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, ieir Sistory, Beer W• ,
stueter.
We are sum hf welcome the return to
o cy of that enterprislng old oitsen, J. I
gWr1, to whose far"seeing sagacity Ntew Or
Ia is linadbted more than to any other man for
the etbblishment of out admirable sytem of
tetsdt ia oade, Por some years past Mr. Slaw
.In has tersded in New York, boag the premelent
f o asof the largest companul in that ll. As
the inventor and introducer of the little arebox
nto wbich paseengers drop their tiekets or i.cl
eio, instead of paying the drver or conduetor,
which invention was first applied in this ity to
omnibuses, Mr. BSiawon has always been in the
receipt of a handsome laeors from the royalty
for the e of this very simple but very Ingenious
esntrivenoe, which has aver been preferred
In this ity, even bt passenges, to the conduotor
system, sad is i great sasvig to the ona
pepans. It does not slt .o well the
Mcothera ears and the habits of that people.
itiodites a remurkable dijerense as between
two snmast distinct areas that while a the s orth
it requires the preence and demand of an able
bodied, ad generally very poMitve eoeotor, to
-.ompel many of those who travel in ar to pay
their flue, in now Orlesans the prelset. of the
pasesagers and that invitinl and suggestive little
box, invented by our friend la.eoa, 'rely fais
to attract the immediate attention sad enforce
promptpatyment of all travelers. Then, too, the
boa Is securely looked, and never rune away or
defaults. In tht, our peopl have leaIrned to re
gard the box with a ert of reverenen and re
epeot, and the jingle of nitokel, gliding down the
glas Incline, has beeonie of their favorite
meiodies; especially when getting Into the ear
with some half-dosen friends on your return from
a taling party, you can manage to put forwerd
some fellow who is ahead of the game, sad being
in the front, by an Invariable law, is expeoted to
pay the fare of the whose party.
The city rail system in New Orleans is superior
to any Other city in the world. We owe its su
periority to the dead level of oar streets and to
the admirable adaptability of the single mule
,who tvlle the oar. The peoad and oonsequen
Ul horse has never brought his high spirit down
to to humdrum, monotonoe sand severely dieo.
plined mode of draft and service. But the mule
is not troubled with any snuh enatimetalism
and nosense, but jogs along sententedly and
with a severe practcability, never wasting a
tbh.ght, a khok or a shy, on his wag, aad only in
tent on reaching the stable in (ino fords h alf a
peck of eorn and oats. etu as all, tves, be grate.
fhl to the original inventor of the mule, who l.
on of the most trusty and usefult our inhabi
tantr. or let us omit to matlet our grateful
remembraneunot our riend Slaweon for ltroduo
lag oar present street railroad system.
Those of the present generation are ignoranl.
thei bitter opposition made tothe first attempts
to Intoduce the present style of traimwys. The
opposition to the New Orleans Pacifio Railroad Is
a very weak organisation compared with that
whobh for years resisted every proposal of that
system "what run their oars through ou erowded
streets, endangering so many lives, obetrnoting
-commerce, frightening horses, and outting off
legs, tearing up pavements, and displacing oar
riages, eabs and omnibuases, in which good olfii
ason had invested their earnings," and the drives
of which eceived liberal wages for two and five
dollar drives, that now, by mash eater mode or
travel, can be had for five sents. iot these and
many other reusons, this street radlroad system
on the present large scale was bitterly opposed.
Among the sturdiest of their opponents were the
owners of the omnibus lines, who had a good
thing of it, in a city or anch respectable die.
tances, in the monopoly of all the travel
at the rate of a dime per passenger.
If the rails and erars were introduod, the "om
nibus' oooupation was gone," and large property
In which thuy had invested would be rendered
valuelnes. So they opposed the railroads-took
at injunctions and petitioned the Ooncil against
any sach grant. One of the largest of the omni
bus owners then was Mr. . B. blawson, who, with
that other sagaoious eitlson Patrick Irwin,
'had established an omnibus line that oontrlbutod
more than anything else to the rapid growth of
that section o our city known as Melpomene,
between Dryades street and the swamp,
had the good sense to se the Inevitable
defeat of the omnibus and the great
value of the rail car. So they managed to make
a combination of the owners of the omnibus lines,
and one fle d.y, at the senand offaertng of the tale
sof the riaht of way for twenty yars otChe present
Oity Baldroad line, Mr. Slaweon bid as high
as thirty-five thousaend dollare, with snoh a
manifestattlun of hie determination to go on bid.
din as to drive of all other bidders, and thus
grot the graout for htmself and the other owners of
the omnibus lines. At the previous offering thte
highest bid was $15,000, whioh came within one
vote of being aooepted by the Oity Oounoll.
On this grant the City Railroad was orgtniaed,
with Mr. tglweon at the head. It proved a bril
liant suocess. The owners of the old omnibus
lines stacrked their omnibuses on a vaocnt lot in
the suburbs, and left them to rotor supply fire
wood for poor people, and in view of their large
pro~lits from their railroad stookb, forgot thet they
had ever run n omnibus line or doubted the
4uperlorlty of the tramway.
And this was the origin of the admirable eye
ten of street railroade whioh permate and radl
ate our whole oity, and aford the people one of
the greatest conveniences, failhtle and oomforts
whioh modern iovlisation has discovered anud in
trod.aced into otties end towns.
THE CUSTOE-NOUME.
