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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-12
THE PRESIDENTIAL SHAM.
How a Republican senator Proposes to
Get RID of the Fraud.
washington Post |

TWASnIngtOn POST
Talking to the Post about the Florida
frauds and the possibility Of an impeachment
OF Hayes, Southern Republican Senator
said:
II hone they'll push this thing until Hayes
IS pushed out. don't see any use of waiting
for stronger proof. I'm ready to facilitate
the investigation movement to the extent of
my power III tell you what am willing to
do. I'll vote to mako Thurman President
pro tenn. of the Senate and then I'll vote to
declare that there was no presidential cleo
ton In 1876, and thus make Thurman Presi-
dent I'm as good Republican as anybody.
but / believe it would be better for the party,
and certainly better for the country, to have
Thurman President. Anything to get rid of
the sham we've got now"
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Platform Of the Pennsylvania Nationals

philadelphia Correspondence Cincinnati Euu J
The platform generally enunciat6s the prin-
ciples adopted in the National convention in
Toledo In February last They declare that
the government should furnish aid to fam
lilies DESTROYS of settling upon the public
lands; favor rigid economy in the administra-
ton of public Offices; demand the eight hour
system OF labor, and the abolition of the pris-
on contract system Of labor; a graduated
system Of income tax, by which the wealth of
the nation rather than the industry Of the peo-
pie should pay the expenses of the govern
uents wholesome and permanent tariff laws
for the protection of American industry; edu-
cation should be Free secular and Industrial
and no property except what belongs to the
government should be exempt from taxation.
They recommend that women have equal
civil and political rights. They also demand
that national paper money, or greenbacks,
based not only on two metals, silver and gold
but upon the entire wealth and integrity Of
the nation, should be issued In sufficient guam
titles to revive our PROSTATE industries by en-
abling the people to associate freely with each
other in the exchange of services, commodities
and ideas, and thereby ending the suffering
and ruin Of our people; this money should be
legal tender for all debts public and private;
as money represents accumulated labor, its
annual increase or interest should be limited
to the general average yearly increase in all
branches OF American industry, which does
not now exceed per cent per annum; this
principle to apply to all debts, and every vio-
lation Of 1t to be punished as misdemeanor.
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u
According to letter from Pera In the
Cologne Gazette, the ravages made by typhus
In the Russian army seem to be almost as
terrible as in the campaign Of 1929. The
deaths from this epidemic at Adrianople are
at least 100 day, and tho mortality is but
little less at Floria and other places where
large masses of Russians are encamped. The
drainage Of Thrace is much in the same con
dition as 1t was when the Russians first ap-
peared before Adrianople. The whole OF the
soil round the city exhales poisonous emana-
tions, against which the natives have learned
by long custom in some degrees to pro-
tect themselves, but which rapidly carry
Of the Russian soldiers, Indifferent as they
are to hardships or the danger Of death. The
native has his prescribed course Of life; he
always dresses in warm clothing, lives mod
erately and goes to bed soon after sunset
while his food and drink are those best
adapted to resist fever. The Russian soldier
on the other hand, lives in Turkey as he does
at st. Petersburg; and although the army has
suffered enormous losses from disease during
the last month, no attempt is being made to
introduce sanitary measures in the Russian
camps. At Constantinople, on the other hand,
the health Of the permanent residents Is good,
while the fugitives from Bulgaria are dying
at the rate of 300 a day.
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RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

JesuIts' Churcil-A solemn REQUIEM
Mass will be sail tor the rppoae Of the soul Of
Mra. LOUISA ROWE ut he Jesuts Church on
MONDAY. Nhv l3 ut 7 o'clock n m mv11 2t*
Ames McihOdist Episcopal church, cor
ner of 81. Charles and Calliope streets easily
reached by G ,rs on Camp, 1T Charles and Ba-
rome str eets-Preaching at II a. m and o. M
Sunday school at $50 a. m. Weekly pray
er meetings , are held regularly in the chap,
THURSDAY EVENINGS of each week, begin
ming at 1880 o'clock. Rev. J. II. MCCARTHY, D.
iaG II
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A RARE BARGAIN.
RICE BRAN. RICE BRAN.
$40 PER, TON.
1000 SACKS FOR SALEAT
IOOu FUERSTE Frs MILLS,
my12 1t 100 Julia street.
CANCELLATION OF BONDS.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. |
-

