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THE CAMPAIGN.
The Whole State in Blaze Of
Political Excitement.
Conventions, Mass Meetings and Nomina-
tons The Campaign Growing
Lively and Exciting.
Franklin.

WINNsHoBouGH, September %, 1879.
e The convention was called to order Judge
ID. i ale elected chairman pro fnm and DR.. j..
NJ Griffin secretary pro TEN. The report OF
the committee on Credentials was received
and adopted, The temporary organization
was made permanent.
Moved and carried that the votes be by
ballot
Moved and carried TINT the candidates for
Representative be nominated first. j. G.
Bassn, A. j. Bowdsn, A. A. Hawthorn, Ell. M
scott and d Buie were placed iu nomination
before the convention. Oa the tifth ballot j .
g. Baskia received 26 votes and WIS declared
to be the eh0iee OF the convention for the
office.
On motion tho convention proceeded to
nominate u Candidate for the Office Of sheriff
II. r. Earle received 81 votes and was de-
elared the choice OF the convention for the
office Of sheriff.
j. G. I. Gorkern received 80 votes for the Of
flee Of clerk ut court.
DIR. Z. j. Webb was nominated for the office
al coroner by acelamatiUn.
S. On motion Of u. H. CordiI the thanks OF
the convention were rendered TO the chairman
md secretary
The convention then adjourned aine die.
.. BUfE, Chairman,
l.. M. GRIFFIN, Secretary.
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At THE REGIsTRATIoN OFFICE

The number Of applicants for registration
at st. Patrick's Halt had not dimuished
senstbly yesterday. The applicants FOR dit
plicate PAPERS are so numerous that Regis
trar Cdvanac says that the work amounts
almost to On entirely new registration. Only
one incident occurred there yesterday to vary
the tnunotony OF the work A citizen flushed
with anxiety waited Oh Mr. Cavanac to tell
MN that ne had been crsdibly informed that
fraudulent registration Was being practicSd
on an up town street on an alarfpiug scale.
After pacifying the citizen, Mr. Cavanac re- re-.
f.rred 70 the books Of The ward In which the
street - situated, only to lind thnt since the
Persons residing on the street had applisd for
the glorious privilege of voting at i political
election, and that both applicants were be-
You'd the shadow CT q doubt entitled "a the
recognition Of the State Registrar of Voters
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was from the country and was met by the
swlndler on the isvee.
RETROSPECTIVE AND PROSPEC-
TIVE

me contrast between New Orleans of to-day
and that of the same date last year must strike
the most casual observer. and at the same
time gives promise Of better business sea-
SOL. AT this time year ago the fever was
still In our midst, and few OF those VINO left
the city had yet the hardihood to return. For
tho few days preceding the ttirtieth OF oeto-
Der, the deaths averaged over twenty day,
and on the thlrtieth there was sudden de-
crease to ton. This continued about the aver
age for the succeeding week. when i gradu-
ally grew beautifully less and finally aisa1,-
uearea.
Ia the morning long lines Of eonyaleseenss
could4be seen YEARLY walking the streets and
underwriting 10 "nialse footing witt, che atd ot
a stout cane Canal street still wore It's tie
serted leos, which was not at MI rendered the
more cheerful by an occasional funeral COZ
teee as It sped rapidly on its way. gloomy
we're tha furebodings Of ths merchant aud
sad and disptited was many household De
reayed Of some loved one by the mereiiesS
plague. -.
l'0-dav the scene presented liz happily lar
different. No city In the union esn buast OF
greater Freedom from disease, ana lew, y any.
can compare vital statistics with New Orleans.
Cleanliness is a conspicuous feature through
ont the whole city, and warned by experience.
hu,laehole,ers and public officiats bave cot
ttlbuted each i'll his sphere, to promote q
higher order OF hygiene.
The wanderers are every day returning, II
certain security aud without the shaaow o.
apprehension. and the business marts are
filling up with their familiar habitaes. The
hotels are also beginning to assume airs OF
business, thdngha year ago they rehenlided
only TO the voice Of the solitary clerk lett To
care for n doubtful Traveller. Cotton is rap
idly coming In, and tie factors are In high
expectations Of q large excess over last years
shipments. Equally promising is the sugar
cane and the rice product, and with favoIabia
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THE NEW ORLEANS DEdoORAT TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 3d. 1879

