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THE NEW ORLEANS Y DEMOAT
OFFICOIAL JOURNAL OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
VOL. II---NO. 118. NEW ORLEANS, ThESI)AY, APRIL 17, 1877. PRICE, FIVE OENTs.
BY TELEGRAPH.
II
Opposition to the Administration
Growing Apace.
A Change in the Cabinet.
StaMley Matthews' Vis t to Washington. p
Hayes' Poutheran oiley.
[peeldtl to the N. 0. Demnorat,]
WAsa5N'I oN, April 16.--The opposi
tion to the administration is growing
space. Over-zealous organs have made
haste to deny the announcement made
in these dispatches last night that a
change in the Cabinet was pending, but
the statement can be reiterated to-night J
on authority. A tremendous pressure
has been brought to bear on the ad
ministration, and some very decided
developments may be looked for within
three weeks.
Stanley Matthews is still here and
has had several important secret con
ferences to-day. The statement that he
comes here to argue a case before the I
Supreme Court is rather thin in view of
the fact that the Supreme Court has
finished the hearing of arguments for
this session.
Matthews' mission here is unquestion
ably to advise the Administration, to
help sustain it against the terrible
pressure brought to bear by disaffected
Republicans, and to press the work of
trying to proselyte Democrats to Gar
field's candidacy, which work is being
pressed vigorously.
It is stated as an authority that Hayes
has said plainly to prominent Southern
Democrats that he has conceded much
to them in carrying out hi Southern
polioy and has even run risk of disrupt
ing his own party, and that he has as
plainly asked prominent Northern
Democrate to support him.
There is no proof that he has accoom
plished his object, but rriends of the
Administration have certainly acquired
great and sudden hope, and now talk
quite as confidently as Randall.
A rather curious letter has been re
selved here from Mr. Kehoe, ex-chair
man of the North Carolina Republican
State Committee. It runs as follows :
"I am going to try Hayes' Southern
policy awhile. I suppose that fellow
tPoster is going to trade off what Is left
of the Southern Confederacy in June. I
think he and Gorham will have a hell
of a sight to answer for in the great
hereafter, if politicians are held to any
account."
The letter indicates that the Admlnls
tration is meeting with some success in
the effort to capture North Carolina,
which it counts on as one of the South
era States captured by the Republicans.
No one herb now expresses any doubt
that Hayes will speedily withdraw the
troops from Louisiana and Nicholls
come into full possession of the State
government. A. n.
THE IeTHODIgTS' IIOWl.
ieestt, the Iurdered Colored Preacher,
stlul Alive.
COALaaSTOn, April 16.-The News and
Cburier has trustworthy information
that Rev. W. H, Scott colored preacher,
reported to the New England Methodist
Conference, on Friday, as h[aving been
murdered, is alive atnd well, and per
forming his pastoral duties without mo
lestation in Marlboro county in this
State.
THEl INDIANM.
A DIfference Between, Spoltted 'Tll aindt
the Governnarnt.
DEADWOOD, April 16. -A party of Crazy
Horse's band Is on the war path again.
Spotted Tall was deceived by repre
senting that only the arms captured
from Custer would be taken from them.
The Government demanded all their
arms and ponies.
FOREIGN.
THE IMPENDING WAit.
Austria Cannot Remain Neutral.
LONDON, April 16.-The 'tandard's
special from Peeth says: All the jour
nals here are agreed that it is impos
sible for Austria and Hungary to re
main neutral in the war which im.
pnds. They unanimously agree in
avor of an alliance with England
against Russia. Austria and Hungary
are even more interested than England
in preventing the entrance of the Rus
sians into Bulgaria.
Col. Valentine Maker.
LONDON, April 16.-Col. Valentine
Baker has been appointed on the staff
of Pasha Abdul Kerim, commander-in
chief, who has gone to the Danube.
TBE 5OUTEWORTE DILL.
It is Net Approved, and for Gooeed Rea
seas, by Judge Billings.
Billings, J.:
I have been aided very much in this matter by
the very able presentation or this ease on the part
of the Distriot Attorney. I feel it a duty to aim
that I should state that fact.
Very many of the considerations that have been
urged it is unnecessary for me to look at; there
are-oueortwsonecrations that tomy mndare
so overwhelming in their force that isls not neces
sary for me to go beyond them.
