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FA1HyIEW CHAPTER NO. 1sl. r. A. M.-Ha1l
corner Thirtysseyenth-st- and Cottage GFove-ay.-
Regular Convocatton Thursday evening, May =. lbst
n O'Clock Visiting Companions are always welcome.
n full attendance Of the members is desired.
II. =. TIFFANY. NJ E. h F.
MFBOE HARRIS 6ecretaH,
, 1880-05-23

La FATKTTE CHAPTER no, 2 R. A. A-Hal1'
May u commencing at 6p O'Clock and stated C9n~
vocation at O'Clock for work on 4 A. degree VIZ
dtinK CQmpanipus welcome. By order OF
'N~ WM 4. FORSYTH, H. E. r
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-30
MATTERS In MAINE.
The Fusion Government Virtually Broken
Up Aocessions to the Republican
Legislature.

AUGUSTA Me-. Jan. 2s-The committee to In
vest gate the alleged illegal enlistment of mon
by the Fusionists held Its first meeting to. day.
Mayor Nash and City Marshal Cha5. II. White
testified thet $50 men were enlisted December
hold possession Of the State House. and that
they drilled nightly In Broadway Hall with
arms Brought from the Bangor ARSENAL
rhe Fusion Legislature adjourned this after
noon until the first Wednesday In August.
some members declare that 1t Ia their honest
purpose to reassemble on that day and begin
cam uaign work for the next election: that they
will endeavor to have two sets OF congressional
returns made-one to b3 sent 10 them and one
to the Legislature recognized by tho court-and
that they will make up Il ease for Congress.
The Republicans are OF opinion that the Fusion
Legislature Will never meet again, and that it's
legal members will take sats in the regular
Legislature to morrow, or, VI they go home. will
he sent back by their constituents to look after
i'm portant local interests.
Major Smith couusels submission to the
court and refuses consent TO any future reas-
sembling of the Fnsion Legislature. 1t Is
thought that aD ut one fourth OF the Fusonists
will take seats In tho legal Legislature TO- NOR
row and that enough wilt eventually come In
to make up two-thirds of the entire number
entitled to seats.
Only one company of militia Is now at the
State. House. and that will soon be relieved. It
is the general opinion that the contest Is ended.
AUGUSTA. Jan. 29.-Seven Fusion Senators
and twenty-five Fusion Representatives took
seats in the regular Legislature to-day and
were cordially received
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THE UNITED KINGDOM.

NEW YoRK. Jan. 2o-The Mansion Hous o
irish Relief Committed, Mt Dublin. has tele-
graphed a statement to the editors Of American
newspapers denying the truth OF the reports
published In Northern journals, that defaulters
in payment OF rent are excluded from the bene-
ft of tho Mansion House fuud. The commit
tee sny the fluid IL distributed only through
local organizations eomoosed Of clergymen Of
all denominations. and laymeu of all political
opinions and that real distress Ia the only
condition regarded In making such distribu
tion. The members of this committee aim
solely to keep their ellow-aountrymen from
perishing OF hunger.
LONDON. Jan. %. Fifteen lives have been lost
by Il fire damp explosion In colltery at Meas
sen, baxony. Ten bodies have been recovered
The Manchester Guardians London CORE
spon dent says: Among the principal subjects
to be presented by the government for legisla-
tion mt the coming session OF Parliament are
the abolition Of the law Of primogeniture and
tho simplifcati0n Of the transfer Of land.
The National Line steamer Holland. from
London for New York which returned to
Queenstown yesterday disabled. Will repair and
sail In about ten days. Her passengers will be
brought to New York by the steamer Spain.
leaving Liverpool February g.
Edward Middleton Barry; royal achdemician
architect of the House of Parliament. the now
National Gallery and other important struc-
lures In London. is dead. at the age Of fifty
years.
LONDON Jan. 29-The Duchess of Marlbor-
ough says Mr.. ParnelPs statements that the
fund which bears her name only relieves ton
ants who have paid their rent and that its pro-
moters have political objects. are gross false
hpDdg
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WASHINGTON NOTES.
Indian Commissioner Hoyt Removed for With
holding Information.
knowledg,

