ITHE NEW ORLEANS DAILY DEMOCR ATVOL. V--NO. 84. NEW ORLEANS, SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1880--TRIPLE SHEET. PRICE, FIVE OENTS.

RTTSIF.TH rOIlESS.cleal Debate Hemsumed on the

larshala' Appropriation BilL o

.!,o, 1rmis to a Question of PrIvi"-leo-T'he P#oroloation Appro.

priatkon Xill--Prooeed-inta in Detail.

WasatMo•o. Marsh iL-Betne.-Mr. Vanes,t e Dstrimt ommsittee. Neoeated favor

Wt *he blI for the protection of the Potomacoe.P laced on the olandar.

r. xWlitam presented a joint resolution ofL Zatakt Ltt I slature. instruetislg the ben.

at1es from RKetuoky to urge the puesese of I• reduoita the salary of the President of the

EBtate.~ te, from the Goamittee on Education

ail Labor. reported adversely on the bill to~odfor the investment of sortain unolaimed

a&d bounty moneys now in the treasury.4 to 'toilitate the education of the colored

ibk. ?ndeftlntely postponed.b,. Gordon asked unantmous consent for th

eoasideratUon of his resolution for theV t of speol committee on the

ie rkihk that JusticeS Atthhe business on

Iathe re Uesting te Pn sdelnt to

o fori governmatles the idegovernment to secure te Oeutrallty

transit rents arores the set musSto the Committee on lore n leta.

e piraton of the morning bor then unt ` E fh was

t a whilt wl ears. wt er anoa on ntda there was un an rot

. a t It was better to await rep ulte ofpernteperiments in ordnance be~ore go.

a tou ught ia t would be better toth navy tansspend money on

._d e our hare unpro-i

Seent as wasteful and

Sfu ntht debe the bil amend,mttee was a t time and

,'` taSt

v" 9t00e foente had oomma t

tol o a nod mon to •i

stlon dr t ht'spo ent orar

an ad it the t had come

to t, or. a er d

eoon atnreso nuton, Whyem to h a re not mae tnl

rsoqn contrist eit ani t renori neeaSre to protes thest phoe tn wls ln re Sd eoommitntee to alt

orea andl repnort by bill or oWher-

d asdue. he sol m ove to tefloe approriatiotoe ue dete mander the rules.ot l roura until $1.5onda.0

an wnt oinc ommilttee of thea b In ted out athe s bi ma de

ands he doubted wheher the Demoor,•l

sr tween Mr. MYoMahoa

it -sd, con o enter ainto theSdeputy mars an.s w a pulieotioetano otract lox re aport fs

deb one the to eprubcthe prblic in.roe resumed his repomarks upon the bill.

d ecspeciay the extnrvagnt adminie-sok Now Yor. i defendeon d the icth•rin-rfr m _the charpe el eanderinat

r Cand ato Mr. MoMahon' detate-e a Denmorapr would no apilropr-a gene for speeal deputiemarshus making the bat4SDemort• had weone to thcome ountr on the•

tess and been deifeated-referrlol eneoll-o0 the electtons In Ohio. He was eurorised. he

s idOthat the Demoorats. after suoh exoerience.om back anted announce that them

not oberthe decislon of the SupremeS Mt hon foreplied that the debt mshal bee

StiurrTed ltl advance of appropr atsiont andand el.d he doubted he thouerht the Democrats

prtever w arorate money for theafer a peeho Ma. ofnley. of Ohio a to theu the m thin 1 i lon of the sovernmentS rivets dethe oparttty.ee rose. r.

especialorly the extarolna. gant admnoed athe to 0,mn to ratit and orre.

' t t fromrtec he t Indians for theao lstast , oMr.ered a resolunst

Sa• t r then nourned toin eotdary

WASHINGTON OTES.

S•bya Explanation of Republican Demoral-isation in Louisiana.

WisaKnZOwo. March 12.-The Senate Exoduste continued the examination of Mr.

