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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-13
DISSATISFIED FAITHFUL
WHAT THE RFspU asEugANs WILL no IN
TINE COMING CAMPAIGN.
'E'Hsse Address

TN@ Address
OF colored men published In the DEMOCRAT
Sunday morning was generally discussed in
the ranks Of the faithful yesterday. Some of
the Custom House mon expressed the belief
that 1t would result III very little, Us the mass
Of the colored men could be easily made TO un-
derstand that 1t enanated from "sore-hehds"
and disappointed place-seekors. There were
others, however not connected with the
Granite Building, who claimed that the docu-
ment would have considerable weight, as the
statements contained In 1t were true In every
particular and the names attached to 1t we're
those of mon Of some political influence.
There can be little doubt but that the nd
dress was issued by the authority Of the
leaders and members OF the Independent
party of GOtnred men, an organization aIready
possessed Of considerable strength, and one
whose membership ls certainly increasing.
be called, held In the different wards. ere
secret but there is no seoresy made of the
fact that
IRIS OBJECT
is to securs recognition Of colored men by
Federal offfce-hplders, and q fair representa-
lion in the several government offices. and.
falling In this, to cut loose entirely from tbs
white Republicans and To make arrange
ments for the coming election with the party
Offering the greatest Inducements.
Dumout, the president Of the Republican
State Central COMMITTEES, Is said 30 approve
Of and support the movement, and that there
is some foundation for this report Is Indicated
by the fact that the white men on the com
mittee have seriously considered the proprie-
ty Of voting him out Of the chair aud eleCting
Postmaster A, =. Badger In his place.
... THE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
held meeting on Saturday, but 10 business
was transacted, the time being consumed In
squabbling aud elimination and recrini1a-
tion. The COMMITTEES meet again In q day or
Two.
On the fifteenth the State Central COMMITTEES
meets, and at the meeting will be deter
mined the action Of the party as to q ticket
in the coming campaign. There will be- no
candidate put up In opposition to Major 4. A.
Burke, but 1t Is probable they will decide to
run a mau In each OF the congressional dis
tricts. They express the belief that they can
beat several Of the Democratic candidates for
congressional honurs and among others Hon
g. John Ellis and Hon. Randall Gibson.
Judge e. North Cuilon Is talked Of, and
will, In oil probability be the party candidate
against Mr.. Ellis, and against Mr. Gibson
they will run, il the nomination is accepted
either Gen. L. A. Sheldon, Gen. Cyrus Busssy
or Hon. VIM NJ. Burwell.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-13
EVreug ASsDtnss,

At 10 o'clock yesterday morning h little
white boy named Adolph Lahmann, aged
fv aS ue at m'1 aTe and Oh
streets, secreted himself behind q bed for the
purpose of indulging In q quiet smoke, ut the
same time using the bed as % shield against
the vlglant eyes Of his mamma He struck the
match; but unfortunately. Instead Of lighting
II cigarette, he set fire to the nusguito bar,
and before the flames could be extinguished
destroyed not only the bar but the mattress
and bed teester. When Adolph was taken
from behind the bed knowing that his mamma
was acquainted with the entire facts, he saw
whole pine forest In the distance, and wished
his breeches were copper bottomed.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-13
EUSTGM~HEDUsE NOTES.

Two bonded warehouses, one owned by
David Jackson. OF Jackson Il Manson, and
the other owned by Amadee COuturie have
been suspended by Collector Smith at the re-
quest of the proprietors.
Internal Revenue Collector Marks states
that with the last three or four days his col
most got back again to the average figure.
The work of improving and repairing the
Custom House building Is steadily progress
ing, and will continue as long as the appro-
prlation holds out 1t is proposed to ven
tilate Marble Hall by removing some OF the
skylights. The matter is under consideration
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-13
THE ECLIPSE.

