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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-26
ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY FEBRUARY &C. $780,

nobody would consider or call him a nuisance.
| But he does none of these things on the con-
trary. he feels Il TO be his mission 10 madtlle
with the affairs of Others to make misehieF
wherever he sees m opportunity to intIa me
the minds Of Industrious men, and 10 femeut
disorder and agitation against established
rules So far IA we know this Ia the only
occupation he has certainly Il ie the only
one he seems IT, devote much Of his time To.
and. while we have no doubt that such mr.
tlclas "a he complains IF are calculated to
iniure hla trade. we 10 doubt that the courts
will recognize the inlliciiun of the injury az a
legitimate ground for damages. According
to our view Of the matter we could not do
q wiser or better thing than TO ohstruet
and, If roaaihle. destroy the sort Of a husi-
nass that Geiaser'a appears to be. He claims
to he patriot, and perhaps la pushing the
cause vt Socialism In his capacity az such j.
but Mr.. Geisaler will find shat he la not con
eidered patriot from the American stand
point, and that the DEMOCRAT understands
public opinion In this country better than he
doea when. speaking for that opinion. II calls
him nuisance and pest. Az for Gelesar'a
feelings. we are sorry to have hurt them. It
IA very awkward for a great reformer to have
feelings they emharraas him In ha work
but II he persists In the luxury. he might
leave his feelings at home when he starts out
10 engineer labor disturbance. This thing
Of carrying $1,000 worth of feelings about
ones clothes is very. very rash. No wonder
he got them hurt
Aud now, all we have 10 cay to Geissler ia
that he has assumed n very arluoue task In
undertaking to prove that he ia not a nut
sance. The files Of the papera, and the reports
Of the various labor agtatons Of late years
show that Geaaler Ia conspicuous for nothing,
If not for being a public pest. II he can show
that he has not consistently advocated the
moat inceudary Communistie theories. and
aided and ahetted the most miaehievaus
demonstrations, then there may be a aueetion
whether he js qr is not a useful and desirable
citizen This, however, Ia Just what he can
not show. We admire Geiaalera energy. hut
we doubt his iudgmenf. II will be a fine thing.
indeed. II man can get damages because
others tell the truth q out him,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-26

The Heral.i's correspondent declares that
all danger of actual starvation In Ireland Is
at an end. thanks to the admirable machinery
Of distribution organized by the various re-
lteffunds The famine VIII increase during the
next two weeks or mentha and will then
begin to chow n decrease In consequence o'
the employment of men In sowing the orope.
As soon, however. aa thia Is over. which will
be In June or July. the areatest want and need
will follow. and II la during this period that
the world must care for Ireland or there will
be terrible suffering there. The Herald :
correspondent advises that the Herald fund
be held back as long "a possible. and, unless
there Ia absolute need for its disbursement.
until the period Of doetitution arrives. II Is
probable that the other relief funda and those
OF the Mansion House and the Duchess Of
Marlborough. will he exhausted by that time.
and the Herald fund can then step IN and doa
great deal more for the relief Of the country
than II can dc al present .@
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-26
LICENSE AND MOVABLEs TAX.

