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THE NEW ORLEANS DAILY IDEMO UACRAT.
OF'ICOIAL JOURNAL OP THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
VOL. II-NO. 126. NEW ORLEANS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1877. PRICE, FIVE OENTS.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
iBLLOGG'ad IIOPJEFULNE88.
Wig'gs Attemp t ar Compreomse on The
Loa Term sad Short Term
Senatershtps.
b Ofter of a Cmpromise is Politely
Declined.
e PeMulblity of ills Being 1ated in the
tistate.
[Speetal to N, 0. . Demoorat.]
WAssurtox, April 24. - Kellogg's
tabofulnMes of getting into the Senate
)It pon a peculiar foundation. Just
ore the adjournment of the Senate,
March, Morton. in conversation with
prominent Loutblana Iepublioan poll
lan, said that he should support the
laims of lustis when his credentials
e up, on grounds cognate to those
whtoh he urged the seating of Kel
8.
(S ubsequently it transpired that over
tares were made to two or three Demo.
Dirts, known to be particular friends of
uastis, to induce them to abstain from
- otnlg and let Kellogg in, the eonsidera
(onl being that after Kellogg was seated
hbr the long term Eustis would get a
'favorable report from the Committee
.bn Elections, and be seated for the short
tsrm. This munificent offer was re
Je.ted, and a count of noses having
Ihown that at the utmost stretch Kel
,log would lack two and perhaps three
o tes of being seated. Morton smother
-$ the report o ellogg's case.
It is not knwn whether knowledge
of tlls offer e to Eustls himself or
tot, but th .pression is that it did,
.dn4 that Eu is dictated the declination
-of the ofer, not wishing to mix his case
With Kellogg's or be a party to any bar
g whatsoever.
NTotwitistanding this rebuff, the san
g aine Kellogg still belie4s that the
g4sheme can be made to work, and that,
-by yoking himself to Eustis, he can
demoralise the Demooratic vote in the
:'aMate sumolently to slide in by the
.kilLof his teeth. The Republicans in
h' e Senate who would have voted
465. 31int Kellogg last March, will vote
- e st him next session, and he cannot
bly be seated it all the Democrats
f n their seats and vote solid against
b3EDLL.
tlrom Oar Ivealng iEAllIon of Yosterday.]
NHOME AGAIN.
yeComemisleso's Report to the President
and Cabinet.
t MSatisfaction 1'xprewsed at Judge
Spoeford's Nomination.
iSseeal tp the N. O. Domoirat.]
WAsNGaoeox, April 24.-The members
f the commission have arrived this
ing, and are now laying their re
tbefore the President and Cabinet.
'ohereport will be simply a compila
Ion of advlces sent from time to time
ag" t the operations of the Commis
tra New Orleans, with some modifi
autions designed to head off the policy
` ýof the extreme RIadicals as recently
+tpreshadowed in the published letters of
,iante and Ben Wade. The nomination
t Judege Spofford gives great satisfac
4s. to the President, on account of
'associations in early life in Ohio,
Misd lI generally regarded as a well
Stimed stroke of conservative policy.
BUELL.
BEJOICIUG.
fow the Good News Was Received.
IBSERIA.
el k *1gs oI soelns and aeomling of
Canaea.
. 1[Btl l to . O. D)moorat.]
SNaw InTa, April 24.-In behalf of
the oolored Democrats of Iberia, we ex
s: td our oongratulations to the people
ot JewOrleans upon the withdrawal of
he troops and the enecess of our gov
runanft. Pianni DIUONGE,
ALaBaT PFONTIELLE.
Jaw aInEat, April 24, 12:30 p, m.-The
` wa .i in a blase of enthusiasm. Bells
a~o himing, guns pistols, crackers and
ens are booming. There will be a
ition on Saturday by day and
prosession.
MADISON.
.omeerata aen Republican x ReJoleain
Over the News. '
" 8j .elaw to the N. O. Demorat.]
DIaLtA. April 24.-At 12 m. to-day,
ty-five gone were fired in honor of
aorer for the removal of the troops
the State House in New Orleans.
