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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-21
FROM THE PARISHES.
Iheryille.
Fire i'm q Newspaper Office - High
water Watching and Alarm
The Grant Boom Fun
for the Lumber
men.
from a Special Correspondent

tEfom Special OorresponuenG.I
A pLAouEMINE. April TO- 1880.
80 The Editor of the Democrat;
At dsYbreak this morning fire, broke out In
he Ihereille South office. and In few moments
chat building and the residence Of Vincent
Ault were enveoped In flames. For time we
thought the wind. which was high. would drive
& he Aanes through large and ane portion Of
our town, but our fremen got TO work and hav-
Ing clenty of water, with the aid OF our citizens.
{ white and black coon had the flames under
: coN*rol. -
The Are originated In the front office of the
Ssssh ard is thought to be. the work OF an
: . ncendtary. The press. etc. we're In another
huildiuUtn the rear OF the one destroyed, and
were saved.
The loss is about $1,000, partly covered by
Our river Is getting up all the time and is
aien, rseassdering m the great quantity Of water
some oi our iesees about st. easrisl Peope
drain and strengthen their levees. Grass is
not az destructive as water,
S ssee Spon ss as5m asont
to give way last week. bat two hundred men
were promptly put to work and believe It Is
spent heavy sums OF money and much time
trying Go get up leveee to secure their homes.
town SATURDAY last with a band Of music, and
gathered quite a numbersof his colored admir-
ere. whom he addressed in the afternoon at
the court. house. IT. r." is a strong advocate
OF Gem Grant and claimed to gather the clans
In honor OF the Generals visit to Louisiana
Our swampers have oceans Of water" now
and are getting out fine lot OF very superior
timber. PELICAN.
ABOUT THE STATE.
Covington has shipped 2oIS bales of cotton
aimee eehe fret OF September last
siun N the East Carroll Republican we learn
wniien Saturday last Leonard kohler, white,
deavind killed Sam Murray. colored. at Vista
wihtation. No particulars are given.
sWe learn that the stock of the telegraph COM
pany is being RAPIDLY taken up and that it will
not be long before the WORK of constructing
the line will be commenced. The capital will
probably be increased. as II is the intention to
extend the line to Vaudeville as soon as 1t is
completed from ponchatoula to Coyinrton -
IHt Tammany Farmer.
Last Thursday night a storm accompanied
BY q heavy shower of rain and hail, occurred In
this neighborhood. The track Of the storm
centre was about two miles west of this place
the terrible roar of the wind being heard here
1T tore down trees, houses and fences In Its
path, which, however. was narrow. Mr. Pres
Einehen's house, occupied by Mr.. Power and
family. late OF East Feliciana, was DESTROYED
and some of the inmates slightly injured. An
ether house. occupied, we believe. by colored
family. had the roof blown of. These. with q
number of fences are all Of the damages we
have heard of In this parish. but 1t is supposed
much more has been d.ne.-tAmtte Indepen-
dent.
The Lake Charles Echo. speaking OF the rail-
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-21
In SEARCH OF LABOR.
An Inquiry from the Pacific Coast,

BAN FRANorsoo. Apri 7, 1880.
Il. A. Burke, Esd Managing Editor II. g. bsffr
Democrat:
Sir-I hope ysu will pardon the liberty take
In addressing you In this way. bur seeing your
name In the New York Herald, take advantage
Of this opportunity Of writing you and tnuutr-
Ing In regard to the business outlook In your
city whether they are brighter than they have
been the wages paid to mechanics. laborers,
etc. Times are very dull here in California
thousands here out Of work. Any information
you may forward us shall be thankfully re-
eeived, as we can rely on II, and II In my power
AT any time to reciprocate the favor shall GER.
tainly do It. Awaiting an enswer, nn yours,
respectfully. JAS, MCKENZIE,
ils Kearney street. Ban Francisco, GAL
We can only return to our correspondent the
same old reply viz: that New Orleans has more
laborers and mechanics than she needs at
present. We are In want of capitalists to In"
augurate manufacturing enterprises, go as to
furnish employment to our working people,
but not at all In want of laborers In the parishes
it ie quite different. There we have an un-
limited ,ed for population. as laborers or
tenants, and there an agricultural people can
aud reward and independence But New Or
leans does not need an influx OF laboring peo-
pie just now. Far from 1t.
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THE ST. JAMES RIOTS.
Gov. Wilts to Sheriff Bourgeois.

