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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-09
OUR vETERANs.
organization of the Old Corps washing
ton Artillery.

II will be interesting to our people to know
that after all the hazards and risks OF warfare
the veterans Of that gallant corps, the Battalion
OF Washington Artillery, propose to bring to-
gether their old brothers under one association.
The new organization will comprise all those
members who have served In the battalion since
It's orisin during the Mexican war and those
brave spirits who rammed home the shot that
told at Appomattox Court House and Mobile.
From what We CLEAN the proposition is to
bring into one association all those who served
In the Washington Artillery during the war
and those who have been members before that
into one CORPS, with the purpose OF co-operat-
Ing with the battalion In order to perpetuate
the old command.
According to the new organization any vete-
ran OF the old battalion, either on the honorary
roll or active list, will be received. Those mem
bers OF the battalion who have uniforms will
organize q company Of dfsmountod artillery,
which will become an adjunct to the present
command.
1t is proposed that there will be a complete
organization OF the new association and q Cap
tain and three lieutenants elected,
The new organization will be greeted by our
people. who have ever felt the warmest i'm
pulses toward the Washington Artillery. with
renewed feeling.
From the days OF the Mexican war down TO our
own day this battalion has ever been one OF the
favorites OF our city. and the coming consolida-
ton OF the veterans Of 1886 and I847 with those
OF 1861 and 1866 will be received with much
qualification.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-09

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 8.-The hearing in
reference to the alleged discrimination in oil
freights was continued to-day.
Vandegriff, president OF the United Pipe
Line and Imperial Refining Company of Oil
City, testified that he was a member and
director OF the Standard Oil Company, but
did not take an active part In the business.
The Standard Company were agents for the
Refining Company, and sold the oil. 1t re-
ported the sales to refiners and pooled the
profits. He did not know what rebate or
allowance was made by the railway company
to the Standard Oil Company.
Here Wayne McVeigh who represented the
Pennsylvania Railroad, objected, remarking
that the charter Of the I'm perial Company or
Standard Oil Company was grotesquely ir-
relevant as affecting the Pennsy ylvania Rail-
road Company"
Mr., Shiras, representing the common
wealth, was about asking the witness whether
the stock in his name In the Standard Oil
Company or Imperial was owned by him or
not, but here McVeagh declared that unless
some one would take the responsibility of
saying that some of this stock was held for
the Pennsylvania Railroad or any Of its off,
GERS, he would ask the master himself to in
terfere. Shiras said he expected to show that
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-09
Q him in regard to buying the Returning

to him In regard to buying the Returning
Board.
| AT the conclusion Of Paris testimony vote
| ot thanks was given him for retaining hie
| cipher key.
The next witness was Geo. W. Smith. HI
testified that he was thrty-six years old: Is
Gov. Tiiden's secretary.
Witness attention was called to Trib,tn,
dispatch No. IA, alleged to have been received
by him. He said he never received this dis-
patch and knew nothing OF 1t until he saw Il
published He had no knowledge OF any tele-
grams going into the hands OK Tilden He
did not receive the dispatch from Bgler
to Russia" He saw nothing Of them. did
not know that such dispatches had been sent
TO me or that any OF my dispatches had been
intercepted.
/ have no Information whatever with refer
enoe to the dispatches under consideration.
cannot say how many dispatches were re.
ceived at the house during the last OF Novem-
Der or the first OF December. / don't think Il
possible for me to have received any of these
dispatches referred to. for had no key, and
forgotten 1t. ] knew nothing Of Pelton going
to Baltimore until long after. There was u
trfegtuph wire fuh fftta THE headquarters In
Liberty street to the Everett House and Til
election il was discontinued. / think about
two or three weeks after. | received a dis
patch from Marquette. Gov. Tilden read It
before | did
At the conclusion of Smiths testimony. the
committee went into executive session, when
1t was decided to examine no more witnesses.
At the end of the executive session reporter
asked Springer To give an expression OF his
views of Tildens statement. He said: "Thera
is no question that Gov. Tildeus statement
will be believed as sincere. His positive de-
NAL of the reception Of any OF these so-called
bribery dispatches speaks for itself, and /
think will he accepted by people in its proper
light. In fine | may say that believe that
every word Tlden uttered was the truth. |
can't go into this matter fully now"
Hiseock declined to give his opinion Of the
testimony of Tilden.
The members of the committee left by the
Q o'clock train for Washington.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-09
THE UNIVERSITY OFaALABAMA.

