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Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-29
His Newspaper Contributor.
b u. JAY.

b D.GON JAY.
He was a friend Of mine and used
frequently to drop in and give me
advice as how | ought to run my
paper.
He was q minister, and consequently
thought ] should devote a little more
to the cause Of religion, and not quite
so much to politics.
He SAID it could be made a power
for good in the western land, in which
we had both cast our fortunes.
He was a loyer of the original, too.
and said he disliked TO see reprint, and
thought / should write morc-take the
time, in fact, to fill the paper right up
with good, new stuff. That seemed
such an easy thing for him that one
day | ventured to say:
Brother, you had a glorious meet
ing at the school-house last night,
hear-suppose you write it up for
me?"
He didn't seem to act as though he
wanted to.
! urged.
He flushed a little and stood aIouEd
awkwardlike. He had never been
honored with an invitation to write
for the press before.
| still urged.
Then he took off his gloves, and his
hat and his oyercoat. Then | gave
him a seat at the table with paper and
PENCIL.
He sat down to editorial work.
He had always been talking about
how it should be done, and now he
was at it.
He started in.
| went about my work, aud having
written a column Oh two of matter for
the weeks paper, left him still writ
ing, while went to solicit some ad-
vertisements.
| was gone an hour or two, and
when | came back he was still at it.
He was sweating awfully.
The table and floor were white with
copY-paper, and the pencil in his
hand was much diminished in length.
Not wanting to disturb the inspira-
ton | quietly slipped out aud went TO
dinner.
When ! returned he was at it yet.
There was more paper scattered
around, the pencil was shorter and he
was wetter. 1t was summer.
The hours dragged along into the
middle of the afternoon,
Great cords stood ont on the preach
er's heated brow.
His eyes were bent on the dazzling
white paper before him, and his Gng
ers moved n~eryously, and the pencil
was a stub.
! began to grow frightened. | knew
had only a small weekly paper, anc
that its fourteen columns Of space Zone
side was patent inward) would no.
hold the contents of the bible, and +;
supplement message from heaven be
sides.
AT last the man looked up, anC
tlmidly advancing, with a piece O
paper in one hand, suddenly turned
and went back to change a word.
Then he came on again, and like
one who had passed through a vision
held out the paper and feebly asked
"Will hat do"
looked.
E There was just seven lines OF it, ad
vertising measure.
He was a large man-weighed owe
800 pounds then, but when | met hin
: three weeks later, he weighed lesI
than 125.
He had been sick.
The seven-line-hour effort was too
much for him.
But it was not all lost. He nevel
advised an editor again.
Neither did he ever compose for a
paper again.
1t was hard work for him to write
and he saw he was not cut out for al
editor.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-29

Ausrria's contemplated military meas
ures are gradually coming TO be regarded
as measures of prevention againstall con
tingencies which may arise in the provin-
ces bordering on Austria after crossing
the Danube simultaneously with crossing
into Dabrudscha.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-29
Friday Evening, June 20, 1877.
The Daily Press and Dakotaian

1t is reported that the Prince of Mon
tenegro has been killed by his infatuated
soldiers in consequence of their recent Sc
rions defeats.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-17
is taken.

Since Monday morning there has been no
important change in the aspect of affairs.
The Nichols police with their white badges
patrol the streets, and seem to be twice as
numerous as the Metropolitan police com
planned of as so expensive. They, an i'm
mense force of sheriff's deputies and a con-
siderable detachment of militia, now more
out of sight than on Monday keep watch
and ward over the Courthouse. From the
records and furniture has been noticed.
This is very dangerous maneuvre for those
who have had possession of them for some
days, and might result in serious conse-
quences to any one even if he were Chief
Justice with an undisputed title. A boot
and shoe store is hardly place of custody
to be looked upon without suspicion.
The good order that is boasted of has a
deeper and different cause than the care of
it in the hands of Mr.. BOylan's police. The
city is an armed city. More than 200
armed men could be collected on any of the
principal streets in less than that number
of seconds. 1t is useless to attempt to dis
guise the fact that these men are of that
class that have no appreciation of liberty
unless it is favored with license. There is or
der because there is policy in it. 1t is like
the Democratic campaign declaration that
they intended to have peaceful election.
They got it through vigilantes, regulators,
rifle clubs and bulldozers. Like Buck Fan
shave, they prevented riot by laying out
sufficient number of opponents. But
soon these order preservers will see their
pretenses will avail them nothing, and will
elect reign of license. The peaceable
portion of the community will then have
to assert itself and aid the lawful govern
ment.
The order of Secretary Cameron is pow
erful assistant to the troops now here en-
gagged in preserving order. Rightly con.
strued, the Nichols militia, alias Boylan's
police, alias White League, should cease
interfering with the Metropolitan Police
and the sergeants-at-arms There must be
no more capture and detainer. Even if all
the claims of the Nichols government were
admitted for the sake of argument, an ar
rest of any messenger, Obeying an order of
even dozen members of the General As
sembly, issued from the State House, would
be an illegal one. Any person of sound
sense exercising the functions of commit
ting magistrate would recognize this, dis
charge the prisoners, and entertain a COM
plant of false imprisonment from the
aggrieved parties.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-17
The sennte Investigatiou.

