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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-18
The Queens of Europe.
NEW York Sunl

I
| There has been some hing like an endemic
| among the queens Of Europe. Queen Victoria
was unable to leave the palace for several
days, owing to severe cold caught at Bal
moral.
The Queen OF Italy has been for some time
In very delicate health, and 1t Is scarcely ex-
pected that the Empress OF Russia will re-
cover from her severe Illness.
The e. trina. In addition to a chronic a fec
ton Of her right lung, has been suffering from
o severe attack OF pleursy and her condition
Is 80 alarming that the special court physi-
cian Prof. Botkn, has been dispatched to
Cannes, where the Empress Is spending the
cold months She has always been delicate
In health, and, as she Is now tiity-tve
years old, she Is unable to bear the severity
OF the Russian winter. The Empress Is the
daughter of the Grand Duke Louis II of Hes5e
Darm5tadt, and was married to the Car In
lS4f. She has had seven children, the eldest
of whom died some years ago. Although
originally Protestant, she was Obliged ut
the time of her marriage to embrace the creed
Of the Greek Church, which Is the State re-
ligion OF Russia, and, curious enough, she has
become more and more bigoted In that faith.
Although the CIR has been uniformly kind
to her, yet his intidelities are already matters
OF history
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-18

| When Quincy lady came to the front door
In answer 10 tho bell. she found there q we'll
| preserved specimen Of the genus tramp. Re
moving his battered hat he essayed polite
bow and said:
Madam. when / lost my little all In the
lire at Chicago, and there received injuries
which rendered mo totally unit to perform
| labor"
That will do, cir" interrupted the lady.
| That dodge died from oyerwork years ago
| | cannot help you"
-Four years hard fighting In the glorious
army which, by prowess OF arms crushed
| That hydra headed monster rebellion, should
enttle me- to the consideration of all loyal
| people. madam. 1t ctnnUt be that the glow
ing hires of patriotism arc SO soon snothered
1u the breasts OF our loyal women"
How old are you, stry
L Wenty years ago tomorrow, madam, my
llrst infant wall Was bOrne upon the air of this
glorious free country"
The lady smiled and replied:
How noble must have been the feeling
which actuated your parents to offer az will
Ing sacrifice upon the altar 81 their country
their darling year old infant2"
This rather stumped the tourist, who began
to perform mathematical problem upon his
smutty fingers. After moment q reflection
he again came UP To the scratch
Madam, can u poor wanderer. who lost
every friend he had In the word by the yell
low fever In Memphis. successfully strike
You Tor little sustenance X
yellow fever sufferers are entirely too
numerous. just turned away seven OF them
In one crowd"
well, goodbye, madam; but remember
my words. When you hear Of the extled
nobleman having returned to his beloved
rance, and when the @ lincy papers publish
the account OF his dying and leaving a for
tune to poor family who fed him while
wanderer 10 this city, you will just git up and
howl, and swear ut yourself for refusing him |
a cold bite"
He lodged the umbrella hurled at him and /
sailed for the gate From the sidewalk he
yelled.
"St-a-ay, when the Western Senator that's
awaiting for funds from home, aud the man
anat was oioWed mp by cannon last Fourth
o July taps you for 3 hand ont this morning,
tell him they III find Hungry Jim from Toledo /
working the free-lunch salnons on Hampshire
street, and he marched off slowly.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-18
CONCERNING THE BUILDING OF THE
ST. CHARLES HOTEL.

To the Editor Of tho Democrat:
Permit mo to make some corrections con
corning the building Of the st. Charles Hotel.
mentioned In the interesting article on that
subject. In your last Sundays Issue OF the
DEMOCRAT.
Mr.. Rogers. architect and builder or the
Burnett House OF Cincinnati, was Invited by
the board OF directors Of the St Chares
Hotel Company to visit New Orleans for the
purpose OF making the plans for the erection
OF the new hotel After consultation with
Mr. Rogers It was found that II would be i'm
practicable for Mr. Rogers to make the plans
in Cincinnati for neB here Mr. George
Purves, architect or New Orleans, had been
selected by the company to superintena the
erection or the new building, and Mr. Rogers
very generously ~ tom mended that he be enl-
ployed as the architect for the hotel He was ~
selected, and was aided by Col. s. H. Nudge
whose great experience IN arranging what
was required In great iirst-class hotel
enabled MIN TO render very valuable services
1t was therefore built by Mr. George Pnrvps.
who was the architect and builder, and who
has all OF the old plans now In his possession,
at his office at his splendid sash, door and
blind factory In this city, on st. Charles
street. His terrible fall from the very top OF
the front of the building in the summer OF
1868, when n plank OF the scaffOldtDg gave
way and preciptated him to the stones b.
meath, Is remembered BY many. He was
picked up for dead, and hts obituary, written
by Alexander Walker, was Ia the True DeHa
next day. But he survives, and has since
built DE-. Palmers church and many other
nne buildings IN this city The now Building
1B In the same style as the old hotel, but
many changes have been made. particularly
the entrance to tue Office In the rotunda.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-18
THE new ORLEANS CUsToM-HOUsE
How the Civil Service Works in the Granite
Building.
NEW ORLEANS. La, January II, 1880.

