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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-18

Yesterday his Excelency, Gov. Nichols, COM
municated to the House tina, he had signed the
following bills, originating in that body: House
bill No. 60, to authorize the city OF New Orleans
to revise and modify it's budget of expenditures
for the current year; House bill No II, for the
relief OF Tpos II. Handy; II hill to re-onaot para
grapi, o % eeetinn NJ act No. Ii of 1879; House
bill No. 10, to define aud Up city who ire wituio
sale dealers and Wholesale merchants and re-
lating to the license tax on apothecaries aud
druggists, ETC.; and JOINT resolution memorial
izing Congress for the rebuilding of the ste-
House ut Baton Rouge, destroyed by fire whilst
occupied by the army Of the United States.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-18
AND HAS TT somE To Tnrs J

Who would have thought IT,? Peter
Joseph has gone back TO his old trade.
brieklayer, and is laying bricks on the
buildings going. up at the head OF
canal street. and every brick that Peter
lays helps that building up just the
height of that brick. -
Peter Joseph is the man who was
captain on the metropolitan police
force under Kellogg he Is tho man who
sued the propTietors Of the Academy OF
Music for damages because he was re-
fused admittance to the theatre on f.e-
count OF his color lthe same being
cream color, and last, but not least, he
was one OF the Hayes electors from this
State.
Now. who knows but that 1t was the
vote Of Peter Joseph which seated
Hayes? And to think OF his laying
bricks Horriblel HorribIsl
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-18
CITY AFFAIRS.
TO DE CLOSED FOR REPAIRS.
A Splendid and Roomy Hotel to be Va
Gated.

The certainty of the end must have
been appreciated by the crowd at the
st. Louis Hotel long since. but with
what little pride the1 had left they re-
fused, up to one or two days past. to
openly acknowledge the fact. Tuesday
morning told the story. in accents loud
enough to reach the brain Of even the
staunchest Of the Boss supporters.
On the sidewalks the crowd had SO
diminished that the old metros looked
quite conspicuous, and on the inside of
the hotel the loneliness was painful to
those who had the claimants" sue
cess at heart. It needed no proelama-
ton to tell of the many assertions
from his ranks. The Railways, where
Afrie's sons were wont to discuss
affairs Of State, whilst they at the same
time shelled their 'pinders," were de-
serted, and the lobby whore perspiring
freemen once enjoyed the feast Of De-
mas eloquence and Cain. Sartain's
an occidental phrase, "the shebang
looked busted"
About II o'clock the Packard House
went into caucus over the situation, and
as the DEMOCRAT reporter. remarkable
to say, was refused admission, what
went on inside was not heard. The
attendance, however, Was very slim,
and no half Of quorum was present.
From the side talk of the boys IL ia little
more than probable that they "want to go home.
mother" and will hail with delight their deliver.
anee-that is unless Packard gets some money
soon to pay them off. One of the Metros. yes
terday, when questioned IA to the marked alb
senoe OF so many in the building replied: "Wby ?
Don't you know2 They've gone to honest work
and are max ng living fairly, and, by the holy
MoFaddep, l wish had h job for myself. It's
the tiresomeness Of this thing that hurts, and we
all want it over, God bless You
This is what most Of the men in the hotel say,
except those who dare not express themselves,
and the Boss realizes their desire to wander in
pastiIres new.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-18
HUNTING THE MURDERER.
Coroner Roche Investigating The KILN.
of john Nolan,