Replying to the report of Sheriff Bourgeois
relative to the recent labor strikes in st. Jam ee,
Gov. Wilts has written as follows!
State OF LOUISIANA,
Executive Department.
New Orleans, April 10. 1890.
A. Livain Bourgeois. Esu,, Sheriff OF Parish OF
ut. James.
Sir-Yeur esteemed favor of the tenth inst ant,
reporting your action In rel stton to recent se-
rioue dis urbancea In you parieh was duly re-
cetvad, 1 cordially commend your prompt
energetic and iudicious action, and congrat-
ulate yor upon your early and complete success
In preventing lamentable results.
Please communicate TO your fellow- citt zens
who composed your posse oon,itutus my earn
eat thanks for their alaerty aud zeal In uphold.
Ing law aud maintaing public peace lheir
proves that public authority, when supp rted
by the massea of good cltizeps, must command
respect and obedience.
Very respectfully, .
Louis A. WILTz. Governor.
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THE MURDERER OF MISS NORRIS.
SPORTING NEWS.
Vignaux and slosson to Play Return
Match.

PARIS. April 2o.-A return match OF 5000 points
has been arranged between Vignsux and Slos-
son,
THE RrsoM SPRING MEETING THE PRINCE OF
WALES STAKES.
LONDON, April 2o.-The race for the Prince OF
meeting to. day and was won by Lord Welto MS
br. b. Cradle. aged: Count F. De Laparg els
W. 8, Crawford's three year old CHI G., out OF
Mr.. Walter. third. Six ran,
THE SURREY HANDICAP AND WESTMINSTER
STAKES
LONDON. April 2o-The race for the grea,
dalene, J. Il. Priton's lamont second, and Col
Forester's Tower and Sword third.
The race for the Westminster stakes was won
gitive second. and Lord Roseberry's yolu tary
third,
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road to Texas. says: Work progressing favor.
of cross ties for the com mpleticn Of the road has
been obtained and the. tie cutters, have been
discharged Track laying to the Merme' tau
will be finished next week. Track LAYING con-
tinues weetwardly from Vsrmiltonvills to-
wards the Mermentau. Oonstderabls surtaelng
Orange to Iaas Charles, and a large force is so
engaged. Next week regular daily mall and
from Houston to New Orleans. the forty mile
gan between the Marmeptau river and Yer.
milionville to be supplied with fast line of
rfaca poarhPa.
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OFFICE OF
21g South Front 81, and l43 Dock st.,
PHILADELPHIA AUTH Ia, 1ssV.

neferring TO our laet circular. June 49, 1879, In
which we adverted to the fact af onr 7. com
saencing dietillation of our PURE rye Wills.
siiatjjIeries with orders In advance OF vrodue.
top for the next eix months land which mas
nse reNtd M x u s o,a9s we qf an ss
the reaaons for the activity OF trade wae grow
ina conviction Of u coon to pc scarcity OF really
fne whIekias Of II g ages the trade have been
accnetomed TO dispeBse to their cueto,ners."
More. than 2 yser ago we were deeply I'm Inn
sy aaab w1ab tgs Beed Of pure I've and Boubon
Whlskies to meet what we taw WOULD be, ere
long. an imperatlve necessity for the trade TO
procure, That idea hae now developed Into a
s The faet thai Fine whiskies of 1873 are scarce,
those Of 1877 still ecareer ana .hosa oi is ssie
tate no longer, and NV b u leave t1 introduea.
SOur Pure Rye and Bourbon Straight Blends,"
10 follow np and continue to supply euch
ssrsdes az may be r. uuired regularly aud with
uniformity of auelity It ie indispensable. az may
seea ~ y VS. a hsk.es I and older 81 course
than anr OF the above named ages. Hapntiy
we are Ii possession of just THE stock, having
fsJs is7p, 1870 Ieee 1893, 1867 and older than ts
n"eeessed noe, by nearly ali the houses in the coun
oo Tp a dealer dealer requiring Fine whiekies two.
sact as he has been accustomed to handle, and
who desirea to eupply hta rust, mefs With came
uuallty OF neodp IA previously done {. principle
Of the buainees absolutely necessary to his euc,
@ppEh there tH hAruly any way IoL AlH W HNVtu
the dilemma, other than the mode we suggest,
The Straight Rye Blends we iptroduce are
composed entirely of our own dietillatton OF
absolutely Pure Ryes of varioue ages. accord
Ing to price. The Straight Bourbon Banda are
euinpnsed mainly of our own dtsttllaHon. TO-
eetbet with some very old and genuine Ken
tucky Bourbans.
Among the advantages 70 dealers in availlng
themselves Of our facilities are full bsrrels,
unifora quality, uniform color for the grade
purchased. exactly proof, adapted tor ooms
pounding or selling etraisht aud pure. as they
sanls article YEAH IN AND YEAR OUT. al
reasonable prices. , -.
aver, that If the prices Of Fine Whiakiee eon-
tinue TO advance aa they have go heavily done
OF late. we shall be obliged 70 follow the mar, !,
ket, 70 enable ue to give the came etandard
'sn we q sbssnea the Prize Medal at the Worlds
duction OF our Distilieries, the Mt Vernon, at
Halsincre and the Hanpieville, at Martins
burg, w. Va, to distinguish them from our
other brands. we have aaoptad the term Prize
Medal az our Trade Mark for both the
Straight Rye and Bourbon Blends.
THE HANDIS DISTILLIAR CO.,
J. n. RAREsRIDE, Agent,
6a...- Magazine street. et.....n....6a
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Archbishop Gibbons, Of Raltinsre, En
Route for Rome.

