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St. Landry democrat., 1878-09-28
AGENTS OF THE DEMOCRAT:

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Cant. sam Haas Bayou Chicot
T 7 Hicks Vile Plate
Teonold Godchanx ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Big Cane
Abraham Richard rd...-..-...-..--...C .ChurchVllt
DR.. J. F. Lester. -.--....---Prut Pralle
Henry Woodwork. washington
Mentor Andrus us............-..G Grand COteau
Foreman d. DusOn -Plaquen!ne Brulre
Andrew Henry. Mefmenlo
T. G. Chachere e..-...---...-.--Pr Prutt nomme tlty
Jos Fabacher FaDacher +: -
J. D. Bernard. PoupeViiie
Z. c. Roger. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS a ArnauaN!i't
b. s. Gay. Bayou Bnn!
NJ T. ROstGet. et.............-.-.-.--.lIH Lake CnalIes
St. Landry democrat., 1878-09-28
G. G. DUS,
sept % Sheriff of the Parish of at T

~ III e REFF,S SALE,
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,
No. 1O102.
St. Landry democrat., 1878-09-28

Ang. l7-12t
St. Landry democrat., 1878-09-28
DUBLTC SALE,
ESTATE OF NAPOLEON L. PITRE.

sept % Sheriff of the Parish OF St. Iani1r1
St. Landry democrat., 1878-09-28
'KeEHE Sun MUTUAL. FIRE sNsVR-

Dpelo'Isas. March 3Ist. Is77-ff
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-02-22
The silver Hill Pa..e. the senate.

Last Friday evening the Senate began yot-
ing on the Bland silver bill, and remained in
session all night with the result that, at :
O'Clock Saturday morning, the bill modified
by various amendments, passed that body by
a vote Of ~ TO 81. The finance committee
amendment TO strike out the free coinage
clause. and substitute a clause for the coinage
of not less than -, 600, OGO nor more than
- 900, 600 month, was carried by a vote Of
40 to -. IN amendment providing for an
international conference to fix the relative
values of gold and silver was carried 30 to 30.
Among the amendments rejected was one by
Mr. Blaine, to increase the weight of the pro-
posed silver dollar to i2j grains. The vote
was, yeas %, nays 81. Mr. Cameron of Wis
con,in, moved that the weight be made 100
grains. This was also defeated -.
nays a. Amendments 10 limit the amount
for which silver should be legal tender were
defeated by similar votes. The Senate also
refused 10 exempt the Use Of silver from
the payment Of customs duties and interest on
the public debt. Mr.. Morrill,, Of Vermont,
made the proposition to cancel II and -
greenback notes when received for silver dol
lars. This was also rejected.
OF tn Il Senators more than two-thirds
vote who sustained the measure It's it finally
passed, - are Republicans and 20 Democrats.
The minority embraced II Republicans and !
Democrats The question is, therefore, out
side of party, and the decentralization of both
parties on all financial issues seems to be COM
plete.
On Monday the bill went back to the House
for the action of that body on the Senate
amendments. The present indications are
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-02-22

