The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-20
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Mayor or wyandOtte Prohibits Ne
gro lmmIgra tion In,O . that TOwn.

may be concerned In importing destitute per-
sons, 70 the strictest legal consequences and
penalties OIL the law attaching TO such offenses.
| FUND TO DEFEND CuRRIE.
| MEMPHIS, April ia dispatch from Mar
shall, Tex, says that the secretary Of the En-
gineers and Locomotive Brotherhood, is
| raising fund for the purpose Of defending
Jim Currie, the murderer Of Porter, the
actor, and that the endeavor will be made to
have him admitted to bail
| APAoHEs ESCAPED FROM THE GOVERNMENT
RESERVATION.
CHICAGO, April 1g.--Gen. Whipple. adm
tant general OF the district Of Missouri. has
received intelligence through Col. Hatch.
commanding In New Mexico, that on the
fifteenth instant, Victoria, chief OF the Warm
one hundred, escaped from Ojo Caliente, and
went into the Cafnrnateo mountains. When
Victoria found that he had to go to the STAN
ton reservation, he said that he would die
first. Col. Hatch has sent several companies
Of cavalry In pursuit, and will endeavor TO
capture the renegades before they commit
depredations. The renegades from San Car
los have joined them In the mountains.
SUFFERERS FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA
TORNADO.
CHARLESTON. April ia quantity Of pro-
visions and considerable sums OF money are
relief of the sufferers by the tornado there
on Wednesday. The town hall, dwellings and
every church In the place were demolished.
The work OF destruction was accomplished In
less than two minutes. The killed are Mrs.
DR. George Rivers, Phelamon Sanders, Ben
White, q boy named Scott, Miss jackson
Grant, Lydia Ford colored. The injured are
Miss Eliza YOungblood, arm broken; Miss
Annie Rivers, severely; Chas. Farmer; wife OF
Geo Washington, eolored, mortaly; Julia
i Perry, eoored, mortally. A number OF others
cut and buised more or less severely. -Four
colored men who were on turnpike planta-
tion In the track OF the storm are missing.
It Is reported that the bodies OF two colored
children are lying at camp ground, eight
miles above here.
THE MAcKINAw STRAITS OPEN.
MAcK1NAw Cry, Mich, April 19-Ice
Mackinaw Island Heavy wind will drive 1t
out. 1t has not moved yet above McGalpins.
Boats can get through in few days. The
weather is warm and the Ice melting rapidly.
THE BUSINESS or THE COUNTRY.
New YORK, April 19-The New York World
has collected from the leading points of the
United States Information and estimates as
to the actual state Of business, which 1t pub
fishes to-day. The reports are brought down
to the present moment, and show that busi-
ness confidence has returned. The press and
commercial experts say that good times are
at hand.
AID FOR szEGEDEN.
ST. LOUIS. April ia meeting for the
relief of the suffers by the flood at Szegeden,
Hungary, was held last evening at Tiyoli
Hall. A.commttee 70 consider the adylsa-
bility OF Ia concert was appointed; $95 was
subscribed by the meeting.
ooLoRED ORATOR EXPLAINS THE NEGRO
EMIGRATION FROM THE SOUTH.
ST.. Louis, April 19-F. f. Harris, q colored
attorney from Greenvilie, Miss. was intro
duced on Change this morning and gave a
synopsis Of the situation In his section Of tn 9
dus. Mr.. Harris is the first negro who has
ever had the honor OF occupying the rostrnm
OF that institution. He denied that there
was any bulldozlng In Mississippi He said
the impression prevailed la his State among
the colored people that all who emigrated to
Kansas would be provided with farms, and
great many we're leaving on account OF that
stimulating idea. Mr.. Harris was sent here
for the purpose Of obtaining all the facts con-
neeted with the migration, and disavowed any
intention OF perSuading the coiOred people to
return to their homes.
A wELL-DEsERvED FLodG1Na.
CINCINNATI, April 19-Lester A. Rose came
here some months ago from Detroit and has
been publishing Paul Pry" sheet called the
Sunday Meas, devoted to scandals. To-day
it contained an anonymous letter and edi-
torial comments which gave great offense to
the family OF ex-Attorney General TAFT To-
night two sons OF Judge Taft went to the
office of the paper and finding Rose on the
the youngest son knocked him
down and punched him severely. while the
Tor fair play. Rose was badly used up and
had to be taken to the hospital iE an ambu-
lance. Young Taft, who did the fogging, Is
a recent graduate Of Yale College, and is
very stout, broad-shouldered young man.
A STEAMSHIP ASHORE.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 19.-TEe steamship
Great Republic is ashore at Astoria. No par
rtrrf hrnra ssl
said to be In no immediate danger.
THE WARDEN OF THE MISSOURI PENITEN-
TIARY EXONERATED.
ST.. LOUIS, April 19.-The Penitentiary
Committee OF the Senate arrived In the city
this morning and finished its labors in taking
testimony In the case of the warden OF the
State penitentiary, who is charged with hav-
ing received rebates on the purchases Of sup
plies. A number OF witnesses were examined,
which resulted in the complete exoneration OF
the warden.
AN IMPORTANT DECISION RELATIVE TO IN
TEREsT.
ST. LOUIS, April ia very interesting
point was raised in the United States Circuit
Court to-day concerning the legal rate OF in |
terest of bonds issue in one State and pay
able in another. The case is that oI InoIIas
Faunteroy VS.. the City OF Hannlpal, on
number of defaulted coupons on Hannlpai
bonds issued at Hannibal and p payaodie yde at
New York bank. In awarding Judgment
Jud ye Dillon allowed per cent interest, the
1eh fasv wanted ner cent, the legal rate Of
interest interest in New York, and took the position
to ttt the Ella laws Of the State in which the bonds
payable and not to the q FL ane oad
States Cirnnit Court decided against plaintiff. |
The ffles case goes to the Supreme Court OF the
United States.
WEATHER PROBABILITIES.
WASHINGTON, April II, a. m.-For the
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