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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-08
GOV, FOOTE AND THE EXODUS.

we cheerfully accede to the request or the
distinguished gentleman whose name heads
This column, and publish elsewhere the pre
amble and resolutions offered by him at the
Vicksburg convention. and rejected nv a
unanimous VOTE Is appears from the p,,b-
lished reports.
we confess that we were very much shocked
at the fierce waving of the ensanguined gar
ment by our venerable friend, and have been
~ quite loss to account for SO sudden de-
parture However, we are now satisfied that
1t has all been mistake. We recall the fact
that the freedom shrekers and stalwarts of
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, etc. have
been holding meetings in rapid succession for
the past two weeks. and we note that Oh the
very day OF the assembling OF the yicksburg
convention meeting to aid the exodus of
Southern negroes was held In Washington
A. the stalwart chief presided we presume the
usual charges Of assassination and murder
were INDUCED in
The Vicksburg convention appears. how
ever, to have been quite another affair. as IT.
charged the trouble to low prices, failure Of
crops, insidious reports, false rumors. ate
and followed by adopting series Of resolu-
lions, evidently framed for the purpose of al
laying apprehensions and pouring oil. as IT.
were, upon the troubled waters quite another
allalf. We repeat, from the violent and bloody
SHIRT doctrines advanced by the Governors
polltlcal friends in the North. We SUSPECT
That the Governors preamble and resolutions
Were' after all, intended for the Washington
affair e'so
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-08

New York has paid s1o,O0o,000 for State
House, one-eighth Of whose root only ls COM
pleted. The appropriation for this building
for 1879 is 100000. The Lieutenant Governor
calculates that IL will take ten years and ten
half million dollar appropriations to complete
this edifice- nearly twice as much as the
great Erie canal cost. After 1t ie finished the
building will continue to be heavy expense
to the State 1t will cost $4,000 a year to
heat, $4,000 to guard, and other large sums
for ventilating, cleaning, ETC.: and with all
this the building is SO deficient In acoustic
principles that nobody can be heard In 1t.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-08

Epping Forest, England, has lost one of its
most romantic features. The annual gypsy
efcampment has been broken up by an ordi-
nance dated April ID, addressed 10 gipsies
and others encamping on any waste lands Of
the forest: All persons found encamping on
any Of the waste lands of Epping Forest will
beimmedlately apprehended and prosecuted"
The lighting Of a fire ID made a criminal
uffense by the bylaws. The tribes now
camping In the forest are preparing to de-
part, and will not be permitted to return.
Thus the forest loses one of Its old-time
features, and romance gives place to The
stern philosophy Of the day.
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much money that Massachusetts will be able
to reduce Its State tax from 81, gO0 900 to $780,
900 next year.

Senator Pendleton is endeavoring to
strengthen his position in favor OF giving
members of the Cabinet seats on the floor OF
Congress by citations from the constitutions
Of the various civilized countries OF the globe
on this subject. He finds that In Austria,
Brazil, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Holland,
Portugal and In the South American repub-
lies, the ministers have not only the right to
appear on the floor Of Parliament and take
part In the debates there, but are even granted
the privilege of introducing bills and voting
on them. In Sweden AMI France the minis
tiers have the right to be present IN Paria-
ment to enter In the debates, but not to vote.
In Belgium and Great Britain Parliament has
the right to summon the ministers before It
and call on them for an explanation Of their
policy whenever they see fit. There is no
civilized country except the United States
where ministers or members OF the Cabinet
are denied the right to be heard on the floor
of the National Legislature.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-08

