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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-15
THE ULTIMATUM.
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In an article entitled Our Plan" the Times
la its Monday issue gives the ultimatum Of
tho bondholders. As heretofore the Times
inst 4ts upon the last jot and little Of tho bond,
and holding over the tax-ridden people OF the
State the threat Of judicial coercion through
the Federal courts, II makes fierce demand
that the convention conilne itself to tho pro-
viding of now and improved systems 81 ex-
tortion, to wrest from our Impoverished State
the last farthing of q crushing and tainted
debt, which stands as u monument to COM
memorate the long era Of political debauch-
cry and robbery from which we have but re-
Gently escaped.
The one problem for the convention to solve
H. not to inquire into tho validity OF this
debt; not to separate the good from the bad !;
not to ascertain what the bonds cost those
who hold them, or what the State realized on
them, with the purpose Of rendjusting the
debt and the yearly interest thereon, and
adapting them to the cruel necessities OF the
people; but W enforce IL To the last cent, prin-
cipal and interest. None Of these just,
equitable and merciful purposes come
within the purview Of the convention.
It's sole province ID to devise new and effect
I've methods Of cxaortion and confiscAtion to
enforce the five and half mills tax. 1t has
nothing to do with the taxpayers or with
measures for their relief The five and half
mills tax has been found insufficient to meet
the seven per cent interest on this enormous
debt, but that Was because Of our insufficient
system of assessing and collecting taxes.
The whole trouble, according to the Times,
has been the fact that the taxpayers have
been consistently lying and swindling to
| avoid the honest assessment OF their pro
| perty and the payment Of their just dues to the
| bondholders. The sole problem the convention
has to solve, the Times Thinks Is to devise
some means Of protecting the bondholders
against the universal depravity OF the people
Of Louisiana. and Of grinding out OF them
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-15
GARFIELD CONPEssEs.

At the close of the debate In the Honse on
the army bill, Garfield admitted, In reply to
a direct question proponnded by Tucker, Of
Virginia, that he would vote for the repeal OF
the law authorizing the presence Of troops at
elections II it were presented to him as
separate measure. His language was: Il
would vote to repeal these clauses Ii brought
up separately, but not TO make them as you
propose to make Them
From this 1t appears that Garfield, as the
representative of Hayes, and the violent
leader Of the Republican minority, comedies
the monstrous iniquity OF military superior
Or the ballot, and acknowledges that the laws
authorizing such q use Of the army should be
wiped from the statute books. The only objec-
ton he has, is to the manner In which the
measure has been forced upon his party and
the fraudulent administration. This is truly
marvellous confession to come from Gar
filed at this time, that his persistent and
vindictive opposition has been to measure
he approves, and that 1T was prompted solely
by captious and utterly senseless spirit OF
antagonism to any good measure the Dem
ocrats may inaugurate.
In view OF this admission, what becomes Of
all the angry accusations OF revolutionary
violence and the partisan clamor about jeff
Davis and starving the army" Certainly the
Republicans do not object to the appropria-
ton bills and Ii they acknowledge that the
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-15
rHr Nrw ORLEANs DEMOCRAT, TUESDAY, April IS, 1870

repeal authorizing the ,,ss of troops NJ the
polls is good and wise i1,easitfs, what Rood
REASON can they Urge for not lneltldhg both
measures III Hpgls bitl2 Such twaddte Of
tlis would be disgraeaful II, veto tn"ssugs,
mud we seafealy believe that Hhyes VIII ven
tufe ~ assign any such REASONS Tor Vetolhg
the bill yet We epnnot see that they Justified
Gatilel1s opposition, any more that, they
would Hayes In the nse of tbe veto power Haf-
fields opposition reminds ua of ti,e Egnaa,n-
lsl,nessof the old topper whose stomach feVoltad
Mt egg -uogg lie had no objection 10 eggs. aud
he was decidedly fond IT whisky. but he did
not like them mixed. lie preferred his eggs
fried md his whisky "straight," and hs would
not take them any other way. So 1t IL with
Garfield he has no objection to the repeal u
the eause authorizing military super vision
NJ elections. and he yearns for the approptia-
tlgts, but he declines ~ take them mixed.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-15

