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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28
Of the Grant and Hayes wings need healing,
and to this fact we call the attention OF the
Republican press and politicians.
USELESS DISSEMINATION.

In nearly every issue Of the New York
dulles the death column contains the an
no,ncement mo flowers" This has been
brought about by the increasing tendency to
vulgar ostentation at funerals, where friends
We'd with each other Id sending elaborate and
| expensive floral tributes, more as means OF
gratifying a shoddy ambition than paying
respect to the departed These customs
originated among the nOuuedu richie and their
satellites, and have been the cause OF fully as
much yexation, annoyance and Inconvenience
as any of the absurd habits Of the shoddy
aristocracy Persons Of limited means felt
| themselves called upon to maintain their
position by entering into these costly rival
ries, and hence the death Of O. member Oh their
set. instead OF being the occasion tor gIle'
and coincidence, was the signal for entry INTO
q ridiculous competition Of dollars and TOOL
ishness. The same spirit prevails even now
at weddings and other ceremonies, where
gifts Of elaborate design and great value are
given In similar spirit.
How often does 1t occur that the head OF a
house is laid away at the expense 81 sum
which would make the widow and children
comfortable for a year, while not thought
ID given to those whom he leaves to poverty
and bereavement. Reverence for the dead
takes strange course indeed when 1t de-
mands sacrifice OF the living upon Its affairs.
Is 1t not farcical to note the dirge-breathing
band, the plumed hearse, the long train Of
carriages and the tiower-heaped tomb, when
one reflects that the family OF tho dead are
ponniless and In need Of even the necessities,
perhaps2 And inquiring little deeper, is It
not sad reflection upon humanity to think
that those who, In spirit OF ostentation and
idiotic rivalry, contribute largely to these
displays, are the very last to give aid to the
widow and the orphan2
Its well to cry for reform In public institu-
tions- G. cd knows they need iti-but is 1t not
well, meanwhile, to call for salutary change
lii matters of this kind. which, perhaps. do
more to debase men In their own opinions and
cause suffering where it is least deserved?
New York shows a proper spirit In cry
Ing down the evil, and 1t ID to be hoped other
cities will follow her example.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28

Our modest but genial contemporary. the
PIC, deserves to be eomplimented. In yes
terday afternoons edition appeared the fol-
lowing:
The State Debt Committee held q meeting on
Friday morning and agreed to do what was In
the morning Picay,tne.
Now, most papers would have raised war
whoop and issued an extra on more fimsy
grounds than that. But not SO the fervent
PIC, whose incandeseent electrodes, softened
by personal intellectually, now flash ap-
proval over the Convention sentineling OF the
States interests, yet condenses the glory
thereof into two and half lines nonpareil.
We vote the Pic. d serenade with staccato
viollns at once. But soft Great Evings2 Is
the Convention going to do all that was in the
morning Pic2 Then what Is going to become
Of the Slater Has not the Convention over
rated Its strength, vitality, endurance and
capacity for work? Does 1t not reflect that 1t
cannot continue in session more than sixty or
seventy years at most and has other, though
less important things to consider than
"doing" the PIC? Let 1t pause and consider
the awful abyss OF labor into which this mad
determination plunges 1t. Let 1t resolve to do
one column of the Pic. In homeopathic doses,
perhaps If 1t feels we'll and don't mind hard
and unresnunerative labor, but don't let 1t
beguile the risky and nimble legislator into
doing the whole thing. Oh, never!
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28

Window, Logan ct al. are engaged just now
In trying to convince the people Of this coun.
try that this is season Of great prosperity,
the fruit Of Republican rule. They need but
turn to the great Massachusetts center Of
industry-Fall River : for their facts and
figures. An expose Of the condition of the cot
ton mills at that town shows that every one
OF them have sunk their entire capital in
business and are now owned by their credit
ors, who are losing money by running them,
but have no other resource left them. The
aggregate amount lost In six mills, the
Border City. Sagamon, Union, Tecumseh,
Robson and Fall River print works, Is 81,
100000. Logan has got to look for that pros
perity somewhere else-it is not in Massachu-
sets, just now.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28
THE OHIO STATE COMMITTEE,

