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The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-24
THE FUTURE OF NEW ORLEANS.
german View of Ht-Rataaer PREMATURE
hut Prophetic, Articles Upon the
Cttvss Future Commerce.

NEW YORK. Sept. 2s.-Late foreign papers
have the following, ,n-,,o z,;t,,,,o
has lately contained some artI les, the object OF
which Is to call attention to certain dangers 70
the prosperity Of carta,n trdne n
pending changes in routes and arrangements
Of the North American commerce. Tor soms and
te Phst he Of 2eeh he sf the
sissippi. which would especially include the
dredging and deepening OF the main channel
Considerable draft to pass freely up the river.
The Berlin journal sees in this design 70
monopolize the whole American continent ZOE
kets on the other side Of the Atlantic both Eng
lish traders and the Germans. This weuldd ld, BE- s
to extend the ba noo "a this
new enterprise of mercantile eonanest would Isi
New oean + f. poposed e Yith the aep
Of & f S nes u
from the great Missis ippi emporium to the
Barbados, Trinidad, etc.
It is expected that in the course OF time great
metz work Of railways and steam Navigation
will be constitutad-the railways, supplemented
BY the Water-traff the Mississippi: converg.
products Of the United States. while the great
steam lines running along the meridian would m
gradually extend t. the coasts fh 9t sontn ana
ments Of those. commercial arrangements the
Of eutng the sbd shmus far so OF
carving out OF this project is of serious
i'm portance for the United States. since it can,
not fail to bring an increase in trade VII VII
| It is to the interest of German, commence tG
strengthen its position in Central America; and
| to make these regions its starting. point f9l
| that those countries must be connected witt
the United States by regular and permanent q
| line of steamers. There are vessels lying ld,f
| for this purpose. At least q branch service il
connection with the existing Hamburg anc
Bremen line might be undertaken
| fers to this subject AID does not regard tn
danger likely to arise f2r German INDUSTRY ant
yerv serious or proximate. It points out tha
Il lesson may be borrowed from the regulaiio
Of the mouth Of the Danube we may expect
| lowed rather by an increase OF imports fror
abroad than by an augmentation OF the exports
Of American produce to foreign lands.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-24
THE LATE HURRICANE.
Great Loss OFF Life and Damage to Prep
erGy i'm Kaytf-Many vessels
|. wrecked at Trinidad.

New YORK, Sept. 23.-Mails arriving from st.
Domingo and Hayti bring information OF ter
rife hurricane which occurred between the
third and fifth OF September at Port-au Prince.
Hayti. Many government works in course OF
construction were entirely. destroyed. The
hurricane reported traye1sed the whole Island;
The southern coast suffered most. at Jacmei
the high sea broke out and DESTROYED all the
small vessels that were at ANCHOR. ana the
warehouse on shore. while goods left on tne
Wharyes were washed away, including 100000
pounds of logwood belonging to Vera Cruz:
On the other side of the town the rivers
swept away several houses. Great destruction
was DONE which cannot be repaired In less
than three months. The loss is estimated at
500 900 to the town. Five vessels at anchor were
driven ashore, among them the Dominion fri
gate Ozama the bark Helen and ship Serpent.
At Aux Cages the wind was SO great that In less
than three hours 434 houses were entirely de-
sstroyed and the occupants driven to the streets
destitute of all shelter. The powder magazine,
courthouse and other public buildings were de-
stroyed. During the tempest O large number of
persons were killed and wounded. The town
of Adune was nearly destroyed; 1856 houses
were swept away. The town of CavailIon near.
~ disappeared, only four houses being left
standing, large number of lives were lost:
The storm spread over the town Of st. Louis,
inundating the market place and swept nearly
everything away, burying men, women and
children in its course. La Grande Anse was
nearly sweot out Of existence and at Jeromie
only twenty houses remain. at Coval forty
houses were demolished and the American ship
Wardell was wrecked The crew were saved.
In the country districts the distress is most
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-24
CANADA.
Comments OF the London Times ON the
Pr0tectionisE Victory I'm the Donain1Ons