We must ask the Indulgence Of the begiala.
ture again to consider the Importance If not
the necessity, of ordaining the collection of
the tax on capital. movable property and
Ilcensea during the fret part of the year This
measure is Imperative for many reasons, any
one of which ought to he sufficient TO ena,lre
its adoption by the government. One would
think It scarcely worth while to GO beyond
the fret and most obvious argument to wilt
That unlesa a collection Of some sort be
ordered early In the year. the State will be
left without a cent 30 meet the expenses OF
the administration. There will be nothing to
pay tho public officers. to run the courts
OF to defray any Of the expenses of
government throughout the State. This
will operate q grievona Injury and in
Justice to the Individual, hnaIea
seriously impairlpg tho efficiency Of tho pub
III service and gravely embarrassing our
public tinancea. aud when we consider that II
ia wholly unnecessary To incur all tha tro,l+
ho that there Ia no consideration Of a4pa-
denry. however sentimental which demands
II The conclusion seems rrealatihle that il
would To nnmitigatod folly to run the riak.
Apart from this however. ii 10 vol known
that the state Will almost certainly lose largo
sums by putting off the collection Of the
taxes we refer to. On All average there nre
always a number Of values Of this character
which disappear during the middle or latter
part Of the year. Assets which arc Visible
and taxable now might not DO 81 ia July or
December. Death. removal the cnaing up
Of h,siness for the season score of eallaea
would operate to Withdraw from the scope of
taxation enormous values which are now
eaaily acceaaihle. E,lainesa of every kind
Ia active at present. The vaults and hunk
accounts of our merchants and commercial
establishments are plethorie. Tho numerous
wealthy corporations Of tho city have more
money than they know what to do with. Not,
one In ten of those who are liable for a tax on
capital. movable property. or license. would
object to paying promptly. Not one In ten
would consider II any great object to post
pone the payment five or six months.
Why not make the collection Mt once then?
What useful purpose can possibly he pro-
noted by delay? The fact Ia that a collection
of that sort Ia absolutely Indispensable To
the proper conduct and support of the gov
eminent.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-26
MAHONEY'S WRATH.

III It isn't too late we should like 10 eRpeei1i-
late with our genial and whole souled friend
Mahoney. of the Tenth Ward. Heis reported
as having risen up on Tuesday morning and
called attention to the printed journal. on
the face of which resolution offered by him
on the previous day was represented by q
broad, black rule" Instead of giving the
text Of the resolution. the journal simply
showed line Indicating blankness. And
upon this, the indignant Mahoney took tho
floor and, In voice husky with emotion pro-
claimed that he would wreak an awful ven
gcance on the person responsible for the at
front.
Now we can sympathze In Mahoney's
wrath under the circumstances. When
statesman passes through the experience Of
being hit BY an idea and having resolution
as long as a clothes line knocked out OF him,
hc Is justified in expecting to be mentioned In
the papers We do not, therefore, wish to be
understood as ohjecting to our honorable
friends chagrin He had q right to look for
hts name and his resolution In the official
journal, and he were more than mortal II he
felt no anger at finding neither. But let us
explain; let US take Mahoney's that
noble name which now In fine frenzy rolls
andiplait 1t tenderly to sounds Of sweetest
music The broad black line which stood In
place Of Mahoney's resolution was put there
by the guileless printer-man to show that
something was missing. In setting up the
official proceedings as they were received from
the House, the printer-man discovered that
there was an aching void just at that especial
,>Ioa nd h, +od ba 10 70, COLL
ton to the fact. inquiry and search
failed to supply the loss, and SO the journal
appeared In the unfinished not to say bob
tail condition which, it seems, has caused the
gorge Of our honorable friend to rise. We
apologize for that black mark. Broad as it
Is, 1t feebly represents our gloom at having
missed Mahoney's resolution. Yet we do
protest that the omission was no fault OF
ours.
Let US hope that this will be enough to
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-26

or paupec farms have not only been made
self-sustaining but have been so managed ae
to yield a revenue to the county. By the
provisions Of the bill to which we have spe-
cially referred. police juries are empowered
to establish such agricultural or manufaetur-
ing enterprises as they may deem proper for
the employment of pauper labor. and IL Ia to
ba enacted that such enterprises shall he re-
garded as public works. within the meaning
Of the law. With such q law aa this properly
carried out, the people would be relieved OF
all future taxation to support their intig ent
neighbours or the burden would he rendered
go light AZ to scarcely Justify complaint on
the part of taxpayers.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-26

The Miaeouriana and kanaana are striving
energesically to open W the Indian Territory
to settlement. and are determined ~ get pna-
seaei, II Of the lanta Of the indiana aome way
or other Senator Neat, the other day. opened
the warfare againat the redakinn, declaring
that Il was Impossible for that Territory to re
main any longer blank on the map Of clvili-
zation, and proposed that the lands should be
divided among the lndane 90 that they could
be opened up to settlement. In support Of
THE proposition. he presented a petition from
the chiefa Of several OF the amaller trihea of
Indiana in the Territory Eeorias and others
declaring that they were no longer In favor of
holding their lands In common. and aaking
nermissian to divide them UP.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-26
THE IRISH FUND.

