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___l GY DEMOCRAT.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE STATE OF LOYIIANA ,ND OF CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
VOL. II---NO. 198. NEW ORLEANS, SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1877. PRICE, FIVE CENTS.
DOIMESTIC NEWS.
APlPR THIR HORSE TERIVE.a
S letween the Thlevej and a Posse
, In Arkalnsaa.
[Special to the Democrat.]
L1erma Roox, July 6.-On Satuaday last
Deputy Sheriff White, with Dr. F. M. Milai_
and Rev. F. Sanders, of Prescott, Arkansas,
ass posse, went in pursuit of James Thomp
s)on, a notorious horse thief. On the night ol
-July Sd they reached the house of Thoop
Lewis, about fifty miles from Prescott, the
headquarters of the horse thieves and outlawe
from Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, whore
they made inquiries for Thompson. A fight
ensued in a dark room, and the Rev. Mr.
Saupders, who was the oldest and most re
spected minister of the Cumberland Presby
terlan Church in that section of the country,
was killed at the first fire. Milain and White
then riddled the murderer of Saunders, whose
name is unknown, with four loads of buck
shot.
More Bankrupt Insurance Companie*c
[Special to the Democrat.]
SCHuiCAno, July'0 --The reciver of the Pub
lie Life Insurance Company reports a bal
ance of nearly $8,500,000 against the com
pany.
The boaurd of directors of the Chicago Life
Insurance Company, after a report in which
they condemn Secretary Clapp who has fled,
declare that the company has lost money
continuously since its organization, and in
dicate to-day that they will apply for a re
ceiver.
The Indian Troubles.
oSpecial to the Democrat.]
SAN FanAxreco, July 6.-News from Gen.
Howard's camp to June 80 is to the effect that
eighty-lve Indians passed along the Bald
Mountain, opposite the camp, June 29. in full
view of the soldiers. Howard is hurrying
fotward In order to pursue or find the d irec
tion taken by the Indians. Joseph has now a
day and a half start of the troops, and the
opinion at-headquarters is that he will strike
for the buffalo country. Trouble is reported
among reservation Indians in Southeastern
Nevada.
Augustus Ash, United States Marshal, and
Holland and Carter, Indian agents, were
'killed at the reservation. One of the mur
derers was captured at t. George, Utah.
LArTn.-A San Francisco dispatch from
Plote says that there is no trouble with In
dians in SouthwestNevada. The Indian agent
was killed by horse thieves.
The Grover Investlstion.
[Special to the Democrat.]
S\WAUsnrnoTox, July 6.-A Portland dispatch
/5a~rs that in the Grover investigation, Senator
F Goo.man, of Linn county, who favored the
election of Nesmith, testified that he was ap
proaA ed by J. H. Masler, a member of the
Hous$ from Wasco county, who said there
was m chance to make some money.
I asked: "Who has thetnoney?"
Herald: "I know where money is, and you
..an get a thousand dollars for your vote."
To the question of who offered the money,
the witness said: "You will have to Judge of
that as I did."
Another savings Dank Closed.
[Special to the Democrat.]
NrcI YORK, July 6.-The Clinton Savings
Bank' closed to-day, owing to stagnation In
business and shrinkage in values. Probable
loss ten cents on the dollar.
Hung.
(Special to the Democrat.i
ATLANTA, July 6.-The negro Jack Thomp
son, who .killed two negro children, aged
eight and two years, last winter, was hung at
Lagrange to-day.
Wliaonsin Greenback Convention.
WILWAUKER, July 5.-Yesterday the green
back convention met at Portage to renomi
nate a State ticket. About 100 persons were
present.
E. P. Allis, of Milwaukee, was nominated
for Governor.
The platform calls for paper money and
good times.
Base Bail.
LOUISVILLE, July 4.-Cincinnatis 3, Louis
vuiles 1.
BUFFALO, July 5.-Eries 7, Philadelphias
none.
CAPITAL NEWS.
The Washington Monument.
i[Secial to the Democrat.]
WASHINGTON, July G.-At a meeting of the
Washington Monument Association, a plan
was submitted by Gen. Meigs.to terminate
the present structure with a metallic spiro
forty feet high, making a total height of 442
feet, the column resembling a tower in the
public square at Venice. Gen. Meigs also ap
proved the plan of Larkin G. Meade, to com
plete the monument by placing a colossal
statue of Washington upon the present
structure; the figure to be 85 feet high and
made of light hammered metal.
The Thomas statue.
[Special to the Democrat.]
