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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-24

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On Wednesday last the Democratic central
COMMITTEES met In Union Hall. There were
present Messrs. II. u. Pngh, Ii. Bernard, Il
I. Grisamore, |. d. Moore, Paul Braud
Leopold Pertuit, Oscar Lepine, Alexander
Iheriot, James White, Sosthene Folse. II. A
WHrmold, Wellington Hebert, Frank J
PARA and Clay Knobloch
The committee organized by choosing S. T
Grisamore president, and II. l.. Pugh seore-
tary.
Committees Of the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties OF the ninth senatorial district
were also In session. A committee of con-
ference composed OF Messrs. Moore, PARA,
White. Warmold and Lepine, Was named to
confer with said committees. After some time
the conferences ended In the agreement that
each party was to name n candidate for the
senatorial district and for the parish OF La
fourchs The district committee then selected
Clay Knobloch ON the part OF the Democracy
and Mayer Cahen on the part OF the Repub-
leans as the candidates for the senatorial
delegates. The central club then elected
d. Moore as the parochal delegate Of the
Democratic partyin Bafourche, the selection
being left to the members residing below
Thibodaux.
II is believed that there will be similar
compromise effected in Assumption and per-
haps In TerrebOUne.
This arrangement will do away with tbs
fuss, annoyaDces and i'll feelings eDgenderet
In an election contest and is "a fair deal al
around.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-24
w WASHINGTON.
THE POTTER COMMITTEE CLOSING.
HAYES AND DEyENs GROWING MORE
AND MORE ALARMED.
A strong Effort Made 10 Break the Demo-
cratic Line on the Repeal of
the Election Law.

Especial to the Democrat
WASHINGTON, Feb. %, 80 q. ma ma
jorIty Of the Potter com mittee has determined
TO close the Investigation early this week
with the testimony Of Alphabetical Jewett,
allowing Kellogg an opportunity to explain
II he so desires. II Jewett has half the docu-
ments to back up his published letter that he
Processes to have, his testimony will make
Kellogg's subsequent explanation very
rocky road to travel. There is one thing In
Jewetts favor, and that is the fact that no
opportunity will be afforded John Sherman
to hire OF buy his usual assortment Of wit
nesses to impeach him.
Hayes and Devens are becoming profoundly
alarmed at the prospect Of Democratic firm
ness, and desperate efforts are being made to
defeat the repeal Of the election law by break
ing the Democratic line with seductive offers
of patronage to Democrats who have not
been returned to the next House. Oneof these
gentlemen promises that, II necessary, he
will rise In his place on the floor and expose
30 the House and the country the overtures
that have been made to him IN this respect by
a member of the Cabinet A. q. II.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-24
HAYESISM IN NEW ORLEANS.
The New Collector the Tool 0f the Ne
turning Hoard wells and Anderson
Quietly working Zip Wis Bend-s0me
Men shadawed and Thrs atened.


NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1a.-The changes In
the Custom House begin to put on a new face.
The removal of Collector Smith was claimed
as made In the interests OF reform. 1t has been
claimed that Anderson and Wells were stick
ing desperately to Smith. and working to de-
feat the nomination Of Badger. It is certain
that Smith left here for Washington with
that understanding, and Is supposed to
rect still in that belief, Smith was
from going into Office untrammelled, as
has been claimed, is certainly the appointee
of Kellogg. 1t now appears that he has also
traded with the Returning oard Wells and
Anderson have definitely abandoned the in
tereets of Smith. aud Anderson has been for
spme days quietly working up bond for
Badger. The Returning Board Ia not to be
disturbed. Wells and Anderson are etill TO
dispense patronage and own the Collector,
aud the oorruptions of the Custom House
are, except for the interference OF the courts,
to 90 on as before. No one believes that this
will satisfy those who have been pressing
the fight against corruption. On the con-
trary, Il Ia believed that the war will become
mn,e relentless than ever. and that 1t will
involve men who have hitherto escaped at
tack.
In this connection mysterious hints have
been thrown out the last few days OF personal
danger which 1t Ia assumed threatens certain
men believed by the ring to he concerned In
the attack. Those named as I'm special dan
ger are George d. Weeks, special agent Of
the Treasury Department; James T.. Rich
ardson, special correspondent of the Cincn-
natl Gasetie; the Hon. Mortimer Carr, ex-
Speaker of the House of Representatives. and
two or three others. IL is certain that spies
OF the ring, men of well known desperate
character. are very closely shadowing the
persons named. Some OF these spies ~ con-
neeted by public opinion with assassinations
committed years ago, the victims Of which
had been engaged IN similar warfare upon
then existing rings partly composed OF the
same men AS those now In the tolls. The
public mind recalls, In this connection, the
mysterious assassination, termed suicide hy
those who protted by his death. OF United
States District Attorney Long some years
ago. The men threatened now are watch
fully guarded by determined and numerous
friends. An attack upon any Of them will
result In disaster to those engaged. The
persons named In fact, invite attack for the
sake Of the damning exposure certain to
follow.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-24
USES OF THE TEST OATH.
A Custom-Housc Grand Jury and Wit
nesses From the Cane Fields.
[Corresrondence Of the World.l