CorOner Roche HUyestlgating the Killing
of John Nolan.
Coroner Roche yesterday resumed the inquest
of the killing OF tho man jack, whose full name
has since been ascertsintd TO be John Nolan, IN
employe on Mr.. Jamisons plantation, known as
"Ths Live Oak Place. ON Bayou Lafourche
This men, 1t will be remembered, was shot on the
10th inst. by ops Peter Boyle, contractor also
in the employ Of Mr. Jamison. John Nolan, IL
will be remembered, arrived in New Orleans Sun
day last, on the steamer Eureka, and died at the
Charity Hospital on Monday from the effects OF
his wound.
The only available witness in The case was Gam
uel T.. Reid who, being placed upon tho stand.
testified as follows:
nErps TESTIMONY.
NY ms me lie Samuel Il. Reid reside ut present
on Josephine street, between Frsret aud Loo lst
on Tuesday last, April the 10Th, was in the par
IL o'clock at night VAS going towards the sugar
house Of Mr.. Samuel Jsrnson, ON the Live Oak
plantation, and my attention WAS attracted
by The door Of the sugar house be-
ing open; as / approached the sugar
house / noticed man leaving IL. whom
did not at the time recognize / entered the
sugar house, and called for the contractor, Peter
Boyle; he did not answer me, so, after lighting
q candle, / went to bis bed to awake him, but he
WAS not in bed.
then repaired to the bed where John Nolan
was and found him suffering from wound in the
head.
SPOKE TO HIM
and asked what had happened TO him. He re-
piled that he was shot
then tried TO make him explain 10 me who
s hS d h h n' ssP0nd'a by saying that's
then became alarmed, shut The doors, and
started 10 search for Peter Boyle, the contractor.
/ heard q voice outside Of the door, which
thought was Boyles voice, and ! called him.
He answered, who are you ?" ! answered by
telling him my name.
Boyle, who s white man. then came into the
house; | noticed that he had nusket in bis
hand / spoke to him, and told him that was
glad TO soc him. Boyle acknowledged to mo that
he had
DONE THE SHOOTING.
Boyle told me that the deceased, John Nolan,
had few minutes ago made threats against his
life, at the time being armed with razor,
When, said Boyle, ! saw the razor in tho hands
got o rustat, rem down the steps, cooked my
gun and leveled il nj the deceased, ana todd airq
that il he did not put down the razor / would
fire. He did not put down the razor, SO / aimed
the gun at his head aud fred. The ball pene-
trated the head just above the right eye.
Mr.. Reed states that man named Jules La
Branch and another named jules, who were en-
ployed by the deceased as ditchers, were present
at tie time OF the shooting.
This being the only witness in the city that
could throw any light upon the MURDER the
Coroner adjourned the inquest until future day.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-18
THE HIGH JOINTS.

Tuesday morning seemed pregnant
with events In Commission circles and
the air was filled with rumors. The
members met quite early in Parlor ?.
and during the half hours consultation
no one was admitted. Attic conclusion
OF their secret session Messrs. MoVeigh
and Hawley were deputised as COM
mittee to wait upon Mr.. Packard
and to let him know of the pro-
positions of adjustment now on
foot. Accordingly these two gentlemen
repaired to the st. Louis Hotel, and
within the sacred precincts Of the sane
tun snnctoruDl, they remained in close
confabulation with the Boss for some
time. 1t was impossible to learn exact
ly what was said in there, but one of
Packard's strongest hackers said that
it was all up now, and that propositions
passed at the Nichols caucus were
being laid down to the Governor"
meaning Packard.
Up to noon there was nothing else
done by the Com mission, and the de-
movement is looked for hourly.
DURrNa THE AFTERNOON
und night there was but little done outside the
bers. The visit Of Msssrs. McVegh and Hawloy
TO Packard was MS was said before, simply for the
purpose OF presenting the resolutions passed by
the legal House OF Representative to him in an
informal manner. The Claimant refused to re-
ceve any resolutions except they were signed and
recommended to him by the Commission and as
these gt ntlemen did not think their duty was to
take either one side or the other in such care
his request was not received. However IL was
agreed full copy Of the resolutions would be
sent to the Boss to-day go that he might deliber-
ate over them.
IN THE RoTUNDA.
Last night The principal topic of conversation
was when the Packard crowd would realize their
true situa'ion and how soon they would 40
quiesce in the certaintes Of the near future. In
M interview with Mr.. Brewster, one Of the Hayes
electors from this State, he stated that
there could be now no hopes for Packard and
his crowd must recognize it. He said that the
yeast Of dissolution had already begun its fer
mentation In tho hotel and the dough would soon
be cooked.
He was Satisfied that no government except
that of Gov. Nichols could support itself in this
State, and the only way towards solution OF the
question was for the Nichols government to pass
resolution setting forth that no troops were
needed here, and the Packard House to do like
wise SIN one day Packard's gang" said he,
scould not be found in the city
In conversation with Mr. McVeigh, of the
Commission, he stated that he was satisfied the
temper OF both sides YVES much more towards
compromise or adj ustment than it had been. He
did not think the party would stay here many
hours longer.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-18
STILL ANOTHER.

