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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-23
THE MISSING RECORDS.

The absence OF the books and records Of the
Auditors office has been stumbling block
In the way Of ascertaining the actual ndebt.
edness Of the State, or the liability OF the tax
collectors Of the Kellogg government.
The missing records were traced to the
Custom-House, and at one time it was be-
lieved that they would speedily be recovered
but the same influences which have been
brought to bear so effectually In depressing
the proofs of the villainy of the master
spirit, Kellogg, have so far prevailed In
screening the humber offenders from JUS
tice.
Necessarily the Auditors report OF tax col
lections could not include the year 1876, as the
books and accounts had been distracted. but
a reference to the report of State Treasurer
Dubuclet for the year 1876 affords food for re-.
Election, and shows the necessity for thor
ough investigation OF all obligations purport-
ing to have been issued for that year,
From this report we find that the receipts
into the treasury during the year 1876. from
sources other than State taxes proper
amounted to the sum of S358. 2s5 81. being
1914 .425 % less than the receipts from the
same sources in 1875. and S165, 425 40 less than
the receipts from same sources In 1877. Also
that the receipts for taxes proper in 1876 an
pear to have been $971 Al 80 less than the
receipts Of 1875.
1t is proper subject of inquiry as to how
much OF this apparent deficit rem aimed in the
hands Of tax collectors and how much of it
was used for the purpose Of uphoding the
Packard government.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-23
THE DEMOCRATS In CONGRESS-.

| In the struggle that has for some time beer
going on between the Democratic maio
| ity In Congress and the administration, the
| Representatives and Senators Of the party In
Washington have until now manifested q
| fixed determination TO accomplish the work
| its leaders proposed and the people demanded
| from them.
| They have earnestly endeavored to repeal
those odious laws which permit the President
to control elections with Federal troops, to
order. the presence of electioneerlng and dis
honest supervisors at the polls and to punish
alleged offenses against the outrageous and
unconstitutional election laws by arrest and
trial by juries from which the peers Of the
prisoners are rigidly excluded.
Their efforts have been thwarted by the i'm
pertinent and unprecedented actions Of a
President who holds his seat through armed
interference with elections, through the
frauds OF an army Of Federal supervisors and
marshals, and through the false counting of
dishonest returning boards In three States.
The Dem ocratie Congress has struggled
earnestly to prevent a repetition OF such
means and methods, and the President seeks
to perpetuate them for the benefit Of a sue
cessor against the will of q vast majority Of
the American people.
The issue has been plain and 1t was boldly
met, though every measure that the Demo-
Gratis have adopted To efrace from our statute
books the odious laws which prevent free
elections has been defeated by veto pre-
pared in advance.
We say the Democratic Congress has re-
manned firm until now. In fact, we have no
positive assurance that our legislators even
now are disposed to evade the issue or have
lost any Of that determined spirit which they
manifested IN the commencement Of their eff
forts to enact the wise legislation they pro-
posed
But the indications of late If they are to be
trusted, go to show that there Is not that un-
wavering unity Of purpose and concerted har-
mOny Of action among the members of the
majority that the people would like to see at
this stage of the proceedings. There have
been rumors OF late that few Of the most
prominent members from the Southern
States are disposed to recede from the posi-
ton the party has taken virtually abandon
the fight, and pass the regular appropriation
bills without any repeating clause attached,
and without further endeavors to pass any
separate bills to repeal the stated laws 50 OBJ
noxious to the majority of voters In this
country. -=-z..-s
We hope that these indications may be
false. We assume that the Democratic party
determined upon their course after mature
delberaton, and with firm conviction as to
the demands Of the people, and that they also
will calculate the damOreIjzinp effact of j0no
minlously evading the Issue which Is to deter
mine whether the army or the people are to
control elections In this country.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-23

: correspondent Of the st. Louis Times
s,saradt at jefferson, No, makes serious
snarges against the gentlemen who lobbied
- tasor OF the Moffett register before the
Legislature Of that State + declares tha wv
for thee ha as,sohs have bought up the patent
Y Mosyatt raa puaches. and are trying to work
lures ~ : nana sser Pill through the legisla-
thew can aeonn oer OF States. knowing that if
large sum t ~ r'pl this they viii make !
patent Aysn.a money s as royalty from their
state capitals of Illinois. Misson. -. g the
ID TaHsI p lavor Of the Mofrett register h1,
: -eAas 'ney succeeded in their enter enter, us.,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-23
COL. EDWARD RICHARDSON.

