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CITY AFFAIRS.
UjNlIl4IPAtl MTATTIUIM.
Thel Mayor not at all Alarmed at the
(ialmu ofi tie a'nrrollton Ilallreoad
limpany.
Mayor Pileabnm , when reference is made to the
claims of the Carrollton Railroad Company
against the oily, treats the matter with a pleas
ant smile. Rlegarding the proposed silt fcr the
strip of land on itt. Charles Avenue, extending
from Tivoli Circle to Ca rrollton, and upon whiobh
the rails of the company are laid, the Mayor
says let them sue. The claim ha. been legally
investigated, and there is nothing in It; it is
patent, by reference to the original grant made
by the owners of property through whose lald
8it. Charles street was out, that the object of.the
grant was to provide for the opening of a high
road to Carrollton for public purposes, and
it was onver intended
To MARE A PRrl.RNT
of the strip of land in qunestion toths Carrollton
Railroad Company. As to the claime of the
company to the land from Oarrollton,to the Lake,
through which the drainage canal has been dog,
or to the Poytrae Market strip, the Mayor knows
little or nothing about them, the subjnot beirg
one for further inquiry.
It might be added that his honor dJeen'm seem
to thick that the company are in earnest when
they say that they propose to Inasttlte legal pro
eeodings against the city for the laud. re
ferred to.
About the City HlIII it may also be heard that
the ol,)eot of the compaty is simply to parry
after a hahln the oft on. mooted question of oam
pelling them to grade the strip of land ti it.
Charles avinu,, along which runs their track, to
the level of the side roadways.
TAXFI9 ANDt) ,lOclnRMFR.
only a few days are le ft for paying lcty taxes and
lioensee, the lith May belig Ihe limit of the ex
tension given to taxpayers by the Administrator
of Finance. Up to date the taxes paid in have
been ,onsiderably in extru s of the anount re
eolvedl for a imitlr period last year, although
the city began to onllect its revonues forty-four
days later than it 1870.
The recneipts fr hoensee are within fiteen thou
sand dollars of wihat was received during the en
tire year 1176.
THat PACIPI(c IAILraOAD TAX.
The time of the city Administrators yesterday
was aimne entirely oocupied in committee of
the it hole, two seseonu taking plaeo during the
day. Col. Wheelocok, l'residenl of the New
Orleans Pacif'ic lailroad Compant, accompainied
br soveral other gentlemon connected with the
road, waited upon tlo Mayor and (Ity Oounell,
and at general confab was hell coceerniug the
date And preliminarien of the election at which
the votrs or the city shall express their opinion
as to, Ihe railroad tax. Nothing deinlite was ar
rived at, tnt it mey be said that in a day or two
Mayor Pilabury will be ready to itsne hii eleo
tiii lcroelarnat ion.
Heveral matters cotlnncted wllh the polioe were
cwnsid'red by thel committee; among others, a
list ,f enperunmerari s, submited by Chief By.
lan for the a.elptance of the Council. The only
action takel on this particular saluet was the
promotion from this list of supernumeraries of
TJanine Iiarllck, ill Connors anui Tomsn Q inn,
to regular patrolllen, and who were assigned for
duly m the irst P'rooiuct.
IoHle ti ll, No. 80D3,
The Sheriff began yesterday snttling tax hills
under Hlouse bill No, 8;o:I, and at th' City Hall
one taxpayer plroested himeelf and settled his
taxes of 1873 In city scrip, as authorised by that
law. It is believed that thlese selttiments will be
the foundation for write of injunction to prohibit
the city from rooeiving taxes by virtue of the new
law.
Col. I. N. Marks, President of the Firemen's
Oharitable Association, is elated at the promu'
gation of the act, wll oh, he is satisfied, will en
able the fire departmlent to get out of Its finan
ocal emnbalrasements by disposuing of its claims
against the city at a figure which will jnstify the
nutting of the department on a nost effiotive
Pboling.
FINANI'tAt.
Yesterday also several bids for the sale of
Premium iiouds were opened at the Oity Hall,
about five hundred thousand dollars of which
were redeemed at 85 , 33j, 85 85.100 and 88O/,
There were also offered twenty-five thousand
!liollre worth of old bonds to Ool. Denis, Admin
-istrator of Finanice, which wire converted into
P'remium Bonds.
A WIRTAKR Anot r AS MsseMErNTe.
Applications are still pouring in at the Olty
H1all for the reduction of asseeements, notwith
standing the publications made yesterday of the
opinions of the City Attorney and the Assistant
Attorney General of the dtate, in which it Is prs.
itively dee ared that neither the Administrator of
Assessments nor the Board of Assessors can set
upon applications for the reduction of assess
mnents for glst years; anld although Mr. Jonad
added, in givug hi- opinion, that he ibgwphl the
law was now lodged in the Oity Couneil, the
Mayor and Administrators are not satisfied that
they are autholizitd to make such reductions for
past years, and all applicatlols of this kind,
either to the City onunci', the Administrator of
Assessments, or tile Board of Assessments,
Wltli oi NII, ttDEoto.
Act No. .., of 1877, it may be retpated, only
applies to tilur~'nn assesasents; therefore, tax
payers who I, here that their property has been
assessed in txcess of is value, will have to seek
redress in the courts.
l'A(KARDU ' I1ll1 .
.A ets of Metal latruek in tlie Rllbbldln
Mines of tlhe fItatClel sell
Day by day the expenses of Packard ocou
pancy of the State-IIouse come to light amongst
the old rubbish that is being taken from the
building, and strange to say, as the DuemonA
has already shown, these "bills" have almost in
variably been paid by warrants issued by the late
Auditor.
