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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-12
A PALACE FOR VANDERBILT.


Mr.. William FL. Vanderbilt Is to build him.
self new home. With the rapid increase Of
the fortune left him by the late Commodore.
he now reckons his possessions at over $780,
100000. Such a plethoric swelling Of his purse
has brought with 1t advanced ideas of the
style which should be maintained by tha
richest man In New York." at least 80 say
the representatives of the lucky William n
Rumor has 1t that on last Thanksgiving Dav
prominent lady called at the Vanderbilt
mansion In Fifth Avenue and Fortieth street.
made disparagtng contrast between the re-
spective homes OF Mrs. Stewart and the wife
Of the railroad president. This Ia said to have
reached she ears Of the owner OF the house
who thereupon resolved to rival the people
Of his establishment.
1t was decided not to embellish the present
residence, the one which the old Commodore
regarded az less preferable for "home spot
lngton square. Last week the initial step il
Mr.. vanderbiit's Is programme was taken In the
purchase OF the vacant plot Of ground on Fifth
Avenue, extending from Fifty-first to Fifty
second street. 1t will be remembered by fire.
guenters OF the locality as fenced in by adver-
tising signboards for almost the whole front.
only one building 10 florists establishment
being erected at the Fifty-second street cor
ner Directly opposite this site is the Roman
Catholic Orphan Asylum. From real estate
dealer IL was learned that Mr. Vanderbilt pur-
chased the land from the hers-at-law OF the
late Mr.. Keep, who owned considerable prop
erty In that neighbOrhood, aud that he paid
$4,000 for the eight lots embraced in the
block. The transfer has not yet been made.
owing to the complicated nature OF the title.
but specifications for building are already be-
ing made out at Mr. Vanderbiit's order,
A representative OF Mr.. Vanderbilt told the
reporter yesterday that the part OF the new
structure above the sidewalk is to be OF mar
BILE, partly imported. and the easement OF
sandstone. The style OF architecture adopted
in the erection OF Mr.. A. T. Stewards palace
would not, he said, be followed In the new
structure, but q probable miniature of the
French Tuillertes. There is to be main hall
three stories high, with wing resting on
each OF the cross streets. He believes that
Mr.. Vanderbilt wanted his new home ready
within two years. From the plans already
submitted IL will cost from ST. 500 900 to $4,000
900, exclusiveof interior equipments.
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London Telegraph


PARIS, Dec. 25.-The Constitutional of this
morning reminds US that the throne OF Bal
Raria is not at the absolute disposal either OF
the Russian cabinet or Of the Bnl9arians
themselves, as the remarks of the European
press would lead US to suppose. Articles
and OF the treaty Of Berlin are to the effect
that the Prince or Bulgaria Is to be elected
by the people, but that he is to be confirmed
by the Sultan, with the assent of the sigma
tory powers. OF course, the Porte cannot
without difficulty reject a candidate chosen
by the people; and, as for the assent Of the
powers, the Porte will, Of course, come to q
previous understanding with them. The
powers most deeply interested In the matter
are Russia, England and Austria; and It is
clear that the opinion OF RUSSIA could not
prevail against the combined opinion OF the
two latter powers, which naturally would
not accept candidate representing Panslav-
ism, that is to say, representing o protest
against the decisions Of the congress Of Ber-
lin. Such candidate would wish TO detach
Eastern Roumelta from the Ottoman Empire
and join It to Bulgaria, thus destroying the
principal clause of the treaty OF Berlin. As
for the candidates excluded by article OF
the treaty OF Berlin, they are all princes OF
the reigning dynasties oil the great powers
Thus as regards Italy, the house OF Savoy Is
excluded, while the dethroned Neapolitan
Bourbons are eligible. As France Is now
the Orleanist, Bourbon, and Bona
partist princes are all eligible.
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From the PHILADELPHIA Press

