The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-21
MISCELLANEOUS.

New YORK, April W-Ihe Hay'len
Consulate has cable adviccs that the
revolution is triumphant. President
Dominique has fed. Vice President
Ramren and Jaruuot. commanding the
Government forces. were shot. Blren
Canorl. who had been exiled at Port-au-
Prince. is expected to assume control.
FoRr SCoTT. April 2o.-A special from
Baxter Springs. Kansas, says about 10
O'Clock Yesterday morning, 10Th. two
men entered Baxter Bank. presented
a pistol TO the head of the cashier. went
through the safe. and escaped into the
Indian Territory with $4,000. Officers
| and number of citizens are III close
pursuit.
The strIkcrs-Troops ordered,
RoSpouT. N. Y. April 2o.-The re-
ports Of disturbances by the strikers are
exaggerated. =,
The strikers yesterday paraded
through the streets about 400 strong, but
made no disturbance except at the
Ulster and Delaware railroad. where
the men were driven from their work
The strikers also visited the cement
ouarres snd asked the laborers who
we're receiving one dollar per day to
ioin them. The latter refused The
strikers made threat that no work
should be done on the docks and rail
ordered out to guard the property last
night. This morning Cornell Go. at
Tempted to unload boat load OF coal
for the steamer Cornell. when the strlk-
ers attampted to drive the laborerS away,
b,lt the military cleared the dock, and
work is now going on. The steamer Pitts
ton left here this morning for Sangertles
to obtain troops to relieve the military
companies on duty here. but q MOB OF
sevcntv-tive men on the dock at Sanger
ties hurled stones at the men on the
steamer and prevented her from max
ing q landing. The boat returned to this
place. and troops have been ordered to
embark on her at Sangerties to repel the
rioters.
OMAHA. April 2O-The Democratic
State Convention. held at Lincoln yes
terday. was the largest and most influ'
entail ever held in the State Resolu
tions for hard money and reform werf
adopted with unanimity. Two-thirds
of the convention favored the nomlna
ti,,n of Gov. Tilden for President. but
no formal expression was given to this
| preference. Delegates were chosen tt
The National Convention. The dele
gates are known to be for Tilden unani
mously.
New YORK, April 2o-John J. Daven
; port. clerk of the United States Clrcul
Court, to-day sent o telegram to i. Il
) Caulfield. at Washington. stating tha
: the morning papers here declared tha
it appeared to the committee, OF whlci
he was chirman that Davenport had re
} ceved from the Government. betwee'
1871 and 1874. various sums or money
He said that he had receipts for ever,
hin, md hn diGhIIrGnu
. all for information, detection ana prose
q c1tion of frauds at elections and crime
; against the United States. He asks t
be subpnnaed at once before the com
mittee and promises to show that, in ad
dition to what the Government had pal
in this matter. he had personally, eX
pended S25 900. in the same work, whlc
he owed to-day.
Duncan. sherman Il 60.
The creditors of Duncan, Sherman
n 90 met to-day to elect an assignee l
4 bankr,lptcy, after proving their claims
g There we're so many claims to be prove
S that the election was postponed unit
n Saturday. A number OF claims wei
5 proved, including the following BARN
= brothers $3.50, 900; A. New, OF Georgia
S425, 900.
Frauds at tho Navy Yard.
? DAN RANClSCO, APii l. 20 -
s Gle continues the publication OF charge
), alleging frauds and mismanaGementi
n Mare Island navy yard. ltnow declare
|, that the proceeds of each year, s crop
e grain harvested on the island, which
y more than sufficient for the wants
the Government establishment, are al
propriated by the officers for pin none
e and the grain required for use there
J. purchased in the market; also that e,
J. pensive white and live oak teak sh
70 timber, brought from the East at
heavy cost, has been used for fire woo
is and allowed to lay about the yard ar
= rot. involving a loss to the Governmel
,e of $500,000.
"a The Revolver.
5. AUGUSTA, April 90. >. Gregg;
1t prominent citizen Of Augusta, was sh
e to-day at Graniteville, ;. T., oy your