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Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-12-08

tllIy 1calO|!ST ol IuieiS, Hbt tpllI'tcEtc
was the virtue Of all true citizens of a re-
public. Without stopping to consider
whether this applies to Judges, rs well as
other officers, l answer you by saying
that the Electoral Commission was not Il
judicial tribunal, and did not behave like
one. 1t was q pOlitica! body organized
for special occasion, to determine par
t-cular question, "accorting to the ncst OF
it's prejuAices," and it performed the
function assigned to it by disicgarding
the law of the case and shutting its eyes
to the facts. The less confidence we have
in such tribunals the better: indeed, a
| reasonable regard for the salety of our
most important public rights requires
| that we should have meme at all.
You are welcome tC tho admission Nt
you tllinE; it will do you any GoodD that l
look not only with contempt. but with
abhofrcnes upofr- II 4s,-.+ isscial tPttttslatS
which have liss.raccd the history OF or
race on both sides Of he Atlantic, inriNh-
inc the Star Chamber. the Court of High
Commission, all military aud all ecclesi-
astial commissions. and all commissions
for political purposes. If | could revive
in this generation the stern hatred which
our fathers felt for those dangerous che
mics of liberty and justice, l would he a
great public benetact0r. and yon would
never Ee! another commission OF any kind
to uphold fraud, to sanctity persecution,
or to oppTcss the innocent.
CASE FOR PLAIN SPEAKING.
You take violent exception to my use
of thc word "conspiracy," as applied to
those unlawful proceedings "h!ch re'u!-
ted in defeating Mr.. Til.lcu's large ma
,jority. OF course YOU pr2trr E5ll. own
euplemisric phrase, and call it :akir q "a
political advantagc.' But l cannot see
wherein my term is wrong. iour ohicc
H., ~, & IL
word ''steal,' for which he wished to sub.
stitute "cOnvcy.'
To say conspiracy. fraud, or anythinr
else which implies that Your friends in
Louisiana aud their allies were guilty Of
crime. is, in E"ur opinion. Coarse ard
brutal. Your refined taste has been deep
ly offended in This way. not only by me
but by the whole Dem0cracy. wherever
they have written or spoken on the sub
.jcct, either in Congress. before the com
mission. or elsewhere. The imnoliteucss
of making the accusation has been uni
tornlly heightened by the rough hol,nesS
with which it was proved to lie true, and
by ''blisternG words" in hich it was
denounced. Pev''aps all the Democrats
were wrong to some extent. 1t may be
that we ought not to have spoken out in
harsh terms of censure, ur said anything
to disturb the serenity OF the knaveS who
did us this terrible Injustice. But if You
are not altogether blind You must see that
tins was, III our situation, simply iHpos-
sihl". E:crc was :? great nation which
had suffered by misgnvernmcnt more than
any other under the Sllnl-hcr property
taxed almost to conii,ra: ion--her indus
try crushed to the earth-her ruhli" do
main Siu&nUcrc;t away-hcT best rii liens
starving by the hundred thousand in the
midst Of the plenty which their own la
hoTs bad produced, while corruption vas
The daily gazette., 1877-06-12
A Splendid once.
The Ebony Cabinet of @. w. chiids.
From the Baltimore American.