Tho Ouachta Telegraph began tho Discus
sion, some time ago, of tho question whether
the constitution to bs framed by the newly
elected convention should be submitted to the
popular vote for approval or not. The net Of
the Legislature calling for tho convention
provided for such submission, but this, the
Telegraph says ID not necessary and would
entail on the State the hehvy experise Of nm
other and superiiuous election. Tho 1ete-
graph complains that this question whs not
taken no md discussed by the State press as
It should have BEEN and that Its proposition
did not even receive d second second to
tho notion however. comes at last, and mo-
less than three papers tho Shreveport Stand
ard, Claiborne GMurdinn ond Franklin sun
indorse the TfieNaph'a idea urging the con-
yeDtion to put the new constitution into force
nj once without submitting IL 10 tho popular
vote. The other country papers who have
touched on this subject do not agree with The
Ticgraph and It's seconds.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-15

/ The action Of the United States District
Judge Rives In interfering with the courts Of
Virginia while enforcing the criminal law OF
that State, is evidently regarded as OF great
gravity by the United States Supreme Court
and as requiring the most careful considera-
ton. Consequently the decision Of the court
will be reserved until the October term In
the meantime matters will remain as they
are In Virginil-that IL, the State courts will
continue to enforce the State laws. This is a
hint from the highest tribunal which will not
be lost on Judge Billings IN making up his
mind as to whether he shall interfere to pre-
vent the execution of the criminal law in
Louisiana, and further bolster up the Lottery
Company In its violations thereof.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-15
THE JETT1Eg AND THEIR DETRAH-
TORS.


The Cincinnati papers have recently dis
played n great deal ri opposition ~ the Jet
ties rivaling even the Memphis Apaianehe
In abuse VI Capt Eads' great work. short
time ago The steamer Mlkado drawing gill
feet 81 water, was reported aground In South
Pass. and the event drew forth much Ill
nat,red comment. The Cincinnati IDmmv-
eilt was especially denunelatory u oil con-
t,soted viii, the iettles. and seized the octas
sion 10 indulge In n number VI grave charges,
not Mt oil relieved from their gravity by
much flppaney Of Language, Without taking
the trouble to inquire into the case. Tho
charges In question reileoted upon Capt
Brown. the government engineer In charge,
who has seer NJ 10 explain The circumstances
under which the Mlkado went aground when
he had officially certified thai there was 24.t
feet VI watsr on the South Pass bar ri tic
time The City of limerick, drawing 2BG
feet. was aground nj the head oil the
pass when the Mikado went down the river
There was slight dstsntlon just here but
the Mikado passed around The grounded
steamer and was proceeding through the Jet
ties In thirty feet III WINTER for n width VI l75
feet when her eteam steering gear bscafns
| unmanageabls and tho ship ran Into the bank
This very simple statement Of the grounding
81 the MikHdo effectually disposes u the com
| tnet,ls 81 the Western press upon the occur
| renee, and has completely mtizzled ths GDm-
mereiai. which pepper prints Capt Browns
account without word vi comment n also
| falls to notice Capt. Browns further state
| ment thai n few days inter the Mikado rafi
into the bank the City VI Limerick got of NJ
the head or the pass and went down through
the jettIes and over tho bar without mo-
men,'s detention. or course these facts are
well known here. but they are rsstated In
| this connection to show how the jetties
are knowingly misrepresented abroad They
we're 10 be- had by tho Memphis and Clnein-
natl papers upon Inquiry, but they chose to
adopt different course and dIst1rt the aeci-
dent 10 the Mlkadp, which was caused by q
dIsarrangement u The ships machinery on
tlrely. 10 the Disadvantages OF tho jettiss and
those In charge Of them.
| The pregnant fact that ship drawing 28e
feet of water pissed over The bnr without de-
| tsntlon on the twepty-sIxtb VI March, and
| that there Ia now n feet Of water through the
entire pass and over Tho bars, must silence de-
| traction, since IL In the strongest possible
proof of the success III the jettiss. Our Gin
elnualI and Memphis friends rnay MS we'll
pocket their little schemes nj once and recoR-
| uzs and accept tho insvi ahs.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-15

Speaker Randall departed from the usual
practice yesterday In recognizing Mr.. Laid
when the States were called. IL n the custom
90 give the floor TO the oldest member from
State. Had this been followed, either Mr..
Frye or Mr.. Reed would have had prece-
dence. and Mr.. Ladd would have had no op-
portunity to introduce his bill concerning
currency reform. His recognition may be
taken az an evidence that there Ia no disposi-
ton to prevent the Greenbackers from airing
their financial theories. or even get u square
-vdte upon their propositions. This Is all
they can In reason ask for.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-15

