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, 1877-10-07

The bell-punch continues to work well in Rich
mond. Va, for the collection OF revenue i
New Orleans paper remarks:
The application Of the bell punch to the coIIcc-
tion OF tax on the sale Of liquor by retail liz an
pertinent more in the line Of Yankee ingenuity than
OF the conservatism OF oil Virginia. hut It is IN cx-
pertinent ihEt Virginia is trying with eminent sac-
cess The record OF tire first half month Of tho
oel1-pHnch's existence in Richmond bar@1oon..
shows that mine has been struck that ou-ht pfa%
repudation out Of the question. although it r-.es
not speak very we'll for the soorictr Of the psope
The beli-punch sti}l has wide field Of nsefuln~Ss
before it, Legislators In other dcbradcn states
will be quick IT, see.
, 1877-10-07

The lnctuating condition of Mr.. T1LDEss
health suggests his eligibility to the PapI
throne when the Pope resigns.
, 1877-10-07

C0TINTu1AS CHAPTER. no. 60, r. \. ~
Regular Couvscation Monday evening, 0ci 4 a. t13o
;cock Wo!k On the Il. A. Decree: ~ orucr
~ i. i. CRAWFORD. H. H.
- rt1E1, 1,3-ct< Scrrrfary
, 1877-10-07

.. c, cEEG!E!: LODGE. No G43 A. and =: NJ -
REGULAR Communication "Wednesday cscnlnE, -, ~ ~
W.t:Ece..y. woE Of. ihc u. ": Degree. Visiting
brethren cordially invited II ordcr ., anG ~ ~
, 1877-10-07

4 very brief London cablegram day OF two
ago announced that ga dispatch from st.
Petersburg says terrible accident occurred to
q railway convoy Of seven wagons which uas
crossing the River Don. The train contained q
large number of Abkhasjan prisoners who were
chained together, and we're being transported to
Siberia. -Four hundred Of them were lost."
This awful catastrophe scarcely excited pass
Ing remark, because it WIS SO far away. Had
an accident causing such 4 loss happened in this
country it would hare occasioned thrill Of
horror. It is distance that bclittles feelings OF
sadness and sympathy.
, 1877-10-07

It is apparent that this ''going abroad"
business has direct and definite bearing on
home politics. There arc those who couteud
that Burgess GRANT, LII. D., is the European
candidate for President OF the United States in
1850 TiIdcn has come back with vigorous
aspirations for 4 Senatorship- Tom HESDE1cEs
went to get over his notion that he could pick
bis Office, and is on his way home willing to take
anything. MCCLELLAN studied Holland with
view to the improvement of the ssJcrscr Flats"
but none OF them was as wise as OAKET HALL,
who iafabout completing course Of study that
makes hlm fnyinciblc as ''da-!: horse''
, 1877-10-07


The Indications are that the so-called Citl-
zens' Committee, intrusted by the conference
of citizens with tho duty Of selecting cand1-
dates for the County Board, contemplate linz
itine their suggestions to FIVE persons,
the number of Commissioners to be elected.
If they persist in this course, they will sim
ply do mischief and no good. 1t is absurd
to expect that all the party conventions will
accept this dictation, md it is not likely that
any one of the conventions will consent to
nominate five persons thus suggested, part
Of whom will be Democrats and part OF
them Republicans. If the conclaye OF cit1-
zens propose to run their five candidates, re-
gardless Of the action of the regular conTen-
tons, the most they can accomplish will be
to divide up the respectable aud taxpay1as
vote, and thus make possible the election
Of Objectionable men who might 9TH
erwiso be defeated The situation is too
grave and the necessity too urgent for secur-
ing able aud honest men for all five vncan-
cies in the County Board to take any such
risk; and if the citizens who have met to-
ccther persist in this course the integrity of
their motives may well be doubted. We
have already pointed out to them how they
may be of practical assistance to the cause
of reform. By suggesting the names OF,
say, twenty-five men, about equally divided
between Democrats and Republicans, all Of
whom shall command universal confidence,
They may prevail upon the different convcn-
+;o,c to ce}ect their candidates from this list.
according to political preferences. In that
case the success of either party would secure
proper men for the County Board. But it IS
too much like running G corner +" on the
Board for twenty or thirty citizens to get
together and nominate five men for the five
vacancies. Twenty Or thirty other citizens
might do the same thing with equal right
and force, and such action will only leopard
ize the interests of the taxpayers.
, 1877-10-07