The latest feature in this line is a bill for
nAaRICOADIo Tug . TATE~iOVIFi
doors and windows, rendered by Thomas Duan,
for $1000, which does not include items but'merely
specifies that it is for "material and labor in bar
ricading the doors and windows of the St. Louis
Ilotel (btrats-Ionse)."
Appended thereto is a receipt dated April 16,
1'77, for a warrant for $1000, from Geo. B. John
son, Auditor of Btate, with Mr. Dunn's name at
tached.
Again, there is a receipt for a warrant for $40,
paid Gen. Jack Wharton as Adjutant General from
January 1 to 5, 1877, with a receipt, in form, for
the Auditor s warrant, and Gen. Whart on's alg
nature attached.
Again, a bill rendered by Mr. W. Loan, for eer
viaos rendered as Brigadier General, command
ing Metrop litan Brigade f om March 1 to 31
8458 83, this being ccrt tied to by Loan and ap
proved by both
BAlOlER ANDl PACKARDt,
the fmmaer signing h meelf Maler General Com
manndtg, and the latter as Governor and oom.
mander.in-obief Appended thereto is Loan's re
ceipt for the Auditor's warrant.
Next a bill for $158 33, rendered by Geo. L.
Norton as acting adjutant general of the 8tate,
October 19th to November 6th, 1876, as per ex
ecutive order dated Extconive Department. New
Orleans, La.. Ootober 19, 1876.
Attahobed is a rcoeipt for the Auditor's warrant,
dated November 6, 1876. As yet that eneoutive
order of Kellogg'i has not come to light, bat it
may be found if the executive oboe investigating
committee make a search for it.
Again, me of Badger's bills for $159 77 for 'r
,asee as a Brirgader General Irom December 19,
1876. tn January 7, 1877, pursuant to gqeneral
order No. 8. dated A. U. U., J)R mbe r .9, 1876;
sp leal order No. r, January 16, 1877, (ten days,)
and this it approved by Badger himself as Major
General Commanding, and by Packard as Guv
ernor and Uommander-in-Olref.
Again one of Badger's bills for service a Major
General, January 8th to 81st 1877, for $500, and
I approved by both Badger and Parkard.
Again a bill for $H2', approved by the late
Auditor, for supplies furnished the militia (officers
perhaps) and 'under the militia laws and neeos
sary for the public service." This is also approved
by badger and Packard, and a State warrant was
Issued.
Another for erovioes, January I to 01, by Isldore
MoOreacek us Colonel and Aid-de-camp to the
I (omm ,nder-i.-Chief at htate-HIlnse entran.e,
rj 291 67, approved by Badger and Paokard, and a
recelnt for the Auditor's warrant attached.
Antbher for 21l~ 88, for Loan's service as Briga
dier General March 1 to 81, approved by Loan,
Iadgaer and i'ackartl, and the Auditor's warrant
recelpted for by James E. Ayer.
Another for $125. for services of Henry E.
Blackman es o'erk In the Adjutant General's
iofice for the moeth of March, "as per act No. 11,
approved April 4, 1877," and the Avditor's war
rant receipted for.
Anoth, r for Edward Orowley, as State armorer,
January 1 to 96 1869, and Anitor'e warrant re.
ceipted for. AnIuther for Blackmar, $125, for
January, and still another for February and the
Audiol's warrants issued and rece ptid for, but
no record book found in the Auditor's office,
makes any exhibit of the sasuance of these war
ranta.
The attention of the investigating Committee
Is caUed to these facts.
CAPITOl. QOiSaIP.
Olee-seekers, AppeinimCents, Putille
echools, and the leard of Health.
Matters about the state-House yesterday as
eumed something of a lively character, from the
foet, first, that there were quite a number of
office-seekers in attendance, and, second, from
the firt that several of the
INQUISITORIAL, COMMKITTIe R
had arranged to begin their Investigations.
The attendance if those who sought State
patronage in the way of easy positions were as
per istent as ever in their flrts to secure those
pstlUons, and some who obtained entrance to the
evaoutive ilmoo not only spread out before the
Executive numerously signed petitions, but ocon
pied his attention for a considerable length of
time in their pleadings, to the exclusion of ihase
who had business to transaot.
The Governor is daily making appointments.
some of wh oh are important, as sill be seen by
the list published in the D.aratxaT; and there
are yet qul e a number of positions which the
Govrdnor will provide for in due time, and he
will not probably om neult any of the press re
porters in making such selections.
Tie rtuNDINO OARD
met yesterday purenant to arj atrnment, when
the committee appointed to see what arrange.
ment could be effloted with the candidates for
the flscal Agency reported progress, not having
made any dtfinite arrangement, and the board
again adjourned until Wednesday next at noon.
After the meeting tho Govern',r, Lieutenant
Governor and tipeaker of the Heoue held a meet
ing and appointed the rommleel, n, provided fur
by law to take into consideration the port charges,
as will be seen by the offioial announcement in
another column.
Hubsequently, and apon the part of the Senate,
the Lieutenant Governor appointed, as a por
tion of the comumieston, to aet during the recoess,
TO REVIBE THU OIiTY (IIABTRF,
4enator IC D. Whlte, chairman, and Senators W'
J Kllly and P. A. Dncros, and these gen lemens
with those from the Huise, will probably meet in
a few days and organise.
Hoarcely anytthing noteworthy transpired in the
difl rent ltate oftoue.
In the flioe of the Secretary of State the As
isiistent Heoretary--Mr. Strong beinlg absent-
was engaged in issuing commissienos and reply.
ing to cmmaunicatitus; and ito the Treasurer's
nmein
THe MONEY HUNTUER
were on hand, as nsual.
