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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-15
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Senator Thurman aH the Ohio election
The Effect of She s'SOtt" Money
Platform,

CINCINNATI. Oct. 14-senator Thurman has
nearly recovered, and an interview is published
suit. but was prepared for the worst one. This
Is the first year in which the issue between the
people and the national banks was sharply de-
ilned and 1t put all other issues almost out of
sight. The corruption that IN the last thirteen
lion ought to have been sufficient to overthrow
the Republican party, but the minds Of the
people were pre-occuped by the currency ques
other Questions Of political economy or mon
etary science would seem to be dry themes, for
discussion before popular audience. and yet
no other themes excited so much interest.
On being asked If the currency clause Of the
platform weakened the party, he answered: :
mot at all Instead OF being weakened BY our
PLATFORM mean the elatform of the last State
convention-We are greatly strenethened by It,.
Had We faltered on this question We would have
been beaten far worse. But why talk about be-
ing beaten? Add the vote Of the Nationals to
that Of the Democrats, and ts not the Repub-
liean or national bank party In q minority of
thousands Ia the StateW
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A BIG STEAL In MASSACHU SETS.

How the Border City mills @t0CkhDAdeFs
were Fleeced by the DfElcers-The Presi"
dent Draws 5000, 900 Before n Yard
of Cloth was Eanufactured-A Pre-
eaous Lot of Rascals.
TAUNTON Mass, Oct. 14-.Geo. Z. Hathaway.
of Fall River treasurer Of the Border City
and other mills. convicted of forgery was
brought into The Superior Court to-day before
Judge Gardner for sentence. The prisoner
entered the courtroom at II O'Clock this morn
ing pa rs death, and took seat wi hin the
rail. Several gentlemen, leading citizens OF
character Of Hathaway during his residence In
those places The senior counsel for the pris-
oner had statement which he wished to pre-
sent before the sentence was read
Mr.. Hathaway began reading the cs statement,
his voice trembling and his eyes fllling with
tears. He said that he felt com PEELED to make IKE
Border City and Sycamore mills. the creditors
81 he mills and his nobeand loyal wf9 and 2. ;t aer
% ag at and 6s s said ae thaz m2'e nent To to
Fall River from Freetown In 1853, after having
for years heard Mr.. Chaee held up by his father
piece Of luck to be- connected. He described bis
connection with the Massasoit mills. it's heavy
losses and their coneeaIment from Or; Durfee
being the other parties. ,Chace at one time
had drawn from the mills $I700oo. and Mason
st5Oo00 He then described In detail the build,
ing of the Border City and Sycamore mills. and
his gradual discovery Of Chace's true character.
December II, 1872. when Hathaway, was treas
urer of the Border City mills, and thace pres,
dent. the latter came to him and said he wanted
to borrow s5000 He let him hove 1t, and then ne
came again and again, always with the assur-
ance that he would make everything right It
went on So that before yard Of cloth had been
made Chace had avn S2000O0 from the mill
These loans, by Chaces request, had been
entered in q private acc0unt. and not IN the
regular mill book. because it was feared they
might be discovered. Hathaway then described
Chace's hardness of heart; his refusal to aic
him In his difficulties and neglect to pay money
| taken by him from the Border City mills. He
declared that Dr.. Durfee knew all about the
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MINOR TELEGRAMs.

Lieut.. Benner, OF the relief steamer, has BEEN
taken down with the fever at Vieksburg The
boat will be retained at Vieksburg until the sur
geon is satisfied Of the safety Of the officers and
crew.
The Justices Of the Supreme Court Yesterday
paid the customary annual visit to the Prest~
dent. The court convenes to-day.
A laborer'g pipe started 5000 fire st Low
a < IRE at beimar., III. On Sunday morning DE-
gtroyed $4,000 worth Of property
The Chicago police have arrested two men
engaged Ia Trt the late Jeffray burglary snd Race
alias "Sheeny." and Johnny" Lamb.
The Tilden income case at Chicago was af~
journed until this morning at the request Of the
prosecuting attorney.
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An Active Volcano I'm Nicaragua The
prNpDseh Ship gRnal.