0 lately thereafter, a formal sur
of the tax collector's office of the
was made by E. J. Larkin, Esq.,
kard collector, to A, W. fran
S..the appointee of Gov. Nich
Ix friends of both assembled
- l awitnessed the procodiogs. The
e~e lingo and beat of humor pre
=i.ed, elta Is wild with enthusiasm.
OGEO. J. BRADFORD.
Erusra joy-4ue Eandred and Fifty
ipthe . 0. DemoneA.]
IMMi TEAS s
Bells are ringing, and bands playing.
The streets are crowded with happy and i
overjoyed people. J.S. GoonD.
Another Weleeme freom Lafourhe.
[Special to the N. 0. Demoerat.]
TIBwonAux, April 24.-The Thibodaux I
AieniLs ner~sd.n th oaiowingto the 1D1a
oouAT: "Guns firing and great rejoicing
among the people. The second birthday
of the State being appropriately cele
brated. F. 8AIOAx, Manager."
OADDO.
One lundred Quns from Shreveport.
[(peolil to N. O. Demoort.]
BnneavronT, April 24.-As soon as the
news of the withdrawal of the troops
from the State-House was received here,
the Conserv atives fired one hundred
guns. 8.
g CISTAL sPRINaS, s115.
A Greetlng to Free Louisiana.
Crystal Springs sends a greeting to
Louisiana: We rejaoce with you, and
have fired one hundred guns in honor
of free Louisiana. MANY CInTIZEs.
CANTON. MISo.
A Greetingk from a mSister state.
CANTON, Miss., April 24--1:55 p. in.
Mississippi salutes Louisiana. The
artillery of this town is now firing a
salute of thirty-eight guns in honor of
your deliverance. EMIrTrr L. oses.
NOUTI CAIROLINA.
FIfty Guns from the Palmetto State.
CnUAo1ToN, April 24.-Upon receipt
of the news of the withdrn wal of the
troops from your State-House, the
Washington Artillery of Charleston
fired a saluto of fifty guns in honor of
your deliverance. EI.Ltson A. SMITH,
Captain Commanding.
ALAnAMA.
One Hundred Gun. In Hlomor of Free
Loulitana.
MontLyi, April 24, 12:45 p. m.
To N. D. Wallace, Esq., New Orleans Club, New
Urleans:
The Alabama State Artillery, Daniel
Huger commanding, is firing 100 guns
Mobile's greeting to Louisiana on her
newly acquired freedom.
WALTER A. LYON,
,J. 1. iP. LLurs,
CHAs. J. MIUHAELOFHIrt Y.
OUR SENATOR ELECT.
How Nortlh Iouiliana Welcomes Our
hnoire.
[Ipeoial to N. O. Iemoorat.]
SUa.EVEIOnT, April 24. -- Everybody
seems delighted. There is much re
joicing over the election of Judge Spof
ford, who is a pet in this region. The
2.times of to-morrow, in a laudatory arti
cle, will say: "He might sit for the por
trait of a Roman Senator in the palm
lest days of the imperial city."
WEST VEILICIANA.
Rejoicing Over the ledemplion of Ioue
I(lana.
IBAYoul SAUA, LA., April 24.-Our poo
pie are rejoicing over the redemption of
I Louisiana. The election of Judge Spof
ford gives great satisfaction. A salute
of twenty-live guns was fired this even
ing. VIDtrTrE.
ANOTIIEII tFROM IAPOUlRCIlE.
Rejoicing Over Our Victory.
To Gov. Nobholls, Nww Orleans:
STrInonDIUX, April 24, 12:55 p. m.-La
fourche is in a blaz; boills ringing and
one hundred guns firing over the great
victory. H. H. MICHELET.
T THE ANNIVEIRMARY OF MAN JAIINTO.
Texan Welcomo Lhounllana ilack Into
tihe Union.
To Gov. Nicholls, New Orleans:
HotusToN. April 21, 5:501) p. in.---I am
here colebrating .an Jacinto annivor
~ ary daty--thl deliverance of Texas
s from tyranny and oppression. I con
gratulate you atnd thie peoplo of Loeil
slann upon your approacthing Han Ja
lcnto - the removal if Federal bayonets.
It. I. HuitAnrn,
G3overnor.
