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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-28
THE BATH aORE w0RKINGMEN.
The CoIor Line Question Disturbs Their
Harmony.
N. Y. Times.1


BALTIMORE, Aug. 90. - The second
meeting of the Workingmen' s City Con-
vention was held tonight, with the
usual large attendance. Atelegram was
received from the Workingmen' Benev-
client Aid Association Of New Orleans.
conveying its sympathy with the move
ment, and promising to follow In time
An executive committee YVES organized
and authorized to call conventions to
nominate candidates. and also to ar
range for mass meetings. A special
committee was appointed. to issue an
address to the people. The Conven-
tion was not as harmonious as on
the previous night, and there were
exhibitions of bad temper in
debate on resolution repudiatlng
self-nominated candidate for mayor,
and the interference of the leaders was
necessary to stop an exchange of sharp
personalities. Some Of the moderate
men are opposed to the planks Of the
platform demanding the seizure Of tie
railroads, telegrapbs, and all the ma
chinery OF industry by the government,
and their operation for the cooperative
benefit of the workingmen. These con-
servatives renewed their efforts to have
the question of platform opened, and
DR.. Wayson spoke Of the convention
having done mischief that ought to be
undone; but the moderates were over
powered. A resolution was offered
that the convention recognize
all organizations OF colored work
ingmen who will cooperate with
the party on it's platform. This led to
the drawing of the color line, and to ex-
element and confusion on the subject
of the negro. The delegates who came
| from the Democratic ranks showed all
their old bitterness against the colored
people, and those who were Republicans
| fought for the resolution most earnestly
It was denounced on the one hand as a
| fire. brand that had been thrown into
the convention by traitors to the work
ingmen's cause. and on the other hand,
it's supporters argued that something
| must be done to eonciliate the 10000
negro voters in the city. One
angry Democrat charged that men
from the Reform party had stolen into
the convention In disguise, with the
object of dividing it on this question,
and predicted that il 1t was agitated the
workingmen's movement wouli be
speedily wrecked. A motion to lay the
resolution on the table was rejected by
a vote of 81 to II, and it was evident
that the majority was largely in favor
of making friendly overtures to the
| colored voters. The confusion grew
worse, and the chairman lost control OF
| the convention and had TO call the ser
geant- alarms to his aid. Finally, at
the solicitation Of the peace makers,
| the matter was postponed until next
meeting, and the convention adjourned
| amid mnch disorder.
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A FORMIDABLE COMBINATION,
IN. Y. Herald. |

FoRT BENTON, M. T., Aug. Is. 1877.
The recent successes OF the Nez Perces
and Idaho Indians is encouraging, to an
alarming extent, several tribes in north
ern Montana, who are united in growing
enmity to the whites. Twenty seven
tribes are thus affiliated, embracing
those from the Lower Columbia east
ward to the edge Of the Sioux country,
and many tribes living north Of the
members. Moreover, the Sioux have
long been sending runners to these
tribes, advising a universal uprising,
and they are now listening to this ad-
vice. These Indians have been forbid
den ammunition, even TO Hunt with, fer
many months. and forbidden to leave
their reservation. At the same time
the rations furnished by the govern
ment were utterly Insufficient, and
starvation would have ensued had they
not disobeyed and gone hunting. Now
they refuse to go the reservation and
receive the few annuity goods awaiting
them, but demand that the goods shall
be sent them wherever they happen to
be camped and are otherwise sullen and
defiant. They alleges that the hostile
Indians are treated with tenfold more
liberality by the government than the
peaceful tribes, and therefore it will
profit them to open war; Every one
here admits that their movements are
founded on true premises. OF the dis
affected tribes, among the branches OF
the Upper Missouri there are about
$500 warriors, Blackfeet, Piegans,
Bloods, River Crows, Grosventres and
others. They are likely at any
moment to begin to devasta.e the
country through which are scattered
clusters of farms, isolated trading
posts and rich trains Of merchandise en-
route between settlements in Montana
and posts in British America. These
depredations would be carried on on
both sides OF the boundary line. To OPP
pose these are a few dozen soldiers,
about 100 all together, at Fort Benton,
and less than 200 Canadian mounted po-
lice. The result of such an uprising
would be disastrous beyond the hrst
massacres and the destruction OF all
property outside of a few central settle
ments, since it would cut off the whole
Northwest from the Missouri river, the
great source of supplies. That there Is
good ground for the most serious appre-
hension is evident. The people are alert
but almost powerless, and the Indians
appreciate their weakness. Troops are
greatly needed. The presence OF small
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with the decline in the price Of other markets
that a strong suspicion was created that II was
the result of combination. Hence sealed P O. @.
posas will be received at the CITY Hall until
Wednesday. at noon, for these three markets.
THE MOUTH or BAYOU LAFoUBGHE.
The Mayor yesterday received request from
planters and staamboatmen for the loan OF one
of the city's dredgeboats, TO aesist IN dredging
CATION in the bayou being Of such nature as to
cause great expense to our sugar planters in the
way of transportation. As in che case OF the re.
o,Iest for the use OF these dredgeboats for Red
River, the Mayor answered that they are at the
disposition of the people needing them, but that
they are sadly in need OF repairs. and the city
has no money to make them.
THE STREET CONTRACTORS.
We understand that the Board of Health has
been occupying itself with the condition OF our
streets recently, and that at the next meeting OF
the board report will be made which will be
favorable to the contractors who have the clean
ing of the streets under their charge.
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GRANITE BUILDING CAB.
what the Crown Have to say About the
I1HlegatiOn.

