Mostar telegram OF the Both ult an
nounces that the Turks had succeeded, after
desperate fighting, at Presjeka, in revictual-
ing Nissa. The insurgents were driven into
their intrenchments with great loss.
Advices from the Cape Coast received on
the SOth ult, report that the King Of Daho-
mey had refused to pay the fine recently i'm
posed on him for matreating q British sub.
ject, and had sent an insolent message to the
British commanding officer who expostulated
with him, inviting him to visit Dabomey
where he would pay the demand in powder
and balls.
The German Government has published a
decree giving to the inhabitants OF Alsacc
and Lorraine the right Of suffrage in cases
where electing TO retain the French nation
alty, they still remained domicied in those
provinces
A telegram from Mexico On the 30th ult
states that Gen. Diaz, the leader of the Mex
lean instruction, had occupied Camargo,
unopposed.
On the 1st the boiler OF the ferry boat ply.
ing between Rudesheim and Bipgcn, on the
Rhine, exploded and killed thirty Of the pas
sengers.
According to London dispatches Of the I'd
orders had been issued for military and
naval expedition against The King OF Da-
honey to punish him for HIS late contemptu-
Gus refusal to pay fine for maltrea,ing a
British subject Et.# mod
Three thousand,lron workers In Sheffield,
Eng, who were on strike, resumed work on
the Cd, at reduced wages. FL
An application was made In London on the
"a to the tribunal having in charge the case of
Winslow, the Boston forger, for his discharge
onthc ground that the sixty days within which
the United States might perfect its case had
expired. This application was resisted by
the officers OF the Crown, aud il was decided
to hold the prisoner ten days longer, to
await the reply from Washington to the latest
English note
On the Sd, In the Spanish Cortes, an
amendment to the proposed Constitution,
striking out the clause providing for re-
ligious liberation and substituting one pro.
viding for religious unity, was rejected 226
to 50.
AT the session OF the Cabinet in Washing
ton, on the I'd, the question Of delivering the
W ~ f"f'N'' M" toAhiHNhls W
departments 10 Congressional committees
was discussed, aud 1t is said that, after "A fun
interchange of opinions, the President de
cided not to deyiate from rule which has
long existed, under which the Executive
does not part even temporarily with the Gus
tody OF original papers IN any of the depart
meuts,
over $500 900 of the $500, 600 shipped on
the steamer Schiller, wrecked some months
ago on the Scilly Islands, has been recoy-
cred.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-05-10

=
State Senator Twitchell was MORALLY wound
ed, and George King, his brother-in. law,
killed by an unknown PARTY. while. crossing
the river coushatta. Senator Twitthell was
one OF the holding-over Republican Senators
A Washington dispatch Of the 1th states
that orders have been issued fron,tLe War
Department directing Gen. Custer to resume
his command. and that tae Indian expedition
under Gen. Terry had already started.
Announcement was made on the 4th of the
failure OF Harvey, Arnold u Co., of the North
Adams (Mass.) print works, shutting up their
six mills. The total liabilities would proba.
bly, exceed 81 coo 600; assets, mostly unsala-
Bile property, 100000. The mills ran In all
over LOCO looms on print goods, and 500 peo-
pie are thrown out Of employment.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-05-10
THE New York World furnishes SC

THE New York World furnishes some
interesting and instructive figures con-
corning the comparative outlay for post
age in several named cities Taking an
average of twenty-five cities with the nigh
est postal receipts it finds that the citizens
pay an annual per capita of 81 OF for post
age. Boston pays the largest sum, amount
ing to 1901. Psi gross, cr 81. 80 per head.
New York pays 81. Is and Chicago So 03.
The Brooklyn per capita is only torty.two
cents; but an average of the population
and The postal receipts of Brooklyn and
New York show that the per capita is
S2.34 for the entire population. This is
less than that OF San Francisco, SIS
indianapolis, 81 81, and Pittsburgh, S2.52
but it is greater than the receipts at al
bsny, Sl9l; Rochester, Sl.9o; Provi-
oence, sl.19, and Cincinnati, S1.S5. The
more Southern cities do not patronize the
Post Office 10 the same extent. Baltimore
pays Il sS per capita; Washington, 81 SO
Louisville. $50. Philadelphia, Sl.43
st. Louis, Sl43; Kansas City. Sl26, and
New Orleans, Sl06, being the lowest av-
erage. The Detroit office receives g. "a
p"r capita, Cleveland 81, and Milwaukee
sl.9l.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-05-10

