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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-08
RIVER NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Monday, September s. 1879.
Arrivals.
See marine column.
Departures.
John A. Scudder.

j. w. Cannon, st. Marv, Bayou Sara: Gold
Golden Grown, Cincinnati: Whisper. upper
copst; Emma Irvine, Martha. lower coast;
John Wilson. Ouachita: Big SunfoWer. Atcha-
talaya.
The Robert E. Lee will be found at the land
ing this morning, ready to leave tomorrow for
Vicksburg. She has been put n complete order
and Is IooEtng her best
The Golden Crown, Capt Eug. Shinkle. Is due
to arrive from Cincinnati.
The Kountz Line steamer Henry G. Yaeger.
Capt. Dave Harey. Is also due. and will arrive
to leave for st. Louis Wednesday.
The John A. tcuddsr arrived Saturday night
with very large cargo-the largest in fact, that
nearly . full load. She returned yesterday.
The W. ?. Halliday follows the scudder to-
day.
enter the Ouachita river trade as regular
packet as soon as business opens.
The Florance Meyer is also booked Tor the
same trade.
T. Kranz master, Frank Kranz clerk, leaves to-
morrow promptly at y. NJ:
The tri-weekly regular Bayou Goula packet
Whisper. T.. a. Comstock master. Maasrs.
Wood, J G. Bergeron and Dean clerks. leaves
The tri-WeekIy upper coast packet Eva. Chas.
DeBouchel master. Sept. Toca clerk, leaves to
day. as usual. at II q. m. Tor the new sacherie
road.
The new and fleet Bayou Sara and coast
United States mail packet u. Mary, in place VI
the Edward j. Gay. John j. Brown master 5. y.
The tri- weekly coast, Donaldsonville and La
fourche packet Henry Tete, !. i. Aucoin mas
ter. leaves tomorrow at 10 q. "a.
The regular tri-Weskly lower coast packet
Emma Irvine. j.. a. HUH master. leaves to- NOR
row at II a. m. for Orange Farm.
The New Orleans and Opelou-as Packet Com
pany's United States mail steamer Big Sum
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-08
CITY ECHOES.

b. virtue Of a warrant Herman Croft was
locked 10 In the Central Station. charged witt
assault by wilfully shooting at
Alfred Lain declined to move on and was
moved into the Third Station to answer for VIC.
ating city ordinance No. 5o46.
VIM. Moran was ineareerated In the Sixth
Station charged with violating ordinance No
47ss. section l. relative to dumping of garbage
At half past o'clock last night dummy No 6
of the Carrollton Railroad ran over IL calf. the
property Of Gov MeEnery, and slightly injured
it.
rsbtd dog that had bitten child Mt the cor
ner OF Terpsichors and Chippewa streets. was
killed by Doorman Mcnamara. of the Second
Precinct.
John Williams and Frank Slater are In the
Fourth Station. charged with being drunk dis
tnrbing the peace and assault and battery on
tho pDitre officer
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-08

About one year ago William Elliott, q COL
ored man, was killed while gambling at En-
vile turpentine farm. He was buried In the
woods near Regan u Wills's STILL On the
night Of the twelfth instant the grave was
Of the lid being found near by. On the thir-
t. enth instant DIOR | man. while playing
cards, was heard to say that If he had one OF
Bill Elliott's fingers 1t would give him good
luck That night the grave was entered
again. Next day Mr.. Robertson, with several
other persons, visit cd the spot to see If the
body had been removed. They discovered
that the right hand had been cut off end was
missing. Joseph McCrary, colored, and the
man who expressed o wish for Bill El'iott's
finger, were absent from work the night be-
fore
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-08
A MYSTERIOUS MURDER IN CADDO.
fHhrayanort Times. |