Eclipses don't seem to be successes here.
Our opera troupes delight their audiences,
the theatre-goers enjoy what is given to them
on the stage; the circus. with the striped
leopards and roaring lions, generally turn
out we'll here, but when 1t comes TO eclipses
they are failures.
The late total eclipse of the sun opened up
with something like a fair overture, but in few
minutes clouds came up and the curtain fell.
So last evening, when it was announced that
Parker, with his telescope on Canal street.
had his instrument leveled at the spot where
the moon ought to be, but on opaque. cloud
obseured the vision, and the moon had it all
was to have taken place twelve minutes "a 6,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-13
your 0DDuIbHL SBrVhnt,
VIM Fl MANNING


One of the children Of the late Mr. Sellos,
the clork herelnbefore mentioned, aged ten
years, states that her father died Saturday,
and was buried yesterday; that her mother
was destitute and loaded with the care Of five
children; that she had nothing to eat or give
her children but dry bread, The poor woman
looked careworn and PROSTATE from want,
andwhen questioned as to why she did not eat
the bread, she replied that there was not
enough to go around, so she left it for the
children.
At the time Capt Manning found the I'M
fortunate child she was sn route looking for u
doctor, but being overcome by weakness, hun
ger and fatigue, the poor little thing had to
sit downs In these times there are unhappily
many true stories of the kind A father who
dies. q mother who starves, in order that her
children can pHrtake Of small loaf of bread !;
d little girl who goes out on the street and
cannot walk because she has not had enough
to eat, and little sisters AMI brothers at home
crying for bread-such Is the picture. There
Is, of course, n small amount OF yellow fever
IN our midst; but let us leave the panic to
other cities and towns, Let us look danger in
the face. Danger is nothing when calmly
looked upon and covers down and receAes be-
fore the fixed gaze Of q brave man. There Is
duty all around lis and charity with all it's
poetry calling upon us. Let us answer the
n,b'' i''p Ssrt III bDibt'aIc itifo Aultt W HSip
the poor. There Is more danger and distress
now In New Orleans caused by panic than
What is purported by all the reports OF the
Board Of Health, Our citizens ought to as
sembe and endeavor to alleviate that distress
Hunger Is worse than the plague. for all men
are responsible II one individual dies from
want.
We learn with pleasure that when the sad
story was told ut the Central Station, every
reporter came up nobly and contributed what
little he had for the relief of the fiestifltA,
faruly. There are many other examples, and
our citizens ought to be on the watch, so that
they will not be left on good deeds and
charity.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-13
MAIL M ALTERS

The Postmaster received the following dis
patches:
MONROE, La, August 10, 1878.
TO tho Postmaster of New Orleans:
The city Of Monroe is guarantined against
mails from New Orleans. You will please not
forward any either by land or river route.
FRED. ENDON, Mayor.
ATLANTA, Ga, August 10, 1878.
10 the Postmaster of New Orleans:
The postmaster at Vicksburg complains
that Vicksburg and district aud Northern
Louisiana mails are still forwarded from your
office by rail. Please hold Vicksburg and dis
trict mail at your Office Northern Louisiana
mail, If possible forward via river route, as
instructed on the seventh instant.
TERRELL, Superintendent.
Persons depositing letters in the Postof1ice
for quarantined places should remember that
they will remain In the Postoffice here until
the quarantine Is raised.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-13
THE POLICE
A sue G. EsTE0M.

The popular sentiment at this junoture Of
our municipal affairs Is decidedly in favor of
knowing the amount Of taxes and revenues of
aIl kinds received ut the City Hall daily. A
daily publication of these receipts in detail
would serve to allay q great deal of the pres
sslt dissatisfaction among the people who fire.
sluentlv dream mystery when there is no
rnyateTy ait all. Such daily publications, to-
gether with the proportionate distribution Of
Nhe amount received to tho several funds,
would enable the most ordinary intelligence
li6se, compute for himself the exact condition Of
the city's finances and dspel the possible
Bislen OF preference given to any creditor Of the
eity4-ill fact dispel any idea Of unfairnoss on
the pert Of the city officials.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-13

