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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-15
CEn AM u EssssAEN.
Hayes Entertained by the would be
Usurper of seuth CarsIian.
[9recinl TO N. Y. Herald.l

loFtSttE w Az L. 11oEhius
Coy. Chamberlain said II think the
result in the Florida case foreshadows
the success OF the Republicans in all
was stronger for the Democrats than
that Of any other State. In addition to
that they could say against the action
Of the Returning Board they had q
favorable judgment Of the Circuit Court
in the quo Wd1'rdnt0 case, as well as the
subsequent confirmation Of the right
and action Of the Tilden electors by the
Legislature OF the State. In the
Louisiana case there is nothing
to consider, except the action OF
the Returning Board, and the Com
mission has arendy decided virtually to
consider nothing lying back of the re-
turns, except questions of individual
disqualification. There are no judicial
or Legislative proceedings to help the
Democratic claims. and I anticipate a
ready solution Of the question In favor
OF the Hayes electors. In the Oregon
case I have less doubt than in any
other. There Is no American authority
worth naming for the position that
when d candidate who receives the
highest number OF votes for office Is in
eligible, the next highest Is elected
such claim cannot be maintained be-
fore such o body as the Electoral Com
mission. The other claim that the Gov
ernor's certificate is conclusive and
that the Republicans are "hoist with
their own petard" has no foundation.
The Republicans do not claim and never
have claimed thst the mere certificate
Of the Governor was conclusive and
unimpeachable on the contrary, Mr..
Evarts in his argument expressly ad-
mits the contrary doctrine. The posi-
ton of the Republicans is that the Com
mission cannot review The action OF
tho Returning Board or authority; q
mere certificate may, OF course, be i'm
peached, but the action OF Returning
Board or person cannot be reached in
this matter OF presidential electors.
The Electoral Commission will, in my
judgment, simply inquire what was the
result Of the canvass, and, finding that
to be that Watts received the highest
number Of votes, but was at the time
ineligible, will conclude that there was
a vacancy, which, under the statute OF
Oregon, the two electors had right to
fill. This will give the Oregon vote to
Hayes, and thus elect him. In the
Florida case regard Mr.. OConor's ar.
gument as one OF the greatest master
pieces OF legal statement and reasoning
1 have ever read. hardly know where
It's equal can be found, at least in oul
language, for clearness, force, acute;
ness and precision Of statement and
analysis, it is truly wonderful
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s. That Oscar Joffrion, A. B. Levisee
and 0. FL. Brewster, pretended electors
In the pretended Electoral College, were
ineligible, the former being State Off.
Ger and the two latter Federal officers
also, that Morris Marks and J. FL. Burch
were State officers, and all of them pro.
hibited by the laws of Louisiana from
holding the two Offices they held; also,
6. That member of the Returning
Board offered to receive bribe to cast
his vote 30 as to elect the Tilden cleo
tors.
A question here sprung up rs to the
time TO be allowed for argument on the
interlocutory question as to the adEnissi.
bility of the evidence offered.
On motion of Judge Strong. and after
argument, 1t was decided to allow coun-
sci two hours on each side to argue the
admissibility Of evidence.
Mr.. Trumbull then proc 3eded with his
argument, saying that they were
brought face to faco with the question,
whether o President of the United
States was to be made through fraud
and villainy on the part Of officers
whose duty it was to issue the certifl-
cates. There was no other tribunal to
which application could be made ex-
cept this Tribunal. Gould 1t be posi-
bic that the constitution had made no
provision against the Inauguration Of q
President by forgery and fraud, and
by conspiracy between men who
certify to his election. He felt humil.
lated that as q citizen OF this Republic
he was called upon to argue this dues-
ton before a National Tribunal. II
was not before canvassing board,
touching the election of u justice of the
peace, but before u National Congress
having power to go to the very bottom
OF everything, that he appeared. There
was submitted to this committee not
only the question who were the lawful
electors, but all matters connected with
the doubtful returns.
| When the electoral act was passed
thrill went through the country
and there was feeling that whatever
the decision was, it would declare the
true voice Of the people. Should 1t now
be said, that when tho law declared
that they should consider all questions
connected with double returns, that II
merely meant they should do u simple
sum In arithmetic and add up the re.
turns In one of the certificates ? What
the country wanted was q decision as &c
who was lawfully elected, and the
country would not be satisfied with any
thing else, nor would prosperity bloom
again in our land until this was done.
After long argument on the Repub
lican side, the Commission at 6 p. m
adjourned until tomorrow.
L. G.. Dill.
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A Fire.


