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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-22
THE uotLEoToRsHIP.

In view If the beavv Endorsement from Lou
| isiana merchants. see no reason why Judge
Kings name should not be sent.
This Is telegraphed as Hayes reply to the
inquiry whether, after the developments of
Kings dsgraceftll and hypocritical action In
violating all his pledges to carry out the
principles of the civil service reform and to
resist the demands of Wells and Anderson,
and yet the President says that he intends to
submit his nomination to the Senate.
II the President meant this as an honest
| and sincere expression Of his motive for send
ing Kings name to the Senate, heavy y
responsibility will attach to the thoughtless
and careless merchants who affixed their sig
natures to petition which af1irms such
notorious untruths relative to the capacity or
acceptableness of Federal appointee, who
during his term Of office has exercised no
function thereof, has been absorbed in the
most miserable petty intrigues, and has
proved himself the mere tool Of the most
desperate and INSCRIPTIONS political gam
blers who ever exercised any control in the
administration of Federal offices, and who
as is known to all respectable merchants
having business with the Custom-House
expelled from the subordinate offices Of the
Gu stom- House those officials who had given
Kings administration all the reputation 1t
had gained for capacity and efficiency, and
this to make places for the tools of Ander-
son and Wells, incompetent and disreputa-
bic bummers. There is not one of the signers
Of this petition who ever knew or saw
Mr. King, or had any transaction with him as
Collector. If interrogated, there Is not one Of
them, we venture to affirm, who would not
admit that personally, and through their
clerks and messengers all their knowledge Of
the efficiency with which the Custom-Hous
business was conducted was derived from
their intercourse with the deputies and sub
ordnates who were in their several positions
during the greater period King has held the
Office, and whom he discharged, supplanting
them with the inexperienced, incompetent
and Enthusiastically tools Of Anderson, Wells.
CAN'T, etc. 1t is not possible that the Presi
dent can be ignorant of these facts, how I'M
guarded and stupid soever may have been
the conduct of the signers of this petition in
dorsing Kings administration He must
have been informed as to the mannerin which |
this petition was got up: that, now that its |
scope and purpose are fully comprehended, |
Of the signers repudiate and |
disown 1t and acquiesee in the largely prev
alent sentiment that Kings appointment, |
TO our people, and must always be serious |
reproach and stain upon the reputation of his
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-22

There is exactly one independent in the
French Assembly and one in our Senate. M
Dorian, of the First Circumseription of Mont
pellier goes to the French Assembly un.
pledged, neither Bonapartist, Republican
Orleanst, Legitimist, McMahonite, nor Con.
stitutionalist; he sits alone and solitary in
the midst of the revolution going around
him.
Or independent is Judge David Davis, OF
Illinois. He has refused to go into either
Republican or Democratic caucus, and holds
himself aloof from both parties. At the
appointed time last Tuesday, when the Sem
ate should have met Davis was in the Sen
ate ,hamber waiting for its organization. 1t
SO happened, however that both the parties
had called caucuses that morning, and so the
great independent Senator was left alone on
the floor Of the Senate. In company only of
pages and doorkeepers. Thus he waited in
solitary and unpleasant glory for half an
hour or SO while his brother Senators were
talking politics to each other in the caucus
rooms and arranging their programmes for
the day. Independence has its annoyances
after a
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-22
NEW ORLEANS. OCTOBER ~. 1877.
Tweed's examination tho other day Shove

Tweeds examination tho other day showed
exactly how much money there was in his
style Of politics and craftsmanship, and the
additional fact of how easily these politica
ca rnings take wings. Tweed could only &C
count for $11,000,000 of stealngs, and could
only specify $2,O0O,0OO that he had paid ovel
10 his friends and pals. He himself had
realized up to 1871, about s2,50o,o00 from poll.
tics so-called. Politics paid him, therefore
nearly 100000 year over and above all ex.
penses, ten times the salary Of the Presi.
dent Of the United States. But, large az this
Immense sum was, his defense and troubles
soon swallowed 1t up. His expenses in law
yers for his defense was $445,0O0, while his
escape from the Ludlow street jail, what with
feeling the proper men, expenses of consta-
bles etc, cost fully 100000 1t took him
eight or ten years TO steal the money; 1t took
him less than half the time TO lose 1t.
Moral-Riches have wings, particularly
stolen riches.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-22

The Supreme Court of the United States
last week decided the great Chicago and
Northwestern case. This is one of the Wis
eonsin Granger cases that few years ago
created some excitement. At that time the
farmers complained loudly of the exorbltant
charges of the railroads, and the campaign
was carried on entirely on this issue. The
farmers succeeded in their object, and elected
a Granger Legislature, which passed laws
providing for the maximum charges of fare
and freight by the railroads. The question Of
the right of the Legislature to pass such
law was holly contested by tho railroads, and
carried up from court to court, until it
reached the Supreme Court of the United
Statea
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-22
CANCELLATION OF BONDS.

