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. ltewad It e iUS Pas t i .* " aIs' t bIuelis, he was responsible to the con tlUlW SIyt h a dli rcit and to the organhlislon of his pert fI~r a speolfied polioell trust now in his hbads, and he did not see how he could behig blhs po I to I sfM lations without dishonor nlg his roepon.ibtIlties and be.raylng those who .ad treled bim. "But you mus not understand," said4 Otben, "that I deem it my duty to Seep up faetious op position to your adllnlstration. On the con titry, I shall, ln my seat in Congress, espplor your poliy it earried nut as you have noatled it. And it, In sarryhg it out, you Inour the hostility of some Of your own people-as I haveo no doubt you wllW-wbe' the battle begins I shall not be Ir from0 yOt reide." This i substantlally all that passed between he Presldent and (Gibon on the subject of a Cabinet posl'Ion. I anm not sare whether flsyss asld anything whenl fhermua Maked: "Why can't jou come with us ?" lit, at all events, I know Oibson 1'41d have had aIdepartment it he had sigalled that he would take it. A. 0. BUI1LT,. LllJtleIATIV1E TOPrlW. severSl Sille . ri4ned and Importal t Ones Acted Upon. Gov. liokolle oomm Inmo tted to the Hteate yes. lerday that he had signed several bills, whiol will be foe A Ia our report of the proceedings of lhat body. There was also an interestingdeba'o to the IBeaste u the bild authoriring persons so eased of er lnem is testify in their own behalf. r Is the House, the bill anthorlnig the inhabit sate of Usrrdltou tie alu.n, I ter tuch animals as a.re abolately necessary for their oous.mption, was also psiced. The qvettse (of the el ring up of Ht~ Joseph, Notre BaieS., ) hl,rd a.o oliner streets, came up '. .sin trlelav, anSd, af nr a lung dlituesion, passed the Inusee a sao amendle tf in. Thle lce nig of nll si streets )ihas long beenl a vexed quOptiin, lid was the reslult of the esan dalouslle Imlatin wht hb uriaiuited in the Ohat rJog it d rllal roybb ry, and by whioh thei hid. ILug iiat.nr'e u sntunedt to grant the Chsasa . l,)ompt.y tif crigbt to the entire batture Ca al strest to (Ialltpe. The o nmp uy not eatifi d with oocupying the ground so fib .rally bmulow d i out themi, went soI frar e to lo me up eevrd .li sltrote and do other things equally o~,,,niolui. T'o matter being flea Iy bricnsht b fire tile Hlipreme Court, even Shah ladieai conuorn founid it inpuelltle for them to eustain tine on piny in their extraordinary ohms, and decided that the streets were the property tf the popleo anid of wilton no legisla ture could divest them. T'ne Oty Connorl ftr some reason, however, has failed so far to com pel the onpsany to reopen the streets necessary to ootamerea. The exception made in the operations of the bill passed b. the House yesterday were, ae far as we could judge, in deference to the wish of r number of our merchants, who aeked that the New Orte.ne, Ht. L;tits and Chicago hall toad be upt disturbed in their oocupation of Do lord street. This occupation, however, is not due to any legislation, hobut seems to have been tolerated by the city in the interest of commerce, and at any tiee the city ohooses the obstructions can be removed. In tbe case of North Market and loath Market streets, the impediment was deemed of too insigniflcant a nature to require thif removal of tihe olnetroutions. .., AEUSUMElNTU. AoAnosm or MdIe. ---ltoland Iteed'e benefit last alght was as every body anticipated--n ntaillrti .ed umocoen; fir so excellent a o,median, and aoch a great favorite of New Or'Reans, alway draws a Iarue nhouse. The entlerian nolt emn braced oontsdy, burlnque and frce ,.; ud anffrd. ed the bneflonary an onplortunily for an uusuan l display of ) le verestllty. the loaling f attire or tlhe performnane was Lucrentia lioria, Mt. i. a clever Il rleeqnu, giving fhll scope to Mr. Itoe . muiscal talent whllich he oned to advanutage, as weol an his powers as a comedlaln. After tile otrtaln lhad dropped on the first play of the evunini.U Mr. hteel was presented with a splendid gold watch anlid chai, which hie received in a wilty spteonb. The enm dvy of "Lemtons.;" or, "The Hrr.eeroud and the Uneq ini . w,i" anl adlavatailon from the Germau if Jullo,s i.,ein, and is now having a run la New York, Ias been in preparation for some Silu, sat .une Ai'adwmy, and will ie proe seUted to-morruw, ndlllray. At the tasitn e t,i-div, and at night, the sanme ,ill will b pr~eented which Io and Ieed offered for hie b na it. Ai promiuet event of the snason, and of which due notice will be given, will be the oomphli mentary b' no fit ti b., tendertd by many of our leading aolts no to the Manager of the Academy, who has been i lentitlled with amnusement for over a qua ter or a century. Tamntaus Tawtrns.-- Pls "Oontraband Chil dren" gave their "dash" last night to probably ihe lnsess ewauience any New Otleans theatre has seen for half a score of )ears. Parquet, or 4hrstra stalls, dress circle, all worn crowded with ladies, almost sliogether, the onfortunate oen being, in meeost cae, oompeli d to stand in the lobbies aitd g t a distant-very distant-view of the performence. The into rodnory singing and smaller pieoes were all wle -let, but the grand etucess of tlhe light wea the " ltlack Urook," in oilhrnie'te. Dvery elisrtoler in the piece was rlord; Eiilm Pithkston lurlig as the bhroine, with a lull earps if black ao rypleie, bhl o dancers, ara sous, etc. 'tie piece was fu I of the latest hi,, approorla'e to Ith present .itualion, songs and danese. 