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The Holy Ghost as n President Maker.
TChicago Tlmes.1

The pertinency of Stanley Matthews
comparison of the hermaphrodite COM
mission to Papal consistory is per-
fectly shown by the decisions of that
humbug conclave. It was held, he said,
OF the consistory that the spirit of in
SEPARATION was equally upon all the mem
bers, but that the Holy Ghost resided
more especially with the odd man. The
division Of the hermaphrodite consis-
tory upon the first question probably
foreshadows the division which will
appear upon every question to the end.
The spirit Of inspiration resting equally
upon seven partisans on each side, will
cause them to exactly neutralize each
other. Whereupon Judge Bradley will
declare for Hayes or Tilden, as the Holy
Ghost may prompt him.
But IL the American executive is to be
an appointee Of the Holy Ghost, it is q
question to be considered whether 1t
would not be all the same whether
Joseph P. Bradley or Thomas W. Ferry
be the odd man.
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WI NORTON.
som, etastns of the Esio0dy Shirt Senator's
Record.

Record.
ICouiier. Journal
A Washington dispatch to o Cincin-
natl Hayes organ says that, after the
decision of tho tribunal, Morton hob
bled into the Senate Chamber on his
hickory sticks, "his face beaming with
good nature" It Is not possible for
Morton's malevolent features to mellow
with good nature, but he probably gave
q tiendish grin OF satisfaction over the
possibility Of plugging up the filthy
frauds of his party. This same man,
Morton, was chairman of the Senate
Committee on Privileges and Elections,
in 1873, which inquired into all the cir
cumstances attending the election of
the electors OF Louisiana the year
previous, examined witnesses and
went into all the facts. Morton then
reported to the Senate that, ''if Con-
gress chooses to so behind the Cover
nor's certificate, and inquire who had
been chosen as electors, it is not violat-
ing any principle Of the right Of tho
State to prescribe what shall be the
evidence OF the election of electors, but
1t is simply going behind the evidence
as prescribed by an act Of Congress;
and. thus going behind the certificate Of
the Governor, we find that the official re-
turns of the election OF electors, from
the various parishes of Louisiana, had
never been counted by anybody having
authority to count them" On the
strength Of Morton's process Of going
behind the Governors certificate, the
vote of Louisiana was not counted. To-
day Morton is the loudest bawler about
State rights, and is bitterly opposed to
any inquiry as to who have been chosen
electors In Florida and Louisiana,
denying that such inquiry Is constitu-
tional
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-13

It will be int eresting, If unpleasant
to tea topers, to learn that suit has
recently been instituted in New York
against a man to restrain him from
Continuing the business" of preparing
old tea leaves with various poisonous
substances, to be sold to the public as
good new tea.
1t is not without feeling akin to re-
morse that we caution our drinkers Of
the cup that cheers, but not inebriates,
that the principal substances they take
with 1t are plumbago, China clay, Prus-
sian blue. turn eric, gypsum and in
y7sra
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-13
LOOP-HOlEs In THE ELECTORAL LAW

Our Washington correspondent init
mated in dispatch published q few
days ago that several loop-holes had
been discovered in the Electoral law,
and, that II the High Commission"
continued to act In a rankly partisan
manner, the Democrats might deter
mine to avail themselves OF their power
to break it up. We have just glanced
over the text Of the law in search of
these loop-holes, and are surprised to
find how large they are-large enough
IL fact, to drive "coach-and-f -four"
through, as Charles Fox, we think,
said he could do with any act Of Parlia
ment.
In the FIRST place, this act Of Congress
provides that the Commission which it
created shall consist of fifteen mem
bers, but does not declare that a major
ity OF the Commission shall constitute
quorum for the transaction Of
its business; In fact, it intention
ally omitted this usual provision, in
order that the supposed non-parti-
san character Of the Com
mission might be preserved
Such being the necessary com
position Of the Tribunal, it cannot. IN
der the law, transact any business IN.
less the fifteen members are all present
1t is true, the law also provides that It
shall not be In the power of either
house to dissolve the Commission, or to
withdraw any of its members; but where
or In whom does the power reside to
compel the members Of the Commission
to attend its sittings, or to compel the
House to fill the places vacated by the
five representatives from that body il
they should determine to withdraw ?
So much for this loop-hole, which was
not an oversight on the part of the
trainers Of the law, but was an inherent
defect In the constitution of the Com
mission growing out OF the necessity of
placing upon it an equal number OF
Senators, Representatives and Judges.
But far more serious defect than the
one we have mentioned-a defect which
appears to have been the result of care
In the framing Of the BILLS
the privilege Of allowing either House
TO take q recess until ten o'clock Of the
next forenoon, after an objection has
been raised to the counting Of the vote
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PROVISION FOR GRANT.
Mc Ia TO he Given u war vessel for Travel
and study.