SMERIIMiAN, MIMN.
Ote iHunidred and Thirty-Eilhit Guns for
Loullsana iand Mouth Caurolina.
MERIDIAN, April 21, 3:01 p. in., 1877.
To Guy. F. T. Nloholli, New Orleans:
We fire one hundred and thirty-eight
guns for Nicholls and Hampton.
AM. H. WHITAKER.
Chairman Democratic Executive Com
mittee.
COLUMBIA, N. C.
"mouth Carolina Itejolee.s Wit1 Iou."
COLUMBIA, April 21. 1877.
To His Excellenoy Francis T. Nioholls, Governor
of Louisiana:
South Carolina rejoices with you in
your redemption. Seventeen guns fired
and flags floating in honor of Louisiana
at 12 m. to-day. Tros. T. MOORE,
0. J. IREDILL,
W. R. CATHCART.
COLUMBUS, MllS.
Loulllana Welcomed to the Sisterhood
orf Free State.
COLUMBUS, Miss., April 24, 1:55 p. m.
Franole T. Nicholls, Governor of Louisiana, New
Orleans :
Our hearts, speaking through our
cannon welcome Louisiana to the sis
terhood of free States.
COLUMBUS, Miss.
WEST POINT, MisS.
A Greetlng of Twenty-five Guns.
WEST POINT, Mise., April 241, 1:30 a. m.
Franolis T. Nicholls, Governor of Louisiana, New
Orleans :
We greet you at noon to.day with
twenty-five guns. Let us hear from
you. WEST POINT.
GEORGETOWN, D. C.
A Greeting from the Dltrlct of Columbia.
OoaGnorowx, April 24, 2:20 p. m.
To His Excellenoy Gov. F. T. Nicholls, New Or
|o&.| :
The undersigned Louisilanians, stu
dents of Georgetown College, District of
Columbia, send you their hearty con
gratulations on the establishment of
your government.
JoHN N. FLEETWOOD,
ALBERT LA PLACE,
ERNEBT LA PLACE,
I ENE ConTUnI,
CHARLES TABOR,
WALD LAEarT.
TENNESSEE.
Congnratlatlons from Its Governor.
NASVILLE, Tmax. , April 24, 8:.0 p. m.
To Gov. asinot T. Nbholls, Neo Orleans:
wrong and oppression, and I rejoicoe
with you at your emancipation.
JAs. D. PoTut.I.
THE IXTRA 00MIO9N.
It Will Dispeseof the Duminers tn PIfteen
iIaysý
WAsumtNofoT, April 24.--Major Stevens,
clerk of appropriations committee of n
the House,while he has no doubt of an c
extra session being called, thinks it will t
dispose of its business in fifteen days v
after its organization. E
The Loultiana Commlesion in Wash- t
ington.
Wasmr oTovor, April 24.-The Louisiana
Commission arrived this morning in (
good health.
TWEED's CONPIwEMION.
Tweed ham Three hundred (hecks to
MnubstanIlate lin Ailexation.
N1w Yona, April 24.-The Senate in
vestigating committee, in the case of
Senator Woodin, implicated by Tweed's
confeseln, heard the testimony of John
Kelly, who stated that he had seen
Tweed's confession and furnished the
extracts to the IVorld. Tweed has three
hundred checks to support his allega
tions.
IlIE EA!nTERN WAR.
TUlE ONWARD MADRCU OF EVENTS.
Removal of the lusslan Inlatlnia.
Co0NTANTINO1',E, April 24.-Immense I
crowds witneasted the removal of Itus
sian insignia from the portal of the em
bassy.
Rssla's Preparatlons.
Andransy now fears mobilization of
the Austrian forces not suffilcient to pro
tect the Austrian interests.
Italy' Preparat lons.
The Italian squadrron which sailed
from Tranta under sqaled orders Is I
bound for Salonica.
An Attack on the Russilan Rear.
Ameer, of Kashgar, is assembling an
army on the Rneslan frontier of Ko
Khand. (Ion. Koffman asks reinforce
ments.
Turkey's Preparation..
When the Russians cross the Pruth,
the Turks will send a large force of Cir
cassians to destroy the railroads.