'rhe Is* or, parlouterly the cauhuca, were will ,xecutd a!d brought down on the "'thildron e ct rfet lhtowe s of Il were, until. N is, P i k-ron sid tih whole balkt corps were literally buleld h neathi tthm. The Alwtter Jubilee Hi, g. re wore also the re deplents of a great dial o, .lpptlatse and bonltuete Inoolding one, videnliy lltae u~ 1 by a inmo laity of the market, as it olltatued all peolmens of veg. .tables. The entertaimnoot was far more varied than that usually given by regular minttrel comp i. ales. Ti ep'ays particularly the Illock Otook, were a I well put on the stage, in the matter of •emnery, dresses, etc., and altogether it was one of the most plca su., and at ' he same time moist amsling entertainments we have had this ye ar. The uontraband Children have kindly con sented, In order to allow their ntlueroutt friends who were unable to witness their performance lat evening, to repeat the entertainment otr the bent fit of t. Mary's Boys' Orphan Asylum, of the Third Dietriot. This worthy institution has in its charge some 280 boys, and appeals to the generous public to aid them through the medium of a plasant evening with the Contraband Childrcn. The benefit will be given at the Opera Oluse on April 80. Ihe tickets wil only be fifty cnts. Br. PAtraio's'a BHa..--Onr lady friends will not (bre t that tiere will be given for thfir benefit, nthat of their obildi en, a grand mattnee at alt. atrick's Ha I to-day tanoon. We cannot repeat it too often that the Irish Minstrels, oom leood with the handsome vanorama of the "Old Country," precente an entertainment welch is at the same time . iling, nstrut ive and amusing. It l Just suobh a performance as children like to 4de, beeanse it is easily understood by them. Older people will also And in it much to please and oertanly nothing we rleome, which ts too often the ease with the regular drama, as pre awated In this city. Th~programme at night will be a varied one, and at the reduord prices of admission will doubtless draw another crowd at 8t. Patrick's Ne parasols in great variety are offered oherp at the speei.al ale of M. L. Byrne & Co., on Bat "rday, the ta'h. Blmrr'e Uotoomns is fill d mn elegantbottles of superkt Ainish and beauty-in themselves an ruIameet. It has, in a brief time, attained a L.rg anat sosstantly locreelng sale, confrming -the opoa of the best Judga, .that it is equal, efaw spaerser. to the eeesbated farina. .. paUo.es in great variety are offered ._i -the tq eolel sale of M. L Byrne & Co., pcW $y,. ttie 14th. : Pe tta.-To-day Messrs. M. L. Byrne N Ir~ tij their specal sale, a beautiful ta ishbdkadrchtefs, se and Tls ileds et do o better than t llthey are very tD ¶ rd o TIHE LEGISLATURlE. a The senate. " The Senate met ase usunal at noon, Lieut. Gov. d Wils presiding, and 20 members present. A message from the Oovernor announced that he had signed the sot providing for additional to police juries in the country pprishese, and the st providing for the purity of elections. Mir. Uoode, for the Jedlioali Committee, re po' rted on conourrent reesln tlon relative to the Saffaire of the Auditor's oftoe under the old re gi- 1me, renommending that It be referred to the rt Vlnaure Oommttlese. Also reported unfavorably on several bills. The report WaS adopted. b House bill 00, for the relief of taxpayers of et New Orleans, was read and temporarily peat e poned for considerateli. Mr. Ioatner in odo~ed an aot to repeal the sat ereating a Board of state Engineers, p.* tn proved February 24, 1871. Laid over uhdsr the a rules. A message from the House announced concur rence of that body in Senate amendments to SHouse bill 237 relative to aesesmlg property net ,t positively need for charitable purposes. On motion of Senator Steven the Senate jdned the House to ballot for Uaited States senator. Senator Ellis in the chair. After the joint sesslen House bill No. 287 was taken up on report of the Oonfereuie Omlmittee above noticed. The report It so follows: . 1. ltilke out ecotion 2, inasmuch as the law It stands on the statute book discriminates be. tween retail grocers and barkeepere or ooffee " house kitip.rs, and this section of the act is ,h merely detalratory in that respect. of 2. tlgae nirnu s are etiu8 end make It 2 willh arl mendment striking out "two hundred ' dollars" and insert "three hundred dollars." 0 I8. Section 4 becomes section 8. 4. The Senate amendments, iltroduced as sec t- tion i bcoomes section 4, and is adopted. stenate bill No. 140, to amend the general eda. catlon bill of this State in some nminor details, as anm nndel by the louose, was passed. house bill Nio. 803 was consilered, being "An sot for the rellie of the taxpayers of the city Iof New Orleans, to absorb the floating drbt, the un pal. Interest coupons, school warrants, and all evidences ,,f debt and o:her claims against the city, aod to autmoerite and requite the city of New Orleans to receive snch indebtedons. in pay * ment of certain taxi.s of the city of New Orleans s dno prlor to tle first of January, 1W7il. '1he bill r as laid over eott jet to call. rone.e ball No. 322, relative to reports from to banks, etc., reqlrted to be mtad to the Btate i Treasurer, was passed. Mr. Ie',ada, tfor ci mmittee, reported enrolled gSenate bill No. 149I W The Ireeid nt ill the chair. m H use hill No 249, to repeal articles 1231, 1222 m and 124 of the ltRvised Uvil (Jodle, and seetlons try 083 and 8084 of the Revised Steatutes of Louisiana, ti uposing a tax on foreign heirs, was called up by Benator Goode. S Mr. Goode said he did not know what was the r law of other countries in such matters, but he was disposed to set a good example. The bill was finally passed. House bill No. 319, to authoriro parish tsxes Sfort palish purposes not to exoeed 14%, mills, in certain