% the No. 4. Many remember her speed and
how, with the regularity Ut clook-woTk, she
appeared always on tune at her appointed
landings. In the season Of 18e2tsa. shortly
sitter the surrender Of New OrleHns, she was
destroyed at Honey Island. $50 miles above
Yazoo City, on the Yazoo. The Confederates
set her Oh 6re to prevent her falling into
Federal hands,
After the war had ended she was wrecked
under instructions Of Capt. j. B. Esds, for
which Capt Ieathers obtained q Judgment Of
$4,000 Crippled by the war, Capt. Leathers
did not attempt to build another boat at once,
and contentsd himself with the Magenta and
Gen. Quitmnn. Alter the Qnitman was sunk
at Mofgaus bend, and the Magenta burned at
New Orleans, 1T was that tho Captain renewed
his allegiance 10 the Natcheg tribe, and the
famous No. g. which has Just been laid away
at Cincinnati, was the result. In 1869 she WAS
built by the Cincinnati Marine Ways, tho ma
chinery by the Nile Works. and the boilers by
@. T.. DumOut Az will b.' remembered, she
had capacity for 5000 balas, eight boilers, 81
inch cylinders aud l0-foot stroke. Her his
tory Is familiar TO all. Plying between Vicks-
Years Of her life she made 4o1 trips without
the loss nv accident OF single life. no river
boat ever won the success she did.
The great race she ran with the Robert g.
Lee to st. Louis was probably the longest and
tIost exciting event In marine contests ever
known, aud rendered famous both boats.
Inst year Capt. Leathers, satisfied with
her good and true work, Notwithstanding the
fact that she was still an excellent boat, deter
mined to dismantle her, and bring out the
present "Big Injun." The history the
Matthews sisters would be almost history OF
our Western waters and from No. TO the
present, they have marked the various epachs
Of progress ON the river.
We greet Capt. Leathers's latest effort with
sincere hopes for her future SUCCESS.
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OUR STREET STATESMEN.

To appreciate the Glorious privileges OF an
election campaign fully 1t is necessary to see
the untrammeled elector where electors mos.
do congregate AT this time heis largely found
on either side of Canal street. gathering In
SEPARATION from the stately et1igy of Henry
Clay, or lelsurey testing the endurance Of
lamp-posts on st. Charles street, close by.
This may be called his stamping ground''
previous to the settlement Of all great Issues
OF political moment; but when the adjust
lDent comes, he disappears aS miat before the
sun, and the places that ktew him 50 well
VIII know him no more till the ncHt OCCASION
arises to call forth all bis abilities in the sub
tle sciences os statac oft. Here the political
horoscope is frequently cast and detInes de-
cidad with the certainty Of an imperial uEnsc
Throughout the morning She groups are
small and few, but in the afternoon they
gather strength and number, aud ut night
present quite respectable proportions. These
groups constant y SHIFT and change person.
ne by the acquisition OF new members or the
departure Of Old and ut 10 O'Clock ut night
there CONES u pcreeptibe falling off. which
continues till the last car takes the remain
ing lDit4r.r in charge.
lhlS being the common meeting ground of
hll parties, tho discussions are sometimes 5f
y very animated character, and it s q matter
~ public record that on several Onensiu;,s
When gentleman had been in the condition So
graphically described ~ Mr.. Richard Swiv-
sun strong In their eyes" that unpleasant
ensued These Incidents are
not very frequent, however and save the az
hvity L. qutred by the patrolmau to pusvent
the lonuEers from nbstrctiDg the baDauetfe4
there Is usually Very little uupeasantness.
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CITY ECHOES.