Family MisfOrtunes Induce John
schmidtz to Take the Fatal Step.
John Schmidt, youth 10 years OF age, finding
himself with his sister alone in the world without
shelter or money, and knowing that his future
was anything but brilliant, concluded to destroy
himself and, as will be seen, he lost no time in
putting his decision into execution. Yesterday
morning he rose as usual, and, after attending to
his work, he procured piece OF clothes line,
went into the smoke house of tho man
whom he WAS working for, which was in
the rear of the yard No. 300 Laurel street,
tally in The chimney, he attached one
END OF THE ROPE TO IT,
while the other end he adjusted around his neck.
Everything being in readiness, he fell upon his
knees and strangled to DEATH
echmidz's domestic history is sad one. He
had mother who was devoted to him, and
while she lived not only did he enjoy life bat bis
father and sister aleo. About eighteen months
ago cruel death crept in the home circle and car
ried off his mother.
Then everything went wrong, and still con-
tinued TO- when the father becoming tired OF
travels sing the world any longer alone, and as he
thought that he had found the woman who would
watch over his children and fill the place made
vacant by his first wife's death, he married a
second time.
But in his second wife he was sorely disap-
pointed. She was tyraDcal and
HE REsoRrEp TO DRINK
in order to drown past remembrances. At
last finding himself driven to desperation and not
being able to live under his own roof with his
children he one night disappeared and his where
abouts were never known.
The tyraoSical wife finding herself mistress Of
all she surveyed sold the furniture that in the
house, turned the children into the street and
then ran off with some unknown individual.
The girl, forced to exc out an existance for her
self, went to work with lady in the capacity Of
house-girl, while the son received employment
| at the bands OF butcher, residing at No. 299
Laurel street, the place where he ended his Ca
reer. 1t is said that Schmidt heard that his
father was in st. Louis and wrote to him; not re-
ceiving an answer to his letter he grew morose
and the supposed arrangement Of his father il
the cause assigned for his last desperate act.
The coroner held an inquest and returned
verdict according to the facts.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-18
Another Exeursjop,

On Monday next. the 23d instant, the
Robert Z. Lee will steam down to the
jetties on on excursion trip, the pro-
ceeds to be devoted to help the Sea-
mems Bethel. Rev. A. J.. Witherspoon
has charge Of all arrangements and
will be on board the boat to-day at D.
N. From what the passengers of the
bly, pleasant and interesting one. The
season Is propitious for an excursion,
and we hear that @ great many tickets
have already been sold.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-18

LINEN EUITs.-Messrs. M. l.. Byrne y Co.'s dry
goods establishment ia the greatest attraction OF
house, to see and pnTchase some OF the new and
beautiful spring goods fered By these courteous,
polite and accommodating merchants. Among
the many cheap and attractive articles, we no.
ticed their selections OF linen suits. They have
the appearance Of being carefully made up and
are indeed very pretty aud cheap.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-18
stealing a Horse and BUGGY.

at O'Clock Monday evening while Joe Shaw.
hans horse and buggy was standing in front Of
his residence on Canal street. near Franklin, 1t
was stolen and driven off. Capt. Kelly, OF the
Third Precinct, yesterday recovered all OF the
property The horse, buggy and harness were
each found in different places. Two negroes,
Charles Davis and Jack Williams, were arrested
and locked up ia the Third Precinct, charged
with highway robbery and horse stealing by Capt
Kelly. suspicion pointing to them as havieg com
mitted the deed.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-18
stealing a Clock,

J. III. Moneau, alias Morell de Guiacomo,
who claims to be ofroyal descent and
who bears the unenviabIe reputation Of
being morning and evening sneak thief
wss yesterday arrested by Special Officer
Pecora and incarcerated in the Central Station,
charged with the robbery OF q fine clock, the
property OF Mr.. Trisconie, on Old Lsvee street,
near Canal.
The detective says be has his man dead to
rights and his chances are beautiful for trip TO
Baton Rouge.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-18
RAMBUCTIOUs PREACHER.
A Possibly Fatal ARRAY i'm the Clio and
Erat0 street Car.