Turkey is bringing timber from Tran
sylvania for bridges over the Danube.
Crete Preparing to gise.
There are only 7000 Turkish troops in
Crete and the people are organized for
insurrection.
The Declarltilon of War.
NEw YOtRK, April 21.--A Liverpool tel
egram, received at the Cotton Exchange
this morning, says a plrivate telegram
from 8',. Petersburg announces the pub
lication of the dtleclaration of war in the
lt. Petersburg Gazette this morning.
The Czar's Manlfesto.
ST. PrETEuRMUto, April 24.-The Czar's
manifesto to the Russian army and peo
ple was promulgated to-day. Tne Em
peror declares that in view of the rejeo
tion of the protocol and the obstinate
refusal of the Porto to yield to the just
demands of Europe, the moment has
arrived for Rusela to act independently.
Gort.cslankoffs C(irular.
LoN oos, April 24.--Gortschakoff's cir
cular regrets that Russia finds herself
under the necessity of proceeding sin
gle-handed to realize the wishes of
1fEurope. Russia has in view the im
provement of the condition of Chris
tians, the note says, not territorial ag
grandizement.
The ('sfr's Address to hIs Troops.
HST. i' Tnt.tsutno, April 21.-A dispatch
from K isohnenffT, dated yesterday, and
officlally published to-day, announces
that, at, the review of troops by the cztr
at Tiraspotimra yesterday, his Maujesty,
a(dressing oflicers, said :
"I filt grief at senrding you to the field
of battle, and therefore delayed action
as long as possible, hesitating to shed
your blood, but now that tiheo honor of
itussia is attacked, I am convinced you
will all to the last minute go now to vin
dicate it. May God be with you. I wish
you complete success. Farewell until
r your return."
A Praclanlation to Itlumlanln.
B13uAlr s'r, April 21. One thousatnd
men nro expected to cross to-day. The
(Grand Duke Nicholas has issued a pro
t clamation to the inhabitants of Rou
mania, announcing the passage of the
Russian army, under his command, to
ward the Danube.
The Mappers and Miners Crossed.
vBUCIAREtT, April 24.-The first Rus
sian detachment, consisting of forty
sappers and an oflicer, crossed the oieu
r manian frontier yesterday at Bestinak.
Turkey's Demand. of Roumanla.
SCONSTANTINOPILE, April 21.-The Ron
Smantan government, in reply to the
Turkish Grand Vizier's dispatch, re
questing the PI'rince to make arrange
ments with Abdul Kerim, commander
In-chief of the Turkish army, to pre
vent the passage of the Rtusslan army,
has declared that such a step is too se
rious to be determined by the executive
power alone.
The Roumanian chambers will be
Sassembled on the 28th inst., to examine
the question.
r Roumanita lellds to Force.
BUCrHAREST April 24.,- Roumania, hav
ing received no preliminary notifioa
tion, has declared it yields to force,
and has directed its troops to fall back
to avoid a conflict.
Rusla'r Promise.
CONSTANTINOPLEi, April 24.-Russia has
promised Roumania independence and
Sa royal title.
BILLM SIGNED BY THE .OVEHrNsOR.
Gcv. Nioheolle has signed the following bills:
An act to reorganize the Board of Health; an
act to repeal an act authorizing American
oltizens, who have practiced in the courts of
France, Germany and England to practice in the
courts of this State; an act to define the limits
of the Second Judicial District, etc.; an sot rels.
tive to fees in tax ulet ; an sot relative to the
inspection of weights aun>measures in the Si'h
and Seventh Districts; an sat relative to church
and school property tax, etc.; an aso relative to
the cleaning of vaults and priloes ; an aot rela
tive to the repeal of sections 1221, 1222 and 1223
of the Revised Statutes; an act authorizing the
Coulcil of New Orleans to bring tax suits in
various courts; an act relative to the reports of
banks, and an sot relative to the expenses of
the Supreme Court.
