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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-20
CARD OF THANKS.

The ladies in charge Of the Trinity Church
Refreshment Tables. at the Medley" given at
Exposition HILL, for the benefit OF the Profess
tant Episcopal Home on Jack son street, return
thanks to all their generous donors Of refresh
ments, groceries, moneys. etc.: also, to Mr..
Waterman for soda fountain; to Messrs. Mont
gomery and McCtacken for loan OF tables; to
Mr.. Navra for loan OF crocKery for the entire
hall; to the gentlemen Committees Of Door and
Ballroom, who, by their Kindness and indefati-
gable energy relieved us OF much care and re-
sponsibiItty: also. to the young ladies who as
sisted us at the tables, for their cheerful willing
ness to assist in contributing to the success Of
the same, MRS. r. r. WHITE,
MRS. WIN. CUSHING.
MRS. JAMES PHELPS.
Ladies In charge of Trinity Tables.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-20
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, SUNDAY, MAY 90 1877
DIED.

SPRAGUE-On Thursday. May 10. at p. m.
ct the residence Of r. @. Martin, Jr.. Assnmp-
ton. La. FRANCES sPRAGUE. only child of
Angus G. Littlejohn and Cynthia NJ. Pugh. aged
IL months and II days.
MCCARTHY-nn Saturday, May 49, 1877. at 1920
a. m. percy. aged 10 months and Q days infant
son Of the late Joseph Mccarthy and Annie
Wright.
Friends OF the familyare respectfully invited
to attend the funeral from his mothers resi-
dence. No. 235 Camp street, on Sunday Morning,
at half past 10 o'clock.
MAI4ONE-On Saturday, May 10. 1877. at 1880
a. M. Daniel Malone aged AZ years. q native OF
county Kildare. Ireland, and q resident OF this
city for the last 2G years.
His funeral will take place from his late resi-
dence, 152 Lafayette street, Sunday Morning, at
10 o'clock. Friends and acquaintance are re-
specially requested to attend.
ENDERsON-At Jackson, Tenn, May 70; ct
. o'clock D. M. in the fifty eighth year OF his
age. Capt. Tom Henderson. OF New Orleans.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-20

We have not deemed it necessary to
reply at length to the card OF Messrs.
Eager, Ellerman & Co., the lessees OF
the wharves, which appeared in the
Times Thursday morning. We have
no desire to make an issue with these
gentlemen, and since they express a
purpose in their publication to prompt
ly perform such work on the wharves as
may be designated by the proper au-
thorities, for the present, at least, we
drop the discussion; still maintaining,
however, that our statements in rela-
ton to the condition Of the wharves
were substantially correct.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-20

The Mayor has appointed Administers
tors Diamond, Denis and Edwards a
committee to investigate the charges
made by the Grand Jury against the
management Of the Workhouse. We
think the Mayor made mistake in APP
pointing Administrator Diamond on
this committee. Mr.. Diamond is re-
sponsible for the management Of this
institution, and he Is, therefore. on q
committee to investigate charges really
made against himself. We suggest that
Mr.. Diamond should withdraw from the
committee, leaving the Mayor free to
appoint one Of the other administrators
to fill the vacancy.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-20

The Sportsman's second number came
ou' a~-t evening, and fully justified our
pteuicliohaf its success. 1t is a very
readable sheer, end its articles display
tact and ability In IL contributions and
its selections. One otis contributors.
evidently more Of an artft and classic
alist than q scientist, makesa very nm
successful onslaught on soms Of our
fishing stories. to which we win, with
Inc aid OF our friend Pettigrew, OF Poy-
dras market, in due time give proper
attention, vindicating, in every particu-
lar. the entire veracity OF our state
menfs, which the Sportsman's artist dis
putes, with the rashness OF an amateur
and novice, IN branch OF natural his
tory ia which we claim to be adopts and
Veterans.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-20

