davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1880-05-06
THE result Of yesterdays Conventions In
tho Illinois counties Is given below:

The result Of tho Ice County Convention is In
doubt a. present writing but tho delegates nre
divided brtwecn Hlnino, Washburnc, ind Grant.
, 1880-05-06

TIE New York Democracy have declared
i'm favor OF roponltng the duty On wond-pnlp,
nna for very stranKe reasons, in tholr cuse-
that 1t Is q tax on knowledge. 4 chango is owl.
dently coming over tho spirit Of the Tammany
fonpn
, 1880-05-06

REPRESENTATIVE; MANNING was examined
before tho Donllel1y- Finley Investigating COM
n!ttoe yesterday by Mr. Springer, aHd q fcw
lively p.ssaXas- at-Arnls OCCURRED hotwccn tho
two g,ntluurn. 10 a1,Yry dill Dir. Manning bo-
c0nlp ut Que ttnae that tilt ut ttstlcuIH thsF0
aud then WIS considered probable.
, 1880-05-06

THERE is movement OH foot III the SEN
rate started by Voorhees,, to establish NATIONAL
kL{hrnry n Washington.
, 1880-05-06
FOUI, PLAY.

Fair play Is quite rs mitch jewel rs con-
sistency. Foul play Is lislion0rablo oven In
dealing with an opponent, and with friend
It Is disgraceful to tho last degree. The act
Of forciug the Cook County Convention pre-
lnaturely by the urnnt faction Of the Repub-
lican party was a snap judgment taken
agninst political associates. The ei'tl sought
by Grant, Blaine. and W.slibalrne men respect
lively is the salnc,-tho election OF the candi-
tate who shall receive n nomination to the
Presidency Mt the hnnds Of the National Re-
publican Convention. Anything whichtends
to excite bitterness In the pnrty ranks ,nakcs
the common purpose more difficult Of ncc0ll-
plishmcnt. On Tuesday last tho thirtl-tcrn
partisans urged and induced thB Republican
County Committee to commit an net of III
justice ngainst large section Of the laepub-
lIcan party. Against the prayer md protest
OF eleven members, twelve members Of the
Committee insisted upon violation of
an old md ttmc-honored custom Of tha Re
publican party Ut this county, by holding
the Convention to select delegates to tho
State Convention full week earlier than
usual. Tho reasons of this extraordinary
action are plain: ~ It Is an attempt to
head off the Washburne movement which
first took form on Tuesday evening. ~ It
Is evidence that the tlird-term managers be-
lleye their case stronger now than 1t will be
two weckS4lcnce: aud therefore shows TINT
they desire to prevent the result likely to
cnsuo upon moro dcliberation. Now, In
cutting OF tho opportunity for dellberation
they wit1fully sacrifice tho purity interest
to the personal interest of their candidate;
hence their devotion to q particular candi-
date becomes treason to the Republican
party. But the tlfsrcpntable trick Is an sc-
comp1isiled fact That 1t was prclnedltated
! is certain, since tho committeeman who
wcro IN tile secret were ready with
their judges Of election, and coached
to put them through the appointment
process. And It must bo presumed that tho
ma}nrity Of tho Judges Of primaries are tools
Of the third-term managers who will be
ready to carry out their pluns; md That these
plans involve. fraud It necessary Is also pre-
| sumahle, since the managers WHO consun1-
mated the trick Of Tuesday must be entirely
capable Of performing worse trick OIL Sat
uulay next But n disreputable trick COM
mitted against yigtlant and rcsolute oppo-
slt1on never succeeds upon an appeal to the
|
, 1880-05-06

