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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09
UNITED KINGDOM.

LONDON April The Standard In Its leading
article this mornfpg. asserts that the real sig
nifcance Of the election returns is that the
Liberals will b able to dispense with the sup
port of the Home Rule vote. The Liberal net
gain is now eighty one seats.
Liberal successes In English and Scotch coun-
ties increase, Surprise is occasi med by the
nendeat Of tbe Hons Rulers Is low ASSURED
Up to this time there have been elected 800
Liberals, .191 Conservatives and thirty. nine
Home Rulers.
Specific charges OF intimidation and undu g
influence exercised by sub agents among Lor d
Derby 3 teDantry are published.
It is stated that Charles y. Parnell will retain
bis seat for Cork city. for which he has been re-
turned In conjunction with Mr.. John Day.
Major O'Gorman Home Ruler). who was de-
feated for Waterford city, will stand as candi-
date for Meath county.
Bitter contests are waging In the counties
Mayo and Cork. whore Mr.. Parnell's l's candidates,
are opposing moderate Home Rulers. The
Parnellites already elected for other coustitu-
encies are stumping these counties, and In
flammatory placards are being distributed bit
terly attacking the moderates.
A dispatch from Dublin to the Daily Nesos
says neither Messrs. Davitr DAILY killen nor
Brennan, Irish agitators indicted for sedtion
are likely to be- returned to Parliament. Neither
of them have ever been regularly proposed as
candidates.
Elk Empress Eugente. before starting for Zulu
land. presented her imperial crown to the
Church of Notre Dame Drs Victories. Parts. II
position and the number Of precious stones II
contains.
Eighteen hundred pitmen Of South Helton
and Merton collieries. In Du ham. have struck
In consequence Of refusal of the managers tG
put out the usual average board, showing each
map's earnings, as the men have been restrict
Ing their labor lor the past fortnight, so hat
their earnings went below the county average
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09
TIE STEAMER SYRIA.
A Cotton Ship from New Orleans Aban.
aoned at Sea.

NFw York, April s.-The steamer Gellert,
Capt X lween. from Hamburg, which arrived
yesterday. reports April 4, at O'Clock In the
morning, latitude 43 deg 3b min.. longitude 30
deg. 80 min she met the British steamer syria.
johnson, from New Orleans for Liverpool; che
had lost her stern post and her main dis barge
pipe WAS broken, together with other injuries.
which rendered the vessel entirely unmanage-
able. The captain came aboard and asked to
be taken in tow. We gave them our steel haw-
ser aud took one of her eleven. inch hawsers, Sc
cured them well and al arted slowly ahead. The
Syria, not being under control. went from one
side to the other, which finally parted both
hawserg,
Finding It impossible to tow the vessel we
eignaled Capt. johnson to that eff-ct, and
a portion of the Syrias crew, with their lug
gage. then came aboard. and soon after Oapt.
Johnson. who made every effort to induce his
men. or a portion of them. TO retu to the
chip. but all refused. and also to do duy on the
Gellert In case any of her men would volun-
teer to go with him TO try 10 save his ehip.
Capt Johnson then applied TO Capt. knhleween
to give him some men. He sent an officer and
an engineer ON board the Syria o examine her.
They reported that In their opinion 1t was not
safe to send men on board. as the vessel could
not possbly float much longer, conseQhently
Cspt. Kuheween refused the men asked Tor.
The Syria was then abandoned by her entire
crew, except Capt Johnson. who remained on
board and again asked for men to help hin,
His request was refused. Capt. John
ston, at last seeing the utter useless.
ness OF his remaining aboard alone consented
to come aboard the Gellert. and all were
brought 70 this port, The Syria's cargo con-
sisted of 500 bales of cotton and 200 tons of oil
cake.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09

