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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-11
THE NEW ELECTORAL SCHEME.

The electoral scheme agreed upon by the
House subcommittee and which IS to be pro-
posed rs an amendment to the constitution,
s rather too complicated problem Of high
mathematics to commend itself at once to
the understanding of the average voter.
To arrive at the vote OF State will involve a
sum in long division and result In most in
stances, in lot of declmals and fractions
that will shroud the Whole affair in Dephic
mystery far more impenetrable to the masses
than was even the legerdemain of ali,nde
| and the eight to seven fraud. This will be
an insurmountable objection to the plan,
for tho result Of M election for President
should be self-evident and plain to every
one, though he be n wayfaring man and u
fool: nor do we see any necessity for compli-
eating 1t with refinements whether of math-
ematics or law.
The present system Is simple enough, but it
is by no means satisfactory or just, and the
proof of 1t is that several Presidents have been
elected who had not received plurality of
the popular notably. Mr.. Lincoln.
Under the present system all the electoral
votes State Is entitled to are given to the
presidential candidate who has received ma
jority or plurality Of the popular vote The
injustice of this plan was illustrated in the
last election, for, granting that Hayes carried
both Louisiana and Florida, yet Tildrn re-
ceived an immense popular majority. It en-
abIes n large State like New York, Pennsyl-
vania or Ohio in close election to cast It's
large electoral vote for one candidate and
elect him, even though his opponent may
have received large popular majority. The
new plan is based ON the theory that the MI
nority is entitled to representation, and the
aim is to aggregate and apportion the whole
vote cast for both candidates. It provides
that the number Of popular votes cast for
candidate in State shall be multiplied by
the whole number OF electors the State Ia en-
titled to. the product to be divided by the to-
tai popular vote OF the State. For example
at tho last election the popular vote OF Lou
isiana was as follows
Tilden ..,..... Observation-Disclosures. 1889
Hayes Observation-Disclosures. 77,1E
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-11
WAGONSI CANE CARTSl SPOKES
Ell. N. SORIA,

streets,
HoIe Agent for the celebrated "gTUDTDA.
KIIR" WAGONS, CARTS and SPRING WORK
of all kindg and sizes.
Dealer 10 Philadelphia and Western Game
Wagons, Carts and Drays; Timber Wheels
Wheelbarrows OF all descriptions; Spokes. Eel
loes. Hubs Shafts ETC.. Wheelwrfght material
Orders promptly filled. ALI work warranted.
ina qdntf
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-31

The gold coins OF this country have not been
as constant MS The gold worshippers would
have us believe. Our gold coins are the
double eagie $780, eaglo ts1o). half eagle $50,
quarter eagle (s2 5ol, ono dollar and three dol
lar piece. Most Of them are Of quito recent
origin. The gold dollar was first coined In iS49,
previous 10 which limo tho only dollar in use
In this country was the silver dollar; the
double eagle was first coined tho same year.
and the three dollar piece only tried In 1853.
4 Tho oldest gold coins are the eagle and its
subdivisions. The coinage OF tho eagle was
authorized In f792. At first IL. weighed $40
grains. and It's iineness was GIG. but IN 1894 II
wlas reduced to 25s grains and 89s ilneness
Two years after its flneness was increased to
400. That IL. the difference In value between
fhe gold eagle of 1888 and the gold eagle Of
1884 was 90 eents-the one being worth $40
s.nd the other so SO. The steal IL evident,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-31
A WORD IN BEHALF OF NEW ORLEANS.

The total assessment of the State Is esti-
mated at S176 900, that of the city of New Or
leans Mt Sill 900, 900, thus making the real and
personal assessments OF the State outside of
New Orleans only S65,000,00o the city of New
Orleans being subjected to nearly two-thirds Of
the State taxes imposed. Taking into consid-
Grafton the burdens Of her own municipal gov
eminent, no wonder her property has depre-
ciated in value when it Is thus made the source
of so large proportion Of the revenues Of the
entire State. When, therefore, through her
proper officers, she presents memorial for
relief, equitable in its character, should not the
General Assembly give it proper recognition
and ii just, allow it !?
During the months Of January, February,
March and April, the people were struggling
for the recognition and establishment Of the
Nichols government A large police force was
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-31
WEw 0azG.EA MS, JANUARY IN, lists.