nsassas,s.,.as ws.tSnr, 81 sp,a 1nas,..as,.
FFVeec1Avn1ss vHS'"ES Ah ssa7 AS"AaaA"A"hs
TORONTO. Sept. 23.-The following IL in the
Globe this morning:
deploring the prospect Of the Dominion being
The London Times says: We are afraid the
signi1cance Of this electoral return cannot Be
aa reasonably disputed The victory Of the Cana
over free trade, and Is no new thing. We un-
fortunately find our colonies rejecting a sound,
economical doctrine and RoIne back to
the fallaeious reasoning and short
Sighted projects which the intelligence and
exnerience of the mother country long
lis Els party. party have A their y way IN Canada.
ton Of native Industry as Mr.. Berry's admins
tration in Victoria has done, but they can hardly
90 any further The proteetionist victory in
Canada, however, carries with It an unusual
serious apprehensiorls. Canada not many years
ago showed much promise Of becoming thor.
oughly free trading country and establishing
her DrosneritY on that solid foJ1D datiOn
but the proteetionist reaction, even though Its
Violence may subside in time, though Its flu
sions may be scattered by experience, will
1eave behind It many obstacles III the shape of
to any renewed movement In favor Of free
trade. At the same time it must be borne in
mind that the Canadian policy, unlike the pol
icy OF any other country, either Australia or
South Africa. is liable to alterations produced
BY the close neighborhood OF great independ-
have so Yeherner1tly declared for protection we
cannot forbear to form q speculation upon the
probable effect Of that decar alton in the sale,
The proposals for q customs union, embrace
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-24
VAR. Train an the Plague.
[New Work Star.

1T Is not yellow fever at all" said Mr.. Train.
TITS q mental, moral malady. I am the only
ravages! Ten thousand a day died In Rome in
a. .. ITO, and Gibbon says half the human race
S in the g. sixth m century, when Whole cities were
confined! The black death of 1916 covered
the world! Venice, lost 1o0,00ol London.
50,0oo Spain nearly all her population In the
plague of the sixteenth century Genoa lost
10000 out of $4,000. and Naples 100000 out OF
2s0. 900! So you see our Southern scourge is only
O. fiea-bite in the history of the worlds afflic-
ton! But the scare already has wiped out
enough to build city Of 10 600 people! Take
notice that the drunkards and gourmands are
the first to die while the forty-f1ve rice-eaters
from China still liver" Mr.. Train fully be-
lteves that he can be instrumental in stopping
the plague, and has telegraphed Offering his ser
vices to the Memph's authorities.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-24
The Columbus District-A Bad Outlook
for CONVERSE

COLUMBUS o., Sept 23.-rhe chairman and
leading politicians In this congressional dis
trict respond to the call Of John G. Thompson
for meeting OF consultation to-day. Several
ex- congressman put In an appearance to ad-
wise the committee as to the best course to pur-
sue in order to save, Mr.. Converse, the Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress. from utteE defeat.
The council was q secret one, and nothing G IN
be learned from the leaders other than it was
gathering tor the mere purpose OF eounsulta-
tion. 1t has leak ed out. hoWeve shat some 10 en-
bers Of the meeting expressed themselves as not
confident as to the result; 1t was decided that
would be Injurious, If not fatal, to the success
Of the ticket.
It has been learned day that the Nationals
have commenced the circulation of documents
damaging to Converse. This Is done for the h
purpose Of holding Id those OF H. ante a
culars have found their way to every town in
the State.
are holding meetings tonight. The Repub-
licans are unusually confident. The betting on
the result has already commenced, odds being
offered by the Republicans
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-24
RafOrd Blunt and the BFedRs-They
Promise to leave Natchitoches III FER"
ranatteu to- Depart UnmOlested-Blune
Escorted Beyond tine Town. -M
Especial to the Democrat


