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, 1876-06-03

One Of the features Of tho Centennial.
briefly described by telegraph, WAS tho opon-
ing on Decoration Day Of thu Daukers Asso-
citation Building on the Centennial grounds.
The chief interest Of tho occasion attachctl
to the elaborate address Of tho lion. L. G.
SpAuLp1Nu, tho "Fathcr Of tho Lcgnl-Ton-
der. alias "Old Greenbacks," who slsctched
the progress Of banking on this continent for
the past 100 Ycars. At tho beginning there
wefc no banks, now there aro 907 State
banks 2,21s National Banks, GGG savings
banks, aud .,375 private banks, making u total
OF 6,OGG banks and bankers. Afr. srau1D1So
dwels on the establishment Of the two
United States Banks, one in 17Sl, tho other
in 1916. Tho former put tho immature
finances Of tho young nation Oil flr1n foun-
dation; tho second restored tho prosperity
which Ind been dissipntel by the failure In
1911 to renew the chnrter Of tho first bunk.
President JAoKsos's bank war ia described
md disapprovcd; tho pnuics the country t,as
suffered from aro ascribcd to tho excessive
speoulations and debts of tho various eraa
As would bo expected, tho bulk Of Mr..
SrAuLD1Nos address WIS devoted to the
greenbac1s introduced into our finances BY
m AIT of Congress drafted by liu. Alr.
SpAuIp1Sa laa always defended the lcgnl.
tender rs "a necessity Of tho War, but held
and holds TINT it was o nero Temporary
form Of indebtedness, nnd currency
that must DO got rid of ut tho soonest
possible moment. Tho grcnt mistake of tho
Wnr HnyH Mr. HrAT,LD1Nf 81 urnnfer Than nlI
other mistakes in the management" was tho
abolition of tho right given by tho original
Legal-Tentlcr oct to fund tho grconbacks in
& per cent gold Lonils Of tho United States.
This abrogation, ho Baya, was grcnt ill.,
juBtice totho holders Of greonbackB, and " lot
tho Government md tho whole country,
banks and people, down into tho slough Of
an irredoemablo paper currency, whore We
havo remained eleven years." It was tlliH
backward step that Rlone stood iu the way Of
self.acting return to specic-paymonts
in at most two or thrce years utter
tho War. This is the path through
which now to sook the restoration OF
the specie standard. With free banking, and
our ample annual production of gold and
silver, tho currency question may DO safe-
ly left to tako care Of itselt, whilo the Coy
erumont, regarding tho legal-tondcrs o. Il
past-duo pnrer dcbt provides for their pay.
1nent by exchanging them for bond running
On long timo uud bearing low rato OF ill.,
torost. This is tho first stop to tako to
offectuato resumption or improve tho cur
reugy.
, 1876-06-03

Whtuh Of tho States named In the Demo-
cratic list can any Republican claim for either
CoAKL1So, AlonroN, or D1AMz2 Which Of
tho States in tho Republican tiat can the Nc-
publicnns afford to loso7 What Republican
Is willing to take thu risk Of running candi-
date, already denounced by Republicans as
railroad jobbor, in tho States OF Michigan,
Wisconsin. Illinois, Minnesota, or even in
OHIO, when tho public sentiment Is strong
and vigorous against railroad influence in tho
Government, anl against monopolics aud
corruption in any form {? 10 elect any Re-
publican candidate, hc must carry oil tho Re-
publican States, aud must got tlirty-four
yotes from tho dobatable States. We cite
these figures to show that tho circumstances
Of the campaign do not adinit Of taking any
risks. 1t is not a time 10 carry on q defo D.
sivo campaign, and there Is no precetlont for
tho election OF a candidate who WIS put on
tho defensive. Success can only be accom-.
plished by an aggressive canvass, aud with
A1r. BLAINE tho Republican purity can do
nothing but explain and defend accusations
maao against thu candidate by leading mem.
be1s Of theiE own party. Thu Democratic
, 1876-06-03
CHICAGO YK1BUNE: sATURDAY.

