The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-30
NEWS BY MAZE.
The Asiatic Plague.
INaW York Times. /

LNew York Times. /
THEHAN, April 25.4 The plague has APP
oeared at Resht, causing three or four
teaths daily. The mortality is likely to
ncrease. Sanitary measures are being
aiken by the Persian government.
There were 176 deaths at Bagdad from
The plague between the 10th and 23d
Insts.
A New Candidate for the Position Of
state.
New York sun.1
YArKTor, d. r., April 24.-Avs large
and enthusiastic meeting OF citizens
was held ut the court house last night
to take the necessary steps toward se-
curing State organization. The meet
Ing was addressed by Gov. Penningston
and others. The movement meets with
the approval OF all parties, and is being
taken up by the people In other parts OF
the Territory. At the meeting last
night committees were appointed to
further the movement, and arrange
rnents were mnds for holding future I
meetings here and In other places In the
Territory.
The washing ton Monument.
WasHINaToN, April 25.-Dr. J. 3.
Blake, secretary OF the National Monu-
mept Society. takes issue with the mill.
tary engineers who recently reported
against the suffieieney OF the founda-
tion Of the monument, saying no fault
was found with this until after the de-
velopment OF desire TO ornament an
other part OF the city with the monu-
ment. when it WAS first suggested that
the design OF the monument is not In
good taste, and afterward that it's found
ations are insecure. He says whole
generation Of the most competent arch.
itects aud engineers have been satisfied
both as to the design, the site, and the
solidity Of the monument.
CONSOLIDATION.
consolidating the several Independent
bureaus in the Patent 0fIiee.
| IN. Y. SUM-
WASHINGTON, April 25-An order has
been issued by Ellis Spear, Commits
sioner Of Patents, consolidating the
several independent bureaus which
have heretofore published the Patent
| | {Gftssttttte, HE -effteiat register nf the
Patent Office. into one bureau under
Frank Burr, editor Of the Gazette. The
Gazette has u large circulation all over
the country. and it's publication has
been a rather hap. hazard affair with
each branch (proof- reading. circulation,
editing, etc. under q separate and indie
pendent head-a result OF the cumbrous
red tape Of the department. An order
will be shortly issued by Carl Schurz.
directing heads of bureaus to arrange
the work in each bureau as to make re-
sponsibility commensurate with pay
The most serious abuses in this respect
are to be found in the Secretary'5 i'm
mediate office, which Chandler, OF
rather his predecessors, filled with sin
eeureH.
I GEN. sHERMAN's VIEW.
: THe utmost Confidence to be Placed IN
the NseHesss sssverumcnf.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-Gen. Sherman
seems to place great faith in the prom
ses of Cows. Hampton and Nichols tc
the administration. He said to-day
that the whole philosophy OF Southern
: life was based on the idea Of honor, ane
: . If there was any impulse that ,woulc
: keep the Southern people to the pledges
l they have made to the Executive, i
: : / would be their seuse Of hUuUr, and tht
- fact that to break their faith woult
. . bring upon them the just opprobium o.
= the whole country. It remained to bt
= = seen how far the authority Of those whit
. have made these pledges can be effect
= i've in overcoming the deep-seated pref
= udices which influence q considerable
! portion of the idle and irresponsible
:. element in Southern society. The Gen
e eral does not anticipate serious trouble
. growing out Of the large trust placed b.
: the President in the pledges OF South
- - ern leaders, but is evidently In favor o
y extreme measures should those prom
a a ises be violated.
O NO NEW INDIAN POLICY.
70 Conference Between rTessrs. Hayes an
Htns sins
!, IN. Y. World.l
~ WASHINGTON, April 25.-The India
;, Peace Commission, composed of Joh
- d. Long, OF Maine; @. A. Stebbing. o
- New Jersey; VIM. I'll. Lyon, of Ne,
ID York; A. q. Barstow. of Rhode Island
y VIM. Stickney, Of the District OF Ce
y lumbia, and q. M. Kingsley, of Ne,
10 York, accompanied by Secretary Schur
+ and Indian Commissioner Smith, ealle
- upon the President to-day for the pun
:, "a pose of learning his views on the India
II peace policy inaugurated by Preside1
- - Grant at the beginning OF his admins
~ =, tration.
= Mr.. Long addressed the President |
:. ;. relation to the result OF the peace poll
" cy. and in the course of his remark
q said they hoped their peace policy wit
IVA the Indians would be as successful q
70 70 the peace policy Of President Hayes
-, ~ the South.
y The President replied that he had NJ
- ~ consulted with his Cabinet on the sui
10 le iect, but he knew no reason why th
~ indian policy Of the late Administrs
ton should not be continued.
Secretary Schurz remarked that Will
in private life he had given his earnes
support to this policy, and he saw n
reason why he should not sustain it 6
the Secretary of the Interior.
v. The commission were much gratifie
Of with their interview.
n THE LAST SIOUX TREATY.
''u, 30 The Proposed Removal of the Indiaf
y to n Reservation i'm southern Dakota.
i IN. Y. SUM-
ul WASHINGTON, April 25.-The law pas
I'd ed by the Fourty-fourth Congress ca
n rying into effect the conditions OF tt
W last Sioux treaty, provides for the RI
ID muval of the entire body OF Sioux to
r. oorxr,t;,p / n acouthaaStarn Dakota. i'll