New ORLEANS, Feb 13.-The political
prosecutions In the United States District
Court for this district are becoming serious.
Already indictments against nearly a hundred
prominent Democrats have been found, with
promises of many more. The grand jury.
largely composed of men holding official DO
sitions In the Custom House and others In
timately connected with the Republican party,
has been organized for a special purpose and
is doing its work well, The evidences on which
the indictments are obtained Is not worthy OF
credence The witnesses are ignorant ne
groes, who are brought to the city at the
expense of the government and are pald %
per day FOR such time as they may be away
from home. When IL Is remembered that
these men rarely receive more than S22 per
month for labor in the cane or cotton field, 1t
can readily be seen how easy 1t is for the rep
resentatives of the government to obtain men
to swear to anything. You have but to visit
the first field you come to to obtain men VINO,
for So day, will swear, IL the extReDcles OF
your case require 1t, that they themselves
were killed by Democrats on election day,
and that they have been restored 10 llle Dy
divine interpositon to bring the guilty TO
justice. And 1t is with instruments such as
these that he present administration is dong
its work. Under the present law the test oath
! Is administered to all jurors, and such as can
| not take this oath are not qualified to serve.
/ Outside OF the Custom House there is scarce
i ly a man in the State who can subscribe to
this OATH and there Is certainly not a man in
the Custom-House who is fit to try men for
crimes alleged to have been committed
ag ,nst the dignity of the Repub lean party.
Inc zeal OF the district attorney and the
| United States marshal seems to be inspired
| from Washington, and it is said that their
| retention depends on obtaining convictions.
1t Is estimated that about thirty of the more
prominent among those arrested will be con-
victed. Loungers about the Custom House
will bet that Gen, King, Congressman-elect
| from the Monroe district, inst ad OF taking
| his seat in the next House will be sent to the
penitentiary. He defeated Ludeling and his
arrest and prosecution were instigated by hs
disappointed and vindictive opponent The
/ General is man OF education and culture.
and theslast man In the world to have com,
mitted the crimes charged against him. His
his having intimidated the voters Of his dis.
trict is sheer rubbish.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-24
LOUISIANA MATTERS.
VIEWS or THE PARISH PAPERS UPON
SUBJECTS or CURRENT INTEREST.
1--WE Can Never Pay the Principal snd ~
win starve u. ty Pay the interest
communicated to The 81. Landry New

