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TRADE WITH THE TRPICS. A LINE of ST*AMUEs TO SOUH AND CIUNTRAL AMEKICA AND THE WEST IMNIES. g.w g3aries Nathan Thinks such a Line Feasible, and Gives His seasons Therefer. floring that Mr. Charles Nathan, an old real of this city, thoroughly familiar with its its needs as well as facilities, had just ;terned from an extended visit to the West In and Uouth Amerlo, made for the purpose of himself of the inducements offered by esoatries for a profitable trade directly be (siese thmn and New Orleans, a representative do the DzxoosaAT called upon him for the per K of asoertainIng the result of his investi We found Mr. Nathan as full of most as a anut, 1thusiagtlc in his project and entirely willing to give the world the benefit of his thorough infor. HE DOXI NOT ADviSE ':1 establishment of a line of steamers from New to Brazil yet awhile. People must be into this rich trade, and educated to it by gradual realization of splendid profits. A bad at the start would be fatal. Communioa dan Bust first be established with nearer ports. at of which trade relations would arise, whioh ead almost necessarily extend themselves. Yiade with nearer ports would permit of re on shipments every thirty days, thus allow shippers to turn their money over twelve gea a year, while returns on shipments to sould be realized but three and four times TEE rnozospzrrr OF Tk STrAMEEs on the only sure finansqisl basis, the of the trade. He says, however, that after of six months and the disposition is proven to establish regular and reliable all of these countries will grant heavy sub assure their permanence, but these sub ho loaves entirely out of his calculations, Hreits them when given as clear profits. TEE ROUTE an Racoxxziws New Orleans to Trinidad, via Aspinwall, Puerto Cabello and Lagnayra, return. the same ports. 3'a3 OBhECT IN CALLING AT A5'INWALL do get the passenger traffic to and from New asross the Isthmus amounting to about per month. Whe advantages of the route are so great and so manifest with proper accommodations all of this woud Pass through New Orleans. In particularly, will this route be sought. season it levery trying onpeople to go out of a very warm suddenly into a very to say nothing of the boisterous dangerous coasts along the Atlantic sea all of which are avoided by coming to cleans and going on thence by land to the tinations in the interior and even to A fast steamer will make the run Asainwall to Nev Orleans in four days, or five at the outside, while to New York the teamer would take seven and eight days to the rtip. Three or four days gained in a *ea voyage is a great desideratum and in ease it can be saved without additional ex AS FOE CARGO, are a few articles of Western produce would alone supply the basis of a traffic am support several steamers a month, with profits to shippers, to the ports * as will appear from the annexed tables: W?0RoT5 INTO DznxZAEA. Tons. pork, salted, bbls.... 98,820 2,700 lbs.................... 46,474 240 ... .............. .... 81174 400 ..bs................1 ,07820 809 dbhenit, lbs.... 1,841,000 900 ............... 98,820 11,000 eman, bushels......... 116,180 2,900 oarn meal, lbs.........1.690,000 900 ......................1,582,520 770 .97,600 1,670 etal...............................22.080 rxrozTs INTO BARBADOzS. da doork (salted) and Tons. 1 .................,890,972 1,500 .................. 626,448 815 CIs....................1 , 4,927 540 a bisIt, lbs.........4,037,687 2,000 ,bul............... 112,674 12,500 oew, bushels.......... 888,822 9,800 earn meal, bbl........ ,492 7,800 value ................ £1,500 450 Total.................... 84,105 IxPORTS INTO TRINIDAD. Tons. and pork (salted) and obs...........2,256,000 1,180 lbs........ 6'9,294 310 lbs .................L.1758,000 880 and biscuit, bbls...... 15,884 1,800 bbes................... 68,858 7,700 corn, bushels.......... 21,072 520 emn meal, bbls........ 6,632 740 value................. £1050 800 bushels................ 96,900 1,600 Total...........................14,930 INTO TEE UNITED STATEN oF coLoENIA. Tons. sad pork (salted) lbs.... 895,326 450 lbs.......... .....4,510 3S) lbs .................4,682.355 2,840 lbs..................1,797,028 900 and biscuit...........200960 100 bela................. 44,275 5.000 eurn, bushels..........1,628 40 earn meal, bble.......664 74 tens...................188,63 165 busheis................. 3712 2 Toa.......................91,099 apork sated, lbs.e York a radtoa manabiscutrers.or 79.ong9 1in4n 0 .ern bush..........46,37 1,900r o aseinbble.............272 30 we hveri butre tesgerfe areeticles, which sto INowe A lanse fombr iaof halfenwhat IA&Ro thiem inrt Nwl orek, a grande tota eshosg otesayeear aordlod a ll oon thaer. saeoles arenumerthed but awfew stapule bu nothere armetteryminy oupygtherwhc ndmanufacturerso Crchago, Cicinnties U Oursca speply toe athist trade at ricse defy aflromptetilong le on theprtneof dealers. pie adcmmrca Emf ndt hies ef- nomnouhan Cn aan suar, so sooemnt as the usom a oer cooe suaso r bettied ferom ea nde.Ao ag numberfofpassng ers ofheole andcther Wes dto willradualy yesa faromth lstong elhse prp ofinres oferedd en terprdise and commercald onything w can dthastenlthi G.U vv3ur. of1 .esseds ilr gse aner, would betral 1We d y stardel the bill of for