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and Identified. anl +, il asp,rya, y
they cover the sho!c sa,jec. Of til.
gold.
Tho tri,! Of the several suits for the
gold has been the occasion for putting
at 'est the question as to its disburse :
mens under authority Of law. Look ut
it and see who received it.
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HRshingi n Letter.

WA-uISmoS, Jan. %, 1878
Editor Democrat:
Ex.Secretury BristOw's appearance
in Boston is very generally held by the
press to be significant Of hopes that
tia, centlemaA Or his friends have
that he uny be Of Importance as n"
Presidential candidu'e few years from
now This is hut likely The i">tan'
ce. in our late history in WHICH rCa
have been carefully prcpared f"r thai
high otirr aui haze received nrr few
Brisrow's hupu wl' in tie ehao''c eon'
di,ion Of rh" Republican party t%"
years 4go. Iirherc was "g' something
in the r,.u hrr.rif. or his sss'cia ions
or hi. history. that could force recog-
uiriOu a, tia, time. tits not to be
though, he will eyer succeed;
There was curious meeting Of soft
money men at tho Capitol yesterday
Ben Butler aud Proc,or kuo't were
there. AL others to the number OF a
huulrcd. mqfIly from the West and
Sou,h So strong is the feeling on this
subject uow chat for time everything
else Is forgotten Bu'l"r is tower Of
weakness to uuy cause JUS; no". but be
seemed to b, allowed to take the lead
at this meeting. This was the worst
sort of pu!soy. 1t is sail the P'"p'''-
ton to attach tue silver bill t1G' aP
preparation bill, II necessary va f'v'
orpbly CONSIDERED.
As this will he &nown :, HE year "I
investigations, wish !" repeat what
has so Oftcn been sail, ttGt Secretaries
and Congresses "Hsn'' n's'' 'a'' uu'
always to c!as'''t '"a. d" Ops" '"'s,
CATION Is '"''''a"'J TAT O"s' "'" '"-'
a secret Investigation gives enormous
chances Tor u"'4't'es' 't''e,1'
Se"nrz has 80 Tar naa Two 'n'''''s1"UH'
both secret and IN 0O'n eases 0' mas
d'srts.Tdea 'qe Fep'''S u '"V '"s
"ng bodies
To day Names first contribution to
The National Gallery Of sta'u"ry' in
the oil Hall Of Representatives at the
Capitol. is unveiled. Very aPpr"prl'
a'c'y the Inst Governor OF Tue STATE
WIN King was SELECTED 10 nO'
know II selection has o'eu "'A's '"'
tho other marble FeE'%sen''''ES -Te''"
State ha!'DS 'So-Ou, " " '"s 0"'
been done aud II tue 9'a'o ID 70 S'''''
only fro" those %"0 were , FG'.!S"'' u
her territory a'tet Ho' Tu'''SS''a ~ "
State nope 'HoE PaF''zan anu p''''"
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WANTEh.-Grrgory wants 900
customers to examine his stack III
christmas Goods tho finest srlrc,lr.
iu Weston.
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Eg- | snu'f4I it IN the bridge aud
buy my beautiful dress goods, heavy
'domesiIcd, boots. shoes, &c., at the 20.
lar Wave dry goods sIote. al panic
prices.
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NesB2 SaM0eras
4 -"--- ---~-s-----ss------
Saturday 1uM. 2S
De:th OF Judge Charlie,
SWcarinsrr g.cwis.