Communicated to the 81. Landry News.
| have frequently heard, even among our
good citizens, a disposition 10 speak lightly
of past Radical rule and to alliate on excuse
the conduct Of our worst seallawags on the
ground that others were as bad as them. |
am myself indi vidually always willing to
forgive and forget past personal injuries !.
but the men who have united with our enc
mics to despol us of our property and wfest
from us our most sacred rights, did not intend
that we should forget. even II we were dis
posed to forgive them; rs they have left n
memorial In the shape OF n 1900 per
cent debt to rest like an incubus on us aud
our children, to paralyze the enterprise and
energy Of the people of this poor state for all
the future and lay like lloE in the way
Of reducing taxation. We can never pay
the principal, and 1t will starve us to pay
the interest. which amounts TO the enormous
sum of 900 annually. And, I'm order TO
place It beyond the reach OF the Legislature,
by an amendment Of the constitution In 1874,
Mt tho time the debt WAS consolidated Without
the knowledge or consent of the taxpayers OF
the State, the seventh section of the act
provides that a tax Of five and half mills on
the dollar of the assessed value of all the tax
able property real and personal, OF the State
''is hereby annually levied, and shall be col
leeted. for the purpose Of paying the princi-
nal and interest OF the consolidated bonds
herein authorized and the revenue derived
therefrom Is hereby set apart and nppropri-
ated for that purpose and no other" Thus,
we see that a tax OF five and half mills on
the dollar fifty-tive cents on the hundred
dollars, $5 30 on the Thousand dollars-is
fixed on the property Of tho State forever,
without any hope Of redress through the Leg
islature or the courts. Aud who can point
to any substantial good the State has derived
from this Immense sum. This parish pos
sesses memorable instance OF Its missappl-
cation In the obstruction to navigation in
Bayou Beuf. called a lock which cost the
people Of the State In those consolidated
honda $50 900.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-24
OPPOSITION TO ANrI-CossENThON
MEN As DELEGATES.
n1a-aA.

To the Editor Of the Democrat:
saw In a recent Issue OF your daily that
a correaposdent advised, in the selection OF
candidates for seat In the constitutional
convention, that no one should be selected ag
a candidate who had opposed the law pro-
yidIng for said convention.
The editor OF the DEMOCRAT dlssented from
that proposition, and urged that the fact that
a citizen Ct suppose no matter whether he
was q member Of the last Legislature or
mott opposed or was unfriendly TO the con-
vening OF the convention was no good ground
for not electing him to said convention.
because many good and honest citizens
were sincerely opposed to such q measure.
Now this may be all true, but yet | beg res-
pectfully to differ with the editor. as highly
as respect his judgment generally, and say
that In my humble opinion your eorrespon-
dent was correct In his views on that subject;
and for one, Of multitude Of others, heart
lily join and approve the views Of your intellt-
gent correspondent.
It seems to me 1t were utter madness TO
elect men to form constitutional convention
who did all In their power, as many OF them
did, to defeat that measure. III they were
honest In their opposition, which need not
doubt, they believed and declared the meas
ure inexpedient unnecessary and extravsgant.
and Of course that the present constitution Ii
! well and wisely ordained better In their opin-
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-24
BITTER OPPOSITION 70 THE ANTI
CHINESE BILL.
Belief that the President Will Veto 1t
Evarts Opposed To the Rill.

WASHINGTON Feb, 23.-The past three or
four days has developed. outside Of Congress,
the most thorough opposition to the Chinese
bill prominent member Of the Cabinet
said last night that the Senate amendment
was the worst feature Of the bill, and he did
not think the bill would ever become law.
While the President has not expressed his
opinion OF the bill even to his Cabinet advis-
ers, yet the opinion isgeneral In official circles
that he will veto It. Many kilograms and let
tefs have been received from prominent per-
SONS In different parts of the country CON
demnlng the bill. and urging Its defeat. The
bill will probably reach the Executive Man
sion tomorrow, when IL will be referred to
the Department of State for examination and
the opinion whether there IL any reason why
II should not receive the executive approval.
There is scarcely any doubt but that the Sec
retary Of State will report against the bill.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-24
scale the Debt When Honest ana Repaai-
ate All Doubtful Bonds.
tColfax Chroniele.1

