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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-06

The Legislature of Tennessee meet this wee
in extra session to decide on the question O
the State debt. The Legislature has for
number Of years past refused to assess ,
State tax of over five mills on the dollar ant
as the STATE debt is large and the State assess
ment low, this tax will not pay the interest
which Is now due for number Of years. The
bondholders of Tennessee proposed to Gov
Young. some weeks ago, to have the Stat.
debt adjusted or scaled at the rate of 60 cents
on the dollar; and the present extra session
| OF the Legislature is called by the Governor
to consider this proposition
| 1t would seem to be a most equitable one
Tennessee is a rich State and could bear n fa,
heavier assessment than that it now has. Ite
debt is undoubtedly valid, was created almost
wholly in ante-bellum days and was not tho
result of Radical fraud, theft and spolation
The interest is only six per cent, so that IL the
scaling is done, 1t will practically reduce the
interest to three and one-half per cent on a
legally incurred debt-less than that paid by
any other State in the Union. The public
opinion OF Tennessee and a large majority OF
the papers Of that State appear to favor this
sixty cents adjustment.
One Judge Mckinnon, of New York. how
ever, has raised up strong opposition to this
settlement. Judge McKinnon claims that
the rate OF interest-six per CENTS too
high, and proposes to have it reduced. He
cites in support of this practice the example
of England in the beginning of the eigh-
teenth century, when the interest on the
English national debt was reduced from six
per cent to three per cent; he does not see WIN
this should not be done as well in Tennessee.
1t has also been shown, by opponents of the
adjustment, that even were Tennessee to
scale her debt it would require the taxes to be
raised to seven mills on the dollar in order 70
pay interest. This fact will develop the great
est opposition to the adjustment, as the
farmers of the State are naturally opposed to
any increase Of taxation.
1t is probable, however, that the adiusters
are in majority over the absolute repudia-
tionists. The bondholders on their mart are
very anxious to secure this adjustment, and
are more than satisfied with the terms. in
deed, the terms are their own.
1t is to be hoped that the Tennessee Legis-
lature will adopt them, since the fact that
some Southern States are still deferring
The payments of interest on their State debt
Is preventing US from securing that capital
from Europe that we could now so easily Sc
cure, if the capitalists of that country felt
as we want to convince them. that
IN investment in a genuine Southern enter
Prise means that they shall be honestly paid
heir interest Any act that savors of repu-
llatlon In any Southern States must affect all |
is sister States equally disastrously.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-06

strange vote was that in Congress, the
! other day, on motion made by Mr.. Mills, o.
Texas, to suspend the rules and adopt q reso
luton instructing the Committee on WAYS
and Means to revise the tariff, 80 as to make
1t purely q tariff for revenue This motion
was defeated by vote of rs nays to e6 yeas
a large number Of Democrats voting in tbe
negative.
The CoW'ier-Journal hauls up those Demo.
Gratis who voted in the negative and calls
their attention to one of the main planks of
the National Democratic platform, which de-
clares:
eve denounce the present tariff, levied upon
nearly four thousand articles, as master
piece of injustice, inequality and false pre-
tense, which yields q dwindling and not q
yearly rising revenue, and has impoverished
many industries to subsidize few. 1t pro-
hiDits imports that might purchase the pro-
ducts OF American labor; it has degraded
American commerce from the first to an in
ferior rank upon the high seas; it has cut
down the values OF American manufactures
at home and abroad; 1t has depleted the re-
turns OF American agriculture, an industry
followed by half Of our people; it costs the
people five times more than it produces to the
treasury, obstructs the process of production
and wastes the fruits Of labor; it promotes
llauuS, ioSteIS smuggling, enrlcheS dishonest
officials and bankrupts honest merchants.
We demand that all custom-house taxation
shall be only for revenue"
Some OF the papers seem to think that this
vote does not indicate opposition to tariff re-
form, but simply that Mr. Mills motion was
somewhat premature. We have been prom
ised all along that at the regular session
tariff reform bill would be one of the very
first measures brought before Congress- and
that it would be adopted by large majority.
This defeat of such a measure therefore nat
urally causes surprise.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-06

The necessity for a national levee system
was never better illustrated than in the con-
dition of affairs now existing in one of the
ievee districts of the State of Mississippi, en-
bracing the counties of Bolivar, Washington.
Issaquena and Sharkey. The people of this
district have been taxed since the war for
levee purposes as no other people were ever
taxed before. Not only is real and personal
property made to pay taxes, but cotton, cotton
seed, and every other product Of the soil are
made to pay very high duty. The Southern
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-06
DIED.

