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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-23
Italy ana Austria.

ROME, June 3O-Signor Sella interrogabed
the Minister Of the Interior yesterday on the
subject Of the demonstration against Austria
which occurred at Venice on Friday evening.
report having got abroad that the Austrian
government had forbidden the departure Of an
excursion train from Trieste TO Venice, num-
Der Of young men then assembled la the
Plaza San Marco and commenced Shouting
viva Trieste Italiana." They then went III
the residence Of the Austrian CONSUL brokethe
windows and tore down the Austrian arms.
Signor Zgnardeli replied that the government
deeply regretted the character Of the digtur-
bance which had broken out. IF the local au-
thOrities had not already done all that wag
necessary TO punish the offenders and prevent
the repetition Of similar insults to friendly
power, tho government would take the reaufs-
ito steps. What had occurred could not be at
tributed to the Venetian people, who had
shown 50 much hospitality when the Emper-
or Of Austria recently visited their city. It was
the work Of few foolish persons, who, hay
ing never done anything for their country.
thought TO show their patriotism In this re-
prehensble manner. The local authorities
had Immediately replaced the Austrian arms,
The project had also called upon the consul to
express regret for what had happened. The
principal Inhabitants Of Venice left cards az
the consulate the following morning.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-23
ENGLAND.
Commercial Affairs.

LONDON, July 22.-The Times finan cial
article says: Active preparations are ap-
parent for q favorable change In commercial
affairs, which is expected In consequence of
the settlement Of the Eastern question. Al
though as yet there Is no marked change for
the better in the manufacturing districts, O
more hopeful feeling prevails.
Reports from various centres OF iron indus
try are decidedly more encouraging, especial
ly from Sheffield, whence the most gloomy
accounts have OF late proceeded. More work
is said to be going forward also In South
Wales, than during the last month.
Business in cotton in Liverpool has been
large during the last few days with rise In
almost every description. Add to these favor
able circumstances the fact that the harvest
prospects have improved materially with fine
forcing weather, and we have q brighter
future already for commerce than could be
hoped for o couple Of weeks since. D....aa
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-23
A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
CADDO. July 10. 1873.

CADDO, July 10, 1873
Editor Democrat you, am perfectly
willing to concede to Gov. Nichols an hon.
esty of purpose that is now bearing good
fruit and may yet ripen to a fuller harvest
And, like you, | should not object at all, for
the sake Of this hope and the satisfaction OF
his party, that the proposed convention
should provide that all tenures Of office, un-
der the new constitution, should date from
the expiration Of his term. | use his name,
representatively, and of course intend to ap-
ply my remarks to all persons in office.
But, and again like you, | cannot see that a
consideration Of Gov. Nichols or the subOr-
dinate incumbent of Office or tenure of office,
has any proper bearing on the question OF
convention or no convention. Does anybody
deny the necessity of revising the cOnstitu-
ton? No; it is confessedly cumbrous piece
OF experimental machinery, in an organic
way, devised to meet an untried and un-
fixed new social and political condition.
How 1t was adopted, IL this term is not alto
gether misnomer; how it was palrned off, or
forced on US it would be better to say, every
body remembers, whose memories can go back
to 1867 and 1868 Protest after protest
has been made against that constitution and
It's practical workings. Protest loud and
long, and now and then In such revolution
ary style that the men OF graver years have
1elt themselves called upon even to rebuke
the fiery vehemence OF their younger and
more impatient allies; always under the ex-
press promise that little more patience, a
little more endurance and the propitious
time would come when, in the pure and Amer
lean way, we could make our own cOnstitu-
ton and control our own home government.
That time has at last come! Shall we break
the word of promise? Shall we, in eonsidera-
tion Of the Smiths and Johnsons and their
tenures Of Office, forget the popular needs
and popular demands; the pledges and the
promises Of the past? Who is so ttmid as to
fear that Louisiana cannot exercise the same
right, and just as peacefully, too, as Massa-
chusetts or Ohio, viz: the right to call a con-
vention and adopt a constitution suited to her
lore Who is so timid, I say? Tell u.s. There
tees1la be no disturbance whatever, unless, per-
adventure, in the value, or future value Of
State warrants Horribite dicfat Some bro
ker in the ring might fail Of corner but
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-23
variegatsa Campaign Thunder.
baltimore Snn.I

