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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-10
The Bonaholders ana tne state Debt.

WASHINGTON, Aug. IA movement is on
foot among the holders Of Louisiana bonds to
test In the courts the right Of the late Con-
vention Ia Louisiana to in any way interfere
with the payment of the interest and princi-
pal of said bonds. These bonds, the holders
claim were made legal by constitutional en-
actment. which was submitted to the people
Of the State and approved by them at the
polls. This, the holders of the bonds believe,
Is q contract between the holders Of the bonds
and the State, and which no subsequent act
OF one OF the parties thereto can alter or
cnange without the consent Of the other
lhey are Of the opinion that the Supreme
Court Of the United States will 50 decide, aud
that the Federal government must compel
the State to keep its contract
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-10
thusastic hopefulness OF revisiting the
scenes and reviving the friendships Of the
days OF his youth and manhood.
PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGES.


The House of Commons lately had under
consideration question of privilege Of O GU,
rlous character. It appears that q lawyer
named John Sandand Ward and speculation
and lobbyist OF the name of Grissel. entered
into negotiations with certain persons, sup
posed to exercise some influences over mem
hers oil Parliament, with q view of influencing
the votes and actions of the members of d
committee of the House In certain matter
The persons thus approached encouraged the
proposers until they had become possessed oi
full information Of their designss. They then
exposed the transaction to The House. which,
forthwith kindled to u white heat Of indgna-
tion against the assailants of its dignity and
privileges.
Orders were issued to bring the offenders to
| the bar Of the House. Ward fled from the
wrath to come, but Grissel was caught and
tried to lie and laugh out Of the serape. 1t
was all @ joke Of his-a mere piece Of brag-
gadocio and humbuggery, played off On some
gullible friends to induce them to believe that
he was man Of consequence, and that for q
few Thousand pounds he could influence the
action of a committee of the High Commons
Of Great Britain. =..5.=-T z
Grissel's plea and excuse we're not satisfac-
tory to this sensitive and high-toned body.
II was criminal popularity thus to trfle with
the honor Of Parliament. iScao,datum mag
ndtatm for any fellow to presume or pretend
to be able to reach them by any improper In
iluence
And SO Grissel was committed to close Inn
prisonmentin the cell Of the High Tower of the
Parliament House, which ovsrlo0ks the whole
city of London. ana which has been specially
set aside rs the place OF confinement for all
violators Of the dignity and privileges Of the
House Of Commons This was no case where
the offender could get off by kneeling at the
bar and humbly asking pardon Of The House,
as was done by that facetlous journalist, who,
on rising from the humble attitude to which
he was subjected while apologising for some
defamatory reference to the House, brushed
the dust from his knees and remarked that
1t WAS the dirtiest house In which he had ever
knelt. This POPULARITY was not regarded as
unseemly. but that of Grissel was viewed in q
very different light. Ii the Legislators of this
State and our city Administrators had been
equally sensitive and equally unappreciatiye
OF this sort Of POPULARITY, during large period
of the last fifteen years of our State and city
government, we should have to erect tower
as high and big as that of Babel to contain
the offenders against the dignity and privi-
leges OF our Commons.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-10
How to Get Grant Out Of sherman's Way.

WASHINGTON, July 31-One Of the latest
suggestions mad, for the English mission is
to give the place to Gen. Grant It Is said this
idea Is one Of John Sherman's, who would
seek through this compliment to keep Grant
out of the presidential campaign Gen Grant
was So well pleased with his reception in
England that the Sherman people are inclined
to think ne would accept the mission il it
wer" offered MIN, at least for short time
Mr.. Hayes alli Secretary Evarts have talked
over the subject Of this mission within the
E'St twenty -lonr hours, ana tie present do
FTO Is 10 i-vt- t+ fttttt+>f 1T Ala ,4Ann- lr o
ttn", Ih" absence of noted minister's from
flnaf posts, the vacancies al leading lniEsipna
combined with Minister LpweIi's complaint
about ths TIL VIII character of the duties, .f
MS Office. have had such marked effect in
showing tho Wnrthl"s-H"S- Of these missions
that IN earnest move Will he nude in the next
session Of Congress to abolish them alto
UethRT
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-10
st. Louis Ahead,
From the st. L ,uis Glob Dan

From the St Loui. Glob -Democratl
The difference between Chicago and St
Louis, In favor Of the latter, is as great In a
physical as In a moral point Of view The
government has been recruiting boys for the
navy Ia these two cities. In Vt. Louis, out Of
eight boys presenting themselves, seven were
found fit for service; In Chicago, out of twelve
boys presenting themselves, eleven were re-
jected as unsound- knock kneed, cross-eyed.
wind broken, spawned etc
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-10
IMPROVEMENT OF THE INSISTS.
SIPPI VALLEY.