House bill No. 81. relative to stationery for iu-
dicial offices fayorably, ALSO ON House bill No.
2li assigning the clerks of the city courts OF
New Orleans.
Senate bin No. 1870. relative to the eausipg,
ing no possibility of passing the bill ut THIS ses-
sion, and there being. besides, q House bill on
the same subject before the Senate.
House Dill NO OF. the Sunday law bill. came
penator Luekett objseted to taking nm the bill
at thls time It was too important bill to DO
considered hastily, and hs moved tha the bill
be made the special order OF the day for Batur-
day at noon.
Senator Demas said that he favored the bin
because Its was the. first proposition thai
had presented Itself for the consideration of
the Senate that looked toward the esta blishment
OF the real morality OF this stare and the pro-
teotton OF the poor people OF this eou otry.
on motion Of Senator Augustin the bill was
p9stooned indefinitely BY vote of24 t99.
Senator Ably presented very favor able report
relating to the Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Baton
Rouge and recommending that the appropria-
tlon asked bg the Institution be granted. The
House resolution addressing out Of cfflce l.,
E Le'aire: Justice OF the peace of the frst ward
the resolution wac adopted by q vots of 30 TO 3,
House bill No 80. relative to ths nnmber OF
employees OF the city courts. Passed finally by
House bill No. -, the registration bill. came
up md was passed finally.
senator Burlington offered resolution pro-
vldtng TINT the com nj lsslopers on The rep fra
OF the State House OF Baton Il Juge b. elected
at noon on Friday. Adopted.
House bill relative to the emnioYss Of the
registration Office. Read hird timo
Hou9e bill No, IS, relative TO the salaries OF
tho deputies Of the criminal court. Read q
third time.
House bill relative to thesaaries of the clerks
of the c iminal court. Read third time.
House bill relative TO superenteudeut and
ON ployees Of ths New Basin Canal and She'll
Road. Read third time.
House bin relative to telegraph eompanies
was read q third time.
House, bill relative to the funding OF the float
Ing ipdeb' ednees nf the parish of East Felicf-
ana. R3Hd q third time.
House bill relative to the postponement OF
taxes on Overt Iwed lands or property de-
stroyed by COZ litigation or other calamlties.
Read q third tins,
The Senate then adjourned until FRIDAY at II
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09
Electric Lights On shiDbOard.


A private exhibition OF the electric lights
which ere to be substituted for gas on the
steamboats, OF the Providence line was given
last evening on board the Massachusetts,
lying at pier No. 20, North river. In fulfill
ment OF contract with the company the
Brush Electric Light Company have supplied
the Massachusetts with six lamps, two of
which have been placed In the main saloon,
two in the dining-rooms, one In the hall
and one In the pilot house, as pivotal head
light. The nominal candle-power OF each
light Is 1000, and the cost of the carbons,
which are coated with copper, is estimated
at one cent per hour, which, as compared with
the consumption of gas on the steamer, makes
the cost of illumination less. A small vertical
engine operates the generator OF electric cur
rents sufficient for six lights, which can be
used Independently Of each other. Two of the
lights replace forty gas jets In the dining sa-
loon, and larger number of the former are
rendered unnecessary by the placing of two
other electric Illuminating lamps in the main
saloon. They lack the unpleasant intensity
of the ordinary electric lights, the reflection
being shade duller than sunlight on haZy
day. The pivotal ilIuminator over the pilot
house throws strong shaft OF light, with the
aid of reflector, and Is considered a vast i'm
provement on the ordinary, old-fashioned
headlight. The Massachusetts will make the
first trip In two months on Tuesday next,
when the second experiment with the new IL
Eliminating apparatus will be made.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Wife Murder in San Francisco Cause oi
the Crime Unknown.

SAN Francisco. April s.-This morning Ed
ward s. Hahn shot his wife In the breast. at her
residence. on Market street. and then shot him
self behind the right ear.
Hahn may recover. and though conscious. re.
fuses to state why he shot his wife. from whom
he had been separated for some time.
FORGERY AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
GALVESTON, April Son Monday the dis
eovery was made that checks to the amount ot
sI2oo had beer, forged In the name of United
clerk In the .marshars office. Adams made an
unsuccessful attempt to suicide by poison. He
eonfesses the forgery.
FATAL AND EXTENSIVE FIRE AT DIXON, ILL.
DIXON. Ill., April s.-A disastrous fire broke
out here last night;, and before Y could be
Becker & Underwood's mill. Ellis & Co.'s flour
mill. and a number of other buildings. Loss
$500, 900. Two men we're killed and six badly
Injured In attempting to arrest the progress Of
the fire.
FATAL EXPLOSION OF GAS.
PoTTsvILLE, Pa, April s.-Two men were
fatally and three seriously injured to-day by
the explosion Of gas In Preston No. colliery,
near Girardeville.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09
The Latest Facts Concerning Them
Furnished by Cable.
A Liberal Majority Over Ali in the New
English Parliament-A Bitter Con-
test in Ireland-The Emperor
Refuses to Accept Bis
marcks Resignation.
General Foreign Notes,
GERMANY.

