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DAILY DEMOCRAT.
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2. A. BUR:KE, Managing Editor.
NNW OI OANS. JINWUARY 33o. l*0.
, tm nmn mnn un un m m sJ a a n
AMUkSEMENTS.
A IID OPERA Hot SE-"LA Fir.,Aw o Mau.
AmpOT" and "LA Via PAiuiwsas'." byl the
- Maurioe Ural Frrench Opera 'lnoups.
A. U . T. OF MIUlO-"MAUM (.nc." by .oseph
JMurpAi and his dmra0mati, 'ompanhty.
WEATHER PROBABILITIES.
Ibv the Gul h'llfes, slight fall in fenll'rer
-I 1, clear or partly clnldy weather, with north
iJ l to estMrly winds and rising barom'ter,
Sproby.l followed in tht western portion bu a
MghAt rise in imnperature, souterly winlds and
jelfing baromlrtr.
'Washington presents herself as a candhlatb
hir the' National Dl)ocratlo (Jonventlon.
T.emerltaof the city are brietly summed
ap. The city hae an abundance of hotels and
boardlng-hoauses, booms for nobody in par
oillar, possesses large balls admirably
adapted for convention purposes, has never
had a national convention held within Its
timait, and sl, oonsequontly, not assoclated
SWith defeat. All these inducements are held
Yiiore the gazr. of the committee by the Post.
Theappolntment of (Ion. Eli 1I. Murray, of
LIsulvllle, Ky., to be Governor of Utah Is not
IM favorably receive:l. (Gen. Murray was
b.ought to the attention or the adlmlnlstra
ti a, it Is said, by Justice Harlan, of the Su
Speme Court. fils chief recommendation was
the fact that he is connected with the onlly
daily Republican paper in Kentucky. What
Wsith the contento(,ns of the Gentiles and the
SJormons and the vasclliating policy of the
m.ational government, the position of (lover
< eiof Utah seems to call for some special
uaill.astions which the new appointee does
: ot seem to possess.
"Iamine, with it, gaunt form and ghastly
il~e, has come among them, and strong
3MA as well as little children quall and faint
ls his presence," ie the language used by "a
StarIn-hearted Kansas woman," who Is sollilt,
I. a aid through the Northern papers for the
l rflirhng negroes In Kansas. "No such walls
Eiyoh us from the districts where these pito
Sle had their homes," promnptlly responds a
b0.ton journal. There Is a lmoral to ti drawn
from these quotations which those who have
aoitered the negro migration will not cere t
S e1ipt, but whlh., it is safe toa say, they wl'l
:m_ ttempt to explIin away. If the appeal
i: truthful as the reply all for the vlctlnm
-a the exodue is badily needed, and It, is to h.
tped the bulk of the responwes to tile "warm -
,tkted Kansas woman" will be niore hunger
.,Uiuaging than that of the Boston paper.
The New York lIcrald's Albany correspon
-deIthas been interviewing the mnnilhers if
e Legislature, and finds a large numbenh of
. epubllcans outspoken against the It. l to
slasot preelsidential electors by congressonail
itlts. They oppose It an unwlis, mnpoll
and as a confession of party weakness
otih would necessarily prove hurltful to
$arty interests. One member, however, op
It on different grounda. He did not
ak the bill went far enough. lie was in
'r of taking up the thirty-live electoral
etlpr none. In other words, he thought
Ab Leglisiture should select the electors if
change in the present system was to he
Taken altogether the outlook for the
a siage of the bill is not good at the pre sent
S e. A ohange may come over the legisla
t# mind before the session ends. it will d(I
entirely upon party exigencies and
's wishes.
The prosperlty of Nashvllle receIved a
gYae blow by the recent purchase of a con
*troing interest in the Nashville and Chatta
.Ooga Railroad by the Louisvllle and Nash
,lll Company. Instead of being a leading
,rtliroad centre, It now sinks into the position
d a mere way station. The people are very
muoh exalted over the affair, and bitterly
pommpalin that they have been sold out with
out benlg given an opportunity to proti4
thmiselves by bu) ing the stock that was
tmrowni o the New York market. In allud
to the transaction, which, it will be ro
-embered, caused a flurry in the New York
4IOOk market on Monday last, the American
vabies: "Every dollar of property in Nash
ille ight well have been mortgaged to re
Sthetock rather than rellnquish the con
ot of the road, and we believe would have
b1am had the alternative been submitted."
'.h.e question of low-neclked dreesses createtd
eiw erable excitement and feeling In Canada,.
