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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-15

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1.-THE Montague
Company lett this city for the East Yesterday.
The company take with them the remains Of
their loved leader and manager, who brought
them all here with such bright hopes and ex-
pectations only a month ago. Now his
friends carry his remains in sorrow to those
he left behind him in New York.
After great deal Of telegraphing the "Di-
piomacy" Combination have concluded to
hold together, and they will play In Chicago
on Monday evening next. Miss Jeffreys
Lewis Is the only member OF the company left
behind. This lady may go forward to-day,
should she decide not to enter into 8 matri
monial engagement just now. At least that
is the gossip here.
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Gren ada.
rMemnhis Avalanche I

GRENADA, Miss, Aug. 12.-The origin OF
the yellow fever Is not known, but is sup
posed to have been from the opening Of a
sewer. The type is as malignant as that
which visited Memphis in 1873 The old cases
show no signs Of recovery. Over twenty new
cases we're developed to-day, which swells
the total number Of cases to fully 100 out Of a
population Of 1000. There were eight cases
and one corpse in one dwelling to-day The
few noble physicians Of the place are COM
pletely worn out, and experienced yellow fe-
yer physicians are badly needed. The
twenty nurses sent by the Howard Associa-
ton from your city were quickly assigned to
duty upon their arrival to-day. Pecuniary
aid Is badly needed. Gen. Smith and Col.
Butler P. Anderson have proved themselves
noble and sef-sacrifcing men. The trains on
the Central road are not permitted to stop
here. Just left three cases, two Of which
cannot live until morning. All business
houses are closet and but few people are on
the streets, and heavy gloom hangs over the
ill-fated city.
The panic has reached the little towns
along the railroads intersecting each other at
Grenada. At Sardis they refuse to let a train
STOP but make her go through at minimum
speed of six miles. At other points on the
Mississippi and Tennessee and Mississippi
Central railroads the same stringent rule pre-
walls
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SPAIN's STRICKEN MONARCH.
Letter From King AEfonzO to the FRESH
dent.

Letter From King AgfonzO to the FRESH
dent.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-The following has
been received at the State Department.:
PALACE OF MADRID. June 80, 1873.
Don ,Alfonzo XII. by the grace of God constitu-
ttOnal King OF Spain. to the President of the
United States of America:
Ny great and good friead-With a heart full
Of the deepest grief, on account Of the prema-
ture death Of my very dear, we'll beloved and
virtuous spouse Her Majesty Queen Maria
de las de Mercedes de Orleans Bourbon,
which took place after painful illness, at a
quarter past y o'clock on the twentysixth
instant, inform you of this sad feeling, GER
tain that in view Of the sentiments Of sincere
affection which you profess for me, you will
share the grief which naturally oppressed me
on this sad occasion. I reiterate to you the
assurances OF my particular esteem, and of
the unchangng friendship with which I am,
great, and good friend, your great and good
friend. ALFO ONO.
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MEXICO AND EXTRADITION.
Important HsecEsiNn Rendered by I'll
Mexican supreme Court.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-Mr.J ohm W Foster.
our Minister to Mexico, communicates to the
Department of State q decision by the
norfanee In o 1s77 % tha atbopij"s ', Of ' Texas m
applied to one of the States Of Mexico for the
extradition Of two persons charged with muir
der. The prisoners, when arrested. applied
u proceeding sinilaI tor 1t j)obeas corpus,
= aststssll Il yzpas granted
nin ,,I,, ~ = eal was taken by the prosecuting at-
and day. the Federal Supreme Court, where
9nr,inrtst. sion Of tho district judge was re-
isas srnairhe court decided that the Mexican
Z zion would not bo violated by the OK
NMgaa of the criminals. The opinion OF the
8 rendered by President Vallanta, who
rnetary of Foreign Alleirs Mt the time
Tradition was ordered, sustains the act
aarlzed ability, and displays judicial
#hES6iaty. The decision of the court stood
- - At At The opinions of the minority, pro-
d by Bantsta and Ramirez, are also
ID the Minister'S dispatch
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THE NEW PARTY.
THE CONNECTICUT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
BACH~LABoR MEN IN CONVENTION.
TheaF Demands as Set Forth I'm the Plat
form Adopted.


