The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-08
1.-THE NEPHEW OF Hss UNCLE"
COL. George Butler Removed tr0ih IN
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"wHE NEPHEW OF MIs UNCLE.
Tel. sseerge butler Removed from the
rastofncc Department.
WASHINGTON, May Z - Col. George H.
Butler, nephew Of Ben, recently ap-
pointed agent Of the PostoiIiee Depart
ment for the Black Hills, has been re-
moved.
THE LABOR REFORM LEAGUE.
seventh Annual Convention at New York.
NEW YoRK, May 6.-The seventh an
nual Conyention Of the American Labor
Reform League began to-day In Me-
chanics' Hall. Il. w. Hume. presiding.
Lengthy resolutions were offered by d.
I'll. Haywood, denouncing both Republi-
can and Democratic parties, and declar-
ing that no candidate will receive the
labor reform vote who is not opposed to
property Gin land and money! monopoly
compulsory taxation, and every device
giving an increase TO property, and an
increase without labor. to It's holders ,
and that men and women should be paid
equally for the same labor.
Addresses were made on the resolu-
tions by J X. ingalls,, DR.. Lewis, g. s.
Weeks, Vim. Hanson, Leander Thomp-
son, 2. Logan. G.. w. Maddox, DR.. New
bray, II. w. Hume and others. Further
discussion will be had tomorrow.
Casualties.
BosroN. May 6. The following ia d
correct list of the killed on the steamer
Sidonian: Capt. Edwards, Adam Gray.
first engineer; A. q. Mikey, second
engineer; James Gray, third engineer !;
Henry Tuggell, fireman: James Power,
fireman; John Hodge, trimmer, local
passer>. Wounded, II. Hutchison. cook.
FOREIGN.
WAR NOTES.
The Czar's speech.
LONDON. May The Gar, address
ing the Estates at Moscow, concluded
To-day am happy to be able to thank
my people for their patriotism, which
has been proved by deeds. Their readi-
ness to undergo sacrifices eXcels our ex-
pectations. May God assist us to fulfill
our task. and bless our troops, who are
about to engage In contest for faith,
Emperor and fatherland.
The Russians RepuIsea at Kars.
Fifteen thousand Russians attempting
to force Stgnule Pass, east of Kars, were
repulsed. Two Russian assaults on Kars
were repulsed with heavy loss.
rhe Kurds Rising Against the Russians.
Abdalla, the famous Kurd chief, Is
about starting for the Russian frontier
with 10000 kurds.
The Russian Consul Leaves Trieste
A Reuters Alexandria dispatch says !:
The Russian Consul General and the
whole staff of the Consulate have left
Trieste.
Lord Derhy's Reply to GortsclsalsnH.
A Reuters telegram from st. Peters
burg, dated Sunday. says: Lord LOTUS
to-day handed the Russian government
Lord Derhy's reply to Gortschakofr's
circular. 1t Is stated on good authority
that Russia does not intend to reply.
The Independent Beiges Paris special
asserts that Derby's reply Is very bitter.
Derby's anwer to the Russian circular
concludes: 1T Is impossible to foresee
the consequences OF such an act. Her
Majesty's Government would willingly
have refrained from any observations in
regard to 1t, but as P.ince Gortschakoff
seems TO assume, in declaration ad-
dressed to all the Governments Of Eu-
rope, that Russia is acting In the inter-
ests OF Great Britain and of the other
powers, they feel bound to say in a
manner equally formal and public, that
the decision Of the Russian Government
renee or approval"
The German Protectorate of Russian
subjects.
rate OF Russian subjects.
A Runner that Kars il Captured.
The rumors that kars has been CAP
tured and that Erzeroum is in danger.
needs confirmation.
The Russians Advancing to the Danubr.
Advices show that the Russians are
approaching the Danube slowly. but
formidably.
No Persecution of Christians i'm Turkey
Dispatches received from CONSTANT
nople authorize the Turkish legation to
declare that the news of prosecutions
having been lately practised upon GER
tain Christian villages on the right bank
of the Danube is without foundation.
The Jews Murdered In Ruumania.
In so far as regards the bad treatment
to which Iraelites are said to have been
subjected in Giurgero, the Turkish Le-
cation is authorized to state that there
are no Turkish inhabitants or troops
occupying that town, which is on the
left side Of the Danube, and which is
under the government of Bucharest;