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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-09-06

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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-09-06
PL i OR NJ
DF THE
DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATIVE PARTY

THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-24
PITTSBURGH U. =. SYNOD.
Last Day OF the Session.

Yesterday was the last of the session
f the Pittsburgh u. p. Synod, which
las been held at Little Washington
during the present week. The service
in the morning was opened with prayer
by Rev. Samuel Jameson. After half
An hour of devotional exercises, business
was resumed.
The report on the Narrative and State
of Religion was made by the chairman,
Rev. j. c. Campbell, and adopted. The
report showed that there had not been
single death among the ministers of the
Synod during the year, and that some
congregations had beeh blessed with
marked revivals.
The report of the Committee on Edu-
cation showed great efficiency in the ed
ucational management of the college and
the seminary, but that the state OF their
finances was such that further contrlbu-
tions to the endowment funds would by
no means be declined. Westminster
College and $50 students in attendance
and the Allegheny Seminary 36. Revs.
DIR. r. B. Ewing and j. K. johnson, and
j. p. Hanna, Esq, were elected directors
OF the college; and Rev. DR.. j. q. Brown
and T. G. Boyd and VIM. Martin, Esq,
directors of the seminary.
President LETTERS addressed the Synod,
ana spoke very hopefully and enthusiss-
tically on the prospects OF the college:
After thanks to the Moderator and
good people. the Synod WAS led in prayer
by DR.. Jeffers, and adjourned finally to
meet in the East Liberty churcn on the
third Tuesday OF October, 1877, at 1870
z. NJ.
This meeting of the Centennial year
will be remembered with pleasure as
peaceful, devotional, enjoyable and the
more readily in view of the large hospi-
tality so characteristic of Washington
county
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-24

Representatives on the question Of public
expenditures policy which ssved $780,
100000 this year and would have
saved s6OOO0OOO had Republican
Senate onsented-elicited from Re-
publican critics generally the
severest censure for its "psrsimony."
And now the same men who have just
denounced Democratic penuriousness,
devote the next breath 10 predicting
Democratic extravaganza on scale that
would bankrupt the country.
The Democracy stand pledged by their
national, state and local platforms
to a reduction of taxation and public
expenditures. The economy of the
House of Representatives and the re.
cord of SAMUEL j. TiLDEN as Governor
of New York, are the assurance that this
pledge will be redeemed. The Repnbli-
can party has enjoyed an undisturbed
monopoly of the policy which robs the
public for the payment OF fraudulent
claims and the benefit of private indi-
viduals. That system the Democracy
will destroy if they can, but the policy
of public robbery for private benefit, the
policy of RoBEsoN, of SHEPPARD, of
BELKNAP and the thousand other con-
spicuous scoundrels the Republican party
has fastened upon the country, the
Democracy will never emulate.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-24
Measure to Protect the Ballot I'm
Missouri.


ST. LOUIS, October pa few DAYS ago
petition signed by Hon. John b.
Henderson, ex Governor Thos. {. Fletch-
or, Emil Prectorius, Jas. Wilthow, chair
man of the Republican county commit
tee, ex-District-AttorneyD Dyer and sever
al other prominent citizens, was sent to
Judge Dillon, United States Judge of
this circuit, asking that supervisors be
appointed under the United States statute
for the Eastern District OF Missouri
To-day the petition was received
by Judge Treat with ln-
structons from Judge Dillon to
make the appointments asked for by the
petltonser. Judge Treat called into Court
a number of members Of the bar, among
them several signers of the petition with
view to hear suggestions from them.
Gen. Henderson said he was convinced
that the elective franchise here was at
the mercy of the ballot box suffers and
as the law provided for a supervision
from each party, he favored it as means
of protecting the will of the people
against lswlessness. He was satisfied,
however, that the frauds were confined TO
neither party Col. Broadhead opposed
the petitltion on the ground that there was
no law permitting the course proposed.
The law was certainly an invasion of the
rights guaranteed to every state by the
Constitution, and he would like to see
them dare to enforce it in Boston. After
considerable discussion and various sug-
gestions from the different persons pres
ent, Judge Treat appointed Edmund 7.
Allen, of the commissioners OF the court,
as chief supervisor of the district, who
will report to the court the names OF the
supervisors tor the respective districts.
Te- mst:er has been the cause OF good
deal Of comment here, and will probably
continue to be SO until the close Of cleo
tion day.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-24
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