I U es ths it wia tske onethtsand
adet aul gka alds lit
K~~ c
NEW ORLEANS TRADE. T
The Brilliant Prospects of New Orleans 01
Viewed from a New York ye--Three
Branches of Trade New Orleans Catn
Meeure. re
[N. Y. -Tribuane. -
NEw OnRLaAS, April 13. -It is very b:
much the fashion in all parts of the p1
country and particularly in the South, at
to speak of New Orleans in a pitying iN
way, as though she bhad fallen into a A
hopeless decline and were chiefly in- si
teresting on account of memories of her Lu
past prosperity. L
I do not share these somber opinions, o0
On the contrary I think that the city's ti
prospects, now that the State is released b
from the unwholesome rule of Igno- st
rance and greed, are more encouraging oi
than those of any place south of St. ol
Louis. Her business has unquestiona- tl
bly suffered a decline in recent years, tl
but not nearly to the extent generally d
supposed, and there are many indica- il
tions that it has got to the bottom and s:
Is beginning to climb the hill. In spite ft
of all she has endured from the war it
and the misgovernment that followed oc
she is still a real metropolis and stands y
peerless among the cities of the South. al
New Orleans is an Indigenous growth 1i
of the sub-tropical civilization of the a
Gulf States, and besides, the cosmopoll- o
tan spirit which comes of large interests a
and extended intercourse with the world v
is found here as nowhere else in the i
South, and with it a degree of culture c
only compatible with tihe possession of s
assured wealth by a considerable ele- t
ruent of the population. I was preparpared f
by much that I had read and heard to I
see marked evidences of the decay, if g
not of the utter ruin of the old New Or- c
leans aristrooracy, but I do not find f
them. The best streets of dwellings,
such as St. Charles avenue, Camp and a
Prytanla streets, and in the French E
quarter, the beautiful Esplanade, show
no signs of shabbiness but on the con
trary the houses look as if freshly
painted, and the lovely gardens sur
rounding them are well kept.
The great number of handsome houses
show that the city possesses an amount
of accumulated wealth surpassed by c
few other places of the same size. The
business streets have a brighter and
a more lively look than I anticipated,
and the levee, covered with cotton bales
and .hogsheads of sugar and molasses, e
and fringed with a line of steamboats d
crowded in side by side with their noses ,
to the shore lnaves no room to doubt a
that the city is still finding an unfailing p
source of wealth in the great staples of (1
her commerce.
The statistics of the trade of New Or- D
leans tell the story of her present con
dition better than any surface goner
alizations. Last year she handled e
a 1,421,000 bales of cotton, net-that is, p
exclusive of what came here from ether r
delivery ports- a larger amount than in 1
any year of her history except 1860, 0
which was the phenomenal cotton year
t all through the South. This year it is
J expected that she will handle 1,400,000 r
bIhles. Taking the average of the past a
five or six years, it appears that more a
cotton Is coming to this port annually
than came in any similar period prior to
1860. The percentage of the whole crop a
of the country that is handled here is
f not as great as it was before the war, the j
completion of railroads all through the
cotton bolt and the great reduction in
the priceo of rail transportation having
diverted the product of large districts
from the old river channels of carriage
I to take it directly to Eastern iorts.
With the completion of the work of
a deepening the channel at the mouth of
r the Mississippi, New Orleans will no
,doubt regain something of this diverted
trade. ...
The most important source of wcalth
for the Crescent UOty lies within her
easy grasp and cannot be taken away
from her I mean the products of the
rich soil of Louiseana, which mu4t al
ways seek her markets. The magnitude
of this source may be understood from
the following statistics of the chief
staple crops of the State in 1875: C0 t
t,n, 425,000 bales, valued at $27,800,000;
sugar, 163,000,000) pounds, valued at $12.
100,000; mola4uee, 11,000 000 gallons,
valued at $6,200,000; rice, 40,000,000
pounds, valued at $1 706,000.
HLere were nearly 1.i8,000.000 brought
into the State and distributed among Its
people In payment for the year's yield
of the cotton and rice plants and the
sugar cane. A settled government and
amicable relations between the white
and black races will operate to increase
the product of these staples. Old as
Louisiana is, compared with her sister
States of the Southwest, there are still
many thousands of acres within her
borders not under culture that can be
profitably worked when her population
increases and the labor system is better
adjusted, and the present plantation can
be made more productive with more
thorough culture.