NEW ORLEANS. La January II, 1880.
To ihs Editor Of tho Democrat
IT will be recollected that about five weeke
ago Collector Badger appointed an additional
force Of thirteen men. consisting OF five day
and five night inspectors and three assistant
wsighere, reporting to Secretary Sherman
that the pressure OF business demanded that
increase. may state here that those thirteen
appointments were made by him with an al
most total disregard of sections 1874 and 1875
OF the United States Revised Statutes. 70
uuiripg that hoDoiably discharged Union
soldiers and sailors should be given the pre-
10 renoe.
IL will also be recollected that on the thirty
first of last mouth the above thirteen add-
tional employees were discharged by order Of
Secretary Sherman, BECAUSE In his opinion.
their services were eally not required, rs the
force already previously In employment were
amply sufficient to do all the business.
10 prove this (as have learned to-day
through reliable soufcp) two special agents
Uf the Treasury Department have Just arrived
here from Washington for the purpose of In
vestigatng the reason why, with the ample
force on hand the service cannot ba properly
and efficiently performed They are Instructed
tn ''apeed out The nogitlesa and incompetent.
Furthermore, TO | an informed. all Tho iii
spectors" will be thoroughly examined, and
&bl6O WHHb IUPy 40.
III these special agents are really deter
mined to do their duty. and b. nos Influenced
by Partially and other undue Influences they
will soon find out:
1. That quite Il number Of inspectors are
utterly incompetent.
O. That many OF them ncuer have performed
any duty whatsoever. that I'm fact some OF
them have never seen New Orleans, but are
residents Of country parishes, and some OF
them are even minors. and as such by law de-
barred from holding such an office. In fact,
their only duty has consisted In regularly
drawing their respective salaries.
u. That thoroughly competent. reliable and
strongly indorsed (by the commercial commu-
nifty, etc. applicants FIR appointment 10 an
sinspeotorshlp." honorabIy discharged Union
soldiers too, have been Systematically ignored
by Collector Badger. some Of tho applicants
being much his superior ii intellect, business
experience. etc
In my opinion II IL about high time TINT the
Hon. John Sherman, Secretary or the United |
States Treasury, should do something In the |
matter OF purifying the civil service here
will shortly have more To say on this sub |
ect. Very respectfully, volirs
GEORGE DIR LANzAc.
Chairman Of Union Soldiers Association, No |
Ii st. Charles street.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-18
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT SUNDAY, JANUARY 1 , 1880.

eial Sharks" we must enlarge our banking
capital the more surely to control the profits OF
our cotton and sugar trade. The easy ard sue
made by tho daily sales ~ thnse e'apies ebpve
named alone. ani its legitimate prnHts III uld
be- watched ard guarded by our own bankers
with jsalons care. ana no combination from
abroad should bo suffered to lilch them from
their han Ia.
But with ut orr banking capital be largely
Increased ! fear We shall b.. hy lack % fha
capital ana d lack tmuch III 10 a,.plored} Of eli.
Tire upRnimiiy among our banks unable to
hold tho ,rt tof exch nut) under our con
aro,. = a inr long time b' he%era o. wood
snap Of their fingsrs r. hi eli and stats
Perhaps. Mr. Il tor. You nay bs enabled to
en'tgbfsn us IN III beat Ways and meaDs to Mt
tain the et d, sired d ,arDea ly by tho writer
am but n sentinel on the nuiposrs. and my
duty IL to give warning # danger, that ihote
most intert at may tak tim ~ steps Tor stcu-
rity. psace ard prosperity Ia the nesr fuu,e
EkDrJIUFR
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-18
The Trans-saharlan Railway.

