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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-23
M,sccgena,isn runtshcd.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, May 22d.-
William Nelson, negro, was sen.
fenced to-day to the Penite ntiary
for one year and to pay $1,000 fine,
for marrying white woman. The
prosecution originated in spite, hut
he was convicted under an old law
of 1856. which Judge Long held to
he valid through q decision of the
Supreme Court.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-23
H."x-d ~s Onenn.

OMAHA, (Neb.), May 2Oth.-Or-
lsud Gassler was executed this
afternoon at Seward, Nebraska,
for the murder and robbery of
George L. Munroe, in July, 1878
The mob tore down the inclosure
and thus forced a public execution,
although the law says executions
must be private. The Sheriff an.
peared and announced that the
NIB had prevented him from exc
cutting the law to its fullest extent,
but the execution would proceed.
At lis p. NJ. Cassler was brought
out and took his place upon the
platform, and County Clerk Gra-
ham read the death warrant. Cass-
Ter said he supposed the crowd were
all there to witness his death for a
crime he did not commit. He was
sorry to die in this way, but IL
seemed necessary. He was per-
fectIy cool and collected, and said
he hoped to meet Ills friends In
heaven. He did not falter or move
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-01
THE POTTER COMMITTEE.
sub Committee sent to New York
Contradiction Of st. Martin.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 3i.-The Potter committee
was In executive session all morning. T. decided
to cali James Il Anderson and also appointed
a sub committee consisting OF Mcmahon stem
ger Cox Hiseock and springer to 20 to New
York next onday and Investigate the cipher
kilograms there.
In the committee this afternoon st Martin
was recal led and testified that he had never
talked with Mr. Stenger in the st. Charles Ho-
tel New Orleans.
A. II. Potts. deputy sergeant at arms TO the
aub- com ittee In New Orleans, testified that
st. Martin had no authority or instructions In
relation to the service Of subpGnas. He was
the only one through whom subpunas passed.
Maddox and Carter were never In the en- ploy OF
the committee as was stated by St. Martin. There
were. objections by committee members to have
81. Martin as the deputy to serve subuBnas.
st. Martins services were not dispensed with
because he threatened to make OK posures.
Irwin B. Linten. clerk Of tho subcommittee.
was also called to contradict st. Martin
Messrs. Cox. Blackburn and Btenger. all
members OF the committee, made statements
under oath In contrad ;tion Of certain points
TO which ut. Martin had testified. Their testi-
mony seemed to settle the question that st.
Martin could have had Interviews with STEM
ger, which he said he7nad.u
The committee adj burned till tomorrow.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-01
favorable Advices frem Paris Every body
Pleased with the situation.

L0sDoN. Jan. 3i.-The whole tenor of public
and private advices to-day from Paris are favor.
able The change In the executive Is regarded
mate friends aud adherents OF Marshal MacMa-
bon. and the Republicans are convinced that
Asy have made the best possible choice OF a
successor.
he apparently unaccountable conduct OF the
lmperialis,s in declining to make any opposi-
Hon TO M. lireyy or even seek TO induce Mar
shal MacMahon TO withdraw his resignation,
BUTT T. said that the Tmperialists have been
disappointed In the development OF the char.
acter of the Prince Imperial. Since coming OF
ace he Is said to have displayed qualities not
only the reverse Of those promised by hts
earlier years. but such as would render him
thoroughly unsafe as the head Of party. The
relations between the Prince and the leaders of
he lmperialist party have become more and
mere strained until there Ia now almost an on.
afs rupture. Nj. Rouher has long since ased
to keep up the uru ual Impertalist propaganda.
And Marshal MacMahon is understood TO have
eecome convinced that he would be doing
france an ill-tnrn by aiding In q line OF policy
tnat had for its purpose the Installation OF
ffnee Louis Napoleon on the throne of his
nfher. This explanation accounts for the fact
thht although the Bonapartists made some
3low OF exultation oyer the trouble OF Wednes-
day, they voted for h. Grevy. and now profess
themselves satisfied with thu prospect OF seven
more years Of republican ism.
The conduct OF MI. Gambetta Is verr generally
Rsaised Ia accenting the Speak ership OF the
thamber OF Deputies. IL Is believed that he
sill favor. some notifications In the constitu-
non. tending TO confer greater power upon the
executve.
! "A Paris dispatch says: At the end Of NJ.
erevy's term OF office. II things so on as ex-
MARSHAL MacMahon is very generally ap-
plauded Tor the step he has taken. Even some
& the most conservative journals are praising
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-01
CHICAGO.
A New Board of Trade to be Organized
The American Reef Trade-A Plot
to Elect OElesby TO the senate.

