Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-04-19
The Louisiana Commission.

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June.
The Louisiana Commission.
The Commission appointed by Presi.
dent Hayes continued to "receive" at New
Orleans on the 10th. A delegation of thirty
colored men first called and argued in behalf
Of Packard, claiming that his title to be Gov
ernor was the same as that of Hayes to the
Presidency. The Mayor and q portion of the
City Council next called. The Mayor stated
that the debt Of the city in 1874 was 81, ,00O,-
0o", and that it was now e22,000, 600. Taxes
in 1874 were 2x per cent. and now TX cents
on the dollar. Other delegations from the
city and various parts ot the State also called
| and the entire day WAS occupied by these con-
ferences.
The Commission was occupied on
the llth as on previous days in hearing dele.
cations. Among those heard was Pinch.
| back, with fifteen colored men, who were all
opposed to Packard and in favor OF the
Nichols government. The Commission also
interviewed Packard and Nichols in person.
The Commission was in secret ses.
sion all day on the 18th. Their cipher dis
patch to the President circumstantially re-
lates the result Of their conference with both
Nichols and Packard, the Judges Of the re-
spective Supreme Courts and other parties in
interest. They say they find that the Nichols
party are not disposed to make any conces-
sions, but will maintain their ground in the
belief that ultimately, as in the Hampton
case Of South Carolina. they will have tull
and unobstructed possession of the Louisiana
State government. The Packard party are
| ready to enter into an arrangement tor 4
joint Legislature to determine the pending
questions, but, this being rejected by the
Nichols party, ask the President to deter
mine which is the legal State government.
The President declines to act upon the re-
quest as, under the present circumstances,
he would not be justified in making . decis-
ion. Owing to the disagreement of the Ni:h-
oils and Packard parties, and the unrromis-
ing prospects OF an accommodation, the COM
mlssioners ask for further instructions, which
will be sent after Cabinet session. A tel
egram was received from the President on
the evening of the 18th, but the Commission
decline to make the contents public.
The proceedings of the Commission
| on the 10Th were uniEportant so far as the
public were made aware, but a secret session
was held lasting all night. It is reported
that this secret session was devoted to pre-
pairing telegram to the President asking
| further instructions.
At the session OH the 18th, Gen. Nc.
MILAN, Judge Leonard, and several other
prominent Republicans, were present. Gen
Mcmillan and his associates urged upon the
Commission the necessity OF an early decision
by the President; every interest Of the State
and people demand it; if it is to he Nichols,
| they desire to know t!e fact at nee; if Pack.
! ard is to lie re cognized let it lie done without
further delay. Gen. Mcmillan said that conf
dence in the ultimate success of the Nichols
government seemed to be hardening, citing
the improvement in State bonds, &C., and de-
sertions from Packard's Legislature as sustain
.. ing this view.
The members of the Nichols House
on the 10th, considered the adjustment pro-
posals, which are that the present organiza-
ton OF the Legislature still remain intact, the
| roll to be called to be the same as that called
| by clerk Trescevent on the first day of as
sembling of the Nichols Legislature at St.
Patrick's Hall, emitting the names Of seven
members who have since been seated subject
to contest. The House roll will include 62
Democrats and 81 Republicans, one Demo-
cratic member having died. It is understood
that this arrangement is satisfactory to the
Commission and to the conservatives. The
House caucus plan was adopted by the Senate
to-day. The Commission, it is stated, advised
the President of the acceptance OF this plan
by the Nichols government, and will await
the Presidents approval before submitting
the matter to Packard. The Nichols Senate
has passed resolutions pledging support Of all
the constitutional amendments and Packard
has written another letter to the President
protesting against the withdrawal of troops
| Bavarian Superstition.
A great number of peasants unfOr.
tunately entertain the superstitious
notion that fire kindled by lightning is
not to be extinguished. When such
an accident happens they are discour.
aged, and do hardly anything to check
the progress of the flames. A funeral
must never pass through titled field,
not even in winter, though it might
considerably shorten the way. The
peasant is fully persuaded that a field
through which funeral has passed
becomes barren. Except on extraor.
binary occasions, no funerals are al.
lowed on Mondays and Fridays. A
peasant, who is in search of a wife,
never goes except on Thursday and
sunday into the house where he ex-
poets to make his choice. The bride
and bridegroom are not to give their
bare hand to anybody on the day OF
their marriage except to each other al
the altar otherwise they are threat.
ened with poverty during the whole
course of their union.
i 1t is also very bad sign if, whe1
the bride returns from the church. sht
finds anybody on the threshold of hel
door. When q young girl finds a Leaf
trefoil divided into four parts instead
of three parts, it is q sign she will b,
married within the year; at all events
she carefully preserves this leaf unit
her wedding day. On Christmas Ev'
the countrymen are accustomed Il
,, drive out good deal in sledges; the.
think that this will make their hem1
more abundant and higher. They d1
not fail to visit the ale.house and t,
drink heartily the same evening, be
, ing convinced that this is q way t.
E make them look we'll till tn
!. following Christmas. They never dc
!, stroy crickets by fire, being persuade
t that those which escape will destro
a their linen and clothes. When q peas
E ant loses his way in the wood afte
I sunset. he avoids calling anybody
: show him the way, being convince
that in such case the evil spirit of tn
forest would cause him to plunge sti
deeper into its recesses.
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Another Charlie Ross Case,
Willie Haven. a little four year ol
boy, was stolen from his adopted II
]: ther's house in Cincinnati on Sunda
:. the 9Th inst. A c0lOred man is SUI
}. posed TO be the abductor.
= After weeks absence the c0lore
man who abducted the boy was foun