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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-01

North Carolina holds its State election to-
day for Chief Justice. two Associate Justices
OF the Supreme Court, Legislature and local
officers. There is only one ticket, the regu-
lar Democratic ticket, the Republicans hay
ing finally concluded to place no candidates
in the field, but to direct their chief attention
30 the Legislature With this end In view
they have formed alliances with the indie
pendents, so-called. in many counties. And Of
these Independents, by-the-by there is no
lack more candidates being out than at any
election in the history of the State There
seems to be little doubt that the Democrats
will secure two-thirds majority in the Leg
islature. This body will elect United States
Senator in 1879. The two most prominent
candidates for the Senatorship are A. S. Mer-
rimon, the present Senator, and e. B. Vance,
the present Governor Of the State.
Owing to the curious wording of the elec-
lion law, it was thought for some time that
the Congressman from North Carolina should
be elected in August; but after more thor
ough investigation Of the law it has been
decided chat the congressional elections dc
not take place before November
The Democratic majority at the last cleo
zion in North Carolina was some $4,000. IT
ought to-day to be at least 100000.
Alabama, On next Tuesday, holds its State
election. AS in North Carolina, the Republi
cans have determined to place no candidates
i'm the field.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-01
Is IT QUARANTINE OR EMBARGO 2

That Mobile has perfect right to establish
such quarantine against New Orleans, or
any other place. as may be necessary to pro-
tect the health and lives of her citizens, no
one will deny; but that she has the power,
either in reason or law, to establish any such
embargo as she has chosen to place upon our
railroad communication with the rest OF the
world, is an altogether different proposition,
and one against which we most earnestly
and Indignantly protest. The right OF self
protection, inherent in all communities, en-
powers her to establish such quarantine, and
prescribe such regulations as may be nee
essary to the safety of her people. She may
resort to all the processes Of disinfection
science has ever suggested, and she may go
so far as to say that freight and passengers
from New Orleans shall not be delivered in
Mobile until after thorough disinfection and
reasonable delay; but she certainly cannot es-
tablish blockade of New Orleans, and put
an end to all Interstate commerce on the
plea of quarantine, any more than she can
refuse to allow the United States mails to
pass through her limits.
To begin with, the fever has not yet been de-
clared epidemic in this city, nor is it likely,
| at this time, that it will assume that charac-
ter, and there is no just cause for any such
stringent quarantine as has been established.
In the second place, in adopting the extreme
| measures to which they have resorted, the
authorities of Mobile have clearly exceeded
! their powers, which are simply those OF po-
lice, and trespassed upon a subject which be-
| longs exclusively to Congress, namely, the
regulation Of commerce between the States.
] In another column we publish an able and
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-01

According to the New York Tribune Aleck
Stephens made one good point In q recent
speech in Georgia. In consequence Of his
feeble condition he Is obliged to carry In his
pocket q flask, said to contain good old Bour-
bon from which he takes frequent potations
TO revive his failing strength. On the occa-
sion alluded to he had been indulging in his
gayorite oratorical flight on the principles Of
The immortal Jefferson. AS he closed he pro-
llced his bottle took q good, long swig, and
ms he returned it to his pocket, said: Eyes,
fellow-citizens, this is true Democracy" 1t
is said to have been the most popular senti-
7nent ever uttered in Georgia.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-01

i The Democratic congressional convention
i'm the Fifth District Of the State Is promised
a long session, us almost every parish in the
district has candidate in the field. The
Claiborne delegates for instance, have been
Instructed to vote for Col. John S. Young,
those OF Morehouse for Col. Todd, those Of
sConcordia for Gen. j. Floyd King, those of
Jackson for Hon. e. e. Kidd, those of Tensas
Tor Mr.. Reeves. Almost all the delegates
from the other parishes Of the district have
Been pledged to some one OF these candidates,
and it will apparently require number OF
ballots to select candidate from the many
able gentlemen In the field.
The Fifth District is the only district In
this State that has determined on the policy
Ut making nominations at home, all the other
districts nominating their candidates for
Congress at Baton Rouge, the delegates to
Abe congressional conventions being with
Few exceptions, the same as those to the State
conventions policy pursued in few if any
other States. The parish Of Terrebonne did
suggest that the congressional convention of
the Third District meet in Franklin, but rs
no other parish in the district agreed to this
proposition, and as all of them sent their del
egates to Baton Rouge. the nomination, it is
presumed, will be made there, as heretofore.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-01