CHICAGO. Jan. LA movement is on foot here
to organize new board of trade with capital
Kent Palmer and other large capitalists who
are dissatisfied with the present Chamber OF
the principal members of the company being
formed Application for authority to organize
the company was forwarded to Springfield to-
present one. will be erected.
The leading cattle dealers OF this city regard
the recent dispatches from England in relation
to the proposed restricting OF the American
cattle trad5 as utterly unfounded. One dealer
says that the people there fully understand the
benehis OF American beef i'm portation. and
would soon relegate to obscuriry any party that
would attempt such thing. They say that the
dispatches from England were inspired by the
landed interests there, who desire to kill the
American cattle trade 4
morning paper says the story Is "a cireu-
lation at Spring1eld to the effect that induce
ments Will be held out to senator Davis to re-
sign bis seat in the United States eenatc, and
accept the vacant Berlin mission, while Sena-
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-01
Consolidation Of Bank Note Companies
Hanl0n or for EnEland-Ths
Dayeupnrt Case.

New YORK Jan. 3I.-The stockholders OF the
American, National and Continental Bank Note
Companies we're In session te-day for the pur-
pose of taking into consideration the expe-
diency OFF consolidating these corporations
many OF the directors being Of opinion that a
Joint stock company will be more profitable 10
their interests. The business name OF the
American Bank Note Company will. 1t is he
lieved. be retained, but no estimate can yet be
found as to the amount OF capital to be en-
ployed.
Edward Hanlon. the Canadian oarsman left
this city on the steamer City OF Montreal to- day
for England. He Is accom- panied by Heasley.
his trainer, and took with him the boat In which
he defeated Courtney.
The congressional commission to Investigate
the official acts of Commissioner Davenport, ut
the last election In this city. resumed Its session
this morning. The session was mainly taken
up In routine work bearing upon the action Of
Federal officers at the polls and elsewhere, on
the fifth of November last. and the real or ille-
gal intimidation OF voters. Several Witnesses
we're examined. Davenport is expected to go
on the stand tomorrow.
In the action began by Russell Sage and N. A.
Cowdrey. trustees. against the Union Trust
Company and the Missouri Kansas snd Texas
Railroad Company. tried a short time ago be-
fore Judge Spier In special term OF the Se-
perior Court. an opinion was given to-day that
the Union Trust Company Ia entitled to relief.
but specific relief and to what extent may be
determined on the settlement of the order to
be entered.
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BALTIMORE.
Converted to CathOlicism-KllIed On the
Track-The walking Mania Reaches
baltimore.

BALTIMORE. Jan. s1.-Rev Daniel Cars. late
rastor Of the Third Reformed Church. has be-
come Catholic. His wife and family. consist
ing of son and several daughters. are also re-
ceiving instructions from a priest. DIR. Cars is
about fifty years of age. a cultivated scholar and
an eloquent preacher
An unknown man was killed on the Phiadel-
uAta. Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad.
11sr Chester, early this morning
ntessors Ross ana Miller have arranged to
twenty six hours for purse OF $500. The
e at will commence at p. m. on FRIDAY.
taryT. and conclude at 10 p. m. on Satur-
81 HGoraary 8. In addition to this amount a
of over 500 has been voluntarily contri-
for various purposes: for instance. $50
given to the contestant making the fast
e, and $50 to the one remaining on the
he longest. Ross was very anxious to
fly hours. but Miller preferred to reduce
ne to twenty hours. and this. COM
With the fact that the Academy Of Music
OF be obtained for longer than twenty
rs induced Ross to agree to Miller's
v Yesterday morning Ross was exereis-
w he track at the Academy of Music and
hH N5 ked about twelve miles He is looking
the HkR b, -
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-01
WASHINGTON.
THE NEW YORK NOMINATIONS.
An Executive Session Of the senate upon
the subJect-specIal Message from the
President and vOiumni0us Acc0mp-
anying D0cuments-No Result yet
Reached