On Saturday last white man by name Of
Charles Gustav, well-known In Shreveport
living on the Frank Logan place, on Cross
Lake, and generally known by the soubriquet
of "1exas,' came into town for the purpose
OF trading, and remained here until O'Clock
p. M, when he was last seen In the neighbour
hood of the market-house. Those who saw
him, report that he had been drinking earlier
up and seemingly. making preparations to
start for home which place. however, as is
subsequently shown. he never reached alive.
CustRr's horse arrived at home Saturday
knowing his. fondness for drink, attached no
particular Importance to this fact, thinking
fh6 rider was soon to follow. Sunday came
md rassed, but carried not Gustav to the bo-
som Of his family, who, becoming alarmed at
for the missing man. The night was passed
"a restless anxiety and .nrohtless. search
Monday morning, however, parv.y OF the TN
Fortunate mans friends found his body Zone
Upon the earth. near what iB known as Three
lace was disfigured BY a CHASTITY wound lex
tending diagonally from the hair line above
the left eye across the forehead and through
tile right eye, and other ugly wounds about
Coroner Weaver being notified or the affair,
was promptly on ihand. and impaneled q
cOmpetent jury, who after examining the
witnesses, returned verdict TO the ELECT
that the deceased came to his death from
blows made by some sharp instrument,
crushing In the skull over the right eye and
severing portion of the right ear and por
ton III mouth and chin; the said blows were
administered by person or persons llnk noWn,
md were sufficient to cause DEATH"
Custar, when sober, was q peRceable man and
not inclined To be quarrelsome, but under tho
Influence Of liquor he was often boisterOus
and annoying. Viewing al the facts In the
cnSe, the most probable theory ID that the I'M
fortunate man started home afoot, late In the
Bvening, still somewhat intoxicated, and was
met by some party or parties to whom he
used violent oil insulting language and was,
III return therefor, stricken To the earth with
an axe Dit some like Instrument and his soul
tashered suddenly and unprepared into the
presence Of his Maker.
As vet no clue to the perpetrators Of the
horrible deed has been discovered but every
effort will be- made and every point strained
~ bring the foul assasslnS to justice.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-08

Old physicians say this Is the healthiest
euMmer Palestine ever experienced.
The farmers of Grimes county are hiring
ScuttOn-pickers at % cents per hundred pounds
md board.
the Kaufman Sa says Terrell has received
more cotton this season than either Dallas Or
Fort Worth.
I'll Stockmen and owners Of milk ranches In
Navarro agree with the report that cattle are
Sn0w doing remarkably we'll
|s ksen0crat. The river has subsidized rapidly
Y sa0 naS filled in thu foot OF Thirteenth street,
brownsville, fully ten feet with sand and
spaiad has more SABBATH school pupils than
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-08
MISSISSIPPI.

Last week iii Hazehurst Lewis Redwood
shot and killed his father-in-law.
The friends Of Gov. Stone are urging him
Tor the Office OF United States Senator.
IA vel fatal disease, called by doctors ty
phoid flux, is prevailing In Chickasaw county.
Col. Davis, Of Harrison county, expects to
clear $4,000 on his scuppernong wine this year.
Last week several potatoes Of the new crop
were offered for sale on the streets OF Aber-
deem.
Gen. Walthall has written letter with
\ drawing from the contest Of Unit States
Senator.
The Masons and Odd Fellows of Mlssis-
xippi contributed $500 to the Howard Associa-
fton OF Memphis.
The Mississippi Stock Breeders Associa-
tiOn will meet at Macon on the tenth and
I eleventh OF this month.
The Lauderdaie Reuie,c thinks that after all
there will be tolerably good crop made in
{ Lauderdale county.
Lincoln county has instructed her Repre-
senttaives In the Legislature to vote for
Barksdale for United States Senator.
The Aberdeen Ecominer thinks that Ii the
Southern people would blow more and grunt
less, their lands would soon double in value
Miss Josephine Lowry, of. Aleorn county,
was last week kindling fire with kerosene,
when 1t blazed, and she was consumed by the
names.
Ab IA LSs W. W. D6dFSupOlU, Vi sDOOHNllIt,
! was retiring to bed last week. she stepped on
3 snake and was bitten on the foot. The
snake was not very poisonous and the lady
I soon recovered.
Mr.. nj. Jayne, of Newton county, was the
successful applicant for appointment as a
cadet to West Point from the Fourth Con-
gressional District.
jackson Comet: Col. Holman, who has been
Ia jail at Vicksburg for some time past,
charged with the murder of Lowry and
Arnold, at Johnsonvile, last winter, has pc
fitioned the board of supervisors of Warren
county to remove him to the Jail In Carroll
Ton. His petition was granted.
The Summit Sentinel thus speaks of the
boil worm: We are sorry to learn from a
number OF our farming friends that cotton
Wurms have appeared In their fields. They
i are OF the opinion, however, that it is almost
TOO late In the season for these destructive
\ little pests to do very much damage to their
cotton. We hope they are correct in their
\ theories In regard to the worms.
special from Senatobia, Miss, says that
Il "a last Sunday band Of nine masked men
rode into the town of Austen, Miss, and re-
1eased from jail d. b. Cowen, who was con
lined therein charged with the murder OF a
man named Pike. The citizens started In
pursuit Of the maskers and on coming up
With thom a fight ensued, during which one
%pf the maskers, by the name OF Collins, was
killed. The others made their escape.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-08
Hunting Bear that was Famous In ls 81.
ISnn Trnnciscn lhrnninlal

