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Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-01-27

kyCA CuCuAO, uIOoslCuAo3 AOHtICA CG ~ VA
peur. Les percepteurs, ces chiens de
limp6t ct de Ia take, he Sen portent
que mieux lorsqu'ils sont bob-tails.
DECEs.-M. G. F. Roman, notre vol
sin ct notre cc-paroissien, est mort lun-
Iii derhier, 4 6 heures du soir, ct subtle
meht. Une attaque d'apoplexie IA fou-
druyG.
M. Felix Roman etait age de 50 ans.
C'etait I'M hOmme estime ct estimal,le,
un de cenx qui out couragensement sup
porte ratlversit4 dc ces dix dernieres
annees depre,ves. Richie autrefois, de-
venu pauvre comme beaucoup, il ma
point recul6 devant le travail ct uevant
ledevoir.
/ II etait maitre tl'ecole ct precepteur
en- ces dernieres ann6es.
Cenx qui Font connu. ses parents, ses
anis, ses voisins, ses eleves, ct qui ont
pu apprecier les qualities de son esprit
ct de son ceur, le regrettent sincere
ment.
VARIA.-Jamais, de lnemoiFe d'hom-
me, le heuve ma etc plus bas Qu'en cette
aimee.
C'estpresque dire que le Mississippi,
au desel ct i Il. fontc des ncigcs, rem
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28

Commissioner lie Due, it appears, is about to
urge the cultivation of tea on all American
farmers in the district running from Pennsyl-
vania down to the Gulf States, and talks SAN
guinely of saving the $2O,000,000 paid by us
annually to tea-bearing countries. lie has no
doubt that we can provide enough for local
consumption, if not to compete with CHINA or
Japan IN foreign markets, and instances the
different successful efforts made in several
States to produce tea, notably that OF Dr. Junlns
Smith, thirty years ago, neal Greenylile, ?. u
The experiment is of course worth trying but
there seems to us no immediate prospect that
our long-queued, almond-eyed neighbors Will
soon be starved out of this market by our
farmers, and it is hardly wise to hold out de-
lusive visions to experimenting housewives OF
crops of tea grown in kitchen gardens "of
equality which would bring in China or Japan
"from So to $14."
What kind of tea DR.. Junius Smith himself
was able to offer to his friends we do not know,
but the culture of his plants has since been
carried on in a desultOry way through the
neighborhood of Greenyille, S. c., and who
ever has tasted that tea found it destructive
to the peace of palate or stomach. Like every
other homegrown tea, it was cup which
neither checred nor incbriated. 1t was simply
atrocious. The plant may be the same. and
our soil and climate as well adapted for
its growth as those of Che-Kiang or
Canton. But the value of the tea crop
depends almost wholly on patient and skill
full handling of the leaves, and the American
never has ryaled and neverwill riva&the China
,,on i'm onv ,nonufacfurp which rp0ures ma
fence, thoroughness, or skill of manipulation.
He will try it, no doubt, and grow tea pick, dry
and pack it by machinery, just as he is max
ing lacquer and shaping porcelain. The only
chance of success would be to put the culture
of the plant on our ground wholly into the
hands of the Chinese themselves.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28
TIE WAY or reform.

A friend, writing from Madison. New-Jer-
sey, asks us a few plain questions, to which
we purpose making equally plain answers:
l. Is TIE TRIBUNE still emphaticaly opposed to the
control OF caucuses and conventions by ohce-hoders,
political assessments, and the "spoils system"
Yes. The TRIBUNE is unalterably opposed
to all this miserable and demOraizing business,
and every reasonable attempt to break down
the political "machine" will have its most
earnest support.
@ What is there to believe that in the next po-
ca campaign the New-York Custom House officers
will the above for electing Legislature
favorable to Mr. Conkng regardless OF the wishes OF the
majority OF Republicans in the state
There is no reason to suppose that the power
of the machine has been materially affected by
the spasmOdic reform measures of the past
year. great deal of popular feeling was
aroused against the "Custom House methods"
but, for reasons which we shall give presently,
public sentiment has not yet enforced much
improvement
3. without such reasons, and positive guarantee
how you acquiesce I'm the sO-calej victory OF Mr.
COnklng IN the Senatel
We do not "acquiesce." We submit; we
cannot help ourselves.
A. And how you hope for party unity in the state
Of New-Yorki
We hope for party unity in the State Of
New York because we believe the Republicans
OF all varieties have intelligence enough to
perceive that a close and hearty union of the
factions into which they have been unhappiy
divided is now absolutely necessary to combat
the common enemy of the Republican party,
the Republican President, the reform prnci-
plies of the Cincinnati platform, and the safety
and honor of our country. In the present con-
dition of politics the success of the Republic
can party is the paramount object of enlight-
ened and patriotic efforts. We do not say that
it is more important than reform, but that it
is an indispensable preliminary to reform.
The nation is in danger; in great and pressing
danger Of bankruptcy, of dishonor of wide
spread commercial disaster, and of the pcrma-
uent establishment Of "the spos SYSTEM
under the administration of the Democracy,
which invented it. Only the Republican party
| can save u.s. and to throw away the chances
of that party by discOrd would be to lose the
substance of reform in grasping at the shadow
D. Should mistakes at Toledo Baltimore, or elsewhere
lessen the demand HowYork Republicans for reform
In tho EewYork Custom House, or prevent the Presden
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28
POLITICAL NOTES.