My c ored leditor of the lewOrleans Obser.] k! me8ntioned several parishes in Louis-

b Z negroes were not allowed to votelyvoted the Democratic ticket; there

wer~ ex eptons, however. In some localitieswhere the conservative white planter elementwa strong enough to see fair plar and allowed~ tiar tOvote asl they pleased. 1hc nearoesw voted in ts17 beause white Bepubli.Sail•s •id~ encouraged them. but after Presi-

withdrew his support from the Be-, lase government the Republicans.

ah d colored. felt themselves at the mercyole~ t Democrats and beeame discouraged.Mr. Rubr examination wil be continue to-

A ~ca colored farm hand fromSd to his connection. In 1sto.

ith oro lswl to set in-f. to to te conditlon of negroeskr'twbo a r. Thic eomiehtee de-v•'xrred by inwpat "'oloon n ti lon iety."

Uab secet. ohel bides as to appeal to

i 1 in this, isn l r ihe eAn oes resoivd io a l- .eoras tro maer wro ga 1 w ai, Tr _ I5aiatriuto the nea Wn, Iolm.

-uiio.r - AVOS v5 . 1tr1I XU-

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lihtie 5 1.e s

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pOairesOe h~t i

IDQreT 0Ul 0111 eOgs1 J• P dOAPII.anRIO 55S1 J n 'kb! th r b. i O sImites Bay nd aged teetmovl ofet lea oe rbe n l0 t eta eraits0 sote egaor aeombon of

WllTea5, N aP.OT 03'. .ieD 1O O lllO , OOtlU -

m;re % H , ., naio O 1 Integeedteno t err

of aa, wwair: .o. oAto• qoastin t T ay wle ds ha t mtea

sas tox enxmo a Ope p ato Misse.i•onme n dltoare oief tane to4da deirmetlt a whhile t o rer ovlt trat3 a

nar th e roes m p Caper Irtee,w .Co•' e• e nr, sThe!mr t o e ,gin rrow.

routes ta r tin s pa•e h tlern set i1t ias lbcnbepotpned utpI tro a , athd bidn1rom the

P o retratlbos Watt se receiVed upj to,O eat e.

h

the t mOtcf5no AWxovNerAt& .Mrs. elv A. o kwoo has wron a openleBer aokalgai otor1ohrN himwlth numerous tmmorWtt, .ns at genIsN.n

m an on.Dtly bianded a to Uer te AtntSpt a bonh of t s,"m as ' e regmaro t as t

LowOnsa o urobr oaYor l, of e no acoas mledenl at he truth,

10Y5 .1308 ArN h .Ohlet Jus e11 N o.The eola JutLocary hmmittee to-dayn odenin e aomin i and c r o inwi to n eort a bill oarryui oeut treaty stepu.

a ona W f roren sttde marat e hey ar ai attdvei on te. Amr-ea'd ta ebi or an ytaig t of trat oipo

mo•ts. `ddcid•c• ate subjectis ot sunoniPy imonat tohe watranl a •e ri trol heamendment as proposed by Mr.1[

WAR OLAIM5 51i•5ITD.

Smou frn to iasfin on j s 1o o ,

te3 mitd It--J Isia

Srinlya dteded no n seorea the the orer.-a-

Tno Tt.PIIWAAo as UIOoler et ghr toJene thet frt e IJudge t. sold 1sae

esai r taothe Wr Union Tiegrahompay, wc was th rea o Cantn

iths Cas. inutesed, under sovere of iS decloree.t obtai non jo ne i ain d r •eetl pe sona .rroad oor ation and lara anfesthrohou e country u he aresing tene -

gor j s oi AlOl ) a virtuhe yal of ttngae OD.tD threy cosi their rightd in the premises.the Muperlo r ro-day redered a isondismisingtne complaint and vacating the in-

Poaiic TelegrathlCompany against the alti

Pa wYoax March 11.-Judge Harlan of the

*uppleaientin order torday. enjoining the Wash-Lon Railroad Company and the American

ho Teomgayh Compan from connecting

merits is set down for the sixteenth of Maynext. _____ __

CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

Further Particulars of the Fatal Explosionin the Frankfort, Ind,, Flax Mill.