Judge Eugene Underwood. Of Louisville, Ky.
has addressed to Acting Gov. Witt circular.
which has been sent to all Governors Of States
in the Mississippi valley. The circular re-
quests the appointment Of board of commits
sioaers 70 represent these States. for the pur-
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-10

DEMONSTRATION you visit or leave New
York City. save baggage expressage and car
rage hire and stop at Grand Union Hotel.
nearly opposite Grand Central Depot $50 ele-
CANT rooms reduced to 81 and upwards per day,
Elevator. restaurant supplied with the best.
Horse cars. stages and elevated railroad to all
daHnts- zzz-- my4 Su&W s3t
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-10
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS,

Acting Gov. Wilfz signed yesterday the fol-
lowing commissions: Conrad dc Bayon. no
tary public for Lafayette parish; L. r. Domin-
geaux. constable for the first ward. parish Of St
Martin. viee Ismar Landry, resigned: Jaeot
Hornberger councilman for the town vi Water
81 the page. sixth ward. parish Of West Baton
RouEe. vice George Mashington. resigned.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-10
SUNDAY SCHOOLS.

very interesting Sunday School Thanks
giving service will take place at Carrollto this
evening at O'Clock, at the Presbyterian Church
ON Burdette street. Rev. Dr. Markham. Father
WItherspoon and others will deliver addresses.
and report Of the progress Of the work will be-
read by s. t. TWichaIl ESQ.
The Sunday school inter eat has been go great
in Chrrollton that since the twenty filth May
there has been an Increase Of 1l1 pupils In at
tHn1anee
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-10
THE LILIENTHAL CUP.

The public are invited to Frogmoor to-day to
witness the ninth match for this chaste and
elegant prize. This contest will be shot on the
two ranges, five shots at each. individual com
petition. The field glasses will be finally won
to-day. The best score SO far for hem Is to the
credit OF Capt selph, viz: twenty-five points La
five sho's ct goo safds. quarter keg OF powder
is put on the 500 yard rarge FIR 81 prize. best
five shots to win. The match will be called at
II h. In. sharp
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-10
SUCCESSION NoTICra,
Succession of Louts p~,~. -

GECOND DISTRICT COURT For M
- ish Of Orleans, No. 81. 027-- Notica NJ sss
given to the creditors Of this sstafe Y "
other persons herein interssted IA absss
within Ten days from the nrasa M
cation. If any they have or ass
account presented by Mrs. Cafherina1
Frigerio, testameutary egeeutrix NH
tutrix in this estate. should moi Ia H.
and homologated. and the funds disssi
accordance herewith. 80
By order of the Court. 5ssS
au1 3 10 JOHN HFRREHr n
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-10
ROUTE TO GRAND ISLE.

From Capt. @. Uneas Lewis We learn that the
system Of canals to be- dug and widensd In or
der to facilitate travel to Grand Isle via the
Mississippi river and the bayous Of the lower
eoast, will be shortly completed. A canal TWEEN
ty five feet wide and six feet deep has bsen COM
pleted from Bayou Cheniere to Grand bayou.
A dredgeboat is widening ths old canal from
Grand bayou to the river, from the present
width Of eighteen feet to thirty six feet wide
and seven feet deep.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-10

Robert Jones. .colored. Ernest Y4ager. white
Henrietta Harfis and Susan aud Catherine
Clark were, booked in the Second Station
charged with being constant distnrbers of the
public peace in the neIghborhood OF Delord
and Iryades streets. the facts Of which have
already boon published In the DEMOCRAT
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-10

pose Of holding convention to discuss the
best means Of promoting the navigation of
the rivers of the Mississippi valley Judge I'm
derwood signifies TO Gov Witt hat u fs not
ments be- official or Informal. but the obi-et Ia to
secure men Of high standing and ability. IL
has not yet been decided as to the time and
place Of meeting Of the commission
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-10
JUDICIAL Adventures
CONSTABLE SALES.
w. G. shepard e. 60. vs.. Mrs. +, 8

w. &. shepard a. 60. vs.. Mrs. ~ 8 !,
g ECOND JUSTICE COURT For nd
- ish. 81 Orleans, No. COO By yJrtua !.
Of flsri .cias, to ms directed b. tbas1
rogers, second justice Of the Peace NJ
| will proceed to sell at public af,e sis
warsh use. No. $50 Pc, d as street y, 4
DAY. August 10 1879, ut 10 o'elock Il u I'll !
ONE 10 I OF HOUSEHOLD FIIRn1N
per inve, tory OH file at my Office. - 's =
Hsized In tue above stated suit.
forms Cash on the spot.
an6 10 IL Il. BARNFa 81
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-10