The Moniteur, In an article entitled EN-
Route pour le Soudan," announces the depar-
ture OF Nj. Paul Soleillet, who Is about to ex-
plore Africa for the third time. And we are
told that M. de Freyciuet who is intent on
running line Of railway through the desert
and connecting Algeria with the SoudaD. has
placed IS 900 francs at the disposal of M
Soeliet, who Is going to act as Central Afrl-
can correspondent of the lioniteur. M. Solicit
let intends to make start from Senegal, and,
after making his way to Tlmbuctoo he will
stIike across the desert for Algeria, following
the road which Is TO be taken by the Trans
Saharlan Railroad. Having remarked dur
Ing previous voyages that the ladies on the
banks OF the Niger are very fond OF colored
engravtngs nj. Soleillet has taken with him a
collection OF the Rerue de la Mode, which he
trusts Will secure him their good graces. Ac-
cording to the Moniteur 1t has become abso-
lutely necessary for France to open up new
outlets for her commerce and new worlds for
the French race, which Is narrowly h"mmed
la within Its ancient limits. Perhaps France
Is really about to become colonizing power
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-18
Who shall be Duke OF saxe-C0burg.


The official journal of Coburg, In It's last
Impression, comments severely upon the con-
duet OF members of the German Rsichstag,
VINO are preparing 4 formal Interpolation for
the next session. having reference TO the right
or succession to German thrones possessed
by foreign princes. The avowtd otj-ct pur-
sued by those deputies il to exclude such for
eign princes from the succession The inter-
pellation brought forwar with this object Is
aimed Ia the first instance at the Duke OF
Edinburgh. and no secret s made OF this. The
Cuburg journal Indignantly repes this sug-
gestiOn to debar the Duke from entering upon
his Inherited rights. Ii he Is British adj
miral, on the other hand, 1t Is known, says
the journal, that he also wears the toafenrock
of q German soldier. If his mother is AN
English woman his father was German
prince. Beyond this the journal contends
that the question OF succession TO the
Co6urg throne lies altogether outside the ju-
r1sdction of the German Reichstag. It con-
Germs only the Duchy OF Sake oburg, aud 1t
nas been settled once for all by law and By the
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-18

At performance of the cantata OF Esther
at Dallas, Texas, 4hdsGeru8 was advised by
fat" The personator Of the great Assyrian
went to the footlights and said: This Is re-
ltgtous show, and you'll have to be decent.
I'm AhGsnerus Just now, but after the show
to cut It fat, then I'll give him mighty
lively welcome"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-18
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

TThe DEMOCRAT r, responsible for none OF
che views exprtsee d In The communications
under this head; ',ut no communications will
be printed excep'4 from responsible parties.l
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-18

the people of SAKE COburg are prep tred to
abide by attempting neither to break 1t mol
TO explain 1t away.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-18

They are now discussing the question
whether or not the East river bridge will be
blown down some day.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1880-11-13
TOWERING IiTANS.
4 Club whose Members ara More than Six
Feet Tvs Inches Long.

Some Of the citizens of New York
whom nature has epdo we'd with,
longitude far beyond the average,
have organised a socisty. the doors
Of which are open, according to The
Secretary, only TO gentlemen Of the
largest class, in two senses. 1t 10 u
body of civil grenadlers. The only
physical condition Of admittancs is
y height Of six feet two inches.
Were Frederick the Crest alive he
would literally encourage the or
gan:zation Of such society aud
would then kidnsp all the men,
bers and force them into his pet
corps, the Potsdam Guards. Blu,
Frederick lie dead, fortunately for
tall men, aud this new society has
no occasion TO guard against Prus-
sian kidnappers. These great men,
who take exalted views Of things,
and who are arrogant enough to
look down on most OF their fellow,
men rs creatures not quite up to
their standard, have adopted ~.
name Of Union of the 'cifau..n
Their chief schievement Will be- AZ
annual dinner, and unless they
shrink before next winter they viii
unquestionAbly be very long at the
table. There 10 painful p0sslbli !.
ty that whatever may be the case
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1880-11-13