WASHINGTON, July t7-The Republican
Congressional Campaign COMMITTEES has up to
this date printed several hundred thousand
copies Of nine different documents for CAM
paign distribution throughout the country.
The speeches of Senator Ferry and other
wild infatiOnists are printed for distribution
through the West only, while for the East
the temperate end conservative speech OF
Senator Morrill,, chairman Of the Senate
Finance Com mittee, in favor Of specie resump@
tiOn and retirement Of greenbacks, delivered
on the twenty-frs Of May last, will be used.
The exploded bugabOo Of Southern war claims
is revived in documents containing the
speeches Of Representatives Hayes
Cummings, Reed and others In Mr.. Hayes,
speech Is printed O. list of all the bills for the
payment Of Southern claims introduced dur
ing the FoTty-ffbh Congress; but Mr.. Hayes
forgot to say that not one in twenty of the
bills will ever be heard Of again, or were ever
expected TO be heard Of by their movers. He
also neglected to insert which would have
been very apropos, statement showing how
many Southern war claims (so-caiIed) had
been passed by the Republican House Of Rep
resentatives. A correct statement would dis
close the fact that the Democrats of the
House have passed much smaller number
OF these claims than their Republican prede-
cessors. The people Of the country are, how
ever, too intelligent to be deceived by such
kind Of stuff, and IL the campaign COMMITTEES
expect to accom- plish much by the dissemina-
tion Of their literature, they had best make
some different selection Of topics.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-23
PRICE, FIVE CENTS.

One said: We have got Weber pretty well axed /:
We h9ye got him surrounded ut Tunica Bend2
told Marshal Pitkin Of IT, and he teIeRraphed
to COL BrotPks. q l. and afterwards, the next day.
got into the city this same day
Weber told me often that hs had been threat
ened and that he was fixed.
On the. second day Of April 1876, ] was In
signed to r. r. LRwler When Mr.. Iawler came
aboard the vessel we got talking politics, and
he told me that he he'd got r. r. AlIaln 10 leave
FIVE Of the electors off Of the ticket: that III had
inRton to testify met him on Royal street. He
told me he was going. and that he intended to
tell all he knew and oust all these fellows Hher-
man, Hayes and the rest. asked him Il he
he was-thH he had claim against his parish
OF some $500. and he was going to get 1t.
Allain got tho tickets printed for the parish
oL Of Yves West Baton Rouge, and the names oil five
To Mr.. Gox-I understood that Weber waa
surrounded at Tunica Bend by armed nens
When ] met Weber at the Custom House he
told me that he had been In deviIish bad hx.
that he was In bodily danger. Allan always
pretended to be o Republican. / think now be
is Democrat / am looking for an appoints
mant In the Custom House.
Here the question was raised gs TO the date of
Witness discharge from the Custom House. He
said he was not there now; that he had left on
the stzth Of this month, the very day h9 was
subppnaed to appear before the committees
The Custom House roll was produced and his
name was found on 1t. The original book from
which the roll was copied was sent for.
osCAB HOLT,
sworn; In 1876 lived in West Baton Rouge.
| WAS candidate for the Legislature / dis
tributsd the tickets obtained from Allatn. After
/ had distributed them found that thers were
only three electors on the ticket. Bnngeon
told me about his conversation with LaWier.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-23
THE HEAT.
The Hot Wave strikes New York and the
East.