a'.1's. - os. ,'.s t..."ao., ,a,,
.e'". a1a..',,, 'a'ur as'o"9 ""'o 'e~' 'p0'1 "*0'
I'LL "'" i'''"s poH!e.
m7nV1, T1Tr aTpaM-wsu
TIN co.ntrr Il muc1, ,nlrntp,I n the New
ynrk 1vnr,1 fnr tha uullication of nm inter-
y,sw ,vith nfr wiIliom arollcr m thc xnhiect |
~ thn nhvxtoa, mi ,ncntn, co,d,tIo,, of Mr.
somnri + ,ri,Icn. Mr.. Mailer ia an Intimate
+sIn,,, - t,,a co,,, ~ ~, ,sn,orcv 1,nrk. md
,nov hpnc,, ha ,,rps,,,,ct] tn sppnk by authori-
TO- ' In ] n,,,.ca m \ tril,lnr ntxtake of six ycnrs
~ ~ ,ho % ,n"ttsr , of 1 11nc1a snmmv,a nrc. m hut
tI,t Ia m,,;,nror,,nt cons1,lnrin, t,,o fact of
Mr. Mr. ril1cn,s rcmnrkablo yigor. Mr.. Atol'cr
,.i,it. Hyr ri,,1en nftnn. In cnltc1 unnn the
s,vo lnvt ,yons "Wednesday. o,uI found him
..,u .stnnnlnr r nm" ,,nn talkinr To- acnt,emon. In
reenvl to 1,is standing conacitv Afr. ,roller
sovs. III nes,,re ynuD In thu tnteryiewer>
,.i,u m, .fon,l I'm t,et oa ons,tv NJ von md
comn ~ 'rhcrs he,ng a stronr nrcsu,nntion in
fovor of the 1vorid reuorter's physical
] s,renctt, ~ fo,,o,vs Tint Mr. ,ri,1cn con
" stond mn, ;,tst m ras,ly M tl,e nyer-
avn 1,,,,,,,, rL,a ,u a rroitfvtpv r,r.
c,,mstanco hpcouse IN thu event ot his
a,cct,ou .o tho Presidency ho. wouta
he ol,]e IN te sworn into Office standing, In
nccor,anc, viii, tha custom of tho country.
mt con Mr. trt1tlcn ..sit dawn, inst ns rasijv
oa onv man emp Air. 1'i,tleu,s ,cns are nrnn-
n1,t,, i, . hattor utato ~ nrcservn,,on thon
h,s or,ns h,t wonld thev bcnr tfo strain Of
.,or,,r;1 ,,ur,nr or cnt,rc term of four vcars
IN t,o '1vhito 1Ionsep Wo douht It. and d.
| mord tn know of AFR. N[ol1nr whether Ills
- Sriond tho sooc nm sit down inst os ensjtv as
onv man ran. nnd wbether In fact fa can
| a,t down nj III.
| r., +ho o,,ast,on uIs AFR T,,der n steut.
| hoor+v many, Afr. NIo,]rr resnontled
,,ra,,.t,,. - rue+ r1rbt y Thnn tho fellow.
| in1,;ntorpst,nr co1Innuv occurrcd
HIIow lnpe ho waikp,, nuarjcd the re-
| n,r,or
uVo1k y, oxc,o,mc,r Mfr. Mo1,er. in n kind
| ~ ncotosv ruhh,nr h,s lands. s.ho walks
,,orv ,roct mn, ctossic 1Io walks 1,to a oreat
s,ntos,,n,, t !,
mtJo,. dooo y croot ototceroar watk Mr.
.,o,ta,", e'>''~'''
"Iga,,,o,, -,,aoraaa ,,r ,ro,,or. ~ ,ybv
s,,st ~ .,, ,r,.,a,, ,vo,laiw
'>s srh,s d,.sor,n,,o, - W. rt,dc,,a uonnor of
u,o,atne~ @ ~ -. nors oroet oud closs,c .,,wtakon
~, ,,n ,,,, tho ,a,i,,,o ~ ,la.crrho iis
,na"rnr 49, r - s,tt,nn ,,omr in,,ood t,,o rc,11cct
~ sas ,v',.thar vh % he c con ~ dawn at M cltar
;,',.. ~ s.,,,'s..,. ,a,t,s - tho ,,ra,,,st
so',as, s.ss -. a ~, hoamo, o y, M tho sn,,,oct
sva ~, ~ ,n,nd tho totof,, ~, ox-
!.stoa 80 III ~. :, w." ,,,, .,~., hent
.,;th % s,,,sn ior,, md ,va,1. l,oc.. "vorv crect
WIZ s"a' y ~ "1.s, "1tA v
na,,, o. ~ IT, i;,a s,t do,y, ~ a;thor sa1c
so". '.,,'n us ~ .1t' W. 81. do,.r ~ 81,
, 1880-05-06