ARRANGEMENTS havebeen made by the Sierra
Valley Ssooting Club for bear hunt in the
vicinity Of Weber lake, to commence Septem-
Der 15, and continue six days. "A circular IT,
sued Ly tho club states that bears are very
numerous In that section this year, and fur
thermore that deer, quail and grouse are
abundant. Not fat from the lake IS the home
Of "Old Brin.' the largest grizzly bear In
America, and weighing about 1000 pounds"
He was caught by Grizzly Dave at Ills ranch
On the Henness Pass road In 1854, but tore the
trap to pieces and made his escape. Tn case
the bear IL captured the club propose having
d grand barbecue, and II H. isn't caught they
Will use some less eminent member Of the
bear family.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-08
The Next Census.

Among the first nominations that will be
sent to the Senate by the President on the as
sembling of Congress in December will be the
$50 supervisors of the census, authorized by
a law Of the last Congress. These supervisors
are to be selected by the superintendent of
the census, Mr.. Walker, and are to have
charge of the $50 districts into which the
country is to be divided. New York will have
eleven districts, Pennsylvania and Ohio ten,
Illinois eight, and SO on down, each State be-
ing divided into SO many districts, according
to her population by the last census Mary
land will have two end probably three.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-08
Butler Democrats Not Recognized.

BosToN, Sept. 3.-The Democratic State
Central Committee held meeting yesterday
the communication of August from the COM
mittee of Butler Democrats In regard to hold
ing Joint State convention. The substance
of the reply is that the regular Democrats
csrnot recognize the Butler party as Demo
Gratis, but that the convention OF the latter
will be held soon, to which all Democrats are
cordially tnvit | to send delegates.
Albert Palmer has accepted the invitation
preside at the Butler independent conven-
tion, to be held at Worcester on the eighteenth
'oStaut
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-08
a Horse on q Frolic.

AT 1915 o'clock yesterday q horse attached to
fright at the corner Of Magazine and Poydras
streets and ran away, A boy named Ed For
out Of the vehicle and slightly injured about the
head. The animal was finally stopped and the
injured boy was removed TO his residence, No,
3lS Decatur street,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-08
Charged with Embezz1ement.

Saturday night Sergeant Rowley arrested
Mra Jean Marie Journee and locked her UP In
the Fourth Precinct Station, charging her. from
Information re .etved. with breach 81 trust and
the embe7 clement 0f $75. 1t II stated as grounds
for the charge thai Geo Levaaseur and his
brother Arthur gave the accused s75 to keep for
them, md on demanding the money Mrs Jour
nee ated that she did not have II. as burglars
had entered the house and stolen II. The case
We placed In the hands OF Sergeant RoWley.
who made the arrest.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-08
Proclamation Against violence.

OTTAWA, Sept. 3-An extra of the Canada
tid-etfe, issued to-day, contains proclama-
ton ordering that on and after the fourth Of
September the act for the better prevention
OF crimes Of violence In certain parts OF Can
ada until the end Of the next session of Par
of Quebec
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-08
Keegan Captured.

