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The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-29
THE FUNERAL OF GEN. OGDEN.

N. o. Picayune.)
y Seldom if ever has there been a more
funeral than that of Gen.
Fred N. Ogden. The assemblage at
Mr.. Percival's church embraced the
men of our city who have been true to
all the best aspirations of our people,
firmest in support Of all true principles,
sincere mourners over the dead citi-
zen, friend and patriot.
There was no booming Of artillery,
or pomp, or ceremony that often mock
true sentiment, or give the clay that
pride of circumstance which attends
mere worldly success, and the efforts of
State pomp.
Nothing could have been more sino
cere than the depth of feeling which
prevailed in that congregation assem-
.bled to do honor to one of Louisiana's
noble sons.
|, 1t was beautiful and fitting tribute.
The dead have seldom so strong hold
upon the living who come to do honor
to the remains.
The brave, proud, patriotic citizen
who served Louisiana in her day OF
need will always be h0nored and hon.
ored most by those who knew him
best, and he will live in the hearts tf
his cOuntrymen.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-29

The New Orleans Picayune has the
following TO say in reference to the
bill which has passed the House of
Representatives providing for an eIec-
tive judiciary:
The bill TO change the State Constilu-
ton so as TO provide for the election of
Judges by the people, passed the House
yesterday by vote Of S5 10 2. This
was in conformity to the notion so pro-
|minently brought forward by the advo-
Gates of the measure, that in a governs
ment of the people all public function
aries should be creatures of the people.
However such doctrine might apo
ply to those who are delegated to make
laws for the people at large, for society
as a whole,it is manifestly unfavorable
not to say extremely dangerous to the
conservation of justice and good order.
to make the judge directly dependent
upon the persons on whose life, liberty
or property he may be called to cxer-
else his functions. The judge, it will
be seen, is brought directly in contact
with the individual who may be on
trial before him, while the lawmaker
deals only with society as whole or
with large social classes, but never
with individuals save in limited cases
where special laws are concerned"
The judge, then, is more exposed to
personal influences even than the legis.
lator, and for his election he may owe
direct obligations 10 the identical in
dividuals who are brought before him
to be tried, whereas he should be far
removed from any such conditions.
Manifestly such a policy is totally at
variance with the maintenance of an
independent, exalted and impartial
judiciary. We earnestly hope that the
Senate will interpose to arrest an act
so unwise and fruitful of evil"
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-29
The Shreveport Journal of this morr

The Shreveport Journal of this morn
ing gives an account of a horrible mur,
der committed on the Naples place on
Red river afew miles above Shreveport
Thursday night. On the night in 1ues-
tion a negro woman by The name of
Lou Montgomery armed herself with
an ak, and waiting until her husband
Horace Montgomery went to sleep,
cut of his head with the AK and then
horribly multilated the body by hack-
ing it into small fragments. No cause
is assigned. Some people contend that
the woman is crazy while others mains
tain that che was excessively jealous
and committed the crime in a spirit of
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-29

- The legislative, executive and judi.
cial appropriation bill gives some
interesting items which show some-
thing of the cost of running big
Government like this. For instance,
the sum appropriated for the pay Of
members of Congress during the COM
ing year is over 100000 To pay the
people who wait on them, their offi-
GERS and employees, costs between $780,
600 and $500, 600 year. Add 10 this
the contingent expenses aud you have
total of 81 ,0OO,O 900 for the cost of rum
ming Congress, aside from the salaries
OF the members. Congress thus costs
over s., ,OOO,OO year. The cost of col
Letting the Internal Revenue for the
coming year is. put down at nearly
|$2, ,OOO,OO The other departments OF
the Treasury cost about S2,OOO,O 600 a
year. The Interior Department costs
between Sl,OOO,0OO and $2,OOO,OOO a
year, and the salaries of uuited States
Judges alone amount to neary $500, 600
a year.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-29

The "funny man" of the New Or.
leans Picayune gets off the following
rather rough thrust:
Says Henry Ward Beecher: "If
Cleveland is Republican, I am Re-
publican. II Cleveland is Democrat,
I am q Democrat. ! am the same kind
of man that he is" Henry can BET
the bulk of dozen pew rents that
President Cleve, land will never say, 81
am the same kind of man thai
Beecher is."
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-29

The guage of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad is to be changed to-
morrow to standard guage of 4 feet 8
inches. There will be 3,344 men-four
men to a mile-required to do this
work, and it is proposed to have the
entire work completed by s p. M, to1
morrow.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-29