| PHILADELPHIA, June 7.-Mr. George
| W. Childs, of the Ledger, recently annex
| ed an apartment adjoining his private Of
| fee, which had become too small to ac-
| commodate the visitors on business con-
| nected with that prosperous Journal
| The room has been fitted up in such an
| ornate aud luxurious style that that It's
| equal as business Office cannot be found
/ in this country, If in the world. The style
adopted much resembles that made fash
ionable by the cottage in the Centennial
grounds, built for the English Commis-
| sioner, and was designed by Mr.. Near
thur, the architect. The walls are 6lled
| in with oaken papelling to the height OF
eight feet, above which they are covered
with paper hanging of the English style,
though manufactured here. The manteL
piece, also of oak, is ornamented with
recumbent figures of Venus and Cupid,
the latter escaping with an hour glass in
his chubby hand. The fireplace is gem,
both as to design and superior workman
ship. An oblong case of polished steel to
contain wood or coal, as fuel, hangs sus-
pended from a crane, in the fashion of
bygone days. The fire irons, stand for
the shovel and tongs and coal scuttle are
all ornamented in the most elaborate
manner, and will bear examination as
true works of art. There are three large
plate glass windows on the Sixth street
front but there is an oaken screen with
an archway in the centre and openings
above, which forms an alcovs between it
and the windows. The screen is contin-
ued up TO the ceiling, the upper portion
being filed with stained glass, The col
ors of the paper hanging accord with the
brocatelle window curtains, chairs, and
sofas. The ceiling is covered with stucco
work of charming design, the color har-
monizing with the furniture On one
side of the room is an ebony cabinet of
English make, within which are rare OBJ
.jects of vertu and curiosities. Within the
alcove is an ancient clock, which, though
it has been ticking for two centuries, has
been so rejuvenated in appearance that
its actual age is not apparent. Portraits
of Messrs. Childs and Drexel, with an
tique armor and shields and statuettes,
adorn the walls or are scattered about
the room. This apartment was first used
by Gen. Grant as "A reception room dur
ing his recent visit to this city, he having
frequently taken shelter there to escape
the crowds that gathered around him and
iuterfered with the freedom of his move
ments. The apartment presents an inter
ior of surprising richness, and the fidel-
ty with which the plans of the architect
have been executed reflects great credit
on the workmen intrusted with the
work
The daily gazette., 1877-06-12
THIRD EDITION 1!
BY TELEGRAPH.
The Point of Rocks Ac-
Cident.
COLLISION ON THE b. & o. R. R.-FoUR
MEN KILLED.

COLLISION ON THE b. & o. R. R.-FoUH
MEN KILLED.
By Telegraph to the GAZETTE.
BALTIMORE, Md, June IL.
A collision occurred near Point OF
Rocks, on the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road, about 43 miles from Washington,
shortly after o'clock this morning, be-
tween train from Winchester, and an
excursion train from Frederick, Md,
bound for Washington. The latter train
had on board party of pleasure-seekers
bound for Mount Vernon.
By the collision both engines and a
number of cars were wrecked, and four
person, all of Frederick, were killed.
viz: Dorsey Walker, Edward e. Dixon,
Chas, II. Keefer, editor and proprietor of
the Frederick Examiner and r. d.
Dutrow,
A large number were wounded, some
very badly. Among the latter was Louis
Schley, son of Dr. f. Schley, and nephew
of the late Senator Schley, who loses
both legs by amputation.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-12
Cost of suez Canal.

s71, ,0OO, 900 TAKEN OUT OF THE EeYP-
rlAN TREASURY Up THE cLosR OF
1875.
It is stated In an official communica-
tion 10 our State Department; that the
Suez Canal, up to the close of last year
cost the Egyptian government, In ad-
dition to the amount of shares sold 10
the English government over 81, ,OOO,
900, about half of this sum being in
terest. This includes the cost of the
fresh water canal from Cairo to Ismai la
and from that place to Suez, for the
use of the Suez Canal, and the stations
on its line, including the cities OF Port
Said, Suez, and Ismailia. This enter
prise. so useful to many nations, and
especially to England, was one OF the
first causes.of the present financial em-
barrassments of Egypt. Notwithstand-
ing this great sacrifice In the interest
of commerce, Egypt to this time has
received no benefit from this can&l-but
on the contrary, has absolutely sus-
tanned in addition to the money inves-
ted, constant loss. By the passage OF
all classes of vessels with their passeD-
gers and cargoes directly through the
canal, considerable commerce is lost TO
Egypt, and also large business in
freights and passengers that would
otherwise be transported from Alex
andria to Suez on the Egyptian rail-
ways. 1t appears from statement
showing the navigation through the
Suez Canal from December l, 1867. TO
December II, 1875, that the entire
mum ber of vessels was 1915, the largest
number being 4,347. English, 292
Italian, 16S Dutch. l40, Ottoman, 345
Austrian, 118 German, As Russian, 81
Spanish, and 1U American. or the
entire number of vessels 4, ,408 were
commercial steamers, and 1,lO7 postal
steamers. The total number OF pass
engeIs was 357 ,036.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-12