If no improvements were made in her
commercial facilities, I think New Or
leans would hold her own as the
metropolis of the region immediately
dependent upon her, and the outlet of
much of the Mississippi trade, but she
has opportunities of greatly enlarging
her business in three directions, which
her men of enterprise comprehend and
are eager to embrace. The first is the
increase of the cotton and grain trade,
which can be accomplished by a little
effort, if it does not accomplish itself as
soon as permanent deep-water channel
is secured at the mouth of the river.
The second is the Texas trade, which
can in large part be made tributary to
this city by the building of railroads to
Jefferson and Shreveport, connecting
with the system of Texas roads already
constructed.
The third direction from which the
city will in the near future draw new
sources of wealth is the Gulf trade. Her
geographical position gives her the
power to control the commerce of the
wide sweep of continent and islands
circling around the Gulf-Mexico, Cen
tral America, New Greqada, Venezuela
and the West Indies. I believe the time
will come when she will be the acknow
ledged commercial capital of these vast
and fruitful regions-their monetary ex
change, their market. for the sale of
their varied produdtions and the pur
chase of the manufactures of the North
and the grain of the. Mississippi Valley:
The floor and grain trade has fallen
off materially, not as compared .with
years before the war, however, for the
decline has been very recent, D naong
in 1873. Uees again the t odar
Can.
Texas, connecting with the lines from
Kansas through the Indian Territory,
and in securing deep water at the mouth
of the river. Already there is a marked
upward movement in the grain receipts,
the grain thus far this year over last
reaching 200,000 bushels.
The only serious trade loss suffered
by New Orleans is in the grocery and
provision line. Formerly all of Liouisi
ana, Texas and Arkansas, and most of
Mississippi, and parts of Tennessee and
Alabama, came here to buy plantation
supplies which were brought to this
market by sea or river; but now St.
Louis, Cincinnati and Louisville reach
out their long railroad arms, and grasp
the lion's share of this profita
ble business. The planter who
sends his cotton here used to order
of1 his factor his yearly supply
of provisions, but now the chances are
that he is supplied from one of the
three rival cities named. Much of the
dry goods and hardware trade follows
in the same track. The changed labor
system has been in some respects un
favorable in its influence on New Or
leans' business. Instead of the planters
coming down the river once or twice a
year, and taking back with them the
stores and clothing required by their
laborers, the wants of the freedmen
are now supplied by a multitude
of little village and cross-roads
stores scattered all over the country,
whose proprietors, Jews for the most
part, get their stocks in the Northern
cities. Besides the planters, no longer
supported in idleness and luxury by
the unpaid labor of the negroes, are
forced to economy. They do not come
here to lavish their year's profits in
gayety and dissipation, as in the " good
old times," and thus the city is cutoff
from a large revenue once obtained by
ministering to the pleasures of the
wealthy classes of a large portiou of the
South.
.. .. . ..,.im k ( p . ... . .. .
TO PRENIDEM'T HAYES.
A Voice from the People.
The following letter was communi
cated to the President last night:
New ORrASn,, April 24, 1877.
His Excellency R. 1. Hayoes, 1'roeident:
Ito, red tS'ir-The undersigned, Itepublelons
of Louisiana, deem it their ,:uty to assure you
that, although they had hoped oand expecoted a
different result would hasv, boon arrived at in the
settlement of the Louisiana question, yet they are
satisfied you acted for what in your jradgmnt was
promotive of the bst interests of the whole coun
try. We are consequenotly resolved to carry out,
il good faith, the settlement, aud accord to the
Niouolls government our reoe tgntion and sup
port, relyiug on it to carry out no good faith its
pledges to the people of this itate.
We do not understand that you, in the slight
est degree, in this matter abandon Rtepubhlcan
principles and your desire to promote the iute- a
rests of the Republican party, the legitimate off- r
spring of the old Whig party, through which we
olherish the expectation that you will' advocate
our great internal improvement interest in gov
ernment aid fr our levees, the Southern Paciflo
Railroad, the outlet to the Mississippi river, and
for such other public works as are necessary to 1
assist to developing the resources of our li:ate
and of the whole country. I
Itolying on your aid In these and all matters
tending to produce peaoe, conoord and prosperity
in our State, we will give to your admlnistration
our cordial support.