Iw mIonths ago, in cnse.quence of the order
- the Prinoes Louise not allowing any la
is exceptI those wearing evening dresses to be
-Flid at her vice-regal court. This qlues
has come up in Indiana also. Mrs. Scott
t s the actress, recently delivered some
mtO readings before the students lof
hbury College, at (Greencastle, in the "IHo
,!ar Stata," attired in a handsome evllilng
rr s. She was p'rf,'ctly innocenlt of aIny
h'Mr in doing this, and was a great dreal si11r
p, I d therefore, whlt'n, on attending re
gO exrercises In the everltig, she heard one
' the prolessors break foIl thi agalnst evening
sees in general and her own dr~es in par
'r, as dlsraclful and dtem.oralizing. The
owever, werle not at all of th' samo
amd showed their feselling by att"'tid
Blddon'st r,,ladins that u!ght in a
Send, however, is not yet. ''he
je prohibitedl tho bIys from goiig
1g lrrvligitun readlIngs in future,
etll tihem with ru.tleLtion if they
the .ier lhand, the 1)toS are equally
rest clash between the r?,ulty and
Th .wftre. probable. The eclte
a aowhtle has spread to other
t. InI dlsmlJs are now ener
Sthe propriety of having
*.d out low in the nec
OBUELTIES IN PUNISHMENT.
Oov.Wilts daserves the thanks of all cltil
Ized communities for having called the at
tention of the General Assembly, in his mns
sage, to the unnecessary and unexcuLsable
cruelty perpetrated upon criminals whoen
lives become forfeited to the State, and for
recoammending some more humane methd of
Inllictlng the death penalty than by the bar
barous and shocking custom of hanging.
The Governor said :
When a nrlmin 'I forfeits his life under the
law an a enalty for atrolous icrime Ihe law
ouabt tol be satsfiled fully wi h the 'a Ing of 'he
life. All nee(Inles pains and horr re In tasins
the life of the law's victim should be avoidetl.
The torture of ex-ecution is no part oif the ' n
altl. and to that exteunt it is unl ne~mniry. I11h
val anl Inhbumane. Fromn the moment -tr.ntal
sentenCe in passed) upotn it rcrimlfina to the mo
nient his Ife io taken, ail i1i lion .l of tuff ,rlinr
upon him is unwarriuttid 'rloueiy. MIny wars
are known to mdern iienvqcie by which instan
tanutes an(d eertinu d at h to a napatl feln'i
may be onn,.(-d biy means in reach f '-very ex
(.utive officer of the law. F.r tihe Ake of hiu
maulty and itiuency an ellightened c-idA should
iresorthe somi oth r tind iet hb ba'rous
method of exeo.tion than that of stringlio g
the ouiprit tto death with a ropet, a method often
attended with prolonged and intense suffering
to the viot., mi. F it if tiur tof lIf aath flen hii
full the awful tlhibute demanded bv the Iw;
prev-l,n and It addilltion to this all Ifl.ctlon of
paIn Is unijust and Inhumaoe.
With these sutggestions before them, It in
to be hoped that the memblers of the Lelg.la
turn will take some action looking to a reform
In this most important matter. Perhaps it
would be well for them firstto appoint a comn
nilssion of scientific men to exanine thorouih
ly into the various methods of producing in
stantaneous death, and to report as to the
best and cheapest method. The New York
I Irald recently devoted much time and at
tention to this matter, and Its reporters In
terviewed any number of distinguished medi
aal men, electricians and others aa to their
ideas on the best method of producing In
stantaneous death. iomne were in favor of
electricity, some of drowning, and some of
an instrument somewhat lsmilar to the Span
ish garrotte, but all of them, we believe, were
of tit)he opinion that the geallows was a relic of
barbarism that could not too soon be abollsh
ed, and which has become specially odlous iby
reason of the numerous and shocklng sones
enacted In recent bungling attempts to legal
ly strangle criminals to death.
(One poor fellow who had 3ommltted mur
der while laboring under a fit of temporary
insanity caused by his despair at not being
able to wed the woman whose love was more
to him than life-- who had, indeed, in his de
lIrlum, shot the woman whom he cliuld not
wed, was actually hung twice. The lirst
time when the drop fell his weight snapped
the rope and he fell qulit a distance upon
the atones beneath, with life still left In his
quivering biotdy. A new rope was procured
and the body while in a comatoe condition
was arreltd again up to the liatform, and the
criminal, while still insenelible, or, it may be,
dimly conecious of all that war being done,
was awtu)g off a second timie, when the rope
provling adequate to the strain, the choking
was fllnally ac(omplished, though not until
mostt of the horror-stricken crowd of specta
tors had moved away, uniatile to witness this
dreadful mni,,kery of Justiho.
it is highly pr())bable that In this Instosnce
death pn l deservts, though theor were many
who contended that the a(cuseid was noti
morally respinslhlo for his act. which had
ia-on conintted iunder a condlitlon of rrental
exaltation chloely torderllng otn Insanity; btut
whatever the actual crhnlnallty attaching to
his act, he was at least entitled to bo decenrtly
killed hhmlnulf, and thlere can be no ( x, 'uws for
thu lihunglllg avnd shameful runnier In which
jutit'o alull humanity wero outraged l. thI
manlllner f hlI taking off. We beltiveo that
tihe manner in which pullitll(e vx,'cutiloi.t are
condclted does much to ibrutlalizt, the spec''ta
i)re, and that theiI good achi(ved by tih t,)r
rIlle tx irupl, has titnIc more thatIn tffet, by
thet demoralltzinlg inlluonce ixertid uplion pith
Ile mcorrals Iy the gh:stly specttacltes ol the
wrlthing Ioallies tif impropeiprly strangledI hu
nan telivnge dangling fromir a roape. Let lus sit
on foot a ri-form in thhts latter, uipon t he
suggestion of our humano and progreselve
Governor, whose views are, we Ibhllve, very
genieratlly appiroved by the llmovtt advanced
thhiku'r and Iby hullnanltarlans everywhere.