WASHINGTON, July 6.-The bids have been
opened for the erection of the granite pedestal
for the statue of the late Major Gen. Thomas,
on M street circle in this city. The bids
ranged from $8700 to $29,500.
The President's Ofile-Holder Order.
[Special to the Democrat.]
WASHINGTON, July 6.-The Cabinet session
to-day was mainly devoted to the discussion
of the President's order prohibiting Federal
officers from taking an active part in politics,
and especially with reference to the question
whether it should be enforced against certain
officials who took part in the Iowa convention.
It was agreed that while the order should be
firmly maintained, there was no occasion to
apply it to the Iowa office-holders, who were
elected members of the convention before the
order was issued.
The New Mexican Minister.
[Speelal to the Demoeraty
WASHNGTON. July 6.-A letter accrediting
Senor Mateo as Minister from the Diaz gov
ernment was read to-day, but it was not con
didered proper at present to take any action
beyond its Irference to the State Department.
]Misdsltppi Patronare.
WAnrIarTO, July 6.-Marshal Lake, of
Mississippi, is here, on his way back from
Albany, where he carried some Federal con
victs. The Republicans are flghting over hi
place. There appear to be no special charges
against Lake, but many statements, more or
less damaging, are all annoying to the Mar
shal.
It is said the appointment of Wells to the
China consul generalship has exhausted th(
foreign patronage due Misslsitppl.
The Mexican Annexation Scheme.
WA5InqNiTON, July 6.---Mr. BShlelcher, o1
Texas, expresses the opinion that any suppo.
sltion that the President favors a Mexican an.
nexation scheme Is rather wild.
The south Carolina Dlock Delegation.
WASHINOTON, July .-It is supposed the
pure black delegation from Charleston have
been captured en route; they have not yet
troubled the President.
FOREIGN NEWR.
WAR NOTES.
A tRnmored Turkish Victory at Nlatova.
Mpecial to the Democrat.]
LonooN, July 6.-Itis probable that there
will be little of interest from the front until
some new disposition of the troops by both
belligerents are made necessary by the Rus
sian advance in the Dobrudscha and opera
tions near Simnitza are completed.
A dispatch from Pera dated Thursday says
that it is reported here that the Turks gained
a great victory at Sistova. This is probably
a canard.
The Russians in Asia Awaiting Reinforce.
ments.
i[oeeial to the Democrat.]
ERZKaouM, July 6.-Both armies remain
inactive. The Russians are evidently await
ing reinforcements before they do anything.
Spain and France.
PARIS, July 6.-The Spanish. authorities
have discovered stores and arms in Navarre
and are watching the French frontier care
fully.
The Bosnlans Praying for Austrian Occu
pation.
[Special to the Democrat.l
BEGlRADEl, July 6.--The Greek and Roman
Christians of Bosnia are anxiously awaiting
the result of their petition asking for the oc
cupation of Bosnia by Austrian troops. Many
Mahommedans also favor foreign occupation.
The Runssian Depots of Supplies.
[Special to the Demoorat.]
BUCHARsrT, July 6.-No important news is
expected until the Russians have established
their depots of supplies on the southern side
of the Danube and prepared everything for
their advance.
The Russlan Mapaeuvres in Asia.
[Rpeci&l to the Demoorat.]
BERLIN, July 6. -The position in Asia is
thus explained by the Russian official intel
ligence : Gen. Tergu Kassoff, who was de
feated near Delibaba, is seemingly deter
mined toretrace his steps to the frontier and
rescue Bayazid, while Gen. Melikoff, accord
ding to latest Intelligence, intended to take
up a position in the Araxis Valley and hold
the road to Kars against a victorious force
from Zewin.
Roumanla and Austria.
[Stecil1 to the Democrat.]
VIENNA, July 6.-The Roumanilan govern
ment, before sending troops across the Dan
ube, inquired how Austria would regard such
a stop and was informed as long as Roumania's
army respected Servian neutrality, Austria
would remain indifferent to its movements.
Why the English Fleet Is at Beslka Bay.
[Special to the Democrat.]
LONDON, July 6.-In the House of Com
mons this afternoon Sir Stafford Northcote,
in reply to a question, said that the Mediter
ranean fleet had been sent to Besika Bay be
cause it would be a convenient station, en
abling the commander to communicate easily
with the English Embassador at Constanti
nople and, also, with the home government.
The Russlnn Losses in Crossing the
Danube.
[Special to the Democrat.]
ST. P.rEnsnBRao, July 6.-It is officially an
nounced that the Russian losses in crossing
the Danube at Sistova were 300 killed and 400
wounded.