CoUsHATTA, Sept 2s.Our dispatches last
Saturday night gave you full particulars as to
the cause OF the disturbance in Natchltoches
Owing to great excitement during the disturb
ance, various rumors reached here as to mob
entering the courthouse and taking Blunt out
Reliable information received now Is to the
effect that after Blunt WAS arrested, an armed
body Of negroes threatened to attack, destroy
the town, and recapture him. The people were
alarmed, assistance from various parts f1ocked
in, Blunt became uneasy and told the citizens
that. If permitted to leave. he would never
return to the parish: that 1t had been his
intention to move to Georgia any way. Fearing
mob guard took him out at II o'clock Satur-
day night, escorted him below town and he was
permitted to go unharmed. The Bredas were
not arrested nor molested. Their relatives and
friends pledged. II permitted to leave the
parish. that they would never return. 1t is
presumed they have left.
The excitement has somewhat subsided. but
the negroes in the country are still In threat"
ening attitude.
Reports reach us now that Raby was arrested
to-day but will be released.
LTSsO & SCHEEN.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-24
OPEN TROUGHs,
New ORLEANS, September IS, 1878

New ORLEANS, September IS. 1878.
To the Editor of the Democrat;
Seeing that the Waterworks Company are
about to continue the laying OF a thtrty-inch
pipe on the levee, which necessarily will be un-
der ground, and cannot operate without an ele-
waited res 81 voir, to give head to overcome the
friction in the pipe and discharge the water for
Cured TO me that If the same amount OF money
vas expended upon an open trough say @ four
feet wide and two feet deep with four of de Hol.
places 81 the levee, it would be moro beneficial
to the health, of the city. Man amt beast could
comrnodes could be established every two or
three blocks and washed continually by flow
of water from said troughs. Yours,
1877 South Claiborne street.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-24
THE BO WARDS.

The following dispatches we're received yes
terday by the Howards and attended to:
VIcKsBURG, Miss, September 2s, 1878
President Howard Association;
Steamboat BLANCHE Porter arrived here at
4eee Rsre and g. All Ss ns na aST Renfs Sn n9
way up. Arrive there at 5 O'Clock tomorrow
evening. DR.. Archer aboard., ,,urur,,on
HOLLY SPRINGS, September 70, 1878.
J. M: vandegriff, President Howard Associa-
ton:
Please send us three sacks orange leaves.
PSyeg ons @ New hTEpaR L. h23Nbby
GRAND JUNCTION. September 23. 1878.
Gen. f. N. Ogden, Vice President Howard Asso-
citation:
No more physicians or nurses required here.
". Fl. BEATTY, M. D.. Mobile.
G. ". BALL, M. D., New Orleans,
CANTON, Miss, September 49, 1878.
F'f; f;og goathmaVd, Secretary Howard Ass0oia-
New cases for past twenty four hours twenty
three Death one, William Ewing. Cases to
date five hundred. Total deaths ninety three.
convaleseents. SAM q, DEFiNE,
Chairman Relief Committee.
DR.. Stone left last evening for Donaldsonvllle.
HOLLY SPRINGS. Miss. September 23, 1878.
Gen: Fred. N. Ogden. Vice President Howard
Association:
Grand Junction appeals to us for aid. Over
one hundred cases and no organization Of re-
lief until to-day. when we sent Col. J. @. Hess,
here. He has been elected chairman of the re-
lief committee there To-day those people
iced a druggist, nurses. money and supplies.
w. J. il. HOLLAND.
VIcKsBURG, September %, 1878.
F. ;; southmayd, Secretary Howard Assooia-
Send doctor to report to E. B. Dabney, at Ter
ry, Miss. We cannot reach that point owing TO
quarantine Cage your agent VII VI r,Kg RaX usual
Zee and expense. ". No. FRENgH:
Howard Association,
PILOT Town, September 90. 1873.
F. N. Ogden, Vice President Howard Associa-
Ice and medicines received. Many thanks.
Three new cases to-day; no death. :, n,,
PILOT Town, September %. 1878.
F. n: Ogden, Vice President Howard. Assoeia-
am at Pilot Town. Southwest Pass, and have
Pr from garas M to asss me
convalescents, under treatment. Three new
cases. No deaths In the last "a hours;
m. SOUTHWEST PASS, September %, 1873.
Send doctor and nurses at once to South
raging there WIN. NJ. CULLOM.
Boarding Officer
ANTE, La, September %, 1878.
Il. Il. SOutQmaYQ, secretary dOWaEu AsSOeIh-
tion:
Please send one good female nurse for Dry
Grove to- morrow. Will go up with her myself
to attend the sick. T. J. DABNEY,
Medical Student.
DR.. D. W. Adams and ten nurses leave in the
morning for Holly Springs.
TH1BoDAUx, La, September %, 1875
F. N. Ogden, Vice President Howard Associa~
ton:
Panic over in Labadieville. Hospital and
cooking department established. Three new
cases and no death since last telegram. Send to
DR.. Bienvenue 200 pounds ice, one box lemons. rs.
Tichte. for French Union, present and will at
tend to all wants. Ell. A. FEAZlE, Ill. ID.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-24
Hon. T.. John Ellis at Cincinnati.
fCincinnati Enuuirer,]