PEIRCE-Oa Tuesday, December f. 1877, in
the sd year Of her age. Miss Cora Psree.
Her relatives and friends. and those of Mrs L.
Peirce and family. are invited to attend her
funeral services. at lat st. Charles street. This
Afternoon ut 40 o'clock.
DEMOHUELLB-On Thursday morning De-
eembsr 6. 1877, at 1910. Flprian Demoruele
aged Al years, n native Of this city.
The friends Of his brothers, Victor, Ernest
and Joseph, and of tho Barbarn, Bent and
Cox families are respectfully invited to attend
the funeral which will take place This After
noon at O'Clock from his late residence. corner
Of Dumaine and Robertson streets.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-06

States justly complained Of the cotton tax
which the Federal government laid on tho
South some years ago, but this Mississippi
ievee district tax is even worse since 1t taxes
not only the cotton. but the seed as we'll and
taxes 1t SO heavily that cotton cultivation is
actually prohibited. The returns Of this cot
ton tax for these counties show concIusivey
either that cotton production therein is fall
Ing off greatly, or that the taxes are beaten by
the planters. The result Of such heavy bur
dens on the planters is Of course, bankruptcy
to almost all of them.
The worst of the whole affair Is the fact that
tho money obtained by these extra taxes Ia
not spent, as was intended on the levees. n
this were done and the plantations protected
from overflow, these burdens might well be
pardoned, but instead Of this 1t s notorious
fact that the money. or at least large
portion of 1t, Is stolen. The Lsvee Board
Is now in debt, the Ievees down, the money
stolen and the planters bankrupt. The
Vicksburg Herald declares that this out
rage can no longer go on, and proposes
to appeal to the Legislature in behalf Of
the taxpayers Of this district. II may sue
coed In abolishing these oppressive burdens.
but the only certain and lasting cure and
remedy will be to turn the evees over TO tho
Federal government. As things now are, the
levees. In many portions Of the Mississippi
Valley are an evil rather than an advantage.
and planters would scarcely then be sorry to
see them down since while they would have no
crops, they would have no levee taxes either
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-06

The report of the Auditor OF the State Of
Ohio showing the amount of the salaries and
1eos received by all the officials of that State
- an interesting document not only to
Z Uhioans but to citizens OF other States as
Mell. Ohio is evidently cheap State and
rays exceedingly small salaries to its Off
Clals. The judges OF the Supreme Court, for
1nstance get only $4,000 year. the Treasurer
tie same. Governor $4,000, and other elective
HtAte officers under $4,000. In the matter of
local or county officers the pay and fees are
1 nlso correspondingly small. The sheriff of
q Hamilton county, in which the city of Gin
Efnnati Is situated, receives only S19,547 SO a
year, Of which amount all but 81, sO4 or is paid
nv him during the year for salaries of depu-
/ Hes, provisions, etc.
In Cuyahoga tClevelandD the net compen-
8Dation OF the sheriff is only 1896 81. The
! 16a6 OF the other sheriffs fall under this. the
Gherif Of Auglaize county getting only 1856
~ year, or barely $40 a month. The whole
amount received by eighty-six sheriffs-sal-
anxies, fees, perquisites, etc. is $685., 1903.
The Auditor Of Hamilton county gets only
e069, after the expenses of that office are
3paid, and 80 on in proportion. The official
~ Ohio who receives the largest net compen-
Ination o year, is the treasurer of Hamilton
county (Cincinnatii; he gets $4,000. Only
NO officials In the whole State get over $4,000
lear year.
These would seem very small fees to us of
louisiana, yet the people of Ohio regard
hem as excessive, and a reduction in them is
uggested. 1t is now proposed to SO arrange
1Natters that no county or district officer
hall receive more than State officer, it
Sing held that the latter being the most re-
p0nsible position, it is unfair that lesser
Mcial should receive higher compensation;
ut u, that as the Governor of Ohio gets
NY $1,000 year no county officer shall be
I'D more than this amount. 1t is difficult,
|oWever, 70 see how this can be done with
lcials who are paid not In salaries but In
|)a
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-06

The Fall Meeting Of the Louisiana Jockey
Club will be resumed THIS DAY The race
programme Of Tuesday will be run for.
Races to commence nj Q O'Clock.
GUS. A. BREAUX.
de6 lt2dp President
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-06