DARpoNvIILE. Ark, Feb. IA $75.-
900 iire occurred here yesterday.
The nankrapt Life Insurance Company.
ST. Louis, Feb. IA. M. Button.
formerly Vice President, and s. W.
Lumnx, Secretary Of the st. Louis Life
Insurance Company, are held IN Sl5oo
each to answer an indictment Tor per-
Jury In their report or 1874.
The New York Genital Railroad.
Nrw YoRK, Feb. 14.--The floating In
debtedness of the New Jersey Cnetral
Railroad, which Is about going into the
hands of q receiver, has increased four
millions, and Is mostly held in New
York.
Mincrs 8n a strike.
A Bethleham, Pa, dispatch says: The
coal miners in oil the mines at Clean
vile. Pennsylvania, were officially in
formed that u reduction OF ten per cent
on their wages would take effect to. day.
The other mines throughout the Lehigh
Valley it is said will soon follow suit.
Arkansas Bonds.
LITTLE Rock, Feb. Il. Gov. Baxter,
of Arkansas, yesterday signed the reso-
Iution lostponing for the present the
payment OF interest on State bonds.
Cengrcssman to He Elected.
ATLANTA, Feb. 14.-An election has
been called in the Ninth District Of
Georgia. to I'LL the vacancy caused by
Mr.. Hills election to the Senate.
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The National Returning Board.
+, ,,hicapo Timss,

It has been discovered by the Demo-
cratic lawyers in Washington that the
Bradley decision Is most ingeniously y
constructed partisan document, specif-
cally designed, as its terms show, to
shut the door against all evidence be-
hind the Governors certificates in Flo
rda and Louisiana, and to let IN any
amount Of proof from behind the Coy
ernor's certificate in Oregon. Wash
ington rumor says that the decision was
drafted in secret caucus OF the eight
Republican members Of the Commits
sion, who retired from the courtroom
for the purpose. II 80 fagrant an exhi-
bition Of partyism has been made by
the board, the opposing party will be
justified in adopting any line Of tactics
that may be available for the defeat OF
what would seem to be mere of-shoot
Of the original Chandler Hayes con,
spiracy, organized under the forms and
sanctions Of the new law, but deter
mined to reach result predetermined,
regardless Of law and evidence.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-15
7 Sen ErauclsCO Letter

Considerable anxiety is felt in so
ciety circles" by certain members Of
the softer sex relative to Senator Sha-
ron's reported marriage. Those ladies
in question here fear that he will, while
some others fear that he will not, marry.
It has been understood for the past year
that he intended marrying the eldest Of
two sisters, surnamed Riley. The usual
billing and cooling season passed, and
no cards were issued, yet his attentions
were unceasing, and wherever the Sena-
tor would go in his palace-car, Miss
Riley, like Mary's little lamb, was sure
to go. Ii an engagement ever existed,
it has been declared off, for the Senator
fell in love, or pretended to have, with
the younger sister. Society gossip then
had it that the Senator would soon lead
the younger one to the nuptial couch.
She is now his guest In Washington.
No cards yet.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-15
THE UMPIRE.
various Opinions of Leading Men Con
ccrntng Justice Bradley.
r5..,I.l O., r,, a. Il I