The api(,nunlwImnt of the iommitnsln cug
goee"d will be a atu-p in the right, directlion.
and we should like t o Met. Liouiliana take the
InItlal mnove in this nl uttet'.
BEEMS TO BE A DRUG.
It seoTs to be a fact ibeyond controversy '
that toe inauguration of future calls in the t
Cotton Exchange has been attended with conl
spicuous failure from a practical plnt of
view. It is true that the policy has been
adopted, that a comm!;ttA Axliets for the lone
some but glorious purpose of conductlng the
businuess, that the Exchange has received
large acceselone on the strength of the Inno
Vatlon, and that there has been a tremendous
boom in the stock. All this isunquestionable
and must De accepted with respectful credu- t
lity. But, this much having been prealsed,
the great question remains whether any of I
those material benefits so liberally promised
have really resulted; and this, we fear,
Is a question to which no satisfac- I
tory answer can be m'ade. Of course I
it is too soon to form a solid and I
lasting conviction, the experiment being ac
tually only two days old; yet we do not for
Sget that it was heralded as a wore of univer
sal public advantage, that It was urged and I
voted for by Its advocates on patriotic
grounds, and several weeks have now elapsed
sine the measure was agreed upon. It was
reasonable to suppose that during this long
interval, with the full knowledge of their
r goodi fortuneo in prospect, a grateful public
would gird up Its loins and flock to the foun
H talus of opulence and fortune Ltxout to be
- turned loose upon New Orleans. As the thing
- was pictured to us last month, we were to be
s gainers by several hundreds of thousands of
( dollars, business was to receive a powerful
boost, and everyiolty wtas to be as happy as
1a yard full of eumtil )wer"s. We were to take
, the future buineess away from Now York,
the drain upon our pockets was to
stop, and a sp Ic'Ies of I upr.ived flnlinI
c c:i inill",nium, wRlh all the latest
Sdecorati ons and a s)utllern exposure was
to) Rit i1n. N ,tltiet-andiing all wh~ih,
Santi despite then titme that has been
, allowed fir plreplaration, the firat two or
three days of the future bu)ard have been
a as sickly as could well be ilmagi"ed. It
. has taken a ntulber of do)(ctors aln nurses
f and no elird of attention to, kep t lte· I,hli. alive.
Anud, although we have known Woire cyies to1
, get on their legs and turn out well ifc-r all,
Sit cannot be said that the omenu have t;us
far been favorable to the, Cltton Ex
Ichange's la'tet offspring. The sltua
Stieor may improve, the child's stomacti
-may acquire tone and Its limbs gain strength
the end may justify all the brililant promises
that were made to palliate and J utity the
measo; but we must say that, fot the pie-
ant, this Future Bureau of the Gotton Ex.
Chaael ls reoeiving about as thin a tribute of
approval and patronage as we have evgr seen
bestowed upon a great philanthropy. The
situation suggests to us very forcibly the
idea of a s.t of entierprising vendors who
have a flne benvol,,nt article to sell - a sort
of universal Danacea for uffTring humanity
and who could do a really thriving bushlnes
if they were only able to find pur chasers.
MR. FENNER'S RESIGNATION.
The annouoenment of the reslgnation of
Mr. Edward Fenner from the preeldency of
the Auxiliary Sanitary Asontlatlon was the
source of genuilne ourprien and deep regret
on the part of those citizens of New Orleans
who have the welfare of the city at heart,
and who had witnessed the self-escrifclng
devotion and realous labor of Mr. Fenner
duringlo tbhe trying ordeal of last year, when
the struggln against dirt and the feve'r was
waged with unremitting vigor for many hot
Bud anxious monthR.
The cheerful alaRrity with which he sprang
to the front, and the public spirit evir.e.ed by
him In asAurming the onerous and rerponsl
ble duller which were thrust upon him by
gentlemen whose etslnate of his fitness and
abIilty was founded upon an intimate ac
qualntanoc of hIs active, oarnest nature, was
worthy of the highest praise, and we know
that all classes in the ct mmunilty felt deeply
grateful to him and his able and 7 -al
ous assistants In the work whlch unques
tionably did so much to malntsin the
public health and win for the city
a reputation for cleanllness that she had
never enjoyed before. It in asserted that
the resignation of Mr. Fonner was the result
of the apparent lack of int.eret exhiblted by
the merchants, business men and real estate
owners of New Orleans in the meeting held
recently, unlder a call of the Auxiliary Mrni
tary AssocIation, for the purpose of taking
under oonmhleratlon the steps uneessary to
proaccuto the work of sanitation during the
present year, and we admit that the rather
emall assemblage pres on that occasion
was calculated to dls3:ou ego gentlemen who
had an unsellishly and laboriously devotedl
themselves to the accomplishment of a work
for the common gorex, and whose ciTorts had
been crowned with sucwrse beyond the expec
tations of the mlost sanguine. But we are
convinced that, despite the small attendance
at the meeting referroed to, there Is a deep
feeling in our commnunity on the subject; that
the past work of the associatlon is fully and
gratefully appreciated, and that the peorple
will generously respond to any call for maten
rla assilstanna th'at may le made. Enter
taining this belief, which amounts very near
ly to knowledge, we trust that Mr. Fenner
nmay he induc(d to recona(der his action and
again assume theduties of the position which
he so ably and eatisffacorlly filled.