this anniversary, and we have no doubt I that the lucky particlpants will enjoy the rich feast ofered. Bead Navra's invitation to the ChinaPalace. Get your kid gloves at Kreeger's. THE TOBACCO QUESTION. It WilI Surely Come Bask to New Orleans e ad that seen. The great interest taken in our tobacco trade and the necessity that is now fully appreciated that we must, it possible, regain it is increasing hourly. The loss to a metropolls of one com moditz is even greater than the direct profite it may bring and diversion of a trade always is the precursor of a line of other commercial evils that follow as by some natural law. Hence it is that the efforts now being put forth to bring back to New Orleans the tobacco interests are so strong and as will soon be proved, it is to be hoped, effectual. Yesterday a representative of the DExOoCAT called upon in. C. W. ALLEN, of the Arm of Jno. E. King d( Co., a house of I long experience in the trade and one that won for itself an enviable name. After the usual I salutations the reporter asked the opinion of Mr. Allen concerning the falling off in this branch of our commerce with the West. Mr. A.-I was just reading an article in your paper on the subject. 1 think Messrs. Torian & Blakemore have put it about as correctly as it can be put. Our lose of this trade is due, you might say, to the lack of buyers here. Formerly France took from 10,000 to 12,000 hogsheads, Spain about the same, and Italy from 1J,000 to 18, and these purchases were made almost entirely IN THIS MARKET through the regie buyers. These governments have the entire control of the sale of tobacco within their borders, and sell contracts for fur nishing it just as the United States gives out the contracts for furnishing enpplies to her army, and that is to the lowest bidder. These buyers, having an enormous contract, have the means in a great measure of controlling the trade, for they can send on their first installment, and if they let their governments know that they can get a superior article, they can easily get an extension of time to complete their other installments. These bu' ere make very handsome profits and one of them is now LIVING IN nnutUiL's, and is reported worth $20,000 000. Of late years it has been the habit of these buyers to go to the "breaks" themselves when the tobacco is sold just from the planter, and thus they need not as they formerly used to do, go to the seaboard to buy. This has been largely instrumental in hurt. in New Orleans as a market. Bsp.-How do you think, then, New Orleans can recover this trade? Mr. A.-In this way. These regie buyers will soon begin to think they have the market in their own hands, and prices will consequently go down, as they will not buy unless they get tobacco at the lowermost price. When the planter realizes this I think ie will ship his tobaoo himself TO THE MERCHANT, and the present system will be broken up and our trade regained. xi. JOSEPH D. VAN BENTUTSYBEN, one of our largest dealers in manufactured to. bacco, was also visited. When questioned on the subject he said: "'Well, it is a little difficult to say in a fewwords why our market has fallen off so. I don't think I could explain it better than by saying that it is due to competition. Competition to the word that expresses it alL Of late years manufao turers have been sending out their drummers alU over the country, just as the dry good. and other houses at the North have been doing. The consequence is that these drummers absorb the major portion of the trade in manufactured 1 tobacco, leaving little or nothing for the dealer. I cannot speak about the leaf trade, but in man ufactured tobacco it has fallen off greatly. Several other parties were interviewed, and the same results and opinions like those already published were expressed. Get your kid gloves at Kreeger's. Bead Navra'e invitation to the China Palace, . THE IMMIGRATION ASSOCIATION. Appolntment of Standing Committees by President T'bias Gibson. Pnrsuant to the resolutions adopted at the last meeting, in exposition Hall, the President of the Louisiana Immigration Association has issued the following order appointing the various com mittees: BooMs LolsIANA IMMIGRATION AssOcIATION, 88 Osrondelet street, New Orleans, La., Nov. 14, 1877. Under the constitution and in accordance with a resolution adopted at the last meeting of this I association, held at Exposition Hall, Oct. 31, 1877, the followingunamed gentlemen are appointed to serve on the standing committees: Corresponding Committee-0. W. Besancon, chairman; John McEnery. W. H. Jones, Oscar Uhoppin, C. J. Berry. Finance Committee-John Mdllnery, chairmsan Cyru Bussey, LousieBush, C. I. Berry, K. A Committee on Membership -Louis Bush chair man; John licEnery, MoKnoly Gibson, *m. K. Burwell, Oscar Choppin, E. A. Burke, Thomas A. Adams. TOBIA9 GIBSON, President. C..7. BERRY, Secretary pro tam. Get your kid gloves at Kreeger's Bead Navra' Invitation to the China Palace, TEE CORING RACES. Already the patter of the racers' feet is heard over the course of the Louisiana Jockey Club, and the backstretch enlivened with thorough breds, as they are put through their paces. The following is a list of the flyers that are to take part in the fall meeting: A. Keene Bichards haa~four, all of which were sired by War Dance-Largenteen, Bufaned