wandering Bohemian, representing the
Chicago Tribune, has made the gentleman
whose name heads this column victim Of
the Unsuitable demand of the Tribune for sen
sational items.
Those who know the quiet and unpretend-
ing demeanor of Col. Richardson will fall to
recognize any of his characteristics in the
louuacious and boastfu Individual described
by the Tribune reporter, and we have no
doubt that feeling Of indignation overcame
the subject Of the reported interview when he
saw himself depicted as q grasping Shyioek,
or az murderer of the Kings English In q
dialogue where language is attributed to him
that would be well suited to an ordinary field
hand.
We volunteer the Information to the Iri-
bune that Col Richardson Is prudent,
we'll bred gentlemen, with business habits
and training that are the very best guaran-
tees of his reticence on matters connected
with his own affairs. Although possessed Of
large means he s one Of the most publie-spir-
tied citizens of the Mississippi valley; fur
thermore, without wishing to spoil the cor
respondents story, we can say that the facts
were casual introduction, few minutes
upon common place subjects
only. and that the whole interview is piece
OF Chicago enterprise and assurance.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-23
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

From this time until the close OF the con
vention, the columns Of the DEMOCRAT vii
be open for the discussion OF all questions
touching the proposed constitution. Indeed
we invite communications from the city and
the country, and we will print them whether
we agree with the views expressed or not, re-
serving, Of course, the right TO exclude such
as we do not think Of sufficient interest TO In
sert. We wish It also distinctly understood
that we will not return or undertake to pre-
Harya reiactad manmscrinta. ------
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-23
NOTICE TO STATE TAX AND LICENSE
PAYERS.


OFFICE UPPER DISTRICT STATE TAX COLLECTOR,
Parish of Orleans,
24l Josephine street New Orleans.
All capital tax and license payers In the par
ish Of Orleans, delinauents this year. are hereby
notified that suit will be entered against them
on or before June is. In compliance with law,
and are urged to settle at once and avoid costs.
etc. Approved February 8, 1879 See section T.,
article 81. and also the following resolution,
passed May 10. by the Convention now In ses-
sion:
Resolved That 1t Is not the intention OF this
Convention to take any action calculated to
change the collection Of taxes or licenses pay
able for the current year,
r g. BOND
Collector Upper District.
Office PAL Josephine street.
P. L. BOUNY.
Collector Lower District
Office st. Louis street. under the State House.
my23
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-23

Judge Rlves' decision that negro must be
tried by his peers, has been given effect In
Missouri, although Virginia still refuses to
heed Ii. colored chicken thief was arrested
at Hannibal short time ago, and when ar
raigned Insisted upon being tried by a jury
composed Of blacks. The sheriff being an ac-
commodating officer, complied with the re-
quest and for the first time In Missouri's his
tory, perhaps, a complete negro jury has been
selected. Further results are awaited with
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-23

The Constitutional Convention yesterday
was engaged mainly in the further considera-
tion Of the ordinance imposing limitations on
the Legislative power. A spirited debate
sprang up on the article prohibiting State
aid to private charities, and the question was
still undecided when the Convention nd
iotlrnpd
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-23

main Of speculation and the vicissitudes OF
Carondelet street.
We again urge these views upon the Con-
vention. believing that any proposition which
promises such important results, both to the
commerce of New Orleans and the general in
tprests of the entire State, Is worthy of the
fullest consideration.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-23

The death OF VIM. Lloyd Garrison, which
10 announced TO be only q question Of time,
will close the career Of one of the foremost
political and social agitators OF his day. No
man now living did more to produce the re-
suits which led to the late war. Latterly he
has remained In the background and has been
almost forgotten.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-23

and this bill became law. In Missouri, also,
success seemed assured large majority OF
the members being Ia favor of the bill. just
before Its passage, however, the charge was
made that the whole scheme was the work OF
ring who hoped to make money on their
patent. Whether true or not, the charge set
tied the question. There was sudden re-
vuIeion Of opinion In the Missouri Senate and
the bill was beaten
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-23

Judge Cooley, who has been studying the
question Of municipal Indebtedness In this
country, is convinced that the debts of Amer
lean cities have been greatly moderated
After careful investigation he Is convinced
that our municipal debts fully equal the
national debt. The latter is. moreover, much
less burden, much less injurious, and much
less likely to breed discomfort, communism
and trnnhla
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-23
DIED.

ORR-Near Pass Christian, Miss. on Thurs
day, May IT, 1879 Estella Blanche. wife Of II. J.
Orr, aged twenty six years. a native OF Canada.
Toronto papers please copy.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-09
japanese POliteneSs.