First, it is urged by the counsel for the coai
missioner that the commissioner is a quasi udi.
al officer, and that If afidavits are presented to
him and he passes upon them nobody can review
his conclsions. For certain purposes that may
be true bhe may be a quasi jacial oficer who is
charged with quasi judicial duties, and upon the
merits his action cannot be reviewed exoept upon
a writ of habeoa corpus. But Congress has seen
St by its legislation to put upon the District and
Nrouit Courts the duty of revising the aets of
the United States Commissioners so far as to en
able them to decide whether "the services were
actually and neceseariy rendered and were ac
ending to law and j st
The 18th volume of the Revised Statutes of the
Uaited Stat page 8~m, is as follows: "That be
bre dy bill of aor sha be taed bý mey judge
s M Motboer, or ay Maooua P" " at thme
monev of the United `astes shall be allowed by
any offier of the Treasury in favor of clerks,
marshals, or district attorneys, the party claim
ing snbch accout shall runder the same, with the
vouchers and items thrreof, to a United States
('Ircuit or District Court, and in presence of the
District Attoriney, or his sworn assistant, whose
presence shall et noted in the record, prove in
open court to the satisfaction of the court, by his
own oath, or that of other persons having knowl
edge of the facts, to be attached to sach acconnt,
tit Ithe services therein charged have been fal y
paid in lawful money ; and the court shall there
upon cause to be entered of record an order p -
pioving or disapproving th t account as may be
according to law and just. United States Ceomn
missioners shall forward their accounts doay
verified by oath to the distrt t attorneys of the r
respective districts, by whom they shall be sub.
mitted for approval in open court, and the onnurt
shall pass upon the simu in the manner afore
said.'
It will be observed that the first clause of this
section refers to the accounts of the marshals, t
clerks anid dtitirot attorneys, and it must be c
proved in oitn court to the satisfaction of the .
court, that the services had been actually and
necessarily pet formed; as to the commissioners,
that the court shall pass upon their Hacounts in
the manner aforisaid--that is, they shall be sub
je led to the same test, and the means of lu
forming the court shall be the same by oath in I
open court. Therefore, I have no doubt that that j
law, wihether wise or unwise, has put upon the
Circuit and l)istrict Courts the dntty of deter
mining, when thies count is presented, whether
the set vices were necessarily rendered as well as
actually performed. I think t t est, of no, es
sity of the st rvioes is whether they we e neons- -
sary to the admiolsatra;in if justice, tmhe conlvic
tion of criminals being the grand object to be
aimed at.
Itappears lthat there were 8223 warrants issned;
that they were isened upon the a.illavite of live
or six sets of person elo two each; that they is
stued, not by the onmmi,,sionr signing his name
to the warrant, but by his stamping a fan simile
of his signature. It appears from the first state
mtnt lo his account that this was all done inside
often da s.,
bow, there bring in this city at that timht up
wards of forty Uuited States Onmmissioners, it
certsinly should have struck the commissio or
as singular that there shiould devolve upon him
the investigation of 8.00 oases, which would have
taken months to examine w.th any proper soru
tiny.
ts to the employment of a stamp. I am in
olined to adopt the view of the Distitot Attorney,
that a warrant issued by a stamp was a void war
rant, that the warrant must be signed by the
Oummiesioner. Certainly the use of the stamp
by the Commissioner shows that he had not time
to sig the warren s by his manual signature. I
have made a computation allowing the Commie
asoner ten working hours in each of these work
ing rays; he would have six thousand minutes in
which to issue these eight thousand warrants.
Now if we turn to the constitution of the
United lates, we find that there is a grand pr(
vision on this subject of warrants for the proter
tion of citizens, becanse the moment you deal
with the matter of criminal jurisprtdenoe you
have to so proceed as to sec ire two cardinal
objects. In the first place you must punish
crime; in the next place you must not oppress
the people. These are the two grand points that
lnhere in the jurisprudence of all civilized
nations, and many have been the struggles
on the pert of the British Commoner, to
prevent this sort of oppreasio.n. Every
argument that has ever been ns.d inm the
British Il.use of Commons, and every deouncia
ti tn whiholm has ilere beeu thundered forth
against the system (,f generli arrests, applies to
these or any other indiscriminate arrests. So
deep was this ides in the mind of the Am, rican
colonists that in 1791 they adorited as an amend
ment to the constitution art ile 4, which prci
video, "and no warrant ebal issue butt upon probt
Cab.e cause, sunpported by oath or aslirmation dc
Sscribing the place to be searched and the pereons
or thinns to be seirzd."
Now the warrant must issue upon probable
cause, supported by an oath. Probable cause and t
theooth are not matters which can be dealt with I
by machinery. Yon cannot Iut an oath into one t and
of a machine and let it come out a warrant, as 1
the pulp passes into paper in the paper factory.