Blue, Typhoon and Momentum. George Bice has one: Duncan F. Kenner, two years old, by Gllroy, dam Nora Crinla, (Ally Hunt's dam.) Bobert Irvin has three: Trump, by West Box bury, dam Nora Worth by imported Eclipse; Startle, full brother to Trump; Little Sis, by Frogtowa, dam by Imported Yorkshire. .7. F. Wilson has three: bay colt, by Foster, dam by Loyalty, three yeare~old; ch. c., by Foster, dam by Ambassador, three years old, four year old filly by imported Camwell, dam by Amabassa dor. Peter Kellae has two: ch. c., by Pat Malloy, dam by CpanElges; b. o., by Imported Glen garry, da by' Bi'l (Jheatham. James Davis has one: Jim Bell, by John Mor gan, dam by Brown Dick. In the two-3ear-old stakes there are already seven entries, and fine sport is promised. There are several stables expected at the close of the Jackson racee, which are now in progress, and Mr. Coitrill, of Mobile, will also put In an ap pearance. Messrs. Gay. Barclay, Huggins, Spencer and Obriart, from Texas, are also expected every day. The course is now in excellent condition, and if good time is not made many old turfiee wid be mistaken. __________ Get your kid gloves at Kreeger's. Bead Navra's Invitation to the China Palace. SUPERIOR CRIMINAL COURT. The case against Willis Peterson, for crime against nature, has been continued until Tues day next. The trial In the ocae of the State vs. Thos. King, charged with stabbing G(o. Smith, on the 19th of August last, on Constance street, was ooncladed and the jury looked up. The Mortmer Carr ease on the second indict meet comae up before ludge Whitakur to-day, sad sa order for age talsaeme bee been made, is b probsbls the am will be wleS. MUNICIPAL MATTERS. VISIT OF OENERAL WEITZEL. The Ofleers of the City Surveyor's De partment to Co-operate in the River Survey. Gen. Welitel, ohairman of the Hydrograpbio Survey Commission, paid a formal visit to the Mayor yesterday, and was entertained by his honor for some time. Gen. Weitzel will to-day, with the Mayor, make a preliminary inspection of the river in front of the city, and they will proba bly be acoompanied by the other members of the commissIon and Surveyor d'Hemeooort, Gen. Weitzel having asked the Mayor to lend the co operation of the City Surveyor's Department to the work to be done. NEW SCHOOL TO BE OPENED. We are informed by Mr. Robt. Bartley, chair man of the committee on school-housses, that he has secured two buildingsfor the use of the colored school children in the Fifth Ward; one for boys at the corner of St. Peter and Johnson streets, and the other for girls at the corner of Orleans and Prleur streets, both of which will be opened on Monday next for the admission of pupils. STREET CONTRACTS. The contractors for keeping the shell and bal last roads will to-day, in company with Adminis trators MoOaffrey and Cavanac visit the various shell and ballast roads of the cily, with the view of settling the vexed question as to which of the roads are to be considered shellroads. So many of the sheliroads, it I. claimed by the contractors, have been neglected by the city within the past five or six years, that it would be impossible to make them all useful as shellroads without recon structing them entirely, at an expense which the city cannot expect them to undergo, and inas much a, such work is not called for in their con tract-but only that they shall repair existing shellroads. ASSESSMENTS. All Arbitrations to be Closed To-Day at 8 p. m. In accordance with the terms of the revenue law all arbitrations in tax cases will close at 3 p. m. to-day. On Monday the rolls will be formally turned over to the Administrator of Accounts, after having been sworn to by the Administrator of Assessments and the State Board of Assessors. All reolamations holding over, or which may be presented after the closing of the books to-day, will also be turned over to the Administrator of Accounts. PASSENGER DEPOT WANTED. The Jackson Railroad Wish to Land Their Passengers at Canal Street. We understand that the New Orleans and Jackson railroad propose to ask the city to facil itate themin landing their passengers at or as near Canal street as possible. Several points are sug gested, but the railroad company manifest a pre ference for neutral around on Claiborne street, between Canal and Gasquet. This preference is based on the greater praoiosbility of the route from the old depot on Calliope street through Clalborne street, it being the widest street in the city. The establishment of such a depot would necessitate the construction of an iron bridge across the new canal at Clai borne street and possibly the removal of the Claiborne Market, which the company would propose to do at their own expense, to grounds to be obtained also at their expense. The denot would occupy the entire portion of the neutral ground between the streets named and would be a structure costing about $200,000. One of the gentlemen connected with the Mis siesippi Central Railroad, we understand, offers to give $50,000 towards its erection. Another point is, however songgested, namely: The neu tral ground on basin street, between Canal and Common, as being more central and which could be reached by way of Common street. One of the arguments in favor of this point is, that it would force the removal of the houses of prosti tution on both Basin and Common