The Chicago Times is fnical in its tastes
for correct grammar; and this fact may serve
to explain tue following sentence, tnken from
m editorial article in yesterdays issue OF
that paper:
1t is the CARRIE CnALLESGEns who do not COM
nit suicidc TINT drop into the pit OF the DENT
monde the girls who are left dependent on them
selves, having previously been maintained nde~
pendent By the profits of fathers business or pro-
fcssion nnd who after failure. or disease, o:sas'
ter, or death. oycrtakcs him, End themselves On
the world helpless By reason of their ignorance.
There are other gems almost rs pure IN
the same article; indeed, the cultivated per
sons who write the editorials of the Times
are as refined in words as they nro III sent1-
ments. Their grammar is delicious. No
other newspaper that We are aware of per-
ceires and embalms the subtle charm OF ION
Yesterday" 'son tomorrow" ETC.; and no.
where else is there set so noble an example
of purity, propriety, and precision rs 'ncul-
Gated BY the best teachers of rhetoric.
, 1877-10-07

CHICAGO CoMMASDEEY. 40. ~ X I'wAttten- .a1tef
tIou Sr Knights. Special Conc'ave Monaay fssnahe
{jct g. Work III l.. C. Dr;ef. visible slT A"tsnse
court:ousiy invited. II: on!cr Of ,.>-r,,>
Jas r NEGISS Fer.
, 1877-10-07

ST. BERNARD oNMASDERY: 80: IS, +. +
Special Cun:lasc Tnes!A; evening; octt =: a. a.,
ku,;Lis cou!,rovy !nvi:sd " H,f;rS Grles &c
- 1,c~o-.]cr
, 1877-10-07

APOLLO coMMASDEs.y, no. !. kStGnTsS; TN TEN
PIAI-sr-ca1 totc,a,c ct ass 10 a sionr9 3er
-. m iucsIcv evening: nrxf. .Uct: y ANc N.e.c1
of the Temple x!ll he conferred. Visitors "ecoiae'
~ o1oer VI 1-e - ~ l. L. DIfXLOP, Recorder.
, 1877-10-07

LAFAYETTE CHAPTER No. 2 T. A. M.Liall' ~, 70
+ fur business ard work On the " :. nna ~ F.
f.1xr III OrlcT Of u. u. i1Elb y. :.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-10-30
WADDELL & MILES,
SEATTLE.
NOTICE
T'O.1H Whom 90 .l1ny Concern:

w HEREAs, THE COMMISSIONER OF TIE
w General Land Once. In letter dated Angus
~, 1878. ordered that the lands in Tewpship ~
North. Range East. In the district Of lsn~s fof
sale st Olympia. w. r.. should be withheld "from
disposal ~ agricultural lands until fbe non'
mineral character thereof shall have been inily
established.' And. whereas, Patrick WALSH, %
King County. W. T.. who made pro-empuon
hiing for land in said Township and Range. w
for y Of " W Y and " ~ Of N 4 4 OF eecsioe
10. now makes application 20 maze his fnst ehaly
Of said land, and has hled In this cfce his s0ass,s
declsring that there Ii not within the limsn q
said land, TO his knowledge. any cos. OF osnsr
valusble mineral deposit. and that rstd isna "
essentially non-miDerai land.
Now. therefore, In accordance with inssIu
tions from the Commissioner Of the General Leru
Once. II II oroere; that testimony touching 20.
character Of said described land shall De u.tS
before the Register and Receiver OF the nnisr~
States District Land 0ftice Mt Olympia. ".
ON the 10th day Of November. 1877. beginning - ~
O'Clock. A.. N, at which place and time 81 pesso~
having interest In the matter 81 the eharsAte1M
the above described land are required TO appeu
and there and then TO present surb evidences
may serve TO fully establish the chaTncstf ~
said tract of land.
Given under cur hand. At TIE United Sss sss
district Land Once u Olympia, W. T.. this s'sn
Day OF September. A. D. 1871.
J. r BROWN. Register.
scti2-stw ROBERT q. STUART. Esef'se1'
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-10-30
Trade Competition.