parishes, was postponed. I. Hluse bill so. 297, to bond the parish debt of a, Est Baton Rouge, was laid over. o SBenator Eustle in the chair. o Mr Grover, for oonaittee, reported favor tbly * on House bill to aulhorize lbertlle parish to levy a tax of 14% mills for parish purposes. e During the prooeedings a delegation of gentle It men of the feven Wise Men were present for a short while under invitatlon to seats Within the bar of the Senate. The President in tle cha'r. House bill No. i)ll authnrlaing suite for taxes n Justices courts in New Orleans, was passed. ot House bill 266, to anuhorize persons accused f: crimes to testify in their own behalf, came up with dual reports. S SenlatoLr White moved to adopt the mijority re port favorably on tile bill, and Senator Stubbs, as substitute, moved to adopt the minority re, orn. 1 Senator Boatner thought the til caleul ted to promote crime by prompting pdrtlee to perjury In their own in crets, atnd he doubted it propriety. i enator Eu.is lthought this lunutamuetal chsn e in our cri'ninal I ews had become neo· a say, Jut as It had becu efftoted in civil matters. 'lae latter change whlet first introduced into Eg land, had produced a shock in legal minds, and yet in euntuent jurist of thie ime hd declared that the linltol statute on the ,uij it had "or,. stedl the greatest good in the fewest words that idwas p eslble." 1o alluded, i a his ardnment, as SeappIhcable to the peculiar f ifcts O~f evidence to a lie case of Fair, who would have been execlted in Ytrmont recently but for accidental knowledge of the Intended execution by a merchant wtho had traveledt with Fair, and hasten, d to save him fri m his Impending fate, by establishing an Slfl, in his behalf. Ana eminnot attorney, Oakey Hall, lhad deo arid at the end of a proseoutio, in h which his oient, who, he was conhdent was inoi, O- Olt,, was convicted, in the face of the most posi tive evidence that it was the last time he shlould ap,ae r in sucn useless proceedings. He ar4uu d t tuat it was better to give the law of evidence furl laithude than that the innocent ehouli be cou. demnned. I- The matter was further ably diseussed pro and y ,n by erasrs. Ellis, George, Alial, Goode and mm rn((y s nEse. £uuiseUn,urtge, JumIu, urvuu uu lariaud. Stetator George argued that what was good law for the settled state of sooiety in suoh old coun tries as England, or even our own New England States, was not necessarnly good law for Luiel ana. The question was not how to acqut the innocent, bus to convict the guilty. Mr. Boalner agreed with Mr. George, and doubte --what Mr. Ellis seemed t I beli.ve--tlat lunooent persons in this t4tate had been con demned. An att(rney suff ring euob a thing to happen to lin client should be erucifled. Senator (looJo said he opposed the bill in the iter.crt of lthe accused. Harletned eri.niuals ouny would be able to face prosecution, and ,eeope p ,ljrv end the Ineooc nt would beo surilhed. eonding iecOlneslon of the bill a mesusage fri An the lflou, ws tecrlvod, announullg the pan&sge if Hon a b 11 No 307. to repeal the city pa k anot, anll II use lill No. 34:3, to repeal the provi.elsus of the law iJmposingl qu rantiue chargue on ships and vessols. Also that the H~flose had passed I'Iuse bills Nli. 280, 258, 268, 272, 285, 201 and 306. Another message from the House announced that the House refused to concur in benato amendments to the Recordtrs' turte bill, and had appointed a committee to confer with one of the Senate on the subjoct. The aruements of esentor Garltnd in favor of the pending bill were particular ly forcible. On moun of Mr. Allain the minority r' port was adopted-the vote being yeas 11, nays 9. At 3 p. n., on motion of the same Sens or, the Senate went into executive session, and so re mained for about an hour. Mr. Boatner, for commlttee, reported a substi tute for Senate bill No. 150. Laid over. A mi ssage from the Governor announced that he had sined bills as follows: For protection of game; relative to sewing machines; authorizing Finley A& o. to soe the State; amending act 125 of 1877; the harburmasters' fees bill, and the bill to amneui th a. to-appoint an-Assistant At torney General. The Senate adjourned until 12 m. Saturday. The House. The House met pursuant to adjournment. Speaker Bush in the chair and a quorum present. iRtEiSOLUTION. Mr. Kidd, of Jackson, called up a resolution providing for the co, penostion of the clerks and and omployee of the General assembly. The resolution came up on a recousideratlen adopted on Wedus*say. Pending .consideration of the resolution the senate met the House in joint session and tie General Assembly proceeded to ballot for a United States Senator, with the following result: Senate. House. Total. B. F. Jonas... .......... 0 22 22 It. L. Gibson............ 1 11 12 E. O. Bildhngs............. 1 3 4 Andrew O.leza.......... 1 0 1 P. A. Duoros..........16 12 28 J. B. MoGehee........ . 