Trial of Ractson~Fighters mt the Limerick
AssfZess
Dublin Evening Mail

Pat 1orpey and Tom Muicahy were in
dicted for an affray ut New Pallas In Noven~
Der last.
Mr.. De Moleyns, q. g., said this YVES one Of
those shameful fights which affected the repn~
tatiOn Of the country and the deslre OF the
Crown in prosecuting was to endeavor to put
an end to such disgraGefuI scenes.
Pat Walsh was examined to support the
case Of the Grown. The prisoner said they
would not go home from the fair unit. they
were reyenged on the Murphys, and they
knocked" o lot Of people; The fight lasted
half an hour; there was not much noise, 1t
was all hard work-Iroars Of aughterl; one Of
the prisoners, Torpey, worked like d devil,
phys cars. Renewed laughter
Mr.: O'Brien-Didnt you bite Che ear off d
man?
Witness oh, begorra couldn't tell.
Tom Burke examined-I WAS in the pig
fair and saw the fight. 1t WAS q real good one.
Laughter. They had sticks and stones and
everything, that was handy to break skull.
Laughter.1
Mr.. O'Brien-W What side did you like?
Witness-Oh, begorra, / like the "Threes"
best [great Iaug hter.l
Mr., VBrien-And you whacked the Muir
phys ,
Mr.. O'Bren-And what did you get for oil
this kndness}
Witness oh, begorra I got four months.
tRoars of laughter
Mr.. O'Brien-Are you the Premier" boy In
either Old Of New Pallas?
Witness -Troth, | couldn't tell that. [Great
applausel
John Ryan examined SEW The row; 1T.
was d very decent one laughter: plenty h
sticks s'were up" ut Ii, and they laid into TIN
skulls. tRoHs Of laughter, 81
VIM. Mulcahy, examined for the defense Isl
One of the Murphys bit off Mulcahy's etss
during the row; It was not very good hgh4a
On cross-examinaton he said--I was In tibet
row myself and got three months in jail fori
stabbng q soldier.
James Raleigh examined-I was III the
fight. saw Murphy eating off Torpeys ear.
He has SINCE ran out OF the country.
Judge-Why didn't you interfere?
Witness On, my Lord, | was In charge Of
all ass. Roars Of laughter.
The jury found the prisoners guilty, aud
they We're sentenced TO three months impris-
onment each and to pay q fine of 81 each.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-13
TINE INVESTIGATION AT NEW
ORLEANS.
What tine Potter Committee win HpeveFOap
when It Meets Again.
Wash ngtOn FOstl --..s

WmRS zane HOGHeF eOanmatsea kW7A gnevEED1p
when 1t Meets Again.
Washington Fost.l ..sgs.
Colonel when will the subcommittee rec
sumo It's work OF Investigation ?" asked the
post Yesterday Of Representative Blackburn,
Of Kentucky.
Some time in October, suppose" was the
reply. Just as soon IFS the yellow fever dam
ger Is passed. It will hardly be safe to meet,
in Now Orleans before October"
v Is there much left for tho COMMITTEES to do
down tbere2" -
Eyes, sir; good deal. Several Of the most,
important matters vet remain to be- brought
out, matters, perhaps, more important than
any yet brought out. We had Che witnesses
subjects when the yellow fever broke out, and
the tnetnbers Of course, were not willing to
remain there"
isn't there danger Of the witnesses being
tamperen with before you meet again 7"
"No, think not, At least not enough to do
any material harm. The facts TO be- proven
do not rest upon simply one Or two Witnesses,
will being out something interesting when VIC
meet again"
you haven't heard from Kelly yet?'
mo: but we have proven n good deal, not
wlthstanding his disappearance. We identi-
fled bis letter to Potter, offering to tell who
forged the electoral certificates. We sent to
the Auditors office and got from the files
Kelly's orders for his pay, and In this way
showed that the letter was In bis own hand-
writing. The committee knew that Kennedy
was In New Orleans, and sent man to Lake
Providence to intercept him. This man saw
Kelly, and he promised to start down next
day to come before the COMMITTEES: but that
wife, and the next morning the trio had dis
nrTnarndh
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-13
FINANCIAL,

The school-teaebers were paid yesterday
Eor the month Of July, Notwithstanding the
winnings of d Camp street contemporary
aud UP To this period there Is due TO this de-
partment Ill the municipality only the month
of December, 1877.
THE POLICE
DIZZY roll for the same month (Which. II we are
mot mistaken, comes next in order) has, how
ever, very little prospects Of being paid this
month. But 1t is not improbable that it will
s3e paid next month, for we understand efforts
Will be made to stir up the taxpayers for forty
millions of takes assessed valuationl. It is
even limited that their tax bills will be placed
I TIL the hands Of collectors who will make per-
ssonal demand on the taxpayers and in
auire, In case Of refusal to pay, the reasons
w which payment Is refused. BY adopting
such o system it is thought that 1T will
operate Iii many cases as an effective re-
nlnder to the taxpayer. In other cases it
will enable the city TO ascertain facts which
anAy Justify 1t In adopting stringent meas
tirpa against the delinquents.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-13
TEE CARE OFF CHILDREN.
Plain and Simple Mules To Re Observed
by MNthers During the Hot seasOns

