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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-24
THE MARSEILLAISE.
Showing How the Prenohmen Didn't Want
It When They Found They
Gould Have It.

The "Narseillaise' is under discussion
again. Apropos of the subject, the Figaro
tells an anecdote Of Louis Philippe'6 time. 1t
was Ia 1870; and the secret societies. then in
than WIS necessary. In the theatres there
wero frequent calls for tho "Marseilaise =
Presently the Project Of Police came to the
King and inquired with some uneasEess
| what should be done about 1t. King
Louis Philippe, 50 far from being
alarmed about tho matter, smiled broadly
| and said: well, Monsieur 10 Project,
give orders that the 'Marseillatse' shall
be played every time. 1t ig demanded.
and even o little oftener.' The Pre-
feet "twgged." That very evening they were
playing tho "Sonneur do st. Paul. at the
Gatte 'Thentro, whom ln the midst Of the first
act there was u mutmtIr OF LA Mnrsefllaise!'
Tho actors Immediately ceased performing
The director Of the orchestra glanced toward
the coInmissaire Of police, who sat In box.
The official gave d prearranged sign OF assent,
and The orchestra begen playing the MIR
seillaise' vigorously. Scarcely hhd the air
been played through when the orchestra at
tackled II again. but Mt the fourth repetition
the audiences grew impatient and demanded
tho piece. The actors resumed their performs
ance, and oil wont well until the end of the
first act. AS soon MS The curtain fell a timid
voice In the centre Of tho house called 'tLH
MarseilIaiseP and the orchestra Immediately
began to play the air again. 1T was played five,
six, seven, eight times; tho orchestra seemed
insane; tho audience shouted. Enough"
But the implacable band kept on with the
everlasting "Marsellaiss." 1t was not until
the spectators, In paroxysm OF wrath.
threatened to mob tho musicians, that they
could DO prevailed upon to cease. The play
was resumed. AT the second cntr'ucte not u
single voice called for the "Marsolllaiae;"
but ut q sign from the Commissaire of Police,
tho orchestra begun II again. This time the
audience rose rs one man. and made u move
ment toward the orchestra. Total silen !
from the musicians appeased the crowd, and
the play went on From this moment all
went we'll; the "Marseilaise" had become n
persecution. IL nightmare and no more calls
for Ii were heard.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-24

al Franklin county, Ga, child hns died from
the effects Of drinking water from match
box
The coiored people OF Lowndes county, Ga,
held an emigration meeting in Naldosta the
other day. The result showed that few III
them cared to 90.
The aoldest inhabitant' Of Georgia fails to
former October In Brooks county it has
rained fifteen days in succession.
Rev. James Wilson, an aged Methodist
minister residing at Athens, Ca, was i'll
stantly killed the other day by falling down
the stairs in the Dupre Opera House.
"A little son Of Mr.. Thomas jay, Of Wards
station, Terrell county, Ga, was scalded to
death one day last week It seems, accord
ing to the Dawson Journal, that the child was
playing near stove ~ the kitchen and took
hold Of kettle Of boiling water. The handle
OIL the Kettle was 50 hot that the child, being
unable to let it 90, screamed and fell upon the,
door and the contents Ut the kettle were,
poured out upon the child. scalding ii -
badly that it died 10 9 few hours.
The following horrible story. Of hloodahed
Il from the Newman, Ga.. HGruld: Last
Saturday night MIR. John Rrantiey, marshal
of Whiteshure. shot and Killed two negro
Girls under Til following circumstances: Mr.
B., as we understand II, went 70 the
Rouse of the mother " the two girls
Killed to see about some clothes and
he and the negro woman got into a
dispute when she gave him some impudeace,
and He. berg under the influence OF whisky.
threatened TO shoot bet; she told hin g. IRE
away: and he taking her at her word 'hred
away bat he missed his aim and hit and
killed one Of the aforesaid girls. Seeing that
he had not accomplished his desire he fired
another shot Mt tho woman and killed the
other girl. Alter doing the shooting be LETT
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-24
The Canning Modes.