str est by the encroachments of the trades consequent upon the establishment of the depot at that point. It is well understood, however, that the city oan neither donate or sell the grounds referred to to the company, but the occupation would be secured by a lease for a term of years, not speci led, at a rental to be agreed upon by both par ties. Get your kid gloves at Ereeger's. Bead Navra's invitation to the China Palace. PEABODY SCHOOL MATTERS. BOARD OF RESENTS' EEETING-QUAL IFICATIONS NECESSARY FOR TEACHERS. Sessions of the Classes-Various Branches of Study to be Pursued. The Board of Regents of the Peabody Normal School met yesterday at the office of the State Superintendentlof Public Education, all of the members being present but two. The committee, Messrs. Gatheim, Rogers and Martinet, appointed at the last meeting for that purpose, reported a set of rules and regulations for the training of the colored students em ployed, or wishing to be employed, in the above named schools THROUGHOUT THE STATE, which are as follows : 1. All colored teachers and candidates for teacherships, over eighteen years of age, of good moral character, graduates of high and normal schools, or non-graduates, but possessed of a corresponding grade of scholarship, shall be deemed elig.ble for admission to the senior class. All colored students over eighteen years of age, if males, and over sixteen years of age, if females, of good moral character, capable of en tering the highest classes of the grammar de partments, may become members, upon applica ton, of the junior class. 2. The sessions of the senior class shall be held on Monday and Wednesday, school days, of each week, between the hours of 4 and 5 p. in. during the winter months, and from 4 to 6 p. m. of the summer months, and on Saturday from 9 a. m. to 12 m. The sessions of the munior class ehall be on Tuesday and Thursday of each week and on Sat urday, during the same hours as those pre scribed for the senior class. 3. The course of instruction in the normal school shall embrace: 1. A critical and comprehensive review of the branches taught in the public schools. 2. A systematic trning in improved methods of instruction as app.cable to primary and tram mar chasses in all public schools, with sueh oral and written exercises as may serve to improve the understanding of the students or illustrate the principles of education and the art of teach . There shall be at least two teachers constant ly employed in the school, a principal and one assistant, whose duties shall be hereafter pre scribed, and who shall be elected annually at the first regular monthly meeting of the Board of Regents, to be held in the month of July. sluch additional instruction in special branches adapted to the teacher's vocation shall be given, from time to time, as far as the means and oppor tunities at the disposal of the Board of Regents will allow. 4. The annual session of the school shall com mence on the second Saturday of September, or as soon thereafter as practicable, and close on the last Friday of June. 5. An examination shall be held in the last week of January and another in the last week of June, of the Aifferent classes, upon all the branches of study pursued by them during the preceding four months. This examination shall be in writing, and a careful record of the same, showing the questions asked and the numerical value of each answer, shall be preserved by the Board of Regents. 6. The course of instruction shall be extended through two years. No student shall oe ad mitted to the senior class who has not first been examined upon the studies of the junior year, and no diplomas shall be Issued to any member of the seonir class who has not beeu a member of that olande i Ott st a f r deporlian t, scholar oe at al.±anagativ edo rse of slabs slash attest theira fioston, plasesl,M enaly sant morally t e adcome the teachers of youth. After adopting another resolution relative to teachers the board adjourned. Get your kid cloves at Kreeger's. Read Navra's invitation to the China Palace. THE BOARD OP HEALTH. Present. Dr. Choppic, president; Dr. Taylor, secretary; and Dne. Austin, Loeber and Taney, and Messrs. Boyd and Nott. The minutes of the meeting of the lstinst, laid over for correction at the last meeting, were first read and caused a great deal of discussion. The complaint on the part of Mr. Nott was that he had been incorrectly reported, in that it had been said that he had expressed himself satisfied with the accounts as rendered. It was also complain ed that the secretary and treasurer of the onard had availed himself of the minutes to make an ex parte and special defense against the charges contained in the report of the finance committee, which had been considered by the board and adopted. The difficulty was finally settled by the adop tion of a resolution, offered by Dr. aney that the portion of the minutes of the meeting of No. vember 1, relating to Dr. Taylor's explanation in reply to the report of the finance committee, as well as that portion representing Mr. Nott as baving stated that all accounts had been made right, be stricken out, on the ground that the statements were incorrect. As so amended the minutes of the m'eting of November 1 ware adopted. The minutes of the last meeting were then read and adopted. The president