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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-05

The Warner silver bill seems to have Gre
ated no little excitement In Congress, and the
Eastern papers are predicting, as usual with
them when any financial proposition Is
made that they do not specially favor. that
1t will bring ruin and disaster on the whole
country. This bill restores the bl-metallic or
double standard system OF gold and silver,
makes the trade dollar interchangeable with
the standard silver dollar, and authorizes the
owner of silver bullion to deposit 1t ut any
United States mint and have 1t coined into
silver dollars, free OF cost to himself. In
other words, the bill proposes the unlimited
coinage Of silver. The bill is now before the
House, and is being pressed very earnestly
fin that body. It is one Of the first matters
that will be considered as soon as the present
political legislation Is gotten rid Of It L. not,
Of course, party measure, but will develop
into square fight between the East and West.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-05
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THE ITEMS GROWL.

The City Item Of yesterday contained par
agraph which reflects uniustly upon the Con-
stitutional Convention. 1t Is charged that too
much red tape Is being developed and too
much time occupied In frivolities; that the
days work begins too late and ends too early.
These charges are made in spirit Of cap
tiousness and fault finding, and have no basis
In fact III strict adherence to rules consti-
tutes red tapism, then the Convention is
guilty as charged; but as every one at all
familiar with parliamentary proceedings
knows, the business Of any Legislative body
is more promptly dispatched by following the
order prescribed for its consideration. In
doing this the Convention is guided by ex-
perience and good sense, and the effect is per-
ceived IN the harmony and regularity of its
proceedings, and the prompt dispatch Of
all business brought before it. The charge
that the Convention is going too slow Is dis
posed Of by the statement that in twelve days
there have been introduced and referred to
committees no less than 800 ordinances.
Besides, q large number Of resolutions have
been considered and disposed Of. AS for the
charge that the Convention meets too late and
adiOurns too early, the Item should know, il
1t does not, that this is done for the purpose
Of giving committees an opportunity to con
slider and report upon the mass Of matters
before them, 80 that the work may be in
diligently completed at no distant day" as
the Item itself puts it. AS matter OF course
nearly all the real work Is done In the com
mittees and that 1t Is done with dispatch Is
manifest-the committees already beginning
to report. The Item also knows that the
Convention mas not adjourned on single day
since its session began without finishing the
calendar. Consequently its allegation that
the sessions end too early In the day Is with
out force 1t would not have the body to re-
main in session for the purpose Of consuming
a given amount Of time, would it? When the
Convention has nothing before it, the mem
bers, like sensible men. adjourn and go to din
ner or to the committee rooms.
We suspect there Is reason behind the
Items criticism which does not appear. Had
the Convention decided to meet at 10 o'clock
in the morning and adjourn at /, our captious
evening contemporary would not, in all prob
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-05

The New York Herald has been studying
the subject of emigration OF late and fur.
nishes us with some interesting statistics
thereon. During the past ninety years nc
less than $780, emigrants have landed In
this country, determined to make 1t their
home. The causes OF this movement can
easily be traced In eontemporaneOus Euro
pean history. The revolution Of 1847, the
Irish famine Of 1850, the German commercial
crisis Of 1854, EACH have tended to largely in
crease the flow Of emigration to our shores.
Previous to the war, 1854 was the champion
emigration year, no less than 427,833 per-
ems having come that year to the United
States. This immense number has been twice
Exceeded since, In 1872 and 1873. Since the
panic OF that last year there has been steady
decline In the arrival of emigrants
The most curious study, however, In this
matter Is the race question. The Irish and
Germans constitute the bulk Of the emil
grants, the latter being slightly ahead Of the
former It Is only Of late years that the peo-
pie of other countries have begun to emigrate
here The Irish emigration reached its
height Ia 1851, since which time 1t has stead
lily declined. The Welsh emigration was at
ulSHeSt Ill Ioo1s LH6 oWISS III 4bDf Lu6
German In 1854, whereas more Englishmen
Scotchmen, Austrians, Hollanders, Danes, Bel
gians, Frenchmen, Italians, Swedes, Norwe-
CLANS, Bohemians, Russians, Poles and Hun
garians have emgrated to this country
within the last five years than at any pre-
vious period. The greatest number of Hun
garians landed in this country In 1875, while
the Russian emigration reached It's maximum
only last year. 1t will thus be seen
that the American people are becoming each
year more aud more cosmopolitan. In 1847,
81 per cent Of the emigrants to America were
Germans and 1rishmen, and only 10 per cent
belonged to all the other European nationali-
ties In 1876, the German-Irish immigration
was only As per cent, and the other foreign
immigration 55 per cent; In 1878 they were At
and So respectively. In the matter OF reli-
gion the emigrants to this country were about
evenly divided between Professionals and
Catholics, with 35095 Jews, almost all from
Germany, and 25,239 members Of the Greek
Church. About one-third Of the German emf
grants were Catholic and one-fourth OF the
Irish Professionals.
Nevada has, proportionately, the largest
foreign born population in the Union, then
comes California, Minnesota, Wisconsin and
New York. North Carolina, on the other
hand, has the smallest foreign population Of
any Staten the Union, with Arkansas and
Georgia coming close after 1t. -5.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-05