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
State OF Louisiana. !
Whereas. JOSEPH L. MONTIEU has made
application to me for the cancellation Of two
bonds furnished and snbscf ibed by him as
principal, one Of which bonds. dated April %,
1870 for the sum Of twenty thousand dollars.
With William Fl. Psmbnrton, Joseph Mansion.
Samuel ID. Moody and Charles Prados as securi-
ties for the sum Of five thousand dollars each
and the other dated F, brnary 10, 1873 for the
sum Of twenty thousand dollars, with Charle g
Prados. Joseph Mansion Joseph Pinta and
five thousand dollars each and conditioned for
tho faithful performance Of the duties OF said
Joseph L. Montieu as tax collector of the parish
OF Jefferson. in the State.
Nov, therefore. |. FRANCIS r. NICHOLAS.
Governor Of the at of louisiana do hereby
Issue this my proclamation, calling upon all
persons interested therein to show cause. in
writing, at the Office Of the Secretary Of State,
in the city OF New Orleans. within ninety days
from and after the last publication hereof. why
the said bonds and the mortgages resulting
therefrom should not be cancelled and an
nuled.
Given under my signature and the seal of the
State Of Louisiana. at the city OF New Orleans
this ninth day OF May, In the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and seventy eight.
and OF the one hundred and second Of the indie
pendence of the United States of America.
FRANCIS T. NICHOLAS.
Governor Of the State OF Louisiana.
By tho Governor:
WILL A. STR NO.
Secretary If State. my12 got
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CARD OF THANKS,

The officers and crew of the new steamer
Camelia will please accept my sincere thanks
for having rescued from watery grave my son
Louis Klein, who was on the III fated schooner
(Guino) that capsized during the gallo OF We'd
nesday. the eighth instant. The courtesy and
Kindness rendered him shall never be forgotten
by me. his mother. MRS, T. ZARR
my12 liN
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Scene: Sick-room OF the Turkish sick man
Albion and Russia fighting. ''How agreea-
BILE it must be for the invalid to have the row
take place in his own room?'
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OFF FOR POINT CHAR We understood that
many who have heretofore gone to Virginia will
visit this delightful place instead this summer
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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

- Literary Institute.-Day and evening ses.
sions the entire year: elective system: 80
branch OF study: daily lectures; gymnasium
exercise; special care given to native capacity
disposition manners. health and morals: non.
sActariaR stud nts free to college. literary and
debating society: full faculty: large. we'll ven
lila ed study rooms. and all necessary appara-
rus: special classes In particular studies, for
boys. ri from u to IS per month.
felely GEO. HOULE, President.
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JERSEY AND ALDERNEY
MILK. MILK. MILK
Pure and fresh. from the country. 10 be he'd
Corner Carondelet and Common streets
the Custom-H House, North Side.

The only places In the city whore this eets
brated milk can be procured.
Pure rich and sweet Jersey and Alderns1
Milk and Buttermilk, at cents per glass. re-
eeived daily on Ice, via jackson hailroad, rom
from the well-known Fowler's imoortaktons Of
Jersey and Attorney cattla:
Also kspt oa hand Mead, Soda, Vfohy. Mis-
srai Waters, homemade Pies and Pasxs.
$50 1vskhp
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HELP WANTED-FEMALEs.

NIANTED-A YOUNG @UMAS 10 LOyk
w and do hous work for small family.
Liberal wages will be- paid TO one who ia capa-
bic -AHHlp nt Nc z2c Magazine atrnnt rtn ~
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MNSEELLANEOUS.

A PARTNER WANTED WITH A CAPITAL
"a OF $500. to place before the public valua-
bio invention from which large amount Of
money can be realized Immediately. his
merits Mt entinn at once. Address J. A. p. AZ
Place mv12I ts*
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WANTED-BY A TEACHER, THE CARE
" Of n house during the summer Address
e. r.. this office. nyi2 1t
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The House..