BERLIN. April s-Emperor William has re-.
piled by the following Cabinet order to Prince
Bismarck's request for permission to retire
from office: II certainly do not ignore the diff
culties In which you may be placed by the con-
fict between the duties imposed upon you by
the constitution and your responsibility. | do
not feel inclined to relieve you of your office
because you believe yourself unable in this
particular case to carry out the tack allotted to
you by the constitution. | must on the con-
trary. leave It to you to submit to me, aud sub
seuuently to the Bundesrath proposals calou-
lated to bring about "a constitutional solution OF
the conflict of duties of this description"
LONDON April s.-The Times dispatch from
Berlin says. On ali hands 1t is Dot for q mo-
ment doubted that Prince Bismarck will sue.
ceed In carrying his point. In the interview to
which he was summoned by the Emperor he
doubtless heard enough TO induce him TO with
voting by pro&y In the Bundsrath may be modi-
fed. though there seems to be no Intention of
otherwise changing the constitution. In view
of the determined attitude of Prince Bismarck
the Bundsrath. will probably recall or correct
its vote. while it ie said the wrath Of Prince
Bismarck will not BE- Wholly fnSeased without
LONDON. April s.-The Berlin correspondent
OF the Times says: There is much Difference
Ing the cbanoellorship.
The corresp 0ndent, however. insists that
Bismarck q vexation is due not 80 much to the
Ion OF the stamp tax as to the obviously
unfair and Irregular way In which an adverse
vote is recorded against the three most power
full states: Prussia. Bavaria and ,Saxony, in
the out. voting of these Kingdoms by q eoRli.
tion of petty States. headed by Wirtemberg
The chancellor had painfully practical
illustration Of what might be accomplished In
que tions of infinitely greater moment than
fore seems to have resolved to take time by
the forelock. and deal with the evil In Its In
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09
SPORTING NOTES.
The 0'Leary Walking Match-Dobler in the
Lead,

New YORK, April T.-At 1880 .. m. Hart left
walked an hour longer. and left the track three
miles ahead Of Hart and one half mile ahead
OF the best record At midnight the score was
Hart s15 Dobier sls. Allen $50. Pegram 800. Mer-
ritt 271, Williams 255. Howard 2s4, Jaybse 1877,
Hanwacker $40. Krohne 26T.
At2 o'clock the score of the leading contest
ants was as follows: Hart 1856 miles. Dobler 365
miles one lap, Pegram $40. Howard 1886.
At - O'Clock to-day the score stood: Dobler
358. Hart 356. Pegram 33s Howard $780, Allen 500,
Merritt 294. Williams 2a9. Krohn 3os. Hanwaker
2T5. Jaytee 1873.
THE REGATTA OF THE VIRGINIA AMATEUR OARS
MEN.
FREDERIcKsBURG. Va. April S-The council
of the Virginia Amateur Oarsmen's 3 Association
have fixed July for the second annual regatta.
to be held here on the Rappakannuck. Crews
from other States will be invited to contest In
the races.
BASE BALL.
WASHINGTON. April s.-Natienals s. Balti-
MORSE,
PRINCETON. April 7.-Athleties of Philadel.
phia 4. University 8
WAsHTNGToN. April S-Providence g. Na-
ti0naIs e.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09
A Printing Office I'm am oyster Can.
Little Rock Gazettal


"How many Of the Kentucky editors that
Rock Gasette know that It's author Is the same
determined Individual who, o few years ago,
edited the Scottvile 4rgus-a paper that
looked as If it were set up In shingle-nails and
printed on cheese press Franklin (kyJ
Local.
The Scottvllle Argus. The name brings up
a Sigh suggestive Of split bellows. How
that paper was revereneed; how boys on the
the street persisted In calling 1t the H0tuite
Scdrgus. 1t was O powerful sheet, and 1t re-
uuired powerful pair OF eyes tn read 1t. 1t
was unnecessary to read the proof, for no one
could ever discover typographical error
One day the individual, referred to In the
above clipping, went into the Office and found
Warner, the proprietor, In great distress.
What's the matterT
I'VE can't get out paper this week."
"Why2'
IT lost a type just now."
(Which one?"
"An M believe"
Then he took the office out Of the oyster
can, run over the alphabet, and remarked:
Eyes, we've lost our n"
"What shall we do2"
Don't know, unless go over to the black
smith shop and get horseshoe nall"
This was an excellent idea. and he se cured
the nall. Next day four other types were
missing, and Warner got more nails. The
day following somebody stole the office and
threw the can into the street. Warner got
enough nails to set the paper up, and after 1t
was Issued the leading man In the place-he
worked at a livery stable--came around and
eompli limented us upon the improved appear
ance of our journal.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09
P,,,busterins Expedition to Cuba.