The king killing mania has broken out
again IN Europe. As usual the aim was
pau ana the Intended victims escaped. AT
~. fetefsburg the would-be assassin emptied
I'VE barrels Of his revolver at the
~. lar Nicholas with no other result
snan 70 get himself arrested. Al
Nlscn lew days ago shell burst close to
1Ilnes milan Of Servia, one of his aids being
soaluea oy 1t. There Is suspicion that the
.Ap'os'on was not accidental. 1t Ia not the
80. ume that the Emperor Of Russia has
zen the mark OF the assassin's bullet. and
Judging from the growth u Mimi T. ~ II.
~ ap11e y VII In all PROBABILITY not De the
Aas'' e. % Prince Milan, there seems to b.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-15

The Mormons ref,,ae 10 elect n successor to
Brigham Young. At the recent conference
John Taylor was reelected president OF the
twelve apostes aud trustee Of the church.
but no ono was selected ~ the prophet. The
days Of the prophets seem to be really mum
bered. Even tho Saints do not care to repent
their experience ia that direction. Their last
venture was al-suiIicirnt.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-15

I'd special reason why he should bs singled
out for death. The two events 90 w show
the feverlsi and unsatisfactory condition of
continental Europe and ~ d warning which
INA rulats will du well ", haeti
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-15
CITY LICENSES FOR 1879.

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. CRY HALL, |
New Orleans. April s. 1878.
To accommodate the public and save them
expensive coets and Inconvenience license In
spectors clothed with authority TO collect will
call upon those who have not paid and furnish
them the appropriate license under ordinance
No. 47s9. Administration Series. and those re-
fusing will be enjoined at once.
ap1o ALE. II. I5AACSON. Administrator
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-15
THE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND
GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY.

OFFICE or THE LIvgHpooL Nh LonDoa
AND GLOBE NsUEAaGVCoMrAaY
New Orleans epril IA. 1879.
Resolved, That ut to-day's (heetInR Of the
Board. the following be aud y hereby unani-
moualy adopted and ordered fpread upon the
minutes. as the sense the NV Orleans Dlrec-
tory Of tho Liverpool and Ityndon and Globe
Insurance Company and thu a COPY thereof be
furnished y the family Of III deceased.
in MEMOReAM.
II has becofae ne sad dua Of this Directory
to place upon ae,ord the sun len demise Of their
late associate. kesident sAtretary ANDREW
FOSTER ELLI0Nend IN Il doing 1t is pro.
per that a fitting fasrfsriA b placed upon the
minutes, indicatiss Of Qeihl deep regret for q
loss. which is sven more WIZ because 81 It's
sudden and unexpeetedlmahQk.
The character and virgnes NNhe deceased as
private individual. Asour friend, a merchant
and custodian OF IMPORTANT trusts during a
long series Of years. are familiar In this com
munity as part OF the history Of New Oreanp
and while we deeply mourn the death OF our
friend. we simply give expression OF our sim
cere sorrow at n loas to the com pany Of 80 valu-
able an officer. who cannot easily be replaced
apis j. f. SCHROEDER. Chairman.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-15

Now let the Republican party Immediately
declare war. Blnine's brother Bob IL to be
bouncsd from his position In the Senate fold
Ing room.
, 1879-07-07

tfhHB SHf7h9s tHtH,J Hsboftff ttkWl.
Tfr rurdlal greeting nn1 warm reception OK
tcnded to Mr.. Jefferson Davis by. tho prcss
Association ut Psscacoula, few daya ago. was
rvdcucn strong a. pruot of Holy Writ Of tho
high esteem tu which tho grand old chteftnin
Is yet held BY lila countrymen. Ile IL not in
power now, aGd has uo fat offices to bestow upon
th3so who DO honor 10 him. Yet, a. hu stood be-
foro That convention OF elttofs, he Was greeted
With such shnnts OF applause and tokens OF Ad'
lntratlon ~ wore unyar axtondcd TO auy man
t9tors In Mississippi JefTsesun Davis, whom
,he President oi Tho Southern CoufoderAcy, was
never bonorc,l with mora atEectionate greet
ing than ho received at Pascaguula uuoa The oc-
rnsion rsfcrred to. The words That fell frn'n
Ills lipa In tho short A,idress s,e madc wero like
lhc yrr1a arr.s.tia Ut CIccro,-they melted alt
hearts, t.1cy burncl In every gar Of HAT vast
audience, Tho people Of The Nurth may cnn-
sluuu 10 tsunt and Iesr htnl,-Illesr hatrrd Will
1,o doubt follow him to his grayu.-but In ,hu
hearts Of the bravo nDd truu vi Mississippi hc
, 1879-07-07