Mr. Alexander II St.rh.u. La, done fl GOOD
seryir. in recalling some fact. concerning tho
,roclsrnatiou az fermentation issued by Lin.
colin n is certain that vents connected with
This pr.a, measure. are confused In the minds
~ mann. men NJ St.rb.u. speaking Of
y,e cliaf ,Iiact n Lincoln .,iI .!Tbe ruytb
the Idol with which his whole soul was con
c --r ',,' ,gss ,b@ n-1lra,oa NJ the tnon "
Tbe rrocl.u,ation ORIGINATED NOR. from the
,Ic.eiti.s ~ war tl,aI, from sr., r,pr.l,. Inn
T1o,;toriaD views II should not /. FORGOTTEN
lo,y,y.r that Lincoln al,borr,d slavery II.
s.;d III sluv-ry il moi ,yrot., pothing Il.
v.rong % la 1874. when b. had no Thought
Of ever being President. IA. couuared slavery
IN &c, wen or cancer which an afflicted man
dare no, cut ont AT once lest he bleed TO
death VT in that same speech. be de-
clared that If all earthly mower were given
him he wonld NOT ku6,, what to do with
slavery as an existing institution Again.
Will he affirmed after H.. b,d been sorp,
time in ofice that he wa, naturally anti.
.lo,,r,, 80 he also said 81 nv.r that IN This
dov / have done no official act in mere defer
o,,ce 10 nv, abstract indictment aud feeling on
sIo,.r,, - A. we have ius, hen reminded
Iincoln's supreme object was TO perpetuate
the Union and Ia that end all humanitarian
considerations y,er. s,lLor,liuated This was
hest evnressed in his memorable statement in
n "a Il from Horace
Greelev he said then. NV uarnuouut OH
| iact is IN save the Union and moi either IN
saw ar destroy slavery II I corld saw. tb.
| Tniop without frceint, any slave | would do
il. 81 could save il 6y freeing MI the sl,yes
| I ,ro,,Id do il and IL corld ave IL Iv free.
inc some and LEAVING otl,ers alone I would do
H.
Will II Is ,nporant that Iincolu d.tasted
| .I,yerv AND ItIieved tbot tLe time woulj
.uralv como when the Republic would b. ...ll
fres ; i j.. also clear tbat he would do notbino
| 70 ,,~aci,,itato vents If j. MOI Iikslv tLa1
s,. ~ tiio fer;d .,,o.,la. If i-slaye, W.
more tborongblv convinced Of the inherent
yickedTess ~ he system Of human slavery
| 10, Ia N.yer+b.lcss he ort,,Isd AGAINST ~
o,,-,, cr,,,.;ct;ors o,n,ra,,tl, and seemed 10
6esitste IN take the sten vii. /. was inevitaIle
II seemed mon ,trors To many GOOD neople hat
~ PorriIica,, Presidc,,f sbonid dsclar'
,,;lli,,,is ~ AZ tbe T,nio,, ,y;tIo,t freairo
a sIays II were b~tter tIev ARMED tLa1
tbaro sto,,Id H.. No T-rior # sIa2er,, ,n,,s,
caTtirra 70 ovi., in !, m r,,TilsJ NJ
| ~ prasido,,,,s i,.r4i, ,nd ,,f.rrd nj he
! basitatinr, atti, do Dl-got;ors of cIora,.
,,s,, ,,iii,ntlr,rists and sdvanced tbintf9r:.
sro,, rra,io,,s ,,oTts NJ t cou,t,-y yysited nm,
on tba President and SOUGHT Inv cynostulatiop
aror,mont and netition IN move him sin he
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-02-22
The Kemper Count, RuRsn..

