The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-15
NEWS Or TIE DAY.

Over $4,000 have already been collected for
the fund 10 erect monument to Gen. Frank
p Blair at st. Louis.
The citizens of Indianapolis have deslg-
nnted a committee to invite Mr.. ParneiI, the
Irish agitator to visit That city. The names
Of Gov. Williams and eX-Gov Hendricks ap-
pear as members OF the committee.
The Western Union Telegraph Company is
contemplating the introduction of q bill In
Congress declaring teegfaphic dispatches TO
be private papers, and thereby rendering them
as inyiOlabe AS mail matter.
The anniversary of Thomas Paine. which
will occur on The tWenty-ninth instant, is to
be celebrated at Chicago Col. Robert q. Inger-
soil will deliver II lecture, and the proceeds
will bn devoted to the erection of statue In
one of the public parks OF that city.
Secretary Schurz has arranged to have a
guard OF police In constant attendance upon
the Ute chiefs, so as to keep newspaper men
away from them during the negotiations In
Washington. The examination OF the Indians
will be conducted behind closed doors.
Paris journal urges a reasonable increase
In the number OF French consuls In America,
and that Diplomatic relations with Mexico be
re-estabIiShed, In order to save France from
the loss uf those markets, In which she has
hitherto held first rank.
On the tenth instant Gen. Grant, while
visiting the town OF Sanford, on the st. Johns
river, accompanied the officers OF the new
South Florida Railroad Company to their
grounds and inaugurated the grading OF the
road by turning the first shovelRul OF earth In
the presence CT a large crowd.
The introduction Of bill in Congress to
provide for the importation of clothing for
coiored emigrants from one State to another
can only be looked upon as cheap form OF
expressing sympathy for the vagabond class
OF negroe. who would vote any ticket In order
to avoid an honest days work and possess a
decent suit OF clothes.
Washington johnson, a colored barber of
New Albany, Ind, after fair trial OF a Voo-
dooist, and undergoing his manipulatfons,
Qyrations and other "pollyfoxing," laid down
in death, proving how even Voodoo doctor
may sometimes be mistaken, and how death
cares no more for dried toads and lizards
than for calomel and jalap.
The discrepancy in the accounts OF Mr.
Hanway, eX-county treasurer at Indianapo-
lis, Ind only amounts to S30,67 Mr. Han
way is good Republi an and has always
been liberal contributor to the Republican
campaign fund, into which portion Ct the
Marion county funds may have unconscieusiy
wandered.
Gen. Miles has plan for the capture OF the
Ute murderers. He thinks 1t will be cheaper
10 offer rewards for the Apprehension Of the
guilty Indians than to make war. The cupid
ity OF hunters, miners aud even of the In
dians themselves would be aroused, while the
Meeker mnrderers would not dare to sventure
to the agencies, posts or settlements.
A complimentary tribute to Ferdinand de
LessepS has been prepared Dv residents oi
| New York representing the interests OF tn
| city, in the form of q letter of courtesy aut
| hospitality, inviting him to public Dime
to meet other gussts and accept for himsel