A Battle atiBlela.
[Special to the Democrat.]
SHUvr LA, July 6.-A battle was fought
Thursday in the vidlnity of Biela, lasting
twelve hours. The Russians were repulsed
with considerable loss, and fell back on Sis
tova.
The Turks on tile Danube Reinforced.
[Special to the Democrat.]
LONDON, July 6.--Sulieman Pasha has re
ceived orders to march from Podgaritza to
ward the Danube with forty-five battalions
About as many more are ordered to Epirus. :
FRANCE AND SPAIN,
Debate inlthe Spanish Cortes on the Ex
pulsion of Senor Zarilla.
MADRID; July 6.-In Cbngress to-day Senor
Castellar interpellated the government rela
tive to the arrest and expulsion of Senor
Zarilla and his associates from France. He
contrasted their treatment with the hospita
ble reception accorded Don Carlos and his
partisans, and declared that the principles of
international law had been ignored.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs replied:
Senor Zarilla was conspiring against the
Spanish Monarchy and was connected with
the International Society. The French au
thorities, in the exercise of their rights, had
considered that Senor Zarilla and his asso
ciates might become the cause of a political
disturbance.
The Neutrality of the Dardanelles.
LONDON, July 6.-The Edinburgh States
man special correspondent at London,' dis
cussing a rumor that it is proposed that the
dispatch of the fleet to Besika Bay be fol
lowed up by a more decided measure, says
one or two Ministers would instantly resign
rather than risk war with Russia on the
question of the neutrality of the Darda
nelles.
P3-ltions Occupied by the Hostile Armies
in Bulgarla.
LONDON July 6.-The Times has the follow
ing from Bucharest: It is stated here that
over 120,000 Russians have crossed the Danube
at Simnitza, where there are immense trains
of artillery, bomprising some pieces of heavy
calibre. The enthusiasm of the Russian
troopsieverygreat. The cavalry marches two
kilometres in advance of the infantry. As
the Turks have no proportionate amount of
cavalry, the Russians are scourging the
country up to the foot of the Balkans.
The Turkish outposts are at Jantra, which
Is their present advanced line. The centre of
their army is near Rasgoed, the right cover
ing Rustchuk, the left stretching toward
Shumla. 't is reported that only 12,000 men
are left in Sillstria.
The first great battle in Bulgaria will prob
ably be fought on the above line, if the Turks
give battle In open field north of the Balkans.
Probably there will be little of interest from
the front till a new disposition of troops by
both belligerents is made.
The Russian cavalry have penetrated to
Ploina and Loftcha on the west, and to Tir
nova and Kabroua toward the Balkans. They
appear to be masters of the country between
the Balkans and the Danube, and from Jantra
to Ploina.
An Alsarlan Paper Suppressed.
LoNDoN, July 6.-The Times' Paris corre
spondent reports that the Industrial Alsw'ian
of Mulhouse, one of the chief anti-annexation
and Democratic organs in Alsace, has been
suppressed by the Gorman government.
Austria's Interference in Behalf of loen
teneogro.
LoNDno, July 6.-The Standard's Berlin
special says: Austria resolved to interfere nl
favor of Montenegro only when she heard
that Italy was about to make a naval demon
atration along the Albanian coast to relieve
the principality.
In consequLnce of Austrian interference It is
said the Turks have resolved to withdraw all
the troops except a small corps.
Sulelman Pasha Coniducting the Affairs of
Montenegro.
LONDON, July 6.-The ltandard's Constan
tinople dispatch says: It is announced that
Sulelman Pasha occuotes Cettije, and will
conduct the affairs of Montenegro until pesae,
which Austria is endeavoring to arrange, is
concluded. This conflicts wlth all other in
telligence on the matter and is probably un
true.
The War In Asia Practically Over.
LONDON July 6.-The Daily Telegraph's Er
zeroum dispatch says it is unlikely, even if
the Russians are strongly reinforced, that
they can successfully renew the Asiatic cam
paign this year. Ten weeks hence the climate
will preclude effective warfare.
MONEB AND STOCKS.
[8pecial to the Democrat.]
NEW YORg, July 6.-Gold 105%. U. S. 6's
of 1181; 111; do coulpons, 1l1r'il112%; 5-20'8 of
1865, now issue, 1064; do. of 1867, 10.0o@109a4/
do. of 1868, coupons, 1124; 10-40's 112~/ll112
do. coupons, 113%.@113; currenoy 6's 125
new 5's 1ll.
LONDON, July 6.-Consols' for money
94 7-16; U. S. 5-20's of 1865, 1053%; do. of 1867.
