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The daily gazette., 1877-01-24
MERIT RECOGNIZED.
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Benson's CapcinelPorousiPlas receiv
cu The highest and only award of merit q
tie philadelphia Exposition, over all arti-
cles or like character, proving by the high
est medical authority in the world, that
they are greatly superior to ordinary porous
plasters, and not a patent medicine-as no
nostrums were allowed to be exhibited
there. Benson's Capcine Porous Plaster IL
positively the best external remedy ever
devised. They relieve pain at once, and
cure where other porous plasters only re-
lieve after long use. Over three thousand
physicians now recommend their use and
they are sold by druggists everywhere
Price % cents.
IMPORTANT TO EVERY HOUSEHOLD
Improvement Is the watchword of the
hour /; Its development and re-development
Is the mbition of every true American
Porous plasters were invented In 1916. For
thirty years their composition remained un-
Improved, until Benson's Capcine Porous
Plasters were invented. They differ from
all others In their greater medical activity.
1jey t0M cure disease In q Jes0 hours that other
porous plasters, liniments or compounds
require days and weeks of continuous wear
and use TO simply relieve. They are supe-
rior to electricity and more powerful. 1t is
not nostrum. They are endorsed by over
three thousand physicians and druggists as
meeting great want /; a remedy for exter-
nal diseases which relieves instantly and
cures quicker than any known medicine
Try them and you will not be deceived
Purely vegetable. Price % cents.
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The daily gazette., 1877-01-24
CONGRESS-.

In the U. S. Senate, yesterday, a COM
munication was presented from the Secre-
tary of the Treasury recommending an
immediate appropriation of $500,000 for
the payment of James b. Eads, on account
ofthe Mississippi jetties. The Secretary
thinks such an appropriation preferable to
the issue of interest bearing bonds, as re-
quired by the act of March 3, 1875. Var
ious petitions were presented in favor Of
the Electoral Count bill, among them one
from leading citizens Of Philadelphia The
Electoral Count bill was taken up, and
Mr.. Sherman spoke in opposition to its
passage. Mr.. Conkling spoke in support
of the bill, but did not conclude his
speech. Mr.. Edmunds gave notice that
he would ask vote on the measure to-
day. After an executive session the Sem
ate adjourned.
In the House, the Speaker corrected
his ruling of the previous day that Mr..
Woods resolution referring to the Presi.
dents message on the use of troops in the
elections to special committee, would
come up as unfinished business, and he
decided that the unfinished business
would be resolutions reported by the
Committee on Privileges. Petitions in
favor OF the Electoral Count bill were pre-
|sented, and their reading asked, but OBJ
lection was made by Mr.. Townsend. Of
New York, Mr.. Buttz, Of South Carolina
was sworn in as member, taking the
'.iron clad OATH" The resolutions Of the
Committee on Privileges were then dis
cussed. Mr.. Cox, from the Committee
on Election Frauds: submitted a report
declaringthat Mr.. Hewitt's letters were
not tampered with in the New York Post
office. 1t was ordered to be printed and
recommitted, and the House adjourned.
The daily gazette., 1877-01-24
Il PEN PICTURE or SENATOR
NORTON

Philadelphia Times. .e
A heavy figure makes its way with diff
ficulty through side entrance. The diff
ficulty arises from the management of a
stout crutch which supports the massive
shoulders of the low, STOPPING man, while
the other hand makes leaning post of a
stick that might have been Delaying pin
snatched from the deck of pirate. His
slow, labored procession across the floor
gives time for all to notice this man, who
if lis antecedents do not belle him, will
become the Danton of the American Sem
ate. A gloom seems to surround his very
person. 1t may be physical pain which ac
counts for the deep scowl set into his
board, intellectual forehead, but the
black ill-fltting clothes, the dark, stained
hair and overhanging eyebrows and brist
ling mustache, when brought into con-
trast with the clammy whiteness of the
skin of his face and pate, give to the spec
tator an impression which results in a
shudder rather than sigh. r.,
The daily gazette., 1877-01-24
SENATOR MoRToN,s SPEECH.