There never was more striking exempIifj-
cation Of the whole aouled generosity Of the
people nf this country than Is afforded nv the
| rasponHe to the cry Of the New York He,nlJ
iot aid for the suffering and starving people
Of Ireland. The eupe,b munllicenes OF the
| proprietor Of the Herald IN heading the a,,b
seriptlnn with the sum Of $780, 900 very pet,,
rally evoked admiration and aroused epthu
| Htaem for the cause which mere words Of
| sympathy never would have called Into lie,
From every section NJ the Union there has
| poured q steady stream Of charity, until the
| fund has reached nearly a quarter OF a NH
lion Of dollars and will We suspect, he swellel
To round half million before the He,uld puts
up the bars and calls a halt. This, when we
| aonaiti.r all the circumstances of the case
| q MI The large sums that have been sent 81 ther
directly to the irish poor or to some Of the va
,ie,s committees In England and ireland. Ia a
she wing. of which we AZ people, and the
Herald "a a representative journal. may
justly feel proud Tho mlniHcenre of tho
people has not been confined to any race. ma
tionality or creed People of every race and
ri all religions have given, and given freely
TO relieve the terrible suffering and want Of
fellow creatures In Ireland and II Ia pleasant
for the citizens of this vast and growing and
prosperous country of ours to reflect that
they have very materially assisted In mitl-
eating the ravages of famine In a land around
which the poetry of Its bards has flung a
z glamour OF romance and beauty, and to which
tho whole civilized world Is deeply Indebted
II Ia eatlae for regret that Mr., Parnell
seould not have seen his way clear to accept
Ing position on the committee selected for
the distribution OF The fund. The tender OF
the appointment on the part OF the Heynld
was certainly a graceful act, especially sitter
the severe and denuneiatory language In
obliged In by the Irish reformer. and hs re-
fnaal or rather his acceptance hedged about
AZ Il waa with impossible conditions, will not
elevate him In the estimation of those who
had heretofore thought him to he an upselilah
and patriotic champion Of the Irish people.
Mr.. Parnell will suddenly discover that In
making his political mission paramount to
the necessities of his starving countrymen he
haa made most egregious error and his
power for good In this country has been
greatly esanned.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-26
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

We puhllah thia morning A statement show
the matter 81 delegates to the national nomi
mating convention ~ tho Democratic party.
TX ia interesting 10 look over thia table and "a
make some Of the calculations tina. are H,,g
Eaated For instance. the aiStaen Southern
States. including Delaware and Missouri
have a representation Of 21G out Of the TaS
mpOnng the convention, or about ~ per
cent Of the whole. whereas the aame States
are required to furnish and do furnlsh. IA per
cent Of the electoral vote. In other words
although the South Ia relied upon to CON
tribute threo-fourths Of the vote by which. IL
elected at all. the Democratic President must
be elected. abe has comparatively no voice
whatever in the selection OF the cand-
the victory. Should the nomination be
made by majority In the convention.
the Souths Wishes and the Souths influence
could be absolutely disregarded, Should It
be made under the two.thirds rule. the South
could barely prevent nomination. and not
even then If she should lose Missouri or Ken
lucky. The fact Ia that while the South gives
the vote by which the national Democratic
party obtains whatever power 1t possesses.
the South ia far from welding a proportion
ate influence in the party councils. Doubtful
States like New York and Indiana, and hopc-
lessly Republican States like Pennsylvania.
Onto, Massachusetts and Illinois. manage
matters to suit themselves and without refer
enee to the solid Democratic South. And
this Ia not only the case In tho nominating
conventions. but 1t has been too much so in
the policy OF the party in Congress.
As regards the two-thlrds rule above re-
ferred To. we call attention to tho
fact that tho National Executive
Committee have requested the States to in
struct their delegates as to the question Of
dispensing with or maintaining II. There
seems to be a movement on foot having for
it, object tho abolition Of the rulc, and the
committee therefore desire that delegates
come to the convention prepared To express
the views " their constituents. 1t IL impor-
tant that this matter 10 considered III all Its
bearings, 81 that II there are any good rca-
sons for the abandonment Of the custom they
may be- developed lii time 70 produce All effect
npon the sentiment VI the party. we refrain
for the present from any comment, and sim
Ply refer II 70 the people for discussion.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-26
I. GEIssLER PATRIOT.