The second term Of the forty-eighth year OF
thisl celebrated institution of learning COM
menc=s on the nineteenth of February This
University has won deselvedly high reputa-
tlon with the Southern people. on account of
the, ability with which 1t has been conducted.
and the high standard of educational excellence
the managers have been able to reduce he ex.
peDses OF the student to only eighty-three dol
lars per term; Gen. Gorgas formeiy profes
Tennessee has acceDted.a chair In the Universi-
ty OF Alabama, TO whom appli cations for ad-
missions should be addressed at Tuscaloosa,
Alaoama Gen. Gorgas. who was the chief of
the ordnance department under the Confeder-
ate government, ls most accomplished scholar.
experienced and thorough teacher, and re.
fined gent leman. He Is we'll known and highly
appreciated in this city and State. See adver
tisement In another column.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-09
CONGRESSIONAL.
The House Refuses to Turn the Indian
Bureau over to the War Depart
ment-Banning's Army Reorganiza-
tI0n Bill Passed.
THE SENATE.

IhE BbNAIb
WASHINGTON Feb, s,-The conference REPORTS
on the bill to abolish the volunteer navy. and
the Indian appropriation bills were agreed to.
The Indian appropriation bill as passed. ap,
propriates s4.713 20e, the House having reduced
the Senate amendments s26,82e
A new conference committee was ordered on
the foptiflcatfon and nayai spportionment bill.
trodueed the bill relating to internal revenue.
reported In yesterdays dispatches.
Mr.. Bruce reported fayorably from the Mis-
sissfppi Levee Committee the House bill ap-
pointing. a. Mississippi Improvement commits
sion and deepening the channel OF the river.
Without further important action, the Senate.
HOUSE.
Mr.. II. l.. 7. Beale. elected to All the vacancy
occas ioned by the death OF the late Representa-
tive Doug las of Virginia. appeared and was
The House then resumed the consideration OF
unfinished business, which was the motion Of
MI; Robbins. of North Carolina. to lay on the
table the bill reported from the Committee on
Coinage, authorizing the exchange OF coin OF
the United States for United States notes. The
motion was agreed to. yeas 127. nays 1o4.
whole on the army appropriation bill.
Mr.. Eden, OF Illinois, In the chair.I
The pending question being the amendment
to transfer the Indian Bureau to the War De-
partment.
Mr.. Page OF California. offered a substitute
for the transfer amendment, providing that tenn
porary control be given to the War Department,
when the authorities bell We the exigencies OF
the service require It, 1t also makes an appro-
priation to meet the temporary details OF army
officers.
Mr.. Scales. OF North Carolina made the point
of order that the substitute did not retrench
expenses.
After debate the propagation to transfer the
Indian Bureau to the War Department was
rejected by vote Of SO yeas to 10i nays.
The House, by vote Of 116 yeas to 90 nays, con-
hrmed the action OF the committee of the whole
in putting the army reorganiz alton bill upon
the army appropriation bill.
m ha Il
ment i'm posing penalties for the en- ployment of
troops at or near election precincts, the vote
was: yeas 10, nays 95. The bill passed as
amended.
Clymer. Blount and Hale were appointed con-
ferees on the naval appropriation bill.
The House at :l5 o'clock o. M adjourned
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-09
Contest for the Ashley ReIt-End Of the
Female Pedestrian ManiR-BOgardus
DECLARED n Fraud

New YORK, Feb. 8.-A six days walk for
the Ashley belt is fixed for March 10, In this
city. and the contest will be confined tB
OIeary, Rowell, Hartman and Ennis
Ashley telegraphs that RowelI will arrive In
few weeks. O'Leary and Hartman are ex-
pected In few days. Ennis prepares in the
neighborhood of Chicago.
Belden has made 400 Of his 1000 half miles
In this city, Vanness 900.
The female leg shows In the way Of pedes-
trianism are played out. Mime. Andrews In
Brooklyn, who has been trying to outdo An
derson. failed last night. after making 1000
quarter miles. Emma Smith, trying II now
in the same city, stopped.
The Spsart Of the Times says Bogardus' re-
cent shooting feat was fraud, the glass balls
being broken before the firing.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-09
The Lotus Caub-The Cipher Teiexrams

