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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-24

Although for many years Southern cities
have preferred to celebrate tremen's ami
versaries and Christmas rather than Wash
ington's birthday and the fourth of July,
yet Thursday seems to have been selected
in Charleston and New Orleans as one on
which it was specially desired to have a
show. The parade of the rifle clubs of
South Carolina was nipped by military
order, and a proclamation from General
Wade Hampton came out instead. But no
restriction was made public here. Accord
ingly there was a reunion of the Conteder-
ate veterans of the Army of Northern Vir-
ginia at Grunewald Hall, participated in by
about three hundred persons. Washington
was toasted according to rule and Lee and
jackson as matter of sentiment. TOasts
to the army and navy, the ladies of our
country, press of New Orleans, Army of
Northern Virginia, ex-President E. d.
Willet, Washington Artillery, Continental
Guards and one to "the soldiers who fought
against US"
The Continental Guards, thirty five
strong, their handsome uniforms in contrast
to the drizzly weather, under the command
of Senior First Lieutenant William Pierce,
parsded and gave q ball at st. Patricks
Hall
The Washington Artillery also turned
out, most of the battalion as infantry, but
with two pieces of artillery, which were
lately captured from the State arsenal by
the White League.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-24

In the Senate, on Saturday, Mr.. Kelly, of
Oregon, rising to a personal explanation,
said he did sign a cipher dispatch for Mr..
Patrick, who represented that it was tele-
gram to w. T. PeltOn, for 100000 to pay
lawyers fees in Oregon, and if not used
would be returned. He denied he ever at
tempted to buy Republican eleotOr, or
that he ever authorized any one to make
such an offer for him.
Mr., Sargent said he thought the Senator
from Oregon did right to endeavor to free
his name from the nefariOus transaction in
Oregon. The country had lived through
the centennial without any presidential
electOr betraying the party which elected
him; but it had not lived through the CEN
tennial without seeing an attempt to buy
an elector, sanctioned by the chief of 3
great political party.
Mr.. BOgy said he condemned fraud in
Oregon or anywhere else, and proceeded to
denOunce Justice Bradley in the strongest
terms,
Mr.. Morton said he had heard with regret
the remarks made by the Senator from Mis-
souri in regard to Justice Bradley. If that
Senator could have heard the discussions of
the Electoral Commission as he (Morton)
heard them he would not have made such
remarks. The time would come when the
opinions of the members of the commission
would be published, and he was sure the
Senator would then see he had done an act
of injustice to an able and conscientious
judge.
In the House nothing was done save post
pOne the meeting of the bodies in joint ses-
sion to count the Louisiana vote.
On Monday and Tuesday the electoral
question absorbed all the time In both
houses.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-24
ASSASSINATION In NEW ORLEANS.
A Card from Marshal p

Card from Marshal PItkTn.
The Cincinnati Commercial of Monday
contained the following:
WASHINGTON, February IL, 1877.
To the Editor Of the Commercial
The dispatch hence in the Cincinnati En-
qttirer of yesterday, charging ex. Governor
Kellogg, Congressmen Darrell and MOrey
of Louisiana and myself with having ar
ranged by telegraph an assassination pre-
| gramme, awaited tidings of the result and
received a rebuff from the President, is an
| infamous lie from ri'id to core. The gentle
| men named were aware of the threats rife
against the lives of Governor Packard and.
| others, but wholly unprepared to believe
the crime would really be attempted. The
Enquirer scribe can not mitigate the vii
lainy by aseribing plot to the Repub-
licans mentioned.
| Official information from my office dis
closes that the miscreant was tool of the
| insurgent Nichols crew, whose "offieial or
| gam" the New Orleans Democrat, CON-
mended the act, both ON the same and Oh
the ensuing day, as on the fifteenth of last
month it editOrially incited it thus: "The
| pahence OF the people is well nigh ex-
hausted, and if they are Yorced into a con-
fiict their wrath will be difficult to restrain,
and we for one hope no hand will be able to
restrain it," 1t advises its partisans to ''let
the full weight of their vengeance fall upon
the leaders and to follow Packard
into the hotel and, if need be, into the
Customhouse, and hang him from it's high
est window"
Episcopal Bishop Wilmer, vicious Dem.
ocrat, now here, from Louisiana, predicted,
on the fourteenth instant, Packard's assas-
sination should the Electoral Commission
declare Louisiana for Hayes.
Nay more. Duncan F. Kenner, also
here, whom Ex-Governor Wells charges
with an attempt to bribe him as a returning
officer, was heard to declare, upon receipt
of the news of the crime, "Pity the damned
hound Packard wasn't killed." He is an
old and leading Louisiana Democrat.
You are at liberty to use this commune
cation as may seem proper.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
j. Z. G. PITKIN,
United States Marshal, District of Louisiana,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-24
The PresIdent,s Plnns.