NICARAGUA Oct 5.-The volcano Of Mono
tonbo, in the Sta Of Mnnogua, has again given
evidence of life. Explosions If cons iderahle
force. accompanied by vast columns Of smoke
and ashes and brilliant flames have continued
for some days No accident or damage has been
oecasioned up to the present.
Mr.. BlanChet has left for France, after having
made thorough examiDation Of the River San
plishment of his canal project. The deposit re-
quired by the Nicaraguan government will, It is
said be made in Paris In anticipation Of the
celebration Of contract for the construction Of
q canal The gentleman intends to return In
January with corps of engineers. when ,ex-
haustive surveys will be. made Of the entire
route. with view to the commencement of
actual work
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and Democratic inanity in the first session OF
the Forty fifth Congress, would be- commentary
enough on the exclusive Northern managsmenf
Mr.. Hayes draws Mr.. Tilden's salary and eKers
oises Mr. Tilden's functions to. day because of the
Of Mr.. Hewitt: and the levees of the
Mississippi are useless to-day because OF the
small seflshnsss and
NARROW F1HEssE or NIB, RANDALL.
1t is time for new deal 1t Is time for the
men who hold the power TO assert IT. not see-
tlonally, but In national spirit not narrowly.
but broadly: not In the keep -.what-yo have
and-grab- al. you-ean spirit of the last four
years management but with sincere sense OF
the fruits Of power according to the merits OF
the contributors to It.
To accomplish this result the prime requisite
1s Speaker Of the House chosen with view to
the future rather than the past: man who
both individually and representafiveiy enr-
bodies progress. and not one who is simply %
re1nln1scenee OF history. Democrat WhosD
Claim to preferment can bs found In facts bear
ing date 1873, and not In facts dated 1866; q
politician who eomprehends the largeness Of
the country. and who perceives the promiseuitv
Of the Democratic party: and, finally. statss~
man who understands the important fact that
LOUISIANA rs A STATE OF THE UNION,
Oil the same as Pennsylvania, and that ths
Mississippi river contains on nh average sew
eral gallons more OF water than the sohnylkill.
blink sueh a BaRn enn ha found. But ggTt xassf8
mot TOOK for hffn unfsr ths aHt or behind tEt@
spectaolAs Of Samuel ). Randall. You would
be more likely to hit him IL you drew bead ON
jos Blackburn and your gun didn't miss fire.
A, O., B.
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WHAT TALWAGE SAW.

"A Sermon mt the Brooklyn Tabernacle
ExplaInIng the Pastors Recent visit
to the Dwellings of the Frail Fair-
what HE witnessed and the Empress
stens Conveyed.
BROOKLYN. Oct. 14-Rev. r. Dewitt Talmage
has been visiting some Of the low resorts Of
New York and Brooklyn, In order TO know how
1t Is himself about what vice that flannts Itself
Is like. and yesterday preached with might nnd
main on his. recent. visit to places OF wicked
resort. Hundreds of persons went away from
text was: was Ezekiel viii. so: Then said Hs
unto s9n Of man N tha dg noW she Ta onr ana
and He said unto me. Go ia and behold the
wicked denominations that they do here; so I
went in and saw and behel1 every form OF
creeping things and abominable BEASTS
Ezekiel, said the preacher. was commissioned
to explore the regions of sin in his day. He was
was going on within, but to go In Tai mage's
description of his Dantes queer experience is
extremely guarded, and the manifestations OF
evil which he Witnessed are painted in repellant
eolors. Many women were eager to hear him.
He said: u am here To-day to report dread
ful plague In our midst ana 70 let yon, knTW ~
those who claim that my recent tour q inspec-
tion encourages others to do l1keWlse, an
swer that II you are IN the company OF @ poLlee s
police and two Christian gentlemen, and not
with q spirit Of curiosity, but to see sin so as
eternal God, 90 in not then. Stay away. A
proper discussion of this subject from the pull
pit will send other people to sad places about
as much as description of the plague at Gre
NADIA will drive people to inspect its conse-
duenees upon themselves. [LaughterJ
we must drive the young men who are going
down hill into the kingdom by snatching must,,
cal instruments from the. services OF the devll
and using them In the praises OF the Lord. We
have too many dirges; give us plenty OF an
thems We have too much dead march give
us more uuickstep. as We move on the double,
quick in our march to victory, an army In fuil
advance. Young men, you are stark MAD.
Fool, II you go to places OF dissipation TO see
handsome paintings. gay upholstery or hand
some faces. and to hear sweet music, come to
1 me and 1 viii give you letter, Of introduction
to more than five hundred holes, where you
can see pictures worth looking at and hear pear
music that is worthy of the name. Stop
this talk about cutting down the wages
Of the police. who are doing me WORE
of God and the country. They de-
serve to have their wages go up. IL, nave nc
fear of the discussion Of the press. The sin
have been portraying Is a scorched and blasting
thing. When in oil, said to the officers. Let
| us go: am tired Of this inianlty.' AS We
passed out soul passed in. What face
Sorrow was only half covered with mantle o
ioy,,. 1t was a ,woman's face, on which Was
written. Lost without remedy"
| It appears from Talmage's sermon fnat De
| did not visit the most dangerously allurlne
parts, Of sin after. all; places not usually ire
quented by the police in full uniform.
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Trouble Between Employers and Printers
Inn washing t@m.