After many delays the Egypt conting-
ent of troops has sailed for Turkey under
the escort of four ironclads. The num-
Der is inconsiderable, being only about
six thousand, and we daresay have lit
tie stomach for the hardships and dan
gers that they are about to encounter.
Russians are not their chief foes. There
are Turkish: the commissariat, the
plague, the marshes, the bad clothing
and the military disorganization. These
will thin them out before ths battle
wastes them.
ESCAPE OF FoRGERs.-Charles Becker
and Frederick Elliott, indicated for forg
cry OF sos 900 check and passing it OF
the Union Trust Company, were taken t
the Supreme Court chambers, in New
York, Saturday morning. on habeas cor
puS. Both men were brought to cour
handcutfed, and when inside the buildi nl
the manaeles were removed, Almost in
stantly Elliott sprang to the door and dis
appeared in the crowd.
CoNCERT-The coming concert to b,
given by the Beethoven club, at the Grau,
Opera House, on Thursday evening mex
promises to be very fine affair. The mem
bers of the club are young men of this city
well known in musical circles es fine vocal
sts and musicians. The price OF admission
has been fixed at so cents. No extra charg
for reserved seats.
COMMENCED WORK. - Mr.. Samue
Cruthers, who was awarded the contrac
by the Water Commission, for the film,
up of Franklin street, from Seventh T.
PennSyivania avenue, commenced worl
yesterday, according to the terms of tn
contract, the work has to be finished il
40 days.
YEsTE DAYS FEsTIvAL-The frs
festival given yesterday at the Scheutze
Park by the German beneficial societie.
was one of the largest affairs that ha
taken place in this city for many year
The exercises which consisted of musi,
dancing and singing commenced early i
the day. and were continued until late i
the evening.
CHLDRENs CLoTHING.-F. L. Franl
500 Market street, has the finest assor
ment of children's dresses and infant
outfits ever seen in this market. Motl
ers will save second profit by purcha
ing at Franks.
The indecent haste with which Il
Fairmont Park authorities proceeded
demolish the buildings erected bv 81
United States Government has produce
an ugly complication, and has led
some correspondence that is not at {
edifyiDg.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-12

SERENADE.-Philip R. Shea, employ
ed at the p. W. & B. R. R., depot
restaurant, and who has lately entered
into the bonds ofmstrimony was tender
ed serenade last evening by number
of the employees of the road, who pro
cured the United Cornet Band, and
proceeded to his residence near
Ninth and Spruce streets, and after
the band had played several airs, the
party were invited in, and invited to
psrtake of refreshments that had been
prepared in anticipation of the event
The young couple, wished many hap.
py years of married life.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-12

The great tobacco factory at Seville,
Spain, where cigarettes. and snuff are
made, is Government establishment. 1t
is two.story and attractive looking build
ing. The top floor is devoted to the manu-
facture of cigars, and 5000 women are
found at work there daily, while at the
table on the lower floor, where cigarettes
only are made, there are 2 500 more women
mostly gipses. There is room where
the youngest or feeble babies Of the women
are taken care of during working hours,
although the majority have their children
close by them, either in cradles, lying on
mattresses, or strapped in chairs. The
most noticeable feature of these women is
their hair, which is most elaborately dressed
and, and excepting the very old ones, deco
rated with red or white flowers
The daily gazette., 1877-06-12
CURRENT NOTES

Pubic opinion in Germany is thus re
flected in a convers afionx between two
O. nod bnrghers of Berlin, taken from a
Berlin paper:-First Burgher-"So we
are likely to have another war with
France" Second Burgher-"Leta us
pray they may thrash us, SO that they
may be as poor as we arep"
The pages in the Sultan's seraglio are
of Greek and Hungarian nationality, se--
lected on account of their beautiful
looks. They dress like little kings, and
hear themselves a in royalty naughty
manner towards the crowd of obsequi-
ous servants and personages surrounding
them, in the imperial household.
Oueen Victoria is about to purchase
the extensive forest Of Ballochbine,
which adjoins the royal domain in Scott
land. The forest is on the estate OF In
vercauld, and comprises within its
bounds the largest area OF natural-grown
frs IN Scotland. 1t il unequalled in ex-
tent, and in the size and beauty OF its
trees.
The Czar and his eldest son, the hei-
apparent, have no fixed allowances OF
D v. They take what is necessary for
their expenses out of the rents OF the
crown domains and out OF the Treasury,
the sums taken from the latter being
termed "indemnities." All the other
members of the i'm mperial household have
their allowances regularly fixed, and are
not permitted to go beyond the limit
Among the interesting relics in Paris
are the celebrated hlacs in the gardens
of the Luxembourg. which at last ac-
counts were in full flower, at the age OF
$50 years. They were planted by Marie
de Medicis. Cardinal Richelieu was a
passionate lover Of flowers, and among
these lilacs he frequently walked. pluck.
ing the branches, with which to deco
rate his reception-room. There are
eighty trees in all, and frequenters oi
the garden have never found them il
| such exuberant bloom as in the present
year.
1t has become understood in diplomat
ic circles that England is negotiating
with Turkey for the purchase of the Is
land of Crete. BY this Turkey will &C
quire large sum for war purposes, ant
England will acquire another importan
maritime position in the Mediterranean
| Engineers and scientists are now ex
ploring the island, with a view of report
ing to an English company upon it
I mines and other resources. This com
pany will aid in the purchase by payin
the British Government large sum TO
lands and rights.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-12