Alexander Stephens, in a dispatch to the
Atlanta Constitution, puts the case Ia this
Wise
Without discussing the merits OF the veto
8eseage, 1t clearly appears from IL that Mr.
4ayes does not disagree with Congress- upon
ppls TO control elections. He seems to have
Rlaqed his veto chiefly upon the ground that
tne language OF the xth section of the bill re-
trims and puts a penalty on civil officers for
keeping the peace or executing legal criminal
process at The. polls. This construction /
zknouRh ~ strained. do not think the language
&Nscetube OF such construction, nor do think
z3a}0nGIess Int nded any such Still. AZ the
S1Ieeiuent has placed his veto On such CON
kks1.HEva HWY congress can easily supply remedy
This Is perfectly fair and accurate state
meilt OF the position taken by Hayes and the
seasons urged by him in his message for re-
IA0einE Ms approval IF the army appropria-
1on Dill. Nor is there any other logical con
#sausion than the one stated by MIR. Stephens
ssbnat Congress can easily remove the ohieo
GU urged TO the bill-that can be reached
1nis removed. and Hayes would not. IL
pllinon deeency. withhold his signature
LIN THIS measure. We assume that the
81 easat'clats IN Congress have no object to at
~ ~ We Dill, at least. beyond the Danish
1911 "a we troops from the polls. and the
ia . sa.ioh OIL free and impartial suffrage
s,so o,. ln,ntary interference. They will not. in
80 81 snentest, abate or prejudice their denial
ss: III rght OF Federal supervision. civil or
.asa,y, of the suffrage, OF OF ,ndIviaual
ss. a .sl'.l 70 Federal authority for III
zs IN uone TO the free exercise Of Tho fran
W conforming to the strained int r,s
sss.s q Hayes. That issue mead -.
2s1n nere, and. indeed, We ouestio, - -, -
80 Alhe on occasion to raise ii. Th,a : s'ls
6sn % reserved for better opno mort t, aues-
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-08

The National Board Of Health has requested
the aid and cooperation OF the Navy Depart
ment IN carrying out theact of Congress rela-
live to the construction Of refr'geratng
ship as a means OF dislnfecting vessels coming
from yellow fever port. It has requested
The Secretary Of the Navy to appoint COM
mittee to Investigate this question and report
what kind Of refrigerating ship is best
adapted to the purposes Of disinfecting. Sec
rotary Thompson has answered the request
by the appointment Of the committee. which
Will begin work at once and report within a
very short time. The ship will. under all cir
CumEtances be stationed at this city.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-08

Sherman, 1t seems, has outwitted the New
/ York sugar importers. It will be remem-
bered that the Treasury Department held
i last year that much Of the sugar imported
INTO this country from Cuba was artificially
CUlored for the purpose of defrauding the
revenue. It asked, therefore, for the privi-
lege of testing the quality Of these Cuban
sugars with the polariscope. The majority
81 the Committee on Ways and Means took a
Inherent view OF the matter, and decided
against the use of the polarscope as unrea-
Die and untrustworthy. II was supposed that
the matter ended here. This, however. was
not the case Sherman inaugurated an inves-
LEGATION Of his own to prove
the truth Of the charges made by
him concerning this fraudulent color
Ing Of imported sugars. commission of
TWO gentlemen was secretly sent to Cuba to
investigate the matter. This commission has
arrived In Cuba and begun thorough inves-
tigation Of the subject Governor General
Blanco having promised them all the assist
4nce In bis power. The sugar importers
nave discovered the purposes of the commits
sion, but too late to defeat the Investigations
All Secretary Sherman finds from the report
PA this commission that sugar ID dscolored
"a Cuba FOR the purpose OF evading the pay
ment Of the proper duties, he will call the
TACT to the attention Of Congress and insist
upon the right Of the government to use the
pUlRri6cope or some other means Of detecting
f11fn fraud
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-08

Promises of retrenchment and reform are
easily and freely made by legislatures, but
seldom carried out. The Massachusetts
Legislature which has Just adjourned
is an honorable exception to this rule
1t has cut down expenses all
around and reduced the cost of govern
ment fully one-half, abolished a number IF
Offices, reduced all salaries, including those Of
Its own members, provided for biennial in
stead of annual sessions, consolidated com
missions and In fine, has saved the State SO
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-08
DIED.,

.BEHAN-On Wednesday. MAY I. 1879. at &
O'Clock a. m, Theodore Wallace Behan. aged 81
years. youngest son OF the late James w. and
Abby w. Behan.
The funeral will take place on Thursday the
eighth instant. at u m. from the residence Of
his brother, Major J. Henry Behan, No IS st.
Ferdinand street. Third District. His friends
end acquaintance and those OF his brother.
Hon. j. Henry Behan. are respectfully re-
nuested to attend.
BOREY-On Wednesday, May g. 1879, at Sher-
man. Texas, Mrs. Fl. A. Sorey. wife of the late
VIM Sorey.
The funeral will take place from Morgan's
Depot. at 4:45 .. m. on Thursday. the eighth
instant. Her friends are Invited to attend.
AVEGNO-In Paris, Franco on the fourteenth
OF April: 1879. at 4:so a. m. Francois Avegno a
native of this city aged So years.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-08
sEw ORlEANs. MAY =. 1870.
The bell-punch mania has reached Missou'

