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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-14

We have had occasion to refer several times
recently in terms OF commentator to the
mammoth work now being compiled by
David B. Gould, Esq, the Gazetteer Of
the Mississippi Riuer and Tributaries. and
We now take pleasure In announcing THE
arrival OF Messrs. A. G.. Mccormack and
N. 7. Potter, of st. Louis. who will assist Mr..
Frank A. Coons. who prior to this time has
been the representative of the Gazetteer In this
city.
We have heretofore spoken in detail of the
merits Of Mr.. Gould's enterprise. and again re-
peat that 1t will be work of great importance
to the commercial interests of this city and
trust 1t will receive liberal patronage at the
hands of our business men. The meritorious
features of the Gazetteer is certainly worthy OF
their earnest investigation.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-14
sTATE-H0UsE NOTES.

Prof. Lusber is engaged In making the tab
leau OF distribution of the Peabody fund,
On Saturday next tomorrow registration
will begin. Registrar Cavanae will have his
office ready to register voters.
The Governor appointed Sampson Peeantet
assessor OF st. Mary. vice John O'Neil. re-
signed.
The Secretary of State is issuing circular in
structions to parish assessors, calling their at
tention to the letter of Attorney General Ogden
relative to the opening of registration offices.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-14
THE RETURNING BOARD INDICT.
MENTS.

Owing to press Of other business which the
Attorney General represented to the court
would prevent his attendance. argument. on
the motion to duash the indictments against
Wells Casanave and Kenner. which was TO
have been heard yesterday. was continued until
Thursday next
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-14
Shooting ARRAY.

At half-past ) O'Clock yesterday difficulty
took place in the engine-room Of the steamboat
between two negroes. named Bill Lee and an
unknown party. which Terminated in the IN
known man firing two shots at Lee without ef-
negro fired at mysterfously disappeared.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-14

Thirty thousand boxes Of raisins were yes
terday transferred in bond from the vessel TO
route heretofore pursued by cargoes OF this
kind has been via New York. but slight differ
ence In freight and the chances OF delay on &C.
count OF the stoppage of trains in consequence
Of snow occasioned the change.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-14
MINOR NOTES.

Among the awards In this city We notice the
names OF Messrs. Dennis Long and Matthew
Addy. leaders Of extensive foundries. resDec-
lively OF Louisiana and Cincinnati. who, 1t is
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-14
CUsTOM-HOUsE NOTES.
ty OF new I

ty OF new furniture for several
offices in the building was received yesterday
The following we're the receipts at the sub
traasury Office on Wednesday:
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-14
The Results of The investigation.

[BaiHtGg4 { azette.J
rboro arc twf t,.,., 4 this investigation
which cannot b Gfr one y t;Las ~ ., piaTte
Mr. Tilden in q 1@h Ter po5Leioh. L snau !. A +,
occupied mo a1g ne oinsI - e. tSo K % -
an utter break @ 10 aseenap. ., - sn 1.,hiah
publicans to p Tue .l laat tho p m.aon
counted Hay - LOWING Inhe lno D IT,
Gratis were II , Ihe SAM L4 c1 .has MY icy
have shown e9e ipiieIs ellae tlie Doi IL
crafts or MI ga taighI nave m nougpe sne
presidency : .tIaseo 20 40 IL; Lne nep ,,.a.
lican cipne Gieii, pernaps, SNOW "hae Was
done, were d. aso ana ueSItoyco'
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-14

You can subdue all choleric diseases by the
use of Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-14
Dead I'm Her Red.

Yesterday colored woman named Matbilde
Purnell aged forty five years. was found dead
In her he'd In the rear OF the premises No. 4ss
Magazine street. The coroner was notified.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-14

For Carolina Clay Peas call on George Heck &
Co., corner Poydras and Tchoupitoulas streets.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-14

You can subdue all cholerie diseases by the
use of Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-14
THE CITY DEBT.