The Hunters for Ofice and Their Varlets
and Respective Chaneas-T. T. Alata
gives Telegrapbil Advlees for the
President's Edification.
The abolition of the offie of the General Ap
praiser of Merohbandise t this port for the Gulf
States, as stated by Baturday's DIaKooAT, ore
ated no little surprise
in CUoTOoB0aous OIaOLLs
yesterday, where the insaguration of Secretary
Sherman's clvil service reform was not oompli
mented except in something of a left handed
manner, te office seekers claiming that if suoh a
eourse was carried out many of them would have
to seek empluoyment in other quarters.
There was, of oourse, the usual numberof office
seking gosipers about the building during the
day, and the varied reports as to who stood the
best ohaces for obtaining the various cioes
were a widespread as the differenoe in the opin
ions of the friends of eech candidate.
For the anternal revenue o.oe there now ap
pears upon the surface Geo B. Johnson, late
Auditor, and Oharles . ThoaspeIaste State a
sesor, ad the friends of eac are bold in their
assertlons that their faverite
* WILL ntarD OOifIZ
a an offcal way, though the former, while In
ensaemation with a Daoosus reporter yeter
,dy, did noa acknowledge even that he was a can
.iid although he, with may othe., seemed
*lhi4r t that Ge 0 t % i tdn00 *4
th, position of Iaperdelg l.o*setor cf am
A new ceM adQte for the poslimo of Usit-".
tate Distrit Attrney hase appuedn in the per.
eon of 0ol. Wa. H. Hent, the .epublican audi
da'A for Attorney General at the aset elhetdle
a.d the quid nuna went so far as to ay that
Mr. Hunt ootld have the podfson it honsmads i
application for it.
Judge Leonard, late of the Supreme Court,
and Mr. Albert Lesoard at ale reported a
candidates, and while the former retarned from
Washlngton only a day or two ance, the latter
still remains at the National Capital.
The fight for the iaval Me continues, ond
there is now mentioned lathe arra of eanddatee
for le n biouber Butchel s(who Is
ceud y the H ar d), T. Morris
eater, and lt, but not l
On WOr1 nu lawIs,
the individual who lWies to bare bees elected
to the Untted Mtstee Seente for the short term by
the Kellogg.Packad Legislature.
Of theb eandidates osbert relles somewhat
upon Packard's sirent and his own status as a
representative olose epublsan. Buarch gets
his tlloence, so It is said, principally from his
a a save or a graduate
Kels ilo s hinges caims upon the fact, irst,
that he was one of two colored men who
vomrt rFo NAlA
at the Clnolnnati Convention, when the balacee
of the Louisiana delegation held out to the
last for Morton sad Silaie;ad secondly, because
he thinks himself a representative colored man,
and is backed by Wells A o.
Ubesater nirg for inflence uson the fact that
he was one of the distingtished (7) division so
perintendents of public education undserlellorg,
and more than that, because he has a foresgt
education and can (or ueed to) eat Mtate House
clam ples until he made himself sick.
In connection with this delieste morsel of Fed.
eral pap, t is stated that Allan has thrown his
selt
INTO TrS SraGoR
as a champion of lard's olalme, and not only
urgee his retention to the Federal officals here,
but yesterday ent the following telegram whloh
reflects somewhat upon the ability as eeil as in
fiuense of the roaming candidates. The dis
patch was to the President, as follows: /
basw OanaAss, May 19, 1877.
President Hayes, Washington D.. 0.:
Your policy in Louisiana has brought about
pease and good will to all The laboring people
in the oountry pbeishbe have gone to work and
the sugar fields are looking green. A change in
the Navl Officeo before the extri session of (Jon
arees, or in favor of those who are now/seeking
she office in Washinnton, will not be o6dnidere8
as a oomplimentto the olqretd people who raise
sugar cotton.
(i gned) SIdator fourteenth Dsrlcmt.
This little bit of information will, of course
be shown by the President to Burch, Joabert
Co., and
mar xAts morn smer.,
but they will try and overcome that by raking up
something against Allain's record to bolter their
claims.
Prom a wel--infeomed Ouetom.flone oelat, it
is learned that the candidates here and in Wah
ington are resorting to all sorts of dodges to
break their opposnenas and in doing so they even
throw all sorts of dirt t each othe, in the shape
of molent hisltory~ golou t ar bck ev as the
time when some of theirt opposing aspirants
wanr OcanPari BooTBLSaoe
in Boston. Oberlin or other large (?) Eastern or
Western oities.
(oL Barney, the recently appointed Special
Agent of the reasury, was ntroduced esterday
to the various heads of departmen.s by Speieal
Asent Evans, and has assumed control of his
omee.
Mr. Kinsella, the late inoumbent, has arrived
at Washington, and will lay before the Secretary
of the Treseury and the President a petition
signed by a large number of the
aMOs rOuneiarT osINuemes Mv
and importers in the city, as well as by a number
of capitalists.,
From all that can be learned Mr. Kinsella stands
in a fair way of reinstatement. It is stated that
he has been in the servioe twenty-five years; has
orgautnid a majo,rity of the principal revenue
districts in the mountry, and has a powerful lufn
eneos in ertain Michigan, Indians and Wisconsin
0ongresmen, who know him to be an efficient
ofier.
The Marsbhl's office seem to have no ether ex
peotants than Gen. Wharton and the present in.
cumbent, ant the fight is squarely between the
two.