WASHINGTON. Jan. 31.-During the morning
hour in the Senate message was received from
| nication, and a mass Of exhibits from Secretary
Sherman upon the subject of the New York
| custom house nominations. AT / o'clock.
pursuant to previous understanding. and on
| motion OF Mr.. CoDklinR. the Senate went into
executive session. 1t is understood the read
Ing OF Secretary Sherman's Enclosures occp-
speech making previous to adjournment, No
eonclusionI was reached % upon the subject OF the
to were made public after adjournment
The message of the President. with which was
transmitted to the Senate to-day Secretary
led to the removal of the New York customs
officers, rectes that the New York custom house
collects more than two-thirds Of all the customs
revenues OF the government. Its administra-
tion is an important one. not Of local interest
merely. but OF great importance 10 the people
Of the whole cnuntry. For long time the Off
eials have used it to manage and control poliu-
cal affairs. Those suspended by him have for
several years been engaged In active personal
city OF New York. Their offices ha 9 been con-
Quoted as q part of the political machinery of
the party till they have made the custom house
The custom hou. 3 should be business Office
Postmaster James. q New York sald. in writ
ness institution, and should be run as such. 1t
is my deliberate Judgment that my subordi-
mates can do more for the party of our choice
by giving the people OF the State good and
efficient postal service than by controlling pri-
maries aud conducting nominations"
The New YORK custom-house should be
placed n the same footing with the New York
postofface. but under the suspended officers the
custom house would be only political agencies
in the State Of New York. To change this they
profess to believe woulu be. In the language Of
air. Cornell In his response. to surrender
personal and political rights. Convinced that
the people of New York and of the country
generally wished the New York custom house
administered solely with view to the public
interests. propose to do all In my power TO
introduce in this government office the reform
which the country desires.
With my Information of the facts in the case.
OF deep sense Of the responsible obligations
imposed upon me by the constitution 70 take
care that the laws are faithfully executed, re-
gar led it as my plain duty to suspend the off,
GERS In question. and to make the nominations
now before the Senate. la order that these i'm
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MISCELLANEOUS.
The Pennsylvania OH Monopoly.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. sI.-Tnyesti cation into
the cases against certain combinations OF oil
companies. brought by tho commonwealth at
the Instance OF citizeus OF Pennsyivania. was
resumed In the dlrard House tnis mo ming. be-
fore Gen. j. i. Sweitzer. Some witnesses were
examined yesterday. the principal one being
George II. Gregory, OF Brooklyn. whose testt.
not furnish sufficient transportation 70 the oil
companies not included 10 what Is called the
Standard ring" The. parties at whose In.
the Union Company, and other oil men not
members Of the Standard Oil Company. There
are tve blis In the complaint all brought In tho
the Pennsy lyania Railroad, another sgair st
the United Plpe Line. the third against the
against the Atlantic and Great Western Rail
r I'D. and the fifth against the L. 3. and NJ 3.
knilroad.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
A Dull Dey In Both Branches-C -COnsidera-
fiOn or Private Bills.


| WARRINGTON. Jan. 3l.-The Vice Presidenr
submitted the credentials OF G.. q. Vest. Senate
from Missouri.
Mr.. Saunders. from the select committee on
the transfer OF the Indian Bureau. reported q
disagreement between the two Jmmittees of
conference and submitted with the report of
the Senate section bill transferring cel tain
tribes to the war departments control. Laid
on the table temporarily,
On mot on OF hir. Conkling the Senate at D.
m. went Into executive session.
Tho doors OF the Senate were opened, and the
Senate at 4:40 ., m. adjourned
THE HOUSE.
number OF private bills we're reported from
committees In the House and disposed Of
after which. at 80, the House went into COM
mittee OF the whole on the private calendar.
On motion of Mr.. Throckmorton the House
took up and passed the Senate bill appropriat-
ing $4,000 for the purchase of site and the
erection OF military post at El Paso. Texas.
Committees were called for reports OF a phi
vate nature.
The. House disposed of very few private
bills this afternoon.
A bill for the relief of Protestant Episcopal
seminary and high school In Virginia was de-
feated,
Majority and minority reports on the subject
OF the transfer of the Indian bureau we're pre-
sented and ordered to be printed. There had
been a night session ordered for this evening"
to consider bills on the private calendar, but the
order was rescinded and the House at 5:25 D.
m. adjourned.
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portapt ofIlces may be honestly and efficiently

