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TN Western part of city, till October 1st, two
Il story house, well located, on reasonable terms.
Address RENT, this office. j16d1w
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EXCHANGE Dining ROOMS,

(FORMERLY JOHNSON'S)
This popular saloon having been
reftted and painted, is again open
to the public. The present pro-
pTietOrS will endeavOr to merit the
liberal patronage heretofore be-
slowed and propose TO increase its
popularity by generally reducing
the cost OF food, while fully maln-
tanning the quality and quantity.
40 EXCHANGE STREET.
mar5 dH
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PLEASANT ROOMS TO LET.
TO Let.

nNE of the most desirable rents on Congress St.
~ oppost the park, No. 1856. Apply to L. TAY.
LOR, High street Wharf, jesdtf
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TO LET,
TO Let.

nNE of the best offices ON Exchange Street.
" Enquire of GEO. A. WHITNEY & CO.,
my14dtf No. 46 Exchange Street.
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REAL ESTATE.

MnNEVt to lean on first class Real Estate
MO4N "a H. Security, in Portland, or vi
einty. Rents collected, taxes paid, &c. on Com
mission, Apply to F. G. PATTERSON, Dealer in
Real Estate. 3794 Congress Street. no1sdtf
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To Let.


A VERY pleasant rent of to rooms, gas and
"A Sebago 169 Newbury Street, near Franklin.
jy9i2w* w. o. PITCHER.
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northern pines, or by the steely glimmer of our
ocean, few pleasanter companions in the way of
DOCKS could help to pass summers afternoon
tnan this tale of a ramble in the sunny
region OF myth and story, when Ulysses sailed
70 tne lotus land, and Homer wandered singing
to the folk OF their fathers days and Deeds
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WANT Ed.
Clerk Wanted.

A YOUNG man as clerk in the wholesale grocery
"A. business. Apply at 1l3 Commercial Street.
jy1S diff
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TN first-class retail store. Address, giving real
l. name, present occupation and reference,
jy16d1w BUSINESS, Press Office,
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Wanted.

A COLLEGE graduate, with three years success
IA ful experience in teaching, desires to secure a
position Principal of some High Grammar
school. Address "TEACHER,'' Press Office.
iy1S d&Wtf
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Wanted.

Wanted.
10y young gentleman, board in a genteel family,
Id in the city or suburbs, where he can have the
use Of piano, Satisfactory reference given Perma-
terms, G. EDWARDS,
jy16d1w* 357 Spring st, Portland.
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BOARD.
TO LET.
For Rent.

VyHE three story brick house, No. 70 Dauforth
Il street, corner of Brackett street. Roomy,
pleasant and in good order Inquire of
JOHN PROCTER,
iy17d3w SO Exchange st.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-15
RR EvITIEs.