Messrs. Wells and Anderson are, it Is said, to
arrive here on Tuesday, when
Ta aBe ontarre
are to hold a secret convention and fis up a slate
for lerks, et,, fet or the various departments.
CAPITOL ODssiP.
A Roam Through spaee--Th Board of
Health Budget--Candldates for Oree.
The committees were, through their seorets.
riee, mapping out work for lovestigation on Sat
urday morning, and will doubtless be actively en
gaged all of next week.
The State Auditor '
GAXE INTO COURT,
the United States Ci1rcuit Court on Satur
day morning with y demurrer to Mr.
Johnson'd petition for possession of the
Auditor's office, and through Attorney General
Ogden demurred, alleging want of jurisdiction.
The matter of the location of the office of the
Board of Health has been definitely settled, and
in a few days the board will occupy the rooms
now occupied as a aloon and cigar store on the
corner of St. Louis and Royal streets.
The President of the board will on Monday
submit to the City Council his budget for the
year. which will amount to $42,866 88, that in
eluding expenses for quarantine, acid, and every
thing else.
It is the intention of the board to enforce the
ordinances relative to the
rMPTITIG or OGAnBAGE,
kitchen offal or other matter into the streets or
gutters and th4 sanitary inspectors will be in
strutted to prosecute those who violate the ordi
nance.
The newly appointed State Engineer will as
sume the fuhnctions of his office on to-morrow,
and in the meantime expectants are on the quL
siee to learn who stands the beat chance for toe
position cf assistant engineers, two of whom are
to be named by the Governor. The moat promi
nent candidates are Messrs.
waoTrowsxI AND HAnDEL
A petition from the bpper country. containing
some 1800 names, indorsing Mr. Wrotnowski'
ausllcations, has already been laid before the
Governor, and Mr. Hardee has also many
Sfriends.
The gentleman to whom has been entrusted
the matter of facts and figures concerning the
accounts of the Education offie has ascertained
that the annual school fond interest schedules
Sfr the yeare 1878 sad 1874 are found in the
Aulitor's office, but for the years 1871,1872 and
1875, no such records are to be found, either in
the open records or
IN THE VAULTS,
and he consequently will be compelled to make
Y that list, which he can with some trouble do
with the records now in the possession of the
di present Superintendent of Public E lucation.
re The best and cheapest hats are to be found at
Jno. U. Adams', 26 et. Charles street.
uo Now BTrrTa.--Messrs. E. 8. Keep & Sons have
.o just received a supply of new butter and cheese,
ae which they offer to the trade at low prices.
is A larger reduotion has been made on Grover &
n. Baker and Domestio (nuew) machines than any
other. Call and see them at 5 Chartrea street.
P" Hor .anosea, Ax.--Bound trip tickets, good
to for sixty days, to the famous Hot Spring of
I. Arkansas are now on sale at the Jackson Bal
ui road tloket office, corner Camp and Common
streets, under the City Hotel
NRw BuT.ra AND Cgzmi.-Me.ers C. H.
Lawrence & Co. advertise in another column a
n I lotof butter and hobeese, eonlting of Straight's
-. new ereamery, new gilt edge Goshen, old gtlt
- edge Goshnteansy tub Wesisn creamer the
I Wisetmohleo meium. Ais n Ol oe
a I irs oh est k. . •
sAoataer eeututL-f -`Wa to Calmmuate
tLo P#eple of Leleilaus.
Some evil minded genius, whose object, no
doubt, was to prejudice the minds of the Republi
cans In the North against the Demoeratl--on
satrative party of this State, started the rumor,
andit was telegraphed to the North, that the
state Board of Canvmasers had decided to or con
templated going over
ALL Or TIa BsrVFuts
of the late election in secret session. There was
r not, of course, the slightest founadtion for this
bare-lced Ii., as the DemoarT reporter, and
r thoe ofotherpapers who desired to do so, were
invited to be preent, ar Saturday's DamoonAr
P will show, at the meeting held by that board on
Friday, which seslon was held with open doors.
In order to counteract the indence of any such
sI mallose report, the following dispatch was sent
last night to the addressnamed, and copies were
sent to severl Western and Northern paper :
Nsw OnLsAws, May 19, 1877.
To the Editor of the National Republioan, Wash
lngton, D. 0.:
As a Republican member of the State Board of
anvaýser organised under the new law, ade
clu. the falslty of the report that the board is
cavaselng or will canvass anything other than
certain return for local Offces in Orleans, St.
Martin cnd St. Landry parishes, omitted in the
hurry of the legislative ses . LAIN
Senater Fourteenth Senatorial District, and mem.
her of the board.
This, coming as it dose from a Republican
member of the board and a colored man, should
be a conolustve eontradiotion of the slander that
I has been circulated.
CHALMU'TTE OII'TERUvY.
An Invitation to Join Hands over the
Bloody Chasm.