0 16 Iti 1 J. Berry. .... ... O 1 1 Blank........... .... O 51 5 Totals ..................19 70 89 No choice and the Senate withdrew. Mr. Kidd gave notion that to-morrow he would move to go into a second bha lot. Mr. Kidd added that hitherto It had not been deemed necessary to elect a Un ted States kaena tor, but now that it was evide nt the Legislature was drawn to a loe the mattb r deserved and eaeldree 5iI seriela ideration. The Roase reametd separat esebon, and took up Magain pa ltM t mn p eining tao the , ad empkyes o the reo, lye pey for full time of extra sestsan, he proviso was lost; yeas 94, ns a 89. The resolution was then adopted. OoMMITTIiM elitvzs. . Dy Mr. Jonas, of Orleans, chairman of the Committee on the Jt, lorary-lurfavorably on Ht ouse bill No. 884, relative to attauhme to and ,I other suits to be placed on the summary docket t of the Supreme Court. Favorably on House bill 887, to repeal an sot inorporating the Lafourobe and Terrebonne e Dralnae Oumpary. B7 suhsnltot for Senate bill No. 137, to amend e ase 41 of 1878, relative to usurpation in offlie. On motion of Mr. Kldd, of Jackson, the offierse s of the (trand Encampment of the Seven Wies Mee, who had entered the House on a visit, were r invited to seats on the flor. coMMrrrTT narrorTs nsUMeIO. Mr. Porter, of East Pi.ciana, chairman of the Committee on Charitable Inesitutions, reprted favorably on a bill to revise and extend the ohar. ter of the First Baptiet O(burob. Mr. Ryland, of Weest Felicin, chairman of the Oncmmittee on Agdoiulture and (Commere, re Sported bac'k,.without action, H,,use bil No. 2-4, to aid commerce and facilitate shlimeets of cotton. On motion If Mr. lIIli, of urlenus, this bill was withdrawn. Mr. Toler, of Richland. chairman of the Com mittee on Appropriation. introdnoed a bill for the relef of the Land Ofoe, appropriating $500 thereto. By Mr. Bowdes, of Franklin, chairman of the Committee on Parehidal ffairs, faverably on i Houne bill No. 810, relative tio the clearing of netural streems, bayous and sanals in Larenroke and Terrebonne. Tie T UPUIIIUrEnx* OAIADAl Sbenate bill No. 152, enbqtit.te for llnuse bill No. 961, repealing the charter of the Louisiana I Levee tJenmpay. a The bill after being rePd, was, on motion, re- I furred t-t the Jadlcelry Committee. House bail No. 298, relailve to the recorders' Scourt in New Orl"arl;s, returned fiom thle Benae t with aomendments. Mr. Jonas moved t', nnnennnonr lI tile amend-. ( mente, and that a ontifreoce commitltee be Up Spintled on the an J ob. Mr. Jonus' objctin n was that one of tihe mend- t meets provided Iltht th, Governor sholuld ap f point the rcrorders.-- Air. Ju. claminmiig that I they shnold be le(ted by the people like the reoutrd'r in all the of her pat iihee. Thl bill waonrdered refried to a ornf rcmte oo mitten, tonlis iug of Mensrs. Junta, flergn son, Hill, Urey , nrid Pilspatrink. UNFnfiRttRID ULntiiieII R. Homse bill No 314, ti amrend the aot ineorpo- a Srting the New Orieens Blanght, r-h use Otnm pant (tI, permit elaughterinr of tie li mles in a Oarro'lIon for the oonsllmption of the residents of that portion of New Orleans.) The bill was amended to p-ovide that only such sanmals as are actually necesemay for the I Y oo enmptio, of the teventh D.seriot sha I be I alaugitered inl the distriot (Uarrllhon.) The bill as amended was then passed finally. HI tis bill to Etempt the ulputinr Mining aom- I pany from tasstion, reportue aunfavoratly upon. On motion the bill was poe pened indefluitely The special owmittee on House bill No. 300, relative to the opening of tit. Joseph, Delord anal other streets, reported as follows: Majority report signed by Messrs. Jones, Filt,. patriok anid bhakspeare, resummeand the p- a save of the bill. Messra. MoOehee and Newsom, nnfavorably. a because time will not permit a thorough investi gation of the sobject. Mr. Young of tialborne mare a separate re- i port. in rffeoot divesting the bill of its inltrno tions to the City Counicil of New Orl ansi to re move the obstrnations on Ht. Joseph a reet, and lelvi a it to the di-eretion of the Counoil to do so. Mr. Young's r# p ,rt ii also in favor of not disturbing the Jckson Itrilroad depo . As ort tue previons day, the bill and reports on bei g taken up gave r-ue to nieiltere his dtebate, in whleh Mit .re. rLeede, illieon, Fitzpetrick, Newsom. J,,nes and Mo(ehee ildtlt ge,1. A moalan tt postpone the bill idllofinitely was lost. 80 t 8 ih b)ll wa& then amr-eded by exempting De lord, North Market and it-uth Market streets from the prp seed reopening. l As the bill w, o p tied, the city of New (Orlians is Ininraucted t.o enrlte thi r, opinllg of all street , excert those above, nmotioned, whlih halve b ntt cloPed by the Mte ble It lroaidl C(,ompay. Mr. Ktdld. of .inds on, alharmnu to he Corm miltten on Eaorllthnnt, report,,l s duly vnrllrlled Ilo.ns. bill No. 70, to d. ftin antd * xtendl the I mite of the Norond Jni iontl District Court. Mr. Ktdd called tp a onmmunllloltllrn fronm COpt. ( ondion, thanking ani eulgii-tg tin, Iig, ieltstnrtt for the romendadle cphii. wi ll which they hald anted on the Ilarater a (lnal i ill. Loeve orf ab-seire w..a kel for Mr. Nunre, rof YVrtuilion. which it-i II uae dethIe.ol to gran . The Hlouse then ailjlouri, id. CITY AFFAlIlS. LABOR PI'EAHl~. 1 Mai' Meeting of Mechansic and Labor Inm Men. In accordance with tile notice given, a large number of mechanics and labor Sngrnen of the city met at the hall of the Washington Artillery, No, 9 Perdi do street, last evening. The hall was quite filled with representatives of ell the industries and trades of New Or leans. Mr. R. J. Conerly opened thei meeting and nltroduced Mr. Archibald Mitchell as President. Mr. Mitchell then explained the ob ject of the meetlng. 