Dee:h his been busy With his gluomy
harvest at tue ClaFksbvrg bar, rs we'll
as amors the judiciary Of the State
Willis the I's' few years. No less THAI
btvru, three u them bin: Judges
IF tie Supreme Curt. aud one Of the
t'ircG:t Caur, ITom tue former place..
lave tccG sa'hcrcd from tL'i. !aLors
;'bin a vtry rcccr. ntriod; mi
1Lrcughou! the State Mue, Eve being
Jalges On! t. 'Jadscs Of Tie Supreme
Bench, All four Circuit Judge, have
lcen called away BY the pale visit or
s;uce the formation Of this State. Iii,
cur sad duty to chronicle among til"
list in our aijniuia: Circuit, the death
,F Judge Lewis, Of C!aEk,burs, which
occurred OIL Tuesday, the - inst, a;
10 o'clock, r. NJ. We clnaot, in this
Lief aal hfsiy no:itc, sketch the life
.ai services Of this late Circuit Judge,
luih,y ATE well known throughout
err commu aily and tue STATE. lie was
t far seeing aud astutc politician, aud
lhe recipient Of many houcrs, and oceu-
FED various positions Of dignity and
trust, bo;h in the old State OF Virginia
sad this State, which he ElIcd with
yrcli, to himself and the positions he
occupied. lie was III active aud con.
tpicaou. m,a.J?r OF tie Legislatures Of
both States. member cf the United
f,ases House Of Representatives Super
iu'epdrnt Of Free SclI9ol' for the State
Il West Virginia, aud Judge Of the
i'ecoai Jr,liciaI Circuit. lie popular.
lied himself and 'Crviccs in this last
mud responsible Office ly bis afaLiliry
Tad courteous bearing to members Of
the ba: add litigants. bis genial man.
hers in social life, US well rs by the
prom7!nes' aud impartiali,y of his off.
rial jatic1. IIis memory vii! lOag be
cherished in Ii, Circuit md the State,
as az tli:irnt aud upright Judge and a
courteous, tisaiGel ard scuial gentle
IIoa.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
There il another aged Bridegroom
Nathan GoF. Of OIarksIurg-whosc
lnarIi1gc hnS caused ueurly US great sen
t.';on in West Virginia as the Lord
l!i,hs ltfair in icw Yuk. lie is So
Eve years older tLau Thomas Lord, and
the bride nee Miss lIoruer,is Gnr,styl
i,h, lund.owe wcmsu Of forty. Dir
Gofi is a millionaire. but no Que dream:
Of calling him Insane, nor have thu
newly welded puir fouad i, necessary
to go into hiding Philadelphia Re
tord
This is a striking argument in favor
u our iuvigorating and heulthfuI eli
mate. aud strong inducemcpt, Jude
reudeut Of our cheap anu fertile laudg,
for immigration from tho OvercruSdci
uad cE:!c population Of the N"rth tt
this State. where Il man can rc0ch the
l.aie greet age Of IS, without my i'm.
pairing Ct his fseul,ias. aud marry
with OF. giving siec to Suspicion Of
uasouadaess. mental or ply sical.
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Dried corn aud hOmiuy at Brink
mans.
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OUR
BOOK & STATIONERY DEPARTMENT

cbool Dooks, Blank Books and Stationery,
4, ali turrs goOd IssoEtn'ga! on hands al stese
iagly low prices.
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Tho organization f1rmcl to day
meets sulicc, to the call Of tho chuir,
man OF this organic .tiOn Mr.. Buck.
mr., Of Missouri, was elected president
aud Mr.. Philips, Of Kansas, secretary
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having associatei onr:
tclres together for tia
purpose Of conducting III,
bRCG TRADE. " cali
. the attention 0f the pulls
9 to our stock, which Is taI-
! led AID cOmpia,ei and our
:loHg experience in ID,
spracticai GeaEiugs 81 the
s0Elg business is sutIicien;
/ 10 command The confidence
4 heretofore rcposvd in the
\ members Of tile finn tus
/ cnlr dtSile is TO rOndnr;,
: the business in every par
tiGu!as 10 the satisfaction
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-06-13

The LAST SIEGE or GIBRALTAR.-
The most memorable, in some respects,
Of all the fourteen sieges 10 which GIb-
raliar has been subjected, was the last,
called the "great siege" one Of the
mighty struggles Of history, which be-
gan in the year 1879. The famous
General Elliott was commander OF the
fortress. Spain, in alliance with France
and Morocco, endeavored TO surprise
Gibraltar, but a Swedish ship gaze FL
liott the alarm. The garrison comprised
but FIVE companies Of artillery, afid the
whole force was less than FIVE thousand
five hundred men. The enemy's force
was fourteen thoHsand. The siege be-
gan by the blockading oi the port, and
4 camp was formed at San Rogue with
The design of starving out the garrison.
