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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31
WASHINGTON.
!. .arp CONTEST REVIVED IN THE 81.
PREME COURT.
w. carpenter Received by his Friends
seserf Of the Committee Adverse "a
~ transfer of the Indian bureau to
- war Department.

~.x3 CarpenteF Received by MIS- Friends
sssert ef the Committee Adverse "a
- transfer Of the Indian bureau to
= war Department.
s.suyngTos, Jan. I'm the Supreme Court
w tie Sheridan. Pinckback contest for a
Siln the Forty.third Congress- was taken M.
|tc the Louisiana Clrcait.l The question
a iRE case Is whether Sheridan was entitled to
E5opropriation made In the act OF March D.
"A 16r bis benefit. as. contestant OF Pinch
Raf seat In the Forty third Congress.
41e revise OF the act declared that. no person
fsSkould be subsequently seated should be
22ie1 10 the beneflt Of the appropriation, and
Ebdving been seated on the same DAY ter the q
S1ntjtled TO the appropriation. nItwithttand-
kSfe time OF taking his seat. The govern
k7 here insists that the action OF the House
ssing the appropriatiaon astm covers ae. hne gay lay
Hin law no division OF day.
&b IL answered by Sheridan. by saying
VIA same rule would MAKE him member
~ Houae from morning OF the same day,
sns been seated during the day. but II Is
n point of fact. that he was seated before
m was perfected. as 1t was amended after
~ sstor T'V elect Carpenter, on his return to
{Skington to. night. was accorded most brill
E4 reception by his personal and political
{fSds, About 300 persons were pTeat mt. and
y Miuts Of artillery was flred. The marine
ssssr made an excellent speech,
fpators Saunders and Oglesby and Repre-
.'sisfiyes Stewart and Van Voorhees, will to-
|cofrow submit their report on the transfer OF
IN Indian Bureau to the control OF the War
|keartment. The report is yoluminous. and IL
m complete analysis OF the subject. The COM
|Slsee report against the transfer. They recon-
Send that the President be empowered, In case
7scfual hostiitiee, to place the tribes that may
4 hostile or unmanageable Immediately under
rotrol OF the military, and to remain so until
s1rdanent peace is assured.
they are OF the opinion that the Sioux might
hplsoed under such control at once. and thus
MtId the war which is being continually
[Afsetened by these Indians. The committee,
a c6ncIuslon, say: ~ are of opinion that the
Eilan Bureau should be distinct department.
IA ls chief member ofthe Presidents Oabi-
"A This will aid much In the solution OF fu.
III complications in Indian affairs. The In
IN should be protected In his
Mia to his lands and a safeguard
iiehf TO be thrown around him SO
n % prevent designing persons from 6lching
n homestead or induce him to sell 1t for a
i1alng ompensation. He should not have the
S1ht 70 sell his land without the consent OF the
{partment under twenty zone years. Your
0mmlitse can discover no one good reason
1hy the proposed change should be made.
Willie the Indian question is In its present
npect the red man H. as good and even better
1uder the Interior Department.
Your committee are. therefore. OF opinion.
Z Ill points involved, that It Ia not expedient
flransfer the Indian Bureau to the War De-
)iftment."
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31

vide among the returning workmen. The men.
about 230 In all. wet then furnished with trans.
nortation from San Antonio BY rail and boat TO
Para. At Para they fosnd only s3Teo for all, and
no provision had been made for them until
they could get passage the United States y hey
could get only 30 per cent for their due bills on
Mr.. Collins for the years work. A relief society
was orEAnized BY Messrs.. Scott PoHd end the
United States Consul. and the destitute men
save one hundred Of them passage on the CITY
OF Para. The others will come BY the next
steamer. Only six miles OF road are con :
structed anu In opera ion. Twelve miles more
of she proposed line bave been cleared.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31
ElnulatinE the AncIents.

tAuHnth COnstftutfOn.I
ot Martin appears to be about the only
ne mas been offered thousands and thousands
OF dollars to recall his recent affidavit. There
is Roman firmness about this man that
almost leads US to suspect that he is the
should be stuffed and hung up in the Smith
sonian Institution. WIZ
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31

baltimore Gazette.l

The red,sctio ad abswdum has finally been
reached In the protective tariff system. Sem
ator Chaffee, OF Colorado. one Of the gopher
statesmen Oh the Far West school, proposes
to introduce bill In Congress to Impose an
Gd rdlOrem duty OF per cent on foreign silver
bullion to protect our home producers. The
man who doesn't smile at this has no humor
In his arid soul
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31
The Balloting for Prcsident-Discussing
the situation.

