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The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-03
Execution of Gustave Breaux SOr
Murder mt West Baton
Rouge C. III.
Full Particulars of the Deed for
which He Was Hanged-The
Last Words of the Doomed
Man-Eloquent Sermon
by Colored Min
lister.
Especial to the Democrat.l

RATION ROUGE, April 2.-Gustave Breaux. u
mulatto, aged twenty-five. was hanged at
quarter to Q O'Clock to-day for the murder OF
Jean Cazep, his overseer. on the first OF Novem-
ber last A crowd Of two thousand people
witnessed the execution. He bore himself with
great frmness He regretted the deed. acknow-
edging the justice Of his sentence on the scaf-
fold. His last words were: Here I stand.
Look mt me- They kill me now; but am
going where they cannot kill me again. Good
bye all. Pray for me-
He was of prepossessing appearance. Before
leaving the JAIL a colored minister closed an elo-
q auent sermon with these words: Lord bless the
udge the jury. the lawyers, the peopo-whtte
and black. Lst justice be done. though the
heavens fall. We place you tthe prisoner) In
In the hands Of Jeeus. the Prince of Peace
whcse redeeming blood washes away guilt
May the knowledge Of the glory of Heaven be
your support and dying consolation
Breaux was conveyed from jail here by Sher.
ifr Kirkland and posse to Wes. Baton Rouge
Court House. the scene of the execution.
Breaux was native of West Baton Rouge
He was addicted to the free use of LIQUOR. un'
der which influence he was duarrelsome and
unmanageable. He was raised on the Antonio
plantation. In West Baton Rouge. and WORKED
that plantation.
I,ast year Mr. Laurent engaged the services
of Mr.. jean Cazes as manager. Il man abou
fifty years of age. OF a peaeeable disposition
and regular habits.
Under his contract Breaux was not entitled
to the whole Of his wages until the end Of thu
year. In his cups he frequently made threats
against MIR. CAGES If the whole of his wages
were not paid. On the first OF last November
Breaux went to the book Ike eper and demanded
his full wages. then due. but not yet payable
The latter refused to comply with his demand
whereupon Bceaux became noisy and buster
Ing and repeated his demands with energy
MIR. Cases entered at this point. and Breaux ad
vanced threateningly upon MIN with his hands
concealed beneath an apron which he wore
His demonstrations becoming more violen
and menacing. Mr.. Cazes pushed him back witt
mis- cane In one of his advances, but withou
"a striking him. Breaux then drew pistol ant
ared, but without effect; whereupon Mr.. Oazes
struck him several blows with his cane. caus
ing him to retreat little distance. 1t was onl!
for moment. however for Breaux. agaii
leveling his pistol advanced and fred TIVE
shots. one of which entered Mr.. Oazes's abdo
men. inHicting mortal wound.
Breaux fed. but was captured the same even
ing by mounted posse. So great was the ex
citement and so exasperRted the people that
was feared at one time that summary iuRtic
would be meted out to him; but better and wise
counsel prevailed and the law was given 1t
course.
60 He was tried at the December term OF tn
district court and convicted, the evidenc
against him beipg overwhelming.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-03
A Donble Hanging Affair in Kentucky

New YORK, April "A special from Louis
Vile Ky gives the following: Robert Ander-
son. white. and Charles Webster. colored were
ing ut O'Clock. Webster, who was convict d
on circumstantial evidence. asserted his inno-
cence TO he last. Apdery on denied any knowl-
wife.
Gov blackburn has resisted the most ur-
gent appeals to commute both sentences. The
men went to the scaffold coolly. without brava-
do. and met their end cnurageously. Webster's
death was instantaneous by dislocation of his
neck. Anderson was strangled. There was
not much excitement. rs the execution WAS
held three hours before the people generally
ayI tad IL
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-03

New YORK April "A special from Win ches
ter. KY. says: b N Johnson. young negro
arrested on Wednesday for an attempt to out.
rage respectable young lady. had an examin-
ing trial yesterday and WIS held to answer to
the Circuit Court and seat 10 jail. He had
caught the bride Of the young lady's horse al
a lonely place along. the road. and made des-
perate Efforts 10 70 Ret ner on the morse o4t sne
with difficulty that the negro was taken to jail
About o'clock this morning crowd Of thirty
took Johnson. and. after t, wing In vain to get a
confession from him. hung him to a tree In the
Jail yard. where his body was found this morn
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-03
Peace Between the Louisville and Nash
vile and tho Georgia Central
Railroad.