We call Though IL is hardly necessary, W,

We call Though IL is hardly necessary, we
are sure, TO do sol the attention Of our fellow
Cstizens throughout the State to the address,
printed In another column. from the Four
toenth Of September Monumental Commit
be-" The purpose of the committee Is SO
Hloquently set forth In their address that we
span think Of not single sentence 10 add. But
That The address may reach the eye and touch
Me heart Of every citizen of Louisiana, we
request our contemporaries throughout the
State to reproduce II In their columns.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-06

That unfortunate town of Scranton, Pa
which has been in continuous trouble for the
last six months. has new difficulty on hand
The town contains many rich and respectable
citizens, but u large majority of the votsre
are communists Of the worst sort. These
communists carried the town at tho last cleo
ton by q large majority, and 1t Is certain that
in the municipal election which takes place
in few weeks they will capture the city gov
ernment courts etc. Tho respectable ele-
ments Of the town are naturally alarmed
over this prospect Of u communistic govern
ment and are endeavoring to prepare in nd
vance for this emergency. A considerable
number Of residents Of the eighth, ninth,
sixteenth and twentieth wards where the bet
ter classes live have petitioned the courts to
set aside these wards as an independent
borough or town.
Residents of New Orleans of thirty years
ago may remember very similar petit
ton here, which was carried out and the
city divided into three municipalities or indie
pendent city governments. This is Just what
these residents Of Scranton ask. They wish
portion OF the city separated from the rest
and placed under u government of Its own,
In order to protect them from the tyranny
and communism Of the majority of voters of
the town. AS nine-tenths of the residents of
these wards sign this petition and as n spe-
cial act of Pennsylvania permits the forma-
ton OF any number Of boroughs within town
1t is quite probable that the petition will be
complied WITH and Scranton the third city
OF Pennsylvania, abolished, or rather divided
up into collection Of towns This to-be-
created borough, which it is proposed to call
Providence, lies in the very heart of the
CITY, SO that when 1t secedes number Of the
other wards will also have to be partitioned
off into new towns. II Is quite likely. there
fore. that under this plan the name "Scran- |
ton, lately identified with communism, labor
etc, will altogether disappear from
our Biographies
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-06

In the last two decades slavery has almost
altogether disappeared from the face of the
earth, and now fingers on only in Cuba and a
lew Of the semi-barbarous countries of Asia
And Africa. The world Is not given to NOV
Ing backward and one would indeed be sur
prised to hear that emancipation had been
postponed and slavery re-established In any
country, and yet this has just taken place In
the Island OF Madagascar. The Queen of that
island some time since issued an emancipa-
tion proclamation declaring all the slaves in
her dominion free. These slaves were unre-
Oonstructed Africans, who had never met
caucasian, had never received any drilling,
md the result OF their new freedom was
10 make them utterly lazy and worth
less. They all retired from the farms
On emancipation day and have not
vince that time done a stroke OF work.
The result Is that the kingdom is threaten
"a with o famine In consequence of neglect
II Its agricultural enterprises, and the freed
men themselves are in danger of starvation.
IN order to prevent such a cata strophe, the
queen now orders the slaves 'to remain with
their masters a while longer, and until the
AGRICULTURAL interests shall no longer require
their assistance" In fact repeats the emanci-
patton proclamation and reordains slavery.
The queen Of Madagascar has apparently
discovered, like this country. that the sud-
xien conversion Of a large body Of slaves into
tree citizens must be done slowly and ntell- |
2gently, and that sudden freedom and citizen
ehip, without ample preparations being
pade for the change, are as injurious to
D0Qntry as slavery itself
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-06
MARRIED.

N0TT-KENNEDY-O Saturday. December
/, 1877. by the Rev. Father Durier at the resi-
denee Of the brides father, Judge Thomas II.
Kennedy, g. Edgar Mott to Miss Mamie O. Ken
nedy, both Of this city. No cards.
New York papers please copy
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-19
THE LONG BRANCH REGATTA.