We direct attention OF our renders TO the
advertisement OF FL. Dudley Coleman d Bro,
manufacturers Of corn mills saw mills and cot
ton presses. etc. They have removed their
stock into large and commodious new ware
house. and are now prepared with greater
facilities to offer Inducements to purchasers,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-10
SUMMER RESORTS
IA. BAgNITz. -
IHARON ALUM AND GH1TVM
~ SPRINGS, r.
iSharon. Bland county VI i

~ ii a RO N a u U A Nd CHAIY1
~ SPRINGS. i
tSharon. Bland county, Val
This watering place. about eiphtAM
north Of WythsVille. Va. will be op6nsi 4
reea ption of visitors June 10, nexs.
This place has been greatly imptosl
many additions made for the eoruforr r.
yaniepca Of visitors. The turnpike M
Wy neville depot 10 the springs Is Id r.
order. s
Board. psr month Of % days.
Board, per week. ..................s $3.50
Passengers for these Springs WIN IT.
ears at WythevilIe depot. ON the VirfS1
Tennessee Railroad. Daily mails to thsS
Every effort will be made on The MI
proprietors to make guests eomfurfxT|
their stay at tho Springs agreeable mr.
ant. 7]
q distinguished Southern physicia4 p
Gated ut the Springs.
Altitude $500 feet above sea level, Fl
BARaITZ & NEWBERHl|
lvl2 2m PropHI1
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-10
BY Chas. III. Reed.

THAS. Fl, REED, AUGTIoaErp !.
v No. f3a Gravisr Street. viii all AL, Y
: HORSES TORS MULES, BUGGIEs. cARrI
CARIS, HARNESS., ETC.. ut the stabIas. s.
EVERY THURSDAY, at II ~
AUG I'm SaSu WeTh q
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-10
AUCTION SALES .
by HI. @ N. samory.
SALE OF IRON SAFES, OFFICE .
TUBE. DESKS. CLOCKS .s1s|
FIXTURES, ETC,
Bank Of Lafayette In Lianiia,,.

pY RI. n N. SAMORY. Auetionea,s I.
- pay. Ausuzt is. will bs sold Of M
@9 e Il e. g. ar faa o t3 f said BAD
ONE COMPLETE SET OF flFFiGsIIfss
TURE. viz: Cabinet work, eonnteaaai
chairs, clocks, gas fix tres, etc.
ALSO
ONE IRON SAFE steel doors and A..
very fine steel burg lar aropf safe Ha II n
mos approved pattern1, as good ~ a = y
All to be removed on or before t hss
instaTt. tis I
Terms- Cash, =-.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-10

an alarm pull down the hook as far as 1t wi | 40
and lot 60 of 1t. After the bog stops working
il the bells do not respond. pull down the hook
again. If you still hear no bells. go Immediately
to the next nearest box.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-10
Messrs. J. r. Bremen and others:


Messrs j. #. Bremen and others:
Dear Sos-I call your attention to Revised
STA utes. sections 1914, 1918 and 1887, which bear
npon the questions which you PROFOUND + mo-
These sections do not require the restam ping OF
Weights aud measures every succeeding year
Quite the G ntrary The law very explicitly
Htt-ss hat fAe clamp ehnH he 1lunressed md
payment 1eqnred fp,, lining the same only on such
~ hnrc nH hff4 sAahJ,e1t, OF s1fct harng once
been SfHlnpef mr. hpnnd dtfrrirp as to re0lire
~ ~ 1'ea,tiaitd 3rth Hr StnuInrd" t5ection 80
srs n1n Ntct ion ,:ojT.)
Il l. nude hf inry Of the Inspector TO visit ali
uHcha ~ business once . ysar in 0rdar to in
spe"t weights Hnd ntaAsnrs tfpe'iotI 9IIl; but
~ NJ means ft rn5thmp them yeary.
me object OF this Visit is To t's4t those that ARE
already StAnpad, in ntaef 10 ASCERTAIN whether
not thny nrn 40 d"f.ntiv., ~ 10 rtglIir. 10 b u
regulated WIFI a" eandarG." and also 10 ;sta l., q
I'll fare l1nStamuH'i.
NNen stamped w.ights and men4ure ara hon
found to- NJ CORRECT, no fur Tor sttnI,ing IL r,,-
uuirn'i, aud p1yment OF fsn5 cannot be- d..
nland"d tt"c. .4i8j. II tbs inspector does insist
upon r"Sfamping and pavment of feps he yfo+
iat"s sections 59s aud 3n57, and NAV bn prose-
cnt"d under section ab9 proViIing ag tnst on
preston and "ytorlpn in office. Very respect
fully. your obedisnt servant.
ALBERT VOORHEES,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-10
sg FOR OTHER CITY NEWS sEE:E1dHTH