ahove tic real cost Of tho sorvice tlnno tho
public. It IL timo that tho Courts should
take cogniznnoo Of this phase Of the lnnttcr.
When vast gang Of these public pundcrers
fight for an extension Of thoir opportunities,
wo conceive TINT tho will Of tho people and
tho rights OF tho pluntleretl should lnvo moro
weight in court Of Justice, sitting in q lind
where all Government is supposed to 10 by
tbs people for tho people, than my nrray Of
preccdunts or arbitrary construction Of
statutes.
Ar in locnl Government, so this tolerance
Of fraud and APOLOGY for corruption aro tho
most serious charges TINT Threaten our Con-
cral Government md tho American system.
The same improvement OF opportunities, tho
same indulgence Of grael. and tho sanio III
difference to atoaling from, tho people rs q
whole, have rer1noated almost every branch
OF tue public service. Tho doctrine
TINT 1t il no crime to rob tho Govern
ment asserts itself at primaries, in caucuscs,
and before conventions, M vol ~ In Office.
Every effort to Obliterate this doctrine and
punish tho professors thereof ia mot will, tho
stubborn resistance Of the general claRa of
ofllce-holdera, cx-o1tlco-holtlers, mud office.
scekors. Wespeak Of a clnsa we'll known to tho
community, md tlo not intend to include cor
thin esti,nab1e gentlemen who havo served
tho public honestly md faithfully VIC refer
to Tho rule, not tho exception, 1t was this
class TINT seized the Springfield Convention
and ignored tho 1}n1sTow sentiment of
Illinois. 1t In tho samo clas8 which now
howls for "anybody to hoat l'nlsTow," which
symp4thizes with tho PEn1oLAT crowd in it's
indictment, and which hopes aud depends
of Mayor. The same people arc in favor Of
tho sa.no rule Of plumber in national, State,
county, and city politics, aud they are stsik-
ing at tho very roots Of all popular govcrn-
ment
, 1876-06-03

| robbing tile public with prima .f,c'e
| evidence that there waa frR,t1 in
| tho letting Of tho Foundation contract will,
proof that a responsible offer Ia mnt1o to do
tho entire work at a., 1oo, 900, for which m
expenditure Of 90. 600,o0o at tho very 1oast
fa contemplated; nnti with tho allegation
that tho people can take no steps to purify
tho Board by election before next fall. Wo
should eay OH goneral principles Tint this
would mako q case strong enough to justify
On injunction on furthor contracts for tho
present. Blr. TuIEY succeeded In having
fraudulent contract for city scavonger work
sot aside by similar process. Tint waa a
specific instance, 1t Ia truo hut tho convic-
sion Of frnrd WINS not moro certain than in
tho case Of building Courthouse under tho
supervision of tho worry men who havo assist.
ell and winkea at tho iniquities exposed by
tho Into Grand Jury.
Another pressure may bo brought to bear,
rorhaps, by resolution by tho Common
Council to discontinue for the present oil
work on its portion Of tin Coust-IIouso. It
ia NOD probable that tho County Bcarl will
10 20 bold md insolent ns to proceed n!oMc
AlAASt ttI5 IHGfGHt u tlllH[!E, AlltI
these two movements together mny conHtran
majority Of tho Commissioners to give
aomo heed to public sentiment, md either
nccopt the proposition to build tho en-
tiro structure nt tho cost Of SO, no.
0oo or to suspend work and let no
moro contrncts for tho present. The
people nro entitled to some protection
in this matter. Tho construction OF tho
court~l1ouse will afford opportunities for
fraud, by comparison with. which tho routine
county stealing is insignificant. Tho vennlity
of tho Board as whole-by which We mean
tho powor Of tho mniority-is no longer O
mattor of Issue, mud If thero is any action in
Inv or any assertion Of public sentiment
TINT can tnko tho Court-I1ouRo ont Of tho
hnit1s Of tho Ring, certainly ono million
and probably two millions of tho public
money mny thereby DO saved within tho next
two or TIRES years. No effort should be
spared, therefore, to put tho recommend
ation Of tho GRIND Jury into immediate
operation.
, 1876-06-03
STOP BUILDING THE CpURT.UOusEt

