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The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-29
JEFFERSON AND ELLsLER.
"Reminiscences Of Their Youth.

I, Miss Clara Morris, in a letter to a
I friend in Washington, gives this lively
"Reminiscences Of two we'll known actors
''They were boys then; one tall, blonde,
and lazy, the other short, dark. and ac-
| tive. 1t was Sunday night; every one
had gone to the Quaker meeting house
q few doors above. They were alone,
without cards, or checkers, or books,
but Satan came to the rescue. A certain
proposal was drawled by the long chap,
and eagerly accepted by the short one.
They then put on their hats and coats,
armed themselves with a broom, a pail
Of water and a clipper, and went forth
into the still, bitter cold of the night,
and worked diligently. They swept a
broad path over the slOping sidewalk,
quite free from snow; over this they
poured dipper Of water, then waited.
In few minutes it had frozen; then an
other dipper Of water, and another
wait, until the path was glass like in it's
icy smoothness. A whisk OF the broom
sent light covering Of snow over it !;
the work was done, and the goddess
laborers gathered up their tools,
step, and conversed pleasantly. Pres
emily the doors Of the meeting house
opened, and two lines of the Friends
one made up Of males, the other Of fe-
males came out. These lines, coming
down the steps separately, met and min
gled in crowd on the pavement for a
few moments, then broke into twos and
threes, and came gravely down the side
walk. Suddenly the stiffness Of the
night was broken by whack! whack .
and two snorts that were as one. A fe-
male Friend flew to the rescue-whackl
The whole congregation, filled with
wonder, came ambling down to the
scene Of the disaster-whack! whack !
whack groaans s., and d, sno 9t thees and
stained with teers of laughter, they sat
on the step and took it in, those sons
of Belial, since so we'll known to the
world as Joseph Jefferson and John
EllSler"
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-29
THE GRANT PARISH DECISION.

AS citizens Of q country claiming to
be republican mot RADICAL. we cannot
avoid a feeling OF exultation on the
occasion of the announcement OF the
decision by the Supreme Court OF the
United States in the great Grant parish
case. Nor can we avoid the hope OF q
return once again to the true principles
on which alone can genuine republican,
ism survive the chaotic storm aroused
by the late war.
But in receiving, with the joy fully
pertinent to the occasion, the decision
OF tho highest judicial tribunal OF the
land, we only rejoice to see that cor
ruption has been made to halt at that
august threshold. The Supreme Judges
have only done that which every honest
American citizen knew they must do, II
their robes were unsullied, viz: given q
righteous Interpretation Of the organic
law OF the land. We owe them honor,
but no thanks.
To our brave, unselfish, consistent
and able fellow citizen, II. I'll. Mari,
ESQ, the people Of Louisiana-aye, the
the people Of the whole country--owe
both honor and thanks; honor for the
mental powers which enabled him to
grasp and unravel the degrading knot
which corrupt and partisan Congress
had put upon the wrists Of every free
white man; thanks for the answering
fidelity to his oppressed fellows which
imna1lod him IN uncaaSinp efforts in
their behalf.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-29
ABOUT A MOUSE.
1t Looks Very Much Like Fish Story
from the Toronto Globe.l

1T rom tne IOrOnlO UiODe.I
An extraordinary occurrence was
brought to light at an inquest held on
the body Of man in South London.
In a work-room, where many young
girls were at work, mouse suddenly
made its appearance on table, causing,
Of course, considerable commotion and
a general stampede. The intruder was
seized, however, by young man who
happened to be present, but the mouse
slipped out OF his hand, and, running
up his sleeve, came out between his
waistcoat and shirt at the neck. The
unfortunate man had his mouth open,
and the mouse, on the lookout for some
convenient place of concealment, en-
tered the man. mouth, and he, in his
fright and surprise, swallowed it. That
mouse can exist for a considerable
time without much air has been popular
belief, and was unfortunately proved to
be fact in the present instance, for the
mouse began to tear and bite inside the
mans throat and chest, and the result
was that the unfortunate fellow died
after little time, in horrible agony.
Several witnesses coroborated the above
facts, and medical testimony as the
cause of death having been given, YER
dict OF accidental death" was returned.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-29
in the following order:
EUGENE MAY, Grand Marshal.
ROUTE.