ATLANTA, April III Victor Newcomb presi-
dent of the Louisville aud Nashville Railroad.
and Col. De- Funiak. general manager have
The Georgia Central Railroad The party left
last nigh for Savannah. 1t ls understood here
that the fferences between the two ompanies
Nashville Railroad will abandon building the
Georgia Western Rairoad.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-03
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
A Negro Rufian Lynched in Kentucky.

WINCHESTER. KY. April 2.-Ben johnson, a
young negro. was lynched by thirty armed men
in the jaii yard early this morntpg. for an as
sault on a res spectacle young lady.
LARGE FIRE IN BRADFORD. PA.
BRADFORD, Pa, April 2. 2.-Eightesn buildings
Valued at sl5o.ooo. were burned here to-day.
The insurance is large.
The losses by the fire are now roughly estt-
mated at S50.Oo0. MANY prom 'nent buildings
were destroyed The fire probably originated
In the knocking over Of Kerosene lamp by
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-03
RUSSIA.

LONDON. April "A St. Petersburg dispatch
to Reute.'s Telegram Company says: The an
England has produced considerable sa,isfac-
ton In poll ical circles here: Indefinite post
ponement of Gen. Skobeloffs departure. to-
gether with the belief that no actual expedition
10 Turkestan will be undertaken this year, as
we'll as the dispatch of Russian division to
Kuldja are regarded as significant of inde-
cision existing In Russian ministerial circles.
probably In view. of possible results to be- OBJ
tained bY the ultimate success Of the English
TIiperals
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-03

and stood up In the face of death with credita-
Bile valor.
At 2:2o o'clock the scaffold trap dropped end
three mon were killed. The crowd In town is
estimated at about eight thousand, perhaps the
largest ever In this city at any one time. The
day has been gloomy and dIsagreeabe one:
raining ever since daylight THE morning.
Everything passed Off quietly. and the people
now are dispensing orderly to their homes.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-03
FRANCE.

PARIS. April IA circular signed by M.
Duclerc. Vice President Of the Senate. has
been sent to all members of the Senate and
the construction of maritime canal between
Bordeaux and ,Narbonne. thus connecting the
Atlantic with the Mediterranean, M. Duclerc1
advantages Of such canal. and concludes by
An apceal to the government to undertake the
scheme has already been examined by private
ComDaQv
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-03
CUBA.

prevailed for three months, has already done
great damage The tobacco crop in Vuelta
Abalo Is almost destroyed. aud the plantations
are unusually exposed to fire. Luckily the fires
have BEEN com parativey few this season. which
proves the fidelity of the negroes, and that the
troops distributed among the plantations for
their protection have been highly useful. On
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-03
Hanged Mans Head Falls Off.

WASHINGTON. April 2-James Madison WyRtt
Stone. colored. was hangad here to-day for the
murder Of hia wife e1 IN I 1sos stone waS large
drop fell his head was severed from his body.
The body fell to the ground, and tho head, alter
ground few feet from the body. DR.. Crook
picked up tie head. and as he did so noticed
the lips move. The features were calnl. 1t is
Gu ar tissues, and the neck was unable to bear
the weight of the body.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-03

many places the crops are gathered and on all
they are nearly so. Fears OF short crops are
realized. as the cane Is In poor condition In
most sections It Ia now estimated that the
total crop will not exceed 100000 tons.
The insurrectlOn in the east Of the Island
languishes. but robbery and yagrancy increase
earluly. both In the towns and In the country.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-03
NG OF NEW JERSEY WOODLAND.

drunken guest of the Sawyer House. who was
burnsd TO death
BURNING OF NEW JERSEY WOODLAND.
SoUTH AMBoY. ". j.. April a. Yes erday be-
tween 1000 and 5000 acres of woodland 10 Mid
dlesex county was sw pr over by fire set by The
sparks from q locomotive. The wood chop
pers' houses. maple sugar houses. wagons
tmplements.. etc. were destroyed. The loss is
very heavy.
CIVIL GOVERNMENT FOR ALASKA.
WAsHINGToN April The Cabinet to-day
decided to recommend legislation looking to
the establishment Of civil government for
Alaska No other question of public interest
was discussed.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-03
The New York East Methodist Conference

NEW YORK. April 2.--The session of the New
York East Methodist Conference was resumed
TO day, Bishop Bowman presiding. Rev. DR.
Rusk. secretary Of the Fresdman's Aid Society
made short address on the educational WORK
of the society In the South.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-03
ITALY.