Among tho many excellent suggestions
contained in tho report OF tho late Grand
Jury ID ono which requires im1uediato aud
prompt action on tho part Ct thu people.
No refer to tho recommendation that tho
people shall take steps to arrest nsl further
expenditures on tie construction OF Tho
Courthouse until such tin.o as public opin-
ion shall hayo produced higher standard of
otliciRl morality nnd the County Government
shall be- transferred to men having higher
sense Of otllcinl duty, 1t il ut ouco absurl
and outrageous that tlis work should 10 per.
mittcd to 90 on under tho control aud tlirec-
and oil Ut whom have tolerated the wholesale
and systematic frauds practiced upon the
county for several years. In one sense 1t ID
q farce; In another almoat n tragedy. If
IN individual or u private business Grln
engaged in erecting building to cost several
millions Of dollars should discover that its
agents had beon robbiug 1t for yeazs in other
transactions. there IL no doubt TINT it would
suspend the work Immediately aud postpone
its continuance until othor agents moro conn.,
potent mud trustworthy could 10 secured
Tho same policy should 10 followed by tho
people in their aggregate capacity. Tho
necessity is pressing. lilo County board il
hurryiug up it's contracts to anticipate tho
popular protest. Alrcady it has undor con-
sideratiou tho contracts for the supply OF
stone and the work Of stone-cutting, which
together will not fall short OF a million OF
dollars. Wo bolioye 1t is tho intoption to
Close the matter up within tho next ten days.
Whatever IL to bo done on belalf Of tho peo-
plo must bo dono quickly.
As the Grand Jury nlade no specific rec
om1ncusiation as to tho course to pursue, wo
would suggest that tho Ctizons' Association,
or spme individual citizen who will COM
nand public confidence, shall apply to tho
Courts for an injunction restraining tho
present board of Commissioners from mak-
ing any further contracts on tho Court
House, on the broad ground that they Lave
sfofteitod the confidence OF tho people, aud
TINT there is ample reason To suspect that the
public moneys will be wasted They may
20 before tAo Court with the reports Of tho
two last Grand Jurles with showing TINT
thore hos been constant fraud In nearly every
branch OF the county service for years
with tho fact TINT several Of tho present
Commissioners gro under indictment for
, 1876-06-03

The Rev. DR.. WILLIAM STEVENS PERRY of
Geneva, has accepted thu Iowa Episcopato
to which no was elected few days ago by
tho Diocesan Convention. DR.. pEanY IL
about 40 ycars OF age, o preacher Of eminent
ability mud power, man Of extraordinary
administrative capacity, an.l high Church
man Of liberal, moderate, and conservative
tendencies. Lie will mike Iowa an excel.
lent bishop no doubt, and provo indeed Il
lodsend to that bitter and distracted Die.
ecsc. Thore III no roason to doubt TINT the
consent Of tho Standing Committees will bo
promptly gisen in, and it ii expected that
tile conservation will take place in Sertem-
Der next,
, 1876-06-03

There is no doubt that homo very fast rai!-
road running is being mado by tho spccial
train on its way from Now York to San Frau.
Disco. III this respect tho trip may bo phe,
nomennl, but since it soculs to hive been un.
dortaken by New York theatrical manager
for the purpose Of advertising lis attraction,
it may we'll DO doubted whether the end jug-
titios tho means, and whether final accom-
plishment Of the design will compensate for
tho risk Of human life incident to the run
ming Of M irregular trim at break-ncck
rate of speed for no higher or moro impor-
tAnt purppBe.
, 1876-06-03