Norman Taylor, the champion runner of
Massachusetts, and A. B. Sprague, of Chi
cago. met at Gilmore's Garden, New York,
on the first, to try for the cham mpionship in
twenty mile running. Taylor is little
old man with long record. His best twenty
mile run was made over the Mystic Track
near Boston In hours minutes seconds
Sprague claims record of 2 hours minutes
seconds. The men used the tracks laid out
for the Q 'Leary- -Campana walk, Taylor TAX
ing OLeary's course. John Grassic, of the
Scotish-American Athletic Club, was referee.
The men started at o'clock. Sprague Is q
young man, but heavily built and rather
given to flesh. He lifts his feet high and
soon tires. Taylor ran In his stocking feet
and from the start had the race under his
control. He barely raised his feet, but took
long strides, alighting without jar and NOV
ing along without any of Sprague's up-and-
down motion. The first mile was run bv
Sprague in 6 minutes, and by Taylor In S
minutes "A seconds. AS lap after lap passed
Sprague grew more heated and his face red
dened. while. Taylor showed no signs of ef-
fort or exhaustion. Five miles were finished
by Taylor in 30 minutes IS seconds, and by
Sprague In "a minutes 81 seconds. The latter
On reaching the starting point at the close OF
his fifth mile. raised his hand to his head and
said: I've got q cold In the head and can't
breathe through my nostrils." Taylor came
on the track fresh and kept on steady run,
making not single misstep nor the least
stop nom the start he did not take refresh
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The Cobb. bishop Murder TriaI.

NORWICH. Conn. Jan. 1.-THE Cobb Bishop
murder trial was resumed at a. m. The first
Witness M was Dr.. P. A. Jewett. Of New Haven.
he testified. to having observed the effects Of
poisons on the system Tor many years. He read
from authorities son the subject of arsenic eat
Inc and Its effects on the system, showing that
ne Styrians eat arsenic with their food to In
crease their endurance and improve their per.
sonal appearance. One case was read where
man had eaten arsenic for forty years, taking at
1esst two grains per day. The Doctor continued:
! h,receive AL we'll authenticated medical author
~ ~ unlli l nave seen 1t impeached by other au
aay 1aorHy cf equal note. l do not believe man
ooud lake half an ounce of arsenic in month
anI pe alive at its end. Tea steeped too long
saa Maan. nave nauseating effect upon q weak
s.omaco; M get no American opinion hat the hu-
y ,uan Douy can tolerate arsenic in large ouantI-
.iss nor nave | acknowledged that the human
Douy ls capable. Of sustaining what ORDINARILY
are ttor CONSIDERED IN fatal poisonous doses.
aateI .ne sxamination of several unimportant
vi witnesses; @ Miss Betsie Waterman was recalled
by the state and sharply questioned as to the
cup ana saucer marked Pet given hy Bishnn
TO MRS. Cobo; She denied ever having seen II
ana declared that she had not instructed harr
little daughter, who had told District Atfnrnev
Walter she had seen 1t, to say she was mistakan3
The court, at las. adjourned until q n'.locE
Tuesday morning. A half a day mora viii Ia
In getting in the eytdence wh~n an tbe ne
viii be reached By Wednesday night. 'oAN'0'
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what Secretary sherman Has to say
About the Matter.

NEW YORK. Jan. 1o.-The HeralFs Washing
ton special reports Gen. Sherman as SAYING, III
90 not recall single instance In which preju-
ace oace upon religious matters ever had the
slightest influence over Grant In the discharR,,
o. a MS many official duties; Many Of his inti-
mate personal friends are Catholics and during
his residences In st. Louis his circle OF acauaintr
ances ar was almost altogether among families Ok
the Catholic faith. He nominated Henry d.
Blew for the Brazilian mission. q gentlema1
wei Meil Known a. a. member q the Catholic Church.
the Pc. Moines speech" the General con-
freedom and public schools, from seetariafl
lnnuence, ana. as | remember. the circumr
stance which led him to write that speech was
because Of ceaseisss Y clamor for set Of reli-
the Catholics. bnt from Pratastant denomina.
tons: His son Fred married ca hoiic iadv
and bis aunt, Mrs. Fred Dent. is a Catholic
% g that know that & there Is no prejudice in th4
ne sHhenarars 81 m,no. p, Mner visited home In 1871
respect for Grant. and Col. Fred Grant was
brought away not only the blessing Of the head
OF the Catholic Church for his father and
mother. but numerous souvenirs. watch Pin
K gave to him for his friends at home.
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Coast Quarantine.
charleston News and Courier. !