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Executive Department. !
Whereas. THOMAS P. FARRAR, of the par
fsh Of Tensas. in this State. has applied to me
tor the cancellation of the following official
bonds, to wit:
l. One bond, dated ApriI 27, 1870. drawn by
Francis Barnes as principal and the said
Thomas p. Farrar as security; and 2. One
bond, dated April Is, 1873. drawn by Stephen NJ
Routh as principal and said Thomas P. Farrar
as security. Both bonds conditioned for the
faithful performance of the duties of said Fran
els Barnes and Stephen NJ Routh, respectively
saS.
Now, therefore, I, FRANCIS T. NICHOLS
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana. have
thought proper to issue tn my proclamation,
in order to give notice to all persons herein
concerned to show cause in writing at the
office of the Secretary of State. in the city of
New Orleans. within ninety days from and
said bonds should not be cancelled and an
nulled and the security thereon discharged
from any liabilities therein.
Witness my hand and the seal of the State of
Louisiana, at the city of New Orleans. this
eighteenth day of September. A. D. one thou
sand eight hundred and seventy-seven.
FRANCIS T. NICHOLS.
Governor of the State of Louisiana
By the Governor:
OSCAR ARROYO,
Assistant Secretary Of State.
seas I'm
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-22

this kind impracticable and ruinous here
To propose contest for gold standard
between America and Europe Is to reduce
the price OF our labor to that OF Europe, and to
so contract values that the country will be
barely worth the monstrous debts scored
against 1t. These debts were contracted
when property was high, and could then
easily be borne; now 1t is proposed to
reduce the value of property to that Of the
European gold standard. The whole country
would have to repudiate.
The commission, therefore, recommends a
double standard and the reconciliation of
silver. It makes no suggestion as to the
manner in which this shall be done, but leaves
1t entirely to Congress to determine.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-22
Says the Chief Justice in his decision ::

With the people of Wisconsin this company
has domestic relations. incidentally these ma y
reach beyond the State. But certainly until
Congress undertakes to legisa'e for those who
are without the State Wisconsin may provide
for thr se within, even though 1t may Indirectly
affect those without. If the question ever arises
whe her the company can be compelled to con
tinue S business at the prices fixed. 1t will be
time enough for us to pass upon IT when It
reaches here In due course of proceeding. 1t
is not here now.
Here is, at last, an important point settled
The late Georgia Constitutional Convention
thought the question of sufficient importance
to embody In the constitution they recently
made the right of the Legislature to control
railroads and to fix the maximum rates of
freight. This would seem supertiuous, us the
Supreme Court here decides that the State
has this right.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-22

Senator Jones' silver report has just
been published at Washington. The com
mission to investigate the silver question
unanimously recommend the restoration Of
the double standard and the unrestricted
coinage of both gold and silver, but are I'M
able to agree as to the relative value which
should be fixed by law between these two
currencies, some of them thinking that the
amount Of silver in the silver dollar should
be increased until that is the exact equivalent
of the gold dollar, while the others are in
favor of the old silver dollar formerly in use
in this country worth now only ninety-fve
cents.
The commission does not believe that re-
sumption is possible in this country until the
existing laws making gold the only metallic
legal tender be repealed The inadequacy of
gold alone for this purpose is apparent. Ger
many, France and England are the only coun-
tries that have any considerable amount OF it,
and their maximum is $1,000, OOO, 900. The
commission thinks that the amount of gold in
the rest of the world has been greatly ex-
aggerated. 1t fears that France may be
tempted to follow the example of Germany
in demonetizng silver, thereby still further
decreasing it's value If our present demonet-
izing law continues in force. This, however, it
thinks may be prevented by the remonetiza-
ton of silver in this country. If silver be still
demonetized here there is little doubt that
Europe will initiate the United States, Ger
many, Sweden, Denmark, Holland and the
other countries that have abolished silver
as currency either wholly or partially.
Tho ootian ~ Gprmany and the Scandi-
navian countries In demonetizing silver, In
stead OF being reasons for similar action in
the United States, makes an attempt OF
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-22
CANCELLATION OF BOND,
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Rtate of Louisiana,