Senator HOwe's branch of the Senate
committee yesterday completed the inves-
tigation as it relates to East Feliciana par
ish.
While there has been an evident reluc-
tance on the part Of many witnesses to tes-
tify as to all the facts within their knowl-
edge, especially on the part of those who
have property interests in that community,
and of necessity must remain there, the
Republican managers have certainly proved
everything which they alleged they could
prove, and have made out so clear q case
against the bulldozers that even Senator
Salisbury himself will hardly have the
hardihOOd to hold them guiltless of violence
and murder in their efforts to break up the
party in that parish.
To-day this committee will examine three
or four remaining witnesses from Ouaehita
parish, and afterward take up MOrehouse,
Richland, Webster and Franklin parishes.
Senator WadleiRh's committee continued
its investigation of West Feliciana parish
yesterday, and examined large number of
witnesses, all but one or two for the Repub-
lican side.
Ex Governor Wickliffe and several other
leading Democrats of that parish are pres
emit to assist Senator Mcdonald, while Mr..
D. A. Weber assists Judge Campbell on the
Republican side.
The Republicans have already put their
case in West Feliciana in such shape that
it is absolutely unanswerable. They pro-
duoe cloud of witnesses who have been
shot at, hung, driven from their homes and
otherwise misused for opinions sake, and
the evidence of one man who has had such
an experience is worth the evidence of ten
men in rebuttal who have simply not seen
anything of the kind.
1t is q noteworthy fact that in this inves-
tigation that whenever a man has been
killed, or outraged in some other way be-
cause he was Republican, some story is
afterward started in Justification that he
had done something to sOmebody-stolen
chicken or pig, or had a private quarrel
with some other Republican, with that re-
suit. As q prominent Senator recently
put it, "They first murder Republican,
and then, after he is dead and gone, they
assassinate his character"
The committee will complete it's labors
this week, and probably leave for Wash
ington next Saturday evening.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-17

The news from Louisiana yesterday after
noon induced the belief that q bloody out
break was impending in that city. Nichols,
the Democratic claimant of the governor
ship, filled the streets with thousands of his
armed partisans; as Packard, the Repub-
lican Governor, had not a similar force at
his command, he was compelled to remain
entrenched in the State House, virtually
under the protection of the Federal troops,
who, however, were ordered to do nothing
but preserve the peace. Their presence un-
doubtedly prevented the slaughter of the
Republican officials. This Democratic de-
nonstration simply adds another chapter
y the history OF the crimes perpetrated
by that party in Louisiana since the
war. Over and over again the White
League rufiians have made New Orleans the
scene of riot and bl0odshed in their at
tempts to Overawe the properly constituted
authorities. Once they murdered two or
three score members Of the Republican
Legislature, and this mOnstrOus crime
would have been repeated upon more than
one occasion if General Sheridan had not
with q firm hand held the lawless scoun-
drels at bay. That Packard is the actual
Governor Of Louisiana we have no doubt
whatever. The Returning Board declared
him 30 upon evidence that is, in our opin-
ion, indiBputable, The board, acting under
the law, threw out the votes Of certain par
iAhes because they we're obtained by intimi-
dation and fraud. That the reason was
good one no man can doubt who has read
with an impartial mind the facts that have
been adduced. DR. Redheld, about the
faireBt correspondent who has written to
Northern newspapers upon this subject,
Gays Of it:
1.-THE i've bHlldozed parishes were car
ried by murder. whippings, intimidation,
and . reign of terror. There were during
the campaign, In those parishes, fully forty
Republicans murdered. They were killed
90 intimidRte the rest and carry the cleo
tion. These parishes are mainly near the
Mississippi line, and the Mlssiaeippi plan
was carried into effect Mark this: In every
parish where there were no murder and in
timidRtlon Of blacks, the Republicans made
gaina-gRins that would have carried the
State in triumph tor Hayes had the same
per cent held good In the i've bulldOzed
parishes. But, behold, in thess i've par
ishes where there was q reign of terror,
the Democrats made net gain Of about
5000. That IL, they tuRued the usual $500
Republican majority into Q Democratic
majority of about the same amount. This
is what gave the State to Tilden on the face
Of the returns,
In the 1--we parishes whore the Repub-
lleang were murdered, whipped and terror
ICED, the Republican vote fell of tremen-
dou6ly In East Feliciana, where they
usually poll near 2000 votes, thera we're but
Hft1 castle
10 10 upon arch basis a. this that Mich.
eiis a4E8 - 10 recognized ~ Governor oz
AbqiaIa1a. and that Be hea provoked civil
war N iht a1it; n1a s. | Hun1 fasn B 1lEia
IS ttig ltez iftd Ea|s 'o 1Isr14I rote
ID
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-17

