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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-23

One of the features of this part Of the pro-
cession was the appearance Of the handsome
blue flag OF the old Orleans Battalion, pre-
scented to them in 1861 by the ladies of this
city, which saw some service during the late
, 1878-01-26
Indian Territories.

A Washington dispatch of the
10th says: The resolutions sub
mitted to the Senate to-day by
Mr.. Mitchell are prefaced with a
preamble, reciting that there are
at the present time 100000 Ia
dians in the United States, fol-
whose benefit there have been
set apart 300,0oO,000 acres OF
public lands, including the In
dian Territories Of the United
States, or about 1000 acres to
each man, woman and child, from
all of which lands settlers are
excluded, while persons of p
years of age, whether the head
of a family or not, are permitted
to homestead or purchase 100
acres, millions of white or black
citizens with families to support
are without homes. 1t is there
fore
Resolved, That the committee
on Indian affairs be instructed to
inquire into the propriety of
establishing four Indian Res
ervations to be called In
dian Territories, one of which,
for the use and occupation Of all
Indians in the State of Oregon,
Washington and Idaho Terrific
ries, shall be located in the coun-
try west of the Rocky Mountains
known as Colville Valley; the
second, for the occupation of all
other Indians west of the Rocky
Mountains, in some suitable To-
cality west Of or in such range
of mountains; and the other two
for the use and occupancy of all
other Indians, to be located in or
east of the Rocky Mountain
range, and upon which reserva-
tions or territories all reserva-
ton Indians in the United States
shall be located, with suitable
provisions for permitting all who
are competent to become citizens
who dissolve their tribal con-
nections and engage in agricul-
ture, to acquire, under proper
restrictions, homesteads in suit
able quantities, on their present
reservations. Such large reser-
vations, or Indian territories, to
, 1878-01-26
The Branch Railroad i.

The recent repeated and ear
nest assurances that the N. P.
r. r. Co. had determined to build
the branch road over the noun
tains Immediately, like the Puy-
allup coal mine, have come to an
abrupt termination. The organ
now says:
"It is understood that the
means for building on this coast
are to be furnished by parties
interested in the road from Snake
river east, and who will contri-
butte nothing towards its exten-
sion west of that river. If this
be the case, and there is little
doubt that it is, then 1t may be
that the next year will not see
our Puyallup road extended
across the Cascades, unless the
people upon both sides Of the
mountains extend such aid as
will be given in the construction
Of the main line east; but should
such assistance be offered, or
should the company be able to
raise the means, we feel certain
that this road will be built to the
Yakima Valley.
Our readers may judge what
the prospect of building that
road is under the contingencies
mentioned. The parties inter-
ested in the road from Snake
river east, are, as we have be-
fore said, the managers Of the o.
s. N. Co., and if they can pre-
vent it, there will never be a
railroad built west of that point
either to Portland or to Puget
Sound.
, 1878-01-26
Grover Wouldn't Fuse.

The Oregonian is terribly ex-
erclsed for fear Senator Gro
yer will sink his identity under
the seductive influence Of Sena-
tor Mitchell, and talks to the
unsophisticated Senator like an
atfectionate father to a sick pup
DIV. "Sinee Senator Grover has
obtained a report exonerating
him fully from the charges that
were preferred against him."
says his volunteer monitor, " he
may now feel strong enough to
assert his individuality in regard
to Oregon affairs, and take such
course as he really thinks the
interest Of the State requires,
even if it brings him into collis-
ion with others. He has very
considerable ability, and ought
to assert it. There are many of
both parties who would be glad
to see him do this, and not waste
his opportunity and fail in his
, 1878-01-26