now, most of them will be tight
'ups before the conclusion Of the
banquet, aud more OF them than
their legs will be under the ma
hogany.
Thls society has for its motto:
"Usque ad Superos," which may
be literally translated as follows:
"Us also add to the highest ones.n
A majority Of the officers will con.
stitute "a council Of Titans reg
nant," GORE spending to Executive
Com Dittees In other organizations.
The Constitution also provides that
"tbere shall be at least one annual
dinner in honor of Mother Earth
Mater Terra) protectress OF the
oider." Considering the extent to
which these gentlemen burden
Mother Earth, the compliment of
zone annual dinner" is about the
least they can do for her, but az
the Tltans intend to dine annually
for an indefinite period, 1t would be
interesting to know in whose hon.
or the subsequent annual dinners
will be eaten.
What interests Chicago people in
the Titans IL that they have just
elected Hon. John Wentworth a
member. Mr.. Wentworth, fondly
known here as "Long john" hest
tat-s somewhat about ] 'iniDg the
Union on the ground that the
members of it are 50 much smaller
than he IL. Certainly If he sttsnds
their dinners next Winter they
will fnd that the member for Chi
cagO Ia the nOblest Roman Of them
all. Chicago beats the world IN
Fitans, as II does In other things.
The Union now coppists of about
$50 Titans, all prominent citizens,
and not indebted to their height
for distinction. The President 10
General John B. Wood ward.
Among the Titans are General N.
NJ Curtis, u distinguished lawyer,
who often has busine ss in this city;
Dr.. William A. Hammond, the ex-
pert ia nervous diseases; ex-Lisu
tenant Governor Dorsheimer, DR..
Charles A. Doremus, David Dudley
Field, Major General Wiufisid
Scott Hancock, Hon Thomas Hill.
house, Uuited States Sub Treasurer
in New York, Leonard Jerome,
Esq. and Mr.. George Law, Jr.
These aud their colleagues are all
mighty men OF vAlor, and will
make awful havoc with their al.
nual dinDer.-Chicogo Times.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1880-11-13
A Nantucket Jjnah.

Here met Captain Wood, who
has been In whales mouth. After
edgipg carefully toward the mat.
ter, u friend induced him to tell
about it-probably for the ten.
tbousandth time.
eyes, 1 was standing in the bow
NJ the boat, with the iron In my
hand,n said he, "look ing around
for his majesty, for I thought we
had given him his death blow.
Suddenly, up he came, right ahead
OF me, aud he struck the boat I'M
,ierneath with bis prolonged lower
NV, knocking 1t out from under
me, and | fell straight over into hia
mouth"
What did you think then?'
asked listener as the Captain
paused.
"fhought I was goner," an
swered the Captain; 'espeeially
when he sbut his mouth on me.
But he was, fortunately, In the ~.
onies Of death, too worried to THU h
of me, and after giving me one saw
age crunch. he blowed me out oil
his mouth. covered with blood.
at once struck out for the boat"
sand when they picked him ur
they thought he was killed." said
another Captain: "thOugh after u
good while he recovered, with the
ugly wounds that you see" There
was a wound some inches long
across Captain Woods scalp. and a
great lump on his side was visible
under his coat.
"Wbat did you think when you
were ia hia mouth and knew where
YOU were?" asked another by
Islander.
Thought he'd yield about eight
burreis," said Captain Wood turn.
ing over his guild and calmly firing
at the bax of sawdust.-Zndi0nop
nils .Y0uyn0s.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1880-11-13
Adolphus Andrew Hoaglau,

Adolphus Andrew Hoagland, Of
ShadevilIe, Va, is 70 years old,
and has had three wives. The first
was a widow when he married her,
aud had q little daughter. When
this wife died her daughter was a
widowed mother, and H0agland
within few years married her.
There was some feeling, he says,
against his stepdaugnter be-
coming his wife, but they
were . happy couple and
the prejudice died out. Ten years
ago the second wife died. Her
daughter was then Is. Five years
elapsed, and then Hoagland again
marrisd bis Btepda ughtrr, who was
also his step granddaughter. She
is still living, and her husbands
age, aside from the fact that she
had no daughter when che beca me
his wife, pIeclpdes the idea OF his
peculiar sysLem being carried any
further. He has children OF his
own by each Of the three wives,
and the complications Of their re.
lationshtps are almost endless.
Hoagland declares that his matri.
monial experiences, covering about
fifty years, has been exceptional.
- happy. The last two wives IL.
herited the good qualities Of tn eir
mothers, and Gil were % much
alike that they have seemed to
him the tame woman, With her
youth occasionally renewed.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1880-11-13
In the Whole History Of Medicine

