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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-16
SAM MOORE AGAIN.
His Wild Story Refnted.

The man named Sam Moore, claiming
TO be planter in Richlapf parish and
a Republican, called at Gov. Nichols
Office ON Friday and represented that
he had been driven from the parish by
a band of masked men, and demanded
redress.
Gov. Nichols promptly informed him
that the matter should be investigated
and full protection accorded him.
Moore subsequently, called at the st.
Charles Hotel and applied to Major
Burke to secure him hearing before the
Commission, stating that Gov. NICHOLS
had told him to apply to the Commits
sion for redress. After hearing mis- tale
OF woe Burke gently intimated to the
seeker for martydom that he (Burke)
was in the Office and overheard the
Governors reply, and Mr.. Moore was
violating the eighth commandment; /;
however, Judge Hugh J. Campbell being
near, Burke handed Moore over to
Campbell, and investigation of the facts
elected the following telegram:
GrRARD. La, April 13.-The statement
made by Sam Moore that he was driven
from his homo in Richland parish by a
mob Of masked men is utterly false. He
was in the parish about ten days and
was not molested by any one. This
statement is made after strict inquiry
as to the truth Of his story. The dis
patch sent you by Col. Moore, is true in
every particular.
ID. g. MONTGOMERY, Parish Judge.
WILLY p. MANGHAM, Recorder.
J. A. LIDDELL, Sheriff.
JNo. s, SUMMERLIN, Deputy Sheriff.
j. NEWT. PITTs, Clerk Court.
r.. p. WILLIAMS
GIRARD, L.a., April 81 know Sam
Moore, and have heard his statements,
and am satisfied that they are utterly
false from my own and all information
gained.
WIZ. T. OLIVER, Ex Tax Collector,
Republican
GInARp, La, April 13.-The state,
ment of Sam Moore that he was
driven from this parish by violence is
entirely false. He was Republican
witness before the Returning Board and
has been in New Orleans since the cleo
tion, and returned to this parish about
two weeks ago, and money was fur
nished by q Republican to defray ni:
expenses. He was in Rayville two days
and made similar statements. The
matter was investigated and found to
be false. His brother-in-law, in whose
house he lived and from where he says
he was driven, says that no one eyel
molested or even visited him. Eis
story is without foundation and l.
thought to have been gotten up for po
litical effect.
send dispatches confirmatory Q
mine from prominent citizens OF botl
parties. G. H. MOORE.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-16
THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION.
Minutes of the Consultations Published
i'm the Congressional Recerd-Attituae
Assumed by Judge Bradley.

Assumed by Judge Bradley.
WASHINGTON, April 10.-The Congress
sionnl Record issued to-day makes a
volume of 108 pages, covering the re-
marks of members of the Electoral Com
mission in the consultations thereof, as
reduced to writing by themselves, in ac-
cordance with the resolution of the
| Commission.
JUSTICE BRADLEY's POSITION.
Associate Justice Bradley, who was so
often specially referred to by the press,
| institute a scrutiny into the appoint
ment of electors of State; it would be
| taking it out Of the hands Of the State,
to which it properly belongs. This
never could have been contemplated by
the States when they agreed to the
constitution It would be going one
step further back than that instrument
allows.
1t is the business and jurisdiction of
| the State to prevent frauds from beng
perpetrated in the appointment OF its
electors and not the business or ju1is-
diotion of Congress. The State is SOW
ereign power within it's jurisdiction, and
Congress can no more control or review
the exercise of that jurisdiction than it
can that Of a foreign government.
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES.
The Investigations made by lessla-
tive committees in the loose manner in
which they are usually made are not
only not adapted to the proper ascer-
tainment of the truth for such pur-
pose, but are totally unauthorized by
the constitution. AS methods OF in
quiry for ordinary legislative purposes,
or for the purpose OF laying the founda-
ton of resolutions for bringing in an
impeachu ent of the President for un-
constitutional interference, Of course
they are competent, but not for the pur-
pose of receiving or rejecting the vote
of State for the Presidential office.
They are not made such by any
constitutional provision or by any
law. Legislation may be based
on the private knowledge OF
members, and resolution to bring in
an Impeachment may rest on eC pGTte
affidavits or on general information,
and, therefore, the evidence taken by a
committee cannot be deemed incompe,
tent for such purpose, bus is often o.
great service in giving information te
the houses as legislative bodies, and te
the House of Representatives as the
grand inquest of the nation. But tht
decision to receive or reject the vote ol
State is a final decision on the rlgh
Of the State in that behalf, and one OF
; most solemn and delicate nature, an(
. cannot properly be based on the depo
sitions of Witnesses gathered in th'
! drag net OF a Congressional committee
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-16
PRICE. FIVE CENTS.