The annual report Of DR.. Robert Lebby,
State health officer, for 1873 Is published. Ii
is an exceedingly comprehensive document,
showing the extent and value of the work per-
formed by the coast quarantine service dur
ing 1873. AS evidence of the efficiency and
beneficial results Of the quarantine law fig
ures are given, showing that during the ten
years from 1868 to 187S under their operation,
the deaths from yellow fever In the State have
aggregated 250, while from 1S49 to 1859 they
were 2O03. The number OF vessels arriving,
visited and examined by the Quarantine Off.
GERS during the six months ending October
81 were $50, having on board 314S in crews
and 24 passengers There were five cases Of
yellow fever and two deaths from 1t at the
Charleston Lazaretto. The report contains
very valuable suggestions and recomm enda-
tions, some OF which have already been acted
upon.
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ATLANTA constitutional

In the public laws of the session OF the Geor-
gia General Assembly, recently ended, we ind
In the tax act the following section:
Sections. Be ii further enacted, That all
taxes assessed under this act shall be col
lected In United States national-bank cur.
rency, or gold and silver coin OF the United
States, and the value OF the property taxed
1873 and 1850. In such currency. shall be the
basis of the taxes"
It win be noted that we are to pay our taxes
"in United States national-bank currency, or
gold and silver coin Of the United States, and
ali tax-payin0 purposes In the State OF Geor-
ola. Just as the government had fondly
hODed that the currency was on d level. and
that it had gotten the greenback on q gold
basis, along comes this body Of Georgia
Solons and knocks their calculations to the
Winds
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NAVAL AFFAIRS.
Some Changes I'm the NAvy-The Court
martial of COm'r Kells.

WASHINGTON. Jan. I1.-Rear Admiral J. @.
Howell has been detached from the command
Of the North Atlantic Station and ordered to
command the European feet, vice Rear Admi-
raj Leroy, who Is. at his own request, relieved
and ordered home. Either Rear Admiras W.
nan or Black will be ordered to command the
North Atlantic Station. Wyman is the first on
the list for sea service.
Secretary Thompson desires 1t to be stated
that the announcement made yesterday that
Oom'r Kells was to be tried by court-martial for
open letter, Is enterely untrue. The charges
on which KelIs is IT, be tried we're pending some
print and are entirely disconnected Herewith.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
A Code to Prevent collisions n,

LONDON. Jan. 1.-THE new code OF regulations
which has been approved by the principal mari
time nations. for the prevention OF collisions at
but the English Board OF Trade and similar
bodies OF other countries deem 1t q great Inn
provement on the existing system. One strong
argument used against the adoption of the pro-
posed new code was that for long time after
It's adoption the masters Of many vessels would
the old system and that tthus danger of'colli-
sion would be increased by the confusion thus
caused; The new code. however. will not go
agreed to It. and until sufficient time has
elapsed for them to t.ttfy the owners and mas
ters OF their vessels OF the changes
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An Irish Catholic Defends Ulysses Against
the Charge or Treating Irish.
men Unfairly.

NEW YoRK. Jan. e11.-Capt. Cunningham, a
brave officer In the late war. aud vel known
Roman Catholic. says: The assertion made
against Grant Ia connection with the appoint-
ment OF Gen. MeaRher's son to West Point, is a
falsehood In every part. There is not particle
CT truth In the assertion that Grant treated
Catholics postmaster and collector OF New York.
while. under his administration. fully one-
third Of the appointments Ia the government
Irish Catholics About six years ago Grant
supplied wine to the missionary priests labor
ton. Grant finally went out from LiyerpOol to
welcome the American pilgrims to Home only q
few months ago.
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MASSACRE OF INDIANS.
The United states Troops Butcher the
ESCAPING Chcyennes.

NEW YORK, Jan. ia special from Omaha
son, Neb.. on being informed they were 10 be
sent to the Indian Territory made q bold effort
to escape to the snow-covered prairies. They
like 80 many dogs In the snow. about fifty being
killed at once. It Is beieved the whole party
will be recaptured. The Indians were those
who. a few weeks ago. ran away from their
wretched. inappropriate reservation in the In
dian Territory to save themselves and their
children from starving. The Herald says the
whole affair will seem horriblsto every one who
reads OF II, and to no one more than the soldiers
whom civilian blunderinR has. for time. COM
pelled to be mere butchers.
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Mime. AndersOn's Tramp.