then stated that he had ad dressed a letter to the Auditor, under instructions of the board, in relation to the auditing of the books of the board. He submitted the Auditor's reply, which stated that he had called with his chief clerk. Mr. Peralta, on the first of November for the purpose of auditing the books. He found the first entry on the books incorrect, in that the balance on hand at the last quarter had not been carried over, and he had for that reason declined to~go on. He sent Mr. Peralta again to theofice of the Board of Health on the seventh of November, and was told by the secretary of the board that the books and accounte were not yet ready for his inspection. The Auditdr complained that the wording of the resolution of the board upon this subject seemed to imply that he had been remiss in the perfarmanoe of his duties, an imputation which he repelled as unjust. Dr. Austin, after the Auditor's letter had been read, on the suggestion of the president, as the author of the resolution, asked its amendment, so as to correct the impression of the Auditor. Dr. Austin also moved that the Auditor's letter be received and spread upon the minutes, and he stated in explanation that he bad no intention in offering the original resolption to reflhot upon the Auditor, but to find out 'who was in u ult, b Laving it was impossible for the Auditor to do the duty imposed by the law when the books and accounts were improperly kept. The president stated that the Auditor had in formed him that it would yet be ten days before be could report upon the affairs of the board. The president stated the result of his inquiry into the accident on board the steamer Sandring ham. He imputed the blame to the officers of the vessel as well as to the quarantine authori ties. The loss,'he said, was determined to be $142. Dr. Loeber offered the following resolution, *bich was adopted: Resolved, That the president of the board be directed to request the Governor to repeal his proclamation establishing quarantine at this port, and that the same be raised. Dr. Austin called up his resolution, offered at the last meeting and laid over by motion, re questing the secretary and treasurer to resign, alleging his manifest incompetency, and that the board proceed to the election of a successor. Dr. Taylor asked that the resolution lie over till a full meeting of the board could be secured. Dr. Jones and Col. Hardee were both absent, and he desired their presence when action was taken in this matter. Dr. Tany felt that an injustice would be done Dr. ±a for by action at this meeting, inasmuch as he had specifically named Dr. Jones and Col. Hardee as members of the board whose presence he desired, and for that reason, if the resolution was pressed, he should vote against it. Dr. Aus tin then withdrew the motion and asked that it lie over till next Thursday, November 22. He stated, however, that this question must be set tled, for so long as Dr.Taylor oocupid the position of secretary and treasurer of the board it was virtually without a finance committee, and there was no one to overlook these matters. Dr. Taylor replied that the finances were in the hands of the Auditor. The president read a letter from Dr. Finney, resident physiclan at the Quarantine Station in relation to the ones of yellow fever that passed in on the English steamer St. Louis. He said that the captain had stated, under oath, that there was no sickness aboard. The passenger in case, Mr. Mowrey, had'also been examined, and after answering, under oath, questions propounded, had gone in to his dinner. He did not consider that he was to blame. The board adjourned to meet at 6:30 p. m. Thursday, November 22. Get your kid gloves at Kreeger's. Bead Navra's invitation to the China Palace. NEW BARGES BUILDING FOR GRAIN. It will be a source of gratification for our com mercial men to learn that greater facilities are soon to be offered to shippers of grain for this port from the West by the Mississippi Valley Transportation Company. This company, ap preciating the coming demand for more tonnage southward, have already contracted for a power. ful towboat, which will soon be completed, and contracte have already been signed for a large number of barges, By the coming spring the well known agent of the company, Mr. John A, Stevenson, says they will have a new fleet afloat, and the carrying capacity will be very largely in creased. This will be good news to those who have for so long a time waited for a cheap means of transporting grain here, and it will doubtless increase to almost double otdr present receipte. Bead Navra's invitation to the China Palace. Get your kid gloves at Kreeger's HOTEL ARRIVALS. ST' CHARLES HOTEL-Wm Naumburg, New York; J W Keightie Louisville; E P Brigas, New York; A (G0 Williams, New York; W HH Benyaurd,US A; AM Pittman Vicks burg; Mrs 8 V Sockbridge, Boston; J E Bur ford, Weimer; R Haskell Texas; Chas D King Texas: W Weeks, Clew York; A M Bowlicgcity J Q dney, Ark; J B Tanner, Ark Wm K Gampbell, Ga. S1. JAMES HOrEL-Thos W. Grayson, Miss; John Forsyth, EH Virgin city; F H Abpell, La; Irving Curtis Mass; 81 HLindsy, La; J Vinau lier, Iowa; C:i Holcome, B FJones. Cincinnati; MA Baer, N Y; J C Lain, St Louis; WR Hay den, Chicaco; W T Penniman, Brooklyn; R S Brookings. St Louis* B Droomgoole, B Frazier, Tex ; T J