A question which seems to have exercised
the minds OF Republican politicians and edi.
tors more than those who were chiefly inter-
ested In the matter has at last been settled.
John g. Thompson present Sergeant-at- Arms
OF the national House OF Representatives, has
been reelected chairman Of the Democratic
State Central Committee of Ohio.
The committee has been reorganized, some
of the most efficient and most popular politi-
cal workers In the State have been elected to
membership, the whole committee has been
put upon an active campaign footing, and an
early campaign determined on.
The retention OF Col. Thompson as chair
man Of the State Committee is not a matter
Of extraordinary Significance. It was to be
expected; as the leaders Of the Democratic
party In Ohio have been up to date. and are
now, in perfect harmony; and Ii they ever
had any factional divisions or differences
among them they certainly possess sufficient
political sagacity to heal them and to present
q united party front opposed to the ticket,
which was appointed ut Washington, and
which 10 promised all the powerful support of
the administration.
The imaginary divisions In the Democratic
party In Ohio were based In the minds of Re
publican editors, with whom the wish was
father to the thought. Their desires and their
efforts to promote any sentiment Of jealousy
among such leaders as Judge Thurman, Gen.
Ewing, Coy. Bishop and other party leaders
In the State have been disappointed and frus-
trated. The mythical deities of the ancient
ages were accredited by Homer with sowing
discord among the Greek leaders to prevent
the fall OF Troy. The designs OF the divini-
ties the efforts OF the gods and godesses. all
failed. Troy fell. The precedent these Re-
publican journalists and politicians have en-
deavored to follow Is too old. The seeds of
dissension they sowed broadcast failed even
to sprout. Ohio must fall-again into the
hands Of q Democratic government. Foster,
the Hector, who is mailed with the armor Of
Federal patronage and armed with the gilt
terlng weapons provided by Eastern bankers,
will succumb In October, and be dragged BY
his political heels In the wake Of the triumph
ant car of Democracy.
There are now no factions In the Demo-
cratic party In Ohio. The leaders are united
The party Is solid. A Democratic victory Is
assured. The foremost Republican journals
In the country consider the nominations OF
Ewing and Rice to be twenty thousand votes
stronger" than any other nomination that
could have been made. They concede that
hopes for Republican success Ia Ohio next
fall must be based upon a probable split In
the Democratic party, or detection OF hard
money Democrats from the ticket They
have yainly endeavored to promote such de-
fections. ALI the great leaders Of Democracy
10 the State are working 10 accord. There is,
however, a wide division Ia the ranks OF the
opposition party. The factional differences
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28
SUMMER,

This Is no time for vacilIation, doubt or IT.
resolution, ambiguity OF covert waver.
ing. No man OF principle or moral
No good citizen can hesitate for a
moment unless he has m impeachment In
his speech or the string halt. SO, with char
acteristie promptness, wetake bold and Wig
| orous stand, announcing that summer Is upon
us. Yes, summer-sweet summer-summer
with the usual trimmings, is here. So are fans,
flies, waterrhelons, perspiration and profanity,
not nights and much OF mosquitoes, "teen ali
feex" men and hand organists. This is the time
when the average citizen swells around In
his shirt sleeves and treats to mead this Is the
time when the gentle and susceptible maiden
yearns for white dresses and picnics; this Ia
the time when the oldest inhabltant crawls
forth to statistics and glory.
What world Of poetry there is In summer
What long vistas Of far-reaching, bloomy
trees; what scope Of ilowery meads and
sweet savannahs, where the humble bee Turk
eth and the hornet Is at play; what visions
OF cleaning landscapes at even, with gossa-
mer mist dropping adown over the slumbrous
land. And then the musics; the crescendo
movement Of the cket-nature's arch VIC
linist-the piccolo Of the galllnipper. the bass
and oboe Of the meditatlve bullfrog, the from
bone OF the, fat man snoring next door, and
the allegro OF the small boy up stairs tucked
away with comfortable load Of green
peaches, paregoric and cholera Summer Is
full Of poetry and bugs ecstatlc dreams and
lurid anathema.
For four months now summer will be with
US. For four months will old Probs predict
his southerly winds, rising barometer and
rain areas, and right through it all the sun
will blink and peer and make things red hot
generally. For four months ct night will the
upper galleries be dim1y white with respecta-
bic citizens In scandalous attire, listening to
the cooling strains which come softly up from
the lower porch, where fondly sits Juliet by
her Romeo, who, with fine yet agonized ear,
listens for the cruel jingle Of peripatetic ice
cream
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28