BROOKLYN, Jan. 11.-Mme. Anderson Is get
ting along we'll to-day. and hopes to omplete
her 1900 quarter miles In as many quarter hours
Monday night. she has experienced some
trouble from blistered feet. but none Of serious
nature.
The madame is English by birth, though her
mother is German: Her dress Is one piece.
reaching from her throat to her knee. and her
STYLE In walking is the envy OF the women who
watch her. She will appear In PittsburR for
two weeks soon after closiug here. next in Chi
cago and afterwards In San Francisco. ban
Qust Is rendered her next week.
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Washington parade ground. OF one gun for
every vote east for him,

every vote cast for him,
,Gi,mores Garden Is being transformed into q
skating rink; the area inside the posts will bs
Hooded. and $1,000 feet OF iron pipe, through
which freezing mixture is TO be forced. are to
be laid upon l.. Ice two or three inches thick
ofthe ionring can be removed to Coney Island
next summer, and rink opened there.
Catharine sullivan, aged forty hree years. a
because one man stranger to her-feased an
other, and then fired pistol at him. He missed
him and killed the woman's daughter Mary.
aged eleven.
VIM. Palmer the lunatic who shot and killed
Ofiner Fnrniss two weeks ago. was removed
from his insane cell In Bellevue Hospital to the
TOmbs. to await the action OF the II and jury.
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NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY JANUARY R -QUADRUpLE SHEET

n1ent OF any sort, but kept on without once
changing his direction or pace for the whole
distance. Sprague took mixed walk and run
Tor six miles more after his break down, do
ing the eleven miles In hour 40 minutes 10
seconds. TAYLOR completed nine and one half
miles In his first hour, seventeen and one-half
10 the first two hours and the twenty miles
In hours % minutes 22L seconds. He did
regretted that his antagonist had not forced
him to do better work
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subscriptions to the Per Cents Bonds
Called In.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 11.-Subscriptions to the 4
per cent loan to-day amoun nted to "a, ,628. .450.
The following are the numbers or bonds of
the eightieth call just issued: Coupon bonds.
$50 No. 49, O01 to No. "a OO0 both inclusive: $O0.
No. "a 001 to No. 81 .0OO both inclusive $500, No.
17,OO1 to No. q. 600, both inclusive: $1,000, No
rs OOl to No. $4,000. both inclusive: total coupon
bonds $4,000 600. Registered bonds, $50 No.
No. s90O. both inclusive $780, No. 1901 10 No. $3.50
both inclusive; $1,000, No 13b01 70 No. II $50
asS No i r No S9so 6th
elusive; tota! registered bonds, ~ 900 900. The
interest on these bonds cease on the eleventh
day nf Anril nAxt
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CONGRESSIONAL.
THE HOUSE ADJOURNs OUT OF RE-
.sPECT FOR THE MEMORY OF REF
REsENTATIvE sCHLEICHER.

Tho senate.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-THE Senate was not In
session to- day.
The House.
After the reading OF yesterdays journal Mr..
Gliding. of Texas, rose and announced the
death Of his late colleague. Gus av Schlecher,
and moved the appointment of a committee of
Representatives and Senators to snperintend
tte funeral. The resolution was adopted and
the Speaker appointed Messrs. Giddines OF
Texas Shelley OF AIabema, Mckenzie Of Ken
lucky, Muller of New York, Lortng Of Massa-
chusetts. Bentley OF Illinois. Townsend Of
New York. and Powers OF Maine.
The House then, at 1920 D. m, as further
mark OF respect to the memory OF the deceased,
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The Grant Receptions in Ireland

NEW YORK, JAN 1.-THE World saws. Tha
Herald deals Grant and the third term another
sation of Indignation that the refusal Of aiae III
councillors Of Cork to tender him a receptio Il
was probably inspired from America by DEM
ocratic st POLITICIANS. thus ingeniously calint,
Dublin. Belfast ard elsewhere were. in like
manner. put up by Republican politicians.
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Plenty OF Heirs.

BROOKLYN, Jan. 11.-Fourteen lawyers ap-
peared before the surrogate In the litigation
over the will of Neill Dongherty. Ihe grocer.
VINO died four years ago. leaving $50 900 worth
OF property. As Dougherty was q bachelor, and
supposed to have no relatives In this country
sons. no heirs were expected to claim his for
tune, but every lawyer In the case has now a set
OF profeesed heirs as bis clients. and they come
parts Of this country. The surrogate ordered
the different claimants TO prove their pedigree.
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NEW YORK.
Agreement Among the Trunk Llnes-A
Fire Insurance Convention.

NEW York. Jan. 1.-THE trunk lines OF West
ern railroads agreed to make up East bound
lreights on the basis Of the rate from Chicago to
New York. with ocean freight rate addeF.
There will be a uniform freight tariff to Europe
~ way OF any great sea ports.
morning paper says: The nature OF the
railway c0mpacts was never more lucidly do
seribed than yesterday. when. at the managers
meeting, 1t was said there was no trouble in
xeu1ng them to agree The difficulty Is to make
tnem stick to their agreement
seventy mine fire insurance companies have
H&reed to convene soon for the purpose OF FORM
Ang tarin association with lower rates.
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Browns sentence COmmuted.