MR. BENJAMIN AND THE T¶IOIBORNE
OASE.
The annornnonment that Mr. J.udah P. Ben
jamin. Q. O(., has accepted a retainer in the
celebrated Tichhorno (ase would seem to in
dicate that there is solmethiI g more In the
claimantfl's preti'ntsons than the English
courts and "upper classes" have heretofore
been willing to a''ordl I11m. ()f colree, It is
not to be irferred fromn this that Mr. Ben'ja
min han underrtaken to eRsthli4h the claim of
his client to the ll'chborno title and estates.
On the cent rary, hie hites bIen retalned specitio
ally to, argue a ntilen for the liberation from
prison of the c'lalnmant, which Is based upon
the ienial:atvii sentences of th) i Lord (Chief
.Irtlea . Thece are nl(.w points lini In no wise
toich the imrrlts of the c('se, becing solely
based upon questlorir, of law not unllk~ those
lsucc:esf.iflly plresi'red to he New York ('(iort
of Appeals In the c;.c of William M. Tweed.
The ,luots o(f law rolled upon in this motion
are said to have )ie)(.n smggested by Mr. Fran
cles (. Young, who was, Comei twenty years
ago, a iirolinellnt attorney Ir the city of New
York, and is now allied with Enrilsh law
ipractice. Iiaving recenrtly arrived In New
York, Mr. Young was Intervieweid by a re
porter of the World, and I ili'ited the frllow
Ing as the groundwork for the now Tich
borne mnovewent:
First. tha lthe C ourt of Q.ltn'sd BI.neh erred
in |ttintg th" cl'1mouimL tpioLn his trial in two
.,, ,,n Mnse it onrle aindl th r,.rn10e tinl,-not on
dliffrezl t IOlllaets of o(ui I'dii(i eittii1. t iiodly,
il)t st.1parte H u InlI ((liii ' lf it Ivo beU t"M'e* Ci) tL bi
imposi d UIty after s.prte ,r, rialts. ih rblbtiy.
tha tho ih heg'd IIvlsil ,nffenseo of whi (ch thie
bcllmarnt was ciii)viel li re shtitaintiatliv (or
.lilns of r [ ,t'ril t.on to ope soal o fftlle,
Fourutlly, th. -o in) fnel)hl th.[ pnhuiihmlnt as'
exends the mnlaxllllit.u term of Imnurlsoinmnt
which tin ianthoir;~ie hy liw for any of the
Sffn-lses of which li. tireisouner was onolve..rl is
voil f r wartt fI jdlltalp ower in b. court
rha. It was ultra ir.es as theolaw book say;
and If there I Iwu hal nowir to make thir de
c'roe there w'u tiir the tilmr ile.tna an moomue
tent court.; all In coram non jutdice. or to col a
word, "'our sls.'," ..d voith F'tlllily, the Dower
of the coulrl was exhanIteod when It had dbi crdieed
thl irers" seiit.ie. Yet all thi terms are on
('urrint. b',linning and ending at the same
thiie.
Mr. Young states that the 9entences were
pronounced six years ago nex t month, and for
aggregated terms of fourteen years; but If
the claimant had been sentenced according to
prooedures which his counsel now think
proper, he would be entitled to his release in
February, 1881. The claimant's solicitor In
the case is regarded by Mr. Young as very
able in his profession, as is also the junior
counsel associated with Mr. Benjamin. The
argument of the motion Is likely to be watched
with extraordinary Interest, notoonly In Eng
I land, where the claimant's rights and wrongs
have occupied the public mind more or less
t during the last ten years, but will engage the
r attention of legal minds in every part of
a the civilllized world. The question as to the
-laimants' right to the name and title of 8ir
a Roger Tlchh.rne, and to the estates of that
4 long-lost baronet, will, doubtless, in the
e event of his release from prison, he again re
,f newel In the courts, as it 1s asserted by his
I friends and suppor ters that testimony of the
s roost unimpeachable and undeniable charac
e ter hars been secured going to establish that
he lI in truth the missing nobleman and not
. Arthur Orton, the butcher, as decided by the
- Judges and jiry before whom he was tried six
,t years Ago. Shiuilh this testimony be of such
s a character as to Il.solro Mr. IBenj mrnln with
a hope of l5uces.s, it 14 not Improbable that
n he may ye t be, inducedl to undertake the case
r upon its m, rits, In which event his ex ited
i stanting at the bar would gu trantee him a
t more respectful hearing thlian was accorded
a D)r. Krruesaly duringe ti.- forumer trial. Hero
. in New Orleans. where Mr. Il-ljaruin resided
o for nearly half a (untury, anl where some of
I, his granIdnt victories as an a ivocatn were
S( achiteved, his nullllereou.s friends andl admirers
c- ontinue to feel a (d.p interest in anything
that con'-eru hliu persually, and will be
h pleased to learu of hi- prospects of becoming
one of her Mnajst)'5 judges, thus smoothly
a ending a life of remarkable activity, struggle
ei and fame. In boyhood a notary's clerkr in
New Orleans; at thirty the head of advocory
In Louislan and a legal author; a United
Btates Senator before he h was fifty; at fifty a
leader in a gigantlec civil war; a Queen's
(Couonel after only a few years service at the
Englsh bar, of which he is now the acklnowl
edgerd leader, and finally to sit among its
highest judges. Such Is a brief resunoe of the
extraordinary career of Judah P. Benjamin.