The auditorial force started to work during the
day upon toe vouchers for the ex-metropolitans,
to the exclusion almost of other business, and
. will have them completed by to-night, even
though it be a holiday.
The Attorney General's offioe developed but
little news, but the Assletsnt Attorney General
has faith that be will before long be able to fur
nish something rich in the way of news.
The Buperintendent of Publio Education has
now completed the task of framing and issuing
instrucllons to the various parish boards, and Is
daily in expectation of responses from some parts
of the State announoing the organisation of the
boards and the opening orf some of the schools.
With scarce'y a fragment of material from
which a foundation for public education could be
established, Mr. Lusher and his assistant, Mr.Jno.
Dimliry, have already systematised there organi
sation to such an extent tha. the people of the
State will reap the benefits to a much larger ex
tent than was even hoped for before the expire
tion of the present year.
The Board of Health officials claim that their
office is
A TRItIEL TOO HI(II
to be convenient, and for that reason that ofices
with that of the Recorder of Births, Deaths and
Marriages, will be removed to the rooms on the
ground floor on St. Louis street, lately occupied by
he btate Itegieter of lands. A meeting of the
SBoard of Health had been called for to-night,
but it will be postponed to a future day, as this
being
A NTATE IHOLIDA'',
it w uld be difficult to get a quernm of the mem
bers together.
Dr. kinney, the recently appointed quarantine
physician, havoing pre ented his oreseutials, was
recognis d by the board, and leaves for his
future field of labors this evening, and will
demand possession of the quarantine and its
paraphernalia on his arrival at the mouth of the
river. He will, upon obtaining possession, take
an inventory of all material, etc., and will report
the same to the board.
The Registrar of VJtera for the parish of Or
leans has taken possession of the office of the
late State Registrar, M. Hahn, and is now busily
engaged in preparing for the
PACIlPI RAIh.OAD UILEOTION.
He does not think, however, as infoamed by a
letter from the Mayor, that it is his duty to sup
ply blanks, ballot-boxes, etc., as no such material
was sound upon assauming charge of the ofioe he
now occupies.
In an adjoining room the Inspector of Live
Stock has found an ofioe, and is ready to transact
business.
One of the investigating committees of the
Anditorial branch commended yesterday the
IX LMINATIONI OF WITNlsSaE,
but as the treasury committee had served no
u',penas, their session was short, but long
enough to decide that they would sit in oonjuno
tion with the Brat named committee, a rqport of
the first day's proceedings of which will be found
in another column.
TRE AUDITORIAL CASE.
Nlow Pendlig aBeftre the Supreme Court,
r and to Comne Up Monday.
A transcript of the case of the State ex rel. vs.
George B. Johnson has been filed in the Supreme
Court, and a copy thereof furnished to the Attor
ney General.
The case being on appeal from the Fourth Dis
triot Court, a bond of $10(0 was given, with Geo.
B. Johnson as principal and M. Kennison and
Jno. W. Madden as sureties.
With the transcript is a copy of the original
" bond given by Mr. Johnson for the faithful per.
f' ormanoe of the duties of State Auditor, the
bond being fr $10,000, filed January 3,S1877, in
the o/tihe of Recorder of Mqgtgages, and besides
having Mr. Johnson as prineipal, has as sureties
B]. Bloomaeld, T. O. Andersn, J. W. Madden,
L Michael Hahn and W. B. Fish; the attests being
w F. N. SBholts and H. Conquest Olark.
The case will probably come up in the Supreme
Co.t on Monday noxt.
it Buasrr's Co as tois till d in elegantbottles
of superior finish and beauty-in themselves an
Sornament. It has, in a brief time, attained a
large and constantly inoreasing sale, onfirming
r- he opinion of the best judg. s, that it is equal,
, i not superior, to the celebrated farina.
OUR GUESTS.
THEIR RECEPTION TESTERDAY AF
TERNOON.
Alabama W lcomes the Emanelpatlion of
I.ouiilana from Carpet-Bag Rule.
That the reception of our visitors from our
sister city, Mobile, would be cordial everybody
knew; that our people, after twelve years of al
most bondage, would heartily greet the gallant
men who come to partolipate in the festivities over
the emaneipation of a State was assured, but
that places of basiness should be deserted,
THE SURLY BRItLY OF TRADEA
entirely forgotten, and the afternoon entirely
given up to Jubilation, was hardly antioipated,
lnasmuch as to-day had been reserved for it. uint
a people released from carpet-bag rnle cannot re
strain their feelings always, and perforce the
public turned out yesterday by thousands to
TE'rATPT TREIR APPRMIWATION
of the delicate honor paid us by our visiting
friends. It was not as if some formal parade,
duly announced, was to take place, or some gala
display was to be made.
The reception yesterday was not expoocted to
be nearly as large a demonstration as it was, be
cause of the general tu neat to-day; but the
masses, seeking the earliest opportunity of
rendering homage to true friends, were unable to
stay at home, and the streets were jammed, near
the Mobile depot, as early as 4 o'clock. Down
Canal street, as far back as Rampart, on both
sides, the crowd gathe ed, and there was hardly
paseeing room for pedestrians left.
The train, consisting of eleven coaches, left
Mobile at 11 o'clock a. m., and ox 'losive of the
regime'nt, numberit g, with camp followers,
nearly 300 men, consisted of not loss than 1000
visitors.
TiRl A.TMItRAR. l DAcIPIlINE
of that fine b Ady of soldiers made the trip not
only a delightful one, but one of perfect safety,
and it looked more like a family picnic than a
vast assemblage of persons meeting for the
their own private and personal enjoyment.
It had been first contemplated to pay ex-Presi
dent Davis a visit, but on refloction, and to give
not even the most distant canse of misinterpreta
tion, the idea was abandoned, anad the train
reached our city by 5 p. m. without
ANTr INTERRUPTION WHATRVER.