Hon, e. John Ellis, of Louisiana gracod the
Robinson's Opera House meeting last night
eilvery voice. O fine presence, a tropical flow of
language, and q certain noble sincerity that
helps to make 10 eloquence. He was specially
reference in State and country and municipal
elections. questions it was never dreamed
would be brought to the doors of people north
OF the Ohio. He was voice from q section that
had felt the stern and bitter pressure Of the
Federal power, party power. q Republican
power. 1t Ia but q step from the Federal super
visor and the Federal deputy marshal to the
Federal bayonet and this eloquent Southerner
had witnessed the expressions Of them all. It
Is hoped that he will tell. his story and let his
voice be heard frequently In our canvass,
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-24
ETnfay@PabRe weather aG Canton - One
Death and Twenty three Rev Gases.
Especial to the Democrat

ISD6GlAI 70 GHb D6TUUUIHI,J
CANTON. Sept. 23.-NeW cases for the past
twenty-four hours, twenty -th rec: deaths one,
William Ewing, the sixth of the original ten city
guards who have laid down their lives for the
protection of the property of our absent citi-
zans. Robert Mosby is improving. G. W.
Thomas, president of our Howard Association.
is very i'll.
The damp weather Is unfavorable and adds to
the gloom that surrounds u.s. Several patients
who were conva1eseent have been obliged to
take to their beds again. We fear the worst has
not passed with us. and have little hopes for an
Improvement until we have FROST The mate
rial In town is almost exhausted. but the fever
has an abundance to work on In the adjacent
country, EMMETT l.. ROSS.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-24
MISCELLANEOUS,
The Late Remarkable Shooting at Creed
mNOT,

NEW YORK, Sept 23.-The Tribune says: The
sagacity of the British rlfiemen in remaining at
splendid scores made at Creedmoor. The VIM
b1edon cup. won in England by Major Fulton
with score Of 1913 out of 150 was subsequently a,
Selph with scores Of 13g and 137.- This year
Frank Hyde has it with the wonderful score Of
143 out of 100.
At 1000 yards. Sumner and Gray. with scores
of 142 and 1H respectively, repeat Mills famous
feat OF fifteen consecutive bull eyes ut long
English scores. When itcomes to team shoot
ing. fours from Massaehusetts and New York.
make total scores Of 1851, which is 50 points
eight in the International match,
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-24
ACTIVITY i'm the Treasurer's Department.