NEW BABIN (ANAL.
'rhe bill Introduced by the lion. J. (. Blaskln,
of Franklin, for the government of the
New Basialn oanal and shellroad is a very com
plate and carefully prepared paper, and pre
sents many features which will be heartily
approved by all those in the lumber trade, as
well as by those whose vessels navig.tte the
canal. These Industries have ong groanedl
under bad management and onerous taxation
without any means of redress. This Hill pro
poses to plac.o over the canal a superlintnd
ent, recommended for appointment by those
doing builness In the canal; to reduce the
fees to ten cents per ton. the tolls of the shell
road to a filgure in keeping with the times,
and Insures the conduct of the canal and road
in a proper anti econlmloal manner. The
duties of all the officrs are fully set forth
anl the facilities afforded to c'nmnarceare
truly comnmendable, and bespeak for the pro
genitors of the bill the hearty indorsemnent of
every one in nternest. The rules and regula
tlorts are plain, exhaustive and cornmpl e,
and partldularly commend themselves, as
they are of a character ti, warrant sal,isfac
thion to all, andl provide the neessary offlcers
to ensure astrict enforcement of them. The
bridges are to In turned at any time, night or
day. TIhls will be a great accornmnodatlon to
vessels arriving at night. The long needed
repairs are to commence at once, and we can
onftidently hope to see an Increase of at least
25 per cent In the buelness of this long ne
glected comrnmercial outlet.
Mr. BaIskln was a member of the constltu
tional convention, where he was always fore
most In works of interest to the peoplen, and i
thoroughly acqualnted with all the require
monts of the trade of the canal and of the
neglects perpetratod in the past, and will, we
trust, carry through successfully the meas
ure he has Introdu.led. It behooves the mem
bars of the Legislature to assist him in his
work, and to see to it that the State of Iouls
launa receives her just dues from the lessee's
agent, D)uncan F. Kenner (who is practically
the lessee). $419.64w; 66 for back rents. If the
Attorney (eneral Is given the proper author
Ity its colleotion ls Insured.
Members from the lumber districts are par
ticularly Interested In seeing that the stl
pondaries of the present lessee do not pursue
their accustored m othdlof ovadl ng the just
demands of the State, and they should act in
the interest of IloullRana, no matter how un
pleasant the task may seem. The Governor,
In his message, urges the neeoossity of sum
mary action in thl matter, and in this man
nor only can any goodr result be reached; de
clare the lease forfeited and the Mlesse Indebt
ed for $419,666 66 for rents past due, and leave
Mr. Kenner to prove if he can that such is
not the case. Testimrony of such a character
can he eliclted as will show up from Its Inl
plency this whole canal rnatter ini a light that
wouoll crente amazlment on the part of the
public. Whlatever is don. nl the matter should
be done prcmptly.
UNDERGROUND SEWERAGE.
STUPIDITY IN INTK.IERCTI1AL QUARTIIER.--In
11 tont, whir.'. a-. irn, rTsei.r, eai.oin htl s its I
Rnt antd minteli It its h.'it'1 'carters. they are
filnd ag ounlt, |y oxelrloo;*o, a morn a'.4 ralt
per ins bhyv do"e Ii for,. what dart ri ItI hili
it str e sworK. Niw that Moy *r Prin'e ha-'
lrnt a hanrmrnlrZi ad easthmnail, daIuInhtir and
t we of his ioni are r, rlously IIl. theo , Trd of i
ho.llth IhIve h.'roi ,,xam n ldig III yr P)- i rloe'~'e
rewntvly edl srtl JI t li. * t r'tre ri. llinicot They
hitvi diisivi'rei1 that. by semi.e mis' usiinishingi
1.' n, it Stit hidlly, the te.Il o0 th, famnily ref j.
or ttor wits liilne to celrntlunhl'ni hv thu- d ali1
uIDn dilrc'itlvy wi h thlil R.w r. Of r llrs' tntl.