MARIETTA, Ga. Jan. n-Gov. Colquit, at the
last hour commuted the sentence OF George
Brown, who was to have been hanged yesterday
shown that Brown had no intention OF killing
Jenkins. He goes to the penitehtiary for life,
being setenced to the coal mines.
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1he Negroes for Csnkling-A Grand ekat.
- fng Rtnk-POlice Items,

Il NEW YORK. Jan. II.-At mass meeting Of col
orod men last evening resolutions were passe3
supplementary to Senator Conkling. setting
gratitude for his unfailin. devotion to them. It
vas also agreed that on the day OF his re-elec-
lon to the United States Senate by the Legisla-
tnetr appreciation by nrtng salute. On the
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Guilty.

SACRAMENTO. Jan. 1.-THE trial Of Troy Dye,
ex-public administrator Of Sacramento county.
for the murder Of A. NJ. Tuliis, was ended to-
day. the jury finding the accused guilty OF mur-
der In the first degree
LEBANON. Pa. Jan. 11.-6pRtter Hover. the
man who murdered a man named NivergolI
while under the influence of liquor. on Decem-
Der 20. was this morning found guilty OF mur-
der In the first degree. A new trial has been
Apnlied for
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THE COCKPIT.
Coming Main Between Georgia, Ken.
lucky and Tennessee Chickens.

tCpoelhl W tuo nepuDllCAnl
ATLANTA, Ga, Jan 8-There Is consider
Georgia over the arrangement OF q cooking
main between this State and the States ol
Tennessee and Kentucky. This main will be
the most important fought In America since
the war The stakes alone amount to nearly
$4,000, $3.50 being placed on each fight s25Oo
on the odd and $1,000 on the shake-bag fight
It is fixed for the twentieth of February at
New Orleans, and will last probably four
days. Each OF the contesting parties will
carry several odd cocks. Many side fights
will be arranged. The
aEoRGIANs WILL BE REPRESENTED
by strain of cocks that has lately become
famous, and they will back 1t to a very heavy
amount. It was developed by Mr.. Brown,
OF Columbus, who for years crossed the best
breeds he could get, and finally produced
eeeE tha be- sses ae Nt
They have been engaged In five interstate
mains, and have been victorious In every one,
winning the shake-bag fights III every In
stance. They whipped the famous Alabama
Dusty Millers," who were handled at At
One hacker of the Dusty Millers" lost
$11 900 besides his interest in the stakes i'm
this contest. They then whipped the Carolina
cocks In main for $4,000 at Augusta, and
a1aln afterwards Ts walk OF imported Cuban
Irish reds brought down from Long
Island, and were again victorious. They
were pitted last summer against the "Clang
Eyes" OF North Carolina, probably the most
redoubtable-s train Of chickens ever known In
the South. Although the Shawl Necks"
were SO out OF order on reaching the ground
that their hackers tried to have the main
postponed, they went in and whipped sixteen
out OF the nineteen fights in which they were
In the eight years since they have
been on the walk they have never
lost single stake and have won nearly
$50, 900 In stakes besides enormous amounts
IN private bets. In the Augusta main, hot
y-contested fight with the Carolnians. Mr..
W. A. Brown, a turfman, had SIC, 900 net win
1ings to show. The Georgians believe that
hey have produced breed that is
simply invincible, and they will go blind on
t. The SHAWL necks" will be opposed by the
'Dominiques" OF Kentucky, the fighting pets
II the Blue grass country. They are said to
,e the best fighters in the States, and the
Shawl necks" will have all they can do The |
orfeit money was put up to-day, and the |
main is made. The fighting will be done with |
~ gaffs, and slashers are forbidden. The |
Weights are put at four and six pounds, the |
ieorgians asking for light weights, as their |
hickens are small.
DR.. Brown reports his chickens In the best |
i order, and he has about thirty new young |
tiers to reinforce his veterans. He has nearly |
90 cocks in all from which to make the num- |
er needed for the matching. He will carry
With him about forty-five cocks II Is said |
hat a number of New Yorkers will be present |
t the main, ready to challenge the winners to |
$40, 900 main with New York cocks In Long
sland.
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Fired the Jail.

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, Jan. 1.-THE prisoners
In the Barry county Jail. at Hastings, set the
jail on fire last night. hoping to escape but the
smoke suffocating them. they had 10 give the
alarm, and IL was put out.