The attempt 10 aeclmate negro cadets at
West Point. which has been made year after
year, has again failed. Il IL highly probable
that those enterprising Congressman who
have been engaged In the business will give 1t
up after their many failures. fow months
ago negro by the name Of Minnie was sent
to West Point from New York. Last week. no
returned home, declaring that West Point was
not the place for negroes He was cut dead
by oil but three or four Of tho cadets, and
these. at the end Of few weeks yielded to
the general pressure and gavo up all com
munication with him.
In reference 10 Flipper, the only colorod
graduate OF West Point, Minnie explained
that the reason why Flipper got through was
The fact that he was n Southern negro:
Northern born negro, no frankly declared.
could not stay at West Point.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-31

That phantom ship" that is to sail from
Charleston to Liberia with q cargo Of assorted
negroes has not yet arrived at that port. Its
delayed arrival is causing the taxpayers some
alarm. Up-country negroes are rapidly &C
cumulating in the city, The arrival of a band
last week made the total of these would-be
emigrants 375, gathered from North and
South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama. What
is to be done with them is the question that
now perplexes the authorities Of Charleston
The "emigrants" are utterly helpless, have
already spent all their money and will soon be
dependent on charity for support. The au-
thorities are unable TO send them home, and
the taxpayers unwilling to support them
The Liberia exodus scheme is likely to develop
negro trampism in the South.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-31
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY JANUARY 81 1878

organized and under State control, numbering,
at one time, over 1900 men. The actual force
required for municipal purposes does not ex-
coed 800 men, and, by Legislative enactment,
1926, 900 has been made the maximum amour
required annually for police purposes.
Owing to the exigencies during the early
part Of 1877, the city, by detailed statement,
ompanying It's memorial for relief, shows
that for purposes Of State aid she was sub
jected to an expenditure approximatng $4,000
In excess of ber requirements for municipal
police purposes; and that, owing TO this ex-
cess Of expenditure, she Is now indebted TO
her police for the months Of October, Novem-
ber and December. 1877. As matter Of JUS
tice, she asks that q claim SO equitable In its
character. and the benefit Of which enured SO
directly to the State, be recognized and paid.
Is 1t answered by the Committee on Claims
that New Orleans is q wealthy corporation
and can stand the loss?
Let the irregularity Of assessment and the
proportion Of taxation to which she is subject
ed be tho reply to any such answer Behold
the unimproved property within her boundary
lines that is scarcely saleabe: see tho vacant
houses which bring no income to their owners
While she expends thousands to build the
levees Of the State, she is compelled. OF her
own expense, to keep her own In repair. She
iscompeled to appropriate hundreds Of thous-
ands Of dollars for the establishment and sup
port OF her own public schools from the mu-
ncipal treasury, while. ut the Same time. the
State tax for school purposes paid by her cti-
zens Is only reimbursed In part, large pro-
portion Of the same going towards tho support
Of public schools beyond her own territory
She Ia made to provide for The insane who
como from every section Of the State and, by
reason Of their poverty and the poverty of
friends, are dependent upon the charity Of the
city, and whenever. as provided by law. she
has attempted TO transfer the burden TO The
State Institution Mt jackson. she has been
thwarted In her purpose by tho information
that there Is no room and no funds for their
support" Tho expenses Of criminal justice,
regulated not by her own Council but by leg
islative enactment. largely Assist in depict
ing her treasury.
This IL. however, tiio real question: Is the
claim u just ono was tho expenditure In the
interest of tho State government I If so.
surely the COMMITTEES on Claims will report
favorably and the General Assembly allow
the claim OF the city for services of extra po-
lice force. ~ set forth In her memorial.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-31

This nc. Ii tho most iraseible old orea-
sAHio we ever saw; she has got hey back
mp again. Speaking Of the DRmooAAT, she
says. "the early and sudden deeease Of Its
sthfee-copper' evening edition, we know cur
tailed the publicof tho satisfaction Of reading
the news lin advance Of It's contemporaries
That "three-copper evening edition. the
aeeease of which, in the elegant, graphic and
correct language OF the PIC, "curtailed the
public of the satisfaction of reading the
news. was started chiefly 10 break up the
swindle the nouptn,e was perpetratng TN the
public In palming of a miserable fraud AS an
evening edition at five cents per copy, Our
three-copner edition forced the odd Pic.
10 double up It's evening sheet and print q
tolerably decent evening edition. That 1t
was only apprehension Of the rivalry from
the "three-copper edition that caused the Pic.
TO double up, il evident from tho fact that 50
coon as we withdrew our evening edition that
paper dropped back TO its single sheet, and Is
now M little fraud as before We whipped 1t
into d two-page evening edition.
Tho PIC, however, Is in error In saying that
we have "curtailed the public" The public is
as long, large and numerous al ever; tho only
trouble Is, that tho PIC is SO infuriated because
Il can't get any faction or party to make an
organ OF IL that IL can't speak descent English
Poor PIC Retrieve by years Of honesty the
bad repute into which your past life has
plunged you and the party may. Ia the course
III years. do better by you.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-31