We have been furnished BY Col. Glynn. the
Administrator Of Public Accounts. with COPY
OF the report OF his department for the six
months ending December 81, 1878, together with
the statement Of the commissioners Of the con-
solidated debt Of the floating and bonded In
debtedness Of the city. This statement shows
the debt to be as follows:
Total floating deet. 81 976 T57 70
Total bonded debt. 1s,400.5s7 46
Total. ..-- -.-----..-. .-.-...- ..S2o5H,3ab 10
Deduct Waterworks stock held by
the city. exchanReable for
bonded or floating debt ..-....... 4A.700 90
Total. .....-....... $1,000. .$i9. 1872. 645 is
Appended to this statement is the following
note:
In the above statement the capitalized interest
for three and half years. at per cent on
bonded debt of SIS, 400. 587 46. regared as prem
ium bonds, Is not considered
This interest. which does not appear In either
the bonded or floating debt statement, amounts
to 1888 1872 80. classified as follows:
On s11 $50 $50 90 premium bonds 81 1856 316 SO
On 1850, 2o7 46 old bonds subject to
exchanges. l,Zoj. $50 1U
Total Observation-Disclosures SO 220. 102 80
Less per cent interest paid on con-
solidated bonds ts4,379.000l later
than July /, 1874 BY orders OF
United States Court .......-.--.-.. 131 $40 90
Total ....................,s 50. 08s.7 1872 80
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-14

I'm. weary of the food l have to eat. Try
had
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-14

And a large assortment OF slippers. Country
buyers win find Il e their advantage to pur-
of not being overcharged on no article. The
rules Of the house are to sell STRICTLY one
catalogues with the plain prices OF the house
eent out free of charge.
All orders either for country or city. will be
promptly attended to.
No postage stamps taken In payment except
for amount OF mailing.
All communications or orders should be ad-
dressed to
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-07-17
POLITICIL NOTES.

=, TILpENs advice to Ewing is TO keep Sam Cary in
the background.
THE Baltimore Democrat wants to be labeled
Just now to know which one of the independent
movements he belongs to.
So many people are attending to General Grants
private atlnlrs that he does not expect to reach
nome before the middle of september.
TIE Philadelphia Commonwealth rings the alarm
bell and threatens dire results unless the Demo
cratic convention does precisely what II wants. 1t
does always thus.
SINCE Mr.. Hendricks manifested so much vehe.
nence In declaring that he would not again take
The second place on the Democratic ticket IL has
begun to look for all the world rs If he would fai
10 get either place.
a SOUTHERN paper proposes that all negroes ngi-
Atng the exodus he adjudgcd insane and treated
accordingly.
TIfE New York Mutton seems TO look on tho Dem
ocratic party as sort of ticket. ofcavo man among
parties.
WISCONSIN elects State officers this fall. The in
culnbents, who are all Republicans. candidates
Tor reelection. According to the Chicago Tribune
there is no good reason to doubt tine success of the
Republican ticgct"
SINCE the death of William Allen, IL Is believed
thnt ID. w. voorhees, eau talk louder than any
other Democratic statesman living
THE Pennsylvania Democrats hold their State
convention ut Harrisburg next Wednesday. The
Republicans meet In the same city week later.
THE 81, Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press calls Mr. Ill.
deil the inevitable candidate 1t believes 1t is
useless TO attempt 10 get rid of him.
OF partial list of Democratic papers in Arkan-
sas fifteen are for Tden the candidate for Presi-
dent nine for Hendricks, four or five have n lean
ing toward Thurman, and about n score have ex-
pressed no decided preference. Among the last are
some Oi the most influential papers in the State
one lonesome paper declares in favor of the nomi-
nation oil General Ewing.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-07-17
A Nenly to ex.soldIer.
y NNT'N w NN-''VF0ENT'
WAsHINGToN, ID. G. July 16, Isl