t,et wcll-wnrn play. "Jura," AMY A~lul Dad,''
which lullowcd, Nuve Wallacs acopc 10 display
e, cdao eass q staae req.Ite. wcl, i'ays pacsd m
where ho IL, MD ths piece wna DECIDED f1ft. II
was followed l,y lto.cttalc, another somewhat
haekncyet piav, and ono n which many prefer
s's nIhn.i ,a} ntis q. M ciIas Il whie W waaek has
played sfnce leaY!ng New Ynrfs, Chfcago alone
proved hcrhuIf capable Of npprectat'ng tt'ia rni-
neni actor at hts tr,ie value t'ne c1'lse q ~.
~ sss isyer s. s.G WSs ss vhsa @ H. a,ve
a1"l everybody offer sccsnE. the lansh-strecs
troupe wanted To hear Amr sheswIn n
LstDhEnt at the GRIND Dpcra-t1outo, n'ul aftcr
That 10 witnets tle Emsltc Melville Company.
last, composed of amateurs. s3,a> proved the
most succcssfn1 Of all, possibly btcause 80 many
reU1do llnve sistcrs. m cotsinsf or nt,nis en-
Easca in the performance. stss. siclv!l!e'a
Oases Inst November, al,c intrrpolntcs onc. or
two sonr. not Ia tic F." "PMnforc score. but
nonc tllc les: accountable for E.at. At the Bald
win Hurdo,l's "Mothcr's ScrretH has poL
UNoill's excellent portrayal Of ,f'e leading char
nctcrs dc.cryc. TIL, theatre fs Il perfect b!iou,
md tstre Is no l,uttcr coTn7aHv outatc Of New
York. Chicago, aud Boato.,: yet, strange to sav,
lla1, nrize-aghts at The Horticultural lIaI, ani
Ulcers Of tl,r "Kcrry Cuw u tync. 10 mD'crn
eoc1ctv comedies rctrcsontcd Will, all the finish
as1.l tlclicacY Of accomplished artiatt. besides
being 1'nt upon the stugo With 'l.c most ninute~
ly.accurate dctns Of scenery and costume.
Thr weather has been my no m eans propttfous
for the outdoor festivals md pfcnIcs common
At this season. The sky has been Of that dull,
leadon huo described 40 graphically by Zoln n
tile pcnultimatc chapter of his t. s'Asaonmo.r,"'
md cold, chccrless mornings have been fol-
lowed by damp, misty evenings. which Lave
somewhat aston'.hcd our Eastern visitors: The
crops arc now being gathered fn anit Is hardly
thought Tint they will bc very ::ahunduat. Tic
grain trade, however, remains lfcces, md no
t,nc scoms rca1y 10 tnse III, the n'antlo nf poor
Isaac Fricd1avnsler. Let tne conclude by tnnn
t!oning TINT California LAWYER has Just t,,c.
ccelcd In carrying OIL Baltimore belle, Miss
Nina n. Duva', who Ind rcststed tie most
tempttne offers madc her in tl,e Esst, only to
city. An Immense number Of Deoulo were
present at tic wedding last week, and the
bride, who, besides being m accomplished
PIANIST .nd COMPOSER, has also literary talent,
knew what 10 do With The happy palr aro row
IN tho Yosemite, autl may tnke q trip East ere
Battlng down to married ltfo at tl,c Palaco
Hotel In this city. G. II. II.
, 1879-07-07
SAN FRANCISCO.
fhe Freaks Of the Stock Market.
! Causes of a Break.
What, sutro Claims for His Tunnel
and What 1t VIII DO.
Tho Psrplexities of tile Political Situa-
tlen--Wallaok's Lack of
Success,