WASHINGTON, Sept 23.-Treasurer Gillian:
Assistant Treasurer Wyman and score of
clerks arc busy preparing the checks, for the
quarterly interest, falling due OF. Octobar |. on
between Is 600 and II 600 checks in all to prepare
but over half have already been signed. The
largest checks. are for $500 the interest on
$50 900 bond; the smallest for fifty cents, the in
ierest on $50 bond.
It viii require the Treasurer and his assist
ants to sign their names about one thousand
times a day for the remainder of the month to
reach the bondholders by the mail of Oclober /.
Next month the quarterly interest on the five
per cents is due. when the same tedious process
will have to be gone through with.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-24
Great Britain and Afghanlstan-sheeF
All to be Brought TO Mis senses.

LONDON, Sept 2s.-The failure of the British
mission to Cabul and the rebuff OF Sheer All
are grave fears that an open rupture between
England and Afghanistan will result. The pros
pect of q war between the two countries has de-
clined,
The predominating opinion In official circles
s that matters in Afghanfstan have assumed
very serious aspect, and that the government
must crush out the Russian influence there and
bring Sheer Ali. the ameer, to his senses
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-24

appalling The hurricane destroyed nearly aaElyg
erop was destroyed and there is extreme suffer
ing among the people,
Can't. Cornell Of the steamship Bahama, which
arrival from Trinidad Saturday. reports that
the hurricane at that place was the most severe
for the past forty years. Ships steamers. Light
ers and other crafts We're swept ashore from rom
and merchandise The hurricane lasted nine
hours, and whom it subsided there was n9t Ct u u
which was not badly wrecked. $780,.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-24
MARINE NE w b.

PORT EADs, Sept. %. 6 p. m.-Weather calm,
clear and warm.
Arrived: French bark Comtesse Duchatel,
Dupont master. 50 days from Bordeaux. to
Schmidt & Ziegler.
French ship France, Provostic master, 50 days
from Havre, in ballast to Pouz & Son.
IFnench bark Jacques Coeur. Jean master, 81
days from Havre, to 2. Poutz u Son.
No departures.
SOUTHWEST PASS, Sept 23 6 .. r.-Barome Ter
29.75. Wind northwest, light. Weather calm
cloudy and warm.
No arrivals or departures
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-24
WASHINGTON.
Eight Hours to be Considered q Fun Days
work for Naval Employees.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 23.-Last Saturday after
sent Instructions to the eommandants OF all the
navy yards. directing that on and after to-day
the eght-hour system be considered full day 8
work in all navy yards, and that all men who
choose to work ten hours q day shall receive
extra pay for the two additional hours. This
overrules the department circular OF March %
last which fixed ten hours as q days work, and
pl aces the men on the same footing that they
were last winter, stmilar hours and eompensaa- e.
ton are to be given to the Work1ngmen on the
new State Department building.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-24
asarnanv,a Tolrnccap Co1nmaEasIon.

NEW York, Sept. 23.-The German commits
tigate the system of collecting revenue on to-
bacc, In. the United States. = They will visit
Reyenue office. They will also visit number
of large and small tobacco and cigar manufae-
tories, and then probably 20 South and investt-
yatn fhn svstAm there.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-24
Liabilities $4,000; assets $4,000. The failure
was caused by q shrinkage in values and bad
alnin1E
SPORTING NOTES.
Running Races at Louisville.

LOUISVILLE. KY. Sept. 23.-There were three
races to. day. The first race was a three quarter
mile dash for two year ods. eight starters, and
was won by McGrathran with Peru second.
Time+I 1884,.
The second race. q two mile dash had five
tuna f. NJ sgav, second. md, Tims-3 AZ. ~N,' '1'
The thir6 race. mile heats, had six starters.
First heat-King Faro first, Burgamont second.
Second heat-Dave Moore first, King Faro
second. Third heat-Dave More first, Faro
second. Time-1:45, l: AS. 1:473s.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-24
ENGLAND.
The Thames HOrrOP-A New Theory or
the Cause OF the Great Loss Of Life.

