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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-03
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING.
Acceptance Of the Bid for the City Railroad
Franchises.

The City Council met In special session yes
terday at o'clock p. M. Mayor Patton IN the
chair and the following administrators present:
Messrs. Behan Chevalley. Glynn, Isaacson,
Marks and Mealey.
Administrator Behan took the floor and read
the following report:
70 the Honorable Mayor and Administrators:
Ge,,tlemen-I would respectfully report that
the following bids for the franchises and rights
Of way Of the New Orleans City Railroad Com
pany we're received on the first day OF SeDtem-
ber under scaled proposals. Is per ordinances
Nos. 400 and Gill. viz:
N. o. City Railroad Co., for sections /
and $3.50, GOO
a. Wiloz, agent for section 1........... 376. 90
O. 4. Howard for sections and 2....... $4,000
w. Van Benthuysen. sections and 2.- 525 GOO
w. Van Benthuysen. section ]. ..-........ 325 600
The bid of the New Orleans City Railroad
Company was the his hest BY $4,000. In cons1d.
era Ion Of that fact; would recommend that
pany, provided that company is willing to pay
the amount of their bid In cash, and recon-
mend thai In that event. the Mayor be author
said company for the sale Of said frn nchises.
for the said amount in cash. and otherwise IN
accordarce with specifications on file In my
office. Very respectfully rrpv pru.N
Administration of Commerce.
Mr.. Behan then offered an ordinance pro-
VidinR for the acceptance Of the bid OF the New
Orleans City Railroad Company for the fran
ehises and right of way Of the following rail-
roads: The Camp and Prytania. Camp and
Magazine. Rampant and DauDhine. Canal Street
and Metairie Road and Bayou st. john Espla-
made and Bayou Bridge lines for the sum Of
$3.50 900 cash. Adopted.
Messrs. Behan. Gheyalley. Isaacson. Marks
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-03
i. IRELAND.

DUBLIN, Oct. 2.-The Agrariau outrage
near Castlebar created great excitement. The
Express. Irish Times and Dublin Eoening Mast
declare 1t to be the result Of the recent politl-
cal agitation, and say that tho responsibility
for 1t and for similar violence that may be
expected will rest on the heads or the agtta.
tors. The Freendas journal says 1t would
be- unjust to charge the outrage on the tenant
farmers. but believes that the purpose was
robbery.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-03
THE PEABODY FUND.
An Appeal 70 the Federal Government fol
Aid to the Southern States in Their
Efforts to Educate the Negro.

NEW YORK, Oct AIT the annual meeting
III the trustees 81 the Peabody education fund,
DIR. Sears. general agent, read his report II
states that the necessity for the general gov
eminent granting some aid to the Southern
States In their efforts to educate the ignorant
classes Ia greater now than ever before, as the
evils that grow out OF popular ignorance
spread n blight over the whole country. With
100000 of children still without instruction
the danger of the situation Is apparent.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-03
CUB A..

HAVANA, Oct. 2--The Spanish columns con-
tlnue to defeat The insurgents. The news
papers of Santiago dc Cuba publish reports
of fnsurgent surrenders daily. The combtned
forces or Guillermo, Maceo and other chiefs
were defeated ut Rio PalmaritO and Malones,
and ninety-five prisoners taken.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-03
rHE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT FRIDAY OCTOBER 8, 1879.

147o settled through the Knoxville agency,
ard arwreuntin9 $g2s. s6s. II Ia estimated
there srs 5000 or 1000 pensioners entitled TO
arrears VINO have not yet been paid, but that
the twenty-five millions appropriated Will
cover them ALL
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-03

The striking Cincinnati Cabinet-Makers.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 2.-The striking cabinet
makers had a meeting this morning. A COM
mittee was appointed TO wait on the employees
Of several firms and demand that they quit
work at once Two firms have agreed to pay
is per cent advance.
The coopers have returned to work without
obtaining the advance asked.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-03
PORTUGAL.

LISBON, Oct. "A dispatch reports that
the health com missioner has declared the At
lantic ports OF the United States free from
fever, but that New Orleans and Memphis
are still infected.
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A Valuable Leg.

BOSTON, Oct. Am the Supreme Court the
jury awarded $I5633 to John e. Green who
lost his leg at the Wallaston disaster on the
Old Colony road In October last.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-03
STRIKES At pITTsHuRa.

