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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-07

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head cattle j DnncAsse-1 box eggs bag wool to
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wood 100 shingles Munoy A. MArcy-TotAl sack
seed cotton ~ bbs mOA~ses
Biloxt-Per sehr - Caurant-as 600 feet lumber
To II Buddig
Pearl River--Pcr sohr Wade Hampton-24o 600 feet
lumber to J w Adams
Pearl Rivsr-Per schr Pctrona-2t. 900 feet lumber
to I Adams
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DoNALDsoNvILL AND RED RIVER LAND
ING TIL WEEKLY PACKET.
i, IT, FOH BAYOU dOULA, PLAQUE
mtne. Baton Rouge, Port Hudson,
Bayou Sara and all landings-Th6
steamer

will leave Donaldsopville every MONDAY.
WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY ut II o'clock noon.
on the arrival Of train from New Orleans. Con-
nection made with stage line ut Rcd River Land
Ing for Bimmsport. Evergreen. Oheneyville and
Alexandria, La
ataterooma added. and will resume her trips
MONDAY. March - she will leave Bayou 9ars
Gays = Wedneedays days and FridaSs nrrivlnx at
Donaldsonville Id time to connect with train for
New Orle ms. fsfs Il
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-07
REGULAR PACKETS ron TuEsDAY.

8kMfHtb, MNCu 3--INH HUUBrt ,vItcueII
kN4MAd south ut noon with all ahe could handle,
RNo htty cabin people, She put of 100 toms and
y6ded "a much here. The Iron snaxboat Meigs.
Mar mouths cruise In White river. going NJ
SiGh ~ JACksonport. returned here to-day.
S0lne unable To work, owing to high water. The
661rles Morgan, on her fourth day out, pa aad
r. ak 9 this afternoon. having u fine trip and
MAKING good run. Over II inches Of rain has
|Hll0n here during the past week. and nearly
= Inch and a half fell last night. over two
|ncAef falling NJ Little Rock. The whole coun.
N Ii Hooded or drenched. Creeks and rivers
5fO out oil their banks and bridges washed
RWay from crossing places. Steamers on the
liver had to lay up part OF last. night. owing to
tho miserable and ugly weather. The river
|evel hero III now within two feet OF extreme
hlah-water mark. and u few inches more will
hnbmcrga the railway between. here and Little
Sock. The rains have etRrted another swall.
nd the Cumberland. Tennessee aud other
lEearnA ARE expected to put out 90 that 1t will
~ tmOoeaible to avert an foundation Of the
|6WlNnuS In The Mississippi valley,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-07
GREENvuLLA, vlcxssu.o AND BEND

UNITED STATES MAIL PACKET.
IL Fob vf6RsB5ha. SAHToHEz,
in9H-The steamer
ROBERT II. LEE.
William Campbell master. 7. J. Howard clerk,
parisot's Line for all points on the Yazoo. Sun.
flower. Deer Greek and Tailahatchie.
g. z. WORK, Is Commercial Place.
9. g. WAYNE, 81 Gravier street.
GEO. D. HITE. la Qravier street.
VIII give through bills OF ladinR to Trenton.
Monroe and all stations on Vicksburg, Shreve.
w. b. BKOCKETT. Agent.
aul9 80 Magazine street.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-07
epe claI Telegrausas.