The bel-puncb mania has reached Missouri
and liz now being earnestly pressed before the
Legislature Of that State. Its advocates
promise the State revenue of st,20000O a
year from It. The St Louis Dispatch re-
marks that this Is a large sum, but peril
nently asks, "Would 1T ever be eolectedp'
The experience Of Virginia replies, No"
Evidently the bell-punch will not down. IL
comes up annually In every Southern Legis-
lature TO torment the tax-ridden people with
glorious but deceptive visions Of the State
growing rich through the patriotic sprees Of
1fn ntizana
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-08
THN VIEW ORLEANs DEMOCRAT, THURsD AYIlAY s, 1870.

and allowed TO rise In It's proper sequence.
But 1t must not be abandoned.
The sixth section 81 the army Dill should 30
forced upon Hayes, In the shape ne thinks 1t
should be put in, and as separate measure.
II he again vetoes 1t, there will be no longer
any doubt as to the motives and purposes Of
h,nseJf and his party.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-08
WASHINGTON Avenue Drug Store,
Corner magazine and Wash1nxtnn -.
NEW npJ m A xo

:. V1sLLANB, w
n uonstantiy receiving fresh supplies Of nnre
oomfbs n al has.o
m al Coral Tooth Paste recommended hs
bea Maa ase the u a. fsatg very superior denree
ment end ravfshinR beantv DHfi1 rcarseea o T
erta Pa a9r chaRped lips face and hands Roh
onc Ibgfforai Cough syrup for catarrb, eods
~ .p,, n1ght and day. R. ]. MAINEGHA n n po'
oess S'; AZ f,narmaceutist and Practical Chemist
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-08
FUNERAL.

The officers end members OF the YOUNG
MEN s BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, are no.
titled to assemble at Grunewald Hall, at O'Clock
This Evening. to attend the funeral OF our late
brother. AUGUST HOPPE
BY order of the President O. II. BRAueHN,
j. BERGEGEAY, Secretary.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-08
e. 9. PALMER, President.
J. s. WALTON Cashier.

IL
Z. g. PALMER, President
J. s. WALTON, Cashier.
On and after this date interest bearing da
posts will only be received In the Savings De-.
partment OF this bank. subject to the following
conditions:
l. Interest ct per cent will be paid on Janu-
airy and July |. on all sums that have remained
on deposit three full months, and no interest
will be paid OLE any amount deposited for less
than three months,
2. Amounts under 800 may be withdrawn on
demand
B. Amounts over 500 and under $500 NAV be-
Withdrawn on fifteen days notice.
T. Amounts over $500 and under $1,000 may be
withdrawn on thirty days notice.
o. Amounts over $1,000 will only be received
subject to special terms as to iaterest and time
Of withdrawal.
8. All present interest bearing deposits will
bear per cent interest to July l. and after that
date be subject to the above conditions.
We call the special attention of the pubic to
the safe Deposit Vaults Of this bank. boxes In
which can be rented at from SIS to 500 per
annum, according to size and location. Every
safeguard known to vaults of this description
IS provided. and we can safely claim their alb
solutely security mv7 n
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-08

THE NEW LOUISIANA REMEDY.
Greatest Cough Sirup of the age, or Of
any age. Product of our swamps. Splen.
did for children. NO poison. THIR.
TEEN pages Of names of HOME REFER.
ENCES, and increasing! Sold BY drug.
gists. Depot No. 1O6 Camp street, N. @.
in2 SIN 2dn
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-08

s. HERNsHEIM & BRO.
M. L. HUDGINS g. co.
W. RADCLIFFE IRBY.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15