cant ever since the expiration Of their term
Of Office, when it is notorious that
they have been discharging the functions
of said offices during all that time
without question or doubt from
any quarter, under an express provision of
the constitution. The rule is, the Governor
can appoint with the advice and consent Of
the Senate; the exception to this rule is,
that during the recess of the Senate, he
may appoint without such consent, but in
that case the appointment is temporary,
and the exception is made er necessttdte rel
Therefore, the titles of Ludeiing and his
associates are valid, unless it be held that
General Nichols is the legal Governor, and
that his appointees have been confirmed by
legal Senate of Louisiana. To arrive at
this conclusion it is necessary to disregard
the plain letter and spirit of the statute
law and the constitution of the State to
overthrow the settled jurisprudence of this
State, and to ignore the official recognition
of all the State officers, of the legality of
the election of Governor Packard and of
the Senate holding its sessions at the State
House.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN T. LUDELING.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-17
WHOLE NUMBER sOl4

Of III repute. he stated that Secratarw
ko0eson knew nothing Of the matter.
The joint committee on counting thn
electoral vote had two long sessions 10 ~.
and notwithstanding their determinais6n
20 acs eenniteiy to-day, made such prOgxana
IoWArO an agreement as to consent 10 an
other meeting tomorrow, which win cgTA
tainly be the last. Details Of the eftuaffun
are absolutely inaccessible and an apran
ment quite probable.
In connection with the Joint COMMITTEES
on tne electoral count, it Is said they 81
lournea until to-morrow in belief that an
otner conference will result in satisfaeforw
agreements. Members say, however, it, II
Dy no means certain that this expeotafTnr
Will pc realized; but if to-morrOw's session
should fail to bring them in harmony oR
SOME SOME plan for settling the questions at issns,
elney WIZ noio no further conference. II -
tne present understanding that in either
event the committees will report 10 their
respectiVe houses Tomorrow 1t Is esEf-
mateo that the compromise measure that
mas been substantially agreed upon viii
prove surprise to the public, as 1t embraces
features mat nave not yet been conjectuEa1
by persons outside of the committees.
The Committee on Privileges and Else
tions examined G. A. Wilson, district at
torney for YazOo and other MississiDpi
counties: He had no knowledge OF unfair-
ton.
Mr.. Wilson, of YazOo, in his testimony
related the great changes in the vote fro1a
1877 to 1873, and stated positively that this
change was brought about by voluntary
change OF opinion among the voters.
Mr, Price, of Mississippi, testified that
large numbers of negroes in Holmes county
did not vote in 1875. They feared bodily
harm would be done them If they presented
themselves at the polls.
Personal.
Marshal Pitkin has arrived.
Colonel Casey has arrived.
Intentions Interpreted by Barr.
Secretary Taft has not yet given the opfn--
ion regarding the proper government Of
Louisiana. 1t was expected the President
would take no action until this opinion wnR
before him. Judge Taft at breakfast thlB
morning knew nothing Of the executive No.
tion which appears to have been the reaulk
| Of Sundays results, to which the Presi-
| dent, Secretaries Cameron and Chandler
and Mr.. E w. Stoughton were parties.
1t is understood here that the President'a
order of Sunday to General AuRur WIS
simply intended to keep matters in New
Orleans in statu quo.
OPton's Subpena.
William OrtOn, president of the Western
Union Telegraph, has been subpeAaed as =
member of the executive committee throuah
an omnibus subpoena for all the members
thereof to appear before the COMMITTEES az
Privileges and Elections Of the Senate.
Impatient'y Ooked For.
The return of the House committee from
New Orleans is impatiently looked for.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-17
STOP! !!
THE STATU QUO TO BE MAIN.
tanned.
NICHOLS AGGRESSIVE POLICY
MUST CEASE
THROUGHOUT THE sTAr1
NO MORE WHITE LEAGUE
No More Violent Occupation of
Offices.