The moisture which prevailed on Monday
morning prevented, to a certain extent the usual
gathering OF the outs at the Custom House
building, but those who did turn out took shelter
under friendly awning opposite the Postoffice,
and there discussed the probabilities of the mis-.
sion of the delegation.
AMONG THE BOYS
IL was understood that Wells had sent q telegram
to an intimate friend indicating that the delega-
TONS request for few official heads would be
complied with, and that seemed to inspire them
with hope.
Some OF them have come to the conclusion
that j. Mad son was actually compelled to open
on Secretary Sherman from a Returning Board
advisory standpoint. and that he has frightened
the nations chief fnancier into acauiescence to
HE demands. On the other hand, those
who know Secretary Sherman say he would
NOT BE BuLLDozED
by Wells, when the latter had the Superior Grim
inal Court here staring him in the face.
The idea that Wells wants the Collectorship, as
advanced by some OF the Northern papers, is
laughed at by his friends, who say that he is sat
sfied with his own position, provided he has an
equal share in the Collectors patronage, but that
he must have that.
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number might prevent an outbreak
which triple force could not subdue.
HOW SERIOUSLY THE RUSSIANS RE-
QUIRE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

| bucharest Correspondence London Telegraph. ]
Two hundred and thirty thousand
| trained soldiers constitute e. mighty
host, no doubt, but, dispersed over such
an enormous extent OF country as that
occupied by the Russian armies upon
Turkish soil, and charged with the
simultaneous execution OF such q pot
pOuTrj of important operations as those
attempted to be carried out by the EN-
peror's Generals {nOt one OF whom,
moreover, has hitherto manifested any
especial capacity, either in organiza-
tion or strategical combinations), this
proves to be wholly inadequate to the
unreasonable demands made upon it by
its commanders. It has been called upon
to effect, at one and the same time,
the passage of the Balkans, the siege OF
Rustchuk, the holding in check Of three
great armies in the field, the invest
ment Of Silistria, the turning and con-
seqnent investment OF Widdin, the
maintenance of an unbroken line OF
communication nearly 200 miles long,
and variety OF smaller exploits, each
OF which, unless thoroughly performed,
laid It's attempters open to disconcert-
ing reverses.
Let us roughly analyze the tasks al
lotted to the Russian army, as above,
and we shall speedily find that the
means Of carrying them out, actually
at the disposition OF the Grand Duke,
are conspicuousiy disptoportionate to
the difficulties requiring to be sur
mounted. A week ago the Russian
bered between 230, 900 and $40 900 officers
and men. OF these $4,000 were in
the Dobrudscba, under Zimmerman,
and $4,000 more in or across the Bal
kans with Mirski and Gourko. For the
siege of Rustchuk, secund,tm artenl,
minimum of $4,000 men is required;
| but it had been resolved, as that opera
| ton had been intrusted to the Czaro.
| witch, and as the heir apparent to the
| throne Of all the Russias could not be
| permitted to incur even the risk of
| failure, to devote one hundred thousand
| to the reduction OF the great Danube
| fortress. What remained, then, to the
Grand Duke wherewith to hold his long
line Of communication from the Dan
ube to the Balkans, keep IN check,
and, it necessary, fight, the armies
OF Mehemet Ali and Osman, guard
his strategical base of operations,
the SimnitzaS stova bridge, and feed
his trans Balkan expeditionary force,
which was not certainly sent across a
great range OF mountains at inconceiva-
BILE risks, to remain stationary and in
defensive attitude upon the Balkan
southern slopes? For all these tremen.
dous functions and enterprises his I'm
perial Highness could only dispose of
| forty thousand men, or, let us say, Ia
king the highest possible figure as an
attainable contingency, sixty thousand.
In this estimate, be it remembered, no
account whatsoever is admitted of the
daily subtractions from the effective
numbers Of the total force which result
from sickness, fatigue, losses in the
field, etc. The Balkan corps. for in
stance, is sorely tried by diarrhea and
dysentery, its chief fare consisting Of
sour black bread and unripe stone fruit.
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NEW JERSEYS MUNICIPAL DEBTS.