The last vestiges of the war have been swept
away by the policy of non-interfereroe by Federal
power in our State affairs. There remains now
no grounds for any spirit of animosity concern.
log the issues that time and the wise action of a
new administratlon have buried. We are now at
peace. The send-off given to the steamship Ply
month yesterday proves that the surviving soldiers
of the late Internecine war have forgiven, forgot
ten and joined hands. The dead must not be left
out of this paoifo arrangement. It is true that
the dusted fragments of the dead heroes who
-wore the blue and the gray do not care much
about what their survivors and encessors may
do, but the memories of all these patriots, who
reepectively fought and sacrificed their lives for
what they thoght was right, are saored, and
carry wish tl tn idea and a symbol
The men maf be dead, but the idea is
eternal, and it behoeves nous to give rest to the
Soule of the departed saint byjoining hands
and hearts together over their sllently eloquent
rave. The 80th of May instant is the day ed
for the decoration of the graves of the Federal
soldiers who lie buried in lhrlmette Oemetery.
Heretofore what was called "Decoration Day"
was a adicalt festival, and none were
Invited but the "truly loyal." Now the
thing is changed. The Federal admtnlstra.
tion has elimiated the lines that separated
the blue from the gray, and all may join in the
same holy celebration. We received a visit
yesterday from the new superintendent of the
Ohalmette National Cemetery, Mr. Henry M.
I Fowler who requested us to notice that the
I decoralon of graves in that resting-place of de.
I ceased Federal soldiers was fxed for the 80th
inst. and asked us to extend an invitaton to all
the sesolations and military companies who
I should be desirous of participating. We hope
Ithat our people will make a demonstration
I on that day, and that our old.time Confederates
who now wear the uniform of the Louiliana
militia will honor by their presence the graves of
their former fees who nobly fell fighting for the
flag which they loved. It has been mooted in
government circles to fix one and the same day
for the conseoration and decoration of the graves
of Confederate and Federal soldiers. That would
be a beautiful realization of a great idea, and we
hope that at no distant date it may take shape
end form.
THE LOG WAR.
The Revenue Cutter Dix Ordered to Con
vey the Posse to Its Destination.
The United States Marshal's Lake Charles log
posse were swaiting orders at the Custom-House
on Saturday morning, when instructioqp had been
received from Washington directing that
TEIM saENUSa UTTER DIX
be used to transportthe posse to their destination.
The cutter is was on the way to the city last night
from the Passes, and after arriving here will coal
and provision, and will likely get away for the
scene of the lumber troubles early this morning
or during the afternoon.
The reason for asking for the Dix was that
interested parties had
FORMED A COMBINATION
in the steamboat way and had actually put up
charter prices to such a figure that the Marshal
was either compelled to buy a boat or charter
one at figures which would make the service so
exoensive that it would be really cheaper to buy
than to charter, and for that reason, perhaps,
the latter course, the service of the Dix, was
decided upon.
VOLUNTEERING.
A Burglar tSurrenders Himself and Tells
on His Pal.
John Boylan, wishing to go to the Penitentiary
for fourteen years, yesterday repaired to the Beo
ond Precinct Station and surrendered himself to
Sergeant Galvin, stating that he was the party
who had burglarized the residence of Mrs. Mc
Quade on the night of the 13th instant.
Boylan, at the same time wishing to have com
pany when he went to Baton Rouge, gave the
SIergeant the name of Henry Michael as the par
ty who assisted him in the burglary.
John Boylan made a clean breast of the whole
affair, and stated that Michael took him to his
house and made him drunk, and then forced him
to commit the burglary. He said the augur used
in the job was given to him by Michael.
A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
A Child Four Years Old shot and Mor
tally Wounded.
About 10 o'clock Saturday mornings little girl
named Ida Keller, aged four years, was shot and
mortally wounded at the residence of her parent.,
on St. Claude street, between Mandeville and
Marigny.
It appears that the child was in a room which
happened to contain a loaded gun, and while the
little one was playing with it, as it leaned against
I the wall, the weapon fell to the floor which
caused it to explode. The contents of one of the
barrels penetrated the child's body, inficting a
mortal wound. A physician was summoned but
he stated that the unfortunate little creature was
past all human aid.
SPORTING.
t Base Ball.
The Invincible Nine will play the Catch-me
e uts today at 2 p. m., near the Barracks.
XATOB AT GLASS BALLS.
To-day at 11 a. m. a grand glass ball match
k will take place at the Crescent City Rifle Park.
y A handsome silver tilting pitcher has been offered
by Mr. James Buckley as the flrst prize.
d THE LI IESTEALCP.m
f On Wednesdas next, May 28, at 2 p. m., there
I- will take place the first competition fr the "Lil
Slienthal Cup," a handsome silver rifleman's cup,
tendered the O. O. B. O. by the wet-known jew
eler Ed. Lilieothal, of Canal street. This is open
L to al members of the C. O. I C., five to enter;
a distances 800,900 and 1000 yards; fifteen shots at
' each distance. The marksman to win must lead
t an rcompetitors three tites, not necessarily con
d seetively.
w An invitatle has been received from the Na.
i tional Bide AssoeltMion to join in the inter-State
meta at (kedarooe, n idseember. It is ex
od that the oMesant Cl Bide Club will fake
ysrt t isatchb 114 111111se1a1 their bust
3IDs5 OV PA5ADO3.
Statesmen That Are Destined to Serve
iuLonielana y the Swet oef Their ltrews.
There was the sme amount of excitement
manifested within the sombre walls of the Parish
Prison last evening as manifeated on every cc
casion of the kind, and the ooeasiog was the
manacling of a batch of prisoners destined for
the Penitentiary.
The old prison clook had hardly told the death
of the second hour after noon when the rattling
of leg rons and the Jingling of handcuff could
be distinctly heard in the bull-pen.