HIS AFFINITY.-Newell, Of the
Statesman, who has heretofore
had the reputation of being the
dirtiest editor in Washington
Territory and prided himself up
on his bad emlnence, has found
his affinity ip a Port Townsend
paper, to whom he cottons as to
one who excels him in that line.
His Port Townsend brother has
the advantage of knowing moth
ing and attempting nothing but
smut, while Newell, i'll his sober
intervals, devotes q portion of
his intellectual efforts to matters
Of public interest, or to the pro-
motion of objects to which his
journal is subsidized. es.
, 1878-01-26

service to the State by being
simply an echo or shadow Of his
colleague in the Senate"
We have not read or listened
to a lecture at once so touching
and disinterested since the Sun
day School address Of Br. Gibbs,
in which he related the story Of
the good boy who went west and
became Governor of a State
The only case OF the kind we
ever heard of. 1t is an exhibit
tion fit for the contemplation OF
gods and men: the unctuous ed
itor, more venerable in character
than years, patting Lafey on the
head, telling him he is a pretty
smart boy and not nearly as
much of a thief as he had been
in the habit of representing him,
and promising him if he would
only pitch into that bad boy
Mitchell on every occasion offer
ed, and oppose every thing that
Mitchell proposed, he might rea-
sonably aspire to that place in
the affections of the "leading
journal" from which the latter
had been discarded, and thus
become as preeminent among
politicians as that journal is
among newspapers. Strange to
say, this brilliant offer Of patron
age was not needed by the Sen
ator, and the yearning editor is
left with nobody to love and
none to carress," but soulless
corporation; and his readers are
still in doubt as to which is his
ruling passion-devotion to the
corporation or hatred of Mitch
ell.
, 1878-01-26

INDIAN PoL1cY.-Thepolicy Of
the Government in the manage
ment of Indians is admirably
travestied in the following sug-
gestions by a "Tramp:" 81 want
the Government to provide me
with $40 and trunk. It is true
l am not a red savage, and have
never scalped and slaughtered
and mutulated unfortunate tour
lists and emigrants; but yet |
have claims not disslmilar to
those advanced by Spotted Tail
and the other Indians at Wash
ington. Forinstance, l loaf about
a good deal, and drink whlslSey
whenever l can get it, ind let
my wife do all the hard work.
Besides [ need some new clothes
and want to 'dress like 4 white
man. Will you kindly inform
me whether | shall have to 90
to Washington for the trunk and
clothes, or whether the Govern
ment will send them here to
me-"
What claim does the Indian
tramp present to the Government
for food and clothing without
labor, protection and immunity
from the consequences of crime,
which the equally ignorant and
degraded white tramp is not en-
titled to in the same degree?
, 1878-01-26
Personal Character of Hayes.

A Washington letter to the
Cincinnati Enquirer, the leading
Democratic organ Of the North
west, IN commenting upon the
late expositions of VIM. E. Chan
dler, which accuse Mr.. Hayes of
bargaining for his own election
through the Louisiana complica-
tions, says: "We of Ohio who
have known Rutherford B. Hayes
since his boyhood, and have
learned to recognize in him a
man of singular frankness, who,
with all his ability, is yet us sim
pie in his ways as a child, and
pure as it is possible for a man
to be who has such associates as
John Sherman represents; man
who never sought an Office and
therefore is untouched by the
slime OF the caucus and the de-
gradation of it's agents; a man
who to-day will blush like a girl
when complimented-we, I say,
can know without being told,
how he would regard such a
man as William Z. Chandler"
This high tribute of personal
regard from an uncompromising
political opponent who knows
whereof he speaks, would be
proof conclusive of the singular
purity of character of Mr.. Hayes
without other evidence; but it is
backed by the uniform testimony
Of all his neighbors and personal
acqaintances Of all sects, parties
and social conditions. In this
time of general public and pri-
vate venality, sach man in the
Presidential chair, with courage
and frmness as remarkable as
his modesty and purity Of char
ter, is something for the Ameri-
can people to thank God for ev-
cry day, and to cause venal par
tisans who follow the vocation
of politics for spoils, to gnash
their teeth in despair.
1t will be remembered that
tributes similar in terms to the
foregoing were paid to the per-
sonal character of Mr.. Tilden,
when Governor of New York,
by some Of the leading Republi-
can journals of that State. We
have no doubt that Mr.. Tilden,
if inaugurated President, would
have maintained the same poll
cy which has chiefly character
lied the administration of Mr..
Hayes, to which both candidates
were pledged by their respective
party platforms, and 1t is reason
able to believe he would have
been quite as unpopular with the |
, 1878-01-26