ROME. April "A dispatch says: The Pope is
disposed to accede to the wishes OF the Arch
bishop of Baltimore for a. large increase OF
church accommodation In his diocese. In eonse-
quence Of number Of persons disposed to Join
the Romish church. and for special powers to
facilitate the reception of such converts.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-03
GREECE.

ATHENS. April liking George has warmly
thanked Hon. Chas. Tuckerman, formerly
United States Minister here. for paper on the
frontier Greek question which he prepared
some time ago for the consideration OF the
mixed commission,
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-03
SOUTH AMERICA.

BUENos AYREs. March 8, via Lisbon. April
Ing africa three hours daily. A part of the
town Is burning. 1t IA defended by $4,000 Pc
ruviaus. who have inflicted much injury upon
the Huascar,
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-03
ELGIUM.

BRUSSELS. April IAN explosion of Are
damp occurred yesterday at o coliery at Auder-
lues. The number Of lives lost Is unknown.
but twenty corpses have been recovered. There
were 15O persons in the pit ut the time Of the
disaster.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-03
RUSSIA.

LONDON. April "A Berlin dispatch to the
Pal Mall Gazette says: Russia has issued q
circular TO the powers. proposing an agree
ment limiting the right Of asylum. Germany
has answered favoraby.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-03
Erb vs., w0gardms,

ST. JOSEPH. April 2-Fred. Erb Jr.. has ac-
cepted challenge by Capt Bogardus to shoot
100 birds at thirty yards. English rulee. at St.
Louis during the last week In April for $780,
Erb vanauished Bogardus In match here
March 10.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-03
LatrO, the Murderer of Mrs. Butler
Hanged at windsor, VT.

WINDSOR. VT, April 2-Edward Latro. was
executed at 2 o'clock to-day. Butler. the hus.
band of the murdered woman. was present
Latro confessed that he was guilty Of the crime
to him as he spoke. Latro's neck was not
broken.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-03
Death of a Boston Editor.

BOSTON. April 2.-G.orge Punehards. one of
the editors and publishers of the Boston ira
veller. is dead, aged seyenty-four years.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-03

Arrival OF the steamer Constitution.
FORTRESS MONROE April 2.-The United
States stehmer Constitution arrived from
Havana This evening. with all VT Ii on board.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-11-09

In our local columns appears a
standardization from Prof. Ernest
Tn. Gennert, in which that gentle
man suggests that public meet
Ing, to Inquire into the causes OF
the failure, this year, of the sugaris
experiment, would be advisable.
By all means let us have any meet
Ing, public or private, that will
throw any light on this matter
There is too universal an intcres
ettaching to this subject to hav,
ehy light which is attalnabls hid
der uador bushel.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-11-09

THERE is u good deal of talk late
ly about the Northern Bourbon
Democracy, and especially In
Southern quarters, II We may be-
lieve the Associated Press. Wade
Hampton is credited with some OF
1t. AS to this gentleman, his
speech at Stauntop, Virginia, and
his subse quent Quixotic challenge
of Secretary Sherman, were the
fatal keynotes of the late cam
paign, and made Republican sue
cess possible. The Northern De.
mocracy, should its career end to-
morrow, has done splendid work
for the nation in it's ceaseless and
energetic fight which resulted in
lifting the Federal heel from the
Southern Commonwealths. 1t was
an uusellish aud chivalrous fight,
too, because the Northern Dsmoc-
racy was perfectly aware that iden.
LITIGATION with their Southern
brethren meant nineteen chances
to twenty Of defeat on ma
tional arena. But, altogether, we
have traversed tho Red 6es, the
parting of whose waters was only
made possible by the Northern
Democracy. Our Southern breth-
rem low stand safe and dry on solid
soil. II Wade Hampton and other
Southern leaders, who yielded Mr..
Tilden to Republican olamor In
1876, desire a divorce-and we can
scarcely believe 1.-THE uneelflsh
Northern Democracy would be re.
signed, now as always. They have
fought the good fight and they
have delivered their brethren from
the terrible thrall which Lincoln
would never have suffered to be put
upon the necks Of any portion o.
his countrymen. Henceforth WI
can all take our chances 10 an adj
ministration Of the government o.
the United States by civilians. who
know critically, and to nicely
the scope of the law, and its weigh
in a Republican system.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-11-09