As supplement to the order of Presi
dent Grant to General Augur, Secretary
Cameron informs him that he has correctly
understood that order:
WASHINGTON, January l6, 1877.
General c. G. Augur, General Commanding, New
Orleans;
Your understanding of the Presidents
telegram of the fourteenth is entirely cor
rect. The President desires me to repeat to
you that he wishes the present status
throughout the State maintained until the
congregational committees now in Louisiana
return. j. d. CAMERON,
Secretary of War.
Nothing more satisfactory than this could
be desired. 1t means that the seizing of of
fees by claimants without title, backed by
the White League in arms, mast stop; that
Mr.. Nichols must no longer claim to exer
cise the government and issue commissions
Gd hbitttm to those who are reckless enough
to defy the consequences of violent inva-
sions, liable to provoke bloodshed at any
time. In this city especially, the status is
to be preserved, and General Augur is
charged with the duty of seeing that it is
maintained.
1t is true that by means of the White
League concentrations on the mortgage of
fee, the State Library, the Supreme Court
and the police stations, and the disObedi-
ence of sworn officers to the law, these de-
partnents of the government are in pos
session of unauthorized and irresponsible
parties. The President has sufficiently in.
dicated his opinion of these Outrages, but
prefers to await the return of the cOngres
siOnal committees before any further action
is taken.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-17
THE sITUATTor.

General AuEur Asks and Receives Tus
structlOns.
WASHINGTON, January 16.--The President
to-day received g telegram from General
Augur conveying information that Gov
ernor Packard had applied to him for an
sistanee to reinstate the Supreme Conrt IN
the building of which they have been ais-
possessed, and to otherwise enforce Pack
ards proclamation, and that he had in
formed Packard that he did not understand
his instructions as authorizing the nae Of
the troops for any such purpose. but chat
he had referred the matter 10 the President
The President replied to General ARgur
that his understanding of his Instructions
was correct, and that the military force
under his command is NOT to be used exeept
to prevent breach of the public peaoe by
either Of the opposing political parties.
The Cabinet Meeting.
Full Cabinet meeting.
No instructions have been sent to New
Orleans since Sunday, and none wera or
dered by the Cabinet. Details of the meat
ing, however, have not yet transpired.
Prospect Of Speedy Settlement,
Marshal Pitkin, of Louisiana, At the rp.
quest of the President last night, submitted
to the Cabinet today a lengthy statements
of the merits of the Louisiana case. He
also had long interview with his chief. the
Attorney General, and with Secretary Cam
erOn. BE is confident of very spee dv 40
luton of the quarrel.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-17
Tho Ostrich Of Poll.rcs.
The Philadelphia Press says:


Your modern Democrat is the ostrich Of
politics. Hiding his head he stupidity for
gets that all the rest of his body Is exposed
to ridicule and contempt. Because he is
himself obliviOus to all his past and pres
emit offenses against conscience and coun-
try, he really believes that others are so.
He not only put out Of his own view the
criminal record Of his own authorship and
continuance Of the rebellion, but is deaf
and blind to the numerous wrongs which
have been proved upon him since the last
presidential election. No one knows better
than the modern Democrat that his party
by open force and fraud carried Alabama
and Mississippi for 1ilden on the seventh
Of last November. No one knows better
than himself that ordinary fair play
would have given these States against TIL
den. And yet this man stands up in Con
gress day after day, in the face Of these
undeniable evidences, and boldly charges
upon the Republicans the very crimes
which be must admit to his own heart be
has committed himseh. 1t was precisely 80
during the war. The Southern modern
Democrat believed the rebellion right.
The Northern modern Democrat believed
it to be entitled to his sympathy. Now,
while neither admits that it was wrong,
both insist upon keeping 1t ont of sight. It
10 In vain TO spread before such men the
ample proofs Of their violation OF Law and
Justice in every Stat0 south Of the Potomac
Ia the laBt election. 1t is IN vain to tell
them that their policy and hostility 10 the
new amendments to the constitution OF the
United States has ripened into the absolute
destruction Of those amendments, Or into
their consistent disregard Of thom. They
have no in1ienatiDn koG anything but the
fAilaro Of their ayGt1n Ia higrIda, I,0ei1i.
ana aud South Csr1li1a Ihe single Qae1-
eicn Hr'srinI n1f1e IHt 4lel'q11 n1pie
efe 50 1I.nI |a Il feea411 tllf ~
'H1
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-17
WASHINGTON.