WAsHTNGroN, ID. c. July 16, 1879.
To lhe Editor of the National ReDuJiican!
SIR: Permit me to answer tho article in your
issue Of yesterday headed "a Grumbe ms Is q
Grumblc" aud signed "Ex.Soldier," relative to
the Adjutant.Geuenl and his office. / con-
slider the article abusive and without founda-
tion in fact. 1t may be true that Adiutant-
General Townsend "nevcr smelcd powder dur
ing the late war, aud In consequence
performed clerical duty in the war office" but
those duties were very important aud essential
aud every high official in the Union army
would to-day, If called upon, give evidence
that those duties were most satisfactorily, pa
tflotically, and faithfully performed. IIo was
placed in that position by Secretary Stanton,
and during all the time of that great War Sec
retary's administration of army affairs was his
right-hand man. To blame him, then, for not
smelling powder is unjust, puerile-ayc more,
absurd aud foolish. Then again, relative to
the assertion that "ho never has any sympathy
for Union soldier" will say, from my own
personal knowledge, that there is no officer in
any Department of the Government whore the
act of Congress relative to the appointment of
Union soldiers to office has been so strictly aud
persistently adhered TO as in the Adjutant-Gcn-
erals office.
True, the politics of the ex-soldiers thus ap.
pointed have not been particularly inquired
into any more than they were when these men
went into the late war but that they had
good and faithful war record has always been
one of the first tests ere these men were APP
pointed This fact WAS made strikingy appa-
rent in the late reports to Congress relative TO
the obsci vance of tliiB act when inquiry was
made and If "Ex-Soldier" would read the
tabular reports rendered to that committee of
inquiry, lie would be ashamed Of his assertion.
Relative to the late appointment of ian ex-
rebel" to an important position l have no
doubt 1t was done by reason of the mans PEE
culiar aud necessary fitness for tho position,
and not by reason of his being an ex-rcbel."
Docs Ex-Soldier" know the appointment was
made by the Adjutant-General2 l feel justi.
fled in assuming this hypothesis is from the
fact that General Townsend heretofore has
been so exceedingly careful to appoint ex-
Union soldiers to positions in his office when
ever they were proved qualified l know
whereof affirm; and, having been II lifelong
Republican myself, and expecting TO sink or
swim with that party, am ready, rs such, to
repel the ISLANDERS of any one who does not
know what lie is talking about, aud to vindi
cate the character and loyalty of one who has
truly and fearlessy shown himself the friend
and helper of the ex- Union soldier.
T. J. r.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-07-17
Virginia Politics.
NORFOLK, VA, July ID, 1879.

Nohrobh, VA, Ju'y II, ioiU.
TO The Editor Of the Nationa, Republican,:
SIR: In 1861 everybody was patriotic "de-
fender of the faith +" from their own stand
point; in 1879 everybody you meet wants to
be learned in prognostics and try to make
their hindsight rs good as their foresight"
Hence our would-be politicians have all a.cer-
tain taint of vanity, and hasty to show and
boast plot that they are greedy to contrive
in order to mako themselves President.makers.
We are struck with these reflections from read
ing dispatch from Washington TO the New
York press that the Virginia carpet-baggers
had met in couclave at Old Point last week and
made up a slate for President. The best of the
Joke in the wild vagaries of the fertile imagi-
nation that concocted the aforesaid cat in the
meal-tub" is that neither Jo:gensen. Scwell,
Patt. nor the other mau " were at Old Point
"in Il body" So much for that.
The Republicans down here are as solid as a
rock for the best man first, lust, and all the
time It's true, many have their personal fi-
vortcs, but none are Ephriams, that we know of,
so welded TO their idols rs to sacrifice party
unity. The success of the resumption act aud
Sherman's financial policy have created much
discussion among those who have never voted
the Republican ticket as to make close obser-
vers look for a general stampede Of the im-
practicables over TO the Republican ranks, The
Conservative party has bankrupted tho State
to all intents and purposes; therefore the
| "hard crabs" rs tho hard-mOney men arc
| called, are watched with jealous eyes by tho
| Bourbon element.
The local issues in this State are in favor of
the Republican party, because one and all are
pay to the last cent men" Of our public debt,
| while the Conservative party is split all to
| smitherines on that question.
On the question of education the out-spoken
Conservatives and the press denounce their
party for the ubiquitous appropriation of the
school fund to other Sources" leaving the ris
ing generation to grow up in Ignorance.
| The bone and sinew Of the Conservative
party, who are controlled by spiritual infu-
ences, are dead down" on the Mon'ett bell
punch law, and would make any combination
| to wipe it from the statute book. Now, if the
Republican party, under such bearing Of affairs,
will only take advantage of the opportunity
aud profit by experience we see no reason why
the State cannot be carried in the Presidential
| election of 1850. SCOUT.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-07-17