Bswer unR tainterd thoi nl:it. Intl'k flnd Iotltr RID
Sillsit ha rit ig rtrator, and a- itno net iujnnlit
Mi's Prin ', has tle- oif Ilo ml ruisonitrig. The
man fromrl tihe lb.rk i,1noi'try wtlho hllwu out thli
sira In il city .ul,'eitnv-.room., and, wlth sertf io
iunons01 e"RI Oitn' Ithat h ts Is ilu anylhinuo'h,.r
than it v r unit- tlt,tel. ewe.titig twey gl's. tio h.u.i,
P(,nii hd not hi) chanrend with gr.*-'ti- Inh.)itllity
thani thatet. other man. nl refin-ld andl faIihlonai)bl
li.a o.litlo R irti. whho. to got. Idii oft I.n riliv fr 'in
an Ito b ,x, e, muictod th, rifrigirator with the
str a teowi r.
'Ihe above extractt from one of our ex
changes It a saddeining Illustration of the
dangers from underground sewenrage. As
has been frequently shown in the columns of
the DEtMOCRAT, unsderround sewerage is
danger u104 to life, Col. Waring and kindred
optimists to the contrary notwlthstanding.
No matter how perfect the system or public
sewerage may be, such stupid Imbecility as t
was exhlblitel in making the drain-pipe con
nectious in Mayor Prince's house will be re
peated wherever the opp-,rtunlty is offered to
some plunnber innocentof hygienic principles.
For Now Orleans and all similarly altuate I
cities, surface drainage, with constant super
vision of the flushing arrangements is, we
are confldent, the only safe plan.
It Is amazing, in view of the terrible lee
sons taught by Boston, New York, Philadel
phia, Chicago and all cities where under
ground sewerage obtains, that there should
be any advocates for that system In this city.
Our own types of fever are bad enough, but,
thanks to surface drainage, we are oompara
tively free from scarlet fever, low forms of
typhold fever, deadly diphtherla and malig
nant types of measles, all of which prevail in
cities where the atmosphere of the houses is
constantly poisoned by sewer gas. The time
is not far distant when the Northern and
Western cities will either have to change
their whole sewerage system or be content to
see their death role assume much more
alarming proportions. HIlman ingenuity
has never yet diseovered a method whereby
the gas In the cold sewer pipes can be pre
vented from nlding its way Into the warm
atmosphere of horses, an I until it can be
effectually shut off it will continue to be the
source of most of the dnllasoues that afflict the
population of those cities where, the sewerage
is carriel off by the undergrodind system.
Let our local sanitarians pond ir upon these
facts and not rush too hastily to the conclu
slon that the only salvatlto, for New Orleans
consists In the adoption of a system that an
nually numbers its victims by thousands.
Sunshine and fresh air are the most powerful
auxliiaries in any system of sanitation, and
in this climate, especi tily, it Is danigerous to
exclude deieterious matter from their revivi
fying and purifylng action. If we .an main
tain currents of pure river water in our gut
tors and find some metho'l of dll-p)elug of
the water in the ru.elving canala, either into
the lake or the river below the city, we shall
have done much toward insuring the health
of the city, and with the gurh ige and other
matter promptly removed and dumped below
the city in mid-river, there will be but little to
fear from disease.
It is not certain that the pressure being
brought - F ar upon Charles H, Voorhis, tir
Sght
the BRpublesa Congruousea from the Fifth
New Jersey District, will result In his resig
nation. A man who can stand before the
public gaze for two months under charges of
wholesale swindling, without giving an ex
planation or hanging his head In shbame Is not
the man to get frightened by such a mild re
quest as has been made by the Republican
committek of Bergen county. It is by no
means certain that his constituents really
want Voorhis to reslgn. They are compelled
to make a show of itdignation because popular
feeling Is running so high agal him. The
fect Is the Republicans cannot a o to loose
Voorhis Just now. Ills district is Democratic
and his suncessor would certainly not bhe a
Republican. A loss ,of the district would lose
the present RItpubllcan majority in the 8tate
delegation, and therefore the State on a vote
by Htate. It Is safe to say that Voorhil will
stick, notwithstanding the bluster of his
Bergen county oonsetltuents, and that he will
be suppor ted In such action by his party col
leagues at Washington and the party at
large.
All the Euroesan powers are anxious to
secure as much I nfl uenceasposeiblein Egypt,
and It is clear that England will not be any
longer allowed to play the part it has hitherto
d:iayIed ol dictator in Egyptian matters. In
fact Great Britain virtually admitted this, the
other day, when she took France Into partner
ship with her In the tinancial control of the
Khedive. Italy, It will be remembered, putin
a claim to partnership, and wanted oneof
her subjects appointed to an Egyptian min
sletry. Although she failed in this, Italy sl
still determined to play a part of importance
In the Eastern question In future, and, to that
end, has purchased a large section of land on
the tfed Sea, near Aden, which she proposes
to colonize. France also has gone into the
land purchasing business, and has a conald
erable domain on the ,Red SHea. Russl has
not only followed suit ani mrrad connections
as far south as Abyssinia, but has actually
entered Egypt and purchased conalderaile
land there. Quite a number of Moscow mer
chants have engaged in this enterprise. They
propose to develop the cultivation of cot
ton in Egypt, and hope to be able to supply
RuIsla with all the cotton she needs from the
valley of the Nile. It will thus be seen that
in caness another Egyptian question arises there
will be other powers to be consulted thereon
besides England ard d Frane.