HNEw YORK, October 23.-MoNEY-
Closes easy at 2@3 per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4@7 per cent. Gus
toms receipts 100000. The Assistant
Treasurer disbursed $4,000. Clearings
s24,OOO,OOO. Sterling weak at 482i@
4833.
GoLD-Declined TO l09s in the morn
ing, but there was more activity towards
the close of the day on the recerp. OF d..-
patches announcing that RoumanIs wss
probably in alliance with RIssis, and
the price advanced to 10. The opening
figure was 1929. Carrying rates and
| per cent. Borrowing rates fat and !
62G3 per cent per snnum and % per
cent per diem.
GovERSMENTs-Stca
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-24

Austrian policy is still adhesion to the
triple alliance.
The Porte Accepts tse Armistiee.
LONDON. October 24.-In semi-ofi-
cial statement the Post announces that
the Porte accepts six weeks armlstlce,
suggesting further prolongstion of six
weeks, if at the conclusion of the first SIX
weeks the deliberations are incomplete,
and if at the end of the twelve weeks no
settlement is reached that there be e fur
ther armistice of two months.
The Reuter- Telegram Company con-
firm this statement precisely, except as to
the proposals for a prolongat.on of the
armistice, which they say are made as
conditions. not rs suggestions.
The Post denies that Russia has sent
an ultimatum. The Ottoman govern
ment has not been summoned to subject
its reforms to commissioners, protected
by An armed force. 1t is to be hoped
that the two powers which are IN direct
negotiation. may come to speedy under
standing. England, while having with
drawn interference, will resent any In
fraction ofthe stipulstions Of the treaty OF
Paris.
A special from Berlin says that the
Porte is ready to grant Russia's latest de-
msnd, provided the integrity OF tn" Otto
man Empire is gsantsd.
Aspeclsl from st. Petersburg says that
Lord Lotus has no diplomatic mission
at Livida. The Gar prolongs his stay
there until December, therefore the ordi-
nary conduct of political business is
transferred to Livida.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-24

RAILROAD BOSDs-In Railroad bonds
the leading feature was Hannibal and 81.
Joe convertible which rose from 50 %
81 on an unusually large business.
Union Pacific frsts declined % 1854,
Chicago and Northwestern Consolidated
Gold coupons remained firm at s54.
Milwaukee and -. Paul, Lacrosse Diyl-
sion, sold At 1929, ditto 3-lO al 98!
and Consolidated sinking funds S5!lG
8s3, State bonds were neglected. Stocks
opened firm, and some OF the leading
shares advanced. Subsequently. how
ever, 8 weaker feeling set IN, and
there was q decline Of / 70 i
per cent. Later on ST. Paul
shares, al meridian market, became
steady with some recovery. There was
increased activity and general sdvsnce
in stocks owing to q combination oil
causes. 4 cable telegram from Lon
don reported Roumanis as having resoIY-
ed upon declaring her indepcrdence,
hence the war fever was revived on the
stock exchange. Another cause for the
increasing irmness Of prices WAS the re-
ports that negotiations for settlement VI
railroad war had made such progress
that the end was likely to be reached this
week. Still another favorable caCse wa
large receipts Of grain at Chicago. L.
Anal sales the market showed sn sdya,
OF / to 2 per cent. from the lowest prisas
ths day. Hannibal Il st, Joseph CON.
mon advanced from 14i to IS! an pre-
ferrcd from 27i TO 29!. Lake Shoe rose
from 60 TO COZ and closed at tie ..t!er
price. Michigan Central advanced
from "A; to 49,, with the ls.! sairs 81
4st, Western Union rose from III Il
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-24
Roumanja Resolved on lndepen
deucP.

New YORK. October 23.-Tieran's
News Agency received the following by
the cable TODAY from London: A dis
patch from Bucharest says that Rou-
mania has resolved upon declaring her
independence. The govern ment relIn-
quishes all claim upon European protec-
ton, replacing it with an ALL
snce with Russia. A proclamation
is about to be issued proclaiming Prince
Charles King OF Roumania, and the
army will be modified and apaper cur
rencv issued. The dispatch creates great
excitement, and it is generally consid-
cred here that this action by Roumania
will retard and perhaps break of en-
tirely the negotiations for peace now
going on.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-24
Supreme Court Decisions.