WASHINGTON. Jan 90 -Commiseioner OF In
dian Affairs Hoyt was removed from office to-
day by Secretary Schurz. No reason was ~ ~.
signed in the = erelHtys letter or dlsmfsSh!. Dut
II is understood that wh' there Is no evldence
OF dishonesty In the commissioners admlnl =,
iratlon there Il proof ihat he ms wrnh%,n ma,nn
which 1t was his duty to communicate. ana mat
this is tho ground OF hs removal.
CoLoRED SCHOOLS CLAIMING THE PAY AND DoUN-
Ty OF CoLoRED SOLDIERS.
AtamoetiDg this morning of the House Com
mtttee on Education and LHhor re representatives
of fifteen colored schonls and colleges urged the
claims nf their respective institutions To nav
the unclaimed pay and bounty Of 6olored sol
diers lfOr the distr button OF which several bills
are now pending before tho committee. No de-
cisi0n WAS reaclsd.
THE MoRGAN LINE TO CARRY THE HAVANA NAILS.
The offer OF the MotEan line OF steamers TO
carry the mails from New Orleans to Havana
Win Cedar Ksya and Kay West has been accept
cd by the Post ONCE Department.
CONFIRMATION BY THE SENATE.
The Senate to-day confirmed the nomination
Of Wm III Sancre rs receiver OF public moneys
at Huntsville. Ala.
A RELIEF BILL PROMPTLY PUT THROUGH.
On motion Of Mr.. Maxey the Senate to day took
up anu passed The House bill relieving Or Rear
ney late collector OF customs at Corpus Christi.
Tex. from liability for s12,ooo stolen from him by
United State soldiers, who had been furnished
TO him as guard OF safety while transporting
reached tue Senate only last Monday. and has
been put through by Senator Maxey with re-.
markRble celerity.
THE COMMITTEE ON RAILROADS.
The charm IN OF the House Committee on
Railroads announced to the committee to-day
that all questions pending before them, except
the bills relating % railroad. passing through
the States OF Louisiana and Texas. would be
considered In full committee. The latter bills
ara to be considered aud reported upon by q
cub committees. consisting of Representatives
Chalmers. Ellis. Wellborn, Hnrner and New
berry.
A NATIONAL CHARTER WANTED ny THE AGRICuL-
TURAL SOCIETY.
Tho House Committee on Agriculture gave q
hearing this morning on tho memorial pro-
sented to Congress some days since by the
American Agricultural Society. praying for an
act Of INCORPORATION. The society was repre-
sentad before the committee by its president
and J T. Henderson of Georgia. Robert Bever-
ly of Virginia aud others. The delegation sub
cultural Committee In support Of their appeal
for national charter.
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TEN As.

Reports continue of eXodusters returning.
The adventlsts are lourishing In Denison.
Typhoid fever prevails to considerable ex-
tent about Anderson.
The line of the Texas Pacific has been fixed
about thirteen miles south Of Palo Pinto.
A boy of fourteen years shot a negro boy in
Houston on Wednesday.
Confederate $50 bills. smeared with green ink.
have been lately passed on greenteS In Nc
Lehman county.
Major Mcdonald. who was shot In the diff :
Guilty lately reported In the lower portion Of
Bast rop county. has since died.
The Rock port transcript says that during the
cold snap Christmas week hundreds Of reddish
and trout We're froz4n TO death.
Fifty thousand acres of Iahi In Parker and
PaO counties have been purchased by u French
capitalist for colonization purposes.
negro man committed Suicide at Snelllng's
mill. Montgomery county. la1t Wednesday by
throwing himself under the wheels OF a moving
train.
Of the Christmas cold spell come In from all
paris Of Texas. The loss will probably reach
millions.
Farming operations are very brisk In Austin
county, aud many farmers will plant corn next
week; they have their ground Ia good condi-
ton and will take the chances OF frost.
A woman and child at Fort Concho are re-
ported murdered by soldier Of the Tenth
Cavalry. and trouble between the commander
of the force and citizens from refusal OF the
former tc surrender the murderer.
The Texas and Pacific Railroad Company fs
patatory to laying down iron, SO as to deliver
m-terial for the iron bridge across Postoak.
half mile west Of sherman. the road will be
pushed steadily forward to Whitesboro In time
pleted to within three miles Of that point.
and the heaviest WORK DONE
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LAKE PROVIDENCE AGAIN.
To the Editor OF the Democrat:

To the Editor Of the Democrat:
Under the head OF casua. ties, desire to de-
scribe for the entertainment of that portion of
your readers who enjoy highly exciting TAX
ings off, the sudden and unexpected loss of
the life OF a hopeful son OF citizen living on
the bank OF Lake Providence. In East Carroll
parish, OF this State This death was not caused.
as in the recent killing Of Marshal Mcclure. OF
the town Of Lake Providence, by an ineursfor
from irresponsible, drunken. revelipg fatboat-
men. who salli' forth to clean out the town."
and wreaked their vengeance upon single un-
offending. respectable citizen: nor did it par
take OF the equally execraole plaE of the bull
dozer. devised and executed In the recent past.
Of visiting upon inuffensive citizens for some
imagined wrong under the mantle Of night death
la its most repulrive forms; nor was 1t by the
explosion OF steam gin, nor hy lightning, nor
meteortc shower nor heat. nor cold, nor by the
most Erolitc In recent years Of reported deaths.
coal oil; but by fright. sheer fright. That may
not exhaust the patience OF your readers by In
Guiding more OF tho various recent causes of
unnatural deaths. | shall at once enter upon a
brief description OF the death of this youth.
Living with his parents In rude hut sur
rounded by tall cane and large old forest trees.
In close prox unity to the lake. where he was ac-
eriand to the river bank, about two miles dis
tant, to obtain something from a fiaboat trad
lug with the natives. On the way he encoun-
tered an enemy OF which he had often heard.
probably seen frequently heard It's voice. and
on account OF Its frequency had become famtl-
lar with It: but meeting 1t alone. without arms
and beyond the reach OF parental assistance
deep In the recestes of the dense cane swamp,
his heart sank within him. and In despair he
rushed .madly to the river by the
only road open to him, ana upon arriving
mt the river. where the fiatboatmen were his
reason was gone and he was unable to state In
tef igently what had happened TO him. The
hAboatmen recognizing him as the son OF Mr..
=, on the lake. carried him back nome.
when he communicated the cause of his alarm,
but the temple OF thought was destroyed
vitality OF the nervous structure undermined,
and In the short period Of one week his spirit
passed away, leaving hts fond parents to mourn
their untimeiy loss OF one OF the props of their
declining years.
Your readers may possibly anticioate the
character Of that enemy. but to make Ii plain
would say 1t was the sudden appearance OF q
panther that scared him to death.
For the, benefit OF sensational editors. and
fond readers of the highest style Of strange
OWNERS would close by saying that this ae-
tualy occurred in the locality named about the
year 1910, and Is attested by citizen who settled
there about that time. who is still living. b.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-30
HOUSE OF REPREsEN rATIyEs.
THURSDAY. January 40.

THURSDAY. January 40. 1880.
The House was called to order at 70 o'clock.
Speaker Ogden in the chair and eighty four
members present.
Prayer was offered by Rev Father Hubert
message from the Senate. announcing the
passage by hat body of Senate bills Nos. 4, 8. Is
and Sc was received and read.
The bill making an appropriation Of s81, 500 to
defray the expenses or the General Assembly
read third time and hualIy passed-yeas 49,
NAYS l.
Representative Oosgrove then rose and said:
nounce the death of the Hon. |; Y. Ball. mem
ber Of this House from West Felictana In my
opinion the, moment i not apportuue for an
extended eulogy of the high character and dis
tinguished virtues OF the deceased. L shall
therefore content myself wi b the introduction
Of the following resolutions. for which ask the
unanimous consent Of the House:
Resolred. That IN the death OF the Hon. I. Q
Bail. rnember of the House from the parish Of
West Felciana which sad event occurred this
morning at "a O'clock this House has lost a
most valuable member and the State q speet-
ed and useful cid2en.
House. as in all his walks of professional and
private life. he has manifested eminent prae-
deal ability, patriotism and devotion. and has
discharged his trust with credit to himself and
honor to his native State.
Resolped. That his many private virtues and
his liberal cons liberation for others at all times.
through II life from which he has been taken in
the prime Of ma hood. has secured for bis
memory the admiration. love and veneration
OF the people among Wnom ne llVeu, dnu 10
them we extend our heartfelt sympathy for
their loss.
ReSolced. That these resolutions be commu-
nicated to the Senate, and that copy OF the
same atested by the Clerk Of this House, be
transmitted to tho bereaved family Of the de-
ceased.
Resolced That the members OF this House
attend in q body the remains Of the Hon. L, u
Bal! to the steamer at $3.50 o'clo this after
noon. and wear the usual badge Of mourning
for thirty days. and that the House do now ad-
j0urn as q mark Of res uect to his memory.
The rules were sus pended and the resolutions
were seconded by Representative Davidson, Of
Livingston. who alluded In briet but feeling
terms to the private character and public ser
vices of the deceased member, after which they
were unanimously adopted. and the House ad
journed until noon Tomorrow.
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THE LICENSE LAW.
CLINTON, La, January 25. 1880

