The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-12
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one OF the best Conkling ever made. He has
been thinking itovsr in his mind for week back
and HIS speech to-day 10 the fret payment on 4
debt with accrued interest which Oonkling has
| been treasuring no against Blaine for ten years
ever since the two had their personal qurrrel In
| the House, when both indulged the most oppro-
bious epthets allowable, and abused each other so
| seundiy that the two has never spoken since. It
10 conceded here tonight that Conbling has paid
back TO very large instalment of tho debt, for
taking advantage OF Blsines blunder in trying 10
bull -dezs the Administration, be has built up an
apparently impassible barrier between Blaine and
the Administration. 1t was noticeable yesterday
while Blaine was speaking that Conkling's face
were the peculiar sardonie smile 1t always wears
when he means mischief and that he was iotting
down every vulnerable point in Blaine's srgu-
menh To-day he pierced every vulnerable point
ana has left Blaine hors du combat. Stanley
Matthews Is accredited to-day with the remark
that Blaine had cut himself out irretrievably.
rms is more than probable, for Matthews is nos
likely to forget Blsineg attack on him personally
and Will undoubtedly use all his influence to pre-
vent Blame from again getting near t,e throne.
Blsine's friends are a'armed--so much so that
Justice nj Her went o him to-day and told him
he had made a mistake.
Hayes ora schurz.
Especial to Chicago Tmes.l
WASHINGTON, March 3.-Ar. Hayes IS specially
anxious to secure the continuation of Mr.. sehurs,
and upon this subject for the f.st time since he
has been inaugur Il d he evinced considerable
impa'ience and irritation. The Republicans who
have called np1n him to protest against Schurz
nave been received very coldly. TO several pro-
testants to-day he said: ~ know what ana do
ing. Ny mind ~ made up. / wish to sea Mr..
schnr2s civil service IDEAS pui into practicat
operation under my administration Snd no effort
OF mime shall bs eparaa to secure them"
SLEEPING CAR COMPANIES
Are RespansiDae for the Property of
Their Passengers.
Correspondence Chicago Timesl
BURLINGTON, Iowa, March 6.-Ths Circuit
Court Of Des Moines. county, Judge john b.
Dr.yer, to-day rendered . Judgment aganst the
W. Barhydt. OF this city, for $li2 S. The iudg-
ment was upon the verdict OF Jury in suit
brought by Harhydt to recover damages for
property stolen FROM him while passenger in q
December, 1879, when 500 in money was was stolen
from bis berth while asleep during his
journey from Chicago to Burlington, and
the second was, In + July, 1874, when
nand as .ashs and ts yaaas contents wsrs osn
the ferry at Detroit. The euit was commenced
10 the fall of 1874, but only reached q trial at
this term. The plaintiff alleges that the defend
defendants deny. The suit occupied several DAYS
in trial, and 10 to be regarded With interest as
being the first case OF the class tried in Iowa.
The court refused all OF he instructions asked By
the counsel FOR both parties, and gave instruc-
A"A's ~ SsS w. w 'AAS J''Jt N"NSNA"As "" AS@e
lows:
|. II : person purchases frst.claes railroad
ticket and ticket for a sleeping car berth the
owner OF the seeping car is under obligstions TO
furnish suitable facilities and means to him for
| sleeping and to take charge of and secure the
safety Of his personal effects, to the extent that
is reasonable and prudent for man to take with
him while travelling, while he is asleep, and that
| If the jury find that the plaintiff purchased
| first class railroad ii ket, and sleeping car
| ticket from the defendants, and that while he
was asleep any OF his money wss stolen, they
shall find for the plaintiff.
| 2. The court instructs the jury that during the
| day, while passenger is up and awake and ahls
to control and care for his own property, the
seeping-car company are not under the same OBJ
ligaion to care for his property. II the jury find
that the plaintiff lost any property during the
daytime, while he was up, the defendants are not
liable for any part Of such property.
There is little doubt that the defendants wi
appeal to the Supreme Court, where their liabili-
ties as custodians OF the property OF their pls.
sengers In this State will be reviewed and defined
Diego Alvarez In the Field-A Dilemnsa
for Congress.
IBy Gable 10 the Herald.l
CITY or MEXICO, March /, via Havana, March
Peace reigns, so far as ia known, throughout
the country, excepting in the Stats Of Gusrrero.
where Gen. Don Diego Alvarez is in arms against
the government Of Porfirio Diaz, and in ayor of
Jose Maria Iglesias. At first Alvarez appeared
to accept the situation, but finally concluded to
pronounce" against the government which has
come into power through the fundamentally OF
the plan of ruxtepee."
the present General Alvarez, il son OF old
General Don Juan Alvarez the contemporary of
Guerrero latter whom the State of that name is
called), Bravo, Itorbide, Santa Anna and the
other heroes of Mexico's struggle for independ-
ence Jaan Alvarez established for himeelf in S
Guerrero an independent patrarchial form OF
g0varnment a1matirnaR in accord and a "a
otherwise wi, the general government. The
present General Don Diego Alvarez is not
regularly educated military man, but has had ex.
tensive experience at the side of his father, who
was popularity known as "The Tiger" when, On
several occasions the latter. opposed by fore OF
arms the ambitious schemes OF Santa Anna until
| at last the dictator marched q formidable force
against Acapulco, bombarded the castle and
| obliged Alvarez to come to terms.
The preliminary meeting Of the new National
Congress took place the day before yesterday,
when temporary organization was effected.
The condition of the country is such that the
most unremitting attention on the part OF Con-
gress will be required to place public affairs on
even tolerable footing. The public revenues
are in desperate state. and their collection ia
neither faithfully nor efficiently carried out. The
very large armed forces that are still under pay
Of the Governnent eat up every dollar that the
Secretary Of the Treasury can reach, and tbs
worst Of it il that il the Government should dis.
band the auxiliary troops they would, as hap
pened frequently before, take the field In bands
Of different kinds against the very administra.
ton which they have called into power. Not
withstanding the energy Of Diaz he will havet0
guard against the machina ions OF powerful re-
c.ion. -.
A party of robbers made a raid upon
the store Of Mr.. Silverstone, on Red
River, near Paris, the other day, but it /
SO happened that a party Of five or six
men were in the store at the time, who
had been out hunting horse thieves, and
the raiders met with warm reception.
one having been killed outright and
another wounded. The man who met
with such sudden and unexpected