There cannot be doubt, for better or
worse, the modes OF tho lime Of Louis Mi,
which have been lately resllsctated by cor
tain leaders OF fashion, are about to cross
the Pyrenees with Archduchess Christine
"Bachaumont," In fact, tells us In the Sport
TINT her tronssnau includes number of CO.'S
tunes devised from models OF that era, one
IL them being of blue embossed velvet and
opal colorod satin, with frlnges OF small
pearls, lntermingled with silver lace, that
will certainly produce an impression at the
Escurial. The collar of the corsago Is also Of
the richest silver ince. II may mention, the
writer continues, ''another dress, intended for
the future Queen Of Spain, composed OF reps,
Lavalliere silk, with the front of the bust and
the skirt Of royal blue satin, and trimmings
Of antique gold and silver gimp. The Arch
duchess's bridal veil of Brussels point lace,
reproducing tho arms OF the different king
doms into which Spain was divided, Is the
present Of her aunt, the Queen Of the Bel
CLANS. On the occasion of the wedding mass
the future consort OF Alfonso XII will wear Il
dress OF silver cloth, with garlands brilliant
with sparkling white jet, and INTERVIEWING
myrtle with orange blossoms and lilies The
trousseau, indeed, would well grace Prince
Charmng's marriage In fairyland.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-24
A Cashiers Temptation.

Lawyer defending cashier charged with
embezzing 10000 francs belonging to his en-
ployer:
mo, gentlemen OF the jury, have no de-
sire to eXtenuate my CLIENT error--tor that
i was 20 error can hardly deny. But was
DO to blame Was he to blame? Who was
it coniided to him. p young man of weak
character and easily led astray by the tampt,.-
tions which assnil his age-who was 1t con
ftded to him the keeping of such large
amounts Of money! If he had not been
trusted with this money he could never have
miaapproprtated IT, That stands to reason.
Did he take his employer ny the throat ami
demand the Keys of the safe, or break into it I
No; the keys were placed Ia his keeping de-
iherately, malciously. W tempt him to his
destruction. And, again, when my unhappy
client had yielded and was in his power, what
did the prosecutor do2 He arrested him
H. this conduct compatible with bis theory Of
trust. OF regard Why did no believe that
he had been robbed; Or, IL Nv had been. why
std he not prove his good opinion Of this
young man by waiting till he had paid back
the sum? But he did not DO this. He pro
cured this young mans arrest ut the mo-
ment that the crushed penitant was seeking
to hide his shame In Il foreign country Come
down from yonder witness-box, monster
come down, thou heartleas wretch, into ths
DOCK. and trsmblin9ly await the just reward
OF thy niuutiesn
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SOUTHERN STATE NEWS.


Newspapers commonly say that the cottor
crop will yield 20 to 30 per cent more than was
supposed month ago.
From Old Caney, Matagorda county, WI
learn that fine cotton crops have been made
The yield 30 far has been about three fOurths
1f a bale per acre.
The Governors proclamation regarding the
election on the constitutional amendment
lately submitted to tho peopei IL printed The
vote stood for the amendment, 5000; against
the amendment, 4i27.
The Galveston Neua Ia informed by private
sources that Mr. Jos. EdmondaOn, travelling
agent for =. Fl. Hennessey Il 90, Of Calves
ton, on tho ninth instant. shot and killed Mr..
Grif Gum, proprietor Of the Colorado House
I'm Matagorda.
The Governor telegraphed to Indinnola,
0ctohnr 10, approving Of tho opening Of trade
with New Orleans. He Is to-day mt home
sick and has not come to a conclusion M to
whether or not Houston controls the entrance
into Galveston Bay
The Galveston Ne1rs or the fifteenth says ::
s'The Mallory Line steamer, which arrived
vesterday from New York. landed about 800
immgranta, Who viii locate ID Texas They
come from various States Of the German onl-
pire and have selected various parts of this
State to ~ to. 1t 10 understood they have
come solicited by friends who preceded Thorn
to the now world. and not at tho Instance or
Immigration agencies"
A young farmer named McCuIldch. living
tfear Sulphur Springs was placed under $1,000
bond for killing City Marshal Norris. McCul-
loch's brother was killed, while resisting ar-
rest, by Norris md suspicion led the officers
to arrest the surviving brother 1t Is alleged
that MoCuiloch rode his horse hard and re-
tired late al night. Norris was Killed, and
Che bullet found in the corpse fits tho calhre
of n Smith IL Wesson pistol found under Nc
Qulloch,s pillow. McCuloch's companion Oh
the night Of tho shooting and riding WAS re-
Eeased
A fight occurred on Tuesday near Mnson'a
ranch, about fifty miles northwest Of I'll
Paso. between q party Of thirty citizens from
Las Cruces and Mesilla and Warm Spring
reservations. Six volunteers were killed
The volunteers numbered eighty. and are on
the trail 81 the Indians. Another engage
ment s looked for today. The Indians at
tackled q train eight miles from Maaon's on
Wednesday night ana killed thirteen mon
and one woman. Their bodies were found
Yesterday and buried.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-24
An HI RnlI Grant