one Of the most important questions the
convention will be called on to consider is the
State debt. "Our funded State debt is
SI8,O00,0O0, and the annual interest on II at
per cent Ia about 81 100000 II requires, MS
matters now stand, about 81 100000 10 sup
port the State government These two items
amount to S2,500,00O. The total property ot
the State last year was assessed at &164 000. 900
Fi7e and half mills is the tax for the In
terest on the funded Debt The tax, II col
leGted, would amount to about S90D,O The
entire tax Is thirteen mills, which would
make the revenue of the State. II all collected,
amount to 50, $4,000. To this must be added
the receipts for licenses, but as the collec-
account OF delinquent taxpayers and the re-
lief patrutically given them by the Legisla-
ture. the revenue from this source will probably
not more than cover The deficit from the other.
So, with an annual revenue Of about two mil
lions. and an annual expense OF about two and
half millions, there is greater probability,
under the present order of things, of the State
getting further in debt than getting out y
The most feasible plan to get out OF this
dilemma Is that held by Judge Blaekman and
u great many prominent aud patriotic citl-
zens namely, TO scale the debt down 10 80 OF
60 cents ON the dollar, and reduce the rate 81
Interest from to 4 per cent. Repudiation ol
large amount Of this debt Is not only just
but It Is absolutely necessary. The good has
become so identified with the bad That IL II
impossible 10 weed out the bad. so both mus
share the same fate.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-24
send Nsne nut Democrats to the Con.
yenftsn.

washington tSt. Landtvl News
There never has been period In the politi-
cal history OF Louisiana that should arouse
her people more to think and act promptly
than the coming eighteenth Of March. On
the amount OF wisdom displayed ON that day
In selecting delegates to the constitutional
convention depends our future veal or woe.
The men chosen as members of so important
q body should not only be honest, but suffl-
ciently astute not to fall easy victims to the
cunning OF shrewder, though less scrupulous
men. We notice that some If our country
journals, that style themselves Democratic,
and advocating the selection OF what they ar o
pleased to call our BEST men, without regard
TO their political opinions, claiming that this
Is not political election. Our opinion Is
that no Democrat should vote for any candi-
date who is not n Democrat to the very core.
There has been no election at which we should
put forward truer party men. We can expect
no relief from our present condition except
through the labors Of men thoroughly i'm
bued with the principles Of that time honored
party. What we stand In need of is Demo
cratic constitution, n constitution for The pro-
teetlon and advancement Of the whole people
aud not for the benefit OF q few offlceholders
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-24

WARRINGTON, Feb. 23-The forty-fifth an-
niversary Of the Old Congressional Temper
ance Society was attended by a large audience
this evening. The retiring president. Sena-
tor Ferry, iittingly introduced his successor,
Hon. g. W. McCrary, Secretary Of War. who
made q brief but earnest address. The sec
retary, Rev. Dr. Chiekerlug. gave the outline
4 ,na Gpur9" 70 since tbs leJ hocs ~e
Hon. Lewis Cass, then Secretary OF
War, as president. He read extracts
from letters of former members referring to
its influence for good as the national expo
nent of total abstinence He said that he
should have higher hope Of wise legislation If
oil the members Of Congress should join their
ranks.
Addresses were made by Hon. VIM. f..
Of Congress from Michigan, and Hon. James
Monrpp
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-24
The ButIer-rersln Contest.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2g.-The Butler. Corbin
contest case will be called up In the Senate
to- morrow. and an effort will be- made to
press It to final decision. Opinions differ rs
TO the probable result. The Democrats assert
that they will resist any attempt to allow
Curbina pay as a contestant, except from
the commencement OF the contest and up to
the time Butler vas seated. It is not thought
that this case will be allowed to interfere with
action on the telegraph amendment, but this
amendment will reach final action at 3 O'Clock,
as agreed on yesterday. The friends Of the
measure are confident that 1t will pass In the
shape that it was left yesterday.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-24
Another Fight with the Zuius-The Bul
garian Assembly opened.

LONDON, Feb. 23-The latest information
from Pietermaritzburg says that Col. Pierson
had had fight with the enemy and mad III
fiicted another heavy loss.
Her Majesty has sent to Lord Chelmsford
a message OF sympathy. ~.
A dispatch from Tirnova says that tne
Bulgarian Assembly has been formally
ODened
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-24
The Apfi-Chinese Biii to be Defeated,

WASHINGTON, Feb. ga leading Republican
member of the House stated tonight that the
Chinese bill and the revenue bill will both be
defeated by pocket vetoes; that Is under the
law, the bill becomes law II withheld by the
President for ten days. There are but eight
days Of the present session remaining, and
the bills above mentioned would certainly
fail by simple refusal on tho part of the
President to sign them
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-24

fIbsrville South.