gross, mountainous, unlimited, infinite lying.
Every American Of any degree 81 intelligence
1t. But the fellow could not help it,. He is d
professor of Louisiana politics, and lying Ia
the chief part etc.-[Chicago Times.
Stop herr Hold up awhile! You've got
the wrong SOW by the ear. sypher was the
man that saw the original John Sherman let
ter. Mercy Id the man you are after. Now,
take il all back and apologize to Sypher
Goodness gracious IL will never do to make
such mistakes as that.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-01

The Chicago Times felicitates itself on the
fact that owing to the cool lake breezes, the
death rate in that city for the last week was
one hundred and seventy-fve less than what
ID was the previous week. This figure, 1t
says, represents tho mortality from excessive
heat Yet Chicago has not been quarnntined
ny Mobile or Houma, or even by Franklin.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-01

SyDher, a LOUISIANA scalaWag, teStlfylng
before Mr.. B. f. Buffers inouisitors by the
sad sea waves, swore that Packard, playing
Governor behind entertainments in the st.
Louis Hotel, and sending daily piteous ap
0eals to Grant to uphold him with the ma
5ionaI army, was recognized as Governor, IL
iii narts OF the State and was able TO main
eairl himself at the capital with his own off
GERS and without assistance from the troops.
If appears that the most remarkable pecu-
7iarfty III all persons In any way connected
Ill nolsties I'M Louisiana is the habit at
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-01
SECOND WARD UNION TICKET.

Citizens Of the Second Ward who are tired Of
the war of factions which reflects discredit
upon the ward have united In presenting for
delegates to the Baton Rouge Convention the
following named citizens, chosen equally from
both factions and call upon all good citizens of
the ward to lay aside local preiudices and unite
in their support:
A. Fl MAY.
FRANK JOHNSON.
JOHN LOGAN.
R. C. DAVEY.
GEORGE RICE.
VIM. CANNON.
es=.-e. LARA STA. M-..-. f.. j..
E. H. REYNOLDS.
ANTON WINTER.
CHAS. H scHENCK.
JERE LYONS.
JOHN s. HODGTNs. iy2s 1T
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-01

Ever since Sypher swore to having seen the
original John Sherman letter, such papers as
Rhe Tribune have been telling 1t IS great
family secret that his father signed his
name with mark thus. O. IF there's
nothing in NAME" that's about the most ap-
propriate signature his father could nave
-
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-01

There Ia an unclaimed letter in the Hobo
kan postof1ice says tho jersey City Herald,
addressed to Herman Observation-Disclosures
croft. Doubtless the gentleman Is In the
town, but his name Is being shipped over In
installments, and it hasn't all arrived yet
AIS soon as 1t all gets in he will call for his
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-01
MA RRIEU.

NIS-McCARTHY-O Tuesday evening
July 16, 1873. by the Rev. Father Hubert, at the
Church of the Immaculate Conception, New
Orleans VIM. O. Annis, of Baton Rouge, La. tc
Annie W. Mccarthy. Of Nacogdoches. Texas
No cards.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-01

we notice the recent marriage OF W. u
Annis, OF Baton Rouge, to Miss Annie W.
MCCARTHY, Of Naoogdoohes, Texas. We wish
CTR friend, who Is the editor Of that sterling
Democratic paper, the Baton Rouge Advocate,
much happiness with his fair Texas bride.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-01
RE-OPENING OF THE GEM Bah
AND -
OYSTER BA Z.
AU-R-GUST L, 1878.
AU-R-GUST L, 1878.

My friends and customers, are cordially In
vited to call and partake Of the Inequalities Of
department last season having been large Ian
average Of ,twenty A. barrels per day. gives
the the en dddVa va aa Of
salt oysters, making it the freshest article OF
food at present in the city. Call and Judge for
au1 St 2dp J.P. ZATARAIN. Proprietor.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-01
rEw ORLEANS, AUGUST 4, asss.