This was a warning to the prisoners that some
of them were destined to be transported to Baron
touge.
The ofeiers of the prison never tell their pris.
oners of thi time they are going to ship for the
Penitentiary, for the reason that they would
make the faeet known to their friends, and the re
sult would be that the prison front would be
crowded, and so the only notice they have is
when they hear the rattlin; of the leg irons in
the bull-pen.
This being the asen, as soon as they get the
dumb notice the song of "Oh, there is one kind
friend who will miss me when I am gone," is sung
by ever prisoner, and the old walls fairly ring
with the ohorus.
While this sons is being sung the gruff voice of
the yard aeptain can be heard ordering every
prisoner to enter his cell, and as soon as this
command is glvenyou oan hear a pin drop.
Then the clerk of the prison puts in an appear
asue and calls the name of each prisoner des
tined to Baton Rouge.
The prisoner, as soon as he hears his name
called, step out and stands in line.
Yesterday there were forty-seven that ana
swered to their names. They were shackled and
handoufned by twos.
Some of those that were shipped yesterday
were as bard oases as one woula wish to meet is
a year's travel, and this being the ease, a sketoh
of some of them will no doubt be interesting.
The two most notorious mon in the gang were
Thos. Brady and Wm. McGraw, alias Orandel.
These two men are chums and they each go up
for fourteen years for burglary, they having, some
two months ago, burgliared a hbous at the
corner of Johnson street and Bayou road, for
which offense they were eonvited; in the nuperlor
Criminal Court and sentenced to the above term
by Judge Whittaker. Brady is a Mobile thief,
while McGraw is a Missourian who esme to this
otty with the St. Louis gang of thieves.
IDWARD POLL.t
is one of the most daring negro buaglars that
ever struck New Orleans. He was arrested for
break ng and entering a house at the corner of
Ursultnes sad Olaiborne streets, in the night.
time; was convicted of burglary, and now will
serve the State for fourteen sears.
nIOslAL LAN.RIOAw,
the wife murderer goes to the Penitentiary for
the term of his natural life. This man elubbed
his wife to death, in the month of November, at
their residence, at the corner of Terpsiehore and
Annuncintion strete. He was arrested for the
offense, tried and convicted of murder in the
second degree.
Bill Nelson will remain in Baton Rouge for
twenty years, having been convicted of man
slaughter.
This man struck a woman in the stomach while
she was sitting in the doorway of her residence,
on Girod street, nestr Basin, from the affeots of
which she dir d on the day following. Nelson
after committing the deed fled to lit. Charles
paraih: wis captured, brought back, tried and
convioted.
Charles Thornton is another desperate negro
burglar whom the community will be glad to get
rid of. He goes up for fourteen yeats for breaking
and enterine in the night time.
Spencer Poshmetop, for pinbhing a ham, will
spend nine months m the Penitentsary.
John McElroy sentenced to ten years, is a
negro burglar who has led the detective force of
this city s jig.
Edward licVey and Paul Taylor are two hi h
waymen. who hate furnished the papers with
many a sensati n in the way of a highway rob
bery. MoVey goes up for ten years, and Taylor
for three.
The following list concludes the batch of 47
prisoners:
W. W. Walker, colored, grand larceny, seven
years.
Henry Emerson, colored, robbery, seven years.
Pauline Grass, colored, breaking and entering,
five yr are.
George Sohlossenger, grand larceny, five years.
L'vy Willis, petty larceny, six m ths.
Madison dose, colored, petty larceny, six
months.
George Ambrose, colored, petty larceny, eight
months.
month.
Ohas. Olis, petty larceny, eight months.
Alexander Williams, petty larceny, one year.
Frank Roman, colored, petty larceny, one year.
Robt, Fraser, alias Bill Johnson, colored. petty
larceny, eighteen months.
II. Hrt, colored, petty larceny, eighteen
months.
George Washington, colored, assault with intent
to rob, two years.
Henderson Smith, colored, petty larceny, one
year.
Chas. Prosper, petty larceny, one year.
Clem. Washington, colored, petty larceny, one
year.
J ouls Alaex, colored, petty larceny, one year.
John Williams, colored, petty larceny, one
year.
Antoine Thomas, colored, assault by wilfully
shooting at, one year.
Wilson Parker, assault by wilfully shooting at,
one year.
9 hos. Young, white, petty larceny, one year.
Louis Robinson, colored, entering in day time,
etc., two years and six months.
John Carr, white. petty larceny, one year.
Obhs. Brown, white, petty larbeny, one year.
Edward Wilkinson, colored, petty larceny, one
year.
John Thompson, white, larceny, two years.
Edward Henderson, colored, embezzlement,
one year.
James O'Brien, white, petty larceny, eighteen
months.
Amelia Saunders, colored, eight months.
Westley Green, colored, assault by willrully
shooting at, one year.
Albert Carroll, colored, petty larceny, seven
months.
Aleck Johnson, assault and willfully shooting
at, one year.
0. O. Nicholas, colored, petty larceny, six
months.
D. Dareey, colored, petty larceny, two years.
Henry Jones, alias Btewart, colored, petty lar
ceny, one year.
Practieal Shooting.
We were shown yesterday a beautiful golden
badge won at a friendly shooting match between
the members of the Continental Guards. It is a
beautiful piece of workmanship, and we regret
not to have been able to ascertain the name of
the maker.