'hliey, ai- mechani Ics and workingmn n, desired to refiute and expose the falsity of 'Park lrd's claimns, that the workingmern and labor ers (of this State sul.pported him. Pack ard had declared that while the aristo. cratio classes supported Nicholls, the working (lasses all supported hiln. r This was wholly false. They, the work ingmen, the hone and sinew of the land, desired to contradict this. They knew that Packard was defeated, that Nich oils was truly elected Governor, and they would oppose anything, any at tempt to force Packard on them. '1'hey were suffering enough already from the oppression and trouble that the bad government of the last eight years had brought on the State. Mr. Louis Adam was elected aslsecre tMr. R. J. Conerly then addressed the meeting. Le tbhonght that the laboring men of Loulsiana and New Orltanis were suffering more from the present condition of affairs than any other class of the community. There was no work, no employment of any kind. nothing doing. The best and most skilled me chanics were idle, not from preference, but because they coul I get no work to do. Let the President of the United States but withdraw the few troops now guarding at the State-House, and all would be well. The celital, now locked up in the banks, wool I seek employ ment and all these men idlb have work to do. Mr. G. Jewell then addressed the meeting on the situation in a most touching speech. He was a native of Connecticut, but had lived in New Or leans thirty years, and during all that time had never suffered so much from bard times as he wa& suffering now. Never, in his remembranae, were times harder and business and work more prostrate than now. He could not send his ohldren to school because he could not buy shaes for them, and he and his family were literally starving. Mr. Jewell also read a long letter which he had addressed to Gov. Haw ley, a member of the Commission, as a native of the same 8tate as he. In this letter it was shown that Nicholls was elected Governor, and that the laboring classee of New Orleans recognized him alone sta insisted on and demandi4 she s this they felt that Louisiana would once more enjoy the prosperity she had known in the past, and that she would need the work of all the men in her e limits in building up her material inter ests again. The following resolutions were then proposed and unanimously adopted Samid much applause: , Whereas, the usurper Packard has published to the world that the work. i lng people of Louisiana recognise him as the Governor of the State, and that none but the wealthy or the aristocracy e oppose him. nlooe the advent of Radicalism, it is hard to say who are rich in Louisiana, as misgovernment, by destroying the value of property, has brought nearly all of us to the common level of poverty, but in asserting that the workingmen of s this t8tat.e recognize his sham govern - moent he states that whloh Is noto riousfy and grossly false. I" No fact is better known to us than that, in spite 5s of si the estrrups machinery of the registrati in and election laws, and after the exclusion of I- thousands of Iegal voters by the sewing machine a trick, the Stats gave a majority for the Nicholls e government of about 80J0. Although working. men, we are not ignorant of these fests, and . therefore cannot, in the face r1 thlene. assume to n believe that this unprincipled adventurer is f Governor of the State of Lounisana. No man. e unless besotted with igsorsace, believee tihat Packard was elected, and few or some assert it but the 0orrupt or interested. We kuow that no man can rightfully claim to be 11 Governor of this State unless lected by the peon. a ple and we also know that neither the verdict of a frandnleet Iftturning Board nor the United i ites troops can rightfully make a Governor of a san notl, chi.sen by te peoplin. 1' Pi~kard in making three fl's statements, at Stlnupte to bol.ter up his own Cale, and at the sa=oe tine t produce mischief by arraying the d'ff rilnt olasses of soe aty against eschi other. LiHe in-ults cur understandings by attempting to deceive us by an-ls transparent triPks; hie mo tires ate uinder toid by Ua, and hIs estatemnts are rec.grniasd its the dema.oguistI arts of a , knave. 'erhap Pl'a kerd in his Pip ri-nric has e found no (allhoultv i rniselearldig Kgltoralnt uegroes, who', ldlter such teach ugs as hii., have beent too long the slares of prjnliho. and hate, Seasy dupe of uneoupunl us duelnagogules; bIot we, the white wnrklngrn.n, cornatitutiog a In.)J r ity of our race in this as in other States, are not sio d gradedl Ir itntellect as tll In ma a aeurnes t0o think. We have the Sfacially of observing-have understsodingas, and n are not lstitit or destitute, f reaaoning p ,wors; Sheln 'o we Gknow that be inlterests of aIll clos-es or socilety thoa Ilvti honestly ate identioal--we know that the rich man or capitalist canllit prosper in e business nn ens we prosper with him-we know e that, his successRI sans an increase of eapital, which means an locInease in our wages and more constant employment- we know that exthrbltant I- taxation, slhougnh paid directly by the property . owner, by asorbing capital, reduces our wages slid renders work precailons. We know , that Packard, like his predecessors, K+l SInogg and Warmnth, who tsurpe l the State government, and used power for no purpose but to enrich themselves by robbery tender the astue of taxation-would aet in eon. formtuity with the example of his predecessors, r and would still further impoverish the State by 1- absorbing Its wealth, thus rendering property still more ins: oure, expelling eapital to more º favored localiliis, and effectually repelling 1t from being intrcloduced. By their polloy in the i past every laboring industry, for want of capital, d hl.s either been entirely destroyed or greatly a paraliz d, to the almost total ruin of the labor it lug classes, (black and white) who are always the greatest sufferers by the extortious of goern 0 mont. ' Knowing that the result of the late election, , and knowing that the cause of our many years of depreasoen and pr carlons employnent li mnisgovernu+nt alone, we nnheeitainigly declare tha l'Pakard, in stating that thile working olasses recogn re him to be ti e lawful Goviernor of tuie M~ at, asserts tlat whilh i+ tuntrue in fact, an i s this unit nth is if a piece wi h his whole infamous i.reer sicee hisl advent in this 8tate; there fore be lt S li'soltrd., That we, the workingimen tf New Oriea e. In plblio tillneelg aselanotbled, r cognize the Nilholls goverlmealt as inl, only trie anlld legal glverinlPiet oif liU s an, As (lheen li hy Ilh man.jrty of the piople, in oinormity with the io,.niititltian atnd itawt of the tate. itRe'hsiuiiei, T1hsat we regsarl the Packard affait as wotliiIig il very eltnioentI that cIlstitutes a gov rlnme.it. I, ws not chosen by the tpeoplie n' r Sstiatml d or app oveid bh public sootimtit,. Un. flthh tto ix l'cutet the dlooreels ri itsll lhanI Legi-l , turn or sthm colnit.t, it Is a mnfa ko v anrla Iraln, aodi no powor on earth o.al make it anything else. Ilre.latd,l. 