Yesterday the new steamer Rapid Transit
left her wharf. near Canal street. for her first
trip to the town OF Plaq,iemine. She is con
sjdered the most speedy craft on tho river, and
certainly yesterday she gave evidence Of It
Rounding 70 and heading down stream she
made fully fifteen miles an hour easily.
This evening at 7 80 Mr.. John Roy will sub
nit plans for the underground drainage OF
New Orleans, and will explain them by a lee
tlire to be delivered before the Academy Of
Sciences, ut their hail. corner of Common and
Baronne street The public are invited to at-
tend Admission free
At an election for officers held by the Young
Mems Benevolent Association. at their rooms
in Grunewald Hall, Sunday. the following
gentlemen were chosen to serve for the ensti.
Ing year: President, Gao. H. Braughn; vice
president. *Jno. w. Bryant; recording secre-
tary, }. Bercegay; financial secretary, +. w
Pfeffer; treasurer, ~. Sutter; graud con-
ductor, l.. +. Sivorri; warden, J. M. Coos
inside guardian, =. Ruello; outside guardian,
J. Laooste; Grand marshal, j. T. Shaw
*Re-elected.
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wood. in ballast, to master. for orders: Aus
trian bark Esetnpio. Petrina master. e8 days
from bqssino,, in ballast. to +. Tarabochia;
Italian bark Cashmere. Gladulich master. 80
DAYS from Dublin, to =. Taraboehis for orde s !;
German bark Elise. Weiting master. from BIO
, itish brig Maid Of dlenwern, Dayid master,
lean schooner r. J. Collins. Townsend master. IA
days from Philads phia,, with general cargo. to
Norton Il Bell; Spanish bark Tres Auroras.
Toras master. 10 days from Havana. In ballast,
to charles II Gilbert Green Italian bark Pep
pima, taturzo master. So days from Marseilles.
to master.
Sailed: Barks Able Leone and VIM. Jackson.
Wind west northwest, light Weather clear
aud cool.
SOUTHWEST PASS. Jan. t4--Arrived: British
bark Sally. Atkin, master. 45 days from Bristol.
In ballast TO master.
Amer lean schooner B. w. Hill. higgins, mas.
ter, 81 days from Havre. ia ballast. TO master.
Norwegian ship Bonafides, Nielsen, ruaster.
40 days from Syngoer. Norway. In ballast. to
master.
British bark Carmel Donald. master. sb days
from Bremsfhaven, In ballast. to master.
No departures.
Wind north northwest, light Weather hazy
and cool
PASS ALOuTnE. Jan. H.-sailed: Steamship
Tamaulipas Np.2.
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THE POPULAR LOAN SCHEME
several Bills on this subject Already IT.
troduced In C0ng reks.
cincinnati Commerei,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 Conversations with
members and Senators develop the fact that
there IL u large majority In each body that
will vote for u measure making it feasible to
convert the bonded Indebtedness of the coun-
try into a home or popular loan. Two bills
to that end were introduced in
tho House to-day. One was to
authorizc postmasters to issue certificates
Of deposit drawing 1865 interest In amounts
ranging from So up. The other was to issue 4
per cent bonds in like denominations. Neither
OF these exactly coincide with Secretary Sher-
mans views, and he will prepare @ bill to be
submitted by some member Of the House.
The contract with the syndicate has not been
formally fannulled. Secretary Sherman
has, under the law, the privilege to annul it
on ten days notice after the first day of Janu-
ary. 1873, which notice will be given shortly,
and Immediately afterward the smaller bonds
now authorized by law, the smallest Of which
h for 800, will be given to the banks to aell at
par. which they are willing to do on being al
lowed one-half of one per cent
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Can the Constitution be Properly
Amended?

Editor Democrat amend articles or ser.
tions OF the constitution two requirements
must be complied with:
/. There must be two-t ds vote of each
OF the two houses to submit each OF the amend
| ments to the people.
2. The people must vote upon each of the
proposed amendments separately:
The second requirement has in the past,
but few amendments were submitted to the
people, at the same time-the greatest number
being five mt time.
Let that pass, as It may be objected that
elections in Louisiana for the past ten years
form no test for times to come. Let optiInist5
have full swing in this matter.
The first argument must he confronted-the
two-thirds vote Of each house.
Keep in view the close division Of parties, IA
well in the house as in the Senate; the DEM
ocratic majority is exceedingly small in either.
Then In order TO amend the constitution,
conceding the Democrats to be unit, a heavy
Republican vote IL required in addition to
complete the necessary two-thrds vote!
As a matter of course our sanguine consti-
tutonal amendment Democrats are confident
Of roping in heavy Republican vote on the
school question.
Then, on the judiciary question they expect
to accomplish the same feat, in order to abol-
ish the parish courts. whose judges are elected
Next, rs TO repeating the clause for the di-
vision of properties disposed of by judicial
sale--the offspring of the Radical party
Many other important questions must come
up, presenting the same difficulties to be over
come, to wit: the predictions and policy of
our adversaries.
As parties stand in the Legislature, the
scheme of revising the constitution by amend
ments is predicated upon the assumption that
the Republican party is disorganzed or de-
moralized, and that It will be possible for the
Democrats to recruit a heavy force from
among their ranks to achieve the wholesale
reform which is needed in this Radical consti-
tuition.
1t is said Let us try, and we may sue
ceed."
Try2 How long? Fritter away valuable
time upon Il wiId-goose chase? The Repub-
licans in both houses, out Of policy, will en-
courage US to try-and keep trying They are
not responsible for the government, for they
are the opposition.
But should convention be called at once
BY no means. Instead Of submitting at the
next general election series of amendments
for ratification, have constitutional delegates
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-15
silver or BANKRUPTCY.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Senator Bayard,
who is the hardest Of all the hard-rnoncy Sen
ators, in conversation with your correspond
cnt to-day conceded the mpoesii,ity Of de-
fcating the passage of the silver bill in the
Senate. All that he expects i4 that the
Senate will sustain the committees amend
ment striking out the free coinage
clause and giving the government the
profits of coinage. He il sanguine that
the Senate will not agree to free coinage, and
has reason for his hopefuhtss. Beck, who il
one Of the most ardent silver men, in his speech
yesterday, declared himself opposed to free
coinage. Wallace, another silver man IL also
opposed to it, and Lamar and Ben Hill are
counted among its opponents Senator Eustis,
who has been claimed by the hard money men,
told your correspondent this afternoon that
he was in favor OF the renonetization Of
silver, and thought the capitalist as not only
wrong but impoIitic in opposing it's remoneti-
zation, because If this much is not conceded to
the debtor class the probabilities are that the
debtors will soon have to pay their debts in
discharges from bankruptcy, which he fandes
the creditors will find a less valuable circu-
Iating medium than even the silver for which
they profess to have 30 great a loathing.
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Ref0rm-A Hurried Reply to "A Member
af the General Assembly"

