The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-21


Senator, and transfer the case to
Washington.
The dispatch continues: The Packard
Legislature caucus tonight sent q
proposition to the Nichols people, Of
fering to dissolve, provided seventeen
now unrecognized Returning Board
members be paid their mileage and per
diem. The Democrats assented TO the
proposition, and I am informed by Q
member OF the Commissi3l that both
Warmoth and Mcmillan and their
Legislature tomorrow. The Ludellng
faction will still hold out along with
Packard.
The President telegraphed to the
Commission to-day that, In RESPONSE to
the request contained In Gov. Nichols
letter, an order for the withdrawal OF
the troops to the barracks would be
issued forthwith.
THE TRsBUNEs REVIEW.
The LEGISLATURE tn Adjourn sine Dic
saturday.
WASHINGTON, April 2O.-The Tribune's
New Orleans special says: Conserva-
tives will wait until Saturday for as
many as choose to come over to them,
elt ct United States Senators and ad-
jonrn sine die.
II any people remain with Packard,
there is law passed by the Republicans
some years ago, under which persons
attempting to constitute an illegal Leg
islature can be arrested.
THE Ass0CEATED PRESS VIEW.
Commissioner sIcyeigl,'s View of the
Situation.
NEW ORLEANS, April ID, via Washing
| ton. n.--Oomtulssioner MeVeigh is quoted
"If there Is any member OF the Legisla-
| ture who entertains the most lingering
| idea that the troops are going to remain,
| for God sake disabuse him OF that idea,
| for they are going to be removed"
packard's Legislature In caucus Is.
sued another series OF resolutions de-
mandatory of the commission. Tue
caucus WIS tempestuous.
| Senator Young claimed he was re.
strained Of his personal liberty; that
the guards on the stairs would not lei
him out.
Packard addressed the caucus, ex.
pressing determination to resist to the
end.
A committee of colored ladies, headed
by Mrs. Gov. Antoine, Mrs. Senator
| Burch, Mrs. james Lewis and Mrs. Ct
w. Brown, have united In an address tt
Packard, rendering sympathy to him
s5lf, boarding aud lodging to his legis.
lators, md every attention to his sick
The Nichols Legislature had q Re
turning Board membership OF sixty five
in the House and twenty-five In the
Senate.
1 Abolition Of the ONCE Of Appraiser.
| WASHINGTON, April 2O-There will b.
an abolition OF The appraisers OF mer
chandise in many places. That In Mo
bile has already been discontinued.
Equal Justice to All.
ROME, Ga, April 20--Augusta John
hanged in Rome on Friday, June 15
for the murder Of Daniel Afford, col
ored. in August last.
THE STORMS.
The magnus Lost.
| WASHINGTON, April 2O.--The signal OF
flcer at Bat neygat reports the brig Mag
nus, from Pernambuco to New Yorl
with sugar, ashore. The crew ESCAPED
by life car.
A warning Light.
WILMINGTON, N. q, April O.-The Fry
ing Pan Shoals light.sbip was replaee'
yesterday afternoon. Vessels on mp
preaching the shoals should keep thei
leads going, as the light-ship may drag
having lost her proper mooring ia th
recent gale. She ia now temporaril
moored with q small mushroom an
chain. 1t Is now blowing heavy gal
from southwest, and she may hav
dragged.
THE EAST.
A bloody Fight Near Nfcsics.
LONDON, April 20.-A bloody figh
near Nicsics is reported.
The n0mbardment of Odessa.
LONDON. April 90 An early lombard
ment OF Odessa is expected. Merchant
have been warned to remove goods, a
the custom house will be closed. Th
ships at Odessa are preparing to leave
The Koumanian Army Mobilized.
BUCHAREST, April 20. The decree {
Prince Chares, issued to-day, orders th
mobilization of the active and territoria
armies and their respective revenues
militia and civic. The guard are ais
called out, and an extraordinary SEE
zion of the Chambers summoned fo
April 26.
Thc Turks Divided Into Four Corps.
LONDON, April ga Reuter- dispatc
are divided into four corps, and are Sui
rounding the Meridite country. The Ii
habitants Of several villages have lai
: down their arms.
AA%
In giving list OF the members Of th
Legislature occupying their seats 9
Odd Fellows Hall yesterday, we unir
tentionally omitted that OF Col. G. .
Pitts, Of DeSoto, elected by the people
but counted out by the Returning Boart
-
In another column, speaking Of "OU
Mails" we state the fact that the Postt
Commission sent South to investigai
the Southern post-off1ces is In Georgii
Instead, it has but just left New o.
leans for the North, after havin
Investigated the manner In whic