No preparation has ever perform g d such
marvellous cures or maintained SO wide
a reputation, as AYEx's CHERRY Pee
ToRALwhich is recognized as the worlds
remedy for all diseases OF the throat and
Lungs. Its long continuedeeries of won.
derful cures ia all climates has made it
universally known as q safe and reliabl .
agent to employ. Against Ordinary
coils, which are the forerunnsrs of more
serious disorders, 1t acts speedily and
surely, always relieving suffering. and
often SAVING life. The protection 1t
affords. by Its timely use in the throat
disorders of children, m axes 1t an inval-
liable rem edy to ne kept always on hand
In every home. No person can afford to
be Withhold it, aud those who have once
used it never will. From their knowl-
edge Of Its Composition and effects. ply
sic aus use the CHERRY PICTORIAL ex-
tensively in their practice, and Clergy
men recommendt., 1t 10 absolu tel y Ger.
tain in its remedial effects, aud will al
ways cure where cures are posi- ble.' q
FOE SALEBY ALL DE ALKRs.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1880-11-13

The "Solid South"is u tradition
Of the past. It will never again
appear In our national politics. On
the other hand, the Republican
party has entered into solemn
engagement with the American
people to produce business
"boom." We beg to say to the
controllers of that organization
that, If they wish to see their sue
cess anything but evanescent they
ought to trot out the "boom'' and
stay by it. The popular expecta-
tion is wrought up to a high pitch.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1880-11-13

man, who was pronounced
enemy of Mr.. Tilden, as a
very available Democratic candi-
date for President. II the Sua had
advocated Mr.. Tilden for three
months before the assembling of
the Cincinnati Convention as ear
nestly, ably and persistently as 1t
did three days before the fateful
action Of that body, II would have
done much to make him the candi.
date of the Democracy.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1880-11-13
A GLANCE at our local colum,

A GLANCE at our local colum MS
will chow that the municipal con-
test, like other coming events,
casts Its shadows before. What
between the civic dignity aud the
$3.50 . month salary, there bids fair
to be more aspIrants for the posi-
tion this year than ever before. In
a multitude of counselors there IL
said to be safety, and perhaps this
axiom holds good with aspirAnts
for office, rs well.
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1880-11-13
AFTERNOON sTnEETs-4 r. N

Hale b Norcross, 8 soa; Alta, 81 b. 5A
a; Best 4 Bslcher, Q a; Crown pOinI, l 81
b; Utah, 6x b. a; benton, LIS 9: silver
Hill, SOC q: Jacket. AS 3; tphir. ~ b.
Justice, $50 s; Gould Curry, 40 8; RI
Mexican, TX b. tx q: q 4 G. Ito q; Union,
III p; Belcher, B; California. Is, b, $50
q: Goodshaw, Soc b; Overman. lie 3:
b. ga; Savage, a.ae b. az q; Alpha, $50 b.
n H-H't WIZ. aH
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1880-11-13
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the Health
o ficsr and the Police force of the city OF
Los Angeles will ON and after Wednes-
day, November 10th. 1850, visit and in.
spect the back yards aad other premises
in said city, and that the Health Ordi-
nances OF the city will be strictly en-
forced.
By order of the Council OF the City OF
Los Angeles, W. w. ROBINSON,
Clerk of the Council.
Los Angeles, Nov. 8. 1880. ne-lw
Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1880-11-13

OUR 0rssnback friends dignity
their part In the late campaign by
the somewhat expanded and fat
terlng epithst. ''dsfeat." We
really scarcely knew that Weaver
was In the field. The Organization
perhaps had one mischievous Of
feet, Wis.,, In contributing TO the
defeat OF the Democratic candidate
for Congress from the Fourth Con.
srsssion district. AS q result,
PAcheco will unquestionably DO
useful In voting to pass any meas
ures which the boEdholders may
desire. There IL nothing like ap.
preaching your objects by indirec-
ton, but 1t seems to US that the
Green hackers, so-called, can strike
. more oblique line than any Other
GLASS of politicians, aiming at
definite object, whose history is ia.
miliar to ". Weaver got about
one vote In eighty Of the electors
Of California for President; and, q
year later, were he running for q
local Office in. this State, we have
no earthly doubt but that his sup
porters would shrink to one in
eight hundred. 45