Editor Democrat member Of the Gem
eral Assembly" has given your readers quite
an interesting and temperate answer to your
nine points of reform recommended 70 the
Legislature but do not think he demolishes
you entirely, and l offer few remarks in
reply.
On points /, 2, 8, 4 and he pleads that the
Legislature Is barred by the constitution.
staggering under the burden Of constitution
specially framed by usurpers and villains t.
prevent wholesome legislation This Is II
question every day asked by the people. And
who can be SO appropriately asked to answerit
~ the existing Legislature? IF the eonstitrl-
ton prevents wholesome legislation then 1t
should be changed. What say our legi 3laiors?
Your sixth point Is that every superiluous
office should be abolished; but Member says
"this is too vague for comment" that the
Legislature is ready to abolish, but that it
wants you to name the offices to be abolished.
This sounds like qubbling. It is presumed
that Legislators know what and how many
office-hOlders there are, and that II they rep
will easily ascertain what is superfluous.
Here again, If the constitution stands in the
way, the mores the reason for changing the
constitution.
Your point seven, on the subject Of econom-
ical collection OF the revenues, Member
meets by pointing to the existing reduced
pay as compared with collections under the
Radical regime. We admit the reduction,
but we don't admit the completeness of the
work. Collection Of taxes in this city Is cleri-
cal work. Let the Legislature pay for it as
such; and more than this il the clerks Of a
tax collector do all the work let them get
all the pay. No member of the Legislature
will ever convince me thatit is just to the in
dustry OF the people to pay any man 5000 or
$1,000 per annum to do nothing but to support
the name and dignity of tax collector while
other men are paid great deal less to do all
the work.
But why argue farther on this point :?
Member admits in terms that the revenue
laws. are crude and costly In some minor
particulars Then you are right in demand
ing change. ] repeat, we do not want legis-
laton which merely bears favorable COMPARE
son with that Of Warmoth or Kellogg; we
want to go down to the marrow OF things and
establish positive, absolute economy, and the
legislator who is satisfied with less does not
represent the people Of Louisiana.
The argument of Member on the sheriff
and clerk question (No. 81 is simply the old
one, viz: These officers must have big pay TO
make them efficient. During thirty years that
have lived here have witnessed this evil
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-15