The red head Of Jim Anderson now sheos
Its lurid glare around the Office OF the "ash-
anrtpu Post He Ia employed on that paper.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-09-01

From what we hear Of the inability of the
undertakers to bury the dead, we fear it will
become the duty Of the Citizens relief com
mittee to organic. posse for that purpose.
At the WhitsmUre house three bodies were
allowed to remain unburied for twenty-fCur
hours, and several instances have reached us
where the bodies of men have been found
locked no in rooms which apparently hid
been deserted for some hours, if not days.
If this is permitted to go on, and the most
liberal system Of disinlechDg is not NAM
tanned, it will be impossible by-aEd-6 by to fad
a we'll man in the place. The sanitary force
are!doing what's possible to so limited police.
They need recritnts, aud we therefore repeat
our suggestion that a posse be appointed for
the express purpose of seeing that the dead
are as promptly buried as the law provides
for, and that thorough system Of disinfoct-
ing is maintained privately as we'll as pub
licly. Sulphur in alcohol should be burned
in all infected houses, and chloride of lime
and coppsras rs well as carbolic acid should
be used to dIsinfect the excreta of the sick,
and the clothes and bed-clothes, of the dead,
as at.present, should be burned.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-09-01

NoTHING that we have yet published gives
SO striking a measure of the extent and effect
of the present epidemic as the fact that there
are seven Of the Dominican Sisters sick of the
fever, contracted in the performance of their
duties as nurses; that three of them-one a
young and beautiful woman, consecrated to
noble ife-have died, and that four of the
Catholic clergy have been carried to their
graves, victims Of duties piously performed so
long as they could attend to them. Fathers
Walsh and Mahcr, OF st. Bridget's, aud
Fathers Bokel and MGairy, of st.
Peters, after three weeks of untiring
efforts in behalf of their parishion
ers, and while IN the midst of great useful
ness, were stricken down, and have raid the
penalty of nature. Father Walsh was the
first priest of St. Bridget's; in fact, he built the
parish up to what it is, being assisted for the
past four or FIVE years by Father Maher Faith
ers MGairy and Bozel had been for the past
few years laboring in st. Peters parish, under
the pastoral direction of Father Kelly, who,
we are glad to record, is still at his post, like
many other veterans of 1873, doing his duty
as fully and as nobly as in that year Of sor-
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-09-01

WE have reached the end of the third
week OF the epidemic and confront a sad ar
ray of figures attestiDg the severity with
which the fever has prevailed with Us. The
new cases yesterday numbered l52, Of winch
I2S are white and % are colored, the deaths
being 20, Of which 81 are white and %
colored. This brings the total number OF
cases to date to l14S and the deaths to AS,
which is SO more than was recorded for the
same number Of weeks of the epidemic Of
1873. These are the figures, but the facts Of
the dreadful scourge no tongue can tell or
pen paint. The living Of one hour are the
dead Of the next, and it may be said of all
Of US who are here that we literally live on
the very brink Of the grave.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-09-01

IN our issue of the twenty ninth we pub
lished a communication signed Irish
and Negroes" which threatened the
city in case there was not a fair distribution
of the rations provided by the government.
We published this as a pronounced express
aion Of threats that Tad been made
and Just as 1t came to US, without any
idea Of rejecting upon our Irish fellow
citizens, who have suffered SO severely by the
present and past epidemics. We have no
idea that an lrishman had anything to do
with il Or would countenance the carrying
into effect of the threat therein contained.
Law abiding, the Irish people of Memphis
have always been, and they can be relied
upon in any emergency to protect the prop
erty and secure the safety of the city.
This much is cue from ourselves to
our Irish fellow citizens. They ought to
know the APPEAL well enough to have full
faith IN it and to know that it is now, as 1t
slways has been. their friend and their out
spoken champion. And so 1t will always De.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-09-01

In answer to a card which appeared in the
AralaHche Of yesterday, Mr.. J. NJ. Heating,
Of the APPEAL an Irishman, full OF y N
pathy for his race, fearing only to do
wrong and always DESTROYS of doing right,
refuses to be responsible for what Mr.. John
Lilly assumes is an insult TO the Irish people.
Always prompt to resent a slur. slight or in
suit to them, Mr.. Heating is incapable OF
either, personally or professionally. Taken
in that sense, he regrets the publication of
the communication in question.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-09-01
DIED.