heenuso Spoakors are only required 10 vote
on tic.
We hnse fnital in tho integrity Of Mr..
BLAINE, aud his advocacy by Ton ScoT7 does
not woaken our confidence in his personal
honesty. But wo do not think the Noput,-
lican pnrty can afford to take any sorious
risks for tho mere sake Of expressing conf
dence in Alr. nIA1NE, Just imngino the
character Of the canvass: Each Republican
addressing tho pooplo will lnvo TO tako up
the Six or oight scandals concerning Mr..
BLAINE and arg,o hia innocence, using for
tha. purpose tho at1idavits OF JAY COOKE. TONI
ecor7, JOE SrEwAnT, CALDWELL, anl ail tho
railroad stock md bond brokers in oil parts
Of the United States. tc tho object Tint no
person named BLAINE over was concerned in
railrond jobbing, or. ii there was blaine, II
was not DR. j. Il. BLAINE. The press would
tcom with all n,nnner Of articles, prepared
.1ll now used by CoSgL1Ha and Moaros'a
friends. showing long md continuous deal-
lug on his part in tho wildcat. worthless.
mud questionable securities Of speculative
railroads.
Believing that thoro is no Republican who
il willing to risk tho sncccss Of tho party.
mud risk tho transfer of tho whole political
power Of tho Goycrnmontin in ali Its branches,
and the politicnl control Of a majority Of the
States to the Democratic party, for the moro
sake Of personal friendship to Mr. BLAINE or
any other n,nn, VIC suggest tho proprioty Of
adopting tho policy which tho timo demands.
Tho Republican pnrty can only hope for
success, and Gnu hardly deserve success, un-
less 1t cau satisfy tic people that 1t is ab!e
nnd willing to purify the administration Of
the Government by wedding out tho dis
honest and corrupt. It cannot satisfy tho
people of this by resolution or platform 1t
must claim this confidence by naming a. q
candidate TINT man whose namo alone will
satisfy the people Of his ability, willingness,
courage, and fearlessness to grapple with
corruption in every form, and stranglo it.
The refusal to nominate such a candidate ut
this timo will bo largely accepted as evidence
TINT tho nomination of such candidate vas
defeated BECAUSE of tho very reason which
should havo caused tis nomination.
, 1876-06-03

It is lnwning upon tho Democratic man.
ngers in Indiana that this Is not good yea,
III which to run for tho Supreme Court TIM
ronominAtetl judges, who, rs appears by tho
court records, llnvo nvaited themselves Of
thoir oft}co to l,avo their household furniture
md family washing charged to tho Stato and
paid for rs court expenses. Tioro wore too
1nany chnmbcr-sotB, md pillows, and spring.
mattresses, and stylish betlstoatls, too much
shouting mud blnnkots, and too many rose.
wood sofas md tho like, required 10 enablo
tho Court, while these rononinatctl Judges
sat upon tho Bench, to administer justicc,
Honest Granger Democrats, who never owned
curled-hair mattress in their lives, it In
fcnrcsl, cannot bo made to comprehend TINT,
without n supply of curlod-hnir mattresses
sufficient to equip good-sized llotol, it WAS
altogether impossible for tho learned Demo-
cratic Judges who havo been renominntcd 10
decide knotty points Of Inv. Tho managers
f.avo arrived, indeed, ut lively consciousness
Of tho fact t]lat it cannot bo matlo .piain to
tho average In1liana voter why tho oil law
yera, who comprise tho Judges Of that Court
md nro tho Democratic nominees for re-
election, couldn't discharge tho duties Of
tl4oir high oi1lco without tho aitl Of hundreds
of yarsla Of carpoting and shooting, and Of
handicapped buroaus, anl lace curtains,
aud spring-bottom mahogany bcGyteads,
aud tho like. besides having their fauiIy
wash-bi]1 paid out Of the Treasury, tito whole
"court expenses footing up :G9,Ooo. Or
tlluarily tho great Democratic party Of In.li-
ma might haye essaycd to carry thcso pick
pocket Judges on the ticket for tho highest
judicial Office in the Stato But TINT is felt
to 10 too hazardous All undertaking for this
year Of tho Presidential canvass. Particu-
larry is it felt too pcrilous at this ti,no, for
the Democratic managers, who in and ont
Of Congress, nro engaged in the business OF
Investigating utter Republican corruption,
to persist in running these self-conyicted
pilfering Judges, who wero uominntcd nftcr
their thiovcry was exposed. So, with many
twinges Of regret, tho ronominatod Demo.
critic judicial plundcrera arc, it ID nntlcr.
stood, to DO thrust of tho tickot to escape
the overwhelming t|cfeat that else would 10
iu storo for them at tho polls.
, 1876-06-03

closing at 43zc cash and III 10 for July. Oata
were cn,y, closing Mt 2s!c cash and 2sssc for
Jnly. 11yo wna steady at Gs@Cs3c. nar-
ley was steady md quiet, ut 55c cash. Hogs
were fairly activo at 10GR15c decline, tho bulk
Of the sales mixing ut sG.oo@G.1o. Cattle
wore dull md caay, at ;so.5o@6.0 90 for inferi-
or Ia cxtrn Sheep wcro weak. Ono hum
lrcl dollars In gold would buy SHAGGY
in grecnbacfIs at tho close.
, 1876-06-03