Ke remaiu, respectfully yours, etc.,
John Ray, It. 1I. Mearcy, E
1. omntt, L. Iesmaratie,
it. T. Posey, T. A. l0uto, ]
Jas. Forsyth, E. Fulton,
E. If. ltidell, Ex-Gov. W. J. Q. Baker, t
0. I1. Brewster. Peroy Baker,
Antd others.
Met~lemtent of the tLoulsiana questlon.
IN, Y. llorald.]
After sixteen years the great war is at
last over. The last robel laid down his
arms in 1865, twelve years ago, but in t
one way or another the constitution has
remained suspended since then and the t
country has been kept in a condition of n
constructive war, until now, at last,
Federal soldiers cease everywhere to in
terfere in the State governments, and
the people of all the States are once
more happily to rule themselves in ac
cordance with the funuamental organic
law of the land, and thus the great war
is over; the people of the United States
live once more under the shelter of the
constitution.
The withdrawal of the Federal troops
to their barracks In New Orleans will
deserve to be remembered as a great
event in our history. It signalizes the
final and complete return to constitu
tional government. When the Federal
interference ceased in Arkansas at the
command of Congress, in 1875, the peo
pie of that State, of bnth parties and
races celebrated the event by a day of
joyful thanksgiving for the restoration
of peace, security an: prosperity;
the whole American people might
very well mark the restoration
of self-government to Louisiana by a
similar celebration, for President Hayes
undoubtedly, by this last act of his,
gives a new lease of life to the Republic,
a new feeling of permanence and se
curity to all interests in every State; he
adds to the value of every piece of prop
erty in the Union, because he opens the
way to a renewal of confidence and to a
revival of business. He has made the
future safe, as it has not been safe in all
the long weary years since the first gun
was fired at Sumter.
The President has redeemed his first
and most important promise-that he
would so govern as to abolish "the
South" in a political sense, and make
of us all countrymen, equally living
under the same constitution, and with
no motives to sectional divisions. For
the first time in mere than half a cen
tury there is no "South." For the first
time since 1861 the people of all the
Southern States are left at liberty to rule
themselves in their local afaig as th4ei
own interests and wisdom shall.ictate.
Go to see the "0,u tabsnd Child~eu."
Oresadines, Iawns, jaoonets, mattilese saitigs,
colored djese 1ft6, wthhtmbroiderios to matoh,
are a spd t at iLtxG Byrneq Co.'s.
Bvuarsz s ooldaIx.-A pe.ieet dressing for.
the hair. The OuooMcae holdsln liquid form a
large poporti. of deoderized ooooant ol8,pr5
pared etpreesly, f«hihs pu'fpose.
4V4B.-Itis tarcely a piece of news to tell
the pua. i that Staub keeps a cheap `lws stand,
at Goldhwaite's bookstore, on cEobage Alley,
near thetorner of Osnaltreet . tIm, how
ever may be .soursee o fbenelt O strangers
Ist.eabl saie, toget with the
" Irlr~c~i is orhrt llt
THE LEGISLATURE.
The senate.
ALL IN TiSH FOLD.
The Senate met at the usual hour,
lout. G-o. Wilts .eaidong.
Prayer by tRev. Father Allen.
Mr. Harper, Senator elect from the
Caddo District, was sworn and took his
seat.
Also Senator Wakefield, of the Iber
yille District.
Mr. Stamps answered to his name a/
holding over Senator from the Jeffer.
son District.
Mr. Dumont, also a holding over Sen
ator from the Algiers District, took his
seat and made a few remarks. Ho had
acted with no alacrity but with regret,
as he considered Mr. iaokard eminent
ly qualfied, and wished to see him Gov
ernor. As it was under the pledges of
Gov. Nloholls if faithfully adhered to,
his party would lose only the ofloes. H
also spoke favorably of Lieut. Gov.
Wilts. He was here as a Senator, to do
whatever good was possible in the in
terest of the State.
Mr. Burch offered a notice of contest
for the seat in the Senate of itaford
Blunt of the Red River (Mr. Sandi
ford's) district. Referred.