The procession will form in line, az Ine ~
sition indicated, at 10 O'Clock, a. m, pree's''s
The head Of the procession Will move wv.
Magazine to Ninth, to Tchoupitouias. w
Tchoupitoulas to Joseph, out Joseph 70 haNs
zine, down Magazine to valence. out va,sn's -,
st. Charles, down St. Charles to EIgnln, w.
Eighth to Prytania, down Prytania to Masnns
ton, to Magazine. up Magazine 70 LAs :sasd
Square. where the procession will be DISMISS -
The Chief Engineer and assistants WIN
stationed at the corner OF Berlin anu thew
As the companies arrive upon the grounu n
will promptly report through tneir na In, ~.
the Chief Engineer, who will lndlcar w" .ad,be
siton. AS soon as the procession y ioiA
Chief Engineer and assistants VIII Iepoa "a.
body to the Grand Marshal. The iorih, 2, a;rat
ing complete. the Chief Engineer sn III eou.
twelve taps to be struck upon all tne ~ ~, tbst
nected with the Fire Department d. ''s
the procession has moved. o,ous
The Marshals and the Foremen OF the 's. me
companies are notified to be punctusA,, move
ground. as the procession will posIne"
at 10 O'Clock. -, -or.ort to
The Aids to the Grand Marshal VIII iop eornsr
him promptly at 10 o'clock, a. m. a' ''io
of Magazine and Berlin streets. ,r.athef
p, SIN case OF inclemency OF tao Nag.
the procession will move as follows lies lies up
azne to Ninth street, to Tcnoupio-to s.
TchoupitouIas to Valence. out .aon prvts.
Charles, down St Charles to Elenin' ~ wash.
MA down Prytania to Washington oa' ,ro,es-
ington to Magazine up Magazine. wn0i0
sion will be dismissed. -, the pro-
In the event that the weather preVen1ss; eated by
cession from taking place it Will De i NJ The
twenty taps on the bells, repeateu d."
pr0fbe he's 10 VIII Ef fSE MAY Grand Marsha
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-29
SECRET SERVICE CORRUPTION.
Facts as to the Workings of Ku kitx
Investigations Eking Out.
dispatch to the New York World


WASHINGTON, March 23.--Secret SER
vice agents of the Administration are
almost daily turning States evidence
and revealing the conspiracies and
crimes OF Grantism. Whitley, ex-Chiei
Of the Secret Service and one Of the safe
burglary conspirators who was indicted
and tried but escaped by packed jury,
recently returned here from Colorado
and has been summoned to appear be-
fore several investigating committees
of the House. To-day he testified
before the Committee on Expendi-
lures in the Department of Justice.
He swore that in 1871 Attorney
General Alderman gave him an unlim-
tied order on the disbursing clerk of the
Treasury to draw as much money as
was needed to procure the arrest of the
leaders Of the Ku-Klux outrages in the
Southern States. Whitley made one or
two trips to South Carolina and Georgia,
and came back well armed with exag-
gerated stories to circulate in the North
about fearful outrages which had never
been committed, and were OF use to the
Administration for political purposes.
Then he sent detectives South to work
up the cases. These detectives were
mostly relatives Of Whitley, to whom he
would give $1,000 or $4,000 each, with in
structions to establish a grocery store
or go into any other business that they
liked, and use it as blind to obtain in
formation about Ku Klux operations.
The witness very frankly stated in the
majority of cases he never heard from
these detectives after they became
established in grocery stores or on
farms, and the information that he
did obtain from the few was only
Of avail to circulate blood curdling
stories Mr. Whitley spent between
$3.50, 900 and $15O000 in this way, and he
neglected to tell the committee how
much of this amount he appropriated to
himself. His story was the old story Of
Detective Hester, who Ku Kluxed Ala
bama by manufacturing his crimes and
using the unrestricted powers Of the
Force bill to intimidate and disfranchise
entire counties by wholesale arrests of
innocent people who were never even
convited in courts controlled by Grant
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-29
DECLINE IN NEW YORK.
Long Blocks of BrOwn-stOnc Houses
Bc Let.
The Low water Mark Has Not Even Yet
Been Reached.
from the New York SUM