New YORK, April I'm regard to rum ors
at Washington OF the discovery OF a new
scheme to send out filibustering expedition
to Cuba, from some point in the United
States, Gen. Carlos Roloff, one Of the leaders
In the movement, who Is now In this city, In
an interview said Gen. Garcia was down In
Delaware and had seventy men with him
that they had steamer, and the only result
of an interference by the United States would
be a delay Of six months or year. Gen
Roloff said he would accompany the expedi-
tion, and that they go now to establish an or
ganfzed revolution. In the meantime there
will be sort OF military government with a
chief "If we come out victorious" he says,
swe will be modelled in all respects after the
government Of the United States. consider
the chances of success good. Spain Is In nc
condition to resist us. The Cubans In this
country are with us, and the Cubans at home
are with u.s." He expects to obtain very large
numbers Of recruits both here and In Cuba.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09
THE FORTY. Y.SlZ7H CONGRESS,
A Debate i'm the Senate on the
Policy Pursued Toward
the Indians.
The Army Appropriation Bill in the
Hous e-Dehate on the Section
Preventing the Use of
Troops at the
Polls.

WAS, srNaroN, bril- s.-Ssnate.-The morning
hour Ess oceupt I'D with unimportant business.
At its expiration Mr.. salisbury said he would
not rserrupt the debute on the Ute bill to-day
by O. airing up the Kellogg. .Spoflord report but
wot lid cali it up on Tuesday next,
T he Senate then resumed the consideration
OF the bill ratifYing the'Gte agreement. Argu-
m eHts for and against the bill. and covering the
Il taian question generally were made by
D tessrs Dawes, Williams. Butler OF South
4 garolina Coke and others.
MR.. Butler opposed the bill as one which
femporized with aud POSTPONED the Anal settle.
xaent of the Indian question. He opposed 1t
because it did not dc away with the present OK
apeneiye and disastrous Indian policy, whieh
HAD already cost sf7a .oo0. 900 In annual sppro-
Ipriations and thrice that sum for expenses ana
LOSSES through Indian wars. He would not
vote for any bill which rOnogDt8ed the inde-
pendence Of tribal organiza,ions. He would
RECOGNIZES Indians only as individuals. subject
to the same laws as white men;
tment tended to support rather than overthrow
this BILL since no measure yet brought before
Sanre IN tRe fpdian policy as this this It would
leave only the shadow of tribal relations in ex.
istence. he also wac opposed TO the present e,aI
Indian policy, and favored the transfer OF the
Indians to the War Department. but since that
could not be accomplished he would accept this
failed II al eli else. i would at least avert
disastrous war. -
After some further remarks bF Meesrs. Tel-
aer, Vest and Eill the Senate adjourned.
NHouse-Under the call of committees bills
were reported and dieposed of as foilows
By Mr., Barber. of Illinois, from the Oom init
tile on Olatme-For the relief of Henry O.
Deehna, Private calendar
Also, for the relief of the German National
Bank, of Loeieville. Ky. Private calendar.
large number of bills were reported ad
veraey from the Committee on War Claims and
laldson the table.
The House then went into committee Of the
whole on the army appropriation bin. Gonsid-
cradle discussion ensued as to the point OF or
der raised by Mr.. Keller, of Ohio, against the
supplementary section which the Committee
on Military Affairs proposed to add to the bill
to prevent the use of the army at the polls.
The Republicans generally held that the Com
mittee on Military Affairs had no 5urlsdictton
over the subject matter Of the BILL and that the
proposed supplementary section did not re-
duee the expenditures. as 1t must to be In or
der.
The Chair ruled that the proposed amend
ment would reduce expenditures. and was
therefore in order.
Mr.. Oonger appealed from the Chairs de-
cision, but II was sustained by los to92.
After considerable discussion of the question
whether general debate should be allowed on
the BILL the Republicans claiming that such had
been the agreement. the House adjourned.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09
FRANCE.