AFTER an effort perfectly hercu-
lean, the Republicans have carried
Los Angeles county for Garfield by
= plurality Of 80. Taking the vote
for Weaver, they were in a minor
Nv Of something over two hundred.
they are, therefore, handling q
very delicate infant, that evidently
needs the bottle, and requires to be
handled with extreme care-to be
brought up by hand, as 1t were.
Alas {! the ailments of Infants are
proverbially dangerous
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-11-09

JOHN KELLY and bis Tammany
braves have the impudence to come
to the ''fore'' and talk about DEM
ocratlc success In 1884. This 10 add
ing Insult to injury. When this
bulI.headed brute, last year, In.
sured, by his bolt, the defeat OF
Robinson and the election OF Cor
nell, he made Democratic defeat
this year inevitable. The Repub-
licans talk about contesting the
election of Kelly's pet, Grace, as
Mayor Of New York. All warm
blooded Democrats hope that the
programme will be carried out.
But they won't do 1t. Kelly has
too many guarantees. There ought
to be some Potter's field, near the
graveyard in which the political
corpse of Hancock lies buried, and
In this refuge Of political casta ways
Kelly and his fellow cOnspirators
ought to be buried In a common
ditch. And o noisome ditch ii
would be-the 'last ditch" Of the
South smelling dramatically in the
companions:
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-11-09

IT would be dastardIy thing t.
withhold recognition Of the essen
tial honesty and manliness of the
working men of this State. Thell
contemptuous reputation of Kear.
ney and Weaver is one of the no.
best things of record In American
politics. With Republican money
lying around loose, the horny
handed sons Of toll demon strated
that while they could occasional lily
pc misled, they could never be-
bought. They have made an i'm.
perishable record on the Pacific
Coast. Hancock. the pure man
and the gallant soldier, was their
Preference; and, in going down
With him. they lave covered them
selves with honor. They have
shout created that new factor In
our politics, TO be known hereafter
asthe "Solid Pacific Coast.n
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-11-09

THE scenic aai spectacular Re
publican GgGie Of the late Presi-
Dental campaign was the Hon.
Roscoe Conkliag, Senator in Nnn-
s.s-> -soa- suo STATE OF New York.
And yet this man, notwithstand.
ing all his "hifalutin" eloquencs,
is a very scrub. His relations with
the daughter of the late Chief Jus.
tics Chase have been so equlvocal
that, whether or not the element Of
positive guilt has entered into
them, the latest fash papers Of
New York City contain the por.
traits of Conkling and Mre.
Sprague, just as though they were
lustful froletdires. There is a
double infamy in this. Sprague
was not only Senator of the United
States from Rhode leland, at one
time worth millions, but he was
gallant Union officer during the
war. He was obliged to recent
Roscoe Conkling's intrusion into
his household at Canonchet last
Summer by the display of
a shotgun. 1t is matter OF
notoriety TO all newspaper men
that this able but dandlfied and de.
generate Senator from New York,
while Congress was in session,
plumed himself upon the wrapt at.
tentlon with which Mrs. Sprague,
from the galleries, hung upon his
honeyed sentences. The scandal was
so loud that his brother-in-law.|
Horstio Seymour, has cut MI. |
Conkling dead. Let US, in the in.
terest OF American morality.
since the revival, for cause, of this
noisome scandal, hope that ex.
Senator Sprague's shotgun may
next time be put to q better use
than that of mere display.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-11-09

THE vote of Los Angeles county
Is unquestionably as large to-day
- II was 10 1879, and yet the vot.
srs failed to go to the polls. Fully
seven hundred and ninety quail
He'd electors failed to avail them
selves OF their constitutional priv.
ilege of voting for President. AID.
mirable soldier and citizen as H an
cock was. he could not copjure the
masses as rilden would have done.
What splendid rallying cry, as
embodied IN the persons Of Tiljen
and Hendricks, the Democrats
threw away, and all to please John
Kelly, who, after all, sold the party
out, at the last moment, after die
tating the course of a Democratic
National Convention =?
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-11-09