The elite of Mobile beauty was represented,
and we, proud as we justly are of our own female
types, cannot help admitting that their sisters of
Alabama may Justly vie with them in contending
for the palm of Venus.
The patience of the cronw was severely taxedl,
when the shri 1 whistle of the epproachlug train
announc!ed the arrival of the vit ors, and in a
few minntes the sturdy loxomotit) passed the
French Market and slowly moved up towards
Canal stree . Just as soon as the train arrived at
the depot,
A RALVO OTr FIeTRgN OVNA
from the Washington Artill,,ry announced the ar
rival of our guests. The Run siclad handled the
pieoe admirably, and the fifteen guns were
sounded with all the precision of the oldest
of veteran practice.
THEIP OROWD AROUND
the Mobile and Texas depot was immense, and it
wits with difi nulty that the polloe cou'd secure
room In the throng for the peneage of the visiting
reinent. As soon as our visitors had debark
ed, the Washington Artillery and Continental
Guards were present to receive them, and our
rUOMEE (rOMPAII n DREW UP
in line on the south sida of Canal street, awaiting
the maich of
OUR MOuILE rnRIeNDI.
After somenlittle delay, occasioned by the time
employed in getting the men in line, the First
Iegiment of Alabama State troops file out Oanal
street, past our rhome commands, who, at a
"present arms." paid homage to their guests.
The appearanco of oour Mobile friends was, from
a soldier's eye, one of much gratification. In
discipline, marching,
W'ITELINO AND FIt,INo
they were next to perfect, and our sister city has
good reason to congratulate herself upon pos
sessing such a corps.
After the line had been formed the order
"forward" was given, and the column, headed by
the old Continentals as escort, marched out
Canal street as far as IRampart and thence back,
and thence up Camp to Julia and down 8t.
Charles.
WErN TuI PFOCRar ION IUAOBIED
the City Hall a halt was ordered, and our guests
were fronted before that building. Wol. Owen,
of the Washington Artillery, with Col. T. K. Ir
win, of the First Alabama Hsate trooes, ascended
the steps and were met by Mayor l'ilebury and
the Adrministrators. The order was then given
for officers to the front and centre, and, af er a
few moments, the commissioned officers of the
Alabama visitors, Washington Artillery and
ItONTTNFNTAL (IUAIII1 MARCHIED
Into the Mayor's office in a 1 dy. Mayor Pils
bury, in r, ceiving the gnests of our city, made a
very appropriate speech of welcome, and ex
tended to the gallant members of the let Ala
bama a cordial luvitation to ejioy the full hospi
tality I our city. At the invitation of the Mayor
the officers of the es veral commands adJourned
into the rear office, where a large bowl of punch
awaited them. After this had bern discussed
THE LINE STARTED
on its march, the visitors fling right towards the
Moreeque Building wh re their quarters are now
establi bed. In the interregnum, and while the
Mobile boys were out, the Continentals and
Washington Artillery filed into the Moresqne
Building to partake of a generous punch set out,
after whobh the commands separated.
OUR oITms'r
are as fine a body of men as has graced our
streets for years. In crill they move like com
ponent parts of one meohanlsm, and their alas
rity in responding to words of command shows
how thor, ugh has been their drill. In the wheel
inrs and facings our Mobile friends were most
effictent, and in the manual of arms they were
simply perfection itself.
The foilowing is the roster of the visiting regi
ment :
Col. T. K. Irwin.
Lient. Col W. i. Moreland.
Major L. O. Dorgan.
Berg. Major Lacronce Pope.
Adjatant T. J. Havage.
Qnartermaet r W. B. Goodale.
Qaartermfater Sergeant B. C. Byan.
MOBILg CADETR,.
W. 8. Brainarl, captain.
G. B. OClark, first lhentenant.
1H. P. Vass, second lieutenant.
MOBILE RILES.
Price Williams. captain.
Dick Roper, first lieutenant,
It. A. tavage, second Ileuenant,
GULF CITY *UarDS.
E. M. Underhill. captain; B. 8. Burns. first
lieutenant; E. L. lerkel, see mn lieutenant.
CLEBURNE GUARDS.
Jos. Cahill, captiin; F. H. tTcOlarney, first
lieutenant; J. O'Donnell, leoond lii. tenant.
WASHINGTON LIGHT INFANTRY.
J. W. Whitinga captain; J. J. Crowley, first
lieutenant; J. M. . Pullard, second lieutonant.
O.ERM AN FUSILIERS.
Chas. Green captain; Ohr.stopher Barns, first
lieutenant; I Jin Cordee, second lieutenant.
ALABAMA STATE ARTILLEnr.
D. L. Hnger, captain; Jas. tullen. senior first
lienutnanT; Ubas. Werbiira junior first lieutenant;
0. L. RHger, second lieutenant.
Accompanying the pirty was Majtr J. M. WlT,
Illama, who tl aid.de-camn of Major Gen. Holtz
clson and inspector of rnfi pracaLoe in the State
of Alabama.
In the history of our late civil strife it will
doubtless be recollected that the pa'rintic mem
bers of the Mobile Oa lete w r, the first of all in
Alabama to tender their services to President
Davrt, and from that day to this the orgatization
of their company has been ktpt up.
A soo00 AS THE TRAIN
arrived it the depit, the column was formed, and
after passing the Washlagton Artillery aed Ooe
finental Guards at "present arms," uar polts
marched out Canal street, and thence up (UOt
and down it. Charles, when nightfall coming Oi,
they were escorted into their quarters in the Mo.
resque building.