Saturday night at 10 o'clock while Joseph
Walgamat WE returning home he was set upon
al the corner # Josephinean Rousseau streets,
by one Mike Reagan. whom he alleges robbed
him of all his wealth. amounting to 500. to-
gelhe with q white shirt. Reagan YVES subse-
quently arrested by Sergeant Wilkinson.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-08
stopping Bullet at short Range.

from the Jacksonville Union.1
Two colored men got into fight on Thurs
day morning last, and one of them shot the
other in the head with pistol. Though the
combatants were only two feet apart the
bullet fattened against the mans head and
fell to the ground. 1t knocked him down but
did no further damage.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-08
An Accident,

Yesterday evening q man named Kendall
Dunbar dived from tho bath house at the Span
ish Fort, and the water being shallow. he
struck his head on the bottom, severely in.
Turing himself. He was brought to the city and
sent to his residence.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-08
a RunaWaY.

at 6 o'clock Saturday evening horse. at
tached to a lggy driven by a party whose name
is withheld by Sergeant Gre ham. of the. Snbur-
took fright and ran into the New canal The
animal YVES saved from drowning by some citi-
zeuH.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-08
DroWned.

Last evening an engineer, named George
McNulty. while crossing from the ship Ex-
porer to the ship Warrior, lost his balance,
and. falling into the river. was drowned before
ssstance could reach him. His body was not
rec lYered.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-08
MARINE TEsEesRAMs.

CHARLESTON. Sept. .. Arrived: Steamers
Gulf Stream from New York. Sea Gull from Bal
tt .1ore: lark Jasthur from GreenyIle Eng
schooner Katie G.. Robinson Tor New York
:. New YoRK sept. ARRIVED City of New
York from Vera Cruz.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-08

Mrs. Darlington, speaking Of the rapid
manner In which evil deeds were perpetrated
said that it only required two seconds to fight
duel.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-08

Major Rollins, Of Asheville, N. o., has sued
the Cherokee Indians Of that section to re-
cover $4,000, his fees as attorney for them
some years ago.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-08
An Incident or the Maine Campaign.
augusta Standard1

Arrangements will be made for furnishing
employment to such men In this city as may
be turned off by bulldozers for voting The
Democratic or Greenback tickets.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-08
MARINE NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT. |
September T. 1879.

Nc arrivals from sen yesterday
STEAMBOATS,.
w Hal idaY. Crane from st Lous
Alvin. seovel. from Lower Cohst
Eva. neRoHehel. from Upper Coast
Jno Soudder. Calvert. from st Louis
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-08
Memoranda.


During the month of August 734 vessels arrived at
New York from foreign ports namely: 159 steamers,
10 ships 296 barks, 81 bTigs and 1871 sCbooners,
for the period there were 1873 coastw se or
rivsls.
AMERICAN PORTS .--5
New York, Sept 6-Sailed for New Orleans
steamships Gen Whitney, Freeman, and Hudson
eager.
FOREIGN PORTS
by Cable to the NJ Y. Herald
Liverpool, Sep 3-Sailed for New Orleans ship
Conatantia Knebiken.
Bremen. Sept SAILED for New Orleans, Ger ship
Goschen, Helms.
By MALL
Marseilles. August 21-Sailed for New Orleans
steamship Al ION. Robertson.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-06-25

QUEEN VICTORIA, accompanied by Princess
Beatrice and Prince Leopold, visited the En-
press Eugene at Chselhurst on Monday.
The Queen had an hours interview with Eu-
genie She who mourns the loss of husband
and child ought, if any could, to be able to
say words of comfort to the deely suffering
woman who seems so utterly dssolate and
hopeless in her declining years.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-06-25

A GREEN OLD AcE.-"To those" writes
Mr.. Longfellow in pleasant letter, " who ask
how can write so many things that sound
as if were as happy as boy please say
that there is in this neighborhood, or neigh
boring town, pear tree planted by Governor
Endicott, 200 years ago, and that it still bears
fruit not to be distinguished from the young
tree in flavor. | suppose the tree makes new
wood every year, so that some part of it is al
ways young. Perhaps that is the way with
some men when they grow old. l hope it is so
with me-
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-06-25

The dwelling of ]. F. Reynolds, near
Jonasboro, Georgia, was burned Sunday
night, and bis daughter and sisterin -law
young girls of thirteen and sixteen years, per
ished in the flames Reynolds, who had
been awakened by the roaring of the flames,
called TO them and tried to break in the
barely succeeded in getting her out, He was
very badly burned, and it is feared fatally.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-06-25