WAsHINGToN, October 23.-The fol-
lowing important opinions in several
life insurance cases were delivered by the
Supreme Court to-day: The points de.
cided are as follows:
A policy OF life insurance is a stipula-
tion for the payment of an annual pre-
MUM by the assured, with condition to
he void on non-payment, and is not an
insurance from year to year, like COM
mon fire policy, but the premiums con-
stitute an annuity, the whole o. which is
q consideration for the entire assurance for
life, and the condition is condition
subsequent, making void the policy by
its non-performance, but the time OF
payment in such policies is material and
of the essence of the contract, and failure
to pay involves an absolute forfeiture,
which cannot be relieved against in
equity. II the failure to pay the ann ual
premium be caused by the Intervention
of war between the territories in which
the insurance company and as
sured, respectively, reside, which
makes it unlawful for them to
hold intercourse, the policy
is nevertheless forfeited if the company
insist on the conditions, but IN such case
the insured is entitled to the equitable
value of the policy arising from the pre-
miums actually paid. This equitable
value is the difference between the cost
of new policy and the present value Of
the premiums yet to be paid on the for
feiled policy when the forfeiture occurred,
and may be recovered in equity. The
dictrine of the revival of contracts sus-
pended during the war, is based on the
considerations of equity and justice,
and cannot be invoked to revive
contract which it would be
unjust or inequitabe to revive, as
where time Is the essence OF the contract,
the parties cannot be made equal. The
average rate OF mortality is fundamen-
tai basis of life insurance and as this IL
subverLed by giving to the assured the
option to revive their policies after they
have been suspended by war, since
none but the sick and dyingwould apply,
it would be unjust to compel revival
against the company. Mr.. Justice Brad
ley delivered the opinion of the court.
The insured parties lived in Missouri,
and were prevented from paying their
premiums in consequences of war.
The above opinion was concurred in
by Justices Swayne, Miller, Davis, Field
and Bradley. The other four members
of the court dissented. Mr.. Chief Justice
Waite dissenting said, Il agree with the
majority of the court in the opinion that
the decree and judgments in these cases
should be reversed and that the failure
to pay the annual premiums
as they matured, put an end
to the policies Notwithstanding
the default was occssioned by the war. L
do not think that a default, even under
such circumstances, raises an implied
promise by the company to pay the AS
sured what his policy was equitsbly
worth at the time. l, therefore, dissent
from that part of the judgment just an
nounced, which remsnds the causes for
trial upon such promise"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-24

72s, Pacific Mail from 24s to %, Erie
from lit to III, Northwestern common
from 40i to 40i, preferred from 62i 10
63s Rhode Island from l0li to lot,
st. Paul common from 2Si to 29, pre-
ferei from 59s to 59t, Ohio from III TO
III, Delaware, Lackswanns ana West
ern from 77t 10 7st and New Jersey
Central from 36k to 81. Most of the
stocks closed firm at an improvement.
Transactions were l2S,0OO shares, of
which $500 were Pacific Mail, 2l,OO0
Western Union, 1000 Northwestern,
1000 Rhode Island, 1900 st. Paul,
1000 Erie, $1,000 Lake Shore, 4,6OO
Michigan Central, go Delaware, Lack
awanns and Wests, o. and 1000 New
Tarsa,, rantra1
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-24
Printers Strike.

NEw YORK, October 23.-Two week:
ago the Times submitted to its type set.
tiers a proposition that if they should
Quit the Union that it should pay thell
present rates till December lst, and for
the ensning year 45 cents thousand
and that siterward it should pay them
five cents more than the market price
The Union yesterday ordered strike
and few of the men left the othce
Their places were promptly filled.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-24
,ossortne steamboat Rosa Miller.