The feeling that in the United states
Great Britain has dangerous compe-
titor for the commerce Of tho world is
apparent to any one reading the Eng
lish newspapers. Thus, the London
Times rejoices over the end the strike
in Glasgow. which for six months has
nearly parslyz-d the enormous iron ship
building trade of that city, and calls at
tent.ep TO the ominous fact that, dur
ing the last three or four months in
which the Clyde -hipbnilders have been
prevented from taking contracts. by
the quarrel with their workmen, the
shipbuilding interest has shown sudden
signs O. revival in the United States.
The same folies which drove
the trade away from Millwall to Glas-
gov may drive it from Gla.gow be-
yond tho Atlantic. and the Clyde has
no spell 70 win it back, except which
the Thames has used in vain" The
strike caused loss to the workmen, in
wages alone, OF 100000.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-10-30

ONE can't suit all tastes. Of course,
but Toronto merchant sough. 10 do
his share by selling tea at fonr differ
ent prices from the same chest.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-10-30

THEY are now searching for the tomb
Of the man who first discovered print
ing. Proof-readers' mistake, are all
the monument h. needs.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-27
SOM CITING SINGULAR.
Penitentinry Cenviets In Pullman Pal
lace Car.

Yesterday afternoon q number OF
ladies' and gentlemen who had engaged
passage In o Pullman car OF the north
bound train OF the Mobile road, were
not little surprised on entering the
car to find IL already partly occupied by
nearly o dozen persons manacled and
sbaekled, under the charge OF deputy
United States Marshals, and who, they
aseertainsd, after Inquiry, were con-
viets under sentence of the United States
courts. and on their way to the Mount
vile, w.. penitentiary.
The train was on the point OF starting.
The conductor WAS sought and On ex-
PLANTATION asked OF this singular situa.
tion. the reply being that there was no
remedy, inaSmuch as the passage had
thus been engaged for the prisoners,
and the beet that could be done was to
put curtain between the convicts and
the other passengers.
OF course protest was made, and the
passengers asked for their baggage, de-
elariug at the same time that they would
take another route to go North. FL
nally, and after the detention Dian hour,
another Pullman car was coupled with
the train, and the convcts had the glad
satisfaction OF avoiding the stare and
other Inconvenience attending the
presence Of ordinary passengers on the
train.
We have sought an explanation Of this
singular circumstance from one OF the
officers of the railroad company, who
was, however, unable to give the neces-
Bary information.
The facts came from an unduestion-
able source, the report Of q gentleman
Of the highest standing in this commu-
nifty, whose son and daughter had en-
gagged massage on the train.
Besides the singula1ity which occurs
OF putting felons in Pullman palace
car with respectable people, another ex-
traordinary thing ID presented, that
Government convicts should travel In
such luxurious style. But these are not
ordinary times. IL ia true.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-27

the man be was In search Of had settled
In Missouri county, he repaired thither
where he found him and made him a
prisoner. On the day following the
capture, Mr.. Smith
WITH HIS PRIZE
started for New Orleans. and reached
here yesterday, when he placed his man
in custody as above stated.
Mr.. Ernest. on being interviewed by o.
DEMOCRAT reporter. stated that he did
not embezzle single cent from Mr..
Carl Kohn. and that the. whole affair
was innocent OF the charge, and had
Mr.. Kohn written for him he would
have come to the city and that there
was no necessity OF sending an officer
after him.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-27