A Washington special, of February ls,
to the New York Tribune, says:
The President will leave the executive
mansion on Saturday, March 3, and, with
Mrs Grant, will be the guest of Secretary
Fish until their departure from the capital,
which will be early in April.
Mr.. and Mrs. SartOris will take up their
residence this week with Mrs. Louis Dent
in this city, and will remain until May,
when they will sail for Europe.
Ulysses s. Grant, Jr., he Presidents
secretary, will leave for New York on
March 5, to begin the practice of law with
the firm of which he now is a member.
Colonel Fred Grant, who has been in
Washington for two winters, engaged in
making copies of the records of General
Sherldan's headquarters, which were de-
strOyed in the Chicago fire, will return to
the headquarters of the Lieutenant Gen
eral at Chicago at once. The data which
he has been accommodating while here en-
braces not only the official records of the
headquarters, but also the official material
for a full history of General Sheridan's con.
neotiOn with the war.
The President will give no more Ievees
nor dinners. The report that he will give
farewell dinner to his Cabinet was entire
| ly unauthorized. The omission of the
usual presidential levees this winter has
been the subject of comment. 1t may be
Salu LnaI tney were abandoned on account
OF the excited state of feeling incident to
the political contest, and that under the cir
cumstances it would be best not to hold
| these levees.
The President has no intention, at pres
eLt, of residing permanently in the city.
| The house which he owns here was taken
by him only to relieve the persons who had
purchased from him the ground which his
own house partly occupied. Before depart
ing for Europe the President will visit the
West. When the President leaves the ex-
ecutive mansion the public property will,
as usual, be placed in the custody of the
steward of the household.
1t is presumed that Governor Hayes will
arrive here shortly after the formal decla-
ration of his election, and after his inaueu-
ration will be formally welcomed to the
possession of the executive mansion by
the President and his outgoing Cabinet.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-24
The Texas Murder.

The Cincinnati detectives seem to have
discovered the whole history of the murder
of the woman at Jefferson, Texas. The
man was Abe ROthchild, well known in
Cincinnati, who shot himself in the head a
few days ago, at Jake Aug's saloon, in that
city. The woman was Bessie Moore, known
as Diamond Bessie, and boarder at sew
eral houses of illtame there and in this
city. He was known to have beaten her
several times, to have robbed her and
threatened to kill her. When intoxicated
she was fond of him, and he kept her so as
much as possible. Once he took her dia-
mOnds from her and was forced to give
them back. In the latter part of last year
she went to Chicago, returned to Cincin-
natl, redeemed her diamonds, which were
in pawn, and came South. He was in New
York at this time, and probably met her in
New Orleans. From here they went to
Texas. He was traced by the registry ot
"a. Rothchild and wife, Cincinnati, Ohio,
at Marshall, Texas. He is still unconscious
and will probably die from the effects of his
wound. The murder appears to have beer
planned with the coolest deliberation.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-24
GibsOn,n Objections.

The New York Herald says of Hon. Ran
dali GibsOn's verbose objections to the
Louisiana count for Hayes
The decision having been read, the pre-
siding officer asked whether there were
any objections TO the decision.
Mr.. Gibson, Democrat, of Louisiana,
thereupon rose and presented objections to
the decision, on the ground that the com
mission had refused to receive evidence
which had been offered, and had decided
that the votes mentioned in certificates
numbers one and three should be counted
for Hayes and Wheeler, such evidence to
the contrary notwithstanding. The paper
recites at great length the proceedings Of
the commission, but the point of it is the
rejection of the evidence. It is signed by
most of the Democrats in both hOuees.
The reading Of the paper occupied just an
hour. It was the driest of legal docu.
ments, merely consisting Of TepetitiOns OF
/ the various forms in which evidence had
been offered TO and refused by the commits
| sion. No one after the first i've minutes
made the slightest pretense Of listening to
i it or making an effort to understand 1t
/ The hum of conversation prevailed on the
floor and in the crowded galleries to sucl
an extent that the presiding officer hac
several times to appeal for order and 81
lencs.
Finally whom the reading was At les
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-24