1064; 10-40's 109/,: new fPves 1081/; Erie 66%.
DOMF.TIC M IRKETS.
[Special to the Democrat.]
CINCINNATI, July 6.-Flour quiet. Wheat in
fair demand; white $1 75@1 80. Corn quiet,
50@52. Oats dull, 37@42. Whisky steady,
$1 08. Pork firm $13 75. Lard nominal, 9.
Bulk meats steady and unchanged. Bacon
firm, 5%@8%.
CxIoAoo, July 6.-Wheat quiet; $1 43 July;
$1 22%6@1 223 August; nominally $1 47 cash.
Corn steady;45@4s3July; 48.J J;485 August.
Whisky firm, $1 08. Pork quiet; 18 5 Au
gust. Lardquiet; 8.87/@8.90 August. Hams
quiet; nominally 8/, 15 average; V/, sixteen
average. Dry salt meats, boxed, quiet;
shoulders 56%; short rib 6%(7; shortclear 7;
long clear sides 8%.
ST. LOUIs, July 7.-Flour unchanged.
Wheat higher; No. 2 red fall $r 78 bid; cash
sales $1 47/4@1 48' July, No. 8 do $1 72 cash,
$1 36 July, $1 185%1' 20K August. Corn
higher; 46"/4@47/ cash, 45 @47% July, 45%
@46% August. Oats quiet; 84. Whisky
steady; $1 04'. Pork firmer; job lots
$13 25 cash, $13 35 bid August. Bulk meats
nothing done. Bacon higher; 5%@8/4.. Lard
firmer; 8% bid summer.
FOREIGN MARKETS.
LIVEIRPOOL July 6.--Uplands, Low Mid
dling clause July and August devery 6 8-16d
August and September 6%d; October and
November 6%. Sales of the week 45,000 bales;
speculation 4000, export 2000; stock 1,006,000.
American 652,000; receipts 47,000; Amerlean
41,000; actual exports 5000 afloat 237,000,
American 77,000. Breadstufls firmer; Ameri
can lard 438; tallow41s.
MARINE NEWS.
NEW YORK, July 6.-Arrived out: Mag
daia, Vender, Heydt, Sirieno, W. Tucker,
Melrose, Empress, Moonbeam, Importer,
Goo. Hurlbut.
INSANE ASYLUM.
JACKSON, LA., June 28, 1877.
Editor Demnocrat-As a visiting guest of the
Insane Asylum, and personally interested in
its welfare, I have had ample opportunity for
ascertaining the immediate and absolute need
of itsilargest class of patients, known as
beneficiaries-as their expenses are supposed
to be'entirely borne by the State.
This class numbers at pl-csent 183 out of a
total of 193 inmates. The legislative appro
priation for their support and maintenance,
including salaries of officers, wages of at
tendants and all employes, amounts to only
$25,000, payablq in State warrants, some of
which have been sold for seventy cents, while
eighty-five is probably the highest figure to
be realized-on future issues.
Now this appropriation, thus reduced, is
barely sufficient to purchase the necessary
supply of provisions; indeed would not sui
fice, but for the excellent and economical farm
and garden arrangements of the devoted su
perintendent. No part of it can be properly
diverted to the purchase of even the neces
sary clothing of these 183 State patients; and
hence this
APPEAL.
(which I earnestly maker that the charitable
and christian people of New Orleans and
throughout the whole State shall contribute
articles of clothing-even second-hand-or
materials that can be made up for the use of
the beneficiaries.
And I earnestly invoke the aid of the press
of the State members of the police juries and
ministers of the gospel, to assist in securing
the desired contributions. Boxes and pack
ages should be addressed to "Dr. J. Welsh
Jones, Jackson, La., care of W. S. Slaughter
& Bro., Port Hickey." D. C.
P. S.--In urther explanation, I will quote
an extract from the report of the superin
tendent to the board of administrators for the
month of June:
"It is my duty to call your attention to the
destitute condition of the inmates. For the
period of nearly two years the asylum has
not possessed the means of supplying them
either with clothing for their bodies or beds,
and but for the charitable donations of last
winter a state of perfect nudity would now
exist. They need both upper and under gar
ments, beds and bed clothing."
We have received this week the
Pioneer of Assumption, published in
French and English by Charles Du
paty. The Pioneer was the first paper
established in the parish of Assump
tion, but owing to Radical sway in
Louisiana it had to suspend, together
with many other Democratic journals.