An HI, Senator Sharon's Celestial factu-
tnnl, feels hurt that nothing has boon s,tid
about him In connection with the Grant re-
rcption ut the Belmont mansion He writes
to u friend to say that he Is Of the opinion
TINT jealousy Of the grand appearance liz
made on the occasion caused his presence
and his doings To be ignored. TO quote from
his letter: "We look pretty fine, you bet
Wear two sword and cap Of mandarin. On
me jacket yeller dragon all same ono ALI
gator. Grant bow to me before he git in
house first one-and ] take his umbrella
He want to shake hands but ! wont lot him
We'll, that my plan China lantern. Very
tue, America, China don't you 500? mo anei
Grant ! want To have some China
music but ole man won't have it, De
man wrong. / think. You SEQ Grant
he Jest como from China; he like some
China music, OF course. Nothing like al
kinds. you SEQ two nations music two
nations kind Of light-gas, lanterns-Amcr-
lea, China! Good idea-what yc, say?-hut
ole man won't have IL; got no good IDEAS He
burn pile wood out IN road. what he call bon
lire. but won't have no China music. MetoOk
Grant ono side. when me SEQ him walk Ions,
out by barnyard, and have talk bout third
term hey Mo tell him pitch right In hey!
He tell me: 'ki, you betr Then we fix It
right there" XII then goes on to say that
Grant agreed to 60 In for third term, and Id
pledged the General his support and the moral
support Or io0.o0o,O00 of people. Xxi informed
the General that III case all should go wol
with the third term racket he would be will
Ing To grow d new toll and aSccpt the position
OF minister to Hong Kong, when Gradt said !:
Bully for you p and they shook hands again
which settled 1t.
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MtSsISSIPpI..

Biloxi In excited over band Of bold and
murderous robbers. who are breaking Into
stores and houses, and returning fire when
over shot Mt.
On Saturday night last twenty-five or thir-
Ev negroes FROM In and around jackson.
Miss. left for the happy land Of Kansas.
They will reach there IN time to enjoy the
beauties OF a northern winter.
A party of sailors from ship off Horn
leland have been arrested for the murder OF
one OF their number who was found on the
beach. his body showing signs OF his having
been foully dealt with. Tho whole party
were under the influence Of liquor.
IA movement is on foot i'm Nicksh.rg 10
change the channel Of the Yazoo river by
turning. 1t into the luke or Old channel Of the
mississippi. This would give Vicksburg o
+ nermanent river front, and save It from the
fast approaching fate of being left high and
dry.
Carrollton Miss Conservative: Alex. Tay
Ior, noted negro, living nnar Greenwood
WAS killed on Monday by Samuel Brown,
! oolored. Ii appears that Aieck had had dif.
fculty with Lem Brown the father OF Sam,
In which Lem had been badly bruised up.
The son coming up with bis wagon at this
time seizad standard from the wagon,
striking Aleck q blow, from the effects Of
which he died In a short time.
water Valley (Miss.l Central; MIR. Frank
nurett was shot at Air Mount, in this county,
on last Saturday, by pistol ia the hands nr
Mr.. Samuel Murphree, tho bhll taking ctfest
through the upper lip, immediately under the
nose, lodging iii the back Of the head. Mr.
Durest expired Immediately. They were
neinhbors and men Of family. The difficulty,
AZ We have heard 1t, originated about some
tenants that had left Durett TO work for
Murphree
The Senatobia (Miss.) Express gives u
graphic account of the suflernEa Of Capt. %.
II. West, who died In that place Of hydropho-
bfa. last week. from the bite Of a dog received
On the fourth Ut June last. Capt. West sut-
fered but little inconvenience from the Bite
at the time, the wound healing rapidly. A
few DAYS since he was attacked by the TIN
mistakable signs Of hydrophobia while at
tending to his regular work, and died In u few
DAYS A mad stone had been applied to the
wound at the time 1t was inflicted.
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for. parts unknown and had not been arrested
at last accounts.
FLORIDA.