by Mothers Burning the Hot seasOns
The New York board of health has published
the rules for the cure Of children during the
hot season:
Nursing OF infants Over feeding does more
harm than anything else; nurse an infant q
month or two old every two Or three hours,
Nurse Oil infant Of six months and over five
times In twenty-fOur hours and no more
II an infant is thirsty give 1t pure water or
barley water, no sugar.
On the hottest days q few drops OF whisky
may be added to either water or food; tlie
whisky not to exceed teaspoonful La twenty
four hours.
Feeding Of nfants-Boi o teaspoonful Of
and gill Of water, with little salt for ff-
teen minutes, strain, then mix 1t with half as
much boiled milk, add lump Of white sugar,
size Of q walnut, and give It luke warm, from
o nursing bottle. Keep bottle and mouthpiece
In O. bowl of water when not In use, to which
q little soda may be added.
| For Infants five Or six months old, give half
| barley water and half boiled milk, with salt
| and O. lump or sugar.
| For older infants, give more milk than barv
| ley water. MS
| In hot weather, II blue litmus paper, app
piled to the food turns red, the food ID too
| acid, and you N ust make Il fresh mess, or add
q small pinch Of baking soda.
Infants OF six months may have beef tea or
| beef soup once % day, by itself, or mixed with
other food; and when ten or twelve months
| old, crust Of bread and piece Of rare beef
| to suck.
No child under two years ought to eat at
| your table.
Give no candies, In fact, nothing that Is not
contained In these rules, without doctor's
orders.
Summer Complaint-It comes from over-
feeding, and hot and foul air. Keep doors
! and windows open.
Wash well your children with cold water
twice O day, and Oftener In the hot season.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-13

The chll was for the exchange of 1000 shares
hence the amount offered Is far below the
mark 1t Is also noticeable that the pre-
y Haiums that have been offered for tho Water
works stock Of the city have been very small
not til shy insignificant, although at the out.
BOT III was believed that the advance which
D the stock would command over evidences oil
city Indebtedness would.amount In the totalty
4 Tia ii considerable sum.
Tho failure 10 realize rs much as was an.
tfeipated- .and 1t will DO remembered that one
of our city administrators was sanguine of a
very large advanoe-is ascribed TO several
causes. One liz that instead Of availing them
selves of the Waterworks bill, and offering 10
exchange the citys stock In the Waterworks
company for all kinds of claims against the
city. thereby creating certain competition
among the holders OF the eity's obligations 1t
was decided to limit the exchange TO evidences
sof tluating debit; this with probably an undue
desire TO Immediately extinguish as much OF
tha ffoating debt as possible but why this un+
due desire should have existed is not known,
Tor this floating debt had long since passed
sout oil the hands of those
VINO EARNED rim MONEY,
and had gone into the hands Of the brokers.
Another reason Ii that the first offer Of ex-
change threw % dalnper on the entire scheme,
fer hY offering To sell ut one time $5oO,0O
wurth ut the sGoek-a very large fraction Of
a tile whole amount owned by the city, and as
we'll d large proportion OF Its entire floating
debt4-no composition could be created, be-
cause The supply was as great as the demand
could BIZ for the time being, every holder Of
city evidences of Indebtedness being satisfied
Aof getting his proportion Of waterworks
iiaiDnk. with such amount of floating debt he
might have held over and above the amount
necessary for him to speculate in that kind of
city obligations AS 1t was the city appeared
anxious TO rid itself Of Its waterworks stock,
and people are generally slow In buying
HrIitlea TINT the seller is too anxious TO dis
pose III. They naturally think that by waiting
they can do better, and such appears to have
been the chBe Ill this instance.
III is further claimed that the unfortunate
hHsta of the city was due 10 the desire of maxi
aIlg as '
HANDSOME A SHOWING
aa possible In tho reduction Of the debt ON the
first of July last, by including In Che reduc-
4 ton the actual amount OF floating indebted
1itHs cancelled, whereas the same object
might have been attained by inserting the
WHterWOrks stock unsold as an asset III the
8aemi-annual statement, and deducting the
amount from The total OF the debt. This
could have been easily and Conscentiously
done because the stock cannot be exchanged
otherwise than dollar for dollar for city in
debtedness. and 1t was beyond question that
the entire amount would be taken up at any
thine thereafter that 1t might be offered for
asNnhanRe.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-13
yIeksEsmrg's Interference With the Mall
service.
lMorehouse ClarIon.l