"A great IRE in the French Concession
Shanghai, China, destroyed nine hundre,
ana nlnty-one houses. No lives lost,
wood land four miles about Madrid, N
i," on fire and farmers are rapidly remov
ing produce. In Louisville and Massen,
great damage has been done.
Prairie fires are doing considerable dam
age and creating much alarm in Dakota
The woods along the Missouri river are or
nre and the town of Mandand was only
saved by the activity of the citizens, The
country between Bismarck and Fargo, il
burned over thoroughly. Four miles ot
ties and bridge at Crystal Springs were
destroyed. The telegraph operator at Dead.
wood reports the woods all aire thereabout,
and several saw mills reported burned, or in
great danger. The Inhabitants are busy
using means Of protection, telling trees, etc.
A frs at Wilmington, N. c., on the lst
inst, destroyed l,3oO bales Of cotton and
damaged answ hydraulic press. Total loss
1lo.Ooo. The property was owned by the
the Wilmington Compress company.
A FIRE out at Ottawa, Ont, on the Sd inst,
In the attic of the House OF Commons, i'm.
mediately above the members' chamber.
Damage estimated at $1,000.
The bank block, Gainesville, Pa, burn.
ed on the I'd inst. Loss $4,000; insured
for $1,000.
tin toy factory at New York city was
damaged to the extent of $3O, 600 by fire on
the I'd inst.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15
NUMBER 48.

the descent OF the American Tildens. II
due time the ancestral line was traced. A
nch gilded, If not golden, was found in
Kent, in a family of Kentish squires; aud
the affiilistion having been established to
Mr.. Tilden's great delight, he pressed for
the emblazonment of the discovery with.
out regard to expense" Accordingly q
noble parchment was prepared and sent to
him, accurately and beautifully filed out,
on which he saw with pride the family tree
IA fine old English oak-hung with Til.
dens great and small, With himself perched
upon the topmost bough. He received with
rapture the precious charter Of his illustri0us
origin, and lavished his praises upon the an.
thor of his happiness, but omitted to inclosea
check in his note OF acknowledgment. The
genealcgist had been at work month or
two making his researches, and rendered q
minute account Of his expenses, which,
with reasonable charge for his own time
and labor, amounted TO about &lO0. After .
decent interval he ventured 10 call the at.
tention Of Mr.. Nlden to his slight omission;
and, finally, as the time drew near for the
latter's return to Amsrlca, the former lost
patience, called upon ths D~mocsatic prosi.
Dent elect Of the United States, and, II |
language more positive than polite, insisted
hat he should pay for his progenitos. He
Was finally compelled to do so undera direct
threat of proceedings, which are apt to be
less dllatory in the courts of London than |
II New York.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15
MurderOus Deeds.

Thos. Decamp, son of prominent mer
chant Of Cincinnati, O., shot, and it i,
thought fatally wounded, hackman named
Jackson, on the morning of the 9Th inst
The parties had been drinking all night
Jackson finally taking DeCamp where the
the shooting occurred, in the latter's parlor.
The exact cause Of the shooting is nknown.
Alta negro "shin.dig" at Bridgeton, st.
Louis county. No., on the 5th inst, Charles
France was shot dead by Rober. Crosley,
who afterward tried to shoot one Valentine
Walker, but missed. He was promptly
arrested.
Mrs. Martha Baldwin, of New Haven,
Conn.,, poisoned her widowed and imbecile
sister, Mrs. Dickinson, and then herself, ON
the 4th inst. Both will probably die.
Geo. Long, Baptist preacher, and Frank
Goddy, both driving heavily laden teams,
met on a road about four miles from Spring.
field, No., ON the 5th inst. Neither would
give way and let the other pass, when both
leaped from their wagons and engaged in q
fierce fight The Rev. Long, with huge
knife. succeeded in disemboweling his an.
tagonist, who died from his horrible wounds.
Thos. o. Woodruff, of West Orange, N.
j., was shot, probably fatally, on the night
of the 1st inst, by his son.in.law, Andrew
Krun;ch who then killed himself. Wood.
ruff had refused to give Krunich fifty dol.
lars.
Salvador, an Indian, who murdered Paul
Rieger, Marin county, last spring, was hang.
ed at San Rafael, CAL, on the I'd inst. He
confessed to five other murders. He met
death with. tirmness.
Jno. Fred Will, German, killed his di.
vorced wife at Indianapolis, Ind, on the
1st instant, stabbing her fifteen or twenty
times with q tanners knife. He afterwards
fatally shot himself. -e.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15
Business Wrecks,

Thomas ]. Borden, treasurer Of the Amer.
ican Print works, nnd Richard B. Borden,
treasurer of the Troy and Richard Borden
Manufacturing company, Fall River, Mass,
it is reported proposes making assignments.
Personal liabilities Of Thomas Borden about
100000. His endorsements about $l.70O,.
GOO; his unpledged assets about $40, 1000.
Richard B. Borden's personal liabilities
about 100000; endorsements about mil.
lion his unpledged assets about $4,000.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15
Fatal Runaway Accident

A dual runaway and collision Of vehicles
at Milwaukee, Wis, on the LIST inst, resulted
in the fatal injury OF VIM. Bruse, q jeweler,
and the injury of VIM. Washburn and
August Solomon, the latter seriously. One
of the animals fell dead after the escapsde.
The screech of a tugboat occasioned the
mishap
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15
In Inch.