Droing the progress of the march the ladies,
from the balconies on either side of the streets
waved handkerchiefs with much vigor, and wel.
coined the friends of Louisiana's cause.
O!YR rIENDrs,
who come to as in this period of our festivities
are a handsome and finely drilled set of gallant
men. Their uniform of gray, with gold f'cings
and shako, sets off admirably the handsome faces
of the brave men who wear them, and their drill
is simply admirablt.
In "order arms," a good feet of the drill of
regiment, the
InITTR eTRTOR THg (ROUNDOO
as if only one. In wheelings the fours moved
with an aacuracy that to a soldier's eye was
admirable.
I)UMI1 THS AFTERNOON
the guests of our city were taken in charge, and
their many friends vied with each other in ren
dering them every hospitality.
TO-DAY'S rRooRAMME
will be a parade, at 10 o'clock in the morning, ont
Oanal street and up Magasins street to Annun
ciation Square, where the Mobile Artillery witl
fire a salute. At the Cathedral a ThI Deult will
be sung, with a full chorus, and business gone
rally suspended.
'riue Dellcacies of our Markets-Flilanlli
the Pompano.
As we said in our much copied without credit
arlicle, under the caution "What to Eat," this is
the season for fish, for two reasons. to wit : First,
because our longings at this period of the year
are for fish food, and secondly, because good and
nutritious fresh meats are sctree in our markets,
and fish ought to be in flue condl.lon, abundant
anti chesap.
"Ought to be," but owing to an unusual linger.
ing, as the poets say, "of winter in the lap of
spring," the usual supplies of good, wholesome
fish of the infinite variety inhabiting our waters,
there has been a very perceptible distnclination
of those valuable contributors to our nourish.
ment and enjoyment to approach near enough to
the shores, and in the bays and coves, so as to
eome within reach of our fishermen's nets, seine'
and lines; hener an unusual scarcity of good fish
has created a lamentable void in our markets,
and increased painfully the perplexity of purvey
ors for hotels, boarding-houses, restaurants and
private famnilies. We were gratified, however.
last Sunday, to observe that there was quite a
oleerful obange in this respect; a visible increase
of the supply and improvement in the quality of
fish exhibited in the stalls in our principal mar
kets.
Those enterprising fish merchants, Pettigrew,
oi Poydra., Feeham, of Magazine, and England
and Jalon, of the French Market, and their com
peers had a splendid array on Sunday of the fol
lowing species, naming them in the order of their
excellence : Pompano, Spanish Mackerel,
Blue fish, Grouper, lted Suapper, Sheephead,
Croaker, Trout, Drum, Bass. Sea Turtle, Urabe,
and Prawns of enormous sirn.
This is a good showing, and ought to satisfy
the hankerers for fish food, and console us all for
the lack and high price of meats. It is true that
the Pompano, that pr.nce of flish, owing to its
rarity, is held at prices beyond the reach of pcr
sons of moderate means. But even to these
there is some pleasure to know that he will min
ilter to somebody's enjoyment, and that it is net
the purpose of his tribe to abandon our shores
ond seek some warmer clime, and that our inno.
cent and frolicsome friends who gambol along
our seacoast, the porpoises, will not be cheated
out of their favorite food.
It would be a great loss if these porpoises
should he thnius enticed away, as their services
are so favorable to the fishermen in chasing the
fish they seek in near the shore and into shoal
water where they can be entrapped into seines
and nets. In the performance of this duty the
porpoises are especially valuable in the chase of
pompano, for whibh they have a very keen scent
and a sweet tooth. The pompano is caught off
the coast of Florida in seines. To drive them in
near the shore, the smacks start off In a long
line together. The porpoises, which have been
hovering around them, no sooner discover their
object than they, too, form In a circle around the
smacks and assist in driving the pompanos into
the shore, beating or scaring back all stragglers.
And then, when the fishermen throw out tbeir
seines and begin to have them filled with this
valuable fish, the porpoises press closely up to
the floating corks and, whirling on their backs,
catch in their always distended but inconvenient
ly located months the adventnrons and winged
captives, who leap over the seiomne to escape into
A..... -sta.
They rarely escape, and their example, no
donut, deters others from like experiments, and
reconciles the great majority to their fate, which,
considering the high. price they command, and
the great esteem in which they are held by gour
mands, ought not to be regarded by sbch philo
sophical asd well conditioned fish to be so hard a
lot after all. The agility and fidelity with which
porpoises perform their part of the chase of the
pompano is a charming exhibition of animal, or,
as our leading but unscientific senior insists,
pIsoin. intelligence and sagacity. This exhibition
is much the more entertaining by the very amusir g
antics with which the porpoise fullfl their funo
tions in this joint stock enterprise of chasing and
catching pompano to their own divertisement
and that of their associates, the fishermen.
As the pompanoe, which derive this habit of
jumping out of the seine from their mackerel
origin, make their perilous leaps, the quick-eyed
porpoise turning upon his back, his tail catches
the pompano in his descent, and hurls him still
higher than his original flight, so that he may
fall fairly and squarely in his mouth, and often
repeats this movement, whether for playfulness
or certainty of his deseont into his proper place
of deposit, is not clearly indicated. This treat
ment of his prey is very similar to that of the
oat with the mouse. This looks like a fish story,
but it is a veritable one and we are authorized
to give our friend Pettigrew, of Poydras Market,
as authority for it. His indorsement will be sufi
oient all through the world.
The Drown Inquest.
Coroner Roche yesterday concluded the in
quest in the killing of Charlie Brown, by Sherry
Leonard, on Sunday evening, and the jury ren
dered a verdict that the deceased came to his
death by a wound in the left side, which pene
traled the heart, inflicted by some sharp cutting
instrument, the weapon being in the hands of
'nue Sherry Leonard, now In custody.