MEMPHIS, October 23.-Nothing in re-
gard to the sinking of the Rosa Miller
has been received to-day. She lies IN
6 feet O; water with stump through her
hull lust aft of the boiler and as the
river Is raising it is feared that she Will
90 to pieces. The steamer Pine Bluff
has gone to her assistance. Her cargo
of 500 bales of cotton will be saved with
little damage. The boat is compars,
tiyely new and valued Al Sl5 600 and
insured in Pittsburgh and Cincinnati
companies.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-24

II WAS all mistake about GoFF.
The Republican journals erred sadly IN
sscrbing to him AL the Websterian.
sHd Napoleonic and Cahthumpian
properties extant. SCOTT Is the man
around whom the eternal glorles cluster.
And when confiding Republican specu-
.s,ors shall have made u permanent in
Nr,lment Of few thousand on SCoTTs
chances, on the faith of the MteLtige"cer's :
calculations. we shall have some more
rerulean cussin', like unto that which
followed the State election.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-24
The situation I'm south Carolina

COLUMBIA, s. c., October 2s.-Troops
are arriving daily. Thirteen companies
are now in Columbia and twenty-tour in
other parts of the State. Everything is
perfectly quiet throughout the State.
Affidavlts affirming peace and submission
to the law are received daily. The politi-
cal campaign is conducted vigorously by
both parties. The so-called rife clubs
have all disbanded. The oolored militia
are still organized.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-24
baltimore Bids for the Big Race.

BALTIMORE, October 23.-The E1ecu-
tive Committee of the Maryland Jockey
Club offer to the owners Of Tom Ochll-
tree and Ten Brock, in the event Of
their agreeing to run those horses IN
dash of four miles, on an extra day at the
spring meeting OF 1877, at Tlmlco, TO
pay them respectively $500 apiece to de-
fray their travelling expenses, and to
divide with the winner of the race the
gate aud stand receipts OF the day, the
rules and weights ofthe Maryland Jockey
Club to govern the race.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-24

THE IntslL,gencer wants us all to stand
by ScoTI for doing his duty on the Cap
la question. 1t Is pretty well under
stood that MATHEWS did has duty on the
same question, and that Kanawha county
msde him smart for it. The htsi'igencer
fought him most bitterly nevertheless,
and gave its hearty support TO his op-
Ponent who stood on a platform, substan-
TALLY pledging the Republican party to
tue removal of the Capital from Wheel
Ing. What is still more pertinent, Mr..
SCOTT stands on the same platform.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-24
Threatened Famine I'm India.

A Calcutta diSpatcn 10 tpe 1DleS says
the prospects for the crops III Bombay
become daily more gloomy. The dis
trlcts Of Khandcisk. Nashick, Ahmen-
dauggur, Paonal, Shalspare, kaladgi
and Duhrma, containing population Of
nearly 6,000,000 are threatened with
severe distress. The local government
estimates that over 100000 persons must
be relieved in these districts alone. 1t is
said that the Monsoon crops have en-
tirely failed and the absence Of rain
prevents the sowing of rubbee and win
ter crops. Collector Paonsh reports that
not single blade OF grass Is visible
for miles. The tanks and rivers are
drylng up and the cattle are dying from
starvation. The collector at Shalapare
gives q still worse report. The govern
ment has opened relief works and is
employing people in eXcayatlng tanks
and making roads.
Leonard Amblam, q Belgian. who
was arrested in July last on board of an
outward. bound steamer from Liverpool,
accused of the robbery and murder OF NJ.
Mur.ut, banker, and his house
keeper at Civry, near Brussels, was de-
livered on Friday to Belgian officer at
Dover, Arriving at Ostende the officer
and his prisoner, the latter manacled,
took special compartment in Brussels
train. On the arrival of the train at
Brussels both were missing. The com
partment they occupied was covered
with blood and bore marks
of terrific struggle. The body of the of.
ficer was found beside the track, with
his skull and face battered. All his val
uables were missing. 1t is conjectured
that Amblam watched his chance to at
tack the officer with his wrist irons and
beat him to death, after which he un-
locked the mannacles and escaped. He
has not yet been recaptured.
A dispatch from Rome says that all
the Cardinals residing abroad are ex-
pected here to discuss successively i'm
portsnt propositions offered by the con-
gregations.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-24
BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE
WHEELING REGISTER.
Associated Press Report. By Western
Union Line, office Northwest cor.
Of Main and 18th Sts.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Base Ball.