NEW YORK, Feb. S.-The Lotus Club gave a
| reception this evening to Richard McCor-
mick, late commissioner to the Paris Exposi,-
tion. The guest on the right Of the president
| was Leon Chateau; on the left were large
number OF prominent gentlemen.
Mccormick said that in agricultural imple-
ments and mechanism generally our pre-emi-
nence was amply maintained at the Exposi-
| ton, while in new and untried fields our rep
| resentation was in many respects remarka-
| Bile.
Chateau then made appropriate remarks.
/. Gov. Bullock, OF Georgia, was the next
speaker. He nominated Mccormick for the
Berlin mission, and thei club cordially ap-
proved.
The president then called upon Norvin
Green, president of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company as the gentleman who con-
trolled the cipher dispatches. DR.. Green
said
Mr.. President cannot say anything more
than to thank you for the compliment of being
called to my feet. which com piment am aware
Is due more 10 the position / happen acciden-
tally TO occupy than to any personal distinction
club Imputaions have been made against my
predecessor that do him great injustice in regard
to the cipher dis patches. which the president
has referred. The simple fact is that the prin-
cipa object of the directors Of our company
and its executive officers was to avoid the sur
render of these dispatches to anybody. We be-
lieye that it was an honorable obligation to pre-
serve these messages from the eyes Of mortal
man. and we resorted 10 every proper and
legitimate device consistent with due respect TO
the authority of Congress TO prevent members
Of Congress from getting them. Expecting that
Manager Barnes. of Rev Orleans. would be
called upon to produce messages before the
Morrison committee. we ordered them away
from that place. so that he had no messages
TO produce or any power to prouuce
them He was held In contempt and i'm prison
cd: Messages were ordered from every place
% the custody OF the executive officers at New
herk. and the executive committee took. the
gust dy Of them away from officers into their
ne nds. Now the charge of a very distinguished
Union Telegraph Company. being a prominent
republican. dexterously avoided the delivering
Oh th6ee kilograms to the House committee but
turned them over In wholesale tn the Sena.a
committee. Idesire to say that this charge Ia
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-09
THE NEW REGISTRAR.
A Short Talk With Him-HOw He Will
Run His office.

In conversation with reporter OF the DEMO
GRAFT. held yesterday, Mr.. Charles Cavanac, the
newly appointed State Registrar OF Voters, said
that he intended to take possession Of his Office
Monday Mr.. Landry. the retiring registrar.
having assured him that he proposed to make
no contest. Mr.. Cavanac said that he intended
that the election for delegates to the convention
so far as he could control It. should be fair and
free, and there should be fair and just count.
There had been many rumors and allegations
OF fraud In the last registration. He did not
pretend to say, that these charges were true or
had any foundation but he intended to have a
thorough revision Of the registration wards
and to correct any and all errors detected. He
tration while he Was in charge of the office.
and would use every method to prevent 1t. He
did not thin that frauds were to the interest of
the party. 1t was entirely Unnecessary to resort
to 1t to carry an election In this city.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-09
THE PLAGUE.
Continued spread Of the Disease-It
Breaks Gut mt AdrIanapIe,

LoNDoN, Feb. s.--Dispatches from Russia
state that all the attempts made to arrest the
ravages OF the plague thus far have proved
Intellectual. A sanitary Gordon has been
drawn around the infected districts, but 1t
mas been broken at several points, Hnt H1nUng
the results is the appearance OF the plague at
Wyssokoye, d town near Moscow. Accounts
from the infected districts are very Distress
ing. The people are dying like rotten sheep.
Business is at q perfect standstill. The means
for medical and sanitary relief are extremely
heartrending. A frightful sickness has broken
out among the Russian troops at Adrlano-
pie. and there are reports that this is also
plague. The accounts are conflicting. but
some descriptions Of the nature and course of
the disease are said to bear out the belief that
the disease is the black plague.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-09
NEW ORLEANS SUNDAY FEBRUARY 8, 879-TRIPLE