'Ihat we hold the gentlemen who conpue thile .Immrllisei n hero personally in genot nspect ; Ilnt if they expect to indrIoe any iof the piplo here to accept say compromise, or wllhngig to ihale one J it of their Iongd.tsuied lights. they wflI bn w, fully disapppinteid, as we, ll colnmnl with ti it reet. of our farll .w-citizens, wh t. nv r hi, our fate, will never willingly sutbmit to , rgrlladstlin. /lexsoied That the thought of concession or oaIpr, r lllse is dtlous in the a x'rerne, and that we would re gard any mani, whether in the Legisla Iure or out oif it, who proposedI or lutimat-d that IIf would accept It, as a pubti enemy. tid as suth should ie branded wi h eternal infamy as a traitor. The Chair then appointed the follow I ing coinrni'te to wait on the Comnmis slon to-day and present it with a co)py of these rsnoullitis: R. J. Onerly, J. N. Lanlry, NI. Cronin, W. II. Roynolds, G W. Jwtell. 'ilT this c;olmltteoa thie I'realdont, was adldedl, it the rlq(l'tst of the monuting. Tho mrollting theou atlj,)ulrndl. TalE ilIIas JOINTS. Hlhat the Silent, Bolted Doors are Say. ing, I'Pakard. The Cmmiasion mot at 11 o'clock ynstorday, and besides John tay, who presented to them, on the part of Packard, "some more documents," and the representatives of the Nicholls govern ment, who hnoddcd in their answer to the "Disap. pearance of the Packard Supreme Court" (dir e appearance everybody says is good), there was 1 nobody received by them. The Commission met again in the evening, and were still closeted at a late hour, weighing, it is said, the evidence olsoed before them, and which they considered was suflcient!to enable them to arrive at a decision for communication to the SPresident. t The latter fact becoming generally known, the a rotunda of the HSt. Charles Hotel was unusually filled by 7 o'clock, and many of the political mag nates woo ordinarily pay only a bh-ty visit to the locality tarried on this oooasion, anxiously wait ing for the news. By eight o'clock the reporters of the press r thought they noticed longer faces on the Repub 1 licarns than usual, whilst leading Democrats were I smiling and carried their heads erect. Some thing, it was reasonable to believe, had occurred, and diligent investigation began. After a little it was learned that the Commission had come to one conclusion, a general one, it is true but a f conclusion nevertheless. Telegraphic communication had been 1fre qlently indulged in between the Commission I anrid Washington during the evening, and the Sonclusion referred to was said to be that the Commisson bhad finally informed the President that the Nicholls government was the ee facto government of Louisiana and should not be dis turbed. This report neesearily needed con firmation ; and although the leaders of the Deia ocratio p rty did not seem willing to acknowledge that they were in possession of valuable informa' tion, they, nevertheless, expressed themselves well pleased with the situation, adding that everything was satistcetory. Later in the evening more interesting news I l ied out, oensrming lhet im s4 sabove, tad ,w Id THE ETU APPROACH3E. Id The ompromelce lsatlness Exploded. ýY The Early Withdrawal of the Troops and ithe EIecIon of a senator. The Ht. Charles Hotel rotunda last night preo seated the most animated scenes. The exciting Sevenlngs of the winter of 1875 were vividly k. brought to mu'd. when throngs of anxious poll tn tlcians, mercbhant and oiitv, ni of all classes met at there to discuss the stirring events of the day. CY The all-absorbing question of the hour was the news that the Commission has determined to submit the following plan of adjusting the knotty Ie question of our dual Ieg~lsatnre: ly 3 It is proposed that the Niobolls government shall y remain intact in so far as all its State officers are concerned: as also the Senate, which may increase t* I t present membership at any time by the vol o' untary acceeston of such Henatores unquestionably eleote'd, who have heretofore absen'ed them in selves. The IIonse, whioh until now has pre of sented the greatest obs sole to an adjustment, is *os to preserve its present organisration, but all the u members who oave bhen seated on contest are to ad vacate their seats, in order to be placed on the to same footing with thir opponents. The House is will then oensist of the mumbers known to be elected4 aeoordng to the returns (;f the commis it mispihsers of election. The contestd seats are to be passed upon by the Committee on Blec he tlnes and tnuallfcations of the House as now organ of lned. ed This plan, so far as we have been able to of learn, meets with rRfavr at the hands of con at. servatives of all shades of opinion. The tcadi te eels, as they are informed of this new turn of he affairs, Ie.'k blue and, as nsnal, loudly denounce or. Pre sident