At last the fleet which has reposed in
security so long in the port of New
York, with the Russian Grand Dukes,
Alexis and Constantine, has acted on a
hint from our Secretary Of State, and
departed under sealed orders. It Is
profound secret where the fleet will
turn up. We suspect, however, that it
will hardly venture into the Mediterra-
mean or place itself in dangerous con
tiguity to any OF the large squadrons
OF Great Britain in the present state Of
feeling Of the people and Ministers of
that country. Not improbably it may
find the Pacific safer and larger field
for its operations.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-20

At recent meeting Of the Board OF
Health, that body passed resolutions
looking to a thorough system Of disin-
lection and a rigid quarantine not only
Of the Mississippi River, Atchafalaya
and Morgan City, but also the New Or
leans and Mobile Railroad and the
Rigolets. DR.. w. G. Austin, of the
board, was appointed to look after the
Mississippi Sound and Gulf coast, and
left last evening for Pascagoula and
Mobile to confer with the local authori-
ties in reference to quarantine matters
during the coming summer, and to re-
port to the board such measures as he
may deem necessary.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-20
FRANCE.

The two great obstacles which always
arise In France, In the way OF all efforts
to establish and maintain permanent
ly free and practical Republicanism, are
First-The opposition by a powerful po-
litical combination to the embodiment
In their administration OF the great
English principle which is the anchor
Of their political system, Of ministerial
responsibility. Second The opposition
by the same party to the Freedom Of
the Press, and of discussion Of all pub
lie questions.
The opposition to these essential ideas
of all popular and free government must
necessarily proceed from monarchical
and ultramontane ideas. Every mani
festation Of such opposition by the
Executive necessarily provokes the
sturdy resistance Of the people and pro-
found and perilous agitation.
The present imbroglio Of Marshal
MacMahon illustrates the truth Of the
assertion.
Under his instructions his ministry
made an attempt to render stronger and
more effective a curb upon the freedom
Of the press, which had been imposed
by an always odious press law. The
avowed motive of the Marshal for this
demand was to prevent the involvement
OF France In the present war troubles
in Europe. The Chamber Of Deputies
defeated the ministry on this question.
and even Jules Simon, the ministerial
leader, rather weakened on it, and this
ministry were dismissed In great wrath
and discomfort by the Marshal.
Under the English system In the or
ganization OF new ministry respect
would be paid to the declared opinion Of
the representatives OF the people. But
Marshal MacMahon, 80 far from yield
ing to this obvious duty and true prin-
ciple OF representative government, has
constituted a new ministry of retrograde
and monarchical ideas and politics, and
fiaunts a defiance Of the Republicans.
even going 30 Tar as to threaten a disso-
luton Of the Chamber.
re this threat should be carried out
the situation will be most dangerous
one. The French people are too strong
'ly Republican to submit to any such
assault upon their most valuable cardi-
nal principles and policies of their par
ty. They will resist, even to the point
OF revolution, any attempts to overturn
the Republic. They regard these move
ments Of the Marshal President as only
the beginning Of a general and formid-
able movement Of ultramontanism.
legitimism and I'm erialisnA
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-20

A distinguished and honored ex- Gene
raj Of the Confederate army and mutt
lated hero Of hundred fights, engaged
in a battle against the bears Of State
securities, a few weeks ago, and by his
confidence In the triumph OF honest
government in the State had realized,
up to yesterday, the neat plum Of $780,
900 from the advance in consols.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-20

In the arrangement by Mr.. Blaine OF
Packard lecturing campaign, we sug-
Eest that Lie Pinkston be engaged to
accompany the great lecturer. The ex-
posure OF her wounds would not be less
narrowing than the ex-Marshal's elo-
nrnnnn
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-20

Pitkin pines for captures and prizes in
the remote forests Of Calcasieu. But he
will not lead his brave band for fear OF
the fire In the rear, which Col. Jack
Wharton il preparing to open on him.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-20

The large meeting held at the corner
OF Jackson and Liberty streets, and re-
ported by the DEMOCRAT as meeting Of
the Property Holders Union, was a
citizens meeting, and not held under
the auspices Of the Union. The resolu-
tons reported as offered, we are re-
quested to state, were adopted by the
meeting with only five dissenting
U0inaa
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-20

At the solicitation Of q number of gen.
tlemen. Capt. Fenner has furnished us
with his very able and eloquent address
delivered before the alumni Of the law
department OF the University OF LOUISE
ana. which we print in the DEMOCRAT
this morning.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-20
CARD.