The AssAssISs. EELrAsED ~ THE SHERIFF OK
THEIR PAROLE or HONOR. ALL FINALLY
BEouGHr TO TRIAL ron CONSPIRACY WHILE
AENGD WITH EEyoLvEBs. AND ARE ACQUITTED.
Prom The Jackson MISS Times, Feb. H.
On the Thur-day. Friday. and Saturday
preceding the election Of l>iG. there was a
great tumult in keinper county, AS well a. in
other section, Of the State-so great indeed.
that the late Judge Chisholm did not deem it
prudent to fill bis appointments TO address his
f.llow-citiz-us in advocacy Of his election a. a
member Of Congress. for which Office he had
been nominated by the Republican party, he
lieviug that iu 30 doing be would endanger
hi, own and the live, Of his friends and sup
portsrs. and consequently the canvass was 10y
him abandoned. At the November term. l-1G.
Of the United States Court for this district. O
large number Of persons who participated in
the riotous demonstrations referred to were
indicted by the grand jury for alleged viola
tions Of the United States franchise laws. in
couspiriug together for the purpose Of pre-
venting Judge Chisholm from advocating his
election. Those indicted were subsequently
arrested by the United States marshal and
placed uuder bonds conditioned for their ap-
pcarauce to answer the charges preferred
against them. The trial Of these persons was
ST down for Tuesday last. the ith inst.
IL the meantime, to wit. on tie 10Th day Of
April. i-77. the horrible massacre at Dchalb
was perpetr,ted. and at The succeeding term
Of the Circuit Court for ktmp,r county o.
A-iLneI oi lL- l'''"'S '','i, o." - I'D, ..', u
H'"'s' our VIZ ms a.! ,-l ''1'
'.'AI' to' 'A. -'-''". iisLo'iN ~
lAe v'A,t 'l''ilI9 'i '-'' "''''s my i'i
months l-''. l''"' VI, l'','''''su 70 go d.
arg "l'l'"l even ,s l.''i. ~ ~, liI'S'' uN'
fe'tuu!' no" ,'-., ''y "ii's' W W. VI Jiie
was reported ~ VI. 80 ~" '"I'eI' "i'I1 u
,N"S l'1N'I' "'il''.',,' as. '.'' I' 80
LOT one H'o'-s-I u' li'''u ~ ~ No5 ". ~.
,uaI 'n- sAslln nay ',ts I''eu ll9,,l o., "a 'HeI
'"o'.s 'H,H Far '7 ~ Ho"oi' va -
lA'', ia. u". 30 I'' ''.-" "'"i id ,-' ! ny u
SAT N9'I'i III. ""' IVY ''- an. =. u
i''' yl W. .'', guy i''
Heu To- 'n' -'i''"'-'- ''''''i''''' pre-
7-N''u anu i,'.'
STAr1 OF Mr.Is>lril. hLa'IEA CogNTf.
l. Goorg, J.. Welsh. -Louf Of hemper
county. certify that William ID. EHily. Jesse
Gully. Houston "AiE. ana NlftA HnAy. par
tiles against whom indictment are pending ID
the jmt.d States Count ~ Jackson. are now
under arrest Ly me. and ia my custody. and
that the a" oi our state does Lot aIo" Tan
IN their cases. GO. J.. WELSH
F,h. ;. lN'N. SueHu heipeT county
Til. tztrlop!.rar- certificate and inter.
,.r.ta.io-, Of tie la-- by 'h. riff wa. not
however satisfactory to the court and United
States attorney and forf.ittlr.s were taken
a-.5u their bond. and alias eau.ases rcturua-
bic in,iaater i-,s,d. and the case continued
O.. HI. f...
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-02-22

HE>ry u STANLEY PAErINg WITH MS MN
AZ IANzIBAE.-Wheu was about 10 step into
the boat, the brave. faithful fellows rushed
before me. and shot the boat into the sea and
then lifted me mp on their heads. and carried
ne through the surf into the boat We shook
hands twenty times twenty. think and the
boat start ID. ! saw them consult together
and presently saw them running down the
beach. and seize.a great cotton lighter, which
they soon manned and rowed after me They
followed Me 20 the steamer and a deputAt.ou
Of them came on board headed by the IA
NOUS Uledi the coAswain kacbeche. the
chief detective; Robert. my indispensable
factotum Iadi. the chief. and Jumah. the
-tauch boat-bearer to inform me they consid-
cred me as their muster. and that they would
not leave Zanzibar until they received a letter
from me announcing my safe arrival in my
own country. / had taken them round all
Africa TO take them 20 their homes and they
must know that ! had reached my own land
befOr, they would 20 TO seek new adventure
on the continent and that. If | wanted their
help 90 reach my country. they would help
me. They were sweet and sad moments OF
parting VIVA; o long long and true friend
ship was here sundered Through what
strange yicissitudes Of life bad they followed
me. What wild and varied scenes had We
not seen together VIVA; noble fidelity had
tLe,e uutu,ored souls exhibited The chiefs
were those who had followed Inc TO Till in
ISL: they were witnesses OF the JOY Of Liv-
iugstore az the sight Of me- they were the
meu 10 whom | entrusted the safeguard Of
Livingstone on his last and fatal journey
they were the braves who had mourned by
his corpse AZ MuilAlA these men were the
bearers Of the illustrious dead TO the Indian
Ocean and these are they who assisted me to
resolve the last great problems Of African &C.
oguphv Laus Dec,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-02-22