Mr. Grover, for committee, reported
on House bill 345, joint resolutfon for
the relief of the police jury (Right
Bank) of Jefferson, favorably.
Mr. Goode asked to call up the con
current resolution from the House rela
tive to adjournment sine die and moved
to insert in the blank, " Wednesday,
the 25th inst."
Mr. Boatner moved postponing con
sideration till after joint session.
A message from the House announoed
the passage of House bills 336, 360 and
361.
The Senate at the usual hour joined
the House to ballot for United Btatet
Senator.
ArTlKt JOINT SSSI0N.
The resolution relative to adjourn
ment was resumed.
Mr. Texada moved to postpone till
Wednesday, giving as a reason the fact
that there were yet some bills to be en
rolled.
Mr. Stn!ub was disposed to consider
the resolution and act on it at once.
The resolution was postponed till
Wednesday.
House bill No. 2M5, to amend the aot to
Incorporate the Louisiana Historical
Society, was read.
The bill was finally passed.
House bill 247, to Incorporate the Lou
Islana State Fair Association, etc., also
passed.
Mr. Texada called up House bill 336,
to refer to Committee. Referred.
House bill 361, making the salaries
of State officers payable monthly, was
referred to Flonance Committee.
House bill 355, requiting hotels to
keep knotted escape ropes, etc.,, was
finally passed.
Mr. Texada reported enrolled Senate
bills lt1 and 102.
Mr. Grover, for Committee on Corpo
rations, reported favorably on Senate
bill to ineorporate the Donaldsonville
Bridge Oompany.
On suggestion of Mr. Mitchell, the
Senate went into executive session, and
so remained for a short while.
Mr. Landry stated that as the State.
House had been yielded, as he was in
formed, he would move to adjourn to..
that building.
Mr. Texada suggested that a conour
rent resolution was the necessary form
of action, and would propose one if the
Senator was properly informed as to the
facts.
Mr. Landry, upon suggestion of Mr.
Demas, yielded to a motion to adjourn
till Wednesday, when the matter could
be more fully considered. The Senate
accordingly adjourned till 12 m. Wed
nesday.
The House.
SIEVIRAI MORE HWJH1N IN.
The House assembledi pursuant to
adjournment. Spoaker Bush in the
chair, ninety-seven members and a
quorum present.
Prayer by the Rev. Dr. Percival.
Mr. Voorhles, of Orleans, presented a
communication from F. Martin, of
Lafayette, relinquishing any claim to a
seat in the House in favor of Mr. M. T.
Martin, already seated.
Ex-.Gov. Hahn, of St. Charles; Albert
H. Leonard, of Caddo; Messrs. David
son and Carville, of Iberville, were
sworn in.
Mr. Robertson (Democrat), of St.
Martin, already seated withdrew in
favor of Mr. Detiee ' Hepublican), In
accordance with the resolution of the
General Assembly.
A communication was received from
Gf. Bird and Holt of East Baton Rouge,
Blair of Morehouse, Early of .West Fe
liclana, and Johnson of De Soto, re
turned elected by the Returning Board,
relinquishing all claim to seats in this
House.
RESOLUTION.
By Mr. Ryland, of West Feliolans, re
questing our representatives in don
gress to ask Congress for relief in the
matter of obstructions at the mouth of
Re~ River.
JOINT SESSION.
I'endfig consideration of the resol.t
tion the Senate entered the hall of the
House and the General Assembly opro
ceeded to ballot for a Unite4tate ea
ator with the following result: .
Senate. House. To&al
H. M. pofford....30 110 O40
L. nk. lts....... 1 7 ' 1
otal. .. ..36 117 .1563
Lleit. -V 'Wlltz declared Jauge
Spqogod elected.
Previous to thealloting: Te
ination Judgefpotford was m
Hon. $, . Joni , who took
pay" an eloquetntrilbuteo
The nomination wsa.
Senator A. B. George,'
high complin ynt trhe
Senator Allan (e4or
the nomination in:beh s
He said that he had bee
blank, but be wea
any such etsidalc
that none of, th '
whoi r had,8 .
wqd