The municipal commission created
by the New Jersey Legislature last year
information or suggestions. Mayor
Townley, Of Elizabeth, appeared yes
terday, and told the commissioners
that his city, with an estimated real
estate valuation of $15,0Oe,0OO, has q
debt of $4,000, O0O-largely the result OF
special legislation. He was for the
passage of a general municipal law at
the earliest possible day. Mayor Yates,
Of Newark, a city which owes $40, 000,-
600 to-day, and seems likely five years
hence to owe $15, 900, Is still to be
heard. So with regard to Jersey City
which owes S14.O00.000, on total val.
uation of $60,000,000.
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United states Circuit Court,

Judge Billings began a special session in the
United States Circuit Court yesterday, and
heard attorney for defendants and intervenors in
the Caloasieu log case, who asked to be permitted
to show the rue value of the logs sequestered,
which was fixed at 90 each BY order OF the court
sitting In chambers at New Haven, Conn. Coun-
sci claimed that the valuation was too high. The
motion was objected to by counsel for the gov
eminent, who maintained that the valuation had
been fixed after hearing both sides.
The court refu sed to amend the order. Coun-
sci for the government tben fled motion that
certain ntel venors be refused the right to bond
the logs claimed b, them, and was sustained by
the court, " no granted intervenors the right to
amend their petition.
In the ST. Tammany log case the attorney for
defendants asked that return OF the logs
seized be made, but the court decided that
the motion to quash the writ as proposed by de-
PENDANTS be made before action in the matter
should BIO taken. The case went over until Tues
day.
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pa1ais ROYAL.

Among the many changes to take place soon
on the grand boulevard none will be more strik-
ing and more indicative Of the good time to come
than the swaying to the breeze the banners OF the
grand "Palais Royal" Our enterprising friend
Levy, who has for so many years been the popu-
ar proprietor of the dollar store, No. 1877 Canal
street. seems to have had his faith shaken in re-
publican institutions and ideas, and is deter
mined, with one fell swoop, to obliterate the
name of dollar store forever. He is making prep
arations for the opening Of this elegant and gor-
geous establishment, and nothing will be spared
in making it the most attractive place in the
Southern country. Levy's dollar store is known
throughout the whole South, and as it has been
known for it's promptness in filling orders and
the polite attention Of the clerks, and the place to
get everything, 80 will the Palais Royal grow
into popular favor, for we will see in the large
and gilded signs that are to adorn the building
evidences Of new era, a prosperity which we
have longed for but never expected until the
present time.
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Rafting Notes.

The decision of the umpire in the Musgrove- Dali
las single scuIl race Saturday does not, it seems
consist with existing rules and regulations. OF
course Dallas would have no objection to another
pull to decide the contest, and when that is
done it is thought that race between Cheeves,
Of Charleston, and O'Donnell. of the Hopes, can
bs arranged for the championship of the Sou b.
O'Donnell is, of course, ready to row anything
that stands in shoelsather, and will readily yield
the championship honors if fairly won from him.
Sufficient funds can be raised at any time to de-
fray Oheeves expenses shere. if he has any idea
that he can out pull O'Donne l, and as he ha.
won here once, before ODonnell knew how to
pull an oar, it would be fine sight now to see
them pull together
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THEIRS.