i bring suit before Justices of the peace In
certain cases. Passed finally.
1 House bill No. 1879, to authorize and
rentIire the city Of New Orleans to make
certain appointments for the pay.
ment of the Fire Department. The
substitute No. 302, q bill relative to the
| revision and modification OF the city
budget, was taken up and passed hnaiiy.
Senate bill No. 193, substitute Tor
| House bill No. So relative to the Great.
ing of the parishes OF E,st Carroll nnd
West Carroll. The substitute e, p Pro- n,s,
for the election by the people OF the ON,
Gers Of these new parishes. Passed
| FnaIty s~ass~
Mr.. Kidd, of Jackson chairman OF the
| Committee on Enrolment, reported as
duly en- rolled House bills Nos. % and
| $50.
juries to FIX the. fees and compensation
OF sheriffs for keeping prisoners In the
common jails. Passed finally.
House bill No. 1874, to exempt landed
and assessments. Hs*ts a+3ft
Passed finally, and motion to recon-
slider laid on the table.
House bill No. 1s5, reported by substi-
tute, to cause the city Of New Orleans
TO issue warrants and certificates OF in
debtedness to the Firemens' Charitable
Association OF New Orleans for moneys
due for back years.
The bill provides for the receipt by
the city In payments OF taxes for the
year In which they were. issued OF war
police and fire purposes, to be credited
TO those respective funds.
The bill was ordered printed In the
journal, and made the special order for
tomorrow ut | o'clock.
House bill No. 1877, to amend and re-
enact article GAG Of the Code of practice.
exempts certain agricultural imple-
ments, provisions. etc., Of planters. from
seizure.
Mr.. Bridger, Of Caldwell. offered an
amendment making sheriffs and con.
stables liable for damages in cases OF
seizure Of property excepted by this
An amendment was also offered by Mr..
Bridger, providing for the exemption Of
one hundred and sixty acres Of land.
The amendment was opposed by Mr..
Mudehee. OF West Felioiana, and Mr..
Lyons, OF East Feliciana, on the grounds
that 1t would effect the credit Of the poor
people, and Mr.. ------- moved to amend
by inserting sixty acres instead OF the
former figure.
Mr.. Carloss, OF Webster, took an OPP
posite view Of the last amendment, and
took occasion to say that he was not
sure that the credit system had impov.
erished the people OF the State.
Mr.. Gaskins, OF Lincoln, and Mr.. Sar-
tain, of Carroll. were also in favor Of the
one hundred and sixty acre exemption.
Mr.. Young. OF Claiborne, made
lengthy and able appeal to the House
In favor of Mr.. Bridger's proposition
and In opposition to the smaller ex-
Mr.. Toler. of Richland, went further
he wanted more extended exemption
on horses, hogs and cows. He thought
in personal property.
On motion to lay Mr.. MeGebee's
on the table, a quorum not
being present the House adjourned at
half-past 4 p. m.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-27
Unitsd states Circuit Court.

Judge Woods Yesterday Issued an
order and it was spread upon the min.
utes that hereafter when the law re-
quired an officer Of the court to file an
account for the judges approval, notice
of such fling shall be given to the q. s.
District Attorney, and the account be
tried contradictority as II g rule.
looking to the legal expulsion Of those
who have usurped the Offices In the edu-
cational department Of the State gov
eminent.
The Injunction was granted and the
papers sent to the sheriff for service.
Boothby's days behind the cuttings"
are drawing to q close.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-27
POLICE AND CITY ITEMS.

A RUNAwAY.-At half-past Q O'Clock
last night horse attached to a two
wheel spring wag On driven by Pierre
Labadie, accompanied by Leon Bour-
deoD, ran away at the corner of St.
Charles and Delachaise streets, throw
ing Pierre Labadie to the ground and
bruising him considerably about the
body. Leon Bourdeon was also slightly
Injured. Both parties were sent to their
residence by Officer Lethegue.
- ATTEMPTING TO COMMIT FELONY.
Last evening Chas. Brown was aiscov-
cred by Officer Cheechy In the act of
breaking, with the intention Of COM
hitting q robbery, q tool chest In @
house on the ievee at the head Of Canal
street. Charles was put in the Harbor
Station to answer.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-27
BREVITIES.

The docket Of the Fifth District Count
Is now clear.
The feeling displayed by the peop'e
OF this city yesterday toward d possible
compromise evidences their firm deter
mination to oppose any encroachment
upon their rights. The time has come
for action, and words have lost the 7
significance.
Gov. Penn, who arrived here Sunday
from Washington, looks exceedingly
well after his laborious sojourn in
Washington. He believes that the peo-
pies cause must eventually succeed,
and nothing but q full recognition OF the
States functions to choose its officers
will be the outcome Of the present COM
plex situation. Gov. Penn labored
assiduously for Louisiana whilst away,
and as on the battle field showed him
self one Of her true SONS.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-27

The mortuary report furnished to US
by the courtesy Of DR.. G.. r. Lemonnier,
Secretary of the Board OF Health, for
the week ending Sunday at p. M,
shows that during that period the inter-
ments numberedone hundred and forty
three, the principal causes of death
being as follows: Consumption, Is !;
measles, 5; cerebro spinal miningitis.
4 pneumonia pleuro, s; smallpox, A !;
all feyers, 5. Whites, 80; eolored, So !;
males, 7s; females, 81; under ten years
OF age, As. Nationalities China, /; Dem
mark, /; England. /; France, z; Ger
many, 8; Ireland. 5; Italy, 8; Louisiana,
"; other States, 26 Spain, /; West In
lie institutions, IS; on certificates OF
coroner, 10; OF midwives, Of sisters
Of charity, 4. La addition to the total
number II stillborn children were re-
ported. assx suusss = zslsss IazEs I -
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-27
AMUAEu ENTs.

