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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-04

THE CONVENTION.

The Commercial Convention which met
yesterday In this city is. In respect to the
numbers and distinguished personnel Of the
delegations composing It, great success.
The objects it has In view, and Ithe ques-
tlons 1t is called to consider are'of the most
important character and such as are OF para
mount interest to the whole county. What
ever so influential body as this may say.
composed, as it is, OF men Of saRacity and
experience, thoroughly conversant with the
needs Of their sections, must have j great in
fuence In procuring legislation In behalf Of
the interests they represent.
The first and most important object, for the
promotion of which this convention has as
sembed, is to simply afford facilities. equal
to those enjoyed by other nations, for the
fruits OF American industry TO reach the mar
kets Of the world, and to enable the pent up
energies and vast productive capacities OF our
country to find employment. The resources
of our favored land and the industries of our
people are as yet imperfectly developed. Our
agricultural and mechanical productions have
already assumed gigantic proportions and
are increasing from year to year with
wonderful fecundity. Yet with our unlim-
! tied resources of raw material, our
profusion of mineral wealth. our vast
system Of internal commerce and our sur,
plus Of cheap food. our whole commercial
policy has been directed solely to- supplying
our own markets The time has. now come
when we must look beyond our own borders
for the sources Of demand that will keep alive
the industries which have already developed
a capacity far beyond the needs df our OWE
people. The great question is, ht#w shall w
find access for our products to the markets o
the world2 We have already solved the prob
lem OF cheap production, and the question
now Is cheap transportation.
| OF all the measures that are necessary t.
enable our manufacturers and farmers to sci
their products to the world, we regard this Al
by far the most important. 1t matters bu
little how much we produce, SO long as w
are without facilities for cheap and rapit
transportation Of our products to market s.
long as the costs Of carrying ami handling
offset the cheapness and abundance of pro
duction, we shall be unable to compete witt
the other great commercial nations OF tn
world In foreign markets.
In the solution OF this difficulty natur
has afforded us many and disadvantages
of which we have but to avail ourselves in or
, der to defy competition, especially in on
struggle for the trade Of the continents
countries south OF US. Our first duty, c
course, is to improve the vast river syster
which finds it's embouchure through tn
Eads ietties, so as to secure permanent an
3 reliable low water navigation on all tn
| otr aar,o tho find THAR fhr0ylDh tn
i Mississippi. Four feet Of water for barges t
( st. Paul, at all seasons of the year, will pu
, grain in Rio or Liverpool for little more tina
it costs to put it in New Orleans now. All thi
,, talk about a deep sea channel to st. Louis
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-04

Adyices from Washington on Monday
stated that Senator Blaine's resolution to
investigate the recent elections In the South
was opposed by Senator Thurman and other
Northern Democratic Senators. while the
Southern Senators insisted that 1t should be
adopted with amendments enlarging the
scope of the investigation so as to include
certain cities and districts in the North. 1t
appears that the latter succeeded In SO i'm
pressing their views upon the caucus yester-
day that they were adopted after a
very harmonious session. Already we are
informed of the good effect OF this
course. The resolution was offered with q
view to arouse sectional feeling and give rise
to a violent sectional debate. This object is
defeated by the wise advice of the Southern
! Senators, and 1t is lntimated that the resolu
ton will be allowed to lie on the Vice Presi-
dents desk However this may be, the South
has nothing to fear from either debate or In
vestigation and can afford to court the latter
The charges that have been so widely circu
lated can be easily refuted. 1t remains to bt
seen II the North cannot show more intimida
tia, and fraudulent practices. Give each sec
t ton an impartial hearing and let the fnyestt
| cation proceed.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-04

Poor France would appear to have Jared
badly In the Berlin Congress. Russia
got Armenia; England, Cyprus; the only de-
mand made by France, the only point In
sisted on by her was that the Jews OF Rou-
mania should be granted equal rights with
the Christians OF that country. This was in
sisted on by the Congress, but its declaration
on this point, like most Of its other plans.
has been reversed and nullified. 1t seems
impossible to get over the difficulty. The
government OF Roumania, the Parliament,
cannot extend the right of franchise to the
Jews; that right belongs to the people OF
Roumanla alone, and they are so blgotedthat
1t will never be possible to persuade them to
vote In favor OF extending the electoral fran
chlse to the Jews. The Mahometans OF the
Dobrudscha have been grated this right, but
the Roumanlan popuIaee refuse to extend 1t to
the Israelites. Unless the treaty powers in
terfere, these people will have to continue to
suffer from dlsfranchisement, persecution and
massacre.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-04