WASHINGTON, January I6.-The Commit
tee on Privileges and Powers of the House
have summoned Governor Packard, OF
Louisiana. and j. A. Brenner, auperinten-
dent Of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, headquarters 1t Augusta, Georgia
In obedience to q summons from the same
committee, Governor Mccormick, secretary
Of the National Republican committee, sub
mitted mass of dispatches, showing that
the Mackey Legisiature of South Carolina
had no legal existence, were placed on the
desks OF Senators and Representatives this
morning, and attracts much attention.
Mr.. Polton, secretary OF tho National
Democratic Committee, testified before tho
Committee on Privileges and Elections that
5000 was sent to Oregon Tor legal purposes;
knew Of no money sent Go Oregon or elise
where for ilegitimnte purposes. The Ma
tiOnal Democratic Committee bore part Of
the expenses Of tbo8e sent 70 Southern
States to witness tho count.
Detective McEIfresh, who was before the
committee investigating tbs police board
testified 70 an interview between the Pres
ident and himself and Detective McDevitt,
In which tha detectives laid before the Pres.
ldent the facts connected with the ooh
apiracY against Representative WhltthnTue
William .. Aurfaeh. president Of the
board. tas.iled, 1e17lnE 81 the statd11nia
Ueiot Eleharda aud 1fc 11f1c
epl q ~ WhItfho1no uaIIsf tn
'a|n ftHt iHefni1 fae H3
1eaItllt Naz Nf' a 11
~ #I
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-17
POLITICAL.

NEW YORK, January 16-The National
Executive Committee of the Independents
Greenback party has been called to oOn-
vene at Springfield, Illinois, on Tuesday.
the twenty.third instant, to consider tkS
means required TO extend and strenethen
the organization of the party, and to effect
q more active propagation of its principles
As Matter of Course.
DOVER, Del, January 16-Mr. Saulsbnrv
was unanimously renomnated for the Sem
ate.
An Esq Out Of the Democratic marss,
Nest.
WASHINGTON, January 16-Among TIA
kilograms submitted by Mr.. Clancy, stan
ographer, is the following, addressed -
Hon. s. B. Packard, New Orleans, ID. II.
Chamberlain, Columbia. South Carolina.
General Martin, Tallahassee:
NEW York. November 8, 1875.
We are now absolutely certain Of Is6
votes for Hayes if your State is safe. ana
Tilden is sure Of the rest. Can you oar-
tainly defeat all Democratic attempts, by
frsud, ils false counting or bribery, to capture
2. CHANDLER.
The Massachusetts senatorshfp.
BosToN, January l6.-BAllot tor United
States Senator.
Senate-First ballot-BOutwelI IL. HonN-
II, Abott Z, Rice4 4. Second ballot sans.
HouEe-First ballOt-Boutwell 76. HrmR.
76, Abbott SIS, Rice Is, Bullock 4.
Second ballot-BOutWell 79, Hoar ~.
Abbott p, Rice Is, Seleye 4, Bullock 4. !. 6
Both houses adjourned without an elss.
tiUn.
The Demscrats in caucus voted to adhere
to Abbott tomorrow. The friendR of Hr1V
are quite confident tonight ana claim - a.
steadily gaining and will have about aa0
votes on the second ballot TO morrow IL
generally believed, however, that the Hind
candidate will be selected. Il Is conee1e1
Boutwell, can not be elected.
Senator Windom Re.elocsea.
ST.. PAUL, MINI, January 16-Hon. WA,
Liam Window Is Fa-elected TO the Senate
Ths sfrnGsrs In uifneis.
SPRTEeBIELD, ILL.,, January I6.--Fsrst M
lot for United States Senator-H Hounel..N N.s-
gan n, Palmer 81, Davis Z, LOthroo
Senate Logan 20, Palmer q, Andern1n y
Washburn /; Haynes not voting.
BaIlesInW IN Nebraska.
OMAHA, January 16-On the frst ba1lHf
Hitchcock, the present SENATOR rso1t
only q Of ia votes. No ohoio5s Iak
cook was highest.