"Orauges, lemons, olives and almonds are
70 be cultivated In Florida soon hya large
number OF Italian colonists, now On their way
| to that State, says tho Charleston News and
| Courier.
Sumter county, Fa.. Advance eleventh.
instant. Notwithstanding the caterpllars
and the recent rains, the cotton crop Of this
county Is larger than It was last year, as
thare Ia greater quantity of cotton planted.
Pensacola Gazette; We are Informed that
no less than four steamers will contend for
Pensacola and New 6rlenns this season.
They will divide 1t up rather small but the
boats that advertise the most will get the
larger share, probably.
correspondent Of the Jacksonville Sun
ana Ptfas, writing from Fernandina under
date 81 October H. says: On Saturday last
Two colored men, named respectively VIII
liams aud Forester, employed at Reeds saw
mill. Fernandina, engaged in q war Of words,
but separated, each going his own way. Tho
quarrel was however, renewed by Forester,
when Williams stabbed him Ia the heart with
= unn-knifo. death ensuing In less than half
Ill hour.
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.@ALAB IA
A fatal type Of maarial fever Is sweeping
OF the people Of Randolph county, Ala
almost In entire families.

4 fatal type Of malaral fever IS sweeping
of the people Of Randolph county, Ala,
almost In entire families.
Sam Gillespie. q negro desperate, was shot
and killed In Marengo county, Ala, ! few
DAYS ego by MIR. Ed. billiard, 4 son of Judge
A. W. billiard. Mr. billiard acted purely in
self-defense AS it Is stated that Sam was adj
vancing upon him with fence rail
RAE. John Brown, a wel-known and nopu-
lar employee Of the South and North Rail-
road was Killed ut the depot in Montgomery,
Ala on the thirteenth Instant. While coup
ling two cars, he was knocked down ana one
0f the cars passed over him dreadfuly multi
ating his body.
Eutaw ALA, Mirror: Capt. j. Mckee
Gould. engaged with Col. Harding In
cleaning out and deepening the chan
mel Of the Bighee, was id town last week
He reports that they are doing some sub
stantial work and progressing moderately
They are now ut work about three mics Be-
low Portland, and the river, with the eScep-
tion OF one short gap, is IN good condition
below there. Two other squads are ct work
higher up the river, but Capt. Gould is doubt
full II the appropriation will hold out till the
great and valuable work IL finished.
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The a1ciabie rsrnrs Of Utah.
Yankee Fork lUtah) Herald

A. F1EIIN@F7 M 77I IN FOIFtET II1fI
Lust week q large cinnamon bear went int
d camp Of tourists at Alturas lake III the ab
sence IF the male members of the party, anG
would have given the ladies Il good huggina
had not their screams brought the desired
help. While United Stntcs Assayer Walters
and party were journeyng homo last week
from Bonanza they were chased out Of thcil
bed the first night out from here by bear
and left six guns in possession of Bruir
Lately tho three largest men In the camp
league, Collins and Parker-were competed
w surrender their cabin on Mount Custer u
q band Of bears, and sit on the roof ail night
while the visitors amused themselves On the
inaIun
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aa,a election TO the Secretary OF State on or bes
fore the twenty-ninth day of December. 1879. I'M
accordance with the provisions of the proposed
constitution.
In Testimony whereof. I have hereunto affixed
my signature. and caused the seal Of the stste
OF Louisiana to be affixed thereto at the City OF
New Orleans, this thirty-frst day OF jay. III
the year OF our Lord one thousand eight Nun"
dred and seventy nine. ,--xa xrvrrvv
BY the Acting Governors
OSCAR ARROYO.
Assistant Secretary of State.
au2 1tawtOc1-dte
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furious radical meets q meek priest and
fetches him whack across the cheek that
makes sparks fly from the filling Of his teeth.
The Scripture bids me turn the other
cheek. says the, meek ecclesiastle TO whom
the radical administers another tremendous
blow, with the remark, "What does the Scrip
tura bid you de- now, eh p
'Ihe Scripture is silent upon that subject
says the priest ''but the best BibienI critics
are unanimously agreed that | should now
give you tho worst waloping ever received ny
any human being" lFalis upon him ruth The
cnnphdais Of @ piLedrtEef !
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~ -
The Irish harp was nnout four feet higI
WE lithluI lAlalg nnl % l.lnLI Luz,

The Irish harp was nnout four feet higIl-
" WAS without pedals, and was carried slung
70 the back. That Of King Brian Boru,
Killed III the battle III C'outarf, iii 1oli, still
exists in the museum OF Trinity College,
Dublin. 1T black with ago and polished,
but now wormeaten, and Ii adorned With VIII
ver ornaments. 1t Was taken BY his son,
league 70 Rome after TIE battle, AMI pre-
-cnted tn the Pope with tho crown anG rnga-
ill.,. succeeding Pope presented it to lfuury
VIII. with tile title Ut Defender of the Faith,
aud Henry gave 1t to the first Earl of Clan
ricardo, III whose family II was held until the
beginning OF the eighteenth century. 1t thtt.
passed through several hands until 1856,
when the college became its owner.
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southern officers.