A Possibly Fatal ARRAY i'm the Clio and
EratO street Car.
George W. Bryant ia a, negro preacher, but he
does not exactly follow the precepts OF Christ as
was shown of half past O'Clock yesterday in car
No. 70 of the Clio and Erato street line, when he
drew large szs dissecting knife and sheathed it
in the back Of white man named Thomas Nc
Enerney, inflicting dangerous wound. 1t must
be understood that the man whom Bryant tried
to murder was considerably under the influence
of liquor which made Bryant his physical supe-
rior in every respect. The following is the
STATEMENT CT AN EYEWITNESS
Patrick Reardon-I reside at the corner Of
Magnolia and Calliope streets was Ia the Clio
and Erato street car at haifp o'clock to-day;
the wounded man sat in the front part OF the car;
I sat in the rear part McEnerney looked to-
wards Bryant, and said something; what the
words were don't remember; he then reached
over and pulled Bryants hat over his eyes; l
then got hold Of him and told him not to bother
BRYANT; McEnerney then made some more re-
marks what they were / can't say; he then
said to me, "get out of the car; McEnerney and
myself got up to leave the car, when Bryant
raised his cane to strike McEnerney, when one OF
the formers friends, negro named j. L. New
man, physician, grabbed hold of the cane.
TOLD BRYANT
to keep quiet ard would get McEnerney out OF
the car. Mac then broke away from me and
struck Bryant, who pulled out large
knife which he had concealed about his person
and stabbed Mac He then left the car IN COM
pany with his friend Newman.
George W. Bryant, the accused, was inter-
viewed at the Central Police Station, and the fol-
lowing ia his statement:
Twas in the Clio and Erato street car. McEn-
erney reached over and caught me by my hat and
used some opprobious epithets. He then raid !:
What's the matter with you, Cd d N you. I
have been watching you. I know you.
said, my friend, don't kno you, please
LET ME ALONE.
He replied, "hush up, - you" remarked,
/ am peaceful citizen, have not bothered you
or any one else. McEnerney said, 'shush, for if
Won don't will kill you"
DR.. Newman, who was with me, said to him.
keep still. Mcfinerney said, don't bother me"
got up to reach over for Newman when
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-18

The officers chosen at the late munic-
ipal election In Bayou Sara have all
been commissioned by Gov. Nichols
and have assumed the duties OF their
respective positions.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-18
Fire.

About omar or past uine o'clock last night u
citizen discovered fire in the rear portion Of the
usoceupied two-story frame building on Union
street, between Goodcniidren and Morales. The
property, which was owned by VIM. Turnsr, was
damaged TO the extent Of SIS. No alarm given.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-18

Smyrns lace in great varieties at ~. l.. Byrne
& Co.'S, No. 1863 Canal street.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-18

JOINT SESSION.
The Senate met the House in joint session and
the general assembly proceeded to ballot for q
United States Senator. with the following result.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-02-06
censump.ives Take Notice.

Every moment Of delay makes your cure
more hopeless, and much depends on the ju.
dicious choice OF q remedy. The amount of
testimony in favor of DR.. Schenck's
ic Syrup, as a cure for Consumption. far ex-
ceeds all that can be brought to support the
p~retentions Of any other medicine. See DR..
Schenck's Almanac, containing the certih-
Gates of many persons of the highest respecta-
bility, who have been restored TO health, af-
ter being pronounced incurable by physicians
OF acknowledged ability. schenck's Pulmon-
ic Syrup alone has cured many, as these evi
dences will show; but the cure is often pro.
NOTED by the employment Of two other reme-
dies which Or. Schenck provides for the pur-
pose. These additional remedies are Schenck's
Sea Weed Tonic and Mandrake Pills. By the
timely use of these medicines, according to
directionsl DR.. Schenck :certifies that most
any case OF Consumption may be cured.
DR.. Schenck is professionally at his princi-
pal Office, Corner Sixth and Arch Sts., Phila-
delphia, every Monday. where all letters for
~a'iee must be addressed. feSeeod-lm.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-02-06
A Cool Customer.