Severab of these have been revived
since the establishment of the people's
chosen government. We welcome with
joy these representatives of theancient
glories of LouiJ!.an,
INVESTIGATION EXTRAORDINARY.
THE AUIDI'OIRIAL COMIMITTEEg DEVEL.
OPF.% A MINI OF 1RICR CO-.
RE RPONDENCU.
Marks Goes for Johnson and Wands
wants "That Printing Claim" Paid.
Now that the Auditorial Investigating Com
mittee have.got in a fair way to unearth some of
the crookedness that has occurred In the Audi
tor's office during the last few years they may
find that K.plogg had more to do with that office
than the mere reception of warrants and th at he
even compelled Johnson to let up, as it were,
ON DZFAULTING TAX COLLzETORB .
They can ascertain that as late as December
11, 1876, the great truth-stretcber addressed a
general order, or letter of instructions, directing
that the time-fully prescribed by law-for the
settlement of the tax collector Sf Mldison par.
ish he extended ten days beyond the limit pre
scribed by law "withloat putting the collector in
default."
There is evidence, also, to show that in the
Kerrigan-Yates muddle for the posseession of the
St. James colleotorship, Disttict Attorney (now
Judge) Morris Marks figured conspicunously
pending the contest, and even when the powers,
that were finally ousted both Kerrigan and Yates
About the time the administration were after
Kerrigan his enemies claimed that he had uol
leoted taxes in advance or had taken drafts In
payment for the same, and Yates, succeeding him,
would dot recognize his receipts, going so far
as to
sIZEx A rLA1rvATEoN,
the taxes upon which had been paid to Kerrigan.
Jest Abont that time the Auditor seems to have
put his fingers into the pie and issued contrary
orders,.which not only nettled Kerrigan, but got
Morris Marks somewhas on his dignity, as the
following sharp document, written by Marks, will
show:
Orrlsi or K. MARKs,)
* District Attorney Fourth Judicial Distriot.
Donaldsonville, La., October 25, 1876,
lion. Geo. B. Johnson, State Auditor:
Dear Sir-Yours of the 24th inst. has been re
ceived and contents noted, and in reply thereto
can only express my utter surprise at the unten
able position asesumed by you at this late day.
You probably overlooked the fact that these
parties paid to Kerrigan
UPON YOUR ADVICE,
and which I consider proper and legal. Besides,
you have since recognized offically his receipts,
and I have acted upon your instructions so far
tnat 1 cannot, therefore, follow your bad exam.
ple by changing every day in the week, to the
utter disregard of the interests of the taxpaytr.
I am determined now to assume'a position that
wid compel your offlce to take a stand, although
it will estop the collection of all taxes until the next
year. Besides, I shall phblsh the iostructions
received from you, and all correspondence on the
subject, to show my part in
THiS RIDICULOUS COMEDY,
We are both candidates before the people, and
I propose that no one shall place tse in bad faith
or in a ridiculous position before them. I leave
to-day for tit. James, and shall at once institute
legal proceedinge.against any tapsyer holding
the receipt of Yates. If the courts alone can de
cide it, I propose to bring it up myself, and let
those who acted without yours and my advioc be
put to the inconvenience.
" Yours, in haste, M. MAKns,
'District Attorney.
This letter appears among some of the records
found, and wasintended for the State House fur
nace, but it escaped.
A little later in the season when the Bopubli.
cans were pushing the tax collectors for set
tlements, in order to
ACQUIRE CAMPAIGN PUNDS,
they touched Kerrigan up with the rest, and
Marks again comes to the front in his official
capacity and recommends that the outstanding
"orders'; against Jack (Kerrigan we mean) for
licenses collected by him in the parish of St.
James, be settled for by him with warrants of that
year.
Whether Kerrigan settled in that way or not
is not known yet, but the committee can find out
and will know all about
THOSE COMPROMISE SETTLEMENTS
before their labors are ended.
Evidence has been obtained which will justify
the assertion that quite a number of the tax rolls
were sent to the Auditor from the parisher, al
though they were not in the office when it was
taken possession of. In the case of the parish of
St. Landry, the collector forwarded his rolls by
boat, and when punched up by the Auditor for
theic non-appearance, he declared that they had
gone forward, and that Gen. Anderson, who was
about to leave for the city, would get the rolls
and see that they were delivered in due time.
Ad instance is also noted in the matter of com
.promises with collectors, where a merchant of
this city states that
REILY, OF MOP.EHOUSE,
had sent twenty-six bales of cotton to assist in
the liquidation of his arrearages, and requested
the Auditor to dismiss proceedings against him
for two weeks.
