The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-24

celebration Of ths battle Of Yorktown. which
will take place IN Ootober. 1881. 4 bill haa
passed the House Of Representatives Appr0.
priatins eioo.coo for the monument to be- erected
on the battlefield In ccmmomeration OF the vic
tory. and $4,000 toward the OK pense Of the cole
bratton. n. Leon Ohotteau. who has 30 abll
represented French interests In this country
moved that an effort be made to induce The
French Minister OF War TO send TO this oountrJ
q regiment Of infantry. battery Of ar.
tillerv. with the finest Of the French
military bands, and squadron OF cav.
airy TO participate in the oelebra.
ton. Buek q superb military pageant
would. no doubt. be OF the most imposing char.
acter. There oan be no doubt but that the on.
thusiAsm and expressions OF good will which
such an action would invoke would unite even
closer than ever tho two great sister republics
The capture Of Yorktown took place on the
nineteenth Of October. 1881. and ss Ii well
known. was the closing event In the stirring
drama OF our revolution. Tho French army was
commanded by Count Roehanbeau. and the
navy by Count do 0rasse. Resolutions Of
thanks were passed by Congress October ~, and
4 fine medal-the Libertas Americans was
struck In commemoration Of the event. II
would be very remarkable. and not at all impos-
tinguIshed French officers should be present
on the occasion.
An ANTI. r.dHANT NOMINEE.
Washington dispatch says that II IL TN
nounoed In influential quarters that II Cen.
Grant IL nominated ut Chicago. his Republican
opponents will hold convention and bring
out another candidate and run him independ-
emily OF the Democrats. 0reenbacksrs. and
everybody else. They say II would be imposai.
BILE to unite their votes upon the Democratic
nominee. whoever he may be, and. therefore.
they must have m independent candidate Of
their own party The names Of VIM. N. Evarts.
Geo. William Curtis and Julius II. seelye are
mentioned In this connection. With such q
candidate In the field In opposition TO Grant
certainly lose the electoral vote Of New York.
Connecticut and Ohio. and very likely that Of
Maine. Pennsylvanis and Wisconsin.
SETTLEMENT or LABOR DISPUTES.
A court Of arbitration might be established to
settle questions between employers and their
hands whenever the amount OF the industry
reaches a certain sum. or the employees reach n
certain number. Tho present mode OF pro-
cedure materially interferes with tl1b welfare Of
both parties. Msn may be ont OF employment
for months and arc willing to work at almost
any price. but tho moment they get
places and business IL looking up n little
they throw down their tools for higher
wages and keep on In this way OF
wranging to such an extent ~ to seriously
alike with the interests Of themselves
and their employers. We're such courts a. we
have suggested above established throughout
the agricultural and manufacturing districts
the OWLS caused by the teachings OF such reck-
less agitators ~ Denis Kearney might be avoid
ed. A general thing tho workiD9men are not
In favor OF those demonstrations" but are
led into them By noisy dema-
Kogues and self.appointed leaders. The recent
trouble In st. Charles parish In this 5tate was
not 40 much tho result Of dissatisfaction on the
score Of wages MS OF excitement enRendered by
the teachings OF certain colored men Of the Kear-
ney order. However. ~ 'an ounce OF prevent
I've" II considered superior In value TO "a pound
Of cure" our legislators might proftably en-
ploy their time In devising u mode OF procedure
that would nrove aafiafaetorv IN both r,artiea