Coroner Roche will make the proper affidavit
to-day before Judge Smith.
FIres.
At a quarter to 5 o'clock Tuesday evening a fire
broke out in a one-story frame house situated et
the o erner of Robertson and S:. Bernard .treets.
This property, which was owned by Mr. Marino
and occuo ed by Mrs. Martie as a variety store,
was totally destroyed. The house is insured,
but in what company or for what amount could
not be ascertained. The at ick was Insured for
$400. Cause of fire unknown. The alarm was
turned in from box 811.
raxn > o. 2.
At half.past 2 o'clock Tuesday a are that is
supposed to be the work of an in-Jeudiary, was
disc vered in the two-story stable at the corner
of Trioon an' Dauphine streets. The pri pD rty
was totally destroyed, and was owned by Peter
tlchmidt.
The loss is estima'ed at $,,00, but is insured in
the x iremen's Inearanoe Crsmpany for $200.
E)Ixaminattonef W llneý bths Audito
rlal InV.slatintatlag C1lIlttee.
The Investig ing Committee to examine th(
Auditor'd ofioe' met Mendy. Mr. 1Will Steven
Chairman, and Mesars. Aldige, iLees add Ders
marasl present. t
SBapenas were issued for A. . bladge', E. Iil.
ton, B. F. Joubert, Thos. Carey, A. J. RedmOnd,
J. Gartskamp, John Jourdan and George 1I.0ohn
son, to appear Wednesday at 1 p. m.
Yesterday the committee met, and of those
summoned Meesrs. Badger, Carey, Dedmond,
Gartskamp and Jourdan appeared. Mr. Badger
was called as the first witness and testified that
he made a settlement with the State Treasurer
I about one week since, pall into the treasury
$8000, upon an order (,f Gen. II. Johnson, late
State Auditor. Thinks there wore two orders;
one wag dated .etween ,January 1 and fi, 1877,
and the other prior tO January 1; owes the State
about $t000. During the session of the Packard
Legislature an act was passed directing the trant
ter of certain funds to the credit of
THE MILITARY P1ND,
or for militia purposes, and witness, by direction
of Gov. Packard, paid out various amounts for
military purposes. Ieas not yet delivered the
books of his office to the newly appointed tax
collector, but there is an underetanditg between
Col!ector Bond and himsclf, and as soon as wit
ness ve line the Iooks lie will turn them over to
Mr. Bond.
No demand was made upon witness fr any
funds outside of those for militia purposes, under
the act of the Packard Legislature.
During the past wintir witnesrs rirl out money
for various purposes, bt no mon-ey bi longing to
the State for any pnrpoer except that named.
Witness has possession of
TnIl aIiINtilENT ireTs,
and asserted his readiness to tu.n themn over to
his saoeoesor.
At the conclusin of (len. Badger's testimony,
uol J. D). ill ap)peared on behalf of the omrmit
le.e to examine the treasurer's (cMee, and upon
sung stons i' was resolved that the two c mOus t
tees hold jIlint s' scionfl, each committee reser,
i ing the right to withdiraw at any time.
'Tl'omas Carey was thle InxtL witness sworn.
D1 ame Tax Oiolectlir of tIhe Third limrlriio', Jae
unry 26l. 187H.; lln 't know that ini predlectnses
settled in fall with the 8tat,: lobtain.ed f om him
oily the sanelsmenlt roill; made no at ti nll , Ut
with the Auditor since D)ecemnber 2i, 1870; owes
the State about $500t.
(,! Iave yon as Htate Tax .Collctor divided
your comtnissions with any ,inmber of the (len
eral Assembly .
A. I deoline to anawer.
tj. Was it not unlleilrsiolnd before you were ap
pointed Ihat If you were appoiteu, tax collector
youil would divi to the fees if )our ollice with some
mnumler of the (eneral Assembly ?
A. I ileo'ins to answer.
Witness continuedi: I have transferred to my
sncct sor, Mr. 'riocltor, all books, papers and
oth,r .t ati property which Ihas been inll y poe
session. My account with the State Is as follows:
Amonntilnrned In ................ $10,188 6
By settllement, Dec. 20, 1H710....... . 14 213 26
LDihnliuoent list (real :'stlate)... 43.973 8))
Dehnlinteltt list (irerstnal) ... ... 3,871 13
Deduntion by correction ............. 850 00
Amount charged on solls............ 167,052 61
A. J. Redmond, late Tax Collector of the Fifth
Distriot, was sworn and testiflid as follown :
Settled only airounts amounting to $2(00, up to
Decemhber 20, 187(; coliecltel about t:l30 In back
or delinquent taxes, but pail no Hltte money to
arnyone since Decormbor 201, 1870; about two
months since nsnt to elon. B. Jobnson, Auditor,
the books asd papers of my office, xcelpt the
assessment tolls. My successor
I1AR .EVER APPIlIED
to, me to obtain the books and other Stateo prop
erty of the oflice.
J'ohn Oartakamp called--Was appointed Tax
Collector of the Hixth District in 1872, and have
been tax col:ector iver since; made my last set
tlimetnt with the State Treasurer on December
80, 1870, and this in full, or a final settlemeout,
with the exception of two receipts which appear
in my presen' settlement; collected $145 since
January 1, 1877, and owe the State that amount.
In 1873 I deposited with AuSltor Clnton in
settlement of tollelctons for the State certified
oh coks, and said cheeks were subsequently turned
over to the ittae Treasurer, who receipted for
the same to me; have turned over to my suc
cessor all the books, etc., ner'ainlng to the oflee.
John Jourdan sworn-Was appointed Tar Co!