The Treasurer of the CHILDREN'S HOME
Of the Protestant Episcopal Churcn takes pleas
ure in announcing the pecuniary success of the
Medley given May 10 and II. for the benefit Of
the Institution:
Gross receipts. amounting to...........s3 1896 90
LESS expenses. Observation-Disclosures. $40 10
Net proceeds. 81, 1856 90
The grateful prayers of the orphans will be
offered for those who labored go zealously In
their behalf W. J. A. BRAsELMAN,
my20 1t Treasurer.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-20

President Hayes is still bothered
about his Louisiana appointments. He
is astonished that everybody is not de-
lighted with the appointment Of Tom
Anderson's pet and attorney. Would he
be better pleased If he were informed Of
the universal satisfaction over the ap-
pointment of Brig. Gen. Norton and
John Cockrem
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-20
SPECIAL.

The ladies in charge of the Medley" return
thanks to all who kindly assisted them in any
way: to Mrs. Wilson and Bell, assisted by Mr..
Brown. for their beautiful rendition of the
tableaux; but especially are they nier great
obligations to Mr.. Charles I. Howard who gen.
erously relieved them OF all care and expense
in erection of their stage for The tableau.
mv2O It
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-20
NEW ORLEANS PACIFIC RAILWAY.
To THE PEOPLE.

To THE PEOPLE.
In spite Of the we'll understood fact that
the New Orleans Pacific Railway Com
pany never had any other idea than to
build their road continuously from New
Orleans to Shreveport, on Red River,
and Marshall, Texas, and have the en-
tire line between these initial and ter
minal points under contract, some per-
sons for want Of information. and
others who are the enemies of all pub
lie enterprises, from motive to mis-
represent, persist in asserting and cir
culating the contrary.
Once for all, the Directors Of the New
Orleans Pacific Railway Company pro-
claim that so soon as the subscription to
their great undertaking is voted by the
people, working parties in large num-
bers will be placed both between New
Orleans and Alexandria, and Alexandria
and Shreveport and Marshall.
Already their contractor is calling for
fifteen hundred men at good wages!
E. B. WHEELOCK,
HUGH KENNEDY,
E. L. RANLETT.
JNO. H, KENNARD.
B. W. TAYLOR,
E. A. PALFREY,
GEO. JONAS,
SAM'L FL. KENNEDY,
ALBERT BALDWIN,
W. B. SCHMIDT,
G. w. CARY,
AID. sCHREIBER,
JULIUS WEIS,
CYRUS BUSsEY,
EMORY CLAPP.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-20

We learn from pretty reliable source
that martyred Packard has accepted an
offer made to him through his friend
Blaine to make lecturing tour through
the North and West, the subject Of his
lecture being the Louisiana question,
and the compensation secured therefor
is to be twenty-five thousand dollars.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-20
NOTICE TO TEACHERS. Ere.

OFFICE BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS.
City OF New Orleans. Sixth Division !
80 Burgundy street. May % 1877.
The Pay Roll of Teachers, porters and Por-
tresses, and rents of the Public Schools of the
city of New Orleans for the month of February.
1877. will be paid in the Council Chamber City
Hall. on MONDAY, MAY q, at o'clock D. n.
JOHN J. O'BRIEN,
my2o ct Secretary.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-20
NOTICE.

MAYoRALTY OF NEW DREAMS
New Orleans. May 10. 1877. !
Parties appointed as Commissioners and
Clerks OF the Election to BIS held on the 25th
who have failed to qualify. are hereby notified
that unless application be made for their COM
missions by o'clock r. m. MONDAY, the 21st.
other names will be substituted
myI92 vt ED. PILSBURY. Mayor.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-20
NOTICE TO ssUILDERs.

Bids will be received by the Town Council of
the corporation of Thibodaux until June 10,
1877. for the building of market-house, accord
ing to plans and specifications deposited in my
office.
Thibodaux. La. May Ia. 1877. my20 ~
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-20
Ths OGncc or the New Orleans DEMO-
CRAT has been Removed from ~ Camp
sereet 70 TOO Gravier street.