/ That Mr.. Morton made no impression
on the Senate yesterday was owing to
the disadvantages of his position; not to
any lack of ability. If anybody could
have made the opposition TO the Elector-
al bill seem reasonable and respectable
Mr.. Morton would have done so but it
is task too difficult even for his great
abilities. The chief disadvantage under
which he labored was the intrinsic weak
ness of the side he has espoused. Another
disadvantage was the fact that he stulti-
fed himself by adjuring views which he
had been advocating with great zeal,
earnestness and tenacity for the last two
or three years. If there had been a
change of audience his situation would
not have been so awkward; but there was
no change of audience except in the gall
leries, and even the people of the galle--
ries must have known how grossly he was
contradicting himself. His fellow Sena-
tors, who are to decide the question ON
which he spoke, are the very sarAB who
have time and again listened to iM.vehe-
ment arguments and appeals in favor of
plan almost identical with thatI%hich
he now.opposes. The Senators must have
experienced mingled feeling of amuse-
ment and pity, or amusement and con.
tempt at seeing this lame giant "wheel
about and turn about and jump Jim
Crow" in their presence, falsifying his
deliberate convictions by blind impulse
of party zeal. If he had made this great.
sacrifice of consistency In a eau ,e likely
to win he could have gone through the
performance with a better grace; but be-
ing conscious that the Senate, the coun-
Try and the President were against him
and that be was leading d forlorn hope it
is no wonder that the trial proved too
off his speech in the middle, pleading ill
health The first assault ON the Elector-
al bill har. therefore, proved dead fail
ure, and where MOI ION fails there is little
chance of success by other assailants.
Mr.. Mofton's speech is a violent partisan
TRADE, quite unworthy OF his talents and
beneath the dignity of the oc-
casion. Only specimens can convey any
idea of his parliamentary indecorum.
In parrying the charge of inconsistent
cy, ON the ground that his former opnin-.
,oho WOhO haouy Chu pIoiupoiy cApreSSeu,
be said 81 am no admlrer OF political
reticence; of the political owls who keep
silent and look wise until they think they
are out of tha woods and then give q pro-
longed hoot." He accused the republican
Senators of want of courage, and paid
hem this tasteful and urbane compli-
nent -"Geologists tell us that there
was period in the earth's crust when
here were skulless vertebrates. Now
we have got the period when there are
vertebrateless skulls" These extracts
Illustrate the tone and temper of the
speech, and its argument was In keeping
with its temper. To adopt this manner
on SO important an occasion was a con-
fession of weakness, and, very naturally
.he speech produced no impression,-N.j |
y. Herdtd.
The daily gazette., 1877-01-24
General News.

Ex-senator Schurz is in favor of the
Electoral Count bill.
The Republican caucus of the New
Jersey Legislature which nominated Mr..
FrelinghuYsen for U, S. Senator, adopted
resolution disappearing of his support
of the Electoral Count bill.
g On the thirty-third ballot for the U. S.
Senator in the Illinois Legislature, yes
terday, the vote stood: Logan, SO; An
derson, 80: Washburn, 13; Hay, 3; and
scattering z. At a Republican caucus
last night, Charles B. Lawrence was no.
inmate d for U. S. Senator. Logan with
drawing.
A local option bill, agreed on by the
State Temperance Alliance, was intro
duced in the New Jersey House of Re-
representatives. yesterday.
The Special House Committees on the
elections in Florida and South Carolina
will probably report by the end of the
week. Their report is delayed by the
printing of the testimony taken. The
Morrison Committee will endeavor to
report on the Louisiana question before
the vote on the Electoral Count bill is
taken by the House.
The New Jersey Legislature voted for
q. S. Senator yesterday, In the Senate
John r. MCPHERSON, Democrat received
II votes to 10 for +. I. Frelinghuysen,
Republican, In the House, each candi-
date received 80 votes. 1t is expected
that Mcpherson will be elected in joint
convention to-day, by one majority.
Both Houses of the Georgia Legisla-
ture balloted for U. S. Senator yesterday.
In the, Senate, the vote resulted: Nor
wood, p; Hill, IA; Smith 8. In the House
Norwood received S3; Hill, 72; Smith, 13;
Walker 4; jenkins, l. 1t is believed
Norwood will be elected to-day. -
The Legislatures of Kansas and West
Virginia, balloted for u. S. Senator yes
terday, without effecting n choice. In
the Kansas Legislature the vote was
scattered among thirteen candidates.
The daily gazette., 1877-01-24
A MARRIED MINISTER'S SHAME.
ELoPEMENT WITH A YOUNG GIRL OF
EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE.