A Washington special, February l9, to
the Louisville Courier Journal says:
The assignment of to morrow for the
electoral count practically dispOses of any
chance of bringing. up the bill for the ex-
tension of government aid to the Texas and
Pacific railway. No effort will be made to
fix day for its consideration, and it will
consequently go over until the next Con-
gress. The Southern people who think their
section entitled to some little portion of the
help by the national government, which has
built up Northern cities and made them rich
and prosperous, ought to scrutinize the con-
duct of the Representatives and Senators
upon this question. If all of them had done
their duty the road would have been near
its completion by this time. Many of them
care only for their $4,000,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-24
THE DEMOCRATS THROW UP THE SPONGE
PAT. KENNEDY AS A WITNESS
Afraid to Approach Wells with Offers
Of Money.
Especial to the New Orleans Republican,

WARRINGTON, February %, $40 P. M.
The commission has decided, without a
single dissenting vote, to throw out Gro
nin's vote. Not one solitary member could
be found to sustain the Ore gon infamy.
The Democrats give up the ship.
Pat. Kennedy, the Democratic witness
frem Louisiana. on cross-exsmination by
Judge Lawrence, this morning, admitted
that in his attempts at bribing Governor
Wells to count in Tilden, he dared not
mention the programme of the Louisiana
Democrats to purchase him with money.
D. d. G.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-24
Staub.

The neglect of the Washington agent Of
the Associated Press to communicate to the
local papers here the detailed proceedings
of Congress and the Electoral Commission
in the adjustment of the electoral question
has forced enlightened people to the news
stands in search of Northern and Eastern
papers containing the desired news. Taking
advantage OF this demand, Staub, at Gold
thwaite's bookstore, in Exchange alley, has
arranged to furnish all customers with
whatever they may desire from the North
ern cities. He has also the latest weekliet
and magazines, in quantity equal to the
demand.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-24
Incidenta of the Caunr.

The cause of Tilden and reform has no
more resolute champion than the Chicago
Times; but while it is desperately in earnest
in its efforts in behalf of the Democratic
millennium, it can not torbear glimpse at
the humorous phases of the contest now
and then. In a lately published Washing
ton letter the following point is made:
Senator Bayard says that the original in
tention of the men who framed the electoral
bill was that Justice Davis should have
been the fifth man. He is the only man left
who could have acted uprightly. Swayne's
opinion was shown in a recent conversation
with Hewitt Said the latter, "Judge, isn't
it painful to note the fsct that the Judges
on the Electoral Commission do not rise
above partissnship, but uniformly vote on
party linesq The judge, assuming a dis
tressed expression of countenance, replied,
"Why, yes, my dear sir, it was a subject Of
modification to me, and | have seriously
thought of demonstrating with Brothers
Clifford and Field on that subject, but you
know it would be rather a delicate matter
to do, and perhaps you had better speak to
them yourself" Swayne but echoes the
idiotic chatter OF all of his Republican
brethren.
The same letter gives the following
illustration of the result of the finding of
the commission:
There are none who more clearly express
/ how the Southern men present view the,
situation than Admiral Whitthorne, chair
man of the Committee on Naval Affairs.
| This he does by the relation of q brief
story. The whole business reminds him Of
an early incident of his life when he visited
| q country far in Tennessee. There he saw
man who appeared TO be drunk, who put
dime under his heel. and then offered to
bet any money that the dime was or was
not there. As the man appeared to be very
drunk some patriots banded together to
beat him ont of his money. One of the
party stole around behind him and with q
crooked twig jerked out the dime. This
was the signal for the rest to come MP and
make their bets. Eighty dollars was wag-
cred that no dime was under the heel Of
the simple.minded inebriate. The latter
then ordered back the crowd to see fair
play and raised his heel. The erOWed yelled
with delight when it saw no dime. aWait,'
said the nebriated fellow, 'isorape the duat.
The dust Was scraped and q dime waa
discovered. About this time the outsiders
yelled fraud, and drew their bowiekniveB
Trouble would have ensued had it not been
for the vigilance of the police. 1t wal
finally decided TO leave the matter to arbi
tration. Judge MeGee, a very impartia
man, was called in. He held that the fac
Of the movement with the crooked twil
being an Recompliee of the original bette
argued nOthfnV Thn parties of the eecDnf
} part had atardzd profit by his fraud
lt was g4ao 1atNn aharpars, and thl
sharpers e1eni1 h4Fe the money. "lhie,
} said Mr.. 1Itlzol0a eoxplaine nv posi-
ton. II Is aa.l1 a. 8an nharpsrs. States
manahip drorrd sE of this oontrOvars.
long ago. 1Ae Wlns. What 4 u
nGo CT ElelHE
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-24