The reign Of terror in Russia has excited
parliamentary inquiry in England. Sir Rob-
ert Peel a Liberal Conservative member OF
the House OF Commons, has interrogated the
government concerning 1t, and whether the
interests OF humanity do not demand that
some steps should be taken to mitigate Its
horrors. The government failed to. answer,
nut II is probable that the question will come
Up 10 another form, and that some reply will
pe mace. me brief cable reports of the con-
a1.on - ahalrs IN the Cars dominiops show
state OF things bordering on anarchy. All
cue oespotie powers Of the government are
neing brought into play To renrass nnhI;o
opinion and stamp out any sentimant ~. on 1s1
'- IL w present order of things. TIA Via :,
siberia are being populated bv thu Wits o.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-05

unfortunates banished to their bleak barrens,
and the prisons Of the empire are filled with
wretches awaiting punishment for imaginary
crimes. Foreign interference, In any effective
form, ID hardly to be expected, and Russia
will be permitted to settle her internal disor-
ders In her own way. 1t may be that foreign
governments will take the trouble to get at
the facts, and as q movement In this diree-
ton Sir Robert Peel's inquiry may be re-
garded with favor.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-05

A convention TO discuss the labor ques-
ton, especially In connection with the emil
grafton movement among the negroes, is to
be held in Vicksburg to-day. twill be largely
attended. Louisiana will be represented by q
number of delegates, white and coIored.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-05
PROPOSALS TO REPAIR, ALTER AND
FURNISH ST. PATRICK'S HALL.

DEPARTMENT OF WATERwoRKs AND PUBLIC
Buildings, Room No 49, City Hail.
New Orleans. April 2s. 1879 J
Scaled proposals will be received at this office
until WEDNESDAY. May 7, 1879, at 10 o'clock
M. for repairs. alterations and furniture to st.
Patrick's Hall. according to plans and speci1-
cations on file In the office OF the City Surveyor
The work to be adjudicated to the lowest bid
der. The city reserves the right to reject any
and all bids Parties bidding are required to
deposit with the Administrator of Finance, as
an evidence Of their intention to abide by the
adjudication. the amount OF one hundred dol
lars in cash. which shall be forfeited to the city
In case OF failure to sign the contract. Bid
ders to whom contract Is not awarded shall
have their deposits returned to them on the day
adjudication Is made. Proposals to be indorsed
Proposals to Repair, Alter and Furnish st.
Patrick's Hall.
e. r. CHEVALLEY.
Administrator Of WaterWorks and Public Build.
tngs. anas
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-05

OFFICE BOARD DIRECTORS or PUBLIC SCHOOLS. !
City of New Orleans,
80 Burgundy street. May 4, 1879.
The roll Of teachers. portresses. rents etc., OF
the public schools Of this city for 1.-The month Of
April. 1879. will be paid at the Office OF the Ad-
ministrator of Finance. City Hall, as follows:
Teachers of schools In the First, Second and
Third Districts on WEDNESDAY the seventh
instant. from $3.50 o'clock p. M till o'clock .. m.
Teachers OF schools In the Fourth. Fifth, Sixth
and Seventh Districts ON Thursday, the eighth
instant. from 80 o'clock D. M till o'clock D. m.
The balance OF the roll will be paid on FRI
DAY, the ninth instant.
my44t JOHN j. O'BRIEN, Secretary
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-05
NEW ORLEANS. MAY 8, 1879.