There seems to be no reason to doubt that
the Wisconsin delegation In the next House
will stand four to four HaZelton's rep
majority can be figured up to nGIety-nine
only. On the other hand, his Democratic
opponent, King, Is able to show that hun
dred students at the State Normal School, not
entitled to vote, did vote for Hazeltcn; that
a hundred other persons living OUTSIDE the
district came over into it and voted for Hazel
ton because they heard he was short OF votes
and lastly that Hazelton obtained the entire
vote of Potosi by bribery, promising to pro-
cure postof1ice for that little burg II its in
habitants supported him for Congress. Here
are votes enough accounted for to elect King
by a respectable majority. Wisconsin will be
another one Of the States that will not vote
thanks to an even delegation II the presiden'
tial election is thrown into the House.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-04

Another strong Republican candidate for
The Presidency has entered the field in the
past few days. A week ago somebody sug-
gested Sherman rs compromise candidate
In case Grant was found impracticable. Since
that time Sherman's cause has been whooped
up, and he now can show quite a respectable
following. Resumption" vas the first argu-
ment made in his favor: 1t would, 1t was de-
clared, secure him the aid OF the Eastern
bankers. Houck, OF Tennessee. the solitary
representative In Congress Of Southern
white Republican constituency, has found an
other recommendation In Sherman. His
brother Is commander-in-chie Of tho army,
and would be OF use In red hot, bloody shirt
campaign. The Sherman campaign may,
therefore, be said to have fairly begun. Croly,
late editor of the New York Graphic, Is travel
ing through the West working up Sherman's
cause. 1t is said to be doing well, particl-
larly In Democratic circles, scores Of Demo
cratic papers having declared that they are
for Sherman-as a Republican candidate for
the Presidency.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-04

The Union Pacific Central Pacific and 80
called Southern Pacific (Huntington's road
have decided upon consolidating into one
grand company. so as to be ready to meet
Congress In battle This triumvirate will
bring forth most formidable monster-the
richest, strongest, most powerful and most
INSCRIPTIONS corporation that has ever ex-
listed In this country. The new consolidated
company will start business with capital OF
1852 100000 and the largest income In the
world. This consolidation is evidently de-
signed to oppose Congress and nullify its de-
crees. These roads were rather roughly treat
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-04

That chronic offfeeheider, the Hon Michael
Hahn, has received the grand bounce at last.
Yesterday the name of the venerable govern
ment pensioner. Henry $. Foote, OF Tennes-
see, was presented to the Senate as Superln-
tendent OF the New Orleans Mint. The rea-
son for the change is said to be the action OF
Superintendent Hahn in the late election In
the Third District. He was accused OF aid
ing the canvass of Mr.. Acklin by keep
inQ Merchant In the field. and this
seems to have been sufficient ground
or his removal. There will DO stall
wart howl over the appointment OF the
ancient Tennessee politician, of course. 1t
will be regarded as a reflection upon ''the
party" In Louisiana. and will be resented &C,
cordinely. The real motive for 1t will be that
ne gets a lucrative position to which many Of
the local politicians consider themselves en-
titled. He will not be confirmed before steps
will be taken to GUST him. That may be safely
relied on. The Louisiana Radical allows nc
poaching on his preserves without fight
Let Mr.. Foote beware.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-04
roof Of the antiquity of newspaper

AZ proof of the antiquity OF newspaper
Jokes we may cite the fact that several plea
santries of the New Orleans Bulletin are just
now going the rounds of the press. The Butte-
tin has been dead and buried these two years
and more, but its Jokes still survive In the
past two years these jokes have probably
Travelled thousands of miles, have doubtless
crossed the Atlantic, and now return to their
native land for fresh canvass Of America. 1t
takes fully three years for good joke to make
a tour OF the American press. Having made
this tour, it returns to its birthplace to be
reissued as new joke.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-04
Virpinja'g pOlI-tax law has had mos

Virglnia's polI-tax law has had most de-
pressing effect on the voters OF that State,
both white and black. The falling off in the
vote since 1876 will be fully AZ per cent, or
nearly one-half the whole vote In the third
district there is decrease Of from 10000 to
10000 votes, and In the eighth from q, 900 to
1000. As many whites appear to have neglected
paying this tax as the negroes; on the other
hand, it may be Stated that many thousand
negroes had their poll-taxes paid for them by
the Republican Central Com mittee at Wash
ington. This was the only aid extended by
that committee to the Southern Republicans.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-04

Judge Larremore, of the New York Court
OF Common Pleas, last week naturalized a
Chinaman named Wong All Yee. This action
was IN accord with that OF Judge Tissot,
Of New Orleans, but Is opposed by that Of
Judge Sawyer, Of the United States Circuit
of California, and Judge Choate, OF the United
States Circuit Court OF New York. Judge
Choate refused the application Of Chi
naman for naturalization on the ground
that similar application had been re-
fused by Judge Sawyer, which decision he
felt bound to follow In New York. 1t Is lit
tic singular that the United Stass' courts
should be found the earnest champions OF the
citizenship OF the negro, while denying the
rights OF citizenship to Cinnamon. and that
the Celestial Is compelled to appeal to State
tribunals for them The case of Wong Al
Yee will probably be test Of the question, a.
his citizenship will be disputed Judge Larre
more has the spirit OF the law as well as
common sense on his side, and must be sus
tanned In the end.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-04