Advices received from Secretary
Sherman and others, through en-
tirely trustworthy sources, disprove
the constantly repeated assumption
that BANDS silver bill was instigat-
ed or is supported by the great sill
yer mine owners of the United States.
The so-called BONANZA Kings y
Messrs. Flood & O'Brien, and their
associates of the Bank of Nevada, at
San Francisco, who hold the con-
trolling interest in nearly every sue
cessful silver producing mine in the
country, unhesitatingly declare
themselves against unlimited re-
monetization Of silver. They favor
moderate coinage of silver dollars,
of such weight as will approximate
in value to that Of the gold dollar.
and believe that the government
war bonds should be paid, princi-
pal and interest. in gold,
, 1878-01-26

have o suitable form OF govern
ment, to be established by Con-
gress, which government shall
include the right to be represent
ed in Congress by delegate, to
be appointed by the President OF
the United States, and q Super
intendent, who shall be ex-officlo
Governor of such Territory.
From this it appears that near
ly Al, 900 square miles, or a por-
ton Of the public domain equal
to 215 miles square is reserved
from settlement and cultivation
for the use of 100000 vagabond
Indians, including men women
and children; equal to 5000
acres to each male adult, or 33
times as much as a white man is
allowed to preempt. In addition
to this, the cost to the Govern
ment of maintaining and govern
ing these Indians is not less than
$50, 100000; a hundred dollars
for each man, woman and child.
In the main we approve Of the
plan proposed by Mr.. Mitchell,
and would only suggest that the
Territory Of Alaska be set aside
for this purpose. The climate
of Alaska is not as rigorous as
that of Colville Valley, and is
much better adapted to Indian
wants; game and fish are abun-
dant; it abounds in fur animals
of the most valuable varieties,
and there is plenty Of territory
and shore line to allot to each
tribe sufficient for hunting and
fishing grounds marked by GER
tain metes and bounds, and un-
der military government, 10000
troops, at an annual cost Of ST.
100000, would be amply suffi-
cient to MAINTAIN the peace and
secure to each tribe all their
rights Of person and property
under their tribal relations. As
agriculturists, the Indians have
never been a success; in their
normal condition as hunters and
fishers Alaska is exactly adapted
to their wants, and affords an
abundant field, under military
protection, not only for self-sup-
port, but for becoming a source
of revenue to the government
without Interfering with any
proper efforts for their civiliza
ton and enlightenment. The
Indians of Neah Bay, who main.
tain themselves by catching ma
rine fur animals, have mado as
much progress IN the arts of civ
ilization as any Indian commu.
nifty in this Territory.
, 1878-01-26

He bought guitar and practiseo
for six long weary months. But at
the end OF that time a smile lit up
his wan and weary face, and his
brow grew radiant with Joy, as he
inspected the corns on the thumb of
his right hand. The hour was 10
P. NJ, and he wandered through the
Silly night to the boarding house
where she lived. and directly under
that window which had been SO Of
ten sanctifed by her presence he
commenced to toot: (Twang, twang,
bim) II wandered b-i-i the brook
side, (kling, clang, boo,) I wander
ed b-i-i the mill"- the sash was
gently raised with q crash, and a
deep bass voice yelled out, II wish
as you fall intc your brook off your
brookside und drown yourself in
dose mill, oder I pillow my vissil und
call polizeidiener." It was cruel
of her to have changed her room
without letting him know.
, 1878-01-26

There are at present only H.
600 Quakers in England and
Wales, while in the year 1900
they numbered 10000. There
greatest losses took place in the
period of their greatest moral
triumph. Various causes have
been assigned for the decline of
the society, such as birthrlght
membership not an original
principle of the system-which
led to the wholesale admission
of nominal members, either care
less about religion or hostile to
Quaker ideas and traditions; the
system of disowning members
for slight deviations from the
unwritten law in such trifing
matters as dress and language,
but more important still, for
marrying outside the society of
Friends; the silent meetings,
which were very rare in the ear
ly history of the sect, and the alb
sence of singing and reading the
Scriptures in public.
, 1878-01-26

An exchange says that among
the lessons learned by the
French in the late Prussian war
is the fact that, with the use of
spectacles, short-slghted soldiers
can fight as well as those whose
sight is not affected. On the
representations of DR.. Perrin,
one Of the professors of Val de
Grace, ministerial circular au-
thorizes the rank and file, in
common with officers, to wear
glasses whenever considered ne
cessary. The consequence is
that many subjects who used for
merly to be rejected are now en-
listed in the French army.
, 1878-01-26

The Ute Indians were over year
finding out that signing their names
to piece of paper was anything
more than an act of courtesy to the
agent. After he had laid them out
Of about $40. 600. they began to see
that the pen was mightier than the
tomahawk.
, 1878-01-26
Elevating Labor.