New YORK, October 23.-The Herald,
speaking of the base ball season drawing
to q close, says: "a constant drain on
weak treasures had its effect. The
Mutual and Athletic clubs were both
swsmped before the season closed. and
consequently both were unable to make
their second western tour. The question
whether the games played by the Mutual
and Athletic clubs shall be thrown out
or whether their unplayed games shall
be forfeited, will be decided in December
al the annual meeting OF the League"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-24

HERE was n marked decrease in the
republican vote of Putnam county. The
explanation is found in the fact that a
large number of prominent Putnam
county Republicans were transferred to
aoundsville q few months ago, and there
Oeing no pollsopened at the PeDitentiary,
Tue Republican party of Putnam was
partially disfranchised. The Red Legs
we're accustomed to vote the straight
Hsdicsl ticket.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-24

The Tribune'S idea is that if bill
allowing the "Rebel claims" shall pass
the House OF Representatives, the Re-
publican party IN the Senate can be SO
corrupted as to concur. If that's the
sort OF timber the Republican party sends
to the Senate of the United States, the
sooner that party is discharged from
further service the better it will be for the
country.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-24
Railroad Sttike.

NEw YORK, October 23.-The en-
gineers and fremen on the New Jersey
Central road struck work at II o'clock
tonight wherever the trains happened to
be. The engineers dumped the fires,
and the men left the engines. The con-
sequence is that all the traffic on the
road i stopped, and many trains en-
route are unable to proceed.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-24
The Centennial BuildinE to Rema,n.

PHILADELPHIA, October 23.-The
Park Commissioners held meeting to.
day, to decide whether the main build
ing should be permitted to remain per-
manently 1t its place. A resolution was
adopted authorizing the citizens TO take
possession of the main building and en-
ploy it for the purpose OF permanent
exhibition. Much satisfaction is felt at
the decision TO retain the building on the
grounds.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-24
Vessel Lost.

PRov1NCErowN, Mass. October 2a-
An account of the loss OF the brig Almira
states that the crew Of five, including
the captain, took to raft sad after ter
rible suffering the csptsiu and one of the
crew died, another became insane and
Jumped overheard, and the remaining two
were rescued.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-24

As htslltqencer correspondent ''as-
mmes' that Colonel WILSON will vote
sgans, the School amendment to the
Federal Constitution. He ought to have
written presume, for in view OF the fact
IS. Colonel WILSON has already voted
tha, amendment, the correspondents
Presumption Is palpable and prepost-
.Ous.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-24

Republican papers are prophesying
the payment of " rebel claims" in the
event of TILpENs election. Six years
ago they were foretelling the destruction
of the public schools, as the result of
Democratic ascendency in West Vir-
GINA. There's about as much efficacy
in one scare crow rs in the other.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-24

They Insist upon it that BELKNAP used
.,h4 q Democrat. So for that matter did
y,gro<. BUTLER, LOGAN, and like them
Bg,K>Ar never developed into Il scamp
nruI after he joined the Republican
So. -fy
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-24
Riot I'm Switzerland.

BERNE, October 23.-Intelligence has
been received here of fight between
the Liberals ard Ultrsmontsnes At
Stsbes. Canton of Fessin, in consequence
of dissensions over the appointment Of
the representation IN the Grand Council
of the cantons Two Liberals killed and
four wOundpd
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-24

THg hteii.gencer presents the aston
i.hiug proposition that ScoTT Is stronger
than Corr. This reads nice alongside OF
Is uISome praise of the "GoveEnor," two
o, three weeks ago. 1t must give the
Governor" great comfort in the hour OF
a., triblIstion, to be thus sighted by his
-ecen, parasites.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-24

4. THE certainty of TILpEN's cleo
.., makes itself manifest in the political
.,y. We postmaster trembleth and 'ye
..ysnue teller predicts the downfall of
oh. Republic.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-24

THg ssddest sight of the season was
ofthousands of Republican
.e.re.bolders around the bulletin boards
100 The city of Washington, when the DC
.ohrr election returns were coming IN.
They realized that the news meant b
least of tat things, but not for them.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-24

Omo county Republican politicians
wi. :sIk to you by the hour about the
war m Europe. the Centennial, the boat
rsrr. the weather, the crops, or the Ere
wal OF ;ra!... hut when you mention
Ire .s,c elections y"u lind that no gentle
u.an Of that class has taken any interest
B, n.a,Ir, tor Years