The Japanese are born polite. Their
parents were, and these in turn, came
from centuries of polite ancestors. AS
an infant, the natives soft bones and
waxen mind took shape from the Ma
tional mold. From his mothers apron
strings-no figure here-he passed into
the iudicious care of elderly gentle
women, learned in department, who in
structed him, through years of pupil
age, till proficient in all the niceties of
an etiquette which, as we shall see, APP
preached to the character Of an exact
science. Arrived at years of discern
ment, he could not fail to perceive that
he not merely should be but must be a
gentleman. Decorum was part of his
duty as citizen, and rudeness breach
of the peace, if not indeed a capital
offense. A due observance of the cere-
monies was statutory law, and violation
of them misdemeanor which rendered
the offender liable to the severest penal
ties which the linked tyrannies of law
and fashion could devise. These regu-
lations covered every relation of society
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-09

and extended beyond to dictate the ETH
quette of devotion. Even the gods
were TO be worshiped in good taste.
The operation of this singular social
code resulted in as beautiful a science
of manners as the world has ever seen.
As nowhere have manners been held in
higher esteem, or more studiously cult
waited, so never have they been brought
to nicer perfection in any age or
country.
The relation of good breeding to
goodness we may leave to the metaphy-
sicians. We all feel the advantage
which polished address and culture
give the possessor of such accomplish
ments. At the same time we can see
how possible it may be that the very
"prince of darkness is gentleman. .
There is no scoundrel, after all, like the
scoundrel in broadcloth. That the
Japanese themselves perceive there is
no necessary connection between formal
and real courtesy may be seen from one
of their popular maxims, which saws
that "Those skilled in speech and
manners have little Kindness III. r.
Elliot, IN Good Company.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-09
The State Fair Trick.

Soon after breakfast yesterday morn
ing, negro who was crossing the
Campus Martius was halted by a rum
down white man with bad kink in his
left eye, and asked if he intended to
visit the State Fair during the week.
eyes, sah-Ize gwine up dar at least
TO- times" was the reply.
.'Boy, are you up to snuff?' whis-
pered the stranger. :.
swell, sab, knows trick or two"
"Good-I thought you did. Now
then, 1 want ten cents to get drink,
and I'll tell you how you can make
your way through any of the gates with
out the least trouble"
"Wouldn't l be cotchedP'
"Not bit of it. I'll warrant you to
90 through without a word, and l only
want ten cents for telling you how. l
wouldn't give it away to anybody but a
sharp, keen man like you"
"Well, I'll take dat in said the ne
gro, as he handed over dime. "Now,
den, how kin pass de gatesP"
The white man put his mouth close
to the others ear and replied:
"Pay 'em fifty cents!'
It would have been pretty even
fight, but an officer came along and
souelched it in the blossom.-Detrost
Free Press.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-09
Concentrating the Destruction Of
POmpeii.
NEW YORK, September @.

NEW YORK, September g.
A cable dispatch to the Herald from
Pompeii says:
The destruction of Pompeii eighteen
centuries ago was yesterday commence
rated in the presence of an immense
concourse of spectators, mainly from
Italy, and of scientific men from every
country in the world. The weather was
beautiful, and the guests had a delight
full day to wander among the ruins, and
examine the relics which have been
removed from the ancient city.
From pavilion erected in the an
cient Basilica, Professor Ruggieri, the
director of the excavations, delivered
an address, explaining the newest mode
of prosecuting discoveries, and giving
an account of some of the more impor-
tant discoveries that have been made
since the excavations were commenced.
He attempted to describe to the guests
assembled the city as it must have ap-
pearcd 1900 years ago, and referred to
the account of the destruction of the
city and Herculaneum, as recounted by
the younger Pliny in his famous letter
to Tacitus giving an account of the
death of his uncle, the elder Pliny.
Count Guancili and Mgr. Mirabelli then
detained Latin verses commemorative
of the event.
After visit to the ruins, excavations
were begun under Signor Ruggieri's
superintendent. The spectators eager
ly watched the progress as stratum
after stratum was removed. In the
first larger vases were discovered. In
the second mass of cinders, which
gradually revealed several bronze
vases of various sizes, two of them hav.
ing perfectly exquisite silver handles,
and also many bracelets, brooch.
es, rings, coins, kitchen utensils and
earthern vases. Under them were
found wooden beams and backs of par.
TALLY calcined coin. The objects that
were discovered will enrich the mu.
seums of Naples and Pompeii. A spa.
cious refreshment tent was erected on
an eminence commanding lovely
panorama. Capital music was furnished
by orchestras from various Italian cities
Vesuvius looked more threatening
than usual, and all day long vomited a
continuous stream Of lava and smoke.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-09