We have received the initial
number of the Oregon Weekly
Record, published at Salem, by
E. q. Norton, ostensibly devoted
to the interest of the laboring
classes, and to the establishment
of a political party for the ele "a
ton of labor. We know of no
class of labor in this country
that stands in greater need OF
elevation than the labor Of print
ing and publishing newspapers.
Yet this new candidate for pub
lie favor in that line, is neither a
practical printer or publisher,
and one of his first efforts is to
degrade rather than elevate the
character of the employment in
which he has engaged under the
pretence of elevating labor. If
he had denounced the public au-
thorities for employing expert
carpenters on public building
at standard wages when jack
carpenters could be employed for
less, he would have done for the
cause of labor precisely the same
service that he has done in de-
nouncing the Common Council
of the City of Salem for electing
a City Printer, to be paid at the
rates established by all the re-
spectacle publishers Of the State,
and the uniform standard of the
most Of the States in the Union,
instead of letting it to the lowest
bidder. There is no rule Of the
craft more rigidly enforced than
that of compelling publishers to
pay their jsurneymen standard
rates, and there is no more rea-
son or necessity for. letting the
Office of Public Printer to the
lowest bidder than there is in
subjecting any other civil service
in the government to the same
test. Fees for publishing are as
easily prescribed by statute as
the fees of Sheriff, Auditor or
Recorder, and the public are as
much interested in the character
of their official paper as in that
of any other department. The
discrimination againstpublishers
is O. small device of demagogues
to commend themselves to popu-
lar favor by degrading journal
ism under the pretence of econo-
my in the public service. No
community ever made or saved
a cent by it in the long run. No
respectable business man ever
lets his printing to the lowest
bidder, and why should corpora
tions or those acting for them be
required to do SO? It is a most
singular doctrine to be put forth
in behalf of labor.
, 1878-01-26

"Roll on, silver moon." warbled
youth beneath the window of his
loved one, when the queen of his
thoughts softly raised the sash and
softly murmured: "You had better
roll on something better than a
nlnety-two cent moon, William, if
you expect to get up to pa; he is hard
money, he is.'' The window slid
down, and the demoralized Bill
slid off coming execrations in the
bland atmosphere.
, 1878-01-26

1t is stated that the passage in
Longfellow's poem Of "Keram-
os," alluding to Japan, has been
translated into the language of
that empire and a copy Of it pre-
sented to the poet. It will be
an appropriate counterpart in
his library of the Psalm Of Life
which hangs there, translated
into the Chinese language.
, 1878-01-26
4 Mexican Mon;trosIs,A

Ihe Mazatlan OccadentGI con-
tains an account of an extraordl.
nary phenomenon in humanfna-
ture. The mother Of this living
curiosity is named Antonio Gar
cla, residing in Rosario, State of
Sinaloa. Her husband is Loren
20 Rodriguez, a native of Chap
uderos, District Of Concordia, in
the same State. About a year
ago she gave birth to a child,
which promises to develop into
a monstroslty. This boy child
was born at Copala, and soon as
the phenomenon was known to
exist, the parents had good
grounds to believe that it would
be stolen, so they moved to Ro-
sario. The child, according to
the story of its progenitors, was
born without other defect than
that of an indentation on its
skull IN the shape of a cross. But
I in a little while the head com
menced to grow enormously,
and at the end of one year was
from twelve to fourteen inches
in diameter. The indentation,
in another sense, may be said to
resemble a hand-grenade, in the
form Of q cross, running back to
the nuca or nape of the neck.
The other part of the cross eX-
tends from ear to ear. The in
dentations are from two to three
inches in width and slightly COW
cred with hair. In the night
time, by putting a light across
the head, the brains and other
material can plainly be seen, as
if a lighthouse were shining up
on them. The eylids Of this
creature, instead Of being above
the eye, are below, and almost
encircle it, growing upward.
The forehead has almost disap-
peared, on account Of the defor-
nifty Of the head. The whole
body is extremely ,rickety, and
the skin appears to stick to the
dry bones. The monstrosity
weighs little over ten pounds,
is healthy, and promises to live
many years, and is beloved by
it's parents,
, 1878-01-26