ELoPEMENT WITH A YOUNG GIRL OF
EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE.
Rev. Percival Beckett, who was for
three years pastor of an Episcopal con-
gregation at Columbia, Lancaster coun-
ty, has been deposed from the ministry
because of his elopement with young
girl in Mohongahela City, while he had
a wife in Allegheny county. Beckett is
an EEglishman and was ordained a min
lister seven or eight years ago. He is of
fine address and possesses charming con-
versational powers. lie was a preacher
of fair ability and had the confidence of
the Bishop of his diocese, the clergy and
laity. His parishioners greatly esteemed
him, supposlng him to be jealous min
lister. One morning in August of last
year he was missing, and it was ascer-
tanned that he had eloped with a young
girl, reaching Pittsburg in the night and
taking train for parts unknown. The
young lady was between seventeen and
eighteen years of age at the time of the
elopement, and is said to be very hand
some. She is the daughter of brick
layer of Monongahela City, of respecta-
BILE parents, and was a member of Mr..
Beckett's church at the time of the dis
appearance. Beckett took all his wife's
clothing and valuables, and, it is alleged,
borrowed considerable money from diff
ferent parties under false pretences. The
disgraced minister was charged with
crime and immortality, which embraced
specifications of desertion and abandon
ment of his wife, adultery, falsifying his
word by obtaining money under false
pretences, and other immoral conduct
The deserted wife has no knowledge Of
his hereabouts.-Reddinq EidqIe.
The daily gazette., 1877-01-24
FAREWELL TO 50 HooLpAY,.

My school days are DER forever, I...
And with them my hopes have all fed.
All! what can do to be cheerful,
Since fancies and fond hopes are all dead ?
Say, enjoyment where is thy home? Z
On. pleasure. where can thee find?
Say, where dwells contentment so humble,
II not In the peaceable mind?
Not In the mansion OF Pride, t ..
Nor In the great staterooms of power
Can happiness dwell or contentment-
How happy are those who love not the fair
Come death, come death gently soothing
MY cares and my sorrows away.
such a change for the better occurring,
May change dark night to bright day.
The daily gazette., 1877-01-24
Don't Forget It !"aasaSSERsa safsts aasFa

is worth all the Burglar Alarms ever in
vented. Agents wanted everywhere. Sill
yer plated sample postpaid on receipt o
25 cents. Address A. H. Singers, 438 Wa
ut st. Philadelphia, Pa. mar3we0m1y
The daily gazette., 1877-01-24
SHOT THROUGH TIE HEART.
BLOODY MIDNIGHT TRAaEDY IN A DRINK |
.." ING SALOON, tt-
BY TELERAPH 10 THE HERALD

NHANIUN Tds JHH' 20, FoII
A shocking murder was committed at
Plymouth, in this county, about twelve
o'clock last night, when a notorious sa-
Icon keeper, known by the name Of Billy
Thomas, was shot through the heart by
at young man Peter Stryker..
The daily gazette., 1877-01-24
HIS CLAIM.

When j. Madison Wells, the infamous
scoundrel of the Louisiana Returning
Board, was before the investigating
committee, he acknowledged that he him
slef had claim of $4,000 against the
Federal Government, and that members
of his family had further claim of $25O,-
600, making 100000 for Wells and his
family. He acknowledged that he did
not believe, from Gov. fllden's letter of
acceptance that he could get those claims
if Mr., Tilden were inaugurated. Repub-
lican organs never allude to this.
The daily gazette., 1877-01-24
SETTLED FACTS,

The Louisiana Congressional Commit
tees have settled these three points Eliza
Pinkston is fraud of the first magnitude,
school teacher Watson was killed by ne
groes because of his criminal immortality
and "organizer" Dinkgraye was killed
by a man named Wimberly, whose broth
er Dinkgrave had killed in fight. These
three were the premium "outrages''which
caused Kellogg's returning fraud to dis
franchise $1,000 Democratic voters in
The daily gazette., 1877-01-24
THE MISS HoUsToNs'
elect Day and Boarding School,
SEPTEMBER. 1876.
ooMMESoEs AT 300 DELAWARE AVENUE,