When the constitution of the United States
solemnly says there nmut be probable cause Pup
ported by oath or silirmation, before the law
shall Ily its bend upon a citizen, it means that
that oah or asll-mation shall present the case to
the full and candid investigation of the m.gis
trates and the warrant muat not issue without It. I
My view of it is that the committing magistrate
should swear the afsifnt and weigh the facts de
posed to, both with reference to the circumstances
of the accuser and the accused, and then when
upon the affidavit he is, after a judicial
examination, satisfied that there is probable
cause, and not before, he issue his warrant. Now
upJn the fasts which I have stated, loss than one
minute being allowed to the oonsideration of eacn
case, it Is idle to contend that there was any obe
dience or deference to this article four of the esn
Sstitution, which las3 its power upon the court
and the commissioner alike. There is no iuher
ited principle--no constitutional proviosou
not even that which declares the sanctity
of the writ of hnbeas corpus, which
gathers within its terms or associations
more of the ines Inuablr rrsults of
Ithe centurioes of struggle, or in which resiltdis
gleater security for the pl)rrolnnl liberty of the
citizens than this article which the eommissione'r
dI isregarded. Therefore the bulk of tihose ite.ns
I cannot approve. I feel that it is the duty of the
court to sostain the coinmisiioncns in all proper
efforts to enroro the, law, but they miut act.
legally and conslilution.lly. Proper arrests
should he encouraged; indllstrimmato arrests in
I unconsidered cases should be reprobated. It
seems to me that upon any other view of the
aose a commissioner might revolutionize a
government.
Now, I pass by the fact that for these services
$14,000 is claimed. I say nothing about that. I
reject the majority of items, becande the com
missioner could not have investigated them pro
porly to come to a conclusion as to whether there
was probably cause or not. It appears that in
these 8223 cases only a comparatively small num
ber of the accused were brought before the com
mlesioner, and of that number 71 were bound
over, of whom 4 were committed and the
remaining 67 discharged on their own
recognizance. As far as these 71 cases are con
oerned, if the commissioner had made the
examination in advance, (which 1 think he made
Safterwards,) as he should, he would have come
to the concluslon, perhaps, that there was a
probable cause for issuing the warrants. I think,
therefore, the order of the court should be, dis
approvirg this account as it is now presented,
but with the qualification that if the account
S shall be presented in accordance with the views
r of the court, the items for these 71 cases will be
approved. The balance of the items are not "ac
cording to law and just."
-----~ ~ -. ---.-.....
Special sale of linen goods at A. Shwartz &
Son, 160 and 162 Canal, corner of Baronne
street.
Buoerrr's FL.AvoacIO ExTaerre-Are used
and endorsed by the best hotels, confectioners,
grocers and the first families in the country.
DUPLtOTIs OFFIca-HOLDINO.--On our eteond
page will be found a card from Ohas. F. Buck,
Ssq., a well-known gentleman and lawyer of this
Scity, in which he disclaims the credit of ever
h bavingprpared -and- puaolhed- n m iptn o
the spirit and intent of article 117 of the consti
tutiou of 1868.
Lranx 8vrrs.-One would be surprised to know
how popular these ready-made linen suits have
become with our most fashonables ladies:
y hundreds of them were worn last summer upon
* our streets and admired by all who saw them.
- Messrs. k. L. Byrne & (o. have just received
a beautiful selection of these suits, and they say
the prices range from five dollars and upwards.
I BDuarUIxrUr SeiP GOODs. -Messrs. Bhwarts
dr Sc., the proprietors of the large and elegant
Sdry good estabhlshment 160 oand 1 Oanal street,
are ofering some very great indnsements in
linen dress goods and handkerchiefs towels, et.
TbThey htalso a choice selection of house for
alhlag goods of every description. A vilt to
their ee md s stare wi cer ly prove of
Ier est oar lady Iyplondf
THE IAILITOAD TAX. '
Important Decision Rendered Yesterday
by Mr. Justice Spencer.
The question of Levyilng a Tax In Aid
or the New Orleans Pacific Rail
read to be Deterllaed I
by a Popular Vote.
No. (1414- L. C. Roadanez et air., appellants, vs. I
the Movor and Admlinitrator. The New Or
loans Paolfio Bailroad Company, intervenor.
Appeal from the lSuperior Jistriot Court, par
ish of Orleats.
The plaintliff, Itoudanez and forty- i
two other citizons and property-holders t
of New Orleans, bring this suit. They
allege, in substance, that each and every
one of them owns real and personal i
property in said city liable to taxation.
That the General Assembly, by act No. I
20 of 1870, authorized and required the
Mayor tand Administrators of New Or
leanfto hold a popular election to de
cide whether or not a tax of one-half of
one per cent on all taxable property in
New Orleans should be collected an
nually for four years for the use and
benefit of the said Pacillo Railroad Com
puny.
That said act and the tax proposed
therein are violative of the fifth and
fourteenth nmendments of the constitu
tion of the United States, and of vari
ous articles of the constitution of Lou
islana.
That the Mayor and Administrators
are about to ex,,cute or attempt to exe
cute its provisions against your peti
tioners and other inhabitants of New
Orleans, to their great wrong and in
jury, etc.
Wherefore they pray for an Injunc
tion restraining said oficoials from in
any manner attempting to carry into
effect the said act No. 20. The injunc
tion was granted.
The Pacific Railroad Company inter
vened, and moved to dissolve the In
junction on the face of the papers, and
as being prematurely and improvidently
sued out.