If Senator Plumb's mileage grab Of $1360
had not been promptly voted down by the
Democratic Senate every stalwart organ In
the country would have charged 1t upon the
Democratic party. Or course Plumb L. a
StaIwart himself.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-05
:. no24 IL
NOTICE TO STATE CREDITORS.

Rooms COMMITTEE ON THE DEBT OFT
the State, at the State House, !
New Orleans. April 30. 1871
The Committee on the Debt of the State. In
accordance with resolution of the Constitr-
tional Convention. hereby give notice to the
creditors OF the State that the committee is pre-
pared to receive propositions relative to the adj
iustment Of the bonded and floating debt OF the
State.
Propositions should be submitted in writing
to the chairman Of the committee by q syndi-
cate or agency. representing each particular
class of indebtedness.
e. e. KIDD,
Chairman Of Committee
Address. New Orleans. La State-Ho
mv1 NJ
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-05

TILE NEW LOUISIANA REMEDY.
Greatest Cough Strip Of the age, or Of
any age. Product of our swamps. Splea.
did for children. NO poison. THIR.
TEEN pages Of names of HOME REFER.
ENCEs, and increasing! Sold by drag.
gists: Depot No. 1Oe Camp street, n. o.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-05
CITY LICENSES FOR 1879.

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, CRY HALL.
New Orleans. April 8. 1878.
70 accommodate the public and save them
expensive costs and Inconvenience license in
spectors clothed with authority 10 collect will
call upon those who have not paid and furnish
them the appropriate license under ordinance
No. 4789, Administration Series. and those re-
fusing will be enjoined at once.
ap10 ALT III. ISAACSON Administrator
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-05
DIED.

URQUHART-Att the Cora Plantation, on Sun
day. May a. 1879. at a. m. Anne Urquhart aged
seventeen years and seven months
Her funeral will take place from No. 121 ST.
Charles street. This {Mondayl Evening, at $3.50
o'clock .x =am.5
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-05
BANK NOTICES.
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
No. 81 Camp street.
BOND DEPARTMENT

United States per cent bonds and refundini
certificates bought and sold.
Called bonds taken at highest market rates.
An2O I'm
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-05
OUR REDUCED PRICEe.

A FINE AND LARGE SELECTION VI
IMPORTED CLOTH.
for SPRING and SUMMER WEAR, from u
We Will take measures and make to oTaeI Ri - v
best Of style, for less than one-haf l1e =
price. III
Over One Hundred Tailors. and three Il
best Cutters in the city, constantly empoygs1
Country orders will, as usual, receive ~ i
attention. Goods sent on receipt Of easld5 n
I. y. We guarantee satisfaction and. = ~
FIT In every instance, Or money VIII Y /
turned. -
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-05-08

children. increased sociability. more tidy
housewives (for what woman will not hay.
her house in nice condition when she is
| liable at any hour to have callers y. and
increased intelligence among. all classes
their intellect being often called into activ.
/ ity by conversations, ETC., on the common
topics of the day.
Leaving Cache valley we cross the divide
TO Bear River valley. which we follow
down until near Brigham, City. then con-
tinue near the foot of the mountains to
Ogden. where we remain over night before
continuing our journey East.
Ogden we found to be a town of consid-
cradle importance. Situated as railroad
center for roads running north. south. east
and west. it feels the importance of its po-
siiion and puts on airs accordingly. Hotel
runners. boot-bla.ks and news-boys are
among the Injuries it supports. while al
most every branch OF industry must
thrive here. where two daily. and several
weekly papers flourish. and new buildings
are in course OF erection in varionS parts
OF the town. rile growth and improve
ment OF the town during the past few
years is simply wonderful. and appt T.
ances indicate that 1.-The end is uoayet.'
MATT.
AT Tarpe ADri, % 1879
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A Human SHcPi6ee.- AtrDct-
~ OF y Religious Enthusiast.