At St. Louis yesterday, after the list Of
conspirators had received THUR light sen
tenccs, District-Attorney DYER announced
TINT ii very few days would witnessa clearing
up Of the whole business, un1 TINT his con-
nection with tho Government would thcref-
ter immediately cease. blr. DYEn's record
llns been one Of incorporating fidelity to
Tho interests Of the people against obstacles
of gigantic character, and in mornl atnos.
phcro noisome with corruption Of every con-
cejyallp kind.
, 1876-06-03

1t grows worse for Speaker KEnn, md
there il moro Of it ~ the investigation into
the appointment Of GnEEN, Of New York,
progresses. LAWRENCE HAnNEr, the witnoss
who it WIS exultantly proclaimed by KERn'.
partisana had convicted himself Of perjury
by running away, very much to their tGs-
comtituro appeared boforo tho Committee
yesterday, and, OF most searching oross.
examination, repeated, without material Va.
riation, his original testimony TINT ho paid
KEnn $40 Us the price Of GnEES's appoint
ment. Tho cross-e1amination by KEnn's
counsel wau rrotraotcl and rigorous, but did
not shake HAANEY's testimony. The attempt
to connect him with the anonymous letter 10
kEnn failed. 11nd it succeeded, it would
have availcd nothing in KERn's behalf. Tho
question ut issue il not whether HAnsEy
wrote an anonymous lcttor, but whether
KEnn accepted from lIAnsEY brbe, as HAl-
MEX testiaes, for appointing GnrES. 1'l1u
peculiar circumstance about it is, tllat
with all tho time that has elapsed
in which Afr. KERR has had opportunity to
prepare his defense, no hns not explained
why lia went outside his own district and
State to confer this much-songht nppoiut.
mont upon young Green, Of New York, who
unquestionably paid for it. If Mr.. KERn
didn't get tho money, then whit was it that
Induced Mr.. Kern to givo the appointment
to GREEN, who was u stranger2 II tlla
transaction was wholly innocent, it ought to
bo very easy for bIr. Kerr to oxplain what
induced him to appoint GREEN. Nobody il
going to DO so vcrdant Us to suppose tha'
KHnn thoughtlessly throw away such valu.
able pioco Of patronage upon mere stranger
from anotllor State without somo strong in-
duce1nent- Tint need not hnvo beon cor.
r11pt. But II it was innocent, why docs
not Atr. KEnR show what it was? Tile
longer ho delays It, tho stronger will DO tho
conviction that ho cannot offer auch yindica-
ton because 1IARsEY tails tho truth.
, 1876-06-03

Next Tuesday will settle tho fato of 4 largo
number of the Chicago whisky-thieveH
who will then rcceivo tloir sentences nt the
hands Of Judge DLoDoETT, Of tho United
States District Court. Several will DO held
over for future uso ns witnesses in trinls Jet
to come, but tho remainder, h1r. a. G..
IIEs1Na among tho number, will know next
Tuesday all the particulars concerning their
respective places Of sojourn in thu future.
, 1876-06-03
people,.