BALT1MogE. April 2a-Archbishop Gibbons.
and B. ]. McManus. left the city to-day for New
York en- route to Rome to visit Pope Leo While
In New York the Archbishop will call on Cardi-
nal McOloskey. He will embark on the City of
Chester. Thursday. for Liverpool. During yes
terday and this morning great numbers OF
friends, clerical and personal, called to pay
their respects and bid good-by and prosper
GUS voyage to the party.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-21
MARITIME.
A Bark Ashore Of Cape Henlopen and
Partly Filled with Water.

LEwss, DEL. April 2o.-The bark Queen of
Ceylon. Can't. Alexander Taylor With Gas ho Rs-
heads OF sugar. from Sagua to the Breakwa ter,
for orders. came on the beach at Cape He nlo-
pen last night. She lies easy this morning but
has partly filed with water.
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The Friends OF the Freedmen's Associa.
tlOn.

PHILADELPHIA, April 2o.-The seventeen tn
mems Association was held here last evanin e..
Facts of great interest were presented by NUN g.
rous speakers. who recently visited the schools
In North Carolina and els where. Ths freed
men expressed great gratitude for the seho OILS
established among them, Joshua l.. Bailey
thought that the school work sh ould be en-
larged In VIRGINIA aud North Carolina. o ne
speaker from England mentioned that Rich
mond surpassed every other Southern city In
It's efforts for the education OF the eolored
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The Claims Against Williams. Birnie
A. CO.

Ststas Gonrt saatnst George w. Williams, as
% partner In the s frm Of Williams; Birnie 90.
growing out OF the cotton specnlaiiomnsM m M oi BIZ t
were not heard, and II is the understanding
thai settlement has been sffeeted mainly 81
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FaIlure OF a ran Antonio FIRM.

SAN ANTONIO. April Dob. ODpenheimer
Co an old and we'll established wholesale dry
goods house. failed. Liabilities S2oooooi asseM
$50 COO
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POLITICAL.
Meeting Of the Two New York
Democratic Conventions, Reg
uIar and Tammany.
Strong Anti-Tilden Speeehes and Res
olutions of the Tammany Con-
vention-Tilden Cheered in
One Convention and Sey-
mour in the Other.

SYRACUSE, April W.-A special train, CON
slsting of about q dozen sleepers, containing
the Tammany delegation and their friends
reached the city this morning.
There is talk of disturbance in the con.
ventien. but the Tildenites say they anticipate
nothing of the kind.
The Newtown bee., 1880-01-21

A resolution, introduced by Mir. farmer, for the appointment of a committee of seven to inquire into the method and manner of paying pensions, arrears of pensions, bounty and back pay to soldiers, was adopted.
 Mir. Warner has introduced a bill to stop paper imitation and provide for necessary in- creases in the volume of currency by the tree coinage oi gold and silver, and for the issuing of gold and silver certificates.
 A bill introduced by Mir. Gunter calls for the equalization of homesteads and the reduc- duction in price of public lands to actual set tiers. ferring the Indian bureau to the war depart ment.
 MT. Chittenden has introduced bill for & national jail
 Mir. Bicknell chairman of the committee on counting the votes for President, reported back the bill amending the statutes relating to presidential elections, and providing for and regulating the counting of votes for President and Vice-Pi esident and the decision of ques- tions arising therefrom.
 MT. Shallenberger introduced bill author izing the refunding oi the national debt, reduc. ing the annual interest thereon and improving the public credit. ..-.. .s. = MT. McCoid has introduced a bill to estab fish board of commissioners of interstate commerce.
The Newtown bee., 1880-01-21
An Astounding Discovery.