when the English Governor resolved
to open fire upon bis besiegers, lady
IN the garrison fred the FIRST shot
Never did a siege of war y age more fu-
Fiously than did this for nearly three
wears. The garrison was often reduced
10 sore straits for food: - goose was
worth q guinea" and Elliott tried upon
himself the experiment Of living upon
four ounces of rice q day for > week
Excfting stories are told Of the pnva-
seers that ran IN, amidst terrible dam
gers with provisions. and Of The storm
which threw welcome wood and cork
within reach OF the bcsieged. The rock
at one time would surely have been
taken, had il not been for Admiral Roe.
ney, who sailing oG the strait, captured
a small fleet or Spanish war ships, and
Merchantmen. and clearing the strait
OF besiegers, brought his prizes into port.
Bot all danger was not YET ayeTted; Glib
ralsar was again bIockaded /; scuTvy
broke out in the garrison. and Morocco
refused her harbcrs 10 English ships
The enemy crept closer and closer TO
The fortress, but relief coming every
now and then, enabled the English to
still hold out. Tie bombardments were
fearful 10 endure. The city was almost
DESTROYED; scarcely house habILabie,
and those left standing pierced by shot
and she'll. 40 one time The desperate
garrison fell to pInndering the town;
Elliott shot the leaders in This outrage
The long agony, full Of terrific e0mbats
and frizhtfud privations, ended by ths
final abandonment Of the siege early IN
1883. lin that year the English bal
to make % their minds that they must
lef u tleir American colonies, they bad
af least the consolation that Gibraltar
was sthl theirs,
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IL dissenters. And hence, IS The clouds
q war seem gathering once more around
Roumania, Servia, Bulgaria, the SYM
pathies of the cultivated world will soi-
lew that power which shows itself the
most frm on the side Of popular pro-
gress. Russia cannot safely enforce its
own institutions upon any foreign coan-
try, for al other lands are pledged 10
The cause Of freedom. The rulers Of
Sc. Petersburg are humane; their OH
Gals are not always faithful: and a.
Russia treats the rising nationalities on
the banks OF the Danube, win be the
treatment Il will itself receiye from the
civilized world. Against . Turkish
Il carried miih 4 grneral Support.
.sa
the Turkish rule win be exchanged Tor
something milder and purer. TIE Ser.
vians and Roumanians have fought
bravely for freedom, and deserve it,
HaTPer's Weekiy.
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mountains and seashore on foot. camps
ing out II night. gipsy ike. This mode
al travel brings men into close commu-
Mon with nature, and II most salutary
In It's effect. The readers Of the life s0g
Professor Wilson. BY his daughter, will
remember with pleasure her account oE
the long ramble Of The Professor and hia
fair young wife through the Highlands
ol Scotland, and thair varied and sone-
tisnes ludicrous experiences. Words
wcrth, the high priest Of nature. was !
great walker, 20 was De Quincey, des-
plse hls puny and Insignificant frame
/ In George Sands Consuel0 there i q
most charming account of journey @
loot of Tie heroine il company with
1 Taxdn. m naF GO an&nnwn
1 voss2h. fFesn .a ! lIe s.sls aaaE III k4eA
Ia. There i description Of similar
journey in Rousseau's Confessions.
made BY him in company with MeFce-
ret, a maid servant OF Madame de Wa
ren's; from Chamber to Fryburg in
Switzerland.