McCarty 4 Y. CITY HOTEL-k J Walne, Vicksburg; John Quill Mobile; J J Haney. J B Abon, Misaissip ofi; :ell Howell, JH Mc ahan, city; J Ruigg, Mobile oD Vaughan. Milwaukee' AGO 'ii liams, New York; M Goldsmith, Mobile; S C Weaver, St Louis; J 8 Emmett and family, Cin cinnati; Wm L Botetery, Frederick Md; J R G Pitkin, city; P Shelby, Refugio; J A Favre, Pearlinoton: Mrs McFadden, Mrs Donelson, Miss E Morrey Louisiana; ML Williams. Oak ley: 0 8 Norvell, Proffilt Isle; Rev W P Kramer and family. Louisville. Read Navra's invitation to the China Palfce. Get your kid gloves at Kreeger's. RAILROAD PERSONALS. We give below a few of the departures by the Mobile fast line last evening: J. Knowles, Cedar Keys, Fla; M. Hirsch, New York; W. H. Williams, Denver, Col ; W. F. Blaine, New York; Prof. J. Bachman Pensacola; S. Zeno, New York; C. F. Spray, At. Louis, Get your kid gloves at Kreeger's. Bead Navra's invitation to the China Palace. We take sieasure in informing the many friends of Mr. P. W. Young, for a number of years in the large establishnent of Mr. Momse Mera~w that Ocan ow be found at CUSTON-HOUSE CHANGES. AND THE WHYES AND WHEUEPOEES AS 50OKEN3 OF IN THE SRAN. ITE BUILDING. Anderson's New Departure-Seth He and Wells Counsel King's WithdrawaL The shrewd guessers in and about the Custom House building were busy yesterday figuring on the probable cause of the sudden change of mind on the part of Collector King, who, it will be re membered, was confident, up to a day or two ago, that his nomination would OERTAINLY GO TO THE SENATE. Any amount of figuring was done, and as the question was one of algebraic proportions, the telegraph was brought into requisition to arrive even at an approximate result, It seems, from all that could be gleaned, that the DEMOCOAT was right in its conjecture (?) that the course taken had been advised tele graphically by Gen. Anderson, for twenty-four hours prior to the sending of the Collector's res ignation, and in fact it is even stated that Ander son Insisted that the resignation should be sent to him personally instead of to the President, which the Collector did NOT SE FIT TO DO. Wells counselled the resignation also, and sent, it is said, a telegram to a friend here to use his influence to secure the resignation, which fact confirms the belief that Wells has lost his all powerful influence with the Administration, but at the same time it puzzles Packard's friends to know what new scheme he and Anderson have hatched out, or what combinations either one or both are making. Anderson is reported as having thrown his in fluence, it he has any, to the Warmoth wing for the time being, but the Packard men think there is an object in it, and whether it is to secure his own retention as the special deputy or not, they cannot conceive. Some have it that he has in his mind's eye the rejection of Lawrence by the Senate and the substitution of his own name on the last day of the session, but there seems to be no proof of this beyond a hint to that effect in one of the private dispatches from Washington, while on the contrary, some assert that he, being financially embarrassed, is aspiring to the Col lectorship in that way to secure his prestige AS A BEPU BLICAN LEADER as well as a comfortable salary. That there is some move of the kind on foot there is little doubt, and the Packard supporters, claiming to know the secret, are mapping out their course accordingly, but whether that suc ceeds or not remains to be seen. These same parties lay great stress upon the telegram sent from Washington yesterday that the President had promised a committee of Republican Senators that he would appoint no more Democrats to offi ces in the South when suitable Republicans were available, and claim that such a pressure will be brought upon the President IN PACKABD'S INrEKEST that he will yet be the Collector. Judge King Yesterday addressed a compliment ary letter to Mr. Lawrence, congratulating him upon his appointment, and politely tendering to him, when he was in the city, the use of the Gol lector's office. Various rumors were rife during the day as to proposed changes in the Custom-House, and Mr. Lawrence, who was in the city early in the day, was fairly besieged with personal applications, receiving also a bashel or so through the Post office. He has hot as yet however, made any definite arrangement relative to removals, and late in the day left the city for his plantation in Plaquemines parish. The preesit Collector does not, of course, vacate his office until hit successor has qualified, and not until his bond has been approved, when upon official notification of that fact the transfer will be made. Get your kid gloves at Kreeaer's. Bead Navra's invitation to the China Palace. ST. PATRICK'S HALL. The Minstrels, the Ladies, the Refresh ments and the Ball. It was our good fortune to drop in last night at St. Patrick's Hal where the Second Regiment Louisiana Stte Militia (Col. John G. Angell's old command, now commanded by Col. Borland,) held high reveL The initial festivities were filled up by minstrel performances equal to any that we have seen executed by amateurs, who really might be classed among first-class artists in that line. As soon as the hall had been cleared for action by a willing squad who car ried away the chairs as if by magic, the beauty