If the latest discoveries which the eminent philologist, Dr. Rudolph Falb | claims to have made during his linguis- tic researches in South America should prove to be we'll founded, we shall have to interchange the titles which we are giving at present to the two hemispheres
 America, according to Dr. Falb's hy- pothesis, is the "Old World" Europe, Africa and Asia really constitute the "New World" We learn from his own summary of his researches, con- municated to the Neue Freie PreSse. of Vienne, that the language spoken by the Indians, in Peru and Bolivia Especially in Qaichua and Aimara) exhibit the most astounding affinities with the Se- mitic languages, and particularly with the Arabic-in which tongue Dr. Falb himself has been skilled from his boy. hood. Following up the lines of this discovery, Dr. Falb has found CD con- meeting link with the Aryan roots, and CD has ultimately arrived face to face with the surprising revelation that "the Semitic roots are universally Aryan." The common stems of all the variants are found in their purest condition in Quichua and Aimara, from which fact Dr. Falb derives the conclusion that the regarded as the point of exit of the present human race. So Adam was an American. .-LondO,a Globe.
The Newtown bee., 1880-01-21
Execution of Domestic Animals for
 Murder.

According to the Roman law, if a man was hurt by tame animal, as by a vicious horse or a dangerous bull, the owner afforded satisfaction by the sur render of the animal. The same rule extended to a mans slave, and also to his son, both of whom are regarded by the Roman law as his chattels. The Burgundian medieval law enacted that where oLe tame animal was hurt by another, the offending animal was to be surrendered. It was medieval prac- tice in Germany and Scandinavia to hang wolves and dogs with criminal, as 8 symbolical mark of disgrace, and as an aggravation of his punishment. SaXo Grammaticus states that the asso- citation of wolves at the hanging of the criminal was an ancient punishment for parricide; and in Germany the custom of hanging dogs with the sufferer was particularly applied to the Jews. Roro- rius, papal nuncio at the court of Hungary in the sixteenth century, wrote and published a treatise to prove that animals are rational, and that they make a better use of their reason than man. In this work he stated that it was customary in Africa to cruelty lions, in order to deter them from enter ing towns; and he had seen two wolves hung from gibbet in the forest be- tween Cologne and Juliers, as an ex- ample to other wolves. The Roman custom ot annually crucifying dogs, on account of their failure to give the alarm when the capital was scaled by the Gauls, must be considered as con- memorative, not penal infliction. It may be observed that animals. thouqh conscious of the idea of danger-with- out which they would not preserve their lives-are destitute of the idea of death :; and that the infiction of death upon one animal would not operate by way of example upon another animal. The same remark may, indeed, be extended to all punishments inflicted upon ani- mals. A whipping administered to one dog is no warning to another dog. All punishments of animals must, in~order to be operative, be individual; and hence the capital punishment of an ani- nal is an absurdity, because it extin- guishes the life of the only animal upon which the punishment can operate.
The Newtown bee., 1880-01-21
Western and Southern States.