sprdat rotTf'pondtHee o. Ihs IrtdiHt.
BAN FnANcfaco, Jntlo 8o.-Not"Ithstandlog
tho approacl' OF the Glorious Fourth and the e1-
caira'ot' season, san FRANCISCO fs gloomy. IT. had
counted OH b'g ucVP'o1mcht IN uc mlncs'
anti, accoru,hEIN IN NlnT hIscouotcd tho Sep
tcmher market, with ltlc natural result OF hav'
Ing the noto returned marked Mot to 10
FOUND" and, accordingly, hnvtng TO pay through
tho noso Tor lls lock OF prudence. a tnoh'h
ago Mr' Mackay told vour correspondent very
distinctly TINT no dcTelopmcnts must od IooHeo
for before August or September, and TO ny eef-
tain knowledge nc atated as mitch 10 n "unnes
This t!mo al least It can hardly be said TINT the
public hns been "rohbca ~ OF, points givon BY
''0 '' 'rvz nnw.x7. rtuo,.
:. DI""S" ~ s'",, ,,now, ,,.+ Jobr
Muc!say dlssuadcd hls numerous friends among
The miners from buying at tho high aguFes ot
inst nonah, n,,d. tho mines being opon To visit
'.e' s ,.,a -, 49,, oott ~ .och month. thcra
could be no excuse for e1pcfta or otue's
promulgAting tho idea That The develops
1ucnts were such as to warrant the
,ndat,on Of tho latter half Of Atay. Tho public
Journals, TO their credit DO IL sa,o' .o'a people
TINT tho rise WINS premature, and. wh!le Eood
many persons in tho East MS we'll as hero In
1e.,cd from scnsctess ovcr.anxinty to "get In
IN the Wv s.'l. 'a'kn. .,, " w. W.. ...t .us ~
pcrsnadou thas thcfe WIS aotu'"e " lussNy 'ne
plenty OF tln,o to ret their clcstnuts out OF tie
nso oc,oao e, m'c pu"s ,a,,nn ap on .so,1,rs
3as. %nen sus' pe'so"' sm ,no .,an,n un ,s ans"
and in California tho knowing ones are in the
ma,ori,-wunt To get ont lust u1,o,,t the eanc
'an'an, o"a .onscn,,entlv down ro.s th., stncl,
n.o"'eu'' "''o W. eS'9 ,. '"s
Now, as people at distance haTe determined
not To- sell so long us the market continues on
tl,c up-cradc they, noticing the decline by the
.A 0F fs az, p, >. - -. 80.
, 1879-07-07

St,r I'ork Erfntna I,osf fInd. Rt1.).
We should rejoico 10 know that the next
Presidential election will turn upou now and
real questions rather than old anil forced ONES.
llut, II ths Is not to be- II the sectional ground
must b. fought over again. the Republicans
ought to ba grateful to tho Democrats for lcav-
lnE affairs In IA excellent q situation Mt the end
Of tho extra session. Nothing could have been
bottcr fnr Tho Republicans but The complete aud
tuounlIficd surrender OF the Democrats. Even
TINT wotltd have been scarcely 20 good, for 1t
vonld bnvo taken the ecctfonal question ont Of
tic CANVASS; aud tho Stnwnrts hrc too greatly
delighted with tho revival which tho Democrats
have prepared for them not to Wish to make the
most of It.
Neither Tlldon Nor Hendricks tho Man for
the South.
Under fhc title Of IA President for the
south," The New Orleans Tina (Denl.> discusses
the political outlook. Prcmisng that the South
Inns reached that stagn in political dclibcrntton
when, II not prcpascd to sav what It docs want.
It Is fully prepared tn say what It docs nut want,
tho Tines saws: "Wc have already satd that wo
don't want Mr. Tiidcu, nnd tttfs declaration has
beer, 30 general and 40 emphatic as to leave no
sort OF doubt as to It's sincerity. Tho South IL
quite in cur1lcst as to Mr. Ttlden. The South
doesn't want him, and, In our opinion, won't
have him. We do not believe That there Is q
ghost OF chance 10 elect Mr.. Tl1dcn ncxL year,
or any ntlier Yc1r In which tho Southern vote Ia
a matter oi consequence. Neither Is Mr., Hen
dricks..a mere popuEarity'hunter, tho man
for us.H
, 1879-07-07

Tor sAtE-kia rxo-eraa. ACRE FARM, EvEHf
acre undar heLGe fence and enllivatIons nne large
renctrtr ho,sr. roou1s; ore franz out.' rcnnis;
fnr Il horsrr onn for - cctxs oe tnfn nni al oil.
h1lnss tlst sst needed on r,t.c,.]' snrn. Anlti!t
1aand 1salrnad hns depot on .arms this farm sold
ycnrs nG0 for 81 In Gold II T. now !tttrr h halt,
hi; only of!cr Ii for two weeks IonRrr. and r. yot
want bargain lrTr It 1T 4o1 now r-hcd nnt
Ratn sl'ond sim. In thr market one dar.
kO1s-uArrc faTn 40 aCfe~ Under fcncG AMI calfIvh-
tfon nrw franc bnnsr Of tf,n1A Cr~. sheds. cr.
Is acTra timber balance radow miles frotn Whine.
menta cnst orcr f!: WIN take sssl q Il barg.in
, 1879-07-07

What tho Trouble Is.
Jftrdnkks !stnttnti.
Incitcd by the suct'ees of Boston reporter in
the detective line, n Chicago reporter claims 10
hare fo,,ud The real murderer Of officer Rncc,-
tn other than "sheeucy George" freeman.
Tut It isn't hard job to ind murderer in
Chicago, where The woodH arc full Of them.
The trouble Is 10 sccure q conviction.