These Young ladies are thorough educators
of the most refined kind. in mind, manners
and spirit. We are sure the greatest justine
will be done to all pupils intrusted 10 their
care. To teach the young to think. to tEsw
out Of one mind into another with facility
AID IN \ way that is useful and delightful is a
happy art. and this is the method and charac-
ter of these, young ladies. Their prospects
is limited and filling up. Those who wish
The advantage Of their instruction should ap-
piy soon. The location is shealthy and COME
alert. dirsctly on the street car route. The
pieasar weather could step in and get out at
the door, and in other weather the walk is in
yigorating and healthy. auEi6-f
The daily gazette., 1877-01-24

There has been marked improvement
of late in the health of Naples, due to
sanitary improvements. Drains have
been trapped, and waste spaces hitherto
mere noisome dumping grounds, turned
into gardens, and the authorities promise
thorough sewerage.
The daily gazette., 1877-01-24

Ex-senator Schurz is in favor of the
Electoral Count bill.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-20

According to the telegraph, the Republi-
cans lost GO seats In the French Assembly.
Strange to say, the loss fell almost wholly on
the Moderate Republicans, the Radicals
losing very few districts The Moderate Re
publicHns I'm the late Assembly numbered COG,
The Radicals 1871 that Ia, the moderates were
In considerable majority over their more tur-
bulent Republican brethren, and could thus
oiIectually hold them In check; now, these
two wings Of the Republican party number
Moderates ITO, Radicals IA; that is o bare
majority Of 20 for the Moderates. On the
other side the Bonapartists spring forward
a Numbers and powers.
Among the Conservatives not only have the
Bonapnrtists defeated the Moderate Repub-
1lcans In several districts but they have
crowded out In addition number of Orlean-
lists, or Constitutionalists. The Conservative
party of France consists of 144 Bonapartists,
M Legitimists, and ii Orleanists, or nearly
four-flfths Bonapartists, whereas in the last
Assembly the Bonapartists formed little more
than half the Conservative strength. Thus
the Radicals, on the one side, are gradually
coming into the control of the Republican
party, while the Bonapartists, on the other
have apparently quite swallowed the Con-
servative party. Thus the fight seems to be
fast becoming contest between Imperialism
and Radicalism.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-20
rs NOT THIS REVOLUTION?

The right of Louisiana to representation in
the Uated States Senate is an ind feast
Unconstitutional right Yet the Republican
members of the Senate are engaged in an
effort to deny that representation. The Leg
islaAure which elected Judge Spofford under
MI the forms of the constitution, Senator,
was, and still IL, recognized by the Admins
fxation as the legal Legislature OF the State;
Il IS recognized as such by all the people of
fhe State and by the country at large
NV Stanley Matthews and other Administers
tion Senators The refusal therefore Of the
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-20
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT SATURDAY OCTOBER 90 1871

against that enormous and criminal indul-
genes In and use OF grease, and utter insensi-
bility and non-oomprehensio Of the first
fundamental principles Of all honest and
good cookery to-wit; grapU. For these Of
lenses some effective. prohbitory and prim-
Tive correctiyes must be provided, and yet
these are but few Of the many mis-
demeanors, excesses ind violations of nat
ural and scientific laws which demand the APP
plcation Of penal provisions for their extirpa-
ton and correction. Let Col. Ingersoll apply
his fine abilities to tho preparation therefore
OF % complete gastronomic code.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-20

Republican majority To admit Judge spofford
70 his seat ID q lawless, high-handed, revolu-
tlonary proceeding.
And while his partisans are carrying on
this unconstitutional proceeding In the Sem
ate the President does not hesitate to tell the
Democratic House that he has called Congress
in extra session for the purpose Of asking an
appropriation Of S32, 100000 to sustain the
army which has not yet been SIX months re-
lieved from the duty Of holding In sdbiection
tho States Of South Carolina md Louisiana
The unconstitutional attitude of the Re-
publican Senators, II is the duty Of the
President TO use all his influence and authori-
ty 10 rebuke. Has he done SO 7 The answer
to this question is that his friends, his adj
herents his representatives in the Senate are
themselves among the conspirators voting
solidly TO diyest this State of one of its high
est and most sacred constitutional rights.
II Louisiana may to-day be deprived Of her
representation in the Senate by O partisan
and INSCRIPTIONS majority Of that body, any
other State may be outraged In similar
manner whenever the interests and purposes
Of that majority may prompt it.
VIII the Democratic House then obey the de-
mand made upon it2 We trust not until the
revolution begun ten years ago by the Republic
can party against the constitutional rights Of
the States ID utterly crushed or abandoned, and
the Senators Of Louisiana and South Carolina
are admitted to their seats on IN equality
with those of the States Of Ohio and New York.
The President demands Of the Democratic
House $32,OOO,0OO to sustain his army, and
the Republican Senate refuses the Senators Of
O sovereign State their seats because they
are Democrats Has the frenzied toadylsm
OF Louisville and other localities In the
South and OF the Southern press turned the
Presidents head and led him to believe that
he may thus insult the public sentiment
Of the country Or does he know his men,
and Is the Democratic House In truth so sub
servent, SO lost to all selfrespect, that 1t will
vote this appropriation while the President
and his party In the Senate are In open revo-
luton against the laws of the country.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-20
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THE RIGHT TO COLLECT LICENSES.