STRIKES AT pTTTsBUKa.
PIrTsBURG, Oct. t--JourneyIuen tanners
struck to-day for an advance Of Twenty-Five
cents on wages per day. The strikers. num-
berfDg 15O, paraded aud were very orderly.
IL ID possible the employers will yield and r.
sumo work.
The moulders employed ut the Plttsburg
Locomotive Works struck yesterday. for ~
advance Of thirty-six cents, and provide that
no piece work be done at the works.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-03
RUSSIA.

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 2.--By order Of the
Governor OF Kars all the Armenian parish
schools existing under the Turkish govern
ment have been closed.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-03
Made an Assignment.

NEW YoRK, Oct. 2.-Tompkins u Co, As
Pearl street, have made an assignment. Liza
bilities unknown. The claims Of preferred
| creditors amount to S22, 500
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-03

Marriage with q tinge of romance" ID what
they call IT In Kansas when the old man rides
bridegroom's head with bullet from an
army carbinH.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-03
4 COMING Military IDi.play.

Boston, Oct. 1.-The Boston Light Imam
try voted, tonight, to extend formal invita-
ton to the Gate City Guards OF Atlanta TO
VISIT Boston on the occasion OF their Northern
triD.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-03
An ADVANCE in East. Bound Frcignt Rates.

An Advance In East. Bound Freight Rates.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-The joint executive
committee have voted In favor OF an advance
In East-bound rates to the basis OF 35 cents on
grain, 40 cents on fourth class, and so cents
on live hogs from Chicago to New York, TO
take effect October Is.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-03
LABOR TROUBLES.
Strike OF Cotton Operatives.

READING. PA. Oct. 1.-The Reading cotton
factory. employing 27O hands, closed to-day
on account Of the spinners having struck for
IA hat. xxnyna
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-03

The Importation Of Specie.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-Tbe steamship France
brought $500 900 In twenty franc pieces.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-03
Arrear. Of Pension Claims.

WASHINGTON, ID. e., Oct. Among the
zrraars of pension claims paid 10 date were |
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-03

ALBANY, Oct. 2.-Providence 4, Albany /.
WORCESTER, Oct. 2.-Worcesters 8, Bos
tons 6.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-03

OMAHA, Out. 2.--The Republican convention
inAt night renofainated Gen. Amasa Cobb TO
Supreme Judge.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-09
Il ZOO RE w AkD.

& E
O. ,rr OF LOUISIANA, EXECUTIVE
? : = $. DEPARTMENT.. 4seRi
xx1HEREAs. ON I'll E Touklgii i I'D
w Jay of October 1876, FRANK q. A.
~ p,ass ~ was brutality killed and mrf-
la,ea at Cotile, III the Parish ol Mp
lesI in this State; and .1..,,, aa,r ~,
Whepeas, JA MIS- klGirlf'vV ) aiA -.
WILLIAM ;LIGHTFOpI sIanp ,..an
flicted for said crime, and u nas s Ss
anresented 4to me Tint they are lae''
'ly Na ,.o thsr aa i, FRANCIS 7, NJ,
H1oIi,s. Governor of the Sta'e T.. ..
G : a.,;s;ana Nv virtue of the anthony
~ me Vested by law, 90 Issue THIS my
~ : n -. m,t ;ou 5colnnanding the officers
: IF the law and all good cltlsens - y n y.
: and assist in arresting TING sala yans =
: I;ahtfoot and, William L,gh1Iool., -
.Le end that they may be brongns ~
, ;nstice and dealt with accordlhg ~
3 }us. '1g1 iaiaH .ltl3 s's92
z ''s And Edo hereby offer. a.reward q
n RIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS TOR w. ~
2 ar = and delivery Of said James Llgn...
= a aant and william Lightfoot in any o.
. the iai,s OF this State. ..an4 th;rt,
= w James Lightfootp9is about 'h MY;
= wears of age, five feet nipe incnes n. -.
= spare, built, high .clfeek bones I. saIf
gra ay' eyes, eyes, has always Q doWnca0s M
s s,o& e. sneak, dark hair, weighs ano !.
4 100 hounds; was called ,James !" nv
81 before oomipgto cetile. y ,as. /.
y. William, ,LigAtfoot j. about .wen NJ!
'tf five ears Of age fye fee, seven san ,h'I1
Z i,iph. rather stout, weighs aoous e. :,
pounds, sandy hair, bltie eyes 1ssn az ~
facs rather pleasant, free spoken !, ~
yery, .quick, and makss3 frienos "a ~ =
sl Given under my PIG. AZURE .a.l Sn Il
and seal Of the State Of LOUISIANA Z. a. =. ;.
s, CAV 81 New Orleans, this tenth uay I,
4 anrirs H. the year aofo onr, Lora o. y !.
II t thousand eight hundred and seven
y! FRANCIS 7. Er Ct : q; i,
Ts q solvsernor ST Tie State Of Louis'a'
Rysthe tGover1or ah 's%@ ~
pr. ~ Will Az STRoNG,.ag s,,E' IS
M -, Secretary of. State
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9Q&tl1,
u
"VuAr NY LIFE is LIKE"