arn Is Inc iaol Oh Inc hpor IN p1ans
St. George toward the hour when he
takes his accustomed drive. To crafty
it he does not get into his carriage I'M
der the doorway Of his mansion, but
when the garden gates, which are lined
with sheet iron, are flung open by the
porter, he walks down the graveled
drive, and crosses the street pavement
to his brougham. Al. Al hats are Instant
ly taken off and held low while Petit
Bourgeois is passing. There is no
no cheering, but the ladies venture on
phrases Of endearment and other femi-
nine egpressi2us OF sympathy, such as
throwing a rose before him, or waving a
pocket
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GREAT CLEARANCE SALE
Of
DRY GOODS !!
Entire Present stock to be sold Mt Any
Price up to september LIST,
PEPIN & BROUSSARD,
ISIS. CANAL STREET. IES
white Building, corner Baronfc.

Wishing to open the fall and winter season
with an entirely new stock of goods. we will
continue on MONDAY our great sale at saeri-
fee. We have reduced all our Summer Goods
To Fifty Cents ON the Dollar,
and will give special bargains in White Goods,
such MS
VICTORIA LAWNS. BISHOP LAWNS. SWISS,
FRENCH NAINSOOKS and ORGAND1ES.
CHECKED and STRIPED MAIN
SOCKS, MULLS, etc.
We have reduced our Black Goods and Black
Grenadines far below the cost of importation.
and will offer on MONDAY
1900 yards Black AMI Coored Grenadines at 12]4.
formerly sold at 80 cents.
rs pieces Black Alpacas ut rs cents, formerly
sold at 40 cents.
Great reduction also In
HOUSEFURNIsHING GOODS.
Such as Towels. Napkins. Table Damask.
French Table Covers. Marselles Quilts, etc.
Our Domestic Department is complete. ard
all the leading brands of White and Brown
Cottons Cotton Flannels, Sheetings, etc. will be-
sold UP to the 1st of September at manufae-
turer's prices. Also 200 pieces White and Check
Mattings. -
au12 HSS Canal street.
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THE NEBRASKA STATE PRISON.
IOourier- Journal


If the inhabitants Of the State Prison
OF Nebraska get all that the State has
to pay for in the way Of provisions for
them, they ought to be a happy lot. In
three bills for prison supplies appear
-four, meal. dried apples, apples. beans,
hominy, coffee. sugar, currants, pepper.
sage, syrup, vinegar, celery. peaches,
eggs, butter, chickens, ham, mackerel.
tripe, pickles, cheese, catsup, horserad-
ish, tomatoes, onions, tea, oysters, lamb
tongue, pigs feet, crackers and tobacco.
That humming-birds are not in the list
is probably an oversight. IL the gen.
liberty cannot be satisfied with this fare,
they had better move to another hotel.
Possibly the middle man who stands
between Nebraska society and the con-
Wet gets more Of the chickens and oys-
tiers than the person in stripes.
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CAPITOL NOTES.
The Construction Placed Upon the Tones
Bayou Telegram Matter.

The Construction Placed Upon the Tone .
Bayou Telegram Matter.
Messrs. Harrod and Richardson, Of the Board
of State Engineers, who have for several days
been expected from Tones bayou, have not re-
ported as yet, but it is presumed that they will
report day or tomorrow, and in the meantime
the telegraph informs us that arrangements
have been made to secure government funds to
close the dam.
II was copieotured at the State House yester.
day that this must necessarily
SUSPEND ALL OPERATIONS
on the part OF the State. but those who seem to
understand the meaning of the Washington in
formation arc Of the opinion that the convict
labor, etc., viii be made available as originally
contemplated, and that tho indebtedness create d
by the State, il there be any, would be met by
the fund set apart by the Secretary Of War.
OF course the United States government ex-
poets the work to be conducted under the super
vision Of it's engineers and that nobody will OBJ
iect to, as ii is probable that the United State
Government Engineers will consult our own
State Board Of Engineers as to the best and
most economical means of carrying into effect
the work.
The Auditor mas now COuplet6
DATA FROM EVERY PARISH,
showing the indebtedness of each ex-tax collec-
tor who has held Office since 1870, and will fur
nish at once detailed statement Of these 40
counts to the various district attorneys with let
ter OF instructions that will not leave any Of those
officials, or the Republican portion thereof, an
opportunity to cover the tracks Of their pets and
former co-workers, even should they be go dis
posed.
A plan has been suggested which, If carried
out, will give to the police uries Of each parish
duplicate Of
THESE ACCOUNTS,
| which will enable them to keep an eye personally
to the States interest and the ex-tax collectors
accounts.
The Office OF the Tax Collector OF the Second
District tcisy) was removed to the State House
Yesterday, and ia now located on st. Louis street
near the office of the Board Of Health. 1t has
been repeatedly suggested that the office of the
Recorder of Oonveyances and Deeds be moved tt
the same building, as it would be much more
convenient, but the employees say that 1t Is little
too far from Canal street.
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MoRTUARY REPORT.

