The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-10

showing that in numerous cases h
palu the assessments for the deaths O
persons VINO never existed testified {,
Dy physleians who are not on the direo
tory; affirmed by notaries who are no,
est tnpentus, and buried by undertaken
VINO do not pursue the business 0
The bill further alleges that the com
pany Is not properly organized under
tHe laws OF ILLINOIS. and is otherwise
calculated to deceive and swindle hon.
est dead men.
THE OHIO sEvATonsHur.
Judge STANLEY Mathews Likely 10 sue.
| eeed senator sherman.
tspscial to New York 1mes.l
CINCINNATI, March SIT is belle we'd
here that Judge Stanley Mathews is the
coming man for the United States Sem
atorship, left vacant by Senator Sher.
man. Leading Ohio men now In Wash.
ington have given the matter much dis.
cassion, and the general conclusion Ia
TO unite on Stanley Mathews for the
senate. reserying eS-Attorney General
Iatt ior. the gubernatorial nomination
next fall.
Mr.. Garfield has been prominently
mentioned in connection with the place.
but 1t Is not deemed wise to take him
from the House, where he will be the
natural leader OF the Republican side,
Ex.Gov. Noyes declined being eandi.
date for the Senatorship. IT Mr.. Mat
thewg 10 elected to the unexpired term
he will probably be his own successor
Tor the full term one year hence. His
election will leGve Banning In posses
sion Of seat In the House of Repre-.
sentatlves, to which he was returned by
Eph Hollands repeaters.
THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Net Earning Of sI2, 2,oo0, 600 for the
Year.
In. Y. World.1
PHILADELPHIA, March 5.-The thirtieth
annual report OF the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company was published to-day.
me gross earnings Of the road, includ-
ing all It's branches, were $36, ,s01 900 90:
tho working expenses, 22.Os1' '22s AZ:
the interest charged on equipment used
by branch roads, $343,9 90; rentals
paid for the use OF leased roads, $1,e31,-
5aJ w, leaving the net earnings for 1876
w, sJ4. .39b 78, being an increase of ST.
~ I'D 56 over the net earnings of 1876. |
The report states that In the month OF |
December, 1876, an arrangement was |
sntered into between the several trunk |
lines under which a considerable I'D |
vance was secured upon the then pre-
Valllng. unremunerative rates on |
through traffic, and before the close of
ne past year negotiations were con-
,iuded with the Baltimore and Ohio
Raiiroad Company, whereby all the
business that is competitive only be-
Ween the companies has been placed
IN basis to make all such traffic re-
nunerative.
GATHERED TO HHs FATHERS
Noses, Chief Justiee Of south Carolina,
Dies Of Paralysis.
Especial Telsgram.l
COLUMBIA. S. O. March e.--Chief JUS
Ice Franklin Israel Moses, expired at
ne 2 residence OF his son, ex-Gov. y. J.
loses, in this city, between the hours of
2 m. and p. M, to-day. It had long
,een known by the friends of the aged
thief Justice that his constitution could
ot recover from the shock Of the last
ttack OF paralysis. with which he was
tricken down some ten days ago.
udge Moses, who was II years Of age.
,as the son OF Major Meyer Moses, an
loquent speaker, and leader Of the
sraelites OF Charleston. He graduated
t South Carolina College in Decembe
s23, In q class Of six, OF whom were ,
William +. Colcock and J. Ramsey {
'avis. He studied law with James l..
'ettigru, and settled In Sumter district /
Sumter was but a cross road. He |
larried Miss Mcclellan, of Alabama. /
le was a Union man In the notification I
ontest, and was leading lawyer Of Sum- /
sr. lie served for thirty years as O. {
lember Of the South Carolina State 7
enate, from 1886 to 1866; was appointed /
to North Carolina In 1861, 7
} induce that State to seeede; was for /
while on the staff Of Gen. Wise, of {
irginla; was a member Of the con- 8
ention OF 1865 to reorganize the State
overnment, and was elected judge G
! 1866. Deprived OF his office, with o
IL the other State judges, by the new G
tate government OF 1868, he was soon
nd was reelected at the end OF that v
'rm. Judge Moses acted with the Re- Y
ublican party until the famous decis- t
n In the mandamus case against the ff
oard OF State canyassers, He voted
II Wade Hampton for Governor last
ear. &His decisions upon the Supreme A
ench were generally supported by the
est legal minds In the State. Judge
.oses was the fortunate possessor of
,lendid law and miscellaneous library, t
hich was large part OF all his immense a
SdlIu leIL llU aICcE Inc devastation OF T.
ar between the States, his sole de- n
being his salary as Chief JUS t
&c and the salary paid him as q pro- =
ssor in the Law School of the Uni /
,rsity. b
sTRAWS. IL
hat Part OF Mr.. Hayes inaugural Ad- G
dress Means-A Sop to the south. q
WASHINGTON, March 5. - The COM
ents made upon the inaugural address Il
Mr.. Hayes by Southern Democrats Q
Try as the members are affected by the Il
lbsidy question. It is evident that the Il
lbsidy business Is to form an impor- G
mt part in Hayes Southern proselyt- h
g scheme. The following paragraph "
the close of that portion Of the ad- b
'ess devoted to the Southern question O
an open bid for the support Of the b
exas Pacific Railroad and Brazilian u
o. w in, OH hcjHu inhc ua h