BARKER-In this city, August 81, 1878, of yellow
fever, JOHN B. BARKER, aged 80 years.
BEDFORD-August 30, 1873, at IL am, GKoaGE
j. BEDFORD, aged 20 years. NEW Orleans papers
please copyl ''
DAVIS-At the residence of his stepfather, Mr. J.
W. Heath. THOMAS j. DAVIS, of yellow fever IN the
9th year of his age Funeral services after the
epidemic.
EGAN-August 81, 1878, THOMAS EGAN, son o.
Patrick and Margaret Egan, aged twenty months.
lOmaha papers p ease cOry.l
Funeral from the residence, No. 984a Front street,
this SUNDAY afternoon. az z O'Clock.
LOhENTZ-At the cisy hospital Friday Auq1Ist
3d. 1878, of yellow-feveF, l.. NJ. loRENTz, aged rs
Years. baltimore (Md.) papers please cOpy.l
Mr. LoREETz was Tor many years a member of
Memphis Typographical Union, No. II.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-09-01
Memphis Annual Cotton Statement.
Yesterdays Business.

eEterCay'S Business.
The New York and New Orleans markets re-
manned unchanged yesterdays at the latter place re
ceiptS nearly 1000 bales; at the norris
ef prices for both spots and deliveries IN our mar
ket the return melancholy one fer the last day
OF the season. the cotton exchange black board said
''NO saleS.'
Ordinary, 912c good ordinary, IOl4c low mid
ding, IO3sG; middltDg / 1sc good middIing,
1850 nludlIS lar lie; fair, 12lSc; stains, 100
The exchange cotton statement reports: Received
90 bales; shipped, 9 bales; total from September
LIST, 4l2,343 bales; total shipment, ,73l bales;
stock on hand. 454 bales.
The following are the New York market reports for
low middling, 15-l6c; middllng, II 3-i6c good
middling, 122sc. At 1905, steady; I2I2 steady:
PIP, steady. Sales 952 bales
The following are yesterdays closing rates of New
1000 ITO; March, 11.17611.i8 april, 1880
-; May, 1I.32911>33; June, 1i.39611. 40;
Der, 7 -5SQ -; October IL 276 -: Novem-
Der, II .OS0 ] 90; December l 1.03611.O4,
The tone of the market was at 1912, easy; at
bales
New Orleans closed steady as 1IIse for middling
sales, 25O bales receipts, net, $50 bales.
Liverpool telegrdms reported the market fiat and
IregulIri mtddling uplandS, 655d: Orleans Sad.
sales, 1000 bales; receipts, 1880 bales.
Liverpool! arrivals opened at 132d to 1-16d lower;
August 8 1924; September, 612d; September. Oc-
toDer, 6l2d; october November, 3 7-16d, d 13-32d;
November December, 8 5-16d; MISUNDERSTANDING,
6l4d AT 2:3O the market was flat.
received at the United States port9 since Friday,
4l7S bales; exported to Great Britain So bales;
stock, 1871 bales, against 1867 last week
ana 1854 this week last year.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-09-01

WE deeply regret to learn that Fathers
Riordan and M'Nawara, OF st. Patrick
church. have been taken down with the fever.
Both have been residents Of Memphis Tor
some years, and to the untiring eKertions OF
,he former, we believe, the existence and
growth Of st. Patrick parish is largely due
Father Riordan, besides being pastor of St
Patrick, Is vicar-general Of the diocese.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-09-01
wkArHKn INnIlArloNs.

WAX EGFr OFgICE On. SIG. OFFICE.
WASHINGTON. September /, am.
F'o, Tennessee and the ohio ra!ies, clear or
partly cloudy 'ceather, ieinds mostly south
erIy, stationary temperature, stationary or
hiJLey- pressure
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-09-01

We are glad to be able to state that both
General w. J. Smith and Colonel Butler P.
Anderson, the foremost heroes of the terrible
epidemic, are doing well and bid fare TO re-
cover. We sympathise with General Smith
in the loss of his son, a bereavement which
adds to his trials and make2 his burden heavy
.r,nuI
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-09-01
FINANCIAL.