For a month or more the union hands at
the Chicago stock yards have been on a
strike. This striko has been a serious matter
to the large pork and beef packers of Chicago.
who have been put to great irnconvenienc to
secure the hands needed by them. A number
of employes were secured, but far from
enough, and the country, far and wide, was
scoured for them. Last week ono, of the C(M
cago packing firms Imported a number of
colored pig-stickers from St. louis. The re
sult may easily be Imagined. The strikers
were not disposed to be at all friendly to the
mg who had taken their places; still they
did not propose to do the(m any harmr; but
when it became known that they were to be
supplantetd bly negroes a howl went up that
alarmed and aroused the whole town. So
threatening did the situation at once become
that the firm which had Imported these
negroes was waited upon l)y its confreres and
begged to discharge themn at once, or it would
bring ruin not only upon themselves but on
all the pork packers of Chicago, perhaps on
the city itself. T'he firm saw the truth of this
picture, and the negroe( were accordlngly
discharged. The negro "exodusa rnovement
might be directed toward (Chicago with ad
vantage; that city evldently netis a larger
colored populatlion.
Mr. ,ttanislw IlHarel, onit of t he richest men
in iR itn, has jest tilnd, leavintg his whole
fortune of several Irllions of franes to his
val.t.
DIED. -
HEMENWAY-At I,in.In. Ne~ranka. on Mon- I
dy.. tanurry l1. 19,10. Hlmrnnr I.men.way. iigedr
71 years. a native of ilotklmer ocuuty. Now
York.
Mr fIlmonwny was well known throughout I
t'e E st and Houth as a sucvmseful lanld spec0 -
lator. Illi large fortune casses untllvldcd to (
his only dqught"r Lida. *
MELROSE ABBEY,
- Having
LARGE APARTMENTS,
ALL FRONT ROOMS.
ELEGANTLY FURNISHED.
Is Now Open to Receive Guests.
Parties wishing to make arrangements for
the season will rid It to their Interest to call
and examine. The house Is situated at the
CORNER OF FOURTH AND PRYTANIA I
strces,. surrounded by large grounda,. rome
nade walks. flower g vardn. evergreens Fond
shale trees; a tew minutes' ride from Canal U
street; cars pass the house. u and down. every
few minutes and run all night.
de9 2m BuWoFr
DR. C. A. CHANDLER,
PRACTICAL DENTI$T, 1
ne. 151 Canal street.
(Between Bourbon and Dauphine.)
Dentistry practically performed in all Its
BRANOHIE at the very lowest BATVd8 and most
liberal (IHARGtFR. ons ItVdD
GO TO
MOODY'S
12......CARONDELET STREETi.....I.
- FOR -
S HIRTS,I
- AND -
Gents' Furnishing
G OODS.
Undershirts............ ISe each and upward
Drawers...... ........ 500 a palr
Brltich Half Bo.e(iull
finishedl) ........... 256e ..
All Liuen HkRfs ....... S23 each
illk Handkerchlets.... lt ..
Uol'd Bordered Hdkfs. 10
Sispenders........ 2e a pair -
Warom Lined Gloves... 2ie
Fur Tops Lined Skfn
Gloves.............. See
Carlligan Jackets......li 00 each
ardigan Jackets ( all
wool)............... IL O .
Silk Umbrellas.........2 ..
O(tton Umbrellas...... 7 ..
Linen ,llars.......... I SO a dozen -
Linn Cunfft............ ee
Bl:ack hlig (made un)
8Hcrf. .......... -
Pancy bilk (made nT)
bearts ............... 25 -
Fancy Satin (made no)
Wcarts ............. 2.
Fancy bilk Ties........ 2
non 2,0 t o or S)
LHAT'S LOAN OFFICE
I48 -..-......1ARONN TTRlT _ _. 4
OPPOSITE GAS O/FIEO.
Money loaned on Diamonds. Jeweiry. lrni.
ture. Planos. Nirorsa sia iots
YouI g ioa's Chrlistla Asoeatiu.,
N.E. 1 SAMP Eraar.
LECTTUIE BY
REV. HUOH MILLER THOMIPSI, D. D.,
-oN
Monday Evening, January 20, 1480.
HUBJ EOT:
The Living Evidence of
The Truth of Christianity.
nEAT PRELR
TgrO PUTRII( C'ORDIALLY INVITED.
ja2S Fr Ma Mo 2' _
LOOK! LOOK !
GREAT REDUCTION
- IN -
MATTRESSES
-- AT THE -
DE L'ISLE & DONAIIOE
MIIATTRESS MANUFACTORI I
44 and 46 Baronne street.
We call the attention o' Avery or, to the wr'at
reduction we have m Iale in MATTRE14SE. We
are silling the
DOUBLE MATTRESS at $4 50,
and other ~.tie at proportionat. prices. We
gnaranice all mtrattroe4ns as ig rd as any In the
market and hntt,,.r, as+ they are made with our
cORD hOUND TIRK.