New YORK, July 19-Over two hundred
Thousand people we're driven out Of town to-
day by the intense heat. They took refuge at
Coney Island and other neighboring seaside
resorts, where the ocean beach swarmed with
the OutDOuring Of New YOrks multitudes The
heat was more intolerab1e than on yesterday.
The streets were half deserted, and business
was largely suspended. The midday mail
service was suspended. The great iron strIc-
ture Of the elevated railroad attracted the
SUMS rays, and the heat on the road was
terrific. Many Of the trains in the middle Of
the day did not have O passenger. By far
the greatest suffering was experienced in the
tenement house DISTRICTS where from five to
twenty people herd in one room. Life in
these crowded, stinking quarters was intoler-
able, and all day the little parks throughout
the city we're thrOnged by New Yorks most
wretched and squallid denzens.
Tonight the sidewalks and the streets that
are bordered by these Over-crowded tene-
ments are covered with these people, who In
the scantieSt attire short Of absolute naked
ness, stretch their limbs on the steps and
pavements, in the hope Of a little air and
chance to Sleep A few minutes ago there
were counted on the steps OF Harpers' build
ing In Franklin square, over 100 persons the
most Of them sleeping quietly in the cooler
outdoor air. The physicians OF the Board Of
Health say that the temperature in some
tenement houses at 6 o'clock tonight was 90o
The street car employees have stood the heat
we'll, and have not furnished single case Of
prOStrattOn The horses on some lines were
changed to-day every half trip, and every
trip on all the lines. The great care with
which they have been treated for two days
past has doubtless saved the car companies
thousands Of dollars.
The temperature in the streets was go at Q
o'clock, though the signal service bureau,
from its exalted height Of observation, re-
ported the highest temperature at 93o at 3 80
p. M. The reports that the temperature in the
West is still very high is taken here to indi-
cate prolongation Of our present great hot
spell.
Nine deaths to-day from sunstroke and
about sixty cases Of serious prOstration from
heat in this city and Brooklyn have been re-
ported.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-23
Married wrthout knowing NJ.

Thibet Is the old bachelors paradise, for it
is there that he can fiirt with hundred girls
sim ltaneOusly, and get married without
knowing it. t. T. Cooper, an agent In the
English civil seTyice-he was recently mur-
dered at Bhamo, although that is neither here
nor there-resolVed to travel through China
by route comparatively unknown, and full
Of dangers. Starting from Hadow, he went
along the Yangtse-Kiang to Eastern
Thibet. One day ne found himself iii a
grove, surrounded by a group of girls, and,
according to him, "the whole scene was 30
Arcadian, and the romantic effect so irresisti-
bic, that, though struck by the remarkable
absence Of the male sex he gave himself N
to the influence Of the situation, and waited
with languid curiosity for the denouement Of
this pleasant little adventure" He smoked
with the girls and shared their meals. and af-
terward they dragged in young girl of six
teen, atttred IN a silk dress, seated her by his
side, and then began to dance round the pair.
He could not make it out until his servant exc
planned that according to one Of the customs
OF Ihibet, he had, without knowing It, al
lowed himself to be married. He at first
wished to resist, pleading English customs,
but the tribe among whom he Was would ae-
eept no explanations, and he was compelled
to take the girl with him.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-23
FARMER" FISH.
HE DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT GRANT rs
A THIMD TERM CANDIDATE.
He Condemns the New YOrkCustOm-H House
MISUNDERSTANDING for a Glimpse
Of Civil Service Reform.

NEW YORK, July 22.-The Herald says
Farmer" Fish, formerly Secretary Of State,
announces to Herald correspondent that he
has retired from politics, and produces the
evidence -blistered hands-as proof that he
has taken to tilling the soil. He declares bis
belief thet Gen. Grant is not candidate for
o denomination for the Presidency; having en-
j0yed for years, and still enjoying his express
confidence, Mr.. Fish Is in position to speak
with some authority on the subject.
He prOnounCes Grant the most simple, un-
assuming and unselfish man he ever met, and
believes that but for the bitter assaults made
on him In advance he would have declined his
second nomination. Fish believes that the
agitation of Grants candidacy comes, not
from his friends, but his enemies, although at
the same time he does not see any danger to
the republic In q third term.
AS to the coming Democratic candidate
Farmer" Fish thinks 1t may be Thurman,
and will not be- Tilden; but, then, Hamilton
Fish Is not as good authority ON Democratic
politics as on Grant Fish condemns the New
York Custom-H removals as impoltic,
unfair to the Senate and In violation of the
tenure of office act. AS to the effect Of the re-
movals on civil service reform, Fish naively
expresses tho Wish that he could discover any
civil service reform In Washington.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-23
west VirginIa CrimInaIIties.