District-making loss OF five in the
two States Of Louisiana and Florida,
and bringing the Democratic majority
up to 10. IT, before the meeting of Con-
gress, the clerk should find in a changed
condition OF things in Louisiana
ground for accepting the Nichols certi-
tcates as to the Fourth and Sixth Dis
trlcts, the Democratic majority on his
roll can be increased to IA.
THE CONSULAR SERVICE.
Important changes soon to be Madc-A
Rigid Examination Talked OF.
IN. Y. World.l
WASHINGTON, April 10.-The Secretary
Of State and Assistant Secretary Seward
are engaged in the preliminary work of
oyerhauling the consular service, and
there is no doubt that in short time
some important changes will be an
nounced, both in the officers and man
agement Of the same, which will at least
astonish the average Congressman. It
can be stated that in no case will an
appointment be made unless the appli-
cant successfully passes a rigid examina-
ton as to his business capacity and fit
ness otherwise for the position. Mere
political influence will not be permitted,
it is understood, to influence or control
the department in making its appoint
ments.
The President, a day or two ago, in
formed Methodist minister, who was
an applicant for consulship, that he
had but three to dispose of and that he
had made his selections. The President
further informed the reverend applicant
that Assistant Secretary Seward would
make the greater portion OF the ap-
pointments after the candidates had
gone through commercial and busi-
ness examination. 1t seems to be the
intention of the department. to adopt, as
far as possible, the best features OF the
English consular system. The practice
of allowing some consuls to represent
the business interests of certain com.
mercial firms is to be discontinued
The Fifth Auditor, who settles the ac'
counts of consuls, is to hold them to a
more rigid accountability, and promptly
report the delays and discrepancies
which embarrass the system now in
force,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-16

ceed with the regular docket OF
the district court now in session.
The attorneys in the cases set
for the day voluntarily waived
them in order to take up the case, but
the judge still refused to hear 1t, and
adjourned court about IL o'clock. Ii the
District Court docket is to Interfere with
this case, then it cannot be taken up for
two or three weeks to come. Nor can it
be taken up sooner, under the ruling OF
the court, though the cases are. passed
eyery day, as they were passed yester-
day. and will be passed to the end in
order that Justice may be done to sister
State with which we have such intimate
relations.
The very theory of a habeas corpus
case is speedy trial. II the prisoners
demand such trial they will be accom-
modated by the prosecution at any mo-
ment. If they do not want such, then
they have no right to play into the
hands of those who are determined to
cheat Justice of her dues. The State OF
Texas has rights in this matter, which
cannot be ignored, and neither the prls-
oners, nor the attorneys. nor the court,
have any right to deny them.
I5 is impossible not to see the milk IN
this judicial cocoa-nut. The district
Judge was elected on the Radical ticket.
His eletion has never been disputed.
On the contrary, considering the man
ner Of his getting into the Radical
party, he must admit that the bar has
treated him with great deal of consid-
Grafton, and has smoothed the rough
places in pathway which men Of ordi-
nary sensibility would dislike to
tread, It is the boast Of Packard that
| his authority is co-extenslve with the
State And vet here is one of the m OS6
| pronounced Radical parishes in the
State, a Judge elected on the Packard
ticket is afraid to say that Nichols is
not the governor of Louisiana. The
Judge Of the Tenth District is long
way removed from an idiot. He would
| like to decide in favor Of Packard, but
he knows very we'll that Packard s
great authority" could not save him
| from the consequences Of such q decis-
ion, He dares not decide against N lch-
oils because he also knows the newt
able consequences of the decision: And
thus Justice is to be outraged and Sis
ter State insulted in order that a
ground squirrel Radical official may be
able to keep on the fence, and take to
either side only when he is firmly con-
yinced that it is the winning side. We
know something about the arrogance OF
| Radical officials In the day OF Radical
domination. The fact that they have
come down several feet is proof positive
that the most sensible Of them are con
vinced that the reign OF Radicalism in
Louisiana is about over.
IL the State of Texas is entitled tt
these prisoners she will get them. We
know who is Governor of Louisiana
and we also know something abou
Interstate comfy.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-16
ST. .gAME ES.
Ets Voice SwelHs the Chorus in Faysr of
Free Louisiana