PARIS. Jan. 3o.-The Senate and Chamber OF
Deputies met Ia congress at 4:45 p. m. and pro-
ceeded to elect president In place OF Marshal
Nom hon. The following Is the result of the
baIloting: NJ Grew 663. General Chanzev 80.
To; night the boulevards We're. crowded with
disorder has go far occurred. the crowd remain :
ing quiet although much excited. At late
bour they retired peaceably to their respective
abOdes.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31

RICHMOND. Jan. 3o.-The committee. consist
ing OF five members Of the House and three
members OF the henate, were to-day appointed
10 have conference with the bondholders rela-
tive to the public debt. This committee will
hold conference with the bondholders to-mor-
row and report 10 the finance committee. who
will In turn report to their respective houses.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31
eherman.s reception in Atlanta.

ATLANTA. Ca, Jan, 30-aen. Sherman is here
reception by the people and press. A ball was
given In his honor last evening. The city and
State official called on him. He leaves to-mor-
row for Savannah
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31
The Charges Against Gen. Arthur-Re-
ducti0n in the Pay Of the Police.

New YoRK, Jan. 3o.--Certain custom house
clerks have been oikiDg all night collecting
evidence OF fecretary kherman's charges
against Gen. Arthur.
The policemen have resolved to collect ASSESS
ments and employ counsel 10 contest In the
courts the recent reduction In pay
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31
The Whereabouts Of sitting IDul1 ana his
Followers.

CHICAGO. Jan, S0-General Sheridan has re-
the district OF Montana. letter dated January
4ih. from Indian Agent Lincoln, stationed at
Fort Belknap. giving an account Of the south
ern migration Of IsdiHns under Sitting Bull
aud others. At that time they were eoDeentra-
ting in Bear Paw mountains and vicinity, .os-
tensiblv hunting buffalo, which they said had
come south. Lincoln believes this claim Is pro-
badly correct, and they have no hostile intent.
but thinks that he will watch them closely.
which scouts from General Brooks have orders
IN
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31
The Joint Assembly tn Elect = President
RESIGNATION Of Generals.

LONDON. Jan. "A dispatch from Versailles
saya the deputies and Senators have assembled
In Joint session of Congress to elect q Presi-
dent In place OF MacMahon. The question OF
removing the sittings of the Chambers ION
II ia renorted that Gems Bataile' Bourbakt
and Basal have resigned,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31
The Centre Of the World.

~. ID. Platt Senator elect from Connection
my Ideas about hard money are THAI tJIf
time Is last approaching when the centre oi
the worlds trade will be In the United States
and we ought to deal In the world 8 m1ney.
90 not know that can give you my Anan-
TO use. / believe In the Republican party
because believe the party has the best inter
ests of the nation and people at heart. That is
why am Republican. The first vote Ileyer
cast was for Martin Van Buren,. That was
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31
Reduction Of Car Fares -'fhe East B0unt
Freight POOl--A Military Scare.

New YORK., Jan. 30.-All stage fares were re-
duced to-day to five cents. They have been ten
heretofore
Railroad men regard IL as extremely probabls
that the. west bound freight pool will share the
fate Of the east bound pool and break up.
A Fort Robinson Special says the cause of
alarm and the sense OF danger p evalling In the
camp Tor the last few days has been solved.
The firing from the bluffs is traced to two
white men. The Little Big Man scare Is over.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31
Grevy Congratulated by NJ acMahOn-
what Gambetfa wants,

PARIS. Jan. 30-After the announcement OF
the election Of M. lreyy as President OF the Re-
public. Marshal MacMahon called upon him
tion.
M. Gambetta has accepted the candidacy for
the presidency OF the Chamber Of Deputies
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31
Gambetta tn succeed Dusaure.