here. Now, rs Mr. THOMPSON and the other
citizens of the United States pay half the
expenses of the government of the District,
is IL not right that these citizens should hold
at least half the offices? That seems to be
just. What is sauce for the goose should be
sauce for the gander
As to the other argument Of the Star, and
those who advocate the appointment of q
District lawyer, that Maryland law rules,
and therefore lawyer versed in that should
be appointed Judge, spuerile. II might APP
ply if the proposed judge were from the
State Of Louisiana, whose laws are founded
on the civil laws and the code NAPOLEON.
The laws of all the other States, Maryland
included, are founded upon the English
common law, and the lawyer who is
thoroughly versed in his profession in any
one of the States is competent to practice
or act as judge in any of the others. The
statutory laws of different States differ
slightly, but they all have one origin, and
the judges who have construed them all
studied the same textbooks. So that the
talk about "a knowledge of Maryland law"
is what Masters Mate O'BRIEN, III Peter
Simple" would have called flnp-doodle,"
which, being translated, means "stuil to feed
fools on"
There is another view of this matter of
District people holding office. There are
to-day, and has been since few years after
the District was established, ten times more
people from the District OF Columbia hold
ing office according to the population}, than
from any State in the Union, not even ex-
cepting Ohio. The Official Register will
show this. Even in the Treasury, where
the law requires that the officers, clerks,
and employees shall be appointed accord
ling to representation" and where, if that
law were enforced the District would have
seven officials, it has nearer that many hum
drcds 1t would seem to be about time to
stop this senseless twaddle about District
men being appointed TO District offices.
What has been said is not to be under
stood ns advocating the appointment of
Mr.. THOMPSON or any one else it is simply
intended to call attention to the true state
of the case.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-07-17
THE ENEMIES OF GRANT.

The New York Commercial advertiser now
takes little stock in the GRANT boom in
this wise:
1t will delight the independent voter to learn
that WILLIAM L. CHANDLER, that most astnte
and obnoxious politician, is against GRANTS
nomination for the Presidency. In fact about
all the old party managers are for some other
man than GRANT. Tho people will overcome
the men who follow politics for living us they
did in 1864, when they renominated LINCOLN
against II solid Senate and an almost solid
House. The people mean TO have GRANT for
the next President, and when the people rise
the politicians must take back seat.
Boys do you hear that ? There is sober
truth and faithful history in the above par
agraph, aud history often repeats itself.
The people know whether they want Cen
eral GRANT, and if they want him they will
have him in spite of the machine politicians,
who may fancy that they have the power
to frown down and sit on the peoples favor
ite Mt pleasure and with success. For
| eighteen years there has been class of poll
ticans in the Republican party who have
steadily pursued the path dissatisfaction,
unless their own peculiar views and favor
ties were recognized and honored. They
have shared honors, and then they have been
| pacated for the time. Their peculiar
friends have had n share of the emoluments
of position and that has added to their hap
plness But when season of barrenness
has come, and everybody could not have all
they wanted, the sweet has become sour,
and bitter criticisms and unkind words
have followed, occasionally victim has
been sacrificed to petty grudge, and an
insult has been offered to disagreeing Re-
publcans but the world has moved on,
bringing reverses and some successes to the
Republican party, until it is now approach
ing another contest, the most trying in
eighteen years. The people have
permitted the politicians to have
their way until the Republican estate
has been seriously dissipated and
weakened in its power. Indeed, it has been
brought as near shipwreck as it could be
without bringing total disaster.
The people cannot afford and will not al
low the Republic to be pushed further in
the direction of peril. They will take
charge of and control the next Presidential
campaign with standard-bearer of their
own selection, in whose tried patriotism
and wisdom they have perfect confidence
and trust. Politicians may frown and pre-
dict but the people will act when the
proper time comes, under feelings and
pronptings kindred to those which led
them throughout the trying years when
LINCOLN and GRANT stood at the National
helm. The people have determined that
the Democratic party shall not capture this
Government in the next Presidential con-
test The assaling perls have been made
manifest, and no doubtful experiments will
be tried to please auybody-they will 60
for sure thing, and they think they know
Just where to find it,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-07-17
Dissatisfaction Among the Soldiers.