The Shreveport Journal ofthis morn.
ing has the following personal;
Mr.. John Hanna, of Monroe, has
been spending two or three days in the
city. His many friends; and more
especially his old comrades of the
Third Louisiana, were more than
pleased to see him.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-29

The Ruston Caligraph says it don't
believe that any of the men mentioned
by the press as candidates for Congress
are really candidates, and calls on the
aspirants for such. honers to announce
their candidacy through the press.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-29

The. total amount of taxes owing by
the v. 8. & P. R. r., State and Parish
In Richland, including principal and
interest, amounts 10 SIG, ,565,S0 of which
$23, ,533, 80 is due to the parish.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-29

Excitement is intense at Vicksburg
owing to the mad dog scare. Let our
city law relative to unmuzzled dogs be
rigidly enforced.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-29

Chief Justice Waite of the United
States Supreme Court is going to "keep
cool'' this summer: We see it stated
in an exchange that he expects rusticate
In Alaska this summer.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-29

The United States Treasury at
Washington is.in receipt Of 80 cents
from an Indiana man to be placed to
the credit of the s'conscience fund.-"
This is bit too concientious.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-29

revenge. The woman has an infant
only six weeks old and had been
arrested but not jailed up TO the time
the Journal closed its forms.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-29

It is said that a. brother of the late
millionaire A. T. Stewart OF New
York, is a rag picker at Cherokee,
Iowa.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-29

Kennebec river salmon are going to
be exceedingly scarce, as it is reported
that none have yet been caught this
year.
The Daily telegraph., 1886-05-29
The Mormon church has determined
to boycott Mormons who purchase OF
Gentiles.

Margaret Magee has been appointed
postmistress at Violin, st. TammaDy
parish, vice Bennett Brown, removed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-13

cause of disturbance has occurred recently
PEI haps the opening of submarine vent has
admitted the neighboring sea to the caverns
where the igncous matter continues ut high
temperature. The emission Of vast quantities
of mud from the newly opened craters along the
central mountain range seems to support THIS
hypothesis
The earthquakes which have shaken the
island were no doubt of volcanic origin, anu
perhaps due to the subterranean pressure seek
ing outlet which outlet was subsequently
found through the old and new volcanoes. Inc
heavy and extensive forest growth on the
TANKS of the central chain in the North Island
and covering the lateral spurs which spi1ng
like ribs from backbone, indicate that no
widespread volcanic disturbance can have
occurred there for several centuries Inc
geological formation however shows that the
ouiescent period must be comparatively modern,
and that at no remote date the New Zealand
Islands were the scene OF tremendous convul-
sions. The recent disturbances ml,t have
Offered magnificent spectacle to such observers
~ were not in fear for life or property. a
SPACE of over a hundred miles is described as
being lighted up by the fires of volcanoes
while the emission of blue mud, red-hot lava
clouds of steam and heavy showers OF sulphur
ous ashes continued for many days Inc
onnrcbension felt that the island would SINK
into the ocean Us the result of the explosion
does not seem to have been well founded.
Observation during half century or so JuStlhes
fine conclusion that the net effect of the subter-
rapean disturbances always proceeding has been
to raise the land percephbly.
In the last outbreak, however, it Is clear that
much mischief OF lasting character has been
done by the plofuse emission of thick mud
from the cIaters of the central chain. 1t Is
rcported that this mud has covered the forest
growth in many places, and buried parts OF the
plains to a depth of several feet. The destruc-
ton of native villages, where no Lille has been
lost. is of little importance, no great Loss
Of property being involved in such casualties.
1t seems, indeed, that one or two white settle
mcnts also have been cngulied, and that some
white people have persisted. AS, however,
tLe total loss of life is stated at thirty souls,
il must be presumed that the region covered
was very thinly inhabited. No doubt these
commissions will attract men of science from all
parts of the world, for nowhere, even III oidln-
ary circumstances, can geology and It's related
sciences be studied to greater advantage tlan
in New Zealand and the changes which have
occurred under the influence OF volcanic anu
seismic action will afford valuable information
and suggestions to the intelligent observer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-13
MUSIC.
"FALKAv AT WALLACK,S THEATRE.