From June TO Indian Summer New
England Is a fairy land to ramble over
on foot. In the height Of summer there
is portion OF the day when the way
larer will find ii convenient to shun the
fervid heat, either under the shelter Of u
roadside roof or some wIde-spreadIng
tree, but even in midsummer there are
many cool, dewy hours, both at morn-
ing and al evening, when a sufficient
length Of way may be traversed 90 an
swer every purpose of the pedestrian.
Herodotus calls an accomplished walker
ga well-zoned man, and expresses dis
,ance by the length ofhme il would occu-
py such a one totrayerse them. Among
the other incidents Of foot-travel Is 4
most voracious appetite, Which Is oft
sell blessing in our own well-peopled
and well-proyisioped New England
| Thirst can be qusnched at short inter
walls from old oaken buckets hanging i'm
the shadow OF mighty elm trees. A
draught of Cognac is not interdicted to
the pedestrian, when be has drawn
some what extensively upon his legs III
climbing mountains and performing
other arduous exploits. Professor VIII
son, who was a giant in body as well a.
| in mind, after a most exhaustive jour
ney on foot, relates how be drank, 10
Quench the thirst caused by heat aud
travel, whole pan of milk, dashed
with bottle of Mountain Dew. This
was q Cyclopean feat, indicating the
vigorous nature Of the man. To put
yourself properly in communion with
natural scenery you must traverse it on
foot. Seen from the window Of rail-
car, mountains, rivers, lakes. meadows
and valleys form sort Of indistinguish-
able and lying panorama. Unsasisfactos
~, inomehtaFy glimpses are only afford
ed, such az Faust caught in bis wild gall
Iop with Mephistopheles TO tie Witch
festival in the Harz:
The limits OF the sphere Of dream,
The bounds OF true and false are past
Lead as on thou wandering CLEAN,
Lead us onward Gsr and fast,
To the wide, the desert waste;
Eut see bow swim advance and shin,
Trees behind trees, row by row,
And cliff by elf; rocks band and liz
Their frowning foreheads ~ we go;
The giant-snouted erAgs, no no
How they snort and how they blow
Boston Courier.
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ssr :. Esss.

Stay, star 1t home, my heart, ard rest;
Housekeeping hearts are happfest
For those that wander they knoM not where
Are fuIl Of Erruhle and fsall or care
To stay at home i best.
Weary and homesick and DISTRESSED.
They wander East, fhey wander West.
And are baffsed and beaien and biewn abont
ny the winds Of the wilderness 0f doubf;
To stay at home iE best.
Then stay 1t hume, my hcart, andsrsst;
The bird ID safest im its nest:
Der All that autsEr their wings and Hy
a hawk i fiuttering in the sky;
To star a. home i best.
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II q trua ynux hnarsaa e. isssha
Then keep if where + rests;
Let Il not wander to paris unknown,
But dwell within some loving breast.
Stay at home, wearied one, and rest,
Wander not to the Western shore,
Where dwelleth an angel suprcmely blest,
Surrounded by friends that her adore.
Then stay at home, be contenied in heart
For housekeeping hearts are blest,
Those that wander 80 far apart
May never know true happiness.
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Tenth Days Proceedings.

SENATE CHAMBER. STATE OF LOUISIANA, I
New Orleans. Tuesday. March 10. 1878
Inc Senate was called 10 order at 10 o'clock
a. m. by the Hon. Louis A. Witt. Lieutenant
Governor and President of the Senate.
On call of the roll the following Senators,
answered to their names:
Messrs Burch, Ducros, GoOde, Harper,
Richardson, Wales, Wheeler and Zacharie-8.
AbsentaMessrs. Allan, BoatneT, I'M, Breaux,
Mitchell, O'Donneli, Ogden, Perkins, Robert
son, Sandiford, Stamps, Steven, Stubbs, SUIT
ton, Texada, Twitehell, White and Young -2S.
Eight Senators and no quorum.