The following is a copy of a letter
recently written to a friend in Denver
by Jack Mccall, Wild Bills convicted
murderer:
YANKToN, D. T. Jan. 18th, IT.
DEAR FRIEND:
1 received your letter and will drop
you 4 few lines to let youknow how am
getting along. l am in good health and
spirits, hoping when this reaches you
that You will be in the same. l have
not heard or seen Jack Kelly since 1
seen you last. McCarty is here yet
and will get his trial in April. 1 have
got my trial and will be hung Thurs
day, the LIST day of March, 1877. 1 have
not heard from any of the boys in the
hills. We have had very cold weather
here. But comfortable place here. l
hope you will get out. You asked me
if I thought it would pay to go to the
hills in the spring. 1 think it would if
you save your money and above all
things let whisky alone. So farewell
forever on this earth. Yours,
JACK MCCALL.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-02-06
Notes From the NorthIand.

Myers & Co., who recently started
from Bozeman to Fort Peck with a herd
of beef cattle, at latest accounts had
not reached there, and fears are enter
tanned of their safety.
Weather in the vicinity of Tongue
river has been very severe, spirit Their
mometers showing AZ degrees for sever
al days during the latter part of Decem-
Der.
The buffalo are travelling south. Some
few are now between the Big Horn and
Tongue river is liable to suffer for want
of feed.
There was only about four inches of
snow at the Tongue River cantonment
on Jan. Sth, but a storm set in on that
day, and the next night there were 90
inches.
Indian runners just arrived at Red
Cloud from the Crazy-Horse camp say
it is located at the mouth of the Pow.
der, on the Yellowstone, and consists OF
1900 lodges. The Cheyennes whipped
by General Mackenzie in the Big Horn
mountains late in November had reach.
ed the village after a terrible march
through storms across the country.
They were destitute of food, ammuni.
ton and shelter, and many wounded
died ell route. All are said to be very
much discouraged, and seriously debat-
ing a surrender.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-02-06
August Flower.

The most miserable beings in the
world are those suffering from Dyspep-
STA and Liver Complaint.
More than seventy-five per cent. Of
the people in the United States are af-
fiicted with these two diseases and their
effects: Such as Sour Stomach, Sick
Headache, Habitual Costiveness, Pal
pitation Of the Heart, Heartburn,
Water-brash, gnawing and burning
pains at the pit of the Stomach, Yellow
Skin, Coated Tongue and disagreeable
taste in the mouth, coming up of food
after eating, low spirits, etc. Go to
your druggists, Addoms s. Glover, and
get a IS cent bottle of August Flower
or a sample bottle for 10 cents. Try it
Two doses will relieve you.
ian6-de ow-3m.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-02-06

charges are made against men who have
not q good opportunity Of defending
themselves.
OF the subsequent events of the CAM
paign I will say but Il few words. We
had a tedious wait for supplies and re-
Inducements, and when We did get
them they came too late, for the In
dians had resolved to break up. The
suffering of that
DREADFUL MARCH,
commencing on Aug. 5 and terminal
ing Sept. l5, from Goose creek to the
Belle Fourche, L have already detailed
in the Times. Crook, however he may
have erred in the outset of the cam
paign, showed great energy and a fair
degree of sagacity in the later move
ments, although, with the exception of
the capture of the Indian village at
Slim Buttes, they were barren of re-
suits. 1t is false, however, to as'ert
that he was "badly whipped" or
whipped " at all in his summer fights;
and Mackenzie's capture of the Chey-
enne village last November was about
as brilliant a thing as Custer himself
could have wished. 1t is easy to ami
hilate Indians here in Chicago, but any
body who has ever had any experience
OF The willy race i'll the Held Will recog-
nize the difficulty of subduing u foe who
fights only when he is ready, and who
will not allow you to fight when you are
ready. Hannibal could not, with all
his genius, bring an Indian tribe to an
engagement unless they thought they
were
STRONG ENOUGH TO THRASH HIM,
or unless he surprised them, which, in
summer, is next to impossible.
If Crook has failed" what a be
said of Terry? AS to placing some
other man in command, L believe the
officers of the United States army will
admit that their best and bravest
shrink from risking the laurels they
have won in civilized warfare in an In
dian campaign which, however con-
Quoted, hardly v e results in substan.
tial glory. There is a bitter feeling
against Crook among some of the Off.
GERS, for reasons already limited at, and
the rank and file are not prone to like a
commander who is cold in manner, and
who marches them seven hundred miles
in wet weather without tents. And
yet, strange to relate, if we had brought
tents with us on that cross march, we
would have been compelled to throw
them AWAY.