WAsHINGroN. Oct. 1.-THE Fost and Union
recently discharged their non union printers
and employed union men. This morning these
papers dismissed the union men and re-em-
pIoyed rats. The employing job printers of this
city some time since gave notice that on and at.
ter the fifteenth OF the present month they would
pay but forty cents per 1000. The Typographical
Union, which Is controlled here by the govern
ment office printers. at q meeting on Saturday
night, ordered a general strike unless union
prices are maintained. All of the offices are
prepared for the emergency. In anticipation
of strike, there has been q large influx of non
union men from Eastern cities.
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Those Eypsser HbispR tefes-Fzr. E1Eaen SnER
tn be- Preparing u EAemlaaa

New YORK Oct. tA.-The Graphic says: A rec
J. Tilden this morning to ask that gentleman liz
1t were true, as reported that he was preparing
q statement disclaiming al connection with and
posing q corrupt use OF money to influence the
election n 1916. The rsporter,g card was re-
be- excused. Il i Stated. however Oh good ati- d.
thority, that Mr.. TiIdsn Is preparing q reply of
this kind. and his friends await Its publication
with anxiety The reply. it is said. will clear
Mr. Tldens skirts entirely. Some OF the DEM
oerats who do not admire Mr. Tilden person.
ally say he was too stingy to fay out money Or he
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Aa tn the XNna H.thre.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 14.-The action Of the Mex,
lean government in June last having created
the impression throughout the United States
tnat the Hona Libre was abolished. the Ameri-
can minister to that country, In dispatch to
the Department of state, desires to correct that
impression. The Zona bibre remains as here
tofore and can be repeated or amended only by
law. What the Executive did In June last was
simply to unite in one regulation the provisions
provide measures against the abuses which the
zona has created but the decree Of the govern
ment Of Tamaulipas creating the l2na @ LIB hlbre e
nRn be abolished only bY Congress.
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Chairman Wood Opposed to Further At~
tempts to Revise the Tariff


NEW YoRK Oct. 14.-There is printed to. day IL
letter from Fernando Wood, Chairman Of the
Ways and Means Committee of the House OF
Representatives. He says 1T Is not advisable
to att mpt to disturb, the tariff at the coming
session o. Congress, because the same opposf-
ton which prevented proposed changes at the
last session will predominate In Deeember
next tis says stability Is necessary and
out fair prospects Of success, or without the
presence Of unexpected public necessities.
Wood says the tariff ought TO be- revised at the
earliest possible moment, but his influence viii
be cast against tnopportune and merely disturb
ing attempts.
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BGeH means AG bbNfHAhM-tA hssE tsE
Appropriation Asked For.
WASHINGTON Oct. 14.-Gen. Bennett. chief Of
Z ordnance of the United States army, has sub
mitted his annual report to the Secretary of
War. He says the total fiscal resources OF the
department during he. year was 81 81 55. all
Of which was expended. The duties at the sew
eral arsenas and armories during the past year
have been performed In satisfactory manner.
and the expenditures have been economically
and judlcously made
The continuation of the erection of buildings
at the Rock Island Arsenal has prospered sat
isfactorily, to the extent of the appropriation.
under the supervision OF Major Flagler com
manding.
work at the Waterviet Arsenal and of ammu,
nitIon at the Frankfort Arsenal have sustained
their well deserved reputation;
Fort Leavenworth and Cheyenne, The prinei-
pal object Of these depots Is. to place reserve
supply Of stores In convenient locality; under
man ler. for the supply Of his, own troops. ana
its .eleved that through such On instrument-
alts The supplying OF the army IN distant Dor pop-
dttiously and perfectly.
Only 100000 was appropriated for the manu-
faeture of small arms at the national armory
during the last fiscal year. On the flrst instant
there were In store, rs q reserve supply, l5,aoo
rifles and $685. carbines; total arms 22s55, all OF
/ have submitted an estimate Of seoo,ooo for
the manufacture Of arms during the next fiscal
seap, ars Of The latest pattern has been 50 oten dis
cussed, and has received such practical appliea.
reference to 1t in this report would be work OF
supereroration. The moral effect of q large
supply of arms In readiness for use is always
entirely disregarded In the discussion Of The
subject. 70 Do prepared for Immediate hostili-
ties ID u quiet power, wh ich must enter largely
anS ~ " internatonai nln question that may or may
not lead to war and as such r! power p it Is worth
all the money expended on Its prod!uctllaen' la As
q military weapon, the Springfield rl11e con
tinues to hold Its own for close shooting:
Under an act of Congress, approved Novetn
Der 81 last. o board Of ordnance officers recon com
mended the Hotehkiss magazine gun, ana Ina uhol @
my recommendation the Secretary OF War NV nv
approved the action of the board and OF tne eS
penditure under the law of $4,000 in Its manu- l
faeture. One thousand sets CT new ana ln
proved infantry equipments have been mad
and issued for trial. II they meet with appro
val In the hands of the troops they will make
saving on each set of 4.29 cents on the cost 0
those now In use. =,
For the armament of Notifications an esti
mate of $3.50, 600 has been submitted for the mex
fiscal year. He points out the necessity OF Con
gress making large permanent annual appro
priations for this branch Of the service, IN
Isa-inch rifle was completed and mounted
Sandy Hook during the past year. 1t has pee'
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GERMANY
Discussion of the Socialist BilH-,a'Eae Gov
armnmemf meafen om Clause SLY.