Tho abovo tab1o shows how figures can bs
matle to iio. There is enough truth In 1t og!rs
It pla,eibIlfty. The figures Of two counties only
arc given correctly. The figures In relatIon 70
two counties are trnnspascd, mud all mention ot
ono county tCarroiD which held conventionoQ
tho Bnmo day, Ia suppressed. Following IL Tia
nct,,nl result Of tho Illinois County Conventions
held on tho day named:
, 1880-05-06

Ifoo1ey's Thentres
napdolnh streot between CInsk and Ii Smile. John
DILLON and tho ulolsdcil Comedy Co. In "ltemons"
, 1880-05-06

Madison street, between Dearborn and ftate.
Atbey's Now York T'ark Theatre Company In Fair
6AYn
, 1880-05-06
WHtG TICKET.

For Pfe6lH0ntlRl Eltot0fs+
Samuel D, Marshall, 1T GaIlatin County.
Edwin D. Webb, 0f White County: :
Gym's Ss Wa,ker. N Of NoponoS'iaa L, SttSIc! County. %
HMcknnr s. Morris, Of Cook County.
"Qne Presidential Tcrm-the Integrity HIKE
tho Public eorvnnts-tho Snfety OF tha fu9'''
Money, and tho GenerMl Good OF tho People
, 1880-05-06

Central Mustc-IInl1.
Corner Randolph md State streets. Concert pJ
>{tdaatcr Michael Banner.
, 1880-05-06

TIE way the old Whfg party regarded
tho third-terrn principle may be Judged from
tho following extract from tho Chicago Ddap
american Of Tuesday, Feb. II, lSao VIC cory
motto, ticket, aud platform:
"Thc union Of tho Whizs for the sake Of The
Un!on.'
For President,
WILLIAM II. HARRISON,
OF Ohio.
For Ticc.Presldent,
JOHN TYLER,
OF Virginia.
, 1880-05-06

Olympic TheRfFt'
Clxrk street, between Lake md Randolph. VAt!ei
Nntcrtainmrnt
, 1880-05-06
IUSI'AGE.

Ertfrtd at IN po-nmee nj Chtcaeo, ltl a Stto'd-
Cflss MutltEs
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-14
SENATOR LAMAR's ILLNESS.

The telegtaphic announcement of the Ill
ness of Senator Lamar, Of Mississippi. while
the cause If sincere grief to the people of the
entire South was not unexpected by those
who have known Of his feeble health for many
years past, anI especially Of hls several pre-
vious attacks. more or less severe, Of that ter
rlble malady which has assailed him paraly
sis. The mans large and vigorous brain has
always been more than match for his ply
allua, and even when In Congress before the
war he was In delicate health. and dared not
undertake any great physical exertion.
Though unit for active service In the field,
his npetuous spirit could not he restrained
when the war broke out, and after taking
part In The accession convention In Mississip-
81, he entered the army AZ lieutenant colonel
Of the Nineteenth Mississippi Regiment and
distinguished himself In the battles OF Bali 8
Bluff and Dransville. The result OF the ex-
pneure and fatigue Incident to the active life
of soldier was TO seriously impair his
health, and he was reluctantly compelled to
resign. after having been promoted to the col
eneey of his regiment.
In 1869 he was selected by President Davis
to undertake a diplomatic mission to Russia,
and the voyage contributed In a large meas
ure 10 the restoration Of his health. During
his absence abroad he made a most favorable
Impression, and speech delivered by
him, at great agricultural dinner,
In England. 81, the merts Of the war between
the North and South. ELECTED the highest en-
eoniums from the English press and was
spoken Of "a the ablest effort ever mado In
Europe by an American. After the war he
was elected to the professorship OF political
economy and social science In the University
OF Mississippi aud subsequently,. In 1867. be-
came professor of law In the same university.
His. career since that time. both In the House
aud In the Senate Of tho United States has
made hia name household word throughout
The SOUTH whose cause he has 80 ably and
elouuenily rhampioned- won for him n
national reputation az o statesman and an
orator.
In many of hls most severe and prolonged
senatorial struggles he has stood there bat
thing for his native South and for the cause OF
republican government with his life In ieop-
ardy every hour. not knowing what moment
the insiiiuus foe which for years has threat
enhd hs life would strike him down and still
his voice In the councils of the nation forever.
Expecting death daily, almost hourly, he has
never Taltered or wavered for an Instant. but
with armor on has been always ready TO per-
form his whole duty. We fear the worst from
thla last attack. though we are permitted To
indulge the hope that he will again recover
aud be enabled TO champion with oil his ma
tive vlgor and brilIanoy the cause to which
he haa devoted his life. The South has need
OF oil her great men, Lamar. with his leonlne
courage. massive intellect and superb ora
tory, is the peer Ct any
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-14
NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY JANUARY H. 1880.