So the daddies surreptitiously retired their o""
dollar Well, well!
The thing for Halstead to do is to call honS Jul
fer,on and James Madison gold Dug''
what GOOD will unlimited silver do the agitator II
robody Nil lend him anything but goidf
Has this Republic lived century to be drsgraeed
,,d dishonored in the eyes OF the world by set OF
cheap demag0guesI
General Butler will be made chairman OF the House
Committee on Ventilation and will be the only he
rrblican chairman in the body. The position Is 10
sSinrcure IN Democratic House.
Congressman Ells of louisiana SAYS he believes
co.,l,er Randall is at heart an enemy OF subsidies
anJ in notifies merely MI Illdens reslduary
Iaa."tr~p Verify the way of the straddler Is haru'
II the Solid South wishes TO explode the charge OF
repudiation. it must not vote nearly soma ior uu'
limited silver and all attempts to repeal the ReSnnp-
ton Act Ii must not hang out tho black nag IL IL
Joesn't wish to be called pirate
The friends of Mr. Alexander Reed deny very EN-
nhotically that his appointment as postmaster a'
role1o WAS in any way the result OF bargain De-
tween him and Stanley Matthews say that lie haa
,,orv little 70 do with Mr. Matthew's election anu
favored Judge Taft until his vote declined To seven
thot MIR Reed was not active at any time, anu wa" n
rnt even at Columbus on that business. Ntsii9 o."
This has already been stated lnlHE Tribune 0V'i'
spondence on the subject
Patterson is getting better aud his recovery is an-
nouncod simultaneously with the news Oh nc"
conspiracy against him. Its substance Is 'ha' ''"'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28
annrf- 10 ADVERTISEMENTS.

ANrsYNESIs- 30 PO0c-6th column.
BOARD AND ROONs-3d Pd0c-oth coiulhn'
BTsTNTsS CuANCES--7h IGQc-6th column
RusINEsS NOIICts-4th PAGE LIST column.
CoTNTRY BOARD-3d Inge-5th column.
D.SCISG ACADEMES-6h PdGe-3th Column
DFNTIsTRY-3d Idgo-5th column
DIyIDrND NOTICFs-7h PGGe-6th column
DRY GoODs-3d PGCc-5th column.
FINANCiAL-7fh YGGe-4th and 9th Columns
FrURNITUEr-1M FGJc-6th column.
ICF CRrAN-3G PdQe-3d column.
INsTnrCTION-6m PdQe-4th and 9th columns.
LEGAL NOTICEs-7h PGge-6th column -,
MARRIE AND SLATE MANTEIS-Sd FnCf-9tn cuIumn'
MNFRIAGEs AND DEATHs-5M Pdgc-6th column ,.,
MIsCFIIANEoUs-7h Pdgc-6th column sH fdge-i'n'
5th and 6th columns -
MUSICAL INsTRUMTNTS-3d PdQc-6th column
NEW PrBIIC ATiONS-6N PGqc-3d and 4th columns
PnoPOs e-7th PGge-6th column. -
REAL ESTATE For SNE-ClTl-3d i0ge--d CO ui,u
CorNTRY--:d Pdge-2d and 81 Columns TO EA-
CHANGE-3d Ydge-3d column,
Sans ny AUCTION-id Pdge-5th column.
SAVINGS BANKs-7M IdQc-jth ana dth Columns
SPECIAL NOrlCEs-5M PqGe-6th column. .
srrU ATOMS WANTED-MALEs-3d Fdge-0d coIuihh
FFMALEs--3d PGgs-3d column: -, 49,. an,
STEAMBOATS, AND RAILROADS Sd Pdqe-3d ana 4ln
columns.
EtNrEs OcEAN-6h Pdge-5th column.
TEACuFRs-6h Tdg6-5th column. -,
To IIT-C!TY PROPERTY-3d Fdge-0u coIuhni NOuN-
TRY-3G Pdge-3d column.
WINTER REsl RTs-3d PdJe-jth column
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28