10 he Editor of tie National Republican
SIR: l am glad TO see that you and some of
your correspondents are aware of the increas-
ing dissatisfaction among Federal soldiers in
the late war with treason at their treatment
by Il Republican Administration. l heard Il
gentleman of great Intelligence and high char
acter, who abandoned valuable business, and,
with three sons. went into the war at its open
ing aud remained till its close, say yesterday v
that "evidence of military SERVICE" however
faithful rendered, in support of the Union, in
the late rebellion, is no longer recommend
alton to this Administration, of any applican +
for position under It, If soldier asks for
recognition in any form, he had better max Q
no alusion to his military service. 1t is more
likely to bcget Il sneer than anything else.
This language may be, l think, too strong,
but the flct cannot be denied, that for some
reason the impression is extending and deep
enng among the "bOys in blue" the country
over that the sacrifices they made, aud the
sutlorings they endured to save the Nation in
the hour of her agony, are becoming less aud
less appreciated by those in power. They
watch closely the acts of the Executive De-
partmeuts in making appointments, aud when
they sec that Foreigners, Democrats, aud rebels
oven, so often are preferred before Federal SOL
diers, who are equally and even more compe-
tent to i'll the positions, they are not only dis.
appointed, but indignant, and unless some
thing is done speedily to allay this deepening
feeling, the days of the Republican party are
numbered. Thc life of the true patriot SOL
dior in the late fierce struggle with treason
was II terrible reality, aud he ought not, and
will not, support in power the carpet knights
aud skulkers who staid at home to seize on
the spols of his donrly.bought victories aud
then with II patroniHing air pat him ON the
shoulder aud seek to beglle him with high.
sounding words of promise.
AN OLD SOIDIER
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-07-17

: writer stood and watched with intense adj
" miration those long arms puuctuatiug
" some fierce denunciations Of the policy
" of the Administration. lilo was then in
" Producing vALLANDIGHAMr And yet in
the face of history aud stern facts, showing
the UNMARRIED hostility of the Democratic
party to the war to crush the rebellion,
Democratic Senators aud members of Con-
gress stand in their places and declare that
the Democratic party carried the war for
the defense of the Union. But for this one
blemish ALLEN would now be canonized by
the Democratic party.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-07-17
DEMOCRATS AND rHE SOLDIER.

While the Democrats freely admit that
soldier who had lost both legs in the service
of his country during the rebellion, and
against whose record nothing can be
brought, has been thrown out of position
by the Democratic Sergeant-at-Anns of the
Senate, they attempt to break the force of
that act by asserting that "he is a Repub-
" lican, and so is the man who has been up-
pointed to take his place" This may be
true, but IL is open TO reasonable doubt.
We cannot imagine any stripe of Republic
can who would accept u position made va
cant by the removal of legless soldier,
without proper cause for the displacement.
We have no desire to look upon or contcm-
plate such Republican, for he would be u
political deformity of eminent repulsive-
ness. There may be men in the Republican
party who would take position and bread
from soldier who gave both his legs to the
cause Of his country, but, if such exist, they
belong on the other side of the political
line, and will go there, leaving their Repub-
licanism behind rs useless and discarded
baggage during their explorations of II new
political country. We venture the opinion
that there is not true-hearted, sound
minded, and well-principled Republican in
the whole country who would accept of u
position made vacant under the circum-
stances attending this case. The removal
of a no-legged soldier from position with
out cause is execrable, and for Republican
| To share thp hpnpfta of surb n vrono dope
not mitigate the case at all, though it may
place part of the odium upon an alleged
Republican head.