Especial to Couriet-JournaL1
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.--Much Of the
speculation touching the final decision
turns on the course OF Justice Bradley.
He IL generally regarded as the one
man on whom the whole thing Is to
turn. It is reported that the Repub-
licans are plying every artifice to influ-
ence his decision. One of their methods
Is for their counsel to pay special and
obseuuious attention to the members Of
Judge Bradley's family. This has been
done 80 conspicuously as to cause public
comment as to their motives. On the
other hand, Judge Bradley expressed,
In giving his decision In conference, the
great anxiety and sense Of responsible.
ty he felt in arriving at his conclusion,
and he declared that he had not
oonversed with any one upon the
subject, nor allowed any one to speak
to him. Several attacks have been
made in the press upon Judge Bradley |;
and one IN the Sunday Capital, though
not referring to him by name, does re-
fer to him by obvious implication, with
an imputation Of antecedent corrup-
tion, and q severity Of censure that is
rarely exceeded. These imputations and
reflections are the subject OF conversa-
ton to-day among the Democrats, and
are generally condemned. They are
especially reprobated by all the Demo
cratic members Of the Commission. L
have seen three Of these gentlemen to-
day. who have expressed to me their
wish that it should be publicly stated
that these assaults on Judge Bradley
were. in their opinion, wholly unjust
and uncalled for. One Of these gentle
men passed upon Judge Bradley q high
enconium for his virtues and abilities.
Another gentleman, not OF the Commits
sion. remarked to me this evening that
he had carefully scrutinized the faces OF
the Republican members OF the Com
mission as they sat on the bench, and
that Judge Bradley was the only one
that indicated any anxiety or sense Of
duty. The others looked as il they had
q party work to perform, and meant to
90 through with it. Putting everything
together. my belief is that Judge Brad
lev is utterly free from any corrupt or
wrong motive, and that he will earn
estly try to do the thing that is right.
The danger to be feared is not OF inten-
tional wrong, but Of unconscious parti-
sanship, and the unsupported partisan
influences which surround him con-
stantly. These influences are insensibly
oneratinc all the while to lead him to a
line of action which will perpetuate
Radical ascendencyi1 a the government
and il he resists them now he Will de-
serve high praise for heroic and judi
cial integrity much above the common
order.
One of the shrewdest Of the Demo.
cratic Senators insists privately that ii
any break is to be found from the party
line by one of the eight Republicans on
the Commission, the person SO standing
up for the right will be Judge Strong,
who, it seems, has twice disappointed
his party associates on trying occasions
by decisions wholly unexpected by
them. One was during the war, ane
was far from being peculiar, but ne Was
| not afraid to make 1t.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-15
JUSTICE.
Lee, the Author Of the Mountain Mea-
dow Massacre, 10 Die.
Fsnecial To Chicago Times.1

SALT LAKE, Feb. 10.-It now looks as
IL Lee must die. His counsel refuse To
60 any further with his case, unless
furnished with means. The opinion In
the Supreme Court to-day, read by
Judge Emerson, fully sustained every
point in the trial appealed, holding thai
Judge Boreman's comments on the
facts did not infringe upon the right Of
the jury. Lee appears to have no friends
in the community. To visitors he puts
on the air Of a martyr, pretending that
he could reveal much In regard to the
Mormon leaders were it honorable to DO
so. He will never betray anybody, he
says. He regards Mormonism as q
mixture Of fanaticism, deception and
trickery, and says he iss writing his
tory Of his life. The Supreme Court
issued an order requiring the Second
District Court to fix d day for the execu-
ton Of Lees sentence, and Ii he does
not bestir himself and give his lawyers
some money to take his case to WASH
ington, his days will be short here, and
the people will say amen.
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NEW ORLEANS. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 49,

| pitched In Northern Texas that was
ever known. The farmers everywhere
are busy preparing their land.
Ihrec weeks ago Joseph Shannon
was shot and killed at Houston by Sam
Nolan. On Tuesday last Mrs. Shannon
was buried In the same city, and her
physicians attribute her last illness
and death to the excitement and grief
attendant upon the murder Of her hus-
band.
A few days ago the jail at Llano was
broken into, and man by the name of
Freeman taken out. A young man by
the name of Scott was also In the Jail,
who states that he believes, from con-
versation between Freeman and the
squad, that the parties were friends to
the liberated man. Scott refused to &C.
company the men from the prison.
John T.. Hsrcourt, of Galveston. is
the Grand Master elect OF the Grand
Lodge, /. o. o. f., for next year. Geo.
W. Grover, Of Galveston, Grand Secre-
tary elect, and Thos. NJ. Joseph, Of Gal
weston, Grand Treasurer elect; NJ. d.
Herring, Of Waco, ID the Grand Repre-
sentative to the Grand Lodge Of the
United States. The next session OF the
Texas Grand Lodge will be held at
Austin.
The StatesH,an would have Morgan's 8
road extended from Cuero to Austin
With the Central, the International and
Morgan's . road, each centerlng ut Aus
tin, and the narrow gauge lines SO
earnestly suggeg ted and urged by the
Statesman, Austin could bid definance,
commercially speaking, to any Texas
town outside Of Galveston, and attain 81
degree OF prosperity that Is grand to
contemplate. Two trunk lines to the
NJ 4.
for Austin
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-15