The Only Authorized soliciting gents Of the
Democrat for the City are Messrs. III. III.
BAKER and r. D. DEvEZIN.
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TT. FL. Burnett. BroEsr.
OFFICE SO ST. CHARLES STREET,

Opposite st. Charles Hotel!
Dealer In Gold, Coin. Stocks, Bonds and Securi-
ties. State. City and Police Warrants bought
and sold. Mortgage and Commercial Piper
negotiated Cash loaned on Securities Taxes
and licenses settled at most liberal rate of dis
count my5 I'm
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-20
SPECIAL NOTICE TO TAXPAYER,

By an act of the Legislature the city is au-
thorized to receive SCRIP for large portion of
the TAXES for the year 1875, and allprevious
years, and to remit the INTEREST on those of
1873 and previous years.
We are prepared to pay any of the above
Taxes on the most favorable terms; also to pay
STATE TAXES and LICENSES.
JOHN KLEIN g. CO.,
my20 st SO Carondelet street.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-20
CARPET WAREHOUSE.

CARPET WAREHOUSE.
I7..-..... .CharLres spontaneously
We offer at Reduced Prices our Large Stock Of
OARPETING of all kinds.
FLOOR OIL CLOTHS, Of all widths and quail
tiles.
MATING, Table and Piano COVERS.
WINDOW SHADES Corniees. Bands, ETC..
3 CURTAIN AND FURNITURE MATERIALS,
Of all kinds and qualities. etc.
Also. BURLAPS by thebale or piece.
my3O 2pSuWe A. RKOUSS EAU IL SON.
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A CARD.

The committee for st. Paui's Church. at the
recent Medley" given by the Episcopal
Churches Of this city. at Exposition Hall. return
thanks to the press for its kind cooperation: to
Messrs. Gaines l. Relf for use OF crockery and
glassware; to Mr.. Jacob OFT for construction OF
pagoda; to Messrs. Montgomery for use OF fur
niture; to the ladies who assisted at the tables,
and to the many friends of the orphans for their
very liberal contributions.
Mrs. HENRY RENSHAW.
Mrs. A. BRITTIN,
my20 1t % Committee
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-01
NUMBER 40.
American Produce at the Paris Fair.

/ Gen. lie Due, the commissioner of
agriculture at Washington, has
planned display Of American farm
and plantation produce at the Paris
exhibition whio h shall be creditable
and useful to the country. He favors
comprehensive display Of those
articles which America produces in
excess, orof which the quality IS SUI
peripr to that Of similar articles pro-
Educed abroad. OF cotton he wishes
to exhibit the living plant in all
stages Of its development, as also the
different processes through which
the commodity passes-the drying.
ginning and haling until It IS pre-
pared for the market. lii cereals
= III M
raw material in all varieties. the
commissioner proposes to show the
American process Of converting
wheat into -four, which he asserts is
superior to that in use in any other
part Of the world except, perhaps, in
Hungary; and in This connection he
would arrange to have the prodnct of
the ml!l converted into bread and
biscuit and placed on sale in the
Paris restaurants. In all other deDart-
ments of the proposed agriculture
exhibit the ideas of the commissioner
are equally practical, and should the
selection Of the person who are tO be
sent to Paris in charge of this exhibit
be left to him, those only who are
experienced in this line of industry
Will be permitted to go. .
One subject which has been receiv-
ing large share Of the commission
er's attention, and upon which he
has been collecting data, will doubt
less be surprise 10 most people. The
cultivation Of the tea plant in the
Unit d States has not often been at
tempted Or thought Of, yet Gen. lie
Due 6ndo that in strip Of country
lying in the latitude of the northern
part of South Carolina, and running
from the Atlantic coast westward to
the Mississippi, and also in a certain
valley inthesouthern part Of Califor-
MIA, the climatic conditions are very
favorable, and the results of the few
attempts that haye been made in the
Of the tea plant in these
regions have been 50 encouraging, as
he thinks, to remove all dOuot as to
the success OF future efforts to pro-
duce it mere.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-01
OAKLAND. Nd sArqRDAY, DECEMBER i, 1877
Grabbing at Washington.