form Adopted.
NEW HAVEN Aug. t4.-Ths National Green
back-Labor party OF Connecticut met In State
convention here to-day Henry O. Baldwin, OF
Naugatuck, presiding. About thirty towns
were represented by delegates. A prominent
in the State, which would be sufficient to
threw the election Of the State ticket into the
Legislature, the State being very close.
Speeches were. made by several prominent
parties, In which they disCountenanced vo-
lence and advocated the abolition OF the na-
bonds In greenbacks, and opposed the Issue OF
any more bonds Of any kind
The platform declares:
Whereas the old parties have sanctioned
penses, debit and taxation fostered mono
poles, diminished values, except OF evil
dences of debt, to the benefit of the privileged
classes; and
Whereas, the government should dis
courage grelt hcctlruuIations of wealth In q
few hands and should promote Industry,
frugality and equal property for all: there
fore be it
Resoted, That the financial acts Of Con
gress being s1Ibversve Of these ends. are de-
trary dictations Of syndicates, bankers and
usurers, with tho single purpose Of robbing
the many to enrich the few.
The other planks demand that the govern
ment shall issue full legal tender money in
volume adequate for the employment Of labor,
the distribution Of its products, tho require
ments Of business and payment Of oil bonds
in absolute money, and no further issue by
the government Of any bonds; calls for the
repeal Of the resumption act, and the national
bank act; the retirement Of the national bank
circulation and the substitution Of greenbacks
therefor.
It says that the public lands should be re-
served for actual settlers and the gov
ernment should aid settlers to improve the
same: demands q graduation tax on all
lands; calls for postal savings banks; de-
mandg a protective tariff on oil articles Ol
which the raw material IS produced and the
labor to manufacture which Is found in this
country; oil articles which we do not or can
not produce to be entered free: for gradua-
tiOn income tax not touching sums of $1,000 or
less; demands national and State labor bu'
reaus asks for the establishment of mechAn.
ical and agricultural schools and equal taxa
tion.
Demands legislative reform in State affairs
and State supervision Of railroads and other
mOnOpOies, claims that there should be uni
form rates for passenger and freight traffic
and that additional laws are needed. Calls
for general reform in the States; deu0unCef
letting out convict labor by contract, opposes
Chinese immigration and denounCes oil up
peals except to tho ballot box.
A State ticket was nominated as follows
For Governor, Charles Atwater, of New Haven
for Lieutenant Governor. Henry Manchester
Of Danbury; for Secretary Of State, Lucier
v Penney, Of Winsted; for Treasurer, Loret
+. Judd, of New Britian; for Controller
Charles j. Winters, OF Norwich.
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LETTERS PATEET.
AN Important Eseeisfon to Inventors aad
MauRfactsRers.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-The Attorney Gen
aral, In recent communication to the Secre-
da1y OF the Interior, gives his opinion that
where letters patent fer mercantile inventions
II have been applied for and taken out Jointly in
the names OF several Individuals when as a
fact but one Of them was the inventor: the
Others simply having an interest by assign
naent the patent is absolutely void and can
4 not be made valid by any act of the parties or
1 the Patent Office.
The particular case referred to the Attor-
ney General wss the letters patent, granted
July 8, 1872, to Joseph Bassaloux, James s..
4 James and Nelson Lyon. all OF New York, for
q metallic shoe stilener. BarsalouS was the
sole inventor of the Improvement aud through
ignorance of the law had joined the others in
signing the application for letters patent, and
making the oath to the invention. The mat
Ter is one of Importance TO both inventors and
manufacturers under what they believe to be
exclusive privilege by patent, for when a
grave error OF this character is committed at
the outside, IL two years OF public use inter-
venes Isrore the defect is discovered ora cor
rect appli ication for q patent submitted to the
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-15