lieutenant Robert E. Hooe, late OF
ted States Navy, author Of the
so,lowing poem, had checkeFea ,, ca
reer. Entering the service ; iF1'm
ginia, his native State as ml .'sn IrnGe.
he passed through thesnecessiYs 5;,t ,i,.
Of his profes sion, serving win a,5 f""1-
I'll tio nj in the war With Mexico and han, =
ioG dying at sea Of eoa.am9'op r.. n %ss ai
a.to;,ed rank as lieutenant. lie ""9 y,
lofty and romantic temperament ,5,. out ut
-, 1;so ,v,s clouded by the results oI
nn unfortunate broil in which he k''ls'
." n,nssmate. Tried for his life ant
honorably acquitted, still tni' . an1,
seems to have tinged his Whol s ,uS" e
with melancholy which has lo"n '.'. =
expression in these touching 'etS0'
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-09
.sert waste

NV life is like The desert waste ,..aa
Nv human footsteps seldom presseo !,
Tho eye no freshness there can. tr ,.OS, !.
No yerdant spot on which TO less,
Vet cen among these sand so drea IN,
The stork VIII tend her young WIN
care
E,an there the notes Of JOY impart
But nanght can cheer myioheis
heart.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-09

NJ, ,ifeis like the blighted oak,
\" ir,h a., at lifts its sere and withered form,
scath rs by the lightning's sudden
stroke, . ..oxr, .
w Sow rnn1d that sapless trunk will twlhe
And ne I life and freshness there impart
Not to the passion bIiglited heart
NV life is like the desert rock, aroo,.
~ In the mid-ocean, lone an1 drea az
Worn by the wild waves eeaseies
shock or
That round it's base their surges roar
Yet there the sea-moss still will cling
Some flower will find cleft to spr rs,,%
And breathe e'enth erea sweet I, p s,t l%i
For me life's' flowers no more ="
bloom. rs u err {
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-09
CONCEALED WEAPONS.
gv g-~- w @ w

If the feelings of this community ~ i
Yesterday, when it realized the DIES,
perate and bloody cscens oflthe day 81 II
tragedy,=eould have been photo T
eraphed and printed upon this page ' '
this morning, ,his people would rise N
in their indignation and ornament G
the lamp posts of the city with the :
bodies OF men found wearing con- =
cealed deadly weapons. To this fate.
full practice is chargeable the awful
result Of this latest case of deadly
combat. It is high time that the ut
most rigors of the law should be en-
forced against those who violate It's
provisions. i
Yesterday noon, two citizens Oh
usefulness character and influence
differed upon a matter OF trace
Theyyhad been life long friends
thew then separated as deadly enc
mics. They understood each other,
and purpose to do hartn had found
expression. They concealed upon
their persons instruments oil aea'n
ond three hours after one OF then
q was lying in death throes, the o'ne
y fyc.feet away bleeding from serlou
wounds. In few hours the former
whose soul has so suddenly gone
meet its God, will be consigned
the tomb, the latter to the gioo'
and shame of prison cell. Ines
are the horrors which are thrust u
on the community. The naked I
cital of the details is Sermon 81
nuent with warnings and sugge
tions. The consequences make
the companion picture. A wife h
been widowed and a family OF Gu
dren plunged into orphanage. A
other wife has been widowed by SC
aration-the grim bars of a jail 90
hardly less relentless than the cna'
of death, standing between het
her children and their hIsoaho d
father.
Tie lesson of all this is pa
ri, oo,,e mnst call a halt to tn,
who make up the actors in 81
scenes. This city, this State
country at large, has suffered enou
from the lethargy which perm
and the license whichainvites tn
horrors. There are laws which
bid by adequate penalties, the car
ing of concealed weapons, the
strunents always resorted to-
these tragedies. If these wise
protective laws are to be dead lie
acts upon the statute book,
should be repealed and baroaf
canonized, and its practices 6
mended to the people. 1t shoul
understood that man carries
life a. the forfeit for trifies, ana
a luckless word OF action is an
.asion to fate. Either this al
daily record of tragedy and b d
eornses, or strong, united, untt'
ing and unresisting enforceme'
the Law. The citizen must ia
guarantee that his life is safe, :.
offic .rs and magistrates OF ta !,
are sworn by their solemn oa. :.
afr ss 10 enforce the law and Civ y
guarantee its value AM. .,,s eu !,
without this protection. the g
and responsibilities Of ce c,. s,i,
" o exist. T Atlanta conssl'
yosu BILLINGS asks and I: a. o.
s",lnws: uWhat is an edtsol
~ bisness is'te wrlte.oa s. :
e e1a prind'on poetry, sort n,a y. :
, ns, a mighty big Waste- sas =, :
KEEP fts other peoples battle
mats haans aud apple sass
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DAY, WEEK or MONTH