PARIS. April s.-The Pays says Il hopes the
sons of Prince Jerome Napoleon think differ
entity from their father. and recalls the fact
that the late Prince Imperial designated Prince
Victor as hie successor to the throne. The Pays
counts on Prince Victor and his brother e.
fu Oil the intentions Of the deceased Prince I'M
periai.
stated that the Cabinet unanimously approved
the anti. Jesuit dec ees. He said the govern
ment would prosecute nobody; 1t would re-
spect the liberty of cunsc enee. he said but the
law would be riRldly enforced
PARIS. April e-The bishops at tho head oi
the Paris Catholic University have decided to
confor m to the law as embodied In M. Jules
Ferry's education bill by altering thu name OF
the institution to that Of the Catholic Insti-
tute,5
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09
.The Chinese Must Co."

An amusing incident occurred in San Fran
cisco lately In connection with the Chinese
trouble. Some 5000 labor seekers marched to
the main offices of the Central Pacific and
Southern Pacific Railroad companies, and de-
manded that all the Chinese in the service OF
the companies should be discharged, and that
white men should be eemployed In their places.
The companies expressed their Willingness to
accede to the demand, on condition that the
labor seekers would furnish men who could
render the service which the Chinese were
rendering. On investigation 1t was discov-
cred that only one Chinaman was employed
by either company in the city and county of
San Francisco, and that one acts as an inter-
prefer of the Chinese language. The labor
seekers have not furnished a man to take his
nj
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09
BUSINESS FAILURES.
A New York Cotton Firm suspends Opera
tions with Large Liabilities.

New YORK April s-Messrs. Hipson & Cum-
ming. cotton merchants. at No. l1s Water street,
suspended yesterday. The house was one Of
the most extensive doing business at the Ex.
BILE to give any correct statement. They did
not have contracts of their own amounting to
over 5000 bales, and this would not involve them
more than sI2 0G0 la the difference between the
purchase and closing price of the day. Their
contracts with their customers were large.
and yesterday wben called on to put up mar
gins their customers failed to respond and o
suspension followed. The liabilities are said
to hts large
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09
A Chinese Voter In Fon du Lac.

CKScAGo. April s-A special from Fon du Lac
Wis. says: There was a novel feature at the
municipal election here yesterday. Slug QuaR
native of China. took out his naturalization
papers and cast his first vote as an American
citizen: He he's lived here for two years, has
learned to read and write English. has dis
eatded hss Chinese costume, still however re-
tanning his. queue. He Ia the only one of his
nationality In this section.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09
RUSSIA.

LONDON. April s-The st. Petersburg Herald
announces that Russia is about to dispatch five
large war vessels to Chinese waters for the
protection # Russian interests.
ST PETERSBURG. April s.-The Golos states
that special council is sitting. with M.
Waryteff as president. to deffue the rights of
the Governor General In relation to the su.
preme commission, the object being to restrict
The Independent action of permanen. and tenn
porary governors general and bring them more
under tho control of Gen. MeliRof and Min
lister of the Interior.
An official messenger announces that the
hea tn of the EN- press of Russia has improved
during the past week.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09
FOREIGN FLASHES.

LONDON April s.-The Standards corres-
pondent with Gen. Stewards column at Joldak
says the advance continues uninterruptedly. 1t
Is reported that there Is S ropg gathering
near sharjui. where the enemy will certainly
fight.
A private letter from Aleppo. dated March IS
says that in consequence of the famine 1900
Koords have decended from the mountains.
plundered the town of Mardeen. In A-iatic
Turkey. and murdered a number of priests
and nuns and some European merchants.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09
Anything To Beat Grant.
[St. Paul Pioneer Press.

I
WASHINGTON, March 31.-Prominent Re-
publicans here have been aware for some
weeks that movement Is on foot to make a
second Republican nomination in case Gen.
Grant is successful at Chicago. The matter
has progressed SO far as to make such a re-
suit certain. Thus far the principal work
has been done In Massachusetts,, New York
and Missouri,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09
POLITICAL POINTS.
Republican Primaries III Boston Result in
Favor of Sherman.

BOSTON, April s-Caucuses were held In all
the wards of the city last night to select dele
gates to the Republican convention to be held
at Worcester re s on on the htfsenth instant Returns
Sherman as the frst choice, with Blaine, Grant
and Edmunds about equal for second choice.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-09
A szs 600 FIRE In waterbury, Conn.

WATERBURY, Conn. April s.-The Office ant
building connected with the extensive works o
pany. In this city. was destroyed by fire to-day
Loss S75 900.