The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-18
NEWS BY MAIL.
Nnt Mckay Purchasing the Delaware
for aS0UO-One Of H0bes0n's Friends.

Nne MeHay Purchasing the Delaware
for Gs000--One Of H0bes0n's Friends.
The United States frigate Delaware,
which sunk at the navy yard about two
weeks ago. has been sold to Nat "
Mckay OF Boston, for $4,000. The sale
wes effected on Saturday last, but the
manner is q mystery, except that 1t was
private Mr.. Mckay has figured
before in financial way with the Navy
Department, and 1t liz possible that II
was purely transaction between him.
self and Secretary Robeson.
ILLINOIS.
A Proposal that the state Assume the
Debts of C0unties.
[ghicago T'imee.1
A resolution was offered In the Illi-
nois Senate, yesterday, providing that
the outstanding debts OF counties.
cities, and other municipal corpora
tions, to the amount OF $40, 900, shall
be assumed by the State, lii order that
the bonds may be funded ut lower rates
Of interest, the debtor corporations
being required to provide for the debts
at maturity or to reimburse the State
10y taxation. The strongest plea In fa-
vor OF such measure is In the fact that
the State Is LII some measure response
BILE for the cteation of these municipal
debts, through the utterly atrocious
legal and constitutional provisions that
permitted 1t. The chances are tina this
bill Is intended quite as much for the
benefit OF the bondholders as for that
OF the debt.ridden people.
WikEGKaNss A TRAIN.
Unspllting Halls on the ErOm Mountain
HRtlr8ag.
Especial to Chicago Timer.1
ST. Louis, Feb. 14.-An attempt at
train -Wreeking and robbery was made
on the Iron Mountain railroad at an
early hour this morning, at point
twelve miles this side OF Little Rock.
The rails were unspiked for some dis
tanee ON one side of the track and
raised on the other. A passenger train,
consisting OF two sleepers and four pas
senger coaches, full OF people, one bag
gage and one express and mail car
struck the break about two o'clock In
the morning.
The rails spread and part OF the train
went down the embankment. The fire.
man was instantly killed, and the engi-
neer was injured internally and had
| both legs broken. Ite engine was
wrecked The baggage and express
cars were carried out into the timber,
several rods from the track. Master
son, the mail agent, was badly bruised,
but he had no bones broken. Fortu-
nately the passenger cars and sleepers
remained Ia their positions on the track,
and the passengers escaped with q Sc
we're ioiting. It was undoubtedly the
expectation of the wTeckers that the
passenger cars would be broken up,
and that In the confusion consequent
the train and the people could be easily
robbed.
The Leglslafure Invaded by women,
Claiming their Rights.
Especial TO Chicago T'itnes.I
! BosTor, Feb. ID. = The hall of the
House OF Representatives WAS densely
packed this forenoon with very large
crowd OF women suffragists. Perhaps
/ two-thirds were women. 1t was notice.
able that the large majority of the Ia
| dies present were middle.aged matrons.
/ There were not, as many pretty
young ladies as were present at
the hearing given In 1876. The first
person heard by the committee was
Mrs. William s. Bowditch, Of Brook
line, who presented the general argu-
ment OF the suffragists In brief adj
dress. Rev. Jesse IL. Jones, of Abing-
don. the eccentric representative OF
that town in the last Legislature, was
next heard. He said he appeared for q
town which had petitioned that its
women might vote In town matters. He
then proceeded to develop his argu.
ment for the granting Of universal suff
rage to women. Miss Beebe, in q long
address, cited English views regarding
the success oil the extension OF munich
pal suffrage to woman In Great Britain
COMBINING TO DEFRAUD.
The discovery of a swindiing King Ii
the Treasury Department.
IN. Y. snn.]
! WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-An extensiv,
swindling combination has been opera
ting for several years Ia the Treasur.
Department, whereby many person
have been defrauded Of unclaimed
interest on Government bonds. Th'
department has been aware OF this com
biration for some time, but until yer.
, recently the names OF the persons i'm
plicated In IL have not besn discovered
The work OF ferreting them out was pu
! into the hands OF the Supervising
Special Agent OF the Treasury Depart
ment, and by him intrusted to an ener @
getie Special Agent, who has abou
! succeeded In exposing the entire con
! spiracy.
I The names Of several lawyers ant
: collectors in New York and numbe
/ OF Treasury officials and clerks are pos
, itively known, and in u few days tn
evidence against them will have &C
eumulated sufficiently TO justify thei
/ arrest. These operations are CARRIE
: on through collusion with parties II
the employ of the department., who In
/ form persons outside OF such unclaime
/ interest as may have accrued. Th
persons entitled to this unclaimed In
terest ore hunted up, and enormou
, fees are exacted OF them. In some case
! which have come to light, false power
, OF attorney have been made and pre-
= sented at the department by these sc
+ called claim agents, and the none
a paid over to them. In some instance
: The nersona actually entitled TO the In