and chivalry formed in line and prepared for the artful mazes of the dance. Time fails a newspa. per man for an adequate sacrifice to the shrine of Terpsichore; he can only afford to pour libations in honor of the graceful goddess. And so in. deed we did under the hospitable direction of Col. Borland, Capts. Souby and Smith, and Lieute. Belles and (lowland, who showed us around the various tables. Mrs. Belles, ably assisted by Mrs. Pinto and Miss Boserick, held dominion over the first table interviewed. The next visit paid was to a most comfortable nook presided over by, we will not say the three, but the nine graces, Mrs. Souby, Mr.. Christle, Miss Fairchild, the two Misses Mason, the two Misses Christie, and the Misses Mathews and Beligm an. Wowore then conducted to a table presided over by Mrs. Brisbi, Brewer and Arms where everything in the world could be had that was nice. "Our Table" was next visited, over which Miss Porshee Miss Oberlander, Miss Mellam, Mies Frost, Miss Stevens and Miss seals presided, like so many divinities; graceful Hebee pouring forth nectar and ambrosia to the mortals that hungered and thirsted. In the meanwhile the ball went on bright and liveiy,we suppose, until pale twilight dimmed the gas lamps and whitened the rosy faces of the dancers. To-night there will be a repetition of the fete, and we advise all who love beauty, har. mony, music and enjoyment to attend. Get your kid gloves at Kreeger's. BREVITIES. The usual orange or banana peel on the ban quette makes those who do not watch their steps see stars. The teechors' association will meet to-morrow at 12 m. at the Central Boys' High School on Burgundy street. That suspension bridge at the mouth of the alley on Baronne street, near Julia, has been sup ported, as it were, by a few cart-loads of brick We were favored last night by a beautiful sere. nade from the Knights of Pythias, Lodge No. 1, who were out on an excursion. The Knights made a fine turnout. And now it is said that Wells will "squeal," but he won't say a word about those six relatives on the Onstom-House pay roll and his construction of civil service reform. Capt. Bade' dredgeboat G.(W. B. Bayley left the city Wednesday afternoon for Po t Eade, where she will be put to work at once on the shoaler portion, between the jetties. B. H. Shannon, Esq., formerly United States Commissioner, is on his way to this city in charge of a United States officer, he being wanted in the Cleveland and Mile crooked cotton case, now pending in the United States Circuit Court. Yesterday afternoon Gravier street was en livened by the presence of a liliputian pony drawing a dimiontine cart. The turnout looked more like a Newfoundland dog in a wheelbarrow than a genuine team. It produced something of a stir. As soon as the two Local (steamboat) Inspec tors return to the city, they will visit the various pleasure steam yacht., including those at the jet iee, and under the late decision of the Treasury ete will inslat on inspecting them. That d be owners derthe lawss employ poWatmthdwe ,ios no WhT at llacthea teand western not that experieneed here during t day. Toledo, a ity of 40,000 inhabits&te in North. western Ohio, boasts of ffteen graf elevat . and it has only a third-class river and A couple of dozen of railroads to make it a grain cem re. while New Orleans with not half that many ra Blroads and a first-cias. river running through the ,rahn producing section of the West, doeen't boakt ci half that many elevators. CITY ECROES. A obarge of larceny holds Chas. Beuhlar a pris oner in the Sixth Precinct Station. Henry Thcmae is in the Eighth Precinct Sta tion, charged with having stolen property In his possession. H. Bosenblatt was looked up in the Seventh Precinct Station, charged with having property in his possession supposed to have been stolen. Wm. Howard, charged by Lizzie Woods with the larceny of a bracelet, was yesterday sent be. fore the First District Court under bonds of W0. Andrew Herne was trotted into the Second Precinct Station, from the corner of Palmyra and Carondelet streets, on a charge of malicious mis chief. Edmond Jamison and F. S. Adams were m-. mured in the Central Station charged with being dangerous and suspicious characters and conS dence men. Yesterday a man named James McDonald aod dentally fell into the river from off the steamboat John Howard, but was rescued from drowning by Officer Cash. James Dwyer, charged with assault and batte ry on a woman named Mollie Stanton, was seat before the First District Court by Judge Smith under $500 bonds. Last evening, at the corner of Baronne and Poydras streets, a man named Christopher Duff attempted to strike a man named Michael Me (tarry. He missed his man, however, and drove his fist through a showcase window. The glass out his wrist to such an extent that it had to be dressed by a physician. Both parties were ar rested charged with fighting and disturbing the peace. Drowned. At about 7 o'clock Wednesday morning a tan named Powers accidentally fell off of the St. Martha, lying in the New Basin and was drowned. Body not recovered. Struck by a Cog-Wheel. At about half-past 2 o'clock yesterday, a negro boy, aged 18 years named Adrien Prophet, while at work in Mr. T. Lunn's piokery, on St. Thomas street, was accidentally struck by a cog-wheel about the head and body. He