The Northern Press Again Attempting to
Initre our City.
The report Of the Board of Health shows that
there were only 80 interments in the city last
week. OF the whole number 66 were white peo-
pie and 80 oolored; males Ga, females 81; of the
entire number So were children under ten years
Of age.
Nationalties- Louisiana 81, other States 9,
,nmark l, France Z, Germany 8, Ireland 8, TIA
ly Spain /, West Indies 4, not stated 2
Principal causes OF death-Small-pox 8, all
fevers al, teething 8, consumption IL, tris-nas-
centrum 8, pneumonia g. tetanus 8, heart disease
T. dphtheria g. dysentery 8.
Marriages Whites IT, coored 4.
Brths--Male white g. colored 10; females,
white 81, colored .; total, 1884, still born s.
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ssLIsTEN TO THE MOCKTNG-BIKD."

The author Of the old song, Listen
to the Mocking- Bird" which has been
sung and whistled and played and
strummed and drummed and banged
and clattered all over the world, with
all possible variations, was not "Alice
Hawthorne" as the title page an
nounced, but Mr.. Septimus Winner of
Philadelphia, who took his mother
name as a nom de plume. Another Of
Mr.. Winners songs was the subject Of
an amusing criticism in a Philadelphia
paper. Miss Caroline Richings gave it
there one evening when she was singing
in English opera, and the critic spoke OF
it as the "gem of Mendelssohn's finest
compOsitiOnS.
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TONES BAYOU.
The United states Government To DO the
work Of Closing the Dam.

The United states Government To DO the
work Of Closing the Dam.
Sundays Washington dispatches informed the
general public that the Hon. Il. John Ellis
had secured from the Secretary Of War a promise
that portion Of the amount
APPROPRIATED BY CONGRESS
for the improvement of Red river should be used
in closing the dam at Tones bayou and that, nc
doubt, will be done under the supervision OF the
government engineers. As yet no information
to this effect has been received officially by Gov
Nichols, but II la safe to predict that Congress-
man Ellis has secured from the government
sufficient OF
THE APPROPRIATION MENTIONED
to complete, without State aid, the improve
ments necessary to be made at Tones bayou
and all praise, say we, is due to Mr. Ellis for hii
able efforts.
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The Harbor Police.

Honors fall heavily and rest lightly upon the
shoulders of the police that watches over the life
and property Of the citizens now basking in the
sunshine of our reform government. After the
bright new uniforms come the spanking new
houses, and this the Harbor Police examplifed
by taking possession Of their new headquarters
at the foot of Canal street. Everybody remem.
bers the dilapidated old shanty formerly used.
We congratulate our police and the city upon the
Improvement.
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THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT TUESDAY, AUGUST 49, 1877
Il Meyers now pineth In The Central Gala

am Meyers now pineth in The Central Oala-
boosss.
Maris Stafford was arrested and locked up in
the Contra station, charged with the larceny of
q gold watch and chain. she was arraigned be-
fore the FIRST municipal Police Court, aud sent to
the Parish Prison Ia default Of s50U.
John Petit was lodged in the Eighth Station,
charged by Paul Lewis with having ntered his
house in the night time without breaking. with
the intention OF committing felony, and aso
with assaulting and beating afiiant, who discov-
cred him.
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Breyities.

The Bostons {original champions of the Third
District) were defeated on Sunday at Hancock
Green, by the Gtasshoppers, by score of 10 to 8.
A dispatch from Cleveland, Ohio, last night
Lo,ices the safe arrival there of the New Orleans
Knightse Templar The dispatch mentions, too
that from $4,000 to $4,000 Sir Knights were ex-
pected to be in line to-day, large delegation Of
which will represent the South.