INDIANAPOLIS. March 12•-Atthe time of theFranafort flax mill explosion all the employesof the mill, ten in number were gathered inthe boiler room, apparently for the purpose ofwarming themselves preparatory to goig towork at 7 o' lock. The explosielon completelydemolished the buildin g, shaking the neigh-boring town and hurling pieces to a distance of800 yards. Not one of the men escaped. Afterthe accident engineer Olaxton was the only onealive. He never spoke a word and died in afew minutes. Two men were buried in thedebris. the rest being blown through the wallsand horribly mutilated. The body of one manwas found 500 feet from the boiler room. whichstood in the centre of a two-acre space. Thehead of a man named Webb was blown entirelyoff and others were torn to pieces. In the ab-sence of survivors the cause of the explosionremains a mystery.THE JURY FOR THE TRIAL OF THE KEMPEB

COUNTY CASES STILL INOOMPLETE.DE KALB. Miss., March 12.-The case of Virgil

ana Houston Gully, for the murder of Gilmer,is still occupying the time of the court here.Not a juryman has been obtained within theast thirty-six hours. Six are now In the box.but little hope remains of getting a jury at all.

HANGED POB MURDER.FLOaONFO. Ala.. March 12.-John Mansfield.

colored. was hanged to.day for the murder ofTatie Irvine, colored, in this place. November11. 1878.

THE PROCEIDINOS ABANDONED.DuKizA. Miss.. March 12.-Proceedings in the

trial of Virgil and Houston Gully for the mur-der of Gilmer were abandoned to-day, and thecase stands continued, on account of failure toobtain a jury.

AN EXECUTION IN GEORGIA.SAVANNAH Ga.. March 12.-Dan Brigherly a

negro, was hanged privately in Thomasville,Ga., to-da for rape of a respectable whitewoman in October last.

Semretary herman till in the lield.HIoaAGo, March 12.-M. L. Suondder. of this

cit. has received a letter from John Shermandenying the rumor that he intends to retirefrom the presidential contest. Mr. Shermansays: "I consider myself a candidate, and shalldo so to the end, but I don't think it necessaryto b little or arraign Gen. Grant, Senator Blaine.or any one else, or to use my oimcial position topromote my candidacy."

eath et an Ex-Audltor oa Vlrglna.rxcuxoan. Va.. March IL--Wm. I Taylor,

i~iabO c Isesutuj~ dhusp.

AFFAIRS ABUOADIThe Parliamentary Elections Still

Elgroesang Attention inGreat Britain.

Prese Onmmnte on Mr. Gladstone'sAddress--Gen. ' elikoff 'Already

reeling the Mlhote of' Unlimltid Power - Geneal

orendn Note.

TIE UNITED IINGDOM

LolxDO Maroh IL-The Times, in a leadingeditorial to.day, approves the moderation oftone of Lord Hartinton's address, and carshl Irish poliey is one the country will heartllyapprove, whether oarried out by Liberals orCooservatives. With reward to Lord Harting.ton's assertion that the polley of the sovern.ment in Bastern Burope has utterly failed, the2mnsesalso says: "On the Continent this opineion does not prevail. Germany and Austriahave heartily approved and supported Britishpolley, and in Buesia there is a bitter felling ofdisappointment over the sueooes of that polloer.

The Ti.es thinks, furthermore, that thestatement of Lord Rartington to the effeot thatthe Liberals have sought to tncrease the linau.enee of England in the councils of Europewith as muoh sinoority and with more euouessthan the Oonservatives. might be disputed. Itis not in accordance with the prevysent noinion

-nlsnd or on the ooniipent. The •n s isl1ad, nowever, t( know that. the f ettoely ofpureing ihi, beot s recogtnsed by the Lib-eral leader. The diferenace nvween the peolirof he rovernmen~t and that o the Liberal par-tyls thue madtOed, tO qun ton of method.

The Liberal leader rdM artington, win ad.dress the first po itlo man meelj of thecampaign at Acorington, Laneashire. on datur.

In House f ammone last night theed1ents ot e 1 oases tf Lords to the

Tn. t es says ., Nstones address tothe electors of dilothl,n i bri liant and

concentrated summary of his familir dtnet a nt the 'woe oernment and all it

u tihsthe tone oweaknm There le not"n hpo ut it tO remind us that thereins

a toll ealities to Da considered In pro-n nnollnoingrJment except the ministers theselves. r. Gladstone leaves out of sight theessental iro ta th whch the minis.try were onoerned-the Bastern question. de.preoslo of trade n worst harvest of a