tIOFb JfDSOn ts6Vbliib, aug. AVA
Our people we're startled on Thursday
morning, slghth instant, by the announce
rnent of the development OF a genuine case OF
yellow fever in town. Auguste Simons0n, O.
SWede, for some time past employed on the
railroad and chiefly as rnail-carrier at each
end Of the road, was taken Ill at his room in
one Of the depot buildings last Saturday eVen-
ing, with what was supposed 10 be the ordl-
nary fever Of the country. On Monday morn
ing he was moved to the boarding house Of
Mr.. A. J. Louder, at the Bank building. Some
uneasiness was caused by the case, and ut the
instance Of the authorities, DR.. Wharton and
Dir. Miller, Of Grand Gulf, both members CT
the county board Oh health, visited the patient,
who WAS being treated by DR.. Strobridge, and
decided that It was. il wo are correctly in~
formed. bilious fever.
The condition Of Auguste on Monday morn
ing was certainly not regarded by any one as
serious. On Wednesday night the symptoms
changed, and on Thursday morning early DR..
Wharton, by invitation Of DR.. Strobridgey
called on the patient, aad the case was decided
Simonson was dead While the symptoms
were considered unmistakable, there was no
black vomit that we hear Of. The town iss
fumigated from one end to the other, and the.
streets, alleys and oil premises were never So
clean. The people, as they should have done,
"fled in good ORDER" nearly all having pre-
viously arranged for doing 50, and I've write.
on Thursday evening" before tWGnty-fOur
hours the population will be SO reduced In
numbers that there will be but little food fOf
an epidemic The town has been rigidly quar-
antined bat, as is usually the case, to no pur~
pose.
August6 SjmonSon was 81 very worthy
young man, and great sym pathy was felt for
him. He WAS very much alarmed when 1t Waa
first apprehended that we might have q visit
from the dreadful s1Ourge few days will
tell us what they conceal, whether for our
veal or WOf.
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PRICE, FIVE CENTS.

OF the Memphis board OF health, YVES en- route
to Grenada, and five hours later seven nurses
and q quantity Of disinfectants were sent
down by special trhin
The HOwards succeeded In getting off tWen-
ty-one additional nurses, and have made ar
hour
The following dispatch was received yester@
day
GARNER, Miss, Aug. Il, 1878.
NJ. Burke, Superintendent Mississippi and Ten-
nessee Railroad Company:
have Just returned from Grenada The
following PERSONS have died from yellow
fever Mrs. Fields, VIM. ShaHkle, Mrs. David
son and Mrs. Wilson. There are from sixty
10 eighty cases reported to-day. Grenada Is
auarantined by Duck HILL. Winona and Du-
rant. D. IL. CHILDRBsSst
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BUSY BUTLER.
HIS VIEWS ON THE POLITICAL SIT
UATHDN.
The Republicans Have NO issue Rut I'll.
nance and Are wrong On That~Whaa
EEae Government 2EENMEn Hnp.

the Government Should Eeo.
New YORK. Aug. 14.-Gen. Butler had hie
time pretty well occupied to-day with visits
In his quarters at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
kind Of business. Butler said that the Re-
publigans some time ago did not feel SO much
in the tolls Of the bondholders, but now they
are welded to them and the country is threat
ened with the prospect the two par
tieS-Of being forever shackled with the chains
OF an irrecIaimabIe Indebtedness, on which the
bondholdors will fatten while the masses grow
poor.
Reporter Has the Republican purity nc
other issues2
Butler-None at all except that on money,
and there they are on the wrong side.
Rep.-YOu have some other plank on your
platform, General, besides this one Of green
backs to pay bondholders. You have some
way of relieving the distresses Of the laboring
classes?
Butler--Ah! There's where the people are
too stupid to see the point. Why is there dis
trass, and why are SO many out of employ
ment? [ will tell you. At the end Of the war
100000 men, all workingmen, were disband-
ed from the armies, and 900 camp follow
e-s besides these were thrown upon market
which had already q sufficient supply; and
would not distress or lack of employment fol-
lOW2 After the war there were no new avenues
Unemployment upon. While the war was going
on there was plenty to do for everybody, but
the case was different after it's close. You had
idle people in every town; your trade was
against you; explosions In business were con-
stantly occurring; and what was it all at
tributable to but to the reaction from the
great war, and the throwing on the labor mar
ket Of vast host of surplus hands?
Rep-What would be your remedy for these
depressions?
Butler-Let the government lend helping
hand in a season Of such an unexampled
character. Let it put the surplus labor out
itG waGfR IaHHG' uiua the HhnrpTc frpp
transportation West, build houses for them
and support them until they are able to sup
port themselves. The occasion is unprece-
dented anG the remedy should be the same.
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MARINE NEW q.

PORT EADs Aug IA, 6 p. m.-Wi1d north
very light. Weather partly cloudy.
No arrivals.
Sailed Steamship Hudson
SOUTHWEST PASS, Aug. IA, 6 p. m.-Barom-
eter 1850 Weather calm, cloudy and warm
No arrivals Or departures.
New York, Aug. 1A.--Arrived: Greece,
London; City OF Washington, Havana
Sailed: California, London; System, Liver
pool; France, Havre.
Boston, Aug. 14-Arrived: Palestine Liv-
erpool.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 14.-sailed: California,
Liverpool
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 14.-Sailed: City OF
Bristol, Liverpool.
GLASGOW Aug. 14.--Arrived: State of Lou
isianaz New York. Sailed: State OF Georgia,
New York.
ton; Queen, New York.
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THURMAN'S SPEECH.
sTs wgCRpTuoN nm GOTMARE-TEEREH n
FsEFLEEs TO A EaAsTERLT AR .
GUNTENT.
The ssTall T0weFr surprised-'Fhe Times
Observation-Disclosures Usual snarl-
The vyor1a Afraid t0 speak.