On motion Of MIR. Burch the Senate took
recess until 10 80 o'clock
The Senate was called to order at 10 80
o'clock a. m. by the Hon. Louis A. Wilt, Lieu
tenant Governor and President of the Senate.
On call of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Burch, Demas, Ducroe, Ellis,
George, Goode, Harper Kelly. Perkins. Rich
ardson, Sandiford, Sutton, TwitcheH, Wales,
Wheeler, White and Zacharig-17.
Absent Messrs. Allan, Boatner, Breaux.
Bryant, Cage, Dumont, Garland, Ola, Grover,
Landry, Mitchell, ODonnell, Ogden Robert
son, Stamps, Steven, Stubs, Texada and
Young-19.
Seventeen Senators and no quorum.
On motion OF Mr. White the Senate took
recess until II 80 O'Clock a. m.
The Senate was called to order at II go
o'clock by the Hon. Louis A. Witt, Lieu
tenant Governor and President OF the Senate
On call Of the roll the following Senators
answered to their names:
Messrs. Alain, Breaux, Bryant, Burch,
Cage, Demas. Ducros, Ellis, Garland, George,
Goode. Harper, Kelly, Landry, ODonnell,
Richardson, Robertson, sandiford, Stamps,
Wheeler, White and Zacharie-27.
Absent--Messrs Boa ner, Dumont, Ola,
Grover, Mitchell, Ogden, Perkins, Steven
and Young-9.
On motion OF Mr.. Demas the reading OF the
journal in detail was dispensed with.
Mr. Robertson, acting chairman Of the FL
nance Committee, submitted the following
report on preferred bill: sE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE,
New Orleans. March 10. 1873. s
To the Honorable President and Members OF
the Senate:
Your Finance Committee, having had under
House bill No. Is, entitled
appropriation to cover deficiencies of for
mer years" ETC.,
Respectfully report same favorabIy with
the following amendments:
First-Strike out items S, 6, Z, 9, II, 10, Is.
49, 20 81, %, %, a. 25, 3d. IS, SO, 49, 40, Al, AZ
and 43.
Second-Item Is. strike out $3.50 so and in
sert S3H Is, and insert words Gin full COM
pensation."
Third Appropriation to pay the expenses
Of the Board OF Canvassers. payable out of
the fAnds of 1877, on the vouchers of the Lieu
tenant Governor, president Of the board, SIX
hundred and seventy dollars lss7O.}
riatiH fn 1tqY
drv BALANCE due him for ssarV as Parish
Judge OF Ascension parish for the year 1877. j.
one hundred and four dollars, payable out OF
the funds Of 1872.
Fifth-Appropriation to refund the pur-
since the year 1865, five thousand dollars.
No part of this appropriation to be drawn
until the appropriation for opening the mouth
of Red river has been paid.
sixth-Iusert appropriation to pay Miss
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istrations before and since reconstruction.
Mr. Texada moved the adoption Of the reso-
luton. e
| MESSAGE FROM THE oUHE,
| The following message was received from
the House:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE ]
New Orleans, March Is. 1878 !
To the Honorable President and Members OF
/ am directed to INFORM your honorable
body that the House has passed
House bill No rs,
"An act making appropriations to cover
deficiencies OF former years heIein named,
such years" -
And to ask your concurrence in the same.
Respectfully. ttc.,
PETER j. TREzE Gg;sf 3i.rs
Consideration resumed OF the resolution
offered by Mr.. Texada.
Mr.. Landry moved that further considera-
| ton OF the res luton be postponed until to-
| morrow at 10 o'clock p. m.
MIR. Stamps demanded the previous cues
ton
The main question was ordered.
Mr.. Texad. demanded tho yeas and nays
Oh tHe H'OllOn 10 postpone
| q The roll being called resulted as follows:
Yeas Meesrs. Allan, Bryant, Burch, Lam
dry, Richardson Stamps, Sutton and Wheel
er-8.