LONG BRANCH, August 18, 1871
To A. IL CURTIS Esq, Secretary New York Athletic
Club:-
DEAR SIR-Yours Of the nth inst. Ii at hand, and In
response would state that the individual members Of
our club, and myself IN particular feel extremely
grieved at the unpleasant matter which has arisen
hrs open resatta, but feeling aud approaching the
position which places you in most fully we, as new
organization, most DESTROYS that justice should be
done In your letter you stated that you under
impression that regatta would be under
the rules and regulations OF the National Association OF
amateur oarsmen | cannot imagine where you got
your authority, TOR II never IRON Our
cation not belonging TO any organi zntion OF rowing
clubs 1t would not be justice Tor Us accept the ru-
ings OF any particular organization, consequently inc
only way OF deciding the mat ter Is agreed ut
Pleasure Bay on tho day OF the racc-nanely for
regatta committee to determine whether Mr.. smith Is
eligible NJ special meeting held for that pur-
pose at the West End Hotel, Saturday August rs At
eleven O'Clock.
ping this conclusion will meet your approval
remain, yours truly, d. NJ. HlLDRETH, Jr.,
Secretary Long Branch Rowing Association.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-19
FRIENDSHIP CLUB REGATTA.

The sixth annual regatta Of the Friendship Boat
Club will take place on Tuesday, September 4. at Dud-
ey's Grove, GU the Hudson This regatta promises to
be one Of tho most enjoyable affairs Of the season.
the members are leaving nothing undonc make It a
perfect success The programme will consist OF four
raccsthrec single scul contests ana one four cared
shell race. In the senior scu race there will DO
field OF eight starters anu the present
cham ion does not enter the chances or
having closely contested race are excellent
In the junior SOULS there will be compettors and
this promises to be still better than the senior.
Among the races given by this club at their regatta
one called the "begnners race" This Is the most
laughabe affair Of the OCCASION and Is open 'snew
ones" only. Tho last the programme IL Ue
race--the one IN which every member rs doing his
level best to make his crew a winner. In this will
start three crews, evenly matched as Is possible
TO make them, and each OF the winners not only re-
ceves gold medal of handsome design, but also has
chance OF showing his developed form before tho lens
as the club intends having q photograph OF the
the bOat.house
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-19
MINIATURE REGATTA.

The splen did weather at tho PARK yesterday was not
tho only reason the young yachtsmen turned out in
such great mbers. There were rumors Of be-
the fore and aft schooner OF tho second lass
Bidde r., owned by Master arryConnover, and the
Rather sloop OF the 1rs cluss carrying all The sails
allowed 10 vessels Of this character II may be
toned that the Biddio f. measures exactly feet o
inches, and the Rather feet TX inches. When
the boats started IRON the north shore OF
the lake. at ten O'Clock, thoro hearty
cheer from the tproats Of the assembled young
stors and II Is TO DO doubted whether regular
yacht race sailed for cup around some lightship
would have aroused more genuine enthusiasm. The
boats started bravely off, and sailed in a direct line for
carecncd both Of the brave little vessels, but their
owners rightcd them with their rods and sent them
lying In u westerly direction toward Lenox Library.
The Bddic H. took the lead and held II until tue
finish, although the Rather gave ner sharp tussle Tor
the north pier. There wrangllng over tho
result, but the umpire, Master Ruus Walter, aged
nine, docided that there had been steering
by tho owner at the Biddio with his long pole.
In the afternoon the appearance OF tho larger classes
OF tho small craft did not seem TO elicit particular
tbusiasm. Captain Avcdos and Mr. Graut there
with their new boats, but the ra:es were Of rather
tame character and M the wind died out the affairs
on the lake became decidedly monotonous There are
several beautiful new boats to be finished week
ana TO be launched on the Park lake. THERE'S talk
Of regular prizes TO be offered but the details not
yet been made public Tho regatta of next saturday
schooners Of the nrst class contend Tor act Of
sill coors and medal The Peerless and Rambler
are mentioped as the contestants, although both
owners dento6 That such the cuse
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-19
BASEBALL.
HARTFORD vs.. cIScINNArI-THs HARrJoRps
WIN By HEAVY BArTIHo-oTHEB IMPORTANT