Washington Correspondence Cincinnati En-
guirsr.1
It Is understood that when the presi-
dency Is settled peacefully, as 1t will be
now, q resolution will be introduced
into both houses Of Congress Tor the
next ADMINISTRATOR to let President
Grant have the courtesy OF an idle ship
Of war for a tour Of the ports and de-
lenses of the world. He has never been
out OF tue United States further than
Mexico and Canada, and as he will be q
volunteer citizen after March 4, and
pass out OF political notice, his military
virtue may, at some other time, be need
ed -; and naval vessel can at once dis.
charge a genial obligation, give Ulysses
a rest, and let him burnish up his mill
tary science. 1t Is understood that
Democrats as we'll as Republicans de-
sire to relieve Grant from political
prejudice, and remit him TO private life
without injury to his self-esteem. All
81 EN- to say, He is more sinned against
than SHINING"
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In bad Taste, at Least.
[Chicago Times

An incident of the national returning
boards session, yesterday, that may be
commended to the consideration Of the
mistaken souls who dreamed Of the pos
sibility of an bipartisan Supreme Court,
was the appearance of the Chief JUS
tiee, Waite, among the Hayes counsel.
not, it seemed, as a mere spectator, but
rather as an active and interested ad-
wiser. If the reports are true, it was a
very paipable and very aggravated case
Of voluntary and unprovoked ''drag-
Cling of the judicial ermine in the mire
of politics." It is net i'm probable that
Mr.. Waite may yet be able to perceive
that his share in yesterdays scene on
the floor Of the courtroom was grave
indiscretion. He is very far from being
great man, great lawyer, or great
judge. but he has been heretofore sus-
pected of common sense enough to I'M
derstand and maintain the decent pro-
prieties Of his high station.
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Our subscribers will confer favor
upon us by reporting at this Office every
failure in the delivery to their address
OF the DEMOCRAT, as we arc particularly
DESTROYS of achieving absolute exaoti-
tude and punctuallity.
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RECEPTION or THE KING !
PALirs DE IExPosI1ToE.
Feb. 10. Mt 8 o'clock y. IN.
RECEPTION COW m eEEEE

" u
RECEPTION COMMITTEES.
His Grace the Duke of Woodland, Chairman.
His Grace the Duke Of Carondeet
His Grace the Duks of Bob mia.
His Grace the Duke Of Gravier,
His Grace the Duke Of Wamphassock.
His Grace the Duke of Oborkirch.
His Grace tho Duke of Bullock.
His Grace the Duke of Germany.
His Grace the Duke of st. Charles.
His Grace tho Duke of Demboyne
His Grace the Duke of Consols
His Grace tho Duke Of Westchester.
His Grace the Duke OF Lynne.
His Grace the Duke OF Rensselaer,.
His Grace the Duke of Tchoupitoulas.
His Grace the Duke of Lafourehe.
His Grace the Duke of Devonshire.
His Grace the Duke Of Exchange.
His Grace the Duke of Columbia.
His Grace tho Duke Of Dovehster.
His Grace the Duke of the West.
His Grace the Duke Of Russia.
His Grace the Duke of Ceres.
His Grace the Duke Of bluegrass.
His Grace the Duke OF Ohio.
His Grace the Duke of England.
His Grace the Duke Of Middlesex.
His Grace the Duke Of Lousdale.
His Grace the Duke OF st. Mary.
His Grace the Duke Of Blackstone.
His Grace the Duke Of America.
His Grace the Duke of Gouet.
His Grace the Duke Of Alost.
The members OF the Royal Host" above de
signated viii assemble at Exposition Palace, a
3 o'clock. .. m. precisely.
BY the Lord High Chamberlain:
DEBRUYER,
fe13 1t NAE Secretary Ia Attendance.
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DIED.

ElSTIS-At twenty minutes to six o'clock o.
M, February IL. 1877. Catherine Chotard, widow
q the late Horato Sprague Eustis of Natehez.
Her remains will be taken to Natehez for In
erment.
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Personal.