GEN. SHERIDAN ON THE WAR.-Gen.
Phil Sheridan expresses the opinion that
the principal reason why the Russians
are delayed in their passage over the Dan
ube is that they have not yet had time to
concentrate their forces. rhe flooded con-
dition of the river does not prevent the
army going over, but as soon as the
Russian army'is fully concentrated then
they will cross, no matter what may
be the condition of the stream. In
Russia the great lack of railroad facilities
prevents the concentration of large army
within few weeks. 1t requires at least
two months for them to get everything in
perfect readiness for a movement. Diplo
macy has not caused the present delay
Gen. Sheridan says, but it is the natural re
suit of bad roads and the difficulty expert
enced in concentrating their forces
The daily gazette., 1877-06-12
ANOTHER CENTENNIAL EXCITE
MENT

Some excitement was caused at the Cen
tenniai grounds, Philadelphia, by the sud
den appearance of the Superintendent OF
the Park and $50 laborers. protected by
police, who pulled down all the buildings
which had not been removed according to
order. Among those destroyed and carted
away were the Municipal building, the
Arkansas building, Michigan building,
school house Oh Lansdowne drive, Japanese
bazaar, Laboratory building, Spanish bar
racks, and all the cigar and cake stands and
booths. The grounds will be put in order
at once. One man was badly hurt by the
| fall of bazaar.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-12

An official communication has been
sent to our State Department lamenting
the fact that Egypt has lost money by
the operation; first, by going into debt
for it, and then by the diversion of its
own commerce through the canal We
feel sorry that Egypt has lost, but we do
not see how 1t concerns us. 1t is rather
hard on Egypt now to have the canal. to
be losing money on it, and to be respon.
sible for it to Turkey and to England
We see but one way out of the difhculty
and that is the probable solution foI
which this note is perhaps the prepara
tive. 1t is for Egypt to self her remain
ing shares in the stock to England, and
thus wash her hands of all RESPONSE bility
1t is not probable that England would re
fuse the offer. 1t would not only make
her path to India secure, but will make
good base for the colonization of tha
portion of Africa.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-12

A terrific storm swept over Mclean
county, Illinois, yesterday. The ground
as large as pigeon eggs, and great dam
age was done to corn and fruit. In some
places trees were stripped almost bare
of foliage and fruit. The severe rains
and cold of the past few days have been
doing mischief to all kinds ofcrops.I
The avalanche of Russian topics in the
periodicals will receive notable addi-
ton 10 a story by Tourgueneff, in Serb
ner the July. entitled "rhe Nobleman Of
| the Steppe" There is said to be much
in the story that will help one 10 under
| stand the old regime, against the tradi
tions of which young RussiaIhas even
l yet to contend.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-12
ON TIE DANERE

The secret of the plan OF Russian opera
tions on the Danube has been well kept.
The few special correspondents who are
allowed to accompany the Russian army
are forbidden, under pain OF instant expul-
sion from the camp, to send any details
which might give clue to Russian designs,
and consequently there has been little
news from the Russian side, where opera,
tions have been confined to reconnoissances
by which the Russians are being kept fully
posted on the dispositions OF the Turkish
commanders. The same cannot he said
for the Turks, who see regiment in every
Cossack and shut their eyes in terror They
have not, like the Russians, any friendly
population to assist them within lorna
ton. The disposition and state OF prepara-
ton of the opposing forces lead TO the be-
lief that there will he heavy cannonading
| all along the Danube, coupled with raids
| and fents in various directions, under cover
oil which there will be simultaneous attacks
| by the Russians In force at OltenitZa, Rust
chuk, Sistova, and Turnu Msgurell, with
| divisions at Kalafat and lbrail. 1t is not
probable that anything Of importance in
| the way of crossing in force will take place
for the next week, whatever may be the
other points at which a crossing will finally
be attempted. Rustchuk seems particrl larly
unlikely to be left unmolested, as ON the
possession of hustchuK will depend the
command of the railway, which is of the
!; greatest Importance to the Russians. II
reference 10 the report which states tha
another crossing is confidently expected al
Hersova. with view of gaining the short
line railway running from TcherDavoda t,
| KusendamI, any attempt at an effective r.
slstance would probably cause such an al
tempt in force To be abandoned, as a marcl
through the I eveT-haunted Dobrudschi
ought to be as rapid as possible. There ar
two Turkish gunbolts In the mouth of tn
river Lom, and two at the mouth of tn
Yantra
The daily gazette., 1877-06-12
CARD.