Shall We grow our own coffee
The Department Of Agriculture
thinks Lower California, q portion
of Texas and Florida possess all the
essentials of soil and climate, The
question is an important one.
, 1878-01-26

spoilsmen of his own party as is
the latter. It is, nevertheless,
the bounden duty Of all honest
citlzens to support the principle
regardless of party. =
, 1878-01-26

The State labor commissioner
of Ohio favors the enactment Of
a law compelling the payment of
all wages in cash only, and not
by orders for goods. He wants
cooperative associations incor-
porated and protected, and he
thinks that the system of con-
tracing for the labor of State
Prison is pernicious.
, 1878-01-26
Some people are 40 scent;ca

Some people are SO sceptical
as tosneer at the manly game Of
baseball, going SO far often as
to say that there was nothing
in it calculated to elevate or en-
Tighten the understanding of the
American youth. The falsity
of the speculations of these
croakers is happily relieved
through the following:
James A. Devlin, the Louis
vile (Ky.) base ball player, who
two months ago was paid at the
rate of 1900 for the season, and
who was expelled for selling a
game, has written a letter to the
secretary Of his club, in which
he says: 30 Charlie if you will
only get me Back again l Can
not say what l void Be willing
to do I have Bin hunting some
kind of work to do for 6 Dollars
a week I am willing to work
But can't get anything to do"
, 1878-01-26

There are 1900 families, or
say 5000 people, who are made
dependent for their bread and
butter upon the contributions of
workingmen by the continuance
of the cigarmakers' strike in
New York. 1t is estimated that
$4,000 worth of wages might
have been earned by the strikers
since they stopped work. When
the cost Of maintenance is add
ed to the loss Of wages, the sum
will doubtless be larger than the
whole percentage in dispute
would aggregate in a years
time. These strikes are the cost
liest means of raising the rate of
wages which has ever been de-
vised by the wit of man.
, 1878-01-26

Charles Sumner was not q
woman's man. Story says Of
him: ."Of all the men l ever
knew of his age, he was the
least susceptible to the charms
of woman. Men he liked best
and with them he liked to talk y
, 1878-01-26

In a conspicuous headline the
editor of the N. Y. Sun inquiries.
els there a Hell?" Ten thousand
years from now he will be consult
ing the dim tablets of his memory
by freight for an answer to the
question: Was there eyer anything
else?
A Spanish illustrated newspaper is
threatened with prosecution for pub.
fishing portrait of the Princess Mer-
cedes, the destined bride of King Al
phonso. the portrait being by no means
aattering.
A hopeful minister says that
he has no doubt that the time
will come when the members of
a church choir will behave just
as we'll as other folks.
Scandal is fed by as many
streams as is the Nile and there
is often as much difficulty in
tracing it to it's source.
IT is stated that number of
wealthy men. including New
Yorker, intend to establish bank
at Walla Walla.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-07-17
State Dental Convention.

The State Dental Convention met this
year at Madison in the Senate Chamber Of
the Capitol and closed its annual session
last week. Dr.Solliday of this city, who is
classed among the best dentists Of the state,
was present and took an active part in the
Debates &c. Dr. Swain, of Chicago, attend
ed the convention and read a very able,
graceful, and brilliant paper; also DR..
Kitchen, af Rockford, Ill. The mayor Of
the city, Gen. Geo. B. Smith delivered an
address of welcome, in his humorous style
The clinics were good and instruct tive and
the entire convention fraught with inter-
est and profit, one of the pleasant features
being an evening excursion on Lake
Mendoza.