The vyOrsa Afraid tO speak.
NEW YORK, Aug. 14.--The Tribune says
Two classes OF people will be- surprised to
near Thurman's assurances that he has al
ways been a. soft money man- First, the
9haEd" money men; second, the "sOft' money
mon.
TEE HERALD
says: In one respect Senator Thurman 3
speech really strikes tho key note Of Tie cam
tpaign. 1t means an attack upon the national
banking system but in the interest OF farm
ers, workingmen and producers everywhere.
We must say that we prefer such Democrats
ts Bayard and Seymour to such Democrats
as Thurman.
THE TIMES
says: We can only say that II oil Thurman s
arguments fot @ sound currency mast be read
Id fnyur Of popular legal tender government
paper, then he has been far weaker man
than we had supposed; but, consistent or not,
his present doctrine is big with danger.
THE SUN
says: Thurman, in the beginning Of his
speech, remarks very appropriately that,
give the key note, He thinks the Repubi-
cans have been In power too long. SO do we
four years too long, and very much through
the if1strumentality Of Hon. A. G. Thurman.
THE STAR
says: Our Radical community will nssal
Thurman, as In their habit. with shafts OF
rather feeble and blunted wit; they will not
undertake toneet his sober and lucid argu-
nBnt fairly for the best Of oil reasons, be-
cause they cannot.
THE WORLD
prints the speech In full, without comment.
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GERMAN Y.


BERLIN, Aug. 14-Prince Bismarck's anti
Socialist bill consists Of twenty-four clauses
all of which apply to the entire empire.
There Is to be % special imperial bureau
created. which Is to enforce all the regula~
tions, and to consider appeals, etc. All So
cialist associations, publications and meetings
are prohibited; and meetings Of any kind are
prohibited In any suspected district, except
when specially authorized. The regulations
are very minute, and ths penalties are severe,
The measure Is under consideration by the
Federal council, and a Jealous opposition Is
anticipated.
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CIsCINNATI, Aslg. 14.-Milwaukees 6, Gin
cinnatis S.
BUFFALO, Aug. 14.-Buffalos 4, Roches-
ters /.
BATH, N. Y, Aug. 14-Tecumsehs 2, Hor-
nells 13.
SYRACUSE, Aug. 14.-~Stars 3, Uticas 10.
PROVIDENCE, Aug. l4.-Bravos 8, Chica-
gos p
WORCESTER, Aug 14.-Worcesters 10, Low
ellis 5.
HoIYoKE, Aug. 14-HolyolSes 4, Manches-
ters 7.
. BosToN, Aug. 14.-Bostons 5, Indianapo-
lis 8.
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CLINTON, Iowa, Aug. H-The lightning
struck the house Of Cyrus Quick, near Low
Moore, in this county, during the storm last
night, and killed Dorsey Quick, aged fifty. 1t
also seriously injured Mrs. Cyrus Quick and
a baby, the latter it is feared fatally.
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CAIRO, Aug. 14-The prevalence Of yellow
fever at Grenada and Memphis causes great
apprehension here. Numbers of people are
passing through the city every day, fleeing
from the scourge. The quarantine authori-
invent all sorts Of stories A boarding house
keeper from New Orleans, having lost all his
boarders there, came here, and was about
opening d boarding house yesterday when he
was promptly bounced
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THE YELLOW FEVER.
asrenada'a Annual for Aid.

NEW YORK, Aug. 14-Mayor Ely to-day re-
ceived q dispatch from Mayor Mutton, of
Grenada, Miss, saying that yellow fever was
causing great distress in that place and ask
ing for pecuniary aid.
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RfDM E..
sn Formal a,onvsntlen with g.ernnnny.

No Formal Convention with Germany.
LONDON. Aug. 14.-A dispatch from Rome
says: No special convention will be CON
cl,lded between Germany and the Vatican
declarations only will be exchanged, No
III ention is made of the May laws.
Monseigneur Massila is expected to arrive
here In few days from Kissingen.
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Grain Trade Meeffng.