The court below sustained this motion,
' dissolved the injunction, and plaintiffs
prosecute this appeal.
The case has been ably and exhaust
ively argued before us, both as to the
1 question of prematurity and as to its
i merits. But as there are matters or
1l fact alleged in the petition, which, for
h the purposes of the motion only are
taken as true, we do not see how we can
d do more than pass upon the motion and
the ruling of the court thereon. If we
o sustain it, that ends the case. If we
y overrule it, the case will have to be ro
e mantded to be tried on the questions of
law and fact involved.
The question, thertefore, presented for
our consideration is, can the phlintiffh,
citizens and taxpayers of New Orleans,
I- alleging that the defendants, the Mayor
and Administrators if the city, are
about to hold an election to decide upon
the levying of a tax under act No. 20 of
' 187(0, and that that act is unconstitu
tional, and that any tax levied by virtue
d thereof will he illegal and void, restralRi
h and enjoin them from so proceeding ?
id It is not pretended that any tax has
so been levied or is demanded of the plain
Y. tiffs. Nor is it even asserted that such
" tax will be levied, but only that it may
be the result of the proposed election.
We think that the danger apprehended
TV IU UUIUn j f I b I,.LI U a U aLl I n p
is too remote and too contingent to form a
the basis of a proceeding in court to a
avert it. Courts of justice have enough b
to do in dealing with real existing and
present wrongs. without anticipating t
and com batting hypothetical evils of the
future that may or not arise. It will
be time enough for the plaintiffs to t
complain when their rights are actually n
invaded, or when danger to their per- A
sons or property is imminent and im- r
pending. There are too many contin- 0
gencies at present between them and
dlanger to justify them in resortingo to
law. Act No. 20 may yet be repealed-
or the tax proposed may be voted down
--or plaintiffs may cease to be taxpalers
or the railroad corporLation mray
cease to exist or forfeit its char
ter. It seems to tus that the pln.intiffs
have set up, and now ask us to pro
tect theni against a mere possible
adversary, which at present is without
sutbstance or power to haIrm them.
Even if it be conceded that the levy of
the tax contoemplated by said act would
be unconstitutional (upon which we, of
course, express no opinion), we 1do not,
see that t.hat fact would render the
hIoldit/l of thi electlion unconstitutional.
If the tax would be unconstitutional it
is fair to presume that a law abiding
people would vote it down. We know
no provision of the constitation which
forbids the Legislature from ordering
an election to take the sense of the peo
pie upon any question which it may
Sdeem important. If private individuals
were thus allowed to interfere with and
embarrass the government its most
ordinary functions could be completely
stopped by persons claiming to champion
and protect the rights of the public.
Thus, if the Legislature should, in its
wisdom, direct that a vote of the people
be taken upon a proposed constitu
tional amendment, or upon the calling
of a State convention, or upon any
other matter, one or more inoividuals,
alleging that the expenses of such elec
tion would increase the State debt, or
necessitate a State tax beyond the con
stitutional limits, could enjoin the hold
ing of such election, and, in fact, para
lyze the government in its every step.
Whilst this court will always be found in
favor of the largest liberty of the citizen
asserting his individual rights, and
ready at all times to lend its aid for his
I protection, we cannot give our sanction
to a doctrine which we think destruc
tive of all government, and which
r would ill our courts with litigations
based upon mteretheories and hypothe
see, and not upon actual grievances. If
the city of New Orleans should, by vote
or otherwise, seek to extort from the
. plaintiffs illegal or unconstitutional
taxes, whether to pay for elections or
n other purposes, they will have ample
Sopportunity to protect themselves
through the courts. But "sufficient
unto the day is the evil thereof."
We cannot better express and con
z elude our views upon this subject tha
by quoting the language of that eminent
jurist, Mr. Justice Cooley, in Miller vs.
Grandy, 13 Michigan, p. 848:
"An individual has no right as a tax
er, either in his own name or on be
half of himself and the other taxpayers,
to Ale a bkmq pnoaedosep i in ad
vance of the actual levy of a tax. He
cannot seek redress until his own tax
be ascertained, and he cannot then pro
ceed in equity, except to protect his in
dividual Interest from injuries not
remedial otherwise." * * * *
"Without undertaking to go into any
elaborate discussion of all the ques
tlons which might arise, we feel confi
dent that no case can be found which
recognizes any propriety in enjoining
the preliminnry proceedings in advance
ef the actual levy of a tar, on either per
sonalty or realty. Apart from the pal
pable difficulty of determining in ad
vance whether the complainant will be
in a condition to be injured when the tax
is assessed, it is always to be remem
bered that, under our system, taxes
must be provided for at regular times,
and by annual and somewhat rapid pro
ceedings." * * * *
"No court could ever be justified in
such an interference with the noessary
course of government. After a tax has
been assessed and becomes collectable,
each man's share becomes severable
from the rest, and delaying its payment
will not necessarily operate upon his
neighbors. These principles are fami
liar and rest on good sense and sound
policy."