n or all tha there is n allowance:then is othgr ble to is as, but tho

the reoursand d iser the honor of thetryTne grea t fots or he pnolitial world

are a inrii view• n hol•Mr Gladsto o e

O jr main and miee topollant

o~ o rt and oms al tornalsesob mtate entatsory.Th es aJve thwbudget is framed on

hoy orInoinle. It mak• no t w-ponerta•n o anges d in lye D aysey: "Here Is aneb;lent o o t nellus f fe an-

ot lli ou hro hoseuin era an d on to thev'u Jerofooeone else. a lTh 2tnesbays the s etst was predestineatoeu atisfctor, anj It wb i not all1 theo

ab o- the loungeyip f .or ftm ae lnoltr

t. on ohe other hnd, will hardly Irunis theoppostion with a new arsenal of weapons forthe approa hine electoral Oampaign.

RUSSIA.

Liow., March 12.--A St. Petersburg dispatchto the Standard says After the second rsepresentatlon of ltuceptoin's pew o pera Ivan a-lashorlkoff. at which the ImIperial family w-s

Sresent, its performance has been prohibited.The scene of th opera is laid in the time of the

w Ivan, "the Terrible,"LONDoN March 12.-Russian advices state that

Gen. Meiikoff is in bad bealth, and is spittingblood, owing to overwork and vuppressed ex-citement. It Is said hi life was undonutedlysaved by a shirt of chain mail worn under hisuniform at the time of the attempt made to ase-srssinate him. The bullet struck the body be-tween the ribs and hips. where a wunud wouldhave been mortal had not the bullet beenstopped.

FRANCE.PsAs. March 12.-The Radical newspaper Mot

d'Ordre, ' ublishes an address of the BusslanRevolutionary Committee, tbankingthe Frenchpeope for refusing extradition in the case ofthe Nihilist refugee. Hartmaun.

LONDON. March 12.-The Standard's Paris dis-patch says: The council of ministors have re-solved that no compromise shall be aocepted inconsequence of defeat of article 7 of the Ferryeducation bill.

GERMANY.BERLIN. March 12.-The Governmental Post

states I hat Prince Bismarck has ordered a col-lection of diplomatic documents attesting thehostile intentions of Russetia towards Germany.The volume will include papers bearing uapnPrince Gortecbakoff's propost ions to Francefor the conclusion of an anti-German alliance.

AFGANI AN.

LONDON. March 12.-The Daily Netws' Oabuldispatch says: "The leaders of the Kohistantinsurgents have agreed to follow the adviue ofMustafa Habibulah Khan, a chief friendly tothe English. who was sentto the r by Gen. Rob.erts with the statement that the British govern.ment would accept for ruler of Cabul anyHerder, with few exceptions, whom the assem.bled representatives of the nation migntchoose."

The 8tandard's Candahar special says: "BRe-ports brought in by sples say that MahomedJan's following is increasing enormously. Hisagents are recruiting in all dlrections."

CHINA.LONDON. March'12.-A dispatch from Bhang-

hai to Reuter's Telegram Comoany, dated to-day. reports that Chung How, late ambassadorto Russia, who negotiated the Kuldja treaty,has been beheaded, and that a revolt has brokenout at Pekin.

The Situation in nan Francisco.FAN Fsaxoisoo. March 12,-Everything was

very quiet last nlght. There were several or-dinary meetings of Workingmen's ward clubs.at which the Citizens' Protective nioon and thearrest of Kearney were vigorously denounced.It is not learned that Kearney attended any ofthem. The executive committee is said to haveheld a meeting to-day. but nothing is knownof the proceedings.

Kearney was brought before the police courtthis morning. He stated that hewas ready, anddesired neither jury nor counsel, and that hehad no witnesses. The policeman who is thecomplaining witness in the case being tempo-rarily absent, looking for certain other wit-nesses, the case was continued until to-morrow.

Movements of Gen. Grant and Party inMexico.

GALvEsToN. March 12.-To-morrow's Newswill publtsh the following special, dated City ofMexico. March 11:

The G ivernor of the State of Puebla. attendedby his seeretary, retnurned Gen. Grant's visit.

Ge. t vited the ex Ion during the

I "g.pl&~~~Si

hetbe ae t efull and br1.minated pll

Bu dot afOjW.or tdd lthenr nt or lidro

4 tl d 9rYe y Qde rt

ria• the e e t e party aden 1 ira y r-

m oot. _ O__ d__ i _e_te mornindr as To Ioloo-Iaarrived b eIr

VTadwbUS ts Way for the Lemeval of theObelisk.