Mr.. Ludwig Geisslcr has sued +. a.
Burke, 81 the DEMOCRAT for $1,000 damages
to his business and his feelings, on &C
count Of an editorial published In this
paper on the eleventh instant, in which
Geissler was spoken Of as a patriot, q
nuisance, socialist, an agitator. and luna
tic Geissler admits that he Is patriot, but
denies being q nuisance a socialist, an agi-
tator. or a lunatic. Geissler may be right
We called him patriot ironically and the
other things in dead earnest but at the same
time he may be right. Surprising him to be
so. however. why does he sue us for $1,000 on
account of u mere error He has often said
In public that he Is a socialist, he has con-
tinually acted the part of an agitator, be
looks like nuisance aud he behaves like q
lunatic. Is it our fault II Geissler impresses
us in this way? II Geissler would wash
his face and hands. and would fish
up an inch or two OF shirt collar,
and would mind his own business and, In q
reasonable way, be decent We feel sure that
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-26
FISH HATOHING AND FISH CATCH
ING.

| Ia the tI.a OF a little book lately issued by
Seth Green, Superintendent Of state Fisheries
of New York. and t. b. Roosevelt. Ash com
missioner uf the same State. both high an
| thoritles on the subject We learn from 1t
the great amount of Interest taken IN tbIa
subject at the North and the success that has
| attended their efforts. and the almost entire
| ignorance that prevails at the South Out Of
twent y four States that has appointed liah
com mlssloners to attend to their interests In
this matter we only find two Southern States
Arkansas and Alabama. And this must In
great measure he attributed to the Injustice
and difference to our interests Ut tho gen
| eral government. who have established
Matching houses through the Northern States
and cultivated Northern varieties OF fish eH-
elusively.
We learn from this little book that 1t Ia o.
timated that one acre Of water will produce
IA much food as Ave acres Of land. If cutl
waited with the same skill: that our lakes and
rivers are full OF food on which t.sh can live
that now ia wasted that from the fact that
fish are col,l-hooded. that the food which Is
required to produce ono pound Of ilesh or
poultry will make many pounds OF fish
The first step towards the successful cultl-
walton Of fish In the South is to induce the
general government to establish n Matching
house in the South. where. with their soien-
tItic experiments. they can ascertain the best
food fish adapted to our climate and water,
and produce tho eggs and young,
We geo a resolution has already passed our
House Of Representatives. asking that this
be done. So far all that the general govern
ment has done for us In this respect has been
to send out few young sbad and salmon.
and place them In our rivers. The shad
may be a success. but there has been no In
stance yet OF stocking river with salmon
which was not naturally a salmon producing
salmon river, has been attended with u
wonderful SUCCESS We want. first. to know
what Ia the beet flah or fishes for our waters
and second. that the general government
should do az much for us as for the Northern
States. Let the movement be inaugurated
by establishing a Matching house for tho
waters flowing into the gulf
We hope our Legislature will provide for
the establishment Of a fish commlsslon.
There are plenty of gentlemen through the
country who would take interest enough to
give their time and attention to the subject
without pay. 40 M 10 be prepared to suggest
the necessary Legislation by tho time the
next Legislature meets.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-26

or the Pennsylvania delegation to the Chi
caau convention no leea than twenty-five
delegated are known "a favor Blaine. or
these, ave have already announced their d.
termination not to he bound BY the action ct
the Harrisburg convention instruc,ing them
10 caat the vote of Pennsylvania solid for
Grant. but tx cast their individual votes for
the candidate as their choice Blaine The
other seventeen Blaine men have not come
ont quite AZ boldly AZ THE yet, and coniine
themselves To endaavora % persuade Cameron
to surrender hin predictions for Grant
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-26