Special TelegFAms.
az; Louis. March e-Rain today: Nayiga.
so61 tn TN kear ~ a hss
- three baross aud the BALANCE OF her tow IL
n. The oy q Il. dr IL sas mi TSs
{6orn shipped By river this week. $50 900 bush
Gosnos, March a.--The weather Is warm q nd
rloudy.. The river IL rising. Passed up: Fred
9 Blanks last night. Down: John Hanna at /
sd, N, and Fred. A. Blanks ut , y. m.
General TelewrAms.
4 PtTrssuHc. March s.-River - feet and rising.
! OIsciNNArT, March o.-River 20 feet 4 inches
md ri.inx. Raining. Arrived: r n. Springer
rom Nev Orleans. Departed: Golden Grown
toutsvIr.LE. March S-The river IL II feet 10
inches Ia the canal and rieing. We ither cloudy
6incinnasi, The Dick Fulton aud Tow leaves To-
] 1vANsyfILs March s-The river IL IS $40
kArts o. Brown from Cincinnati for New Or
CAIao. March e.-River IS feet II inches and
rivsd: j. 3. MsDonald from Onto River. Gold
Duet and Iron Mountain from vt. Louis Fred
Nllson from Pittebnrg.. win Kyle from Cincin-
nd. Wilson, Iron Mountain. Will Kyle Tor New
Orleans. 0ald Duet for vlcksburg.
~. LOUIS, March 6-kiver IL rect lncnes
md falling. Raining. Arrived: City oflAiton.
4aeker ano Cen. Tompk lns fr IN New Orleans.
Departed: Oily Of Greenvilla for vicksburg,
EnO Keokuk and Northern Company were
Wrought from winter quarters at Alton slough
ID b. put In readiness for the spring business.
llknPHIs, March :, Noon.-The river is fail.
~. Departed: E. Il. Durfee for st. Louis.
4NtninR
: vldKsBuRa. March s.-Weather clear and
warn: thermometer 80. The river has risen
5lches BY the gauge; now stands 40 feet inches.
Do: J. d. White. 10 u. m. Grand lower. q 9. ~. !:
John a. 6eudder. . p. n. Down: Robert Mitch
~, last night.
SHREVEPORT. March 6-The river rose 8
5nches; now II feet inches above low water
mark Of the year 1879. Arrived: Yszoo Valley
fom New Orleans. g 'rnie Brandon from Cou::
AAtla. Departed: Yaz,o Valley and Ashland
pr New Orleans. Oornie Brandon for Gtlmer,
trout Tor Dole's landing and Frank Willard
or ktemeta.
NArcHRz. March Ito ]. B Woods. 1o4 Com.
nOn street: Anchor Lin. steamer Centennial
pal arrive Sunday evening and leave for 6t.
Louis Thursday, eleventh instant
s4s& THOS L. DAVIDSON. Master.
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Arrived.


: hssnio. Shaw, 10 days from New York, 70 mas
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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-07-28

JUDGE STUART attempts to explain
the allowance of four thousand dollars
to Major Haycraft upon the ground
that it was based on the statements of
Judge Murray and Judge Little. Muir
ray never saw the papers in the case,
and knew no more about what Hay
craft had done than the man in the
moon, except as represented to him by
Major Haycraft. Judge Little knew no
more than Judge Murray, except what
he might have heard of the final trial
in passing i'm and out of the court room,
and his opinion was based upon repre-
sensations made to him by Haycraft,
and his affidavit shows this fact, for he
says If all the facts are as represented,
then the allowance ought to Ike SO
much. 1t was tried before Judge Stuart,
and he knew all about it, Why should
he ask or take mems opinions who
knew little or nothing about the facts.
The only answer that can be given is
that he was trying to dodge RESPONSE
bilities.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-07-28
The Difference.

Judge Stuart, in iSudrfs Hdnd Bill,
refers to the negro bond business and
tries to justify himself by saying that
Judge Little went on the note of Geo.
Griffith, of color, in bank for one hum
dred dollars. Well, Geo. Griffith got
Judge Little to endorse u bill of ex-
change in bank for him last September,
QS79) when w. Il. Owen was a candi-
date, or spoken of, and before Judge
Little had any idea that he would make
the race, as he was strong for Owen.
Griffith secured Judge Little with col
laterals, and that was all there was of il.
Geo. Griffith and Dick Varian, both Of
color, have been appointed Government
Storekeepers, if not since Judge Stuart
was announced, at least since he was
known to be candidate, and the negro,
Dick Varian, gave bond since Judge
Stuart was announced through the
papers, and the Judge volunteered as
surety on his bond, thus enabling him
W it "pu't, g. Nis'iS
ed last week, have probably failed, and
poor white Republican might have
had show. The act of Judge Little
was private transaction of private
business, when he was not candidate
and had no idea of being, and i'm fact
six months before he became candi-
date, while the act of Judge Stuart was
while he was a candidate, volunteering
as surety on an official bond, and the
appointments were made by his son,
w. A. Stuart, Collector, over white
Republicans, soldiers ut that, and the
reason is too easy to require Yankee
to guess it. There are about 1900 ne
groes in the district, and father needed
them, and it was thought that this bid
would gobble them in. 1t probably will
To say the least of 1t, it is II strong bid.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-07-28
An Expensive Judge-Tax Payers
Read.

