The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-03-19
NEWS BY MAIL.


DOUGLASS.
Coed for One Thing ana Unfit for An-
other.
T5pscial to Courier Journal
WASHINGTON, March t5.-D 1uglasa is an igpo.
rant hegTe, noted for his hatred OF the white
rscs. AS an ofitoroal mendicant Of The Hepub-
loan party, Grant was willing TO give him some.
thing but he never put bin, as HAYES has DONE
into position OF the highest official RESPONSE
bity. An arrangement fs to be made by which
he IL TO be kept out OF ths customary function Uf
the Marshal in giving introductons st tile Presi.
dents lsvses but the question ID fifty put, II he
is not good enough for this, why should he be
forced as an associate on The gentlemen Of the
bar and The many prominent citizens who have
business th the United states Marshall Even
the negroes and white Republicans Of the Dis
triot objscs to Douglass app1instnsnt
BOUTWELL,.
He Gives NO Hfsrs Satisfaction Than
Fred. Douglass.
Especial to the Cincinnati Enquirer
WASHINGTON, March Is Boutwell, is sgsin sad.
died on the pubic crib. He has b on 81 tong an
Il mBnsr thas he II leth to again set MP hiae rnef
grocery IN aroton, iu his native state. His Ysn.
Aes cunning was fafareaehing. He 1pptehended
that he might be repadistB ut home, aud, 81 Y
dog y at hs was, rep fted mud drew NO the bill
providing for new revised edi lon OF The stat4
tion until he bes0ught The DO faot0 President TO
give him tho befth He ia no lawyer aud is
4bput az oompe eft 10 perform the w0k as Bob
Iagersoll to administer the sagerdotai rites L. ID
thB worst appointment Hayes has yst made Its
must striAing feature Is the now psteht fact Of q
senator constructing an office lor his own bshsf.
THE EXTRA SESSION.
The True EHwardness of Hayes 0bIeG@
siOns to the same.
Especial to Cine1snsti Enqairer.)
WAsHIHeroH. March 15.--'rhs true inwardness
of Hayes obstinate objection to an extra session
is Out. Needless expense las bssn Hayes oste1.
eibls and only pubic reason. The real reason il
that the clique OF Ohio politicians, who have set
their hearts ON getting control OF the orgsnig4-
lion OF ths next House and mahing Garfield
Spsaker thereof, feel that the Southern Demo-
ofaey have not been sufficiently disintegratsd yet,
aud that some time is needed Tor the distribution
Of Government pap where 1t will tend TO work
such needed disintegrat ON. TO accomplish that
purpose. La view ri tnis plan IL ia easy 10 under.
stand aarfelds ready aoquiescsncs In Hayes
suggestion that he withdraw from the contest
for ths Ohio benatorspip and remain ia the
House.
HREAn OR BLOOD.
Threatening Demonstration of Unsus-
pl0yed workingmsn at scranton.
[st. Louis Repnbean.i
New Yong, March f5.-Ihe unemployed work.
upon the uity Council, calling upon the members
when in session, and demanding an appropriation
OF 900 for public works, that employment m ny
be givsn. A ,FOrkingmsn obtained permission to
not do anything for ths p1or, they would take The
matter Ia heir own hands. There were fine
stores along Lackawana avenue and they world
help themselves. IL.ona cheers.I THIS threat
caused great commotion, and MAJOR McKeene,
rushing forward called tbs speaker to order, and
said. fuH chief nY8rItIV4 fftja r of fHg bp
could not permit such threats. A fearful uDroaI
followed, and cries of We will have bread o.
blood The meeting broke up in wild disorder
SOUTH CAROLINA.
f.sturn Of the Fugitive Negro Judge
| Hts status.
| Especial to Cincinnati Enqnirsr.l
| COLUMBIA, March 15.-Wight, the negro As
| sociate Justice, having recovered from his attacI
Of mania q potu, has returned to CoIu nbia, ant
Justice Willard. Upon being asked why he hsd
lied TO parties eutside of Colnmbia in 30 ing tina
| he had feared his life from Democrats, hs posi-
| lively denied it, and says that IL he feared BIZ
life being taken at all II was At the hands Of hi,
own race. Like oil Of his kind and party. how
ever. there is little reliance to be placed Ia EN-
| thing this Massachusetts earpet-bag negro has
| to say.
! An Editor shot Dead by q Doctor for
Alleged seduction.
f5t. Lous Republican,
CHICAGO. March 15-stephsn Jones, editol
| Of the Reltgto-P Philosophical journal, No. III
Fourth avenue, was shot dead in his Office thi
af ernoon by Or. w. @ Pike, who immediatel
gave himsslfup. Jones lives with bis family i
st. Charles, Illinois, is sixty-fve years old, ant
reputed wealthy. gappears Pike and his wife
have been roomiDg 10 Jones' buildidg this winter
without payiug rent, and IL 10 surmised this maj
have caused the trouble.
Pike alleges no . reason for tho killing thai
Jones seduced hi4 wife, and he pr Jduces Q n
fession signed Ly his wife 10 that effect. Mrs
Pike confirms her husbands story, but friends o
the deceased declare he was incapable Of tht
crime. All the parties involved srs spiritnalists
and the affair causes considerable excttem ent
Pike was held this afternoon Without bail TO the
criminal court
M0RTON's SHARE.
Civil Service Reform In the Postofnce ON
the wane.
Especial to ST. Louis Republican,
WASHINGTON, March 15.-Morton, true TO hit
custom, has secured o. lions share OF infiue nct
| and patronage, even under Hayes promising
civil seryice-referm adm oistratjon. There are
many Of Hayes frlends in Washington who arc
tonight for the first time disturbed over the
prospects, since Morton has in o measure got
control OF the post-office department. by plsciDe
| ryner In as first assistant postmaster-general
keeping Tom Brady, al.o of Indiana and hench
man OF Morton, as second assistant where he i.
at the head Of the contracts. Key il ief
| q figure head unless he exercises unusual au
thority In looking over their work. III he doe
30, he will not have his present assistants, If hs
does not, the department will be ru1 as it al
ways has been. Judge Gresham, Of the United
States Court OF Indiana. and other promiaen
Republicans from the same State, who are her,
endesvoring to shake off some OF the Morton
lseches in that State, are tonight Disguised, ant
/ Will 60 home tom rroH with the impression tina
he Federal machinery in Ia lana IL hencefortl
, to be used to elect Morton Senator i 1879.
WELLS LOOKING FOR HEs PAY.
The Chairman Of the Louisiana Return
ing B0ard In the Court of claims.
New York World.l
| WASHINGTON, March 13.-J. Madison Wells ap
/ pearrd before the Sou hern Claims Commssio
t t-day regarding his claim for over s5 0,000 70
alleged losses duriog the war. This has been re
8 II ,fkad in md nuphk Tn ha ria taa h