Boston. May 2-Charles F. Freeman. OF
PocasseI. Mass, yesterday killed his five
year old daughter. The man is Second
Adventist. and has been attending revival
meetings. About week ago he claimed
to have received Il wonderful revelation.
and has no. eaten or slept since. lie says
the Lore! directed him to sacrifice his little
daughter. and declares that she will rise
again in three days. Yesterday morning
he sent word to the nei-shbOrs that lie
would make the revelation known, and Of
fer an orthodox sacrifice. In the after
noon a number of Second Adventists as
sembled at the house. but the child had
then been killed. The little one was
with knife. and her blood
poured ont ;lpOn the table. which was i'm
provised as an altar. Freeman had driven
every one from the house. and locked and
barred the doors and windows. and. hav
ing firearms. threatens death to any one
who interferes. Alone with the dead
child he soes through horrible incanta-
lions. which he says in three days will
result in the ''resurrection of my beloved
child
Pocasset Mass. May 3.-Freeman, who
made sacrifice Of his child in obedience
% ..revelation." has been ARRESTED to-
rether with his wife. On their way to the
prison they both loudly proclaimed that
he death Of the child was in obedience to
he divine mandate
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-05-08
Action Oh t.se vetoed Bill.

Washington. April 30.-Atter reading
OF the journal the Speaker presented TIN
veto message of the President upon tie
Army Appropriation bill. and it was reat
by the clerk. At the conclusion of ia.
reading OF the message. Sparks offered the
following:
That it is ordered that the message o.
the President just read be entered at length
on the journal, as required by the consti
tuition of the United States. and that thu
House will Tomorrow proceed 10 consider
said message, and thereafter to reconsider
the bill making appropriations for the sup
port OF the army for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1880. and that said message be
printed. Adopted.
Washington. May l.-Sparks called u,
the order made yesterday. to reconsider
the Army Appropriation bill. A vote was
taken on the question. no debate being al
lowed. whether upon reconsideration the
House will pass the Army Appropriation
bill. Notwithstanding the objections of the
President.
The House refused to pass the bill over
the Presidents veto. the vote standing l2t
to ITO. not the necessary twO-thirds in tht
affirmative 1t was strictly a party vote
Only three of the Greeni'ackers voting fol
the bill and nine against it. Adjourned
until Saturday.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-05-08
Murder OF u Chicago Merchant.

Chicago. May Last December. Mrs.
Ada Roberts filed hill against Theodore
b. Weber. member Of a prominent whole
sale boot and shoe firm here. charging
Weber with seduction and that he had
promised 10 pay her eight per cent. on
5000 annually during his life on c0ndi-
tion that she would support their son and
keep silent; that Edmund .Jussen. his law
yer. was appointed trustee OF the fund. but
thsf Wcber had I,naccounlably stopped
these payments. Weber filed nm answer
last month. alleging that black mail had
been practiced and confessing that certain
sums had been extorted from him. but the
woman having failed to keep silence. he
had stopped payments. This afternoon.
rs Weber. Mrs. Roberts and Jussen were
in the latser's Office taking Weber's testi-
mony. Mrs. Roberts suddenly drew a pis-
tol and shot Weber in the abdomen. lie
was taken home. bleeding inwa,lly. and
will die probably tonight. He has made
n will and claims that he IL innocent. va
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-05-08
HAYES. VETO.
Substantial Reasons Assigned here.
for.

New York, April 29.-The Times saws
The veto message will make about three
fo,rtl,S of Il column. The Presiden, is re-
ported to he indignant at the haste mani-
tested by the messenger. having arrived at
the White House with the bin between
seven and eight O'Clock in the evening. rs
though the President contemplated run
ming away. In the message the President
takes tie ground that attempted enactment
of Il political amendment or rider to the
Army bill is a direct infringement upon
his prerogative rs executive and an en-
crOacfmcni upon the rights clearly guar
anteed in the National Constitution. Tie
message declares further the manner in
which this unconstitutional legislation is
sought to he enacted. in other words. its
addition to the Army bill for the supporl
of the Government. is an unworthy an
unfair effort TO cOerce the action Of the eX-
ecufive. and hat such coercion was never
thought of during the first forty land in
many respects the BEST years of our na-
tiOnal existence. and that during the past
sixty years. or since the form of legislation
described has been in vogue. the best men
of I'LL parties and Ill political factions have.
from time to time protested againstit. 70
these reasons the message appeals to Con
gfess now. once and forever TO put an end
to the vicious custom OF lacking irrelevant
legislation to appropriation bills. As fun
ther argument against the style of legisla-
ton described. the message draws attention
to the fact that in twenty-five States of the
Union it is prohibited by constitutional en-
OF the most direct and binding
character. The President does not object
TO any law prohibiting troops at polls. and
it is reported if the word civil is stricken
out of the ohjectio able hill he will sign t
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-05-08
At Large. April 20. 1879.
ROUGH on DENNIS,