UNITED 6IATBS OF AMERICA,
Rtate of Louisiana,
Executive Department.
Whereas, THOMAS d. COX, former Treas
urer of the School Board of the parishof As
sumption. has applied to me for the cancellation
of u bond for the sum Of five thousand dollars,
subscribed by him. the said Cox, as principal.
on the tenth day Of April. 1876 with P J. Gill
bert J. Chamberlain and Charles Dupaty as So
curiies. conditioned for the faithful perform
ance of the duties of the said Cox as Treasurer
Of the School Board of the parish Of Assump-
ton:
Now. therefore. J. LOUIS A. Witt. Lieu
tenant Governor and Acting Governor of the
State of Louisiana, have thought proper to
issue this my proclamation, in order to give
public notice to all persons therein concerned
and interested to show cause. in writing at the
Office of the Secretary of State at the city of
New Orleans within ninety days from and after
the last publication thereof, VIII sthe said bond
should not be cancelled and annulled and the
securities above named discharged from any
further liability.
In witness whereof I have hereunto get my
hand and caused the seal of the State Of Louis
ana to be hereunto affixed. at the city of New
Orleans. this sixteenth day of October, in the
year Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-seven and of the one hundred and
second year of the Independence of the United
States of America.
LOUIS A. WILTZ,
Lieutenant Governor and Acting Governor of
the State Of Louisiana
BY the Lieutenant Governor and Acting Cow
ernor:
WILL. A. STRONG.
Oc1S got Secretary of State.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-22
DIED..

DEMORUELLE...On Sunday. October 81. 1877.
at o'clock a. m Mrs Victor Demoruelle, born
Leontine Macoin. aged 4s years.
Her friends and acquaintances, as well as
those of the Demoruele Gex and Barbarn
families. are respectfully invited to attend her
funeral, which will take place This Day at 81
o'clock p. m. from her late residence No. 166
IRENE street, between st. Ann and Dumane
q
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-22
SPECIAL NOTICE.

OFFICE OF CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT OF J
PUBLIC SCHoo s,
New Orleans, October 20, 1877.
The CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with the ex-
ception of the Madison and Webster, will open
on MONDAY, 22d inst. at 9 a. M
VIM. o. ROGERS,
Superintendent Of the Public Schools of New
Orleans. oc21 ct
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-22
NOTICE TO DELINQUENT TAX PAYERS

OFFICE STATE TAX COLLECTOR, First DISTRICT
n On ondelet street.
New Orleans October 10. 1877. J
Attention is invited to the provisions of Act
No. %, approved March /, 1877:
THAT all penalties presently accrued for the
non payment OF delinquent State and parish
taxes be and the same are hereby remited:
prorided, the said taxes be paid on or before the
first day Of December. 1877 qnd prouided
further. that nothing herein be construed so rs
to prevent the enforcement by tax collectors Of
the payment Of delinquent taxes b. fore the said
date. but payments when SO enforced. in any
ease. shall be free of penalties as above pro-
vided."
T.. A. BURKE,
oc2O 3ot State Tax Collector First District
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-22
WAGONS! CANE CARTS! sPOKEs
Ell. M. go1
Is and 20 Union and IL and IL PerdfdO

streets.
Sole Agent for the Celebrated "STUDEBA-
KER" WAGONS CARTS and SPRING WORK
of all kinds and sizes.
Dealer in Philadelphia and Western Cane
Wagons, Carts and Drays; Timber Wheels ;
Wheelbarrows Of all DESCRIPTIONS; spokes, Fell
Orders promptly filled. Ali work warranted.
m
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-22

and invite buyers to examine our styles and
prices.
Elegant Scotch and Cashmere BUSINESS
SUITS. SIS to s2s. -..--.
Black Worsted FROCKS and VESTS. s1s to
s25. --.-..-,
Elegant new style FALL OVEHCOATs. 80 to
$50. . -..-..--.
Youths BUSINESS and DRESS SUITS, nobby
and ylsh - ..
Bows DRESS and SCHOOL SUITS. very low.
Shaker Flannel UNDERWEAR. all prices.
Genuine English HALF HOSE. warranted 80
dozen. -..--.
New Fancy SILK SCARFs 5oc. 75e.. and 81.
KID GLOVES, COLLARS, SUSPENDERS and
U M BRELLAS.
AS our goods are all our own manufacture we
can offer
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-10-25
The Rates of Postage.