- ware• b • I-A Wahint9n. die.t*te f'rwm nd twv.se V Y Iv

ag Party.i f e hinthe varyt tU 1 ked1 tetwh tirty

ana on t te twn-eithor erm eno c anon. ontbe ofutoea tonse oR B.emeto mountmo n. bre fhl ht do.A !Deted ath•. .efeatr oemn ba $euinr

oniter ~ae rep arpae to Lheeatel

exaolr tee. Vomas .

ment Os.1 Yeflll e.TA"aw n t. Maroh 1•,-A raedrLaortaht rk tan., a frrromh ew - reIae on tlhed

In, , Br nfrom hreIeabonlMlafeT Vloole Prepa ing te avranr

tletem o a oes rgrw nOlaxszo, Mtrch bio-MtltteeL Foeterrand family e l, to tn LW Orin eb out

the twenty.end. It fartn NPew I tden: Diem

wh aret now rflevMin areW lt enertain.myente.

Ini nori srtat on eru ry rq•larntserae tanl bsr• eln r Eno•kod rsi= an re,

fever were reported in Baueterrc and Point-a.Fitr. lm . ..... _ __ _ _ _ . . ...

Th oe raheldn Timber CalL io.niptt .1ae.I.. t a nrt lWon re le de-at

d. ynh tieber •Sm. th• •eUat ttes wereagi entietled to gvaet remeprfvide•wer law, lb o ver v ate in the Udnionto

The Virnloia Oyster Was.sACOA.a Is.no. Var. 1.areh 12.--Arml and

ammunition were ent ca esto ter ruumty ratermfe of the /, wer State ai anok from

Dao thel it w Fromutnen eIvntbmon fo.DArmoaU. Maob r li.-Gen, henryh .

THE BTATE CONVENTION.

Offloiil Call of the Demoortio State CentrlCommittee,

HI ZQt 1vm3 DaIt o Tr8 TTaTn ouTSALO ltte. New Otlesn. a Marh 1. 113o0.

At the rse ar m ,fn t tho DeoratoSBtate entral C tee h State ofLisana held on r . six s ttht

y of prt, at su a lac may be leby the olroan isomittee, for the pur-pose ot selen al testo thenational -ventiona t ass ble in lgnati on the tntyseou of Jn n e.t an te thetilace and bas of repeation of te

agretet foa l ConCongressi ru oonveonton t8 he d for thn ah stots have no centr congre-

Resolvet , xs t the basis of representation Insai conlvention shal be the same as in the

tate onvetion, which assembled ast batonRouge. October 6. 1879, except when the o.ora; o vote was increased gt the election on Ds-cern j 2, 2.179, in whic case tha vote shall

eoi That the Parish Comm ittee of thecity of ew Orleans and of the lfferent par-ishes be instructed to cause delegates to beselected to said convention on the basis of saidrepresentation.

ArroaTroIxsm.The parishes of the State and wards of New

Orleans are entitled to the followtir numbe1ofdelegates, respectively, under the foregosgresolutions, to wit:Aacension ........... 6 Sixth Ward.... -.. 7Assumption.......... 8 Seventh Ward...... 9Avoy llees............ 9 Eighth Ward ....... 7Eesta Baton ouge ...11 Ninth Ward........10West Baton Rouge... 2 Tenth Ward........12Btenvllle ............. 6 Eleventh Ward .... 11Bossier.............. 8 Twelfth Ward...... 5(laddo ...... ..... 1.... Thirteenth Ward.. 8Caicespen ............. 7 Fourteenth Ward.. 1Caldwel.................4 Fifteenth Ward .... 4Cameron ............ . 2 Sixteenth Ward .... 1

ost Corroll.......... 1 Seventeenth Ward. 2West Carrll.... ....... a Ouachita........... 14

astahe-ula ........ 5 PEauuemined......... 4Clalborne ............. 9 Poine Coupee....... 7(onordia. ........... RaIdeS...............10De Soto ........... 7 ed River............ 8I••at Fericaan..... 9 t eblanda............. 6West rFlleiaua....... SLabine ............. 5Franklin.... ..... St. Bernard..........

rant ......... St. arle...........Iberia ........... 6 t. .Helena...........Iberville ........ oe St. James ............. 5Jackson ............ 2 St. John.......... 4Jefferson............. 4 St. Lndr ............ 19Waayette ........- St. Martin............Lafourche............ l Sr. Mary ................Lincoln ....... ...... o7 $t. Tammany ....... a

vfnston ........ Tanglpahoa........... aaedlson.......... 12 Tesnsns............ 14

Morehouse ..-...... 7 Terrebonne .......... 7Natchiroches.e....... Union ............... 9Orleans- Vermilion ............