An association of Louisiana planters
alarmed by the magnitude of the Negro
hegira. have made a requisition on the
agents Of the Chinese Six Companies al
San Francisco for thousand Chinese la
bOrers. But the agents are not able to lie.
liver the goods. They reply that they
have no power TO bring coolies to this
country. or to let ont Chinese laborers I'M
der contract to planters or. corporations
neither can the southern demand I, labor
ers be supplied from Chinese already on
the Pacific coast. They represent that the
high price paid for Chinese labor in Cali
tOrnia. namely. from $40 to $40 per month";
precludcs the idea of immigration to the
South. The demand for Chinese labor in
California far exceeds the supply. and they
assert that there is not at the present time
Il single idle Chinaman in the State of Cali
fol mia. The Six Companies suggest that
the only way by which the Louisiana plant
els can secure the class Of laborers they de-
sire is to send an agent to Hong Kong and
there hire and contract for Il sufficient num-
Der of laborer TO justify them in charter
ing ship direct for New Orleans: adding
the assurance that # the Cinnamon thus
hired are well and kindly treated they will
faithfully perform their part OF the cot
tract. In Hong Kong contracts can be
made tor 4 term of from three to tive years
at wages rom s. to SO per month. II il
evident that the Six Companies are dis
posed TO favor the colonization of the
southern States with Chinese Eaborers. ami
will do all il tho if power to forward the
movement. The San Francisco papers
publish. without denial or qualification
their statement that the Chinese are adj
mtted to be the best laborers in the shop.
field or house; kindly disposed toward
their employers. sober. honest. polite and
faithful. All OF which is II little rough IN
Dennis kearney and his obstreperous fol-
lowers. -Iioncer Press.
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WISE. OR OTHERWISE.

The penetrating optics OF the editor OF
the Helena Independent have discovered
the fact that the Northern Pacific R7rOad
Company has borrowed two million dol
lars to build the road to the Yellowstone
valley, and his profound reason and pro-
phetic instinct prompt him to eNciaim: lit
is safe to say that the road will not be built
tor 10. these many years." petition
should be. Immediately circulated. praying
the company to suspend operations until
the independents predictions are fulfilled.
Our Helena ''oracle' is certainly entitled to
that much consideration.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-05-08
Destructive Fires.

st. Petersburg. April 3O.-A great fire
occurred in the city OF Orenburs. Uril riv.
er. Monday and Tuesday last. destro, ing
the principal part. The loss was enor.
nous. More than half of the population
are destitute OF food and shelter. and a
number of persons were injured. A dis
patch from the Governor OF Orenburg to
the Minister OF the interior says: A vio-
lent storm assisted in spreading the flames
Monday and Monday night. and the best
quarters of the to wn are in ashes.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-05-08

Washington. May Lit was reported
here to-day that jay Gould would soon
complete the transcontinental railroad by
building line Of 5G miles between Toledo
and Detroit. which VIII give him connec-
tons from Boston by way of the Grand
Trunk. and from New York by way Of the
Erie road to San Francisco, Independent OF
the Vanderbilt lines.
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PROPOSALS.

SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at
the Crow Agency, Montana, until II O'Clock 4
m June 2, l>19. for furnishing five hundred
head native yearing Heifers, and twenty grad
ed Bulls, one or two year, old.
Blank proposals and full information furnish
. on application 70 this office
A. X. KELLER,
L =. Indian Agent.
Crow Agency, N. T., April 25 1879. IA
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