WHEELING, July 22.-The back counties of
this State are coming to the front in q sensa-
tional manner. In Grant county o negro
named Bowley killed another named Bow for
some trivial offense and on Thursday q young
man named Hamilton outraged the person OF
an eleven-year old girl at Mannlngton. Dan
and at the same place for assaulting Miss
Kuhn, twelve years of age. Henry Simpson
also assaulted a young woman at Manning
ton and now reposes In the same cell with the
other two criminals.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-23
National Gsreenba clkers.

NEW YORK, July 22.-The National Green
back party in this city is rallying It's forces in
preparation for the great conflict to take
place at the State Convention at Syracuse to-
morrow The various branches are doing
their best to outnumber and overcome their
rivals for admission to the convention. The
conflict when it comes will doubtless be a live
ly one. In all there seem to be four distinct
divisions, each claiming to represent the ma
jority of the voters of the party in this city.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-23
Railroad Conference.

SARATOGA, n. Y, July 22.-The railroad
conference which Is TO take place tomorrow
appears to come from suggestion of Col.
Scott, who united with Vanderbilt In dis
patch to Mr.. Jewett of the Erie, and Mr..
King, Of the Baltimore and Ohio road, asking
them to come here. Both gentlemen have
replied that they will come, but what precise
question will be brought up has not trans
pired. 1t 10 now thought that Scott will re-.
wise the discussion on the Great Western and
Canada Southern arbitration to-day, and that
no further conference will be held until Tues
day,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-23
Wendell Phillins.

AS matters stand to-day, with no keen in
terest in any question except finance, the
South has the choice of the next President
Concliating the West to her concurrence on
finance, she holds all the cards. Unless a
radical change Is wrought in the coming
year, a Western Democrat on soft money
platform will be the next President, and some
Southern Confederate leader, civil or mill
tary, will be Vice President.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-23
Nfacn Casualties.

UTICA, N. Y, July 22.-Mary Clowinger,
aged ten years, accidentally fell into the
canal here Saturday and was drowned. Her
body was recovered.
Denis Donovan, while out fishing In boat
on the Mohawk river on Saturday night, was
drowned. The boat was capsized and he fell
into the river
John Panel, whose body was found in the
canal at Herkimer, was a resident of New
York Mills, about four miles from this city.
It iFsupposed that he had been murdered and
thrown into the canal. No clue to the perpe-
traitors of the crime
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-23

CAMBRIDGE, N. Y, July 22.-R. j. and @.
Landau, both Of New York, were, drowned
in Lake Lauderdale, near this village last
evening, while bathing. Neither could swim.
Charles ventured beyond his depth and
Robert went to his assistance, and both went
to the bottom Ia about ten feet of water,
within twenty-five feet Of the shore. Robert
is married and Is 35 years of age; he leaves q
wife and two children, the eldest being years
of age. His two little boys stood on the
shore and witnessed the calamity, without
being able to render any assistance. Charles
Mns Unmarried and was 90 years of age.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-23
CANADA.
The Orange Troubles,

MONTREAL, July 22.-The impression pre-
walls that matters are surely approaching a
grave crisis. Having driven the Orangemen
off the streets, the mob are now attacking the
volunteers. The British uniform Is from time
time chased off the streets
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-23
MARINE NEWS.

SOUTHWEST PASS, July %, 6 p. m-Barom-
eter 1885, Wind south, fresh. Weather
cloudy and pleasant.
No arrivals or departures.
PORT EADs, July %, p. m.-Wind south
west, light. Weather cloudy.
No arrivals.
Sailed: Schooner Joven Gabriel.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-23
ITALY
Annexation Meeting $500 Telegram from
GaribaIdI-W warning from Austria.