Ex-Gov. j. Madison Wells, of the Louisia-
na returning board, turns upon his persecu-
tors and defends himself and his associates in
"A letter which shows in forcible manner the
inwardness and animus OF the trials now 90
ing on at New Orleans. He insists that the
case improperly called The State of Louisi-
ana vs. ]. Madison Wells and others, should
be called "Ihe case of Samuel j. Tilden VS..
Rutherford b. Hayes" and that it is really
contest for the Office of President of the Uni
ted States and the patronage of the federal
government He alleges that money is sent
from New York to help forward the prosecu-
ton of the returning board that David bud
ley Field stands behind the scenes managing
the puppets, and that nearly all concerned on
the Democratic side ARE stained with crimes
of one sort or another, including treason
murder, larceny, perjury, subornation of per
jury, libel" More specifically, Mr.. Wells re-
views Mr.. Shermans charges against Judge
Whitaker, shows the animus which the Judge
displayed on the trial of Gen. Anderson, and
declares that during the greater part of that
trial lie was Sin a beastly state of intoxica-
ton" He charges the Attorney General with
having specialized in the collection of taxes,
with being cognizant of the packing of the
jury in Anderson's case, with bullying and
threatening witnesses before the grand jury,
in order to force indictments against the men,
beers of the returning board, and with keep
ing Littlefeld concealed in his room lest he
should repeat the testimony in which he de-
clared Anderson TO be innocent of all knOWl-
edge of the Vernon Parish returns. The As
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-02-22

The excitement which was rife a week ago
over the prospect of general European war
has gradually subsidized, and day by day the
news from the East has assumed more
peaceful character On Tuesday of last week
great excitement was caused by the entry Of
the English feet of six iron-clads into the
Dardanelles and on Thursday the arrival Of
the feet at Constantinople was announced.
simultaneously with this aggressive action
on the part Of England Russia ordered the
Grand Duke Nicholas to occupy the Turk
ish capital Mt once, and for time it seem
ed that all Europe was liable to be precipi-
tated into terrible conflict, almost at an
hours notice. As the matter now stands
however, the British feet has been withdrawn
from the Princes Islands. within thirteen
miles of Constantinople, to Mudania Bay,
some forty miles distant from the city and
this movement, which is intended to facilitate
negotiations to prevent the Russian entry into
Constantinople has been followed by an order
from St. Petersburg to the Russian command
ers forbidding the occupation of Gallipoli,
and thereby averting an open menace to the
safe return of the British feet through the
Dardnnelles. Finally, the consent of all the
treaty powers has been secured to confer
ence at Baden-Baden, ana it is asserted that
by the time the plenipotentiaries assemble,
peace will have been signed between Russia
and Turkey, and the only work of the confer
ence will be to ratify its terms. OF course,
that will leave abundant room for serious
trouble, but for the present at least the dan
ger of England and Russia drifting into war
has been averted.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-02-22

NEWS ITEMS.