It is therefore ordered, adjudged and
decreed that the judgment appelend
from be affirmed with costs of both
courts.
TIHE SPI'ING MEETING.
The Last D)ay of the Races.
The Favoritoes to the Front.
Hp
Yesterday was the last day of the spring meet
ing of 1877 of the Louisiana Jockey Club, and
"the best races" were announced for that day. Cl
The weather was fine, the track In good order on
and as might have been expected the attendance
was large.
The favorites sold the night before held their Cr
own on the track, and for the frst time during the
meeting the favorites won a majority of the races J
of the day, and a good many people who had bet
on the seoind horse and the field suffered. F
For the
Flrst Race,
one mile and a quarter, with 100 pounds
on each; three year olds to carry their own
weight, 8 pounds allowed to mares and geld
ings. Club purse, $800; $250 to frst horse; $30
to the third.
There were the following entries: Bib Wooley,
Jack Hardy, Verdigris, Ki buhrn.
In the pools in this race, sold on the course,
Jack Hardy was the favorite, selling at $100 to ip
$50 for Wooley, who was bought as second choice.
Ver'ligris and Kilburn sold fir $20 and $?5, anal
alternated as regards third place in the pools. L
Without any diffliclty a good start was made.
Those trees on the home stretch, (the start w
was made from the three-quarter post), which
the patrons of the course think should be al
removed, prevented persons on the stand seeing ot
which horse went to the first place after the fl g a
fill. The fall of the flag, whosa descent can be
Jen, notwithitall ding the trees, as every one
lows, .slth4-the sm·elase.apeoators on the a
stand that the dru'tr has beon tapped, and the
word "go" hls been given. I
As they pasetld under the string Hardy led, ri
Kilburn was second, Wooley third, Verdigris
fourth. oi
This position was changed only on the home- ft
stretch, when Wooley went to second place, ant b,
pushed the leader, Wpshed him hard; but, with i
all his running, uried as he was by the whip and
spur of his rider, he could not pass the winning p
horse, Hirdy, wh u passed under the string and 1
won the race in 2:41%. Wooley came in a good at
second, and Kilburn and Verdigris brought up f
the rear. P
For the
Second Race w
the following namel, horses were started: Com- w
modore Parisot, King Will'am, Ellla rowett, et
Aunt Betsey, Adventure and John C*mpbell. The g
race was for the Cottrill Stakes for three year s
olds. a
In the pool sales on the course, King William
sold as the favorite, and Cottrill's entries wore n
second choice. It
The race, as looked upon from the stand, was ta
pretty one, but to the bitters (except those who b
bisaked on Cotlrill's ontliec,) it was exactly the
other way. At the outs. t they realizedd thatlKmg ti
William and the field had no show, and they i
"gave it uip."
The start was all that cnutl be desired, but
from the first i`, wos all b,,twocn Aurnt Betsey, a
Adventurer and King William, and in a short r
time it becameo app rent that the first named had c
the race. There was a gallant struggle betwcon p
the three for first place, but Aunt Betsey led t
I under the htring and won the race in 2:441,, King p
William secoin and Adventurer (anothemr of Cot
trill's entries) third. Time, 2:41%. t
The Third Race
was the Consolation race, one mile, for horses t
that have runeand not won during the meeting.
Club purse $200' $150 to first horse; $30 to sec
ood; 20t to third, and for it there were the fril
lowing named horses entered : Maria Barnes, Co
1 ronila, Belle Barkley, Woodland. Wo illand in
the pools sold as favorite; Cornilla sold I oand.
The race was by no means intereetir . B lIe
Barkley, took the lead and kept it a' m.d the
course and under the string. Woo"' nd (the
favorite) followed her around, and ' me in a
t oo d ecound, Coronila third, Mar:.. Barnes
ourth.
y The only time that the race was at allt exci ing
n was when on the half mile Cornilla weii for the
second place, and went by the post neck and
neck with Woodland, and kept the distance to the
three-quarter, when they separated, rioodland
going ahead, and as above recorded, c.ming in
second.
T The Fourth Race
Y was consil red the event of the day. For it
t, there were the following entries :
The Nipper, George Quinine, Uncle Tom, Rues
r Buth r.
It would be labor lost to record the c'anges in
. position arn.nid the track up to the string. There
was an effirt made to see who came into the
home stretch in the lead, but the trees were in
* the way. On the first mile they passed under the
I string in the following order: Quinine (who, it
0 may bo remarked, led all the way) Uncld Tom,
d the Nippe r and Butler. On the second mile there
s was no change worthy of mention, and the only
thing worthy of record is that, under the strinog,
as this mile was made, the Nipper and butler
were together.