LONDON, July GA special from Rome
says 1000 people were present at the annexa-
tion meeting there yesterday. In the evening
a demonstration was made before the Aus
trian Embassy. Garlbald telegraphed to the
meeting as follows: "EnsIaved people have
the right to revolt. Men of Trieste, take to
the mountains"
The ministerial journals Tof Vienna warn
Italy that it Is dangerous TO play with fire.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-23
AVA unseasOnahIe Matter.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, July 22-The gas
company of this city will try next fall the
plan of heating the surrounding buildings by
steam from their works, and II, as probable,
their operations. 1t will be great saving as
well as convenience to property owners In the
centre of the city. They will undoubtedly re-
ceive good patronage.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-23

Wives are of some use in Rhode Island, If
not In any other State In the Union A for
eign-born citizen cannot vote in Little RhOdy
unless he owns property to the amount of
S134, but the Supreme Court has recently de-
cided that If his wife owns that amount he
can vote just the same as If the money or
property were his own.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-23

When man is found dead In the Black
and twenty seven bullet holes distributed
over his body, the coroner's jury are five
hours in deciding whether his death was
IIJIstEii ~ visitation of Divine
Providence. They finally decide that he com
mItted suicide BY hanging,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-23
weather Notes.

New YORK, July 22-The weather was
much cooler yesterday, and at this morning
the mercury stood at 72o. During the
heated term t39 cases of sunstroke were re-
p9MTtea y ~ o. 'he ,,i,, hayhg 91 neeIl , ,aG "a
cooled tho atmosphere SO that business
to-day Is transacted with something like COM
fort. Thermometer ITO.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-23
Jail Delivery.

WATKINS, N. Y, June 22.-Munkitrick, who
was arrested at Hudson, N. Y, for robbery
during, the late regatta, delivered the jail here
yesterday of eight prisoners by knocking down
some water. He was recaptured at o. m.
One other prisoner was also recantured
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-23
The Russian ATTACK on the English Boat

LONDON, July 22.-Mr. Layard, British am
bassador at Constantinople, has receieved in
formation that when the Russian Circassians
fired upon the English man-of-war boat near
the Gulf of Saros there was no officer near
them; also that the arrested English sailors
were released as soon as they were brought
before an officer
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-23
0utFa%ed.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, July 22.-Mrs. Julia
Tracy widow, of Agawam, 70 years DID, was
seized last night while back of the house by
bears marks of serious choking, and she now
lies in critical condition. Every effort will
be made to capture her assailant.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-23

famous German restaurateur and wine mer-
chant, died last Saturday evening from the
effects Of the heat. He was born at Bingen
on the Rhine In 1906, and after 30 years hard
toll acquired q competpucy
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-23
The italian Government DisapprOves Of
Anti Austrian ARIfntInn

vienna, July 22-The government has re-
eeived assurances from Rome that the Italian
Cabinet is perfectly united in disapproval OF
Berlin pretext. The real object is TO make
republican capital, and the agitators are sim
ply reHolutionists.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-23
NO Turkish Opposition TO Austrian Occu-
patton Of Eg0suJn

LoNDoN, July GA Vienna dispatch says
Count Hichy, the Austrian ambassador at
ConstantiDople through direct communica-
tion, elicited from the Porte that even il the
present negotiations should fall through the
Austrlans will not be actively opposed In
Bosnia.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-23
state Of Siege eAbOlished-servlan Dissat-
IsfactIOn.

BELGRADE, July 22.-An ukase has been
published abolishing the state of siege and
rrevoknIlg the extraordinary power vested in
the military authorities during the war.
Much dissatisfaction with Russia is ex-
pressed by the Servians. They accuse Russia
of abandoning her allies.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-23
ORLEANS, TUESDAY, JULY 49, 1878

there Is not farmer, merchant, mechanic or
aborer In the State that could possibly be in
iured
The people are with you, Mr.. Editor.
CADDO.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-23
AUSTRIA.
Advance of Troops in RosnIa,

VIENNA, July 22.-The advance of the Aus
trian army into Bosnia begins on July %.
The force consists of 10000 men and 24O guns.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-23
CONVENTION.
ONE MORE PARISH HEARD FROM
GREETING FROM wINN.
"A @aIId eIeEatIOn In Favor Of n Cgnstl-
tutsouaI Convention.
Especial to the Democrat

NATcH1ToCHEs, La, July 22.-WinH parish
sends greeting 10 her patriotic sister parishes
in the shape OF solid delegation fpr consti-
tutional convention. The delegates are Messrs.
Maeham, Strong and Bryan.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-23
Indians TpessloraIuzea.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 22-The hostiles have
broken into two main bands, the Snakes tra-
yelling up Umatllla river, and the Piutes try
Ing to escape, but being driven back by Gen.
Wheaton