portnnt offices may be honestly, and efficiently
administered, R, B. HAYES.
Eecretary Sherman's letter, which 10 dated to-
day. is q lengthy document. He says he has
obtained copy OF the letters Of the suspended
statements, He then answers the. allegations
contained therein seriattn. and ciaims that the
records OF the department will verify o. these
contained In his first communication In
support of theae statements. He now trans
mits very voluminous documentary evidence.
including the report of the jay commishion
He denies that II ID necessary to establish the
actual commission OF crime OF the character
demanded In tho courts of justice In order to re-
move officials from civil offices. 1t is ficent to
reasonably establish that groes abuses OF ad-
ministrBtion have continued aud even In.
creased during heir incumbency In office. and
to prove charges OF like tenor to those made
against Messrs. Cornell and Arthur. as he
claims to have proven them. TO justify their re-
moval He then elaborates tbe history OF those
| abuses, aud submits voluminous written eyi-
dence referred tn In eorroboration. II In con-
tained In about 1000 written pages. and by order
OF the Senate the whole will be printed as q
public document.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-01
The standard Oil Company and It's Ope-
ratiOns.

PHILADELPHIA Jan. 3I.-The investigation La
cases against q certain combination OF oil COM
panfes brought by the commonwealth at the
instance OF citizens OF Pennsylyania. was re-
sumed to-day before Gen. J. IL. SwitZer. exam
iner. A large mass OF Testimony has been taken
Josiah Lombard testified that he resides In
Kentucky and reflnes petroleum and ships II
TO New York. He received his oil from the pro-
ducing regions Of Pennsylvania. Mr.. Lombard
was asked why the Standard Com pany was the
largest shipper of oil. He replied that II was
enabled By rebates to drive out and buy out Gil
other refners. To his certain knowledge 1t had
bought out many retinets by means OF this re-
bate and through fear OF 1t.
II the Standard Company had not been inter-
mia line would have had more business than ,'i II
ever had before. Attorney General Lear at
tended the hearing to-day.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-01
Arrest OF Law.Breakers In wisconsin.

MILWAUKEE. Jan. 31.--Deputy United States
Marshal Simpson. of this city. returned from
having In custody the famous Gen. John r. Nc
Donald. Mrs. M. E. Lamothe. The Sylph." and
W. +. Thompson, their attorney. Their arrest
was the result OF attempting the removal OF cat
tie and stock from the Mcdonald estate By the
General while the stock was in charge Of an
officer. who had seized It, Mcdonald and Mrs.
Lamotbe were allowed to put up at the Plank
ington House, while Thompson was taken to
the county jail. from whence he was released
near midnight. To-day the three were brought
for examination,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-01
The BlodEett investigation Assuming an
Interesting rhasc-M0re DAM
aging disclosures.

CHICAGO. Jan. 31.-The charge against Judge
creditors OF the aprmania Insurance Company
was virtually closed by the testimony OF VIM.
mony In all points corroborated that OF Messre,
Hesing and Ureenbaum that Blodgett ordered
the private sale and oD1rmed the sale for 5000,
we'll knowing the assets were worth fully
$4,000.
The next charge. which is now being investi.
gated Is that Judge Blodgett atem pted to pre-
vent the grand Jury from Investigating charges
OF perjury against Registrar Homer N HIbbard.
of the bankrupt court. and not succeeding In
this he caused an Indictment, which they re-
Several members Of the gr and Jury have already
testified to this effect There In q great deal oi
in, crest in the investigation. and even those
who have been friends OF Judge Blodgett arc
amazed at the disclosures.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
vusL or THE DaRECTOHa or THE
GLASGOW BANK.
- the Convicted Nsen Arc and what
rhetr prohahlc sentence NvllI he.