The pin is surmounted by a tasteful and ele
gant monogram of the letters 0. G. artfully in
tertwined. The badge hangs to the monogram
by three golden links, and is composed of a cir
cle representing a belt with a buckle. It is
adorned with two rifles crossed and bears the in
scription, "Best shot, target practice." The
valuable prize was won two weeks ago by Mr.
Zeph. Imban, a member of the Continental
Guards who made 41 out of a possible 50, at the
usual Thursday target practice of the company,
distance 00 yards, off hand, with the army breech
loading Bemineton rifle, which is the wesapn
used by the.pontinental Guards. We think that
our other militia companies ought to follow the
example. This is practcal shooting. A regilar
target practice, offhanud, by all our military oomrn
i panies, ocmpeting for prizes, would be an occa
sion for friendly emulation and he furthering of
a usefuland pleasant competition between the
I members.
The Singer is acknowledged by all to be the
beet asewingmachine in the market.
WArTD -Everybody to know where they can
purchase the best meats and vegetables, and at
i the lowest prices. Marin Lannes' stalls, 87, 88
and 89 Magazine Market, is the place.
We are oblige to L. Grunewald, 18 Baronne
street, for the "White League March," dedi
cated to Col. W. T. Vaniry. The piece is orna
mented with a very good portrait of the g llant
e Colonel, whih makes it musialto the eye as
Sweps MtOe sear,
The Camlaesea, sean.
i The StateBoard of anvaeeers met at the State
oose yesterday. Preseut-Senators Zacharie
and Allain, sad Speaker Bush.
The secretary reported that the comp'ltion of
the St. Martin returns had not been completed,
whereupon the board adjourned until Monday at
1 p. m.
The clerks, in examining the tally sheets and
commlsesioner' returns,
romn oao mtsanons
in the oasting up of the votes, and invariably
against the Oonservative candidates. Unmis
takable evidendces of fraud were disovered in
early every tally erbet examined, and, as the
DOOnAT stated on Saturday morning, if the en
tire returns of the State were gone over the
actual returns anvassed by the Beturning Board
would show an honest majority, and a large one,
of the votes to have been east for the Tilden
elestors.
A Happy Presentatleo.
On Friday evening the merry notes of a band
sounded on Rampart street, and soon the boys of
Brooklyn No. 2, of Algiers, appeared, and in
column marched to the residence of Mr. B. D.
Woods, where a number of invited guests awaited
them. After the members had entered the
spacious parlor one of the offiers stepped for
ward, sad addressing Mr. Woods, who. on behalf
of his little daughter Mlmle, who was absent,
was in waiting, in a neat speech, presented a
handsome badge and necklace which they de
sired to adorn the neck of little Mamie.
The necklace was rich Etrumsesu old, with
eameo attached, and the badge, from the store of
I. O. Meyer, was of rare workmanship. It rep.
resents a shield, ornamented with flremen's im
plements and a minilture cotton bale, and a
hanging lantern w th a diamond for a light.
On the back. neatly engraved, are the words,
"Presented to oar esteemed friend, Mamie
Woods, by the oftioers and members of Drocklyn
Steam Fire Co. No. 2, May 18, 1877."
After the presentation, an adjimrnment was
had to the tastily decorated table, where fragrant
lilies and choicest flowers gave one an appetite
for the splendid spread. Toasts of foaming
champagne were quaffed to the daughter of the
company, ani it was quite late before the com
pany adjourned.
A Neat Operation.
Saturday morning there was a very interesting
operation at the Charity Hospital, performed by
Dr. LeMonnier with gr at dexterity and skill.
The subject was a negro, and the case was one
of tumor on the tongue. The att ndanoe in the
amphitheatre was quite large, and the doctor
lectured on the electrical apparatus to be used.
The man was placed on the table and
the tongue exposed, and the doctor then
placed around the tumor the loop of platinum
wire, and when the battery was applied it came
to a white heat aud burned the tumor If in the
twinkling of an eye, and no hemorrhage followed.
The operation was somewhat delicate, and the
manner in which the doctor performed it showed
how well he knew his profession.
Land Offles Emmlttee.
The committee to examine into the affairs of
the State Land Office met yesterday in the office
named, a quorum present.
Mr. Richardson, a former employe in the
offioe, was questioned as to the location of
THI OLD nECORDS
of the office, and stated that all were on hand ex:
cept, perhaps, a few packages which had been
lost or taken from the armoir which had been
kept in the offioe.
Two records of old patents had been mlseing,
but were found, it seems, in the possession of
dergeant-st-Arms Flood, of the House, who had
found them in an upper room of the building and
took charge of them.
After arranging some routine work, the com
mittee adjourned until 1 o'clock to-morrow after
noon.
St. John's Sunday School Plenlc..
The picnic given yes:erday at the New City Park
by the St. John's Sunday School was one of the d
most recberche entertainments of the season.
The young ladies and gentlemen amused them- f
selves dancing on the platform, while the little t
ones rambled ab .ut the park.
One of the most interesting features of the
day was the crowning of the May Queen. At 4 e
o'clock, Miss Amy Gruneberg, the queen, sur- r
ronuded by her maids of honor, Miss Annie
Fitch, Miss Carrie Taylor, Miss Fannie Morgan,
Miss Olive tWhitloo and Mlia Carrie Gruneberg, t
and assisted by her Majesty's pages, Masters t
Whltloo and Underwood, appeared before her
loyal su jects on her throne. Miss Fitch, the
first maid of honor, in her sweet voice (holding
the crown in her hand) said:
Most Gracious Queen-We greet thee as sub
jects loyal and true, as sovereign of our hearts c
and souls, and pleCge to thee our homage, our
affection and our service.