1t has been asserted that Gus johnson.
who is to be hanged at Rome Ga, on May
l.. will be the first white man hung in the
South since the war for killing negro. but
the Raleigh News states that white man
was hanged in Charlotte. y. c.. in 1874 for a
similar crime.
William Trainor, a lG-year-old school
boy in Berks county, Pa. butted his head so
violently against the head OF one Of his
school-fellows, TO see which could stand the
hardest knocks, that he ruptured blood YES
sci and died.
Representative Baker of Massachusetts,.
said in a speech in the House the other day
that some of his brother members probably
wanted to go to Congress The gentle
man must address the chair interposed
Speaker Long. 1T was the chair / had
specially in mind, retorted Mr.. Baker. Loud
laughter
A tramp entered house in Athol Mass.
the other day when only a woman and her
child were present, and catching up the latter
pretended to kill it if he was not given some
thing TO eat at once The mother went into
another room, but instead of bringing back
food presented pistol The tramp dropped
the child and made his exit backward.
John r. Ables, over GO years old, was
hanged at Carthage, Ne, last Friday, for kill
ing John L. Lane, paramour of his young
wife, in Mcdonald county in April, 1874 The
execution was witnessed by several thousand
people. Beayens, who murdered Sewell at
New Liberty Church, Ind, was hanged at
Madison, on the same day, privately. He
had made full confession of his guilt
Maine has the champion centenarian He
lives in the town of Lee and his name is Pc
ter Royal He is 40 years old He has a
daughter who is 81, and two sons-one 50 and
one 50. He used tobacco constantly until he
arrived at the dignity of centenarian, when
he reformed and discarded the weed, as it
might affect his health. He also discarded
tea and coffee at the same tender age. His
hair, which has been white, is now turning 10
a jet black; health good, and appetite all that
could be desired. Indeed, Il old gentleman
is so full of youthful buoyancy and so well
preserved that he thinks seriously Of getting
married again
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-02-22

IHG Mf,lHEss or TIE WHITE HoUsE-All
who have seen Mrs. Hayes as the mistress Of
the Whit House. entertaining the visitors
whom She receives informally every evening
are unanimous in their expressions Of unqual-
fled admiration Of her tact and readiness in
adapting her conversation to each conner.
however rat q stranger to her. There is
nothing Of the grand dame about her at any
time TO repel those she meets bat frank.
cordial manner. and an evident desire 10 make
every one feel at home in her presence. She
has the rare power Of making every one to
appear at bis or her best when talking with
her. and yet apparently she is conscious Of
making no effort. Mrs Hayes's courtesy al
way, appears to me the result of conscien-
tiou. Interpretation Of the command. Love
thy n.ieibor IT, myself" This she never ex-
emUliii,s more forcibly than when she gently
turns. AS she invariably does without seeming
conscious Of H. conversation into new
channel which, while praising herself, i'm
plies a reflection on any of her predecessors
- Washington .StGr
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-02-22

freedom with which he had before his Undue
ton into Office. But he omitted no opportun-
ity to famiharize Congress and the country
with the idea Of emancipation. In ls62 he
recommended TO Congress the adoption Of a
plan by which the slave States not engaged IN
rebellion should be encouraged to abolish
slavery gradually by the offer Of partial COM
pensation. This he insisted, was a measure
designed to hasten the end Of the war by
breaking down the cause Of the r-slavery.
When the proclamation was finally issued.
there was. in the midst Of all the jubilaiion.
a certain feeling Of regret that this act freed
only the slaves in the States or parts Of states.
in which q state Of rebellion existed As Mr..
stephens has Just reminded us it was TO OPP
crate only in those parts which were IN r. sist-
ance to the government. But it is by no means
certain that it follows, as Mr.. stephens says
il does. that had resistance ceased that had
been ali Lincoln. however Immediately
addressed himself to the work Of making free
dom universal throughout the Republic. The
proclamation was issued Sept -. lsG2 in
December Of that year he again recommended
to Congress his plan Of gradual and compen-
sated emancipation in the loyal slave States.
He invited conferences with the Representa-
tiyes Of those States for the purpose Of con-
sideriug these suggestions, and be was finally
rewarded by emancipation bills being passed
by the Legislatures Of Maryland, Missouri.
and Louisiana Finally Congress passed the
bill submitting TO the States the constitutional
amendment prohibiting slavery. and the work
Of emancipation was practically complete.
1t is well for statesmen and politicians that
they should occasionally review this wonder
ful chapter in American history By Presi-
dental proclamation more than three millions
Of human beings were made free. BY COM
biued action Of Congr,.. and the States a.
many more were released from bondage. The
methods 10y which many prominent public
men wrought 10 achieve this end were diverse.
Sometime it seemed as if they were irrecon-
cilable in their purposes. There was need Of
patience charity and forbearance with each
other. 1t seems now rs If Lincoln was the
only patient man Of his time But. when
the victory for humanity was won at Last and
the yictors reviewed the events through which
they had passed. they were satisfied. After
all. his way was best, and they learned les
son in the management Of affairs which the
world viii not soon forget
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-02-22