exceedingly unjust. The House had first intI-
mated that the messages were In the custody OF
ever, act on that Information but the senate
committee served q Subpoena upon every In
dividual member OF that committee to report
and produce these telegrams There was no
further refuge or resort. They had got them
| on the highest authority OF the country. There
was no alternative but to surrender them. The
executive committee Immediately repaired In q
body to Washington, and there we're served
with similar subpoena from the House com
aas mitee They held meeting ne and resolved ss to
by these respective subpGnas. To copy
these dispatches would have required weeks
Tho imputation. therefore, that tho dexter
Gus manaRement on the part, OF the late
president Of the company In the direction Of bis
sire to 50 state The request was made that
kilograms should be kept from the eyes Of every
one except such persons as were entitled by
them. md that they should be returned to the
company as soon as examined. Oh course 1t was
soon discovered that they were not the messages
expected. and they were not rs anxious for
them as they. had previously been. 30 they
were returned, and. they came back to. us
said that t6eS ad beer Be
burnt Our regulations required us to keep O
message six months. and as that period had
not elapsed we were In no hurry about destroy
irg them, and locked them up In q store-room
till six months had expired. 1 then sent my
70 son down to persccnally superyse ~, putting them hem
any reason to doubt that they all came back.
but 1t appears they did not. and protest the
company is In no way responsible for that de-
linQuency. We did all we could to resist giving
them up.
Mr.. Croly-One word, DIR. Green: Is 1t true
those eliminating the Republican party were
burnt and those that eliminated the Democratic
party preserved2
DR.. Green-I will answer for myself that
never read one OF them.
Several voiees-Never2
pr. Green.z..Hardly ever" IGreat laughter.l
Mr. Croly--Excuse me. Dr. Green. but in the
cross examination Of witness 1t was charged
distinctly that kilograms affecting tho Re-
publican party were all burned. while those in
eliminating the Democratic party were saved.
The witness was Mr. Marble.
DR.. Green-I don't know how Marble can
make the statement lean say this that never
saw one OF the messages. The first thing that
an operator Is taught is that sacred confidence
is an elementary principle of his profession.
and in twenty- five years of my experience as an
executive officer and telegraph manager no In
stance has been brought to my attention of the
rule having been violated by any employee
John Brougham. Mr.. Oroy and others then
made remarks. The singing of number Of
songs by the Stock Exchange Gee Club clos d
the entertainment.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-09
MORE ATTACHMENTS.
The United states Circuit Court stin
Calling for Bonds.

There is scarcely day passes 10 which a
number OF gentlemen from the country par
ishes are not brought before the United States
Circuit Court AMI called upon to give bond for
their appearance to answer charges made under
the election law.
Yesterday Col. VIM. M. Levy was required and
did furnish bond In the amount of s50o0 Mr.
Robert @; Cobb becoming his surety. Mr.. M. j.
Cunningham also signed as principal for the
same amount with Mr.. Isaac l.. Lyons as his
surety. The last named gentleman also became
surety for Mr.. Louis A. Deblieux.
Yesterday the work OF persecution was com
menced In this city by the arrest of Mr.. Fl. G.
ment as surveyor. He Is charged with violat-
Ing his duty as an officer Of election and Mr.
VIM Henderson became his bondsman for $4,000
and he was released.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-09
Pleuro-YneumonIa Cows,

BROOKLYN, Feb. 8.-Citizens are surprised
and indignant at the discovery OF their lia-
bility to be served with milk from swill-fed,
stump-tail, pleuro-pneumonia cows. Eight
hundred cows were found crowded and suf-
Iering from pleuro-pneumonia and fever at
Blissville; great deal OF sickness prevails
IN Brooklyn Mt present, and some people at
trlpute IL to poisonous milk from the stable,
swill-ied cows. The Blissville company own
Ing diseased Blissville COWS have an action
pending In the Supreme Court for $4,000
damages against the New York Herald for
publishing the condition Of their stables some
months ago.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-09
WASHINGTON.
Treasury Weekly statement.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8-The treasury now
holds S349, ,25o. 200 in United States bonds to
secure the national bank circulation. The
United States bonds deposited for circulation
during the week ending to-day amount TO
Sc, ,962, ,150; United States bonds, held for cir
culation. withdrawn for the week ending to-
day, S6,551, $50; national bank circulation out
standing, currency notes, $685., 3,019, 119; gold
notes, ST 46S, $780, internal revenue, 500 S37 707
customs, $71 ,3i5, ,407.
Receipts of national bank notes for redemp-
ton for the week ending February s. 1879, as
compared with the corresponding period last
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-09
The Blodgett investigation.