BERLIN, Oct. 1t-It Is stated that the governs
mant Is much rritated at the intemperate Ian
HHanH hfefE Eefglatit accusations At the saGialsst
snhh1lffss, Iffd have EXPRESSED a wish thAt they
should HB legally pros8euteds
The debate On the Socialist bill was resumed
In the HBiehstag to-day.
Clause six, prohibiting the publication Of So
oialist writings, was rejected. after very anil
mated debate. and many alteratlons:, conse-
elusive, could not be discussed. The debate was
resumed on the. eleventh clause, WHICH was
and fifteen. The debate was then adjourned
until Tuesday.
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THE mot sprangs Troubles.

WASHINGTON, Oct. IA decision has been
made at the Interior Department in reference
given the plan Of the auperintendent Of the
springs to do as he desires with what is known
as Hot Hole spring used gratuitously by
those unable or unwilling to patroniae the
other springs. and to conduct Its, waters to g
lower level where. after use BY. the filthy end
diseased they will not percolate through the
porous soil and contamnate the other springs.
This change WILL therefore. be made notWith-
standing the opposition Of some settlers.
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A EbeadwOOa TFagedy-A desperate WOn
man Shoots Sal0On-Keeper and
Hs Shot I'm Turn.

DEADwooD. D. T., Oct. 14.-Mrs. Lowell, des-
perate character. was arrested yesterday at the
instance Of John Rogers, q saloon keeper,
locked up but was released at night. Yesterday
she called at Rogers house. shot him in the
stomach and then ran. He seized pistol and
fired five shots after her. Tho last one passed
through her head, killing her instantly. Rogers
cannot live. The trouble. was about some min
ing property. from which the woman drove
three men at the point Of q gun last December,
and has since shot two others. She was a terrdr
to the neighborhood, and her death is regarded
as Just retributiOn.
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SPORTING NOTES.
Nashville Rlooa horse ASSIMILATION zgac.

NASHVILLE Oct. 14.-To-day was an extra day
of the fall meeting of the Nashville Blood Horse
Association in aid of the yellow fever fund.
The weather was pleasant. the track excellent
and attendance quite large.
The first race, three quarter mile dash, was
won by Mary Walton, Maggie Field second.
Time. 1.1sA.
Tho second event, f. dash Of ~ mile. was won
by Genmore. with Bouny Coska second Time,
300.
The third race, / 4 mile dash, was won by
Sallie Polk Bill Dillon second. Time 2:Oo4.
The fourth race q three quarter mile dash,
was won by Clemmie c.. with Hamlet second.
Time. ,2Oi4,
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Births Majority.

TND1ANAPoIIs, Oct 1o-The returns show that
a tale. Montgomery county reported that Nc
Cahe had carried the county over Orth by 358
majority, and then after a SILENCE, OF fifteen
In the count and tIcCabe's majority was only
2G1.. The Democrats smell q rodent here. and
will Investigate. Nor is this all. Fraud has
been discovered in Vermillion and Montgom-
cry. and three Of Orth's repeaters out Of nine
who practieed their work in CraWfordsville
have been arrested. McCabB will contest the
Esgt of 0Tth,
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FaIlnre Mi n R,ennsylvanEn Rnnk.