The Cincinnati Southern ka#fnad u likely
the South Atlantic States NOT withatanding
the successful combinations made against II
with the Georgia railroads hy tile Louisville
and Nashville road. II IL negotiating with
the State of Nurthi Carolina for that Common
wealth's interest III the Western North Caro-
lima Railroad. the control VI which would
place the Cincinnati line in direct connection
with the railroad systems or the Carolnas.
and give ii several outicts 70 the sca al
Morthead City and Wilmington. N G.. al
Charleston. s. G.. and ut Savannah, Ga BY
way Of Augusta. Atlanta would he complete
~ tisnked The North Carolina authorities
are disposed 70 sell the States interest il the
road upon the favorable terms proposed, and
the Legislature has been called together In
extra session ON the fifteenth OF March to
consider the proposition. 1t is probable that
the sale will be made. but even then the Gin
cinnati people will have TO wait some time be-
fore they realize their cherished scheme Of a
trunk line to the South Atlantic seahoard.
Two branch roads will have TO be constructed
from Asheyille. n. c.. one to Paint Rock, and
the other to nucktown, both in Tennessee.
When these are completed the system will be
perfected, and the Cincinnati Railroed will be
la position to compete with its great rival
for the business Of Western North Carolina.
South Carolina and Eastern Georgia, and
with the advantage Of . shorter line to the
sea
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-26

solve Mahoney's wounded dignity. He should
not ot1er np the nntutored printer mar Tor a
ain he was not guilty of. We have good
printer men. who do their duty according TO
the illekertng lights they have to go by, and
we cannot afford to lose one of them. even to
atPstse MaHehevs Let our gifted friend. on
accept this humble and peni-
tent amend. Let him smeotb the p,ckor
t'o'' ''as tai oofih,h'an brow. and lend his
=teSe''n1 Hsha To an anxious and admirlng
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-26

Senator sherman'a attempt TO capture the
North Carolina delegation Ia likely TO prove a
failure. Two ot the delegated elected for the
State al large have broke away from him and
are browsing for Grant, and the ''old man is
In fair way 10 get n majority Of the diatriot
delegates. sherman's star eeems to have
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-26

Grant ia "a bigger man In Mexico than he
waa In Europe. and Ia receiving perfect ova-
ton In the land Of Montesuma. We read of
arches of welcome. torchlight proceee'ona
and iluminat,ons In h,s honor. while all the
Mexican dlgnitariee. the generals and the
governors Of the various States. are collected
to do him honor. The Arantitaa will prpha
bly, utilize this to work up tho third term
again. II has been looking rather asckly Of
late and needa some encouragement.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-26

A Dublin correspondent of the Herald de-
ela,ee that there haa heen a large increase
lately In the number of deetitute persons In
Ireland, particularly In counties Donegal and
Mayo applying for aseistance. In Donegal
the number Of d.etrcaeed has Increased to
6e,0na. while IN Mayo the increase In the past
two weeks In the number Of applicants FOR aid
liz fully 2l.no0 making The total number In the
county needing assistance % 20a.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-26
WEATHER PROBABILITIES.

Ebf The t,ulf sfotea, al,rhf change u" TEN
,,efai,re ond rapaame sonhet'g 'r''da, hecom-
snr ,afaahlf. cloudy fu'oTed Nv rleor ~ f1i'
.rgufh.f
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-26
AMUsEM ENTs.

ACADEMY OF NJ Ilalu- "HopRlFa," Nv the
WentherafH Gond,r,a, Efnl,g,ea