The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-11
CORRESPONDENT n. Z. Herald.1

Business is worse than ever, and fail
ures ore numerous. Some foreigners
who favored the Diaz revolution have
failed, and q rsw revolution against
DiaZ is encouraged by capitalists who
make money 10y loans to Tevoiuti0nists
ut excessive interest. The banker Es-
calante loaned Diaz $500, 600 toward the
payment Of 100000 to the United
5tates, with the incoming duties as Sc
curity, receiving $4,000 interest for
| sixty days. Numerous bands OF rob-
| bers are appearing everywhere. Zama-
coma is spoken of as Minister to Wash
| ingt0n. Protestant Worship has been
suspended at Coahuixtla and Morelos
| by order Of the authorities. The church
party has been triumphant In the elec-
| lions in the capital.
Ccrtina refuses to obey the order to
abandon the Texas frontier. He now
opposes Diaz.
TIE CRUEL ICE.
| ~ Comes Upon 81 Village and Threatens
| H. with nssiruGtiyn.
| TJpecial Corresponf ence II the World
P0RT DEPOSIT, Md, Feb. 5.-The in
babitants of this usually quiet town are
| in Il state Of gr' at anxiety, owing to the
| threatening aspect OF the immense
| body Of ice which has accumulated on
the river front during the past twenty
| four hours. Looking up the river IS far
as the eye can reach the floating mass
can be seen slowly but surely making
it's way In this direction. The Ice began
to move down the river on Sunday
morning about O'clock. As soon as
the movement was discovered the in
habitants vt once turned out and repair
ed to the homes Of those most exposed.
and assisted them In the transfer Of
their goods and chattles to safer quar-
lfHyiST a,tvsy ii RI
for the day in all the churches and
ehapels, and measures were at once
taken to repel the advance Of the de-
stroYer. The means ut command were
so limited that the citizens were com
PEELED to sucCumb TO circumstances and
patiently await the advent OF tho ap-
preaching danger. AS the ice turned
above Rock Run, about mile above the
town, the great body OF 1t was arrested
by coming In contact with the flats
which project into the stream al that
point, and there 1t remained. A portion
Of it, however. f0ated down abreast Of
the town, and In very few minutes
low bling sound was heard, and
almost Immediately afterwards thou
sands Of huge cakes fully eighteen
| inches In thickness were thrown upon
the shore. No immediate danger oc-
| CARED to the houses along the river
| front, but the railroad track, from the
depot to point half O. mile below the
town, became submerged in few min
| 1tes, the ice being piled up to the height
Of three feet or more. A large body OF
!abores in the evening succeeded in
clearing and repairing the track. The
shock over, the waters began to recede.
To-day The ice has gorged In front Of
the town, extending almost entirely
across the river to the village OF Lapi-
dunn, directly opposite, but 1t remains
as yet stationary. A warm rain has
just set in. which promises to increase
before nightfall. Lookouts have been
established, however, above and below
the town, whose duty it Is to warn the
inhabitants the moment that they dis
cover the ice making It's way down the
river. Since morning the river at this
place has risen fully six inches, and 1t
L. still tending upwards.
INTERNATIONAL X ELE SHOOTING.
The Irish Riaem,n Anxious 30 shoot Again for
the Ccniensias Trophy.
New York World.l
The Iish Il fs Association recently held D
m. citing at the Mansion I'll ,use In Dabllp, and
among the bnsiuets ttan-aeted WAS he adop-
tsnn OF resolution ff4ted by Mr.. 'JJbn
Rgty. Ia reply to spsechts looai1g to ali
effJrt TO sand another Irish team 10 compete
for the Centennial prize, Mr.. Rieby said: He
should be sorry If the Cenrenniai intern .tion a
ua oh were to swallow up the Insh. American
match which bad suggested the former. IL
1874 IL wss decided by 30 small y difference
hat IL might almost be called a tie. In 1876
the Irish team rad been we'll beaten, but il
the last match, 1876 ihes only lost by elevsL
points, and If The rules In relation o the
scoring had been the same as in 1874, tn
Irish team wjuid have won By five p, iats.
FL , now proposed that nj chb1 enge, bat al
invitation be fora arded 10 the Amateur Rife
Club of New YORK, asking them to send
team to Ireland IN The summer OF 1877, TO
shoot ths fourth Iri,h-Ame,icon match,
Major Lsech seconded tue resoIu ion, which
VAS carried.
AS to the proposed match for the Csnten.
NAL trophy, four Of the team who visited this
untry lsst year have again volunteered. The
Irish ISOLATION desire, however, that the
.Dgt be change, and IN q ciicutar signed
By Mr.. A. B. Leech, which has been sent to
tue competing T. ams If is; year the follow,
ina suggestions ars mad, in ding the prop
ositou hat the shooting shall take lace else
where than a. Creedmeor:
g The Erssent distauces are 800, 900 and
1000 tbiuk the SJG yards IL 0 q sufh lent
test eher Of she msrkon ans .kdl or h qu,I.
tiles Of nf9, and might be omis ted with ad
vantage. The IN. en- m git toen be shos at
300 and 1000 y Eds, VIZ 20 ho:s at the for
mea and rs a. the latter disG.nce. II thIrd
range he de.irsble. 100 yards might be add
and thus eacn msns ava sulf Is SOS at each
distance. IL a, pears undesirable to have such
match shot at range which 10 the pract ce
range OF one of III. coupe ing teams. 10
America pie accommodate n could be Lad
elsewhere than at Cteedmoor"
The SINE circultr also suggestt that in
case 1t am OF fuffc ent res 9Th cannot be
raised in Ireland 10 Witt the Uni I'd 3 ats-,
that nat onAt team be orgaa Msd WITH view
Of winnins iha trophy, md is subst qusnt