The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-15
POLITICS..

Between Grant and Bayard, always for
Bayard," says Secretary Schurz'S paper, the
WestLSche Post Of st. Louis.
More outrages. On the thirtieth OF Janu-
airy tornado struck Iuka, Miss, and killed
seven colored people, seven others beiBg in
jured, while all the whites escaped.
It has been decided by the United States
Circuit Court at Baltimore, Judge Bond pre-
siding, that under the statutes uf the United
States stuffing a ballot-box Is not a penal
0fense.
Pittsburgh, Pa has O. genuine case Of Rad
hal ballot-stuffiDg. Three Radical members
81 the election board have been tried and
blnd guilty Of conspiracy, changing and
sealing ballots and bollot-stuffing.
Congressman Goode, Of Virginia. rises to
explain that the pack of cards with which ne
y debited In the contingent fund list are visit
Ing and not playing cards. This Is enough.
The wounded honor Of the republic IL salts
Aea Nj. Goode may now proceed with his
legislative laborS and his visiting.
Senator Morgan, OF Alabama, though COM
paratively q new member OF the Senate has
already won golden opinions for his legal acu-
men, combined with solid common sense.
The South is putting forward her best men.
This the Radicals will soon be adding to the
solid South. Such wickednesS does demand
attention. Nobody will accuse the Republic
cans OF mourning like guilt, judging from re-
cent elections.-L Boston Post.
The President Is showing that he cannot be
kicked with impunity. Mr. Hannibal Ham
ln was absent when the vote Was taken on
the New York appointments, but next morn
Ing asked leave to have his name put on the
list of noes The President had sent in the
name Of one of Hamlin's friends for reap
p0'ntment to the Bangor custom house, but
angered by this graguitOus Hffront he has
withdrawn it, and Mr.. Hamlin's man will
lose his bread and butter.
Out in Dakota Territory it's jolly good
thing to be a member Of the Legislature. ID.
y. W Fitch, who represents the Black Hills
district In the lower house, now sitting at
fankton, evinced decided preference for bill
hards TO law-making, and became great an
noyance to the sergeaDt-at-arms. The latter
always got his man. however, until last
Wednesday On the afternoon or Wednesday
the sergeant sent three clerks and messen-
ger after Fitch soon after roll call. He was
lound by the posse In saloon. Taking to
his heels, the legislator escaped at back
window, and ran across into Nebraska, the
clerks giving chase. Fitch wheeled and ran
tack into Dakota, and before his pursuers
could catch him, gained his room in the Yank-
ton Hotel, barred the door and covered the
window with a shot gun. At last accounts he
was still in state OF siege.
Senator Hills speech against paving any
Southern war claims seems to be generally
regarded with approval In Georgia. The
Atlanta Constitution says that he has Gun
doubtedly struck the keynote of Democratic
policy: fet them all, whether loyal Or dis
loyal be bundled up and burned and by sc
much do we put the past behind u.s." The
Augusta Chronicle says: me-. Hill appears
70 have produced a sensation by his recent
speech Ia opposition to the payment of wal
claims" The Euening News, Of the same
city, says that these claims are repudiated BY
" The great mass of honest Southerners, anC
adds: Mr. Hill Is right, and we earnestly
hope no Southern man In Congress will eve
\ again vote to pay loyal Southern claim
and prevent the North from doing 60" AM
the Columbus Times says: "Surely no rep
resentative Of the South, after having bee
compelled to repudlate all Of the war debt
q his own section, both Confederate an
State can feel any computations OF con
science In taking stand now, fourteen year
after the close of the war, against the pay
ment OF any more claims against the FED
eral government for damages during the wal
whether the claimants be loyal or disloyal.