We understand that at meeting OF the
Democratic Conservative Central Committee
of this Parish, held on the Goth instant, 81
COMMITTEES was appointed to confer with the
Republican party relative to the selection Of
candidates for the constitutional convention,
the object being to secure II possible the rep
resentation Of sll the rights and interests Of
the people In said convention by able, nom
partisan and lncorruptlble delegates. Said
COMMITTEES, we learn, Is composed OF the
following named gentlemen: Hon. Geo.
Wales, Hon. Chas. A. Brusle and Alex. He
bert
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-24

those fraudulent bonas2 Let the people, I'm
the selection uf their representatives, answer
Viewing the question from this stand point
I would Say scale these bonds to what was
actually paid In cash, and paid into the State
treasury for them: make the interest or )
per cent surplaht the old bonds with new
ones. those that have been examined and
funded: pay the interest punctually as 1t
falls due, and prepare 10 eEtinguish the prin-
cipal as soon as practicable. All those bonds
that have been rejected by the funding board.
reieot In tltn
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-24
The Ame.r Expected to p,e.

NEW YoRK, Feb. 29-The Heraida cable
from Tashkend Turkestan, says: "a letter
from the Russian military surgeon In attetl-
dance on Shere Ali has been received. II is
dated Taskoufgan, February 10. 1t contains
news Of great Importance. The surgeon
writes that the Ameer's life is despaifed OF
gangrene having attacked his whole left slide
II is, therefore, considered probable that he Is
already dead"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-24

and attended TO the public business, hence l
have no friends In any of them"
Nor advisers Z" suggested the Post
"Npr advisers" said Smith, "they were all
away, else night have been warned against
the commission OF the objectionable sin OF
indorsing the moral character of q Democratic
Congressman and thus shattering the founda-
tion Of the Republican party In Louisiana, In
curing tho wrath Of It's managers. and se-
curing my official decapitation.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-24
The Lottery Bill.

The late Legislature, which adjourned after
calling constitutional convention and the
passage OF the Lottery bill and others Of
prime necessity, has been the subject Of
almost universal laudation, as it deserved.
The Governor has not yet signed the Lot
terry bill. Much influence will be at work to
deter him from signing this popular measure,
but we believe the Governor cannot De
swerved, and that he will give his approVai
to q measure 80 generally sanctioned.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-24
Rayard TaylOr's Body,

NEW YORK, Feb. 23-The Heralds Berlin
cable says the body of Bayard Taylor was
sent to Hamburg yesterday, and Immediately
put on board the steamship Gillert, which
sails for New York Wednesday.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-24
AFFAIR. In nr.s,h,,t County. nv.

CINCINNATI, Feb 29.-Affairs In Breathitt
county, KY, are again quiet. Gamhrell, who
killed Judge Burnett, was sentenced to the
penteutary for life, and four others released
on bail were refused bail and remanded to
jail The militia are still ON duty.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-24
Anna Dickinson. New Tragedy.

NEW YoRK. Feb. 2g-Anna Dickinson read
her new tragedy "Aurelian," this evening,
to company Of managers and Journalists
and others at the house OF David q. Croly,
and was very warmly eompllmented. The
play Is polished literary production.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-24
Farewell Ranauet 20 Lord Dnnerin.

LONDON, Feb. 23.-The Reform Club gave o
grand banquet last evening in honor of Ear
Dufferin, previous to his departure for st
Petersburg to assume the duties Of BRITISH
ambassador. The proceedings were very en-
thusiastic. Earl Granville, supported by the
Marquis OF Harrington, the Liberal leader
presided
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-24
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

TThe DEMOCRAT is responsible for none OF
the Views expressed In the communications
under this head but no communications will
be printed except from responsible partlesl
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-24
Death of Field Marshal Won ROon-The
Duty on Pig Iron.

BERLIN. Feb. 23.-Field Marshal AIbrech
Won Room. Minister OF War and Marine, die
to-day, in the seventy-sixth year of his age.
1t is thought probable that the duty on pi
iron will be twenty-five pfennigs per hundre'
weight.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-24
WEATHER PROBABILITIES.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-For the Gun states,
slowly rising temperature and partly cloudy
weather, winds generally from east 70 SOUTH
and during the day slowly falling barometer.