"FALKAr AT WALLACK'S THEATRE
Chassaigne's comic opera of "Faka," one ot
gayest and jauntest OF the day. revived BY
McCaull Company at wallsck's Theatre last evening
A great many New.Yorkers became familiar with is
during its long run at the Casino, and we're glad TO
renew their agreeable intimacy. II was produced in .
way that made every ono present regret that 1t WIS
brought for this week only. and was greeted with
frequent and emphatic applause by large audience
The variety OF Characterization abundance OF incident
and profuson OF rollcking music received satisfactory
and enjoyable treatment from the excellent company.
Miss Bertha Ricc gratifed both the and
the eye as Fdlka Hubert Wllks as BoIcsias
and Miss Ray Samuels as Edri1e were ~
full OF the diaboca dash aud picturesque
wdness suitable for the Tzigani before They wcrs
highly praise In these parts az the Casino. They dc.
serve praise still fully But the conspicuous
popular success OF the evening und oubteiy De
Wolf Hoppers Voa Fdtbaci, part IN which his extra
VACANT irresistible humor found freer play than in
almost any Characterization OF his which has eu-
tertained the public. He recalled repeatedly and
to the echo. Alfred Keins Lay Brother Pei-
can is well known Of the most unctuous bits OF
low comedy that has been tho New-iofk stage
for many day.
In the whole evening there were no weary moments.
A rendering full OF vvacity AMI cleyernes5 mcrts
many good words. Colonel McCauPs forces nave shown
capable OF notable triumph even IN tho All.
sence OF the commander-fn-chiet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-13
PERSONAL.

Miss Kate Field leaves Newport TINS week ior her
Western lecture tour
The death 10 announced at wesbaden OF the widow Of
the great composer Giacomo Meyerbeer age eghtytwo
years.
IAN cratic scrawl, running in all directions and
reaching halfway the page" isa description OF
the Hon. f. b. Washburnes signature on Philadelphia
hotel register sunday evening. Mr. Washburne was in
poor heath.
It's now remarked that the italian statesman Cavour
was a German. "Gott VIII Regt," was his motto and
he was descended from one Benz WHOM from sax
ony to Italy IN the year HOO
The Hon. j. H. Mcdonald, of Indiana. says there is no
foundation for the statement that he wOuu not accept
a return 10 the senate.
Lord savernake at last been admitted to reputa
bic London club. He is tho interesting being who used
to thd amusement in driving costermonsers cart.
One OF Senator Cockrers boys WAS bio up BIZ
powder explosion July getting in good shape
again and Will be really for another celebration next
year.
Mr.. Leo Taxi. lately notorious as an aggres sive
enemy of religion has converted to Christianity
The statsmeut finds credence that Attorney General
Garland always calls his old associates Oh the Senate
Judiciary Committee "Coionel" Edmunds, MAJOR !"
Ingalls, and Captain " Hoar
The Trustees of Nashoa. theological school of tho
Protestant Episcopal Church in the West, have con-
ierred the first degree Of Doctor Of Divinity ever
bestowed by 1t upon the Rev. George r. Van do Water.
rector OF ST. Lukes Church, Brooklyn This clergyman,
while one OF youngest is OF the most active and
successful OF his communion lie Is secretary or tho
ParOcnal Mission society, exercises personal super
vision Cathedral schools IN Garden CITY, ana mas
charge OF fourlshing congregations in Brooklyn.
sir Arthur Sullivan, The World, OF London, says, Ia
hard at work composing his Leeds oraorio 1t Is for
this has laid aside tho opera he began writing for
the winter season at the Savoy With regard to the
title The Khe1ive," announced here and there tho
book itself is not all finished; the music Is only Dai
written: no title - "a yet given to the piece
and there is nothing Egyptian III 1t.
few years ago King Ludwig OF Bavaria made some
iunuires concerning the trustworthiness OF various
Munich printing Offices for doing secret work On the
tuongth OF the information obtained, he sent with
much secrecy q pretty vOluminous manuscript bear
ing no name to Herr Muhlthaler, the printer or
the Flieqende Bdner The confidential bearer Of
the parcel ordered single copy TO Dc
drawn of in an edition de lure style. with strict
inunctions that The composor should see tue
manuscript and that the latter together with the nrs
10 him. These the pOetical works OF the hlne,
suppsed written In the same singular FORM as tue
Watnerian opera texts In all probability the BOOK VIII
lie found among the Kings papers, and published pro
bono pu6ttcO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-13