No New Orleans mail received at shis post
since Monday last, In consequence Of which
the people are mad and want to know by
what authority Vicksburg refuses to allow our
malls to come through. We are not able to
answer this question correctly, but think
steps should be taken at once TO have the
thorities, Investigated by the Postoffice De-
parttnent at Washington. 1t Is the prevail
ing opinion here that Vicksbnrg, In quaran,
timing against the mails, has gone beyond
her legal rights petition to the Postmaster
General regarding this matter would not be
out of place just now. II Vicksburg has the
power to prevent the passage OF mails, we
want to know it. IT she Is Invested OF that
right, then we want her prosecuted.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-13
THE GRENADA SCARE.

A dispatch was received yesterday by a
prominent firm of this city from Grenada.
Miss, stating that well known member OF
q certain firm in Grenada had died of yellow
fever, and that another member of the firm
was down with the fever, asking at the same
time that q nurse be sent Immediately. An
application was thereupon made to the How
ard Association, and q nurse obtained. But
the railroad declined to land her at Grenada
unless she complied with the ten days quar-
antne regulation. This being required the
services OF the nurse were dispensed with
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-13
I'M THE BLDOsE OF YOUTH.

The death OF Miss Maggie Hansell. which
occurred yesterday in this city, is shock
that will be severely felt by New Orleans
society, of which she was one OF the brightest
and chastest ornaments. Her eighteenth
summer had scarcely bloomed amid the fra
grant flowers surrounding her every day,
when cruel death knocked at the sanctuary of
virtue and love to call her his own. When
such souls leave this earth it is consolng to
believe In an abode Above, where the good,
the pure and the beautiful find sphere har-
mollizing with the qualities which have dis
tinguished them among thousands here
below
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-13
STATE HOUSE NOTES,

has a good JOB to occupy bis leisure re hours hours
A letter Was sent by &. N. Leber, Major and
Judge Advocate, U. s. A.. Headquarters mill
tary division of the Atlantic, Governors
Island, New York, asking the Secretary of
the State OF Louisiana coded to the United
States the posts Of jackson Barracks, and
Forts jackson, st. Philip, McComb, Living
stOn and Pike
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-13
ARRIVAL OF THE y. nj. WHITE.

THAT new and palatial steamer, the j. M.
Bite arrived at our wharf yesterday, having
h ii, tow the hull Of another new steamer, the
l,ay. Al full description Of the White has been
rGlbiished Id the DEMOCRAT, and the many
aiums contained in It are fully sustained
An forward part Of the saloon looking
= u most delightful, the tasty furniture,
III ss n nannling and rich painting harmonizing
"a ID I'M, present d most oyabie sssthetieal
HE Honde engines attracted the
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-13

A merchant by Che name Of August WIZ
bratte, by virtue Of {. warrant sworn out by J.
q. Rankin, charging him with having OBJ
tanned S10B4 81 from ]. Fl. Mehhffey, was
Tho affidavit sets forth that at various
times during the month Of July, 1878, at No.
% Union street. the accused represented that
he was the owner Of 800 cords OF wood, which
he agreed to deliver to Mehaffey upon the
payment Of the above sum. The mo'ley hav-
ing been advanced and Wilbratte failing to
produce the wood, hence the affidavit and his
nrrGGt
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-13

count Of John g. Beheffsr, former tutor Of said
minors
against John @. Scheffer, as former tutor,
Ia the sum Of $548 1871 to each Of the minors,
making In all the sum Of $1644 S711s, with in
terest from November 10, 1871, till paid.
A RULE
for O mandamus to compel the Bonrd Of AS
SCISSORS to reduce the assessment Of certain
property belonging to Geo. w. Race, WAS filed
In the case Of Race vs.. the Board Of Assessors