First Ward......... 10 Vernon .............. 3Second Ward.......12 Washington..........aThird Ward.......17 Webster .............. 4Fourth Ward.... 7 Winn............... 4Fifth Ward.........10o

ALB EBT VOORHIES. President.0. M. TExxisox. Secretary. .

ON TO TEXAS BOOK.

At Home Again.

Naw OanAxs. March 12. 1880.Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad is

finished to Vermillonville. To-morrow morninga train for the Louisiana Western goes overthe road. so that track-laying from Vermilion-ville west will immediately commence. Thetrain consists of a first class engine. No. 7, the"Grand Canne," belonging to Louisiana West-ern, eleven cars of steel (part of the cargo ofthe ship Borno. now discharrinr a full cargoof rails for the Louisiana Western). and carload of coal.

At B rwick's Bay twelve carloads of ties willbe added to the train and go through to Vermit-lonville. A track laying force will be ready towork this material into a railway: and these.added to the forces working east from Sabineriver, east from the Calcasteu river and westfrom Vermltlonville. we can calculate upon atleast two miles a day in our "On to Texas byBail." VIATOL

Beed's Gilt Edge Tonic earue fever and asae

Mr. J. Ballantyne Hanneny hs written to afirm of diamond dealers in London sayingthat his diecovery will sot affect their best-mes. sa the .i't Ac p sd s we:

oteese h a * ~e*! I. i pnt

L]tEEs FSROM THE PEOPLE.IThe Dmict bi le r

-b pi n tew uzost from respotnse ileoniit

MOUTH OF R ID BIIE.ItAuZL, Ia, lMach 1, 18i"

To the Editor of the Demoorat: nThe problem of improving navigation at the

mouth of ted river hs long n ed theattention of both the State and National govern-meats, Much of the trouble now elistinlarises from works undertaken by the'State,notabl the removal of the rats from the Atobha~alcsa. It is within the memory of many stillliving that this stream we a solid rat for fortymiuru m • theimouth of ed si r •.

a water undoubtedlr passed down itschannel , but in a few years after the raft wasremoved it inoressed its capaeity so largely ato engross not only all the flow from Bed river, M

bt drew largely xont sMltssipL ar ao te Atsr se A ia w stream

mey on the as . o a u onStbas oome more

anmore dimct tooaso one oommniot

been aotho -tal aht. I ensineers devotdm time and labor to determn soe pl

Sermlsanea orao, the exeefto the netw o which interla the

ibl to have ade a nemouth for Bd8 r ver aid itmay beso nsow (

m not nw OOversan witp the presentoond- 1tlo $ aflairs there ave from repoite), bu•t t r

si oMrelsoln thette wil the Opelouss andTeche country. Although it would have beencheper tom mab 1 ne mouth yet 1he State

niners tng aroa view of all the inters avow . conu.ed some plan pu t b

apld not only oentahe hoe secure navigation to I

the ontruono a cwae onlusotty reach e worky w o g oneos alt

tst be rved. and th oer parhs dlrectly af not bly y avinga

et outet re t at te smeSo r annually escaped bth I

S anc the a wil•t•ow that while th etincef rivr woul d not be inore Ied.thag and the Teohe wound be

Sporcanoof mt aintng water erm-rmeioloWith ew xro need no Icoi

met, nor tet neoessry at tIs dI to enlarienoon tlo necessity of dOing omothsno td tame- Idyor remove the obetalOwh inow ex IBut e hoiu d be able, presenting ourl

oams ore rolinm foar relbie to the generaJ lore meat, not Io t suggst a remedy, bu to celnonstte lsonithareeter, and ta bne i to r nssucha nature as to divest it aney merely

Plaeu n n e t, because i t wils noon• bet tsoue oulet or navigato oa the West Io ofae|1:7MU1,ss between ah Arkansas and thu.a ur tit 6N wheatever amount may,

ore expended win remain produent ve to .

e A act of any e al a" riatlon for

ro dab aed.

ave st o r ea' ns he.aewa aon, hid soruch tropube a cur lg an-tof us to lo a a nd enavb o to eeaure te

proposed. Po . loe I mo o t h vlngin o s a e ee

HOUSE BILLS.