Maryland, it may DO remembered, held II
| convention some months ago to consider the
great American tramp question, and some
mode of relief for the farmers from trainps.
The subject was thoroughly investigated and
n committee appointed TO draw up bill on
| this subject to be presented to tho Legisla-
ture.
Instead Of one bill, however. two have been
drawn up, and these clearly show the diff
Guilty Of dealing with this question. The first
bill, after defining what tramp rs, provides
that he shall be sentenced to labor for term
Of six months fer his first offense Of tramp
ism. land year for each subsequent offense:
in fact makes tramplsm crime. In order to
prevent those hardships that must arise
under such severe law as there arc neees-
sarily many persons travelling around the
country who are not trampsAthe tramp has
the right to demand q trial by jury, and also
the right Of appeal to q superior court. This
law, therefore, will have the effect of support
Ing the tramp ut the expense of the Taxpayers
until his guilt DO determined, and of putting
the county to heavy expense for the trial.
The other bill Ia of o much broader sweep
1t really creates new branch of government
tramp commissioners. Every county is to
have local board of five members to super
intend this matter and exercise a general
supervision over tramps. Besides these
there IL to be in each county q general super
intendent Of the workhouse, who Is, In fact.
the executive of the tramp department Of the
government, with authority to hire land, erect
workshops and work tramps therein This
bill also is seriously Objectionable because 1t
Is too expensive, will Interfere with honest
labor, and will tend to make the disease of
trampism even greater and more permanent
than 1t Is now.
Neither of the Maryland bills appear TO
have solved tho question although the mat
ter has been moro thoroughly discussed and
more fully considered in that State than any
where else. 1t appears, however, as II legis
lntures and city councils were unable to frame
any law to reach this evil. They have tried
and tried in vain. Only Il few weeks ago the
tramp law of Chicago was declared unconsti-
tutional, and that city extended broad invi-
tation to all Migrants to pay 1t a visit at the
public expense. Legislation has been equally
vain In New York and Ohio. The only per-
sons who have solved the question are the
farmers of Southern Pennsylvania, who, by q
little extra judicial whipping, with occasional
resorts to lynch law, have succeeded in per-
suadng the tramps to move on from that por
ton Of tho country
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-31

In PENNSYLVANIA. the new consti tuition lately
adopted provided for the passage Of general
law governing municipal corporations and
prohibiting all special legislation with refer
snce to them. A commission was appointed
to investigate the subject and report bill
thereon to Che Legislature. This commission
has just completed its deliberations and laid
It's work before the Legislature. BY the bin
reported by lit cities are divided into six differ
Ont classes. each class having different form
of government. The powers granted tho city
government ARE specifically defined; among
these is the right to levy and collect taxes: to
impose a license fec on trades, occupations,
telegraph poles and sigu-boards, and to arrest,
and compel to perform labor, all Migrants and
notorious thieves found in the city without
visible means OF support.
The municipal government is constituted
very similar to the Legislature. II is divided
into two houses, the select and common
councils. corresponding 10 the Senate and
House Instead of meeting weekly ms for
nlerly, these bodies assemble for contin-
nous session twice year, in April and
November the first session to continue
not more than twenty and the second
than sixty days. The executive part of the
government is divided into six departments
az public safety police), public works, finance,
laws. education, and charities and correction.
The mayor appoints the heads of these various
departments, with the consent of the NUM-
ssipal Senate. Such is the report OF the Penn
svlyania municipal commission. A similar
commission, 1t may be remembered. was APP
pointed by Tilden, and drew up municipal
corporation bill for New York very similar to
this. and which will be submitted TO the people
Of the State at the next election.
The systems proposed in Pennsylvania and
Nav York are almost Identical, and much like
The new charter under which st, Louis is now
working. They are both extremely complicated
! "A extensive. create an extraordinary num-
ner Of officials, but at the same time, pre-
.ssnf. 10 q great extent. those raids on the Guy
80 sssry that have become almost universal
g. tbs coaasIy,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-31

Udolpho Wolfe's
AROMATIC sGHI!1AM sGHlA?!s.
WOLVES AROMATIC sOHIEDAM
SOHNAPPS.