Free Louisiana.
A mass meeting Of the citizens Of the
parish OF st. James, irrespective OF
party or color, was held on f. p Poehe's
plantation, in said parish, on Saturday,
the 4th Of April, 1877.
The meeting was called to order by
W. r. Thompson, chairman OF the
Committee on Organization, who NOM
mated the following officers, who were
unanimously chosen, as follows: Presi-
dent, J. X. Gaudet; Vice Presidents,
ii. 0. Colomb, L. G.. Simon and A. T..
Bourgeois; Secretaries, Adolph Tficuit
and d. J. Richard.
On taking the chair, the President, in
few remarks, explained the object Of
the meeting, which was then addressed
by NJ. j. Genti1 in French, and in Eng
llsh by Mr.. +. 2. Poche, who ended by
moving the adoption OF the following
resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted:
Whereas, the State of Louisiana pre-
sents at this moment the singular spec
tacle of two separate and distinct or
ganizations claiming respectively to be
the government Of said State.
Whereas, the same State cannot, at
the same time, have two governments,
and that, under our republican form Of
| government, the people are the true
sovereign from whom all legal authori-
ty must be derived, and that all just
powers of government depend upon the
consent of the governed.
| Whereas, at the general election held
in this State on Nov. Z, 1875, Francis
L. Nichols, a candidate for Governor,
received "a, 4S7 votes, and his opponent,
8. B. Packard, received only 76, ATT votes,
as shown by the legal returns Of said
election and that the attempt made by
the Returning Board, and by other con-
spirators to defeat and avoid the will of
the people as thus expressed, is uncon-
stitutional, illegal, revolutionary and
criminal; be it therefore
Resotued, That we the people and
hereby proclaim that we recognize, as
the only lawful government Of the State
Of Louisiana, Francis T. Nichols as
Governor, L. A. WiltZ as Lieutenant
Governor and all the coordinate
branches OF the State government who
are now cooperating and acting in
unison with them.
ResolUed, That we hereby pledge our
support to said government, and will
recognize or obey the authority OF none
other.
Resolued, That we hail as an indica.
ton OF a return to the purity OF govern
| ul6uk DIS uuuCI6tOou Wy Jul
the patriotic enunciations of President
Hays in his inaugural address, but that
said declarations are void of meaning,
if not succeeded and verified by speedy
withdrawal Of the nations military
! forces from the support of a monstrous
usurpation of government in this State.
ResolUed, That we cheerfully endorse
the patriotic conduct of the merchants
in this parish, in their recent and man
ly refusal to pay their licenses to the
Packard officials.
ResotUed, That these resolutions b'
published In the New Orleans DEMOCRAT
the ST. James Lo,tisiaYsais, and New Or
leans PicdyAne.
ADoLpHE TROUT,
d. J. RICHARD,
Secretaries.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-16
Turkeys weakness.
TCourier-Jourpal.l

A prominent point of weakness in the
Turkish government Is the deplorable
financial condition. With public debt
of about 1.000, 800 900, $36, ,000, 600 in
paper currency has been issued in the
last few months, which has deprecated
TO almost the bare value Of the paper
itself. With this miserable stuff the
troops are paid. There is no trade at
Constantin0ple, and the harbor 1s said
to be almost bare Of vessels. With a
large army to keep up, it appears that
the Ottoman government may go into
utter bankruptcy and give up the ghost.
without a foreign war to add to its
troubles.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-16
AN UPRIGHT JUDGE.
The district Judge Of the Cadd0 District.
IShreyeport Times]