The Maine campaign Is to begin early In
July. Sherman will lead off In defiance OF
Hayes's order No. l, under the fllmsy pre-
text that making financial speeches Is not
meddling with politics. All the largest guns
OF the Republican party have been retained
by Blaine and q thorough canvass OF the
State will be made. The Republicans admit
that their defeat In Maine this year will lose
them that State irrevocably. 1t Is forlorn
hope that Blaine Is leading.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28
rHr NEW oR1nANs DEMoORAT SATURDAY JUNE %, 1879.

them shows how well versed and well bred are
the tipny subjects of her Majesty In the Do
mtnion. for 1t announces that the largest and
handsomest trout captured during the season
hooked himself on the tackle OF her Royal
Highness Princess Louise.
Now, of course, this was the correct thing
for the salmon to do. Fancy the biggest sal
mon swapping ut the hook OF an untitled
tlunkey while the gilded barb Of royalty
dangIed within reach Of course, too-al-
though the telegraph does not SO state-the
second largest must have devoted himself to
His Grace of Argyle, the third to Gov. Gen.
Lorne, and SO on, down to the vice-regal
party's fourth assistant buffers third foot
mans scullion, who probably caught two
inch minnow, bullhead. or, perhaps, mud
turtle, II, indeed, any Canadian fish could be
induced to bite at SO humble q line any way.
Canadian fish are loyal, that's all. and no un-
aristocratic hook need apply.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28

The New York Times thinks those papers
too prophetic who declare that Imperialism
mas died with Prince Lou Lou. Thirty-fiye
years ago the cause OF the Napoleon's was,
1t declares, far blacker than 1t Is to-day. The
whole family was then exiled from France,
scattered In all portions Of the world, pennl-
less adventurers for the most part. Despite
this, one of the family q man Of small talents
and no reputation, succeeded In selling the
throne Of France and holding it for over
twenty years.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28
LOYAL / FISH d

Canadian fish are well up to snuff and
court etiquette. Nothing republican abou,
Canadian salmon, Canadian bullfrogs
shrimps or sticklebacks They won't ever
associate with low-down, plebeian, good-for.
nothing American fish, but carry their noses
In the air, and swell around and blow as much
about blue blood as anybody.
The Princess Louise, the Marquis Of Lorne
and others are at present salmon fishing il
Canadian waters. The first telegram from
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28

The Constitutional Convention yesterday
adopted substitute for the ordinance report
ed by the Committee on Manufactures, ex-
empting from taxation the capital, machinery
and other property actually used for certain
manufacturing purposes. The report Of the
Committee on Elective Franchise was then
taken up and considered until adjournment.
Several articles OF the report, containing re-
strictions on the suffrage and abolishing
registration except in the city Of New Or
leans, were postponed until Wednesday next.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28
/. A CONTRAST.
cream.