Chew Jackson'a best sweet navy tobacco. "
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-10
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Opinion of Judge VOORHEES,, In Answer
to Several Merchants.

to Several Merchants.
Of late there seems to hive sprung up mis-
understanding between the trading public and
the inspectors Of weights and measures. JUS
tees Of the peaes courts have been busy settling
difficulties between one and the ether sde and
as yet no satisfactory result has been attained
In order to arrive ut eome Intelligent solution.
several merchants have addressed questions to
Judge Albert VOORHEES, upon the subject. The
questions and their answers are given below:
New ORLEANS August 6, 1879.
Hon. Albert VOORHEES,. Attorney Law. New
New Orleans:
Dear Sir We desire legal advice upon the
following questions:
1. Must we. us traders and merchants, have
our weights and measures restamped every
year and
2. What fees. If any are chargeable2
HespeGtfuiiy
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-10

JOHN F. BREMER,
PAU 4 f. VOORHEES,.
d. BEkGAMINI,
W. J. FOUBERT
2 PUI5sEf4UR.
8 a. BALDWIN & co,
> PIERRE Gnu rEROU
A i...FUSELIER.
: CLUBHOUSE Il BOTS,
a. r. HICKMAN
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-02-01

Point, with 8 promise from his father
that if he graduated with high honors
he would give him 100000, and if he
graduated at all, $4,000. He did grad
uate with credit, though not with high
honor, and then his father, through
some caprice, refused to give him the
money. When the War broke out, this
son wished to raise a regiment and 60
to the front as its Colonel, position he
was fully capable of sustaining with
credit to himself and honor to his fam
lily, for he was brave, capable, and en-
ergetic. But his father refused him the
money for this, also, and in fit of des-
peration he enlisted as private, and
was sent to the front; his father after
wards using personal influence to get
him placed upon the staff of General.
Subsequently, ill-health compelled him
to resign, and he went to Boston, where
he fell into dissipated habits, to break
up which his father sent him on a sail
ing vessel to China. Thence he ran
away to Paris, where he soon after died.
His whole life seemed to be series of
efforts on his own part, and rebuffs, hu-
Mutations, and disappointments on his
fathers. He finally succeeded in de-
stroying all the manhood there was in
him.
The most promising of the old Com
modore's descendants is Cornelius, the
son of William III. Vanderbilt He is
said to be a very faithful and devoted
man, thoroughly good and energetic in
81 I,,.r 10 Iae
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-02-01

per- The architect, to which we
are indebted for an abstract of these con-
illusions, remarks very truly thst ''no
doubt the local circumstances of any
particular community must always ex-
ercise a considerable influence on the
death rate. 1t is scarcely necessary to
say that it is not so much the crowd that
kills, as it is the conditions under which
the crowd accumulates; the conditions
of soil and climate, of the contamination
of air and water, of the disposal of re-
fuse, of food supply, of the consump-
ton of strong drinks, and of social char
acter and habits in various ways, wheth-
er in labor or in idleness." While there
is no doubt that such conditions as these
exercise large Influence on mortality
in large cities, there is also no doubt
that the death rates in such commune
ties are pretty certain indices of the per-
lection or imperfectiOn of municipal ar
rangements in regard to sanitary mat
tiers.
Without pretending to state the cause,
we may call attention, in connection
with this subject, to the following fact:
From the figures lately Published by the
German Imperial Statistic Office, Civ
ing the mortality per 1000 inhabitants
in the chief cities of the word, we learn
that the death rate in the city of New
York is about one-third greater than
that of London, and fraction greater
than that of Liverpool, which, as DIR. Parr
has shown, is the most unfavorable dis
trict in OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES american.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-02-01
His Gallant Action.