We speak by the card when we add our testi-
mony to the host of others who admit the gu
periorlty Of Mr.. WOLVES AROMATIC sCHIB-
DAM bCHNAPPB over nl other kinds Of gin.
From time immemorial medical men have re-
garded gin MS ono OF the best diurstics. and the
dsuse 1t has fallen into OF late years must be
attributed rather to the inferiority OF the article
In the market than to the 0cklesess Of physi-
clans in substituting some other remedy for It,
We know there are many physicians who pre-
scribe alcohol as n remedial agent In every
disease and under oil circumstances 1t Ia not
our intention. however. TO discuss this uues-
ton now. but simply to confess our prediction
for stimulants in very many diseases. and are
certain ihat we have saved many lives by their
administration which would otherwise have
been lost. Mr.. Wolfe, We consider. has supplied
a desideratum. the want of which has long been
felt by the profession land we might also say by
the public. In importing an article OF gin supe-
rior to any other we have ever tasted and we
have no hesitation in recommending 1t. In
several cases which have come under our
charge requiring duretos we have prescribed
1t with the best success Kentueky Medical
Recorder. Louisville.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-01-24

pense was broken. Tie scenes that followed were heart-rending The father of Miss Min nie Allen, Mr. Henry L. Allen of the Hurlbut bank, was on the platform waiting for the con- ing of his child, but knew nothing of her fate. Words would fail to describe the feelings of he heaFtbroken father as he received the dead iody of his child. The friends of the injured slasped them in their arms and wept .unrenlit-
 ingly. The greetings between the rescued and those who were waiting for them may be better imagined than told. To many it seem- ed as though the dead had come back and tears of joy fell from eyes that had not wept for years. For two days no business was done in Winsted, and all was sorrow and lamenta- tion, most or the funerals or the dead taking place on Thursday. In New Hartford, which suffers even more seriously than Winsted, the whole community is thrown into mourning.
 Indeed since the battle of Cold Harbor, Litchfeld county has never known such loss
 il one day as that which has fallen on a few towns on the line of the Connecticut Western, il the awful disaster of Tuesday night. More were killed at NorwaIk Bridge, but the loss fell On all New England while, in this instance, tie entire weight of the blow falls on few snail communities
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-01-24
Centaur L[uIMEuTS
They relieve pain. They sI1bGI1a Ssyeliiugs. They cure bar ~, wit i1Ouf a sca

The White Centaur Liuimen: is now the standard remedy for Rheumatism. Neural a, Sciati.a, Lumba- go Frost Bits !akel B casts, Itch, Cutaneous Erup tions, etc These Lni enfs have stood the test of time. They have performed more wonderful cures of obstinate bedridden cripples. and have allevisted pains in shorter space of time, than have all other LInime ents, Embrocations Extrats, OintmeRts and Salves in existence. Their lie increasing reg uiarly and rapidly. Their best endorsers are physi clans, surgeons and Yeterinar"s There is literally no iesn, bue or muscle ailInent upon either man or beast which the Centaur Linimeps will hot alleviate and generally cure But it must be understood that there two kinds of Liniment; the White is for family and the Yellow for horses and animals. For horses mules iiabeto Spavn Ring g-bone Swee- ney Calls, Strains Striug-halt, Polevil, etc, the Yellow Centuur Iinilnent is worth it's weight ill gold. We hay: thouS inds of certificates relating how valuable horses have been speedily restored by dol lar bottle of this wond>lful a-heaing remedy. The is constantly told of the effects upon the human frame. Persons hobDing upon crutches fer years from Stiff Joints, Tumors and old Sores have, by the of few bottles of the White Cemtaur Lini- ment be, restored 10 the of all their limbs, The effects next 10 marvels. We will give the Lini to any person wlo heard of T fau-c. Such d as, h.s never bern reported to us These Lni- ments sold throughout the habtahie globe.
 J. B. ROSE tS O., 46 DEY ST. NEW YorK.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-01-24
Honey.

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 COLUMBIA, Conn.,, May Sd, 1876. Messrs. J. B. ROSE & Co N. Y.:
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 Very truly yours,
 NORMAN P LITTLE
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-01-24
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