PARIS. Jan. s0.-It is announced that Dufaure.
President Of the Council and Minister OF JUS
tice intends to resign and he will probably be
succeeded by Gambetta. Count de Harcou rt,
French ambassador to the Holy Zee. has sent In
his resignation.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31

CHARLOTTE. N. O.. Jan. 30. "A few days ago a
disagreement occurred between Elijah Church
and Reilly Tedder on one side and Alfred Ed
mondscn, all notorious ou laws In the noun.
tains. Edmondson shot and killed Tedder and
Church. As the latter fell. he plunged a knife
into Edmondsons shoulder but be was not
wounded seriously. Edmondson escaped.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31
only One or Two Ministers Certain To
Resign.

LONDON, Jan. 30.--A Parls dispatch says 1t has
been decided to elect NJ. lGrevy as President
MacMahon's successor. 1t is not certain as yet
rasi0n
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31
: Barren pi.esvsrea to have COMMITTED
suicide.

BosToN. Jan. 3O-The report that Barron.
former cashier Of the Dexter tMainel Savings
supposed three days before his death the report
Of q coming run on the neigbborinR bank
frightened him into self destruction. knowing
that the run would cause a suspension OF his
own bank. which would lead to official exanin-
alton and reveal bis own Irregularities. The
theory that he could not have locked the vault
door behind him has been exploded by the per-
formance OF the feat by bank expert In the
presence OF the bank officials.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31
WEATHER PROBABILITIES.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 81. a. m.-For the Gulf
Etates. east to south winds. rising temperature.
falling barometer east of Texas. area Of rain.
with partly cloudy weather. The lower Mssis-
sippi will rise slightly.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31
The Cheyenne widows.

| CHICAGO, Jan. 30.--Gen. Sheridan has received
orders from Washington to have the Cheyenne
widows and orphans now at Fort Robinson
turned over to the Ogallalas. who are their rea-
| tives. the request having been made by Red
CIoud
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31
The Luminaries Of the Third Term.
New York Star.1

The Cincinnati Gazette rates Logan, Came
ron and Conkling at the three leading lumin-
aries In the constellation of the third term.
horizon, and unless the zodiac OF American
politics has adopted some new signs, that
constellation will never heave in sight.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31
Destruction of the GranIteville wooden
Mill.

PROVIDENCE, r. l.. Jan. 9e.-TheIarge wooden
mill situated at Graniteviile. X. L.. known as
the Granitevle Wooien Mill. was destroyed by
fire last night, together with all the machinery.
Loss 100000: insurance $4,000. The cause oil
the fire is unknown,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31
a Mystery to be sopyed.

BANGOR. Me-. Jan. s0--On the evening of the
twenty second Of last February, John Wilson
Baron. treasurer OF the Dexter Savings Bnnk
was found In the bank vault wounded. gagged
hHndeuffed and unconscious and soon after
no clue to the murderers. Startling develope.
ments are on tho tapis now and the probability
is that the guilty parties will be discovered
shortly.
Rarran piseNyerea tn HAVE Committee
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31
The Resignation Of MacMahon OmciaIly
Announced.

PARIS. Jan. 3O.-Tha resignation OF President
MacMahon was officially announced to-day
causing q light panic on the Bourse. Prices,
however, have since recovered.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31
A Heavy Failure In Liverpool

LIVERPOOL, Jan. 3O.-H. N. Hughes 4 Shep-
herd, merchants In this city, have failed liabil-
ties S85o.0O
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31
Death Of a Large Land owner,

CHICAGO. Jan. 9O.-Col L. M. Sullivan. formerly
the largest land owner In Illinois. died sud-
denly. on the steamer James Guthrie at OWENS
boro. yeste rday. At the time of bis death he
owned 10000 acres. His home was In Ford
nnunfY.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31

bers OF that exemplary church would. upop n
question OF politics, prefer professed poli-
tlcians address to- the ksrangr,e OF a minister
out OF business"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31
The Friends Of Grant Claim Georgia.
fChicaRo Inter Ocean.l

prominent Georgia politician and Dem
ocrat has expressed the opinion that Grant
would carry that State in 1880. Recent events
have caused reaction against the Bourbons'
it Is claimed, and man like Grant would
carry the people with him.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31
Election Of u. Grevy as President Of the
Republic.