Geo. Robinson, while playing Sunday oql i
pile. of lumber On the New basin, fell nd
slightly Injured himself.
Sunday evening colpred girl, named Safah
Cooper, was gnred By an infuriated eoW0e
Decatur. near Franklin street. Algiers.
David Montgomery was incareerated n
the Third Station, on the charge OF being i
dangerous and suspicious character.
Manuel Jones was placed In duranee vile il
the Sub-Seveuth Station, charged with has.
ing two teaspoons in his possession suppcsa
to have been stolen.
At q game of ball, played Sunday evening
on the AtlaI:tic green, AIgisrs, u Young man
was accidentally struck with bat, tnt, fef-
tunatsly, escaped with slight injuries.
Sunday evening an Italian named Neto d.
sato accidentally fell into The river from tde
Second District ferry landiug. He was RS
cned from drowning by officers Gin and En-
noy.
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LEAVING MEMPHIS.

Dr. Stone has sent the following eommuni-
cation to the Board Of Health:
To Dr. " G Austin. Acting President OF the
Board OF Health:
SRI have the honor TO report that people
are leaving Memphis, Tenn, and coming as
far down rs Jackson, Miss, by why u Gren-
ada The procedure So far rs eau Iaarn. is
to purchase railroad tickets from tue Miasis-
sippi and Tennessee Railroad, whose elite
has been removed to Grenada, the tickets
showing two coupons-ofie from Memphis 10
from Grenada 10 jackson, which Is punched
and taken up. FROM this II Dluy be inferred
that they have Travelled BY horse across eolin-
try from the river to GRENADA They have
healtf certificates, but were not eallsd upon
TO produce them at Jackson, where they left
the line If the Jackson route.
This Information may be useful TO tho In
speetor of incoming boats. as such parties
might go to Vieksburg and take passags
for this city. ALI passenger trains TO and
from this place are duly Inspected and found
In good condition; no sickness aboard. The
quarantine offiterS at DsFka, Miss, have
been Instructed To d btinue their station until
about November |, as precautionary i1sas-
ure. Health certificates for all passengers
bound for points within the boundaries 81
that State are still necessary OH the G.. s. L.
and N. O Railroad.
Very respectfully.
HENRY SToNE, NJ. d..
Train Inspector G. s. Ia. and N. O. r. r..
III YOU want GAS fixtures call on Barnes &
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Political Items.

West Felieiana will hold its nominating
convention ut Bayou Sara, October o.
The senatorial convention Of the district
embracing the two Feiicianas will meet at
jackson, East Feliciana. October rs.
Chieon L. e ,topinal Is a candidate for sheriff
in st. Bernard.
$. N. Robertson is candidate for Repre-
sentative from East Baton Rouge.
Hampden Story, OF st. Bernard, Ii q candi-
date for the Senate from the first senatorial
district.
II. i. Baauregard is candidate for district
attorney Of the Gwenty-fourLh judicial Dis
tfict.
K. A. Cross Is suggested by the East Felici-
ana IntriOt-Democr0t az q good candidate for
Senator from tno two Felicianas.
The judici 4 convention Of the Pointe Cou-
pee ana Weats FeEcinna djStl let meet ut
Bayou Sara October 20.
North Louisiana with ono accord criea
Give Us Norwood for Secretary Of State r.
Lincoln Sentinel.
The West Feeana Sentinel suggests the
naine OF Judge S. MEG Lawrason for the
Legislature from that parish.
The Heuma Curriers' ticket includes D. /
sof0ood OF Morehouse, Tor Seer tary OF
State, aud D. l.. Morgan, OF East Carroll, for
Auditor
The independents of Fast Baton Rouge
held q primary election last Saturday and
elected delegates to q parish convention, to
r1eet Thursday, October O.
The TWe2ty-third District Democratic Sem
a,ofial nominating convention will meet in
Monroe, on Thursday, October 2, and nom
1aate two candidates for the Senate.
emo man In Louisiana will make more
polite, agreeable and courteous Secretary OF
State than VIII A. Strong. He has q strong
hold on his present Office and after Baton
fsn!ge we are satisfied he will havea stronger.
caldwell Herald,
At meeting Of the district conveD ton. Of
Inc back Florida parishes, held in Amite City
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THE BEATING OF TRACEY.
Doyle and McCormicks Denial OF
Having Assaulted Him.