a. moderate rates. His acco rsIs
az a;ona are now complete, eomtortae,ss;
a oOa the entire Hotel has been reh. a.;9,
and, and refurnished, whilst he s WIN cuisine sine.
g;ve extra attention to ms Nsa SA' With
CHI srhicb shall always be farhi am4 ms W,ss;
ME ME- B ST the NEW o NILE AT
TIE III h,I'EXANDRIA MARKETS AZ
| FORD. ANT
,r dc serve all callers with meals at ""'
hour Oh 'H0 SAN. FELLOWS.
90 lG7a,
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rosu billings asks and ah ms a

yosu BILLINGS asks and answers MS = 5
JOSH. tsWhat is an eddorf An
as as,,ors bisness iste uriteos sa arot
ais, grind ont poetry, sots - h.~ stea
a as, mighty big wsts- hasses. TAX,
mates mats beans aud apple sass for pa;
, wh'.s he H can get it, work M nn Ssald
hoors ont of twenty-tou'' "lN
ed by everybody"
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-09
A R(lOK for the MELLON,

A BOOK Tor the MlHh1VN.
,saNuonn A TRUE MARRIAGE
is,nmn ,,,,nn, GUIDE, treatingon the
WUMRNHuUD, physiology of marriage,
MARRIAGE. how to assist sui !a
mariner for marriage, at What age w
marry. the advantages of marriage e
nrpca,ltions to the newly married, 20
pnetry. Courtship, Longing for Mar
Rage. Union Of the Sexes, a private
! counselor to the Married aud Marriage
able. Pen pictures from real LIE. "
cans of generation, theiruse and aonse,
and how to proserve~them in a healthy
condition. Disease of Youth, Mannooo
and Womanhood. How to be heaitny
/ and happy after Marriage Facts for f
everybody. A wealth Of Information OF
much Importance to both sexes. NO
tbino offensive to good taste and refine
merits No family houta &c M,s .aos H.
Price fifty cents BY man. A q. g.; n
A. G. Olin, 203 South CLARK oV', o rano,
90. Ill, who has, been longer engass'
In the treatment OF all chrome anu sp ~
cial diseases and diseases q i gIn :Ns,
. than any other Physician in the nao !.
and with the experielicef OF, long an
! successful life in. his Speciality mas pei
fected emelies that are effectuai III d
these cases.; His institution has mig
rsm,tation for honorable eopduet ~
nrnfessional skill, embracing every c9l
pan;ence for patients. Ladies requ,r,h'
III treatment with fiome Or board call
u write His patients are being treat as,S
8 by mail and express everywhere: v =,
situations free and invited. 4, s a mp,
Off of Rubber Goods for Ladies and Gent u
n men. With Circularlof important 'inf {
v nation, SO cents by Express, ReliaI
y Female pills, S. a box. Address, l
) A. G. OLIN, 2O3 5. Clark ST., Chicas
illinois. nI1 ni ba1eanfa IS 81
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nv life is like the shattered wreck.
Cast by the waves upon ! va, SoS CO.
The " broken mast, the rifted deck;
~ Toil Of the shipwreck that is o'ef'
vat from the relics of the storm
I'VE mariner his raft will form
A ,,o to tempt the faithiess sea-
PS~i hone rebuilds no bark for me.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-09-25