Icooor of the Seven hI District in January, 1870;
served one year; made my last set lement with
the Auditor in December last, and paid into the
treasury
ALl. I OWeD 'r.H ST'ATRi.
teceived no money since January, 1877, as tax
collector. The Stale is indebted to me in the
sum o $:(00); have turned over all books, papers,
Oet., pertaining to the oftice.
The commi tee then adjourned to meet on Mon
day nDx', at I p. m.
('IIAPTER II.
Nellogg'a Ca.tncellatlons, as wlhown by Old
Mtate Rerords.
Continuing the history of Kellogg's diplomacy
in cancelling the official bonds of tile State and
parish officials, a DrO(BaAT reporter findls the
following bonds to have been cancelled or wiped
out, as it were:
On January 3, 1877, the bond of Frederick N.
Hholl z was canceled, he being the chief clerk and
acting Auditor, and the bond being dated April
Ii), 1875, for $10,000, with J. O. Bach, B. M. Turn
bull, E. R. Cr ,valley, Charles DeForest and
Charles Hill as sureties.
December 13. 1876, Nathan C. Folger's bond
as Tax Collector, First Dist'iot, parish of Orleans,
for $50,000, was canceled, the sureties being
James S. Olark, E. Fulton, Pat Keenan and S. J.
Johnson.
December 8, 1870, Hay Inspector, E. Ful.
ton's bond, for $5000, dated Beptember 8, 1875,
was canceled, the sureties being N. C. Folger and
H. Patten.
December 1, 1876, the bi d for $3000 of Julius
Ennemoser, school treaurer, town of Monroe,
dated January 11, 1871, was canoeled, the sure
ties being Frank Morey and M. M. Grady.
December 1, 1878, the bond of Julius Enne
moser as treasurer of the School Board, parish of
Onachits, dated April 6, 1871, for $5000, was can
celed, the sureties being Mathias M. Grady and
Michael J. Grady.
Deeamber 1, 1876, another bond for $5000,
dated May 18, 1871, as School Board treasurer,
town of Monroe, was canceled, the sureties being
Frank Morav and M. M. Grady.
October 25, 1876, the bond of E. P. Snodgrass,
Tax COllector, parish of Tenses, for $20,010, was
canceled, the sureties being J. M. Gillispie and
H. R. Steele.
October 25, 1876 the bond of E. L. Whitney for
$6 00 as Sheriff parish of Tensas, and dated
December 22, 1871, was canceled, the sureties
beinx H It Steele and . . C. Gordell.
Otober 25, 1876, the bird for $6000, dated
December 31, 1872, of D. J. Bryant, Sherlff of
Tenaes parish, was canceled, the sureties being
H. R. Steele and E L. Whitney.
It will be observed that in many cases the
foimor Itepublican .ffieta's had something of a
rUTUvL ADMIRATI~'N (OCIETY,
for the pnrosee of furrlbisnrg sureties npon the
bonds of oflioials, and it will also be noticed that
many of these sureties have never yet owned a
dollar a worth of real eseate-a necessary qualfi
oation-in the State.
That, however, made but little difference to
Kellogg, as a majority of the aptloitees were
only too esag r to divide the emoluments of the
oflces with him.
The record which we have and a portion of
r which has already been published in the rcaMOo
a cnt', proves c notnrively that Kellogg did his
level beat, before he retired, to relie'e as many
of his old pA.l as he could from the
danger of a criminal prosecution,
a iad at the same time he relieved the suaeties
a rom any civil proceedings that 'would reimburse
r the S',ate for the "shoitcomirge" of the prin
7 ipsls. The history, as sho'n by the record, is
r one of exceeding brilliance, nrad in order that it
may not d zz ae the eyes of the DzcCanAt, rad
a era. if given enatie, we reserve it for broken
doses.
For the Twelty-ritghthl Tmlae
tempts san atil to Conrnalt Muldaic.
She had no sooner been placed in cell No. 8, aFt
the Oentral Pollce Station, than the clerks, turn.
keys aiqd reporters knew that it was fLosu Lswu.
You could tell her by her drunken ravings, and as
it is habitual with Lena to attempt suicide, the
reporters waited patiently for the item.
They were not disappointed, for twenty min
utes haid hardly elapsed when the voioe of the
turnkey, Brugnetie, could be heard hallooing for
a knife to out down Lsne, as she had hung her
self t) the bars of the cell with a shawl.
Lena, finding her shawl taken from her, twenty
minutem later again attempted to hang herself to
the cell bars with her Jersey. lhe was again
dijrovered and out down.
While the turc kv was takoing the Jersey Into
the station clerk's oflit ., L',an fr the third time
attempted to commit -ui ide tmi the lame manner,
with the body or her dres'. lrngnlens, the turn
key, was promptly on hand and for the third
time cut her down. IIe was then going to hand
cnff her, but she pleadldl n., hard that on her
promise to behave Ilr.s If he gave het one more
chance.
lie had hardly ttrnmd hii back whenu bhe tore a
strip frim off her poiticlst, anei for the fourth
time within an hour tri d to loestroy herself.
Sh.1 wea out tdwu byI the tuurkey, hand-onffed,
Slid for the ,balseno of the night was quiet.
This wo)man. Jr na aiwn.I, is it mest remarkable
person, this bleimlg Ih r trre ty-eighth attempt at
self-dt, alrnulio . Hit. has IriTd to drown herself,
has taken poison serdl lt ns, and as will be
ecen has at vari *u rimc's broughit into requi
sition the rope, a d thl, v liint1 still pursued her.
At lip lthitrnnda
last night tl e se.neo Wits vn y enlivening. The
military apparann.e of tlit we:l known place of
r ort r ade it tot u, lilt", h(at of the days of 18861,
and the bowilhiring display o' Moleio beauty was
enough to iause conetlderable of a commotion
amongst old Ilabituos. The Indles who as.
conmparirid our visitors promenaded oar
contral thoronghtfarer during the evening, en
Jo' ing the p'easant air and novelty of the scene.
The Hit. Jamon Hlotel, that is soon to be under the
speelal charge of our old host Smeed., was
crowded with unest. last ulg' t.
That Poydra, Mlarket Prot.
In theo mornloings oditi in tn lhe reportrelative
to the claim of the (Carroltoln Itailroad Company
to the square plot in front of I'Pydras Market, NI
was inadverten ly salted that it wse this piece e
ground that was douat(d by the company to the
city.
It shou'd have read: "The small plot aboat
forty feet epluare, near that .shnt which the
hncksters arnd Administrators are now divided,
sant niow crianntnting the conltination of Penn
street into Poydrame, was donated to the city by
the company.
A Fatal Fall.
Abolt 9t o' Inok last night a negro girl, 18 years
of age, named Alice iFranoed, fell from the gal
it ry of the cigar manufactory. corner of Bar
racks and Burgundy stres t., a distanne of twenty
five foot, anl was morrtally injnred about her
head. bhi was attendl.d by physicians, who said
she:was past all surgical aid.
Un'lder the Oblivious Water.
At twenty minntrs past nine o'clo-k last night
an nuiknown white m.u boarded the Oanal street
ferry boat on the Aldere side, and took a seat on
a bench in her st rn. Wthen the boat reaebed
the mirldle of the stream he walked to the gang
way in the how and de iberately leaped over
board and was drowned.
rhert Itesm.
Bourbon Harris was arrested and locked up in
the Hiarbor Station, charged with murder. It
appears that this man struck a man named Pat
iagan, on the 10th of January, with a bluat in
strument, and it was thought that ltegan had
died from the affoot of the blow ; but as saeob
was not the case, Harris was discharged from
custody.
Frank Angelo was arrested and looked up in
the Central ltation, ohbrg d with shooting and
dangerously wounding a mule, the property of
Wm. Cunmrmige.
Mr. Lerry was furnished the soft side of a plank
in the Third Calaboose, on the charge of stealing
twenty dollars from Thomas O. Murray.
Officer Dawson yesterday shot a rabbid dog at
the corner of Ninth and Fulton streets, the
animal having bitten a little girl.
Brevltles.
Mr. William Wirtb has just perfected a new fire
es'ap", whloih it is proposed to exhibit before the
public and the City Ounncii in a very few days.
By means of it inmates of even the fifth or asith
stories of a building ca't desoend to the ground
without harm. The apparatus is ingeni;us, and
the public will watch the trial with considerable
interest.
The Picks ick Social Ulub gives a grand basket
plcnlc at the Ntw Oleanse Park, Stxth District, on
Monday, the 2tst instant. Thanks for invita
tions.
On Friday next, the 11th nlost., the Louisisaa
State Agricultural and Mechanical College give
their anuual picnic. 'I hey have not forgotten
the DEMOOnAT, for wh oh thanks.
On account of T',anksgvfing Day the Postoffee
will be closed at 12 o'clock; the mail, however,
will be distributed and dispatched as usual
The Customs oflices will he closed to-day on
anount of Thanksgiving, at 12 o'clock m. Thas
all can join in thanks for the redemption of Loti
islana.
To-day is the first day of the Medley, or chil
dren's entertaloment, for the hseneft of the Prot
estant Episcopal Home on Jackson street. Let
no one for get it. Tickets can be obtained daring
the day at Exposition Hail, and the ears will raw
all the time after 12 o'clock at only fifteen cents
fare.
To-day bring Thanksgiving, the various State
oflices will be closed.
MORGIIIIIM.
Productlve of logwP Ciolera.
[Paduash News.]
The question Is often asked us from
the country: "What effect does the use
of sorghum syrup produce upon the sys
tem?" We confess that we know noth
ing about its effect upon the human
system except by hearsay. But this we
do know. that no other crop exhausts
the land so rapidly and so effectually as
the sorghum cane. We have heard it
stated that hog cholera prevails disas
trously in these sections in which the
sorghum cane is fed to hogs, and that
the habitual use of the syrup among
young cbildren results in chronic dysen
teries and exhaustive diarrheas. This is
about all we know or have beard on the
subject. We presume that it will not
prove a paying crop any longer, as Lou
isiana molasses will probably be sold
next season at something like its old
figures before the war-say 30 cents per
gallon for the best grade.
Parties owing taxes and lic'nses would do well
to call on W. H. Barnett, broker, No. 88 St.
Charles street, before settlitg, as he has large
facilities which enable hin to allow them the
bhighest discount. He also has warrants always
on hbnd, suitable for paymant of same, at lowest
market rates.
M. L. Bvrass A Oo. are advertising in another
column their large st.oc' of seasonable dry goods.
consisting lf a variety of fanoy dress goods,
black and colored grea.lines, muslin and linen
lawn, fancy colored and black aLke zsd sephyr
shawls; also, a lasrge assortment of colored
skirts, handkerohii f", hosiery sad lace goods,
a of which they are selling at an nnusual low,
price, to secure a ready sale and quick profit.
Tans WaRL. -Mesars. Dot aiger & Pos =ae
rfferim grea tiadu.eements in dry good.
have a large and well selected asoor men.. Tilte
goods are al marked at a very low figure. MaYs
of them were ,urobased as damag d, and we
sold as suah, bt, n realily there is n.oig t tIn
dioste that they have been .oi'ed In thte leas
Then, for bargains, go to Deaiugta's, 9 s08 Os
street.