Judge Stuart was elected the last
time i'm 1874 and since then he has
drawn his salary regularly at the rate
of 5000 dollars a year from the State
Treasury; and, i'm addition to this, the
State has had to pay enormous sums to
pro tenn. Judges to hold court for him,
he being incapacitated by i'll health to
do the work himself. In 1875, the first
year of his last term, the State paid
cut for pro tenn. Judges, in this district,
6S2 dollars and 81 cents. In 1876, the
amount paid for pro tenn. Judges in this
district was $40 dollars and So cents. In
1877, the sum paid out reached the
enormous amount of !, 226 dollars and
rs cents, being considerably over a
third of the amount of the regular sala-
nv. In 1878, the sum thus paid out
was Az dollars and IL cents. In 1879,
the amount paid out for pro tenn. Judges
i'm this district was SOC dollars and ~
cents.
Thus i'm five years while the State
has paid Judge Stuart his regular salary
of 5000 dollars a year, total $1,000, it
has also had to pay out to pro tenn.
Judges, to do the work he was physic-
ally incapacitated to do, the large sum
of 1884 dollars and Is cents. This is
paying too dear for justice. If the pro
TEN. Judges pay was deducted from
Judge Stuart's salary it would not he a
cause of complaint, but it is paid from
the treasury in addition to his full sala-
ry. Fifteen of the Judges of the State
i'm 1879, did not cost the State cent for
pro tenn. Judges. Grace, of the Second,
Cissell, of the Third, Bowling, of the
Fourth districts, and Judge Dulaney, of
the Common Pleas Court, being among
the number.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-07-28

the balance. He must admit all or
none. Ii is true that in one or two
ISSUES of our paper in thalast five, years
and seven months auriten or: two in
adyertently crypt; in that were not fit
for the colainBs of, q pspef,:and. we
hope our readers viii, II they have not
already done so, forgive Us aud we hope
to-he able, io.keep itsfcolulans In the
future, as WE have save these two ex-
ceptions) nj the past, chaste enough to
he read in church meeting. Our read
ers will bear witness that this Is the
character Of paper We have given them.
But those living in glass houses should
not throw stones, and we are free To
say that if all the printed filth We ever
saw in our life We're piled together, IL
could not begin to equal the filth, OBJ
scenity, vulgarity and indecency OF
Major Haycraft's speech here at the
court house on Monday, July 10Th. 1t
! was Il repetition of one vile, vulgar joke
after another for AN hour and "a half,
and was enough to disgust any decent
man. One of two things are true-he
is either vulgar and unrefined himself
and his mind runs in that channel, oI
he placed very low estimate upon the
decency, refinement and culture of the
large audience of voters of Ohio coun-
ty present In either event it is enough
to keep Us from supporting him.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-07-28
Our Statement Correct.

In our last issue, in speaking of the
qualifications of the candidates for Cir
cult Judge, We suggested that it be lett
to the lawyers and used the following:
'There are about "a or 80 lawyers in
Owensboro. This is the home Of both
the candidates, and is a fair test. Not
less than % of the IS lawyers are for
Judge Little, being four-fifths of them. {"
We made this statement based upon In
formation received which we believed
to be true beyond question. Since then
Mr.. John Weir, of Owensboro, has
been in our midst and disputed our
statement and said that there were but
four lawyers i'm Owensboro who would
support Judge Little. Not wishing to
have truthful statement i'm our paper
thus disputed. and not wishing a false
statement by us to stand uncorrected,
while i'm Owensboro last Saturday We
investigated the matter as fully as pos
sible and secured the names and saw
personally quite large number of the
lawyers and learned beyond doubt and
can state positively that between % and
80 of the lawyers are for Judge Little,
while only tot could he heard Of that
would support Judge Stuart. To show
our readers that We are in earnest We
will have the poll books examined after
the election and publish the list and
thus vindicate our statement. We do
not think for one moment that MIR.
Jno. Weir would make a false state
ment about it, but IRE do think he was
JedrJnly mistaken.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-07-28

WHAT will the scandal mongers say
now after reading the endorsement of
Joe Noe, by his own county men. Ii is
fact that the people of Mclean coun-
~ with one accord, including Metho-
dist, Baptist, Christians, Catholics, Pres
byterians, farmers, teachers, lawyers,
merchants, mechanics, officials and per-
sons of all classes, avocatiOns and pro-
fessions en- masse, are for him in this
race. Reader, you need never fear a
man that comes thus endorsed 10y his
home people. Although Mr.. Noe is an
uncompromising Democrat, and is the
Democratic standard bearer in this race
his endorsement is signed by Major
Isaac Calhoon, who is Chairman of the
Republican Executive Committee OF
Mclean county. \ man of immoral
habits, inferior qualifications could not
beg or buy such an endorsement from
his home people.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-07-28
There Is No Doubt.