70 him repl'od that he had brother. member OF that
division. who was killed ct Sedan The lecturer for III
sake of joke. said "Yes know IT. Yonder 10 his
body now lying at this end OF the limo" Tho simple.
minded Duohman imagined that no could SOC his
brother and bursting Into tears loft the platform mut
terfng: "Mein aemer bruder. men armer brudsE~
(Siy poor brother my poor brothor)
Koscusko Murphy-I say. Gus, do you believe 4.
horoscopes
Gus De smith-No. believe It's all nonsense sbov,
Murphy-wel. tdon't am satisfied that all tsa
girls to whom nave bsen engaged wsre born under ths
Influence OF the crab. for they all 20 back Texas
Slftings.
tits whispered about that Colonel Charles Chaiis
Long thinks that he would make graceful Minister n
Persia Possibly he would; but tho for tho place
Is undoubtedly that gallant and picturesque cosmopo,s
Colonel pat" Donsn. 1t Is rumored that ths shah
says he will take no one but FL DOMAIN.
do you fpd q suicency Of caloric 10 tbs ciroum-
ambient atmosphere asked the High School girl OF nor
mother o. the tea table Yesterday
Well don't care II you do put little mora sugar
IN my cup Mildred, replied the Old lady. lPlttsburs
Chronicle Telegraph.
The Providence Journal calls Duncan C. Ro,, IN.
swordsman licensed runian.
Henry watterson has sivcn the following u,e.l,ks
description OF London :" London looks no more Ike
Paris than look like the Venus de Msdicl" one exs
almost see the crowded streets and public buiIiiucs
through the lines OF such writing New Orleans
Picayune
FranRfort, ky VIII celebrate Its frst centennial
the 9th OF next October. Colonel John Mason Brown
will deliver the statistical grafton MAJOR Henry r.
stanton will read centennial ole consisting Of ono
hundred stanzas judge William Lindsay will deliver Al
Grafton. Among the other orators will be Judge ]. W.
Craidcck General John ROdinan, judge Hord. er-
Governor I. T. Critenden Senator Ves Judge Peters
Colonel w. c. p. Breckenridge. Captain Joe Blackburn,
Ex-Governor Knott and Mr.. Justice Harlan. II Is
pected that the food of eloqucnce will pegmeate all
the State.
Many names OF Maine towns and villages are puzzles
to the unintiaed postal clerk in Pen0bscot County
had puzzle of the kind the oInsr day He found two
letters In his mail. going TO -Whtoo Bedlock" aud
the other to White pedlock" He them Wyto-
ptoek and they have not yet been returned.- LOWE
ton Journal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-13
OFFICIALS WHO OUGHT TO GO.

Commissioner Squire turns reformcr rather
late in the day. Over year ago he was wit
ing letters to the Board of Estimate declaring
that unless his appropriation were increased
the interests of the city would seriously sui or.
1t was particularly necessary that he should
have more money for salaries. After thinking
over the matter for a year he concludes That
there are a great many unnecessary men on
his pay-rolls, and that he can get along with
even 100000 less appropriation. On the
principle of "giving the devil his due " every
fair-minded citizen will welcome this change
in Mr.. Squirrels mind. No matter what the
motive, the discharge Of thirty-threc men yes
terday-to be followed by other removals to-
day-is a gain This bears out what we have
said repeatedly about this department. AT
least onc-third of the men on It's pay-rolls could
be dIsDenscd with. and still the same Work
could be done at present.
We do not credit the report that these men
are removed out of fear of anything that may be
said or done by Mayor Grace's Commissioners
Of Accounts. Mr.. Squire admits that
be has had all along much larger
force than was necessary 1ms mas
been demonstrated by exposures III these
columns, rs it was by similar exposures
bv ex-Commissioner Asten and by Senate
Committee. But the Commissioners Oh Ac-
counts, who have been paid to do such work,
have not yet made the discovery. they only
find out these things apparently when the
exigencics of the Mayors political fortunes
require such discovery to be made. A similar
motive doubtless influences MI. Squire. Inc
sooner the city is rid of such class of officials
tl,c ouicker it, tax rate Will be lowered. without
resort to the subteltugc of increasing the bonded
Indebtedness, as was done yesterday Oy the
Board OF Estimate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-13
THE TALK OF THE DAY