was attended by Dr. Henderson, who pro nounced his injuries not dangerous. Reckless Driving. At about 11 o'clock yesterday morning as Mrs. Elizabeth Smith was crossing the street at the corner of St. Phillip and Front Levee, she was knocked down and run* over by a float driven M a negro named Henry Thomas, two w passing over her obest. She was attended by Dr. Schumacher at her residence. No. 16 Masant street who pronounced her inijries serious though not necessarily fataL The driver of the float was looked up in tle Third Precinct Station. THE COURTS. [Merchants and others interested in oases in the district courts, as principals or as witnesses. can be notified by telegraph when to appear in court, thus avoiding the necessity of a constant attendance.] SECOND DISTRICT COURT. Fuocessions of John Mulready and Mrs. Ass O'Brien, wife of John O'Brien, opened. THIRD DISTRICT COURT. Defaults were taken in this court yesterday In 887 suits for city taxes. Parties interested may save further costs by coming up and settling be fore defaults are made final. Charles Nolan vs. Louisiana Levee Company. Suit on two notes for $1550. FOURTH AND FIFTH DISTRICT COURTS. Business is improving in these courts, and there were several cases filed yesterday in both. In the latter there were filed as many as eight petitions, but none of any public interest. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. United 8tates vs. John Henderson.-In all the indiotmeuts against John Henderson, in suite Nos. 470, 477, 479, 495, 502 and 517, on motion of District Attorney Lacey and upon referring to the letter of Attorney beneral Devens to said Lacey, of date October 18, 1877, supplemented by his communication of November 12, 1877, defend ant consenting thereto in writing; a nolle prosquE was entered, it being noderstood, however, tha this was not to affect any civil liabilities defend ant may have incurred. Henry 0. Ely vs. City of New Orleans.-The case was stated and submitted. AMUSEMENTS. Varieties Theatre. Pnou-Fnov.-The revival of the exquisite drama of "Frou-Frou" has given Manager Half another opportunity to prove himself equal to the task that he has undertaken, that of man aging the Varieties Theatre. We doubt, indeed, whether the play is produced with greater ele gance in the more favored cities of the conaly than it was last evening at this theatre. We write hastily, at a la e hour, and hence cannot do that justice to the subject which at de aber may supply insufficiency of detail b e phasis which we have always reserved table merit. After disposing of the manner in whl'+mas. Fron" was put on the stage, we come to the quss tion of dress and personal appearance of thegpr formers, which was very good except ftoeaase of Brfgard (Mr. Edwin Varrey), whlch was de lightfully abominable, and presented him in the character of an Italian barber whose art could have best been lavished on himself. But enough of such criticisms and let us return to Miss Clax ton. One of the features of the play is the rich. ness of dress of the principal female characters. In this particular Miss Claxton distinguished her self to the utter satisfaction of the most exacting of our lady fashiorables, enlivening thereby the brilliancy of the performance in a material de gree. And we are pleased to say that every one of her elegant costumes were made here in New Orleans espec ally for this performance. Now, to speak of the intrinsic merits of Miss Olaxton, who will forgive us ft r the foregoing when we say that we have reserved the intel lectual portion of the performance for a tonefl bouche. We confess that we were disappointed in this lady after her appearance in "Con science," and doubted her reputed talent; but we have another confession to make. It is that after seeing her through the five trying acts of "Frn-Frou" our doubts have vamnned. A peep behind the scenes has revealed to us that not only was Miss Claxton at tempting the part of (il/herle Trigard for the first time, but that she has had only a few cays to prepare for it, and we con-ider it a feat sel dom accomplished to play "Fron-Fron" with such excellency after such short notice. A mani fest trepidation or nervousness, and some conse quent hesitation and lose of memory marked her path through the variegated phases of her difficult undertaking, but heroically did she best herself throughout and, reaching the oulminaols, brought the house down with an enthaasem for which Varieties Theatre audiences are not noted. Notwithstanding many discrepaneles and errors of omission, we can say that the per formance was not only a success but has satiafied no that Miss Kate Claxton has it in her power to make the part of "Fro-Fmrom" the best of her repertoire, and one which will reflect the highest credit upon her. But let her always take eare not to o into exaggerations. We have only the time to barely refer to Miss Lillian 0. Clark, La Baronne de Cambri; Miss Phillips, Louise; Mr. Phillips, Baron deCarnbr and Mr. J. T. Ab xander, Henri Sartorys, Mr. Stevenson, C(unt de Valreas. Miss (lark . was evidently playing her part for the first ti*e and was seized with stage fight; but, like all the other performers mention deserves to be en couraged. st. ckarles The*ae,. The German Military Bond will apbas prssa t ha ne eat eha de eassiee ass ban 0dea, . - ewfai;