agreement 40 TO this fact. Bro WI ars" has
p,stoI and killed Mgtiuirs uua 81 eiroum-
stances that made the murder pseh marry To-
Voting and especially exssperating. MOST OF
The tlatloatmen, who were subsequsn uy ar
rested. had been In the gang OF rioee.s
who accompanied Brown upon MS
raid Many of them we're with hih
at the very raoment Of his eold-blooded muir
der og Mcclure. and afterward assisted MN
tn escape. These men were arrested NY
posse of citizens, and 1t was pending thesr
examination by the authorities that party
o,pposad If Mcgujre's relatives and friends
rushed In upon them and began the sho9sihe'
Three uF the iiatboatmen were wouhaeu ~ ohe
melee, none Of them moftalty, IL is thought'
md thus closes IN retaliation by the etthens
nm unpleasant ohnpter which opened win
unnrovoke oil violence by the flathoatmen.
We have no word Of palllaiion for Killing
and shooting. or violence In any 81 It's forms.
weepree In ceniemnit,g the passion which led
Mef,uire'a friends to revenge themselves
upon the aceomplices and fflends o. h1o'
CURES murderer. But we deny that thefe 10
any fair pretext for the wholesale aenuhoia-
tiop which the Times has leveled at the ooth-
munity of East Carroll. 1t was an outrage
IN the fret place for these ilatboatmen. IN
their drunken fury to invade the town Oh
Lake Providence as they did. Ii was mon
strm,s crime to butcher the town marshal, as
they did. while he Was dseharglng his duty
and ATTEMPTING to preserve the peace.
While we reprobate the act OF reprisal
taken by the murdered mans friends, we DO
not think IL any more reprehenstble than the
brutal and tiendish act which provoked IT..
| npt certainly. In all this We see nothing TO
iustifv sueh wholesale denunuiatlon as the
| Times has seen fl to launch at the community
| In which this tragedy occurred. u is CON
spicuously unjust TO say that the citizens Oh
| Lake Providence are In any sense to blame
| or that public sentiment there is responsinle
| for the terrible and bloody contamination.
| The affair originated in the drunken frenzy 81
| a gang of ru1ans from the West, and 1t ter
minated In the equally lawless but vastly
more natural retaliation by u few friends OF
| the murdered man.
| SO far as the general body of the citizens
| are concerned they were clearly Innocent Of
participation or sympathy In any part OF the
| episode They were proceeding within the
| law, despite their reasonable Indignation, and
deserve anything rather than the bitter con-
domination which the 7fmea has visited upon
them The fact Ia that the Times Ia alto
gether too fond Of selzing upon occurrences
of this kind. which happen constantly In all
parts OF the country and which cannot be an
tieipated by any system OF government or
tone of public sentiment selling upon them
and drawing therefrom the moral of total de-
pravty In the neighborhood In which they
| hapnnn
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-14
THIS IS NOT A BUREAU?