In the case of Harlow, of Tensas, who is short
$12.000or so, it will be shown that he received his
orders to settle, and upon going to the Treas
urer's office be proposed to pay in warrants for
the school, interest, levee repair and construe
tion funds, but proposed to
KEEP THE STATE TAX FUND,
and he has done it satisfactorily to himself to his
day.
About the lamest excuse presented by any of
the claimants for warra.nts is that made by .. B.
Wands, who. it will be roemmbered, got from t:e
State $14,372 of the S.ndford warrante--ba
1388,00 fraud ftnded Augn t 29, 1874-an t as
late as October, 1876, he tries to get his holks in
once more.
In the month named, while at Amite, he ;rote
Johnson that he had relioquished his senatorial
aspirations, and Was in a piuch for money
FOR CAMPAIGN PURPOSES,
and begged Johnson to isesue him warrants
FOR PRINTING DONE FOR THE STATE,
claiming that he had been badly treaterd by John
son's predecessors in the matter, and that he
would be down the next week, wishing that
Johnson would se,, if there was no proper way
by which hie bill could be paid. He added that
his prospects were bright if the Istate Central
Committee took prompt action; but is satisfi 'd
now, perhaps, that he iooknd on the bright side
of the picture.
If the claim was paid by Johnson the commit
tee will ascertain that fact, and the Treasurer
will be able to state whether the warrants were
or were not cashed in his office.
These are but a few of the matters which the
committee have bra uheb to the surface ( ith the
assistance of the DEMocRAT), ant in due time a
proper explanation will be wanted of these
trif.cig (?) p. ccadll:oes.
AUDITORIAIL INVESTIGATION.
Brders Issued for the Arrest of stubborn
Witnesses.
The Auditorial Committee met on Friday
morning. Present: Senator Steven and Bepre
sentatives Aldige, Leeds and Desmarais.
The chairman reported that several persons for
whom subpe4 had been insued had not been
round, and thbt others that had been served re
nsed to oibJ the steamoss, inolading one Be. I
son, an ex.police officer, and that the sergeant-at
arms had been nlostructed to street him, but he
subsequently reported and was examined.
Mr. Daffy, an ex-policeman, was called up as a
witness, whereupon the committee went into
executive session, and remained until about 2 p.
m., examininr several witnesses other than these
named, and then adjourned until to-day.
Catch Behind.
It is remarkable that there are not more ac
cidents to boys along the lines of the city cars
than there are. Handreds of boys between six
and twelve years make it a daily habit to bang on
the sides of every car passing within easy dis
tance and to terrify by their hazardous antics
every old lady passenger. This, perhaps, might
be passed over, but since the new line to the
lake on Canal street has been startel a nqmber
of quite small boys make it their practice to
be on hand every Sunday afternoon, or whenever
Ihere Is a crowd, and jump on the steps of the
passenger cars while they are in motion. The
other day this reporter saw a boy make a leap
for the front step of a car, and missing it, barely
managed to catch the Iron hand-rail, where he
hung for some time until the train reached its
stopping llace. Had the lad's strength failed
him, he must have Inevitably been crushed be
neath the wheels.
Dead to Bights.
Daring the absence of Mr. J. L. Longley and
his family from their residence, corner of Maga
zine and Aline streets, between 12 and 1 o'clock
on the evening of the twenty-ninth of Jnne, a
sneak thief gained access to the house and
stole a lot of silverware, jewelry, etc., valued at
6400.
The property having been disposed of in a
pawnbroker's establishment by a young mulatto
named Joseph Monette, he was arrested by Aid
Minor on ursnlines street, between Ohartres and
Levee, and looked up in the Central Station.
The thief was identified by the pawnbroker us
the party who had disposed of th goods to him;
and the hat which he wore at the time of his ar
rest was identified by Mr. Longley as one stolen
from him.
The prisoner was transferred to the Seventh
Justlce Court and an affidavit made against him,
charging him with the robbery.
A COMPREHENNIVE .¥YITE. OF Ky.
GIENE.
PARISH OF PLAQUEMINFHE
June 28, 1877.
Editor Democrat--The subject of health,
which each individual must acknowledge is
more important to hid? than any other, cer
tainly ought to have a prominent place
among the objects considered for the promo
tion of the general welfare.
This system should be based upon a careful
collection and study of facts relating to the
climate and diseases-medical and sanitary
history--present condition of the city
and that which has obtained
here under different administrations
the sanitary history of other important
cities, the conclusions deduced by them from
experience and data, and their plans adopted
for th accomplishmentn of the objects set
forth and the investigation of all matters
which bear upon this subject. An efficient
system of hygiene contemplates a large ex
penditure of money. Undoubtedly. So do
railroads; so do levees; so do the workings of
the government of the State which is meant
strictly to protpct people and keep them quiet.