No Session Of the Senate.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE Senate was not
In session to-day.
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Special >Stire-.ny ana all parties hav-
ing claims against the Home Mutual Savings
Bank In liquidation mus present same within
THIRTY bA1S, othara isa the assets will be
distributed. JAMES M DOWNING
Liluidnting Commissioner.
New Orleans April 90 1878 ap2I 30t
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SPECIAL NOTICES.


Headquarters, Association Army Of Ten-
nessee. Mechanics Institute. Dryades street,
Artillery. New Orleans. May ii, 1s7s-The reg
ular annual meeting of this association will be
held as above on TUESDAY EVENING. May A.
1878. at O'Clock. Prompt and full attends nee Is
requested as an election will be held for officers
for the ensuing year.
G. T. BEAUREGARD. President.
JOHN y. doLDING Secretary. my12 3t
All good Democrats are respectfully In
vited to a preliminary meeting TO be held at
No. SO Camp street on TU ESDAY. the fourteenth
instant. at 71a o, M. for the purpose OF organ
izng q Democratic club for the centre Of the
Third Ward J. J. FOLEY,
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Ann good DemOcrats arc respectfulIy in

A Party Having an Improved Place,
comfortable dwelling, with conveniences. etc..
on good sized lot In neighborhood Of the
Magazine Market. Jackson, st. Andrew or jose
phine street preferred. can hear of q purchaser
by addressing s. s.. Democrat office. my1O9t
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WTANTED-BY A YOUTH, WHO BESIDES
w In / Is parents "A situa ion in store or
warehouse, where he make himself Rsner-
ally useful. He can give good references, and
is not afraid Of work. Address =. b. b., this
office. myI1 st
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WANTS.
SITUATIONS wANrED-FEMALEs.

yNIANTED-BY A RESPECTABLE WOMAN
w and daughter, situations to cook and do
housework. Have no objections to leaving the
CITY. Address L. Fl, this Office. my12 81
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special NOtIee.-An parties having
claims against the steamer BILLY COLLINS
are notified to present the same to me within
thirty days from date, at he Office of H. Conery
y Son. corner Cnnnl and Delta streets
MRS NJ A. WISE,
Per pro. M. Wise.
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The Annua, Meeting of the stock hold
ers Of the Louisiana Cotton Tie Company will
be held at the Office Of the company, No 1874
Gravier street. on MONDAY. thirteenth May.
at O'Clock D. m. JAMES A. LAFIT re.
mr2t6
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WJANTED-sI BY TWO RE.
w spectacle girls one as cook. aud one as
house girl. Good references In the city or coun,
try. Address NJ. g.. Democrat Office my123t
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WTANTED-BY A RESPECTABLE WHITE
W. woman. q situation 10 cook in a private
Good references given. Address X. ], p. this
office my12 3t
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-31

EFFECT OF DIFFERENT MANUREs ON
GRASS LAND.-A Yorkshire correspon-
dent of the London Agricultural Gazette
gives the following bit of experience,
which shows that n should not be too
hasty In judging of the comparative
effects of different kinds of manure A:
'Last January | dressed a very poor
plain, or sheep run I'll acres,) with
about IA loads of farmyard manure mot
very rOtten) on 4 acres. The rest of
the pasture was sown about three weeks
later with special dissolved bones, at
the rate of 4 cwt. per acre. The effect
OG the first dressing vas soon visible,
and the 4 acres were distinctly marked
out from the rest, showing where the
manure was applied. AS this result
remained unchanged till the beginning
of April, and the artificial manure then
appeared to have been used in vain,
judgment was given in favor of the
yard manure. After this, however, we
had some warm weather, with fine
growing showers, which soon altered
matters, and the line of demarcation
became each day less distinct, till at
length the superiority of the bones
became manifest. | have now Dune
l9th) got a most luxuriant mixture of
grasses Chiefly red and white %clovers)
from the portion sown with artificial
manure. On the 4-acre piece there is
scarcely any clover, and only a poor
share of rye-grass and other common
varieties. l have dissolved bones on a
good deal of grass this year, and the re-
suit in each case is astonishing, My
land is a strong loamy clay"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-31
High Iiyerg.