LAWYERS PUzzLED-Judge Thomson and
the lawyers of Newberry met recently and
had consultation as to when court should be
held for that county. The Act is so worded
that they did not know whether it should be
held the first Monday in September, or the first
Monday in November. The Judge decided in
favor of November, and no court will be held
till then. So much for ambiguous legislation.
And this leads US to remark, incidentally,
that the people make a great mistake, fire.
quently, in the selection of men for legisla-
tive halls. They take up good man, and
simply because he is good man, they nomi'
nate and elect him to the Legislature, having
no regard whatever to his fitness for the
business which will be entrusted to him. We
would like to see an improvement in this
respect If the people could come to the
capital and see how they are represented by
some of the men sent here for that purpose,
we think they would learn lesson that would
do them good. A man who cannot talk,
who has not knowledge of parliamentary
rules and tactics, and who cannot tell wheth-
er bill is framed properly or not, is not tit
for seat in the Legislature. Two or three
shrewd lawyers and tacticians in the Legisla-
ture can and do, as a rule, do all the legisla'
ting, simply because the majority know little
or nothing about how it ought to be done.
Wake up, yeomen, to your interest.-PaImet'
to Yeoman.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-09-25

TURKISH TRADE IN CIRoAssIAN GRLs.-
A Constantinople letter in the Paris Temps
gives some interesting details Of the slave
trade in Turkey! The hundreds Of girls who
form part of the harem, are, he AYERS, mostly
Circassian slaves. The household of every
Turk who is at all we'll of, be be pasha, q
bey or plain efsndi, isstoeked with certain
number Of these slaves. They are generally
supplied by Circassian families settled in the
Empire. Theparents, when they have daught-
ers at all well favored, bring them up care.
fully with view to their being sold. Touts
90 about the provinces every year, just as
horse.dealers travel in the horse-breeding re.
gions of England, France and Hungary, and
buy the girls from their parents They are
brought to Constantinople, and there quarter
ed until finally disposed Of in houses which
are well known to all old residents in the Turk
ish capital. Some Of these houses are in To-
phaneh, on the Bosphorus, and in the quar-
ters Of the Sultan Mehemet and the Avret
bazaar. Though they are not sold quite pub
licly, there is no concealment about the trans
action, The terms Of the sale are set down
in contract registered by the chief courts,
which contract provides for the rights of the
buyer in the event of bis purchase not being
equal to the warranty, or Of the slave making
her escape. The contract authorizes the pur-
chaser, when tired Of his bargain, to sell both
the mother and her child, and it appears that
this occurs daily.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-09-25

A STABLE OF Costly HoRsEs.-Rarus,
the fastest trotter which Bonner has lately
added to his stables at a cost Of over $36, 900,
has record of 2.13a. He has trotted also
in 2.13s, and his record is the best in the
world, excepting that Of Edwin Forrest, who
is also owned BY Bonner, and who has rec.
ord of 2.11a. Rarus made the fast quarter
of the fastest mile at the rate Of 2.119, and
it is believed that he will yet beat Forests
time. There is only one horse in Mr.. Bonner's
stud that cost him more than Rarus, and that
is Pocahontas, which Simmons sold to Mr..
Bonner for $45,O00, eight.tenths Of which was
in actual money, and the remainder in trade.
startle cost him $4,000, Dexter $4,000 and
Grafton $4,000. Goldsmith Maid and Jay
Gould represented s35, 900 each, Lady Thorn
$4,000, Socrates 1000, Lucy $25, 900, Tat
tier $4,000, Rosalind $4,000, and General
Knox $4,000.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-09-25

A CURIOUS HAB1T.-It is curious habit
of human nature to look at man through
the transparent medium Of dollar bill. If
a rich man is rude, it is regarded as quaint
and laughable eccentricity but if q poor
man does or says the same thing, he is poor,
and we are disgusted beyond measure We
are ready to find any excuse for an act that
has money behind it, and equally ready to
find fault with any act that is backed by pow
erty. This gold-colored pigment which envi-
GUS eyes secrete, is not the popularity Of
class, but the characteristics of all. From
The sexton who shoves bundle Of human
rags into back pew, and shows silk and vel
vet to the best seat, to the clergyman who
smooths the rough edges Of life for wealth, all
men dof their hats to pocket-book. This
is pleasant reflection for the few, but 10 the
rest it comes little hard.