In connection with the Senatorship there
is one touching circumstance which deserves
WORT HI passing, Ard that u tho REMARKABLY
simultaneous manner In which outside news
papers lift up their little voices in yearnng
for Gen, Gibson. They don't want much In
this world; they have outlived the vain
hopes. the consuming passions, the SIN III de-
sires Of humanity, and are ready. like MIR.
Toots, to glide into the cold and silent toub
But they 10 wish before closing their eyes In
the last. long sleep 10 see that one act OF JUS
tice coasummated-tha election OF G III. Clio
son Is the Senate. After HES titful fever
they could sluuher well IL they knew that
Gibson WAS exposing his manly form and
raising his meltiti Ioas voice ID the Senate oil
his native land. II is a very moviug specta-
cle--a sort Of dying request tableau; aud
what makes 1t more searching Is the fact that
by far the most numerous aud most fearful OF
these utteranees proceed from newspapers on
far off shores and can have no other inspira-
ton than disinterested love for Lnuisi ana
We have pondered this matter deeply Of
late. AS many IS fifty thousand cubic feet
OF emotion have been generated in our bosom
on that account. We should be recreant &c
our duty as patriots II we could hear with
cold. unfseiing ceinposure these feYered ap'
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-14

peals for Luulslana's glory. The spectacle OF
two or three New York papers bursting stimuli
taneously Into songs Of Gen. Glbson's praise
Ia not thing to he contemplated with stony
glare The sound Of voice from Arkansas
calling for Gibson or death. is sweet TO the
ear of him who Loves his country. The Balti-
more papers cry for him; no Mississippi
paper could draw an easy breath without him.
His election would illnmine and beatify the
declining years Of al The Georgia and Ala
hania pstent-ousders, while the noble army
NJ Washington correspondents rise up and
call him blessed They all want hlm.
It Ia true that they do moi, In their
alreetionate fury. tear him NJ among
them; but they want him "a q Senator from
Louisiana. Never, no never. have we seeI,
ANYTHING more beautiful than this thing ri q
whole nation, from the double legislatures Of
Maine to the stump~talled monarch of the
Texas ehapparal lifting up It's vocal chin and
| begging FOR their Gihspn, Not even the ma
| ieetn procession Of testimonials to the
virtue and efficacy of Ayers pills III
| plerrea Golden Medical Discovery has
| impressed us go powerfully, II is one 81
| those exhibitions which appeal to the luftleHt
| sentiments Of the human breast, which make
| the eye beat and the heart grow dim, and
generally. act upon The vitals with all the
modest and silent but irresistible energy Of
the liver pad, We have never seen anything
| like II outside Df al almanac.
| Only one disturbing Thought arises why
| this concerted aspect: why this twenty cents
line air. why this business like dlanasen. nc
II were7 Who's doing this. anyhow M
doubt II is pleasant to observe these evil
heneps If concern on the part Of distant and
| struggling newspapers; no doubt 1t is graft
flying to find those great aud good men, the
Washington correspondents, coming forward
IA II hya common impulse aud presenting
us with tipn. Gibson on toast, so tn speak
But here Ia the precedent for this, unless II Is
| to be found In Nit. Tillen's Literary Bureau
Of 1876 snatches of whose music seem TO he
sounding IN our eais just now We do not need
10 he told by the NJ bile Register or the
| Natchpz Democrat or tho Arkansas fouthpick
even bv the New York World, the Baltimore
| Gazette OF the Picduune's intermittent "a. u
W, - what our duties and our interests re-
| uuire ua to 10 III the matter Of n Senator. Ae
| fairy stories. some Of these illusions might
repay perusal. but as serious advice to the
people and the Legislature vi Louisiana. dt
| they not verge rather closely on impertl
nence7 but no matter perish the unpleasant
euapieipnl Let ia rather gaze upon this fcne
caekle over Gen Gibson as tlatterng tribute
| 10 rhinaahoh and an unansverable evidence
Of the power OF Whatyemaynalem. And lei
ua all be az happy IS could be expected under
| the circumstances.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-14
THE SANITARY MEETING.