About Judge Titles regular nominal
tion by the Democrats there can be ne
doubt. He was regularly and fairly
chosen by the. Democrats of the Fourth
judicial District as ever man was
nominated in the world. The regular
District Com mittee called the Primary
Election. Three of the County Conn
mittees responded, and appointed off,
GERS to conduct the same. The majority
of the Committee Of Ohio county fail
ing to act, notice was given that the
Democrats would hold Primary any
how. A minority of the Committee
appointed officers, and their action was
approved by the State Committee. A
large number of Democrats voted. OF
the IS or 20 lawyers Of the District none
other but Judge Little was candidate
for this office, and yet, without OppOsi-
ton, to bring out big vote, he got a
vote equal to half Of the Democratic
vote usually voting at general elections
i'm the four counties. He was duly de-
clared the nominee by the District Conn
mittee, and the Democrat who would
question his nomination, will question
the validity of the nomination of Han
cock and English.
There sometimes arises doubt about
the nominee being the choice Of the
party where there are several aspirants
before u convention, but with but one
aspirant before primary election who
gets vote as large or larger than one
half the usual Democratic vote polled
in the District, there can he no question
OF his being regularly and fairly nomin-
ated, and the voter who fails to sup
port him, or votes against him, is no
true Democrat.
No Democrat ever before the voters of
this county was more justly entitled to
the support of the Democrats of the
county than Judge Little.
Give him warm support.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-07-28
READ AND SEE TINE POINT.

John YOung-the man who ran q
wheel of fortune-for which the diree-
tors of the fair company were persecwed
by Major Hayeraft, was never indicted
or prosecuted for his violations of law
in setting up and running gambling
machine. The facts were all in possess
sion of the Commonwealth Attorney.
and yet he Young, figures only as q
,citness against the directors of the fair
company. We use the word prosecuted
above because We believe the facts justi-
fy it. First, the directors of the fair
company were indicted, and the indiet-
ment dismissed on demurrer, the case
was then appealed and the decision Of
the Criminal Court was affirmed. AZ
ter that new indictment was written
out by Major Hayeraft, and the grand
jury harangued in order to get them to
return another indictment. This the
grand jury refused to do. Then the Ma
jor, anxious to discharge his whole duty
and bring the lawless and reprobate fair
directors to justice, filed petition
against them asking for judgment for
ten thousand dollars. In this suit he h
again beaten Notwithstanding the no
torious John Young srore vigorously
against the fair directors. There was
prospect for money in that suit, for IL
the Major had got judgment against the
directors of the fair company for ten
thousand dollars, his commission would
have amounted to three thousand dol
lars, just three-fourths of his fee agains t
the State in the Rough Creek case. The
directors of the fair company were con-
sidered good for any Judgment against
them, but if Judgment had been rem
dered against Young there would have
been mo money in it" to Hsycraft IS
Young would have paid his fine, and
satisfied to some extent, the outraged
law, by laying in JAIL. Do you see the
point?--
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-07-28

IT is proper To say that no one could
have been 81 well advised of the value
of the services of Major Joe Haycraft
on the lock and dam suit rs Judge
Stuart, because the services all trans
pred before him, and the act contem-
plated that he should make him an al
missioner of his court. Judge Stuart
decided himself that the amount in con-
troversy was thirty-two hundred dol
lars. The allowance of a four thousand
dollar fee in a thirty-two hundred dol
lar ease, is a very eXtravagant allow
ance, and men who make such allow
ances and men who ask and collect
such fees, ought Ia De shut off from the
public crib. The tax payers suffer too
much by them. Judge Stuart's excuse
is that he made the allowance on Judge
Ilittle's affidavit. Judge Little said i'm
his evidence in the ease that if fifty
thousand dollars were involved, that if
other attorneys were employed, and II
all the work had been done us claimed,
then the services We're worth about
five thousand. Judge Little knew moth
ing about what had been done, while
Judge Stuart knew all about it, and his
effort to shift the responsibility on to
Judge Little is miserable subterfuge
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-07-28
10 Hayeraft's -, 900 Gobble.