etAsaow. Jan. The trial OF the managers
W directors OF the City OF Glasgow Bank began
y ihe eighteenth instant. and ended to-day by
$scpnveti0n of Lewis Potter, one OF the direc.
"a and Il n. btronach. manager. on the charge
| = sid In the hsindictmsnt which was that they
~ comm itted fraud by falsely and fraudu-
Enib Altering the books Of the City OF Glasgow
Enf between tho years 1878 and 1878: repre-
{nk whinn were not really due. under the
SSsea liabilities Of the bank preparing false
EIAnce sheets and eonoealinR from the share
ioidsrs the real state ot the institution, The
6lsi exoited universal interest In Scotland. and
"a datsy reports OF II have been volumtnous..
0ss of tho principal witnesses against tho
smuel Leresche. wbe, although equally guilty
nm dc prisoners. was admitted by the Grown
Queens evidence. stronach also was con-
lyaed He was a manager and IN 1fty-two
\ yrsrs old He had long baen In the service OF
IA bank. and succeeded his brother as director
IA manager In 1870 Lewis Potter, the other
eonstted director. is 71 yanrs ol age. He was
"a qo bs.d he e PAX I'm we ss II
fpttef Wilson n Co.,, Australian merchants.
"a 81 the Arm OF Lawis Potter 4 o., who
oFped large fleet OF steam .rs plyina between
6nagow Liverpool and Dublin. He was a
pvmlnent and Influential member OF tho Free
Bur5h. aud In 1873 gave a very large sum OF
neney. which. II IN now believed, was stolen
SsTliage Of burbank. He obtained from the
Enk on what have now bsen proved 10 be
Nfshless papers. something near $t 100000.
Yhe other persons who were convicted were
Nnyicted not on the charge laid down In the
kdIctnsnt, but Of uttering inlse abstracts and
nance sheets. They were VIM. Taylor, aged
!lsars. a member Of the firm of Henry Taylor
Hons: he was a representative cider and
resident OF the Young Mems Christian Aeso-
eklion and very prominent man In charitable
Nd ecclesiastical affairs John Ennis Wright,
J6ea es years, amember of the once famous East
lndia house OF John Ennis Wright u Go. and
Ufts Tprtt ~ fln nf Rnbrnnp Hnht SnImnnn II
ycars old a former manager Of tho bank and
oMner of n beautiful estate In Ayr; Henry 1ngles,
d sEnglah lawyer and head of the well known
tFm Oh H. \ W. InRles. of Edinburg; he was n
Magistrate. deputy lieutenant OF his shire an
lxcellent public speaker aud poet OF somo
slebrity.
The punishment ol Potter and Stronach will
". ~ 10 believed. penal servitude tor fourteen
Ieare, although 1t 10 not supposed that either
u thsAt twill live out their period OF imprison-
meni. 9The punishment 81 other prisoners
NIL be less severe. although Of an exemplary
lAaracter. Their sentences were deferred until
o.morrow.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-01
Two Wanderers Return--The Cricket Sea-

BRooKLYH, Jan. 81.-Two runaway boys. Eddy
Bird and Freddie Bushnell. have returned
home after nm absence Of several weeks. One
morning, while In bed. Eddie remem bered that
he had his mothers picture In his pistol
pocket The sight Of itsent him home. and his
companion followed.
ph1be Nichols,. aged one hundred and three
years Is dead. She remembered George Wash
ington. Gen. Lafayette. and other prominent
persons.
The cricket season of 1879 promises to be
marked by three important events. The first
will be a visit OF the Lord Harris team. now
playing In Australia, on their way home via
San Francisco. A visit is expected OF the noted
amateurs. the Laceles Hall Club Of England, In
August next. and, finally. the arrival OF a team
under the eontrol OF Daft, who will bring pro-
fessional nineteen from England In september
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The Pennsylvania Board of Pardons.

HARRISBURG, Pa. Jan. 31.-A meeting of the
new board OF pardons will be held Tuesday
next. The new board will consist of Secretary
eral Stone and secretary McCandless. Some
fifteen or twenty applications for pardon have
been made since the last meeting OF the board,
and there is any number of old cases that were
held under advisement. The board heretofore
have been evenly divided politically but until
May there will be three Republicans and one
Democrat, and after that time, it will be soiidly
Republican. McCandless retiring. However.
politics has nothing to do with the deliberation
OF the board.