Chosen by thy maids of honor, it is my happy
duty to place upon thy fair brow the symbol of
thy rule and power. and to crown thee as the E
Queen of May. (Placing the crown uponi the a
queen's head. )
May thy reign, though but of a day, be marked g
by joy and gladness, by all those joyous emotions c
so becoming the hearts of the gay and merry c
ones of thy most blessed realm.
And when tbis hour shall have passed, and this I
scene shall have faded away, each one before thy a
throne will ver look back with memory dear to
this joyful period of their lives, and fondly
treasure it up in our heart's recollection, and as 1
o'er the past our minds shall stray, they will in
sweet remembrance linger over
The bright and happy day
When thou wert our sweet Queen of May.
As soon as her Majes:y received her crown she
replied :
Kind Friends and Loyal Subuecl-e-When so.v
ereigns of earth's mighty kinguoms are crowned
wealth lends her potent aid, and servile courtiers
kneel about their thrones; their reign is ushered
in by pomp and show, swords brightly gleaminog,
banners protlly floating, music sweetly sounding
and greeted by applauding multitudes.
1 he brilliant gems that encircle their brows,
purchased by the pain and suffering of untold
millions, the widow's sad cry and the orphan's
tear.
But the crown that thou hast placed upon my
brow is nobler far than the most vrdliant
diadems that deck those of the world's greatest
potentates.
No abject attendants or cringing vassals crowd
around my throne.
No laws save those of love and pleasure gov
ern my kingdom.
This crown of beauteous flowers, sweet tokens
of sincerity, truth!and innocency, shall never be
stained with drops of a dark shade, and every
tiar that upon it talls shall be wiped away with
the kiss of love.
Thanks, then, friends and eubj'ots true, for the
honor receiv:d at yonurdear loving hands.
Go thou and make glad my c ronation day. Let
tvery heart dance with joy, every soul be filled
with good and happy feeling, care and sorrow
banished from evers mind; and goodness, kind
ness, hospitality andoinnocent glee
It may be ours to trace
In every young, happy face.
This ended the ceremoi y, and the dancing and
other sports were resumed.
Grand Mass.
Bosrini's Grand Mass, which was sung with so
much effect by the cotoir of the Church of the
Immaculate Conception on Easter b8uoay, will
be repeated to-day at the Jesuits' Churcb, on
Baronne street. Prof. Collignon has diligently
attended the rehearsals, and a great musical as
well as religious treat may be anticipated.
The mustro, as we mentioned before, has
been tendered a complimentary sacred concert
by the ladies of the choir to which he has de
voted so much time and care, We hear that for
the occasion he is preparing for execution two
plers of this own compostiono, * "K EriSo 3d.
eon," to he na oelatthe only thre
vot pianolt tht re lthioeno . ie armmA
of musie duke note.
livenmw tEsdstUtfig Aeseelgtel.u
i eabout $ms' ae0, ee0. hel0, 0.t eve
ing, a resolution was adoteed reqautesh l th
president to recioe from thre eher7 ria A of
indebtedness for the amount dofe by the eAls
tion to the rassoeslation, only three caPsiost
voting againet the reoadjtiourne The emid.
is about $190,00,.
Sresolun wThe als offered requet g Ci
Enginer O'Connor to resign either slate 2C f a
gineblowngr or f whisertee from the rteam 1tum1
Telegraph.
A motion to lay the river esd prolution on the te
lostf followed her he d e na
The mtretin then adjourned.
The t lyawks h Mnk.
Saturday morning, under a salnte from shr.o
wad the blowing of whistles from the ateesabea,
- the United States eteamship Plymouth headed
down the river sod proeeeded to see. She passed
the city about half-past 11 o'olook, and thogasde,
of eyes followed her as she disappeared asound
the turn.
ight awby s mbing the all pt.
About 12 o'rly houock Frrday morning burglar ef.
fected an er wac into the residence of Mf. s,
o br, nd , a succeeded in stealing od earra,
awayt we g ppr and one bunoh oof kes, The bt of
keys wee found on the banquette. The entrance
rwas effeted by cl libmbg the gallery post.
A a Aeelent so.
At an early hour Saturdayt orning bu on
made their way into the residenc, of M. P..
evanorie, o. 442 between Ostromhout, and stole the
followeng arwhtile os: One gold wats olebg tbok
two breastpins, a sm. l amouersnt exploded a
lot of wearing pparel and one aset of stds., The
entrance hariwas effected by climbing tallery post.
A Sad Accident.
About 4 o'clock last evening, at a hooues dong r
genols street, between Customhouse and ýme
vie, whrile Joseph Maron h was cleanipt.ng bshe
volver one of the chareein mbers eploded o.
effect in the breast of a boy named Kelly, Who
was standing near him. The wounded boy 'as
conveyed to the Charity Hospital, where his
wound was examined and pronounced dangerous.
Maroni surrendered hlimself to Capt. Bachemin
at the Fourth Precinct Station.
Nrevities.
Everything that is lovely in the way of lablesia
rivani and refreshments will be offered to the
pubile on the 2bth and 25 h instants, at 8t, Pat.
Sick's Hall, for the benefit of St. Patrik's par6
chial residence.
While the Plymouth was passing down is fraon
of the city yesterday, quite a number of persons
congregated upon the top of the State-Hoase
cupola to see her pass. Some wag, who had ob
served the aceent, practiced something of a joke
upon the sight .eers by taking away the ledder
upon whihob the ascent was made, and the lookers
on were compelled to remain to their airy position
for an hour or so until the ladder was replaced.
The Iudepende.t Base Ball Club will play a
game with Freret Base Ball Club this evening at
a o'clock on the Delachaise Grounds.
The Germania TurnuVerein give a picnic on
Sunday, May 27, at Magnolia Garden.
The Southern Dram tie Club will give their
first entertainment of the series of 187ýat the Va
rieties Theatre on Tuesday evening, the 24 ianst..
We bear from Oapt. Genin of the second com
pany, Orleans Artillery, tha the names of Sfe
geant A. Kern, and Privates James P. Lathlgue
and Stephen Dominguez were unwittingly omit
ted from the roll of honor.
Rev. Edward Coleman will lecture this evening
at 7 o'clock, in St. Patrick's Hall, on "'1reland as
it has been, as it is and as it must be, religiously
and politiolly."
.hort Items.
Henry Johnson and Frank Terrence were in
caroerated in the Fourth Station, charged with
malicionus misehef, to wit, breaking a show ease.
Ruben Baker retired into the Fourth Station,
charged by G. Dubos with having played the
strap game on him to the tone of $2.
Kate Murphy is in the Third Station, charged
with the larceny of 8500.
Michael KRne was immured in the Centrals.
tion, charged with having a cask containing claret
in his possession, supposed to be stolen' also
charged with being a dangerous and suspgiloau
character.
At 2 o'clock Saturday morning Offiee Carey
discovered two negroes with a beg an their pos
session; as he approached them they dropped
the bag sand fd. i he Mofer gave chase, t
f;iled to capture them. The bag, which cmtalnsd
two hams and two shoulnders, was brought toethe
Central Station.
Jas. Washligton was lodged in the Fifth Pre
cinct Station. sharged assaulttng and wounding
his wife, Julia Washington.
J. Eatle was arrested by a citizen and locked
unp in the Six h Precinct Station, charged with
being drunk, disturbing the peace and beating
his wife.
TUH C4OUITS.
Fifth District Conyt.
M. A. Routhworth has entered suit against the
city of New Orleans, claimin $2400 for rent of
building used as office of the Recorder of Mort
gases. United states Clreut .Sorst.
In the case of Johnson vs. Jumel in the United
Btates C(iroault Court, on both the law and equidt
si es therejwere flied, yesterday, a demurrer sn
exception to, the bill and petition of plaintiff. The
grounds taken are against the jursdiction ol the
court and the right of a Felteral court to pass
up n a contest for 8tate offices. A number of
gronods ot exception are also made denying the
legality of the aotion filed rand applieation of the
stanu e to a contest in a Btate fo 8tate offiers.
The plaee to boy the cheapest hats: Jno. U.
Adams, 26 St. Charles street.
The Singer inaulunrarted the reduction in prices
and she bld receive the patronage. Ofie, 9.1
Canal street.
DBY Goons. -By refereonce to the advertisemeit,
of B. & W. croner it will be seen that on aecount
of the dvacrMoed rate of rent these merchante are
compelled to sell their entire stok of a)egst
good· at raionus orices, afft ,rding to the Phi a
rare chance to iptrohase goods at a argain.
Their place of business is 147 Oanal street.
Jno. U. Adams, 26 St. Clrles strut, has a
large sad varied asortment of hate.
To TAxAzzs.-We call the attrention of t
ublibo to tee advertisement of Messrs. John Klein
& Co., 88 Carondelet street. They ae peared
to pay the taxes of 1876 and previous yers on
the most favorable terms, and also to remit the
interest on those of 18783 and prior years. They
are enabled to do this by an act of the l -
tore, authotfaing the city to reeive osc ...i
large portion ot the ta.es of these yeares.
The Singer is the only sewing mehiwee un
scrupulous men have ever attemoted to imitate.
What better proof is wanted of its superiority?
(Office, 91 Canal street.
STraAWuxzIxz AnD COUZA.--A novel and
pleasant entertainment coosttiog of mausde,
under the leaderahip of i'rof. Graeling, tablea.x
and refreshments, will be given on Thurs.aly rd
Friday evenings next at 8. Patriok's Hall The
committee of arrangements, ondistllng of man
well known ladies anud gentlemen, have made
preparations for the entertainment in regl style;
cons quently a deliihtfunl time my be aely a s
ttcipated. The entertainment is given for the
benefit of the parochial residence o St. Patiek'
parish,
Mens' and boys hate, in straw and felt, at 2
St. Charlee street.
SCheap ewig machines are sguaranted for as
few yeers; the Slnger. is gurarnteea forever, if
properly cared for. Office, 91 C 1agnalreet
y Nowtbtt the atrm weather is upou .u
earnest, we naturally ook round for suital
clothing to meet the change. One of th. meh
tashboosble clothing eeteblshmumnt in me ltysm
t atthe corner of Oenat an. Exange Place. _ 3
I. gI relrseduced F1
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