National Convention were chosen and in
structed to vote br the nomination Of NJ.
Blaine as long al there was reasonable hope
for his hominati,n.
The Kansas qreenback: State Convention
met at Topeka d the 4th aud elected dele
gates to the Indianapolis Convention.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-05-10

A 1oNKERs girl who refused to marry
respectable young man because he was
mechanic, is now the wife of janitor
in New York, and cleans out eight Offices
after four O'Clock in he afternoon.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-05-10

WHEN Miles White, of Baltimore, died
the other day worth r., 900, 900, every poor
man in the city felt to remark: "Well,
he can't take any of it to Heaven with
him.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-05-10

THREE human bodies. with their Threats
cut from ear to ear. were found in a heap
near Silver City, New Mexico, the other
day and local paper gravely suggests
that there has evidently been foul PLAY
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-05-10

TNNpNL got acquainted with Miss
Hamilton during an ascent of Mont Blanc
ami managed 10 get down the mountain
and 10 business simultaneously.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-03-17
osE.mAN POwERIN 1884.
Davy Crocheit's Opinion Of Andrew
jackson.

Davy Crockett's Opinion OF andre"
Jackson.
The Galveston Texas Neps prints
the following letter, addressed by David
Crockett to a relative:
WASHINGTON CITY, 26th May, 1884.
Dear Sr-Your favor of the llth inst.
came safe to hand by the last mail, and l
will hasten to answer its contents. You
request me to say TO you At what time L
shall visi. the White Sulphur Springs.
1t would give me pleasure tosay to You
ut what time.I could be there, but we have
set no day for adjournment OF Con-
gress, and until that is done 1t would be
impossible for me to say 10 you that L
would be there on any particular day,
and again, | will De compelled to 60 im7
mediately home when Congress sdJourns.
will then make my arrangements, and
come up and see you. l have some busi-
ness that will require my attention wnen
we adjourn. My postotfice is called
"Crocketts Postoffice, GIBSON county"
where, II you write to me at home. l
will get it Immediately. l haye no
idea when Congress will break up, but
if it does in time l will be at the
Springs in August or the LIST OF Septem-
Der. If | come have no object in view
more than to enjoy myself. L am cleo
tioneering for nobody in the world. 1t
can put back the political Judas, Mar
tin Van Buren,. will do so, for L do
think him perfect scoundre', and, in
fact, he is like the balance that Jackson
is surrounded with. The truth is, ne Is
surrounded by q set of imps OF famine
that would destroy the country to pro-
mote their own interests. They
do not care if Jackson was at
the devil 80 they get the spoils
of victory, The truth 10, they have
prom pied the poor old man by singing
Qualifications to him until he believes his
popularity is able to break down the
Constitution and laws OF the country
In fact he has come to the conclusion
that he can make the people believe that
| no man ever did understand the Constl'
tuition until he mounted the throne. do
has come to the conclusion that not
even the II on that framed the Constlta
ton understood it. In TACT we may say
with propriety that We have the govern
! ment of one man. Andrew Jackson
holds both the sword and purse, and
claims it by the Constitution, as the arms
and ammunition and other public property
and he has tools and slaves to his party
enoug h no sustain him in the House OF
Representatives. But We have one hope
rhe Senate will save the Constitution
aud laws in spite of King Andrew the
FIRST We have had warm session,
and expect will get no better until Con-
gress closes. We are getting his poor
lickspi.tles almost asham cd Of themselves
| must close, and remain your obcdient
servant, DAVID CROCKETT
JOSEPH WELLS.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-03-17

The Ohio Valley News regard. beth
our anticipated railroads-the Wheeling
and Lake Erie and the Tuscarswas
Valley and " heeling-as fixed facts.
Speaking of the railroad future OF Bel
mont county, it says:
belmont county is destined to become
q complete net work OF railroads. In
addition to the Cleveland X Pittsburgh
and Baltimore II Ono, already construct
ed, the Wheeling & Lake Erie, the Bel
lairo u South western and st. Clarsviile
roads may BE- considered fixed facts, in
addition To- Which the road from Bowers
town RIA Cadiz To st. Clarsyille ard
the Smithdeld " Rush Run aud the Mt.
Pleasant branch roads are among the
probabilities, not by any means forget
ting the Tuscsrawas i Wheeling road.