.ro Indebted to Mr.. Felix Llmet, O,

We are indebted to Mr.. Felix Llmet, our
esteemed oonfrere and contemporary OF the
New Orleans Bee, for valuable pamphlet.
which will be distributed to-day among tne
members OF the Commercial Convention. CIV
Ing the basis Of the project OF a Franco-Amer-
lean treaty. We regret that We have not
space tonight to publish 1t In full nor time
to consider 1t in ertenso. We call the atten-
ton OF those who will read 1t to-day to the
figures published In the table, which clearly
show the necessity of action on the part OF
our governmen'S It will be seen by reference
to this document that the products and manu-
featured goods coming from the United States
nay in France at least two-thrds more thar
those coming from the countries whose gov
ernments have established conventional
fartH
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-04

and the placing OF Cairo on hill, ID I'M
practicable nonsense; but such nav
igation as we speak OF can and should
be secured. But, granting that such a pro-
ject were practicable, wherein would be the
utility OF itY No ocean going vessel could
afford to go to st. Louis for freight that could
be put aboard them here from barges at
mere fraction Of the expense the trip there
and back would involve. Let the convention
eschew all such chimeras and keep In mind
that the sole question for it to consider is
how the products Of the interior are to reach
the seaboard at the least possible cost. -Four
feet OF water at all seasons will solve this
question as effectually as forty feet com
pIeta and secure levee system and few
dredgeboats will secure us this depth, and
that Is all we need
In considering what we shall do to extend
our foreign commerce, the revision OF our
tariff and navigation laws, and the extension
OF our commercial and postal facilities with
other countries are measures Of secondary I'M
portance only to the Improvement OF she
navigation of the Mississippi river In seek
ing the markets OF other countries we should
not 20 to them rs mere peddlers seeking to dis
pose Of our wares. We must buy az well as
sell, for exchange Is the only Legitimate trade
Our tariff has for years virtually excluded
from our markets the products OF
many OF the countries our CONNER
cial enterprise now proposes to In
wade. This must be done away with, and
reciprocity treaties established which will en-
able those countries whose trade we wish to
secure to sell to us upon the same conditions
that we propose to sell to them. The Law
which forbids the protection OF the American
flag to ships owned by Americans. unless
they were built In this country, should be re-
pealed, and American merchants should be
allowed, as those OF other countries are, to
buy and build ships where they can be OBJ
tanned at the smallest cost.
All OF these measures will tend to the do
velopment of large and liberal commercial
spirit In the governr12nt as well as among
the Industrial and mercantile classes, spirit
that will lead us to power and wealth, o.
which we have, as yet, had scarcely fore
Anrf 70
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-04

Jefferson Davis, President Of the Confed-
eracy, arrived In New Orleans yesterday.
The people OF Louisiana welcome him Into
their midst. With their iellow-citlzens OF the
South, and with the lovers OF constitutional
government all over the world they honor
and love him. The presence OF Jefferson
Davis here is an honor to Now Orleans, and
we feel sure that we echo the heartfelt feel
ings OF the people of Louisiana. and OF the
South and West, whose delegates are here,
when we bid him cordial, loving and
reyerential welcome
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-04

There has not been much said about the
mocratic buIldozing In Alabama, and yet
there are greater outrages committed daily
In that State than in any other south OF the
line. One poor negro, living In Montgom-
cry, has not only been bulldozed into Democ-
racy, but actually frightened into editing
Democratic newspaper. solid North
should range itself against outrages and
masgacres like this
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-04

Gen. W. T. Martin gallant and dis
tinRuished Southern soldier, is In the city, q
delegate TO the Commercial Convention. Gen.
Martin. who ia resident Of Natchez, is one Of
the most honored citizens Of our sister State,
Mississippi, and we were exceedingly glad to
h
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-04

the National RepuSican vote Of the State.
There was no Republican candidate In the
Fourth District Excluding the vote,of this
district, the Republican vote OF South Caro-
lima will stand this year A,279, as compared
with 75,o72 in 1876 decrease OF 40 per cent,
which in an off year is nothing at all remark
able The DemoSatic vote showed but a
eiobt increase ovsr the vote of 1875:
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-04

Although 1t Ia more than q year before the
next Senate meets, candidates Tor the clerk
ship OF that body are already mastering their
forces. There will be perfect army OF can
<iidates including nc less than three ex-
Senators, two Representatives.. and
score OF other political leaders
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-04