Capt. De Russev, who has been promoted
to the rank Of major to fill the vacancy madt
by the death Of Major Ihornhursh. il a South
Nrn man. LII Is remarked with some pride ~
Southern people that two Of the most conspic-
uous heroes OF the present Infiian war-Thurn-
burgh and Payna-ara Southern men, and
that Do Rtlssey, Thornbursh's successor. i,
also u Southern man. Ue belongs to the ID
Russey family Of Louisiana. There were two
brothers, one in each army In the late war,
and Ihornburghss successor liz tile son of the
one vino served In the Union army.
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- o g.

Secretary Sherman, it Is understood. has
accepted M invitation to speak in New York
State and will make three speeches, begtu-
ming In New York city on the twenty-seventh,
at Syracuse on the twenty-eighth, ana at
Albany On the tweuty-ninth Of this month.
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In New York city 80 persons killed them
selves ia 1873 In Paris the punhar was IN
average OF GAG suicides for every 100000 Of
inhabitants. Lortlon in the same time had
The low average Of a6 for every 1,oD0,D0o.
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... ..-.....-...-........-.....a>IA. 60

"See here. Jimmy" said his better angel to
q boon companion, as they stood at 4 saloon
counter; you've been hosting it in just as Ii
you We're a million hushel elevator. Taper
OF, now; take something mild; try some soda
water, for instance "SG'a water:' asid the
boon companion; "so'a water tlicl2 No, sir
It's TOO 7trong-too dangerous. You dol t
catch me taking into my stonaehan explosive
~ powerful that thy have to bottle it in
copper cylinders Y foot thick, and it some
times busts corner drug shop up and kills
everybody ID the block Not much. Give me
some Bourbon" - Savannah Recorder.
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A terror remembered il sometimes more
dangerous than thr same terror actually ex-
perienced. Ono Sunday, Il fortnight ago. w
y young womal WAS crossing the Rue st.
Honore, Paris, she was suddenly Knocked
spider. Her peril WAS ltnlninent, hut she re-
tanned her seit-possession and relieved TIE
anxiety. w the spectators by regaining her
feet and reaching the sidewalk very little the
Verse for her mishap, AS soon Is she reached
home she began to relate the incident to her
friends, md while doing SO she was seized
with a Violent attack VI nervous agitation,
and sank faintlng On the floor. She never
spoke again.
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PAINTS,
OILS,
GLASS,
ETC.

Hhvsng removed to the large store No. 81
Magazine eet Z offer for sale at
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GEORGIA.

al Franklin county, Ga. child has died from
THE effects Of drinking water from d match
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ct the election held for the ratification or rejec-
ton Of said constitution. 1t shall be lawful for
each voter to have written or printed on his
ballot. For ordinance relative to State debt
or the words Against ordinance relative to
State debt" and In the event that majority Of
the ballots SO cast have Endorsed on them For
ordinance relative to State debt" then the ord-
nance and article Of said ordinance shall form
a part OF the constitution submitted, If the same
be ratified; and If tho majority Of the votes SO
cast shall have Endorsed on them the words
Against ordinance relative to State debt, then
said provisions and articles shall form no part
of the constitution.
Now, therefore. T. LOUIS ALFRED Witt.
Lieutenant Governor and Acting Governor Of
the State Of Louisiana. do hereby issue this my
proclamation. dire citing an ele 3tlon 10 10 held
| throughout the State. at such places as may
be designated By the legal local authorities
thereof, on TUESDAY, the second dag of De-
cember a. D. 1870. being ths first Tuesday OF
| said month from o'clock, 4. NJ. until O'Clock
In the afternoon. for the purpose Of taking the
sepse of the good people q this State in regard
to the adoption or raiscti2a Of thes constitution
submitted for ratification, fer the election Of the
above named officers and for the ratification or
rejection OF the ordinance adopted by the Con-
/ sti5utional Convention in relation to the debt of
| tho State; and ! do hereby direcs and
! order tae several sh8rlff5, ASSESSORS Reg strar
| of Voters In the parish of Orleans, Commits
| sionera Of Elections, and all other officers
| thereia concerned. to hold said election on the
| day aforesaid. aG the places designated by the
| proper authorities, within their respective
| parishes, and to cause the same to be conduct
Ell in the manner prescribed by law: and do
hereby direct and order the several sherids
throughout the state to make due returns Of