Doyle and MeCormick's Denial OF
Having Assaulted Him.
Edward Mccormick aud Barney Doyle, who
were charged with the aesaulting and wound
ipg OF the man Pat Tracey, Saturday night,
were arrested aud locked III the Sixth Sta
tipn.
Doyle was paroled by the judge to appear
on Monday morning, but Mccormick was not
SO fortunate, and remained In jail all night.
Monday morning when the two accused
appeared In court, DR.. Fisher being stall IN.
willing 70 give certificate as to Traeey's
condition, they we're reminded to the Parish
Prison without tbs benefit Of bail
:, Il Is alleged that after Doyle wac patols1
by the Judge Sunday night he assaulted md
beat another mum, whese name could not ht
asgertainel.
Doyle Was interviewed. and he positively
denies having assaulted Tftesy and also The
unknown man. He claims that this il, sim
ply JOB put I'D ON eerouat Of politics. Me-
'y also denies having laid u hHger Oh
Tracey.
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CUsTOM-HoUsE NOTES.

The case OF d. A. Buquoi, charged with
falsely representing himself to be all internal
revenue officer and attempting to extort
money, comes UP before Commissioner Lame
at noon to-day.
D. A. Casino. a leaf tobacco dealer, was ar
ralgned tor trial yesterday before Commits
sioner Lane on the charge Of failing to keen
certain t'ooks provided for by law. After =
palila' examination the case was continued.
missioner Hiestand yesterday and eynrs Ge,.,
4 desire TO lodge complaint against Some IN
ss1o wa party, who had induced him to pav
NV ,or spiel marc, representing 1t 20 be soo
eoio piece. Inc Old map represented That ne
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BASE BALL.

The Flying Doughnpts will cross bais with
the 4. Waters Base Bail Club on Sunday
morning next, at 9 O'Clock, on the Nontegut
green, for SO side
The following PLAYERS compose the Flying
Doughnnts Chas. Jler, r.: w. A. MarfInez.
captain aud G.. s. Cott,lys 1T BIC. &. JuIitr'
"a b.; A. Hurts, 3 b.; J. Cui,iton e. &; NJ :.
Fl. Baylev, l. f; W Caliion, r. f., G. Fred, 9.
!. They wunli like tn hear from the A
Dunn's Poets and the O Keleys
The game played Sunday or Loga1l'a green
CafrolIton, by The Henry Tetbs and g. K
Blake elutis, was won by the latter named by
q score nf 10 to g.
The Reoy Clark Club is very anxious r.
meet tho Washihg.ons, ana request public
notice Of their Willingness to meet tfIe WasI,s
lngtons on Pioneer green on sunaay, the
twelfth OF October, for d purse Of S59
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CORPORATION NOTES.
Assessments A Note to the Police
from the Mayor.