Ilayes and his Commission. It is now believed that the troops will be withdrawn in a its few days, and that the election of a United States A irllEi AND A PANIC. A :nreert flihnt ame Very Near lRaving a Fatal End. A little more and the quiet town Cf Algiers would have furnished one of those terrib:e and heart-rending items that have of lath gvon sin ister illnetration to Brooklyn and Ht. Louis. Last night a fair ad convert were given for the benefit of Mount Oilivet (hurch, of which the :Rev. Dr. Fontaine ii pastor. .romething over four hundred "fair women and brave men" were present, enjotln hflife as only youth oan when dancing and musio give the signal. At the mo ment when erjosmentwas at its utmost thelarge chandelier suspend-d at the hat k of the stage fell with a crash. Happily nobody was crushed by the ponderous fall, but the whole scenery and surroundings immediately took fire. Miss Verrett, one of the amateur performers at the concert, was burned along the arm and shoulders, and a general panic followed the rising of the flames. A young man, whose name we could not ascertoin, becoming wild with ox. citement and apprehension, leaped from the wind ,w, which is two stories high, and broke his arm. As usual, in such circumstances, the panic stricken crowd made an insensate rush for the door, the hirnlmost pressing and pushing with such vehemence that many of the foremost fell and were trampled upon. As yet no serious i.ju ries have been ascertained. The panic wi.nld have been followed, no doubt, with more disastroun rrenlts had it, nit boen for the coolness and presenoo of mind of the leader of the "Me, guRn Brass Iand," Mr. Charloe Brownlee, who, upon seeing the Imminence of the peril, immediately o iried his band tJ strike tip. thll d.verting the attention of the crazed crowd, and averting the principal denger. IIAIDING TIlE TIGElt. A Negroel Unmibling Iell enma.sshe Iy tihe Poller. For years the Third Precinct tlnP been infested with negro gambling bells, and so eucoesefelly have they bren inn that the priprietois have been able to lay by ortunes. The class of people who have been turfishit g the g Id to enrich these thieving proprietors are the unfortunate negro rnustate u's who make their money by the sweat of their brewe, and who are enticed into these places by sharpers, who are ever on the levee to catch their victims when they discover they have money in their posseesion. Capt. Kelly, since he has been in command of the third -lation, has made it his bllesnes to ferret out senuh places, close them and arrest all partles engaged In the game. Some few days ago he l sned the dons of John Nesbit , No. O SIossntan street, ren' Louis Cignoni, eorier of St. P. er and Biurgundy streets. Yesterday '.ergt. De)nn, acring on ter orders from (:apt. oilly, raided ith arnbliing hell of itolt. H.u1 I vw i, a-ia Nash, iualP's. r street, be weea 0 ,n l anld Cros man, and srreotd the propi ilror anlI forty-three negEos, who were engaged in vari,-n ,rls of chanone ganii s. The folowiig are the narnme of iii niomroes arrested. PIIJtn (I awles. J.acb ullh in, (has. Willit Ir, Dav .J linson, York oweoll, John Wallace, Wal t r larper Eldward MklNeal, Alex Olark, William (Gaaway, 1 tene nHIerphiii, Alien llarford, F Irvin, John Griffin., O(. Williams, Win. Brown. HIenry i)eoaon, Ailrew Jackaon, t()I ar Irvis, Henry Mitohel, Onesilme JiiIliet, Jim Brwn, Moses Page, Charles Wlliarnms, Pialk Thomes. tGeorge Whi fluid, AlJx Hurt, 'r.oe. Andirson, John, Thomas, Fra k Bider, Frank Smith, hill Mo(reen, Hng'i Leach, Wmin. Spicer. Wm. Bur n,t, Glo. Enrier, Jhon Ford, Thomae Harvey, Oeorge Williamn, .1J n Allen, lEd. Washington, John Landry All of the accuse I were arraigned before Judge Millenberger, of the Third Mun. cipal Court. The proprietor Sullivan was sent to the Parish Prison in default of $1500 bonds and the balanci in default of $45O bonds. A BLOODY NIGIIT'M WORK. Two Negroes While Under the Influence Of Llquor have a Carving Match. At quarter to 12 o'clock last night a bloody affray took place in front of a barrel-house known as the "White Light," at the corner or Custom house and Franklin streefe. n which two negroes, - Charles Johnson and Frank Howard alias Dandy Frank, were the actors. During the difficulty both men drew knives and started to carve each other after the most ap prove style; Howard received twocuts, one in the left hand and a terrible gash across the breast, while his antagonist received at his hands five ghastly cuts, one of which it Is said will prove mortal. Of Johoson's outs three are in the left side, one four inches in length in the back, while the fifth almost encircles his neck. Tile last wound is the one that is thought to be mortal, the knifj having nearly SEVERED THE JUGULAR VIne. It was learned from parties who were present, that these men were in the harrell-house drink ing, and both were in liquor. After im. bibing together a dispute arose as to who should pay for the drinks. This led to harsh words. and it was greed between them that they shuld adjourn to the street and settle the affair. They hadt no sooner reached thie banquette than they both drew their knives and started at their murderous work with a vim, resulting as above stated. As soon as It was thought by the idle crowd, who stood calmly by and saw these men try to murder each other, that bliod enough had been spilt, they separated them and re moved them into the barrel house, where it was then discovered that they had aore azrsv:o woeaxs An slarm waee suddeny given that the police were comiong, and loward, taking ia the stuns flon, rushed out of the room and made his escape, going