P. j. KsnDedy, an expelled member Of
the Legislature from Jefferson parish, was
before the House investigating committee
on Wednesday, where he testified in cor
rObOratiOn of Mr., Kenner and others who
attempted to bribe Governor Wells, of the
Returning Board, to change the result of
the vote of the State.
Hon. Emile HOnOre, Secretary of State,
appeared before the Howe Senate commit
tee and produced the election returns. The
committee turned over the papers to Messrs.
Burke and Cavanac, Democrats, and Davis
and Abel, Republicans, to be complied and
epitomized,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-24

In these days of commercial inactivity
and when capitalists are in doubt as to the
most iudiOiOus means of investing their
boarded wrath, Mr.. E. F.. Gross, who re-
resides at No. 50 Brainard street, in the
Fourth District, appears to have taken bold
chances and come out winner. He invested
q triaing sum Of money in lottery ticket,
with Mr.. Jose D. YAldeze No. 142 Char
tres street, and succeeded in carrying
away large sum Of money-a cum very
much larger than he would have made sure
of had he bought State COnsols on CarOn-
delet street.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-24

Captain Joseph H Lawlor was not par
ticularly aggrieved by being considered an
engineer competent to manage Babcook
engine, but he did feel hurt that he should
be oOnfounded with the celebrated Demo-
cratic -four merchant Fl. T. Lawler. He
was soothed, however, by the friendly card
of the latter gentleman relieving him of
the imputation and the Democrats regrets
at the threatened paralysis caused by the
failure of Mr.. Lawler's fame to reachsthat
Offipa
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-24
announcement Of Hayes Elee.
ton is Prevented,
I WILL OCCUPY THE
WHITE HOUSE.
SURE AS FATE!
10 the New Orleans Republican, J

xeToN, February "a, ll:3O A. M.
~ ~ tional RepttblicGN has halted in its
Is rture toward Democracy, and this
m publishes President Hayes letter
!, snee for its articles of faith.
Drisl on Louisiana affairs closes as
III
. holls faction, which has by brute
Ivy Ivy rped the power of State and &C.
an ortion of the government of Lou
A. living on their arms, ready at the
EARNING to sieZe the State House
No brow by violence and lawlessness
mate Packard government.
.ge lotion of the Returning Board was
ng i, be case of Hayes, it must neces-
st valid in the case of Packard.
be if the decision of the Electoral
eye was right and just, Packard is the
as 1eI vernon of Louisiana, and for the
Of II republican form of government
/ e Preservation of the elective fran
es right he should be supported by
" al power.
lal cago Tribune of the twentieth iu-
~ y iained q double loaded editorial
sol hat Senator Oliver p. Morton is
san Of all others for the Senate to
nos act as President of the United
Sc case Democratic perfidy shall
lym 3 q change.
ar icle attracted universal attention
was, without exception, received
felj favor in Republican circles; so
N the commissions Oregon deci-
CT. Ssterday and the Democratic eau
,1 mination to filibuster have been
4, the presidency has virtually
bed between Messrs. Hayes and
FGR Nh iele from the Chicago Tribune,
>, W 0 above, will be found elsewhere
etw REPUBLICAN,
issol eetOral Commission decides in
pan pan President-elect Hayes, and every
'scI o, without a single exception, ia
ND have its decision enforced with
alns but if the Democrats carry out
! Of hight's caucus decision to filibus'
and M March 5, the Senate will elect
,te OrtOn President pro tenn. and put
J as be White House as sure as fate.
! ny M D. D. C.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-24
OF PRESIDENT HAYES POLICY
dculars, Read His Letter
Of Acceptance.
the New Orleans ReDublIcan.l