AlIo. Cork Hhaving Mattrermns and Obaral
Pew, Chair and Bluggv Cushions a speu.lelty
R~lHdr-madt Tinks always on hand, and all
kinds of repairing done at the lowest poesible
price. j i Pr Mn Tr
JtX)A I4 ! C()A.. ?
60 --CENTS --60
TIHE BEST OF
PITTM E3UR(: COAL
Delivered to fanillien at
60 CENTS PER BARREL,
Full wliaht. hr
W. G. COYLE & CO.,
it:l2 ;" Of lee. 3a (Cmrandelot at.
THE NIaW O RIBEAN
CITY RAILR)AD CO.'S
FirstIortgageBonds
$700,000
Runnnag Twenty-Four yoars from December 1
1879, and hearing a aer crnt, poinnum interest
payable soml-aunually-Junue and Dooem.
ber i.
$.00,000 of the above securltles have been
already sold.
The balanen, $400,000, are for sale at par
and areron d nterest.
THE NLW ORLEANS CANAL & BANKING 00.
-ANt>
THE NEW ORLEINR NATIONAL BANK
OrriCr NEw ORLEANR (tIrTY RAirLROAD Co.,
No. 124 (;,rt, l strcet,
Now Orlnces. I) o-mb'rr .L,. 1879.
At a meeting of the Board orf )Directo,rs. held
on thet twe.ty-fourth si cat 7t. resolut lons were
unIl tnl 'lr yl.ly iladopted rt Iirlr Ig wrnklI de
pilts to hie mn do t h'rmn thett r.-ri rlis 0t1 the corm
Dany In suffIlIent amounts to Iaiy the Interest
at maturity y nd r tire tihe w tt,lo 1.,,nld'-d debt
within twenty-four years,. In srntlr.ance with
a schedule ~ ttltitttdti, rwt t or, a. lor the New Or
eans (arnal tland I7t rtklog C0 ma ny the Fiscal
Agent for the turp.Sn of rectlvlog and dlOburs
lutg the fund so providedl.
F. WINTZ. Presildent
_ C. LE. WTH. necretaryv. rl2s tja2S
UNITED STATES FOUR PER CENT LOAN.
COUPONS AND REGISTERED BONDS
BOUGHT AND BOLD.
Denominations of ,on, s.te, auto and stOOp always
on hand by the
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANE,
j4 Ilm . 4 am.p .trwet.
CII'TY LI;ENNE4 FOR 1880.
DEPABTMENT or FINAcao. CIT HAIE2. I
New Orleans. Jinuary 1. 1. 188l
This department will be prepared on FBI
DAY. January 2.1 1,. to dellver city Ionsnes of
180 for all vehicles., trades. professions and
ocllings: and will rcelve in payrmont of the
same until January 81. 18.o0
S0 per cent in cash. and
10 per cent in the unoaIld ordinances of the
city for the years 1876. 1877 and 1878.
The owners or keaIoers of dogs are respeCt
fully notIfied that a iltensa for each dog must
be taken out in oompllance with ordlnanee No.
140o, A. 8. A. H. IHAAOnIN.
al i m Admlnfatratr or Flnnoe.
DR. ROBERT J. MAINEGRýA
-WILL GIE-
FREE CONSULTATIONS DAILY
FBOM I TO 10 A. M.,
At the Washington Avenue drug itore. oor. r
Magazine and Washington streets.
The Doctor :' a practitioner of long expe
rience, and has acquired a orofeselonal celebrity
in the treatment of diseases of an acute or
chr'nie ,haracter. nole ado
AXIMINTERS. MOQUSTTEYr
BRUSSELS. INGRAINS.
Largest Assortment, Newest Styles. Lowest
Prices in the South.
A. BROUSSEAU'S SON,
17.......... CHARTRUE4 STWREET..........1
NEW STOCK OF
WINDOW SHADES,
CURTAIN O OODS,
Chinn and Cocosa Matting,
LINOLEUSI. OIL CLOTHS.
CRUMB CLOTHS. RUGS. MATS. In great va
riety.
Cils ni .ll . o6 2dDP y
ARItIM OF -NO)RI'HEKN VIIU.
GINIA AND TENN E~SEE.
The following memt.re of tie Associations of
the Army of North.rn Vhirinal Fnd Army of
Tennessee are hereby atoinuted a nommittee
to reolve funiry, whibh moy be, contrributed b
eomriaes anal admirers of the late LIEUT
GEN. JOHN It. HOO1 . th- fund so eonstituted
to be invested in United Hatjtes honds for the
benefit of his sut vt:lrg ehitdrrrn.
JOHCN D. RHI;HARD4ON
President Luiia na Division, Army of North.
ern Virginia.
AUGUST RRICHARD.
Presid-nt Louisiana Division. Army of Ten
nessee.
W. is. Lyman. chairman- Francis T. Nioholls.
I James Buckner SBmuIl Flower D. R. Oaler
J. H. Murray of the Army of Northern Vi
ginala: J. A halarn, 0. .T. Beaur.gar4. S. D
tockman. Fred N. Ogden. Water V. Crouch.
the Army of Tennessee.
Address Bos s3s. New Orleans o aDp It

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