from the New York SUM-
The value Of real estate in this city
has greatly deprecated, as everybody
knows, within the last two years. The
most eligibly situated stores, houses
and lots feel the decline fully as much
as those in less desirable localities; per-
haps even more than they. The lots
about the Central Park, which specula-
ton a few years ago ran up TO eXtrava-
CANT prices, have fallen off heavily in
salable value.
Long blocks Of brown stone houses in
the upper part of the Island are to be
let at such rents rs $1,000 and $500 q
year-prices 80 to so per cent less than
their builders expected to get. Broad
way, from Canal street to Fourteenth
streets, presents q pretty continuous
line of fronts adorned with the placard,
"To let" Even on the Fifth avenue
in its most desirable parts, and in the
fashionable region between Madison
and the Sixth avenues, and along Madi-
son avenue itself, the fall in rents
is fully one-quarter. The tenant
need no longer .supplicate. 1t is
q time when the landlord must
rather adapt his rent to the ten
posing terms. It is useless to charge
the old prices. Merchants and house
holders cannot afford to pay them even
II they so agree, and the prudent land
lord knows that it is the part of wisdom
as well as the dictate of necessity to
regulate his rents in accordance with
the capacity of tenants to pay. The
number of families who can safely un-
dertake to pay four and five and six
thousand dollars a year for house,
and of merchants twenty-five and fifty
thousand dollars year for q store, is
enormously reduced. For the classes Of
houses and stores next below there is q
like falling off in the number Of respon
sible tenants at former prices; though,
as always in times of economy, the still
cheaper houses, those renting for $1,000
and below, do not lack for tenants. The
number of such dwellings is greater this
spring than for many years before; and
also of such as may be had for $500 and
$4,000 year there is a greater supply
than at any time since the war put up
prices.
This decline in the salable and pro-
ductive value Of real estate is not tenn
porary one ;. it does not even indicate
that low water mark has yet been
reached. After the panic Of 1887, close
on fifteen years passed before the values
of New York real estate got back to
their old figures. Unless something ex-
traordinary shall happen, we doubt II
our present experience will be far differ
ent. 1t is safe for owners Of real estate
to make their calculations with refer
ence to long period during which
prices will not rise above what they are
now, and are likely to fall below. On
the other hand, the outlook for tenants
is encouraging.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-29
A Sermon Against the DcyI.
New York SUM-


There is new warning in recent
events to those men who gain money
through dishonesty, cheatery, bribery,
gift-taking, corruption, fraud, Belknap-
cry, or Grantism. They see how i'll
1 T,1in there Is an ' old storv Of man
who thought dirty money as good as
clean money, but the man who had this
thought came to a bad end. How much
better off would Belknap be to-day if he
were a man Of honor instead of man
of wealth How much happier would
Schenck be if he had never gone into
the Emma mine! How much more
respect would be due to Jay Gould as a
poor and honest man than as sharper
and millionaire! This is sermonizing
Well, we must preach in these times,
when the devil is going to and fro in the
earth, and walking up and down in it
without being put in chains by the
clergy.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-29
THE CONNECTIONS ELECTION.
The Importance Of Its Bcarings--A His
tory Of thc Political mutations
Of That state.
New York Sun

New York SUM-
On the first Monday Of April, or nine
DAYS hence, there will be an election In
Connecticut for Governor and other
State officers, and for Legislature
which will choose Senator to fill the
unexpired term Of Ferry, Republican.
deceased whose seat is temporarily oc-
cupied by English, Democrat, and for q
member of Congress in the New London
lican, likewise deceased. Though for
these reasons the contest is of unusual
Importance to Connecticut, outside OF
the State the result will be regarded
chiefly for its bearings upon the Presi-
Dental campaign.
New Hampshire was State which
the Republicans could not afford to
lose. Connecticut Is State which the
Democrats must not fail to carry. After
the Republican party was organized
Connecticut always went for the Repub7
licans till April, 1867, when it elected q
Democratic Governor by the small
elected q Democratic Governor by a
majority Of 1765. But in the following
November it gave Grant a majority OF
BOIL. The State now became unstable
in it's politics, and for four years the
majorities of the prevailing party at the
April elections were very SMALL In
1869 the Republicans elected the Gov
ernor by All, in 1870 the Democrats sue
ceeded by S43, in 1871 the Republicans
got bare plurality Of 100, and in 1872
they obtained an absolute majority OF
only 25. But in November Grant car
ried the State by majority Of 1919.
A permanent change then took place
in the State. At the last three April
elections the Democrats have been sue
cessful in the contest for Governor.
They have beaten the Republican can
ddates by large pluralities, while their
absolute majorities against all opposi-
ton nave been substantial. Last April
tina plurality of Ihgersoll, Democratic
nominee for Governor, over Greene, Re-
publican, was $3.50, while his majority
over the combined vote of the Republi-
can and Temperance candidates was
6538. This, however, hardly exhibits
the full Republican strength, for Greene
was personally unpopular. The vote
on members Of Congress affords another
test The Democratic plurality on the
aggregate vote for the four members
was 1896, and the absolute majority 1897.
The Democrats confidently claim
Connecticut as one of the States which
will support their nominee for the Pres
idency in November. Indeed, in their
carefully prepared tables of probable
results, its six electoral votes are gen
orally found necessary to turn the scale
in their favor. For this reason they
cannot safely lose the State now. The
| Republicans are working pretty hard,
but we think the tide drifts toward the
| Dpmopropy
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-29
"CURLY CONK."
The New York Press on his Presidential
Chances.
from the Times.l

