The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-18

1t is believed in newspaper circles that
| tho GTaphiC and ViiueFs will not wealth.
or the summer The World Is in such
straits that it publishes advertisements
on the margin, over tho head. Tiffany,
the jsweler, Days fifty dollars per day
for IN advertisement Of this kind.
-, Einigrants 80 Australia.
! tGibeisnati Commercial, April al
The sailing Of the ship Annie u. Smith
to-day with $50 emigrants for Sidney.
Australia, marks o. new era in emigra-
| ton to that country. The scenes attend
ing the farewelis between the smigrants,
who are mainly mechanics, and their
friends were very affecting. Ono gene
rous fellow waived his adieus from the
deck and hurled o. handful Of silver to
those on tho dock to take u drink.
ocean Freight Rates.
tN. Y. Worldl
Complaint is made Of discrimination
against New York in ocean steamer
rates, especially affecting the wholesale
merchants in metals and chemicals. A
ton OF metals or chemicals can be-
brought from Liverpool to Boston, ,Phila-
dolphia or Baltimore cheaper than to
New York, to New Orleans at the same
cost as TO New York and from Liverpool
TO Chicago and other points West for
less than from Liverpool TO New York.
The pennsylvania moIiies.
MAuoH CHUEE, April t3.-This morn.
ing tho jury empanelled ut Maueh
Chunk, Carbon county, on Tuesday. To
try the case OF Patrick O'Donnell, in
: dicted for completely in the murder Of
Morgan Powell at Summit HILL in 1868,
brought in verdict Of guilty OF MUIR
der in the first degree.
OUonnsll Is the fifth man convicted
for this murder, fou rof the accused be-
ing convicted OF murder in the first de-
J gree and one In the second.
This conviction brings the number OF
doomed M0llies up to. sixteen in the
three counties Of Sehuylkill, Carbon
and Columbia. and Is important rs indi.
eating determination to relentlessly
hunt down and hang every Mollie who
ever was concerned In murder.
An Honorary Offering.
, tGhieago Times.J
It was stated from Washington few
days ago that the German Government
had rendered the ancient and honorable
Order Of Knighthooa TO the American
. Minister to France, in recognition Of
bis services 10 behalf Of the dermang
in Paris during the reign Of the Com
mune. The decorations, consisting Of
, jewels worth $4,000. Mr.. Washburne
could not accept during his diplomatic
term Of office: and it was snggest<d that
, tho matter would be postpoGed until
. the expiration Of his term, when, Us IL
private citizen, he would be at liberty
J TO accept the honor and the present If
y h6 saw proper. But the Stndts~ IettlLng
of this city states the case differently.
! II is true the German Government,
] through Bismarck, made u tender Of
9 tho title md costly decorations, but
Washburne declined it, suggesting tnat
| portrait Of Bismarck by an American
. artist would be the most acceptable
! token Of friendship. Thereupon, Heal
I ly, who is working in Paris, was sent to
!. Berlin. and the German statesman gave
l him several sittings.
CHARLESTON sUBHEnGED.
The Heaviest Wind nna Rain storm In "a
v Quarter of n Century.
IN. Y. world.1
CHAnLgsrov, s. g.. April 13.-The
heaviest wind and rain storm known
since 1854 has prevailed here during the
past twenty-four hours. Considerable
l. damage was done TO wharves, but the
y damage to shipping 30 far ID slight
n lower portion Of the city is submerged
!. All railroad trains have stopped In con
IT sequence Of damage to tracks.
l. Accounts from all sections Of the in
9 terror give gloomy reports Of the plant
b ing prospects. The cold and excessive
o rains Of the past two weeks have de-
!. Iayed the work Of the planters, and 1t i:
It feared that to-day's storm, which wat
y general throughout tho State, has in
liicted serious injury.
= TEE poHCA INDIANS.
, Their Removal TO the Indian Territor.
y to nc Pressed by the Department.
y WASHINGTON, April 13.-An animated
1t contest has been in progress for severa
VI months regarding the proposed remova
II OF the Ponca Indians from their reser
/. vation on the Missouri river, in North
l. western Nebraska, to the Indian Terri
|e tory. The last Congress appropriate
l. $4,000 for the purpose Of effschng thi
r, removal and establishing the Poncas-
0. about seven hundred and fifty In mum
J. ber-upon q new reservation In the In
o dian Territory, provided they shoul
y consent to the removal.
y The Nebraska settlers and severa
II missionaries at the neighboring Sante'
10 agency have strenuou5ly opposed tn
y removal Of the Poncas, apprehendins
ct that their departure from the reserya
d tion will result in Its speedy occupanc
;" by the Sioux, who are not regarded a
r desirable neighbors. 1t has also beer
II alleged that the consent OF the Ponca
4 was given under a misunderstanding
etc, but after full investigation OF tn
subject the Department has finally dc
cided to press the removal, and at las
Al advices nearly all the Indians were ex
r. pected to start southwark In few days
ID PROTESTING AGAINST MORMONIsN
le Proposal to Disfranchise all tn
P01ygmanists.
[Cncinnati Enquirer.
SALT LAKE, April ia mass meetin
to Of non- Mormons was held at the Libera
ID Institute in this city to-day. A resolu
* ton was offered by Gen. Nathan Kim
H. ball to amend the organic act Of tn
Al Territorv tn read as follows: