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- --··h. - ý.ý+~ ~ ::~~ if inI It I l y re .. ...................w W fail ýýi ýia ý, ...............5.».. 3MºI )!ue 33W11 IWUSUA3 U&3t7*3T 3, 3y. S iallaclssajves the bat of it after alL Thras hured mllcus were added to hr eulsatg medldm yesterday. The "yel law bolr" ao the lght cane mare. The 1tleddat does nothtwat that there is - hickpt4 in ta the Baln Commit I , and -" hphal n that will fall to accomplish my eaiter RHampton, oi soth Camellas d adilly res rlsing and tI now sucis-tly blto be wheeled out on the plsIa of his hms t joy tM suaMshie for tl sat time sde his &aemi. - - eM r -A alv*ethat made by the Ohl a.go 4WeoOrsg our s.siii Miaeiu "Uder the Nicholls g oero aent," It mays. "ih d.t has bees largelyloreased,and a ai talasm of $800,000, lft by eil. atr 'The IWbeie is evidestly very I gor t,. tf asdial pOites in LaouisEaa when it .40aqe about sums of $e .00 bMtag left be hi vlt lslise wnhsisonowmis; theyera massee nsop an Obb opportuat es. T' pree.edlms of the Cityr ommen, pub sltd yerday, developed fb Met tCht the Dam.o n had been awarded the contract 0r dM priaf.ag fo the ourret year. The l mintes of th comnl,~ twgether with et ht e.b- rpolrat sMo , wi be Sed l ihe. rar re shoel make a s.l f of the 0,he Dateeur being the only paper that wits elng ecshbined to leet te oe0ss the ibwr t. o of the Leglrlature,. . is sa to asum that they will also combine in the e etliadeof twosnas'a obesie t theSenate freas wbich tohose a Governor. * this In dgae the ebileap n Senate m t eleat Gar caon, Democrat, or 8mith, Greeabackgr. To thi comp.lea has Bla.t 's own State came t last. And yettere is no demand for an vs.Manmg commtnea We had the pleasure eeterda ai reting Dr. O . Maedonald, ChiObe of the Money Or der Department of the United States. The Dootor was here on a visit to the South for the st Ma in many years, eand was the Slhaes, who is hb.self an atchsoe of the yys department of the public service. The Dector left for Washington yesterday eve-I g, whither he Wee clled by bolmas. His mend, General Sims, stl hea" wth as I til ordered away on puimia tbah . It is asserted in New York that a l uster b~g expediton Is preparing in that city to sa I agatht the Republic of Guatemala and at- 4 tempt to carry out the ideas 'of Walkr. A sohooner and arne have already been seaured 1 for the mpedlttos, which will be under the command of a number of Americans and Gantim alas. The expedition has may tieads anad sympathisers in G yatemalr, whe, it is thought, will delare for the fill- I Ibhters as soon as they land in Central Ameries. _ A curious oan of the recovery of a large sum of money lost is that of the Traders' Na ,-malr Bank of New York. The messenger of 'the bank dropped a package contaaing t he Slarge sum of $00,72 88, muo of it La green backs. The bank expected to be a heavy 'oser, but was surprised next day toereedve , through the mall, an Immense white eselmope contaliing almost the entire sum lost. The person who had found or stolen the package d helped himself to a fee of $7000 and re turned the remainder. The bank is well astl .Sd with the result, having expected to be a much heavier loser. Sesumption became an sacomplished fact :aterday. There being no layger anydlifer asi between old and greenbacks, the New ilk Gold Boom was finally closed on Tues sdqafternoon, the last sales recorded being at 14t. The much-sneered-at tsilver dollar has been found very useful in bringing about Sthis state of things, the treasury officala s b mrakig two very important discoveries at thei ame taime, to wit: that treasury notes are redeemable in coin, and that silver falls '~adec l that heading. These things weret known by the general public several years n ago, but the treasury and the banks did not t learn them until it becasme ueful for them to The discussion of OCyrs W. Field's proposl- P tics to erect a monument to the aemory of P Major Andre, the unfortunata British offoer q executed during the revolutionagy war as a 0 spy, develops considerable feeal upon the b subject. The New York iUm has thrown ts It columns open to those who desire to espaee SI their views, and a very hostile spirit has bees Il manifeated by ito contributors. The latest L cagtribetos to the subject comes in the tormII SIa resoluto uof the "Sons of Liberty," who d apgar the deternsiation to destroy the a eciernat should it be erected. This prob- g ably espraees the popularwill. No Americ an a complains of te honor the British govern- ea ment confeda upan ib gallant and oultured tt soldier wiae it removedhlsremalnsto West- it Abbey, bat it is hardly il keeplng pl to the memory of those who in lad ecavicted him that he shaul#be cm i Ameria as Mr. FieMld susl s T SAdd's fhte was Itut. According tQ e S at f he was aelon deserylas ce Ms high pemaeroi character and 4t mpehyea his e eaoeiim to tl theam d- , ad hs -ON be" that It is _ ble for him to detw ates, nm the returns, whther thy have beerparied or ec, amaams, In a meaw Sfare be ers, we s, the fSomesght f the Da0glra In pipgolo them. When thee n s we. irst aeltated in the Legdelatr esad duarng the meorable iga. est was made for and aea s tmn tod the las Gal A sbly, and, afterne wd, dur I. the primary ianvs predlg the, Baton Ihs eunvmnmon, wie lstied tat i wI the poIsable to a ellt a rIn md telligent ex iprtelo of popular pnliaont t i thene ral election, upon so many and such diverse questions, reaching, as these did, the very rudimesnt of cortltutional government. We lnsted then, as we do r now, upon the repmeatative charaoter of our governmeat; that tbae were some Sthins, absly the formation of the fuoda mental law ~f soty, which representatives of the people, selected because of their learn , ln and dignity of character, could perform I bsier, aore saelly and more intelligently I then t people theamelvee; and, finally and 7etr Maoemb n to repueasi a. angs te sd mabmetati y to the disedhse a each d"ate md thes dolg at I sueaah tag as th people Intended in eleting Sthela. I Duripng the latter days f the seeson of the Slast Legislatur we ough with all our might for aem·pt lea eonaedton; we opposed by every argelrmt we oould adduooe the sabdesson of the amendments, for the very --reasons we have stated-but we have not one word at oodemn nation for the gentlemen who opposed our v'iws l regtrd to theme measures. With, or wishout the viadcation time has brought on, wean easilyadord to eonaede to them, at least the Democratio portion t them, the ut most ntegrity of purpose. We onmy contead atthe truth andwisdom at all we aid has bemn justg d by ans equent events. The ht wemade and lost in te Lt gislature we carried beore thepeople. We simply ask at tenton to the results, and that raesp for Stm to which an epression ofat popular will lasalways entitled. In the canvass preceding the primary eleetions for members of the Democratic convention at Baton Rouge, the Dnmoous knew but a single ssue, and that was te Immeate convocaton o a eoamtltu tonal convention. In maing this isue we were not without opposition, and that of the ablest and most powerful character. In moetof the parishes this question was the sole Issue among the Demnoratic masses, and in many it was fought over with an earnestness amounting almost to acrimony. What was the result? The Baton Rouge convention met, and, with out a dissenting vode, declared for a onsti tatinal convention, and the anti-convention delegate from Ouaohits, who had been ele ted after a contest of uaprecedented seal in primary elections, bowed In submission to the manifest will of the Democratic masses of the State. But this was not all; the eletion transpired and the amendments were submitted and v-td opes. Wit whastraslt? Noman can teL, The Seaoretry fd Siate conesses his In Mbl~ to temob any conclauson from a com pliatlia of the returns, and he proposes to submit the wh.le matter to the Legislature for determsination. We see but one conclu slon that can be reached from this extraor dinary condition of afairs, and that is, that there has been no Intelligent expreslon of the popular will in regard to thems amend ments; that such radical sweeping changes of the fundamental law eannot be made by the people otherwise than through represent atives elected for that purpose and no other, and that the people repudiate and condemn the action at the last Legislature as an as sumption o powers and functions never dele ated It,nor even thought of being attributed to its members when they were elected. 'Yet. In spite of these facts and their mani st mplloastions, we find the same snlister Ina fluesnces, whlih were brought to bear on the last Legislatura, nttelpating the meeting of the iooming General Assenmbly--the same rigs and monopoUes coming forward with the same old thredbare argumeats and in sidlous appese whblh destaed the cal ofa constitutional convention last winter. Thls is not the first time that the people of this State have been confroted with the question theSeretaryof State has deolared hmself unable to solve, and whih he announes his intaention o ree.rrag to the Leislature. The Niholls government was broughtfae to hae withexactly the same difoulty on its aooes sion to power. These two experimets ahould stlsfy any reasonabmle man of the true mean ing of the exisiti. trouble. Yet we are told that the true and only ad miaslble deduction Is that the people are satisfied with the military edict of 1868, which ;erves us as a constitution; that the people are contented with It, and that their failure to express an opinion at all can only be construed to mean that they do not want a convention. The members-elect of the Legislature are told, with a flattering unction, that the mere suggestion of a constitutional conven tion is an imputation cast upon them; that they are fresh from the people, and have been selected "with reference to their fitness, and by the standard of their sympathy with the people's needs;" that "It is absurd and Im pertinent to assume. that they are less qualified to deal with the questions of the day than any other given body would be, etc., etc., ad nasseam. We are then told that the regular method of changing the con stitution is through the very process which has Just proved a signal failure; that the Legislature is the proper medium for repeal ltr bad laws, and that thereisno reason to disturb the accepted and legitimate pro cesses of goverament. Fially, the old ar oumeat of the expense of a convention is urged. This sort of talk Is an lsult to hon eat, aasnble sad consclentious men. Under I the esasdation of the Baton Rouge caven- I tion there Is ot a Demooatii men.ber of the I Present Lsgllature who is nt pledged and c instructed to avts for the Immedlate onvo- I catlon of a amutl nal convention. I There is not a "ember from the I country parhes who has not been : elected with a dot unerstandar : that he has been sentoths lAgltre m ir i that xprss urpose. c m l _sli . iu u. wamu ek bww k, i+ i only dlheainy e Dsre h ta ght te eroaslerbI, t ha w i.tsehes toAW Ibe hek dosen es tw .e a. he hasao bIl inn a2s x If be ha been dseted to vote ,r a conventku, he has no right to oosder thepezldkaeyeo disnarging the duty im poed Weo him. The convemntion at Baton Reugeapokeauthotbatlvely and it deelared Stbhe watior thDemoerateparty o this stats, and the Demoatge majority in the Legisla ture in duty ?~qnduto carry out the policy and wibshes of the party. We believe t will do whatit has been Instrueted to do. A bill will be introduced into the present Congress having for its object a representa tion of minorties. It provides that at the next apportionment the States shall be divided into districts electing either three or five representatives. Each voter will be allowed to vote fortwocandidates only, it the district Is entitled to three representative. In rase the district sends five representatives the voter can vote for threeof them. If a State contains more than the required num ber of distriots, as at present constituted, when the new districts are made up, the odd district will elect as at present. This also applies to States that will have less than three districte. The effect of the bill would be to break up the solid South, it is thought, anad give the Republioans about thirty mem bers from this seotion, of whom twenty would be ngroes. But it would also have the eiest of dividing the solid epublia Sta.ts t the North, Neither party wo rmete .aI dvtge from the bhange, of course. It may be assumed that the bill will receive but a lukewarm support in either seo. ton. It may be right In paineiple, but mem bes of o re with a suicient regar. for abstract right to imperil their re-elecOon will not be found in the numbers neoemary to make this novelidea part of the laws of the land. It is not proposed to prm the bill to au issueatthe present seseion A correspondent of the New York Herald tells a queer story about the notorious mur derer and parricide, Allen C. Laros, who killed, among others, both his father and mother. But, although he did not hesitate to take the lives of others, Laros seems to have been afraid to take his own. Esoaping from the officers of the law in Pemnsylvala, where his arime was committed, he fled South, seek I.g death, yet fearlng to commit suicide. He told the officer to whom, he surrendered the other day, that he had repeatedly stood on the brink of the river, determined to end his life, but that his eourage always failed him in the end. The yellow fever br6d out where Laros was. He saw his chance here, and did all in his power to contract the disease, which he hoped would end his life. He nursed the sick in Memphis, was constantly in rooms poisoned by the fever, yet, by some strange providence, escaped. His strange eseape seems to have completely unnerved him, and, in despair, he voluntarily surrendered him self to the ofoers, asking to be hanged. He is tired of his life, but without the courage to take it The Chicago 2.ibme, Cincinnati Cb naer cal and a score of other Bepublican papers give Leonard up for lost, and deolare him murdered by the people of Qaddo. Some of these journals even go so far As to publish his obituary, his career in the army and in poli tics, and wind up with a very complimentary tribute tohis courage in venturing to visit a section of the Statd whbee his murder was certain. Knowing that he would meet with death, they say. Leonard nevertheless went to Ckddo in performance of his duties as United States District Attorney, betermined not to neglect them, whatever personal perils he might undergo. The story is touching, but, alas, without the slightest foundastioIn truth, as these journals will find when they investi gate the matter further. Mr. Leonard is not dead; hislifehasnot been indanger; hedid not go to Caddo and thus risk his life in the performance of his duties as United States District Attorney, but solely for personal reseons and forhis own pleasure. These Be publlcan papers must bear the disappointment as best they cam Nobody has tried to mur der Leonard. The condition of this country just now seems to be attracting a great deal of atten tion, not only here but in Europe as well. The leading journals of Great Britain, quite blue and gloomy over home prospects, see the dawn of a new prosperity for the United States. Franee and the United States, they declare, are the only two eountrieswhose fu ture just now is full of promise; everywhere else, in England, Germany, Austria and Bus- i sia busines is growing more and more de presed, and the outlook gloomier and gloomier. And this they attribute to the fact that thiscountry and France have just passed through trying periods which taught their inhabitants economical and industrious hab ite. The disasters brought on France by the German war, and those which in this coun try followed the panic of 1878, have placed these two countries in a position to improve the advantages offered them to-day. Ameri eaand France have pased through this pe riod of gloom and depression, and may soon expect to enjoy prosperity once more; the rest of the world has this unpleasant period yet to pass through. The constitutioal convention of California is still wrestling with the Chinese question. There is a universal demand that the Mongo lian must go, but the constitution makersoan discover no method by which this popular movement can be operated. One proposition that meets with favor is that all convicted Chinese criminale shall be sent back to China. It is estimated that this would cost about $15 in each case, and the State would get rid of abxt five thousand of its unwelcome visitore every year. But there is no way to prevent other Chinese from coming into the State without conflicting with the immigration laws and the existing treaty between the United States and China. Even Kearney cannot sug gest a remedy for this perplexing state of things. Altogether, the prospects are fair for the convention to give the riddle up without solving it. The Ohinese will stay. Gen. Sheridan's reply to Seretary Schurz brings the question of Iian n government again lprominently forwari. The Secretary, in denying the charges contained in Sheri dan's annual report, demanded the requisite speclfeations to sustain them. These ae last furnished, and, as far as man be from a hbare telegraphie synopis, veyr establish the tact of gross mimanagpemeat on the part of the rndian ma. It wil probably ocar to the Seoretlrythat twmli beneoegmary for him to m.ham seu mpim 46isdel * 'i.rt tei Oaigapate l ha pe.s isble a A l etod. th17b r, Wne. -em ' ase re, - t me Ux, Lss m- h toe vastmof she eun oy. .-I1n moa. ýDecember 1s lia. i h JlohaLosa, ied 20 Fs. B- ~Weds.dasy. January , r i9ro, at Say o t....e .. Jame,, age ý2 yeasr. The friends and aequaintaoes of thefamiiy, and those of her son. Wa. James, are respect fully invited to attend her funeral, which will take place Thursday Evening, at s o'clock, from the residence of her dauohter. Mrs. L. Cottrell, corner of First and Liberty streets. St. Louis and Charlottesvile papers please copy. - SIelsdid Unien aplsu lma ds Ueueeda 1Mutea-Lo-s dloiales u mienbros que ompornen esta sociedad se reuniran en el loc Logi Pre. verania. e.aquia a Dumen v San Claude. hoy lsa U% de la tard., Para ma anar a su 'Leimo raeorada dflo ado io FRAN(IS00 REY. na. us al de al fallecido, hayer a la una de la lards a lad de 77 amos. For orden del Seflor Presidente: F. de P. VILLASANA, 8eero. 1Umes Orleans, Enero 2. de 1879. jai WAGONS! CANE CARTSI bPO.KEb H. N. SORIA, the t '111 ai d 1 !f aokm ski. e s- mem 330 sewee. THE NEW LOUISIANA REMEDY. Orestest Co.gh Situp at the age, or of say age. Prodict of oar swamps. Splen. did for chIldren. O30 poison. THIR. TEEN pages of names of HOEB RIPER ENCES, and lareasilng! Sold by drug. gists. Depot No. 108 Camp street, N. O. jai on ELIORE DUFOUR, STIi, IOTE AnID VD nROR, 18 ......... BAVIIS STRlET......... 18S (Corner Osroadelet.) 8entald attention to Commerc.al and Mort gae Paer. d ts e HOLIDAY DOODS! BI, Lilll T l Millil, SCHLfLING'S HAIR WORK -AND FANCY GOODS BAZAAR, 159..... IAIN ST - .....159 In presenting lat Md and annual comp!i. mants of the season, it is hardly necessary to elaborate on my immense and varied stock whoh I have personally selected with the reest care while in New York and other Northern and Western epitals. The assortment now reedy for exhibition comprlses the verr latest styles in WELLAUNT MATEUALa', Hair Goods of every deseriptlion and the mn reoherche selections in Jewelrr. 