MIR. Weber states that In Thibet he
has lived for months together at a height
of more than $4,000 feet above the level
of the sea, and the result was as follows
His pulse at normal heights only sixty
three per minute, seldom fell below 100
per minnie during the whole time he
was at that level. His respiratlons
were often twice as numerous In the
minute as they were at ordinary levels.
A run of 100 yards would quicken both
pulse and respiration more than q run
of 1000 yards at the sea.level, and the
higher the level the greater the difficult
ty of walking or running fast. He
crossed the shoulder of the Gurla Mand-
hata at a height of some 90, 900 feet, and
found the greatest difficulty In getting
his breath quickly enough, had frequent
and violent headaches, and found that
his native guides and companions suf-
Tered much more than even he did.
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The Wtfe's Victory.

For half an hour before the circus
opened an anxious looking middle aged
man was observed walking around ner-
vously, as If he had a free ticket and was
afraid the show was on the point of
busting up. When the ticket wagon
opened he made a rush for it and Sc
cured a pasteboard, but while on his
way to the tent, ticket in hand, a wo.
man lodged into the procession, seized
his collar, and for half a minute the air
seemed full of heels.
"Going to the circus, eh she ex-
claimed, rs she slammed him around.
"Sneaked out of the back way and
made a Decline for here, did your"
-"Let up on me-stop-for heavens
sake stop this d~isgraceful conduct"
he calculated, as he tried to keep her at
arms length.
"Gentlemen," she said to the crowd,
as she held up one foot and then the
other, "see them shoesl I've worn 'em
better nor a year, and there hain't 10
thing left but the heels and shoe-strlngs.
And the children arc just as bad of
and we don't have half enough to eat.
That explains why Pm bouncing him
why I'll make his good. for-nothing
heels break his good for nothing neck 7"
They fell over a rope as she grasped
him, and in the confusion he broke
away, leaving the ticket on the ground.
A boy handed 1t to her, and wiping the
mud off her nose with her apron, she
said
81 hain'tseen no girailes, nor clowns,
nor snakes, nor hyenas for twenty-five
years, and being this ticket is bought
III walk In and view the gorgeousness,
and the children shall come to night If
| have to pawn the washtub to raise
the money!"
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AGRICULTURE.

PoSY RAIsISG.-There Is a branch of
stock-raising that Americans seems to
have overlooked, that Is, raising ponies
Tor children's use. No more healthy
recreation for children can be found
than riding. Small ponies, like those
from the Shetland Islands and PENN.
sula of Corea, cost little or no more
than a large dog does, TO keep, and all
suburban residences can easily accom-
modate one In some Of the ou%t-houses;
or, tethered on a lawn, they Will take
the place OF a lAwn.mower and utilize
the grass. These ponies are Of a hardy
nature, very intelligent and affectionate
10 chlldren-a noble, health-inspirlng
p~laything. In countries where they are
common, many tales are told Of their
sagacity and f%aithfulness, quite equal
Ing that Of the noble st. Bernard dog.
| will relate N only Of the many told.
Some children and their shaggy Shet-
land were playing on the lawn near a
pond. A little girl fell into the water.
While the other children were making
a great ito do" and noise, Master Shet-
land waded into the pond, took the lit
tie one by Its clothes In his teeth, and
brought her out and laid her on the
shore, and saved her little life-taking
a wiser action In the matter than many
n nurse would have done. To this
might be added many Instances of this
little pets sagacity. How much better
TO give our little Ones such a plaything
than subject them to the liability of
hydrophobia from feline or canine pets.
They need little of grain they will find
ample nourishment in summer on the
lawn; and In winter they are satisfied
with a little coarse hay and occa-
sional tit-bit or sweetmeat from the
children. They thrive on the food that
would keep a goat, and are as hardy,
and much more ornamental and their
compvnionship instills into the mind of
infant humanity much nobler thoughts
than the cat, dog or goat is capable OF
inspiring. Why not breed these d.
minutiye horses, and spread them
through the land2 at Barnet Fair, in
London, we have seen the Scotch and
Shetland ponies sold at from $3.50 to
$40 or $l2 each, just as they come in, In
herds, two, three and four years old.
If brought up on the lawn with the
children, they need no breaking, but
conform themselves to their place as
simply and quietly as a child learns to
talk or walk. In some parts of West
chester county, N. Y, and portions of
the Eastern States, only fit for grazing,
herds Of these toy.horses could be raised
at a comparatively trifling expense.
Thus, while u farmers would ecu
another marketable article, our subur-
ban citizens could give their children a
toy that would ennoble. invigorate and
strengthen them for their battle in life.
Why has this been overlooked?
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-31