Expenses of Tax and License Suits,

House bill No. 191, which passed its secondreading yesterday, authorizes the Governor toappoint a board of fivre, of which he shell berr ofioio chairman, to asceertain and approvethe amount of costs, lees and chargesd legallydue officers o the State of Louisiana, who haverendered service In the prosecution of suitsfor tax and license prior to January 1, 189. andwhich were remitted by the ordinance for therelief of delileuent t Iax re When ap-e

proved any th oe oar th e la.ims sha beh-l-celvable in4yaaymenut of acsy taes an censsdut e to th e ate prior to January 1. 1.880.

AN ANUALU POLL TAX.House bill No.•l9. Introduced by Mr. Faulkner.

provides for the levying of a poll tax of It so percapita, annualy upon each male Inhabitant othe State over mthe age of twenty-one years: saidtax to be daue and payable on and after the firstday of January in .mh year. Said tax shall oporate as a first privnu•e len on allthe real and

personal DrODerty. oi whatever kind, whichmay be owned T or to which the taxpayer mayhave any rlawht for the year he mayowe the tax, and such privilege shallcontlnue to exist thereupon into whateverhands such property or right may pasS.and shall not be Dresoribed; and thecollector of such tax shall have the right at anytim after such tax shall be payable, and afterthe first day of Januarr in eaen year. to seizeany uch prop4rty or rights, and to cause thesame to be sold after ten days' notice given, thesame as in notices of sale under execuion, tosay the said tax and the costs of seizure andsale, which costs shall not exceed $ In eachcase. And in order the more effectuallyand oromntly to collect said Doll tax. whoever

shall empko in his service for any purpose forwhich any wages or compensation aretobepaid. any person aubject and lu0le to pay such

ioll tax between the first day of Januar andthirty-firat da of December. inclusive, o'?eachyear shall be liable to pay said poll tax of suchempyre.e which amount of Doll tax suchemployer shal have the right to deducfrom the wages or compensation ofi such employe, provided he snail pay thesame to the proper collecting officer thereof.I and shall take a receipt therefor Inthe name of the employe. It is fnrther enactedthat the provIsions of the act •hall apl0y to em-ployers and employes for the year 1850, as wellas to any subequent years when the employ-ment exists at the time the act goes into effst.or whether it is subsequently made.

House bill No. 117 by Mr. Farmer. whichpassed its second reaitng yeterday, l)rovidelor an appeal from a district to the iu~remoOourt upon Questions of law alone where anpDrty or taries a•grieved by any iudgmontrendered desre arevlew ot the law and oot orthe facts. The taking of an appeal upon ques-tlons of law shall no; prevent •uy otrer partyaggrieved by the judgment from also appeal-ing upon he whole cse of law and f•ct, ornpon other questions of law. and no saId sp-

Spollee in said appeal who hbs himself ap-pealed upon guestionslf. law aone.ehall be per-S.mlttedto set forth in his answer to the appeal

r of his adversary additional questions of law or- to erase any question of fatc

VIBGIxNI'S PROTEST.

Besolutions Passed by Her Legislature onthe 0oles Decision.

RICHMoND, March 9.-In the Senate to-daya preamble and resolutions were adopted rel-ative to the recent decision in the UnitedStates Supreme Court in the case of J. D.Coles, a county judge of this State, IndicotedIn the United States (Judge Rivee') Court forfailing to put negroes on juries. The Dream-ble recites in effect thlt the decision threat-ens the very existence of State goveramentsas distinct sovereigns, and it places the jud•-ciary of a State comp under the aitrolof the United Ststend it followed to itslocal resuenlts will enable te United StatesCongress to liary, aswell~vUPmpe&