PARIS, Jan. so.--The Chambers In Joint session
this afternoon elected M. Grevy President OF the
Republic.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31
Mercantile Failures In London and Not.
tlngham.

LONDON, Jan. 3O-Dyce Nichol g. Co., mar-
S470. 900.
The failure of James Hardy d Co.. lace manu-
facturers Of Nottingham. Is announced: liabii-
ties S265 900.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31
CANADA.
The Cattle Disease and American Ship.
ments.

MONTREAL. Jan. 9O.-Mr. McEachern. vete-
rinary surgeon Of this city, has been ordered to
Ottawa by the government and will at once pro-
ceed West In reference to the American cattle
disease. The government would like, IL pos
sible. to allow American cattle from non-in-
tested districts In the Western States to pass
through by this route. Thirty car loads Of
American cattle are at the Grand Trunk sheds
here. portion was put on the local market
here, and IL is considerably weaker.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31
THE UNITED KINGDOM.

MARsEILLEs, Jan. 3O-Gen. Grant has arrived
at Alexandria.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31
The Cslsr Line,

The Color Line.
New Haven RegisterI
The negro has his "rights," the Indian his
"wrOngs"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31
Inspecting the Gulf FoStincatlUna.
fnnofnv. Horo1At

General Sherman thinks the gulf fortif3ca.
tions need inspecting, and will proceed -
perform the duty, aided by his dail0hter land
General Van vliet and family. ls'1Au
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31

/ WASHINGTON, Jan. so:-The Potter Committee
|Gamined no witnesses this afternoon. and ad-
Burned till to- morrow morning.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-31

The negroes Of Brooks county, Ca, voted
the Democratic ticket more solidly than did
the whites.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-02-21

a reconnaissance in force developed
the fact that the insurgents out
numbered the Government troops.
In an engagement which took
place, thirty-fve of the latter were
killed and eighty nine wounded.
The loss of the rebels is believed to
have far exceeded this. No pris-
oners were taken, but all the insur-
gents captured were slain. The
President has dispatched vessel
for reinforcements and when these
arrive a decisive battle may be ex-
pected. A penal code prepared for
the island has given great dlssatls-
faction, one of the features being
a provision that any libelous matter,
admitted into a newspaper may sub,
jeet the editor to five years of penal
servitude and fogging.
LONDON, Feb. 20'-The London
papers, commenting on the Egyp-
tian crisis, consider that the Khe-
dive, even if he did not contrive
the demonstration, will take aa-
vantage Of it for attempting to re-
store his personal power.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-02-21
OHIO.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 20.-A dis
patch from Newark, Ohio, says !:
"There is great commotion on ac-
count of the publication, by order
of the City Council, of the names
of former members of the Council
with dates and amounts of Lloney
illegally taken from the city trea-
sury under different pretexts, ag-
gregating $4,000. Many of them
are among the most prominent citi-
zens. The Solicitor is instructed to
commence suit for recovery of the
money at once"
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-02-21
FRANCE.

LONDON, Feb. .20.-Advices from
Paris agree that there is considera-
BILE dissension among the Republi-
cans concerning the question of
amnesty for political offenses and
the impeachment of the Debroglie
Ministery. NJ. de Marcere, Minis
ter of the Interior, has become very
un popular with the extremists in
consequence of the annulling of the
municipality of Paris, granting
money to assist returning Com
munists and his assertion of au-
thority over the police.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-02-21
JAMAICA.