shreveport Times.]
For three weeks past three alleged
fugitives from justice from the State OF
Texas have been In the parish Jail Of the
parish of Caddo. A requisition in due
form from Gov. Hubbard was made on
Gov. Nichols, in response to which an
order was received yesterday to deliver
np the prisoners to the agent appointed
to receive them, who has been in this
city all this time awaiting this order.
There was nothing left to be done ex-
cept to deliver up the prisoners. But it
seems that writ OF habeGs corpus was
sued out on the Sd day of April, and
granted by tho district judge, but made
returnable at no particular time.
On yesterday tue COUNSEL ffof the State
OF Texas demanded immediate trial OF
the habeGs corpus case, in order that it
might speedily be settled whether these
persons are to be given up or not. The
district judge refused to try the case, al
though no ground for postponement OF
case which the law requires to be
summarily disposed Of, was urged by
the counsel for the prisoners. The
Judge held that be was bound to pro-
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-16
Hampton and Colored Liberty.
ICharIotte IN. o. Observer.l

At Adger's Turnout we await the COM
ing of the north bound train, with no
cannon or flowers. But seel Here
comes group Of colored men to see the
great Hampton. Courteously he an
swers their questions. At length their
snokesman blurted out, ''Massa Wade,
,de men amt so hard to understand
what YOU tell 'em, but de women folks,
our wives and darters, is de har.d ones )
dev saw YOU wont let EN- wear pinbacks
w,sn Won is Gub'ner." "Teil them for
me. :" said Hampton, "that they can
wear pantaloons If they wish to, or only
fig leaves If they prefer, with as much
bnstle aud pinned back as tight as they
wish" The objection was no more. and
the group left, blessin' Massa Wade
with all their hearts.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-16
THE ..nRoTHERHooDs OF ENGINEERs'
The Most Powerful Trade Organization
i'm America.

THE ssRROTHERHOOD" OF ENGINEERS.
The Most Powerful Trade OrganiKation
i'm America.
IN. Y. Tribune.l
About 400 engineers attended the
meeting in West Philadelphia on Sum
day at which general strike was or.
dered on the Reading Railroad. One OF
the leaders remarked: "We made 8
blunder In not striking a week ago; we
have given the railroad company too
much time for preparations, but now
that the struggle has been resolved
upon we will fight it to the bitter end.
The Brotherhood are going to stand by
us to man, and many OF the non union
men are coming into our ranks" III the
engineers adopt an aggressive policy,
this will be the sixth strike which the
Brotherhood has carried on within seven
months. Two of these strikes have been
brilliantly successful-that e. she New
Jersey Central last fall, and 80 on the
Grand Trunk in Decemb11; end one
has been a signal failure-thAt on the
Boston and Maine last month. The
brotherhood now has about IL, 600 MEM
| hers and an accumulated fund OF over
half q million, and is on the whole the
most powerful trade organization In
America, The cost OF defeat to the
brotherhood is trifling when compared
with the expense of victory to the rail-
road corporation. In the Boston ana
Maine strike, the amount involved was
only Sc 70 a day ten cents for 67 en-
eineers employed on the line. The
Strike cost the Brotherhood not more
than $500 a day, the apportionment
being about d cents day to each mem
ber Of the order. The triumph OF the
corporation cost not less than $4,000.
The engineers have the advantage over
the corporation in an economic aspect
and can afford to be defeated. The re-
commendations OF the Massachusetts
Railroad Commissioners were wise. ano
the policy which they outlined can vel
be adopted ia Pennsylvania.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-16
BY TELEGRAPH.
10 NEWS FROM THE co EMISSION.
Packard Threatens to stick to His Claim
and Fight the Matter Through
The Courts.
Probability Of the Removal oil the
Troops This Week
Especial to the N. O. Democrat

WASHINGTON, April 15.-No additional
adyices have been received from Louis
lana from the Commission. The private
adyices received here from Packard to
his friends are to the effect that he does
not care whether the government re-
moves the troops or not: he proposes to
nnhold his claims to the fullest extent
Of his power, both through the courts
and otherwise.
Stanley Matthews is expected here
tomorrow. There is reason to believe
that the order for the removal OF the
troops will certainly be issued this
week. BUELL..
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-16
FATAL ACCIDENT.
Death OF One of the Excursionists on the
James Howard.
Special to the N. o. Democrat.l

Special to the N. o. Democrat.l
PoRT EADs, April Is, 5 80 p. m.-About
fifteen minutes ago George Quickmeyer,
of New Orleans. aged about forty years.
fell from the upper deck Of the steamer
James Howard to the lower while that
vessel was passing through the jetties,
and sustained injuries from which he
almost instantly died. S. d. Pool.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-16