The report that the banks would close is,
of course incorrect They Will remain open daily
but may possibly still further reduce banking hours
Nothing could be ELECTED on Madison street yester-
Day Exchange IN our banks quoted at par buying
and IA selling New YORK, on osher eastern cities
par buyng and a selling for both demand and sight
on New Orleans u discount buying, selling at par
[BY TELEGRAPRl
NEW YORK, August 31.-Money market easy at
1l2d2 per cent. Prime mercantile paper 31514Ia
per cent Sterling exchange, bankers bills, 483I5;
sight exchange, 4SS Gold dull at IOOiS Govern.
bonds strong.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-09-01

WE publish to-day synopsis of the busi-
ness of the year which ended yesterday. It
is as much as our present space will permit
or the condition of the community will justi-
fy, and is a most gratifying exhibit, one that
justified the predictions for the coming year,
70 ruthlessly upset by the prevailing epidemic:
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-09-01

BUGGrEs for the volunteer doctors are very
much needed. Being strangers, who are IN
acquainted with the city, if supplied with
buggies they could take boys with them who
know the streets, who could drive for them,
and thus save a great deal Of time now con-
sumsd by them in hunting up and walking
to and from their calls Who will supply
them}
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-09-01

Test,r30g Of cotton ond gold: liverpool cot
Ton, o sd Memphis cotton, II SC. NeIo
Orleans cotton. II f-Se. Neie York eofi07',
II 5-I6e Ne,c York gold, 100 II.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-09-01
WANTED!
Active Members for the Howard
Association.

OFFICE HOWARD ASSOCIATION,
~ MEMPHIS, August %, 1878
EB- Reliable, energetic and respectable citizens
DESTROYS of becoming active members of the Howard
Association, are requested to send In their applica
lions at additional help is urgently needed
All applications will be balIoted for and none but
those who can answer to the above requirements Will
be elected. A. D. LANGSTAFF
VIce-President Howard Association
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-09-01

WE suggest to the citizens relief commit
Tee the propriety of opening retreat for the
syvivors who have had their clothing and
ing destroyed, and who, consequently,
b. pcme to go to. There are several
. - cases OF that g --,~sar now need
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-09-01

Mr. MORTON, who was placed in char. q
OF the Howard e0mmissarT, at No. 23 Alabama
street stricken down Thursday, was getting along
the wosse soex place and It was Thought be eannot
survive. ne - the third man placed In charge of
.1.L VINO his os4Et stricken With the dread dis
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-09-01
THE FEVER ABROAD.

234 New Cases and IS Deaths I'm New
Orleans Yesterday -2O4 New Cases
and 10 Deaths in Yicksburg-
$50 Cases and IS Deaths
In Port Gibson, Miss.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-09-01
Grenada Still Calling for Nurses, Doc
tors, Food, and Money go New
Cases in Canton, Mississippi
Hickman has 3 Cases.
Two Deaths In Greenville, Miss, and a
Panic - Jackson, Miss, One Case
and Panic-MObile Announces
One Case-Where and When
is the SeOurge TO Stop.
Oxford. Mis-.

Oxford. Mis-.
From an Appeal Correspondent
OXFORD, August 30-We have since last
writing concluded to shut our gates, even
against tho venerable buZZard. He has too
much pyroligenous acid about his perfumery,
which is considered good for yellow-fever
Some people say we are scared, but we mean
to keep our shirts on all the same
BLUE-STOCKIN6
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-09-01

saV cothor tIu the advance; crop news still ia
Yotaprs tle e.,SeF sstoRishiDgly quiet; early re-
ceipts were conn u counted upon On the last
day OF the month he first new sale OF Mississippi
valley cotton aTriyec in New Orleans. In Liverpool
the price advanced ligtsr than since the previous
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-09-01
PontOtOc.
From an Appeal Correspondent. ]


PONTOTOC, Mss, August 28.-Three of
our noble and christian ladies-Misses Mary
Smith, Hattie Leland and Laura M'Farland,
with that charity AMI benevolence for which
our ladies are noted, canvassed our little town
this morning and in short time raised forty
dollars for the yellow-fever sufferers IN the
neighboring town OF Grenada.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-09-01
Washington. ID. &.

WASHINGTON, August 31.-Contributions
for the yellow-fever sufferers thus far aggre-
gate FIVE thousand dollars. The Masons
raised about one thousand dollars; the fire
department appropriated one days Fay of
each member, in the aggregate amounting to
one hundred and forty-fve dollars. The
workmen in the navy-yard have contributed
hharollv