The party inquir ing fer tho heirs Of ANDY
COLE, will please call at $40 Bienville street
where full particulars can be obtained.
fet3 3t#
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EASEMENTS THIS EVENING.

VARIETIES THEArRE-"The Gapoon."
Ut. CHARLES THEATRE" The Black Crook and
Bpeeialtlss.
ACADEMY or MuEtC-Frank Mayo In Uayy
Crockett"
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The Electoral Tribunal have now
passed the letter L, and 1t is suggested
that they forthwith go to l..
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Tuesday Morning, February ID, 1877.

The afrlce of the Rev Orleans UENG-
Graf HAS been Removed from "a Camp
street 10 100 Gravicr street.
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II the Republican editors don't kill David Dud-
ley Field with abuse he will worry them to death
with ruincus facts.
The daily gazette., 1877-08-16
JoSEPHS WARRIORS.
From me N. Y. Sun.

IRON The ~. I. Sun.
We see no evidence that Joseph's
band has at any time numbered above
260 or at most 300 fighting men. 1t
was originally composed of only fifty
eight families and to these" he joined
few score OF the other ion-Jreaty
Indians of Idaho who sympaLhized
with him in his wrongs and we're will
ling to take their chances with him
in his desperate war for his rights.
The assertion that he materially out
numbered Gibbon in the late fight at
the Big Hole pass rests on no plausi-
BILE ground. When he fought How
ard on the South Fork OF the Clear
water, even Howard did not venture
to set Joseph's force at more than 35e
warriors. Considering the great temp
tation to overestimate the numbers OF
an enemy who held his own 80 stoutly
against far larger force well supplied
with artillery we must conclude that
the estimate of $50 hostiles was in ex
cess of the fact. Yet that is the maxi
mum number OF braves ever attribu-
ted to Joseph by any army officer at
any time. Now Howard claimed to
have put a large number of Joseph's
soldiers hors dc combat. II this be so
Joseph could not have had =. many
more effective warriors than Gibbou
at the fight in the Big Hole cannon.
We haye then the surprising spectacle
presented to us of mere handful of
Indian warriors now defeating or hold
ing in check and anon eluding a large
army of iufantry cavalry and artillery
and inflicting upon it heavy losses.
The blood and the treasure already ex
pended in this war have been appal-
ling aud the bitter reflection is that
the war was utterly needless and
senseless and was brought on by
fraud and ncontempetency.
The daily gazette., 1877-08-16
From the Shenandoah, (Pa.) Herald.
AN EXAMPLE, H

In the failure OF Samuel: Morris, ESQ.,. of
Pottsville, there succum bed to the press
sure OF the times merchant who, for
over generation. has been esteemed
one OF the leading ami most capa BILE
business men of Schuylkill county. As
a boy We WI re taught 10 look up to him
rs a representative Of our most thrifty
and successful class Of merchants. He
has gone down, as thousands have gone
before him during the past few years,
and as thousands more must follow him
in the next year or two, unless the gov
ernment financial policy changes, A
victim to the specie resumption laws,
his failure arises from no fault of his
own, its cause may be easily discerned in
the shrinKage ofvalues, the closed roII-
ing mills and shops, and the hundreds of
unemployed poor of louisville. Mer-
chants andbusiness men arouse. II the
policy OF specie resumption, on gold
basis, is Carried o1t, 1t means not only
present failure, but the destruction of
the means of gaining your feet again.
Specie resumption after the Continental
wars, was carried out in England in 1923,
and for ten years afterward or until 1873,
the business of that country was so pros
trated that it WAS Impossible co do busi>
ness of any kind profitably, and the
greatest destitution and suffering existed
among ali classes. Will you quietly sub
init to ruin without an effort 10 save
yourselves, TIA 1t the bondholders, who
paid but sixty cents on the dollar for
their securities, shall be paid back in
gold, the purchasing power Of which has
been doubled by the depreciation Of the
value OF all real property? Is it not
enough that we pay them in what they
were promised to be paid, legal tenders
and coin, which is both gold and silver.
Are the business classes, our capitalists
who have their money invested in
mines, furnaces, rolling mills and man
factories, and labor not to be taken into
consideration in this government. From
the character of the legislation Of Cons
gress of the past few years it would seem
we are but in name republic and in re-
ality a nation OF bondholders' slaves,
who blindly permit the officers they elect
to legislate the bread out of the mouths
of their families to enrich a bondhold-
ing, moneyed aristocracy.
The daily gazette., 1877-08-16
1he, new Orleans Custom House.
REroRr OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEES.