The New Orleans Auxiliary Sanitary Assoc
citation. through It's efficient executive com
mittae, has called public meeting, to be held
tomorrow evening, ut the time aud place set
forth In the advertisement In another col
umn.
The meeting will be an important one, for
nj II the Sanitary Association will give an ao-
count Of the work It has done since It's organ
ization and describe It's plans for the future.
Tho association has labored earnestly and
sealously to put this city In good sanitary
condition. and, with the cooperation of the
Board Of Health and the assistance Of the
city authorities, has accomplished wonderful
results.
The association proposes to do mitch more
In the present year than II was possible for 1t
TO undertake In the past. but to accomplish lta
ends 1t requires the support and encourage
ment of all citizens and o considerable sum
of money. which the people OF New Orleans,
we doubt not, will oheerfully contribute,
There should be u rousing meeting, and the
call for contributions, which will no doubt fol-
low It, should he generously responded to.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-14

A fight waa made IN Che Democratic oamons
Of the MiaRisslppi Legislature. on its organ
isation, Oh the question Of the admission Of
independent Democrats. In Gopiah, Mahiaen
aud a number of other counties the regular
Democratic nominees had been defeated Ivy
independents who claimed that they We're
aeot Democrats, asked for admission tn the
sancus and promised TO abide by Ito decision.
The admlaeion Of these delegates was con-
siaefpa favorable Is Singleton, but no exact
siaea we've drawn on th'a question. and the
caucus decided, by large majority. g admit
all Democrats, whether they were the reg.
MAR rarty nominees or not.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-14
THAT LAKE PROVIDENCE TRAGEDY

with the full reports of the Lake Provi-
dence affair before us at last. we feel Justified
In commenting upon the already muoh-dis-
Guessed tragedy. The first accounts published
were SO entirely CIR parte that we refrained
from pronouncing Judgment, either upon the
Significance of the net, or the motives of the
actors. We do not think IL safe or charitable
to accept the first version of an affair that
happens to be presented and TO make that
the basis Of our conclusions. Especially In
cases of this kind liz the impropriety OF haste
made apparent, since to act upon the first Inn
pressons derived from prejudlcial sources is.
Inevitably, to do grave injustice to one side or
the other. We only wish that our neighbour
the Tunes, had acted upon this principle In
stead OF rushing In. rs 1t did. with fierce and
sweeping denunelattons OF the Lake Provi-
deneo community. pieturing them az rutflans
and murderers, without stopping to inquire
into the real truth. IL would perhaps have
been better for the Times, and It would GER
tainy have been better for the good name OF
Louisiana. Tho Times. however, proceeded
upon the opposite plan, assumed that the en-,
t1ttrtt ttttfstsats true and accepted the
view Of the matter which seemed the worst
aud most unfavorable for the people OF East
Carroll.
Now, the other side of the story has come
to hand and we are enabled. by comparing
the two versions, to strike upon 8 tolerably
accurate estimate of the actual facts of the
case. Ia the first place, there seems to be no
doubt, not even a question. that the whole
trouble originated In drunken spree on the
part OF the Il ltboatmen. These men, who
were simply stopping temporarily ut the
town, conceived the Idea of filling themselves
with bad whisky and then taking possession.
1t Ia stated, and not thus far contradlcted
that they acted upon this idea; that they
made their appearances in the streets OF Lake
Providence In state OF intoxication. disturb
ing the peace, breaking the laws and insult
ingly threatening to take the town." 1t was
at this stage OF the affair that the town mar
shall interfered. and, In the discharge Of his
duty, attempted to arrest the most conspicu-
GUS OF the rioters m IN named James b.
Brown. We all know that Brown murdered
the marshal on the spot. There 10 no dis
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-14

The recent lease Of the Georgia Central
Railroad Ivy the Louisville and Nashville line
completely feneea In the Cineinnat, Southern
for the construction &c which Cincinnati haze
amended $lS0 o0 aao. II DOW becomes mere
local line 70 Chattanooga instead OF The great
trunk route to tho Atlantic seapctts 1t waa
Intended 10 be. There IL no nreeent outlet for
the road, aid Cincinnati auds that Il is likely
81 prove white elephant. The superior
energy and activity ot the Louisville railroad
men have won for that city the object upon
witch Cincinnati has layished her milliona,
and Louisville Ia a. much elated as her bust
nsas rival Ia depressed,