J. D. Stevens, of Lawrenceburg, Ind, one
OF the holders of the lucky ticket 22,555,
which drew the $4,000 in the Common.
wealth Distribution company on the goth
ult., rec eived it ON the 4th inst. and returned
home. There were twelve in the club.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15
D. T., WEDNESDAY OCTOBER Is, 1879.

Chas. F. Tiffany, convicted of bigamy at
Lawrenceburs, Ind, and awaiting transpor.
tation to the penitentiary at Jacksonville,
where he was TO be incarcerated for three
years, hung himself with linen towel on
the 1st.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15
FOumdereGl at Sea.

The iron ship Philosopher, which sailed
from Calcutta on September LIST, for Boston
with general cargo, estimated value Of
which was 100000, is reported to have
foundered when five days out. She was in.
sured largely in Boston and New York
Offices,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15
The Deadly Boiler.

The boilers in SPiller's saw mill, near
Willis, Texas, exploded on the 9th inst,
killing James Henry, Nep Powell, and seri.
ously scalding John Cloke and five others.
A boiler explosion at the Cotton Gin OF
L. B. White, Middleburgh, Va, on the 4th
inst, killed three negroes.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15

Much excitement was created in Hull,
Canada, in consequence of the announce.
ment of two hundred cases of small pox in
that city. Schools are closed,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15
Killed by the Cars.

The mangled body of James Hefferman.
conductor on the indianapolis and st. Louis
railroad, was found early on the Sd inst, al
Marwit station, west of Terre Haute, ON the
l. 4 st. L. railroad. 1t is supposed he fell
through between the cars of bis train. He
died while being brought to Mattoon.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15
A Michigan Cyclone.

A cyclone, accompanied by heavy rain,
passed over the county fair grounds at Wat
rousville, Tuscola county, Michigan, on the
Sd instant, doing great damage. Cloth tents
were torn to shire y, fences blown down.
One tent where the tables were set for q
hundred persons was blown down, over.
turning q stove and a large reservoir Of
boiling water severely scalding six ladies',
one of whom with an infant few months
old, probably fatally. In the main hall the
exhibits are considerably injured by rain.
One firm exhibiting quite large stock Of
silks report heavy loss.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15
Political.

The Massachusetts, Democratic state con
vention on the 9TH inst, nominated ths
following ticket: For Governor, Johr
Quincy Adams; Lieutenantgovsrnor, W.
P. Plunkett; Secretary of State, Gen. N. +
Donohoe; Treasurer and Receiver, Gen
David N. Skillings; Auditor, VIM. r. Field
Attorney General, Richard Olney.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15

The Duke of Beaufort, proprietor OF a
large estate in England and Ireland, says it
is impossible to compete with American
production. He advises British farmers
that they should devote their attention to
raising cattle,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15

Frank F. Boynton, receiving teller OF the
North Bank, Boston, Mass, is defaulter to
the amount of $4,000, caused by specula.
ton in California mining stocks.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15

Henry Dumhof, q carpenter, working in
the sixth story Of = bnildisg in PROCESS Of
erection IN Cincinnati, On tie sd inss.,
misssd his footing and was precipitated to
the pavement. Death was instantaneous,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15

The steamship Cybele, from Glasgow, has
arrived at Quebec, and reports the loss Of
Capt. Stevens, swept overheard during .
heavy gale.
Two carpenters, John Kranz aged s6, and
VIM. Clark aged 81, were drowned near the
Four Mile bridge at Cleveland, O., ON the
Sd inst, while attempting to cross the river
ON Q raft. Both were married men and
leave large families.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-15
Forest Fires.

Forest fires are raging fearfully in the
neighborhood of Norfolk, N. Y, destroying
farm houses, barns and farm property.
Some of the roads are unpassable on &C.
count of fires. The loss cannot be estimat.
ed at present.