REPoRr OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, August 15.-The report
of the committee to examine into the
New Orleans custom-hOuse recommends
the abolition Of the naval officer; also,
one of the appraisers, and compels the
examiners to take their own samples. 1t
recommends the abolition of all the
boarding stations al Pass POutre, South
Pass aud Southwest Pass, and the es-
tablishment of one at place called the
"Jump" in the Mississippi river. 1t re
commends the construction of a re-
venue boat of light draft to cruise in the
shallow water east and west of the mouth
of the Mississippi river to prevent SNUG
Cling, and also the cutting down of the
custom-house force more than twenty
five per cent, and the, expenses in the
same proportion 1t abolishes, the old
system of public drayage, and reoom7
mends that it be let by contract to the
lowest bidder, no bid to be received for
more than fifteen cents per package,
Saving to the government more than
twenty cents per package, thus reducing
the rates to those paid by the most
economical merchants 1t recommends
the cessation of favoritism toward parti=
cular' warehouses, and places storage
where it win be most convenient to the
importers without injury to the govern
ment. The reportis elaborate, and pro-
poses the simplest and most effective and
economical method of collecting the GUS
toms revenue
The daily gazette., 1877-08-16
Tn. svnd,oste and sherman.

New York, Aug. 15.-The San reports
that for several days past a rumor has
been current in financial circles thai
there was trouble brewing between the
man, and the four per cent. loan Syndi>
cate on the one side, and certain Ma
tional Banks and prominent banking
houses on the other. Color. was given
to the report by the fact that the touf
market at a price including the accrued
interest, nearly one per cent. below the
price at which it was subscribed for by
The Syndicate. This, Of course, makes 1T
impossible for Sherman to carry out a.
present his pet scheme of funding the
SIX per cents in four per cents, tor which
nearly nine hundred millions would be
required. This failure, it was said on
the street, was partly due to the hostlll,
ty of the banks and mixers, who had
been badly treated in regard to the oth>
er loan.
The daily gazette., 1877-08-16

HERorsM REwARDED.-Some days
ago a young lady, while bathing In the
ocean, opposite the West End Hotel,
Long Branch, ventured too far out and
found herself being carried ,.S away by the
undertow Her csloa snsctstops shoas
and by several bathers; Walter S,
Hdrsh Of DeSs D. Ss b. Bots asgsfn esns Rs
0rrat or Sae danger the young lady was in, rush
ed from the bluff, plunged into the break
ers, aud rescued Miss p P, . noSls %ho W was $
heroic act, and so thought the guests at
the West End who, through COMMITTEES
of gentlemen, quietly and, and generously 3 en- rSasy
which they presented to young Hilireth
as a souvenir for his heroism. On i1.d the ne
of the initials of the recipient, and the
inside bears the inscription: "Walter e;
Hlldreth, from guests of the West End Ina
Hotel, Long Branch, recognizing his
bravery In resculng young lady from
drowning.
The daily gazette., 1877-08-16
READINGS LAST SENSATION.
CHILDREN BEING INoCULATED WITH 4
~-~ DREAD DISEASE. - a
From the Reading Eagle.

CHILDREN BEING INocULATED WITH A
s0 DREAD DISEASE. -r aT
From the Reading Eagle.
For the past three weeks numbe of
reports have been made at the Mayors
ONCE concerning the frightful operations
OF stranger In this city, who il known
as Boston Bob" His disIeputable bn,i-
ness consists in tattoolDg with carmine
and India Ink, and it is charged that his
work has not only caused terri ole disease,
pain and suffering broadcast in this city,
but that death has resulted ia one instance
which the latter charge is now being ine
vestlgated by the Mayor.
This man when he first arrived in this
city commenced his operations on young
boys, persuading them to have fancy pic
lures tattOoed on their arms for twenty
five Cents each. His operations we're
confined principally to the'upper sections
of this city, and at least a dozen cases of
a terrible character were reported to vari-
GUS physicians. 1t appears that the tat
tDoer was affected waGh q ashocking disease
that had affected his mouth. In tattooing
he used saliva and spittle freely in mixing
the ink, and he also placed the needles
in his mouth occasionally. By this means
the poison from his mouth was mixed
with the ink and the poisonous needles
puncturing the skins OF the victims draw
Ing blood and thereby completely inocu-
iatlng them with the worst forms of the
same disease that affected the tattooer.
Parents were terribly alarmed and sew
eral Of the, physicians had considerable
trouble. The arms of the boys were
swollen to terrible extent, their bodies
beuaine red and inffamed, breaking out
in sore spots and presenting friShtful
appearance. Finally the matter was
brought to the attention of the police
authorities.
The daily gazette., 1877-08-16