Allan Matthias (colored) was hanged in the jail yard at Wilmington, N. o., for the mur- der of Ruben Herring (also colored) in Sep tember, 1878; and on the same day "Gen- eral " II. Webb, a lawless character, was hanged at Hillsyille, Va, tor the murder of Joshua Nestor, bis father r-in-law, farmer, eighty-six years old.
 There is grain blockade ot prodigious pro- portions at Chicago The elevators Of the city, which contain total oi 16,00 ',000 bush. els, arc almost filled, and several railroad com panies are refusing to receive grain for the Chicago market, because when 1t arrives there are no accommodations for it.
 The people ot Logan county, Ohio, arc greatly excited over a case of grave robbery, the body of Theodore Jones, buried a farm having been stolen from it's resting place and carried away. Rewards of S70o for the ap. prehension of the body snatchers have been offered.
 A ew days ago two owners of oyster beds on the Rappahannock river in Lancaster county, Va, were shot dead by the crew of q vessel that had come up the stream to take oysters. One of the owners of the oyster beds called upon the strangers to desist, wh n be was instantly shot dead, and q neighbor who hurried to the ecene was similarly served. The citizens of the county, having no long range guns, were powerless to reach the nur- derers, who continued gathering oysters.
 A total eclipse ot the sun was visible in Cal fornia the other day. The event was re- garaed with great interest by astronomers, and some interesting results from their obser- vations are expected.
 At BeallsviIle, Md, George Peck, @ colored man, in jail charged with outrageous as- sault, was taken from confinem ent by a crowd and hanged.
 Striking orkmen of the Chicago stock yards came into collision with the police the other day, and serious trouble was averted only by the arrival of reinforcement ot officers. Andrew Deichman, butcher, was set upon by a crowd ot young men, when he drew butcher knife and stabbed one ot his assaiants, Frank Cough. intiicting a probably fatal wound Deichman was rescued with difficulty from the hands of the inturiated crowd.
 MT. Garfield has been formally elected United States Senator, to succeed Allen G.. Thurman, by the Ohio Legislature. Mir. Thurman was supported by the Democrats, but was defeated by vote of 66 to fl in the assembly, and 20 to 13 in the senate.
 During recent storm i'll Portland, Oregon, and vicin ty, damage was done in that city 10 the extent ot SS75 U0', and one man was killed and several others badly injured. Near Young Station, on the Northern Pacific rail- road, two men were frozen to death. At Taecenier, Washington Territory, school house was demolished by falling tree, and of the twenty scholars inside the building a brother and sister were instantly killed and anSther sister was badly injured.
The Newtown bee., 1880-01-21
Dose of Old Woman.

A story is told of Lord Russell to the effect that once, when he was visiting Prince Bismarck, he found him so over- run with work and visitors that he asked him how he managed to get along with so many people interrupting him all the while. "Oh," replied the prince, laughing, "I have simple remedy. When am kept too long by anybody I give him dose of old woman. My wife. the princess, enters the room, and calls me out on some pletext or other. :" Scarcely had the prince finished speak ng before the door opened and the princess came in, saying. My dear Toto (Bismarck's name is Otto), do not forget to take your medicine" Tab leau. But Lord Russell took it all in good part, and left, that the prince might be allowed to "take his medi- cine."
The Newtown bee., 1880-01-21
John. King of AbySSinia.

King John of Abyssinia, although only in his thirty eighth year, has already
 proved himself man of no ordinary calibre, both as & soldier and as a sove- reign. He has thrice defeated and all
 but destroyed the invading forces Of
 Egypt, while at the same time making
 head against the disaffection of two powerful vassals, who have since made submission and accepted commands in
 his army. Among his immediate atten
 dants is the Ras Warenia, the conquered
 chief of the Amhara province, who
 seems quite content with his position at
 the court of his conqueror. A traveller,
 who spent some time with the king in his camp at Ambachura, describes him as short in stature, with small hands
 and feet, but perfectly proportioned and
 possessing great strength and endurance. His finely cut profile, delicate mouth
 and chin, and almost feminine smallness
 of ear, ale striking enough in barbaric African chief. He is grand to see on
 his beautiful charger" continues the
 narrator" carrying his spear and shie. d
 bareheaded and barefooted, with only the great toe of each foot in the stirrup, | which is merely silver ring. He is 8 I splendid shot, and very fond of firearms. His demeanor is extremely simple be- | ing entirely devoid of the boastfulness | and vanity that distinguish most savage princes and hesis naturally of a studious disposition, we'll read in the laws of | Ethiopia, and of remarkable temperance and piety of life." King Johns cease less activity and wonderful capacity for business recall the popular descriptions | of Frederick the Great, to whose per sonal habits his own are in some points closely akin. He rises every morning at three and reads the Psalms of David l by candle-light for two hours. Then l comes church., after which he holds his court of justice for several hours, often | before tasting food. The rest of the day | is divided between State affairs and the
 native sport of gohaks, a sort of javelin- 1 throwing, like the Moorish djerid. The | by nine he is in bed, as befits such an
 early riser. The kings ordinary dress
 is the simple native kuarie or white 1 blanket, with crimson stripe along the left. These are the symbolical colors of
 the Abyssinian church. The king pro-
 fesses great friendship for England, and
 has placed a translation of the queens
 letter to him in every church of his
 kingdom. One of this model rulers
 London agents was the late we'll known
 publisher, MT. Henry s. King, in whose
 store on Cornhill the autograph oi
 "John. King of Ethiopia" is still to be 1 seen