About midafternoon yesterday the
cry of "Runaway-look QUIT" was
started in Michigan Avenue, near Cass
Street, by dozen persons. A young
man. with the peach-blossoms of the
country on his cheeks, and his pants
tucked into his boOt-legs, had just come
out of a harness-shop, and, seeing the
runaway horse coming down the street,
he dropped the horse-collar off his arm
and made dash for the flying animal.
Just how it happened no one could say,
but horse, and man, and sleigh were
all piled up in a heap the next moment,
and from the mass issued such string
of yells as it did not seem possible one
man could utter. The crowd separated
one from the other after awhile, and the
man appeared to have been dragged
through several knot and then run
through threshing- machine. Some
wiped the blood off his ear, while others
hunted up his broken suspenders and
missing boot-heels, and when he got his
breath he said:
"Oh! l don't care about these few
scratches. Where are the ladies whose
lives | saved?'
"There was no one in the Sleigh"
answered one of the crOwd-s'nO one
but sack of buckweat and quarter of
beef, and they are safe.''
"Didn'tI rescue any body?" demand
cd the young man.
"No; but you are a hero, just the
same''
"I'll be tetotally mashed if l ami"
he Indignantly exclaimed. ''Here,
some o. you put that hoss-collar over
my head, hitch swill cart to me, and
drive me to death for mule, for don't
know enough to be first-class fool
Detroit Free Press.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-02-01
Weather PrognOstics for the Year
1879.

While the attention of the pubs ..
Just now turned to the subject of coo
weather and meteorological changes,
Richard Mansill, of Rock Island, scien-
titic weather prophet, publishes his
"Almanac of Planetary Meteorology
for 1879" Among its other peculiari-
ties he describes what appears to be a
general outline of the complexion of the
seasons for this year, as supposed to be
affected and governed by the position of
the planets. Mr. Mansill is not an en-
couraging prophet for those who enjoy
fine weather all the year round; but if
Troy and this particular section shall
prove eAceptionstot the prevailing storms
and severity of temperature, as has been
the case during the recent meteorologi-
cal disturbances, we may not have reason
to complain. Mr.. Mansill says: II the
positions of the planets affect the tenn
perature of our earth's atmosphere
during the year 1879 as they have done
when in similar positions during past
years particularly the positions that
gave US the mild Winter of 1S777-7S and
early Spring of 1879, We may expect
very erratic seasons during 1879. Agree
able to this theory, there will be toler-
ably steady cold weather through
January, with temperature below the
mean; Winter will continue through
February, followed by cold March.
We shall be flattered by the prospect of
Spring during few days about the
middle of April, while Mercury is about
passing its inferior conjunction with the
sun; but this will soon pass away, and
the weather, or temperature, sink below
the average of the season, and will pro-
badly remain below the mean through
May, June, and July, while we shall
move in hot, stormy Summer about
the last days of August; and these con-
ditions continuing through September
and most of October. Between the
Autumn and Winter months, cool
drouths will likely prevail over large
landed countries in the temperate zone,
located far from the sea, while an ex-
cess of cool rains will probably occur on
and about seacoast countries during the
same term. These abnormal Irregular
ties of the season Of 1879 must affect the
crops in many and great parts of the
earth during the year.-Troy Times.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-02-01
Montana's Coming Railroad.

The Union Pacific was, until recently,
the nearest railway, and it required five
days staging to reach it at Corinne.
This can not be said now, for the Utah
Northern, begun and extended a few
miles by John w. Young, Brigham's
eldest son, has recently passed into the
hands of the Union Pacific, and is being
pushed at the rate of two miles day
Montanaward. 1t has already reached
Blackfoot, 49, miles north of Ogden,
and about 375 miles from Helena. The
company intend to construct the road
to point opposite to, and one days
stage ride from, the National Park, that
most strange, wonderful wonderland
of the Yellowstone Mr.. Kimball, the
general passenger agent of these roads,
declaring that he will take passengers in
palace coaches from Omaha to the park
in 4 days. By November next it is ex-
pected the railway will be finished to
point only l25 miles from Helena
Chicago Journal.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-02-01

"A youth of about 20 winters exhib-
tied the respect for age prevalent among
the youth of this country by the follow
ing remark: "There's my old father
now. he's most 20 years old, and knows
nearly as much as / do"
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-02-01

The new cookbook, SHOW to Get
q Good Dinner" should be in the hands
of every tramp.-Boston 7rareHer.