SAMAQUA Pa Oct. n.-The First National
Bank Of this city suspended payment this
morning. Its assets are over S150.000; liabilities
unknown. The SUSPENSION causes the greatest
excitement throughout this region. as the bank
was always supposed to be strong institution.
The failure Is caused by the suspension OF
Charles RhOUnsr. an extensive iron manu-
faeturer In Philadelphia, who own FIVE eighths
Of The bank stock.
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An ObstrepeFOns CornmumiBt-Gaermnm
sens af Hsherkys

New YORK Oct 14.-Justus seiiWab, the Conn
munst was arrested last night for selling beer.
Oscar Hauser, one of. sehWab's friends. went to
the station house and Was so violent and disoT~
derly that he was arrested He fought like O
tiger. md 1t took four men to overpower him.
The thirty fourth annual meeting Of the Sons
91 fn loefty oag o. 9 p aTge b Gernan beneyo
held here yesterday afternoon. The attendance
ls very large delegates being present from
nearly every city in the State
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fired. only twenty -four times, with charges
varying from sixty to 100 pounds OF powder,
and shot weighing 600 to 100 hounds. The re-,
port shows that with Liz pounds Of powder and
TOO pounds Of shot It gave velocity Of 1885 feet.
with o pressure Of 93,50o pounds to the square
inch, very satisfactory result, and comparing
favorably with the results obtained IN other
countries with guns o.. the same. calbre. 4
bore Rodman. has been fred thirty three
rounds T is satisfactory, and + now awaits
further trial when means are available.
Attention Is. called to the appropriation asked
for the trial OF experimental guns ne recon @ n
the establishment of powder mill and depot
for. it's preservation and storage is reviewed.
and the det ,rioration of gunpoWder In damp
magazines and casemates of our forts is cited
as eogent argument for Immediate action on
this point. -.
The experiments for improying the llfe- II.
saving service apparatus Is referred TO. me
obieet Of The experiments was to extend the
range Of the shot line. to determine the best st
reduce the weight OF the apparatus to q mini
mum limit consistent with safety and efficiency.
Also TO secure shot line which In size, mate
rial and strength will be- most efficient.
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An Alleged sauraeress I'm Court.

JERSEY CITY n. J.. Oct 14.-Mrs. jennie Z.
Smith, indicted In the first degree for the muir
der Of her husband. Officer Smith was ar
raigned to-day in the Court Of Oyer and Ter
miner and pleaded not guilty. She broke out
In a loud wall as the court questioned her and
half swooned as she rose to, leave the court
room. D. Bennett her alleged accomplice was
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agenurts from Raf0p Rouge and Neighbour
fng Towns Am Aggregate of
Twelve EheatEass
Esnacial to the Democrat

Especial to the Demoerat1
BAteN RouGE. Oct. 14.-Yellow fever report
Tor forty-eight hours ending at o'clock this
morning: Deaths, 81 new cases. %. ~.
. WEsT BAToN ROUGE. Oct, 14,-Four new cases
and deaths for the last twenty four hours,
poRr HuDsoE, Oct. M.-Three new cases: no
deaths.
The fever ID reported ut Cooks Landing. one
mile below Waterloo. W.. L. o.
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A Cincinnati gaergyman secesles trDan the
Baptist church,

CtNCINNATI. Oct. 14-Rev r. j. Melsk for~
merly. q prominent BAPTIST clergyman and ed
ltor OF the Baptist organ here, was this morn
ing ordained 81 clergyman. Of the Bpisoopai
eiabed. Rev. Mr. Msllek some years ago became
an open communion Baptist. and WAS for some
time editor Of the New York organ Of that por-
tiou OF the BaDtist Church,
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The atannnrtl Murder.

New HAVEN. Oct. 1.-THE grand Jury to-day
began to consider the case Of Rev. Fl. FL. Hay
dem who is charged with numbering Mary
Stnnnard. It will take three days. for the, lnry
to hear twenty Witnesses, and II O true Dill Is
returned the trial will commence at once
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
TURK EYs
vnsurFecsls,p I'm Egagsaags

LONDON, Oct. IA. - A dispatch from Smla
says: The .Foysal tribes near Bagdad have re-
volted, and have captured the town Of Daman:
The authorities Of the town have demanded
reinforcements.