The Boston Herald, commenting on the
death Of the Prince Imperial, thus invidiously
contrasts the princes Of England with the
unfortunate Louis, to their disparagement:
They dine here They wine there. They
morrow. This gracious highness Is the orna-
ment Of q garden party; that other Is the
sons l Of the Queen NOW turn to look at at The
stranger Prince What do you see2 A dead
young face that stares to the sky from Zulu
corhi s d., body str pped !, and deserted
and every one In front. corpse borne upon
crossed lances fit bier for as brave q soldier as
ever faced death,
So far as facts go, the picture is truthful,
but It Is manifestly unjust, nevertheless. The
Zulu war Is not a fit theater for exhibition OF
royal courage or royal devotion to the people.
The Prince of France had no ties to bind him.
no object save to prove his spirit to the
French people. His departure for Zululand
was in itself a political coup, for thereby he
could show his partisans that he was imbued
with the spirit of his illustrious grand-uncle,
and his death was the result OF an error Of
judgment, q reckless exposure to unnecessary
danger The princes Of England would have
nothing to gain by such an expedition. They
have wealth, power, titles, and position as
of their zeal. But let an alien threaten the
safety Of their people, and endanger their
throne, and the same British spirit will nerve
them which thrilled every Briton's heart at
Trafalgar, when from the flagship futtered
the signal-"England expects every man To-
do his duty
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28

Gray, the lunatic who shot at Booth In Chi
cago, will not ret out OF the asylum In which
he III confined II his intended victim can help
Ii. Booth declares that he would feel that
his life was not worth rush IL Gray was at
liberty, and insists that he shall be kept III
kind but careful confinement.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28

The unpaid warrants of constitutional OFF,
GERS, for the year 1878, amount to one hundred
and twenty-one thousand dollars. Charity
Hospitals Of New Orleans and Shreveport,
Board Of Health, Deaf and Dumb. Blind and
insane Asylums warrants Of 1878 unpaid,
amount to forty-five Thousand dollars. Mis-
ceianeous general fund warrants of 1878 un-
pald. seyenty-nine thousand dollars, Max
ahe total Oh general fund warrants OF 1878
UNPAID, Two hundred and forty-five thousand
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28

The Democratic and Republican parties
ave been temporarily disbanded In Newark,
Nj. The people Of that city have lost all
interest In test oaths, the bloody shirt troops
OF the polls, etc. The only question which is
interesting the Newarkers ID the Sunday law
will the old true-blue, puritanie Sabbatarian
law Of New Jersey be repealed or not2 A new
party was organized last week with this as
the single plank OF its platform. and on this
iseue the next campaign will be fought.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28

80 Inc Republican Congressman from
isine thought their presence was necessary
title late convention. Whether tho groxpinr
Eensfh Of the. Greenbackers or local di.
aslons in their own ranks caused this 49,
~. s1n interest Is not known. Whatever NAV
lave peen the moving cause, It is certain that
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28

There was lively row raised In New York
among the militia, because Of the disturbing
Of the second division by order Of the
Adjutant General. ordering Its commander,
Brigadier General Jordan, back to his brigade.
III is charged that the Adiutant General has
done this to humiliate Jordan, who Is his
political enemy.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28

IL seems probable that Congress will at
last be able to adjourn at any date. The
House yesterday, by o vote Of 50 to 70, de-
cided to adjourn on Monday, having COM
pleted oil the business before 1t. It will be
oted that the Republicans, who have pro-
ested against the extra session, voted almost
unanimously against an early adjournment.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28

Landaulet Williams was yesterday inter-
viewed at New York on the political situa-
ton. He was for Grant, OF course, but did
not think his Caesar would accept the NOM
ination. "The position OF President ID tire
some and laborious,' said this head Of Grants
kitchen cabinet land the General will not ac-
cept 1t unless his election is necessary to save
the country II Williams was credible
witness we might accept this news as graft
lying proof that Grant will never be nom
kaJ
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28

Old Grandfather Hamlin scored victory.
his henchmen securing the nomination Tor
Governor. Chandler's son-in- law. Hale, was
d prominent candidate and was booked TO
win, but when the convention proceeded to
ballot. 1t was found that Hamlin's man had
caDtured the body.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28