Postal cards, one cent each, go without further
charge to all parts of the United States and Canada
with an additional onecent stamp they go to all parts
of Europe.
All letters to all parts Of the United States and
Canada, three cents per half-ounce.
Local. or drop letters, that is, for the city or
town where deposited, cents if delivered by car
riers, and cent where there is no carrier system.
Newspapers, daily, semi weekly, tri weekly and
weeslies regularly issued and sent to regular sub
scTbers cents per pound. payable at the Office of
publication, newspapers and magazines published
less frequently than once week. cents per pound.
Transient newspapers, magazines, pamphlets, books
and handbs, cent tor each two ounces or fraction
thereof All other miscellaneous matter, including
unsealed circulars book manuscripts, proof sheets.
photographs &c. and also seeds, cuttings, bulbs and
roots. and merchandise not exceeding four pounds in
weight, cent for each ounce or fraction thereof
The following are the postal rates with Europe
The rates for letters for the halfounce or frac
ton thereof and those for newspapers for four
unces fraction thereof
To Great Britain and Ireland, letters cents
newspapers cents; France, letters cents, news
papers cents; Spain, letters cents, newspapers
cents; ali parts of Germany, including Austria,
letters cents, newspapers 2 cents; Denmark,
letters cents, newspapers cents; Switzerland,
letters cents. newspapers cents; Italy, letters
cents, newspapers cents; Russia, letters cents,
newspapers cents; Norway, letters cents, news
papers cents; Sweden, letters cents, newspapers
cents; Turkey. European and Asiatic, letters 5
cents, newspapers cents; Egypt, letters cents,
newspapers cents.
For Asiatic countries the ha6-ounce limit for
letters, and the four ounces for newspapers, still
holding good, the rates are:-
To Australia, letters via San Francisco Except to
New South Walesl cents.va Southampton Is cents,
via Brndis 10 cents, newspapers via San Francisco
cents, via southampton eents,va Brindisi cents,
China letters, via San Ffancsco 10 cents, via South
amptoD Is cents, via BriDdisi 10 cents newspapers
"a and cents, by the respective routes; British
India, Italian mail. letters, 10 cents, newspapers
cents; Japan. letters, via San Francisco cents. via
England 10 cents via Brindisi 81 cents newspapers,
via San francisco cents, via Southampton cents,
via Brindisi cents.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-10-25

The fare to New York by boat has been re-
duced.
The family of W. G. Soule, living on Mum
from furnace gas Tuesday night The persons
affected were quite sick yesterday.
A loafer at the Grand Trunk was told to
move yesterday afternoon and on refusing was
arrested by special policeman Berry and taken
to the station.
Officers Langmaid and Slower arrested a
young man who threatened TO assault another
at the Boston depot yesterday.
The ladies of the Congregational society of
Cape Elizabeth give an entertainment at the
Town ball this evening consisting of concert
by Portland singers, and Mrs. Jarley's Wax
Works.
The ladies of the ST. Lawrence Street Society
will serve hot supper in their vestry this eve
ming. Refreshments solicited.
Bosworth Post, No. hold their first camp
fire this season at Grand Army Hall Friday
evening.
Mrs. Abba Good Woolson will begin her Sc
RES of lectures on English literature, November
ID.
The Haydn Association give concert TO
TT. SUBSCRIBERS tonight and produce Spohr's
nesSfs' quinn & COyle are about finishing a
large contract for tanks.for the Forest Fih,a
Company at Berlin Falls, and the Forest Pave,
Company OF Yarmouth. They are also bnid,
ing large boiler for Mr.. Emery's block.
The Portland Machine Works are BUILDING
% horse power stationary engine, for Abbott
grist mill at Abbott's Corner, Deering, and
hydraulic elevator for Mr. d. f. Emery's ne
block.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-10-25