confirmation, is to call in Democratic aid to
the Interpretation of a Republican platform.
We cannot, of course, say how the President
will view the proposition of reinforcement
for his own side from the common en-
envy, but we risk nothing in saying that
the Republican party will not view with salts
faction the spectacle of Republican President
appealing to Democratic Senators in behalf of
bis own construction of Republican platform,
against the construction given it by Senators
of his own party.
The President must decide how much trust
to put in the Greeks, bearing gifts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28
HONESTY ISL POLICY.

IT has been suggested by certain members
of Congress who, though themselves opposed
to initiation, represent constituencies which
are believed to be IN favor of the passage OF
the Silver Bill and the repeal Of the Resump-
ton Act, that the strongest argument that
can be used i'll opposition to these
schemes and in favor of resumption and hon
esty, is that the impairment of the National
credit by the adoption of any of the plans
proposed by the Infationists, will injure the
country vastly more than to pay the debt dol
lar for dollar in gold. In other words, they
recommend that the argument be conducted
upon the ground that honesty Is the best pol
icy, and that it is not at all matter
of sentiment. They are undoubtedly right
While We would like to please ourselves
with the flattering JUNCTION that great ma
jOrity Of citizens are in favor of meeting all
pecuniary obligations honestly and squarely
according to the letter of the bond from a
sentiment of personal pride and National
honor, we may as well look the fact squarely
in the face, that the surest way to uphold the
National honor and keep faith with
the public creditor is to convince the
average voter that it is for his in
teIest and the interest of the public, from O
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28
lie NEWS TITS NORNING.

FOREIGN. The Russians have captured Turkish
transport. = The Montenegnns have inflicted
another defeat on the Turks. -= The Servians
have been rcpulscd at Noyi Bazaar. == The
British feet has left Bcska Bay for the Gulf of
Vourla, near Smyrna.
DOMESTC.-Thc steamer Huron was seen for an
hour after she struck by man who simply watched
her without giving the alarm. - Ibc letter Of w..
T. Chandler is regarded at Washington as the be-
ginning of hostilities against the President ==
The Bland bl will not secure double standard, as
honest .bimetallists' desire for il would expel
gold ==- There is more evidence that
the Indians of the West are making
progress in civilization. == The West Boston
Savings Bank is in trouble. == A receiver has
been appointed for the Delaware and North Shore
Railroad. = Colonel VIM. Randolph Berkeley
was shot at Farmyille, Va, by Captain VIM. H.
Kennedy. who afterward shot himself =- The
Tennessee Legislature will adjourn to-day, having
reached no settlement of tie State debt.
CITY AND SUBUBBAN.-Thec coal companies failed
to agree to schedule yesterday. ==
Meter & Co.'s liabilities are now estimated
at 100000 - Acknowledgement FaircMld
began an examination OF Erie accounts. ==
Excise Commissioner owen Murphy is in
Canada: it is claimed by a friend that he
will soon return. == John Jay declined to allow
the of his name for reelection president of the
Union League Club ==- Tie Fire Marshal began
his investigation Of the Barclay-st. fire. ==-
The Passaic County Savings Bank viii
pay its depositors full and close. --
Charles +. johnson, who attempted 10 mur-
der his wife, was held for examination yes
terday == Independent Republican primaries
were held. == Gold 1925. 1925, 1928. Gold
value Of the legal-tender dollar at the close 97l1o
cents Stocks dull and generally steady, closing
irregular.
THE Manufacturers local observations in
dicat cooler and partly cloudy weather. Their
mometer yesterday, $50, 40, 1872
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28
amuscments ano fileetnss Go Night.