New YORK, Fob. 1i,-Cotton dull and easy
sales loi; uplands 1914; Orleans 10.
Futures opened easy: March II 27-32@i2TS :
April ~ l-i6Gpia16: May 13A@i3 0-39: June - 49,
Flour quiet aud unchanged. Wheat uuiet and
steady. torn quiet and steady, Pork heavy.
SIG 2al050 for unnspected. Lard heavy. steam
80 30. Spirits turpentine steady. 49@o42H. Ros-
"a trm, 90 l5@2 IS for strained. Freights firm
Foreign Markets.
LIVERPOOL Feb. 14-Noon, Cotton easier but
not auotably lower; mitdling uplands 6a4d
middling Orleans 6 15-I6d. Sales 10000 bales
Cor speculation and export 1000. Receipts ~ 500
bales; American $4,000.
Futures-Seilers Offering at q decline OF I-32d.
Uplands, low midtling clause, February and
March delivery, 'sMd; March and April delivery
Q 23-s2d; April and May delivery 27-32d; May
and June delivery 8 lb-16@6 2s-s2@6&d: June
and July al-s2d. Shipped January and Feb
ruary by sail cad; April and May 6 is-l6d.
sip. m.-Uplands, Low Mtddling clause June
and July deliveries, i5-16d: July and August.
I'd. American lard IS cd long clear mddles
a2s Sd; short ASS Sd.
ap. highlands. Low Nrddling clause, Feb
rnary ay and March, by SAIL i3-lsd April and
-2:so p. m,--Uplands. Low Midaling clause,
May and July delivery. & 29-32d. Sales of Ameri-
4:is y. m..-Uplands. Low Mddling clause.
February delivery, 2l-32. April and May,
IoNpoN Feb. IA. $50 D. m.-Consols e5 1l-lo:
PARIS. Feb IA. S:se q. m.-Rentes 1o6@1O7,af.
Money, stocks, Etc.
New YORK, Feb. 1i.-Gold opened 5%
s1ed; Money 8. Gold lO5h. Exehange-Long
Is4ls. short 4s6 Governments dull and steady
State bonds dull aud steady. except Louisiana,
which are lower.
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Mailing u Lie.
Especial to st. Louis Republican. |

WASHINGTON, Feb. I.-Last night and
to-day correspondents for Radical pa
gpers sent dispatches asserting it to be
&he intention of Democrats to tiiibuster
till after the 4th Of March. They have
gone SO far as to sry that Gov. Tilden
has telegraphed here advising such a
course. The story is utterly untrue and
is founded only on the wild talk of some
OF the hangers-on to the party. The
leading men are severely deprecating
svch talk, ane at headquarters of coun.
sci tonight there is great hope in the
Louisiana case as it has been prepared
so strongly and carefully, it is though9
by counsel, af to force an examination
by the Commission.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-15
EVERYTHING ADJOURNED.
pnjy Green IL Bulldoz.d and Refuses TO
Tell ON tho Returning Hoard.

WAsn1NaroN, Feb. 14.-Nothing was
done to-day worthy of note. Every
thing Com mission, Congress, etc.-is
adjourned over until tomorrow.
Billy Green, clerk of the Returning
Board, did not seem TO pan out as was
expectod. He had been bulldozed by
ahe Republicans, who told him Hayes
would surely be counted In, and that in
this event those who stood by Wells
would be taken chre OF. BUELL..
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-15
BY TELEGRAPH.
MATT CARPENTER HAMMERS
Moar and Edmunds into Justice or
qualification.
Mode of Procedure In the Louist'
ana Case Soon to be Determined
tspeoial TO The N. o. Democrat

wAsursarox, Feb. 1.-THE closing
portions OF Matt Carpenters speech
this morning surpassed even public ex-
peetations.
Ho left Edmunds and Hoar no means
Of escape, except by squarely going
baok on their records.
The Tribunal will probably go into
consultation about 3p. M, ana may
reneh q decision by7 as to the method
or procedure. BUELL.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-15
Before ana After.
[san Antonio Herald. ]

sThe baby has got new tooth, but
the old lady is laid up with a cold in
her head" remarked a gentleman yes
terday afternoon to a defeated eandi-
date. "What the-do I care?" was
the reply. "Well," said the gentle
man slowly, "before the election you
used to take me to one side, and ASK
me how my family was coming on, ana
I've been hunting you all over town %
tell you, and that's the way you TAX 70
me. But it don't make any dinerences
I voted for the other candidate any
how"
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FOREIGN
A Riat Feared Mt CoMstantinople