But we question whether protecting the
rights of people and keeping them from lght
ing is more important than keeping them in
health and saving their lives. If people are
responsive to appeals made to them for
large sums of money for construction
of works to bring to them materials con
ducive to the enjoyment of life, it does
seem strange that they should disregard the
conditions upon which that life holds in a
great measure its capacity of enjoyment and
its probable prolongation of enjoyment. Most
of the large cities of the United States and of
aportion of Europe have expended large sums
of money for the improvement of their sani
tary condition. In connection with this they
have established extensive works which add
not only to the comfort and health of their
people but adorn and beautify these cities,
and contribute to their wealth by attractive
ness to residence.
They act upon the knowledge that the inter
nal causes of disease far exceed in magnitude
those which are considered external-the
amelioration or removal of which is the great
object to which they should direct their
efforts. The intelligence of this age now real
izes the fact that it is better to prevent than
to cure disease. A commission of health in
a report made several years ago to the Privy
Council of Great Britain, in relation to this
matter, says:
"It cannot be denied that conflicts of opin
ion upon some minor points have arisen, but
upon the main question at issue there has
been practical unanimity among the hosts of
physicists and physicians, chemists and mi
croscopists; and although by habit we have
come almost to forget, if not to doubt the
existence of these hidden dangers which en
viron us, we regard pestilence and plague as
the legitimate consequences of the violation
of sanitary laws."
No one should doubt the policy and duty of
protecting New Orleans against the introduc
tion of disease from abroad, and no ohe can
doubt, who is acquainted with the condition
of the city and who has reflected upon the
subject, that the protection of her citizens
from the operation of internal causes of dis
ease is most inadequately performed, and
demands the establishment of a system far
more extensive and efficient than the pro
vision which is now made to guard its
health.
It is said the population of New Orleans
has scarcely increased in ten years. She has
had railroads and highways of water travel,
as we have statt d heretofore, unrivalled 1i
the world. It cannot be altogether from bad
government, since industries of the State
have been progressive to some extent, and
statistics show improvements in the com
merce of the city, as far as quantity is cofi
sidered.
If the statment be true that her population
has not increased, either many people have
gone away or the ratio of births and deaths
must have altered very much. Some years
ago the death rate in New Orleans was 1 in
17. We have no data upon which to establish
the birth rate, but we have no reason to sup
pose that this fact of non-increase of popula
tion can be attributed to such great alteration
in the ratio of the death rate above mentioned
as to have produced this effect.
Admitting, then, the truth of this state
ment, and that many of our people have gone
away the great problem to solve is how to
get them or others back, and how to make
them stay. We think we have mentioned in
this paper one great way; we may in another
irticle speak of another way we think of 1
prime importance, but contingent upon the
frst, but through the agency of which two
we can show that a great city grew up in the 4
world without a railroad and without a port
Af entry.
As a matter of interest to New Orleans we
have ventured to present the subject of this
letter to the thoughtful people of your com
munity. It is not done with the presumption
Af suggesting even the outlines of a system,
gut to attract attention to its importance. To
prepare a proper report upon this subject, as I
ilready said would require not only the re
siareh into the medical and physical history of
Jew Orleans and of its state of health under
lifferent administrations, but a knowledge of
ts climatic and topographical peculiarities
md a thorough inquiry into the sanitary his
ory of other large cities, and into the plans
whcmh they have adopted and the reasons I
apon which such plans were based, w. 4
THE WHECK. OF THE TEAM.
IO ~hips Driven Ashore--Of 1358 People
en Board 3OOnly Lest.
IN. Y. Tribune.]
WASINGTON July 1.--The statistics of
wrecks which have occurred within the
range of the life-saving ervice during
the past fiscal year have Just been made
up at the Treasury Defartment, from
which it appears that the total number
of vessels driven ashore by stress of
weather during the year is 120, and that
they had on board 1253 persons. Of
this number of lives there were 1214
saved and thirty-nine lost; the number
lost being about three per cent of those
imperilled.
The estimated value of the vessels
wrecked is $1,746,464, and of their car
goes $1,348,876, making a total property
valuation of $3,095 331. The total amount
of property saved, so far as reported, is
$1.554,605, ani of that totally lost $1,
053,826, leaving $481,000 not yet ascer
tained whether saved or lost. Upon
fifty of the occasions of disaster, the
Life-saving Service apparatus was guo
ceesfully used and 838 persons were
rescued through its instrumentality
together, in addition to which assist
ance was rendered in nearly every in
stance in saving property by the crews
of the Life-saving Stations.