the Cause OF the Great Loss of Life.
New YORK, Sept. 2s.-The London Whitehall
Reuie,e just received, alluding, to the. PRINCESS
that out OF some 800 people who were suddenly
submerged not a dozen should have saved their
lives by swimming, and it Is equally remark
the water second. 1t is more than evident
that very large number OF persons su able sat to
not only with the Princess Alice and the Bywell
Castle, but viii those who have rendered the
waters of the crowded Thames absolutely dead
In plain English, and it is impossible to be
too positive with the fact staring us in the face
the six hundred and odd souls we're poisoned.
charged into the river at Barking greek In a
raw condition, converting thereby the stream
into q common sewer. Now, the immediate
effect of plunging q human being into sewerage
is stupi6cation and asphyxia.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-24
The Revenue ON Sugars-Heavy Loss to
the Government

New YORK, Sept. 23.-The estimate Of losses
to the revenue on sugars for two years.
based on an estimate submitted to the custom
house Investigating committee by Solon Hum
phrys, has been prepared and will be sent by Mr..
Wood to-day. The figures which are said to
have been prepared by careful statist1cian,
show loss to the government last year OF 81
soc, 900, and for the year before Of s2.s00,o0O.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-24
a pgous Prauta I'm New York,

NEW YORK, Sept 2a.-A man, calling himself
Father Dunn. has been going about the streets
obtaining from different persons, generally
servant girls. amounts ranging from 81 to SO.
on the ground that he vas collie sting money Tor
charitable purposes. He is fraud. IL 1s be-
sand dollars.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-24
The Great Famine In China.

NEW YORK, Sept 23--A letter from Shanghai
in relation to the famine in Cnina, says millions
Of people In that country are eating bark, sta $
thatched roofs and dirt. and that human flesh is
sold in market, parents selling and killing their
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-24
Why the Old Man Consented.
Peter Cooper's DecIinatio

'I cannot consent to serve again. only
consented because there was no other man to
represent the PRINCIPLES; but, although / was
willing then to endure the obloquy and the
ridicule. / am too old now to undertake another
campaign. I am In my eighty eighth year. and
half OF that gone."
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-24
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

1.-THE DEMOCRAT is responsible for none Of
the views expressed In the communications
under this head; but no communications will
1e printed except from responsible Darties.l
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-24
The Result of Too Much enthusiasm.
TCourier- -TournaIl

Such, tits said, was the enthusiasm With which
Mr.. Hayes was received everywhere during his
recent trip to the Northwest that at one place
alone seventeen pockets were picked IN less
than twice that many minutes.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-24
The po.ftzon at st. Louis,

ST. LOUIS. Sept. 2s.-There was fair attend
ance at the Exposition to-day. notyithstandtlIng tl
the place itself and the novel articles contained
therein for future display and uss To-day was
music on the grounds, which played almost in
cessantly, the inclosure would have been a quiet
retreat. Tomorrow an interesting mule race
will take place, and considerable amusement is
antininatai
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-24
THE YELLOW FEVER.
CONTINUED RAvAGEs OF THE DHs-
EASE YESTERDAY.

Deaths aG Memphis - CatrOn
Dyfmg-Na0rtaEaty Among the HOwaRas
aud Relief Associations.
Especial to the Democrat
MEMPHIS, Sept. 23.-There were thirty-three
deaths yesterday. corrected: sixty-four to-day,
Catron, AS ociated Press reporter. local editor
of the Aualanche, active member Of the Masonic
Relief Committee and one Of the most amiable
of men is dying. Luke Wright has recovered,
and Is on duty. Charles j. Fisher Is very Ill
OF thirty members of the old and new Howard
Association, eight have died and fifteen are
sick or convalescent Of whom three are on
duty. Seven have escaped thus far. The Citi.
zens' Relief Committee Is equally crippled
Langstaff, Howard president is on the street
to-day. The weather is warm and clear.
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