An article on Indebtedness Is contri-
buted by Mr.. Grant Allen to the
quarterly review, Mind, devoted to psy-
chology lin the scientific sense of that
term) and philosophy. By note-deaf-
ness he distinguishes an abnormal con-
dition of hearing which is analogous
with color blindness. He is satisfied that
that this condition is by no means UNI
common, inasmuch as many persons are
incapable of distinguishing in con-
seriousness between the sounds of any
two tones lying within the compass of
about half an octave, or eve more,
from one another. He relates a number
of interesting observations in the case
of a person so constituted; and n Of
these confirms a view we have long
entertained, that an accurate perception
of time and metre in poetry can exist
without any particular appreciation Of
music. Mr.. Allen maintains that there
is in reality very little connection be-
tween poetry music as sources of pleas
ure, and that a correct analysis would
lead us to expect the most delicate dis.
elimination as to metre from those
persons whom tune has NJ power to dis
tract.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-31

KEEPING GRAPES IN WATER.-As the
practice of keeping grapes in the fruit
room with the stalks inserted In bottles
filled with water, and suspended from
the roof, has now become general, 1t is
very important to direct attention to
the fact that the stem must be inserted
in the water Immediately after it is
severed from the vine, and also that
the end of the shoot must be shortened.
When the branches are not at once in
serted the stalks will soon become
bro wn and the berries shrivel. Also.
if the end of the branch is shortened
for the purpose of giving a neater ap-
pearance to the punches when suspended
in the fruit room, the grapes will soon
begin to %shrivel, and If not used within
a short space of time, will be Of little
service. Last Winter | saw in the
garden of an amateur a very splendid
lot of grapes which were very nearly
spoiled through that portion of the
wood above the bunch being removed.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-31
SCIENTIFIC.

Deep Sea SOuHdiRgs.-The mean depth
Of the Atlantic, is a little over 1900
fathoms. An elevated ridge, rising to
an average height Of about 1900
fathoms below the surface, traverses the
basins Of the North and South Atlantic
In q meridional direction from Cape
Farewell, probably as far south at least
as Cough Island, following roughly the
outlines of the coasts Ct the Old and the
New Worlds. This ridge, with two
branches, divides the Atlantic into three
great baisns; an eastern, which extends
from Ireland nearly 10 the Cape Of Good
Hope, with an average depth along the
middle line Of 1900 fathoms; a north
western basin, occupying the great
eastern height Of the American conti-
nent with an average depth Of 5000
fathoms; and a gulf running up the
coast Of South America as far as Cape
Orange, and open 10 the southwark,
with a mean depth of 5000 fathoms.
The numerous soundings taken In every
part Of the Atlantic establish the inter-
esting fact, that the distribution of
living beings has no depth limit; but
that animals of all the marine inverte-
Drate classes, and probably nshes also,
exist over the whole Of the floor OF the
ocean. Although life Is thus universal
ly extended, the size, with the excep-
ton OF some groups, decreases after 3
certain depth is reached; while the
number Of species and of individuals
also diminishes. At depths a little
above 1000 fathoms the fauna is varied
and numerous. Thus the dredge, the
trawl, and the deep sea thermometer,
clear away much Of the ignorance that
has prevailed concerning the depths of
the ocean,. They tell us of the life that
passes on theses unllghted plains and
peaks, where the massive waters rest
undisturbed by the dow of currents or
the wrath of storms-life in curious,
beautiful and delicate forms, which art
is not refined enough to reproduce In
all their graces. They make us ac-
quainted with t! o conformation of the
ocean bed, with its unseen ridges, plains
and heights; with the vast currents that
flow between watery banks, with limits
almost as well defined as these of land
rivers.