lg dootrtlne to Bl who value the 0that liberty for th =eurt

e rsoluoat• rethe Vira S,ep of mth d ofi. e

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say, do you want a roomta fromsomewhat brusauely. sinevtu. 15fourteen; yer um roaom, qualoekme p so I ean't tee " and the s sshuddered all over. The erk 'II,was suffering from delmutma emewand was about to sIall t othe beat but the landlady, Krs1. wa nd w s t oate for tryin torearo, interfere, d e aii tiroom on the od andday OP with etrong cof fee. As belug about at intervals of fivewould shriek, "Fourteen, fifteen,following it up by "in te,m and inarticulate cdries. At 1~ e Y

was endeavoring to get the tth3down hmbu.eep rang o nbed, kit from her hand, shrieking a thvooes: "Confound thatr pumz-4h5s

aussle." This an overtrue tale. ThateIeman, who at last aceoustt was edtl

tering numerals and drtnkg ooffeeanwer0 to the name of Brown ormtoname tl ennedy, and when he Is aPittsburg, Pa., he Is considered by noan unimportant personagei Bl papersthat he occupies a resopetable pos~tkI As r

=A Sr, Mict., March I 8-Wll. L Maffldavit before Justte Lamb ththat he had solved the game ofmaking the numbers come in rotathe final numbers had previously tooDteen, fifteen, fourteen.

areasler mrenuese on S ffo 5.LLime.Klln Club P a ings. Deolt + 1

The librarlan reported the peilptofulmanaas and a copy of Andrew

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ansWe hat worked up dtatlt.

still down wm sc wrsaand 'tatersa de taime fohigher am 'way off. Darfone Ifmembers of dis club am aultedor de diphthoPg dey will haveo 'obs'r It."

AU the alssisfk Ue law.s'.IBoston TraaselptJ

I hear'd a fars ary at a a•l •esthe other day. His father had aof ai-self in teaching the briht ltleoral words and phrasesl a nu s rgua h, so that he had quite a repa liniet. .An E lishman of nined with the famly one day and

was much interested in wat elistening to his onoversatio. l~n ethe et took him ona his knee, with tmark: "I hear you know a great mgnsges; tell me how many you o..I kow French and GermnandSpanish and that is all." "BatEnglish?" "No, I don't knowanswered with a very positivehead. "e, you certainlyEnglishman. "I tellyouthe child lmost Imp l,

but I only knotwowords Inwhat are they?" "'Ouse and 'ars."

A Palems chalk Mark.Not long ago a man applied at the d~

Office In Washington for a patt of 1w sven.tion, which was reaued hi-t, a heaminer said, "because the inve•tomerely a chalk mark," and a man~crazy to suppose that a bchalk mark u lpatented. But the man went to couort,ast week aot a decision in > favor, In

eshae of a mandamus eomeln thl o -missioner of Patents to issue the p-Judge said that a chalk mark could beif its application was useful andIn this case it was applied to a piece of bboard, cut in a strip and fasteneda circular form, with beveled edges, sothatcould be slipped over sugar-sweetmeate, cake-boxeas and otherwhich ineects are attracted. The manthat all Inseets are repelled bythis circle of pasteboard, well ~~tightly fitted, will act as a perfc lagainst them.

The Prehibitionlsts to Nemlsas• a Prss-,Ceastal Tisces.

The Prohibitionlsts have sandnational convention between theand Democratic eonventons. aBlack, chairman of the "Natonal omProhibition Reform party," and Mr.Russell, secretary of the same, have leformal call for the national convention ofparty, to meet at Cleveland on T ,seventeenth of June, to nominatefor President and Vice President. Eachis to have the usual representationsto representation ino and thetrict of Columbia and e of Ternrtlto have two delegates. There Is notion in regard to sex or race intheof Prohibition representatives.

Pmrnm the anks or she ef ases.NRwBuI a, N. Y, October S b 1 r s

H. H. Warner • Co.. Boeheater, N.:. Y.:G.astemen-A lady of over seventy

age, in failing health for over ayar,ausing Warner's Safe BIttes on mymendatlon .he feels very grat orbeneft she has derived therefro andthat until she used it her stomach couldno veetable food for over threelevet to be a certain speeic for d

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A little girl In Oil City is justfrom a severd attack of scarlet fever,during her llness theparents have been.sIndulgent in providng for her toys andething that would serve to render Kerr1

on ent pleasant. As she waa .9sdng yesterday sihe sad, "Mamnas, II'llt papa tobuy ma baby

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