KINGSTON, JAMAICA, Feb. 13-Al-
most simultaneously on the first inst.
two bands of armed men landed at
different spots to the north and
south Of Port Au Prince. Hayti, and
proclaimed General Monency Benja-
min President, hoisting the
white star. The naval authorities
dispatched the gunboat Plover and
corvette Sirius to Morant Bay, but
before the British cruisers entered
the insurgents steamer had disap-
peared, and with her the majority
of Haytien refugees in Kingston,
the rest subsequently following their
leaders in small schooner
and joining them in the
bay of Ganives, which was the ap-
pointed rendezvous. To the South
a body of flibusters from st.
Thomas had made a landing near
Jacmeal, but from the fact that
nothing has been heard of their
success it is considered that the at
tempt was disastrous. On the 7th
Gen. Baisrond Conal set out with a
strong detachment of troops for the
seat of war in the north, for the
protection of the foreign subjects.
English and French Consuls had at
the first news Of the outbreak
dispatched men-of-war. Meanwhile,
the insurgents landed at San Marco,
overcoming the guar d at the Harbor
defenses and taking possession of
the town, the Inhabitants giving in
their adherents. The next day
they pushed on up the river Arti-
bonite to San Mignel, which they
occupied. Here they were found
BY the Government troops, headed
by President Conal, on the 9th, but
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-02-21
WASHINGTON.

|
J. WASHINGTON. Feb. 20-The
Senate Committee on Railroads de-
cided to report to the Senate the
following proposition, with the
recommendation that it be incor-
porated in the Sundry Appropria-
tion bill: That commission Of
nine persons, composed Of two
Senators, to be. appointed by the
Vice President, three members of
the House of Representatives, to
be appointed by the Speaker, ane
four citizens of the United States,
not members of either House of
Congress, to be appointed by the
President of the United States,
shall be created on or before March
18th, 1879, whose duty it shall be
to make a thorough examination
into and investigation of the rela-
tions existing between the Western
Union and other telegraph COM
panies and the public as effecting
interstate commerce; also the re-
lations between such telegraph
company or companies and the
New York Associated Press Assoc
citation and other press associations
of the country, national and local,
in so far as the interests of COM
merce of the country and the
public generally are affected there
by, and to report to the President of
the United States on or before the
1st day of December, 1879 the re-
suit of such investigation, together
with the testimony taken, and also
their recommendations as to what
legislation, if any, is expedient and
proper as affecting business and
telegraph communication between
the States in the interest of the
public generally, and of the United
States commerce in particular, and
especially to report their conclusions
and recommendations as to the
constitutionality and policy of the
creation by Congress of a postal
telegraph system under the direc-
ton and control of the General
Government, and as to the right
and duty of Congress to regulate
the rates of the existing Tele-
graph Companies on interstate
lines, and to prevent such
Companies from according exclusive
or exceptional privileges to the
Press Associations, National and
local, of the country. The Commits
sion shall meet in Washington on or
before April first, and organize by
selecting one of their number as
President, and another as Secretary.
The Commission shall have power
to sit at any place within the
United States, and issue subp@nas,
send for persons and papers, admin
lister oaths and take testimony.
Each member shall receive his actu al
expenses while engaged in the ser
vice of the same, and those mem
bers, who are not members of either
House OF Congress, shall for the
time actually engaged in such SER
vice receive the same per diem as
the members of Congress.
The Army Appropriation bill, as
reported from the Senate Commit
tee to>day, is dlvested of the army
reorganization sections inserted by
the House. The so-called "Butler
railroad telegraph amendment is
retained in the bill.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-02-21
CincinnaIt Market.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 2O.-Flour strong
and higher; ,amily, S4 .45a5.2 Wheat
scarce aud firmer; No. 2 red winter,
81 GOAL o. Corn in fair demand aDd
firm. 35a363. Oats in good demand.
25s2S. Pork quiet but firm, $1,000
Lard, steam, $6.65. Bulk meats strong;
shoulders, 81; short rio, "a 80, cash;
So 90, buyer FEB, S. ., buyer April;
short clear, $5.00a5.lO. Bacon in fair
demand and Arm; shoulders, 44s4s;
clear rib. 81 So: cloar sides, 53a6 Sugar
stesdv AID Exchanged Hogs active
and firm. Whisky active and firm,