The TURKISH RIFLE CoNTRACT.-A dis
patch from Providence, r. L., to the New
York Herald says the providence Tool
Company is still at a standstill in regard to
its rifle contract with Turkey. work having
been suspended for two weeks because vi
the failure OF The Turkish government to
furnish money for the last lot OF rifles
already made. AS consequence OF the
suspension 1000 employees are idle. The
ofh ;ials OF the company, however, state
that advices may come any day from Europe
announcing that the necessary funds have
been placed In London banks to be drawn
against. As soon as sucn advices have
been received the company will strt its
works, call III its employees and finish up
the contract with Turkey.
The daily gazette., 1877-08-16

The centennial celebration of the Bat.
tie of Bennington commenced at Benn-
iLgton, VT, yesterday, with the firing Of
cannon, ringing of bells, display of ban
ners, music, and oratory, Hon. Daniel
Roberts was orator of the day, and ad-
dresses were delivered by Hon. E. j.
Phelps, Ex-Governor Hawley of Connec-
ticut, Ex-Governor Hartman of New
Hampshire, General Banks of Masachu-
sets, Governor Connor of Maine, and
Governor Stephenson of Rhode Island.
President Hlyes and party arrived at
Bennington in the afternoon and were
enthusiastically received.
The daily gazette., 1877-08-16

concluding that the enemy were weary of
getting back to the Confederate lines.
Our retreat was made singly, and 1, at
least, was not fred upon. .- Dr..
A DECIMATED DIVISION.
The survivors of the division gath
cred that night at the field hospital
at Bream's Mill. There all through
the night the ambulance corps kept brin
ging such wounded men as a relaxation of
vigilance on the partof the enemy pick
cts, enabled them to take from the
field, The few who were not hurt as
sisted about the hospital aud prepared
meals for the wounded. The morning
OF the 4th Of July dawned upon us
still there. There was no roll call that
morning. There were u not enough
non commissioned officers left to make
the usual morning report of compan-
les. Of of the three brigadier generals
VINO led their brlgades into battle,
Garrett and Armistead were killed
and Kemper was desperately wouu-
ded. or the twelve colonies who led
their regiments seven we're killed and
five wounded. OF the six lieutenant
colonies three were killed and three
wounded and captured. Only one
field officer of the fifteen regiments
composing the three brig4des escaped
uohurt. OF my own regiment, the
colonel and major were killed and the
lieutenant colonel wounded. | was
third captain of my regiment on the Sd
OF July. On the 4th was entitled by
seniority of the Office of lieutenant
colonel, a promotion which I,received
soon afterward. When the retreat
commenced on the night of the 4th of
July, the nearly three hundred men of
the division who had been confin 10
the various brigades guard-houses
were released from confinement, and
they and their guard permitted to re-
tarn duty in the. ranks. The ambu.
lance corps were disbanded also, and
returned to the ranks, and many de-
tailed men were treated the same way.
On the morning of'the 9th of July the
report of the division sho wed not quite
eleven hundred men present. Eleven
hundred from forty-fve hundred lea
YES thirty-four hundred, and that was
the number of casualties suffered by
Pickett's little division. of VIrginians
in its famous charge at q ettysburg.
The daily gazette., 1877-08-16
Dang .sous Illness of Hon. r.. IT. Danis

RIoHMoND, Va, August 15.-Hoh Ral-
eigh T.. Daniel recently renominated Tor
the office of Attorney General of Vir-
ginia, is dangerously i'll at his residence
In this city, and the attending physicians
despair of his recovery. His speech be-
fore the convention after his nomination,
was peculiarly felicitous, and he appeared
to be in excellent health. He is suffering
from hemorrhage of the bowels. Mr..
Daniel, is now seventy-two years old,
has for many years been one of the most
eminent public men of Virginia; and, Is
honored as the father ofthe Conservative
party of the State. -