Assessments A Note to the Police
from the Mayor.
The eve of Council meeting day was, as
usual, employed by the city administrators
In discussing. In the committee Of the whole,
the questions which may come up the next
day. Every administrator was Id attendance
with one exception, end that exception was
caused by illness, OF mild character, how
ever.
The Department of Assessments continues
TO show the greatest activity, preparing mat
ter which will prove most interesting when
completed, namely he valuation Of real
estate and capital In the city on the revised
rolls. Our reporter sought to obtain an Idea
Of the probable result, but there have been 50
many changes made that the assessors besi-
tate even to make guess at 1t. The revision
seems, however, to have been most extensive
In real estatein the First District, where prop
erty has fallen materially In value OF late
years. Ia tho Fourth District the condition
is not only far better, but the experience of
the assessors teach them that rents have IT,
marbably held their own. it was believed
until recently that tho entire work Of COM
plotting the rolls would occur about the begin
ming OF next week, but 1t will require another
seven days, say about the tenth OF October.
made.
FINANCIALLY
the city Is not In so bad o condition as 1t WAS
apprehendad few months ago that Ii might
BE-. Administrator Isaacson is still sanguine
,f being able to promptly pay the September
rolls early In October, the hope being encout-
aRed by the money In the treasury already
collected for that purpose.
TIE LAW DEPARTMENT
vas widowed yesterday by the departure for
itlnnta OF City Attorney McCaIeb and his
assistant, q. II. Farrar, Esq, whittier they go
y attend the session If the United States |
]lrcnlt Court, presided over by Judge Woods
nd try the rule In the city suits before that
curt.
THE MAYOR
las addressed communication to the Chief
i police relating to the primary elections to
u held On Friday by the Democratic party,
1strHeting that functionary to coll the atteIl-
Ion Of the police under his charge that they
lust strictly observe the police rules con-
erning non-interference In politics further
han the depositiug III their ballots for the
ersnns Of their choice. and to warn them
hat any violation Of the rules will be prompt
Y dealt with,
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the artillerists hsd sllenced their gums, awalt-
Ing the termination of the battle against the
fire. The musicians Of Spor's Louisiana Field
Artillery did much 10 quiet those on board,
and they played Dixie and O. number OF Old
airs as If nothing had transpired. It was no W
half-past 70 o'clock, and preparations were
about being made to 70 over to the landing ut
the foot OF Common street. Two tiers Of cot
ton on the port eide had been rolled ashore to
strengthen up the boat, sand the tugs let go.
lh o few minutes the Natcffaz backed oAt,
headed across the river and with IL tIsw vel
come from the artillery and cheers from the
dense throng assembled made landing ut
her proper wharf.
II ID difficult to say
now THE FIRE ORIGINATED.
Some said 1t was from the cigarettes Of some
hoys who had boarded the boat at .Cnrrolltop.
Others said III was from spark, but nothing
accurate could be found ont, for nobody
tneW Ii WIS but q moment after the first
smoke was seen, when the blszp broke out
PROMINENT among those whose gallant ser
vices saved the boat, the following we're con-
Rpieuous: Gen. II. N. Ogden. Capt. Fortia1, u
3. A. and his men; james Hennessey, u. H.
n,arrar. Esq, Mr.; Wm. Il. Morgan, John
@. Dentsel, Major Kurshredt Capt. John
Spane. Mr.. George Roots. Mr.. Dave jack
son, Eli Shiukle, Giles Beatty and Nj. Jones,
the inventor OF the condersing engine OH
board the Natehez.
IlVFFy DEb SpPIllpu III viz WIoH Tue Otliti ia
rendering what services he could, and under
the cool directions Of Capt. Leathers and his
Officers. what might have been serious dis
aster, Yves averted.
ONLY TWO ACCIDENTS
occurred, and luckily they were not fatal.
Mr.. WIN. Weiss Ill battling with the fire, was
Frustrated by the smoke and heat, and Mr..
Giles Beatty was knocked off u tier Ut cotton
by stream, and received severe conclusion
Oh the head Iii falling. Both we're promptly
cared for, Mrs. Laathers assisting In kind
mnistrations after they had been placed LII
stateroolns on board.
THE LOSS,
luckily, will not be great, for the boat was not
touched IN the least by the fumes. About
ninety bales Of cotton were damaged by fire
and thrown overheard, and about $50 wet from
the streams OF the tugs; $4,000 Will cover oil,
doubtless.
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| COURT HOUSE, PARisH OF sT BERNARD
SeptembeT 20, 1879.
The Democratic-C Conservative parsf, ex
eSeutive committee met this day, by O call O
| the president, for the purpose of appointing
two delegates to the Baton Rouge STATE
| convention, which is to be held at Baton
RonRe on the sixth day ri October, 1879; also
for the purposeof appointing two delegates
| tn the First Senatorial and e wenty- fourth Ju.
deal District convention, sailf also 10 deter.
mine the number Of delegates In each ward oil
this parIsh to compose the parish nominating
convention.
The committee was called to order by Ber,-
fte Oiada, president of said committee fhe
fol! being called, the following members an
swered to their names b. Ojrda, pres ident
James y. ST Alexandra, secretary; Levuski
Nnnez Paul Olivier, d. y. Morales, j.. Estop-
ina,. 2. de st. Germaip, Augnstin Nunez, s..
members present. and q QUORUM.
The president stated To the committee that
he had called the present meeting for the pur-
pose oil taking some action In relation to the
which this parish ID entitled at the Democratic
State convention to be held at Baton Rouge
on the sixth OF October next.
Mr.. JaIDes d. ST. Alexandra the offered the
following resolution, which WAS carried
. BE IL resofped That this committee do now
proceed To the election OF two delegates to
cast the two votes TO which this parish Is en-
titled ut the Democratic State convention, To
be held at Baton Rouge on the sixth day of
October next and also two delegates tp the
First Senatorial and Twenty fourth Judicial
District convention.
Mr.. T. Y. Nnnez proposed the names OF
Messrs Albert Estopinal and Il. v Ducros.
I'D upon his motion they were elected by ac-
ehanlatton.
MP. v. Nurez then proposed the names
of VI. ssrs. Bpnits Ojeda and hlcee Leblanc
Tor delegates to the Senatorial convention,
and on motion Of jas. d. st. Alexandra, they
Were elected by acciamation.
Diego s. Morales then offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously adopted
Be II reaotned, That an election for delegates
60 the parish nominating convention ef the
Democratic party shall be holden on Satur-
day. October H. 1879, to meet In convention
on the first Monday in November. 1879 Mt IL
9 cock H., at The parish courthouse; and DO
It further
Resolrfd, That the number Of delegates to
aa!d parish dominating convention shall be
fanffeeu-that is, two from each ward, to be
elected by the Democratic voters OF each
ward.
On motion Of Jas. y. st. Alexandra O. vote
u thanks Eas unanimously tefsdered to the
pFesideut for his able and iupartial action.
On motion OF Ausustil Nuuez It was re-
soived that TIE st. Bernard E1gte New Or
aalls DHaIDcEATand New Orleans Bee be re-
Iaeafed to publish ire proceedings Of this
MEETING pf the parish Democratie-C onserva-
i've executive committee.
The c0rmittse then adjourned, subject to
he call Of its president.
+. DJEDA, President.
A true copy:
JAS. d. ST. ALEX ANDRE, Secretary.
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Iiafourche.
THIBoDAUx, September 90. Is