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 9Th. "A
party Of gentlemen interested In
the Texas Pacific Railroad left this
city this morning upon tour OF
inspection of that road.
Terrific wi.a s,ora.
MONTREAL, Nov. 9Th. In ter.
rifle wind storm yesterday and last
night, a three story house OH st.
Mary street, occupied by whole
sale and retail grocer, was blown
down. The damage to the stock
was heavy. The clipper ship Ra-
ven's Crag was blown on her beam
ends at the wharf but afterwards
righted. An unknown man was
blown into the river and drowned.
0osu From Havnnm--Tbs Insu.
HAVANA, Nov. 8th.-The steam.
er Niagara, which sailed hence on
Saturday for New York, took out
$500, 600 in gold.
There are still some small par.
ties OF insurgents rowing around.
A party led by Chief Nuuez wal
defeated on the 9Th in the jurisdic.
tion of Cinco Vallas and some OF
them surrendered with arms and
ammunition. 1t 10 thought that II
would be folly for the govern men
to raise the state of siege where the
instruction still exists while, con
sidering the number Of criminala
aud the ineff1ciency and oorrup.
ton of civil tribunals, the whole
Island ought to be placed under q
state of siege.
Marine Disasssr-Four Persons
Drowned.
TORONTO, Nov. 8th.-The schoop.
or Belle Sheridan has gone ashore
At Willow Bay and Is Q com plete
wreck. Capt. McSperry's three
sons and q sailor were all drowned
Canadian Psc.as Railway
OTTAWA, Nov. S.-The Canada q
Pacl fio Railway Com mission had q
special meeting to-day and exam
ined Col. Smith, of Brooklyn, N
81. His most interesting statement
was that Mr.. Ouderbouk, of Cali.
fornia, had paid the Smiths, $780,.
900 for their contracts in British
Columbia.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-11-09

WHITE ------------=- -----.s.--
Grant are now ardently looking to
Ulysses as the star of Republican
hope In 1884, there is beginning to
be unanimity in Republican or
gans about the bad policy of pure
~ military candidates, which Is
luminous of a second defeat for the
"stal warts" Garfield will dim to
20 his own successor, first, last and
all the time. In addition, the Re.
publican party will by that time
have worn out their business
"boomp and will have lost their
shibbolsth of the "Solid South.u
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-11-09

AFTER all, there was some prin-
clple In the Republican national
campaign, however Garfield and
Arthur, in their proper persons,
may have failed to exemplify 1t.
When Roscoe Conkling and the
"stal warts" started in to nominate
Grant for a third term at Chicago
there was great popular and
American uprising at the idea OF
putting that old time Democrats
"dough-face" above the illustrious
Washington. The intellect and
conscience of the Republican party
revoited at the sacrilege, no less
shan those Of the American people
at large. Grant was beaten out Of
bis boots and the Republican party
got credit with the nation for q
manly and patriotic action. Such
we called 1t at the time, reflection
has confirmed our opinion, and the
great American people seem to
have taken our view Of the episode.
The Democracy might have gone
one better by the denomination Of
Tilden and Hendricks, represents
ing, as they did, both the reform
and fraud issues, but they lacked
the courage Of their convictions
and allowed few condemned fools
to talk them out Of the only ration
81 and consistent attitude for the
party. By the way, we have al.
ways been troubled to account for
the fact that, while the masses Of
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-11-09

vision Of DR.. Fulton, are very nu-
merous, and cover . great variety
ofailmsnts. There Is certainly no
earthly occasion for recourse to
Paso Robles, or any other outside
sanitary resort, with such sover-
eign remedial agency within thir.
teen miles of Los Angeles.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-11-09

TIE National Convention OF the
Democratic party bid for the sup.
port Of Kelly aud threw out Tllden
and Hendricks. A perceptible
languor accordingly made itself
apparent, flrst In indiana and after
IN New York. Kelly is evidently
. tower Of strength-to the Repub-
1iean rarty!
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-11-09

the California Democracy were al.
ways for Tilden, their remarkably
stupid soi-disaat leaders were, to a
man, against him. The California
Democracy, ever since we came to
this State, have had every element
OF success except resolute and in
telligent leadership.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-11-09

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA bids fair,
shortly. to be renowned for the
numter aud excellence Of her
health resorts. The mineral
springs. OF pronounced remedial
properties, are very numerous and
= 5ticeable in this State, and prom
lnent amongst them is the Fulton
Weils. The sulphur springs At
this resort are not surpassed In the
world. Elaborate chemical anAly-
~ Of the waters at Fulton Wells
show that their sulphur
aud chaIybeate properties are
not excslIed either In Eu.
rope or America. The cures fol-
loving from perssvering course
y thess waters, under the super