The undersigned successor 10 and a part
ner in the late firm of K. B'inghurst q co.
v holesale and Retail Druggists, will con-
while returning his sincere thanks that the
previous efforts of the firm have met with
such gratifying appreciation, Will, with the
full assistants, who have had a practical
training in this establishment in their ex-
perience respectively, of from five to ten
years each and three of whom are GrddI-
dtes Of the Philadelphia C0Lle0e Of Pharmacy
endeavor by faithful and careful attention
o the highly responsible duties of the
Apothecary in his manifold dealings with
life and health, to merit and receive the lib
eral patronage SO long extended to this house
q. JAMES BELT, Apothecary,
c5-U Cor Sixth and Market Streets
The daily gazette., 1877-06-12
Proclamation by the Governor
STATE OF DELAWARE
y EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

WHEREAS, it appears by the affidavit OF
Mary A. Smith, that, on Tuesday the
twenty-second day of May A. D., 1877, an
unknown white man, about five feet six to
seven inches in height, dark complexion
and dark hair, and wearing dark
clothes, patched pants and an old hat
with torn rim. did, at Kenton Hun
dred, in the county of l. ent and State
of Delaware, make an assault upon her and
did then and there feloniously ,forci bly, and
her the said Mary A. Smith. And
WHEREAS, ii is represented that the said
unknown white man has fled from the JUS
tice of this state. Now,
Therefore, /, John p. Cochran, Cover lor
of the State of Delaware, in accordance
with the provisions ofthe act of the General
Assembly passed at Dover, March 10, 1877
entitled An act to provide for the arrest oi
persons violating the laws of this State ,and
TO appropriate money to pay for such ar
rests" do hereby offer a reward of three
hundred dollars, to be paid by the said
State, as provided in said act, for the appre-
hension and delivery of the said unknown
white man into the custody of the Sheriff
at the common jail of Kent county afore
said, at Dover, at any time within six
months from the date hereof
And, l do hereby request the Sheriffs o
the several counties of this State, theil
deputies and bailiffs, and all other polio,
officers within the State TO be vIgilant anC
to use every eXertion and all lawful mean
to- cause the arrest of the said unknown
white maa and his delivery as aforesaid.
In testimony whereof l have hereuntI
set my hand and caused tn
Ngreat seal of the State to b
SEAL )afixed, at Dover, this fourtl
day of June, in the year of ou
Lord one thousand eight hundred an
seventy JOHN p. COCHRAN.
IGNATIUs C. GRUBB
j4-1tda2tw Secretary
The daily gazette., 1877-06-12

The significance of the Democratic
gathering at the Manhattan Club to-
but there will probably be some plain
talk by men who honestly believe that
the statesmen who are their guests on
this occasion are the lawfully elected
President and Vice President of the
United States. Governor Tilden and
Governor Hendricks have borne them
selves we'll under trying circumstances
and, apart from political considerations
New York honors herself in honoring
hem.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-12

GEN. GRANT DENoUNcED.-Dr. Ke-
nealy, in London, has denounced ex-
President Grant as a corrupt man who
amassed immense wealth while in, the
White House.
The Lord Provost of Eiinburg Scot
land, has requested Gen. Grant to visit
that city and accept public demons
tratiOn.
The daily gazette., 1877-06-12

The Washington correspondent of the
Boston Traveller says that every member
of the Mrs. Hayes Temperance Associa-
tion is an old bloat, and every one OF
'em has got a fat clerkship. He also says
the room of the Association was used as
a mask for faro and keno den, which
was kept running behind it, aud that the
police were only prevented from raidine
the place by the President, "who feared
the ridicule and scandal"