New Hampshire is having an unusually qui-
ct canvass preparatory to the State election
which comes fortnight hence. The support
ers of Mr.. Hayes and the Bill Chandler faction
of the Republicans are not working together
very cordially, it is said, and the Nashua Tele-
graph sharply remarks that, If the Republi-
cans mean business they had better be about
it" The Democrats are making fight for
the control Of the Legislature with a view to
electing United States senator next June to
succeed Mr.. Wadleigh The Republicans
hold that the intention of their new law, pro
viding for biennial elections and sessions OF
the Legislature hereafter. clearly is that the
choice of senator snail come before the Gen
eral Court TO be elected in November under
that law, but the Democrats will work foI
control of the June legislature, and trust
when they have named senator. for contro
of the Senate at Washington to seat him.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-02-22

The London Times makes some rather
sharp comments on the bill now before Con-
gress proposing TO cut down the salaries Of
our diplomatic and consular agents. II says
that, while the United States is the richest
country on the earth, and its people are proud
to be considered the "smartest' and most
business-like of people, in melting out the
reward of official service our government
shows parsimony that is at once mean and
short-sighted." 1t finds one Of the conse-
quences of such policy in the miserable
career of Gen. Belknap and refers to Gen.
Sherman's statement. couple of years ago,
that he could not live decently in Washington
on the emoluments Of his office, making that
the ground on which he asked permission to
remove his headquarters to St. Louis.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-02-22

How COUNTRY PosTNtAsTEEs EKE orr THIrI
SALARIES. The officers AT the Post Office de-
plrtuent estimate that the revenue depart
meut is now suffering at a rate Of not less
than S2ju,0Oo per month by the flood OF
stamps sold 10y pos,master5 At small country
offices at a discount, for Use in cities and
towns. The postmaster a. ST. Louis alone,
shows conclusively that his Office was defraud-
ed Of revenue to the amount Of SlSO.pd per
aunum in this way. dispatch has been re-
ceiyed at the department, from a special agent
in Maine, stating that postmaster there con
fessed to having peddled $1,000 worth, and
had offered to restore 500 if the department
would not prosecute him.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-02-22

The Washington correspondents represent
that during the final debate in the Senate. on
the silver question, last Friday night, several
Senators made an outrageous exhibition of
themselves by appearing on the floor so drunk
as to be entirely unable to keep the run Of
the proceedings One of the correspondents
says that there were from ten to fifteen in
this condition. and instead of being taken to
their homes they remained in the Senate
Chamber to make themselves conspicuous,
and pain the occupants of the galleries who
were compelled to see the sight. Such a
scene was probably never before witnessed in
the Capitol
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-02-22

The trial in the United States Court Of the
Kemper county Miss. parties indicted for
conspiracy under the federal laws, in prevent
ing Judge Chisholm from pleading his own
cause during the congressional campaign Of
1876. has resulted in a verdict of mot guilty, -
as was expected The particulars Of the ar
rest. trial and acquittal Of the alleged con-
spirators are given in an article which we
copy to-day from the jackson Times. Re
publican paper. The trial Of some Of these
same parties in the State courts for CHS
holm's murder the following year is pretty
sure to be equally fruitless.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-02-22

As workmen were cutting logs on n
mountain in West Bolton on the 9th of Feb
ruary, three young birds, with pin feathers
just starting, probably about eight or ten
days old, fell from their nest in spruce tree,
some thirty or forty feet from the ground
They were taken and cared for, but their fall
proved too much for them. The parent birds
were nearly as large as the common blue
birds; the female was of a grayish color and
the male bird had a reddish breast, with dark
wings. The question naturally arises. Are
there migratory birds thft visit this section
and breed and rear their young in Winter?