Thurman, and see that 1t Is necessary for
them to unite and pool their issues, II they
wish to save themselves from ruin. They
have already completely overridden the State
Of California, and effectively control and rule
It's legislation. Their next attempt will be
made on Congress itself with what result re-
mains To be seem.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-04

In commenting on the vote OF South Caro-
Tina the Republicans always select the vote
for Governor. As Hampton had no opposi-
ton, this, of course, is no test OF the strength
Of parties in the Palmetto State. Instead OF
the Republican vote Of South Carolina being
insignificant, as these journals reprfsent IT,
II was quite respectable, exceeding by 10000
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-04

A Mobile paper. speaking Cyan approach
ing drawing OF the Louisiana ifAtery. inno-
Gently inquiries: why should not MOBILE
ret the 100000 prize this timer Because
The winning number will not be 10 the wheei.
Under the circumstances Mobile may as well
make up her mind to be left again.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-04
NV onLKANs. DECEMBER =. 1878.

Col. James s. Hamilton, we'll known TO our
people, Ia attending the convention. The
colonel Is an old friend Of ours and gemai
fellow. Long may he wave.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-04
BODLEY BROTHERS

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three and four mule Cane Carts. Ok Carts. Log
Wheels, Cotton Wagons. Bagasse Carts. Farm
CARTS, Rice Carts, Sinai! CARTS Of every size, four
and six seat Family Wagons. Spring Wagons
Hounds, Wagon Material Axle Grease, Cart
Boxes. etc. We especially call attention to our
full-sized swedged and hardened Axles. Chilled
Boxes and extra ironing Of all our Carts. and
Wagons Manufactured In our own factories at
Wheeling. W. Va. from the best material and by
skilled mechanics. we can give reliable
guarantee, meet any competition and supply
the largest demand.
Depot-lz7 and lz9 Common street.
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3. New and Improved Forms for making the
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The anti-Russian fec ling has been
revived in Austria by the full text Of
tlia treaty Of San Stefano. and less
confidence is !clt il The efficacy u tic
Congress than ever before.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-04-02
HEAVENS WHISPERS.
A Pathetic Story, by M. Quad, of the Detroit
Free Press.

lying upon Suen II Ded as OEIY th
starving poor ever know Of, in such
bleak, gloomy and ghostly room al
the poorest of Gods children inhabit
u Girl of ten !oockd out through the
cracked and dirty panes at the grea
white moon rising up from its bed Sc
far towards eternity that man has
never discovered its location.
Was she ten or thirty? One could
hardly have told in the dusky room
lighted only by the rays of the moon
-heaven's own lamp. The fingers
were SO thin and warm that you would
Lave shnddered. The face was so
wan aud pale that your thoughts
would have gone back to some dark
evening when Son trelnblngIy skirt
ed graveyard and caught sight of a
headstone standing on alone in the
gloom OF night. Aud such eyes!
Great round eyes, which glisiened
and sparkled as eyes never do till
heavens gate has opened just enough
To LEI the living Catch. glimpse of
such joys as man cannot even dreams
OF unless the Angel oi Death whispers
in his ear.
Like great ship snllenly rising
out of tie fogs of ihe ocean came tie
moon. Ii brushed away the dust and
cobwcbs and crepi through the win
dow, every team and ray and silvcry
streak seeming to be FURNISHED the
brighter in the struggle. A haggard
and deSpairing mother was on The
street begging for bread. The fire III
Inc old stove slnmhcrc'. If il cricket
iestlcd in the old house, il was in
some warmer corucr-in some of ll.c
, ,loony rooms where now and then
'anglit the laugh oi' II child or / chec.
y cry from the street. II was very
till.
at is cold in here" whispered the
noon, as lis beams danced over the
jagged old quilt which covered thc
cir
"We have not had warm fire for
ayS and days-we are very poor"
eplied the child, as she put out her
and to catch and dctain one OF the
bivering rays.
There is nothing in the old cup
oard-nothing but few old dishes!' !
the moon, as it rose little /
igher aud looked in Mt another pane
Mother was sick yesterday and =
DuId not 20 out" explained the child
have been i'll for weeks and weeks. 1
nd we have come to be very poor a
No fire-no wood--no medicinc- .
. light-no furniture but an old chair
: two and table-it is tcrribler i
hispered tie moon. IL have only !
zen mp an hour, and yet can see in.
= hundreds Of rooms in this great -
wn-see warm rooms-.tables spread ;e
18th good things-fires burning cheer. :
lly and people smiling and happy.
'ho comes to see your" q
mo one!' sighed the child. at is "
reks since | saw any face but moth.
=" :,
A cloud crept between the old win til
W and the bright moon, shutting i,
I all its light 1t sailed slowly on he
q on, aud after time all the glory sv
me back to the pancs, and the moon III
a: tn
Il counted thousands of Christian
n and women. They arc seated in N.
Irm rooms, or are on The street in oh
sly clothing. They look happv and