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-Lapham, of the sub,
committee on the investigation OF the charges
against Judge Blodgett, at Chicago, arrived
here to-day. He said that Culberson, Knott
and the rest of the committee leave to- night
He declines to express any opinion, but says
that on the arrival here of the subcommittee
the testimony taken will be printed, and al
once revised, and that the report from the
committee may be expected at an early day.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-09
No telegraph Monopoly.

WASHINGTON, Feb. notwithstanding the
extensive lobbying that has been going on to
defeat Gen. Buffers amendment to the army
bill, looking to the formation OF an opposition
to the Western Union Telegraph Company by
a general consolidation OF the railroad tele-
graph lines of the country for the tran aaction
OF commercial business, the measure was this
evening adopted In the House, the opponents
of the amendment being able to muster only
abou. fifteen votes against it. Little or no
doubt is expressed that the Senate will con-
cur In The action Of the House.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-09
OFF TO WASHINGTON.

Those recent changes in the Custom House
which resulted in the seating of Antoine in a
good fat office. it would appear were not made
without purpose. for scarcely rad the official
mantle fallen on his shoulders ere he laid II
tion and. accompanied by Blunt Education
Brown and Bill Harper. he jumped aboard OF q
Mobile train. add in less time than it takes ia
tell about it. was bowling klong 10 Washington
TIE delegation visits The Capital in the Interest
of Collector Smith. and left with the asowed in
tentton Of inducir & the President to reconsider
his Sction IA removing that Official and to coz
tinue him in his present position.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-09
NEW YORK.
Tilden,s Recenffnn.

New YORK, Feb. 8.-Gov. Tilden did not
seem to feel careworn or excited at all to-
night He had many callers during the day
and evening. Among the number were Hon.
Reuben Springer, Abraham Hewitt, and
others. To a reporter he said: II am sorry
can't say more than l have said.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-09
Failure OF American Print works

BOSTON, Feb. 8-The American Print
Works, OF Fall River, the largest in the United
States, ask for an extension OF two years.
They have been driven to this course by out
side bank creditors calling in loans. The cap
ital is ST 100000, liabilities ST. 3000 000 and as
sets at last return S2,000,OO0. Almost all the
city creditors have signed the grant OF an ex-
tension. 1t is not known what outside credi-
tors will do. The works will start on Monday
as usual. Fall River is excited over the af-
fair
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-09

Humorous housekeeper to sensible servant
Well. Mandy, you have been with US now for a
week; do you think We will suit your"
Why. Lor'. yes mum; could tol you dat de
fust day; kase de reason why. 1 soon foun' out
you buy all desc nice housekeepin' goods from
E. 81. Adams & Bro. 5s4 Magazine street. and
dat's de favrit sto' of de ladies: kase dey give
good measure and has only one price. Den.
too. de clerks 80 spectful to everybody; an all
dere goods is Of de most butifulest kind, bein'
fust class and fresh
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-09
The Democratic Caucus-The Test Oath
and Election Laws.

WASHINGTON. Feb. S,-There was a full
attendance at the Democratic caucus OF Sena-
tors and Representatives 10 night The caucus
decided that q strong effort would be made
to secure the repeal of the test oaths for
jurors and of the laws relating to supervisors
prepare measures to be introduced to carry
out the intentions of the caucus In this matter.
All legislation proposed will be put on appro-
priatiOn bills
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-09
Rebate on Tobacco.

WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-A Philadelphia firm
telegraphed to the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue to-day that they had on hand stock
OF snuff which. If the proposed reduction OF
the tax to twenty-four cents becomes law,
would give them claim for over $4,000
rebate They asked what course they should
take. The commissioner advised them to lay
the matter bofore the Committee on Finance
of the Senate without delay.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-09
WEATHER PROBABILITIES.

for Sunday:
For the Gulf States, clear or fair weather. a
Sllgnt rise IN barometer, north to east winds.
During Sunday night lower temperature.