Rooru's THEATRE" Twelfth Night
RHoApwAY THEATRE" Monte Christie.
FIFTH AVENUE HALL-Hellers MOnucn,S xs,o uodieska
EIt-TU AVENUE THEATRE Adrienne. MINE A'''V
E,nIn,s "a .RnFS-' Blaok-Eyed Susan ETC.
PAX TuFATRE-" David Garnck, eN
SAS I'm ANtTSCO MINsTRELS. - A., e.,ooo.sp
I ~ Son ,KF THEATRE-" The Man OF success
WAIIACK's THEATRE-" Won at Last
p,oox,yS ACADEMY OF MUSES.: Philharmonic Re-
heareai.
SHEcKTR1Nc HlII-Rcadngs. Charles Roberts, r.
(;UMORE's GARpEN-2 ana :: circus anu uVn"e'''0'
Mn NNIFpIcAN MUSEUM-Day and Evening.
SFw.YopK AoUARIUM-Day and Evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28

the ill-feelng toward Great Britain which Rus
sia has manifested since the fall OF PieVha'
Only the conviction that Turkey is prostrate
would make the Muscovites 80 indiscrect in
provoking British hostility.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28

The queerest thing about the Meter failure IS
that Mr.. William II. Vanderbilt seems to have been
borrowing money of them, and pledging as
collateral the best assets he has-llariem
bonds. There appears to be some cohlu-
sion. not to say contra fiction. between TINS
and Mr. Vaaderblt's recent letter. declaring that he
meyer bought or sold stocks on speculation and
that since last Summer, be had not bought
= share save for investment. Investors do
not borrow in that way, and for that matter,
II has not been supposed that Mr. Vanderbilt
borrowed in that way. 1t is hls own business OF
course but when such facts are thrust before the
publc, they are apt to be little confusing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28

The impunity with which Turkish trans
port has been captured in or near the Bos-
phorus, proclaims anew the ineiliciency OF
the Turkish fleet, which at tho out
break of hostilites was expected to infilct
great injury on the Russians. When the spell
of Turkish naval power is broken by few
more enterprises of this kind, the Ottoman
coast will be open to some enterprising Rus
sian commander
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28

Instances multiply upon the heads of the
silver agitatcrs to show that those who want
to borrow money should not first give notice
that they are not in favor Of paying their debts.
The British and American Mortgage Company
and the Mercantile Trust Company have or
dered their Western agents to make 10
more loans unless it is agreed that princl-
pal and interest shall be paid in gold,
and all other Trust Companies which make
loans on real estate are expected to follow
their example. To apply the happy expression
Of bank president, this will give the people
of the West a taste of the condition Of things
that Will prevail if the Silver Bill should pass.
1t ought not to take many such prescriptions
to cure their madness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28

lilo was neither insane nor intoxicated drpr,.
enness was not one Of his vices" This ia vbot -.
are told Of young johnson who attempted IN hin -;
wife in Brooklyn, last Wednesday. IL ia addod ,Lat
he was " Of an ungoyeruable temperD This IaoL "a
self-control made it impossible for his ,iko :.
live with him, and her determination 90 -
him, that he sought TO prevent her from lv,,,,
where in this world There is n Lesson :, ~,
sad event which all husbands land WV -
will do well seriously to reflect upon W. h~-9
good deal about insanity "a n co,so -
wrong doing; and we hear also = -.
deal about intemperance as resulting in crino brs
we do not hear much said Of bad tenper az tbo -
casion of not q few domestic tragedies. me- ~.
furious passion is crazy pro tcmpore tbonob NO, -
away 10 make hlm irresponsible TO the law. and bo
Is kely 10 doln his paroxysm what he may most hit
terry regret Moraliss have been continually warning
mankind against this nhrmty, though not 40 eeoc,
ualy as to prevent its being one Of the commonos,
OF faults. 1t is surprising how easily men permit
themselves to be made the slaves Of this vice
which ought to be guarded against ouite q.
carefully as drunkenness, any other appetite In
New-York mgOyernable tempers are 80 oomroon
as hardly to attract any attention unless followed
by homicide. The ferocious rage of a carman when
bis progress is impeded is an actual study ana
assault and battery sometimes fatal NOT in.
frequently follow it. The New-Yorll boodlur
is equally tindery. And here is younu
man respectfully brought up, his father being 70.
markable for the mdness Of his disposition who in
passion does deed which may be fairly STIGMA.
TIED as execrable. 1t is a tragedy which those
who know that they are lacking in self-com.
mand may well take to heart If johnson
carried the pistol merely for the purpose of ntimi-
dating his wife, knowing her weakness he acted
foolishly Possibly it was his habit to be always
provided with that weapon-anOther New-York
folly If lie went to the house Of Mr..
Benedict intending to use it, the business becomes
still more serious. Violent tempers, when they be-
come chronic, the law, with its doctrine of malice
aforethOught, regards very seriously
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28