Nays-Meesrs Cage, Demas, Ducros, Ellie.
garland, George. Good, Harper, Mitchell.
ada Wales, White and Zacharie-17
Absent Boatner, Breaux, Dumont,
Ola, Grover, Kelly, Ogden. Sandiford, Steven,
Twitchell and Young-11.
And the motion to postpone was lost
The question required on the adoption or
the resolution.
And the resolution was lost
On motion OF Mr.. Demas the rules were
suspended in order to take up at this time,
House bill No. rs,
"An act making appropriations to cover de-
fciencies OF former years." etc.
Tho bill was read the first time.
The constitutional rule being suspended by
q four-ff, his affirmative vote of the Senate,
tie bill was read the second time and referred
TO the Committee ON Finance.
Mr.. Burch gave notice that he would TO-.
morrow move to reconsider the vote taken
on the resolution offered by Mr.. Texada.
On motion Of Mr.. Goode the rules were sus-
pended and
Senate bill No. g.
"An act to abolish the Offices OF jury COM
missioners in the parish OF Orleans, and to
create board of jury commissioners for
said parish; providing for the appoint
ment Of the same, and the filling Of va
cancies therein; fixing tho number Of the
board; comforting upon them certain pow
ers; defining their duties and fixing their
compensation; providing for the manner Of
drawing and selecting petit jurors for the
parish of Orleans, and for the impaneling OF
petit State jurors, and providing for the
manner of drawing grand juries for the par
ish Of Orleans; to give to the State the same
number OF peremptory challenges as accused
persons, and to repeal all laws In conflict
herewith"
Was taken up with the following amend
ment thereto, offered by the House:
After the words "three persons In line 6,
Insert the following, "to be selected from
both political parties"
On motion Of Mr. Goode the amendment
was concurred in and the bill finally passed;
On motion of Mr.. Goode the Senate adj
journed until 10 o'clock a. M. Tuesday, March
10, 1878.
- ~ JOHN CLEGG,
Secretary Of the Senate.
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THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, SUNDAY, MARCH u 1878

and on his own motion the motion to recon-
slider was laid on the table.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
The following message was received from
the House:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, |
New Orleans March 10. 1878.
To the Honorable President and Members OF
the Senate:
am directed to inform your honorable
body that the House of Representatives has
concurred In and finally passed the following
Senate bill No. 10,
"a q act to incorporate the Red River and
Mississippi Railway Company"
Senate bill No. IL,
"An act to Incorporate the city Of shreve-
port, in the parish Of CaddO; define its bOund-
aries, and provide for it's better police and
municipal government"
Senate bill No. IA,
An act 10 Incorporate the Louisiana Wes-
tern Railroad Company
And that the House las concurred in
Senate bill No. 6, t7ssi,r.~-~4 sgrs'ssT
"An act to abolish the offices of Jury COM
missoners In the parish Of Orleans, and to
create board OF jury ommssioners for said
same, and the filling OF vacancies" etc,
With an amendment annexed to the bill.
am also directed to inform you that the
House has finally passed 49,,
House bill No. ii, no
can act to uhorze the Board Of Liquida-
tion to reimburse the Fiscal Agent out of the
fund known as the redemption II the public
debt fund. or any surplus fund belonging to
the State, etc, for advances made by the Fis-
cal Agent under direction OF the Board of
Liquidation; to provide for the payment of
the interest on the consolidated bonds of the
State" etc,
And to ask your concurrence in the same.
4. Also, to inform your honorable body that
the House has had under consideration and
adopted the report Of the committee OF con-
ference on
House bill No. Al,
"An act regulating the mode Of assessing
and collecting taxes throughout the State"
etc,
And adopted the bill as amended.
And that the House has concurred In the
6enates amendment to
House bill No SO,
can act making an appropriation TO pay
the per diem OF the members Of the General
Assembly, and to pay the salaries of the Off
GERS and employees Of the extra session of
1875" etc.
Respectfully, etc,