In tie direction of the river. Ooers Dmvdiletr and iller had then irrved, baS tI0 leteo captoar their ma. an opliaion. Johnsbon was interviit by Ai Dat. ootAl reporter at aso tarly hoettr itA , nr, but he refused to make a tsternmat ori 41YI t) the name of the man who cnt htm. HEAVY TH IEVES. Ilght Hundred Dollarj' W ,etbi of NitA chinery Disposed Of. h For several weeks past a gatlg of thlees. hiVe been raiding the paper faotor on Lberty steete between Osrod and Jola. and have saLmeed.d int earrning away, at'diferent times, over erigbtiha dred dollars' worth of mbachiery. The ease was plseed in the hands of 8peelI McDonough, who bee been steadily working tbe matter n, and bhe finally implleated a gang of youthful thieves led by one Frank Lyoan. Afdl davite were sworn oat againat Lyons ad bie gang, and before several hnufe ela soml e of them will be in enstody. Lynoe yeuie.de heatr ing that the polio. were after him gave Iew Or leans the cut direot, leaving for parts unknowno Further developments sbhow that there Wea some negroes also engaged in the eleallng as ont. by the name or Wm. Jackson wau arrestea in the seot of selhng some of the booty to a uank dealer. The factor' and its contents were n echarge of Davidson & Hilt, and they are the geatrplat who made out the afllilavit. The I(Illinga of the Little Negre Iab Mary A. Mason. The readers if the Davooxnt will doubtlO - remember the shooting of the little negro baby Mary A. Maoon. on the 4th Instant, by Almes Williams. alias Sheridan. 'T'he unfortunate I,tile one, after liangring for several days snd nifefrinlg the tuoet ter.bl tler flre, died Friday morning frim the effeiet of the wound. The ro oner will told an inquest to-day. The Maenhant Case. Judge Wood yesterday rendered a decision lI this o~s+, of whic:h a mt'l' relrt of the argument was made in this paper, irvolvirg the qulestioa of the priorith of the (inraolitated Bonds sand the legality of the other le..ni o n tods, whereln he re feaed the prayer of the plaint No as to the rta. edliis asked for, but mhinta nld is lofrmer deel slin p .earving the rights of sild hmndholderas privileged credilo s upon the food required by law to Ie net aside for the par ment of the con porn of said br nol. This dei ctt,,o only relates to the reajedi.n akedl for, and irtoa not determine the impor:nnt question, whioh it was hoped would be d o died. Charity Ilospital. The following gentlmenr havu been ehona as visiting physicinas and surgeone to the Charity HJopital: P'hleuicions-Dre. Joseph Holt W. 0. AustIn. 1. Dreyfus, L. F. ntt;om"n, M. F. Nohiatre, ,ro.., I. HP1a.le·so, E. EI Lewis, A. Hurt, N. P. Hale, iureroris-l)rs. M. Moharrpert Wm. H, WaS. kinh, I. A. Vesle, P. K Lauan, '. fteber, Y. It. LeMoonnler, J. T. Newman, . Harriseen. The farrera Inquest. In our mention of the lBarera faqnuet O~a Thursday morning, it to stated that the corener told the jury that the panlih Vice Consul Wac out of hbe hear, and wflle a thi b state of mlan appeared to be sorely troubled about the eare on band. We received lst evening the visit of Dr. lnace, who states that bednes not know these things personally, and that the above msiat be a , mlsunderstanding, an he did not see the Vie Consul, but imply stated to the Jury that he was ifuormed that the Voie Conal wa slaOk, tan troubled about what the papers raid. CITY AND POLIC3 ITMS. Parap' 'aWr rnIRD lmOg now-At 4 o'dloOk fi. day evenln.', difflolity au curred at the corner of Valence and Chestnut strea t between two ne groee, John Stewart and Joseph (lolliun, whieh terminated in the latter bing shot in the heuad an, severely wounded with brd shot. nHni WAr BoInriar.--James Wushlngton Was arrented at 5:20 o'alock Thursday evening and looked no in the eventha Pre'inot Station, charged by J. L. Brickere wi-h highway robbery. Arthur Oeurce'le is again in trouble; this time he laniguihes in the Third Pr olnot Station, charged by one of the fairer sex with trespass an I rsenult and baite ry. .. . ... .. . ,, - -- m m .= . . ,. TUE IEAD OF ALL. LIST OF CHAMPAGNES' IMPORTED INTO 113 UNITED STATES . Daring the Three Months Ending March 31, 1877. PIPER.IIEIDMBNCK ................... 6410 G. I1 Mumm & Co............................ 1.24 Moot, & Chandon............... .......... 1.175 Pommory & Orono ........................ ,l015 Iloldr leek & Co......... ................. is Bouche FI s & Co .......................... 891 Burohard-Dolbcck & Co ................. I01 Charth Heldaolck......................... 869 Geo. G,i)ulet & Co....................... .. 42 Thoophlloe Bedorer & Co ................. t1 oiailer & Co ................................ $10 Pulnart P'ore & File ...................... n00. Julr", Mumm & Co ......................... 2 . Krug& Co ............................... s 1 Ayal, & Co......................... ... 6 Fleur do 8llry ............................ Ackerman-Lauraneo ..................... Vouve Clleqot ........................... Bruoh-Fouchor & C,................. 2. s Due do Mont-c ,allo ........................ 18 Erneet Irroy & Co.......................... 115 J. Bollingeor................................ De St. Merceaux & Co ..................... -, JOHN OSBORN 80N & CO., Solo Agents of "Piper-Heldaleok" and IL Piper & Co.'s "CARTE BLANCHR 50C." apt0o tM&E Now York and Montreal ODl RELIABLE A PIPEIR IIIDSIIEIL: The oldest and most popular brand of OFAMII PAGI-1 E. -IN THE UNITED STATES,. For sale by J. B. SOLAR! & SONS. SMITH BROS. & CO., ZUBERBIER & BEHAlf. TI1OS. H. IANDY & 00., E. CONERY & SON, BURKE & THOMPSON, EDMUND DUBOIS, CLARK & MEADES, CHAS. BALLZJO, -And--" EVERYWHERE. TE ONLY WINE THAT I8 ALWAS Tm . ~89*,