The London Times thinks Grant will be
received in Europe as one e fn9rmoss
distinguished men whom the unlted
States have as yet produced, and ne VIII
attract to himself the hearty frienoIi-
ness with which Englishmen regard tno
great representatives Of their race 70 tne
new world.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-16

Tba popular wine before the war was Piper
Heidse;ck We still call for PiIer.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-16

MONTREAL, April 10.-To- morrow the
first company Of Canadian pilgrims will
start for Rome, via New York, after re-
ceiying the customary benediction at
the hands ef Bishop Eahre- These pill
grims are all of French descent. and are
conducted by Bishop Racine OF Sner-
yery low rates, on the Gellert. OF the
Hamburg line, sailing on Thursday.
April ID. Landing at Cherboug, the pill
grims will proceed at once to Paris and
join the great pilgrimage from the
mother country. At Turin the Spanish
pilgrims will be met. and Rome will be
The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1877-09-05

show my parent proper re8pect-there-
fore not before six months" At the end
of six months he again asked her to
marry him, and she told him that he was
a foreigner and had better marry one of
his own ceuntry-women who could speak
his sentiments, which she could not. He
replied that they must be married the
next day. /" But am in deep mourn
ing" she objected. "Never mind, > said
he, " it viii soon be over and very eco
nomical r. The next morning" said
the with sry archly to the jury, " l
got up ged myself for the occa-
sion. Il ill in mourning, but COW
erred nuns white wall" The
wedding WIS postponed, and the lady re-
sumed her mourning and her shell-fsh.
The suit vas renewed and broken off
again and again, the defendants affection
seeming to be in accord with his appe-
tite for oysters. He first fell in love
with her while he was eating one Of her
"stews,'' as she undertook to prove by a
memorandum book. There was no entry
on the pages, but she accounted for its
absence on the theory that she " did not
put any inward feeling on what he then
said to her" She remembered his asking
her if she was an Englishwoman and that
she answered, "I ham,"
The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1877-09-05
sO1fE Cais zRoUT CHOLERA NOR
RHR

Chole Morbus is now travelling
through country, ostensibly for its
health, 81 ally in the interest of sor-
row and ering. It has been to Oil
City, and having had a brief but spirited
interview with it, we desire to warn the
public again it. Cholera Morbus doesn't
say much appreciates the fact that
actions speak louder than street mer-
chant with new kind of glue. 1t is
quiet and unassuming, and allows its
victim to make all the fuss. 1t is the
champion wrestler.of the world, catch-ae.
catch-ean q any other hold, and asa
spTizeyi ghteI Is S1be avoided. 1t has no
respect for the rules of the P. R., and will
strike below the belt nine times out of
ten. Without word of warning it will
catch man in the stomach, and double
him up quicker than the kick of a mule.
If the victim be short man, he will roll
up like dough-nut. If he be tall man,
he will fly together like a watch spring
In this condition he is of no earthly use,
unless as a worm in distillery. A man
rolled up like thread on a spool can't
be expected to do much work. But to
hear him groan and complain and carry
on in one way and another, you would
think he did more hard work for less
wages than any other man on the face of
the earth. In this condition he will do
almost anything. He will roll over the
floor like a hoop-snake, to the infinite
amusement of the neighbors' children,
who are doubtless peeping through the
blinds. And to hear him yell for the
camphor, the mustard plasters, the tur-
pentine, his wife and mother, and all the
doctors this side of the Rocky mountains,
is enough to move the stones of Rome to
pity. But it doesn't move the cholera
morbus. Because the cholera morbus is
slayer. Every time the victim yGlls,
say for aqua fortis, the cholera morbus
might be heard to reply: 90, I'll give
you aqua fortis, you miserable worm" +"
and then it thumps him in the bowels
until he prays for the rocks and hills to
tumble in upon him. He does this be-
cause he realizes that, compared with
the cholera morbus, the rocks and hills
will sit as lightly upon him as an alpaca
coat. There is nothing too mean for
cholera morbus to do. It will take a
man of the build of Carl Schurz, tie
bow knot in his middle, and offer to sell
him for a neck-tie. Avoid it as you
would the tax collector.