New York Tribune.l

An American correspondent of the London
Standard makes haste to prove that feedom
WIS u fatal gift to the Southern negro. He
holds that ten years experience has satisfied
the freedman OF several things l, That he
cannot succeed his former "o1d master" as
planter and proprietor, and become the
master in his turn. 2. That he has
not tho requisite self-command and say
ing grace necessary for accumulation, and
that even planting on shares with some white
proprietor, instead of receiving wages for his
work, always leaves him pennflcss, and worse
than pennilsss at the end of the season.
3. That the new condition of freedmen or
freedwomen imposes upon him or her the new
duty and care of the picaninnies or little
ones, who used to be cared for by his old mas
Ter, from mingled motives Of humanity and
Interest. For the negro unhappily, resembles
that other African mother, the ostrich, in dis
regard for its young, and infanticide has be-
come f"ariully common since The charge de-
volved upon them 4. After the brief satur-
naiia OF the negro and carpet-bag rule in the
most of them five years ago, and recently
Suppressed in the last States, where. by grace
of Gen. Grant, 1t still fingered, the freshmen
found that politics did not pay
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atd hnrd this argument, but I have ts'ver
hs'n convinced. When hook ut q sheriff or a
cletk o1 The court see simply man like my
s, ~, ., man ike any other public of1iciai, j,
him all over. turn him inside .srt and view hi mi
IN his interior, brHin bowels and all. and v.a
he Is but Il man. and be will II he is worth th.
powder and shot u will take 10 kill him work
like IL man for n living.
TO say that netslv or a g,4ssfy man II Won
viii. finds NO incentive to work for six or
eight thousand year. II an absurtlity on ita
very face III find - Thousand men to do ii
and to do It gladly and well. Why, you had
just as well argue that the Governor. the
Supreme Judges, the Auditor. Treasurer and
others will not work for less than S2D, 900 to
$4,000 year, or hat the Governor would be
more faithful II he got more pay, or faithful
in proportion tn pay. But. If it Is al,aolrtely
certain that n sheriff viii only work for a fes.
then put down his fees to u point that will
make his aggregate income something rsl-
soDable.
"Men,ber'' refers TO the prevalent custom
OF fees for magistrates as illustrative Of the
strength Of his position. If he Is u lawyer and
ever enters n magistrates court, he certainly
cannot have failed to see how often the judg-
lnent In u suit goes nliustly because to make
It otherwise would I've to east costs where col
lections could not be made. Just as well ar
que that the District and Supreme Judges
shnll be feed as to argue the system for u
magistrate: The latter Is n ju igc at last, and
even though the caSes before him are small in
comparison the same mdyirg principle l., in
volved, and his biased decisions carry misery
with them
Member cannot have forgotten the revea-
tio1s that were made last session of the Legis-
latre III relation to feeding prisoners. On that
occasion 1t WIS demonstrated that the people
paid an enorulo,le premium to the criminal
sheriff, and yet the evil continues, to exist.
| Now provisions are lower still and the expense
ought to ba less to the people but sherifrss
| "you know" are peculiar atlimals and they
will not feed & prisoner ut all If they cannot
| make a fortune out Of IL.
On point 9-the limitation of the power, of
police iuries to taE-"Meuber" seems salts
| lied; he says he is. And yet yOu have men
| toned that the people of parish are taxed ~,
much 49, mills)by the parish authorities a. by
| the authorities of the State. Can this be right?
| Had not our Legislature ,Lrttcr subject so
called parish indebtedness to judicial exami-
latiolip May be they would find no nectssst '
| for such enormous taxation. But this will not
bc done. The spirit Of reform does not run
| high enough. The first thing the State of
Georgia did when honest men got possession
| Of the government was Ia examine into the
validity Of the State debt and they set aside
| some SD.OO0.0O0 as fraudulent. There are
millions on millions Of State, city and parish
debts in Louisiana utterly, hagrantly fraudl,-
lent, but it is all too sacred to be touched by
| judicial hands! Where is your reform?
BETJtS
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nUTARf.

At the announcement yesterday morning Of
the death Of Eleanor Durkee. wife Of our ess-
teemed and honored citizen, Henry Green,
Esq, numbers Of the old and new residents of
the Fourth District sincerely mnlrned the
loss Of one of the most gentle, unassuming
and pous rolicts Of that era of ''peace and
good WILL Of which she was tho most unol,-
trusivc but shining example. We remember.
but n few. years ago, the gathering Of children.
grandchildren. great grandchildren and hosts
Of friends, to ctlebrate the golden anniversary
Of their unusually happy union, and we feel
that the sorrow which will be universal thi,
morning will be but faint tribute to her
many virtues, to her sweet and kindly diaposi-
tion, and to those family ties and affections
which shc, has always striven with success to
make perfect
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-15
CAPITOL NOTES.