/
It may be from the lack Of materials
in Mr.. Conkling's public career, or it
may be due to the lack Of ability among
| his panegyrists, but the presentation of
his claims to the State Convention was a
singularIy weak one. 1t may strike the
attentive reader how little there is
calculated ''to fire the popular heart
! for Presidential election in the vague
generalities which seem to be best fitted
to describe Senator Conkling's title to
| fame. Mr.. Clarence Steward is not
deficient in ability, but he hardly dis
played the qualities of a skillfui advo-
cate in letting fall remark like this
"Our Senator is not responsible because
fraud crept into the party" Admitted, /"
the critical public may retort, "but what
about his responsibility for failing to
see fraud cast out 2" How would Mr..
Seward and his friends like to face a
Presidential campaign in which the
advocacy Of the party candidate should
become perpetual series of apologies
and pleas in eXtenuation? We fear that
the conduct of a struggle waged under
such auspices would fall into very in
different hands.
from the Tribunel
Every well-informed politician knows
that Mr.. Roscoe Conkling is not the
choice for the Presidency of majority,
or oven of large minority of the Re
publican voters of New York He is not
the real choice of the very office holders
in this city who secured their places at
his hands, and hold them at his mercy.
In most Of the other States he has no
more strength than Orvil Grant. His
best friends know perfectly we'll that he
has no chance for the Republican nomi-
nation-that the only chance he ever did
have was through such subservient sup
port, to the last moment, to the third
term pretensions of General Grant as
should secure from the Generals graft
tude the transfer of his support. With
Babcock and Belknap the value Of that
support has probably vanished. The
only use Of a vote for Mr.. Conkling by
the State of New York will be to make
good his claims to greater consideration
in the Senate, and greater power with
the next Administration-at the cost Of
leaving the State without any moral
weight in determining who the next
President shall be provided the Repub-
licans succeed and without any influ-
ence toward the publication of politics
by enforcing the choice Of the best pos
sible man.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-29
TO PREVENT BRIBERY.
Text Of the hill tn Prevent COntribu-
tiOns From Government Emu
plOyecs for Political Pnr.
poses, ana to Punish
bribery mt EIec-

bribery mt EIec-
lions.
Be it enacted, etc, That no officer or
employee of the Government shall re-
quire or request, give to or receive from
any other officer or employee OF the
same or other person, directly or indi-
rectly, any money, property or other
thing OF value for political purposes,
and any such officer or employee who
shall offend against the provisions or
this net shall at once be dismissed from
the service of the United States, and
also be deemed guilty OF q high INSIDE
meanor, and, on conviction thereof,
fined not less than $500 nor more than
$4,000, and be imprisoned not more than
one year, at the discretion OF the judge
trying the case.
Sec q That il any person, with o
view to the election to or obtaining votes
for the office of President, Vice Presi-
dent, or the post of Senator, Rerepre..
sentative or Delegate in the Congress OF
the United States, or appointment TO
any Office or post OF honor or emoiu-
ment under the Government OF the
United States Of himself, or any other
person, shall use force or duress by
menace or violence to life, limb, prop
erty or liberty, or shall commit bribery
or shall use money, property or other
thing of value to influence any elector,
voter, officer or other person In respect
to any election or appointment to any
such office or post, he shall, upon con
ton thereof, be fined not less than $500
nor more than $4,000, and be imprisoned
not more than one year, at the discretion
ofthe Judge trying the case.
Sec 3, That the district conrts OF the
United States shall have jurisdiction OF
the offenses created by this act.
Sec. 4. That the judges Of the district
and circuit courts shall give this act in
charges to grand juries.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-29