Touching our article of Thursday on the
limitation Of the State debt, the inquiry has
been addressed to us whether that limitation
does not prohibit any exaction by the State
u any other burden or contribution from the
people In the form of license on otherwise If
the prohibition has this extent, will It not in
Clude the tax on the sale Of liquors under the
Moffet registration, as well as other licenses
ON the sales Of commodities or on trades and
occupations such as have always existed here
US separate and independent source OF
revenue for the State and city,
We answer that the tax upon which the
constitutional limitation Is fixed Is the tax on
the assessed valuation OF the real and per-
sonal property In the State. Licenses In
trades, sales, etc, are In no view real and per-
sonal property, but are distinct and recog-
nized mode Of raising revenue which has
always been exercised by the State and Ia
specially referred to and recognized In the
constitutional amendment which opposes this
limitation OF the tax on real and personal
property.
Amendment No. 8 provides as follows
The revenue Of each year derived from taxa
tion upon real personal and mixed property
0T lIuil HccIibeS SIldH DC ueNOUeu solely 10 blle
expenses Of the said year for which 1t shall be
raised excepting any surplus remain, which
shall be devoted to sinking the public debt"
Hence, 1t follows that all taxes of the
nature and form Of licenses which are not i'm
posed on the valuation OF real and personal
property. are collectible by the Stateand city.
but when the amount thereof for any year
shall be greater than Is demanded for the ex-
penses OF that year. the surplus shall be de-
voted to sinking the public debt.
Thus 1t will be seen that the provision of
the constitution for taxation to meet the ex-
penses Of the State, which sets aside eer-
tain amount OF the revenues for that purpose,
carefully reserving five and q half mills as
trust fund to pay the interest on the consol-
dated bonds, requires the State to
apply the revenue from Licenses to
the payment OF the expenses of the year
In which they were collected, and in case
those expenses do not absorb the whole
amount OF such licenses the surplus must be
applied to the payment Of principal and in
terest on the consolidated bonds.
Assuming, therefore, that the portion of
the tax allotted to the general expenses OF
the State should prove adequate TO that object,
the revenue over and above that sum will be
applicable to the sinking fund. Ii the general
fund tax should prove inadequate to the
proper maintenance of the State government,
1t may be increased from this source.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-20
DIED.

COFFEY-On Friday. the 10Th inst nj 1880
p. m, BERNARD Hyan Coffey. beloved husband
Of huphemia Borthaud.
The relatives. friends and aeauaintances Of
tho family are respectfully invited to attend the
funeral. which will take place on Saturday. the
Goth inst" Mt m. from his late residence.
on Delachnise street between Laurel and An
nunciation, Sixth District.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-20
lin another column will be seen cores

I'm another column will be seen cores
p0ndence between Capt. Leathers Of the
Natchez and Mr.. Bronson Bayiss, president
III the Barataria Ship Canal Company. Capt.
1seathers, with that hospitality he has shown
10 many thousand times before, freely tend
ssrs his steamer to the committee Of gentle
men from Vt. Louis, Cincinnati and Memphis,
whopropose to visit our city In few days,
I'm order to investigate and inspect the Bara-
faria Canal route. These gentlemen have
not yet decided what route they will come;
Il III TO be hoped that they will come by the
river and on the Natchez, for they can then
best see the advantages Of the water route to
the Gulf. and, Hospitality rs they certainly
will be treated by Capt. Leathers, learn
aboard the Natohez, the pleasures and supe-
riority Of steamboat over railroad travelling.