Mr.. CALDER's BENEFIT. benefit ten
dered to Mr.. William Calder at Fanny Marsh s
Theatre, last evening, drew large and fash
ionable house, showing the popularity of Mr..
Calder in this city. The play was "trip Van
Winkle," with Mr.. Calder ia the title role. AL
though be has never made this part special
study he has given it much attention and has
already attained quite reputation for his fine
impersonation of it. His conception of the
character is good and his acting last evening
showed plainly that he was as familiar with it
as when last he appeared in the role at this
theatre. So we'll did he portray the scene
where the old man wakes from his long sleep,
that an old theatre-goer remarked that he had
never seen any actor do better.
The support was good in the main, while
some parts were unusually well sustained. The
Gretchen of Miss Marsh, who volunteered her
services, was fine piece of acting and was
properly recognized as such by the entire au-
diepce. Mr. Curtis as Derrick, Miss Chippen-
dale as Meenie, and Mamie Curtis as Little
Meenie were also good
The entertainment was 10 every way a sue
cess, and Mr.. Calder will realize a good sum
from the same,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-10-25
Municipal Court.


TUEsDAY.-John Crowley. Intoxication. Fined
So with costs. Committed.
Daniel Hasty. Intoxication. Fined So with costs
Pad.
James Gouiivan. Obstructing sidewalk. Fined
So with costs. Paid.
jones Waite. Open shop. Fined SO with costs
Paid.
Charles Owens and Peter Boyle. Assault and bat
terry. Fined So each with COSTS Paid.
Mary McKai. Open shop. Fined $40 with costs
Paid.
Mary McKail. Search and seizure. Fined So
with costs. Paid.
Adrian Vanslyck. Breaking, entering and larceny
Plea guilty. Ordered to recognize to State will
sureties in of $500. Committed.
WEDNEsDAY.-Silas L. Harlow. Search and sez
IRE. Fined $50 with costs.
George Williams. Search and seizure. Fined $5(
with costs. Committed.
Catherine Flaherty. Search and seizure. Fined
$50 with costs. Hale.
Catherine Flaherty. Assault and battery, Fine(
20 with costs. Paid.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-10-25
Citizens Mass Temperance Meeting.

We have been requested to insert the follow
ing call which sufficiently explains itself:
THE undersigned have noticed with great
satisfaction the steady advancement of temper
ance principles throughout our city and state
and it would seem that now we have reached a
point in this great and vital reform that war
rants the assembling together in Mass Meetin
Of all its staunch friends and active advocates
We, therefore, invite those who have grown
gray in the work-those who have heretofore
differed from the most a6var ced sentiment that
has been finally &C eptrd as the irreyocable
decision of the people,--in brief, all who are
interested in the cause, to assemble together to
unite our congratulations over the successes of
the past, and our prayers for still greater sue,
cess in the future.
Let US then assemble, and take counsel to.
gether for concerted aud systematic action for
the continued progress of cause so we'll cal
culated to bestow prosperity and happiness up
ON the entire community.
We respectfully name Friday evening, Oct.
27th q o'clock, in Congress Hall, as the time
and place for such meeting
W. W. Thomas
Augustus E. Stevens.
Benjamin Kingsbury.
Albion Little.
Charles j. Walker.
M. G. Palmer.
john j. Perry.
j. B. Fillebrown.
81 S. Melcher.
Geo. @. Littlefeld.
Rufus Deerng.
f. A. Smith.
John W. Munger.
Percival Bonney.
Hiram Knowlton.
II. P. White.
And many others.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-10-25

ACCIDENT TO PORTLAND VEssEL.-Capt.
Shehan of the schooner VIM. Fisher of this
port put back to Pensacola dismasted. reports
that when the storm first struck him he was
about forty miles from the Island of Cuba. His
vessel was under bare poles, but so terrific was
the force of the gale that she was sent hurting
through the water at speed of fourteen knots
an hour, until about one hundred miles from
Pensacola light, when the wind shifted and she
was driven eastward at the same rapidity, still
under bare poles. During her passage east
ward sailor named Muller was washed over
board and drowned. He was from Bremen
haven. The VIM. Fisher lost her deck load,
boats, masts, &c and had her decks all torn
up. At last, when the wind lhad
partially lulled, 10 Ion. SO, lat. &c. while off
Anclote Keyes, and. anchorage was made on
Oct. 9Th. Here Capt. Shehan got water from
some fishermen (his water casks all having
been lost)and by them sent word to revenue
cutter at Key West Of the condition Of his YES
sci, and that his Grew were disabled, and one
sick with the fever Capt S. remained there a
week, and finding that the cutter paid no atten-
ton to his distressed condition, rugged jury
masts and managed TO make Pensacola Oct.
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