the glass at some particular point
would be sufficient to injure it
seriously and require perhaps months
to bring it to it's former state
of completion. If the glasses were of
absolutely uniform density throughout
it would be a comparatively simple mat
ter, and the outline curves would be
very nearly portions of circular. But
such piece of glass it is impossible to
find, and therefore, since every degree
of density makes corresponding varia-
ton in retroactive power, to equalize it,
it must be corrected in nearly every
point of its surface, so that it might be
said that no two curves on its surface
are alike, and when it is remembered
that the glass is tested after each cor
rection, it will be seen that an immense
amount of patient, careful labor is re-
quired. Again, the conditions under
which the glass is to be used must be
taken into account, and also the state
of the atmosphere and the temperature
when the tests are made conditions
which are never twice alike. When the
sun has been shining all day the instru-
ment and glass become heated. At
hlgnt, When the temperature falls, the
outside of the glass contracts first,
causing the edges of the lenses to sepa-
rate little, resulting in a disarrange-
ment of the figure. The contraction
continues long after the temperature has
become stationary, and, as telescopes
are mostly used before midnight, their
detectives are corrected for falling
temperature. The curves about the
edges are sharper than elsewhere, as a
part of the correction for spherical aber-
ration. In fact, SO many are the cor
rections to be made, and so delicate
withal, that, as one of the Clarks said,
glass which would be called in fair
condition might receive several months
labor before being what they would
consider perfect, and yet in that time
the amount of material removed would
not equal one-tenth of a grain in weight.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-09
Good Points of the German Common
School.

The rapid progress which the chill
dren make in school hours justifies the
Government in shortening the school
day. The primary schools open at
seven in the morning. They are dis
missed for the day half an hour after
the American child begins his studies.
The older the class, the more hours are
required, until for the very oldest the
number of hours in the school day is
about equal to our own. But where the
day shortens, the term lengthens. Two
and half hours of daily study will
hurt no common child of seven years,
which is the minimum age for admis-
sion, though he be kept at it the year
round. Consequently the primaries
have but few weeks vacation-two, if
we remember rightly-in the whole
year, and that is not for their own sake,
but for the sake of their teachers. The
older the scholars, the longer the
school days and the longer the vaca-
ton. which reaches its utmost length
with university students.
The reach of the pupils attainments
testifies to the soundness of the man
agement. A German common school
has about as high grade as an Amer
lean high school. The recitations
showed mastery of the subject. The
scholars were all under sixteen, but, in
addition to all that our common schools
teach, knew the rudiments of two Ian
guages beside their mother tongue
English and French. They were prof.
Gent in algebra and geometry and the
elements Of chemistry. The latter sci
ence turned them into enthusiasts. One
boy actually got on the top of his desk
to see the experiment, and, what to an
American was still more wonderful,
was not scolded for it, but called to or
der with the rest of his classmates after
the interesting phase of the experiment
had passed.
A system which educates its pupils SO
highly justifes itself by success: Its
leading features seem to be these:
Care not to overtax the children short
school days easy positions on the seats,
and an atmosphere of freedom, so that
the mind works easily in harness short
vacations for young scholars, to avoid
that mental backstitching by which half
that is learned in term is forgotten in
q long vacation an economical use OF
every moment of school hours, SO that
while the child is in school he is in
structed and not left to himself; and
teaching, wherever possible, not from
books, but from the thing itself. To
such an extent is this carried that,
though every one else must pay his
way, children in the company of a
teacher enter free botanical gardens,
museums of natural history and scien-
tific collections, the teachers making
use of these to instruct their pupils by
the eye.-Good Company.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-10-09
Wealth Of the Empress Eugene.

A PARIS correspondent of the Phila-
delphia Times writes ''The ex-Em-
press of France is said to be one of the
richest widows in England. In addi-
ton to her Hungarian estate she has a
castle in Spain and nice place in
Switzerland. But hard cash is what
comes most useful to dethroned sover-
eigns who hope to return, and of this
the Empress has long had abundance.
1t is estimated in Paris that she is worth
at least million sterling. Only re-
Gently she sold large block of house
property in the Rue d'Alba, in Paris,
and M. Rouher's house, well-known
political center at the corner of the
Rue de rElysee, was hers, in her own
right, and was sold last year for f15,-
600. The death of the Prince adds to
her property, since he left to her con-
siderable amount of landed property in
Italy, as well as the Toulouse property,
bequeathed to him by the grisly Gen
eral who had been equerry to the
Prince when he toddled about the cor
ridors of the Tuileries, nearly three
feet high, and weighted with the minia-
ture uniform of colonel in the Cente
Garde. This vast property was no in
cumbrance to the Empress while she
had son to live and scheme for. It
was drained pretty freely by the Bona
partist organs of the press in France.
The Ordre and the Pays were lavishly
supported by the Empress, and she also
drew handsome checks in favor of the
reduction of the Gaulois. The need for
keeping these fires warm is now dead.
The Empress is not likely to keep news
papers alive to work for her good cousin
Jerome she will not, however, find her
riches an embarrassment as long as the
priests have ready access to her. A
newspaper supplies large outlets for
superfluous cash, but think, on the
whole, the church can hold its own in
rivalry of this character, and good
church-woman like the Empress will
not find occasion to distress herself for
means of disposing of the interest, and
eventually the capital, of a million
sterling"