THE following nominations have been con-
tirmed by the Senate: Oscar Hatfield of New
York, Consul General of the United States at
Batavia; William J. Galbraith, Associate JUS
tice of the Supreme Court in Montana Terri
tory; Josiah Dent, Commissioner of the Dis
trict of Columbia A large number of army
appointments were confirmed. The nomina-
ton of D. T. Corbin of South Carolina, as
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Utah.
was reported from the Judiciary Committee
adversely, and placed on the calendar for cen
sideration hereafter
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-06-25
POLITICS IN CALIFORNIA.

From the present outlook it is tolerably GER
tain that in the approaching State election IN
California there will be four parties in the
field The so-called Workingmans Party,
which means the followers of that vulgar hum
bug, Denis KearDey, have already full
State ticket before the people. The strength
of these political malcontents is chiefly con-
fined to San Francisco, and White, their can
didate for Governor, will not probably receive
5000 votes in the State. The nomination
was given to quiet noisy, meddlesome, no
toriety-seeking politician, who would be will
ing to spend few dollars and compromise
few friends to have his name mentioned even
in a questionable way in connection with Cal
ifornia's Governorship. Again, there may
have been method, Kearney method, IN NOM
mating full State ticket in the interest of
the lot bowler, as it tends to keep up an
organization, and with three other tickets IN
the field a few of the Sand Letters might slip
into some of the fat municipal offices of the
Golden City. The Republicans are in the
fight, gerand aggressive in spirit and ready,
as of old, to wage manly battle for principle.
They have presented to the people of our sis
ter State the best ticket ever nominated, and
through no combination of circumstances can
we see the possibility of defeat for them. The
New Constitution Party-the Chronicles
party-which embraces the worst sloughings-
off of Republicanism and Democracy, meets
to- day in Sacramento, and of course we can
only guess at its results. The willy usurist and
ex-pill maker, Downey, the red-handed, bully
ing Terry, Cactus Burch, the noisy and veno-
nous enemy of CALIFORNIA; public school sys-
tenn, Zach Montgomery, and some lesser sup
porters of the Lost Cause" are the brains and
muscle of this party of illegitimate parentage.
True, there is a sprinking of the salt of Van
Dykeism and Tuttleisrn in it, but not enough
to flavor an unsavory dish. futile and Van
Dyke might do as decoys to draw Republican
game to the Chivalry net, but by no posi-
bility would they ever be expected to be other
wise serviceable. Downey, Burch, Terry 4
Co., all of whom have grown gray and bald
headed through long years of political in
triguings, are not the men to parcel out nomi-
nations to former Republicans. The ticket
will be made up almost exclusively of old
time Democrats secession mpathzing Dem
ocrats, at that-and if some recreant Repub-
lican name gets on the ticket, it will be only
for scratching purposes. The little game will
be to nominate an almost purely Democratic
ticket, giving it very thin veneering of New
= IL. IL Il Il
Democrats, who meet next month, will indorse
it. In the latter event, which is not among
the impossbilities, there will be but three
tickets run in California next Fall Whatever
the jockeying may be, and whatever jobs
may be put up, the Republicans viii be the
favorites in the pools-the Perkins team
against the field
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-06-25

MAINE people are getting up little mining
excitement of their own. All through the
towns that lie along the Atlantic Coast, from
Penobscot Bay to the Canada line, prospect
ing is going on, and discoveries of copper, sill
yer and gold are reported in many localities
1t is too soon to tell whether mining in Maine
will pay, but the region where the excitement
prevails, is sadly in need of some new life,
its population having been for some years on
the decline and the general drift of things
decidedly backward. PhHadeiphia Times,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-06-25

On the place of Mr.. Robert r. Howe, near
Grangerviile, Macon County, there is an ever
bearing mulberry tree which measures TWEEN
ty-three feet and eight inches in circumfer-
ence five feet from the ground, and the foliage
measures ninety-four feet in straight line
through the broadcast part. 1t shades Mr..
Howe's entire horse lot, and he fattens hogs
enough to do his whole force upon the fruit
-Americts (Go.) Recorder.