CLINTON La, January 25, $780,
To the Editor Of the Democrat:
| take the liberty OF addressing you to see Ii
1t is not possible to get different reading to d
bad feature In the license law OF this State
The tax collector of this parish insists that If I
work one day at the beginning of the year
must pay full years license of s25 for the
State, and the same for the parish. As do not
wish to remain In the State longer than four
months | think the law is an oppressive one to
say the least. In these small country towns
can never get more than six or seven weeks
work, and there is seldom more than one town
in a parish in which [ can do ANYTHING and
each claims new tax OF s25. The collector
here gives mo a chance to petition the parish
Jurors for q six months license and thought
/ would take advantage OF the time and ask you
to tell me- where l should apply for the same
reduction OF the State lie 3n5s. [ apply to you
because every one here. collector and all seem
to think there Is no one having the power to
make such reduction. except the Legislature,
Now, II 1t were possible for an obscure indiyid-
ear | would take Infinite pleasure In giving
them my individual opinion Of tneir op pressiye
and unjust license law" The poor widow
with perhaps $50 worth Of ribbons and straw
hats. has to pay the same license with the rich
man whose sales amount to 5000 900 per annum.
Tor shame of such law. and they would. too, IL
there were any; but alas. the granite Ia this
Stare ca ue from Mane The law as it stands
would b3 less oppressive If there was a clause
permitting the collector to quarter 1t, and am
not speaking now entirely In my owa interests.
benefit by it. For myself hope there is some
one. perhaps the Auditor. who has the power to
Issue q six months license,
Respectfully, JNo j. BURKE.
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The Latest Cable Reports Trans
mitted to the Democrat.
Government Subjects for Parliament
ary Discussion-V Moltke's
Opinion Of War.
Political Clubs to be Suppressed in France
General Foreign Notes.
FRANCE.