! the M aToN, February %, I2:45 P. N.
solyeI .,ly be Democrats fight inch by inch
sans, lily admit themselves conquered,
GENT mol snaolation in their defeat.
llause Ening's leading Conservative
the organ here has three-quarters
90 ,s ths Of fine print speculstions and
atements relative to President
4''- 5inet and policy. 1t insinuates
ent Hayes will recognise Mich
pear. amberlain, aRd positively asserts
put two Southern Democrats in
4IoUoI
!. moreover asserts that Senator
BATTA I'D that If every man, woman
,r,sh a Georgia should beseeeh him to
met position under President
AUo 1o1ld, OF course, reluctantly ae-
NV Z VI should consider it q great sacri-
iain um am
n t6e gravely reported by the Demo.
,strict here rs Senator NorwoOd's
It gives his refusal or reluc-
~ aaIsGsI Iis opt the hated Cabinet pOaitiOn
dent Hayes, but does not dare
inuats that an offer of one has
him.
]. orWood, it will be remembered,
-~-~-~ nan who objected to the count
OoogI gan for Hayes and Wheeler,
tuc u bleetion was not sustained in
"a .ssona' y sven oBo solitary vote.
pal Rspablieah, fer want Of new
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-24
Court Items.

New panels have been ordered for each
of the criminal courts for March.
An injunction from the Fifth District
Court was issued Wednesday prohibiting
the Canal Bank from paying ont the funds
deposited there by j. P. Harlow, tax col.
lectOr of Tensas.
On Wednesday Sterling Glover, q wit.
ness before the grand jury of the United
States, having failed to appear except by
attachment, was adiudged to have forfeited
his pay, but was allowed mileage home.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-24
POLITICAL NOTES.

The PieGyUne denies our statement of
outrsges perpetrated upon the eoiored peo-
pie of East Baton Rouge, unchecked, if not
abetted by the Nichols officials. We copy
the following specimen instance from it's
Democratic ally in defending bulldozers.
the Adcocate of Baton Rouge. If this single
case does not justify and demand the sum.
mary intervention of General Augur, the
guarantor of status quo, we fail to appre-
ciate the utility of the army or the worth of
government pledges of protection. We
quote:
On Sunday night last some persons TN
known set fire to and burned to the ground
all of the buildings on the Stevens tract of
land, near Cypress bayou, between the
Bayou Sara and plank roads. The only
particulars we could obtain were these:
Mr.. David had rented this tract of land to
some negroes, after ascertsining from some
persons residing in the neighbOrhOod that
they were honest and industrious negroes.
The negroes had Just completed the removal
| of their household effects, corn, fodder
ETC., to the place and were preparing to go
work. On Sunday night, without any warn
/ firing of pistols and yelling. The invading
party rode up to the house, set it on fire in
| two places, when the negroes ran out and
were permitted to leave the house without
| personal mOlestatiOn. The barn, house and
cabins were also set on fire, when the party
rode off by the light of the burning build
| ings. No cause can be assigned for the COM
mission of this act, as the renters were hon
| est, hard working people and entirely unOb-
EjectiOnable to the community of property
owners surrounding them. By the fire the
| occupants of the place lose all the corn and
fodder they had saved to run them this
year; they lose their household goods and
$75 in money, and are left penniless and
homeless.
The only "cause that can be assigned" ia
the one given in our last issue, viz: That
the victims were colored people who dared
to seek independence by tOiling for them
selves instead of bulldozer masters.
AS for the Picayune, it stands convicted
of objectionable ignorance regarding
significant and dastardly Outrages perpe
trated in Louisiana, or of something lesl
oreditable still.
So Bishop Wilmer knew that Packard
was to be asssssinated, and raised no warn
ing voice. A nice disciple of His Master
he is.
And Duncan Kenner, the great Demo
cratic bribe,manager, regretted that Pack
ard did not fall before Weldon's deadl.
bullet. Did he see in such calamity tn
removal of formidable obstacle to tn
funding of his levee olsimsl
A prominent Democrat offered to bet witt
Republican that Packard would not b
Governor on the fourth of March.
Republican-Do you bar assassination
Democrat-By no means-that is m
strong chance.
Since the Electoral Commission has bee
heard from, many weak -kneed Republican
who we're elected by the people, but VIII
obtained commissions from Mr.. NichOllI
are writing to the State authorities apo
ogizing for their stupidity and offering vi
rious excuses for recognizing" the wOul
be Governor. Their letters are filed car
fully away, and will be useful hereafter fC