New YORK, Aug. 14.-A meeting of the
grain tradeinterests Of the Produce Exchange
was held to-day, for the purpose Of consider
ering and fixing the grades Of amber Michi
gan wheat. An informal discussion was had
among the members On the matter, and after
q short session the meeting was adjourned
until tomorrow without any decision. No
grade of grain has been established for this
kind Of wheat up to the present. and it is
or uppaaaarv
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Congressional Nominations.

MORRIS, Ill, Aug. 14-Hon. P G. Hayes
was day renomnated for Congress by the
Republicans OF the Seventh District.
CLINTON, Iowa, Aug. 14-Hon. W. F. Bran
non was to-day nominated for Congress by
the Democrats of the Second District.
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Return of the wyoming.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-Secretary Thomp-
son is advised that the Wyoming, from Havre
to Washington, was spoken on Monday about
thirty miles out. She ought to reach Hamp-
ton Roads to-day. She is one Of the vessels
that took goods to the Paris Exposition.
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PERSD NAL.

Yesterday evening Major E. A. Burke, the
Democratic nominee for the State Treasury
ship, left for New York via the Great jackson
Route. Major Burkes sudden departure fs
due TO summons from the Potter committee,
before which he is to testify on some impor-
tant facts, as will be seen elsewhere in this
paper. May pleasure and success attend him.
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The News i'm WernuE,5s.
Memphis Avalanche, August i

lMemphlS ATai2Hcne, August 13
Yesterday morning came an urgent request
from Grenada for fifteen more nurses, with
the news that ten deaths had occurred in the
last twenty-four hours. DR.. Hall wired for
two nurses for his own family, two Of his chill
dren being i'll.
In addition to the board of health's aid,
nurses were sent down by the Masons and
the Howard Association.
At 2:39 o'clock DR. r. z. BEoWn, secretary
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trouble with Mexico Apprehenslel.

ii YORK. Aug. H.-A New Orleans
al reports concerning trouble with Mexi-
are not founded on information in the pos
3sion of the United States government. A
a@tominent officer says there Is not the
N .ightest ground for apprehending serious
Trouble with Mexico.
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OTTAWA, Ont, Aug. 1.-THE Orangemen
on Monday night from their point of view for
publication. They claim that they were es-
corting some Of their members home when
they were attacked, and this led to the dis
turbance.
The train on which the Montreal Young
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The North Carolina legislature.

| IWTImInRCHn StaTI
We have but few changes to make since our
last, as the returns come in very slowly:
Democrats elected to the Senate, %; to the
House, 70; total, 100. Republicans elected to
the Senate, II; to the House, "a; total, 81.
Independents elected to the Senate. s; to the
House, r; total, 70. Total opposition, So.
The Democrats viii certainly have over 30 on
Joint ballot.
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WEATHER PROBABILITIES,

WASHINGTON, Aug. Is, a. m.-Indications
for Thursday:
For the West Gulf States, clear or partly
cloudy weather, light variable winds, mostly
Southerly stationary pressure and tempera-
t1lre
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No Further Trombie Anticipated at OF"
tnWR.

OTTAWA, Aug. 14~It is not likely that there
will be- any trouble between ths Orangemen
have taken steps which have removed oil
fears on the part of any person. Everything
was quiet to-day. The police and everybody
concerned are pretty well used up, The lead,
ers OF the Union men say that they never had
any idea Of attacking the upper town, and
only intended to protect their own property.
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Our Platform and our Nominee znaorsea,

!A2dison JOufGal.l
The work Of the Louisiana Democratic
State convention is ended and we have Major
E. A. Burke, Of New Orleans, for State Treas
urer, and a platform which, as an entirety,
will give general satisfaction. The nominee.
Major Burke, has become well known as the.
private agent Of Gov. Nichols at Washington
in the Packard-NcholIs struggle for State
supremacy, IN which he won a decided yic-
tory. We believe he is a native of Ohio and d
very shrewd, and of broad and liberal views.
The platform was adopted without any oDr,o-=
sition whatever, and the conservative tone
shows that points were waived here and there
in order to cement the party. The pfatforIa
appears at once clear, just and decided, and
by it the party is willing to be judged and
ready to go before the country.
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ReFs sDNaA.

WASHINGTON, Aug. A. Mr.. Burchard
Hayes. accompanied by the Attorney Gene
raj, left for the East last evening and will go
tn Nauporf