PARIS Jan. 2a.-The Chamber OF Deputies
has adopted by vote Of 28s to 1919 the clause of
the bill relating to public meetings supported
by the government which provides for the sup
preston of political clubs. NJ. La Rochefau-
cauld, Legitimlst. opposed tho clause. He said
he believed the Legitimtsts had everything to
expect from liberty and from developing rela-
tions with tho people, The republic. he said.
was an enemy OF liberty. He favored the con
itutionAl liberty of England. The rema ning
cau -ea Of the bill wero atterward adopted. in
Guiding the tenth. which authorized she govern
ment to prohibita meeting whore disturbance
Ia apprenended.
PARIS. Jan. 29.-The Anglo American Cable
Campany has Informed the French Postofllce
Department that the tariff for messages by way
Of the Brest cable will be sixty confines per
word from tho first OF Februnry next.
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uose Of entering lands under tho homestead
net. They declared that they hnd rhth"r 1--we
In Louisiana and own In their own namo 2 iit-
tie home than any other place In the world
INatchitoches Vindicator,
A petition to the postmaster at this place,
signed by some of the Wealhiest and mot ID
luentia business mon Of this city. Is in ctfcu-
latton requesting that the necessary steps be
taken to have the mails. which have accumu-
lated Mt DOnaldsOnville. caused by the thllHte
OF the new bna's TO run this week. forwarded to
our posfoffice by some other arrangement-
Baton Rouge Herald.
Bob Finch who left here with tho first batch
from the Foster place. mas returned and gives
Il bad account OF Kansas. He says there were
number OF emigrants congregafed at ~ small
wn called Ohefryvale. the terminus OF q tao
railroad about 150 miles northwest OF st Louis !;
that all OF them would return to the South III
charge alb nut twice rs much to bring them back
as they did to take them This does not apply,
however, to the Iron Mountain and Texas Pa
ellie. hut to the Missouri. Kansas and Texas
and other roads. Que of the Foster party died
at Cherryvale without medical attention. Tie
to return. and tell them they will be killed If
they come back to the South SANDY Foster In
tended to leave with the same party In which
Finch left, but was detained by Il law suit He
sent his family on with the party. but since
Flnch's return, through whom he hears such
for the purpose of bringing his family back.
Bob Finch tells Mr. Foster that he wishes to go
back on his place and occupy his old quarters,
but they have been taken by other hands. Mr..
Foster Informs us that he has got largely more
hands than before the exodusters left and that
now all occupied by regular hands.-I5hreve-
port Times, January 25,
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property of The ciIzens. While In the discharge
u HIS duty AID endeavoring to preserve the
pea CURE was rnthlfssly murdered by one
Of the fltlb atmen. In the necouuts gtvou by
the flatboatm,u we nre show the sud and sick
ening pictur" of Mcclure on bis knt es clipging
70 Brown y, AZ and beeetng f3r his lte. while the IN
carnate fend deliberately butehered him. 1t s
true tn 1t purity of Mcpuiree friends next day
broke through the guard and fired upon the
imprisoned fltboatmen who had been Bro WINS
companions ~ the raid. and who had subs6-
quently aided him to escape. We are not do
tending this act quite tho contrary-but we
Lake Provfden o from the Wholesale charges OF
ttsWlessness 1--WE and barbarlsm BROUGHT against
ben fnam by ba,a the Tines Thi1 community is
remorseleae. cruel fenda, who respect no
law regard none OF the obligations or human
Whose instincts are murderous and bru al In
the advocacy OF this moustrous charge the
LINES pfay PEI r,s me reeard and wiluly mis-.
the Carroll Conservative to which the Times tm-
pudently refers for liz authority does Ii OF cay
one word to Justify the Times Ia the first place
the whole tragedy was brought on by tn go fat-
boat men. Invaders Of the town and drunken
ru1ans; Ia the next place. the only man killed
was MeGulFe. the town marshal; and lastly IL
Is notorious that the CT fzeus of Lake Provi-
dence were endraveriDg to execute the law
within the law. and that they did nothing to en-
courage Violence, Notwithstanding the OUT
rageous violence that had been put upon them.
That few Of the murdered mans friends at
tenn pted to take r, prisHs upon the friends and
accomplices OF the murderer Is undoubtedly
lamentdble. but 1t Is at the worst a natural re-
suit Of the original offense. for which offense
the citizens OF Lake Providence are In no way
blameab e'
The Conservative keeny realizes the DEMO-
GRATIS mHgnanimity In exposing the duplicity
OF he Times In its endeavors to mis- .onstrue
what We said so as to justify is undignihed and
rTeealesey Ts unjust asper4ions uoon our people.
membrance. but as to the Innps.
Good men and true must link It's name
With every Vice that leads to shame"
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The Rev Orleans Democrat.
[Carroll Conservative j

We have a grateful appreciation of the digni-
fed and manly course pursued by the New Or
leans DEMOCRAT In relation to the late troubes
at this place. While the New Orleans Times
Vicksburg Herald and a few other papers
launched their denunciations against the peo-
pie Of LAKE Providence on parte evidence.
the DEMOCRAT wisely waited until both sides
were heard, and the wisdom of It's course
eventuated In a complete vindication of the
people of our town, which the DEMOCRAT has
not failed to announce in clear. explicit and
phatic manner,
Our people Will hold the New Orleans DEMO
GRAFT in grateful remembrance for bringing Its
immense journalistic iufluence to aid In their
vindlcation against the hasty and SANDER, US
vindlctiveness of sensational newspapers. We
clip from the DEMOCRAT OF the sixteenth as fol-
lows:
Now the fact is; and this is where the point
comes In, thar the Carroll Conservative has
never at any time said that butenery. gEastly
or otherwise. was com united by the citizsns OF
Lake Providence. The only person Killed was
MCGUIRE, the town marshal a gang of drunk en
ruffians from the no. cou4try ITS invaded
Lake Providence on a Sunday afternoon. dis
turbing the peace and threatening the lives and