Tho worst fears OF I}LAlNgs friends aFo
realized. 1lo has refused to lot tho Insrsa-
eating Committee Zoo the contents OF thoao
fatal lottora. 'IIe con1deutially submitted
the letters TO the inspection OF JERnz i'LAos.
Democratic lobby lawyer, an.l MATT cA1
rxKEzR, Whisky-lsing attorney, and both. afta
examining tho letters, advise lin to tlEo1
, 1876-06-03

Tho United States Court at Now Orleans
turned ont its quota Of crooked-whisky
manipulatora yesterday. Tie lot comprised
ono revenue officer aud hyo distillers, the
first Of whom received sentence Of sixteen
months imprisonment and tlno OF $1,000,
whilo tho distillerB wore allotted fines Of
ST 900 md from six to sixteen months i'm
prisonmont~ The parties will do penancc in
tho West Virginia pcnitontiary.
, 1876-06-03

Tow scorr, being pushed to tho wall on
tho question OF plausibility, II not Of actual
veracity, and no doubt rcrcoivinR that the
Presidential jig is up anyhow go far MS htr.
1sLA1sE is concerned, is disposed to clenr bis
own akirts, let tho mud fly upon whom 1t
may. Col. ScoTrs friends clnim TINT his
tes.inony-tllat lie received the Little Rock
& Fort Smith bonds from CALDWELL, and
TINT hfr. BLAINE was not connected with
or benefited by The transaction-can
casily bo reconcilcd with the testimony
OF atu111oAN and F1snEn upon tho theory
TINT Col, Scor1 traced tho bonds as far
back as he know, not being nvnre of tho
fact thot tho bonds had been forced back On
Mr.. BLAISE's hands by his friends in A1ainc,
whom ho had persuaded to invest in tho
worthless securities. It ia not q very clear
showing for Col. Sco7r Mt the best, though
probably the most that can bo done uut1or
tho circumstances but it significantly de-
notes El.tlsh determination on the part of
the friends of the grcnt railronslcr to deserta
sinking ship and pull for dry 1nnd.
, 1876-06-03

We invite tho attention OF Republicans to
the following liYt Of States and their oleo-
toral votes:
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-08-02

The Parish Convention, which
is to assemble here on the End OF
September, will be the largest in
numbers ever called together for the
same purpose, and we cherish the
thought that it will be equally a
good, honest and impartial one. The
times demands this, our situation
cries aloud for it, and we would be
criminals, indeed, in the eyes of the
community, if we fail to appreciate
it's vital Importance. Let every sin.
gle voter in each and every Ward, on
the 26th of this month, leave his
home for few hours and help in the
selection of the proper delegates to
meet in Convention on the End oil
September. It is no idle work, but
should force the attendance CT all
alike. At this time we want no lag
CARDS, and don't have much patience
with grumbleIs and jcroakers. Lei
every man consider himself q com
mittee of one especially delegated te
vote for the proper persons as dele
gates from his Ward, and his duty
will have been done.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-08-02
PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOURTH
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
CONVENTION.

The Delegates of the Fourth Con-
gressional District met on the 9th
Of August at s o'clock A. M, in the
parlor of the Harvey House, at Baton
Rouge. All the parishes of the Dis
trict represented except the parish
of Bienville. The Hon. Lewis Tex
ada, of Rapides, was called to the
Chair; S. NJ. Potts of DeSoto, and
R. W. Taylor of Natchitoches reques-
ted to act as Secretaries.
The Rules of the State Convention
were adopted. Nominations being in
order, the following named gentle.
men were placed in nomination:
Judge VIM. A. Seay of Caddo, was
nominated by Bossier, and eloquent
~ seconded by Webster.
Capt. James G. White Of Rapides,
was put in nomination by Vernon,
and seconded by Rapides.
The Hon. VIM. NJ. Levy of Match
itoches, was put in nomination by
Natchitoches and seconded by Grant
The Hon. J. B. Elan of De Soto
was put in nomination by De Soto,
and seconded by Red River. The
ballots resulted as follows:
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-08-02

-HYPoCHoNDRrAsls is 4 sad af1ic.
ton to suffer from. It attacks al
stations and conditions Of life.
There is constant dread Of impend.
ing dangers, the Damoclss sword Of
an imaginary evil is suspended over
morbid seusitiveness as to tho
thoughts and actions Of others, &c.
This disease generally arises from
an affection Of tho liver, stomsch,
urinary organs, &C., and can b sue
cessfully eombatted by the aid Of rest
and light diet, and the use of RENE
.dy which will restore new force, pro-
mote secretions and excretions, and
give tone to the whole system.
Such 3 health restoring remedy
has been found in the HoxE SToxAcH
Buffers.