The Picdyune Sunday morning ap-
peared under Its new management. Mrs.
A. M. Holbrook becomes proprietor,
Mr.. Geo. w. Lloyd managing editor,
and Mr.. Geo. Nicholson business man.
ager. Mrs. Holbrook is well known in
the South as q poetess OF exquisite
taste and fancy. Mr.. Lloyd is an able
and experienced journalist, who will
keep up the high character OF the Plea
vune. Mr.. Nicholson has for some time
been the business manager, and is de-
servedly popular. We wish the Plea
y,lne continuance Of its popularity and
prosperity, since 1t is squarely against
the oppressors Of Louisiana.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-29
THE NORTH LOUISIANA AND TEXAS
RAILROAD CASE.
The Attorney General Called Upon TO
Institute suit for the 81 ,, y 900 Bonds.

MONROE, March %, 1876.
Editor DemOcrdt-In the DEMOCRAT Of
the 10Th inst. is an interesting account
OF the proceedings in the United States
Circuit Court, in the Vicksburg, Shreve-
port and Texas Railroad case. The re-
q question which should be forced upon
the attention Of the Attorney General
and his energetic assistant. 1t is the
liability Of Ludeling and associates for
the amount of the bonds issued to the
North Louisiana and Texas Railroad
Company by the State. BY act 10S of
1868, 81, 122, 900 worth Of bonds were
issued to this company. In 1872 a cor
rupt legislature and more corrupt gov
ernor accepted, by act 81 of 1872, stock
Of the company in full payment Of said
bonds A corrupt and servile court
sanctioned and sustained this infamous
bargain; ride 25 A., g. But the United
States Supreme Court have decided that
Ludeling et al. never owned the railroad,
and only held it through disgraceful
| fraud Then they had no right or power
to transfer an interest in the road to the
State. They obtained the bonds Of the
State through fraud and corruption, and
without consideration, and should
be made to refund them at
once. All the repairs and improve
ments for which they so preposterously
claim reimbursement, were made at the
expense Of the State. 1t is gratifying to
believe that Judge Campbell will
| frighten these voracious harpies away
| from the pledge of the bondholders, but
it would be still more gratifying to have
them forced to disgorge the treasures of
| the State which they have devoured
| When the present Supreme Judges Of
this State -Ludeling and his body SER
| wants descend from the tribunal which
they have degraded, it will be an easy
matter to get judgment against Ludel-
| ing and his associate conspirators for
| the full amount Of the funds obtained
| by them as the price of another's prop
erty. Please force this subject upon
the attention of that delectable law
firm Dibble and Field and much
oblige, LEX.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-29

Senator Brewster, Of Ouachita, states
In relation to the North Louisiana Rail
way bill that he favored the bill. We
understand his position to be that when
1t was found impossible to pass the bill
he introduced In the Senate, he favored
the House bill, in which were included
some Of the incorporators Of the Senate
bill. He also afllrms that he knows
nothing Of any purpose Of those inter-
ested In the bill that passed or his
Senate bill to exclude the New Orleans
Pacific from Congressional aid.
The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-29
PIGMY FOSSILS.
A PIgmv Graveyard i'm Tennessee.

An ancient graveyard of vast proper
tons has been found in Coffee county.
It is similar to those found in White
county and other places In Middle Ten
nessee, but is vastly more extensive, and
shows that the race of pigmies who
once inhabited this country were very
numerous. The same peculiarities of
position observed in the White county
graves are found in these. The writer
Of the letter describing the burial place
says: ''Some considerable excitement
and curiosity took place few days since
near Hillsboro, Coffee county, on James
Browns farm. A man was blowing in a
field which had been cultivated many
other bones. After making further '. ex.
animation, they found that there were
about six acres in the graveyard. They