A valuable contribution to the science of
the weather has been made by Lieutenant
Hitchcock, navy officer attached to the
United States Coast Survey. 1t consists
Of an analysis of the principal classes
of storms that visit the Gulf of Mexico.
The means are thus afforded to naviga-
tors for anticipating such storms. Lieutenant
Nichols, in the same service, verified these OBJ
scrvations by comparison with the records of
the Signal Service at Gulf ports. Ii is worth
noting that the cooperation of the War. the
Navy and the Treasury Departments, was OBJ
tanned to effect this forward step in mete-
orolOgy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28

Officer Bleil is the best benefactOr the police
force has He usually turns up with brave
rescue lust in time to make the public forget
some charge of unjustifable clubbing. leSter-
day he scored his twentieth rescue OF drown
ing person, and it was pretty hard work too
unless struggling in the water with woman
determined 10 drown herself, and remaining
there for twenty minutes, may be considered
a mere pastlme. 1t will soon be time to pre-
sent Mr.. Bleil with another medal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28

Now it is the Pawletts of Kent who have been un-
luckily cheated out Of their estate for two or three
hundred years, and the estate this time is the city
of Philadelphia barring for the Pawetts are mod
est and know where to stop in their demands bit
of berring-scented KensingtOn. The owner Of this
neat little property was loye-lorn, melancholy
pawlett; pirate and hermit, who had a grant OF the
land from Calvert, and cheated Penn out of con-
frmaton of it. Baltimore lawyer has unearthed
this mares nest, and scared Philadelphia prop
erty owners are looking into titles. Love-
crossed pirate, Kentish yeomen and Baltimore
LAWYER are, without doubt, fgments of the
brain of some despairng reporter, too ignorant to
know that Calvert never even put forward claim
70 any grant of land higher than the ancient Sand
huken or New Castle that Penn held the plat of
ground on which Philadelphia is built both by grant
from Charles |. and by purchase from the Swedish
brothers Sven and lastly, that nobody, holy hermit
OF bloody pirate, ever cheated that very shrewd
Quaker out of the value Of a sXpence. This sort OF
story, however takes well with country newspa-
pers Sensible men read Of enormous dormant claims
and estates of millions packed snugy away ready
for an owner, with just the same relish and faith
that thew did of the heaps of gold which Mrs. Ali
Bahia measured in the borrowed bushel pail. One
is Just as real as the other
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28

Commissioner Murphy has settled down on
the other side of the Canada line, and is ready,
as a treaty power, to negotiate. 1t is nearer
than Vigo, but insuperable obstacles will pre-
vent his being brought home in man-of- war;
The confused and confusing system of legis-
laton which now prevails in the House OF
Representatives. Is the subject of a suggestive
letter on another page. The writer is familiar
with his topic, and his recommendations for
simplifying the methods Of business and les
sening the labors Of the House, are worthy Of
attention.
A wcll-infOrmed correspondent expresses the
opinion on another page that Mr.. Pendleton,
who has been generally believed to have the
best chance of succeeding Stanley Matthews
in the Senate, is too strong not to be the VIC
tim of an adverse combination. The dark
horse is expected to win, and his name is le-
gion.
A savings bank IN West Boston has sus-
pended payment a second time, having been
In operation for eight months since resuming
after a previous suspension. Its record of
management is not bad, and the depOsitors
may not be heavy losers. Its brief history
shows the difficulty Of preserving such con-
oern after confidence in it has once been i'm
paired.
The intimation that the Russians must march
on ConstantnOple because the early summon
Ing of the British Parliament has led the Turks
10 expect English aid, is another sign OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28

evil that it must be stopped at any cost
Now before the warm weather shall come. il
good time to begin to stop it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28

We are never long without an Erie sensa-
ton, and the scene-shifters have been es-
pecially busy of late. Acknowledgement Fair
child has furnished us with the last "situa-
"tiOn." -Four days before the expiration
of his term of Office he sends six
accountants into the Office of the Erie
Railroad, to begin an examination of the
receivers books. The period to be examined
is three years the time which now remains to
Mr. Farchild as AttOrney-General is three days
The suit under which this action is taken has been
lying dormant ever since Mr. Fairchild became
Attorney General 1t is said that this is done
with the knowledge or in the expectation that
his successor will continue the examination /;
but it is impossible that such an unexpected
procedure should not excite surprise. Gen.
Barlow, who acts for Mr.. Fairchild in the
matter, gives his explanation in another
column.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-28

The reported annulment of the japanese
commercial treaties has been foreshadowed
by the restlessness of the Imperial
Government under these engagements, which
prevented it from modifying the tariff
in the interests either of the revenue or native
industry. The attention which the japanese
press has given to the economic policy of this
country must also have contributed to the
general desire to do away with treaties con-
Guided when Japan was less civilized and en-
teTprising.