On our recent visit to OwensbOro We
had an opportunity to examine the re-
cords and learn something of the true
inwardness of this transaction.
By an act of the Legislature j. b.
Stevens and Others were permitted TO
bring suit against the State tor alleged
injuries to the Rough Creek Lock
and Dam Company by leasing the
Green and Barren rivers locks and dam
to IA company known rs the Green and
Barren Rivers Navigation Company"
Major Joe Haycraft being the Common
wealth's Attorney, a salaried officer of
State, it was made his duty to defend
the suit when brought, and supposing it
might impose ON him some additional
labor, it was provided that the Circuit
Judge might make him a reasonable al
lowance to compensate for extra SER
vices. The suit was brought and tried
i'm the Daviess Circuit Court and result
ed in u judgment against the State for
s., 200, with some interest. Judge Stuart
allowed Major Haycraft $1,000 for de-
Tending the suit. although he was claim
ing and collecting his regular salary rs
Commonwealth Attorney all the time.
The Examiners certificates show that
70 days were occupied i'm taking depO-
sitiOns on both sides. The records show
that four days were occupied in the trial
of the case i'm the court house, making
total of thirty days engaged i'm the
case, AN allowance equivalent to 1888 333
per day. This $1,000 is more than one
half the people who are now asked to
vote for Major Haycraft and Judge
Stuart will he able to lay up in life
time of hard toll. We do not wonder
that Major Haycraft is willing to disor-
ganize the Democratic party in order to
he reelected to an Office that furnishes
such fat jobs. Major Haycraft says in
affidavit asking for an allowance that
"He does not recollect distinctly the
number of days consumed in hunting
for and taking proof; not less, 1 would
think, than forty" Well, the records
show only thirty days, but admitting
that Major Haycraft's indistinct re-
membrance i'm his affidavit is correct,
and he worked forty days, he still got
Sl00 per day for the work, in addition
to his regular salary, drawn from the
State at the same time. This allowance
was an outrage ON the taxpayers, and
the claiming and collecting of it by
Haycraft was equally an outrage, an
unjust burden upon the people.
But now comes sequel that was not
so agreeable to Major Hayeraft and this
1888 33l per diem job. In order to
make AS good u showing as possible and
get big grab after the trial was over,
Major Haycraft made an affidavit
which Is now ON file i'm the case i'm
which he says $4,000 with interest
from 1868 was involved in the suit, and
that he had employed two attorneys
to assist him, one of whom Judge @.
w. Willisms) argued the case, both of
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-07-28
Peculiarly Strange.

Major Haycraft intimates that the
lawyers of Greensboro are against him
because they fear his great ability as a
prosecutor. Is it not strange, if this
were true, that he had to employ one OF
them to help him defend in the case OF
the "Rough Creek Navigation Com
pany against the State. But then that
was cheap; he didn't intend to pay him
anything for his assistance. The Ma
jor's great idea is money. judging from
the grab Of $4,000 he got for 30 days
work i'm that case in addition to his
regular annual salary.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-07-28

The duty Of tax payers is to select
men that are qualified to discharge the
duties of the office so as to save them
SELVES these extra burdens. We have
tried Judge Stuart and find, in live
years, We have an extra burden placed
upon us of 1854 dollars and Is cents,
being an average Of 7O6 dollars and SO
cents per year. Let us try new man.
We can do no worse. If we elect Judge
Little, We will greatly lessen these bur-
dens, for while he is man of more than
a score of years of experience a. law
yer and is thoroughly competent yet he
is much younger man than Judge
Stuart, healthy and strong, and no big
sums will have to be paid pro tenn.
Judges during his term for he will do
the work himself.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-07-28
500 Reward.

We will give one hundred dollars re-
ward to any person who can inform us
of any lawyer who has received a
straight-Out fee of four thousand dol
lars i'm any case in this district in the
last forty years except Major Haycraft.
During that time Messrs. Triplett,
Calhoon, John II. McHenry, ST.. Gov
ernOr Dixon, Governor Powell and other
eminent lawyers have practiced their
profession i'm the district, and during
life they each and all enjoyed national
regulations, but none of them ever got
four thousand dollar fee; and why:
Because they were too honest to ask it,
and besides Judge Stuart was not OH the
bench to allow it.