THIBoDAUx, September %. 1879.
To the Editor OF tie Democrat:
At the primary election held yesterday in
Lafourche, the following named gentlemen
were elected delegates to cast the ten votes
OF tho parish III tho State Convention:
. First Wafd-H. Bernard, X s. Pugh.
Second Ward-Ciey Knoblock, e. A. b.
dsaux.
Third Word Adolph Folse, DR.. John Lazzo.
Fourth Ward-C.J. Barker, j 0. 1'oup5
Fifth Ward-H. N. Goulon, J. Il, Biliel,.
S,xtha Ward-Sylvain Troselair, G. Pres
tenhach.
Seventh Ward-Victor Knobloeh Octave
Roasseaui
Eighth Ward Clay Rousseau. FL. Ago.
Ninth Ward-James &Moran Zepherln Fo-
ret.
Tenth Ward p. p PARA, WIN. Lorraine.
Respectfully yours.
CLAY KNoBLoCH,
]. s. BELLLN.
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A Denial.

Mr.. Carey. Of the firm III Wallace & CAREY,
stated to DEMOCRAT reporter tibet the ms0
George Ell. Block yell, vhu IL charged ID daeE.
son, Miss, and who was carried to that eily
Sunday evening by Aid Hennessey, Was never
employed by The firm OF w tlace u CarsT.
but bg David Wallace. iqndator, and Y w
on David Wallace thst tne drafts were drawn
and protested.