The Democratic Senators held short eau.
Gus Yesterday morning.
Senator Twitchell was IN hia seat In the
Senate for n few moments yesterday.
The House Committee on Elections met last
night, and will take up tho Lafourche Billic,l-
Sevignes case tonight.
The Senate Committee on Elections met Inst
night. Present: Senators Zacharie, Perkins
Allain, White. Ducros and Sandiford, and
after consultation agreed to take up the case
q Moore vs. Cage on Monday evening next
No conclusion was arrived ut as to the rules oI
procedure, and no action was taken in the
Whales Wakefield case. Each of the contest
ants and contest@s were represented 10y
counsel
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-15

From a card published In our advertising
columns 1t will be seen hat those able lawyers
md ,op ular gentlemen, Col. Robert richardson
and Mr.. Sam u. McEnery. ave formed a legal
par nership. ut Monroe, parish of Ouachita,
and will attend to oil law business intrusted to
them In all the parishes of North Louisiana in
the State and Federal courts and in the Land
,,fice Department of the Federal government.
To bear our testimony to the high character.
ability and str ct attention to business of these
gentlemen would be quite superf1uous. ia con-
sideration of their universally known high
reputation as lawyers and gentlemen.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-15
WccDEui'iOn Of the Diaz Government
some Mat ers To he cleared Tip First.

ter Foster to Washington. which Ia expected
daily, has given rise to the report
ernment has decided TO recognize Diaz. This
report is incorrect. The Cabinet has for some
time past been unanimous that Diaz should be
recognized. but will take no action until Con-
gress, which appointed several investigating
committees to inquire into our relations with
Mexico, is heard from on the subject.
The Secretary OF Sta o says also that there are
some matters to be settled with Mexico that
can be attended TO better before than after re-
aoQniytu1 Dtlz.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-15

LONDON Jan. 14.-The Telegraph's CONSTANT
|nopss tnps dispatch reports that the Russians en-
|serea aeni saghara on Saturday. The place
Turks. ~ N 'S''o" 'of-
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Collector Freeland To Re Removed Ills
AurCessR Not Yet SELECTED

Freeiand OF Brooklyn, N. Y. which has been
under consideration FOR some time. has at last
been. decided. and bis removal will be made
within y few dtys His successor hrs not yet
been determined npon. There are several ap-
plicants for the position. 1T is understood that
several other Impo tant changes are cont m
plated In the Federal Offices Of New York state.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-15
New COmplicati0ns-The R0umanIans in
the Way Of an ArmIsticc.

LONDON. Jan. H.-The Times CORE 1pondent
at Bucharest says: New mplirations seem to
have arisen. The Roumanians talk Of declining
70 submit to an armistice, unless 1t is separate
N iy arranged with them. II is thought they have
possibly been instigated by the Russian mill
tary party.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-15
Repeal Of tire naukrupt Law.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 14-Mr. Herman to-day
presented n petition of more than one thousand
ban kers. merchants and others. OF New York
In favor of the repeal OF The bankrupt law. Re.
ferred to the Committee on tho Judiciary
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He was 50. drunk that he could not walk.
could scarcely move and only partially articu-
him. IF were in your place." said his friend,
I'D go out In the woods and hang m vself. y
IF (hic) you were (hicl in my place. how (hic)
the deuce lhic) would You get TO hic, the
the woods 2 was the squclching inquiry
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-15
eub-Committee on Foreign AGairs-Mexi-
can ROrf1er

WASHINGTON. Jan. H. The aub. Committee on
Foreign Affairs gave Col. Shafter Lieut. Bulls
and q commerci n, agent Of tho government, u
further hearing this morning.
The full committee mee Thursday when
the snb-committee will submit their report No
pthhr committeea In eaeetOn
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-15
CAPITAL NOTES.
MEMORIAL or THE NEW YORK CHAM
ben or COMMERCE


WASHINGTON. Jan. A.-Mr. Herman, Of New
York. presented memorial Of the New YoI k
Chamber OF Commerce In favor OF law to
eduitably adjust errors ip the assessment and
collection Of duties on imports. Referred to
Nle Committee ON Finance.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-15
Turkish Plenipoteut.arics to the Grand
Duke.

LONDON. Jan. 1.-THE Daily, Teleoraphs cor
NlcnGlas. In his telegram to tha Porte very ex-
presssly asked that two Turkish delegates be
ssn. s u meet h,m at kazanlik. and that they
meeting OF the Grand Ottoman Council. held on
sunhay consequently appointed two plenipo-