S On the third mile The Nipper pushed ahead
I8 and passed under the string a good third. On
- the way round thlonrth, jnsstathe half mile pout
I was reached, the Nipper gave out, Butler passed
to him and went up to second place, and then passed
by Uncle TZ m, and came iu second in the be 4t.
cl Quinine being, of course, the winner, Uncle Tom
tiurd, and The Nipper distanced. Time 7.46.
t THE 8ECOND HEAT"'
was looked forward to with interest. Quinine
went way up in the pools, but the others only
brought good prices.
This heat was exciting at the outset, for at the
' start Ruoss Butler took the lead and kept it for a
couple of miles; then on the third mile Quinine
t went to the tront and kept the position right
, oround and noder the string over the fourch
nmle and under the string, aga in wning the
heat and rsa e in 7:52. Uncle Tom on the third
maile followed the leader and took second place,
Sstill following the winner, esme in and ealed
s for seoed money.
I- The followirg Ao
summary. C
FOmrT RAca.-One mile and a quarter with 100 o
pounds on eahob; three year olds to carry their g
proper weisght; 8 pounds allowed to mares aad
geldlogs. (lufb Puree, $800; of which $250 to
first horse, $30 to second, 420 to third. t
Batkley & lHuxgina enter b. h, Jack Hardy,
5 y.o., by imp. Phaeton, dam by imp. IBov t
ereign; 100 pounds................. 1 1|
3. larphy enters br. h. IBob Wo lcy, 5 y. o.,
by imp. Learnmingon, dam Item by Lezing- [
ton; 100 pounds...................2 1
J. MMlahou eaters ch, g. Kilbure, aged, by
Ringmaster, dam Ontario; 100 pounds.... 3
F. Loyd enters oh. h. Verdigrtl, 5 y. o., by Ver
sailles, dam Belle Brandon; 160 pounds.. 0
Time-2:41%.
IioOND RAoL.-Tlhe Oo trill fakes, for three
year olds; 1) entrance, p. p , with $400 added.
One mile and a half. First horse $800; second
horse, $100. Winner of 'iokwlok Stakes to carry
e, ven pounds extra.
Wm. ottrill enters a f. Aunt Betaey, by Long
fellow, dam Lilho Ward, by Lexington; 87
pounds................................. 1
F. W. Horn & Co. enter oh. o. King William, 8
y. o., by Fs'er, dam Ibont; 07 pounds.. 2
Wm. Cottrill enters Adventure, by Dan'lI
Boonue, dam Maghgie .................. 3
W. (. Welsh enters ch. c. Commodore Parisot,
,1 y. o., by Sandown, dam Molle Ford; 91)
pounds .............................. 0
Barkley & Huggins enter b. f. Ella Hlowlett, by
Uncle Vio, dam Labhoms, by imp. S.ver
sign; 0l) puods.................. . 0
Geo. Hakes etters oh. o. John Campbell, 3 v.
o., by Joe Stonor, diam by imp. Albion; 93
pounds ..... ....... .... ................. 0
Time- 2:41;/ .
Trneo IRre-lconsolation race, one mile, for
horses that have run and nt won during the
meeting. Club purse, $200 dollars, of whiob 8150
to first horse; $80 to second horse ; $20 to third
horse.
Barkley & Higgins enter b. f. Belle Barkley, 1
y. o., by imp. P'haeton, dam Capitols; 101
pound, ........... .. .............. 1
Green Morris enters b. h. Woodland, 5 y. o.,
by Veto, dam Sympathetic ; 110 pounds... 2
F. Loyd enters br. m. Marin Barnes 5 y. o,
by Asteroid, dam Black Rose; 167 pounds 4
Spencer & Brlen enter b. m. Cornllia, 5 y. o.,
by Rebel, dam by Rupee: 107 pounds.... 3
Time-1-:484.
Fou rT RA(cE-Four mile heats, for all ages.
Club purse $00; first horse to receive $700; see
ond, $200.
Spencer & Brien, oh. c. George Quinine, 4 y. o.,
by Bulletin, dam Riga Davenport by Rupee:
104 pounds............ ............... 1 1
George HIkes, oh a. Uncle Tom, by Uncle
VI. 4 y. o., dam Maid of the Mills by
Censor; 104 pounds ................... 2
Ja . MeMahon ch. e. Russ Butler, 4 y. o., by
War Dance, dam Princess Royal, 104
pounds.. ........ ... ... 2 8
F. Loyd b. o. The Nipper, 4 Y. o.. by Phlo
ton, dam Annette; 101 pounds......... dit.
Time-7:46--7:52.
5--~-~L I
PIAQUEMINEMI PARISH.,
No Comproinlse or AtUestment. in
PARISH OF PLAQUEMINES, h
April 16, 1877. j w
A mass meeting of citizens of this e
parish ansembled at the Court-House j
Hotel, Pointe-a-la-Hache, parish of e
Plnlquemines, to-day.
On motion of E. Smith, Armand a
Lartigue was called to the chair,and r
Benjamin Martin and John Stevens al
were appointed secretaries.
On motion of Mr. E. Smith the Chair N
appointed a committee on resolutions, V
consisting of Dr. W. P. Williams Prim o
Cosse, Jos. Fontenellef Dr. N. M. a
Hobert, 8. H. Ballom, Prim Gravolet, u
and Gordon Grlmehaw. el
The committee, after retiring a few d
minutes, returned, and the following 1
resolutions were unanimously adopted:
Resolred, That we recognize Francis T. Nic- a
oil as Governor of the State of Lonslans, de
facto and de jure, having been elected In Nlovem. k
bI r last by a majority of over 80uO votes, and 'by A
the Ete'nal" he shall be Governor.
I ResolveJ, That military interference by the U
FederaJ Government in the local affairs of the it
State lb any manner not provided for by the con- a;
stl utioa of the United States is illegal u,,justi- a
Slable and dangerous to the liberties tf the peo- o
pie.
licaolved, That Louisiana claims an equal right
with other States to local sell-government, and r
we feel confident that through the wisdom, mod- a
oration. patriotism and firmness of Gov. Nich lie p
a good governinmet will be secured to our State, w
with full protection to every citizen in the enjoy. T
ment of all his rights. B
I Resolved, That the right of Gov. Nicholls can
not bIe compromiaed, and we will regard as in
famous the aot of any oitizen of Louisiana who
a would consent to adrj ist our present diaicnltles
o by a compromise.
l Resoc ,1, 'l'ht we denounce and exerate the
K treasoinable and villianous act of rtephen B.
Y ['ackal dl in enltang, r.ng Iti, peace of the State by
his frsnudultet claim to the offlce of Governor.
I:te'olvled, That we hail with p!taeure the just c
and peaceful utterances or I'rosident Hayes in t,
regard to the rights of the Son h in rf.fremnce to it
d civil reform, and that, without regard to former
party afiil'ation, we will exteod a cordial support
d to his admiidstration ii carry ng out the judicialti
g policy in his lonaugtal address.
I.R.e/e,ol, T'hat we are ready and willing to pay I
taxes for tho support of the Nicholls government,
and that we are determined to pay our taxes to
that rovernment al me.
tRen,,.eed, That we tender to our representative,
HI. P. Kernochan, our thanks for the ability, as
siduity and fidelity with which he has discharged
his duty during the session of the Legislature. I
Re.solved, That 11,n. It. L. Gibson merits our I
highest esteem and admiration for his rigilant,
o energetic and efliciont efforts to provide the best
interest of his constituents.
a A. LARTIGUE, Prosident.
a O. MARTe, r Secretaries.
O. STEVRNB, {
g (ATAIOIULA PARIMIil.
- I
to The Police Jury Recognize the Nicholls
Id Government-A Promise of Resistance
n to all Interference in Our Government.
HARRtisoNBURo April 10,-We, the
it members of police jury of Catahoula
parish, duly elected and qualified, and
as recognized by all the citizens of Cata
houla do resolve --
n 1. That we recognize the State gov
re ernment of which Francis T. Nicholls is
in head as the constitutional and legal gov
he ernment of Louisiana, fully organized
it in all its parts, exercising all the gov
n, ernmental functions, making and en
re forcing laws, administering justice, col
ly lecting revenues, preserving law ana
' order.
2. That the pretended Packard gov
ad ernment Is a fraud, without recognition
)n and support, except from a few des
et perate politicians after loaves and fishes,
ed and without Federal support would di8
ed band without an arm raised against it.
3. That the officials duly elected and
m commissioned by Gov. Nicholls are in
the control and exercising the functions
of all offices in Catahoula parish, and
e that Gov. Nicholls' authority is supreme
d in the parish, and that Packard's de
so claration that Gov. Nicholls is recog
r a nized nowhere except in New Orleans is
no false in every particular.
;ht 4. That we will only support and re
h cognize the officials auly elected and
commissioned by Gov. Nicholls; that
we will only pay taxes and ltcenses to
Supoort the legal State government,
andthat we wil with all the means in
our power resist any and all attempts
of the pretended Packard government
or his officials to exercise governmental
and official functions.
5. That we are rejoiced that our Rep
resentative, T. A. itouton, has taken
his seat in the legal Legislature, and
that his course is heartily indorsed by
his constituents.
6. That a copy of these resolutions be
sent to the New Orleans papers for pub
licatlon and the (atahou a Neus.
IFAtIOPJi VRlOM THE S.T. LOU;ll VPERU.
Panic Amon Elihlicaro Holtel Rensdents.
[it. Louis Republican.1
CIIWAOo, April 12.-Intense excite
ment prevails in this city among the
guests of the large hotels, in conse
quence of the destruction of the South
ern Hotel at St. Louis, and the loss of
life there. The hotel proprietors are
doing all in their power to suppress the
excitement by adding the latest means
of fire escape to their buildings, and by
employing special fire patrols in order
to guard against such accidents. One
of the principal hotel-owners here of
fers to expose any room in his hotel to
ignited combustibles in order to test
the absolute security of the house
against fire, The test will take place
this week.
Tur~ MUNSTEtR U1ICIDE.
A strange story, which cameo from an
apparently authentio source, is told in
connection with the Munster suicide.
While the body was yesterday being
prepared for the grave it is said to have
bled from the back of the head in great
quantities. Means were taken to stop
this, when it was found that what was
supposed to be the hole made by the
bullet was a scalp wound of considers
c ble length. Neither was there any
marks of powder on the face, or indeed
any sign of violence beyond an apparent
contusion of the upper lip. It was in.
possible to open the month to see the
direction the bullet was supposed to
have taken, but it is thought impos
I sible that be could have placed the pi
tol in his mouth, as in that ease his
q skull would have been blown off. This
is another item in this strange affair,
one of the most tragic in connection
a with the awful calamity of Wednesday
morning.
WAnTED VFOM THE 7FlRs.
ST. Lotus, April 12.-A curious not to
say slightly romantic incident of the
conflagration was related this afterpnoon.
Milton Nobles, "the Phoenix," now play
ing an engagement at De Bar's Opera
house, was one of the Southern's guesls
who escaped in an airy costume, leaving
wardrobe, trunk, papers and valuables
as nd a large sum of money behind him.
He had among his papers one of conUid
'i erable value, being a contract with a:
well-known Philadelphia manager fori,
d an engagement. For certain private
reasons, Mr. Nobles attached considsi
able importance tolthis paper, andaf#i
lts loss keenly. This morning
r Nobles was waited upon by o
Waldauer, the leader of th
n orchestra at DeBar's, who handed
U actor his contract with the Philadel kt
manager. The document had
singed by the fire, and was discolored
W dirt and smoke, but enough of it w
g left to sustain its validity. This letr
was carried out of the burning ballu i
and floAted a mile and a half to.
southwest, where it finally lodged
Mr, Waldauer's back yard, at No. 10
y Amelia avenue. It was only one of
e many letters and papers which went up.
e in the whirlwind of flame and smok.
.- and floated away to fall in the southern
1- and southwestern suburbs. Two sheets
of music, partly burned, were picked
up near Schneider's Garden, a suburban
resort, two miles from the hotel and by
i. a singular coincidence the only com
is plete couplet left on the scorched sheets
a, was the following:
" Thy boasted towers in smoky ruins lie,
From this cread scene, sh, whitner shall we ?fy7
. . . .o.4 i-- . ...
NO MO0E POLITIC".
"Forgert that you are Democrats or IRe
publicans.
[Oonrter-Journal.]
Wade Hampton closed his great re*
ception speech at Columbia, on his re- -
turn from Washington, with the follow
ing wordb:
"I wish to say to you, forget for the
next four years everything about pol.
ties. Forget that you are Democrats o
Republicans, and remember only that
you are South Carolinians. Go to buld
Ing up the material interests of the 8Stat#
invite Immigration, show the people Of
the North that we have no pros ipti
in our hearts; that we will welcome
him hero who comes as a citizen, no
matter what his politics may be; thA
we are striving for the redemption of
our State, not for petty offices of gover.- ;
ment, and then you will see the era of
peace and a new prosperity will dawn
upon bouth Carolina. Labor will be em
ployed; you will see whites and honest
colored men improving, happy, prosper:
ous and united, if you will only for
get polities for awhile and devote your-:
s selves to the great interests o the"'.
e State. You will see both races and both
parties willing for awhile to forget the
bitterness of past strife, and ready to'
clasp hands and move off and lifet up
our old State. You will see capital
brought here. Immigration will flio
in, and you will find your old Stat.
once more exercising that controll
influence for good in the national po.,
tics which she has so long enjoyed a!
honorably employed. I beg you to t1
true to that record in the past, to try
every means in your power to cultivat.i
good will between both races and pa
ties. I beg you white men to show ,
the colored men that what I have ea
for twelve years is true; that you
the best friends they have int
n world."
Thoughtful men in every Southe
Stateshould take these suggestions
mind and heart, for they are tI -cuw
the future prosperity of the South.
who uttered them stands at this utome
in the character of a leader of mode
ideas in our section of the country. 1
words are, therefore, representative.
material development and not in
stractions, are we to look for poli
t redemption. Fair play to the b
open doors to the honest imm
free sohools to all home rule a
. work will yet make the South to b
som as the rose.
Melvoy's s rIes, with a" t
cieowy's am H- rnlcsn, with ll the
t, *3s--sets, wil be 5ZAi
I»< p i'sa'. Bail, ftw the b= of Ia. as
to ioefaBaI.tm Mmea0y't .