From the New York sun pemocratic.l
The Sergeant-at-Arms Of the House
OF Representatives has asked for an
assistant, and his request has been
referred to the Committee on Appro-
priations, whore it ought to be bur
led out of sight, or rejected with a
reminder that the Democratic House
was elected TO reduce expense, and
not create new Offices and sinecures
for partisan dependants. For the
current fiscal year the appropriations
for this Office are as follows:
sergeant at Arms Of the H of Reps ....s4, 600
Forone horse and wagon for his use..5O0
Clerk 70 the Sergeant at Arms IL. 100
Paying Iellerfo the Ss9rgeant-at- Arms. 600
9d''sseger .osthe Sergeant 20
he 9RparfAnitias If lIss q
make mones outside the salary are
great, and they have not been ne
elected by any recent incumbent.
Although some of the old pereuui-
sites have been cut off by law, be
cause they had grown into fragrant
dlsgraceiul abuses, still there are
means by which he can double and
treble his pay. Hundreds of wit
nesseS were summoned before the
various investigations at the last ses-
sion, and the appropriations to pay
them were soon exhausted. The
whole Of this business passes through
the hands ofthe Sergeant-at-Artas.
Certificates for mileage and attend
anCe were issued to witnesses who
could not be paid on the spot, and
those who did not wish to be detain-
ed at Washington for all appropria-
ton We're glad to get them discount
ed at a big margin. The trade in
these certificates yielded large profits
and became an unexpected source Of
revenue to the officer who had the
advantage Of being inside and of
the evidences ofindebted
ness and the money to pay them
when voted, as it was certain to be
before the close Of the session.
There are thousands of competent
and worthy men who will gladly /
perform the duties Of Sergeant at
Arms for onehalf the salary Mr.. |
now receives, and ask no
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-01

now being handsomely improved.
Marble headst0nes have been placed
to each grave, numbering between
three and four thousand in all, and
the name of the dead soldier in each
grave, wherever known, is on the
stone. Above the unknown dead, of
whom there area great number, there
is one stone to each coffin. In each
coffin four or FIVE soldiers were buried
whose names were unknown. An
engineer and five or six lab0rerS arc
now engaged in grading the mounds
and beautifying and improving gem
orally this already handsome spot.
Many ofour readers will remember
seeing at the Philadelphia exhibition
last year colossal granite statue ofa
United States sOidie. with musket,
cap and full uniform, including the
oVercoat. 1t stood between the Main
Building and the Art Gallery, the
most conspicuous spoton the grounds
The government proposes to place
this magnificent work in the Antie-
tam Cemetery, and are waiting, we
are told, to get the Maryland hegis-
lature to cede the cemetery to the
general government before placing
the statue there.
The situation of the cemetery is
one of great natural beauty, and the
view from the tower Of the keepers
lodge is one of unsurpassed lowell
ness. Standing on the top of this
tower, which itself is on high hill.
you can view large part of the bat
tle-held Of Antietam, the whole of
the beautiful btsin or ampitheatre in
in the middle of which the village of
Sharpsburg is situated, and also have
IA fine view of the not far distant
mountains. One great trouble which
the keepers OF the cemetery have had
is the difficulty of getting trees or
shrubbory to grow. In grating the
grounds, in the first instance, a great
part of the soil was taken off. w'hen
the difficulty is overcome and the
grounds are filled with trees and
bushes the appearance will be much
improved. .
In the middle of the cemetery there
used to be a huge limestone rock,
upon which Gen. Robert +. Lee is
said to have stood during the battle
Of Antietan, surrounded by his staff,
directing the operations of his army.
A large part of this rock was literally
carried away, Clipped off by visitors
for mementoeS. The stone was wide
~ known IS Lees Rock" and at
tracted great deal ofattention. The
trustees Of the cemetery have quar-
ried up aud removed the balJnccl
and had it buried deeply out fsight'
--iidqeraOltR MdjG