7aso, Coet I Brushes. Dressing Oases. Speole Purses. Gs Oases. Vienna Gilt Ornaments and Porte-Mm. nales, ete. Your attention is particularly directed to a SPECILTIES, IN INE SHELL. IVORY AND PEARL. JET 6OODS, MILLINERY ARTICLES HAC WOex, all in full and complete collection, at o ohoioe and beautiful. Being now entirely prepared for the MOL.AT TKnA, I would respeatfully invite my friends and public to an inspection of my stock, from I will be pleased to fill their valued orders out fear of competition, either as to amo or prices. Bespectfully, etc. G. T. SCIING, I.O...........CANAL S.T.I ....... dee imtdp Washi·gton Avenue Drag curnw ,huam" a" WasbIWrn NEW OR LEANB. 5 f sold a -ds for~ C~ jAieXL.Or A tWil NI ii II I. 0. LEVI, Jeweler, tes `0$ ...................rr.........om s ,en .....** * * * * r ewasem n 3 Vam s mern, . ue am niwas Ur TomIln s LADI WATEwM. * ? J . Ift IN 0 E, DonTI b .T. : a h w osa r 1. 'd lrae/ . s o s T H. ena UI ,a Spedarl ot Repnirlas F.se WAlde&W.d sa.b. Ibl... or Frec ineobues.arureorlluitnsd e .nLYS WHEELER & PIERSON, 18 AND 15 CAMP STERDT. C RING 0 NEW YEA JUST RECEIVED IN OUB BETAIL DEPARTNENT. BUSINEBS SUITSB. bS TO -5s. CASBBIMBR SACK SUITS. $15 TO PS3. WORSTED BREOPTION COATS AND VTS. ALL PBIOm. PALL OVERCOATS. STYLISE. e15 TO 1e. UNDEWEA. B.cABPS. COLLARS. SHIRTS. ETC.. LATW DrsERs WILL 3e WaSL Te uxAmnI. Su nror Fit, Low Prices and Polite A SSTOCK OP LOW AND XmUx CLOTHING FOR CoUNT1Y del 2 IN OUR WHOLUALE BOOMS UP STAIRSBB. ORDEBRS SOLICITED. AB NIT. A GOOD. NIT. P A MANUFACTORY. P. Gueble-Nipp NO. sP ST. CHARLES STR8. . ratetv, o0 st. Las .te.t, xwr Specialty ftr Shirts and Uan t*rder. Ussarpased for ship, lnateral epIlye, and Perfect Nit. CHAR. ETLWAYS OV CA1.. - ftTOL"ALWAYS ON BIED. _] , - THAT 10AL - UGHIS, COLDS An ailments of the OCHET OB LUNGS. ere is nota better remedy than that old standard presoaration. so S favorably known to the publiUo as 59 ,Duconge's GIVE I, A TRIAL. ' *. OARROUCHE. Agent for Lou ek b, all druggists, dgs imp the her USEFUL PRESENTS: Ion BEs DE CMA3MBRE, (Range of prices $6 to so each.) ELEGANT b0ARPS, Styles, so cents, is cents and at each. STYLES COLLIAS AND CUFFS, lst a so. .s, so and S .er do.n. ollet Sets, Elegant, in Boxes, 3- of Brushes. Combs and Looking my BIN. BTUDS. SLEEVE BUTTONS. , oARD oASE,. POCKET-BOOKS. MIBUOBB, ODOR OASEB. PURSES Sother ine fancy artoicles, suitable far Holl day Presents, just opened; besides MAm s11 UNDERWEAR, In Al iases aul at Low Prices. - A Nrw 5TOOKE o11 YS' AND CHILDREN'S CLOTHINO, An Agee, frmse a to 1s Years. Call and see the _W G0ODe AND 33.3RATE PsICae -AT - B. T. WALHBE'S, nose edp 1 00 CANAL UTrnmt AG08 PATTEN A CO., OOEMIQSION MERCHARNTS AID MANUPAIOTUiREB AGENTS. A ANO! GOCERBIES AND CANNED G00oo A Soelalt. I Sole proprietors of the tt ANCHOR BRAND EXPORT LAGER B B 85 Yebres als sweeS Noew eOliama. nnsdptf v H. P. BUCKLEY, WATCHMAKER, No. 8 Camp strent. GeMd and BSheer Watches, Gold Chas anl 1 other jewelty and ateaaatd s /Sf 0I GtrIJ1r{wW 14--22, EARoN:U omwa EuI. Iew m I rto i 6001 200 PIANOS ANDS0 #mndlgydeddý `, . TSB WORLLD BIifORD !ic aid thebebat laogaoj"ol Ii lliKrahýB~y andd LIOUi 8B 9P SON Grumewdr 'AL CARD. A regula meeting wiU be Ibll awZ Jauary a 1879m. at Dr. Webs'. - ual street. Pollatboi-- fo canl be made at the Searret ry. By order of W. BLL,, L D. I. hOUD.I. 1 aee jSr' orrr r 30ean eab qgoa ee OluY9rj~jIOJapd Aiwa ow~pl toff sr olds aIi 1w 7saU.be4i sma. t d LOUI oui w Y ' UOU Gruaewa U.lln-hpau. at 16. Dfts w"the abos, ALL 3uUrm~ ItM N~h Uet kaonm"Na No. a obu o aC tinued Y bftlOff ` CARPETgcS, Velvet, Ermeseli, tons, A. 0Qu~sa~y 1Z .............. f.; . Are 'selvifa by the aro u nasut a d BPn ?3W LOWUB Qs -IN W