HARTFORD vs.. cIscISyArI-THB HARrJoRps
WIN By HEAVY BArTIHo-oTHER IMPORTANT
GAMES.
The second game in Brooklyn Of the championship
series between the Hariforas and Gncinnas, played
yesterday afternoon on the Union Groupds, was
closely contested and interesting throughout. The
Hartfords won BY their terrific batting. being out
nelded by the visitors The Cincinnatis opened shs
game by scoring run, alter dsposins OF the Hart
fords with blank tsrguson lod on in the second 10.
ming With pretty base ht sto!e 10 second went "a
third York's hit TO Pike, and scored Cassidy's
hit, eing the score. and the strikers went
out In succession, tho score remained l. In the
third inning Booth showed excellent Judgment.
making beautiful double play, ana closing
what might have been disastrous In
ming Tor the Clcinpats. Burdock, the hrst
striker went out on a long ny 10 Jones o, LEFT GeId
Holdsworth and Start made tter bases hits,
and occupying second and 1rst bases respectively
whom Carey knocked high ay 70 Booth at second.
Booih instead OF catching the ball. - every ex-
pecisd him 70 do, let pass through bis hands, then
picked Il up and threw 1t to Foley at third base who.
in turn, sont like ride shot to second, putting Gus
both Wordsworth and start and closing the inning
fourth nnng the Hartfords made another rally At the
bat and scored two earned runs. Ferguson led Oh
with a clean hit aud York followed With tremendous
long line bail to right red, sending Ferguson home and
making home run himself amid loud applause. rns
Har,fords scored two In the nth and two more
the seventh inning by saio bstng, asssted by or
Jors II was not until the seventh iuniog that the
Cincinnats began TO do q little safe batting Addy
opened the inning by making safe HIT Meycrle went
out on fy 10 Lsrkin; Hastings reached nrst on
dropped ny by YORK. and mad II not been that Booth
declared OUT on oui strike, the inning. most
likely, would have boon telling tor The Cincin-
nas, the next two strikers made safe hs aud the
heaviest httors would have followed AS IL was, two
scored be, the third hand Was disposed
Of In the eighth inning tho CIncinnats had three
bas0s, when Cummings struck out and closed
the inning Tho Cincinnats scored the bnlk oil their
tho last three innings and had the misfortune
Of having i've men left on bases IN the seventh and
eighth inpinga ln the seventh inning Cummings
went TO ccutre hed. Pike second base. and booth
went To pitch THIS change tor tho better, A.
The Hart fords only AIDE atcF the change,
The following score Will show
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-19

Booth went out on Oul STRIKE.
Cnbs lat. I'd. 3D. 4th sta sth tn sM SM
G G..''sas; i.. .:.... ! 3 3 Is IS
Umpre--Mr. Ducharme. Time Of game, two hours
aud ten minutes First base by errorsHartiords, 3;
Cncinnatis, Runs carncd-Hartiords. 8; Cincin'
nstis l. Left on bases--Hardiords, .; Cipeihnatis Y
Total base hits-Harttords. "a; Cinsiunatis, L.
PROSPECT PARK.
An immense gathering WAS present 81 Prospect PARK
yesterday AFTERNOON. The crowd was estimated as
seven thousand. Tue FIRST named two OF the following
series Of the eoos that Following arc ali
the scores:--Audson. II; Namsiess, g. WinonA "a;
Lafayette, Homestead, Q; Reliance, 5 Psconic 4;
winona. Jr., I; Lafayette, Jr.,e Young Ae,ecr. 10;
Independent. s. Mont.uk. ID: Unique. o. ouickstep,
~ or.S lAG aaia st'eso q
10; Vernon, Ia MncoIa, ri; Dauntiess, o.
CAPiroLINx
There q large attendance ut the Capftoiiuo
Grounds witness the various interesting contcsts
which took place there two which were between ousi
ness houses These games were large scored and one
sided, such contests generally are Joseph OBricn
Co. nine badly beaten by tho employees OF Will
iansburg furniture estabiishment ms viii bs seen by
the following score -OBrien Co., Furniture, 81
The Arlington Boat Club defeated the Produce Ex-
change nine by the score OF Q TO 30
The employees Of the two dry goods houses In Brook
lyn Loescr Il Co. aud s. b. Jones, contested for SUI
premacy. with tho following esut:-Locsor Co., o;
+. X. Jones, 21.
la a game between tho wuokns, Of Brooklyn. and
Resolutos, Of New Nork the former won BY score OF
20 100.
OUT or rowS GAMEs.
Al Chicago the ST. Louis Club again taken Into
camp by the champions Tue following - the score
ST Louis. ........ -. 0 o o Ia
In u game mt Binghamion the Auburns defeated the
CrIckcAs by n score oi 10 TO u
A remarkably tine game was played at Buffalo be.
tween the Hornells, OF Horuesvc and tho Buialocs,
which resulted IN draw Ut lie close Of the eleventh
inning on acc0 ant of darkness. Score to
The Harti0rds and Louisviiies play on tho Union
Ground ON Monday.