ACADEMY OF Music MIR. Byron drew
another fair house at the Academy last
night with his new play PLENTY Of
Money" which contains some thrilling
situations and is we'll played through
out by the Academy troupe, although
the parts allotted to Mr.. Power and
Miss Wilmot are very powerful and
would require a good deal OF study to
make them perfect In them. We have,
nevertheless, to compliment Miss Will
mot Tor her excellent performance in
the trial scene, which is rendered with
much effect by this lady without resort
ing to trickery or unworthy attempts at
ranting. Tonight the same bill,
MOTHER GoosE The reception Of this
excellent lady, 1t must be borne in
mind, will take place on Friday evening,
April 6, at st. Patrick's Hall. We have
not vet been admitted into the mystic
ries OF the programme Of the entertain
ment, but have heard sufficiently to JUS
thy the assertion that it will be novel,
unique and hence attractive. The pal
try sum OF twenty Are cents will admit
anyone OF her children to see what their
mother can do to entertain them. The
reception is given Tor the benefit Of Sc.
Paul's Church. - -
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-27
| AN INHUMAN FATHER.
Hs would Murder Sis Little sen, Aged
| III Years.

Ats o'clock last night Frederick Ro-
adler, d most unnat ural father, while in
q state Of intoxication, at his residence
at the corner Of Dauphine aud St. Bar
tholomew streets, became angered at
some trivial thing that his little son,
aged II years, had done, seizsd him and
plunged O. knife in his side just above
the hip, inflioting q severe. though not
dangerous wound. The facts being re-
Burke they arrested Roader and locked
him up in the Fifth Station on charge
OF stabbing and wounding with the in
tent to murder.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-27
THE COMING mass MEETING.
An outburst of the Masses.

gurated for the full expression Of the
opinions of our fellow.citizsns in mass
meeting over the present situation has
met with q response OF the warmest
welcome. No prevarieation or procras-
tination will satisfy the people here.
and from all classes and all trades
comes the re-echoed call for the assem-
blage Of the people to refute the impu-
tations Of the Packard crowd. From
present indications the meeting to be
held this week will be one of the largest
ever organized in the State and there
will be present representatives Of every
section Of the State.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-27
Tng COsrLICr or THE COURTS.
What il Said Of Packard's Hotel.

Although the process may be very
slow, yet 1t is, nevertheless, In sure
operation, and will bring about test OF
Packard's power within q week. The
threats OF his courts. enseonoed behind
the barriers Of his hotel, and the action
OF PaekaTd's judges eDjoining the To-
gally elected Sheriff, will bring about
within o very short time an issue that
will evidence to the world which Judi.
ciary ID the true and constitutional one,
Monday morning was remarkably
dull at the Infirmary, and the patients
looked q trifie bored by Sundays dull
ness. and the aspiring legislators ap-
peared o little weary and morning cock.
tails were taken with considerable glste,
Packard and himself
BHEAHFAsTED VERY LATH
and did not put an appearance until
some time after eleven o'clock. The
bruiled beefsteak and the emelette he
had taken could not have agreed with
him, for his countenance was soured
and his noble brow contracted.
Down in the basement, close by the
ground. the Superior Civil Court sits.
Its clerk bustlss about the twenty foot
room with an air Of alaority and energy
most pleasant to see, and the Sheriff
waits patiently for writs that never
come. Saturday one did come to him,
however, and the deputy who had it Ia
charge now languishes in the Parish
Prison. Whether any more daring
deputies will venture out remains to be
seen.
It looks very much like this conflict
OF courts will hasten settlement of
the two governments, and that it will
be the sheriffs and not the commission
who will cut the Gordian knot
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-27
PU ~ G. ED.
Jas. G.. Clark UP for Contem pit.


Yesterday there being an attachment
out against Jas. G.. CLARK for contempt
s Ct an 9rder Of JudsH Egat9r q the
mers IL Brannins vs.. J. G.. Clark, that
individual appeared before Judge
Rightor and purged himself of the con-
tempt. The ground Of the attachment
was that Clark had filed In the so-called
Superior Civil Court, in Packafd's Ho-
tel, q petition for an Injunction restrain
ing the sale OF his property under q
writ from the Sixth District Court.
Mr.. Clark assured the court that his
action had been taken by advice Of
counsel and that, personally, he in
tended no contempt whatever. Judge
Rightor released him after ordering
that he pay the costs Of the rule taken
against him by Messrs. Labatt e Aroni.