The thirty-nine persons who were lost,
perished under the following circum
stances: Twenty-eilht went down with
the ill-fated ship "Orcassian " which
went to pieces near Bridgehampton,
Long Island, on the night of the 29th
December, 1876, and destroyed the party
of Shlannecock Indians who were en
deavoring tosave her. Seven lives were
lost at the wreck of the schooner Mar
garet and Lucy, which went ashore near
Tom's river, N. J., on the 2d of March,
1877. Three lives were lost upon the
occasion of the stranding of the steamer
L'Amerique near Long Branch, N. J.,
on the 7th of January, 1877.
The remaining victim was one of a
crew of four persons of the
schooner Massachusetts which went
ashore on Peaked Bill bar, Cape Cod,
on the morning of the 2d of January,
1877. Notwithstanding the high tate
of eff8ciecy in which the Life-saving
Service is shown to be by the foregoing
record great efforts are being constast
ly made to bring it to still greater oelm
lency. ecently Mr. Kimball, who has
charge of the service, with Capt. Mer
riman, .the inspector have been de
voting much attention to the sub
ject of extending the range of
the shot line, and after a
series of experiments at Oold Spring,
New York, with a new gun and projec
tile invented by Robt. P. Parrott (the
veteran inventor of the Parrott gun),
the gratifying results are that with a
gun which with its carriage weighs less
by twenty pounds than the mortar now
used at the stations and some modifl
cation in the line, which is so coiled up
and braided as to be very elastic, an
additional range of more than 100 yards
has been attained for the shot line.
This is considered the most important
improvement in the service since its re
organization and the introduction of the
patrol system.
The Department has ordered 24 of
the new guns, whieh will be supplied
to those stations at points on the coast
where a long range is required.
Additional signals are being prepared
to be incorporated into the National
Code for the use of vessels and Life
saving Stations, which will greatly facil
itate communication between the vessel
nd the shore. The present high state
of efficiency in this important service is
due in agreat measure to the earnest
sfforts of Mr. Kimball to make it what
it is, the first in point of effective service
mnd discipline in the world.
LIVING IN WAhMINGTON.
A Member of the Cabinet Unable to Take
His Family to he Capital.
[N. Y. Tribune.]
Judge Key said the other day that
when he accepted his position he fully
intended to bring his family to Wash
inton. "I sent for Mrs. Key," he said,
"to come and look over the ground with
me, and select a house, if it should seem
best. We examined a number. Of
course, in this position and with so
large a family, we should want a large
house. The lowest that we found we
could rent a furnished house for, of
suitable size and location was $2500,
or about one-third of my sal
ary; we were offered a suitable
house for that (the one which
Secretary Thompson now has), but
after carefully figuring the matter up
one side and down the other, we found
that my salary was insufficient to allow
me to bring the family here and "keep
house" as I desire to do. After paying
rent there would be $5500 left. With a
large family in a large city, and living
as a Cabinet Minister with a proper re
spect for his position should, this would
not go far. If my family was smaller
or my salary larger, or the habits of so
ciety here a little less expensive, I could
live within my salary fn Washington,
but under all the circumstances it seems
impossible. I have ever been the ad
vocate of cheap government, low
salaries, and low taxation. I am op
posed to splurge and style when the
money to Beep it up has to come out of
other people's pockets. As a general
thing I think our officers are paid
enough, some of them too much, A
Congressman gets about $1000 a month
for the time he has to stay here. He
can attend to other business part of the
year. But a Cabinet Minister cannot
carry on business, and he must remain
hero all the time. Still I don't com
plain, and don't believe in further in
crease of salaries for any offier or class
of officers. One increase is but an en
tering wedge for another. I am simply
like hundreds of others here of all
grades, unable to bring my family and
enjoy the luxury of a home of my own."
Duke d'Audiffret-Pasquier has a li
brary in his chateau of Sassy contain
ing thirty thousand books. He is one
of the best read men of France, and has
a phenominal memory for ciphers; but
he has a bad eye for words. At the last
meeting of the Academy his spelling
was a cause of hilarity to M. Sardou's
partisans. The Duke wrote, in solicit
ing votes, that his claim to be admitted
to 'l'Accademie" was his love of letters.
"He is so fond of them," remarked Du
mas ills, "as to make a superfuous use
of them,"