The man who has guaranteed the expenses
of the obelisk from Egypt to New York liz
William H. Vanderbilt. The Sun insists
on pledge from Vanderbilt In advance that
he Will not post advertisements OF his rail-
roads on the ObelIsk,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28


Tn our article on Modern Machinery for
Sugar" which appeard yesterday, an unnoted
omission causes q sentence to appear: THE
housings made Of the best gun metal, etc,
when II should read: 1.-THE housings contain
sgn0 boaes made of the best gun metal"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS.
City Hall. Room No. Is, !
New Orleans, June 81, 1879.
In accordance with section 81 of act No. 96 of
1877, notice Is hereby given that the assessment
rolls Of 1879. of real estate and personal prop
erty within the city. for the State and city taxes
OF 1880, will be complete and exposed for in
spection and correction at the office of the De-
partment of Assessments. room No. Is. City
Hall. from July Z. 1879 from o'clock o. M
until o'clock .. m. daily Sundays excepted)
until the first of September, 1879.
WASH. MARKS,
Administrator of Assessments and President of
the Board Of ASSESSORS ie27 inf
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28

The Spfnola steam heating project came up
again for discussion In New York on the
twenty-third, and the company was granted
additional privileges. They propose to fur
nish steam to the entire city for heating,
cooking, keeping pavements free from Ice and
snow, and also to supply fire and other en-
zines with motive nower.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28

M. de Lesseps proposes to start work on
the Panama canal In a few months with 1000
laborers Those out of employment should
not become happy over this news. The labor
ers will be all Chinese and Brazilian negroes.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28

Nearly every italian city will erect monu-
u emit to Victor Emmanuel. Milan has voted
slO. 600 francs for her monument.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28

Thos, Mast has o son who liz developin!
such athletic propensties as to induce hi
father To call him Jim Mast.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28

Eiongstreet ID running hotel-[ Boston
Post. Five years ago, come September,
hot 4 was running Longstreat.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28

The death sentence OF two more Molllt
N ag1lires has been affirmed
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28

James 4. Alston, Of Petuiuma, GAL, raj
himself through with o picket rail-, falling Of
a barn. The doctors despair Of his skeWer.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28

The favorlte expression at the court OF
Persia la 10 Shahl'
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28

Mehemet Tewfk IL now Khedive. but he's
Tewflk-la To last long.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28

Bathing IL recommended as cure for
Bleeplessness. It is q soaporlfic.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28

St. Louis claims two dry goods clerks who
slre connections of the markers Of lawn.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28
ii. "A. BURKE, Managing Editor.

The baby bonds are not subject to Federal
taxation.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-01-02
Circunstantial Evidence. g

In the year 1860. two men named
Perry and their mother were hanged
for the murder of q man who had never
been murdered at all. Mr.. Harrison,
Lady Chmpden's steward, having been
collecting his rents, suddenly disap-
peared. John Perry accused his mother,
himself and his brother of having
robbed MIR. Harrison in the previous
year, and of having again robbed him
and murdered him ON the night when
he was missed. The mother and Rich
and Perry denied all knowledge of the
matter; but Mt length pleaded guilty to
the first Indictment under some pressure
of policy. The other Indictment was
not then proceeded with, on the ground
that the body was not found. But John
persisted in his story, and at the next
assize they were all tried for murder.
John then retracted his confession, and
said he must have been mad. Never
theless, they were all condemned. Some
years after Mr.. Harrison appeared
alive, and thus accounted for his mys-
FERROUS absence: After receiving his
rents he had been set upon by a gang
of rutfians, carried. to the seaside, put
on ship-board, and sold las q slave to
the Turks. After his masters death
he escaped and. with great difficulty
working his way, first to Lisbon, and
thence to Dover, he arrived in England,
as our law-book coony says, Ito the
surprise of all the country" GOOD
Words. W..