LONDON, Feb. 14.-Disturbanoes are
feared at Constantinople. The troops
confined to their barracks. and num-
her OF the young Turkish party have
been imprisoned.
A Cemplinent to Ignatieff.
Tho following was sent to Gen. Igna-
tieff on his name day
The General of the Army OF the South
and the generals under his orders. and
hts Imperial Maiesty's troops offer the
asincerest congratulations to Gen. Igna-
tieff on the occasion of his birthday,
and impatiently await his order to be-
gin their march.
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Important to sugar planters. Bee TrouardG
advertisement.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-04-26
most readily digested when boiled until the
white becomes partially consolidated. -,

white becomes partially consolidated.
An ordinary hens egg weig CHS from oneand
half to two ounces ducks egg from two
to three ounces; the egg Of the sea gull and
the turkey from three to four ounces; and the
egg of the goose from four to six ounces. The
solid matter and the oil in the ducks egg ex'
ceed those in hens egg by about one.fourth.
According to DR.. Edward Smith, in his trea-
tise on Goods" an egg, weighing an ounce
and three-quarters, consists Of 12O grains OF
carbon and eighteen and three-fourths grains
of nitrogen, or 1926 per cent. Of carbon, and
two per cent. Of nitrogen.
A writer in the Scientific Farmer estimates
that the value of one pound Of eggs as food
for sustaining the active forces Of the body, is
to the value Of one pound oflean beef as ]. .5o4
to 800. As flesh producer, one pound OF
eggs is about equal to one pound Of beef.
A hen may be calculated to consume one
bushel of corn yearly, and to lay twelve dozen
or eighteen pounds of eggs. This is equiva-
lent to saying that three and one.tenth pounds
of corn will produce, when fed to hen, one
pound of eggs. A pound ofpork, on the con-
trary, requires about Eve and one.third pounds
of corn for its production. When eggs are
twenty.four cents dozen, and pork ten cents
q pound, we have bushel Of corn feed pro-
ducing $28S worth of eggs and $1.05 Of pork.
Judging from these facts, eggs must be eco
nomical in their production and in their eat
ing, and especially fitted for the laboring man
in replacing meat.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-04-26

she would object to having her splendid new
mansion reduced to ashes. Colonel Lee, who
was at that time enjoying the hospitality of
Mrs. Motto, was charged with the delicate
duty of communicating the fact to her, and
also explaining to her that nothing but press
ing necessity could have induced the Ameri-
can officers to resort to such q measure So
soon as Colonel Lee communicated the plans
of himself and General Marion to Mrs. Motto,
she not only assented but heartily approved
of it, and proposed to furnish Colonel Lee
with fine bow and bundle of arrows which
she had received from the East Indies. The
selfsacri6cing spirit of this patriotic woman
greatly relieved the minds of both Marion
and Lee.
The way being open now for burning the
house, and the material all prepared, it was
determined to summon Mcpherson again to
surrender. Doctor Irvine, surgeon Of Lees
cavalry, was sent with flag to state the true
condition of things. and that an immediate
surrender of the fort would save the spilling
of much blood. Mcpherson still refused to
surrender.
At twelve o'clock, when the shingles on the
house had been thoroughly dried by the rays
of the sun, bow and number Of arrows
were placed in the hands of Nathan Savage,
a private in Marion's brigade. Soon the
shingles were seen to be on fire, and rapidly
the flames began to spread over the roof 1t
was moment of intense anxiety to the
American forces and of fearful CONSERVATION
to the British forces in the fort. Mcpherson
ordered some of his men to knock off the
shingles and put out the fire. This had no
sooner commenced, than Marion opened his
battery upon those thus engaged, and drove
them from the upper part of the house. Cap
tain Mcpherson now made virtue of neces-
sity, and hung out white flag. The Ameri.
cans ceased firing and the flames were extin.
guished. At one o'clock the garrison surren.
dered. The prisoners we're paroled and sent
off to Lord Rawdon.
During the siege, the British did not lose 8
single man. The brave Sergeant Mcdonald
and Lieutenant Cruger of Marion's brigade,
were killed during the siege of Fort Motto.
After the garrison had surrendered and the
prisoners were paroled, Mrs. Motto invited
both the American and the British officers to
partake of sumptuous dinner, which she had
prepared. All were treated alike. No one
could discover any difference which this noble
woman made between her conquering friends
or vanquished foes. She was kind to her
friends and generous to her enemies. By her
kindness she banished from the mind Of Nc.
Pherson the gloom which succeeds discomft-