Tn Punnlo streetcar the other day there riding
at the same time a Chnaman with laundry package
negro with whtewasn brush, an Indian Win
basket Of sassafras Italian with bag OF peanuts an
lrishman, Dutchnsn, and a native dude The people
~ Ru m begin to thuk that their city Ia almost ao COS
| mopohtan as New-York
Gus dc smlth--Ihis, Miss Birdie IS the Holy Family
after Raphael 49,. ,.., ..
Miss Bidie-I see the Holy Family, but where is
Jus expect he got away; they were after him.
thougb.-tIexas SiItlnSs.
N, Louisville Comfer.Journal publishes a striking
cartoon OF "a tall and woman labelled Democracy
gestcuating at stumpy little man siitingin the res
dental chair, while n front Of him acIylng hi"hV
MIR President" aims Democracy, 81 made you
Are you going forget entirely for the SAKE oI tna
Founding Bratl" This is OF thosehings that oon
vince US more that the Democratic party Is
sitting up nights blessing the President
When Ethalinda Dewggs visited her cousins in the
country last week. one vi them SAID - 49,,
| LINDA. don't you want to help me PICK peas lni'
"id ike to- DEAR" replied Ethanda, "bnt am not
properly dressed for pcAing peas
"Nny, how Ia tnatF -. 49,
forsot to bring pcaJacket with mc."-lPIttsourg
! acknowledgements
DOLCE FAR NIENrE
What Joy upon tho rocks TO lie
Aud watch Tho white sail gliding by
| About the middle oI July
Far from tho city's dusty Streets
| It's endless roar aud parchng heats
Where no bright Wow the yision grects-
To lie meath the unol0uded blue.
None near to say. L" liza how d'ye do
BAY, Is this not enough for yout" ,
boston Courier.
There does not appear to DO any truth IN tue ru"o'
that the President Is gonng to Watch Hill Tor the SUN
mer II Is pretty certain. however that no Is gong W
watch IIill between now and 1888
Anew days ago German In Cincinnati vis'eu
| panorama representing tho baltic OF SEDAN. "ho W
the platform he asked tho lecturer where Tho EeVo"l
Prus Ian Army Corps" was aLd Oh IL being po'n'co VI"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-13

4 DSELESS RYPERTMENT.

The man Graham, who foated i'll sort OF
barrel through the Whirlpool Rapids ut Niagara
has of course proved nothing by his experiment..
IL he meant to try to settle the question
whether it was possible for anything to get
through or by the Whirlpool alive, he has
only made it evident that on this particular
occasion it was possible, but no inference can
be dmwn from the fact for future application.
Had his cask happened to str1ke another eduy
or current 1t might have just as easily pcen
Drawn into the centre of the Whlilpool OF
dashed upon the rocks in either OF which cases
the chances of his living to reach the shore
would have been one in thousand. But even
if il could be safely concluded that the rapids
were passable-in a cask-it would be OF no
possible consequence, inasmuch rs nobody III
their senses can ever want to make the UP
But there can be no doubt that if men are
permitted to risk their lives in this or any
similar way, they can always be sure OF an
eager crowd to see them do it. There Is In
human nature generally powerful iascina-
ton about the pcrils encountered by other
people, and it is curious fact that people
who are themselves most timid and averse
from dangerous experiments always yield most
rtduly 10 tlllS lnHuchce. CO IL was "i'' III
old Rome the sports Of the arena were watched
with the most intense interest by women, and
that in Spain to-day the same gentle creatures
enter heart and soul into the changing incl
dents of the bull-fght. If Graham wants
notoiiety, and can Outwit the police and get
himself and his cask started, no doubt he can
by judicous advertising secure great crowd
to see him go through-or fail to go through
the whirlpool Rapids. But if he does not
fail he must be prepared to find that the spec
tators are not little disappointed for what
gives the real zest to all such spectacles is the
contingency of disaster. Perhaps it would
not make much difference to the world If one
mOie crank was removed from it, but neverthe-
less all cranks ought to be discouraged from
such foolharly enterprises and Graham should
certainly not be allowed to tempt Providence
a second time in his egg-shaped cask
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-13
TIE NEW-ZEALAAD COMMISSIONS

The physical disturbances reported hon
Ncw-Zeahnd evidently exceed In magnitude
any commissions OF the Kind which have oc-
CURED within the tIaditiOnaiy period of the
natives, and IL appears probable that they
have produced result, which VIII il tcIiere
with the further settlement of the inie-
rior of the North Island ioI sono
Time 10 come. NewZeal,md however is a
part OF the globe which is still in the process o..
making Ii has always been subject to frequent
earthquakes. 1t has many active volcanoes,
aud the geyseis and mud springs which abound
especially in the North Island, Prove that the
crust in that whole region is yet thin and that
the chemical piocesse., which nave been finished
in other parts of the world mc sill in active
operation there. 1t is clear that some uInIsia,I